Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1876, Page 2

2 police hesdquartera hore and thoroughly ex- amined the Washington system. NEW ORLEAXA CUSTOM-NOCBE. Tho Domocrats predict that thoy will make much political capital out of the New Orloans Custom-1louso investigation. Among othor charges i3 ono that a faiso roll of imaginary por- sona hisa been kept, whoroby naarly 20,000 has boen expapded to pay coriain emplo and that this roll is now missing. * Gov. Kellogg, who I8 hers, will, it is Baid, aseiat In this investi- gation. Collector Ossey has decided to accept an sp- ntmont ss United Btates Benator from Gov. ellogg. WELLS, The Honse Judiciary Commitlee fs investigat- tog Wells, Unitod Staten Diatrict-Attorney of the Third District, formerly of Michigan, Ons of iho witnessos has testified that, when Wells was District-Attorney in Virginta, he wrongfally dis- mlu;:ld %n lmpomnll suit in which ho had pre- o een counsel. Towsly X0 the Ameriaied Pross.) LXOAL-TENDERS RETIRED. ‘Wasmxaroy, D, C., Aptil 28.—The amount of new National Dank notes issued during April wan £284,215, Tho smonnt of legal-tendern ro- tirod in $227,873, reducing the outstanding legal- tenders to §870,637,870. THE FONT-TRADENS. - A. L. Boonaffan, Jr., a post-trader at Fort Btevenaon, Dakots, testified before the Ciymer Commlittao to-day that ho received his appolut- mont directly from the Presidont. He badfaot paid a doliar for his appointment, —_——— THE RECORD. nOCSE. The House then voted on the amondments to tho Loginlative Appropristion bill, and all the amondments on which a soparate vota was not askod were agreed to in bulk, The first amend- ment on which a volo was taken waa the ono offered by Mr. Hurlbut (llL) increasing tho compensation of the Torritorial Judges from $2,600 to $3,000. It waa rejectod—yens, 39; nays, 119, Mr., Scelye made a polnt of ordor on Sce. 4, which trausfers the Indian Bureau from tho In- torior Depattment to tho War Depsrtmont. llo argued that it contradicted tho rulo adopted on tbe 17th of Jauuary, 1876: ** Nor shall any provision in any such bill, or amenamout thore- to, changing an oxisting law be in order, oxcept tuich us being germane to tue subject-matter of the bill suall Titronch expenditures.” This was a change in the existing Iaw, and whilo he dld not raiso tho point of urdar that it would ba manifost extravaganco and an fnereusc of thy expenditures, altliough ne be- teved it swouldl be, ho subinitteq that it was not manie festly for the retrencbmont of the cxpenditure, and was 310t germant to tho Appropriation bill, A long aiscurddon folowed, in which tho Ttepub. Teana nrgued i favor of tho point,and the Domocrats, sxcopt Mr, Cox, ag fuat it, “Tho Syeaker declicd agatust bis own party friends, und sutued the polut of order, and ruled out the "1t vection tranaterring thio Tndlan Bureau from tho Jutetfor Departient to the War Department waa theretore struck ot of the bill, and then tho bill was persel, Yuawy 2in; bays, 17, Tefora the 8] eaker vettred from the hall, which ho roan i s eonet=aniated iy soveral teading Re- pubdican’ members tur o clesrioss xnd impartislity of_his ruling, Ar, Ml offerd . fullowing amendmen to Tunte 3, wayingg thab b id a0 o5 the sposial request of the Protnded, That, in cass of personal iliness of the Bpeaker, To may moako ruch appolntment (that of Bpeal with the raval of the House at the tin tue same in nisde, The amondinent was ugrocd to, Mir, ficalus, Chairman of the Committea on Indlon Atiiies, reported a il approvriating £5,000 for sulb= wstenco of the Apache Indlsus in Arizona. Alter s cunrion, tho 11l passed, “Tho fotme then went lnto Committeo of tho Wholo, Mr. Holman i tho clisir, on tho private calondar, Ater puseing » nutaber of billy of & [rivate character; wjouried, RS, IN CHICAGO. 3 A still alarm to Lngine Gompany No. 25, at 7:45 a'clock !sst ovening, was caueed by the burniug of some straw set ou fire by mischiev- otun Loys on tho promises of Miles Tolhan, No. 46 Tenty-socoud stroot. Damage trifling. Tho alarm from ox 361 at 11:50 o'clock yes- ferday morning was caused by tho discovery of & fire in tho one-ntorv brick building ou the south. west corner of Maxwell and Lumber strocts, awned sud ocounted as a olaning-mill by C. H. Turnor. Damage triffiug; causo unknown., Tho alarm frotn Lox 517 at 8 o'clock last evening was cavsed by a mesenga over tho wires of the A, D. T. Company, occaxioned by C. E, Lyons, of No. 331 Washington stiout. who pulled tho wroug sigunl of tho call fustrumout in his porsession, Shortlv oftor 3 o'clock yestorday morning, Ofticer Walten, whilo traveling beat, discovered & fire 1n tho upper story of No, 239 West Ran- dolpls strest, an unoccupiod house. The fire originated in o closet filled with rags, but was extinguisdod with but tritiing damage, AT WINONA, MINN. Srecwat Disvaten to I'te’ Chicdan Tr1dumg, Wivoxa, Miun, April 28.—Threo one-story wooden buiidings on the corner of Second and Main strecta burned last night.” They wers oo- cupled by Niedenhofon's cigar aud confectionery storo aud dining parlors, aud by Geurge Pauley's soloan, ‘Tho loss 1y uot heavy, and 14 fully cov- erod by Ineurance, which on the bwldings and contents amounts to soma £11,000; abont 81,000 1n Bonrd compnnies and the balance in non-loard. The other buildiugs asre owned by H. D, Pekins, AT GANDUSKY, |A, Spenal iavatch to T'he Chieaan Triduns, Kroxuk, Io., April 28.—A fire at Baoduaky, ¢ miles above this city on the river, this moruing, deatroyed (ho machine-siiops belonging to George Willistws, formerly a contractor on the rapids improvoments. ‘The building was s framo, and not of much value, but contained suveral thouennd dollars' worth of valusble machinery. It 18 not known ne yot to what extent this s damaged. No insuranco, The fire originated from a spark from a locomotivo, AT GALESBURG, ILL. Spectal Dispateh to 1he Chicana Tribune. Gavesutia, 1L, April 28.—Botween 11 and 13 o'clock last niglit & tire broko out in the house of Thomas Trainor, on Seminary atroot, fn this city, and before tho flamon could bo extinguishie ed tho rosidonce of Chorles Hcald and the barns of Patrick Collipy and Potor Hassler wora totale Iy destroyed. The smonnt of Insurance on all four buildings does not oxceod &1,000, whilo the {osy will amount 10 aver 8,000, AT NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sew Onvzans, La., April 28,—7Thoe whalesale liquor miore of C. Cavano & Bon wau burned to- day. Loss, £40,000; coverod by insurance. T'he adjoining buildings, Nos. 28 and 82 Decatur atroat, woro also damagod. No. 24 was oceupied by Horman Vigues, wholessls Jiquar dealor, It was vory badly damaged ; luss, &35,000; ivsured 1n local companies, AT MENDOTA, ILL. Spectal Dispaseh Lo The Chicaco 7'ribune, Umnnora, I, April 28, — Au unocoupied nouso, belonging to B, 11, Wellar, in tho suburby of Mepdota, was destroyad last night by firo. Juls supposed to bave boon the work of an fu- :ondusy. Tho miscreaut will probably be dis- tovered. SUBJECTS FOR DISSECTION. New Yorx, Apnl 48.—This afternoon » driver for the United Btates Express Company was un- loading two boxea marked Peter Jones, I'itte- vurg, at Broaaway sud Twenty-socond street, mlLen aue of the boxes foll from the truck and broke, esposing the body of s colored man, The other box was then opened, snd found to tontam (lie body of a white woman, Hoth dodies had cuts in tho necks, iu which wera iufled pleces of cotton and wool. The polica ncline to the theory that they aro subjecls for nedios! examiuation propared for shipmont, THE COLUMBLS COFFERS. “oLpmpus, 0. April 28,—After a long sesston o-night, the Police Commissioners fustructsd he Bupsrintendent of Police to disband his force b pest Plonday it the Councll Commiites on Vays and Mesny did not iu the mosniime furs sh mopey for payiog the men, who hayo uot g Ya“ oF the laat sevon months. 'Tiua brest Lgd uffagt, aud ho funds to psy the wlice & portion of their wages will no dorbs ba wovided to-morrow, CROPS. . 87, Pavy, Mion., April 28.—The spring seod-« ng inthio Btato ls generally flulsbed, sndin uapy portious the new grain isaut of she ground snd luoklug usisually vigorous and advanced o o, S i of sl i) e of & a hflnpfln unn“on: Im‘;ar:f s ‘pro tem) for a perlod not oxceeding ton days, - POLITICAL. A Trip to Washinzton In Search of Important Information, Mr. Cullom the Object of Deep and Earnest Solicitude. How He Is Said to Be Involved in Al 8mith's Confession Clear as to Westermann, but a Little Cloudy as to Harper. Begret at Washburne's Withdrawales= ‘Who Shall ¥ill His Place? Brother Moody Proposed as tho Coming Man for tho Presidency. Sonator Wright,of Towa, on the Presidon- tial Question, CULLOM. I8 YRIEND XIXON's MISAON TO WARMINGTON. From an Occamonal Correspondent. ‘Wasnizoton, D. C., April 20,—The objoct of Wilham Penn Nixon, Assignos and Receiver of the Inler-vecan, who was recently hers, was to mako personal inquirics 88 to tha alleged con- neoliou of Sbelby M. Cullom with the Wostor- maun distillery frauds aod tho are por defaleation. Nixon, it scoms; had be- como so disturbed by rumors of this character curront 1n Ilinols, that ho.camo Liore toas- cortain for himaolf what the charges were. o immedintely wont to tho Treasury and desired to see the coufension of Alburt Smith, which has beon referred to in somo of tho Uhicago papars. Mr. Nixon was at first rofused permis- slon to 6os this confossion, which s of eo much importancs at tho forthcom. fog trinls of Harper and Smith in Juno. Nixon, however, afier Aoveral days' efforts, and tho friendly luterposition of a numbor of Congressmen, succoeded in obtalning per- mission to exmmine tho papers. Ile was nlso mdvised of rome of tho circumstances counocted withh the coufecssion, Thore ia nothing 1n tho confession of Al Smitls, or in the information of the ofticers of the De- partwont, so far a8 cau bo ascertained, whicih in suy way tehds to implicato Oullom in the Westermanu Distillery fraude. The only charge against him that appears to be sorious 8 that of his slleged guiity kuowl- edgo that the mionoy which was paid to s bank by tho defaultiug Harper was Governmunt funds, Al Suwith also verball coufessed, it {a anid, thar Cullom weus wl Harper to the vaults of the bank at midoight and took tho large sum of monoy in question to save bis bank from loss, knowiog that that mouoy belonged to tho Goverameut nnd was apded to him by an actual defauitor ; but this silogation of Bmuth 18 pot belioved hore, It would geem that tho kuowlodgo of theso charges or nllegations crealed s vers stroung impression upom Nixon's mind, when he wau hero, and sugges'ot to bhim the propriety of calling upon Cullom for imwmediate pnswer and explanation of tho cuarges. Aocord- Tugly 1t iu roported that Nixou, with Vory great socreey, indaced some of tho members of tho Illiovis Republican dologation to join hun 1 a talegram to Cullom, 1equensting “the lattor to como immediataly to Washington to make the dosrod oxplauation. I seoms to have been belioved, both by Nizon and by Congress- men who joinod bim in the tetogram, that thoe charges weie of suoh s nature that if not expisined boforo a nomination they might ro- sult in tremendous injury to the party after- wardy, in the vvent of Culiom's nominaticn, 'Fo this telogram no respouss has vot boen re- coived, and nothing has boon seen of Cullom, Fhe fact tuat Culium kas paid no sttention to this urgent request hns orested n vory unfuvor- able impression upon the members of tho dole- inLlun who eignod the telegram. Nixon left cre, it 18 undersiood, convinced that Cullom ot worth all tho caroest sdvocacy which hias psper bnd givon bim, and greatly troubled to know what to do. , Nixon also whon hero made a strong effort to raiso money for Lis nowspap: Ho diroctod by upoctal attention to laying plavs for securiug s largo contrivution from the National Hopublican Committoo. What succees ha had s not kuown. T'hero is overy roason to believe thas the Lart- ley-Buit story against Bristow was tuntigated by the Inler-Ocean poople. Buit privately admits tbat it was, and vavs that ho hiad a loug conversn- tivu with the Jnler-ficcan ropressutative about 1t when tho Iatter was trying to work up the caso, ‘Tho Infer-Ocean man bero, befors the story was publishod, was vory thick with Uaul- fleld, and gave Caulfiald » long lint of charges agasinst Bristow bafore any public Lint was give en that such a story existed —_—— ILLINOIS. THE WASHDUNNE DIGAPPOINTMENT, Tothe Editor of Thg Chicago Tridune ! ATLANTA, L, April 27.~Tho dechoation of ‘Washburno witl bo taken with profouud zegrot by all Republicana that Lave tho best Iuterests of tho party at heart, o was the strongest man that wo could have wominated; but 0a ho has declived, I bope Cullom, of Spring- fiold, will reccive tha nomwation, sud that tho opposition to Deveridge will unito the forces and defeat biw, for with Beveridge as our can- didato we Jook for a defeat, I think wo should bavo 8 new deal all around. Thne party caunot afford to carry any dond weights, Blsine's explanntion is convincing aod un- answgrable. Iiven the Democrata in the House of Congress acknowledgo it, The race has set- tled down to sithor Dliaino or Dristow. Thero iy no doubt but thoy aro far anesd of all othors, aud Blwino's explanation will kolp him, and I am Riad thut ko has givon an uunnuwerlb]" aud convinciug explauation to the oharges eirculnted ngafnet bim, and that will mlence Lis enewios on that charga, As thare 18 & prospect of his nominatton, it {s batter thut all of thesa things aro counng out before the nowlination. Then wo ean chooso a man whoso zecord i clear, Ruoh & inan wo_must have to bo successtul. Wik Dristow or Dlane, eithor, wo caa dofeat the Dumocratio party it Mwy keep up Invescigstions tho rest of tho weemion, costing the peoplo thousanda of dollars, aud which do not smount to anythiug, and which are tuing hold forno oth- v purposo tban to make capital agaiuss the Iio- publican party 1o view of the Lresidantial elece tionthis fall, Wo ,oan defost them with almost auy mau, bup o be wsure of suCe wo must bhave & hard-money 3 man, 8 man that baa a prospoct of carrying New York, for 1n comparing tho results of \he former oleotiona in the different Btaies, and granting the Democrats what they olam—all of tho Houth. orn Hiatas—we muat oarry New York and Ouo to win, or elge Obio, New Jorsey, aud Indiens ; but as Now York Fon' Now Jorsoy follows,. With Dristow or DBlaine as our candidate far Presidont, and Iayea or Whealer for Vice- Presdont, wo are suro of wuccess, lu this (1ho Thirtsenth) Cougrosslonal Dis- triot, Judgo Tipton 14 the wan to nomiuste for us to win, It we nominate & man from some othier county, thero is daugorof defeat, and iftho Democrats nominate Hteveusou (which they are ‘xnuy wars of doing) we will loss heavily in Mo- Lean Couuty, as Bteveowun iw popular in his awns county; but with Judgo Tipton as our caudidate, lio will carry the full party vote in that county, and the Grangers' vote of tha other counties that wont off it the lass eleotion. ‘We must hiave the sirongest and best men on our tloket from tho top to the bottom to bo auce cessful. I hopa the differens countics throughs out the Htate will follow tha examplo of Hanga« mon sud Chiampalgo, by sending their bast mon aa dologates to the Uonvention, Urgo the peos ple to attend our prinaries, and lak us have good ;x;:n':ln d:)l;lunzu Tg all m“:l cauvlmzllnnu, snd vo} t tho ofice-holders an snw cont. things. Yours, respectfully, L W, .ml TUE FEELING AT JOLIZT, Spectat Duvateh to The Chicaga Tribune, .l!lnum', m., Al'pr:’l f;s.‘—]l‘uu following editoria} will appear in sho Jalich Kepublican to-moryom, snd explains itsell 1 P We will nat disgulse ths fact that rot L wilbidrawal of Kku 11, Whanpiar undly tor MNE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 181 6—TWELVE PAGEé. — e ———— didate for nomination for Governor of Iliinois, When hiie namo was first mentioned In connection with tie Qovernorship we, {n cotmon wilh nine-tantbof the Renubitcan masnca in this section of the Btate, conld- ered that it would bs & nomination _emiuently fit to be made, and one that would give preatige to the ticket and mako it {nvincible againat sny aud all opposing forcen, And, further, knowlng full woll that thera can bo no succeas potaiblo for the Republiean ticket in Wl County unlean the buik of thiose oppaned ta Old Hunker Democracy are rallied to the lepublican standaid, we thonght, and atill think, that tho caiididacy of Elibu 1. Warliburno woull have helped immensely to bring about that reault, e believs, alro, that siich s the candld optnton of tho leading Hepublicans of thin county, 'Taking thia view of the matter, and desiring 10 nce o Ropuhlican parey fa Wil conty once more united and victorious, we did not hieaitato to speak out in favor of Washiburne, A8 wo proferred \Washbnrne because we thought that he wonld mako the strongest and most acceptabla candidats of all the gentlomen named for the nomina- tlon for Governor on the Republican ticket, aud ea- pectally tn Will Connty, 50 now, muce Washbucne fs ant of tne fiell, we stiall favor the nominatlon of o man that we conclude will Lo the strongest before the people, and not. the weskest, as doca the Jolist Sun. To properly approciate the conoluding sentonce of the above, it shonld bo understoud that Raveridge ia the favorite candidate of the Sun for the nowmination for Goveruor. Prominant Republicans hero aro of tha opinfon that Mr. Wasburno'a refusal to bo a eandidato mil greatly increaso Cullom's strongth tn thiscounty, as woll a8 in othior parta of the Stato. DEVERIDAE, 8peciat Dawpaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Jovte, Itl., April 28,—Tho Lockport Phanix, an lndopendent paper, edited by Capt. J, 8, MecDonald, bat which does not support tho Decptur ticket, nald ita rospecta to Gov. Dover- idgo, yeatorday. na follows : 43, —e——: Permit me to ssy Tam a candidate for renomination, 1f_you think well of my Admins- teation, 1 Lope you will givo s yaur iufluence and support, Yotira truly, Joi L. BRVERIDUL.' ‘So writes his Excellency to several of our prominent citizons, Wo do not think well of that Admiuistration, We thigk it can bo improved,—at lesat, wa think there 1s & chanco lo ry, When this pell- tioner of plobaisn favors tmndo appointmenta ‘of Commissioners o superintend our caual and Penitentiary, he displayed an executive talent that the people Nere are dinposed 1o give him crodit for, When jmportuncd to give tha counties mast nearly conmectd th Jocal Interost with flieso. Tustitutions & fair revresentation fu the mansgemont, ho snawered in substance thiat ho asked no adds of Will County, When hio went {0 Egypt and dintant parts to get ajp- pointeos, he demonnirated that high regard and love he biad for un, Now we are in a coudition to recipro- eate thin independent sentiment ho expressed eoms time ago. Thereaze pleasant walks in privata lifo whers the Gavernor cun 4o and wander u ‘peaceful rTumination und take a retrospect of tho paet, It will (o him good. Thero is nothiug like it. 1o can ar- riva st only ono couclusion in regard to that retro- speet, nnd that will be, that among thie men_who have flled the nighiest oMico fu the Stato of Tilluols, history will declare that tiere has lately been an 288 in tho Gubernatorial chsir, * SECRETARY OF BTATE. To the Editor of 1he Chicago Tribune & Broominarox, L., April 27.—Tho Republicans of this State must soon chooso a candidato for Secretary of State. There aro two gentlemen prominoully Loforo the peoplo for that office, viz.: George 1. Ifarlow, tbo present incum- bont, and Qeorge Scroggs, oditor of tho Chanis paign County Gaselle, Which ono shall we nominato? They are toth good men, both com- petent, both have n good following of frionds. Covceding them both to bo good, maral, coms petent, honest men, and truo Republicans of many voars' standing, what, then, sholl determine the choico? An oxamina- tlon of their records showa that Scroggs was in tho army. s goud soldier, who was sevoroly wounded in battlo, and that Harlow was in the Uuion Leaguo ; that Scroggs* was never befaro the peoplo 18 a candidate, aud that Har- low has bola oilico for tho past eixtecen years; that Beropgs has beon 8 hard-workiug moember of the party and the publisher of alivo, trun paper, aud that Harlow has gimply been one to enjov the fruita of succoss., In tho campaign we should have to defend Ilarlow'e record on cer- tain pomnts, esnecially in the Springfleld printing gteal, but should Mr. Scroggs bo tho nowineo no such embartassment would follow, Ou tho con~ {rary, it is said that ho would add grently to tho stronizth of tha ucket in tho easiern part of Contral Tilnois. Theraforo I am for Scroggs, of Chawpaigu, for Scoretary of State. YouNe REPUBLICAN. s SENATOR WRICHT, ° WIS VIEWB ON TIHE MRESIDENTIAL DAGE. Yeuterany morning United Htates Sountor Qeorge (1, Wright, of Town, registered at the Grand Pacifle Hotol, snd during the afterooon wag called upon by a TRIBUNE roportor, with whom the gentloman held a brief interview. ‘The Benator is on bis way to Washington, and feft on tho 8 o'clock traln taet ovening, 1o re- coived Ture TiipuNe emissary vory courteously, and after a fow commounplace romacks Mr. Wright stated that ko had boen away from Washlugton two wecks, visiting his bLome 10 Jows, and that he wss groturning to the Capital to wsco the impeschment frial of Delkoap. ‘The Benator is evidently & Conkling man, thongh ho did not say that he favored it particularly sa a Presidential can- didato, but thought he btood a8 good a chance as any of the otber asplrauts of gotting the nomi- uation, Haid the reporter: x »§onatar, how are politics in your Stato?” # [ ean bardly sy, Thoy're sbout 7and 6.” “What do vou mean by that ¢ *+1 moan that it is hard to toll. Thore is o denira Lo chiooso nono but the best men.” * How about your State Convention : will your dolegates yo to Oincinuati instructed 7" *In one sense, ves; you know all our peopls aro instructed, ‘They aro smart pooplo in Town, But so far an the Couveution I8 concerned they'll not instruct tho dologatas.” * Which of ths Presidential caodidates soam to have the Fru(ursucqlu your Stata? “Thoy all Lavo frieuds—DBlaine, Conkling. Drlatow, and Morton,” “Wno do you think fs the etrapgest In Towa?" “Well, Ican only canjestnra—and it is only & conjecture, judging from what I saw and beard—thnt 3, Miaio stauds rcvbnpfl the bost chanco in Jowa. But, then, na I naid bofore, ail the candidates havo frionds, They are working l!;:r|Conklh|g. Hristow, and Dorton, 88 woll as aine,” * You say your Stato dolegation will go to Ciucinuati uninstructed as to profercncoe to candidates, but won't they bo aaked to vote as a ust in tho Conveution 2 ™ “That, porhaps, doponds an tho action of tha Notlonal Convention, Thoy may Lo iustructed 1o vote with the great mnjaruf' 08 4 unlt, 60 84 to make tho action wppesr unsulmons,™ *+ How are political matters in Waakington 2 *Progty well mized.” “Who sooms to stand tho best show for tho nomination there, indging by the oxpressions of mombors of the Houso, Senintors, and othoru 2" * Well, iu Washiugton it ia about tho samo as it i hero. Al the candidates bavo thelr frionds,” 8 'l'lflqlus Conkliog really figure much in the I *You, hodacs. o ia a candidate who han more strongth than his onomles give Lim credit for, lle is nman of ivdomitablo snergy ; & man of thorough pluck ; ho nevar know what It was to bo dofeated ; and hio works with the enargy of dosporation to wiu. 1llo s, furthurmore, & wan of marked sbllity, and, [ bolieve, thorough- Jy honest. Ho 13 woll kuown throughout the country." - ‘Do you think ha'll carry bis own Htate in the Conventlon 7" * Undoubtedly, sir." Wil be carry s Stato If nomioated 2 I hiave no doubt of 1t." ** How wbout tho other Statos " 1 dou't think thore would bo any doubt of Lils oloction,” “Uut his mannor 1@ #o repulslve to tho wiagscy," “1 kuow thaty that is what makes bim un- popular, and his ehisnces otherwise woaker than tboy wonla be, Why, sir, 1f ho had Dlsine's sunvity of wunner, coupled with hig sterling ability, Lis would eweep the country, from ono oud 10 the othor, like a yapt tornudo,” Who do you think stands thy Lost chance of betug nowminuted ju sho Conyoution 2% 1 don's think suy of $ho four, inoludiuy nklivg, Dlaine, Lrisiow, and Morton, wi heve B wajonly in tho Convention, Ithink thoir Itm:}un Is very avouly dividod.” *Wha do you think, thvn, might bo taken :'lyo v:.i A comprumisa - Will liayoa wlaud a * Hnyon 8 a firet-olass man, but I do o llb.llizlll“dl . nrtol:fl shasco® ' 5 ot think s+ Who da you tlank will bo taken up then 2" “Well, Gion, Shorman will by 1he bept jean, aud ha will b taken up.” * :'{lukl ha dz‘:'u'l.hmub ho alfllrm."‘I » *] know he baa a good position, whioh he Lolds for lifo, It hnea ealary conum:q with 1t, and I bolisve the Genoral can save moro money out of bis nu? then ho could vut of a Prestdent's salary of £50,000 & yewr, Dut you kuow »man can'v aford to throw away the nom- ipation of Dresident of tup United Bistes when Veudored to lum by ouo of the firut partios,” * Byt Gen, Bhermao Lea absolutely refuscd to low ta bave his nawo used for the position,” *I have no doubt that Gon, Bhorpan 1s pers footly sinocere in his objoclions to running for oflice. Dut ho ina manof strict lnlm:l\lt( who stands at the highest Elnnlela of houesty., He hian the respont of afl the pooplo, and ho is & res- olito man, Ho would mako an oxcollent Prasi- dont. I1is name would sweop tho country from ocoan to veean, aud every soldior would bocome o reeruiving ofticor for him. If Gon. Shorman is nominated it will be squivalont to Lis cloction, You sea tho country s looking for men, and Auch a roan an Gen. Sharman would restore a fosling of confldenco,” * Would IImtranft be taken un, do you think, in pgofercnce to Hayes 7" * Hartranft hay the cuauu of being Gov- arnor of a lnrger Atate, but noither of thom aro woll onough kuown. While they are bath excal- Jont men, their nomination would not turill the country.” **Don't sou think thero will bo a great opposis tion to auy man oas} of the Alleghenies 2** 1 don't kuow why thero should bo. The Wesat hns lind tho Prosidont for the past sixtecn onrs," o How abont Mr. Whoelor, of New York, is ho A senious candidate 2" # ** Mr. Whoeler 18 a grand man, But ho ls not known at all, Wo don't want to uominate & man whom wa shall have to introduce to the couutry, e want a jean who is known, and Gen. Sher- than is that man." “Whatdo you think of Dristow's chances?" “Thoy are s good, apparoutly, outeide, 88 anybody's, but I don't know that he'll be pro- posed 1n tho Convontion,” At thin stago & gentleman camo for tho Sena- tor, and he took bis baygage and departed for Washivgton, THE PRESIDENCY. DRISTOW IN MICHIOAN, Spectat Correspondence of Ihs Chieago Tribuna. Avriay, Mich., April 20,—The Republican Convention of Lonaweo Couuty mot in this city 10-day, for the purposo of scuding delegates to the Btato Convention at Grand Rapids, May 10. Tho Convention waa largely attended by the best clement of the party throughout the county, Tho following resolutions wore unanimouely adopted : [Feeaolved, Dy the Republicans of Lenaweo County, in Convention ausembied, that we reiterats our devotion o tuat cardinal peinclblo of tho party which guarau- teon to every citizen sl the righits, priviisges, and {m- munities of citizenship, freo from sll intolerauce or terrorinm, HResuived, That we arp earnestly in Yavor of retrench- meut In public expenditures, economy in the use of publlc funds, tho rooting out of corruution, wherover found, thie twaintenance of & frec-achool system, un- seclarian In charactor; sa speedy u Teturn to gald and silver hasis of currency ss possiblo consistout sith tuo hualioss intercala of the uation; aud the sccuring of able, Juat, aud ‘patriotio mon for all places of publiy ruat, tesoived, TEat, in view of the feregoing, our delo- gates to thio Stata Conventlon, to be- Leid at Grand Japids on the 10th of May, bo rTeapectfully requeatod to uno their lufuenca in tho selection of sich jie1sony 1o the Natloual Couvention ss shall, witliout belng pledged to or for ny man, faltbfully ropresent the above principles; ondeavor 'to embody them in the platforut of the party; snd aid {n piacing such men on stich platferm as will command the support and nrotse tho enthuaiasm of the patriotia Repuulican setimont of the rountry. Tuo theee Rapresentativo Districts each con- vened in caucus lu diforent parta of tho build- lvg, and, ou ealling the Convontion to order, pre- sented each four dologates to tho State Couven- tion, which wero elected as follows ¥irst District—Terley Lills, Tecu horn, Mucon; A, 1. Crene, Bilsafaol Comb, Ogden, Wilcox, city; 8. B, Smith, Heeond District—W. 8, city: Bumuel Wilson, Franklin; Thomas F. Moors, adlnon, Third District—Toln K, Doics, Audsos Btackwell, Dover ; Marshall Reed, Cambridie Brown, Medina, After tho business of (e Couvention bad ‘been traneacted, the Hon, Brackloy Shaw aroso and stated that as a mattor of curiosity be would like to get an oxpreesion of the membare of the Couventton upon a candidate for President, and for that purposo moved that a ballot be taken. Mr. Shaw said be did not wish to mention any name, but preferred that every dolegato vote lunt as he folt, without auy discussion. Tho ballot resulted na follows : Baventy-five ballota cast in sil. For Bristow, 48; Blamo, 143 the rest scatloting. Avatin. DROTIIER MOODY A8 A CANDIDATE. 4o the Editor of The Chieago Trioun Cutcaao, April 28,—1In convorsation a few days ago with vne of our New York City politicians, an oflice-holdor, an ofticer of volunteers durlng the War, au Irishman, and a Catbolic, hessid: “1'llnsme o man who, {f nominated by either politica! party, would be dlected President of theso Umited States by an ovorwhelming ma- fority,—nnd that man is D. L. Moody, of Chi- cago! What other man in the couatry hes apoken to #0 many millions of peoplo aa ho? What cther man has made a frieud, not only of every man who came within the ronch of his voice, butal#o millions who nevor eaw him ? What othor man haa not obo enemy on tho foot- atool? “What other man do the oatlro 0,000,000 of our poople Amow to bo bonest? What oiber man 1u this_ceniury Lias sbown such oxocutive ability as ha? Takon from tho bumbler walks of lifo, and placed amoung onr greatest men, ho towers above thom, conspicuous for his force, enorgy, and practical good nonse." 1yivo you this for what it is worth, sno, though it is about time Tilinols sbould swand aside and give tho rest of the Statos a chance, yet wo want the best man that cau be found anywhero ; and I munt confeus that, if yon ask, Wio 1n all tho laud 18 most universaly belicved in by the whols people as upright, honest, and werful ? thore is no man who ean be named side Mr. Moady! Droaexss, A BUOOESTION. To the Editor of tha Chicago ribuns: Curcaco, Aptfl 28,—Why pot iavite yonr readers to expresa their proferenca for Rapub- hean caudldate for Prosident, and merely send joa postal, Think 1t would be interssting road- ing “*theso daya.” Ilero you bLave mine,—put at tho helm,—Bonjamin Holm Bristow. Yours, JACKBONIAN, ————d E. R. HOAR. N18 UP-AND-UPIBHNESS, &necial Ditpateh to The Chicago Zridune, Bostorx, April 28, —Judgo E. R, Hoar, in s commuuleation to the Bustou Adverliser thls moarning, eaya: 1 told your reporter that I Lad aald fo the friends of Ar, Hristow that T was a friend of Mr, Blaine, and to tho' friends of Mr, Diatnd that 1 was a friend of Mr, Drtstow. 1 Hiave s high cespect and & aizong personei Tegura for both of tho gentiemen, but have na smbi- tion or willinguess to be labeled with tho tamo of sithor, Certainly T uever cnlled myself auybody's man, " Poliicaliy T boloug to the Tiepublican paity, aud sbiall'seek to serve ile trucat intor il STATE POLITICS, SUMLLY M. CULLOM, of Bpringfiold, is at pressnt stopping at the Grand Pacifio Hotel, working up Lis chances for tho Gubarnatonisl nomioation, Yesterdsy af- tornoon & Tuinuxe reportor called upon him, whon Mr, Qullom oxpressed himself as being confldent of tho nomination, as agaivst Baver- idge, My, Cultom clalms to have over half of tho State sofid for him, and he thinks be will Rlko got tho Cook Couuty delegatlon, or a wsjority of it, which would carry Lim through, AUDITOW K. O, LIPYINCOTT 1s alao stopping at tho Grand Pacifie, Holsa caudidato for ro-clection, and ay ho hss filled thie oflice for two torms to the sstisfactlon of the people, 1t Is moro than likely that ho wiil be renominated, MMr. Lippincott is ver{ contidont of succeps, but declines to glve an oplnjon as to candidates for the other offices. —— LOCAL POLITICS, TIQUTKENTH WALD NEPUBLIOANS, An enthusinstic meoting of Republicans of tha Eighteanth Ward was lield st Klare's Hall, at which Jobn Atwater presided, and ¥rod Becker acted as Becrstary, Aftor full and froo discuss sion of the political situation in the ward, par- ticipated in by the Chair, L. A, White, J. B. dce Milien, and othiers, the following resolulions wore adopted : Resolved, That wo heartily and enthusisatically ine dorea the ast sation of the ol Twentist. Wasd Oltle zeun' Club, snd pray thst they will continus thelr ofs forts, HReaotred, 'That in munielpal sloctions we dlsspprove of atrict party lies, The mectivg then adjourned, i ——— NOTES. CAMPAION PALAGRAPRS. b Tows seom3 to bo Hitle toushad by the Blaine sver, Tho Naw York Tribune pltches it sirong for Blalne, when { is vot pitcling it for Tildea, Benstor Oamoron’'s maxim, as homoroasly enunciated by himself, Is: * Bo bonest, as long a3 it'wthe best polioy."” The Colioes Fagle ucresmas * For us to Isud M. Tildon iu aa sbeurd as to glid tho glowiog marble. {e nusda it poi,” Gen, Banks is not so independent es bie was, He vow thinks the work olp.rn!urm lhnuld.l’Q done ** within party lines." Ex-Gor. Noyes, of Oblo, thinks the fallure of Mr. Diains to_rocotvo the molid New Englacd voto will dofest biim at Cinetnaatl, ' Dlaino,” rays the Graphic, ' alwnys atrikor on hia feat.” * Likowiss, strsight from’ the shoulder,” ndds tha Rochestar Demncrat, Mr. Halstond suggests Tom Scott an o Demo- oratio Prosidential candidate, Ho is understood 1o bo in favor of doveloping the resources of the country on tho Indiana plea. Tlho Jollot Sun inquirea : *'What would Jndge Dayis amount -0 {f ho wasn't worth a million of dollars and didn’t woigh 200 potnds, and _dida's fill & wholo soat [n o bugry? Not much " The Hon, Franklin Cormin, of LaSslle, who owanrn [arge amount of ptoport( in Obtcago, is Bpoken of a8 a candidate for Congroes ta suo- fnm: Alexandor Camplell, of tho Heventh Dis- riot, . Tho Now York Sun ssva that the rosult at Utlea chianges tho sepect of tho canvass, and placos the name of Mr. Tillen attha head of the briof list from wlich the 8t. Lous Couvon- tion must seleot. TFor ascond choico, the Republican Convention will have Haves, Taft, Wanhburue, Whoolor, and Dxna, Tt velther Briatow nor Blaine can carry n msjority, one of thess five will likely rive to the top of tho hieap, Whitelaw Rold’s papor nlaps at Minister Wash- burne becausa lie happoos to have ibo confi- dence of Tux: Cnicaco Tatnuxe and all the oth- or honest papers i tha country, Tho agont of Jay Gould naturally finds little to sdmirein such » man an Ministor (Vashburno, The country presa of Iilinois gonerally oxpross surprise and regret at being compolled to an- nounce the declination of Miuiater Washburne, Somo of his opponents declaro that he is good onough to bo Prosidant, thougl apparently they considor him not good enough to succosd Goy. Beveridge, > ‘Tte Cnllom Convaention, held yostorday, put Mr, W. J, Conkling, one of the strongest Greo- loy mon in the city, at the head of 1he Commit- toe to aelect dologates to tho State Convention, and bo rgsponded by puiting Dr. Jayno and the Hoa, J. K, Dubols, who wera alsc leadora in the Greeloy;busineas, on tho Committeo,~-Springfeld Teqister's Col, Fornay daclaras that Bristow is *“a dull, hoavy mag, obstinate a8 o mule, with s thick skull, into whicl it 18 pocessary to bors beforo pouriug idena.” Is Col. Fornoy accostomed **to pour " ideas 2 1f o, will he not ponr a fow about Vaciflo Mail and tho $25,000 bribo which ho is chnrged with having recoivod ? The autmus of his opposition to Bristow appoars to bo derivod from the reputation of the latter for perfect honosty. At tho Doston Dristow Club mosting Mon- day might, Waltor Allen, one of tho cditors of tho Boston Adverliser, apoko earnostly against Blaino as a oandidato. What, he asked, liss he done, or what profession even hps e mado, to lond us o believo, with auy show of raason, that Lia in 8 roformor o has s drop of reform blood inkim? [is happiest efforts op the floor of Congrous bave bioen only 1 the Ine of Bunset Cox, and show nothing of statesmanship, It s 1dlo to talk of reform with Blaine. Tho Boaton Globe puts the whole truth in this hoadlino to an cditorial articla: ** Bristow a Platform in Himselt.,” Nobody neod ever doubt what his standing is on any of tho great quos- tions of tho day. *With him as a candi- doate,” the Glode eave, **there would be little neod of sonorous declarations of principles and tho cuatomary professions of virtuo. Thore hins nevar boon anv lack of intogrity or of prin- ciples in party platforms ; it 18 mon that have friled us.” ‘Cho Globe ta not familinr with Ingi- ann polities, or it wwould not make such a sween- iug assertion about platforms; but its position is In tho main correct. The Springfield RRepublican atatos the situa- tion iu Now Engiand with apparent procision. 1 it is woll tnformed, thore 14 every roason to look for a bLIg Bristow rush at Cinclupati, It eave ¢ ‘*At tho rate things are going, Boston will eoon be a hot-bed of Dristowism. The Journal nowspaper has violded to tho contagion, and now oll the judependont sud Ropubtican press of the city, save tae Travellor, are prac- ly on DBristow's eldo,—the Herald, Tran- acript, and Qlobe alirmatively nud agiressively, tho Journal nuder political necassity and pru- denco, and tho Advertiser an much as four days 1 tho weoit at least. This moana a good deal, —for iv meatn what tho Republican all slong has prodictod—the eubstantiai unity of all New Eu- gland, savo alue, for Bristow at Cinciouaty, © This is what Deacan Mckoo thinks of bis soo- tenco by tho United Statos District Gourt for his guilty part in tho crooked whisky businesa : We Lave at nio timo attompted to unke e Globs- Democrat tho spocial champlon of Mr. McKes In the muatter pendiog agalnst Lim in tho United States Courla siace last October. Wa wera unwilling to hava 1t aald that ho wea making so of o newspaper, i which he bappened to b a Jargo owner, (o oblain & vindication before tho people, aficr his ¥indication or condemnation hid been submtted to Judicisl detormi- uatlon, Now, howaver, that Anal sction has beon taken, and final Judgiment rendored in the courta, wo think we but eefio the popular seutiment fn pro- nouncing tho sentence extramely, If not uuwarrants- LIy, harsh and severe, and ont of 'sll proportiou to the degrea of crimiality Tngally establirtiod snd_proved. After pointing‘aut certatn’ well.defined elrctmstances of mitigation, the Judge_ procecds to aswoas tho mnazi- imum pesalty both es to fine sl impelionmcat; aftor staiing the diatinction which the law draws betwecn ofticial sud nou-oflicial offenders, in favor of the lat~ ter, o gives & non-oMclal offender four lmes tho shinent ho recently avo to an oficial offender, Ibis zeems to ua g Jittle remarkabie, o eay tho leaat of it, aitd wo do not think 1t will atand tha et of resson of fairnesa, JIAT DLAINE, OF MAINK. The_New York Sun, Wha-at—Jim 1~ Jim Liliine t Gotlim? Great Cainl Jim Blatne, Of tho Biate of Malne, Bmartest cusa in out of the rain— Got him? Our Jim, Oliecky Jim, fuli 10 tho brim Of brasn and sass, and pluok and vime Oot Jim? Why ha's the feative little piil ‘'hat went throigh catawampous Hil And made the chivalry s ill; e stole Ulyesos' littls squlrt] ‘And put on Morton's bicody shird, Hammored Coukiing's Litrup of gumption, Walloped 1{ayea out of resumption, ‘Whitsned Hutler's gory locks, . Aud put a black oy o Hsm Cox. Gothim? Our Jim— Jim Disipe, Of the 5tate of Maino; Will sowebody plesss oxplain ‘B8, Thia refors to ths £64,000 Littlo Raok & Fort Smith boud story startad by Morton's Indisnapolis, DBut they " hayen't * yot. Jim's “'explanation” of shat matter so far as Lo Is concorned, docs soom to require +*somobody ” elso ** to explaian,” —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, YLoxpox, April 28.—8teamships Idaho and Dothala, from New York, havae arrived out, New Yonx, April 28,—~Arrived, steasmer State of Virginia, Ulasgow. ——— BUFFALO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Bueraro, N, Y., April 33,~0arez—Tiocelpts, 1,343; tosal for tho week, 10,183} no market; fresh srrivals throngh € cusignmonta. Huzer anp Launs—Ttecolpts, 1,200; tofal for (ho weok, 9,000 salea ouly 3 cars; unchangsd pricos ‘batanca shippad aut, Tloas—Ibiceipte, 3,400; total for tha weok, 11,60 market dull sud ylow ; pricss lows § Yorkery, $7.03@ i beavy, 3 Rcecher's Pupor in ‘Troubles New York Times, Aprit 2 After a herdstruggle through maoy diffieultics, the Chridtian Unfon Publishing Company hes collapsed, Tho mrm iteelf still lives, bus in futuro will be pablished by a new company, A fow months hefora tha ‘Tilton-Heocher tral, the editor of the Christian Union ~printed o #worn slatement to tho effeot that tho cironlstion was over 125000 coplos. The advertising pstronago was Inrwe, and the cuncory vn”wwnmun. Tho publisliers were Johu B, ¥ord & Co., who likewiso published all of Mr. Heechar's works, including the * Life of Ohir During tho trial tho_circulstion of the paper diminished gradually, Within a yosr tho paper liag Jost 100,000 subsoribors, sud ta-day the circulstion of the Christian Union iswithin 25,000 coples, John B, Ford & Co. bacame bavkrupts, ang Clovelsnd was appoiuted publis Tho Iatter lefi the concern & few dayu sgo, and Horatio 0, King became the publisher, A short time #go, it belng uecassary to zalsa monsy or slop the papar, snd a8 nona was forthcoming fiom tho stockLiolders, the managery redolved to sell tho Christlun Union Publishing uomp-nx out, bankrups is, and make a fresh wlart, new compauy therefore has been formed $his week, with a capital of $40,000, to carry on the 1 ¢ . publication oh’au“)lzge;un, Aprit 11 The Plymouth paetor, it ia snid, usa repeated+ ly urged lin pooplo to save the paper from deatn, Dut, according o yymors which seem well founded, the wtockholdel baye been displaged, and a Dew of owners will try $0 oarry the thing alang. as the edito Mr, Beochior is lo continue In-chiof, and will anduavor to conduot tha busis nes. dspartinent, Io says that ke is willing ta expend all that he sy seoure, that Lo may add 1ifo 0 tha papor. Bomothing like 8175,000 bay boen lost 1 mttampia ta put the paper o i jog baeig, Plymouth poopla Jass might delued that tho paper bad changed hauda, EGAN'S COURT-HOUSE, The County Ring Not Yet Prece pared to Lot tho Stone Contracts. They Want Time to Fix up Things So They Can Got » Whaok. What the Conaty Portion of the Bulld- Ing Wilt Cost, . A very important meoting of the Joint Com- mittes on Publia Buildiogs sad Public Borvice to consider some matters lonching the pew Court-Houss was Lold yesterday sfternoon. Thero had beon during sevorsl days the groatest potivity among the ‘‘Ring" moembers of the Bonrd, growing out of the late communication of the Court-Housa Arobitect asking that the cui- ntono for the work bo advertised for at onco, from the fact that the » Ring” had not complated ita **arrangomonta " and waa not ready to let the job. It had pushed a resolution through the Board on the eve of ke election Jast fall, with ‘the understanding that it could bo rescindad at soy time, providiog that the Court-House should be oconsiructed of *' Cook or Will Uounty limestone.” Tho rosolu- tion had been introduced by Conly as s politieal moneure, and further, witlythe expootation that its adoption would prove & bonanza. Laiterly, Comminsioner Bunes hiad discovered the objoct of the movement, and introducod » rosolutfon torescind tho sama and open the furnishing of stoue to the world, but all he had heen ablo to accompliah was to call and postpone hia roso- lution, the very men who had vrged the orig- inal résolution being his DITTEREST OFPONENTS, With thia condition of thingsthe * Ring” was not prepared for Mr. Lgan's recommandation, caring, as they did, more abuut the stone to be used than about tho charagtor or early comple- tloo of thaatrncture. Heunce when the Committeo assemblad yeatorday tho first thing to do was to dinnoso of the stonaquestion, aud Mr. Buaso called up bia rosolution, In tepiy to this the reading of tho spacifications for tho work mas called for, iu the beilef that it would be shown that tho stons had been therein guaranteod to & cortain quarry. Tho * Itiog " waa dissppointed, howavar, for tha spacifications did not meution any particular stone or quln{. This led to a great deal of winking and whisporiug, but final- Iy Mr. Busse’s motlon to sirika out the words ** Coak or Wil County* from the original roso- - lution was lmz and provailed, 'T'lig result appeared to give the mover a great deal of honest pleasuro, his purposs baving beon to seoure tho largost possiblo compotition in the stone-worlk, and in hin glee he overlooked the faat that tho word *limostono " remained in the original rosolution, which practically loft it in the interost in which it had beso drawn, for the reason that to limit the quality of stons to “*limestone *' precludes cumpetition, and ¥OROES THE JOB, withont regard to price, upon thoe faw individuala whio Liavo a mouopoly in tho country, and who do not live a thousand milos from Chicago, If ho hind gaon 1t iu this Light, aud tbat bis pirposs would bo dofested, ho would not have basn a0 woll sadsfied; sud if those who voted for bis motion hod also seen it In advance, such men as Guenthber, Cleary, and Lonergan, would donbtiesa have refused to bo parties to it, but would have basen inclined to bavo acted unon the suggostion of the specifications, whorein no par- ticular stona was named, though each competing bulder was required to furnish samples of tho stono he proposed, tlnni; with his price for the work, Buch aotion would have juvited and ss- sured the widest competition, and from the nu- merous bidders the work could hava beeu Jet clear of all jobborv, and espocially could the dosigus of the * Ring " have beon frustrated. Such action would by no means have precluded tho use of * limestone,” to which thero is no vory serious objection, but it would bave pur the ownera of such ?un!lus to aloso figuring, and must bave resulted in saving the county thousands of dollars. Itis to bo hoped, how- sver, that tho step can bo tetraced in tho tnteiost of publis economy, OUT-BTONE, 8o much hsving beon galned by the * Ring,” tho question of advortising for cat-stons camo up and lad toa far more significant than intelli- gent divcussion, Br. McCaflray thought the building would not Lo ready for the stona for somo months, and BaW 00 nocossity for any hiasts in the matter. Mr. Egan reposted the substance of his wril- ton recommendations, It was actuslly necos- sary, if tho Doard intended to go on with the work, to advertise for proposals for cut-stono at oooo, that whoever might get tho comtract would have at lenst throo months start of the masons, He thought there bad nlrud[ boon too much delay in the matter, and he fesred that tho work wonld be delayed thoreby. Cal, Cleary agroed with he architoct. Mr. MoCafroy still suteriainod his old views sbont tho quostion pf baate, and sald that tho Board coula hot now woll take any sction, for the rosson that tho Boylugton proposition was: Lofore the Board, It wonld be disresneciful to the tax-payers, d, to fail to pav attention to the Boyington® plans, and disrespectful to Boyington and kis plans to advertise for sions at oncs, all of which ho modestly supplemented by a motion to postpone the mattar uutil after Monday, or the next mooting of the Bonrd, AcCallrey's motion flually provailed, and thus the ides that tho * Ring " ‘waa not ready to ad- vertise for cut-stone, ar to go on with the bufid- iug of tha Court-Houso,was sbundautly verified, Why it tvas not ready will be developed in tho tuturp moro clearly, whon the intimations in those columna for the Iawi saveral days ju ref- eroace to the disposition togot & SUCCESS0R FOR KOAN, u[ Tlmhllaat, may be rofrosbsd In the- public mind, Duriog tho scesion of the Committes, Mr. Egan presonted Lia eatimates for tha county's ortion of the Court-Honue, based oa an oatire ullding tocoat 93,600,000, Bxeluding the 8100,000 about contracted on the foundation, tho county's fonlon, including the dome, would rench’s tatal cost of about 81,778,700, of which tbo cut stone would approximato 475,000, tho maapnry #317,000, tho roofing and fron floariny about $45,000, and the carpantering $114.000, leaving the plumbing, steam hoating, paioting, and glazlog, eto., to make up the remsinder, Tho dome, £ dispensed with, would roduce the tigutes over $500,000, which It is quite likely will bo done. RAILROADS. GHICAQD, BRAIDWQOD & SQUTHERN. ‘tvectal Disvateh to The Chicaao Tribune. Paxrow, I, April 28.—A moeting for the purposs of organizing tha Chicago, Draldwood & Eouthern Rallway Company convensd at tho Court-Houso in this oity yeaterday, and haa been in semslon until this evening. The meoting was organized by eloctiog 1), I i1l Chalrman, and M, Dunlap Becratary. Addresses were mede by 8, B. Kimball, Charles Dogsrdus, sod others. Artlcles of Incorporation were sdopted under the statntes, Thiu {s to ba & narrow-gauge road. Tho propasoed route s from Chicsxo aver thelr own or some othor line in & southweaterly di- rection to Iangs 9, east of the shird princi- Yll moridian, _theneo south through Will, {ankskee, and Ford Counties, b0 I'axton, Thls 18 80 bo known as the Northern Division of aaid road. Tho hins from this placo south §y uot yot fully dotermined. Tho following Board of Dirostors was oleoted : Chasles Xoga, 8, T, Bushoell, D, ¥, Hill, J. W. Harzis, M. L. Thomson, Jobn A, Bcott, Goorgo Alosaudoer Campbell, ¥, W, Fuiton, Hen- £ Clston, Samual Taylor, I, Kemp, 8. 8, Kim. ball, David Keighin, J. A. Montolins, L B, AMoserve, Jameas Bheldon, aud William Nosl, At & mesting of the Board of Dirsotars, Clisrles Bogardua was elacted Proaident, Morton Duunlap Bacretary, sud A. 0, Thompsou Tressur- er. 'Tho offices 0f Vice-Prasidens snd Attorney will be tilled s tha next mestiog, A meeling of tho Direotors will be held Lers May 11 for the r(urpou of perfecting tho plana for sctivo opera- s, TAXES, BenuvarieLy, I, Apnl 28,~Tho Attoruoy. Geoeral to-day iseues the following to tbe Jonn- Sy Basdannd ooty Oalieslomss e tad Fursusnt tv the oqupsa 0f procoe cal tho ajrcular addsasscd to you from his oilice, dated Bapt. 37, J15, Ll prosecutod from tho Cireul Court of W Unjted Hiates for the Northern Diatric of Lilinols t0 tha Bupreme Court of (e Uniled Slates in ‘the Fallro catee have beta urged to g bal s ‘'well s a succesaful (asus. As you have been spprised through the public press, the dev oroos of tno Ciroult Oourt have: boun reversed, with directions that the Injunctions be dlssolved snd {ho billa dismisged. Toatiawer s general faquiry aa {0 what stepa a7o now {0 Lo taken, in order that” tha collsction of axea 12y bo proceedsd with, 1 bave fa luy that as soon g8 Ican proours an ofclal cop; on of ths oo ?}’"W andates - frem’ o, i [ 1 take nitod Blwics Qisewld Courd, 3‘5{' proceedings to dismolye the injunctions In the vartos pending cascs, au wall as thoss from which tho Appests wers protcuted, ThiA wiil probably be accompiianes withia tho oxt fhreo or foue weekn, Tho decision nf the Buproma Court {s of such a ebaractor that I have no doubt that the United Biates Clrcuit Conrta will dissolve the Injunction heretofors granted In thiy clasn of cxsen, andl tho County Collectors’ will they hiave power 4o proceait with tha colloction of tha baxeq: LANSING DIVISION L. S. & M, 8. Apecial Dispateh ta The Chieago. Lywune, Laxsina, Mich., April 28,~—Buporlotendony Oharlosworth, of tho Lansing Division of tie Lake Bhore & Michigan Southern Rallroad, hay boen Inspacting the surveyed route from thig alty to 8t. Jobn's, and obtaining facts aod figurey to ald tho Company in dotormining which of tly proposad roulos from this city to Lake Michj gan they will sdopt. Mr, Clarko, "tho deceasof Presidont of the rond, strongly favored keep ing up with the Osutral in the extension of iy ' branchos, and woutd have corapleted thin divie 10n long ago, but for bia doath, The new man ager, Vandorbilt, doss not favor this extension ‘Thie division has dono no immonao trafle sinee its completion to this sity; which fact may haw the effect to atill further continuo it. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Appointment of & Specinl Committee to Investigato the Scholnstic Systom of the City, The Board of Education hold s rogalar moete {bgia ita rooms on Fifth avonue last evening, President Richberg in tho chair. Thore wers preswnt Masara. English, Hoyne, Qleson, Olinger, Reed, Bmith, Buliivan, Welcl, Wilco, and thy Preatdent, A A potition was prosented ssking to hava the little Dlus Ialand Behool re-opened. Refsired to the Committes on Buildings and Grounda, THE BALARY QUESTION. Mr. Bmith prosented the followlng: Wixneas, This Board did st the closs of the lasy achool year mako a reduction of nearly xvrr cent on all salazios of over 31,000 per annum, oF of 4 per ceut 00 all paisriea paid, inciuding all_salaries less than at the rate of $1,000 per sunum, aud tha salarics patd st prosent are in'accordance with sald rodnced rale, s per_contruct mse with teschere, waioh ‘doct ot rminate Ull tho 23d day of June moxt, although the impression prevaila that thts Board has not made such reduction, ecatiso the Board could not make & further reduction during the schiool ysar ; aud, Wirknmas, The Commitiso on Salarica will mako their report on salarics next month for the ensulng ear, g € Reaoived, Thst » special commitice of fivs be ap- pawnted ta investigato fully the whols subject matter- of expanditurs of the Iioard, with a view (o the cure taliment of the ssme; what ofticers, employes, or clase of teachars can ba dispeused with, and tha nim. bor reduced {u {ie different schools, aud what, if any, changes can bo made in our system of chools 80 a3 to rodure the expensee to the lowest pomuiblo figuro; sald committea 1o muke their report to the Doard not Iater tban May 26, 1876, In order that the same may ba acted upon {n conpeckivn with tho report of the Come mittes on Salaties, Adopted, GAMBLING-IIOUAES ON BOHOOL, TIOPENTY, Mr. lieed oifered the following : Resoieed, That tho City Maratial and the Buperin. tendent of Police be requested to suppress the gam. bling-bouse In the bullding Nos, 155 and 147 Dearborn strect, locatod on nchool praperty, Jtesrived, That tio Clerk bo dirccted to forward a copy of the above rosolution &0 tho City Marvhal end thie Buperintendent of Police. This resolution was also adopted. BCHOOL-¥UND PROFERTY, . Mr. English, from the Committos on Schaol- Fund Property, reported that the smount due on schoo! fund from Albort G. Laaa was 21,105.05, In s Jotter to the Board, Mr. Lane aska them to scoept & plece of property on tho West Sido at s valustion to be tormed by threo appraisers, Hs slso wounld mske provision for the paymout of his notes in coab. The roport and propoaition wore accaptod. o Mr. Eulish sluo prosentod the following prop- ositiona from Frederick Kantzlor, who proposos to loase the northeast coruer of Denrborn and Monroe atreois for nineteon yoars, at ao aunual rontal of £4,100 for tho fiest four, the rental for tho romaindsr of the term to ba baaed ou a val- uation overy fivo yoars, ho to eroct a bullding to cost nor lose tban 810,000 within sixteen months, and furnish » bond of 810,000 for the falthful performance of the same, The proposition was accoptad. . The Committes recommonded that the propo sitlon of William Weland to lease 3¢ 8, B. 1¢ Boo. 15,1, 37, It 13, ba acceptod, All other prope ositions for leasing property were ejectod, The rrupnminn of Alr. Liounsevoll for oxten. sion of leaso of property on Htato streot wag roporied on adversaly and actlon postponad, APPOINTMENTH AND CONFIRMATIONY, Buperintendent Plokard pressntad tha follows ing report of appolntments and donfirmations s Full _certificatea—Alice 8, Maggle A, Moll Mine ers, Bophia Nolgh- bor, Maggie I, Canuon, Boll L. Po Anna §, Cary, Fiorenc Robinson, Nellio B; 2, Crosg, Julia IL_Downs, Auguss s, Baral’ Grven, B, A, Jateh, Liaze L. Hartney, E. Mabel Kinnoy, Kata AL, Kelley, Dors B, Laing, Elia MaAfforty, Laviuia If, Mcintosh, arsh V, Ttya, Sarsh L. I, Hegan, Lnger 1, Schjoldager, Alico I', Thivscll, ionriolta Unna, Flors Unua, Caddfe 3L. Waldo, 1da M. Vaito, Eully L. Wallanberg, Bophlo Wysoou, For Confirmatiou—Eva Moors, Lotta Katz, ‘Scam- mon Hehool; _Dlanche D. 'Montgomery, Ger- tride (- Eaglil, o Fannle Wil ney, Waabington Hohool; ¥miy Moors, Fanny Vance, Alo: y:lluyAz. a Jonon, Yostors Maty E, lres- Kohn, Haven Sctool; Mary 0, sver, Kugante D1y, Coltags anie Clarke, Halden; Miu. nle 1oa, umwnphwlo an&. Carpenter; Blnrg Aay loney, Wicker Park: Ellon Gibbons, Poarson Btreok Primary; Hattl ¥, S{mpaou, Burrows, Divisioa and Cloavor Birest rimary, BESIONATIONS, . i Thae following resignations bave been handed nt Loulse 8, Edwards, of Newbury Schoot; Jane A, %nm. Elizabeth Strect; Laura B, Dainty, Wontworlh venne. ¢4 SUTERINTEXDEZNT'S REPORT, ‘The quartorly repors of the Buporintondent showpd the following: m{dmt number en- rollpd waa in January, whea it was 41,203 pupils lowest number in April, 40,490, Avorage en- iallmauc‘ 40,022, Inoroase over mame term of Of the dally attandsnca, the_uighest number waa in Jenuary, when it was 86,778 lowest, io April, 85,409 ;‘avorage for torm, 36,076 ; increast over same term of 1875, 5,083 ; per cant of daily attondance, 93,9, ‘o President annousced the_sppotntmont of the following committee un Mr, Smith't resolution Mosars, Bmith, -Bullivau, Welab, Bluthardt, add English, to which, on motion of Mr. Rleed, the President was aftorswards added. Tha Board thon sdjournad, e TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. TostoN, April 38.—Gov. Rico hias vatood th bill to legalizo tho marriage of James Parton on grounds thay tho act is not within the con stitu tiopsl powor of the Legialature, New Yonk, April 28,—Tho funersl of Darney Willisme took placo to-day from Bl Stephen's Catholio Churob, which was flilledin evary path while tho stroat in front was ‘pwlfld with peo- ple unable to anter, Every actor in thocity and many from other cities wére present, Witzgerino, W, Va., Aprit 39, —To-day Michad Railly, President of iha Hoard of Gommlssioners of thia county, appointed George I, Fiuglo to 111l the unoxpired teria of the " Shonfl of Oblo Gounty, The vacanoy waa causod by tho desth of Richard B, Browo, Iate BhenT. Hangjpsuna, Pa., Apnl 25.—Uy a voto of 113 55 (ho Boom bill was nant back to tho Ben: ato this morning, it having boen roturned by that body to the Houso whon charyes of cor~ ruption were muado. —_——— PORT HURON. Bpeewal Disvalch o The Chicago Tribune, Pont Hopox, aich,, Apri} 28.—Down—Propt Sanitso, Cormania and bargew, Coflinberty sad barges, Day City sand barges, Ballo Cross and bergen; achrs D, Provost, Tosco, Ur—Props Elmirs snd barges, H, 0, Behaoort sohrs Maeslllon, Pravk Crawtord, L, N. Poster D. K. Olinton, Albstross, . Roney. Winp—Northeasty gentie, WeaTuxs~Fina. ¢ Tha etoam barge Prod Kelly, bound up, it mehore in the Hiraits, nosr Cheboygan. Fht wreoking-tug Bweepatakes went to e asslste tauce to-night with a atoam-pump. The Heliy't condition wss ok revortod, I¢is probsble sbd 18 uninjured yol, sa the weather bas boen Lne, e HAMMERED QUT, Bpectal Divatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lzavaawouts, Kesn., April 28,~Tbly after 1000 # 0onviol 1n the Kauase Blate-Penitontisry, confined for murder, while at the rock-plla killed bimself, ‘Lhe guard's oyos wero turaed and he struok bimyolf aaveral h"fl blows with » hammer, crushing in his ekutl, Ho died fron b e0es 0f the hlows in a fow MmO FINANCIAL, Moxtooxeny, Ala, April 23.~I. Descher & Co., baukory, hisva falled. Loowviurs Ky, April 98.-W. A, Mortis &w:rhl.h Olerk. oxu t‘llxoc Ufik&fi;?;lblmlfl . ] 3 110,000 Laacta, €330,000.