Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1878, Page 5

). i LOCAL POLITICS The Contest Begins to Grow Warm. jdetes for Coneressional and Gl County Offices. Pessans Talked oF for fhe Legislature~The Ser. enth Senaterial. THE CANDIDATES. CONGRESSIONAL. August wears away, the political excite- ent begins to fncrease, and there is more and e il about the candidates for the offices o e to be filled this fall, especially the :flm “ymportant ~ ones,—Congressional and Comlf ¢ ame FinsT DisTIICT Democrats have put up their man, J. R. Daolitle, I The Republicans have as yet dope notbing- Among those who are talked of for toe nomination are William I Aldrich, Gwies B Teeed, Kirk Husves, Sidney Swith, Joue Coy, W. R Page, Abner Taglor, W. G. ilson, Sanford B. Perry, J. H. Gilbert, and A. . Eddr- “Most of these are put fn the field by len- ihsiastic fricads, and have 1o intentions of en- tenog for the contest. Up to the ovreseut {ime lir. Aldrich i€ unquestionably abead. Mr. Hswes bas considerable strength in the Third ard. aod has friends scattered throughout the oibers. But as vet, however, they have 1ot made a formidable enough front to en- dmeer 3ir. Aldrich’s chances. Tt Is said, too, that Gen. Logan would not be unwilling to Jave two_ strings to his bow, and to run for Coaeress in the First District as well as to run forthe Seaste. If successful in hoth, he could redgn the former. No intimation of any in- {ection of ruoniug for Congress has, however, yet been made by the General. ] IN THE SECOND DISTRICT 1t 1s, jost at this moment, on both sides, a serb- ywe ltisdificalt to say who will be nomi- pated, and cqually difficuit to say who wilt be clcted, it depending to a great extent on the curacter of the mominces. Those who are cn of on the Republican side are L. L. Bond, Leonard Swett, Martin Becwm, Willard Wood- ard, Christopher Hotz, L. L. Mills, G. B. Shes- 3, J. L Campbell, A.M. Wrieht, R §. Tut- bl A, 1. Morrisou, ' W. H. Thompson, J. W. Bennett, Georze R. Davis, S. S. Gardner. ‘Since Mr. Rarrison has avowed his intention 2ot 10 um, and it is believed that he is sincere init, the Tollowing Democrats have Joomed up: (linton Brices, Judwe Rogers, Miles Keboe, £ 8 Hares and V. A. tacse _the most formidable, perhaps, is Jndee Rogers, if he could be prevailedon to take 1he nomination. But he has already a ood po- sition, with a salary of §7,000 a year, and a.very ressonsble certainty of staying on the Bench, in Tiew of the non-partisau character of judici deations here. As for the Republicas, it is fmpossible o express an opinion, exceot that e great personal strepath of Mr. Milfs would fsure him an elertion if be had the nomination. Heran weil in 1875, apd the fine record w 1 has made since ' then will not weaken Tt he bas not vet hali finishea the term of the e which he is now filing, and it is doubtfut sterher be would consent to swap Lorses. Mr. Stz is Jooked upon with great favor by mau & the district who think that. in selecti km, thev would choose a person whose ‘mutation is mot limited by the mfines of Cook County, or of this State even, tur is national, IT thy ceted him, they think ther would send to Washinaton a man who ¥ould st once take high rank there,.—a man who euld sssert himsell the moment he took his st and who would refect nonor upon the district which sent hun. Someof the caudidates ‘Dpentioned sbove, whilc excellent men, vet have ontracted entangling alliances_in other years which might make them less available now. That which makes this dietrict so uncertain is the Socialist vote, which is larze in the Seventh 10l Fourteentn Wards, In the first of these it .ats iuto the Democratic vote and in the second fto the Republicsn. ‘fo what extent it does 1bis §s yet uncertain, and ihe ouly thing sure is tiat, while 8 good Republican can beat au tqually zpod Democrarn the district, a weak Eepullican matched azainst & strone Democrat sy have some difliculty in pulling through. ON THE NORTH SIDZ te matter of a Congressional nomination is al- Bost equally uncertain. Those spoken of on theDemocratic side are Samuel Ashton, Col. dnescen, Adofph Schocninger, Cyrus H. McCor- ik, George L. Dunlap. and ¥. B.” Peabod: ud those on the Republican are E. B, W ure, Gen. J. B. Leake, E. C. Larned, Hiram larter. Lorenz Brentauo, Prof. Kistler, H. J. Villing, Henry W. King. J. McGrezor Adams, C 8. Farwell, Gen. Joseph Stackion, Gen. Thomas, Col. T. P. Robb, and G. W. Smith. [tis admitted that, if Mr. Farwell wanted the Republisn mominatiou, he could have it, and 1hat he conld be elected. Bat he has stated em- ‘waticaliy that he wishes nothing of the kind, ndis, therefore, out of the con Messrs. Adgms, Kwme, Willing, and Washburne are soken of by their triends merely, aud are be- leved either to be absolutely out of the fight, @at least pot 1o have intimated any desire to o htoft. At this moment the prominent con- Wstants aopear to bie Gen. Leake dud Mr. Breo- une. Bewg a German, the latter naturaily has strength with his coustrymen. of whom there are :0 many on the North Side and in e country towns of Cook. But, on the other haud,” Geu. Leake, being comparatively new to the district, while Mr. Brentano has Iived here for many vears, has been in o bitter ‘Dolitical contests. and, therefore, while he may ot have made many friends, he hus certainly made no cvemies. He is apparently ahead in the contest. Col. Robb ran for the numization 190 vears azo, and made a very fair showing in Lake and the country towns of Cook. , He, i s understood, will try it wzam, and believes that L};.;m command more. strength than he then As for the Democrats, it is believed that Mr. Le Moyne conld have the uomuwation if he wished {t, but that _he don’t wavt it, and that, therefore, it will presumably 2o tv Col. Juessen, 2 German, a popular man, and a goad fawyer. SHERIFF. Of countr officers there are two to be elected, eriff and Corouer. For the former there mentivned on the Republican side Arthur ixon, Irieh, lone an Alderman from the old Secund Ward, and a member of the Lewislature 1018713 Chris Mamer, 3 German, who has been 4 prominant politician 1 the Eighth Ward for £ome vear; Jobn Hoffman, who made 3 good recond s Collector of West Chicazo; Herman Cuze, who has teld vanous places nder the ‘;!lr Gorernment; Jobn Raber, of the Fitth ard, an old Aldcrman, but_out of po- litial lite of “late years; ’u‘ Mann, ®ho is 100 well Known to renuirch any bio- Eraphical sketch; W. P. Gray, of Jetlerson, }unm:rly Supervisor of that town; and Emil ietzsch, the preseat, Coroner. On' the Demo- atic side, first and foremost Kern. His chances for the nomi ¢ver, are pourer than they were @ week ago, and it Jooks now us if-the fiesd woull unite azainst hun o the das of the Co o and brat him. His prowiuent antawor Christian ?ussdm:n. of the Futeenth Ward, 0 Tan last vear fur County Commis- sioner and was bheaten. ‘.m\ly who was 30 Alderman some vears awo; Walter 2cDonald, who was dwmicsed from the Sberifl’s office recently because be had aspira- tions: William Fitzeerald, Counte Comy sioner: Deanis 0'Connor and James T, eal ‘Whose chief recommendations are that they are th FOk CORONER e Republicans are talking of Gustar Korn n_!]u ut Deputy: Pat Feeney, counsclos b #w; Dr. Lawless. who was for some yea 9 thuige of the Insave Asvlum, Charles Har- m’b who. having under the name of Carl Pretzel Published what was clamed 10 be 5 comic pa- P18 helieved 1o have gualifications vosition; and R.° V. Keu- 4 Ward politician. On_ the et ¢ide are Dr. Duune, now City Physi fams B Quirk, who used to be City Phyeician; 3 Hoecuter, ator, Cousul, - stume-spea a dN';ll. Rudoloh Ruhbauin, newspaper man 04 former clerk in Lieb’s ollive: and Gen. Hu- liger, formerly Adjutant-General. i TI'EE CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE redumerous coouxh,- and the material pre: fhuted of decidedly mived characier. Up to tof going to vress the following fist Was considered to be about tne correct thing: € First Jiistrict—Sennte: Republican—D. A. Clar feorze E. White. Johu A. lunter, snd Dav Lrons. Democratic—Moscs Wentworts, Hons coublicin—¥. “A. Easton, Jokn L. Drenc: ‘mocratic—Charles King, George Eberhardt. ac M. H. Lyons, Secund Insiric—Senate holds over, Tiouse: Re- publican—L. D. Couaee, Hyde Park, Sol Uopkine, Vail. and J. W. 1. Thomas (colored). Democratic~Joseph E. Smith, Mike Evans, John .Foresin, Third District—Seuate: Republican—J. B. Tar- Jor.memberof the Honse at present, Democrati 3L P. Steriann, J. H. Hildreth. and. it §s believed, Miles Kehoe, i3 ‘case’ ne fails to receive the Con- Sressional nomination. Mouse: Kepubiican—Louis Ailler. Turpin. Of " . an ibers Trpons 1y e A 3 rs unknos 10 fame. Jourih Bisir.ci~Senstor holds over. House: Bepublican—3L. M. Miller, M. F. Barveit, B. I. Stierman, M. Folachok, aud T.T. Prosser. . Demo- cratie—J. J. Kearney, Frank Lawler, ex-Ald. U'Brien, and others. Ttepublican—Ex-Ald, Fefth rstrici—Senate: Fi3- McGrath, Tom Cannon, Ald. Janssens, and William M. Stanley. Democratic—Ald. Ryan and . J. Donne. ifouse: Republicau—Peter Kiol- basea, T A Sunadlius, and J2 W, Deane.Dewo- Agl. S“_an g anley, Jokn Norion, and ex- xth Lislricl—Scnator holds r. Houee: Re- publican—Gen. 1. 1. ‘Thomos. Eusene Sitg. ¥, A. Adams, Ald. Waldo, aud Eiiay Shipman. hem- ocratic—Amo Voss, Avetin O, Sexton, aud J. K. Seenth District—Sonate: inera and Kedzic, of Evansion: Ar, Ttumubrey, of Oriand; M. Dojten’ #’unflt’:‘:’; Mr. Hanna, of Jemerson. ~ Democratic—br, Skel. I5. Lemont. . House: liepublican—Mr. Bielfeidt resent mediber: Mr. Plumb, Austin: A. O, But- e Qak Pari; e, Lollins, Norwood"Fark: Geors . rduer ang . e il N Sariner J. " Filvert: Democrst COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ' The names mentioned in counection with County Commissionersbios are, for the First District, A. B. Morzau, W. H: Eddy, and E, G. Kcith, ot Keith Brothiers, on the Kepublican side. and preseut Commissioners Cleary and Mulloy, and _cx-Ald. W. Stone, on the Demo- cratic. * O Mr. Keith it is uunecessary to socak, since hie is €0 well and favorably known to the citizens of Chicago. Being a desirable man, thicre is, of coursc, the usual doubtas to whether he would uceept the nomiuation and all that it iv_this case implics. The names mentioned in the other districts are as follow. 3 Second District—Repubiican: Charles G. Ay andJ. R. Fuch, of Evan \{'lllm’n\c(;m‘)?,fl;? Jefferson. Pemocratic: Theodore Shultz, of def- T Fourth District—Tiepubt ourth District—Republican: Mr. Muitheay Lake; C. ‘G. Pushech, ox-County Aseus Tavor, and A. R Condst. Uemocraucs i . (Connell and” George D. Plunt, votn of Eqgle- Siaih District—~Democratic: Stephen Keogh. MISCELLANEOUS, THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE of the Seventh Senatorial District met vester- day afternoon at. 2 o'clock in the headquarters of the Republican State Central "Committee in the Grand Pacific Hotel. Mr. E. B. Payne pre- sided. Messrs. S. V. Clyoe, John Sidle, and C. H, Smith were appointed a Committee on Greden- tials. The Committee retired and subsequently reported the names of the delegates entitled to seate. Several towns not being represented, the requisite number of delegates was chosen to fill the vacancies. Mr. Bannister moved the appointment of i committee of tive to report names of permanent ofticers. ‘The motion prevailed, aud the Chair- man appointed as such Commiztee Messrs. C. 1, Baunister, > D. Huntington, Justus Webb Mevyer Blum, Martin Vau Allcn. - The Committce vetired, and shortly after- wards reported tle following names: President —E. B. Payne; Vice-Presidents—C. Busse, 8. W. Osgood, Johu Sidle, Theodore Wiedenhold, E. J. Whitehead: Secretars—S8.-J. Hanua; Treas- urer—Samuel P, James; Executive Commitice— Seth F. tancbett, Peter Hansen, Meyer Blum, John Fosse, J. B. Rood, C. K. Banuistér, George Butters. The report was adopted 3 Mr. Payne returned his thanks for the houor, and spoke of the necessity of such an organiza. tion as the Leagme, whose sim Wwas to briog shout concert of action in regard to nom- inaijons, elections, and the proper distri- bution of the uppointive oflices by the oflicers to whonythe League should be instru- mental in electnly. Four years aco 2 Democrat had been clected from the Seventh Disur Wwhich must not hapnen azain. A Radical Re- publican himself, Mr. Fayne did not lose an op- portunily to express his opimon about Hayes’ policy, by following out which, he said, the North'had been warming a-viper in its bosom, and to insist ou_the nomination and _election this fail of straight-out, right up-and-up Re- ‘publicans. - It was decided, on motion of Mr. Sherinan, to hold the resular meetings hereafter until fur- thcr notice on the second and fourth Saturdays of each mout. at 2 . m,, in the Grana Pacitic, Several resolutions on thereneral subject of methods for the carrying on of a vigorous cam- paign, whose adoption their authors evidently thought very advisavle, were read and referred to the Exccitive Committee, The mecting thew adjourncd. A CORRESPONDENT § wapts the varions Republican esndidates for Congress in the Second District to quit the presént way of conducting the cavvass and to Tiold three joint mectings, at the first of which will discuss finance, revenue, and the I; at_the second. monopolies and inter- State rraflic; and at the third, claims, indemni~ ties, and justice. Spceches ten mivutes only. The halls—Vorwacre'’s Turner Hall, Aurora Turner Mall, and Martine’s Hall—to be paid for by the candidates. Messrs, Bennelt, Woodard. Reynolds, Dow, Davis, Boud, and Beem are in- vited to step up and plead their cause. Republican—Messra. John Conly and HE CuURTS. The Western Sand-Blast Company. About six wecks azo George M. Thompson, of Waltham, Mass., filed a bill in the Superior Court azaiost Edwin Lee Brown, the Western Sand-Blast Company, and otbers, making divers charres of misconduct against Brown, the Pres- ident, of the Saud-Blast Company, charging that the Company bad been grossly ill-munaged, its fuuds wasted or mixed with those of the Brown Bros. Mapufacturing Company, ang, finally, askinz for an sccount and the winding up of the affairs of the Compauy. Saturday the defendants to ine suit, Edwin Lee Brown, Vincent. Reifsnider, Ho O. Collins, Isaac R. Richards, W. S. Edes, Charles Kern, he Brown Bros. Manufacturing Company, and the Western Sand-Blast Company, filed their juint and several answer, cven more volumin- ous than the bill, containing nearly 100 page: After giving & verv minute history of the incen- tion aud orzanization_of the Company, the complainants deny that Edes cver held any stock of the Comvany intrust for complainant, or that the latter ever subscribed for any of its stock. They adrft that he was credited with the payment of 5,000 in full for fifty shares of st but clam he was given credit as trastee for M. K. Thompson; that Edes had the title to_some machinery, tools, ete., for the use of 11. R Thompson, 35” the latter could not hoid any proverty for fear his creditors would getat, and that Edes also heid fifty shares of stock for the use of . R. Thumpsen for the same reasou. also deay that theyever recomnized compluinant 1s a stockholder, and say_that they have struck off the books the credit of §5,000 in complamant’s Iavor at the demand of Edes, who claimed hie did not know of such credit and supposed the credit was made to um (Edes). It is also denicd 1hat the Inst stockholders' meeting was. illegal for want of nowe. i ) ‘Atter this string of negative assertious, the defendants take tne aflirmative, and o on to charee that 1i. R. Thompsou. when he sold out his establishment ar 58 Fifih avenue to th Compavy, misreoresented the financial condi- tion grossly; that. as a matter of fact, he was at the time Jargely in debt, with poor credit, and Possessed of the unenviable reputation in the community of being “tricky and dishonest.” and * not worthy of the contidence and tr :5. of persons with whom he had dealings. The Company was_conseauently competled to oy o larme amount for material bouwht by ‘hompson previously, before it vould gain pod name ot et creditfor other material. a lone time, also. the Company lost money, owine to the want “of coufidence it juspired by cinz Thompsou for its marager and superio- i’: (llTfitT Hewas in the habit of leavinir bis work trequently, and the defendants cl_-'ilm that they discovered finally that he was dishoest, collecting and avoropriating_ mones 1o hls own use, and reporting contracts ‘at a less price_than he made them and pocketing the difference. Finally hey were oblised to discharge Lim, and sitce then the business and reputation of the Compauy had beea rapidly defendants tl;c‘n £o m;l to n]cu\“;gnmfic::: 1v the charges of collusion hetween officers o‘f ‘rne Sana-Blast Company and of the Rrown Bros. Maoufucturinz Combpauy, or llml_\h'u tormer Compauy © caliowed up by the lat- ter. Un the contrary. it is chanred that the lo- curion of the twvo contpaaies in the same hufldln‘_: \as. more econrnica! for the former. o Jung Jast 1he Sand-Blast Compans owed its landlord £2.462.33. and toe Brown Bros. Company thea refused to ive apother lease uniess fhey were iccured by chattel morigags op the property of the Shod-Blast Comoany, which was giver. Judgment was sfubsequently obtaived for this amount, and, under execution. the proverty was sold to Edwin Lee Brown for SO ]-u.‘::ll\_ he defendants depy that .umplamant has any in- terest as stockholder or otherys i the Sai fld: Blast Company, or that thev have heen guilty of any traud, collusion. or wrong-doipg what- ever, and they ask to have the suit agaizst then dismissed. . TULLET 0 108 TRONT AGALY, s omas Tilley, who bexau a suif v5 o sewmet the ity 1o recover $150,000 for nis gervices as architeet, on Saturday. not satisfied with his efforts, began anotker suit for §200,030 against both city and county. The ‘lzul, of par- Tieniars shows his_claius is for ‘services as urehitect in preparing plavs, drawings, specifi~ cations, disgrams, estimates, and details for the new Court-House and City-Hall and superin- tendence of erecting the same, 5 per cent on $2,909,620, the estimated cost of the building,— the plan being that known as the ¢ Enreka. ° BANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Twenty new bankrupts joined the throng Saturday, doubling up on the average dmilly rate for the past weck. Next Saturday will be the.last day of grace. The following is yesterday’s list: - Orville A Cooper and Richard H. Hennegan, hatters at No. 118 Clark_street. Preferred debts, $136.26; secured, $5,093.30; and un- secured, §3 Assets, cash, $64.25; stock in trage, $4,000; fixtures, 31,2005 safe, 3503 open accounts, $700. Cooper owes, individuaily $4,300, and Hennegan $248, but neither has any assets. S. M. McElroy, Chicago. Preferred debts, $1903 secured, $20,750; and unsecured, $2,- ;ml‘u; bills discounted, $103.84. Asscts nom- inal, 3 Charles H. Merigold, Chicago. Debts, $2.- 709.50. Assets nothing. . Georee W. Phillips, Jr., Chicago. Debts, $4, 661.26, all unsecured. No assets. Louis Schwuchow, a saloou-keeper at 126 South Clark street. Secured debts, $1,400, and unsecured, $2,751. Assets, a nat{ interest, worth 3100, in a stock of liquors and cigars; open accounts, $35; and a claim for $153 against the Philip Best Brewing Company. W Wiilfam_G. Dawson, Chicago. ~Debts, $1,85% Assets, §125 of open accounts. Albert, E. Bravinan, Chicago. Debts, $1,74, unsccured. Assets nothing. Simon C. Good, Chicsgo, Debts, all unsc- Unsecured debts, cured, $1,775. No assets. Albert Paige, Chicago. $0,485. -Assets, a half interest in $4.000 of open accounts, belonging to the firm of Paige A‘,fi\" kinson. Cnt wvid Meyer, Chicago. $6,831L.. Asscts, none. Miiford D. Buchanan, formerly Vice Presi- dent of the Cowmiuercial Loan Company. Pre- Unsecured debts, ferred debts, $213.14; secured, $33,5003 unse- cured, $9.400._Asscts, lands fally luncumbered, value' not_ given; bills and rotes, $3,2007 claims, S077.79; ahd 570 shares of the capital stock of the Commercial Loan Company, the wost of which Is pledged as collateral sceurity. Jobm F. Willeox, Chicago. Debts, 51,710, Assets, nothing. 5 John S. Henry, Chicago. Secured debts, §315, and unsceured, $2708.78, Assets, laud $400, and open accounts, $S13.63. LAKE. Complaints Against the Assessinent: The Committec on Equalization of the County Board was in session again Friday morning. and beard numerous minor comolaints agatnst the is- scesment of personal property in West Chicago. No action was taken on them, but the Assessor is tobe gent forand caficd on to rise and esplain. Tn the afternoon the_complants of the Taspayers' Aseociation of the Town of Lake against the per- sonal-property assessment were azain taken up. Mr. Windett uppeared for the Association, Connty- Attorney Wallace for the county, and Mr. Roun- tree for the property complained against. The nature of the complaints 13 fully set forth in the following uffidavits, which were filed with the Cotn- mittee: £ 0¥ ILLINOIS, Cook County, es. § L Marrs, and P. A, McClellan, being swory, say upun vath thst on Monday, the th of June, 1. 1873, the undersigned, pursuant to a noifce advertisement i the puolic prints by George Aesessor_of the Town of L In satd \ went to the Town-all of Lake 10 o'clock in the wornag of that day, and found e the whole of the Town Board In sesston, and asked of gaid Muir- head aud the other members of said oard to be al- Jowed to Inspect the town books showing the assess- Ul resl and personal, i the Town of ed'wereintereated for the yeur 1575, The unders @5 1 OWNErS ol Property I sald town, and Were acting £ the 3zents of uthiers, dlso the 0% uers of Froperty w said town subjuct 10 assessinent and taxation, and they S0 Informed the Town' Bourd, conslsting cf Leorze Muirhead, A, I, Condit, and others. The undersizned Temamned I ihe’ room of the “Town Board froin 10 o'cloci fn thie morniug Ll nearly @ o'clock In the after- noun continuousiy, at wilh time sald Board ajourned. At the bezuning of proceedings the uncersuned ap- Plied to the Buard for Jeave t csamine ull the books #10WInE Lhe assessment of property, Loth real and per- sona). fn safd town, whereupon satd Board exhibiied sou showed publicly to the unders.gacd the several as- sesmuent books relating to real estate (o sald town, but 10t inclidinie the personal property. and the urider- slgned saent from five 10 &% houts fn examining the reut-catate assessment books, and the -aSsessed Valua- tion of the several tracts and parcels of fand in wiich they were interested respectively, at upon tilcd with said Boara certan anldavits Showlng the real cash value of said lands, and the facts pertalninz to the valtie of sald lands, and thelr obiect{ons (o the assessed valuations of safd iands a3 found fn eald books as beimie excessive, and requestinx a proper correction of sald_sxcssment o accordunce witl the _facts shown by sald atldsvits,aud these afiants say thut thiere was no évidence before safd Buara inconsistens Wit thiat contained tn £ald._atidavits, Whereo? copivs, sub stantfal and truc, are Lerewith submiteed to this hon wurable Committe: ‘Yheundenizned further say that A. B. Condit and Byrue. members of sald Board, lett “the room about noou of satd day,and remained absent the remalnder of salu day. leaving George Mulrhead sole remalning Inember of vald oard present for Lhe rest of suid day, gxeept. pernians, tlie preseiice o€ the Clerk at iorvuty durmg the aay.” About 4 o'clock fn_the nfternoon of saju day the undersined made & written demand of sald Buard to be allowed 1o, Ispect and_examine the lists and assossments of y i sald vown ritten de- **To_Georsze Supervior: and Cook County. 111> The undersizned taxpeyers, ownin; property subject Lo ussessnient ahd taxation n the sal Town of Lakv. having requesied to Ie BSeCESIENi-b0oks contatnln; e sud towh. ani huviug been informed by the Toard that the assessment-books contatning the 1ist of Tersonal propurty suvject to. ssessent n sald Town of Laxe arenot present fo the Town-iali where satd Board 5 fn_session, and_ caunot for that reason be do reguest thie Boari to sdjourn untll d o Nave zssesament-D pection ana examination. w Journ Trow day 1o day unul ehow To! e alifowed Which written dewand, sicned by M. N. Lord: . A. MeClel nd Suues Marre they theréupon handed 2d 1o sald Molrhead, he befuz: tiie unly re t. “And fle under- signed further say thav during tie ‘whole day and hiroughivut the entire procediues fn question thev treated the sald Boant and eact mewber thereof with Studied Tespect. both Bs 10 the SUbStance of their re- ‘aud the Term fu which tlizy exprosed them- and in thelr demeanor toward them 1o all re- The' undersigued further soy that thereupon snid Mufrhead beeame viofently agftiated in his prrson, ~his face tiushed red, his whole frame shovk with passion, and he broke¢ ont m a lorrent o persooal Vituperatton and | atuse ~ of the undersigned, Lord by, name, sayiog that - they were persecuting the " Town Doard, and were wanting to catch them i some default. and lie Tefused (o siww 1o the nndersigned the book con- taiuing the assessuients of personal property of the Town of Lake. Unon the ncdersigned further pressing for sala hook. the alrhead sald that no assessinent cronal properiy had beet made the Town of Lake for the year 18743 that the book which shouid coutafn the ussessiuents ‘of personal property was not 8t the Town-ITAll, but was at the Engine House in Enplewood, mo han tiwo mites from the Towo-Hall. The undersined then asked sald Mulrhead o adjourn %0 as o rive the opuortunity to examine sald buok. \dl)’ aud hour £0 that we could e ks &ll of which sald Muirhead thea and there retused 10 do, 8nd told them that no nsse: Tents of persoual property were up to that tine mac or cutered in sald hovk—thal the whole of sald bo wias . blauk: and sald Muichead further told e undersigned | thal he wouid mot enow them il hook thenm or at an: thne that they had no right to examine the sawe, and told thiem 1o go to the County Board and make tlietr ob- Jections, {f they nad any. During the abo N vers tlon, upon the undersigned askine for the ottielal vook of nasee. 18 of personal property tor the Town of yuear J87A, sald Muirhesd presente rinln hook, which he had represented du McClellan_and the day and uunit chist ime as containing the assess: cruniul PEouerty of the Town of Lake for the b the underslined discovered o ve, and Mufrli ad_chen stated to he, his own sonal and private memorands hook, nnd which he it L. and dld ablic prop: < only atilic snd_ ot During U g croation 71t the sald Mulrnead e was pes fomally abosive and violent toward the undersigoed, Thersupon, & Notary Pubtie. J. €. McCe!llouch deposes as foliows: wect-hooks 3 L s Tound Mr. M returnen T101d ki ] iag not. aad he sald © goutd ok Mr veCtelian told ret; his' sclwdule. und iy fs mesessnient of crsunal Droperty. bt the Ills dema? was ro airiead e crated s The personal preperty aseesement buok he Tatendsd fe returg was sttli'a Ilask, Ivinz at ¢-1hat tae houk e hisd 2 hook. znd b lonized iy houls 5 muet: diser Eicttuth There: was 16 00poi (il Town 1hall o ning and v R 0 i nur way .4 Thie ersonsl properts asse: ¥ Commitisioner's atfice. | | ate ol Liat N0t Wiore than duc-Lait ars aseesded 0T prepesty whe are idable. . . C. McCrivoven. Sworn 10 20d_subcribed before me ihis72d Aay of Augest, A, D. 157N, o Brusiax, new a1 he - TERSONAL PROTERTY. The Commiitee disposed of the tes! estate ob- jections Thuriday by deciding that yaasmnch as the complaints had been passed on by tire Town Board it had no jurisdiction. The rame day the persanal pronerty objections wwere argned, it befnz ureed generslly that insemuch_as the Assessor bsd ot complied with the Jaw nu_assessment had been made, and the Connty Board had the powerto order'a new assessment, cts. The Committec did Tiot ass on this objection, but s2reéd to hear thos agaimst whom complaints had beermade, the com- plaints in all instances veinz that the assessment. wes 100 low, and Fridav evidence wos hieard. Mr. Armour, of Armour & Co..” packers, was the | first witness calted_before the geeat tribunal. lfo was asscaged on §15. 000 worth of personal property and was eubjected to all manner of questions 1ouching the character of the same. The exam- inatiun was gencrally tedious, but sometimes ¢oirited, 3ir. Armour contending that be bad been assessed $3,000 too high, The eXamination ended with the digcussion of the question whether or ot the meats he had on hand Mas*l, bat which had Deen sold. and for which warchouse reccints had been issued, were taxable, or whether, in the pur- view of the language of thestatutes, they were or were not in his_posscssion and control. e conld not give the amount. or valuc of such goods, and was gismissed on the promise that e wonid exam- fne his books and furmsh the desired information, Neleon Morris was the next wituces, e was ranninga slushter-house, and had been assessed on §1.500. The exawmination showed that prior to Aay 1 bis place had been burncd.out, and that, .as a matter of fact, he had no property and ought ot The complaint to have been assessed at all. againet him was dismissed. "The next witnexs wns Henty Botaford, packer. Jle bad been assessed S3,000, and be testified thut e rented hls building and machinery, und ought mot to have been assessea otail.” In answerto questions as to how much packed goods he had on Tand May 1, he said he hng nonc except what had been sold and were awauting delivery, ‘wherenpon seversl lozal questions arose and were discussed withot any result being reached. The Cominittee on Equalization et yesterday morning to continue the inquiry in reference to ments in the town. Those interested were present, except Mr. Rountree, the attorney for some of the parties aguinst whom complaint liad becn made, but nothing was done. Rountree was reported *-sick,” and the Committee ad- journed until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. WILLIAXL H. CLARKE. Reminiscences. . The dcath of William Iull Ciarke indicates the closing of a period in the history of Chicazo which the present generation will do well to remember, for the first penod n the existence of a city or of & nation leaves an impress never altogether out- lived. We often hear Chicagospoken of as a rough city, without manners, or taste, or caltare, and vet, so carly as 1835, & man like Wiiliam 1L Clarke, of not only refined but of thoroughly wsthetic, literary, musical, and artistic tostes, found a nome in the youne city, 1dentified humself with all its interests, ondtotheday of his death was mever heard to ‘spenk a disparaging word cither of its gocial enjoy- ments or of its social advantages. The simple trath s, he bronght with him 1o Chicago herited treasurcs of mind and of heart which made him not only a postive element for zood in the youns socie- ty, but which made him capable of appreciating the wond qualitics of those whom_ he met n that primitive day: a capacity which is easily dwurfed y czotiem, and cgotizm seemed to have been Jeft out of Mr. Clarke's mental composition, Thete s vomething charming in the pictere of Chicazo society as_described by 3(r. Clurke, on- ward from 1855,.in which year he made his way to Chirngo from St. Louis on_ horseback, and thus ended, s« he said, 4 lonz season of indecision as to his course in lite. There were the Kinzies in the fall tide of prosperity; Johm, and his wife who wrote the ** Early Days of Chicazo:" Rovert, with his young wife, whose besuty will go down to pos- terity asone of the traditions of that day; Tlubbard, the fiftieth anniversary of whose arrival Rtere was lately celebrated in his own mansion by the old settlers; the Ogdens, who were' putting forth strong shoots: .. Harmon and I G. Loomis: the brothers Burley. 8. F. Gale, T. F, Clarke, George W. Dole, the Shermans.' Frank Howe, and 1.-G. Iinbbard, merchants: Mark Skin- George Beanmont, Giles Spriny, G. Goodrich, J. Y. Seammon, und the -brilliaut Lyle Smith, among the lawsers: while the medical profession had the names of Eldredwe, Stnart, Dyer. Boone, whose names Mr. Ciarke would repeat with the interestwhich these tobicsalways croused t forgetting George Davis, on_whom a call for s or jest was always Wonored. These had brought from older comniunitics the desire for in- tellectual enjoyment, und the determination to make life hapuy according to some noble ideal. But to the usual life in the Eustern States were added the delights of the balf-discovered countrs around Chicago. There was the whole cuain_of Northern lakes, and especially Lake Superior. These had great attractions fora lover of the pic- turesque like Mr. Clarke, &nd he found cnjoyment 1n the boating und camping which marked the Lake Superior trip_in those days. In fact, thalvery name recalid some of the bappiest_episodes in his fife. In1840 be took b eanve voyage with two triends from Macinac to the head of the great Inke, ascended the Bois Brulee, and, descending anotner stream 1o the Mississippi. pursned the canoe voy- age to Prairie du Chien, the river above that point Howing at that time throngh a wilderaess. But there was an_element i Mr. Clarke's mina which was to bloom under a_more genial sky than that over Lake Supcrior. Mis visit 10 the old world in 1844 with his sister, when his mind was curichied by study. was one such as few arc pre- pured to make 1o the sbrines of .art. Tt was there that the esthetic tendencies of /his mind were fally proved. und two years did for him_what ten years mizht not do for another. Not ouly was his collecs tion of picmres (chiesiy enzravings. and _etchings) invaluable, but bis comments- upon them were us valuable as the pictures thewselves. 'To any one Toultnys over his portiolios witn lim it was yurpris- ingto See whata wealth of crudition was hidden under that cterior of an_extremely modest man, To look with him over hix collection of en- gravings of the great Iralian_masterpicees, was to see them in their own places with all their surroundings, with all ikeir associations. This way before the day of photographs, yet hie portfolio puL before the eves the entire Sishme Chapel, the Sianze and Logaie of Kavhael, and nis frescoes in the Villa Farnesina, the charmme creations of Correggio at Parma, and the masterpieces of Leon- ardo. 83 few colicctions of photozraphs pretent 1o do. But this was notall. ' The spiritof tnose miasters hisd pasved ito his soul. There was noth- ingin the way ot beautiful forms orof charming colors which did not appeal to him fram any of thought, but he hay sat at the feet of these he- roes of the imaginstive in_tie world of art, and thenceforth he was to be one of their interpreters in this New World. It wili be long hefore so sin- cere, 50 appreciative, €0 enthusinstic a lover of art, —one 50 enthu and at the_kame time 50 learned. one 2o abeolutely Mingle-mmded in his judgments, will stand in our niidst, and this not because e had seen more than many others with his bodily evee. but because liis mind suw what an- other mind (not hand) bad painted or sculptured, and he passedbeyond the externsl forms 1o the imperishuble ideas in the artistic coul. “Those who knew him well must ever recall with occuliar pleasure the modest but lovely fome o Iiinsdale street, where, in 1856, the life of o mau of _such varied ¢xperiences and wide cuiture was hoppily snchored. It was- here timt his most ~ delientn) traits found expreesion. 116 hospitalities were bountiful withont osten- tatiou. elezant without luxury. Over this home presided a wife whose radunt presence gave a charm 10 ita firesude, who kuew how to give the rescrved, but always cordial heart. his own way with his guests, and how to make them at essc With kim amous bis bouks and portfalios, and wiu frow hiwn the fruita of his study and obscrvation. Nor did these_characteristics cnange with the r nioval of tneir new home, whict was only a widen- ing of the xame scene. All rejoiced in seemg tnem in their new home, which was the fruit of honest industry. 4 But 10 all this what a series of misfortuncs su ceeded! The fire of 1871 took the bome. t treasure of art and of literutare, of family d scent, of foroign travel. But something harder etill ‘was in store. Tie brave, womanly heart, which hore up 5o novly nnder the loss of all de- Tigbts, yiclded to a hopeless melady not quite four The lome was never rebuilt, but a temporz ised e mext year, into which tr wto anft. W Clarke's sieter wrate from Rome 10 know ciures she should send 10 b, his re he same old_oned we selected tozetbr. 10 0ld as«eciations, as well” as {0 art, aled i these words, dud ko the sume favorites in engravings. carloons, and elchines came nto the house, and hose who Kuew its master kucw thut’ nmong all the houses uf the neizlkhorbood, with thetr froats of white tuarble or brown sand- stone, mone held more carefull treasures than the small, two-story brick coltage. 1t was 1w this home. with the crape foating sagly from the door. that we entered with a rever- eutrorcow, oy the Gth of Augnst, 1o see on every ad tne freeh traces of our frend of many years. Ihe sickness had veen {00 short to obliterate the marks of companionship. —the favorite pictures Jooked aut from the wails, and it was bari to be- Lieve thut the smile and the hand of our fricod wauld not welcowe us 85 pefore. There are few who know »o well what frieddsing is as Williaw 11 Cla Reserved au he was, (he grave fice (ight- ¢d up matantly at the eizht of a friend, and the ure, which alwaye had 4 eort’ of mili- and cleyance, became bland with When this mian. f0 serene in his jus- tice, v faithfal w nis fricudshins, so elevated aud pure it Wis tasie, g0 conscientivns iu hie scicce, lay in his cof od men, aod bonest men, and tcholazly men were not wanting au Lis fueral. The ctiurch was Giied with persunal fricuds. Some had kuownd hum from early times. Othiers had been hiis co-workers in sclentitic puesuits. and had borne with b the burden of resvozabilities. e 1ay 1 iz cottin s he had watked amowg ng in hife, with the eame manly and modest 3ir. while oz lits ‘cotl lav what typided nim better than biot- house flow- ers, nsheaf of gratn folly ipe. Oue distinct wata blossom ~lione out lke 3 3tac from the datk sreen y. und more thap_one saud for bir 1 the o their hearts & *"Keguiescat in pac ’ £ A S, e SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Spesic: Dispatch to The Trivune, SpRINGFIELD, 111 . 24.~The Goverzor has sceepted the resignation of Judwe Dawid S Baker, ot Cairo, rcuit and Appellate Court Judee. The Judze aceepts bis appointment to the Supreme Beneb, aud to-day filed his oath af, office as Assoeiate Judze of the Supreme Coust. The Governor to-day pardomed Wilson P. Winner, who was convicted of larceuy at the Aoril term, 1877, of the Pike Couuty Circuit Court, and sentenced to the Peniteutiary Yor three years. The pardon is granted .at the urzent request of Judze Higbee, who sentenced the prisoner, and s large deleation of citizens of Pike County residing in tne ueighborhood where the boy’s father resided. who called upon the Governor during Dis receut visit to Pitts- field to urge the prisouer’s pardon. yeurs g THE LABOR QUESTION. The Socialist Party Denounce Chi- nese Competition, And Call Upon the Authorities to Expel »Them from the City. A mass-meeting of the Socfalistic Labor party was called for last eveniog in Market square, the object being to express sympathy with the striking shoemakers and d—n the Chinese. By Balf-past S o'clack 200 or 300 had gathered, and shortly thereafter four enthusiasts ina wagon drove up. They rcpresented the “Club des travailleurs Francais,” and their banners bore the devices ** Le droit s'impose,” *L’Union fait le foree,” ** No rights, without duties; no duties without rights,” and otber mottoes., Then came a delegration of Scandinavians from Milwau- kce avenue, another of Germans fromtbe North Side, and last of all the pride aud hope of Bridzepflrtv. with torches and a diminutive band. A portable stand had been prepared, and was erected just north of Washington street, where & thousand or o of the down-trodden and op- pressed _eathered,—nearly every man with a cigar in his mouth. ) Mr. O. A. Bishop called the meeting to order, and nominated 87r. T. J. Morgan as Chairman. There were no dissentient voices, and Mr. Morgan took the stand amid ronsing cheers for tne Socialistic party. Alr. Morgan complimented his hearers on the larze audience present, aud apnounced tbat they had been called together to supoort the striking shoemakers. [Cheers.] They sympa- thized with these men beeause ‘their interests were identical, aud if they were reduced below living wages other workmen would also suffer. The purpose of the weeting was not political. What was “the use of $6 = week to support & family upont That was what the shoemakers ~ got, and they natu- rally asked for more. * The bosses refused, and not only did they refuse, but they threat: cued to import Chincse. [A voice, **D—n the Chinese.”] The employers wanted the men to economzie, but the men replied that it was for the bosses to give up their opera-boxes and fas) horses; to quit payine §50 a week for board flg the leading hotels, or to walk er take the strect- cars instead of driving in the parks. Men could not pay for food, lodgine, and clothing on $6 a week, which, on the basisof five toa fam- itv, was only 17 cents a day for each individual, Why, the counts allowea 35 cents a dav for the support of the convicts in the County Jail. he speaker declared that, althoush born in England, he was_aud intended to be an Amer- ican citizen, and declared that the fact that tne majority of the Socialist party were forcizuers Was uo reason why they should not object to the importation of the heathen Chinee. That ochre-colored individual OSLY COME NMERE to make money, refused to mix with Ameri- cans, and insisted that bis heathen bones should be shipped back to the Flowery Lana when he dicd. Mr. Morgan quoted from * Cheer, Bogs, Cheer,” and eaid that alter coming West in ac- cordance with the dircctions of that lyric he had been confronted with a couni:aimmigration Trom the Orient. He declined to cuter into com- petition with _yellow-skinned hamanity, and workingmen would t if necessary to prevent any further decline in wages. (A voice, * We will fight too.”] The speaker conclud- ed bis barangue with an uppeal for subscriptions for the bevelit of the strikers, and announced that the baskets would be passed around. Mr. H. Sibley followed with an_apology for Soctalists peing **anti *-anythiug. They wanted to wipe out all classes and class distinctions and to make workingmen of everybody. Severely Qid he denounce the capitalists who wasted their time at Saratoga und ou the seaboard, and who were gullty of betting on horse-races, and yet more in_ sorrow than in anger did ho point out their offenses. He “considered these persons as morbid outzrowtns of a false system, and, while thefSocinlists hated the system, they nad_ kindly feclings for the inai- viduals. The Chinese do ot come asemigrants like the Lrishor Germans, but were were brought under contracts and were a epecies of slaves. Tt was for the interest of capitalists to pag the wages of Iabor to men who would spend the money in buying the products of laber, and not. to Chinese, who would spend the cash for rats and.rice. The speaker propbesied that there was© going to be a family row, and suid he believed it best to keep strangers out pending tiement. If the capitalist class = v there would be u movarchy in America, and the workiozmen would be redaced to the condition of serfs. But, if the working- wen won in the great fight, then the Chin might come, for workingmen would then be the owners of everything, and if the Chinese liked to work_for them for haif-price it would be all right. Mr. Siblev said b fafled to understand Kearney's talk about “paoling their thoueh work- clection by their votes, the victory always rested with tie other fellows. fle did not believe that rich men were necessarily scoundrels or *blood- thirsty vampires,” as per Kearnev, uor tnat workinzmen clected to office would he more honest than any other class, The remedy in his opinioE was oL o * pool issnes,” but o o for ideas instend of men. And the areat remedy was the abolition of the wazes system. Mr. Moraan read the following scries of reso- 1utions, which were adopted nem. con. : BESOLUTIONS, WaEengas, The striking shoemakers of this city, being engaged in a-justifiable uttemut to_incresse the miserable pitfance which they huve been re- ceiving in return for their labor; and WiEREAS, In consequence of 'this action npon the part of these men, the employers contemplate the mtroauction of Chinese slave lnvor to il the places of the strikers; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the warkingmen of this city, in mass-meeting aswembled, tender our heartfelt sympathy and saoport to the men on the strike, Enowing that the pittance they have been receiving swas not yutlicient 10 snpply them with the neces- sities or decencies of life; and besolved, That, while' we recomnize the legal zht of the employers (under the present com- petitive system of industrs) to cmploy whoever they desire, we carnestly prolest against the intro- duct'on of Chinese slave labor. Resolved, ‘That the interesta of the community Yerg of greater importance than the interests of & few individualy, and believing that the mtroduc- tion of the Chunese into the industrics of thin city would be morc injurious to the community than the irtrodnetion of the yellows fever, we call upon the city authorities to take us prompt measures to prevent the one as they 5omd to prevent the other; and be it fucther fiesolved, That, believiug that the suthoritics have full power to act in this matter, we hereby pledire ourselves 1o do our utmoet to kill politically every city officer who refuses 10 act. in accordence with these resolutions MR, JOUN N'AULIFFE was received withthree cheers. He started in exactly 100 years ago with au account of a cer- tain revolution against one George, alletzed to have reisued o England, who employed Hes- sian mercenaries to put down bis rebellious subjevts. From this the trausition was easy to he Tater Hessians of the Pacific slope. The speaker declared that the Chinese must not onfy wo, but that they niust not come. “Ihe e threat to bring them here as shoemak- ers was ouly the thin end of the wedgze, for thie beathen, havine overflowed the shoe market, would swardy into other pursuits and ruin them all. He objected to the Chinese on ethnological grounds,—they Were a deseserate, pliyed-out, elfete race, anil could never assimilate with the American cle- ment. [t was contrary to the laws which gov- erned humavity for o people to_come frowm the extreme East “to the West, and this lnw had ouly been broken twice,—in the importation of the newro aad the Chinaman. The speaker said that the American people, thanks to the Beecliers and Glendennings of the day, were oot in a condition to_repel the _con- tagion and coutamination brought by vhe Chi- n Ihe Congress of the Umted States had made a carnival of drunkennese in the legisla- tise hatls, 2ud Judzes of the Supreme Court wot drunk on the Bench. A thief, or at least receiver of stolen property, occupied the Esecu- tive Chair. [Hurrab.| Workingmen could not atford to have this thing go any furtber, Work- ingmen were to blame for over allowing the Clunese o enter into competition with washer- women. Chinamendid not preferratsto becfsteak 20d iy ate the rodents because in_their own country they were ungble tu get anything else. ‘Tnev had béen ground down by the competitive eystem, 28 Awerican workmen would be. At this point au ill-advised indivigual broke in with what was certainly a very foolish inter- ruption, and was promptly bounced. It Jooked for 3 few minutes as if a noodly dosé of practi- cul Sooatism would be pourded into bim, but be wuetly faded away without geiting thrashed. Mr. McAuliffe resumed. Chincse were teprous aud must be quarantined. Men- tally_and_morally they weré a low-down lot and ougbt 1o be kept vut of the country. He was proceeding to denounce tne Ifsh for their faal facility in allowing politicians Lo talk them over, when the welcome raiu eame, and in three minutes the crowd hsd dis;%rsed. Dur- ing the cvening the foreign eleidnt were re- mied with speeches in Germaniby Mesars. Muhlbeck, Strahle, Lenzer, Gottkan, and oth- ers, an opposition stand being crected for their special benefit. . A number of emissaries of the Greenback, or Fiat-Mooey, idiots circulated other railroad mavagers among the crowd with copies of their platform, ete., but did not-meet with the least encour- agement. In fact, it would seem that the un- holy atliance known as the Nationalist party is etfectually smashed. ) THE RAILR OADS.. THE ABOLITION OF THE COMMIS- SION SYSTEM. Mr. F. E. Morse, Western General Passcoger Agent of the Lake Shore & Michizan Southern, 20d Mr. J. B. Howe, Chicago Agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad returned from Sara- toga yesterday, When these gentiemen left nothing had been decided upon by the Conven- tion, except that the ticket commission system should be distontinued. The action in regard to this matter has already been published in THE TRIBUNE. Mr. Morse states that this agreement, to abolish commissions is being zen- erally sigmed, and he feels quite confiacat that all theroads in the country will fall into line and - make this reformation universal. Yet -there are o number of railroad men in this ity who do ot belfeve that the commission business can be abolished altozether at this time, owing 1o the rivalry and competition between the various lines.” There may he a sporadic observance of the azrcement, for awhile, but before long some of the roads will begin azain to pay commissions to outside parties _clandestincly, snd when this is found out all the roads will commence to do likewise. It will be a pity, bowever, if this re- form cannot be made permanent. The system is entircly wrong, and the soouer it ceases to exist the'better it will be for the roads in the country. If there are no commissions pald the scalpers’ vocation will be gone, as from this gource they derived their zreatest profits. The system of paying commissions on the sale.| of continuous tickets iszn outgrowsh of the ** hackman’s bouus ™ which some twenty yvears apo, was_regularly paid by the roads to' every driver for cach passenger landed at 4 station and purchasing a through ticket. Such 2 bonus was also oncof the botel clerk's perguisites for inlluen_cin% uzuests to patronize particniar routes. This levy for bringing business ranged from 50 cents to S1 on each passenger, and eventually led to the appointment of ticket- pedlers who huated hotels, warehouses, and counting-rooms for customers, and in time be- came a3 annoying as had the hack and hotel operators. As competition increased the .amounts paid to outside parties for soliciting businessbecamelarger, and insome instances from $2 to $3 was puid on tickets from Western points to the Eastern seaboards. ‘This practice has prevailed up to the preseut time. During the last few years scveral efforts have been made to do away with the commission system, but they ulways failed on account of the rivalry between the, various lines. It is to be Tioped that this last agreement will have better suceess than its predecessors. The prospects arce, however, that it will have to share the same fate. THE SARATOGA MEETING. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribunc. New York, Aug. 24.—A special to the Trib- une from Saratoza says: “It i penerally ad- mitted that Willisam 1L Vanderbilt has been remarkably successful in getting the assent of to the policy which bedesired. The plan of cutting off commis- sions and closing outside oflices has been favored by him for a loog time, butmany railroad officials did not belicve that the compani would generally cousent to so sweepinr a change in the methods of doing business. It was expected that the Eric snd otber companics would oppose the plan when = the report of the Committeg to which tue watter was referred was brought up in the general meeting. But Mr. Jewett, for the Erie, expressed bearty approval of the step, and the report was adopted by a unanimous vote. Inregardto freight matters alsothe other managers appeared in accord with Mr:, Vander- bilt’s views. Mr. Jewett said the_ reports that the Erie mavagement intendéd to give upits present arrangement with the Standard Ot Compuny were incorrect. That Company had 1o priv- ileges which the Erie was not readyto wrant to auy person .or corporation that could ~ ship in great quantities. The Standard had drawbacks ou mecount of the immense amount of ol sent by it over the railroad lines. He said further that the Erie was entircly in harmouy With the other lines as to questions of freights and rates. There bad been mo change In its relations with the Michigan Central since Mr. Vander- bilt obtained control of that roud, mor in its relations with the Canadu routes. He believed 10 chapsc in the percentages of the trunk lincs in the pool on west-boynd freights would resnlt from the present confercoce. Mr. Van- derbilt agrees with this opinion. ¢ TIE GRAND TRUNK. It is learned that Mr. Joseph Ilickson, General Manager of the Grand Trunk Railway, did not attend the Saratoga mcetivg in person. This scems to indicate that Mr. Hickson avoids meet- ing Mr. Vanderbilt intentionally. has evidently been successful in bis Engtand mission, und returned with the means to sccure & Western outlet to his road. White Mr. Sear- geant, Traftic Manuger of theGrand Trunk, who is present at the Saratoga Conference, may make some temporary arrapgement | with Vanderbilt, Mr. Hickson cvidently means to remain unpledsed, 50 as to be uble to upset any existing ‘arrangement whenever the time for it is ripe. Anvotver indication that the Graud Trunk roeans to zo ahead with its contemplated Chicago extension is that Mr. Hickson1s ex- pected bere next week to ook over the ground bimself. FREIGHT CONTRACT EXTENDED. NEW YorK, Aug. The freight contract between the Pacifte Mail Steamsbli Company and the Union Pacific Railroad, which would bave terminated the Inst day of the month, lias bec exteaded (or isty days loager on the sume Jasis. ITEMS. g ‘The Cbicazo & Alton Railroad Company has declared a semi-annual dividend of 33§ per cent, payaole Sept. 4. | * The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company bas declared a semi-aunual dividend of 4 per cent, payable Sept. 16. English papers say that President Garrett vis- ited Barrow a few days ago with the object of coucluding negotiations with Sir Janes Rams- den, Managing Director of the Furuess Railway Company, for the-establishment of a line of steamships between Barrow and Baltimore. *The Railway Enterprise, of this city, has been consolidated “with the Aeilrouder, of Toledo, which paper is now published at Toledo and Chicago. Mr. Jotin McElroy, of the_Toledo Blade, continues in editorial coutrol. Mr. Day K. Smith, of this citv, has been associated in the cditorship, and Mr. &, J. Snell, of Toledo, is the business-mauager. THE MARIETTA REUNION, CiNciNNaTy, Aug. 24.—Extensive vrepara- tions are making for the Natioval Soldiers’ Re- union at Marietts, O., beginning Sept. 3 and. lasting four days. The Government has fur- nished a larze number of army tents, cooklog utensils, ete.. whick are now coming from Jef- fersonville; also about two tous of artillery and musket cartridges from Rock Island Arsepal, with artitlery and small arms from the Alleghe- ny Arsenal. Two regimentsof the Ohio tional Guards and the First Regiment of Went’ Virgrinia troops will go into camp comolete; also. the Columbus Cadets, Putqam_Light Ar- tilers, and other unattached companies: also, 3 portion of the Twenty-sccond battalionof Cana- diau militiz who are, by special permission of the British and American Governments, allowed to attend. Letters ot attendance are received from Secretary Evarts, Gens. Pope, Crouk, Garfield, Wallace, and Legrate, and Senator Thurman, and others, with Gen. Mosby, of toe Confederate army. Correspoudence is still pendiog with the President, Gens. Joe dJohnston, J. B Hood, Fitzhugh Lee, Lonostreet, and others. ‘The exercises will consist of parades, experi- cnce meetings, sham battles, prize drills. etc. Tents, fuel, and cooking utensils are turpished to all who wish to 2o into camp. It is expected that the daily attendance will reach 40,000 to 50,00. Gen. B. D. Fearing, of Cinclonati, will command the post. i FINANCIAL. - I Special Dispaich to The Tridune. Fort WATxS, Ind., Aug. 23.—The firm of J. C. Bouser & Co. bave ygone into Dankruptey. They base long been proprietors of ope of the largest foandries and machive shops in the State, and were for many years largely engaged in railroad and bridge building. New YORE, Aug. 24.—The suspension of Davidson & Jones, bankers and brokers, wasan- nounced at the Stock Exchanre this morning. ‘The failure is underssvod to have been caused by the decline in stocks. The firm - tracts butstaading at the Boad. T 0 ©° . A NEW WA!K H!;I"I’llll LIFE. R0 AGENcy, Aug. 24, 1878.—0On the g of April, 1842, the New York Legislatre ux:‘e: anact to incorporate the Matual Life-Tnsaranca Company of New York. No capttal was required, but 1n 11+ place the proviso was made that 2o pol- icy should be issued natil applications for $500,000 of insurance had been made. The Company watted, nowever, until dousls this sum had been subscrived. On the 1st of February, 1843, the doorsof thc Combany were thrown open for busincss, and at the end of the frat day its cash assets amoznted to $109.50. On the 1st of Januhry, 1878, its assets amounted to over eighty-five mulion dollats. 1t is, and al wayehas been, a strictly Matual Company,—the marzins and profits bemng disteibated every year among its policy-hulders; they are mot Hltered thronsh stock. - The following abstract of a policy issned by this Company Aur.”1, 1964, 10 George L. Dunlap, ‘Esa., of Chicago, whicd matared and was paid to him Aux. 7, 1878, isa fair sample of what the - Company has ocen dowg for 1ts. members in the line of endowmeats. * “The policy was for $5.000, fesued at the age of 36, and payable when hic should arrive at the ace orat aeath, should it oceur prior to that He pald the Compsny fourteen annual ,vl:’slzl‘;ums of $336.95 each, amount- Less cash dividenas used... SRR Total net cash... .. ‘The Company paid Mr. lap Auz. 7, 1878, the face of policy 4 Dividend of 1878, His average et anuual payment waa, 232, Which, at G per cent, Smponnd b est, would amount fo 5,179, - a sum only $56.07 in ¢ Pechiiny In addition to the above, the Company pald ail taxes, and carried $5,000' fnsurance for fougteen years. J. W. Measze. Agent, ' 73 Dearborn street. Menvix Tagor, Special Azent for lllinois. Merzell & Ferzison, Genvral Agents tor Michi. van, Indiana, Iilinols, Wiscansin, lows, and Min- nesota, Detroit, Mich. il sadae S —— = DESPLAINES CAMP-MEETING. This camp-meeting will begin Thursday. Aog. * 15. and continue until the evening of Tharsday; Aug. 29, 1878. Commencing Thursday, Aug, 15, and continuing daily, except Sunday, until Thars- day, Aug. 29, 1875, the Chicago & Northwestern Railway will Tan its trains from ana to the Kinzie and Canal strect depot, ut Chicago, and the camp- grounds as follows: . Lease Desplaines. 3 5246 p. m. On Sundays, Auz. 18 and 25, trains will be run as folfows: Leave Cliicazo, 8:45 2. m. ; leave Wood- Stock for the camp-groyads,8:152.m Jeave camp- grounds for Chicayo, 6 v. m.: arrive at Chicaro, 7p. m.} leave camp-srounds for Woodstock. 6:13 . m. Tickets c2n be bought at city ticket-ofice, 62 Clark street, and at the Kinzte and Cunal siccet - aepot. e natt e L EIGHTEEN THOUSAND PER HOUR," and 157, 758, 000 vibrutions per annum, are made - Dby most fine waizhes. Less than a singie drop of 0il is requiced, and the best oil will not Iast longer than cighteen mouths. Going longer without being cleaned and " fresh-vilea injures. the best walch ever made. The very best and safest lace in Chicazo to have & Watch put iu verfect oraer, and guarantecd ata reasonubic price, is at Hamilton, Shourds & Co.’s, 66 State stre e —— GREAT BARGAINS IN PIANOS. We have a choice lot of pianoa that have been need from three to twelve months by teachers and astists, aud for concert purpases. Thess instraments are in reality as zood a¥ new, having cases slightly murred, They will be sold at extrenicly low prices within the nest ten days, 10 mate room for new stock now arriving. Prros & PorEnor, 152 State street, Chicsgo. ———— FINE DIAMONDS. There is nothinz more beautifal asa gift, or more lasting 23 a token of pure love or friéndship, than the dismond. Those who would see gems at attractive pric —prices that are not made cliewhere, —should not fail to cafl uon W, E. Higley at 125 State strect, second floor. S FRne EXCURSION to the National Temocrance Camp-Mecting Lawrence, Kan.. and ulso to Kinsley. in 3 west Kansas. will leave Chicago Sep full_information apply to M. Solomon, Gencral Land Agent Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fe Rail- r03d. 46 South Clark street. - A PERFECT SEWING-MACHINE. The practical experience of all nsing the new No. 8 Wheeler & Wilson sewinz-machine only confirms the corzectness of the”mechanical award given to 1t on every occasion when It has been en- tered in competition. 155 State strect. 2 S ——— ‘The mystery has becn solved at last; Our iceth no Jouzer necd aecay. Al traubles of the mouth wre pist. By Sozotunt they're swept uwavs And youn aud old may emile recure With lips anda teeth so bright and pure. ANTI-FAT, ‘AT 13 the great remedy for Cor- 1Y veariatiy aud periitly parme in the stom ALLANS ANT wience. 1€ I less. 1€ aets w veniing ity belnz copverted futo. fat. accordznce with: dirctions, 1t will_reduce 5 fot Serson from two to fiye pounds per weel. Corgulence 15 oL only 3 disease liseit, hut e Darbiz T3 N wrnte Ilippocrates two true tien I8 none A1 or gent, Iy exe Solid by drug; ‘Quarterafocen SLOL - Adaress, BOTANIC MEDICINE CO»» Prop'ss, Buffalo, N.Y. THE CHICAG0 SOCIEY DEGORATIVE ART HAS DETERIUINED TO OPEN A LOAN EXHIBITION OF ARTICLES OF ARTISTIC VALUE ¢ comiog fall. The memberof the Soclety earn- e VR ur-aneration of Th citlzey of Unicare and its vielnitr. and rely confideatly on their lberallty To make thix £xbibitlon an bunor (o the city, "Flie nrticten w be cxbibited will coasist of Rrunzes, Sosalcs, apectinens uf Anclent Armor. Carved Ivories, Gold, Sitver. and Brase Work. Electrotype Bepruduce tions, Enameled Metal agd l'orrelata. Antlaue Fami- irer Antiaue and Arthtle deweiry, Artiuiic Embrotd- ‘Autlune a0d Stodern Puttery and Porcelain, Fle- iave, looks, Munoecripts, Buto- Statuary. Gla. Lace, Tapesiry. Textlic Fah. m‘"\'fifllmz Fans, Lacquer. Woud Carving, leiles. cte, [Every oue wililng to contribute W the collectivn is requested to send nawe and residence to the Chatrmau. of Commistee of Seléctiun. : d MRS. FRANKLIN MAC VEAGH, cor. Lakea at. nnd Wabanh-nv.. Chicaxn. This Commitree Wil wait upon esch contrfbutor and Tanke s st and descrintivn of the urticles to be loaned. o of the I'restdent.” aropieroin MRS, J. Y. SCAMMNOS. s [ ARENDS KUMYSS The original and only articla of its kind. Not approached in taste or ease of digestion by any of the imitations. Send for treatiso on Kumyss. in order to obtain the genuine article, address orders directly to Originstor of Kamoyas on Amerl inator of Kumyss in Americs, 179 Madison-st.. Chicago. KOUMISS & The BEST. made. §3.25 per dozen gta.. dclivered.. 78 eTInded apou tetuEd o boret oitiisetien ks ¥, cor. Wahasli-av. and Jackion-sg i i ]