Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1875, Page 5

oy ——— e e FAREWELL. qho Last Day of the Grand Army in Chicago. Yoy fuspect the Crib and Visit the oard of Trade. Viotary of the Governor's Guard at the Competitive Drill. Prize to Be Given to Their i Similar E.A “fouthful Opponents. TWostern Aasocintfon of the Army of the Potomac. THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, - VIBITING THE OB, The National Encampmont of the Grand Army ottho Rapublic dovoted tho oarlior Louraof yestorday morning to tho usual watery pilgrim- s undortaken by all distingaished visitora to thln city,—to the Crib, Gov, Haziranft, of Ponn- gylvanin; Gen. Tyson, of Alloghony City; Gens, Togora ond Bibley, of Mnasachusotts ; and noarly govonty other prominent gentlomen, embarked on tho tug-boat Wood at 9 o'clook, accompanied by Praradant Prindlyille, of the Board of Publio Works, Engineer Chesbrough, and other city oficiatz, and sniled for tho colobrated am- phibions structure, whoro thoy arrivod all safa nud dry somo twonty-five minates Iater, Tho Kooper, Mr. Kristan, mot tho party on the outer-walls and led thom within tho strong ramparts, whore Masars. Prindlvillo nod Ches- tronzh explalned to tho vetorans the beautics of our wator-systoni, Gov. Hartranft was quito enthastastio in bis approciation of the work, ana thio other visitors wero not less mo. Tho paity remained about half an hour, sad tien, ca tio 1ake was in fine coudition for v 4 sar, fhey nteamed toward tho const of Crlumet for some distance, and re-cntered tho harbor i time topraceed to the Board of Trade at noon, AT THE CIAMBED O¥ COMMERCE thoy were moat cordially received by Aciing Prcrident Bonsloy, who condneted them to tho pintform. Thoir arrival wos halled by continu- «d ubiecring, and, whon silenca was restored, Mr, Lousley, io & fow graceful remarks, welcomod tho Euncampmont in the namo of tho Chicago Doard of Trade. 'The commercial mien of tho city would aver, ho eaid. ontertain feelings of the highont respect aad warmont frivndaliy for tho gallant survivors of the armios that had eaved the country from ruin and disiuptiou. {Applanse}. He thon introduced GOV, HANTLANLY, who spoke as followa ¢ 1 behiif of the Grand Army of ths Republis, T tako ple: surs iu thanking you for your couriesy L fnviting chiding sle row1 of the Exposition Bullding, tha t0ps ! l’-.«l;iht cary, and the roofs and windowa of adfarcent housne. Thore could not have boen 1ons tisn 10,000 porsons prenont when the troona artived, sand the numbers subsequently {ne cronmed, Groat difffoulty was oxporienced in clearlog a snlciont space for thedrill movements, Lecauno, tho ground being flat an s board, small people could seo nothing whataevor, and {here wass-oon- staut uphoaval of the multitnde, A airong force of polios, aided by tha moldiers, wero lialt an hour ocounied in porforming this dutv. A vory creditatle square was formed and maintained, ‘dospite tho eforts uf a faw out- eidorn to create disorder. 'I'ho oficers held A CONAULTATION relative to tho appointment of judges, It was determinad that no Illinoisan waa cligiblo to the }mnman, owing to tho fact that the Undets wero rom Ohio. ‘Therefars, afler somo deliberation, the following gentlomen wero choson for the duty of .‘nvm s decislon: Qen. Drum, U.B.A.3 Qe, Bibloy, Massachusotta Gen, Inskoll, Indi- son; Gen, Htarkwoatbor, Wisconaln; and Maj. Cliago, of Rhiodo Island. Fach comr-ny musterod siztoon filos (thirty- two mon) with threo officers, Thia was mbout hsif the actual atrougth of eacls. Doth wors thoir fuil-dross uniforme, and looked to the best pozsiblo sdvantage, 'The Governor's Guarid wero all nearly of o holght, and prosentod a most martial appesrance, ‘The youn‘} Cadotn attracted universal admication by their fras and onny bearing, snd the confidoncs with which they binndled their arms, TN DOTA, beeauno of their youth and romarkablo sxirlt, bad, Leyond s doubt, tho ufmpnmen of the crowd, nithough all acknowlodgod that the Springfield compauy woro modal soldiors, at least in point of phyaiquo and uniform. Tho Cadats wero tho firat to entor the fleld, and stackod arms on the south sido of the aquare. ‘Tho Guards formed nestly opposite, both capanies alacking arma,, The Toledo Loys than proceoded to ;o throuzh the school of the roldier and the company, without army, aud, by their admirabls facing and whooling, won groat applanse, They showed, liowover, omo wonks nees on the aoft gronud, Lecauso they hLave al- ways boen used to drill an bonrded floora. This caused them to loso distanco whon wheeling into lino—the only mova:nont in which they falled to show moldiorly precision. ‘Ihis was the more noticeabls in marching hy fours and gatting mnto lina by that order of formation. Their plutoon and company wheola were much Lotter oxecutod. tinving disposed of this part of tho pro- gramime, thoy rotired to their original position awl uwalted tho movemcuts of their compotl- tors. THE. GTATDS followned tha exampla of tho Cadets, both dritlin, in Upton, and marched with the steady stride of manhood. Tholrobliquamovements wero sspecial- 1y eraditable, and i forming lino by fours and by platoous thoy never, except inonoor tmo-in- atancor, loat an inch of grouud, 8o accuraio wan their distancn that hardly noy drossing was necessary to make tha aliznment oven, altes the comaand to hall was piven, The CGnords jotired emid load cheers, aad awaited tho ozhibition, UNDIT AT, of thair yonthfal und friendly sutagonista, ‘Ao Cudats took Lhoir mwii-kots like litls men aud handlod thein liko vetorans, Lach butt was in lino with the othors, aud cvery hand, at each movewent, camo down tugothor. Thoir mareling, with gun in hand, was vory crodita- ble, but, oceasionnlly, they showed an unstondi- resd of distance, which azo and drili on soft ground can alonocure. The bors are notto blama for tho weakness of their immaturo {s 1o your roums. We read in the I} acrn papers of the great aas of busiueva trausactlons hero dally, We are 4 quiet people thero to what you ars hare. 1% ataut thousands you talk about milions, aud o o {ako & prido in t. * Wouro not jeslous Locause, you do this. Wo lmow that, within'a quaricr of a Zsutnry, neatly every parson in Lhis roows has come froa #oms of the Sistes thal wa rent, W sl from sl ports of ot ey, wod welook o thie ety wth brido, becsurglt §a tho Cti'oago of thia land. No city lina sprung uptio apidly, lins ahown 8o much entorpriee, s yours, sud it !m”;umun o have seut out enterprising men 1rora our Blates, while we, droner, bava ataid al oo, On'the Eastern alopaof Lie Allegheniva we are just now celebrating the centeanial of desds thal wero' so- complinted 100 years ago, without which this coun‘ry woult not be what it fa fo-day: and, perhaps, innloxd of baing a frso and independent poople, wo would bo what our forefathers tuen wars, Ters Colonista. An it 1s, we ars destined 1o be the groatest nation on the fice of the erth Lofora another hundred years roll around, Ihavano doubt that this wonderful seat of sommeroe will be tho greateat mart, not only {n this romsdry, bub in the world. [Cheers.j 'Wa waat you 10 do wliai you can foward thie Centen- atsl, which trill be oclebrated in 1874, 1t {n not a weif- ok {hing with us in Peonsylvania becauss Congreos haa neleckod that State, o have felt jt to ba our dut; a0t {0 leave anyihing nndone to mako it & aaocuas, sn Tam giad b0 bay thal wo in Deonsylvanis kave evory coufidence in §l. We know tho finane oondition of the (jrntlemen oonpected with it, We know ibem to bo pien of fnbegrity—mon of busineas qualffications— and that thoy wil look at & dollar much loager than When marches, and dererve tho highest praise for the ‘Wout Polot-1i¥e nccursoy of thoir manual. They weat throngh the most “intricats movoments of tha school of tho company, with and withont arms, without coununitling an_ orror, and Lad thelr atrongth boen equal to their abulity in tactivs, the gallant Quards would havo beon boaton by a fow points at least. In stacking and unetackivg arms, & most dificult font, the boys wera porfectly at home, whioh, it must ba confeszed, one or wo of the Unardsmen were uot. Copl, Johnson, having watched tho rograss of the contest with some auxiety, and nowing that his men could bardly hopo to excel tua Cadets in maoual, resolvod to roly mainly on INTMMOATE COMPANY MOVEMENTS, changing front, changing stop in the morsh, rapid whesling, formiog hne to the frout in column of fonrs, and other matters fntelligiblo only to tho military community. The men proved themsolvos aqusal to the occasion, and In all thelr movements pressrved distanco in & manaer that wou thom untracsal favor. Finally the proceedinge, in tha military sonas, cama tosn cnd, and great anxicty was :anuifost- ed to know TIER REAULT OF THX QONTEST. Qen. Bhorman brought forward the prize color,a Lollow square was formed, aud then Gen, Dram annouuced that the acors stood 71 to 69 in favor of tho Governor's Guard, on will bers, Wa would not have riven them $3,000, 150 und mors of oiir money 1o spond unlcws We' hiad 1aith tn the man who are golng {0 manage the fosnco, Iwidnotextend to you an invitation to go_thore, Decnnse 1t 1s & national matter, All Ioak of youis to iovite yoursslves, Yon aro represented there, tho #3104 W0 820 0 our own Sate, and have ss much to 547 about 1% aa wo have, 1t will lead to the foundation of s bigher patriottsm,—ta o nobler snpreclation of our free tnslitutiona, ' thauk you vory findly for in. vit'ng us here, and thank you and the cltizens of Ohi- o for the many sourtealey” oxtondod 1o us durlag ouz visit, [Loud spplause.) OEN. BIDLYY. f wna then loudly ealled for. Io respondsd elo- quently, and said that, like all Alassachusctls’ me, he bad ever held Chicago in high seteom. He know that tho city bad over besn roud of flself, as all tho country was, ov, however, Chicsgo had an additional Tomon for belog proudor than evor bafore, 1lo alnled to the awakening of tho mllitary spirit whisth had made Illiinois famous on many flolds durng the late War. [Applauso.] He wanagroee- sbly surprisod to withosa the proficlancy of tno vewChicsgo regiment in the parada of tho Jrscading day, [Applause.] Tho youog men wer just the Tight stuff to make good soldlers, n\hwhnn thoy hiad accomplished so much with- m months, groat things mizht be axpected fromthem when they Liad been a yoar organized. A go«d militia woold aver be tho mafcguard of the Bateand of tho city, and, on that Recount, he wiuld hopo that tho bnsiness-mon of Chl- cago would do all thst lay in thoir power to mpport First Iegiment, which refleced great orodit on the yousg mon of tla eity. [Applause.] It wio always woll propared for omergencies, No one sonldkncw what need for tha eorvices of rall- able pldjers might ariso in the future, and Chi- ngo |ad now a guard 10 whose fidelity and conr- ago we might confidontly roly, For Lisown part, dl his sympathics woro with tho inilitary £y the young men, for ho romembered that Lan‘s mon of nPeuuquu that would soou be ld for military rorvice had eaved tho ocountr within the recolloction of all present. The nilitia woro usoful a4 well s arna- ments. In a country with a small regular army, thie dofonso of Hfo and property wos Hdhmuy committed to tho cara of tho citizen dier in timos of troublo which camo npon all The manouncemoent was roceived with some applauso, but, avidently, the public Leart was with tha littls fellows, and nobody seemod par- glm‘zhrly anxious to cheer their Lonorable de- oat. The flag, » beautitul blus oue, of the best ailk, with goldon frinzos, waenncovorad and nnfurlsd by tho Marubal, who eignaled the Color-Sorgeant of ths Guards to svproach. QEX. JUDSON RILPATRICK :hun advanced, snd spoks iz substance as fol- ows 5 It was to him nn occasion of great ploas. ure—the mora no becauso it was not at all expectod—to' prosont that boautiful flag, emblematio of no particular Blate but of all tbe Union. On one sido, it indicatod tho parposo for which it waa mads ; on tho othor, ha road the legend,* Btate Bovereignty and National Btrength,” Thera was the olive-branch of peace and thero also was the sproal-oaglo of America. Ho falt that no more beautiful flag oould be presented to them, uso it was Lyp- 1cal of a glorious natios. And, in making the _presentation, ho could not allow the words ‘'State sovorsignty” to pasa without some oxplanation. There wan 1o such thing as o movorsign ftato in the Ameriown Union. A nmoverolgn Btate bad Iha power of making war or peacs, siguing treaties, and coln~ ing monoy, Mo American Htato had that power, It balouged to all of them in & collective sooan, [Choers.] The rluanuon of Btato righta had beon set ot rest; and it was only when an Amarican citizon wont boyond the boundaries of his couniry that he loaracd low little Btale individuality was recognized by tho out- sido world, In Epglaud, in Franco, tn Russis, in Qermany, poople kuaw nothlng of local dis- tinotions in Amerlea, but when a wan stood up aud said, avon at the foot of the tarone, whoth- cr that of some sccular power or sho throne of the triple crown of Ilome itself, I am su Amorican ellizen,” he was undoratood and ro- spocted, [Groal ohccrln,c.t] No. Btate righta meant the law of cach State to manago hor own internal affairs, but not to do that which would imperil or destroy tho Natlonal CGovernmout, which thoy all loved, Tho Genaral paid n glowing tribute "to tho Amorican flag, natloninud upon all communities, [Appiause,] He coniudod by reiteratiog lls nusl‘:‘ncuou o the crogtablo dieplay made by the young guard of Chiazo, Yhroecheors and a “tigor™ wera then glven the mombers of ths Board of Trado for tho d jrmy of the Rapublic, Tho viultors re- spondecin ilunrod fashion, aud the proccedings loaed, —_—— THE COMPETITIVE DRILL, YITOLY OF THE GOVENNOR'S OUAUD, Tbe eimpotitive dritl for tho possesaion of the prize-flsg presentod by tho citizous of Chicago to Lo yiening compauy, camo off yosterday aftarnion nt tho Lake-Front Park, immodiately soath ¢ £ tho Expoation Bul'ding, Only two compazde~all our local organizations being ox- alnded drongh motivos of courlesy toward the waitoru—folt thomeolves sulliclently familiar with il yoldlor's glorious trade™ to entor the wopa, Tness wore the Coveraor's “Ouard, ¢ Bpringfleld, Ill, Capt, Jolnson mommandng, and the Toledo City Cadois all boys snd youths), commandod by Oapt, o', Tuo First Jleptiment furuishied an escort ©0f sizty tnen, commandod by Capt. Carpanter, ::d-uy from sll tho companies of the battal- X PROCKASION, which wae hondad by Nevins' Baod ond the Groat allmling mout eloquently to thoe cymbolsof other natious, and declarlug our oW wed tho most beautiful of all, 1ilo congratulated tho Governor's Guard on Laving won tbo vrize, but, in doing e0, ho patd a very high complimeut to the Toledo Cadets, and l:\fi that their dnll wag wo wdmiratle, and tha contost 80 clows, ‘thyt & precisoly stmilar flag sbould bo awarded to thom, {Grest ohecring, in_which the victorioua com- pany lioartily Joinal,] He, asan American £ols ior, was proud of the brave Tuledo boys, and ha doubtad not that, when thay wora grown mon, nothing i Amarica could boas thom. Appl:luu.l o had now the Lonor to confida tho mngnuificent rize of the conlost to tho Quards, and hio koew Loy would over defond it with the fdelicy of truo American citizeus and soldiers, [Loud cheering.] The flugg wen mpprovristely recelved, nud tho soldiora moved off the pround, fullowed by the fimmenea crowd, which altgrustoly choered tho rival organization K RECOND IRIZE, Following out (on. Kilpatrick'd generons sug. gestlon, it i3 understuod that the Toledo comi- pany will bo presented with a prizo flag similar o that bestowed upon thy (hardy, 1 token of tho high adniration with which they aro rogard- od by tho citizons of Chicago, L‘mgt. Minor, who commuaniled the Cadats, Lina Just beon appolnted to tho United Btated Naval Acrdomy, bolrg fess thon 18 years old, 18 pre- ntod o cadet ot Went dacensor was rocently appol Tolut, which lnuh’ wa!lr((‘ar Toledo as & achool Weatorn Bind of Sandusky, O., formed on Clark !sitest, in front of the Bhermsn House, at 3 1o'dock, and, withous loss of time, marchod to Ithe Listed fleld. The soldlors were socompaniod Gea Frank T. Bberman, BMarshal; Gon. Jodeon Kilpatriok, famed in ‘Bhemmany gread march; Gov. Beveridge, Gow, Huwtranfs, Goen. Rishsrd Rowelt, Gen, mfi Biockton, Gen. A. O, MeClurg, Senator back, Col. Baldwio, Gen. J.D. Geo. Btakweathor, Oapt. Jobn J. Healy, Col. James Quirk, lhi fiufi: l!’s“m't CoL'_g:u:u 0. ar] ocre! +0] ato Harlod, due. G, 1. Muoa f:‘.:a‘;g"" U8, " len. ! n’l'fllh many other wmn?'.l&mv::ll =i ¢ 0D, W Bvory YARIAge POt W8 acurias i was fabity ku; boye. for future Admirsls sud Generals, —— ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. FONMATION OF A WENTENN OBGANIZATION, A meoting of soldiors who, in tho War of the Rebollion, served in the Army of the Totomac, snd who aro favorabla to the formation of an srmy organization in the West, was hold at about noon yustordsy at the private ofiice of the Grand Pacifio Hotol. On motion of Gau. Julius Whito tho chair was takun by Col. Arno Voss, who explalned that the objoct of the meetiog was tho orgenizing a branch of the Grand Arpy of the Republic by such soldiers aa had beem sogaged in tho War in the Asiny of the Polomss, buy who found thamselves unablo to be membess of the prasent orgeniaation, which 1y composed Waacet eatizely J ahazge of manslaughtas, 3 of Eastern mon, and naver liold a moeting fur- ther West than us Ciavaland, O, OFK. JULIVG WIITE explained that, whils the prorent exiating Asso- ciation of the Army of tho Potomsa embraced sl pornans of that army who chose to become membern, tho fact that tha origioal army was mainly composod of Easiora men furnislied the roason why all its meolings hiad hitharto been held esat of Clovaland, I{owsver, s nimber of 1t nombera had, nince the War, maved West, and there sra probably at present aa many ex- soldiers of tho Arny of the Potowmac west sa thero aro oast of Cloveland, It had oceurrad to some gantlumen that 1t might bo usoful, and would cortaluly bo ploasant, to hava a Western Division of the Army of the Potomsas, not in- tendod an a rival of tha Eastern orgsnizs- tion, but as s eoporate offar, which, winla holding its own mectinga at intorvals, swould bo willing ocoanlonally to moat together with tho older organization, 1le suggested the aprolnt- ment of s Committoo to call & meotiug at momo futnre day at which tho organization could be perfected, n moslon of Maj. 0. W. Deave, tho fol- lowing commiitos was appointed and inatcuctod in sccordance with the iden -rln_snantnd by Gen, Winta : Col. Wealay Drainard, of Evanston, Iil., Chairman § Capt. O, A, Crossman, Chicago ; Ma). C. W, Dean, Chicsgo; Col. J. D. Rved, Chicago: Maj. | Russou, Evanston; Geu. ¥, C, Ktarkweather, na|n(vyn\'ltn . C. Qoudwill, Canian, 0. Aruo Yoss, Chicago § Gen. I1, A. Barautm, Chicago, On wotiou of Gen, Waito 1t was rosolved that TIHI ABIS on which thio organization should bs formed bo thal mombership should be periuiitad to evory 1man who hiad boen in {ho Army of the Iotomac, and bad roceivod Ins hionorablo diachnrge. Cen, Baruu oxplainoed to tho meeting the rouson why tho Army of the Potoniao wera not in Culcnzo at present., When Lhe Chicago re- union was firat spoken of a cireular was sont rouud 1o oach member of the vrganization eshing them to decido botween Lolding & meetiy in_Cincage during tho rounion or waling for tho Philadcl- phis Contonntal. Tho result was lu favor of the Centenninl, o expressod himsalf na willing to i:’ln tho Weslorn orgamization, whethar [t was 0 & soparate or au Raxiliary one, Aftor mome littlo discussion it was docided thal tho now organization sould bn auzilinry to {hint already formed, and_thnt n nuitabla. namo for it would bo “Tho Western Auxillary Army of the Potomac.” Tho meeting theo adjourned. . TIIE GREAT SCANDAL. DACON VS. BOWEHN. Now Yong, May 14.—~T1ho Ilov. George B. Bacoo, tn a lotter to tho oditor of tho Tribune, oxplaios the ciroumatances of his rofusal to sorvo with Honry O. Bowon on tho Doird of ‘Trustoos of tha Amerieaa Congregaticnal Union. 1Mo soys: 1y reanon for omitting the neme of Dicon from the 1iat U2 Truitees wa, brivdy, that tho Trusluos of tus Hncloty oughit to ba in Ko propor Feus repressiius vo mmien In the clinrehea Ly which the 8)clety wad nus- tained, ltrcamnd fo we that the Trustes swhoso name I Led promived o ot wse net puch a Tepresentative utan; that, by pouersl consent, Le wns uuderstood not to represent the church of which ho 9 memter (§ lymoath Chnreh o Brooklyn), where- a8 Hecry W, Srifw, whoea huno T kad proposed (o sab- stitute, win nut itablo 40 muy euch obfestion; and taal 1o wan nct » ropresentative mau in virtue of Lia buii- nesa relations, becauno tho largs aud important news- paper which he conducts owea ita {nfinenco and force Yory Iargely Lo the fuct that 1t {s ayowedly nota Con- gregaiiousl newspwper, On - thess - grounds urged the wdoption of the minorily uomiua- tons, I may Lo permiltod o add tie expression of my regret that o rotghona actictly should scem to givo fta saaction to tho theory that officna are in auy sort for the bonofit of the oMcshuidern. 1 profess my- £af at & losa tu uudatatand on what othor grounls tiis moajority nominstions aud, aa I remarked priv: jug whtch requitedd in loaving mo out, and in learing i 3hie ‘Trusteo whome nama1lhiad proposod to omnit, T shall find myeell greatly assistod fn the grace of hu- mility by refleztinig who It 19 {hiat has beon preferrod beforo me. X am, very respectiuily, yonra, Gronus U, Bacox, FACTS AND GOSSIP, TIE OVINGTON-PULLEUTON EIISODE. New York Tnnes' reportof Wednesday's procesdtngs, Mr. Shearman to Alrs, Oviugton—Mr, Marlin tostifics chat 3lra, Tilton and he wara on the Laok piazza of your house for at lenat two hours on that afteracon, In that true? A.—It 18 falso, ‘Lonklng au Mr. Mullertont) 1t ia false, Mr, Falierton. Ar, Fullerton—Ropeat it sgaln, Mm. Oving- ton, if you think it becomes a Iady to doit. Itin not neceasary to sddress me in toat styls, If you forget that you aro alady, othera may for~ got it also, Witnuss—Iixcusa mo. Mz, Fullertun—I excuse you. ‘WOUUIULL AND THE BEECHER LAWYEES. New York Sun, May 12, Having the subpent served on her by Alr, Beooher's lawyers on Tueeday, and slso numer- oun lewters rocsived from Theodore Tilton and others connected with tho scandsl, Mrs, Wood- hull went to DBrooklya early ta tho moruing, aad was recoived in Ilr, Leochor's consuliation- room, st Montaguo aud Court streute. by Ar, Shearman and Gen. Tracy. Bhe wasnotia an smisblo mood, and when 'Mr, Tracy offored an apology for his roferance to her in his opening specch for the defenso, sha said : **Ishall nc cept 1o avology from you, sir,"” * But,” eaid Mr. Tracy, ** 1 know of you onl; from wiist I had read 10 the newspapers, snd—" * Thut will do, sir,” intorrupted Alre, Wood- hall, *1 wish to hear no more. You groosly maligned mo without cause, and 1 accopt uno apology.” 3 Mr. ‘SBhoarmao way much excited, Ie had road the letters which Mrs. Woudbwil bad pro- duned, and thoy rattiod tegether fu his handa, Thoae wou't do—," ho said ; **these woa't do, Hrs. Woodbull.” Vory well, wir,” sald Mrs. Woodlnll; I am not 10 bo the judge of that, Thevmay not da {3: Mr. Boectior, but yon wero anxivus to have om." My, Shearman and Mz, Tracy roquestod par- miasion to retain the lattars for a shott timo, sud Mrs, Woodhuli cousonted thal thoy should, Mr., Shoarman aaked hier to tell him tho subject af hor conrorsation with Mr. Boochor whon, ac- cordingto bor story, sho and tne preachor wero alono togethier for {hrea hours. 1ler reply was; & We didu't tall about tho wesatber all that mo," Mr, Titton was sskaed at the adjourament by a friond: # Don't you fuar tho afoct of tho lut- tors produaced to-day by Mre. Woodhull?" Mr. Titton replied: " Do yon remember tho lines abont the Duko of Weilington in oae of fennysou's posma i Whatover record loyps follght, v nevor will ba shamod, TILTON'S NAULYARE. Theodore IL 'Iiiton, who has boen referred to in the trisl a4 n confusiog namesake of tho do- fondant, vas pourriad wo Eliva Anuw M, Pierson, ‘froy, N. Y,, fa 1855, Bho sued for u divorco in 1870 {n this city, and the caso wout bofore Idr. 0. Beemish ne reforoe, Tho husbaud did not contest tho grauting of a divorco. L COMING POEM ON TUE BCANDAL. Lrooklyn Argus, Wali Whitman is dovoting his lelsuro mo- ‘menta to the composition of & poom on tue acan= dal, A fow hwes will serve to show that the ger- zors of his gonius aro unabated: Cornucopaia offpeatiferous peecadilloent Plagque, redtiience, slauglicr, famtus, arsou, murdar, (ompeat, lghtning, shipwrock, North Pacine bonds, und Orange County butter— What aro theso to that, or this to thone ¥ Warming the Pale; feing the Equitors Blidug sh.l, solitary ; leaping, crawiitg, 4y luig, al1 around tha world, an o {hie rocks of Terr dot Fuegs, Partirnape horridal Periveople wou Biccutasd of soclal slime lnmicase, Iimming e ergent plonflune § Hunh, elury, govh, Hucariisu, sysuntd O Elifavetu{ 0 Meutyt g T i OBITUARY, Pinravervuts, Pa., May 14.—Capt. ‘Thornton, United Btater Navy, died to-dny, Ho waa the exocutive officer of Farragut's flagebip in all the battlea on tho Mississippi; cut out tome privatoors near Moblte, aud was tho executive of tho Kearsarke whcn sho sunk the Alabama, Nuw Yonk, May 14.—Tha Daily Zulletin 6ays Clarlos (1. Bhaw, formaly of tha firm of Bhaw, Barbour & Uo., prominent Uincinnat dry goods murohanta, died suddsaly laat night, at Windsor 1Hotel, of Loart-disonso. Spectat Dlapa'eh (o Tha Chiago Tridune, BaTTLE OBRRK, Mich., Jay 14.—A. Al Rassell, of Litdeton, Masr,, was tauon from tho At. lantio oxpresa sant last evening In a dying con- dibion, nud carried to the Driley liouse i this city, where hediod this morving, Doceasad was on Jua way home from Califoruis, whero ha hind boon all “winter under trestment for oon~ sumption, sud left In sn apparently lmproved condition. Speewal Dirpateh to The Chicaan Tridune, Guaxn Havew, Mich., May 14.—Flags were dlsplayod at half-mast on several buildings here to-day in respect to the memory of Nathan H. Whits, who Jiad yeaterday, e will ba buried {from the P'rosbytorian Ohurol to-morrow after- nooa at 3 o'clock, Jamea V. Banith, tho emgineer of the stesmer Renator, which was blown up at Portlsud, Oze., Lua Uoen placed undez boads to anawer (0 8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Closing Procecdings in the Con- vention at Detroit, Dorman B, Eaton's Views oa Civil- Borvice Reform, Prof. C. A, Kont on the Management of Politleal Fartlcs, Papers on the Treatmont of Criminals, by Prof, Elliott, Dr. W, G. Moward, of lowa, on ths Study of Jurisprudonce. CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM. A PATER LY EX-COMMIBHONEL DORMAN B. EATON. Detnotr, Mich., May 14.—In the American Bocial Bclenca Ameoclation this morning the 1Ton. Dorman B, Eaton, tho President of the 1ate Civil-Hervico Commission, read a paper on the exneriment of civil-persico roform in the Unitod Btates, which was extremely lengihy, but which was listoned to with marked attention by nlarge audience, Mr. Katon began by mpeaking of tho deliberato aad neodloss nbandonment of a plan by whichn groat nation had eutered auce ceaafully upon tho reform. Its gravest abiuwes inay well rrost tho attontlon of all tioughtiul persons. Nover boforo in our hiatory has thore been auch a surrender of tha kigher to tho lower clemonts iu our politics. Horotofore, in every greal etruggla for roform, wo have fought it ent to victory upon tbe lino of ouar advance, and havo planted cur afandard bigh up ia tho light of the inspiring element. After dwelling upon the disasters which must result from a tolal abandonwmnent of this sefonn, TUK DISHAY OF NONENT MEN, the delight of partisans and ofiico-a2okers at thia national breach of a pledgo, ho proceeds to con- sldor the justification of the rcspousible pariies and the futute prospect. Tho fusngnration of the epoils wyetem commenced with Iresident Andrew Jackeon, who romovod nearly 2,000 offi- cors Ju n year fer partisan rensons. The earlier Drosidenls romoved very few. ‘Tha last report of the Civil-Service Commissionors showed that many officers ad .keen removed for opinion's sako in that year. Now, however, wo have 1cturnsd to iho old detestsble ovstem, Tho Republican party, in 1871, cdopted tho clvil reform rule, becauno they belioved it would add to theie strength, Tho Presidont brought sn houetrt and Leroic patrioltym from the battle-field, and the politicsl ntmosphore was pure. Tho timo wos auspicious, Tuo evils of tho old system and tho beauties of the new were cnlarged on, aud the law passed authorizing tho Prouie dont, with his aasociates, to adopl reform meas. aures snd oxacoto them. A eysiom of rules way carefully matared, which Congross spproved heartily, in two secarato scssions. Tho Repub- lican party fully plodged themselres to suvtain the aystem in ita Congrons, its convantions, and iu every poseiblo way. Natioual Dewmocrstic snd Labor-lelorm Conventions passed rcsolutions commoudiug it. State Conveutions, public men, oraturs, sad writors eulogized it, THE PHAIEE. OF TILE PRESIDEXT and faith 10 bim was in the hoarts of all, and public gratitude ywag part of the merited roward uf Mr. Curiis and his fellow Commissioners. The dominant party waa strengtlioned by the pop- ular voto,andererybody looked for a better erain politics, ' Thuwe rules provided, finst, agalust political anscssmonta, leaving every citizon to coutribute as bio wishod toward the promotion of his political opinions; socond, that only & fow, sho bighoat oflices, suonld bo filled by the nd- Leronis of the domiuaut party, She others to bo filled by the bhest men, ir- reapective of political opiolons; third, the testa wero to bo good reputation, houeaty, aud fair compotitive examinations of the applicants; fourth, sppoiutmenta were to bo mado by aupe- rior ofiicern, according to the vosult of tho tests, at firat probationary for aix mouths, and subsc- qu-ntly on guod belisvior: fifzh, that this power suoutd not be ex&mhad arbitrarily and that no- Lody should be refnoved to make placo for an. othor ; sixib, that frequent competitions shonld tako place, and that examinations ahould be cop- dacted by non-partisan Commissioners; sove cntl, promotions wora to be graded, admis- wions being first to the lowest grade; elghtly tho records of the history of oach appointoo doring his eervico should bo kent ; uinth, that no person should Lold, at tho samo tims, & Stato aud Fedoral offico; toath, the rulca ware appliod, also, to that wtermodiate clasa cf Colloctors, Burvuyors, avd others, not wholly exempt, but yet to whom competition was not oxtonded. 'Ihis, in the opinion of 3Mr, Eaton, was inoxpodient yst—at tho firat trial ac losss, Here dificultics ‘aroeo, and becauso Mr, Cartis, the first Chairman of tho Comnmisaion, boueved he could not retain his position aud usefulnes aud also his sell-reapect, ho resigned. Mr, Eaton thon referred to the report of tho Cabinet meeting, in April, 1874, which approved 80 hiihly tho operation of tlo rules, and de- clared that **thoir gooil effacts are sonaibly felt Ihrmlfilmnl the Jsud,” and thercforo the rules should bo enforced with the nozessary molilea- tions, Now, however, TUE TERIL BEGAN. with tho waning putriotima aud morality of the party on which the rules reliad for support, ‘The Hnlary-grab law, tho Credit-Mabilier schoms, aod othor mensures indicatod shat demoraliza- tlon, Loocal orgaus of tio parly declared tho ro- form uselcss; contractors, demagogues, aud epcilamen donounced it aad called for its ovor- lflrow: partivans besloged tho President and Cabinat with dolorous complaints of party losses by reason of the ralos forbidding sasesamenta on clerks, and dopriving the party wisgnates of their appointenta as perquisites ; in fact, of liko oxpericnce was England, which bad punfied Ler political macbinory by similar meacs. Republican oratars and ofticials were listoned to while they stultitled themselvea and paved tho way for do- foat for tho party by soriously insinuating that the rules wera arlatocratio in spins, and hostile to tho gonius of our justitutions. Dut, sald Ar. Eaton, I forboar any futther evidenca of decay in tho moral tone of a party dear to me, aud which, I trust, will yet riso to the lovel of e oarlier achiovements. Mr, Eaton then traced the progreea of the various bills propased in Congross for tho quiet wbolition of the reform, the efforts in Congrods to defeat tho mensurcs of ita supportors, sud the counter-offorty of tho Comumisslon, which welo TUNX AND INAUITICIENT, Without substituto, withoui dobate, without -nf' uvowal of a polioy, or auy sasignment of & policy, witbout ouo manly protest even, the Congressof tho United Batos, tho partyin power, adroitly attempted, by refusing & small appropria- sisn, to wmothor n maocsuro of reform thus success(uliy carrioa forward uoder ita own on- aetmont, for which its Proudent and Cabinel ap- hentud, wud upon tho faith of which tho eloctiva [ud boen carsiod. Lhera aro uo more humiliat- ing pagea {n tho records of Congress thau thoio which rocord the consutnmution of this polisy, Tue greater roapansibility rests on Congreds, bus in the 'resident faultloss? 3Mr, Eaton did not justify tho indiscriminato cousnre on him, but atlirmod 1hat ho gavo sad occasion for eriti- clum, aad that, being hard predaod by hia purti- #any, o yiolded toa much, and toleratod what ho should’bave repudiated. Btill he i ontitled 10 pralso for boing tlie first Preaidout who had had the moral courags to ATTEMPT AN OVLATUZOW OF TUE SPOILS BYHTEN, Thoro were Congrosyines, too, who ououmced lum whom thoy were bound, in houor, to suye taiu, Aftor the refusal of Congroes ) Anpro- printe anythiug to aupport the rotorw, tho Com- wissionors could o Litlo. At lant tho Liosideut nnuonvced to Consross, last yoar, that it Congrurs wdjonroad withous usitive loginlation on the Livit dorvico Bulerm, o would T0gard 1oh aotion as & dlsapprovat of the system nud abaudou it ; and tho ~Civil-Ber- vive Reform was, for the prescnt, endwml; for Cuongresa repeatod the dumb farca of & failure to appropriata fuuds for its contumanco, thid accomplishing o wsuicido, # 1epudiation, sud an insult to the DProsidont. Aste tho future, the roform is dofoated tamporasily, but #o, also, aro it opposera. We ocaunot conunuo the apoils system, ‘The reform will umke iis wor folt ogaln. The infuonce will nst and ormqate, ‘This victory will not be imumediato, nor radical. Tho reform, when it bogins agalin, must be more rostricied snd must not attempt too much. ‘Tharo is no discoursgement. The pooploare with us, and om‘lpmmiph- as sgalust slavery in 1850 1 ours are vital; they will ultimately ‘will endare when and I are gone.' The reading of the paper was followsd by an Llosary, suimatod debate, participated in by are sound. We can say of them rosldons Linooln said of thosohe urgod “*These principlos of andthey Qamalie] Bradford, Rlizur Wright, and otlisrs, wwho took somowhat difforent groand. pafbip g POLITICAL PARTIES. PATER DY FROY, O A. REXT. Prof. C. A, Kent then resd a paper on ' Po- litical Partles, Their Organization and Manago- meat, and tho Evila Thoreot.,” Political partics Are, tho I'rofoesor mays, & necessity of tho age, aod ars fully doveloped in fres conuntries, Through them como roforms, but since profos- ulona of reforms aro easy, and will bo made alike by all parties, it is impossiblo that any party can hold togetiser on one raform baais for any longth of time. Taroly ean & man or nowspapor hold aloof from party sad have much influenco, Di- rect inflyanco on governmental action is only obtaloed hy party ties. A leader must not atep outmda lus party, If he does, fuflucuco and leaderabip desort bim. Intelligont members of a party usually prizo it only as a means of CARRYING OCT THEIN POLITICAL IDEAS, bat their sumber {a sinnll, ‘I'he Profo-sor described the partisan ends which are sought by sdheronts of s patey, whether dominant or in the minarity. Tlio ideal ofter which a party should strive in to put its best and wizest men at tho boad, that whon in pawer it may Lo tested ander the mont favor- ablo clrcumatances. Amoong the chisf,defecis in tho managemont of partics are First—The great excons of tho party rrejudices manlfoetod in ultra viewn and stateincols of the mnost intelligent men for offect. There secms no remody, oxcopt a gradual oducation to botter wayh, Second—The patronage o! the Government, which grown out of the doxite of party mansgers to mako their adheronts zeslous. ‘Lbis tho muge corrupt and GUEATEST OF ALL DEFECTS, It couses cauciscs o bo packed. It makes | Iobbios and raiucs wmoney for corruption and Lribing voters. To provide an offcciunl remedy is ostremely dificult, but o remady might Lo fouud fu a rule prescribing that executivo ape lvuhltmonts Lo made for datduite and somewhat ongthy periods, oxpiring at Umes remcts from ou exeeutlso eloction, sud by tequiring qualifca- . tions, Including charactor aud experionce, Ofi- ciol aalarios abiould borevisad, and mado uvaly larpo ono to nttract suitablo men. Lhird o growing diliculty of gotting eom- petent men to bocome caudidates for vftice. Ote roason for this difiiculty 1 tho s:ell salaries paid some fmportant ofllocrs, ‘Ibis 18 hard to remedy. Anothor reasun is TIL AERVICE TIAT 18 KEQUIRLD OP A CANDIDATE during the canvass, togsther with tho draiu on Lin purse for the purpose of influsncing votes. This i8 o thing high-miuded men will not subwmit 1o, and without it election is nlmost imponsible, Heuce poor or honeat men cannot socuro offices, eud they remain a proy of the rich and nuseru- pulous.” Tho sacred duty of good citizens in thewo premines is to take a doepor futoreat in politica. ‘Toacbiers should onforce this, proact- ors preach it, Huwover distasteful, let every citizon belong to somo party aud strivo (o purify it by attendiug tho primarics, aad by defeating unworthy nominatique. Perfection 14 imyoasi- Uls, but by such means na tho<e suyzested much will be gatued and the world will bo benefited. DIACUSSION, Jesnrs, Gamaliel Biadford and W, I, Wells, of Detroit, discussod this paper briefly, . Dradford called attention to the fact tlat llstlo differonce exists betwoen tho platforms of thoe Itepublican and Democratic partics, The qaes tions are now rather of detail, and domaud men of groat power, who eball by individual force ihnro legi-lation. This closed the excrcigos of tho legal depart- meut. —_— TREATMENT OF CRIMINALS. PAPER BY PLOF. ELLIOIT, Inthe general mecting a paper by Prof. Elli- ott, on tho treatment of the guilty, was flrut read. Tho paper considem only tho treatmont of the comyicted. On this point thero are three sourcee of light: First, tho phle loeophy of human nstoro; mocond, tho teschings of religion ; third, prectical ex- porince, Common sonso toaches that tho gailty do not coase to be hnman, and sbould therefora bo troated na human beings. Thisis the sub- stasco of the wholo matter. Tho wrong-doer 15 moroly dinoannd, and only ekillfnl treatment can cure him. e must be TOCATED JUSTLY AND DIPADTIALLY, with nut too grent tenderness, but with consid- oration. Establish the proper rolations, and thon aopeal to the same motives ou appeal to in others, Raligion tesches, 0 B8 yOil would be dobe by, The application of that rule scttiea the “whole matter, A pamper- iog systom that shrioks from just punish- ment is s bad as the system of overdue moverity; Lut religion nud humanity unite in domsading that tho door of refurmation ba kept open. Experionce teaches us diversity in this matter, for, unfortunately, neither hu- ‘manity uor roligion have boon tried, and wo can only guees at what thsir resuita wonld be, How- over, we wav say geucrally shat in proportion to sovority, harshnoes, and cruclty, penal laws and Eflwn treatment bos been of pornicious effect oth upan ths eriminal and society at large, and 1o proportion sa rational and humaane 1deas bave boon introduced and applied, tho total smount of arime bas boer lessonod nnd tho chances of reformation lucressed. Progresa of improvemont is slow, and the reform of wprison laws and trestment of criminala ontsido of tho prison must como only with time, Prisou discipline is ouly moant 1o reform a4 woll as to puniah, and - TO RESTONE THE CALMINAL clothed nad in Lis right mind to the world, ‘These ideas bave been partially put in practico 1n soveral Institadons and succesa attainoed. A paper by A, I, Sprague, on the same sub- {nei, wan prosented, but not read. 1t consiats argely of data as to the responsibility of erimi- nale, Thero was an oxtended discussion on tho sub- Joct., THE RAILROAD QUESTION. DY DR. J, J. HOYT, OF WISCONSLX, A papor fram Dr. J, J, Hoyt, of Wisconein, on tho Ratlroad Question, was read.‘ It aflirms and cudeavers to prove tho power of tho Hinte over corporatione; to show that tho recent oxarclao of thls power in ways somewhat cxtremo in the Western Btates has not been without occasion ; that tho interesta of all par. tizs domand that it should be exercised with wisdom and moderation—not by ixinglarbitrary rates and ctierwiso intorforing with tho details of management, but rather by wise, gonera! pro- vislona looking to honesty of sdmialstration ; that & practical acknowledgment of the rights of the poblic will naturally lead to fair and triendiy dealing on thio part of the paople ; that thus the corporations liava indoed the practical solution of tho railroad quostion in their own hauda. After tho reading of the paper by Piof. Will- inru Wateon on river improvements, and a short debato, tho Genoral Sesaion adjourned sive dia, ks oy STUDY OF JURISPRUDENCE, 4 LY WILLIAM 0. HANMOND, OF I0WA, Ta tho Section of Jurispradonce, this after- 1002, & pAper was read by William G. Hammond, of bira, on logal education and tho study of juris- pruloncoe in the Weat and Northwest. Mr, Ham- moid eald in substance that the Jurisprudenco of tha Norlhwest differs little frow that ot other goctons of tho Union. Tho Westorn Statos dif- ler (rom others, however, in that thoy bave re- imarlsbly simplo ronl cstato sitles, uninfeated with fendal doctrines. ‘They aro froo from sa- clotand rigid forms and constructiona of law, Nowdays tho great obfoct of the Jegal in- strutor is mot to prevent aetudont from be- combg tachnseal, narrow-inindod, and quibbiiog, whidi was formerly tho fauit, but to reatr himlrom La0dR, INACCUBATE METHODH OF THOUGUT, ‘ThoBar of mosl Weateru Sistes is an unocgen- izodbody, without tixel professional traditions, and yith ittlo lozat traintng. Mt Hawmond beto shiows tho difflealty which law Radents experioncs in attombting to_road and ynotice lawin any but the srgont ofticos, ‘Lhepmunt retain by sloer foreo of memory what they oad from loxt-books, This alilculty lis originted 1aw schools, which sro now rapidly advaping in publio favor, Itis tho habit of sludy acquired in wobool that makes tha seliole more upt and woriby than Is ho who #tudis i tho luw oflice. * A student who moka piactical wkill the Mt objsct, bogiyas tie wrong eud, Ho must begin by nmd}ug tha theory, Even if tho sciool teachey otlys iseory, thly docs not prove the other mathd more useful. Practice must como pluce- weal t the boest. Howover, in s prope:ly maue- aged khool of law, tho practical part ts” by no moanqueglected, and such achools ure become {ug nyo numerous, but much is to be added to thoir perent cursioulumn before they can bo por- fuct. They muss have ENTILE ATTENTION OF THE TEACHEERS, lawyer or Judge caunot do juatice to of loctures in s wohool. His moat jsluable instruction may only em- pupil. There ~shoukd be coplderable glvhlon of iho One Ppfessor should have but few topice, as is in Geomany, The range of atudlos oo the road al ouw might b grestly anlarged, and with proft, espe- cially wince 8’large proportion of iaw studonts Lave no previons collegiate oducation, Thorula of admitting only collego graduatas to Jegal in. atitations i yislonary, In every law achool thora should bo classon in English and American his- tory, logie, thetorlo, aad political- economy; fue deed, in all nranchea o[’ social scionco, ~ Byen Latin might bo added. 3 Theso are moroly a faw of the most Important #uggestions of many thiat will occur to anybody who il think on the subfect, 3r. Hammond here quotes from remarks by Presidont Wouleov, of Yalo Collega, who advo- cates ao extensivo oducational policy 1 law echools, Theno branchos must, however, not be sllowed to shade tho real intention, Thoy must bo ovtirely subsidiary, 'Tho studeot should not attompt to momorizo tho greatness of law, 1la should content Limself with learuing where ho can find it quickly. Thia i« tho great paint to {:nlrln. sud, when foarned and practiced, in juvale able, Alr. JTlammond concluded with a viow of the beat mothods of {natruction {u legal Institutions, A APIRITED DEATE sprang up at the conclurion of this paper, in the couran of which Dorman B, Taton took oceasion to vinticato the New York Ber, Ho oxplained at some length their offorts to taiso tho standard of logal qunlificalions and 1o purify the profossion, and dexeribed tho prayress of the naclety known 88 the Iiar Arsocintion of the City of New York, from itu inception in the minda of o fow judie vidiala up to its prosent rich and powerfnl or- gruizatlon, ¥ MINCRLLANEOTS, A parer by Fanery Weshbuin on * Limitations of Judicial Vow was then read. 2 At itw conciurion resolutinus wera adopted expreasme gratitication st the publicity given tho proceedings of the Association by tho press. It wae announced that the Executive Commit- teo hiad passed resoluticns instructing tho Yresidont of tha Aseaciation, in conjunction with tour other mombers uelected by himself, 1o tako moasuren to call on Internationel Conven- tion of Social Beienca at Phitadelptia wome time during tho eslebration of tho Centeunial in 1376, The judicial branch thea nd{r-u: 4, anid, thin benug the last moeting of the day, tho Asso- ciation wad declared -—— TAILIIOAD NEWS. FREIGHT AGCNTS, Atz meeting of the Geiesal Froighe Agents' Awsocistion of Nlinols 1avroade, bell ay e, Louis, Mav 6 und 7, the following resolutions wozo passed ; Zemlesd, Toat on and after May €0, fishedels Nn, 2, of Mar 2. b o Wled e thot 1, Wil uot appily v frelghit fran B s Wheeling, oF peints woet of the suil Pekiu, and that rouds ot t: Tencind {he arlitrary rates on fro a2t all points west of Butulo, Iattaiary, and Wheelng, dertine o snch points as are specifiod in the schedulo Tefcrrod to ahove, “That roails fu tlde Arsoriaticn sre at - tox to polnts off their il as specitied in ), In jotut divieton whib ther counncs o2 furt! anresd that the ratea nutod trein'Cincluuatl apyly only by the Oldo & 3lieloppl Laliroad, VALUE CF MISSCURI RAILROAD FROFERTY. "I'bo 8t. Louis Gisbe reports tho foliowing ag~ grogato valustion of the several ruads owning preperty in ilissouri, as returned Ly the raflroad compani Atlantie & Paclfie, ... Jouruod sio di. Doanville oxte orn Kansah. . Texingtou & Kansas l'acific, Aiveourt Biver & Fort Seol Bt Louls, Keusas City & Noriliern Boons County & Bovuvilia, B, Jouapls ic St, Louks. . .. Hunulbal & 8t, Jomeph. Quuncy, Misiourd & Yat Larlington % Sonthwoates Misouri, Kunaas /e Texas Kanaas Clty, 81, Jo & Cou 1. Louls, Ifon Mountaln k Boutters Cliirago & Bouthwestern, Bt. Louls, Denver & Westor roturued by the neveral Fiiifoad con Auditor, $15,885,141.50, Total vajuation of tho sxme roads a8 returned by tue several County Courts, $34.049,412.71— dilference of opinion to the amount of '$34,78,171,73, RUMORS AND NOTES. Special Diapatel to T'he Chxcavo fribime, Dostox, Mass., May 14.—Tho ctory relativs to tho propored ocovsolidation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad and the Michigan Central does not contain a word of trath, lam asaurod by tho officars of both roada that tho Michigan Ceatral has porfoct confidence in r, Btrong, who has been Buporiu- tondont minco the rotiroment of Mr, Bargent, snd no change is contomplated. As fortho rumored resignation of Mr. Joy, there may bs ground for it, but ho has not notified tho officors of the road of any snch intention on his part. ‘Tho prime rosnon for the falting off 1n tho earnings has boen the fight bolweon tho Pennsylvania Central and tha Daltunore & Oblo. Ths earnings for e threo weels in Aprit wors @874,460,79 agatoat {4220.72),05 lass yeur, a talling cff of $18,80.4}. EFE, New Yonr, May 14.—1%e Eric report shows a docreass i tho groes varulngs for the nine mouths ending March 31 of §4013,113 as com- pared with the preceding nine montbs, and o de- croaso of §365,000in thenot for the same pe- riod. The oxpensos decreased $1,717,108, Tho intorost clinrges have beon increasod by the {ssue of more bonds withiu the same time. In refor- enca to tho coal lands, Presidont Jowett #aya the complioations created by tho ‘purchasw have rrnvm unfortuvato and embarraseing. It is bo- iaved thut in o sliort time, if tho neceautios of the Company requira it, thoy may bo disposod of at such prices avd upon such terms as will to a great extent protect the Company in tho xmount paid out on their accoant, sad “under such ar- Tangements as will enablo it to socure cconomi- cal fuel mud a large sbare of transportation of coal to bowined thurefrom. OHIO & MISSISSIPPI, dpectat Duvateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Berixorizwo, I, sy 14.—Tho Ohio & Mis- sissippi Railroad bas awarded the contract for building the track of thoir Bpringfield Division (old Bprirgfield & lllinols Southeastern Rail- road botween Pana and Tower Hill) to R, D. Lawrenco of this city, und the work ia to be doue by July 1, A large force of men is wiready at work, It is undorstood that the Company will extond thelr koo frowa Beardstows (o Berliugton, Ia., thiu neason. THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD'S NEW BRANCH, Spaelal Correspandence a7 The Chiap Tribune, Eu, Pa,, May 12,~Rutor has Lad it w2veral times that the Daltimore & Ohlo Rallroad was to be extended to tuts place, from Pittaburg through the oll reglons, thus gotting ita falr shiare of the great quantity of ofl shippoed over tho licos of tho Pennsylvania Lallroad, aud also finding a lake oullet at this port, Should this road be estended Lore, it would help build up Eriv commerco amazingly, The Daithnors & Oblo misred it whon they pushed thelr rood pust here to Hane dusky, whers they butlt bugs clevators, tracks etc,, which are now used very liltle, ‘Tho trouble with Baudusky is its barbor, tho viepth of waler {u which fa sutne days only 7 feet.’ This de an clopbant vu the Company’s huiide, sud {liey cannot well get Tid of it Thie Board of Trads ity beld & inecting in tholr roows laat ovening, and stucuy otlier thiugs tho feashility of haviug tho Lallimore & Uldo ltoad butlt to this city was fully dlacumsod, The fullowlng resolu- o was unimously sdopited ; Jeesolved, Thnt thera bv o committes of flive ap- poluted to coufer witl the ofticers of the Yaltiore & OLlo Ratlroad to sarertatn the prospects of extending (ieir roud Lo this city, aud To e thelr influence with our City Councila “to ent sy G Daltimore & Okl would require, THE SCIOTD VALLEY ROAD, Corumuvs, O,, May I%=-The stockhollers of tho Beluto Vall:y Rallroad med hero to-day for orgsuiza- ton, Threo thousand and soven hundred sbares wero votod, and diructars elected, who st 0aco oFgeu-~ 1264 and elected ¥wing Miller Prasident; ¥ G, Scs- slons, Tremsurer ; W, Neil Donnison, Secretary (oo, 1, Cliapunan, General Bausger; Jodl luntor, Chiet Enguuor, Hosolutiong wero kiopied autborzing dio Dirvctora to enter futo contract for commenciug work COUNCIL BLUF7S JUBILATES, Covxoi Brerys, Ta, May 14,—~A large and enthusisstio moeting of tho Merchsole' x- changa Club of this city wes held to-night, and prrangoments wmade for an extensive celcbration to-morrow ovening, in honor of Judge Dillon's dccision — declsriog tho bridge mcross tho Missonri River st this placa to be a conslituent part of tha Union Pa- cifio Raitroad, and Couseil Bluffs, therofore, the logal caatern termious of the great thorouga- fare. Much interost is felt in the matter, and & sucoeasful demoustration is confidently antlcl- WASHINGTON. The Damage Allownnce Order ‘Will Boe Materially Modi- fled. Another Version of the Btory Concern- ing Young Delano's Irregu- laritios, Oue Milllon of Dollars Already Patd foi Stono for tho Chicago Custom= ouse, DAMAGE ALLOWAXOES, Hpeetal Dispateh to The Chicnao Trfouns, ‘Wasnixaroy, D, O, May 14.—Tho latest infor- mation from tho Treasury Departmont fa that thoro is & strong probability that the order suse ponding damago aMowances at Intetior ports of entry will ba materially modified. Tho lotters which ara boing recoived from Colicctors of Curtoms o remponee to the recent circular have furniahed the facts and opinfons upon which the expectation of tho modification of this order is basod. The cirenlar roquosted the Collectors ot Customs to {uform the Ireasury whether, in their judgmont, teu daye’ timo is sufliciont for the properadjustment and liqutdation of dutien on goods imported tointerior porls of entry, Lettars io reeponso to thig cirenlar havo already lLecn recoivod trom Mr. Washburn, Culleesor 8t Port- land, Me,, Simmons, at Bostos, and from tho Coliectors at Pliladelphia and Mobile, Washe burn, ot Porttland, atates tuat 14 13 vtlerly e practicabla Lo adjust the dusica in that npace of tmo, Eimmons makes a_shmilar zeply. Tuo Collector ot Mobilo kavs thatif tho Inw is to La thus conetrucd vo goads will bo whipped to tha itevior from that port, The Collactor at 'liles i mnys that it ia quite {mpoueiblo to con- Pls with the canditiots of the Jasw within that tuno, oty Bunbamy, the new Aswistant-Sccratary of the Ticasury, who Is chargad with customis deciions, staies, howaerer, that the letter of tho Lliladelphis Collector doos noz give sutiefactory arguments in support of Lis opinion. Up to tlus timo no otlier auawern bave beon reeckved. Judge Baruhaw is much mote disposcd 1o con- gtine tho law as it s boen interpreted ty Wentern revenun ofticern than was his prede- cessor, Mr. Hartley, und it _ecems probable that he may conclude to ko modify it that it will La locs objectionablo to inlund importing intercets, AR LELANO STUKY ‘nfl)liuhnd yepterday 1a tleso dispatches will, it 8 unil, be maailed by tho oppunents of dr. Delano, and the detailed bistory of the other side, which Las beeu eo long announced, and +o smysteriously guarded, wiil now bo printed. Your correspoudent can only gay that thero ean ba no botter suthority upon tho subject mutter in quettion than that upon which the statoment in those dispatches laet night was mado, Amory the #torios which will bs givan by those who ecek: to diseredit the authority of these disatches, is this: Tho nttention of the Presiduut, it in seid, haa been called to tuis caso of tho Najalay~ gua elaim, in California. 'I'hia was a claim upen cortain mining prope:ty in the Baota Darbua mouutains, owped by Eugene Sallivan, the father-in-law of Bonator Joues, of Nevada, An sdvorso claim wes made to this proparty, snd Senator Jones {8 said to have charzed, in tho presence of both tho President and Secretary Dolano, tbat Jobn Delano had demondel ot Bullivan £5,000 as tho prico of o deeision favcr- abio to Sullivan, Tho story seeks to councet Dolano hero with this transaction. Ancther chargo lhkely to bo 1oado against son John is that ke has been engaged in improper trangactions in bounty land-warrants. lcan- while, there is no probability of the reslgnation of Lielano, Hus friends yiva out that ho cortain- Jy will not retivo under fire, and tho fro scowa likety to continue, 111 CHICAG0 CTAION-IIOUST. Bunorrismg-Architect U'ctior is expactnd hera to-morrow cvening. The report of th: oxaniin- fng ongivews is nearly comploted, and will doubtices ba presented to L'otter on Monday. As moro is learned of the dotails of this forthcoming report, 1t ia corisiu that it rec- ommends & practical rebwlding of tho walls, aud probably thetr total romoval. It has cowno out in tha course of tho examination of the booksa that, under the old contracts mado with Mugller, the Govornment kas already paid him for stone somothing over $1,000,000, Congreas- men now liero stato that the Chicago Custome 1louse dovelopmonts will doubtless tesuit in a gonersl inveutigation noxt_winter into tho mett- oda of coustructing sevoral pablie buildinze. GEN, BIERMAN'S MEMOUS aro roceivod hore with much curiosity by tho public men, Beveral of the Benators, who have oxamined the book, stato that they look upon i¢ 24 1 campaign docdment for Shorman for 1870, LEQINNERS, Edwards Picrrenont will enter upou tho duties of the Attorney-Geueral to-morrow, Ex-Senator Pratt mil also tuko cliarge of the Interusl Hevenus Bureau to-merrow. No imunedisto change In auy of the burcau officials iy cun- towplated. TIE BINUX CHIZVS, A dolegation of the Black Lills Sionx 1a ox- pected here to-morrow (Suudsy) mornlug., A largo nomber of tho Wealera Sonators nre horo to attend the Conforoucy, and somo of thewn say thint thoy do mot oxpect auy good results can come of 1t. TXPLORING EXTEDITIONS. Dr. Powell nnd Licut. Wheelor are making preparations for their respective oxpeditions to the Western Territorios this summior. Both the axpeditioun oxpect to startabout the 1st of Juoe, and some of them will ba ia tho tleld by mid- June. Lieut. Wheeler will sond a small party of oaturahsts to the Pacitic Coast aud some of tho Paciflo islands, The latter aro a comparatively uuosplored fleld. {40 the Associated Press.) VICLATION OF TIE POSTAL LAWS. Wasnixuton, D, C., May 1, —Tho Postmaster- Goaeral to-day Isenod an” order forbidding the pasmout by the Postmaster ot Ciucinuati of Bosl.ul wonoy-orderd drawn to the order of L. . Slue, who s engaued coaductiug o gitt-onter- prise. Al rogistorod lottera addraased to Siuo are to be returuod ta tho oflico from which thov woro matled. THE MINING TROUDBLES. Proapect of Peunce nt Williesbarroa Continued Disscusion ot ‘Cyronce Sueut Diapateh to The Chicado Tribune, WiLkespange, Pa., May 14.<The ten doys' notico which Watorman & Beaver gave lheir men to vacate the miuno-housea expired to-day. Somo of the tenants quickly moved out, and tho rest gignifiod their intention to do soina fow days, and thus the affair which had given prom- isu0 of o troublesowme sjcotment by the authori- ties, has passed without dinturbauce, ko Hutchinson & Payno collierics ars worklog a full forco under protection of a Bheril's posso, The roportsof the guard bofug tired upon bave been exazgerated, tho shots that aro beard during the nignt belug apparently for apoct rathior than with any zausderous ntent. I was Informed to-day at the ofico of President Parrish that relisble iwformation was recelvod by telograph from tho Schuytkul rogion so tho effect that the strike was drawing to a close, and thay the men would resume within a weol, Buch » #tep in tuo Schuyliadl would virtually end tho ktrilko throughous tho entiro coal-tleld, ‘Prroxng, Ya, May H.—Fitty men went to work at the Sterliug mines this mornlog. *Abous 11 o'clock a tight too't pirce botwoen o fow o= licomen and strikerys, nnd two of tho latter wero arrostod. The police force is not suBlciont to protect tho wiling workmen, L. G. Coulri, the editor of L'ltalia, who, on Mouday, was cape tired by the sirilicrs, is at Tyrone, with forty tulians, dotormined 3 put them ut work, with proper protoction, A military forco will te necossary (o suppross tho outragoa, About Lt the mou at tlio Powelton minos woro compolicd by tho strikord to stop work Iust uight. Stacu! Ineputsh to e Chicwa Lribunt. Tirrsiuto, Po,, May 14.—The minois iy tho Counellaville coke-region, botneen Broadfurd aud Mount Pleasaut, hiave Leon on b strike for goveral weeks past, Iecently they crganized in an armed tand of about 100, and weut to tho mines where men wero at work cud compellod them at tho risk of their lives 1o quit, Thuy be- camo & terror to l'ayetta uwn_u[vl, and to-day Bhorlf Mossmoro prooveded with 3 posso aud arceated foty-u'ns af tio riolers end conflacd theut in tho fail at Uniontown, i — RHCHIGAN LOGGINC OUTLOOK. Stecial Disvateh o The Chieago Tribune, Easr Sa0rxaw, Mich, Aay 14.—It has ralasd hard for two days, and & vast quantity of water hsa fallon, Stromms have arison rapidly and log-raftiug is tomporarily ausponded unhil tha water subuides. There will h; nolt?hu utlr.cnbllel og hung up, and all the mills wil l??l::llaf:yhcnolnscut. n‘:'uln witl belug down fw.ooo.ooo Loot suppoaed 60 be hung. [ A p 1 1 ¥ Py .