Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1879, Page 7

Il THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE TIIURSDAY, BRUARY MILITIA. e Organized on the Divlplnn ot b Bo“ Brignde Plant? 4 Groat Deal b I ¢ TRID! "m fatervle erenco 0 effect hat ho had surreptitiousty he pu! : o4 been ive ) ol wired 008 wlib Geaersle sehted Shiitary Iatare. . Mapo Ay 8 faatlon Hlilerd Gen. 11V that st the cont [ o bl ameeting i W the v Wood, ud":;l Emllglnfnm, fncy, and: imecifs Qs behng rged by som! u“l Ith i, an L 'tmucml Ee. top inlng Major-Qeneraly el N 1 of Disvatisfaction with the fiiliiard 1l i + s Btatod, Makos the Military,a Polittoal Organlzation, ed I by the S Miard sinted that thera or slx mectings of the Committee, i the last meoting, at which a major- —_— uNe correspondont &t Springfeld Adjt.-Gen. Hilliard Tuos- with . tho charges made naatust hlsown for {he ohe pre- Compmittes appoiuted for Commitieo Wero preacnt, it was re- e of th beft furl resent two codes the Legisiature, the diylslon organization nnd - the other organization, without a Major two codes, he sald, were pre- o |th genato and Tlouso Commitlecs on Affairs ont The 8cnate Chajrmal, ‘:u(ela, to mm;rl. upon {he brignde organ- favorablys ho :ll:r:! furllies stated that thero would bo the nesembling of tlis Legls- Committee, of which Mr, took the two codes, and With this declslon Gen. had nothing whaterer to do. he Milltary Committee that night ore which would appear Oen. +(len. Hamilton, ot Io sald that, us for n politieal” organtzation, as politics had nothing whatover somo of the lighest officers 8 Il ther knowledee of this actlon, & Tapuxg_reporter yesterday yisited several willury B((ilml il \Wecks, Surgeon of Brigade on {ho ‘Torrence, With rank of Licutenant- thie first nan scci. w readily_nccount for tho shoriness of memory of Sam for be thought 0¥ MEMORT OF GEN. IILLIARD ! E;:mum. a8 follows} thing hie ’l!\:?nlcfil:mgn appointed on this Militar: Qetty o Wood, ftta, of Quircy, con of Chteng. meelings, Ot Ly and. Sor. 20 T the i Chieat nuemen, and asked them what thetr of the matter was. He snid he Tilden fo his cipber dispatches, lind evet hoard. Thero Adjutant-General Hiil- Willam E. Strong, of Chlcago; Gob. one srganleation, Lrought of Effinghoms Gon, ¥, B. Ham- and Licut.-Col. Wecks, Sur- ‘This Committee lietd three in Chleago, one in Springfleld the iast one also in Springfleld, lis was the lost mestlog of which go members of the Cowmmittea had tfon, und ot this. gathering s codo 10y nodfical drawn up confalving the division the anly Committee. this beforo the and wns )‘o:e of the Chicazo m:mbgfl wera ever notl- t snother code, nor of :(Bd\;e Committee, untfl the® presented-to the ny further action lntter codo was Lezisiature, Geo. Btroniz and Licut.-Col, Samuel Appleton, ¢ Gen. Lommittec, Ducat’s stafl, and mi recorder for the ndo the snme statemcnt ns Dr. Tecks ln cvery partienlar, ‘The weneral pre- |n$mhm is lh!t Gen. Hilliard, Gen. Homilton, ud Gon. Wood ot tocether and arranged o pemcodo wilhout consulting the other mem- ters, and never notitied -them, Whether this wn sarreptitious or otherwlse, the people can determine from the facts presented. With reeard to the political features of the militts, Gen, Hillfard ssys there are Democrats Rolding hizh oflices, etc. Of course there arg, and why not? Ho far as Chicago is concerned, jt4s not the Democrats whio are kicking ngainat {ornioz the mititia futo a political machine, nor fsk the Republicans, but 1t 1s everybody who bas the interest of the military at heart: for ey know that, when this {s accompllslied, the efficlency of the troops 18 forever destroyed, Tie state of nffairs which Gen, Hilllard daims exiss mnow, the officers nml men fo tho militlh service desiro shall ontlone to exiat, aud that {8 what they are tothering themselves about; for they think they weln the schema for removing, or legisiatiog outsof existence, the ~Divislon Hnmlilunm:ra,; wiih the .\ln{or-uencml. a movement 0 pl (he entire military of the Btate under the con- trol of ono man, utid his oflice to be subject to :!;nlmura of thé Governor, Then, in mekiyg s A 3 LUCRATIVE OTFIOR ftwould be a plum which the Goyernor cauld out. to sbno tan of politieal influenre bold enough to afsist him In getting elocted, ad in carrving out . Ws schemes after e was elected, tle * whether fited him for the place or not. Then that man would be ot the head of the entire State troops, with the highest rank o8 an ofllcer. The literal meanivg of the term * Adjutant " fs n aselstant; one who sces that the cotne mands of a superior ore carried out. In tho army, 1t means an soflicer who dees that the or- ders of a conimuniing oflleer nre exceated, and Attends o ull the getalls of the sume, It would matter Ht- his education amd ability and re- rte 10 his euberior. 'The whole milibary ass- em b8 o wheel within.a wheel, ‘Ie same vrin- dplathat governs an nrmy governs a singlo cowpany in e regiment, and organlzations. 1fuans a Major-General, nn Adjutant-General, inarlly, omitting the office of Licuten- Al General, &g, ond ot {8 found to exlst Thus, the whole 18 commanded by n nt-General o uscless fn the command of an . army, although Gen, Shuridan, of Statzs Army, (8 an exception, and hi hen bie retires, belng merely created as a Dir o United ofllco ex- Tecognitlon of meritarious service. ‘Tlie orcant- 2ation of a ropime % ks by a Colonel: ent I8 the same, It 18 officered and 48 Adjutay duty 3 executed, 1 G Lieut aptaln, cuaot,” The B el ntics 1 rst Bergeant performs tho the A 2 Llentenant-Colonel, n Major, nt, with an interlur rank, whase amy "o'l“““"d to detalls and eco that tho commanding company s Flrst officer aro oflicored by 8 a Sccond aml r o compaay that an Adjutant Aoes for regiment, that an Adjutant-General dues for an ml, differe; ¢ ease of the o te Adjuant 1 With this rencral sera of the militia thete 8 no rizht, ug y il uxay f2bt tho thing throueh to Army, o by a division, or 8 bfigade. The the offives fa fn rank, and in non- rinciple fn viow, the ofll- Ink i they are not richt aro detormined to he ond, In this they u::‘z ::nln;luppon of cvery real¢military man I The My In the mij another the ;{:'e‘nume qubec: Wit 18 ROT A POLITICIAN, ltary Cominiltee, composed of officers litla organizations in this city, held meeting yesterday afternoon, at which ommittes of seven reported thelr mendatlohs . the unreu.:.! l!1"&« adqua l:lnl sy from 3y, ment wag m; hay bithertg be o thi ] L] ivén the rank of unged, os | % woutl L is fearcd by sumo ute to the biil kuown as *Senato No. nch‘:%: k&c!;xra that body, ‘The dacument wus woula M;whln‘x‘u\lm party who drew the original recorniza it, Most of the rotom- the sub-commitice were accopted ! ll, the organization with a divislon u"?fl'.; [} llu]uh(.k\m-ml1 wa "‘”f‘"g'flnmu Inw, with or-Gune: e Incru::zum Brigadier-General, and 8 Upried in Ullara's vew l:lllll stait v(vu e exception Adjutant-General was rrdl:lcml inatead of $2,000, na bill,=tho 85800 belng cemand E‘:;;I:r;‘clurlc-l work, The pay of ofll- X84 not muteriplly chunged, !rlwulu\Vcrz:fl. ied men fn luig of active duty ned. ‘The rank of stall The Adjutant ot a resl- Captain,—which mako . trouble; he bLus e mlmn Titdt-Licutenant, 1t was 168 than gl Liew olone| zmn In fy tenant. of mm;“dl ;‘nu)llxtuwl. und Major, lflnnd fts oub "gfl’,‘l;‘{:\:u up fo 3 hurey, which wes el;:f Was 80miq funy d‘luh::{ l:l':rcnlllled A, souie taking the e, but the my Avor of the Yy 13 Uil ey leh of mcn? work, he e PO eneq, Xpenge e docy beae doc wh which mori, as, Elrying e cral' ey ere! S 40 th 10 alig 10 eye, r the log m:m“ 0f t! o ment shonld be formed of not Companies, with a Colonel, (The new bill ted the very Important offlco of &eneral appearance {s that of 13 o x]lnuuion regarding the term te Nears would be better than lorlty of the Committee voted tlve-year term, and very proper- resn moro substantinl basis on » bosidea obtaining a bettor closs ' bl mm:xlm‘;:, the Committea provides for Wwould b V30 Tor arger praethrc s unent a8 rovised, #hich niust brie it ) e heart of thg ur'nuger, 13 a very con- bresea, pif b'éifi'“" ot the appropriation.” The the officers. fecling that the retalus the pro- But the main featurs re the Benate provides for on Al ) NRUAL APPROPRIATION OF 200,000, © ich f yiry, e Mlull’u‘i‘:‘l}lg tobg loft 18 to to tho discration of neral of the State, $40,000 of 7 K toward inafatalotug the b thy different organizs ¢ remajniug - $160,000 to expenses of (ho Adjutant- onca A The (’:mnm[""'""' riots, coulingen: Ty man, th g0 Lo tot, 20 Military Comunittoe pro- bill 50 as 10 f"' tha sum of the amount for cach organis ) 0 cominauder of tho sams for hatd the Jatter to muster bls i v men aixty dava proviots to drawine his portion, and make n teita report under oath of {li¢ active members ubon his roll. In addition to this, 1t Isllru\'hlcd thnt a contingent furd shall bo ket asida of from 86,000 to §68,000, ‘Then fu 18 pro- nused ta Lt the militis of tho Stato to 8,000, e In this way tha entire appropriation need not b dt the outalde_ over $160,000, or a reduc- ton of 70,000 from I3iliard’s bl so called. Finally, it wag deetded by 1ho Committes to mect tht Benate and ITouse Juint Military Com- mittee, which was appolnted Tuesday to tect at tho firand Pacifle in this -city next Mondny afternoon, at which time the revlsed bill will bo presefited and tho'tlalma of the officers urged, Boveral mattera wera vesterday loft it statu quo untll the Springfefld Comunitlee can bo consulted, THE SOUTIL PARKS. The Commisloners Arranging to Take Up tho Firat Issuo of Bonda, .'The Bonth Park Board fs at resent negotia- ting the sale of 850,000 of Its twenty-year bonds for the purnose uf taking up an equal number of bonds of thé firat Issue, By the orig- inal Bouth Park act the Commissloners wor al-, lowed to scll bonds, not to etceed $2,000,000, to pay for theland which was purchnacd for park putposes, Dy the act of 1371 they wero allotred to fssuo other bouds, ritnning not to exceed twonty sears, the proceeds of which svore to be used solely fn takinwup these bonds. An ar- rangoment has been mado with the Now Englind, Loan & Trust Company, of which Mr, 8hort is Prosident, by which ft takes £500,000 of theso second bonds at 07 cents, and advances the money which the Park Commis- sionera will uso In calting fn bonda of the firat setles, Thcre havo been some intimatlons of complnint to the effect that this prico was too low, since the bonds are quoted at 102, though 1t §a doubtful whether there have bicen any Jarize sales nt that. figure.” One thing which, perhaps, intotfcres with these bonds, which, under ordt. niry clrcumstances, would stand a8 high ns those of Uook County, fs that theyaro not strictly twenty-year bonds. An gnnual tax 18 levied ifar ihe purpose of gradually redeeming them, ~ When o certatn sum hins beén collected, it _is optlonal with the Comtnissioners to eall in whichever bonds they plegae, ‘They are not, therofure, neceagarily aid absolutely tiventy- yeas bands. A certain bond may bo called in fu oue year, or two, or not for mucteen, sud, there- fore, doosn't make o8 zood an investment ns bonds whichabsolutely riin twenty years. ‘Ulere was o rumor that the” negotintivis for the flont- ing of thm}u bouds wers being conducted by Mr, Chauncey Boven, and thuse who believed in the rumor were someivhat surprised that he should Thave been chosen for that purpose, owing to the eculiar relntions which lie sustains to the South Park Board, It {8 reported, however, from o competent source, that Mr. Bowen s not conducting these ncmotlatlons. lielsa stock- broker fn New York, and occasionally buys up Sniith Park honds whet they ore wanted for redémption. 1lls fumiiiarity ‘with tlie bonds mokoa him & goud person for that purpose, Bome time ago Senator Bash {ntroduced in the Leelsiaturo a bitl extending the time for the poyment of the Ingt tvo South Lark special as- sessments, tho reason assighed belnge that It would be & featful burden upon the rruncnv to pay them right off, they belug the heaviest of il the nssessments, Tt 18 now stated that thero was ari ulterlgr object to this bill,—that It was introduced with the hopo that, If passed, ft would invalldnto thiese’ assessments; that, in some way or other not definitely explalned, the passage of this Inw would give the tax-fighters a ground for fighttug and upsctting them. &ome ot the Park” Commlssloners are in favor of the bil, thitnking,it 4 proper nieasure in view of the reduced vaiud ot vroperty in Iiyde Park andd the extreme dififenlty which land-owners find in poying thelr taxes; belevlng, further, that [t makes no difference whether the pay- “ment of the psseasments {8 delnyed or not, sltice the motey will come i ultlingtoly, and the taxes will bear so gaod a rate of interost as to mnake it a fair Inyestment. Otlicrs, on the other hand, are stronzly opposed to tho bill, fearing that il will invalidate the assessments, 1t {s underatood that Mr, Jolts R, Walsh, who wras appolnted early last year o momber of the South Park Board, hos declued to resien, owing to the fact that ko cannot- atteud to the multl- farlous dutfes which lio hns to perform ns Presi- deutof the Wostern News Company and also serve os a member of the Park Board. ———— W10 1S THE AUTHOR? Anothar Literary Oplnclilence. 'Tho Cincinnat! Commerelal of yesterdny morn- ing haos another.articlo on what Prof. Mathe wa might call *legitlinato assimliation vorsus fllo- | itimatenppropriation,” and in patallol columns printa extracts from the Professor's buok, “@etting On friho World,” and Jecture, enti- tled “'The Journey of Life,” delivered nt Mag- nolia Hall, Cineinnatd, Dee, 23, 1878, by W, B, Cappeller, the present Auditor of Iamilton County, O, The similaritv between the two 1s o8 great, I not_greater, than that between the Professor and_ Mr, Venable, also of Cincfunatl, ‘The Commierc'al Bays: 1We shiould like to bollevo that Willlam Mashows, LL.D., is as much Indebted to W, 8. Capoeller, Eeq,, for valuable liens and phtascs as ho uh- donbiedly was to Prof, Venable in the instance wo have alcendy noticed, The hnpriut on his volume {s more recont thun that of Canoller's pani« hiot; and wero It not forthe eative *fortiarh housand, " ianlght bo assumed from the almost alnultancaus appearanco of the valume in Chilcago and tho pamphlee in Cinclupath, that Wilhinm Mathews, LbL.D. and W. 8. Capeller, Esq., had bevn i uhcansclous rappor) or piychics! astiony, due to ono and the sam citlug or stimulating cause, and had evolved from thelr ihner cos noss (wath liberal dzalta on the oxciting ed same thoughte, fdeas, wotis, and nhrases, ut we o not proposv to decide botween the Chicago Doctor of Laws and the Auditorof Iamil- tan County In this matier, Lhere may be those who, even if Cappeller were convicted of borrow- fug from Mathows without credit, will regard 1t ga oo example of that rclrlbuum‘jmu:e which 1s ihuatrated in tho economy of K8 natural world, ‘whercin— +¢Fleas inve other flens to bite 'em, And 80 ons, i prndiunt. One can imagine the eatisfaction Mr. Cappeller must have had in pronouncing Ins lecture bofore tho sndience in Magnolia Hall, @ wun 8 rink, of course, that thers might be predunt soino reader and admirer of **Getting On-in the World," who Woild perceive a remurkable llkenoss betweou feeturo and essay, But sncn risks are not hazard. ous. The grestor danger was that some ono would ~ discover to whom botn Mathows ond Cappeller were Indobied, Dut the miutdke wae, oftor having gol o 80 successfully at Mag- nolia f1all, ang with so Ane a roputation as o litor- ary man and a popular fectucer, to rush into print with It, It was second only to the biunder of those politiciana who write lutters marked pursons! and contidential, which rlso up to plague thom ina mysterions public mauner, and whei it Is most in- convenlent {o have thum in print, 0f coursw we do 1ot accso Mr. Canpaller of un. recognized Indebieduess to Mr, Mathews, 1o may be nblo {o =how thnt Mathowas ia indebtod to hini, *Fijeto 1 dungor of 8 controversy here 88 10 priotity of authorslip as protracted ‘sa that about tho nuthorshiv of **Tho Beautiful Bnow,” .**ituck Me o Sleep, " and othur morceaux of brose and verss, the patermiiy of which fa clalmed h{ 4 ¥coro of pople. Ut it 1a to o hoped. that this sonse of lemry freedom and priviledo docd not extend to busluea aifulrs and ofiicial dutios, e et KNIGHTS OF HONOR, Bureial Dispatch (o Ths Tribune, AraxD Rarips, Mlch,, Feb, 12,—The Grand Lodge of Kuights of Honor of Michigan closed thefr annual ecsslons hero to-nlght. 7The next scaslon will ho held ot Jackson, on the socond "Tugadny in February ot noxt year. The follow- fug oflicers, sl grand, wero elected and inatalled: Dictator; John W. Thorn, of Owosso; Vice-Dictator, Churles I Dyer, of Grand . Rupi Assistant. Dictator, Wiltis Merritt, of Tecumsehi Chap- nin, Robert Conkling, of Lapeer; Reporter, N. W. Webber, of Detroit; Treasurer, dJicob llgnwn. of Detroit; Guide, G, W, Barbour, of Fentonville; (uardlan, C. V. Becbs, of Lowelly Seutinel, it. B, Lipolnvott, of North Lrunchi Nepresentatlve o ¥ Suprein Lodge, 1L ¥, Thomss, of Allecan, The Order has grown (rom 1,600 mempers to 2,750 in the Btute during lhclrlm. Fear, aud the finances are in admlrable condition, Over two-thirds of thu meabers yoted to-Uay ot to withilraw from the Sunremo Louge, und "decided to make sn cffort to seeuro some nodification In the Life-lnsur- ance lyws of the Btato, which ara now sad to ltuder the prosperity of tha Order, e St otk Y IRON AND STEEL. PHILADELPIIA, Fob. 1R—The annual meeting of the Iron pnd Steel Assoclation was held to- day, James Park, Jr., of Pittsburg, presiding, Resolutlons were adopted congratulating the fron trade of the country upon the rosuntptivn ot specle vayments and gold basls for valucsj comwending Congress for - ro- solving to’ malntain In circulation $300,000,000 legal-tendor notes, and attributing ta protection the present favorable condition of trade. ‘Tho Secrotary of the ‘Freasury was thauked zor his efforts to securo Whe favorable adiniulstration of the laws relating to cusioms duties, and the cotrection of abuses which have eapeclally affected dumesijo manufscturers of fron andsteel, ; A DR. THIBODO L] Mental Freaks of a Well-Khown Wost Side Physiclan. Clean Gone on Mnasonry and o Braco of Murderers. How Ho Cured George Milter of Cowardioe, For some threa or four weeks past the people in the vicinlty of Weat Madlron Btrect Btatlon havo been observing certain fndications i tho talk and conduct of T Thibodo, M. D., which led {rresstibly to the concluslon that the doctor ‘was more or loss “off,’—in a word, mad a8 o March hare. ‘Thibodo had rooms over Helland's drug-store, at the torner of Madigon ntid Des- plalnes strocta, and was of course trequently In the store, whoro ho met nand talked with & fittnber of peoplo who tell stme very queor thinrs sbout him aud Ms golngs- on, . One e enlng he came into e store, went behind the preseriution countor, and burst out crylog. Hetland asked hiltn what the row was, nud Thibodo repllied that te hadn't anybody fn the world to care for him, The drugaist ehafed hiin a tittle, told Litm to brace up, and finally fnduced him to atop erying. A day or so afterwards, Helland begnn to hear other strango things which Thibodo elther sald or done, The erratie M, D, all at once scems to have {aken a peculiar and most unaccountablo avorslon to Helland, with whom ho had always been on friendly tertns, nnd tto have even gotte &0 far me to tell ono of his patients mnot to o to leiland’s to got & prescription flled, bo- cause, I slis did so, aho was Hable to get poi- soned. Dr. Fleming subscquently saw {he prescription and says It was correct, which would go to show that-Thibudo knew hiow to at- tend to busineas, In the meanbtime some of the mombers of Kllwinning Lodge—of which ‘Thibodo was elocted Grand Mnster s short time agu—also began to observe sums queor actlony on the doctor's party which set them to think- ing that his mind was not rlght. be posscssed by the Ho scemed to fdea, that he had gotten track of a couplo of murders comnitted several years ago, and was wont to tell his friends that ho had gottet the murderers *dead to rights} that he bad gotten Masonry dowh to n fine polnt, and that he was golnyr to gend the aforesald murdercrs to hell righ away, In short, he appeared to bd thorouehiy upset on the subjects of murder and Masonry,~purtien- lary the latter,—and his frlends, In und the lodge, b writing ex| to bls plaioed. ezan to out of discuss the propriety of father, sho llvea at Kingston, Canada, to come here and take his son home for trentinont. \While they were dlscussing the matter, who should put’ o an appearance but Thibodo, 8r., Mmsell! 118 comiug was caslly Ho had received several letters from Robert, which opened bis eyes to the fact that something was wrohg at Ehis end of the line, In one of these letters Robert Inclosed a pleture of a black hand, eut from an Academy of Musle play-bill, to which ho attached sotne nonsensical remarks, und {8 the other he inclosed a PICTURB OF A COPFIN, ornamented with skull and crods-bones, and added, ‘“I'his {s your son Robert.! \Vithout knotwing just what tho trouble wus, or to what extent tlie apparcnt demcntin wont, the father hastened to Chicago, and at ooce saw that the proper thihe to do was to takd the M, D. away, ive bim o change of scene, and acedl hie couldn’t hriug him around to his eenses, scou as ho conld dispose of He dld 4o, 18 his son's effect and the two left tor Kingston Tu day night. The jpossips who drd fnto the drug-storo o smoke cigar and talk over one thin [ and anotlier of an eyening are dlsposed Lo atirlbutg the exclttig cauae to Mnscnr{ and to regard Thibodo's re- cont elettton os th dawn and sent him movtally adrift. following letter, which e Ingt straw that swelghed him From the ‘[hibodo gent to THr TrinuNe some days sgo for publication, and which was regarded at the tino us something more thay o eurlosityy o will ve seen that the two Ideas which seom to have been worklhe on his mind were murder and Masonry, ull of which tends Lo conflem -the notious of ihose who hiave observed his strange hatnts of late: The seeond beal Joko of {he scason, the befouled neat of tho Chicago police fturce inors Fillly be- fouled, drawn 1 prayed 10 Kt du teerible ano! sald I felt v 1o told me g enid iy last oF: that he and Ulife! Seave; Inio the vortex. t God Almignty, the Fathor of the Universo, to pulde me in my acttons aud, after a tiue, 1 went brace up my herves, s 1o had been looking for Inter, when 1t was ver, orm, o ck, Aul e could mot ‘steap vrother-in-law of his thirteen years ago him ho wanted made my oftice at 3 p. m, Cul crossing the bridge T motmn&. and an he was in a sulky, and lie an pt, Bam il bls s, 1 and & 1ligh Mason, nerves toned down, and appointment Y, & Cotislstory Masin, 110w {8 that for hight throuut fife, to the *‘Thistle™ found J - King, onmeilng y cold and a nd_conld not ind mo. 1 he pald forthe drinks, g wanted me tu doctur him, that and thnt I jooked like that hed diod eutidenly 1 oid to meot me ot Kinp remnrkea that he knew then got ontho cars, On ot off the cars rew up 10 thy eidewalk, and I told hifm I had the key to tivo mur. dors, 1 wantod him to work up the case, as i was his doctors meet mo at stacted fur gavo him the key, and h felland's drug-store AL 2 D, 10, 4he cval firm whore I, Duval, the Sce. agrood to 1 then rotary of tho Masonic Board of Rellef, wotks, [ found him in, and turned vyer the order on T'reas- wroe of Xo. #11 and took his recelpt tor the yearly du nue, ang ca, 834,00, 1 thon uo ot oiug fn, Tlofte 11 a, m, Satu ntroct, and, vn tho cary 1 rday, took a ear for Cli L0 nYa. went to the Water-Works to ses Ureelor; nvte to call at my oltlco b 1 then staried for Clark gettlng on the frunt plutform of found u Tressurer of No, H11, a former detective of thia clty, and suppoatd to by very wealthy, ho snid thn widuw of nt anything, but that ho would get ol at the of Kinzivand Clark sireots Abd yet some Ttolti him [bada Koy to & murder, and Mra. 1o co tninge. or, B it cur 104! fad.Just como fraum R L R et thos i for him to dine with mo a{ the 8t. Dems Lotol at 1 o'clock, Reyuold aici and Onarniving at_my oflice 1 s, a member of No, $11: he s: 1 pave him & couple of dovera putvaeraand mct Goorgy ald Lo was .advice freeq he aaid that ho wanted sume umnog to rny bonrd; Tasked bow much, and he sald $8: I o poked at (ho biy-luw throuygh Brother dar) West Bide, whicn 1 4 nd eald 1 will give you $10 Hellof Commilites tor sald that he dld not be vore for me at the election No. 311; I sald 1o Wum my mother carriod roxst beet and plum puddiny from the (arn to a felation of yonrs when fn ju at Kingeton dlu‘mg“;lho robultion in Wi the St. Denis, expecting to did not tura up. . 1 . tool him Uinadas a mg lo dinrief find MicCouloy, bub he Aftor dinner wout and ‘atovd on the corner and stood vu the sidewalk walting for thedotectives, at0. { walted until afier 2 o'clock for Enls and McCauley and they did not shuw up, 1 1 on u car with Jtuynolds and started for (he £ utly Sldv oud got ol ‘st to polico headquarters. an s olerk 1 aaid ho was in l'suris, Halle struet and went ked for Chlef Soayey, Lasked for Jos Dixon and ha said he tvay In Bprimateld. 1 anw Billy Carinen, of No, 811, and toak hin into the safa ur the vory aafe place wijero all the prop- erty la ktored and told him L bad tho key to two murders, and explained; he roferred mo to Mu- Garrigle, the bigchief, of tha detectives, and wo went Into a private rooi and explained, and he took 1y card and agr in| or mlutlle ced to havouetectives inthe adjoln- roumn to listent 1o tne conversation auing on while I was examiulng into tiie condition of Rinu's systtm why ho could not gct sy slesp. 1 then tof nln.;fl 1 n(l,fll H:m sthian Cpaptor, Chiol e E'&’"lt % 10 1 bugtgy with another C| cayuy pagsing In gy with another man, y e A o Mopp 5 zut ont, —that L wanted to speak to him privately, 1o 4ot out of the huxnluund wo walked uver to ol iy of and 1 halled for Whil the funce atid Jeaned af Iustory of the case, or ihe kuy to ihe two murders, and spoke aboutjhis 1 thought it wi its own nest, agroed l7 started fo! wolved, the detective (o Oud why sbero {e no rest for murderers. not, ."tm lagters, maonago ustard-plagter, Miller's pp - wad mnfi h “THINOLO 7IAS BNAN NERE slnce 1871, aud had wluti might bo termed a tolorably falr practice, although he was of rather fudepengent splrit, aud wus, withal, sume- carcless of Lils opportunities. what indoleut n‘:l li’ on n 1n fact, althou) used to pride hlnsolf whataver revenue came fu froul fudeed, to hold hlmseit rather above the idea of |nnklnf ol thme, nluuf o 1 reglne, T o h uspirjug o the which, howeyer, thougn unqu-mlfuuuul displayed niore Lumor oy between Cup n was P ho or loss good senso and no Hth lons. caso st flrsb sleht wards told @ thiat it wus cowardice, Pm made Miller take to s bed, bloud ou the ensungulned Im':l.leflul 5 ousa of the rldluulmnb bat e‘} {rioud, oflice. orr, Wha 18 lilgh P'riest of Co- aud ho aaked me for the address 8 d— to tumble o himecif, P m&c“"’l‘ 0 wyatery los uot o r 3 ury lios ot ousn 108 nof turn Bp 13 b orce of ney. 1 HJ‘: uu:"“}" the Colvin position of City lfln’ Ucorgo M On golie up Lasalle o tiking with bim 1 eaw e, 1 toid him o st ity and L jave him the est-Hido detectives; that pove bird that bel oulfig rompt attention, and I rn p 10 be examiued, hor Chicago to assist the Doctor R. Tisonvo, M, D, comlortable fu lifo, he belng lundopendent of bis practice, i d yet, at ouo el fo, (}ll‘lm, slig, fallod_to compuss, Zl: y “ot" morg Iaiterly, he Jyst aiter the loto dugl ‘illlox und d \&'u t Bido tlous of some tu?r ou. Thibodo was called He dlagou, 1o and, as “ho alters \nads up bis n{llud wnd sfmply, whicn and not the loss of With & 6 got two bug plaut them vyer sbout covercd himy to take bis leave wlgu Miller told him h vest pocket, A atory limaolf, ho opened out on Mier in & flerco dintetbe, i which ho told bim he didn’t want his money; that he was ludependent of sordid_gaitr; (it his patient was not onlyen cownrd butad—d fouly that e had shown his cowardico by takime to big bed when Hiero wus nothing thi matter with him bevond the fact At ho waa terribly scared; snd that he bad shown himself to be the aforesalil d—d fool by ylelding to the mustard-pinater treatment, Having caned his mind, Thibudo left the vallant Captaln to ponder over his worde g — TIE RAILROADS. TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIA« TION, A meeting of the principal Weatern ronds wes held at the Grand Pacifie Hotel yesterday for the purpose of seitling the diflicultics that ave Intely arisen In regand to the recent agreement not to give pissea Lo influence freizht or passen- gertrafie. 1t was found that the agreement did not cover the ground, und Teft too manv loop- holes open for its violatlon. The followlng ronds were represented: Michlizan Central, Chieago & Notthivesterh, Chicazo, Milwaukee & 8t. Paut, Chicago, Burllngton & Quiney, Mis- gourl Pacifle, St. Louls, Kansns City & Northern, Hanntbal & Bt Joe, Wabash, toledy, Peorln & Warsaw, Kansas City, 8t. Joc & Council Bluffs, Chleago & ‘Alton, Chlcazo, Rock Island & Pacifle, Wisconslu Central, Chiesgn & lows, Chieago & Paclfle, Vandalla, Ohio & Mississippf, Balttmore & Ohfo, Pltes- bure, Ft, Wayne & Chicago, Missourl, Kansns & Texas, Peorin, Pekin & Jacksunvyille, Central of Towa, uud St. Louls, Keokuk & Northwest- e ‘The following roads which had also been {nvited to attend the meetine were not repre- gented: Iliinols Central, Chicaso, St. Paul & Minneapolis, LakeShore & Michigau Bonthiern, Western Unlon, Milwaukee, Like Shoro & Weatern, 8hehoygan & Fol du Lac, Wistonsin Valley, Chiead, Clinton, Dutiigue & Minfe- sota, Southern Minnesotn, furlinetor, Cedar Itapids & Nurthern, Chicago & Enstern inots, Indlannpolis & 8t. Louls, . Louls & San Fran: seo, Cinclunaty, Lafayette & Chleago, and a otliors, . he ineetinz_was called to order at 11 THE ol ofclock . A m., Mr G . Bmith, ‘Traffle Manacer of the Chicaro, Burlinston & was elected Chalrman, — and (*ulnuy Mr.d. v, Miduley, Commissioner of the South- western Ratlway .\mwntlun. Secretary. After discussing the “subject for a short tine, it was found that the best way Lo mnbutain the sgree- ment would be the formatlon of a Pass Associa- tlon, and the followlng Committee on Perma- neuf Organization was' appuinted, with insirue- tions to report atB o'elock ot J. C. M- Mullin, Chicagto & Altun; J. I, Barnard, Kan- sas City, Bt Joe & Councll Blullas A, Al Tal- madge, Missourt Paclfle; J. M. Osborne, Wa- bash: J. B, Sllnfmn andalin; Georme B, Wright, Indianapolis, Bloominzton & Western§ Henry C, Wicker, Chleagod& Northwestern. The Committes reported to the general meetineg at8o'clock p. m. It recommended the forma- tion of o permanent organization to be kuown as “The Trausportation Assocution,” The object of thls Association atnll be to restrict free trousporintion and regulate the sals of tickets ut reduced rates for the purpose of du- figencing freight or passenger business; the ofticers 0t the organization to conelst of a Pres- ident, eeretary, and Exceutlye Committee, of which Commiltes the Preallent shall be one, ‘The report was ndopted, nineteen rouds votlnyg Iu the aflirmuttve; nong szulnst it. The following Executive Commitieo was then elected: Marvin ilughitt, Chicaro & North- westerns J. G MeMullln, Chiengo & Altony John Newell, Lake 8toro & Michizan Southern E. B. Thamnas, Cleveland, Coltunbus, Cliein- natt & Indianapolls; L. W, Caldwell, Pitts- bueer, Clucinnati & 8t. Louis; J, B, Carson, Hannibal & St Jues and W, W, Peabody, Ohlo & Missiselppl. It wus gggreed that nny company party to this organization, acting in coneert with other lines, wmutually interested, can seld 1,00)-nile tickets, good for six months, nt such rates as they may agres upon, provided they do not go below tiro ccnts per mile, 'I'he Becretary was directed to call a meetlng of the Executive Cottnittee as soon ns pussible to complete the organization, and slsu to huve the rocords of the mecting privted Lo be eiren- lated among tho rouds not represcnted, that thoy may beconie parties to the agreement., Until the Exceative Commitiee as devised rules and regulations, the old agreement will remasln in force, CHICAGO & TACIFIC, Judgo Blodszett yesterday morhlng overruled tho exceptions to the Master's report fn the foreclosutro ease of Blalr va. The Chicogo & Pa- ¢life Ratiroad Company, The rult was tdfore- close a mortgage for $3,000,000, and {hie ques- tlans ralaed were as to the validily of the mort- gaze, and 03 to the paymoent of four kinds of claimes First, vhose of partics who held prior morteages on land which had subsequently been deedud to the Company for rizht of way and for other prposes: sceoud, of thoss whose lund liad been taken for rlzht of wajy, and whose damages had been ascertained; third, of those whoso tand had beon taken but the mtiount of damage not aseertnined; und, fourth, of those wito had clahns for supplies furnished, ete, The Julge sald he felt catirely satisifed that the Company had power to give the mort. gago In queatlon, and that It was valid, As to those varties who had first or purchase-money mortgares on lois conyeyed nlterward to the Compaoy, and swho had liled Intervenlng potl- tlons to hava thelr mortunges pald, thy Judee sald ho did not think thes hoad u right to fu- trudo in the present proeecding to enforee thelr clalms 8o ns to coutrol the action of the Court, The mortgazees or bondholders, havine taken subject to the purchase-moncy mortrages, had u right to forectose subject to tie sme. ‘They wero not o far In privity with suth purcliasc- money mostzoges o8 to be necessarlly com- petled to pay them, 1f, however, the Com- pany hod assumed these morterces gud promised to pay them, (hat w 0 n different thing, J4 wns a well-settled prineiplo of law ibat & wrlor mortyare need not bu made party defendant fn sucha case unless the complamant chose. As to the cintims tor rirht-of-way taken, which had been proved or pseertaived, they were a valid len, aiid should by satlstied first out of the proceeds uf the sale, but ns to thosoe the amount of which had not been flxed, thy Judee said lie would do unthitg except by stipulntion, In regard tothe clalins for supplics, ihie Judze sald ho had hoped the prineiple would b decided by the Bupremu Court befure it came up beforo hin. Judwo Drutumond, ‘n the Indlananolis, Bloomington & Westorn Rollroad case, lad declded thut clalins for supplics Incurred within six months of the commepeement of the foreclosure procoedings should — bo pald, but that caso wos pendsng und - undeelded ot resent in the. United States SBupremo Court. 1o would therefore reserve his judgmont on that puint until the coming of the report of the sale, ‘The Sunreme Court had ndjourned to March, und they might yot dectde the point fn time. 'The clalms of Wells, French & Co. for rent of cars sold or leased aud for the bullding of a bridgo would alro Lo held under advlse- went for the vraso.t. A claim had also been made for sulicltor's fecs by tho Company, Judica Drumuomnd, vn consuttation, had lutimated that they shiould nut be allowed at prosent, and the matfer would therefors be lield in abeyanve for a time uuth furtner proceedlngs, CIE COLORADO MUSS SRTTLED, “I'he varlous roads leading from Ohleago to Snuthwestern polnts held o meoting yusterday afternoon at the Grand Paclfic Hotol far the pur- poso of taking somo actlon regarding the cut in passenzer rates to Colorado points, After o fung devote, durng which each rdad tried to show that theoiher was the eauss of the distorh- ance, the followlng resolutton, providing for a restoration of the ol rates, was adopted ; tesolved, That the wnnozers of the roads lead- tnit West from Chicazo direct thelr General Ticket Agents (o restora the full ticket rates of the last agrovd tarl®_shoets of Feb, 1, said rostoraiion to tuke effect Fob, 1 each |>lrl{ tu this agrcemient sball agroe to redeent thy tickela of their vwn | eold on and after Fob, 1}, whon presunted at the full tarif rates, TIE ILLINOIB CENTRAL, The sunual roport of the Illivols Central Rail- road for the year 1873 has just come from tho vriuters. The report of the Board of Dircctors {o the shareholders has already been publishied fo Tue Trisuse. The report of Traflle-Man- sger Joseph F. Tucker shows that the gross earnings for the year wero 87,140,207,04, agalust £0,083,822.04 Jast year, an lncreaso of $156,835,00. The rates obtalucd for frelght traisportation were 10-100 ot 1 per cent per ton per mile loss in 1878 than in 1877, 'The tonnage moved ouo wilo fucreased in 1878 over the provious year 56,000,760 tons. Elguty-soven per cent of the freight hauled was local, In comparlson with 84 per ceot fo 1877, The esrniugs derived from local frelfght weie 83 ver ceut in 1878, and 80 por vent in 1877, The report ol the Bu. por{utendent, Mr. E. T, Jellory; shows that the operating expenses for the year 1878 werd 80, D&:m&fl". agaluse $4,123,{18.14,~s decrease of B45.007.77. The Kankskeo & Southwestern tto Statlon, on the Chicagzo D) puthwesterly to Chntaworth, on the To- Peurln & Warsaw, 8370-100 mlln-} was Unilt by this Company during the fall of 1873, wundl I8 operated na the Chataworth Division, It i complete In evory reapect except ballasting, ‘Thero are 460 17-100 miles now laid with steol track, The report of the Land Commissigner snovws that during the year 1878 thete were sold 8,201,010 acres of the_donatod lands to 103 persons for m,fmmi A‘)flnucu town luts werd sold to the amatnt of A Parehased land sold, 50 acres, for 81,280, The titmber of sales eanceled, 367, for 12,340.43 a Gl The whiole area conveyed to date, 2,224,015.24 acres, leaving unconveyed 370,089.78 acree. "o annual_meeting of the ehigteholdpra will take place at Chicago on the fast Wednesday of May next, Tedn, — OI110 & MISSIASIPPT. Isn1AnAPoLs, Feb, 12.~In the United States Court to«lay, before Judes Gresham, Willlam King ct al,, complainants, va, Ohto & Misalasip- pt Ratlroad, defendauts, on the netitfon of a alority i amount of the aecond morteage lontholders for the appolntment of Hohert Garrett, siceessor of Bamucl G. F. Qdell, de- ceused, ono of the frustees of sald bondhalders, the Court ordered thiat notlce should be given 1o the Olifo & Missiaslppl Rallrond and Allen Compbell, the ofher trustee, to show cause wilhin thirty davs why the prayer of the pe- titioners should not be granted. PLAN TO PREVENT CUTTING, Cisetsxaty, 0., Nov. 12.—~The Contral and Western Arsociatlon of the Goneral Passenger Agenta met at the Grand Hotel to-day in joint ression, nud adopted a resolution to prevent cutting rates by providing that all competing pointa of {ie teeminal lines shall redeem at full tarift rates any tickets of thelr own Issue, c..q.m«u wis olso apnofuted to devise o plan for¥hie uniform povernthent of the coupon- ticket and bovgnie busiuess, to roport At a rlngce)tln;: of the General Assoclation in New urk. NORTHERN 1PACIFIC. Snecinl Dispateh to The Tribune. Bissancr, D.T., Feb, 12.—The first North- ern Paclfic traln, londed with visitors and rall- rond from, ecrossed over the Missourl to-day. The track Is laid an the lco with twelve-foot tles. .The tratu was the first that ever went aver the river fee withdut some speeial bridging underneath. ‘The fee 18 three feet thick, nond thie thermometer 20 deerees helow zero, Nino hundred cars of materlal will be croseed over for the extenslon at ony Brocron, Feh, 12.—The Lake Shere and Cross-Cut Rallroads refuse to handle each other’s freluhit, owlng to o disagreement abont remuneration. TLEMS, The magnates of the Chicago & Alten Rall- road admit that the managers of the Wabash liere recently submitted to them such a echeme 08 set forth fu yesterday's TRISUNE, by which the Wabash and Chicago & Paducal Rallrunds are torun into this city over the Alton, but they sy there ls but Hitle prospect that the propo- eition will be entertalued. Under the agreement to pool the West-bound business of the Ohlo & Misstssippl on the one party and the Cincinnatl, Homilton & Dayton, nnd the Judlanapolis, Cincinuat! & Lafayette on the otlier part, the Ohlo & Mississippl will get 7714 per cent of the bawineas, and the otherroads 221¢ per cent. The pool apolies to all husiness Weat-hound from Cincinnati and east of there to East St. Louls, 8t. Lows and all territory weat of the Mississippl River aid south of and un the hoe of the Hannibal & 8t Joe Rafiroad, The Qrand Trunk Rallway has just perfected arrangewents which wil enable it to fully com- pete with other Hues leading to the Eust during thie navlzation feason, Commencing with the openiog of ‘navigation the Nortlierh Transpor- tation Comnpany, which used to nat te O2dens- burg, N, Y., In councetlon with the Vermont Central Rallrond, will ply Its steamers daring the coming summer to Sarnly, in vonneetion with the Grand ‘Trunt, ‘The Northern Trans- portation Cotpany has cizhteen first-class steemers, one of which will fenve this clty dafly. ‘These steamers will not only carry freleht for the (rand ‘I'runk, but passengers ns well, they liavlug flrst-class necommodations, The Excentive Comittec of the Southwest- ern Railway Assvelntion met sesterday evening nt the Grand Pacifle ifotel to take actfon in re- gard Lo 1ho foriation of a pool fn lumber to Missourd River powuts, Thisls the only article which the roads leading thither havo not pooled heretofure, und, i1 cousequonce, the Jumber rates lave heen bmll{ sluughtered during the Tast few montha, Al cfforts tu maintain the lunbier tarifT have failed, and it hiaa finally been declded 1o pool this article also, ng tiis Is be- leved to be the only means by which harmovy ean be restored. After a short conforenee, it was found that it will fakie conslderable thne to come to an understunding, wind it wan therefore declded to adjuurn unit 11 o*clock this morning. M MARINE MATPTERS. A New Hont—Important Chnuge ln the Houte of the Northern Trausit Company’s Bools, DeleMy Free Press, Feb, 12, With every year Detroft advances in the fea- turo of ship-buliding. 1t Is belleved by many thut Iiere witl be bullt, with the opening of the enlarged Wolland Canal, 8 number of dron boats from year to year. The cheap fron fs here, the skilled® labor {8 here, and the rollng-miills aro here, Yesterday (he De- trot Dry-Dock Company recelved the contract for building o new lrun side-wlieot steamer which, #ceurding to the designs prepared by Frank E. Kirby, will be the hundsomest boat of her Kind on the Inkes, withuut any oxception, Bl 1s to be 100 foet lone, 26 fect beatn, with 8 fect nud 0 Inches depth of hold, and will draw, when Heht, 4 feet 8 Inches of water, Ilerbollers, wihtich ure to be made of Otls stecl, from desizns of Frank I3 Kirby, will haye o capacity of 500- iU power, ‘it beam engine will “have 10 feet stroke, awl the eylnder will be of 82 or 34 fueties pore. With her light draught and great power {18 confidently belleved that sho will attein a speed of seventeen miles ser lour, It is the Intention to fiv tnis new ont out expresaly for exvursions, and she will therefore lnve eyery lmprovement that vears of experiones can auggest, Hercabin will be more 1ike n paclor than thnt portion of » steamner gen- cralty Is, with larze windows and easy means of reaching the lower decks. 8he is to bo donoe in ninoty days, nnd will cost about 843,000, Iler carrying capaclty witl be limited, it is probable, 10 00 sduits, The keel has been ordered, amid the work of laving her down will begin to- day. As vet thie manager of this now hoat does not state who the owners are, nor do the own- era tell the nanager’s name. Fuy somu weoks back there have been rumors fn eifeulation concerning & proposed chanze in the routu of the Nortfiern Transit Comprny's propellers, to take effect on the oucnm;iul navl- ation, It was sald at one time thut they had Deen auld to the Araml Prunk Rullway Cumpagy, bk ut gnother that pare of thém would run n conuection gith that roud between Chivogo and Surnla. ‘T18 letter scoms to he the nearest fhe fact. Durlug the vuming scason ut lenst thirteen boats of this line will be uwder con- teact with the CGrand Trunk to ruu from Clicare 1o farnia and ‘Toledo, ‘Fho ‘flnn 18 not yet fully determined on, tut it la probable that every other boat of this Hnu touching at Sarniy will 2o o1 to Toledo and Cleveland, mnking an atinost llml{ Ilu to theso places, The sz of the bonts of this Hoe wid thelr noted sea worthl- ness are lvtnlhlcl that eapeclally vecommend thetn for this work, Laree cartoes are not al- ways avallable, hut a smull propeller can goner. ally get @ load st once, For a numbeg of years these steamers have run through the Welland Canal tu Uzdensburgz, making that & terminal ‘The chango esno regulae Amerlean ine_ on that route. It has genvratly been a guod ono for passengers atsd frelizht, cspeeinlly for tho rnrmu‘, as this ling has been very pupu- lar with travelers, e — THREATENING STRIKERS, 8aR FaANCICO, Feb, 19.—A Bodle dlspateh says the Mechunica’ Uulon fs ona striko for an tneredso of wages and reduction of hours, Yhe Unlon peraded the streots und compelied the mines to shut down til their terws wero ac- ceded to, 'Tho Bodis Corgpany snd o number of uthera stopped work, “'Ths Superlntondent of the Mono Cu y barricaded the worke, "L Unlun gava hiln two hours to remove the bartlcudes or take the consoquonces, Ureut ox- cltuents ——— SUIT TQ RECOVER, NEw Yong, Feb, 13,—Charles Dean begun & sult to recover $5,000 fron Mrs. Teresa Boly, represented to bo the wife of Tom Bell, the Californta milljonaire, Dean eays he was en- gaged to trovel with Mrs, Bell /fn this coutitry, s %eunmugc:ru of her Jewele, valued ab TIHE JUNKETERS Fiffi Members of the Legislature Loaf~ ing Around for Pleasure, Ahd the Ktate Wil Have to Pay $500 Per Day for It. Fifty membera of the Illinofs (feneral Ansem- bly, 8cnators and Representatives, are now teascling nround the Htate for the purposc of fuforining themsolves on the subject of fnxanl- ty, prison discipline, education, anit a fow other toples, Whon these gentlomen were elocted to office it was with a surt of underatanding on the part of thetr constitienta thut they were golng to Boringfield to pass such laws as the Interests of the State scemed to demand, sud then go home. But, very much to the surorisc of thelr constitnents, fiity out of the two hundred and odd members, constituting about a quarter of the whole number, have abwndoned legiala- tlon, and have gane oft on a spree, for the pur- poso of having a free ride amd improving their minds. They turned up in this city day before yesterday with & view of getting o little in- structton In opthalmology. The names of these gentlemen aro as Tollows: BENATE, I. 1§, Mayhorne, Knn locucr, st. e I nfiol kakee. P | Rbrim Stafeld. Lincolu: NOURR, m Price, Wankegan. (leo, Scroges, Champalen, Wm. A, Day, Champaign. Mattion, 1toupeaton. . MeRindlay, Uarts, 4, W. $i. Aprnam, Wetson, Jdamea f,. ivan, Groeaun, Lovel LA I, Crosthwalt, G W, I, Thowpsou, Jollet, Conrad ecrest, Wataeka, A. ck, KankKakee Gnarao il Grar, Albort O. Seout, Bhett has, Fosbender, * bplvenior Apctey, Chleazn, Mitgon M, Furds Hiney Lo, C. P, yavts, Montleelfo. arante, Hardin. well, Winchester. ey, Carruling, - Warren, demeyvilie, i famnond, Umeza, 3. Lyon, Meleansiorn, \ Laumor,' Abiiigdon, Jimeas attton, glinon, | feney Binck, Macomb, ] E. W, Allen, Derwick, T, i 'omana. J. Tieabnen, Haocock, l'flxfl Lev. ‘T, M Wines, foson Davis. Liitieton, Sprinenotd, reery, Jlantsvlile Mr. Wheat, RBergeant-ate W, T Afc DETLP. Hogers Dooming:| 00 K" tneham, Kouney. Janias Core, Jlumer, ‘Ihey eam uphere from Springfieldtn Pollman patacc-cars, put up.at the Grand Pacife Hotel, and then took hacks and went over to Yhe West Stdoto visit the Eye and Lar Infirmary. an In- stitution which lias a yearly avpropriation from the Btate, For two hours they wandered through Its wards and received Instruction os to he disenses ot the eyo and of * ihe ear. After hasing absorbed during thoss two hotirs a mass of fuformation whichi will be of iucaleulable ben- efitto themselves and to the State, and which, presumably, they will peddie out to thelr con- stituentk when they get home, they Jeft thiscity and went off to Elgin for the purpose of finding out what thiey could concerning 1he subtle and disputedd problets of lnssnity. In the course uf ahout two weeks they will have returned to Springfield full of chunks of knowledge, They will have expended during that period awery large sutn of money, ‘Tlhiclr sye sud ear instruc- tlun fu this city must have cost them §500—no, not eost them that, but cost the State thats for while the Senate passed o resolution to, the effect that fts ‘members who went on this excursfon should pay thefr own vXpenses, the Houge neglected to do anything of the kind, and a short thne after thelr return a_joint reco- lution whl be offered inaking an appropriation for the expenscs ol these various commitlees while on their intellectual tour, aud it will pass both l{ouses with lmr(llrv any opposition, il the State will bave to pay the bille, Whtle they are thus watdering around in Fuliman carsin search of knowledge, the busluess which they werc and hirea to attend ‘to 18 neglected. The Lewlslatare witl adjourn, thaugh the per dlem of the members runs o tmpdrtant bills'which require fmmediate atien- tion wHI be aliowed to sleep fo cowmimnitiee or In the handa of the Clerl; measures such o8 _the revemte reforin and the bllls modifyfue the City- Incorporation net will drop out of slzht, In or- der to give these gentlemnen, with their families, a chance to ramble over the State, to luve free unches nta aozeningtitutions, and tonvestigate with n sort of morbid curjosity the peeuliarities of the deaf, dumb, biind, and insane, 1t would be n wise thing, certatuly an economleal thing, for the Legislaturo 1o rofuse to ndjourn and to reeatl these [roltesuine rovers,—to telerraph then to come pack to the fleld of thelr labors, wnd, {f they dun't come, to send the Sergeant- at-Arms fn search ol them to reeall them farclbly, 1€ beeil be, to the Iabors which they are negleeling and the service which they were clected to discharge. Arme, Mr. W hitney, Clerk of Com. mittee, £ Spectal Mizpateh to The Tribune. EL1x, 111, Feb, 12.—The bicnninl visit of the Tllinots Legisiative Committes to the Northern ospital for the Insane lu this city oceurred w- dny. ‘The weather was disagreeably cold, and a turire number of earrlages were provided to con- vey the vlsitors to the Asylum i the southern Jimits of the city, nearly two miles distant. The party comprised n portlon of the members of four Hlouse Committees aund one Senote Com- mittce, with their friends, wives, und sweet- Dbearts, & crowd of a hundred people. The oflicial visitors numbered forty-elght. They were cordlally welcomed at the Asylum by Dr. E. A, Kilbonrne, Superintendent, assisted by Drs. Dewey, Crane, and Burt, and by Mrs. Kftbourne and Mtss Kilbourne, The invited quests who arrived on the special traln and frum tho city ot Elgin and nejghborfog towns swelled the assembly to about 150, who fllled the halls and parlors of the Asylum. The Trustees of the Asglum, the Hon, L. C Bosworth, of Elgln, and Frederick Statl, of Galenn, were preseut, und also the Rev, Fred Wines, Beeretary of the Stale Board of Public Charities, and Mr. Whitnay, Clerk of all the visiting Legislutive Committees, The members of the Committees Hstened to nu explavation of the approprlation asked for by Willlam Stubl, amountiug to $237,129, for the Asylumn, which bhus been previousty detalled i Tin Trisune, They then inspeeted the build- ing, and the workings of the Institution. Duc notice having been given of the intended visit, the institutton was n a highly commenduble atate of ncatness, 0s was to bo expected, und the numerous attendants were upon thlr best behavior. ‘The varlous wards dovatod to the unfortunate victims of dementia wera partinlly visited lna rather briel* muuner, mul atnone the objects of Interest were Plko i Villloger, of Chieago, the lusanc murderers, Tho latter svpears to bo very unreasonable, and tooks capable of murdering any number o( wives, but Pike has o stald, sober appearatice, which dors uat disclose any indieatton that he ls out of his head to aoy appreclable extent. Many wero auxious to see BDlakic’s room, ot nis remarkable enso furnistied “fl'm fur ex- tended eonversation, and Jed the Solons to dis- citsn tieoded legislation louking te the more publle and rieid examination of pooplo trled for nsanity, wikl also to the proposed regulstions 1n reggard to contining the insane criminuls fn 2 sepurato ward provided at the Penitentinry at Joliet Instead of at the koaane Asvluu, P Jimlted time atlowed them unly the most cursory cxumiuation of the Institution, fns- mueh a8 ouly tw urs were apent in the butiding. Four w nre required by an ox- pert to make & carcful exumluation of the Anyhim, ‘Phere aro 533 inmates in bl the vaq ous atages of dementis, scattered through s lurize number of wards, An fnformat joqulry wus made into tho cou- duct of one of the Trustees, J. C. Boswarth, pazainst whom a complaint was made by Willlam Girote, nmerehant of Elgln, A speclal commit- tee sent for Grote, who sppeared before them, and explafned I substunce that ke belleved that Bosworth bed influenced the dlscontinunncs of the purchass of supplies at his stare for the Asylum breause Grote had withdrawn his buslucss from the Furst National Hauk, of which Bosworth {s Presldont. T created sometbing of a breeza for u time, but notnive will come of it, because the officers of nl\lu Asylung can purchasy lu soy murket they chovae. . ‘I'he ladies and_gentlemen mado themselves agreenble in the drawing-room, the aflulr par- taking moro of the nature of a recention thun an official visit, overvbody being well dressed, MKW' und entertaining. 9 u'clock the dours of th large smusomont hells wero thrown upen, und Drc Kitbourno in- vited tho assutbled company $0 purtake of din- ner, which was served by the attendants of the fustitution and was highly enjoyed by the uusta. Aftor dinperan hour wasspent In further tours through the bunlding, aml the oiliclal guests wora then cnuv(‘;yul to the traln lu carrlages uid departed for Chicago about balf-past 8 "The Luitislative Commitsves dosiin to procsea from Onleago thisevenlne to Kunkakee, theueo to Ubampalga und Anoa. The members ol the Commmttios were somowhat reticent, but tho viows of o insjority of them wero oblained, who seemed agreed upon recommsuding the auount of the aporoprition asled for the next two or this institution I for various modern improvements SARDOU AT REHEARSAL. Steuggling with Nearalgia, Misplacad Come mag, and Perverted Comedy. 5 e Fork Times, The rolicarsals of & new play {n a Parislan theatre nlways mukes heavy demands on the actor's sirength, physical, [ntellectual, and maoral: but when the new play I8 by, Victoricn Bardoy, ang the rehearsal goes on under the personal dircction of tho sauthor, * the affair becomes formidable, At 11 o'clack” o m. the bell s rung, nnd oll persons concerned with the performance sppear on the stage. From the background M. Bardou ene ters, wrapred up {n s huge coat or clonk, whose collar covers every part of his head which s not protected by the hat, and with a solid eamping- tick in the one hand and o bottle of smmonia Io the other, Al presont immediately gather around him, directors, managers, actors, act- resscs, prompters, ete., asking him about his neuralgfa, reporting some new and wone derful cures of thta horrible discase, prophesving a surc change of the weath- er during the doy—ndministeriog all vossible kinds of consolation and _eajoling,. And this great display of kindness really scema to do the sufferini athor soine good ; fie onens thie cluak-collar a liLtle, shows a faint effort of a smile, nnd advance@uodding, to his easy-chalr, over which is erected n conplate tent, open in front, but excluding evcn the slizhtest suspiclon of adraught. ‘Fhe position of the furniture Is found correcty the acturs ocenpy the plaves chulked off for themj the rehicarsul bealns, aud for ten minutes cverythitg mets nlong quite smoothly; the day lovks promisng. But there {s° suddenly heard, a fearful ery from the tent, o mxtflire of an cjnculatlon and @ groan, nnd, as If shot aut by n cannon, M. Bardou lenps ontward, stick foreminst, und with innumerable cushions and ‘com{orters dripping from the flonting folds of his cloak. - An nctor hns overlooked 8 comma which was put down after hours of painful meditation, which embodies an inspiration, and without which the success of the whole play would be imperiled, for it represents n naw, orizinal, and atriking nuance, and this -nuance convoeys the flrst, but consequently also the ~most fmportant, intimation of the (des of tha whole composition, . Interrupting himself, with fovoluntary groans and Bobs, the author explains nnd” oxplains, By degrees he grows more and mure cloquent. At last be turns back the collar, and with a sinzular face, all awry with suffering, he tries to render the nuance himeelf, The actor undeestands bim, eatches up the train, beeins to imitate, succeeds, aud, vleking up his cushions wuil comforters left along the road, the suthor rerurus consoled to liia tent. Again a svell of calin weather, But this time it only lasts five minutes, for ft Is evigent that™ the fimbre of the whole rcone has been mistnken; wmd, do you not see, If this sgenc is represented ~ in this manner, the impression which the whola comedy {8 desizned to make Is started onan wrong track. It points toward the melodrama or toward the farce, and thus It may happen that the speetator laughs just when we want bim to cry, or cries just when we want him tu lauzh. Kbeeling befora hitnself, the author now dellvers an outburst of the tenderest pas- sfon; then arising, and placing himself heforo his own image, he recelves the outbarst with velled glances and o dalleats tremor of the land; next he jumps to the left aud pours forth the harsliness of a wrathfal father; fluully he moves to the right and presents the Tild_ remonstrances of an indulgent mother. In short, ho plays the scene atone, aml hie does It so singularly well, that one who was present with closcd eyes would most probably believe thut the rehearsal was’ going on in its rewular way. ‘Fhe whole acene gone through fn this manncr, the actors recommence, but the author does not leayo them auy more. ke is always clase by, in front or Lebind, explaining, encournglug,criticiaing, workini hard to carey out. through thie whole ensemble that pecullar note of rendering which he has struck by his own at- temut of performing. Aftor dozens of repeti- tions be succesda. 1t I8 there,” be exclalmswith Nashing eyes, aud a face beaming with joy nud exaltation. Now, et us Legin with the begin. nine, snd try to work the whaole up to this point. Bot the cloak, the hat, the draughti Al pshaw, draught me here und draught mo_there. Jtecommencons! Thus it goes on till 5 ar 6 o'clock . m., LIl the nctors protest that they can no more, But when in the evening they it at home in the dullucss of o complete budily and ‘mental exhauation, they must confess that that nuance 18 o real inspiration, and that fimbre a ren) arttsticachlevement 3 and they cannot help sending o thourht of kind acknowledgment to the poor, suilering author, who now lies writh- ing in azony_on his sofg, with n bottle of ani- monia before his nose. EX-SENATOR ARMSTRONG. 81, Louis, Mo., Feb. 12.—Gov. Phelps to-day appointed ex-United-States-Senator David I, Armstrong as o memuer of the Board of Police Cominissioners of this city, Col. Armstrang occupled the eama position when Gov. Phelvs appointed him to 1l the vaeancy In the Unlted :m.;u Benate causcd by the death of Lewls V, oS, ~ AMUSEMENTS. i" OOLEY 'S TIEATRE, . Sole Proprictor and Manager. At M, HIOULE! 8IX NIGHTS ASD SBATURDAY MATINEE, JANAUSCHEK, Under tho inanagement of M. W, CA Jurted by tha {avorlle vounf, actor 101 lue drainalio com COUN 8 TOF SLANS Wedneaday Fventn; MARY, Quecn of feots ‘Thursday Kv iraday LADY DEOLOUK.. DEBORAIL thoJewem saturday i1 NAUSC] FRATsenRe Eatu LADY MACIHET] AUSCIIER Monday, Feb. 1 IMMENSE 10T OF ADA C.,A'YBE]:\TDISE, MBRCT MERRICK, 1n Wilkio Colllow’ Great Play, TILR NEW MAGDALEN, Ing and MATINEES WEDN AND B A Vil decek oy ESp Ry I_I;\\’l‘:lll NN TINEAT L, J. it HAVERL orictor and Magsger. Losn PR FAREWELL PERFORMANCES OF THE ALICEB OATES Comic Opera Company. This Thursday Kyening, Feb. 11, LA PERICIOLE (Thd Streot-Singer), Friday Fvaniag f o IROFLEGIMORLAL Baturday Mattuce snd Batarday Niylic As origianlly DAOLGd To tita Couniry by the OATES n count SEPRAGHRIRRYSA 1o thia country by AN THEATRE, NI ETROPOLY FHOLMES GROVER,JR. IN HIS GREAT DIBAMA, NBOY DETRCTIVE. FULL DRAMATIC COMP, GIAND OLIO. Priges=i5, 25, d3,snd I,I.l.‘ N CIIEATE 87 Clark-st., opposito Court-House, aad Matiness Tusalny, Friday, LG AL et A ARk AR urd W drama—| Tarry Welilier B4\ Fll Barrett 1 4 ‘and Carrly Aus- Tominy r Blila NOTIOE. Final Notlce to the I1lollers of Bouds of the Northorn Pacifio Rauilrond Company. Under the I'tan of Jieorganization, vatified by tha de- creo of (ho Coust, tho tinie {n which Bundhulder: shuuld ba allowed 10 participste fu she benedta of the Flun, by this convorston of Houds futo red Stock, waslets ta tEe dlecretion of the Purchaslog Commits tev, Morc than threo years having passed sinco s right was given, and mor 0 nine-tenths of, the Boudholders having converted tholr Tonds, ths Col miftto, dudlrous of closing tiislr iabory, iheroby il nutica tliat tho right of converting Buids shd recelving :'r«rurmlswck will berminate ou thesoth day of Juue, iy A Cléeutsrs giving tnformation how the converdton (8 e A T or Ui ut iho Rorihera Lavioa v Now York. 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