Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1876, Page 6

- vocated by Mossrs, Comntock, Fiuk, and Fo, . . tion is nnchanged. STATE AFFAIRS. " A High O1d 'Time in the Lower Houso of the Wiscousin Legislaturo. -The Mombers Aping the Grand Fili- buster of the Natlonal Houso 4 Linst Bession. Proposition {o Lxbl 4 Kansan Leglslator Accused of Forgery. Procesdings in tho Town Logislatare Yos e terday, WISCONSIN. FILIDUSTERING. Speclal Ditpateh to The Chieago Tridunt, Mapisow, Wi, Feb, 11.—Tho Assembly has _been ongagod all day in » most protracted, ex- teaordiuary, and, on tho part of the Democracy » disgracefal, contost. As telegrapod 1ast oven- Ing, 16 waa found thoro waa o mistako In tho count and snnouncoment of the voto of tho “Towa County contested goat botweon Groy and Bennetz, and, instesd of its being 48 to 43, thus keoping Gray in thio sost, it was 40 to 48, thus ‘sonting Donnott. This morning, at tho openiug of tho session, Mz, Comstock offered the fol- oming : i WnrnEAs, It s olaimed that ths Speaker did not an- nounce the docislon of tho Assembly s It was yeater- day made in the adoption of the resolation relating to 110 contested election of Bennstt and Gray, owing to % miscouns of the yotes on (o corrocted Lst uf votes .mada by the Olerk ; aud WiiknEs, The voto made in thxt case was of {he nature of an cloction and should be Anal; therefore, Jesolted, In order that (bo declaion of the Aswembly sy be truly annonncod, if {ncorrectly takon yester- sy, cach membor upon Lis name Leing read shail, upon his sibrination of honor, stato wether his nstio In recordad ns ho actuslly votad, aud vipon the liss Lo- ingt gone through with, If found correct, u ‘rocount hall bo carefully madadad the decision ‘annousiced Ly o Clisir. ‘Thin, it was supposed, was ro fair and high- toned & way of settling tho mntter thsit nooppo- sition would bo made.” A long and bitter fight againat tho adoption of the resolution w us inaig- urated by Mr, Gray himaelf, who, while protest= ing that bo did not want to hold 'hia scut with any uncertalnty as to tho decision of tho Assem- bly on bis right, maintained, under a ruling of thio Speakor carly in tho sesxion on tho qu estion of corrcation of the Journal of tho provious 4as, that the only way to reach the question was by roconsideration.” Lees and Charlton were pirom- inent in tho argument on the samo sido, op- posing the Comatock resolution, which was ad- Attor about an hour mnd n half of dobate, 8 m v- ton to ludefinitoly postpon waw made by Loos:. on which Gray claimed s right to voto, He wae sllowed to do so. Onrising, thovoto was 43 to 45, When his name was catied ho declined, and tha motion wae Jost, 47 to 45, Bock and Cartis, lle- E\lbllclna, and Shinnick, Democrat, woro absont. tocking paired with the latter, Tho pro- vions quention wos then mado and sec- onded, bat, Gray voting and Stooking not, thero was a tio oo 0rdatln§ tho main question put. After some motious to adfourn nnd post- ponn to Wedneaday had boen put and lost, a Yoto waa taken on the resolution, and tho voto was 48 to 48—(ray voting. Tho Bpeaker ruled that his vote shonld not be counted, as it was o quostion directly affecting his right to tho soat, Which doclsion was sppesled fcom sud sustainod,—47 to 40, Mr, Loos changod hia voto to the affirmative. Mr. Leca then moved 8 reconsideration, which motion was tabled,—49 to 45, This brought tho Assombty to mction on Comstock's resolution, whorsupoen o call of the House was moved, and Mr, Pahl, Democrat, of Oconto, Who was oleated by 1 ma- Jority, was found missing. From this time (2 p'clock), the Houso wasundor oall, tho Sorgeant~ at-Arma vainly necking to raiso the T'shl, mom- bers gotting lunzhos and occupying themsolvea yariously. Tho Demoarata hoped to worry the Repoblicana to adjourument, but found it im- pousible, sod tho ‘supper-hour passed without olding on either side, numorous lunches being rought in sud partsken of, At 7:10 tho Sposker salled the Assembly to order. Mr. Comstock moved to suspond tho call, which was lost—47 to Al—not & majority of all tho membors. A motton to adjourn was then lost by a voto of 18 11, and the Ammhl{a'wu again called off from Iabor to rafreshmen + Atter tho ovening bad been spent variouely by the imprisoned memblors reading, wntiug. tolk- Ing; smoking, card-playing, ot 10 o'clock tho ‘Bpenker callod tho Assombly to ordor, and &u- other motion to suspend procesdings under call was put and lost—46 to 40—not a minjority of all tie membera-elect, threo Democrats hnving ob- lained loave on mcconnt of Aickness in family during tho day, and got paira with Republicans. A mation to adjourn was thon rejoctod—22 to 63 —~and thus cloded the twelfth hour of tho fight. A BOIZEE. . Mapisox, Wis., Fob. 12.—At 12:30 the sitas- 1t appoars the miesing Pahl bas gone to_ Portago. bers and others aro ging ‘¢ John Drown, uld Lang B(ns," ‘ont Go Home Lill Moruing,” ** Amorics,” oto. Bottles aro eitting ou two or three Democratic depks, 'I'hs airis full of tobacco smoko, oach eido ia detormined to sit it out, and thereis no prospoct of breaking the deadlock. TICE BENATE adopted resolutions of inquiry in rogard to do~ posits of Btate funds in the broken Corn fx- chiange and Madison Banks by tho State I'rixon Director snd Insano Hospital Treasurar ; also of Inquiry a8 to tho smount paid by the Btato for logal mervices in tho last two years &84.200 sud jostructivg the Judiciary 'ommitteo to report tho bill prohibiting emplovment of ~ additioual counsol than the-Attornes-Geooral aud his Amsistant, oxcopt fn oxtraordinary cascs, in which tho necossity was cortifiad to "by the Buprome Court Judges, or Govornor, Secretary of Btate, and ‘Troasuror, Tho nomination of 8. 8. Shorman, J. Plul- lips, and C. A, Wesbread as flegonts of tho Nor- mal Bchool wers unasimously confirmed. A fow unimportaut Assembly bills wers con curred in. Beunto bills of tho same sort were pactod. Also a bill for ths butter caro of paupor 204 dostltute children, KANSAS. TIIE FORGED ACHOOL NOXDA. Torexa, XKan., Fob, 11,—Tho llouss Commit. too on Etate AlTairs, who have beeu examinivg into tho bonds of the school fund, have made & paztlal report concarting the Comsucho County bonds, reportiny that they were forged by A. 1. blowry, and introduced a resolution that lis be sxpelled. Evidence was submitted, but, at the request of tho Committeo, was uot allowod to ho s06n or read, it is supposed becauso others are {mplicatod, ‘and tho Committes are not yoi through taking tostimony. ‘Tho ropork censuros Smallwoed, lato Becratary of Btate, and Mc- Carthy, late Baperintendent, for purchasing tha bonds in oppaeition to the advico of tho Attor- ney-Goneral. Mowry arrived hore to-day, waived au examination, sud was held Lo bail u tho sum of $25,000, Wituessea from 1tice County ate in the city by commisnd of tho House to_ tell what I:;\sy zmo\v about the fraudulont bouds of thut e 1OWA, uousE, Dxs Morxes, Is,, Fob. 11.—3enato bills were brought to tho Housa this morning to rogulste the expondifures of tho Quartarmastor tienors! ; to suthorize the Trusteca of tho Agricultural Collego to oatablish an sgency to leasn or sell endowmeont lands; to provide for s tax of 010 costs for cach jJury called In a sourt of yecord; to incroass the limit of taxstion fuo ecitles of the socoud .class to 10 mihs for 1875, 5 millu for 1877, 21¢ mills for 1878, aud 1 mill for 1879, in sddition to the pros- sat legal tax; roquiting County Auditors to re- port all ocoundy expenditares to Bupervisors at thie Jauuary sessiou; providing oue chaoge of venue on preliminary oxaminution, Tha Houxo reconsidared tho ‘vote engrussing tho bill to transfor the funds of the Agricnltural Collago andowmeant funds to the geueral yovenus, aud \he biill was made the special order for Feb. 17. The Benalo bill fixing the compousstion of County 'Tressurers was considored on_its thisxd seading, and fnslly laid on tuo tsble, Nnmerous pefitlous woro réad for the repoal of ithe Ballroad Tasiif laws. Huils wore passed toa secoud reading providing for laudlords' liens on iba hoaschold fusniture, goods, aud chattels of lonants ; providiug for tho repairivg or rebutid- ing of feuced ; providing for the rostoration of ternitory 66t o Lo an sdjoiniug county for 2chool a ; f0r the rolease of Jands liablo $0 salo for (ax Lo ald in the conntruction of rail- roads ; to euable citles and tawns tu aid iu tho construction of raliroads; to abohish township Boards of Rqualizatiou, aud croato County Au- pessors; praviding for the publication of prop« ositions to smend the Constitution; to cuablo Couaty Bupervisors 3o sell swamp lands ; to reg- ulate notices of Bborifley requiring City Couns cily and Townahip ‘Lruatece to eleck Corporation Printers at tholr firat meoting in March; pro- hibiting Townahip Assessors from hsting prop- erty at othor than cash vaine, The bill tn allow recorded patenta to bo uwed as evldenco in court passed. The Houeo adjourned to2 o'clock this afterncon. The Regumption sct of Congrees wiil bo tho spocial ordor in tho Honse this atter- noon. SENATE, 1In the Senate, the womsn suffrage amend- ment xas made tho special ordor for Fab. 18. Tilla woro panted to their second reading pro- viding for lsnulng exoentions by Justicos into othor connties; to provide for the professional qualifications of clvil officer ; to onforco reci- procity botween the express companies doing Lusiness in this Btate; that all pernons dolng banking business shall report to the Btato Audi« tor tho ramo a8 savinga banks, and shall be gov- orned liko such banks: to admib foreign winoa for ralo fn this Siato s to Ox the pay of Road Hu- pervisors at €2 per day. CRIME. THE OOUNTERFEITERS SENTENCED. Specint Davatoh to The Chicdge Tridune. genioneLy, 1L, Fob. fl.—In tho Federal District Conrt, Nolaon Drigge was sentanced to tho Penitentiary for fiftoon yoara, and to pay & fine of 5,100, This 8 an aggrogate rontenco of ten years on onoe indictment aud 5,000 fine, thires yoats on another and $100 fine, snd two soars on a third indictment. Drigs profosses 3 havo been born in 1801, though ho does not. ook over 60, but in sny oveut tho sentenco may bo considored probably as for tho rost of his mnatural life. Dngos recolved tho sontenca of tho Court calmly, and secwod Lo bo happy in tho cousununation of nn agrosment betwaen connsol by which proceedings wero dis- missed ngainss Mrs. Driggs and hor parents, tho eldor Stadfolts. A nollg prosequi waa at once ontored na to tiio Iattor defondanta, Thalr con- Yietion wonld havo been diticult, Mra. Driggn condition and tho vonorable appoatanco of hor aronta creating popular sympatby io their bo- if. ‘Amnng tho Driggs papora s an original tale, novor published, by " Sut Lovengood” (Harrig), and Mre. Linrris is~ endoavoring to got tho samo ack. Thomas ¢, Ord, haviog no connoction with the Drigge gang, waa convictod of bassing a conn« torfeit bill ¢ Cairo, Bontonco deforred. VERMIFUGE, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, MoNTREAL. Quo,, Fob, 11.—Worms' extradi tion caso waa on to-day agaln, Counsel for the prisoner contended that thera was no proof of forgery, and thorofore no case agalust him; aluo, that in order to come undor tho purviow of 4ho socond soction of the cxtradition troaty the original doposition, basod on the original war- rant {asned in the forsign country, should bo fortheoming, and not copies. e took another formal opjection to the legality of tho rroat on tho ground that tho depositions roforred to wore tmken antorior to tho issuanco of tho original warraut, nud those boforo the Court wero copics of the original nd certified to by court authorities 1 ngton, aud by a certain W. W. Doherty, an Alderman. Mr. Keorr roplied, rebutting the argument of counsol for tho dofense. Judge Romeay said ir lo found My, Cartor's objeotions woll foundad in 1aw the oase would fall throogh. o would Luvo judgment to-morror. JOWA ITEMS. 1Dzs Morxzs, In, Fob, 11.—In the District Cou wt of Madison County to-day judgmont was ren Wrod against Dos Molnos for 3500 in favor of J. D. Prico,—~a reward offorod by the city for tho d iscovery of the murderor of John Johnson two y.yars ogo. Howard was Iynched for tuis murde ¥ H. (% Arthar, of Carroll, who was_tried and convictcd of manstaughter for Lilling Boaso last Monday, was scutoncad to the Peuitontiary for four yeai B. Mre. D,_vor, a respectablo womau, was knocked down and robbed on oue of tho principal strcets at 10 o'clo % this ovening by a nogro, who es- capod. VAN VLEET, Speciat” Dispatch to The Chicago Tribund, Est Saoxaw, Mich, Feb. 11—E.W. Van Vioot, a well- known eitizan, late Doputy Bleriff and Conatabley, under 81,000 bail for cases—to Do tried in the Circuit Court of thoe proseot ses- sion—of falso pretensce, perjury, and mesault aod battery, Ly skipped out, leaving bls ‘bonds- mon In tho jurchy, o wasa married man, and Lad a family of tWireo grown-up children, but obtained 500 fro m n man namad Stanton, whoso mister ho agreod o 1oarry. Numerous othor bard storios concorning him sro comung to light, A WHOLE " TOWN BURGLARIZED, yiapaten to* Cincinnats Enquirer. Trmnx Hauts, Ind, Feb. 10.—Anocther case of wholosale burglewy took placo in Greennp M., last nmight. Eichit stores sud shops woro ontored by the bargla o, aod in ono place twenty watclios wero tukon. Io mnothor cousiderable money s also captur ol The thief 10 balioved to bo koown, i L THE NEW LONDO & BANK ROBBER. New Loxpoy, Conn., ¥eb. 11.—The burglar who ontored the Naticwal Laok of Commorco ‘Puendny night hag boen « liscovered in the por- non of George O. Packe t, oue of the tellers of that inetitution, who hag 1 uade o confession. All tho missing funds of the bank, amounting to 821,600, Lave been recover.od. HANGELY. grmacvse, N. Y., Fob, AL.—Owen Lindsay, who was convicted of tho muzdor of francia A. Colviu, was haugod bLoro to-tlay in the prison- sard. Lindasy poralutod to thia: isst in declaring s lunocence. 1118 wifo and ¢ ther membars of hia fawily wore with bim thia woruing. —_——— FIRES. AT PITTSBURG. Prrrsoons, Pa., Feb, 1l.—DBohiveen 1 and2 o'clock this moruing a fire broke cus t iu the four- ing-mill of Voight, Ortman & Bpravan, on Carwon streot, Bouth Pittaburg. ‘Cha mill was s fivo- story framo building, and contadiied @ large stoek of flour and grain, The firw ,gained such headway that within half an Lour fram tho tma the alarin wae etruok it waa totally dutmflnd. The fismes communicatod to the L‘hmlni am depot of the Pitisburg, Cincinnati (& Ht. Lools Railway, adjoining, which was also & estroyod, ‘The snm extimutod love is £50,000, p.st tially in- surod. AT MARLBORO, MASS, Mansono, Muss, Fob. 11.—The Lo~ factory and planing-mill known as Manving's Milhs wore burned tis moralog, torether with valusblo wachivery, 80,000 foet of lumbor and wihaabla Bots of tools, Tho building and machinery were owned by Alfred Pago, of Ayre, who had 1o 1= suranco. 'Tho losa iw not known, but s hoavy™ AT SAUGATUCK, MIGH. Savoatuck, Mich,, Feb, 11.—A saloon sand throe other buildings were burned this morskis Loss ovor 230,000 ; partly {nsured, il NEW YORK, Nnw Yonux, Feb. 11.—Jolin 11, Bush, another' fireman, Injured by the groat fire of Tuesdsy ovauing, died to-dsy. COTTONWOOD (FALLS KAN. Corrcapendence Kanas City Tvmea, Corroxwoon Farws, Kan,, Fob, 6.—This city bias to-day passod through s ordualof firo, About 2 p, m., under » fearfal wind, blowing as the rato of ot least 40 milos anliour from the south, & prairio-tiro camo opou tho piaco, Tho town Is located on the praitio, on » lalf scction of land, with the Cottonwood River on the north, The tiro camo suddenly, and,beforo tho citizens could kot to tho south part of the town, had reached aud ‘was Lurning stablos, fonces, ote. Tho main ronchod aud burnt tho stables and hay-stacks of 1., P, Drockett, His hurses were turnod loose, and nithough his dwolling-houso was several timos an five it was saved. J, M. Tuttle, merchiant, saved his houso, but lost his utabjo, B. A, Borrso, of Coldwell & Borwe, saved his housy, sithough 1t was sevoral times stire. A. 8. Howon, Conuty Treasurer, lost many bundred bushuls of coru, but saved lis house and barug. T'ho city waa on fire at various places, but the bravery of the women (the men beiug at tho front of the tive) saved the town. No dwulillng- houso was burned, bat all ths stables and hay in tha south part of the town.was destroyed. ‘Tho dwellivg of N, J. Bwavze, baukor; s in the south patt of the fown. The firo licked Its sies and Durned all stound it, bus it was usved. Near this part of town it was almost impossible for s human beiug to live aud breaths, ‘Ybu whole heaveus wele, or scemed Lo b, atlame. Coroner J. W. Mo(\'llllumi. fo suempting to escape from tha flames, had all the {jalr burned THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, off his head, and tho phveicians eay 1t will not grow ont again, John O'Byrna had his over- ‘cost burned off, and only eaved himselt by roll fug on tho ground, thus extingntiahing the tice, Tho firo reached ucsly to the riveron tho porth, and_burnt all avound the Conrt-lousa. 1t loapod tho road, near tho Court-liouss, and oanght the a in front aud aronnd the honse of it. L. Ilunt, but, by the bravery of hin g:uuhum, Eetelle and Mavy, his property was ved. . ‘Wagons wera kept conatantly at work, hanl- ing womon wnd ehildren to the Conrt-House for safoty. Mary wero out off aud comnetled to ro- main in thofr housos while tha flamon pag<ed over them, A colored man, working ip a quarry south of town. had hin hair and faca burnod Ir'lfi m{‘ly saved his Jife bycrasping under n ledge of racks. Ttia simply s miraclo that this whole city, of 500 inbahitants, was not destroved. The prairio canght tire from & apark from the ehianoy of A. 1. Stsinbrook, about 3 miles south of town. FINANCIAL, ANNIARBOR, MICH, Sveciat Dispateh to The Chicago T'ridlns. ANN Anpor, Mich., Feb, 11.—A, Widouman, & hardware merchant in thio ely for twonty yoara, haa failod to the tuno of 244,000, Ho mado an assignmont of his property this moming to James B. Gath. 1ils aseots are ¢ald to be about 235,000, What propersy he lae s heavily bure donod with mortgages. DANVILLE, ILL, Spectal Dispateh to The Lhwago Tritine. DAasviLLE, Ill,, Fob, 11.—Williamn Hessoy, who in Decombor last mado an aselgoment to tho Tie Suare Brothers of all his worldly effects, to-day voluntarily wront into baokruptey, the Cotirt ap- pointiog John Erwin, Eeq., of Decatur, ns Pro- visional Assignoo, LEAVENWORTH. 8neeial Dispatch to The Chicaas Tribune, Lraveswonty, Kan., Feb. 11— 8, Taslor, & rotall grocer of this clty, has mede nn assign ment to J. I, Marshall in favor of his croditors. SOUTH ADAMS, MASS. Berovarizup, Mass,, Fab. 11.—Doter Dlackin- ion & Uo,, woolon manufacturers at South Ad- ams, Liave failed fur & largo amount, A MISSOURI UNPLEASANTNESS. A Little Aftalr Metween Hardin and Ehelps. Correspendence of the St. Loua Globe-Democraty Carmitaox, Mo., Fob, 7.—Tho uumeroua road- ors of tho Globe-Democrat will remombor o lot- tor, dated Aug. 23, and writton from thls placo, under tho caption of **Rich,” relating to tho Orr affair, in which an account was given of tho sttompted swindiing of & widow lady of Jospor County, Mr. Jsmes F. IMardin, a prominent lawser of Carthago, and tho Ifon. W. 11, Phelps, anotlier prominent and influential 1aayer, and a momber of tho Missonri Logisla- taro from Jasper, figured to eomo oxtout in this olfair. Hardin was supposed to havo been an intercsted party in the success of the awindle, but subsequout ovents lLmss shown this to bo a fallaclous supposition. Your resders will romembor how ' Phelbs, aupposing ho would bo mabbod, rushed out of {ho houso, through the garden, in his night-dress, aud fled to & ucighbor'a Louse, and now ho aftersarda gave batl for his appearanco, to unswor tho chargo of robbors—having forcibly taken a negotiable noto of Mis. Orr's from tho hands of Cyrus Bmieh. As the Grand Jury did not indics Mr. Pholps, aud as Hardin baviog beon arrosted for “pasault with jotent to do W. IL Thelps grent bodily. harm,” wae scquitted, tho excite- mont passed sway, and nothing camo of what promised to bo & great sonoation. As Hardin and Pholps had not been on very good terms for soma timo, fuol was added to the already kind- | lod flamo and blood engendered. Mattors wont on thus until December lsst, when an arl- journed form of tho Circuit Court was held Lero. Un Mouday afternoon, tha Gih day of Docom- bor, 09 & number of lawyors woro Hitting in tho conrt-room, convoraing and waiting for tho opommng of 'tho Couzt, Ar. Phelps utepped into tho room, and waa passing up tho aisle, when Hardin, witbout nnymr n word to auy one, walkod down tho aislo, mot bis cuemy, drow Iis revolvor, ond fired twico upon Phelps, both balls taking offect, ono entering the abdo- men and the other entoring the UE of tha nosa #juarely, aud paesing into the Lesd, Hardin was at onco Arrestod aud marchod off to 3ail, whore ho romained for someo timo, and Ar. Tholps was laken home, Medical aid was anm- moned and he tecoverad. CGrent was tho indig- nation of tho entira commnnity at the time, nod sho courso of Liardin was condemoed. ‘As ho waa indicted by the Urand Jury, took & cliange of yonue and gava bml for Lix appoar- ance at tho Barton Circuit Court fu tho sum of 23,000, it was sapposad the law would tako its course and justico bo importially aduministored, Mardin cloimod, s woll as his Iawyers, to have & perfoct defenso; that he lad beon informed that - Phalps had glandored his wifo, and clalmod that his action was justifiablo nnd in self-dofenso, What the result of thu trial wonld have boan it 18 not oasy to tail now, but Hardiu's attoruoya say that thoy would have deloped facts which ionl have utastled the commuaity, Hardin, howover, seomed disposed to stand his trial, and waa at his lhome paticntly awaiting that ovent, sol- dom loaving tho house, sud only going down town whon ho was compellod to ou busincss. weok or two 0go, 1t i uaid, hoving loarned that Pholps had been told by somebody that hie had made throata against bim, Hardiu wroto L'bolps @ kind noto, stating that bo was going to ot the faw tsko its courso, sod that he (Ihalps) bad _nothing to fear from him, 4 Har- din had been warned that ho would be killed, Do had been extromely cautious, nnd, in a con- vorsation with a necighbor a few days ago, ptated that he did not foel safo. ‘Lhis neigh- bor told him bo did wot think thore was any danger. On the morning of the 3d of Fobruory, Har- din walked from hiu residonco down-tosn, 8 dis- tanco of half & mile, sud, aftor traneacting busmesa around the equaro, atarted to roturn home. 1o had laid aside bis arms, and was apparent- 1y foaling securs, fllunconseious that thuro wero lyhxf in wait morderous cowards, ready to tako the life of their \l"uul»ucflng victim. "But so it was, Hardin had nearly Fenchod his home when 1io was firod upon by parttes concoatod in an old, unused blackémith shop, and iostautly killed, Upon exsmination it was fouud that tbo wounds wero caused by buckshot, ninoteen of whioh had penctratod tho unfortunate man's body, takiug offoot fu tho hiesd aud breaut. A’Coronor's ‘lury ronderod tho verdicv: *That Jumon F, Tiardin camo to it death from pun- shot wounds, iutlicted by some unknown person or poraons,” The placo where o foll was oxamined, anda numbor of bullot-boles found in tho bottow plauk of tho fonce, ngalout tho sidowalk, thus aving gronud for tha opinion that the vietim must havo boon shot at atter Lo foll, Four sboty weto heard, Althoughi tliero wns fresh snow upon the ground st tho timo of the tragedy, and fool- priuts could oasily have bleu followed up, thora soomed to be no effort made to traco the mur- derer or 1nurderera. Whether tho act was witnosied Ly any one ie not at prosont known, Huspiclon having pointed strongly towards tho Hon. W. Ii. Phelps us being councctod with the \comtnission of the deod, that gontleman sarren- Aorod himself to the Shorlf's deputies, tho Hitoriff Limselt being absont, but, no proofs cormeoting lim with the assassination boing ob- tuin od, ha was dischargad. 1t will bo remotnbered that lagt summer Har- drn w &8 4ot by & woman, sud this croated con- sidaraio oxcitumont at tho time, o afterwards stated that he was looking for m witness, and was tuld that she, the party wantod, was at tho woman's bouse, and that e (Hardin) was sent there, as ho then bolioved, 1o bo shot. Othort think tbiat this wad a trap to gos Hardin oot of the war, and subsequout evonts make 1t sppear that et I8 reason to beliove this theory cor- ruet, e e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. RorrenoAs, Feb, 11,—The stonmship Rotter- Jdam, from New York, which put {uto Gravesoud 10 conl & da.v OF two ogo. arrived to-day. Nzw Youx, Feb. 1l,—Arrived, stenmushipa Tommeranis, from Jambury, sud Calabris, from Liverpool, WILAUNGTON TURPENTINE, Wanyoroy, N. C., Feb, 11,—8pirits of ture peutiue steady; Yle. ——————m Bouded warshouzos in Aontreal, in anticlp tion of the on\nge of tariff, have been ca pletely cleared of spirituous liquors. Groceried »od dry goods sro elso weil cleaned out. Cony man Moi?ill, of tho Eighth Iowa Die- trict, has declined w renomination for ressons which Lie does not eliooae 1o set forih. Tha pro- suwmption iu that hie Livs ** pledges " to fuldll. suit by a dlntres wi M. Hall to recover 1,600 back Goorgs_Hchweinturth commenced an action agningt Thilip Diotes, Holons Diotes, and Cathorine Buchu, Iaylng datoagos at $4,000. —_— THE OLD * REPUBLICAN." GUTT AGATNST OUTARLES A. DANA. Tho Now York Sun of the 10th haa tho follow- ing. which will beof interest to many persous 1n this Biate t Thin sult of_the Pirat Natlonat Bank of Arriugfeld TiL,, against Oharles A, DARn, 30 recavar the amouut uf B promissory noto for ), mnde Jan. 18, 1864, was. fieard yeatorday by Judge Laeremoroand o fury. In Juily, 1965, ono Mack, kiiown 8 Dr. Mack, & physicen ‘and politieiau, and describod by Mr, Dana in his avi- Uenca a8 *a modern siatesman,” visited Ar, Dans in Washington, Mack fold Mr. Dana that a compauy had been organized for the publication of the Ohicago Reyubncan, that the nomins! cepital was §100,000, and tha real eapital $100,000, o which $:0,000 had actuaily beant paid in by tho atockholdcrs, Among whom were Bomo of o woalibleat and most 'prominent men of Tilinois, 7'ho stocknolders, Sfack sald, wera anxlous $lint 36, Dans should accept tho position of editor, aud, an an inducement, they offersd him & one-nfth Intorost, represcntod by s pald-up certilicato of $20,000 roat, or $1%,000 niomiual capital, Mr, Dann ccepted the position, cliarge it becaine apporent thiat tha Soaugtal coudition of tho Hepublican was not_auch as Dr, Sack's stato- Tenta Liad led Mr, Dana to supposs, Mack yua pub- Tiahior, The strattoned elrcusistancea of the concern avemed {0 raquire some sction. What followsd way Aenoribed by Br, W, O, Bartlatt, Willard Martiott, defended Me, *Thie Chicago Atepublivan got out of money, Mack went to Springfield to sos two very rioh wop, stooke holders o the paper, ons of them Jacob Binn, the other Jotin Willans, controlling stockhiolles’sud ¢ agalnat THE COURTS. Declsion on n 'Tax-Law Ques- tion. More Gentlomen Who Aro Dissatisfled with Bike Evans. Another Individual Who Hlas Too Mnch Real Estate, Record of Judgments and New Buits. DECISIONS. A LITILE TAX LAW. A dociston of conelderablo fntoroat to properts- owners was mado yosterday by Jndgo Farwell in tho case of . H. Lawrence and othors againat 11, 3. Miller, County Trensutor. Tho bill was flod by C. M. Lawronce, F. C. Popo, . 0. Glover, 15, C. Cook, and E, C. Allon, agalnst Miller, to eat asido & cloud on their land in the shapo of o tax-salo. It sppears that tho com- plainsnta owned throo-quartars of the B.E. i of Beo. 4, 89, 13, tagother, and {hat the romaining qusrter was ownod by auother varty In sovoralty, They went to tho Col Foon aftor hie took leotor lnat yoar aud offered to pay the [ Tresident of o il Fieat National Tank of o fSaunrlers, wnd saked | SURmeneil, “(When Mack reiinel 4o, Galcify him to give them & roceips for auch paymont. | concluded to ralse an ssgessment, and wanted Mr, Dana to pay b 8a lio otiier atookholdors hind already paid of wera sbout to pay, Mack sald ihst Wiltlams and Juun had_agreod o furnish monoy on Mr, Dana's niotes, with the plodge of his stock to Beciiro the payment of the moton, ‘Fhercupon Maci ‘produced two notes of 5,000 esol, and Mr. Dans ined thom . both, and gave Mack his atock 0 bo do- Doaltcd aa coltateral, Black at 4o time reprosentod to SIF. Dana that Walliame hiad paid up hin wholo aub- Roription of $10,0), wheross in fact e had not puld 1t 1t waa awindling tranesction for tho purpose of oitstning money from sIr, Dans, who patd bla sub. seription’ on tho ropraschtation that Williams had Sy pald b, whic turaed 0ut 10 be 8 £ult0 rop- ressntation and a fraud, M. Dans tostifiod aa follows ¢ By Mr. W, O, Bartlutt—WVare OF woro not any repre- scutatlons made (o o1 by Mr, Mack that Wilifama® subscription had boen puid in fall 7 A~~That 3t had Deen paid fu full, {184 1t not been for theso representstions would you have givon that noto? A.—Certaluly nak, ‘Crosa-examined by M, Durnicts, counsol tor Will- fam* bank Qu—1Were you ona of the originatstockhalders of the Remdliean T A—No, eir. Qie1t had started ' bofore you had eouncction withy 447" A—Yen, air, I becamo connocted with it aboiit the ist of August, 1503, It wan represcnted to mo tbat Williame, Dunb, snd other associates had mads ap §60,000, and that thoy desired me to bo tho editor, Mack camb to Washington to sey mo about it. Ha sald {liat thoro waa $30,000 0f stock stlil unlusued that oy had rosorvod o offee sa an induccmant 1o me to go thiote. Tt wan fasued to me as full-paid stcok. I sm orfectly sure of that, In the January following, Gk wont down to Bpringtield, aul came back and xadd o mo Lhat Wilitamia aud Bunn lind sgreed 10 raiuo an seagssmont on tho_eock, that Willlams aud Dumn had slready paid, or were shout 1o pay, their assensmont, and Liad agréed alao to advance motey on Ty nota setured by my tock, I signed the notes, ani Heliverad tho stock to Afack at the samio time with tho hotos, us socurity, Tho note to Willlame wan tuado Tayabio to the bank, because Wililams was understood 1000 tho bauk, ls controlled 1t as any man docs Lin owis property, owned most of tho stock, and wes I'r. el {oat of tha Imtitution, Mackihiad boen 8 practiciug Physiclan, tnd_ was thon o, member of the Illinols Logiatatute and a poliiician, G—A niatosrman? A.—A modern atatesman. Q.—Did yott learn anythingmors altcr you dlasolved o connortion with the yaper iu retorciice to tis Jotat . Amdy meparation from tho paper waa agreod Upon at a mosiing of the stockholdurd, I proposol to Qlom that they should pay thess notos and n largo sum of money on condition that I gava up my stock. Thioy sgreed foasmume my obiigatious to Mr. Williama and o Me, Bunn o, o Idow't dispote’ that o Dank gave Mack the mouoy on tho note, Inovor saw the woney. ‘From the otlior ovidence it appeared that fn 1808 M, Dana,who bad supposed that thio uotes lisd buen attend- od {0 by tho Chicago Zepublizan Conipauy, raceived o Dotice from Mr. Tracy, Cashier of the Bpringficld Tank, that tho note for 48,000 was thore unpalil. A carecipondance folloncd, aud M. Tracy, Iy behuif of {0 bank, offared to besr half tho costs of auing the Chicago 'Repioblican Company for the amount of tho note. - Undor this agreement, sulls wers inatituted by 3r, Dans {u Tilinots, and tho proceediuga aro pending. Notwithatanding tho sgrecmont, and Mr. Daua's ful- fllment of hin part of it the bank susd Alr, Daos i Now York for the smount of tho noto, - r, Willard Bartlolt read n_number of dopositions, {ncluding one of John Williams, owior of the Bpriug: floid Dank, in whicl Williams toatified that at tho tima of the tranasction with 3lr. Dans, he (Willlams) wub- ncribed $10,000, and pald only’ 32,000 ab i, snd 3,000 n all. Mr, Willard Tartlett also offered in ovidence tho statuien of Illinots 88 proaf of tho Lability of indl- Yidual stockholdors of tho Quicago Republican Com- pany againat whom proceedings Woro pending. The statuto say “w All atockholders of a company organized under this sct aliall Lo severally llablo for the debtd of tho company until tho wholo amount of capital shall have Beo pald Tho wholo quarter Boction was assessod in ona plece, nud the Collector claimed he could not tako n tax for any separate piece or portion of that quartor Beotion whon owasd in soveralty, but eonld take paymont on su"undivided portion, snd rofused to taka the monoy in tho way they wanted, Finally, however, the complsinants paid tholr proportion, and took arecoipt for tho psymont of the tax saif on the undivided throe- fourtbs of the quarter soction under protost. Tho remaining quarter of tho quartor section was gold for taxes, sud as that salo cast & cloud on the titlo to sho whole tract, the complainauts filod a bill to hinye 1t eot asido. 'Tha dofendant allugad that that soction of tha statuto which enabled a party to pay any parb of n tax assossod on o teact of land wad inopora- tivo ; that no offect could bo given toit, owing to tho coneequencos whioh would follow ; that it wonld be ombarrassing to the Collector, nud it would oftentimes bo_impoesiblo for him to know what to do; and thiat parta of the tracc might bo of quite unoqual valus, ‘That, for io- stance, if & party wero allowed to pay on tho enst hnlf of & lot, tho cast half might bo im- proved, and, of course. far moro valuaple thm tho weat half, thus doing an iujuslico to the other owner. Judgo Farwoll, howover, held that a party D a 11ght to do what o statuto gave him tho right to do, sud that iuasmucl 08 tho statuto said that tho Collector was to rocoivo paynicnt on auy part or paccel of land chargod with taxes, whon o particalar spocification was fuenishod thereof, that the owner Lad the right to pay in the man- ner and undor the conditiona spacified, and thut if in such n cago tho Inw wae dofoctivo so that enlo conld not bo mado of the remainder, that was not o fault of tho owoer who liad paid, nor wad ho to bo pm{udiud thoreby. It was the auty of tbe Logislaiuro to remedy the dofoct, and the right of tho party to pay on a part of tho land conld not be taken from him. [ ntho caso under considoration, howover, tne Jadge Luld thatif tho complainants had intouded to pay threo-quarters of tho taxes for their thror-quartors of tho quarter-soction, thoy ahonld have adherod to that position, and ought not to have dona anytbing themscives or al- lowed anything to be dono by tho ofiicer, witich Jooked like yielding and pariog it iu any othor way, and that when they consented to take an official tax receipt from tho Colloctor fora tax on tbe undlivided ¢hree-quarters of the quarter-section, they placed tho Collootor snd thomeolvos in @ position not to bo allowod in o conrt of equity, that is to clsim that thewr paymeut was on the three-fourths which thev owned. With such a receipt out, and the entrioa oo the Collector's books to tha anno offoct, thoro wauld be no right on the part of tho publo to soll tho romaining quatter of thio Iand, bocsuso tho receipt bad been given and takon aud could bo insuted upou, which showed tho payment on the undivided three-quarters, TUE DIVZISEY ESTATE, Judge Mooro yestorday morning gave o dacis- jon in thoe caso of Annie V. Johnson, admiuis- tratrix, vé. Angoline Diversov ot al,, widow and Iseirs of Alichaol Divoraoy, decensod. It appoar- ed that in 1800 Francis Johuson and Aich- sel Divorsey wore partnors in the Wholesalo and rotalt liquor-business. On Johuson's doath in that yoar, Diverscy took posuension of the firm property, bus falled to wivaany scconnt of the businoss, Mrs. Joha- non, a8 ndministratrix, thoroforo began suit far account, which was yot undecidod in 1869, when Diversoy diod. Tne suit was thon revived against tho hoirs, and tontimony takeu, but tho wholo filo wero destroyed in the firo of 1871, Failing in an attompt to rostoro tho papers, Mra. John- Hon bogan & now salt io April lsat’ against tho samo parties, charging that they had ni leaat &60,000 belonging to her Lushand'a estate, whicli they failed to pay over. Mora thau two yeors prior to tho commonocment of this Erounh snit, Lowsver, the Divorsoy estate had boen settled, and tho' administrator dlscharged, and Judgo Moore beld the complsinant had boeu guilty of ch lachos {n enforcing ber rights that sho was not entitled to demaud au sccount, and orderod i MISCELLANEOUS, KIDBE VA XILL. Tho overlasting Kibbo caso continues to at- tract coneiderablo atteution, and yostordsy tho room was full tho most of tho day, though tho evidonco was anything but sensationsl, The only witnessos yostordsy wero Jamea H. Me- Causland, o detective, who corroborated tho tostimony of Mossrs, Bwott and Disbeo to the offect that Rood bad heon offoriog to mako an afiidavit to overturn his teutimony {a the criminal vuit, and Samuet Pro- tine and Androw Montgomery, who aro called to tho bill to bo dismisacd, imposch Henty 'T. Patton, ono of tho defond- e ant's witnossca. The dopositions of Charles O, NEW SUITS. Wileox, Willinm Marsh, J. J. lronmonger, and TAX CASES. Qeorge E. Mogers woro also road, chiefly tending Tho tax Htigation iy still progreasing eatiafao- torily to thio couuty, st least as rogards court costs, aud several suits bava beon bogun every day since thio decleions of Judges Willisms and Maore, Yosterday J.J. Bpaldiog & Co, filed & bitl complainiug that thoy had duly listed their personal proporty Iust sy at 5,500, yoi tho Asuossor ralsed it to 812000 withont natioe, whioh laat amount waa thon raised to $18,240 by tho Htato Doard, end now thoy aro called on to paya tax of 876400, and thoy cannot 8oo the equity of the procesding. Esmay & Eldridge also complain becanso no notico of nsseasment waa given them, but tho Asachsor rated their proparty st $10,000, and now coolly ssks them to haud over to him tho sum of 203675, which thoy doclina to do. Boxtus N. Wilcox also foals aygrieved at Col loctor Hiallanin bacauss, while he I8 worth only 'g}.éi’flu. ho was pesossod at 32,500, end Lis tax 18 3,64, Tinslly, Bhay & Pearson anllel{inllmnmd thelr dissatisfactton at Mr. Evaus because he persista in collocting o tax of 8955.10 from thiom on a valuatiou of @32,800, whon their property i4 ouly worth $10,000, DIVOLCES, Lizzlo Dalloy complains that her husband, Michael . ].'l“O{, Lias noglected hls duties toward lior, and loft her to live in singlo blossed- ness tor ovor two yoars last paat, and now sho wants to bo rid of him altogether, Johu U, Coflug luo roprosents that his wife, Alice Maud, has fuiled to uraco his boms for » lika period of time withous any couse, snd Lo too wants a divorco. g TIT FOR TAT, A fow daya g0 o sult iu attachment was bo- i ngaiust Thomas B. Koot and IHeury A. Keith sn the Buperior Court, Tha atiach- mons was quasbed yestordsy, sud Moasrs, Kont sud Keith jmmoediatoly bogan & suit dn dobt on tho® attschment boud against thoir adverearios, James A, Wright & Company, laying dainages at 924,000 Taey 146 bogan Lo nuiifs 1n trespags againat tho samo purties, Iayiug damages in osch case &t 950,000 for the damages sustatuod by the wrongful is- suanco of tho attachmont. UNITED HTATES COUBT. William 1L, Murnson bogau s suit for $1,500 agaiust Abiel Akin, ¢ BUFARION COURT IN LRIKF. Frauklin MacVeagh & Uo, commonced a suit in sttschmont sgainat Zebulon M. Hall, claiming #2,114,90, and charging Lim with haviug fraudu: loutly concealad his pronarty. Clara Louiso Kollogg tilod s bill againat Ellen rank R., and Mabal Hopkios, Robert op- luus, adminstrator, J. B, Lockwood, 4800, AU 11, 8. Brown and It. 13, Bacou, sucoossors iu truat, to forecloso n trust-doed for $7,000 on Lot 8 in tho nubdivision of Lat 10, snd tho B, 3¢ of Lot 7, Block 46, in the Onginal Town of Chicago. Jobn W. lumeoy begsn a suit for $3,000 against John E. aud Harriot J. Ingeraoll. CIKCUIT COUNT. E. 1i. Van Ingou sud D. T. Leshy suod Fred- oriok W. and E. L. Croft for 1,600, Henry Colting, George B, Colling, Bilas Downing, sud Eugeno Clark aleo suod the samo pariics for & wimilar amonnt, J. J. Almirall brought suit for 21,100 againat ormun Kaestuer. Talbott, Wilinarth & Co. and Collins, Downing & Uo., osch suod F, V. and E. L. Croft for 1,000, "Tho United States Pipe-Protecting Company Epv“:l:u action tu rocover 81,800 from Jolin M. exloy. Henry Hamilton and Albert Disston bogan a to show that the doeds which Roed forged in {‘874 had beon In oxistence yonra bofore that me. , A 1TEME. "Tho euits of the Traders’ sud Fifth National Banke agafuat the city to stop tho colloction of taxos woro yostorday dismlusod, tho desivod ju- Jjunetion not Laving boen obtaiuad. ‘The case of Wiawall v8. Cawmpboll was conclud- od yostorday bofore Judge Drummond, and a verdiot rendorod in favor of the defoudant, In the caso of Orano Drothors Manufacturiog Company . J. E. Mosg, Colquhioun rant way yosterday appolntod Rocelvor by Judge Mooro in placo of L, G, Chaso. MANKRUPTCY MATTERS, Henry H. ¥rary, & printer at 138 Bouth Water stroot, filed o voluntary petition in baukruptcy yesterday. His dobts, all unsccured, foot up ©2,668.05. 'The wseots consist only of debts duo on open account, and smount to §355.84, ‘Lhe patition was rofertod to Roglutor Hibbard, Jamen 15, Tylor, tho Prosldent of tho Liighland Park Bullding Association, slso filod s voluntary E-nuou. ‘Phe socured debteamount to $413,548, oing over 3,000 In excess of the value of the sogurities, and tho nosecarod liabilitios foot up £111,090,78, of which lnat amouat 320,602.00 is due on bills discounted which ought to ba pald by the acceptors. ‘Lo sasets conelst of lands chietly in aud arouud Chicsgo, of tha valuo of 399,800, but mor lxaxfll for maro than thoy aro worth ; also, $140,401,15 in notes und drafts,'aud 290,000 duo on :i{)ln socount, of which last 375,- 000'i8 duo from A, C. Badger alono, Tyler aiuo awns 1,000 abazes of stock in the National Gus and Iron Compauy, of the par valuo of €100,000; 405 shates of Wabash Coal Uompany stock, 328, 2560; 260 whares of stook of the Bhotwell Coal and Miniug Company, 26,0003 250 slbares in tho Dufield Ham aud Provision Compaoy, #25,- 0003 two-thirds of 20 shares in the Babeock Manufacturing Uompany, $1,843.33; and 10 pbares in Missouri & Jowa Hailroad Construc- tion Company, of tho valuo of $0,600. KLyler further nlleges he haa a clain for 850,000 againet P, 1. Roberts on some fowa land, ao- othior olaim for §30,000 sgainst Warren, Keonoy % Ca. for the sslo of the aciflo Hiock, olaima agsiust 1. LI, Honore to the amount of $100,000 growing out of land contrasts, aud s claim from Dr. Day for 3100, Vihe case was refesred to Rogletor ibbard, William Eggert & Co., who clalm 88428, and Jacob Frodnsu, on a olsin for $451.10, united iu filing an involuntary petition sgainst Leopold Brown, & cigar dealer at No. 130 Vinconues ave- uue, Pelitionors charge that ho Lias confessod fndgment In fayor of soyeral of his creditora ‘with jotent to give them a prefereuco. A rxulo to show cause Feb. 31 was [ssued, Jackson & Hughos nlnm&nfi $626.82; J, D. Thomas claiming €609.69, und Josepl Shaw who olaling §26.82, Bivd & potition sgaioet Alexander Uellan, a furniture dealor on tho southoast cor- nerof Vuu Buren aud Ualsted streets. Thoy charge that about teu days ago the debtor ee- crotod sbout, €4,000 in money 8o that it coula not be seized on execution, and that laat Tues- daybo wmades fraudulent assigoment of his stock of goods, worth 1,600, to one Henry Abrahsws, A ruld to ghow causa Fob. 23, sod o provisionsl warrant of seizure, wera {ssued. John Feenoy and Edward Burkhardt, butlders, alzo filod o voluntary petition yesterday, Lheir preferrod dobts smount to $500, and (he unse- cured to 913,950.60, There are no exempt as- pety, Reforeuce to legister Hibbard, I, E. Jenkins was sppoiated Assiguse o Will- iam J. shiek. ORIMINAL OOURT. Thomas Willismeson was tried for sa-sssault, found guilty, sud remanded. FEBRUARY. 12, 1876—TWELVE *PAGES, Jobn Brandt and Jobn Cook woro tried for found not xn\!b‘. Michael Xiley waa tried for an nasault, found m.m;. aud remandold. J. 11, Delubardt vas trled for resurrecting o dead body and found not guwilty. Joromo Badgor was ' tried for Inrcony and ao- quittod. THE CALL MONDAY. Jupar orking—Kibbe va. 1Tl Junox GAnr—160, 104 to 174, 176 to 184, Jupur JamesoN—24, 27, 48, 43, 04, 35, 07, 41 to 41, 46, 47, 48, 50 to &3, GO to GO, Jupar Moonr—14, 16, and 18. “."l(glmm Rooxns—383 to 402, and set cano No. Jupaz Boorn—452, 454 to 405, Inclnslvo, Jupag Farwzrt—No call sunounced. JUDOARNTE. J TnETEn BrATEs DisTnior Count—Junan NLUDGETT —I1. V. Bquiros ot al. va. Prceada of sale of nchoonoe Whirlwind; decreo, $34,—G. B. Rand ot al. va. Bamo, 7,80,—Inane J. Bmith va, Hamo, $303,13 ,—John Cane feld et al. va, acarw J. 1, Olinpin, 894, —Vessel Ownern' Towlng Associstion va, Same, §181.~Thomas E. Miller et al. yn, Bamo, 81,608,16,—000rgo O, Finney et L ¥8, broseodn of sale of bitk DParana, $3,730.39.—Baine va. Hame, $177,—Chlenga Dry-Dock Comjany va, Bame, $151,38.~8, T, Atwalcr ot al. ya, Bame, $740.25, Buraton Gount—CoNFERsONs—illiam IT, Mesd v8.Jamen L. Campbell, $113.47,—J, R Lyman va, James M, Wood, $14.84.~3olonion Htain n, Patrick 3L Logan aud Clark Gieb, $130.76.—F, H, Fiokonwirth ¥3, William and Mary Jakobs, §332.26,—Aun K. Webe atér v, Timotliy Wright, $15106.80, Jopas Gant—Ce L. lardy ve, Thomas Hamilton, $175.—Chitlstian Scimidt va, Edward Robey, $182.0),— ©. T. Burton eual, va, Jullus Hirsch, $720.40.—Sobas- tian Moscler vs, Johunn I, Btaodchon, $314.27.= Downer & Bemis Drewing_Company va. Jeremlali Bingor & Talcott Blune Qompany va, James D, Fanning, $183,—George Halt et al, vi. Charlos 1%, McKay, $301,60,—Denley’s Waukegan Lirew- ing Compauy vi, Edward Qorrily, $116.50, Jopax Moone—i, 1I, Hoffman vs, Clicogo & Pae il Tuflruad Comyany verdict §100, ‘aud motion for new trinl. 2 Ctnourr Couat—Jupne Roaxns—D, H, Fletclior va. Jane Law, gusrdian of P, E, Law, 8. L, Law, Anna Tt Law, Alboct U, Law, ond Artiur’ O, Law; verdict $(,080.70, and motion for now telal, ubar, Boori—A. I Miller ot sl vs, Joteph Dioties, SLOOL—A. W. Hathborn va, I, TL'and It A Landor, $10.09,—John Mulvell va, Chatles aud Cath: ‘orine 1, Hommiers, $330.01. AN INTERESTING HOIT. Gnectal Iiapateh to The Chicaps Tridune. ‘Porepo, 0., Fob. 11.—Alford Phillips, & prom- inont and woalthy citizon of this placs, who came heroabout 1853 with a modorato mim of money, bad upto threo yenra ago accumulated nlarge fortnuno—@160,000. /Throo yonra ago ho yras attacked with apoplexy, whioh impaired his health nud mind to such n dogree that the Circnit Court thon adjudged him par- tially Insane. Upon tho application of his wife, Thlllips was nmont to tho Iosano Asylum at Mount Ploasant, Woen Pbilips was sdjudged insano tho Uourt appoiuted D. D. Ap- plegato, of thia placo, bis guardlan. After sov- oral monthe’ troatmont at tho Insane Hospital, Phillips retarned liomo somowhat {mprovad, so that at tha last session of tho Girenls Court ho aud his wifo made application for the dischargo of the -guardiau, and ths control of lis proporty restorad to him, Mr. Applo- galo, the puardias, rosists tho application by denying that Phillips is aumciunll{ rostored in mind to assumo the mauagomont of his largo ostata. Tho trial of the question closed to-day boforo Mel{ean, with an nble array of conusal on both midos. Ex-Gov. Stone, the Hou. II C. Hondorson, snd . M, Brown, of Marsholitown, and Ktivers nnd Safely, of Toledo, for Phtilips and wite, and Judgo Hubbard, of Cedar Raplds, Judgo Hteable and L. (. Minnie, of Toledo, for the guardinn. A Jargo number of physicians and other witnosges havo beon ox- pminod on both sidos. Mr. Phillips is over 60 yoara old, and haa his socond wilo, who is much younizor than him, and who s thought to b jooking well nftor her own intoreats, 1lis childron by the firat marriage opposo tho dia- ohargo of tho guardinn, The case oxcitoa no littte interost in this soction of tho Btate, o8 be- iug a peonliar one in our jurisprudence. AIMONTON AND TlE ALTA CALIFO BAN Praxcisco, Fob. 11.—In tho Simonton- Alta libe) caso to-day Judge McKee denied tho motion of the defendant to strike out that por- tion of tho compleint relative to tho Bank of. Californis, holding that it was proper plaintift shonld provo the falmty of the statomont tuat ho hnd eausod the.fatlure of tho Bank, by show- ing that tho failure aroso from”the nota of the officors of tho bank THI CURRENCY THE LEQAL-TENDER CLAUSE, To the Edstor af Z'he Chicayo Tribune : .Umcaao, Feb, 11.—Tho inclosed nrtlcle was proparcd somo woeks ago, avd has been iying on my desk evor einco. Dolng somowhat distrust- ful of my own fudgment as to thn rewult of ropoaling the * legal-tender clauso” (imy opin- ion boiug directly opposed to that of Tux Toin- uxe), I have hesitated about sonding it to you. Butas Mr. Blaino has oxpressed precisoly tho samo viow of the conkequencos attending this meseurs, I am emboldened to sond tho article to you for publication, Respectfully, 0. P, BocriNamat, Bir: You have my thanks for the anowers you hevo given to my. Tuutinui in your iusue of Jun, 45:-a8 far as thoso answors go, 1 should bave bean gratified if thoy Lad beou, not longer, bat mors diroctly to the point. To my first ques- tion, * Would not tho ropeal of the iegai-teuder olsuse havo the immediate offact to Jagrecinlo tho valuo of tho greenback¢” you roply by Bay- 1ng, ju substanco, 1t is Lotter "to have o_fixod than n finctuating valuo to greonbacks, and bet- tor thereforo oxchange thom for 3.65 thirty-yonr bouds. Iut if money is worth b por cout intor- oat, thon 5.66 bonds, it permaaont, ke tho English consots, would bo worth just 78 cents on the dollar, [Our correspondent ovor- 1ooks, purposely, tho addifional valuo which wonid necosrarily bo impuRed to thoso 8.05 bouds by making them legal-tendors in paymont of all debts in oslstouco at tho time. Thoso dabts smount now at the lowoeat caleniation we can make to sbout fivo thoueand rmillious of dollars. Tho legal-tonder bonds would bo specially valusblo sud sought aftor for tho poy- mout of this vast mass of indebtoducss, Neo- rotary Bristow says he can soll at par for gold o (hircy-yoar 41¢ por cont boud. If so, » 3.65 per cent thirty-yoar gold bood would briug, without any logal-tonder character, more than B0 ceuts, and woull incresse in tho future. We are per- faotly confldont that & 3.65 legal-fender gold boud would bo worth fully as wmuch a8 the averago valuo of tlio grocnback _sinco 1670, viz., sbous 87 cents—En] If to this wo add the valuo nrising from thelr fall paymont at the ond of thirty years, they would still o worth but about 8 canta, Dut greenbacks, if redoomed ou tho 1at day of Jounary, 1870, are this day worth a fraction loss than BU%g contu moraly ns an Invostmont, Now, there is no uncortainty hera about their vaino, unlesy 1t may oxist in the probability of a mora rapld approciation thau that arising alone frotn thio noarnoss of thoir rodowption, Whetlor the {flnn ot Tur Taiwuse, for subsituting (logsls oudor] bouds In tho place of grooubncxs, would Do & dusirable one, under suoh oircumatances, is a quostion ossily answerod, ut tho dircct effect of tho proposod plan can ‘o more onily approhended by considoriug what aro tho elowonts of value in tho grooubucks. One of thom s undoubtedly thoir logal-teuder obatactor in the payment of debts. Another'is that the Govornment receivea them for internal rovonue, A third elemont teas the provision for rodeaming thom with 5-20 bonds, Thiy last, aftor boing abolishodl, has boon roinstpted uuder the form ot rodemption in gold on tho 1st day of January, 1879, To strike down at once two of theas olomouts of value, and thowo whoso operation ia tho moat direot snd immediate, must ojorate to greatly, and [ thiuk unjustly, dopre- olate them in the hands of the boldors. {Ono_ of » theso * cloments" — haa had no beneflolal offect whatover on tho value of the greenback, It was worth 90 centa five yeara hofore that act waa agsed { D134 cents in Docownber, 18711 91 conts [0 18732, a8’ much sa 93¢ centu lu the fall of 1873, and 9134 In the fatl of 1874, After tho Re- sumption act passed the Pnco declined, and last summer groenbacks ab tiunes wero worth lews than 86 coota, sud aro now only a fraction above B8, The Iesumption act then has not ‘oen thus far of the sligliteat value to the groou- back.—En.] But Tng Tnmove bas answored nine of my questions at one swoop, by admitting that after the aventful 18t of Junuary, 1877, wo must pay our gtaxos of oll kinds to the Governmout ju god. ‘Ene TnwUNE s unot cortain about tho Btate and iuvieipst taxes, but thero can be mo doubt about thom, Now York Las nlready taken bor stand—tihe rost will fol- low. Acciutug intorsst on old debts mnst be aid in gold. ‘No old, old debts and accruing utorest in legal-tender 3,65 bonds,—~Ep.] Danks must pay gold ou all deposita wnade after that day, and redeemi in gold all their uotes pald one afler that day; and, of conrse, will rvoceive only gold on deposit. Henoe, merchauts must demand gold or guld notes] end the peoplo must pay it. ‘That {8, for fatwe debte.] ‘Tho unfortunate ereditor who receives presubacks or bouds for old dobts, unless o capitalist und sble to hold therw, must soll them for what he can got. [io will be able 80 get for logal-tender bonds more yalus tusn ho gave.—EDn,] Bhavipg shopu will T Lo abundant, All present valuea will be reduceq at nnce to the extent of 15 or 20 per cent, onrra. sponding to the rodnetion In tho voluma of ti ctirrenoy, [That will ouly ho for fatuice onors tons hawed on gold contracts,~1.] Indoeg, tho roduction of thn encrency will proi! mbly bo much greater than this, g tho presont lasue of Natlonal Dank notng inuat bo withdenwn And tho vacaney grodually filiod, as far as it {a filled, with gold notes. T3 Accma o mo that T might go on Indefinitaly [y describing the disnatrous restiits that wonld (ol Tow tho mlorunn of the meanuro you propase (7), I mny be miatakun (I have Loon bofora now), but the moro I refloct upon It the moro it ay. neara like o Pandora's box pro:ducing intumniors, blo evils, and not_leaviog oven hope betund, Now why should wo encountor all thoas ovil, daranging s}l businens, producing confusion and dlstross smong smsll doslors, and providing o rich_harveat for tho kaen capitaliat, swhon therg inndirect, oasy (7), and honorable way fo aq complish the and without disturbing valvoes (2) op dnrnnfl‘mn buriness in any way—n wily 80 oasy, ig faot, that no man will suffor lovs or inconvonience, That way ia siroply for tho Government to ra. doom it promises. If tho greonbacks aro palg in gold, that gold will bo uaed in Eheir place, [Tho Clovernmont has outstanding $420.000,003 of notos, including fractionals, Whore, whon, oy liow ia the Governmont to got 420,000,100 of mold to rodeom this papor? ‘Tho answaer Lo that «quostion hay puzzlad the winest bralne in ang out of Congross ; Lut our correapondent save it ia oasy nnd siniplo. and simply * for the Gov. ernmont to redoom ita promises.” If somo na. tion wonld make a prosent to us of $420.000,0% of gold, redomption wontd he eary and simple enough ; but who will do it ?—En.r 1t 1t I8 found that thote is moro gotd than g nceded for uso 88 cueroncy, some of it will of courao disappoar. Bnt tho procesa will ba grad. unl, producing no diatress_nor pauic, bocauso i will bardly be percofvod. It ia by no means cer. tain that {he volume of the curroncy will in thy Tong run he much reduced, for, confidence bLaing extablinhed, new cnterprisos will arise and now avenues will bo opened for n large cin calation of mouoy, and_ prices, & far from falling, ~ will bo quito at lixoly to rise. Tho debtor caunot complaia if hia groenbnok is appreciated {u value by na offort of his. 1o fd not less ablo to pay by debt. ,The banks will o right along without any disturbanco In iheir oporations, Businoss of overy kind will roceive new lifo becanso of new conflidenco in the futuro, Whothor there viewa aro correct or not, It [y suroly worth whil to look fairly and delibaratoly at all tho poasiblo consoquouces of @ measure ag full of im portanco for woal or woo o tlo peo plo of thigland. o p B NR. BURCHARD'S LETTER. Toths Fdrlor of Tha Chicago Tribune ; GAvuva, Tk, Feb. 10.~I lhavo earofnlly read the cofmunication of the Tlon. Horatio G Barchard, published in Tie TriouNe of tho 8th inst., and seo 80 much more of good, honest sonse in 1t than scoma likely to emanato from Congrees for & long timo to come, that I Lieel tato to criticiso it, and will ouly rofer to lua first praposition, which is as follows: */1. It ia just that tho bauks shonld share with the Governe mont tho cost sud bucdon of returning to apecie payments.'” Nor, this proposition contains one, ifnot two, orrora. It.assnmos that tho Govornment ay auch can set indopendontly of the people. That in somo way the Governmout can bear a burden that othorwies would be cast upon tiio.paoplo. This is o popular fallscy. Cougross cau pass Iawa requiring tho people to pay their debta in monoy, and this will amonnt toa contract among all tho peoplo with each other to doso; bul Congros or the Government can take upon it folf mo burden suy moro than it croato values ; and 1t can no more croato valuos tban it can create o rainbow to wspan tho hoavens, Tho Uovernment ia simply an sbsorhont. It can plundor the individual of his property, but onoa the monsy lu spent, it cau never o returnad un- losa it bo obtained by plundering somebody olao. Danks are artiticinl versons, and should shars an oqual burdon with natural porsons fo return. ing to apecie payments and no more, for at lnut alt of tholr proporty is owned by uatural par- sons, and to ln:Fosu upon banks a greator burden than {8 imposed upon natural porsons {s to im. pose greater burdons npou ono class of natural yorsons than {8 imposed upon another class, This is just what tho ** Granger " logislation of tho Weat hag bosn attempting to do with rale roads ; and whilo the plan is not oatirely unpop- uler yol 1t muet soon become 8o, a8 the stupidest must seonftor o timo that a body of men, whnther it bo Conpress, Loglslaturo, or even a majority of tha peoplo, that will plander ona class or mtorest will, when oceasion roquires, plunder anothor clavs, and so wuthing Is securo. National Banks, hike judividuals, should be ro- quirad to pay their dobts in money,~—not by giv- ing o noto of the Government, for the uoto of a Qovornmont or of a bank I8 not money, 1t is sunply eredit ; And whenover it hecomoa cortain that tho Government or bank will not redoem its note {u money, from that momont tha noto bos comos totally worthiess and uo powor on oarth eno mako 1t othorwise, ‘To requirc Natioual Banks to heard gold for yearawill douo good, Lut to requiro them to pay oul goid will acslst very matorinlly in o return to spoo Bnylncnls. It tho Government,and Natiobat anka aro roquired to hoard gold until esch so- curoa onough to pay ita dobts, thoy will soon get into the condition of a man stanaing at the baso ©of & monntain who trics to take broatl enough to carry lnm to ite summit without breathing acam, ho simply oollap:os in tho effort. The sfticulty {5 that gold bas boon withdrawn from cireulation, and wo aro dsily witnossing the hu- militing spoctacle of a (overnmont dolug all it can to koep it out of circulation by pretending to sell gold on tho market, a4 it docs old army clothing, or anything efse that it daos not need, and now Mr. Burchard wanta tho bsoks £ hoard ftup. If it s to bo kopt hoarded up and out of clreulation, why not loave it {u tho mines? Teid outiloly enfo thore. Me. Burchardoughtto oo that tho * National- Curronoy * act should be amended 80 tnat Gov= erumont dues could rof b paid i natioual cur- roncy, but that we should bogin st onco to pay o portion of thiam in ;inld aud slivor, snd finally ond by pariug thom ol in that way, 88 wo now pay dintlos on imports. At tho samo timo tho Legal-Tender act should be amended so a8 to Toqulro that a portion of all indobtednes Liore- aftor croated should bo paid in gold and eilvar; and, i€ wo bogin by paying oul{ b por cont In speclo, and continuo to [nereasa tho percontago from year to yoar, wo ghall soon arrive at the point” desired; but, it wo walt to doitallat once, 1t will never ho dono, axcept through s goucral crash, aud if it ta to bo done without a crash, the wholo peopls, as woll a8 tho banks, should begin together, and, whon apeclo gots into circnlation aud is noodued to pay dobis and 1axes witly, it will stay thero. iL B THE WEATHER, Wasur: T 7, D. O, Fob. 131 a. m,—In the Upper Lake sugion, Uppor Misslasippl, and Lower Missouri Valloys, falling barometaer, ocsstorly to southerly winds, and srarmer, partly cloudy wonther. In Now Eogland, the Middle Btates, and Lows er Laka region, rising baromoter, northwest ta ponthwest winds, colder aud gonerslly clear woathor, followed 1 the two Just distriots by southerly winds and fallivg baromotor, LOCAL OUYERVATIONS, Gu1CAgo, Fob. 11, _ e 3T, [T Wind, jwetthr. Time, Bar, o 1318, m, 2044 2500 p, m,{20:03! A:53 p, m,12008] 4| o m.mml 33 10:18 p. m.i30°03) 30| 0. " Mattaui thérmomater, GUNERAL ONSEBVATIONS. Cuizago, ¥eb. 11—Midnight, = I i 20,870 88 8. E., fresh, e Gtrey - io:0al 1) 5. gent 'L, Qarry,. [30.602|—| [y gentle, T Gibema 001l 4N, Henl B0Y B vl 89 8] 20,99] 4418; 25| freah, '84] 25l W,, freall, (5| 43|, freab.. 20.9|—10,W,, gontlu,. [Cloudy, (}Xur., = TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The sult in Now York of tho Virst National Bank of Springteld, Ill, agalnat Charles A. Dana to recover on & £5,000 note aving result: ed in favor of the plaiotiff, tha case goes up oo an apoeal to tho Genoral Terws, and probsbly L0 tho Court of Appeals, Chasrlos Mauer was found dead, with g vistol+ shot through his boad, lyiog on his father’s grave at tho Unlon Comotery in Milwavkee yoa f;rdg morning, Csuse, grief for Lis father’s loath. Jacob Dlvilbise, an old and distiogulshed cili- ren of Bpringlold, Ill, yesterday morning sude denly fell dead at the “breakfast-table, Apoe Eluy way the cause of deatl, Deceased was in s 79th yesar, and oame to Bpringfleld fosts 76873 g0