Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. MARCIT 12, 1878, THE “EVENERS.” Their Blg Monopoly the S8ub- ject of Congressional Inquiry. Arkument and Testimony Before the House Committee on Agriculture. The Tax Paid by Western Live-~ . Btock Producers to the Ring. Its Exactions Estimated at 4,500,000 Por Annnm—Loglslative Re- lief Bonght, inhumanity of the Prevalling Methods of Shipping Live-Stock. . Bpecial Dispateh to Tae Tridune, WasnmoroN, D. C,, Marchill.~J. F. Russ- 1tog, who has had some conncction with the Erle Railroad, to-day before the House Com- mittee on Agriculture gave soma testimony as to tho exlstonce of a live-atock ring, which created s sensation, The ring secms {o have been discovered fa a sult brought by Charles Potter and other stockholders of the Erle Rail- road agalnst Recelver Jowett. Inthatsuititls get up that the Itecolver made an unlawinl and fraudulent contract with Nolsen Morris and other persons, whereby ho pald to them $15 for esch and every car shipped over the Erle Railwav; that these moncys, pald out of the trust funds, nmounted to 800,000 for which noservico was rendered. This ring is calleda ting of *evoners.” It controls the ontire trans- portation of live atock and recclves 815 per car, no matter by whom the cattic may be shipped. Tho profits from this source amount to $1,000,000 aunually, The ring also controls thostock-yards at the only polnts on the trunk 1ines where cattle ara allowed to stop for feed sod water. There the ring owns oy snd feed, which s s0ld &t fab. ulous prices. In Chicago hay costing $3 per ton fs sold for $30, in Plttaburg hay costing 210 per ton Is sold for $37.50, and In New York bay costing $14 ia sold for $50. From the $15 on each car the profit 1s $1,000,000; from the + hay another millfon; from yarding the stock, half & willlon~making A TOTAL OF TWO AND A IALY MILLIONS. Rusaling showed that the law relative to cruelty to animals posted at the Chicago Stock- Yards and elsciwhere is not a correct copy. The third section provides that the len authorized by the law shall attach sccording to the frst sectlon. Tne Revised Btatutes provide that it shall attach as declared I Bec. 4,453, That makes the law inoperative, as Bec. 4,453 prescribes stcomboat regulations. This Is eitber a trick or o serfous biunder. Russliog showed that, notwithstanding recent frelght changes, rallroads have made contracts &t $30 a car suflictent to occupy them until the opening of tho seagon, -Uo thought. live stock could be carrled at handsome profit for $70 o car, whereas tho tharge is now §115. The aav- oz of the $15 a car, which goes to the Evenera’ Ring, and {of 830 on transportation, with profits of hay gudj yardage, would reduce the cost of transportation and consequent tax on consumption $4,500,000 annually upon cattle transported to New York alone. Russling read to the Committeo A LETTER WINTTEN BY 8. W, ALLRRTON, dated Chicago, March 11, 1878, sddressed to Btecle, of North Caroling, member of the Com- mission, Following (s o synopsis: Strect, theold man who madoa atatement bo- fora the Commijtce that 1,320 hogs died in one train at Plieburg, exagperated, Thore were but 682 dend hogs, und they dled on an excessively hot day, when liogs died Iu the Stock-Yards, Strect, who {son the verge of the grave, should be pltied for thls statement if made through {gnorance, but, if for selflsh intercal Allerton has uo words to express his scorn. Allerton clatms thot the lve-stock interest {s thegrenteat interest of tho Northwestorn States, and amounts to more than thy groln trade; that, there {s now & larga over-productlon, and prices arelow; that if producers are to bo charged $10,000,000 for palace stock-carsln arder to cosble Bergh to satisiy his love of power, it will be 50 much extra tax, besides enormous fees would o to Bergh's Soclety. Allerton eays by understands that the palace stock-car companics haye a new dodgge in charging that stock trans- portation fs controlled by & monopolv, He maintains that the organtzation of cattie yards bas been of great value to slippers; that compe- tition fa so great mow that 50 conts a head on cattle i & large profit. Allerton says tho rafl- roads are willlog to take the palaco stock-cars, but they stond idle, as they ore practleally use. less. Ho also says thore 13 80 much competition among rallrords that tho labor on the roads hias been reduced to o starvation polat. TUB OTUER BIDE, Russling took up Allerton’s letter and an- awered it in detall. Tho followlug are hls re- plies on tho leading pointss As to the charge that Dergh and tbe Jwnane Boclety mought fees,Ruasling showed that theao provistonshave been stricken from the bill, and that no such claim s sought. lle also stated that his bil compelled neither rallroads nor shilppers to tuke palace stock-cars, but that it It did Allercon's statement us to $10,000,000 was false, as the car-owners only charge $1 per car, which ag- gregates about $280,000 nsteaa of $10,000,000. Referring to the statemont that shippers can make only & protit of 50 cents per head, Russ. Ung clatmed that thcso * Eveuers,” Alerton, Nelson Morrls, aud Esstman, start from Chica- gowith AN ADVANTAGE OF $3 ANSOLUTE PROFIT ver bead fn any event, whether tho real awners made anything or not. Fifteen dollars per cur fa 81 per bead; another dollaris made on hay sod yardage. These Eveners huve power to mako the price, and according to Allerton’s own statement they ailow outsiders to wnake ouly ity cents per bead, while they always malke 2. Referriog ‘to Alterton’s statement as to the Starvation polnt of tabor aloog the railroads, Ruseling thought it carious that within the last two years, sluca tha exilatenwe of this rlug of “Eveuers, thers hus been no reduc- tion in the prics of transportation. The Evcoers' ring own the stock-yards at Pltts- burg, Chicugo, Albany, Jersey Cily, aud Buffalo. Kussling sttempted to retute Allerton's Matement a8 to tho vaiue of palace cars by quotiug a passage from the evidence of John C. Depew, of tho ‘New York Ceutral Road. lie thougnt palace care wero valunble, Russling 21 he sold hay last week to tho Jerscy City yard for §14 per tov, which the Evencrs® ring wli to shippersat $30. On cross-exsmination Russling produced elaborate figures fu supbort Ol bis charges, ‘I'he aversge cost price of hay Per ton at tho yards owned by thiy Jiog iy $11; the aversee scliing ‘prico s 340, At New York the selling price Is 450; at Pittsbury aod Albany, $40; at Buflalo, $57.50; and at Clicago, 830. Tho differcuce be- tween thess swouyts is §1,160,000, which poo- Aitates fu round numbers a vrofi of $1,000,000 , U8 bay, Therc aro $600,000 cattle annually brought to New York City, aud 1,500,000 sheep, 60,000 cars, John Shernianm, of the Chicago Block-Yardy, says be fecds twenty pounds of bay per head at one feeding. Tha average fced of bay from Cbicago’to New York perhead ts Mxty pounds, ten pounds daily, which s less than balf cnough, but on that basls the protits % tay would be a8 stated. Russling thought % the provision In the bilt allowiug shippers % put their own hay iu the cars at the place of Wpment was juat, noas. Kimball, of Bostos, representing large ship- i':“fl Logs from Cbicago, also appeared be- . F8 the Committee. Kimbull's objecs 18 10 fo- a the Commlttes to vmit hogs fom the operation of the bill, they beunloaded while Intransit. Heclalms that they arrive now fu goud condition, The Com- mittce Indlcated that the evldencs was to the effoct that hogs do not need to be nnloaded. eated 1n the do) disregurd it withou Ing prosccuted. tho denler in llve-stock fs forced to much for the transpurtation of bis goods as is paid for tho transportation of any other farm produet, and that this double charge {n dno rolely to the fact that certain influcntial and powerful raflroad mon liave combined with tho owners of stock-vards at m?nmnz points for the exp tro products of the out info the country for the mnss of our Eastern # propet fizur, iuflict a greater e his proportion of this tributs ta the men who, ‘podes to d not to reqaire that MIt, RUSSLING'S ARGUMENT, Foltowing 1s the argument of Mr. Russling before the Committes: 1 had the honor to appear hefors you on last Monday In Lehalf of the producors and dealers in Jive.stock that ia transpurted by mail West to tho groat cities of the seaboard. stated, and 1 propose now, show that o aro entitled tlun on the part of Congi oxorbitant chnrges we transpartation of delivery of our animale at tho volnt of destination in » sound, healthy condition, and a4 Is rbsolutely neceasnry in order to keep them At for the food of men. to specific legialation 1 behalf of our porsonal fn- tercats are as follows: i #heep, hogs ared for foo at 8t all D the aro habitustly carrled throngh to New York an other tde-water citles withont heing once un- Joaded, except posaibly at two stock.yaras owned by tne men who control tha transnortation of tho product, and without belng properly fed or wa. tered, and that they are therefors not'in proper condition tomake heaithrul food for the thousands of peaple who depend on them sione for meal from tho with yoor lesve, Lo 1o fome leglniative sc- to protect us from tho oreed to pay for the our nlock, and also to secure the ‘The grounas npon which we base our clalm 1. The facl that cattle, and, Indeed, all live stock that Is that are lusded In railroad cars Louts, Chicago, and Plttsburg, and other ts i 1] Far_~ Wes! 2, The fact that, by reason of & combination of ratlcoad intercsta and the interests of stock-ysrd men at the great shippingep represent are discriminated” against, and tho proe ducer of stock s oints, the interests I CHARGED TWICH AS MUCIH for tranaportation as 1s charged for the carrying of Inx other staple articie to the East, 510 my irst proposition, 1t may bo aafd that thore is now n rtatuto that requircs all raliroads carry live: whera thoy shail be plentifully lusvll food ock to unload them in propared yards, od with good water, and_given flvo consceutive h day. Thisis undoubiedly teue. ctive that the porsons Inter- -rnrlnuannv cattio may (and the alightest dangef of bu- d Lras As to my second proposition: 1 have said that oy twica na purpose of con- Ing the transportation of cattio and matntaining the highest nries for tranaporiation that can be de- manded withont breaking down tho trade. Tho Eartecn market i supplied with atl'the vari- ous farm products from all scctions of the country, Norih, Bouth and West, cummen:ln’( with the farms that lio next totho corporate lines of the great citles, which send to the market thy products of the garden, tho orchard, the more valuable and carefully ralsed gralus, and tho beiter-prepared iry, you must move greater lunvlg until you reacl the heavier products, the %rul geass olains of the far West, from which the heavy beef cattlc and the myriad of shecp and liogs that sustain the bone and the musclo of the pulntion muet be shipped over hundreds of miles of rafleond. I in plald, then, to any ono that the lighter and lesa lmportaut supplles for tho wealthy come to the matkets of ouecities by nll of thy ronds, rivers, canals, and railways that approich a great city, but that these tneany of Lranspuriation drup off uils by one a8 dis- tance fnereasen and tho bulk of the art/cl l¢ hncrends o8, until, when we reach the food of the milliva, our Bustern citica must depend absolutely ou the four trunk ralironds that pass the mountams and ate the cheap test-producing reglun in the ene gllalllllppl Valley. It fs therefore nut only posslble for these road: to excrcise o very great influcnce on this trade, they cun, of colrwe, on the trade in ol otl vroducts that muye from the East to the Weat or back from the West tu thy Enst agaln, but they have s much preater power over ft; for, whilst thero arc, as 1 bave sald, hundreds of *tranzporta- tion wayd open to tho great majonity of farm prodacts, thero are but ' four waysopen to the meat tradle (hat must come from'the far Weat, Tliese rouds, when anlted, have practically no competition, for they alone reach out and tuke the cattlo off ol tie chicap pestaro lands and sot them down fn the Kaslern markets. But if not united, the competition between these fuur roads would certainly reduce tho cost of this transportation to In order to destroy thle compati- tion and kep up_ high rateaof transportstion, it wag only. necessary for the roads, or 8 majority of thuin, to 8gree upon 8 Fate of tramse partation, Accordingly, the railcoad oflcial and_ tho ownora of tho stoclk-yards. from which the farmer nand drover of tho West can alone ship cattle Hust, have placed the power 10 control this trade in the hands of select meu called **evencrs.” Wo have then the rallroads, tho great stock-yards, and the *‘eveners," who arc partics {o an ngreenent that robs the producer and the consumor of meat by malntaining the cost of ita tranvportation at twics tho cost on any other artfeie, 1t is dono In this way: Tho raliromds ngrev, first, 10 charge 8115 per car on all 1 '"J’Y"d from Chicugo or St, Louls to N ani Now York, hig ls paid, of course, by the ownor of the stock; recond, tho ratironds agree io pay to the **oveners " 815 for each car of stock shipped from any polut Went to New York, and this without reganl to whether the atock is shipped from the yarda of thomen bolonging to the Association or not; third, the net sum recelved by the ronds beloneing to the Awsoclation (i, ¢, $100 per car) i3 pooled, and the sum total §s dlvided botween the roads without any reference tu the number of cars actually trunsporied by each. ENOLMOUS 8. Tho men who belong to this Azsoclation make annually the snin of $1,000,000 on the §15 per car that {y charged ovor aud above the $100 that le re- tained by tho ratirond companics. 1n addition to this thoy reccive $1,000,000 un the hay and grain givan to tho stock more than they are justly enti- tled to, and, in addition to this, they have & clcan profit, ovor all legitinate cost, of §500,000 per year for yardage. The simplo truth is, that |B|n charge of '§2,500,000 per yeur that the cattle trade must pay la downright robbery, for it is not do- manded by the cost of transporiation, but forced from the trado by the mcn who have the power to usw on the dealer who refuscs to ke tho Itotber Darons of old, hold the narrow nasscs through Which this commerce must psss or dle, There Is only ahe way to disl provent In the future "the un, discrimination agalust particular Indusiries or speclal scctiony, and let the uroad tide of commarce from all sece these men; to tlane of the Union flow trecly frum West to Eust and back sgain, and that {s by the passago of a bitl ('mbrnclflF the provisions of [iouse ills No, 2,208 and No. 2,310, togother with theumendmonts thst I have tho bunor to ofer. This will not only free thls trade from tho feudal tributo of §2, bV, 000 ver yeur, but it will reduce the ralirond chargos from $100 por ear to not more than $70 per car, that belnz the average charaeon all other prod- uce, and consequently 3 muficient charga for car- rylog any frelgiited cae from 88, Louis or Chicagy to New Vork, This uvlnfi wonll amoint to st least $2,000,000 per year, und make this bill vave to the producer of foud—~the wat who of all mes i first entiticd 10 the protection of the law—thy enormous sum of , OO Mf»vryrn un the eattlo shipped tu New ork City ulune, OBJIRCTIONS. Fahruary thera anpeared he- Johu € Depue, Eag., Tepres York Central ltatirosd Compan and thy stock-yard mouopoly un the lino of sald rail- road, and Nainnel W. Allerton, of Chicago, whu represents larger stock-yard Intervets than any man in the United Stales, with, ticrhaps, the ex- ceptlon of some of the gentiemen who accom- panied bln, Mr, Dopuc aatd that he was oppased %0 the Dutler bi) becaugu 1t compels the use of ‘N}lllltn car,” and ho further waid that tho ob- t of tho provislon in the uxisiing statute reia- ive tu unlonding wae this: **Thal, inasmoch as unlau\lll!( overy twenly-four hourd would wake two days' differance in 1ha time betwesn the Ciliew of st Louls and Yurk, aud by the usc of On the 11th of fore this Comml sentiog the x| Now theso palace cars tho anlinals conld be shipped hirough without unloading, thore woutd thus be mude s great differonca in fuvor of the patent cara. ‘Thus, the computition bolng grest between the shippers of ‘cattly and stock, could get his shipmenta to its destination fu ndvance of 8 compotior fu (ke busine he would do_so, the consequence woanld be tuat the palsce cars wauld be furced upon the railronds on uccount of thelr snoed and quicknuss In reaciing the markets. Of courie, uno ruad would tuke sdvantage of auother to secure the wuving of this sdditional time,, and tnalk raliroads would have tu run thoss ca tracks In orier 10 get the patrous; ers, becauss I §9 to tho advant; o gl the suipment 10 the Kas o, ‘But the bill which I have tho honor to wubmit to thio Commiitea doca not conipel tho us of the pal. acocar, If they uro of no practical use, 1o une will dusire thews 3t they prove to be of practicul usa, the producer and stock-sbioper will dewand their use, and the rallroads will of courss comply with their demand. 1f tho bill doue nut lwposs palaco care on tho public without thelr conssnt, — &nd {4 certalnly doew not. ~who fu Injured by them? 1f invoutive uapius haw or can duvisa » car (hat will prevant sullering, securo sood meat foud, break uwn the stock wonopoly, sud ave vor cent In cost of feed, why whould unlrlmdl‘y Jogis- Iation prevent fte befng used? Aw tlug b pro- INCHEASE TIE NUMDEL OF ATOCK-YARDS, you wight peoperly nsk why, if the stock-yarda wake 0 wucy Biouey, thu geutivmen wWho ape peared befory the Comumltive are oppused Lo buve ing tho wumber fucrcased. My answer 13, that thso gentlowen du Lot own or control tho nter mcdiate yards, aud sald yards belng in a dil dated conditlvn, withous psveunents or sheds, and the bill requiriug both, would eniall expense. and thoy think 100 per cunt protitatone place is better than 150 per cent ln two places, wilh tho ad- ditional vutlay that would bo required for repaird, T will now endesvor Lo show the true inwariness of the wholy controversy, and wuald especialiy nsk thoatiention of the gentivmen of the Commits fes who represent the cattle-produciug States, Yuu leave the State of Jowa with & car of live-stock and srrive at Clicago, your stock baving been confined 8lty hours or more, and viog traveled about 500 miles. Your cattle ate Ted at theao yards ou hay that costs, do- Jivered, 88 per ton; you are charwed §30 per ton, — s proft to (be stock-yard men of uver 275 per cent. Your cattle are thon suipped to Pitteburg or Bufialo, where Lbey uro ualoaded after forty-cight hours’ couizement, aud arv fed on hl‘y LAt custs 10 par ton, but for which you aro obifzed to )»y i por tou, ~a brotlt of 250 per cent. Woen, altct # ride of furty-four Loy Lp caltle reach New York, wherettior aro fedun hay that costs $14 per ton. but at & cost to you of $50 per ton, —3 profit of 370 per cent. Hemember, your cattle have teave you ‘aMdavita from responsible and ree Spectablo partles to show that thousands of live stock are not given one hour Good, healthfnl meat cannot be had from animals -othetwisg, and ta comnel the'pa; eled 1,500 miles; Liave been cight days in trans- tu, incinding delave; and hiave been YED AND WATERED BUT TWICE,— 8t Chicagn and Plttsburg ur Butlalo, How terrible must be the aaffcring of these poor dumh creatnres dnring tho hot, sultry weather of July and Auzust. And yet this Is nat the worst: for 1 can bring for fend, water, and rest betweon Chicaco snd New York, and that In othercases tho cattle ara not allowed todrink, 80 that their intense thirst on thelr arrival in market makes them drink o ex- f"lll; l!r,xrllluerehy focreases their wolgt when sold o the butener. The facts stated In 8 memorial now before yon as to tha ernelty praciiced towards life-stock ducs not overstato the cane, and what is sald therein by tho emincnt sanitarians who sign the same as to the condition of thie meat for food is only tao true, that are aubjectod o the hardships put upon them by the ralirond and stock-vard men. - And the only way (o remeay thie crying #hame and to zecurc meat food, such as {s 1t for civilized people, s, 1 Teanecttally submit, by the passayo of -lousa B R DILL, The followine Is the smended text of the biil 1o which Mr. Russling's arzument waddircctod : Ba it enacted by the Senate and llowse of Repfe- aentatives of the United States of America in Co ress assembled, That for the purpose of corre errors in the act entitled **An act to raviso consolidate the statutes of the United States tn forcs Dec, 1, A, D, 1874," tho following amend- monts arc hereby made therein; which amoad. ments shall take offect Jniy 1, A,'D, 1878: Hec. 4,340 I amended by piriking out the whole section ind \nsorting the follawiny: . 4,380, No rallroad company within the United States whose road forms an part of a line of road over whicl cattle, sheep, awine, orotheranimals areconveyed from one Blate to another, or the owners or masters of ateam, sailing, of other vesscls carry- ing or transparting cattte, snerp, atvine. or other animals from ono State to anotuer, aball confine tho same in Yehiclen, raflrond-cars, boats, of ves- scls of and, description for a longer period thah twenty-four consecutive hours without unloadin, the samo for rest, water, and feeding, for a periu of at least seven consecutive hours, unless pre. ventod from so unjosding by storm or other aeci- dental causeant the pointof uvnloading; or shall carry, or cause or permit to carried, such animals In a cruel or Inbuman manner by overcrawalng tho same. In _estimatin uch confinement, the thne durng wlncg the asimais have been confined without such rest on connecting roads or lines of lruneportation from which they aze received shall be included: it belng the intentof this scction to probibit thelr continuous cunfinement beyond the period of twenty-four hours, except upon contingencies hereinbetors stated. " Hsec. 4,487 fs_nmended by striking out the ‘whole section and laxerting the following: **Sxc, 4,887, Animale so nnloaded shall oo put Into dry, covered pens protected (ruin the mun and stornt, ‘and alioll be vrovided with an sbundauce of good sound food, and properly watered during euch reat by the owner or per- son having the custody thercof, cr. in cars of his defsult Iu s0 doing, then by the rallrond company, or persons operating any raiiroad, or ownere or masters of the vehicles, or buata, ur vessels transporting the enme. at the ex- peune of the owner or porson In custody thereof, At such ratex a8 shall not be unreasonnble, oppress- ive, or diecriminuting; and such company of per~ sous operating the satd railroad, owners, or mas. terd, ahall, In suclh case, have a lien upon such anj- mals for fuod, care, and custody furyisbed, ang shall not be liable for any deteution of such aul- male for such purp.osea. ** Sec, 4,188 I» amended by striking out the whole sectlun aod Wnserting the following? VeBge.d, Auny company ur persons operating any rallroad, or uwner or curtodfan of, or person having cuntrol over such animuls, whoso daty it may be to perform any of the dutics mentloned in eithier of the two preceding sections, who shall knowlngly £ail to comply with nny of the provis. lons thereof, or who shall vi y such provis- fon, sliall be gullty of a mlsdom convlction, shall be punished by & fine of not Joas than 8100 nor more than $300. or by fmprisonment for not moro thah one year, or by both fine and imprisonment. But when ani- nuls shall be carrled in vehicles, ratiroad cars. boate, ar other vessels, in which they are not over- crowded and in walch thcy can and av liave (daily) an sbundance of proper faod and water, the pro- visions i regard to their betng unloaded sliall not apply. ng 4,380 is amended by striking out the whole section and Insorting the followiny: “*8gc. 4,180, 1t snall be the duty of all United States District Attorneys to prosecute alt vinintions of thin section and the threo preceding secio and the next sections which shiall be brought tot! notics or knowledge by any person of the United States making the complaint, and the same shall bo heard before any Circuit Court within the United Btates, or any District Court holden within the district fn’ which the violatton of this act has been committed, or the p aldes or carries on, or has his or It place of busi- ness. And it shall bo the duty of all United States Marabals, their deputies or subordinates, to make sreests and bring before any magletrate having urirdiction offenders found violating any provias ous of wald mections. And sajd marshals of any , and, upon Socfety for the Preventiou of Cruelty to Anlmals may ride at their own risk of persunsd Injury inor upon auy vetilcly, rallzoad cur, buat, or vessel of any description 1o which animals are tranwpotted, upon paying the legal ratcs of fare ehtitied to be charged upon vehicies, rafleosd-cars, or veancls fn- tended for the trausportstion of paseengurs, an sald otlicer dr sgcu 1l also have the right to be present st the loading or onloading upon and off any vehbicle, rallroud-car, boat, or veasel in which animals are trsusported, eud examine the condls tion of such animale: und safd agent or officor twuy maky Cfllll\llflhll under oath or aflirmation of any or all violations within his knowledpe, and the names of olfenders, to sald Marshale, thele depu- tica, or subordinates, who whall thoreupon pro- ceed fn the mannedprovided 1 thia section, * Hce. 4,510 1o antcaded by striking out the whole sectlon and inserting the follawiny: . tSee, 4,400, Aui Xg_;wnwwnmnuon entitien toallen under Sec. 4, may enforce tho samo by s tition fled in the District Conrt holden within tie district whero tho foud, care, und custody have buei furntabied or tho owner or cueta- dlau of the property restdes; and the Court ahall have power 1o dmue all suitablo proces for tho cnforcement of such llen, by sale yment of all costs, pensities, charges, and expenses of proceedings undor the provisions of this and the four preced. fug sectious. Tho ward *Btate’ in such sections shall be Leld to include the Territorles of thy United Btatcs nnd the District of Columbla, **And apy rallroud company, or operating any rullroad, or the owners or masters ‘of the velicles or boals or veasels transporting any cattic, shoep, swine, or other animale, which shail have been carrled on any Ilno or linea of transportation {n the Dominton of Canndy, in estimatiug the twenty-four cou- sccutive iours beyond which animals, “8a providud by the four preceding sectivns, ahall not by cone fined without unluading for reat, water, and food, os aforesatd, shall compute the consccutive hours such animaly shull be confined in transportation in Canads, and on knowingly failing to do wo shal ba subjected to the penalticn therolu mentioned, v Aud eny. raileoud company, OF persous operating uoy rulroad, or (00 Ownors or uweters of tho vehicles, boats, or veuwels wubjoct to the Jurladiction of the Unlted tates, whose lino of tranepurtation forms a part of, at v connected with, any line of tranaparta- tion In the Dominion of Cavuds, in maklug any contract for the Lransportution or aniwale afuresald, whethice teausportation be i partly In the Uulted Htates, shall - bu subject to the provislons of sald scctions, and if any such mmpnn( owner, aster, or person vhall” kiuwingly bl 0, awslst, srrange, or provide for briowing lulo, tho United States, for consumption, any of the Ani- mals aforcyatd, which diave been trsnsported In said Dominton withuut baving been thete unloaded fog rest, waterlug, and feeding, ae hereln pro- vmcd. suatl be liaule to the penalties aforcsald. ' e ————— CANADIAN NEWS, Bpeciat Dispatek to The Tyidune. MoxTREAL, March 11.—Great cxcitement was caused to-day by the aunouncement that Par. liament bad proposed the wiping off of one- third of the Merchants' Bank stock fnstead of ono-fuurth, as proposed by the Directors. The stock declined this alternoon to 5, but closed slightly irmer, with 56} bid, Mr, Hague, the mausger, cxplains that the action was taken with a view of glving an ample margln agalnst all contingencles, und of cuabling divideuds to be resumed immediately, also placiug the bauk 1n o more solld position, The Polley Court was crowded to-dsy fo hear the evidence of the different purtiea cugaged In the Orange and Grecn tight yestorday. the evi- dence went 10 show that & gang of rouchs be- longing to the opposite socivties had got (uto a inclee, aua that shooting and stabbing were ro- sorted ta, The city press dullsupon tho author- itlcs to suppress the rowdyism und lawlessness which {8 so prevalent fn the vity. It 18 expected that the police magistrato will punish thoof- fenders to the extremo penalty of tho law, Tou Club Natlonale to-day passed a resolution expresatng gatisfaction at tiic advont to power of the Hou. 1. Joly, l‘rimn Miulster of Qucbec, and gratification 1u ‘bav ug at_length a Liveral :llllnmrv. to whom they can look with siucers utlon. Pleault & Co., wholesale druggists, ,have failed. Tho labilities, it s mmw\n not exceed $00,! To the Western Anoclated Press. usoec, March 11.—Tue new Government bad a Cabinet weetiug to day. Writs for the re-glection of the Minlstcrs Live been issued. Meusrs. Bachard, Msrchand, and Chauveau will Brub:mly be elected by acclamation, and Joly Y & good majont) THE ILLINOIS STATE-HOUSE. al Dispaich to The Tribune, SeRINGYIELD, [1, March 11.—The Governor thls evoniog sppoiuted Charles Hitchcock, of Chicsgo; Joseph G. English, of Dauoville; and O. IL Miner, of Springfleld, as Comwissioners to condeiu the additional tour acres of grouud for the uew State-l{ouse lucluded ia the Sprivg- cld cltizens’ bouds persons such LOCAL POLITIC Republicans, Democrats, Nation= alists, Workingmen, Etc. Nomisating Aldermanic Oandidates~Tho Town Conventions—Unable to Agres, THE REPUBLICANS. . BECOND WARD. ‘The Sccond Ward Republican Club met last evening at No. 511 State street, Mr. M. A, Fare well presiding. There was an unusually larce attendance, the attracting power belng the pros- pect of suggesting names for a candidate for Alderman, Atter coming to order, the Chalrman stated that the Central Cominittce hisd left it to the cholce of the ward clubs whether candldates shonld be nominated by tho clubs or through the old primary system. e supposed that question would como up along with the matter of suggesting names, “ Horse” Eddy moved to adhere to the pri- mary syatem, os the best way to obtain a frec expression of the people. Mr. Bargent sald he had heard that the poll- books bud been tampered with. ! was In fa- vor of club nominations. Mr, W, C. 8mith was of the same mind, Mr. Gleeson moved, as an amendment, that o primery be held on the 25th fost., the day ‘before the Town Convention, v Horse " Eddy nccepted the amendment. Mr. Bargent moved to lay the motion, with tho smendment, on the table. The motion was lost, £ Mr. Glecson withdrew his motion temporar- Il5, until the question of referring names to the primary could be settled. And it was set- tled almost unantmousty In favorof an open linary. NMr. Dliss moved to hold the L'Ammry Batur- day, the 23 Inst:, between 4 and 8 p. . {{' . Howard moved, ns an amendment, to make it the 25th instead of the 23d. Lost. Mr. Bliss' mnotion prevatied, M. Hockalellow moved that the Club proceed to sugeest twenty-fivo namea to be voted on at the primary, sud aut of which elght were to be selected a8 delegates to the Town Conven- I“E {Toward asked excitedly if tho mover's name was on the Club list. The Chalrman said it was, Mr. Howard followed up the former ingniry by asking if the genticman lived in the ward. Mr. K. sa1d that was none of the gentleman's busluess. "The notion was lost, Mr. smith moved to nominate candfdates for Aldermen, to be voted for at the primary. Car- ried. Mr. 8mith nominated Samuel Engle, Fred Fake nominated Ald, Rosenberg. Horse Eddy nominated Henry Brown. Mr, Belden nominated W. R.'Burdiek. Mr, Gleeson, uvideutly in gport, nominated M. W. C, Smilh. . ‘The nominatlons wete then closed, Mr. F. D. (iray offercd the following: Witzngas, S8ome upscrupulons and malicious artics sre trying to wrest the abstract-books from e Recorder's afice and v WiieikAs, ‘The Abstract offics, as connected with the Recorder's office, was not created far any remunerative reasons, but fully sccompiished what {8 wus tntended {tatonld, viz, : tue bresking up and keeping down of & monvpaly In tho busi- nees of making sbatracts; and Witznzas, The last oMicial report of the Record- e warrunts the bolief that the abstract department, with the return of business, will not only be self- lgnulnm I""'{.n"ib“ st ource of {ncome to the county; therefure, resoived. 1y this. tho Becona Ward Republican Club, that it would not only be contrary to law. fhe best interests of the taxpayers of thin county to have the sbsttact business separated from the Recorder's oftice, but it would bea very dangerous and Injurions procceding, sfter baying an chor- mous suin of money for the cstablishment of said department, to give it into the hands of those who, by their Glstenutable conduct, have rhowu theme seives abvolutely unworthy ofany officisl or pri- vate trusk. Resolved, That the thanks of this Club Are due Recorder Brockway for his prajseworthy, maoly, and honorable conduct i the dischargw of hits of+ fietd duties; and that the At deterwutuation that e lius shown with referenca to the retention of the abstract-books in hiv ofice mectu the hearty concurrence aud the unquatlied uporobution of this Club: wnil tiat e cafnestly protest agalnet he County Board giving uay afd or cawmfort tu the persons engaced in this disreputable busineds, “Resolred, Thatacopy of thesa revolutions be forwarded to tha Chalrmon of tue County Board. with the request thul bie lay the same before said Bonrd, e resolutlons were dopted, and . the meet- ing ajour: Samuel Eugle, one of the names suggested for Alderman, Is a clothier at the corner of Clurk | aud Van Burcn strects. He gives the South- Bido policemen ** fits,” ‘ Ald, Rosenberg 1s so well known, and has served with so much acceptabllity durlng his two years! term in the Councll, 82 to mnake it unnccessiry to say anything further with regard to him. IHenry Bonn is clgar-makor ot No. 031 State strect, and is well spoken of, W. It. Burdick s tho well-known Grecnback- er and perpetual candidate for evervthing. . C. 8mith's nomination was intended ns o oke, Whether he cousiders it as such or nat not known. i s o druggist at the coruer of Clark and Taylor strects. ELEVENTH WARD. A large ond cuthusinatic meeting of the FEleventhi Ward Republican Club was held in Martine’s Hall, Nos. 53 and 55 Ada strect, last eveniug, Mr, Morahull Carter presidivg, aud M, E. Cole, Beeretary. The r}uutlun bilng ralsed as to the polities of some of tho gentlcwmen clected as members of the Club ot tha last mecting, on motion, the vote was reconeldered, and, by that act, the - candidates wero sgain brought before the Club, and all wore elected who were vouched for as WRepublicans, two renatuing out in the cold, Knurlu amendment to the constitution was asstd, Bamual Kerr offered tho following reso- rnlluun sud moved thelr adoption: Resolred, Thot this Club heastily indorse tho bonest, manly, snd abla manner in which A, U. ‘Throop has represcated our ward duriug the last two voars. Jiesvlved, That 1t 1 tho senso of this Club that, 2 Mr, ‘firoop shall bo returucd for snother term, tho futorest of tho ward and of thocity will be falth-+ fully :.nd honestly attended to, so far as his power extend. Mr, Lull moved to lay tho resolutions upon the table. Thers was 8 ¥cll from the multitude, and Mr, Throop's nanic wus hissed. Mr. Linscott objected to the abusc offered to Mr. Throop, but hoped the resolution would DL Pasi, Mr, Lull stated that bis reason for making Dis motion tu lay the resolutions on thetablo waa to have Mr. ‘Thiroup's recond lovked up. tly thouglt It was not quite the thing to thrust Mr. ‘Fhroop upon the ward when it was evident thiat the people did not want him. Mr, Throop's vote un tho Gus LI fa the Counctd was broughit up by soms peesoq, o there woa o bowl and o muititude ol Lisses. Mr, Linscott agaln objected to the hisses, Mr, Rerr did not’know but that thu last reso- Tutlon might be in bag taste, and ibat, it Mr. Luli would withdraw his motion to table, he would produce at the next mecting Mr. Throop’s revord fur the past two years (o the Council, Mr, Lull did not otfer to do this, and Lls mo- tion was put and lost, "Tlhe first resolution was then brouzht up and n‘lfi‘d I,lpflm On being put to tha votc, It was carried, ‘Theru was a great deal of speech-makingafter this, Messrs, Gelly, Boyeseu, Lull, Bherwood,* Kere, aud Austin taking & hund fu—the latter talking for about twenty minutes. Flually, tho Club adjourned to Satunlay nlght, av the sawo place, . TIIE DEMOCRACY, ‘TUN GRAND COUNCIL of the Democratic League of Cook County met Tast eveniug fu ite irst quarterly scasfon in the club-room of the Palmer House. The attendanco was quite large, aud fucluded L. Z. Letter, Heury M. 8hopard, J. J. Crowley, Voluwy C.' ‘Tutuer, Johu Mattocks, D. 8. Lovejoy, Gustave Lange, Fravk Jolies, D. O. Leach, Claytou £. Krautz, lsaac R. Qardaer, Jumes Ryan, Alfred B. Masou, A. Bochm, Murray F. Tuloy, Michael Barrett, James Crowe, J, J. Morgan, Jacob Weli, Henry J. Goodrich, Charloy Caweron, Jacob B. Thielen, Jubn O'Nehit, Tom Bhlrtey, Johu Bult. van, Geonge W, Braudt, Aruo Voss, F'. L. Chasc, F. A, Hoflwgun, Witilam M. ‘Tureman, Jobo W, Eoripht, Jobn Hougbtating, eury Al She, presided aod J.J. Crowley Secretary, ‘Tlie Chair atated the objects of the League, and quoted from fts constiwution to show tuat the orgapization meant to ralis the standand of thie Democratie pasty of Cook County. He sald that the Leaguo was a wholly voluntary orgun- izatlon, aud was not bostile to the Lemocratic party, but, ou the coutrary, that it was gotteu up u the interest of " guod guvernment, e alluded to Saturday night’s moetine, which wae gotten up with the quallfication that noone present should belong to any organlzation, Iie had nothing to sav scalnst the Tammany orcan- fzatlon, as lic had great respect for its organizers, He then altinded to the coming town and Ader- maniz elections. He wanted the League to throw its influence for the clection of only good men, Alnce it would do nothing this year as an organization In making nominations. The League had been organized fn all but a few precincts, hecause fn these the right kind of men had not yet been found Lo organize the precinct list there. All they asked twas a com- bination of good men in the Coumcil. He wanted the Lesgueto see that good men were selected as delegates for the coming town, county, and Btate' Conventlons, He alluded to the Houth Town, and ur¢ed the nnceu}lt]y of selecting good men for the varlous town ol 4 A poor ticket cannot be elected there, [Ap- Dlause.| A good ticketcan be elected," ]re urced the necessity of taking Interest jn this clection. and the selectlon of a ticket which n the support ot the people, /. [oiter said that the Chalr had cov- cred the ground {n his talk. They all wantod goud governumient, and the question was low to get about gettine {t. e was satisfied that the Democrathe party was the party to get at |t. He would heartily co-uperate in any muvement to bring about the ends which had been sug. ested. 5 Charley Cameron stated that there hod been nothing ‘hut corrupt government for the last decade and a half. 'He then went on to blace all the blame for the corruption upon the He. publican party. His remedy far al) this was to put Democrats (n oflice, Mr. Mason called attentfon to the coming State Convention, snd the abuses committed b officials of the Federal Hankrupt Court fn this district. 1o also wanted n reforth in tho pres. ent Revenue law and_the mauner of collecting taxes, which cost 30 per cent tocollect, He tees twas left to & sub-commitice, which retired to the hall to deliherate. Afterr few minutes they returned,and recoromeixicd as & committee on oranization, Messrs. Herr, Springer, Rob- inson, Gelder, und Casey. The report was not adopted. Mr. Page was disgruntled. They were “just like a watch with the guts taken out of ‘ft." st aa soon as the lccrec{ was stricken out of the Natfonal party it died. A motion was made that the Central Com- mittee adjourn sine die. Another motion to lay this on the table was rejected, and the Chatr déclined to put the orizinal motlon. Mr. Gelder broke loose, If anybody had come fhere to break up the meeting he wanted to know about it, 1I they could not meot in the Tremont House they could meet lu & wood- shed, ‘The Secretary tried to throw ofl upon the troubled waters, [Ie counseled conciliation and compromise. Never, never, while memeory held 1ts seat in his distracted braln, would he sell out. toany one. Gentlemen ought to behave ay gentlemen, not as buys. Leas talk and mory swork wonld be his programme, AMr. Dixon was sure the Nationala ocould neither be bonght nor sold, Mr. Page Informed the nssembled multitude that he was an honest, upright, conscteutfous man, A majority of the husiness men on the South 8lde sympathized with him and his parsy. He ubjected to thelr dellberations being given to the public through the press, and was surc ihat tliey lost votes by allusring the reporters tn the room. The zentlemen in the rear talked a good deal hile Page wns getting up his effort, and the Chalr smde the dreadful threat that be would call their names unless they quit. Mr. Gelder renewed his'motion for the ap- [ntment of a Committee of Flve on organiza. ton. Me. Robinson ¥ pre-emptorily” declined {0 serve, and Mr. ilerr was equally positive in bis refusal, Meantime Dixon and others of the wapted them to express themaelves on the tarifl | extremo Notiouallsts left the room, leaving the question, fle wanted a good, practieal platform | Greenbackers in posseasion of the tleld. Measrs. adopted upon which to go before thy publie, | Bpringer, Gelder, Casey, and Aduir wvere named e moved that a cominittecof three be appoint- | on the Committee, the fifth mnember being left ed from the Grand Councll, to confer with the Chicf Councll and bring it in close alllance with the general workings of the League, In order to hasten and perlect the organization. Themo- tlop prevailed. Jobn Mattocks callel attentlon to the fact that there was business to be done, and was op- posed to long specches. He wanted to hear re- vorts from all sections of tho city in regard to the League, and what the feeling was against 1t Ithad been charged that this svas s silk- stocking orzanization, and he wanted to hear from the poorer wards to know whether this charge was true. In his (the Kourth) ward six reciticts had been organized to work with the .cague and inthe interest of zood government, He denfed that there were any oflice-scekers Ia the prescut organization. Mr. Fleming, of the Soventh Ward, had heard no charges made against the League exeept by the Tammany organization. Mr. Tuley Qidn't want the Tammany feliows abused, even if they abused the Leazue, They were Democrats, and he wanted then judged by thelr acts. The trouble had been with the jemocratic party that it had had too much butn- merism within “its own rauks for some years ast, and they couldn’t shut thelr cyes to that act, What they wanted was to reform the ranks of the Democratic party. He wanted to see no more Democratic Conyentions wheredel- egates were bought and sold on 'Change, for the highest price, or where candidates coald go {n with a barret of money tn buy a nomination, A call of the wards was then mude, after which the meeting ndjourncd. THE WEST TOWN Democratfc Central Committee met last even: fug in tho saloon ot No. 119 Bouth Ilalsted street for the purpose of making errongements ot the Uolding of primarfcsand the Convention. The date for the primaries was fixed as tho 19th, and the Convention the 20th, at Maskell Hallat 2 p, m. The apportionnent s ns fol- lows: Bixth Ward, 10 delegates: Neventh, 124 Eighth, 14: Ninth and Tenth, G cach; Eleventh and 'l'welith, 5 each; Thirteentt, 63 Four- teenth, 12, On motion of Ald, O'Brien, it was decided that the membera of the Ueatral Committee in cach ward shiould cach select two judizes tu act with the Committeemen a8 judges of the primary clections. Col. Daldwin sald that, inasmuch as tho Com- mitteo had bad toscttle some bilis handed down to them by mclrgrzdmnmu, he thought the candidates should run thelr own campalzo. Then he wanted to konow Low the Aldermen were grolng to be nominated; and the Chalr told hfin that it would be donc ot the town prima- rles, and separate boxea would be provided for the purpose. On motion of Mr. Donoran the members of the Central Committce wera authorized to se- to be appointed: by the Chalr. Tho Chalr ap- inted Mr. Norton, who declined tho Larren ionor, nnd took octasfon to jnveigh bitterly againat the men who had gotten upand gone outand those still remaining, who secmed de- termined to break up the show. The never-to-be-suppressed Kobingon took fire at this and defended his abscut colleagues, e hurled back with scorn the Instoustions of th:(:ué .wnkcrldufi‘ R Ml. Couper said the men who 0GC AWa) did not represent unfbody- o 7 Mr. Herr moved that each townshlp shonld meet o convention x!nlurd:(y evening, to nomi- nate town officers. Carried. It was agrecd that the Bouth-Town Convention should be held at 653 State street. The basis of representation was put at onc delegate for every tiftecn mem- be;: of cuctln ::club. ot i committes on printing, consisting of Mesara, Gelder, McDonald, and Orrs, was ap- g:lllnxed, and the mecting adjourned subject tu THE INDIANS. Disgust of Gen. Miles and His Command upou Receipt of the Order Countermand. ing the Expedition—A Lame Cawmpalgn Apprehionded, Epecial Correspondence of The Tribune, MiLzs Citr, M. T,, Feb. 28.—Gen. Miles had Just completed arrangements Tor an expedition north of the Missour] when a countermanding order was received, and the cble? of Iudian- fighters agaln balked. This is the second time this winter that Miles bas been oblized to pull fu lis mititary born, Terry and Sberfdan are atill running this department, and the insolence of majoritles In this country fs not confined to political parties, This expedition woulil have becu the strongest Mliles ever ind in his Indtan warfare experience, numbéring 700 fighting men, It was well cquipued for field duty. The best Informatlun locates a thousand lodges in the Milk River countrvand the trading-post of Fort Belknap Hable to be licked up at any womest, Gen, Miles’ plan of eampnign wos u rendezvous near Fort Peck, meeting there the companies of the Eleventh Infaniry apd 8ccond Cavalry from Fort Custer, and the 150 recruits for hls own regiment. The reerults,are marchitng on to Peck, uticonscious of the orders that the expedition is 8 “dead duck.” They were coming to Keogh, but orders ot Dulord chanced thefr line of march. Now they will have to right-about, when they bear the news, and march to Keogh, By tho JUth of March Sliles intended to bo fn the heart of the hostilo camp or region. e would have struck the cuemy when their. ponies were poor, buffalo scarce, and their home lect the polling-places In their respective wards, and Uhey did so us follaws: Sixth Ward, | i, bad opler for s milliery ecccption, b?“‘{;‘ lwl;,’fllf""&" fl“fi“‘l ""‘;m'fl"‘ Erein | these conditions will have changed. ‘The wintee of Fourteenth und falsted streots; h Ward, corner of tlareison und Besplalnes here has been o continual Indfan summer, and the prospect of an carly break-up In the Missou- i exceedlngly bright. “An open river aud spring rains will inconvenicuce military movements, forcing delays until the steambonts can come upaod the mud dries up. Miles foresaw tho ditficulties of a spring campaizn, aud desired to anticipate them by locating his commanud in the Indlan country during the good weather, the solid roads, aud thick fee. The result of the suspeusfon of the expedition ot this time will be sten {n the robes, food, and fut ponies that the hostlles will Bave in May and June, If there Is » catupaley, the probablitics will ingicate alame one, We want the Bloux queation settled, snd we beliove Miles can settle it if o has tho command anda liberal exercise of his judgment. Ho {8 not 8 reckless soldier. My has more at stake than any one clse In the Department. Heo wilt move more cautiously than the General of the Army would probably have him. e kuows the chances, risks, and penalty of a defeat. Miles can't understand thess countermanding orders. 1t is his judgment to move, but un- fortunately he is only a Coloncl. He's patient, h‘nwuvcr. aud will awalt bis hour of vindica- tion. A new city hias beon atarted at the mouth of Powder River, in anticipation of the completion of tho N, P L. R.; aud for the frults of the iail-routes from Dismarck, Buford, nnd’ Dead- wood centeriug there, Just keepotl the Sloux, and the Yellowstone Valley will' have a match- Jeas tame. OUTLOOK, Hpectnt Diepateh to The Tribune, Brasancs, D, T., Marcn 11.—A leading Sloux Chilef from Sitting Bull's camp met Scout How- ard, of Gen., Miles’ corps, on Feb, 28, ot Milk River, and told himn thoy wauted to surrender, e asked Howard to o over amd see the other Chfefs. Ile sald shey wereliteratly starvimsz, und they only wanted to save thelr poules, sud the surrender would bo gludly inade, e —————. THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNE, Bpeciat Dirpatch to The Tridune, 8. Louts, March 11.—A tnonster mecting of Comnmunists was held yesterday afternoon at Barney Kresinbaum's beer gardu, at the corner streets; Ninth Ward, Brown's iivery-stabl Tenth Ward, northeast corner of Halsted snd Eleventn Ward, Brown's liv- 3 2 Madison street; , No. BIl Madison strect ‘Thirtcenth Ward, corner of Indlana and Paulf streets; Fourtcenth Ward, Peter Courad! place, Milwaukee nvenue, near Elston rosd. Capt. Bartlett moved that the successors to the onc-year members of the Committeo he clected at the Convention, and the motiou was adovted, After {nstructing the members of the Com- mittee to hand In the names of tho persons se- lected ns judges of tho orimary clections at o meeting 1o be held Baturday evening gt 119 Halsted strect, the Committec adjourncd, THE AMALGAMATED. THUR CENTHAL COMMITTRR of the recently-amalgatated ** National ”* party mot last night o the club-rooms of the Tre- mont House, Mr, James Bpringer in the chalr. Mr. Pn!m‘ a person counected with one of the city street railroads, sald that *our Superin- tendent " wanted to know what the name of the varty wasto be; whether ¢ Natlopal,” *Ureen- Dback,"” or combinatlon of the two., Mr. Gelder sald that he thought ** Natlonal Workingmen would do very well. The Chalr sald thero had been some doubt sbout tha natne of tho party, and tho news- papers had not yet learned ft, The pame 4 Nativnal Party?" was adopted at Toledo, It appeared that the crowd wera satisfied, and so the boys let it stide, The Chalr sald that ho underatood that the + party " would get a fafrshow lo the matter of Judues and clerks of election, ‘Ihe Committee on Organtzation, having been abient about five minutes, returned with a for- dable ducument, which Mr. Hobinson read. et forth that thy organization skounld be known us the Nutiouat party of Cook -County. | of Fifteonth street and Bremen uvenue, Con- The Toledo plattor was {odorsed and the pri- | yjdorable excitoment was usused during siury syisem denaunced, - the proceodings by the display of » lare A delegate, who sald lio came from thio Twelfth | red flaz beariui the fuscription, *The Ward, wanted to kuow who hag the right to | S8octal Labor Club” aod which was al- vote, 1le had his credentials Ju his pockeét and | Jyded to during the eveoning as onc wanted to huve some suy on the matter, e was opposed to these by-laws frowm the word “ o/ Mr, I, 1. Tansey was cquully opposed to the by-laws any wanted them voted down, 'Mr. Robinson said it Lind already been decided wdopt the club systew us agaiuat tho primary systom. Jf this was to be carried out thero must be guards on the doar, pads-wards, aud thie like, or clse overy haif-drunken fellow cauld wwagger (u and vote, with an' otlice-socker bo- hiud him to prompt bim, A elass of whisky would buy a vote at the primarics, sud $5 had bought a delcgate 1o the Nutionulist Conveu- “U.\Tr. Btoveus moved to lay the rcport on the able, ! An enthusiastic citten wanterl that the mat. tevshould Le Kept frow the press. The public press was no riend of his. Mr. Norton wanted to know whether this was a meoting of the Executive Commitiee or not. 1 it wore not, he_ wanted to go home. e moved that the roll be called, ‘This was dosie, 4nd about o dozen members of ths Committes reported, Mr, Dixon sald that their cnemles would surely vaptupa them Wbl they beld secret meetings, The Democratic Central Commnilttes et vight after uhrhe during the lase ulnpulfi"u to devise means whereby they could capture the ludustrial party, and they curried out thele plaus. ‘The National party bud euemies In its own camp, sod these men oughit to be sat down upon atteucdout. To bold thelr mectiogs with opon duurs would kitl the party, Mr, Stevens, of the Fifth Ward, s working- man and vot a Grecubacker, declured that they could wever get tho workiogmen fnto an cret osthi-bound orgauizatlon. The Democrats dldw's wanaze to capture the Workingzmen's party of the United Btates last camnpaigu, al- though that party beld opea meetings. lo inoved to lay the report ou the tavle forono week, ‘Tl report Was taken up by sectlons and dis- od ol oy TUB ELECTION OF OFFICERS was theu ordered, and Mr, W. V. Barr was uusnlsously chosen as temporary President. Bpriuger declined to Loid any wifive. 3ir. Adair was elected Vieg-Presideut, snd Mr. Uoodtfue was fustructed Lo keep the records. uine men successlyely declined to ¢ a8 Treasurer, but twally L. L, Puge woe charged with the duty of carryiiur the bag. O motio, the selestion of standing comwit: of greater agethan the star spaneled baoner, with a hint that the allexiunce thoso prescnt owed tothe latter shauld nut be aa stroug as to tho form lnvitatlons were made tu sev- cral English-speaking workingmen present to tuke publlc part iuthe broceedihgs, but they declined to doso. Tne affair passed off withi- out any speclal demonstration outside of the ory llag, but the Conimuutsts will beur watch- e I this clt, ] JOSEPH COOK'S EXPOSITOR, Spectal Dispateh (0 The Tribune, Creverann, O., March 11,—Mre. Kate N. Doggett lectured betore berola fricuds ut 8t Jols's Chburch this evening on ** Aspasis aud the Age of Pericles,” Bhe was giveu s warm reception and a good hurlufi. Bhe hus orgau- feed w Jueal mssociation for the advancenent of womeu fu this clty, . BUSINESS NOTICES. Use ¢ Mre. Winslow's Mulhln! Byrup* for children while teetbing. 1t cures dysentery snd diarcira, wind collc, aud regulal e bowels. AVIGATION, "NAVIGATION OPEN! COODRICH TRANSPORZATION AN . “CoOME. STEAMERS T0 ALL PORTS ¥or Milwaukos aud all West Store Porss, Trl- WK1y, rand Maven, Muskegon, etc., Thursday eventue next. March 19, 8t 7 o'clock. 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