Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1877, Page 5

STATE ATFAIES. [& The Bills Changing the Time of Township Elections in Illinois Nearly Laws, Full Text of These Measures, Calculated to Circum- vent the Bumn~ mers. Discussion of the State Swamp Land Agent in an Un- feeling Way. The State-House Ring Losing Its Grip on Members of the House, A Debste Which Will Not Further Their Device to Get More Money. ‘Proceedings of the Legislatures of Other Commonwealths Yesterday. ILLINOIS, MR, KZHOE'S DH.LE, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune. BFRINGFIELD, XL, March 7.—Mr, Ichoa'a bill fixing the clectfon on the samo day—the flrst Tuesday of April—with the town clection was called up this morning by *Mr. Easton under o suspension of the rules. Mr. McKinlay offered a substitute providing that when the limits of a city are fdentient with thoso of the town the clections ahall be held on tha sama day. Mr. Mitchell supported the substitute, What- ever might reasonably bo granted to Chicago hie was willing to do. But tho citles of tha rest of the Btate dld not want the two clections on the same day. It would, In places where the ity ond town wards were not tho smumne, oceasion confusfon and facilitate frauds. A voter might voto the town ticket who had no right to voto, tho city ticket. Ho wanted the city law loft as 1t was except as to Chicago. Mr, Sherman sald that he hopod thero wonld be no opposition to this bill. e recited briely the history of tho outrages perpetrated by TUE BUMMERS OP CHICAGO 8t the town clections, and appealed to members to ald tho peoplo In ridding themaclves of the town-election bummer nulsance, Mr, Neat favored the substitute. Ho did not belleye the whole State should chango all city elections at the dictation of Chicago. In his city (Dauville) they did not want the two elec- ‘tlous on the samu day. ‘They did not waut the trading there would be between the town and city cundldates. Let Cook County change the time of tho town election I she wishes. Mr. Dunue—The Constitution prohibits that. All town elections must Lo held on the same Mr, Easton sald: I desire tosny that the Bill No. 210 proyides the 1nachinery for conducting the electlou for townshlp ofllcers, , Which are wholly within tho city limits of any inmrpommd city in the Btate, and authorizes tne Comtnon Council of these cities to proyide clection districts and clection jnd;icl, and do ' away with tho viclous system which has been in ‘vogue for a number of yoars In our large cltics, || Inthesu vlcctiona 7 TII MOST IMPORTANT OPPICERS . * you can elect in this State aro the oflicers who rer(onu the oftices of Town Asseasor sud Cul- cctor {n the large cltles. Ono reuson to-day that so much objection cxists to the collection of taxes fs on account of the objectionablo ofll- cers elected by men who control our town clee. tious, and if wae can only have a_falr und judi- clous system, we belfeve we shiall bo able to olect pmswr oflicers, who will give satlsfaction ' in tho collection of taxes, I hopo this nmend- ment will not pass, Inour section these bills and the Back-Tax blll are the only important ensurcs that we aro grcau{ intoreated fn, and we hope, therofore, the gentlemen will cousider us favorably,”? After further desultory discussion tho substis 1ty was loat, and the bill was ordered to athird raading. i 5 MH, KEHOR'S OTIER BILL, providing for separate polling-placey, was then caltud up by Mr. Easton, and without any oppo- sition was read a second time, and ordered to o taied reading. Aqswer wos lnat night received from the Su- { praunce Judges, to whom fuquiry was telegraph- e, stating that tho Court hud not rendercd any decislon to the effect that the reason of thu emnr[mnc‘y clause, ‘fhe report circulated here the effect that the sni)rcmu Court that an emergency clauss which did not set farth the reason of tho eme?;cnc was vold. d¢_thereforo appears, was unfounded, cmergency clauso in the bills did. not set forth thu reason of the emergency, it was feared they ' anlght have to be sent back o the Hetate, wher ! thero wonld have been danger thoy could not ! b passed fn thne Lo take effect at the noxt! town election, From present Indieationg, how- ever, there seems lttle doubt® buth bills will plm“ln time to tuko effeet prior to the April olectiop, ' TEXT OF TIE NILLS, Followlng 18 the text of Mr. Kelioa's bills a5 they passed the Nenute and wers ordered to u ‘third reading in tho House: | A BiLw for an sct to amend Sec. 1 of Art, 4 of an act entitled **An act to provide fur the incors mmlt;._:,fl of citles and villages,” upproved April Brerion 1, Be It enacted by the peopld of the ‘Btate of Illinolw, represunted fu the Genoral Awe semoly, That Sec. 1 of Art, 4 of an act entitled *tAn JAct to pruvhln for the incorporation of cities and villuges, " approved April 10, 1573, be nnd the »aimo iv horeby awmended, so that hereafior it stisll read as follows: BEcTioN 11 A shail be held on ¢l Jene, engral elcetlon for city ofticors o firet T'ucuday of April of encl akc, 2, An emergency i hereby doclared to ox. ga’-nd $uls act shull ba'In forco froms aud aftor its nge, 3 A Bivt. for an act to amend Sec. 7of Art, 7 of an © act entitled **An Act to revive the law in re- atlon to townahip organizations,” approved #nd In force March 4, 1874, i HxcvioN 1. Bedt enacted by the people of the State of 1llnols, represented In tho Genoral Ase »embly, ‘Yhat Bec, 7 of Aet. 7 of au uct entitled ‘Ao Act lo revise the law In relation to town. IMI) vrgunlzations, * approved and fu furce March 4, 1874, be and (he sawie fs Lercby umended so os toread as follows, to-w! ‘Bec, 7. The town snsll supply o suitable ballot box or boxew, W ba kept mpd used in like mouner as Lallot boxes In , other clectious, In Incorporuted towns, or incarporatad villages, whase Huits ure co-extensive with the limite of o tuwn: or in suy organixzed town where tho number of voters st the leat reccdu:fixlnsnl election excoedpd J0U, the County Hoard misy require ono of uiors ad- ditlonal batlot-bozce snd places for tho peception of votea, which places shall be velected with refer- ence o the cuuvenlence of the clectors of the town, and shall designato at which of suld En\llnfi- aces tho Toww Clork whsll act as clerk of the on; snd sach polling-place, when so doaly- hall bo the place for \ransacuing tho mis. tous busineas of the lown. And when sove 8ces are e0 provided, the elvciors shall chooss from thelr number oue io4cl Riilitint' Hodcrator. ahy ‘ouy asirlant clovs. fot each additional ballot-bos, to recelve tho votes &erein, who shull take Lhe docttoine sama pe; ualtics as the Moderatorund Cerk, lndllhlll be under the closiye of the polls sll the sald B brought fopether at the acts as clork tho votes abail bo cauvaased at the samo timio and i the agwe manner, and return 4 ereat made the same as §f ull the votes bag been ©:1n tho same Lallot-box, When thero shall be e than one -polling-place dealgnated in such Vv, the general weellng for $he trausoction of D nees sball bo bold kt the' tmo hereinafter men- S the Follmv‘nllu where the Town cwrk mcts a» clerk of “tho town eleitlon; or, at thers be no Town Clark, then at such lace a8 shall be desizuated by the Couuty Clerk. ad 18 wba) be the duty of the Town Clerk, or If $1:1¢ ba no Town Cleri, i1 vhall be the duty of the Gunty Clerk, ta post up fu thres uf the most public pAc34 n the ows & notice of cach of the places in 120 lown where the County Bourd bave directcd sad required the clection to be helq unlllflll. witbin dhellmiis of wn incorporated cily, the Common ouneil of wuck ¢ity shall divide eachof such towns Intoclection precincts, and designate tho voting- 4 15 cach precinci; and any olector I sueh owus whisll bo entitled to vots for town oficers oply 10 the precinct in which ho may reslde. The Qezmun Councll of such city mfl also appoint £ nced bo st forth in the emergency ! i'uu-rug 10, hod decided As tho. Y ‘lru"un of thu Mod- | afr+ .ch ofanch preeincts, f+ s as ars appointed ., ¢ cernheld on the rame ¢ . 1ny choosn two tlerke . snd such judges and «* yMce now prescrihed . of the Btata, The or town ofticers aliall : . .ot-box, aud shall he 4w 1y Judgen of election nes b lois that mn{ be cast « a1 gni be held on the same 1 -¥eti n shal) cause to be h ahall contain the h election for Iul,r' “'dcml:lt.“ And ii- polla they shall can. the manner p’nmded by + 1¢ Stato, and make 8 10 A0 tan. i her =lotlis Sald fnt | the penars’ «eritin 1w Welt an 41 10 sacul bF 1 volen ca : and ih votes, can 3 1t raon received anch YAn farty.-e ight honrs thereafter, 1t ord tae poll-list, together with tho baliula cass at 1ich clection, to bosephe rately senled up and tranandited to tho Clerk of the town, The Snpervisor, together with the Araes- sar and Colleclor, sull, within five days there. after, meet and canvaen najd returna and dociare the result of rald clection, Tho town meetings to be tield ja sich towns far the transaction of taien Lasinexs, 0a now provided by law, shall bo hicld at 2 u'clock In the afternoun of said day, at such vote Ing place in such luwn as the Common Connell of guch uity_ may derlgnntod at which meeting & Moderator shafl be elinsen to yreside by theeleciorn present, and the Town Clerk shall act as clerk of skl mu!lng. and keep s recond of the proceedingn tlereot, " 1 8k, ‘.'.{ ‘fiharlul. l? zm}:rfency el“'x'l:h llz teason ot the happening of ‘town elec Kot 1877, ihls At whal) tako effect ‘and ba in forco from and after its passage, Mr, FEuston sald that the bills, to becoma ap- erative g0 ns wnpgliy to the city ele ctirring under the bills, mnst be pas sible by Friday, so that the twenty d. of lnoh’ln tha election might be given. Mr. Ke‘imu fa nlso preparing u il {m:vldlng that the r:alsl’ry ‘ulrl shall be extended to apply to town eléctions, : aleo oty NON-CONMATIBOB IN SWAMPO." Mr. Dunne enlled up the spegial onder, the resolution abolishi g the oflles of State Bwamp +Land Agent. The reeolution Is as folluws: Wizneas, Under joint resolation of the Tenty. ninth (leneral Asscnibly of the State of llinols, a Siate Agent was appolnted to Tonk after the gen- eral inferests of the Htate, growiny ont uf tho Swamp Land act of Kept, 28, 1850, and tho amend- ments thereto, and to obtain the Incation of swamp 1and scrip under an act of Conyress of March 2, 14406, npon Government lond lying in any of the States of the United States; and Wirneas, The sald State Agent has, by hie offl- clal position, prevented any legislution since his appointment fending to the - seltlement of the swamp land question, and slso hus nxed hissald oficial yiosition for the purpose of makiog favar- nblo hargalns for himwel? with the several coune tles that are entltled to swamp land rerip: and ‘WnEnzas, Such oflice of Slaie Agent Instesd of having proved to be of any benefit for tho accom- lslaiment of the object for which it was created, s proved to be o hindranco thereto; therefuro, o It i , Dy the House of Representatives, tho su]:ffil:'gguflim tharetne that he ollice of Statg Agent under nfll Jotut resolution of the said Pwenty-ointh General Assembly bo and the same fa hureby abalishe Mr. Dunne charged that the present agent, Isnue R, Hitt, of Chicago, was o real estate speculator, who wsed his ofllce to buy upon speenlation the scrip belonelug to the countles, Mr. Dunne seut to the Clerk’s desk and hud read u letter from Ilitt, fu which he made n Emmtlmm to buy up e serip of Kankukes ounty, Mr, {Vnklm safd Hitt had also been nttempt- }ngdw speculate In ke fashion on the swamp- and serip, e Mr. Taylor, of Kankakee, sent to the Clerk's desk and had read u Jetter from the Hon. Greenbury L, Fort, to tho effect that the State Swamp Land Afiunz obstructed legislation in Congreas to ald the Htate, BTILL IARDER 11T8, Mr. Fosbender safd that Hitt had also con- tracted with Marshall County, Mr. Herriuj ssid that when the resolutlon under which Mr, 11itt was appointed was passed Ly the Twenty-ninth Assembly, it was known Mr, Jlitt expected to get pay from the countles for his services, Tho whole thing was wrons thon, and was wrong now, and he_should vote for the resolution. After further diseussion the resolution was adopted, It now gues to the CILOROPONMING TAXIAYERY, Mr. Goodrich's bill cxtending the time of- 'ment of taxes for 189 from March 10 to Kf.' 10 was taken up on third reading. Y Alr. Matthews opposcd the bill us uncalled for. Tho iaxes lisd to be pald, People could 1o better pn{ in May than in March, If they had to ba chiloroformied tu get the taxes out of them, ehiloroform them now, Mr. Goodrich sald the Collector of Sonth Chl- cago had only just recclved lis Looks, In Juliet, aleo, further time was needed, Mr, Jopkins sald South Chicago did not want the timo extended. * Mz, Palmer called attention to tho fact that tho bitl, in Its presont form, was of doubtful constitutionality, for it did not sct forth in full the law which it repealed, That wus a suflliclont reason for opposing it. No difliculties should Dbe ndded to tho colicction of taxcs. . Altor considerablo discusgun the bill was lost, faillug to reveivo tho majority required, thy vote belng US ayes to 00 noes, PLAIN TALE, 4 In the afternoon the bill providing for the submission to tho [wlu of the proposition for uppropeiating $700,00 fur “""Il"““"f the now Btate-1Jouso came up on sccond reading, On motion of Mr. Wentworth aun amicndment wus added providing that, at the election, the ‘hatlots” should be tarked For the §700,000 uupmrrlnfloll," or " Agaiust tho $700,000 ap- vropriation.” That would let people know how much they voted. AMr. Jack offered anamendment grovmlnglh-t the propasition should not be submitted to a ‘yote of the people until Jacobs, Bunn, and oth- er citizena of Springfleld should comply * with their obligatlon to convoy to tho State’ the four acres south of the State-House. "Ix‘lm Bpeaker ‘ruled the amendment out of order. Mr. Iopkins moved to strike out the proyision of the bilf that none of the $700,000 should be expended for the purchaseofadditiunnl grounds, M. Hopkine sald, in support of his mulfi;‘n, that the State did not oven owntha ground on which the Houss portico was to bo bullt. T fuct, the Btate only owned twelve Inches beyond the llne atrendy bullt wpon, A8 FOIl THAT LOND, everybody knew §b was worth nothing, sud the laud would have ‘to be bought, Mr, Truesdoll favored an amendment which would make the appropristion contingent wpon the fultiliment by the veuulu of Springficld of thefr bond, Wien tho question of moving the Capitol came up, thess Springfleld peopls came forward and offered to give the Jund ju 3uuullnu if the Capltal were not removed. Thy apitol had not been moved, Now, If on a Jegal quibblo they proposed to evade thelr obliwation, Lie wanted Chelr dishonor advertised to the peo- pleol the State, Mr. ucmmiwn sa)d tha people wanted the State-House fintshed, but e would never voten dollur to bu expended by dishonest or fucapably meu, Upon the face of the report of the Cotne missloners und architect, TURSE OFFICIALS WEUR DISUONEST OR INOAFA- BLE, The architect rald the bLuflding pould be fin. {ahed for $530,000, The Cummlfilfinun aay for 07 300. l:ln “fi"}f"""", lo“know‘fll;)n&nlr)u ho woul Vo a_dollor, why, then, was asked by this bitl, and ‘$101,600 by thie otber bill. Aud, befure he voted o dul[ur. he wanted assur- unce that the monoy would be expended by men who wero uot dishunest or lucombetent, and he wanted assursnce that the. butlding would be flublied with the approvriation made, ‘The coplo had been fuoled long enough in rh business,—this Springteld bond which had been repudiated, und, ho was informed, lnd en stolen froms the Necretary of State's oftiee, o eliould ulso vote aguinst the motlon tostrike out until there wis & full showing about that. Mr, Armstrouz wanted to her from the Btate-House Commizsioners beforo ho would vote for the bill, Hu wanted them toexplain why they had not, " A8 WAS THEIR DUTY. to do, ond na they had prowmised the Twenty- ninth Assembly 6 do, finlshed the State-House with the 500,000 appropriated tho purposs two ears 8o, 8 ple couldn’t be torced In this wnatter. The people had voted that but 83,800,000 should be expend- «d on tho bullding, They wanted to kuow more about it before they wollld vote mnore money, 'The Loast that hiad been mado that §10,000 uscd 10 subsidize the press would put the proposition throuzh would turn out to be an empty t. Peuding this discussion, which . FELL LIKE HOT BOT upon the State-House Riuy, the House ad- Journed, SENATR, 3r, Buebler to-dayintroduced his bill Iouxec?l. the Coleliour truct fram the South Park. Thebill provides that the corporation suthorities of towns baviug control of uuy public park or boulevgrd may omit from such park or boule- vard uny land fucluded theretn or defiyed us part thereof, but waich Jand has not yet been gur- chased. This omission of laud from s or boulevard way be dono bu resolution ed by by & twothirds voto notlce for b Kk autborities Uicrcapon, | The bil -provides thab the owuers of sald property omitted sy ap- oy ta the Cirewlt Court for o rebatement of tue park and boulevard taxes nascased there- ou. Upon such application the court may asse: thu tract so omitted fur any beuetit it may vetve by ieason of the location of the vark or boulevardy, {n the sane muuper as the origoal | assessment for that purpose. WUAT 4 GOOD THING this bill provides, for Cukehaur and Dunlevy THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 8 1877 will be understood when ft [s remembered how valuable wonld be elghty scres surrounded By a rk free from all nascasmonts herctofore maile for the park. DEFENDANTS COSTH, Mr. Pash {utroduced a bil! prepared by Kirk Tlawes, of Chicago, relating to condemnation sults, It provides that, when proceedings for the condernation of property shall be dismissed or discontinied ou motlon of the plaintif, or by the court for want of prosec tion, “then the court shall asscas against the plaintff tho damages, suffered & y the defendant by reason of the silt, The object 18 to compel the plaintift in 4 condemnation sult to Imy the attorneys® fees, ote., of the defendant beforo dismissing or discontinuing the sait. Tisit, The Bensto nlso this morning went flshing with a pin-hook over the Fish bill, which pro- vides for the appointment of a Fish Commis. sfoncr at A malary not to exceed $500 a year, Finally the bill, with an amendment prohibitin seine-fialing in the non-navigablo rivers of this Btate, was ordered to a third reading. . PANDOXNS, The Benate adjonrned pending a tedlouns dls- cuaslon of the biil providing fur theapnointinent of a Commlaslon of Pardons. ‘Tha Constitution vests tho pardoning nower in the Governor sole- Iv’; and such a Commisslon could ounly be ad- visory. — . WISCONSBIN., CLOSING BUSINESS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Special Dispatch o The Triduns, Manisox, Wis,, March 7.—Tolay Is the last day of the scssion. © Both Houses haye had three sesslons, und gol away with alarge amount of business, the major part of which fs merely loca] and unimportant measures. Bills have passed both Houses for a hospital and schoot for idlotie chitdren; providing for recording lands of tha Wiscousin Farm-Mortgago Land Company in countles where situated; amending the charter of the Ureen Bay & Lake Michigan Canal; pro- viding for a Stato tax of $263,815 for the year 1877, A bill passed the Assembly prohibiting per- sous travellng on husineas of the State from charging rafiroad fare while using a frec pass, Gov. Ludington sent to the Senate lu-gny the nomination of Dr. (ieorgo F, Winter as meinber of the 8tate Board of Health, A large number of billawere Indefinitely post- ]mncll o boths Housas, lucluding the old print- ug clalins of B. D. Carpenter amd E, A, Callins, ;mnln Uil for the erectlon of the County of Lud- ngloy, E‘ol. E. C. Bullard, Bergeant-at-Arms of the Benate, who hasiproved to bo one of the most clllcient aud A:l:ufii:munly officers tuo Scnate of Wisconsin cver had, was presented to-day with a niassive gold chalu and clegaut Knights-Tem- rlur pin e’lhu cmployes of the Benato ns oken of his kind treatment during the scssion. . H. Taylor, Assistant Scrgeaut-nt-Artas, ]wn‘: ':‘l,:o presented with & handsome Odd-Fel- owa' 1t All ‘business will closs to-morrow, and the Legislature will adjourn sine dic on Friday, OTIER BUSINEES, The bill providing for settling the sccounts of attorneys employed on the 8t. Crofx land grant, amounting to 10,000, was discusged, ’anr:nc- couuts wera Incurred during Gov. Taylor's Ad- minlstration, and the bill designs to give Gov, Ludington authority to fix conpensation and audit theso accounts. Tho bill was indetinitely rmtuuncd by o vote of 43 to 88, The il appropriating 84,000 to the State Historfeal Soclety for, the purchase of law-books, ete., asaed by 40 to 1—Anderson, of Lalnyc’h.', in he negative. The Assembly blll passed au- thorizing the flling of uroofs of tax -eales in Fond du Lae County. The Senate bill provid- ing for the cstabllslhiment and maintepance of free high schools was concurred In after dis- cusslon by W, E. Carter, Keogh, and others. A jolut resolution was adepted that no business hxcept messages from the Uovernor be recetved after 10:80 to-morrow, and that the “Asscinbly adjourn sine dlc on Friday at 11 o'clock o, m. Adjourned to 100'clock u. m. to-morrow. INDIANA, THE LEGIALATURE. Spectal Dizpatch to The Tridune. Inpraxapouis, Ind,, March 7.~The Senato to- day passed the General Appropriation bill, ap- propriating for tha rest of 1877 $782,633, and for 1878 81,121,200, Tho rest of the day was spent in conslderation of the specilic bill. The House paased the general bill ton mroJ:rhlu for 1877 8814,210, and for 1878 u.ohm . The Ilouse nlso passed the specific bill n]) ro)grmunz 8322, 514. " A bill .appropristing § ({.,Ul for the ex- penscs of the specinl sesslon passed. TUL STATE-IOUSE. The County Commissioners have tendered the use of thelr rooms fu the new Court-lHouso to the Btato forthe use of tho General Asscmbly, provided the work of buflding the State-Houso 18 begun. It fs believed this action may haye some Influence with the Leglsiature, aud proba- bly may assist In the pussage of the biil now pending. ONITUARY, Tv the Western dssociated Press. InptanaroLss, lnd,” March 7.—Hepresenta- tivo Morrisun, of Beott County, died this murn- fog of Jung discase, This Is -the fifth death amobyg the members of tho Leglaluture since their electlon, Representative ne,-of Hen- drick Couuty, is now dangerously {1l OI10. . UAYES' RESIONATION AS GOVERNOR, Corumnus, 0., March 7.—In the Beuate to- day the resignation of R. B, Haycs s Qovernor was read. H. W, Curtius, of Cuyaliogs, was clected President pro INSURANCE FRAUDS. The Protection Life Not One of That Klud-—- It Denics tho Allegations and Dofles the Allogators, 4 Cnicago, March 7.~A Card fo the Public.~ Thedally papers of Chicogo this morning contaiu tha report of a LU filed agalnst thoe Protection Lifo Tosurance Company by one J. K. Goodinyg, by George A. Slufeldt, bis ttorney, making various alfegations of fraud sgulnat the oflicers, and asking that a Recelver Lis appolnted, otc., cte, This fa simply the Bhufeldt war broken out agalnat the Protection fu a new spot. The bill us reported u the papers contains littlo else than a rehash of the slanders made agalnst the Company two years sgo by this Shufeld, and answered aind “exploded at that tine, As soon as the Company ls placed In posscasion ot a copy of the bilt ,rropcr answers will bo mae thereto, and the. ofticers feel entire vonfidence in thelr ahility to show the utter fulsity and groundless ness of thess charges aralnat them before n vourt of justice. ‘The Protection Life Insurance Company is thuroughly solvent,—tho sccuritics are firat-clasa and bonu fide, and §t {s nmply able to mect all its Mabilitles as rapidly na they ma- ture, aud to reafst all attucke mads upon it by professional Insurance wreckers aud bluckmati- ora, - Ita oflicers” are well satisfied that now fts encmica have placed thuinsel and thelr tlssue of tulschoods whero they can be squarcly mote L., I HiLLiAup, President, e INSURANCE, 90 (ke Ediior af The Tridune, Cumaxearon, I, March G.—As you wish to keop your readers tuformed fu regard to gencral fnsurance news, I seud you tho figures, taken {romtho Herald Churt,” of the Illluols business for 1870 of six companieas nlu lfl-hluhn.fi::'l:at'l'." Surplus, sw.:w 763 $2! 3 15,201 $4,002, 781 100,535 " 130401 © 460, 487 I7,TXRA0T ZERRIT 4,048, 20 15,030,085 105,841 1) . 13.007,048 100,700 70,313 10,617,070 150,060 330,814 1t 18 but Just to say that the Rockfonl takes nothing but dwellings, and therefore fs not liable to aweeplng thre at one timo, It Jouks to me, being au unsoplisticated youth, thatthe Wildeat business s fn full blust In itnols at the present time. How much of a Chicago firo Wuuld It take to wine out the surplus of sowe of theso vompanics? How muv.-% better off would some Deople be that hold their pollicies uow than uthers were that held what they sup- u‘;l“ "r;lliublu pollcies o 1671 should auother e 3 e ——— THE GREAT WHISKY COMBI Special Dispalch to The n?tyn{rm"' Pxonia, 1l),, March 7.—~The Conventlon of the Jeadiug distillers of the country, mentioned in yesterduy's dlspatches, met this mornlog and effected a temporary vrganization by electing Poilip Fell,of Peorls, Chairman, aud George T. Btagg, of 8t. Louls, Becretary, As no plan for permanent organization could be agreed on, a commlttes conxlstiug of J. V. 8afl, of Ciu- clunat!, Georgo T. Stuge, of Bt. Louis, Slmon J. Kilduft, of Peorla, aud H. B. Miller, of Chi- csgo, was sppointed to correspund with dls- tillers throughout the country with a view to tinding out their views as to the feasibility of vermanent organization. As uear os can be s certalned the ubject of thisemecting is to fonn a cumbination of the leading disulleis of the United Brates for the purpuse of auakiug thy wanufacture of whisky more prufitable aud tor ths better eqlection oi the reveuue tax, TOREIGN. Russia Desires a Reply to the Recent Gortschakoff Circular. The Leading European Powers Must Define Their Position. Turkey’s Responsthilitles Under the Treaty of Paris Must De Understood, If tho Powers Fail to Respond, Bussia Will Act Independently; And Lay (be Blame of War to the ShufTling Polley of the English Ministry. THE EAST. 1GNATIEFP'S MIBSION, Loxpoy, March 7.—The English press {s near- 1y unanimous in the disapuroval of the project belicved Lo he the basis of Oen. Ignaticfl's mis- slon. The prevailing sentiment {s that it would be unwise to purchase the demobilization of the Russian army by the practical surrender of the Treaty of Paris and the concession to Russia of the future right to establish a protectorate over Turkey's Furopean provinces. Even i Turkey were able to wark out satlsfactory reforms, Rus- sia or Russiun socletfcs would not givo her an opportunity to do so. HUSSIA SPEAKS. Vienna, March 7.—The Polltical Correspond- ence of this city publishes a letter from St. Petersburg stating that Prince Gortaclmkoft has inatructed Count Schouvalofftourge the British Cabinct to reply to the Russian cireular. Count Bchouvaloff is simultaneously Instructed to ex- plain Russia’s views a8 follows: Either of the Powers, and cspecially England, {s to cunsider the treaty of 1850 as binding, notwithstynding the Porte’s rejection of the decisions of thg Conference, or Russia will regard the Parte's right derived from tho treaty as annulled. In the flrst case Russla clafms that the Powoers must co-operate to bring about tho Poru's complete ncceptance of the resolutious i the original form in which: they were adopted {n the preliminary Confercnces at Constantinople, and thus every means be afforded Rusala of avolding warlike complications. 1f, however, the signatory Pow- ers stlll remain inactive, Russia will consider that they renounce insisting upon the obliga- tlona of Turkey, aud also Turklsh rights. Russia will accordingly declare the Treaty of Paris null and vold as sffccting herself, aud re- serve to herselt the right of independent action. Shnilar fnstructions have heen sent thu Russian Ambassadors at Vienna, Derlin, Parls, and Rome. WILL NOT BE COERCRD. Loxpow, March 7.—A tclegram from Con- stantinople suys that fnthe face of the steps taken to induce the Porte to modify the at- titude which 1t nssumed at the Con- ference, the Ottoman Government flrm- ly maintalns Jts determination to make no concession which will directly or indirectly mterfere with its integrity and independence, but carry out of its own asccord larger reforms throurhout the Finpke than tho Powers de- manded for cortaln provinces. It {s authorita- tively edded that the Porte will go towar rather than” submit to an indefinite prolonyution of Buspense, . TURRRT'S COMPLAINT. LonpoN, Murch 7.—The Standard’s Paris special is assurcd that Turkey has forwarded o clrculardeclaring that Russia bas been indirectly waglng war aguinst Turkey, and is npw instl- gatlng insurrection in Bosnia. Gen, Ignatiefl, while at Herlio, received no encouragement from Prince Bismorek o go to war. TUSAA INTIOUING, . The Standard's Pesth special says that Ruesia in Iutrlgtuu{(‘nt Centinje aguinat the peace. The Prince of Montencgro hos written to Prince Milan, aceusing him of violating the convention with Montencgro by inaling o scparate peace. LATEST. Loxpox, March 8—5 n. m.—The Times' dis- lmwn from Ilome says tho Russfan diplomatists lero state that Gen. Ignatieff will not visjt London, because Lonl Beaconsflold has intimat- ed that !flu prosence would einbarrass the Gov- erninent. ‘Tho Russian 'Telegraphic Agency declares that the mnpnnslbllllv”;:g war, in l'nl’l; 1t should break out between Turkey and Russim, would rest with the British "Cabinet, whose con- trudictions, deflance, and _tenaclhy wonld have precipitated © ft. Russis remalns firn and moderate, relylug on hall a million sldicrs concontrated on the southiern {rontler, Her solu afm {s a well, intecd amelioratfon of the fate of the, Turklsh Chrls- tinos, aud this object must be attalned, Russin will discuss with ‘calmuess and good will all combinations which may appear _calculat- to. conduce to “this end. his desire, having nothing controry to the views of Europe and wishes for peace, be- Ing unanfimous, o pacitic reeult may Le hoped or, Prince Milan, answerlng the note of Princo Nicholas abwut breaking the treaty, excuses Tumsclf on the plea of imperioun neveusity for “peace. Prince Nicholas then withdrow his ob- f{fu‘lm‘ 1o peace, probably upon the order of ussia, GREA'T BRITAIN. NUSINESS EMDARIASSMENTA, Loxnoy, March 7.~A large provincial firm ot sugar reflners s reported {n Qiffficultics. Liabll- 1tles sald to be 83,500,000, FROUDER, It Ia sald that James Anthony Froude has ex- pressed his williuzness to withdraw from the candidacy for the Lord Rectorship of Glasgow Universlty, In view of the. proposal to put fors ward Gladatou in the Liberul interest. FRANCE. DEATI OF A RING.™ Panis, March 7.—~The Frenchman who somu thne ago reigned fu Araucanls, over the Indianyy, under tho titlo of Kiog Oretie £, aud who has since been notorious for difficultics with thes River Plata suthoritles, by whom ke was urrest- ¢d, died destitute in the hospital fu Hordeaux. 1o was o pative of Perigucux, and an attorney by profession. SPAIN, AMNESTY 70 CARLISTS, Maprip, March 7,—The Carlst feader, Men- diry, bas applied to Gen. Quesada for amuesty, oud mony Carlist officers are claliniug amnesty daily, OME, - PAPAL CONSISTORY, Roun, - March’ 7.~The Consiatory for tho nomivation of Cardinals aud Blabops will be held ou the 12th fust, GERMANY, izw, Loxpoy, March 7.~Dr, Johann Jacoby, a well- known German politiclun, is dead. — e e— CRAZY HORSE. Cuevexxe, Wyo. Ter, March 7.—Gen. Crook, Wwho {3 now In this vity, recelved fntelligence to- night that on the 84 just, a ruuner resched Red Cloud from tha party of fricndlics who left Red Cioud about six weeks 8go to fuduce Crazy Horse to come fu. The runner reports that, be left Crasy Iorsc on the Little Powder, prepur- ng o come in with 120 lodges, Fitty Jodges of other hostiles are alsa ou the way iu by another route, Gen. Bheridan arrivad hiers to-day, aud will go east to-mmorrow. Uen, Crook will return to Fort Laramle Friday, Red Cuoon (Wy.) pas- uufen bl{ to-nighit's coach from the south rey rt passing o band_ of from twenty to thirty tile lndf‘nm ou Indian Creek, who claimed tobuon thelr way to the Agency 1o surrender. ‘They say that froin 200 to 8 moze will be uloug 10 a'few doys for the same purpose. ——i— WRESTLING, Special Dispaich to The Tridune. New Youx, March 7.—A vollar and elbow wrestling watch, best three falls wut of ve, for $300 and & belt, came off thls evenlvg at Gil- wore’s Gardon between James Owens, of Ver- u New York. The former weighed 170 puunds, and Murphy 175 pounds. William M1l ler acted as referec. The men were fn good condition, and the match, which was witnessed by over L50U persons, was well contested, Mur- phy won the first two falls, and_Owens won the reat. A handsome silver chatiplon belt,withgotd claap, was peeaented to the winner after the matele This belt must he held against all comers fur five_years before hecoming the prop- erty of the holider. R, A. Penncll, umpire for M;nrphy, protested agalnst the decision of the referee. CRIME. GIVE THEM MORE OFFICES. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, SrningriRLD, 1IL, March 7.—In the United Btates Court to<lay the suits growing out of the John T. Harper defaleaticn, and known s the Harper-Smith cases, wero dismissed upon express order of Attorney-General Taft, This terinination of the sulls has been looked for, and was foresbadowed In Jast nleht's dfspatch- es to Tue ThinuNe. It would thus scem that tlie caunsel for the defense have been more suc- cessful {n that behalf {n WVashington than they could possibly be with the prosecuting officers liere. The releasa . ol . Jlarper, who Is probably fatally il and Is generat- 1y belleved to have been -more sinned agalnet than slnning, was expected, bLut 1t was scarcely expected that Al Emith, by his own testimony privy to the defalcation, and one of the chiel conspiratora of the Pekin Wiisky 2ng, would escape scot free. In the Circult Coutt four more of the Pekin whisky suits were disposed of, George R. Cobleigh was {ndicted for fallure to prescrve records of srlce as a dis- tiller. Hoflled o plea In' abatement that the name was wrong, and the Court sustained the plea and dismisscd the cases. Twvo othier indiet- meuts on the same count were presented agalnst Gordls R Cobllegh, to one of which he pleaded gullty, aud was fined 8200 and rosts, the other, belng diamissed at his cost. C, Wachermnan and Hotert Wyman, jolntly {n. dleted for the ssme offense, pleaded guilty, and were fined $200 ang costs each. Two otfier fn- dictments against the same parties were dls- inissed at thedr cost, . JOLIET. fipectat Dispatch to The Tribune, JoLIET, 11, March 7.—Burglars entered the hardware store of Dennis Meers & Son, on Jef- ferson street, last night, robbed two shuw-cases of about §200 worth of silver-plated ware, re- volvers, and cutlery, and escaped with thelr booty. Entrance was cffected through a rear window In the cellar, and the skillful manner in which the job was executed Indicates that the uperators were old hands at the buelness, Two Insane convicts, named Patrlck Doran and Les Mayberry, were removed from the State Penltentlary ‘to the Insane Hoepital yus- terday, the former being taken to Elginand the Iatter to Jackeonwille.” Doran was sentenced from Leo County in November lust to seven years’ imprisoninent for rape, and was Insanc when recelved. Mayberry _came from Madison County in November, 1873, for four and one- balf years for larceny, MOUNTAIN MEADOWS, Special Dispatch to The Trionna. Braves, Utalt, March 7.—In the Eecond Dis- trict Court at 4 p. . to-day Judge Boreman pussed seutence of death on Jobn D, Loe, to be executed Friday, the 23d of Mareh, between 10 o.m. and 3 p. m. Lee secmed unmoved, but §s. aullc feeble and weak, e arrived here from alt Lake to-dey ut 2 p, m. (0 charge of Marshol ‘\'elwnxr:d aud United States L'rosccuting Attorney OWi 3 ABSCONDED, 8aN Fraxoisco, March 7.—J. T, Beads, Scc- retary of the Callfornlu Stock Exchange, lhas absconded, taking tho books and papers of the Exchange, and stocks to tho vatue of about 817,000, which were dcposited by members ns secnrity for Joans effected from funds of the Exchanige, Collusion of some other officers of the Board is suspeeted. PLEADED GUILTY. Ispravavorts, March 7.—Richard Vent, the defaulting Cashicr of the Singer Sewlng Ma- chilne Company, to-day pleaded gullty, and was sentenced to ars in the l‘mmumlury. CASUALTIES. FITFUL 1"ATE, Bpeciat Dispatch to. The Tridune. Favuyeree, Ind., Muarch T.—About 8 o'clock this morufug & man was found on the Wabash Raflroad track near the Unlon strect crossing fu tuls city with both legs and one arm cut off and badly crusbed. When fouud he wag still altve, but unable to give any account of bilm- self, and aled soon after. Papers found on his person showed Nfin tu be 8, Bherldan, livine with Mr, Miles near Buck Creck, He wuas sub- Ject to flts, und it f3 supposed that, as he was walking home on the track, he was taken with a fit, feli upon ho track, and was run over by -tho fast mall west, A MINER KILLED, Special Dispatch to The Tridune. LaSaris, 1., March 7.—A miner named Phillp Maber, aged about 40 .years,-ond em- ployed in the LaSalle shaft of the Northern Illinols Coal and fron Company Iu this city, was instantly kiled tnfs ofternoon by a mass of coal falling on Wim. Upon extricating hin from tho debris, which was several tons in welght, his skull, spine, and Hmbs were fouud to be horribly crushed. Tho deccused was univer- sally respected by all of lils co-laborers, Ilo leaves a wife and'n family of five children in fndlgent circumustances, POWDER-EXPLOSION, PorrsviLLE, Pu., March 7.—An cxplosion oce curred yesterday afterncon fu Lafin & Rand Towder Company’s mill at Cressons. The building was shattered, and a large quantity of powder dostroyed. It 1s not yet known whetber any lives wero loat, —— THE WEATHER, For the Upper Luke region fulling barometer, northeast winds, colder, cloudy, wnd snowy weather, R Rueclal A 0 uns. EAFT,SADINA\V,‘N;HIL'!I., March 7.—A leavy snuw-storin 8 raging here, and the fears of lymbermen 88 1o a short stock of lows are rapldly dissipating. . Thore I8 from three to five inches of suow on Inost of thestreaws, and Mively work fs In progress. THIS YOUNG - MAN MAKES NATCHE HIDR NER PACE, 1 Dizpatch tu The Tridune. GALINm‘:, )lmxc T licavy snow storm has pmvuflcd in tbls clty stuce 10 o'clock this Sorenoon, and at the thuo of sowding this dis. pateh (8 po ) the fucs of Naturs | covered with a thick white mautle, and thealr Is fitled with feathery flakes, Lucak UIHKEVATL MUaxtmuw termonter, WENEMAL Cu . Btations, 'llul.lfl = Weather, FilT = v 8 2 Clevel aveyjort's batruf i 1 puloin [ INDIANS, St. Pacr, Minn, March 7.—A Winnipeg (Manitobn) special to the Plonecr-Press says fn- formation bus been recelved there of the arrival ot Sitting Bull at Wood Mountains, British Pos- sessions, He liua 1,000 horses awyl mulcs, ) tured from the Culted States forces, A"lunr: of mflmud polico bas Been sent vut to foter- viow him, o4 MeLENA, Mont., March 7.—An Jndependent speciu from Bawmua Mout., ssys the Sloux have killed Irvine, McClure, and Lowr, y of Deer Lodze; Mugging Taylor, Yankee Jlm, ¥red Dauiels, and Bill Randall, of Bozewan, sbd scv- crul others at or near Stillwate MATILDA HERON DEAD. Apecial Dispaich (o The Tribuxe, Nzw York, March 7.~—Matilds Hcron, the wmont, who defeated McLaughlin fn Bostou s few actress, died at ber bowe fo this city this even- wieks ago, aud Charles Murphy, of g, 5- THE NE'Y VORK FIRE. A Destriciion of Property Far Greater A Livss Qeparted, Lamentahle {n.ect Aad - fual Vater t¥ «* the Bullding icj «F the dapply. The Vietivw New 52 T sossion of "a Buck Qitin of Dby W THE GREAT NEW YORK FIRE. Sp#ciol Dispateh to The Tridune. Nzw Youk, March 7.—Assistant-Chief 8hay, who, In the absence of Chiel Bales, was In charge of the Firo Department at the great fire last night In Bond strect, sald to-day that the Luilding, although an apparently substantial structure, was a perfect shiell inside. The frou fron was onc of the best he had ever scen, and withstood the fire much fonger than he had antldipated, The interlor was, however, o forest of - timber, "The columns, leams, floors, and etalrways Inside ' the edifice were chiefly of Geortla pine, and he compared the structure to a frame bullding fnecased with teon, Bestdes this, a ventilating shuft ran through the centre, and at intervals In the brick walls, wera recesses through which “the steam pipes were conductod from the exllar to the roof, The fire, as he lad leen informed, broke vut in the subccllar of ‘the bullding No, 5 Bond street, [o & place used for packing, and in which was tol- lected a vast quantity of lovsa cut paper and hay, used in packing, and alarge number of light wood boxes. The flames spread rupldly amung the fuflammable 1uaterial, and, asceml- ing through the ventilating shaft and through the recesses in the wall, mounted from story to story, bursting out throuch the wopenlng In the shaft on each floor, and In a fcw moments had -spread throughout the vast edifice, completely baMing the efforts of the firemen to check them. One great dificulty which met and almost conquered the exertlon of the flremen at the ontset was o lamentable scarclty of water and of hydrants, This scction of the city hasa very pour waler- supply, and there is ouly one hydrant In Bond street. The supply of water which they were vompelled to “depend upon it case of o large fire in this neighborhood has to be drawn from the Bowery, too great a distance to be rmnurly effectlve, A remarkable circumstance n connection with the burned building was re- lated by Chicf Bhay, whivh thay in part aecount for the mphl progress of “the fames, A fire occurred on the third floor of the Dbuliding abont three years ego, and the firemen tore up aportion of the flooring, To thelr surprise they found the space between the planking flicd with shuvines and it wus evident that the carpenters enga; ed in finishing the interor of the building had stutled the shavings into the ntnn'c between the floors andd cracks to get rld of them, They had nodoubt, from what Le saw on that oceaglon, hat this was thin ease on ench floor, v the Western Assuclated Presy, NEW YOuR, March 7.~¥ irenven und policemen are still on duty ot the great Bond steeet fire of last night. Thie Broadway bulldings, ronning lack to the narrow alley “thut separated (heat from the burning buildings, were considerubly damogod by fire and water. In the one oceupled by Bangs, Merwin & Co. was the lbrary of E,J. An?', of Chicago, which wns damaged ¥2,000, 2= The stock of the several occupsuts of bufld- ings destroyed was very valuable, but as the wore precious articles were locked up in safes, untdl these wre removed from the debris, and the conditiou of thelr contents ascertained, the full extent of the losses eannot be known, The hullding wus so sceurely bolted and barred that oniy by dint of breaklg througeh the waolls of brick and plaster and the hateli- covers of fron, the tiremen suceceded fn guining entrance to the celler, aud then only after an hour's valuahle time had hoeu lost. Tt wan o'clock this niornk hen the tlremen felt they had the flunes under control, but by this time the rear o shde wadls Lud fallen wid a portion of thzx fron front wus.lyfug curled up by the street, The tml chimney was thrown down to<lay, and xoon after it woa followed by the remain- fug walls, Noa. 1, 8, l_}, and 7 Bond street were classed as fire-proof. Their destruction by complete. casures i the forty safes uow among I the the rulus are not safu, the total loss is estlmated nlh'ltzll as $2,000,000, - 4 The lussca by this firc cannot be estimated,” sald the Secretary of the New York Jewclers® Assoclation, “unti) an aesay s made of the melted and erushed metals and ]cvn:lr‘y fu the cellar, At present we have o Black-Hills mine to dig in, oud when the ore s got out, experts will be ealled in to estimute what It Is worth, OF course, ost of the workinnuship that has been put on it will be found utterly valueless," Bume of the owners of property met to-day at the Qraml Central Hotcl to consult as tothe amount of property contulned in the safes, aud which lias heen destroyed, but all agree that it is utterly finpossible to form any ides of their losses ut present, us all thelr books containing an account of stuck re locked up In tho safes. The cstimates of Josses are: Gorham Manue facturing Company, #300,000; Carllnw, Heno Kkins & Sloan, "“"‘fi{" 850,003 Adums, Bhaw & Co.y lord, tinle & Cattel, Jewelers, Taylor & Bros, fancy rouds, 81 howas J, Brown, jewel 00,0003 £30,0003 Hobbins & Appleton, watch Baldwin, Sexton & Petenson, jewel Jessu 8, Cheney, watches, $40,000; erts & Co., jewelers, 810,000 v, Rurah & Co., jewelers, §25,000; Dot « Hoff, silver- ware, $15,000; (teorge A, Davis, 810,000; and Jdacoh Gerurd & Co., Watches, 35,0007 total, 1,000,500, ‘The bulldings which are owned by Robbins & Appleton, agents of the Amerlean Watch Come pany, are valiued at 400,000, 1ostoN, Murch T.—The insurance of Robbins & Ap‘ule:nn. whao were burned out fu New York leat uight, 18 $E5,000, na follows: $185,000 on buflding, $115,000 on stock, $15,000 on muchine- {y, and §25,000 on stock in process of manufac: ure. e8, $20), £, 100,000} . B, ltob- — IN CHICAGO, A still-alarm to Englue Company No. 21, at 7:45 yestenluy afternoon, was coused by the ex- plostun of 8 gasoline lamp at No, 83 Twelth street, the coaloftice of A, W, Staunard. Dum- uge, $40, ‘Lhie alarm from Hox 125, at 10 o'clock yeater- day morning, was caused by u Hre in the resl- dence of Ao N, Kelloge, No.” 010 Michigan ave- nue. Damage to building, $20;to Sfurmnltere, 60, Causc, & defective Hue. Al DONOVAN, ILY., Hpecial Disyalch to The Tridune. Laraverrs, Ind,, Murcl 7.—The maln busi- ness portion of Donovan, I1L, was destroyed by fire sbout & this morntng. Loss estimated st 15,000, partlally vovered by insursuce. Among the sufferers were Jolinson & Nelson and A.J, Aitter. ——————— SUICIDE, Spaclal Dispalch (o The Tridune. CixNciNnats, March T—August Backus, a middle-aged Geeman, who kept a restaurant at No., 5% Walnut street, committed sulelde to- day i his room by shooting himsclf through the head with « revol The only . appurent causa for the act appearcd to be auentul pros- tration consequent upon long iliness, He leaves nhnull,. ‘The Coruner’s fury returnvd s vers diet of sulvide while laborlng under wentul aberrution. —ee—— THE GOVERNOR'S GUARDS, Hpecial Digpatch to The Triduse. JAOKSONVILLE, 111, March 7.—The Governor's Quards, of Springflvld, aro presenting the drams of *The Colored Guards™ at Btruwn's Opera- Housoe to-night, to a very large audience, They arrived ju this city this afternoon, sud marcbed through the privcipal strects, exccuting many military wancuvres in tine style, und securin; univenial commendation from the crowds ol cliizens who turued out to witness them. ——t— OCEAN STEAMSHIPS NEWS. MovirLx, March 7.—Tho steawship Castalis, from New York, has arrived. New Youx, March T.—Arrived, steamshlp Algerls, from Liverpool, ———————— . RENOVATION, NOT PROSTRATION. Did any enfecbled human being ever become stroug under tho operation of powerfal cathartics orsallvants? 1t I sometimes Decossary Lo regue late tho buwels, but that cansot be donu by active purgsjion, which exhausts the vital forces and sorves no good purpose whstever, Tho only true way Lo promote beslih and vigor, which are esscns tial to regularity of tho orzanic functions, is to ln. vigoruty, ulacipline, sod purify tho system st o i same time. The extraordinary eficacy of Mos- teiter'a Biomach Tlitcrs . chacy of Sebiity o qo: regalarity of the organs of digestion, m|mrlmon. ¥ secretion, and discharge, is universaliy admitied. {vpetite good digestion, & reguiar habit of bady, active elrenlation of the blood, and parit of ali the antmal fiulde, ars indaced by this saperh tonic and corrrctive, has no equals, moreaver, 84 n preventive of chills snd fever.’ nnd other types of malarial disease. To emigrants and feav- gra; elurs it4e particalatly se: “’u“m'p ly serviceable as a medicinal . S ——— BUSINESS NOTICES. How seldom we see & splendid head of hair! From eicknes zx:z-nluphbvr, or neglect, thonsands find their haiz gradnally wisting away. Aurnell's (oconine will repair thin wasio, The Cocoalno fe a perfect halr drensing,—a promoter of the growth of tho halr, preparation free from ireltating matter. It has for the human m-'f.—l- rapidly -bcofi.':'.' l.nqi"i‘l;’ parta lustre and atrength. An Article of Troo Merft-—' Tirown's Hean- chial Troches ** are the most popniar article fn this umn!r[v nr Europe for throat «|Bun- nnd coughs. and this popularity Ia based npon true merit.: e ee—— i Heep's Patent Partly-Made Dresd Shirts » the very best: six for $6: ean be finlahed op enslly ax hemming o handkerchief. 173 Madison strects ——— Mra. Winstow's Soothing 8yrup, for chile drenteething, softens the yuma, rednces inflamme. tlow, allays all puln. 8nro to regulste the Lowels, roltotund's ,\rnmufllc Jitter Wino of Tron faa medy fur nervans debility, Impaverished Andinipatica Aizention. - Degol: 3 Cleri shroene MEDICAL. = A s e it . ATARRH, - Statement of O. J. Goldrick, Esq., Editor Rocky Mountain Herald, Denver, Colorado, showing the Prevalence of Catarrh and the Popularity of Sanford's Radical Cure-for Catarrh. ** Every nine ant of ten adulte o this whole tecion ot eauniry fs allicted with Catarrh. It seet he ellmatis feliy,cptmnic aut in this stmosphers. S1r. Kmith tais e $hat the three dozen bottes of Rabtcat Cung wers immediately suld, and that he had forty orders for mars Fithia,the st three weeks, but had none hero o supply The Mr. &mith referred tols of the firm of Smith & Doll, turniture dealers, Henver. When in Boston sbout. M year ago be purchascd clesen hottles 0f —— Catarrl Ttemedy, and one of Sasyronv's IEADICAL Crnmx. the Iatter at the earaest requentof a personal sequaiotance, He hiad seen the Srat named remedy but had not heard of theiatter, Stortly sfter his arrival {n Denver wo recelved an onler foradozen of the Ranican Cone, and soon mnothier with the pleastng Intelligenco that Mr. Bmith was cured. Tho prevalence of the discase, coupled with the recommendations of Mr. 8mith, soon crested allvely demand, sod withiout advertisiog neatly three hundred bottles weresent out. Thin iv ¢ striking iMustration of what (s frequently doac for this remedy w4 peturn for rellef trom lony oud paiatul sulfering, CATARRH. ASTHMA, BAD 00UGH, Etc, OURED, BexTiRMzs—My case (s briefly as follows: 1 lave had Catarrls for ten years. each year witls fucreasing ce- verlty,” For niue years I hat not breathed through une nostedl, 1 had dropitays tn the (hiroat, a Very bad caitgh, BAHINA 80 bad s 10 be obliged to take & retedy fur St AE nlght before belng able nd 1 cous stant dull pain In my head, My head 1lmes 50 full of catarrhinl matter as toinjare ny seuse of hearing And compt me to Ret up several times tn the, nicht tu clear It snd my throat before Teonl fsleep. Every one 0f these distressing symptoms has disappoated under thie use of not quite three buttirs of BANFORIFs Hadi- AL Crnr, My hearing {s fully rostored. [ Luve no asthmatic er jitoty, ho cough, no droppings in the throst, no ach s, and ry way better than [ hava beea rears, I oo e effects of the Core Ry WPk b dons o e ie I AT A as I celt ano fn Ty €abe A 300 The Vet of (he (1A LAeAL Cunk. . Neryy & nx. V. FiIeuutuo, Oci. 1, . AW Endorsed by a Prominent Druggist. 1 lierehy certily that Mr. Lawrence parcliased the Ranieat Crie of me, and from time to time nude aie fazutliar witly his cune. 1 belleve Tijs statement to ba true in avery partlenlar, JAMES ¥, DERBY. Fricnngna, Oct, 14, The shave severn casm war & alinients, ¥iz.: - liad eough, x ache, eii., fach of which' Eent !‘In a0, bee trested Fhle] were fiut s vaslety, of farins asumed hy one ter direase—~Catareh. **1 conld feel the effect of the Cv inevery part uf my gystein.” Th b shiag tuls remedy acts upon tie cause of Catareh, T actdifed blood. a puikin whiclaitacks ciery organ aud 14 eliwioated from the system only ItAueas Cowa, mhinstlon of seversl i, e d vital ¥y the Each packagn cootaine Dr, Sanfonl's Improved Ta. aling Tutw, ant full direciious for (ta usc {n alt cases. Price, £1. Formalo by afl wholesnle and. retail drig- Jtana iiruughout the Uulted Matcs. Wi S & O K Elt Gencral Agents and Wholesale Druggists, Bostou. 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