Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1879—TWELVE STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the GCen= eral Assembly of llinais. The Senate Continues Its Steady Transaction . of Business, Passnze .of the Bill Conselidat- ing the Divisions of the Supremo Court. Success of the Bill to Put Thieves at Worlk On the Roads. \ The Usual Baiderdnah Fails to Defoat an Anti-Chiness Resolution. The House Committee on Rattle- snakes Commends the Chester Schome. Bill to Protect the Wages of Laborers from Employera’ Machina- tions, i Fifty-five Measures Passed by the Minnesota House ol . Yesterday. THE LEGISLATURE. BRNATE. . Bpecial Dispaten to The Tridtine. SrriwarieLp, lil, Fob. 20.—After prayer by a colored clereyman, Scnstor Dement made n report favarably from tlic Committes on Yees aud Salaries on bil} 200, In reference to penal {nstitutions. TEPORTS. Seontor Hunt, {from the Judiclary, reported back the following bills: No, 225, iu rolation to change of venue, adversely; No. 226, to rovise the law In relntion to eriminal jurisprudence, adverdely: No. 237, to prevent frauds upon travelers by common carrlers, ndversely; No. 107, to smend the Practice act, favorably; No. 810, to promote the sclence of medicine aud surgory, favorably; No, 105, to revise the lnw of tojunction, with smendments, and ordered on tile. x Secontor McClellan, from the Revenue Com- mittee, Bill 273, In roferenco to taxing express compapies, and No. 373, to tax telcgraph com- anies, favorably. NEW BILLS. g Senator Lewis introduced a bill to legalize the acts of Deputy Recordors, Ruferred to the Judiciary. By Scnater Walker, o bill to amend Btato Board of Health act, By Senntor Bash, n bill which had been sent him by Chicago attornoys to limit and define 1he territory of Constables. Under the present Iaw Constables have jurlediction anywhere In lio county, and rural Conatables frequently come {nto 1lie city to do business, to the annoy- ance of Itigants nnd attorneys. ¢ By Seaator Archer, to reviso the law {n rela- tlon to costs. z ik otk By Yenator Thomas, abill to repenl the actin referepeo to the removal of elty oftieers, PARDONS, The Senate then tcok up Lills on third read- ing. Scuator MeClellun’s bIll was put on its passage: Jlercafter all applications for reprieves, com- mutations, and pardons shall bo msde hy potition in writing ta the Governor, slgned by the party un- dor_conviction, or athier porsous” {n his bobalf, which putition sliall cortaln a_brief history of thecaso and the reasons why such pardon should be granted, and shall alo be nccompanied b a-sistement in writlng mado by the Judzo an Proseenting Attornoy of the couri in which-tha conviction was hnd, stating tho opinton of waid Judge and Prosecuting Auurney in regurd to the same, or satisfaciory rensons shall be given to the Governor why suchstatements of the JJudge and- Trosecating Atttornoy, or cither of thom, do not accompsny such petition, and it shall be the duty of such Juuge uvul Prosecuting Ativruey to glvo such npinlon whenever stch petition shail be pre- eanted to them. -8Ke, 2, Notlco of the proposed application shall \he given hy publication for throe weeks prior therete 1 a newspaper publlshed in the county where the conviction was had, —a duly certilled copy of which notico shall accompany satd potitivn} Pravided, tho Governor may dispenso with publica- tion ot notice when {u his judgment justice or. humanity requien it. The bill pasacd, COURTS, Benator McDawell's bitl (52) passcd,—yons, 443 noys, O,—providing: ‘That paragraph twenty-five of 8cc, 1. of an act entitled **An nct copcerning Circult Courts, and to fix the time of holding the wamu in the several sounties of the judlclal circuits in the State ot ll“nml. oxclusivo'of Cook, " apuroved Mny 2, 18 ,r“nnd‘n.\u wamu is heroby umended s0 a8 {0 read o}lowa: Twenty-fourth Clrenlt —In the County of White on tho frat Monday of January, the firat Monday of Junc, and the frst Monday of Octo- ber; in the County of dallutin on the first Mouday “of ° Fohrnary aod finst Monday of Surlemhcr: in the County of Ham. lton on_the mmh!lundn{m Fehruary and the fonrth Monday of September: intho County of Wayno ‘on thy third Monday tn March and third Monday of October: In tho Coimty of Edwards on tho second Monday of Aprll and the second Mondny of Novompor; inthe County of Wabash on the third Monday In April ana o the third Moudsy of Novembur; ‘and in the County of Jefferann on'the second Monday of Msy and sccond Monday of De- cewbert Provided, that the June torm of the court to be hield in the Cannty of AVhite shall be dovoted exclusively to the hinpuncling of a Grand Jury, tho trial of criminal casex, and tho transnction uf npy Lualncss In eivil and chancery cases not rouuiring A Jury or when Jury may he walved, THE SUPHEME COURT, Benator Tamilton's bill (35) passed—yeas, 823 noys, §5: % 3 That ‘the ferms of tho Bu rngb'eour! shall o hela o the City of Sprinaficld, il the rooms in the Capitol provided for that pucpuas, as follovs, viz, © On the St Tucrdnys of Junuasys May, and Octos Ler in each yoar, ¥ - Seo, 2, Pho Clorks of the Supreme Conrt for tha urosent Northern andHouthern Grand Divis- atl, on or hofore-tho Lat day of Septembor, 1879, removy or canpe to bo removed all rdnyond flles, and papers of every doscription veetainle to all canses tren pending in or heretos foro delermined by the Bupreme Court in nach of sald Grand Divisions 1o the City of Springe tleld, and doposit the ‘samne In ‘tlio Clerk's ofico of the Supreme Court fn the Cntiot, and that aald rocordy, fliva, and papers whon sa deposited, tozether with the records, flew, und papera then in stid ofice aud pertaifing (o the Suprewme Court for tho Contral Grund Diviston, shull by and constitute the records, fies, nod panora uf the Supremie Court of the Stata of lilinals, See, . Pho clegkn now fu ofMce of tho Supromo Court of thy woveral Urand Divletons, after the removal and depostts of the records, tls, und pas pers of tho Nortnern aud Southern Crand Dlvie- suns, ns provided in Bec, 2 of thin act, shall have and reeoivo sl foes and emoluments arising from causes originating v the several Grand Divisions #s thoey beretofore existed by luw, during thelr re- opectivy turns of oflico: and the suld suveral clorks suall porform and oxerchie all ~ powers. and dulics portaining to thelr respuctive offices In regard fo uu-uor’tnlnn- ing I thelg feapective Orand Divisions, ns thoy beretofore exisied, Or any ony Or moro of skl clerks, by .sgreoment smoniet thomsulves, may ertorns sl vxerciss all puwars and dutica per- Aning 1o Al of vither of ¥ald vllices. By 4 That ug the next goncral election afler tho explration of the tesins of ollics of the present cmluznf tho wald several Urand Divislouy thees, mhall bg clected one Clork of tho Bupreme Court forahe Btate of Illinon. . Tne reapective Court-llouses and lbrarica In the Northorn and Southern Grand Divieluns, as here- tofors comtituted for thu use uf tho Bupreme Court, Apjl Vision sl cuntinue snd remuln for the use of the Courts in the satd weveral drand Di- bxr, U, The Judges of the Bupreme Court are horeby required, ju alt cas In the sad coutt, tu prepore sud tho 1 opin! dectdlng suid cuusus durlug tho respective (v &L which said causes muy Lo beard. Bec. 7. row uny unavoidaply cause the Su- proms Cour not t utany term hereln pro- vided for, or any causcs depending in sald nc‘;\ut shali not bo datermined, the same shall atand con- | tho manufacture of gas by the State for this tinned untii the succeeding torm, naya, 8t of liquor. These petitlons are mostly praying e wighed by the Clotk bl the Court, dated when | 8ppropriation for the batter support of the npon the duties of his oflice, '"“"i‘v" bond pay- | tosend them up nwow. These petitions nlso able to the people of the State of nays, At leged to havo been shamefuliy abused in one of and villages, aporoved Aprl 1872, be ant mend he statomont o 4 case wus seb forth 1l 10, 1 b d t. ‘Th t of this L forth the atine is horeby amended so that heresftor it | In an aflidavit which boro the oflicial signature ehali read as followa: of Mr. Frew as Notary Pavlle The = &n!fi ]ofl. An annaal election for Trustecs and ([chmenll\vfl! {in(vrrerll tn| mfil Cunlmll‘litcu ! 5 on State Institutions, where It will recelve dug I‘;I“:fl‘f:z,'t:fvh‘]‘t";“,n:',’us‘;“a,f:fi;'",l;g"‘:'l'ffefll} hat | examination, This s 1ho third attompt of Mr. l,omm Timita s town or towns, stich olections ahall | Krew in tho interest of humanity to "eet this elections may be hield nnder such regulations ua | has In every instanca been too much for him, may be proviiled by ordinance o fill vacancies and | This I8 his last desperate effort, and beforo the for other purposes, of {he hapnenine of town klections in April. 1879, alter ita pasange, . i yalues evory credit shail be valued at n falr cash gd‘:’f_"e‘\":::l:,u'r:“:1.‘",'“%:‘,"%,“‘&:5 :,‘&,cfl,",,‘ value; anunities and m{ullk‘l shiall be valued 28 follows? (ml,luml the number of shares into which 1t is against the deracerialnactof Congress, spproved July' 27, | tlon of the tangible property in the State, 1801 ; and, BESR 2y These aro the princioal provisions ot the act. appoint some anfta AGES, purpose. The resolution swas ndopteds Bec. 8, That Recs, !{ 3, and 5 of an act entitled TEMPERANCE. bl Y ng, and o of the Univeraity at heart, *¢Ap act to revise the law in relatlon to the 8. sag bl Shat owploped Bl was wEong, 4 Y onght to fail, e reme Conrt, ™ apnroved March 23, 1874, and all { A large number of petitions wers presented | e amendment woslost, 8o was Dr. Pratt, f“n";",‘;g‘{,}‘n‘l;‘:;&m,‘;;, Lnconeisient norewith, Be | 49 mombers trom various parts of the State on | andl the biil passed o a third reading. MI‘;’:‘E“E’:&: A Hanntor Hamilton's bill (87) pssed—yeas, 413 the subject of options, or licenscs, for the sale LABORERS' WAQGES, That Soes, 0,14, 8n117 ot anactentitled **An Act | that women bo allowed jp vote on the subject of {0 roviss the law In relation to the Supreme Conrt,* | 1{conses. - Epn;:vuhlfinmn 21,1874, be u;n‘cllnlm same ara here- SIGNAL SERVICE. mended ro as 10 rend an fol : TRt D, Fho procass of the Supreme Court shatl | Mr. Snleg, of Bangamon, prescnted a Joint run in the namu of the peoplo of tha State of Il- | resolution calling unon Congress to make an 1inots, bear test I the name of the Chlef Tnstice, : bill to erm. employers paylng workmen (n truck, w shiall be mada In current money, and ot other- Tanned aealod with tho senl of the Court,andmadera- | United States Sigual Scrfce. 1Ie moved the | it is attompted to reculato the mannor in which was recommended Lo pass. turnable accordind to law or anch rules or orders 08 | ndoption of the resolution, and the motlon twas may bo yrescribed by the Conrt, Toat % Sgc. 14, The Judges of tha Snpreme Conrt, or | 103t n;aly for rnl;llhem. x‘nnymentcr nrdgrl in vacation, in WOMEN. pilcasoswhioeo Mgt arders may. b NUCERSNEYS Mr. Crooker aroso and stated that his constit- 8sc. 17, The Judges of the Snpreme Court shall apnaint A Tibrarian. an nroscrine.nia aaties and | Rents had fmposcd upon bim the duty of pre- ix hila compensation, not excerding 50 per quar- | senting two able-bodied petitions, and he said fer, to b pald s other cxpenses of the Hupreme o Uaiet aro pard, Sch Librarian, boforo eatoring | N0 BOW 80 far overeamo his malden modeaty na nis employer, or aold or delivered Lo Wim on anv onlor from s cmplover, cannot. ba set uir | Court Clerk. 13 ympy d on every empluyer who shnll coereo 10.the teopioof thoBiate of ll‘l’lx;)nu‘ ‘p';m:aa proved to bo a request for legislative action al- enal , 000, ‘ % by o dndgen of safd Cotrt,. conditioned ar- (ho | 1oVIN wamen Lo vote ob the liquor-licnso expense of theState, JThe tender-hearted Frew nuain came to the h{ demand drafts on a banlk within tirenty miles surface with the eass of Jolu Colvin, who s al- | © the nlage where the paymient 18 made, 1€ the workmau freely conscnts to it. INBURANCE BUITS, TOWN ELECTIONS. Banator Hunt's biil (00) passcd—yens, 43; nesotn standard erades of wheat, That See, 13 of Art, 11, of an act entitled Mr. Morrlson's State fnsane institutions (at **Au act to provide for the incorparation of citica Jacksonville) while an inmate underzolng treat- State to the Federal Courts, was referred to the | preseribed in the bill, Committes on Fedoral 1 f Villages shall be held on the third bo held on the first Tuosdny of April. special | case Investigated, but the Jacksonville fnflucnce TII8 APPROPRIATION TILLS svlvonia /to transact busincss are just now bieliig conskdered by the Aopropria- | Jiesota; authorlzing countley Commnittee he hopesto get an attentive hearing, | tlons Committee, ind this fact has brought hero A MEVENUE BiLL. y this act shall take cffect and be in force from and | Mr, Matthews obtained lcave of {he Houso “ this norning to present a bill on Revenue, have WAR-CLAIME. it'i nt:nlr l:y ul«l title, m"l“‘h rll:m:d fm;dllm l{llnrmu- Consideration of Senator Callon's resolution | tlon uf the House, L provides that per- to provide for the appolutment of a State Agent | 5onal vroperty shall bo valued ata fale cash 9xo. 2. Whareas, an emergency exista by means t{ons, who are pleading for Inrze sums of money, posed by these institutions. - | attheir present toral value; the capital stock Dy ahd percantags of sakl azeut, AIr South | ofallcompanios nud ussocintions shall by vaned the State to usk membors of Congress to look | by the State Board ot Equalization. FPeraons nfter cinims of this charncter. Itis wo part of :mhrf_‘}lfi'fle:gwl:n; .,":.Kit’,:!‘?fzé&’:‘sfifi‘,fi.‘:.}';{:: :‘;fi{: ;-,m‘;'%'.e,md Hieycarg ot elecied Jonnny, . g s':lmm'. 1o lsatlowed to ndd mlper L'l;fl! mo Senator Maybore belleved it was the duty of | Penulty In cases whete persons refuso to list. Conyressmen to secure the ndjustment of these ;lbe dwltiu of dnlnc lrnllrund,h:nck;: ,l,;m o Aftec [natructida, the pegplé URNY La'slect men track I aid ditrctn, a1 conriecutu inea A motlon to lay tho resolution and pending | 9f road are to cemed o part of the maln ¢ s 7 | track for the purposcs of asscssment. Tele- ::‘F.n%fm" on”tha tatle resulton-yeos; 14} graph companles. aro: required to make a m{mny the resolution was amended to read achedule of the amount of eapitul-stock uuthor- with a yiew to covering possibla personal amended, The Vi was finally ordered to a third rending, This bill bears down heavily on poor parents with lurge families ot small children who depend somewhat upon their Inbor for support. The blll providus for the WISCONBSIN., YESTEIDAY, the Lepisintuso will oppose the bill, und Mr, Wentworth will pet hinself hated by the divided, the amount of capttal-stack pald up, w“'""’bm:da“g&:’;' “fu'l'.‘"‘":“c’::!: '{:n!h:lfl:‘o"x: the market value of the sharce, the amount of Tonay ndvanced by the State toald In the nrosecus | {ndebtedness, the lenuth of the lineln the State, JOKH ON HIRKINGTON, tion of thn lato War to sppress the Robellion, un- | the total length of line, nil the ussessed valua- sented the followlnr prenmolo and regolutlons, whieh were adopted unanimously: Wurneas, A lares number of eminent gentlo- i .. nen comecled with 1o Stato anatiutions are now gcelawe, To v Asembley cre, D Wirness, The United States Qovernment has NORE NEW DILLS, :‘;L}!'::{S {?.‘.lf,’.‘;‘{,\'i,‘;‘,i‘,‘,f‘”“ S0 adjantyautile; and Qo motion, the rules wero suspended that the { o it rasolvod by tbe Senate, tho House of Rep- | Foll micht be called for the introduction of resentintlves concurring berein, That tho Governor | bllls. Under this order a large nutber.of new be, and ho is lmrohfi' anthorized ond directed to | messures found their way (o the Clerk's desk. & puraon s agent on behalf of | Put fow of these uieasures arc of suflicieut im- 1ho Sfate to prosocute tho cialm of tho State there- | pyrtance to deserve notlee, and (%e chances of for. elther hofuro Congrees or any of the Dey ? " efded] % ments of the Govornment, as tho case may require, | 20 of them bml;rg!l’l:(g‘l:zv:;‘:'\‘e dacidediy elim and to receivo and to receipt for all auch inoneys an - bohalf of the State: provided, tho Mr. Thomas, this morning, Introduced a Governor shall take bond from such agent | measure relating chiefly to the admlnistintion in double tha snm which moy probavly be | 4f affairs in tno County ot Cook. This bill renlized, conditioned thataaid ogentshail fajth- 1 onge other things, that no member fully petform nladnties ind uny over to the Btato | PFOFICES, aimont o J Prengtrer any sum Uo may recaive from the Umted | Of the Board of Conmlssioners shall contract States on account of saxd claim, less the amount | nny liability on benalf of the county, excent by of his fecs, o8 hercinafter provided for, ‘fhe Goy- | @ vote of “the Board. 'The bill aleo provides ernor I8 horeby vested with power to fix tho com- [ that the County Bontd shal) makon full state. prusstion of mald agent for the scrvicos nbova ( ment before tho sccond Tuesday in Septem- mantioned, which shall be wholly continzent upon | ber of ecach vear of ihe amount the succeasful prosecntion of ‘suid claim. and | of monuy levied for ihe purposcs m:{ga shall g:‘n,fi:m“ e ':g:osg:‘c‘fl“'"'a'}fi =i | of taxation, the amount of monay cxpended for Unired Btaton. and the Stata shafl it no event bo | the Durposes of taxation, the umotint of waney Tinblo for any custs, foos, of axpenses not oxcued. | ¢xtended on the tux-books of the County-Clerk, inzz $1.000 1n case the mald agont shall fmil in tue | the amount of receiptsnud expenditures, with n prosccation of sald clatm. * full de:crlptlun u!‘ m;ca ne"m. logul)(lc{h\\'lmuuu ‘| Y 81 . | nveurate statement o e finances ol ¢ coun- eine dobato on Sanator Callon'a Jolut resolli; | &y at the and of he flacal yeurs also, the cost of Senator Mamilton 1ts further consideration | Jovylmg and collecting the taxes, und o stato- was fudefinitely postpoued. ment of all the debts and Ilabllities of 1he i county. This 18 an important mensury, aud will TNA OARAL: have the effeet, it {t becames a law, of putting By request of Senator Whitiny, the Canal | q wiolesomo restralnt upon Cook County Com- biIl"was tokon from the tile and referred to tho | yyissioners. Approprintion Committes, where it will prob- RATTLESNARE. nbég;‘l\ltxggl{%‘m‘l!l};fi‘gflg‘s{na?f“l‘h' B;::"%’;'“ea by Mr, Burt, Chalrman of the Committes on Pen- yens, 82 nays, 2, It 1san fmportant’ bill, and Q""%{“'lt’fli,‘-m"‘ ";“"'"'".l’-? :’l"‘d"’u'h"’-;‘ll'i‘”:. \‘;,(:nllhu 7 v Southurn Penitentfary o the owing’ s }’,,";’,7';’,‘,‘,{;;\;!‘”"‘“ by rueal comminition 16 “Phe Cominittes sro fu favor of comploting the : Bouthern Ilinois Peoltentiary, referved to in House Bilt 290, necording to the plans und specl- fleatfons in the Architeet’s office, nnd “referred toin the report of the Commissioners. We | deem It to be theduty of the Cummittes on Ap- wropriativns to pass upon the amount necessary for the same, nnd we thercforo respcettully recommend that the biil ba roferred to the Come mitten ou Appropriations.” ‘The bill for the paymunt of the indebteduess of the Southern 11l uois Penltentiary und to meet the coming ex- penacs thereol was also reported back by Mr. Burt, with the recommeondution of the Com- mftieo that it pass. TUY MILITIA ‘The Chaleman of the Committes on Miltia this morning reported back the MUitia bill for the puyment of 3¥1L,600 for the services of the militia during the riots, recommending fts pas« sage. A minority roport was prosented, signed by T. D. Hiuckloy und Samuel Milehan, ‘This report is 8 follows: “The mn]nrllj' of the Committeo on Militfa, baving decided to recommend the passno of a bill nppropristing 863,600 to pay the State milithh for services ron- dered, und sthee a thorough Investizution of the pay-rolls und vouchers In the Adjutant-Gene eral’s posseasion relative to (his ¢lalm plalnl prove n imuch smaller amount would amply suf- fiee to pay sil Jepithnate cxpenses incurred by swd militfa, funsinueh s thero are many companies down tor ffteen doys’ pay that did not ronder six duya’ scrvices, aud in- asmch oy there ars mary extruvagant snd ir- regular clalms cmbodied “fu suld elaim that ought of rlent to be cut down, or lopped oft cntirely therefore, we, being o mumority of said Commlttoe, rospectfully und frly protest against the passare of sald DL Mr. Hinckivy nrose [rom the Demneratic sido of the ITanse und read a lengthy specch upon the sublect of the report, in which he attucked the wholo mllitla business. Mr. Shetman moved to lay the minority re- ort on the table, whereupon o crand serumbla Euznn In the flouse forthe tloor, 'The Dem- ocrats, led by Mr. Herrlngton, began to make motlons ;. und® shout to the dpeaker, Mr. Beston was partienlarly voell- crous, bat, the Clegk lavims conmonced to cali tho roil, the Speaker dectired them out of order, Aftee n vast amount of confusion and some delay, the roll-call wes completed, and the motion to lay on the table wus last, Mr. Bhernipn nipse Lo o porsonal explatation, and made a speech showing why ho liad made the motfun,’ He'clahined he had not done i tor the Durmm& of 'L'uulu;; off ddebate. Doth re- parts wepotinally sent to the Committes on Ap- propriatisps. | A - CHICAUO. +$ho Commitiee on Corporntions of the Housa {scomposud of filteen muimbors, alue of Whom have slened a report wwmmnndlnf: tho passagze ot Murray’s bill recroating the old systemn of Firo und Police Boards sppllcable only to Chi- cago. ) mont for their entertainment, the floor of the louse, nud that they may have {reb | aeasion, access tonll the members thereol, and especinlly ta the membera of the Appropriation Committe, unitl they shall secure such largo appropriations as they may deaire, and farther Hlerotced, 't the fuvitation be extended to tho Secretary of the State Bonrd of Public Chatitics, A motfon wus immediately earried appolnting NEBRASKA. corded to them under this rosolution, THE CANAL LODBY man, und L, f1. Goodrien, of Gruundy, Scerotary. 'Thero wers ouly eighteen delegates present. IN THE SINATE COMMITTCZE ON APPROPIMATIONS, constderation, . ‘The canal delezation now hero | appeared before the Commities sud urged the Wara ooly, parlly. passed approval of the bill making a dircet appropria- tiont of $100,000 inafd of the conal, but without any appurent success, Benutor, Merritt minae five specclies ngainst the proposition, in euch of which he rocited the unconstitutionnl act sought to ho necormpished, INDIANA. LEOISLATIVE. Spectal Disputcls ta The Tribune. CHAIN-OANGS. Srertoy L Every porson convicted of larceny, if (ko property stolen exceods tho valuo of $10, whall be lmvr{sunfll in the Penitentiary not)ess than ono nor more than ten years. 1f tho property stolen 18 of tho volne of §15 or less, the parson convicten shall be confined in the Cunnty Jail, or nontenced 1o labor in tho Work-ilonsu ot tho county, cltyy or town where the conviction ia had, or on tha aitects or nlloys of tho city, oron tho public roads in the county, not oxcoeding one year, ol fined not exceeding $100. Sro. 2. 'That loreatior any person convicted in any court of record of any misdemeanor under the Criminal Coda of thls State, the puntshmeat of witich 3n whole or in part now s or hereafter may be imprisonment in ‘the County Jall, the court in whichsuch_conviction ia had may, |n it discro- tion, inatead of committing to Jail, rentence such ferson to labor in the Weork-1[ousy of any city, town, or county swhero thuy conviction fa "had, or on the streeta and alloys of nny city or town, o on the public ronds of the county undor any Strect Commigsloner, City Marshal, or person having chargo af the Work-Tlouse, streets, or publc roads of auth ¢ity, town, orcountr, Sue.dd, That uny porson convicted of potty lare ceny, wknugy mfsdemennor puniahsble under tho Iaw of this State, in wholo or in part, by fine, may be requirisd by the order of tho court of record which the conviction in hnd, to work ont euch fine and all cosws {n’ the Work-luuse of the tity or caunty. or In the streats and alleysof any city or town, oron the public roads In the county under the provor porson fu charge of anch Work-Housa, atrects, alleys, or public roads, at the rate of 31,50 ner day for such any's work, BEC, 4. That any keeper of a Wark-liouso, Street Conunissionor, Oity Marshal, or Supervisor of Itonds, or peraon In whose Koeplng such con- victed poraon shall be piaced, may provide for the safo-keepieg of auch person daning the time sach person inay ba in his charie, by providing balls and chalne, and attaching thom to such porson at any time, and may, if deemed necessary Lo pro- vauu the tscapa of #uch prisoncr; confing him in tho County Jall anning tho night md'at any other titne such prisoncr cannot he kept at work, Sro. 6. Thatan act entitied ** An act to amend Foc, 108 0f nn uct entitied *An act tw'revise the faw iu _rvlation to crlininal jurlsprudguce,* ap- proved March 27, 1874, in forco July 1, 1874, ap- raved April 10, 1877, In forca July'1, 1877, bo, and the samne }s herehy, repoalod. g COUNTY TIEASUREN. g Frantz’s bill to amend the HEloction law alao passed. It provides thut the County Treasurer sl he elected on Tuesday next afier the firdg Monday of November, in the year 1673, unrl oyary o years Llwmuhcr, ol shall be Incligi- blu to hold$ aaid ofilce for two yoars next nfter the eud of the term for which ho wus elected, ANTI-CUINESE, o ‘The' Benats wus about to adjourn, when, by unanlous consent, SBenator Artley was allowed tocall up wnd put on {ts vussape his Antle Cuineso Jolut Itesolution, upon which ho pro- ceeded to muke a sut specch, Whatever may bo Nis reputstion a8 an orator {n Chlcago, hls wmaidey speech in the Senote waa ccnnlully afalls nre. Neither in matter or addreas was L up to the avorage Soclalistic orator, IHo proclaimed that ho could wot disreunrd tho unanl- mous ory ot the workingmen of Californla, aud thut 10,000 workingmen in Chifea~ go stood rendy to help 1hem, oven tu revolsttion, to sppolut a President and Board of Dircctors, :','x"“ A onl.lrg;ml }:{;‘:& passed o bill to submit the constitntional amendments to the peopla in the spring electlon | dmit, Minded Children. The Houso bus boen en- pgazed all duy In the conslderation of the Feo und alury Lill. The reports of slgned by Twlly, Lotiman, Herod, Gordon, amd | the cemetory dur: the plan, says it con be bullt within | are tikely to follow I8 o 1 that tho men whose lives und public servicea | s have caused the nrrests. persons for versound und sellish ends, while ut | dll-ieel the sume e, o enterprise may be retarded nod i success | of the crimes charged to could by entoreed agafnst the suretics In case of | tives live In Gormuny, vad she had traduced to show that the surotics were sotvent, e e———— BYENING. I SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, ‘I'ie Republican mémbers of the Scnate Elec- tlou Committes remaned away to-nlght, mnd netion upou the contest of Smith's seat was ferred thl to-morcow night. Viehe, of Kuox, vuiltical Jeial be made nt ones to oust Smith, In view of the Fisll, The Ifouse this afternvon held a session at which a number of bills were taken up in the order of third reading. Bemate by Menzies to skaply repeul the present | of $5lWU each, touuawer Lezislative Apvortionment luw, which would | SoRsp rovivu the old apportionment. to throw off the Chincse yoke. He fudulzed | Durhyg the discussion of the Fish bitt, suthor- MICHIGAN. on 1 slglo charee, f frequeutly inthe Blereotyped threata of the | iziwg the appolntment of threa Fish Commis- Sl ‘The vonteat uver the Unltod States Marahal-)| tion Suclnllnu{bul bis coiburrassed sentences fell | noners by The. Uovernor to suluct, Tecations for LEGISLATIVE, ship continues to be an toteresting sublect for'} ‘The sctin upon idla and llstless cara. Sepator Tunt unrnmlir opposed the spirit and paturo of the resolution, wiul also the Antl Chiucse set, as detrimental to Amoriean coms mores and unworthy of this Goveroment., Benator Southworth created sume therriment by lamenting the number of resolutions of fu- structions pussed by this Goncral Assembly, to whicl, all and singular, Cougress had turried a deaf car, Ho would uot bo surprised any duy to recelvo a resolutlon from Congress inatructs Ingg the Leglslature what Lo do, or thanklug it for what it hud not done, Senator Merrist, the Hourbon wag, closed the debate with what l termed o mg-mhud apecch, e, 100, burlusqued the Chinese act, uotwith- Ing all of which poetry und twaddle tho State flah hatehing, Mr. Crooker mado the ree Apecial Dispaich to The Tridune. mark that the rslsing aml caltivation of flsh was ust né tmuch a purt of the inatitutions of the Jastern States as thelr churchea, and s tid not. thinic 1ltinois shoul! Lo behund thoss Btates, ‘i 18 the st orthedox aud pious romnrk the gentiemen from LaoSaile has made Quring the seaslon, ‘The gentieman’s speech partook of political an well us a relglous chars actor, for ho also stated that he was iu favor of the disruption of the Demuocratic purty, und he knew of v better way than by furnishing phos- phiorua for briin cousumption, 8o us Lo herensy alm uverazgo intellizence of the peoplo of the tte. Mr. MeKinlay, who {s not very fond of fleld sports, unid whols of un cconoiiest furn of mln‘d. mfivcfl to atrile out the enacting clousy of the blil, ‘I'his motfon was to Croolker lke o coal of fire on u turtle’s back, A mun named Pratt, who has becomo rather | notorfous on account of his operations fn counves tlou With the fish-culture of the State, hias been hanging around the (Gencral Assembly during thu entire seesion, lrylnf; to fuduce leglsiation which would rcuuhlu his appointinont as Fish Commlesioner, ‘This afternoon the indiyilual atteinpted 1o lug in an sinendinent to the Fish bl plucing the uruulunncn;ot the Fish Com- mlsstoner fn the bands of the State Board of Auricalture, where ho thought he bad friends, whereapon Mr, Crooker sat down upon the gens teman very solidly, denomluating bl as an fue epired fdlot and’a first-closs traud, Ho ro- murked, further, that thero wero only (wo creg- tures ho had ever known who would steal flsh- spawn, and oue was & csow uud the other House biil pagsed to-day wis ono to clisoze the Detrolt from the Ist day of February to the 1st | satne, day of July, aml to nutborize the Common e [ Sepate, on u call of the roll, passed the resolu- tion by 20 tu 18, casd, "The bill was dually tabled, TUB UNFORTUNATE UNivensry, | chased of the Unlted Btatcs, UOUBY, Mr, Uridges introduced a resolutfon on tho Chinese question this mnoruing instructing Con. @ress to jegialato aguinst the Aslatic race, ‘The resolution was roferred to the Committeo on Federal Relations. nary appropriations, he recommended huildinmg wares, wachioery, ete, x‘\ lmmllnlmhul:dm 'y ; lddll:flllfl:‘ n|d' 1 fh thy i meopathic school, tho coustrug iomeopathle school, tho coustruction of a librar SILVER SALE. butlding, snd sat down on ihe gymuasinm prof- UAB. 'The Committeo on Contlngent Expenses this moreing presented a report on the subject of furnishlug ©zas tor lighting the Capltol Bullding. The Commlttes flud on examiuation that - it costs tho Btals about §700 per month to light the State-House, aud they, therefore, recommend that a commit tco of five be appoluted to draft a blit looking to nud his g’fleur‘:]' ? (;«y‘nrll)lr('ng‘w mu\l(‘u Ruml 3 scapegzoat lnorder to shield “that robust w 4 alnber, Douglasa.” 1o behalf of the furmer, clsco Mint, ab 108}¢ per ounco, gu-ij h.-.:lo rulhml m ur Ilr(m‘;d ‘l‘l 3“‘“1 mufiu of “«ltfu .« Beal, whom the frivnds of justico sl over tho y : country could thank. [Applause) He wout | S9ukh b Gonaral atcenati wasted, o for the gilt-cdgod alumnt of Dotroit and the nu- | jayne's Kxpectorant {s sn offectiv bos up such a howl Iately in regurd to the Unls |} the pulmonary snd bronchial organs, 1t to The Tribune. Mr, Walsh, of Cook County, hna prepared a | g m‘,f;'f{(‘mf,'f:";':;. ': .—‘Tlle uF’!‘Cnn!& his W ¢ ho special Committee on Raltway Frelaht any workman Into trading ot any particutar | Tl place, or ot any stare in the profits of which | Discriminations reported a bl they are interested, Countles and municipal | to provide -for an investigation of the Min- e grades proposedare about the snmens in the Committee bil, hieretefore reparted, the half-busnel belng House bitl 118, Introduced by Mr. Day, of | made o legal incasure (or testing. but the use uf Champalzn, to oreyent the transfer of cases | the two-guart tester belng allowed by consent of brought nrainst inhranco compnnies from the | both partfus, cither to be fllled fu the method Stacy Introduced,a bill estabilshing clatlons, This s Three Lills were passed by the House beforo thought yather portentousof theultimatedeath | the noon recess, and fifty-lwo thls afternoon, of the bill, 1t is aaid that the bill was approved [ Amont thesa are bills authorizing St. Paul to by all the lnwyers on the Judiclary Comnittee, | to ssuc bonds_for n market-house; authorizing where the bill ‘was approved. the Unlgn Elovator Comnany uf( S n n- bouds for n proposed raflway from Bt. Cloud o large number of ‘the offfeers of State Institn- { VI8 Maukato to Luverne, in Rack County. TH}? PENDING SENSATION While there fa o lietle’ deduction all around, 1t | in lealslative circles s o proposition to. repeal loes not seem lkely that the people will be re- [ the grant of State swamp lands to the Soldlers’ Jeved very much of the ¢normous burden Im- | Orplians’ Asylum, now closed, with a view of dividing them amang propesed railrond lines all MR, WENTWORTI'S COMPULSORY EDUCATION | Over the State, It 1s estimated tint these lunds, BLL, when the Government surveys ars comploted, will amount to seven mijlfon acres, mostiy valus dorbtless prepared and presented brflfllu author | for thnber, The session closes Friday of by t weelks, but it is thought the wholo schemo emergencles which iuay arlse fn the future, | BX ) cameup this " afternasn, aid was Hiberally | 03 bo crowded through before adjournment. Bpectnl Dlsprteh to The Tributie. Hilt purchase uf books for Protestant children who [ MADISoy, Wis, Feb. 20.—In the Senate o attend the public seliools, but daes not provide [ resolution for final adjournnent on Tucsday, for the purclinse of hoolts for Cathaile chlldren, | March 4, was ntroduced. A bill for the pur- ‘Therefore, about thirty Catholfe members of | chuse of Wehster's and Wooster's Dictionaries O e taee 1t ‘i " i en cn was reconsidered, and the bill was killed. "The twenty timos, and once I a balloon unfastened, Bho then thought it wns nccessary to come be- fore thie public as an author, and on the 1st of January sho gave birth to an ftlustrated voluma in the form of a New-Year's anuual, ume is called “In the Clouds.” Justly ridicnied on every hand, Thero fs not o raca of talent in i3 nelther is there I the plet- ures of Sara Bernhardt; and her specimens of sculpture oxhibit the most mediocre abllity, The public are inclined to set all these thinge down s ndvertlsing tricks. They would ke her to apply hersell moro diligeutly to her tegit- imnte professlon, in which she nas undoubted ‘Ihiey say that neither Rachel, nor Mars, nor Geurges, nor Clairon, nor suy of the areat Freueh artists, a3 over palnted or seulpt- ured, nnd they do not approve of Sara Bern- hardt stepping out of her calling, and making berselt ridleulous by dabbling jn arta shich In two or threo months the Papists, ‘I'iis bill might be reearded, i o | bleunial sossion resolution was Inld over till to- political gonse, as one of the mistnkes of Moses, | morraw. Scnator Rice was invited to give the HERRINGTON'S TATTLE JOXE, AND Tau Litrnp | Senate the result of his observations fn Mexico during the lnto excuralon on ¥riday alternoon. This uv:-nluF Mr. Heerington, of Kane, pre- | Bills making the usual appropriation to the sev- o eralcharitablo and penal {natitutionsof theState; for a more vigorous enforcement of the insur- the blil creatlug arinctic wos con- o . enrred . An_nttempt was mnde to resurrect Ivueizas, Thoero has been o proper BITANES- | 4y \Wisegnsin Cantral Hatirond billy but it tniled Rtesolued, That they be luvited to the free usg of | by one vote, and the bl s n dead ona for this THE FORTY DAT3 OF TEMITATION OVER, spectal Diepatch fo The Tribune. TaxcoLn, Neb., Fob. 20.—The Legislaturo ad- Mr, Herrington n Committco of one to notify | journcd its forty days' seasiun at 4 ghis mornluye. the gentlemen alluded to of the privilegea ae- | 1t was hoped the Governor would lmmedintely call an extra sesslon, ns much remalus undone, but Lo has refused todoso. The main bills met at the Lodund this morning and orgzanized | passed were: An appropriution to bulld a wing Dy electing ex-Ropresentative Armstrong, Chiair- | gor the now Capltol; wings for the fnsane Asy- Jum; for the new Reform School; appropriating $10,000 for the trinl of Olivo und the other man- s burners, Tho revision of the Inis, upon which this aftornoon, the Canal bill was taken wp for | the Committes has been worling or%wo years, - MEYER---GELDERMAN. Tho North Side Myatery. Dr. Menry Meyer, charzed with wanifold Fiaally the Committee postponed further consid- | Crimes, was taken beloro Justlcs Summerfiell cratlon for oue week, with the understinding | yestordny upon two warrants for murder sworn that the bill will b withdrawn and amended, . out by Mathins Stark, keeper of a grocery ot gt the corner of Mendmines aud Turlbut strocts. Capt, MeGariglo requested s contlnuativo, nud stated that it was {ntended to eshume the Dodies, and that the prosccution bnd not yet INpraNApoL1g, Ind., Fob. 2.—Tho Senate to- | collected tho evidence fu the case. ‘Theorisoner day, by the costing vote of the Licutenant- | was represented by the legal fiem of O'Brien & Governor, adepted & majority report of ihe | Kettelle, and Jomes G. Mllter. Mr. O'Brien Committeo recommending the passuge of a bill | trled hard to get the Judze to fix bonds, but revolutionlzing the government of the benevo- | owlng to the gravity of the charges nnd the leit fnstituttons, und suthorlzing the Governor | statute thut murder fs nov o bailable ofense, o'clock Senator Davla voted wth tho ltepublicans, aud, | $%y WS, Obricn, Turthor. stated that it Is understood,will, upon these party measures, | there was not a particle of pure evidence nzainst until be can force an upportfonent UL it | bis cliont, und that he could not -ho expected to l B romain n Jall for solong s time for nothing, will sult him. In the afternoon the Semato (,‘ouseq\leunjy hio would apply for & writ of habens corpus 88 soan us the opportuaity would olnoxt year;also abill to fucorporate with the i 'I‘llx]ni Lg{:llul; hflVn“l'l'fl n‘ll'dl‘m“u;ly lac:'n‘;—lnldeec} J » o feoble- | It Wi ica them all the time they have on hung Boldiors! Orphans? Home the Asylum for Feeble: L e et Al actemal Geilpnhoy als ready It thelr posscsafon. 1t fs sald 1hat Coro- ver Manu avtil exhung the bodles Friday, and remoyve them to the Morgzue or to soine tder- THE BTATC-IOUSD INVESTIGATING COMMITTER | gaker's establishmieut in the clty, \whers the werd submitte:l to-day, ‘he majority roport, | post-mortem may b tmore eoslly ade than at Who stands the oxpenso of theso tter to Lo settled on $2,000,000, sud that tae contracts with architoct | behalf “of the Couuty' Physician atnd budtders are completo and legally sutliclent, | Coroner on the vart of Cuok Count In conclusion, they suy that 1t i3 to bu regretted | Mathins Stark, or such others of thy relatives m}‘-“ x:,’,':i watchéd by tung have fairly earned fur them the elevated position Mr, 8tark, the brother-in-law ot £l Geldor- which the Comstnissioners oceupy In ihie ¢atinma- | mun, who swore out the wirrant for the arrest tion of the pubtte shiould ever “be formally as- | of Mrs. Golderman ant Dr. Meser, states thut sallod with no better foundution for such | ho did this by the advice of Prosecuting-At- nswault than the mers rvumors wmd | tornoy Linscott, sl not of his own uotlon, churges without n husis of truth . set | 1le suys that he has taken wo port §n dlssem- afloat « by disappointed snd frresponsiols | fnating rumors relative to the cuse, and hus no hn;: toward auy of the partes. ‘Thero np- L by the same means, the | pears, morever, to be nothiyg to phow thit prouress of o great und mucheneeded publle | Mrs, Geldermun has been pruilt, hiazarded, Chslrman Willard, as s minority, | the timo the arrest was cffected, reports that the Comuissioners should Lo ex- | inention was made ot the fuct that sho had sold onerated rom all teint of corrption, but he | aome property on the corner of Hulbut il Me- inds that the plaus of May wero fuferforand im- | nowtoee serects, for the purpose, it was alleged, nerfect when ndopted, mnd that the conrse bur- | of convertiug lier assets fnto cust sud leaving, sued by the Boura worked great Injustice to | 1t secwma that the property fn question, Which computing architects, 1o sava the bonds of the | was sold for $2,800, was disposud of to pay dehts contractors amd surotivs have beon drawn with | of the estate amountiug to about $2,000, Mrs. suchlovsunessthatitlsguestionablowhetherthey | Gelderman's tather und sister sud otll;& raln; mo ldea ol fallure, My, Overmeyor joins Willard tn most | yeturning there, but ot for two yuars st least, of his report, and adds_that, whily fourof the | for ft will take that pertod to sebtle ub the os- Bonds were rovd cnouggh, o evidencs was In- | ate, of which sbio Is the solv executrix, Speciul Dispatch (0 The Tridunss SrriNarieLp, [il, Feb, 20.—The first frults of the Pekiu and Peorla whisky prosceutions will vote to unseat Sinitl, but it 1s now thought | wero garnered fo to-day. Jobin A, and ‘Thomas Sarnizhausen, of Allun, will not, In which cuse | A, Metirew, ot Peorla, and Juhn Waraer, Mayor u favton with ho practically stooped | of that city, wera brought In by Deputy Mar- by a dead-lock tn the Senate, An oteempt will | o4 eind taken before the United States Dis- el s g trlet Court, 'The MeGrews gavo bail in the sum dead-lock a bifl has beon Iutroduced into the e e e racy to defraud the Govermuent returned owaingt tiem by the Grand Jury, which bus just adjourned, Mavor Warner ¢uve bafl in $1,000, cnuv‘crfiul(m. (I;A.DILIRM n\l{vxm;x:‘cm that "f ling vob, 20,11 3 reculved a dispateh from Washiugton to the ofe Linsistg, Mich, Feb, 85—~Thi only important feon that Senntor Oglesby favors his retention, A - and that he will not " be displaced, but the elrcu commencement of the tiscal year of tho City of | Jation of potitions In Lis interest gues ou all tho Councll to provide myans 1o mafutaln the Cliy | MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, Goverumont durlug the tateriin occasloned by | 5% Louwis, Feb, .—John ¥, Cahill, Mexican such chunge, ‘The Benate discussed o resolu. | Consul to this city, hus just recolved o telegram tion requiring the Kalamazoo Asylum tnvestiza- | from the City ot Moxico, atating that the Minls- tlon tobe held with closed doors. Bouators | ser of Public Worhs, Geo. Vieente Riva Fala. Bittings, Moore, aud Farr were in favor of open | clos, bus given ordera for the crection of a scssions, and Hodge, Huston, wud Patterson | building for the Interoational Expoaition which were in favor of u Btar Chamber, owing to the | 16 to take place theps In 1830, The wark la portliar testimony und cireuinstances of the | progressing rapldly, and all the materiuls for the coustruction of the nulldlufl;"mll by pur- e nllo this Ex- 1In response to o resolution, Regent Charles ‘m;mng';u::l{h?f ,_.“‘,'.{:,{‘,’;",.,'.:",Difc‘,,'lfl?‘.‘.fi",'i'fifi. Ryudis detivered an oddress on the affuirs of tha cted th leatis will make nu. Uhiversity of Aleh T additt ‘tho ordl und it is expected that Amerleatis will mako nus niversity of Mlchigan, In o on to the ordls — yerous and fine displays of thelr various goods, vet. Ho spoke stroogly and feelingly on thu | 84n Francisco, Fob, 26.—The Nevods Bank Roge-Douptuss troubles, denouncing Douxluss | yo-day sold 100,000 ounces of flua silver to the Qovernment, to be dellvered at the Ban Frau- e —————— The lunge are strained and racked by a persistent i projudiced satirical rreu of that city, who nad | coughs'and colds, and exestaa banelclal eflecs on | clal wns Dr, Pratt. Tlesnld this was plain talk, | versity heing on the rond torutn, He had no but it was true, and ho cz‘mld prave n': and that Foll(k?n canventlons to_ run, and bad the wel- A fcki will b Introduced by the Com- | morning passed Housa bills authorizing Rock mittes on Labor and_Manufactures atan early | and Renville Countes to lasue bonds. date. The bill provides thut all wages, excent | In Committeo this afternoon, after a long de- those of fartn laborors and domestic servants, bate, E. M. Wilson's blil, proviaing for the or- wise. It invalidotes nil contracts In which | Fanization and supervision of savings-banke, thu wages aro to be expended. —The price ‘The Salary.bill was recommended for passage, of monds recelved Ly the workman from | with q clause abollshing the salary of Buproms against the clalm of the workman for wages, | Tu the House thia morning, a petition waspre- "fhe bill renders any employer making vonteacts | sented from Miuneapolis, numerously sianed, or payments deelared fllegal by the nct liable to | protesting against the uss of the Agrieultural a fino of §25, to go to the person Injurced, which College grant by the State Univaraity. designed corporations are permitted to pay the workmen | g, 9 dte preservation of the ook helonping .to tho | question. iFectly cmploy et by themn 1 ACHD WHOR ISRICE | (o shote mocmepor Ly proOC o conenab e ‘I:’I;;:rl.,vri‘r‘lllhldunfi;l:.l‘fiv ngg‘l‘?;l]l’“.wflhm perform- TREATMENT OF THI INJAXE. {n anticipation’sf taves, and permits payments 3 ! fasuq and that - ivg The talont. Souumnonl Butler, of shortly make ber debut, [ futly; Miss Ella Butherland, Miss Schoemnker, mezzo-sopranos Miss Adums, and Miss Cromp- ford,—all ot New: York, aud all full of promiae, * Sumuel Dronl," a fye-act drama by Mellbac oud Chierbultez, ut manuxcrints, trouble, nalists, formed, in Paris, ‘Theatre ] : PARIS. What Is Going On at the Varlous Places of Public Amuses Theatre ancnlbo---Bnm Dernhardt and Hor Scn~ sntionallsm. Nothing New at the Grand Opera- House--Some Promiting Pupils of Mms. La Grange, ¢ [Mssommolr * {ho Qreat Suceess of {he Day «»-The Ambign Packed at its Every Representation, Bills Offored by the Odeon, Opera Comique, Vaudeville, Gymnase, Nonveautes, Porte Bt. Martin, and Variotes, Speclal Correspandence of Tha Tribune, Panis, ¥eb, 10.—Upon the Parlsion stazo to- day thers §s an unusual lack of dramatie novel- ty, and the theatres gonerplivare sufforing from n poverty of patronage. With the exception of M. Zolu's repulsive * L'Assommolr,” st tho Penn- | Ambigu Thentre, nothing new from the prolific playwright of ¥ranco has been produced for two At tho Theatro Francalse & different play is nightly presented. They are, however, ol the old repertolre,~such as ** Lo Fils Naturel,” * Hernoniy" “ L'Aml Fritz," % Les Fourchnmbanults,” and Lo Bphinx,” The most prominent member of this com- pany is or three wecks, MLLE. SARA DERNHARDT. She bas reached the pinnucle of her fame, and vlays but onca a weok, in * Hernaoh,” as Dina Sol,—a personation which adds nothing to her reputation. There are strong [ndleations that popular affection for this actress s on the de- cline. Frenchmen love sensation, sud canstand u good desl of clap-trap, but they will not per~ in a great artist, Bernhardt's dnbbles cofiin_fn her bed-ruom, nud lots all the world only belittle her. company of tho Theatre Francalse GO TO THE OAIRTY, LONDON, for a fow weeks. Every member of the troups ~including supernuimerarios, scenc-shifters, nnd carpenters—pgoes; and ol the sconery will bo shipped, 'I'he contract calls for $1,200 per night, the ongngement will Just four weoks, ‘This {s the fivst tlmo In the history of the Theatre Francafac that its members have been pormitted to-leave Paris; and the engagement could not have been effeeted had it not been for the fact that the theatre must be closed for repalrs, Lately thero has heen nothing very starsling at THE GRAND OPERA-ITOUSE. “Polyeucte,” by Gouned, can hardly bo called a success. ‘The stage 18 chiefly occupled with the roepertofro of Meverbeer, *Wilkiam Tel)," from time to time “Der Frefschutz” and o ballet entitled “Jeddo, In tho Fandango'! M, Halauzier, the Director of the Opera-louse, will, it {8 currently reported, send in his resfgnatiou immedintely, because bfs enemiea aceuse him of having enriched himsell by playing only operas whose suceess was ulready established, Durlng Ins connection with the Opera-House, slnco 1671, hie Lins nccurnulated §400,000. This amount of mancy, it fa thuught, 1a toomuch for enc operatic manager to make, notwithstanding the fact that the Government subyention amounts to $200,000 :y;nnnlly, and the recelpts ulehtly average $1,000. ‘Musteal peoplo remember the furor created 1oat year upon the ovenslon of Mlle, Litta's de- hut "at the ‘Theatra Jtalions, and the glory husped upon hey tunclier, : MME, DE LA ORANGE, o slnzer well remembered by the operatic natrons of the States some ten or fiiteon years ago. Y'robably no teacher in Parls has o histar repu. ;ntlfiu len&lma. ll.a Urango, w}xllch has 'Ilmnn pxOne! 0 e e - P ol e L1 won through the suceess of her pupils,— Dalton,” exouerates the Comuifsslonors, In- | exwninations and the chemiesl auulyses that 1 y, A, Donadio, Mme. Suitg, oy the coming operatie stars ers wnder Der justruction ut the presont timo ta o Miss Matildn Herz, not louz ago a resident of Chicago, und late of San LFranelsco, She is ouly sbout 18, and probably within ono year will hive completed her studies. 8hio s a pure suprano, range that has drawn eulowistic comment 1rom the most eritical, 1t {2 powerful, sympathetle, and flexible; nud in sdiition she gives evidenco of dramatie intuition of 8 high onder. brunette, {9 tul), und her fentures are capublo of Under the same teachor o Now York, with a prectwso- ¢ will within a year ring in somo | Buch operns as * Faust,” * Lucin,” and_“La " in o chavmlug way; Miss Nellie ew York, o llght sovrano, who witl could predict succeas- Miles, Littu, D others, Amon, udmrable sxpression, of any | ure Miss Elliott {wr. At | pruno volee, whi lias et with the fate of * Bylsamo,” produced at this houee a year ago. Jtis an utter fallure, At that thne the Director sent in nis resiens. tlun, which was accepted-for 1880, The rensons for this step avo a8 cilrious as they aro intereats ‘The (ieon {s subyentioned by the Btato to play the productions of young outhors, Of course the Dircetor's offico 18 fnundated with As 1t {s imonssible to proauce ail the cffustons of the budding dramatists of Parls, the unfortunate Director 1l mukus cneunes on overy side; and theso enemles, many of whow are younjs jour- in addition to flring off squibs in the newspapers, personul to thy Director, gen- crally anseimble at the theatre, and uso thelr ut- most efforts to dumn the first production of rival’'s work. ‘The manpuzement of such a house vroved so unremunerativo aud so uncomfortable that the Director dotermined to eut the contce- tlon as soon as possible. und siy Mite, Bitbairt Van C) ing features of TUE OFERA COMIQUE just now, B8he ls a beauty mmong tho Parlsfan uetresses, nnd an artiat of much p was she who made *Buzanne’ ane of the hits of the scason, und ns M, Puladilhe, When This 1s Sara 1ler voleq vosacsses continually in ing of a star of the future, clet, ara tho only lutercsf retty as anything from HBuzaune''is not per- the Opera Cominus falls hack upon $“Pho Daughter of the Repiment," “(al athee,” “1n Dame Blanche,” “Tle Crown Dinmonds," *T'lhie Postilion of Lonfumeau,* # Fra Diay the * Romeco und dulies? of Gounod, ete, Nothing new is underltied; and, ke all theatres excopt the (irand Opera-llouso, the rulicals, and the Ambigy, the treasury Is In n rather wealc condition, Since the production of * La Dominos Rosos! (** I'ink Dowiuos M), whicl ran 100 nights, THE VAUDBVILLE successea have bocn anything but brilllant. Re- cently royivals have been the order. Joye (“fhe Man of Huccess') lins been taken up; but, althouen admirably cast und tnountoed, it futerests only the membors of thy and literury people,—not o treat pul sumo may bo_sald of * Ladislay Maguet and Cherbul! Upin o magnitlcent s management of this house will reproduce & The Marriugzo of Olympo of Emil Aj Ju uttempting ta forcs thu run of * Baby," th Director of oz,—n Youdeyiile rovival, 0, in_a few weeks, THR QYNNASH very nearly placed himsolf in an %108 | Siot postuions, b £ talak We pr uctlon of tho vaudeville of M. Falileron, “L'Ago Iugrat,” has pinced bim upon s llil'"h: nerlt of the plece 5?.?’:1“’2 doit; 4 sucecadod I exclting Parislan ¢y it y cxlllu reproduction of the well-km»}" e bolltan resort, the aalon of the priyces, C0AM andl il Parls wont to see i 008 Natau, " Caco " s the aniy sucees the Nouveantes Iunf, ab t‘l‘:‘g rf';:‘ulsob!‘:"m o tho spectncuiar absuriity, - Martln, “THE omtiLoney op c, ouirnney APT, by Jules Verne nnd D‘l-:flne‘;-r“"i\“'" merely paying lonses, 1 tiink 1;'15: r\lrawln: nmtlnnch ou fncolierent jumble of 'Na o Bar :-nrf been ptaced upon any stage, Ly 0! ! or n.n: reputations of the Writers, .dvum L3 could fever havo run for six. weagel 1 lay Capt,, Grant fs supp e o k"m" 6! 0sed to |y van, 0 Western pls y machinations ot ;nu“‘lfin;‘ ru;l hr(‘.‘}“f"' a sallor, the hero gy thl g L experieficlng thy % neldents, they ate rescasl \‘vfio'.T‘.’.“n‘u.!".?’.""’“' of starvation, and retuen fn tiine to dv:flt g umh,ullml deslgns of the villagy upon lfl"mu ¢ y I8 vn]u:x:zn H !:\kfng?fl. abundant, bug letle og. .eoea's ¢ La Camargo, o tighifol| g nu‘fn;'.r T, ?-(e:‘r‘z'iv‘:f.'fif A vening; hut, 2 oufTar is i the cast,’| pnt.run‘n:uullr:mlxfi:t‘ a{? “tm ‘L' AssoMMOImR AT T Astnay, &4 18 the dramatic sensation in Pacts at Ve p ume; mud (¢ would e dificult 1o 82y when b run will stop. Siuce its productjon, tiree weud ajco, the theatre has been packed, ’l"ur 1h fourteen renresentations n seay could not ‘&um talnwd at any [tmrlce; and [t | safg to oy tiy s production In twenty vears hay created rnn“ s citement among Parfalan plagrocrs, nlnym{:b"' aut erities, than did L' Ssspmmojr i [\" fi(‘;llgu “::xtr:nl(::llnurlv ro;rlmlm Dearing fi.‘; 4 play, teral] into Eviglish 0’ publispeq. ool States, would melther bho tolerateq hm n}xbllu opinton nor by law, Sixty editions of ux' work tinve been sold, and from It tius been g . plled the draing by MM. Gastinean i noch, which hias been produced wigh 1ho mmu:' eare 'by M. Chiatrillut, tho Munager of ooyt bigu, “The dinlozue 18 the slang of Parly e \ehich a spadeis calted a spado; but, whily u’mlzn 18 a minuteness sud amplification of Toathsony detalls, the drama ts one of o s uxu"sxum,r TRAGIO Fonce, and the morality of the plas fs upi Erom tirst to Tist 1t 15 ono contingne el azainst druukenness, idlencen, prolligaey Lo extravannuce. 1t is only questionablo wu‘e‘m, the oxiifbntion of scobes of the luwest excess 4y profigucy on a public stazo are conduclye o the spresd of true moral privciptes which such 3 dvrnmn 1 no doubt hoyestly meant to Inculeate, Great attentfon haa fieen pald 1oty mounting of the plece, ond the pitch of reallsm reacued | 1y Worthy of romark, One of the most realistic seeucs fy that tn which Conpeaut Talls {rom n four-sto bollding, He stands on the seaflolding, I o fiash the seaffolding glves way where he stand and ppparentls e “falls to the ground, Thea thero I8 thie washing-louse on the banks of the Setne. About flity women aro at work, Stean, soup-suds, dirty clothen, old rotten washtany. aud the strcam of #chail” ldulzed i by workers, malke the fllusion compicto, In glanemyg at 5 " TII OTMLR THEATRES, may sny that “ Le Gramd Casimie " | = protitablo run at the Varleties, rIl. I:i“\l':wfi ville full of apirit, but without “grands 1. trigue ' as the freuchmen say, and nffording excelient opportunity for charmig acting on the part of Dupin und Celinl, At the preseny moment Judie {3 resting at Monaco, where sy sings oveasionally, .\ contiuuons run of bad i"lnela(: ;.{ml "IL}u"mmi". o‘ll:nxvrlmr artists at the oval foree Partslan playgoers that houso a wido borth, © e 40 fi.‘“ zafn, BARON GRANT. The Fallure of the Great English Bpeco intor, London Corresprandence New Yerk 4imas, No mau has fought moru resolutely with ad- verse fortuno than this * genius " of Limfted Liabitity and * scapegont ¥ of city Immoralits, Created by the new see which hias brougiat so mitch troublo upon Engluud, he fs also fts viee tim. Like the Invontor of the rullotine, ke Ialts by the weapon which mode him famous, ‘Mr. Grant (better known ns Baron Geant, (e Inte King of Italy having lven him his tile) made his monoy by purchasing great trading concerns at o moderate brlce and zelling them to Limited Linbiliey Companles at an enormous profit, In this hedid what other city men did, but hls operations wero on a much larger aud more daring scale. Ambitlous to be rich, he only considerud the present, leaving tho compas nies he formned to sink or swim as they might, after ho had dons with, At oue time he had amussed o3 wuch s $U- 000,000, Out of this hu gave Lelcester Bquare to London, he. wvresented plete nrea to the natlon, ho inade elfts to the people, be awept away o disreputable rookery at Keo sington and built a paluce there, At this tino he sat in Parlinment as member for Kldder- mtuster, atid lost hils seat under the new bribery uct, uot, ofter a sovero trial, on any provl of brl‘:cry, but for promising the poor pevple & ten-party and giving it to themn after the eleee tion, wlilch o political Judge declded to come within tho clause on **treating.!’ ‘Then cams Rubry’s actions against the Zimes and Girant, from which perlod dates his gradunl downfall, The case agalnst the Times, in which that jour nal fought torits fame und honor, which bad been jeopardized by fts city editor, brought out the fact that there'wus a_friendly ollfanco be- twean Mr. Grant und Mr, Sampsun, of the Times, which led to many other ctlons. Add to thewo_the sults fn ro” the Emma Minc, the Minerat Bill litizution, sud the Lisbon trm- ways, and we seo the flnoncler up to lis Mps n legal troubles. But the ono polnt which Joid Wiin Jow befors the cousts is thede elslon of n majority of the Judges that tho pre- Hwinary aereements of salo und purchase o& propertios formed fnto lmited companies, au the profits aud obligations arlaing therefroin, should have been sot forth In the prospeciuses, without which disclosurc tho trausactiong wer fraudulent, sl obllired promoters wdlwullsla their prefiminary gaius, It fs, no doubt, this declston which has mude it impossiblo for Grant to hold out agniut the clalma for L‘mnncnml(;m und the suitsnt law which have unmmpmc«_l n x: round,—un avenging el of creditors runnsul\ ing the grlevaoces ond resentinents of inen who have lost mouey by tho finaucler's schemes Grant has, durinjz tho last three or ‘““”.fi""; Hterally stood ¢ bay, Ho lins submitt i fudzments, ho _has given up properts, bo b ) made compromlscs; deserted by counsel h-{n n:n defendod himaelf, dragsing camgluncats mcn the Bench for “hls forensic skill; he haa fi“ the Sherll! fo possession of his [nrut&umm 1mas battled with mertgagess !urvduslu,., ?[.‘ ] Iim3 ho bias sold Lis_ wonderful collict ‘v’v‘n: ]flc!urol'w the highest bldder; ho ua: xe';‘ it \ts serlp Lo Lankers, pledized bils art tre A to brokers, given up his town house uie R o into chambers; he bas worn out the W:‘I‘nfl‘r“lua Ins sollcitors wid counsel: wud at lu?t: iy clusing in upon him, e baa souzht the zmd W neans of eseape lett him. Ile nos .nrt?"m T s the Court of Bankruptey to protect Lion lquidatlon by arrangement or Loumv:":n' of and sent i o atutement of debts to .,, ety about 8,000,000, o smoller nmm'm thal oy 0saips predicied ho would “ o M;- Girdot fi:uur to tho Zimes, duted Feb. 4, Mr. 2 makes a atatement wlifch has ereated Im:z;tm h ustonishment than the Ilm‘?gmuuun‘:ll:m a his downfall, 1lo says; ‘‘The N'" o0 my debts schieduled s obou or s 000, mot £031,000 s stated. Of VO amouut obout £250,000 s SCEITL 40 worteage of freoiold propartics lu BenvBiy and Lowbard street, and of the batsice, ¢ - ora amounting to £13,000 sloue hoid ;A}l e ties, ‘Pho trat-mentioned sum un; urm) eludo tho amount hie would be cust Ui 10.comé Lisbon tramways caso, Which has stit i before the final tribunal, the lluua\.l ol kel where it s hopea fv will arrive, for lll‘oI B tho the vast amount of mlzntlu'uu lal l‘l‘l ook City of Lousdon on the polnt fuvelve doubted that tho appeal will be Graut, for many suatlurcases have i owereh, as declsivo without appeal 1t woulds T Sy bo a mistortune 1€ the suit did not .A}w i end, an fjudorsement of the court be y e flnal Judes cision nzalust themn belig s0 uear the i 'fnbelm. flfi.“; many lilgauts are ctud I{xlvl':“ g for the appeal Lo guide thent in mlmlrI :‘ he ‘Baron Grant no doubt fully quatll ‘l L for the scapuzoat uf the Jolnt mot‘:“ i those who know him sy mubluuxfl“ ' puch settlng iy, 1o had novo uf e VAP G ey men na YJlm ** Flak, A devoted hllxl. et an oifectionato father, sud ""'»uumih‘ gulshed domostic virtucs "B'b:-’llqunn Al ten dawglitors aud Lo sos. 'll.rl.r ik pretentious woman, the daugnte i niereliaut, and bls two eols hAA\e‘ o ) ton at Etou. *''he Buran !" has neky Tt {1 theatrieal apeculations far the ank:uu B somu ludy upon the stude,—3 ““l":" mcu.—m‘l amusutnent among successful ".dlwu Todst Tifs nauie has never beou ussuciate S hlohss or domestic acanduls of 8oy fand. 1o tho siid been eleanly nnd respuetably, outsl Y e cantest for gold, Whicl lio aceis to b kot with ustiring fudustey 1o the I!'l' workinyg with the matto, under Wi l‘ g, othier man has won his way to pd ;“ o a0 lament, * Get money; huneitly, but get wonsy.”