Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1876, Page 7

THE COURTS. Rogors Postpones His De- the Metropolitan: Case, fudgo, Koge olgton 11 o Taking of Testimony Begun Th.--Trylng to Find the Value of an Exclusion. ABill Filed to Enjoin Loib from Hand- ing the Tax Books Over to Evans. qho Interminable Business Turns~ Up Again in the Criminal Court. A Disputed Partnership-~South Park Oons demnation Oase—Sent Down, Becord of Judgments and New Suitsese Business Amopg the Bnnkrupts, THE METROPOLITAN. TIE CITY RAILROAD WAR. Theargnments In tno case of tha Metropolitan ¢y Rallway Company vé, the Chlcago Weat Dirislon Rallway Company were again continued yesterday befora Judgo Rogers, After the usual motlons had been disposed of, Mr. Tuley said he wished 10 addd & word to Tils argaments of tho day defore. A8 to Lho act of 1803, that did not valt- e any ordinances passed fn 1803, and It took sfect as of the date of the pasange of the orlginal ailicles of ircorporation of 1801, 1f they had no sights then, if the Common Couheil .excocdod its powers then, no rights could bo claimod for the etk Divislon Company under tho rat{tylng act., Nr. Pratt aaid thot, evenif & person claimed an fstercet in certain property, and It conld be shown that that Inicrest was fllcgal, dll, it s company chose, It could on and condemn {hat illegal claim. fointhe presont case the clalm of tho Weat Di- vislon Company could bp condemned, even though v wero llegal, y JUDOR BECKWITIL 5 then continued his.argument, Tie first gnve reaume of the ordinances on the subject from tha iacorporation of thq Chi¢ago City Rallway' Com~ poy In 1830 down to the prosent time. Ho clafmed (hat the act of 1805 was n new act, If it related tack 88 of 1861 it would be retronactive in its offcot. But It was provided that it ¢ ‘shall rend as follows, from and after the paseage hereof, " nnd that limi- utlan ** from and after the rnunn Leraof ™ lim- ited its oction 10 tho' dato of its passage in 1805, That made it 8 new act, covoring all thal went be- fore. 1t was conceded whes the Governor vetocd ihe matitylng oct of 1843 thut all the ordipances, . contracts, nllmfllllmls, and i wenses with reforence o the ' exgjurion, u well as to overy -other matter, ‘whonhl become th law of the land, and there was not the slightest doubt bat that it was the intention af the Legislature to vhildate tho ondinancea relating taexcluston. There was, therofore, & valid cou- tneton the Fun of tho State that all rallways thonld be excluded from certain strects In Chicago, nd that right conld not be selzed without pruper #tepa taken under the Eminent Domain law. e queation then'waa whether the Metrapolitan Cily Rallway was suthonzed 1o condemn the property in fjuestion. It was admitted that the word *‘property ' iIn the Horse and Dummy sct M?lt’l‘“llndmlc ever; I:‘lmdcl dfl!fl[l:?vflub Tl‘lc etilioning company hnd cunceded” that property rzlnnll Il‘l‘uln bv nrnnlmn\l could not hep taken, But Lindl not the Legislature the right to rel aside toperty and sxempt it from comdemnation? In rh case of the Boston & Loweil Railrond Company {a2Qray's Reporté—n leading caxe on thiesub. ject—the Supremo Court of Massachusetis held that ap exciusion could not be condemned unless the right to do #o was sa cloar that there waa no donbt on the question, Although thel general law snthorized the taking of all proporty, yet 8a that particular kind of property had been speclally ex- cepted, It could not be condenned by a general law, Astherefore Anmulhlng ‘wan (o be_excmpied as uot included in the term ‘lunm-ny.“ where was the nuleto be arawn? What was included and what wis not inclided in the use of thut word? It could nutbe held that threo persons conld, in gencral termy, be authorized to taka that kind of property which had been spcecially exempted for all time, But 1t was contended that no specind law on tha fadject could be passed. Jt would, however, have been cusy tu defing **property” 50 ua to make it fnclude evuy(hlm{thum ght he porscesed. The Legislature, n omiitting or declining to make such anextended use of tue term, designedly. did wo, 1ot not to allow the condemnution of sueh prop- erly au had boen speciully rewerved, The Leglela- fare had suthorlzed the creation of corporations to sppropriato private propurty necevsary for ritways d¢sigued by their corporatars. They located thole own lines, ~ The Legislature was the” judge of the necessity ar expedicncy whether land should Lu takenor not, but hai the Logisiature, in the pres- ent inatance, fudged of the expediency by ¥i ving eneral suthority? 1tnd tho l.cgisiature sald that, reswon uf thal general anthority, they were at liberly, and it was ueccssary thal those rights that wers spoctully rescrved should be con: demned by virtuo of thoso gencral wordst The Leglolatnro undoubtedly had puwer to give such rights, but had it intended by the Horae and Dawmy acttodoso? If the word ** property ™ Iucluded everything In the Srst cluuze of the first #etlon, why was {t necessary to insert another ¢hauee iving power to go on streets, alleys, and bighwaga? And why didl not tho Legislature ‘g0 a fip further, aud pay compunios .orenized under that act could condeinn all property thut ind bean tharetofure speclally rescryedr The well-known rale wan that gencrul words of anect d!d not au- IBorfze the tuking of that which Lad therctofors n speciully roserved by the Leglslature, SUDGE ROGENS 4id he would not then dispoes of the case, but would do ko ut # ‘o'clo ck, He o \ish- ¢ 1o refer to " tho authoritiea clteil, He was dlsposcd to think and had Intimated that e’ would glve the petitioncrs the :‘mflflun(ty to pregent thely whole casn to the Su. fems Court at once on the verdict of the '{ury [ ¥ellas on the legal yuestions, 1lu wished, how- ever, to eay that In his oplnfon the case could not maintained, and the question first wa, whetler, ith that'inclination or opluion, he should pergt 1h¢ jury to pass ou tho case, He didnot, howeve tonsider that hin determination waa flned, although was pretty strong, but be would decidears! ytlack, P 3ir, Tuley tlien offered the two bondn &lvcn o the city for $10,000 each, onu dated May 8, 1570, but tawhich no seal was nttachad until Dec. 1, 1878, 'The other fs dated Dec 4, - 1874, s in duc form, and in tcrmals o copy vf the I‘le:vdh,n ‘Thiswecond bond was given Losupply the xlnm of tho firet, which was doficient, and waa Ied Just before the second or present petitidn for condenination was be 5 i EIL Objected to the first bond' hecauna 1t was not oxe- tuled under seul, and did 1ot sppear tu haye been txecated by tho authorily of the Company. Jle thoobjecicd to the second bond because It wun fled after tho oxplration uf the time thnited for the completion of thy roud, ‘The rosd was to ho ompleted i October, and the bond uot filed unti] Nov. 4. Boreover, there was no evidence to #how it Lud been accopted by the Common Couns el Tho City Clork brought It to the atteution of 1he Common Counci, uu:l by that bod{lll hud been Telerrod 1o oue of its cominitioes, which Lud re- l;ng:.dll Lack, and it was ut preaent under sdviee b Mr, Tuley sald it was not under advisemant now, at had beun roported back to the Conncll without 38y tecommendation, Tio did nut comalder that 1t 38 necessary tho Councll should npprove it. 1f, Bawever, 1t was desired to have tha facts uf the €aa, he 'would provo thei, JUDGL RUGENS 141 that tn ts opinfon the bond was an impor*ant Batter, ay, 4f it waa not good, it ent un {mbortant fe. The ordinance provided that it should bo ordinance at alt until the bond wua given and Saufl the acceptance of tho charter. As to thu !nnuon of notice of spplication for the ordinance, ® waa inclined to think “that that was » lurisdictioual quostfon for thio Council the presumption would b the nutice ~ hwi been glven, hflltcund thought, also, be would alluw tlie case £0 1o tLe Jury, su a8 Lo present all the points to Bupremic Court st once, aud ho thought e Sauld therefore dofer. tho discuasion of the legal &uuuu until afier tho verdict of the jury. The art then touk & recers until 2 o'clock, hen the self-sufliclent wallet of the bailift e Bounced {betimo of apcolng tha Court in the a- uoun, J{ wae cxpected that witnesscs would at 0¢e by summoned to prova the valna of thatune e and {utsngible wubstance, & franchise, tho inare of which, in ono way'and another, has Apubled s0"many Judges aud privato -ndividu- g0 tude Btalo for the Just fow years, Which has beon saddled with _si the $ooked operations of "tho tate Doard uf Qualization and the various County Asscssors roughout the Etatc, For a thue, howevos, it Memcdulhou h the legal battle of words wonld anmud. bul fnally counsel settled down into D chabra. tho Honorable Fresident of the West itlalon Raiway tuok up bls familiur occupation 3 dreasing Lte uiaile, and the mercurial lictle Preat: kot thu Motropulitan ltailway Company seated 4 lf bebwesn his counsel whero bu could ad- yossaall of thotw at onco if noccssary. The courte Joom was quite well fillcd, and thu Yiry bad that nl;uk f the moat completo wunt of comprehiension ik subject under conslderation on thelr fuces, toich is constdered fndispensable o decide on @ fuse. Twa aps wero futroduced, one showing the Ticels now occupled by rallways, 'tho other show- of 08 strects on which rignts bad been grant- + bub whero ns yet no tracks were laid, X 1, [ {dont MR. D, L. MOUGH, Preal of the Metropolitun City Railway Sompany, Brst took tho stabd. ' Ho tcatifed that 'aur: hat he liad had some correapondence with he officers of tha Woat Divislon Tallway Compan on the 15th of danuary Inst, offering (9 'wEm fur the franchise of the Company on Lako and Canal streets far the period of twenty years, No anawer was reccived, but he hiad mll-nquxznllrhml a canversation with Mr, W. I Bradley, the Preai- dent of tho Weat Division liallway Company at that time, but his proposition hail not besn mecepted. Witnean aleosnid he haod taiked with Mr. J, Rusaell Jones, the presont President of the Weat Diviston (nmr-ny ut had ot recelved any propositions for the sale of the franchise In queatlon. Mr. Tuley then gsked, rupposing the Weat DI+ visfon Company had a right of exclusion of tracks on Lake ta Canal, and on Conal from Lake to Pourteenth street, what.tho valug of that fran- chise would ho for twenty yeara, Thls brought out ub]cc(mnl fram defendant's counsel As (0 whether a part of Lhe franchise could bo cartled ot and condemuod, aud tuy Judge was asled to declde the quastion, Mr, Tuley contonded that all tha damage that would bo ncesfoned svonld La that caused by the iutersection uf the now track with the Weat Divis- fon Compnny's track at liandoiph, Madison, and Van Buren streels, and such damage could be com- puted, - Mr. Ayer thought My, Tnloy misapprehended tho contract hetws the Compnn{ and the city and State. Al Cay ool was to be kept clear from rallrond uses as far agRixteenth stroctut least, fio thought the conteact of exclusion was very plaln, Judga !lcrnn sald that, no far ae the ninsty-nine {elr act of 1805 was concernod, ne thought the West Division Company had a right to tako ad- vanlage of it, The Legislature had the right of extending the charter. T'hat iras all done under the Constltution bl 1848, As to the prants of ox- clusion, tho Judge said be was satislied that asscaning the compenestion the two urdinances or ncts uranting power to lay tracks on Canal street would bave fo be conaldered ns ane. The right of exclusion existed by two graulfl. but neverthe- lees It was one right. They had o right of exclusion fram Lake stroct 10 the point ihnt was claimed at the Burlington Iailroad. Asto Lake street, It included the whole of itta Pack strect. Bhit they had no right on Lake stroct east of Mar. ket street. The petitioning ‘Company destroyed the whole franchiee on Lake and Canal atrects by cutting out & part of {t, and they must pay for the whole of it. As to the guestion of time, this Motro- Jolian Corapany had no right miercly'to use the ranchise for” Iwenty years. They must condemn the franchlse for tho whole time of the charter of the defendant’s Company. unlcsa the exclusion was Iimited for twenty yeara, The right of exclusion in Canal streot existod fortha lifc of the charter, dating from 18569, and 1n Lake strect from Market to Dasplainca streot it aleo oxlsted for the lite of thacharter, while in the remainder of Lake streot 1o Peck atreet it was only for twenty yeara, Mr. Hough was then puton the stand again, and asked the same question above given, somewhat u;nluudca in accordance with Judge Xogers' de- cislon, . 5 Mr. Ayerobjeeted because Mr, Hough was not #n cxpert on tha subject of the value of the fran- clilre, Jndge Hogers sustained the nbjection. AMr. Tuley then changed the question go as to in- quire what, in the witnoss' opinion, such exclusion on Lake and Cannl streets was worth, ‘This was also objected to, but tho objection was overruled, said ho thought 'tho value of the ex- Mr, ifor lfll‘ clusion on Lake atrect was not worth any particu- lar sum. Lake atreet, as fur asthe river, wasa wholesale strest, no sesidences on it, and comnpara- tively Nttle traveled. If there was 3 track to Canal ~street it would hardly take any from = the Randolph strect travel liue, Onthe Wost Side no one would Iny a track on Woat Lake strost, on account of the competi- tlon of tho Randolph and Indlana strcet lines, Thero was a practical oxclusion outside of the " legal excluylon granted thom, and the valne of the tranchlsowas inappreciable. As toCanal strect, the damage was also werely nominal in belng deprived of tho right of cxcluslon. Thero was very littla ,travol on the street, and it was only buili up on ona sido, Heside thore was an omnibualine which \n(llncltl\{lvcomp«lulon and rondered the routc Jess valuable, On crosa-cxamination, Mr. Hough ssid he was & stackholder in the Metropolitan Clty Raflway Com- huve o controlling Inter- pany, but did not cut.”. Yo had never beecn connectad with uny ‘othier horee-railway company. Ilis bust. ness was that of " 4 lawyer, but had been largely engaged In other businers. e came to llinols in 1844, and had noticed the glgantic growth of Chicago siuce that time. He hutl no jdea what the population of the city would ba in Diuety-nine ycats from the present time, The cost of laying a track on Lake and Canal sireets, as proposed, and to equipthe road 5o 04 to ut It I running order, conld not be stuted exact. ly, without estimating ft. Ilc cuulil nut state the annual expense of paving Lake and Canalstreets. The profits of the road would be principully derived from the portion of the line beyond and west of Canal street. He dld not think the Metropolitan Company wonld divert any approgiuble proportion of the travel on the Clinton and JefTerson strect Jine, ¢ liad no idea of the population along the proposed route. ‘The Company proposed to bulld o double track from the Union Central Depot as far a8 Ashiland avenue. He could not tell what the ex- pense would be of operating a horse-rallway. The Cuurt then adjourncd until 10 o'clock this mornlng, wheu other testimony witl be introduced. COLLECTOR EVANS, UE MEETS A BET-DACK. Mtke Evans has been running aronnd quite lively tho last fow days in the hope of getting back the fat Collectorabip for which so many frmuds were porpetrated Inst apring. He fe lkely, Lowaver, to meat with some littlo logul dificultics, for yo day a bill was Sled agatnst him toprovent him from gotting possession of the Collector's books, and this momning an'application will bo made bofors Judgo Farwell for a prellminary Injunction. The complainauts to the sult are C. M. Ilenderson, Marshall T, Fleld, Lovl Z, Leiter, . C, Durand, Wiillam Blale, ¥, W, Peck, Wiillsm C. Hlbbard, ‘Franklln Spencer, John Orerar, J, McGregor Adame, and others, cwmq'ming sowe of the larzest taxpayernof (he city. They setout that Michael ns waa elected Collector of the Town of South cago (0 1875, and wasu defanlter to the anount ‘ol about $25,000, which he failed to Ty over, s required by law, e ulsu clafms to have been clected Collector for the present year. Demand hak bron made on bim for this balance, but ho hos fallcd to ecttio, and sult has Leen beguu against him and his bondsmen, which is now peading In tha Buperior Coart. Tho Connty Clerk In roquired nnnnnllil 10 mako out for the usv of the Town Collector n list of the taxcn far the ensulng year in_ suitablo books, to bo futnished by the counly, and to snnex thereto his warmunt uthorlzing much_Collector to collect the faxes 80 inade oul, the ‘caunty furnlshed fo due time the proper roksdn Hermann Lieb, the County Clerk. in which {0 extend the taxes; Nt Mr, Livb's deputics have heen fur mouths huy In making out thess bouks, and have just comipleted thom. The Town Col- ‘Tector fe comnalled by low, befure lio can recciva hy booka, tu give n bond fn double the amount o by collected for the fuithtul performance of his duty, and payment of tho monoy collected, The estl- muted smount of tazes for the t!uemn. year to be collected by Evana ls 85,000,000, 11is bond, tharefore, which is to by approved by the Super- vixurs and Town Clerk, must bo In theaum of $10, - 000,000, Liel, however, has lately snnounced his {ntention of dellvering the books to fivuus to- day, whethar bo glves a bund or not. 'ne complainnnts allege that Lisb cannot legally dellvor the books over untll the proper Lond” han heen fed and approved by the Supervisor and 'Fown Clerk, 'Thé books have been propared ut great exponve, and tho expendituro of much time, and cannot be duplicated, so that if Evans geta bold of thum ho will go on und collect the taxes at hia awn aweet pleadure, 1o g financially worthiess, s representations of an $BU, 000 estate in Afchie gan to the contrary notwithstandiug, ‘I'ho complalnants therefore usk for an injunc- tlon to prevent Lieh from delivering the buoks unthl vans hus piven the proper bond. Attacped 1o the hill s the attidavit of Kobert T, Linculn, the Snpervisor of the Town of South Chi fiv‘ In which he specifies the porticulars of Kvans' defal and other facts ' In_support of the bill. Marshall T, Ficld, ¥. W. Peck, sud Bernhard Cal. dan oo filed aiiduvits atating that they had Imd an interview with Lioh, In which the latter ovowed his ntention of turuing over the books to Evatw to-tay whother e funisled the proper homis or nut; that he would deliver them up it & butd wirs givon sutistactory 1o thu County Board. A motlon for Injuunction was at once made hoforo Judgoe Farwell, but postponed until thls morning, on condition that the bouks wers ot surrenderail 1o Evuis before Thursduy unlees the wotion for injunction was refused. “Mr. J, J, Ierrlck ap- preared ua solicltor for the complainanta, THE CIIMINAL COURT. A half-doxcn attorueya carted thelr urarics over to the Criminal Court last evening, preparatury to makiug o fnal anviaught bn the Evave-Csllaghan- South-Town bnbroglio. Just in what shape the cnag wim cxpected Lo coms up was known to no one ozcept thosa whio had been employed to kevp wulch over il from ita luception, and they, oven, did noy lwv!ll to beoverwlaa or well-informed, From what could be flesrned, however, the bouks lad been hrought over to snawer the demurror filed by una (o the plo laghan some time ugu, that Hvan: and conscquently lueligible tv tho uMee lector, Ju the urgument to the pleas the Court hud previously intimated that the plea In queation was goodl In liw, und tho frst act waa 10 “uvorrule the demarrer on the wotlon of Mr, Tulvy, Then the case assnmed 8 mattor-of-fact shape, leaving to b dutermined the qucstion whettice Evans was a de- faulter or not, —Up to thi ie of the caso Kvans had not been reproscnted, uud Judge Uary went home, _ Jmmediutely sficr the adjuurnmentof the court, Mr, toudy, Evaus' atloruoy, putinan ap- earance and was grestly non-pluscd npon learn- ruu what had been done. il not belng pmml y on hand, ho said, was due to ils inaking a mistake as Lo tho hour (he court would convene, but, promia- fng to do better next timo, be ook bis nlsfortuno in good par An edort is 1o bo made to-day to have a speclal session of the courd this ovenlpg to dinposn uf Llie cas forover, WHISKY. RESULTH OF A SBPECULATION, A rather interesting whisky caso bus beenon trisl before Judgo Blodgett the past iwo or threg dayw. The plalntid is tho Second Ward Savings Bank, of Milwaukee, which secks to recover abont $32,000 from Heory Holmbols, which it clalined (o hive losued bim. JLappoared that Ielwhols In 1870, seelng that whisky was going to riec, bought 100 | Larrels ou s speculation. When ho went to the bank the Cashier, W, Il Jacabs, inquired why be wanted so miuch mouney, and MHelmhols explained his {nteotions, JucoBs thought the chiance a good ong, and wanted to go in, to which Helmbols sgreed. A few days after, Anton Juaker, tho The complainants allege thit | hiroe had & talk togethier. The reault was WA arranged that Junker should bty high- nes on the joint account of the three partles, Jacobs ta furnish the mon At Jacobs' request also Janker bought 1,000 Tels a8 A hezlnnlnz Afalrs wenton for Abont eighteen montha, pui cnaeex balng made to the amount of B11i ), whan Uie whola stock was sold ont at s loan of abuiit $31,000. The bank which had boen advanc. ln\’ the money then brought suit to recover thia balance with “Intercst. ciatming that {ta Cashier, sIacoba, had acted on (ta hehalf, ‘and that the money waradyanced to flelmholz alone on his {ndividus) credit. Jacobs slao denled that he had any intereat of his own fn the oo lation. The evidence was canflicting, _snd ;n- case waa finslly given to the jury yesterday motn- ing. After being out ai) day’ thr( cama In eaying they conld not agree. Judge INodgett safd (hey wero men capable of knowing thelr own minds, snd it they did 1ot dealre any further Instructions to onable them fo agreo he would not keep them any lnnger, ‘They wute therefore dircharged, snd the ueation who leto pay that £32,000 1s pet uneettled, udge Lawrence, and Col. F, C. Winkler. of Mil. waukee, appeared for the bank, And M Bar- bgr & Lackner for the defendant. IN GENERAL, LIABILITY OF A STOCKUOLDER. Judge Blodgett was engaged yesterday In hearing the caso of John Cond, administrator of the catate of John Cond, deceased, agalnat Coddington B~ lings, to recover from the defendant, as stock: holder In the defunct MaYine Company, a balance 0182,700 due on & certificate of dspoait in the ravings department of the bank. The charter of the bank specislly provides that ite etockholders abali be'liable to the amount of thelr atock forall savings deposits, even for & certaln tme after they have dlsposcd of thelr stock. The particalar.question rafeed inthe present cage, howerer, was whether a sult at common law would1fe In éuch a cage In the United States Courts, or whether the rule wan not different in the Btate courts, In tne latter the ault woald Ne under the statutory labllity, but it waa contanded such was not the case 1 the Federal Courts, under the de- ciefonn In Pollard vs, Bailey, 20 Wallaca Kep, bntthstthe remedy wwaa by bill in chancery. had been decldod 1 the State Supreme Cotrt, in Culver vs. Third Natlonal Bank, that & common Iaw sult would be. After llnn' legal discusaion the case was tuken under advissmont by Judge Blodgets. . BOUTH PARK CASH. ‘The trial of the celabrated South Park condem- nation cnse wos continucd yeaterday by the ex- aminatlon of another venire of jurymen, out of ‘which the necesaary fve ten to complete the panet wero obtal ‘The jury, ae it will slt on thec: i composed 'of the following persons: Kitcham, Chbarles Cherry, Fried Riotz, Andrew Reynolds, €, B. Allen, V. G. Enrl, J. J. Hall, PP, Sauders, S. V. Babcock, Thomas G, Morris, D..C. Palmeter, R, M. Honry, Ae toon as the Jury had been sworn, counsel for the Commlssion- ers exprossed o desire that they visit the Jand to be condemned, and necordingly the twelve went down in & body lo the afternoon in charge of a batll{f and accompanted by R. 8. Thompson, of the counsel for the Commfesioners, and John L. ‘Thompson, of the counsel for the owners of the lana. Thecave will be apeied st tho beginaiug of tots morning's scseion of the court, ITEMS. An {nformation waa fled yesterday in the United States District Contt by the District Attorney againat .Thomas Blauver on o charge of illegal vot- Ing at the lnat election. ‘The defendant wwas imme- diately arrested and brought {nto court In custody of the Marshal, and Arthur Caton was nrpolm:d his counsel. Ile was then remanded to Jali. ‘The indictment aguinst Levi C, Miller for steal- ing some moncy left with him with which to hu{t Post-Oflice order was yesterday dismissed at {he instance of the United Btates District Attoeney. Judge Moore granted a divorce _yeaterday 10 Ap- pollonia Kreder from Ferdinand Kreder on'account of his drunkenness, John W, Launree, of Bpriaghold: obn W. Labaree, of Bpringfield. Tlenry D. Dunbar, of North ilartiand, Vi., bill yeaterday n%n]nll. the Peorls, Pkin sonville Hallrosd Company to restrain it from In- {ringing a patent for an {mprovement in {!lllolll for steam engines, originaily finnled to Dunbar Aug. 14, 1800, rnd subsequently refssued to Dun- bar antt Labaree, cach owning a half interest. BANKRUPTOY MATTERS. % Mr. Thomas Duckley, Assignce of the Homg In- surance Company tiled 8 report yesterdny of the sale uf certain assets of the Company for about $14,000, an account of which was published tn Tux TRisuNE Sunday, 'The rale was ordered to be approved if no objections ba fiod within ten days. u the caso of Cox Brothers an onder was made fora ooml{oamnn meeting 10 bo held Jan. 6. ‘George W. Campbell was yestorday appolated Asmymeo of John Bremuner. ‘The compusition munnf In tho case of Estell & Jenkins was continued untll Jan. 8, 1877, A composition meeting will bo held at 10 o'clock thls morning in the caso of Charles Preifer, and at 11 o'clock in the case of Alden C. Willard. SUPERIOK COUNT IN BRIEF, Stanton A. Irish, W, H. Bullen, and @. F. Gin- clalr beaan a sult_for £4,000 against Allen C. Calkina and Homer D. Fisher. i ws]}ug% 38 Heaps ctaol. sucd Obadiah Jackson or $1,620. 33 The Unfon Foundry Works bronght suit for 83, - 000 against Albort 4 Neely and Thomas s, Lob- Dins, ‘William L. Pomeroy and John F. Plummer sued George W. A, Biddle'and Robert Boyd for 81,500, Danilel t. Brant bronght #ut to recover 82,000 of Williom 8.’ Goleen. “I'he First National Dank of Chbicago filed a cred- itor's bill agaiust Frederick N. Hamlln and Nettie bgfllhmun. to recoveron s judgment for $11,- bt Julin B. Sweatt commenced a sult for $10,000 agalnal W, 1. Champlin and Josoph B, Randall. s CIRCUIT COURT. Foote & Rice_began a snit for $1,000 against John N. Gage, Seth Gage, R B, Gage, John WV, Polley, and —— Wolling, copartnersl as Gage +Brow, & Co. . Charles W, Bibley brought suit to recover §2,000 of the Amazon Ineurance Conipany. James 1L, Rice sucd Durbam ¥.” and Charles P, Keenuy and Charles AL, Warren to recover $1,000. Jnmuca i1, Rive began 8 sult for $1,000 against Jobn M. Shielda and Ernost N, Nlegalaen, CHININAL COURT, ‘The cazg of Meycr Rothatoln and Alfee Garland, indieted for robbing Patrick Iiartin of 120 English sovercigns nt 8 place keph I:{. them on State strcet, occupled the Court during the day. The jury re- tired about 6 o'clock, and an hour later returiied & verdict of gulity aa to the former, fixing hts time at two years n"the Penitentiary, Tho Iatter was acquittad. THOE CALL. Jupor BLonarTr—251, and 257 to end of cal- ‘endar. No caso on trial, Jupax Jaxrsox—381 to 087, 380, 300, 190 to 08, 400 to 404, 400 to 408, inclusive. o, 480, Harington va, Ewing, on tHial. g No caze on trial, Bet caso £, 560, Junviz Moonz—20, 21, 22, Junox Roanrs—No call, R Metropolitan City Rallway Company va. Chicago ‘West-Divislon Railway CompAnz. on trial, Jupus Bon\‘u-—ulfl& 617, 61D, 60, 622 to 635, Ilnfl;ulvn. No. 2,842, Olsssbrook vs. Clty, on eial, Jupon McAuLiaTer—No call. No, 320, South. Park Comumiiusioners va. Dunlavy, on trial, m.lm.ml FanweLi—Set case 1,138, Dullam va, orritt, . Junos WiLuiana—Set caso 1,332, Hyncs vs, {uluafl)ex. No. 1,076, Caspar va, Caspar, atill on i ¢ Uxrgeo & louns. Cotme—1 b NrgeEn Btates Cinouir Cotn 'unaz TiLoo- nlrgohn T, Tl va. Board of Bupervisors of Kendall County, $1,677.03,—~Jotin A. Wilson v, same, $1,677.90,—Orland Smith va, Town_of Dayton, LaSaile County, Til.. $,1242,67,—Citi- zene' Savings and Loan Assoclatlon vs, Town of Quwego, 35 705.—Samn v amo, 8458107, Same ve. Town of Wyoming, 84,130.67.—. D, Recoiser of {he Heandinavian Natfonal Wiltium Cuthbert, 87,018, —David Fres- oxander and Catherine C. Duncanson. ), —Linited States Herman, Isaac, an Motzler, $100 {n gold.—~Amoakeag Natlonal ‘Town of Uttawa, $14,888.00.—J. G, Dit- mau et al, va, Louls T, Palmor, $610.50.—John 11, Smith ve, Calvin If, Swain auld Gilbert W, Bar- nanl, $2.5i0,70.—Richard M. Btrong va. A, C, ing, $520.12, —Frederick A, Lano, Trusies, uglas 8, and Esther i, Taylor, 81, 241,26, 1on Count—CoNrEasiony—C, Follanaboo & Avdrew I, Galloway, 85,020 J anEsON~—Chicago, Milwaukes & St Paul 81,027:50 mond v, John MeBwe ct, 80,0 motlon for new trial. —Max e et al. lam I, Mayhon and Martin I, Ewing, Josgph 1logan vs. Thomas J. Woodcack, $155.— illain <t al, v Hugb Reed, $001,78, —Yaum, Sawme, $600.5 - CANADIAN ITEMS, Bpecial Dizwatch to Tha Tribune. TonronTo, Out., Dec, 10,—A special dlspatch fromn London, Eng., to the Qlobs says thereisa general rise In UGrand trunk stock, owing to Vanderbilt and the Trunk lines agrecing to an advance on through rates.- Bpecial Dizpaich to The Tridune. Norwiais, Ont., Dee. 10.—Dr, O, W, Padfleld, of this place, ated suddeunly this afternoon, from an overdoso of morphive, taken to allay ueuralgia and toothacho. Spectal Divpach Lo The Tridune, MonTnmay, Dec. 10.~To-day Juoge Papineau rendered judgment In suit brought by J. T, Johnson agalust $1, J, Fisk for $50,000, arising out of the latter having scduced Johnson's wife, THs Honor condemned 3Mr, Fisk to pay $1,000 d.nmnm:? to Mr. Jolinson and costs. Dispaich to une. OtrAwA, Dec. 18—At a4 wecting of the creditors. of E. B, Eddy, held this uftcruoon, George IHayes presiding, the oer of 20 cents on tho dollar without interest was sccepted without oppoaition, 10 cents payable fu February next, and 10 centas yoar from thst date. The total labillties are $716, 013, : ial Digpatch 10 Tha Tribune, BRAMPTON, Ont., Dec. 19.—The Duuker Tem- {u:r uco act wus voted on fn the County of Peel o-dsy, and defeated by about 600 majorivy. e t——— A NEW ELECTION, To the Edijor of Tha Tribuns. Cranroy, Dec. 18.—Your article ia th [ WaskLy T headed **Ifolding a New El = Bad been Preatdual of thu Coispavy 105 about & L wetl-known distilier, happeasd ép be in Milwaukes, | Uoa," rccelves not only wy approbation, but also that of every Repubiican fn the circle of my ac- quaintance, and we proposs to uphold that party which I not afrald to lead In carrying out the [dea contained thereln. 1t looka o un2s though thero could ho no ohjection raised by elther party to this manner of settling thelr dispates. Nelther Hayes nor Tilden can bo Inaugurated withount & muspicion of foul Play attaching to the sction. In any event the Republican party has nothing to lose but thia susplcion, for the diapated States hiava now Hepubiican Electors, and s fair clection would but confirm thelr right 1o cast thelr ballots for Hayes, Wittias RiLsy. o the Editor of The Tribune. GRAXD TIAvEN, Dec. 18— ' Veteran Volunteer ™ in your fsege of 10th, gives the txet for the times, *! Better glve up the chlld than have It cut In tw Wo don't wany, another civil war in thislandat preseot, A susplclon of infalrness clings to both sides In some of the Southorn States. Whichever rm Is connted in now the people are more than i ikefy (0 vols out In 1§90—upless the Gavernment ter adminintered tl hat s all wa want anyhow. Dan it _has heen for somu 2 - , und th But the fairest Way to settle it now In to have another election in sume half dozen Southern States, and we'll a1l g0 down and see how 1t 1a done, AxoTuxr VET. THE RAILWAYS. TROUBLESOME CLASSIFICATIONS. During the last few months much fault has been found by merchants fn this clty because the frolulit classilcations of somo of the roads, and especially those of the roads leading to Plttaburg, tended to discriininate ngainst the {utereats of Chicago, the claseifications of these baving goods In iower classes than the others, which virtually made tho rates from Western polnts lower than the regular rates indicated, "Thoe Western roads were greatly ambarrassed by this state of aflairs, and fo order to overcome the difliculty and to make all the cinssifications uniform, & mecting was called by Messra. Wick- er and Britt, the General Frelght Agents of the Uh(cngo& Northwesternand Chicago, Milwsukee &8t. Poul Rallroads. Themeeting was heldat the Uraud Paclfic Hotel yeaterday snd was attended by representatives of all ihe Western roads in tiils city, and a Jarge number from other poiuts. Ao orgranization was effected by the selection of Mr. Horave Tucker, General Freizht Agent of the Illinols Central Rallroad, as Chairman, and J. L. Uoddard, Assistant General Fraght Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, as SBecretary, "The question ut fssue was de- hated all day, but no plan conld be devised by which an immediate setticment of the dullculty could be cflected. Finally the following Com- mittee was appointed to examing the various classifications and to scs low an arrangemeat can be made to harmonize all the classitications to Eastern points. Lewis Viele, General Frefrht Agent Chicago, Rock ‘lslnml & Pacific Railroad; C. H. Wicker, General Freight Agent Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; Horace Tucker, Gen- cral Frolght Afent Ihinols Central Railroad; E. 0. Britt, General Freight Agent Milwaukeu & St. Paul Ratlroad; and J. L. Goddard, As- sistant General Frelght Agent of the Chicago, Burhugton & Quincy Rallroad. The Committes was also instructed to call another mecting some time {n January. THE CHICAGO & NORTHEASTERN. 1t fs announced that the Chicago & North- castern, better known as tho Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad, will be ready to run through trains by the 1st of Javuary, 1677, Workmen have been busily engaged on the uncompleted section of the road between Flint ond Lansing, and ft wil be completed in a few days. This will_make it a continnous line from Port Huron to Valparalso, where it connects with the Pittaburg, Fort Wayue & Chicago Rail- road, over which it has a twenty *enm' lonse_of running facilities, to come Into this city. Tho completion of the road will give the” Grand ‘Trunk Rallroad another outlet Irom this city, and will place it ou an cqual footing with the other Eastern trunk lines. It s “underatood that the road {8 virtually controlled by the Grand Trunk, and that the scction between Laaing and Flint was completed with the mon- oy furnished by the latter road. RECEIVERS’ REPORTS. Some of tho most experienced ratlroad man- ngers in this city find fault with the way the Recolvers of theroads which are in bankruptcy are making their reports. They say it would be agood fdea for Courts which bave appointed. Receivers to require them, in submitting their accounts, to show fully what amounts they re- celvo from passengers, freight, express, roall, and_ miscellancous matter. The oxpense ac: counts should show what amounts have been spent for repairs, motive power, cars, track, number of tons of {ron, number of cross-ties ut in track, repalrs to bridges, stations, and Euudlngo. Also the rate per ton per mile re- ceived from {reight, and the same for passenger permile. In this way it would n;;;‘aenr readily wwhether the roads are being malntained, or are running behind, —— A LAND CASE. The Sccretary of the Interior has just given an important decision concerning raiiroad lands, tho caso beiug that of J. Kemper, who wished to enter a5 & homestoad a plece of laud within the six-mile limit of the grantifor the Brajnerd Division of tho 8t. Paul & Tacitic Rallway in Minnesota. The decislon was an adverse one, and based on the ground that, though the land had been forfeited by the rallroad company having the latest title, yet it did not_therefore revert to the United States, and would not until further legislation was had, or proceedings were taken to devlare snid forfeiture. The upiniun of the Bacretary, which is a long ono, traces the land under all ‘tha legirlation whichi it has suf- fered, and concludes, na stated, that the fur- fefwro Is due, but by no means self-operative. — SILKWORM EGGS. ‘The seven car-loads of silkworm egrs on thelr way from China to France arrived here yester- day afternoon in a speclnl train by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Raliroad, and wero im- medlately transferred to the Pittaburg & Fort ‘Wayne Railroad, where an engiua was ready to take them to New York. The eggs ara packed in boxes, which are piled up fu frajt cars of tha Contral Paclfic Rallrad in such a mauner that they cannot bo jostled or disturbed. The train 1eft Omaha Monday cvening at 5 o'clock and ar- rived hicre at 8:40 o'clock p, ni, yesterday, It s expected to arrive in Now York this tvcnlmi. ‘The cargo fs worth about $1,000,000. This fs tho third or fourth mssignumient of silkwarm crgs which has passed through this clty during o last two year: FREIGUT-RATES, The General Freight Agents of the rosds leading from this city to the East are busily cn- goged In making rates to interlor points Lased on the tarlil announced in Tuz TRIDUNE of lust Bunday. A meetfvg was held at Mr. Meldrum’s oflice, corner of Washinzion and Dearborn strects, yesterday, and considerablo work was done. Tug new rates from Chicago to fyterlur Ints, as far as figared out, will be na follows: ‘0 Buffulo, on grain, 20 cents per 100 pounds; fourth-class, 23%¢ cents. To Erle, on crain, 18 cents; fourthclass, 20 cents, ‘o Clevelaud, on finln. 17 cents; fourth-class, 18 cents. To 8an. usky, on grain, 10 cents ; fourth-class, 17 cents. ‘To Detralt, un grain, 15 cents; fourth-class, 10 cents. To Toledo, on grain, 15 cents; fourth. class, 18 centa, THE ERIE &. CIIICAGO. The General ‘Ticket and Passenger Agents of the Erle, Atlantic & Great Western, and Vitts- burg & Fort Wayne Rallroads held a conference atthe Grand Pacific Hotel, yestenlay, for the purpose of waking urrangements for operatiug the new Erle & Chicago Line, which runs over thelr respective roads. Tho business they had to transuct referred maloly to getting up tickets and deciding upon the divisions, aud oes not interest the zeneral publie, As sovn 84 all the arrangements are completed, an oftice will by rented in a prominent part of the clty, aud an n‘zam. for this end ot the line appointed, Mr. Horton, of the Atlantle & Gireat \Vesteru Rail- roap, is promineutly meutioned for the position, SOUTHWESTERN RATES, The Bouthwestern Rallrosd-Rate Assoclation will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel to-day. Owing to the hull- days, the meepdug this timp s held s week car- ller than usuat, ——— TTEMS. ItIs stated that inJanuary the bondholders of the Detroft & Milwaukeo Rallroad will mect sod order the road to be sold, & movement ‘which will be immediately followed by an entive reorgantzation of the Compauy. By this change itls exrecte(l that the debt will be considerably reduced, that all imwediately uecessary repairs aud sdditions to the track aud stock of the Company will bo made, and that an economical and energetlc management will be jnstituted. ‘The Burliugton & Northwestern Railroad has Dow been completed from Burlington to Win- feld, and yupld progress s belog made on the extension to Washington, la. Thls sectiva will bo tlushied next sprizg. 1114 tho inteatlon to THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 876. complete the road to Grinnell, 1a,, whera It con- nects with the Central Ratlroad of [owa. by next fall. Mr.J, R. Kenn was fn the oty yesferday making arrangements with the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quiney, {ta Chicago connection. Mr. Kenn states that the new line Is already doing a very prosperous husinees, and when complete will e one of the best rcads in Tows. Information was recelved here yesterday that Mz, Alexander Starts, a son of Alexander Btorts, lumber-dealer at 23 Sonth Water rtreet, while trylng o get on moving freight train Bunday everilng at Wetang, some twenty iiles north’ of Calro, missed his footing and fell so unfortunately that the wheels of tho car went over one of his legs, crushing it so badly that it will have to be nmputated. The officlals of the road sont n apecial train to CRlro to get doctor to sttend to the young man, e ——— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Bpectal Dispaich to The Tridune. BraivarieLo, IUl., Dec. 19.—~The parties sink- ing an artestan well at Riverton, in this county, have reached a depth of 2,000 feet, and have struck salt water,~apparently an exhaustless supply. The gradoof ealt is very fine, and Is belug tested, and cxperiments made whether ft will pay to establlsh salt-works. Ou petition of the judgment creditors hotd- ers of coupon bonas {ssucd In ald of the Gilman Railroad by DoWitt County, summons was to- day issued {n the United 8tates Court rul?ulrlng the DeWitt County Board to appear and show cause why a mandamus should 1ot issue requir- ing the payment of the coupons by the levy of 8 county tax to mcet the smine, AMUSEME. vncopMAVERLYS THEATRE, — g A M FOR FIVE NIGHTS AND ON® MATINEE, N NELL, upported by Mr. EBEN FLYMPTON 3 Frortad By M KBRS, EGSERDY wed mLis day, Tuesday, n;ubl-rhl Y, T A GRAND WEDNESDAY SIAT Saturday, Dec. 3—PAYSON ENGLISH OPBRA COMPANY, - MCcVICKER'S THEATRE---KELLOGG, GRAND ENGLISH OPERA. Alliflfll,'nlm(irf;ll‘ Prius Mr, C. D. HESS' CLARA LOUISE KELLOGD. | 5™ company. > Wednesday Evening, Dec. 20, Moz famousoners, THE AT AGE OF PLOARG. s K LLLAB O Mo Itoscwald, Mra.Beguin, Mears. Carlion, Conler. Segutn, and Peakea in the cast, ~Friaay, [ee. ‘Z3-The Fiytng Dutclimen. with e origina) Eginn cast, SATURDAY, GRAND KELLUUG MATINER. MeVICKER’S THEATR COMEDY NIGHTS, TUESDAY, THUESDAY. sod SATUUDAY Evenings Dee, 10, 21, and 3 fternating with the ENGLI3H OFRRA.” H.J. 's eminenily succeesful comedy, MARRIED IN HASTE, WITil A RRILLIANT CAST. The ext Comedy Production, - OUIL HOYS. Opera Nigiita, MONDAY, W1 SDAY,& FRIDAY, S Statfuee—BOHEMIAN GIRL, ADELPHI THEATRE. 30 STARS 20; Thists pronounced toba 1N NEW ACTS, the Best over ta {he city. NEW SONGS, NEW DANCES. X-Mus Pantomime Satur- Prices, 18, 23, 50, 75 cents, (¢4 All Ladles' Nights, TONY DENIERand New ‘Matinees Wednesday and| |Compln!. Baturday. UAVERLY'S THEATRE, gsturday evoning, Dea. 33, wiil be produced b PG R R M e BIodiced by the two opeias vevertelary (reatid i Chicaso. Gonmod's and one of Offenbach's Iatent comic opes VERTIGO, oo Mr. Alonzq Hiatch, of "Chichgo, (s the tenar of this gompany.” Mondsy, Dec. 25, CALENDER'S Georgia Min: COLISEUM, Every evening at 7:45. FINEST ENTERTAINMENT IN TRE CITY. MISS ADRIENNE GREY, The Murrays, ¥iaco combination, snd THIRTY POPULAR ARTISTS, 1n ag fmmenss bill, WO00D'S MUSEUM. This Afternoon and Evening Jast performances of ROB ROYX. Thursday—NEVER T00 LATE TO MEND. WEST SIDE SKATING PARK, Corner Ada and Madison-au, OPEN DAY AND EVENING. ‘nlxfl 1n gaod condition, lllmf’ & Berry Skates for rent ‘a0 it the Tark hy SEALUING DIOS. Ad S3Cene. Cllrens 10 centa: o THIRD ANNUAL BALL OF THE Rising Slta,rl Lodee No. 50, . 0. F. 8. OF I, At the Standard Ilall, cntrance on Michigan-av,, Ohristmas Eve,, Bunday, Deo. 34. HOTEL, LA PIERRE HOUSE, Cor. Brond and Chestnut-sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Testlocation in the clty; greatly enlarged and | proved: fifiy rovms on aulfe: bath, liot and cold wats misenger elevator, and sll modern fmprovemen Btteu up fa-eicquat’ siyle; Srat-class In ail |ta appolai: Terms—~§2.5010 §4 per day, sacording to locatlon of TR O p—— milies an o, 3. B, BUTTERWORT! prictor. ARTISTS' MATERIALS, A AN oo ARTISTS N AND War-Flower Materlal, OLAl HADES, Architects' & Englueers' 4 Goodds, Etc., Ete. PERFUNMES, &c. -cases, handkerchief H 0 L I DAY " glove-boaes, Ivory rushes, Rusa - pockel. 'books, ~ clgar-casca,” tollet- GOODS, (i . Tas = cholcest perfumes, Douq PERFUMES §isféfieidleidh W sold In butk or bottles from 3¢ upwards, or half thie ususi prices. A, C. VANUERBUKGI & CO. 10y Biaterdt 111 &113 Lake St., Chicago, Necarefultobuyonly the Genuine. OCEAN STEAMN ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, ‘The Genpra!, insatlsatic Company's Mall Kiea: between Now York ud. Havie, "ening o b (G, %) for the Iandl; f The veastls on thiy Provided with Eleetr 44, foul of Harruw aurador, sanglier, Sati) owa: 40, 3, W, Amere faue, l’numu. Satut 3, § p.u. Fraoce, Trudelle, Batiraay dan 47| brico of past wage 1o goid (ucluding winel Firat cabin, 8119 to $120, " ccording “to sccommoduiin, “Secdad, $7L. hird cahlo, 84 Return tirketa at reduced rates. Stecraye g, with superlor accommodstion, ineluding wienalls, “without cxtrs charge. & dy oot carry_stectago passon: out, 5% Broadway. + Ageut_tor Chlcago, e North German Lloyd. an";"h‘u‘.(?.“'n'x'r[»'»'.’e'..‘fifie??"r'\'.’u':".{}’”!hf‘i&{&";‘l’gfn&‘x?fi.i‘ it nis, i el h OF] 8 Great Western Stoamship’ Line. From New Vork (o Driatol (Englnby direet, ARBAGON, Bymont CORNWALL, Stamper....... wine, beudlog and A P ndon, Ha: NOHAM & CO., Baukers snd ot Now York,' make for cus- Ls Of Iwrye bF sall umounts Tegtl baracter, which (requsatly oA 1o pweaty tmes the smvuul livaaied every ilrty daye. [tallaile Stock Priviloses uexoilated stTavorabiorafles, Blocks boukht and carried s [on, & Gealred o dopastt of 3 L 8 o cuut. CUGWIAIART Werkly Repurw seut froe. from Gve Sose NN FUBLICAKNONG, SCRIBNER FOR JANUARY Tn specially notable uot ounly for the excolleace, but for the Breat varlety of its contents and the beauty of its {liustrations. Among the more note- worthy articles (here is sn Hlnstratod paper on "NORWAY AND THE NORSEMEN,” by Prof, Doyesen, an Ameticanized Norweglan, of Cornell Unlver QGen. McClellan's iaterestiog serles of travel-aketches ogine with “A WINTER ON THE NILE in which he discasses the Khedive's army and tom of Internsl Improvements, ete, Clarence Cook, In hie paper on **Household and Home Decora- tlon, " takea up such practical matters ns bedroom farniture, open fires and furnace heas, gas and kegosena lights, blue and white china, Me. Bae- nard's paper, “THE ENGLISH WORKINGMAN'S HOME,” describes the Shaftesbury Bullding Association in London, with {llustrations of hoases for working- men. “WHAT OUR CHURCHES COST US” shovws (he reiative coat of church-work. 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Short- - R pfiaYe had sn urpartunicy fur several yenrs pasy of abssrviag the maoner in which this Academy {8 con- ducted, a4 well as tho deportment of ihe pupils who at- tend it and ap satisned tint nothing Is neglected which can further bath thia lntellectual and moral develop- ment of tha latter. 4is Academy for Young Men augd Tioya ta 13 miles by 1all from Philadelobis. €200a Year for Lioardin ashiog, Ons &, Schoollng Books &c. Payal Quarteely, No cxira charges. Suidents sdmitted anytine:” Snectal indlyliual ind class- (natruction for , advanced and backward puplls comhining the aqvan- {agcsof private tutoring and schonl-tvor ditly Teu Instruetors. two graduates of Yale Collegs. Medta haa seven churchen, and s carter which bas proniblied the fals of tnioxtuating drinks for 21 yesrs. For ulctuz of usiim, e, cireufar and e ’swh‘m}x CSHORTEIGE ), Medis, Pa. £33 1 MACHINERY. e ST G IRUN vmmg_xgg{img&ws' CRANE BROS. MI”G €0,," T PROPOSALS. Prunusafiur Aray Transporlation. : DEPARTUENT OF DAKOTA, ! \ TrapQuARTERS v, F'aULy M., (ree, b, 1978, ALED PROPOSALS 4 triniicote, sulject to the 1 candltions and requirements, whil be reveived at nis oo uotfl 13 o'clock, noun, o the 20th day of aiuary. 1877, &t which ticle aud piace they will’ be & In (he presence of ldders, for tlie transportae tiun o M(iticary Supplies, etu., 0l (e fullowlng roulsh in the Deparcitent of Dakuty durfig the weuctag AP Y. (877, and andlag March 31, Junt, (' NO. .= Wagon transportation trom and tivad Io'tho State of Minaesota aud Terrliory of Iy 2-HOUTE IN SIONTANA.—Wacon tganeportatle frow sud o stations o the District of Montaus, uo. frain Varnue, Lcail, o such ather station oa the Unioa Vi SR A s ver eranapor. tation betweca Morehesd, SR oF Fanioy Dy T ed stion, : ol it am Livcotn, D, T, ERIIAGE between Fort Aurs T dny hewsrck, D, To and batween ald Fort'and Femy-tanding opvds te tliereto. i pusals for vach faute stiould be mads separatety, 4w be wccompunled by 8 band gusrntealug tiat iu cisd 8 contract la wanled to the biduer bu Wil duly executa e sallic, g “Tlie Guvornment resarves the rlght (o Fejoct say and All bids thyt may be oflered. Blank fol als, Kusranios bonds, requirs- . o OBtk et bl Ko o S poalioh 0 the pReEts o Quartermiasters Defartint at Chicago. fil., Oin Re P s oafee, AW, AL th N A pea coutuinl 1 bo marked. .‘:Jln":nwlfing ‘l:‘?r“ Hraiiroriuliin da R 1o (s oo, ! ressedio BN, C: GATID, Cutef Quartermaster. PROPOSALS FOR OfL FOI¥ . 187‘ -8. e nanD, Ty O o, Do & 1o, Bealed Proposals will by Tecolved at this Olficd until 12 o'clock m, vn T the N EL) dl‘{uv January, 1677, for aupplylug elyy. housend (87,m) gallous ot o leat au Ly Win ued Pure LARD OIL fae ihe United States 1 ouse Service, accoralig to® tuy speclicstivas beariog dule as wbo les of which may bo had, afier Deo. 15 0u applicatiuu to Lhe Iighteilonse. Hoard: tu thig Tnspector, Towpkisille, Stal aud, tue Lighi-House barou squsre, lusiou, 3 & Detrolt. Sich. Mt taenc i Wha rf-‘i}fi“)wf:{;éix':m , Cammaador U. 8, ¥y Noval Bocrotarg, Ipgpecior at No. I4 g:l.