Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1877, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL. Discussing the Leasing of the Adelphi fo Haverly. Vigorous but Frnitless Effort to For- bid the Having of Sunday Amusements, It Appenrs They Are Necessary to Eke Onl the Week-Bay Recciptss Election of Toachors—-Sohool Agent's Be- port—Halt-Day Schools, The Board of Education held a regular emt monthly meeting last eventny, President Snlli- yan Inthe chair, ‘Thera were preeent Inspect. ors Arnold, Wells, English, Moyne, Reed, Prussiug, Welch, Kolin, Jacohs, and Hotz. 7 TUE SCHOOL, AGENT presented his monthly report, showing that on Juty 1 the cash on hand anrounted to $2941.15, that the recetnts for Uie month were $2,008.36 from rents and interest, and the expenditures on account of teachers' pay-roll, 8602.50, feaving a balance on hand, Aug. 1, of $30,555.01. Of the cash on hand, §059.90 fs fur jnvestinent, £U02.99 balance of School Relief Fund, $28,202.53 for payment of teachers, £970.59 for payinent of balances of sundry ae- counte, A statement showing the total rent due the Schoul Fumd on Aug. 8 to be $97,554) accompanied the repurt and both were approv- ed and referred Lu the appropriate Committees, REVOKTS, Inspector Welch, from the Committee on Fx- amination of Teachers, reported that first-zrade certificates had been granted to FM. Uarris and E, Sweet. ‘The action of the Cominittee was approved. ‘The came gentleman, on behalf of the Com- nittce on Division High-Schools, recommended thy election of two additional teachers, My. Claflin, a former member of the Trenty-ninth General Assembly, was ooml- nated by Inspector Enlist, and xupported bs Inapectors Welch and Sullivan. He was unani- nously elected at a salary of $1,000 per year, Miss C,H shy was elected to the remaining position inthe West Division High-Sehooi at a salary of S750, ; Inspector Prussing, from the Committee on Gernsan, reported favurably on. the petition of 1s forthe intraduction of instruction in inthe King School ‘The report wis RALP-DAY SCHOOLS. Ascistant-Sup-rintendent. Doty wished to know what the Board mtended todo about pro- viding rooms for the holding of halfatay sebools, Unless eutnething was done abont lt tlie school would be serionely enmbarrassod. Inspector Arnall moved that Mro Doty bo empowered to rent such rooms as might be ry. Tt was only a vhotce of evita, but he Doped, i they could uot get whole-aduy schools, they would accept the otuer alternative. Tnspectur Welch explained that suiliclent achools could be kept open allday if twenty- fuur adiitional teachers were elected, There inoncy eouusu todo tt with, md plenty of rlers ubasebrued. It would onty require the rota small wmeunt from one fund to ane eenerally appeared to be in lull vourse, In some Instances: Mile could he sented, and it waa be owners would wait for the Si ware prota'e dent ur 1 ucld that in some parts of they Would be competled to opea hat. tay schol. “The Hoard had atotef wnaselgned teachers ou launi, aud the death and wurriaze Jutes Leang very low. it wus likely that thie sur plus would cd « ta exist for same thie, He Woved that the whole matter be reierred to the Committee on Bulldings and Grounds, Ine Reed ou that they be given paws et, att Mr. Engish redased ty accept the anenctat The waiver Was cv reterred, and the amend= Mtn! bee pul 46 A separate motlun, alee pres vailed. TUR ADELEUT trom tie Committee on sperty, reported that they had jlewne al the deelpla ‘Nhe ttre, 18 the atterney of the Board, that th e, anil recommended tat examined ¢ prepared by they appro’ the tune for tts exvirdtion be fixed at three yeurs and vlever months trom Aug, 1, 1877. Fuspecter Araokd ateved that before the lear Was ayy dot Drovieg De inserted tn ft that any: e given in the thentre on Sunday should work the forfetture of the tease, Ho contenled Orit the question of the manner of 3 yf unas need net be bromsit into this, wai, BUC he considered tie Board. as. inthe ight of a Trustee lor the peo pie, and bound “not to do anything to hurt the jeellngs of any of “the cltizens, Undoubtedly there were any, perhaps a majority of citizens, who objected. to Sitne day theatrical performances belug given on senuol property. ‘They would’ feel that their piv erty, for they were Ayia owners Of it, wis pelug nilsasel He would not say whether they were ricit or wrong, and declined ty go intothe rons seratlOty us to Sunday amusements geu- erally. Jno, ector Wells seconded the amendment, ior Ish claimed that be wae un- ie neice in Lita matter, and sait that he had hi time gone by held’ conferences with Mr. erty and his utterney, and asked them to reruln from civing Sunday evening perform: ances, Mr, Haverty promiaed ta do so, but found thatunless be uve Sulaiog peefarmaticos ib could not make cads meet. (‘The speaker bal dcterred the prescutation of his report In order to xce ff some other propositions for renting the bullding woud be made, but it seemed that none were forthcoming. “There had been sume talk of Prof. Saving's Cuurch Ang it, and of the provirion men of the Board of ‘Trady doing eo, but aid Wad come to nothing, ‘The matter a leasy of the building fora theatre or a dead loss of $9,0008 year, Mr. Haverly intended to abolish the gale of liquor, and = haa vovenanted to give only such perfurmames as were respectable wind decent. If anything elva was attempted the Tease was terminated invtantly, The Soard must. understand that tu adopt theamendment would be to obi Maverly, It meant either tld stun empty or that It yeure into the hinds of Mr. Risdon, who would run it in bis awn way, and. aac any restrictions on the part of the vard. Tuspector Jacobs was willing to take off $2,000 per year from the rent ff wo Sunday perforim- ats ie Have. if earerp a rasler of dol- arcand couta, he was willing toforegoa part of the rent. du. pictur English said that without Sunday performances the theatre could not bo made to pay at all, ee: INSPECTOR PRUSSING sald that there were wa good many respectable reople in Chicago who considered that the ring: lug of chureh-bells on Sunday mornings was publle nufsance. There wero many who object- ed to Sunday theatricala; but, on the other hun, there Were o great many, includiig mine Inters af the Gospel, who, to fis certain koowl- cuge, thought it nu baru to attend vonecerta vo Sundays. Ie had sceu many euch at the Turocr-Hall, and wanted to know bow much woree a theatre was than a concert-hall, Sun- at aud recreation, especially worklny clasics, and he did not wleh to deprive thom uf their only opportunity of en- joyment. Allover the world Sunday evening erlonmances were grpwing in Taver, aud he hunt thy same would very soun be the vase in Chivagu. ‘The world was inoving on, and the speaker belleved that a Vast miajerity of good itlgsny wuuld te found to favor Sunday the- alrivals, concerts, and lectures, INSPECTOM AHNOLD repented hig lormer argaweut that the Board es tur the people, and bound not te ye which anight be ubjectionuble tu any of tie public. He wauted the building to bs ued an OG: Norary aud for offices lor the Board, While ulfering uu opinion as to the propriety of theatrical entertainments on Sun- days und other days. he chaimed that many gud peal objected to them. if it were suuzht tu tease the premises for purposes of universally w kiowledged vice, not ane member of the Board would cutertain the proposition, aud the Buurd ousbt to consider the feelings of thy peuple. 3 Inspector Pruesing considered it as immoral to prevent the people from obtainiag prover recreatiog, He clawed that there waspo Itn- quuratity in Suuday performances, and that the luajortty 60 held. INSPECTOR WELLS had no objection to theatres, and allowed bis fuunily to attewd theta, when properly conduct ed. Although pever fuside the Adelphi, bo * believed perfurtnauces bad been given there in the paat which did oye Bil the provisions in the proposed lease. But be believed such would bobowur i Me. Hayerly rented the theatre. Hic was prepared to approve of the lease, but ubjected to Sunday performances in that build- Jog. Let those why favored them hold thea on their owo grounds. Toe suggestion of Mr, Jacobs Wag worth consideration, aud he would favor p reduction of $1.0 ly the reug, provided the aendinent was eusbudied In the lease. Uuspoter Hots held thas if the prove were THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1877. Inserted the Initding wonht stand empty. In his opinion any act which was right or legal on week-days was not immoral or ilecal tf formed on Sundays. hs ny other purpose vt atalr rental, he Sut It seemed to be tre aud nothing cise, the feelings of Inspector mot, and went ea faras to wish that there were no Sunday newspay tnent in regard to run days, tu publishing newapapers on that day, tu other work done on Sundays, was rettler was only that morning that 4 gentleman had complained to lim that a portion of the School Fund) property was rented sympathized wi But public senti- mg lorse-cara on Sun- out to what the second story of ‘The ‘Trinuxs building, and to the Charter Oak Lite-Insurance an Institution which had been de- ie Auditor of the State to be what he concern which bad taken bundreda of thousands uf dollars from the pockets of the people, Some people might object to the Jour- yron the ground that a paper was published there in the interest of Mussachusctts nspectur Wells would not. stop to consider They bad seemed Buthe had been the ‘erin thia city by the mismanage- tment of the Charter Onk, ani this was the Hret titne.tny reflection had been cast upon hin In conection with it. Inapector Reed had known nothing about the Sunday performances, and was willing ty con- ent to au abatement of rent if euch could ba bin with some interest, Inspector Engllsh replied that the Sunda evening performances, made up for the loxe ou those during the week, ani that, unless these were allowed, the theatre would remain closed, ainendment of Inspector Arnold on the THIS Was ORDBLED by the foltowing ¥ear—Englinh, Reed, Welch, Mr. Prestdent—3. Aaya~Arnoid, Jacobs, and Welis—3, Juspectar Arnel! moved that the whole mat- ter be recomnntted, tu onder tu ullow of a cone ference with Mr. Haverly. Inepector Reed seconded the motion. Inspector Prussing offered a substitute that a provision be inserted in the tease forbidding theatrical performances on Sundays aud upon the Jewlai Sabbath. Inspector Arnold moved to lay the substitute outhe tabie. ‘The mutton to Iuy on the taple was lost by the following vote. Yeas—Arnold, Jacobs, Wella, and Mr. President -4. ‘Naye~English, Hoyne, Koha, Hotz, Prussing, Reed, and Welch—7, A vote was then taken on the substitute, which was lust by the following vote: Yrae—Kohn and tlotz—2. rnold, Engilsh, » tived, Welch, Welle, an Auspector Prusaing offered ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE, providing that the rent be reduced $2,000 per vere if Sunday performances were not given. and provided tint the deficteucy were made up by the Christian: churches of the city. Chair ruled che substitute out of order, Inspector Arnold ezaln moved tho recom- miftal of the whole iatter, with instructions to negotiate with « view to leasing at a lower rate, and with a etinulation ajulost Sunday perform- he was informed, He moved to i Hoyne, Kotn, Hotz, Prosaing, " Hoyne, Jacobs, ras Mr. President —O. Inspector Englteh offered: another amend- ment. Instructing the Committee to iusert a clanse inthe lease prohibiting the useof the property for any secular purouse on the Lord’s Y's ‘The previous question was ordered, aud Mr. ati t's amyidment waa lost by a vote of 6 0 . Mr. Arnohl’s proposition shered a almilar fate, the vote being ¢ tod. INSYKCTOR JACONS then, auparently for the pitrpase of obstructing bisiness, demanded the reading of-the Jease,— a lorinidable document covering a dozen pages - of closely-written Jezal cap. By this ‘leave Mr. Haverly.contraets ta pay $8,000 ver annum as rent, to make a number of repsirs an ments, to put in plate-ziass windows, renew the sidewalks, eta; and further aurees not t sell wer in any part of the audito- ‘Che stipulations tn requed to the ehame ter of the pertormances are very strict, amd the penalty for their infringement fs an. immediate The reading was stopped aiter awhile, sotue membars eeteing sick of it. A voto Waa then taken on tho ADOPTION OP THE REPORT of the Cutumittee, which was concurred in by the following voles | sitsh, Hoyne, Hotz, Kohn, Pruraing, fe “Nays—Aencld, Jacobs, Tecd, Wolls, and 3tr. auy Hquurs wh forfettureot the lee. Inepector Hoyne moved to reconsider. 80 or- dered—d to 3. Tnepertor Arnold moved to refer the Ieaso to {nspector Envlish moved to lay the motion on the table. So orderod~yeas, 7; nays, 4, Inspector Fuglish ageils report of the Committe valled by the suino vote as before—0 to 5. moyed to adopt the ‘The motion pre The vote Ly which the clectlon of additional hers, for ‘tho High Bel becn reconsidered, and Thomas Ff, O' Mahone: ealary of 81,000, hool was postponed sare, Josoph Hicks Were elected ata A. Winchell was elected aesfatant at the North Division {lh School, and Miss Dunuing a teacher unassigned. Inspector Kuslish wished it understood that a supplementary examination of candidates for admission to the High Sebuot would bo held bo- pentug of the school, lu Ketz was elected teacher of Ger man fn the King School at a salary of $150 per Avalstant Superintendent Doty called ntten- tlou tude vecessity of tuking action in regard to text-bouks without delay, Juspector Engtlsh moved to guspend the miles in order to take up the question, The motion was lost, ant, on motion of Inspector Hotz, the Board adjourned for one week, a CANADA. ‘Trastes-Unton Congress—Amertcan Supertor- ity at Ritle Shooting —Lord Duterin's 10 The Tribune, Toxontoz0nt., Aug. 2.—A apecial cable dis- pateh froin London, England, says: The Ion, HE. Cutlders and Capt. Vivian, representing the Great Western Railway, sailed yeaterday fur Canada. Capt. Tyler and Mr. Reuden, repre- senting the Grand Trunk, salled to-day.”",, ‘The Conadian Tradvs-Uulon Congress met Resolutions passed, after con- siderable discusston, fayoring the reduction of houre of Jabor frum ten to nine; arbitration [n- stead of strikes In trade difticuttles; direct labor representation in Varllament, and pledging imembers to support Workingmen’s canaidates; also that conyict Jabor be used by the Govern- ment for the benefit of the whole community, and not Iet to compauics or individuals, and that the Government be memortulized to estab- lish a Government bureau of labor statistics, The Trades Congress beld their angual din- geain toulay. Specint Dispaich to The Tribund, 81, Jouxs, N, B., Aug, 9.—The Imperial Goy- erpinent having hud its attention drawn to the fact that the harbors of the maritime provinces were in a defenseless condition, have determined to forward five large ritled canuon for the arma ent of Ne; t Hattery, 5! mi Negropout Hattery, Bt, iper BELLEVILLE, Aug. 9—The se tonal match between teams ea opened on thelr rauge bere to-day with the following result: Americans, 200 yards, 166, Bellevilte OD yards. Americans 165, Belleville 1 y Americans 14H, Belleville 3h. honor of- the Atericaus was g! Hotel to-night. ‘They leave for home to-morrow, Spectal Dyuatch to The Trizune. Aug. 9.—Lord Dufferin visited ‘uesday afternoon, aud attended a parlor eutertamment in the evening, aud yee- terday being a cbt mes This morning the part: it His Exceilency replicd to three ad- fypin the citizens. A drawing-roum wil) be held to-mucrow in City-Hall, anda special reception at the Giovernineut Heuse Saturday, During the coming week he will vialt various settlements vouuzuous to Saturday, the ich, the party stare for the Menooulte settlewent. a eee _ THE OLD ABOLITIONISTS. Bostom, Aug. %—A grand reuulon of the Free-Soll party took place today at Downer’s Landing, several hundred, including wost of the lights of the old party now living, being Winuepeg, and on Charics Francis Adams read a confidential letter to bi from Martin Van Buren, and now made publig for the first time, dated July 24, 1349, which Mr. Adume said substantially rati- d hus former declarations and practically cost bim the Deuo- policy, which cratic numiuatiou that went to Geu. Cass “TLARVEST-NOTES. Favorable Intelligence from All Quarters, Farmers Holding Their Grain for Eigher Prices. Condition of the Cotton Crop in the Southwestern States. ILLINOIS, Spectat Pixvatches to The Trbune. Incnanam, Jasper Co., Aug. 9.—Very little grain threshed, and none shipped. Grain ex- cellent quality. Lawrencevit.s, Lawrence Co. Aug. 0— Considerable wheat threshed and selting. Fainrteny, Wayne Co, Aug. 0.—Threshing has commenced. Grain fs turning out well, being plump and sound. TRe new wheat Is deyinning to move. The price is $1 per bushel. Ancona, Douglas Co, Aug. %—Threshing now.@ Yielt good. No wheat being shipped. Holding for better prices. Jenservin.e, dersey Co. Aug. 9.—Prices of grain lower since the strike.” Farmers hold ing their wheat for better prices. Oats good, but not all harvested. Tamanos, Perry Co. Auge 9.—Threshing, A good many are selling, ‘Guatity excellent, Price here, &L00.@L10, Oate In “the stack. Fajr average crop. Connen, Ynion Co. Aug. .—Wheat, threat ne ‘roc ng slowly, The needy alone are selling. Nova, Cumberland Co., Ang. 0.—Winter- wheat threshing out. tinely. ox ‘ain, Farine ers generally eclling where they cet $1 per bushel, Oats harvested ingood condition. ‘The “strikes” compelled grain-lealers to reduce the price of wheat. Dwiant, Aug. 9.—Oats all harvested, Teary yieid. Many iields threshing out 60 to ib bush ele tu the acre, The low price for timuthy-secd Was induced our farmers to ake more hay than taual, Threshing-tnachines busy inalldirections. The calling out of the Stato mllitia took a large miujority ot farmers’ pons, Who were greatly needed In. the harvest-ietd; but, owing to the extremely fino weather, the crops were all saved. fn xoud condition, Onett, Livingston Co. Aug. 9,—Oats nl? in shock. (ood yield. Acreage not as large os usual, Very ttle timothy eut for seed. No threshing yet. Corn looking very thnely. Late raing have;helped it wonderfully. Newtown, Livingston Co, Aug. 0.—Only about one-fourth of the timothy tas been cut for seed. No threshing done except a little rye. Corn luoks well. Nothing but au early frost or a turnado can prevent a guod crop, Withainotos, Will Co., A —Oats all cut, In fine condition. None atucked yet. No prats threshed, Corn-proxpects getting better all the Nine, Stall proportion of thuothy cut for rte Wurrriua, Lake Co., Aug, 9.—Oats moat}; harvested. Spring wheat generally good. Small ninvunt of, timothy cut for seed. Corn still promises a large steld. - Wuatox, DuPage Co, Aug. 9—Finishing up harvesting oats and spring-wheat, Consid- eruble gulag inte stack. Very little threshing done, , Curn doing tincly. TloWanpsvi.te, Stephenson Co. Ang. 9.— Sinall grain harvested, Pureanlog commenced. Fartnere not to any extent selling thelr uew crup, Corn doing tinely, Monnts, Grundy Co., Aug, 9.—Wheat and oats burvested. Full yield. Fifty per cent lesa thnothy saved for sced than usual. Farmers are selling their old corn, a8 the prospect for the new crop ts encouraging. Vory tine weather. Joust, Will Co., Aug. 0.—Onts all harvested, Yield from 40 to 60 bushels per acre. Not much tinothy cut for seed. Cor dving well, but needs rain. Lacon, Marshall Co. Ang. 9.—Oats cut, Turning out trom fifty to xixty bushels to tho acre, Wheat (spriug)‘ good. Ten to twenty bushels to the acre. Corn coming out tinely, Some tields 08 goud us ever mused in the county. Sinall geal beginning to move. HuastoL, Kendall Co. Aug. 9—Oats onl spring wheat in the sbock. Some beginning .0 stack, No threshing. No sbipping. Will be held for better prices, a8 the presert price daca nut cover the cust of ralsing. Corndoing fincly. ‘two weeks late. ‘None tit to boil yet. Avon, Fulton Co., Au. 9.—Oats and spring wheat harvested. Scarcely any timothy cut for see; all for hay. Those thresling aro selling their grain, Corn doing tincly. Heavy rain has dune much good. Vnesrout, Stephenson Co., Aug, &—Harvest, over, No threshing yet. Spterdid crop of thnothyshay saved, and more timu.uy-seed than usual. Fartners will ship most of the smull grain us soon as threshed, unters prices po Tower. Some will hold until tho corn is out ot ihe way of the frost.. Corn ta being uffected with the drought, but yet promising weil, Bens wens, Hoone Co. Aug, 9.—vust bern thresting vate. First load sold brought 25 cents, Yield per_acre, forty-four bushels by weluht, Corn suffering terribly from drought. No raln since July 5. — NEBRASKA, Spectat Devatches to The Tritnne, Crntnat Cirr, Merrick Co., Aug. 9.-—-Merrick County fa full of rejoicing. Wheat and oat harvest prozressing. Yield heavy. Some threshing dove. Wheat turning out from twenty to thirty bustels per acre. Outs from forty to seventy bushels. Our people feel proud of their pluck. Farmers are not anxhuts to eclt theie graln. Strike did not affect us. Waet Point, Cumining Co, Aug. 0.—Harvest in spring wheat aud vate progresaing Nnely, Rye and barley wll in the stack. Strikes never reached us, nnd farmers havo harvesters, heud- ers, and xelf-binders #0 us to bo iudependent of exten help, Panu, Nemsha Co. Aug. 9.—Very Mitte threshing done yet. Onte yielding atuut (lity hushels to the acre. Barley turns out about thirty, Corn Making: very well, Apple trees loaded with fruit. Grasshoppers have entirely disappeared. Quneva, Fillmore Co, Aug. 0.—Harvest nearly donc, Home onts und whicat yet to cut, Corn‘protmlses a good crop. No grasshoppers here this year, This county will thresh out at. least 810,000 buahels of Larley and 800,000 of spring-wheut from 1877 crop. A St, Hetena, Cedar Co., Aug. %.—Whent ond oat crop splendid, No threshing yet. Corn crop looks very favorable. Lowen, Kearney Co., Aug. 0.—Wheat nearly allcut. Yield simply enormous, Average very large, Berry extra youd. = Turning out from eighteen to twenty-live bushels to tho sere, Oats mvetly cut, and wolng from forty to sixty bushels, No thresbiug dono yet. “Muchines will start next week, Farmers busy stacking, and foeling jubilant, Hunt, Tekamah Co., Aug. 0.—-Wheat and oat barvest about over, Threshing commenced, Not much shipped yet, Must of {he sprain will ro on the market at once. | Wheat will average fi the county twouty bushels, Some has thresbed over thirty. More than double the amount of oats of avy previous year. Vrospects for vorn very good, “No "hoppers in the county as yet — MINNESOTA. Rpectal Dupuiches ta The Tribune, Nontuvixuv, Rice Co, Aug. 9.—Harvesting progresslug rapidly, One week more of guod weather Hke the past week will finish binding and stavking, Wheat and oats He. generally good. Wheat wil average iu this locality twen- ty bushels to the acre. Vivian, Waseca Co. —Heavy crop of wheat, oata, and barley, Beatio twelve years. Grasshoppers have net done inuch damsge, The heayeus are fullof them. From the north to west, und going southeast. Taking along with them those hatched out aud grows here. Cora taking heavy strides. Our staple crops—wheat, oats, aud barley—ure evormor Heuuoy, Nicollet Co., Aug. 9.~IHarvest com- inenced in earnest. 'Hopvere ata up nearly everything within teo miles of us. Farther away the crop Was never better, Weather fine, and gralu being cut just as green as it will do. Harvest-help f jensy. Bunsank, Randiyohi Co., Aug. 9.—Harvest bere, Nowheut or burley to cut. Some oats, puor, ‘Hoppers ate the grula down; have let, und we hope for good. Haye not ralsed 9 crop lor two years, AMtsxztonka, Hennepla Co., Aug. &—Wheat harvest iu progress. Splendid’ crop. Yield at Jeast twenty bushels to the acre, three tunes: tho crop of last year. Oste harvested and beavy, Weather very dry. WatsHviLig, Le Seucr Co., Aug. 0.—Spring wheat just ready to cut. Barley harvested in wood condition, Oats cut. All the above crops: good, and will turn out welt. Corn coming on fnely. Prospect now of a full crop. —— KANSAS, Spectal Dispatches to Tha Tribune. Louv Varrsy, Pratt Co., Aug. 9.—Fall wheat threshing out from eight to thirty-five bushels peracre, Averaging eighteen bushels. Spring wheat excellcut. Barley good. Rye afull crop, Coru csop very promising. Had rain euough to make it if we eet no more. Bsawtoy, Butler Vo., Aug. %—Threshere ree port vata from thirty-tive to ufty busheis of frat quality. Some golpg tu market at Wichits as feents, Fall wheat, Aline rain, Assures usa heavy crop of com. Miemiqam VALLEY, Osugte ( early corn. Pansona, Labette Co, Aug. %—Have been having splendid showers. Corn respondins to ft. Wheat not threshing well. Oats splendid, Prospect now for an extra crop of corn. — WISCONSIN, Spectat Disparch to The Tritnene, Monticei.o, Lafayette Co., Aug. 9.—Nearly gone cutting wheat and oats. Commenced stacking. Oats fale. Spring wheat poor. Flax and barley threshed and being shipped. Flax an excellent crop. Corn is helng Injured badly by chinch-bug, ‘The “etrike’ did not affect us here apparently In any way except In the price of butter, Some ship theirs, and. realize much more for it, Labor is cheap, and the farmers quite contented with the crops, Shipping of grain just commenced. Bantanoo, Aug. ¥.—Ontlook unnenally fine; reminds me of tw cars ago, Winter wheat has not been so gol for sears, Saw sample yesterday stelding thirty-two bushels to the acre, Spring wheat better thau for ten years, Barley and rye extra fine, No emt to potatocs, If the next Concress will wipe out the Resump- tion act, tlmes will improve. — MICHIGAN, Special Dienatches to The Tritune, CotpwateH, Branch. Co., Aug. 9.—Oats are nearly altcut. No better weather could: lave heen desired. Threshing going farward fuely. Very little wheat betng sold. Farmers will not sell'at present prices. Laturor, Delta Co., Aug. 9.—Oate good, but not renijy yet for harvest. Grand weather for haying. Guod crop seeured. Wheat looking well, and will Produce a guod crop. Sugzxman, Wexford Co. Aug. —Wheat har- vested. Yield twenty bushels peracre. Rye {icaing fifteen bushels, Weather very dry and to! Mason, Ingham Co., Aug. &—New crop of grain moves yery slowly, Oats secured In ex- cellent condition, Ninc-tenthe of Uimotuy ext for hay. Corn needing rain, A Iowa, Sorctat Dispatches to Tha Towne, WarTenman, Wright Co.,Aug. 9.—We are hav- ing fine weather for harvest. Barley tn the stack in excellent condition. Most of the wheat and oats are cut. ‘Wheat will yield twenty bushels to the acre, Counc, Biures, Aug, 9.—Small grain all eutand mostly instock. Best cropof wheat and oate for many years. Hoppers are on the tramp; comtng down occasionally to stop over night; co away the nextday, They travel as tho wind blows, and have no preference. INDIANA. Spectat Prapatehes to The Tribune. Enprnguxat, Jolinson Co., Aug, 0.—Wheat all cut, aud some threshed. Yicld not as targo as last year, Oats all cut. Best raleed for tou yours. aAusunn, DeKalb Co., Aug. 9.—Wheat thresh- ing commenced. Yfold from twenty to thirty- ve bushels per acre. Not imuch marketed yet. Oats nearly all cut and in stack, Broominaton, Monroe Co., Aug. 9.—Thenew crup of wheat is not moving very fast, Very ithe tinuthy saved for seed. Corn good, but needing rain. Oats goorl. Oo, Spectat Dispatch to The Trivene. Wannen, Trumbutl Co., Aug. {.—Onts and wheat harvested, A good yield and suved tu good condition, Canton, Stark Co., Aug, 9.—Farmers bold- ing their wheat for higher prices. Ostcrop best wo have had tor years. Secured tn fine condl- tion. Lenanon, Warren Co., Aug. 9.<-Threshing. Fartuers holding for higher prices, Worth hore $1.25. Corn good, but needs rune MISSOURL, Special Mapatcheas to The Teibone, Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co, Aug. fe ‘Threshing progressing. A good deal of wheat beginuing to move, but the greater part fs atill behl back, No timothy cut for seed. Oats oil harvested. Peaches aud melons ripe. Fall plowing commenced. —— 5 CcoTTON, New Ontxans, Aug. 0.—Tho Cotton Ex- change erup report for August ts aa followa: Jauistana—We have recelved Mty-elght an- awers from teranty Stan perieieg the dates ranging from July 98 to Aug. 8. The weather during the early part of July has been dry, to- warts the Intter portion rainy, and is generally reported favorable, and ap to this period de- cidedly more favorable than Iast year. Stands ore Ltalvareslly ood, and, compared with last yea much better. The plant is forming, hluvining, and holling well, aud Its present con- dition fs a8 satisfactory us coukl be desired, and much better than It was at this time Inst ycar, Many of our correspondants mention tho Nppearance of worms, but 60 far report no damage. The plant, although a little lute, is elvan and well worked, and the prospects for a good yield are yery promising. aUlssiealypi—We have received elghty-three re- ports from thirty-three caunties, dated from uly 23 to Auy. 4. The weather since July 1 hug been favorable, and fn many counties mors sv than last year, with the exveption of Yazoo and Yalabasha Counties, whence complaints of tou much rain are made. Stands are good, ex- cept in Yulubusha County. The plant ts form- ing, blooming, and bolling well. ‘The condition of the crop ts good, and fully as good as lust year, although the plant is sinall and backward. In many sections, Worms have appeared in Adums, Grenada, Issaquuus, and Simpson Coun- tes, but they have done vo damage se far, Arkansas—Fforty-four reptias from twenty- five counties, date! from duly 2 to Aug. report the weather In the fore part of July di and coul, since which there has bocn tou mut rain. ‘The weather in comparison with last yeur has been about equally as favorable. ‘The plant {s blooming, forming, and bolling well. The present conditivwel the crop fs as favora- ble as last year wittinag exception of it helng ten days later. Sumo complainta of shedding rust upd grass worms ure reported in one county, but no danger yet. : Veraa—Tho crop report of the Galveston Cot- ton Exehange tor July ts as follows: Replies re- culved fromm seventy-sevea counties, Weather favorable in forty counties; very dry in twenty. one, and tuu much rain in sixteen, “Tho weath- er, aa compared with last year, {8 more favora- ble in thisty-tye counties, less favorable in twenty-three, and the same in nineteen, Stands ure reported guod in sixty-three, and poor in fourteen counties, a3 compared with last year; thirty-seven report tho same stands, seventeen not so good, and twenty-three much hetter, ‘The plant ta forming, blouming, and bolling well in sixty-six counties, but not forming well fu cleven,” ‘The pe nt condition of the crop os gool io aixty-tbree counties, very poorin eleven counties, and three coast counties are reported not worth picking. As compared with last year, forty counties report. the ‘same condiion, eighteen counties three weeks later, sixteen countics two weeks later; three counties cropa destroyed, The worms have appeared iu forty-seven counties; alight dutmage tu thirty-Ave; damace of 50 per ceat In nine; crop entirely destroyed in three. In the uurthern portion of the State thirtcen counties report damage from drought. teuruis, Tenn., Aug. 9.—The cotton crop re- port of the Mempbis Exchange for July cousints ‘Of 109 responses from this district, of the average date of vuly U1, of which eighty-aeven report the weather for July very wet and cool; alx- teen dry; seventy-seven very favorable as com~ pared with July, 1576; 103 roport Jess favorable; sixty-six more fuvurable stands as compared with the last year. One bundred and twenty, tive report fair to good stands, furty-three poor, twenty-eight better, sixty-eight about the same, seventy-two not so good Iruiting, twenty-two report’ forming, bluoniing, and fading well; thtty-one moderately well; plnety-two very well; three, never better caudition of Tops at the close of July, ‘The crop averag days later fu forwardness than last year. Seventy-one re- port the crops seriously choked by grass and weeds; nlvety-oue not ‘vo coud as last season; ninety-seven Well cultivated anid free of grow and weeds; fiity-niue, very yood condition; nineteen better than lust year; Ulty-one about the same. The wet weather hus caused sume rust sud shedding of forms, but not to an unusual degree. In sume instances small por- tons have been abandoned on account of the excessive Broth, of grass and weeds. There ts considerable complaint of damuge by working while tuo wet, causing the plant to grow tou fast at the expense of the fruit. But une jen- uon ig tude of the eaterpillur and boll worm, neither indicating much damaxe. The corn crop is very good. Wheat saved without much dumage, Hogs reported tn good condition, though cholera exists in some districts. The labor morale is very xe Savaunah—Keports for July at the Cotton Exchauge shows the general conditivn of the crop w be guod, clean, and well-cultivated, though estimsied st ten to fteen days later than last year. In Soutbweatero Georgia there ty some complaint of caterpillar, but uo damace te reported. The prospect now fs good fora fair average yield. The crop in Florkda com: toss cents, Just had | pares well with Inet. ye: ‘o, Ati. %—Oats turning out thirty buahels to the acre, Pros pects for corn good. The late rains will make though about two weekalater, With w faverable serton a good yield da expected. The caterpillar ts naticed ia some sections, hut no injury bas been austalned, Charleton—The Cotton Evehange eye the crop fe generally cood, and compares well with last year, The piant fs forming and bolline well. The present comlition of the plant Is stall, but. healthy, about ten to fifteen days later than lant: yenr, many. Nelda are still gravey, and where the weather has been forcing, plant 14 making too nach weed. Shedding ts reported In four counties, Hee in three cuuntics, and the army worm in one county. The caterpillar hns appeared generally on the 8ca Island, but so far fn small numbers. Mobiee—The present condition of the cotton crop fs fair, and promisea a largo yield if the weather continues favorable, ‘Tho erop ta from ten days to two weers later than fast year, The plant ig somewhat smaller in size, but well rulted, os compares with last year. Caterpil- Iara are renorted in small nnimbers in most of tue prairie counties. No damuge yet done, The general prospect fs for a larger yleld on bottom lands, while the uplands pronitse less than last year: THE DENTISTS. Iateresting Papers Read and Diseussed— ¥ilectlon of OMcers, Ete. ‘The third day's ecsston of the American Den- tal Assoctation's Scyentcenth Annual Yessfon beran yesterday mornlug at 10 o'clock {nthe ladies’ ordlnary of the Grand Paciile. Tho at- teacdance was fully up to the average. ‘The special order was then taken up,—the ro- port of the special committeo recommending the division of the Association into permancnt sections. After considerable discussion, the re- port was recommitted, The next thing in order was the reading by Dr. Taft of a paper prepared by Dr. E. G. siz, of the Couunittee on Chemistry, on the subject of “MERCURY AND ITSCOMPOUNDS IN DENTISTRY.” No sooner had the above announcement been tude than the Treasurer, with his characteris- te promptness, Jumped to hts feet and uttered a remark which has been heard many tines during the session: “Dr. Esig fasn't paid bis dues; tlic report can't be reud.’? Had not Di. Harker hinuly come to the ald of the absent Dr, Eefg by banding over to thls insatiate watch alog: of the Treasury the necessary $5, Lie Associa ton would have Jost an Interesting report througlt Ube carrying out of an absurd revulue jon. ‘The report went on to say that the objection had been brought againat ‘the red vileanized~ rubber plates that they contatned free mercury, and were. therefore, poisonous, ‘The report took the preetsely opposite ground, the author detailing several teats made which showed that the red plites do not contain (ree mercury. Dr. Palmer, of New York, claimed that there was free mercury in such pis sey and mentioned. inetances where persous ad auffered from using hem, Dr. Kenntcott would have spoken, but the Treasurer, who appears to coutrul the Associne tion in ons respect, wotldn'’t have tt. He arose fn his wrath, and, In a voleo which might be auld to be u cross between that of a grizzly bear and au African Jfon, growled out # statement to the effect that Dr, Kenulvott wasn’t entitled tu the privileges of tho floor. se. Kennicott modestly said he had tendered bis dues aud tho Treasurer wouldn't receive hem. ‘Tho Treasurer retorted, in bis gruff manner, that Ue gentleman wasn't n delegate, Dr. Atkinson moved to allow Dr, Kenntcott the privileges of the floor, but the motion was voted down, Dr. Kulp remarked, in reply to Dr. Palmer, that the facilities for exvertineut were present, and be would Ilke tosce a proof of hits wtate- ments, For some reason or other thy oiler was not tuken. Drs. Gardner, Robertson, Noel, Osmond, Frederick, aud others, continued the discussion, some holding that the mercury iv the yulcanite waa Insoluble, and therefore harmless, while others took the opposite view. Each side re- lated the results of experiments and tried to rove tho carreetness af ite position, Dr. udd’s remarks were rather practical and were recelyed with considerable favor, He suid these experiments were likely to run, and had run, tnto ridiculoua extremes, It was claimed that this sulphuret of mercury was insoluble, ‘The truth was that it was Just about as Insoluble as arrente, and if anybody wanted periment with arsenic, there wus nu ob- to bis taking a spoonful into the mouth wing whether tt would produce any effect or nut. Dr. Shepard read tha paper of Dr. C. AL Brackett, of the Committec on ‘Therapeutics, on ITAL THERAPEUTICS," Tho report considered the usefulness of tho various palu-destroyura in use, spoke a foot word in this connection for carbolic acid with arsonious acid, and for salicylic acid, but closed with the statement that of late years there waa a growlny disposition to avold the use of any of these agents except In the very severo apora- tlons. At this point the Association adjourned until afternoon. ‘On reassembling tn the afternoon, Dr. F. M. Odell, of New York, read an exhauativo paper on the generat subject of THERAPROTICE. The report concluded with the declaration that habits ofcleaniiness, good ventilation, abundant supply of good food, proper regulations as to tino and quantity In resard to cating, o full satistaction of the system fn its demand for aleep, attention to business which should leave no time for. sickness, wera tmeagures both rophylactic -and therapeutic, and which, if fonbwed out, would lead to the greatest earthly happiness. bre Atkingon, one of the wisest heads In the Aasoctation, svoke of Dr. Guell's péper as the best correlation and statement of the nature of disvass and its treatment he had ever beard, In fact, Jt was such an able presentation of the whole matter that be had nota single criticisin to make. ‘ Some further discussion ensued on the sub- jects treated of in the papers read at the morn- lng scsvion, Dr. Judd, Dr, Atkinson, Dr. Keh- winkel, and others had * views" to proauice: Dr. GH, Cushing, of this city, Chatrman of the Committee on i OPERATIVES DENTISTRY, read sreport on the present status of that (the profession. He spoke of the mas puscit the Hiling of teeth, and stated, ua the result of au extensive correspondence with leading dentists, that the use of tin in combination with yold lad bean resorted to to a very Ihnited uxtent, sud that the use of smalzam, as well us non-cohesive gold, had largely increased aud was still incre: Ing. Operative dentistry to-day ovcupled a cot servative pusition, running neither to one ex- treing nor the other, ws regards methods, In conclusion, the report stated that one of the wrest necds of tho present day was tho organt- zation of one or two inatitutiona liberatly endowed, and independent of the tuition of iplia. 2 ‘The Inst sentence particularly was recelved with appl gua. ‘A.W. Harlan, of thie city, read a supple- mental report on the jo subject. Acvording to this document, amalgam waa far luterior to gold in flings. ‘The report was briefly discussed by Dr. Rawls, Dr, Howe, Dr. Webb, aud otherd.” At 5. o'clock the Convention adjourned until evening, and the members in the auntiing enjoyed a carrtage-ride to Lincolu Park, up and down the Lake-Shore Drive, and back down-town through the avenues on the North Side, BLECTING OPVICERS, The Association was called to order at 8:80 o'clock. Dr. Keeley, of Ohio, {ntroduced a resolution providing Jor amending the constitution so that In the Juture local Associations should be cn- titled to one delegute to the Genera |Association for every fifteen members, Laid over uuder the rules. Un motion an order was drawn for tho salaries of the Secretary and Treasurer. Prof. Taft, of Cincinnati, introduced a resolu- tton providing for the appolatinent of acom- mittee of three to revise the nomenclature snd terasinglogy used by the profession, to report at the next ane lie é Alter sume discussion, the resolution was adopted, aud Dre, Taft, Judd, and Atkinson were appointed as the Committee, ‘The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, resulting as fullowss Pretdent—Dr, ¥. 1. Rebwinkel, of Obio. Firat’ Vice-President(—Ur, L. D. Shepherd, of joston, Secoutt Vice Preaident—Dr, Q, T. Barker, Phil- lelphia, Corresponding Secretary-Dr. M, 1, Webb, of Phu pele, decording,Secretary—Dr.M.8. Dean, of Chicago. Trewsurer—Dz, W, $1. Goddard, of Louleville. Executice Conmiites—Dre. Homer Judd, of Bt, Louis; J. H, Fillebrown, of Portland; and W. HH. Morgan, of Nashville. Nisgara Falls was selected as the place for the next meeting, and the Associstlon adjourned ‘upti) this morning, ——————_— ‘OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lonpox, Aug. 0.—Stcamships Montapa and Gen. Werder, from New York, have arrivgd out, Naw York, Aug. %—Arrived, steamer Alsa- tia, from London, Loxpos, Aug. 9.—Steamsbip Ullnols, from Philadelphia, bas arrived oute L REDEMPTION FUND. Mr. Root's Story of the Origin of the Scheme, Declaration by the Council Regarding the ity. Hall Trust Fond, ‘Tha Money, Once Misapplied, Must Not Bo Misused Again, HISTORY OF TIT MONEY. THE Non. 4. P. ROOT conRECTS MR. DERICKSON IN CERTAIN PARTICULANS. To the Fulitor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, Aug. 9.—Mr. R. P. Derlckaon, ina letter addressed to the Mayor and Conncil, which appeared in the morning papera, attempts to give a hietory of the bi Ly which the canal Men was discharged and the City of Chiengo thereby nequired something like three taillions of dollars. Mr. Derivkson enys: While the rina were yet smoking the General Aseembly convened at Springfield, ie members froin all parts of the State being apparently all des sirous of doing what could lawfally be done to Tender our city annistance, A duint Committee of tho Senate and Wonae, of which the writer was a member, wax nt once ap- pulnted to take the matter inte consideration, amd to devine menus and report.a bill whereby ald could Jawfully be rendered by the State to the chy of Chicaxo. At the ontectof the Investigation as to what power the General Assembly porecased to render such ald, the Committee were met with the pro: visions of the Constitution, which practically pro- hibited the granting of any ald directly to our chy, Aint, after turihee cinchlemtiug, 1 cee State to ree Neve the lien which the city tr ne ennal and ita revenues by refunding the amount expended 1 ¢ ely an inakine iiaprovements on the canal. terest thereon from the thine the city sent y AU that tino the omount, tuchading: Interest, wan $2,005. SHU, The Commiltes wera not slow in pressing this Provision Ufsthe law inte service, aud xpecdity were ready ® reporta bill refunding the amount expended by the city on the canal tinore nts, Hut even then perfect harmony dit not prevail, Thsvenmions tad arteen from the amnoking aches of our desulnte city, und achemes were slceatly un foot, strenuous etertions were being made to rembye the site of the Cily-Hall to some point on the Wert Side, of on or tear ‘Twenty eecund otreet on the South Site, While there penceei ig were io progress tho Cook County teleyutton were agked to auewer the qoention whether they would consent to the re nndiie by the State uf the canal money, with the condition attached hereinafter referred to, which Question war anewered attirmatively. The Come ittee then reported; and, acting pot (hele re port, the General Aasembly enacted » law, ape proved Uct, 20, 187], which touk effect and was in force from ani after ite passage, dt wontd seem, from reading the abovo, that Mr. Derickson would have the public believe that elther ho or his joint cominittee originated and discovered the idea that the city could get relicf by discharging the Hen. tHe says there was o joint committee’; that it occurred to the Committes that the act did not permit the State to relieve the lien; that the Cummittce were nob slow tu pressing this provision of the Jaw into aervice, and speedily were reniy to re- port a bill refunding the umount expended by the clty on the cunal tinprovement.” fe says, further, “the Comimittes then ree ported, and upon tlete report the General As- sembly enacted a iaw,” etc. ‘The answer to the above is that no special joint committee of the Houve and Senate wits ever appointed on the subject. as Mr. Dericknou states, and conse- quently he never: served on such a committee, Whatis the true history of the cuwel ‘Tho first fotiination that the public had Untt there waa a chance to obtain relief by discharging the canal Hen, was in a letter published in the Bvening Journal, ws follows: Citicavo, Oct. 19, 1871.—Th the Edttor of the Chicago Evening Journal: The City of Chicazo basa tirstlien onthe revennes of the [llinoin & Michiynn Canal (after the payment of the old canal debt) to eccure hor fur the money advanced todecpen the canal, The whole State. was beno- Atedt hy that improvement, and as the whole Stato in interested tn Chicago, why should not the State purchare of the elty her tntercat in theag tolla, and thne enable the city to rebulld her bridges, water works, and other becemary tinprovemente? In anch case the State does not Io: does the cliy borrow mouey, and therefore thera {a no constitutional dhjection,. J make this snzges- tion forthe consideration of the peopie and tho deneral Asseinbly. Janne P. Root. The bill had been prepared by myself the evening before in Myde Park, The journal of the House will tell the rest of the story's Fries, Oct, M3, 1871, —On inotion uf Me. Root, the ©: wee auapended for the purpore uf ins troducing 6 DD, Mr. Root introduced House bin No, 1, fur **An actto reliove the Hew of the Cit, of Chleago upon the HMlnols & Mlehtsan Canal an revenues Ki refnding tu eald city tho amount ex- pended hy it in making tho Improvement contem. plated by ‘Anact to provide for the completion of he Mlinois & Michigan Canal upon the plan adopt. ed by the State in 18Ml, approved Feb. 18, rita toxether with Interest thercon as authorized by Sec. 5 of said act." ‘The rules were further saspendod. tho bill rend A first time, aud referred to the Committes on Canal and River linprovement, Monnart, Oct 10, 1971,—Mr, Rice, from the Committes on Canal and River Imurovement, to which was referred Mouse [ill No, 1, for **An act, cte.,” reported the rama back with amen: ments, and by wnanimous consent the bill was taken up and rend @ eecond time, and referred to the Committee of the Whola, Oct. 17.—Considered ju Commltteo of the Whole, and reported buck, and several amend iuents offered and considered relating tu the mule of rulsingthe money. Sane duy the bill was ree ferred 10 a Special Comnntiee conaleting of Mevars, Cummings, Short, Walte, Fanford, MeMilin, Springer, and Turner, who reported it back with amendinents; report’ adopted, ond, on the same day, after a Guld-diht, 1 pursed, wae xent to the Senate, —where it was amendca and returned to tue House, aud the anendment concurred In. The amendment limiting the gspplication of the money was prepared by Mr. Tuley, Mr, Hitchcock, gud myself in Room 14 Leland House, Tant not able to sav at what stage it was incorporated in the bill, I desire to add that the Cook County delegation did all In ite power to obtain rellel I will add, in conclusion, that, at the request of Mr. Holden, who then represented the Com- mou Coiutucll, 1 did, in 1805, at Springtleld, re- vise the original bill which authorized the city to zo on with the work, hence by memury was retty fresh abont canal legisfatlon when I rained the last bill, James 2. Roos, DECLARATION OF TRUST, THE VIRW TAKEN AT PRESENT BY THR COUNCIL regarding the money recelyed by the city from tho State uud put on one side for the con- struction of the new City-Hall a fully set forth in the following resolutions, which were offered by Ald. Stewart on the 25th of June, and wero called up and adopted on the 12th of last mouth. ‘They are as follows: E Wianxas, In Aucust, 1870, the City Council In {ta deslinge with tue public creuitore promised to apply tho revenue as collected from Precious: levied, but uncanceled, taxes, (See Journal of Aug, 14, Is7U, an follows) ** Resolved, further, ‘That the following portion ‘of the report of the Winanre Committes of thie Connell, made on the 10th day of July, 187 and the sauic Is hereby adopted, as fallawas In relation to the provi o be mare for tha payment of the large IndeUtedness now existing, and for the payment of whtch, as bas been before shown, there fa now no adequate provision, there- by Ge deficit wo great as to be beyond the power of the Couucil to make good, your Co! mittee are of tue opinion. that there no better course than tu classify such debtednesa according to thu character of each Item, After such clasntication shall have been made, the several itewa should be paid in their proper order, aud that, foo, Just as speedily us the necessary arrangements can be wade fur the percent under the Gnancis! policy prescribed by he General Assembly. *¢Clasa A shuuld embrace all intercat due, and to become due, on city Indebtedness other than the: Wouded debt (that being provided for io tho appro- pristion and tax levy o 3876), allaccounts of Ia- rere and other enibloyes up tu tho beginning of the present fiscal year, aud vilisfor materlals and isbor furnlehed ju the several deparcuicnts; and lao suca trust fonds aud special funds aud unex. ended balances of former apprupriutions as have un inteapplicd. oT tuss ii should embrace certificates which Gosit firet be paid after iby items Included in laa8 A. Class C abould embrace such part of the unex: pended balances of former appropriations aud such social funds aa my be properly deferred, ** Resoleed, (urtler, ‘Yuat thls Council recog> ulzes the obligation aud duty of the City of Chicago to Bey all qutslanding certiticutes of initcebtedoess of the Iusued agulnst the approprativa duly wade. and for which the city ny elit, at the earliest moment biv; snd that tho Coaiptrollor ne, and be ie hereby, authorized te pay faleruat upon raid ceriiticates of Indebtedness sei\-anaually, at the raty of 7 per cont por annum frond the date of thelr poate Ani Wutieay, Of the reg | collected from the State ja payment of the canal lien, a sum slightly over 1, UY Luow $775,342) Wasuct apart by law for bublic buiidings, which was then and is now uo- carer be mavan the construction of anew City- ull; a Wutncas, This $000,000 thus act spart os 0 apcctal fund was used by the. city In anticipation of the coliection uf revenue for ordinary purpus tw Le restored fo such special fund wheo # taxce shall be collected; aud Witubas, UF bucsg taxcs, the revenue from which was anticiputed, of thu muncy belunging to this apecial fund, there have teen large suaty col- recelved the ben- tected aud pad inty the City Ereasury, and by a man its ercdit, nor t falrand eqmitahle apportionment thereof, amon: the varions apecial funda catitled to, be! repai therefrom, $18,000 or more ts now Juetly cred. fled to the Tnitding or City-ttall fund sane Wireres, In the clesiticatlon of debta to be aid ont of fax collections, as ert forth in the resps fntions of the City Comme as above qnoted. tras simon was made for the refunding of the money belonging to special fande, whch have been iis srpite, and YuriRAs, This money belonging to the Baildin: or ity-Hall fond, haw teen, to the extent stated collected from the back taxes, and han thus been recovered from the ues to which ft has been wis. applied, and therefore cannot snatly or sicain be minapplied os diverted from ity ort nae, bnt should be retatned lu the City Treasury to be subject to auch arrancements ns tie City Conns ei may adont, with reference to work on the Citye Malt; therefore be it Rerotred, Vast the Mayor nnd Compteotier be and they are hereby directed to boklant retain in the Trevaury such sunt of the ack taxes which may Properly ue ereiited and apportioned to the City. fall Find, and which may hereafter’ bo collected and apportioned and eseditert to that fend; and be it fariner : Kerotred, ‘That the Mayor be and he ts hereby reqnerted to communicate to the Counell a states ment of the present condition of all arrangements heretofore mare with reference to plank and ma. terial for such City-Hall Unilding, that the Council (RA withont delag take steps lonkine to the imines nite opening of work {n the construction of auch City-Hall. 1m vote by which they were adopted was as follows: Year—MeAules, Rosenterg. ‘Theme on (Thitd, Cary, Stewart, Gilbert, Sommer, Tully, Callerton’ Lawler, Beidlicr, White, MeNurney, Kawleizh, iPhampean (Thieteenth), Htyan, Jansecns, Kirk, aly—10, Auyi—Dallord, Lodding, Throop, Cook, Seaton, Dausigarten, Waldo—7, It appears from these resolutions that TUE SENSE OP THE COUNCIL fs, that of the bac taxes $10,0W) or more {fs just credited to the suilding or City-Hall and; that money to the extent atated faving been recovered frum the use to whieh it was misappled, cannot justly or lecally be azatn male Hert or diverted from its orlinal use, but should be retained In the City ‘Treasury to he suibjeet to such arrangements as the Council may adopt. The resolutions of Au. 14, 1876, were mistne terpre! by the Comptroller. According to his view of them, the City-Lfall Fund was put under Class C, whereas it properly belonged, ay the Counell mterpreting thuse resulutions now declares, In Cluss A. Imuainuch us the Comp trolter has alt-alone declared that any direcs tone which the Council might give on the suhe ject must necessarily be obeved by lum, there ts how no question but what, the money which ts flue to the City-ilall Fund, as at present in the Treasury, willbe allowed to remain there, and that, us the back tgxes come fu, the preportion due to the City-Hall Fund willbe finmediately set apart atl fot be again misapplied, ‘The reasun why the Mayor las not communt. cated to the Council a statement of the present vonditlun of the arringements mace with refer. ence to the plaus and tnaterial for the City-Tall is, thut soon after the adoption of the resolution the rlots caine, and after that unpleasant clip ter ip the city's history had been dlaposedt of the Mayor wus so worn out by {ucessant labor that It wus necessary for lilin to voto Waukesha toreeruit. It ts befieved, haweyer, that he wilt subimt Monday the information called for hy the resolution, aud that then the Council will take Immediate steps to proceed with opening work for the construction of the Clty-Hall, a RAILROADS. BRING OUT THE PAY-CARS, Rumors were prevalent yesterday thatanother strike was contemplated by the engineers and e:mployes of the Baltimore & Ohio allroad, and it does look asif thesu rumors were not en- tirely unfounde Tt will be remembered that the last strike commenced on the Baltimore & Ohio, from which it epread to the Pennsylvania and other roads. “If the strike takes place Mon doy, as it te claimed it will, it te not on account of the low wages the men ect, but because they have not been pald during the last to or threo months, It was for this cause that the cm ployts of the Baltimore & Olito struck the last tme, and precipltated the contest on the other ronda. Whenthe men went to work again, o week or tivu azo, at tho old wages, they wera made to understand that thuir back pay would bo forthcoming at once, but thug far the pay-car has not male Its appearance, aud iy Js not to be wondered at that tue men threat en to strike if they are not pald off by Monday. Prealtent Garrett ought to sev to it that tho men are pakl off regutarly, for it fs openly charged by rallroad men that he withholds the moucy merely for the sake of getting the inter- est on tt, ‘Tits charge may not be true, and the cause probably fs that the road bas no money on hand. So much is vertain: the employes cannot wait several months for thelr bay ne they get hardly more than they need for their cur- rentexpenses. If they have to purchase their neveasuries on credit, they are charged ao much more, which virtually amounts to & reduction In salary. If metrike occurs thie time, and for the reason stated above, Preatdent Garrett and the Munagers of the Baltimore & Ohio will un- doubtedly be held responsible for all damage that may be done, 2 A DISCRIMINATION, Several communications have been received at this office complaining of a discrimination mady by the Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paut Railroad against Chicago. The managers of this road require all grain shipped over thelr Hne to Chil- cago to be put in bags, while the grain destined for Milwaukee Js taken in bull. It costs about 8 conta per bushel to put grain in bags, and consequently discriminates that much in favor of Milwaukee, The managers of the road clan that the greason of this discrimination is that they have no elevators in this city, while tusy have excellent facilities tn Mitnwaukee, But this plea looks rather thin, since the Fulton El- evatur fs rlett alongside the tracks of ‘the road, and arrangements could un doubtedly be made with tt ff) tho man: agers of the. road so desired. Hesldea it has been demonstrated by the Chicago & Alton aod other Western roads that gram can be transferred in bitlk from the cars very easily and at much fess cost: than by-having if going through the elevators. It looks rather as if the Milwaukee & St. Paul ts desfrous of forcing the grain buslness of the Northwest onto the Do- troit & Milwaukee aud the Flint & Pero Mar- quette Railroads, which convect by steamers with Milwaukee, THE AT. & 8 F. EXTENSION, Several engincering partics of tho Atchtson, Topcks & Santa Fe Rallway are now out, look+ iug upon outlet westward, Several projects are apokenof, the principal ono belug a line through the Cochltopa Pass, to connect with the Utah Southern, aud another up the Arkansas to Tennessee Vass. ‘There aro dltiicultics in the wav of each route, In order to make tho first practicable, they have first to yet over the Saugre de Christe range, and in that dircction the Rio Grande has a good deal the start, The ‘Tenuesece Pasa line is open to the Ghiectiont that that pass is nearly dua west trom Denver, and ta wo throweh in thut direc- tlon the road would have to be built very near ly to Xalt Lake. Well-posted engineers assert that aline to Denver, und thenes West by the Berthoud Pass, would be shorter than via tho Tennessee Pase, It is not likely any route will be determined on this your, however, but the fact that surveying parties are out inay be taken as indicative that the Company seriously cour templates 3 Western extension, RECEIVER APPLIED FOR. Br. Lovis, Aug. 0.—The attorneys for the’ Union Trust Company, New York, to-day dlr mised, with prejudice, In the United States Clircult Court, the suit which bas been standing there sume wiontbs agalost the 8t, Jouls, [rou Mountaln & Souther Rallroad, and Wed a vew Dill asking for the foreclusure of the mortenge and appolutment of a Receiver for the rowl. ‘The new bills bused upon the same general ees as tho old one—defauls of iutercat on nds, —— “A POOL. Sr, Louys, Mo., Aug. 9,—It fs announced hero that the Kansus Pacile and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo Railroads have formed a pool for all local and through passenger“and freight bu ness. Eachroad will bo allowed 40 per cent ot {te gross earnings tor expenses, and the reimaln- Ing 00 per cont will be ‘abyided ‘equally between the two roads, TrEMS. Something never before kuown siuco the coun try wus suttled, says the Detroit #ree Press, Wis the reception yesterday of several car-loads of wheat from Saxiuaw. They camo by tho Jack sou & Saginaw Brauch of the Michigan Central, ‘That the Saginaw Valley would become a gral- producing section was dever dreauied of by rail- road-builders, or for that matter by the orlglual settlers, aud yet this vear thoy bave a surplus, aud hope ta increase the crop acreage every 6ea- sou. . ‘Mr. H. O. Canfletd, General Preight-Agent of the Peoria, Peklu & Jacksonville Rallroad, was iu the city yesterday on business connected with bls road: He repurts that thu crops along the live uf big road ure in splendid conditions gud as youn us they are bein shipped the 4 Tomy wust Udtesurdy do a large busloees