Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1877, Page 2

THE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE: MONDAY. APRIL 2, 1877. darsed hy both the Hepabilcan and Democratie Con- yentione with the exeention that fn the Iatter the (- #1on eandiiiata for Avaca:or was heaten. The foliowing Jariies were activd in eccuri~ the indariement of tho unlon ticket: Frank Agnew, Peter Hanid, John Craw- fonl, Michael Carcoran, .iolin Wagncr, Willlam Vocke, Conrad Folz, and John Mullens, , These rtatements ara abeointely false as faras they relate to myself. T became & member of the Repohlican North Town Conventlon last Monday 10 il n vacancy. Tho Convention was composed of proclscly the name delegates who represented thelr respective wards In the City Conventlun ‘which nominated the city officers in the morning. Mr, Charles W. Probst being presented to the Conventlon as & candidate for Town Assessor, I supported him, becansa [ had known him for twelve years as a competont and respectable man, &nd a rood Repoblican. 1was at the trme nttetly Sznorant of tho fact that the Diemocrntic Town Con- vention had already been held, but was subsc- nently informea that M. Probst had nothing to wlo with it. Of the men with whom I am clarsed in the communication referred to, only three besides nysclf wore mcmbers of the hti:ubllcvm Conven- tion, which included aleo such men ns Gen. Gicorge 1I, Smith and Gen, Thomas. At the first Ynformal ballot Mr, Probst received twenly-two oul of the twenty-olght votes, four of the ten “date- gates of the Eishteenth Ward voting for him, of wham, a4 1 have been credibly informed, Gen, Thomas was one. The next In order was the nominatlon for Collector, and I, together with another delegate from ny ward, voted fur Christian Tempel, tho candldate of the Citizens' Unlon; ho was, howerer, defeated, and as ta tho other candidates, for Supervisor and Clerk, there was no contest, eince there was but one candldate presented. You know whether 1 am a bummor politician, and doubt not that yon wiil sce the in. ]nmco dono mo in tho article referred tv. Tloping that you will correct the same, I remain traly yours, WiLLiax Vouke, ALDERMAN PALLARD, To the Edltor af The Tribuna, Cnicaao, April 1,.—Yon etate in this morning's Trinvxe: the Republlcan msjnrity for President in the was less than . 0N the stronkth of thissit walority wio licpubiicans are running two fipod men for Allermen, and the prospect 16 falr that e whisky-bummer wiil b clected, - Allow me to say that thia statement is hardiys corract one in view of the prescnt conteat betwoen tho threo candldates In thls ward, It Is well known that at last fall's election party lines were drawn very closc, as is usual In Presidentlal olece tions, and more than this, it is equally well known that hundreds of Repablicans voted the Demo- cratic ticket, for reasons not neccasary to state. A trner test of the position of partles In this canvass datho vote of & year sgo, when Mr. Bollard and Mr. Itorenherg wors olocted by s majority of some 850 over Mr. Cllnl{cn. The plain reason for this 1arge majority for these men was tha excellency of tho ticket with these two men ot it, These namces on tha ticket representing the = Tteform miovement, broke the ranks of the parly that put o nominatlon Mr, L'lln‘mn. Tho votera of the Sccond Ward are intelilgont, reasoning men, and they voted for Mr. Ballard and Mr, Rasenburg & year ago becauso theie reason and in< terest led them to do ft. The aame rearon and fn- terest will lead thom to vote for Mr. Dallard nest Tucsday, The majority of the ward know, and it 13 platn to any ane who will examine tho merita of the candidates, that Mr. Ballard is the bust man for the oftice. The reforn movemout that elecled the present Aldermen in oar ward 1s strunger in feeling to-dsy than a year ago, and the ward docs not propose to turn Mr. Ballard ont of office, Mr, Lallard will be clected by a falr majority, AMuNicirAL ReroRy. NOT WITIIDRAWN, To the Editor of The Tridune, CricAgo, April 1,—in this morning's Times it {a reported that I have withdrawn from the fleld. Thls la not trae, ~nelthor shall I do so; and if the voters of tho Noventh Ward want to beat Hildreth (and that I8 what. I am at), and do not want Mike Uailoy for thoir next Alderman, thoy should vote for the nomineo of the Republicans of ke ward, for Bailey is running Itiordon. - Gi W, Ganpxmn, OTHOER CITIES. LINCOLN, Nnp, Bpecial Dispalch fo The Tribune. LincoLx, Neb,, March 31.—Thls afternoon the Tepublican Conventfon nominated I, W. lardy, & prominent fornltare dealer, for Moyor, and I8.C. Manley for Clerk, tesolations calling on the can- didates to pledgoe themneolves not to draw above the salarics of each office fixed by the Conventlon, and othenwise looking toward retrenchment, passed unanimously, The fight over dnl(‘{:l!t'! at the primaries was vory bitter, the legal fraternity wnf.nmycu agninst the successful delegates. There Is somo prospects of holting tu-night. The People’s Convention nominated T, M. Burks for Mayor, and I, P, Finager for Clerk. DLotn tickets are good. KENOSITA, WIS, Special Disyateh 1o The Triduna, Kesannia, Marcu 5L—he Itepublican City Con- venthon wian held this eveningat 8 o'clock at tho Coirt-1Ho! and the following municipnl oMcers wera nomnuated: Mayor, J. V. Quarlos; City Cierk, D, Denedicts Cliy Treasarer, A, Schoffon; ‘l‘““c" Magtetrate, J. M. Stobbina: Marshal, James Twhn, ‘I'he Democratlc nominations for city ofiicors were mado this ovening at the Councll-rooms: For Mayar, 0. Q. King; Treasurer, Phillp Lentz; 8. L. Bigelaw; Justico of the Peaco, John hardson; Marshal, Thomas Lunt; Asacasor, H. 14, Tacbell. WATERTOWN, Wi, Spectal Dispatch 4o The Tridune, WatEnTowN, Wity Aprll 1 —At the Convention held laat exeulig, the tepublicans placed n mixod tlcket for city oilicers, nominating’ dacob Weber for Mayor, ‘Iheodora ftace for Teeasuror, and Con- rad Dippem snd Willlaw ¥, Dervin for Ansessors. "The nomineo for Mayor I8 a Domocrat. ~The bal- ance of the ticket §1 Itepublican, 7Tho bast men from both parilen wers selectad for ward oficers, und the fight promises to ba a Iively ono in most of the wards Tucsday. Syectal Diipach o The Trivu Special Dispateh o The Ina, LaCrannr, Wid,, March i1, ~1lio Domocrats of this city to-day But the foliowing ticket In tho flelds Foe Mayor, J. J, Hogan, the presont Incun- benty Clerk,” 0. 1L Stlth; Troawnror, Georzo Beharpt; and Aaseasar, J, C, Miller. The Iepubilcans Liave nominated the followlng ticket: For Muyor, George Edwarda; Clork, . in baon; Treuaurer, L. lunckel; Assossor, H, ‘tamer, speciat JOND, DU LA al Dirpatcl ne. Foxn b’ Lat, Aares Ttepibllcan Clty Conveation to-day made tho following nomfun- tlona: Mayor, C. Alfred Galloway, of tha lumber finn of Moure, Galloway & ISaker; City Treanurer, Joun 8pence, Becretary aud Treasurer of (ho Mce Jlonal “m“lm“"ns‘i Cnmsnn : Justices of the Peace, 8. L. Urasted, Bdward Hissell, and H. E. Connet. Tho contest fu 8 very animated une, and much political feellng s belng developed, BELOIT, W Diwpateh it Tribu ™ .—The tepublican Union on ight renomisated C, ¥, G, inga fur Mayor by acelamation, sud nominated games Eu Madigan v the dret formal Lallot for reaavrcr, The Domocratic Convention hold last night ade Journed without wnaking any nominations, CAMLINVILLY, ILL. Special Dinatch fo The Tyibune. Cantixvieie, 1., APl 1.-The tepubliean City Convention was held | night, and reaulied in the nomiuation, by acclamation, of William Burgdord for Muyor, “Mr. lurgdur®’'ju une of our nost popular merchants, and will be elected, aud tedecetn this city from Democratic rule, NLOOMINGTON, Speciad Dispatch to Tricune, cBueomatTuss T Ay N T topubiican ity Convention Batirday night unanimously nom- fnated Dr. d L White for Mayor, L ¥ CLEVELAND. Crevewaxn, O., Mareh i1, —iValdemar Otfe was 1o-day nominated for Mayor by the Dumocratie Convention, —— THE WEATHER, Wasuinaron, D, G, Aprll 3—1 a, m.—For the Upper Lake reglon, volder, clear, or fulr weather, with wost to northwest winds aud ristug baroweter. Oumana, Neh,, April 1.—Heavy wind storn rrovullml bere during lust night aud to-day. und ias blown duwn wuny sigus, chlmneys, feuces, e, v WENERAL Olillvhflfllr . Ciiiauo, Aprll 1=Mldnight, jar, | 7ar. |~ Wind. | Rain| Weaiker, W0 | Threavy. T Cloars & \Cloar, a3 LG ¥atr. ¥ tear, ) Th'tning, a3 Cloudy, LUCAL GBABEVATION. Cigoauo, Apil 1. Thr lin| Wind, | Ra.| IFecihers o | 51 18, 705 Clo {0 ) 41| 74 f6., bk 288 i | 5 (30 005, B0, 11 5 5. Wi 20:1ap. a0 131 5% | 70 1. Gries Mazimumthermometer, 04i minlmum, 3. From gud after April 1, 1677, cautionary sig- nals will be displayed from the north tower on the Exposition Bultding, lostead of the roof of the Ceutral Hutel, us Nerctofore. C. E. Buixsuabs, Observer. ——— 4 Mary, vou aro very uaughty this morning,” eald u kind old lagy wo"a bittle girl whom sho Lad taken under her care, **but you must learn your lesson. I will Jeave you for a short time, #0d when I vome back 1 bope to find you 2 good cirl.” - Mary waa lelt du tears and 1) a very il uruor, LUt on the old ludy’s return the tears Liad given place to swlles, und Mury, runulog up to ber aunt, exclulwed fu great glee, * Bear aupt, kiss el for Alug will never b naught, aiaiu; Mary hus burued tha ty book whic! wade her 80 nacglity thls toorulugh [ TIIE THAW. Great Inundations in the South- western Part of the City. Torronts of Water from Mud Lake and the Aux Plaines River. Hundreds of ITonses Accessiblo Only by . Toats or Ralls, 'Borious i)mmaga to Bidewalks, Roadways, and Other Property, The late thaw and ralns have cansed a serlons Inundation in that partion of the elty hordering on the teacks of the (ireat Eastern Raliroad and ex- tending from llarrison strect eouthward to the Weat Branch of the South Dranch of the Chicago River. Northward of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrond, around Douglas Park and Lawn- dale, and In the viclnity of Twelfth street and ‘Weatern avenue, tho flood 18 particularly severs,’. and, besldes cattingoft the communication of many reswdents with the oater world, s doing incalcnlable damage. Thesewers on Weslern avenno and connecting . thoroughfares aro overfiowed sod are foadequate to reduce the accumnlating watcers which come booming down from Mand Lake andthe Anx Plalnes bottoms in sjtorrent. The river bas overflowed its banks near tho - Byidowoll, and added greatly to the flood by sending a sca of water across the conntry In the vicinity of tho Chi- cago Malleablo Iron Worka and filling the deep ditches along Westorn avonue and other atreets weat of it. On tho went side of the avenue and from Twelfth to Fiftcenth atrects thero are a large number of hovaes, and they esn be reached only by rafts, which (ko denizens havo fmprovised from yportions of tho slde- walka that lhave been washod away or lio pounding In the seca, the wators of which wera lashed to fary by the gale which vrovalled yesterday, and which added greatly to tho damage already done. The froshot set In falrly Saturday, and has con- tinued with slight abatement ever since, untif it has reached hnge proportions and rendered roads and eldewalks Impassable,and hundreds of houscs fnaccessible and a number uninhabitavle, Sorfous and Incalculable damago bas been done to the park Improvements, the road-grades, tha sidowalks, and other properly, Tho melting away of tha ,; great masses of snow and jce and tho ralns have fllled overy ditch In iho northern section of the city .to overflowlng and sent the wator down tho river at a rate of six or reven miles an hour and drowned out housas and Ienda Within the bollndl? referred to above. Tiinuxe reporter visited the ovellowed dise trict utiirst touk the pruuuon 10 0b- ina ‘*bird's-eye viow ** of it and nx its outlines In his mind. ‘Tho tower on the _cngine-house . ad- Joining Ilinman Btreet (Gad's Hill) Polico-Statt Tnrnished goud facllitten for observatio throngh the kindness of Capt. Leo Meye: tleman whose knowladge of the city and tory cxtends away hack to tho tlme when hls father supplied the Pottawatomies with bread on (Government account,—the reporter as led, u'p tho steop llnlrwll{l tothe top of the tower, and furnished witha feld-glasa snd mach informa- tlon regarding streets and Tocalities fn that part of Chicago, lnm\(ln:‘ from the tower In a sonthwest- orly and weeterly direction, y THE COURSR OF TIE FLOOD could be tracud. 'The water poured into the river inthe vicinlty of the Uridowell fromn numcroua #mall streamaand ditches, andthe awampy land aronnd Mud Lako was covered 'with er. o viver overtiowed its banks, particularly on the north eido thereof, and tho water pourcd down acrosd tho country and throngh the strects, forine lnfilmnll lakes, ‘which surrounded Douglas Park and “extunded along the Chicago, Hnrlington & Quincy and the Great Eastorn ftollroads, and atreichicd awsy westward nearly to Lawndale, and morthward for s long distance from the park. ' lie- tween the Uroat Eastern tracks and Western aves nue, and from Ogilen avenua to Harrison street, the land was covorod (o n depth of two feet or moro with water, and the strong wind lashed it futo quite & heavy sca, which beat against the side- walks, and fences, snd roadways. and sent tho svray fiylng similar to that on tho lake-shoro durlig a'northeaster, Sk Having taken a yood view of the inundated dis. trict from thé towor, the reporter took a tour around tho submerged lands 1o ohtain more de- talled information.” A hujge stream of water was found running from the river along the weat side of hland avonue and fonnd its way into the sewern near the new Water-Works, at ‘the junction of Hiug Inland avenus and Twenty-second stroet. On Westorn avenue, from the river 10 the C., I & €. tracks, snd catending for maveral hundred yanl, to a potnt whore the Great Kastern Ratlrond proved a barrler, the land was overflowed and the nidewalke on the woet sidoof the avenuo wub- merged. Now and then a few wild ducka could bo scon havering uover ths water o If in joy- ‘fnl glee over tho nowly-formed pomds. ‘Out around the Hridewell, AMud Lake had a‘aumed greater proportions and was pouring fts waters nto the river and aending a flood down past the Mailenhle Iron Works and along the weat side of tho Great Eastern tracks toward' the north. The water rushed rapidly through the rallrosd culverts and dashed against the roati-beds with bad eflact, but no rertous damage was done to the well-graded roads of the Northwestern Company's heanch snd 1l other corporailoni ‘[nmvlnluly named, Navigation along Western avenus was good by raft, but bad nfoot, &8 the reparter had heartfelt occaslon to discover, Clamber- ing along fonces to avoid the flood, walking, or rather wading, over the sidowalks, shoes in hand, and Kundn{ pantaloons rolled up to the knees, was difticult as well an chilly, to !I” noth- ing of the cutting wind that blew in & palo from the Aouthwest, snd nearly sont one floundering into Bt rafting was still more dificult and This thing of gettlng a section of romie- sidowalk and a padd) Dd l:‘mng ay, drag. ging the sald section over raliroad trucks In order 10 elfect communication from ouo lako to another, and dlscover thy sonrces of Mud Lake, Chicagn Hiver, and the Wealorn avenue sewer, ia not ro romanticad It 1s cracked up to be, and does not ive uno the chance for fama that Sianley han In ookingt after the sourcus of tho Nileand enlling round the majestic TAnganyika. LAWNDALB ESCAPED erdny, from the flood, sa far us cunld be observed at & distance, paddling In that direction bolng ron- dered too dilicult and Lazardous to warrunt Tuxm TrisUNE's nuvigator making uu extended voyage of discovery, 1t was somewhat odd o seo the stralts to which the Inhabitants in the overflowed nelghborhuod Were put. From Fifteenth niecet to llurrison on Westurn aveuuo, where tho houscs are numerous, the occupants wers founid cllmbl llunr fences to reach thelr windows, through which thoy were compelled to crawl, and soveral families had abandoned thelr b iud gung elsewliere, pend- Ing the aubsiding of tha tlood, ~Uthers wero wa Ing through the water, wnd sumo were ing olong rufta Improvised from broken sidowalks and fences. The Weslern avenue rewer was thought to be bursted, and aquads of men, whaso liomes were in Lo water, wero ea. gaged with plekvnud whovols in dizalhg ditches acruss the bigh roadway of the aveune, fu ordut to give the preesing waters un ontlet intu” tho mowers and ditches on the opposite, or eastern, side. By night tha rhad fullen wbout two inches and thure wua a prospect that the tlvod would co Bome Jand ‘waa overtlowed on tho cast sldo Woatern uvenue, by tue cutting of the ditches to 33 lot the water thruogh, sod not & little Indiguation has heen expressed on the part of those who own it. Au czaminatlon of tha acwer on Westeru avenue shuwed that a break had occurred at souiy point, but {ts exact location was not discovered, and tho Bewerage Enginver should louk carefully attet it to-day and have it repaired Tho damage dune to the park walke and boule- vardy, treed, planis, ete., ls considerable, whilo the relaying of the new strect sidowalla snd ro- xrading of rosdways will neccsaitate a large ox- penaiture of money, ‘The wuter Is not “ducp enongh to endangor lfe, and ko far as hus been ascertalucd no accident hos uccurred Lo persons. : Communicativn with Lawndalo, via Oxden av utie, by vehicles Is not cut off, but the water hiae uverflowed the roadway near the raliroad crosslog #0 tbat pedestrians And It neceseary to wade, . TUR RIVER. The, Cmn-‘gn River has luufilwcn abused as tho Liotbud uf Alth, staguativa, aud discass, 8o lony has it borne this reputationthet it seatns unnatural tovay unythlng elsc of it, The North aud South Draniches bave vied with each other In ace cumulatlog and turnlug out dlel. Sows- times tho North Branch eewers would get a wtart on thelr fellows of ko South; then fho wind would veer round to the southward, and Bridweport contribute her share, koocking the North Dranch out of tue. A old tug-wad sees fugs vewsel ot the ‘n‘lnwuh\ tell by the dirt on hereldes whetber she came from the Northor South Uranches. Su lflufi bas Lhis sort of thiug existed that anythlog in thewbiape . of clesn watot would bs a surprive. purty to thv fiose uf people dulnxmuruu gn the zlver. Jusl now, \.Ju'.r. ugture Las takeu 14 Ito her head to turn over o uew leaf, Bhe hos Inaugurated such o clean- ing - as Dot occurred within the recollection of the oldest lababitant, On rldy 8 warm ruln succeeded riday b tho light P baving for s0E3 duys. Thery was just raln enough to nicely flood out {hn scwers, 16 was fulluwed op Seturday slteraoon by a bol sun. which did tho work Ip the river which the rain had done in the scwers, tho rlver at taly thne bojug 1n etyto of rickuces that would have delighted the nose of 8 Bridgeport fertllizer. At sunsct on Saturday ol 3 light wind arcse from tho southweat, sod fclls of fco oppoute thy ity begun to move l{ to tho norihward; the iloatluy acum on the rverleisarely bugan to maku its way to the, plere; the wind ™ kept tiu- crearing uothl 3t midnlght, whew 3¢ & 3Uft breeze, which caused the water a thisend of the fake to fall. Thls, Isted occasionally through the nizht by heavy ahowere of warm raln, Lad the efuct of fucreasins the veluclty of the current fu the river unti) 3t noon on Sunday It was pussing Rushstrect bridge ot ko rate of elzbt wiles an hour, sud carrying with it all the d!rt aud rubbish Wwhich kad consiregated abount the docks during the winter. Stauding on e bridge, you would ever and snon ses an empty ealt_barrel, a dead dog. a hundle of stearw, or fame other rubbish forming a ‘\ncm-hm of flth, and following in the waka of he field of fee now moving north at the rate of abont threa miles an hour, the wind keeping Jnat far enongh sonth of west to earry the current tathe northward of the criband into thie lake. RAILROADS. TIIE RAILROADS AND TIIE LAKE BHIPPING, To 1Ae Fditor of The Tribune. Cnioaao, March 28.—The editorinl in to-day's TRIBUXE, ** Rallroads and Thelr Competition,” ‘which takes a somewhat rose-colored viow of shippers' prospects, recalls the following, which has been the subject of conversation in marine circles during the past winter, and which relates to amatter of vital futerost to most of the readers of your valuable psper: It is well said that rallrond competition endain combination, with incrcased facilities for robbing the piblie. When the Tom Scotts and ‘Tlldens bave stolon your rallroads by one of thelr mauy processcs, such as conatruction com- anies, ** consolidation,” er watered stock, and Enve successfully * fobbed " the tllvldrm‘n by faet-freight lines or the like, the stockholders being non est, they proceed lsy combination to skin the producer, For grain and all coarse freights, the onlyhope of the producer Is the water routes, chiel among which {s the chaln of lakes, and on these Con- gress has wisely and In the people's intereat apent millions of dollars. But {f the rafiroads are allowed to pursue thelr Emm\l rollq-. our Inke marine, whose losscs by disaster aro no Tonger replaced by building, will cease to exist very sooti, Iany [t the rallroads, which havethe whole year and other people’s eapital on which to operate, arc allowed to ‘ditcriminate apalnat navigation by carrving freizhts In the summer ‘at cost or less, walting for the closc of naviga- tion for nrnm.’n. Is m“f a queation of time to crush out the lake marlne, which hasonly balf the year to operato in and on private capital, Vessels carried grain last scason from Chicago to Buflalo at 14 to 3 cents perbushel—not quod storage rates for the time occupled n the voy- age, 'Iha railronds were thus gettingabout one third their present rate for cm_vl;‘xf rain to tho eeaboard—that {8, they have add per cent 1o their own summer rates, to muko thelr win- ter rate. A few years azo, when the few trunk lines reaching Chlcaro hiad thines all thelr own way, and wero sking 43 cents percwt. on fourth class freight from the seaboard to Chicago in the summer, thoy asked 60 cents per cwt. (an addition of 8318 per cent) for fourth cluss freight between the same points in winter, Now, if 3313 per cent pald the difference bo- tween summer and winter carriage then, why doca It take 200 per cent todoitnow! A partinl answer may be found in the fact that, In' theso days of eablo and lelefirflph, trado {s moro evenly distributed over the year than formerly, and railroads aro surc of winter as well ns sum- mcnxu.ln-lrfll[.']m.!. and ean, by tho poliey de- seribed, not only kill the marine, butget a high- er average prico for the year thanf they charged aliving prico in the suminer, and malea prop- cr additlon In the winter. 80 as s00n as navigation opens wo may look for rulnous frnlrm ratcs to kill the vesscls and leava the milrom thicves unhampered. 1 think the remedy for this statc of affairs Is in the hands of tho pcouple, who nced only act together to get relicf. Congress has cxpress constitutional power to regulate commerce be- tween the Statea. Now, let the Boardsof Trade inaugurate, and the wholeNortliwest sign, peti- tions to Congress through thelr Cominiitecs on “Routes of Tranaportation tothe Seaboard " (which are composed of \Western men) for the passago of something as here sugrested; Ax Act to protect mflfnllon. e il enacted, ete., ‘hat 1t shall'ba any railroad or freight line doing busincss in (he Usilted States to cliarge mora than — per cent additional to thelr summer rate of earrlage, .on any product a4 & winter rate on that prodnct, undor penalty of — Let the petitions urge, In default of such lexis- latlons a stoppage of all nprrnnmtlona for water and harbor improvements, which are as powa farco and uscless cxnensc. Under such o law ns above suggested, tho average cost for the year of . grain carriage wonld be luss thai now, whilo our grand marlne, relioved of tho rallroad devil-flsh, would permancntly gusrantea to producers competition and low rafes. In viow of the late Granger dcclsions, such legislation is porfectly practicable, as woll us constitutional,” Will not Tug Tminusn lond ita powerful ald to wake the producers from this sleep of slavery to the monofiollcal Yours, 1t CIANDLER. * PERSONAL, Bpectal Dispaich to The Tridune.. InpiANAvoLIs, Ind,y April 1.—~C. W, Bradley. Superintendont of the Western Divislon of the Wabush Rallroad, It {8 rumored, will take thy General Buperintondency of the Baltimore & Oldo Rallroad. ———— CHINA. Its Tinances—Wide-Spread Corruptlon—An Emplre Lun by Women, San Frunclaco Tost, For the first thne In the hlstory of China has the stata of her dmperial financea been disclosed. ‘The Chinese biwdzot for 1875-'0 showa the total revenuo in coln to be 34,051,200 taels, euch tacl Uelog worth 81,014 tho grafn tribute amounts to 4,177,004 peculs of 133 pounds each, which fs eatimated to be worth 8,855,208 tacls, Thus tho entire Tmperial revenuo of China durlug the vast financlal year foots upa total of about $70,- 000,000. Tho budget ot uxpenditure shows the cost of the Central Government at 27,044,150 taols, of which the army and navy is sct down in round numbers at 4,500,000; ealarica of civil and military ofllcers, 7,087,108: adntnlstration of Centrul Government, 638,377 tacls, Courlers and nails cost nearly four tinies as much; river embankments and “public works arc charged at 3,800,000 taels, A reservo fund of 7,873,742 taels is ‘set apart for some unexplained object. Cnina was without the luxury of a forcign debt until 1874, when a_loan bearing 8 per cent interest for $3,183,875 was fysucd through tho Hong Kong aud 8hanghal Bank by Imperial authority, sccured on the customs revente, ‘The existonce of this loan cannot account for such a large reserve fund, but there may be an internal debt, interest on’ which wonld absorb the difference., ‘The Emperor, belng spiritusl as well as tem- rurnl suverelgn, maintalng nefther ceclesiastical ilerarchy nor privsthood; hence ap expenditure for religlous ceremonies and the Btate religion of 183,153 tacls ey be regarded as a perquisita of the Bublimely Fure. 'llicro ls also a suspl- clous item of 1,617,108 tacls Ininiscellancous ox- penditures of the Ceutral (Goverument, Tho uext highest ftom of cxpenditurs s for ex- atnination aud ald to thu litcratl, which is not peeuliar in an Emrlm ruled by red tape and com- petitive exomination, Public charity and pen- slons an gratitudes lkewlse figure for solld sums fn the list of general cxpeuditurce, But the expenditures of the Imperial houschold, which cume under a separute head, foot upn tutal of 13,257,118 taels, belvg un excess of exe pendituro uver revenue of 8,607,350 tacls, Couxldering the vast Emplre of Chino, tho rovenue aud expenditure, as exhibited lu these figures, is not larga; but these suins do not rop- reaent a tithe of tho money squeezed by pro- vinclsl maguates from helpless peoolo, ‘Tha defleiency of revenue {s usually madoup of dona- tiune, which arein exchange of rauk and pluce; in otbior words, by tho sale of ofllce. ‘fhe leads of expenditore of tha Imperial houschold of China are bistorically (nstructive, Tn“"'"kfi tho refgniog family trusts to Tartur unlawfut for troops, snd the Ta-lsiug dynasty raye 5,513,491 tacls nnnuallé i maintenance of the Army of the Elght Buvners and a Mongul troop. Rice and other food cost over ald to mandarios swallows 91,- U5 tae uts and penalovs lick up u cool balt inilllon; sacrifice to the Grund Llama unother Imperial perquisity) smouuts to nearl cls; whils porcelaly, ete., cost mx,s«fl tuels. Corruption aud oppresslon are rampant within the great wall, and it {s said enormous wums aro annually diverted from thelr legitimute uses to the pockets of ofliclals. Thetendeu- v,vut publie corruption Las not lesscned since theusurpation of power by'women of the Im- ¢rlal houschold, the Government of China have cen run by two Ewmpress Regents, ruling Joint- Iy sinco 1561, excepta sbort thns durlug the reign of the late boy Emperor. The ambitlous extravagauce of tleso ‘Tartar dames may ho ;‘ufil‘ny lmagined n sucha Court asthat of ekiog. American Bardines, Noa York Tribune, ‘The American Bardine Cowpany started the business of prepuring sardiues for sale about &even years 8o, at Port Monmouth, N. J. Somo fdea of thu extent of these works inay bu galued frow the fact that iu 1873 the Cowpany man- ulactured and sold 470,000 caus, u quantity which was uc.-ul{ cqual to the total mportation u'l forcign eardines {n 1570, the year when the Company was started. In1674 theproduction was equally lurge, but during the last two scasons thie cateh has been suall, owing to the scarcity of the flsh which the Cumg;my selected aa a sub- eliruts for the surdive—theinenbuden or ocean trout, cowmonly called the “moes buuker.” s colur Iy silviry, spotted with dark browu. Theso fish abourd in the b.l{l und deep rivers ‘which fndeot the coasty of New-Brunswick, Newfoundland, aud Nova Bootfs, and fu the sprivg and fali appear ulso in great nunbers vy the New-Euglaud coastund fo the Raritau Bay, Here during the season they are caught by the employes of the Bardine Company, who begln operations about May 1 and continug tha work untit Nov. 1. The flesh of Lthe menhaden Ia sweot and nutritious, and fs by many preferred to that of the imparted aarding, the only defect being the unusual number of hones.” These, liowever, are now removed by n ‘mechanfeal n;v.é;r;v. for which the Company sccured & patent n Me, Beals, tho_President of the Company, re- cently pave a Tridune reporter the following Information as to the manner of catching the flsli and the proceas of mannfacture: The men- haden Is & timid Nsh and awimsupon the surface. When at early dawn g school Is descried by the ripples on o surface, tho small boats are lowered from the sloops which have been laying oft the ground _since mid- nighty and” a loug nel abous 700 feet in length and descending 12 or 18 fect into the water 18 carried out on both sides until the school 1s surrounded, 'The fish are then ladled out by the fishermen with **s~vops,” placed on board the sloops, and Lrought to the factory tocks at Port Monmouth. In the factory the ora first bronght to the ‘“scaler,” 'h"f shaft with twelve revolving wheels filled with long bluut teeth, which remove tho scales. Tho heads are then cut off, the entrails removed, oud the fishes Are placed in washing troughs, above which are elreular revolving brushes, by contact with which the flshes aro thoroughly cleancd and the bonearemoved. They are then put in pickling vots for several hours, until well stlted; from these they sro transferred to the cooking cans, which are placed inthe steaming tanks, seven {n number, each capable of holding 1,000 boxea. From the steaming tanks they pass to nlong table, mul are finally packed In per- manent cans, After oil and apices have been placed n the cans, they are ecaled. The time S:cnnlcd in the wholo process is about threo ye. - i "HILADELPHIA. A Slow and Steady Clty---Political Corrupe tlon In Pennsylvnnin---The Chicago Mu- niclpal Etectlon, To the Editor of TAe Tritune. Pursansueura, Ve, March 30.—For five days wo have liad an equinoctial storm unprecedented in this latltude. First wo had raln, coplous and pro- lopged ; then snow, alternating with atreaksof blus £ky; the winds meanwhilo shifting to all the polnts of the compasns, For the past twenty-four hours 1t has been cold and wintry, with chilling northweat winds, 'Toa Chicagoan it {s niot strango, bat here 1t I thonght to b remarkable, : For clevon months I have been stodyldg Philas delphla {n its varlous aspects, and T give yoo, in Ime prompiu fashion, my lmpressions of it. BLOW AND STEADY, It Is & steady, slow-golog town, twith large man- ufacturing Interests, ond abundance of capltal walting tha revival of business for investment. Wealth comea slowly and sfaye hero with a few, sa elsowhere. . More people own tho houses they liva inthanin any other city, A multitudo of pretty rhops aro scattered all over the city to the ont. skirts, TOLITICE. ‘The most pecnllac featuro of tho town ia ita polittes, Chicago boasts it rings, but Philadelphia 18 a perfect Saturn (o this respect, 1 had boen hers but a short time when I was walted on bys com- mittee, with note-book and pencil, to anroll mo as A votor.. And, when 1 told tem | had been hera but six wecks, they asked meto keep mum, and ansured tno It made no diffcrence.—I conld vote {,“" as well an anybody, ‘\liumn ansociate, —a New York Tildenite,—tliough he had beenhere bus six montha, waamado s votor without his knowl- edgre, and a tax recelpt sont i, and was urged 1o vote for Reform. Again, this spring, ni the mu- nicipal election, I was urged to vote, with the na- surance that both sides hud agreed not to chnllengo any one In ml ward! 1ioth partios hero are a mg.lul they know how to be: and what Fhi plilans don't know atont poll many need not attempt to Washington, on Inanguratios in converaation with dalvgates who went from to bulldoze tho Prosldent into l‘lfl:’lnlln eron A member of Cabinet, 1 was told ovue fact which was tho koy to Phila- delpbia aud ]'Bllnl{l'flnll Mayor Btokloy, thoy eald, paid gon, olection. There wurs doabls cummitiess in each precinet, and ho had to pay both scts, ~$300 a sut smounting to 315,000, —nud one Democratic was tranaferred bodily to tho Hepublican side. In one conuty where thero s 8 Deaiocratic y , they alwayn send a iepublican to the Leglature, One of the clitel manipniators told mo how It was done, They juat buy up the Democratic voters, on election-day, at $1 a head. 'nm! ara Just as ready to bo bougnt s the put- chaderaafe to buy then,—In fact, look upon tho frunchisg as a marketable conmodity, and wonld focl slighted it no ono offored to buy thelr votes. Theeo are the legltinate fruite of tho policy which joverncd ennaylvania for years, Oile man the Hupubliean party of V'enniylvania, and has cuntrolled it with ihe relentlena rigor of an ubaolute Dictator. Hehaa put up hls own favorites, and put down whoever opposcd him, In owr{ soce tion of the Biate. ‘Now and then, hore and thore, & prominont nan tnunifests - tha mpirtk of {ndependence; but hia svon subsldes, is whippeil into subsorvicncy, or {e loft out In' the cold. Talk nbout tho discipline of tha slavo-plantattont Tho slase-owner of old wers not more arhitrary and fnexvrublu than the Camoron dynasty of Penn- n{lvnnln I'he Leglslature were sounded, and pledged ta olect Don on eondition of his father's ro~ slyning, before thu public knew anything about his politicnl Simony; ond have récolved, what they ‘tightly deserved, the cuntompt of all upright and honoruble men, TIB PRESY of this city, of all parties, with ono exception, and a portion’ of the country Republican press, pira- tustod ayminst thiv sbsmoless proceoding; but the bargain was consummated, —~but ano Republican member of the Leglslatura having the maniiness to vote uo, Somne of thess protosting papers have ale m\d{h enied 10 do ube.uance to the now Senator and fo proffer him thelr cordial aupport, "Thoro soema 1o bo no way of shaxing off’ this corrupt d; mut{. but by defeating the Repubican IW y of thls Stato; awd this, nnless thera ls 8 change - in Cuneronlan tactles, Wil probably bo nccomplisied ut the noxt siato The great mnjority of Republican voters zusted and huailisted; but they have na fors (1 Lo prews or In tho forum,and nu concort ofaction, And the only way In which they show thele dinsatisfaction In by voting auninst (helr awn party, Aud thix thousands of thetn witl do unless the Domocrata ict liko natural fools, as they so wften have done. CHICAGO MUNICIPAL RLECTION, 1 sce you arg to hnve a erce slrifa In Chicago to keon 1ts Municipal Guvernment oat of the hands of thieves and bunmers, There onght not to boa gluuuon a8 to tbe result. Yonr candldate for ayor deserves wi of the property-uwners of Chicago, for hu has saved (he’ mly r{nm actual baukruptey and reatorei its wanlug erediit, so that Eastern capltalists begin to focl confidence in fta abllity oud dlspositivn to pay its dubts, Asons hay) n"{lll Interest in Chicazo Toalty, T feel'a deep noliciiudu that honest bueiness-men, who will pub- arty to ths public wolfare, alould be uotico that in my old ward (tha Thir- teenth, formerly the Kourtoonth) the Jtepublicans havenominated a wide-awake Lusineds- man, Hiram P, Thompevn, who dusueves tho support of vvery tazpayer.Thave known hin well for ofitht yeara, and, ir sich men as hoare elected to the Common Coune cll, thioves sud bummers might as well cmlgfilm ————— "' MUTUAL" * LIFE-INSURANCE, 10 (e Kdlior of TAe T'ridune. CitioAdo, darch 30,~The exposures which hava rocently been made of the wasteful extravagance of tho prominent lifo-Insarance companies have natorully lod people to wonder why they Lave so long beun ablo ta carry on business, and, In fact, why they have booo allowod to insure lives whon this cxtravaganco has been uuderstood by tho TInanrance Department of the State of Now Yorl, Al thls js caslly explained whon tho basls of mutusl fnsurance Ia kuown, Certalnly the success of theso natitutions haw do- pended to & vory groat extent upon the fgnoranco the Insarcd have had regarding the eutiro sabject. When lifo-insurance was firat established in ihis country, It was not koown that (ho (abls of mortallty upon which the buainess had been conducted “in Europs could relied upon here, and It was therefore decldod 1o add ta all of the exponecs which were consider- vd necessary, vix. : the prima coat of nsuranco, the reservu, tho sgouts’ commissiuns, nnd the cost of mansglog tho busincss, a further aum of 40 pufcmwumvldo against ln”wull:l- contingency arislug from increaved mortal Experienco has provet that the old Cacllse tables aro substantiully coerect, aud that tho average duration of Ife 1n this country does not watcrlally vary from that in Europo, It can readily be scen, therefore, that the fnsured have be vaying eaci u)l‘ 40 per cent more for thelr insurauce than has on mutually required. To sugar-cost the pill, feal corription T'a h them. \When at olitics, wh- however, the companics b called their jmsur- anco miwfual, and have fropued o wmake thelr pollcy-holders directly = Juterested in the rotis lllolnq feoms the Lusinsss, ond It bay been tbe custom to ace ac to the credit of the fnsured s certain wum, veluch has been callod 8 *tdividend. ™ Somethnes ftls a quarter of this extra 40 per cenl, somctimesn bal fien thia dividend has been passed entirely. One ur two carsfully-managed companies have not vnly returned the 40 per cent, but in wome cas r cent ofF more of tha prewlums, In s word, the insured pays in sdvance 40 per cont more for what he roceives thau it ls worth; at tho cod uf u year tho company returos (0 hiny witch a portian as it desres, "Tho wildest Aisht of the unancial imagiuation cGuld havo produccd o wose cxtravazani term than the word dicidend for thesu wo-calied prodts, It cau thus be reudily scen how tho wusl reckless extrav, bas bey slble witsout fnsay way stfect company for fla necossary rus or Jtadeath clatws. Fho charge for insursuce whal Y Lave bocn at lbert lbekamd. tlon bas altempted 0o wora thau Lo r visiun sgalnst’ prosent and futueo los cumpany ias collceted $20, 000,000, very many have collected much mors (ham this wwount, —§3,000,000 of this sum bas bcen 80 much surplus, sdvenced by fAe policy-Aoldere, which “the Company can re Tury or Lot n-'ltrlau aud for the so or steal- lug of which it s 1y Tevpousiblo 1o uu pue. to securo Lis ro- In such & condition of affa'ms it I* not dif- flcult to accornt for 50,000 saiarien and r«rqnhllel. or f'a,noo.om bafldlogs, with a halance _remalnin enflefent o enable it to declore this absanl dividend, in favor of the nssured, The experience of the oldest Company In the countey has proven that this 40 per cent—ar **loailng™—In nanccensary for the successful and esfo prosecutton of 1ife ianurance husiness, Bome year ainco ite Proalient sttempt- ed to correct this radical error, but was mct by such violent opposition from other Companies, ant from the pollcy-heliers’ who had boen pdzing the old rates, "that he wnas furced to discon- tinge the effort. Itis tIme that the Insared in mutual* companies shoold understand that when their dividends are not 40 pet cent of thelr proml- nma, that tho differenca Ia a0 much noney out of {hich they are roblied. It need nat be sald that refercnce ls hero mnde fo Inenrance on what 1s called the *‘Orlinary Life-Plan.” All of tho other featurcs In nse wi bear A correaponding relatlon to the samo Riaring frande, whether they be endowments, an- nuities, or_that gambling aystem known as the Tontine. When to this overcharge nf 40 per cent fandded the vast amount receiveds from lapsea of Poicles, the ability of a compiny io remain folvent in tho face of such ‘wild extrava- ganco ¢an bo better understood. @ The only cure I8 In & more definlte knowledge of what {nsurance I really worth, and for what it ought to bo obtalned, 1t {8 with the hope that suficient in- terest moy attach to this most practical, and In many casca vial, matter to Justily a frther In- :;d' tion, that the above s reepectfull ugbrélllv AN INDIAN FESTIVAL. How They Hun Them In the Natlon—A Jolly Judge, and & High Old Time, asalin (Mo.) Hason. Talking about church festivals reminds us of one that occurred about two weeks ago In thn Choctaw_ Natlon, inthe Indian Territory. At o small” village therehad beena revival for some time, and tho ladies connccted with the church determined to glve o festival, and do- nate the proceeds to its adomment and embel- lishment. Soclety as yet Is rather crude in the Territory, and its civllization s lnteraporsed by a fow wild specimens of the genus humo who_delight upon all pubile oceasions to **make Rome howl.? This clement, however, gives to publie enter- :.un‘xlufinln n !ll'é“ of uriginality that adds much o thelr Interest —~ ‘Well, tho Iadies (white, half and full bieod) went to work and hired a largo yacaut frame building, aud busled themselves with tho neces- sary prevarations that wors to add to tho pleas- ura and success of the festival, The alfuir was pretty generaliy published, and in that sparsely scttléd reglon “nobody over thinks of inlssing an opportunity for fun or adance. So overy- body hieard of it and everybody resolved to go. Tiicre {8 nlaw that no” fntoxicating liquors shall bo gold jn the Territory, and hundreds of wizllant l)n[ml.y Maralials are ever on the alert to sco {t enforced, Notwithstanding the Argus oyes of the.law's’ myrmidons, the ingenulty of the lovers of the ardent frequently rosults I obtalning o liberal supply of.tho vii-be-foyful, and we haye fcen wilder, florcer, and mnore des- perato orgics thore than In the States, In the aheence. of lquor, the bottled extracts of Jamalca giuger prove an excclient substitute, and we hato scen follows carry an {ntoxicating ressure of 400 pounda to the square inch under ts influence. white man, whio lived In the ‘Territory, deank 3,000 bottles in one ycar, The amount of happlucssthat fellow enjoyed can only be Bgured up from an angellc basis. But Jumalea fringer s barred out now, nd, In the absenco of both llquor und ginger, cologne, cor- taln kinds of balr-oll, and even red ink nnawer s substitutes, and are capabla of producing to an astonishing extent all tnoso holy aud beatitic ju{n that ciaricterize o blg drunk. Well, the nppo‘g’ ed day, or rather night, came, Great preparations had been mude, and all the old “thoroughbreda” hud boen for duys ransacking the country toget a suppiy of whisky necunr{ Lotono thein up, for the festival was to ba followed Ly a dance. When the shades of night bad fullen, the bullding was ablazo with light, and beautiful Indtan maldens, half-breed bruncttes, and their white Cnucasian slsters of tho purest blonde type, moved bither and thith- cr uround tho tables which wure Joaded with dol- leucles and ornaments, The moen and youths were mostly Indians, with here and thero a white face forming a con= trast. Inashort thno the church was full, the ladies dolng a thriving business in bebalfl of the church, and the entire assemblage was as order- 1y aa any of the kind In the States. Each of thuse who \{nm provided with bottlcs of “soul-comforter” lnagined that he was theg only one prescnt who posscssed I8, About 9 o'cfock, durlngan {ntermission in the festival, several men stepped out to “enjoy the cool alr,” and A moment tore several dark shadows wore scen making for the rear of the bulldiog. .. Whon the first who ar- rived In that secluded pliwe met alinost slmul- tancously, they gazed ot cach other for a mo- ment with anxious Inquiry, but when they real- fzed the situation a broad grin_broke vver the countenance of all. Each produced hly battle and they all drank each other's health, More of thy thirsty kept arrlving, untll belind tho bullding whero gathered at feast thirty, each of whom had foudly imaxgined & few momonts be- fore “3"' o possessod tho only liquorun the rounda. ] Inthe ahndeof another buliding, about 100 yards distant, were assemmbled threo mon by thewselves, who formed an Important triv, Ongof thesa was ongof tho tost influsutiul and important men: {n the Choctaw Natlon, whom wo willdesignate by the titleof “Jwige’; the second was Walker Tandy, the wild sonof a former chicf, and the third was a whito man of giguntle frame, wlo was-a butcher by oceupa- tion. #Tho latter bad secured the rich prize of abouta gallon of whisky, and had brought his 147 rienda In socrot to jglvo thom each a drink, As the Judge raisead the keg to bis lips, a smile of beatitude Nwininated his features, and ero the nectar reachod s palats lo took a loving look at tho stars above hl, closed his cyes, tiited the keg a littls, and n gurgling mnelody followed, ke *goudy, goody, goody!"” Thy dudge, thinking it wold o the Jast he would get, drank long aud deep, while tho Indian Tandy watened him with eager {inpatience and anxfous expectancy. Fiuslly $he Judge had to atop for breath and the otlicrs got their sharo, ‘Thoy nil then roturued tothe festival, where tho stralus of tho violin mingleid with the nofss ot -l-hmllhur feot proclaimed that the dance had hegun. 4 ¥ this timo the whisky had takea effect, and ita ‘Influcnce upon the Indlan blood began to show itscll. ‘The danco want onand fitquent trips to tho back of the houss wero made. ‘Tho glarc of the lumps, tho swilt evolutiona of tho ealler, tho crasli of music—alladded to tho ex- citement produccd by the liquor. 'he bacehan- als danced aa only Dacchnnaly and the re- fined cotlllions nud schottisches gave wn{ to tho soloa of impromptu * hoe downa® and t'0ie Vir. ginny uever tires,” ‘T'he Judge forgot his d! nity and the vigorous thumpa of his boots shool the bulldiug, while Tandy bounded with the quickuiess aud graca of his wild, untutored uu- u.--t?. The gigantte butcher propelied his un- wleldy forin over the tlaor Iike a porpolsc in a roughsen, andall were enjoylng thcmaclves with unbounded freedown. ““The musie went fuster, the culler shouted louder, the dancers whirled quicker, ‘Things wers eetting red hint, Buddenly the Judze pulled his loaded navy [xlsml Irom his hip-pocket, and, throwlug it luto ho alr, caught 1t on the point of bis fluger, upon which he whirled Il‘t with Ughtenlng repidity with a dexterity that no juggler could imituto, This exeited “Tandy, who™ pulled bis nuvy and loveled it at o lamp, " Baug went the pistol and crash went the lamp. This was o signal for the ludivs, who hastly retired, With the nrhfl({ of lghtning Tandy oxtinguished six ?tb‘ ho lliglits, and then a wild fusilade at the ToO0 The Judge got tircd of so much dancing, and yery thoughtfully knockea the big butcher dowa us he stagrered past hith, Taking o scat upon bis buro and, by this thme, iusensible car- cass, tho Juagu was an nterested spectator of the wild scene around hitn, and rg‘;nrded eveuts with a complacency that could only be begot by the softness of his couch. At lust the revels wera ended and the halt was cleared, The Incbriates were carted hiowe, and the festival was over. From ahundred bul- let holes in theroof the stars shown down upon the vacant floor wliere so eliortly bofors tho wildest and stravgest sceues bad been onact- ed, ‘The featival was osucccss, The ladics en- Joyed ft till Tandy's ,’Ignul announced that their portion of it hud ended; the revelers enjoyed t; the spectators enjoyed it und a liberal sum wis reallzed. Tho roof wiil leak u Hitdle, it ia true, aud thers were some headaches next morne ing; the Judge found his overcoat hunging on the kuob of tho front door, and the butclier found his bat under tho house. But these ape trlmu‘g,mnueu, and all whom wemct next worn{ug unanlmously agreed it was tho soclul the season. = ——— Benlor to lrcnhmm‘u they stroll along the strect ut mibdnight: * How wonderful arv thy heavens!. Ouly thiuk, it takes thousauds of care for the 1fgbt from somo of those dhu stars o reach us.” Philosophic froshinga; * Yea, but I say, suppose a ruy of light has just started from ons of those stars, wnd, after it lus truveled 1,000 ycars to reach the earth, suppose the carth to be” suddenly sunlblluted; what a terrible dlsappolutaent not to flud the carth fteralll Or, suppuso an astronomer traces up & ray of light and’ 1lnds no star, but ouly a boly eveul o aut tho cud of Xty thy star having ¢ gone out’ 1,000 years before,—luw unsatisfuctory that wuulss‘ bol" Utter collapis of Benlor.— Yals wvrde |, the Clrcult Conrt was reversed, TIIE COURTS. The Validity of Some More Railroad Bonds Attacked. 5 Record of Indgments and Now Sulfgeas Dankrupley Business. The Bapreme Conrt of the United States has're- cently, following the decislon of the Supreme Court of this State, declared railroad-afd bonds 1« legal, and thore scemato bea disposition on the part of ono or two County Collectors togo on and renltzo what they can, 1t fs not probable that many, however, {n the futaro will bo induced to volunteor ald to new railroadr, esen if thers were no law againstit. The Town of Concotd In the Iatest corporation which wishes to throw oft fts lond of dabt - voluntarlly contracted fn favor of raliroads, and Baturdsy Kzekiel Whiteman, of Washington, Tnd,, 8led his DIl in his own behalf and In behalf of all othora who might come In, agalnst John L, lamiiton, County Treasurér of Iroquofs Conhty, Henry A Butzow, County Clerkof thesame county, Thomna Necdles, State Auditor, Abram HHogle, Superyleor of, Concoril Township, Iraquols Co.; Walter B, Etmonds, Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace, Amos 0. \Whitman, Justico of the Peace, and Poter V. Frownfeiter, 'Town Collector of tha ramo_ town: Thoe Portsmouth Savings Dank of Portsmonth, N. H., Georee R, Down- Concord, * and the Clicago, Danvilla ing of & e'mcnnne- Jallroad Company, esking for an ine Junction to prevent tho collection of certaln rail. road ald-ponds of Concord, Complalnant says ho isataxpayer In Conconl, owning aver 100 acree, In 1471 thero i?.;f;‘“?mflx aeninet bim for rnlllgllnlt'l intorest-tax $4.30: for i, for g A foF 187, 81,07} or Th70, $5.405 nd Toe 70, 36,04, In 1800 & apecial town mcotin| the purporo of lovying a tax to pa; 000, which It was proposed to donate t0 the Ch\. cago, Danville pany if it woul n 3 throngh Concord. The law . authorlzed such mcotinga then, but ton days' notico was ven In this caso, and itis claimed the action o} the meeting was vold, It was, liowover, heid Nov, 20, 180D, at n school-house, and & woia taken, r eniting in & majority in favor of donating the 825, « . “Atan annualtown meeting leld In Aori), 1870, tha_question of giving 823,000 and £3,000 additional 1o the rond waa ngsin submitted (o th peaple, and_ voted down, Only about onc-third lio voters were present and voted at tho apecial clection, whila atthe general election thoy woro out fn fitll foree, g On the 20th of May, 1870, another election was held, at which It wawagzeed to donatas $20,000 to the Kankakee & Indiana Rallroad cancel nnd ruteact the vote in favor of giving $23,000 to the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Kailrond. This Iatter road never fulfiled its part of the agreoment In bullding s line through C , hut neverth Icaa the Town Clerk, E. D, oune, and tia Hupe vinor, ticorwo R, Dunning, on the 0th of Octo 1871, witheut suthorlty” or consideration, Isaue and deliversd to the Chicago, Danville & Vingennen Rallroad Company twenty-five bonds for $1,000 oach, with intercst coupons, dated Oct. 1, 1871, payablo . in ton years, with interost at 10 “per cent. Aboni ten days aftor Dunning took up these bonds, and gave lwonty- fivo othors of 1lko amwunt and Import, alleging that the firet bonds had numerons Interlinestfons and eranurea which would make them' unmarket- abls, The date *'Octohor'- was In thieso jast bonda crascd and the manth **June " anbstituted. Complaiuant charges that this altoration was mado in the oilice of the Hallroad Company to whom the bonds urc{xlvun. and that Dunning recelved $723 for giving hls cunzent, which suin wis nover ac- cannted for to the town. antedated in like manner. ‘Whiteman now claimn that the whole lssua of tho $25,000 uf Londa o the Chicago, Dunvilic & Vincsnnos Rallroad Company s illegal. Thebonds have passed into the hands of varloua partics, and thore ia now duo $2,600 & year for 1871-2-3-405 and 1876, and an additional nwount of 815,734,123 for " cxpenfea in oxtending collecting and for commlaslons, The Siate Aaditor hus diracted tho County Clork to exiond on the tax-books from “year to year an nmount suficient to vay this intorcst, Thorearotivereasons why the bonds should not bo puld, In White- mau's oplnlon: Kirst, becsuss the vots of the ‘epccinl mcoting in November, 1800, wae annuiled and declared vold by the actlon of the regular meoting in April, 1870; secand, tho bonds and coupans on thelr face boar evidonce of material alterntfons and erasurea; third, tho Kall- road Company did not completo tho road thraugh Coucord ng.provided for In the agreement; fourth, 1he Constfgltion of 1870, passed before honds were femned, provided that *“no county, clty, town, townaitp, aF otior munielplity shall ever become subacriber to the capital stock of any railruad or rrl ate corporation; 1astly, tho Portamouth Savings Jank, on tho 22d of August, 1871, began n suitin tho Unlted Statas Clrcalt Conrt on certain coipuna duo on soine of thess bonds and recuvered Judgmont, An nppesl waa taken ta the Suprema Court uf the United States, and tho judiymont of This, complainant atleges, makes the 1ua-ll»n res adjudicata, and nipa thom as Hlegal. In concluslon, iz, Whitoman asks that tho bonds may ba declared vold; that the defendants may be restraluod from nuemwn’fm collect them uf tho coupons; tuat If tho bouds have passod into the hands of funacent holders thoy miay be surrenderod and tho Rallroad Company compalled to pay the wholo amount of thu [ssuos and that nu rore faxed on account of theso bopda may hencoforth be lovied. = Messra, Monroo, Blsbeo & Ball appear for complainant, E TTEMS, . The scsajons of the courta to-day will nat;u-aln 111 o'clock, s a Bar wceting 1« to bo held ut lock in the Law Library, to take action on thodeath of the lata Josoph P, Clarkon. JLu-marrow the courte will bo closed on scconnt of the olection. ‘The injunction horetofore granted in the caso of Petillon ve, Jusde lllmfla was dissolved Saturday by Judgo Farwell, fhis wae a case to provent a bet of $160 on tho Prealdential olection from belng tflld ovar by l(lfplo. the stakelioldor, to A. ‘uurtnoy Cnmrlml l, tho winnar, . The Judge of the Clrcult Court Satonlay {ssued an onder oi application of County-Attoruoy ltaun- tree, copoworing the County Clerk to appofat 250 clorks to act at tho pollson electiun day, * UNITED BTATBS COUNTS, Miram Sibley, of New York, commenced a it In forcible eatry and detalner Saturday agninst Eric Ulson to rocover possussion of 834 acres of land In llenr‘v Cnnnl{. tho damages being lald at $3,000; anoiher agalnst Lars Foraherg to ~recuvor A'ncreu i tho waine caunty, dnmagen §:),000; other against Cathurine Haisen for n tho same connty, damages 81,000; againat Fltza- heth Bwanvon, 10 tecover 4414 acres {n samo coune ty, unmnzul 83,0005 ngainst Eric Soder, pioperty b sauio cuduty, dainages 3, 000 ‘iristhie Oleon, to recover 1, n sawe t Olof Olson, cotinty, eamo asmnges; and Ayl acres, fu sao county, dme Nu. l.slxu recover 42 lint, .of Larchmont Manor, ‘Tho coupons wers also 40 acre ages, £5,000, Thompren J, 8. Plin New York, dled s bill againat David and Jane K. Kragh, James L. Flint, Fronk . Howell, and Jumes W. Converse, to forcclusoa HDHPIW for 250,000 on the undlvided 16 of Lots or IVlocke 4, & 10, 11, 18, 10, 25, and £0, In the ¥, W. 3§ of 12,00, 18, e, DANKRUPTOY MATTERS, The case of Willlam Frlend et al, was referred to the Heglater for unal report. p in the cuse of William J. llanua an order was mada for the sale of kil¥ goods In tho due course of o, < A dlecharge was laxued to Johin 11, Batten. Iu tho case of the Humo Insurance Company, an order was made directinga wale of the Schott pm{wu. 30 called, Loing the enst 140 fect of tho wouth t0 fect of Lot 4 inthe £, 4 of Block 3¢ in Canal Trustces' Bubdlviston of m% W, i of thy N.- K, 3 of Bac. 17, 30, 14, to Bamuel Seele- wun, for 35, 055, 3 l& Edenkin':’ wassppointed Assiynee for Bamuel , dones, ‘{1 uicetion of an Asslgneo for Nedmond Prindi- villa was adjournvd ta Aprli0, for want of sarvice. An Ansignee will bo chosen at 10 8. m, to-day for John 'l Webater, and at 21a, m. for McCormick & Derrick, ‘The final dividend meeting in the caso of Eugens Ford Is set for 2 p, 10, toeday, BUPBRION COURT IN pLIRY, Careline M, Hrown aud Willism i, Low, ad- minlatrators of the estate of Fraukily If. Hrown, deceased, commonced a enit for §15,000 agalnat 1o City of Cuilcago. Barali H, Daggott commenced a sult against' Rensselaer Stone to recover $20,000. CINCUIT COURT. 3 Edward R. Couawell tlud a Lill agalust Benjamin Lowbard, Letitls Lombard, Homer Cook, Asslime: of Bunjamin Lombard, Willinm Arnold, Sarali E, George 1, Lamphero, Assigues of William Amold, * Isaic 0. Lowbard, sod George M, Wheuler, to forecloss a mortgsge tor §48, 1u5 on an undividod half of Lote 1, 0, and 7, In Bilock 188 of the Behool Bectlon Additlon to Chicsgo, . Willlam A. Mayes and Francea B. llayes fled o bl agalust tho sawe partics to foreclose snother wortyguge for the sama amount ou tav undiyided half of Lots 1, 8, sud 7, Block 138, In School Sec- tion Additiun to Chi Char] on, for 90 of Barah E. Bheldon, gl boyan a ault Jor §5, 000 axaluet Wiliata 1. Muna. THE Ll b H e g g ol s UakY~) a o N L, 400 L $L8, aud 410 (o 417, luclusiye. §0 irid = Juh Xx10X—84, BT, B4, 00, B, 02 07, e .20 1 L0 clustve 10, Hoakowits ve. Haker, i trial, JUDUK MoouE=I% 14, 13 Of April ufin&u. No, 12, B Hodna o4t eairitts, Vohiia va; Duehl b Ito =] 3 {1 . ler, T R R eltavastien B, Behmidt Qul og trial. . ‘ o' call. "Ihe Judsd 'goes to the ""'ww [ € (0-day. 5 Jrnoe MeALLUACRE=Set caso, term No. 2,6 Ine 809 sraw va. Flugerald, aad cale o8, 30 :{'{kfl AU 401, 07, Nocasa ou trisl Ny Courg SVhuk FamwaLL—No call. No. 1,010, Friette va. rylisr, oo 1 4 . UDOE WiLLias—Bet case 411, Cox ve, Mcutre, UDOMENTS, Burekion Corat~Conyssaioss—Edward W. Wood: bury'Vs. Autonio 1. Mors. @Ta4L—J; M. Blos et al, \Il:ir{An.llml_:y T3105 atid Rahaek Teort, S5imo o UDUE GAsy—Uwroling M., Browo et sl va Cliy of Clicago, $3.811.13, ——— TELEGRAPHIC. Trid sult of the Western Unlon Telegraph Company ugalust the Atlastic & Pucllc Cowpany Las "the second ?’uclllon shall arrlvo great changes heen dismissed. The Atlantle & Paclfic Com- pang erected A lno of telezrapn outslde tna right-of-way of the Oblo & Misslssippl Raile rond, the forbldden ground, and an injuuction was no longer nccessary. THE RACE'S FUTURE. HelentiNo Prophecies, Sctent{fic American. M. Alphonse de Candollesis tobe credited with the strikingly-orizinal Idea of spplsing the principle of the Darwinian theory to determine, not the past, but the future of the human race. That principle he defincs as *“the forced dapta- tlon of organized helngs to ‘surrounddin, circumstances of uvm? kind, the result of wnIcE 1s that the modifcatfuna preserved arc some- times bad, that Is, pecording to our human con- ception of what is good or bal.” Reasoning from the truths determined as to the paat history of the world as demonstrated by geology, and from the known records of the origin an llrog- rcas, extinction or growth, of the varlous typcs of mankind which bave existed or now exist upon tha carth, he deduccs a Jogical conception uPIl(e on our p\nnut centuries hence. The argument presented is Dased on thesg premisca—tirat, that organized beings. endowed with will and tho faculty of locomotlon alays seek to adapt themscives to their environment, and none do 8o more effectually than man, bes causo of his supcrior intellizence. Becondly, that those Individuals least able thus to nccomns motate themaelvesaro mnost likely Lo perlsh, and hence populations arg princlpally recrujted Iz individuals that posscsathe qualities best adaps o to the elrenmatances of the country and the age in which they live. Thirdly, that the vio- lent contests between natiunas and Indlviduals accelerato odifications and adaptations to new circumstances, It will be evidant that, in cons sldering the subject, two possible conditions of the race at once present themsclves, or rather two gqucstions are beforo us to answer. What will be the state of mankind 1,000 years honce, during which period it Is reasonably certain that the physical conditions which affoct-the specics will retnain stablel And what will be the atata of mankindacveral hundred thousand years in the future, when vast cosinical - changes may possibly have aceurrod§ Tha “period of 1,000 yearsis an oxtromel, short one In tho -carth’s histury. Wae: have his. toric documents dating even tirther backs and since thelr origin no materlal change in climats has taken place, nor have the contigurations of tha globe altered. The supposition of o contin- uation of present phyaical conditions durine scveral generations of inan is thus nresumable; and. such belng the case, two Yhunomunn may be foreseen, nuinely, the land will ba morethicks 1y Inhabited, for everywhere the population (s fus creasing and sceking new places ol abode; and, 08 1 conacquence, thiere will bo o moaro frequent mingling of races. Conformably to tho doc- trines of natural sclection and survival of the Atteat, the weaker races must either ba destroy- ed or' nbsorbed by the stronger-ones, This is alrendy tnk.lnfirlncc with the Indlans, the Aus. traliuns, tho Tlottentots, and other aborlginal tribes., Thore arc three great ruces, however, endowed with admirable qualities for fnvasion, which wiil mix with the tuferior races, mors or less, accordiug: to vircumétances. These nro tho white race, represented by the Kuropeans aud thelr Ameriean descendants; thg - yellow race, or Chinese and Jnfinncln. and It égrocs. The whites have the advantage of Intelligence and ability to boar cold climates, but they can not endure trgalcnl heate.” Nehroes posscss hyslcal vigor, bhit; ns regurds bearing cold and f:cuz, they arc the reverse of the whites. The Chineso can exist In all latitudes, but lhe{ luck courage aud progressivencss. 1‘ho mingling of the three races will, therolcre, never be com- pletes and although ten centuries hence hybrld pouples of every degree will be found In Africa, in China, and in the north of Furopue and Amerlca, the primitive races will predomk nate, . - Before - the far remote perlod designated fn iy, 88 we bave already Inthmated, occur. The ontire_linbitablo surfacoot the globo way ba nltered by the depressions anil ciovations of lts surface, constantly, though elowly, inprogress. New diseases may sweep ofl wholo nations, or the ruzo itacif. 'The accumulation of fec at the Poles may produce changes n winds, in curs rents, oventually In ellmate; sud another glacial perll may siupervene, tho effect of ‘which would be fodrive all organized helngs toward tha equutor; and thischange In Labitatlon would result In_thic extinctlon of many species, Our entire solarsystem is movlngwith great rapidity n o certaju dircction. It oy entera warmer or colder part of the universe, or the sun wmay bluze up and be destroyed, as dld that other sun In the constellation of the Bwan quite recently, But scttiug asido these l:(polllcllml vnses, ‘let us see whiat sclenco predictsas ab- sulutely certain. ‘Through the oxidizing actfon of the afr and by human labor, the qluuumy of mctals and cool on the surfaco of the carth s constantly being diminished. Undoubtedly as this oceurs, now ways of working wmines to great depths an of utitising natural metallic oxides will be dis covered; but these resourcos can uuvor be sc advantagcous as thoss we now cnjoy. As they becotnu rare, 8o will population diminish ond Industries deerense; aud this resnlt will ho the " niore marked in countries dopending upon such resources. Wo know that tho terrestrlal sar- faco Is constanitly diminishing, and elevated re- stious are’ belng lowerod through the tncessant actlun of wator, fee,und afr. Theearthy matter, wasbicd or .ground away, 1s carried to. the scu, which fs thus filling up. " Tito result, however, will bo a total subinersion of the land as It now exists, .and tho deatruction of .all organized beloga which 1lve thereon or fn fresh water, But the human apecies; hecause of its lutellis F«:ncc, will suyvive longest: and perhaps the uat won will yleld up bis 1ifo on somo jsolated coral reefin tho vast wnate of water, Beforo this extreme porlod {8 reached, however, as tho trensures of the ocarth disappear in certain localltios, peoplo will seck them clsewhere; and thus the races will congregato in musses co smaller arens of torrestrial surface. This cone centration will Lo enforced by other causcs, ns, combustibles' nnd mctals befiigsearce, Intercom- munication wil be difticult; through tho depres alon of mountain chaius diminlshing the con- densation ol agucous vapors, now fertllo coun- tries will becoms sterite, and poputations will acvordingly dimintsh. T‘mn. o8 the continents llenrlvmén( mountains hecomopartial deserts or archipelagoes, the people witl becomo more and more maritime. ln:{ will draw their suste- pance frow tho soa, which wilt form a barrier to tho minjzhiug of rices. The whites, who will avold equatorial ru:lom,, will suffer more from fco Invaslons froui the Poles; aud the colored ruces in tho ceitral archipclagoes, remalning ro as at preseit, on acvount of natural sclees m during thelr long isulation, will probably be the survivors of tho raco, ‘To recapltulaie, M. de Caudolles belioves that our perlod and that which will follow for the next thousand years will be characterized bya great jucrense " {u population, a mingling “of ruces, and o prospority moro or less murked. ‘Then will probably follow aloug period- of di- minution of population, of separation of tho peaples, and of decadence. e A COUNTRY-HOME, . - A nook among thoe hills; & tittle farm Whose fertilo acros yield us daily breads " A howmely, Juw-browed Ing, suug and warm, With wide bius couutry-akled hung overbesd. ‘No costly splendor here, no gilded glow; Na dtnr-bnns‘hl plctures hang upon the walla: Dut brl&hl and happy faccs como and go, Andr “muuh the windows Gud's sweot aumsbine alla, ;i We are not rich In hoaps 61 hoarded gold; We are not poor, for we can keur at bay Tho Lmr wan's’ haunting specires, Want sod 18, — Can Is“ncl'a {rom owing dobta we canuot pay. With wholesame plenty is our table apread; With gonlal comfort glows our oveuing-dre The flerce night-winds wnay battle overhead ; Safe ls our shelter, though the sirife bo dires ‘When days grow long and winter-storma are a'efy Horo comu the fivet birda of the early Spriug, And build their canning neats baside the dool Toaching aweet lussons as they work and sing. Uere come our feiends,—s dear and cherished oW, — Doarer, g«rhluu. than If thoy numbered more§ WX greet thom with a hand-clasy warmand truo, ud giyo them of tho Lest wo bavo in store. What though the rooms be amall, and fow the root? What though we an bt OFer afmple farc? 1t matters uot; so Fricudbip's warp and wuof Arc of apuu gold, for lhng we need not card. ‘We watch the great world surglog lik e Tl Tobt i it B ubdued by dlstance, comes niclodionsly,— A solt aud gentlo murmur, Jslutsad far, ce the small go up, {he great come dow, And bleas the peacels] KaTety of OUF lot, ‘Tho broken sceptre, and thu toppilog crown, And craah of fulling thrones, —Lwso shake uanok ‘We bave some weary toll lo nrn{xln ‘hm“ih' Houe trials that we bravely strive bu weet; We bave our sorrows, as ali mort: 'w bave our joys too, pure,s ul:a;, sndewech Ya auch & lifu toa even In fts flow? Yoo silont, calw, 100 barreu of cvent,— MRt o & cungquere all who w < Laxx )hl.u‘: M" ErLgs F, ALLE #TON. . A wowau who wus told that somo lnblcnd{ll. 3 the Husrlan department wero mado of mola chite, exclalncd: * My goodness! 1 thought Mauluchito was voe of the prupheta.””