Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1877, Page 2

& THE CHICAGO TRIBUN: Prersident pro tem. was authorlzed to fill the yacanciea, The Chalr lald before the Senate the WL fo- formally Inid askle yesterday to amend the Facille Rallraad ncts In order that it should come up as unfinfhed business to-morrow. The Benate went futo _excentive scselon, nnd‘s whien the doors reopened, took & recess untll 1t to-morrow, TIOUSE. Soan after bustners was hegun in the Iouso of Representatives toiay, Mr. Hale rose to a priviteged question, snd fead a letter addresscd to him trom J. Madison Wells and Thomas C, Anderson, rtating they were confined in a damp, dark dangeon of the ecllar of the Capitol} that {catcmav. by order of the Speaker, they had cen transterred ton mich better room, snd that thes had boen brought back {0 the cells by order of the Scrgeant-at-Arme, and that on ac- count of bad afr in theeell one of them, Gov, Welle, was now on his sick bed, Mr. fale astd Nis atfention had been called by this letter to the maiter, and hie had gone to the celt in which the prisoncrs were confined, and had found It damp, dark room, into which n gleam of sun- Jight could never’ penctrate, and which hnd to Ve fllumisated by gas. ‘The sl \vas pojsonons and one of the “prisoners, an old man ov er 70 years ald, was laid on Lis bed of gickness, It vns fnhuman to keep them fn sach a room, and e theretore offered a resolution directing the Berreant-at-Arma to remove the prisonerston well-lighted and welt-ventllated room, where tuelr health mayinot be entangered. M, Cox snid It was In this same ccli that n Repablicau Congress had incarcerated Stewart and Irswin, The prisoners were confined {n claze custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, but they could release themselves by simply purzing” them- eelves of contempt of the House and answerlog guestions which they had refused to answer, Alr, McCrary inquired what questions they had refused to answer. Mr. Cox—They have refused to produce cer- tain papers. Mr. McCrary—They arc confined for nob pro- duclug what was notTn thelr imlc.mlun. Mr. Cox—Thie Ilouso had already disposed of that queetfon, The resolution was, I Lis Judg- 1ment, a reproach on the Sergeant-at-Arms, The ‘witnesses had slmply been treated as other wit- nerees had been, Mr. Wilson spoke In favor of the resolutlon, and stated that, after frequent frultioss ut- tompts to see tho witnesses, ha had succeeied n so dolng only by an onler from the Speaker. AWhen be thl succeed, ha found the witnusses a small, I-ventilated cell. ilecoutd not escape 1he tmpression that the offlcers in the Sergeant- at-Arms’ oflice did not wish thie prisoners to be well treated. 11o honored the Speaker for his Jwnest eiforts to relieve their suiferings. It was abhorrent to the feellngs of the Amerlean Duonll(' that the House should treat with such cruelty an old mau over iU seara old because he bad stood up for what he knew was vicht. ‘Che Speaker suld that witneses wero not in Iis charze, but, as e had charge of the rooms 10 the Capitol, he lad ordered that thie prisoners £bould be traleferred to the room of the Com- ce on Edueation, hut that Committee had tedy; und tho SBergeant-at-Arnis hud no power to o anything but remove them once miore to thelr futiner rout. Mr, Woo said hie did not wish the House to be regarded by the country as doing an tuiuman sztlon, but he thonght Lefore acting on the resolutiva the Housa ehould require n certificate from some doctor stating that the health of the prisoners would bo fmpalred or endangered by thefr contiuement In that partiewlar rooul. ‘That bad been the cantom-nlwass ncasea where 1 prisouer camplalned of hls accominodation. Mr. Congrer thouht there qoulit by no pre- tense of right or fustico on the side of uny perty which should perpetrate sich o ersielty as 10 conline prisoners in a room Iy which thelr Beaith would be wndermined simply beeause thay refused to produce certaln papers which It was uot 1 their power to produce. Tho mere statement of that to.the common American miad would produce the conviction of Infamous Wroue done by this House, and no ausu would dare attempt to Justity sich conduct, which re- minded one of “the days of the fhumb-serew und Inquisition, Mr. Clymer, on behalf of the Bergeant-at- Arma, safd that that officer had_done all in lis powes for the purpova of rendering prisoners comfartable. ‘The room they oceupled was well Nected, lghted, und ventlated. "1t wos the Toous Which Lad heen used for the same pur- pose by precedine Congresses, They were ullowea to have conversations withihair Triende, Me. C —Many wembers have sought ae- 1o them and been denled, he Speaker explatned by calling attention to Inet it thy Hlution \\'muhlglnvcd the ree- t witnesres m the custody of the Sergeant- ring directed that they stiould be leld in ast custody.” Banks tionghg, when the ouse ndopted that resolution, It had not intended that an in- Juisttion should Lo estabiished “which shonld comypel the prisonera to disclose what they dil wot duslre 1o disclose, Ile also wished to call atteation to the fact that the prisonera had not Leen kept In % elose custody, us tha resolution direeted, but that they had 'been taken heforo tne Comittes of the Homo and compelled to 1ve testlmony without uny order of the House uilowlng thet 1o bo brought out of custody. Mr. Sparka stated that wll the thne the pris- opers were before the Commitiee they had beea 1n charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. Dunks replied that when o wilnees was testylying Lefure o comunities he was o free 2an, ’ “Attersome further dlsensefon, Mr. Iule called the Y.—nxuus questfon ou the aduption of the rezolution, but, the Dentocrats voting agulnst 31, the previous guestion was uol ordered. _ Mr. Cox moved to refer the resolution to tha Spectal Cammittee on thy Electiou b Lonlslaua aith fustruciions to report speailily Lo the Houso whetlicr sitch state of uffairs dued exlatos s giuted in i communieation frowm J, Madison Weils and Thomas C, Auderdon, Mr. Wood satt that the Republican gide of tha [1ouse was endeavoring to mialead the country 15 to the trud state of affairs, und to throw upoin ilie wjurity of the Houso the stigma of fnhue aanity towurds ita prisoners, ‘Those prisoness 2 rfused to produce papers which mizhthave fettied the Presldential question, and mizht tave prevented the preseat lamentable condl- tion ot ailulrs, Mr, Cox thought that the actionof the minor~ ity of the House luoked too much ike Hontzlug the Lowshang iteturting Bourd, and naking o retange of bunanity bt so dolne, The room an walel the prisoners were contined was wells ventilated ond well-lghted—{Mr. Hale—* It 13 neither,”] and well-ieated.” ‘The prisoners were taken every day o the House restaurant, where, 1 they were €0 die, they would die of yepletion, und yet the gentlemen on the other £lie hud the nripression that tho prisoners were petting ua thin us Deathy toe skuletom aud Time, the shixdow, I0 that were 80, why did aot thelr frlemds wlvise them to produc the pavery Qemanded of themi I jt bad ot cen that eertaln threats had been made to kit 113t hud not b been g walkl 1 thist une of the witnesses bad ursenal, they night loug sinve alluwed priv.ieges which the gentle. Maine (Hale) himself enfoyed. I there wus any foundution to the rumblaint which they made, he hoved the Cuminittes on LoulskimcAlfales would examine into It sud remedy Ity ‘Ihe resolution was then roferred~-yeas, 145; By, Bik Mr. Buckner introduced u LI abollshing the Bourd of Conmissioners of Police of the Dis- trlcr of Cofumbly, Ieferred. A, 8, Willlams (Mich,) ntroduced a bill ro- praliug the statutes prohibittng uppolntments ;m.l ;:Jmmul.!uu in thestall of tho unmy., Ree crred, alr, Carr asked leave o offer a resolution re. «ltinz that the Etectoral Commission bins rofused tu ko behmd the returos ond sdnit testimony tulen In the Southern Btutes by tue llouss Conynittecs, nud directing that members of the Louists Returning Bourd be released Irom the sustody of Lue Bereant-ut-Aring, Musers. Eden, Bland, sud others objected, “The House then weut mto Counnltics of the Whole ou tue Detelency Appropriation bill, Mr. Eden in the char. Mr. koster madea formal smendment {n order Lo cortect the statewent wade aday or two tgo by Mr, Handall that the nsjordy of the Houso hud d1at year reduced the expenditurcs of the Governnient $o0,000,000. 1t bad reduced the cxpenditures getually about $23,000,000 from which must be subtracted 38,000,000, whi twould be expeuded tuis year 1 detlelencles, Jvaving ubout $17,000,000 reduction. M. itaudall corpared the appropriatioutmodae Dy the Forty-third Cougress und those madu by thie Forty-luourth Congr 1u thetwo sesslons ol the Forty-thard Cougress there had teen ap- propriated ¥59,000,00. Iu the Orst seaslon of tue Forty-fourth Congress thers Load been s prouriated $143,000,000, ‘The probabilitivs were 1Lat tlas year the appropriation would anount 10 314,000,000, wakliug w aggeegate for the twa reszlons uf the Furty-fourth Congress an sporo- priatict ol $LAL0W,0W, which would beu e dutiun from the uppropristions of the last Con- ferexs OF BUSWOGL0U, I the Senate bad ot fust sear scatsted the efforts of the Houss fu tho di- Fectivn ol ceonoiny, that reduction would bave atnounted Lo ). Mr, Fuster gald that (¢ wus merely a matter of Judginent, ‘The gentleman from Penusylvania (tandall) said tlat the reduction lust year bad Lecn $453,000,000, wiie be keld that it lad been bm. lih,uu,u». Time would sbow who wus Fictit, & ‘Kue Committce rose and reported the bill o thy House. The tirag vote was onthe smendinent ndopted fn Comwittee o1 tbe Wuole, wppiovriating £300,00 for Lk payment of @ numier ob clains against the lutenor Dipartiicut for servicds rendered that Department transportation of svpplies, et Mr. Waldron opposed the nmendment, and eatled attention to the fact that a large numner of the ltems embraced fn the amendment were for tho henefit of the Unlon Paclfic Rallroad. After discussion hy Measrs, Stoue (Mo, trelt, Hancock, and Belford in favor amendment, and by Meesrs. Clymer, Eden, Bright, and Atkins sgalust it, the hill went over witfiout actlon, aud the Louse took recess unti! 10 to-morrow. ——— TIIE GREENBACKERS. TREPANING YOI THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN. A special meeting of the Greenbackera was held last evening fn the Tremont club-rooms, Willlam MeNally {n the chalr, and B. J. Murphy temporury Scribie. Mr. 8. P, Norton, who had been In 8pringfeld during the Scnatorial contest, was called upon to make few remarke, Ile sald that the Inde- pendent members of the Tegislature had proved true to thelr principles, and, with the ald of the Democrats, succeeded fn clecting an [ndepend- ent United States Benntor. Jle could not sce hovw the Republicans could claim Judge Davls, because they didn't vyote for him; the Demo- crats didn’t want him, but were obliged finally to aceept him as the candidato of the Independ- cnts, 'The speaker then rehearsod tho hilstory of the Logan defeat, with which the pubilels familtar, ITc thought from all he conld learn that Judge Duvis was In full sympathy with the principlea of the Greeuback pnrl{. Mr. R, E, Hoyt offered the following resolu- tious, which were ndoptod: sterolred, That we regard tho echome praposed by Presldent {irant In h‘}'n eecond lpv:lnl,'m 23 to Congress, looking o the speedy resumption of speele.payinents, ne the crowning Tolly of the pres- ent Adiministeation, put forth tn the fntereat of tho manoy, mer. nnd caicnlated to plupgo the peo- ple still deeper into baukrnptey and sinancial ruln. Teesolved, 'That the only proper way of placing cenbacks on 3 par with gold {8 to inake them o 111 and legal tender, receivable fur ail debts, pub- licand private, Resotred, That we heartily rejoics over the clece tlon to thie United Staten Senate of that honest and able stateaman, the tlon, Davhi Davie, bellesing him to bo fuliy in sympathy with the greenback or legal-teader reform movement. Jlexolred, That onr thanka are Juo and are hereby tendored to the thirteen Independent mem- bers of the llinols Lezisiatare who went fnto the Senatorinl cantest twith no party coflera sround thelr necka and gallantly ** fought It out on that line" until they had secured the electionof a stateaman to 211 the office now held by Gen, Lozan. Lerolred, That this meeting sdopl sume plun laoking to the Immedinte and tharough reorsanilza- tlun of the legal-teuder forces fn this clty and connty, that we may bo prepared to act unitedly and effectively at the coming spring election and fn the way of ‘nt subsequent elections, REORUANIZATION NEEDED, Mr, MeNally abandoued the chalr to Goorge B. Bowen, and addressed the meeting on the ye- cugalty of a reorganszation which will do away sith the primary-election system, which hie pro- noudetd an unimtigated traud. He suggested a eall of the wards, so that tho frtend»gfr‘f the cause could be aseertained and numbered, and made a tmotlon to that effect, whleh was adopted, “The vall Waa then procesded with, sud it was nscertained that eacl wanl had frow two to five well-developed rug-bavy uurses. The country l.un'vbn mkd’l‘ l:lgwlsc. i ric ‘oincroy, inresponse to an urgent appeal, mounted tm}v rostrum and stated ?lmt ha had been brougiit fnto connvunleation with a large vuuiber of lnfluential men throughout the conntry who are In favor of greenback prin- ciples.” Aletter from Loulslana stated that, 1n tlt section of the Soutl, the future light wonid be on fluances. - Documents wers wanted fn thut State, and nlso fu Texus, explaining the or- canlzation of the Northern Grecnback party. ‘exas has 83,000 Greenbackers, Prominent Re- publleans infowa, Kansas, Nebrasla, and Mis- sourl had written to ke speaier, ndvising him that they would take hls papor If4t wera the nd- vuzato o greeubacks only. - Letters teom New Hampshire fudicate that the .preenback will be on lmportant fuctor in tne elec ilons In that State. The result of the Independont movement at Sprivticeld hos great!y strengthened the Greenback purty—has dong more lor it than the “har’l® dld- for Til- den, The speaker antiouneed that he had cut Toose from the Democratic herd-book, and here- after will sail on the greenback ocean, and will luynm no muti for vltl:e uniess he will unc- (uivocully advocate thu Krlnclploa of the reenbaslc r:\rty. e will advocate the aboiition " of the Natlonal —Banks, and naking the greenback n legal-ten- der for all publls " and private ~ debts. Every day he heard of the organization of ot Tennt” ten Greenback Clubs througlout the country, The people are waking up? they aro demanding that the rich man must pay taxes on Bl wealth proportionate to what the poor mna in oblfzed (o iy on Tila poverty. For lifinsell, lie will hereafter only buy from'n Greenbacker, and when he eomes {odie, nonebut a Greenback reacticr sliall pronounce his funeral sermon, Ie hus got through pivitg ald and comfort to the aneny, ulso WORK, NOT TALK. A, Q. Cameron dld_mnot. think this was the thue tor inaking rpocel It was the timo for work. It. B, lloyt moved that a committee of fiva bo appointed (o report at the next meeting can- widates for atl tno ofllees to be fllled at. tho wrlng clection, with particular reference to Mavor, A, C, Cameran thought ¢ would he well to pericet tho organization of the party before nomfuating caudldated, Alr, MeNully thougnt Hkewlae. Me, Hoyt wlthidrew his motlon, J, ' honlleld urzed wperfect organization previous to tho sngyeation of any candidates. wiJames Feleh, aiter a lone Introductory speechs, in which he gave o lamentoble accotnt of the resuniption ot apecie In Enzlund In 1818-2, and predicted uvcrl\ull\lfi' mush to the United tatos, If It persisted in fts present tinuncial pol- fey, affered a redolutlon, waich he withdrew to wllow * Brick " Pomeroy to subit the follow- e esolred, That tho roprescnlatives trom the dif- ferent wards of the c(lyp here nssembled lmnl‘}‘,‘l{l aru instructed to call o public mecting(n thelr ro- spective wands, one fn each precinet, 0 vieet threo en Trum each preetics as members of the peneral commitiee, und have this committcee from 1in pres clncty weet and cloct uno imsu from oach wardae & menbor of tha Colntlitce un Organization to weot with thls urganization ta perfect i J, Ts Bunlleld offerad ua un amendment Jeeyolred, That tna represvntutivos Jrum the different warids hero repreacitod call weetiage in their respective wards under the constliution sand by=lawa wdopted for the orzanization of the Independunt purty, end that the Sccretary send cngh‘l "fi) tho reprosentatives in each ward, Mr, MeNally moved to luy the wbole matte on the table. yl.mn.. v d Mr. Norton moved aa an amendment to tha amendment, that all the representatives presens }m c:m?mll \il{lll sc',l_illmzdlulemwllm the mect~ 0z to b held next Thursday evenlng. Adopted. Adjournel, i & o HYMENEAL, Fpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. KANRAREE, 11k, Fub. 8.—Rankakee to-duy in- dulged In the lugury of a high-toned wedding, tho contravting partles belng Miss Nelllo C. Mix, of this city, and Mr, George 1. Taylor, of tho Cleveland Paper Compaay, Chicago, The ceremony wus perforied In 8t Paul's Church by the Rev, D, B. Phillips, fu the prescnca of & lare sudiones, The bridegroutn waa attended by Messrs. Thomas Kirkwood, T. B, Culver, dolm Hoe, and W, 8, Carver, of Chicago; and tho bride Ly Misses Carrle Mix and Jennle Melk, of Kuukakee, aud Nellio Goodrich and .\’tln:l Cuxltvlfl’l rl U::'l:ngu. 'l'lml brlfiz wus uh.; utly attired fu white gros-grai sl med %\'llh{' vy brocaded m‘é 'fn: lacy :{? '.llk b Mixond Melk wore blug sitk, Musses h and Culyer, cora brocade silk, Messrs, Juniea Brown and Wheat Wood, of Chi- enizuy aud Dutl Sherman und Al Plko, of "this ulty, ucted as ushers, Afier the cereuony the brldal party proceeded to the realdenco of the bride’s parents, where the relatives ond o few inthuate frionds were recelved, The bride and groow, With thelr Cbicago fricnds, took the 6 ©'clock truin lor Chicogo, The ailalr was the most stylish Raukukeo hus over withesied. et — ~ TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, CoLuxeus, O, Feb. 8.~The citlzens’ recep tion und bgll, given to tho General Asscmbly and Btate ofticers to-night, was ajlarge and brill- faut atfale, Gove uud Mré Hayes wers preseat. New Oureass, Feb, 8,~Tue carnival segson was lnsugurated by the procession of tho Kolghts of Mowmus, Subjects *llades, a Dreas of Mo- s, fucluding ulso i satire ou the political events of Stute aud Natlonal adinluistration. "Fhie streets were well filled with spectators. - e e FINANCIAL, Berrato, Feb. 8.~Slmpeon & Denuls, coal dealers, buve wade ay ussigument fur the bene- it of their creditors to J. F, Moulton. Liabili- tles, §45,000. » S A= Tu this Centennlal year, wo are reminded of cen- tenariaus, 4 (0w of Whou ure started o (he road b a second puul . Ouo uf the recenlly stutod ha owed his woperb sy and bealth to soap ond cold wutsr, This couqueror of Uwe {s suro ts Lo s eutbualustic friend vi U, 7, Bablitt's Toiles 1 Locaway bie Ly reacked his sccoud chitde vatss Le Ludy it the pedfectivu of bulh- 5 or chi'dren uud gereral Wilvt purpoacs Bothing can equil it THE STAT Legislators Beginning to Wonder What Their Constituents Will Think. A Gradual Diminution of the Checky The Two Jobs Now Befora the Legislatare for Riohardson's "' Reimbirse- . Indlcatlons that a Thorough Investigas {lon Caunot Be Thwarteds Arrogance of the Ring, ment," Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. SenixorisL, 1, Feb. S.—Tho number of tho Innocents In tho Ueneral Assembly who never beard of Richardson and the new State- House steal is daily diminishing. The number of pudiingz-headed partisans whose notlon of fealty to the Republican party conslsts in the firm bellef that no man can be loyal to tho Re- publicant party who will not, to the last, shicld and defend & thict who calls himself a Repub- lcan {s also diminishing. the ranks of those who hold that their firat duty to the party Is to expose and punlsh every thief who fn tho naima of the party has robhed the tax- -payers 18 dally incrensing, for they have heard ot Tichardson and the State-House Job able membera whosa notlons of thelr dutlvs are no higher than that it is thelr duty to cover up tho rasealities of every official who lhappens to belong ta the party are also awakening to a sense of the fact that he the Penftentlary, THALL CONSTITUENTS demand to know what lins become of Yhe threo and a half millions that heye been expended for the unfinished new State-House of mud and marble, sham and shoddy. For the frst time n thelr officlal carcer the Honorables aro awakened to a knowledge of the fact that by no official flctlon could Richardson be construed (a8 was done by the new Statc-Honse Commiestoncrs) to Also, that big profits paid: onthe stone-work Job swindle to Richardson cannot bo pretended to have been pald for * the support of the Penltentlary,"—which Richard- son has atso swindled ont of $40,000 or $50,000. Even though tho State-Tlouss Commissloness that falsc In thelr late report set wup pretenss an tuut price thoy pald for for the new State-ITousc, it ts now so well kuown by the publfe at large that the muncy was pald to Richardson, that tho pretense of laving to “support the Penitentiary ' at the expense of the State-House fund is no longer kept up. The plen uf tho Ring now {a that they hase been fnvestizated until the investigation cxeuse for the exarbi- tho stone-work has become & matter of PERSECUTION. That is the plea Scnator Bosh put forward in Dehalf of the Ring the other day. At that time Mr. Benator Bosh hadn't beard of Richardson. Mr. Benntor Bosh to this time, It s belleved, fs quito as ignorant of tho exlstenco of Richard- son as wero ‘amd aro tho State-House Commis- sloners themselses, who contracted with Rich- ardson for the job, {u violation of law, and over since havo officlally knosrn only the Feniten- tiary Commisaloners, who, since 1872, when Ricirdson was discovercd, bave acled 18 go- betweens und dummies for Richardson. Mr. Renator Nosh Is slsv cconomical, and fears the ex- penso of a bona fide investigation, conducted In opcn sessfon by u competent inted to Investigate. not to cover -HHO0US At tho same time, Honor- ommittee ap- T¥hieh could not, hide tiie testimony by i s was done by the Cammittee of ‘the Twenty- pinth Assembly which, by somu nccident, dis- covered Richardsun and” straightway whites Benator Nosh hasn't yeb discovered that ho has'tulked bosh in all tnat Tic #ald on this subject upou inspiration of the washod Mr. ring and the ring lobby. TIIR PACTS A\E NOW RNOWN: 1. That the $1.000,000 worth of stone-work .was nofy na required. by Jaw, leb to the lowest bldder, but was let to Kichardson ot fancy prices. 9, That this Jetting was surreptition: Nl ond earefully covéred up, und ever since has Dbeen concealed under the pretended ofllefal fg- norance of the Stale-House Commissiuners who mada it 3, ‘Phat to hide the job tho Htato-Housg Com- miseloners have prefended Penitentlary wiien, ns Commissloner Beverligo ina testified, they themselves tract with Rlehardson in covel Taw requiring the work 1o bo let, after advertise- to deal with tho made the Job-cun- rtviolatlon of tho et for proposuls, to the lowest bidder, 4, That Richnrdson hus by dircct conunivance of the State-lfouso Commissloners succeeded in awindling the Btato out of between 810,000 aml 850,000 on the been charged the risou-labor contract, be- sldes pocketing the steal on the stone-work, ALL TIXSE PACTS ore now pretty well Linows, vestigation Is “more and But this defeat by having instituted o nutber of pleay- une Investigutions as to pleayunc matters,—tho wholoto bo wound wp with whitewasbiog re- ports, und additional appro guise of *‘pelmburscnients of fand ™ for moneya expended for the new State- House, but which it 1y pretended ought to have to something else. projuct for tue defeat of any real inveatigation und for coverlng up the cuortuous stoal that lns moro ring s been perpetrated under TIIR BIAUNIEST OF PALSE PRETENSEA, Is facilltated by tho fact that the steal wos shared tn by thieves wito stole under cover of as by those who stolo of bulmi Ropublicaus. cullty will luve whitowash n, therclore, remains In Democracy under an additiousl upon it ut Lhis scssion doubt. The disgraceful fact, remulus tho fact, to-wit: That the ring has strength enongh 1o bully and {i thata bl s proposcd to be as well prentense Whetlier whole snscal cont of 1s wanted to be kno now find out, been pafd I vente uto the 2 would IRY 19 DEMANDED fonal steals were allowed him us diawhacks on work, and for damuages (1) oc- _vasfoued by change In tho pl any such quantity of stobe oy for has entered milighit cout @ thousand dol) daylight fn upon this business; but by letting duylight upon 1t somo thousands of what las Leen stolon might be recovered, ther steallug of the saue sort mizht be in the tnlshing of the bulldin lyllll\\lfll-‘lle.flt. the partisans of the nstinctively rush Lo the defenss of ringy, tho pleayunc cconottsts who would bo wool” million ruther than euplo; roporter for a wmouth, nud the ri defeat any such {nquiry; but tho udicatlons ary that they caunot dufedt it. stealing. us o Benato Buards under w| gutleless order Ul wloners put up ut, as - cover up SWINDLED TilR P! out of $10,000 or 30,000 vu Lis labor vontyacts, ch lie has not pald for the labor that lus been worked on tho new Stato-House, Thiy bill, introduced by Granger, sppropriates §0,- LU for the relmbursement ol the Penltentiary for “bulldlugs? crected slnce 1978, aud *other crmanent Jwprovements ™ nade duriug that fme. ‘Tho useof the wond Mrejbursement,” xo fnnocent-sounding, might persuade inuocents of Pendtentlary Counuis- put thelr Lbands iuto’ their own und patd ovut lwprovements the & wotter of t tho THE NEW DISOUISE, By reimbursenient {4 it now thut grabs are to 1o made out of the Tressury to make goud the default and defivloncies vecasloned by ring In thelr w\mt the State-House Cum- nisvjoniers huve ku colunus nieely scy upart, for conveniencs ot reference, ftems ot exponditury l?' them to the amount of §300,000,~all which, they modestly assmimne, ought not to hu charge- ablé to the fund under thelr control, tho they paldat out of that fuund. T relinbyrsed—that s, baviug spent”the money, they ask thut just somuch more shall be glyen them to cxped, and, uob huviy; to come before tlun, they as they’ somo {I‘ln Ircady ENITENTIAUY and » full fo- demanded. planoiug riations, under hio State-Iouso The ring ntimidate honest members who kuow teal Las been perpetrated, oud ls rpetrated, bitt wWho huyen' courage to rebel ozaiust the ring lobby. and what vo ‘man can precisely how mtich money tchardson under this contractors ontaide the rh the work fog and how mu has been plundered by him and tho riog can be rocovered, ™ 08 to what lda ob avo done of what thoBtate ans; nlso wlicthor Hio hos been paid ew Btate-Houss, or s0t0 really leb At lenst for- ubod ort-hand -lobby may hiey ask to the sudacity he public and usk an approprii- the grab soinewhat did ~ Richardson, ~ und ask rebnbursement, 4| have put In for 3100,000 relmbursement grab. Thls morn- fuyr cauie the fettow ta It tn u bill for the refm- bursement of the Penitentlary, connlyance aud assistadee of the two sets of iu thelr Richardson, by und bulldings Peultentiary grounds. fucty they did uothing of the sort. They never pald 8 red cent tor bulldiag fuprovements v suything elie ab the Peuteutlary, unless such paymeut EBRUARY 9, 1877.- was made with the Btat proprinted for that purpose. THRUE 18 NOTHIXG AND NORODT TO B REIM- nCRIED. Bat $00,000 will cover what Richardson stole from the Penflentiary on his labor-conteacts 1t I casy to sk for it s a relinbursement. 17 the fact were stated the bill woul] read thas: MAnact to mnke E‘""] what the Penltentiary Commissioners and State-I{ouee Commissiuners Letween them permitted Richardson to steal from the Penlicntiary on his Jabor contract, and for respousibility for shich steal he has been released by a pretended seltlemett—on paper.” Y AMUSEMENTS. HAVERLY'S THEATRE. “The Unequal Matcl ! s one of Tom Tay- for's eatlter productlons that have not stood the test of envious and calumniating time. It has n suficient aough not an uncouventional story, but {8 marred by ovvlous crudities in con- structfon. Tho actions In many Instances are muot nccounted for by any - tlonal wotlves. Tho interest centres wpon the marriage of & nalva country glrl to a Baro- net and hier subscquent experfence. The usual stage-rosults follow {lio nuptials, The Barouet {8 something of o prig, and not worth the tears that his charming wite shcds In consequenco of hts conduct. e {s nshamed of the qualitles thot should cndear her to himy—her alm- plicity, {ngenuousnces, Ponstancy, and docitity. With tho smallncss customary In fmo- lo natures, he Joves her less on nccount of the abounding and tov demonstrative loveshe bears fowvards Lhim, After many ineffectual attempts to teach Iier good snanncrs—which, In his prig- gishness, e belleves to bo artificlal nanners— Te leaves her for m sojourn at Fmai fo re- eruit Wls health, “This s perliaps the most [improbablo Incldent of the action; for Ne not_only decelces his wife as to the caec of his departure, but he refuses 1o take hcr with him, and remains abroad, we are Ted to Infer, twelve montha without writine to ber. Meanwlile, n certain noble Jndy of his acquatntance s uleo liviag at Ems, having fol- Jowed him from England to carry on n flirtatlon bogun ot bis own house, and to'the serluns dis- comfort of the wife, Tho latter soon learns of tho mysterious colncidence existing (0 the resldences in the same amnll German town of her busband and hisnoble acquaininnee. She resolves to win her husband back Dy heating him at his own game, Bhe accordingly ap- pearsa at Ems ‘i a questionable " way 98 the favorite of the Uraud Duke Jealousy dues the rest. The husband, 1 u repentant moud, agks to be forgiven, and s astounding request Ia pranted. Spectators who have been accustomed to the ordinary do- mestic virtucs will ho ot a_loss to Imagine” why he wife should have taken up ogaln with such sh unworthy ° husbaml, or believed lim funocent when all the appearances wert agalust him and he offered no sufficlent = ex- planation. Equally surprising {s it to flud him 20 casily convineed of his wife's (unovance, though her conduct with the Grand Duko Las Dbeen o tople of common acandal, But it would bo uscless to nottce all the absurdities of the play, They aro more than timo will permit ihe ehronfdling of. The scting was not wnullx bad, except in certaln parts. The Ciree vr Deliiah who was put up to begulle the Yusband from his charming wiie was altogethier {nadeauate for the purposea cven of a vizorous tmaginatiop. Asnu enchantress of nen, her yogilo must long - gince lave passed, Mr. Fdwlu Price, did lalcnlbl,r with tho rather ungratefal part of Sl Harry A eltffe. The "Sir Somerby _ Honeywood, the Beuie Hebblewalt,and the Dr. Dovrhare Lotcherby wero deeently repreacnied, bat the minor parts as o rulo were badly done. [n the way of con- demnation nian, 1t may bowell to catl the atten- tion of she property-man. to the ciremmstancs s WR Money, ap- WASHINGTON. Ex-Secrctary Bolknap to Underzo No Furthor Punishmont for His " Crime. Opinion of the Presilent ihat Justico Would Be Thwnried In Any Trials The Hon, Simon Cameron, Aged 76, Snod for Breach of Promise, AnTaerease of $1,500,000 Made by the Somate in the Post-0fice Bill, Speciat Dispateh to The Tridune. Wasnixatoy, D, ., Feb, 8,—The Belknap enre was finally dispused of in the Uriminal Cuurt of tho District of Columbla -to-tday, The ex-Secrctary’s trinl for bribery Jind been post- poned from time to thno for nearly & year, until recently his counsel demnuded that the caso shonld be called fmmediately. One or lwo definito postponenients hnve lately been made, but to-dny the District Attornoy entered a nolle prosequl, saying that e did so by dircetlon of the Attorney-General. - Tho Attorney-Genetal's report, which was Aled In tho casey contained an indorcement by the Prosidont approving (his course, Riving as reasons the improbabliity ofla conviction, the long sufering of the ex-Secre- tary, and the great expenso to which he has been subjected.’! ] APOLOGIES. Since this case hus passcd out of tho public mind, many of ex-Sccrctary Belkuap's ald friends have folt s deep sympathy for him, which they did not taanifest at the time of his finpeachment, and tho dismissal of tho caso to- day wiil undoubtedly bo gratifying to mauy peo- ple, whatoyor thelr judgment may be of the wisdom of the proceedings, Tho populur bellef that telal fu the courts of thiis District would undoubtedly rasult In n disagrectnent of the jursy and that under no clreumstances would s con- viction be possible, whatever might be the out- come of a trinl, shonld It take place elsewliere, ives sowa foreo Lo tho President’s sugeestion that it Is hardly deairable to submit Uen. Del- knap to further cxpenso In connection wm the affair.g BINON CAMETON. : The clty ls grently amused to-nlehit over the announcement that o lady employed in one of the Departments has pued Senutor Cameron for breach of promise. Tiie suit has actually been entered, and frichds of the Senator say it 18 8 crazy {real, or an attempt at blackinail, To'the Western Ausociatad Prex WasiixatoN, U, U, Feb, 8.—A statement 1s published hers this atternoon that Mra, Mary 8, Oliver entered suit to-day agalnst the Hoi, Simon Cameron for breach of promise of mar« rlage u yrar ngo, h\Ilnn her damnges ot 330,000, ho {8 bout 85 or 40 yeara ol nge, aud 1a sald to Lo a widow from Penneylvanla. She {s cmployed fur the Treasury Department. 'The Iriends of the Senator were very much surprised to seo this statoment, and ao not inclined to belleve that he has conducted himaclf in a way to Justify such legal procecdings, I thera Wero 10 otlier reasous, ho Is nearly 78 years ol age, CONPIRMED, }\ullv{ of West The Beunto confirmed B, ¢ Virginfa, Reclster at Santa . Fe, N. M Patton, Lostmaster at Altoona, o, that the Chilcago Jowrnal docs not cirenlato " X 2 T @ net TIE FOST-OPFICE LIl l,’z'”gfllzlt-}‘n'fl:nufl“ 73:'":’ T:;’x:' "'cg::(fi'fi';f; Tho Post-Oflice Appropriatiou bill, as regort- ed by the Senato Committee, fs {nereased in nimonnt $1,800,000 over ita totnl of &i,41,000 8 passed By the douse, Tho principal itoms of fucreaso ore ns follows: For wail - trausporto- tion by rallroads, $600,000 (uaking the total for that purpose $0,604,000); compensation of Poat- masters, 850,005 payment of letter-carriers, $160,000; raliway’ post-oltico clerks, $175,0005 Touls sgonts, 8105,000: mall messengrers, 8100, 0003 clerks in postoflices, $100,000; manulac- ture of stamped envolopes und newspaper wrappers, 84,0005 postal-cards, 850,000¢ adver- tsing, lflfl,ood‘ incotinneons’ and Incidentol cxpenses, $30,000. ‘Tho total of the bil) as oty ropurted exceeda thatof lnst year about $45,000, Dbut §s 81,084,000 Jess than thic estimate. REIUMETION, Tue fenate Comnmitiee on Financo will at ita meotlng early next week take futo consllora- guu the recont fluancial message of Presldent rant, 1y roservad til . tho last, lay = with «‘nltnr Lennox, who played admirably the part of James Blenkingop, o valet, and with Miss Ella- 1er, who assumed the part of Jefer ffraisebook, afterwards Lady Arncliffe, 8ho confirmed the favorable mpression made by ber debut us fosas lind, Bhe has a frm and nico comedy touch. Her elmulation of paycty amd hardpees in the tast net was’ especlully well done, calling to niind some remintsconces of tho best Lady Uay Spankers ihat hnve boon seen here, * lier mothods are sympathetie, her motlons graceful, her Instinet correct, and her embodiment. of ' character always cultivated, gho ins made many friends already, and will ndd to tho numbsr the oftener slic 18 seon. TIE MUSIOAL COLLEGE CONCERT, ‘Tho snnual concert of the Uhleago Muslcal College took placo last ovening at McCormick's 3all, nnd was attended by an tramense audi- ence, every zeat in tho hall being filled, It is not our purpose to make adetaljod notice of the coneert untll our Bunday cdition, but we wmay soy that both the vocal ond Ine strumental offorts ol the puplls—the Mlasea Emfl{ Haskell, Lizzto 'ovesinan, Mars Wighord, Allee Lansden, Emmn Rocuheld, and Clarn “Waters—wero creditable to them- gelves and to the institution with which they aro conuected, and [ tho highust degres sntisfuttory to the largze and enthusfastle audicnee. TITE WILKIE FAREWELL CONCERT. Mr. Alfred Wilkle, the well-known tenor, takes his farewel! of Cnleago this cvening in a concert to be given at Standard 1fall, upon which occas slou tho following programme will be glven: PART I, Quartette—'*The Woodland Rosa'... Quaker City Quarfette, Dallad—** Good-by, Bweethieart” (hy quest)... P TIE ARMY DILL, The Houso Conunittee on Appropriations to- day vommenced the preparation of tho Army Appropriation billy and agreed that nll its ftoms shiall ba framed upon o basis of reduction of the force from 25,000 to 22,000 men. SECHETARY MORILL, The midnlght report of Sceretary Morrill's condition conveys little if any cucoursgemen’s et ——— APPARENTLY = ONESSIDED. T the Edifor af The Tribune, Citicaco, Veb, B—Tus Public Library was founded to repreacnt o)l classcs, aud all shodes of Intellcctunl thought, Even tho most diverso opiulons were there to be always represented. Buch (If uot the language) were most certaluly the sentiments expreased by Its then President, the Hon. Thomas Houyne, As far os the read- Ing-rootn Is conducted, lot us sce huw aro thosy prowlses fulllled, Tt my views aro correct, it 13 run, us far as any outward show of faimues, excluslvely In the interest aod support of ultra- montanism, The intellectual pabulum supplicd 13, to bo sure, with two exceptions {the Catholle World aud Dublin Herlew) weak und trashy, All_appeals_are ade not Lo reasou but io prejudice, Bide by sidu with its coutempuraries, the mmn(ulg oro puerlle, and its infor- matlon medieval, but whencver any super- stitious notlon can be inculeated, all without cxception are sure to huve ft, Its writers arc clamorous for toloration. -Whonoy- et they can, they lubor for supremucy, Bellov- fng this to bo un unwarrauted uso ol lpawur 1 naw proceed to prove my pusition. luulnnfng withIreland, there oro on the file: Cork £zam- Iner, Tuam ievaldy both daily; Dublin Notion, ", A WWilkie. Solo (fluto)—*'Caprice de Concest''— "lf(nmmo do v{émm“.... A. Terchak Here Hugo Wity letin, 4 Al, wurc, "twan ho.".s Scena Ed Arfa—< *YEver frev and thought- +Verd! . s, Travinta®.. o les Cora 28, Milter. ) VW Etade ™., +.Chopin Solo (plano)—< (b} **Moments A . sleale (new),Moszkowaekl 5 5 i, Emlé Liebling. jong—** Fram thu dey| * ire, 1o B, Wairous. oartelte—** BYONNE vverirve o 'or @ Quaker Ulty Quarlelte, PART 11 Beenes from **La l!m-ummhum"xM . o,Campagua sounsnsNaater Amind.oey o o C. It Miller " Rivinw. e, Wilkle | Dublin Freeman, Dublin Irlshman, Belfost Air. Ki Whig, Jrish Mouthdy, Shamrock, Dublln Univeral- By e, Knore | o fyiazine: OF thosey tho Tast oily I Cone servatlves the WALy ‘:rorcsmlly neutral, the re- maluderravldly pro-Catholle, notonerepresenta- tivo ot the Conservative pressonfite, ‘Tho Dub- lis Evening Mall, Espress, sl Irish Times are ably editod, Can it be thot the Dircctors think wo huve na Protestant readers]) Next comg th London Framiner, Weekly A%mes, National I Sormer pussed by, whilst the Liverpool Catholia Uplufon and London Month und Zubiet are quletly on the shulyos, Como nearcr Liouc. You tind the Boston FHet and Chriatian Register, —why omit the Vindicalor unnd Tudezd !i{ whosg orders aro thoso taken off the fileal ‘Those in- torest a cluas of readers thut no other perlodival supplies. The sainu as to Now York—thie Tadld, Feeeman, Irh Awerican, sud Irish World are pald for, whilst zuu have no funds for the Ob- orvers Literal Uhristlan, Framiner, or Jewlsh Zimes,—In fuct you pay for four pro-Cathulie papors to one of the uther slde, the Jndependent, and those frish papers ure sure to retain the A BRACE OF ROBBERIES, Ono of Plnkerton’s polive Just eventog found the door between Nus. 120 and 123 Frauklin street,upen,withthemarks ofa larco Jimmy uvon the edges, Appearances Indicated that burglars had been through elther the boot and shoo store of Blay, Klldwg & Co. upon the upper floor, or tho fur-store of Beak & Bacher, fmme- diately adjointag tha door, but the atllcers wore unable to fnd enything, and fustencd up the door as best they could, s “Tue residenco of Paul Franke, No, 493 North Lasallo street, was entercd Wmfuudny evenln) abaut tea-time by hui who ransacke everyroom and drawer Inthe upper portion of tho dweflng, and decsiped with plauder valued ut $T0, conalaglng of two Judies’ gold watchies, o4 scarf-plu et with rubics nnd -lmmuud# several fine revolvers, and other urticles of jewelry, Entrance wos guined throuzh an open basement nows supplicd ous of the tirst-mentioned list, window, ond czress by shling (rom » porch ottt eive more, bug only add two, e down & piilar nto the yard. 9 Tave au Ultramontane vaper, published fn Al [ 0! waukeo und New Orleans, snd buth are t but no religious paper of uny_ other sec thus faly, bon or properd " Tonly direct ate tention to jt: let it bo nuended, % WiLLras FrANcis, ————— — HE IS THE MAN, 70 the Rifttor of Ths Trivune, Muskeaoy, Mich., Feb, 6.~Will you pleasc state fn your paper if the man Pickett who las lately been cutting some figurc as a witness at Washington fathe John T, Pickettwho figured In the carly part of the War as *a confldential ageut of the Confederate Btates of America® at Mexlco, If ho fs, he would secin at that time to havo known and not to havo been above the use of money o8 an agent to accomplish what hecould nov otherwise legally accomplish. 1 have in my posseasion au origiual dispateh from uln to Rohert Loombe, Sccretary of State of the Confedéruto Btates of Aumorica, dated Der, U1, 1861, which nover reached fta destinatlon, According to his statement in that docu- e THE BLACK {HLLS, Special Disatch to The Triduns. Lancory, Neb, Feb, 8,—A Jarge number of men {u this city and vicluity oro preparing to Teave for the Black I1fits fn the course of two or three woeks. O, Kingman, one of the oldest and woulthlest cltizens, left yesterday with u train of four laden wagona, L. Jluhn goes next wevk, Juseph Swan, formerly of Peorls, leaves next week, 'Tho uxestetnent over the prospects at tho Hills runs high, Thousands ara passig tiraugh hero for the varlous outiitting poluts, wihtle our blacksmiths - are all’ busy prepariug heavy wagons for Black Hills trips. e e———— THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL. Tuexton, N, J., Feb, 8,—The argument In the vase of tho Now Jerscy Mutun) Life-lusur- uuce Company, befors the Chaucelior, closed to- duy. The Chancellor decided to graut the In- Junction restraintu all transfers, aud sppolnting o Recelver, The ileceiver will probably be ex- Gov, Purker, — e ——— weat, 4o had been arrested for an “ut. FIRE, tempt at, or vompassing monslaughier,” but he states “the tinely arguwuonts Nuw Yonx, Feb. 8.—Martty E. Murphy's plaving mill ou Tompkins strect, and sdjoioing bLulldings, wero burned this mornfug, Loes, $30,000; purtially lusured. = o — D — £ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, * New Youk, Feb, S.—Arrived —Stegmbip State of Pounsylvania, from Glasgow. - e ———— of u very powerful expaunder of the law (thay expounder whivh even 8ir Froucls Bacon, the Wiest. greatest, and meancst of nankind, Conld 1ot resis) enabled the Judge 10 ses the poing; othurwive §t wight have gouc hund with Ihe indeed, Fivally, stier thirty-four days of fiprisomuent, wnd almost daily Tevtug tho i fous utustice, I was senten tu}u)‘ tine of #30, aud to deposlt for thie benefit of tho wound- cd mou sud thy other vonspirators the sum of Faudditionul, ur in defuuit to subult to two montha_"' further lwprisomaent, 1 paid the money.’ Atchvdlaz ta la wtatcuieut. bla obiect f Mex Jones always remafus silent to appeals of charity, aud then flatters hlmwelf that bo Is be- nevolent—sileuce gives wecut,—2hildadelphls Bulltine i ‘ for lllnnurulh, Ieo wea to ohtafn recognition or to fixn upon that Government to Lo made use of then future. Respectfully, Jastes (3, CAMPRPLL, Lato Captain Nincteenth Tiinole Infantrys e e ——— TIIE RAILROADS. A VALUARLE CONNECTION. To the Kditor of The Tribune, Pont Hunon, Mich,, Feb, &—~The Importance of the Grand Trunk Rallway of Canada, a8 nn Independent competing line to the Enst, hos bcen growing mora and moro ovident to the merchants and shippers of the West for rome years past; and if wo may judge from nrtlcles nppearing in Tue Taiwoss and other Chicago papers, it I8 to-day Jooked upon ns the only protection the West bLas from a combined tmonopuly of througls railroad lnes to the sen- board. Now that thia road is to be made still more Important through the completion of an independent line to Port Ifuron, some facts ro- garding the commercial ~mportance and ad- mnot fafl to Le of in- vantages of this d!‘y cal terest to renders of Tite TRIBUNE, Ten yenrs ago, b; o cunst-line cxtending from the mouth of 8t. Clafr Previour to that York, the total having been 31,334 The following s which Chieago Is directly intoreste Value of importa for interior porta ‘Value of lmlmxll for consumption Amount of dutles collected In cou ‘Amount of dutles on guods for the a1, 084 , 31 terlor... . _ 85,510 Va.up of exp 1. B,Ti0,583 Ditties on merchan lon to Re ve 275,724 on average of 430 per n\:xly. ‘Thesu figures sliow thic lmw port, amd of the Grand Trank Ratlway, and will give suine ldea of tho adyantages Cl werlve from the completion of the Chicugo & Lake Huron Rafiroad (to be ealled, probably, thc Chicago, Port Haron & Canndu) us an inde- pendent line to this polat, t, The new Government bailding In this city Is nearly completed, and Wil _be oceupled by the Custon-House and Post-Oftice next month, The nct providing for the construction of building was pussed by Congress June 10, 1872, but work was hot commenced until o year loter, It Is located on Water and 8Isth streets, the slty laving cast $10,000, onc-half of which was donated by property-owners In tho vicinity, The original ulmroprflnucm was $200,000, but 1o asetusl cost hms been wbout 000, The work has heen {he superfutendence of Mr. George . Sease, who lud charge of theconstruction of the Government butldings at 8t Panl, Minn., and Cairo, 111, and {s undoubtedly one of the mort eureful and competent builders in the country. Firers hos been no trouble with tufeclor work or materlal here, ko that experienced I tho con- struction of the Government bullding In Chl- cano, The busement story, containing the hot-water heating npparatus and other convenichces, util yuotns for the storage of bondud froods, is con- structed of blue Sandusky llmestone, andns o ]\luus of worknianship o {ta live (s nutaurpassed i the country, Tho bullding is three atoriea Nigh nbove the basement, the walls being cone stricted nf Beren sandstone, perfectly finished, baeked With brick. The style of archiltecturo is composite, Itallan prevailing. The roof s of copper, and o handsome dome surmounts the tructure. Tho iirst story isdevoted entirely to post-oitice purposes, aud s fitted up with the most Improved furnituro and couveniences the wav of lLoxes, drawers, cte. The second and third stories are for the Collector of Customs and his foree, and otticr United States officlalas located here, the United Btatea Court-rooms uccupg(mz a portion of both stoties. Tl building {s heated "Ly hot. atr from hot-water colls In the bascment, and cach room Is su‘i@lcd with a grato for hurning coal. The woud-Rork throughout s blackwal- nut and butternut. In perfection of workmanship and finish this bullding (s probubly the finest {n Michlzun, nat cxcc{yllng the State Capitol at Lansing, which Is much lnrger and wore costly, Lt s, indeed, 2 muodel of stone-work oulslde, the most caretul serutiny fafllng to detect n stone of inferlor r\gnl(t’ or cutting in tho whole structure, 8t tisties of tho expenditures for varluus items aleo prove that thu work has been done with great ceonomy, so mutel 5o that even tho moat Litter Democruta are obliged to ncknowledge that thers has been no waste. Forall this ¥wd work (B-Al-c-llsf. Isdue to tho efllclent Buperintundent, 1. Seass. 1t will bo observed thnt _Port Tluron is now tho most Important port of entry on the whols Northera frontier, and with the complotion ot the new Quvernmet buliding las every con venloned for, the transaction of Government busingss, With the Lest siver-crossiug ou the Canadian frontler In Michigan; with all the Canndian trunk ratroads contering hore; with the Grand Trunk Road giving conncetion with bl the Western and Seuthern ronds at Detrolt, uud on fdcpendent ling to Clileago, which crosses and conneets with nearly every other Michion rallromd, the fmportunce of Port Tiuron asa conuncreial pofut eannot bodoubted. It fs also cvident that the relattons between Chicago and Port Tlurow must bo very close the futurg, the advantages of which to Lort Huron will'be very jereat, whilo to chlcn;g) they sy not be entirely lustenifeunt, L L. . LIT POR TAT. The mansgers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul got vory angry rocemtly bLeenuso tho Chtcago & Northweaterit Itallroad had issucd ordera to call the line to ‘8t Paul which goca over tho Northwesternuud West Wisconsin Roads tho ¥ Chleago, Bt. Puul & Mine nespolls Line.”” ‘Fhls was cousdiered an infringement on the title of thelr road by the Milwaukee & 8t, Paul nwnagers, who clalmicd that the Nortlirestern yuopia liad dono it to deceive tho traveling ruhl (v, making then beliove that they were golng by the Chieago, Milwaukee & 8t Paul. r, A, V. H. Carpen- ter, the Ueneral Ticket aud Passcuger Ageut of the lutter road, bssued o circular u fow days o denoune.ng the actlon of the manygers of tho Chicayo & Nurthwestern., Thu Northwestern people did not rest uictly under this clurge, sl Tucsduy the. following pertinent clreutur wado fts uppearance s Heforring 10 1ho elreular fssuca by A, V, H. I"flmcllwrh(lllnnurn\ Passcnger and TicKet Apent Chicago, Milwauked & St Paul Railway, under duto ol lut luat,, accs feago, BL 'aul & Mimiiea ot unfalraces in adopiiug o s ling, 1 truet that a wimplo rocital of facts wiil 1ot only rolluve us fromn thy charge of plracy of **trade-marks, " but that it wall ‘also Justify usin tho use of the title vecenily alven to ‘our §t, Paul & Minaespolls Line, 1u the swsamptivn of tho new title tuere was 1o cuange whatevor in the ranning arrange- wonts betwesn Chicago, Bt. 'unl, sud Mluncavo- 1is from thoso heretofure exiut.ng, Fora leng ilme wo hava run cars botween the points named withs qut_chango, but frovy the fuct that wa requlred from our connections ticketing {o thuso poluts, via Chicago & Northwestern Hallway, two coupone butween Chicago wnd bt Fuul, and three wo found thut. the line waa “aubject {o the persistent and unscrupalous nilsreprusentations of our competiturs, who, upon all occaslons, aought to convey thy jmpression that therg were ad many changes of cars s thuro Were coupons requlred ag the fine was originally constl- tuted, hence the necessity fora change in'the title, and i the mannee of tcketlng over aud sccaunte Ing to the line. ln casting sbout fur & new title we naturally chose the geographlical names of the termiual points of the susds cowposing the line, and tho naine sdupted (Chleago, 5t. Faul & Minues apolls Linv) haw nover, to our knowledge, boen usod by our c'nnrulnhu competitor, 1t will Lo ob. wueved that (be stnllazity In tiilee complained of fs no greater than tho clrcumstan rant, und wo otterly disciah any intention of In. fringing upon Mr. Uarponter's *‘trade-mark," as uny such lufripgement would at once be an_admiy- wlof of the auporiarity of ble route—u concluslon thut we cannot adlt oven by fmplicatlon. It Mr. 4 of the case ware Carpenter conslders that prioeity of uso of une of wuse geggravhical saiee gliee rullrosd compunies vosted rights fn thowo numen, we would then, without wad indulging Snan undte amount of Ine dignation, hike W subwalt to a ** Returning Board,™ composed of ¢* falr-mindud r lwu’ wen, " thuquess tlon whetn der Mr, Carpenfer's own view of he caxo, ‘hicago, Milwaukee & 8¢, Paal Koll- way have 8 clesr night to the,r prescnt tlile, when §1 43 combdered that the Chicugo & Milwaukee Wil Wiy, pow swinedvaud operated by thy Chicago & Northwestern allway Uompany, bus boen in ex- Inteuce fur s period extending over twealy {flrl. undor apostion of the tlilo adapted by the Clileaga, Milwaukee & SL. Paul Ruilwoy Compsny; but, with. out fucumberiuy tots circular with “profests or divqu.sitions upou Lho usu of ** trade-marks " we Teapectiully submit tho farezolug facts ta ull par- tes dutereted in the cireulur tnt named. We trust that the Ucnernd Ticket Avents who ro. celved wur circular No. 370, of Nov. U, 1874, will comply with thy requeats mude thereln withuut foehing that by su dutiy they are violating nuy laws, Writhsiy oF unbrrilen, ¢oRESTaIg Ly Uac of **trados warl Mr. Carpenter yesterday sent to the papers o reoly to the above circdiur, stating that the el in the ), by apecial act of Conress, the Customms District of Huron was organized, with River to Mackinae, some 500 mlles i length, and headquarters st Port Jturon. time Port Tluron had been fncluded In the Detroft distriet; but to-day he business done at Port Hluron exceeds that of Detrolt (n nearly all dopartments of the customs rervive, More immigrants cnter the Unired States at this rvn than nny other except New number for the _elght years end- Iner with 1874 having been 313,419, nnd since that time the proportiun, as compared with New York and other porte, hias been quite s laree, the number for the year ending June 80, 1870, tistics for the same year will also be of interest, as show- g the business donu at this port, in much of U 104,017 Lo GO1,103 During tho samo year the Grand Trunk Rall- rond Company croased ut this point 137,113 care, rtance of this oz may 4005, done + under Ivided Into rooms name adopted by the Northwestern liad 4 Jegnl Identity, Liiere belngg 1o corporation hut name. There are four corpurations con. the Chicazo, St. Il & Minueatol] nd neltlier buars any sindlarity to tle name mloptel. The e Was gotten up to de. cefve people, amd for this renson he had re. quested connecting Unes not to use the nune jn 8 cotmereial seuse. ki ——— NECONSTRUCTING ERIE, Tbe English hondholders of the Erie allway Company have recently adopted tho followiny amended schemoe for the reurgantzation of tlg Company, in which they invito the co-operation of the hioldera of stuck In this conntry: One-half of tho shares of the new Compan, wehther preferent or oRIMAES. To ba lssied b s nanics of one or more acly of trustees, hereinafier ealled voling trustees, swho ehail olil the same for the burpuss of Lxerelainz o soliug power thurca unil the dividend has been paid oni (e preferency shares for three consecutive yeara: ccrtificafes ‘being issued for the same, which shall entitle the Toldera fo recelvo from the trusteenatl dlvidendy declared In respect of the shares held In trust, Tug voliug trusicos, or esch rat of them, tn by named in the frst Insiance, by the reconstraction trustees for the time heiug, and to he empowered to Nlil gp their own vacancieat every volifif (rastes 1o be & snbstantial hondholders nt” the time of hiy appolutment, and to resign In the event of hig exasing (o hg mieh 4 [lic eharoholuer« ¢f the present Campnny to readmitted to nhnn"{x{ eqnlffl awonnts, ppm{mn':: Tor preference, and ordinary for oniinnry, hot represcnted a8 to onehalf by certificate under clanvo 11; the preferchca shares to carry dirl. dends st 4 per cent per annam, payable In enp. rency, and dependent on the et carmngs of the mnn\mnr in “each year: ruch readmisslon lo be conditional on the payment of &3 ol per prefer. ence share, nnd 8 2okl por urdinary shere, on op betoro the 1st of March, 1877, Tfic shureholdery m;lklwfuucb payments to receivo for the amonng thereof non-cumnlative Inconfe bonds, without ||mn;:nx:u_)_t_uc||rl|{'.'myam«- Inwold on the Iat of Jung, 1877, anid beaning Interest from the ist of December, 18717, &leo payablo in gold at G pep cent per annam, depondent on the net earnings of the Company edch year, Nevertheless, it lall ba at the option of any shareholder lo pn{ on or before the 1st of Marel, 1877, only 82, old, per preferenca share, or i, fi"“" perordinury shai o rendmiticd Lo hie o Income bonds, A further bt final p?lnd. tobe hereafter fixed Ty tio Reconstenction Trustees and the Recolver, Wil bo allowed bayund the 1st of March, 1877, for the payment of the amounts payable un the shire nnderahe two preecding causes, hnt tho share. bolders IIIBF themeelves thercof, instend of nnyine on dr before the 1at of Marcn, 1877, wiil bn chitrged an additional 10 per cent beyond the ntw meutioned in thuse clanscs. w shares may hie J9encd 1o the nmonnt of the present rhares oni which thera alinl] bo a default In maxing such payments a8 aforeealil, which may b disposed of 10r thy Lenefit of the now Company, o otherwise desit with, 24 the Reconstruction True tees may dotérmine. — . THE I, B. & W The annual renort of the Indianapolls, Bloom. Inzton & Western Raliroad was filed fn the Unlted States, Court ut Indienapolls a faw daga ago by the Receiver, Mr, George B. Wrizat, TFrom the roport It appears that— * Darlng the past year the income of the road hag Toen Jess than anticipated,”on accotnt of tho amoll crops of 18733 the ulwont total fallute of the wheat, ryc, and oatcrops, and tho partial fallure of tie corn crop of 1870, Dutnmore werious loss hay Been esperionced from the bitter and profonged conteat between the tenuk lines, resulting in the lowest rates for passengers and frelght cier koown fn thls country, and which “sifected not only the trunk lincs themwelven, but equally, or to n Rrestor extent, collateral and conuecting Hincs. Much criticism has been Indulz. cd In, that this and othor \Western roads have not malutained higher rates, or abandoned the nures numerative trattic altogother, notwithatanding the action of the truuk lines, It Is suilicient anewer to thi eriticlam to say that such a policy conld nat be carried out withuut a waton of ull the lines can- neellng with or dolng buitiess over the frunk 1inics, und ruch a unlon was fmpossiblo 80 lons sy tho (runk lines extended into tho,terrgpry of the Weetern ronds, ar controlled collatezal” lines or branchen which did. The earuings nnd expenses of tho road for the fiacal year ending Nov, 0 are glven a4 follows; Main mfian“‘:fi freleht, S5 00. Rore, $370,030.14; _expres 003, Biaten il S, 054-00; satecollanco :ésu.(lo;clmlrmu‘ $4,603, 241 total, $1, 372,020 < and In that cans ho »t?:fl raw, but suall recelve no Tho operating expenses amounted to $1,035. 38,03, Charyzcabie to ficomo acenunt, but ol .735’:’12':"«“ exp‘e:w{m !H‘.’.t.l(:(!.og.i mI l;':‘}or%camm‘.} crments Lo propes .0, Uran Total, BLUT08.35,© Hreh MICHIGAN NOADS. Spectal Correspondenice of The Tridune, ‘Lansing, Mich,, Feb. 6,—The flon. 4, It Kele 1y has introduced a bits in the Legislature fors land-grant 1o ald the poustruction of a rall- rvad from gomo polnt within tha City of Alpens sotithwesterly to o point not designated on the Jackson, Lansing & 8aginaw Road: whichgrauts to tho company constructing it five scetions of State swamp-laads per mile within the Countles of Alpeos, Alcona, Montmorency, Oscodn, and Tresque Iale, Tho grantis to be forfefted if the compuny fnlls to have twenty milos of the roal compleied by July 1, 188, aud twenty miles cavch year thercafter until tho ruad is complute 1t fs atated that there Is n movement on foot to got the Jackson, Laneing & Bngliaw Road extended from Otsego Lako to the liead of Torch Lake, futersceting the Grand Raplds & Lndlana Road at or near Murcelona; and the project s Tnvorably regarded by that company, = A'couns ter-mova Ia made by the Cheboygan cltizene, to cont®iue tha raad to that city, — 3 RAILTTOAD TARITFS, Tho Sauthwestern Ratlroad Rate Assoctation has just lssued cosrected frelght tariffs Loth en Fust and West bound bustucas, Under thess correeted tarifa conl oll fs advanced 10 centaper barrel fromn 8t, Lonls and other Mlisslssippl - er polnts to Missourd River points. Tuls artlcle remains unchangeid from Chicago, Ol In tanks is also provided for, and the rate fixed at 46,73 per tank from Bt. Louls and other Mississipjt River polnts, The capacity of a tank has been fixed at eighty-five barrels. East-bound bulk- mentn fo cur-loads aro now rated at G cents et 100 pounds above fourth class, This conforms 10 the classltication of the trunk lincs east from Chlmfiu. To make It fully conform to that cluasification was tho occaston of the rovislon. — Coy &V, Spectal Dizpatch to The Tribune, INDIANAYOLDS, Feb, 8.~Tho partivs who pur chased the Clicogo, Danville & Viuceanes Koal proposo to extead the Iudiana divislon from it present terminua, Snoddy's Iill, fn Fountaln County, to Brazil, Clay County, a distance of thirty miles. Tho new Company will commente work immediately, and have cars runniug to Brazil within ninety days. The road will cross the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springheld ot Myne tezumu, the Logunsport, Crawfardsyitle & Terre Haute at Roscdule, and the ludianapolis & St Louls at_Fountaltown. Tho distanics fron Brazi] to Blsmarck Juuction, IlL, whore the Tu- aiana divislon branchcs,uil from the maln g 1s clghty-two milcs. TMATES REDUCED, ‘The Frolght Agents ol the Penusylvania Com- pany aud the Haltimore & Ohlo Rallrond bave notified their connceting lines that, after Mon- day, they will receive srcight for Eastern polnts bt thesame rates s now charged by tho Lake Bhiore & “Michigan Southern Rallroad. Tke Michigan Central hos been taking freights ot the sume tigures us thoBouthernvver vincs tho apok- blockado on the Estern roads has been ratsed. As the navigation season will soon cowmencs, there s cvery Ymbubllll] that tbe rouds Wi soon be compelled to inako o still further ve- duction, C C &1, C, Spectal Dispalch o The Trjdune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, Feb. 8.—Tbe Reeelver of the Columbus, Chlcago & Indlana Coutral Rall- o to-day filed his report dn tho Unlted Slates Court, showlng earnings, 8205,852.97; operating expeuscs, $243,074.55, The Recelver of the Ohiv & Missiasippl Haitroad iled u ruran fn the same Court for Javuary, 1677, —earniugs, $305 850.53; operating expenses, §372,330.77. e ITEMS, The Western Geueral Freight Agents wil Tack themselyes up azaly ot the Ifinois Ceotrs) Ralirosd oftics Monday, to make another st tewpt to harmonizo thelr classldcations. They should have met Wedneeday afternoon, but sev cral of them were still so ‘eghausted that they had to ask o reapite until Monduy. ‘fue Missourl, Kunsay & Texns Ralirosl makea the followlug statemeut - of lur‘-‘ curnings for tho vear endimg Dec. 81, 6 Frelght, $2,100,45218; pussenter, $819,457, wail, BUS20COA1;3 express, $34,7705 wisc neous, §R91L40. Towl, 7,284 the s’x‘u 1975, §2,904,925.29. "Increase, §31 B30, . —m— ANEMOMETRICAL, Speciul Dhops Sue Tribnac. 1¥DIANAPOLIY, Feb, B.—1t wuy ngreed by the representatives of the colleges® that the neat cratoreul euntest be beld fu jodiapapulls Thws day, March 15