Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1876. TAXATION. The Hon: J: P. Root on tho Rev- cnuo Law. {ts Fatal Dofects---How It Was Passod «The Protest. fFhat Is Demanded of iho Citlzens of Chiengo. - 3ills Filed Yesterday to Enfoin tho olleo- tlon of Taxca, Bloeting %of Oitizons of tho Tenth Ward. THE REVENUE LAW, LETTER FNOM TUE HOK, J. P, BOOT. 1o the Editor af The Chieano L ribun: CutcAgo, dan. 13.—There scoma to be at this timo s Reneral unessinosa sbout tho collection of tsxes, and o disposition on the part of tho publio to inquiro into the preseot modo of as- poesing and collecting taxos, This Inquiry is petter late tnan nover, but tho peoplo aro now vooping tho roward of (heir onn fodifference. \7hon the ovil s upon them in the form of a tax- warrant, and the Collector Is knocking at tho gato demanding mouey, thoro {s, as o matler of course, & good degreo of ircitation and juvestign~ tion. Well, this is all right, aod when it fa rabbed in oty thoronghly it may do some pood, The S;n:gr. hu“nécn 18 that when this spasm is over thopeoplo will relapssintothicir uaunl indifforenco pat to bie aroused until tho mischief is ropaated. TThe radical troublo I8 with tho Inw itacll, 1t {a too fong and complicated for ordinary compro- hension, aud somo of our best lawyers acknow!- edwo tunt aftor they have wtudied it carofuily it l# past tindiog out.” Tna old sysiom wa8 protty well gettlod, and vory Iittlo litigation or com- slaint grow out of it, aud all that was necessary was a rovinion of tho Iaw so ua to bring it into 3ne complote act without auy easontial change in tha prinoiples and maclhiverv. DBut unfor- wnately the requirements of the grab lnw aud wme mistaken notions about the mnecessity of changing tho plan of collection under the uow -Conatitution” rosulted in tho jdos that & mow systom must bo dovised, and hence thero bes baen inflicted on tho people a Rovenuo law of 204 sectfons, bosides several -u,,plemamnl acta, < Lo fact is, tho pooplo of this city bavo beon very derelict in duty. Tho capable nud intolli- gent business men havo not borne thelr sharo of tho burdene, ‘Ihoy 10 8o much engrosscd in their privato affairs that they mvariably shnlnlc from gerving tho public, and a8 invarlably growl whon matters do not go right. Thero 18 a gen- oral l’m:llu?l that this couuty shouald have an o] intolligont Jtepresontative in tho Genoral Assem- biy, Yot Iveuturc that if o Committeo should statt out o rolect Iloprosentatives who would be required to spond a winter 1n Bpringgeld {n fxing the Rtavcuuo law, thoy would recelvo nothing but utiqualifuld rofusala {rom tho frat 100 busiaoss men solocted to g0, A ot yeurs ago Licro ‘wan s vacan(y on tho tickot for Seustor, A committas ppuinted Lo hunt up s candidate, It was con- coded that it should Le glven to that portion of tho District in (o city (Tbird, Fourth, and Fifth Wurdh), Tho_Committeo Were unablo to fiud a man in thous wards whom they would recommend, At lowt forly of the best men wers applied to, aud urged to accept, Dut uollilug but ubsolutu rofusals wure ubtained, Tho Commiltee, howevar, weeo fortunato fa tho end, und » gcod Bemator wis tho result, but Lo wat yut on without Lis knowledge, 1lad L6 buen copsulted he woula havo refused likewise, It ourbt to be ronnkis ered an lionorable position 1o represciit o city of balf & million In tho General Assembly, and {hoss whobwn much property, snd havo the abllily, nolivity, and intelligence to onablathem Lo look aftor thelr own lu- torosts should not ahrink from o sharo of public re. eponeibility, It in to bo hioped that in the malcction of aur next Raprosentatives caro will be talien to sond in- telligent, hongst men, and that tho sentiment ought to raged that ovory el man who refusea to do B I thle bobalf 4 8 coward, aud unworthy (Lo benefita of good government. Nown lttleabaut iy history of the prosent Rov- entio law ond some of thio cvils if contatns. ThaTwenie ty-oventh Genoral Assembly, Lelng the firat under i viow Constitution, convened fn. Junuary, 1971, It lam bored under somo aificulties, ‘Tho net Constitution wss not understood,—at lcast 1hioro was o great variety of opinion as (o (e mesning of ita_provislons,—aud during th st winter no narmony existed. A Kovonuo Ll had boen prepired an 1 romember, 5 the Audit- or's ofiico, an oduced snd_ roforred to tha Committcs on Revenue, whoro it sy untll tho sccond nar, 1t was hunily roporlod back, and was die- cunserl by the House i Commiltce of {he Wholo for trvonty-one days, neatly ovary member {aidng o hand in. Bomolinics tho Htats Board of Equaliza~ ton was i, sometimes ont, of It Thers soomeil to bo a disposition to pasd s good law, Dy the time the durciaion ended the bill ws searcoly Tecoguizablo by ita friends, sud its origitial Iriends Joatttd it with {ta amondunctix, aud the friends of tho amendinents «d not waut it, sud consequently it oll —never o rise again. Avsoon aa it becomo apparent that this bill_wonld tafl, & pressure waa commenced o punh tho wamo bill, prsubstantially tho samo bill, through the Hsnato, sad near tho end of thio sorsion we wero surprised 10 tocelvs it duly passed {rom the Bonato, O courso oppo- titlon to 1t appeared, but by somo strango organization or combinatin, when about forty mombera were abe sent, tho bill win put through nider whip sud spur by ¥oto of : Yeas, U7 : nays, 47, clght of tho Cook County dalegation beluz xl g3, "The rapidity with which tho biil was rushed through, tho falluro of opportunity to discuss It, and tho sm- oactical snd \ijunt proyisiona it cont nod, fuduced o preparation of & protost which coverod somo of tho objcctions, but not all, for to have miado a protest vompleta sud full would have involvad much tlume and ¥paca ; but the ournal (p. 1,115) shows {n that regard A8 follows ¢ Mr, Gurpenter presonted the following protes Tho undersigned, membera of ko Liouse of liepre- seatatives of the Twenty-scventh Genorst Ansembly of i itato of iinals, do ruoat respecifully disseut fror and prolest againat theaction of thia Houso us fuilows, (hatls tosay: On Thursday, tho 38th day of Marcli, 1473, tho Houso, as shown by tho journal, pussed & certdin bl of the followiug title, to-wit: 'A bill for "Ausctto provido for tho asschamont of Broperty, and for tho levy aud collection of tazes, '™ £, The reasons for our dlssearion uid prolest aro ns o] . ! Frat—Tt pormita tho monesed class—persons liay- Ing credits—to deduct from the gross valuo of thoir credits tho amount of ali bona fido dabia owing by thewn, and provents merchants, manufaoturers, farime ers, incohanics, and Iaborers, from deductlug from 1he’ gross valuo of thelr chiattel property the amount of bona fide debla owing by thot, whicls 18 & diroct widlatiun of ts Conatltutton., sliown by oath, ment of porsotie, which {s also I violation of th stitution. Third—1t requirea the property of rallrosd compa niefand othor corporations (0 be sssessed by tho Btate Board of Equalization at 8pringfold instesd of ansess- ment by tho local Assessors, which i in viglation of is Conntitution, a8 proscribing a different inodo of masensment than is proacribed for the acsessmont of other persons, Fourth—It given the State Poard of Fqualization extraordiuary powers in authorizing said Board to practically stmend tle llevenuo laws of tho Btato in {0 the valulng of property, th—1t requircs tho double taxation (snd In some casoa tho (riplo and quadrupls taxation) of propert of corporations, theroby bolng oppressive, sad. will reault in crippliug our manufscturing interosts aud #l alher nduttral purtuite, tending ‘o driva”such interents boyoud the mits of 'the Btato, stzth—14 provides for the taxation of all incorporate ed companics In & manner ani to an extent differcnt from that In which tho proporty of yersons 1a tazed, and therefore ia [n direct violation of the Uonsttntion, Keventh—Tt ia in its general provisicns harsh, unjust ve, and contrary 10 the beat fuieroiis vf Ihe Ktate 3 thoreforo, it ought not to bocome a law, ‘Therofors, far the reasous stated, wa bollove 1t (0 be our dufy w8 leprescntatives of (ke people in i Tlouse, to thus proteat, and we do heroby disscut from and protest against tha action of the liowo in passin, 4 L), and respectfully suk thiat this our protest an seasons for our dizsent from tho action of tho Houss 42 aloresaid be eatored upus 118 Journal, Jdobn U, 8bort, J, A, Carpenter, Itobert Ifunter, Eliia 31, Hiatncs, Jobn "Slwell, Henry Blerril, Viilliam 8; Brooke, John D, Eastoe, 'L . Remsbarg, Jsmen P. Toot, Nobort 11, Poss, Goorgo W, Funk, Ii, M, Galisgher, "B, Eigecomb, A. AL, Cavan, 0. Mxson, Jamea AL, Wight, Datad thla foth day of March, 4, D, 1813, The objections made in the proteat are not all that may be made, Bowe of the mout serious wero not slated, ‘The complaint at the jirosent tine s nut so miich of the burihen of taxes fu the sugregalo, bub Tuther the unequal dlstribution of the burthen, Under any revenus syatem, ibiero will, slways bo fn- dividusl cases of hardahip, bub at the’ present timg thero are 80 many that it'ls appavent thero is some- hing radically wrong, ow uothing of the miods in which tho pressnt asscament has been wado, Lut Ahis Ido say, thab o law could be pacacd which iYords such splenald opportunities for fraud as tho preee: Mr. Galloway aua Mr, Derickion, both of whom bave ven the subluct b gréat deal of dttenifun, sud poitlier ;!.:“:1 Yohad for {ue law, Will bear moout 1a thia The Coustitulion of this Glate provides (hat the property of aufudividual cannot be taken for public foriouce without tha futervention of a jury, or can 0 s trisd for au offenss or bis pxormy taken to pay ury. sdebt without tha sauction of & Bub o (ho case of the assesamont of his proporty toasceriain the baste of the amouut of monvy Lie aisll pay out of bl pocket for wpublia purpots, Lels guverasd by tho following provislon of the Cowstituton (At 1X,, 1)t e General Assomly atill provida such ravcuus as BTy betton tnd sorBorskr bEAL e b bt ation shal ataz' in pro- 00 to Lk n{l.lm:dl:‘ll, hg, or fl-lv:l’;vpfl(!,—b,;l:h ) Yo slsctod or sppointed 12 such Tebor ab ko Gensral Assembly sball dizoct, and not otherwise, 14 mould stom, thes, that Lo General Aszembly may vide for the asseasmaut of property without (he - o eaticn of & jury, or apy otber wode of reviow, or withnul glving (e awner an_oppottunity to b heard, ‘While I have no doubt of ths eotrectness of (hinss s pure logal propoatiton, yot It ix harsh and unrrasonabls, aud contrary tothe spirit of onr natitu. tana, While 1t would not be practirable to have a Jury inalf canes, yot it is Iimperativoly detnanded by justica and good 'consclence, by every consideration which yrampia & man 1o aurrender some of his nalural Tightr for the gnod of Rociety, that ha ahould at least Iiave an opportanity to ba heard on tha queation aa to hissw re of the public burthen, Nor will it aufico Lo ndopt 8 more form, 8 mere pretonse, of giving him sn oprortunity, Itrhould Le something practical, snd of ‘which he can avall Limeelf. The present Iaw provides thaton certain day in Juno ihe Town Bnard shall meet to roview the asacssmont. Thls, in A city of half amilllon of people, 18 a farco. The tax-payer might an wall bo permitted to go Lo Contantinopis, But it is asld he may go o the County Boird, That [s no better. 1t in entiroly Inadeqnate, The County Buard would not have time to exsming 1 per cent of the caren, thors 1n a Btata Tioard, Now, beyend ther which may double hi aencssment withot hin knowieden or conrent,—a Board not eléctesd by im o with hix vole s and heto & al violatlon of a cardinal principie, d roprearntation go hand n hand, Tho tax-payer has the mesgro privilego of vot- 1ng £or hin repronentative, who macertaina tio gross amount of the taz ; but, {n this care, nineteen gentlos men tlected by Congresnlonal Districts distribute tho Durden of the'tax and detormine it for bim, withont s convent o without giviog Lim an opportunlly to eard, Now, hers are cortain cardinal prineipls which shiould not bo lost alghit of, and it becomeas the duty of tho peorlo takes toit that futelligent men aro | Liced in ponlion to secire tho rrmedz. (e mischic! of the Iaw fa that it glves the Assesnor tov much power, 1le ia compelled arbitrarily to put rome valus on property, aud in a larga city whero for. itines Ara made and lost'in a yesr, witere values aurink and well dsily, 10 ona man cn_mako an aneisment nor should any oun man attompt t. If, howevor, 1t ‘must be done, then {bio sraplest opportunity shotild ba givon o tho fax-payer to have all errors corrooted. Tho law sbould bo franied in & elmplo and plain man- ner, Under the presont system there is acarcaly businenn man capable of Ailling ont bis returns, An ignorant, dishoncat, or malicious Asacasor has tlie op- portunitfos all on hin afde, An nble, intelifgent, and Lioneat Ansepsor canuot within ilie’ time allowed do touel more than guees, Hoveral remnoiios havo been proposed, A plan was me:(x two years ngo which mot with favor from [telifgent men’ who undorstoo] tha evils in our asa. tom, lika Galloway, Daric! i; N 1t was (o havo a Couunly A s0r who shiould have re- vitory powern, e should have e booka loog enongh 1 bia Banda 0 gira the public xn opportunily o oz amine them, and havo ull necsrsary corrections tmade, He would in s sbort Hmo Lave a complets aseeasme and the public would soen lsarn wher to go to hiavo {luluco doue, Tho Assoesor shonld have n year to do fo work In, Instead of, s now, the Fhort space of nizty days, As to the Btate Board, it -should be sbolished,’ Tho idea tnat mon living in Crawford sud Alexander aro cagat lo of Nixlng valucs cn stock and other property in Oaleago is nbsurd, A plm has boen suggeated by Gen, Fruok Shorman which con- n, Noguo, and Forsytl talus muoch merit, It In that the Governor, by sod wihh tho consent of the Hennte, wiall oppoint an Assemor for cach Grand ¢ Divislon, whio shall Lavo charge of tho nsacssment {n thoir’ respective divisions, with pawer to sppoint depntien, and 10 keon ¢ work tntil a correct list i perfected. This plan would glve opportunity at all timea—ovory day fn tho year—to make corvoctionn, These tlircs Adneesors would constitute iLo Htato Toard, and with tho intelligence and_abillly such men should ~ possean, and tlo fuformation constanily Defore them, thoy would arrivo at satisfactory resulls. 1 recommend a carcful constderation of thia plan. Thicro are other dificulties in_oe law which might b mentloned, The maclinery is oxpensivo and in- tricate,~harsiand Lurthensoine, Winlever may bo tho nuicoms of tho preacat diilleuity, 1 trast its dis~ cusaion will lead t0 8 reformation of' tho law. Unless sometling {s done, tho ootire manfuacturing interest will ho drfven out of the State, ‘While (s act wan under discusslon, T prodicted, on the floor of tho Hotine, that it wonld open the doo to fraud and oppression | that it conld not be_enforced witliout graiting tho neck of tho poople, and in some countles would Jead to revolutlon. 1¢" tho peoplo of thfa cliy can Induce cnongh honest, Intellfgent busi- noss men to tcprescnt, thin counts’ in tho Thirticth General Amsembly,—men who wll tmake the sscrifice, —therg will bo some hopo, They will £l hearty coo operaticn tn the country, for While the conntry is usually tlower than the ¢ity In gotting aroured, T think {t truo that the intelligent portion of the people il over the Btato aro dissalistled with the las, Jaurs P, Roor. ——— TAX SUITS. AND BTILL TIRY COME, The well-known grocer, 0. H. Slnck, has also found the pressuro of poraonal property taxes somewhat 00 onerous in tho present deprossed condition of mon'a ‘appotites, nod yosterday mado his modn {n the Circuit Court. His stock of grocories, dry and wot, ho says, 8 net worth moro than §1,000 (when thoy are marked down “below cost') nor has it exceoded that sum during tho past year. As o good citizen ho made out hia echodiule last epring, in which he Ilsted his property nt £3,014. ‘Fho Assessor and tho State Board ‘addod their usual amount of yenst aud tho valualion roso immediately to ¥16,800, on which o tax of ©1,006,05 was levied, A couple of pages of tho Journal bill are then copied in, and the complainant coucludes by asking for the usaal injunction, THE WEST BIDE ALSO 18 HMEARD FROM. The firet complaint from the West Bido came in yostorday, by s bifl filed by P. Burroughs & ton, They represcot that they have a paperers’ and glasdern’ stock of goods at No, 800 Weat Madison street, nt Slny they schedulod tholr stock at 81,600, which waa accopted by tlio Assesaor, Lawrence O'lrlcn, This nancsament, however, was raissd to $2,F00, to which tho Blato Board of Equalization added ita mite, maks juz it $3,200, Ontla O'Brien haa lovied a tax of $104.45, and tho complainauta ask that the collection of this snount may bo_enjcinod, charging that their property ia rated too Ligh, and that they ero not as- vessed in proportion o the valuoof their property, * AND ANOTHER. Butts & Excell, of No, 18( South Water strect, slvo hiavo wowme uncomplimentary roumnarks to make about Assestar Puillipa’ bonosty and judgment, Thetr prop- erty, thoy state fna bill filed by thern yesterday in tho Superlor Court, s only worth about §230, ~ Yot the prudent Aseeseor, iu_order not to rate thein too low, placed 1¢ at $1,000, and hils bosom friend and colleague, tichacl Evane, I8 now sttompting to collect a fax of $lul)4, The complainanta then go on ta muko somo, at this day rather commonplace, romarks about tho action of that orratlo organizstion, tho State Basrd of Equatization, and end with tho usual requeat for s ln}uncunu. AND YET ANOTHER. Tastly, Barzows, Carpenior & C2., affer dus delih- eration, Yiave come to_the conclusion ihat they hove not beoh fairly treatod by Sossrs, Ivans and Phillips, Their valuatlon of thelr yroporty was $15,800, Fhilliga “ bulled " 1t up ta 824,000, and politely sent tham an tuvigation to puy $1,006.64, or bo sold out, And they object, A largo amount of aduitfonal reading matter fa furntshed for tho dolcctatlon of somo unfortunste Judgo, but the opidermis of tuo Assesnor sud Collec- o s 0 udurated taat t s proof agatust paper Lulela » —_— THE TENTH WARD. MEETING OF TUE TAX-PAYEES, The munlcipal tax-payors of tho Tenth Ward hisld » moeting 1ast evoning at No, 82 West RNandolph stroet for the purpose of entering tholr protest’ in tho mattor of unjust poraonal- property taxation. Tho gatherlug was n small ono, notwitbatanding tho fact thut botwoon 200 and 300 residentd of the ward liave siguifled theie \\lllxnfincns to fight tho Assessor in the Courts. Mr. K. Jacobs, ono of the property-owners in tho ward, wan clioson to preside as Chairinan, Afler a fow rymarks on tlo eituatlon, ha called upon Mr, T, Uranier, & lawyer prescat, {0 exj#:8s Lia opin- fon'as to the probability of the movenient of the tax- payers being aitondod with success, The genticman responded by urging thoso present fo taks linmediate action, He thought that there was not tho least doubt Lut what tho casce of tho_sggrieved partica could be prosocuted succosafully, Immodiate, concerted sction Waa, howerver, guite ficosssary, as the Colloctor waw making proparation o lery upon tho property of those who had not yet paid thelr tazos A coumitioa of threo was lhien appointed to draw up such resolutions as would aecuro a speaily adjustient of the difiiculty, afler which tho menttng sdjourned so mest ugnin Halurdsy eveniug and. rocelve the roport of the Commilies apy olnte o BUNPRINE Novres Chinn, ‘Wo mado a llttle visit (says Arsone ITonssayo, in a Paris lotter to tho New Yotk 7ribune) to tho Qorculnu 'worlts, whero we mot Chamy:fleury, tho Condervator of tho Ceramio Musoum, 1le livea In porcelain and faienco, as otlior savante doin books. : You might break everythiug to picees in France, govornments, windows, and gaslights, and he would look on philoaophically without Interforing; but break a hiatorio dishy in his presctico, and be would faint, Ie was terribly nervous whonover Jules Baudeau pioked up one of the curlomitica of the musoum, It is fashionable to call thom now tho * Chinoseries " of {ho ags of Louls XV, Aud, in fact, if it bad not boen for the Movolution, wo wera going stralght inlo tho mioralsof the fans lnfur scronns, _Wo wore becoming tiibutary to the Chiuese, Iallow totho chemists thint the plato of Hevres was niore vitrifiabla than that of China or Japan, We must add, in justios to the artiat, that 1¢ posscased elegance ef form, rogu. larity of drawing, viveeity of colorlng § three couventinnal opithota which are the tureo grace of criticism. Yinceuncs had wituessod in 1740 tbe buildivg of the tirst poroslain works, (Ls ombryonie manufacturo of the Dubols brothery, ‘Ttie Ministor of Fiuanco, Orry de Fulvy, patcon. ized this artialic and Induatrial enterpriso, Blmne, do Pompadour, Miulater of all the huullmul and frieud of all tho artiats, took especial toasurc, B3 an_smatour nod & pretty woman, Fn the porcelaln manufacture, In 1750 tLoy rafsod tho little faciory into s great oatabliehi- went, aud tho roysl manufactory of Bovios was tounded for tho caufusion of Chiusmon snd Baxoaw, for tho benelit of the Fituch, for the swo of the King, and the housor of the qulse, old Bovros waa not that *tondor Yorce- Isiu" whichi 18 now mede. There wasno clsy {o it. Its cliomical composition resombled glaua more than porcolain, The glazing was of load, aud very fumble. Buch porcelaln, manufactuse at a low temperaturo, callod for the utmost akill of the decorator. The painters ranged theme wolvos ab the orders of the Alarquiso; those . pamtera, so markad by originality, in an aga so matked by wit, With tho designa and tho mod- ¢ln of the’ Pumvndmlr artints, Liic vases and tho etatuottos of the old Hovees havo scquired & valuo oqual Lo that of tha most pregions work of art, In mpite of tho artistlc debauchenes of the Hevalution and the Impire, people atill tight for {hom a8 in the last contury, At thosnle of Ban Donato trossures, tho nakien of tho Pompadour must have kindied anow when bher rervico of Hevres was run up to 250,000 francs. What Quecn had ever auch rolica? 8t, Victor said, *"Tho Chincso have a poddess of porcolain ; if we bad & mythology, Madwmo de I’ompadonr would be (ho divinity of old Hovres, It was sho who founded that workshop of fragilo wondera.” L —————— ISAAC M, SINGER'S WILL, Decision of the Surrogate—Nirs, Foas tor Not tho Widow of the niillion aire. New York World, Jan. 11, Burrogate Coffin, of Wealcheater County, at the opening of the Court yestorday mornlng, de- livered his opinion in tho famous Bingoer will cagso, Tho interonting portions aro aafollowa: Tho petition for & eclitation, with a viow Lo proving the will of the deccased, represented smoung other thtngn that the decensed’ lefi eurviving bie widow, Irabella Eugenin finzer, On tho roturn dsy of tho citation, Mary Ann Fonter, who was not natand in tho patition as ons of tho parlics to whom the citation alioutd be directed, appeared in peraon, and, clsiming to be the lawful widow of tho deceased, asked leave to {nterveno in tho procoeding, and (hus afford Ler the oyp«rlvmlly loopoe, shoald ¢he sea fit, the sdmisaion of th wil¢qad wil toprobata, ller claim was opposed, The facts 1n regard to this lesue, an disclosed by tho teatimony, aro substantlally aa follows ¢ Inato M. Hinger, who waa s nativo of the Town of Behaghticoke, Kenrselaor County, was marriel in Ds- comber, 1430, 1n Palmyra, Wayno County, iu this Blate, to Cathorina M. lialey. ‘This wana ceremonfal mar- risge, tho ceromonles” having b2en performed In pub- Iic by a Justice of tho Pexce, and was followed Ly co- Dabitation and rocogniton’ of them as huaband and wife by famlly, friends, nud acquaintances, At that timo Mr. Singer appearn to have bren s wood-turner, or mechanis of sorae sort, Tho frult of this marriage was two children, 1u the apring of 1838, Mr, Binger, then attached to a company of atrolling pliyers at’ Daltimore, Md,, raade Lo acqiaintance of Mins Mary A, Bpounlor, then about 10 yosrs of ogs, whose fathcr Wwae cagaged in the oyster-tradn, 1lo was attracted Ly ber, and represent- 1ng bimself to bo o single man, proposed marriage fo her. Ills overtures were nocoplod, aud bie sfterwwards returned fo the Clty of New York, where she, in September of that year, Joined him, and was in. formed by him of his then baving s wife, and ihat, hiaving ground therefor, as soon as he could got 'the time and means 'he would procure a divorce from her snd wonld then make Ler (Sliss Apousler) his wife, 1o solicited her in tho meautinio {0 form sn Hifclt conuectlon with bim, which sho con- ranted to do, The connection thna formed in the year 1836 coutinued, with occasional {nlerruptions of little moment, until July or August, 18%0, In the carly part of this pariod they traveled together shout the coun- llll)c‘lrlrcl:l‘:lfl upon the atige together under tho name of Subscquently he dnvented somo valuable fmprove- ments in a8 sewing-machine, which becamo embodfed in what is known ar tho *Binger Bewing-Machine,” and by which ho achieved his fortuns, variously call- mated st from $13,000,000 to §15,000,000, During all tuls period, from 1836 to 1850, Mr Binger und Miss Bponsier lived together, will Lrief intarvals, as band and wife, Blio Weut by his namne, whathor M ritt, Blnger, or_otucrwire ; was Introduced to era 28 Ble wife, and seems to have been ireatod and re- gariled by thel sequalntances as Lis wife, During thio same perlod she had by him ten children, elght of ‘whom are etilt iving. ‘Tho Iaiter portion of tite time ‘was spont ia the City of New York, at varioua places of reaidence, untll thoy Gnally located themselves in tho Fiftl avenue, O Jam, 13, 1960, 8 decreo was obtained, fn the proper tifbunal, by Mr, Eluger, granting him a di- voros a vinettio’ from bis wite, formerly Misn faley, and permitting blm to marry agatn, " Down to tils Klnln\ of time it in very plain that Misa Sponsler (now ra, Fostor) was not tho wifoof Mr, Bluger, sud the only quoation to be deteruined s, Did sho thereafter Locomne lits wife? After Jan, 21, 1860, they continued to live together until July or August following, when s disrujtion of thelr reintions occarred, sud they ceased to live to- gethier from that tiine to tho deceana of Mr, Sluger, in 1573, In these lant mix montns they lived togetner in o tame_way, under the sama couditions, The fact that tho old Tolution remsinod uncusnged s admitted by Mrs, Fosterin whut is known as the * McKeon complaint,” in which shoalicges {hat an noon s M, Singer obtained the divorco he declined to hnvo thy marriage ceremony performed between' them ful ressuns which ere not very material. In Dec. 146, Mrs, Yoster, ming, undoubtedly without founda- Qation, o' be MNrs, Binger, commouced an acton’ to procurs ® divorcs from BMr, Boger, allcging that they wero married fn Septombor, 1354, charging Singer with adultery, snd proyiug for & divorco u vinciio, This Tosulted In o Soienient. Theovidence then shows (it ebortly aftor this scttlement, in 1362, John K, Foster aud Mary A. Bponaler appearcd befors the proper authiori- tles In Bostow, vnd, Fopresenting that Lo was 46 yesrs of £go and sl 31, bothi of B wtan, and (hat 1t wan Lis and hier tirst smartage, were duly and Jeglly muried. 1t was, in all respects, & coremoutal marriage, - Then Trasc . Singor, the doccdent, was, Juno' 13, 18, married in New York to Isabelio Eugenjo Bummerville, fho pereon amod in the alleged will ua his wile, and atated in tho potition to Le his witow, and fho mother of nix children by him, who aro (bul]mfllt‘ 1o this pro- ceclisg, Tha ot derives {ta chief {nterost, not, un. fortunatoly, from nny novel phaso of socisty which it dinclonos, bt from thie largo fortuno of the decoased, and frou; dho fuct that tho morstricious intercourrd botween the decoanod and the cluimaut continued in 90 open nud public a manuer_ for about & quarter of o Contury, durivg which tinio they raised 3 largo family of elitldren, 108 quite npparent st Brs, Foater mnit fall tn her present appilcation to bo recoguized as the widow of the decedent, Lt relation with him wero men- triclous in thelr fuception, with u full knowledgo ou Lier part that they wers such, 1o Lad o liviug wife, which was o completo Impediment. to tiele grriag) efther ceremonial or inforential, down to the yrar 1460, Indecd, it is not iuslsted by her learned esun- nel that ony macrisge could bo establishod fu any way ior 10 thio deereo of divorco biained by im (roiit cll wife; but it is fuslsted that after that period, the finpodiment baving boen, removed, Womust Infer o Juntriago from the fact of sthelr having lived togethier, colisbited together, and been rocognized by toeir av- fuslntances &g Lisband and wife for tho apaco of alx Thouthis, but to uch an inferetco thera aro some sc- rious obalnclca. Firat—Therd won no change from the fllicit reln- tlons already catalishiod, tho roumoval of tho Linpedi- ment not, of itself, aperating such chiange, Necond--A chinge of tho relations wa3 abeoluloly ro- £us0d to Lo mada by him, I MrdeAfler such refieal sho still continued, for #1x months, (0 ive with him aa abo had dono befufo. urih—thoy ceased to live together forover afice tha separstiun 1o August, 1860, These reasons are, of tuomeelves, sufficient to dlapel sny pathcring wppears ance of a marriage betweon tho partics, If anytuing furtlier wers necded to convinee us that they did not conslder thiemseivea an husband a0d wife, it 18 found 1 tho fact thoy subsequently, undar the circumatauces disclosed by tho teatiznony, severally, and without the formality of a devte of divorco first obtained, formed coremonial marriage relations with otber partics, Tihereforo roach the conclusion (hat Mrw. Foater, the applicant u {uls procesdiuiy ta uot e widow of Mr. Bingor, but that Mrs, lssbells Engenlo Singer, namod 44 the will propounded, & lndy whowo character iain 1o way impugned by or lnvoivod i tha matter, i which wo aro Lound to conuler sa above reproach, a the widow f leccased, and Ler children Lis' legiti® mate offanring. The application of Mrs, Foster Is denied, Tho usual stopa to provo tho will wero at once taken, —_—— Noelsiug o ‘Keacher for Lindne Delroit I'ree I'reas, Bhe was at one of the union achool-housos balf au hour befora school openod, Kho had +Linda" wih bor. Bho was a tall woran, 40 years old, with a_jaw sbowivg great dotoiniva- tion, and “ Linda™ was 16, and rather shy sud pretby good-looking. Tho mother said slo Liadn'’t beou 1n tho city long, and that 16 was her duty to get Linda into echool nod see that vha way vxogntlv aducatad, Whon tho toachor camo tho mothor boldly inquired ¢ You kuow enough to toach, do you ? "' d “!lmlukldn." zepliod tho Loxwhnr, Llushing leeply. wAnd you teol competent to govera tho schol« ars, do voue" ou'm," Do you pound "em with a ferrule, or lick "em with a whip?" “Wo seldom resort Lo punishmont liore,” re- plied tho embarrassed toaclios, “That's botter yet.,” coutinuod the mother, Y1 know that if "Linda sbould como howe sll ponnded up 1'd feol liko killing gomo ono, I uumismm you are of a respoctable charactor, ain's o g Why--shem—why—"stammored tho teacker, grpwing whito and thou red. e A1 expect you are,” contlnued the woman, It'a well enough to kuow whio our cluldren aro nsgociating with. Now, then, do you allow tho bova and irly 40 8t togathor 2" " . 'am, at's right, Thoy noverused to when I was young, aud I dou't think Linda is any better than [ s, Auother thing: do youallow any winking 2" * Auy what ?" exclalmed Whe purzlod teachor, 4 1)o'you allow a boy to wink at a girl 2 auked the woman, + Why, no {" "I wos afrald yon did. Linda ls ssshy 18 & bird, sud it sue should comas Lomo roma night aud tell mo that sho had bean winked at I don't kuow what I'd do. Now, auothior thing~do you Lave s beau 7" * \Why—why—"* wau tle stammered reply, I think you dol” rosuwed tho WOmIKE, 80 *L koow just how it worky. Whon you should be explainlug what an archipolago fs you sro thinking of your Rlchard, snd your mind {u wey, vay off [ deg3ut, Aladam— ‘*Never mind any explanations,” interrupted tho woman, *1 want Linda brought up to know Joggorty, figures, writiog, snd spollogra~ phy, audif you'va got a boau aud are spooking to the theatro one oigl candy-pull tho next, o horse-raco the uexh aud w0 on, your mind can's bo on education, Uuu:r, Liuds,” we'll go .£0 somo other scliool-house, RAILROADS. Conference Between tho Pooled Lines and Board of Trade Committee, The Former Endeavor to Explain Away Their Unrighteous Dealings. And Pat All the Blame on the Bankrupt Ttoads, Railrond Earnings Last Yoear, DISCRIMINATIONS. The Committeo appointed by tho Board of Trada to inventigate tho slleged railrosd diecrim- inations against this city mol st balf-past D o'clock yesterday morning, Mr, L. Il Btoveus in tho cliair, and BMr. W, I, Baker scting 84 Bocre- tary. ‘I'ho Recrotary stated that he hed recelved a Tettor from tho mansgers of tho Eastern pool to the effect that thoy would bo pleased tn aeo the Committes and have & talk with thom at 10 o'clock at the ofice of thn Ditteburg, Fuit Wayna & Chicago Rallroad. 1t was deoided that the Commiltes should re- pair thither ot once and aco what tho groat mo- guls had to say for thomselves. Tho following mombors of the Committeo went thoros Mcesra. E, B. Bleveus, W. T, Bakor, Joslah Stiles, and Willlam J, Pope, Mr. Robort Warron could not go, owing to some important privato buslvess, Arriving ut the offico of the Pittaburg & Fort Wayno thoy found thoro Mr. J, F. Jov, Presi dont of tho Miclugan Contral, Mr, J. N, McCul lough, Ceveral Manager of the Pitlsburg & Fort Wayne, and soveral of the Ueneral Bu- permntendents and General Freight Agouts of tho pool lines, After exchaoging the compliments of tho sea- 800, the Chnltman of tho Board of Trade Com- mittea stated that the Chicago merchants aud shippera were not opposed to the railroads; on tho contrary, they wore rather friandly to them, romemoeri1g full woll what the ralrosds had done for Chicago in times gone by. Nor wero thoy endeavomog to obtsin low rates, They wero williog to pay tho railroads fair and rcason- able ratos at whicli thoy conld make a profit. Bul they must protest agamnst the unfair dise crim{uaiions latoly mado against tho city, whare- by competiug points wera enabled to gobble up tho buniness which otherwiso would como to or go through thia city, Mr. J. F. Joy, wiio acted as principal spokes- man of the pool managers, rephiod that tho roads leading from Chicago to the East could not sXord to compoto with the baunkrupt ronds loading from othior points to tho East, If they wont Lo war with these lines becauxn they were cutting ratos, the Clucago rosds would soon be Lankrubt thomsolves, He reforied to Lis last anpual report which showed how fearfally bis road bad euffered on account of tho bisk com- potition amoung the various lines during the past sumuier, lio wont on to stato that cha rates on the Wostorn ronds over which thoy had any con- (rol whatever wore strictly mmntained on the basls of the Chlcago rates, but with tho roads over which they bad no control thoy could do nothing, having no power to compol them to miaintalo the rates. A member of tho Committco stated that be was confident that rebates bad boen allowed b; roods scting with and controllod by the pool. Ila showed thol froights had been taken at cut raies out of Beardstown, DIearis, and other Southwestorn towns by the HNprioglicld & Southeastern and Ollo "& Missirsippl, which wore wirtually owned by the Laltimoro & Ohlo, Tha'Toledo, Wabash & Westsrn, whicl conuectod with tLe Micbisau Southern at T'oledo, was also cnnlln[; froight at cut rated. Messrs, Joy and MeCullough scemoid to bo groatly sur~ prisod at tbis, and_ doubted whether tho roports regarding the Boltimoro & Ohio were truo. As rogarded tho Toledo, Waliash & Western, they atatod that large amounts of frelglht woie now riled up at Toledo, which their lines refueed to take becausp they wero cootracted forat Jess than the osteblished rates. Jluregard totho favorablo rates mado from Milwaukes, tio managors 6tuted that the Jow rates wore mado by tho Dotroit & Milwaukeo and Grand Traok Railronds, which woro baukrupt, Thess roads wore run without an idea of payiug expenses. If they wont on und mot tho prescnt rates of these roads, then n farther reduction would be wado by thew, and heuco mno notice could bo taken of tho rates made by them, “Tuo nool-managers lald particular etress on tho fact that tho blame for those diecriminations was_wrongfully placed upon tho roada feading to {ho Eust, while tho roads leading to Chicago from tho West were tho partios to be blamad. They showed by tigurcs that the Lastern rouds received for thy frofklita thoy enrred ouly from 5 of n cent to 1 cont per milo, whilo tuo roads lending trom tho West to Chicago extraoted from 414 to U couts por mile. If the Wedtorn roads louding to other pointy than Chicago wore eatib- fied withi 1to 2 centa por milo for the froight they cairied, then, of comse, thoy could take away tho business from Cuicago. ~ It waa fur tho Chicago roads compoting with thexo Western lines to como down with their mites, and mako thom tho samo ns the Hastern lines, and thou thore could be no complaint regardiniz discrim- nations ngatnst Chicago. Tha pool lines oxucted their regular pro rats from all tho lloes, whether coming from Ohicago or other pojuts, and when Weatern 1oads mado through contracts fiom auy point ot loss than roguiar tates then the loas fell ox- clugively upon them, They admitted that tlour hiad beon taken from Milwaukeo and other Wis consin points, and Minnesota, at 10 cents below tbo regular rates. But this way o watter over which thopoal had no control. Previous to the oatablishbment of tho povl, the lled Line (fust freight) bad madae contracts at tho abova terms with & number of tho AMinnesota aud Wieconsin shippers, and thoso contracts had to bo carried out now. No now contracts had beon made sinco tho formation of tho pool. They, howevor, failed to oxplain their action regarding the resolution they passed whon thoy wore walted upon by tho Minnesotn millers, agreoing to tako tlour ‘coming from Alnncsotn aud Wisconsin at 10 cents less per barrel than that coming from Ohicago. M, W. J. Popo, of the Board of Trade Com- mittes, inquired how it was that when the rates were advanced from Chicago, tho same auvance was 1ot made Aimullaneously from compoting yoints, b"“m(lj{,n““ considerablo fues bad beon made by tho Chicago shippers. ‘Tho Maungors failed to give n satisfactory ex lanation for this. 'They explained that all tha Vostorn rates woro basod on those made from Chicsgo, snd the ywads from other poiuts usu- ally adoptod them ag fast as posaiblo, T'ho meeting was of over two hours® duration, aud tho Managers nood coneiderablo soft soap to convinco the Buard of Irade Committve that thoy were not to bs blamod for the discrimioa- tloniy, if any wera mado. Thoy bad the intercets of Chicago at heart as miuch as uny of our mer-~ chants, and it was their eolo desire to got all tho busincss thoy could from and througl thiy city. ‘I'io Committos finally left but littlo wiser than when thioy had coms, couvinced that work sud vigilanco ware as hecsssary ag ovor if Chiesgo wan to continuo to rewmain the commercial metropalis of tho West, Auother meeting of the Committeo will bo hold this moraink st half-past ¥ o'clock, when sowmo starthuge ovidouco rogarding tho railrosd diserimivations will be introduced, Tho ovidenco of somo of tho Genoral Freiglt Azents of ruads tmm‘ixg from Chicago to the Wess wil also bo oard, Kogardiog theso discriminations, it was ru- mored in rallroad clrclos yoatorday that tho Commercial Express, which russ out of tlig city over one of the pool lines, liad made eeveral through contracta for 'Y.m at groatly reduced rotes. Thoe truth or falsity of this ronort conld uot be detinitely ascertaiued, us tho traueactions wero no$ put on record, RAILROAD EARNINGS. Tho Commercial and Financial Chronicls fur. nlsties ‘Pus Taisuxn with the following advance shect of tho railroad earniogs in Docewber, and from Jan, 1, 1675, uaiil Dec- 31, 1876 HAILBOAD EAUNINGY 1 BEOEMUXR, 4 Atlantio & Pucific®. $ 203,009 § Caada Bouitheru® 97,533 Qulcago, Ml & B Cincinuati, Lafay Denver & itlo Graud it Centeal, 1874, flg‘ 090 Obfo & Misaisalppl 297,078 Bty Lo, Alton & T4 1. gmuc\m) 53513 Bt, Louls, Iron Alt, & 8outbera, 404,419 i aumsid . 174 .8 3,8%,000 854,682 Nel Increasd cvesvsrnoss . 5 OROSS TABNINOE FAOM JAN, } T0 DXO, 1. Atlantio & Pacific®,.... Clucin'd, ufluu &0 Ilinuls Uent Indlanapotir, Enran Pacti Keokuk & Den Boin 3 Atiemourl, Kanass & 'f 93,1457 fiLin & llllll!'lrm 8,198,014 A1, L., Allon & T, 869,246 Bt T/, | & Soutuern, 2,141 an. Ciiy & North'o, 2,7A:604 Et. Loul Ht, Lois & Boutheastern®, . ‘otal,, doctears, ., 192,007,018 32,820,560 84,418 Three weeks only of Decsmber in each year, CHICAGO, PEKIN & SOUTHWESTERN, Tho apnual menting of the Uhicago, Pokin & Bouthwestoro Railroad Company was held at tho office of the Company at Hireator, Il1., Tues- day, Jan. 11, Nearly all of the stock was repro- acnted. The number of Directors wans seduced from thirtcon to ning, and the followiog were olectod : I, E, Hincklev and A, Ii. Mleaker, of Chicagoy P, B. Shumway, \V. I Sison, F, Plumb, B. Plumb, . 1. Tyler, of Streator 3 I W. Anthoany, of Washingtou ; and B, i, Har- ris, of Mortun. Tho Board was organized by olecting F. E. Hinckley, President ; A, . Meeker: Vice-Presi~ dent ; F. Plumb, Becrotary: A, E. Tyler. I'reas- urer ; and F, E. Hinckloy, F. Plumb, and W, I'. Sisson, Lxecutive Committeo. A renolution waa pasacd cbanging the namo to the Chicago & Soutbwentern Hailruad, "Iho line has been extendod duriog tha year from Htreator to Joliet, snd wlll s opanod in about thirty days from Chicago to Peoria, via Jaliet, Ktreator, Washington, and Pekin, msking the shortest lino between Chicago and I'eorin. ‘The reparis of the Prosldent, Buperintendent, and LTreasurer were road aud approved. The ope- rationn for tho past yoar wero very satiefactoy, 1he road having beon operated for 30 per ceat of tho gross receipts. ITEMS, Tha Toronta Globe eayn the purchase by Com- modare Vandertult of a controliing interest o tho Canads Southern Railrond makos a now era tutho histoty of that enterprise. Tho intorpro- tation to be put upon Lis action in regard to tho Canada Houthern iu that Lie scos his wey to carry to 8 suceossiul issun tho new Amerncan direct routo to Chicago, already conatructed as far ss Favetta, Mrch., and which requires but a smalt outlay Lo carry it ,to ia final destination. Lius, by the further agency of the New York Ceatral, will practically give to one direstorate the con- trol of an unbrosen ling of communication be- tween Chicago and Now York. Mr. J, I, Joy. President of the Michigan Cen- tral, Mr, J. M. Douglas, President of the Lilivoia Ceutral, sad other mausgera of railronda enter- ing tho city by the Lake-Front, held s recret con- Inb at tho otlice of tha Michizan Central Raite road vesterday. Itis uriderstood the Lake-Front dopot question was uuder covsideration, but what was safd or what action was taken could uot Lo ascortained. “I'tic managers of the pooled lines leading to the Last adjoarned shortly afier their meet- 1ng with the oaad of Trade Committee oo Die- criminations, 1t is u derstood that during thelr session Liere no busincss of soy importauce lo tho outside public was transacted, Mr. L. P, Rtiptey Lsa resigned hia position aa General Lasteru Arent of tho Chicago, Burling. ton & Quiucy Rallroad, to assume tha position of Geoeral Azent of tho Hoosac Tunnel Lino, o will bave Lus hondquartera at Boston. CINTENNIAL FARES. Spectal Diapateh ta The Chicago Tridune. Postapereyia, Ps., Jon, 12.—The Ticket- Agents of the priocipal raflroads met hero to- day to nrrango rates for the Contenninl, The Centennial Commissioners demand a rednction of b0 per cent on regalar rates, but tho railroad egonts, at their meeting thie eveoing, dig not appoar to fall in with the proposal of the “Com- misstoncrs. They say that they cannot afford to redoce more than 25 por cent upon the present rates, ood thoy bave teferred tho further consid- eration of the subject to the Advisory Commit- tee, which will ‘meet bhere iu tuo month of March, Members of the Cou- vention, In which s ropresented sl the leading railroads, stute that the demands of tho Centennial Comm:asionera Liave been 89 ex- aciing that tho carrsing cowpanies aro threat- cned with loss in their ceutennial Lusiuess, and tuat tho railrosds do nol propose to baukrupt themselvos to belp Philadelplis tradeemen aud notel-keepers, INFATUATION. ¥low an Adventurcss Was Beaten, New York Correspundence lioslon yournal. A lady about 60 years of sge, the wile of o woll-knusrn morchant, was invited by n distio- guirhied physictan tocall at his ofliceat 11 o'clock on a given day. Eho wont down, and found tho doctur in company with her husbavd, He waa tho physician of the family, Ilo juformed bor that he bad a disagrecable duty todischarge. It swas that Lior husbuod yas enurely alicusted fromn her, and wonld hvs with ber no more ; he would provide for ber, give her a comfortable houss aud matutensoce ; and with that she must bo content. ‘Lno blow telled bor to the tloor. She was takon bowo s maniae, aod wecks passed be- foro shie recovered hior reason, Her hiome was broken up, snd she moved iuto the now quarters provided for her. It was evidont that the husband had formed an attachiraent to anothor woman. Ie vonght the bouss that ho proposed to give ber, nad furniened it olegantly from saloon to attic. le promived to give Ler s bill of sale of all tho per- wonal effects in tho mansion. To eave appoesr- ancos she took a few gentlemau lodgers, Tue man larihed ou this woman heavy suma of mouvey, Hao bought her tho best mlis and pat- ins, eable fure, and sacks, aud footed all tho bills #he ruo up st Btowarl's, Bho prssed nu s rich widow from Virgiufa; reccived lotters trom pretonded rointives about o fortuno sho was comiug into by aud by, and with these papera gecured large suma of money, The merchant drew heavily oo lus firm, and was threatened with bankiptey. Gotting an 1niling of what was going on, the wife consultod s well-known detoctive. 1lo nd- vised Lior to commence & suit agawst her bus- Lund, whiclh she refused to do. ** 1 dou't want money,” she said, “Iwaut ty hueband, with whom [ Lavo lived forty yoara. 1f he could Lanow wuat I know the charm would bo broken, aud Lo would roturn to bis Lomo a peniteut mau.” Tho dotective undertook to work the caso up. Ho visited tho houso and badenin. terview with the wowan, and eecured ouo of the best rooms fur a lodger. That lodgor was the detective’sown wau, who wos to guther up tho little facta that would appear in tho mavaga- went of tho concern, Lo followed the wowan for a weok, and paid special attention to the * Lusband " of the womau's sister who tind lody- inga 1u tuo bulaing, 1fe visited the merchant in his atore, mado sn appointweut to ridu out with him tho noxt day sbout 5 wiles 1o look at & fine coupe-hoiso, which Lo was dosirous of puschasiug for his female companion, Instead of Mndivg the lioreo ho was brought face to face withs bix wife, whom ho had not scen fur monthe, The Inter- view could not bo avertod. The black rocord of tho wouan's cbaracter sud crile waa Iaid befors him, 1o eaw bow lis money wont, and what sort of an eatablisbment he wad supporting, sod how bo was tho laughbing-atock of his associatea, s infatantion ended, aud ho reeolved to return to tawn, denounco tho wownan, and forsako her, e proposed to get back tho propesty that tby woman olsimed as hor oan. A lttle schemeo was Inid that turned ou to Le an omivent Bue- cins, Tho woman wauted s fow lundred datlare for her wmister, to bo pald through Ler E or's husband.” Bhe manted & set of dia- mouds for Chiristmas aud & coupe for fad's day st Now Year's. A note was dispatched under direction of tho detoctive, asking ber to woot her fricud atawoll-known trystlog-place the next day st 11, to deoide upon theso littlo gifty derived. 8he was to rewam from 11 o 1, 1 case businocas should dotain the merchaunt, Promptly on timo sho laft in ler coach, sud had bardly turnod the corner boforo wagony drove up, and in an hour tho houso wwas umrpud from the bagomout bathe upper story, Iicturus, vases, stanary, dumank cirtaing, sliver, wines, all dis- nl)pzarud. At 2o'clock the wowman of tho map- #ton dioveup. The colored woman wiung Ler handa in despair, tho shiald of the dotuctive buving kept bor quist, Almost st the same mo- weut the burly furm of Now York's well-known detectivo came 1o might, 1o ordored the wowan off thio steps and turned the koy, ssying sa bo walked away: ‘**Don't annoy thet wau; don’t o noar his utore; writo him no notes. If you 0, 1'il arTest you for your past crimes and send you 1o the lslaud.” 'Ihe morchent and Lia wile are pow living cosily in their old homostead, But for this timely Intorferoncs thera would Liave beon another heavy fullwe ln New Yoik. Purhaps su additions] swicide. A Statue of George XX, T.ord Houghton bas gone Lack to England with a cock-aud-gull story that the puoplo of ths United States feel so kindly towarde Suat couutry that thoy actanlly want » full-lougth statue of King Gooigo 141, 10 occupy & couwpicuous placo at the great oxhititlon next yoar. 1l Lordstiup intunated that thus bad been suggostod to him by the authorities, Tho Loudon Standard is greatly plossed with tho Idea, apd suggosts that *tho pig-tailed marvel in marble, which, from tho baok of a whimsical stoed ju Cockepur streat, survoys thn world of Psil Mall, would nol be sorioisly missed £0r & fow months. FOR 18786. A great Presidential Campalgn will 200n aommence Thst ggls will determina whether the Government of tho United Blatss shall continue to be sdministared by the party which preservod ¢ from dismemberment of by the micn who endesvored t destroy or refused to help rave it, in order that Blavery might be malne talned, The elections of 1874, while Inflicting temporary de- feat on the Repnblican party, did miich good o aweep- THE KELIQ&GU {nmf‘ésg g.'xalmsn OPERA. ¥an Zandt's Tenet to-hight, " Thie Thar Fa0, 13, only Derlormaticn ot Gounod's gesna syeent™ ot tha eneft 0 L e enafit of the rita Ameri i mo. Jonais Van Bendr, - of MATY who will ‘appear {n her fi 1 GUERITE, wilh Mra, B!’:(.IUI.&‘ lmn::.’CAMETON Mr. 8, Belrens, Conductor. PEAKEB, and MAAS in the ca FULL CHORUS—GRAND ORCHERTRA. GRAND FANFARE MATAIRE In the €th act, wity Ing away sido issues and crushing out those sierul | FULL DAXD apon the riace, and corrupting infinences which wera pofsoning the rida ALTHA (Kellogg), GRAND RELLOGG changols of publio ife. Purified s by fire of the evit | 314 CINEP ““A"Q;TA"‘,“(}:}}'-J U7 TALIBAN; Batun things which had infestod ita garmonts, the Republio+ GENEUAL Amussl‘o‘:‘“ Io‘:}‘:“boum A pasty, {n the elections of 14i5, recovered mostof | _Reserved Seata, $2.00; Gallary, 13 cents, 1ts loat ground, and will enter with lively prorpecta of victory upon the great and decisive steuggle that will sliare the policy of the nation when it enters upon the socoud century of ita existence. ‘Tume who desire ths Republiean party to remaln in power capnot more efficieutly contribute to that end thsn by increaning tha cirenlation of Tar Cicano TaInuse in thelr nelghborkioods, Among the leading Riepublican newapapers none takes a higher rankor will wield 8 more potential Influence in the nest Presi- dential Campaign, Every intelligent ciiizen will find 1t tndispensablo for the facts and argumcnta it will contain, KELLOGG ENGLISH OPERA, r, Hern has the pleayirs fo inform the publis thaf by cancel.fg hun engigement in IR e abled to corply with tus wishes of the many 'wha have Y25 inablo to litln seatn In couprauodce of the exe s, sud wili exton LRLILT weck, OfleHiag the following oRharsiget ATTRACTIVE REPETOIRE: Monday Evening, J 17—Benedict's O TIR LILY OF RILLALNE (The Colleen lhr:nr;:lflfls LLOGG ws EILY G'CONOR, TuesIay—MARITA A (Von Z t). Wadnesday—MARRIAGE OF FIGe ARO (hr*“?».'ll) Thursdas—ERNANI (Van Zandt), Friday=BENEFIT OF MIS8 KELLOGG (M'gnon' RELLOGG MATINEE ON BATUNDAY—The BOHR MIAN fl’lll‘. Haturday Nigt—A GRAND MELANGL FINALE, Introducing nearry tho Whols Company, BOX BHEET NUW 0J fot ressrving seits, NEW OHIUAGO THEATRE, Clark-at, Opposite Sherman 1touse, Attended nikbtly by I'sethlonable and Dolighted Andt ences, Commenided by Garrlaon, T. Barpum, Jumes Parton, nod Othe TIHIS WERK ONIY. "Family Matinos Batardsyats. CALLENDEIY'S FAMOUS THE TRIDUNE'S JLATFORM. On the leading measuren vefore the publle, Tie Ciicaao TRIBUNE biolds the follusring views, belleving them to beright as well 1a Republican s 1, A Iteform of tho Currency, maklug it as stable aud good aa gold and eilver, without injury to the detior clssres, 2, Reduction of direct Btate, and indirect National Tezation, 3, Yeonomy and Retrenchment fn Pablic Trpendl turea ; no Bounties or Subaldies of Public Muneyn fur Private Schetnes, or Payment of Robel Losses out of tho National Treasury, 4. An honest mafbiensnce of Tublic Credit, aud Condemnation of Jlepudiation in auy furm of sbape, l’ulmr:{ 'T,Auwgl’, P 5. Btate Control and Bupervision over Common Car- Tho Great Sout lers sad Gorporate Sanojoiies, ot 1o oppress thein, gfigfigfi Blars Troaps. | Hg%fi%s ot 10 pro! 2 ple. o, Efponiro and Duuihment of all Offctal Corrap- | GEORGTA Thems oona Jlen:,. MINR PRELS tlon and Frauds on the Bevenue, *Lotno guilly man kg 7, Honeet and Fit Men for all Oficer—gising good Thnioulsts preference over foriner Secessloulsts, 8, Soverelgnty of the Unlon fn sl Nutioual Mat tern; Hiute lights and Independeace in all Lucal Mat~ ter 9, Flection of Preellent lx direct vote of tha Pen- rle. without tho clusy snd dangerous intervention of ‘lectotsl Colleges, which may somo day cause a Civil Change of 11l balanca of the Waek. AN UPROARIOUS PROGRAMMI. Al theold favarites, Knrands, Litulo, A Bim Liscan, Gaea Laiea: S, Andocvon dgs s o™ 87 Pricoy, T, 50,35 centa, S ot nfics and prluciial hoteis. i A s o e WEST SIDE SKATING RINK, GCRAND OPENINE CARNIVAL! Thursday Evening, Jan. 13, War, 10, A Constitutional Amendment prohibiting a di- sirion of the Public-Sckodl Funds of any Htato for Sectarian Turposos, The Polltical Department {a brat one of tho many ex- cellent features of Tius: TRIBUNE, on which {8 based fix claima aa a suparior FAMILY ARD HOME PAPER. Ass mewspaper it has fow equals in the Unlted States, Its Homeand Foreign Carrcapondence, Lit- erary and Miscellaneoua Departments, are exceedingly rich, instructive, snd entertatning, and the Agricultu- ral Department, ominently practical, contains matter always scasonsble, sud auited to direct application to the active operations of the Farmer. In the Departe @Grand Display of Artistic Skating. Tho leading Profossional and Amp- teur Skaters will be thero. ment ¥lold and Stablo Le given valusblo information = e 15 {0 the discascs and caro of live stock, hta contrile ADELPH1 THEATRE, uted by & Veterinary Surgeon of #kill and experience THIS THTEIDAY, Jan, 19, 1636, who will answer all queations eked by corresponionts, 3 Tive Werror Tatuear 1n ot dsted in advencs of | A DIES? INIGELT. Enthuslastic Ieception of {he Now Ollo, The (reat Original Plantation Darkey, WALTER DAY, ealied beforo enrtain. plghtiy. Ton heitiral nezio-cornlo Voeallet, LIZZ1%: RELEEY, LIZZID. WATs REN, CIAR. 0. WHITE, MONA. and’ MADASE LO- YALE, 1w favonto acts. 7o concluda with THE ORGAN GRINDER, With FELIX and EVA VINCENT and the Dramatia Comyany " McVIOKERS THEATRE PRONOUNCED SUCCESS! Tise Goryeous Blakepoirean Pageant, HENRY V. Every Night and Eaturday Matinee. The Grandert 5j-ectacic over produced in Clifcago, temeinbes tho tmo 18 brief for all to sca this aul Ums work, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ORIGINAL GEORGIA HINSTRELS. THE KING LAUGH MAKERS. A MARS «esManages 1ts publication, but contains the dispatches and news up to Wedneadsy morning, the date of issite Bofors subscribing for ony other paper send for apoctinen copy of Tx WEEXLY ARINCSE (sont frea), sud examine it. Terma of Subscription. SF, ub of i U]\lbol ten, per copy. Club of tweaty, par cop [One s res cupy will l'cnlg. Tz TRINENE Company tagn, which (815 cents per year, andahis makes Tue KLY, in clubs of twonty, coet the subacribers ouly one doufar and postagu. Dixlly Eribune (oot including Suadsy sditdon), ‘poatpaid, 1 year. . $13.00 Parta eAr A 73| Sunday Bditing, doable shoet. poatpsids I soare. 300 Tel- Weakly, postraid, 1 year. Ula0 Tarta Of Jeat a1 samo Taio. Address TIE TRIBUNE COMPANY, CHICAGU, ThI ____OCEAN NAVIGATION, - STAR BALL LINE, UNITED STATES & BRAZIL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, Watson's Wharf, Tor Para, Pernambuco, Bahla, and Rlo Jauerio, calling at_t. Johius, Porio Liico, LLIE MARTIX, 300 tons, Jan, 23, £4 1 p, m, JOHN_ BRAMALL, ¥eb, 23, at 1 . m, 3.1, WALKER, 2.00'tons, Mareh 41, at 1 pom, When the Zs¢ of the mobith falls on Bundsy, sieam- era enil the day rovioun, Theso slcamers are herfoct- Iy new, with niltho latest {mysoveicents, bovisg frste Clasn pasacuger azcommodations, Tor frelght and pasaage, ot reinced ragor, aprly to TUCKER & CO,y ARents, o4 Mne-t,, New York, ONLY DIREGT LINE T0 FRANCE. "It Geueral Wisnsailaniie Lompany’s Mall Stewm s between New Yurk aud Lavee, v.a Pamoma, fha orito route for the Contine it n auy oibor), will sall trom o RLD, CCLSS 1 Matinee Saturday at 2:30. Box Ofiao opiea all day, “SUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY, HANG OR EDUTCATH. A Vlea fur Compulsory Eddcation, by the Hon. 3. B. FORBUSH, of Ohio. fccormick's Hall, Sundsy Jan, ml at 3 p, m. Daors openat 2, Admlssion, 10 cents, Tlekota for salo at Jausen, McClurg & Co.'s, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL OH'0H ORATORIO “MESSIAR,” E. E, WHITTEMORE'S BENETIT. TRURSDAY EVENING, Jan. 13, Adwission, 50 cta, FARWELL HALL, Y, 3L C, ASS, FOPULAR LECTURE COURSE, Lectaro this Eveniug by NORMAN T. GASSETTE. Bubject—4 THE TVOLUTION OF FAITH." FARWELL HALL, TO-NIGHT. Y. M. C. A Fopular Lecture, “THR EVOLUTION OF TIL,'" by NORMAN T, (GAS. SETTE. The Lecturo wiil'be ciis of the most cFlginal, instructlve, and entertaining cf the course, Admiseion, 10 cents, THE COLISEUM, Tle new stars for the week at tlls popnlar resort are TIHE WAITE SISTERS, {,no _r(:mlzll‘is‘su:, “TOSTILLE," sud HUDSOY " (0L, WO0OD'S MUSEUM, UNDER TIE GAS-LIGHT, every evonina, and Wedueal)y und Saurday matinees, " ADVENTURES OF A COUNTIY GIRL, and A GIOST IN SPITE OF MIMSELY, every sfteruoon, escept Widnesdsy and . B, rkod 1hus * do CATIY nLCOFRRC IR0 12tk 0018 Dl LITAN, Axeit, 86 Broadwaz, N.X National Line of Steamships, NEW YURK T0 QUELNSTOWN AND LIVE aturdsy, Jao, &, st 22, at 12 n0u. =), at1a.m. DIRECT, v Wodnssdas, Jan. 19, at 3. m. Sitar 1A m, tura tieke ourreasy. LERRON, . (opposite naw Aphi Lo s Nortoeast sorner Olark snd Randoiph. bhiorman Huure), Chicago. CUNARD MAIL LINE, Balling threo times & week to and from Britlsh Porta Lowest Prices, s, northwest coraer Clark and Gonoral Western Agsnt. Great Western Steamship Line. From Now York to Bristol (kogland) direct. eimerius, Jan, 3 Cabin Passaga, §7¢ Facursion tic! lh-? & M lak MEDICAL CARD DR. JAES, Lock Hospital, cor. Waehington & Franklin-sls. Chartored by the State of Tiiinols for the express par- pose of wiviog immediate rollof 1o all cases nt privata, disoases in all thetr cumplicated 1L JAMEH b Intermediafe, LT Appirat ore "~ EDUCATIONAL. Racine College. Tho Collego and. Grammar Sehool of lucina College will reopen Jan. 19, the acesion to continue till Juoe 2, Tor sdmisaton apply (0 the Rer, JAMES DE KOVEN, b, Ttacine College, Ilaclne, Wi, Penusylvanta Mlitary Academy, Chester, Pau chrunic, aag urinary forme. "It 13 well kouwn tast the head of the protemion for th wars. Ageand | Reopeun Jan. ‘Thorough {nstrnction in Clvil and exporinos ary alldmportant. Wenkursn, | Mining Engineering, tho Classicaand Engltsh Tiranchea. punt oases Ty ureaios, bl bt ninte | 2ot eirelara a13ly 10 T, A. CORGUOVE, Eaqr, Nor hood, can voly b ‘cured t e 5 % 2 2o, dolicatoattontion, all o wiita, Tirarant homa for pac | 40 ClTkaty Cuicago, or to Col, TUED, UYATT, Irest u "A bouk for the million, Marriawe Gige, whion | dent I . tolis you all about these ! o la_marry=wiy = - a8 3 roonis AD ) Hat46 cante ta pay postage. Dr. Jamos parlors. You sca o one but 1 Doctos ba.mtatp m. Sundags, 1010148, striotly confidentlal, "SHIRTS. SHIRTS. “TIE TARRIS,” ‘Time-iried snd thoroughly- tested, elegant lu dealin, su- ]vub in workmauship, fauit- T22% losa fn it Losvs your meas~ R W& uro with % \ R MARRIS & 00D, 1 \ 171 Bouth Cisrk-st oY, $56.00 Packages OF FRACTIONAL GURRENGY Umee hours, All busiuoss PRIVATE MATTERS,—The unfortunate of hoth #exea consuit 1hie celebrated Dr. CLAIKE, 140 South Clarkeat, AUl Puivats Diseasea cured ot once wirid- 0UT MZROURT. Lo cures when ali others fal write 10 bim. Yadies m: and dln;w. wiin il o Bend two stani § Treate ukvantir,” $10 each, Celobrated FraaL $1.50; (esira etrong), $3 per box, EP Victima Cie oF SEMIVAL WRARNESS AeD tWO Btamps for work on Norvous and Private Diseasca, Consulla- tlon free and sacred. Addrees liltery, Dro ¥, D, OLARKE, 183 Bouth Clark- hicaga, e Dr LITTLE Thirly years' Londen Horpltal practice, clArllJnlv. di thuut 1uere LUST S e Ty, caived by ertark of youthy e nid afe quldkly rustared 1o o C JoLaninid call or write. " One nioeview fu guile ERarOmos stricily private. No. Lt 1IN EXORANGE FOR NOCURE! D : Kéa NO PAY1} n, 175 South Clarx-st,, corner of Moaroe, Chicazo, May b consultad, personally or by mall, free of ¢ o0 slf chirdule or RIrYoUs disvss DK J KAN oaly physician fa the olty wha warrauls o Uthice hours, ¥8. 1. W B, m, Hund'll“" PRESCRIPTION FREE For the y cureof Beminal Weaknoas, Lot Man- hood:.ln i guuld;l;l :rundlhl ;:u b]lllnu'l:#nzlgm excess. 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