Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1877, Page 7

i CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, MARCH 15 'STATE AFFAIRS. Fall Roport of Yesterday's ‘‘ Secrst " Bession of the Illinois Benate. Enough Dalderdash Mouthed to Justify the Most Shame- faced Privacy. The Nominations of Gov. Bev- eridge Rejected After Con- siderable Filibus- tering. fiebnle on Gili's Panking B in the House---The Bill 1A Measure to Froteot tho People Against ftate-Houso Jommissioners’ Tastes, " Aelitlon of the Railroad and Warekonss Commls- slon Disenssed in the Honse. TIE SECRET SESSION. A FOLL REPORT, Spectal Dispatch {0 The Tyibune, Brarxoricun, B, March 14, —For the first time since the memorable days of 1853 haa tho Renateof Dlinofs resolved ltself fnto an cxecntive scastan, apd nover before that had & dominant party sought 10 perpetuate teelf by means of an exccntlve ses- slon, The occaslon to-day was sought by Mike Robinson, of Caok County, wlo arrogates to him- self the leadership of the Mcmacratle fuslon ma- Jotlty, That majority, undes cover of 8 eccret resslon, propoeed to whip In weak-knced mem- ters, At 11 o'clock the special order an confirme fag the appointees of Gov. Boveridge lo the several State Institutions came up, and, 1o carry ont the agreed progmmmo ndopted last week by the Detnocracy, Mr. Jtobineon moved that tho Sen- alo go Into secrot sessfon. Mr. Marshall asked why the Ecnator dexired a sccret goselon, Ho was willing to let 81l tho world know whathe didas a Eenator. Tio + CONSIDERED TIE PROTOSITION INPAMOUS AND COWARDLY. ir. Roblnson called him to order, and demanded that the Innguage bo taken down. 'Mr. Marshall retorted: **1 eay infomons ana cowardly, and you can take them down and digest thew at your Jelsure.” A running debate then took placa bo- ween Messrs. Dearborn, Xobinson, Josisn, ad Tlunt, Mr. Shuman the while pounding vitorously with his gavel, Mr. Marahall moved to adjourn. [Wrangleand notse.] The motion was fust. Mr. Joslyn moved {0 postuone ono week, Mcssrs, Hodges, Robingon, Ruincy, Maderwells Jones, and Kchoe were all on thelr feet at once. Bach parlismentary discord ensued until 120'clock, and finally the sccret session wom ordered and everybody put ont bat the pages. Your reporter, however, outwltted the vigiant doorkeopers, and BAT OUT THE SEYSION. TUnder the masterly fead of Mr, 1lunt, of Edgar, the Rtepnblicans began to apply_ the parliamentary Jaah, and It was not untll half-past 2 that tho domincering and overbearing Itobinson and bis majority were ablo to reach a test vote. Tho minority report, which rocommended tho confirmatfon of Boveriduze's appointees, was ro<- Jected, Mr, Rldalo voling with the Demucrate. Then more dilatory motiona followed. All the sbsentecn in town having been brought in, the question eame up on sdopting the mnjority report. Atr. Roblnson, utterly dazed snd confueed, asked A that wonld confirm the nominces, The Chalr ruled that It would, Mr. Dearborn~The ruling Ia rlalculons, | Mr. Joslyn—We are voting ike ropoaters, and for nothing, 3 : r. Shuman changed hia ruling, saylng the nom- Joatlons must bo confirmed in open Senate. WM. Hunt—There 1 nothing In tho revort to adopt. g Mr. Shuwan again ruled that the report was only arccommendation, The voto was then taken, tho Republicans not votlng and no quorum, Flnally, to make 8 quorum, r, Riddle votcd ayo, Adoptod. Nr. Jonlyn movai **tho purchaes of A URASY COLLAR POIt RIDDL Mr. Jostyn then earrlod & motfon to take up the names separately, and tho Jacksonvillo. Insane Asylum nominees were read, Me. Krome moved to nmend by condrming all {ogethier, Upon tlite, Mr, Junt made the specch of tho wenqon. 1L wana clear violation of tho Fenatorlal oath, 1t I the most estraordinary thing of all this extraordinary scsalon: It wa arc a minorlty, wo have rights. 1 demand then In ohodlenicy t the msadates of the Constitution. tis n bold, hud exerclan of arbitrmy power, Continning In 1bis sirain, ho fayed Mr. Krome, and venthied hits buckers, 3r. Roblnsun attempted o reply, but 3tit, SIGNT PLATTONED HIN OUT with a almple question, with roars of Jaughter on. thy Republican wide, but 3r. Kobinsun continued to talk, tulk, talk, In ,allacks ugalnst Dev- endze w0 scurrilous @8 (o cause him to by caped to urdor, Uov, overidge, he wid, had *‘mado his eppolntments solely 1o perpetunto Mmaelf In offico, —therefore, with- out vozard to thelr Atuess, We' object. Wo chal- Jenge the wholo arruy of Buveridge's appolnte ments," Mr. Joslyn—Do you challengo Gov, Callom's ape Tolntmentsr Mr, Noblnson—No, Ur. Joslyn—1 sny yon have, MUr. Lnblnson—\We want theso appolntees out- #lde the narrow rut of politfcs, 4 Mr. Hunt—That's why you want Domocrats. [Ronrs of taughter,) Alr. lobinson, contiwing, cited the action of tho Xow York lepublican Senato demanding hatf the appolutinents, closiny with a yoli: . "ITELL YOU WE MEAN DUAINESS! :}du yresent a ullken glove, but an iron band tn- o At this ptage, Mr. Shuman becamo hunzr.{. and Yacated tho chale for Mr. Plamb, who fmmuodiatel tuled that anv Senator hiad a right to call for a di- Yalot on’ names, thus dinregarding Mr. Krome's fmattan, Vo decielon of the Clulr was overruted. Thex euaua latervened, Out of tho vold and vasty deep einorged “the triton form of the venerably Benutor fram Burewu, Said Father Whiting: > ¥endlora who knuw sio wiil hear witness thut § ve ever taken part in any glibustering. "I lave Lenerally voted with my party friends, but ALWAYS VOTED TO DO BUSINESS, U eall thootiention of the Bewstors Lo the ruls roviding for u divislon of a queetion. It fua par. lamentary right known not auly to (s but ta” sl leglalutivg uesemblics, and §demand that right,™ He then moved to recopuider, + v, shumen, huvliz zot his luach, returned, Tha mution wax lost—nyew, 235 noes, 43, thien more disonter folfowed. The guestion recurriny on the confirmation of G, Whitluck, of the Jackvonville Tusane Asy- fam, 3y, Hamilton bold the door for kalf an_hour, He read voluminous indorsements by tho Democe s EVIUENTLY TO TUN DISQUsT OF TUE DENO- CRATIC 8BNATORS. Mr. Vaines tollowed. 1y tho ucrest aceldent had stusubled ‘i u roport Of the Kouthorn Insane folumn, and waw perfectly ulounded, wnd, on usther lm'vallg{nunu, be Jld not belleso that any of aur charitablo fnstitutions were monaved s Shey vught fo be, **1sayJet uy throw politics 1o hy'dogy, wud bave o new deal all sround, 1 sball 1010 azalnet overy ono of Liesc appointees, (Aps Plause from the Democruts. ) The Retorm School 3 blotch on the State, and | am satfafied the fn- Milations are sl) wrong," r. Hodues vuld ho bad known Whitlock many Jear, wud, petwithetanding ke Indurvements Tead, o hefieyed that four-fifths of the peoplo of dackionviilo would vote ayulnst his confrmation, *Bat for porsyual reasons, but BECAUSE 11 13 A VINDICTIVE MAN, Maecessury | could tell how grossly ho has tne<| Salted the Supcrintendent of the Asylum. 1 kaow be I3 not s suitable man for the place, Judgu Eler fs ropresented as indorelng Whitlock, but he dugs not kisow the man, Ayers, the bauker, W.J, sz., William Brown, ond many othurs will sy W hitlock {s upst o accouut of thresieniog meu fu)ulcnlly. When Whitlock went fo the jusiita- 10u there was s surplus of $12,000, wnd his fricnds mrggn in eaying "ho bas cconomized 10 that ex- hall then got {a his work on Mz, Robla- T Air, Macsl 1 on. ald he: $+The Benator from Cook (Robin- tou) t’mu hero aud attscks Uor, 18 wol gnly 4 private cltison. Whataver ' Gov. Hzmfii-fny bavodone, 1 will say thfa—that be Berer heére to this Scnate and lobbied, aud Wrtered, ond traded o take the power Lo appolnt ¥akea away from the President Of tho Bcuale a0 at Le cothd get bis own buy made o puze, A3 TUE YENATOR HAs DONED (Loug Injx‘fluut.) M. tulle ypoke siatnat Whitlock, saying that B8 had lfurcd & nevro Bunday-schuol ber fn- uiceticnts 0 get primary delogates vlected 1 favor ¢f Uov, Buvernigelust year, oud had ulsa given out the 'mi batronage of the asylun Lo wea who 4yored Biu, Newats. Kiddiv and Hamllton voted againat Whit- ek, aad thew the remadnder of ' Beye v 8 1 sppoloteen wero rejected by Yole, rict opposition — LEGISLATIVE, RILL'S BANKING DILL. Bpectal Dispatch to The Triduna wigte, 1L, March I16,~Giil's DBanking BT came np thix moening on recond rending, and was the subject of animated debate, Alter rovoral amendments had been offered, Mr. Crooker moved 8 reference to the Jndiclary Commiitee, hecanse ho wanted the questinn coneidercd shether in its prerent form the LIt will not. have to e sub- mitted under the Constitnilon to a popriar vote hefore It conld take effect. 1ie apprebended anch wae the fact, and that the Bapreme Court would 20 Taje. Mr, McKinlay argnod that tho hi)l would not re- quite sny snbmission to the penple. It did not provide for & eystem of hanking. After rome discunsfon, Mr, Crooker's motfon fo refor was lost, Mr. Palmer then offered an smendment Insort- Ing in 8ce. 1, Line 4, afterthe word ** banking," the words *‘Individuat banker and Presldent or Cashler of every Natlonal Bank. 't Upon 3r, Palmer's amendment Mr, Werrington enld there were bt tiventy-six State banks fn 11il« nole; and that there were 201 private and 144 Na« tlonal banks, ‘Tho Natlonal banks OFPFERED ADSOLUTRLY NO PROTECTION TO DX~ 1OSITONE, Tn Chicago some of {hiem Lad already gone up, robblog depositors of handreds of thousands, ife wanted these Natlonal banka and the 201 privata banks which recelved deposite bronght within the operation of the same law applicable to State and ravings banks, In tho dinciiaafon that followed, §t was repeated- 1y wrged (hat the State could nat pasa any law to regrlate National banks, which do buatncas under the jaws of the United States. It wae sl re- wveatedly cherged that the amendment was offercd l’or‘lht Purposc of killing the bill, Tho rotort was ind THE NATIONAL BANK STOCKTIOLDERS ON THE rLOON were all opposed to having the condition of Na- {fonal hanka expiaced for the benent of dcnosttors, "ls0 presence of n powerful Jobhy wna obylous to olitnse obacrvers and it was in the alr, an n old uhwerver here noted, that this was **the bill with tmoney in it THE DILL, imendment offcred by Mr, Palmer was 10 71 nooe, the bifl was oxdered to 12 Itisnowne mllwu:l s A Bt for an act to proviae for ohtalning reparts o ‘batiks, sayings institutions, loan and trast companies, arcorparatione oranized uer tie laws of hls Buare f Liie prFposc of banking, FEnoUIT ISt eiuel Wiy the people of the Btate of Hiilyols, reprencncd. I tNE Gendral ARsembiv, That Tercafter it shall lie the duty of tie President, Cashier, or Brerptary of any hank, sryinge ntitation, Jan an Trust compainy, OF corparation grganized auder (g inwe of thintio dr tio purpose of fauking to prepara and deposit i the oflico of the Aunltor of Fullic Accaunts RuyuArterly stafenient of ({8 condition on tie Arst Mone sy in miary, | Apr iy snd, Ogtatier, aniatly, which aatement whall DEawOm to by the Preshinn Cantiler, or Kecretary of swehi bank, aavinks inetit ‘ o, m“?‘m;rll:l‘r‘%fim:"‘mh or corporation, and al by th tors, s Fal ptateinent shall exhiblt the facts and 1 wh foown, to-wils Fint, the fonne end die countson real catate; second, the loana inade ta D= yectors ar ottlerrs: tiirds Ve Winount of all other loans and llscoitnts which are regarded by the parties inakin) onth (o this tentent as Lona fide paper, and worth n their face vluc, ond all Joans_and dlscounts not wurth Hhelr fact valtie: winll b Teported s auspended debts faurtl, the nyiount of overdrafiai Afth, tlie antount uf i Unlted Sratea hundar sixtit tle amount of Siate bunds on hinnd, Aot the name of the State Tsulng safd onda, and the amount el againat such Stater seventh, 't amont of ' hotid utid stocks, and the naine of i corparalfun, ?" l'nl.\llv'- party fssultig safd bone lt Snd thie. mmoun? el of eaciil - elkhtle The AionuT of Teol estates ninth, the vsiug of furalture aud fox- turesy tently tha eurrent expensesy elaventh, thy eash ' on |1lnfl\( twelfth, the' amount ' due trom other banke or benkors. -giving - mames of mad bunkn or baykers and tho anount on defet with cach bank or unkar: thirteenth, the suspeided deits fomicrnth, the eapal puid (i gttendis o unaivided grottd: sixteentts, the divideods uipatds seventectit, the surplus fundt elehteenth, the de- Doty drwing [ntereat sud the amount of Interest paid; nincteenth, the deposita drawlig no nteresty twens tleth, the sinount due lanke or bankers. 1. 3, 1L sl b thetuty of the Preatdent, Cashfer, or Seerviary of any bank, sivigs Justitutlon, kan an trust camipiny. partion organlzed undcr the Inws of this Kate for the purpose of ban top in couneetion with the quurterly statemen . tho o Tho xtackliollers and | tio numb encli, 1ogetlier With thie smount patil on the several shareliolders, i, 4. Bl statement’ shall be published in full (at 120 0f thie Linnk) In 5 newsn: sucd gt | puper fn that place, then | . ne cony of The siatement sl be prinicd and pontel 113 10 Binie cunspiedone plice In sald bansing wtio- A, and THEre resnaln o the bt af deparitons u thl the next statement jo_ printed. then the Jast atat 11leng Alnl) take the place O (110 forner, wnd fo oy, Tho Auilifor aal) be authiorized to ‘cail for sucly btlior specific Itemm Of secounia ga he iay dee essential to a full understanding of the affalrs of soch ‘banks. IIIV)I\\(I Anmtitutions, Joan and trist compantes, orcorporations organized under the laws of this Stato Tor thie purpose 6 Danking firc. 0. "I whall bo the iy of the Auditorat Putile Aceuiint, wiisherer e Minll d e 1t oxpriient &0 to 8 agent, toexaming Into the cons v, in prrson or hy s 510 LAY oraTh wf L Tanke: Satmos AN Joan aud irist companies or corporations, organize; undey the Jaws of 1))s State fur the purpose of banking; and {t shall Lo the duty of the officers of aal Inks Saiuga matltallope, foad and fri companies ratinnk, to eause thelr ook to be opensd £OF the Ine apection of the Auditor or 0o person authorized hy {Vim, And atlicrwise 1o faciilate ‘sieh exRnIAA IO 0 aE wa Ay b (1 thote POWET to 40, And 1 hay All PeRdn. ablo expruses locurred thorel i Tor that pire ore the Anditor. or pemon siithorized hy hin, shall iave the power to oxmining undar oath the ollcers of any $tch ANk, sAvinge st itution. Joan And LIKE Fam. TAReor caruraitin, Biativory i \! 7y carpor tiition ever tha of the putille £ sald Inwditutlo Jaid tn ono or. colnty I tnatitot o o ¥r it wlall apiea: (roin the reports vrovided for in thls act that tho af- ing Inetltution seo [n 80 fheolys wich s condition &t (o render ite angerots 10 ita do- vl hustness d I atockliolders, or to th D 1hie Auditor thatonce furmlab te it aif e intormation nejans be th bl po fo of ach banking Madft neral ahall injuodfatol ke auich action in oy ot the dut Goneral seaafon teushing the v thons and the Miornes e 7 e e oraud (i wind o of o iteve D Ya (lon, 10 mitch ® mAnner ns Ahal) Beat T nikinge st iro- cct tlia fitercstsaf the deposftors, the stockliolders, :I';llhlm gencral publlie Irlllurl.'thfll in and deallng with foan aad el bankinig lustitutio g, R E¥ery bank, &avinzs natitutton, £ MITaLi0N, UL of this it | l l;'fllf “f“g]”(\i ean, fatlin Whits the provle SHal Lo aBlcce iy fac of bk 1iea thvi 3.0 o mra Tiia $1,047) Tur each anid every oense, willeh penaify Ry s collozied by a snit ixluu.h‘ by the Audfior of 16 S1atG r by By Creditorof he awk, savings it 0 7 8nd trust coinpany or corporation orgnn- {iic faws of (his Kato for (he piitee of kg, befur any court of cotvporetit, Jariudlc foll the fudlelal elrouit where such. nanking [astltution slalt’ he Jocateds und sl suing of money eoliected W tulties uuder tis section, sha ba paid iute tho ‘Teasury of this Btate. A DILL TO CATCI STATE-HOUSE COMMIBBIONERS, ETC, Mr. Rannoy introduced a bill for an act (o panfeh fenud or exiravagance in tho expenditnre of moneys lmlmprll\t‘d for public Loproyoments, It pros videss o Uhin act, the General Assombly ahall @ construrtion oF Tepalf uf et of the Klal ny over, wid (1o aaid # ont uw, aiid pluns, specifeations, and lictlon or fepgir of said publia voment have boan subinlited to ahd Abe aw, & 1. That \vhlna:nr enatment o wark o im il by the authurities destghated i sati ) B orriuitan s bech humdy o detray o o aie ione exnent (hrgol, any POFVUD OF eruimk. Commimianer G Combaioner. uelucior utlcer o 0oere, futrusted With thin executlon ¢ snls publle work o ment, Wha shall il o o il 5o cliungs Ui, or connive At such cha cat{on by wny ‘mr«m OF BeTso) is or Fevtlon aF ranirat, dIpectiy oF {naire . yae 10 R Rreater tust and #xpetiae 18 (46 Cunstiuetion oF ret SfSiieh publie work OF frapraxement (hun was speciied by the v unl'\ollzluu'!h and the appronristion mado 11 pursiance tiereor, whdll s desmed yulity of & mis: 2 (& the manaer i deinvanie, and upon conviction therca! Lerelugftcr Cravidad shial) bu tined la 8 aul re han 830, or Uy imprisonment in the Count) an bwelve monsh, or by both o snd Lt tha Wilta spocided I this sece jn of the Cuurt befurs which e or tred, 232 Ay person OF peréon, Commissfanet or Come miaioners, Or tlier wlcer or Glicers. Ttrusied with the canatriciion ur vepair uf aby bl work ur im: Drovement, assetforih i Bec, §uf 1his sct, Who shall Expend, U causs (0 bo experided, winn siich public finprovement, the whole uf an vropristed therefor, or who sisil commengo who Wil fn saywle satliorize work to ba hervon, withous first baving obialned & liase, QUIAION. COREMUANIVA, UF OBET uda neaol fUr auch work df fmb menf. runniig tu the Frople of the Siate of it o b ayproved by, the Attoriey. il by s Sevretary of St DiaceiFon record In s oifiee,—shall b deemed of s Inlsd Provide. 0 mpriopineat i piunner herelusfier N Aue of BOE Y thinn ur by Coyaty Jail for u terin of 0ot more Lhaa onv year, or by Vot foeand imprbo suient, &t the diseretion of tha Couty efore wihou e or Uiy uiay be (rivd. ._AnY pérson ur bersoliy, Commbsioner or Come misioners, or other offcer or oflicers, as wloresald, ngy Lo Brosecuted fn_any Slrcutt CourCof this Biate, rt of tho work, commeneed { drtn sy e ol Bivtag vanctrront parisiellon | rowith Ja ‘criinlis) Casc i comp i [{idens ‘ol o fa ihe ulie of the 1alile o P CR S a0 Vel a- 7 o8Lh. xc, 4. 1t sliatl be the duty of the Slate‘s- Attorney of (D Eotity i MAIeh bach ZomoIsint aud LAt are Bled, 10 present the pamu 10 the Grand Jary st the nea teqular teroy of court ghicr e Giing tiervoly sud, 1 4akd Grpud Jury anal ludlct 1ho bersan of pery dups so cumplatucd uf, It shall further bo tho au}y ol ‘Attornoy ‘'t prosceute and 17y §bo alfegey feniers, v TUN OUISCT OF TUM MEASUR “The bi)l wonld efectually. put a #top 10 the sys. tewatle fraud pracliced upon tho pople, by which money appropriated for a spectic nuprovement bs #0 cxpended as that Jt caunot be comuleted for the woney sporopriated. The way tho Stafe iss been sluck, nutwitbvtanding the coustitutionsl Hult {m- posed, whows the nocessity of furcing public otfi- Cluls appol 10 disburse public moueys 10 810p 8t that und uot go sbead forcluz the public to spend wure money. It In sort, proides that ublic oficisls lp’mlnw to spesd say 8. hundred Plousind dolfare for & cuurt-Lutvo, OF seylum, or the like, whall nut spoud the money i buildlng half 4 court-kousv or usylu, aud ihus foree moro moncy out of the Treasury tu Sulzh tho work, BEARRIERLE CLAG Mr, Buckwaater introduced a needs to have s desl of dayllpht let dn upon it beforo It s 1t i & bill appropriating §10,600 to pay To Berunrd & \iarvin, SLone-work contracturs oo tho new Stato-Houee prior to the Richardéou con- Laact, for dawages sutfered by them by reason of Ahe faitare of the Peultentlaty Cowmnlhaionsrs o furnixh cut vlone according to contract. For wome B LRy M a1 e ta glu v g Tong time, and that it shinnld not have beea fetched forward untl now wiil cause some Hvely inquiry, NORTHEASTERN NORMAL UNIVERSITY. Mr. Kearncy, takingz Immediste advantaze of the netion of (he Cook Connty Bonrd of Commfseloners relative to the Kormat Sehont property, this mor- ing intradneed a il ‘for the enfabliehment of a Northeastern Norinal Unlyersiiy, ‘Tlte preamble reeites the action of the Bonrd, and the first sce- {ort of the act directa the Goyernnr Lo receive s conveyance of the property, The fioard of Com- missioners of Cook County are requiecd to enter 1 minute wpon thelr rrearianccepiing thie act and ranafertinz the property. he' Uoyernor fa given power to nawminate three Trurtecs, one (o serve two yenea nid two ta eervs four y cars, Tho ''rnatees nro to elect ane of thelr nimber Prestdent and anather as Socretary. They ars also toapuoint a Treasurer, not 8 member of their Roard, No membee, ofiicer, agent, or employe of the Noard (s tu be tuterested {n any contract. 0 ‘Trustees are {0 fix salaries of cinplayes, rte,, And to make all rules and regnlations, prercribe toxt- book, apparatns, forildre, cic. Boc. D pro- witien that persuns from sl counties shall be en- titled to rocefve Instenction, and prescribes the moe of admission, cte. €ec. 10 provides for an apprapriation, tho Rmount of which 1= nat fized, Sre, 11 provides for bieuninl reporte, anil Sec, 12 @ property to revert to Cook County when the Bfato censes 10 mnke appropriations for tho support of tho institutlon, TOTAL ABSTINENCR, Mr, Secrlst presented the pelitlon of xoma 6,000 Ggod Templnre ru)-lnz fornlaw probibiting tho sale of intoxicating lqiiors, THE SOUTI PARK, In the afternoon the Rowelt onth Park Investl. pation rosolnilons with the enate amendmenta ceame op In the lonsa for concyrroncs In the smend. m nt, Merrs. Easton, opking, Smith of Cook, Rocke, and Vous, all of whom votcd for the original, and who to-day voted for tho resalationn, valnly en- deavored o offer an amendmont o 1imit the ox- pensoe of the Committce to the ordinary per diem of members during its sersion, but Mr Rowett moved the pravious guestion, and would allow no nlnengment ot debate, and the resolutions wero panis M. Easton entered a motion to reconsider, i or-, der to offer the nmendment referred to. The mo- tion wne tabled, Alr, Eneton then moved to rernn. Alder the vole on the motion to table. The Char ruled Mr, Exston’s motion out of order, snd so the matter was closcd. TIE REVENUR LAW, Mr. Easton introdnced a blll amending the Rev. enue law, an auggested by Comnptrotler Farwell, of Clilcazo, %0 89 to allow worrants upon the City Treasurer to be used In paying city taxee, Tha hill for callection of tax judgments, where part of the levy or nescasment wan mot aside, was made the speclal order on thira reading for next Wedneaday. THE TAX DILL. ook Connty Houre delegation held n meot- ingt lernoon to agree npon action with refer- ence to the Anthony Tax bill. Mcssrs, Kodzie, Easton, Dunn, Wentworlli, and Sherman agreed to nvite Fronk Adame, and such other lawyers ne they doem prover, to consuli as to the constitn. tlonal objectlons belng urzed agninst the bil. The abject fs, If poaille, to hurmunize the entire del. cation on thio bilk, ATIOLITION, The abotion of the Nailrond and Warehnuse ‘Commisslon war discuescd at length this ofternoon spon the merits of n sobstitute groviding for the nbolition of the present HBoard and tho transfer of ita duties to the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney Genernl, Fending the discussion ihe loune ailjourned. THE BENATE. N Mr, Riddle's bill providing for the electlon of Clty Treasuver and Clty Attornoy biennially, ond that no person shall be elected Treasurer for two termy in successlon, wus passed, and now gues to 1he House. CONRECTION, 1t wna not Mr. A. M. donos, of Jo Daviess, but Mr, 8. 11, Jones, of Sungamon, who was referred ta in tho Sonate by Senator Josaiyn In his motion to refer to the Committee on Penal Tnstitnl As both the Merars, Jones are nominees for Penls ll:_v(llflnr,y Commissloners, this cxplanation ja in o T, THE PESIYENTIARY COMMITIEE, Speciul Dispatch to The Tribune, Cannoxpalt, 1L, Morch 14.~Tho Speeial Com- mittec from the Leglalatire, on & tourof lnspac. tion to eelect and report ou 8 wite for o _new Feal- tentlary, were ot Grand Tower to-day. They Jeave there on a mpecia) train this evoning, and will mllm‘m reach here about 10 o'clock, They will cordlnlly recelved and entertalned by vurf citi- rens, An Carbondale has tho advantages of mite, water, and aplendid buflding rock, overy argnment ;'fllll}.ll; used to tmpress the Commilted o to our acilitics. A canm, v the Ediior or The Tritune. RTATE OF ILLINGIS, HALL OP REPRERENTATIVER, Bemisariktn, March 17, 1877, notice by tho worning THRCNE that resnintions were oftered at tho Thirteenth Ward llepahlican Club on Monda evening relating 1o the inveatigation of the Soutl Park Commlissioners, As 1 reslde fn the Thirtcenth Wand and voted agalnst the adoption of the resolu- tiony fn the lonse of itepresvntalives at E]Mmiv fleld, 1 wish to say to iy friends und the public that's believed tho resolutions were the forerunner to the Buchler Park blite, and that the parties urg- Ing the {nvestigation were aetuated by eelfeh ra- tiven and in derogation of the public interest. On the dav that tho resolutions were adopted vou will find in the reports of Tns TninuNe that §urged that thoy Le recommitted, aud hoped that the mat- ter could be thoroughiy vetilnted and thie reals estata scheme exposod. * The Bunate havo this day amonded tho resolutions, and pow that the trug cottre 1s about to bo puraned, 1 am propared 1o vote for an Investigation, as 1 would lLave leen it this matter had received proper attention before it was adopicd. - Youra respectiuliy, oux A. Rocuz. RUOODE ISLAND, WOMAN BUIPRAGE. Provinescr, R, 1., March 14.—1n the House of Representatives tho Speclul Committee'on Woman Sullrage recommended an amendment to the State Conntltution o that upon any proposition to jme ous g tax upon untaecled wowen and idows ey shall bave the privitege of yoting e same s men, e —e DOCTORS’ DOINGS. Dewmand for n State Board of Medieal Ex- aminers to Stop the Rlaughter, v the Editor of The Tribune. Cmcaan, Mareh 13.—Tho Ul Introduced by Banator Jurlyn In tho Stato Benats to regulate the practice of medicing In the Bate of 1luals has created no {nconsiderablo’ amount of comment among those informed on that subject, and 14 lkely to throw some lght upon the present status of tho wmedical profession in this countrs. 1t turns ont, upou evidence colled forth, that some at Jeast of the medical colleges Included and named in the LIl us standard (natitutlons are so fur from it that some of them lave Professorships occu- pled by onen who have bhad. molther & medleal oducation, diploma, nor an adequate preparstion, or cvon A comwmon-school edao- catfon, Somo of these poor ignoramuecs have to teach without any componsation, snd are Insome cares requlred, in addition, to cach take the responeibility of a part of the Indebtedness of thelr college building, 1t fu a natorious fact that there fa not a medical college In thie city thut p. its Profesvors, Bome of theso staudard colleges have offercd to graduate men whu have nover studled medicine if they would uttend thelr cotlege two or three- mouths, (hus getting the Jdentical legalized diploma which Scoator Joslyn 80 particu- arly apccificn, I unquentionably true that the standard of medleal educstion has been reduced within the last @ty years very far below what It should ba, ‘This hus been tho result uf defectivo legislation on tho bject of medical educatys f 1 ring or com- pany of wmen could get a charter to start a medical collego, then they were at 1iberty Lo make as much of s 'sham of it ns they cho d, the compotition for stndente and soll withont restrictions, the whale American "Conl nent has becomo a burying-ground for those who have on this sceount met an untimely death, The hoapitals are mostly usurped rings, whoso ine comlpuuucy nnd criolty are too horribie to relate. Euch college will gel a cliquy nround 1t compaved of (ha eeif-styled Profussars and those who will tet on bended knees to thew, start 8 medical \I(.unnul 50 &4 to havo the power of the press, gohe o all the positions the combined force cun obtain, and turn out as many gradusies as possibie, who, 1n (heir tury, for the whort and eavy road ‘to the g‘llfll‘c.hmlm. are requircd 10 remewmbter thelr alma I3 Just now, when all America fa tumbling to quackery 1l Lelicores every honest man to unite willi the fow who are endeavoring to elevato thu #taudard of niedical education required by thuse who practice thiv responatble arl. Vast honice of people are Isld In tholr silent towbs; thouvands of usbands aud wives, fathers, mothers, und thelr dewr children, are thuv furover sepanited by the provent defect in the luws of the Jand. The rem. tdy {s vawy, Let the Logisiatncu authorlze o Btate Board of Medical Examine: to cou- whi of e physiclan from each connl who sb make adavit fo 8 proper and thoruugh dicliargeof thelr duty sasuch. | The Board stsoald ba provided with o cleck, It should be the dm{ of this Hoard of Kxamiugrs to oxsmine every spplicant thoroughily vn the fundament- ol branches, as gnllaul(. vhysiol ygieno, chemlutry, materia mudlca, pllhultli‘lfl. the dition, symptoniv, aud signa tn the dig eascs and infuries, and how these conditions are Leat wayaged. As to the difierence In the methods of practico of the diffurent schools, It 18 woatiy b, 1rick, d could be provided for casily. pon graduatos of ac] Leing deomed anqualified from their being interceted, past bis- Lory baviug showa them $0 be 100 easly corrupled, Thg nuwber of destbs thad occur suiuslly from malpructics alune, in tils State, can, 8t tha pres- cut f3me, bo counted by leglous BELOIT, WIS, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune. Byrory, Wik, Macch 13, —Thae tem of Togersall & Novart, during the past three years proprictors of the Belolt ¥ree Press, basbeen dissolved by mutual conseot, Cham Ingereolt retises from tho newspaper buslness, with whivh bo hus beea fdon- tiled tur 50 wany years, 10 give bis whole utten ton to the mansgoment of the large paperware manyfacturiog businoss which tho ruw ha buife having purchascd Mr, Hobart's fotercatin that Dbusluess, weeforth Henry, ¥, Jiobart {s solv con- erent dis- THE FAR WEST. Life at Cantonment Iteno, Pow- der RRiver. Opening of the Big-Horn Roegion to Ez- ploration and Ssttlement, Hunlers, Trappers, and Rivers--How They Live, and the Perily They Eaconster. Bpectal Correspondence of The Tritaine, CaxToxurxt HENo, Powder Niver, Feh, 24.— ‘he bitherto oppressive quict of this canionment has juat bheen very pleasantly roMed by the arrival from Fort Laramie of Maj. George 3f. Randall, Twenty.tilrd Infantry, Itenders of Tug TrRIACKE Iave already heer {nformed of the miesion of the Chief Spotted-Tall and 200 followers to the Crary. Horne village,—n mirslon Inangurated from Npote ted-Tall Agency on the 11th Inat. This belng the tearest military atation to the lostile camp, 1t was dotermined upon by Gen. Crook an the point of réndezvous for Bpotted-Tall or hit runners. Maf, Nandall wan accordingly sent hither to confer with representatives of the hostiles, or to forward to the Department Commander such information ree garding thelr Intontions as may bo received from Spotted-Tall, It yet lackn two or three days of the time when ‘the wished-for tidings can come, Of course the oflicers and men composing that 1ttle encampment are st the very top-noteh of anxlety tohave the mntter declded,~to positively knaw whether the hostiles are coming to aek fur peace, or whether they whl absolutely refuse overtures, In the farmer cvent the war will be practically ended, and thelr woreo than campalcn 1ife will Yo changed for that of tie comtortable garrlsunsiu the Intter, all well know that an expedition will enter the field at once. THE MODERN CANTONMENT. At thinstago of the Sionx war, Eastern people may be {nterested fn knowlng whata modern cane tanment [s, and how people exiat within Ity pree cncts, The locationof s cantonment is notice- able fora number of Inevitable fostures, It iu placed Jum an far feom military posts and elvillza- tfon gencrally as It ean be, as necossity doesn't call for the storage and guarding of supplics any- whereclnes, It fa dumpod down In solitude as primoval as possible, becanse Indiana profer lving in such places. It a murky, alkall stream, lka Powder River, happena to flow by, and If the eye can alone sweep & broad expanse of stunted sawo- brush, so much tho better. Thesighof relicf s soldler will breaths when he pulls up stakes to leave wuch a plsce, and hls never afteriard daring toyearn for anything Lettor than regular garrivon or fleld mervice, are all undonbtedly calcufated upon, Itisbuilt as roughly as bickwoods style con make it POR IT 18 TO BE ATANDONED ina yearor two, and part of a soldler's edneation i, that he must burn things ul) clean when ho leaves camp. Then, too, the Uovernment can blid a cuntonment when It can't_build anything elre, for soldiers® Tubor does It s particylar oo’ consluts of about thirty log huta grouped 1o form o hollow square, located on the west bank of Powder River, and dintant from the nearest mlf- B or from the rallroad 240 30 cotl vod logd, with crevicos *elunked " with nutd, form the sldes, while poles covered sith 6 good tayer of eneth answer us roo 1R Kach hut I« gbunt twenty fect square, and hua one door sud two small windows: but these In no stich thing ue a floor in the cantonment, A large hieating stove I« allowed to cach apartuient. Awldo from “this, the fuenlture usually conafets uf plain *‘bunks,” with mattress and s few ~ hlonkets theee or four pec- tions of Joga sawed off the richt length for stoolw; or at best a camp-clialr: sud the Jid of o *hard- tack " box nailed npon a stake for table or wushs stand, Kach oflicer Is allowed one of thess tooma, while a duzen men are crowded Into every hut of the sninc size, Three or four oflicers club together an 8 meas, and have a wmall cuok-howse, Where game nnd eanncd voyetablen ato the urlneipal artle cles of diet, The soldiers fare pretty much the sanie o this reapect. The cutting and hauling of the lngn and the building of the quarient were all done by the troope, and the cost to Unclo Sum was contined almost wholly to a few cheap Qoors and windows, Aslde” from the abvave, thero {s gne . of =~ the largest ond best store-houses In the department,—260 by 22 feet In dimenslons,—a neat log boxpltal, which, Uireo days after it foundation “was lald, reeclved and rovided for a dozen oF mare of the incn wouuded n Geu. Crook's last battlo: e v ccllar by cold o post-ofice, bak h-sliop, stables, ete. All were constructed In o littie over & mouth, If not elegant or marvels of convenlence, these lmlh“nfl are certainly condncive lo good solid comfort when mercury ifreezen ond the terriblo atorme sweep down from tho Powder-River Runge, Hut they toll un some reasons why CANTONMENT-LIVE IN WINTER fn these Northern wilda ls_simply dlscouraging to any ordinary belng. 1low lons a certaln battalon is10 be stationed here, 14 a thing no man can find out, or oven approxiitate, Consequently everys thing Is unsettled, und the first thing yun notico upon arriving s A general **don’t-care " nnd slip. snod mannes, which, instead of lesding to fm- provement, drives neaple farthee davn il each enceeeding dny. Officera who have familles and all their effecty at sonie of the Torts are comnelled to keep up o eatabilehments, and - suffer double expensc withoitt comifort, hecagro they are nanally uawilling (o bring a ludy and childeen toa placa af »0 much nncortatnty and o much privation Thera fs only one lady here, the wifo of M Ferrls; and tho devotlon of such a woman can well be fmagined after reading thexe detalls, Matis have heen :flmlulz unce or twice amonth, on a chanco supply-traln_came this way. Iam also told that even the Paymasicr has not even been hero for nearly four months, Reading papersa manth from the press, talking over the reduction of the army o Jta_oxpensen’ (8 cheerfal wubject under the clrcumstances), playlng clieas or shist, and hunting yame—which te cul: Ykm"“l o dazen miles off—at tisk of loalng tholr sculpe, ore the principal modes of diversion ameng oflicers and men, ~Some man withant the fear of an enrajed rolidier biefore his eyed, wrote a letter from liinole aud wddressed (¢ G 4 CAMP CONTENTMRNT, Wyoming! " Of course it eame here, and as the envelope was exposed to public viow, therv are Jist four compuntes of infantry 1hat would contribute a month's pay 1o pet sleht of the dwin Follock, Ninth Infuntey, fs In com- maud here. 11is force conslsts of Company E, of the Niuth, and Cowmpanien B, E, sud I of the Fourth Jnfantry, Although designed wholly as u supply-camp, the quantity of forye and ratlons noW liere acarcely oxcecds that aiways in_slore at a four-company post, Bhould feld.operations contlnne, howover, this will bo s most hmportuns depot, and Inactlvity will soun give way 10 the hum and bustle of approaching and departing tralns and l'xxm]lthm‘l. p nropos 1o tho discueslon of futore campsigns le that of the OFENING OF THE BIG-HONN REGION, to explorntion aud settlement. About flllg‘ teru, trappers, miners havo been hni #round the Cantonnient all winter, {3 thy hope il the Indion problew would bo settled to s suticient extent by spring to enable thewn to penscirate the Northwestern wildernuss with some degree of aafoty, ' The nearesi hmlll of e Big-ilorn itange 18 ouly about furty miles distang, while the repntea old Texion fv only twenty-fve miles further. fise lupatient adventurers ar principally fror Montana, and, by their queer oxlstence and man- ner, more thun “ever exewplirying the mlscries man will endure for gold, Unly'a short tlnie ago, aix men of this characier wera rescuedd from an ul- moat cortuln deaih by 3a), Handall us he was coming ucrowsa the cuinlry “from Montaua, The Jrospectors s question had teft Deadwoal, in the slack Hliis, a weok ovfore, Wit four or 8vo pcic- animals careying provislony snd miniuz utenrile. They bave detormined upsn exploring the Rusebud 2ad Panther Monutalna, which juy 300 miles from heir starting point, Hunning the ganntiet of all th fndlon bunds rosming over the country, they fiually cutorud the Pauther Mountalne at & ' polnt midway butwoen the source sud mouth of Tongue River, " They had ouly been there a fll{ or two whona Inrge bund of Indlane attacked them at Bight ga thoy wero Iying salech. Twa of the yurty worg budly ‘wouuded, ~ono_ having no less 'tuan four bullut-holes through body an: Illubl& and all werp weoll satiatied to get wway with the acanty clothing upon thele persons, Slflklnig for the Big-Horn Mountain, without food, blaokets, or animals, they floundered through terrible suow- stora for threw dayd. The wounded wen wer hotped along as beat they conld bo, bit nons had s wouthful of food. When Maj, Randall found 0 Bender, hun- ngl thuw, 10 stow was nearly two feet d«ur. Intenve :ullllumullml, the men Wera all budly frozen, nearly atarved, sud just about BEADY TO LAY DOWN AND DIE. The Major gave his own horsce (o the wonnded miew, and quickly broughl theas u distance of sixty siley to this hoapltahle cump. Ly close atteu- tan, Lr, Lo Cowpte sdvod thu dives of ull the men, and. only a few duys ago, tho last one left lia fittle lug hospital, Five of the party have ulieady »cat- tered uut over Lo cauntey, i upito of thelt tecent terellle warnlug, nad, o o0 (ntersiew with th #lxth wan yesterday, [learn that b {ng out Into thu Biz-Horn Mountah ¥utice gunrd of prodpectare i the spring, poiourminers whoso miines 1 eanol fear, left crg Wit weeks ago, wi rty duys’ Vislove, fora polut 1eat the westers bise of (mnll ake They tra alsa i vearch of the gold-dizgluge safd (0 be i that vicloity, Nothing haw been heard from thens vinco their departure, snd thero fs réason to bellove that shey Lave felleh victina tostlorm, slar- watlon, or lodisu strocity, JHOW THESM MEX LIVE (¥ WINTEE. Of courso, (ivro den't 8 soul of them who hasa geBk of wiouey, or wilo blaye ych at extrayagent Jnlxuulqpn end w bavo it ‘I'hey livein **dug- outs" fn tho river-bauk, snd, tu the ondisery visltor, the lucation uf thelr dutalciles s thaot as ineapifcablo us fe tho problow uf their obtainl enugh foud 6ad rRiment S0 Keep ont Basker and cold.” You way bo strolling along the slevp banks of the Powdcey totally oblivious to thu ealsteuce of uuy habitatlon near by, whin all 3t ouce you sumble {uto o Lols swoug 1he sage-brusk, sud, In- steud of alighting among oraleic-doge, owls,'and ratlesnskes, youfind yourself ycrambing aroun: swong fout, or five raged or buckskiu-clad pro- rotors. You Wikt dud au upartuent ubouta dosen eet square, With cellize. wally, god 8 ot b4 futends "“3 with the ad- in a eofl that will atand as firm nnd clean ax sdoba, Unlees you atandon the utherslde of the river, directly” apposits, or happen o ece the xmoke wirl from wnmat trap into which yun fell, you will _nevor detect the exletence of the ont." Tn the corner are the riflies aud a few etsi along one mide may possibly be a rlsh for a |lm.i.- (1 eny posnibly, hecausr it In o fuxuer earily used with): and {n one cornerof the hive lnce are a frying-pan, coffec-pot, and s fow fin-cups, Hanging npon fong pesn driven into the hatiks outside, you are more apt to find a saddle of hoth bufTafo and veniron than to find nelther, If the hunter-trantier-miner, con tradn tho sking of his ganic o kuine of the meat for flour and coffee, lie dues 183 1 not, Ve wimply eata tacaj, that'e all. And he is folly, fat, and contented, and says he neyer felt better in hie life. Anet Row 1 Jot of theae men ore enzaged in hoitd. ing & bridge across the Powider. The Government would notdo It, and the Sutler took the mattor inband, with the understanding tnat he shoutld charga foll to clviliand asing i1, " He let the con. tract for 8200, atipniating that the stmetnre should be bulit on two piers, and of heavy eottonwoad logr, thefore the bridge was half-butit,the contract- or faund that he was losing monry, withont con- sdering his time 8 worth anything, The men empioyed talked the mattor over. and, like’ tha genernus, wholc-souled fellows they almost nni unteered to do the Lalance of the 2, 20 refused enongh of their pay of ticlr comrade-contractor enual {0 thair own. w the work ia going merri- 1y and expeditionsly foreard, and the tronbla hitheta encountered br expeditions on sccaunt f the wollen Powder will be known no more. MOVEMENTS OF THE INDIAKS. From data recelved before our departare from Fort Lsraule, it in pretty certaln that Sitdng-Bull, with s smal romnant of thirty ludyes, is by thia time wlth Crary-Tlotee, The villago e about 125 milea from fiere, and conriats of G0N ar 800 ludeen, —this compriaing ahaut the entire force of hostiles In the fleld, Our sentinels reported seeing pignal-emokes in the vicinity of Pumpkin_utter, tweaty-five mitea disfant, two days ngn. Whether theso came feom Spotted-Tall's peace band, or were of nse snd iim- port only Lo We hostlles, remaing Lo be scen. Auren Eco, CRIME. i A CUTE OFERATION. Preeanima, March 14, —A well-vlanned and akill. folly-cxecnted express robbery was pierpetrated In Ahin clty last nlght. Supt. Bingham, of the Ex. press Company, gave the following partfeulars this evening: Yesterday nfternoon, when the Buflale express reached Brady's Bend, a telegram was Landed Thomas Bingham, the espress messeuger, which fnetructed bimto tranefer hls packages to 7. 1. Brooks at Tewpleton and refurn to Park. er's Landinz and walt orders. ‘This was dated Pittature,' snd slgned by Gearge Blogliam, Super- Intendent, Templefon 18 5 small station on the Allegheny Valley TRailroad, fifty mifen from* this city. The Duffalo express eouth and the traln polng nurth meet there and etop for supper, On tho arrieal of the traln at Templetona mon rtenped into the uxpress car and told Measen- ger Blngham be was ordered 1o relleve hit and tnke hix'run (o Pittaburg, Mr. Binghamasked him for hin Instractions. N producea 3 telegram. ad- ar . 1. Brooks, inetructing frooks to re- Heve Binghatn ot Templeton, and bring the expresn matier to Pitisbure. This wan also sigued George Binghum, Supcriutendent. ~ Dingham, sfter the truuster to Brooks, tok the north train fo Parker's, ond firooks came fo this city tn charge of the cxproes car, At ll\edrrul)n il clty Lls gooda Were chiocked off carreclly. and ho got 1110 & Wogon with the driver to dellver the goods and, report” st the goneral ofice on Fifth avenue, The rohbery was committed in the wagon between the depot and ofiice. Tle Jumped from the wagon annoticed by the driver when fess thun half a square from the ollice. The safe was found open., and money-packs ages umountiug to §4,000 wore miasing when deliv- crod al the oifice, Bruoks cut the ralirosd tele- grupht wire thix slde of Templeton and drew the wire into n watch-houeo there, With a pocket ine striment he scnt the bogus meesages which uper- ated ¥o successfully, MO LAW. Spectal Diepatch to The Tridune, Nasuvitag, Tenn., March 14.—Jim Walker (col- ored) nttempted the murder of Mrs. Stockel, a whita Iady, sesterday, near Unlon ftidge, Wiltiame #on County, ie told her, with upraised ax, he in- tended to kill her, whereapon sho stammed a door on him, e cut down the door, and, an he ontered it, sho ran out anotber. Galning a few steps on her pursuer sho was rescued by 8 neighboring no- Bro who had hoard her scrcams, when Walker ran off. The same negro subsequently arreeted Walker, Who confessed his intentlon to marder and rob. lle was committed. At 11 o'clock lInst night H a doren mosked men came to the Jall, told the juller they had hrought u jir oner, aud demanded admittance, The }auur refused them admittance, when they openly de- manded Walker, threutontng, It ense of refusal, to Lrenk down the Jall, Bailer, the Jullor, nttempted toahoot at them, val Mra. Dutler prevented It. and, ather urgent cnfreaties, snd_ from force, he at last adinitted they feariny for his e, Tho tnob wans pravided with sledite- latmers and crowe bare, and at unce repaired 10 the cell, carred Walker out, aud this morning hia dend body was found surpended ton treca mlle from Frankiin. The verdict of the fury was in accordance with the farts. Very few Deople were aware of the oce £urrenco until this uiorning. ALLEGED TOISONING CASE, Suectal Diepatch to The Tribune, ixoN, March 14.—On Sunday last the Rev, Mr. 8, I, Mcfiee, of Awhton, In thia county, wus Drought to Dixon end commiited to jall for the crime of murder. Tihe clinrges are that the rever- et gentleman, a Camphellito preacher, some threo weeksalnce, purchased and administered strychining 1o bis wife, of which elie some ten days since dled, ‘The evidence, although circumetantial, points strongly to kim, The reverend preacher has borne @ good reputation herctofore, und je now backed by his entire church, The trial bids falr to be one of tho most exclting that ever occurred [n this county. ‘The Hon, J. V. Bustace je retalned ag counse] for the prisucr., JUSTIFIABRLE HOMICIDE, Spectal Dispatc (o The Tribune, S¢. Lov1s, Mo,, March 14.—Une of the most {n- teecating murder telate on record terminuted at Ine dependence, Mo., to-day, Dr. Joseph Langdon, who kflrlia Wiltium Watson, near Nagioleow, w the sumpier’ of 1K0H, and muccessfully cluded arrest nntil o few months ago, was tried for murder in the first degree, and honorably, discharged, the evl. denca proving that \Watson was a desperada and hind threstened to kill tho Doctor, At the time of Al tragedy Wutvon was ascending a flight of statrs 108 ruom In which his opponent. was sitt) soiver tn hiand, awaiting the attack, Watsan at tie head of {hy stairs, ang, drop on his ms, killed him, 3 CAPTUI Special Dispated to The Tribuns. DroowixtoN, JiL, Sarch 14.—Abont two ‘weeks ago & team of horses and a wagon vwaed by Mr, Flelder, of Randolph, was stolon from tho street In dayllght In Bloomington, For some fime 00 tidings could ba had of the thief or tests, buta few daye sgo aclew was obtalned through & letter sent by a farmer uear Nevads, Livingston L'»unv{. The Dicominglon nolice succeeded ' front this In gettipg the teai. Tho thiel's numely Jordan, He Wiy »ant up for tWo yeare flom Sangamon County, but was pardoned out after cight musthis by Uov, Beveridge, 1o 18 in jail at Leesville, 11 ——— QALENA. Special Dispateh to The Tribuns, Gavesa, 11, March 14— wau named Antone Dower, resldlux in thia county, was waylald and dangorously shot fu the Lead by sowe unkuown partics in this city lust night about # o'clock, The pollco nre working u tho case, . On the nlsht of Feb, 24 8 valuabio horse was atolen from the stublo of Josevh Barns, Teslding at Elzabeth, Ju thix county. Tho thiel way tracked by & detective, who arrestod kim st Madlson, Wis., yosterday, and ludged him in fal] to await's rov Zulefilon from the ‘Govertor of Niinots. Tho sni. wal was previously found at Sauk City, Wls., aud roturned to the owner, A CANADIAN FORGER, Dirpalch to Tha Tridune. Edsr Bauixaw, Mich,, March 14,—Ten days sg0 Jobn McCluro, of Iay City, fosged notea sud checks in the uame of I 1. Falrbouks, at Petrolis, ont., and obtaincd woney on the sawe, Ha then left Petrolin for good o was discovered tho other day, snd the “case Was put lu the hands of Detectlve Neovius, of this city, who arrusted Mc- Clutyfo-doy, s confusied, was willing fo accompauy the officer back 10 Usuads witbout re« courie to extruditivn. THE TOMB-ROBBERS, S 0 The Triduns. Seawkarienn, 1L, March 1. —Tne case of Mul- los and ifughes, Lincoln tomb-robbers, wasset for trial to-day, oot Judge Zaue,bsving recontly been electod 8 member of the Mouuuient Assocls- tlon, did not wish tosit on the bench, and theres ! 2 d & chaoge of venue to Coanty. éi{."i'&"“}{‘ Wil ot ait thera untl m\dm.z( May, 2 WIHISKY, Special A éo Tha Triduns, BruserieLp, JI., Murch 14.—The total smount of fines pald In tho Unlted States Court on account af tho Pek!n whisky £asos is $3,010. 'The coris are_aleo puld n cach cave. The bonds of Gen. . M. Cowpbeil, the onlysune of the perties not triod, bave been furloited, and exucativa issved wzslpat bho buudemen. The bood Ls for $1,000, aud fa good, PARDONED. Special Diepatch to The Triduse. Semxgristp, M., Marcu, 14. —Goy. Cullom to- day pardoned ¥. J, Pollgr. 0 was convicted of burzlary e Sep ber WET4 . ] tenced to the Penitentisry for meven years, fo fs certified to be incarably 11l of consumption; hence the exceative elemency in hix behalf thut he may feturn to hia parenta’ home In the East and there spend the remainder of his das. Vardon was slao lssaed to John Nullivan, cone victed of Jarceny at the August, 1876, ferm of the Tie Witk Cirenit Couri and sentenced {o the leform School for two years. POLICE INVESTIGATION, New Yok, March 14, —Send. Kieley, of the de. tectives. Supt. Wallink and Comminsjnner Frhardt aro secretly Investigaling the charge made by a de. tective agninst two of his nesnclstes, lm'vvllcnllmr thetn In the myrterious robhere of Gracte King's cash.bot, and 's woek later that of & frm In Pear] street. A WIFE-MURDERER, al Dispatch to The Tyiduns, MmwgAronts, Minn,, March 14.--Michae] Lyons, who yesterdey murdered hlx wife, waived examination to-day, and wax ordered to the County Anil to await the examination of the Grand Jury st uext term of the Dietrict Court, JOF (084, Fpecial Dispateh fo The Tribune. Cixeryxars, U., March 34.—Jor Guss, the pugile f*t, reached the Covinglon fail this evening. o iz in good health, but in a very unfortunate condle Yon uf mind. He thinka he hes becn outraged. - —t CITARGED WITH FORGERY, PRovibExes, It 1., March J4.—Charles Carey avas arrested st Pawincket tnaiay on a requisition from the Governor of Hiinols, chatged with forgery in Onarga. THE RAILROADS. PASSENGER RATES ADVANCED, The enterprire of the Bt. Loula press hus just ‘been exhibited again to a sartling degree. The General Ticket and Passenger Agents' Assoclation of America: held its annual mentinz in thatfine- loree town A diy ortwospo, It wasa larce and infiuentia) gatherlng, and {n Chicago thelr proceed- Ings wauld have occupled considerable apace In tho dally papers. The St, Lonis papors, however, were content with a few atickfuls of mlank of no carthly Intorest to ony one, and this atufl was tele- graphed by the Aseociated Prass all over the coun- try, Judging by the pross dispstches and the ac- counta contained in the §t. Louls papere, it was tho most uninteresting and tamest convention ever held. And yet it was the most numerodely-attended and one of tho most Interenting moetings ever held by the Assoclation, Tho St. Louls vapers and pross reporters will up- donbtedfy he surprised to learn that the Conven- t1on has ralecrt the pasecoger rates to the Edat from ail poinits In the West, and that the new rales go into effect to-day, The rate for' Jimited tickots from Chicago to New York way advanced from 818 d the rate from St. Louls was ralsed from $:21t0 822, The rate trom Chicago to Boston haa been fized at 821, A elmilar advance has been made to all Eastern nolnts, This action mecessl- tated a great denl of work o the mten from nll Western points iad fo be reviscd, and this was tho reavon why the Conventlon rownined In eeasion several daye, It accasions much suryrise thatan advance was made at this time, ax the parsenzer businers has Leen very dnll during the lart few monthn, and 8 ralse will not stimuiate travel ver. mach. ~ But what cres mbst purprise in that the 40-rate was not snade nnlimited. “The fnct that rate fu atill 1imited indicates that the raflroads have not vet reached bottom, and that n aull farther advance will be made woomer or later. Those General Passenrer and Freizht Agents who have already retnrned from the “ritlage on the other end of the bridze sy that it 1s the fntention to cantine the eale of Nmlte) ckets atiogether, and ndvance the antimited tickets, which are now £42 from Chicago to New York, to as hizh a figure as the local rates will allow, which will make' the unlimited rate a little over 821, Unilmited tiéketa, It ncinimed, are Laught oniy by the reaip. e for kpeculation. Those who have business In the East wiil have smpie time to pet to New York in 6ve daye, and therefore thie Tlinited tickors witl At Uhedr purnoee Juet we well. Nofo bnt the realfora will therefore bo hurt by an ndvance in the rate of unlimited tickete, It sreme, hawever, that the principnl oblect of the mliroads In adsancing both Hinited and untimited tiekets 1 to bo the bet- engendering much {11 feelinz and onpasition on the fartof tho public. It I the general opintan that lie $20 rate ahould be made uniimited. ~ Tho times are hard, and oversthing han deciined in safue, aud there In no reason Why the rallroads #honld con- 1inue fo charge oa ih » rate now aa they did when everyihing wan Inflated, At 820 from Chicazo to Neaw Vork the raliroads will make a falr proft. and 10 make 1t higher than that witl be nothing more nor lens than extortion, FRESIT-MEAT SUIPMENTS. Tt fe n well-known fact that tho cattle which are Milpped from the Weat for Eastern consnmption fose much of thefr valoe fn transportation. Esch head, it ln csleulated, loses from Gty to sixty pounds In_welght before it arrives at lts deatina- tlon. DNuaring the Jast yesr experiments have been made in the way of shipping the frush meat fnstead of the caftle. which promise great success. The ¢raflic in tls article tas been stendily increasing, and some of the Western roads now do & good hus- Iness In this Jine. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Talroad s mow Dringing Lere from three to foar car-loade of fresli tneat a day which Las been killedat Prelio, Col, This rosd nses ordinary cars fived up for this purpose, snd cooled with lce, The meat arrives hers In folersbly good condition, ¥et not in such as it {s dewlrable it shonld be, Refrigerator-cara had been used on this line, but [t was found that they serve the prrpose no better thao ordinary cor. Mr C, W. Sith, the General Frelght Agent of thls 3 hat If some cars can bo constructed fu which fresh meat can be shipped at tho Far West and brought bere In as good and dry condition ns when It was put In the cars, the problem of getting , good and wholesome neat In Eastern markots will lave been eolved. Much progress fn the construce tlou of refrigerator cars has been made duringile 138t year, and Mr. Ayers, of thin clty, 1s construct. Ing momie now _which he thinks will Ml the biI, The (hicagu, Rock Istand & Pacife and the Chi- £ag0, Alton & Bt. Louls Hstlruads are now brinee 1nyg here from lwunl{ 1o thirty car-loads of ) nueat from cattle kilfed at Kahnus City, Mo, meat fo being alipped In refrizerutor-e: goes direct (o Rew York and loston, - Whe: rives bere it {s usuaily in excelient conditios how It Js when it resches [ts destivation co be learned; bty Judging from the fuct that thy fipus re continnally nereastay, ftmust reach rably good conditlon, 1o is & gentlcnan who lives near tho iato Hue in Indiana who clalnin to huve solved the prob- lew of shippiug the fresh wear fnstoad of tuo eattle, Ife Killsa flurge number of caftle every month, ull the mieat of which he ahipe {o Easiern cities, whiere he findu ready sale forit and vbtatns betier neices than lie wonld for the five stock, lle firt weal fu A ce at a certaln temperature, where It remaing until it istn a broyer condition for ehlpm Is then Iaced In ordinary cars In which a cerialn temgu ure la kept ub Dy means of lea whics in renowed &t various polnts alang the ruad. t 1 the gencral oplnlon thut, before the lapae of much thwe, the probiem of abipping fresh meat In goad conditton from the farthest Westert polnts 1o tue Eastern seaports will bave becu solvod, and that the silpmeuts of Iive stock will coutlar decrcaye untll it ceases allozethicr, Cou T Ve & W Creverawn, 0., March 14,—A special meeting of the stockholders of the Clevoland, Tascarawas Valley & Wheoling Kailwsy Company was held In this city thia forvnoon, at which they declded to extend thelr rosd 1o \\'h;olln], W. Va. At the lur annus) meeting of the stockboldere of the Eifo Fuad, held this &flernoon, 1o Woard o Dis feclurs wav_increased from scven to nine. The new Board clected ls nu follows: 8. Chamberlaiy, E. B. Thomas, A. Btone, 11, Cooke, Clevelund; A Kent, New York: H. Q. Tooks, Dunkirk, lement Rorsel), Marstllon, 0.3 W, W. Holloway end E. ¥, Rhodes, Bridgeport, Bulmont County, 0. not —— DECATUR, SULLIVAN & SOUTHERN, Special 0 T8¢ Tribune. Sraxaricty, 1., March 14.~The Secrotary of Stalo 1-day lsanod & Jicenso 10 the Deeator, Suls Mivan & Southern Mallroad Cotapany. -1t i pro- poved {0 build s rali from Mattoon to Decatul ‘The Incorporators are T. J. Mason and U, 1 Fraat, of New York; Q. L, Jugersoll aud J. W, Debevolse, of Cleveland, O.;snd U. W. Purker, MINNESOTA. Bpectal Divpaich o Tha Triduna, . Mmyzarorts, Minn., March 14.—At & mecting of tho stockbolders of the Minneapolis & St. Louls Railway to:day, it was determincd to gnleh tho Mue this summer so 84 to councct 1t with the lowa Ceatral aud Burlington, Cedar Raplds & North- ue, giving Mluncapolis direct connection St. Loals. Z gt PTROPOSED EXTENSIO) uecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune. Quixey, T, March 14, —Tbo busluess-nen of Quincy have started 8 movement for the purpose of extending the Quincy, Missourl & Puclc Rail. road weat Lo Brownavilly, om with ITEM A meeting of stuckbulders of the Baltlmore & Ohio & Chicago Itallroad was ield st tho ofiice of the Company, No. 81 Clark wireel, yesterday af- twrnoon for the purposc of taklng sction In fegurd the proposed loan to by wuiee fur thls dine. Mr, Duvlel Joses occapled the chalr, Asthy astend- suce wus ruther alim, ) was dechiled, after a shart discuselon, to adjourn unill the §th of Apsil, when i At sal o T Tasscnger Azent of the Clicagd, Milwankes & St. FPaul Rallroad. wan [n the city yesterday, on his ro- tarn to Milwgakee, from the Consontion In 8t, Lonis, "Mr. Jienty Wentwonth, the now Preaident of the General Ticket and_Passrnger Agents” An- ¢ sociation of America, arrivel homa yestorday, and attended to his dutlea at the Michigan Central office n« tsnal. He bears the honars wiiich have lately been thenst npon him with tnosual com- posure, puls CASUALTIES. A TERNIBLE TORNADO. Dispaich to New York Nerad. : ATLANTA, Ua., March 12, ~I hasten to give you the following particolars of the movement wnd, effecta of a terrible tornade which has parsed over Alapama. Theee Indicste the falfliment of the , Herald prediction of the 4th regarding auch a dis- tnrbance in the Missizsfppl Valley, which wasns follows: “‘These thormometric differences, togeth- er with the rapht variations of preseure now ocear. ring In the West may combine to develop s toraddo In the Missie<ippl or Ohlo Valley resion.”! ‘The storm seems to have originated farther south than has yet been repurted by felecraph, On ilio Sth inet, & tarnado imilae to husa thot visited Georzlas year a0 deviioped Iteeif In the south- westérn part of Alahaina or Misesatpol and awopt towsrd the nportheaet, leaving death and destruce tion fn fta wake. A_letterto the Herald corre- #soondeht here from Tallapoosa Connts, in Alne bama, wires ronte of the parliculars of the effecty of_the trnado In tant scetion. it mude it first apnearance npon the plantstion of Mr. A, Grimmeil, of Tallapooss Connty, &nd cumpletely dewmolisied every house on tho pluca excafit @ negeo cabln. A son of Mr. Gelmiaett, whio was in the corn-celh auncrintonding the busk- Inz of rome corn, heard the roar und rish of ( wind, and it {s enppose d he started to tie dwelling: house 1o nrotect his mothor and his ant. Belore e couid react the honse, fioswover, the fary of the storm had burst upon the place ond he was ptruck by a plece of fying timber and in<tant- 1y killed. The awelling was comypleiely demol.- jabied, and & negro may kilied by the falling tim. Dhers. 'The two indles, toguther with some chil- dren, were caught under tau rool, but they wers all rércued. The houres on several other plantations wers utterly deniollshed. but,us far as heard from, thicre wus 0o other Juse of 1ife, AN TRAORDINARLY HOMICIDE. Dispatch to New York Times, Cixciksaty, 0., March 12.—A tragedy of a most pecullar nature 1e reported from Coal Rup, in this State, The yoing men of the yublic school at that place were preparing for sn exhilition, and had under rehearsal an original drama for the occaston, To make the efiect more Impressive upon tha rural sudlence, revolvera nnd bowle-knives were inirovuted. fhone ponjon of the piay A young man named Moron way to_receivo 8 (E e thruet from Stephen Humble, A sack of red liguld wan couccaled under nis ¢iuthes. and 8 wooden breast- plate waa 1 protect hitn from tho blow, But in ihe excitement of rehunraal the breastpiato changed- osition, end thy dugver went to Mason’s henart. o dled fnstantly. Mason and Rumble were fast Srionds and memnbers of the same church, € BIX MEN DIOWNED. Care Lougovs, :N. C., March 14.--The bark Lousberghand, from Liverpool for Baltimare, went ogronnd on Lookout £hoal, The crew attempted ta leave the wreck §n tirce boats, Two were cap- vized and alx men, iuciuding the mate, were drowned, JOLIET. Lease of the Iron and Steel Worka, Spevial Dispatch 1o Tae Triune. Jovizr, 1il., March 14, ~The extensive worke of the Jollet Iron & Steel Company have been leased for five years to Messrm, A, B. Meeker & Co, stan snnual rental of $150,000, and the future progress and prosperlty of this city is now asanred. The yearly rent inclndes tho payment of taxes, the nalntenance of the machinery, and the addition of $15,000 worth of new,machinery each year, The Company wiil start with & capital of 500,900 with which to operale the works. Purchascs of ma- clilnery have alreadv been made for she old-fron- . ral) mill, which wiil be converted Into 8 mescantile will for the nanufacturo of wiro and miscellane. oun dron-ware, The lessces lutond ' to start: one of the blast furnoc within a few weeke, and the otpers will In operation §n lees than six mouthe, They have par. cnased an Jntereat in the Bessemerpatents, and will rave largely theroby, os the Jollet mills have here. tofore nald o royalty of 55 cents perton on all the steel mannfactured by them. ‘The contest {OF the possession of theso mills has been going on for rome time between Eastern and Western capitalinte, und the result I triumph for the latter, llad they fatlen into the hands of the former they woull nave been clused for an Indetl- nita perdod, §f not permanently. ‘The credit of tlis siccosnful artanceent iu, $i o great measure, due tu the untiting efforts of the llop, W, 8, Brovks, of this clt{. aud such friends ot Western enterprise ue A, 1. Viceker, of Chicago; John G, - Scott and A, J. Leith, of §t. Loule; J. 1, Case, of Racine; ¥, E. Hinckley,.of Chicagy, and a fow others.” Tho old vompany ran the mills unaer many dlsadvantages, not the least ot which were the geucral depression In bosl- uess and the competition of long-established and wealthy Eastern corporatione, They com- menced making steel rails fur $84 per ton, and get ouly $50 per ton ninw, although the former |4 considered 3 low price. They kept the mills tn operation malnly on the credit of porsons connect. ed with the wanazement, and during the vast thirty monthag have patd vut at their ofiice here sn ayemge of 800, per manth, )».'Ylnl for Iabor nlope Jos year about L 000, The total prod- ucts of the works in this twoanda balf years noiounted (o over $5,000,000. © Bevitlen their cush capital, Mesera, Mecker & Co, control u pumber of coal and other mines, coke furuaces, stid sre a strong organlzation in every pect. ' Ticy jay for all repatrs, amome the fo- on the Indebtedness of the mills, and return orks at the explration of thelr contract in ae Kood condition ne when they received them, - e s TASSEY GETS OFF, BAN Fnaxcisco, Cul., March 14.—~Tassay Stew. art, the Yuba County farmer, law been tried on the chargo of attempting to bribe ex-Becretary Chun- dier to render o land declslon 1u his favor, sod se. qullted. Firet amil only nppeara n Chieago of the snc cens) vung Auwerican Prims Donna, MISS ENIA ABROTT IX ONE GRAND CONCERT, Friduy Lvening, March 14, AND ONLY ABBUTT MATINEE, Saturday, Mareh 17, at 2 p, m, Assisted by the following Artiste: RIGNOLI, FERRANT I, and PRAT'T, Generul adintwslon, §1. Tteserved sests, Pure Rtcaerved Lafcony, quet and Diress Ulrele, 31,50, 1 A1Y" Kol Of seale Sothmences Weunesday, Mlarch 14, at Julluw Hader & Co. 'y mualc store, Chickerit ured 8t ALBUT NCERTS. IMMENRE 8U of the EVANGELINE COMBINATION, THE INT OF THE BEASON. ' Week comuiencing Murch 12, the great Fpectacular Extravaganza, EVANGELINGD, With all the Origiuai Music, (forgevus Scencry,and - Grand Choruses and Marchas, Friday, Beaedt of dilve ELIZA WEATHERSDY. Sarch 10, Bouclenult's Comedy Company in FORBIDDEN FRUY McVICKER'S THEATRE. Last Night hut one of the Comedy Success, LEMONS! LEMONS! Saturday Matinee and Nlghi—Complimeatary Testls wmobia) tieuctito ir. &, rifi‘l;‘uu r.'.“ “"m y Xost Wirk Come e, BOCE T T bl et e 10 . SHAUGHRAUN. et can be secursd at the Box Oifice. .Y ADELPUI THEATRE, LA IES NIOHUT,) FUIPAY EVENING, is Evenineat b, i ub')'}' s e AT o, £ 7. 5TETSON, IVIN PL .‘};)l) \“ iG] BPLE: hl'lECIALTlEfl, BILK BUITE, WOQOLEN 8UITS, PARTY DREASES, : WRAPPERS, EMBROIDERED BACQUES, And CHILDREN'S SUITS, AT, SOTETW 8 B’ e