Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1881, Page 9

THE STATE CAPITAL Tho Upper House of the Leg- jslature Holds a Brief Session. Introduction of a Resolution Re- garding the Hlinois & Mich- igan Canal, gy Which ihe Waters of the Desplaines “River Aro to Be Dlverted to the Canal, 4 Bi to Prevent Unjust Dis- erlminations by Stock-Yard Corporations. Other Measures Introduced—Gen- "eral Business of the Day’s © Session. Spectut Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Srusavienp, Ih, Jan 1,—Lhe Senate aet Us. morning af 10 oeluck and was opened with prayer by the Itey, Mr. Michael. Senator Mum presented the following resolutions Wnrawst, The State of ‘Tlinols, In General Assembly, did on tho Joth day of February, 1865, rant and authorize the City or Chicago, In the tate of Hlinols, to deopen the Ulinols & Michi- gan Canal for the purpose of, and with the Ine tent to better the system of sowerigeof tha antd City OF Chicage by permiltthig a tree ov of water from Lake Michigan through the Chicago River and said canal to the Nesplaines and viinols Iyerd..-And. tho City of Chicago did perfect entil improvement in conformity with yall pormission. * ’ Wurtesr, The great firs In the safe City of Chicawo on thy 8th and vth days of October, A. D, hil, did go wrently damage the uasersiulo proverty of a very largo numbor of Its citizens and taxpayers, ind the people of tho Stite of Iilnols dla, by ita Gonery} Avsembly, refund to the eald City of Chieu) Mnount of the cost of decpentng the Hinde Calebigun Canal, said mun refunded betas tte gross #2,650,310, Warnkas, The deepening of tho canal as aforeeald has proved ta be tatully Inadequate for tho purposes intended, und the ture amount of rewnge of the City of Chicaxo boing tar -preater than the capneity of-the canal aud the water now presing througl it2to’deodorize and renter iniocuous: and wator annually oe Wueness, ‘The foniness of the esuses the death af mittions af tele tn th Desplalnea and Illinois Itlvers that float tu tho shores nnd deenys and i WeEneag, Said siwage, in an entirely undo- eomnposed and puteld] muss if carried by the cur- rent. of tha canal into the Desplaines iver, and thence into the Minols vor, and in ite foulest conditions ig thus transported tonnd below tho City of Peoria, in sud State, rendering the wir, atall polnis along ite passa, Ro impure and foulas to be execedingiy olfensive, and taking: with It rerns of digense of all Ktads prevalent in theClty of Chicago, and thus spreading thom brondcast shroust the entlro’ Desptaines and Titnols River valleys, causing thorobs: much fll- nena, na well ng polsoutig of the Ulead anid da Dilitating tho wystoms of 20,000 people; and Witertkas, Carotul juveatigntion Jeads our people to that an cpidemie nay eprond over sald ecetion of the Stute of Mituols from tho eatiges above slated: and, : WHEREAS, Itaddltion to the abave distress, thore ha boon a great loss to peoporty, business industries, and ta tha communities in said re- gion, by reason of the enuses berolo mentioned: nd, ? Weueds, Prior ta tho deepening of said TMl- nols & Miuhlgan Cuital, the water nevessary for nil puEnen es OF naVvignting sid cant and pro poling of machinery was obtnined from tho platnca River and throwuh Lane's Lake: and, - f Wueitas, Tho bed of the Desplalnos River at tho Summit and thenco westward along the line of and ndjacont to tho can fa, utn low stage of water, elyht (8) fect above tho surfuco level of the canal, and willaverage a supply of wator Aulfiefunt for ail ennuf and power purposes dus ring tho evagon of mivigntion; and, * Wunneas, Tho supplyine of the ennal from theae eonrees willso dHute and weaker the sew- digo of the City of Chicao us to sreutly rotleve tof ita fulness and steach, to the great de- Ugbt, relief, and shonlth of tho people near to and bordering ‘pon tho ting of the ennal, tho Diesphilues and Mlinols itivers: thorotore, bo {t tha Calumet = Feader, Bloners ufthe Hnoja & Michtgan Cauul be and they ure hereby directed to enuse shilcewuys of euficlont capnelty, with tho proper guned-sates, to be opened from tho Duspinines River to tho ennail at oy ene the Summit, In Cook County, sn at or near Lemont, in Couls County, and algo to constriot 2 dum veross the former. Cafuinet feeder at euch aultuble point as will cruse tho waters from Lano's Luke tu tlow Inte the ennal. ‘That suid Crnal Commissioners shall immediate. ly commence, construct, and . improve sald Rlulees and feedera in.tho order named, and pay for tho sane ont of nny moneys In thelr hands or control as Can Commissioners resulting fron tho enrsings of the cnnul or othorwiso. The tnount to be expended ns above: designated in the prosecution of aud inpravomont shall not, however, oxeced tho sum of 810,000, As supplemental to the resolution, SEVERAT, EXTRACTS © Were presonted from tho repurt of, Chief- Engineer Joune. , ‘The consideration of tho resolution was made a special order for ‘Cucsduy morning next nb 10 welock. id Wheir the order for the introduction of bills was reached, abuost every Senator rose in hissentand —¢ ~ FIRED WILLS AT THE BECRETARY, Until the desks md tables wore hidden un- der them, Among the more’ {mportant ones Was a Dill to amend the Inw of ficorperation of joint-stock companles, In regurd to tho maner of chatiging the number of Directors, xlving tha power go to do to thy Dresident and stockholders, Three revenue bills were Introtuced. by Senator Lows, ono providing for tho astess- ment of mineral, so as to have tha actual iilneral Itself assessed, “Another provided for changing the present systom of equaliz« tng tho value of personal property, so as to value It In classes, ‘Iho third sceks to pro- vide a penalty In casos whoro Assessors re~ fuse or neglect to ndminister the legat onth to owners Istlng thelr property for taxation, A NUMIER OF STE ARUIIS Were introduced by Senator Adams, of Cook, nt the instance of Corporation-Counsel Adams, of Chieago, providing for amends jwents of tho present Inw relative to special assessinents, rig Senntor Conte, of Cook, ‘presented a bill looking towards the appolntuont of Deputy Coroners In all counties. ‘Phe present law 18 suid to bu defeellve on thts question, A Dill was Introduced to nake ay Appropriation for the paymentof two old Jnternal-imprayement stock bonds referred to by the Governor i Ils biennial nteasage, the auount sutd to bo due boing $4,00817, ‘ Senator Necce Introduced tho following FAMILIAR VIMEND, being scopy of the bill introduced and de. feated at the last session: A Brut for an act In reference to stook-yarda, to regulate thelr charges for yardugo, Crolght, geuln, , Gnd other articles furnished, and’ 19 prevent extortion and unfit “dlserimings Hon tu the management thorvof, Section 1. Be tt enacted, eto,, Tht if any core Porton organtzed or doing business in this tute, under any fet of Incorporation or general iow wow iu force, or which, muy herunttor be enacted in” reference to ‘stock-yards, shall chutge, colloct, detmaud, of rocelve more than 18 avowed by thisuct, ar moro than u fale aud ron- sonudIO rate Of toll, or compensation, for tho transportation of nny frelght of nny desoription, or live stock, or for tho use und trangportution of any cur upon Its track, or Anyof the ranches | thereot, or for receiving, bunting, or dollvering ny freight or livo stuck, or for botet bills, feod= sng, carrying, yardage, hay, or gralu furnlebod,. and wnything done ly reaiun of the Poworgyivon Buch corpurntion by tho act of incorporation thereof, tho same whut be doomed gullty of Pxterdon, und, upon conviction thorvot, shall be Ged in any din not lode than $102, oF more than ¥1.l0d, for tho Hest offense, and for a second olfenay not leas thin $500 noe ulore thn $5,000; vrvuided, that In wll cuses under this ict efbor barty dal baye tho right of trial by Jury, % If wny corporation ebull 111 reforonce to r ‘Yirdsaforedald, make any yijust diverline Havion tn its rates, or churges of toll, ur cum pensation for tho t portation of frolght or ie wine, or for recoiving, hundling, feuding, put ishing feo, or curryliyy any stuck, or for doing: erent by reason of the powers given, n h corporation by uct of {ucorporulon, tha Sime shull bo deemed guilty of having. violated the brovistons of (his uot and, upan conviction horeof.abull bo deult with as provided I tho Fareyotu wootton:, xe, i, . Ly uny such corporation In reforoty to sicok-yurds shall courie, olleet, ar revelve person oF vorpuration, for the of or from any ‘Wunrportation of freight or Uveratock, ox sor ; 7 ay THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1881— Resolved, ‘that tha Marra. of, Canal Cotmmise;. hondling, storing, yardage, carrying the sume, or for dong anything by reason of the powers given such corporation by Hot of facorporation, a greater amount of toll, or cempotsauon, or feos thin 18 at tho anime time ohargor, collected, or recolved from any other beraon oF corporation, for the sine ‘or Ike service, all much discriminating rates, charges, collections, or recetpts, whether mado «directly or by means of any robnte, drawback, or ator anil or cvaston, shall be deomed und taken waingt such corporation Inraferoneo to stock= yards ns conclusive evidence of unjust dis- urimination, Bee. 4. Any stock-yard doing busineds in thia Stile, Incorporated wider tho laws Of this Stute, shall not have or recetye for yardage, more (hat fifteen (15) centaa head forentile, four couts UW) i hoad for hogs, and three cents (at hend for sheep, Hor nore thie fifty () per contain nefditiamal to thoeurrant mariet wholesato price of liny, at rns corns oF Other artictes applied by them for the suatennnce of auch nifieals, and that auch gales stuill bo made by netual welghts. See. 5. Itanatl not he lawfel for aus corporis ton {1 (his Sorte doing business ns n stock yard, to prohibit any person or persons, or thule agents, from selling dead animals to any persons: thoy may seo It, ant for that purpose all persons shall ive the privilege of eutertng said yards, munud shall have tho privilege of removing any dend antinal thorefrom, subject, however, tony: renxonable rule which sald company may rdopt, and for a violatign of this act sald company mall be Hable to the penalty montioned In Seo. of this net, Bee, 0. Tho nes hereinbefore provided for may be recovered In wa action of debt Ie the name of the Peapto of the Buite of Minals, and there may bo sovernl counts Joined In the same decinration as to extortion ind unjuat disertins factor Tt, ttpott fg trialor aay cdusa bustl- tited under this uet, tho Jury shall find for the people, thoy shall, “nsseus, and return with thelr “verdlat, the atount of the fino to be imposed upon the defendant nt avy stn as hereinbefore provided, and the Court shall render judgmone accordingly; and if tho Jury shall sind for the people, wud tint to defendant has been befora convicted ono or moro tlinea of tho violation of the provisions of thie net, thoy shalt return sach fading with their verdict, and shall assess and return with thelr vordiet the nmouneof the fing to be ime posed upon thy defendant us provided fin tho Nest section of this wet, and tho Court shail rene dor Judement accordingly. See. % i uns auch corporation, It reference tostock-yards, shall, tu violation of any of the provisions of this net, nek, demand, charge, or ting, oc revalve Of any person or corporation nyc: tortionate churge or charges for the transporte tion of Hny car. of property, or live stuck, or for recelving, handling, transferring, feeding, stor ing, or.dulivering nny frofzhts or ‘live stock, or shill minke any tnjust diseriminution against any person or corporation ia fts chiurges thorce for, or furnish inferior, unaniteble, or hisail- olent food or drink to nny live stock intrusted to ita enre, or shall newlcet or fail to Aultably and properly care for any such live stock, or abit furnish n tesa amount or inferior quality of food to sich live ktock (than represented, contrneted, or charged for, the person or corporation so offended nguinat, or ownlng such Hye stock, or to whom the anima may be von- algned, may, for euch ollonse, recover of auch corporntion, in reference to stovk-yands, In any form of xetion, three times tha amount of damages sustained by the purty aggrivved, to- gother with costs of suit nid a resonnhle at~ torney's feu,}to be flxed by the Court where tho name Is herd, on appeal or otherwise, and tixed as part of the cost of the cago. | Sec. 8. Ifany suel corporation, in reference’ to stock-yards, abuil furnish In fovior, Unsuitable, or InsuMglent food or drink ta any lve stocks intruated to its cure, or shall newlect or fll to suitably and properly cure for any auch Uyo ‘stock, of shui! furnish a tess Rmount .or Inferior quality of Coad to such ive stock thant represented, contracted, or charged Tor the aaino, shall ba deemed guilty of a mis~ demeanor, and, upon conviction thoreof, shall ue ined, fs provid od in tho. frat section of this net, 9, It shall be the duty of tho Ratlrond ong Warehouse Commission to persomilly’ in- voltigate and ascertain whether the provisions ofthis aut are viotuted by any corporation tn this State, in reference to stock-yards, and to. visit tho variots stuck -yurds ficorporated uniter: any law of thls tute for -that purpose, ag often. as practicable; and whenever tho facts, In an: manner uscertalned by did Commission, shall, Jn tholr Judgment, warrant such prosecution, t shall be tho duty of sald Commsston to finines dintoly enuso suits te be commenced and pros cuted against any such corporation, bn refers ence “to stock-ynrds. which muy Violnte the provisions af this aet. -Such sults and prosccu- Vons shait be Snetituted jn the wuunity whore such stock-yards are located, and such Rudlrond and Warehouse Commisaion are hereby autior- ved, When the fasts of tho ease presented to thom shall, in thofe fudyisent, warrmnt tho com ineneoment of such netlon, to omploy counsel to nasist the Attornoy-General in connecting sen aults on behalf of the State. No auch suits commenced by suld Commission shall be dis. issed except the suid allroad and Warchowse ssion ani tho Attornoy-Gonural shall consent thoreto. Src. 10, .In all cases, u this not, tho rules of evldcnee shall be tho sine ag in othor elvil nutlons, except 03 herelybefure provided, And all tlics recovered under tho provisions of this net shall be piid into tho Zou nity Trensury of the county in which tho suit was tried, by tha person calieeting the saue, iu tho manner not provided by luww, ta bo'used for county piirposes. ~ : sas eS OTHER DILIS INTRODLOLYS ndor the provisions of ALDI Was presented by Senator Evans, asking for an iipproprintion .6f,'$190,000 for the Iltnols Northorn Iospttal}-tor . tho, Tn- sniie ab Elgin, for -the’ purpose .of creetine bulldings forthe aecommodation of 240 ad- ditional male vationts! , z a A. bill was presented providing for;the tax ation of additions to cltles, ete, the taxation to bogln at tho Uma whan tho City: Council or Bourd of ‘Lrugtees shall by ordinance de- Glare such addition made, All tritcts, pieces, or pareels of land, not exceeding in the ag- srogaty twenty acres. in. area, or which shall be bounded on three sldea by any elty, town, or village, and not ‘dmbraced within tho cor- porate Ihmits, thereof, shall be and beeome a partof such city, town, or village, and pro- viding gor tho ‘surveying, platting, ete, of such land by tha. city, town, or village, frre: spectlye of tho Ugslve or wish of tha owners thereof, : ae” An-appropriation of. £60,000 was asked for the purposo of muting tho necessary repairs fo the UMnots & Michizan Cunnl, 4 A Dill was presented by Senator Adams amending Sec, 19, Art, 9 of the lay relating to the Incorporation of elties ant villages, so. that no delay In making wn assessment slid be oecnyloned by any doubt or contest as to the ownorshtp of the property or contesting Interests thereln, und providing for a speedy adjudication by the Courts of such conflict- lug rights, Senator Bell Introduecd a bill to amend tho law of fees und salaries, * ‘Tho Senate thon adjourned wntil to-nor- row morning at 10 o'eluck, CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTERA, Tho Republican members of the Senate Ine of possible legtsintion, more te alotof routine business, such ad hearlig 1 report onthe subjeetof organization throug). out the State, trinfa of test cages, cle. The next inceting will he held tn Chicago. REAPPOINTED, United States Dintrict-Attorney Bilas, of St, Louls, Ienppolnted by Preal> dont Mayes—Tho Opposttion to tn, Boectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. St. Louts, Mo,, dan. t.—There ls 1 goat deal of xosstp here over the reappolntinient of Witthan IL, Bliss ay United States Diy- trict-Attornoy. ‘The: gentleman has tade many eneniies by his vigorous way of con- ducting all prosecutions, Secretary Sher- ian was set ngalnst him on aceutnt of Itiss? expostire of Controller Knox's ettrlous action {n reference to the Natlonnl Bank of the Stale of Missourl, The lttlerlng of nen in the United States Mnrshil’s office were wlso op- posed to Iilss’ reappolntment, and were able to bring Sveretary Schurz over to their way of thitiking, Itis snid that when Mr. Bilas went to Washington shortly before the holl- tlays the President frankly: told hin that the bressiire was so great that he could nat tes appolnt hit Busy’ course, however, lias been looked tipon with commendation {ny the Departinont of Jusatlee, and Attorney. General Dovens at onee took great Lifterest Inthe matter, He urged -that the reappoly went bo mate, and when he found what tne flucnees were beting used he flatly told the resident that unless Mr. iss, uzninst whom nothing anentil oul be sald, was retained Heaitee he (the Attorney-Gen- eral) world itnnedin Wwe the Cubliet. This threat alarmed the President, who did not care to have e row he the Cablnet at tity Jate diy, and he offered to. compromise and give Mr, Bliss a feniporacy, appolntinent and ut the vacaney be fled by the next Admins istration, Phis would not satisfy the Attor- ney-General, and tually the President went counter to the wishes of Sherman and Schurz, who he knew would: never resign, no matter Hew tngry they got, and reappointed Mr, iss. THE HOSTILES, Maj. Nyges Captures More of Them. A telegram was received at military head- quarters yesterday from Maj. Uges, under date of Jan. 9, stating that he had eaptured twenty more Indians. A number of tho party had been badly frozen, among them being four warriors, Ilo believes that all but about twenty warriors of the camp he at- tacked Jah. 2 aro now in. He suceeeded also in capturing a number of ponfes. Capt. Dever’s company, of tho Second Cavalry, with 10,000 rations and 75,009 pounds of grain from Fort Keogh, reached Poplar Ihver on the Mth inexcetient condition, Nothing lins yet heen heard from Scout Avison shies the wth, when he Jeft to continue — the negotiations with Sitting-Bull, whose camp ig near Milk River, where his (idians are hunting, Au Brotherton reports that he has stecceded In giving all dia hostiles shut ter by using sixty Stbley tents, the ladies, and the warehouse at tho landlag, Tiss portation has been seetred for a supply of Hatkets and tardbread, which will be pisled through to Fort Buford and Poplar Jrevk at once by Gen. ‘Terry. ————— MICHIGAN NEWSPAPER MEN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lansixa, Mich, Jan, 11.—fhe annual meeting of the. State Printers’ Assoctation was held this afternoon in the Senate Chan ber, Thera were about seventy members present. W. IL. Brearley, of the Detroit Hventig News, tendered a complimentary offer of nn excursion tothe White Mountgins in duly, which wasaceepted with enthustasin, The following officers were elected: Presl- dent, G, V. Deland, of tho Snginaw Herald; Vier-Preshtents, Georze:P, Sanford of tho Lansing Journal, James AE Shepard’ of the Cassopolis Vigilant, and Orno Strong of the Nashvills Nets; Sceretary, E. 8, Haskins, of tho Butlovun Gazette; “Vreasurer, Grabiy), of the Greenvile Jadependent, ‘The +. committes — appointed out the Jast meeting to prepare a bill whieh would afford botter protection to, the newspapers men than the present infanons one dues reported such n bill, which was adopted, The Legislature wlll be asked to make the sBome wotew. CHL Osman, of the Detroit jventig Netbs, offered w resolution that the practice of cutting rates on legal advortlsing: id poor: poles, and those engaged init be re quested, to halt.in thelr mad careerswhich was nddpted, After the transaction of auatity of routine business. tho.neeting ndjol ped alne digs, Ss Pa i SNYDER'S SIN. Speetat Dispatch to,,The Chicago Tribune, BAarrne Cenk, Mich, Jan, 1.—Some lived fy Ceresco Village, in tis county," nian named Snyder. Ie worked at different: tits fof a number of people in the vicinity of thut village, mong then Franklyn Bender, Awhile, afterward he teft the place, ind nothing was hefrd of hin untila few days ago, When word was recelved that he was the same John Bender who was recently hung ton tres by an inti. rinted mob for the cokl-blouded murder of Mr. and Mra, Jacob Goel, in Ponnsylyanta. ‘The facts regarding tho murder aro already fomillar to the “Tne ‘Tinuse renders, Snytler was poarding at Gogie's, and destred to pay attention to thelr daughter, ffs at- fentions were discountenaneed, both by the girl and her parents, and in reveuge he one Meht butchered the parents while asteep, and then madoan unsuccessful attempt to rape tho girl, ‘The noxt day le was taken by a mob from the oficars and: hung, So far as ean be learned, he was qulet and peaceable, enough while iving at C eTCEEO, MAE NO ONG suspected his capability for orlme of so das. a nature, —————— MACON COUNTY VETERANS. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Dicarun. Ml, Jan, 114—Gen, Jessa I, Myore presided at the annual necting of the Macon County Veteran Associntion, held at the Court-House on the afternoon of the Bth Ingt.; and the following named officers wero olected for tha present year; President, Cuvt. George §, Durfeo; Seeretary, Capt. held an adjourned ecnucus to-night and re- celved nnd adopted the report of the Special Conmittes appointed to recommend 4 tat of Standing Commitcees. ‘ho Chairmen of tha yarlous Sonuteorganizations, us ugreed upon in cauens, ure ns follows:, Labor ond Manufactures, Artiey; Penal’. and Rofornintory Institutions, Bente; Con- gressionul ant Sonatorial Apportionment, Campboll; Finance, Vord; itnflroads, Fuller; dudlelary, Hunt; Caunty and ‘Township Or- ganization, Kuykendall; Edueation and Eitu- eatlonal Institutions, Marshall; Agriculture and Dralnuge, Moifett; Corporations, Munn ‘Canals and Rivers, Lowis; Horticulture, Parkinson; Geology and BSelence, Thoinass Munlejpalitles, White; Engrossed aud En- rollod bilig, Whiting; Mlltary Affairs, Adama; Fees und Salaries, Berggien; Ju- dicial Departinent, Clark; Warokowses, Con- deo; Printing, Doe Lang; Stato Charitable Institutions, Fifer; Mines aud Mining, ‘Thorn; Alacollany, Mauer; Rovente, Neo dleg; Banks and Banklng, Rleos Approprine tlons, Scerfut; State Library, BSunderiqnads Expenses of tha General Assembly, ‘Tanners Fedoral Kolations, Torrence; Elections, Walents Tae ances ran pitta Buildings ct ‘ounds, Kirk; Roads, Wighways, and Bridges, Fletcher, |. eer IN ADRITION TO THESE, the caucus provided for tho Senate's portion’ of the several ylsiting committoes, whleh aro mundo up of fivg members each,—threo from the House and two front tho Senate, Kirk was chosen as tho Ropublican number of-the committoe to viait Stato fustitutlons, Kuykendall ag tho momber to visit ponal and roforinstory Inatitutlong, and Marahall to vistt educatfonnl. institutions, "Tho: Dema- calls Mae tha “Senate was allowed ho usual privitega- of putting ty its cau cundidates to fill up with, Hay to 1 caus - : LONG JONES putinanappearance to-night, fresh trom Warren, and will very probably takoa hand in tho make-up of the- Houso Committees, not forgetting those on Congressional and Senatorial Apportionment,’ TAQUOR-DEALERY ASSOCIATION, - The Board of ‘Trustees uf the State Liquor Dealers!’ Avgoclution met here to-day, bit, fustuad of doing auytiilags of Juterest fu we Jolin A, Barnes; Preasurer, Cyrus MM. me baden; and one Vice-President for euch of the soventean townships fn the county, . The ‘Trousurer’s report shows u bulnnee of neart: S45 ln the treasury, of the Assuciation. was ordered that the remains of nll_otd: gol alors now resting fn. the Potter's Field) be oxhumed at the expense of the Axsuclation 3 speedily ns posable und relnterred jn jon of Greenwood Cemetery provided for urlul of deceased comrades, veel the DROUGHT. . Spettat Dispateh to Tha Chieags Tribune, =“ Guxvva, Ul, Jan. 11.—Not in years has the Fox River beon so low this tne of your ag ft fs now, ‘This result is ocensioned by tho unusnal thickness of the feo and tho jong wantot rata: ‘The mild and foundries ara run by turns, there not being suillclent Water-power to supply more thanend at 0 tine, At Gonovn tha Fox Blver ntfords mo- tle ‘power to two mitlys=Bonnett'a and Howoll’s,—Howoll’a foundry ands tho gli cose fuctory. ‘Tho latter now turlyes most of its power. from steam, white thn other ills ara-kept- running but two'or three H he dam the water Is fully te fuvt Bulow tha Jove), : fae ————————_—_—_ BANK ELECTION. : Spteval Dispateh to The Chicuyo Tribune, + Exnaty, Uh, dan, W.—The stockholders of the Home National Bank to-day elected HH. Leo Borden, A. B, Church, Petor Burritt, ‘Theron Barrows, D. F, Uarelay, at, D. Gite ford, Gvorge 8. Hin (1, Rosenkranz, aut Thomas 4 hop Directors, H. Lee Bardon was olected President, ‘I. Burrows Vico President, and E, D, (Waldron and W. Stoagtand ‘Cushlers, A dividend of 4 per cpu sor the last six months of 183) was de * ORGANIZATION, > Spectal Dupater ta Tas Cricaga Tridunt, Srunaviery, I), Jan, i.—Tho Seeretary of State has Issued Heese to organize to the vate aeecttly tut Coupany, of Dae vUlas capital, . $20,000;. corporatars, 13, Hf, Bupéresus Sohne te Norvell ke de Unidas: Very Likely, From the Rev. Henry Ward Beacher’a Speech at the New ark Press Club Liance, T think that if the City af .New York wero Svotvtanly cise was dolgrine aoeuhty oF tke ri was dolug, tho twornlity of tho city Would rlww 50 per cont Ju one your, x THE CANAI Report of the State Commission ers to the Governor of Mlinois. Estimated Cost and Unquestionable Importance of the Cofferas- Creek Improvement, . . The Bad Smolls at Jollet and the Plan ot Feeding from the Desplaines. Speelat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune. Stiuxaeiriiy, (Wh, dan, 1.—The report of the Cana! Commissioners to the Governor, for the year ending Nov. 50, 1s, has Just come froin the press, and, with the subfoined reports of tlio Chief Engineer and Superins fendent, and the tabtlar statements of ‘re= eelnts and Alshursements, detuls with re- gard to the amount of Colls, lenses of water- power, Ice lenses, siles of lots and lands, malutenanee, repairs, recetpts and disburse ments for repulrs, fockage at Menry nnd Copperas Creel, ete’, ete, make a pamphlet ot over forty pages. Navigutlon was wine terrupted from Mareh 22 to Noy. 18, when the canal was elused by fee, with the oxeeption of two nnd a half days, eaused by the break ing of a lock gate. Owlng to the unuaually early cold weather, about thirty boats, louded with grain and fumber, are frozen tn the canal and river, ‘Lhe recelpts and disbturse- ments for the yeveral years during whieh the Commisstoners have lind charge of the canul are ay follow: While the disbursemonts for 1330 exe the receipts by $13,046, the balance on hand Dee, 1, 1880, was $1,047, 13 NeAlnst a balance of $46,480 Dee, 1, 1870, Of tha amount als bursed, $10,000 wag, paid Into the State ‘Treas- ury to ald in building the lock at Copperns Creek and $4,585 for the construction of the Spring Lake Canal. ‘Uhe $30,000 per amin appropriated by the Inst Legislature’ for- maintenance, If necessary, his not bee! used, (he appropriation fisured: the sic. eusstil ma ent aE the canal, and, as this reserved fund has served tts purpose, “the Commissioners recommend a like appro: priation for 1881-82, ‘Lhe reuort refers to the Increased dockage-roont obtaulued ut the Sunctfon of the canal with the Chicago iver, and devotes considerable space tu TUE LOCK AND DAM AT COPPERAS CREEK, While oirthiy subject the report says: To compicte the tmprovement of this river to ite mouth wilt require three muro locks and duns, estininted to eost S1000,000. ‘The tira, set to be Jocnted nt or below Beardstown, forty-sev en nites below Copperna Ureck, with a dain that Will milao tho witer goven feot, and two fect at the dam at Coppers Crevk. pe located-at or in the vielnity of Bedford, about forty-two mites butow Heardetown, The third nnd fost lock and dant at or nour Six Mile Ishund, forty miles below Bedford und six miles above: tho “mouth of the river, with adam that will ralae_ tho water clzht feot, and twp fect at tho dutn at Medford. On the lust efx tniles there 13 woud depth af water, There will be some dredging to be done for a short distancy below ench jock. to wiva sever fect depth of whiter, ‘This dopth could by ob- talned by raising the dams one or two feut higher: but itis considered the better plan not totales them so bizh, and thus aveld vausing any extensive oycerilow upon the adjoining lnnds. With these three additional locks and dams this river will become one of the chenpest and most finpurtant chitnels of commerce in tho United states, and pechaps in the world, giving sa niles of navigation for large-chiss stenmers, And other crafts drawing six feet of witer, nt 2l seasons Of nuvignton, and utp cost of wbout $1,000 per miley tichiding what the United States hag expended In dredging, This wil be the least expensive route of ita lonyth that hng been or can bo built on this con- tlhont, and of much licger cnpacity for tonnage thuu most of the other routes. The Erie Cant, or New York, 150 miles tn slength, hus cost over 810,00) per mitly, or $30,000,000, und has noe more than one-tenth or ono-twelfth of the capucity uf this river, whon fmprovod, ‘The completion of tly rivse improvement awill minke u-goud wator route tom Cl tenga through tha Juels & Mivh§zan Caual to the Mississippt River, there eonneating- with 13,000. to 36,000 tilles of (ntornnl river navigation of tho M slegippl and its tributarica, and tke water com Mmuntuation from the Guit of St. Luwrenes wand New-York Clty, to St. Lowla.and all places on tho be rivers, New Orleuns, and the Gulf of joxieo. From tho: foregoing Itmay be secon how im- portant {6 tha completion uf thls work, aud the grout iniluencoe ft will have in chouponing the Tutes of trinaportation; vlcarly showlng that this would become, in nt short tine, onvar the rent ehiniols of commerce, and thus benoit a Argo re of the cltizens of this vast country 98 well ag tho Stata of IMinols, CHICACO SEWAGE, On the ever-present aud evér-palnfully in teresting subject of Chicago sowage. in tho canal the report say: aL lnrge portion of tho sowngo of the City of Chicugo passes from the Chleugo River Juta tho Minoly & Mehigan Canal, and, when pissing through the country south, cunses such un uf Tensive sinell thatst has become an almost ine tolerable nulsance to citizens of Jollet and pitiee tawng on the lingaf the cannl Early in diy present year the Clty Council of Chileno took such nuffon ns ied us to hopo that men ures would be taken Iminediately to abate thle great nulsnnes, and In fact an appropriation was mado by tho Board of Aldermen with such nn ond in view, but for some ronson tho matter ae lu Itty been permitted to reat without any efoctlye aedon bein taken by those in wutborit, In August of the present year many citizens of Jaller, felting the Mayor of the elty and othor oftteiils, ng well ny a cominlttee from the Roard of rads, not only sont a pouon wumor- ously signed, but waited upon the Boant of Canal Commissioners, aud carnestly requested ‘Ubnt some uction be tuken to furnish tho desired reliof, THE PETITION | and ChiefEnglneer Jemie’s roport aro then glven, ‘The fatter iy as follows, the Houorable Bount of Canal Commtsstoners— GunteemeN: Thave the honor tu make tho fol- lowing report on tho suvetlon breaented int ‘petition. te your bonornmble Board by citizens of loliot. on the 1th day of last July, relative to Lurntiy the water of ‘Desplulnes Aiver inte the Unols & Mehignn Caml us feeder, and of restoring, in part; the old Calumet fecdor from Lano's Lake to the canal, which potition hid Deon referred to me to Inyoxtnie and report ua, to its prictleabiiity. $f bive exunined the Hino of cannl from Snimuit to Lemont in reference to the waiter of the Desplaines Hiver being turned into tho amu nga feedey, and bellove it ta be fomlble aud ran hala, and J can go no oud reavon to objett to fatty tho permisaion asked for in tha perltion, providing that tho work eball. bo done under tho divections and plang of your Engineer ue Superiitentent, and the opens be made in tho cami for ro- colving the watur in such piicos as shull be by: olthur of then epproveds und in ne other place. Ifthe objovt to be obtained is to prevent all tho wator possibile for feeding tho canutte come from the sewnye of Chicaxo through tho Chi- eugo Hiyor, ua is play inthnated in tho potl- on, and thug avold tho nuisance of the deposit of the filth of tho city along tho line of siid cual to the great detriment of tts inhabitants, tuen the neuer to Hriieport the wator of tho Desplaines Kiyer ty intraduced into tha rant the grouter will bo tho offect sought for by this plan, With this abjeut In view, tho most elfect~ ‘ual polnt will be cust of the briige crossing tho cant at Burninit, or net far fram the guard: Jock, At tala paint tho waler in ine river to guitegeep, and no dam aevosa the river will be cesanry, tau rock ledyo in tho battam of tho river Just below forms suillclout dum or burs rior foe all practicut purposes. Tho river bere, in low water, 1s several fout higior ‘than the canal, und & sultablo Dutichund will bo necessary through which the watar will by drawn and dropped down to to level of tha cauul inte a proper busin outedle of the ine of enn, Without eauslng any untae by wish or a epeous POULNO HOR of thy water in pusalug into 19 canuil. ‘Thorv wre soveral other places whore tho wator of said river can bo fntroducod jute the canal in a sfruilar munner, and wil wt comparatively small exponse, but tho question Of cost fv pot to bo wiken Ita account by your Hourd, as tho pu- tition only sska pururission to do this work with- Out wny coat tu the State. Thave not oxnuminel Lane's Lake and Rook Crook, on thy old Calumet foodor, but 1 wu ine forined by Ghodo who are tasuillur with the awe that there would be ne objcetion to tho dam be- fi rebuilt at tho foot of the hike, and the water ul tasted into the cunt ut the Bay through tho old teodur, Tho wuter that accumulites in tho Doxplaines River from bmnll strestos and springy bolow Buniit, caw be taken Into the en ina similar Dinnge ator below Lemont, aud thus dividing tho supply. "Thore ts probably autliciout water ateundry times in the Pesplaiues River to su) ply all that the cunal would require (uuder (te vulluy construcdion for the bunedit of Chicana iO pied OF scwaye), below Suminit, thus tony! voly seven wiles “to sup. Bled from “tho 'Cafeago River. At other thnos {t would furuivh only a snail part of Us oupply, yet the navigation of tho canal woul! nut be alfected, a the supply would bo kent up from the Chicago Miver, wa It ig.at the presunt thoe, ‘The gitoeg of [1 rodulnig tha wupply of Water frum the Dosplutues and other sources be second set to" into the ennal below Brid will he to, diminish i the same Proportion the quantity of Water taken fron: tha Chicago Iver, and in this IMAHHOr prevent wlArWO AMUNt of the sewage uC the eify fawing and depositing lon the fine of the ernal nad the river below Lockport and. Jollet, and thm relleve tho citizens of these towns, utd elsewhere, in part from this Intoler- able nulsance, . D.C. Inann. ‘The report rurther notlees the bacreased offenstveness of the canal in the winter thie, Dut the Board, white they would gladly abate the nulsanee, state that they do not feel authorized under thetaw to spend the money now ih thelr hands for iat purpose, ss YOUNG JIMMY F, The &clon ofn Mining Magnnte’s House Leaves tor Paris with a Young Wo jana sted 82,500,000, San Pranclara Chronicle, tan. 4. Not enough young men are in the habit of eurrying around with them two anda half million dollars i United States 4 per cent bonds to establish 4 rule of precedent as to what fs the proper thing to do under such cleeumstinees, What young Jfinimy k-— id. having the aferesald sun of money $1 bonds in iis poeket, had better be Known ws an tnoderous fraztnent of current history: than ag an detund expertence to most youn men, The lilstory iy not all current, tor in {ts completeness It contalus some thing which, while not ancient, Is yet of the past, ‘The history com. wenees with the departure of young Jimmy F-— (known 49 “Young! in contra distinction to his ‘papa, atnlaiye magnate, whois known as plat dln V—") from San Franctseo ona tylp around the world, few yeurs ago. With Jhamy traveled a fearned disciple of sExeulaplus, whose nis slon it was ‘to look after the yorum man's moral and physical welfare. “Fearing the sulilary Companioustip of -so grave and Jearned a purty inight prove tedious during the fong pissage over the Pavitic, Jimmy fe titted hhiself tuminst ennui by seeurliy the eumpany of a young lady known to some people in this city as Gracle Irwin. Whether Gracie was employed in the ea- pacity of wurse or governess, the ship's loz sith not. She vertunly obtained a great inural control over Jimmy, fur itis recited how she lessened dits pi imoney upon their urrival in Ching to the extent of about $7,000, Hlaving ‘secured, this sum, Gracie fet zo her hotd over Junies’ oral welfare, In the lane guage of her classe she gave iim the dead shake, Of Gracie it is only further said that she established a home [some Chinese sea- port, where shipwreeted fetnales might did i havenof rest. The history fs azain resumed When such mipld transit as dmimy and hts rave Mentor could afford funded them tn this clty. Affairs in the elrefe tn whieh Jhaay found bhnself placed here on bis re turn began to tesume a particularly lively aspect, In fuet, together with, a mumnber of clerks who whiled) away. thelr the in his father’s bank, and with lis pape’s card re- ceiver, git tmeominanly pulte young mat Who is now enstaying the fulr creatures of Arizona, Jiunny started tn to turn things “ tu down’? ‘That ls the was he ex- pressed S$, and from all, recounts yarlous things were turned upside down, Cham ucne swank others, Wine, women, and song edie in for a generous share of tho Poh gentleman’s attention. One result Was the gitictarrest ane morning of 1 bank clerk, who was kept. from becomlig sun- burnt I one of. the city prison tate,” while an accountant figured up how mueh short the clerk’s books were. Report hind it About $4,000, "here was no prosecution or trials it would Lnvelve too many tales of mid: night fnetes, of the cost of wine when served. bya “Jody friund,” and of many other things It was not desirable to publish, Jiuumy’s papa, at this stage in the proceed- Ings, tool a hand in the mime. Althongh for several yents out of practice, the oll gen tlemon managed to make tings quite as i his son, but in another way. sit his bale found it conv it to ruralize, und the uucommonly po- ard reeelver was suddenly {mpressed with the beauties of emizrating to Arizona and growing up with the -turantulas ond things. Freud from his gay compantons, It was thoght that Jimmy would at once sel- tle down to a sober contemplation of lls awn numerous virtues, and abide by them until they were suillclently developed:to be visible tu his friends, Its fond papa ‘further e: couraged tis prajeet by plueing to Jimmy's it the alrendy-mentioned $2,600,000 In Government bonds, Who could not.conten- plate his ‘own virtues with such a prospect- ve? Eeho answei Jimmy.” Chere dawned Upon his senses at thy tine, unliay pily, a young woman whose charins of, pers sort were of stich a rire and rich nature that My thelr steht the charms of nll other woinen Were forgotten, ~ Vloln Ellwood was the — name the young woman bore when Fate’ -erussed her path with Jimmy's bright rede thon, She had asmall history of her owt’ She had fallen In Jove with a play-netorimans had traveled with hhn to Australia; tasted the delichts of singe spent 81,500 whieh shy this elty, broke, happy, more in love thaw ever, and determined to repate their foined yet broken fortunes, Violw was—verlly is yet—sniall—short, In trac. Her hair isa ine, bleached yellow, but her eyes ure her grenteliarm,. Tuey .bive the uppearnice of breathing forth poetic strains which seam a voive from “ the prophetic soul of the wide work, drenming of things to come,” ‘The things to come Were dlimmy’s den! her whole soul was in the business, the quotations stands goad. dhumy saw, loved, and demanded her retivement from the rather general though gay soelety. which she fraceds Ho besought her to ‘ily with htm to Paris, gay Parls, which. he hal seen i com pany with themnn of mediclneandinorats. Uo doted on her; called ber “Peto? ? a name morg in unity with her hair thi her eyes; yet he called her “Pete” © Pete ‘cas sented to fly, and the wings were procured int the shape of a frst-closs teket to New York and i cheek for 31,000. “Pete” was indis- erect, She talked uf her conquest at Mar- ehand’s and other imble Mee pltees, Un UL the story of the proposed Hlght reached the ears of Topu Jin. ‘Then there was iu other hand taken du tho aume by the okt Venn Sinnny resented this. He referre ta it as the “oll mun’s dagen Ilo ree solved to ify forever, and to that end secured possession of tho 22,500,000 In bondsof wiileh his papa intended he should onty hitve the interest. On ‘Tnesday last ouumy few—ns furans Ogden, “Veta” loft an last Wednes: day to jun her youthfal Jover at hig resting plice, “With her as far as Sacramento went, another “dinmmy,” i Hay young blood who wakes n living a8 1 stock-broker, Tho second Jimmy returned to town and talced about what “he know and had seen, and thus Lhe history was supplied, a Open for Business, Walt Street, News, Agentlonuin of high suctil and birsinoss stand jug i tho city wes inking w trip on ony of tho Sound steamers last full, when he wis ap- proached Higa nntatly- deus und Botteapokon young man, whu nade 8 few general runarks and thon asked: “Are you open for husinces to-night?" “Yea? Min always ready fur business,” was tho reply, Stans 8 Your olothoa aro all right, and you tik political economy Iike un orator, but your face gives ou dead Away, 1 spotted you us soon ws we loft Now York." The gentiowwan was dumbfounded, and while $n tify condition the othor queried: el it be an even whack-up?" nk wo nro cortuln to strike suqur in this “ My frlond, IL foar Tam Ignorant of what you avo driv! ny bt What buslioss is it you wish to talk over * Comu, don't try ay, of that on mo, I'm will Jng to muke a fale divide," “Ofwhut? Thore's my card, sir, and J should Ako to Bue yours,” Ni ‘The stranzertouk the cant, lovked {t over, mauve tho morchant a close inapecyion, and then wuswered “ Woll, Vin beaten for tho trait tine in ten 78 Are you going back on this Hue?" (fe; allowed hin to © Thun you abould hayo some one slong who canawearto your iWontity, and you'd bottur band your enrd to Overy mun who comes within ax Four of your nose! Good ovening—I'm alow p 4 it as two or thro days boforu tho gentlemiin could miko out whut ital moantand it ts sald thut hols now trying to chauge bts fauinl exe preantun. . —— a : A Pronch Fomulo Communiet Orator, New York Mines, Toulse Michel, the notorious woman Commu. nist, who was ono of the pitas Spoukurs ut tie lato funeral of Biunqul, fs sald tobe ws much, of t revoludiontet 19 spirit aud by habit us was that oternul plotter against Govyorninents, Sho fy to the fullest a inlynant und an. trreconcils able; she would not be contented If France wore: to be suddpnily converted Into an idoul Ropabtly or Plata’ sppatieri, Bhe seem to bolieve that whatever IA ia wrongs that tho mass of mune kind are elthor despots or dults, und “that tho chive duty of iife te to Se at ones and forever a political couspiritor, lunqui wangeug of the objects of her ndoration; he thinks he was one of the groutest men of the contury, comparing: him tothe noblugt Komuns who buye puriled everything tor liberty, Hor thooriés wre mature ally Of thu wildust, most linpructicable sort, but thuy appear to be entertained with eutira sine curlty. Ail ber Inthantes aver that shu fa the ombudiuigat of boncsty, wor Bul WELVE PAGES whatrbs tinagines to bon noon discontent, and nurses it tenderly and incessantly. A wome an of very strong. intense, paasionate character she tnquestionatly ie and her mind fe of no common order.” Sho. hig not much culture, but fhe has any numberof ideas, and they ura born every inhitete, Bho possesses the gift Of oratory, foo, neisshown by her Influence over the peo oken tothe public are v,und thoy fiaeh directly to the murk. Sie Amerlean whe heard ler not bun: since dectured her to bo wrort of incarnated Mareelilulea, Aithough vers egotistic, melo- dramatic, and sensuttanad lke all ter cutie patriots, sho has undentably great moral and physical courage—-tho courage, itnity be, of pure fanitticism, While very tender at thes, sic [8 caputte of alreerielty.” Ble 1s reported to have suid that she would be elighted to see tut of All the Parisous perish, provided thelr denth would thinly establlab her dearly beloved Commune, She for the Jae att NS tho sane plution of 1780, x She eherishes Cr mle ten point of frenzy. Unider strong exeltemont she would ura, steb, polson, and yet she t+ portoused a8 often very altectionate, tapechuly to children, and to bo very Klint toatl dun animals. or falth tn the ullinate trlumpl of her enuse {« supreme, and alt who do hat believe ne whe docs ure hee worst unemics, She haa ne very clear hea what ene would tive: or do If the Commune were instituted. o¢ what might bo its results, ‘The thing nevded, she pros clots, Is the destruction of atl obstuclis ba the wity of complete frevdon. | She Ist wood deal of ANGbilist. tor sho svinpath intensely with the doctrines and deeds of the Nibflises through out Ruasit. | Tho conservative or radival Ra pudlients, Uke Gtracdin, Lots ilane, or Gm 0 had; and returned ta- bettu. she abhors, saying that thoy gra worse Chan the ost enn ayeltimists or Smperintiats, Somo pertons hold that she de nore dangerous Una any tian of ber ered tn Purlss but Buch extremists ure never very dangerous. a BELFORD'S SPEECH, Mo Defends Silver ns Money, aud Dee neutces the SinglesNeandard Gold= MtesmA Very Plain ‘Wrath, Wasinnatos, 1. G., don. &—Representa- tive Belford (Rep.), bf Callfornin, and other Representatives of the Fur West, left here to- day for Mentor, to urge the appolutment of Gen. Routt, of Coloradi, to the Poatinusters Generalship in Gen. Garfield's Cabinet. Bel- ford isn liberal, outspoken man, and speaks iis convictions without any. contortian of words or xentenees. His speech In tho House yesterday on the Panding bil was a just and severe excoriation of the attitude of the mvney power of the Eastern wing of the Ree publican party. Sntd he: “There Inve been some peculiar features Attending this debate, 1 was not surprised at the speech of the rogtteman from New Yorl (Mr, Chittenden). He ins gone wild on the golt-standard theory, and every session de vounces every one who favers the silver colmige as tt thet and robber. Biind- ad by his rage Against all money Dut that pre- ferred by the Wallstreet sharks, he over Jouks the fuet tint silver was the coin of this country before the Constitution was adopted. Itwas tie cain of ul the States during the Confederation, Each State re- served the right ty regiiate the valtte of fare elen col, though the States gave to the Confederation the right to regulate the value of their own if ninw State There being a States, and a want of unl In the value of foreign ‘coins, when States came to ndopt the Feder Cousti- tution they refinguished their right te coin inoney to the General Government. fidolng so, they never contemplated that silver, whiek as aculn hnd antedated the Constliution, would cease to be money, for they reserved to themselves athe right to make old und: silver a leal-@nder for alldebts, Both were money, und the only power that the States parted with was ‘the power to coin this Wotiey: and make {ta legulstender, ‘They did not glve to Congress the right to tuke away its legal-tenderanafity. 5 .. dn 1860, at the bidding of this country and Hnsopes we vissed the Public Credit act, by whieh we made our bonds payable in coin or its equivalent. Ths inured to theirtdvan- tage. When we funded our debt, under a provision allowing it to be pakt in colt or its equivalent, we were told that the word 7 meant gold and not silver, and Eastern statesinen Inbored tong and arduously in the Senate to convince: the people that ‘coin? ineant gold, mu dh not tnelude silver. If any man doubts this £ refer bin te the speceh of Senator Etimunds, inthe resolu: tons futreduced by, Senator, Matthows, of Ohio, ‘The gentleman from New York (Mr. Chittenden) says that he ts a simple mer- chant, and noth Inwyer, and tint he cannot econnnunicute his views In apt phrase wo the Hiouse, ‘The gentleman seems” to be. an adept and expert on the gold-standard theory; and hots to be pitted if he dovs not uniursland that the word ‘coin? meuns that wiih may be calaed Inte moneys “The uct of 127 provided for the coinage of the silver dotlur,.,.Under thls. act, oxisted the right ta coln It” We inight coin it in greater or-less quantitics, but the right to cola tt eoutiiues while te act remalas ti *foree. 10 Goverment cantracts a itlebt, while tho right to eoinsilver exists, whieh iy payable in coin, then even usimple mereliant should know that payment can huwfully. be made ii any col whieh the Government has the right to cofit ur issue. — A wayfaring min, though n fool, could tinderstand that [ft hw were actuuted by: honest purposes, But this. gentleman proposes to stop the colnuze ot silver, to destroy the greenback, and to hand usoverto the bankers and robbers of tho country; and because we wifl not march to Tis muste we are ‘obnoxious to Chacharge of dlshonesty 2? ‘The Republlean partly ennnotal: ford to follow his. leadership’ untess it ty willing to surrender the Western: Stites. for one nm opposed to retiring the = backs: and L wish to call the attention of the a ton few faets of recent dite that should not be forgotten. On the 20th of April, 1878, the gentleman from IlHnois (Mr, Fort} moved to suspend tho riies and pass tho following bill: * Ho ttenactal, ctc., That from and after tha pagsige of this net Ieshall not be lawful for tho Seeretury of the Treasury, or uther oflvers une der hiineto cancol or retira any more of the United States leval-tender notes: and that wheu uny of suid notes inay be received intatho'Treas: wry under any law, fram any source whatever, and shut belong to the United States, thoy shalt not ho retired and canceled or destroyed, but they shull bo reissued und pald out again, nod kept out in elrculation, | (see Record Fortys Ufth Congross, ¥ paee Gy puts 2, 28,) “thts OF pins: yo vote of 177 to as, When the billreached the Senate Mr. Bayard, a gokt-standard ingy, fered an amendiner ns follows: * Provided, that the sid notes, when issued, shall be recelvable for all dues to tho United States, exeopting dutles on finports, and not to, bo otherwise a-legal tender, and auy reprint ot these notes shalt bear this superseription.” ‘he amendment, vated by a vote of 18 to 42. (Record fth Congress, vol. % pages 4 atu BS) “Lhe bil sas passed without mnond- ment by 1 voto of 41 to 1. In view of thy net, so recently passed by both branches of Congress, Loum unwilling to forego and abandon tho pronounced views of the Ite pallens aa expressed tn the Morly-tifth Songress, even at the bliding of the untle- niu ta whose view everything turns to gold, “Aud now, Me, Chairman, I desire to Flv the Republicans’ from thy Bust a word of Trlendly ady Silver wiulay; is one af the chief dndustrles In this country. Milos of dollars are luvested fu ft, and Wwe peopls who Hive among the mines have become weaned at this Invessnut war waged against us by such gentlemen us the Representative of the Brooklyn district, IC it ls right te protout tho tron interust In Ponnsylyania, why ts it not rightto protect the silver Interest uf Cula- rao? Letitia right to pyutent tho copper of Michinn, the sugue of Loulstana, tho stip plag {ntarest of Malue, why Is It wrony to 6x~ tents friendly hand to our great Industry he tho Now West? ‘These uro facts for Kastor Thenibers to consider, Sitver fs Wie motiwy of tho people; gold 1s the monny of the bunkers, L stant for thoriscuts of hay pao tus the Bans tonmn from Pennsylvania ate WV ta) stands for his, You ask te to, protect pig-lron, 1 yekyauto rotcetsilver, ‘Chu gentleman from Michigan (Mr.Conger) aaks mie to protect cop. per, Lask hha to extend a friendly glance to was do! Forty-l silver, Hefise us this demand, which ts in “your power to do, and CU will say to you that the the will shortly come when the tolling millions who are by Hand the treastires from the monntalns to ill your Eustern coifers only to have sueh treasures discredited and dlsyraced at the bidding of the bondholders and gold-bugs, will rebel against your pre- tonslons, und will seek now wllhinces, under & new buen, where thelr rights will recelve recogultion, ‘Choy wilt, in my Judguent, be oral neither to the batiker nor to the 8 bondhol ¢ “We will Inslst thut the Sceretory of the "Treasury, exeeating aw liaw which provides that our National Indebtedness shall be pak ficoln, shill tlscharge It in silver as well ay bn gold, Silver ts the money of the Coustltue tion, und we tnslst that Le shall be respected, Woe know that if the lesal-tonder quality of the greenback fs destroyed the banks will ye- fuse to recelve It on depowlt, 48 they threaten, to reffise silver, Wo tre not ready tone: knowledge Uw sxoverelan whose head 1s of kold wul Whose fect are of tron, because thls soverelyn meant infsehler In Biblical days ta (ows honest poor, Nelthor the golt head furnished hy New York, nor the fron feot furulshed by Peuuaylyaula, will deter us from our purpise, We propose to have tn currency of the Constitution, old and silver and paper, convertibls Inte coin, under thi Eepablican banner or Unies Uat of soint nich ins at least A decent re * spect or the Tights of man,” Sepent a pees be LL ee THE IRISH QUESTION. Ringing Apyeal-of Archtishop Lynek of Toronto, for English. Suattes t‘ Irelaut. gs The following ts a synopsis of the recon elreular of the Archbishop of Toronto, th Most lev, Jub d. Lynch, asking forapublh sentiment favoring the Droinpt redress. of Ireland's grievances, It 1% addrcsscd, “1 the editors of an independent and gencrous. press} It is acknowledgott on nll hands’ that one of the great terrora to evil-doers ft exposure in the public press, thanks to its In tlepentence and to its Just nppreeintion 6 Might and wrong, : “In France, Russia, Germany, and othe countrics, export of grain is forbidden wher“: the crops are not of the ttsunl yfeld, but na fo by the Government of Tngland,, whict elatiis to bens telly civilized us any of them, ‘The forced exodus of the Irist people followed, brnging desolation t thousands of — fuuilies . who recelver the pluguestricken people im Ameriea . Jouve the trek of the emigrant: shiz black with tossing corpses, and tho story ot Luglund’s cruelty written on tho ocean's bed fx the white bones of nuurdered willliong For the cnornilty of foreing Its people te starvation or exile shall there not be n day o1 reeckoubue for thut proud country? Shall hot the oppression of the poor, wileh erfet to Heaven for vengennee, ba laid at hor door? Hus she not already begun to feel the retribution? Hns Englund Jost no prestige. or future military power from the forecd axe odus of her Irish subjects? Have not Irish soldiers upheld her power by thelt blood and Uves In every elie? Can she fn as many reerults there huw? Will not the people be tempted to vistt with elvit excommuntentior - the relutives of future reerutis? Unfortu. nate Ireland Is governed hy the Inws, a3 i Were, of a ernel stepmother; Jaws whick have destroyed her trade, turned. her pers: antry {nto slaves, who starve. i tolling ta support exorbitant Imperial taxation and rackrents ind absentes litndlords, ag well at the unt Government oflichus who ara foreign fo the beopte In almpst ev Ht “Phe cruelty of many landlords «luring the lnte.grent. distress caused a xhudder of ‘dls Bust and horror te thrill threngh every hon est heart all over the world. ‘The landlords, most wbsurcly and wijustly, demanded ens for the produce of a Iurvest that the provi dene of God did pot send, and with tha nt st barbarity evicted their unfortunate ants to multtply the starving population, Denth frequently ensued during these In- Thuman evictions, and.thly barbirity has been eaeried on for years past without apparent shume or remorse. ‘The present’ Bishop of death told ine that 200 families were evicted in the Sariby: days of December. ‘Phe inilt- tury of Eniland and the constabulary of Ire land with horses drageed down the ‘roofs of all the 200 wretched fghins. ‘A pelthig storm: of rain, such us off€n occurs In Ireland, swept over the country that night. ‘The Bishop, then the curtte of the parish, went along the road next morntug visit a number of astue persons, young and old, ‘Such a sight made my heart tremble, said the Bishop. as the tears started Inte his eyes. ‘The presence of the priest was quickly conveyed along Use road, nen, Wome, and crying ehidren sony cls tered around hin, | Their wet, Diackened; and ragged clothes ‘clang to thelr shivering Minbs, "Lo. shelter themselves during thé rainy night they propped together the rafters, which were covered with soot, and, dhe rain falling upon ther, drenched the unfortunate people, hence the black -faees and elothes Lhe good priest prepared for death quite a number of these poor people, and Jt took all his eloquence ui plers tuealn their feellngs ot Snllgnation and wrath against thelr ap- pressors, When le asked thain, in the natne of God, to civ as Christ died on the cross, for- giving their enemies, ho sneceeded jn every ease. Inoue year, his Lordship sald, half of these people were dead from cal, starvation, and loss of everything that would imake life possible. Sueh fuets would be Incredible! in. uny elvilized country, but they ure too fre \ quent In unfortnnate Iretand, « s es “ 1s Ireland Always tu be unjustly treated and to be the work?’s inendleant,—the dark est spoton the eseateheun of England, be sides her weakest. polnt- in Europe? Is a, futher of x family yustiiled in elviny away ta’. hls landlord tu rents the footl “whith Ista ‘+ save his children ‘from:starvation int fow + mouths or to throw them on the charity of the word to prolong a pour existence? And yet this has been done in years pasty but the wie have become. more acatininled with ! the common rights of himmanity, and will standup forthe. ‘The starvation of Just year hus left indelibly lessons pehind It. *'Yho ox that treadeth out the corn should not be muzzled,’ or starved at the manger. < “Thins not been knowin that tyrant ever released his mortal grip of the conquered Without somo resistances .on thelr part. Ene flat (ld not relax the Irlsh Penal laws une U taught a lesson by the revolt of her Amer- Tenn eolontes, ‘To bring the matter home to ourselves hers Candia obtained by the re- holllon, ns It ls called by some, of 1897, 2 re spouslble government. “Chere ts, therefore, nopremium set on revolt agalnst {yranny and injustice, 1s prtriotisatn: black ering In an Arishinan and a noble virtue in English, Freneh, or Amertean eliizens? —~ a ie statesmen ‘uf England must ratse themselves up to the hightof the wark beforo thom, which Is to re an opleaclous remedy toahuge * kime’s evil’ whieh ling: drained. the Nfe’s blood of a sister nation for centus tos, ‘Tho ovily are: 4 Hlyrst—Tho almost total destructlonot her Meree and fisheries. Second—The aversteata on bor nattonat sources froin Imperial nnd other taxation, “thisd—Tho rulnot her peasantry by racle * rents pall to landlords who misspend their money out of Irelands and, z “ sectirity for Hest pnduatiys and * Fourth—No hurd Jabor of the tiller of the soil. “Hngllah statesmen must further keop in. « mind that— c * Ftrsxt—All elvtl power comes through the people fram God, re “Scconml—That t government to bo logitl.. ‘marty must give universal protection to tll its subjects, und enue lows for the genoral goad mud not for n particular class, ¥ *Thtrd—That resistined to unjust laws fs patriutle and, under certain circumstances, allowable, ‘ “ Forurth—That unjust laws do not bind in vonselence, : “FYM—That Troland: has been unjustly governed for centuries, ant hynce her fre-, quent revolts, 7 ‘ “ Sith—That the Irlsh tenant has, gener: ally speaking, nceording to the government veers yor tie pa pee of tHe iUtaoatn sh ci Chureh funds, patd over aul over again for hls land by arbitunt rack rents, : et: fA—Thint sooner or liter 9 patient. ahd just Got will pantsi evildoers—nutions as Well as individuals. ‘ “Pope Leo XL rid tis dominions of alike heavy burden to that of which Ireland come plains, Quite a considerbls portion of his States was piven. aver for thu support of tho Beauharngly family, by the nitied Powers of Europe on tho fall of Napoleon, Agents wore sont to collect thely rents, and theso agonts werocrucl mud iiftdel men, Collisions maturally nrose, and niurdors, issasinations, *+ and riots ensued. ‘Ets Iollness patrons laud a company in Roma to buy up all those Junds, and sell thom back ut fale tents tor the pocopla who cultivatet thom, iy thls arrangement the Pope cured ‘his Kingdom of a physical and moral evils - and tha Beatharnals furnily received more, for tho propurty In, ready monuy thaw they, fot from the renteswrung out of tho pooplu.” Another of the Popes made law under con hscation thatthe nobles should cultivate a. proportionate thumber of neres that the peos plo night bo suppliod with tuad. Might not shutad Jearn from the Pope's Government: tt lesson respocting the guinea proserves of her nobles?) ‘The Canadian Government, bought up the solrupeint rights of the Lords of Lower Canada tn times gone by and sold theirestute to the people, ‘Thy same was done ty Prine. Rdward Tsland to the greater aulvantage of all, and the slavetolders In tho | English colonies were paid allt iGies Frat the a Lina ‘Frensury to ontnelpate their African: , sluves, . “Tho just and generous press will direct a healthy” publls ophilon, ono the great |. furees which move English stalesinen, and‘. ~ Englishiuan are sald to love fulr_ play.» We rest Irelands cause on justice and ‘on the kenerous advocacy of an Independont news. paper press.” — Winclicater’s My poplosphites” will cure consumption coughs, wouk lunge f Drouculths, Genural Cuullity, “sestantlened « twenty-ony yeurs, : “S Bolts, pimples, freckles, rough akin, wou bluud, Hop Bitters cure, eruptions’