Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1880, Page 12

12- CHARLES If. REED Arrested and Sent to Jail for Con- : tempt of Court. He Negleots to File His Accounts in the Irvin Estate, Jndge Knickerbocker, Weary of Delay, Uses Sovere Menstirese Patition to tho United States District Conrt for o Habeas Corpus, Judge Blodgatt Declines to Inlorfora tor Pros fosstonal Roasons. Tho Writ Granted by Judgo Anthony; of the Circuit Court, Reed Goes Home Much And Charles H. : Relieved. A fow minutes before 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon as Chnrics HH. Ieed, tho ex-State's Attorney, was passing tho corridor of the Gov ernment Building, on his way to the United Btates Ciroult Court, ho. was arrested by Kirk Enstmon, one of the Depnty Sheriits, on an ate tachment fasued by dudqo Knickerbocker, of the Probate Court, for neglecting tu avey an order of tho Court of Recon! last May, requiring him within two weeks to settlo his necounts as guar dian of the children of tho Into Samuel A. Irvin, Collector of Internal Ktovenue, dtr, Reed took the arrest In good part, and expreseci! his. perfect willingness to go with tho ollicer after ho had a brief intorview with Judge Nlodgett. The Deputy agreed, and Mr, iteed dropped into the Judgo’s chambers, and informed him that he wis unavoldably called away to the Probate Court, but would return in fifteen minutes, and thon tiko up tho Raiph conse, in which ho was engaged as counecl. Having mado thisexpinna- tion, bo accompanied the Deputy to the Probate Court, and asked Jute Kulckerbocker to sus- pend the attachmont for two days, as ho had an important inatter pending in the United States Court, and, on Its conclusion, he would file tha accounts called for in the onlurof Muy Inst. The Judgo declined to recede to hls request, on tho ground thatoversix months hud olapsed sinco the order was entered of record, and Mr, Reed had enjoyed an abundance of the, Awhlspered conversution occurred between tho Judge and the Deputy Sherif The latter, on tho application of Mr, Reed, agreed to hold ‘bim under arrest in the oftica of W. 4. Youns, Jr., while the accounts could bo made up for presentation to the Court some tlie diving the afternoon. Asroon ns the fact of Mr Reed's arrest was noised abroad, aod it was done very rapidly, a number of his friends flocked to tho Probate Court to ascortain want could be done to help bin. ‘Tho urreat was donounced ne nt arbitrary ox~ ercise of Judiclalypower, 18 Mr. Reed clilmed he was privileged by reason of the fact that he ‘was on bly was" to court. Various pling for securing relicl, wore discursod = by Mr. Reed and Mr. Young and the friends who bad congregated. A writ of bntens corpus was determined onus the only way of solving the dificutty, ua Mir, Young, who te Str, Reed's counsel. in all probate matters, sutted that it would bo fmpossible te get the accounts in shape beforg Judge Kuickerbocker’sudjourn~ ment of court. A invssongzer wns sent in search ob lidge Beckwith to appear in bebulf of Mr. tec in THE JABEAS CORPUB PROCEEDING! but he could nut at first be found, and when the messenger finnlly succeeded in Interviewine him, tho Jude sald ho was too busy with matters of great moment, and bexged to be ex- cused. Emery A, Storrs was next sont for. He came arotnd shortly after 1 o'clock. 5 tou, was very busy, hud a clontat his oflice walting tor hit, and could not undertake the cage. An old friemt then suggested Mr, W.C. Goudy, The iwessenger wus dispatched in ecureh of him, ut filled to discover his whorenbouts. Mr. Young thon went to hinch, leaving Mr, Reed tilt in the hands of the Dep- uly Shorit!, who at2u'clock reported to Judge Knlckerbucker wll that bad been done by Mery Recd, und. tho statement of Br. Young that it would be Impossible to get tha uccounts ready for presentation during tho afternoon, ‘The Court then peremptority ordered that Mr. Meow be at once committed tu the County dail, Judge Watluce, the counse) for tho Irvin chitiren, who: had ull ntong ben opposed ta the exercise of extreme mcasures, was in Mr. Young's oifice atthe time the Deputy entne dn with the lat order of tho Court, Ho wont into Judge Knlek- erbockur’s oillce, and naked that the attachment be not enforced, for tho renson thit tt would bo to tho interests of bls -clients not to resort to extreme punishment, The Court would not re- Tent, on the ground that it bad been trifted with Jong cnough, Mr. Reed, on the announcement of this {nteliigunce, becume viaibly affected, aud insisted that ho would ch subinit to force. He would not go willingly, ax tho statutes oxempted tis) fro” arrest while on his way to court. ‘The Doputy Sheri explained the futility of any Ruch course, ns his orders were oxpiiclt and imporative, and It would bo of noavull to inake any resiatiunce. Mr. Read thon consented to go, but before dotty, 80 he appeared before the bur ‘of the Court and asked fur the order of commitment, “1 have no orders to give you, Kir,” replied the Court. “Tho Sheri tins nls orders. “1 am entitled to it.” relolned Str, Reod, ‘Tho Shorlif hua the papers, 1 have no more orders taglve. If oe want any copies you can get them trom tho Clerk.'” “At Mr, Roed's request the Clork began iliing out tho neceswiry blanks, . .G. Gibbons, a young Inwyor who had carly in the dey volunteered as assistant counsel for Mr, Reed, suggested the feasibility of taking tin appeul, and without waiting to Kuow from Mr. Reed whether such a preceeding wore worth anything or not, rushed up to tho arof the Court and CLAINED THE JUDGR'S ATTENTION, “1 desire,” said he, “to tukg un appeal to tho Appetinto Court in ‘the cuso of Mr, Reed, now under arrest for contompt.” cou Lena grant you nn uppoal to the Appollate rt +1 want to take an appenl-—" “Mr, Clerk,” suid the Court, “imake an entry that the detendant moves an uppeal to tho Cir+ cuit Court, and thut itis refused." ae aa soy that L'wanted nu appeal to the rcutt Court, 1—"" “Well, never inind, Mr. Clork, Just strike from tho minutes ail mention of an uppent. “1 want to tuke un appeal to the fippbllits Court, and L think I have aright to ft under the statute,” ald Mtr, Gibbons. a “ Whare nro y authorities? Do you referto ‘tho Haines casuz" “No, your Honor, but to 3 #eammon, caso of Salas Yas o Poople, which shows that an ap. eal Mes-——" ver Not in this casc. Mr. Clerk, note that dos fendant prays an uppeal tu the Appellate Court and Jt Is denied. ‘This closed tho argument, anit Mr. Glibons re- Ured to the lobby outside the court-reom, whore ho found Mr. Ilead, the Deputy-Sherlif, and a wanes of reporter ‘The quintet tonk up tho Hne of march to the County Jail. On the way over Mr, Heed com- pies bitterly of the treatmunt to whieh he ad been subjected. Ho felt watisiied that if ho ‘bad not boon sent to Jull dn sy auimiry amu ner ho could have been ble, with the ‘asuistunce of counsel, to make an accounting and presonted It to the Coitrt during tho afternoun, And thay bo inure “Bue bi ninth make ap bly books wh ho’s in Jat?’ hls proposition he repeated Hor rik thined and failed to sulva it, “The belrs, id of tho frviit ustate aro antlstled, dud, Wallace {9 sutiaficd—wil the partics dire Hp iy ie Interest: are #utlstiod with what 1 have done. They do vot wk for my Incarceration, Judge ~ Wallace fs opposed to tt,” Tt ls terrible.” e i “To what do you attribute the dudyo's pers emptory netion?” queried the reporter, 1 don't know whethor f ought to make 1 statement or not, Vil think it over, I guess) won'tsay anything now. te wan't do any good,” Hy this Ue the entrafce to tho Juileyard wis = reuche rit Munn waa gesthig out of hid bug ‘The quintet stopped a moment, wid Mr, tues auld Well, Mr. Sherif, 1 aim one of your. guests. Vander arrest," i “What!” gasped tho Sheritf, ag he survey rapidly thu serious cauntennees of the party. “Yes; und i you don’t believe, it, here's one: of your Neputies who will tell you ull nbous' It “stant 1 unixa You ALONGY" / eriif, ns he oxhiblted a heandenuw | #3 one OF aduzen which he had nd aud held out pa bund, Wut wintied aud held ou 5 there wus no oceusion fur tryar on tho: brace- lets. “The ptalrwoy to the Jail ¢ntrunco was Jummed wit ‘not Overcoat ats ar people, who ening to tuke furewell of the. forty odd convicts who to Jollet this moripiig. we Make Way tharg,” shouted tho Sherlif, * anid Jet tho prisuiers pass through.” The unwashed mob stured with wonder ut the procession beud- ed by the Sherif and ended by ut yeporter, a. Hunter gettin’ ip than gettin’ our,” sentens tously observed Bir. Gibbous, us tho Sherlit pounded vigorously on the rated door, Tuunediately on achioving # breuthing placo, {a tho jail ultice, Duvet Exstinun inade” roturu of tho comunituiunt, und Mr, Hucd shook bunds with two or three of (he olliciuis whout bo had known in tho olden tue, He then retired with Mr. Gibbons Into the Juller's private room, ‘Pho twul ensconced thet In chairs ut tho dusk; Mr. Reod pulled from bls pocket un untinished document und the two geniloinen daiviianed the babeus-corpus question. Tuls discussion, whiel ‘Was occusionally futerrupied by the seratebing ef apen ia Mr, feed's hands, lasted for fully hutas hour, Thyy thy dvor was opened and THE CINCAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, Mr. Gibbons made x hurried exit, for tho South Side, He had fn Als band a roll of manuscript. ATutnUNe reporter Keized the opportunity for x formu Interview with Mr. Heed. Is hopes oF rotting to the bottom of the ene from tho hielhin’s« standpoint proved deucededly ophente eral. Mr. Reed hat no statement te mite, His counsel: had prepared papers which might secre hia retonse from continement, and that was the only subject which then troubled him, Tho reporter, dudline hla oeeupntton at the Jail About exhausted, anit good-by, and proveaied tothe chambers ‘of Judge Modgett, where he fottned Mr. Gibbens, Whit result?” yiteried the scribe, “Nothing. Lhave given the Judge tho pipers, but he bag nat yet rend th What's thelr character? ‘i it at sppliention for a habeas corps." The ute wee busily engaged i formulating alegal document, “Che counsel and the reporter walter und mmariitalned Flnaily the Jade wheeled around in his chair and rend the petition, It reelted that the petl- tloner, Chacles Hf, Reed, waa wt member of the Supreme Court of the United States, and also of the Supreme Court of this Stute; that as sich he hats entitled to the privileges of the statute which EXEMPTS FROM ARREST nl attorneys goloy to or vomsng from court; Unt ho was tho uniy counsel for Willian J. Ituiph and Matilda Ratph, who wors on trial i Unitod 4 Dintrict Court on tho charge of perjury do subornation of perjury: nud tint os “such counsel ho wis ” arrested while going te court on on provess | a= sted fram the Probate Court of Coole County, the copy thereof being duly annexed, He thorefore priyed that tho talted States Die trict Court woukf order his body brought before it that Justicn might be done, ute, “What's tho hw?" queried the Jude, “Tt you ple your Honor, it is itt the rev Atatutes of this State, and then the cout proveeded to read the section, ‘The Court Hstetied pationtly, and at the tor- mination of the rending ealds “Yd rathor not fiterfere in this matter, [tls a Bvory Ce the rola Judge of ita vontempt, jo bave any othor Judge Interfere inone of ny contempt enses, anid Edon't feel ke meddling with those 1» Tcan't Interfere with It" ir Honor, tho aw says—" I know all about the circumstances of tho ease. Mr. Reed came tn here abort a quire tor to 10 and sald he had to go te some court, and would be back (n fifteen intnutes, TL waltect for him an honr and he atdn't come, No, fean't interfere,” Mr, Gibbons folded up tho petition and bur- ried buck to tha County Jail. The following are tho orders of tho Trobate Court in tha matter of the contempt and nt- tachment; ONDER FOR ATTACHMENT. CHICAGO, ee, 0, —In tho inatter of tho Ruardianship of Arthur Irving Eugene Lrvliy, Mary rvin, and Willle Irvin, atlnors: Upon an inepection of tho records herein, it. Appearing tothe Court thut Charles {, Teed, muaniian of Arthur Irvin, Eugene Irvin, Mary Irvin, and Willig Tryin, tnlnors, bas: refused and falled to comply with the order of thie Court, entered herein on the id day of May, A. D. 1840, requiring hint us adeh gugedian to te his ae count with his snld wards in this Court on or bee fore tho Vth duy of Muy, A. 1). 1880, and to settte Nis salt account on the sth day of May wt, De 184, at hiuif-pust 10 o'clock 2. ty It fy thorefors ordered by the Court that 0) writot attachinent bo issued tinder the authority and seit of this Court, | directed to 18 Couk County, — Tlinols, come twnrrest tho sald Charles 1, Reed. nforesald, and oring hn before this Court Ine Stunter to alow catsy, If any he bas or cin show, why he should not be punished for eons tompt of this Court, for so refusing and falling to comply with the requirements at tho said ore ‘ler of this Court of May 3, 1880, us aforesald. THR ATTAONNENT. Stute of Iillnofs, County of Cook—sa.: Tho Poul of Iillnols to the Sheriff of sald county, greeting: We command yout to tuke Charies If, Rees, uardinn of Arthur Irvin ef al, mnlpors, and Hin ately keop, ao that soa have hlstunly forthe with before the Frotute Court of Cook County, uta term vow holden at the Probate Court room, No. 77 Clark street, in the City of Chicago, to unawer the people of tho Stute of Hilnols tor acontempt of courtin not complying with an order of Court entered of record May id, A. 1), 188u, requiriug hinas such guardian to Ate an tecount on or before May 1. A.D. 1880, and Ww sottle hisnecounts Muy 20, A. D. 1380, nt 10:50 o'clock a. in, buying been duly, gerved with provess by tho Sherilt of Cook County. And baye you than and there this writ. Witness, Seth F Hunchott, Clerk of sald Pro- late Court and the seal thoreof, at Caleayo, In the county and State aforesaid, this tth day of Decembor, A. 1), 1880, AncuETT, Clerk, Seri F. IL On tho back of tho nttuchment was tho follow. ne * Rxecuted tho within by arrestinzsho within named Charles JL, Read, leaving nln before tho Court this 1sth day of Decombor, 1s, .. ANN, Sheriff, “Thy KK. N. EAstM An, Doputy. * Filed Dee, 14, 1880." ORDER OF COMMITMENT. Circado, Dee. 1, 1480.—In the matter of tho Ryiceatananip of Arthur Irvin, Eugene Irvin, Mary Irvin, and Willie Frvin, minors: Thts day came Charles H. Reed, guardian of Arthur Irvin, Kuyeng Irving Mary Irvin, and Wille Irvin, minors, in custody of the Snurlif of Cook County, by virtue of a writ of attuchtnent, fysued under tho authority and sonal of this Court, on tho tth day of Deceniber, 1800, and tho: Bald guardian failing and rofushig to show any eause why ho how not complied with the order of this Court, catered herein on tho dd say of May, A.D. 180, requiring lum ta so dls ites count as such yuaniiin with bis gail wards in this Court on or befora the With day ot May, A. J). 1880, und to settle his said account on tho mth duy of Muy, A. D. 1880, at half-past 10 o'clock a. m,, itis therefore ordered that said Charles oH. Heed. gunrdinn is aforesaid, fe ond he ie ‘hereby adjudged — guilty! of conteinpt of this pone for so faillng and re- fusing to comply with the requiromenta of tho order of thts Court a3 aforesuld, entered herein on tho tl day of Muy, A. gis, and that he, the aad Charles H, Reed, be Ominitted to tho coms non Jull of Cook County, iilnols, until he does comply with tho requirements of tho sakd order of stuy 3, 1680, IUBTORY OF “TIE CARE, The facts in this case, as appear from tha reo- ords, and which have been published at yarlous: times and In part, are ng follows: Out. 11, 1874, Samuel A, irvin died, and the 16th of the suing month tho will waa proved and ale mitted to record. Tho will, which is dated Jun, 10, 1674, Jenves ail hls property In equal shares to by children, Arthur ©, Ei Mary My Wilt “9, 6 On Inet aot 1 age ft tho time of his death, By the terme of the will Charles IL Reed and Jacobo Rehin were muds excentors, with full power to buy and ‘sell, MOriAge, OF Otherwise Ulsposy uf the estaty ny anight seein best for the heirs, My the terms of ‘this snine docutvent all security on tholr bon Is whived, | Letters tostumentury were xrantod Qet, 10, tho suine’ day fa which tho wlll way proved Thoappratsedont, witch was approved dee. I of tho sume ye tr, shows, personnal (ap- pratt) peouorty, tothe vitltin of ht . The inventory ne ied by tho two exucutors and ap. phaved it the same thine shows property inak= net totut of 15,000, uy follows: Cash ie bank, S,1GLOT: nrouissory notes, B21050; Inmiriunee Mey, $2,000; rent estate, consisting of lot and wo Fumie houses corn Kills und Lake ave- aires, Trond $20,000 10 $25,000, Aug. 10, 147, ducab iohm filed his potition praying to be exonsed as an ¢ tor, alleging 8 Hts reason therefor that his private business needed all of his uttantion, His potition was jane Nov. Sof tho sume fous, i ¥ sep allen question of contempt. of ng Foucher recorded, whith relieves him uf all ousibility Ww tho matters , Charles H. Heed, one of ths executors of tho that wiitand testiment of Sanival A, [rel wud, do bureby ueknowludye tho wecelpe AL moneys, naseta, and vifecta of the estate: yf said deceased that huve beretofore been tn tile ands of Jycob Rehm, the other pxecutur of rive catatg, and cortlty that bnow hold inimy peat wil tho nascte of auld estite of what Ind enavor. Cranvys IL Reg, UV NOV. be 186. a Tn the oxceutors’ acconat, approved at tho Fao time, for taklisg eburge of SKE sido of tho reat estat, tho oxeoutors ret eoniponaation 350%, although: the wttoracys' only anount ta & r tho sain period. After accounting for various sini claims nllowed: Land paid, and passing to the minors’ award Or $E660, and bere Alive € in hey ohildren’s award of $115, the aecotiit bb balanced: with thy outey, My tral ustatte fit the bands of Charles 1b teed, RtKsi eh counbwas approved by W of the County Court. hay fn this estate until Oct, 13, 18s, Wher We eltatlon was Issited requiring Charles I, feed to present Ds Onalnecount, and made ronsntlle Cat. 17, ive duyd afier, No attention wis patd to thts sunimodnd, and Jian 10, 1670, the followings order was made by Judae Kaiekerborkors * Inthe matter of the este of Bamuel A, Irvin, decensonls * Ie appearing to tho Cott from an tnapection of the record Ghat Charles Tl, Reed, executor ot tho Inst will nnd testament of Bataied A. tevin devonsed, has been didy yited to present ht tial necoUnt ohn ge east, and thar he has failed ud refused to atawer/the aut oltuion; that four yours hy pref slower tho lesue or lots ters tustimentary an agid estates it fa therefore ordered that within typ days from the eervice ata eopy of this ordes ypon hhw tho xald exes wlor present to thls Coprt bls tual aecowut with: sald catate for upproval.” TW Fie vrracusest, No notlen was taken of thls ordor, aud accords fugly an attictient wie issued April 2e and placed in Fins lsd of a Deputy Shevil und mide reuurnuble forthwith, bat tha matter waa cone Hnued on the promlsa of Bir Meed to, prog blo neeount ys ge his attorney, William Be Youn, vould propape tt. * Tho other chaycrin tho easy ‘dates from the death of Mrs. trvn, and, nit Cho minors’ extate, Heed Muving ben’ creited Kuurdinn of the ehildren, Us tha tena of the wall, togethor with ducob Reh, whe vag excused from’ tha yuare dlanabip At the sage tne that be reancned bly Urlet.Ws executor, ‘Phy lutters of yuardiausnip are dited Dee. 4, 154, Aggalu thorw ts thy bout for €W,U00, wind ugay without sureties, ‘The ine vontory shows the sune property ua sehedulnd Jn the purcnty eatre, of Whick wach of tho wards {3 eatitled to. pue-tfth literest, subject to tho costa of pdusinivtration. an tien not tobe neghated, fer the costs in this cage will be Davy dadeed. ‘The award to the fore mulngrs win $1000, ALY Noy, 2 wera due the further wan done tut tho follow presenter the recounts of tho saAplAhs, which were fil as regards dicot Hebin, Each minor {s charged In the Individual aecounte with $415, boime one-fourth of tha weard In the account of Arthur C, levin the atnounts paid out for Keaton, clothing, bonrd traveling expenses, ot the uecompanying votichers i4 inh, a halanve due tho guard find ol Account oof STM Witle Willian Irvin the balonco ja $20.28, Tevin S20, nud with with Hugend Mary M, Irvin $55.08, The general account of those minors i4 na follows: Dr. to Cour fifths of timers” vivant, SW: Cre ainowht pail Clork or County Court, 840; SOG ny Anubivideaeel au batunce dite eunrdians, pt in the minors’ ata q Hinthie to thie given wave, tid Reed kesnines the entire re: bility. Since this account, dated Nov. oh Tah, not a paper, tecount, or doenment of any kind ds boon Mad, SUDAE KNICKENTOCKER, A reporter saw Judge Knlekerbocker after the Court adjourned for tho day, and asked bin (ft he had onything more tosay about the matter than be hid already suid fahis Suttelat pipaelts Us Ionor snl ho hed not; what he had sald wis on record; he had endeavored to hive Mr Reed: make out an decount, and bad alven iim: ample time te do Bo. Mr. Reed had been frequentiy elted, but tho Court naver could get him before the bar withs outan attnchment. It was tho second thine dure me histermon the Hench that he bind been obliged to issu it attuchinent, The duty war not n plonsant one, but the olticera of the Court and all others must obey its orders, AUNGR WALTACE A Tutnunxe reporter called upon Judge Wale luce yesterday afternoon. ‘The Judge is ono of tho lnwycra for the helrs, When tho writer bos gin tofnterromite, tha Judge asker that tho whole xubjeet be. treated as lightly ns possitte, “aeeunee,” said he df Mr. Reed is erustioc there ig aetrong probabillty that tho children Wilh wet nothing at ath” . * Tow much does the defloit amount to?" “ Nbout 815,000 or S000" “Has ho been muking nny effort to pay up the “Yes, he hus been paying $40 or $100 nt a thne.’ “And you think the result of an exposure wht by todestroy the probability of reeeiving any of this dotiett?” Yes; unless Mr. Heed enn get sone of his mils 1001 ony of his money, Ife has been very frregulae in keeping his necounts. I think, howevor, he will comply with the order of the Court, and hand in his fecount, now that he sees tho Judge of the Probate Court monits bustioss.” W. 8 YOUNG, di. A reporter of Ti ty In conversation with Mr. WS, Yor eid's attorney (nthe mutter, pg tiformution: On tha tof Ma oMe. teed appeared In court with Me Young aud disposed: of the ne- count In tho matter of Mre. Matilda 8. Irvin, mother of tho children for whom Mr. Hoed is darian, Vt that the Judge Nnickerboel entered anorder about as follows: It appearing: to the Court that noe account had on fled in the Ervin minor estate since 1875, he ordered Mr. Iteed to Me tin aceonnt on or before May 2, at whieh tine tho hearing of tho sumo was’ to core up, Since that Mine Messrs. Young and Reed hnve appeared before Judge Kalekerbooks er In. retution to that and othar mutters in tho trvin estate, About ten days igo, onsust after the return of Me. Young front the East, Judge Knickerbocker spoke to the litter about tho acconnts, Young thon wroty to Mr. Itecd, snying that the latter should ‘enll and sco about, the birsiiess, and was thformed that he was ene scaged In the trintot the mutch-bond cases In the United States District Court, and could not dogo. An attichmant was issued for Mr. Reed Just wook to show cuuse why be should f NOT BE MEDD FOIt CONTEMPT af Court for not complying with tho ordor of May % Mr. Young saw Judye Inlekerbocker hortly afterwards and told him that Mr. Heed wis engmzed in tho United Syutes Court, and bo hed not replied to his (Young's) letter, Yesterday morning a Deputy Sherit executed awrit of uttuchment while Mr. Reed way en gaged In tho United States Court, and brought hii over tu the Probate Court. Mr. Young was very busy at the time Mr. Reed camo in, and soon afterward wont Inte Court nnd nsked for timo until thig morning, which wae rofused, ‘The Deputy Sheri lt hud sr Reed i custody in Mr. Young's oftico unt seu o'clock, Mr. Young wout to dinner, and when hv rothenod he went into Court and was told by Judge Kulckerboeker that he hid ordered Deputy Sherif Enstman to execute the writ. “ho Deputy had told tho Judge that thes (mening ~ Mugsrs. | Young and teed) were not” dome ynything toward mnak ing up Accounts, _ but wero nivising as to the propriety of securing Mr. Reed's release by habeus corpus, and that he (the Deputy) was tlred of sitting around in tho buliding with Me, Iteed, Mr, Young informed the Juage tit it would be Hipossible to maka Up the nccount without the presenco of} be Kee, whereupon tho Judge shld that Mr. Reed had hid tine to make out the account, and that if Mr. au vould not get along without bin ho could not help It, ANOTHER REFORT YOR A WIT, When Mr. Gibbons returned to the Jntl and communtented the unwelcome tiaws that Judgo Jodyett bad declined to issue the habens corpis, Mr. Heed mado ninself ng comfortable ns nossl> Die in the private oligo of tho jail, Ho did not, howover, relish tho idea of staying thero all night, There were with him Gen. stan and Mr Givens when a TRemnuse: poportor dropped In curly Inthe evening, Str, W. 8. Young, Jr, O10 of Kis counsel, came fn afterwords, and the situation wna talked over fn nll its bearings, In thelr opinion Judge Bloaxgett’s refusal did not oxhiust all means of reltotefor thora reinnined the Judges of tho Uireult and Superior Courts. Mr. Young drew up.a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, getthys forth in brief that Mr, Chirtes HH. Heed was held in custody Cor an alle contempt of court, nnd that ho had bean, pluced in dturince by tho Hon. hockor, Judge of the Vrohute Court, and waa thon deprived of his liberty by boing held In the enstody of tho Shortt of Coole County. Ho oxked for the writ on tho ground that Judge Kulekerboeker hnd issued) an order upon Charies H. Reed commanding him to make a report of his doings fn a cortuin estate of which he was adnilutsteator, in May dust, und tho tine for thit return not “hiving been extended, the Court togt Jurisdiction and therefore tind no power to commit for contempt, Tho petl- Yon furthor alleged that Charles H. Heo, is oan attorney ont law, was privileged from an arrest, belng In tho dlseburge of his duty ton clients thatho wns arrested at the door of the United Stutes Court roon yin violation of tho statutes and of common Inw, being ut that thie on hls way to detend a cllent tobe tried before Judge’ llodgett; and, also, thut tho statutes of the Btato of Tilnuls’ expos clally exempt attorneys from arrost In comln, wud omy from court, and tho plicing of an of iver of tho State to urrest him there was in vio- jutlon of that oxpross statute. JUDGE ANTHONY had remained down town In ardor to hear tho Argument upon tho potion, Ho heard Jt in chambers nbout 8 o'clock Inst evening, and at 0330 Me. Young and Mr, GHbort G. Gibbons muarchod into the Jatt with the following writ of habeus corpus: Cittcago, Deo. H.—The Peapls of te State of Niinotsto the Sheriff of Cook County: You aro y commanded’ ty have the body of Charles yy You iprisoued and cdutuined, as it is sud, toxothor with the tie and cause of such Jniprixonment aud detention, by whatsoover, und sald Charles HH, Reed shalt be called or charged botore mo, ony of tha Jtudqes of tha Ane Our ue Cook County, on the 18th das of Ducomber, it vt 10 o'clock it, m., to bo dealt With aceording to law. aud have you then and Mera this writ. wrote thereon of your doings in the premises; and, I tho meanwhile, you ure ordered und directed to udinit tho wild Juirlos 11. Reed to ball in tho: sum of $1,000, with suo security 10 bo ypproved by you fer his up. Deariuve on sald diy Detora nie. . “ELLIOTT ANTHONY, \ Judge of tho Supurior Court of Coak County, This writwas handed to Sheri Mann, who, with Mr, Kom, had Just nade a friwal suppor on sonte Taw yatera. Mr Gibbons at once pres pared a bond for gi000, ‘which was signed by up the sim, and Tdon't think nae friends will do that. Ho has no O, tiiving, the rent estate man, and Vollip Stulniullor. gay, Leed was thon retoaaed, and departed nt once for home tna carriage, During tho Svante Mr, Irvin eativd at tho Jatt and bad a tong and pleasant talk with Me, Reed, and ho sald that thers was nie desire whatever pon his part, or tit of the other heirs, to per- BEOUT O1 Bhar Butte porter that he had My. feud wlated to thy gexlected to ronder tho neeount abked for, but i relediess upon Witla wholly through Te world Ive made out the report part. terday, but the Court would give bli no eluance todalt. Hie would now prepare and present hls report forthwith. He hia nothing to say as to the aetion of Judge Kulekurboeker in the prom: ded, excopt Mat it wits arbitrary ton degree, 1s he thought, unnecessarily harsh. So fir as he (Heed) was concorned, ho was nut at all afraid of the result, JUDGE KNICKERBOCKER'S VIEWS, A reporter half an bour later communtented the hows to Judge Kulokerbockor ut bis ‘front door, “What are tho grounds?” asked the Juidgo In ieee a “Tht he was an attornoy?" “Thutd one OF then; that he aan attorney, and. ne auch, ts exempt under the statutes from, arrest. while returning to and from vourt,"" “3 bad pe Knowledge of his belug angugod in, caurt, Mr Heed hag not been inmy Court for a yeu, oxeept wniteeattachinents, The fact tat re wh onguEd I wd cHse Wad NOt Mentioned to me, When ft reked bla what reason he bad for nut reniuring this uccount, be anil ¢ was paetlly because he bud been busy tn trying vases, partly beeausy bo hil been ack, andl partly Dense Of his iicgizence, After tho order bad teen, nude and delivered to the Bherlf to commit din, one of bls counsel ral thut Reed was ene ued Hin aise in court. £ told him J had no nawlgdge oF thal “Tho other re und, Judy, 18 that tho rule was isstied in Muay lust, bus not boen extonte and that your Jurledictloh over lim, therefore, no longer exists.” but won't do. ‘That rute $9 in force until obeyed. We continue ull mutters not deter. tminud until the next order of Court on a gene eral order, wid if wll such proceedings were not 80 continied, then hale the business of the Court would lapso every torus because it 13 ime pe iito ta transiuce A . hut ure your views, Judge, a8 to Judge Anthony's jurisdiction or want oC z In the matter?” is Habsuieton “Thatis a uutter about which ido oot caro. | to paiieras su opintans, but the Supremo Court of Californin inn tate opinion bas decided that, If tho Probate Court's Jurlediction bf the person, and tho subject matter would commit a defend. ant for contempt its deelstun is finn, and. will hot bo examnined by a superior court on habeas corps, And the Supreme Court af Loutainnn havo deelied substantially tho rime thing tna Into deciston,” “Will you take nny fturthor steps tn tho mat+ tor by rearrest or anything of that sort?” “ Thave nothing ta do with it now. Tho mat= ter now rests with the Clrouit Court, 1f ho ts discharged thore that will be a question for furthor consideration.” With this tho interview nt tho front-dvor ter- minated, LEGAL FEES. Justices of the Peace Who Charee for Criminal Warrants, Sone of tho, Curious Reasons Assigned for Thus Acting. ‘Tho Nill of [tghtsof tho State Constitution as- serts, asthe sontimnont of the peuple, that overy person “ ongbttoobtaln by law, cient and Justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it, completely and without denisl, promptly and without delay.” 'Fho provision of Inw that a por- son who, on account of injury done him, wants toawenr out a warrant bofore n Justices of tha Peuee for tho arrest of the wryeesser, shall not have to. pay tho Justice any fee thorefor, fs to carry Into eifect to a cortain extent tho above quoted provision. Notiwithatanding this, o number of tho dustiecs who dent out the Inwin homeopathic doses In tho Comnty of Cook have scon fit to take. advantage of thy ignorance of thoay who seck thelr ald, and baye puta peiee upon warrants fsaued In criminal cases, The Constables, taking the hint from tholr superiors, have also defied tho statutes of tho State of IMinols by eharsing: Q fee for serving these warrants. Yesterday afternoon nm THInUNE reporter gallod on the South and West Side Justices of the Peace to necertain thalr practice fn this matter, SUSTICK SCULLY anti ho issued ns few criminal warrants 0g possl- bie, and directed all appilenits for thon to tho Pollea Cow ‘tut, when obliged to issue ono himself, be nover made nay charge for It, 18 ho knew he could not lewalty, collect n foe. In eity vases, auch ns disord erly conduit, masanit: and battery, ete, when the city fs tho plialuctt. and tho Justices had inal jurisdiction. he charged a fev ot $1, ns he was entitled todo-tunder the ord!+ nances, “He beloved all is Constables churged feos for serving crimiaunl warronts, and bo thought this wns right, ns thoy could not bo ex- DPeeted to work for nothing. Justice Morrison sald he neyer made a charge for a criminal warrant, it ho knew it to be fille al SUBTICK, DEMAIS, the Frenoh gontloman whi nuts aa arbiter in tho potty quarrels of his countrymen residing in Jhicaygo, told the reporter that his practice with a qnorringe and a criminal warrant was the BAING=—HO ALY avs told: the party to give Ain whatover they pleased, and nevor demanded any regular fee, On the South Sido Justice Summerfield echoed the soutimonts of Justice Morrison, although ho sald muny persons Insisted on paylug some feo, Jity Constables charge a feo aveording to tho distance they ure obliged to travel, aud hayo no Nxed charyo. SUSTICH TrAsMTtt sald ho demandod no regular feo for criminal warrants, knowing that ho had no legal right to do av, butif a porson ulfored him # ree he touk It with the full consclousness of having earned it, Very often he wns ocoupled three or four daysonaeriminal cave and never recetved any payment for his timo. Ie thought this was wrong, and ho hoped tho noxt Legislature would do sumothing tu remedy It. JUSTICE VRENDIVILLR sald he generally mado a charge of $2 whon he Issued a criminal warrant) for himself and $1 for tho Constable, However, If any one vver Inne nn objection to this charge ho woul! take no feoatall. Hv thought the Justices shoul bo paid something for thalr time whon trying a erlininal case, as it often took days and some= times weeks, aud he believed nil tha Justices mude a practice of charging ag he did. AUSTICH MEECIE waa just collecting $1 from x wrongod Individual who had applied for a warrant as tho reporter entered hig olfice. When questioned about It, he held that his charge wns perfectly legal, and was authorized and fixed by tha statute, as fol- lows: Making out complaint, 05 cottss f warrant, 3 conte; dockoting cnse, 15 cunts; tinal disposition, {5 cents; tutul, 1. Ho sald if the complaint was made out and brought to him to sign, there would be no such cliatre, 1Us Constables always took a foe of 21, If not more, Justico Brown declared ho never mnie any clutrgo for 4 orlminal warrant. Tho Constables: in his oflco make it n point always to gut all they can. JURTICR TRAYTON said he did not cater for criminal business, as ft did not pay, but ho did not usually churge for a eriminnl warrant when bo fssuct one. Ifthe compluiniug witness fepearad to be in goud falth ho novor demanded payee, but very often a man tricd to nso a criminal warcaut iu the col. Jection of 1 bi by intimidation, or something of that sort, and In seh cases he asked for n fee. ‘Tho dewand usually scared olf thy plaintiq. THE CONATANLES have no regular fees tn these casos, and thoy foucelly x thelr figures sccording to tho length of tholr putron’s pocketbook, tiktog all they can get. Very often they are paid $5, and oven $10, to serve a warrant. From tho jutications ft would apponr that that clause in tho statutes referring to tho regit- Tor and legal fees of a Justice of tha Peneu hid Deen totally disreynrded by same of the discl- ples of tho blind goddess who veoupy “onn- story buoks” inthis oity. Horeafter it will bo well for all persons who have suffered 9 wrong nt tho hunds of a feltow-nuin, und who seek re- (ress in the “ Justice shops,” to consult tho hv, hefora they pluce thomsolves in tho hunds of eltbor Justice or Constabte, As things now stiurd, it 1a too often the cuso that a person who hus been nssnulted or robbed, and who hus not enjoyed that measure of pros tection which the iuws guarantee to nil, and Which othors do possuss, 14 gompolicd, in order: toxcoure redress, to buy If of Justice and of Constable, It is curious that a man who his ‘doen robbed of alt he has should be forced to borrow couple of dollars to buy Justice, or olao have to aiibinit to his loss, Yor such things hive: buppened, a WED, NOT WON. Tho Brido of an Hour Enmeshed ina Second Love. Special Correspmuence of The Chteuga Tribuné Tons:no, O., Deo, 12.—The Intest renl romance hos been ennoted rignt here on the plucid Mau- mee, and onded on Friday with tha return ton ulty of Southern Onlo of n bride of a fortnight, For the banetit of tho novelist who will at some Himo put it into a story, your correspondent net throws tho malin fucts together: Sissy May W. ia 0 potite brunet of 1%, from tho hunusome little City of Dayton, Some time, tu not-fareremote Past, sho was met, loved, and wan bya young attorney of Clucinaatl, uamod Churtcs 8, By=tho sume who has been «having: troublo about ballot-box stulug—and they we engaged | to murriod, © For jo time Miss W, line beun visiting In ‘Toe fe, and Cart ita# bald, set snore that one boart to nebing. Tn fet, she has Leon niet sought, and vory mueh admlred, {tt hellovou Tord unsettling to the mind of Mer, bf renehed Porkopolla—at any rate one frosty morning t fow days ngo be arrived, and eallod upon bis attanced, Ho was evidently daterul ned to ake tho arrangement wolld, for nn hour biter, they: took itrain to Michigan, that deluctabla land where niarriuge Heonses care unnecessary, und wero marricd at Morencl, revurning by, tho first train, = For that eventing | Mina W. had an ongagemout for the. Brady House obntiy ball with fenton, Understond to be niuch In fove with her, Her husband of a few hours said good-by und touk the feat traln for Cinchunuth, and she went to tho ball, Noxt night she woutto another nuvty with a young man who, before parting, lald his heartat hor feet, Next came telegeums: from Cinelinat) asking when she would bo home, but she suoined loth i HO, More urgent moasoges followed, and tints: sno to her hostess, urging hor to send the buly home to bor husband. ‘This gran sur eliG anougty to the hostess, well that ends wall,’ RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES, Spectat IMapateh to The Chicano Bribune,” Srrinaviney, UL, Dee, 1W.—The Railroad and Warohouse Commissionors wore In session to- day. Tho answer imide by tho [lnoly Contra} to tho complaint of Paliner, of Onarga, was roe ferred to Mr. Valmer, Tho cuge of tho lock Island & Mercer County Hallruad was disposed. of by adopting tho following resolutions: dtesolved, Thut, Tron tho evidence submitted in shis casvand 4 consideration of tho reports of the Mock Island & Mercer County (allroad Vom pany on tle in this oflice, sald radlroad dy not, in ‘the opinion of this Commission, now properly in tho fifth group of raflrouds, but that st would not be proper tu plueco tty fan decor. ance with ¢ho prayer of the petitioners, dn tho threat Frou, und'that tho determination of the group to whleti: the road should bo rated bo Heferred until the yond 18 reached In Ita regular Snle durin the revision of tho suiedule now In + Ttesulved, That in the optoton of this Commla- sion the contract ta tranaport coul now existing between the tock Island & Murcer County Hail> roud Company and tho Coul Valloy Mining Come paay is dl to pubile policy, and should be enn inated, it uppours that thero aro but throc firut-vlass. rouds in tho State that eburge two and one-hult cents per uillo For paseastiein and the potitiun- era it thls case evidently iuade a mistake in ask ing that tho roud ebould be yroupod {a tho Arey hat rus. COMMON WEALTIL Itemized Statements Showing the Citizeh Where It Goes To. A The Shekels in the Strong Box at Springfield Oct, 1 Amounted to $2,468,606, : i Cost of Running a Wintor Session of the Legislature into June. How the Schome to Stand Sponsor for Town Bonds Has Worked. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Sprexarenny, It. Deo. 4.—Advanco shoots of tho biennial report of the Hon. Thomns 1. Needles, Auditor of Publta Accounts, have begs received froin tho hands of tho Sinto Printor. The report covers the two ycara ending Sept, 0, 1860, and gives n detailed statoment of all tho financial transnctions of the Stato during that porlod, Following {s a condensed sums mury of tho NECKIVTS AND DISDUNSYMENTS of tha State Treasury during tho two years: iv SPUN] 2jRIS DUIS y “PURI puog [x90] oreF2 Tessseeeeree eo OE, eet Bihan EaAe) -¥ /28 pea! §§ SIHE ain | Pa Banya 2B lazsok elise ska | P83 y z eB lease sibs) i anea|Flehs 2 38) F8es 9 a Ey i eal By gz aa Pe 5 =| gs & ey Fa Tn order tonrrive nt the notual receipts and disbursements nt the State Treasury during tho: perlod for which this report is made, It will be necessary to deduct from tho fororoing heures gates tho stn of $55,844.65, betng the amount of transfer and refunding’ warriots drawn on nce count of overpayments mide on Collectors’ no- counts and in transferring €25,000 from Revenue to Military Fund unter tho provisions of tho Military Code, approved May 23, 1870, THE AMOUNT OF THE WARRANTS DRAWN ‘on tho State Tronsury during tho two yeurs was $8,553,009.10, which may bo clussitied as follows: Lepislutive .. seonees. Excoutlyo.., Judlelitl,... 006 Faucational,,. Charitable... Fenal and retormat 2 Agricultural and plscicultural... Commeres, indehtedness. Refunding and Monumental, Local Bond Fund Biinor hoirs'.... Total..... THE NALANCE OF AL in tho Stato ‘Treasury Oct, 1, 1880, fs shown in tho following statemont: ‘TRUST FUNDS. Local Nond Funda..,... see ee: + BADE SIN5S Unknown and Minoc Holra’ Fund © TABIAT Delinquent Land Tax Fund.,,.,... W100 $002,101.11 STATE FUNDS. Goneral Royonue Funi,.,. State School Fund........ Iilinols Contral Railroad Fund... State Miltary Fund...,.c.ssee, * thy AUDITOR : makes tho following estimate of tho exponscs of the State Govornment from Oct. 1, 1880, the dato of his report, to Juno J, 1881, the date at which the appropriations to po mude by the noxt Leg- isluture for tho onsulng two yeirs will becomo ayatlubles For tho pay of mombors and officors, and expenses of the Thirty-secont General Assombly; tho Executive Departments, for pay: of ofiicers, clerk hire, oftico pxpurisca, cto., ant for tho Judicial Lopactineut, for salurics of Judyea aud attorneys, and oxpenses of tho Supreme an appellate Courts... For balance of xpprupr! iy eoburitable und educational ustitue 741,052.00 200,000.00 lon... For payment terest thoron, For balunce of it prlutions, Including Board of Pubtio Charities, Board of Hatiroad and Warehouso Commissioners, State Board of Equailznuion, Btuta Hortl- eulturil Healey, State Agricultural Seca Iistorlenl Soulety and Nat- ural [istory Mugoum, convey log convicts to” the Ponitantiury and Uteforin School, Cuitives from Juse tee, and special appropriations,..., For expenses of State militius.., 2,000.07 $1,881,401.54 from funds 681,571, 707.61 8,558.78 Tho avovo oxponses aro payable as foltuwa, Viz.5. Goneral Revenue Fund..,.+06 Biate School Fund... ccees Mnofs Central Iattroad Fund. Htato Military Fund....ccecserre. 290,000.00 13,108.05 81,881,401.54 COMMENTS, | Upon this subjeot tho following commenta aro made In the roports Ju tho foregoing statement tho amount which will bo needed to pay tho mombers und officers of tho ‘Tbirty-sccoml General Assombly has beon ostimated nt $700,000, and the ainount which will uotually be required to py the sila rica of the oiticers of the Lxecutivo and Judicial Departinents until July 1, 181, [4 §250,067.04, The unexponded balance of ‘the appropriigon mada by the lust Gonoral Assombly “for the puy: of members and olllcers of tho “Thirty-scoond Guneral Assembly and of tho snlarics of tho ollicus of the Btute Government” te only. n° 408, Crom which it will be seon that a delicionoy Upproprintion of ubout $117,000 will be needed: to provide for tho per dic of mombors and attl- cord of tha ‘Thirty-second Gunoral Assombly uring tho coming gcession, und tho salaries of «icers of tho Stata Government until July 1, BSL, ‘Tho meoting of the next Genoral Assembly will find the diianctal ufalre of the State Treas- ury in vory unusual vondition, foretofore, for wacrics of yoars, at tho thing of tho convening of tho Loyliatury, thero has boon In State Trousury a surplus to the credit of Revenue Fundoyer the umaunt required to mest Appropriations unde by tho provious General Assembly, whic was saualdure a nresorve to meet any emergonoy that might arise creating: An humediate demand.upon tho ‘Treuaury, but owlng to the fact that tho 'Thirty-tirat General rey (aeet fit to nbsorb this surplus by con- aiduring IE whon making Roproprias ons, redud~ fig the lovy on Agscsariont of I870, accordingly, an exuniinntion of the condition of funds tow Tt preceding in tatu Treasury, as shown in tho tables, will doyyfop tho entire disappourance of any surplus to the credit of Revenue Fund, and Jn Itou thereot 4 smut! deticienoy iu tho amount required to pay existiug appropriutioas payable therefrom, THIS RINPLY BIOWS, that tho Leglslaturo did not accurately estimate tho amonnt that would be required to pay the expenses of tho noxt Genoral Assembly, and created a deficiency by making appropriations from tho aurplua invariably kept on hand hore. tofore to cover tho contingenoy of an unexpect- edly prolopyed and oxpensive Iegisiatlyo sos sion, But, as tho dolicluncy affects the pur dem of mombers of tha noxt Legislature, itis exceedingly safo to predict that the neccesary uppropriadion will be promptly made, 3 ABSESAMENTS, Astatement is given of tho aggrogato assoas- ments for tho pust two years: It appears that io 1879 the total assessment upon all cloxsos of pro orty, 28 pai iltaad by the State Board, was 781,023,600, and (un 1880 it was $7,010,304. This vhowa considcrably of a decronse in tho assess. incats fron the two preceding pes tho tures: thon belugs 1877, Ss1,100,Uu8; 1878, say 08, Tho Thi bi eis General Assombly, by * An Rot to provide thu yucessury revenue fox state 1880—TWELVE PAGS. purposes," npproved May 3h 187), authorized taxntlon te ralso for general Sinte purposes $1,100,008 on tho nssesstacnt for 1870, and $1,f4K,- Ood pon the usseasment for 180, cand for State school purposes $700.00 on tho nssesainent for nud $1,000,000 pon tho masosatacnt for 10, ‘Tho rates per cent required to produce tho Amounts thua nuthorized to be ratsed were, {1 aecordance with tho provision of sald vet, come ted by tho Govornor anit Auditor ia follows: 10 of tho equalized 8 for tho yonr 18, for nl Rtato porpe G3 conta, for school purposes 10 cents: on ench S100 OC the equnlized nescsament for tho yen 1830, for general State purpose: seliool purposes 1 conta, Tho eames Gonoral A sot by act approved Mal 24, 1870, enthtled * The Military Code of TIT nols,” pfovided for an annual levy for military: purposes of one-tunthof a mil on each dollar, or one cent on each $100 of taxable prcucetys This, udiled ta the revere and school raves a6 ahove, mado the aggremite mito of Stale tax for 187) two and soven-tonths mills, or 27 counts, ant for 1830 three and six-tenths milla, or 3d vonts,, In addition to the nmonnts authorized to bo ralseu! on nsscrament for tho yer 187), thoro wag ordored by said net of May i, 187), to be credited: to Reyentie Fund, for xenernl State purposes for tho year 1870), tho suit of £000,000 of inapprapris ated monoy in the State Frensury to the eredit A fund, and to the Stnte Bchool Kirod tor it 18s the sunt of $100,000 of the balaneo rotniininy to tho credit of sald fund fn the Stato ‘Trensury, ‘TUR AGGREQATR AMOUNT OF TAXEa ! charged on tho tax-books of 1878 and 1870 was og follows: 2t conts, for Btato i 1878, Stato taxes, $B BOR! 2 County tax HOTEL | ay Registered Be Dy ’ taxes. 1,606,517.10 = -1,996,180.50 Cy tax 70,88. G18, TBS ‘awit, taxes. ” 10,011,058,00 9.2:77,950.00 ceee BEN INT GOAL $2,250,231,01 f EOMLOWING TARDE shows to what nn extent tho various municrpal- ities of tho Btatu hnve taken advantage of tho diferent nets providing for tho rogistration of thele bonds with the Anditor, whoncts ns trusteo forthe boudbolders and collects the interest thereon. -‘Thoro has been a large Inerense ovor the amount registered [n 1877-'78, because of tho Jorge nmount of refunding bonds issued, Itut the most interesting facet shown ts tho deerense Jn tho average rate of interest on tho bonds registered, which was 7.4 percent during 187i "E0, while it was 8.4 por cent during tho two pre- ceding years. ‘The stntement of bonds registured tinder tha acts of Apri) 1. 1369, Fob, 13, 1805, fone 7 1877, and June d, 1870, 1g given na fol- OWS: Bonds reyiat ered under not of 1809..8 15.450,051.59 i + EE NTAT Bonds pald and canceled. Balance outstanding Sopt.30'80. § 12,127,178.31 Which 1s apportioned as follows: Forty-four counties huye registered ° bonds autstansting, «+ $ 5,005.018.00 Two hundred anil sixteen townships have registered bunds outstand> MEse0e ane aebteed wkd Cans Fifteen celtics huvo registered bonds outatindine, . see 1,018,500,00 Twenty-four ineorporated towns Have bonds Outstanding. ..erereeee | 312,100.00 TOIL. cscsserrerevceeresa sees eeseeS 1b T OTH BL *Bonds registered undor orlginal net Of 1st6, se teee $B 2,195,309, Toads patd and canceled ‘ AW827, Balance outatanding Sept. 30; 80.8 2,015,611.08 5,701,400.01 4 Which Is apportioned ns follows; y Seven countics havo registered bonds outstanding. «28 811,405.00 Four eltles have registered bonds + Outstanding «1.0606 seoseneoes — 1,084,010,02 TOtOl ss secsseeesseerseeeesceesees B QOL GIL GE Honds registored under amended Bonds pakl aiid eunetel Balanceoutstanding Sent. 30, Which fs apportioned as follows: ‘Thirteon courties hive registered bonds ontetanding, Forty townships have te saeeven S217, 125.00 registered bonds outstandltug, . 1,642,835.00 Two school districts havo registered bonds outstandiug. rrr 11,000.00 BSoven cities bave registered bouds outstanding. og none 207,825.00 Six incorporated towns have regls- tered bounds otttstanding.... + 96,000.00 TOR), ceeee csresnee sree voce eres S UMNO Of the foregoing, £0,075 bear 6 per cent eat, $4,711,080.02 bor U per cent interest, $5,000 beur 0% por cont Interest, $3,187,001,73 bear 7 por cont Interest, $45,500 bear 7 d-10 por cont Inter- est, $3,173,518 bear § por cent interest, and &4,- AT O0.58 tear 10 per cont Interest, tha ayerige rate of interest being 7,00 por cont. Ronda registered unter tho Drainage and Tevee law of Apri 0, 1872, $618,500, [See tuble No. ‘uo Supruine Court of Tll- nots hug beld that’ the law under which thosa ‘bonds were Issucd Is in viokition of tho State Constitution.) *Norg.—Londs which wore registered under tho act of 1805, und huve boon reregistcrad un- der tho not of 1809, are omitted from table No, i. Of bonda so rereylstered and he Gaet? i aAcams County bus. HON, City of Quincy has 175,700. Brown County bit 8,600.0 Hancovk County 6 < 10,000.00 Schuyler County bus .. . 55,000.00 ‘Tatal., AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Tho Auditor ives a detailed report of the salo of tho Agricultural Colloge lands nt Irviugton, Rhowlng that homnde very successful snies, ro- colying nore thin tho proporty was uppralsod at. ‘Tho remalning portion of tha report con- Blsts of ovor 325 pazes of tabulur stntements, ging an itemized account of all tho warrants drawn on tho ‘freasury during the two yours. SIGNAL-OFFICER HAZEN, Tho Charges ‘Against Him—Called a Cownrd, Correspondence Philadelphia Times, Wasnixaron, D. C., Dec. 11.—Tho grontest ex: oltemont Js over the appointmont ot Gen. Hazen tobe Chief Signal Oificcr. ia tho groutost pleco of favoritism that has occurred In tho army for many a yonr, Hazen fs very unpopular umong tho army officers, for the staneh fellowa who go ont on tho plains, flght Indians, lvoe ja tents, and ure short of ratlous and clothes now and then haven natural und just aversion to the favored olticer,who happons to have inilue ential political connections, who nro constantly gotting bim rolioved from disagrecaulo asstyn- ments and finding soft pluces for bim. Hazen Ja of this kind. Ho belongs to Ohio, and married in an inituontial family thord. He his had less bard or dangerous duty since the War than any oficer of his grade, ond he bas had moro favors thin nny three put together. His nasiguinents have always been tho dest, whether ho wes quartered Inn clty or whether te was on duty teuveling in the various countries abrond, No bas always bad more leaves of absence than any othor officer, and if by chance he happened tobe sent to n disagreeable pluce ha whined Uke a bie baby until ho was rotleved, He his dono n great dent of lonting wbout Washington, ond ig what is soinutluts called a‘ iubb: ofticer,”—one who will lobby to have himsolt sout toa ploasant post. ‘This, among oflicers, is thonght to be dishonorable, duis cortainty une manly, “thes aro not tho worst points agningt Hazen, It has been asserted and protty well established that he {8 a coward, whlob to 4 suldicr should bo regarded fg tho worst of all cries. Gon. Btunloy, an oillver of equal rank, hag called bln to his fuce a ceward ani a perjurer, and also in tho newspapors and ollicial documents. It fa aukd that nt the buttlo of Shilo, in April, 1, at about 10 o'clock in the morning, Hinz “separated himself, got away or skulked,” from bis brigudo and did not return until the evening, In the mountimne his command bad rouRty ngbly and thought thelr commanding atticcr hnd been killed or wounded, and Ley scarched the tlekd for his body, He sald bls coinmand ed hin, Gen, Stifloy nade the char nrdico ani) perry openty aualnst 1 tHnutly proferrad chai Or 4 courterurtil to establish thom, intluonee stepped i of cow lazen, sand Tges Host him, wad naked Volltieal In, and one notlo President decided tyt ? tho service would not be conserved by convent nural court-martial to try you: At this time,’ Mo this the Hazon was resting under those terrible charwes aud never usking foracourt bimsclt, Render, if he hid boon a high-minted officer, with conselous honesty in. his heart, would he not have bezged for a couse, and, falling in thut, knovkod bls assailant dowi} Nuthe diduelthor, Stanley, then wrote him a personal letter of the most {nauiting charactor, endiug by calllng himan impostor. ‘Chis was dono, no doubt, for the purpose of Inducing him (Hazen) ta bring churges and specliicudons pyaliee Btanley, 1¢ bud tho oltect, and the two ollicors wont info a militury court, Gon. Man- cock wus Presidont of tho court. Stantey ad= mittod nearly all tho speoifeations, and Hazen ‘Wild most rou bly treuted. Ju the ond Stunloy wassontenced “to bo admonished in goneral ordors by tho Goneral of tho Army.": Gon. Shere mau, in bis ordor, admonished Mazon anito ae much us he did Stanley, and ordered both buck to their commands, a CHICAGO SEAMEN'S UNION, Bpcctal Dipateh ta The Chicago Tribune, CLuveranD, Deo, 14.—Tho Chleugo Seamen's ‘Unton inet boro yesterday In annual convention, taking must of tho duy to organize and appoint committecs, Richard Powors, of Chleugo, is Prealdout, and J. Bernard, of Blliwaukce, Soo: retary. Every point whure the Union bus Juris: diction fa ropreaunted, To-day was spout in auditing tho books and discussing tha guostion of wages. Auonyg the mutters yet to be debated are thoso of the proper sunitury condition of ¥essels, tho smployuipat of competent sua- tmen by veescl cupiains, Httration ta revover way and strikes. The constitution is to be revised, and it is probable tho clectign of ullicers will be rcuched to-morrpw. TRICHINA:, Soma More Cases of This Disens Eating Smoked Ham, ae Fifteen Thousand Wriggtors Ounce of the Meat. warts A Mon and His Wit Lylog in a Orit Oondition, If anybody dies from enting worm-stearms ham horenfter, st will not Inck of warning, Ono denth has trea sulted, ‘Two moro may occur nt alana ee moment. If peopte will batten on corruption, the faco of such terrible examples ny theso th ir blood wilt indeed tie on thotr own henge” iitiat TUE LATERT CANT la thatol Mr. EL. C. tuansen, 'n contrac! hia wife, who with threo chiltren tive we North Ashland aventio, Saturday, Novy te bought In a butchor-shop nt No, &65 Milwaukee aventon smoked and sugar-cured hum, whieh to the naked oye looked ng fale as any Ileen of ment that ever hung ina butcher's stall. Ttwags tho housewi!fo's {titention ta boll her purchasy in tho orthodox way, but tt looked so Invite ing that the family decided to muke tt cold Iunob from it frat, No ene needs to be told that this {sn common enough Pructlee, but in ils case tho rosutts ought to condemn tho Prace ttee and ecatize the people toshun itas thoy wold a pestilence. The ham sandwictios at No, 645 Aubland avenue soon begat to plague the enters, Hnngon attended to business us \sual Monday morning, but was attacked by a severe putt in the stomach during the afternoon, Me rolleved that, however, with a drink of Urands, only to be attacked tho next day tn preclely the snine tanner. On tho fifth dy after tis lunch liv was unable to leave tls bed. The patna in the stomneh yraw worse, diurrhea set In, and fa grout utarm tho patient sent for Dr. Christian Fongor, of No. 120 Iudinna stroct. Mrs, Hansen'a symptoms wero tho samo, though thay devel. oped more slowly, Dr, Fenger, who made ry spocint study of trichinosls nt tho Unt venilty of” Copentingen, readily nized” tho | symptoms of tha and inquired whothor thoy had eaten nn unevoked meat. Tho Minsets bad a garded smoked hant ns raw meat, und, of vourse, denied having vaton any. But tho Doctor's suse plclons wore of the stronxost churnetce, and when thaully asked if thoy hud eaten nny smoked hint, thoy readily admitted that thoy had. On subjecting a pleco of tho hain to. tleroscopical oxamluntion the Doctor found no tess than thir- ty trichimu du one grain, which means 15,000 ‘To THE OUNCE. ‘That sottled tt. Tho pationts were prom moved to the residence of a fuintlves wi eye Kindly vountevrel to take eare of them, at No, 120 Park street. ‘The mothod of trentinent wae tho usual and only one emptoyed tn this class of casednourishing food and strengthoning fuuors, with ovcaslounl snjections of mor- Phing to induce asleep. In athor — words, Witllo tho pesky littld, parasites were attacking the museles gud tenripy down tho system, tho nourishing food and drink wore building thom. Upand running a rice nguinst tho (nlluttestmal hot innutmernblo wyents of destruction gnawing, burrowing, plorolny, and eating thoir wiy. ‘Tho dlarrhen grew worse, yomlting set in, and tever rocked tho braln, Up ta 7 o'¢lock list evening igen's tompurature hind varied trom 10 to 10), and his wifo's from 101% to Jo. At that hour tho wife, who at one thug had given up all hope and bud bidden good-by to ber husband, eblldron, nud relatives, was resting muro casily, with comparatively little fever, while hor pug: Mand was worao, tho fevor haying perceptibly iuerensed duriug the afternoon. For duys they havo both been alteruntely worse and thon better, Tho rico for Hfe may be kept up soveral days, whilo tho chances are nbout ag food ono ‘why us tho othor—for recovery or death, ‘Cho children hate tbus far fortunately eseaped any of the symptoms of the discase, and it ighoped that the herofe remedics pre- seribed may: etn thom out without any trouble. a reporter for ‘fie Trainune bid AN INTERESTING TALK WITH DR. FENGER ‘on the Hansen caso in purttcular, and tho sub dect of trichInosis. in panes and gazed on Varied assortmont of wigylers which tho Doctor's niteroxeape reveled ina minute section uf the disensed ham, Thore wits Houta to distinguleh, thom from tho trichinw found in Pullnght’s body, excopt that thos were all {nelosed in capsules-, at eort of mombrancous overcuat, 05 it were, sure rounding theirntomigorgintzations, With 15,00 to the ounce, the Duutor supposed, for tnstunca, thut half wero nines ana tho other hilt fowal palia 7,000 apiece. Such wero the wonderful pis uctive powers of tho femulo trickinm that, neluding young und old, ono ounce of thismeat vontained no leas thin 7,000,000 worms. Attho tle of parturition the lnbora of the female branch of tho fanily were so severe ts to pro- duco intense irritation and ngitutlon of the pas tlont’s intestincs,—tho prt most carly and wost painfully attested, ‘Tho result of the agitation was fever and an Ineroused pulse. Alt this timo the trichinw wero boring through tho walls of tho stumach and — sntestines, and, such wags tholr minutencss, probably ontering Into the blood-veescls and, passing along with the current of tho blood. Tho dare Thes stuye might last for a weok or two, aud, with tho tomporature ut 1s, there was im- medlate dangor of death, Tho next object of attuck was tho muscles, and hore tho syniptoms Wero paing and swellings aud increased fever, ‘This stayo wus also likely to Inst for a couple of weeks, provided tho pationt didn't dio-from fovor or uttorly collapse from past and prostra. tion in tho meuntime. Hut at thoendof five wouks, If the putiont could bo kept up until that tmo, tho danger might be said to have passed. By that tine tho old worms had dled, und the young oues had coused to develop and were safely cnoysted In the muscles. * WITH RBOARD TO THE SMOKING OF MEATS, andtholr yory gengral usu in European cougs tries, Dre ile wumirked that the process was of tWo kinls—that known uy bot sioking, and that known as cold smoking. It bud beet pretended, he sald, that hot smoking would kill thoso Uttle aulmils, but this was 2 popular flaoy, In order.to kill thom, a pleco of meat must bo thoroughly cooked, und to do this ie ‘wits necessury tu apply to it tho amunnt of heat neovssary to make wittor boll—2it dearecs, In addition ta that, the meat should be cut ins thin slice, so that tho heat might thoroughly peraaine It, and not morely cook tho outside, White it was thus berkeuely wate to ent any kind of food which had been thus thoroughly boiled or fried, raw smoked hog iment was une aifo und should bo shunned. And yet cuatom was do powerful a factor, particularly with forolgners, that ho had no {den tut people who had been In tho habit, of cating wold saue LA Ebaimed or unsmoked, or sinoked bate would bo very aptto give up a prictico thoy had followed'so long that they couldn't remeu ber whon thoy begun. Jn tho course of tholr conversation tho re porter asked Dr, Fenger In regard to tho PROUTMITORY MEASUTES IN Vous IN EUNOPE in dealing with thts avil, ‘Tho Doctor gait that at Cononegon and at sovera! places In Germany it was proposed at one timo to hive avons slauzhtered hog examined. The butchers aye most of tho public were so stupid ara ever, 28 to oppose ft, and the meusil bo because of an; ge disease rawor VEP Te fell thrown, aa Plan bat boon adopts uwoyor, and, although It ly onforced “as formoriy, hud worked th Inost satisfuctorily aud mugit be trlod wl prolit in this country, ‘This plan provided tor syste of bureaus or stutions, under Uuvern’ ment control, ab which, for a reasanable ae nuric coutd be examined by competent expert A Ye it passed muster, it wis stamped and bran maton to Indleate that fuct, and nobody bitd Hey ae punetions of conscience or qualms att I ne uch in purchasing ft. Dutehers avalled " solved Of the system and found a moro re market for thelr ment, and consequence of Wee pirctasors up among — sovort y 1s to no wore thin two or, three ; pane & pound, 1¢ private individuuts 5 ae te terod tholr own pork, thoy could mn Yin to tho nonrost atatton und have {t gximingl the sine way, aud thon be sure of bioeh ant wore cating. If, attor oxainiuution, t yieular should prove to centuin trichinw, tho par fe Duress of station at which it was exutnlicd wet belt reaponalblo to thalaw. Tut oxperiune riers shown that it was imprnoticable to cont! ue ne ly und strictly onforca any such meu of any greutlongthof tho, for the rousont t or peailo grow careless, und avotl pe tow Eiko tbe Hale Hs perk, out s catbstying the ras and thon, for tho purp Belxus witethor 8 cUrtuiu urtiolu of diot was ft to ay? Tt ton quostion as to in response rm TUM COMPARATIVE PREVALENCE OF mionis fs in this country and In Europe, the Duet Niee readily sald that the discauo was 0! nol Dae quent occurrence here than there,» In Petite Yon of thiy somewhat srarding: fact, Toa Ubut in Rurope hogs wero mere carefully peered attended to than fn America, whery © ots Tate allowed to run at large, and to get pfter te ty and tho mice, snd tha inseots which cotected ae ts untlL thoy naturally bocame with them. 2 ut whothor Chicago starts a pork-ox8 puns or deorvés that thy hogs shail oe ts He Towed fo gobblo up “tho rats and pie 1! buye. such small deer," the poople of Untengo ug ho iw thelr power’ to keep from dying 1! ating of diseased porit if thoy waus to. —$S HE REV, CARHART. Svectad ane ‘to ‘The CAteago aytinh fei, Prkeronr, I)1,, Deo. 14.—Tho ease of t ae J.W. Carhart, of Oshkosh, Wis, is + ia the Judictal court of inquiry now being be a ty, Firat Methodtst Kpiscopal Church in pres over which Bishop owmun, of Bt. pens rae aiding. Tho defendant wos found guilty’ -, porfurys ‘onforonay of dishonoaty, PO og raked fa conane Mhe mutter will w be decided tr soveral d) minine by als To rs srfoutly haruslegs, and mora ne eval With wittiiv Lup Alle ter bu each AeHUKE y ee