Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1877, Page 2

2 THE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCIT 93, 1877. T T e T A LOCAL POLITICS e members il sote for . 1. TWrleht At Tsat, | oto the tiye and_place for bolding the peimary | Inkes Is motlv dratucd into the Viciorts, the WALKER WINS. 1 tender at wuch satandard value for the pagment of all debts, both public and prl- wite, which are pavable or callectable within the ftate of linots, and shich are not made by the torms af the contract which created them ex- iessly payable in other kind of colo, It wiil ‘u: observed that the wonls “silver dollar ! do not oceur In the bill, " ellver coln® helng nsed tustead, The bill was carrled by o vote of 33 to 1. Mr. connt COUNTT AND MURICIPAT, DERTS, Crooker's b}l for the funding of ?- and city debts was passed.” 1t provides for the {ssus of new bonds, to run for twenty years, In liew of the outstanding Londs of any city, county, town, township, or school district. 'fhe new bonds shall be recistered with the Auditor of State, Thercalter the Auditor of State shall annunlly make an estiinate of the sum hecessary to b ralsed for payment of interest or nterest and principal of said remstered bonds, and of the Jercentum of tax necestary to ralse (¢, That estimate shall bo transmitted to the County Clerk, und the same percentam shall thercupon be decmed nidded to and sct apart to the percentum which Is or may be levied or pro- vided by law for the purposea of State revenue, anid shall bo so treated uch elerk, officer, or authorlty in making such cstimates and books for the collectlon of Btate taxcs, and the said taxes shall be COLLRCTED WITH TNE STATK TAXRS. The State shiall bo decmed the custodlan only of the tax go collected, and shall. not he deemed In any manner lable on account of such honds or other evidence of indebtodness, but the tax and funds so collected rhall be deemed rleth!l!ll and aporopriated tu the payment of the principal and interest of the registered bondaand cvi- dence of ‘Indebleducss, to satisfy which the sums herelnbefors provided to be collected 0s aforesnld, and such new bonds and evidence of indentedness fssued umder the authority hercof shall be deemed sccured and provided for in virtue and faith hereof until fully satisfled. The State shall nnnuullly collect anid ‘apply the said fund Lo tho satisfaction of said Intervat, or interest and portion of the principal, as the case may Le, of such reistered bonds. UPON THE MATURITY ol such registercd bond or vther evidence of indcbtedness, and the non-payment thercol Ly the county, - dty, township, school dletetct, or muniiipnd corporation thiulng the #ame, thaholder thereof may couse the same to be registered in the ofilce of the Auditorns o matured or unsatisfied bund, or evldence of In- debtedness. Therenpon, for the purpose of PIOVIDING POR THE PATMENT of the orincipal thereof at tho rate of 5 per cent ol such principal annually, and ot thefuterest Ahereon En arrears and for the current year to ‘neerue, tozether with the cost to the State of the collection and disbursements thereof, tha T"«TB “proceedings fn all respects shall bo {1 of as provided for ~tho payment the Intcrest on - such bonds™ and dences of indebtedness, ‘Tho Ul also pro- les fur an election upon tho question of issu- the milstcrcd Yonds; and leaves that to the dusiston of the people of the couinty, city, ete., Interested. IN [1IB BENATE the petitions of several thousand cltizens of luwa and other Western and Northwestern < were presanted, praying for® the repeal of lie State Grain Inspection law, and the restora- l.ulll ol the fuspecetion at Chicsgro to the Board o Teade, * HAILROADS, Mr, Castlo’'s Hallroad bill, requiring stoek- ks of oll rullroads fn the State to he atr ol ottines kept open to * inspet- Hun by - parties in intercat, and requirinz all stock teanafers to be registered on the hooks, was ordered to a third reading, LED TAFE EAOUGH TO BTRANGLE ANY. SUIT, “The se~efon wua chlefly vecunied with 1 dis- cusslon of Mr. Dearborns bill rostricting the Lrimging of any snits azainst ratlrosd compa- | nics under the " Antl-Monopoly laws, The bill wad tinally ordered to o thind " reading by a vote i 97 yeus to 11 nays. It provides that here- ntter fio procecaing shall bo commenced against ouy rallron | company for ony penalty hnposed tor violatine any law of this Stute concerning the rate charged for the’ tramsportation of uny passenger or freluht unless comptaint s writing under onth shall Le nuude to the Rallroad and Warehonse Comn- ufssloners within ono year after the alleged vio- Tatlon, which complalat shall sct Torth the time and place, ngme of the company, and particular wanicr fn which the Jaw has been violated, Upon recelpt of such complaint the Commie- sloners ahull, If they ore of the upinlon that tho* 1aw has been violated and proceedings ought to be cominenced thereon, transmit a cony of the complalnt to some otficer-or agent of the com- pany camplabied of, togethier with & notleo that, UNLESS THE $A3E DX ADIUSTED, to the satlsfuction of the party agericved withe In sixty dava of the date of such notice, pro- ceedings will be commenced thereon os required Lylaw. Alter tho cxpiration of tho sixty days, 10 the company complained of shull not hove turnished evidenco that the subject matter of complaint bas not been adjusted, sall Com- misstouera shall tranamit the complaint and notics and o)l papers relating to the vase to the Attorney-General, togetlier with - such statement aud recommendation as they may deem prover. Upon the recelpt of such com- plaint and papers the Attorney-Uenieral shall carefully examine tho same, nnd, If ho shatl be of opinlon that the law has been violated, he shall cause procecdings to be fustituted fur tho prosecution of the company gumnlulned of. COOK COUNTY LOMMISHONBIS. A meeting of the Cook County delegation was hiehl'this mornlng for the purpuse of consider- g what action shall e fakenu on Mr. Rabin- s bill leglsiating the Cook County Bonrd of. issfoners out of office and providing for o nization of the Board, Tho mectlng dge- veloped that the only man fu the Cook County delezatlon who wunts to keep the old County Board i oftfice [s Mr. J, J. Kearney, He wantd th veople kept at the merey of the ring which runs the Board, and will make afight tu prevent the unmasking of the ring, Bome difference of upinion was manifested s to the main features ol the hill; but these are not serious, and trom present fndications there I8 cnmum&l,n.i pros- pect of the passuze of the bill=IL it hurrled up. Hy a vote ola majority of the dolegation umendinents securing MINOMTY REVRESENTATION and providiog for the election of the Board on a general ticket wers wdonted. This, If Insisted upn, may provoke decided opposition in the Benate, whero it will be opposed us a y-ru‘l.rg, for giving the entire Board to the Republfeans, though the minurity representation plan would ehable that Lo be defeated. But tho fudications are that there ean be s union ou the LI withudt exceediug dilliculty, Now if earnest work bo done tho bill can Lo passed, Without vigorous effurt It cannot be pussed. Thecrowded days of the session have come, Everybody is rushing his bills to get them through before adjuurn- ment; and bills not rushed are already Virtually klll;:\l;l What is wanted now Is that the bill by rushed. An order to carry out the programme azrced l?mll by the Cook County delewation, Mr, iekey, who fn the House lias churge of the L‘ulm[lyv Commissioncrs bifl, had {6 referred to the Cominittee on Comerce, of which Mr, Roche {5 Chautrinan, aud trom that Comwmitice Mr, toche to-morrow will report & substitute proviuing for the clection of the entirs Buard. on o general tiekes (nstead of by disteict, The substitute will ulso provide for minority repre- sentution, OIrro, LEGISLATIVE. Cot.ustsus, 0., March22,—1utheBenate to-lay communicatlons wers recetyed from the Governor nomfnating Charles C, Wolcott, of Columbus, to be Director of the Penltentlary, sud SBamucl ‘Taylor, of_Logan County, to be Director of thoe Institutiani for the Deaf and Duwmb, A Ll was fntroduced to compel the recording of chattel mortgages aud deeds tled with Town- £hip Clerks. lu the House to-tay the following bills were passed: Houss LN for cqualizing the valus of shures of Natlonal Banks; 8cnate bill to provide that only owners of pald-up stock shall vote on the question of the consolidation of vne rull- youd with another; Senate bill to compol prif vate banking companies to ruhlhh annual stute- uts ul Lhewr business the same as Natlonal Bauks are now required to do. A Lill was futroduced to make Asgi property Inelizible for twoyoars afl rerved o terin of Lwo years. Cotusipus. O, Murch 22.—Gov, Young has made the fullowing appolnttucnuts on his staft to vankaa Brizalior Goneruls Charles W, harr, Sacnnati, Adjutant Genepaly Heary C. Youne, cnuat., Quartenivaster Geoeral; and Wille 1.ps. Burecon Ueweral. To rook as [ b, A, Grosvenur, of Athens, Asslst- wat Mdjutunt Gevegaly Lew Co Weir, ol Clucine naty, did de Canp und Bugineer; sud Allea T, Lastnie, of Cleveland, Ald de Camp sad Judas Adveaate. - e————— WHEAT IN MINNESOTA, Spectal Diapatch to The Trivure. WiNoxa, 3hun., darch 2h—A comparative statcient ot wheat o store at river poluts be- tween Lanstur und St. Paul, inclusive, In March, 1579, and March, 1577, shuwe the total amount now In sight §s only 105,000 bushels, agalust X ar ago. ‘Thero ors at thly ut 20,000 bushels, agaivst 43,000 bushicls fu ar year. Much of the wheat fu storo alon the river s owued by willers, aud lé ot fug sulpuieut, ‘The Qreenbackers Put a Ticket. o in the Field, Abner Taylor Nominated for Mayor, and Burdick for Treasuror. The Demoerntlc Primaries~~-Jim Hildroth Nominnted for Alderman, Republican Meotings in the Varlons Wards—Lively Times in the Eighth, Letters from Correspondents«s-Preparing to Hold a Convention in Hyde Park. TITE GREENBACKERS. A FULL TICRAT XOMINATED. ‘The (recnbackers hell & Conventlon In Unlon 11ail, corner of Monroo and Clark etrects, yeater- day afternoan, for the purpose of nominating city officers. There were abont 130 persons present, moet of them belng delegatea who wore appointed t the Tremont Lfotse mceting Monday night, and sabsequently, Thoassemblage was ealled to order by William McXally, who mentloned Petor Daggy for lemporary Chairman. Mr. Daggy woa elected, e sald be was sur- priscd by the **honor," and was not prepared to make 8 specch, T, E. Hoyt was chosen temporary Secretary, and, ‘hin duties belng oncrons, he was given two - ants. . A Committec on Credentials was then appolnted by (e Chalr. Daring thelr absence 3r, Norton and e, oyt wero called upon ta speak, but both dechned, say- ingthat if they once got started it would be very difticnit to get them to stop, At this moment MIKE EVANB came Into the ball, ena was grected with applanse by abont twenty perons on tho outekirts of the crowd,—some of the enthusinsts being dolegates, and others not. ** By dang" blnshed, thengrinned, and took a seatn the rear. A long pauso cnsued, The Committeo reported & lst of delegntes which contalned tho full number of names,—thres at large from cach ward, and one from every pra- clinet,—hut hardly half of them wore present. Onmotlon, the temporary was made the porma- nent organtzation, A. C. Cameron moved that s Committes on Res- olttiony boappointed. The motion was agreod to, and the Chair desiznated Meusrs. C lan, Norton, McNally, and Felch, " AMr, Hoyt thonght the nest thing in order nominate city nfticers, —tha Conventlon, of course, 1o doterniinu how the nominations shonid be made, At n mocting held at the Tromont (Touse, not long a0, 8 committea of eichicen~sono from cach ward ' —was appointed to confer together snd reconiinond **certaln names for certaln oilicos. " Je,supposed a report from that Committee would be in erder, and called for it. . Mr. Morphy moved that tho matter oe, lald over nntll the Committee on Resolutions reporied, they having Jeft tho room. Thia was ngreed to, and anothor tedious panse followed, RESOLUTIONS, The Commitico st length camo In and snbmitted the followling: ‘Tha promulgstion of o nr'ncl?le that looks to ‘lu e sancement of tho lmuian family ultimately brl 1ta nippart a tnajor ami ty of the people. The ltidependent lad into existenco by the IIHJMI(I("MI I3 people, whose indusiries are prostrated, Whose labar 8 deprived of fta Just reward s the resultof tho seriout MM AnAgemaAt of (e national fnances. 1aving full Iaitn in tho iutelligence sndvhoncaty of the people, wu 4o ot scel 10 Iida our opinions s meaningices piate form, We cotne bofore you with a Jesire to res o grirvances that gow welgh ke Bn Ineubus “ou | tho " prosperity of the - land, Belloving that 1borty (s but thi highway carved oat hy the fathiers of tha ileoubilo 10 snsble all fu quinl in the strugzlo of life for fiapnines, fur Ll Guverntnent 1o regulate from tima fo iima tha the lirzexs diegreo of happiagse wil I larkess Anmiery A HEKEAR, Tho cansant recurrera of seasons of wideanread distryst and want of confidence in tho come I8l community during the histary of tha Repubile, tine bringing bankruptcy, Jdlencss, and poverty o peapie, ehoeking the [inairy uid Drogress uf s ndd {pOrErIng o iiany o' euFlch the fows an Witrnyss, We aro now Inthe milst of ono of these nancint crisea that Nan paralyzed flio wholt conntry, nereas ' 1he nimber of iankrupta from 473 In 1563 to 10,000 10 1476, callsed Inboress In lindreds of thousands 10'roany 1hg Jano oferiug their capita) for sale witliout urchawe, turned the Hoys in Dite 1o U uaps n T and wiped out the fortnnas of thousands b a porlod when Tleaven hias hlsseed ug with peace n with plenty, must havo some caune withii the reach of statcanien, and would not cur If our akura wern wieo and Tuoieats ang Le- Movins tiiat thla istresate prinetpally carisou by the eon- raction of tho cureeey, which inakes the 81 1 ioney n the hauds of ane inan wortli #2of iand and tabor [0 1he hands of other nien, ~belleving b thix weé do not o ani It 81 wixo to repiace a morctary Ayetem that led us tu mquip an army and fdoat ‘the nsvy shat served the jon hy 8 Gnancial system that fuline &t tho opvnfng of 178 \War in an ainiott general fin TUpLEY, with an emply Treastirys (o it ond. wo Bakk st tha popla of tlie Clty of Chicago foln with us iink the coming Consreas un (ho Gnsucial ques o give the Clty ot Chicavo » youd| goe: ernment, - We declaie our rloetulea and invlto il im dejeident aid Tatriotio fien Lo Jufn Gur Tanks i this movement (oF Nuauelal Fefunn and industrial emancl- ) pation. ‘Therefore, bo (t i Lt homih the Araf great work of the Tns deped 10 sacire a beiter finance and 3w party st b 1ta work will 10t be suspended until 1t o red sucl) inprovements In tho ursani ation of our Gorernment 8% ahnil, Testora founders futonded aud_expesied to Lo ned—g Guversment of the beorls, by tho people, and for tho people, (nvlead of & Government of the 165+ ple for B tins ani hya class, Qtesolred, That we deinund, 1 That in all cascs thu oiéo will seek the mao, and DL thio AN tia nfice. 3, et the auirg of anvclty shall ba admi o n by uniquestivnably adudnisirative and e o {1 saine princliles of ceonouiy et clinracterize onr iner, \©) It 1l operators, cli It wiven our city 1L dracrvedly high standing in o commisrelal wuilds nad wa' oW propows 1o clect ety men to omee. ' (Apataiso. ‘tho unconditfunsl répesl of the Hpecte-Resumption adt, s Maktog nback frsver dircctly by the Glove ertment Ea b e noa ot Tonat euder T A u(!m’., Ul wou private cduties o Huports fucluded. TAD: Piause ) M. Timumnnzunuuw the sliver doliar as tha unle aluo, ou sucls tegfulation by Conzzress as ahall fully reataro (b o standlig and use, and 70vi40 aid ex+ tent Tz cofuwge at (e snint. Belleving that tha aaontion of thosa prineiples wiil brin peaco and contentment to the cauntry and pros [eriiy to aur ‘busineys and tndusirial creby call on &1l clasecs af our elilzent, irrespective of B anl Eapaclty 1o BalT-EovGPRRIGRE by FOHAE FiF the numinces of this Convaation. o Y TOUTE ‘The rerolutions were unanimously adopted, The Chalr thun snnounced that . NOMINATIONS FOR MATOR wore In order, 3, 8. P, Norton arose. 1T said it was obylons that tho monoy power and monopotles of tho caun« *try had contralled the politicians; that the poli- ticiane had controlled tho two partles; aud tnat, througl the two ** wachines,™ had led the poople into baokruptcy and pauperlem. [Applavse.] For the purnoss of carrylug out tne system Inauzuratod by the thirteen at Springfield, and selecting men who bad uot afiiliated with auny volifical parsies, he would put an noiinotion Abuer Taylor (ap- plausej—a man who was esteemed In the co munity, and who, If clected (and the Hoved B would bub, would carry out “th ples of tho platforin, wince he waa thoroughly in apathy with theim, . 3lr. Bruckway presented the name of Albert E, Neeloy—*" & man woll known {u the city. " B \nr.l .mlni licadield suggestud A, M. Wright. Applanse, r. Joln P. Scantan mentioned Bonroe Ilcath [npplanse], who was tuken up efgut wonths ago oy the peanle, drrespectlyy of party, He found Chis cuzo In thessmie condition that the country wes, — fmpoverished and bankrupt, ~yet hu had restored its creditand patd nearly oll 1ty debts, The noii- mutlon wae duo to Liu, vince be had brought the Prunlo it of thelr truublo; nd especlaily ua iz, J:‘,‘.,l)h was a Ureonback man 1o everypunse of the Alr, McCartby siominsted Gen, Frank T. Sbor- au, ‘Yl roll was then called, and s contraycrsy arose aver tho voto' of tho First Ward, b Cnalfman annouuced the vole of only those delexals who ware present, Br. Brockway wauted the full vote cast whether present o nut. Couslderable discusslon took place, Mr. Scanlan allu.dug to ** old tricks,” when they' werd working in thy nterests of retorm. ppl A mu- ton to count all was, however, agrevd to, though there were ouly throe of four bu sowe of thu delgu- pulation, we o princi- Wrig more votes, bul they were changed to Taylor befury the anuvuncemient of Lhe result. Uu motlon of Mr, Scanlan, the mominstion of Abner 'Taylor way tade UnARILOUN. T'hu Chiaic appointud Mesers. Felch, Osgood, snd Mooy 3 commulitee 1o laforia Nr, "raylor of the st OTUBR CITY OPVICEUI. On_wotlon, Nr. Wiiliam L. surdick was nomi- nated for City Treasurer by scclamatlon. For City Mtorpev, We J. Hynes and Willlawm Law were named., e furwer ruceived 157 votes ood thu latter nd Mr. lynes was declared o bo the nomiuce, Much talk was indalged In ahout the City Clerk. Gou, Hubort Dllger wad profused, bub Lo wus ope 0sed by sevaral beAnse they didn't kniow whother fln &9 green or not. S, 1, uill was sleo named. Aranrances were given that Dilger w an‘\'uz he wen AR S ik indof a ote eing wanie the teg P o™ ¥hiton moved that the relection of the other <rerare, Allermen, etc,—bo referred to ivoraby, tho dimention 1t took tiil mid- TOWN OFFICERS, presented tha following for town 0t Me. McXallr oficeen of Nutth Chicag mlmr-“’lmnm Relly, ' & Coiiretor—Chris:ian Tempel Anee, mr—-lnbtrtl'nl h, Clerk~~Thomas MeDannell, 2 Inquities were made if they wero all Greenback- gr#, nnd anaflicmativa soswer being given, tiough 1t was not tated_how lonz they had been e, they swere Indorsetl, Tempol only {s on tne Citlzens' Cnion tickel, althonxh it was stated that the others wero, Patch excopted. 1faving been In sesnlon nearly three hours, and ufte 8 number of the delozates having left whan ho city ticket was eomploted. the motion author- 17ing the Committee of Elghteen to make the otbes nominations was_ rencwed and concnrred fn, and tha Convention adjournad sine dlo, The Committeo will meetat the Tremont House at 11 o'clock this morning. DEMOCRATIO PRIMARIES. THE ALDERMANIC KOMINEES. s Tho Democratic primaries were held yesterdsy on the naw-fangled syatem,—cach precinct elects ing a delogate or delegstes, - In the Fourth Ward 1saa¢ Eldredze, of the firm of Adams, Eldredge & Co., commission dealera in live stock, 'was the nnanimous selection. Mr. Colvin wonld scem to have litte show In the Fourth Ward, the delegation chiosen belng strongly opposed to him, h\,l.:\'n l;mh }‘;‘}\dfi: tho Alderman was nominsted ae you 3 ki Siain, with one precinct lacking, the Al- %Aim;lamvlum was: Joyee, €307 Dooley, 340} In the Soventh, with one precinct lacking, J. Il Tilldreth recelucd 780 votes and J, Riordan 307 1lildreth ls undoubtedly nominated. 728 votes to In the erhlfl. at Funnex recolved D for Il Roessing, The delegato ticket is a8 fol- Jows: K, H 1 omn, D, Quitl, . MeCarthy, M, Fitz- erald, B, Ratlerty, d. Gubbine, T. .\(cénu{ W, Bhonnell, T Tiassati, d. M Crawford, M. D Prindiville, M. Cooncy, — Adams, — Keating, — Kulh; . Mastersoan, A, L. Amberg, James O'firlen. I3 In the Fourteenth -Ward, Ald. Ziyan was noml- nated without opposition, "The nomince (i thio Firat Ward 1s Oscer Fleld, tha livery-atable man, nnd In the Second, William Clingen, who lias been nfter the place for years, . In the Fifth Wand David Dunn was nominated ax 0 succeasor to Mack Sherldan, Al that conld bo known abont hiny Jast evening was that he is a driver of u conl-dart, and lives st tho cornor of Wallaco and Thirty-first strects. 1 i, Jovce was nominated In the Sixth Ward over Duoley and tillloday, He ls a saloon-keeper at No. 077 Blue Island avenue, i, Ifldroth, the Canadian Ganger, wan home inated for Alderman io the Scventh Ward by a voto of 1,40 to 480 over John Ilordan, whose only fault inthe cyen of the votets from the South 8ida who did the bolling \vas that he waa respectable and hud money, Tho _delc; watus In the Sorentharo — Downs, R, ¥, Buckley, John White, P. allen, E, Mure iinney, WV, Meaulll, ¥. Leoderick, J. Mouaghon, N. John, P, J. Waleh,John Noonsn, ‘arber, . Fitzpatelek, Larey O'Brien, [n the Ninth Ward . B, Lovojoy was nominated over Augustus Andervon, In the Eleventh Ward Malcom McDonald recelv- ed the only votea, ~aud tise very foie, . Inthe Third Ward, ex-Ald, Reasucller Stona re- ceived the numingtion. Mr. Stono reprosented the ward for keveral guod reputstion forhonksty and eflicioticy, | ' In the Fighteenth Ward tho fullowing dolegates wara clected, at icast cight of whomare vouched for as Colvin-men, dJacob Thielon, Glaronce Dyer, Peter lland, George O'lirlen. VPeter Kline, James O'Meara, Gcorge Neely, John Bronpan, Ienry Baer, Edwarl Bames, Aaron McKay, For Alder- man, Jumes Dakey, IN GENERAL, - CANDIDATES YOR MAYOR. Tt 1s very nice to watch now tho several Demo- cratlc Mayoralty candldates aro working. To- morrow declden their fate. and yesterday they were a1l on tho anxlous-seat, Perry I, Sulth had ad. vices yestorday that he was the coming man, ‘18 was the samo with the sclon of the noble house of Doolittle, Colyin iw the man who feols that there fa & divintty shaping < hle * ende, but It way provo tho wrong end of the horn, 1le and Uldreth are riding In the samo team, with tho Lummers doing the pullng and the thloves and bunko-stecrers the driving. Colvin says he {s In the hands of his friends. Uowever, it fs woll understood that If ho dues not ot tho Democratic nominatlon he will run independently. Thiis haa alarmed the leaders of tha*‘rock-rooted, A Trnvse reporier fearned yeaterday thatthe gutblerahiad mized §8,000 for Colvin's and Hil. dreth's compalen oxpenses. Of this $1,5600 has been went to the Soventh Ward tn help Hiidroth along, If ho ddoes not recolva the Dumocratic uom:iatlun e will eun angliow. Coivin's pile has heen ralved among a very pocn- Mar. class, sone of wiiow are saloon-kespars, Una of tham, Wwho professcs to be loud-moutlied for Perey 11, 8inith, I» eaid to have paid down $100. Thin wcemn plaustble, na (he story wan gencrally credited among the *sunterrilled ** yeatorday, ALDERMANIC, In the Tenth Ward the Democrata will rmn Tssac Eldridge for Alderman sgalnat whooser tho Jie: publicans may select, rognrlless of what the pri maries may do. In the ‘Twalfth Waid Mr, C, C. IKohlwat Is strongly urged for Alderman oa a good Tepublican und o represantative man. In the Elghteontts Ward Mr, James IT, 1. Daly, of the Orm of Daly, Henrotin & Co., s been see lected as 3 fusion'candiuate for Sklermau, 3r., Daly s u conservative Democrat, a property-holds or, and a man who lias the conildence of the best vlement fn the ward, The Democratic 'Town Conventions to-morrow wpromise to be full of spics, and very Intorosting affalré, especlally when it comes to” nominating Constables, Uerusomo luteresting (re tights may be expected. TAWN OF NORTIL CIICAGO, v The delegates to the licpublican City Convontlon from tho Fiftcenth, Sixtoenth, Nevonteonth, sud Elghtoenth Wards, comnprising the Town of North Chicago, willneei In convention at McCormick's i}, corner of North Clark and Kinale ntroets, Munday, immediately after the sdjournment of tho City Convoutlon, to nominate the following ofilcers for'the Town of North Chicagot surnrvhuf, Axe ar, Collector, Tawn Clerk, and elght Consiaties, s as follows: apportionnient of dolega Fifteenth Wanl, weven dalegates Hxieonth, six duhfium: Soventeenth, five delegutes Kighteenth, ten doleates, The Urccenbackers of the Fleventh Ward nomi n.‘nm{ Mowes Uirsh for Alderman Wednesday ovening, WARD MEETINGS, PIRST WARD, At amoeting of the First Ward Republiaan Club 1ast evoning tho following Rentlomen were clected tu go before tho primarles for continaation as delo- gates 10 t'e Conventlon: Arthur Dizonm, M. 8. Hawloy, V'8 clusior, J. E. Carter, L, L, Co- burn, O, Bauws, D, B, Fitch, and A, K, Lall, TuE rounTi A vory largely-attonded mecting of the Fourth Ward Republiean Club wus held last evening at No, 205 Thirty-Arst strcot. Mr, G, W. Couch in thy chalr, Ex-Ald, R, B, Btons, from the Cuntra} Comumittes reported that the place for holding the primarics had beon fised at Uall's patot-whop on Thirty-ret street, botween Pralrie and Iudiana avenucs, ‘The Chalr snnounced {hat the election of dele. gatea to the Clty Couvention was next In order. Tho Central Committes: had doclded thae the city dulogates should also serve In tho Town Convon- tion, ond thero would thereforo be only thirieen men o sloct, Cul, Ricaby could not ses what bugjness tm Cen- tral Commitiee had to decide in this mann€r, It wus for the Club fo sottle whother they would send tho same sct of delogates $0 both Conventions or not. Air, Satherland moved to elect thirtcon delepates from the 1ist of 100 uames prepared by the Com- mitiee. A mution to lay on the tablo was mado by Col, Rticaby, but not wustsined, and the original mation prevatled, Afr. 1. H. luinmer moved that the Chale appoint four teliors to reccive and count tia votus, tho Seo+ rutary ta call the names from the Club roll My, Vaughn offered as amendinent that all pere, sous knows 10 be ltepublicans should be allowed to vots. A gentlomsn explained that fl"f,_ would be cone ‘lul trary to thw constliution of tho Col. Ricaby hoped that every Regublican would get sn gpportunity to castbie vola for th dele- gates, T ghvy wera it o volu at au cluction they werg equatly qualified to chovse the delegutes woo Wura to chuose Lho men to be yuted for, Mr. Woudward opposed this, ‘Uhey bad paid their money to bLuild up the Club, sad thuse who srould not support the Club had no rizht to vote, ‘The meoting was not a primaey, bata fauily yathe enng, oud if the llopublican vuters did not Hiu the ticket thay could vuis it down at Yho primarics, . Ve motion of Mr. Ilsiuer was then put toa wote under the roll call, and_cacrled by sn avers whe! l“‘f wajorlty. Furington, Dodge, Hull, and Drake, “wero sppolnted sa tullers, sl 1be voting begun. 7. Rudsell, while the votes wero belng couated, called tho utiontion of the (!luo to Kenator ltubla* won's bil} foraboliebing tho County Counniesionors, OF pathar, redrcunlalng by prosont gang out of cxlatoucy. After reading uves tho bil 7, Hove il pioved that it was tae senso of the woeting thut thu bl should pass. On wotlon of Mr, Sune derland, the resolution was Lsid over for ono week. On motion of W, If, Harper, 8 Campaign Com- Tailtes of seven, Gno from each precinet, was ap- poluted. Theb were Mo 0 Dodde, O W, Hlapp, A, D, Tilswurth, . kall, C."R. Koch, 1i. A.'Andoreon, and W, 1L, ifurper! Fiually tie tollcrs autouiced the names of the (] hirtees wa follows: Uo: Campbell, Chilo ‘i . Haldew, 8. Goldbardt, Sawuel lol- woky UL arali," C. B Wall, " D. 'V, Puning- ton, B. A, Suall, H! M. Beldlog, D 1. Bamuer, 016 Shultz, and M. J. Wil-on. ~ The delegation fy understuod 10 bo atrougly snti-Heall, sud 1asny of 8- prior 01870, and had 8 was (e nbunt the - Aldermanic nowination, the present Incumbent, ALY Glibert, boing practically unopposod. t TUE ¥ 1PTIL | . Those Republlcans of the Eifth Ward who did ant pnrave of the acting of ! ecting held We Tnes+ day night at No, 130 Archier avemie met lant night aLthe corner of Portland avenne and ‘Twenty-tiitn rirect for tha purpoie ol furming n permanent * organlzation and ranning in oppwsition to those who did spprove of the meeting aforssald. There . wan a jarge And onlerly attemdance, aml Martin Heat was chosen fo presivo. dlenry Walf was chosen Secretary, The first business was the adop- tion of & constitotion.. ‘The membership-roll wase tnen eizned by all preseat. The election of permanent ofilcernnf tha Clah anlted l‘mldcnt‘ Mr. Vincont Relfschnelder: Eectetary, Martin 1 ‘Troasurer, ‘Thumas F. Willlamaon: Vice-Prosidents, Auguat Neunans, Joscph Smith, Timothy M, Lynch, John Rogers, Jahn Roberts, George W, Dester, Upon the matfon af Capt. Smiib, the Chalr ap- Emnlfll Mosars. Smith, WHiiameon, Van O'Linda, | Ekillen, and Wolf & Commlitee to aélect ten names of delegates tothe City and Town Conventions, The Comumnitten sclected Messes, sVincent Reif- £cnnelder, Martin Lest, Henry Hafor, John 8Skil. len, and Louis Ramp for the City Conventlon, and Menars, Pateick J, Cofley, Frederick Weiner, Charies Schorick, John Itogers, and Anton Zulled for the Town Convention, ‘The roport was accepted. and by tho adoption of the same the delegates were placed In nomination, Mr. Licbrandt catled attention to tho fact that e Democrate of tho want had already soveral can- didales for the office of Alderman In the flekd. ~fle thanght that §f tho Repabllcans would nominate goad man he would be clected, * 7 r. Wolf moved thats committee of three bo pointed and walt npon the Lenf Commnlittce snd roquest that John Bonficld, a_membor of tho wifce Toree, Lbu removed from the ofiice of Judgo of he primay election, The motlon was earrled, snd the Chalr nap. pointed 3essrs, Willlamson, Dest, and Relf- actineider,. A tow remarks were made by the Chalr and others a1 to tho dirgraceful aceurreices al tho mecting eld ot No. 130 Archer avenue, and AMr. Reit- schinelder said that he lhnnfim. that that’ meeting had been a disgrace to civillzation. He, fotr one, had dotermlned 10 cut looa from stch araoc.ativne and mon, and, oven "“mth the Itepublican party in that ward was amall, it shoald respeciablo and onderly, Theso scntiments wera echocd by many othera, and, after the dlscussion of varlons minor affales, the meoting adjourned for une week, to meet at tha samo place, THE BIXTIL Last ovening o meeting of the Germans and Do- omlans of tho Sixth Ward was hold st 758 South Halsted atroet, for tho purpuss of gotting the Ger- mans and Dofiomlans to_agnln work with the lta. publican party, 8y before the ** Tilden nnd Reform ** clube wero organized, Tho attendance was large, and considerable enthusinam wns manifested, Louls Hatt occupled the chaie, v sube jeet of Aldernmanic candidatcs and dolezates to the City and Town Conventions wos discussed,. ond it wad - decided tg support the Hepubiican nominces for Mlsyor, and ais0 to inslst Dpon good men for the city snd town officers, Mosars, Tcflmn{er Caspark, and othors, made stirring spoeches (n Jerman and Pohesian. Thy meeting was largely componsed of tagpayers, and adjourned determincd to vote for the Hépubiican clty ticket. TOE RIGNTI, ‘The Eighth Ward Itepublican Clob held a meet- Ing In the ball at No, Dlae Island avenuc last evening, Presidont Spofford In the chalr, Thers wero auout 200 voters present, At the previons meeting the followlng rosolu. tlon was adopted: Retalerd, That we are In_favor of 8 thorough ro: orgunization of our Pollce Department, in_order that Sh abases Ay bu romedied kud hew 11£9 wid vigor in+ stllled futo Lo Wdy Of the Departmonts o, a4 10 guarantee to all cltizens protection and safity to Hfa and proporty. % i + When this was read for Apptoval, a lively discus- slom onimed; the'frietids of Mayor Heath elalming that It was a rollectlon upon him, Deference wid puld to this view, and the action 1n adopting tho resolution was rescinded. Mr, John L. Manning presented a constitution and by-1awa for the govermmunt of the Club, which were concurrud fa serlatim, and laid over for & week, Mr. ‘T, T. Manley then offercd the followlng: Resolred, Tt wa, the inembors of tho Blghth Ward Republica: Clal, 10 the Interest of ot dovermient «conomy, deciare vur eniiru confdence M Tho pros- Goyerament without any kiwd of ressryation. . wo licrely pledge burselves to o every lawful offurl inuur power t sweurs ta tho eity o bollcy which has (0 8 fuw months 4 froin bankrunicy aud threatened eliaos Lo o credit, and an orderly sdmiinistration of every partinent of our municipality, Mr, Mamer oljected to the resolutions becanse they waro offered by & Democrat, John ¥, Beanlan waa abont (o speak, when Mr, Mamor rald he was opposed to letting any Domo- crat speak, Mr, Scanlan retired, » A motton to sdjourn was lost, Mr. Scanlan then attempted to apeak, but the crowd yollod and hooted at him and tolid i to wit down, ° Ho dld not proposo 1o e squelched In the E{:Ilzhd‘\ ‘ard, and moved that thoresolutions bu adapted. Mucl disorder followed, and tne Chair couldn't control the erowd. Mr. Mawor fnmsted that the Democrats should not bo sliowed to pack tho meotingand put forward Scanlan an thelr ortor, ullr. Manley moved the sdoption of tho resolu- on. elovaf restored Mr. Mamer sald that it contd not bo done as a club, sinco Manley wos not 8 membar, . Tho Chalr rowarked thata meeting had been calted, and whether it was one of the Club or not e felt bound to put the motlon. "Tho resolntions were then nde ‘This lw nnt tho action of tho Elghth Ward Tt pablivan Club, hut of & miscollancoun meetingco pused of Republicans, Democrats, and(irconbackors, There wera cortalnly many Leiocrats present, and 1t wan charged| by the niembers of the Club thot the meothig wns packed alinply for the purposs of tak- ing tho action mentioned. Porhaps theso peopla woro projndiced, OF favared moue oiher candidatc. ‘I'tie asacmbluge diapersed in confusion, @ THB TWRLY I A large meating of the RRepublican cltizons of the Twelfth Ward wus held vun Duren Ilall, No. 1214 Weat Madlion sty laat aveniny, Mr, Nobinson was selected as Irman,and 3Mr, W Fox us Hecretary, Tho Cobale stated tho object of the meeting wus to eloct o candliate for Alder- wan. A wotfon was thon made that the meoting proceed to ballut for the mame, which motion pro~ valled. Tha sense of the maeeting was then taken nud resulted In the unaninions cliolee of Mr. 5. (1. Seatun, Delegates for City Convention in this rocinet were instructed to vote for Mr. A, M, tlght for Mayor, . TUB FOUNRTEENTH. ‘Tho Pourteanth Ward Ropublican Clob held a meeting nt Nu, 160 Milwaukee avenue last evening, and clected J, B, Kere, Idward Tuompson, Gooraw Rolfs, John *dcClonther oney Wetol James edghon h Glinielater, Ciotles Milbrandt, , Jowe, . lichel, and Kdward Sanders as gnardsmen No other business wastmns. i the primary poiba, acted, aad the Club adjourned until Monday even. ing. THE EIONTEENTIL - ‘Tha Repuh"canl of the Kiguteenth Waed hold s mecting fust ovening at the North 8Sitde Turner all, for the purposs of making arrangements for the primary_olection to-morrow oveniug. Gen. Ueorgze W. 8mith occupled the chalr ana Mr, W, . Goodrich ncted ay Necretary, On motion of 3r. Ilarvey it was resolved to ap- polut three gentlamen to attend to the caucns ana act os Jodges In cave phe Judyes sppolnted by the Cuntral Committusshould not be presont. Mcssrs, Potrl, Slallord, and Gregory were appointed auch commitice, The Commiitee appolnted st a provions meetlng to relmrl four names from whoin to select ono as a candidato for Alderman reportod as follows: 8. 8, Girceley, J, 1, Mughike, Abucr Scranton, sl John Thiclen, From theso Mr. Abner Serantun wud chusen 88 candidate for Alderman by o ununle mous vola, Atr. Penco said thatan indepondont organization, tha Citlzena’ Unlon, had nounlnated town officers; fwoof the noniinocs wors ftepublicans and two Dumucrats. ‘The ticket was a good ono and should lt.t,f“l‘?vyomd by the Eighteenth Ward Republican Mr. MoMullen did not think the Citizens' Unlon had l.'lvc:n the llopublicans a falr shake, and ho was In fuvor of a strulght Rtepublican ticket, Mr, Elllott Anthony wald the Citizons' Unlon tcket was composed of theee Demoerats ami but oue l(uYuhIlul\. and e did not think It proper for Rupubilcans to support such & combluation. o pioved that tho Eighteenth Ward Jtepublican Club elect dalogates ta meet the delegatos from other rards sud sominate 8 regular town tickat, Mr, Ponco wia opposed -to Mr. Anthony's motlon. The nominations made by the Cltjzen Union wers good ones. Two of the candidates ware Republicans and two Democruta. Union wn;tmugwdu s beut for the lnterests of the eople. g ng. ‘Thomss waa In favor of selecting delegates 1o tha Town Coaventlun. 1 (hat Convention saw 8t to Indorse the candldates of thu Cltizens' Unlon, al) eight. « "I'he motlon Jn sclect delegates to the Town Con- yentlon was adoptod, On motion, it way dectded that the delegates to the City Couvention will also be delegstes o the ‘Tuwn « onvention. An sdjournment was then bad, HOYDE PARK. TUE CONVENTION, «« The adjourned moeting of those who style them. selves tho opposition to & mujority of tha presunt Board of Trustees of the Town of llyde Park met yesterdsy afternova at the liyde FPark Hotel ‘About the samp class aud the same faces, only sugmented fn namber, wero present, with the ioaster spints, Mr, Peter Schlund and Charles Creghton (the former ona of tho Trustees frum South Chicago), to lead them. The former goutlas wan fs, 16 Le slieged, belng used by uuscrupulbus parties, who seck 1o sgaln selzu tho Town Govern- 1aeal through bim, and folst thomuslves and feicuds intu power, Ono man remarked: **A cortaln in« tereated clique furnish the matter, and Peter Schlund glves it to the public.” L.V, Stoue called tho meeting (o order, and moved that L. W, Car- wichael be made Presldent, which was carrled, Trustue Behlond stated the object of Lhe meoting o be to appoint the timo of holding priwary mectlogs to pamio the deley for a towa convestion, Varlous gates were called upon o express their vi but nebody scctued 10 orutarically inclined. a 1. Echiund thorefure bad 10 4o the wiking and wmake the wotlons, A motion was Oually sdopted that each whould uomuuate iwo mewbusd who shoul rrclact cuige meetings, which war accomplished, aa follows Dixttict No. 1, derry Dunn, Nnt Hasklne: District Yo, 2, Thomas Lawrence, W, £, Whealers Din- trict No. W, Etone, John Dentley; District N 4, Charlen Creluhton, Tames Witson; Disteict No, B, W. W, Capelin, Peter Schiund: District W. W, Colehour, JohnJ, IHilh; District Edward lannelt: Disteict No, 8 1. Ttng. Iatrlct No, 9, Committee to appoint dol- egates. " in Committes thus_deatmnnted then retirod to orfarin the duty for Which they wers appointed. pon reamenbling, after, an hour of work, tiay reported the following: The primariea (o bg held Marelt 27, and load's” Hall, N Nt o Convonglon to be held 1yda Park, oy’ nt March BU; Distrlet No. 1, saloon, Hyde Park Villaze: District No Oakland 1o Hon<e; Diatrict No. 1, Wai lall, Fiftieth and State atreetsy District No, 4, Grand-Croasing Dapot; Dis- trict No. b, Centennlal Ttall, South Chicazos Dis- trict No, ¢, Unlon iIa1l, Colehour: District No. 7, achool-honre, frondale Dintrict o, 8, Post-Oflice, Roecland: Disteict No, 0. Bchool-honee, Riveniale. Four of these places aresaloons, A rosolution was offerad by dacob Dromer, as followst Resolrad, That therobo Ave delegatcs and five altor- nates sppoined (n each distelet by the cltisens sa Rs- sembled at tho fisat primary called by (e Commiltice fum aznalnted, who will epresent such district at the Convention, An amendment waa offered that each district be entitled to a delegate for each voter, which was discuased ot length by Messrs, Wheeler, Owens, Sehlund, Hontley, and Stone, The movor of the amendment accepted anotiier nmendment offored Mr. Dunn, that gave tho reprosentation a1 fole First District. 7 delegates Seconl, 8; Thin 7i Fourth, 8: Fifth, 03 Bixth, B; Seventh, Eienth, 31 Ninth, 3. The amendment prevatled, and the orlginal mo- tion n¢ Amended was ndopted. ~ From the apparent wantof barmony and concert of action tne move will provably Lan fallnee, ‘Tho sinews of war aro wanting which nro always ncceseary to get up any enthnsiasn among this class, ‘A patriot wanted a nawme for tho party, but the ehrlstening was postponed and the meeting dla- sulved, Some favor the name of ¢! Opposition, and some ** [iyde Parl ticket," while mention wi made of the Raloon ticket, N -]'. O, llamliton is o candidate for Town Col- ector, Jonns E, Scavilleisa candidate for Justico of the Peaco from Grand Cre —— CORRESI'ONDENCE, LOUIS WAL ON TRE MAYORALTT. Tu the Editar of The Tribune, Cmitaco, March 21,—You will confer 8 favor npon me, and no doubt npon many of my friends who have Iately moniioned my nama In connention with tho ** Mayoralty, " by giviug place to this let- ter In your paper, Iam not unmindfalto thoso who thought ma honest and capable, and wlshed to honor ma by naming mo for the proud position of the hend of the City Government,—a city which I sincerely love, and_shose interests "f {dentical with my own, —aond I thunk them with all my heart fur thefr cood Intentlons, The reason why T can- not ba a candidate fa ssmply that I conld not afford taaccept a_numination, In caso it wae given me, fors man who accopts this position should elther dotote his ontire tima to tho public or clse let the ofiice slone. . $ince you published tho interviow of the Staale- zeitung’ reporter with me 1 havo hud sgores of questions to answer, clther peraonally or in writ. ing, regarding my sastohiing Mr, ileath, onr pres. ent Mayor, and | sce no sapeedier mode of answer- ing them than by dolng so through the medinin of your wilo-sproad clrculation, Some persons sre astonlehed, whereas otliors nre plenscd, that I sustaln tho orcecnt Mayor, and I therefure wish to explaln inors fully, Ia it singalar that T shonld austain a man whom [ bave known fo¢ upwards of twenty ch, and with whom 1 haye dono thou- sunda of dollara of business during that time? T liave known him to boalways the samo qnict, nn. retontloas. stralghtforward businods-man’ as he a to-day in tha Mayor's chalr, and nu nonsondo about hiin' 1 have watchod him since he became as 1 had frequent opportunity o meet aving e & member of tho late Board of Public Works ani also Bridewell Com- mlastoner, and I_had 4 goud chanca to judgo him. 1doubt very much if any one is as well acqualnted with the mnchlm:r{ of our City's (joverninent as Mr. tlonth. Ask hilmon any polnt and he is per. foctly at home, Ilave we over had a Mayor who Tias #pont his whola tima in his oflico as ho doeat And he belfoves In it rellgiously. Symio time ago, a4 ho did not feel well, I' rumarked’ to Wi that I thought Lo attended 'too clasoly to his ofiice, U Well," sald he, **Me, Wall, my timo belongsto the people, and I'mean to give it fo them If Prov- fdence und health will pormit, " What he bas done In voverning the city economfeally tho taxes will tell botter than anyihing elee, Now, whon I take all these thinu togother, I cannat como to any oth- er conclusion than that Mr, lfeath ls the beat man for the city's interost, and no. matler how eagor I - might have been to fake his place—if I could?—~I conld nut have dong it as a good and consclentious citizen, 11is retaining Lickey did not pleass mo, but, inig hin an [ do, I cannot but beliave that he bas thought It to be fur tho beat intercst of the city to retaln him, and 1 have no right to question his honesty in the mattor. ' In conclusion, I can assnre wy feilow.citisens of German birth that, as long n4 thoy amusc themvelves in thelr {innocent ways, as thoy generally do, r. lleath will not molegt them, or_ anybody cise. "Tiis city, I bollove, Le nearly Democratic to-day, and as nothing but such a demonvtration uw wo have scen In lust sprine's elections cnn Inwurs the’ Auccena of a Nepubllcan candidate, it will Io neceswary for our leaders to ace fo It that tho person who in nominated for the oftice af Mayor Is a sirong mai, and this mon, in Iy opinfon, is Mir, Hleath. Yours respectfully, Lours WauL, JESSE BPALDING POR TREASURER. To the Bdiior of The Tridune. Cicaco, March 22,—1notico that among the several oftices to bo filled at the cowing clty elec- tlon thatof Mayorls the only one that attracts much attentlon, and about whichas yot thero la mnuch diwcusslon, The ofiico of Clty Treasurcr, which I to Lo Alled ot the Aprll clectlon, isan fmportuut one, and tho tepublican Conveution, which s roon 1o meet, shounld excrclse great cars and atll.\m\ll'nl iu the selcotion of a candldatd for that offco, And in vlew of tho fact that tho clection wiil bo closcly cantested, and that no Ol butn wan in ov capable and worthy ahonld bo nominated, 1 to mentlon thi s U e name of Jesse Bpalding, Esi,, ns one posserding the requleito yualideations for the olew, and whio will eallout the full Republicau vote. Wesr Hion Voren. AFRICA. Mr. Stanley's Explorntiona=-Tiis Lutest Lot~ ters--=\What Ile flas Accomplished, und tho ‘Work Hefore Him, New York lerald, Afurch 20. Tho special dispatehes from Loudon, publish- ed in the Herald of the 12th Inat., glving a briet outline of the coutents of another parcel of let- ters recelved froms Mr. Stanloy, In the heart of Alfries, aud dated UJIJ), the Tth, 10th, and 18tn of August last, wo are quite suro Jmparted the pleasure of rood news to all our readors lutor- ested u tho progress of sclence, commerce, uv- lljzation, and Christionity, We are suro of thls, because of the universal public interest which has been drawn to all these explorations In the savage wilds of Atrica siyes the thrilling discoy- erles In the Nite basln of Bpeka aud Graut, and of Bakor in 1861, 1863, und 1564, and partlcularly from Btanloy's narratlye of his succesaful expo- dition in scarch of Dr. Livingstone, with the ac- companylng letters from that lamented chiet of Chrlstian ploneers fiv tho previously unknown countries ~ of that Dbenighted “continent. Dul.nvlmi that the readers of the llerald huva recetred the lntalllg&nco of Mr. Btanley’s safo arrival at Ul as news from a friend engaged lua wark and with constaut dangers from o uendI{' cll- imnte and sayugo tribes, we think thut o brief review of his latest reported sudventures and of the general fleld of the great. Nllo baslu mnay Inul'ru for the publle information be prufitably ven. S'Sranuev'a Live ov Tuaver ynox mim vio- TORIA TO 7TIB TANUANYIKA LAKE we have a atretch of country equal to that be- twoen Lony lsland Sound “and Lake Erle, with more of_the perdle to the white man thay those of the Yellowstone Mountains intested by the warrlors of Sittiuge Bull and Crazy Horse, From tho telegraphic outline uf Stanloy’s report of his Journey to the Tanzanyfka Lake, it appears that the Kageera River, owing lito th Victoria Luke on the west slde, is a much lurger stream than the Shimceyu, Which 1s discharged into the lake at its southurn oxtremity, These two rivers—the one rlinz unear ‘tho third and the other near thefl fth degres of eouth latitudo—are, @s far as known, the ut. mest sources of the mighty Nile, * From fts he- glunluz In the Bhimoeyu it fows througl thirty- seven dogrees of latitude, cqual, us the crow tlles, to the distance from Bugots, in Suuth Auericy, to the City of New York, Between the head springs of the Misslssippt and the Guit af Mexieo tuere are twenty degrees of latitude, ‘I'nus, fu fength, the “ Father of Waters" s u\\'nrfcd, ond tha Missourl, from its sources In Montana ta the Gulf, is surpasseed by tho grand o!d Nile. This fact {8 cstablisbed froin Stanley's exploratious, TIE LENOTI OF TIE KAGEEUA BIVER Mr. Stanley lus not uscertained; bet as the di- viline ridre between the waters o 'l'nlli:un{lckn Lake and the linbs of the basins of the Albert utd Vivtor.a Lukes, southward, are well known, tho Kageeru cunnut be o long nver, Its greot yolunie of water s dyco doubt, to sulue ieroup of mountaing near i{s bead, on 'which the ciuatorial rainfall fs very beavy., 18 must boa hort Fiver, because it lows fnto Victoria Lake Trom tho wedk, and Tess thn two hundred wiles tvll‘n thio lake, wuat, Hes the basiu of the Albert ake, TOE EQUATORIAL DUAINAGE OF THB NILE comes from thrco preat basins,—the basia of tho Victorla Lake, that of the Albert Lake, sud that of the great Nile tributary, the Halr-l-Uazal which Lus ouly been parthally cxplored, aud of the true sources of which nothing Iy known. The basin of tho.Victoria Laka extends over an area twlee that of New York, chictly to the cast aud south. The peninsula between the two iy divide” being close to Lake Albert. The hasiu of this Inke i linited, the monntalns and cliffs encireling It being clode to its shores. The Iuke ia nearly 150 milos long and from twenty to nu; miles wide, and §t lles some 850 fect be- Tow tlie surfaco of the Victoria Lake. Wa have somethingof thisdifference of altl- tude of two nelghburing lakes of the same ays. tem, In Erie and Ontarlo, the surface level'of tho former heing over 800 feet above that of the latter. A uatural terrace, which, from tho Ontarto, looks like o inountain ridee, riees be- Lween the two lakes. You ascend this terrace from Lewlston, and instead of amountain ridee, you find that you are on a hizher levol of the tontinent, which lm{mrmpul»lv has an nacend- Inir grade westwand to the head of tho St. Law- renice basln, It s tho entting through this ter- rnee hy the averflowving streain from Erle which givea its Lhe rapids and the fallsof Niagnra, By the sama Prwun tha Nile, from tho Victorin Lake and its higher basju, linscut its way down through the rocks to Lako Albert. And lere, Woinny say, that in_making thisdescent of 8% fect, from tho one Inke into the other, there erp (n the Victorla Nile, or_maln river, in addie tion to the Murchison and one or two other falls mentioned by explorers, i OTNRIL APLENDID FALLS AXD RAPIDS, - and which no white man has over yet scen, be- causc of tha fmposaibility of nascending or de- scending on foot or by boat the ruckL gorge or canyon of the roaring river. 8peke, Hakor, and others in exploring this scetion of the Nile struck In hiero and there at an opening, but had tuleave the river from l‘):lut to boint to get round its vrojecting - rocks and cliffs, At all cvents they have not accounted for fus descent of 850 fect between the two lakes, & TUB FIXED PACTS OF TIIESK EQUATORIAL LAKES are thesa: The Victorin dralns o reglon extend- ing southward to a “divide" near the fifth de. gree of south Intitude, This 15 tne utmost southern ascertained limit of tho Nile. The Victoria les on o terrace from 850 Lo 1,000 fect ahove Lake Albert, and drafns nearly the whole cniusula betieen the twolakes. The “divide ebween the Albert and Tanganylka Lakes 1s near the third degree south latitude, and the Tanganylke, somo 800 miles south, lies over 100 heluw tho lovel of the Albert. Tais fact set- tles the question that Livingstone's great ayss tem of Interfor Inkes and rivers, to which tho Tanganylks belongs, hos no connection with Lake Alvert. Butstillit is not dn established Inct that Livingatone’s great river, Lualaba, is the Congo. LIVINGSTUNE V5. CAMERON. 3 Livingstone dicd in tha botled that his river, Lunlaba, which inclndes all bis system of fnte- o lakes and rivers, 18 the maln stream of the Nile. At the point whore, ho was compelied to halt, over 100 miles ‘heyond Nyangwe, the stream was headlge north. I there s a valley running northward and Iving west of the moun- tuina on the west sldu of Lake Albert, and on o lower level than that lake, then Livinzatone’s river may bo tho Babr-el-Gazal, which comes Into thio Nfle n numerous branches’ somo Tun- dreds of miics below tho outlet of Lake Albert, Schwelnfurth, however, hos scttled it that for 200 miles west of tne Albert Lake there s no rver flowlng northward, but that, the general coursc of the strenms f{rom that dividing lake rldgo s westward to tho Atlantte Ocean, 8tiil it 18 possible that Livingstone’ at river may be further weost than Schwelnfurth's lino of travel, and yet ln'a valley tributary to the Nile, Cameron loft the Lualabn at Nyangwe, satls- fled that [t 1a the Cougo. Butb ho’ lelt the The County Board Decides to Ra« lieve His Necessities. A New and Modified Conto! to Bo Made with the Lemont Man, 'The Olt One Null and VoldessIlow That Stnto of Aairs Came About. An ndjonrned meeting of tho Connty Noard was held yesterday afternoon, ail tho members, belng present cxcept Mr. Tabor, A commanication was read from Sherlf Rern #sking an ticreaso of $50 a nonth In the ealary ot the jal) clerk. Referrod to the Committce on Jall and Jail Accounts. : BEXTON, A communication was read from P. J. Sexton selting forth that' ho held 815,000 In county or. ders upon which ho could got nd mnney, and ask- Ing thit tho sams be provided for at once, and that they be mado ta bear Intorest at the rate of 10 per scent from the date of thelr Issne. Referred to the Finance Commitics, A communfcation waa read from Architect Egan tecommanding that certain chances be made in the slze of soma of the stone to bo used in the Court. Ilouee, and that 8 fenco be constructed atonce around the Court-llonse Square, Referred to Committec on Public Buildings and Publlc Bervice, > COMMITTEE NBLORTS. Tha Committee on Public Charitica reported in favor of bills aggregating 80,011, 58, sbout half ot which wore for meat at the County "Agent's offlce. Adopted, ¢ The Commities on Publle Servieo roported that {t had visited tho several county institutions under tesolution looking’to reiducing eolariea.and cx- pensea, * Accompanylng the report weres coples of tho scveral pay-rolls, and the announcement that no reductions could poraibly be made, and that no sinecures had heon found to cxlat, ete, The report was edopted, with Mossrs, itzgerald and Senno dissenting. ‘The Joint Committec on Pablle Buildings and Hospital reported in favor of bLills amounting to §792. Adopted, AMENDING WALKEN'S CONTRACT, : ‘Tho JoInt Conimliteo on Fublic Dulldings and Publle Sorvico roported back the bill of Architect Egun for the Court-Honso plans, smountingto $20,000, and also the requust of McNeal & Son to hava thelr contract amended without any recom- mendatlons, Committco of - the Whole to conslder the subject mattor of the roport. 2 Tho motlon prevailed, and *Mr, McCaffrey was ealled to tho chalr. 3r. Fitzgerald called for tho resding of the con. tractof MoNgal & Son, whieh was produced snd read, awwas also thelr hond signed by William McNeal, Willlam B, McNeal, Edwln Walker, Damel O'Hara, Rtobert Clark, R. E. Ray, John MeArthur, C. F, Fitzalmmons, and N, J, A1 tho” conclusion. OF the reading. S1r. Con e haits ding, Mr. Coniy . point reached * by~ Livingstone on tho dffared roa A e e oo, tieoss- | ©Thatu modiea poriiey p na A4 I 'Z:?p”" i for ed the couniry to the Atlantie consl, Camoran, | qunfry Sitimatcs st Cortincalas o n Byen oy e tierefore, has not settled {t that Livingstono's ','fh‘ ot when MeNeal shall 1830y for Lualaua I8 the Congo. VIGO0 le Ebriilicatss ek smaress b et ooy of WE EXPECT STANLEY TO SRTTLE TIIE QUESTION whother the Luolaba Is the Nilo or the Congo, or an independent river, discharged tnto tho At- lantle north of the Congo, or fnto some great interfor salt lnke, the fresh water drainage into which passes olt by evaporation. Iu our next letters from Mr, Btanley we expect tha scttlo- ment ol this problem, not from’ altitudes and caleulutfons, but from actual observation, for in such questions to sce Is to know. - LIVIRUSTONE'S URBAT PLATHAU | of Inkes and rivers, though on a much grander scaln, may Ue compared with the platesu of Miuncsota, On this clovated fiat we have n thousand lnkes and streams Interlapping, somu tho headwaters of tho_Hed River of the North, flowing into Iludsou’s Bay; soma the suurces of the Missisalppl, and sowme . the extremo western sourccs of tnu‘bl. Lawrouce, On Livingstone’s great {nterlor ‘Afriean plateatt of lakes nnd riv- cra, including the splendid Lake Tanganyikn, we Liave the sources of the wild and rushing Zam- bezl, lowlng luto the Indlan Ocean, interlap- fug with the tributarles of tho Lunlaba, which s the Cono, or somu other river, flowing futo flll“; Qt“‘mm' or fnto u desert; or it is tho grand old Nile, 2 North of the Tanganylka Lake we hava two equatorisl rescrvolrs mid hasins of the Nilo; the one from 800 to 1,000 fest ubove the other, and dralninge o vast cxtent of country cast and aonth.t” Both those wrent lakes have boen clr- e stieh value, inciu i 000 he ol vafue, (nain 0 823,000 huretofury nal g ¢ nents to be mads ‘maturial TiVerod nna piaced i 150 baaing, Mr, Flu'{ornld "waa opposad to tho mation, connty ha The already gono ontsldo of the contract to gccommodate tho contractors, and had dono mors than ft should, flo did not want to sce the con. tract furthor tampercd with, but wad in favor of MeNeal boing requfred ot once to so strengthon his bond s to socuro the conuty againat any possible o, . « Mr, Cleary thought the bond wus ample. Ho know of his own knowlodza that two of tho names were good alono, 1o wanted the tonrt-Houre to #o ou, und was in favor of NcNeal-Walker Fflllln{ nioney. Bome of the Commissioners wers n loague with the County Treasuror to Leep Walker out of moncy, he belleved, but nothlng of that kind had grer bafors been doge, dnd he was prepared to Aght tho schome. | "The man In Maino was allowad nuarry ostimates, and why not’ treat Walker tho saine way? Mr. Cunl( apoka Il favor of his motion, and with tears In h's cyes deplcted the condition of hin atarving constituents, Alr, G unmhnrwunp?aw:\ to Alurln“l the con. tract In'nn{ wav. Hothought it would bo safo to allow Walker 810,000, but he would not vota to amend his contruct unloes hile bondsnien would Cauta forward and glve thelr consout, Il wanted ta liold the coutractor's boydwnen strictly to what they had signed. * Mr. Ayars was anolel.l to tamporing with tho contract, and wns abunaantly satisfied’ that whnt wan aald of McNeal whien the contract was awarded him_about " his Irrosyonsibility waa tre. The cumnuvigated, and from the “divide" on the | connty hud advanced him 325, 0 - soutl, und mu' lofty mountains i the weat side | poserd to v:y;ng him k.’.’&flm ml."d‘,“u?.fi':?fl"fl. of Lake Albert, wa kuow the limits of its dralo- age. But with oll theso discoverles JIUCH YRT ILEMAINS UNKNOWN of the dralnago of the Nile. We know that Buker, from actual observation of the swelllng flood, bus setticd it that the anuual inundation of Egypt cumnes down Irom the Nlle tributaries, whoso gources ar- in_the Jolty mountalsia of Abyssinia, and is supplied by tha deluging spring rains over all that vaat group bf moun- talns und high table landé. But from Abyssiujs southward ludefinitely, oud running geaerally Paullul Wwith the Indian Ocesn coaat Mlnc, hough varying in its distances of from tifty to 200 or 300 miles from the ses, there is a great chaln of mountains, and the drainage (rom the west sldes ol thess niountalns from Abyaelnis | down to the E(‘uumr fluwa across the country 400 or 500 miles into the Nilo or ia lost in fnter- vening deserts, | But all this region remalns un- uéx\uml. ume 400 or 500 milos éast and. southeast of tho Vietorin Luko rlsa tho lofty snow-crowned crests of Mount Kento 18,000 feet aud Kilimun- Juaro 20,000 feot nbove the sea, Srom which, on the east slde, vevarul consideruble rivers tlow into tho Indlun Ocean, The western dralnage from theso lolty mountalny, whicn imust be yery heavy, Is givan conjocturally on the mup—fieat, in tho * Lako Nalbash, no_outles,” and next, in a supposed river from Mount Keni pasaing through s great lake, callod Barlngo, fitty miles west uf thu Vietorla Lake, snd thence luto the Ashua River, which crupties Into the White or main siver Nile, 100 mijes above Gondokoro. Next, in tho same great chaln of mountalns, between the fourth and sixth derees north lati- tude,wo lave tho sources of tho large river Hobat, snothor Nile tributary, but its” sources and its course are truced by guess work. Hero 1s 0 fleld for profltable exploration; for how do wo know but that In Mount Kenlo and Mount K'llgm)n n,ru may be found tho aucient gold mines ol iy Onplhu west slda of the Nile we have much to learn of its tributarics, fncluding the Bahr-el- azal, pud sowe alllusuts further Jdown tho maln stream coming In from Soudau. suPpw- ine, ver, that all this work on both sides of tho river Is sccomplished, the question etill re- curs, - ' Gwinr 18 ALL THIS WORTHI! Wo anawer that within the. ¢quatorlal rainy belt of Atrica and that vast extent of vountry kuown as Suudan, there ara 40,000,000 or 80,000,- 000 of people who, just as thuy are, want only i rallroad tu the navizable Nilo'or the sea coast, to give the outside world o trade of many il lious of dullurs. The explorer and the nission- ary have prepared the way for the diplomat and tho complete abolition of tho Atrican slavo traftie. This work has so far progresscd that the railroad builder may proceed to his surveys. would like to accommodate him, ititit ho had cotns plicd with the roquirementa of his contract, Mr, Sehmidt wua In favor of the motion, and could not nco how It could Injurs the county. Mr. Fitzgorald sald tnat the paying o McNe: 86,000 already without the consent of s ho: men had relléved them, and the contruct wus wortbloss, . Mz, McCaffrey—That 1a & well-known fact, Mr, Fitagora[d—~Then I want McNeal new bondsmen, and to sco the county protoc] Mr. Schmldt mand new bonds, .{lu ien amend the contract and de- THE BONDSMEN, . Mr. Conly thon submitted the following addition to his urlginal motlon: Proclded, That the hoiidemen of W, McNeal & fon firat give thelr awcnt thereto, oF that other bonds: Hoard, aliall be ohtalned ho- foru any money fs peld sald McNea! under this mouon. Mr, Fitgerald thought tat siuce tho McNeal contract was acknowludged to be unll and vold, that {t was abant time some cantenct was mada and the county guaranteod againat all Toxd, v hbn ridicalows to think of paying him any more woney under the eircumstan: Mr, Bonue watd th simple question was whethier the Commitice proposd to sacrifico the pblic In- tereat fur that of the contractors, and called for 4 Yole on the adoption of Canly's motlon, "The yoto was hsd, and the motion was lost by tha following voto: eas=~Carroll, Cleary, Con) d e Ay e y'. g :c:m’n i B radle 2 Motk i AT ilon, g, Oueiner, Hioa ‘Ihe bIN of Architect Egan was then taker up, the reading of Iiis contruct bolug cnllod for, but pending its reading the Cominittee, on motion, arodu and reparted prugress through 1éa Chalrman, WALKER WINS, Mr. Flu(rmld movod that the repors be cone: red in, and Mr. Cloary called for tha yess and nny: on tha question, Mr. McCuffrey hoped the roport would not be concurrod in, Iu the Committes tha great qnestion hisd Laen loet sight of, It wae ot to give Walker woney, but to rellevo his worknien sud push tie Court-llonsa work forward, ' It way Important, uu- der the clrcumatances, to anter into & new cou- tract at ouce, for he bulteved the bondsmen of bic- Neal biad been rolensed when hy ,was paid §23, 000, Mr, Ayars—DId you know when you voted away g&:flg&.m that you were Inyslidating the cone e, McCaftrey—~I dld not, Mr, Ayars—Then why has the fact that |H [ tract {» null and vold uot boen before mady Kh r. Fitagerald urged- tho concarrencs In th lh;:lx »ll lthl':1 Committea, " A i 7, Holden was 0ppOsO: coneurring, and got down from the <lile 10 ‘Brio tho DAy mont Walker of $100.000 on the conditions pamed in 3ir, Conly's moilou. After some further discusslon & vots was taken on concursing In the Commlttee's report, which i loag by tho following vote, Mr, Bradloy cheng- ' Ye Al uu,‘l’s‘:;n»’—lt? TFitzgerald, Guenther, oQmans, Leo- In Eugland they arotalking of o rullway from tho | yagys—iiredlor, Carroll, Cleary, Cooly, McCafirey, muottliof the d:‘l";f" lity ‘é;" Tl countrles of “::‘,“_';_,5;',‘,"“',‘,{:',";?:“‘;?5. adoption of hfa motion g Interior, ane 10 jan hedive uild- g ing aline m'm Ba“d“_uyp introducedund defonted fn Committeo of the Whole, 'Tho beart of Africa is iatn. and hille, which was pat and umnld bg.c:“upfauww vote, mostly o rogl Leuzen folning Bradley In t lon of grassy abounding in cattle, aud cupable of supplyin; Yeas—Bradiey, Carroll, Cleary, - e i st Bt 2 Puacnon s hab | oofaa—TRiudier, Camutt, lotay, Contr, Leosem, Mo nothing of corn, cotton, suzar, coffes and to- | _Nuvs~agers Flisgerald, Gueniber, Uofmao, Seass baceo. ~ {n a word, these African” explorers are the pathifinders for new markets aud new settle- ments for the civilized nations of the eartd, sud thls fv the work {n which Stanley s enguged.” e ————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Fonturss Monuok, March 21.—The Rusilan ficet, convoyed by an Americat man-of-war, salled to-day for Now York, Speciat Dispasch to Ths Tribune, Boox1s0TON, I, March 21.—Mauny vsluable horaes have dled near McLean the past few duys of a new and rapld disease, and farmers that UAN'S B be taken up. Ry Mr, Uuenther was In favor of setting Egun's con- tract asido aud entering into a now oues, 8y Wa4 proposed i the casa of SleNeal, ¥, Schmidt sald nothing could ‘bo done with Hysn's clalin untilsn oplulon had beem gotien from the Couaty Attorney, r. Egn lopeld Thal some sctlon_ wauld be taken. The Couuty Atturosy bad already decided acslnst him fo the matter, aad It was not lkely mlmh 1f the matter wad in bis bande he wanted Lo know it, and hervafter g would gubsit by blls dircet. Mz, Malloy novcg Mr. McCadlrey said the Attorney was sick, but ara much excited, ha hat th been ATCULION, Kan,, March 21.—Bt. Benedicl's mflfl.‘fig.fs “L :h:vf \u‘ 33!.'15:‘"‘.3‘..';?;"‘.‘%&" Priory in this city, was to-day elevated toan u»lnfuu Mounday, nhlx:rwluh grhlu Rt. Rev. funocent Wolt, D'l“" p“'rn":f?&’i"’, ::n}‘esn fi“ :'sc ’é}“mb\'rfi'fl' LM as Abl i¢ cerenony was very daposlog, | spec ¢ fol v at 3 o'cluc c] and the attendanco lamo,yl.nrludmgymmu of tie | sfrced to, sud the Bosrd sdjourued motll that inghest digultaries of ‘the Catbolic Church, | B auiong them the Huhu})nl the Diviess of Kan-' sas; Lhe Rt Rev. Boulluce Wimlner, of 8t, Vin- ceut’s Ahhafi Punmg'lvnuh; Bishop Hogar, of St. Louis; lnhu‘- idenbeselt, of Miuncsota; DRY-GOODS SALE, Nzw Youx, March 22 —At the sucilon ssle of Duouel prints to<ay the priws realized :ll.;u]r‘:v‘ Jumes U'Conuor, of Omaba, and many “"“E‘.x Lr.om 53§ cents (0B} cents; BVEruZe ————— s SILVER Washloz in all 8ges aud all relizlonsbashad s BavrLaxa Crrr, Utal, March 22,—There was | sort of r.-lleonuuilnunc» its eltters are so lme quite un excitewent u . Sait Lake City to day | Bertit tgfho phyeical. sad copaequentiy & {03 over the discovery yesterday of a sliver-beuring wluing ledge fn Ked Butty Cauon, about threa nlfes frou this city, 1t {s clalmed to assayover 800 ounced of allver to the tow, and gulte o stawmpede from towa to the vicluly of lfw dis- woyery took place to-day, un 0 of Lhe consecruted Becrssltivs. Nu der, then, thut 0, ‘I, BabLHL w tolet yoap, 1 Iutraduced, tskos vich'a bold ou popular f Why" not, “Sutecd? Tty compunents sra of (bo purcat oils, aad Iherd b o uved of seildcial fras Brunce, 14 o the esh emollicnt and delickous v Silel avaps. SMr. Schmidt moved that tho Board gofntoa