Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1879, Page 2

2 : i ee called for in the usual manner, and tho success- ful bidder to be allowed the use of the mate- rial. Itis claimed for the bill that it provides for n uniformity tn turning out the State print- {ng Unt docs not now exist. The Committee docs not recommend the passage of the bill, be- ing contented to place tt befure the House fur consideration and debate, In theory it fs doubt- + legs all right, but,tas a matter of fact, to reduce ft to practice will be a very coatly experiment,— ‘one that the State will soun tire of. . On motton of Mr. Crooker, Mouse Bill 751, providing that wage-workers shall receive thelr? wages in actual cash, and not in orders, truck, ‘ar checks, Was amended so As not to include farm or domestic servants, and ordered to third reading. COMPULSORY RDUCATION. ‘Tho consideration of Bill 10, better known as tie Compulsory Kducation bill, was resumed. ‘The bil as amended Is as follows: A Mint for an act to sccnre ta chitdron the benent of an slewontary education: Bretton 1, Be it enacted by the people of the State of Hilnoia represanted In the Gener Arsem- bly, That every parent, puardian, or other person in tho Stato of Iimois having contral ani charge of any child or childron between the ages uf ¥ and 14 years, shall bu required to aend any each child or citldten to a public or private school fora + period of at least twelvo weeks Jn cach school yeur, which sclioul year Is to commence on the frat Monta: of September, In the year A. 1. 1870, at Jenst atx weeks of which shall be conseentive, tn- Tera such child or children shall bo exensed from auch attendance by the.osrd of Education or a School Director of the city, town, or district, o8 the cage may be, in which ite parents or guardians: resiie, upon its having been shown to their satin faction tnat the bodily or imental condition of such child {9 such as to provent its attend. ance at school, or application tu study fur tho parlod required, ur that auch child is taught in 6 private school ur at home, in such branches as are Urdinarily taught in primary schools, or basatready nequired tho branches of leatniay ortinarily taught in the poblic schools, or for other good and auf. clont cauace; Prurtded, that in case a public or private echoo! shall not be taught for three inonths duriog the year within ons anu ono-half nllew by the nearest traveled road of tho residence of any auch person within the school district, he shall not ‘by Hable to the provisions of this act. ‘See.2, No porson ur corporation in this State shall atany time arter tha firat day of Soptomber, A. D. ‘1880, employ any child under 14 years of age, during the established echool-houre of the local- fty, unless stich child stall have attended somo common ur private school fora torm of at least tiotve weeks during tho echool-yenr noxt. preeed- ing the commencement of such employment, and euch child shall deliverto its employer n cert. cate as evidence of attendance In compliance with tho provisions of this act, from its teacher, or from thu clork of the Board of Local Directors, of fram the President of tho Bonrd of Education, as the cano may be, having control of the school district fn which the parent or guardiau of any such child shall reside: Provided, such child shalt have re- alded tu thia Stale during the school year next pre- ceding tho commencement of euch employment: And, provided further, that such child is under the contro! of n parent or puardiin, and ts not dae pendent upon its own resources for stipport: nor shall auch employmunt continuy for a longer period than forty weeks during any echoot yeur froin tho time this act shali taky — offuet, uniesa such child shall deliver to such 1 loyer a certificate of excuse from the propor uuthority for any of the rcusuns mentioned In Sec, lof this act. Sue. 3. Any porson or corporation who shall employ achild in violatian of the second sectlon of thisact shall be Itable to a fine of not less than $20 nur more than $40 for each offense, and eucn Nine shall by collected by any Director or meinber of tha Schvol Buard, in the name of the ftate of Ilinols, in an action before any court of coms petent forizatetion, and the fine so coltected shal! be pair to the Schoo) Treasurer of the town ordts- trict In which the defendant resided when the offense was committed, and by him accounted for asother muneys tained tor echoul purposes, and wafd money shall be applied to tho use of the cum mon school jn the district in which the oifuuse wow committed, : See. 4. Incase it shall be shown to tho eatlaface tion of tho Hoard of Education haylng control, that the parent or guardian has not thy meana whe with to purchane the necessary school bcoks to able him to comply with the requirements of this uct, such Board ja anthorized hereby to furnivh much buoks, freo of churge, the same to ho paid for wut of thy contingent fands at the dispoual uf such Moura of Mducation, and such books suall be re- turned at the expiration of sald term, Sec. 6, In cave any parent, guurdian, or other ‘poraon shall fail to comply with the pro- visions of ile Ret, satd purent, yuardlan, or uther perabn having control of such child or children, shall ve liable to a Ane of not lees than $35 vor more than $10. Suld dine shall bo collecsed by any Director or Prealdent of any School Hoard, before any Justice of the Pence in any township whuru tho ‘saine may aceruc, and when collected shatl be paid to the Schoo! Treagurer of tho towne ehip In wailch the defendant resided when tue offense was committed, and by lim accounted fur the rame ay monvy ralsod for schol purposes. Sec, 0. Itebull be the duty of any Ulrectors or membersof the School oards to proaccute any of- tense occurring under thts act, and any Directors ‘or members of School Noards neglecting te pravc- cute forsuch fing within ten days after written notice hos been served on them by any puneyer m wald district, unless the person complained of ehall bu oxcueed by the District Hoard, snall be Habie ju 8 6um of not lese than $3 nor moro than $10, which autn con bu sued for by any taxpayer in the district in tho name of the Treasurer of said townetip, to ee accounted for ws provided for in Suc, 3 of sie act. GOOD MASTER DARNY ON TYRANNY. Mr. Batry, of Cook, obtained the floor and spoko as follows: . Mr, Brzaken: When this bill came up for second * reuding, awing tothe forest of amendments that wero oilored and divcussed ut length ut the me, it Was impossible to vay poy tiny x upon the funda- mental principles of ‘the bill [teelf, Now, wir, as the bi before the Nouse ta one involving very werlous ond delicate questions affecting the rights of parents in the: Commonwealth of Illinois, 21 dee sire to offer a few observations upon it. Inthe very foundation of civilization and of our Aimar- ican suciety cvery truu citizen recognizes cortain social and natural relations that ore routed in the common law and have become sanciiited by time, When a legislative body, through the paseage of any law affecting these relations, fails to th right of parents over thelr children that conaldera- tlon which ita importance duinands, itty not true to the body iteolf or tho interests of the people it almsto represent, Wo recognize the followin: soclal rolationa: Husband and Wife, Parent an Child, Guardian and Ward, and Master und Serv- ant, “Tho hportance of these relations seoms to bu in the order in which they are stuted by me, First, then, mm Importance {4 the relation of hus: band'and wife; wecond in Importance, aud almuyt equally as great ag tho frat, fa thu relation uf pare entand child, Woe observe, sir, with what cau- thous voctlitude wine Jogislators treat any sabject touching upan tho relations of husband ant wit. With equal caro whoukt we guard that principle of our law and that sacred tte of uur suciul relations which recognize the under relations of parunt aud e Wd. All weiters on the civil Jaw dwell moro or lesu on the relations which [am now discuestim, and whieu Leoncenye Witt be Lmpatred by the pumsaize of thiy bit, Lwill not occupy thu timo of the fuuse by quoting from thy yarlows authorities wiieh might be adduced gulng to show that in prapu tion us Nations becoine clyinized the State inclines to leave thory relations undisturbed, resting mure waar the sentiment of unatural aifertion in the parent for thacnild than the enactmunt of laws the enforcoment of which might inepira thatabe horrence with which every truo friend of clyilizod society must view TUE LEAST EXERCISE OF AUDITRARY POWER. {This sentence acguires significance from the fuct bat Bir. Barry Law got hiv man in a dungeon, —Ep, Tun.) Satiice it for my purpose to quote the authority of one of the iret writers on American ‘alker, inhia work on Amorican Law, spoaks on thie wibject am follawa: ** ‘The law ling, $n fact, very ithe to dd in regulating this relation, 1" wontinents of natural ull¢ctton and muzal ob} {Jon are #0 atifticlent for thla purposu that the sanc- Mons of law ure, for thu mout port, diavonsed with, and thiv bas become more ond more the casa in propurtion av maukind hayu beconte more civil- ized, in & word, porentol authority sud wllul obedience are left, ou they should be, to tho law whieh Nature law written tpon the hourt.” Hecent Uisew show 4 regular tendoncy towards the doctrine of non-Interference $n theae deilcata tnd very tenger retations, ‘ ‘The law of the paront and child te founded In Naturo, but this bil, which has nothing in Itof woul orwentinent, aamunies to Ail the place of Jaw founded tn Nature, aud at the sewe time It hos upon ite face TNR VERY DEYINITIONS OF TYNANNY, Permit me, sit, to, refer to the docislon of the Supreme Court of Wlaconsin on « casa which arose duu school district in that State in 1872, when the teacher, against the direction of the parent tu the child, sougnt to compe) the chitd to study aubjects forbidden oy the parent, Seu also report of State Superintendent of Schools of thiv Staty for 187d and 1874, ‘The question atisaue was, simply, Mae o Board of School Directory, through thuir ‘teachers yf otherwive, the power to direct, agatost the will Of the parent, whut studies a child alall pursuu? An other words, Whose authorlty j8 parson: that of the parent or tho Board? The Court says oe ee 48 will be conceded that the law gives the parent the oxclualve right to govern and cons trol hiv mivor children, aud he haw the right to wn Source obedieuce to hla commands, UE 18 MOK LIKELY TO KNOW the health, temperament, aptitude, oud def- clencies of ‘hi jacbild thus the teacher, wud bow Jouy he can send him to scuoal," oe ow, air. the Court holuw the authority of tho parent'to be pursmount to that of the Hoard, aud fravely informs the teacbor that the peer knows ext thie condition sud capacity of the child, and what atudice are best adapted for hin to pursue, With how much greater force could the Court 1u- form thy State or thu Logislature thatthe porcnt best knows the intellectual wants of hischlld, and how long be can wend bim to schoot, If thi vi were atimply 8 misculof only to onr schools, Veould forgive the seatiments that sent it to this House; but Tconcelve it to be fraught with, danger lo uur public-schoo} syatom, ‘Tusday it ts popular to wend cluidrun to school, Let thd State step In between the varent aud the child, and 3 wpirit of resistance will be aroused that will tus Crease ue thie rulla op, Let no malizguant jatuence In this Assembly say what Lem opposed to cdutzatlun; for 1 kyuw tuo THE CHICAGO . TRIBUNE: RieAY., APRIL WN, well that itis to enlightenmen, tho world fa In- debted for THT PROGRESS THR HUMAN RACH TS MARINO steadily, though slowly, toward the Wt and, happy destiny intended for it even in this world by ihe great Creatar, who zave It Hfe, intellect, nnd rant: and f know fal) well, ton, alr, that of all other pastures from which fecedom dtawa her hourishmontit ts in tier chosen temple, in hee favor- Me habitation, the achoul-rauns! ‘The tendency af the mudern ages has been and ta to-day toward o wnivereal educntton: and 1 claim, sir, that we are vetiing to this universal education Sistas fasta it-ia bonatleial for manus kind to get to ft without being forced to it by Inw. Tt would be only retarding the progrers of h teal and wholesome education te maka it compulsory, when voluntarily it 1 already BRCOMING UNIVERSALLY POPULAR with the people. Lhave tuo aie reapect for tho talents of the Fentloman who introduced thie bit to balleve he aye It that matire consecration tts delleacy and Tmporsancs demand before placing It befure thie jose. Tfcel convinced that no lawyer can afford to place himself on treeord as voling for this bill. and cortalnly no constitutional lawyer can vite for it, No parent in whose:henrt springs the love and fen> thmenta of tatural affection for his children—upon whose manhood depends the propagation of the tact and pernetuation of the human apecira—can vote for this bill, ant To not belleve, air, that §tx author can miueter in this House enouch of ald bachelors, in whose hyeasta never puleate to sas ered affection and devotion of parent and child, to make {t becom a Law in this Stato. Tam oppured to the bili, slr, becaneo it Is out of harmony with our moral and soctal ueage; wccause it cetlects upon otr civilization; because it MAKES THE STATE A TYRANT to force parental will; bucauac it tends to defeat Me own end: and because avorage attendance at schoo! witl deerenge if it becomes a law, For theea Ant other eqnally cogent reasony which T do not deslre todetnin you to hear am oppozed to tho PACTS, Mr. Shaw, of Carroll, fayored the bill, on the ground tht Jess than Sb per cent of the children of the Stato attended the pubic schoula, even fora portion of the year. ‘Thousands of chil- dron wero act to work like horsos and mutes to eratify the avarice of the parents, in sitpport of his‘argument he presented the following statiatlen: Children of echool age in llnoi: Whole enrolimont, 74405 In private school: lit, Not at school, 30, 708 Con’t read or 00 105, 7 About one-half ar of achoul uvery day. Chikdren of schvdl age In Chicago, 10, Enrolled 7 tee Average dally attondance Unt of schoul overy day.» Mr. Shaw made frequent quotations from the perme of Blackstone, Jutin Stuart Mill, und lato, Mil. NBAL, OF COLES, followed with ucarly the same line of argument, and made a epectal appeal in fayor of the lome- Tess and wandering Arabs who intest the treats of all our large cities. Mr. Spencer, desirous of choking off debate, moved the previous question, but it failed to carry, Mr. Snigg, of Sangamon, raised his “feeblo teatiinony in behalf of great principles aud a the cause,” and advocated the passage of the tH, and in the course of his armment suid that, the deseendants of Michoet Angelo, Dante, aml ‘Tasay ure to-day the yagabonds of the earth. Mr. Snigy’s argument closed the debate, ant the vill being put Hoar its pugsaye was carried by a vote uf 8f to 4 YEAS. Abraham, Jackson, Neate, Allen(Warren), Jeuninus, serozes, Bolt, Johnson, Solter, Wack, Jones (Wash'n), Shaw, duck. Kouka, Simonson, Burt. Invuamer, Smuth, Untlerworth, — Lewis, Sntez, Byers, Matson,» Snyde Carter (Adams), Mason, Spe Carter (Jo'ns'ny, MeFie, ‘ Stevens, Church, Meler, Vaylor ¢Caok), Cie aibeeks. Haylee «Winn, ) Jure, Miteha! {homsun (Will Grou Mosx, ' tee, a Grostawalt, ‘Neat rucy, nv Nichols, Tylar, Ehrhardt, Orendortt, Viwey, Khott, Ou Veile, vein, Ve Walt, Vorvender, Peters, Walsh, Foy, Vleasnnta, Warrun, Graham, Bowell, ri Uranuer, Price, orth, Gray, Prickett, Wheeler, Gross, Hanney, Wright (Boane), Mall (Gallatin), Hodingon (Jack. )Wright(uPave) Hlarts, Tf Zimerman, Hine, we Siw Ingham, “ alr, Speaker. vA, Harry, , tun, Teaburr, Bowen, Tteavlul, Bower, Roblson (Fulton) Jsisbeo, yn, Uridgew, 1. dones (Christ'n), Samed, Brigham, Keniston, Scarlett, Brumback, Lovell, Secrent, Chase, HeBride, Fexton, Cockle, McCreery, Coilius, Meitinlay; Day, Miles, . Strackman, Dynurt, Mock. ‘Vhomas, Eldridge, Morton, ‘Hie, Aingliat, Nell, Trammell, Ieklin, O'Matloy, ‘Trustoll, Green, Prat, Wilxon, Hamilton, Provirt, Wightnan, ‘Vhe announcement of its passage wus recelyed with cheera, THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION. Mr. Herrington, of Kane, uiuved that the Tlouse adjourn sive die May 5. Referred to the Cominittee on Resolutions, NEVENUE, The special order of the day, the Revenue billa, were called up. BUT 830 was read a third, time, put upon its passnze, und passed by a vote of 105 to % It fs og follows: _ A Bill for an act to provide the neccssary rev- ‘nue for State purposes, *SceTion 1, He it cnacted by, the peopte of tho State of Hilnols, represented in the General As- sembly, ‘That there abatl be raised, by levying a tux, by valuation upon the sveseed taxable prop- erty forthe years A. D, 1870 and 1880, In thle State, for general State purposes, to be inted **Hovenny Find." the following wun: WIE ‘The wm of $1,700, 060 for the year 1679, upon the avseused taxable property forthe year 1k703 and the anm of §1, 500, OU0 for thu yuar 180, upon the avacased taxable property fur the yeur 1x80, ‘There shall algo be placed to the credit of such Mevenus Fund, for gencta! State purpnsen, tor the year 1871, Uke stim of $410,000 of the ‘unapproprinted ¥ now tv tho credit of euch fund im the State 2. ‘That thero shall also be ra’ ing 8 tax, by valistion upon the asa property fer the yours 1870 and in thi htafe, for State rchaol purposes, to be dealunated “State School Fand,” the followin sum, to wit: ‘Thu sum of $700,000 for the year 1879, pon the ussedsel taxable property for the yenr 1870; and thea of $1,000, 000 for the year I8KO, upon the aaveased taxable property for th yenr 1880, ‘Thero shall algo be plocad to the credit of wuct State School Fund forthe year 1570 the stm or $300, 000 of the balance remaining in wuch find in the Stato Trouwury, und apportioned among the several coutties ueearding 10 law, Sue. The Geveraor and Auditor shall annual- ly compute nnd’ acertan the separate rates per cent requited to producy the amonnt of taxes above loviud, und the product of such rates will not ox- eved the smounte by thie act authartved. to be lovlud: Providud. that whera ‘any rate per cent computed shall bo fractional, auch fraction sball be regurded a4 on additions! cue ceutun the one hundred dollara valuation, #0 that an even rate shall bu certiied, anything ty any other act pros viding a ailerent muuncr of ascertaining the amount of revenue required to by levied for State: purpoaes to the contrary notwithstanding; and when auch rated arg 60 aecertaimed the Auditor wall certify them to the County Clerka. ‘The bi prepared by the Committes on Roy- enue (IL, B. 840) was next called up and read a thlrd thine. - Mr, Miles, of Knox, moved to amend by striking out from the wlelty-sixth section the provision fora review of (hu assessment every Sour years of real und personal property, and making tt yearly. of Cool, spoke at some longth in opposition to the amendment, and in favur of the orlgtual bit, Mr. Ranney, of Woodford, offered as a further Amendment that the excision jnclude the pro- vision for the annual revlew of the assessment of personal property und of improvements mado or destroyed, Mr. Wilson, Who had tho bill in charge, op- posed the amendiuent, und explained why the section should be udopted as recommended by the Committers Mr, Kanne} Mr, Milva. Mr. Sherman apoke at some Jenuth on the de- alrubillty uf passing the bil in ite original ohape, becuuse the Committes to whom the bill was referred buve presented uo harmoulous law, which the passage of the resolution will destroy, eMr, Wentworth sufd that dee, 76 contained all the provisious which the amendinont comtem- plated, and thera way no uecesslty for ite pussuge. Mr, Matthews offered as ao substitute for the amundment the following: Provided, that the County Board or Hoard of Superviaurs may at thole July mecting in the year wucceeding apy generul sesvseniuit or complaint, Lid wud equalizo the assessment proviously Le, Mr. McKinlay, of Edgar, apoke in favor of the amendment. Mr, Wilson, of Cook, again came to the res- Cue, and wade along argument te show thut the bill did not require the ainendment or sub- atitute presented by ine gentleman from Pike (Mathews), ‘The Mathews substitute was lost by 63 to 44, Mr, Ewin, of Mel.cay, ullured as a substitute tothe utmendment to provide for correction after reviewing. Adupted—71 tu oY, arred nEoKES, Mr. Blabeo, of Couk, lutroduced House bill 878, id, by levy- ‘axnble ‘e! amendmeut wes accepted by to ajlow Coroners to appoint Deputles, Bent to second reading. Mr. Mitchell reported from the Committee on Appropriations ou several bills, as inaleated tn yesterday's lebegran: Mr. Romney, of the Committee on Roads and Bridges, reported adversely ou DIE S25, regu Jatin toll-beidice Mr. Carter, of Adama, of the Library Com- mittee, introduced bul 879, granting an appro= priation of $5,000 to buy tioks lor the Btate Li- brary, Referred to the Appropriation Conmit+ ice. Mr. Thompson, of Cook, reported on two rallranl ville, ns indicated In yesterday's dis- patch, RRVENUE AQAIN, ‘The conalderation of maa ee was then roe stumed, and Mr, Wilson offered an amendment. tlt the provisions of the bill shall not apply fo any previous actlon for the collection of taxes und spcclal nreessinents. Adopted. Mr. McKininy offered au amendment providing that all other taxes than Stato be extended by County Clerks In thule respective counttes. Ost A fr. Ranney offered an amendmdnt reciting that, if any person feel agerieved, or complain thnt the assessient of the property of another 4s tow low, the Town Board may revise the ase Besament aud correct the same, Ordered en- Arossed, and ordered to a third reading, House Bil 811, also n revenue bill, was read, Mr, Wilson offored an amendaient that the Dill shall not apply to procecdings for the col- (eetlon of delinquent taxes for 1878 and prior years. ‘Pending action thereon the Iouse ad- Journed. ‘THE MOUSE COMMITTEE ON REVENUE met this afternoon and agreed to report favor- ably on House bill 286. amending See, 216 of the Revenuo isw to make {t vonform to the Constitution, ‘This, itis expected, will pat an end to the yast tigation growling out of tax Utles during the pust four years, It will report favorably on Hotree Dill 710, atnonding See. 63 of the Ravenue law in rolation to giving notica by publication of olatting of property, CORONER MANN, OF CHICAGO, was before the Houso Judiciary Committee this afternoon urging the passage of an act author izing Sberiffs and Coroners to administer vaths to parties qualifying as sureties on bonds, and making perjury of the oaths given falsoly under such elrcumstances, CAUCUSES. EACH PAY IN BESSON, Spectat Ditgutch to The Tribune, Sruinariery, Ih, April 10.—Immodfately on the adjournment of the Senate Senatur Kuyken- dall announced that, by reason of the conduct of the Brigodier-Generals in Congress, an emer- mency existed, wherefore there would bo a cau- cus of Republican Seuators at 3 o'clock, The caucus was very fully attended, anda mutual interchange of opinion on the political situation followed. It was dcelded to present. resolutions indorsing the attitude of President Hayes on the Electlon-law question and appro priations, but, as the Sennte cafendar is now loaded down, the resolutions wilt not bo offered. untli such thna ag they may be directly tuken up and cousidered. The matter of amending the Reglatry luws was also the subject of some consideration, Sume talk followed on the queation of PINAL ADJOURNMENT, but no action was tuken, ‘The subject will bo discussed at a future concus. Soveral stort speeches wero made on the de- slrability of continuing legislative Inbors to the Milltia, Revenue, aud Appropriation bills, and throwlny overboard the mogs of stuf which has been tutroduced for no other reuson thou the Hlorification of the methbers at the bauds of thelr constituents, | TRY CNyoaGo sUBTICES were discussed, and the sentiinent of the major- ity was thut thero should be av increased num- ber of Republicans ou the list. ‘The present division docs nob meet with any fayor at the hands of the dominant party, og they think that the present Ist of appointees was made up to {olluence the Jane clections, SEVERAL OF THR LEADING DEMOCRATS held a caucus this afternoon on the adjourn- ment question, and .declded that to-morrow torniny the followieg resolution should be fi. troduced in the Senate’ by Merritt, of Marion. Ivexplaing iteelf* Waentas, ‘Tne Cuicaao Trinuxe, ono of the lending Republican papors of the Stute of Ulinela, published in yestorday’¢ luaue tho fullowlog article relating to the action of, the Genoral Agsembly uf the State, a4 followas .-+ ** Let the people of Ttinols rejoice. Tho pros- pects are that this Legislature, which hag been conte trolled ever sinco its inception by the worst vet of Jaw-muking pirates and general incompetents, will ina few weeks come to nelose, The people would aay "Amen!" were the Salons to relegate ‘thom- selves to obscurity to-morrow. ‘There is not the alightost reason for their legislative existence as a body. ‘The proecnt ‘Legiulature ta without doubt. tho Jaziest, most rapacious, and most worthlons that ever Infested tha Stato, The pigcon-holea inthe clarks’ rooms aro tiled with biackmatling Dilly, and, if the rumoré be correct, tho must shames ful propositions for the passage of vila have becn of alinont dally occnrronce, Bills for the reguiation of yas companies, railronds, fusurance cumpanies, ond all orts of muneved corpurations have been iutroduced without atint for phlebotomical pur poses, Every Stute metitation hing hud ite loboy- fata on the floor playlng the role of Oliver Zwiat, and the corraptionists have held their ble and sreavy palms wide open for anything that might oo dropped. Some of them, backvd by brokers who claim to be solld with the newspapers, have hud the audacity to dictate terms, and have even gone ofan junkuting tours for tho purpose of yotting poliens to be geod tn thelr nefarious undertakings, t 8 proper to remurk that, In a majority of casew, they havo returned cmpty-lunded, Tho out {a Approaching, ond If the taxpayers know thore duty they will see to It thut these fax-enters and Ieglalu- uve blackmatlera never come back in the capacity of logislators, In view of tho humiliating statements contained in said paper, and unfortunately shared jn tue prose and people of this State; therefore, Resolved, Phat tho Senate, ‘by ant with the cons curronce of the Houso of Ropresentatives, tx the thine of tual adjourninent of the General Assombly ‘on the lat day of May next. ‘ “FIRES. AT IOWA CITY, TA. Jowa City, la, April’ 10.—Hull & Scofield's, distitlery burned at this place at 5 o'clock this wfternoon, It was the principal alcohol alstil- lory In the Northwest, . producing almost ex- clusively for foreign shipment to Marseilles and other Mediterrancan markets. It cost originally $80,000, aut had a capacity of 1,200 bushels a day, though running only one-third of that, It started on the Ist of Inst November, und as shipped about $70,000 worth of cools per = omonth = ‘The = fira caught in the doubler, whieh, being suddenly broken, let the vapor reach alump, The stock sheds, with GO0 head of feeding cattle, were suved, ua were the bonded warehouses contain- ing stock on lund, "The loss 18 $35,000 ta $10,~ 000, Hull & Scofield haying anade large uddi- fions, Insurance, $10,000; Liverpool, London & Globe, $2,500; Fire Assuclation, of Phita- North American, Philadelphia, wrican, Philadelphia, $1,500; Alina, Tiurttord, 81,5007 Hume, af New York, 5,000 on eattla’ and abeds. Hull & Scoteld wil ut anee rebufli. The cattio will bo shipped to aome other dlatillery to finish feeding, ciiciag. ‘The slarm from Box 919 at 0:95 last evening was caused by the burning out of a chimney in the two-story frama house No, 280 ‘Chirty-tifth street, owned by Martin Powers, No duaage. TORONTO. Toronto, April 10.—An incendiary fire to- night deatroyed the Market Elovator, Loss, $50,000; inaurance, $20,000, ——————__ OBITUARY, apectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune. Kanamazoo, Mich. April 10,.—The funeral of George E, Bates, the only surviving son of the Inte Churles R, Bates, took pluce to-day. He was traveling South for his health, ag was his father, when his death occurred, Ma dled in Now Orleans lust week, and was buried here to- day, ‘This wakes the death of father, mothes and son, wl the los of onw of the most tected farnilies of Kalamazoo, within the space of alittle more than a year, ‘The societies of which he was a momber olliciated at the funeral. a OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Naw Yorx, April 10.—Arrived, the Amer- fque, from Havre, P, Calland, from Rotterdam, Suevia, from Tamburg, City of Virginla, from Glaegow. . Lonvor, April 10.—Steamers Olympia, Schic- dam, und Clreasula, trom New York, have arrived, Queenstown, April 10,—Arriyed, Jluols, from Philadelphia. le — ea Chemical lecturer before the seutor clase—"'T uscd to perform this experiment, gentlemen, with a cat or a dog; but, out of regard to Mr. Bergh, | will vot torture wny anil this thine woe lesa you can guiles a freatiuay tute LWIKE applaa‘e.j~—atets Columbiana, RAULROADS. Conforonce of TrunksLine Man- agers .in New York Yosterday. Anothor Attempt to Conmpel Ad- herenee to Schedule Rates, Sixty Cents Por Hundred on Liva Stock Adopted Arbitrarily. . Prediction of Serious Trouble in Consequence Thereof. Fruit Transportation on tho Illinols Oon- tral--Western Earnings, IMPORTANT ACTION BY TRUNK LINES. Apeciat Diapatch to The Tribune. New Youn, April 10.—A conference of rail- road managers was held at the Windsor yeater- day. The trunk Iiyes were represented by A. AL, Cassatt, Ponnaylyauia Rallroad Company; dames H. Rutter, J, B. Dutcher, and E. Clark, Jn, New York Ceutral; G. 2. Manchard ant RC, Vitus, New York, Lake Erle & Western. No representative of the Mallimoro & Ohlv was prosont, ‘The Western roads were represented by J, N. McCullough, William Stewart, and & W, Hallock, Pittsburg, Chicago, St. Louls; J.-H. Devereux, President Clove lund, Columbus, Cluclnnati & Tndianapolia} WHE iL B. Hurlbut, President — Tudtanapolis & -Bt. Louta; and ff WW. Iibbard, General = Freight Agent St. Lonis & Vandatla Road, It was the subject of general Teinark that the Baltimore & Ohlo wos not rep- reacnted, and that the Wabash Koad falled to send a representative, When {t was known that O. L. Hopkins, General Manager of the latter Company, was in the clty, one of the delogates remarked that Mr. Hopkins was too busily evgazed in log-rolling for the Presiduncy of the Wabash Road to at- tendo meeting called to adjust rates for the cutting of which his road was mainly responsi- bie. Only two St. Louls roads were represent ed, The first subject under discussion was the time flour, provisions, ant grain should bo allowed tobe held by roads before adding storage expenses, It tas unanlinously decided to tix four days as the limit. ‘The principal- reason for the mectlng was an adjustment ‘of the rates on liye stock, on which: there had been cutting for some time past fron G to Bi conten hundred, It wos charged by ono of the trunk-lue managers thut the present eut- thig of rates on Hye stock was demoralizing freight rates | generally; that uo West- ern road had, been = matutathing rates for some time, and that ft was au absolute .v necessity to restore nnd equalize the Myestock rates from the West. At was claimed Uy some of those present that it was folly to restore the old rates’ In the absenca of representativos trom the Chleago roads, which had bean jngyo actively engaged In euteiug, rates than other Ines, This ylew at ong tne sras about! to provall, when A. J. Cossatt stated that thé trubk lines wera determined to enforce Eastihound rates, and to prevent cutting. by every’ means fu thelr power, Tle warned tha. Western roads thut if rates were made lower than — tho schedule pricesynor rebates wero allowed, the trunk Ines trould deduct the amounts from the local roads ghiifty of the violation, und that under no clreusagtance would the trunk lines accept rebates urpay tess than achedule rates, aN. MeCullgush, In response, sald that for one he was oppdaed to euch arbitrary action by the trunk Hues}lifid he very broadly intimated that auch a tobtau. tight seriously react here; after, SET NIP RE ‘ Another ronyegentative remarke “The action will soon rive all trafic from the West to the rst palut on the Baltimore & Ohfo Road”; to which Mr. McCullough responded, “that’s 80.7 7, ‘The conferences! resulted fa the trunk Ines fixing an arbitray rato on live-stock at 60 conts per 10) pounds,.git_ a basls of Chicago to New York, the new sphedule to go tato eifect on Monday, April ji, Rallroad-men djpcussed the action frecty after the meeting adjourned, and there was a general fecling of opposifton to the action of the trunk lines. A leading cattle-shipper remarked that the new scheduleywould not last aver a week, and that if the frunk lines carried out thelr policy the bulk of. Western trafile would ve sout over the Baltimoze & Ohio Road, Pool Commisstiiner Fink has issued a cireular to trank-line agohts calling thelr attention to recent cutting on West-bound freluht by the fost.fretuht Hoos} and Instructing them that. they will not. bepermitted to make any lower than tarilf rates to any shippers, “tt be- ing the intent and purposu of the order to secura:to all shippers between the sanio places the same rates of transportation for Nke services performed.” In roferring to the order, Coumissloner Fink aoid the trouble was caused by Western roads hold- ing out spoctal Inducements to shippers of which the trunk lies wera not aware, ‘The trunk Mnee propose hereafter to divert freight on which rebates aye been promised to some other road, und in this manner secure the same rate to all sulppers ua the only way to secure schedule rates, NO SUITS WANTED, Spectat Digputch to The Tribune. Srutmoriecv, Ih, April 10—Gen. Wager Bwayne, 11, 8. Greene, und C, 1, Stuart, at- tornoys for the Wabash Railway Company, made an application to Juace Drummond, in Chan- bers, Wednesday, for an injunction to restrain Charles W. Husaler and others, representing New York stock brokers and bankers, from commencing or | prosecuting — sints against thut Company, ‘The bill recites that Loagsler, a8 attorney or agent of other par- ties, las instituted a number of sults before varfous courts in Indlanu, and tn the Cireute Courts of Champuten, Vermilion, and Macon Countics, in this State, oguiust the Wabush Company, und asked that a Recelver hoe appointed to takes charge of — the property of the road until the suits are deter- inined; thut; while the application for a Res celver hag been danled, the suita ara penilins, and aro based upon cartaln bouds and coupons known as equipment bonds of the ‘Toledo, Wabash =& — Weatern allroad Company. Tt is also «seb forth = that the Yoledo, Wabash & Weatern Rallway Company was sold by order of the Court under a mort- Have, with all tte equipments, and that the mortgage was given fi part to gu. cure the payment of — these — bonds; that at such sale a commiltea of the creditors purchased the road, and it was afterwards transferred to the Wabash Company, and that Unity Gainpatiy-la nat Huble fur thy bongs aucd upon, but fs beiig vreatly Injured by the sults lustituted and proposed to be instiluted by Hassler, ‘The injunctlun was ordercd to ty. suo, the writ boing made returnable to the Court for the Southern District of - Iilluois. April 3, . — IOWA RAILROAD MATTERS, Sveetal Correspondence of The Tribune. Des Moines, Ja, April 8&—Judgo EF, IL Thayer, in hfs Clinton aye, w recent article scathing the Railroad Comumissfouers und the Jowa railroad pool, sayst ‘ There can be no independent railroad building inte the territory trayareed oF claimud by elther uf the pool Hoes, “If double the amount of money required to build a roud from Cedur Kapida to Council Blutle was In bank to be used fn construct: dug wack e ling, It contd wot bo built in a quarter of acentury, ‘Tie combined Intucnce aud power of the three Hace would be used ta prevent the uulide Ing of sucha road, 0 butween any pomts poru- trited by either of the pool rouds. Nor will cue of the poot lines build 8 mite of roud if ft can Le shown that Cat mite will touch any of tao territory Touched by either of the other two. Jc is the opinion of thosy convorsant with tho facts that there fe considerably railread building tuto the torritory ovcupled by the pool Ines, St. Louls fa building a roua' to Counell Bluits which (a extenstvely im the territory of the pool Hines. ‘The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has built a brauch from Creston to Greendeld, deven tnlies Weat of Winterset, the termimus of that brunch of the Uhicugo, Rock Island & Pucitle; ujuo a brauch from Cuuriton to fudwugla, the 18i9—T ELVE: PAGZS. branch of the Chie! werd rumor nays will e Chivago, Murlicton ote baihd a branch ville to thts city, anc will extend tts Creston braneh froin Creenielt ta Guth Contre and ity to Missourt Vali NCLION, 0 the Chivago & Northwestern, while the Chic: vo, Rock Istind & Parile are projecting brane es ta the Chicago, Burilazton wo qQuineys al which looke ns though the pool Hoes wold bid roads into the ters Titury reached oy either of the other pool lines. It fa the ‘opiutun of Aguod many people that this very poaching on eneh other's territory will eventttate in stnash> (ug the pool," tia, either will butld roads whenever [tts deemed prolltanic. s On the 24th fist. Birmingham, Van Buren County, will vote on the proposition for tax oid to the Fort Madieon & Northwestern Narrow. Gouge load, ‘There ts assurance the tax will be voted, Tt is proposed to build this road via Oskalousa to Council Blais, Renjanda Gifford, Manager of the Havana, Rantoul & Enstertt Narrow-Gauge Road, saya he has now seventy: lx tnulles of read in Gparatloy from Weat Lebanon, Ind, to Leroy, f1)., with another see | terminus of the Indianola | va, Rock dstand & Pact i | i (ton under construction in Fulton Coun- ty, IN, with whieh connectlon at Ha- vann will be made. Beyond the enst> ern terminus narrow-range roads are cliher actually built or projected, and well defined so. ns to reach Toledu and Pittebury. Should harrow-zaugo road ba built across Jows from the Mississinpt River, ercat effort will be made to form a connection with ft, and thie afford ou exster'n outict across Ilinols for trafic, FRUIT TRANSPORTATION. Mr. Horace Tucker, General Frefght Agont of the IMinots Centra! Railroad, lias tesued the fol- lowing clreular to shippers and agents giving the arrangement lls road bas made in regard to trult shipments for tho season of 1379: ‘The fruit-tenln will start from Calro and run to Chicagu and Dubuque when the bulk of shipments Warrant, and will stop only whero fruit 1 received ordulivetod, Whe rates aft fruit and yegetablos by acne will be as fullowss Ur hice hicayo, #0 cents per 100 pound Jubne, 15 conta, Tamara: Contral City, 76 Jaron ant cents; Odin and Mattoon, U5 cente, In full cat toads not to execed 16, 000 pounds to one conalgnea the rates will ba an‘ followa: ‘To Chieago from Cairo and Anna, $100; Cobden and St. Johns, $00; Tamaroa and Central City, $85; Odin and = Mattoon, $7i, — Onlons, —po- tatues (sweet or common), on plea, and tomatoes, elther mixed or alone, will be taken in carslonds of 10,000 pounds or low in fratt troins; 20,000 or less If by freight trains, from all stations auuth of Contralla to Chicago at S80 per car by fruit train or $50 by froight traln, if ships Ee by ono conslenor to one consleuee. Vegeta- les lene than car-loads (and tomatoes will be con aitered voxutabies) will Le tal ‘26 per cont less than the above rates wien in lots of 4,000 pounda oud upwards from same station, samo slipper, to same consignee. No package, however siual], wilt be taken for lesa than GO conts, or at actual woiuht at the above rates If it amounte tomore, The Company wil not be responsibil o for dotlvery, and fruit and vegotables by freight trains maat bo entlroly at owners’ rlak, and all fruit left at the close of tnsineys for the doy will be turned over to the warchouyem for salo on account of charges, kon by fruit train ot ANOTHER WAR. ‘There are ruinors afloat that serlous troubles havo broken out again between the owners of the Denver & ito Grande Raflroad and the Atchison, ‘Topeka « Santa Fo Ratlroad Com- pany, As is well known, the latter Company lensed the former some months ago, and bas ‘been operating it ever since. It fs now claiined by the Denver & Rio Grande that the Atelitson, ‘Topeka & Santa Fe had not cuinplled with the toring of the lease, and they aro trying to get possession of the rund agaln, The Atchison, ‘Topeka & Santa Fe Cuupuny, however, deny the truth of these statements, und will defend their rights to the property to the last, It fs reported that the <Ateni- Te & jSunta Fe officinis have agninst coup dietat on the ver © Rio Grande peaple, and er tralus under zuurd and ‘haya arined forces fn the round-houses at Pusblo nid. Denver, A. dispately from Colorado Springs btutes that the station at that polntwas attacked night before last und the door to thy baggare- room burst in, but the Invaders wero repulsed by the Atchison, Toncka & Santa Fe men. It ig also reported that Stuvpermtendent Boest, of the Denver & Rio Grande Diviston of the Atchl- son, Topeka & Santa Fe, telegraphed to Fort Garland for troops to protect. the United States avail in view of the threatened assault, but the answer Was thnt the ofllcer in charga bad ne au- thority to send them on account of the possa comitatus claugc. PITTSBURG, — CINCINNATI & Sit, " LOUts. The cleyenth annual report of the Pittsburg, Cincinnatt & St. Louts Railroad Company, for the year ondiug Dec. 81, 1878, has just been male public. The total earnings of the road are shown to be 33,170,370; Increaso over 1877, $78,103; operating expenses, $1,039,007; de- crease, $84,800, as compared with the operating, expouses of 18773 net cvarnlugs for 1873 were 81,180,703. The General Manager atates that but for the serious interruption to traflie caused by the freshet of last September, and the dam- age resulting therefrom, und from tho disag- trous collision between two trains fn August, the net earnfuge of the Ines would have met all the abilities for the year, ‘Tho | ox- traordivury. expenditure due to — these causes fas thus far amounted ‘to $51,770. ‘The above statement shows that the Sexpenses wore 62.64 per cont of the gross carnings. ‘Chere were carried over the road during the year 2,142,105 tong, as against 1,723,880 tons In 1877, there being a furee inereags in both through an loval freight. During the year 747,455 passeu- ters Were carried, as aealnst 650,033 tu 18! , the Jncreasy being mainly in the local travel, but in consequence of luwer rutes and decreayed mile- ayo thure was a slight reduction in passenger earn ‘The equipment ta in excellynt coudl- tion, During the year there were put inetho track 9,380 tons of stecl raile und 122,200 crosa- ties; tivelve intles were ballagted with stone and furnace clnuers and ye miles with gravel. TIE MISSOURI RIVER POOL, The Gencral Managers of the roads belonging to the Missouri River pool, or, as it is better Known, the Southwestern Railway Assoclation, will meet to-day atthe Grand Pacile Hotel to finaliy determine whether the Missourt River pool shall be reorgunized und continued, Fears are entertained thut It wilt nat bu poasitle to surmount the difliculties that haye latcly arisen between the vartoua roads in regard toa re- division of the percentages which ara madu new essary by the constructions of a line of ite own by the Chicago & Alton to Kansas City, ‘Tho princlpal troubte is between the Chicago & Al- ton and the St. Loula, Kansas City & Northern and Missouri Pavifle Railroads, bit ft te uuderstoud wtmt sume of the other roads ore also discontented with = thetr share of the business they are getting at pres. ent, Yetifthe Chicago d&s Alton and the two ‘St. Louts Hnes ean come to at understanding thera will be but fitele trouble fn burmonizinyg the other interests. ‘The managers of thu two St, Louis Ines arrived here yesterday moruing, and were nearly all day with Mr, J, UG. MeMul- Un, General Manager vf the Chicago & Alton, with. a view of coming to an understanding among themselves, It could not be learned, however, what the result of the couterence was, RAILNOAD KARNINGS. The New York Commercial and Finanelal Chronicle furnishes the following statement iu advance of publicatlon {n Its own columue of the grosa curnings of the principal Western roads for the month of March, 1870; Top, & Santa Fe. ge Hap. we Ni Bt. Louk Central Pactte, Chicago & Alte! Chicago & Haat. 7 Chic., Milw. & St. Paul, Chicago & Northy Clov., Alt, Vernon & Del, Grand ‘rank of Canada Great Weat'n of Causa, Hannibal & St, Jowsph oo. Mligals Cent, (il. tine)... UMnovls Cent, (lows lucy), Andla polis, 1. Interna’) & Great Nui Kanvaw Pucitic. .... Biseouri, Kansaa & Mobile & Ohi 3 iL i i 1, 350, Sh 270 20) 188 UL 357 938,050 7,17, 08 $7,003,525 “. ST. LOUIS, Sr. Louis, Slo. April JU—Under the cut of passenger sutes frum bere. to the seaboard, which has tbeon tn operation for some tine past, rates dropped down to-day to $13 to New York, aid the prospect fy they will go lower, Quite a numerouely-attended menting of mer chante was held at the Lhidell to-night to con- atder the queatton of rallrood freluhts from gage to weat, und seu ff somuthtuy coyld nor be done to prevent the discrimination” against St, Louisa which now vrevutly. Qouslderable discus ston was hae Avommittee appointed to re- port to @ bacquent meating. ‘The demant Was for ainileagesrate which would pracy St. Luuteou the game footing a8 all other citica in the West, VII COMMISSIONERS, Srecitt Distal: to The Tribune. Serixavisnp, (1, April 10.—The Raflrondt mut Warehouse Commisatonors were In session to-day, and devoted the sesstun to hearing com. plaints. Measra. Biuith, Hoppin & Co, of Pekia, complained of extortion by the Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Road. J. 1. Meservo made fA aiinilar complaint against the 1inols Cen- tral, A complaint was also madu by J. G. Campbell agatnst the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicagu Ratiway for dlacrimination at Dono- van, Hl ‘These cases were all referred for in- vestigation to Chalrinan Smith, who hne started to visit these potnts and make a thorouh ex- amination of all faute and recommend to ta Board auch action as may be necessary Lo rem- edy the troublu complained of. Thy 1. We Speriat Diepatch to Tha Tribune. Bioomixaton, Wi, Aprit i0.—the party of Indianapolia, Bluomington & Western Directors: and oftivers who arrived here last night, to-day effected a unton of tho Indtana Company and. that of Inols, to,operate the line from Peorla to Indfanapolls, To-morrow the company will meet fn Indianapolis and elect officers, At thy mecting today the name of the road was changed from: Indianapolis, Bloominuton & Western to Indiana, Bloomington & Westerh. The party left for Peorla, and thence go to In- dlanapolfs. SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS. ATLANTA, April 10.—The Couvention of Gen- eral Tieket Agents adjourned after making o genera} reduction of through rates. ‘The Southern Ratlway and Steamship Asso- elation 1s now tn session to try to discover the source of the recent cutting in throngh freteht rates, and permauently restore the poul figures. TO BE SOLD, &neciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Dernoit, Mich, April 10.—1t fs announced that the auction gate of the Port Huron & Lake Michigan Rallroad will take place in this city May 21, between the hours of 12 noon aud 4 G My in accordance with a recont decree of the nited States Court. VLEMS. An order has just been fsaued by the General Manager of thy Merehauts’ Dispatch announc- ing the appolntment of Mr. Jou Crampton os the General Westers Frehsht Agent of all the Teele business belmg shipped East by that Cy Y Mr. J. Rutter, General Trafic Mannger of the New York Central Railroad, will be in the elty to-day, He is taking a trip to Callfornia. General Mauager Ledyard, of the Michigan Centrat, will stay over to have a conference with Mr. Rutter regarding freight matters. Messrs. Mulford & McKenzie, ithe scalners, have compromised the dilliculty with Mra. Har- rlugton, who claimed to have buon sold by thetr clork, Mr. Reeves, a fraudulent ticket to Den- ver, and the warrant taken out the eyenlnyg pre- vious ogalnst this mon was not served. St is un- derstvod that Mrs. Harrington compromised the matter for $55. She pafd $36 for the ticket. Proaldent Wright, of the Northern Pavific Railroad, has purchased 2,500 tons of tron and ordered ft to the Pacttie const, and work will bo laid down at once on the Pond d’Orellle Division of the Ifne, beginning at the head of navigation on the Coluinbia River and running eastward 180 miles, An ongincer from Massachusetts has been placed in charge of the work on thut division. Jt ig not Improbable tliat the wholo roud between the Misgotrt und Yellowatone will be built thia sengon. Trusy bridges, wood ant fron combination, have been ordered for the ten crosslye on Hart River. g ‘The total carnings of the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railroad for the yeur ending Dec. BL were $8.435,005, Increaso over carninee of 1877 being $87,400, “The total operating cx- pensos ‘of the ne were SOR My inereaso over operating expenses ol a ( $81,285. Thisee shows «ther: operating expended oto have been 88.03. per cent of the. rross earnings. The tonnage carried was 1,701,081 tona, against 1,641,181 tons in 1577, with 4 more than commensurate increase in| the mileage thereof; but, {0 consequence of the low rates that prevalled during the yearon cast-bound throt trafic, the earnings were not fucreused in Nke proportion. There wasa slight increase wm the nuunber of passengers carried, but a reduction, inthe rato per inile, During the year there were pinced on the track 4,091 tons of stecl rails, 5,895 of fron rails, and 037,007 cross-tlos. Bev eral wooden bridges wore rebuilt, and a double truck fron briage constructed over the Illinois & Michigan Canal, near Chicago. ‘The Passenger Conductors’ Life-Insurance Company of the United States will hold thelr eighth annual meeting in Philadelphia. May 21. The receipts for the year were 821,044,703 pald (0 the heirs of deceased members on frat series, $14,886; second aerlvs, $3,573; salurles, $1,200; other exponsea, $100.54; balance in bauk, $2,108.93; unbankable funds on hand, $43. Members of the Company have given notice that they will bring the following ‘subjects be- tore the aontal meeting In the shape of amend- ments to the constitution and by-laws; ‘To en power the Bonrd of Dircetors to mate asseas- nents tu advanco of the death of members.” ‘To provide for the ovening of Wisabllity sorties, To refustute delinquents who urs under o eer- tain uga on the payment $5.—a — secoudt delinquency barring thein fro ever belng reine stated, ‘To limtt memborshtp to 1,100, and muke the assessment $2,650, Instead of $3. ‘To hold the nioctl of imembers blenniatly instead of any nually. ‘Those members whe ore unuble to be present at the meeting can, if they wish, anbinit. tneir views ou these or any subjects in writhis, and they will bo read at the propor thse. an THE WEATHER, Orrics ov THe Cree Sianat, Orvicen, Wasuinaton, D, C., April 11—1 a. m,—lndiea- catious—For the Lower Lake Region cloudy weather, frequent ralu or snow, northeasterly winds backing to northwesterly, statlonury or lower temperature, iguer pressure, Far the Tennessee and Olio Valley rainy, followed by clear or partly clear weather, weat- erly wluds, shifting to stationary of lower tem- perature, higher pressure. For the Upper Luke reglon, Upper Missla- sippi and. Lower Missouri Valleys, clear or partly cloudy weather, northerly winds, statlou- aryor higher temperature, rlalug barometer, followed fn the norch wud west portions by full- ing barometer, and winds shiteing to sontheast- erly, Ciutionary aiguats continuy at Oawero and Soc. 6, Roebeater, Buffalo, Erle, Cleveluud, aud See. 6, Suudusky and Toledo, LugaL ODvEKVATIONS, sgano, April 10, Vel.) ten, | Weather Time, Var, (Tar Hie Wisi, loud laudy, Cloudy, tfuusty. Cloudy: “Masimum, 5341 OMNEMAL UMAUYATIONS, CutgaGu, April 10-1018 p.m, vary ‘Bur. atutions, Hodye Git ity sud 3 Erle wae Nustits Vicksburd....!0, 8a} Wihnewudda 2i.ea: 44 BURCOPre 9s 4a eee Creal, Ney brdalic Uncle Sam: Has a Crow to Plug, with Them, »- Becauss They Deprived Him of Ong of * ‘His Soldier: On the 24d of Inst November the cayatry cruiting officer of this city recelyed the notitcy, Hon and description of a deserter from the » lar army named Peter Fitzpatrick, who re sald to bo in Chicaze. Fitzpatrick eollsted ty this city Mny 15, 1872, was assigned to Lom. pany of the Fifth Cavalry, and descrteg Arizona, April 25, 1873, After Tevelving tp, votitleation and order to arreat, the recruiting officer fearned that his man was nt worl Elbe : at Stock-Yards, ‘nvid measures wers token for " apprehension, OMcer Joseph Cobb, a pate, nian of the polico force, was employed to, sist, and he was paid 815, halt of the sum why ja pald by the Government for the a, rest of a deserter. Jitzpntrick wag Seay 877, 285. to the Harrison Street Station in charge oly Sergeant of the United States army in unit who delivered the order from the Tecrulting of, ficer that ho should be confined asa descrtey until called for, which record appeared tn th, morning papers the next day. Accompans| the order was n request tint the prisoner shoal not bo released without au ordor frum the United States officer, The officer, feeling that the prisoner wy accura, gave himself no further uneasiness ayo, the matter until the noxt Monday morning when hesent to tho Armory for his prlsoue, aud the messenger was told that $ 1B WAS OUT ON A IANEAS Conrus, and that was the thrat intimation that the of, lind of the escape) of his nan. {ly was notosen pleased with this aspect of affairs, and sce bog Mluding materia) for his report to his superie olllcer at Washington, When the Foecauthig oflleer forwarded his. port to the Adjutant-General of the Army, vontained the tnformation that Terence Py. patrick, au oflicer on the pollee force. wg brother of the prisoner, and that all” circus. atunees pointed to the fact that there had bee: collusion among some of the members of iy polica force, one or uwo of them fn exalted pp altion, ta bring nbout the relense and vscapey the desorter, without the kuowledge or conse, of the rocrulting oflicer having thn in charge, Fitzpatrick was brouht before Judge Wi fame, who exauined the affidavit enlttiy ups Supt. Seavey to come forward nnd shu cay for dotalulng the prisoner, and the latieras “feuaed that he was arrested without warran, and was placed in the statlon without a charg, so far as he knew, Oilleer Cobb woutd nog did not, state what he knew about the tase, a. thovgh he received $16 for nssieting to ma the arrest, and knew ull the cireutustunces, fy view of all theag facta, 08 hey appeared before Judgo Willams, le granted a weit) und dy charged the prisoner ‘Terenca Fitzpatrick admitted the identhyo his brother, und It 1s supposed by the reeruitic oflicor that he related ull the facts pertalniagy the matter to the attoracy who was emploset In the ease, and ho holds that all the parts were implicated In the nffulr. The United gia oliver desired te know {€ the reculue arog was to bu THLOKED OUT OF ONE OF ITS PRISONER by the Chicago police force, und detailed all te facts tu hfs report to the Adjutant-Gensnd, which report Hnally found ita way iuto the hans of the Secretary ‘of War. ‘This official toot cognizance 0 the matter, und se the document back through the wt rloug chunuals . to District-Attorney Broa in this elty, with ‘fnatruetions, it {9 belleved,ty progecutd the Police Department under wi550f the Revised Statutes of the United States, while provides s penalty of not let than six monthe! uor more than two years’ to prisonment, aud a tine not to exceed $50), fe apy vergon Who shall ald or assist any soldi or person fn the military service of the Unite! States to desert thervfrom, ‘The , Secretary d War also acnt o letter which expresses th ovinion that all the persons impleated tn ty affair aro liable to the full penalty of the,ls, under two diferont sectlons of the statutes At fs vertuin that the Government ; WAS A CASE AGAINST THY POLIOE DEPART of Chicayo,—or rather against somu of the ld svidaal niembers of the force,—gil it 1s pe pond ato. Brdsecute them, ‘Supt, sey is the man who {6 looked tu us the © sponalblo party just now, althouzh le {ts credited with the blame. Ic will reralote ‘hin to place the irregularity upou the perme to whon 1t belongs, or thera will be trouble ® store for bin. ‘The recrulting olficer has wok ed the case up, and clainis te Lave au abundsoa of oviticuce aguinst two or more allicura of Wt foree, OASUALTIES. A GREAT WIND. enectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Maptson,- Win, April 10.—A very hes storm wet in here last night at-10 o'clock, be raln coming down {n torrents, and a very bis wind blowing from the northwest. The ra continued all night, aud the whid still contlows to blow at Uo'elock to-night, ‘Whe wind durby the night tore off purt of theroof of the Fafrchlll extenslon bluck, and the rata pouring tn did mod damage. ‘The bigh gale forced the feo on Late Mendota ayainst. Capt. Freeman's breakwatt uid pler, completoly crushing them, breakiy off hue piles and) crushing forge timbers futo — kindting-wood, =A = Jarge — nualet of bost-houses and boats on te east und south side of the Inke wore destrosth ag Wore utso numerous small boats, Shoutdth wind veer argnnd to Une southwest and cot tiuuy to blow ag strong as at prosant, Us Sad son flouring anills, Freeman's boat-house, other buildings would be fn danger uf demu ton, A nomber of boat-lousys ou Weuons ure also destroyed. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. Special Diavatch to The Tribune, CLEVELAND, Oct. 10—A horribly secidett occurred ut .the rotling-milt in the Eig” centh Ward this morntyg at 1:80, Willis Raleleh, wuler boy, was standing fu fro of tho rolls through which a bur of hot iron was belng can, Whon the fron ist its proper bent the War Is very pliable, but Documntng chilled it telcea all surta of fautate Sore, aud flea ant twists about in every dice tlon. ‘This bur wrapped itself abuut tie bf and encircled blu iu ita folds, Hterally bureby his body tu'two. Iwas sume iminutes belor he coutd bo extricatod, anwhile the irom seurang bis flesh, canal dus uyst hor criva of azony trom the helpless sulferer, 104 tow muments alter he tad been raleased ty tongs und pincere by tie workmen who coll reach bit, be breathed his last me terrible 8 uy. Ais clothing was completely burued 108 tla budy, which peescuted o tual sfeeudt spectacle, : CAUGHT IN ‘TIE COGS. Anecat Dirvatch to Tae Tribune. Witxesuaung, Pa., April 10,—A young o! waned Warren dobngon met with o searitlt death at the Mutfut cualbreaker to-day. Jobe fou was engaged In oiling the machinery, Witt he made a mulvstep, and tell sgutnat a rap: revolving shaft, Ills clothing cought 19 cogs, hurling bis body over and over in (lat! ful revolutions, and before the enginect “ stop the machinery the budy was cruabt ly every boue brokeo, VLOOD-DAMAGE. Macul Dieusich qo The Tribune Orrawa, Ml, April’ 10—A heavy rat be prevatled 1n this sectipn tor two duys. At dt acllivs, Gum Creek, o very atuatl strewn, oer rlly, became clogged neur jty Junction Wito A canal last evening, ant the water’ rose we fout, flooding many dwellings, compelling occupants to auek pafety on bizter gree ‘The damage will auweunt to about 910% He! haps more, IILLED BUY A ‘LURKISIE nati ta Sr. Pau, April 1A Lake City spel iz thy Moneer-Preas says og Turkish bath bler up there to-day, tearing the quarters to pier aud fatally scalding De, Geil, proprieture BOILER. EXPLOSION. | 4 Gotpspouo, N.C. April 10.10 Kor ig foundry, this eveuing,:s boller exploded, Mid J.B. Thnberlake,-forviman, wad badly sc! four owers, ‘ i —. FRRIGUT-CARS -WREOKED: New Youk, April vomit vars a be F of u fast Kust-bound frehe traiu ow the sans tiatroed Mp ruched at ‘tabwan ay Oday ote