Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1879, Page 2

THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: MONDA NANCIAL Archbishop Purcell’s Embarrass+ ments Assume an Alarms ; ing Aspect. 1lis Debts Now Known to Reach the Sum of' $4,000,- 000, Some Sarcnst’io Comments by the Good Ghurchmen at Rome. HSome Gosslp Concorning tho Affairs i of a Lndy in Toledo. POOR PURCELL, Epéelal Dispateh to aue Irising CixcirNaTy, O, Feb, 23,~The . fioancial troubles of the Catholic Church In Cincinnati are growing Into appalling proportions. At firet it was belleved that the linbilitiea of the Atche bishop would mot cxtced the bonds of 700,000, and property to secure {ho bonds to that amount was trans- ferred to a Board of Ttnatces. 1% svon beeama cvldent, huwever, that the clnlms would latizely exceed {hat sum, and the plan of lesulng bonds was practically abandoned. The Trusteea np- polnted to stralghten out the strangely-tangled laiking system of Ws Graceare proceeding with thefr labote ns speedlly ns possible, but, owlng to the Jack of eystem in the keeping of the accounts, it is a difiicult mat- ter for them to stote a deflnite time when they cin give to the public a statement, It is now known positively that, at the synod of . v.lests lield fn the Cathedral last Wednesday, whera he vencrable Archbisliop presided fn person, Father Unllaghau, his Scerelary, stated to the clergy assembled thnt, up ta that date, the Ma- bllities footed up $3,600,000, and still thé clalms wera coming in. In the published ropurt of the procecdings made up by the Scerctary, this startling fact was omitted. Varlous schemes to rellevo the Archbistiop were proposed ut that meeting, but b was observed that the German pricsts present wero taking no very activa part i the procecdings. Upon being reminded of the faét that, while cvery Engltbe-spcalzing church in the dlocese hail taken callections in aid of the Arcbbishop, no German church had contributed a dollar, Father Albrinck, of the 1loly Triuity, spoke n reply, eaying that the reason for this neglect was beenuss Uerinan Cathoties wanted to s a statement of the ne. tual conditlon of afalrs before contributing, fn “order that they might know what had beeome of the wmoney loaned the Areh- €blshop, and just how much 1t would fake fo extrleate hbin from. s troubles, After gome mora explanations and spetches, it was runounced that o lottery schietfie had been devised ns one of the tost feasible incans of ralelng the funds that the Archblshiop so sorely needed. The scheme proposed fa to extend through n long term of years, with drawings every sfx months, * The debote on the plan de- voloped the fuct that {t was belfeved that, if the fmportancd of the subject was properly présent- cd to the attention of the degislature, it would repcal that portion of the Luttery law which prohibited the usc of lotteries for charitable purposes. This schemo scemed to meet with the warm approval of many of tho pricsts pres- cot,. and- even those who did not think fe advisable or fensible at lesst giva it passive dcquiescence. Flnally o commltite consistinz of woll-knoirn privats was appolnted to devise ways and means for carrying the plan Into exe- cutlomt, In the esthnation of some of the best- informed persons, the total amount of the Arch- Vishap's labilitles will exeeed 94,002,000, na it itow seems th be understood that, In accordonea with wdecislon of Chiel-~Justice Taney, none ot the church properts beld tn trust by the Arch. llshop can be Afepased 6f In payment of theso Qcebts, ns they were contraeted extra-officlatly, and not in the fino of his duties ns Archiblshop, At will ho neceesary to duvise gomu extruordi- nary means of rofelng the money In order that the'elnims may be pald, The universal feellng nnd expression among Catliolfes fs that overv dotlar should be paid, and to thut end contrlbutions will be solielted 1rom ol other dioceses fn Ameriea and Europe, and pricsts will be dispatched to eplleet them, The friends of the Church are filled with alarm at the situation, It is doubtful if afl the Cath- olie church aud school property {n Uinclunati, if pat u{) at foreed eale, would realize enouzh in pay ihe indebtediess. It (s belleved thng itigation will acoit begin, und that the first suit will preclpitato an avalanel The Iin- portant queston for depositors fs, whethor the property of the Church .can bo held to eatisly the claims, und this point will bo the first to be sottled in the courts, It Is not known whather the resiznation of the Arch- bishop will b aceepted. 'The letter of Cordinal Stmeon, stoting that the Pope thourht it fuop- portunc to aceept it at. present, Is thought by £omo to e n sly bit of earcasm at the venerably Archblshop's expense, ‘Ihe Archbishop opposed the ndoption of the dogma of Papal infallibility at the Ecumenleal Councll, not because o dfd not beliove In {t, but beeause ho thoueht the #ilme fuopportune.” Ever since he hus been known in Romo among thie Cordinala and the higher clergy as tho **Inopportunist,” and It s binted that somo of the touacious-ininded Ital- {ans wish to remind him of that speech, To the Western dssoclated Press, CivoINNATI, Feb, 23,—The financisl troubles of Archbishop Purcell appear to fucrenss by later developments, The ‘Irustees appolnted somo time ago to recelvound gudit the clajme de~ cline to muke a public statement of the nmount already filed, hut, at a recent meeting of the elergy, at whiclh the Archbishop preslded, ho stuted that claims had alresdy ” been flled nmountlnpl' to 88,000,000, All “schemos for his _reliel having opparcntly feiled, nn effort will be made’ by u comnittes of tho Ro- mau Catholie cleriey 10 have the Stato laws mor- iled 8o that a lottery scheme will be juaugurated for Lis benefit, ‘Thefr suceess, however, s con- sldered doubtful fu Oblo. Irish Catholics also complaln that noreliel has been rendered the Arcliblaliop from the German churches, while the latter ask that o full statement of his wi be made public first. < Biiks TOLEDO. . &pecial Dispatch to The Tridu Totepo, O., Feb, 23.—The second largest cstatein this clty Is that kuown ns the Oliver estate. Itconslsts of o eplendid private resl- deuce on Madisou strect, the magnifieent Hull Block, the finest fn the city, the Oliver House, oncd the leading hotel, and & number of other leces of improved and unimproved real cstate, valued fn flush times at botween $2,000,000 uind £3,000,000, It was first ncquired in tho carly vart of the contury by Maj, Witliam,0 liver, one of Geu. W, H, Hurrlson's leading oflivers, and prominent n the slege of Fort Mejzs nnd other wilitary oncratlons in this scction, duriug the Warof 1812, ‘The property was inherlted by the daughter, now an elderly lady, with two children, n duughter and o sou, Bhu marrled Jowes Hall, of Cinclunatt, 8 man of enorgy und business ubility, who devcloped tho property very sagaclously, Ifo becamuone of the lead- fuy citizens of Toledo, nudisoryed several terms us Benator from this District. He died vizht or ten years ago, ‘The property was then taken chorgo of by Col. Calviu ITolmes, of Clneln- uattl, a former bustuess partner of Mr, Hall, o gentleman promiuently conuccted with the carly development of the telegraph system fn tho West, und who, during the War, was Pay- master fu the army. He was a courtly, polished m-'ntlomnn, and very populur. Flve years ugo ho und Mrs. Mall wera marricd, much to the aatonlsbment of their friends, 1le went on fin- proviug the property, erceting the I1all Block nt a cost of nearly a quarter of a millon, and some other flue businces bublaings, Ile dled very suddenly, in Noyember last, of what was thought to be heart discase. There lave been many rumors of late In regard to the cmbarrassmont of the cstate, A very large sum, spproximatiy, 2 Tu beunubom:wu«‘ mflguu the llgll ‘lfim between 8 st O per cent, amd § waa dinleult to ake the bullding earn the large snount necd- €d to poy this nterest. Other claims pressed upon the estate, und it has becn currently ru- ported on the streets that Mrs, Holmes had iugde mu usslenwent, A reporter called upon Lier Jost nistht Lo uscortain tho truth of this, und she made & startling statement to him that ap- eata in todiny's Demweral. Sho clalms that er late biusboud wor only uultreated hier shamefully, hut her btoperty hatint sl u Jind hrought “her fo the verge ot” bankript she charges hilth with all manner of evil-dot, from yersannl violence to habitual decention and eraed misapprofrintion of her moneys. When lie took charge of the estate aho hnd 'in her hands $180,000 n bills veceivable. This Is all gone, nudd sho now owen £3,1k0, 8he rays thnt shedoes not propose to make an assics ment, but has secured o new man. of business, Mr, Qlayd, a relative of Chiel dJustice Walte, aml will make .over! effort to ~weather the stormy which she thinks she ean do succesefully, ‘There arc now rumors ehat Col. Holmes,despairing of o way out of the difticultien tit hesel lim, committed suleide, Mrs, Holmes” statements do nob re- veive entire confldonea from all partics; 8he ls n woman of strong will and sirewd {deas of business, ot nbler person In many reapetts than her Tate husband, aud there ave not wanting those who Inalst that ghe has really controlled 1he afafrs all the time, und fs responsible for their present condition. 0SW EGO, Oswndo, Feb, 25,—The City Bank has gono fnto the hands of s Recelvor. The depositors. will be patd in falt, ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Saturday's Proccedings In Doth 1fouses nt Springfield, Snectal Correrpondence uf The Tribune. SrrinorirL, Feb, 22.—Moro vetitlons were presented this morning by Seuator MeDowell praying that the State Board of flealth b nbollshed. A petition was also ptesented praglng for the nholition of eheep-killing dogs, they belng con- stdered by petitioners ns haying an unnecessary exlstence, . . "T'he Commnittes on Fecs nnd 8atarles reported avety comurchensive LU nroviding for the emendment of the present Fee ol Salary nct, whith was read atd ordered toa second read- Iz, Scnator Hunt, from the Judiclary Committec, returned Senator Riddle’s Lill to amend the act relating to garnishment before Justices, so that the pereon §n whose favor the process is de- manded shall pay to the Constuble, in case the parnlshee 18 nob a resldent of the sume town with the Justice, 50 cents, und five cents per mile mileae, which was recommended to pass to n eecond readings "The S¢nate Connnittes reported tikewise on Senator Bonfledd’s bilt for the discharge of per- sons coufined in Jufls in case they are entirely unable to pay this fines tor which they stund committed. The Commlttee on Insurance reported in faver of Sciator Talllaforro®s LI providing for the regulution of fife-lnsirance policies. Ordered to s ebcond reading, Senator Talllaferro ntroduced o resotution reciting that, in many piaces fu the State, rails road edmpames ran passenger eard attaclivd to froight tralns, and afford np otlier passenger secommodation, and ealllig on the Judiclary Committee to Iuvestizate the subject nnd de- terming whether a law ¢an be inade to compel campanies to run exclusive traing for passengers with ot lcast one car each way every day except Sunday. ) Senntor t'nller introduced n bill to provide for the election of four Circult Judges fu cach Judicial eireult instead of three, Senator Callon's Lill to regulate tlie business of Ife-nsuranco within this State, and to pro- vide tor therevoestion of leense of any com- pany which sl scek to remove any cause against it begun In the Btate Courts to the Unlted 8tates Courts, nwmd to forbid the re- newal of license within threo yeors, was taken up and, with slieht amendments, was advauced to a thind reading. The order of billson flrst rending was {lien “dropped ony® and for some time the Clerk exurelsed his clocutionary powers much to the cdifleatfon of the *gallerles,""—the Scenators the while lounged about in sundry and divers vosi- tions, - Following this order, and appropriately, Sen- ator Whiting rose to the impuortanes of the oe casfon nud futroduced n il peitalning to cem- wlerios, which was read o first time und orderod to a second rending, House bills on first reading were then taken up and duly finished. Senator Metlolten's regotution, providing that utier. the 10th fust, no more bitls Le introduced except through Counnlttees, was taken up. ‘I'he Senator moved to amend by fix he time at the 1st.of March, as the thme specified Lo the reeolution hind oosaed. Lost, 3 AMr. Soutlwrorth offered an ameniliment fixing the time the Isb of April. 'fhe whole matter was then 1aid on the table, ‘Fhe resolution o Settur Ford ealling on the Beeretary of the Union Btock-Yards at Chleaco to submit to the Benate for information n sehedule of vrices charged by them for yardage, feeding, aud the mite of feed furhished lor stock during the vears 1877, 1875, 1879 was tnken up. Senator MeDowell offered an nmendiment, which was secepted, fucluding the Stoek-Yarde at Bast 8t. Louls. . The resolution was thun adopted, ’I'Im Senate then adjourned until 10 g, m. Monday. MNOUSE. The ilouse did not assemble this mornine until ten minutes after the time to which the body adjourncd, for the veasou thut about the hour for convenle n portlon of Mal.-Gen, Hilllara’a army know as the Governor's Utturds arrived {o the Capltol House, preceded by n brasa band, wnereupon ail the members hastily leit thefr” seats and ran out fnto the rotunda to sew the soldiers, It is feared that sbmo of them took goverc colds on seeount of lavipge thelr mouths open so wide with curlosity, ‘Ilie fact that the day was the annlversary of Washinig. ton's blrtluln{' coused the parasau of the army, bt the unpntriotic Leelsluture relused to aile Jonrn, notwithstanding. Mr. Herpingtony of Kane, Introduced n peti- thon from John B, Clark aud othiers, praying for au nmendment to the law . organizing the State Hoard of [lealtn, 80 that no person ean bo u member of that Board who {8 o professor ju uny State fustitution, or n member of any Bourd of “Truatees or university In the Btate, empow- ered to confer the hunorary degreo of M, 1,," awed that such dezree shull not qoality its pos- sessor to practies medicine; also that any col- lege conferring the titls ot M, D fu any munner except the method preseribed by thi luyy. sliall ba deprived ot its charter, Mr. Morelson presented o bl providing for the compuisory examination of atverse purtley and wittiesses in cortatn ensess also, o bill for un aet to provide for pruwml‘ngs auxiliury to exeention ugalnet Judgment debtors, + Mr. Seerlse Introaticed . bill amending the law reluting to publie wareiouses so us to ro- qulre woarchousemen to moke a report of the sruiu fuspeeted in wd inspected ot of A certaln vluss of warchiouses, M, Beerlst futroduced a Bl providing that when aoy poor or fudigent porron does nut re- quire to b supported wholly by the coun verscer Of the Poor mny, subject to such lmitations 08 may bo preserlbed by the Town Auditors of counties erganizod umiler the town- ship orgapization systens and fn countles under the County Commissloner system by the County Commissluners under him, givetemporary reliet without his belng committed to the vare Of such berson, or veing senb to the poordouse, cte, ‘This morning, during tho order of bills on tirst reading, Rapresentutive Colling, of Cook, wus called to the chuir, and presided with uhusual dignley, Mr, Collis 18 writhyg his nonio high o th seroll of fame, The bilt sutnorizing the organtzation of tho 1lhnols Btata Daleymun’s Assoclatlon, introdued by Mr. Lovell, was to-day revorted back by My, yeart, Chalman of the Comnitteo on Agrl- vulture wl Dufrglug, witn recommendation that 1L pass, 1. W, Luslk, ex-8tate Printer, having experi- mented ut his own expenso Ih‘ny-ouu days in Iwhulng a stenographic renort of the proceed- s of the Legislature, throws up the sponge, It hay cost i n good deal of money, but he tould not persuude the UGeneral Asstmbly to adovt the record, Represcotative Butterworth, who s owner and Buperlntendeny of “the Rockford Uns- Works, sinya the proposition to creet us-works at the expense and for the benetit of the Stato 13 6 toulish one, The averugs iwus-blll of the Btute fa 3,000 per annunt, [t would cost more thun Lhat Lo run the works even under tho niost ceonomical inunagensent, Senator Callon pushed his i, to prevent the transfoer of Insurance cases frum Biate to Fed- erul Courts, furward to o third readivg, 1t is on inportaut bill, and commands almost the eutiro Yote of the Benate, notwithstanding prominent {nsurance men boye ludustriously sutagontzed it. ‘The Stats Leegister, edited by ex-Gov. Falmier, Lias begun a bitter attack upon the Leglslature, uunrmfi 1ot even the Demuocrats. Arvticles fu yesterday’s aud to-lay's Issucs aro terribly se- Yere, und exclte wuch commont among mem- bera, 1t fs antlvipated that Senutor Merritt, ut an early duy, will rhi to o question of priviltge snd dofend the mivosity by dissecting Gen, Palmer, F1ior's (uards were reviewed by His e G Execlleney fu the muin hall of the Cupitol this raral nembers The Mt bl eains o good ndny votes by the dirplay, A Bl wag intfodueed carly (o the sesston by Mr. Lovell, of Kane, providing that pereonil proberty siould hot be exeaipt b8 sgatnst clating for purchaao money or improvemend, Thid bl met ta death dn the Judictary Committee. und was lald on the table. Yesterday Mr. Lovell steeceded In petting,the Houso to consent to taking the Wl from |I.rh'\|]]l! and again come mitted to the Judiciary Committee. AL 11:30 o'clock, aiter a rather tamo seesfon, the House adjourned to 10 o'ctock a. ., Mons day. Xl\lll will shortly he introduced by Benntor Riddle for the purpote of adding the Countiea of Lake, McHenry, Kane, and DuPago to the Cook County Appelinte Court District, This scheme 18 favored by the lawyers, who deem it more convenient {n” #o to Chieago that to Ot- tawa to try their cases, A nensiro s also being comnlaten providing far the abolltion of all the varfous State Boards of charltable nstitutions, and 'xlucln;: the dutles now perdormed Ly them I the hands of threo Htate Commissioners, It is nlzo probable that the act creating the Southwest and Nortlh Divis- fon Park Boards will be abolished, and the du- ties dischargged by them conferred upon one Hoard of thres members appointed of the Qoy- eroor, TIIE RAILROADS. TIIE UNION PACIFIC Tite American Exchanye, ustially well informed ag {o the movements among stoek operators, has {he following in regard to reports of the sale of the_ controlling nterest fu the stock of this rond by Jay Goulta! An far ns can be learned, the facts In the matter uppear As follows: A syndicate, composed of Mussre, Rusacl] Save, James Keene, C. (h Oaboru, Frank Werk, D, I Morgan, A, ), Caminach, W, L. 8cott, and Davld Jones, yesterday morning bought of Mr. Gonld 50,000 shares of. Unjon Pae cific stock at ahout 50, Mr. Sage having proviously purehaged 30, 000 sharer, making the total amount yow helu oy the syncleate nbout” 100,000 shares, Tho teausaction will probably be followed by n ro orzanization of the Board of Directors of the Union Puciile Cowpany, o4 at the appronching election tiero will bu three vacanelon,—Mr, 8, 11, 1. Clark, of Omahu, i Mr. W. A ML Loveland, of Denver, Colj and Mr. Jobw Sharp, of Salt Lofko ~Clty, Utalh, wvolng out, A vacancy nlrendy cXists on nccuunt of the. death of Me. Frederick Nicketeon, of Boston, formerly o momber of the Roard, 1t 13 proposed to clect to tho Hoeard Mr, Javies Keeno, Mre Addison, of. Cammmache and Mr, Solon Hitwphreys, ~ Mr, um- phirey#, Af ciocted, will revresent the Miseourl 'actde and 81, Lonte, Knneas City & Northern Italiroad L‘mll‘mnll‘u intezests In the Board., 'Tho nanie of Ar. Johnd, Cleco 18 ndio suguested g n pugzible Director, It cannot be learned positively whthier Mr. Jay Cloutu will retiro frotathd Direct ory or not; it s clanied by wame poreons that he witl ktill take an netive nart in the wmanngement of tho Unfon Prcific commennirate with his lmnllll)ll nn alargeistockholiler he still holding a considerabio amount ot stock. Mr. tionld declinea yesterday afternoon intervicwed on tno subivet, Mr. Russeil cvening, howoyer, conllried the foresoing states moent, ~§lo clahued that the Unlon Pdeile Hoail wud fin Bwproving properly, which would 08 nbio 10 carn fn the future handzome dividends on it stock, Tlo wnid that uegotintions had Leen pro- ceeiting for about two muonths for the purpose of bringitig abont yesterduy’s transaction, Which was o hond fidu one, resulting from the capitallata com- voslug tho wywdicate realizing the value of th pronurty in which they had now become direetly mtereatsd, lie stated that Mr. Gould had not taken 50 per cent of tho prico ageeed upon for the wole in Northwestern stock, as repocted, Mr. Guuld formerly held a majority of the capital stuck of the Unlon taclile Compnny, but to (Mr, Soge) Lad purchased rocontly H0,000 sharcs, leh the ndlcate has just taken 70,000 moro whare doutd™ would still hiokl anout 00,000 Ahnres, d that ex-(loy. Morgan, Mr. F, A, Preefdont of tho Broadway Natlonal Bank, und Mr, James Buell, Preatdent of the lmporters® and ‘Traders’ Natlonal Bank, had been supgeated for tho reorzanized i rectory of the Unon Pacifie. in addition to tho names of alr. Humphreys and Mr. Cisco, Mr. Sage conld not atate, however, waethor Mr, Gould would resign from the Board or not. Mr. A, J, Cammucl also conflrmed tho statement of tue tronsaciion a8 given above, lia #ald that o Intereeted himself in the position of the Untun Puclfic stoek gomo tuna ago, He told Mr. Goukd that the #tuck would be “astronger and of more valne 1f It wese distrihuted anon o tumber of cnpitullsts; ite concentration In the hands of oue person invited attack, ' Me. Gould had wlked of retinng from business, and of zolug to Europe tor private and mlull{ reasuns, for wome tlue post. Mr. Camniach denfed poaitively that Alr, Gould ind recelved nuy Northwest stack In paymient from the #yudlcuto, und ho usserted that tho trangiction way on acash basis. Mr. Godld did not owe o dollar on hls sock at thd* time of the con- vjusion of the nrmingewunt, nor haa de owed anything upon ‘b7 for sume. time provie ons to vosterday's “trmisaction. Mr. Cammach cuuld not say that ME. Gould wonld retirs (rom tho Directory of the Unlon Paciilo; he did nut know whether blu retlrement Wwad o condltion of the snle ornot, ndlio wae fiot present yesierday morning whon tho' truasaction was closed, **However,” e sald, **if Mr, tlonld docd resign from the Ioard, it wiil be voluntdrily and ut ity own Instance, ns ho timsull proposed his rotirement to the syndfeato In concluslon, Mr. Camnmach sald that Mr. Gould, by reason of his weling such a larvo amount of his stuck, would luse the absglitecontrol of the Unlon Pacific property, which wouhl now bo managed by a more widely difused lntorcat, . to bo o last TIE CHICAGO & LAKE ITURON, The avnugl report of Charles D, Peck, Re- cefver of the Chieago & Lake Huron Rallroad, shows the earnings of the road from Jan, 21, 1678, 1o the closo of the year to bens follosw: From (releht, . Irom pussunjgers Yrommuls,,. ‘The operating expenses for the same period, exclusiveof speclnl rencwvals, constructions, ind equinment wero $302,703, showingz a not saving of 833,800, while the speclat renewals, ote., nmounted to 3103,900, showing a balance on the debtor sido of the ledizer of $108,000, 'The carn- inga per mile of the entlre road for the year Just closed wers $1,830, The grana total rccelpts from both divisions of the road for the year end- iug Dee, 81, 1878, ‘wero 070,342, and ‘the pay- ments, 8011,842, showing a balance of cash on hisnd of $67,500. Tho Recerver clalms that, m"mi to the com- petition of tho branch lues and thele strugglo Tor supremacy, a reduction of 10 per cent on the averaze rate ner ton per mile was caused, re- duelng the net revenue 838,481, whilo the di- reet loss sustained by Vanderblit tking control of the Chleago & Notthesstern Hallroad and breaking the contract betweon thut rond and the Chicago & Lake Iluron, cutered Into by his predecesdor, reached the swm of 826,008, amd that the andirect loss, which caunot Lo aceue rately estimated, is very large, The tecesver Atntes “that thore has been a Inrge decrease In through tonnize and an en- couraging fucrease It Jaeal businese, the de- erenso In throush traftie bolng cotved by the strong competition of better equinped rivals, The whole tonnsee of the lne for the year 18 21,618 tons, nratnst 201,113 tous for 1877, The averuge rte f“ ton per milo for 1878 was nine mitly, us nrulnst one cent 1 1877, ‘Ihe prssen- ger business khows an_Inerenso in both through and locat branches, Fhe whole number of pus- aencors warried for the year was 100.640, o dls- tnes of 4,460,055 miles, The rato per milo was 2l conts, mgningl I 1857, Of the wlioly number enrried, U3 per cont was Joeal mnd but 7 throwl, Back taxes amounting to §33,000 wero buid to the state, Tt ’ ST. L.OUIS, BT, Louis, ¥eb. 23,—The rates on gratn to the Tast hoving been cut rather mercllessly during the past week by the féol lnes from this city, a meoting of thelr reprosentatives was held i terday, and, after n good deal of talk, it wus de- cided that the rate on eeain to Now York should be flxed und walntained ut 29 conts, itk 1M, : Theexperiment of Uen, Rosser, Chlet Engincer of the Narthern Pucthie Ralroad, inrunning tralns across the Missourd Rivor on fee hns proved n perfuct suceess, The thes under the fron rall aro twulve fect long und twelve inches wide, The sull 18 thirty fect long. The experiment of run- ning over ears aud engloe welghing 120 tons was s tiuch of asuceess s {f the dew had been mother earth hergelf, Ivis Intended to put 900 cara of materlsl over before the feu goes, Me. W, ¢, Van Horne, enoral Buperintendent ot the Chicugo & Alton Kailroad, has fasued o clrenlar unuouncing the appointment of My, Joseph IT, Wood tothe position of Superintendent of the dacksonvillo awd Missourl Divisious of his rond in place of Mr, C, M, Morso, resumed, thy apvointment to take effeet Marchi L Mr, Wood Wwill'continue until further notico Lo perform the duties of Bupervisor of Maiutcoance, with Dhls offlee at Bloomingtou. It §s now stated thut_the Ere (n trylng to se. curo eontrol of the Beo Line aud dndidnupolls & Bt Louls Rullroads, I this schiemo snould brove success(ul, there 18 to e, It ls stated, quite o change 1. the routes of somo of thy leading fast-frelgnt ilnes. ‘The Hoosue ‘Tunnel Lino” would be ‘run over the Atluntic & Grear Westorn and Edo Roads, ‘Ihis Would elve this lloa routo to New York, und ulso thu Eriy Road an audltional fast-freliht line fnto Boston over the Brls new route to that polut, The Yuuderbilt iuterest will brlug the Ited und Blue Linea then to the front, tud havo thew competa ngajust the lues running over the Erle from | sutnthwestern paluts, ‘End of the Encyclopadin-Britans v niea War "ou Retdrd of Jndgmients and Kty Suits. ;al: the $npremo Courl, Yot M SATURDAY’S DOINGS, DAMOOKR AQENTS' WAL Jndzc‘m&lkeu has been engaged several dags in hearing the cases of J. M. Stoddart, of Phlladelphia, azainst Moszes Warren, of this city, to retover Jargo damages for nlleged breach of uupmct. It scems that some years ngo Warren agreed to et as agent for Stoddart & Cou [n selling thelr roprint of the Encyclos pedin Britanuien, fle went to work and got n larze numbet of subscribers and furnished them with the first & or two volumes, ‘Then ho Funttions chaged Gft; and boeama ogent for another editlon of the mame work, Stoddart then heean sults, and for a_time the néwepapers reaped considerablo advuntage, ad tath rarties rushed into print to afe thelr gricyances I advance. Warren clafmed the sum of nbout §35,000 for alteged breach of contract on Stofidart's part in not furnishing the volumes of thd*work In tinte as ngreed, dudge Blodgett, howeyer, construcd thie contract so as not to allow the questlon of prospective profits, or what might have been made on the whole set of Looks If7cach subscrlber had taken nl ng areed, to bd taken into nceount, md this cut out nearly all the mateeial part of tho ease. The Jury therefurk were restrjeted to a consideration of the amauiit'due on Lo notes eued any and they returnet! d verdict for £2,070,15 In favor of Stoddurt, ! pivoners, Two uu(o[hihn!e married people chose to celebrate Saturday’s hollday by beginning sult for divoree mgalust their wicongenlnl partuers, The first was ‘,\i(drlne Nictsctt, whiose hushand, Petter Nielsen, deserted her in 197, after Hving with her over efizhteen years. Tl other . wag Christing Mlehm, who com- plaing that she has beent the vietim of o larse amount of eryel treatment ab the humds of Frederick Diehin, destraying both her health nrvl happiness so liat she was ouliged to leave him, N 5 TEMS. Bradford Tiancock was apnolnted Provielonal Assignee of Jucob Stiurer, ¢ CINCUIT COURT, . Johann Pappd filed n il aealnst Caflierine Lekhardt, dobn Buchlor, and Franz Schaak to Toreclose a troat decd for 81,050 on Lot 0, Block 16, in 13, L. Leg's Addition to Chicagzo, Frankln M. Flinn commenced a_sult nzalnst dimes M. Robinson, vlahiniug $10,000 deuages, Benjurin Yy uid Semuel Sausser began o suit “1u repievin ngainst Charles A, Lamb and John Holfmann to tecover bossesston of o lnrge quan- ity of boots dnd shoes valued at 81,445, .. TIE CALL, " Juvae BronarTr—207 to 24, Inclusive. No case on trial. Jduner GArT—208 and 201 (o 320, Inclusive. No cnso on trial, .I:nlmlp Jdauzsox—Asilsta Jullge Gary, No caso on teinl. dupar Moonr—Contested motions dubae Ruarnas=Sct case 4,7 Tyan, und entondar Nos, 18, 10, and 23 to 27, in- clusiy No, 0, Farwell va, Chicoro, Burilngton & Quincy Kallroad Company, ou teial, Junur Bootin—Set caso 7,077, Heath ve, Mat- McCabo va, thews, and calendar Nos, £ te 15, Inclusive.” No cage on trial, Junuk MCALLieTER—T7H to 0D, inctusive, No. 7, Fiwlie v, Mctonoh, an trinl, uner FAnwrLi—Contested motions, Junar Nos, 1,210} 1,4224,1,397,1, nap, 37, 1,211, 1,212, 1,810, JUDGMENTS. Uniten States Cieecrr Count=Jopos. Brop- artv—doscph M, Hwddart ve, Moses Warren, $%,074, 15 —Chaclca L. Gunn vé, Mary £ Warren, ) T Count—Junui Ttourns—W, 0, Gouldy otal,va.City of Chicago, $2, 500.—Lighert Jamloson Vs, Same, 81,600, Lodze William Junue Bootiu—Charles V. Wallace, 81,582 67, —Strong Putniture Company va. Atrahum ). and Fordinnnd Neubergers veraict, 8175, und motivn for new trlal, . CORRESPONDENOE. THE SUPREME COURT—IT3 FUNCTION IN 1TOR Jy, STATEL To the Iditor af The Tribune.. - Ci11caao, Feb. 22.—If the function of a court of ultimato appeal {s merely to bring to an end Mtization In encl Individual case presented toit, witn no rogard'to its cffect upon the body of tho law, n slozle appeal is oll that should bo folerated, aud the cases should be diviaed be- tween the Supremo aiid Apoellate Courts, a0 that each ense mright receive ts quiotus In the quickest time und by the least expensive pro- cess, | The fdea that such fs the prover functfon has Inreely provalled fu this State; and it has pro- duced ninety volumes of reports which are not “considered essentlal to o full law Nbrary outside of Iinols. Texas nud Arkansas reports are con- sidered as moro’ valuable lights to the body of the jaw. 1 liinols we find declstons, that {f common carrier recolves a packazo dirceted toa rulm. fur beyond Iia lloe, and gives o bill of nding agreclug to trausport it over its ling, “ it is “Hable ns 1 guarantor that the packapa shall be deliverad ns directed ; nlso, It o stranger presents a_check for 81,000 to a bank and the drawer has but 8000 on deposit, the bank must paysthe 3000 to the atranger und al- luw him to carry’off the voucher, In 1868 tho Court held that' the mnrrled woman's law of 1801 did not rembve tha protection of the stnt. ute of limitations fram married women; in 1876 the same Conrt held that it did, and afl who had ratied on_the declsion of 1808 had lost theje estates. In 1873 the Legisiature repeated the old statutes of limitations by thelr titles, and emicted nnow stacuto In which imacried wonien's tlahts are saved.? 1f o person fndorses . prom- Insory note before s 1ssue, linols dectslons show that he fs d pusrrutor of payment; thut he fa not & guarattor but {8 o joint maker; that You way prove the intentfon of tho parties nnd writo over his name any contract that fs conalst- ent with their intention that you caunot prove the Intention or argument and cannot vary the contract that the law fmpllea [rom the'mnere writityr, Nedrly every branch of the law fur nishes the same anomaties, and there are few questions thiit haye not been deelded b lenst two ways within the Just twenly years; and gen- erally aniong thodectsions filvd at thegame time the sy polut fa deeided in ditferent woys, Where :lm:mmu of law are settied Uiero nre few lawsuita, but where declsions are conftict- fur suits must ba. earrled to the lust resort to find on_wnich side judgment will perch this time, Where prevedonts are clearly neatnst the taw, auits must b brought ind carried to thy ulthmate apyeal fy hope thut right ‘may now by sugnorted, mind \-l:,lnm founded fn wrone will bo alntained und "earrled there beesuso the ‘t_a'uprculu Court has sauctloned such wrong be- ore, 3 Courts of ultlyate appeal aro necessary to correet errops of luw and thereby to settle and deflun the body of the law in (ts “soplleation to practical affuira, A bud precedent or misunder~ stood priuciple 18 o brecder of steifs wid contens Hong (b Isu fermpnt of uncertnfuty pervading the entire commupity. A leading euso well deelded provents thous sans of cases that othierwlsejwould be brougit, atly i such us injlznorance are bronght, it fur- nlshes a rulo of aetion to the hundreds of lower courts, lu the function of acourt of ultimate supervislon, the fndividual ease Is only on fni- dent to the correction of errors of law wnd thie delfnition of the rules of law which form thoe Doy of the law of tha Btate, ‘The netual harim rom Inconvenieney to 14,000 Helzants might ot u‘uul the harm und fnconvenience to the people of thy whote State, and to the peopls of otner States, by u wrong, deetslon breakig up rights anvd relutions beretofore settled by 1ie conmon understanding ot-all Ensglish-speaking natons. Juries ure viewed with jealousy, They are somewhint rublect to misaporehend the luw, or to punie, excitemont, favor, or corruption, Therefore the Judige Who presides has power o et uside thelr verdlets and geant now trials, In many Btates nod 1 the Pederal Courts the als. eretlon of the dudgo in this watter cannot by revlowed s but fu this State the peuple hayo re- quired an appeal from the declsion of the single loenl Judge, und reviow of the 'fl whether (1o verdict wus ogalost the evldence op for any other causy ought to be set aslde, It 13 not probabte thut o bill tal away this PW“ of recfew could be passedl, Probably nll the cases ut common luw ubpeuled go up aibghis ag tho prineipal, i not the only, groundy: All the evidonee must go olso, aud fts uerusnl not only vecuples muck tine, but It works upun the Jéelings sud sviu- pathies of tho Judye, so that, consulering fiow that individual case uu‘pfhb i ils viow of justico tu be decided, he isanfitied to give an uipreju- dlived mind to the ureulunul what is the abstrach Law, but will color Mo law to suit the facts, Uider tliv couml}muuu of thy luw awd this neceaaiey thut ihe Judges should roview the evl- deuce, lithzatlon had “fnuereared 8o that more than a thousand cames @ year went to the Su- vremo Court, ‘ke Appellate Courts wera formed to do the wiyle work of examiniug the questions of fact, And ju cases which ean o to FEBRUARY 21, 1879, ther 1 [ wuired to eerd " foumd tho focts Fo At Conly questiona of daw ghall o oup. Lhwdintis are fxel omthes caced that vy Do ederiod updepentdent on 1he huount. {nstssud or soniy other eause, nob with ang view to the conven- fenco o the anitors, hut o to reduce the i ber of ensea thut the Conrt may have Limo to consider eacl well, nud- &0 to Jasure cates of . tuch fmportance that the Court mas have of- feent ntd from enunsel on buth sldes on all questlons whare it seema practieable, ¢ Supreme Court has before it an herentean tosk, veL it the State Wil petfect the libearles ot the Avpetlato Courtr, md_ eicouraze delibera. ton ant peetect work fn themy will establish the Supreme Court In one placa und slightly amend the methods of taking cases befors ity it may, In the performance of its vroper functions, 50 settlo the body of the law of Iifinols that property and rules of contracts may bo sceuros hat the lnw may bo known and half the litiza- tion now nnuenn:})- miny bo dispensed withy and thnt our furisprudence may be'in- harmony with the whoie common law. There are aome 20 Courte of ftecord In this State {n which 2,000 or 30,000 cosos aro com- menced every vear, - Controversies should, ns a rule, bo Rettlol fu tho courts where they com- mence, At the law I3 scttled and knowil, most themn will_bo o settled, “Flie Supremo Court cuuld hardly revlow oiie cago 8 *year from each of those cotris, and do {t wetl, "It fs clear that its function s yiot the supervision of all fndi- vidual cases. Bt in the proper review and ad- Justment of the questions of law In 200 cases n vear, {ts #uporvislon will ba oxerclstd over the whole 200 courts, they will all bo brought fnto harmony, nud the benefits of the appellate jurts. diction expertenced by each sultor, ns woll as by the State, To necomplish this it {s necessary that all cases Involving controversics on qued- (lony of fact shall como through the Appellato Court, which shall scttle the fncts, leaving 1ho taw only for review {n the Bupreme Court or to occupy Its time, Evpwano Rosy, ; ————— THE PROBLEM OF LADOR. Tntereating RResults of n Coreful Inquiry In MussnchvnottasA Much Smatlor Numbor of tho Unemployed than Generally Sup- posed=The Adviheo In Wages Comparod with the Increased Cost of Living—Tho Convict-Labor Question, = Bostoy, Feb. 20.—The tonth annunl report of the Bareau of Statistics of Labor was pre- sented to the Leglsliturs of Massnchusetts this afterncon, and is slzned by Col. Carroll D, Wright, Chief of the Burenu. * In tho fitroduc- ton lie calls attention to the fact thit those only tho 0w ns muelt 08 $200 and can pay the expenses of {nsolveucy (at lenst $100 more) can avall themselves of the Insolveuty laws, nhd shzgests thity ng this ia one of the hetiviest burdens of the workingmen, some chcap nnd expeditious method be devised to enable workingmen to uvall themselves of the law. No dpeclfle recom- wendation fs made, however. The * truck sys- tem," or the payment of wages In goods, 13 dep- recated. ‘[lie flrat chapler of fha report Is defoteil to 'The Uncrmployed In Massachusotts,”” I Junc last a:spectal Investigation was made by n can- vass of nll the citles, and by *sending clrenlar of nquiry to the Assesors of every town, Ane swers were reeelved from all but #1fty-one towns, vepresenting a population of only, 179,459, ous of o toud of [,05L,012, and proddeng’ only 815, 290,000 worth of oods out of 4 total of 5L 3,082, nnd 85,089,033 worth of agricultural products out ot u total of $31,621,509, By the renorts recelyed it appeared that there were 21,813 uncmploved laborers, of which 8,500 wero siclifed, and 13,239 unskilled,' Tho nincteon clties showed 19,135 uncmployed, and tne 825 towns 0,677 unemployed. Col. Wrizht aenica the oft-repented report that there dro from 200,- 000 to 500,000 persons out oksvork in this State, 40,000 {n Boston, aud 8,090,000 In the Unfted States, ete., wml clalmg that this s the first orzanized attenipt to get nt the facts, ‘Talkinge the vital statisties of the Stato for three yenra, closiug with Dee. 81, 1877,—which show 127,045 births, 10,500 deaths, and a natural Increase of 28,480, ~it 1 arizued (hit tho popula- tion of the State s no furger tuan threo years ogu, beeause emigration has exceeded fmmigrae tlom. £t was thought by some that Junc was not the proper time to gather such statisties, beeause 80 many wero then engaged In agrlenl- tural pursuits, unil that o canvass in November or December would show o larver nuinber of the “ uncinpipyed. Col, ' Wright, however, be- Tieved ftint thls fact would be ‘offsct by tho in- creade of operatives i manutatturing establish- monts:s In-November ho Instituted another fo- yeatigotton'and found that while: Massachu- scits Jhad “In Juno 21,813 uncmployed able- bodled mates over 18 years of agze, she had in Noyember not over 16,000- of iho eamo class, und, fubluding women, about 23,000, against 28,.’-'}8 males nud femaies th June, A'ldtge port of the roport s dovoted to con- vlet Tubor; the invostization being ordered by a resolutfon of tho lnst Leglslature, nud oceupy- ing much of the year, 'The Lewlslatitres of varl- ous Statca hve heen agltated aunuatly by claims that conylet Iabor was robblng the frée laborers, and cven now o speclal committes 18 engared daily in proteacted hearlngs upon propositions lookiing to reform, or at least to change in this matter. Luat” wibter Maryland possed nlaw that the produets of the State Prizon should not e sold within ihe ‘Btate. 1t has been nscer- tafued that the totnl number of State conviets In the Unlied States in 1578 was 20,107, und of theso 13,186 were untler contract, or omplorcd in mechanieal industries, OF this New York had the lnrgest number, 8,562, of which 2,510 werg employed, Pennsylvanin comes next with 1,820 prisoners, and 800 cmployed ; while Massachu- sutts hus 757 convicts, of which number 616 aro employed, ’ ‘I'he'totnl number of ininates of State and county fnstitutlons in this Btate on Nov. 1 was 5,048,~4,007 inales and 051 females. Of these thero wero 7567 males in the State Prison, 481 in the Reformatory Urison for Women at 8herborn, 269 In the State Workhouso at Brldgewater, un the remainder fn county fustitations, The con- tract orice ranges from” 5 to 4G _conts por day, ‘Ihe totul number at work was 8,710, of which 4102 wero tonles and 743 females, Tho total carnings of the [nstitutlons were 8150,050,133 tho total expenacs, 8724,853.43, ‘I'he number at work under-tho contret system was 1,058, of which only 16 were fomales. Tlie subjoined ex- hibie shuwa the classiticatlon ng to industries of the prison population of Massachuseuts in all penal lustitutlons: J Wholé No, Tntlustries, epploved, Maler, Females, t 200 200 e 150 150 e nut 20 207 4 70 0 14 10 ge 6 Crockeling, knit'g, cte s [ Corset maRing. .ouo., " 100 Leather 41 .ge Yrivon dntiv Hid 458 Totals ... TI0, 200 T8 The 13,180 emlnuycd In mechanleal industrles n-all the State Prisuns of the United States varn, on thenveragoe, 40 cents per duy, whicl elves $1,024,515.2) s thelr gross enrniugs for the whole vear, At sfi{mr dny—the averugs price for labur outside of vrisuns—thess wen would curn 88,192,670, Tho products of the mechanieal tudustelosaf the Unlted States smount Lo over £3,000,009,000 nonuatly, witilo the totul product of the State Prisons cannot bo over $2,000,000, or 4 per cent of the whole, taidug lubor ot 3 per day, But the faet s that the product fsonly 80,747,000, or less than ong-fith of 1 per cent of the products of the Unlted States, In tho mannfacturs of buots utd atiocs one- third of the value of thu product ouside the prison {8 the cost of the Iabor, 1nside the prisor Ut lnbor costs 814§ ver cent of thy product. ‘Phe 200 men ewmntoyed on boots wnl shoos n Concord produce 328,575 worth of gobds an- nitatly, ‘e samo number of men outside woutd unkd $871,000 worth of goods. The following recomtmendations are made I, That tho Leglalaturg memorializo Congress to take nction Jouking o the thoroush classification of all fact for tho whoto eountry relativo to Induse trisl abor in vennt fustitutions, with a view to placinz befaro thy country l«n and rolable dats on u sabject whode rumifications preclude full and wutisiactory State investivation and nction, 11, Ahat. legistation b fuatitated Iunllmi to the production i the prisons of the State of all poods requiced by them or by any otber depart- auene of tho State, 3 1L, Thas the greatoy divprsity of employmonts tmml:nznwnh e capuclty of ihe prisons be in- slétud unon, i 1V, That, whendyer possiblo, farns” shal) bo carried on by the prison adwintairation for tho subvly of the ‘inuiitutions, V. 'hat u luw bo pissed providing that no con- tract yhiatl bu uilerod fntg for tho use of such lubor, by the duy ur by the plece, except after thwrough advertivement Jn aifforent pare of thy Bute, for propusnls, publication of notico for proposals 10 be for at leavt two wionths; and, further, thut no coniracy elinll Lo vxacuted, vx- copt hpon the approval of the Uevernor aml Coun- cilt and that the Governorand Conncll stall de- cido upon the expodichicy of insiituting the public account systom whon the same sy bo uroposed by oy prisop adiinistratlon, of way be deenied 10 \vlnrxk e3s {njury o the jndustrial foterosts of the ate, s A larze apaco Is devoted to tho considoration of waxus and m"wun, seturns from. 83,616 em- ployes having been obtaiued, covering anlntost every coneelvable Jndustey of lwportanee, and ddrawn from thetab e i nddust ft iy fonnd that fl turng for GLOIG vnploves, fu the beenpathong ennstilered, b the eitfes nil tawns visiged | Bhow thit the nyérage trres, on gl bans, wero 4 4-100 por cent bigher fn' 1578 than fuey were It 1860, - 1n averazing aml consolidating returnas from varlons Joenlities and upon nimerous cow- mouities, it 18 found that PN (iracerles have adyaneed tnorleo, FProvislans have nidvanced in yrice Fuol lins advanoed 1 pricoie, ¢ Dey woods have fallen 0 pric Hrots have adsanced (i price, Ttenta have advanced (i ey Uoard lina advanced in price. ... On all these Items of cxpense enteringe Into the coat of lving the nveraxe prics was 193¢ per cent higher In 1878 thati It wna in 1800, From an nvestlzation embracing tie busfiess exnertanee of 1§15 dealers doing o retsll tegdo in ten citles and towns, wiich contain a populntion of about 550,000, it acems fair atid Just to draw the followlng conclusions: ‘thal ihu working men of Massuchiusutts, to the wajority 08 tnges, Liave good food, thotieh not 1o so reat quantity ntud varloty ns.iu previous years: thatthey aro practieing o rigld cebnamy i purchiges of cloth- g, dry goods, boots nnd sltocs, house-furnish. zoods, atd fucts aid that the majority continu to vay thelr bills promptly, f Chap. 4 of the report I8 dovoted to testimony of Iaborlng wen wpon a great varfety of ques- tlanui wud Chap, G to statisties of drunkenncss + % per cent, +28 por ctut, « Bwercent, o B percent, .+ 18 por cont, and llguor-selt "fi The Iacts nolteeted under thie last-named ding ara consolldated in tho ollowing table: ; - Under la | Under ‘Arrests, convictions, i'rulllbllarl'y ‘ll.llgmlzm ele, ? 1a—1874, | law~1477. Arrcatafordrunkennens| 28,01 20,067 Convictions for deutk- cfingen .., 21,081 17,802 Number of places whoro, llquor . waa {ilegall soll (1874)..., l..-{ 5,000]000 vas erane Number of ‘vlates Ji- censed to sell liquor| (1877). . 5.273 Judzments on com: pldinte tgr Hegnl salce 1,003 THE ART OF ADVERTISING. Homo of the Absurid Mothods—Ilow Monoy In Wantad, i Citiennati Guizette, ' . Ono of the queer things in business is the propensity of peonle to seek frregulnr mediums for ndvertising, Jt Is unaccountable the prices that some men pay for stleking their ndvertises ments In irrezular places. . Especlnlly Is, this so when compared with thelr unwillingness to pay anything for advertising in the regulir chdnriels, Men will pay Inrge stms for fugertiug thelr bus- incss cards n a scctlon of & frame In s hotel, bar-room, street-car, rallwag-Atation, or ln n -hotel-reglster, or an ulmande, or guide-tiook, or annnal of cite sort or anothier. Tlie by-waya they scels, or thnt successfully sollelt thém, aro {unitimorable, Likewise they will spond larga sums for printing speclal clreulars, and fn post- agotosend them. Inall this they ignoro tho most easentlal coudition in ndtertising, numely: that It hias the cherneter and offect from the mc- dinm through which it Is given to the reader, Advertlsements thrust jnto frregulnr aud unbusiness pluces {mpress the general mind that the concern {s of n élinllar character. On the . other hund; an ndvertisomenit {n a general news- naper of first-clngs standing cirries the imprea- slon that the advertiser hoe u standing In his own community which he fs not afrald to show to his nelehbors, nud thut e does_not shirink from comnetition with the best of them, Theso aro the different impressions that aro mndg on ull mirds by advertising in o journal of high character aud eirenlation among the reputablo clagses, and when seon in by-places and frregu- lar or low channels, Evurr) ona finds thls'in Tis own feelings, I he wduld but think on the sub- Ject, It nuy one Is poing toa place to buy, whother bio "be a trader or buying for his cwn use, il has to seek dealers throuch advertise- ments, where will e look for them! To regle- ters, almannce, theatré-bill frames, fn rallway- nlnthnn, veensionnl advertising-sheet or elreit- lar? “On tho contrary; ho looks to the most rep- utable newspapers of tie place, and he thinks that ndvertishye in these gives an assurance of tlie good-stunding of the advertfser, and hila business enterprist, nnd of the suflleiency of his stock. e ————. e Greenback-Democrntic Amonities In Malno. : Correapondence toxton Jonrnal, + - Mr. Wilson,-of «Thomustons an otestimdnes: Domocrat andinnihosorabie nrangtoutsidd bfs purty schemes, -§a: the acknowledeed lender of the Democratle wing in the House. Mr. Brown, of Bangor, who I8 reported to be worth some $200,000, nud pays s tax on about $15,000, elected 08 the ~ taxpayers' friend, 8 the leader af the Greonback wing, ' or, at least, aspired to that honor. ‘These twvo -gentlomen, 8o thoroughly unliko in every partieulur, do not work very bormo- nlously fu party harness; and on several oces- stons Mr, Wilson has felt catlea upon to cliostise Mr, Brawn severcly on the flocr of the Houee, On Friday eventog, in a discusslon on the Free Hiuh-School act, Mr. Brown charged that Mr, Wilson was one of the “high contracting par- ties ! to o contract to sweep oway the “mill- tax.” Mr, Wilson, who allows no man to question bis honor, {mmediately retovted from his scat: “1t's a lie, und ?'ou kugw {1 Mr. Wilson sgon got the- flvor, when be adminlstered to the Bangor roformer’ o muufi:mlon such a8 has not been adntinis- tered to o tember on the floor for many years, Of course Mr. Wlison, who fa usually ono of tjie niost alfuable of wen, was {n & toworing rage, ik was not alwayvs parllamentary fn his expres- slong, a3, for Instance, whes he faced M und, with ringitg volee, sald to him: o humbug mmwhcutéuml Lhurl it into your Infamous face,” "The Bpcaker, who is not aqual to an emergoncy of this sort, valnly tried to cncek Mr. Wilson, Mr. Brown winced under the merciless lash of Wilson, and. replied in a manner that indieated that ho was sorry that he lind mistaken his man, v ——— Uraco Churcl:, l\'n\'?’nrk' and Forolgn Mlis- slons. Jtarucr's Weekiy, Tha Rev. Dr. Potter, Rector of Qrace Church in this clty, Innsermon vecontly published, mentlons w unlque fact In the bistory of that church, thut during the past ten years its con- tributions for ourely misstonary work have nmounted to 81,033.868—n larger sum, prob- nbly, thun has been contributed for missionar worlc by nuy parish {n the zountry, Nota dof: lur of this vast sutn was expended in the main- tonance of church serviees in the parish or in beantifying and adorning the clureh ediflee, Whatever iins beendono for thiese purposes §8 en- tiroly outalde of tlia nmount above named. The church hag reached tts threescora years nml ten, anid never was 8o larvely attendud, never B0 prosoerous, wind never had the cvoperation of 8o muuy hearts and hunds ju 1t work, . e e— Utlikeliig tip Dead Ko A edutractor of Marscliles has Jitst obialned o canvesston for the extraction of chivrate of potush frum the Doad Bes. Tho snlt s used In thy munulacturs of fulnilvates, and consumed larizely in Engtund o an ingredient of munure, "Il sapoly bas hitherfo been |]rn?|'|| from Gor- muny, and the salt was sold tu London for 161 fraucs per ton, Competition redueed the rates Lo 100 fraties, bue e production ceases Lo Lo remut- crative bolow 120 trancs, ‘I'he chloratoor potash procured fram the Dead Sea can, it s sald, bo supplled iu London at 00 francs, nid the quane tity obtdinable 13 practieally “unlimited. " ‘Ihe process of productue It will bosides firnish other vatuatile chomleal substances, sfich as thy bromide gnd todide of potassium, North Carallon's l)nln:- North Carglina ts fn afalr way to repudiste her dobt of é’?.l'll).‘.‘.’r. 8he lias less excuse for cheatuys her eruditora thian alinost any other Bouthern State, stueo nearly hatf of the fudeht- edness [8 the prinelpal and interost of bonde tssued veforo the War, Beveral yeurs ugo it was proposed to settlo fur #0,000,000, but now a bill i3 jiending before the Legtsiatuve hlch provoses to seale madnrlurlrnl of "tho debt, 810,600,045, down to 4,063,011, No provision at all s mads for the 310,100,153 of uupald fnterdsg, ‘The Btato has not eyen eneriy enough to meet its curroub exponses, but ran 330,474 behind last year. The Retredchiment Commitieo of the Lwstalature have planned to save §03,000 on Blutv vxponses Lthis yoar, p: . ; e ——— A Terrible Infant, Bonon Commepetal Rullettn, Tittle Nellle was louking ut % Wonll's Wild Antmuls? whon Mr, Jorkins ealled, ul uppeatod to thut zentloman to expluly ot of the pietures. *That 18 u wild boar,” guld he, wnd the licte Jady luoked o is thoughtiully and replied: 1t don't Laok ke you, does It, Mr, Jorkins 1" “1 hooe not," responded the guest, ¢ \Whyin ¢ Heeause,” sad the artless lonocent, *mam- masnid when your card wos seut up, *There s thit old bore Jorking again,! " And it was a full minute before mamina’s fruzen lps thawed suflicicatly to fuform the nurse it was Nellie's bedtimo, phisspicaliisiohta o (SN Frutt-2raspoc 4 Fund du Lac Leari Already It 13 auuounced that the “heft™ of the frult crop for unuther ecason {5 rulned, Shllnn:u will provably order the botioms of thelr baskols ralsed anotier fuch or 60 o the streneth of it, S » 1 ODI0Us OLIvys, The Terrible Rocord of the | braska Man-Burners, " Why ) ] y the Cowardly Murg Dtiven from Texaiml L Cerrednondence 81, Loute topy. o TAYLORSVILLY, Tex,, Fely, lb';zhr,;f: ",' msring ot the stake of Mitehe)) nnd K, il in Neblrukx\—n acena In which I’mulcuuldmm fnrly Print) Olive, formerly of thly {lsm. Toxar, figured—lias ealled forth o n‘ta(pm o published ovar the signatute of Many Cipealy BoLthig furth the many crimes sl o ™ L miirderg g, potrated Ly Pfat atd his broty Bty While resldents of this county, :;Tm :ll”:x:eg];': 2l contalns a récord of bloady devlitry ayg ung; 0. voked murder Inrdly tuch g ;i tatg Il Longlay bingelr rinesed byug [rectly after the close of the 1 i ate Olive fawily, who wero resfdents of m‘:’:r,_ (Wiitameon), bnd but Httlo o, (g management of Print Oliye, howeyer, b lerls grow to fmmense Proportions :m:nlnb h ullllu:lr nefighhors beeame hey tully on DL shusred Hiiself to bo ik, :lb{uu{. dana ;’nvu:e, and, zn(hcerlngumdnd :m ot of cuw-boys and satollite: rile himsolf, o2 03 despere SOON BECAME A TERRon to the whele rurrounding cauntry, plotely were tho people of the COmmunity yy dozed that netther Judaes, witnesses i“r?“. nor.anybody elso dared tafe any lluml'n ;' «Abem, - Pring boasted it was easjor to nmr:' e than cattle, This thg ot despcrnmcmmr'::: +beenme widgly kuown ag tho « Olito party,», h £o urent wos tho tyeanny they excreheg Jeountry thut peoplo dared ot even nfi" b about “themn. Tl devilisiey” ot (e stretehed through many years, ang the ot nurmundlnf country was fumfilnr with u",""" reeord o Trint und Dob Uilye,. fron it el dozen ool uhe aetermined men of Wy Ira Coithly, ot bz able (0. stumjy e L0 aeeretly mot und delermined the 2 af the Olies it {hele trrmunie saro 16 ondand - glelr following b o Au o result of this combinatiyn et prateetion, Juy Oltso woa iiled, w0 leader of the band, serlonsly but ot molas woutided, Fihding that the cousmuniyy, mlc" insulted nnd cowed down, emboldened vy 113 Jewlershlp of the Iynchers, had arisen n{ll i them, the Olives fand their Langers-n, «..u": thefe eatele, vatued nt 8100,008, made tracks of ‘Texas and weht to Nebruska, [[o 1hey p “muined they would all undoubtedly lm\':'ll(:.; lited by the inlarioted wid deterniined moh o their lonig-outraged uelehbors, “Tu this pary of the country rellable eitizens tell oy storjea of TILE MANY MURDENS OF THESE OUtraws, Like the majority of Texas desneradoes thesa absasamns worg b the bottont real cowards, ang thelr murders were generally cowardy, eliner actunl nssassinations or killiiga alter the oo was hud ol the victhm, Which amaunls to m;; samo thing, Among the mast tnstantly gn| vowardly murders of the gang wos that of Degly Phreme, Phreme was a Niphtly Tesnected, peaceable youne man of Salado, Lell Cauiy, -who tnoved Into Willlnmson i 1575, and, tho Olives, engaged fu cattle-raising, Froy some eauee the poor youne fellow Incarred o displeasure of these human devils, e ol beeh in the **rangoe? but o couple df montly ‘swhe, uncdni'. ridlng out on_the beautiful prale ries, the Jove! v plaius spread out like fowerr carpets n the lleut of n semi-tropleal Phremo was met by Print Ollve nd party, al: on horseback; armed with six-shooters, bootsy atd spurred. - Print begau savagely Lo abuse e youug man, whom ho charzed Wwith stealing some of the Olive eattle, Like n sct of sneske In, dostardly cownrds, as they were, these mey assaulted Phretne, giving him no ctasey, hup heat hitn over the head with thelr heavy d. -shaoters, and told him they would kill Lin the next time they et hin on te rajrice, Surc cuouzh, a few days afterwar, Pireme was met by Print and lis erovd on the prafrie, ‘They inmediately mada fhe - taclk, nnd, dlthouen the vietim tought for ki re, wounding Olive, o was shot down in cold blood. ‘The crimson stream from his bt flowed out and reddened the soft, beautifsl green gross of the sput. Of course he wor 80 come derets ywere not punished, for no Jury dared fol B R P, Ty " Mrndte surpeR A Neano, Now {u Texas ft 13 o dangerous thingtobo even supposed to know anything of the tnlsde- meanors ulJ’unr neighbors, Bob Ollve bada negro named Kolly, who was thougnt to know too much of thie” doings of the Ollves,—miro than they desired him to know, The result wis Kelly was killad, for fear ho might takeaoo thon to * blow” upou them, Tiob Olisewas for the murder of Kelly, indicted In the Distrl.¢ Court of Willlamgson, To get rid of the evi- denee of Dock Kelly, a bLrother of the mr dered negro, Dock “was himself deliberately un in eold blodid murdered by Bob Olite, ko was_thenceforth a declared outlaw. Thekdle fuge of Dock oceurred In 1676, 1is nest festle the line of assussination was the murderof Cal Null, This oceurred in o drinking saloon =t the small Village of McDade, on the western branch of tha Central Rallwny, Appsteutly Null had glten the desperado no prosocsthing and tho outlaw scens to hnve aecomplisbed the deed out of o pure desre for blund,” The mo- tives of the dgeid are, lowever, still wrappedin mystery. 1u 1870 two negroes from ulml:y Coanty, on the Trinity, entered the Olive neih- borhiood and sddeuly and myaterlousy .Hm'r }mnruu. Bhortly nfterwards two other netxsy ricnds of the milssing ones, also came lito te nelzhborhood in search of them. Thse Jssttwo freedmen wero eaptured by Bob and Irint Olise, who had evidently deterinined to munlzrlm\?‘ lso, 'They summoncd several of the gang, at whilo'n consultation was boliyg held in s ercery store the nesrraes made a bold rush and cmpu; ‘Ihe bodies of thele frieuds were, n short l)x,l'u. afterwards, found fu o raving lu the Olive aelga borhood. FUE KILLING OP UED BANKS Sk In 1870 fwo negrocs, Red Danks anl ‘x]c‘ § Dodaon, travellng, altghted in thu\nm‘lfip o Print Oftso's louse, and ashed to get g Urkol water from the well In the yurd, 'I"" o ktudly grunted the ret‘unsh but, sceltz o uegroes in the yard, FPeint, betore me‘mm; speak, rushed upon them with o six-shooter: oo shot Hed Banka dend on the spok. "kf”'.':‘ b {on, Dotlson, escuped, nfter bclngllhu this red-hamded and cowardly devil. e ably the darkest, most damnablo ‘k‘llllr"uf yetrated by theeo seotndrols wis l!u:l i i boy named Smith, Tlie boy was act logx! i Wit the buppy aud Juyous unneipatots outh, bethoult no evl, nd dreamd e fla passed throvghithe Olive nelpit ur‘hlfiM adm readful deatl i was £0 soon 10 die. "v‘r i qtiarsel with the Olives or wny of m!’!" fors ‘They, howeyer, meeting bl !l_l(_fl- izl spy from thy ofiieers of Justive—8 rdta whieh lis was funocent, e wus “i‘,f‘m 3l the wood by tho brugal and desliish drlxmmw his crowd of. dirty menlals, Print 'ILII‘ v his business fu that nolghborhuod. oy tereilled, attomnted to nxnhlmhulics(m ! but tie Inhuman fiend would uo st 15 Accordtug to u respectable feanlo e ect the affulr, . Mrs, Whitimlee, nm‘sunlx_ ’ upon the boy with thelr "m"{”;.;m o with which they contiutied to Lasl B0 was tortured nlmost to the “"-fl Whitmlro testifled that after they the pv? Dl these infamous villaing tuilk Yol three into a pusture near by, when slo stiots, of NOTIING MOIH WAS IIEARD OF 1‘1'l|!e :m& LI Lils bones were, i o few ""'"“",f,. v 10 Ik funnd fn o dried-up tank elond fimdn“‘ Olives; Bueh are sope of 1he almost e otitrages of theao bluoly dowous B G ahape, And tho dusiro of all Koo rasks, B 1 that Print Olive, now fn fail 1 SEUE, be made promptly to stretch ""}'”mu,,wwl Bave the jub m“mu rl:-.::ll:ur:jlm"m,m,g County, who would most ssurets oy 11 tiicae scoundrels aro ever ugald G this part of the countrs, W 1be Tl cltizens who put forth T oy oo abuyo rofereed to by your CormEIDEl, G cludo th wory reciial of the "“f”’f-‘nn- bire With the followlug poragrephs a chillul B4 cltal of these bloody dveds throws 880 gyl ror over us, \Words ful lupuffi!fl:u yhhi durk dumnation of thess detth b Fgnl demons of Lell would seemn to U (o 1. 1% Olive, the justizaton, "b{u‘xu'vl Hm Head-alovil of all tuis foarful sheddiE by blood, erics out from behlud b §u|" Nobruska tliat ho s an fnnocent 1 - =, e — o MANKATO, MIRN, Epectal lll.;m;d bm Tie T ] Winoxa, Miun, Feb. = i oy i Gt Sankato s ;”‘fumn .; Court pt Dluo Earth Cuum,:;lu:::' of partiig to recover three bloe unscr 1ta Fown-Bite nn(.lrlc\% b)t J:’d“.;u\ucw ol this district, 1 Doceniber ml{;\'ur"' Just decided ull threo cares ‘“Asuun X Tendanta, ‘Fho property Il AUESE Lo e e posscesion of the du!cnd.'ulfi. i Vours, and fs now quite valuable: reco! * Tt _must be good, fur ”,"{‘w\’ww it, und the doctors prt-cflhij Pt Bull'a Consls Sysuu. 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