Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1880, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE TEMPLARS. Beautiful Decorations for the Exposition Building. The Transformation Scene in the Interior of the Structure. fn Idea of the Arrangements for Lodging end Feeding the ‘Knights. The Elaborate System Which Has Been Devised for the Purpose. Thy Is Is Impossible to Change the Ronte of the Procession. One would suppose that from a column anda half to two columns a day for a week would exhaust the arrangements for the pwenty-first Triennial Conclave of the Knights Templar, and it would were the coming event one of the ordinary kind; but it will so far exceed in entertainment and rngnificence any similar event at home or abroad in the past that there seems to be no endof topics, and, from now until Aug. 16, many reporters’ pencils will be kept busy in wqiling preliminary accounts of the great urrence. . oothing has yet been said about several committees whese work is of importance, as it will give intellectual pleasure to those who enjoy speeches, the drama, and dancing. ONE 18 THE GRAND RECEPTION COMMITTEE, yrhich is presided over by the Hon. William ‘Aldrich, and made up of some of the best idtizens in Chicago, there being 140 mem- bers. To them has been assigned the duty of carrying out the formal partof the program at the musicale et. dansante, the details of which have been heretofore published in Tur Trrpuxe. This over, they will assist in making those present acquainted with one another. ‘ ‘Asecondisthe Grand Floor Committee, with John M. Bonnell as Chairman. It is made up of genial men, who have Jost their bashfulness by frequent attendance at social gatherings, and they will not only do what is required of them, as indicated by the name of their body, but keep up the enthusiam by facilitating introdyctions. Upon this Com- wittee will depend the warmth or coldness of the reception, but, as they were picked on ac count of their geniajity, their spirit will doubticss permeate the assembly, and go far toward making itas near a family gathering as possible. ie Besides these, there are three reception cummittees. One will have charge of THE CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL PROGRAM, Of this, L. L. Bond is Chairman and Amos Grannis VieeChairman. There are to be addresses by De Witt C. Cregier, on behalf of the Triennial Committee; Past Grand Master T. T. Gurney, on behalf of the Blue Lodge Masons; Mayor Harrison, on behalf - of the municipality; Gov. Cullom, on behalf of the State: and a response on behalf of the Grand. Encampment by a representative of the Most Eminent Grand Master. Apollo Quartet and an orchestra will furnish yocal and instrumental music. The Farwell Hall Comittee has Alexander White for Chairman and A. H. Thompson for Vice Chairman. . They will have — similar duties to perform. Representatives of those named above will make the speeches. A quartet composed of Knorr, Barnes, Me- Wade, and Noble will be present; also an orchesta. At McCormick Hall there will be suvtommittee, headed by G. W. Barnard and Wiley M. Egan. Who the addresses will be delivered by is as yet undetermined. Ad- siissiun to all the halls will, be free, and citi- zens as Well as Templars can atten dtis a matter of wonderment to many how, the-‘I'riennial Committeeareto =. 4 KEEP TRACK OF THE THOUSANDS OF SIR KNIGHTS and those who will accompany them—to pro- Vide thein With rooms and see to their big- glge—Without getting them and their trunks into hopeless confusion: System is the ex- planation. To every commandery through- out the country have been sent what are called “Mess rosters of Sir Knights, con- taining from two to ten names of those who are compatible to sleep In a room togeuier, two Ina bed or one in 2 cot? Each block has two rosters—one for the Eminent Commander, officers, and Sir Knights who will ‘bring their wives, andthe other for oflicers below the -Eminent Commander and Sir Knights only. On each aire places for the names of those who will ess together. in twos, threes, fours, and. vnuptoteus. The names of the ladies have to be entered separately, as most of them are tw be named by themselves, of course, at the sate hotels where their husbands are, if they ate: tinea Those who EA to the oe Wil, in the main, have a Mom with their lords. ‘The accuracy of hese rosters has to be attested ‘and authen- cated by the'scal of the commandery. Ac- companying them are the following “sug- gestions,” which will enable one to learn someting of the plan of the Comittee: 1. This mess roster must be filled out by the oficers of the Commandery to which it is sent, and mailed eo that it will reach the Triennial Committee of Knights Templar. Chicago, on or Ufore July $1, 185), Should you delay sending 4 beyond the date named it will alfect the room oe for ‘Tour commander. uines ofr Knights fn Tal aud each Hanes felled correctly, as the Trienalal Commitice re 2 private reason for desiring it, Be sure FOU do uot duplicate numes. It will cause Us much trouble if you do. Ere Trianisl Commititce reserve the right— Should ther nd it absolutely necessary to do 80 20, cousilldate the smaller messes, or those {yisiang twoor three names, making one mess vette fbtll ones, oF uf dividing ‘tho large ieneing with the Arst name of euch meee. WO hope never to do thi 4 is, but necessity knows no le iron the roster, keeping Su things in = When preparing the of the “mess penta Nhich will contain the names of the Sir te bes ‘will beaccompanied by their ples aa and write the name of the wife of! a Knight us accurately as you do the tepat the Sir Koivu, 20 that ail eompliea- cache Bamber of ladies who wilt be present at comm gest August i3 without precedent, each whi ay bringing from twenty to forty. Eng ced to the very large number of Sir askyon NHO Wil yis0 be present, compels us to toremember the two elusses of philoso- Bs ‘The Lat Knows amon; $ be ig the unclents: ugh- ie members aud the Crying Philosophers. Piewsae Philusopbers enjuyed all the Well seowud Rushed at all the illsof life as Tho Cay tere always happy. having (e28 Philosophers moaned even when Jor woot full of joy. because they feured the lve and theuds 80d hence with the real cares of embie. @Pprehended ones were always mis- Ww wtgenee tt all the Sir Knights and ladies next Angust willbe Laugh- eet. We shail do our very best to a @d we ask in payment that you psu feogh end enjoy yourselves even if hus- Beiber gr wee Bre not assigned to rooms to- Qunfenet should vou fuil to have quite all the alt pipe hone for ut your hotel. Dietels and fully send this mess roster, com- Of duh the alst i" filled out, sooner We ange you to do so. bie te unanderies Which are coming but wh; Dassiemed tothe hotels or the camp, Moat te EE, ‘Knights are to oceupy Room inthe Grand Pacific or a particular tent mine cake Park is unknown, as the Com- Ree Will not bezin to pick out the jodging nase el Some time this week.. Over fiery lave thus tur been returned, and Conn brings a dozen or more. As the Interne has ‘a list of all the rooms and tine houses at its disposal, the work of a va them will be an onerous but not Those ad dificult one, As soon as Tony oh the Toster of a Commandery are they |, they will be notified, so that when wheel, the city they will know exactly thet taeees,, With reference to baggage, Mame of mare Sent out, One, containing the leh ay the owner, and his room at his ho- tobe - location of his boaraing-house, is wane on each trunk or valise, and this any sare & prompt and correct delive: 7 as nt arrangements have been made to han- the tugeage that arrives. , TRE EXPOSITION BUILDING. atinuing the description of the decora- 2 idea will be given of how the Expo- ut uilding will appear Tuesday evening, h the occasion of the grand concert & Eis & E £3 S tte exterior it cau only be said that it | will be resplendent with flags, banners, and emblems. ‘The porches over the entrance are to be decorated with evergreens, festoons, and garlands. As to the interior the report- ers Will have to hunt for adjectives. The face of the galleries will be tovered with red cloth, upon ‘which, as a background, the decorations will be wrought. All around the immense building will be suspended the armorial bearings festooned with garlands of binck, white, and red, of all the Commanderies which will participate in the Conclave. Raised aloft above the railing will belong complementary banners bearing emblematic- al devices in colorsand edged with variegated garlands. At the bases of the banners will be fings with garland festoons’ looped back with Maltese crosses. From the lower edge of the gallery will be pendant splendid banners bearing the devices of the various Grand Commanderies, edged and festooned with garlands.. At refu far intervals around the entire gallery will be placed hanging baskets filled with choice flowers and trailing plants, Opposit the main ‘entrance, inclosing the band stand, will be an arcade, the arches carrying Templar mottoes supported by red and white Passion crosses six feet high. ON THE GRAND CENTRAL Ancit will be an immenss “Chi. rho” in blue and gold, eight feet high, to which red grices will be affixed. Emblematic devices will erown the remaining arches. In the centre of each will be Sarge banks of bleanseants‘and flags. The band gallery will have a background of green on its face, in which will be wrought various emblems in red to emphasize this portion of the build- ing and “fillit with a blaze of glory.” Op- sit this, and over the main entrance, hid- g the unpleasant dark carners, will be sus- pended six banners, each twelve feet square, edged with garlands and flanked with fes- toons. On these banners will be painted portraits of those stalwart crusaders in a heroic senso—Richard Ceur de Lion, Tan- ered, and Goatrey de Bouillon, and of Hugo de Payens, the first Grand Master; also martyrdom of De Molay. Another -will rep- resent the great Constantine. “The euitire space under the eries will be decorated with National flags looped back with baskets of flowers suspended from the centres, Between these, and forming an edging for the promenade, will be arranged evergreen trees, surrounded with palm-trees and ferns, the entrances, vestibules, and staireases being accentuated by immense banks of plants fn bloom,’ed at the base with ferns. There will also” banners, ém- blems, etc., scattered about. The fountain will be bordered with ferns and lycopodi- ‘ums, and the base of the statue -cruciformed, with Templar emblems in garlands on each face. At the angles will be placed baskets filled with flowers. Eight vases containing flowers will surmount the balustrade et regular intervals, The basin will pe. full, (of water, on which Will float the beautiful pond lily, while grace- ful swans will give life to the scene. The face of the balustrade will be appropriately decorated, and .the aquaria columns charm- ingly intertwined with rlands and hung with festoons, A fountain of cologne water will exhale its fragrance at the south en trance to the promenade. If will be encir- cled with a bower of flowers, garlands, and festoons. Vis-a-vis with this, at the north end, will be a decoration, a-description of which is withheld. Suffice it to say that it will be a glorious finale to the surrounding magnificence. The effect of this display gaslight will be brilliant in the extreme. “Nothing of the kind has ever been. attempted before. Everything will be in harmony, and: perfectly in keeping with, the occasion. The work is to be done under the direction of the Decoration Committee, of which Li. H. Pond is Chairman, and C. H. Brennan Secretary. The designing has been done by W. H. Wilcox, architect, and the decorations will be arranged under hissuper- vision. The garlands and emblems are made by G. W. Kingsley, the painting of banners and shields is done by Burghofier, and the Bowers and plants will be furnished by Hovey The whole interior of the building beneath the trusses will be used for dancing, while the surrounding space, underneath the gal- Jeries, isto be given up to “wwail-flowers” and people who prefer to walk. TUE ATTENDANCE. A great many people doubtless smiled in- eredulously when they read in the newspa- pers that 30,000 Knights and 12,000 ladies had been assigned to quarters in the city by the Triennial Committee, and that there was still on the books room for 20,000 more peo- ple. ‘The figures are of course approximate, but they are believed to be, under rather than over the number who will be here. Soon ‘after the official _no- tice of the Conclave was sent out, applications ‘for rooms. began . pouring in, and these were added up and an idea ob- tained of how many Templars would prob- ably come. Arrangements. were made ac- cordingly for accommodations, thirty-three hotels being secured. But when it became known abroad what a good entertainment Chicago was getting ‘up, additional applica- tions came by every mail, and all the other decent hotels in the city—there are fifty-one of them altogether—had to be contracted for. Even these were found insufilclent, so board- ing-house-keepers were applied to, and ap- wis made_to persons having their own homes to give shelter to the pilgrims, This was a wise move, for telegrams and letters are still received every day at. the rooms of the Triennial Committee notifymg them that so many more are coining, and ask- ing them to provide accommodations. Nearly all of the coimmanderies will be more strong- ly represented than the officers at first su) posed. and some of them will be here with trom fifty to 150 more than they anticipated two months .ago. Wisconsin applied for rooms fur 50. A few days ago the Grand Recorder telegraphed that 619 were then on the roll. As originally allotted, there would have been no _exeessive crowding; but this unlooked-for increase has set the Committee to thinking, and the only way out of the trouble seems .to be to pack tighter those who are to sleep in the hotels, or to scatter the surplus Knights over the ei The latter course, however, would be very incon- venient for thei, and when Tune acquanited with the condition of affairs they will doubt- less prefer to be “doubled of” with their friends. The object is to concentrate the members of a commandery. Sir Knights who will attend as individuals, unless they ‘happen to be present or past officers of high grade, are assigned generally to the better elass of boarding-houses and to private fami- Hes. But no place has been put on the list except it be respectable and able to furnish good and clean sleeping apartments. CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN ENTERED IXTO with the proprietors, the following being a sample of the MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT. Thereby consent to the pelromeny of ten Sir Knights or gents and three Indies to No. 7743 Wabash avenue, by the Triennial Committee of Knights Templar, and agree to accommodate such persons with lodging during the Triennial Conclave of Knights ‘templar, whieh will occur Aug. 17 next, and agree that they may be so as- signed to remnin from Ayg. 15 to 19, inclusive, orfrom Monday night, Aug.16 to 19, inclusive, at $1 per dag, to sleep in Is or cots, rooms to ‘pe assizned husband and wife, Suck persons to be sent to us by card signed by Norman T. Gas- sette, Chairman, or Edward B. Rambo, Chalr- man Hotel Committee. ‘Money or pay to be collected from the persons so sent to us, and the Triennlal Committee not to be held responsibie. Mrs. ANN SMITH, No. 7743 Wabash avenne, Chicago. It will be seen from this that the Commit- tee do not bind themselves to send thirteen ople to No. 774% Wabash avenue.. They be- Reve that they will be able to do so, and will use their best efforts to that end, having de- cided to provide a bed for every properly- indorsed person who-sends in an application, be he Nason or simply visitor; but will not guarantee to fiud occupants for the 20,000 beds and cots now at their disposal. The fear of some boarding-house-keepers that they niay make preparations and be disappointed isa foolish one, There will be thousands and thousands of people here from Illinois and adjacent States who will need a piace to lie down at night, and, should the Commit- tee Yail tosend the ones expected, a card with “Rooms to Rent” on it wilt fill their houses in an hour. ‘THE PROCESSION. To ths Editor of The Chicago Tribune, CrIcAGo, July 31,—Will you be so kind 98 to either insert the following protest in Sunday's Tarnune, or call the attention of. the Triennial Committee to the reasons given why. in our Judgment, the line of march should be changed: I write to respectfully protest against the pro- posed Hue of march of ‘the Knights Templar for the following reasons: Inthe first pluce. we who do business on Monroe, Franklin, Madison, and Washi mstreets fecl that we are ignored in not having the line ot march on our streets. We who have contributed towards pay- ing the expenses do not think it right that we should,be compelled, in order to sce the pro- cession, to go way down on Wabash or Mich- igun avenues and for hours the streets in the Again, we want to muke w favorable impression on the visiting Sir Knights, by having them sce the lurgest wholesale houses. Those who par ticipated in the Grant procession can never for- t the sight along ‘our streets, the wholesale fouses. being finely decorated, and their windows filled with enthusiastic spectators. * , in passing through our streets. the crowds will be senttered more and not packed so densely ag they must certainly De if tne line as announced is Yollowed. We are daily in receipt of letters from ’ qur customers who are Sir Knights, agking us to reserve windows for their families, and we want to oblige them. You must not expect that the wholesulg houses will decorate unlegs the pro- cession passes them. J trust the Committee will reconsider its action | and ‘grant our request. _ BustnEss-MEN- Since the line of march was published the Executive Committee of the ‘Triennial Coin- mittee have been set upon by people who want the procession to pass their stores or residences, and were attention paid to the re- quests the route would never be agreed upon. ‘hose who laid the present route out had to take into consideration a very Important matter—that of the dismissal. The origi- nal intention was, when tha yan reached Jackson ‘and Clark. streets, | fo haye all Commanderies quartered to the | east of Clark street wheel to the left on Jackson street and go towards State, and all Commanderies quartered west of Clark street wheel to the right and go one block west, and then north on La Salle street. By this arrangement the homeward-bound Knights would not run into the line. At the request of the Board of Trade, however, the route has been slightty modified, so that it now 13 Clark to Washington, west to La Salle, south to Madison, and thence east to Wabash ave- nue, instead of south on Clark to Madison, and then east. One block has been added, or rather two fronts of a block, and its south end substituted for the east end, This change necessitated another—the throw- ing of the dismissed Knij quartered west of Clark street, two blocks west an Jackson street, and they will naw turn north on Fifth avenue, and be able as before to get home without coming in contact with the: still marching procession. Were the route to be changed to Clark to Washington, west to Franklin, south to Monroe, and east to Wa- bash avenue, the dismissed Knights coming up Fifth avenue would run against the pro- cession, and be obliged to halt. The stopping of the first Commandery would. stop tl whole line; and there would arise the qués- tion, * What are we todo?” and whatever was done would makea prumble, and be a repetition of what occurred durmg the Grant procession, when this very thing of dismissal seemed to be ignored.—the footmen and wagons got awfully mi and disentangted theinselves as best they cotild, the last part of the Hine of march being yot unlike the retreat of an ‘army,—every fel- low for himself and the Devil take the hindermost. The Triennial Committee studied the ground over carefully, and, as it was impracticable to take the procession into the North and West Divisions on acgount of the bridges, they agreed upona line of march which would show as much of the business portion of the city as possible, and at the same time prevent the breaking of the line and the disruption of the pageant. Eminent Sir Gassette, the Chairman of the Triennial Comittee, told a reporter yestérday that the ronte was Ircevoeably ixed; the diagram was in the mttery being electrotyped; and any changes would not only be expensive, but result in a delay of several days. Time is valuable now. Be- sides, he did not think it feasible to go fur- ther west than La Salle street without inter- fering with the harmony and destroying the effect of the procession on the last half of the route, Between $ and 1 o’elock on the day of the rade, Tuesday, Aug. 17, the West and North Side cars will stop at the bridges, and the Wabash avenue, Cottage Grove, and In- diana avenue (cars come down-town on State street. This is done in order that the street can be kept clear, since no carriages or other velticles will be allowed to stand ‘on the sides while the procession is passing. And lookers-on will be confined to the sidewalks if it be possible to keep them there. “TTEMS.”? In addition to the Indiana Commanderles heretofore published in Tim: Trmunz, two others are coming, which will increase the delegation of Knigbts from that State 180, making the number who will be here nearly 1,200. ‘The new-ones are:. Roper, No. 1: Ein, Sir Nicolas R. Ruckte, E. C.; Em. Sir Albert Gall, Gen.: Em. Sit H. C. Adams, ©, G seventy swords. . Muncie: -Em. Sir E. Bishop, E. C.; Em. Sir G. W. Speker, Gen. ; Em. Sir S.. Wilson, C, G. y swords. The tickets “sealpers” expect to reap a harvest by purchasing the reduced-rate tickets from visitors. In view of the zener- osity of the railroads in bringing Sir Knights to Chicago for one cent a inile, it is to be hoped that none: of them will be guilty of selling their tickets to the scalpers. Nou- Masons who receive the advantage of two cents a mile should also avoid the Clark street basements. To sell a ticket under such circumstances is kicking one who,has befriended the holder. . The Finance Committee are having good success. Collections of $10,000 were reported Thursday night, and since then $2,300 have been handed in, aud only a few of the mein- bers have been heard from. The amount now in the Treasury is $4.030,—not quite half of what is needed; but the prospect seems good for the Triennial Committee car- rying out their original plan, and making the Condlave what has before been stated —the grandest aifair of the kind the world has ever witnessed. e JUDICIAL FRAUDS. The Ont-of-Town Summons Outrage. There has been a fresh outbreak within a few days of the often-described outrage of dragging people living in the City of Chi- cago before Justices whose offices are situated in some of the county towns,—in ‘Thornton, or Lemont, or Barrington,’ or some other outlying precinets. It is doubtful whether there can be found anywhere else in the United Statesalaw which allows a creditor to sue a debtor outside of the town in which they both live. There was a time when it was permissible elsewhere, but. that has all been done away with. In Ohio, for instance, it is expressly provided that where adebtor and creditor both live in the same town the suit must be brought there. «It is not permissible, as here, to bring it in any part of the county. An effort was made at the last session of the Legislature to get through a bill remedying this local evil, but it was nobody’s business in- particular, and therefore this excellent measure wag de- feated. But such general attention has been called to the crying outrages perpetrated un- der color of law by means of this infamous provision thatthe members of the Legisla- ture elected this-fall will have their atten- tion called to it -by their constituents, and will go down to Springfield alive to the ne- cessity of achange, ‘The revelations contained in the reports of the misdeeds of the Trask gang have shown how | this. system of — tal ff debtors outside of Chieago for. trial may be abused. There are a few cases where obstinate and persistent non-payers may be foreed by this means, and by the annoyance to which they can be put, into paying what they owe. But it has also become painfully apparent that this provision of the Jaw may be used for the most shameless fraud and blackmail. Claims which are utterly bogus are rigged up and are brought before these outside Justices. ‘Che poor people who are served with notice to appear, conscious. that they owe nothing, and unable to pay the ex- penses or to spare. the time necessary to attend court, fail to attend the trial. Juda- ment is found against them and execution is issued, and the first_ thing they know their property has gone. In many cases where traudulent ‘judgments have been found against employés, and where ‘vo property could be seized, garnishment sults have been brought against the employers, who have been compelled to traveloutside to these re- mote Justices or else let judgment go by de- fault against themselves. So the result has een that in many cases employers have been forced to dismiss) men. who had long been in their service, and with whom they had no fault to find, simply be- cause they could not stand this annoyance and worriment,of being perpetually traveling with their booxs to Cicero, or Lemont, or Wheeling, or Barrington. A system which can be puit to such infamous uses should not be allowed to exist a month beyond the time when the next Legislature meets. AN INSURANCE PROBLEM, To the Editor of The Uhicago Tribune. Cxicaco, July 31.—Will you please answer the following inquiry: If an agent of an in- surance company calls at your place of busi- ness and contracts with you for any goods which you may deal in, and thereupon makes out a policy of insurance, the payment of which is to be taken out of those goods. at his own discretion, 15 that policy holding for the amount it calls forin case of fire, not- withstanding the agent or ony representative ofthe company has never called for the goods, but the policy is in my possession; or would it be any more binding were I to ‘give aduebill for the account agreed upon ? Gal a 5 A Sunecuten, Unless some of the goods have been de- syed to the agent the policy will not hold. Better make out a due-bill.} ‘ ’ _—<—<—<———_—_ gain in flesh, strength, and Ceres Sadity use of Salt Banke am 4 hotel, Dr. ASTARVING POLITICIAN. The Communists Take Up An- other Collection for Exe Ald. Stauber. His. Ouster Interferes with His Holding 2 Non-Salaried Office. — Much Indignation Spent Over a Very “Small Matter. The Communists of the southwest section of the city net at West Twelfth street Tur- ner Hall last evening in answer to a call to express their indignation over the outeome of the Stauber-MeGrath Aldermanic troubles, ‘The hall was about one-third full when Peter Peterson, the chief indignant, rapped the as- semblage to order, but before the last speak- er was through the attendance had dwindled down to nothing. Charles Williams, of the Eighteenth Ward, who travels from place to place to distribute his indignation, and preside over the indig- nant in their frenzies, was called to the chair, He introduced A. R.-Parsons as the first orator, who expressed his indignation in a gory harangue, and appealed to his auditors to contribute lberally from their earpings to hire Inwyers to help Stauber get lis seat. ( The next speaker [was Mr. Prendergast. His indignation took another form, and oozed out in the shape of theories as to how the ballot-box had been manipulated, and as to how McGrath had, been counted in and Stauber counted out. ? Paul Grottkau, was next introduced. His appearance stirred up the indignation of the audience, and caused a stampede from the hall He gave vent to his indignation in German, and those who remained to hear hin applauded him at times. Ald. Altpeter followed. He expressed his indignation by quoting from Andrew Jack- son’s speeches, and in admonishing his hearers not to stand quietly -by and see the ballot-box polluted, i ‘Then came the resolutions, which were said to be the handiwork of Ald. Altpeter. They were read by the Secretary, as follows, and declared adoptedjamid hisses: Resolved, That we, citizens, assembled to- gether irrespective of |party, earnestly protest against the outrage committed by the Common Council in accepting election returns bearing upon thelr fnce the most glaring fraud; the contents of a violated ballot-box, and the woll- known work of forxers, And Reaulved, That we bold each-and every Alder- man who yoted to unsent F. A.Stuuber, the elected Alderman of the Fourteenth Ward, to be the equal in every sense of the scoundrel MeGruth, for whose benefit the ballot-box was yioluted and Ald. Stauber unseated. And, Resolved, Thut we bdlieve the unscrupulous gbaructer of the majority uf the Common unell to be the result of the corrupting in- fluences of the grent Beste, corporations, such as the North Side Rolling-Mills. Gas, and 'Rafl- ronds, which now control our Local Goyerno- inent, and whose interest it is to exclude from. the Council such men as Ald. Stauber, whose yote cannot be purchased. And Resolved, That we greatly deplore and con- demn the action of the public press, and more especiaily do we condemn Tur Crcaco Trrn- UNE, Which, instead of denouncing this violation of the ballot-box as a great’ crime, as it always does when the ballot-box used by the colored yoter of the South {3 tampered with, in this case openly,: and in the most{fvarefaced manner, gives support and encouragement ty the ballot-box stutfer; to the notorious McGrath. and to the Aldermanic scoundrels who hold their seats by the same Gis- honest means, and who grow, fat, Inzy, and rich legisluting for the people ‘without salary, or visiblo means of existence. “And Resolved, Thnt we invite all honest citizens to codpernte with us in maintaining the purity of the ballot upon which the continuance of our form of government depends,-and to forcibly impress upon the Cullertaus of the Common Council that human forbearance has a Umit, and that there. fs rope and lamp-posts, and willing hands to use both, if peaceable means fail to secure our rights, + eae? Following the resolutions'the usual collec tion ‘was taken up for Br. Stauber’s benefit, but the response was véry meagre, for searcely enough was raised to pay for the gns consumed. Then canié: more speeches, by George Schilling and“‘Ald. Meier. Ald. Hildreth’ was on hand with 2 speech also, butwas given the eoté- Shoulder, for, not- withstanding the repeated calls for him, his presence was not even recognized. The meeting as_a whole was a lamentable failure—in attendance. spirit, and results. Its purpose seemed to be, judging from the tone of the speeches, to ‘use Stauber asa handle to reunite and dulld up the Com- muunists asa party, and to‘wring money out of the pockets of the people; but the managers were not successful. They even failed to get through a resolution pledg- ing those present to imareh down to the Council to-morrow evening, and at the close found that they had absorbed about, all of the indignation of that section’ of the city which had not been pre sly absorbed by Ald. Hildreth and the owner of the hall, * THE CAMP-MEETING. Interesting Excrcises at Lake Bluff Nesterduy—The Program for To- Day. . ‘The religious colony at Lake Bluff experi- enced a quiet day yesterday, The arrivals were not numerous, probably owing to the fact that a storm was threatened, which de- terred many from coming out from Chicago. The storm did not burst upon the camp, however, and. towards evening the clouds disuppoared, betokening 4 glorious day for the Sabbath services, at which large audb euces ure expected. At9o’clock yesterday the Rev. John Will- iamson led the usual forenoon Bible read- ing. Eighty-six persons in the audience read selections from the Scriptures, and the hour was the most interesting one yet passed in Bible study. At 10:30 the Rev. R. S. Cantine, of Oak Park, preached a sermon‘on the importance of Christian vigilance..He chose for his text, ‘‘ Watch ye,” and presented in a very foreible manner the saving grace of a belief in Christ. The speaker concluded lifs re- marks by personal allusions to his career be- fore his conversion, stating that in him could be seen the beneficfal influence of Christian- ity. ‘These personal experiences, which are powerful arguments in genuine Methodisin, certainly received a forcible illustration in Mr. Cantine’s recital of his wonderful trans- formation from the career of a drinking man of loose morals to the fellowship of Christ. The afternoon exercises consisted wholly of a missionary meeting, led by Chaplain MeCabe. Mrs. Jennie F. Willing ted the in- formal talk upon mission service, speaking of the importance of woman’s work in heathen lands. :‘The speaker said this branch of church work had by common consent been delegated to the women of Christian countries. So deeply interested had women become in this work that there were many ladies engaged in writing essays on China, Japan, and other benighted lands who never before wrote anything but the familiar .home letter. this -manner ey reached not only the minds of classes towards whom their efforts were directed, but also were enabled to converse intelligently with their growing children, and to impress upon their minds the terrible results’ of heathenism and unbelief. Mrs. Willing drew a striking picture of the con- dition of women -in heathen countries, and gave some interesting statements in regard to the erowth and importance of the mission- ary work. "The Rev. Dr. MeMullen followed. He had not the slightest fear of Rationalism. and, said he, “There are more holy men -and women in the world than at any time since the days uf Christ.” The speaker said the Pope had been virtually _discrowned, Turkish power was decreasing, and.th Church had in effect captured the Man of Europe.” Paganism was weaker in every State where it was known, while the religion of Lutherand Calvin was growing in strength, until at the present day two hun- dred nationalities read and believed the Bible. In closing his auilress, Dr. McMullen said: “One hundred years hence, when the great clock of eternity shall strike the hour of the twentieth century, the Kingdoms of the earth shall be the kin; doms of Ifeavens.” Mr. A. J. Bell, of Rogers Park, led an ex- perience meeting last evening, Bishop Fallows will preach this morning, and the evening sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Dr, MeMullen. The Rev. J. T. W. McMullen, of Lafayette, Ind., urtived vesterduy: and registered at the cMullen is 2 fine specimen of the olden type of circuit riders, who in tlnes past, before the duys of railroads, used to joy to_the believers and consternati to the ‘coffers as they rode through the prairie wildernesses of the Western country upon the back of some faithful mustang, Which at times was their only companion day after day. Dr. McMullen’ hias- also a proud record as 2 soldier, having served his country yaliantly during the War. He has the reputation cf being 4 powerful revival worker, one who throws his whole soul into the work. He believes in an aggressive campaign against the strongholds of sin, and if there is not an outburst of religious enthusiasm under his ministrations, the sinner is be yound sonviction. sullen will preach this ey vat Tabernacle. pene THE RAILROADS. MISSOURI RIVER RATES. Until further notice the railroads in the Southwestern. Railway Association will charge on business originating at prorating points east of the Mississippi River and Chi- cago,--except seaboard points,--and destined toorthrough St. Joseph, Atchison, Leaven- worth, or Kansas City, the following arbi- traries to the four Missouri River points: From St. Louis, Louisiana, Hannibal, West Quincy, Burlington, or Davenport: 65, 50, 35, 25, 20, 25, 20,15. ‘To these rates should pe added the St. Louis bridge schedule from East St. Louls to St. Louis, viz.: five cents per 100 pounds on general merchandise, and $5, $6, or $8 per car, as the case may be, according to the class ‘or de- scription of freight, whether in ecar-lots or less. That is to say, the rate to be charged from the terminus of each road at all East Mississippi River points will be the arbitraries above named, plus the St. Louis bridge schedule. Weights shown on waybills of connecting roads will not be accepted west of the Missis- sippi River unless they are known to be cor- rect.. Wenever the actual weight of car-lots of agricuitural implements or wagons are not ascertained from the track scales at the point of reception by the roads in this Asso- ciation, such cars will be billed ont at 28,000. pounds per car. In the case of car-lots of other freight, when not weighed from any cause, the estimated weights of the Associa- tion will govern. The cars should then be weighed atthe terminal stations on the Mis- sourl River, and proper corrections made. ‘The roads leading west from Chicago will accept and require the same proportion be- tween Chicago and their Mississippi River points, based on 207 miles from Chicago to the east side of the Mississippi River. Roof- ing: slate, marble tile, marble in blocks or slabs, unwrought, from Vermont and New York points, viz.: Fair Haven, Hydeville, Castleton, West Rutland, Centre Rutland, Rutland,. Sutherland Falls, and Poultney, Vt, Middle Granville, Granville, and Salem, N. ¥., will be carried to Missouri River points at the followlng rates per 100 pounds: From Toledo, L. C..L., 88 cents; from Chi- cago, L. C. 1, 30 cents; from East St. Louis, LC. L., 25 cents. : The rule heretofore announced _ that, “whenever 20,000 pounds or more of one article are shipped in one day to one con- signee, the established rule for the car-lot shall apply on the entire lot, although it may be less'than two full car-lots,” needs to be qualified. It was intended to cover pur- chases of supplies by inerchants and other like dealers. {t was not intended to and does not cover shipments of agricultural imple- ments, wagons, etc., or shipments of live- stock. In such cases excess lots will be charged less than car-lot rates; but the amount charged for less than a car-load should not exeeed the charges on 20,000 pounds. EAST-BOUND FREIGHT SHIPMENTS. There has been a still further falling off in the east-bound freight shipments by rail dur- ing the past week, and a less amount of busi- ness was carried than during any week in 1880; the total shipments by five’ Eastern roads being only 25,000 tons, against 27,317 tons the week previous, when it was already believed that the bottom had been reached. The sole cause for this state of affairs is the inaintenance of the high rates to the Kast. The Western roads have been bringing in a very heavy business, and some of _ the roads haye been suffering from an insuiiciency of cars. But, as can readily be seen from the ex- hibits of the Eastern roads, they got next to none of it, nearly all going to the lake, where much more reasonable rates prevail. The Eastern magnates may be satisfied to carry but little business at exorbitant rates rather than a large business at less profitable ones, yet no one.dares to deny that their policy in- jures the railroads. . If reasonable rates were charged the business would go.to the roads instead of to the vessels, and, in place of carrying 25,000 tons, they would no doubt carry three times that much. Consequently the railroads would make more money by charging low rates, especially when they have to meet the competition by luke. The following statement shows the amount of business done by the: various Enstern ponds from this city during the week ending july 31: Grain, | Prov’s, Flour, }tons of tons of} Total bris. |200073.|20001b.} tons. Mi! in Central..| 11,535} 3,620} 1.711) 6,486 nee st o 78] 22 26 9) 5,802 F420} 1,563) 2,517; 4,520 3430) 5Ot] 8,28 3141 255} 1.008 855) 1,884 2,193} 3,103) 23) 8345 32,586] 12,059] 10,251] 25,568 A FIGHT FOR POSSESSION. Prorta, Lil, July 31.—For some time past. quite a controversy has been going on be- tween the Union Elevator Company and the Peoria & Jacksonville Railroad Company in regard to the right of possession to some switches and approaches leading from the main track of the above road to the elevator. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway, being largely interested in the Elevator Com- pany, took up the fight in their behalf, anda week orso ago commenced tearing up the railroad-track in controversy. whereupon the Peorla & Jacksonville got owt an in- junction restraining the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy from tearing up the track. The case was heard before Judge Mc- Culloch Friday, and the injunction was dis- solved. Early this morning a large force of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trackmen were set to work tearing up the side-tracks, and the Peoria & Jacksonville made an attempt tore- sist them, which proved futile, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy force taking up about 000 feet of the track. During the fracas a half-dozen box cars were smashed up. Final- ly the eity authorities interfered and put about eighty of the laborers under arrest jotous and tumultuous conduct ind *mnalicious, mischief. | They were tried and dismissed. After this 2 rrant was issued for the arrest of some of the officers of the Elevator Company and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on f interfering with railroads. They examination, and were held to ball in‘the sum of $800 each for their appearance at the next term. of the Circuit Court. . Dur- ing the fracas four of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quiney trackmen were hurt by being caught between a box-car and the elevator building. One of them named Chariton Haat eral ribs broken. Everything is quie! bat jt. is thought the fight will be re- sumed before long. ¢ AN ILLINOIS COAT-ROAD. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Danvi..e, Il, July 29.—Track-laying on the Danville & Grape Creek’ Railroad has commenced. ‘This road, extending from Danville Junction to Grape Creek, a distance of six miles, is destined to be one of the prin- cipal feeders of the Chicago & Eastern Hli- nois Railroad. For years the Grape Creek coal has had a splendid local reputation. “It is very free from pyrite, and is usually pre- ferred for blacksmiths’ use, and has a well- defined block character,” The seam is the lowest and best in Eastern Jlinois, approach- ing the white-ash coals of Western Indiana. These fields have only awaited development to acquire a wide reputation. Last spring, under the patronage of the Chicago & East- ern Illinois Railroad, a local’ company was organized for the purpose of building this new road. The contract for its construction was let to J. B, Brown, President of the Chi- cago & Western Indiana. He did the work so well that it is considered the broadest and -1 jeading into Danville. Oe ore ireck the track is lower than the outeropping seams, which are reached by entries. ‘Thus the coal will be dumped over sereens into the cars without any hoisting. ‘As soon as the mines are opened end .are thoroughly under operation, 100 cars of coal diem will be loaded from them and shipped into Chieago on the Chicago & , Eastern Llinois. Its new steel ralls and splendid wai rolling stock, as well as the ease with which the coal will be handled at the mines, will all combine to make it one of the cheapest coals brought inte Chicago. Its freedom from sulpluret of Iron and Its white-ash char- acteristics have already made it a_ prime favorit with locomotive engineers. In’ this respect it has a great advantage aver the “Danville”? coal,—the next seam above— ‘which,.although possessing much power for the Eeneration of steam, cokes and forms clnkers, . Three hundred men will be employed in the mines, for whose accommodation trains. will be run so that they can leave Danville in the morning and return in the evening. This ne‘ nterprise Will do much to swell m of Danville, Chicago will aiterially benefited, the new road helping to solve the question -how to, supply Chicago’s poor and Uhieago’s inanufactures with good coal at cheap rates. The Danville & Tuscola Railroad, which | has been puzzled for an entrance through the hills which blockade the country towar the south, will use this new road. ad OHIO & MISSISSIPPI. The following order was ‘entered in the United States Court, at Indianapolis, Wednes- day, in the suit of William King et al. vs. The Ohio & Mississippi Railway Company: An application having been made for the ap- pointment of a separate Receiver for the Spring field Division of the Obio & BMississippl Rail- way Company, the Court overrules the applica- tion and declines to appoint asepurate Itecetver, Deing of the opinion that it is tu the interest of all parties concerned that the mainline and the Springfield Division should be operated by one Receiver. Butin view of the report which hag been made to the Court by the Hon. James H. Howe, tho Special Commissioner appointed to examine the line of the road of the Springfteld Division, tho Court orders and directs that the Receiver, out of any funds in his hands which muy remain after paying the necessary ex- for operating and the repairs of that road, of which he has charge, shall use enough of the same to place the Springfield Division absolutely and as speed- ily as possible in a safe condition for the transit and safety of passengers, and make such repairs ag may be necessary to accomplish that object of the Receiver. - And the Receiver, by his coun- sel, having applied for an order to pay. the July interest due on the first mortgage of the main line, be fs bereby directed, subject to this order in relation to the Springfield Diviston, as soon as the same can be done, to pay the coupons which fall due on the first SHORE of the main line; andthe Receiver is hereby directed to pay on tho Ist of. November of the present year the interest which niay. hereafter fall due during this year upon the coupons of the bonds of the second mortgage of the main Ine, and on the bonds of the mortgage on the Springteld Di- vision; and thereafter as, fast as funds shall accumulate in bis hands to enable bim so to do he is directed to pay first the coupons and bonds of the Springfield Division which heretofose have fallen due, and then to the coupons which have heretofore first fallen due, and are unpaid of the bords of the second mortguye on the main line, and so on from time to time as funds may accumulate on his hands, and which may enible bim to make paymeuts on past-due coupons nfter paying all current coupons when due, and which may hereafter mature, on any of the bonds of the main line and the Spring- field Division, and wyhten payment he js beesby directed to muke the sald coupons us they anature, “ GASSETTE ON HORSEBACK. > Mr. E. St. John, General Ticket and Pas- senger Agent, is out with a poster soliciting business over his road for the Triennial Con- clave of Knights Templar In this city Aug. 16 to 19 that beats in elegance and | originality anything of the kind that has ever been attempted. The post- er is surmounted with a- splendid picture showing Eminent Commander Nor- nan ‘T. Gassette pacing along the .encamp- ment on the Lake-Front on a spirited black horse, and above this picture is the motto In illuminated ietters: “ Magna est veritas et preraicbit.” On the left side of the picture is the inscription:_“ A.D. 1118, Institution of the Order of Knights Templar at Jeru- salem by the Crusaders,” and on the left side “A. D. 1880. Greatest assemblage of Knights | lemplar ever known. Twenty-first Trien- nial Conelave, Chieago.”? The poster -an- nounces that the Rock Island has placed: on sale round-trip tickets at greatly reduced rates, and then gives the program of the three days’ proceedings. A postscript announces that the Rock Island will seli to. the general public round-trip tickets- froin all stations upon the line at 2 cents per mile, and closes with the follow- ing peroration, which sounds ag if it had been written for Mr. St. John by Mayor Har- rison: “Let all unite in aiaing this world- renowned Order, whose watenwords furnish inspiration for patriots, and are the safc guards of humanity, in making. the year 1880 and the City of Chicago memorable in his- tory.”” en his unique poster has been copyrighted by Mr. E. St. John to prevent rival- lines from stealing his thunder. -, NOT SETTLED YET. A dispatch from Memphis, published yes- terday, stated that the war on passenger rates between the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans and the Louisville & Nashville Rail- ronds had been settled at a conference be- tween the managers of the two roads, and that the rates had been redstablished. It is not believed here that there is auy truth in the above dispatch. Neither at the Illinois Central office nor at any_ other railroad office in this city is anything known of such an arrangement, and tickets are still being sold atthe reduced rates. Information reccéved from New Orleans yesterday was ‘that the war is still in full blast, and the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Koad is enlisted for the war. The same dispatch states that further reductions were ade yesterday. ‘The new rates from New Orleans by. the Me & Nashville are as follow St cago. $10; Louisville, $7; N the Chicago, St. Louis & ‘Ne’ are as follows: Chicago, §: Louisville, $5; Cincinnati, $5; Ind $5: Nashville, n, $22; New Balti sel; Philadelphia, $20; and Washington, $17.50. DYING. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Inpranarouis, Ind., July 31.—It is re- ported here to-night in railroad circles that John E. Simpson, Superintendent of the Vandalia Line, is dying of paralysis. He was stricken several weeks ago, but it was hoped that a respite from duty would enable him to recover. ITEMS. Mr. A. R. Storrs has been appointed Pay- master and Cashier, and Mr. C. M. Carter Assistant Treasurer-and Auditor, of the Kan- sas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs Railroad. The New York, West Shore & Chicago Line, which is tocompete with the New York Central and the Erie seatlsraye noe ny ing the right of way through New York, an itis understood that active operations will soon be commenced. The Chicago & Northwestern Rallway Company ina extended its Toledo .& North- western Division from Gladbrook to Gifford, at which point itcrosses the Central Iowa Railroad. ‘This makes. the total length of this division forty miles. ; The connecting link on the Ohio & West Virginia Railroad was made a few days ago. twenty-five miles from Gallipolis, Q., at a place called Hawks Bridge. it has virtually taken nearly thirty years to complete this enterprise. The inte William H. Langley, of Gallipolis, was the originator of the scheime, and carried it along until taken hold of by the present eompany. ‘The road will be for- mally opened for business on the 10th of next month, being all ballasted and in good condition by. that time. : Commissioner Midgley, of the Southwes' ern Railway Association, has issued the fol- lowing cireular in regard to rates on cement: Misunderstanding has arisen 23 to what rates should govern shipments of cement fn cur-lota to Missouri River points. Until otherwise or- dered, the rates quoted in Taritf No. 38 of this Association, dated Suly on,sailt, cement, and plaster in car-lots—viz.: 65 ‘cents per barrel Trom Chicago, #0 cents from Peorin, and 35 cents from Missouri River points—will govern. Ship- ments of Portland cetnent will be ob one- tnrd more per barrel than the above rates. Commissioner S. F. Pierson, of the Atchi- son, Topeka & Santa Fé, Union Pacific, and Denver & Rio Grande pool, gives ‘notice that from and after Aug. 1, 1680, refrigerator cars weighing-over 25,000 pounds tare will not be taken except upon the condition that the ex- cess weight over 25,000 pounds be charged for at the rate of $1 per 100 pounds, Missouri River to Denver or Peubio; and that freight in refrigerator cars will be charged for ct the weight determined at Denver or. Pueblo, Ice remaining in the cars which is delivered to consignees will be charged 50 cents per 100 pounds. General Superintendent Sherwood. aged Cincinnati, Tudianapolis, & ae cago Railroad, hag issued an order tozne effect that train erews which are paid by the trip shall not make over eight trips or week, This has necessitated a conside a le increase in the number of ‘train crews. Bus ? Se yet the action is to be commended as a wise one, as many of the railroad accidents are the result of the carelesness of overworked. employés. ‘The example set by Mr. Sher- Wood should be followed by every railroad. manager in the country, and there would not be as many accidents #3 are now Co! reported, SPORTING. PEDESTRIANISM. On account of the rain yesterday afternoon the Indian running races at White Stocking Park were postponed until evening. At 9 o’clook in the morning there was a private race for $200 a side between one of the Indians and a Randolph. street wholesale grocer, who had an idea that he could run. The indian gave hima start of one-eighth of a mile, and beat him the mile in 4:50. About 1,500 people assembled on the grounds in the evening, but, on account of the bad light and heavy track, the sport was rather tame. Tho first race wus an exhibition race between the two Indian girls. It was a pretty show of running, but no time was taken. There wera ten starters in the mile dash, which was won by Indian Charlie in 5:13, with Old Jose sec- ond and Tom Gallagher, of Canada, third. The third race was a five-mile dash, and was won by Antonio in 30:21, with Young Jose second and Gallagher third. The pi®- gram was wound up with a twenty-mile run, with six entries. The first five miles was run by Indian Bob In 23:53, and_ the first ten miles in 58:15. Bob was taken off at this point, and the race was finished by Indian Im in 2:07:15, with Al Shock, of Chicago, about three miles behind, and (Villiam Con- nelly, of Cleveland, third. etal Dispatch’ to The ‘Tribune, New York, July 31.—In the twenty-mile run to-day between James E. Warburton, of England, and Patrick Byrnes, at the Manhat- tan Athletic Club grounds in this city, for $500, Byrnes left the track at the end of the sixth mile and Warburton was declared the winner. Time, 37:52, - Denver, Colo., July 81.—The score in the yalking aiately oe é p.m. Stagg: Pialdron, 7 T, 327; Cummings, 239; New: 312} McCarty, 260, if LACROSSE. -The champion lacrosse club of America will play a grand exhibition game at she Nu- tional Veteran Association -pienic at North Chicago Sharpshooters’ Park, to-day. > ——$—$——— TELEGRAPH WAR. Another Judicial Decision. ToreKa, Kas., July 3i—In the United States Circuit Court to-day Judge McCrary rendered his opinion in the case of the West ern Union Telegraph Company versus the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad, the Amer- ican Union Telegraph Company, and others, affecting the telegraph line on that railroad from St. Joseph to Hastings, Neb. This was one of the Western Union Telegraph lines seized by force by the Gould railroads dur- ing the night of Feb. 2 last. Juage Me~ Crary holds that it is not necessary to de- termine whether the railroad charter expired. in 1877 or not, or whether the contract with the Western Union Telegraph Company is void or not, hecause in so far as the contract has been executed the parties are bound and rights have accrued that a court of equity will enforce witen the contract was entered into with moral turpitude. Underit a line of telegraph has been built and oper- ated, and a valuable business has been created, For about nine years it has been recognized and executed. Under these cir- cumstances it is not the province of either party-to declare the contract void, and as- sume Without process, and without a settle- ment, to selze the line and property. in the question of the effect of the fore- closure proceedings, Judge McCrary holds that the ratification of the contract and use of the line under it bind the successors the same ns the original railroad company. “On the question of the exclusive privilege given the telegraph company of the con- struction and operatingot a line of telegraph along the railroad, he says he has littledoubt that the clause referred to is vuid; and, it any other lelexriph company desires to con- struct a fine, the Western Union cannot ob- ject, but the clause does not vitiate the entire coutract as between the parties, much less does it preclude the plaintiff frum seeking the aid of 2 court of equity to protect the rights acquired under it and growing out of its execution in the past. Equity may enjoin its violation. The defendants may be able to show the contract ought to be can- celed by adecree of the Court. That is question which can only be determined npon a final hearing. In a case of this kind, where the contract requires continuous serv- ice for a series of years, and where the par: ties disagree, eyen then the contract is not absolutely void. A court of equity may de- cree a dissolution of the relations between them upon a full settlement of their accounta and payment of any balances. The Judge concludes as follows: “* What If wish to emphasize in this case, as well ag other similar cases, is, that the defendants have no right to take their remedy into their own hands. If they have the right to seizo this property by,foree upon the ground that they hold the contract void, according to the same reason the plaintiif would have the same right to adjudye the contract valid and by foree retake the property. In other words, force and violence would take the place o courts of justice. The stronger litigant, the one commanding the largest force an most money, would succeed. Such a doc trine, If recognized by the courts as @ proper mode of adjusting disputes concern- ing property rights, would lead at once to anarchy. the defendants, after years of acquiescence in the contract in question, after receiving the benefits, and after a property had been built up underit, to which others made claim, became suddenly con- yinced that [t was ‘a void contract, it was their duty to apply to the courts for rellef, praying 2 cancelation of the contract, and a full and fair settlement of all accounts grow. ing out of its execution in the past. ntik they seek some such remedy, until a fair settlement upon 2 full..accounting .can be had, they will be enjoined from attempting to sleet the plaintiff or to seize the property. ‘The demurrer to the bill is overruled. —————_—_ A BULL-FIGHT. Under the Supervision of the Mild: Mannered Bergh. Snectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, New York, July 31.—New York was wild to-day over a Spanish bull-fight, which had been arranged to come off in anenclosure situated at the corner of One Hundred and Sixteenth street and Sixth avenue. There were about’ 4,000 people present, and the en- trance to the bull-pen was crowded with ray equirages bearing servants wearing livery. ‘Twelve Texas steers were procured for the’ exhibition, and s dozen swarthy Spaniards were iinported to do the fighting.. Mr. Bergh was there with twelve of his officers to pre- vent cruelty to the animals. The Super- intendent of Police with sixty patrolmen was also there to preserve order. No horses were allowed in the ring by Mr. Bergh, and the Spaniards were not permitted to irritate the bails with darts. The fighters were al~ lowed no weapons, and the performance was rather a tame affair, and reminded those who recollect’ Barnum’s famous buffalo hunt, something of that affair. There was auch ota favor of Bere Ota cating tbe formance e show lasted about two hours. No bulls wera killed and nobody gored. _—————>$_—_— MILITARY RANK. To the Eattor of The Cateago Tribune. Cucaco, July 31.—(1) What is the rank of the following officers: Gens.. Sherman, Sheridan, and Hancock? (2) Also the order in which the: k? (8) Does Gen. Grant y at present? hold a positiog® the army oe sent - SI an Is General of the Army: ode Shariian, Lieutenant-General in com- inanw of the Division of the Missouri; aml Gen, Haneoek, sion of the Auntie: e Div % co order in which they are named ee Sheridan, Hancock. (3) No.} ———— - LOTTERY DRAWING. Lovisvitie, Ky., July 3i—The twenty- second drawing of the Commoywealth Dis- tribution took place to-day in’ McAulay’s ‘Theatre m_ the presence of a respectable audience. Ticket No. 35,924. captured the capital prize of $30,000; ticket 85,740 drew the second prize, of $10,000; and tic’ ¢-t _54.-. $39 was winner of the third prize ot 35,000. The following tickets drew $1,000 cach: |. 39,907, 6,482, and 21,947, ae