Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1876, Page 5

fraternal nnfon at Atlants. Tosata boln| dor, respanse followed from Gov, Porter, Tonnesses, Pronldent Lsosley, Bosrd of Trade, President Goderich, of Nastvillo Cottou Tixchaugs, and s numbar of promiucnt citizons at Northorn delogations, solven litarally ovarwhelmod from mon of the South, and only tho best of re- sults to hoth seotions can flow from thia min- gling of ita truly represontative mon, MILWAUKEE. End of the Entermocince Insurance Wor—Base Mnll-A Chicago-Tlinos 1icoo County Miblo THE COUNCIL. A Bossion Which Resnltod Very Much 28 Did the Attompt of the Barber to Shave the Pig. FOREIGN. The Abyssinian Army Defent- od by the Egyptian nd membors of varioua The iatter find thom- with hospitalitien Tolegram from the Compiroller Seiting ¥orth Why He Wants the Deficlency Item in the Appropria- ¥ive Thousand, Including the King and Mis Prime Minister, Bito the Dusts Monx—The Milw! Fatile Attempt to Reinsert the Fullorton- Avenuo Oonduit Matter in the Rovised Estimates, Speeral Dispateh to' The Chteaao Tridune. Minwavgee, March 13,—A fact of great intor- ont to the insuranca brothorbood of tho United Statos has leaked out—namoly that, after all tho fuss mado, tho National Iloard haa romittod the fines of . J. Cary and Tlobort Elliot}, sad ro- duced tho outstanding uopaid fines, which avor- aged from 810 to 8300 down to 85to 810, It will bo romombored—for tho mows was oxclu- Tue Taune 8t timo—that gontlomon from the National Bosrd camo hiere last summer to Inveatigato the accounts of noarly all tho agonclos, charges ot cutting under rates naviog boon promiscaously mado, and no other plan boing thought practica- blo by which tha fruth could bo ascortainod. The investigators went homo, nnd soou after sont out circulars fluing noarly evory agont in tho city. Bomo naid, somo refused to pay. The nowa aproad all ovor tho country, to tho great Cary sad Elliott hold out, rofusing o pay s cont even 1t their agoncies should be taken awsy from thom. Great pres- sure was brought to bear on tho companied thoy reprosonted, but thoy wero loft soverely alonoe to fight out the battle the bost thoy koow how. And nos tho National Board have writton to say theso gontlemon havo not beon guilty of tho wrongs charged to them, sud thoir finos ‘have boen wholly remitted. 3 Tho Chicago Daso-Ball Club will opon tho grounds of tho Wost End Basc-Ball Clab, of this city, on the 19th May next. Work ia to bo commenced 08 soon sa tho frost ia on of tho earth on tbe improvoment of the grounds. Tho ontiro block is to bo inclosod, s bandsome pa- ut up, filing and loveling dono, and the ut in a state worthy tho o most onterprisiog and Wost. The listof charter bors is fillad, but now members will mitted on ballot on payment of 85 feo. playera aro nol Virtnons English People Shooked by an Elopement in High Tife, Committess Appointed to Reason the Gas Companies Out of 20 Per Programme of the Republican Cent on the City's Billa, Majority in the French Assgembly. A Windy Wasto of Words About tho Deficlency Item---No Voto Suffered to Bo Had. A1 Officlals Not in Sympathy with the Republic to Be Ousted. A rogalar moeting of the City Council was held last cvening, President Dixon in tho chair, and a quorum prosont. TIAYES EXPLAINS DY TELEGRAM, Tho following communication was reaelved from tho Comptroller'a offico + Oi10AG0, March 13~70 the Mayor and A llermen of the City of Chicngo in City Council assembled : I nub- mit berowith s communfeation roceived this after- the Hon, 8, H, lisycs, Comptroller, who 18 now o Now York City. The War Fecling in Servia Galn- ing Ground Again. scaudal of our city. GREAT BRITAIN, SYMPATITY FOR WALT WIITMAN, Loxpow, March 18,—Robort Buchenan, tho post, writes to the London Daily Netws conoern= ing cortain extracta from the West Jeracy Press, roproduced in tho London Athenum, doscrib ing Walt Whitman's impoverishmont and suffor- ings, and makes an appoal for bis rollef, Bu- chanan says: “1 soggest tho formation of 8 committon to collect snbseriptions for tho pur- chiase of Whitman's complote works, which tho 1atter is now proparing, to bogin with, say 600 coples, and if tho pumbor could ba oxtonded to 1,000 or moro it would bo much botter for the Ppoet, and sa much more honor for England, and 80 much moro shame to the litorary cotorica which emasculato Amorica.” Nrw Yonx, March 1h—Ta the Maporand Aldermen of the City of Chieago, in Councll assembdied: 1 have asked an_appropriatien of £500,000 toward maki good deficiencies in tax colloctlons and tho amoun! that may remain uncolloctod of (ho Gago debt. It Liss oot wtom for yoars to appropriato only the amount of propossd_expenditures, salarion, and ox- ensca of the different Dopartments, including con- racts, to the full amount appropristed—belug paid in foll, ‘Thero 14 cach 34 6 lomporary doficlency oqusl 1o tho amouut of uncollsctod taxes, Whstever tuxon Pprova to bo uncolloctable (aa & conaidarable partion of 1lis porsonal property tax has cach yoar) bocomo a per- manent_deficency, and shoutd ‘bo msde good by pristions, Tho smountof s deficlency for a_yoars will dupend on our success in col- tho Laxos of thoso sears, It cannot bo ascer« a5 yet, but when tho present Administration and Common Council toak chargs of the City Governe ment, In Docember, 1 deficiency of balf & miftion, ofhier deficlenclos upon tho tax warranta of 1871, aud aix_previoua years, of ovor $800,000, of whifch $7150,000 remaln ungollectod, Teast $700,000 may he_considered hopeloss ; reputation of oo of t] mising clubs in the New Yonx, March 18.—A London dispatch eays : *Lord Aylesford's wife has cloped with uis af Biandford. the eldest son of tho Tho Marquis of Bland- foid i notorious for his poclal e tho Mariborough gems have booa, it ay his dobta. He s 8 brothor of Lord Ran- i Ohurchill. Lord Aylesford, tho unfortu- d, was called home from Indis on urgent affairs, soma timo ago. {s the absarbing topic in the alubs.’ © VINAN QAL. This befog tho first ** making-np ** day of tho rogalar fortnightly scttlement, tho attontion ot the Btock Exohango dunng tuo oar] chicfly absorbed in proparations for oxtendiug or carTying over the ongagemonts to tho end of the month. Tho market 18 generally firm for both home and forsign socurities, The improg- sion pravails that most of tho accounts bave ol ready boon provided for. Tho discount market is quict, but firm. Tho ratos aro unchanged. REVIEY OF TIE GRAIN Loxpox, March 13.—Tho 2Ma: 3 weookly roviow of the grain trade, says: of tho woather during tho past rgone no improvement in any part of tho country, whilo at the end of tho weok it ‘hasbsen altogether rough, stormy, and undottled, Vegotation underso much rain and cold wind hay littlo progress, and the whost-plant, which everywhore roported to look well, will ahortly stand in need of dryer days snd on to mest miliors’ viows, and this fecling somawhat cootracted oporations. In of ition of the merchents, that the prosentis o poriod a¢ dopresaion a8 compared with tho expao- s formod at the time of last harvest, produce must bo to mercl t sottled on yot, but tho pitoher will bo Harry Cbandler; catchior, J formerly ot Brantford, Oat. the mmount hgk Mr, Witllam P. Colloctions having Leen mado oo those war- aptain, Chauncy gors, the activo rogroanive Bocrotary of tho Club, is onthu~ in bis labor of love, sud is doing all that to nsuro tus pormanent Lot it bo undor- the fire. That amount ia now covered by aubsequont. appropriations aud taxes, but thor atill remains $40,000, & deficieney on taxon beforo 1872, Thero also liocted on tho warrant of 1872 ovor $300,- X0, mostly aj od_to the Bupreme Conrt. Tuo and City Governruent are not respon- aibly for thesn doficlenclos, nor for the Gago doficien- ey, nor for the dofective liws and financial troubles wiiich huve bindered the colleetion of taxes, since they take tho situation as they find it sud make tha 1t s enough to ¥now that, aftor collectlng all tho tnxes we can, and all we can of the Gago dobt, 0 will remain a large deficionoy, cartalnly moro $500,000. 'I'his defictency should not be left over Admivfstrations, Appropristions and Tequislic amount should bo made ‘snd such appropriations should Lo continned a sufticient fund s created to pay tho curront oxpenses of the city before the collocilon of taxes, ‘witbiont borrowing. _After reduclng tho general ex- ‘s proposed by tho City Council, this smount bu felt by the tax-poyers, and it will bo ro. turnod to thom tenfold in the ncmme of flnancial socurity witl ealiancement of the credit and repnta- tion of tha ctty, and ths incressed properly. Respectfully, 8, 8. 1A On motion of Ald. Callerto the dooumont was laid on tho tablo pending the considoration of the Appropristion bill An ordinance fixing tho grades of tha ntroots sbutting on the Milwaukes svenuo vinduct wae recoived from the Board of Publio Works, and o einglo man can rity of the undortaking. that tho momborship of thia Club is com- outlomen—gentlemon in soctal position, Prepa- rations aro being made on an oxtensive scale to and opening. The Club handles the Mahn ball oxcusively. Tha Rod Btockin, of Philadelphla, and hore during tho summer. sorves monton for Liis liberal treatmeat of tho Club, Ho hsa dooo and is golng to do consider- ablo work in the way of lwproving tho grounds that could hardly have been expected. Indeed, no mattor from what light tho matter ia lookod at, tho auccess of tho Club scems assured from o slopament posod exclusively of manners, oducation, an {lane, arato coms Mr. O, T. Hawloy do- B -k Lane Ezpress Tio Times had one of tho old-timo scoopa on ostorday, in tha sbapo of & most hair-raising account of & coatly and extonsive addition to the magnificent patsca ‘building of the Northwostern Mutual Iifo-To- surance Company, which had for its foundation antial than tho vivid imagina- lled tho information to the ndont, Nothing of the kind is in- Tug TRIDUNE roportar visitod tho oftices of the Company this moruing, and learned that tho main oifico is considered lacking in light, and the Bulldiog Committee was author~ 1zad to tuko stopa to aacertain tho coet aud beat mothods ot making somo changs by which suffi olont light can bo pecured and spaco oconomized. The Committes will probably rooommend some changes of this charactor i they do not cost too much. Tho thirty-fifth soniversary meoting of the Mitwaukoo County Bible Soclcty was & grand success. The Rov. Alr, Stowart iond oxtracts from tho Scriptures, Tho Rav. Alr. Nichols Thon camo the hymu, * Boforo Johovah's Awful Throne," tho paoplo all stand- Prof, Jowoett thou mado a fow romarks, g the sppolntmont of s committco to op! Dr, Grifiith mado a epiritod addroas in bohialf ‘of the Holy Script. urog. He called for a 810 subecription to pay the Boctoty's debt of $600. Goorge Knowles on tho spot offered 925, Mr. Bacon 825, L. Evoriag- ham 825, and several offored 210 onch. Roso dolivered an addross, Tho ‘Nominating Committeo then roported asfollows ¢ President, the Hon, Willard Merril, ident, E. Porry nothing mora subst tion of whoover sup) canoob be denled THE' APPROPRIATION DILGL having boon taken up, Ald. Bweancy moved that the {tom of §2,700 for threo mon for tho onforco- ment of $he Building ordinancn ba restored to rices realizod for both on to buso oporstions militates much probablity of auy morked improve- nbsonce of frost es tho season ad- vances tends to keop tho markot quict, snd tho Iarga atocks etill known to be in-granary deter from operating in & sufiicient influenco the coursa of trado, in of tho tomptation to do o, mow that tho ranga of pricoa 18 10 moderato, ioferiar Europesn and Amorican crops, fnflnences W supremo + in dotormiming tho futuro Ald. Woodman sald he hopod the itom would bo left out, and hae was supported by Ald, Fita- 1d., offerod prayor. d. Hildreth said that the mon swere ueeful, and would snve money to tho city o the way of judgments againet it. 1o thought that to strike ‘out tho itom would be to opon the doar to aoch- dontg, snd perhapu loss of lite. Ald. Dickinson sald that the work could ba done bettor by the regular police farco; thoy mo ordered to roport evory morning, and 80, Ald. Longncher sald that it appeared to him that thoro woro thres sots of mou to dv the k. The regular polioo, tho Bidewalk Inspootors, aud the Iullding Inspectora all had the samo duty, and did nothing but follow cact haviog regard to | 3oinatg officors, appear that, ovon I)l! tho prosent dullacss con- great decline can be looked for, whilst, with’ continued adverse weath robabilities He in the dircction of & ma! xecutive Committeo, ter, SummerBeld Msthodiee Epie- copal Church ; John Johnaton, Calvary Presby- terian Church; J. B, Judson, Sprin; Methodist Episcopal Church ; George Firat Baptist Church; J. R. Goodrich, Im- manuel Presbyterian Ubareh 3 William 1L _Han- chott, Spring Stroot Baptist Church; H. C. mllo&.d- Asbury Mothodist Episcopal Chorch. o T\‘l‘uu Doxology, benediction, and home, Ths sum of €338 was colleoted during tho evening. THE WEATHER. ‘WasnmvaroN, March 14—1 a. m~—For the New FEogland and Middlo Btates, gonerally clesr weathor, with stationary or elight fall i temper- atare, northwostarly winds, and rising barometor A CRUSILING DEPEAT. QGeorgo H. Fos! Oamo, March 13.—Intelligonce has boen re- eoived here roporting} that on the 74h tho Abye- ninions attacked tho Egyptlans, iutrenched in camp nt Goodras, and wero ropuleod. On the following day, Princo Insson, with soveral ‘battalions, mado s sortle and captured an im- portant adjacont poaition, and aftorwards returne od to camp, On Tharedsy tho Abyusinians re- newod the attack, and were agaln repulsed with ‘Ald. Waterman said that the queation waa not whethor tho item was 8 small or largo one, but whother it waa indisponaably necesasry, Ald. Richardson =aid tuat the talk about pro- damage to tho city was all nonsense. ho mioved & bailding made himaolf reaponsible for muy damage caused by his neg- loct. Ald. Whito thought that the item was & amall one, sud should be nllowad. Ald. Hildreth repented his former spsech, Tha matter was then taken tos voio, aud the {tem was insartod by the following voto: Ayes—Foley, Dixon, Warren, Fitzgersid, Btons of 9 Tt Ward, Clarko of tho Fifth Kiara; tomaner, Culiertan, Hildreth, A Clark Loxpox, March 13—2 p. m.—Tho “Postacript Edition ™ of the Datly News cantaina Avrexarpnn, Egypt, Maroh 12-1:45 p, .—0On ‘Weodnosday night last the Abyssinian mrmy erossod the river at Docsasa Alpps, and altacked tho intronchod camp of tho Egyptian arm whon suvoro fighting took place. On Tirursda the Abysaindaus wera ropulsod Iasss, the Grand Vizior, six chiofa, and 6,000 Abyssiniana are reported kiited in the tronches. Prinoo flassan and Gon. Luring, the Englieh officer in the Abyssinisn army, escsped npopurt. Rhatib Pasha waa wounded, The Egyptian losses were hoavy, but the viotory was . foce—1 Minsleslppl, and { wourth Ward, liel Lower Missoori Valloye, or partly cloudy and warmer weathor, with east to south wind: 1o tho sonthern portion of thesa distriots, an: threatening and continood cold weather, with light enow, in the northorn c}zaxuunn. t to The Chioaas 4 Special Disvatch East Baamvaw, Miol., AMarch snow-storm raged in this saction all day yester- dny, snow falling to o depth of & inches, TOOAL ODARRVATIONH, BMALL ITRME, The 1tom of 817,600 foc sidewralks in the thros Qlvisions was approve 13,—A bilol igus. Indin e U torman said that thore was @663 unex- pended balance to tho credit of this fund. On motion of Ald. Gunderson, the jtem was stricken out, and the uucxpendsd balance io~ sertod {nstead by 29 to Tho ltom of & BTLEET IMPROVRME u Ald, Quirk moved to reduco tha sum to 80,000, aud said that thore were stroets for which money was anked where the citizens did ot potition, but only the contrastora, Ald, Roidy négwi 1o Iay ths motion on the ta- ta 18, moved to amond by making the Ald, Waterman movod that $75,000 be nubati- tuted for tho other nums named. Ie would like to sae it mado §15,000 and no more, sud he bo- lievod that the force of circumstancea would foroe the latter sum to be adopted bofors the vear waa out. The Council was appropriating money which it had not, sud whethar it oould borrow it or not was something to be sattled. 1 ‘I'lio subatitute waa then adopted by 31 to 9, ‘The noxt batch of small items wero passed aa thoy came from the Committee of the Whole, Ald., Matr moved to insert in the bill the jtem of $175,000 for CLEANING Ald, Case called attontion to the fact that thare ‘was an unsxponded balance of $183,000 to the crodit of the fund, Ald. Quirk said that tho balanoa was more than could be used in tho next year, o vaa credibly informod that the sum on'band was mors than sufficient to pay for all the work that could be done. Ald. Qunderson moved to {nsert $130,000 in- stesd of 176,000, Ald, Quirk wanted to know wh{‘ Ald. Guoder- aon did not move to put iu the w thought, a8 ha oompleted by Dso, 1. Atd, Gunderson said that be bad not eatimated for the machinery, which he did not expeot would bo pat in untll next year. Ald, Hildreth thought tuat the ocontractors could well wait for their pay if they should get through by the time their cootract calloa for, 1t would be a groes wrong to levy taxes for such n purposo. 1l did not shink, if the work was done by Dec. 1, thero wanld be s settlement pos- aible before the next Council could oconaider it {n Its next Avpropriation bill. Ald, \White sala that it was the Auty of the ‘l‘l’ mmnoauwl:. + said that he waa opposed to appropristiug snother dollsr, Hws vuu;'? t0 oo how the city came out with these contractors; {hio Iavs batol iad got & round sum ous of the city aa & bonus, whien they threw up the con- TNAURGENT LEADEGS ARNEATED, Ttaouss, March 18.—The insurgent ‘leaders Ljubobratles, Betrowict, Fuells, and Cosarl woro arrested by tho Austrian sutnorities on Thura- Qay last at Vigan, on the Dalmatian frontler, near Immoschi, Maximum thermometer, 28, QENEIAL OUBERVATIONS. Omioauo, March 13—Midnight. Hiation. | Bar,|Thry . Derarank, March 13.—The warlike feeling, which bad subsided in consequonca of Princo Milaw's pescoful masurances to Princo Wrodo while the latter was on a mission hare, geoma-to Gresat pressuro is brought Prince Milan, and it is sumoreq that the national militis hay beon or- dered to b resdy to march at & moment's notioo, Do now reappeanng. by tho war party upon E THE REPUDLICAN PROGBAMME. Parig, March 18,—A moeting of Republican Buoators aud Daputies was held hore tast aven- Ing. About 800 were present, 'Thoy resolved o npnald the resolusion proviously taken, af- firming the necossity of supersading those funo- tionarion who gre opposed to the Ropublic, Gambetta mado » sposch insisting upon tho ne- cousity of this measure, Mioistry bo enid;: ** The Ropublican party should awalt its acts and programme without dlstrust, buz alko withous confidence,* On baturday next Victor ugo will move, in tho Boaate, for a genoral mnnes s arrested sines 1870, Kuowparl will wake Ilar g m".gy:xg::.l in the Chamber of Deputies i3 Skl euzelozpsn i3 PERZEFE: <302 30.61] —3.N. E., frouh., OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Bay Francisco, Cal Bteamar Alaska, from Pandma. Loxpoy, Alarch 13.—5teamships Buevia and Republie, from Now York, have arrived ont. QuexNsTOWN, Blarch 13,—Bteamship Califor- nis, heretofore reported disabled, was towed into —Arrived—Steamships March 13,—Arrived— Referring to the new this post to-day. Nzw Yonx, March 18. Donmark, from London, and Celtis, from Liv- ITEMS FROM CENTRALIA. Bpecias Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Cexrnavia, Maroh 18, Agrioultural Falr Association, which Lasa Iatoly beon embarraesed, is attempting to recover. Two thousand dotlars of the roqulaite 5,000 bas besa subsoribed within the pass ten days, W. bon, express agent at this place, to-night on the Northern ex| routs to s new appointment, Rath wi ready welcome everywhere, — i, CENTENNIAL ITEM. Pmzaprrris, Pa, March 13,—This morning & company of Bpanish military euginoers, under sommand of Col, Don Jusn Mazls, arrived, sod, siraois undet tho seoort of the Ahaiz bare e "Rowx, March §.—The atosmship Dorlsn has lll;:g for Philadelphia with 1,440 packages of oxhibits for the Philadelphia Exposition from Heno, Naples, Alesaina, !Eizhom.xfgd Palermo, ——— BOARD OF TRADE EXCURSIONISTS, Na:avioas, Tean., March 13.—The Chicsgo Boord of Trade aologation, en route o Atlanta in responso to an Invilation from tha Board of that’aity, its Mayor, and the Governor of Geor- gla, arrived in this cit; ut two “of proparation, the oity suthorities, in tonjunotion with the Cotton Excliauge of Nash- sd for & banques stk ea} aroind al [} R 'he Marion County cand (zadarve THY, CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY¥. MARCII 14, 1876. complotion of the contradl d addivg &70.’(’\00 to the unexponded balance, Lhat woul bo enough to finish the work. Ald. Watorman sald that the mers appropria- _tion of tho sum would mot put it In tho Tresa- nry. It would have to bo borrowed, and tho aurent way to prevont the Comptroller from yot- ting the monoy wauld bo to incroaso the Appro- pristion bill, " Unleas it was lons than any yesr of the laet four the Comptroller would not bo ablo to raiso s dolisr, VOTING IT OUT GRADUALLY. Tho question waa thon put on making the ftem A%,DOO. and it was lost by tho fotlowing volo « chardson, Fitzgerald, Coey, Spalding, R T Ward, Ciarke’ of g It Warls ‘Hominer, Clark of thaTenth Ward, Gunderssn, Ecks hardt, fitout, dahr, Lengacher, Schaflner, Lyuch, Dickinson, Jonaa—11. ‘Nocs—Foloy, Dizon, Warren, Teidy, Cnllerton, 1ile Areit McDonald, Tsiley, O'lirien,’ White, ~Hoatt, Waterman, Campbell, Cane, Cloreland, Quirk, Rysu, Murpliy, Hwoeney, Corcoran—zu, Tho question_thon recurrad on making the anpropriation £130,000, and it wag loat by tho following voto: Ayes—White, Gunderson, Eckbardt, ftont, sfabr, Langacher, Lynch, Dickiunon, Jouas-—3, “‘Noes—Folny, Richardeon, Dixon, Warren, Fitzger- ald, Coay, Bpalding, Btone of the Fifll Ward, Ciarke of the Tifth Ward, Heldy, Hommer, Cullerton, Hil- dreth, MaDonsld, Hatley, O'lirien, Clark of the Tently Ward, 1lcath, Waterman, Csmplell, Caso. Olevnland, Quirk, Xyan,'Schaffner, Murpliy, bwoency, Corooraa a3 . Tho Council then rofused to put in the itom as all by the following voto & Ayes—Gunderaon, Kekhardt,Stout, Mabr, Lengacher, Lynch, Dickinson—T, ’Noes—Foley, Richardson, Dizon, Warren, Fitzgerald, Cosy, Spalding, Stona of (he Fifth Ward, Clarks of the Fiftl; Ward, Reidy, Sommer, Cnllerion, 'Hildreth, Me- Donnld, Baltey, O'kirien, Ciark of tho Tenth Ward, White, §ioath, Waterman, Camphell, Case, Cloveland, Quirk, .Ryan, Bchinfiner, Murphy, Sweency, Jonas, Corcoran—30, TDUCTION IN PARR EXPENSER. , When tho ftom for parks vwss reached Ald. Hildreth moved to cut down the soveral amounta one-hnlf, making thom $13,000, Ald. Waterman said that tho city was boing taxed too hardly for park purposed. Last yoar thore was oxpended €468,000, not by the Coun- cil, but for the beautifsing of parks which one- half tho people of Chicago would never soe. The motion to strike out was thon mede and 1ald on the table, Ald. Hildvoth's motion waa then put and car- rled by the following voto : Ayes—Tichardnon, Fltzgcrald, Spalding, Btone of tho Fifth Ward, Reldy, Cailerton, Hildreth 3fcDonald, Woodman, Clakk of tho Teuth Ward, White, Heath, Watermen, Gloveland, Quirk, Ecklacdl, Stont, Len- goobier, Schaflnor, Murphy, Bwoency, Lynch, Jonss, Corcorati.—24. Noes—Dizon, Warren, Coey, Btone of the Fourth Ward, Oiatke of the Fifth Ward, Dailoy, O'rien, Campbell, Case, Ryan, Aahr, Dickioson—11, TWO FORLODN HOPEH. Ald. 8palding moved, by unauimoas coosent, that a committeo of thiee from tho Bouth Divi- alon aod two from tho North Disision wait upon the Bouth Bide Gas Company and ask that cor- ]wntion to reducs tho prico of gas for stroot amps from §2.50 to 22 por 1,000 feet. Ilaalao moved & committoo of five from the West DI- vision for the samo purpose. Ald. Roldy moved that when the Couccll ad- joura it adjonmn to Tuesday night. Ald. Stono of the Fourth moved as an amend- mout that the mooting bo Wodnorday ovening. Tue nwondment was thon rejected, and tus main guestion was adopted. TIE DEFICIENCY ITEM, Ald. Meath moved to reinsert the item of £500,000 for **paymont of monoy provioualy borrowod,” as ho wishod it donominated instend of for o *‘deficiency fund.” The spoaker said, in answer to & question, that tho sum was not any more for the Gago dofalcation than for nuy other purpose. ‘The objectu for which the money wag wantod wero ok forth in Comptroller Hayes tetogram. Ald. Caro said he was opposed ta the Itom, becanso he u.mughtil! opposed to the best inter- ents of morality. It wos in fact taxing s,mso Claim. tlon BiIL A LT, J, A, Fanwrir, Chlef Clerk, mends hio appointment was mado. 1870, to April 26, 1871, Jay 15, 187! law of Bolknap, B73, thoy found, bosides the Gage dnliciencles, being for all the years vided fof in 1874 by charging to the different sovounls, no prosia iy year precoding and tho ware baving beon _destroyed by at Fort Lyon, Col. nitory. wvalnablo wateh, formerly uned by the conductor. The woman s saud to have two divorced hus. bands in Ohio, and dovelopmonts indicate that unloss the mirguided gitl 18 rocovered by thode- toctive wio want to Cleveland to-day her ruin will have Losn sccompliahod. BLACK SILKS. T PAYS 70 TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE® GREAT SALE BLACK SIEKS) AT TELR Wost Bl TryGaods House, HADISON AND PEORIA-STS, CARSON, PIRIE & (0. Offer for sale the following lots of Silks at a Tremendous Sac- rifice below the Closest Cash Values ; constituting them Very Important Bargains, which no lady requiring, or in- tending to buy, Black Silks, should neglect. FOR INSTANCH: ‘Wo shall offor 12 pes. Heavy, all 8ilk, imported Blaock Gros-Grains at $1.00 per yard; o Bargain oxcoell- ing anything heretoforo offered in BELKNAP. History of the Trading for Certain Fat Post-Traderahips. LTED, Poxruc, i, March 13.~ Horace 1f. Gillatts, n oxtennive grain-dealer at Fairbury, thls coun- ty, has suddenly disappssred, to the loss of vuito & pumber of farmors and others. Gillstto bad bocomo considerably ombarrassod in bis aMaica, and {8 supposed to have run off to parts unknown, Wo hoar that ho s written & lotter (o his brothor in Chicago, which statos hia intention of committin faultor to tho amouat of £60,000. Somo Figures Connccted with the Ientucky Railroad Additional Faots Concerning Those Head- stone Transaotions, POST-TRADERS, A SNEAK-THIEF, 8pectal Disrateh tn The Chicags Tribune. Paxtox, Iil., March 13.~Tho man arrested at thin placo, and baving in his possession a coat, patchiel, nod other articlos stolen from M. L. Builivant on a train, {s said to bo an old hand at this business of stesling Laggago from the cars. A pold watch aud chain was found on ns por- ron, and {8 now in Sherif Lyman's hands, and he would like to sce the ownor. jail, awalting tho April torm of court, PERFIDIOUS MAN, 8pectat Duralch to The Chicaan Tripune, Brooaxarox, I, March 13.—John Atkiason, of Clinton, elopod on Friday night with a grass- widow pamod Bage, employed at tho Magill Ilouse, leaving & wife and two children behind, Ilowas & member of the Knights of Pythias and Treasuror of the Odd Follows' Lodgs, and t about £200 of the Iatter's mouoy with him, any creditors mourn bis doparture. HEAVY ROSBERY. New Yon, March 13,—Five maakod mon on- tered the houso of James Crosby, s wealthy farmer, living on the Dallytown road, near Farmer Btatios, on tho Northorn New Jorsoy yeaterday morntug, and took off United Btatos bonds and £10,000 worth of silver! &pecial Diapateh to The Chicano Tribune, New Yonx, March 13.—The Suns Washing- ton correspondent furnlshes a list of post- tradors and tiie porsons to whom their soveral appointments woco given. It says that tho ap- pointments when mado out were ment fo tho porsons named direct from tho War Dopart- wmont, Thoro is no proof, but strong insinua- tions, that appointments weye securod corruptly. Crodited to the Influonce of Gen. 1. W. Rico, of Tows, a frioud of Belkuap, aro the following : E. W. Tice, post-trader at Fort Richardson, Toxas., from Oct. G, 1870, to Feb. 20, 1873, when Rico scoma to hiave removed to Washing- Goorge L. Cook, Fort Wingate, N. M., from Oct, G, 1870. This is the Cook who tostified be- fara the Committeo on Exponditures {n tho War Department on the 7th inst, that ho obtained this appoiutmoeut through Gen. K. W. Rice by agroaing to divido the profits with him, e had m-du:‘rp)lcmnu for tho post, and_was recom- and backod by tho entira delogation ia Congross from Iown, but Belknap sould not ap- olut him, As soon a8 he agre W, A. Taylor, Fort Clark, Tex., from Oct. 7, Henry Read, Mojave, Arizons, from Nov. 22 to 2, John M. Hedrick, post-trader at Fort Con- clio, is named aleo a3 Bupervisor of Intern: Revonuo for Minnesota, Iowva, Nobrasks, Kas 818, and Colorado, and is said to bo a brotuer-in- SENT TO PRISON. Trextox, N. J., Marah 13.—Josophna Sooy, Jr., tho defsulting Htato Treasurer, was this moroiog sentsnced to confinoment in tho Stato Prison for threo years, and until tho coats of the Mo wept bitterly on . B. Lognn, Clerkt of the Becond Assistant Postmaster-Goneral, i _charged with securing the appointment of W. O. Carrall a8 _post-trader at Fort Duncap, Tex., aod Senator Joho A. Lot gan is arodited with I. W. Whaim. at Fort Hte- vepson, Dakots. The Sun adda: was formerly ono of Logan’s strikern and political wire-pullors. Hs biad rometbing to do with tho disbtirssment of tho £60,000 which was a]ymvprluod in 1872 for the loton Bioux Io- ans, about which there has boon so much rogecution are pald. earing bis sontence. He is over GO yoars old, snd bus a family who are liglly rospectod. A CHECK-RAISER. Apectal Duspateh to The Chi:aso Tribune, Broeoxxgroy, [, March 13.—3r. M. B. Ran- kin, of Saybrook, accused of raising from $100 to £1560 o cortain chiock on the bank of Riggs & Ca., given him by John Newcomb, a well-kuown stock-trader, was bronght to the city to-day and bound over to appear bafore the Grand Jurs. JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. Mestems, Loon., March 13.—Thomas Leon, formerly of Mississippi, was shot and killed by Georgo T. Morzis, aged 17, to provent Leon from murderivg Bam Hardwick, an invalid. Morris surrendered, and waatriod and acquittod. At 81.256 we shall sell 20 picces Lyons Black 8ilks, handsome finish and quality ; goods that are con- vincingly cheap. ) At §1.60 wo shall offer 25 piocos Splendid Quality Caoshmerc Black 8ilks; beautiful Iustre snd finish, and worth £2.00 por yard. ‘Wo shall offer 12 pieces Lyons Cashmero Black 8Silk, ologant satin finish, at $1.76 por yard. This lot of Silks aro so onormously cheap that every lady in Chicago or neigh- borhood should secure o dress at Hamnel @. Dridgos, of Keokulk, one of Bol- koap's close fricuds, I8 put down as post-trador Ex-Socrotary Delano, ex-Seostor Matt Car- cnter, Alex Sharp, Bevator Btewart, Benator jargent of California ; ex-Benator Cale, of Cali- fornia, ox-Senator llamsey, ox-Attornoy-Gon- eral Williams, snd Sonator Wost aro credited with ona sppointmont each, and Seoator H. Mitcholl, of Orogon, with two post-traders, but there are no proofs of corruption in either case. J. L. Blaine, brotber of tho ex-Spcaker, {a hold responsible for tho appointment of Ben Bimpron at Yort Walla Walla, Washiogton Ter- CHARGED WITH FORGERY. | Laxcasten, 'a., March 13.—District-Attorney Joln W, Jobinzon was arrested lioto to-dey on & charge of {ssuing forged and fraudulent naturali- apers. Tha allegod offenso was com- mittod four yoars ago. TESTTMONY DEFORL TOE COMMITILE. \WasiiNaTON, D.C., March 13,—Allen ¥, Terry, formerly eteambonting on tue Upper Missoun, testified that ho carriod gooda for Casselberry to Btanding Rook, and to other pattics a¢ trading- posts, 1le know of mo transactions betweon Ocville Grant and Durfea and Peck, and never A CALIFORNIA MURDER TRIAL. 8AN Francisco, Marol 13.—~The second trial of Harry Graniel for the murder of Edward Madden, editor of the Morced Zribune, com- 18 pieces rich Cashmore 3Black Bilks at £2.00 and £2,25; would be good value at §2.60 and $3.00 per Baid, 88 roported, that Granl was interostod with e of fiei O O L e e tiians licg | tho Bacretary of 'War iu tho disposa of trading. ‘Complroller, Pota aaid " about tho tax-fightors, and tho | posts. e kuow of no money baving bovn apoakor sald that it would be well to look on the other side n moment. The resson why somo af the pooplo did not pay was becanso thoy conld mot, A great power in tho land wae also publio opinion. Iio was sure that in tho prosont case pubtic opinion demaunded a chaogo in the City Governmont. Pubiio opinion sald that tho prossnt Administration was sponding monoy wildly and recklessly. Forthor, public opinion would not eustain any porson who attomptod to hald office for s longer poriod than that for which ho waa clocted, whether he shiol- tored himeelf bohind a Suprome Court or not, Tho apesker thon proceeded to domonntrato that thore was no reason why the city's credit should not be excellent, and he compared the dobts of various cities as follows : Daltimoro, $60,000,~ 000 ¢ Phfladel]:hln. £65,000,000 : Now York, 160,000,000 ; Brooklyn, §37,000,000 ; Bt. Louls, 10,600,000 1 Now Orloans, $27,000,000 ; Louts~ ville, $10,000,000; Hoston, 30,000,000 and Chicago, 814,000,000, From this ho inferred that tho city should have cxcellent crodit. Ald. Callerton sud that Lo was sorry to soe any Aldorman advocate any newspapor doctrine fnthe Council. Ilo was sure Luattho papers would do nn{t.hlug in their power to recover their political powor, and one paper haa enid that thoy had uccosded. Tho doficit to be made up was not a resolt of tho present Administra- tion anlops, but it ‘ran back into tho Modill Administration. Ifo hoped the tem would be luscrted, because it wonld sava tha crodit of the city. Ho thought it would help the poor more than 8500,000 for pewerage, becsuse, if tha city’s credit was lost, thin would bo tho worst place in the world for tho poor man to &;ol work. Ald. White aald the real parposo of the item was to cover up the Dave (age appropriation. Ho thonght it & matter of porsonal pride oo Haves' part to got it in tho bill. = Ald. Hildreth eaid that ho waa sorry that any ono hiad bean attempting to persaado the peoplo that thero was any wish to assume the Gage debt, They must not balievo that the city's credit was bad, for ita bonds were sciling in Now York at & premium. Ho wsa suro that Mr, Hayes would got all the money ho wauted, be- eauso the pooplo who had boon londing money {u former yoars would ba forced to protoct them- sevod by oxtonding the time until the city could pay. All thoy wantod was to screw up the rate of intorest a peg or two. Intha course of his remarks on this subjoct, Mr. lildreth ven- tured the romarkable assertion that thecity was boing ‘gronnd down by tho lashof tho tigor,” which was reccived with perfact eerious- nowa by the Council. Thi ker closod by hoping that the Counall we not sct_hastily on tho mattar, and ho thorofors movoed an ad- journment, which waa votod. . The President appointed as the Committosa under Ald, Bglldlu_zl motion: From the South 8ide, Ald. Bpalding, Richardson, and Coey; from the Nosth Bide, Ald. Scheffnor and Aur- ghy; from tho Weet Side, Ald, Waterman, ulrk, Caso, Hildroth, sod Clark. strength of & nswspaper of falsohoods. Tho Commitf cess. & Peck, Babeock, ness in ular auditrandulont. oDonald, Lalley, O'Briua, ‘Wldte, Gundareon, Quirk, Iiyan, ““'\h.hr. Alurphy, Bm?'lqunh, . Cocy, Spalding, Bione of the Woodmsn, ioath, Walerma: i otiod, Tangicues, Boatanr, od. toatrike oat theitom of 8303 0. 120,7058.74 for city's porticn of T Ningarn After o Gale. Buapension Bridge Journal, March 3, The incessant gale from the north and north- enst for the paat wook causod a wonderful change In tho lui-u River. Daring Sunday aud Monday the ralls presentod an sppearance nuch &u baa not been witneused since the voar 1848, Many of our citizens, and moro especially the visitors who happoned to be i town. rushod from point to point, viowing the wondorful sight. ‘The hiuge rooks bolow tha American Ialls that aro usually covered with water from 156 to 20 foot doop, were bare, and stuck out like mountalns. ~ William Glaasbrook, tho old ferry- man, sald he could have walked from tho en- trance to the *'Bhadow of the Rock™ up to the **Cave of- the Winda* fn front of the American Palls withont danger. Tho river bo- tween Goat Island snd Prospect Park, whers tlie water usually runs more that 20 milea an Lour, wus checkad to such an ostent as to bo wadable anywhere without the slightest assiat- auce. DBut the fllndali viow of all to bolold waa the great Horseshos Fall, I'bia Lad lost futly swo-thurds of its {mmeuso body of water, aud wss compared by mauy with an ordinary null-poud. 'Theutream immedistuly above Table Ttock and far boyond Btroot's Island, a distance of more thau 400 feot, presentod ouo solid bod of rock, bug bardly a drop of water, The place juat opposito, whera the old Terrapin L'ower for- merly stood, correspouded very much with that already desusibed, aud tho handful of water that remained, comparatively speaking, was forced throogh the deev chaauel in the ceatre, whicn forms the Horseshae, —_——— A Sagacious Florsos Suiduaty (0) Rugisters On Bnlmdng night, whila some men were en- flxed on the bay, near lludson's dock, cutting ce for A. Blemiller, a horse that usod to draw the lee-plow broke through aud fall into the watar, The animal was with considerable ditll- oculty rescued, but when again attachad to the plow mluw‘{ rofused to- work. Neither coaz- Dg nor whirp ng would make tho horso movean moh, _Finally one of the men proposad that the auimal bo unhitchied, In order to soo what it would do whion freo to go wherover it closo. ‘T'he proposition was at onoo soted upon, sud no sooner did tha horwe find iteclt diseugaged from the plow tban is started on & bee-lina for the ahore, gatting off the ice and goiug home in double-quick time, The bruta evidentlv had go0d horte seuss anyhow, One duck%wu nn“mm“rsmumm Propose W suli the h oz, 'o the Kentacky Central will probably appear that the r CRIME, THE MORTH BRANCHL way very conflicting, and il ole sum if h d, that the work would l»: )t moved §9 8] tisto $70,000 e, B it e A fow pieces Richest Sublime Black Cashmero Silks at §3.00 per yord; worth $4.50 at retail. ' OUR SALE 0f Bargains in Fancy Silks at 50, 65, 75 cents and upwards continues to attract many pur- chasers, and some of the lead- ing styles will soon bo closed to any of tho traders for the purchasa of thair posts, and sait ho was subpansed on the icle, which waa full tos thon took ® re- "BUSINESS NOTICES. Cantion to Elousckecpers.—0wing 1o the iucreasing cost of vatils beaus used ln the mau facturo of Extract Vanllla, spurious compounds at being thrown upon tho market, purportiog o be pu vullls, but prepsrod principaily from Touqus buaus, This nauseating anbstitute conts the wanufacturer lurs than one-tweutleih part as mucw the genuino yani 1t can readily bo detacted by fts odor, It da rincipally by tobacconists for perfutniug snuit and cigars, und wan never intends 2 flavoring for the various compouny human stomacis, pared from selocted vaills beans, and ia warrauted Entirely froe frum Tonqus or otber delsterious sub- PARRICATIONS. Lravexwontn, Kae,, March 13.—Nearly all tho special dispatches from hero to Bt. Louis and CGhicago papers rvfijfldlnmmmlown with Durfes ompson, and others,erealmont wholly false. No rovalations bLavo bean mada hore showing corruption in the matagoment or digporitton of poat-traderhips, and all stories to the contrary are mero fabrications, MORE CHARGES. TCANAPORTATION FRAUDS. Bpectat LavateA to The Chieazo Tribune, Wasuirarox, D. C., March 18.—It is charged that Bolkuap committod frauds in the transport~ ation of army supplica from Chicago and Bt. Touis to Texas, The charge is that Bolknsp ro- joctod alt tho bids for low railroad ratos and sent tho supplies at about local freight rates, Tho Ciymer Committse=, a8 & princloal wit- a s prepared for the Burnett's Extruct of Vanitia is pre- Mry, Flenry Swan- Good Eviden: 3, lie way thoroughly cured of g noumonis, hecto fever, Epitting blood, reathing, sors throat and luugs, sumptiot, are relieved by it immediataly 1 catarrh and con- IMADISON AND PEORIA-STS. W.AR.&Lo. JUST OPENED, 256 PIECES GUINETS ik Gros Grain STLKS, AT $1.75 PER YARD, Regular Price, $2.00. A GREAT BARGAIN. . A, SIHPSON & G0, SUOCESBORS TO SIMPSON, NORWELL & €0,, 79 & 81 State-st. (ITY TAX REDEMPTIONS. Until ADP“TH). 187 city will be as follows: Bale of 1875, for city taxes of 1874, B per %all o 1074, for ety tazes of 1873, 30 por Bale of 1873, for oity taxes of 1873, 30 per o5 and on the 10th of or nan‘f’wfll be made on TITE NEADSTONE DUSINESS, rely upon Armstrong, formerly Collector of In- ternal Revenue in Iows, now & business man {n Now York, Ho is ready to testify that the hoad- stoues ars vastly inforior to the sample and goneral etandsrd; that thoy are fur- nished by old friends and nelgtibors of Bolkoap in Xeotult ; that thoy cost vory much more than other and betlor contractora offored to furnish them far; that the bida of the presant contract- ore were filad after other bids wero in, aud after the oxpiration of the time limited by tho advor- dsement ; that the wholo trausaction of letting the contract and furnishing the stonos was irrog- Chas. Gossage ¢ Co. Rich Silks, For Streat and Evening Wear, Ele- gant Colored Brocades in Choicest Shades of Creme, Cardinal, Pear] Gray, Tea Ross, Greon, Blue, Eorn and Blus, Eorn and Brown, and Ecru and Blaok; superb goods, Same shades in Plain Gros Grains and Poult de Soie, from $1.25 to $3.50, and all the new Spring Colors of Cheney’s American Silks. ‘Wo have just opened a line of Rich Dross Silks of unnsuzl elegance, We would also call attention to the ex- tremely low prices at which we are ahle to offer Silks of choicest styles and newest shades, and to the supe- rior quality of our lines of cheap Stripes and Checks at 760, $1, and $1.26, which aro decided bargains, Black Silks. “Bonnet," *Guinet,” “ Tapissier,” “Bellon,” and “ Cnohemiro ‘Alexan- dre,” all of well-known standard qual- ities of most relinble manufaoture, *!Oheney's” popular Black Silks al- ways on hand, State-st.--Washington-st. FOUND, t fitting Shirt. That’s what n¥ those who have given ' HARRIS & COBB, 171 South Olar! MAOCHINERY. STRAM WARMING VENTILATING APPARATUS MANUYACTURED 3X ORANE BROS.MEGC0, 10 N, Jefferson-st. aansT, Speetnl Digpateh to The Cheaga Tribune, MoxTReAL, March 13.—Dr, Miuer, of Cincin- nati, eaid to be a particular friend of Pendleton, of Ohio, has arrived boere, aud {8 with Caleb P, Marsh at Bt Lawrenco Hall Hotol. Correspond- oants representing American nowanapers are hera trying to interview Marsh, but witlout succcss. posimmesegs Sl THAT RAILROAD CLAIM. DUCUMENTS VURNISHED. Specrat apatzh 1o The Chicaoa Ty fune. Wasuinatoy, D, 0., March 13.—Tho officera of the Kentacky Central Raliroad Cowmpany ar- rived hero this evoning with the books of that rond. They will bo immsdistely submitted to tho Clymor Committoo on War Exponditures, An examination of the manner in which the paymonts wero mado st the Tressary Depart~ ment to tho order of George II. Pendleton, then and now Prosidant of thoyoad, shows that the aggrogato sum of _©148,65% by the ‘Iyoasury Departmeat throo following sums, whioh were made [‘mynma st different places, Company diroot §68,654; through the National Bank of Ken- tucky, and Commercial Bank of Cincinnati, £30,- 000; Tirat National, Cincinoati, 50,000, The friends of the road fn their conversatious, it 8 undorntond, admit thiat only abont 50 per cent of tho whole amount was racsived by tho road. It the draft for tho $68,633, A curlous fact, if thia ia 5o, is that Goorge Pendloton, who was theu Preaident of tho rosd, should have chargsd 50 cant for colleotion. It is not believed that o did, bat thas ths money went for other pur- o8, SPRINGEIELD ITEMS, Swectal Duapatea s The Chrace Tribune, Sraryavterp, I, March 13.—In the Macon County murder cage, on trial in tho Sangamon Qir- ouit Court, the jury came into court to-day and reportod that, after thirty-six hours' conaideration of the case, they wore unable to agres upon s verdict, and were discharged. ‘The evidence failuro to agree upon a verdict ls, thorefors, not surprai The bail of the acousod was then Hxed at $1,000 each, aud this the Adamaes said they can easily give. Cliris E. Yates, of Carthage, was hetore Unlted Btatos Commissioner Adsms to-day, charged with solling liauor on which the Government tax was not paid. He was admittad to 8500 bail to answer at thie June term of the District Court. ‘T'welve prisouers, couvictod at the prosont torm of the Cirouit Court, sud seteaced to various terms in the Pemtenlary, night seut to Jollet in charge of & Bleriffs, n On April 10, 1870, Shae of fivo (6) b o the nfi-lnnlpu of all Tax 8, 8. HAYES, Comptroller. o, March 10, 1670, FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. The copartuerabip hnretofore ezistiug be undarigned undor the orm name of J. bereby mutually ‘Chicago, AMarch A DANGEROUS FEMALE, Spectal Disva‘eh to The Chrcass Irbune. Apany, Mich., March 18.—~A fascinating fo- male usmed Marks, who for months has plied her voostioa Liers, takivg the measuro and mak- ing ubirts and pattorna for leading citizens, de- parted Baturdsy for tho East. 8le boatded with Mru. Knight, the widow of & well-known Istely- d d Lake Shore couductor,sud succesded L;nl?nln[.zl.h, s sshool gir} of 16, ko scoom= ok » guantily moayy, The undersigned have ihis day assoclated selves together for the transaction of the Taflorinyg sud Geata' Purnishi der the firm name of J stand, 42 Monroe-st., under th by would be b house of J, Beers IRON PIPE Palwer House, v! the old patrons of the i e 804 all others who will faves Mireho, 1976, JOEN ¢ books and nocouats of the late conoers 84 Abs slore of 1he new Aride