Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29, FINANCIAL. Merchants’, Farmers', & Mechanics Savings Bank, 76 OLARK-S8T., CHICAGO. INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES, Forte Seenity~Liberl Itest PABLE of ncrease of **Inveatment Certif. eatewy?? secnirod on Improved ronl cstate, bonrs tng Interosts pnyable In quarterty fnatalle ments, mt the Fnte of 7 310 per cont per an- wam. Skewing the acenmulation of autus lne Yested for the bonest of Children ar otliorst moand. An shreeed: Thes. Aocurmainied, 100 5 year 142,01 100. 18 yenrn, 249,07 100 21 yearn, 432,01 . 5 yonra, 710.10 . 300, 18 yenrs.. 1,740.85 500 21 yonrs. 2,161.53 000, 5 yenrw, Lazuay 000, o BdON 1600 4.321.10 atimated upon aredited on savings acount, aad fnvortod In INVKST- MRNT CERTIFIUATRS whonavar $100 is thus sccumu- orest, when dne, s hfi,udnu & Certificata has tha priviloga of examin- fog the of tho rust at aoy timo on calling at {heoffioe of tha Trustoo, 00 furwarded, and Ioterort, when duse, sein- wested, 1 dosired, or rumiited by draft or express %o any partof tho Unitod Blatos, Address SVDNKY MYRRS, Ma; 3 CLOAXS, LOAK OPENING! F«ield:fleiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Will open TO-DAY full assort- ment of ! MISSES’ & CHILDREN'S loth Cloaks, Latest Styles, of "their own im-- portation, to which inspection. is invited. WATCHES. ELGIN WATCHES. PRICES REDUCED. ‘Better Timo-koepern, Handsomer Watolies, and Low- or Prioes, than you can get by extending yotir patron- a8 Lo Bastern Manafactories. AVERY~In firet-clasa 3-07 Bilver Hig, Caso AVERY-—In New Btyls Open Fiat Silver Ost o, DADEN-~Jowelsd Cho. Balanco in 30z Gold | Hig. Oaso, Btam-Winding...ise.. s 15,00 {Firstclass Walch for Gentlemen,) All w arrantod by {he Company, FILES, BRO. & 00, 266 & 268 WABASE-AY, Wo bavo tho B. W. Raymand, the finest Americsn Watch made, in extra fine henvy 13-kt osacs, en- fravad, ranging m price from $100 {0 $100; de, Eigin 815,00 12,60 GRANY, UPRIGH, AND SQUARE PIANOS. TUE STANDARD PIANOS OF THE WORLD, FIRST of the GRAND GOLD MEDALS OF HON 'WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1667; LONDON, 1561?“' Bpecial attention in fully dlroctos dmjeovemeat i Sote Viknotorian e . 1 o1t NEW PATENT TONE-BUBTAINING PEDAL. This valuable and fmportant tnventton greatly en- largen (he capacity of the Plan ok of muateal effeates o Goton & HEag o Lyox k MzALY, General Agents for the Northwest, Btata and Monroo-ata., Cliicago, ARTISTIC TAILORING. LADIES' JACKETS, BXTRA STYLISE, VERY DURABLE AND SERPE[}P-FI'I'MG, MADE A BPECIALTY DY ELY & CO., Artistic Tailors, WADASI-AV., COR. HIONILOE-ST. XSTADLISHED 18, ETOVES AxD FURNAGES QUSHING'S TUBULAR P et Loubiva builetub i v IO Stove, Grale, and Furaate, ‘This discovery gives more heat from & given amouint of fuel, in open grates and Vrankiln_stove, than cloe ::fl'!l. Wa ha thirtecn 268 of furnaces. Cau war m 4o largeat chiuroh or smail recommend them for saft cout, 11A0¢ We eapocially Call end see, or send for circular, CUSIHING, WARNEN & 0, No. 68 Jf MISCELLANEOUS, = MWWWW.M.umsw.\I:- Banplted by Local Newsdealers 10 realdontn of Chicaygo on srrival of fat mall truin from New ¥ AEEES 41 on and ALt Beptembor 10,1 Gu0 Bews Butucriptfon by Mail, Wiroct rom oftigs, 63 Eonth, G2 6.0 8 year, post pald, flphac 'y posl g J. W. ENGLAND, Publisher, New York. Exposition Visitors Ditice Furuiture, Leddlug, aud oflier Housekeopy Articles, for -u;:'.:) 40 per ceut upder usual raica by © ., Auctionee: - 80 and &3 Fast Tandoiph-e ~DYEING AND OLEANING. . DYEING. (AL 120 Geatlemen's Garmente dyed aud clasasd 4 PEGiTON FRNOY STEAM DYE HOUSE, * 190 Rowdh Clazk, 10§ Liinoly, and 263 W, Madison-ats e | POLITICAL. PALMEH HHUSE, A Strong Coalition Between CIrIoAGoO, Republicans and Reform- The Largest and Best Furnished ers Mary land, House in tho World! Js Morrison Harris Placed in .Nom- ROOMS, WITH BOARD H 2 inatien for Governor, From $8 to $5 ACCORDING TO LOCATION. ENTIRELY_F_IRE—PROOF! To the Proprictors of Toteln in Chicago, pat-ticnlarly tha ¢ Pacific,” who aro falsely advertisitig ‘their Ho- tela an practically firo-proof, aud yet payiirg Ui per cent for fnsuratico: Having erccted o Five-Proof Hotel, st an adiditional cont of construction of over hinlf & million of doliara, and Dbelog unwilling any Hotel in Chirago ahould claim oxemption from fire, and not be en'.iiled to 1t, T Tierely challenge any of you to the follaws ng trial ffer the claning of e Ixponition. The Cb tef Proprietor of any THotel may bring on i back all e kindling e can_corry to any chinmber io the Paln or Ilouss proper (not Incliiding {he Wabash svanue ex! ensfon), in which chambor the furnitiire, carpets, cur tains, aud mirrorn 270 to remaln an they NOW 8re, A fira may then bo it fn tho middlo of the room, afler which the door alunll b kopt closed for one bove, 1f, atthe expira- 1ion of that time, the firo hae 7,0t spread beyund the rooin, tho propriciar of the ‘pposing Hotel i1 to poy for the dmpage by, fire and r.moke to the furniture, etc; but, if the firo oxten/ss bayond tho imite of the room, thera wiY not boau g charge for the damsge, but I will pay U6 proprictar ilvs thousand dollars, on condition, hov ever, thr.c 1 haven like privileye after- ward, on $ho 7 ame oy, of carrying s liia fuad of kind. liug to sny ck ambes of the opposing_ Hotel, and, if 1 do not reduo 5 it S0 ashen in one hoiir, 1 will pay the Tropriotors of tho Hotel all damage to the furniturn 04 room, 1 und twenty thonsand doliars besides, Depoeits of (e moucy 1o be mads fu any Lisik that may bo W read upon, Thin cli: \lleuga sy lio acceptad entire, or simply as to'the O ~proof quality of the Faliner House. FOTTER PALMER. SAERMANHOUSE CEICAGO. Prices Roduced to 83, 83,60 and 84,50 per Day, The mest Klegant Hotel fu the city, 310 Superb Tooma, magnilicently furniabed and provided with baths ;' cutirely Gro-proof, Location in' Liaineas cen- WoOU'S HOTEL, Nos, 34 and 36 East Washington-st., Opp. Fiokl, leiter & Co,'s Rotail Dry Goods Btore, and adioining D, B, IMek's Whalarsle MUlinery Store, GEO. B, FALMER (Iate of City HoteD), Clerk, 0. BANDS, Proprietar, $2.00 per Day. The Lees houna for §2 por day In the country, DINNER SETS, IN ‘Whitie French China, Decorated China, Porcelain Opaque, Best White Granite, Parisian Granite, ‘WLICH VILL BE OFFERED AT EXTRAORDINABY BARGAINS. A. PICK, 278 STATEH-ST. SHIRTS. SHIRTS! To order, of tho best fabrics in wse. Full lines in stock of our own manufacture, 'We are properod to mako Shirts to order in eight hours, when nodessary. WILSON BROS, MEN’S FURNISHERS, 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago. Pike's Opera Wouse, Cincinnati, . VINEGAR, I RECEIVE FIIOM A QUAKER FARMER In Now Jorsey, his Entlre Prodnot of CIDER VINEGAR. IT I8 WARRANTED" STRICTLY PURE, And from my knowledgs of the article sold under that namo in (his market, T can say that I sall the ouly PURECIDERVINEGAR THAT 18 SOLD [IN CHIUAGO, C. TATUM, Wine Merchant, 140 EAST MADIRON.ST. __BASE BAL BASE BALL. Only Four !Io;v:—(]:-:.ro:cs This Seazon, PHILADELPHIAS vs. CHICAGOS This, end Saturday, Aflernooa at 3:30. JAH, WOOD, Manager, Torther Inflation Deprecated and Early Resumption Demanded. Massachusetts Democrats Re- nominate Gaston for Governor, Charles Francis Adams’ Chances for the Repuhlican Romination. Tho New York Liberal State Conven- tien Adopts a Hard-Money Platform. Unsuocessful Attempt of the Demo- orats to Capture the Con- vontion, A Handful of Minnesota Anti-Monopolists Repudiate the Public Deht. The Republicans Beginning to Organize in Chicago. .The Opposition Still Discussing How to Call a Convention, ‘Why They Go to the Sherman House---Keeley's Record. IN GENERAL. MARYLAND REPUBLICANS. RTATE CONYENTION AT BALTIMOLE. Bartrztong, Md., Sept. 22.—The Ropublican Btate Convention reassembled to.day at the now Assembly-Rooms. Archibald Bterling, Jr., the Chairman of the Weatmiuvater Committao of Con- fersnce, submitted a report that they found that the organized frionda of roform consiated of tho organization kanown sa the ** Citizons’ loform Party.” and the eommitteo appoiuted by the mooting beld at the Masonic Temple, in Balii- more, on Bopt, 7, knowa as the ‘‘Merchants’ Committee.” Aftor a full, frank, and har- ‘monious conforence with tho Commitiess of said organizations, your Committes pgreed ou the solection of ths following candidates for Gov- ernor, Attorney-Goneral, and Comptroiler, as the Reform tickot: For Governor, J. Morrison Harris ; for Attorney-General. B. Tencklo Wallia; for Comptroller, Edward Wilkins. Tho gentlo- men named bave esruuad their fall sympathy with tho movemont for soform. Tho 1eport was adopted, and tho tioket wdorsed. No dele- gation was prosent from Cocil, Charles, Nicorni- <o, or Woroestor Counties. ‘Tho Committeo on Reralntions not bein, ready to roport, a rocess was taken titt 2 o'clock thin aftornoon. i On roassombling, tho Committco on Resolu- tiona roported as follows: We, tho ropresentatives of the Republiean party of tie Bists of Maryland, in Conventlon assembicd, while adloriug to thoso prinoiples which that partyhss in tha past so trfumpbantly vindicatod Lefors the Amori- can peapls, noverthisloss, being satisfied that it is the firat aud imost {mperative duty of every Ropublican to ed-operwte with those patriofio citizens of Maryland ‘wha Liave 80 nobly Iguored party ties aud party ques- tHona, and aro engaged in an earneat effort to rostora honest and pure govorument to our Btate, 1t is thero- fore and resolved that wearo earnestly in favor of Lhe bonert and economical sumiuistration of the Governmont, both Alato and uatioual ; of the ful- fllmeat of overy plodgo na fo the payment of our Ginle and genoral ~obligatons; of s roturn to spocie paymont ¢ tha earliest practicablo moment, and a coseation of all furtuer expouion of tho ours rency; the squal taxation of all property, of whatuver kind Inthe Hiato: the appropiiation of Blale money for urposes only; and the ovemont an G mL e port of tho 1, “hat wo deprecato the corruption_exieting in the administration of the State Goverument of Marylaad, and hail with joy tho uprising of the peopie o dvstroy the ringe and sliques List have fastonod their fange on tha vitala of the Htato: snd.wa do heroby pledge our- solves to oxpose, donaunce, sud punish venality aud corruption among publlo officlals whenevor and wher- over 1% may bo discovered, and to this ead wo invita tho - cardisl co-operation of Republicans turonghout tho Hlate with thoss who Lavo nominated and secured tha socoptance of Morrison Harris for Governor of Marylsnil, 8, Teacklo Wallin ns Attornoy General, and Cal. Edward Wilkine as Comptrollor, and we Learitly recommend them {0 our votors as mon eminently uitable for thelr rewpoctive positions, belng both honeat and capable, he resolutions wore uuanimously sdopted, snd the Convaution adjourned elne dio. b SO PARTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATIU ATATE NOMINATIONH. Spectal Dispatch to The Chizaan Trivuns, YoncesTER, Masa,, S8cpt. 24.—The Democratio Siate Convention to-dsy was a largo and on- thusisatio body, and accomplished its work with unusnal barmony aud succoss. Tho tickot ia, at leant ns to the first two namos on 1t, the strong- evt that party could put into tho fleld, and tho other names do not ndd any oloment of wenk- ness. Gnaton bas boen a discroet, liboral, and popular Governor, ogainat whom the only ob- Jection Ropublicans make fa that ho is a3Demo- crab, GEN, DARTLETT, is ono of the most populsr soldlors in the Btate, s man whowo courage, patriotism, aod ability aro indieputable. [s {8 the man who made ut Loxiogton, last April, tho ringing plea for justioo to the Bouth and reconstruction. That did as mach aa anything to bring about the goad foeliog of the 17th of June demonstration. Whotber he will accept the nomiustion is not know, but it is known hie has been one of tho most earnest of Republicans who would not sup- port the Administration, w-«wm‘m‘l‘emm.m QEQROK I, MUNEOE, F tho nominee for Becrotary of Htato, is anothar SA I d E:. Liberal Ropublican, and one of the signers of the Bird-Banborn addross taaued last wuck, He 1s au ‘i i e editorial writer on the Saturday Kvewing (azette, a groat bargain, large lot - | and polittesl correapondent of the Hastford Courant, chinory, with ahafiin = uomn“;',’:fi. New York Tyibune, of loys, fixtures, eto., al 'set up n’run- m’:‘nu other uomiices ars Democraty o good staud- mng order. Will pay any person| - TUE YLATYORM wishing maochiner: 88 it must be sol once. Apply to to look attar it, et some price at J. L. REE 177 East Madinon-st. oeati — _ TOILETINE. RN Toiletine speaks on the cusrency question, the Y1ctions of the lurgo iajority of both partics i chuselts, and in_ other reapocts It bs a very good ducue ment {0z cmpaign purposcs. 1ia emphaiic deciaius tious touching the setilement of War lsuuce will msko it casy for diwsifected Bepublicans 1o accept it. Iu ahort, the Democratio narly Liss put ita beat foot fore- moa roudly and confidently, sud overy Repubiican kuvws thst the Blak b0 recovered only by tho nout self-denying and strenuous utforts, DELEGATES TO BEPULLICAN CONVENTION, 'The election of diligates to the Republican Con- deliborste con- Mnsaae tlon, 111 Le hiedd tlle day wook, gues for. Tistush pomi £ Dosultying e complacion, | Yark. - Cauiuses s beid ey’ wight, *3%om s iy bt N,mmlw‘_:bcs-uu Used moiet | fourthtoa ihird of the dal are now chosen, i L el 0 ek Sy | Bt s aadidate s advatage i s de- ve se1ed abou atcs for Sald by Drugglats eamcy whace, Aloxxides B, Bics Mash Fridey mighb, Mz, B Bas CHICAGO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1875. Iribwy T I i Aany, = <8 £5 Eg &7 x J Jo been ahewd in the tally, althogh the country tawna }iave elncted more delegates able to Dr, Loritg thiau to Mr, Rior, but last nipt Worcester put & new plisse on the matter by chosing thirty delegates, sniong them Congreesmau feorye F, osr, all of whom name CHARLER FRAN1S ADAMS a8 thelr firat clintee, Xantham ton had already chosen 10 Adamia delegation, and of be delegates elected the preferences of about one-fourh are not yot declared, The likelihond now fn (haton the first ballot Mr, A wil bo s stron tiirc which, 1a connection o coniction of the Itin men ihat Loring can- et bo electod Af nominated, md thedr lurking donbt whether Rico can, will make Adama’ poaition & guod one, The ction of the Demerale to-day will better hin chagces, 'The Republicai Convention will bo & sertoun.minded and fntereatitg one, Anoslior Lhing that hus bappned fo-day i) embe sare tho Republican cause, Tie restorstinn of Post- mipter Burt by the Prosidont, fter the whole body of Loaton merehants bad congeatilated themaeives npon geling rid of him, will bate caisiderable 1ntiuence on the YoULg m thin city, (1 ihie’ Aseoréntdt 1 THE STATK 1K Wonarurrn, Masn,, Sept. 22.-The Democratic Blata Convention met to-lay, and vae cslied to order by Cul, Arpinwall, the Chatrman of the Htato Central Committe, who sunounced that Inst year'a candidate for Governor, W. M, L, fmith, of Hpringfeld, had declined to serve sain, aud that they woull also meed A jew candidate for Attorney-General, Tha Hon. Ilward Avery, of Brain- tree,wan Presidcat, and made of suine length, 10 whieh bio declared the Deto 8 party, to bam favor of bard money, ond i wai o lald down in_ their last Natloual Conventivn, homeer individual opinious may differ. aton weas renominted unanimously, and Gen. W, P, Bartiott was nominzed by acclaraation for Lioutenani.Governar, Hecrelay of Hiate, Georgn II. Munroo; Treasurer atd Reodver{ienoral, Weaton Huwlnd ; Attorney.Genoral, Grorgs . Feery ; Audit- or, Jobn E. Fitzgerald, TIE PLATFMN. The following platform waa wapted : The Domocrats aud Liberal 3epublicans of Mnssa chiunctin assembled, by thele daegates, in convention, to conaider tho public exigency,aud orgauize for tha great work of political reforin, appealing b il botiest men for co-operation in their clorts, declare aud af- firin o the basis of this nction ; First—\Ve reitersto tho doclarstion comprebensively made by the Natiopal Convenliwn in Cincinnatl and Baltimore fn 1672, sccepting the secent ameodments to tho Federal Coustitution as s full, Sual, sud perma- uent adjuntioent of the political wutroversies incident 1o the late War, Seeond—WWo demand for Unioy support in the full vigur of all it constitutionl powers ua wu- Brflno autherity, utteely repudiating all clalm of right y suy Htate to tecede from the Laon or to nullify ita Inwr, aud dewand for each State, ua cqually inviolablo rigbt, to goveru itself at its own gleasure, subject only to limitatione and ubligations of tae Fed Constitu- o, Third—In the interesta of pusiic morals, the na- tion’s credit and common welfare, wo oppuse BuY further fasue by tha Government of currency jncou- vertjble into gold, the world™ reeymizod woasure of value, and we favor the epeedy retiirn to sgecie paye menls an ouscutial to the revival of commerce, busi. newz, and credit of the country, and to the welfaro of the laboring manses. Fourta—Wo srealgn tho Republican party for ita ex- travagant expeaditiro and profiiiate waste of {he pea- plo's mioney § for (s corriiption 5 for its peculations § for its contetnpt of constitutional obligations : for {ta cztortimato increnso of sinccures sud of salaries of ou public officers 3 for §ts oppresaivo, unjust, and do- fective system of taxation, finance, and currency, which hinve dograded public and private morality, aud Lrought 1pon ua the present dopreesion in commercial whd industiial interesta of the country; for itk ce- trulization of powor, snd it encolrsgement of monap- alies and corporate carfuption 3 for ita continuance of lnmmllmmnl und dishonest men i ofice, and for It enersl mismanagement of both of State aud Fogeral jovertupents, Fyth—=\We vlew with olarm the ncrease In this Com- mouwealth under o Republican Administration of the pubile deht by Emdlaal appropriatioun for objocts not demsnded Ly the public interests, Wo denounce un. uscessary inxation as a great crime, We demand ra- duction Ju State vxpenditurce, rigid economy, aud the utmost Hmitation of the practice of mortgaging the in- ‘nlllultr: of tho future for purposcs of doubtful expe~ izt —Tho Inferaets of capital and Iabor ara {denti- cal, aud auy attempt to prodiice antagoniemn Letween tho two miist bo Injurious to both. We favor such legiulation ns will sccuro 10 boih an open ficld and fair pay, and to both oqual righta and just rewards under [ . Sercnth—Wo eongratulate tho oo efitzens of the Commonwealth upon tho removal of thn odious pro- hibitary law from the atuto books, atud wo contident- Iy oxpect that thu prescut Liw, with such moditicationa #a oxpericncy shall nugget, will tond topromote pub- lic order and morality, snd the best inlerests of temperance, ighth—The Democratie party belloves in & govern- ment of the puople, by the Jeopiv, for tho peopie, sud therefors opposes auy consiftatlousl amendmienta Yl i or reatrict tho eloction of pablic otlcors by the poople, Ninta—\Wo takio an_honest pride in tho cordial and enthusisetic approval by the people of the whoo coun- try on tho 1711 of June, 1876, of the policy of reconcil- intlon, penco, and " fratornity advocatea by.tho Demo- cratlo nnd Liberu! Ilopublican parties in 1¥72 and we wolcome with eapeclal satiafaction tho avaurance that tbat policy will Le insugurated by the Administration 10 bu placed in pawer iu .47d, Tho remining reeclutions commend to the peopls of tho Btate (he nominoes of the Convention, ‘To following were slected Daleyates ut Largo to thie Natlonal Copvention: T, A. Coliins, G. W, Gill, J, G Abbott, und Edward Avory, with four aliernstives, Aujourned sine dle, esapei NEW YORK LIBERALS. 3 A PLATFOEM ADOPTED, Aupaxy, N. Y., Sopt. 22,—Tuo Liboral State Couvontion to-day adopted a platform, including $lio followiug resolutions : That wa conalder it eelf-ovidont that thero can be o sound currency but coln, or paper convertiblo into enfn o demand, and thut without o speedy Teturn to which, national disaster {hreatous, s That tho whole system of civil scrvico Bieeds ro- forn, ‘That military autbority be subordinato to tho eivil, That a singhs Presldentlal term s enough, That local self-government {8 the Laais of frco gov- erumont, and that fordblsmterforenco with this right of Btalcs usurps it. ‘That soctal, aivil,and political tests, discriminsting Tace and oolut, aru'futal ta- equal and exact justice to alimen, That he orlginal and the amend:monta of the Feder- al Constitution are _obllgatory in ther tost, apirit, and in their judicinl oxposition, subject uelther to Lxccu- tive caprices, 107 40 the exigencios of parsonal govern- o, "Tuit froo presa la the bulwark of frecnica, That municipol righits be ru&nclcd, monopotes ro- prowsd, and oconoiay fu- publio ekpanditiros ob Tt the minimum of taxation_be secured, pecuta- torw punished, and corraption of public morals ban- tahed, ¥t canal reform be upheld, and the school fund be sacredly dovoled to oUr preseut syatem of cominon schiools, and that sppropriatious of the puovlo's money Lo seclarian uses cease, “Fial bribery aud corruption aro tho canker of he body politic, atid should bo pursued through all their subilo fors aud the guilty punished. ‘Thiat we condenn_ the National Administration for ta legel and opprosaiva”acta; for lis relontion of corrupt men in oitice s for ita shiftiug and unstable palicy i tho administration of the Anances ; for ite fhitatlon of tho _currency, its fraudulot pretouss to tho contenry notwithatanding ; for 1ts extravagant ox- penditures and fia genersl disregard for sa Intalligent ‘public opi on, “Fliat tho Liveral Republicans {n tho fitata of New Yory o not tuink it necessary or usoful to nominate a Btuto ticket ; they do theraiore recomumend to the Liberal and Tidependent voters of the Hiato to sup- port thoro_canaidates slready in nomination whoso cliarw ler and eaperienca they moat approve, and who, i thelr judgment, will earuestly aud ohiciently co- operate with Gy, Tilden o his work of admiuistra tave reforin, "Tho following, offerod by Mr, Bliss, waa not adopted: Riecolued, That, by indorsing the action of the Demo- cratis party i $ho cauvsss, wo do but reatiirim the principles wnd policy of tho Liberal party since 118 orgauization ; thiat the Demooratia boral par- tica are now Identical {n alms and purposes s and that wo do hereby Leartlly sdupt and recowmend for sup- portthe ylatform sod candidates of the Democratio party, lately adovled ot Byracuse, ss (he piatforn and andlstes of the Livorsl pusty of tho Blata of New ok, Adjourned sine die. ——— THE MINNESOTA REPUDIATORS. A STATE CONVENTION OF TWENTY NEN. Myectal Digpatch to Tha Chicam Trivune, OwaTonzNs, Mn, Sept. 22.—The Anti-Mo- nopoly Dolegata Btate Convention, consisting of about twenly wmen, reproseuting sevon counties, wet hove this afternoon, and, afier considerablo opposition from a winority of. ex-Repubiicaus, made up a Stato tickel by selecting the Gavern- or, Secratary of BState, Btate Auditor, and Chief Justice from tiio Democratio ticket, the Lieuton- nut-Gavernor aud Attorney-Cienersl from tho Temperauce tioket, nominating E. Dike, tho present fucumbent, for State Treasurcr; A, J, Edger- ton, the lale ducuibent, for Ratiread Commisslouer ; and Sherwood Hough, the jwescal lncumbent, for Clork of the Buprene Court, The Gouvention also amended its platform of July last by substituting roso- lutions declaring cloarly for Trussury notes us u le tonder for all publio or private obligations ; that the Natloual-Bank currency sbould ba withdrawn in favor of tofs currency, and that the Govgrnment’s bondet dubt sbould be Lought in with 1,65 tduvertible bouds, payublo fu apecie or curreiey, at fhy option of iho uvernmont, e M MISCELLANEOUS. LETTER YBOM VICK-VRKSIDENT WILION, Bostox, Bept. 42, —The following is published : DTG, Mase., Bepls SdTv bt Bilabor of Ui Listuny Jewrnely T 824 I your m::‘c cfthiy m::minudb- el from Worceater, atating {hat * Vico-President Wilon wauld sccept 'the Republican nomination for thuvernor, and conaider 4 the greatest complimeut evor paid tobim," Tlighly ae T should value such sn honor, & senso of *obligation and duty to the country mould uot penalt me to accept & nominstion, were it tendrred by Lbe unauimous voice of the Convention, (Sigued) Hrxar WiLsox, M'LFAN COGNTY, ILL. Apecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tridunt. Broosixatoy, 111, Sopt. 22.—The Independ- ent County Couvantion of McLoan County was beld hore this aftornoon, Out of twenty-nine townships, lans than halt wore roprasented, and several of Lhoss woro reprosentod by dologates without eredentisls and admitted on rosolution, The followlug nomiuations wore made : Survey- or, Jra Merchant, of Bloomington ; Trossurer, Hawmuol Lowis, of Hudson; County Buperin- tendent of Behools, to till vacancy, Joseph Car. tor, of Normal. Itosolutions cailitg for tho re- peal of the Reaumption law were adoptel and the Cen trai Committeo ordere1 bo circulate petitioun for klina. tuzes calling on Congress for fta repesl, B, L, Went, 1, D, Lewln, I, L. Phillips, Joveph Springer, and 1, &, Grigaby wera chiosen aa the Central Comritiee, — Of the nomincen, Merchsnt and Carter are furiner Kapuie licnns and woldiers, 1ewis wea formerly a Democrat, The Central Comtnittee ix of muck tho estne complex- onan it hisy been, AIOTX CITY, Suernl Dlagaten (0 The (Riron Teibune, Ftoux Crry, 72, —khn Auti-Motiopoliate, rarehiead Hepubili cratn beld o mongrel Conventivy 1o.day nd went throngh the farce of nominating R, W, Luther, of Cherukeo, for Itepresentative of tho Heventy-nrat District, in opposi- t10n to 0. W, ltae, the Wspublican cundidat TEKLS, ILL. Spreial Dirmteh o The Chicagn Tribune, yrxiy, 1L, Sept, 26,~The Hepubiican County Cone rentton to-day nonunated Tohn ¥, Beesley for County Treasuter, ud Joseph L, Hayward for Surveyor, pioid s il LOCAL. OPPOSITION CENTRAL COMMITTEE. HOW TO CALL A CONVESTION, An adjourned meeting of tho Coniral Opposi- tion Committece of Cook County was held lnst ovening ot the Sherman IHouse. Among those present were A. C. Hosing, \Washington llesing, therif Agnew, PLil Conley, Jobn Comiskey, ‘fom Folsy, C. 5. Camerou, Eam Ashton, Joe Forreat, ex-Ald. Gardoer, Ald. Lyoch, Frank Adoms, Tom Hoyue, Johu 3. Rouutree, J. R. Doolittle, Jr., Gen, Lieb, Georgo A. Eaton, Aid. Murphy, L. J. Msher, Willinwn Bellinghausen, W. €. McClure, Anten Berg, James Bonfleld, Heory Ackhoff, Goorge Von Hoilen, C. Castlo- man, Henry Harms, C. G. Puschek, Mr. Conley called tho meoting to order. On motion, vacancies were lliled in tho repro- gentation of the wards, Capt, A. J. Smith was appointed from the Firat Ward, This wus the ouly vacaucy that bad the good fortune to bo filled. The meeting was not inclined to fill. Mr, W. Hesiog said ho undurstoad that TIE COEMOPOLITAN CLUB bad appointed a committeo to oxpress its opin- tou of tho mauner of holding the Convention, Mr. Rountreo, of that Committoe, reported tho appointment of the Committeo. A voto was takou in tho Club as to how tho Convention should bo constituted. Sevoral modes wero suggested. Obo wos that a number of persons resident in o ward be salected from the poll-lists, and teu bo drawn out of every hundred. Anotlier was tuat tuls Commitiee appolist Aivo oitizens of the ward tu sclect delegater, A third wus o hold primary mestings, To Lavo ihere meetings properly couducted, 1t wan proposed that this Commitice appotnt the judges of clocuion for each ward, Tno lsat-named sugges- tio was sdopted, The report was sccepted, E1-Ald. Gnrdner espicd & member of the Jefersan. {ans, und wanted to kiow tho views of that Club, A meuiber reininded him, tnat aving bad no mectiny as vet, (ho Club biad 0o fixed Views, The mecting witl be el to-night. v alr, Von lallen objocted to TIE MIGRATONY CHABACIER of thic mocting, lie baving just returned 1tum a Gftoen- inutes' search therefor, Ho Loped they would meet somowhere clse,~tno Cosmopolitan roowms, or mny- whoro, Tlie Chalr took on cconomlenl view of the situation, snd ontiounced that their prosent quarters were rra- tutlously provided, whereas the last were paid for, He called on komebody 1o say something. 3ir, Rountres wanied 10 know what sort of mesting it was,—a Committce meeting, or & meeting of the Comniities snth cllizenn, “The Clialr announced that 1t waa & joint meoting for the sako of heariug suggestians s to the beat wode of caliing a Qouventlon, 3z, ltountroe moved that 1t bo the senso of thone assembled that the Convention bo constituted of dele- foves clocted st tho primary meotinge, 8. 8, Garduer opposed the motion a8 out of or- Me didu’t yropose to lot tha citizens prosent take ol of thie mooting and run it, Gen, Liob wanted to kiow what the citizena wore to express thoir opinjona o, Ir, Goary said that tho Cosmopolans expressed thomeclyes n favor of primaries. 1o wanted 1o Lave the Committea aetiln 1he mattor onn way or anotlier. John Comiskey fnsusted on flling up vecuncies in the Comuittce before dolng anythiug else, Then he would propose ta get tha opinlon of tio citizens on the modoof ealiing tus Convention. Mr. Hening_oxplained that J, H.'McAvoy lived in e Fourth Ward, snd not the Fifth. There was a va- caney, thorefore, in ibe ¥ifth Ward, 3, Gardner wizain roso to say that the motion of Mr. Rountrea was out of order, He dida objoct to dis- cussion. e did object to baring thy mecting pledged rilcuar mode of action, erou eaid 0o method of holding s Conven. 1ton had yet bosn devised supezior to the primaries, WItEN TRE PRIMARIES WERE ASSAILED blow was struck at democratic institutions, A bum- mmer Liad an much Hght 10 & Yol s & gentleman, The frauds st tha primaries Wero duo 1o fhe neglect of the volerw, who Jeft the poils in the hands of bummers, 1o opposed suy unovation, Tue pullic would not sub- mit tauoy such lan as Mr, Uushan’s, The propar mannor for tho Commiites 10 act in was to hold pri- marics, “INioda vacancics again camo up, and the Chair want- od them sutiled. Mr. Von Hollen said Lio aaw no business to do but get tho views of the people. It was decided o postpono filling vaesncics, after some discussion. MR, ONAHAN 8aid hio would like to trespass on the attention of the meeting, espocially aa a plan had been spoken of for holdiug' » Conventiou, &ail to Lave ems- osted from bim, He bhad polnted out tho objections (o' two methods of calling irocera or os, 1{u Lad mentioned the wheel-of-for- tune play becsuso it bad Leon suggested 10 him. 1t ‘wau bo plan of bis, There could be no questiou that tho mods which woulld ploass tko publio would bo the old, popular apposl o the priumacy eauct, —providud that that sppeal shiould be guarded from the abuses which had bosn resorted o by both rurties, 1f judges of electon wers judiciously solocted there would bo 10 quostion as 10 the character of thadelogatos elocted, For one, ho would object 10 auy star-chambor nomins. tions, which, however reputable, might nol represent by wisbes of the people. TLost were hls views. Mr, Garduer wanted to move that the priucies bo buld in the ususl wsy, tho detalls 1o be arranged by the Ceutrul Comumittee, uud 80 wovud, ‘Anton Berg thought the sction rather hasty, Henry Ackboff thought it hasty, too, and moved to lay it ol the table, whereupon Ar, Gardner withdrew his motion, The ylewn of the Jeffersonian Oluh wero calisd for, Nr. Vou Hollen moved to adjourn forono week from to-miorrow (this) evening at the club-roum of tha Snerman Mouse, - The moton prevailing, the Com- nittee adjourned, 1t leaked out after adjonrnment that tho reason the Committes mot in the Bliertusu Houss was that AMr. Greenobaum doclined to give it theuseof his Lall without paymeut {u sdvance, REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. TUX POUBTEENTH WAKD, A meeting of the Republicaus of ths Four- toonth Ward waa held last evoniog {n Beng's Hall, No. 750 West Lake atreet, for the purposs of or~ gauizng a Ropublican Club. Ths mesting way called to order by William Wilhsms, J. O. Uaincs was electod Bocrotary pro tem. A mo- tion was made and carried that o cowmitteo of five be appointod by the Chalr, which Committee should suggeat tho names of oflicers for the new Club, aud of twanty-ono meu who should vousti- tute » Campaiyn Committeo. Col, Jamos Quirk, BT GIlL, O, G, Dickeon, A, L. Biad- loy, and Jobn Beuz wore appoiated. While the Commiitoc were out soma aliort spoechies wero uiado Ly Messrw, Beard, llainos, sud others, L, I, White, o colored graduste of Oberltu College, was prescut, anid called o for & speech, but_decliued on_sccouut of & sovere cold contracted whilo speaking in bebalf of thu Hopublican party eleawhiore. "o Commitios baving retusned, ite re) :nkd and adopted, Ths fullowlny sre oted 3 Preaident—Willian Wiltiams. B“’l:r-l'nndn\“—\'. Kuobloch, Jumu Flood, and L, White, Secretary—Quy D, Qould, Trénaurer—B. 0, Qi . CANPAION COM E, Firat Precinci—Y, Quirk, W. M. Dobeon, Conrad Raller, J, 'r-rrr. W, Grsy, Hecoud Preclact—A, ¥, Dradley, J. Plie, Jobu Mens, Willum Schade, Fr. l, Haius, Third Preciuct—James ¥, Uliver, B Nararas s %y omch, ¥, O, Durdick, -~ Fourtl Procinct—Willlam Baas, % Dizon, Frank Buith, homaa Jeskon, sad —- ) Tl\w--uo“:'u.k seiziad gt myen members 6L cunventions,—either by tho star-chamber tho primarfs Tt wa proe o oftivers wo~ i) PN NUMBER 30, the Csmpaign Committee conetitute s quorum for the transotion of busine After une or (wo other epeechns, the meeting ad- Journed, t meet at the call of tha Vrestdenz, THE TUIAD WARD. A tneeting of Tlepublicann of the Third Ward wan eallod for lant evening at No, G13 Bialo atreet, hat owing Lo lack of proper notification only a small num- ber wers called out, Mr. F. C, Vierling calied the meeting 10 order abiout 0 o'clock, and an immndiate sdjournment was voled to Baturday avenlug, at which time rouning rally of the Ilepublicans will b bad at e eame place, THP, TIURTEENTIL WARD, At a meeting of tha Republicanc of the Thirtoeuth Ward, held at No, €02 adison atreet, $n pursustice 1o 8 call publisbed fn the daily paper for the oryuniz- tios of & Ttapublican Club, the followiug buslaoes wos transacted: Mr, I, Cleveland waa ele:tud bresldent, a0d L. R, Carpenter Becretary, aud the folloeiug per- #0ns an Executive Committes to procurs a hali for the uso of the Club, viz.: L 1, Whiting, Georgn M. Keed, Alexsnder White, On motion o r, Whitlig, tha Club then adjourned, o at Gwnleda Jall, ot the corner of Madison and Robey strects, st i p. m. Wodnesday, — MISCELLANEOUS. RAELRY'S FENIAN RYCORD. Tn the Iditor of The Chicado Tribune : Cicsan, Sopt. 22,—Haviog road sn articlo in your paper of this dato under the hending of **Miko Keoley's Fonian Hecord Vouched For," and having road ssid articlo earefally, and fail- iugtoneo the powta in tho samo light Mr. Hcanlan would lave the public sce them, and baviug besu o Fonian, with all the namo imphes, 1 focl as though there is something very weak in Mr. Kecley to bo laviog claim to Fenlanism at this Iate day without wora satisfactory proots than,are contained in this whitewashing letter of Mr. Scanlan, In tho first place, Mr. Kecloy's record hss been, amoug tho s~ Jority of Liw counlrsmen, as opposed to Fonianiam, and soro of his friends of to-day elaan Mr, Keeley 58 being oo senaltle s wman to b n Feusan, But (o the letter of Mr, Bcantan, Inalinding to the excitement which ran high among thuss opposed to Fenlaniam he saya: * About that timo (o 85, Fate rick'n Day Convention met 3 sutue of tho raclettes ree fured to nct unlens tho Fenisns wers culr iclsed, which the Convention refused o do, A wecond convention 1o celubrate St, Patrick's Day waa catied by the socie- tlex who refused 10 act with tue Fenlaaa, They placed you [Kecley) in the position of Maralal, wi when you Leard, you refused,” ete, et why “in tnc' ‘name of ' comimuou o wib Miko Keeley elocted Marshal of that procession 18 10 was, as Mr, Scaulan clsims, o Fenlay, and con- tributing money 0 the cause? 'And then, agrin, Mr, Scanlau, 1 s auzlety to have Mr. Keeley act right e Tore the'public fn_ the Canadiat uffair, 82 » mecting called st Burke's Hotel; fuvitationn were seut to Afty or sixty infiuential Iriblimen of Chicug: sud only tiiree or four attended (Jolia ¥, 3. Keeley aud two othiers), That meeling must hava beco called 1usido of tho Iast few dayw, wiLlh some ofher object ln view than {uvadiug Cauada ; for, if auch » tic g wak called during thoexcitement 'at the tinie of the Csnads muatter, will any Jrishman bellevo that only three or four would respoud to that call? MBut, 40 Mr. Kecley s what the writer of ' that lctter clafus Wim to be, ke certainly cen show a better hand than he Lina iown, and 10 anw will be tnore willing to du Lim Juntice than those who ouly wish for the truth to la known in the matter, But, 1f_poseible, give tho public omo fucts, Mr. Keeley, un Jobn P, Scanlan's whitewaeh 1y altot gethier too thin. CLaN-NA-GATL, M. WOLCOTT., The statement made Sundny that Mr, Alezander Wolcott, the Liroeent County Survesor, was ot u cane didsto for_renomiustion by the Hepihlican Conyen- tion, 1s sid by that gentieman 1o be incorroct. Mo in o caudidate, and has been on the track all the time eltico frat elocted. HESING AND NELEE. Mr. Henitig I tiow cerlain of o triumphaut election 8 Caunty Treasurer nost fall, oo #lon yestarday wbich Iu viorth to him {housands of Yoles, The grest and infuealssl Louin Nelke, tho tmost cloquent Germun_on the North bide, next ta Ar, Adolnh Muctler, who lias Liezetofors opposed 3r. Hiewing with all his in‘ght, and was un Immeie obsti- Clo 10 Lis way to success, bae bewn captured, und his eloguent volco wiil Lercatter rasound o pratse of Mr. Heaing snd the Oppositiou pasty. Mr. Meelng, know- Ing fuil well Mr, Nelko great influrnze among the Germaus, aud cspesially piuong the Communtae, has for wome time past been maturiug plsnn for the capture of tho great aud fwcorruptiblo fearder, which wero earried Into efect osterday and succ sed- o beyond the most seuguluo kopes. According o'a 0Wn Gtaterient, the gresl event was brouglit about fn tue following' manaer: The Iepub- lican curriage with the Republican hocaos stopped sud= denly yestorday morning befor Nelie's huuis, and from it alighted Mr, Healng himeddf and rang the boll, Atr, Nelke was 0 aurprised that Lo hardly knew what to think of wuch & vieit. 1f¢ opsued the door, and M4r, leslug withunt 3do or coremony fell on Mr. Nelke'n neck and began wreping like a child, Por some time the flowiny teary provented Lk froo speaking, Dut, # saon & the Wler began 1o subwide, and he could uttera fow words, ho soibed ont that ho had come to beg Netle's pardon for the many wranm e brd dono bini, Hu couscienve hod greatly troubled bim for some thaa post, and, to fnd resl, Do Dbad takon this step, He hoped Nelka would forgive him, and they would Lereafter bo friends and brothers, 'All the charges ever muado | against Nelke would be taken back fu the next day's . Staats-Zeitung, and after this talents aud eloquerica would Yecelva the recognition whioh thoy daserve. 3Mr, Noike's heart was qreatly toaclud, i two bijg dropa were glixtening in Lis eyes, Without saying i word hu put bix fiss fnto Mz, Hosing's, aud thin sl lently they #iook hauds acrow the biooly chesm, The contract waa aftermardx scaled with sundry glassos of forming Iager at a down-towu lager-beer saloon, Thu event wa3 the general talk on the North Sidw yoators duy, Whorever two Germans worv found fogeth ez, Heeing und Nelke was tho subfect of thelr conversa: tion, ‘They were, howsver, all of ono opinion, that Mr. Hesing's chances Lo greatly tmproved by this new coup l'efat, and thit againat mich powers as Nelke the gods themselves would night in vain, WASHINGTON. The Doston Postmastership—Sclurz in Ohio-Young Fisher Out of Jnu on Buil-Other Motters, 8pecial Duapateh to The Chicano Tribune, WasuinaToN, D. C., Sopt. 21.—1t s2oms quite olear that iu tho matter of tho attempted ro- movat of Gen. Burt, Postmnater at Boston, tho Postmaster-General was thwarted by the nclion of the President himsclf, who directed that the long-delayed bond—~whick, by the way, Lad not reachod Washington np to 5 o'clock this evou- ing—should be accepted. Gov. Jewell cannat conceal bhis chagrin b this intorforcace on tho part of tho Iresident, but uequi- oscon in it ne gracefully ns poseible, It is propor to strte that the assertion mace days azo in theso dispatolics, that the romoval was contemplated on account of mismnuagement by QGen, Burt was baged npon Incorrect information. The ouly resson urged by Jewell why Dt should bs removed was becauso he had not tiled bis bond, \ Witneuses appeared Lofore tho Grand Jury to oy to tostify In the matter of 1o releaso of Lhe burglsr Schneidor on fruudulent baile It 1 sought to indict young Fushier, Evans, the burg. 1ar's nttornoy, and all partios concerned, Gon, Garflold arrrived hero to-day. Ho speaks very eucournagingly of tho proepects of tho Ko publican ticket In Obio. The munouocemont that Bchurz witl take part in tho canvass in that Btate on behalf of bard monoy hay caused a ro- vielon of estimates, and & hedging of beis as to, thero. ‘h‘\";fx.x:;ulv‘hher. arrestod for abstracting indict- ments, appoal bonds, ste,, from coutt revords, was raleased on bail this eveniug, his wnother signing the bouds iu the sum of 5 Tha roport of tho Commiteion of which Con. greasmau-elect Vau Yoorhies, of Ohio, 13 Chiair« mau, to lostigste chargos against Chib- son, the Agout to the Osaga Indiaus, is of the same piece with she rest of them. Ir. shows that Gibson was grously derolict iu duty, {ucompotont, or indisposed to keop accurato uce counts of his traueactions with the Indiaus, and vory unpobular amoug thew, and yet coucludes with au ndorsement of his cbaracter, and yec- ommeuds tLat bo be continued in sorvive. The resiguation of Walter H. Swith of Lis position ns law officer of tho Interior Dopurt- meut is taken se another indication that Mr Delsno propodes to rosign at an early dsy. Mr. Swith retires on tho lst prox, Ha begau Goveru- ment sorvice as Tolicitor of thunternsl Rovouue Bureau when Delano was Caumissionor, uud Lins continned with hbn ever since. i houo f4 at Mt. Vernon, Q. (7o the Associated Fress.] Wasminaroy, D. C., Salyx. 24~Whlle tho in- ternal revenus recelpts this meuth aro satinfac~ tory to tie Treasury Departwout, tuose from eustoms are less than thoso ‘or the correapond- ug mouth last year. o rasiai_only 129000000 of Lo now B-per cent bonds for ugoiation, No fur- ther csll for the redemption of the old bponds will bo made autil demanded by subseriptions to i e roral onder just fsred by the War Do- partmunt rostores from $bo et inat, the allow- ancos of fuel aud forsge prescribed by ordors and rogulations in fozce previous to the order of THE ABSTRACTS. - Defeat of the Job by a. Timely Injunction, Peltzer and His Friends at the County Building, Their Seavch for Signaturess--The Final Disappolatment. The Bill Filed Before Judge Farwell —-History of the Purchage. The County Mas No Authorily {o Day Sach Boaks—Their Imperfections. No Examination Kade by the Judges<e~ Their Price Extravagant. The Illegalitics Pointed Out. THE BILL. TIOS TIE CITIZENS' ASROCIATION INTENFERED. Tho eaune of tho grinf among the people at tho Couuty Building was tho follomng doow- ment, filed bofore Judge Inrweli Your complaiuant, Franklin MacVeagh, reapcctfully represcnta and alows unto your Honors that hie 15 an elretor of the County of Cook nnd State of liltuols, und resides in thie City of Chicago, sstd couaty, und fsa Jegal voter in the Bixtl Ward 1 said City of ' Chicago, atwd in vald County of Cosk, and coatributen to tha wupport of thy Government of sald City of Chicago sud of rald county, ‘That herelifare, to-wil, o the It day of July 1874, un act of the General Amenmibly of tho State of Llinois enitled, ** An act ta remeily o evils cousequent on the destraction of any public Tecords by fire of othierwine, which ud been Datsed 5t preceding scesion of the suid Uenoral Amembly,and which was approvod by the Goveruor of ssid Slate of Illiuois on tho 0th diy of April, A D, 1472, im0 futo force and elfect, which sald act” wan uficrward amended snd rovired aa wiil aopear by enld uct in the wistutes of Tlinold known as 1he Lzvised Statiten nf That by tho elghth woo- tion of waid uct, betne Bee, 13 of Chap, 11 of thae Rovised Btatutes aforeariy, it was provided that, upoz the destruction of the record o eny materlal 1art thereof by fire, or otherwive, n any county of thin Ktale, it ehall be thu duty_of' the Judge of the Circuit Court of the couuty, or the Judges of tho Gir- <cut and Buperior Courts of Cook Connty # 15 exime ine $uto the staty of the record i wuch’ eounty, aud in case they tind ouy abstracts, copics, mimites or extricts from auid records exixtiug wlier mald destrace tion as afurensid, and Gnd that saul alebracts, coples, miuutes, or extracts wero fairly mada befors such destriuction of the rocords, by auy persou cr persoms dn thy ordinary course of buslnewn, aud that they contain a material and sub- stantiz) part of safd records, tho mald Circuit Judgs of the Conuty or the Judgea of tha Circuil and Buporior Cuurts of Cook County shall cortify the facta found by them fn respoct to suck nbatracts to bis minutes and extracts, and aleo i thicy are of that opinion that ench abmiracty, copies, nunutes, aud oxtracts tend to sho'w a counccted chutn of tikle to theland in said county, sad upon Bling such certiticato of such Circult Judgs, or of the Judgea of the Circuit and Buperior Courts of ‘Cosk County, with the County Clerk of the proj county, tho County Board may, with the approval of the Judge of th Circult Court of the ounty or the Judge of the Circult snd Buperlor Court af Cook Couuty, purchass from the owners thereof such ab- Stracta, Copies, winutes, O extracts, of su u thcreof, 3 mway tend 10 show o oounected claim of ditls to thio Lindn {n sucli county, including all such judy- wents sud decrees as form part [of] such Thain of titly, paying thorefor such fair and ressonahle prioe an mny be sgrecd wpom txtween them and such awn- ers, Tho amount thus agrood 40 bo pald for sald ab- slricts, coples, minutes, or extracts, be paid by Auch county in money, or {n Lunds to Lo tssued by sald county, an the Conuty Board may detormine ; or such County Voazd way, with said approval, proguro 0 copy of Auld abstracts, copies, minutes, and axtractu, inetoad of tha originalu, to be pald for in like manner,” Your orator would fiirther show that by an act of tlie Gonoral Assembly of the Etato of Lilinols, entitled *An act o rovise TIE LAW IX EELATION TO RECORDERR," approved March v, 1474, and in force July 1, 18M, it was provided (by paragraph 6 of Bec, 19 of sakd act), “ when required by the County board, sn abetract bool whicl shall show by “tracts every eonvey- auce or fucumbrante recordud, o da of the fnetrument, same, tho ook and poge recorded, which book shiall by 80 kept 8a o show a true chain of Litls to each tract and tho iucumbranesa thereun, a8 abown by Wia records of his ofics,” shall o kept by the Eovorder of ths county, and that by 1he ninetoentls kection of eald act it was providad (bat, *When obatract books buve not been kept In sny county up to the time of tho taking offect of this act, tha County Bosrl of such county sy, If they doem, 1t oxpedient, prozure such abstract bodks, in tha forus preecribed i thie act, ut the cost of thu_county, ahowiug a connecied chnin of titl uud {ncumbrancs up to Lhie titwe of tho taking effect of this act,” Your orator further allegen aund sowd to your Houors thut theso sad acls of tha Genoral Avsembly of thie Stute of Tllinois are, and wero at the Hime of the do- fng of tho Urlugs borein complaiued of, e unly acla of wald CQeoeral Assewmbly in force contilning any provision or provislons of law i 1n Lo the purchase of 1wkl of Abatract-books in of the countlea of tho Stata of alliools, or_confer- R Ay power ipoa auy o b County Liowrds of the Hataof Ilinola to purchase any abetract-books or cunien Lhe samio to Le mide, Your orator farther ullexes, and ahows to your ane that, by au act of the Genecal Assembly of o State of Tllinoly, approved nad in foree Mareh 31, 1811, the POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE BOAUD af Comminunera of Gouk County sro limited amt defiied, AU thut thero 4t N0 PoRors given in wald act, or by ny other act of Aald Oeersl Assombly, Lo 1hy Huard of Commiuslovers of Cook County to purs clnea Abskract-books, or causo any sbitraci-hooks to b tuad o1 Lept, exdept aa beretubefore wet farth, JMISTORY OF TUE CASE, Your orator further alleges and ehowstho facts to o that on o sbout the 34 dsy August, 1675, {60 Commite to0 on Public Records of thia Board of Commissiunera of Cook County, 1o whom was submittod the mattor of purchasing sut of sbatract-booka for thaurs of aid county, submitted to kald Board a report iu velation 10 tho purchiase of auch books, & portiun of which ros port is s follows 4 Yonr Comimttes on Publle Tlezonds, o whom wers referrod ull mntters pertaiming o nakiug o complets wet of abatract-books siuce tho fire, beg Ieavo to report that, after & tharoagls and careful ‘furcstiimtion of tho matier i question, wo come to the conclusion that it 14 of the utmoet fniportunce to tho taz-yaying public of Cook County 1o havo b correct and complete et of imdexes aud il hooks pelating to the itlo of sll the real estate {0 eal) Your Comaniittee have re« 8 ferred to them pusitions of E. Sk & Co, and_Haddock, Goze & Lo, who offered to furnish ai specitled thie s copleto aet of Looks for tha sun of 74,500 aud $0,000, respectively; sl the proposition of 'Otte Peitzir o roil o comiplelo aud correch ws broughit up 10 date, offesing tho eamo for $18.000, We. would recommend ' the purchisss of the buoks of Otly Poltzor, for the followiny ressony,” proecdiug then ta glvo (he reasoun for recorumendiin; such purchase, Whicli reasous uro not nuaterial theccto; that mald ro- port was siguod by Theodors Uuenther and Patrick Careoll~two, or u majonity, of the Commitive oa Lublic Necords, Your orstor further slows unto your Honard that o (he 10ih day of Auguot, A, D. 1876, sta mecling of 84id Board of Cowtnivetoiery, tho Tepors sfresald, Tecomtnctding tho pirchnso of the books offered by Deitzer, aud the acccpiatcn of the proposition of el Paltzer, was adopied, and that afterward, towit, ou or abuut tho J0ib day of Augiet, A, D, 1513, the bid of Otto Peltzer oud waid” Wi s & Thisicke for $45,000 was #sbiutited W tho Board of Conmimiseioners of Gook Couuty, sud by them refercwd to the sald Coumitten ou Pliblic Records, — Tlat on the 20th day of Bptember, Ao D, 185, the Commtieo on Fublia Tecory subinitied to Ure Board of Coumleatonsra of Cook County the followlng report 3 Your Cownittea o5 Publio lecords, to whom was referred 140 LA of Otto Yeitrer and Wiluaonw & Thickke fur $45,000 for abatract-books, olc, pure clianeil Ly the couirly, baving Lisd tho sathe under ad= viseiaent, bey leave to teport that your Committea Luvo vislted tio Becordur’s oltico, oud” ind there been delivored at sald oflies the followlng list of books 30 purchased dd: Bhort clasaifed futices, 18 Volutuon ; short classiiod fudices, 337 fu'l tract ludives, 83 {rrogular conveyanced, powsis of ute toruey, wte, 1; scctlonal fndics’ 10 ol ade ditioin and hubilivinious befure sud since e tiee, 3§ orlginal city books sinco the fire, 1§71, dl; tax-aaka L books—including sales i 1,74—und {udfcos, 1uenta—8hort elasaillud fudicor, 33 volumes: Indi fa chancery-suits atoctini roal’ estate, 0: fudguments D ante-fire caxcy, b Diemizsals, 1 traouceipta and burnt rocords, 1; Oreult Court Julgineut dockels, 15 Uunlted States Circult and District Court dockuta, 3 bankrupt indices, 2; alphabeliosl ludices to judgs ments, 5} indox 10 eulates, minors, eton 17 letters Jroes ‘copies of ntutracts, 'sute-tire, 40; loltar-press Capiew Of obstracta wiuce the tire, 2d; Look of blani Fdcuyes and assigntotnty, 1 ; upplomental to suis, 1, “Lotal, 338, Your Committcs fud that tho couuty 1s now pri patod to furist coupleto nbatruct of Utls 10 read prop- eriy within the couuty from tho Uime uf il dire of 1571, and abw abatract of ttle 1aior 10 that date sucia 4 a7 found i tho leitor press copice 3o purchasod, uaid shiat therw are 3,500 compicto abatracks of HUS ak. Teady tocorded in thy Kocuntee's ofice, Your Gote willes are of the oplnlon thats o nocount should bo kanh by Use liocosdar, alowlug the sageuiq