Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1880, Page 12

ent... damage i 2 Pisciiny with a 4 t 1 t a } i H 12 “a THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "98, 1880— VELVE PAGES. THE COURTS. . Second Day’s Proceedings in the Cort- ’ xight-Farwell Libel Case, Salge Toley Volds ihe Conveyance from E. B. Terry to Miss Caroline A. Jackson. New Suits, Divorces, Probate Mattcra, Judgments, Etc. CONRTRIGIT-FARWELL, ‘The Cortright-Farwell suit was the attrac- tion naain yesterday morning Ju dudge Mo- ran’s court-room. ‘The Inst witness who lad been counted on by the plaintiff didn’t show up, having gone out of the elty, and the plalntitf accordingly rested. ‘The defense led of by putting on the stand S, D, Ward, Re- celver of the Republic Life, and proving wp the contract entered into Dee. 20, 1873, be- tween tho Republle Life, represented by dohn V. Farwell, and LD. Cortright, Vice: President; John ¥F, Collins, Seeretury; and a, F, Crank, Assistant Secretary, by which Cortright and Collins agreed to reduce their sularies from $6,000 to $4,000 a year, and Crank to reduce his from $4,500 to $31,000, until the Company should be put upon 243g per cent basis, Mr. Ward was further asked In regard to the cheeks and vouchers on which Cortrightgothissnlary, ‘These checks were signed by Cortright and Collins, and + the point of ft all wns that those two officers, havlng the power to draw checks, used that. power for all it was worth, instead of keep Jug thelr agreement. Mr. Woodbridge, for plant, objected to this line of testimony, on the ground that. there was no pretense of charging conspltitey, fo take money without the consent of the Company, Mr. Kales sufd he proposed to show what money Cortriht. netually received, deductlig all ape ieee fo which he elubmed to have been entitled, and the balnuce could only h come from his nsserting his right to $6,000 n year, After cousiderable talk, the cks “were with drawn, and nn attae was opened on he jooks, ‘Phen It turned out that the = books didn’t fo back far enough, ond the missing volumes were sent for vitness testified, from Abstract of the oks, that Cortright, between Jan. 1, 18i-4, aud Marely 8, 1876, drew $14,000.74, ‘Thirteen thousand five hundred dollirs of this was for salary, whieh was at the rate of $6,000 1 yer. Mr. Farwell was called to Identify a print. ed copy of the coinpanyis bylaws. Thaving gotten these into the case, ‘Mr, Kales. pro ceeded In great triumph. to read them, dwell- Ing pertleatarly upon the section providing that no moneys should be drawn without the knowledge aml approval of the Finance Committee, Mr Farwell testified that he suspected that Cortright and Crank had been overdrawing, their accounts, So he ordered an investigation, which proved his sis- picions. Ile then told Cortright and Crank that either they or he would “have to get out of ‘the institution’? They gut out. Before Cortright began to overdraw, he exme to witness one day, and told him that Collins was overdrawing his account, mud suggested that it would be well to sve that he was dropped out at the next election. So Collins was dropped. The Com- pany never reached the 44 per ecut basis, suid Mr, Farwell, so far as he recollected, On tho cross-examination Mr. Farwell ad- mitted that he got the copy of the contract he now had from John F, Collins shortly after this suit was commenced, He supposed he “might have gotten it from the Company, but, wot belng then connected with ft, he did not Ut had written to Collins for tt. He juite positive, however, that ibwas 2 «Company document, and that the subject of ‘reduction was tatked over by all the members of the Finance and Executlyo Committees, On the subject of the wanner in whieh the contract was kept, Mr. Woodbridge bit off a pod deal when he drew out an admission rom Mr. Farwell that In June, 1874, he had ‘voted to pay Collins ils fall salary, In direct contravention of this contract, Wut that he _ had done so nt the request of Cortrlght, in i ler to prevent Colling from going inte the Jn the meantime trance papers and haullag hin (Cort- Blt) over theconls, [Laughter] Refresh. ing his memory by, several long glances at thé records of the Company and its conunit- tees, Mr. Farwell in turn also admitted have Sng voted to purclinse Collins’ stock at par, and-to loan him $1,000 on his personal note, though he stil elatined that all he did was , dong at the request of Cortright, who sid ait. Collins might do the Company Mf it didn’t settle him, Tu faet, added tr, Farivell, Collins. wag the real brats of .,the Company, and these other men were Aufraid of hlin, and waited to get him out of the way. As Collins had no opportunity to earry out hls contract, witness thought it only fair to pay him dy full; and it was lis idea that Cortrightand Crank did't begin to overdraw until Colling went. If Crank, which he resigned to reinsure ‘the National wvance Companys, took 10 per cent Nutlonal’s reserve of $23,200,000, he was ntenal thief, for he never informed a Uvfiug gout In the Company of it. : 4, Didn't he get that $220,000, uni didn’t he divide with you?” asked Mr. Woodbridge, excitedly ONO, y? replied Mr. Farwell, warnily, “Tnever gota cent from any person, dlreet- Jy or indirectly, from that transaction,” Mr. Woudbridge continned: iis crogs-ex- amination ti this particular braineh of the westlon—the eontriet,—seeklug to show that it never was regirded hy the Cau Day agof Huy binding force, and that Mr, Farwell Ahnselt had dsrezarded its provisions in his treatinent of Collins and Crant: as compared with that of Cortrizht, Collins went out of the Company, to be sure, but under very easy elremmstineces; Crank was promoted, and yet Cortright was lowered a peg or two until he beeame Secretary, 1 Ie Was new Was brought out, and’ after fin in this branch a recess Was tuken unitll 2 o'eloek, examlnation was continued tn . the after uy, Cortrlulit, neeording to Mr. Farwell, adylsed the reinsurance sched 1h the Natlonal Life, and Crank went Kast to ln vestigate, It was true, however, that Cort- Tight went to Callfornia carly In 1874, but the Witness couldn't give dates, If was perhaps while he was gonu that. the reinsurnnes was effected, the Republic buying the National for $1,220,000, andthe Republic practicnlly retire dng from business, and taking dividends on Natlonal stock. Jie did not consider that It lost money by the operation, elther. Ho didi’t remember stating at a committee meet- dng, in the presence of Domnetly or Cornell, that this salary contract wey olf In conse: quienes of the ¢hinges in the ‘Company, nor Ui he aver assent to any sueh statement. Tn fact, didv’t remember bearing anybody make: any such atatement. He had’ told Cortright that he had overdrawn his aunt, but didn’t remember whether there was any one else present or not, though the subject was afterwards discussed In the Jexecutive Com- yilttee, of which Cortright was oo member, Ho, wouldn't swear hoslllvely that he had ever distinctly charged Cortrfglt with over drawlng his uccount In. the presence of othe ers, though he was pretty sure he did in the resence of Crank, aud possibly of others, Jortright, according to. Ward's’ report, took $10,000 of the Natlonal’s funds a fow days before he quit, and, on the advice of Peet and Ellis, he was allowed to keep It rather than give dim a chance to He about the Company, —for he would He about it just us he would Ife and had Ned about hin. The wit- ness had fuund it good polley, particntarly in the Insurance business, fo uay Amana anlar occasionally to keep him froin: lylug, as well us to pay afew hundred dollars toun nsur- ane pauper now and then to keep it from ly- ing about thecompany, He thought he wn derstood advertising us well as mast people, and It had frequently proved good polley to thus protect the Company from lying attacks, As to this $10,000 item, his hands were clear on that score, Woe was out of the Company fate bit the oflicers of the National told him 0} On the redirect, Mr. Kales put in a glowing - put of the absorption of the National by the tepublie issued fn chrenlar form by Cortright and Collins, and the witness Identified: it + His attention was then drawn to the salyry contrnet wid the records of the Committee meetings, which appeared to have been in Cortright’s custody. Although Collins ap: piled for a payment of 8200 a month addition: vat salary, Cortright never dll When the sulary agreement was first made, the Execu- tive Conunittee, by resolution, complimented the Company on the reforin tnstituted “Compiiniented them th advance, then, be fore the ugreement actually went tuto’ ef fect 2” putin My, Woodbridge. “They got credit in advance,” said tho sol- em Kales, “for what. they agreed to per- form, but never did perform.” “Oh, think you,” replied Woodbridge, trostily polite, fe ne re welcome,” put in Stiles, with unetion, > Mr. Farwell was further asked by Mr, Woodbridge if 3fr, Kules hadn't composed * the relusuragee pull: ubove alluded to, but the witness allriinted its composition to Cortrizht and Collins, While on this, suly ject, Mr. Kates aryly remarked that there haver was a thine when Cortright -didwt think he knew more insurance Inw than any lawyer, which prompted Mr. Woodbridge to retort that it doubtless came from his asso. elation with Mr, Kales, After this playful infor, tha ense relapsed into the dry’ de- ail stage. > Mr. .Ward was recalled, produced the needed: books, whieh were olfered: In eyl- dence, and testified that he had cheeks and vouchers for nll of the entries of cash withdrawn in Cortright’s necount. ‘The last entry in that account wis “Mareh 9, 1877, cash, 2500; eredit by salary for March, 8600.2) He had found nothing: tit the records of the Board of Directors to au- thorize this, or the payment of any other sum of $400 per month for Corelglit 's Rly, The entry was wade by the bookkeeper, Wagner and based on a fieket for “uofllee salnries,” signed “J. B.C.” meaning J. P Crank. On. crossexamination, witness admitted that, if the beaks were rent, Cortright. drew just what he was entitled to, As to the sal- ary contruet, witness had never sven it before he came Into court, and “had found mere ref erences to H, but no records of it, in the hoo So far ns hé had examined, there was noth to show that Cortright was not entitled to the money he drew. In no case had he drawn any money on his own cheek, Collins! aevotint was closed with a eredit item of $2,000,—S1,500 for galnry, at $100 a month, and $500 for stock bought of him by the Congpany. Crank drew at the rate of 875.0 month until elected Vice-Prese ident, and then atthe rate of 8600 2 month. The books showed that he got part of his pay out of the “office salaries” account, ut that he afterwards refunded the Compas whieh made his salary at the rate A month, Kules and the witness suceceded in turning una lot of vouchers on whieh ¢ Naht and the members of his family had been pald varfous sums of money from thie to thoe without authorization by vote from the Commnittes, committee would. have n ented upon to approve sieht separate items when once an ofiicer’s salary was fixed, but It went in, and tended to show, if nothing else, how comfortable an dnstitue ton the Republic must have been to work for, Mr. Woodbridge, on the recross, made the best_of the oppurtully thus afforded him to ask Mr, Ward if lt wasi’t true that Mr, Fare well, In the fall of 1874, took about $50,000 without. any authority from the Finance Committee. ‘The witness reptied that there was no rec- ord of any stitch transactlon on the Republic’s books, i 1, look In. October, 1876, nnd see if Phere wan an Item of $23,000 drawn by iin? “There was not.” “Haven't you got an entry which refers to a voucher made by J. A. Ellis, and whielt shows that there was pald to d, V. Farwell over $23,000.77 ‘ “There Is an gntry under date of Oct, Ea 1870, which says, ‘surrenders to cash, $21,000,’ There was a journal tleket for this amount which says, "The salary pald J, V. Farwell ts divided Into two amounts, in order to make this amount. Mr. Ward further explained whit. “sure render value of 2 polley meant, and luted wpa record of June 14, 1876, in the Finance Camunitice’s hooks, authoring the payment. Y. Farwell “in full com- rvives ws President? i reenlled Mr, Farwell toexplain the $50,000 item referred to, “The Company,” sald he, “ad a large minount of money’ tn bunk, and Cortright and Crank ask ko that the Con: Lasked the tir 0,000 on. evil, and they took It.” But the request was made by, those gentlemen first to tike it so that the Company could make Interest on it Instead of Jetting it Je Idle there In bank, The firm took ita short tine and paid It baek tothe Company with. Intérest,—one of the creditablo things which these gentlemen did.” “Was there any action of tho Finance Committee,” asked. Mr. Woodbridge, “on the question of taking that money 2” “Teawt say without looking atthe books, Perhaps the gentlemen can inform you who requested me to take [t.* “Do you remember subuitting the ques- tion to the Finanee Comlttee 2°” “No. If tho gentleman had done as well with the restof the money as he did with ibe think it would have been more to his eredit,’ After looking in the books awhile, and foillng to find any record of any action on the subject, Mr. Farwell saidt It didn't come before the Fhnmee Comittee. We made ne application. ‘The spplication came the other way, And It wasn’t a loan in that sense, It was Shnply used a short tie In our business, and paid back with interest.” + ‘This wound ip The defense will probubly rest by noon to- day, aul the first tustaliment of the speech- making may commence this afternoon, TERRY—JACKSON, Judge Tuley yesterday morning decided the ense of Miner, Beal & Hackett vs. Caro- Hue A. Jackson, whieh was heard before hin two weeks ago. ‘This was a bill to set astde aconveyance. of the house and lot No. 1393 Tudians avenne, and of another house and lot on Pauling street, made by the late E.B. ‘Terry to the defendant, with whom he was living ns his mistress, The deed of the Indi- ana avenue property was made to her Dee, 21, 1871, and of the other Jan. 23, 1875, about. two weeks before he died. Tho parties be- emne nequainted in Park Ridge, where they both lived, and where ‘Terry lind a wile, Miss Jackson went. to Park Madge Jan. 3, 1871, to teach sehoul, and Terry met hor ata soclables He asked to correspond with her} and in February following met her In town and took her to dinner, ‘Tho Judge, In des seriblng the case, reelted the faets at great. Jength,- He sald that Miss Jackson elated sho had been seduced the 12th of Februnry, 1sil, but tho evidence seemed to show that sho know wiiat was coming, and that that happened, when she went to Terry's room, which sho had aright to expect, or which she expected would happen. ‘Thelr erim- {nal relations contlined uninterruptedty, and he had possesston of the dnl. unk aventoe property in common with Miss duekson, | At the thue this property was. glyen her ry was Indebted to Min Beal & Haekett in a large mnonnt,—son thing Hike $87,000, In January fottowlng, a peu ion in bankruptcy was tited agatast hin, iit he compromised wt 60 cents on the dollar, dlere was n debtor In fnsolvent elremustances vonveylug away property: worth $6,000 {fo $8,000, without consideration, to i person with whom hoe was lying dn iitelt Inter- course, ‘Tho questlon then was aslo whethor sich av deed was valid. Thelr Intercouse being prohibited by law, could It by: wny possibility: be the foundation of i good and valld consideration for the eon: veranee Lnquestion? And, first, could a prior cohabitation be the consideration of a con- veyanee? “There was some conflict of the wuthoritles on that subject. But ev though nanan inteht squander his estat dice his wife and ehitdren fo poverty, he could not make voluntary conveyances that would bo vold ns ugidiist” extating ereditors, The Jaw considered that aereditor had a better right to the property of a debtor than pny voluntary donee, Tt had always been held that when a purty Inuite an conveyances: of that kind it wonld be good as te btinell and as.to his heirs, but was vold as to the then exiallng creditors, But the evidenee dik nat show that) the conveyances in guestion were made dn considerition of past Mlicit Intercourse, and, on the contrary, here appeared to bo very te ground for aunposltis such to bethe ease, ‘The partles vontinned to live together, and the convey. anees were, no doubt, for future as well aa ust Intercourse, ‘There was no presumption lo thateffect to be lndulged tn. There was ho question but that if they were given for future intercourse, they would be veld. ‘The Tact that ‘Perry held possession of the prem fses was a badge of fraud, Another question Was ns to whether the deed was void becnuse made with intent to defraud creditors, As tothe creditors of Terry at the thie the deeds wero made, there could be no doubt but that they wero void; but, more dan that, they were also yold as to future ered- fiors. ‘The evidence showed ‘Terry had the Jntention of putting the pyonerts where his ereditors could not get hold of it, ‘Tho stat- ute of frauds provided that conveyances which were made to hinder, delay, ond do fraud creditors “ or others,” shouldbe void, und that had been held to apply to future creditors, But there inust_ be aetual fraud, t had been held that a conveyances which was vold as to. existing creditors was pri facie voll u8 to future creditors, ‘The test whether an instrument was gooit was not us to whether the party was indebted nt the time or shortly thereafter become fndebted. In the present case, If the deeds were volu ns to thon exdating creditors, it was prhiw fice the case y were yold as to future the session for the day. | creditors, A conveyance must be heli to he made with reference to fitire as well ag to existing creditors, It would be going a great y tasny that a debtor could take all his eapttal from his business from thine to thine and give it away fraudulently In seeret trust, merely beenuse he had pald the debts extst- Ing at the tine the capital was abstracted, If the question of bad falth entered: Into a transaction, no amount of bad falth there after cout make ita valld Gransaction. So: that it was apparent from the evidence that. Terry Intended at the time he made the ntove conveyances to hinder, delny, or defraud his. creditors, present as well as. future, within the meaning of the law. ‘Tho same tiles applied to the Pauling street. property. Tt was elabned the consideration for the cone yeyamees was a reparation for the sedition, Bateven supposing there lad been a seduce. fion, whieh was not proved that would give MissJackson ne right of action personally, and hence could give no consideration for the deeds, The consideration of the Maulina urrender of a note Jackson testified nforn vihualle consil- eratfon, but, ts she absolutely deelined to stite what the constderntio nit was fair to prestine-it was Melt Intercourse, and hence former no valid consideration, i Tt was so elalmed: hy the defendant that part of the constderation was for damages of the breach of promise of marrige. Dut the evidenee showed Miss Jackson must have known of ‘Terry's marriage, and, a3. prom Ise of marrhiye by a married man was only actionable when he concealed the faet that he was inarried to another wont, whieh was not the fact ix the present ense, NO considera. ton was shown for the deeds, Miss Jitckson swore that she did not know he was married, Tut thy Tdence wis against her, and she, an biterested party, was contradieted by the testimony of disinterested persons. It) was 4 very Tinprobable ‘Terry should have agreed to pay her $30,000 for breach of proufse of marriage, He must have been unacquainted with the law in Chieago If he supposed that that was. the pri jury here woul rd tisueh nease. ‘The frets Justl- fied a beljef thatthat money was not given her In reparation of ity wrong done her, She matst have known he was imartied man, The rightso€ Mrs, ‘Terry depended on the success of the complaliants, and ff the con- yeynnces were set_aside she was entided to her dower, Her deed of the Indiana avenue: property signed with her husband only, hound “her as agsinst Miss Jackson, ‘Phe deereu therefore would be in favor of the complainants, setting aside the two conyey- [ ances by Terry to Miss Jackson as fraudulent and volt, and ordering sale for the benellt of the ereditors, but subject to Mrs, Terry's «lower, _——<— THE WAR OF TITE BANKS, Judge Drummond yesterday disposed of the ease of S.S, Burton, Ttecelver of the La. Crosse Natlonal Bank, vs. A. WH, Burley, Re eelver of the Clty National Bank, which was heard before hin Monday and yesterday, 16 seems that the Clty Natlonal durlng t8t4 and 1874 had been edshlng the notes of Suter, tho Presldent of the La Crosse bank, at his re- anest, tothe amount of some $13,000, and had also charged the same to the account of the bank, Monthly statements were nso forwarded by the City National and admitted to be correct by the-La Crosse bank. ‘These accounts, however, were never, asa matter of faet, entered on the La Crosse bank books, but were simply marked on the accounts for- warded by the City National. The Judge held that. as there was no evidence showing the City National knew of the fraud prac- tived by the oficersof the LaCrosse bank, thnt the latter was bound by the acceptance of the aecounts, and the sto¢kholders or creditors of the latter must suffer rather than those of the City Natlonal, A finding way. therefore had in favor of the defendant, and the plaint- if was nlso dirceted to pay over $1,158, he- Ing a balance remaining in his hands belong- ing to the defendant. z DIVORCES, Mary Ebner filed a bill yesterday: asking for a divorcee from Otto Ebner on the ground of desertion, Almina Topf asked for n diveree from Gottlleb Topf on account of hls cruelty and impoteney, , Judge Tuley yesterday granted ndivarea to Finmia C, Newland from” Edward J. New- Jand on the ground of desertion, Judge Tuley granted a similar decree to Ellen Coons from Rudolph Coons on the ground of cruelty, UNITED STATES COURTS. J. IL Fairbankssbegan a sult for for $4,500 yesterday against the ‘Town of Amboy, Emll Dietesch, ‘use, ete, sued Christian Kenning aul Gustay Moeller for 31,200, A diseliarge from bankruptey was issued to Reuben It, Hone, a STATE COURTS, Andrew N, Christianson beguna suit for 0, ADF, 4, 442, 463, 454, 455, 457, 464, 105, 409, 470, BR, and WH, nar Loowre—Condemnation cases Nos, Titt, 18], 183, 143, 188, 188, 10, 1, and 1M to Inclusive (except No, 200), Rc Count—Junar Ruston, Heceiver, va, A TL verdict far defendupt for Nurley, Recet SLUG Re, Sorento — Count — siueken oe, Charutty . if Aupax Surti—August Fi Albert Grindles and Tt niet $150 and motion for new tri Foley va. Joseph B. Quinn, verdict $20, and motlatt for now trial. ba — William August and STATE SUPREME COURT, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SPuinariey, Jan. g7—No. 5. Hebearing: The Chleago & Alton Ratlrond Company ys. Pennell; the Court dented the mation ‘for a rehearing, This fs the case In whieh Pennell sought to make the Company responalble for the burning of the Nornin! House, at Bloom- {ngton, on tho ground that It was set on. fire by a spark from one of the Conmpany’s loco motive-engines. ‘Che Company was sticees ful ln the former hearing before the Court, and the matter may now bo considered sete ttl 4. Other proceedings were ns follows: 48, 32,3. Walker vs. ‘The City of Spring- Held; appeal Crom Appellate Court; motion ke pleas'from dle allowed. he People vs. Young et aby original suit to Jerseys disinissed by platntit, ® 2 Rehearing: Mix vs. 'The People ex rel.; notion for lewte to file amended record al- ‘ed. 35, Indlanapolts & St. Louts Rallrond Com- pany vs. MeCollom: appeal from. Appellate nur motion for leave to file amended rec- ord. I, Jacksonville & Chicago Ratlrond Com- pany and Chicago & Alton Ratlrond Company ys. Healey; motion of appellant for leave to tile tinended abstract allowed, r 20. Lewis I. Craig et al. vs. Ira G, Sintth; appeal from Montgomery; motion for leave to tile additional brief atlowed, 18, Deeoudray, Gree, et al vs. John W. Goultras appeal from Morgan; motion to dis- tniiss appeal. . ., 2 Alidson ©, MeTntire vs, James Meln- ‘tre: appeal from Mason; motion to dismiss appeal. Seymour A. Bacon, of Princeton, was ad- mitted to practice, APPELLATE COURIT-SECOND DIS- TRICT, Sptctat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, IIL, Jan, 9%—The proceedings of the Appellate Court, Second District, this day were as follows: . 473, Molino Water-Power Company vs. Waters & First; motion to continue enuse as per sUipulation allowed, and rule to ile bond extended to Feb, 20, 454 Anderson vs, Warner et al.; motion by appellant for time to file reply. fiz, Archibald Turner & Co, vs. tho Peoria & Springiield Company et, ab; appeal prayed to Supreme Court; appeal altowed, and bond presented approved. 420, Atidns vs, Hatsten et al; appellant al- awit to withdraw reeord, abstracts, and lets, . 479, INInois Western Extension Natroad vy Compa ays anotlon by appellee for climintzes ov ud aula Court adJourned to Feb. 8 at 10 o'clock Rte ———— VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Cmicaqo, Jan.27,—Plese nd to the great names on the sidé of spellng refornt those of the poet Tennyson and the selentist Darwin, both of whom aro among the Vice-Presl- dents of the English Spellng Reform Asoci- ation, “The alr iy fl of hope” 1h Wo Tho Third-Lerm Woovment. To the Editor of The Chteago Tribunt. Cricago, Jan, 27.—Every few days wo ar trented to an acount of thisor that great mum chaving comited Himself to or against the moovinent for the reflection of Gen, Grant to the Prestleney for tho third thue, ‘This may al be wel enuf as presaging tho triumt or defeat of the muovment for his nomlna- tion; but it wad bo wel to go nmong the peo- ple—the men whocast the balots—and endevor to tern whit they hay to say npon the sub Jeet. For tnstang, take acensus of the ernest, au et, thotful Kepublieaus fa any ward or distriet, and) see how qnany of them wil say that they wil not, under any circumstances, suport Gen, Grant for retlte v eilate, upon that basis, the d au State~Enols, for listene,—and yor ean easily “Siguye ont’? that” Grant) cannot $4,000 damages agalnst Amos J, Snell and Nites P. Loberg, * A Etiza Collar brought suit: against Toward % Culver, BW. Thomas, and D. 8, Balkorn, elahimlng $5,000 damages. . Amelia 2. Colfler filed a DHT against Royal B, Barnes, J. W. Tape, D. J. Avery, Soplila FE. Robinson, C. IL’ MeCormlek, 1. J, Me- Cormick, sud Wenry Boessenburg to fore- close a trust<leed for $8,000 on part of the south scetion of the Robinson Reservation In tho ‘own of Leyden, John Reeves, Lintra Malcom, Charles A. Teeves, auc Kate 8. Patsley, helrs of the Inte Abner Reeves, filed a bUL agalnst Jacob IL Tittle, Eugenla M. Lithe, C. A, Reno, Sarah A, Reno, and Louis O'Neill, to set aside a fonts vanes, to Kugenin M. Lithe of Lots 26 to 46, Inelusive, in Block 68 of School Seetton Addition to Chiengo, ‘The heirs elaim that Little Induced thei to sell the above prop erty, by false representations ns to its value, for $28,000, when [twas worth $70,000, It was apparently bought by O'Nell in Reno & Ltt ¥ 0,000, 4 foreman then ine b tle's coal-yard. and mediately conveyed to Mrs, Lite, Anson Fox sued Fox & Howard for $1,000, Robert W. Wood filed a bill agalnst Tleliard Perkins, 1. » Cole, — ane Frances M. Perkins, widow and adimin- istratrix of the estate of Sunuel C. Perklus, to foreclode a trustaleed for $4,000 on Lots 30, 1, 2, and shin the Subdlyision by Matthew Ladtin nnd others of Btoek Ot in the Canal Trustees’ Subdivision of the W. 17 and the W. 3g of the N, I, 34 of See. 17, 09, 14 "PROBATE counT. Tn the estate of Michael Rearden the will was pro and lotters testamentary were issued to Andrew 1. Hunt and Nellie MM. Reardon on their Ihdivtdual bond for $3,500, In the estate of Withelinina C, 1, O'Brlen, milnor, letters of guardianship were Issued to Willinm L, Snell, and hls bond for $2,000 was npproved, . In the estute of Sylvestor C. Derby et al. Wilnors, letters of guardianship were Issued to Sylvester L, Derby, and his bond for $330 wis appro’ nthe te of John Wallwork ot al, uilnors, letters of guardianship were iste te John Wallwork, and his bond for $500 was. approved, ty the estate of Emma 'T, Davis et at. tulnors, letters of suoraltarality were fasued to Cuspar A. Oppold, and hls bond for $00 Was Nppro In the estate of William C, Collins letters of adinlnistrition were issued to Charles &, Collins, aud hls bond for $2,000 was approved, ‘The Trobate, Court” wns yesterday. the scene of an Alert ng controversy regnrd: Ing the disposal of the estate of the lute Michael It, keaxat, yatned at $60,000, In his WH he beqneathed the estate to a +-yenr-old dutghter, appointing Bishop Ireland, of Mls- sourk, as her guardian. Jnease the daughter died the extaty was to go tow number of Catholic elurities, A short time after the death of the futher the daughter died, and now the estate is clahned by her uncles and wunts, and a claim fs also put In by an niopted dhughter, who ty a Sister of Charity, It was shown during the afterncon that evr fain deeds to Bishop Ereland were put on record atter the death of Mr. Keegan, ‘The matter will by taken up aguln today, THE CALL, Junae Davwsony—In chambers, Jupax TLobaeTt—BH, 7, Kis, 030, O10, O41, THA, US, (1, 1185, 1156, 95H, 000, 002, 889, UTA, U70, 080, O81, Nox. ed and buy stitton trial _ AvrELtATe Count—Motions, JunGh AmiTit—No preilininary gall, Poromptory call, O88, U2, U1, 198, 401; 404, 413,425, 427, No, 800, Aniors va. Reichardt, on trial, dupar JAMEXON—No Chicory Court thts week, JUDO Ruoens—12, 2 und 1d te 20, inclusive. No, 16, Hodeutiatl va. Kolin, on trial, ' Junge Moran—No cull, No, 1,414, Cortright vs. Farwell, on trial, i pea TULEY—1, 15, 10, 17,and 10, No casa on enring. : Jubas Haunun—4, 7,8. No, 50n hearing. re Nos. 2, 008, wa Tue Tats, Hoy aa ee 1 FY, 14, THL-3, B60, arid HOS, Jopas Galy—Ausoclate Criminal Court—Nos, be elected for a third term, “The Inde pendent voter is geting to be too numerous 11 the tani to nstire tie safety of pollttelans’ eateulntions; and this faet Is pretty sure to be demonstrated at the pally: whenoyver any but a real strong candidate—stroyx tp the nfeetions and respeet of the peuple-+is placed In nomination, Judging from ing own Mime Ited knolej, as calned In tufrequent talks with personal trends, the defection from tha Kes publican ranks, In case of the nomination of ten, Grant, wil he sé serius as to impertl the sueses of the entire Republican Ueket in this State, Tut that in your pipe and smoke it,” Mr. ‘Third-Termer, An 1850 Revuprican, Tile-Draining Hounds, ‘TM the Editor of The Chieaga ‘Tribune, Minan, Rock Island Co,, I, Jan, 26.—[ ree by the last Timune that you sre agaln agltating the e-dralning of muddy roads, L have had some experlenes in land-drajning for over forty years, and [ have seen a great deal of thorough draining done, and, where dano Judictuusty, there ean be bat one opin- Jon,—that Js, that It will dry the ground; but. Ldoubt very nich that a tite In the centre of the roudway, where the tramplog and the pressure of the wagon-wheels will almost or altogether pack the soll so as to be toper- vious to water, would do any goods Tn fet, Wheredra ee is properly done, the water Is not permitted to go rght down on top of the tile, ay there would be danger of tho new- stirred soll flit up the le. Again n tile Ind trom thirty to thirty-six Inches would freeze ov cold spell, and It would take them a long thne to thw out. LT think the jorwaxcellentaray woul be to make wn open diteh on either side of the road whieh should be raised from the ditches above the level, and these open ditehes, If kept free from ob- structions, will be much more effectual and much less expenslyo than tits in the centre could be, 1 dowbt that your correspondents Inne that he the-drained so effectually had mueh travelon it. Ea afraid it will be a ve Jong dhne til we have wood prairio the material to makg them is vary: eaves and far between, aud our narrow= Wheeled wagons that ure huavily loaded aro very injurious to good roads. Yours, M, Mud and Road-Tiling, ‘To the Edttor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, Viaista, Il, dun, 20—Go stow, Don’t Jet one magn lead the country into a great ex- eflement and greater expense about tillng rots without some reason on the subject, ‘She hnpussable farmelane no doubt was nob much traveled as compared with a main read, and the water had no diMeulty in getting dow! to the tile, But think of a road with forty or fifty teams each duy, well-worked {nto nmortur on top long before the water would begin to run tn the tle below It. Per- hinps water would get out of n good, deep horse track quicker than it could” soa through the bottom of an oyster can, but not much quicker, elther, We know of one or two places whore tiles cross the roud. A perfect success in the fleld, but the road is as muddy over the tile as anywhere else, be- euuse the water could not run through the well-worked surface any more than through # common water {ue Wellllald tlle might help a greatdeal, but it could not do it all, Perlups the tile below and Quingy gravel on top would make a happy combination, but ‘tly a long way to haul gravel from Quiney hore, or to Bloomington or Dwight, Let us stav at home tll the rond freezes and fs worn down, smooth (by some one else) or UILTt dries and the wind Inakea It mellow ontop. Or, if you wlll have good roads at any cost, fel me tell you how, Form a stock coinpany with plenty pf cash and some patlence, hope, ete, and give me a chance to put my idea into practice. Bu sure there ts cash hough to give tone to the eompany, Tho idea is this: A properly-constructed enging on tho read to melt or fuse common clay or pecullar mixtures, a8 the case milght call for, and drop St, a melting mass, ino prepared bed under the engine or furnace, and cover It with something to keep it from evolliys too qulek, ng the engine is moved along for a continuotis depos)t of the melt- ny bricks below it, ‘The cost would vary from $5 upwards per rod, neeording to depth wn whltiot the raek and price of fuel, ete, and last (HH wore outs no rot, no dust. te mid, no hotles or Tumps, but one smooth track as solld ago railroad should be, but is not, Of course we are not golng to make cour hard pin as broad as the lane, bit leave roo for a dirt rond nlsa for good weather, This ts to be ealled the Cunningham Country Rond Company. A. CUNNINGIIAM, J Down on Ald. Swit, To the Hdltor of The Chlenga Tribune, Cincado, Inv. 274—The property-owners of the Weat Side will be disgusted to learn that at tho Inst meeting of the Committes on Streets and Alleys of tha Council, the new railroad depot on Canal street was under diseussion, mf some of the Aldermen seemed even ta want to be perstiaded tn favor of the railroads having what they were Justly entitled to on the West Side. At last, one of the attorneys for one of the rall- ronds sald if they could not have any inducements offered. them on the West Side, they would be obliged to necept the offer made them on the South Side and build thelr depot on. that side, Whereupon Ald, Swift, of the Eleventh Ward, spoke Hy and sald he ahd not care whether the rallronds built, thelr depot on the West Side or the South Side; he hid not tiuich tnterest initany way. A pretty Aul- ermiut to represent: one” of the banner wards of tha West Sile, It Is -high time such men as Swift were sent to tho rear In diserace, and left, In obscurity forever, It ls Nigh time the West Side sent men to the Counell who would stand by the Interests of their constituents, wid we work to have improvements made w would benefit thelr own diviston, whenever auch could be made, lo benefit the property, nither than let everything be taken to the South and North Divislons, through tho atest clforts of the Aldermen of those divis- Uns. ‘The building of the Canal street depot would be the greatest thing for the ndyanee- ment of the West Slde property that has been contemp luted for n long time, and any West. Side Alderman who will not vote and work for it should be sent to obseurity ns sven ns eels and AML Swift, should head the ist and be allowed to sell his axle. grease, but not represent any West Side iiterests any longer than possible. itis high time thit the West Siders rose up ant took ‘the reins from the liands of the Dbummers in the different wards who sell out everything to tho highest bidders, without regard to what. the effect will be upon those who have to pay Ahe taxes, West Slders, be true to yourselves and to your property interests, and down with these bummers at the primaries or have them thrown outin the conventions. Your taxes will be much less, Eveventi Wanp TAXPAYER Merits. of Wrenldential Candidates Should Be Canvasned Before Nominns thon. ‘To the Euditor of The Chicago Tribune, Kewayer, IL, dan, 2%.—When shall the erits and avallabllity of candidates be dis- ssuil by the members of their own party? Shoutd 1t be done before the party makes Its nominations, when the selection of wnsulta- ble or unpopularcandidates canbe prevented without dissension In the party, and the selection of better ones leaveno breach in the ranks; or shall 1¢ be defayed until the mem- bers of the party are called upen to choose between unworthy nominees of thelr own and the candldntes of the opposing party, when such fominees will receive from a large part of thelr own party only a grudg- ing and tardy support and open opposition enough to defeat them? ‘These are practical questlons arising out of present wants. Let us see, : ‘There are men ant newspapers so unwise as to charge every man iho states 8 renson for opposing the nomination of Gen, Grant as being an entmy to Republicanism, whether that — reason be — third-term principle, the General’s already estab- ished inca pclt y 0S tt | statesman, or the probability that a. third, like his for- mer terms, would be disgraced by the vilest. pack of Incompetents and rogues that ever wifested nn Administration, or tho fear that he would ones more attempl the nanexation of some unneeded and barbarous country, and, failing In his design, aguin insult the Senate in a public message (see that of De- cember, 1870), set up the “ Joint resolution? dodge in tnitation of Joli ‘Tyter, and out- rage oficial deceney and truth to spite an other Charles Suumer, No matter what ubjection may be stated, or how finportant, Chase who hive gotten thelr Hinds set npon the third term can see only at any ouposition to Grant's nomination i ean: en Yto Republicanisin,—hatred to Ho purty, On the contrary, .to others it seems to be trie wisdom to oppose and defent x bad nom. Ination and save the necessity of opposing the nonlnes, ‘The man who mukes the success of Republican princdples his highest alm will, before putthiy forward u representative min for the Presid ene oxamine well into Als titness and avallability, well knowlng that 8 bad selection would euse his nominee to full; ov, Sf hesteceeded at the electlon, would ruin the Republicun cause afterwards, as did Grant's Inte Administration, Politleal parties cannot die on the gallows nor be Imprisoned, but. they ean connnit sul- elude by deserting and: dishonovlng their pritne m vlples, or by practlelng fally or corruption, Noble principles have falled of success at clections, but neither they nor thelr advocates v thereby disgraced; they were only un- fortunate. Bat to sneer at honest statesinan- ship, or become so degraded as not to recug- nize ar respect honesty and competency In overmmental adininistration, is a deep aud at aciualls disgrace, for itis the party’s own ult, ‘statesmen and tho press are to be con- as sentinels they Will not be entitled hh respect or confidence if they do not dlscuss these mutters and the meastres p posed for public consideration. If they hot warn us of approneching danger they are of no yulue to us, If they will not do so they are dishonest, Volley may dictate sllunce so as to have no record wnniake as to candidates who got nominated for fear of thelr wrath. But this is unmuauty, even hypo- erlleal, In favoring v cundidate they would honestly aud for good reasons have opposed before nomination, and supporting bine after- wards, they belittle themselves. ‘This course on the part of otherwise good men Js the fruitful source of the nated suecess of poll- tielans known to bo dishonest. It makes such success possible, It encourages bad men to alm at and achlove success in pollties. The race woul be searea if weak men did not alve them countenance. Tho thné for Republicans to discuss the merits and demerits of our proposed eandl- dates Is now. 1 fasiine that’ the enndidate against whom no incapacity, folly, or core ruptlon canbe justly alleged enn be elected. We have sueh, and cau unite wpon them, and the safety of our enuse will be assured. “But. We have candilites as well as Gen, Grant who have not the contidence of the party, and do not deserve tt, and who, [thelr nom- Tntion shall be thrust by enueus machinery upon tx, WHE be at least Unsupported by enough to minke thelr defeat certain, Yet, ff mien of the party will not speak out now, thelr silence may be mistaken as Indleating no choice, oras actually ‘approwng of any selection fo be made by.canens mAigzers, ‘The thie to be heard is now, before the. nomination of some bil man compels us to decide whether we will vote for the Reputy Hican nominee, -Let wlrepullom know that they, must respeet the yolee of minorities or bo‘alefeated, mud they will submit, and woe ahall have harmony and sucess. But, if they are to go on counting on our indifference, or upon our confidence In thelr management, WaUL nominations ave made, wo shall be cous tronted by the question whether we shall support. nominees whose abilities we do not confide In and whose practices we despise, or make our indignation more strongly felt by open, uctlye opposition. Whichever course is adopted, the result will prove the defeat of site candidates, and this will be as a dropdin the bucket as compared with other evils to follow, Diyisions jn a party enst thelr dam- nging effects fur into the future, and wise yout clang us Well as statesinen wiil avoid hom. It is useless for caucus-nianngers to gat Into a rage, They have men to deal with who will not forfelt their consclences ut the tho party Inshy—-men who are not owned by party-nanagers, and will not be sokt by them lke hogs in themarket, Already the German Jtopus ican press hus spoken with great ununtuilly concerning Gen. Grant, and If the party managers will not heed them now they Imiy us well pecans for defeat. Those Greeluy Republicans of American Dirth, and those who did not vote jn 1873, will swell the munber opposed to Grant's nomination and election, and the result must be Inevitable defeat, Politichins must not force upon our party any candidute whose tulscoliduet or hicapacl- ty we shull have to apologize for or defend. We cannot carry our sick with us into battle, We must attack and route the enemy. ‘The nomination wil oven the battle, and we sliull con have no thne then tosettle dissenstans antiong Ives, We must fight the enemy, There must be no doubting, no faltering, to dissen- slong In our rat We must present an we broken front, ‘Those leaders who will have only sone chosen inan or shik the causy, inust be deposed, and If then they will not inarelt with us they must be drummed out of camp, We must tieht for the cause and tho man who will honor ft, HMatnly and squarely, Tam for Washburne, ov Sherman, or Garileld, or George Willlam Curtis, or any other man suitable for a Re publican candidate, Levi Nomen, INDIANA BULLDOZERS. ° How the North Carolinn Emigrants Are Looked On by the Poor White ‘Wrash—Miscouraging 'Thelr Employ- ment," :’ Spectat Corresponitence of The Chieago Tribune. Ixptaxaronis, Tn, Jan, 26—Hearing gf tho exeltement existing in Maneoek County over the Inconiing Hoad of North Carotina negroes which Is pouring that way, I made n hasty trip down there for the purpose of gaining some information in regard to it The style of people who tibnbit the sacred soil of this county, and who make so deelled an objection to the new neighbors from the far South, {5 that of the lowest “white trash” of the border, Thelr chief oecupa- {ion fs loafing about country groceries aud drinking whisky, while the Inrgest kind of atories are told of what they will do fn case the “d—d nlegers come" tn to muke labor pauper cheap and marry their daughters, My first stop was at nsmall village within the Iimits of the county, aud near the heart of that section into which the larger munber of the newcomers have poured. I called upon x + TH MAYon oF THE VILLAGE, a Democratle politician, who “ keepsa store” with a saloon attachment. “Wave you heard any thrents of violence in regard to the arrival of the negroes?” 1 asked, “No, sir,I haven’t; but if we ean't git shut of this d—d worthless crowd that Is comin? I shouldn't care if Ldkd, 1s au gut- rage of the biggest kind to allow these ifiz- gers who can’t git a livin’ where they belun| to come here to Hye on us, ‘They say tt wi make labor cheap. ‘Thats just what we don’t want. The poor man‘ ean’t make a livin’? now here, and what shalt the whites do if so many niggers are to he support tuo? My customers are a good deal stirred up over the matter, and say that if ft ain't stopped: they will do something to stop it.” “Don’t you call such talk us that thrents of ylotence 2” f modestly aske “Cullit what you plea hose to stand it, anyway, these niggers are. comlu’ 4 slply” to carry [Haneoek County next fall for te Repudileans. Itis a d—d Radieal* plot to beat us, that we don't propose to. stand ft if we cun contrive any plan to git shut of ite? “Your principal objection ts a. polltieal one, then, L should Judge?” Tasked, “What ire you so d—d anxious to know about this for? Who are you, and where did wh come from?” rudely interrogated the uyor, “Tam a newspaper correspondent, and ene for the purpose of finding out how the inatter stands down here,” L replied with as inuich conrtesy as L could command. "Well, then, tid out tha best way you ean, Youean't pump me any further, [ dowt propose to give myself away. Pve told you that [consider the whale thing an outrage, and Tam willing tostand by that.” “ Do you know of any organization in the county to punish those who sce fit to employ the darkies ns they come 2”? “ Whether J do or not, you can’t find out. Tam not coli’ to tell yow anything on whieh you can build big story or lle about me.” All the explannution whieh I was: able. to make to the effect that L was not disposed to do any ong an Injustice was of no aval, The Mayor was too etuining aman to have more tasay on the subject. At another and rival saloon In the village I was able to strike A CROWD OF LOAFERS who were made talkative by the payment of the drinks all around, and they proceeded to fell their grievances lyn sombre tone, Lpro- fessed to be very meh interested in the situ- ation, and ready to nysist la anything that would relieve them, ‘This settled things, and {n a few minutes we were In the midst of 9 A brawny, two-fisted fellow of the baser sort, dlressed Ju course, ragged hom with a countennnce which betrayed lis love for whisky, pretty carefully cultivated Ina red nose and watery eye, was tho first to speak freely on the al-absorbing subject. “Ye see what we care the most about. is tho fact that it ts taking the bread: auto? the Induths of our wives av children, We fel- Jows cnn get along some way or ruther our selves, but our fiun'iles, they must be sup- ported. Now, how is this fo be done Ht this danned swarm of niggers 1s jupltteal to keep comin’ here? Lana worklw ian and speak as on workin’ man, There alt now work enough at payly wages for the white men of this county todo, We are idle halt the time, and we work for ahnost nothin’, But they say these niggers will come here and work for less than we will, I tellye it is an outrge of the tirst size, and 1 for one won't stand It. TE will hevimt rights, even If they do cost sumthin’. Vi fight afore it stand jt Ye see these damned) farmers would Ike to hey us work for nuthin’ If we would, and when they Mad we won't they bring these damned niggers to forces us to If. WUT WHAT £ CARE THE Mos? AnouT Is thatthe whole thing isa set up job by the Radleals fo get posseg@on of this county. They dowt eare anythiig for us nor for the county, except to reduee our honest Demos cratic major iy and make It strome for old Grant next fall, Thats the wast thing about Stull, and rites me up from my very’ heart, and Pl do everything Lean to git shut of the nigeers and to help along the Democratic, pi Te the country don’t go Democrathe: We don’t pro- Nhe only thing that next fall we are up astur Seals will atl run things here and everywhere else, as they are now doin’ in Majne, and what wo wint to do is to let then: all know that we understand thelr little game, and Dlovk it.’ ‘'Shese things ave all new to me2? I yen- tured, “When did you learn them 2) * + “Oh, Lknow'd them myself, Lin no fool. I ken seo whieh way the wind Is blowin’ jest ns seon ns any other man But I got some of the points from our slavors Ne told ine that be had recelyed a elreular from our Democratic managers exposin’ the little trick of the Radlenis.” “The darkies who. come are Inweablding citizens, nre they nob?” E asked, “T dowt know about that. They hain'’t been here long enough to see, and we don't propase to let them stay, either, But Tamtold hat they are the worst class of niggers In the ohl State, ‘They are worthless and lay fel- lows who cau’t get a living where they be: Jong, nnd so try fo come up here to Hye off of Us. "They'll have asweetstine of it trying to do that litter Httle ing, Lean tell you.” “DO ANY DEMOCRATS EMPLOY THESE NEW- COMERS on thor farins 2” Tasked, + “Lhatn’t heered of any, Tho fellows who | take them In are mostly Republicans, and some of them are getting pretty Hired of thelr hospltallty, 1 think, by this “tine,” replied my friend, * ne thas they received any threats yet? I eal, “Wal, thoy say soine of them lov,’ he replied, willis knowing look. which meant jnuch wore than he Intended; “and ‘some Who hoy not recelved any direct warning in writing hey been haying bad luck with their stock, 1 aim told. * ‘This Intter was sald with a kncwing leer at the crowd, ench of whom shrugged is shoulders knowhigly, but made noandlble reply, with one exception,—a fellow. of even vgler mien than the spokesman. ‘This latter salds © And some o' them hey hed wery bad Inek with fires, Howmsoyer, I heerd of one man that had his barn burn up putty soon after a North Curollna nigger began to feed his stock, ‘Tho nigger probably didn't know how to use 4 lantern very well.” * Did the colyged mun dn question visit the barn, witht wla on the night it burned y” asked, 4 2, *% ‘This question of mine ereated a yialble anulle clear argungl thesirele. ‘The same man Imueds “He did't hey enny us ennys body knows on, wd that was what made +13 so strange how, the building enught on fire”? Such talk gs the. above was very easy to bring aut on whaost every hand by a ittle skillful management, It was founil that the threat which had been sent to several purties demantlig that they ceases the employment of negro help had been carried inte effeet, id thit there was 5 A GOOD DEAL OF TREPIDATION already oxtatlng among farmers and others tn regard to emp! ind hese Men. for fear of consequences, f took pains to visit a furmer te, "Phe End ror two whom Twas tuformed were staunch Republleana, and talked with thom. In regard tu the situation of uffuirs. ‘hey luvarlably a corroborated the story TE had before They suld the darkles were Tenotant a 4 needy, butare willing to do any kl work and are anxious to lenen, ‘These nt were confident that the darkies who ire ane ing from North Carolina, instead of be from the worst elnss of the colored De there, are from the best. Thetr args was a very satisfactory’ one when they gett that it is generally the most enter rising pushing class of any population that iy edt rursake tho home of theirchlldhoodt aU g e inewone inn faralistant State. Aq) rh these inen hind seep were bright and fy nd rently wasy to tenn. fuel Pb. considering all these fact, sthie no Tneliana Ku-Kinx who are attenpunne gs seonte thls unfortunate and downdrodte race stands out in all its wlekednesy ard horrar, [ts the same old policy: Of thy Del oeratic party at the North which conte nanced slavery and fought every attonptty lve tho negro the rights of mien. th hoe takes rlotots mensures to. prevent thetraie taining any honest living by labor, Thetine| closy at hand when the real authors of thie outrageans treatment of the negra wil ated, thelr just deserts tn ignominious de: Gany, * (MIE GRAIN BLOCKADE, Opinions of Now York Men tn ite, to It. Neto York Herald, Jan. 25, Tho excitement in shipping elreles, over tha Brain blockade, espectaily among owners ot gard salllng vessels, stlll continues, and the reat. est anxiety prevalls to learn when the sq. called syndicate will be forced to sell thetp Wheat and allow afew of the vessels tod part that have remained here for montis walting for cargoes, ‘The ngents of the lareg steamship companies are not so loud in they complalnts, ns they enrry a certain quantity of grain right along; but in order to Secura, it they were foreed to reduce their fretgh charges from 4d, to 2d. and Se, per Dushet, SUL, Its stated on good authority that they would nlnost take It without any charge, tor ballast, if they could not get it In any other way. Several prominent shipping firms Inter ested In the carrying of grain to European markets were interviewed yesterday, and they all expressed the opinfon that the ques tion of the grain blockade depended alo gether on the purses of the syndicate, ‘They said that, 1€ the latter had money enough ta hold out longer than their European custom ers, they would be victorious; but from, present appearances it was almost certaly that the synilicate would be forced to su. cumb before two months. Capt. Ambrow Snow, of Snow & Burgess, Sul that such an amount of tonnage now lying file a New York was never before known fn iy Ulstory, and that it was the same in all other ports, as“his firm had ships ting for freights at Boston, Pliladelphia, Balti. more, and San Francisco, te elated that at the present time there wer fully 250 ships of stuflicient tonnage to go across the ovean now tying idle at New York, and that many of them had been here for nionths, His firm atone had forty ships tile, and xome of them have been. here since last October, In the meantine the crews, which are composed of foreigners, liave to be mati talned at the expense of ship-owners, and wharfage has to be paid, analking 8 heavy ex: pense tothe tirms, Me stated that up to the present time: {t was a very rare occurrence lo have more than twenty-five ocenn-salting craft waiting for cargoes at this port. The enuse of the trouble was the section of the syndleate in holding duel the grain for higher prices. He was afratd that the block: ade would Inst for some thne, 1s the syndi: eate wereall vich yen and could atford to. hold out, and alsy because England was fully determined not to yleid, having mule at rangements to obtuin their supply of wheat from Britlsh India, Australia,” and New Zealand, . Ho ‘nsserted_ that, although the price of wheat was dropping in Chicago all. tho time, of lute did not have the etfeck of making the export demand any better, because tho Euylish grain dealers were kept continually ine formed of the state of our markets by re Hable agents in the United States, and hod mule up thelr minds to buy no wheat until the price sulted thom. ‘The general feeling was, he suid, that the syndicate was ‘weak entng,” but he thought this was tuo good to betrue, Shippers, he claimed, do not want extravagant rates for whent, and would be willing to take cargoes at any reasonable price, Mr, J. Ernest Miller, of Miller & Hougliton denounced the members of the syndidate fol the injury they were doing the poorer classes, and predicted that they would soon have to give fn, Tfesaid that business was very good last fall, and shippers were looking forwaro to an ern of prosperity, but tho syndlente be gan to Jock up tho wheat in the carly partol December, and uverything was now tis gsinto of staguation, If was his oplniot however, that some of thei wou! be heavy Juosers, us they had bough! w part “of thelr wheat af high prices, which | thoy would — never reeelye Wack, Mr. J, C. Senger, agent of the Union Line of steamers, and also of a larce fleet of salling-vessels, said that he was will. ing to take, graln-frefehts of Inte nt alnost price; but, oven if he offered to take the wheat for nothing, it would bo a diltieult tusk to geta customer, He expected, ho ever, to see 8 change very soon, and was cone ftdent when’ it occurred” that freights would xo up with a bounee, and that the tomaxe now lying idle at the different Atlantic sex ports would all find ample employment at ne miunerative prices. Ie predicted that the syndicate would be heavy Tosers, as, when tho deellne was once started, prices would go inueh below the real yalue of the article, Mr. S.C, Walker, statistician of the New York Produce Exchange, seemed to have 3 better opinion of the wholw business, and elulmed that there was little or no stoppage dn the export business from thigeountry, le stated that the total quantity of grain of all Kinds fn store and afloat at New York on the Wth Flanunry, Wits 12,780,2%5 bushels, Ine cluding 8,803,120 bushels of wheat nqt lili: 633 bushels of corn, ‘The stoek of all kindy of grain, he sak, atthe Atiantle seaports ¢ New York, Boston, Montreal, Phitidelpbla, und Balthnore was on te loth lust. only 16,103,187 bushels, Including.11, 133,605 bushels of wheat and 22,023 bushels of corn, He claimed that the exports from the Atlantic ports during the four weeks ending Jan, ti, 1880, hive been 408,803 barrels of flour, 3,07 O59 bushels of wheat, 6163,055 bushels 0 corn, 200,534 bushels of rye, 153,889 bushels of pes, 40485 bushels of barley, orn total of ,020,810 bushels of grat and'40s,803 barrels oftiour, Ho insisted that{t was natural for a large nuniber of vessels to be walt garques ina great commerciat port Hke s York, aud elated that the majority of then were engaged In the consting trade and tind puthilng sto do with the carrying of gral frelylts Hesald that since July, 157, 1i- 000,000 bushels of wheat have been exported trom this country to Europe, and that it bay neetumilated there, and for the moent the forelgn markets are oversupptied, and hence thers Is no strony demand for wWwheut for ex port, SEED EneGeaeennEET .,_ In Lovo with n Portrait. A’pleture by Milluta proved the menns of gt tings young ‘ludy uw wealthy aud uristocratio hustand. A Mr, Armstrong, formerly an opu: lent merehnnt la London, but recently reduce Jn clroummstunces, hud two ebarming daughter and before hts bad fortune overtook hlin he ene waged Mr, Millais ta print tholr portralts, ane plvturea wore considered tot only remmrkuble Ikenesges, bat adnirabte works of art, The young Indios wero represented us Night," and * Morning.” Owlng to Mr, Armstrong's misfits une these two pletures were, with the rest ut his household eects, brought under the a! on cer's haminer, The wenlthy and well-contects Pa enthemun who purchased ono of the por ralts fell iu loyo with the lovely face. It Ha resented, and never reated until he bad Gel} out, been Introdueed, and was finally married Wp tho beautiful original, SUES NUIEn Rene Fronch in the Original Package New York World's ‘translation. Littlo scuna of the street: Tefore thy dlsplay of confoctioner a glrling Of 12 years Ig arrested herself, sucking of he oyes tho fuirs sugura of burley. Tho outs uindess fittens her little nose npon the gle 3 Ile sucms her that shu ig moro near of all the “AE twostops of hor aboy of tho, sume nee wostepsof hor a 0! jo wu ints ulternutively tho Foods sgonnts and tbe chit with o preference marked for this her. ‘Then, when she hus quitted her post of wiltilae tlon, he upprouches himself of the gluss whery subslats yut a little cluud of inolature, choose well thy pliop and Rute therein on kiss] Q.tho youth! O the lovet * a After war, pestilenco, and intemperance, calls loud to the Jroutest ‘destruction of bumutt lifts malnty in consequence of their being systenatle: ally Negluatod <=" eft to gu te they eum,” See Uli sliiple, curable affection ts converted inp navrlous and generally futal disease, 1¢ 13 belt ter to take cure of n cough or cold frou it ie elpleney, by using promptly Dr. duyne’s xT torant, a remedy thoroughly adapted to rows these complaints, and equally eifective in he puna #tayea of consumption, usthut, ronchitis,