Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1878, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCIH R, 1878. MEXICO. An Interview with the Agent of the Mexican Res public. What Zamacona Thinks of the Origin, ftatus, and Destiny of the Diaz Government, fils Views as to Commercinl Relatlons ¥ Between tho United Sfates ond Mexico. From Our Own Correspondent. Wasmxoron, D, €, March 2.~Senor Zoma- cona, representative of the Dinz Government in this country, ns granted Tis TRIBUNE the fn- tersiew which follosrs: #tsome of the Mexican papers are reported to have recently said, Mr. Zamacona, that you have como here as an agent of tho Mexican Govern- ment to liclp, as Lhie papers putit, o * clarifying the atmosphero of the American press.’ What does that mean”? #1 think," safdl Mr, Zamacona, *tthat ques- tton must be anawered by explaining to you TIIE ODJECT OF MY MISSION jo the United States. You know what tho re- latlons between tho two countries were towards the month of Juns last. [ supposc you are ac- quainted with the origin of the dificultics be- tween the United States and Mexico. A revo- utlon took place fn Mexico a year ngo,—in the month of November, 1876. That revolution, supported by public oplnion, brought Gen. Diaz futo power. A Government was organized ace conlingg to the Constitution of the country; clections took placa; recurns of these clections were examnined by the proper anthority,~that jsto sny, by the Mexlean Cougress; and Gen. Diaz was declared President, and fnaugurated assuch, That was In Aprll, 1876, At that time. thio State Departinent In tho United States had fnstructed the United States Minlster to Mexico, Mr. Foster. to recognize Gen, Diaz, as tie repre- seoted the anly system of Goverminent In Mex- 1co3 he ruled all that country without any oppo- sltlon; he controlled tho revenues; and he had made tho payment of the first fnstallment on account of the Mexican awards. Mr, Fish ad- dressed n noto to Minlater Foster on the 17th of January; 1877, ordering him TO NECOGNIZE GEN, DIAZ. On tho 1st of June orders wore civen to the officers who commanded the Amecrlean troops to cross our boundary-lino whenever they thought It expedient, In pursult of merauders and Indians. Wetl, that state of things induced the Government of Mexico to sond bere a diplo- matle representative, o gentloman with olliclat credentinls as Miulstor Plenipotentinry of that Government, In order to settlo these questious, and to cstabliah, i€ possible, the usual relations between the Government of the Unlted States and that of Mexico. That gentleman was Scnor Mata, who came here {nJuno of last year, but ho was not recelved in bls cavacity as repre- scntative of the Mexlcan Government, and went back to Mezico. When the Government of Mexico was informed that Mata had heen un- suceessful {n lils mission, and ‘that ho was ore- paring to return to Mexico, thoy requested mo tocomo hers In tha capacity of confidential agent of the Government of Mexico, Ot course, after Mr. Mata’s fallure, {t wonld not have been roper on the part of the Mexican Goverminent romnl another diplomatie agout; but, at the same time, the Government of Mesilo was extremely interested in preventing any ioter- ruption of tho diplomwatie intercoursathat would Le detrimental to the commerelal relations which had begun to develop at that time be- tiween Mexico aud the United Btates. It has been thio constant > OBJECT OF TIE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT to promote the development of reciprocal treaty reinttons with the Unlted States. 1t was to be feared thut an {nterruption of the diplomatic relations, and of the questions which arose on the frontier, would be detrlncental to that kind of relations, which had_jncreased during tho last two o threo years. Mr. Dinz requested mo to come to the United States, o kuow that 1 was acquainted with the country. I was here In 1873, uod for three years, as Commissioner for the Mexlean Government, and sinco that time I have tried to make s thorongh study of the clements of Amcrican fodustrics In recard to the Mexican market. I wrotoon that sub- Ject to the Government of Mexico, and to sonma of my fricuds In tho politlenl circles in Mexico. After that, was nppolnted President of the Mexican Commission at the Centeunlul, That enabled me to send to the Government of Mexico soine Interesting reports upon the question of cominereinl relations be- tween the two countrles. The nterest which 1 had taken in that matter, my residenco for some thne fn the United States, and even my politieal position In Mexico at that timo, as I was clocted Prestdent of the Mexican Benato, dotermined the chioica of Diaz to send we here, e thought that 1 WAS TIE PROPER PERSON 10 explain the real condition of Moxico, and how it had been misreprescuted by soulo of the vorrespotdents of the newspaners in tho United Statcs, Finutly, they thought that I could maintaln the ‘confidence which was quite necessary for the development of tho general relations between Mexico and tho United States, 01 course, everything which could producy confldence, aud which could enlighten publie opfulon fn the United Btates, was within the limits of wmy wission; and, as far as the political pross of tho Unfted States is cancerned, my instructions, and my steps, and my moth- 0ds have been reduced to developing my views, verbally aud personnlly, to all "of the repre- sontatlves of the press who have been willing to tnlk with me. 1 think this system haos been sufliviunt to correct somne of the misrepresentu- tious which, beforo my arrival {n the Umted rd to the political and 1t {8 reported that there aro two agents be- sldes yourself here, who have the same func- tion,—one Prichard and one Rahden. The enecial duty of the latter 18 described to bo to operate upon tho Uerman press (' ‘Thero are NO BUCIL AGENTS, Tlo German, Rahden, came to the Unlted States with o commlesion from ous of the managers of 8 theatre fu Mexico to cngave & Freuch troupe of singers,—the Atmee opers-boulfo troupe, He saw mo In New York, and spoke to ino about his connection with sumc of the newspa- Fchmcn In Now York; but [ told him Idid not Plnk it necessary to use that kind of intluence, Prichard cane t6 Mexico a shurt time after I ur- rived fn the United States, and L know that he represeuted to Gen. Diaz that ho had certain in- fuenes and connection with publfc men in the United Btates. Ho olfered to serve the Govern- ment of Mexieo hero; but L suppose he came here for porsunal reasons ouly. ticn. Diax told him 1o sce me here. Iv saw lim in New York, and told biw that 1 ald not Abink 1t necessury for him to take any steps in reitard to the préss of the United Btates, Not- Withstandlg thut deelaration, I bave read one oF two urticles (and very foollsh ones thicy were) which wers published” fn’ oue or two of the newapavers of New York, written by him. I conauder myself tho only mgent of the Govern went of Mexivo in tho United Btates.! i -TUS BOUDERTROVULES, What {s tho present conditlon of the barder- troublead crythiog is qulct on the border now. 1 S surg that the condition of thlugs inour border Btatea tias fnproved verv anuca lately, since the Government of Mexice sent & large bumber of troops to the Rio Graude. There e fiow abour 7,000 troops there. They aro under good discipline, and belong to the bust m::m ‘l.! "mu N J:xlmn nimy. Thoy nrulud;p ed along o ¢ Ria Upmgi, the lower aud upper past of tho glog st racticed & great ex- tent through m‘i Free Eonul" Suuggling has ulwayas taken place in that am of the country, [ don't kvow what lla:y)ho the viows of the proper department of lexiean Government,—that 1s to say, tho mrwuur,v Department; nor am 1 able, from per- nal kiiowlede, to state whether it would be a-ulbuum couvouleus to sbolish the i ou culled the Free Zones; or whether the Me ffilumh.hlmunu cuuld uso soiny other u m-’"-y'rulll;l Jead 1o the same results for, whicl Yoo Te? Zoue was estublished. I futend ouly u"’ Lxplain 1o you the views of the Mexican Gov- Folucut at the tim of thy crcation of the Freo b:j"‘f- ,Of couras, that arrungement has been mnuklul to the puu(l»lunud the merchants ¢ bart of Mexico called the Fres Zone, It has mx Very etlicient {n stimulating traflic in that E“‘gi the country, and commerdiul business e developedl on that account. But the uuuufm.-m. of Mexico hus bicw prowpted by uimuuu in reeand to this fustitution more Ay u{“u ‘ounccted with the Federul servige '« futercats of tho revenuo of the Federal winbstration, thay by these lucal intercsts. The United States Government is apposcd o the Free Zone. TYPIOAL DIPLOMACT. “as tho Mcxican Government received in s friendly spirit the angaestlons contained in the Tetter of Asslstant-Secretary Heward to Minister Foster; also, the aimllar suggestions which were mnle subsequently In s letter from Secretary Evarta to Minlster Foster ! "“In the same volume which contains that communication from Mr, Seward, there are two leading notes,—one that of Mr. Fish, to which I alluded, written dJan. 10, 1877, in which Mr, Fishsald to Mr. Foster that he was warranted in recognizing the Dinz Government, oa It was the only Qovernmont existing In Mexico, ns Dinz controlled all the country. aa that Govern- ment hiad paid tho first installment on account ot the Mexican awards, and ns that payment shonld have only been recetved from a Govern. ment which tas recognized by the United States.”” ** But that was nnder the Grant Administra- tlon, Mr. Seward, In his recent communleation, states that tho Government of the United States must ascertain the true character of any Gove cernment organized jnMexico, and ‘must have somo guarantee os to its views, and (ts ability to enforca them, in regand to the interests of the United Btates,” *'Ido not know exactly what tho Govern- ment of the United States means by these *guarantees’; but I thlnk that ALL TilE QUARANTZES which any Government could give for the se. curity of the tnterests of toreign residents with- in ita borders have been given by. the present Government of Mexico. The Diaz Government was nr,innlzcd A year no. All tho soclal inter- csts of that Republfe, both national and for- clgn, ara firmly establlshed. Dusincss has been woing on aa usual; the prosperity of the conn- try la greater than it was; public revenuc has ncreascd ; the (Government 1s developing the mercantile Industries of the country; & part of- our ariny has been employed In ocxecnting sever- al public improvements; and the Government has no opposition In tho general opinion of the country. Taken altogether, the Govern- ment of Mexico s in o better conditlon now than it has over been. If this can be taken as n ‘guarantee’ for the security of forelzn fn- terests fn Mexico, cverybudy will be obliged to eay that tho Government of Mexleo has “given guarantees, It s in acts rather than by vom- munlcatjons that the guarantces have been g(vnu. 1 don't know whut tho views of the tato Department here are in regard to these acts; but Ican sce wihat everybudy sces from the representations of the press, that it s robablo that ofticlal_relations will bu cstab- ished Lefors long between the two countrics. ‘This I can't say frow say apeclal knowledie in my posscsslon, sinco 1 have no officlal infor- mation.” 13 DIAZ A CREATURE OP REVOLUTIONT “ Tiow much coutral does Diaz havo over the Mexlean population along tho Rlo Grande fron- tiers it 18 stated that he cannot control tuem i Therc is no reslstance there, L think that the Government of Mexteo can keep these ma- rauders {u subjection as woll na the Unlted states can,' *J)ocs not Diaz himsclf owe a good deal to | the desnerato classcs nlous tha border” “That Is quitg & mistake? I bave read tho story in some of the newspaper-reports here, In order to comprelhond the true situation of Mexlcu nt present, and the character of the fu- fluence which Diuz lins ninong the Mextean peo- bla and with the army, it wouldl be nceessary to Tead you back through the revolutious that tiave ocenrred since Mexico boeano independent, The bistory can be condensed in A PEW PHRASES. You know that, when Mexico beeame ndepend- ent, she was in the sanie situation asall of the Spanish colonics in Awmerica. The Mexiean gcuuln were mnot tratned, wers not rougit up, for a Il of self-rovern- ment. The Spauish rule was unaccepta- ble to the Mexlean people, and they asplred torulo themselves. They thought It was possi- ble to follow the example of tho United Btates, and to establish n Republican Government. The most couspicuous figuro then was Santa Anns, ‘The despotism of such leaders wwas n goed school for the people of Mexlco. After some years of very severe tnsl, they detertnined to make cf- foris to establish a "truo Republican Govern- ment. Bants Anna was overthrown In 1833 or 1854, and the leader of the Republican party of Mexleo, enlightencd by experience, nssembled o Congress, adopted what s ealled * the Conatitu- tion of 1857,' which is tho present Constitution of Mexico. ‘This Constitution {s modeled atter that of the Unlted States, but some of its prin- ciples wero incunsistent with the political lnflu- cuce which the clergy had cxerclsed before. As soon as the new Government was organized un- der this Constitution the chiefs of the clerzy combiued thelr ciforts to ovcrthrow DPresident Comonfort, who was elected at that time. They succecded {i taking posscasion of the Capital, and tho Chicf-Juatics was applied to to take the Presidential authority. After Comonfort sur- rendered; TIE JUATLEZ GOVENNMENT ‘was establisticd in Vera Cruz, ana a protractod atrugele of threo years was maintained. Juarcz suceeeded in defeating the arlstocratie classes in the Capital, and in establishlug the Republican Conatitutional Govermment, Just at this time, however, tho party which had been defeated determined to eiploy the Inst means to which 1t could resort to promaote its interests, and ap- plied to the European Gavermnnnts to futerfero in Mexican politics. It wasat thut time that tho American Civil War began here. Tho French Government thought that was u proper time to put Its hand into Mexican affairs, nnd, after an alllance with the Spanish and Dritish UGovernments, the Government of France tried 10 establish an llllfl!l’hfl Goverment in Mexleo, and sent Maximillan, We were obliged to strugyle three yoars more to establish a Nae tional Ropublle. We succceded fn 1807, and Juarez was nzain establizhed as President In tie Clty of Mexico. 1o exerciscd hls authority Irown 1807 to 1872, Then he dled, und VUESIDENT LELDO succeeded bfm. But the policy adopted by Presldent Juarez fu the last purt of his Admiu- fstration, and that of Lerdo aftor ho was fu- nugurated President in 1872, were not consistont with tho spirit of our Constitution. They tried to revive all of tho functions and political in- flucuce of tne legislative brauch of vur Govern- ment. That prevented the orzunization of a strong Republican constitutional party, which could have waintained the elelency of our ln- terests. Their policy hus bean very detrlinental to the politicsl futerests of the Mexican people. The tlons held during the Jast part of Lerdo’s Administration were extremoly frregu- lar, Aud thus thecfforts to establish In Moxico o Federal Coustltutlon, and give the Mexican people the riguta which that Coustitution warrants, were rendered powerless tu provent tho abuses of “the Federnl Government during the clections. That faction biad prevented the organization ol u lair constl. tutional and liberal party. None of the means whilch aro uscd here to'check excesses, none of the machinery, n of the appliunces, which are used hero tor canvassing durivg elections, wero possible fn Mexico. At that tiwe I was here; but I was watchlug thiogs s Mexico. 1 suw that A LAYOLUTION WAS ALMNST INBYITABLE, beeause pubile sontiment was against thy pollcy ot Prestdent Lerdo, ‘The Constitutional party, which represented this sentiment, had no politl- cal mcans to prevent the result of the frecgulur mcasures by whichs Mr, Lerdo's party was try- Juie to keep'in power for the two terws, It wis under these clreumatances that the revolution bewan, The people of Mexico were limpressed with the ldea that peaco and progress were fm- possible under the fufluence of Lerdo, and the revolutlon begau. As a military moyement, it was supported h* public oplajon aver tho country. bat {8 what mada the rovolution succeseful, Tho revolution repro- sented by Gen. Dlus was suvported by all the nation,—so much so that it was not neeessary for Dinz lu,:p(»l; to thu suppore of tha despora. «oes and criminals ofthe lower class, Uf course, every revolution in every country embraces s of that clement of soclely. But the revo- lution reprasented by Diaz was supported fn Muzxlco by all clusaes of vur soclety, The work of Diaz has been to chieek and qulet the border clemnent which was fu the revolution,” COHTINA, “Did not Dins borruw §10,000 of & brather-in- law, or some relative, of Cortlua; and did not Cortlua, fnumedialely alter e was liberated frow prison, declare for Diazi 4] kuow nothiug about that story. Diaz has w'fclcmd Cortiua. Hefs in prison in Mex- A COMMEHCIAL TREATY. “There are reports that you are szwcd in furthering tho prospects of acomumercial treaty; what Adr-um'.'o wuuld such o treaty offer tho United States ! **1t {s not correct that 1 am engaged in the negotlation of u treaty; wor bave 1 any knowl- edge of suy fntention” of Mexico in regard to such a treaty, But the commercial futercsts between the iwo countries have urull,uecupled the sttention of the Governmeut of Mexico. I don’t.kuow whether thet jutercst has taken tho stiapo of suy suggeation for acommerclal treaty. ‘Che fact ig, that, without any tresty, the commerciul futercits between the two countrica could be very cuslly developed §f thero were wory farilities of traosportation between the United Btatcs and Mezicu, aud it thero was 1nore contidence In rezard to enterprises con- neeted with Mexico. As far as a commerctal treaty is concerued, 1 would call your attention to the declarstion which has been made lately by & New York paper which hus becn very uu- fricudly to Moxico during tue last year,— the Wurkd. v sald, referring to that report about & comwerclal treaty, that it was not necessary to make suy oltbratious In our cus- tow-house regulutions Lo prowote thie commer- clal intercats of the United States, s most of the articles which are Imnorted into Mexico from the United States are on the free list.”? “Ia it not a fsct that B1 per cent of Mexican Importations into the Unlted States are already on the free list and pay no tarl(f duty, and that all we could offer Mexico, at the most, would bo the remalning 9 pee centi® s (21 QUITE THB RRVBRSE. I have not exatnined the American tariff in re- gard ta Mexiean frapurts; but £ think that state- ment is a mistake, and that It refers to Amerl- can goods imparted futo Mexico. Most of the American articles linported {nto Mexico are ma- chinery, agricultural implements, hardware gowds, furnishing goods, £tc,, and the most of these articles are un the Mexiean freclist, | will tell you what the hest and most cfliclent means are of promoting & treat between Mexico and the United States. £t wil be necessary Lo state to you some nf the facts which I observed when L'came to this country fn 1873, I was much tmpreesed by the fact that, notwitbstanding the victnity of the two countries to cach other, I found in the domentic market of the United States agreat mauy prod- ucts of Ameriean Industry which had never been imported Into Mexico.” For Instance, cot~ ton-goods, whict are importied on & very lurza seale to Mexico from England, are never sent to Mezxico from thia country, notwithstanding that cotton fabrics can bo Consldercil as a funda- moutal article of consumption with the Mexican peovle. Everybody and every class of soclety consumes suchi gools, Almost oue-third of tne fmports {nto Mexlco are represented by cotton goods imported fromn England. I was surprised when I saw that the Amerlcans produced better goods than the English, I took with me, when 1 went back hone, several samples of cotton goods, which I exbibited to the Mexiean imer- chants. I can declare, with great pleasure, that this has not been without etlect, The fwporta- tion of cotton guods fruin the United States Iuto Mexico 11AS IRCREASED VERY MUCIH. It isn fact, that scemed very singular tome, that, nolwithstanding the character of these arlicles, which seemed to be taade for the Mexi- con markot, they had never been fntroduced there. Wnen we exhibited in Philadelphla, the sulphur produced by our voleanoes (which is the Dest sulphur i the world), the manufacturcrs of chemlcal products were astonished, aund asked if Mexico had such a materlal Tor inpor- tation here, [t has been the ssme in regard to our coffce. The Mexican coffce has been tin- rnrtctl into the United Btatea only recently, It s considercd, for the quality, better than the Rlo cotfce, and 18 sold in New Orieans for tive cents per pound mors than Riocotfee. We cuuld supply the American market with better ond cheaper coffee than Brazil does. Wocould do the same with rezard to ormamental marbles, Itis the same with fibres made from plants veeuliar to Mexico. The manufacturera of rupcr In Peunsylyania were astonished when hey saw that kind of paper-material,— ono of them, Mr, Wilcox, told me that that material was the best for bank-nutes and (overnment Lands on nccount of {ts strength, Wihien I told hith tne price for which the article could be suld in tho United States, he was sur- priscd, and told me that any quantity which could be sent here would find o rcady sale. I could mention a great nany articies ke these which have never been fntroduced into the inar- ket of the United States. You hove In this cuuntrcv oranges from Europe, from Porto Rico, from Cuba, everywhere; but there is not a sin- elo orango or bavana from Mexico, though we are ncarest country which produces these articles, Icaunot explain these singular facts, it 1t Is not on account ot THE BERIONEOUS IMTRESSIONS which have prevalled In the United States for some tune In regard to Mexico, Not with re- spect toits political condition, because, notwith- nding this, you sce that the French, tierman, and English merchauts go to Mexico, and estab- 1ish a profitable busincss, and make large for- tunes. When I firs came to the United States a8 the representative of Clalns Coimunssion, 1 Amgriean clnims Mexieo dn_tho found nearly 2,000 against the Government of_Mexico, amountlug in the aggrezate to 76,000,000, Thesc clalms wero examined, and, notwithatauding the Commission was rather liberal with the Ameriean claimants, they were reduced to nearly $4,000,000. All the clafmants who were not successful in thelrattempts to get their frivolous claims granted wero Interested in producing the imvression that they had been victims of the unsettled condition of Mexlco; that 1t was impossible to live in Mexico without losiug lifo and money., Besldes these nnfry Te- porta as to thesocial conditionof Mexico, I think there are somo orwanizations of speculators who desiro totako ndvantage of the troublesbetween the two Governments, 1 thluk it is through the erroneous reports circutated by this class of peapls that the legithnate and linportant in- tereats of the manutacturers and merchants {n the United Btates, who could take ndvantage of the Mexican market, have been detrimentally influenced, Another reason s the SCANCITY OF COMMUNICATION between tho two countrics, ‘The ouly means of transportation between the United States aml Mexico are by lines of steamers between the ports of Mexivo and the United Htates. The Uovernment of Mexico subsldizes a lino of steamers which runs from 8an Franclsco to oar ris fu the Pacifie, two othier lues from Vers iruz to New Orleans, aud another from Vera Cruz to New York. Theso llues have been sub- sllized for ten yeors by Mexlco, and it s but lately that a ncw countract bas been concluded between the owners of these steamors and the Governimnent of Aexico. The subsidy has been increased i order to make the communications more frequent. ‘Tho trins between Vera Cruz and New York were, beforo this new contract, cyery thres weeke; now thoy will take place overy two weeks. ‘Thls effort on the part of Mexico has not been without offect, In ~ fact, _ths trade from Mexico with the United SBtates has increased during the last ten years, The trade from the United Btates Into Moxico not ouly has been kopt stationary, but perhaps 6 has decreased colpared with what ft was lu the yeur 1 In that I‘)-e:ar tho United States oxporied into Mexi- o $4,000,000, and they have cxported lately £,000,000. On tho otiier hand, the Imports In- 10 the United States from Mexico have reached $18,000,000. Facilities of transportation and contldence fn regard to Mexico, I think, the bost ineuns of promoting a treaty botween tho two countrics.” Tho Moxtean Government has certainly sc- lected 8 very plausible and cultivated geaticman us §18 confldentinl agent, s commund of the English language is {llustrated by the foregolng interview, which is simply a verbathn_report of an hour's talk, B We ———— A CHARGE OF FRAUD BY A FRAUD,” MR COX CONDONES PRAUD IN 1877, New York Iribune af Muy 4, 1877, ¢ WasmiNaTON, March 14, 1877.—Mr Dman 8in: [ have an especlal desiro to sce Col, George 1L, Butler recoguized by the Aduinistration ouly 80 far as tho naming of Post-Oflice Azent to the Bluck Hills, fle Is & nephow of Uen, Butler, and has much of the General's genus, except this, tut he is a ready writer, as ready as the Ueneral is with the oral, 1 never wet a more devoted friend, nor a more conscientlous ofticlal. 1o s had ditticult trusts, aud thougn ho wiclds the readicst pun of auy parsgraphist in the Unlted States, he nuver wisida fe, ac- cording to my observation, to lurt hooust people. He has boen a cousistent Republican, of course; and £ trust that my naming him in this way will not embarrass his aspiration, nor {0 uny way disconcert you, Mr. resident. ‘me respect, . 8. Cox. To the Uon. R. B. Hayes, Preaidont Unlted States, T g R ewart of Cangre 3 Mr. Cox (Deus, N. Y.)—1 object to havin, the imessago read again, 1t {s & charg of frau by a Lrau Washinatan Tnat, Aareh 1, 1878, " sald o Z'0sf reporter to Mr, Cox, of Now Yurk, yesterday, * wero the wicked words you uttered which tho Houss decidod should be elimluated from tho Jiccord 1 To which replicd he: * The idea of this man Taves lecturing us on s subject of morality {rritated me, and I naturally sald, *1t's o charge of fraud by & fraud.’ * 4 Did you stick to thls throughout?™ Cortulnly: and stick to it yet."” + But it will not appear (u the Jecord 1" * Yes, it whl; and will gu duwn to posterity just as Iuttered it.? e ———— AN IDENTIFICATION. To the Bditor of The Tribuns, Cn10460, March 7.—In your report of the To- o ratification pow-wow at tls Tabernaclo ou Wedaesday evenlng, It is stated that a person by the nanio of Gen. Bates was introduced as vne of the speakers, but whers he came from or who he was nobody cxplained. Permit we to supply the omission. Gou. Bates s au importa- tlon frowm the youug Btate of Minucsuts, where Le beld otlice during the woat of the time of bis residence there, Ile subsequently turued up at Centrulia 1n this State, and 1u 1803 appeare: in tue Kepublicau Conveation as a candidate fur Stato Treasurer, getting tne nomivation and, of course, the clection. Io wus again nominated und ugalu elected jn 1870, sud, while Iwmust ad- wit thut hetook good care of the public moneys, bo did uot fali 1o tuke care of bls relatives, w{m were ail provided for out of the State Treasury. ‘Che salary of tho State Treasurer during Qe Bates’ tenurc was $2,500 per sunum, 1 thini; yet with this sslary, by the pussession of u tnod- wum of tnsuclal sagicity, Gen. Bates managed to salt duwao for future cxigeucics about $350,- 000, Hence these tears for the duwntrodden workingmau. Sasyoun, 44 What, ' | Jeu sirect, eaa: by AL THE COUNCIL. Fixing the Districts for the Ape proaching Election. Riordan Not Allowed a Seat—A Bpecial Election Called. Ineffoctual Attempt to Repeal the Ap- propriation BilL The Council held an adjourncd meeting yester- day afternoon, Ald, Cook In the chalr. The ab- seolees were Tarnow and Ollver. " THE BIECTION. On motion of Ald.Lawler, the order in reference to the election was taken ap, It directed tbe clork to cause the usual notice to be printed of the time (firet Tueaday in April) and of the ofticets Lo be elected, the polling-places to be thesame as those fixed in tho ordinance of March 12, 1877, Bovoral Aldermen stated that & number of changos had been aexed, and, on motion of Ald. Itosenberg, It was agreed to go through last year's list and make wistover clangea were doemed necessary. The districts and polling-placos as fualiy adopted were aa fullows: PINNT waD, District 1~llounded niorth by Chieago River, soath by Monrue stregt, £ast by lake, weat by CIrk strect. W Akorth by Cincaws THiece south by 3 N ), cr, south by ) street, cast by Clark street, west by annln’llr:::‘)’: R T T strictd~Nortli by Muoroe, south by Herrison, by inke. - aud west by Clark Coruee Van i ‘oad BRI S North by 8 h by i it 4o onroe, south by iarrison, ey and weat by bout, flranch: AtRate. Horel: il B ang sictman sireete. W skcoxn Distriet 1—North by iacrievh ekt b 3 PEcK Gouti and Foll airect west by Firer: "Harel] Btate atreet, orth by Polk street and Peck court, et by Harmua court and Vaylor street, aud No. 4% ~talu streel, No. I¥atrict d~Nofth by Taylor and ifarmon conrt, east by lake. south by Kweltih, aud weat by rivar. No. 553 Loty siraet, District 4—North by Twelfth street, east by lake, foutli by Fourteeath sirect, aud west Uy river. " No.503 ata stecet. Digtrics 3-North by Fourteenth atreet, east by Jak south by bixiecoth street, and west by river, blate street. THIRD WARD, District 1—North by BLxicentli sirect, south by Elghte ecnth atreet, east by Lave Michigau, and west by Clark €, Ao, 710 atreet, N dtace atrest. District 4—North by Eikhteenth strect, south hy Twe (rect. east Dy Lake Micnigan, and weat by Nu. U33 SUALE riceot, Disrice 3—North by Twenty-nrst’street, south by ‘Twenty-third strect, usc Uy Lake Sichigas, and west y Cinrkatreet, HOWlnnd's, Twenty-second sreet, bos Uiween biate sirect and Wabash avenue, Distelct 4=North by Tweuty-third street, sauth by ‘Twenty-sixth stréet, east Ly Lake Michig, aud wi By Chadicarvest.. Houtlivast Corner 1ngians aveuue au ‘wenty-fousih street. i DURTR . District 1—North by ‘L wenty-sixth street, south by Tulrtieth street, east by Prairle avenue, and weat by the westeru bounuary of the ward. No. 203 1wentys . ‘District —North by Twenty-sixth atreet, south by Thirtleth streot, east by tho ewsiern bounasey of the yard, bt wewr' by Prairlo’ euus. No.233 Cortave o Rvenue, otrieL BNorth by Thirtfeth streot, south by Thirty. Afth street, easc by Pralrio avenue, and weat by toa yeateln buimiary ot the ward. " Noriuwert corner Tliirey -second and State streetn, b et 4—North by Thirt{etl street.south by Thirty~ 011 atreet, enst by ihe easteru bouudars of (o ward, and weat by Prairle aveute, southwest coraer Talrry: ¢t and Bouth Park avenue. Distriet. G—North by {LIFty-uith stroet, south by Thiriy-ninth street, east by ‘suulll Park avenuc, snd by the webiera” buuBdary of Lae Ward. No.'10s e sireet. 'Biatrict —-North by Thirty-ffth strcet, south by Thirty-uinth strect, cast by the esstern ooundaty of this ward, aud west by Bouth I'ark avenue. No. 470 Cot- tage Uruve avenuc. District 1~Narth by hixtecoth sireet, south by T trict -=Korth by HIRLecoth Sreet, south by Twenc “aceomi atrect, cant by CIAFk Bireet, and wes Fath hrancn or" the Chicekd HVEr: "Ro. 63 Afehes avuuue. District 2~Northby Tweaty-sccond streat, south by Tiiirty-0est sirect, east by Clark street, and west Ly Biewart avenue, “Corner “Twenty-secoud street and ‘Wentworili ayenue. )istrict 8~North by the Bouth Braach of the Chicago River, south by ThITLy<nIst streel, enst by bluwart av- enue, and west by lsisted strect Ine-uuse, core ner Sauger el U reROF 9 -North by Lhlengo Vitver, south by Thirty- EA I Ar o AT e f s 4 Curner Farrell street and Arehy Vel . T6-North by the Hiluois & Sichikan Canal cliof tia, Cllcay Miver, sauth by th e man sirce: ke, "COmGr Lock BUREL 480 Arcias ol T Micwary vcuins o weas b ey s X m Eitue-house coracr Tu(riy-atc aod Maisted strects, ‘istrict 7—North by Thirty-flest atree, south by I Cabe DY tho Caatern botadary of the w-n!‘i‘x‘x; west by stewntt ayenuo, Corner Douglas and Wente worth avenucs. BIXTU WARD. Dintriet 1~North by Sixieenth vireet, south by Twen~ ty-secomi strect, cast by buuth Krinch uf Chicage Jilver, atd weat by Jefierson atreel. - No. 23 Canalport avenue, Tilatrict 2=Xortlh Ly Blxteenth streat, south by Fouth ranch of Chicagu River, cast by Jeficraon street, and Westby Unln streel, Eauginu-hiouse No, 43, et rth by Sixtesuth stroct, south by Soutn Dranch of Ch Miver, east by Unt weac by lirown strvet. No, 772 R Distelet 4=North by 3 el n it Brancl of Chieagu {tiver, usst by lirown atrcet, and wout by ‘Throop sreet, Ao, 103 Fiak streets Diatrlct a-Rorih by etxicenth sticet, souin by South Hranch of Chicago Hiver agu Hitnola & Sticytgai Canl, eaat by Tiiroop atrect, sndwest by Hafne avenue: Nurthesst corner Blug 181and avenus and 1 wenty-sece ondstrect, ThatrioL 0=Nortls by Blsteanth street, south by 1il- nols' & Sichiyah Celal cast Uy lioyud wveiiue, ang Treet by Toedzlo avenue,” Suuthcast coruer Wasici nod Dido Ielan ayenues. Wiletrice 7-Norsh by Stxteenth street, south by it nole and Michigan Cunal, east by Rudsle avenuc, and et by city buufta. itailrond siatton st Lawndale, District 1=Narth' by A Waltil sireet, east by Cht e sreet, e eago 1tiver: south by Siitaliall Btruet, and West by JeRtran Evgloe-housa corner’ Maxwell and Caoal Distriet 3—North by Mitchell street, esst by Cnica, Ttiver, $Quil by BIXICenth atrect, aud weal by Jelcron sirect, No. 307 Suuth Cansl street. Distitct doNurtl by Twelith strecty east by Jefferson treet, squth by itchell strect, und west by ilalated Nu, IO Twelttl strect, ot ¢ 3oritl by Mitcliellstroct, et by Joflerson by platecntls atrect, and weat by lislezed i Jefiéron atrecta, 111k sitcet, cast by Halsted , aud West by Centrs ‘No, 2 lirown street, bisirict Norty by Sthichel atreet, ewt by Halsied suuth by Biztcenth street, sud weat hy Centro coue. Coruer . Maxwell sud’ lenry sirecls, &b reone: o, FitL 7—North by Twalfth strect, east by Centro e, south by Stxtcentletreet, aad weat by Luotits ¥ No. 83 Sampson street, vt 52N By el stret, ent by Loomis ok sy cuth atreots £ad wes flivite "Ko. o rhiridenth piac LT Distrtet 1=Sorth By Vb Juren’ stroet, east_ by th =3 o BouLh Ddnch of thio Chicago {YCr. soath, by Tole atreet, anl west by Jefferson siroet, NO, 84 Weat Har- rison atreet, Dlatrict 3—North by Pulk street, east_by the South Hraneh of the Clilcago Itver, suuth by T nod weat by ‘welith street, 430 south Cau: atreet, east by JeMler. and weat by flaisted reet. eet, onst by | weit bokovenstruct, T or sireet, eas ’ull-nn et by 3 Jelerson streot. N Jeficrson 7 Halted alsted atreet, st o Nor by Teyior sreet. east by 3t strict 0=North by Taylur street. east by Sy street, utly wy § welfth stevet, aud weat by Loo trest: No. 407 Weak Fwelfih sircet. Iatrict 7—North by Kiam snd Qurley atroets, cass by Alicrdeen ‘stredt, south by Taylor street, and wesk by lovmiestreet. No. 331 West frulk street, Disttiet 8=North by Gurloy sirect, east by lalsted atre street, No. | Diatriet afimm by reet, south w{ Twelf atly o, 570 nout! sirect, south, by Turlor siruct, sud weas by Abwrdcen siguets, N0, oL io laluid wrnuo, c 1 breet Mot by Gutisy ot sk g eet by Abes sted ire reet, and Wwest by Abers docnstreel. Euglue-Hluuse ou Biuo Letand avenuo, o MMTH WaRb, Disirfct 1-North by Suuroo strects south by Vau Jireissicvot, east by tho Chicaze, Iiivir, west by IHal- sted atreet, 0. 107 South Jeilerson atrevt. Diatrict 3=North by Randoiph sireet, south by Mon- & esat by tha Clicagu Wiver, dadweut by 1ial- peci,_ Cortior uf Waaliingion i Clintod streets. ict S=Rrth by, Auarve sticst, ‘souih by Vau Duren sireet, east by Haleted siruet, and wost by Aber dern street, 147 8i ul street, Disttet 4—North by Hanuolph street, south by 3 roe stroet. cast by lalsted sifvel, and wéat by Aberde and Curtla strects, Coraer uf Wasbiigion and Banks won streets, . TEXTH WARD. Dhatricl 1=North by Fourth street, south by Kinele it by Halated sty and west by Curtlastrest, th by Kingle s LHYCT, and Uunlon street a 3 Dstrict 3~Nurth by iKinalestreet, south by Handolph , eas! Nurtlh Brauch of "Chicago Wiver, sud iy ialsted street, No. (31 Weat Lako strest, let i by Kluzle siree th by ltendolol zlce 4-+Nof , oo sircut, esat bY Halsted strect,and wust by urthd strect. tvutlieass corner Lake and Sanxaion streots. TLENENTU W iatrict 1~Nortl by Weat Oblo street, south by Weat. irect, and wea by Ashi- N a0 street. sudth A by Ashland av Itzaboth airect, soutl by Weshilug: t, east by Curtiz strect, and Weat by Asiduid avenue, No. $5 Weat [tan inig) 1 Dibirict orth by Wasllbigtou streel, south by trect, east by Curils au. cicea cat by Asbland avenue, No. 423 West 3 atrevts, adison District 5~North by Moaroe strect, south by Van Hus o atreet, d west by Ashe soult by add west by 3 trvut. WL WAk Districs I-anrlh by Lake struet, south by Harrison ot Ly Aspiend aveosuc, snd west by Woud Coruer of dladisol, snd Woud etreels. it 2—borth u.! Lake strect. south by Harrlson reet, and weat by llobey strecl. - 732 Weal Hiatrict 3-3rth by Lake atruct. soath by Harrtson cuat by Hobey atrect, sud weat by Oak(oy avenus. 1 West Madison stret let 4=North Ly Luke streot, south by Iazrieon ist by Gakley aveoue, 808 wess by Lockweil ‘Eugluv-buusg vn Madlson stzel, uéar Westera orth by Lake strect. suuih by Harelson atrect, cast by flockwell sireet, sud west Ly the eity Lmital Corucr of Madlsoy stroct ead Califorois ave: Bug. Distrles -North Harrlson streat, south by cet, cast by Leavitt sireet, a0d weat Uy tho orver of Weastern aveude sud Folk sireat. —Ne il by Uastisa sireet, sowli by tualy o ircet, and wesl | and hweal coruer Currol 3= Noreh by 1aky strvet, Na. 403 We i cn o) treot, Torelfth etreet, east by Ashiand avenne, and wst by Leastieatroet: No. 325 Ogden arenne. THIRTEEATH WA RD: PO R Tennt by Arhia Soiime YT ot ¥ | Kinzle strest. sonth hy Lake avenne, weit by jlohey street. enrmer of Wood and Walnnt strrets, North by Uhicaxo avenue, south by Lake irt of Rinzle street between rent And liohe; street ta Kinzle et, and Cago avenne by Lincoln street, &nd wes steent. Bonthwent eorner of Hoyne and Carr irtriet 3-North by Chicago avenue, the wastern eity boundaries, south trect, tending (o the western city bOnAATIEe. €8st bY 1EAVILE sireet,"and ‘weet by the weatern boundaries of the €1ty Nrterer (e Lake and akey streets. b uTth liy Chicago svenue, south by Kin- by Ashiland svenue, and west by Lincoln Northwest curner d Indfana strceta, FOURIEEXTI WARD. Distriet t~Xorth hy the North firaneh of the Chicagn iver, south by West (iuln rtrcet, east by the Norih iranch, &nd west by Carpenter street. No, 320 Ml nkee arenue. enue. atelet 2—North by Weat Chicago avenue, sonth hy Yook Onlo sirect. east by Carprntar sirert, and weat by ret. N0, 404 Milwaikee svenue. 1 North by Augusta street £ the Hver, sonth DY Chirago R\enue, east by Carperier Mrnot, and west by Nohle strect. Milwaukee Avenun: siict 4—North by Augusts steeet, anuih by West Ohilo street, cast ll( bie strect, and west by Ashiand avenue, No, 433 ¢ Uhicagy svenue, District 5—Rorrh by Sorth Avenur, fonth hy Angueta atreet to the river, east by the Chicago Hiver, lnl{:(" by Nohlnstreet. No, 503 Nobis Kireat, IBLrit A=North hy North 8enur, fouth by Augusta street, esst by Nuble street. and west by Ashiand sva., nue. “No. & \iiwaukes avele District 7-North by Divislon street, south br cht. cazo arenue, cast by Ashland avenur, and weet hy the city limits. ‘Corner of Wood and Augnats atreet a lstrict A=Norih hy Norih aveuaes south by helsion Ashiand avenue, and west Uy the city kee avenue, orth Tirageh of the Chicygn e Fullerion nvemic 46 (0 traciks oF Lhe W iirone he G & Northwestern' Liatiroad, #outh by the centro of Y liranch of the Clilcago Kiver, and west by Ashlan, nue to the Northwestern Italiroad track. “No, 524 Els- ton avenue, ‘District 10- North hy the clty lmits, sonth by North avenue, easthy Adisnd avenae aod Northwestern Hailroad track, and west by the clry itmits. No. 1331 Miiwsukes avenne. 3 ES £ 3 2 o TITTEEITH WARD, District 1—North by the city Hmits,_south by Korth hy €nefileld avenur, and west by the Chi- -hot quthport aveuue, Iatrict 3—-Noi Cenire sirect, soutn by North avenue, cast by Burifng street, and'west by Shegield No, 52 Willow street, Centre ‘strect, _south by North ect, and westby fluriing eet. | Nu, 872 |Larraee stre Dlatrict 4~Norils hy Centre stroet, south by North by Lake Michigan, and west by Tlarihut Comner Eedgwick and Enigenle streets. strict 5—Norih by Fullerton avenue, south hy Cen- tre strect. eant by Lae Michigan. and west by Suriing strect. Welater Avenus Pollce Siation. RLXTEEXTI WARD, District 1—Xorth by North avenue, fouth hy Diviston street, eut by Clybourn avenue &nd nnd Larrabes atreet.and west liy he Sorth Branch of Chicago Itiver. Nos. 913 and 204 Larralee sirect, District 3—North by North avenue, south by Diviston street, cast by Sediewlck atreet, ami weat by Clyhourn d Larrabee 0. 37 edawlek o 3~North by North avenue, south by Dirialon street, east by Lasafle atreat, and west by Bedgwick steret. “No. 7% Rorth Wells atreet, entie, sonth by Division strect, N nt. Diatrict 4=Norils by Nort! strect, east hy Lake Miclizan, and west by ; treer; B9 &1 Norin clark areat: 2 na YENTEENTH WARD, District 1—North by Division atreet, south by Chicaro Avequs, cast by Wesson sirvet, werl by the North Hraorh af rhli.:tmu[o Hiver. Noribwest coraer of ‘and f.arrabes strects. District 2—North by IHvislon street, south by Chicago avenne, east by Bedgwick street, wert b{ Wereon street, " Northwest curner of ‘white and Townsend atreeti. District 3-North by Division street.south by Chieago avenuc, east hy Frankiin streat, and west by sedgwick atreet.* Southiwest corner of Oak and Market streets. Distrtct 4—North by Chicagn avenue, south by On- ario street, east by Frankiina:reet, west by the North iranch_of Chicago River. Northieast cotner of Erie and Bedgwick strrets, District 5—North by Ontarlo street, south by the Chl- engo Itiver, enstby Frankiln street, and west by the Sogth Hraich, ot the Chicazy Kiver.” Boutheart coraer of Marketand Indfans strects, GUTEENTII WARD. R 3 District 1—North by Division atreet.sonth by Chieago ast by Lake Jitchigan, snd west by North State sreet. No, 200 ftush street, District 3=North by Division street, south hy Chicago avenue, east by North Biate street, agd weat by Lasalie atreet. ' Turner finll, bivtitet 3--Soreh by Ifvielon atreet south by Chicago hy North Ktate atreet.and west by Franklin Jivi Chicago avenue, urin by filinols strset, south by the Ch- , cako [tlver. eaat by Nortl to street, and weat by Frankiln sreet, No. 137 Kinzie nircet. It et 3=Boundéd north by the’ centre of Ohte atreet, soutli by the centre of Biifn ceutré of Nortfl BLata street, and west by the centre of North ¥rankiln street, fear of No. 108 North Clark street, Disttict a—tiounded north by the centre of Erle street, sough by the centre of Ohlo street, esst by the centrd af North State street, and west by the centre of North Fraoklin etrect. lear of No, 133 North Clark {he centre of Chlcago o street, Dintrtet 7-Tiounded north by fguh LY the centre uf Erle strect. cast by U ols atreet, enst Uy the e ot Norih Statestreel, and west by tin centre of Frankitn streat,” Ko, 103 North Clark street. Duutricya-iigunded north by (he centre Gf Chlengo uth by the centro of Ohlo atreet, aast Uv 1 aveny y Sfichigan.and weat Ly the centre of North State strect. Opiee corier Line and Legett strects, Histrict 9—Bounded north by the centra of Ohlo atrect, south by the Chicago River, cart by Lake Miche fican. and west hy the cantre of Norih tate street. Jand 5 ftush srect. Ald, 8tewart moved the appointment of a com- mittee of five to nominato Judges and clerks, There was rome dlscusaion, several members In- oisting that the matter should be left to the Alder- mien in the various wards, An amendment by Ald, Ballard, making the Committee (o constad of seven instead of five, was accepted by Ald. Stowart, and the motion, as amended. was carried, The Chalr- man appolnted as wuch Committee Ald. Btewart, McAuler, Cullerton, Heldler, Rawleigh, Linscn' barth, and Daly. Ald. Thompeon Yl’hlhl) thought the Council #hould take sunio action on the report of the Com- mitteo on Electtons with regsrd to THR WILDRETI-RIORDAN MATTER. ‘The question could be scttled by calling s special cleet(on to fill tha vacancy, or by taking up and concurring in the re‘mu of the Commitice. For tho purposo of bringlng the matter before the Councll, he therefore moved to take up tha report of the Committee. The matlon prevailed. Ald. Daly moved to concuar in the roport, Ald, Lawler wanted the concluding recommenda- tion read. “Tne Clerk then read the recommendation, which ‘was that John Itlordan was legnlly clected Aldur man from the Soventh Ward, and was entiiled w i eeat In the Council, Ald, Lawler denounced the report ss an attempt to disfranchise the voters of the Second Precinct, and boped 1t would not be adopted. Ile was not at all interested In ilildreth, who was content to leavo thio matter to tha courts, but ho did protest aguinst ranchise citizens und tax- pavers, s hod been held In the sald precinct, and resolutions adopted asking the Council nut to sdopt the report, Ald, Kerber sald he preaumed everybody knew he didn't caro a g for the oflice, Hui he ehould certafuly object to having a portlon of hls fallow- citizens” disfranchised and thelr votes called flleyal because & few were cast by thuse who bad no right to voie, The same thing would bu found in all tho wards all over town, If the Council wanted to establiuh a dangerots precos dent by throwing out the votes of honost citizens becauss of & ——— — awag [The Chairman rapped with his gavel and called **Onler.), it might do it, but he should protest, 1f the Council \«‘nnlfd 10’ satisfy tho people, let it call & now election. Ald, Daly thought the re, contalned good Iaw, that it was jurt and honeat, sud should be opted, Ald. StcAuley opposed tho adoption of the re. na evtablishing & precedent whersby honest oa caatout. It was pussible for ruf- anld yot flans to go to the polls, create & alsturbance, alleyo that_thero was fraud and Intimidation, and then a committee might recommend the 1hrowl yotes of the whole preclict, thereby posabiy do- fusting the election bf s honest man. " ‘Fhe Coun- cll should provide fur the elcction of two Alder- wmen from the ward, and If the people were fn- Itiondan thoy could have an 'Third) assamed that the Com. bad found sbundant ovidence of fraud. o wax no danyer, In his oplnfon, of establishe fng precedent by adoptlng the report. The danger lay In baving fmpur elections, Ald #ald thera had not becn such an jmoartist gution an could buve beca desired. Hildreth was In court, und the case presented was realiy one-ulded. The Committes had not found the abundaut evidence of fraud, snd he thousht it wuald be a dungerous precedent to adopt ite report. Ald. Dallard remurked that 1ildreth had been Lsforo \hs Courmitice, 94nting bis cssw siep by stop. Ald, Cary wanted to know how many witnesses a 10, Dallard replied that ho brooght in as many as forty or afty, Ald.” Throop thought the precedent so much feared didn't amount to much, The precedent be wanted eatablishoa was one which would stop theae freudulent clections, snd the way to do tust was 10 adopt the repart. Ald. White mude & speech in which be took the seround that itlordan was as wuch versed ju stuting the buxes, etc., as 1lildreth, If not niore that the adaption of tho report would throw uut the votes of thu Second Precinct, legal and file nd that no such stfempt to alsffanchise vators should oo sllowed to go turoush. Ald, Gilbest offered, withont reading and as s atitate, an ordinance declaringa vacuncY snd andiug tho calling uf 8 new election to 811 the out of 1t was declarad out of order for the tlme befuy. Tho question comlng on the mation to adopt the 1L waé Jost by yeas 1%, nays 18, as fol- e P Dsllard. Thompson (Third), Tully, 3 f:fi;g“l%‘a?l:l’n', tor, Thbvon Cook " sraur: Naya—) ey, B berg, Cary, Bt { abieg, Lawler, vagtiude 2 L5l Thoiuieod (Tulricasinly Bumearied, s, Ald. Gilbert muved to 1t was read by the Clerl Be (s ordincd, efc. ! SECTION 1. A vacancy s creby deciared (o oxish (n th t?bvgr‘;‘m'f n H?ho“'llcz'u" Alderman lo'the Clty of 3 Bkc. 2. That 8 special election for Alderman of the fil:;:r( A.:u:gc{;-’rmncu 15 sald vity 0a tho 24 day of ey %0, 3. The mods aud manner of conducting sald electioa shall be tho same =s {n tho cass of Lhe other .“KI'In.E‘:"!’:!m“ electod st the gencral eluctiva 1o bu i : bxc. 4. Thet'the Judgesaad clerks of sald genersl z;e.‘:'»}un PO Ayt b R Pt 1 i eaivn! »ec. 8. That the votlng-placesat sald general elec- 4o shalt Bo tho -ua‘..:-fl-':"z. 5t st apaca electton, Bk, 6. ‘That Lbe Clt Tk cause & nutlce of sald spo- cial eloction 1o be publlshed at the aalnu tlme and o the saule n-:np‘rrh which he shall s‘v. notice ol tha geusral elecilun L0 be Lold ua sald 20 day of April, - U, 1473, b 7. Fhisordinsoce shall be in force from aad siterita passage. AlL Glibert mayed, in urder toget the ordivance vofure 1ho buuse, o susperd Lho rulos sl pass tha erdinsuce. 'Tue motion prevailed. Ald. Cullerton was ooposed tu the passage of the orciuaucy, us It would virtsally disfrunchlye ull the voters In the preeinct. and woald establish & mest dangerona precedent. As for Hildreth, he thouzht that gentleman oozht to have the qaestion of hia right to he admittad tothe Council deter- mined in the courts, The auestion reverting to the motion to pass the ordinance, it was carriea by yeas 10, paya 13, as follows: Year—MeAnley, Pearsons, Thompson (Thirt), Cars, & ¥an tudel, Throop, lia n}:munzn. itysn, W Iiovenberz, Tiallard, Stewart, (libert, Lodding, et Thompaun (Thirieentin, 1do, Linsenbarth, Kirx, Daly Nays—Fommer, Tally, Cullerton, Lawler, Deldier, Iite, MeXurncy, Cuok, Seaton. Wheeler, Niesea, Bweeney, Janssens—13. Ald. Caiteiton offered an ordinance REPEALING TNE ATPROPRIATION BILL o ay night, and mored to suspend tha ralen and pava'tne same. The motion was lost by a vote of yeas 14, nays I8, as follow, JYear—McAuley, Raliard, Sommer. Tully, Calterton, Lodding. lawler,’ Van Osdel, Wihecler, flaumgarten, Tiran, Rweeary, 'Janesens, Ualy—11, Yaje-bearora, fosente, Chompenn (Thie). Cory, tewart, Gilbert,” Rerber, Deldler, White, McNarney, Broop. Cuok. ftawlelg, Heaton, Thompson (TB(r: teenth), Walda, Linsenbarih, Kirk—18, Ald. Cary robmitted an ordinance prohibitine the keeping of more than threc head of caitle Ina atable or shed within 200 feet of dwellings, with out the conent of the occupants thereof, Re- feered, after.some discuasion, to the Committec on udiclary, ‘I'he Council then adjournc THE COURTS. Record of Judgments, New Saits, Bank- ruptey Lusiness, Ete, Mary E. Dridgo has for over twenty years been the wife of David J. Bridge, and, according to Ler aatements, has always been a falthinl wite to him, About two yearnazo he became disratisfied with her, and without any cause descrted her. And she wanta 8 divorce. Emily C. Wadsworth also wants a simllar decrea on account of the desertion and adultery of her husband, Clarles 11 Wadaworth, TIBNS, The indictment found nome time ago againat John T, Cutting, the bankrupt coal merehant, for violation uf the Bankrupt law, sas yesterday dls- mirsed In the United States District Court, on motlon of District-Attorney Hange. UNITED STATES COURT, Robert T. Kelly filed a bill yesterday against Solomon and Efizabeth L. Snow, Willlam and Vashti Drary, R, 8. Bacon, trastee, E,C, Larned, trustes, and John Liarker, to forecloso A trust-deed for $28,000 on the cast half of Lot !, Block 33, in the Original Town of Chlcazn, 4 0. It. Glover, Recelverof ihe Central National Bank, sued 11, 'F. Jucolm for §2,000. C. W, Hetts, truntee, filed a bill azainst Willlam 1L, Price and others to foreclosea frost deed for 0.000 on Luts 1 to 4, Block 8 In Pryor& Tojkine' Sabdivision of Sec. 3, 38, T1. The Trustecs of the Newton Theologleal In- stitute filed a bill agninstdohn and Martha Brindi- ville, M. 15, Ewing, B. V. Pace, William A. and Uertrnde 3, Ewing, and others, to foreclose n ‘mortgaye for £5,000 on a lot 2144'fect front on the went aide of Stato ntreet, 0313 feet north of Dis vinion street. A. H. Burley, Receiver, bronght suit for 84,000 against Mary C, Marsh, The Connecticat Mutual Life-Insurance Com- ny fled a ¥l agalnst 8. L. Brown, Mar, irown, the Lide & Tallow "Assacintion, Y. Rooseboum, ond W. B, Hurch o foreclose a mortgace for $15,000 on Bub-Lotafr and #, and oart of Lot 7, in Aesessor's Dislslun of Original ote & to &, Block 1, in tte Original Town of Chi- cago, and Lot 1, Block 1, in Kinzie's Additivn to Chicago. BANERUPTCY MATTERS. Gearge N. Chase, & capitaliat of this eity, went into voluntary bankruptcy yesterday. Iis‘sccurcd debts amount to $12, 540, and the unrecured &9, - 147.75. The asects consist of lands valued at 18, ), ot heavily incambered. and notes 2.300, The case was referred to iteginter 1libe rd, John Ebrler, a saloon-keeper at No, 1541 Soath Halsted street, followed. The preferred debts are 11 the secured, $1.260, and the nasccured 01,41, asects comprire lands worth 85,4003 bogzy, : billn and notes, $273.50, and n{ll‘u: Irfiu\lnll bout $150. Itefercuce to Hegster 1ivba Conrad Young, of Elgin, was the Inst, Debts, all unsccared, §5,000; asscts,” nominal. Refer- ence un usual. Iobert K. Jenkine wan yesterday clected As- ee of Campbell & Whlte, L lczlm',rv:\ . Catnpbell was sppolnted Assigneo of . dan Nradford Hancock was sppolnted Asaignea of Isaac Il Wanzer, Tao creditors of Peter G. McQuade yesterday accepted a comvosition of 10 per ceut In cash. In the casc of Henry (ireencbauin & Co.,a meet- ing will be bicld at 10'a. m. to.day fur the election of an Assignee, and to propose a componlilon, The first dividena-mecting of Joacph Micbael is sot for 2 p. m, =1 E. 8. Henry ATCLERIOR COURT 1 Bater, enry A, Fouda filed o bll} yesterday againat llllml{n’ 8, Mary E., Ella P,, Alln'rl’“'?‘lufl Charles J. Recelver, T, J, k, Lucy 3. lirys bel, Merclinnts' Sa st Company, J. K. llanvay, and an Hanking Aesncistion, to foreciose & trust-deed for f LUt on Lots 7, b, §, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, ond 15, Hlock 1, of Cushmau's Subatvision of ‘the’ north Half of lilock 4, In Sheficld's Addi- tion, alxo thirty-four and two-tents acres in the lownabip of Leyden. C. B, McEnteo sued James P. McNamora for ), 000, CIRCUIT COUKT. Caroline Echacfur commenced & 43t 1n trespass agalnst Berths Mueller, clalming 5,000 damnges, Emellne M, ‘Androws bezun o suit for ¥ damayes againet A. M. Triesdell aud George W, Deal. Nettie M, Hamlin, for the uee of W, If, Stone, hrought sut in trover ayainst Charles 8. Stettauer, David 7'.mmm~r. and Grorge Einsteln, claiming am -gea. umoa Watson began a ealt o recover 1,500 damazes from Curistian Busse and Edward Sturte. vant. CRIMINAL COURT, Knn:f Anderson was triea for aseault, and ac. quittc THE CALL. Jupor DLODAETT—dulinitied case: Jutiok yany 2 thout 8 farg. ) W, fu 2l 23, 01, s, wnd 204, Tuciustve. No, ZiT veliis va. LKLt on 1rial. JUiivk SuRE=14, 13, 18, No. 13 (Dufour va, Foie wwyontral, ; Jraue MUGER—No eall, No. 2 (Cly vs. Oage) rial on trial. DUk BooTn=—Fel-caso teres No, 1,002, and calendar 53 0 J0, Juclusive, No, 2,102 (Thoinss ve, Nos, 153t Tirwiicy) o tril, U MCALLITER=Set caso, 189 (Schmidt va. Chf- epio d R arligcarers Tallrol Cotpaiy), i culsnaas Noa. 0 240, BCLIBYE, CRCAPL Bk 21, 242 D A4, Wa(Van Naren va. Caa on et » 2 on d JUDUK ¥ ARWRLL—AY ((ate Aerard) an trial. p;’:,l}ml WitLians—u4 (Walker ve. Unlon Trust Com. B * . o JupostzNTe, ITED BTATES Cinet v s T=JUnGE BLODORTT— N. r( Walwurth, iee the City L 1 A i Auson i, Siier X b 4100 Ve, Ao D 32,070, Minerand A.C,- Keed, §1,633, ~Faine va. 13,43%. —~ohn T, 5 Theodo ro 3i, Nust Mutlonal Hank Wi Ve, Cliarlcd 5. I{uso sud ~1"nlon ey Warrlck, Lonaid Suryhi oefer. #1724 17 UNiTatn bTaTEs litsTRICE COvIE Harrls: K. snd Julivtto it Hublard, M4 Rl V. Jail wmily Fowers, sate, . Dunovan, ssine, $, U0k —Sauw waj, Sl ik —came V. Cort say —sawe va. Jo B Hock same, §1,0 , (i Ui 7s 2 A TES DO ERIOT COURP—) —~Uiited Statea v, Morris I, ¥, ek Zocller. ¥ all, #6016, ~bain vs. I BUIKKIUN COURT—=CoN Y Brewlig Company v, sud Jubn e licrye, 8 Slctinnis, wud Job Baker, vnox liLonaxTr 8172, b —aau aniona—1lo Metz, Ienry Zimuerman, AL F. Osteruiny va, bior ve. Ji L #2,7:3, ~Julin boull ¥ HER g ey A iy e Heury Adums ve. Wilitaos 11, Wells sud Uedrye 8. SPRINGFPIELD, ILL. Wells, $120. . Bpsctal Dispaich io The Tribune, SravorieLd, i, March 7.—lu tho United States Court was orally srgued the caes of John Nichurdson, Assigneo of Rustmus & Miiler, buni rupts, of Fazton, Ford County, vw, Hankerson sl a Vrocwdlnu 4 asidv a conveyancy of 320 ucres of land on the ground thut It wus fraudulent- 1y conveyed, 1o the prujudice of olher creditors; taken under advisutacut by the Court, THE ABSTRACT BOUKS. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHicaGo, March G.--lu suswer Lo such portions 88 8pply 10 wyself of & Jeades (o this wurnlut s ‘Turinvsg relutlug to my “mfi-luun to,lusso b use of the couuty abetruct bovky, please allow we’ tu stute that wy uller wus madv only after sstialy. ing wyself that the oblalulng of such leasc was both feasiblo aud lawful. Youaay **thy stituie declarce that the Board of County Comulselouers may provide for the furnistlug of sbstiscia; bub it also requizes that the Kecorder, and no utber, shall makeand certify 1o wuch aveiracts, " to which I beg leave tu take exception. The ‘statute, in l:u'lullllnx ihe duties of tue Recorder, roquircs L1 Lo keep cortain ks d, **when requised I:{ the Couuty Bourd, et book, " ele, (it. 8., Chap, 115, buc. Thia is the culy pr vislon of the statule 1ing to the duty of the Uocorder 1o respect to the ustract bovks nuw in uestion, or the takiog b{ hibw uf sbetracts of ttle, Fhero aze other provislous ju regard tw sule-dro sbutracts aud | buoks, Tho latuta furtb provides that batract bouks have not byen kepth' ete Couuty Board ** may if they deem it cxpedivut procure such abetract books to Lo made," uic, (M. 8., Chap. 115, Sec. 10 ‘Tne asostract books wers urchased by the Coynty Board, uud bave simce Becn ket up by the Heconler (lu compliance with the reguircuicnts of the Board), under the provi fua of the statutes sbove teferica to, AW o ie. corder i¢ & cresture of the statutes, he baw such suthonty, and pons vther. us s Couferred upou Liwm by the statutes. Nowhere fu Wy statutes can b found auy sulborization of the waking by Lo of alstructs of titiv. 1lo wust, o loug s ru- qulred by Lhw County Buard (But oo lovges), kecy *au avsiract buuk, "’ which buvi, su hept by tho 7 TRecor.der, s public nmycn, to which tae public have the same right of access s to fl,:' lic records, and which s the same 13 that the lats frm of Qllimos Pollock & Co. (of which [ was formerly a mem! zr) claimed and had #cceas to, and for the use of which eald lats drm, in order to remain andisturbed {n such access, agreed to pay the coonty a ceriain eum pet quar: ter, and did 30 pay until advised by the gll iegnl talent obtainable at the Chicago Bar that such pay- ment was unlawfnl and conid not bs enforced. The failure of the firm war in a great messure at- tributable to the many serlous difficuities ft en- countered {n maintaining Its legalrights in that re- #pect. 1t ts well known to the legal fraternity, and, T beligve, L the Tecordes Baell, that 1he meving by him of abatracts in his ofice Ju without even & shadow of statatory authority, and conseqnently nniawfal, Every tima the Hecorder Issues an ab. steact, made by him in his oficial eapacity, he per- forma an [ilegal act, and that, too, ata heavy ex- Fcnwa to the taxpayers of this county, which any axpayer may enfoln him from doing. I desirs al*0 10 call yuur attention to the fact that my prop. osition {8 to lease anly the nse of, or right of ac. cens ta, the abstract booke, (he connty to retain the custody, posscesion, and control of them, good and ample bonis to be given to secare the fail per- formanca of the contract on my part, #o that the county will save & large sum snnnally, and ron no fisk whaterer. Nespeetialy youes C. GiLiuoag, 159 Washington street. The question Is, Do the books belong to the countyl If they do, they belong as public records, and must he preserved as such, and the law makes the Recorder the custodian thereof, The law which authorizes the purchase of them does not authorize them to be fessed, and the law defloing tho powers and duties of County Boards nowhero confers any such power on the County loard. Btatutea have been passed In this State authorizing County Boards to lease portions of a court-house not required for pub- lc purpose, but no one of **the best legal talent obtainable at the Cliicago Bar "’ would presums to venture the oplaion that court-houses or any part thereof could be lawfuily leased fn the av- sence of the statute. The abgfracts are pur- chased for tha publicbencfit, and if the law does not authbrize them, to be leased, the publie witi derive lts benefit In tho Recordes’s affice, whero they nrolmly belong. The Recorder tnen baving in "his possession abatracts law fully purchased and placed {4 his rcustody, tlmsnwer:xlsu. andit fs his daty when ap plied to to make tran: ts of whatever i8 o inatter of record {n his ofiive, and the law fixes the amount he Is entitled to charge therefor. But ft 18 said It Is not proposed to” removo the books, and that the county only proposed to Jease the uso of them, ‘This lnvorul the usa of thie ruowa and vaults I.hfiy ore in, DBy what authority of law may the Board, to the incone venience of the public, lease out this spacel 1f they may lease the hooks at all, It fs Lecause the riglit and power exists, and to mako it effcctive it necessarlly must bo exclusive to the lessce to the exclusion of the public, for it woull be absurd to say that the Boars could lease the use and not mako thai use ex- clusive. " If they are public records at all, they are so on the saine basis and no _other that the record of deeds sre public records, and will the **blest legal talent " undertako to say that tho County Hoord can Ieaso the usc of the record of deeds{ It so, Ict the members of the profes-, slon who clalm this cowmne forward with thelr names, that the people may judge of their “talent.? —— NOT MISTAKEN. T the Editor of The Tribune. Graxp Rarips, March 5.—Reading * What the Goldites Bay" in Tne Tuisuxe of to-day reminds mo of & ““littlo story,” as Mr. Lincoln used to say. Not long since I inquired of a gentleman it be was doing certaln thiogs which another as- serted bo was dolng, “No," smid bie, 1 am not,* 1 replied that I supposed my informant was mistaken. lh:;f‘e'“ said he, *ho was not mltaken; ho Perhinvs the cditors of the Nat/ 'fit;‘lmfu, aud other Eastern pngzx!uN:;nY:{nl: AMUSEMENTS, McCORMICK HALL, BTAIt LECTURE COURSE, SEGURE roon. REARING SEfiTS TOURNAMENT, ale beginning this morning at Moot & Fons, 153 Fiescrted heats eing sold for this great Liie ERARY ami HIKTHIONIC Entertatnment st 50, 73 ceuts,und §1, thus cuabling the public 10 hear MURDOC l’ VANDENIIOFF, DAINTY, COUTHOUI, FEL SLAYTON, Misees DASZIOE and KLEINTIOFEN i n Hesders for the samo price usually pald to liear sny one. = As reserved seats Chnt o Thore than NTANDINGo1L 00T, bisln best h by securlug frst cholua. UL, D, ENTER, Manager. FARWELL HALL, ESTHER! TO-NIGHT. Gront Succoess! Lust Night Immcnes and Delighted Andlence, Grand Chorag 200 Voleen, Buperd Costumes. MORDECAL the Jow, on orseback. The event of the seasun. T N0OLEY'S TUEATRE. LAST NIGITS OF ALICER OATES, ‘The Feesles Queen.of Engllsh Comic Opers, and hes Superb Company, Thursday Night—BARRE NLEUR. Friday Nght(Henont Alfee Ustes)—LA i Saturday, Oates Mstines, 2 p. th.—LA VE OLE, phalundagl Muh Farewell=Tifk PIINCESSTOF Stonday, March 11--Mls FAN: Augastin baly’s Pitih-av, Com McVICKER'S THEATR 3d. WEEK. Two Orphazs, UNABATED SPECESS. Tho Qrandest Pre. EXEIY VAT leentation of this Great untav{Drama ever given in this country. Elaborate 1" fons wre waking fur the tast gres sy i ihor of e S briiai efile Crlebrated Cane ot 16 wilt bu produced, with tho unfied furces 2 (he Unlon dquare Theatrs, New Yor aad MloVicker's re. M'CORMICK HALL. Prof, Carpenter's FUN. Wmd'.vlul and Amusiog Scenes in Mesmerism and Psychology TO-WIGHT. Commance at #a'clock. Admuaslon 25 and 80 cents, Haturday Mutinee, 3:30. " Chilldren. 15c: Adulta, 230, HAVERLY'S THEATRE, 1phl. 2.1 AVERLY.. e A Retor sad Massger. " DAVENPORT and Y. FUN. Last Nights Posiulvely of Bariley Clmxfi‘u)'l OLIO ¢ tclusterof Artists, includiog 5153 LOSA HAND Dr LT L AT Griiat et “Pilsdeipite Quintetle, One Hundred Aualilarics. Clasuteal Group v 1atinees Wednesday and 8aturday, 2:30. Auuday—ajestic ievival of Uncle Tom's Cabin. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. Every evenlug and Baturday dlattoes, W. IRVING BISXOP, T v R R AL COLISEUM NOVELTY TUEATRE, This Friday Atreruoon sad Evening, ON THIE WAR PATI! Superd Olla by elght New Siars. Last ulghis ROBEKT n_lt’x\illc, xod Clne, bisiond ool i for'tlie Anee iaay Y RWeLE BAD™ BCALES, FAIRBANKS' STANDARD FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 0O, 111 &113 Laka St., Chicago. Bucassfultobuyonly the Geauie, MEDICAL. OATAERH, D Rpingpas TATI03. acd ail everhy e S o Pevmsacuris fdpes: Fany Lt 6 L S U ARNT & agsala, B FUPE Y ity gy OO 48