Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 7

THE COURTS, . Proccedings in the Iilinois Bu« premo Courts="Tho Chicas go Llection Cnse, Tho City Council to Show Cause Why It Has Not Ordored An Elco. {lon, o Further Opinfon Expressed, and Full Argument {o Bo Listened to, The Ohancory and Common Law Ordera of tho Federal Court at Spring- flold, The Day's Record in tho Chicago Courts. ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT, TLATEADAY'S PROCEEDINGE. Bearvaricep, 1., Jau, 6,—1lo following wera tho urders of the Bupremoe Court yesterday: 144, City of Urbana vn, Edwin O, Asers; errorto g]l:r:n;‘p&lgn; wnt of ciror dlamlaved o motlon of uth T, 81, (zorge Bcroggs va, Joreph O, Uonningham ; ap- peal from Chamnign ; mation to dismiss lur want of suffictent Lord, a1ao (4 alriko bill of exceptions from Tocord, %2, Christian Nichlfing v, tho People, cle; error o Moutgomery ; motton for Icave o file agtecinent of h'l“fi"i)"fi.'x"r Topph Jobn B, Ofllett ; appeal 9. David T, Topring ve. Jobn D, Olllett s a) from Logan; disuniased withi 5 yer cent. d-m.lxcu.p 184, Bamuel . Audereon vo, Eilza Friouds appesl from Loz.n; motion {0 strike bill of exceptions from tho recard, 81, Trustees of Schools, Town 24, efc., va, Altert L Qlis, etal. ; error to DcLiau; contiuued, with leavo 1o mako publication, 133, Joln Wickison et al,, ve. Margaret C. Cook sn- peal from Cumberland; diminution of record eg- reeted and motion for cortiorat ; fvavo asked tu with- record and conlinuc tho canao by sgreement, 6, Waiker Evans va, ltcband J. Mughoy; appesl from Moultrie; deith of appeileo suggested, atid lcave aekod to maka sdminleizator & party, 217, Jamea B, Port*rfio d and Jobii G, Clark ve, The Jiilnoly Centrsl Natiroad Cotopany ;- atpeal from Clicsm) atpn § dlvmirsed with & per cens danuizes, 216, Eilzatett Wofk va, Jon Cowiscl, Adinfulateats arof 1ho cstate of Adsm Waton, de.o.sed ; appeal from Seott ; mo!lon for loavo to filo croes-crrors, HOV LONO COLVIN BIALL ELECT NMDINELY MAYOR. 113, T Peoplo 6x 121, Qnrles W, Henderaon et al, wn, The City Council of Chiléago ; molicn for au aiters pative wril of maodamus i decision of Lhe Courl by Cliel-Tuslice Beott: *Tha moton a this cano fx for an alternative Verit of mandumus sganet tho Oy Council of Chicngo, to show ciuse why Ihey should not order ° an elocdou) for Alayor of ihoelty, Itisobjecled that tho ‘stituts bins pro- wided that proccedings in mandamus rhal) b com- menced by summocs, That #aluto obvloun ¥ has ref- erenco ouly to Ciecuft Courke, umd was iniendod 4o regulalo tho practleo ju thowe Courls: Dut wo havu eo- deavored to mnke tho pructica in_ihls Court conform ssnear as ey b to fhat which provalis in otber tourts, aud, in analogy ta that practicr, W have re. guirel proceedings 12 mandimus da tbls Court Do commenced by rummons Inetoid of award- log tne altermative writ, o8 was (bo former practice, ~ In M maftcrs of mero privato toncern, it 13 custumary to make the wrlt returnabio at tho next furm of court, bus i cazes wheio public Intevests ara fuyolved, tou day 6 the samo term ab which tho appif.ation'in made. Accohugly, fn lion of tne aileruativo writ appiled for in this .2, n sum- mona will bo ordercd o tho d: fewdant namod r.turna- -bla tn ten days, In making this order wa refrai from sxpresalng any opnicn on the nerits of tho caro, Questions of tno wravest Imporlarcs, haviog ralatlons to pulio intcroste, nro dnvolvad, unn § wears tierefure wildng to connid.r tho cany on full argumcat, amdt, thezafore, order @ sumncns 1o tho prevcut teim, tal tho pariics may be Lrouglit Jato court,” 3 Torty-throe candidates for ndmiosion to the Der a:peared and were cyamed by a Commit- teo comporea of Juds.e Galluglior, I1. 8. Gieen, '8, and J, 8. Ewmg, Faq. Amoug thora wag & young ladv, Miss Eila dlartin, of Chlcago, 'Le namucs of thoso who wore adwitted will bo sonounced to-moriosr, It liog loaked out that tira Supromo Court to- 1day fornarded a decieion in the Chicaga con- tempt caze to Dttawa to be filod. e UNITED STATES COURT. TUE BPRINGFIGLD DISTRICT. Bpecin Diepateh o The Chicauo Yribune, Erarxaricny, Jun. 6.—In tho Unitod States Court littlo was done, Tho cage of Taylor s, “The Cairo & 8t. Louls Nailrond was otill oo * honring in chambors this ovening, UNITED STATLS CIRCUIY COUNT—CHANCERY., 8, 0. Davis v& B, Rutticsford; default and refer- enco. G, Bpratt el al, va. J, Goodell ; decroo of forecloaure, Brackenrldgo va, Tho Weeley City Coal Company ; motlon o vacate decroe, H, Janney va, G, W, Jackson ct nl,; motlon to dla- salvedujunction, PRl COINION TAW, - J. I Wineg:rdner va, W, 1. Wincgardoer § default and Olerk nescar, 8, W, Dodd va. E, Fitrgerald ; default and Qlerk as. wees, Georgo Mason va. 7. 3, Long ; default sud reversal of judgment, .. B. K, Byfoera ve, Willlam McRiweo ; default § judg- ‘ment sur spoclal ex=cution, J. H, Tennot va, Thoman If, Lyuch § default, J. Comstock-ve, 1, Hendvickson § detault aud judg- tment, — MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT, YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGH. Bpecial inapaleh to 1he Chicago Tridune, Laxeing, Mich.,, Jan., G.—Following is the rocord of tho Michigan Supremo Couri to-day: David Darbaugh oit. Argumens conctudod, Griswold ve, Fulls m prt, Vi a1, 32,34, 35, ana o i CHICAGO. GENTRAL BUSINER, Abigail C, Cliffo filed a bill yesterdny, asking fer o divorco fom her huabanud, Richard Cliffo, on account of his desortion. Jobn E, Schoonteld atzo mnkos a similar chargs « 1gainst his wifo Anns, and also wanis a divorce. Xary E. Houghton also wanty a divorco, aud ho abargeathat bor huaband, Routon B. Hough- ton, bias boen guilty of excossive cruclty, drunk- * ynnoss, and adultory. 1TENA. t The motion for Receiver in tho case of Had- wtt va. the Chicazo & Tilinois River Naiiroad Cornpany is still iu heating Lefore Judge Drum- mond, aod will occupy ail to-day. Judgo Jomes ' witl avsist Judge Qary on his eall o hear submitted cases thoremaindor of the vreseat week and the whole of uext, The cot- lemuation caecs biavo been postponed until Jan, Jdudgo Blodgett discharged the potit jury in ! tna United Statos Courty yesterdav, but n now aue will bo called for Tuesday., ‘Lho Judgo will Sear motiony for now triuls (0-motrov. UNITED STATES COURTH, William M, HBailay, Qoorgo . Ruecles, and Awnsa Laton, Lrustoes uuder tho will of Barahi B, Eaton, late of North Providency, Iihude . Ialaud, filed a vill agatuat Leww H, sud [lanoah R. Thomas, llenry C. Reed, MHonry Il Uago, 104 Johu Johuatan, Jr., to forecloso & mortgupo lor 8,000 on Lots 1 to 41, Jucluuve, Block 3, m blanchara’s Subdivislon of thus part of the north 2 rods of the N, W. }{ of S8ec. U6, 40, 13, {ying weat of Alitwaukeo avonus. BANKBUIICY MATTERS, Qilbort M, Clayton, & desler in paints, olla, glass, ete., at Freoport, ulud a voluutary pusi- o Funmdny to be ndjudicated a banirape, 1is Habilittes, all unsscured, smouut to about £11,000, being due to varions pasttes for goods bouglit. Jis mesots consist of lus stock of goods inventorled at $10,000, but wot worth in tash more thau §7,500, opoun accounls to tho imount of §1,393.74, but only worth $696.8Y ¢ Sxtutes in stoie valuod A% §504, and Insurauco . dnatock to the amount of £9,000. Iho case was teferred to Rogistor Craus ai Freeport. A tirat dividend wilil bo beld Jau. 28 bofore glclklnlsr Ijvbaid In tho matter of J. Adler 8, In the caeo of W, I, Wiswell & Co., » rule wasissued on C. K. I'1att. ove of tue paitners, o slow cause within flvo oays why tho fr shouid not Lo adjudicatod bankeupt, A oisclinrgo was jaynsd to Chailaa fl, Low, b Cleaprougy, Jr., was vestorday appolats ed Areigneo of Fisuk C, Tayl.r, L. £, Jonistus was apuoiutad Assignoe of Btee ‘phen VY, Btrykor, In the maiter of Willlam Reinhardt and Joba Tut, & compcaltion meetiug was neld yesterday, and tha cred.sors accopted a coniposition of 20 percout, duo Ju three months, aud sscured by . the bankrupls' notos, gusranteed by Charles L aividend meet : rnt-dividend mesting waa Lek 0 juatter of L. O, uuuflul.'a:dd-’l:l!vtmgx: o por cout declared, which will be payable in sbuut ten days ot the ofiice uf J. D, Harvey, tho Aenignoo.) SUPERION COUDY 1N RLIXT, lr“‘l“ \Velcgnb Wflt‘a?dll“l; action in ‘capaie yesterday arleg INose, L lamsges AL '6.00tl o e e == Georgs Retlinger also began a enit for a like '| smount against Davies (oldatoin, Rafus Houla sued Charles B, Ingalls for Tonjamin Arnhoim bogan a suit in tres-nsy agalnay A, N, Beard, Francia Aznew, aud Jogoph Lawler, laying damsgoa at §5,000. Tlherosn Benfricd bLegan & suit for £59,000 sgaloat Jolin B. Valliquatio. CINGUIT COURT. John Mitter aued Edwin Walker for 81,000, Jamos VW, Ready bogan & muit for €1.500 agaiust Witltam Golson and Frank A, Esstman. Aloxandor Otlicer bronght sult in dobt sgaiust Dyor N. Burnbsm, cisiming 6,000 dsmages. Tsano Stono Legsn a sult for §9,000 against Jamon \V, JeMornon. ezF(Iolr}' Dryan sued Richard Meadowcrofl tor D, F. Criolly filed & petition sgainst Philip Larmon and tho Northweutory utusl Lifs In- surance Company, asking for 8 meclianic’s lien to tha amount of £5,018, oo the weat 100 feot of Lota 1, 4, G, aud 8, in Block 2 of €. IL Waltker's Rubdivikion of tha N. 20 acres of tho W. 2§ of the N. W. X of Beo, 81, 839, 14, The 11. Welbeck Company brought asull for ©2,500 agalnue Thoman Kolly. L, H. Uuerueey aued 1f, B, Lowla for £1,600. COLNTY COURT, James Iarrigan and Jamea Kearnoy wero ad- Judged insane. In tho caxo of Edward F, Thomaa, an {nralvent debtor. motton for o now trial wos made and granted. 'Llio trinl was aet for tho 20th watant, . THE CALL. Jenar BropogTT—Latined casen, Jupor Qany—7, O 200 33, and 95 to 40 {n- clusive. dupar Moone—4, b, G. Jupok BooTit—265, 266, 263 to 235 fnclusivo, Jupoe Fanwsrtr—No call. JUDOMENTS. Urrrep Bratra Cinouir Couat—Jopax DLoboETT, —Second Natl.tar Lk of Aurora va, Luard of Lduca- tun of District No. ) Town 37, Cook County, Finding or $3,860 dobt nnd 5.0 dsmages and motion for new hiat " Morchaute Bank of Cauadava, F, 1, Manuy, 003,40, Hion Copnt—Coxrrmions.~0, 1, Farwell v, F, Butkhard and P, Jobn Bylickal, $351,%0,—Alnes Ciirch va, Robert W, llobinson, $1030,~Crofiol feols & Caw va, B, L. To n, $321,03—Ermest 1t Lot v*, Catl Utesch, §1,115,—18 Whituesk & Co. vs. E. 0. Waeadon, $:0 /149, Jupor Ganr—i, O, Oshorus ve, John Atkinson, $205,—Jobn MeAdsmus ye, Thomas Devine, $411.83,— Bimuel J, Bifra ve, George B, Bowen, J, 8, Wilcox, Thomas 8, Dobbins, § J0.85,—MUurman Rendloril va. Willlam Phenl. 470,64 —Cufcaga Comporliion Grau- Ite Company v, Putrick 11, 1lotiron, §033.83,—Matfa Rotbartl, " Adminietrulriz, | $4:8.—F, A, E, Wol:ott et al —Withiam Whson et sk ve, Witilat J, aud Thonins Johnson, $.0i2, Cinctir Covns—Conrrsrromy—Bamacl M, Crowel vs. Cealral stove Works, $1,5d.01, Jupor B.otn—A. J, Bul v, Jahn P, ITorne ; verdict $475, sud woll.n for auew trizl.—lohn T. S Ji: 8, Camp ot oL, ve, Quetav_Mendolaon 3 verdi<t 123,66 — Henry W. 'owl £ v& B.nclalr and'Atkias Gompany § verdict, §1,0J0,33, RAILROADS, DISCRIMINATIONS, Tho Board of Trade Committoo to Investigate the discriminations wado by (he ralreads agalnat tho city mot agaig yesterday motuiog at Taif-past 9 o'clock, pursnant to adjournment, Mr. ¥, B.S:ovens in tho chair, and Mr. W. T. Baker acting ns Secretary, Itr. Popo openod tho proceedings by atatiog that tho more holooked intu this matter tho moro he bocuwe conviucod that tho morcuants and ehippors of this city had to Lecomo more tuoronghly srousod than now if they meant to retafv for this city tho prestige It Lad so Joug anjoyed oy the commercial teiropolia of the West. IIo had lottersn bis possesidon which showed conclusivelv that rotea woio nade from interior points nt tho bamo figiren as fram Clu- cago, thoupgh many tules further Irom the Easte o sang iy, F Tho Heeretary snbmittod a form for o clrcn- lar to tho shippers and metchants, asking toom to fuinixi certan information. Mr. Pape said lie had 10 his possesaion n letter from eardstown which get forth suly the une iual. direrimisation mado ngawst ihis city, Jeardstonn was in tho Interior of Iilwoly, ac tho weat end of tho Bpringfleld & Boutheastern Itall- road, n braneis of the Olo & Aisswesippl and Daltunore & Obio Railroads, and was soveral hnudrod miles furthor from Now Yorl than Cul- cngo, yet 1t enjoyes tho samo rates, [le lisd also information {rom tho Town of Raberis, a littlo town, onill vot o compeling point, a short dis- tanco srom Gilman, which £howed that grain was ahipped ta New Logland points via the South- nestern roads at b conts loes thun from Chicago, ‘Tlie routo taken was from Gilwan to Sprivgtioeld, from Bpringtield t o Cinciouaty, and from Cinein- nati to Daotroit Juunction, from wineh poit it took tho mamo routes ©8 thst Bhlppod from Chlcago, Now, tha distance fium Ttoberta to Dotroit Junciion was 716 miles, whilo the distanco from Ulicago was but 879 miles, and yet the littlo town of Jloborts conld send grainto Portlaad at G0 cents per 100 pounds, “hila Cticago had 10 pay €5 cents, Consoquent- Iy gran which ought to como to Ulicago wvay takon {rom under our very noses by tho Daiti- moro & Ohio Railrond and tho vool, snd por- verted to more Beuthern pointa. 1t was n mat- tor of recoxd that during tho past year, owing to this discriminations by the pool lines, tho grain vuslueces of Clieago had deereased savoral mill- lous, Indianapolls Liad bontenua L0 per oent, Miiwaukeo, Deorin, Naltimure, and, In faot, nearly overy other city in tho Unlon, has gaincd Inrgtely, whilo onr city Loy gono back. And all theno in Apito of cxtenordinaty Inducemonts to bring the bueincsa Dbero. ‘Thera were soveral coruern that brovght up two price of graln. Yako roles woro nover 6 low beforo, ho paople of Chicago must \wake itp and Sind somo rewody by which tho ratlroads cav bo stopped from turniog the trado from th.s oity, or elso Chicago would ulti malely become o way station, I'he Chairman said that tho groat hops of Chicago was that tho sippers would make It tho preat Westorn storeliousa during tho wintor months, and rotuse to ship unless ths 1ailroads wado falr and equitable rates. ‘Tho Baltimoie & Ohio and Ponnsylvania Hailroads did not want malnto coma to Ohbloago during tho winter months, for fear it might Lo kapt untii tho open- g of navigation, This was ono of tho canses for' thoix discriminating in fasor of tha Bouthes| western pointe, Mceers, Popo and Warren fully agreed with My, Stovens, and baliovod that minch could bo gmned by storing grain untid {ho opening of unavigation, unless the railroads made fulr ratos, After some fuithor [nforiwal tulle tho meot ng adjournod unlil half-past 9 o'clook this moruing. ITEMS, Another advance in \West-bound fretglits hus beon decided upon by the Eastern rairoads. Tuonow ratea will go futo offeot on tho 10tk of this mouth, aod aro as followa: IFrom Now York snd Boston to Chicago, Grat class, 75 centa second class, 70 ocentsj third class, (O conts; :«:n:nh oluxs, 40 centw; sud specisl class, 35 nts, Me, W. 0. Quinoy, Genoral Manager of {ho Baltimore & Ohio Ttwilrond, {s {u the city supor- futending the ftting up of the new ofices of bis road ut No, 83 Clark streot. During bia eta Mr. Quinoy expecta to have au Interview with the Council commlittea In rogard to tho lonso of the Maohanical Department of tho Lxposition Dauaing temporary dopot for hi ruad, A NEW J:RSEY WAR, Tnexroy, N, J., Jan, 6.—For wonia time past tho Pennsylvania lallroad Company lias kopt an ongino ou tho track at Hopoawell, to provent the Delanare & Hound Drook failroad Company from laylng & frog and sccuring the crosving. Op tho approach of tratns, the oogino would run on tho eiding, resumlng ita former placo whon ihe tralns Lisd pasaod, Last ovenlog, a4 s0on as tho ougine passcd on the siding, about 200 faborers, In the employ of tho Dalawaro & DBouud Drook load, suddonly appearad and tora up the slding, and built u tempocary structnre to euablo them to 0 03 Withs tho work, The onn. sylvania load ollicars, heariug of the act, sont eugiue and broke through thu tomparary ucture, but in dog ko It ran ot tho traolk sod was kuocked down tho hill, Moantimoa frog wea puy down and s Bound Drook cngloa placed ou it, and ohimucd down to tha tiew with lmmense chains, and & boriicado of rails aud woud was buile around i, ‘Uhe exoitoniout be. cawe intenso, aud S0 peop:lo wero oo tho ground this morning. Teinforcaments for both parties aso arriving from sll quatters. As 1 o'clock s, . 1,600 pous ple wera on the ground, aud & coilision was ox. pectod, The Uovernor Las ordersd Col. Augell and four compauios of the Soveuth Hegimeut to tho uaguo of war, ATLANTIC & PACIFIC, ETC, 8r. Lows, Jon. G.—Throo wuns which have been'peuding for some timo agatust tho Atian- tic & Pacitle Hailroad, saklog for the foreclosurs of a mortgage on the Atlsntic & Pacific, the foreclosuso of tha third mortgage bonds on fho Missouri Pacitio, tho cancellation as fraudulent aud vold of the third mortgage bonds ou the Mliasouri Pacific, and prayiog that seperate Ho- coivers La appoioted for the laticr road, has bocu argued iu the Circuit Court sinoo Monday, and olosed to-day, Tho Couzt book the caxes .under sdrizament, STATE AFFAIRS. Sharp Tallkk Between the Minne. sota Legistature and Secre- iury of State. Annual Messagos of the Governors of Massachusetts and Maryland. The Mississippi Legislature Prepar- ing to Impeach Ames. Lomar Nominated for United States Bena- “tor by Acclamation, Gathoring of Forces for vhe Senatorial Contest in Towa, ' MINNESOTA, MOUE OBVIOUS THAN COTMTENTM. Bpeat Dispaten to The Chicaas Indrns, Br. PAuL, Minn, Jan, 6.-Secretary of Btato Jennlaon, in replying to a reeolution of the Sen. ato directing him to furnish an abstract of ite votea in the Thirty-elghth Benatorial District, turpished tho eame, bue added that his comph- ance must not bo constiusd 88 concodlog tha right of one Lranch of the Legis'stura to direet the actlon or preecribo tho duties of any oiticor nam:d n tha’ Constitution a4 & membver of the Execntivo Dopartment. and #3id : I think It my duty vespeetfilly Lo aseert the high conatitutional aigmiy of tho oiie from which I am about ta retire, The Benale theroupon unanimourly dirocted the communication to o returned by & renolu- tion chimiacterizing it sy * uncalled tor, and an imgertinent attempt of & encordinate olicer of 1ho Htsto totustract this body in fis rights, privileges and dutics 1n jointiconventionifor can- vaaeings tho roturn of tie Inst clection.” AMENDMENTS TO TUE CORSTITUTION, Throo of tho four conktilutional amendmants aubmittod by tho last Lemalature wera declared adopted by's vote of 89 to 61. The tivority held tbat they wero not adopied, becausn the majarity votivg at tho sama clection did oot vote fur tho nmendmenta, less than half voiing eithor way upon tho amendwenss, Those adopted suiliorize tus Logislaturo Lo givo womeu the right of suffrage on schcot affairs, svd declaro them ellgitlo for school offices, proviae for tho Investmeut of permansnt btsto funds, and authorize the Logislature to creato additional Judgos for District Courts whoiw nceded. b eceie st {ARRYLAND, OV, GHIODME'S MESBAGE. Axxarous, Md,, Jan. 6.—Thosmessagoe of Qov. Groomo to tho Logislatute shcws (hat tho re- ceipsa for tho tlacal year ending Bopt. 30, 1575, were $2,009,030; balance io ttio Troasury, $563,- 1083 townl, £3,474,186; disbursomentn, ©32,48G. 076, leoving {n tho Treasury, £1,038,111, In- cluded in tho disburscments aro £394,143 in- vested in tho sipking fund. The State delt over and abova pruductive assots is 85,804,167, On the aubject uf wectarian approprietions, the Govorpor says + ** Thero exists o etrong aud growiug feoliog snong o considorable poition of tho proplo of the Statangaioat the well-estab- linhied practice of muking apjroprintions fiowm thu State Lreasury 1o wid private chantable ava scctarian 1artitutions, I do uot shiato the fool- ing. Many of these inatitutions ara doing tho Htate very valuablo sorvica iu maintaining and educating clarses of s nitizcna who wight otlierwiio become A chargoe upon tho pushe. To withdraw the Huto aid from saol as these would causo soma of thom great embarrassmont and fmpair thesr usoful- vess, At the samo timo care Bhould bo taken bofore roncwing these appropriationn to nscer- talu that tho watitutious aebing aid from tho T'reasury sra deserviug of sho Btate's bounty, and the tondenoy should bo to curtail rathor than incresso those grataities, aud to prepate u wav for their ullimato abolit.on.” 'The Governor recommends o fiboral aspropri- ation for praperly rupresenting tue Stato at tho Ceutonniut Exhibition. o — MASSACHUSETTS, GOV. RICE'S MEDSAGR, Rostoy, Jan. 6.—1he inavguration of Gor. Pico toolt placo to-day, with tho usual ceremo- mes. 3 Qcw, Rico's messago, which was sent to the Loglalntura to-day, showa tho present funacd debt of Ino Btate to Lo £33,830,461 ; not mncroaro of the funded debt durlug the yoar, $4,421,60, Tho eatimates for 1676 are: Oudinary expoadi- wures nud paymonta from rovenne, £4,000,700; ordinary rovenue of tho year, including 1uservo cash in ‘the Troasury, £3,649,233, A Buto taxof 81,800,000 or £2,000,000 will Lo weccusary to moot tbo _estimatod deficiency. 1lo urges that thoro eball bo no farther incroaso of the public Indebtednoes, but rathor closer economv. ‘I'ho cost of the vaious Hiato ivaticutions in courao of erection will bo nearly double the cn- tiro tax of 1876. Tho Goveruor eays the noces- sty for this great outlay is not & surprise to tho uulic and seema Lo smply thosudden ow into the Biato of o mass of insunity aud crime, which de- mands Invesugation of its cause oud romody. Ho considera thoe yrnhlbhoxv law 1 mavy re- epocta s tatlnce, and favors the piosout system, poluting to the report of tho Mayor of Boston to shaw that liquor-selling haa dccionsed, Tuo sebool quention, as it 8 tormed, which iv exelt- ing lutorest and dislurbing tho posce of moma othor Statos aud localitios, 18 subatanlially at roat hoo undor an ameadmont to Axrt. 18 of the Btate Constiuticn, ‘Lho meesago ombodies s short and touching” eulogy of the lato Vice-lIrcamdont, nod closos with & bearty endoracmont of the Centcnnial, ———— MISSISSIPPL A WOD IN FICKLY, Mevms, Tenu., Jan, b,—TFho Appeal’s Jack- son, Misu, spocial says Fuoll's reaclution on Amos' messngo was to-dsy modified wnd passed by tho Benato, It oliarges that Ames is actuated with a spirit of onmity cugendered by Lhe rosult of tho lato election, and tbo detoat of hisam- bitious schemes; that the mesaage inslauatos, if vot docidodly cuarges, that the new membors wera elected by intinidation and fraud, aud ap- oluts & commitloo to juvestignto tho catises that ad to tha late Democratio tijumpb, sud to vb- tain tho data of tho slloged fiouds, In tho Housa, Br, Foatberstous Introduced a reaolution o sppoiut a comnnttoo of fivo to in- vestigate tho ollicial conduct of Amos, and as- coriamn what grounds thero aro for the charges sgainst bim of commutiug Ligh crimes sud nne- domeanors, with inatructions to repurt the uvi- douco tasoh a4 soon 84 possibla. Jsoth 1louses adfourncd carly to glve tha Com- mittecs thno to work, Iho nomers, howover, aro too much excited over tho Senatorlal cou- test to work mnuch, Muxputs, Toow, Jan. 6.—Tho Avalanche special says the Democratic caucus to-night vominatad” Lawmar for United States Sonstor by acclamation, alf tho others having withdrawa, —— 10WA, TOR BLNATOLIAL FI0MT, DEs Moy, Ta,, Jan. G.—AN candidates for Unlied Slates Benatar are on the ground, Gen, Delkuap haviug completed tho list by arriving this morning, Kitkwood and Harlan undgoubt. edly baye the most vatos at present, but nelther party will givo figures, Each candidate basa strong foico of supportors, both of mewmbers aud outmders, includiog a laige pro- vortfon of the most promineat politie cians of the Hiale. Ed Rusxoll, of tho Davenport Gazelte, hoads tho Prico dolegation; Geoigo Perking, of the Sloux City Journal, tho Kirkwood foicea; ¥Frank Hatisn, of the latling- ton Hawkeye, tha Husilan brigadat and Gon, J. A. Willlsweou, of Des Moiuoy, tho Belkusp strength. Bo far, 00 actlve leauerebip fu tho fu- S-ront of Gou. NMoCrary has boen developed. Demooratio cstimates placa the vote of Ki-kuood st d UHathin w3 about 83 each, with Dukoap, Lrize, uud McCiary following in tha nuwerical sbiouxtu given, Johu ¥, Siwuo sad Jobn If, Guar are tho only canlidatos g BOW SVEANER, This contest Las beon wo complotely over- sbudowed by tho Bonatorahip that it 18 almosy lost wigbt of. Tho voto will be vety closo, aud no safle prediction of the reault cay Ls mado. MYBIALS OF BEEXKEWY, The number of saruuun for clerksbips and otLor autordivate offices oxocods anythiuyg evor before kuowu hero, For samo placos tueio are s0 wany as tweuly candidatos, and Mossrs, Flynu, Tomur, Logan, aud Oaldweli are candi- dates ‘for Chist Clork, All are workiug hard. Noua yot lisvo & majority, and private indicstions az0 thas tho lucky mun can ouly bo named by the TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JAN JARY 7, 1876. ;utn. The caucus will probably take place Ay, TARLAYN, MNpertal Diavateh to T'ha 2Aiensa Tridure, Davexpout, 1. Jan. G.~Tho Waskington County Fress (Republican) of yesterday puo- Iinlion tha follomiug important pacagraph . A friend of tha Ton. James fiarlan, who wes In town afew dayaago, risted freely In conveention on the Benatortal question that Mr, Herlan doss ool sxpet 1y Da elactol, but rooks only & general ndaresment trom he presn of the Htata, and toat bis real proference in the Hon, Hiram Prica for thal position, That (1iend hal recantly enjoyed several interviews with M, Har- lau, who _spoke without any concealiarnt, We Lase long suspected that Messrs, Harian and Trice wero hunting in eonptes, pla genersily who have ng guile 1 politica atrongly disitks golitlial combluations, —_— QHIO. REW DILLY, Covuymrs, 0., Jan. C.—In the Senals, a bill wan jntroduced to compel the immodiate filing of mortgsgos with Township Clorks. In the liouse, bilis wote introduced to prevent any employo or muatcipal oflicer, or any ono cou- nected with a municipal contract, or anyove cone nectad with gas or waler compastes, from being & member of ity Counzil ; to empower Hhot- 1% and Mayors Lo call for the ses.stanco of the militin ju case of riot directly to militia oflicery, Instend of making & requisition on the Govern- or: to require 1siroad companics o erect cunfortabia depoty atull stativus wheto ilers nroat lenet 2,000 {ulabtauts; to provide for taxing stroet unprovement Londs, and to lovy tbe cont of atreot improvemeuts on tha valua of property, instead of tho front foot, me at jres- onti to Appropriate about halt » million doliars to pay Morgan raid claimn, 1n the Hoanso this afternoon, a rasolution cone demmng & third term for lresigent was adupted with but 20 negative votes, A Lill was introdnced to regulato tho rates on palaco and on dining-cara. Hixing tho rates for twaniy-four liours s follows; Yor a chair, £1 ; for o seciion, &1 state-room, &2, The peu- slty for a violatiou of the law s &1(%), one-baif to fighm.lhu luformer aud one bull to the common scheoie. — KENTUCKY. TNE BEXATOIIAL CONTEST, LovievyTLir, Jau, 6.—Telegrapbic advices from tho Stato Legislature, now u wession ot Frauke fort, report a hot fight ta progresa for tho pusi- ticn of Uwited Gtates Benator, Tho present in- cumbeut, benator Btovenson, ex-Gov. Lestie, the Hon, James i, Beck, JoLu 5. Williama, aud Irmnc Caldwell aro espirauts for the position, and, havivg many friends, and being prominently conuectod with Keotucay politics, causs mucu wtorost nud speculstion. The Courier-Joure nal's Lozislative correapondent to.egrapls that a bill to prolubit Lemsiatora snd Judgea from mezopting passca and tree lunches has been diss posed of adversely. ——— WISCONS! AITOIN FMENT! Special Disateh to The Cltcago Tridune, Maprsoy, Wis., Jav, 6.—Tho Executive ap- poiatmeuts to-day sro Heary Kleiupolt, editor of tho Lionccr, o Wisconein German Republican paper at Sauk Clty for neaily twonty years, sz T'rcagury Apont, which meeta with goveral ap- protution, and Judeo Charles R. Gilbs, of Whitowster, on the Ioard of Managers of the ludustrial School ut Waukesha, vica Charles Junaa, of Racine, 8 Bohemuan by birth and prac- tico, apy-ointod by CGiov, Tayler to tho deiriment of 1estroe.ion, remosod, —— PENNSYLVANIA, A VEXED QUESTION, ITannisSceRa, Pa., Jun, 6.—1Loe vexed question of the status of tho Legialatura was acttled to- day by tho adoption of & 1oport of tho Confer- enco Cowmittea by both Ifouses withous oppasi- tion, recommending that no bills or resolutions peuditg at the close of the resuton of 75 sball pe conaiderod st tiua sersion tnless again re- intraducet. This is substautially a resolutivn offorod by Hulw, — CALIFORNIA. JAMES ANTUONY. Bax Faaxcmsco, Col., Jau, 6.~The Legialaturo adjonrnod to-doy In reapect to the memiry of Jumes Anthony, who was buried thig alternoon, o AT i o FINANCIAL. NEW YORK. Naw Your, Jan, G.—Jotn Stephonson & Co., No. 47 Iast Twontr-soventhi sireet, tho well: kuotra car-wanutacturers, bavo asized thoir cred- itors for on cxtonslon of time. Their liabilities amaunt to about §150,00, 7Tho principal por- tion of their nssots conalsts of real eatate, whicli, if dispoeod of now at a forcod walo, would bo eacrificed for lees thao half its value, which {s placod at €700,000, 'Lhe manafaztory will continua In operation a3 usual, and the com- pany {8 now traatlog for ono contract of cou- structing 700 cars to bo sent to i, Polorsburg, Rtnssin, aod fur anoltier for ety cars for ech, Y'russin. DETROIT, Srectal Disvatch to L'he Chicago Tridune. Derorr, Mich,, Jon. 6.—To-day tho holders of notes of various amounts, mado by Winsor, of silver-niino repute, and signed with the names of Bornsrd Stral and E. W. lludson, of tius city, writton by Winsor, asho admits, with their cone mont, put their notes into the bands of o Trusteo to mako one canso and detormine the status of thopaper. ‘The amcont of the notes, of which thiero arp ovor thirty, aggrogato noarly §79,000. BUFFALO. Svectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tridune, Burraro, N, Y., Jan. 6,—DBusiness fallures ara roported Lere aa follows: Evans & Lull, dealors iu paper, on Benocs stroct; William Froidman, proprictor of two dry-goods stores, one on Beue cca ttreot, and one on Mamn street; Ficidman, propriotor of & dallar-atoro on Maiu streot. It is a'eo reporsed that C, A. Blako, 6 hoary coal- dealer, lius suspenied, with ample assuts for bis hsbuities, THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA, Epeciat Dispateh ta The Chicaao Tridune, Bax Fraxcisco, Jou, 8.—One hundred shares of Bauk of California stock sold to-day at auc- tion at $11.50, and 150 sharea at FIRES. AT SIDNEY, 1A, CouxciL BruFrs, In., Jan, 6.—The Nonpared will to-mnorrow cantain the following iformnation concernipg the burnlog this morning of Bidooy, county-seat of Fremout Connty, In. ; Yesterdsy a firo startod about 1o'clock it lko meorning in tho Grosyonor Junch-bouse, on tho west wido of tho public wquare, It burned sonth to and Including Fairbunh & Cantwelt's livorv-stablo, thencs northward o the siroct runuing west from the Bromwell House, The whole row of nius framo buildiogs from the liv. ery-atablo to tho stroct, was bunt clear, Fayrbush & Cantwoll saved everything excopt 6§00 or GO0 bushols of ‘graln. Tho wina was Dblowing had from tho south, In tho other building very little way saved. ‘I'he flames spread rapidly. Tho foltow- ing s a list of losnc by tho tivo 80 far aa learned: Forbushi & Conte woll, livery-stable; Urosvenor, eating-liouse; 1f, Bowen, mrocury-atoro; Ucorge Heckie, anoo- maker; E. T. Binops, harness-maker; tho law oiices 'of A. Ii, Anderson, L. Laugeufelier, and A B, Thrall; and Dr, Carponter's oflico, Tho Josa will probably foot up 840,000, IN CHICAGO, Thoealarm of fire from Box 735 at 2:35 p. m., was caused by o firs in (ho two-story frama house, No. 22 Grace atreet, ownod snd occupiod sua dwelling by August Anderson, Dawage, §10. Causo unknown, a¢ the family wero fiom homo at tbo timo, —————— STATE MILITIA, Svecial Dupaleh fo The Chicaa Tridune, Paxa, UL, Jan, §.—~A mooting of the ofilcers of the Fifth Reguuent Hhinow Btate, Militla was beld Lera to-day to perfoct regimeutal cryanization, Tuo Chrtstian County Guards, Nokumis Atlacia Light Guard, Bholby County Guard, and Pawncs Shorman Guards were roproxented. Adjutant~ General Hillid presuded. Tuo election of tigld- ofticers was_ postponed uatill Thuis, next, when a meeting will bo held at Pana, ‘Che viail foy oMllcois sad » large uumber of wvilod guests partook of 8 grand banquot to-night, tendored v Capt, layward, of tho Cbristian County Quards, at yrhich apecches wero made and good fuoilng aud harmony provailed geneially, A SEARCHER AFYER INVESTIGATION, Bax Faaxcisco, Jan, O.— Surveyor-Gensral Qardner writes an opon lotter to Gov, Irwin, auke ing an investigation of bia conduct as » momber of tho Board of Tido-Land Canvassers, in tho sl. legod fraudulout conveysuca of wator lots at Mlssouri Bay to Qeosgoe V. Eltis, TAXATION. Progress of the South Slde Club, The Citizens of ths Fifth Ward Have Organized for Business, A Varlety of Bills for Injunctlons Filed Yesterday, SOUTH SIDE TAX JOB, YNOGREN3 MADZ. 3 Last eveviog the South §.de Persons! Tax In- Junction Club, opposed to the present assoas. ment and Intending to fight tho matter ln tho courts, held its third meeting ta ths Bhorman Houee, 3r. Bluett ia the clalr, who reported Lhe failowing list of additional pames to tho taxe fighters slroady published In Tur Trnexe: Hulger, Jonkina & Fazon, 220 and 2]1 Btate 1, A. Adams, G South Clark street; Cole 1oa & Jloffman, John Green, 254 Madison street; W. O, Holmes, 77 Madison strest; C. A, Champlin, 15 Lake stroot; M. A. Dovine, 63 Btate street; B. Haas, 193 Twenty- Gfth street ; Buydackor & Co., 93 aud 93 Clark elreet ; ussell Bros., 135 and 137 Bouth Water alrees, Mr. C. T. Knott, of C. T. Knoit & Ca, of the North Side, ntated (hat a list ol fiftoon names would te hinaded in from the North Bide to-day for Mr, Asav to protect in court, Mr. Biuott shated that o list of about fitty ad- ditional nsmea would ba handed from the other | Bouth Sido Club tlus moraing, and thus the cost of legal proceedings would ba greatly redacod trom tho £20 demanded by Mr. Awy, if thera wero only twentv-fivo uames {n the combination, As it is now, thero will probably bo over 100 firms who will resist the over-tazation to the Inst legal sezort, if nocossary. B, DLUETT stated that the year before laed Lo would bave been asacesed much less than ho svas if he would bavo alloned Limself to bo blacimniled by An- #negor Cortigan, who had sent for bim twico after {he assesament had tonn made to come and ton lim. Coruzan bad throwsout the firm's retnin and mado ons of €60,000—wbich the Court rednced—because they would oot bleed, | Ho eaid that E. Efv, who varried a stock of £60,000 or £70,000 worth of goods, was mnot asacased on 1t at all. ir. Gago eaid toat Kelley, Morlsr & Co., who cairied an immenso slock of cosl, wers asseasod onlv for 20, whilo thoee who wore amaller dealers wero aescssed out of all proportion. 2R, J. Lo FATTEREON, of J. 1., Patteraon & Cu., staed that ona of the depntios Lad come into his place and nxle+d him i1 ho had mada bis returr. e bad told bim that ho bad, and the Assessor produced a blank schedulo and mado tho asecrrment lowor. A fow days aiter the deputy camo back and wanted ta borruw Fome mouey. r. Patterson tuld bim that 10 conld not chango bis mssesamont. llo 1ozliod thet he had dove 2o a'ready, snd wauted bim o go and reo. The deputy then produced o list of uawmea uf parties who.n tho deputy suid ha bad ““fixes.” “Tho dcputy bad placed s assersment at 92,004 Hle mnow found that ono of tho parties mentioned by the Argessor bad been tazed omly £125, winle his rascermnent Liad been raised frou $4.000 Lo £6,000, snd Lo was now taxed 4382, walch was out of a'l projiertion, as 24.0)) wax a fair return, Lo was peedleas to eay Lis would re. | st the callocdon of the tax, The meutinz then sdjourned. Parden sgerieved ud wishing to join the Club will find lists =t Wilde, Llaett & Co.'s, Gage, Lrotbois & Co.'s, and Daly, Henrotin & Co.’s, whero they can give thefr names and de- posit thy fezal fees. One of the firms who think they sro over- asscusedd i6 that of Messra, Kuseol Brothers, 135 oud 137 South Water rtrect, wholcealo grocers. Laet year thelr tax was £604, and this yeacit s gl.flifi, while they Lavo a much amaller stock on o — THE FIFTH WARD, €TIZESS' MELTING. An adjournod moeting of tuo citizens of tho Fifth Ward wo3 eld last eveniog st the corver of Thirty-third etreet and Boull Park avenus, for tho purpose of hearing tho report of tho committes appointed last Monday ovening to confer witl tho autuaritios and noo what action W08 DECEBAATY to be taken to resist the payment of taxes, Tho meoting wes called to order with Andrew Msttoson, Esj, iuthechair. At the couclusion of tho preliminary buringes John Poraytto, Chairman of ths Commitios, subuwii- ted tho following LETORT, which was adopted : Your Conmittes would report that they Lave con- sidere.d thesubject malter refesred to thean; aud fu so doing they etidsavorad touscertali the views of the city and (utinty suthonitles, with n vicw to devialug some mode of reilress, Un Tuerday evening lista speciy] comn- 1itlee of the Uity Caunc, togetlier with tha ayor, City Cumptroller, Corporation Counsel, South Town Atscanor, aud South Tuwn Collector, befd a moeting at tuo Clty C orks aftice, to cousult upon the complanis :n :nlemuno 10 uppicssive add unjust personal proper- axca, y\'mfl' Committco attendod said meeting, and waa trested with greit courteey, and faviid o particpate {u tho delib ratlons, The Aldermen and iho city and town officl.ln oxpresscd themselves na belng willing, and cven auz.ous, to affcrd relief to thoss whoss [rop- Orty hsa boen astesead at 100 groat a valuation, ‘Tho written oplulun of e Corporation Counsel waa Trad 10 the rfiect thatdt was poi in (he fower of thy City Council £ legaliy affurd auy relief in the l:nunu- o+, Your Comuictas i of the opiniou that tho only Todress for thoso whote property has been unjustly as- acusod 18 to be found fn & court of equity, W, W, PEREINS, » member of tho Committeo, sddressed tho moet- ing snd dotailed their conferences with the au- thotities, and oiber promioent gentlemcn, who sgreed nith tho Committeo as to tho oxpediency of taking action in tho promiscs as sot fosth in tho report. 1lio did not approhend say matorial oppcsition in tlie conrts, but was coufident that rasort to 1aw way tho only romedy tuat remained 10 the over-taxed ciuizend of tho ward. Cal, Ricaby dirmented somewhiat from the vlows tho Comptroller bad expressod, Bo far an paying tax under protost was concerned, it waa tns oxperionce, bated upou a decision of tha Su- premo Coart, that whon a tax was paid under pratest 1t wad o voluntary sct, and tho payer biad no remedy, A8 to golust beforo tho Logislature, it would cost more mouey and requite more red tapo thoo could bo mossured, He thouglt that tho only cotiee for tho tax-payers to sdopt was to tilo their Lill in eqnity, and” pray for an iu- lunction restraiuing tha collection” of this tax, o polleved in paviug just taxes; if tho peoplo wsot s ‘govprnment they must wupport it, If they wanted s police furce or a tire dopartment thicy must pay for them, and ho for ono wan withng to da so, * But ho declined 1o bo bled by 8 patcel of doad-boats and leoches, 1lo was opposcd to & Vigilanco Commitieo or suy Cemmuuisiic organizations, Mo bad hved in | Chicugo tor yesrs, owned sowe property, and hiad a tamily rexiding heio, and he would for ouo ootoeo and put down auy mob violouce, His iuea vag o nppesl to tho” cousts, wud by ther deciston abade. rata of taxstion was 1,364 por cont. The wrong which struck them naw was ona of tha consce quonces of thas syston which was oating into tha very co of all tha citles in tha cauatey. Ha did uot behievo thoro waa no romedy in the av. The Council bad nos tho power to maka rebates, any more than tho Ansessora £ miks theso atbitrary asscsaments. ‘Thin didease which 18 Iestening in the country muat,ba destroyod, or 1t wvould fnll, AMUSEMENTS. | - NEW OHIOAG_Q_THEATRE.' : Commended by \Wm. Lioyl Garriasn, Oliver Wen: MONDAY, W, 10, NEXT MONDAY, JAN, 10, For one week ouly, Rewpjearaace (o Clilcago sfter two years'absence i the Cattern cities, CALLENDER'S ORIGINAL ilr. i, B, Iolmes tated that he was taxel i q thin year 318, whilo Iant vear ho oaid onty 823, | S1HONHA] BLAVE PipURE. [HYRTHE Bl 3. Ttemick wantod to near trom Ald. S-one. | Hrttiral #8 Wi BELT T HNEER That gentictua cacno to o front and antizn- F it HEH B IR T L S &) Q‘ffli' 8 0 audienco ag 1o the way assossments | As in b i nen ighonl tho Uit wero made. Harotoforo th Town Anseasor had =€nn1;’-fi‘§°:.'&’?$,. e i thranpod ogsety 40 auses RO to tho City Asscator, and for somo ncon- | Siqyer arnumiares e % " ™ flffi-’lfimfi":" snd the bost L ever saw, fllcsatlol shm ag lesg alioes h,‘fl’l’o s 6 rusa 10 408 taam hare was uansrallelod o the hlstory of books, This tha Town Asacazora refus 3 the rresent year, aud nore donied access t) e D Sniars < rar 4,02 ipdnala Wtended shats books, Ano.her roason was thst last year tho | 702 Busion Travelier aayss taxes wero collected under Bill 500, which [, Thes tovk tho tomn by stoem, Thar sorpaes all othar Judgo Wililams daclared to bo uncanatitutionat, | Siee Artlatio_ssd reaad are aud recourso was thon bad to the Gonerallay atioas, aad ths most w York Horvld sa, o 1y for their coliection, - When tho City Aasessors | A Afer iy ercel this whlid ualtators.n bad refosed to pormit their bu{zku to bo vfi!&l‘s’i'rffflfl{"lfi"kn{“ 'fifi‘ufl?s('mlk o 33" el o numbier of mon bad been emplored, | LI, ANDICRSUN, do te, as. L + = 0 ot " Qeorsis T Taneomed that tho aasessmont liad been bad | slickurel orgaaisations advartalng onr iias And Seised of vur artis ADELPHI THEATRE. TII8 FRIDAY, Jan. T, 1876, Enthosiasil Reception of the Greal Star Olls, Immens. N 3 E‘""?_;;!.:an of JAPANESE TOMMIY an1 BIL~ ARTHULL CHAAM , A commitieo of five, conaisting of Mesern, C. B. Holmes. Perkiua, Titaworth, T, W. Ilolmea, aud Wabster woro appointed Lo pre- pars an ageeomdut for all to aign for tesisting tho taz and the emplosment of Iawvers, On motiou, C. ¥, Ltowo, Mr. Van Hollegen, and Mr. MeArthur were appuinted to perfec: ar- rangewonts for L\u\\i\m;pl\ ma-nnz Mondsy mght, Wherounon the meating s1journed, gt MORE TAX.SUITS, ELKINS & WHEELED. The first applicants In the courts yesterday for relief from the outragcous personal tax fn- fliction wete H. K. Elkina ang Ezta J, Woeelar, | partnersin tho buminesa of seliiog malt, under | the firm vamo of Likins & Whaeler. Tuoy rep- | resent that 10 May last they Liad an offico in tha | Town of South Chicago, and a dock tn the Town | of West Chicago whero their gooda wero stored aod handlad. Tho totat valuoof their mercliane . disa a¢ that timo ou,tho West Bide did not ox- ) ceod £1.985, which wad tazed in tho Towa of trapeze, The wonderful LANGLOIS DROS, fhe fimous Egyptisn Jugglers, Laat uighta of thie magniBoent spectacle, FORTY THIEVES, With its Caravan of Clephants and Camals, Next week, look out far a big bill, Matince for ladica and children Bsturday st2 p.m. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, FRIDAY EVEXING, Jan. ?, ffth night of (bn 2ozson of Holroes, James Rursell Lowell, P, T, Ba: ) WAXE 7, Vi | West Clicago. Tho whola capital investsd in | their business on tho 1at day of Mav, 1§75, was £30.000, of which amount 15,000 was borrawed I'helr othor property, other thau the merchiau- . difa aud capital menitoned, consisted of odize futhiture worth €601 ; cash ou havd, €3,575.49, aud credits, €51,145.12. Thoir bona fide dobti | atthe mame timo amountod to £32.718.G6, ex- clusive of the borrowed capital, 80 that the cah valuo of thicir asants, aftor deducting the dobts, '_\l not oxceed tho £30,000 origivally investea, Tho complainants insist that, 1aasmuch as the Stato Board have declarcd that property ahould bo taxed 1ma valuation of 50 per cont of ita cashi value, thorefurs their valustion rhould bo 87,600, or one-Lalt of tha mmount of capttul actually awned by thew, The Assessor, i i usual biundering wor, without pend- ing them any ‘ootico, or makng auy examination, Las as=aAzed their property at £10,000, on which a tax of £2,546.93 Las heea lovied, * Complainnats nos offer to pay £314.43. tholr tex 03 87,500, and ank that tho Collactor m3y b cujoiued from collecting tho rema.nder. ANOTHER. Cushing, Thomas & printers, slso fcel agarioved at tho cxcossivo auionnt of aitention i they bavo recsived from Mesars. Palllips und t Evaos. and yesterday came futo court fur re- Lef. Tnoy * stato “that in 3Mav last, w4 roquiled "by Jusw, they made & return of the valus of thoir pmsunal property, woich was fized st 61,000, Pliliape, Lowover, atbi- | trarily sud without notice reired it to &5.000, \ tlio State Bonrd added their httle 52 per cant, and complainauts wore nstonisbed o short time 1 80 by being called on to pay & tax of ¥113.37 + They aro o opinion that this s not quity the | Square way of doiup, aud aik to lave the Cul- i tector rewtrainod from extracting frumn thew | more thau their righ:ful proportion. AND STILL ANOTUER, D. J. Crocker, o lawser of tha Chioago Bar, haa boen singled ont for persocution, sw wos sesterday shiown by his_bili ilod in the Crrcuit Loute sgatast Aichael Evans, Crocker atites that ho Ig a resident of Downer's Grove,Du I'age County, wheto bo is tazud on nll ks propo:ty, His only property 1 tho Town of South Ca ¢igo is s law library, which_ lo claims 18 not taxabie boro but 1o Downers Grove, his place of resi- deuce. Nevertholoss, Lvans bos nsscased him $U1.85, and Crocker wants the naual lnjunction. — MISCELLANZOUS. -~ COBKLCTION. Mesars. A. J. Neuberger & Dro., 73 and 80 Taodolph sreet, who, it was stated 1 yoster- dov's ToisUNE, wero not amsossed ot all, wish it underetood that thoy wero nsscssed tue amoant of ¥4,800. Thoy atate thas they do not slurg tho pagiment of their just proportion of taxes. A WANT SUPPLIED, New York Tribune, Tho Amoricsn mind is active. It has given us books of fiction for tho sentimentakst, learned boolss for tho scholar and professlonal student, but few books for the people. A book for the peo- ple must relato toa subject of nuiversal futerost. Buch o eubject is tho physical man, and such a book ** Tz Peorur's CoxaoN-Sexse Mepican ADv18ER,"” 8 copy of which has been recently la:d ou our tablo. The bigh professional attainmenty of lts suthor—Dr. R, V. Picnce, of Bufalo, N. Y.,—and tho advantages derived by hum from an exstenstvo practice, would alono insuro for Lia work o cordial rocoption. DBut theso aro not the merita for which it clalime our attontlon, Tho suthor Is a man of the people. ilo sympathizes with thom 1o sl thele afilictions, efforts, and ai- tajnments. Ho poecoived their want—a knotwle edgo of themgclves—nand, believing that all truth should bo made as univamsal a3 Gol's own sac- light, trom hia fund of learning and experience hio has produced a work ju whict he givos them tho benefits of bis labors. In it ho considers man in overy phaso of bis existonce, from the momont ho emorges *‘from a rayloss atom, too diinutivo for tho sight, until ho gradunily ovolves to tho maturity of those Conscious Pow- crs, the exercise of which furvisties subjectivo asidenco of our immortality." Proceodlug upan tho thoory that overy fact of miod hasa physi. eal antecodent, he haa given aa admiratle treat- iso on Cerobral Puyeology, zad shown tho bearings of tho facta thus establiabiod ubon indi- vidual and roclal wolfare, The author baliaves with Spencer, that *‘ay vigorous healih and 1ts accompavying high apirits aro Iargor elemsnts o1 Lappiness than moy other things whatever, th toaching how to malutain thom 14 s teaching tha: ylotds to no other whatover,” andaccordingly haa introduced an extensivo discussion of the moth- ods by which we may preserve the iotegrity of the systom and o t imes prevens the onsot of disease, Domestic 1emdies—thoir proparation, osos, and effects—form # promioont fuature of the work, The hxgionic troatment, or nursing of the sick, 18 an mportaut aubjoct, and receives attention commousurato with its importance. Noarly all discmies ** to whica flesh is heir™ aro described, toe £ svmptoms and causes explained, aud propsy dowe: ki) treatmont suggestol. To i MR, REMICK, of the Committec, also made some romarks in suppoit of thoteport, and axrcod with tne opinion of Mr, Burdick that the Commissiouers should makesome rebato, but thiscould not be passed, ‘A ho askosamdnts wero frauds, and not recoguizod by law axcept to prevant thoir cuforostuout, Mr, Romick waa succoaded by ANDNE MATTESON, who gald that ho did vot knaw whether ho conld thirow any Jight on tus aubjoct, but thero wers ouc or two oiata that suggested thewselves, | ‘Tha eity ofiicials saia tho taxes were not lurger this year than they wero tast, e supposed tina roleriod to personal-procesty tax. Thia waauot e ; 1L wad oue-seventh last year, and Lhis yoar it was tw0 sovouths. Lerototoro tlo real- entate men had fought the (ax, snd thoy bavoe prosecuted it so vigoroualy that thoy hiad gotten it now noarly whera thoy wauted it,” ‘I'hie oftices boidors wera waraed by this, aud they reduced tho maecusiueut oo 1eal ustato, ding 1t to tho versonal property. Tins wight pe au ox- plavation of 1t,—at sll ovents, thu tax Lad buen doubled tho past year, ‘Inis outrage wus a part of & vicius vystem of tazation which had pre- vailed 1n this city for tho past Lb rey-five yosis, uutl 1t bad gutten t0 o puint whero it was almost unbearable, 1n 1550, tho taxation of th. citv . amounted to abous ¥i centa per capita. From thiat day 10 thig, it has Loen ancrousing uotil In 1500 1 utmountéd to betwecn 613 and Si4 on every romdeut. ‘Tlho spealior road from o tably rociprocate the mauy favors bostowoed upon bim by a generous publio, the author offers his book &t a price (91.50) little exceeding the costof pub- licatlon, Our readers can obtain this practical and valuablo work by addressing tho author, OLOTHING, FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! CLOTHEHINGC Slightly Damaged by Wator, $100,20 worth of Clothing, slightly ditasged by wa- ter at the late fire of Aud u, blansrt & Co,, New York, to La suld at appratues’s valuo, wich s &0 per cant below Arat cost, At 168 Bouth Olark-st,, Ohicago, Tluls tock must poritively be closed out biud day LEGAL. TRI'STEE'S SALE. Under suthusity of & daxd of trast made o me by the Miuerat Uity Miniog aud Bwelting Com unI . cardad 10 ouk 31, pages T4, stc,, of th records of Har- din Gaunty, 11, 1 wiii offor for sale, st publio auctiva, Jau, 19, 1575, 41 19 0'closk &, m., at ' tho bulldtug at o o a7 100 mah miulag el of ssid Company upaa thy promisod, 1Lg zeil ext tn—abonut 475 acred of land —and tue purvanal property, couststing of mdsbinsry, mius 1oy 1021, otc., Of B4Id'Ca upauy, Thess landsare it nated besr HoMuslara, 1 sand county, and aru eizh i of riatiatics showing tho tazos pawd in New Yotk, whicu 1o 1860 smounted to #0,000,000, aud 0 1874 1o §24,000,600. ‘tho incieaso was SUU por cout, while tho' mcroave iu the population ad boon 24 per cont. lu Hoaton, taation ln- croanod 8G4 per cent in the samo leugth of time, and tho popuiation only 84 por cout§ 1 Piuladelphis, 917 pes cout, sud tho incroase in populstion 8 per ceut. Iu Chicago, whilo the ducrcase {u povulativn iu ten years bad only beou 264 por cont, the fucrenzo i taw Leadore, apar, clo. Farue of sala cua, uulenw oter- tatod at the i or partigiaes Laguics of HERBERT JENNEY, Truslees, Nosthweat coruer Third und_biain ate., Cinclnuatl, 0, ADMINISTRATRIX'S About $0) Tolls of Wall Paper, uf now aiid slegant doe 11) bo sold at suction at 10 4, 11, 08 Friday, Juu, $ the storo of tho laty Alex, Drake, oa (ke ortintea) comer of Sanganyon sad, Madiiaata, 1 0 suit BLIZADI s Lo suit parcbawers, h n Kellogg Grand English Opera. M1 C, D, HESS, Director. Ths reprea-ntative American Piima Donoa, MISN CLARA LOUISE KELLOGEG, In Aunbier's sparkiing Opers, FR D. Q. Miea BEAGSONT, Bie, FLARLS, ;{7. HAMTLTON, Mz, SEGULN, M. ALLEY, sud Mr, CASTLE in the antaxp Lk § BEUNELS, Condieior, ND_KLLLOGG MATINEE OX SATURDAY~— wSTaNON A’ E QX 8AT! AT- Batirdiy night, ¥ MATITANA " (VAN ZANDT), QENERAL ADMISSION, ONE DOLLALR, Lenorved Baaur, §4. EQOLEY'S THEATRE. THE RELLOGG GRAND ENGLISH OPERA Extra Aansuncement fr Qe Second Wezk, SAL F SEATS ) orec Monday Lvenlug, Jan, 10, THE TALIBMAN, Dalfe\ Posthutnins Opera, A grest succew. New Hoenery, Maguificent Costumer, ~ A Jevgttal cant, ucludin RELLOGG, ~Tueaday—THE HUGUENOTS (VAN LA _ Wednr: 1A (RELLOOG), Tuurs- dig=TAUST (BENEFIT \DT), Friday— MARTHAA (KLLLOGU! RELLOGG MATI. NEE ON BATURDAY, Holurday evenlug—FLA DIAVOLO (VAN ZANDT). STAR LECTURE OOURSE. After an abrenzs of acven peare, voturn fo this ety g4 one iecture on g, of the Greut Knglish Orutory Piymouth Church, VINCENT n only 50 cta: reasrvol ety 78 ctn, or fn or Option Tickels THIS MORNING, Jansen, McClurg & C N, Bl—c Dty ler Colfax delvers his grost era- ton'ou hi# filend and compantn in oflice, Aorakain Liticoin," Jun, 14, Unlon Lark Caureb, Carn-nbr d: Sheldon, THE COLISEULL TNGAGLMLNT OF MISS AGNES BUTHERLAND, “The Oslginal Scottlsh Nightingate, Tremendous recoption of FRANK LA DOW, {he Clampicn Ciub-Ew:nier, Housca crowded zizbriy to wiln'en the epechuities of muct Artists aa LITTLE TOMMY ¥13i, th~ Grent Cornet Baiofst 3 the DREN- NANS, the CAWTIIDN IDINE, FE NANDU FLEURY, TV ActGem, Every Avtist n Star, Adintsaian, 15 centa 10 all patis of the houne, NEW OHICAGO THEATRE, AL W, HANLEY., eerenee s MANAGER. ONT: WEER ONLY, Commencing Jan,3, Unpre- cedented ntirsction. THE ORIGINAL Earrigan o2 EXaxrt, With_thefe GRAND COMBINATION sud the GAL- LANT GUTH 01 NEW YURK, will appear, supports iy s Compeny of Drunatio Artista. THL DOYLE BROTUHELS, " HARRIGAN & NAKT will fntroduce thulr world-renowned musical ¥Litchies, of which they aro tle oifginala. " ACADENY OF MUSIC, CONTINUED SUCCESS 3 .01 the Great and Only Otiginal {GEORGIA MINSTRELS { Thursday, Friday, Baturday, aud Saturday Maltoee, an entiro claugo of prograuitue, and tho gieat buv . MoVICEER'S THEATRE, AMES A. OATES Tt Custterers), To Lo prsredad I ssclo, HENRY Vi, which will Le produced on Stonday “NASNLINEZS" Jewquo of {bo TWO OFF-UNS. LAST NIGUTS OF f MRS, A our Triday and Saturday nights, LES DAVARDS (The TRIAL BY JULY, Baturday Matinee, THE PRETTY PERFUMEL, Beats catt nuw be secured {or tho Shakspesrian apecs A DIME GOUTSE Of funday Lvening Sclentific Lectures, by Prof, . D, GUNNING, profuscly filustrated, will b o dolivered i tha Third Iresbytertan Chitreh, corncr Monroo and Latip-ats., conun iring Sunday evening, Jam. 9, st B o'cluck, Coureo tckets, 30 centa; for saio on Friday and Saturd.y st Hadley's Bovkstore snd Bell's Ioug- store, West Bide, " (0L, WO0OD'S MUSEUM, BMatinee, DEAD SHOT and RED RIDING VENT UL OF A COUNTRY and DEAD §HOT. ht and ¥o ca-hon-fas. 3 Taration, Under the O EDUGATIONAL. Racine College. The Collega and Grsmmar Bchool of Latins Collsgs whil reopen Jan, 19, tho sceslon to contintio W Juney., For adiuleston apply 10 the ltev, JAMES DE KOVEY, D, D, Racine College, Raciue, Wis Penarylvania Military Acadewy, Chestor, Pa { Reapena Jan. 5, Thorough lustruction (o Civil and Aliniug Engincering, the Clutea sud E: Braucheas «.renlurn apply to T, A, CURGROVE, Esg., No. k. ;.L}i Culeago, or to Cul TUEO, HYATT, Presl- . MEDICAL CARDS. LOCK it ITA A O agtonand asuiborsr LN 10y State uf Ltk bt & { I Lir, van hoad of tho professloa for uvor ence all fuporlant, A boyi foe th conts to %3&10, 0 L wrile. Suadars, lofo b, had 40 years' bog bustho Doator. W fu e armin DAL . i NO CUREL K NO PAY!! . ean, 174 Sout Clack-st, corer of Waarce, Clage. Atay baoausulted, Dencoally or by mail, freq of c:i 00 all Lruals of @ iivous disiases. Di J EAN whly poyeician § 1 tha city wuu warrauts sures wr-nl ul;l. 2 e O 4 L th Uuied Bl.’m.: \::i\lamva‘“:‘d ssiresay fortha cuso s yats, ronlc, s :lal taded vl Awiafr of amln:m:u Ptml!crl iu attendsuce, Cof LS poraonaliy of by Lelier Eros L'