Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1877, Page 5

' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY STATE AFFAIRS. Yestorday's Proceedings in tho Illinois Legislature at Springfield. An Insuficient Number of Leogls- Iators Present to Do Anything Im- portant. Recent Correspondence with the Pennsylvania Au- thorities on Rev- nue. Their System of ‘State Taxation Successful and Satis- factory, - Lega! Opinion that Its Adoption in lllinois Would Be Cons stitutional. Comprohensive Roport of the Committeo Xaving tho Mat~ ter in Charge. Abstracts of the Proceedings of Other Legislative Bodies, ILLINOIS. TAR TOTAR. Apeciat Dispatch (o The Tridune. . ‘sminorisLp, 1., Feb. 10.—Thern was no quorum {n the House this morning, and a re- cess was taken until 2 o'clock. AFTERNOON. ‘The Hnuse reassombled at 3 o'clack, seventy- nine members answerlng the roll-call, befug two In excess of tho nuraber required to consti- tute o quorum, but being atso about thirty or forty less than required for the transaction of any business of real importance, TOE CONMITTER ON ATPROFRIATIONS agaln reported the Deficdency bill, with recom- mendation that it pass. - After somc filibuster- jog ou the Democratic side the bill was re- {erred to the Committes of tho Whole. DILLS BT NR. KEDZIE. Mr. Kedzla introduced a bill to prevent the votlng of paupers and other ininates of public charitable fostitutions. Mr. Kedzle also In- troduced a blil providing that judgment upon a note or bill of cxchange shall bear the rate of intercst specitied In the blll or note. The effect would be to make a judgment wpon 210 per cent note or bill bear 1@ per cent inter- cat Instead of but @ per cent, as under the pres- ent law, APIEAL JONDS AND APPEALS. Mr. 8mith, of Cook, {ntroditced a bill relative <0 judgment upon appeal bouds {n cascs of ap- peal from judgments of Justices of the Peace, “t provides for enteriog judgment ogalnst the surctics witbout notice or service of provess upon them when the executlun has been re- surned unsatisied; also for o calendar of ap- pealed cascs, to be made up for trlal, and for the assignment of s Judge ot the Clreuit or Su- perior Court in Cook County to try such cases. THE REVENDZL COMMITIZE 1s considering and will probably report favora- bly the bill Introduced by Mr. Matthews to amend the Revenuo law in the matterof volledt- ing taxes after judement -has been rendercid. When the County Court. refuses Judgment and appeal I8 prayed, the Bupreme Court remands the caso with Instructions to the Court below to enter judgment. Jn such casc the machinery for tho enforcement of such judguent 18 do- fective, and tho same diflculty arises In cascs where the Supremo Court afirm the judgment of the court below, The bill fs that prepared by James P. Root, of Chicago, and Auditor Ncedle, IN THE SENATE, much to the wonderimeut of the Senators them- solves, the roll-call disclosed exactly a'quorum, —37 Senators belng present. The Senate, there- fore, entered upon the business of law-making, TAB DOCTONS' BILL, Senator Shutw ntroduced a bill ro amending the Homestead Exemption act that no property shall be cxempt from cxecution or attachment when the debt or judzuicnt Is for uccessary medical sorvices, or for wuges as a laborer, or servaut, not exceediug 18 in amouut, BOERIPES’ BALES. Senator Hanna {ntroduced a LIl relative to {udicial sales, that wlll fnterest lawyers gea- orally. It provides that when for any cause a ealc of real-cstate nado under decree of any court of thisStateshall bosct aslde,the purchaser all be rum fur {mprovenicuts by hitn muode, and shall be paid the purchase mouey with fn- terest. Agoiust the purchaser that there ho charged thie rents and profits for the time he had possesalon of the Jand. TOR PENNATLVANIA FLAN OF TAXATION, The accomphuylng correspondence and report will bo laid betore the Senato the coming week: srunarikup, 111, Fob, 18, 1877, — 7o the Senata of the Thirtielh General Avsembly: Your Coms mitlee, appoluted to wacertain it the systom of revenua adoplea by the Siato of Pennvyivanis could be adopted {n " this State without u chango In our State Constitution, and 10 exawmine the aystem of taxstion of Pennsylvania, Ollo, and (ndlana, and report In regard to the advisabllity of enact- ing, In this htste, any of the pravisluna adopted in thosa Slates, beg leave to report as follaws: 1o recard to the first question, they middresred the inquiry to tlie Attarney-General of the State, and recelved the following opinion, aMrming tha constitutionality of adopting the' Pennsylvania 7 r‘m in this btate without constitutionsl amend- m H OPINION OF GEN. RDSALL. Srnixaricep, Jan. 23, 1877.—~7As fon. 3. . Castle~8in: Your communication of the 22d instant wan vecalved, in which yun requcet my opinlon upon tha fullowing question: ‘*4Can we Talne our Hiate revenus under our Conatitution by 3 syatom of licenses and a tax on zecoipts and cavital investedr” The first section of Art. 2of tha Coustitution, entitled **Revenue," is us fol- o General Assembly ahall provide such terente as cuay o meedod by levying s taz, by vsluation, so that every person and corpuratlon . shali pay a tax {n proportion to the value of his, her, or {ts property, such valus to he ascertainol by 0zae pervon or persons Lo oa elected or appuint= enoral Assembly Jugglers, inn-keepers, groce “AdaiEke, tol-bridgens aph, and oxpress in ne: patents, and persons or corpor: tions awniug or siog franchisca and privilezce, in suck mauner as it auail froni time tutime dircel, 1 Boiform as to the class upun whicy stem of taxation contemplated by 3 abtedly le, that s aoifor 14 for fitate purposee shall bo Impoeed upon all taxable xnrrly within the Stata according to its value. nd, in additlon to (aud possibly in lieu of) such tax upun rm erty accordlog io valuation, thy lut. ter part of thle acction confors upon the Geners! Assembly power to tax persons engsged In tho ¢lasses of business or exerclaing the caliiogs speci- fled thereln (including ** persone of corporutions ownlog or using frauchises snd Emuuu ' In sucu manuer 8s may be provided {.ifl law, unifori as to the clavs upon which It o .- Such taz may be impuscd by licenses, or 8 tax upon Tecolpta, or In suck wanncr as tie Uenersl Assous- b, seo dt to provide, by geueral law, uniform 8 toeach class of {ntereais taxed, Gll;lll-ll invested otherwiso thau in some buslaess of Intereat, specifed In the lotter brauch of tho suction, can only be taxed by valuative. Very ru- spectiul ‘Jamzs K. Epsitt, Attorney-General. TUB BECOND INQUIRY. In snswerlng the eecond inquiry uf the resolu. tlon, your Cowmities bave so far examincd only the workings of the Peansylvania wystom, aud ‘nnltr port that Pennsylvania followed the plan of ralal f seseaue adoyfed by states untiia seceat date, —~| lized valuatlon, a Peér contum taz levicd thoreon; and there, 84 els whero, this system bLad been found sull of ia- equalities, troublesvme in (he aifusiment between o florcal Intoreats, —a oy 20d unentisfactory . Daring tae War Peonsylvanla commenced ox- perimenting by & tsxon the incomes of corpora. lozs, and, step by ‘upl advanced, until, about 1670, that Btate had developed a new thoory, give 17§00 (b Corporations batiag ssceis) privicpes B the corporations bating speclal privileges L:0m tho Slale, Kod soms apecial occupations, ths q hnrden of State Government, and therehy releas- Ing rral estate from the burden: st the same time, by general nct, permitting counties, towns, anid nianicijalitlen to asxess for local purpunes. Dur- Ang the luat. year thers wan paid 1nto that Btate's Trennury over 31,000,000 to be oxpended by the e TINS VAST AMOUNT was raleed— 1. Hratax on railrosds, canale, and transporta- tian compenira of nine-tentha of onu maill for each 1per cent of divldendn; or, waore no dividend wan deciared, aix mills on the spprateed vaine of the capital stock. 2, liya tag on the capital stock of all ather compsniea (except hanks and forolfu Insnrance companice) of one-aif of vne mill for each 1 per cent of dividend (i per eent), or three milie on sppraired yaiue where no dividend wae declared. . A tax on banks of thrne mille un capital atock, or, if they so elect, atax of 1 per cent, and be ex- opt from local tagation. 4. A taxon coal companies of three cents per ton for ail coal mined. B, A tax on forelén fnsurance companies of 3 Per cent on gross earninga received in thelir iate, 8, A llcense tax on brokers, eating-houses, bill- Inril-saloons, restanrante, brewers, “patent medi- cine, peddlers, theatres, circuses, with other trades and occupations, most of which are made taxabio for license wikder onr Conatitution, . Through these different channelethe State Treak- ary has been replenianed, and. while the real estats hun bhad tafs vast burden ltted feom it and from the largeat maas of the penrlc it has fallen upon the corporations and specisl Intercsta taxed with- ont oppreaaive welght, From thelr examinations of the workings of thelr system in Pannsylvania, Your Comini.te are compejled o bellova & would e for the intereats of ull partics cuncerned to adopt the same ayaten i this State, and for THR FOLLOWING RUASONA! BIFirst—This system divorcen entirely tha State from local taxation. Witle tawns, citics, snd caun- tleanre permitted to vote u tax on thewpelves for Any amount perm:tted by ths Conatitution, they cane not vote it on any other town, city, orcounty, and when the peaple know they have themselves t0 puy any tax they may order, it will nsturally make them very gnarded in tile amounts so levied, ~in ather worids, it Uringa the tax down to the peaple without the interveution of Blate authority. Second—Thissystem does away with tue State Toard of Equalization and its ditéicultica, as there in nothing to equalize beyond the countied, It bus raved n large atnount of inouey to the people of the State, nud & rtill larzer amount of discuntont and acrimoniuus fecliug hetween rectlons, Talrd—Itaaves the poccentage pald Asscnsors, Callectors, and'Crensitrese, Witl tlic iosres by suate. ment oc defaicatlon—somatinies placed 28 high us yot cent of thuumount ussassed. onrth—1f raves those persune, towns, eonnflni and municipilities thad pay thele tax upon the call of _the Cullector the necearity of paying an addi- tinnal tax for thoss who deeifae to pay, and B3t the payment of thair tax tutho State, . K1fti—1t would go far to do awuy with the lacal Jealousien engendered by diferent” sectivna of the Biate toward othor sections, 8s thers would fraction of intorest. ‘The needs 5 vast’ enmmorctal city” Mk chiengo, demanding ane claws af icglslation, would not ha ‘hrouweat In conilict witn, and in antaguninsm to, the wants.of n rural district, demanding anothers also, 1t would enable each sectinn to nujust ita taxation to {te needr, avolding the half-and-hatf legislntion which, under the present rysten, mukes & genoral 18w noceasary to carry ont a Jocal purpose, in the cnd proving neithee aatisfactory, nor adapted to the wanta uf either extreme, . dow cun it be dane ! TUE FIRST CONSIDERATION of yonr Committco is to moolisl tlio State school- taz, which was one ¥1,000,000 of the §2,500,000 rollected in 1870, Dudncllng this_echool tax leaves for tho laet year & State tax of $1,800, 000, Wa find of (his amount there were extraordinary expenss (not called for aftar the completiun of the new Btate-House, which will be completed with the appropriation of this year, If the same.ls ratitiod by the people) an follows ew State-1lonss 000 i\’celih!-llmdtd 1a: 193,00 Cantennd 10,00 Nartharn Jasane, new Eull:lmi' #6090 Bhutuern Insanc. now huilding: 2400 eform-school bufldings.. 9,00 Total.oveverees 8 1080 siaris 8531 Deduacting this from $1,800,000 leaves amonnt, $1, 2iR,020, which paid the expenses of tho State, tncinding needed repaies of Stats in- stitutions, the cost ol carrying them om, and the continzent expenses pertafulng to each branch of the §tale tovernment, Upon sn_examination of the varioua re%nm we find that, without a demand on the ‘renpln )y Rencral tax, this smount can be v futo the Blate Treasury, 8a follows; Tliere was pald by the railroad corporations (ax- chstve of ‘thu Iiluols Central) during the sawo year: Auesaed by 182, 100.07 ncased by 107, 743,70 Btate tax by T4,411.50 204,17 21, or an oxcess over the sbove Stafe expenies (ordinary) of £05,276,17, Thia doce not Interfere with the'tax on Jocal carporations paid 1nto local treasuries of abont V005,01, that being the amount levied and collected by the local authorl. ties in 1874, We flud also that the retarns of theso privata cnrsu!lllonl have nat heen fill ta the Btate Auditor, ~that capital thue empluyed Is constantly Increaning, and 1t is bolleved that tho bosiness and cAplial af the railrads will ncrease greatly in the State, whilo we have . BTILL UNTOUCHED the important liet of =pecial licenses permitted under our Constitntion, and from which the Com- monwentth of Peansylvania derlves o large income. We then cannot but hellove that this ayetens would eaully and econorically puy il Blate expenees, hut that," unider It, thare woulld immedinately be created #' parmanent income, which coull be divided amongthe counties as n achool fund or tumed into such ather channels of Klate improvement a8 would seen most 10 conduco to tho prowperity of tha tate. “1f 1t be duclded that the local Asseszor must stiil assees the locul property of rallroode, as hereto- fore, under our Constitiition, is will then leave a deficit of but $50,K16,80, and, tnrnin in o Pennsylvauln, wo ind the coal compnn(e d 180, ° $5621,005,72; taverns, SAA%720% re. talles 100,014, 853¢ and foreign fusurunce come panies, 814U, 884,60, & tolal of 81,611,120, and l‘(llnuhm 1iat hiable to licenso by our Conatitu. tlon uutouc! od, ‘TI1E CHANGE FEAMBLE, Accef (In} that the constitntional question is settled, aa fndlented by the opinfon of the Attor- ney-tieneral of this Mate, your Committea cun kee no” possibla objection o or Jmpediment In the way of this change, This fiate hox the experience of ihie xecond great Btato of tho Union In entering into thin **uew departure, ** wnd s authority upon 1ha reeults ital) 0 beg: loave append here- with the Jetter in_Attarney-tiencral of that Commonweslth, sddressed to tha Chairman of this Gomumilice: A CIVIL LEXR. COXMONWEALTI oF L'ENXSVLVANIA, OrFICK OF TUE ATTORNEY-(IENERAL, [lanniasunc, Jan, 23, 1 0 the Ilan, Custle~DEan din: Yours of tho 224 Is recelved, The Stata revenus aystom of Yennaylvania han been productive of some litigation, and especially with corporations, on the aubject of inter-Stato tonnage. ~ The Bu- proue Court uf tho Unitwd btates declded sgainst thy s , from time 1o timo, changes have bedn made which bave bruught the' laws oo the subject within il the constitutional provisions. Qur systew of texing corporations commence duringihe War, aud,” with wany changes. has continucd siuce, 1t veems to meet with groat fa- vor from the people, We have no tax on real estuto for Biate purpases, and d largo pore el . tion of Ik frum Corparktions and Heonsos on. varls Our tax laws have been 1 ous branches of business. made by fragmentary logislation aud nued reviasing, but the systew, covered up aund 0 somawhat obacure by so many arta, {s & good Yours re- apectfully, Gzonuk Lzan, AltorneysGeneral, All of Which 1s renpectfully sulanistad, M. Ii. Castie, Chdirmnan, , AUTZEN, danx C. Mainzs, Commitice. COUNTY-ATIONNEY HOUNTREX 1a bere, nominally uuder fustructions of the County Board, 10 ald lu sccusiny the passago of necessary mncudments to the Kevenue law, but Wil tiud abundant Ielsure to lobby suulnst the Dilla tor the reorgaulzation of ‘the Connty Board of Cook Countv, A carvful examination of thess billouc Introduced In the Benato by Roh- duson and lu the House by Bnermian, anil the other in tuc House only by IHickoy, discloses that the only poluts of differcnco arc that the Hickey bill provides for the elactlon of the new Board'at the next April electlon. The Robin- svn-8herman bill provides for the election of the new Boand ut tho next November election. The Hickey bill cuntalis no provision districting the wutslie towns, but that secins to bo sitnply an owmisslon. Each bill allots five Commlssloners to tho West Town, three to the South Town, two to the North Town, and tive to tie outaids towns; that the terin of otlice of members of the Board shall bo one year; ¢ referenca® to a committee “with pover Lo act where the samie fnvolves an exawndkure of $300 or u wards, Is prohiibited by each bill, Thers will shortly bo a conference as to which of thuse bills shall vgreed upon {u Loth Ilouses by tho Cook Couuty members, LICENSBS 45UKD, The Becretary of Htats to-day issued a lice to the Miuerul Belt Sliver Mliniug Company, Chicugo: capital., $X00,000. Corporators, Jo- sopl A. Wright, Jolin Mather, and Lumley Tu- 4 And to the Charles Rutz Lutnber Company, Chicago; capital, $400,000. g Toopuy o SLLE o of the inensbers and cuiployes of the Geacral ,{ncmbly up to the 1ith aF tl.{n preseut wonth foots up §u7,486. WISCONSIN. THE LXGISLATURE. Apecial Dispaich b0 The Triduns. Mapisox, Wis., ¥Feb. 19.—Both Houses of the Leglilaturo bad brief sessions this eveniog. In tho Seuate, bills pn'ud authorizing a loan by toe Commissloners’ trust fund to Clark County; autborizing ald to the - Neceodah & Camp Douglas Rallroad; relative tg kecping Insane persons; extending the time ono vear for & geo- logicul survey of thodtate. A joint resolution passed ratifylog a coustitutional umendment fixiug the limitation for the presentation of old claims agaiust the Stato to six years. Resolu- tions wers offered toanking Seustor Hows and alsu all the Deinocrats who voted for the Elect- oral Cominission, and fndorsiog the proceeding of the Comwissioucry thus fur, sod yegretting apposition to the count of the vote ns made by the Electoral Commisnlon. Bilis were prenesd appropriating for the Insane Axvlnn $06,5i05 Tndustrial fehool, $62,00: Blind Asylum, $ 00; Deaf and Dunb, §31,000; prohibiting em- ployment of children under 13 years old In factories. INDIANA. THK LEGISLATURE, Apectal Dirpatch to The Triduna. InpravaroLis, Inl., Feb. 19.—~The Senate to- day ordered the engrossment of the Compulsory Educatton bfil. The hill giving Marion County another Buperfor Judge passed. The House passed tha following bills: Authorizing cities to lssue bouds for fundiug their debits; creating & Board of Aldermen in cities having a voting population of 15,000 or upward; smending the Dlrorvr: lnr b nllllnwllnz lh? tlnurt to divtxl;.-l I:.}m nsiead of rendering moue; - :nr:rm egalizing dissection nlgllumnn ’hoxllu‘n‘: Himiting the levy of township tuxes to iive cents, OI110. * TROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE. Corustnus, 0., Feb, 19.—In the Senate hills wero Introduced prescribing lees to be pald Caunty Auditors and Treasurers; to provide thut Boards of County School Examiners shall conaist of three practienl teachersi and to au- tflcl)rge Ohlo fusurance companies to insure dis- tilleries. —————— DELAWARE & HUDSON. Annual Report of the Managers of this Great Corporation-—-The Document Han« . guine In Tone. Apeciat Dispatch to The Tribune, New Yonk, Feh. 19.~Tho managersof the Delawars & Hudson Coal Company presented their annual report for 1876 to-day, Added in- terest centres In this report Ly reason of the rumors that the Company was in a conditfon similnr to that of the New” Jersey Central, and would s00n.be placed In the hiands of a Recelver. ‘Tha report says: * The resuite, Allhouflu disappointing when com- pared with (hose of the previous year, cannot, under the chanved circumetances of the pmpcllx. b considered ns unsatistactory, Not only was tho coat tonnayo largely decreascd In volume, but the rice per ton was much brlow that of 1875, ’l‘go gross carnings of the railroads were also leas, bul, owing to & decreass in Lhe operating cxpenacs, 1ho net reaulta were fully maintalned, In' tho present — condition of tha coal frada It woul bo fdle to specalate upon the resnlts of the usriuese {for tha current year, for, ao loug aa the far-enycf the nnthracito reglon i pushed to its full extent and the guantity of cosl mined and forwarded to market 18 largely in excens of the requirementn for cousumption, Just o long most. the business cou. tinue to be unprofitable, *The production of an- thraclte coal was 14, 000 tons; In 18UZ it wans 7,482,000 tons, ehnmnE an Incrense of nearly H0 Ycrcunt. The demand steadily tocreased rntll 873, when the producton reached 21,630,000 tone, an increase in cieven years of nearly HIIOR&" cent. In 1874 the production tvoe 10,05, 000 tons, n decreaso of © per cent; In W75 20,043,000 tons, & finln of 4 per cent, and In 1878 ecreane of about ) per cent. of consumption during the de. 1870 was, dondtless, ina lorge de- rea the result of tho exizencica of tho War, and ho demand for coal becaine 8o preat that the eom- panies engaged intha trade were compelled, fn order to mect 8, to acquire pew landn, open ininee, new avenues (o the warket, At tha present tima It fa safe tosay that the acgregate [ruductive canacity af the anthracite region s ot css than 30, 000,000 tons, and until the natteal increase of conentmption calls for such ¥ull produc- tlan tha practical relief to tho trade would seom to bo an arrangement propostionlag the aupply to the demand, The pollcy of the Campany In the acquisition of its lcased lincs has been grossly mfsstated, according to the report, which clajiis that these were necessary to give the coal an outlet. It then sayst ‘The finances are In A sound conditlon, and the sttacks thut have been made upon Ha credit are wholly twatranted. ‘The ianogers can oniy ox- nirews their regret if any stockloiders have sscri- feed thelr praperty under the inducnce of an ap- preneusion caused by adverse rumors which were catirely without foundation In fact. In con- cluding this report it may le added, fur tue pirpose of ‘enabling the stockhokiers to form {hoir awn estiuate of the value of theirprop- erty; that the fixed sunnui charges, lncluding fu- terest and rentals, and dividends upon leascd lines, do not exeeed §1,000,000, ‘fhe reccipts apylica- ble fo thelr payment aud_entirely exclueive of any protit on cosl are fully $2.000,000. If the pat record of the Company and fts' pressnt position avalls anything, Llie above statomeut nhonid angxirty, affording os itdocs strong grounds for the holief that your investnent posscencsa poinis of #trengih at Teast equal to any whose prosperity de- pend In any mgasure upon the marketing of conl. 1n {ts fAgurcs tho report shows that the loss of_the Campany on 1t leased lines woro #5% 405.90. The net nrotits, above the interest on debt, dividends, rentals, and all frst charges, facludiug tuxes, etv., wore $308,020. The in- yentory of the Combany’s real estate estimates iy its vuluo st EH6287L.° The valus of the conl lands s estimated at 811,407,127, making total estate of &20,000,000, u to ,000, "The tunded debt is £16,116,000, and the capital stock 820,000,000, The usscts In_miecellancoits bonds und stocks foot up £8,088,714, including, amang others, bonds of the Bostou, Hartford & Eric Raliroad to the smount of £1,254,%8, and New York & Canada Railroad to the amount ol $8,507,030. ‘The amounts credited to bills recelvable ja 82,064,237, and_bills payable are deblted with £35,000. On Jan. 1 the cush on hond was 8624684, while the amount due de- positors was 034,81 ASHINGTON. Items fn the Sundry Civil Appropriation 1. b Wasninoton, D. C., Feb. 10.—The House Committee on Appropristions to-day completed tho 8undry Civil Appropriation bill and author- fzed thelr Chalrman to report it to tho House at tho earliest upportunity. Its principsl items are the following: For cxpenses of Uulted titates Courts, lucludiug Marshals, attorneys, witnopses, ete,, 82,500,000; for support of Homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, $850,000; for signal acrvice, 300,000} for coast survey (about), £400,000; for surveys of the northern and northiwestern lakea and Mississippi River, 000; for the maintenancs of lights on the Mississippl, Missourl, and Ohle Rivers und suc buoys as may bo nocessary, £$125,000; for surve I‘% public’ Jands aud private land clalms, §50,000; for the re- pulrs and prescrvation of &(“Jh"c buildings throughout the country, #100.000; for the erces tlon ot pier bead-lights on the ‘northern snd northwestern lakes, #10,0003 for the establish- ment of o lght-louso ot Grasse Point, near Chicago, $5,000; for the puyinent of clalms of Southiern muil contractors for scrvico rendered bofore the War, 8360,000; for the Maytian ex- pluratious west of the 100th meridian, 850,000; tor the \\’hcclrr explorutions west of * tha 100th meridfan, #20,000; for vontinulnz the work on publlc bulldings us follows: At Chi. cugo and St. Lauis, $400,000 eacti; Philadelphia snd Ciuclnnatl, $:425,000 each; Grand Rap- 1ds, Mich,, and Evanaville, Ind., $20,000 each; Nosuvllle, Tenn., 818,000: Purkersburg, W. Va., £5,000; Port Huron, Mich, $10,000, Tutal of bidl, about 14,000,000 The Huuse Counultics on Appropriations (n- serted In the Bundry Civil Appropriation bill 300,000 to pay the claims of Southern mails vontractora for services rendered before tho War, aud Incrcased the amount recommended fo 8. Louls from 825,000 to $100,000. ‘Tho Bupreme Court mct pursuant to adjourn. ment, and, alter & few admissions to the Bar, und Yassing somo mandates, adjourned to Monday, o e —— e 3 OEITUARY, Prrrsoung, Feb, 10.—Judge If. W, WilI- fams, of the Penusylvania Bupreme Court, died In this city this afternoon of heart discaso, Hpeclal Dispateh to Tha Triduns. Fonp nu Lac, Feb, 19.—Judge Robert Flint, the oldest member of tho Fond du Lac Bar, died at bis residence in this city at8o'clock Saturdsy cvenlng, Judge Flint has occupled many positlous of publlc trust and luportance, and bis death causes @ universal sealing of pro- found regret. e was 60 years old, ‘Iho Cire cult Court udjourned tgday fu respect to his wcwory, und tile members of the Bar will take action [u the prewmises, The funcral is appoluts cdtor Wednodlay forenoon: e Diapaich 80 The Tridune. K:xosm& Wis, 19 —~3liss Emma Munt. zeuberger, daugbter of Conrad Muntzenberger, a very citimablo aud highly-respected young ludy in this community, aiter along u- ful lilness; died thls mamlaf of rheumatism of tho heart. ‘The funeral will take placo to-mor. 'rxu-r alternoon at ¥ o'clock from her Jate resi- ouse. . ———— . TOTAL ABSTINENCE. Apacial Dispaich 1o The Tridune. East Bacixaw, Feb. 10.—A great tempersnce reform movement, insugurrted by Dr. Reynolds, Isawcoplng over tho valley in Saginaw and Bay Countles. Over 3,000 have signed the pledge sod jolned tho Refarm Club organization. Five i et i es ent of a hallan - {ug-room for the Club. . i 1877. FIRES. The St. Louis Bridee Takes Fire from s Frame Shanty at the East End. Nine Hundred Feet of the Siructuro Burned-«~Trains Will Be Unahle fo Cross for Several Days. TITE GUFAT RRINDGE, Apecial Dispatch to The Tridune, 87. Louts, Mo, Feb, 19.—At half-past 11 to- night a fire broke out In a frame shanty In East 8t. Louls, communicated to others, and de. stroyedd haifa dozen of them. The flamea also spresd to the esstern approach to the Jlinols aml St Louls bridge, aod before they could ho subducd lud burned about M0 feet of - that structure, leating only the fron-work standing, and canaing & loss to the Campany of at least 160,000, which 1t is sup- poscd is covered by Insursnce, The Ht. Louls Fire Department responded to 2 firat and sece ond alarm from the Lridge-box, and rendered valuable service In saving the steucture from greater damage. Trains will be unable tv cross the bridge for several dl{vfl. The Western Unlon telegraph wires, which cross on the bridge, were hirned down. 3 70 the Wertern Associaten Press. 8. Louts, Fen, l~rue broke ot about midnight in 8 row of frame houses jnat north of the bridge opproach fn East 8L Louis, and at Llis writing (1 8. m.) about a dozen hnuses ure nearly consunied. A strong north wind carried the flamea to _the wood work of the bridze ap- proach, and ahout 1,000 feet of it are now burn- ng, Beveral eup:lmm from St. Louls atarted weroes thie bridge 1o assiat in subduing the fire, hut were cut oif by the Hames and were forces Lo return, Subsequently two or three of them were taken over on a ferry boat, and one is now dolug goul service. But Jittle definite informa- tion can be obtalned to-night, but it 1s safe to aay that the eastern avproach to the bridge is 20 badly damaged that trains _eannot crose, and that the houses where the fire originated will be entirely deatroyea, No estimate of the loss can be given to-nl . CITICAGO, A etill alarm to Engine Company No. &, at 4:35 yesterday afternoon, was caused by the burning out of a chimney at the Avenue House, .| corner of Twenty-second street and Wabash avenue. 32% The alurm from Box 471 at 6:05 yesterday afternoon was caused by a firc at. Nos. 8X3 and €05 Blue Island avenue, owned hfl Francls Bochin, and occupled parifally by Lim as a saloon and dwelling, Loss on bullding and staclk, $5003 fully Insured. The other occupants, Mrs. D. M. Burdage and Mes, A, Forster, losa trifling amounts. Canse, children playing sbout a stove In Bochm's saloor AT WIITMORE LAKE, MICH. Special Diepatch to Tha Tribune, Axx Aunog, Mich., Ken. 19.—The dwelling of Dr. &mith, at Whitmore Lake, in this county, was totally destroyed by fire on the 16th, The furniture and clothing of the family was partlally enved. There waa an fnsurance on the ouse uf $1,180, AT OSCODA. MICH. #pectal Ditpatch to The Tribune. EAsT 8AGINAW, Mich,, Feb, 10.—Two dwell- ing-houses at Oscoda, owned by John Gagnon and Lyman Evingham, were destroyed by fire to-day. Loss, §1,h0: no insurance. VANDERBILT'S MONEY. It Ts Dellevod that Cornelius J. Vanderbilt Will_fue for & More Equitable Divislon of His Father's Estate. Bpectal Dispatch o Tha Tridune. New Yong, Feb. 16h—Soon after the death of Commodore Vanderbilt and the readine and publication of Iis will, numerous rumors were circulated to the effect that dissatisfuction ex- Isted In the fomily, snd ft was positively an- nounced that this dissatfafution should find cipression in the Surrogute's Court at the time the wil camo wp for probate. Inquiry was mnde about theso re- ports, but nothing more definite could bo learn- e than thers was 8 disposition to realst the will. Blnco that time rumors to the same effcct have been repeated, and, within & day or two, lave hecome com- mon report at one of ‘the Teading hotels. It Is eatd thut Cornchus J., brother of Willlam 1. Vanderbilt, upon the advice of an intimate friend ond companlon, 3 mun. named Ferry, who livea fu Poledo, bLut' spends much of his timo In 1his city, bhas employed counsel and taken Meps to legally oppose tho settlenient of the Vanderblit prop- erty us directed by the will. A number of rea- sona are given for the procceding. Tho prin- cipal one is that Cornclius J. Vunderbilt ls u debter to 8 consideruble amount to Mr., Ferry, sud sces in the possibil- ity of = mnew selttlement the prospect of an casy composition of his diflicuities. Whether thls is true could not to-dsy, in'the absence from the city of some of the principal persons concerned, he ascertalned. Mr, C. J. Vanderbilt Is of a restlces disposition, scldom long in onv pluce, and has not beey st home for several days. It lsreportedthat, uaconversation three di 0 in Wathington with his brother, he did not sliude to the subject, and bis stlence hias been construed by that part of the family which {8 content with the Coinwodore’s hestowal of lns riches futo submission, hut persons who assuine to speak with authority that, on ‘Tuesday next, when the case Is “called in the Burrogate's Court, Cornellus J, Vanderbilt und Iiis counsel will demaml that & inove equitable distribution ot the Vanderbilt cstate amony the children shall e ordered, ‘'iese reports arg oif- aet by the atutement of W. H. Vaudernilt that Cornelius will do no such thing. The foriner §s svidently Ipurehemh'a. however, us he aduits that Cornclius does not kiuw bis own inlod for two days tugether, and is under the {nfluence of Ferry to a large extent. Ferry used to keep tho United Statea Hotel, and 11" s belicved that young Vauderbils helped hiin to fall, —e—— WILKIE--FLYNN. The Final Stretching Out, aml Wazlog In Colebrity—Lawyersto Continue lefogglog the Jury for Kmue Days Yet, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Trioune. Rockroup, {Il,, Feb, 19.~The Wilkie-Flyon trial was resumed to-dny at Belvidere. The Court opened st 3 o'clock this afternoon, The crowd that assembled was immensc, snd never {n the history of Boone Couuty had such snum- ber clamored for adwittance at the outer door. Bheriff Cuvey did his beat to accommodate al} who applied for admittance, but, long before 3 o'clock, the doors were closed, and hundieds went away unable to get within tho reuch of Btorrs' eloquent volee. At 3 o'clock precisely Mr. Btores arvse for the dcfendants. After a few prelimlnary remarks bo waded right square into the evidence, which he aualyzed scntcnee by sentences frum the short-hand notes of the” reporter, Under bis scrutinizing treatment the evidence of each witucss szainat delendants secuied to grow less In some particulars, but neither the eloquence nor sarcasin of Btorrs could weaken the mnaln features of the testimony, and yiterly fufled to break the force of Mr. Lathrop's great plea of Saturday, ‘Theproccedinga ot to-day, like those. of Baturday, ouly lusted Lwo hiours, s the Court udjourned at § o'clock. To-morrow worning Mr, Storrs will close, and Mr., Hanze will com- menco for the prosecutiou. Your reporter was informed by My, Burge that his plea will last nearly all day to-morrow. The Interest i not in the least avated. e — TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Spectud Ditpatch fo The Trisuns. Yonrr Warns, lud., Feb. 19.—Fort Wayne's water supply for®re purposes was suddenly cut O last night by a break In the Wabash & Erio Canal four 1nilvs and a hailf west of this city, ‘Tho dam was rebuilt last year at an expenso of $10,00, and 1t will requiro that sum of money toreplace it. Fort Wayno will bowithout water for tires for several tnonths to come. 7paich to Tha Tridune. Dusvgus, ls., Feu, 10.—Tue Board of Edu- catlon of thus city passed a resolution two weeks 8o requiring ol colored children to attend @ achool sct apurt for them and cxcluding them {rom all the ward schools. _Some of tacm de- wurred, aod applied to the District Court, sod adeclsios was tendered todsy to the effect that volored children cannat be excluded from apy public school iu thecity. Cuusequently | the President of the Schoal Board tssued w notice Lo the tea liers to recsive all that apply. Fpectal DigyateA to The Tribune, LACRosz, W Feo. 14,—It ts reported that aliver has heeu dlsco! d & few miles south of Rushfora, Minu. Every one In that neighbor. hood I« In a highly exclted state. Epecimens Liave been sent to Phiindelphin for aseay Spectal Dirpatch to The Tribune. BPRINGFIELD, 1.y Feb, 10.—Lhe tlon. James T Root, of Cnlengo, has returned from Wash- fozton, and Ia here looking alter revenue mat- ters concerning Cook County. He Is also en- tertaining legisiators in describing the supreme- Iy ridiculous Aznre cut at Wushington by Con- gresaman Epringer and Ed Mergtt, of the Jirgiater, In their conspiracy §n the Chaflee Elector case. "FOREIGN. LILE EAST. EXVOYS. Viewna, Feh, 10.—The Montenerin Envoss, Bozo Petrovics and 8tanko Radonics, will cm- bark Wednesday for Constant(nople. . TURKINI ARMY AUGMPENTED, Berorapx, Feb, 10.—The Turkish troops along the Danube have been increased to 5,000. The garrison of Rustchuk numbera 12,000, . PEACE XEOOTIATIONS. BrLGRADE, Feb. 10.—Negotistions are pro- greasing satisfactordiy, and ft {s expected thata treaty of peuce will be ready to be submitted to the Ureat Bkuptsching ou the 20th inst. BEHVIA AND TUL PORTE. Lospox, Feb. X—% a. m.~The Lost’s speclal from Berlin sags it 13 reported there that the conclusion of peace betweea Turkey and Servia 18 now assured, REVLIES TO GORTSCHAROYP'S NOTE. The Staudurd's Berlin dispatch says it 13 statea fn_diplomatic quarters that the Powers have already confidentially communicated to Russla the “substance of the. repties they inteod to maoke to Prince Gurtschakofl's vircular, Al have agrerd to ubataln from unv finterference until’ the Porte has proved itsell incapable of carrying through the prom- ised refonns. It Ia reported that Russis, on her part, will Inform the powera of her intentions, and of the circumnstances which make it Impose aible tor hier to forczo immediately all inter- ference, but she will give no indication of her eventual fsolated actlon MEXICO, YOLESIAR. BAN FRAxCISCO, Frb. 10.—The following of the Yglealas party remaln here: Jore M. Ygle- slas, Ramon Yglealas, Ratacl Yglesias, Francisco G. Del Palaclo, G. Pricto, A L. Jones, Ramon Alcalde, A, C. Lumillas.” Ygiesfas denies that the vinit of the party that wont East has any political aigniticance. INDIA. PAMINE. Loxpox, Feb. 10.~A correspondent of the Western Asioclated Press at Calcutta says the Viceroy?s oficial dlspas of Fab. 16 states the fawine fu North Arcot i much worse than supposed, aud there is great distreas in Mysore. ¢ EGYPT,. GORDON'S M18810N, P Loxmoy, Feh, 10.—There s some suthority for the statement that Gen. Gordon will leave Calro for Massowah to negotiate with Abyssinia for pewce and the opening of the country to trade. GREAT BRITAIN, DISRAELT TRANSLATED To THE PEERS, Zondan Timer. The focus of cnrlosity next week will be the House of Lorde. Those who want to beamused and those who want to be Instructed wiil both #o there. The amusement will come first, sud will bo afforded by the epectacle of Lord Besconstield going through the formal and rolemn ccremonlal of tuking his_seat fo the hercditaey branch of the Legisinture, Clud in tue roues of an Farl, with an Earl to the right of him and an Earl to the left of bim, the Gartex King-at-Arms anid Black Rod golug before,and the Earl Marshal and Lorid Great Chamberlsin hovering about, the new Peer will enter in stately fashlon, will present. on bended kneea hia fetters patent to thn Lord Chancellor, and then ske that strange persmbudation of the . chamber preseribed by trudltional wsaze tRl he s tnully landed on the bench of the Eurls, Wo may ‘be sure that no point of custom wiil be omitted to give due honor to this proud pageant, s the Earls who will bear thelr vew brother company will be thuse of longest descent in their Urder. Escorted by asTalbot amd o Stanley, preceded by the bhead of the louse " of toward .aiild by a Seymour, the Earl of Beaconsfield witl feel that he enjoys some compensation, I|tlmu5h it may’ be fleeting, for baving_quitted the theatre of his foriner triumpls. ~The spectators present, too, Wwho have any sympathy with lis xmbition, or toKe ai easuru in the study of character, will not gridge him a gratitication which s not with- out 1ts uxe for themn alvo, They will watch de- wrely the miugled pride and” humility of the new Peer's beariug, aud will carey away in their minds the image ol a pomp that “may be a tale for thelr children. Thils interlude over, bustuess will quickly fulluw, and those who came to stare may renain to llsten, Lord Salisbury will be expected to tel) some part of the tale of his voyaye: to the Bospboruw, Lord Derby vane uot escape from the rn}muslhlln_\' of a Forelgn Becretary {n a debate which must be alnly oceupled by observations on forelzu pofiey. Lunl Beacousfleld must ussume the post and functions of the Leader of the | Houte. It is obvious that there will be nmhlnf in the House of Commons to compare with uli this. The representatives of the Feuplu are not sccustomed Lo hold themselves of smail nce count; bt thelr benches willbe thinly occupled, while the Bar of the Lordy will be inconves nlently crowded, Sir Stafford Northeote may begin his part a5 eader of the Ipwer House in the presence of an attenuated gatherine. After all, e was peactieally leader for muuy vights lust sesston, and mewmbers of the Commona will r:lll{ cumfort themeelves If they du not aen him in bis tirst formel appearance In that char- a-ter. So thor will troop away to the gilded chamber, and jostle one suother even on the steps of the Throne, A ——— BOSTON. The Ofceholders In Dire Aftright in that Abode of Kuperior Belugs, Spectul Dirpaich to Tha Trivune Boston, Feb, 19.—A committee of the Coun- cll has to-day reported in favor of a retrenche ment of the salaries of city ofticlals. If carrled out, the plan will greatly fnjurc the value sud eficlency of the service. Tne higher grades of sularles src attacked with special gni- moslty, although ut present the mouey pald ls by no wicuns extravagant. The salary of tha Mayor is atlowed to stund ut £5,000, The City Clerk fs reduced from $3,000 to $4,000, and tho expense of his oftice {s cut down $1,250, In addition, the Treasurer's salary is reduced from §0,000 to 35000, arld ' his department #3,100. The Auditor recelves a ke re- duction, and bis department $2,3%. The Colleetor1s cut from_$5,000 1o $4, and his Departieut 85000, The Department of Thirty Eujrlueers Is cut to the extent of $2,52% and that of theSurveyor 83,225, Tneemployes at the East Boston terries are to have §258 taken from themn, and those lu tho Publle Building Depart- ment #1,500, Tha License Commissioners ure vut down ucarly §1,200—mmore than half, the Firo Departmient ncurlitu.uw‘ the Health Depart- ancit $3,000, the Assessor’s #0,000, with & rec- ommendvtion that the Second Awlstant As- sessor Le disylased and a_fusther eaving of £1,000 effected?” The other Depurtnients suffer fu simitur sums. The total reduction proposed 15 805,103, aud the probubility is that neurly all tho recommendatlons will” bo sdopted next week, e ———— SUICIDE, Speciut Dispaich to The Triduns. FoND pu Lac, Wis;, Feb. 19.—A. W, Dryant, afarmer of the Town of .Lawartine, to this county, swallowed two und a balf ounces of laudanutn aud slve yruins of worphino Satur- dav night. He had been threstening to kil Blmscif for twenty years, and took & dose Mfi enoughi tovover all that thue. He lived unt. 10 v'clock :m;;l:_hmnmnz. spaich 10 The Tribune. IspranaroLry, Fev. 19.~L'us rewains of Dr. ‘Wishas fato Superintendent of the Boldlers® Orphaus’ Home, arrived hers to-night, m‘%’.’."n& to-inorTuw at l)mvllle.nml dad il New OnLEANS, Feb. 10.—-W, C. W, Ban Frauclacw, suleided by havging, " of ————— FINANCIAL. g Spacial Dispaich to Tae Tribune, BroosinGTON, Ill., ¥eb. 18.~The Phanix Saviogs Loan & Trust Company, owned by Corydan Weed, dofog business through the Pheoix Bank of Bloomiveion, vasscs out of business existence to-mosrow, owlnz to the fll- neas and financial embarrasament of Mr. Weed. It {s thoughr that al? Mabilitics of the bank ex- centing §12,000 to $15,000, chicfly deposit cers tificates, all securedd, have heen pald. Mr. Weed is koown all over Illinols as wmones-lender, handling money of Connecticat capltalists to the amount. of £4,000.000 in seven years, of which half is now outstanding and all’ lent on paper personaily secured by “Weed. Although Weed has hecome Involved; theough this buais nees by taking to himself large tracts of non- convertible lands, this loan business, now man- aged by himaelf ina the law tirm of Wiltians & Burr, Is_not affected by the euspension of the Pheenix Bank, and %1} gn on unchanzed. C1xcinsate, 0., Foh. 19.—~Madison W, Jones, Asron C, Jotnison, and Isafah HBrown, all of Fay- ette County, have filed petitions of vYoluntary bankruntey In the United States Court. Jones’ Mabllitics “are about $:4,000; aseets, $14,000, ohnson's liabilities, $30,000% asscis, $31,000. Browu's libilittes, 833,000; aasets, $21,000. - et CRIME, CANNOT RECOVER, 81, Lotts, Feb. 10.+Col. Fred Meyer, wlo waas shot by young Dryden yesterday at War- renton, was hrought home torning, and hia condition is such that visitors are not al- lnwed to see him. The ball Is not extracted yot. It entered the mouth a little to the right of the centre, and f{s supposed o be lodged agalnst the vertebre, The wound is qultc serlous, and way result fatally. The cause of the shooting Is not yet explalned. One account says that Dryden (nsulted Meser on the street, which led to the sitercstion, while another storv says that Meyer provoked the quarrel. Dryden'was attornéy for the partics whose stills were sclznd. He was arrested by the Sherlff and gase bonds, The condition uf Col. Meyer late to-night is very precarious, and the probabilittes seem to fudicate that he cannot reeover. Additional se- cotinta of the shooting are received, but are o conflicting that It is not deemed advisable to repart them. It mays be sald, however, that Young Dryden was not the atitoruey for the rmlen whose dletllleries wers aetzed, and that he affair between him and Meyer was purely persunal, PN, SPRINGFIELD, Special Dirpatch to Te Tribune. SerixartzLp, I, Feh, 10.—In the United States Court today Joscph DeHaven, of Logan County, pleaded gulity oo an additional charge of passing counterfelt money, for which, with the charge thut he was convicted on, he was sen- tenced to the Penitentiary for two yeara, A humber of criminal canes were continued,” Amaonc others, that aainst Marcus O, Frost, of the Clark County /ferald, for tumpering with the malln while” Postinaster of Maraball, and that of Oliver Hewltt, steamhout. clerk of Calru, under the Clvil Righta law for denying cabln ac- commodation 1o avolored feinale pasacoger. The 8avgaman Circult Court convened to-day for the Februaey term. The docket I8 a very large one, and {neludes among other prominent cages, that against Hughes and Mullius, the Lin. coln tomb desecrators. ALLEGED HORSE-TIIEF, % [ Disyotch to The Tribune. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Feb, 10.—Jean Delverey was arrested a short time since on a charge of stealing a horse, bugey, and other articles, valued at $100, from Charles F. Sumson, of Yosilantl, The thelt was committed in October, 1435, hut Dewvercy had evaded pursuit till the otlier day, when he waa founa {n Waehington, D. C. His examinution was ta have taken place to-day, but, rs he cloimed to hav May. FORT WAYNE, Spectal Dispateh 10 The Tridune. Forr Waryg, Ind., Feb, 19.—suerlf Muanson lest to-day for Toledp to arrest William I1. Tay- lor, a commerclal traveler, who has heen indict- ed for emlezzling #1,000 from A. 8. Evans & Co., his recent cmplogers in this ¢ At Newcastle, Tod., today, Jobn Punyan was sentenecd toelght yeurs In the Penftentinry for killiug Charlea t'ressnsll last November. -LITTLE ROCK. Larrir Rock, Ark., Feh. 10.—In a personal altercation Saturduy night Jumes Gibron shol. and killed Charies Erenst. At the. eame thno Jeft Davis struck Charley Perry over the head with an ax-handle, from the effects of which he i cxpected todie, Al the partles ure colored. ‘The row took place in a suloon §n a part of the uity largely fubabited by colored people, THE MURDEKOUS DISTILLERS, Nasuvine, Teun, Feb. 10.—Four partles named Holt were arrested here by United States Marshal Wheaton ou dispatches from Chatta- novge anid Atlanis charging them with having leclplud in the murder of Lieut. MeIntsre in Nvurthern Georgla recently, while the latter, at the bead of a forve of revenue olllcluls, went to brewk up *wildeit distilleries, MINNEAPOLIS MURDER. Bpecinl Dripatch 10 The Tridune, MinNzaroriy, Mmnn., Feu, 10.—~The funernl of W. H. 8idle, recently murdered, takes pluce to-morrow st 2:30p.m. Al bauks are 1o be clored in memory of deceased, and the attend: ance promises to be unusually larze. THE RAILROADS. THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & g QUINCY. At a meeting of the Boand of Dircctors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad held in Hoston Feb. 81t was voted to wmuke out of the earnings of the current six montha a dividend of §5 a suare, payable March 15, to stockholders of record the 20th {ustunt, after anch date the transfer-hooks to remain closed tfll Murch 0. Persons holdlug stock registered fn Hostun will receive their dividends at the ottlee of 1he Company, 40 Scars' Bullding. Those holdiug stock vexistered in New York will receive their divideods ut Chivage ub_persoual or writley opplication to Awos T, Hall, Tressurer. Holders of Burlington & Missourl River Ratiroad and Branch atock, will recelve the caine rute of dividend payable at Bostou, cept thuse whoee stou registered xt Burli ton, 1u., who will recelve their dividends of 8, Howiand st that place, the srunsfer buoks of the Buriington & Wissouri River and Branch Cumpanies Lo be closed durlng the same period 16 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy hooks, The recent decline n the stock of the Chl- cago, Burlfugion & Quincy Radroad {5 sald to be ue to the eiforts uf Jay tiould, who desires tu punlsh thle Company tor the actlon of Mr, Perkins In trying to force the Unlon Padfic 10 prorute with the Burlington & Mbsourd River lullwnl Company fu Nvbraska, which case is now pending betore Cougreds, Though the Burlington & Quiney Koad s iz no way cous nected with the ahove Compuuy, except that a majority of fts stock fs_lield by the same men who hold a mejornty of the Hurlington stock, yet Mr., Gould tiinke that the Burltugton is ve- sponsihle for the actlon, especlally as Mr., Per- Kius is the Vice-Presldeut of both ‘the lines, CALIFORNIA FREIGITS, The luwa pool, composed of the Cbicsgo, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago & Northwestern, and Chicago Rock Island & Pacldic, is much diss turbed Lovause §t Lus been found out that the Baitimore & Ollo and the 8t. Louis rouds are taking west-bound Califurnla freights at are- duction of from 10 cents to 15 cents per 100 unds, Most of this business has neretofore cen golng via Chicago, but owing to the cut innds by the Souttiwestern Hues siuch of 1t hoa been directed into that cbannel, It I8 not Kuown whether the riduction ls borns by the Haltlmore & Obfo aud Bt, Louls roads alote, or whether the Unlon Pacific glso shares in this reduction, It is believed by the Chicago lines that the Union acific st tho bottows of the inovement so as to break up tho lows Mr, Jay Gould, the owner of the {nfou c, i makiug war against the Chlesgo, Burlington & Quincy Ruliroad, but be canuot punish it as he likes as Joog s the threo lines leading trom this city to Omaba poul thele earnings, and therefors Lis auxiety to bresk "é: tho combination. A weetlog will be eld in thi ¢ity In a day or two for thoe purpozo of consider- jug the situatlon and to fske uctivn tu protecs the luterests of Chicagu agulnst wachiuations ot the ex-President of the Brie. NOT SATISFIED. ‘The representatives of the Pennsylvania Com- pany and Balumore & Ohio Railroad mads an- other effort yesterday to briug together the represeptatives of the various roads leading east from this ity to reemact the forelgn through rate tanfl which cre- sted such a furry last weck, but they wmet with s sigoal falluge. rEvery ons of the Jioca ludh:f to New York, Boston, and Portland refused to attend, and con- sequently notbiug could bo doue. It is under- stood that provislons to Liverpool aronow be- ¢ Tinpartant. testimony, {t was postponed until the 2ist of Ing contracted for at 55 cents per bundred 1n gold, which s fve conts Juwer than the railway cumbination tadifl. On the 270h the manageea of the yarloua Eastern roads meet fu New York for the purpose of considering the question, It is hardly probable that they will again attempt. to niake tnrangh rates, it having become avi- drnt that such an urrangement will not work. Thete s much dissatisfaction o regard to the rates to the varlous seaports, and_ the metunF wlulpmhubly end Ina rapture, and asother eall- road war, THFE RIVER ROADS. &pectal Dirpateh to The Tridure, DavesvorT, la., Feb., 3.—Judge Dillen, of the United States Circuit Court of this city, has rendered @ decision In the case of the River Railroads. An order was made that the original decree of atrict. forcclosure bo allowed to bo carried Inta exceution, and the temporary fo- Junction which has been gronted to resirain tho varrying out of the orlginal decree was idle- solved. This will sliow the reorgantzation of these river compavies to proceed. The Recelver was directed to retain the nioness in his hands suficient to pay all his eraployes. all taxes, and all llabilitles” against him us Recelver beloro turning over the road, money, and property ta the uew company. The anoual report of the Davenport & Northwestern Raflroad for 1876 rlows the earnings to have heen $170,014, and the expenditures $187,743. TERMINAL CHARGES. A meeting of the managers of the raflrosds leading west from this city snd the proprietors of the elevators will be held ina few days for the purpuse of disctissing the proposed redue- on In the terminel charges and to decide upon 8 unlform plan of action. The plan pro- posed in Trne TRIDUNE of Sunday fs recelvnd with much faver, aud. Jf the Fastern romls cangbe induced to aceept it, it will undoubiedly be adopted. There fs no reaesn why the East- ern toads should object to the arrnuement! 16 1s their intercat os inuch as that of the Western ronds, and it s no more then just that they hould belp in bringing ubont the much-desireit reform. The rallroads and Boatd of Trade wiil unite in a request tothe Lemislatire praying for arepeal of the present Inspection law. A TEXAN RAILWAY. Gavveston, Feb. 19.—The Galveston, Harrla burg & 8an Antonlo Raflroad Is now complat- ed. The first trafn left Galveston for Szn An- tonio to-lay with an excursion party including the Governor and other State piicers. The completion of this road opens ul‘ 8 large por- tion of the finest territory- in Western Texas, which has herotofore been without railroad cummunication, ITEM Several papers have lately liad statements that. along tha line of several of the Western roada there are miles of corn-cribs slled to the top. ‘The crop along all the lines leading to the West was about. & thir! of the average, and this s also true of the Toledo. Proria & \Warraw, To ledo& Wabash, and ther lines leading through the corn helt. The statements referred to uro repudiated oa false by the manneers of most of the Weatern roude. 1t Is belleved that the itema have been published with the purposo of ** beag- Ing " the market. The Western Gieneral Freight Agents, who have been in almost contloued peselon during the 1ast two montha revising thetr classiflestions, have finally surceeded an fur as to finlsh the manuseript and give it to the printers to see how tge thing looks In print. Ak soon as priut- cd anather mecting will be called to vote upon the adoption or rejectiun of the new freght clussltications. ——ee—— RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, Specinl Dispaieh to The Tribune. Foxp pu Lac, Wis., Feb. 19.—Tacoh Degep- hardt and J, Broadscller, two farmers of the ‘Town of Newcasscl, In this connty, were thrown from a wazon g Saturday night, snd reczived tn- Jurles which vrove f(atal to both. The are now lying ot a bouse near where the accle deut occurred in an unconscious state. BUSINESS NOTICES. To One and All.—Are You Suffering from # congh. rold, sethms, bronchitle, or any of the varlone putmonary troubles that s0 often end in consumption® 11" k0. use **Wihor's Pure Cod- LiverOl} and Lime," u Thin I8 1o quack preparation, #cribed by the Medical Faculty, M only { B, Wibor, Cheniet, Ioston. "Sold by all drugglsts, Burnett's Cocontne for the hair has stoo the teal of time and competition. 1t tab- Tiehed 8 reputaiion for purits and efacy in evory quarter of the wurld, Milljone of bottles Lava Been eold durinz the last twenty vears, and the publlc hav rendered the venlict that Itisthe cheap st and beat Lalr dressing In tho warld, —————— For Bronchinl, Asthuatle, and Pulmonary Complainta, and Couzhe aud Colds, *Brown's Brouchlul Troches* wanifent remurkable curstive properties, et Mrw. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for chile drenteething, softens the gums, reduces foflamma. tion, alisys all pain. Burc 10 regulsto tha bowels. o e il oy Holand’'s Arowatie Bitter Wine of Tron is remedy for nervoun debility, (mpovertebed blood, and impalred digestlon. Depot, 53 Clark street. £ ey 1) GOODN. Anmual Clearing Sale! West End Dry Goods House, Madison & Peoria-sts, GREAT BARGAINS! Black Goods. All-Wool Black Fronoh Cashmeres at 86 ots; doublofold,and a great bargain, 40-1nch Black Fronch Cashmeres at G6¢; worth 80c. 40-inch Black French Oashmeres at 756 and 850; about 20 per cent under value, 5 48.inch Biack French Cashmeres at $1,00; worth $1.25, Finost qualities of Black Cashmeros roportionately ahong. 48-inch Black Drap d’kte at $1.50; spouhsll{' cheap, 48-inch Black Drap d'Ete at 81.75; worth §3.25. 2 cagos Black Mohairs at 450 yard; oxtra bargain, 8 cases Bluck Alpuoau’, handsome finish and quelity. at.25 and 3003 special bargain. 80 poc Black All.Wool Empress Cloth at 40, 45, and 80c; very ohon]i. Australian Crapes at §00; rogular 850 quality. . Australian Crapes at 60c; rogular 760 quality, Black Barathoas, nice quality, 750. Black Bombazines from &1 yd up; very cheap goods. Honrietta Cloths, desirablo qualis ties, $1.25 and upwards. Blaok Tamiso Cloths, good quality, 75 ots. Black Orottonoes, 8603 worth 81, Bpocial Bargains in Black Silks. GARSON, PIRIE & (0, WiLsON & EVENDEN, 1 Ol TANKS AND FINTULA poaitivel airrd or NOC BAT. Vitbous FAIN, or tha e of Lalte, Ligs- Uire” o very ciia