Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1876, Page 1

@@ifiagw VOLUME 29. FINANGIAL: STATE AVINGS . INSTITOTION, $600,000 CAPITAL, $110,000 SURPLUS. The Oldeat and Linrgest Savings Bank in e Northweat., Pays 0 per oent intorest per yonum on deposits, somi-nunually, on the |st of January and 1at of July, All deposita pade during the 1st threo days of & month Jraw interost for the montb, DEPOSIT L VAULTS pfthe State Bavings Institution wore bullt for the sccommodation of tho Business Mon wnd Bonkors of Chicago and the Northwost. Chey are X¥ire-Proof and Burglar-Proof Money, Disamonds, Bonds, Doods, Ooin, Bullion, Bilverwars, Wills, and othor valua. los takon on special deposit, and guaranteod jecurity, Bafos in theso Vaulta for ront at teasonable ratos. 1 1" D. D. SPENOER, Pros't. A. D, GUILD Caak'r. GEO. C. COOK, Man'gr Safety Vaults, MONEY TO LOAN On Resl Estato tn Chicsgosnd vicinity, Improved prefested. Funds in band, MEAD & GOE, 155 TaSalle-st. JEWELRY, AMBER JEWELRY. HAMILTON, ROWE & (0 Cor. State and Washington-sts, Amber Neck Chains, Charms, Pins, Bar-Rings, &o,, &o. Also other exquisite Jewelry Nov- elties, which they will take es- pecial pleasure in exhibiting, T REMOVALS. - REMOVAL FURNITURE DEALERS, Have removed to their new and spa- cious Warerooms, 251 & 263 Wabash-av. ‘Where they will be ploasod to wol- oome their %Mrons and tho public in their now loocation. et 261 & 263 ‘Wabash-av., Near Jaockson-st. EL VOORTAT OW 'THBE BEUROPEAN PLAN, Madison-at, between COlark and LaBu-lle,‘ OUICAGO, ILLINOIE, i hich bna been recently furniab In'{g: gf’:t' :fe':'m:'.me, e tho Aneat European Hotel T e spocil Miraataga to Tastons Vie tre; T8 8] Sinn Tha city, aither for buslneas of plesatre, Booms iting bl el e i 5. M, THOMPSON, Propristor. NOTIOE, {7 TAX REDEPTIONS, e with the request of the Fi- nulgn?&%lzlfi?tu, the an&m on redemp~ ton of City t sfidafi&n:{g! will continue a fi "s?x%fiit‘s"?s. mrfin taxos of 1874, no pre- alo of. 1874, for pity taxes of 1673, 38 per Bnnla of 1873, for oity texes of 1873, 35 por cent, Maroh, 1876, ond on the 1008 Sy ok ot Ao addia o e o R o M ton, o tueBriadioat & 8. 8, HAY ES, Comptroller. *_Oiileago, Fob. 26, 1876, WANTED, "0IL BARRELS, Pariiea having second-land Ofl, Liquor, or Vinegsr Barrels for sale, will find & cash purchaser by sadross- {ng ¥, ¥, BRADBIIAW, 218 and 380 Centre-av, of by calling at his office, 103 Stato-st., Uhie‘f(b." COLLECTION AGENOY DIGCr. . cla a8 suip port In the Uniied Steted fn Aty obrreeh of SATInS ciAUpa; alio proseocte by ligt- i of ciharwias upon ouh own zssponaibily, withe cut attorneys’ foes Band for suits oz chargy unless co TO RENT. HEAP, 4 basement Nos, 170 fl:;'w‘?una with ofice Gt Dock 2102316 feeh on_ i Bodaes i ive foog leass, Boug atve 00@ 160 b0, otONNELL, 2 Room 1, No. 150 Adsws-st, vel DRIED BLACKEERRIES. DRIED BLACKBERRIES, .8 pounds for #1, at méKBON'B. 167 Bouth Clarkeste olzculsr. . ' ABIEWS 0OLLETION WfENOY ¥ B S ih M s alar, Eotiago . 178 Eaat Adains-t,. 2% Twenty.second-at. lurober, cosl, or wares LIFE INSURANGE, THIRTIETH ANNUAL STATEMENT CONNECTICUT MUTUAL IIFE: INSURANCE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONN. hET ARsrTr, January 1, REORIVED IN 18751 Precinet, W, E. Mortimor, Samuel Ketr, Fraok | tional ticket to YorPromintis, ..., 87,163, 463,00 tcana horo wanted to bo asstrad that he Liad 0ot |~ Col. Rivaby wanted 1o knaw if thera was any 1 Thizd ¥ 1 Foriniarant AL SAWIE g 546,400.00 beom curyin favos wit M. Keaing, wndho | way of poling atouod the pians dorles, Wheh | sok S 11 floftond s Bow Tebdnch Amasa | o el —_— B B AV 0! nia; ince tha alec | wars ) tmount of money, ani g swsoooues.ei | And They Could Make MOTe | tion, sut of sonras. I dont mnik o do anytbing | ho coca be chreain o h Kolion, Ford Korth, Andrew Corcaran, DISRURSKD IN LWk ‘To Por1ox MOLDERS: CIHICAGO, POLITICAL. Why the “Post and Mail” Supported Hesing, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1876. bo nsed to meet Ropublican objections ta_tho policy of the paper. ~Laat week whon Gov, Dava oridge wan up hers I ran scross Lim, and I askod him point blaok about thing, The Governor said that it wan a mistake. Thon I repliod, * Govaraor, you must disabuse Republicans hera of the idea. A good many of them have the impression that that waa your at- titude daring tha last fall campalgn, Wo fooked opon it a8 somothing besldoa '*a mcrub race,” and tho mass of tho Republicans wers decidediy in favor of Mr, Huck.' Te sald that that was a wrong impression sl throtigh, and that ho wou'd bave it correated. I told Lum 1t would be a good | this Council ta bring it about, thing for bim to do, and ho lefe mo with thotm- | Gen. Mann mnvox? that tho resolutions bo sc- preeaion that a correction would appear immedi- | coptod, in order tuat they might come befora tho ately in the Post and Mail" hauso, + Was that il of your convorsation 7. Mr. loot sald that a motton to adopt would * No. Among othor things I paid the Repub- | be {n ordor. the city, whera clube da not axiat, that Republican urposs I TLEMEN ¢ Alsspecial mesting of the aboverdlab, meetings be held for s Uke pi L] above 3 held tals ovening, the following resolution wai> .ont- Jiesamed, That the dierent Ward Clabe £ West Chicago bs and they are mowt rospoctfully T asted to send thres delegates each 1o meet with a oo illoy of Jlub at their Leadquatters on the (3 day of March, 8L o'clock p, m., for the purpose off jnault. ingin regard to the’ calling of a conventys of the Wost Town for_tho purposs of nominatld™sa towa forwa py of tho foregoing to the P& .dunt of tho Ward Cliba of tus aald waet Town, 1S . On motian of Mz, F, K. Brayley, thes vitation from the Tanth Ward Club was acco «, with- out discuasion, o Maj. Edwards, from tho Executivo\..mmitteo, ropurtod the following names as mombora of tho Precinct Committes: Fitst I'recinct, B, C. Btorer, 0. T. Burkland, David Rusuell ; Hecond Permanent ose of JuLios Wattr, 3, H, Munixe, 3, P, Rooz, Gronox M. Ilaw, E. K. Bracnt, Avznx Moone. A QZNERAL DISCUSKION on the resolutions followed. Br, Itoot apoke in fayor of them. He thought 1,600,000 was onough to na{ for a Court-louse. Now wan the tima for tha Rapublican party to show that it maant reform. It was the duly of Rrester po tey domanda that CATTy the Resum OF THE i3 oilics be; Govs Beveridge Told Its Editors It Was Cnly a Scrub J Race, publican Nation: after discussion, 1876..0000.-:83B:838,207.85 {from Connaocl On motion of Maj. Edwards, the Precinct Com- mitteo was authorizod to notlnate a committoo of threo Lo act with tho Tenth Ward Club, to pravoke open hostility witls Lis papor.’ ‘The reportor noxt called upon Mr, Root siatod that if they had not the moucy, ho thought thoy could raduce the ez- Capital by Support- At Cincinnat] ¢ 0 Kollogg, Jozopl . ML WILLIAM If. UARPER, 01180, N ¥ Forolimeby ing A. C. and asked him to atsto what he know abont thiw | PFx-Al1, MeGanoles wantod A0, Dizon tostate | \VUA® the Committao was out, | maturod namo nuhl]ncl. it haviog beon intimated that ho | the atatus of the Court-1fouse muddie. entertained the Club with s fow remarks, Rofer- codowm'nt§2, 72, 253,57 ‘was cognizantof at loast some of tho facty above Ald, Dixon thon explaiued that tha city had ing, Egml:;d 2 roferred to, In roply to the quostion, Mr. | adopted a pian, and by ordimincs limited the {»1,“1‘: "B;h:-’u[;,r,‘,':ggc:.}‘.{:‘::ym:rTflflm?x‘;amfl::‘rg Polloy Hul: ey Fimt M‘wfin" or um Gflmd co'mcil Harpor said: amount to £2,500,000. 1llo concluded by moviug | muyst bo some smount of corruption, BrRINGFIELD, 159% sy o e e ‘.“g"fl’g"“nl‘;""fic“"{ atrock, L mot | to lay tho roport ovar for ano ook o bullding | 188 subject of oxcomsivo taxation lad | ex-Becrotary of e 0 y an i 3 1) 1 hel ' t tl | 0| % Y " of the Central Republican noio now In' this clty-pHoting businoss ' 1 | hul boors radaced. fally 60 por. oot sints 115 | bean resuntly renduted of luterestto the paople. 10 Agants, Salarios af o Ticers clar] and all otl rs emplo BALANCE, NET AgsxTs, Dxc. 3..841,402,0056.63 SOHEDULE OF ABSETS: hmnpongnl Eslate, firet llsa, ngu,gnn.gsg.m 113,805,858 Unduubtealy tiug particular wrong might ba G easily remodied, and propably half a dozen might be eoloctod from tae sudienio whio could reduco tha tacation one Latl, Tue atm-.umr roforred to the uust governinont of tha city, alluding espo- cially to the mismanagement of the varicus de- partmonts undor the present Mayor. The only safd : ‘You know vory woll that T would be glad to do you a favor, but the Inter-Occan wants it also, ~ Mr. Palmer is triendly to me, and [ am not in n position whore I wonld ilke to take part sud bolp In favor of cither sido. Idon't know that I havo any influonce any way, butif I did, pland were firat mado, and bo thought tus pao. vlo should havo tho benoilt of thuy 24 woll as jue dividuas, Ald. Dixon pressod his motion. QGon. Wuite spoke in favor of the resolution. Ho thonght they shoald b moderato in their ox- Club. counties or Con QGov. Boveridge' Discussion of the Subject of Tax- % Mr. Wiliard, Io talsing this thing over to my | penditures juatnow, It woald ba propostorous o ation and the Court- Ropublies trigndn, 1 wauld bo mot witserioua o put up ' Tavdsons Daliing tero with 3 e Ao Plonla ta Mowrs tIKC Histt wes v ons, o n- | domo that couldn't bo seen two blocks away. It f 1 it @ House. timated that thoy belioves that you | would — bo. . well —onough If - thoy had | 9 40Fkfor the trumph of Rtepubican princi i L A i L L Ao ples, Tho city was unfortunatoly dividod up | tbat interest. Ho thought they should do bigh futo threo communitics by the river,—that was o Iast fall.” I am matisfiod the opublicans i thoy coull to reduco the burdens 3 eui 413,08 oy .| mil raiso that question, gnd Iam not propared | of tho poo?lu 83 goon a8 possible, to sliow that {‘;”::c",'nt,“,’,',‘:fig b‘;‘{,‘l;;:;f{;',,‘;‘,“‘“ Gesod anald. | candicataslbie WML 01,002.08 The Cost of the Lattar | tomeet it bocause Idon't kuow your reasons | the Republican party was oarnoat in reform. ‘Lo committea t2 nominato delogates to act with tha Firat Ward Club reported the followiug : Ex-Ald. Miner, Witlard Woodsrd, aud Clark Lipe. The report was accepted, for taking tho courve you did ? +X will toll you TUR FACTS ATOUT TIAT. Taylor and Iara good Ropublicans, and have *Now,' said L, Ald, Dixon satd Lo was urepared to vote, but thought the watier shiould go over for one Should Not Exceed $1,500,000. ‘wools, Ald. Richardsou then stated the position of BOu. beon so all mlonz, but, after tho llopublican | tho city in the maiter. Ho explnined about the NI WILLARD O0DARDS IS Rotsaon polloies to 1 PR Aok Conventiou last fail, Gov, Doveridgo caumo to | 8600000 to tho credit of tho Court-founo walid. | boing salled for, mada a short encoch. TTo maid i B et onoed by (he o TR BN0- 1) our oflico and eaid : ' Thia is going to bo s scrub- | fug fund. 1o was in favor of cattiug dowu ex- | poon committed by Wi employas ha looked after Goatot 1. B, e Meeting of Twollth Ward Repub- | raco, snyway, and I think yoa_can make mora | penscs, and roducieg taxation, sud he would cn- G Cosl ot Gost of Clty Bon QGost of other Houds, Bills Receival m sgents, I6essira the matier himsolf, aund did not'intrust it to auy othar porson or committos of porsous, So with ths Uity Govornment of Cbicage, the ouly way to eradicate dishonesty was for each Republican to worle humseif, and eleot bottor officiala. In the mattor of taxation there was much cause for public griovance. Tho expenscs of the city were far greator than was necossary, lu 1365 the capital by supporting Mr. Ilesing than you can by ° supporting Mr. Iiuck' There waa nothing confldontial about this explanation, and, a8 I took it, ho wauted me to usa that ac- gument to meot any objections that might be mado to thom.on account of thair courue. think the next dey or two that Ald, Stono said to deavor to do as requested by the Council, es he umufim the majonty of Republican Aldermen would. Mr, Root then explained the theory of the resolutions, and called upon Mr, Heath to ex- plain ag to tho cost of buildiog at the present time, licans--~Preparing for the Town Elections. night, uoder i city, the Cbalrman, lasors’ Hocioty 811,402,006.53 The UOIII]BOfiOth Republioans Nomi- | me, *Ihonrd s foarful thing on Baveridso to- COST OF DUILDING. 3 Mayor, Jobn B, Tico, racaived a walary of £3,340, » dsy.' Ho said Willard Lag boen cousulting him Ald. Honth stated that thoro was a groat roe Ky G 4 Loy gner nate Henry O, Robinson sbot gotting tho cily priting, and ie bed sald | duction in sho Drioo uf bulldiag materisl sioce | BgirSyc,00® Apscle busls, Laut sar tho to him that sho Ropublicans bad been erit- | 1872. Ho then oxplainod the srchitccts' muddlo, y ‘i 8,90 for Governor, All" the other oficers roceived n proportionato i0d Bandsorer cott.,,. 873,08 * lolsing thoir courso vory severcly, and | which hos boon fully olicidated in the columan | fncrasse of salary, Tho Cits Clork's oflico cost in of DONGOLOD. s cenerre, 600,28 be dida't know that Lo (Stono) could | of Tur TmnuNE heretofore, and with which the | 3g65" £3,500, aid 1t now cost 8,943 and | the industrics of Tot defoned" Gikiisily support the Post and Aail for that reason, | publio are thoroughly familiar. tho City Comptroller roceivod at that timo | 18 them. Tig ;:‘d' oml-snaual promfs 1,055.60 nor did bo think hia conatitzents would approve | ° Ald, Campbell, not & member of this Couneil, | Burplus, Doo. 81, 1675, Tncrease of assot1 during 1876, Ratio of oxpenseof managem: L B P | insurlog 16,176,660 JACOB L, Gross sasats, Doo, 31, 1575, LIABILITIES: mount roquited toreln. suro all_catstsnding olicles, net, essuming per cant {Rterel Allotherliabllillas.., JAMES GOODWIN, Proaident. GREBNT, Bocrotary. Announce the miva‘l Of a JOHN mTAYI.qR.Aln’tSuomtnry. splendid lot of the beautiful | STEARNS, DICKINSON & C0., Goneral Agenta for Ilinois, 81 & 83 Washington-st,, Ohicago, 1L And Adopt an Out-and-Out Hard-Moncy Platform. $2.380 por annum, while the presont Comptroller got $5,280 ou a gold basls, Tho Law Depart- ment coats over fivo times 88 much ss it did io 1865. Thero wad no oxcuso for such largo ex- penso for ealarics. Tho ides thet the proporty- 7 of it, Then Itold Etone what Willard hind sajd £:042,690:00 to 1o, and added : ‘I havo an idea that somo of our Republican friends would bo rather aston- ishied if thoy wera to hoar ot thess facts.'" It in Ikoly that, when the priotivg question stated that o thought tho resolution should bo passed. If some resolution of this sort waa not pacscd, under tho present state of the architects’ muddle, the cost would bo Intorminable. He wout, was glad tho people wore taking hold of this NV P CHICAGO, szain comen beforo tho Council in May, Ald. | tuing, and. lumting the. amoting to £1,500,000, batyd ?:l(f’n;‘\:n‘m, :':,‘,,T“;::,f?;g::::“l,' é;‘;f 395, 754.00 Stono and otber Ropublican membora will not | }io was opposed to desling out tho contraces | ars but Just os surely. feal a5 much disinclined tg support tho Post and Mail a8 thoy did a few wo 0. Now that it is known that tho managers did not act of their owa freo will, bus woro rather forcod iuto veen- pying & position of hostility to tho Republicun party, tho nb{‘c:nonn mado to giviog them the pnmfug %l have no weight. ok s o CENTRAL REPUBLICAN CLUB. MEETING OF THE GNAKD COUNCIL. * The adjourned mooting of the Grand Couneil of tha Contral Ropublican Olub of Cook County was hold Inat evoning in headquartors, cornor of Btato and Clark streets- Tho attendance was largo, and foeluded Ald. R. B. 8tone, J. P, Root, J. 'I. Bluthardt, Col Ricably, (ten. O, L. Mann, Avery Mooro, J, 0. Olough, Ald, Richardson, ox- THE "POST AND MAIL." GOV, BEVENIDGE AND 1118 ADVICT TO IT8 EDITORS TQ BUFPORT NZEING. 4 ‘When, at the time of the laat county eloction, the Post and Mail came vut In favor of Hoaing againat the Republican ticket, first incidentally, but at Inst flat-footedly, there ware maay con- jeoturos s to the reasons which had caused it to forsake tho Republican party and its candidatos, and to consort with Democratio bummors, And many Republicans thought ik very strango that Qov, Bovenidge did not usge his influence with Mr, Taylor, the chiof propnotor and mansger of tho paper, to put a atop to ita fire in tho rear, a8 he had conferred a valuablo and important oflico picce-menl. 1l then went over tho vover-cnding muddle, aod safd that uo. loss the County Commissioners were eu- Joined, the poople of Chicago would have B hybrid-sort of building costiog s fearful smount of monoy. He thought 1,500,000 was enotigh to build ench a bmldiog 88 was noeded, aud the people should compel a uniformity in style. A little fun hore took place. COL. TICAKY asked how it was ALl Cawpbell was sallowed to spoak in this Council, when ho (Col. Ricaby) was not allowed to speak in tho Common Council, though he bad often beou in the lobby ponding importaut discusslons, [Laughter.] Cat. icaby thon took the floor ‘and said that he hoped that no ons wonld claun that tho County DBoard was DPepublican. If so, he ‘The Secretars, Mr. Owen, differod from tho laat speakor. He did nat belisve that the peneo of salaries at ths City-Hall was of ai groa importsnco. The roal resson of excessise taxation was to be found in the goneral looss managemont af affairs, Mr. Woodward maid tuat it was true that the aalaties wero not io themselves such large sutas, but thtg could juat a8 well bo reducod, Mr. W. Btanford aroso to say that lia did mot beliove that the diecusaion of oxcessiyo sala- Ties touched the bottom of tho questiou, THE OREAT WHONG, lay in the manner of asscssing and lovyiog taxes, If ovory man in tho City of Clhicago could pay his taxes without fighting themn 1in the Court, tho ontiro tax would bo roduced 20 por cent, The descriptions of property in Cook County wan Lo draw o ye novor done, Col, Fort, of atood that o ts will nccert a nos cautiously and honest man's m politicians fn th Mr. McCrary, positively refiu GEO. 0. 000K, Menager, 1150 3 IF TOU WAN GOOD THINGS To Eat, o DgionkT,our 10 Smcke, AT M S, 146 Eust Madison-st. IN ALL PARTS SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS, THE BURGLARS LAST CHANCE Has boon taken from him by the managers of the SAFETY SPIEGEL & CAHN, DEPOSIT VAULTS Of THE BTATH SAVINGS INSTITU- TION, 80 and B2 LaBallo-st. Yale's TIME LOCES have boon placed on the Maasive Doors of theso Vaults, and be~ tweon the hours of 6 p. m, and 8 a. m., all the POWBRS OF BMARTH combined oane not open thom. VAULTS in the Waost havo these TIMH. LOOKS, which leaves tho SAFETY DE POSIT VAULTS OF THE STATEH SAV. INGS INSTITUTION in undisputed pose sossion ottho fleld as tho STRONGEST AND BEST i osimimitvin e Of thofr kind in the West. Bafos ronted at modorate terms. PLUMBING di rifon on tuis county, v Jeremish Onley ; Comptroller, Eli Curtis. L B S T ooty xpohsivs colloction, soasltiioiy cae wiarbly batord tho Hiouse Alr. llobiusou appoarad bafors tho Convention, bkl cu T e tho clty printing. 1 teplied fit au o lepublican | 1 JeiANastodul sud dlsliono dlalursemeat of pub- | Col, Ricaby woved Lo lay over tio rasolutions | 40d decluzed fn {avor of the platfor:¥, as ho uo- E, Allcy, south of Madison, FLOWERS Tamtiton, Rowa &0 on Mr, Taylor. It was gonerally bolleved bo conld have changed the coursa of the paper if he had pat his foot down, and poiuted out to Mr. ‘Iaylor the consequences of Lia treachory to tho Ropublican canso. 1t waa belioved by some that tho paper would becomo Democratic through its now manage- ment, whilo othors thought that pocuniary ronsona plsyed s part in this chapge of political front, The eloction passed over, however, and the poper professed to roturn to the Republican side, thereby disposing of st least oxo of the caunes assignod for its tomporary aposacy. For some time past roporta have bosn current 10 the effech that tho support glven by the Post and Mail to tho Healng ticket was the result of thoadvics of sn influential and proninent Re- publiczn—no otber than TIE GOVERNOD OF THY STATE. This romor ssemed #0 proposterus at firat wantod to leave the Iopublican party. Ho thought %5,000,000 was too much to pas. But if thoy askoed the Oounty Board to roduca the cost to 81,500,000, it would bo like fssuing ainst the planots, 1le thought a" plan had been adopted by city and munty, o wasin favor of oconomy, but 1ot 1n lavor of nasto. e thought the meoting was callod in the intorests of the Ropublican party, to counsel, and not to indulge fn clap-tra) in favor of sny individnel, He thought Akl Dixvn's motion should prevail. MB. BOOT then sgain took the tloor. Ho thought the reso- lutioun wore on ald to the Ropublican members of the Council avd the Couunty Doard. The rosolutions as offerod by the Committes should bo adoptod. Hoe wanted to know if thoy came there as Ilepublicans; if they did, he wanted tuem to moat this auuuun equarely. Ar. Williams sald that this waa tho first moot- ing of the Council, aud thoy Lardly knew what thoy bind gatten togothor far. Ho thought thoy ware commencing st the wrong sud. Thoy ooutd do natbing with the County Board or Com- mon Council at presout, but could only laya foundation for a campaign o tho futuze, Ho thonght they conld save 81,500,000 from beiog stolon by clecting hounest men, It wasa good hing to discuss theso quustions, but he thought ‘$hey should do sowothing bosldes discusaing lhia mattor, Imporiant clections wero coming oo, and it was bost to consult upou them, The olection of town olticers was & vory important matter, nud should bo attonded to, They had commonced at the wrong end, and should start tho othier way. filled oighty volumea, which must bo writton up oV year. 'These books wers put into tho bands of Doputy Assessors, who had to go over tho eutire list and mako returns, after which tho volumea had to bo sgain written up. This was all dooe inelda of two montba, Then thero was & dellnquent liat, winch' must bo also copled. All this neceasitated tho employmont of a lfarge number of men. Thé entirv system wan vicious. A bettor sot of officials nonld undoubtedly do the work botter, but no great impgovement could be expected until the syitem was remedied, ALDEREN. AMsf. Edwards offored tho following : Kesolved, Tust & commities of elght be appotnted by the Chair to seloct tho names of alx citizens of the Twelfth Ward, to bo reported at tho uext mocting of this Club, from which tho members at tha next meet- ing mny 'select the names of two men to be voted for a3 Aldermen at the ensuing city election, Ar. Btanford .moved to amond so a8 to liave tho two men whio should be selocted voted for st the primary meeting. Tho resolution, as smended, was pnssed, and the Chairman ap- ainted the following: Messrs. Mlligan, Woodand, Ldwards, Lipo, Btanford, Miner, Bpragu torer. The mecting then adjourned. e ELSEWHERE, CONNEGTICUT REPUBLICANS. BTATE NOMIKATIONS. Hantrono, Fob. 20.—Tho Ropublican State Couvention met at Allyn Hall to-day, and organ- 1zod by the choico of A. Tibbetis, of New Lon- don, temporary Chairman, and Stophen W. Kellogg, of Waterbury, pormanont President. Ar, Tibbetts, on taking the chalr, oxpressed a hope that the Convention would nominate a ticket that would command the wuited support of the party and the respoct of its opponents, and espoalally of the independent vators of the conntry, The platform should be outspoken for Lard money aud for free publia achools. Jlr. Xollogg made a brief addross. Ho advo- cated a platform pronounciog for hard mouey, a0 hooest Governmeant. and public schiools, Ile complimouted President Grant for intorposing bls veto to provont the country from suffering the evils of currency inflation, and commended Bocrotary Dristow for his offorts to puniuh frand, and Becrolnxg Jowoll sor hiy advocacy of re- forms in his Dopartment, Coroner Btophens, Jacob Gross, J. L. King, Lin- coln Duboie, Ald. Campbell, Uen, White, Maj. Btophons, Ald, Heath, D, J, Avery, Tim Bradloey, Ald. Quirk, ex-Ald, Cannon, J. 8, Mullon, Nor- wan Willisms, 11 L. Bisbeo, John Hoffmann, sad Elliott Authony, . Tho Council was called to ordor shortly after Bo'clock by Jumes P. Root, who called wpon Vice-Prosident Muhlke to preside, Al I. B, Btono sctiog as Secrotary. Mr. Root stated as this was tho first meoting of the Grand Council, the Comwittee on Cre- dontials of tha Executivo Committes had ex- amined the credentials of delegates, asd moved that tho Socrolary read the namos of thoss en- titled to seats, whioh carried. The zroll was then called and the followiog NEW DELEGATES admitted to seats : i o v . Richard. that Tz Tomoke pald no attentor to d‘: hr:.. .q‘z;.t ;r:d:":w?:vm\:;’g‘: m::r::;um:‘ hearing jt repoeated lno many quarors, thonght secone 1hard = 3 3 that lf might possibly have eome basia of un- m’fm"f?,q”f““_«,%‘l‘mf LA e ol ¢ truth, and therefaro sont 1t B reporter | - FYrta Ward-S ‘\amub 9 L Woodward. Y0t the purpona of invealigating 16 matter and 3 atating the facts a8 thoy wero, doold of Q‘w‘ - dice or color. e | After buoiiog for some timo, the roporter und sn individusl who assertd point blank t Gov. Beveridge Lad advisec the managers 4 whon yau woi sot, and walted room, and tho & An cuemy of Icspies, from vl Tho Sun, with consider this a Sargont & ‘voution. NO OTHER BAFETY the poople. Republicans th Druce's revolt, Tho Augueta rathor murky arf 0 Bcharloth, E. A, Bottly, T. 0. Bazker. Sevenleenth lard—Not declded, Highteenth Ward—Joun 8, Mullen, Ole Bendickaon, Nineteenth Ward<-It. C, Fleldcamp, D, Wile, Twentieth Ward—Jobn Atwater, Juln Fergus, New Trier—E: L Fikins, TUE NRW CPURT-HOUSE AND TATATION, Mr, Root statod that this Conoceil had no rules and no commiitoes, and aa tha Executiva Com- mitte bad both, b thought perhapa they wers unnecoavary. Ho thou Iniddown tho dutics of the Exocutlva Committos’ and Grand Council. He stated that tho Committeo on Tazstion Lad & roport ready, and moved that Gen. Whaite, the Olnirioan, sbould read it. Oou. White then camo forward and read the roport, which is ay follows : The Corumittea on Local Texation respectfully ro- port that prominent among thy ovils arisiog vndJr the Jrosent system of lovylui, colecting, sud dislureing g, publin moneys, sro, ALD. DIXON then explainod why ho bad movod tolay over for ono woelt; that it waa mersly an act of couttoay to tho Coubcil, a8 this was ity firat meo?ing, and, if the Council was ready to act, ho suked leavo to withdraw his motion. Boweo furthor discussion foilowed. 3Mr, Elllot Authony said that ho hiad let contracts rocontly for thiroe buildings, the cost of which swas fully 50 per cont lowoer thun in 1872, He thought the Committeo on Tazation should make a {ull and oxhaustive roport on all mattors of taxation, Tazos bad increasad feattully fast the past few voars. Oftices without number had been crested. e thonglt the Court-House auiould uot cost to oxcood $1.600,000. If, in 1874 in oonld have heon built for $2,500,000, it ought to be bullt wow for §1.5(0,000. Thoy ashould oloct none but honest men; the boat and wiseut men they had, to bring Chicago out of its arisis, and bring bier whero sho ought tobo, They should proceed intolligently, sud organize tho Liepublican partyin overy ward, and they could rot control of ovoryofBce {n tho city aud have an Lonest adummistration. : Ald. Dixon was then allowed to willdras his motion, though Col. Ricaby objected, audiho onally acquainted, and ons of*hom was bia apppinte as Pemtentiary Comusstoner, to sup- port Mr. Hening, on the grourd thatit was a more local campaign, and madeSo polltical dif- 1orence wnich side the paper tok. That was all ho knew, As to how the inffmation got out, he was profoundly ignorant, Ad $ho roparter, therofore, had to continus h' Investigatious until he camo acroed ALD, 1. B, BTON) with whom he had the followinconveraation ; ] understand, Atderman, th YOu are in pos- soselon of same information olative to Gov. Dovoiidge’s advising'the Post #d Mail folks to support Mr. Heaing for Coury Trossurer ag sgainst the Hopublican candiata, Mr, Huck. 1y that so2" “Yos," g “Now, supposiog yon toll m-tho whole atory Just aa It was,” ; *“*Bome time during Dmumbfl’l“—l don't ro- membor the exact dato, butit waa sbout tho time whon the corporstion~jinting question first came in the Compn Council—Alr, Woodbury AT, ‘Taylor, of tho &t and Aail, met D. D, SPENOER, Presidont, A. D. GUILD, Oashier. Why ask tbo iut The New Yorl talks wisely abo couvictions of their followers, yet take such fo sd—Yxceaslyo taxation for necousary purposes, F'tard—Ungquat tazation, by which Langible propar- Ihy--tl‘mhhl] rosl-eastato—ly mzde to bear the chiof urden, Fourth—Unjust sssessment and ' equalizstion,” o lovy {or £tats revenne, wiich bears Ja TUE TICKET. ‘The Btate ticket placed lu nominstion is as follows : Governor, Henry O. Robinson; Liea- tounnt-Goveruor, Frodorick J. Kingaland ; Soc rotary of btate, Francis A.iWalker; Treasnrer, hio is out ol p him for the B tickot this yoar, We aro strougly OF THE CITY, 1 did not seo how I ooutd. ¢ & member of the Republican porty T had beevsceediugly pained by the canree their papor & taken durfug the 188t hard-fought csmpalig: I1 1 did vote for it, waid I, I bad no 1..«..1.3 that the paper wonld be continued aesliopubican one, “as I under- atood that e Woa u catrack of uala still in existonca wdor Fhich tho paper might change hands ¢ "Wy timo. Lome threo weeks or mure for ono woek. Boveral members moyai ta lav it on tha table, Bovol mombar‘fié}m thoyoas aud nuy: ‘I'ho motion waa Wl awn by Col. [Lieaby. Tho resolutions wers then adopted by anale most unanimous vote. ", Williama moved to adjourn. Col. Ricaby thougbt they might ss well ad- ourn ulno dio, if they couldn't do any better. dorstoud tho Committes would roport it, giving in dotsil some of itn leading poiats, THE PLATFORM. ‘The following Is ths platform adopte: 1, 'The Ropublican party in Counecticut reammrms ita devotion tu the Union sud Constitutiou, aud [ty cous tutod {uih In the fotudstion truths diclarod by s " Tin, A To discovor and paint Fant effectual remodiea for theso ovila, is far more difiicull than thelr enuwera. tion, aud the commitice aro not yel prarared wits eug- |. geations as Lo legialaliva or ihEs: romedios, whi operate in a genera! wagner, bys doglea. & ouco a matked LoatiTyRsof inangegsy unll:‘n o Arlistic Floral Work Tl National of Finest Flowers, At Reasonablo Prices. Babeock aa Milit: fat) 1t apeaku for retrenclment and pecdy return from exiravagance to simplicity; o unlirlog pursuit sud punishment of pubita 'WAIL T, BIEPHERD, 2 State-st, for iraud snd criino whersver extsting ; for the preaervation on of.a Cit; READING FREE!_ TOWN CONVENTIONS. 3, Williams offured tho following ¢ Reaoived, That this Council request the various suzlliary Ropublican clubis in tho suveral townshl in e clty to call town convontions far April 2 next, for tho nurgoss of noiniaating town obicers, and the e o erectl »a much Msouwaed, and ‘was deem 'AND CITIZENS— Inviolsto of tho groat lessons of tio War, and for {he boarty welcom of all citizons of the whols country to our common privilegea sud blessings, 14 honors the unpretentious Adeliy of Secretary Diristow, and tho wholosowuo ctivity of Hecratary Jewell, 1o 'lcle ou- deavors to protect the publio purse and fo punish pub- marblo intorest. that the Vermon paid the monuy § vantuge of **de! doad [oas, nor th FOR g9, 3B, A, O, WILIARD, DAILIXS, WEEX! d Monriries |, dlitor of the Post and Mail, came from theprinelpal Oltlm. Siatesandes: L 1y ofico. £ wns not in, and ho St cnmpadn HieTrom fa. m. o 1d p; they<4skiug mis L0 como and gee bim,, L 1374 u sround to toll him that [ yas always in from expapditare sple fo_oon eatlatactary, 1abor bave £o groatly diminialiel that responsiblo con- tractors wiit undertako such work atabout one-half nnd e bo; Yiea Yeom firm of John V., Ayer solved by mutual consent, tinued in the same 5 me N tho different clubm oloct delegates to reproscnt tho wards ju such Couvention, Thu number of dologates from each word to correspond in number with the delegates went from such wards 1o the last Republican County Conventlon, ‘Tho Secretary erQ notico that a special meet- ing would be liold ‘Thureday evening, March 7, to conslder proposed amondmontd to tho con- stitution, to sllaw ouo dolegate from cach municipality inthe county outside of tho city, and to provide for fitlliug vacancies in the Ex~ ocutivo Committes, and auch other business as wmay come before it, Williawn® resolution was then passed, and the meotiug adjourne — i THE TWELFTH WARD, TOWN OFPICERS, The Twelfth Ward Republican Club held » meeting last eveniog at Martina's Academy, on Ads streot, There was s largo attendance. Gen, Hammond, Iieaident of the Club, culled “the meeting to ordor and read a printed circular nsking all citizens who were intercsted in the discusaron of the question, how to establish city Roverameont on a sound hasis aud present excoa- sive taxation, to attend tho moatiug. After. the reading of ibe winutos the Presi- dent read the followivg communication i HEADQUAUTERS OF Ti& TENTU WARD REPUBLIOAN Cruz, Quicaav, Feb, 3%, 1610To the AMeodars of the Twel/a Ward Repudlican 11 to 12:80 o'clock. o eame over, but, it being ' time wheu ha was very busy, ho eald ho wished I could ot somo time to call around at bLis placy lid o over, and in tho course of nversation which follewed, ho broachod 0 subjeot of the city printing, I used about the samo langaage that I did to Taylor, to tho effcct that I wanted a blican paper to Lsve the work, it_was questignable whother the Foat Mail would yomain in the party, id that they were not nnder contract to od that 16 was an assorod thing that the would bo Republican, ‘Thon 1 eald that I perhapa thoy could not bave done dif- 2 thoy did {o the “P' algetion—that suding.” Jlo said be had prowa- some tima before ha know that 1 issue, that be would suppors draw back yory well from I eaid J Liad beon told that atock {n the parer, and 1 bad w it might ba partly oning 1y tuot they bad supparted 4, ‘No, tho Govesyor bas ouo, tecamo up here tho ofidco and smd, in Hon with mo, that it tho cost {u 1873, ‘Thors s, ihereforo, no uecesaity for expending more than $1,F00,000 1o oblain nt loast as 200d & Luilding a8 would bave cost $2,500,0.0 st that Mo criminals, and it gives & hearty peapouse to the | old ¢ *'womu declaration of the Lresident, **Let no guilty man eacapo.” 1t chiargos upon the Domocratio wajorily in tho Lower louse of Uongresa seloctious fur oitice whioh are au_{nsull to tle uationa! honor, and dis- placenients which are marked;with ingratitud subordiuating iu the daya of Bitioual attroin) pre welfare of tho Ropubli o party suce Pauding upon (ha fioor of “tle. ouss. senttmouta | The Prosidont ls whijch ato du opon deflaucs of tho natiou and Insulting | sre prevaiing wi toita bistory; with halting upon the great financia tima, 7 Iu the opinton of many'citlzens, smong whom are soms of tho Lest architosds, (uore s not suMcient apaco i the Court-Ilouse square for o grund archis toctura) display, uven {8 tho Soances of the oity aud county would warraut it, Nn doubt public sentlmeat would require s good buildivg, and on it stylo_comportiug with ita purroundings. It fs bo- Haved thiat thcau roquisiton j bs atlaiued withiu tae Tl volca of th sum meatioued, i 1} be judfdonsly aud honestly oxe pended: " We, terefors, pregrat o following raolu- jon for tho conslderation of the Graud Uouucil 1 aro prostrate, Wa declarv that the committal of tionsi legielation to the Democracy has boen tho signal of fallure, sudl bellove that tho Kopublican party 1utho |. bost hojo of the country in. poice as {t was tho yres scrver of ita houor 1o war, Afoty of the Ttepublio depends upan the ine 28 woll 48 virtuo of ita cliizens, sud fu order that the unity of sho nstion, preservi tha cost of war, may bo tualntatued du peace, 1t fs casontial that tho Biato schools sball contitiue to be common sckools, whero overy child {n thie Btale iay roceive such clut cation as will fit hiu to bo useful {u the community, Bappy ta bis hope, and lhwlunl, removed from thaf {guorauce which {a th mother of crimo, aud wu aro unalterably opposed b auy divislon Gt tas publio schiool moey for any purposo whatover, U, Tho Mepublican party, which issuod greenbacks undur the pressuru of temporary ucceasity o support tho Natloua) Govorument agalnat treuson aud. rebels thein ar good as gold to tho tain iy rost it history upou suy Gl of th ‘umuuu (forts of the loyal pcopls duriug o War, Vo spprovaal th fesumption act sa 8 uew wxpresalon of odge sud detormination, We potot to tha effurts now wade by the Dowmocrauls par 1y W ropeal the act, aud to comialt e country {0 the favorable porsun Reaolved, hat the proposed new Oity-Hadl &nd Court-Hui i & it PO cau and ought to be built in a sulateu- t1al manver, aud fu good architoctural siyle, for & swn 2ot xcoeding 41,300,000, Jesvived, That WUQyel, and tiey Nercby serpociluliy thoir Jolut sppropriation for this purpove (o the above- named aum ay mazluwn, sud {0 repinct arclitocts to prajars plae wcoralog Jiesolved, Yt Lehioving that (his organization hay thio right 10 sp-aX fu. tlis multer for the Rupullicat Party 1 Luws eounly, we declare it our purposs to bold every Rogubitesn momber of the tired d county autborition be, Commeroial, Toquumted ta limit thy coutrary, it d expansion of tho Board of County Gomuidsuloncra responatbl favor of s roncal of Lubil oplaion fur tueir attion fu tbla In any otlier {nxtanico where wasteful uds 13 contemplated, oF oortr). a Reslvei, That all Republiesuliibs, susiliary to the Central O taks actlion on s suhject, a0 1iMle repirtcntie tion i the Gommon Gouncll and aurd uf County Commistioners, |0’ uoialstikubla termn, s to tho ‘wishes Qf {005 eesstiusnle, iu we towns outside Hou, s plodgod 10 make hotders, kst no BUB RACE, . well support Hesing 12 surprised :z say that thero fa . made, a4 tve instramout.” proof of what mijht be t0m ek It offact at th it o act Into offect at tha time specl= fod. eithar by Fanding graenpaek e the lowest practicabls Inteeoat, or by using any availas- Llo means 1o pay and esnee] tham. 4, W Lellave 110 be the unweiften law of which declarea it unwiss for s Chict Magistrate to {un\l twoterm snd we accopt the deciat: tion of President Grant in harmony with this In but snotler claim (o our sdmiration and gratitude, peraonally eoliciting it. i Tho Democrats of South Carolina aro moving have goms concoption of n speech by man Holina, of Indiana,” With a littls arging, Judgs Keltey might ba induced to placo himeolf and speech on exhible tion at the Centonnisl. Thoy say the Jadgo roglsters bimsslf at the hotels, ** W, D. Kelloy snd apeech ;" but the twaln generally occupy ong Af 1t reully balioved what it was sayug: aithor party treaty publio epinfon withs contompt it i likely to get Luaton, aud if both outrage tue ‘f. uestion of Unbinet disruptipa_Is open, ! question in s time when the industries of the people ?umnd rotirement of Bucrolary Brista immtoout than it was fow davs sgo. 1t is all a wiatake, after all, 'Thy Indiaua Ro- ublicau platform does uot mean jniation. eaat, thie Tndlauapolis Journal says thero is nog o word of inflation in that lnstrament. } ! irredeamablo paperBurran azxpected of thom if they Tiove that th welll‘nnoflnemm- necessery leg! { to long bonds a¥ ., TILE PRESIDENCY, A resolution was nffared rrnaontlng to tho Roe al Convontion the namo of Mar- sliall Jowoll sa candidate for Prosidoat, bub , In which It was held to be bosp toleavs the Ttesnou of presenting soy nama tleut for oithor placa ou the Na- tho dologates elocted, tho reso« DELEGATES T0 THE NATIONAL GONVENTION, The followiug dotogaten ac lnrge wore ape pointed to the National Ropublican’ Conventton Jnu‘:}m R, Iawley, Btaphon W, Bolden, and John T, Rockweld — —— ILLINOIS, GOVERNOLL. Speciat Dispateh to The Chieage Tribune, ¥eb, 22, —Mr. A. McLaughlln, tho Railrosd and Warehouso Commissioners, ahd of radway-pass notorlety, has gone mnorlh to bring threo or four moro prossional Districts lnto line for ‘s renomination, Tlo other throo Boveridge manipulators, Malone of Pana, Southe ern Iusano Cominissionor, + Col. Deoardsley, Holdiors' Orphons’ fomo Truntéo, and Jokn A, Southwoith, Penitentiary Commlssioner, whon Iagt board from, wore alzo on the war-path in But Maa {s tho bosa manipulator who rots lotters vilifying other Gpbernatorinl the Times, and ho {415 who telo- graphy, “We are elected thres to ono.” Horo- tofore to him has been delegated the workiog up of cothusissm for Gov, Baveridea among tho boer-drinkora, bt Tur Toinuxe bzs shown that 11is Excolloncy has latoiy taken that fiokl 1n per- e ISCELLANEOUS. GREENUACK MUETING IN NEW YORK, New Yong, Fob, 20.—A\ maoltog was held lnst 1o auspices of tho Legal-Tender Club, in tho Hecona Assembly District of this The Proeident of tho Painters’ Unlon was and tho Prosidont of ths Drick- was one of tho speakers. The resolutions adoptail demanded that tho polioy of & coutraction of the cutroncy and a forced ru- sumption of spocie paymeuts ehould be aban. doued, leaving tho rcstoration of legal-londera to par_(gold) to bo brought abont by promotiug [ the people, snd not by destroy- v aloo demand that all” National Bank-cireulation{he promptly and pormanently retired, and legal-tonders Lo izsued in its place, by and upon ths iatth of the General Govern- —— POLITICAL NOTES. Bonator Sharon's firat act, after taking his seat, oar’s salary for work that he bad Lacon, desiros to hiavo it under in the hands of his friends, and munation for Governor without . with a viow toan independent, ovement against all tho corrupt 0 Btato. of the First Toya District, has ed to accept a renomination. Ho wag induced to rua the iast timo against hisin- clinatious, aud now lie wiil not run, whataver prossuro wmay La brought to bear upon biw, * It," soys 8 writor in thio Now York World ro s bho; u ever carried the fomily eaw to tiro lockamith's to bavs it filed aoG unti tho job was dono, yon may Congreas: pecch pover eats anything. Alr. Blaine writes to the Now Yorlk Sun tuat all tho Blainss ns well ay the Glr hom tho ox-Spenker is descendod on the mother's wdo, wero Iloman Catholics its_coostituency, ought uot ta reproach. It is woll known thay Alr. Blaino Limself. {s uot o Roman Catholic. Tho Ropublicaus of Lucas County, Ia., in Ms, , Kasson's distriot, have beld_primary olectious to docide which of two candidatos the coucty abould support for Congresa in the rogular Cene ol. Dungan, a Iawyor of somo prome {ncuco, recoived a mujority of abont 125, Tua candidatos sgreed upon subuutting the mattorta | Benator Bruce has boon aending to his friends « in Missiusl)pi various oxnlsuations of bis specck in executiyo sesston. 1lis most blood-curdling statoment was, it oppoars, that Lo would pak * support Geu. Grant for a third torm, sippi i8 a balf-aod-balf third-term Stato, nud tha Missm' oro aro naturally shocked o8 G1.) Constitutionalist printa tlolo to sliow that tho wation: debt ougut not to bo pail, unloss tha soction that coutributos a0 largely to tho payment ig - fairly dealt with. Tho intimatfon ls that greon= backs ehould Lo freely {rsued to tho p=aglu, withy whichi fu turn the peenle might pay olf t| e debt, erventioa of the poopls at all? k Tribune sticks to ite last, and at sn Indopondent movomsnt '11 tho toro houcst and enrncet of an indepondeut movement msy rin 44 to dofeat both partics.” Ex.Gov, Ourtin_having boen spoken of as & candidate for tho Vice-FPrasidoncy, the Pittsburg Dispatch, s Ropublican paper, saya : worth whilo te worry about éx-Gov. Ourtin. Curtin [s sn able man and much rospocted, buty 1t is not olitics. Soms enthusiast pawmed ccoud place an she Domocratio ‘Tho Deruoceata might do worso, iuclived to thiak they wilk" The statoment in the Associatod Pross dise patchied that Gen. Babeock hiss * no fpresent jue« ention " of resiguing mey possibly Lo & gaibble, ftepublican, of Baturduy, whoss ouvrally considered Inspired, jue timates thut the Genoral roaigned boforo bid fn- dictment at Bt. Louin, Hunday sayu that Col, Frad Groaot ls to succeod: The Now York World of ary Socrotary, and U, 8. Grant, Jr., to succoed Luckay as Clvil Bocrotary. ‘I'ho Rutland Globe I8 opposed to the lorrison tarilf ou marbles, as injurious to tho Yormont 1t, at the samo timo, admits, t marble businoss by nover ro- nvested. We do not nee tho ad«. veloptug ¥ marble qaarries at at ovary dollar’s worth of marble, ch addod to the wealth of the Btato, if it cost more than it como to. The 1armera pny pratty dear for gravoatoncs, that cortain,—Springfleld Nepublican. ho Nopublican and Independenk alike is having its wtiuonce ot Waslungton, vaoling off, and better counsels th him, so that now, though she I, tho oins losw hatovor a! consoqaeucos nilght seon to tlow to Gon, Bristow from the throatened perso- cutson, uoither tho Prosidont, nur-his parcy, nor, lha‘rubllo interests can atford to Lave b m res’ and bis great work stayed.—Uincianalf Av “On aclared Iu termy sgainat any ourrsnay, It dies doslare o of 89 mudh of tho Nesumption sct as say thiat specio paymeuts suall be roe aumeod Jan. 1, 1679, sud atter that no coutrao- tlou or expausion of tho currency, loukiug and working tovards ullimate resump. tiou.” " 1f apylied to by the other aide, ng doubt, the Journal would ba oquallv ready tg but a stesdy **not 8 word of hard mouey it