Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1881, Page 9

{HE CHICAGO TRIBUNI FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. THE STATE CAPITAL A bill Presented in the Senato to Tax ‘Telegraph Com- _ panics, . Another to Prohibit Pool-Sell- ing in This State—Insur- ance Legislation, Resolutions in Favor of a Nation. al Railroad—Cost of Prose- .cuting Crime, Pooling Rallrond Earnings—Jus- tice Courts—Taxing Corpo-; ryations—Bastardy. Annual Report of the State Board of Health—Statistical-Rec- : ommendations. Tho Fish Commissioners Report the Work Accomplished During the Past. Year. tate Fortioultural Society—A Protest from Golored Men—Licensed to we Organize. . THE SENATE. wa, OPENING, Speelal Disvateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, + SpmNerrenn, IL, Jan. ~The Senate met his morning and was opened with prayer by o Rey. Dr, King, TANING 'TELEQRAPIE COMPANIES, No business of importance was transacted until the order of introduction of bills was renched, : Senator Whiting opened the ball by pre- ‘senting an old nequaintance in the shapo of n Diltto tax telegraph companies 3 per cent on thelr gross earnings. Itisa copy of the Dill Introduced by Senator, Whiting at the Inst session and defeated. 1 was referred to the Committee on Canals and Rivers. . POOL-BELLANG, » Senator De Lany presented a bill to pro- ‘hibit the selling of pools, Itis'a substuntint copy of the new Ohlo [nw on that question, and provides, among other things, that who- * soever sifall keep any room or building, or ‘miy* portion thereof, or occupy any place upon public or private grounds in the State of IMnols, with apparatus, books, or other device for recording or registering bets or wagers, or sell pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, ‘speed, or power of endurance of man, bird, or beast, or whosoever shall ‘Jeagso or pennit any building, room, or lot to be occupied for nny such purpose, or any per- son who shall exhibit pool books or appa- matus for registering the same, or sell pools, or hold stakes for hire or reward’ of any money or thing of value, shall be guilty of nimisdemennor, and, upon conviction, bo fined from $t00 to §1,000 snd imprisoned In the County Jail’ from thirty days to ouo year, i OTHER HILLS. Abill was Introduced to provide for the trinl by jury before Justices of tho Pence in criminal cases whore the fine dees not ex- ceed $10, A Dil was introduced to require county | ONicers te keep thelr respective ofices open for the transaction of business from 8a, m, foi p, m,,‘and on the Inst service-day before ach term of court until 8 p,m, Seuntor Moffett introduced a vill providing for appeals from tho verdict of Juries called to assess benvtits and damages In road cases, Senntor Kelly offered a bill providing that, {n netlons -brought upon fire-insuranca pol- fetes, the Insured may recover the full value of the property Insured. If the bill should ever become a law, a defendant will not be allowed to: prove that the Insured property ‘was not of the value expressed In tho polley, except in cases where fraud is alleged and . broved, It is the same old measure Intro- ar Conat , tang duced by Mr. ‘Truestielt In the Iouse two Yenrs ago, and thon and there coldly tucked under the ground, Several bills were presented on the ques- ton of estrays, changing the law in Jmpor- fant partlewlars,_ A bItt was offred asking for appropriations for the Ilinots -Industrint University, the amounts asked for Gelng nbout the same as usual,—at,tenst 60 per cent more than tho in- stitution expects to reeclve, A Lill wag offered seeking to establish o new exemption law, and inaking the total ox- emptlons of personal property, excepting ‘Wearlng apparel, ctc,, amount to $2,000, A bill was also offered exempting $20 duoas sures to ahead of a family from garnish- ment, A bill was offered to appropriate $3,000 to William G, HHH, who lost an arn and an eye Ot Belleville, JU, by the premature discharge of a plece of ordnance belonging to the State Arsenal. ‘Lhe nveldent is salt to have oc- curred Oct, 22, 187, and tho canon to have been defeetive, : A bill was presented for the purposo of giving notlea to defendants In chancery sults altecting property by fillng a record thereof in the afllee of the Recorder af Deeds, which datice shat! be deemeil lo be final, 4 HANOIS & MIOMIGAN CANAT. Condce, of Cook, offered the following Jolnt resolution on the subject of tho Itlinols & Michixan-Canal, which wae ald over un- der the rules: \Wurneas, Tho Gonoral Assombly of the Btate, q AUits session In the year IRL, Toroacottur the Bret. future that lay before tho people of lle ols, provided for tho appalntinent of Commis Hloncra to devise, cousider, and adopt such Jneceueed AE Might be requislt to olfect te com- munieation Jillnols iver Wutnnas, tho Gonoral nd Lake Michign; and tho Lith day of January, 1635, fata ea Assembly adopted tho report of wid Commisaioners, and duly Incorporated tho Mlnois & Michigan Cunnls and Wirnras, On Jan, 20, Att, tho Goneral As- sembly Instructed and dmpowerod the Governor hegotluto for loans of money to begin ond rry on tho construction of sald tllinuls& Stulbe Sana ‘bo General Assombly, nt its ses- 2-31, inemarulzed the Congress oftho ‘Vulted Stutes'to ald, by donations of lund, thls Anportant Waterway; and spied ERR AR, The succeeding Goneral Assem- pies did regularly aud tiberally appropriate yuneya OULot the State Treasury In wd of watd IHU S Michizan Canal up to tho session of Tran ees Asottlomont ta Tull was bad with the whees OF sald Tinols & Michlyan Canal, bo Heh showed that a grand total oF 86,557,701 he Wh expended by Itinoty on its beball; and Geyeieas, Fram that dato to the prosent the Gouecul Arsoubly hus tiverally appropriated eI dollard more, in aid of the con- blruction of he Alnols & Michluan Canal; and Wrentas, ‘There 10 por existe. In tho imlads of a drrgo pvor Mon uf the peuply of this Btnte a grave rhe us, t@ Whether the General Assembly {ithe ever to ave begun the construction af Nust Nuttonal wuterway at tho expense of 4 Peonts of Mila State; Ad 1a EAS, Tho Federal Government ts regu- on aa Mberulty: providing fur tho constric the promtiervays not nearly ao neceasury for trast roMeuon Of the urts of peace or for betug : pean fate Hues of defense in tines oF Wedd prove wis Milnols & Bilebigan thoretum fed and deepened into a ship aolfrileat, by the Sena cs 8 “uate, the House of Repro- TatttVes cohcurriing therch, hut f Jolie COLI the Hoge Wo from tho Sennte und threo trom Siveat so be hereby constituted, wiih power to dute wes thls question, aud report at an early Vide nts i any, legislation is necessary to pro- all the vig fesalont to tho Fed¢ral Government of Hote now ih Altes and interest. tho tate of Lille trot the tine iY Fed! and personal propor ru 4 & SMichigun Canals provide Tdi causidemuion of suet couslun tho. Fed: ABU Carry Ga UcHE Wilkugroo to ussume control : YOM and complew tho enlurgemunt of by’ canal aud locks betwoen tho, ald eanat Inte n ship ennal of t Te tun vessels of —— fons bieediou, Pury NOE Hess VLEURO-VNEUMONIA. ‘Tho resolution offered some dys ago by Scerlst, of Iroquols, requesting Congress to take stich measures na shall eradicate plewro- pneumonia ‘In the United States, was the nest thing in the regular order of business. At was adopted without debate, CHANITADLE INSTITUTIONS, A message wis reeelyed from the Cov-' ernor, transinitting the reports of the Com- inlssloners and ‘Trustees of the varlous State Charitably Institutions, all of which have heretofore been noticed In ‘Tite Lamune. EMPLOYES, A Joint resolution of the House relative to employés was reeeived and concurred in. LEviTy, Seuntor Merritt, in view of tho fact thatthe Slate Boards of Agriculture and Hortteultare fre now fn session, cheerlly oifered the fol- lowing characteristle production, which, titlst much Inughter, was promptly de- elared out of order: Witritnas, Tho Canndn thistle, in, hight and atleking propensities, ix a buat that loometh ip fosuch a bight and’ thon conses to yet any higher, for that reason the wenry traveler, as horldua along the road, sees both tho green fields of the country ‘and unjeys the morn. tne breezo oof sultry summer inorning. This beautiful oush will turn cattle, sheep, hogs: Yea, even tho rabbit ros fuses to touch its branches or stalk, The beautiful red-bird refuses to light upon tts houghs. Yeu, and evenings the serpent in the springtime erawls from te hole and winds Its way throtgh tho thistio it strins, hin of, his old. aki and he comes forth before God's spring sun in bis beantiful stripes, stars, and epangles; therefore. by tt Reanteed, Vout wo recommond the President and his sobla Board of Agriculture, through their next-report on Hortleniiure, to. recom wend the propagntion of this “useful bush for fede purposes, thereby doling away with that tal und homely Oznge ovrango that shoots forth and hans tulbor musestle balla, while inte tu the fall they begin to Iuave tho tink on which thoy grew, and tra very tlestructive i thotr fall on geese, ducks, chickens, and amnfl pigs, ocenstonally erlppling: 4 young snow-bird. which chances tu bo there: “A violet on a massy stone, Aialf bitden from the eye." ‘The last Ines, as the Senator took pains to explatu, are erlhved from .thta report of the State Board of Agriculture, ‘The resolution had the effect of putting tha Senate Inan exceptlonally good Inmmor and precipitating an adjournment until to- morrow. ‘i THE MEMBER FROM BUREAU. “The Republican Senators have timo and again solemnly sworn to sit down on the inember from Bureau who offleintes is Chair man of the Committee on Enrolled and En- grossed Bills, ‘This gentleman Invariably provides a nice, easy clerkship for his wie, Last session she draw $3 per dlem from tho State for occupying hts chair’ In the Senate ond opening ils setters, In fret, on one oc eusion she Is sak to thave torn open a seonted. missive apparently directed ina feminine hand, and, as the story goes, livit- ing the gentleman to enll again, ‘This ses- sion : WIS ENTREATIES NAVA MAD LITTLE KY- Fret upon the cold hearts of Senators Kuy- kendall and Lewis, Chalrmen of the Com- mittees with which hls own 1s grouped, For this reason he refused to offer the enstomary resolution appointing the clerleal force on enrolling bills, because, ng ft fs sald, hls wife was not named as one of them. ‘his morn- ing the Senate togk tha matter in hand, and placed the clerks on the pny-roll, to the in- tense disgust of the venorable farmer, ‘The effect of this resolution fs to'saddle on tie State an additional expense of $18 per diem for about forty days, merely to cool the ofice-seeking proclivities of the Bureai man and his wife, * 4 _.. THE TOUSE. PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL. Spectat Mepateh to The Chicago Tribune. Sputxavie.p, 1), Jan, h—The ITouso mot this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Dysart of Lee, MeWillfams of Montgom- ery, Otman of Stark, Pearson of Cook, Nich- ols of Clinton, ‘Perrin of St. Clair, Young- blood of. Franklin, Sexton of Cook, and: Bregan of Clark, wero appoint by the Speakor ns the Standing Committeo on Con- tingent Expenses, : A message was received from the Senate announcing the adoption by that body of the Joint resolution on the subject of ‘| PLEURG-PNEUMONIA, Tho resolution was subsequently concurred in by the Jouse, iLinegar, of Alexander, offered a resolu- tion directing tho County Clerk of each county to furnish a-complete statement'of’ all the costs and expenses incurred by. hts county In tho enforcement of the erinitnal laws of tho State for the year onding Dec. BL, 1880.—showing the expenses of Grand Juries, cost of trinis: in criminal enses, the anount of jail fees, the per diem for dleting prisoners, ete,—for the purpose of showing the oxpenses of prosceutlng eriyes which amount to felonies. .In Introducing his resa- Intlon the gentleinan explained that It was preliminary ton bill. whieh he hind on the stocks, and which’ provided for tho State at large puylng for’ the prosecution of such cases, t THE RESOLUTION WAS AMENDED. . 80 as to apply to the County Clerks, the Clr- eult Clerks, and tho Clerks of the Criminal Court ir Cook County, ‘Lhe resolution thus amended was adoptail. Durfee, of Mncon, rose to a question of privilege for the purpose of contradicting the rumor that the Democrats were behind hand in furnishing the Spealer with thelr eandt- dutes for membership on the committees, Inview of the impossibility of doing any- thing before the appointment ofthe Commlt- tees, ha offered a joint ‘resolution pro- viding for an ‘adjournment from Friday untll Tuesday. ‘Pho resolution was final- Jy amended so us -to provide for an adjournment from Mriday until 4:29 p, in, ‘Tuesday, and in that shape was adopted, i ALurphy, of Vurry, introduced w DIM relat- ngto Costs IN JUBTICE-COUNT CASES whero the judgment hes beon roversed after sule on execution, Underwood, of Pike, offered a resolution setting forth tha alleged necesulty of a Read- ing Clerk, and providing for the appolutmont. to that position of u well-known journalistic Bourbon hailing froma inythical spot,whielt, for want of a botter name, has been dubbed Barataria, ‘Cho resolution was shoved on tho Conuuittes on Contingent Expenses, Kelly, of Perry, introduced a bill providing for thy ralsing of revenue for Stute and county purposes, Moro particularly, It pro- vides that nll railroads aliall report their gross carnings to the: Audltor of State, and bo taxed such a perogntage thereon In Neu OL all taxes ag shull be provided by law, “THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES that morchants, banks or. bankers, hotel- Keepers, Hvery-stables, butchers, bakers, millers, manufacturers, / doctors, lawyers, showmen, toll-bridges, {isurance, telegraph, and oxpresg compantes, and about overything else in sight, shall be Hablo to pay a Heense on thelr gross earnings, Martin, of White, Introduced a bill’ to amend tho State law on dhe subjéct of. bas- tardy. ‘Iho bill bs Intended to prevent tho mother of tho ‘alleged bastard fyom com: promising with tho young man in tho cose,” Cartor, of Adams, Introduced a bill pro- yiding for the -collestlon. of State statlatics relating to the fmprovement of highways, Linegar, of Alexander, Introduced 4 bill proyluing for the taxing of certaln corpora. tions on thelr groys recelpta. ‘Lhe bill con- templates the imposition of a taxof 8 per cent on the gross récelpts of Insurance com- panies, ¥ per cont on those of, telo-- graph companies, 3 per cont on those of ex- press companica, and 3 por cent on thoso of rallroads where the earnings of such rallronds do not exceed $3,000 per annyin por mile, and $ per cent where’ they’ exceed $3,000 per mille, ‘ McLeod, of McDonough, fired off a printed: copy of Necce’s Benate bill to regulaty THE RTOCK-Y ARDS COMUARIES, Tt was nothing more than the old bill with the oft head knoeked off nnd labled * House DIL No. ——. MeWillinms, of Montgomery, who was suppased to be afiicted a week ago with a consuming ambition to preside over the iall- road Committee of the House, but who was elreumvented, first by Plerson,of Mudison,atid Inter by Chatfer of Shelby, throw a farze- rized tomnalnwk tn the suture of hill to prevent rallrond companics from dividing or : POOLING THK BARNINGS, Sktnned uf its verbiage, the measure pro- vides that, If two or more. rallronds shalt pool thelr earnings, they shall pay a penalty uf $3,000 for ench day they shall se bunch their wealth, Prosecutions under the bill are to be made by the Rallrond and Ware house Commissioners on the complatnt of private ‘eltizens, ‘The netion tu be brought shall bo for debt, the Raflrond Commisstoners to employ coun-. sel to prosvente = tho stilt. ‘Tha penalty (tess attorneys’ fevs) $s to be paid Into the State School Fund, In case the Rall road Contntssloners fail to bring sult) when desired, a private cltlzen shall have the right so todo, Insuch cases one-hit of the pen- alty revovered shall go to the Informer, Baldwin, of Buren, intraduecd Uiree bills to enforce the provistons of the coustitutlorial amendment adopted at the last November election. 5 Crows, of Wayne, introduced v bill allow- ine School Directors tu provide for the use of dally aid weekly newspapers ag reuding mat- ter in the public schools, A HONAL RAILROAD, Stover, of Curroll, offered ‘the following resolution, with a clause calling upon the IMtnols delegation in Congross to secure the passage of laws In accordance therewith: Resotced, Vhut tho Government of the United Btutea shold bulld x sytem of tallronds—n horthorn, a central, ind n southern Mne—ot double or triple tracks and ateel rail, from the: Atlanile Oceun to the Misourl River, and lease Jt te the company vr companies that would ike {tnt the lowest rate of fixed tariff ta tho peapte, and said roads be operated on the trackuze sys- tem, giving triekage to elthor fudlviduals “or corporations, the Government reserving the right to add addidonal rates of tariff, nud to ralav tho ening not to exeved the fntereat on the money expended In the construction of snid vouds, 4 Linegar, of Alexander, introduced a bill relative to CLEIKS) FEES in Clreult Courts, It provides for a. deposit of $6 by the plalntiY at the tlie of {Hing 2 Dill or declaration, a fee of $3 for entering defendant’s appearance, and a fee of $ for entering Judgment, and that these costs sin be aft that the Clerk can legally charge. Pearson, of Muidtson, introdueed 1 bm! to enable the State to enferco a lien, and to make {ts ell prior toatl other liens, anit thus secure Its more engy enforcement. This measure has'special reference to ‘the back taxes on THE OLD PENITENTIARY Proprnry at Alton, smounting to some $1,000, 'The flood of bUIs having been temporarily stayed, the House adjourned until to-morrow morning. BOARD OF ITEALTII, NTS ITS ANNUAL REVORT. laputch to ‘the Chicago Tribune, Dv, Ub, Janu —The State Board of Health has just made its annual re- port for 1880te the Governor, and the resultis adocument of considerable length and of general interest to medical men throughout the State, and to all who aro Interested tn seeing tho standard of professional etlies ad- vanced, x ‘The total number of certificates Issued dur- ing the year was 610, of which 428 were based. on dipiomas and Iicenses, twenty-four on extunination of ‘practitioners, fifty-two on years of. practice, elght on examination of inklwives, and ninety-elght on diplomas and. -years of.pructice. The total mumber of CERTIFICATES. ISSUED since the Board was organized is 6,659, of “Which 6,051 were to practitioucrs and 608 to midwives, The number of doctors prevented from preeticing In the Stale durlny 1880 who could noteomply with the law Js 149. The num- bor of practitioners tn the State when the law regulatlug tho practica of aedicine went Into effect was 7400, of which 3,600 were graduates and liccithates and 3,800 non-erad- uates, The number of graduates and Heen- ‘tintes Dee, 31, 1880, was 4,050, of non-gradu- utes 1,100, and the less number of practition- ers In the State now than when the law went into effect 1,850. ‘Tho less number of QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS 1n the State when the law went into effect Is about'1,050; tho registered practitioners to who neo certificates hnve been Issued, 425; and tho, numbor of certificates issued to practitioners in adjoining States whoso prac- tlee extends Into I linols, 150, In July, 1877, there was about one physl- cian to avery 450 of population,, while’ now thore fs one to about every 560, and It is hoped that within tha next year there will be one to 00, Tho diplomns of thirteen medleal col- leges are not recognized, Including, durin tho Just year, one of tho College of Physl- clans and Surgeons of Iowa, three of tho Ameriéan Medical College of St. Louis, and three of the Missourl Homeopathie Medleat College, whieh had been granted contrary to the Bonrd’s regulations, THY OPE 18 EXPRESSED that the day Is not far distunt when no di- plomas will bo recognized, and that all who commence practics in the State from that Mine shall be subjected to un examination be-, fora receiving 0 lleenso to practice. On the subject of elevating tho standard of nequires, ments among the collexes tho repurt says: Although deoldod progress has beon made by tho medieal collages in glevating the standard of acquiraments within the Inst fow yours, att there Is much rou for fmprovemont. an Indes endont Exuniniag Bourd fin this state would brig wbout this resilt much sooner. Kron this caus and our geographical posltion nt lenst-tf- teen medical colleges whoso diplomas we now rocogulze would become extinot, Inothor words thore ure 100 MANY MEDICAL RCIHOOLA, and tho rlyalry aud peountury needs Incident to ils greut wuinber resulte i tho graduation of too ninny that are not qualitied.. When it is borne in mind that Ohio hus tun medical colleges, Indiana five, Minolsslx, Kentucky four, ‘Tonnes: goo tye, Migsourl twelve, Michigan four, and Towa throg, tho foregoing remarks will bo ap. preclated, In tho fittecn alluded to, they nro nae, nuwoves, Gontlied to theStates entimerated, na thera aro soyerat in tha aller States which would no doubt fall. Devided progregs bas boon mado during the pat year in ridding the Stuto of Mignorunt and pretontions Speniliatas and {t fs hoped that this cluss of charlutung and ine postors will xoon disappear, In the Anil over- throw of Dr. Buchinan,”’ the netion of tho Hoard sluco its organization baa unterinily asalated, 18 nono of tho diplomas of his go-callad colleges huve beon recognized In thid State, ‘Lo Mtr. Joh Norrly, of Villadolphia, is due tho credit of bringing this linposter to juativo, ‘The “Now Knutund versity hasulso received Its mulotus, tninly through tho work of tho ourd, within the las : onEbe, puch the vast threa months the Board ras eni¥ed for itinerant licenses, two or tho aps piteants provontting diplomas of reputable instl- Utlons. Instead ot pursutuy a general practice, however, they wore in rentity tho ‘ Aas Ov A “PATENT MEDICINE,” in tho opinion of the Rourl, tho granting of diplomas to thls claus of penions tein boss ion to the spirit of tho Int, the ttluvrant boing tho Worst qunuks.—ready tu to anything in tho way of humnbuguing to maky inouyy. Flaming: onrds and ciroulurs with regard to thelr wonders fu} healing powers are not enouxb, but ternper- ancy lectures, and oven tho prayer-meoting: are imide the means of ndvertialng ther nen imposing upon a eradulous publle, Tiong Ine stance Wwhon the Souretary of the Boar, Dr. Rauch, ebjocted with some warmth to granting y Uconsd, the party auld thats writer manda. mus would compel the Board to grunt it. ‘To this tho Dovtor prouptly seplicd that nothing would plouse him botter, us thoy an wpportualty would ty n@orded to thoruugtly expose this class of non, ‘The report then tukes up the so-called untl- yersitles, medien] fnstitutes, and private dla pensarles. chartered. by the Stato under tho: act of April 18, 1873, An cxamtnation of tha records: showed that many of these wero fraudulent, and satlefled the Board that If WAS AN IMPOSITION on the publfo to grant: them Meanses, though they wore met by the stntoment that under the Jaw there was no remedy, But, under tho’ general power of the Medical Practica J act, the Board ina abort tlag ouppreased tho ‘ten yours, and University of Ediuburg--a concern whiels operated from Chicnzo—and the Northwest ern School of Midwifery. Tn niswer toa letter from Surgeon-Generat Milllngs, U.S. AA, Inquiring ,as to the status of THE EDINDUNG UNIVERSITY, Chiengo, witch was found to have heen fs- sulng medical dplomay with the following names attached: 8. Dodae, M.A, M. President; J. M. Roberts, 14.0., 8 Martin Milan, AL 1.3. Samuel } LL.D; Willlam L. Ladington, M. ie; An drew f, Edwards, LL.D, Dr. Rauch come piled nnd Incorporated In the report the fol- lowing bit of history In regard to thut DELECTADLE : The Edinburg University, of Chicago. was ine corporuted under the genera! lawa ot tho State on the 2k day of September, 187, ‘The Incarpors ators wore Nuthin 8. Hotbies a ! Solon, dates Bhiek, 2.8. Tobin, aid i. Te THe ill sald te be from Chi Nono of these pars t ald be found tn 6 elreniuars Issued from Bt. fils institution was chartere Legisiature of Hinals in the year be the fmpression tbat ft was ehurte apeckit net, and not under the generat inv. > certitiante purporting to be sigued by Kdward Ituunnel, Secretary uf Btute, [Minols, was ape pendetl to the circular, stuting tht “the above Institution was located on the eurner of Last. Madison and State streets, and was destroyed by the erent fire of A.D. Although sibultary Superintendent of the City of Chieuyo, KNEW NOTIUNG OF ‘TH TENCE ofthisuntversity, ‘This certificate of Hummels’ had the great qeul Of tho State of Uluols ate od, 18 dated Avg 225, 1875 nud closes with an uppedt ton tderal public to ald fa plieing this Anstituttor agit in ite former state of user ness." v thi the meantine left Chieago and went to St, Loujs, He mude nn elfort to aecure aeertifieate fram the Mlinols Rute Board, but, when required {to make at aitday ound only swear to geventeen yours of 7 but. in tha tetter of fransinittal eatd that “the: lund Medical Cglleye owed hin uv diplom: N eertiflente was geanted tli, aud in hort iitap after be whe arrested fn Raudolph County: jor rt Heo was * Itiuernting.” On bis trial he proved | that he hud been practicing tn thla State uyex Jwas aequitted. He made aie Inorenttenpt 19 pruetice Ih the State rhae tivo months after, hut then only reniyned ut one place a day, fearing arrest. ‘The drip was so un- satisfietory and unprotitable tit he has not been it the State since, but his coullned hls bperntions to Sg Louls, Among tho a In the pogaesalon of the Hount is what purports lobe a Catalog of the Ollicers and Studesits of Kilnburg University,—Maroh, 18ie!" putilished du St. Louis, Inglis it tastated that the ug Northwestern Qpilege woe originally chartered in 186%, “reebhrtorad in Ist “and 1870, its mame bef changed ta the Eine burg Univers#y, In the fall of | 18st it ts stated that tha Universt with Its museut and Ih 8 test ro: he great eontiizration of WW." Pho er Wits afterwards subpitted to the Cireult Court of St, Lonis, und with tne alizht changes. Its capital stoc! SUWOO, hr the eatlog fn three dltfereat ‘ how he alludes to the Northwestem: College, This fa no doubt ine tended to decelyp, ug tho Northwestern Univer- elty fg an institupion of repute at Evanston, une der tho control ¢f the Methodist Church, The wath, da his Hat pl Incorporators the names of Edwurds and 18 cock appear, Dodge clatiis that his letters on ® Cardiie Disease” were pubs Ushed in the Northern Ciratian Advocate and the Northivester Christian .tdvocate of Chieitga, In 1878 Leailed upon Dr. Arthur Edwards, who, for fourteen yours, was editor or usslstnnt editor of the hitter puper, and whe Informed me that NO SUCH A PAPER ag tho firat-ennmed was over published In Chicn+ io. und thst Dodge had nover, to bla (Edward’: knowledge, been a eunteibuter to, or an ad! User in, tho titter-named paper, and that Dodge's coupling with the statements Just de- niet thit A. Ll. Edwards and 1. Hitchcock were minong fils Incorporators, appears to brave been done with the Intent to decclye, ns A, Ed- wirds ut that time was editor and L, (itehcoclk publisherof the paper in whieh he falsely gald his letters were published. in this connection Jt may not Ue ninlas for me to state that Dr. Barth tho nbortlonist, would probally not have had fnother victin but for this unfortunate provise jon fn tho law [tho act of April 18, 1872]. The report then takes up the “James Medical Tustitute” sand the © “Chi- cago Medical and Surgteat Institute,” and reproduces a letter froma father Inclos- ing one of * Dr,” James’ : OBSCENE CIRCULARS, whieh had been sent through tho.malts ad- dressed to ils duughter, and asking the Doard if girls must be debauched by such devils,in hitman form, and under a charter from the State, |. ; A Prof, Slade, Superintendent ‘of Publte In- struction,’also called tho attention of the See- retary t i 3 A LETTER received from a well-known gentleman, ine closing nelreular which his daughter had reeelyed by mall, It was thedames “dodger” before referred to. ‘Vhis clreular was pro- pared to escape tho Postal Jaws; and advicots thereln given to the party writing for the urtleles advertised to have them sent by ex- press, Upon investigation, the Sceretary found that In one ‘town betw Alfty and sixty of the cireulars had been sent, by snail to school-girls, .. A Speelal Agent of the Post- Oflee Department nade an exnubunation to ascertain, If possible, how James obtained the Hist of sehoul-teachers and female puptls of the State, TUL SEARCIT WAS FRUITLESS. James, las Whittier, was arrested & Qov- ernment ofcials, charged with sending obscene mutter, through the mails, and held wander bonds of $2,000 to tho United States Court. Ascarch throngh the records of the ollice of the Seeretary of State revented the fuct that Smith Whittipr, John F. MeCor- mick, and gohn W. McLean had {neor- porated the “James Medical Institute of Uhicago,” cupital stock $400, for the avoweil object of curing the “chronte diseases whieh flesh is heir to.” ‘The principal office of suld Company was lovated at Chicngzo, IL Ninc-tenths of tho ecapltal stock was subserlbed by Whittier, and one-tenth by both MeLenn and MeCorniek, It would ap- pear that all legal “reculrements regarding tho orgunization were compiled with, as (he “James Medical Institute’ has trans ucted business ever since March 6, 1870, At- tention is also called to several QUACK ADVERTISEMENTS embodied inthe report ant taken from a Chicago morning paper whiele devotes its columns to that purpose, ‘The report utso gives tho particulars relative to the organiza Yon of -“Dr -Jacas’ “Private Dis- pensary,” of Chieago, LL, whieh was Incorporated Mareh 20, 1880, by Lucas R. Willams, Axel W. Boye, and Nenry Shef- fel, “for thetrentinentof all private, neryous, aitd chrenic diseases!” Fob, 0, 1880, the Boaril revoked the certificate of Lucas 2. Willams, alias Lueas, for unprofessional conduct, Imimedlately after this he formed tho corporation referred to, ‘he report rec- commends that the chartors of the “James Med{eal Institute” ane Dr, Lucas? Private Dispensary” be revoked by the Secretary of State, and that amendments of the law of {n- curporation be mule 80 as to prevent the eva- ston of the law in tls respect by requiring 0 more explicit statement ty tlie apptteation for Neharter of tho purpose for which the Instl- tution Is organized, ‘Ths report also contalns tho following cl i TIMELY SUOGESTION: It would algo do no harm to remind tho ex: prea conipanies of thelr responsibility. und io tute law, atthe sano timo culling tholr at> tention to the nesistanee a} render thowe mon in tholr disreputable work, Tam not aware of a singlo prosceution under the Stato law, and f think the attention of the different state's Attorneys should be culled to the fuct., Noone more thoroughly upprectates tho dliticulty of irate | prosecul focan) Of this character than T, for the rensou tat usa rute those who revolve olreulars, books, cto. of this charactor auy Nothing about thoi,” Tt ts -thoreforo im- portant that there should be conoort of uedon, und Chavo no doubt with tho codperation of the United States and State authorities, and of the Bootuty foe tho ‘suppression of Vied, in a abort time tha Btate will bu relieved from this mcnace te public morals and incentive to crime, Under the head of . .* GENERAL SANITATION of the State, tho report saya: , Owing toy want of Ume and means not as much attention bas been paid to gonvral aaul- tion as was desirable, although some progress bos buen mare In the Investiguiion of the pollu: tlon of streams, tho water-wupply of cites und woumlng year, Esper ry rH Pearls Quingy, Itovk Leland, ana Tok tank ‘Tho disenscs of eur dowestio aninald, eapects ally these of un Infectious or contagious char. xoter, demand aur attention from’ a sanitary; and {idivectly frou 4 commergial ataudpoiut, A wrpwing Interest iu ee + LOCAL SANITATION ' ie manifest throughout the Beate, and it Is clear- Jy tho duty of the Board to envourage the sao by the formation of te Within tho last year repeated applieutions fur the investiyation of fund ntulterations have Deen nade, batt for the rengons atl eas alluded to nothing could be done. ty mins Instances: no doubt great good can be necomplished, bat {hero nre othora which have ne sanitary benre, ng, and come unter police aupervision, dP 18 IMPORTANT RE that tho vita! stntistics of the State be collected and prepared for publication. In danuaryturd Frbnlary the Hourd recelyed tho death Reoget of'the Chy of Chicago, and by potted dn caused tho return of about 2,000 births thitypnd been omitted. For the Inst three tmont! time perinitted, we have been exuminin returns of Kangamon County, but haw! Mnished the investigation, Hoth In Coe Sangamon Counties too Tittle attention to thy collection of vital statistten, ‘Thy sanitary condition of the Statg louse {3 nlso referred to, and alterations /and re- pairs tn the plumbing sugested, tg the end that a better ventilation may be seejred, REGARDING THE EXPENDITCRE OF THE ROAD, . the following showin Js made: Disburse- ments for salaries and tneldentals for the year 1880, $5,023; omaccount ofthe yellow- fever, $414; leaving’n balance of the yellow- fever approprintioion land of $3,107, THE THASUNEts Kepoir appended shows that, Including balance on hand at last report, Sept. 80, 1870, he recelved fram Dr. Raneh for fees $1,290, and pald out for office expenses and help $1,161, leaving «6 balance to the credit of the general account at this date of $125, and to the credit of the contingent fund $293, * ——_ ISH COMMISSION, J ANNUAL REPORT, Spettat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Srurxovieby, I, dan, 12.—The State Fish Comrajasion of Ilinots have just made a re- portto tha Governor of thelr doings from July,1, 1874, to Sent. 89, 1830, ‘The following iteing re taken from the report: “rly every year Lhe Mississippi and Tle tiols Rivers overtlow their banks; backing the. water out into the low places, shatlow Inkes, andslonzhs, Into these places theJish xo and deposit thelr spawn, It 1s there hatahed, and, as tho watergecetles, \ THE PARENT PISit Mind thelr way back to deeper water, sud the young are eft to perish either from drying up of suet places or from belng frozenSout in winter, To take these youns fish frum these places, depositing the comnioner. varietics i the nearest deep water, savloy the bass, croppie, and wall«yed pike for dls tribution in other portions ‘of the State, has. been thé work of the Commilsston. From tho Ist of August, 1879, to Sept. 90, 1890, there have been taken from places where thoy would Yave died If not resened, and deposited in the rlyers and Inkes along the Mississippi and Iinols Uivers, and dis- tributed to various ponds and streams throughout the State, 1003f NUSHELS OF YOUNG NATIVE FISIT of all yarleties, suck ag bass, croppie, walleyed — plike, perel, sunfish, —eat- fish, bullponts, ete. ‘he Commissioners s+ {inate 20,000 to the bushel, which would give An aggregate of 5,595,000 fish, Every mative fish planted in any of our streams fs said to be an assured success. ‘There are but few natural homes for the trout except in the extreme northern portion of the State, and dind a large quantity of trout and salmon bees produced it would have been dificult to have so plunted them that any certainty of suecess would have re- sulted, The. Commlsstonors state that it !s dimeutt, in tha short space of time -sinco the first planting of fish, to ascertain i HOW MUCH MAS MREN ACCOMPLISHED $ but ft is known that In several instances fish have been taken with the hook from places supplied that were not known there prevl- ously. Several fine epeelmens of cropple have been taken by hook aud line from the Ittnots Central Ratlrond ponds at Clinton. ‘These were from among the first fish planted, The supply of fish that.could be saved is al- most, inesthuable, and the munber that per- Ish each year would stock every stream In tho State If they could be secured and put into them, With the ald of a ear filled up for-that purpose fish could be placed im every’ stream crossed by a railroad, with little de Tay and at ? A REASON ATILE ‘The Commission design asking the various railroad companies to help in the matter, and they have no doubt that favorable arrange- ments will be mate, + ‘The Commissioners have on hand ready for distribution about 20,000 black bass, cropple, ete, ‘These are kept in ponds and live-boxes, and can bo had on application, They have, as faras possible, supplied all who came for them willl young native fish, and are pleased to note Seema A RAPIDEY-INCREASING INTENEST In the subject of fish culttre in almost every suction of the State, ‘The Counnisstoners say that while thelr Appropriation would not adinit of as general adistribution as would, seem destrable, yet they feel sure that thelr work will compare favorably with nny of our neighboring States, faking into consideration the amount of money they had to expend aud the extent of territory they hat to work up and supply. THEY RECOMMEND AN APPROPITATION suficient fo carry out successfully thelr work, ug well as enough to ndmit of a hatch- Ing-house located at some desirable point, br order that they may do thelr share towards stocking tho great lakes with the valuable whitetish, Carp Is regarded as the comtng foor-fish for [Mnols, Rapid growth, adaptation to all kinds of waters, ease with which they. are kept, and being very prolific, make ft very desirable. ‘Tho Commissioners say THEY ARE BATISFIED that with the labor of ‘a few years every farmer avho has or can build a sinall pond enn have, ata trifilng oxpense, 2 constantly. Increasing supply of this valuable tood-ish, Prof. Balrd has promised a further supply of earp for our rivers, A recommendation 1s matte that the Fish Jnws bo go ainended ns to make the catching, other than with hoot: and Hne, of any kind of fish during the close season a erlminal offense, mil the possession of such fish dure Ing that thine a erliminal offense, Complaint has been made to the Commis sion that tho rivers In the State are k OUSTRECTED NY DAMS not provided with suitable fish-ways, and a suggestion Is mada that means be provided for enforcing tho fnws tn this particular, 'The total expenditures during the tine cay- ered by tha report were §2,850,70, The tmnaunt on hand Oct. 1, 1880, was $700,341, ‘The report concludes: with- an ackuowl- edgment of thanks to-varlous ratlrond nan agers nnd offielals, who rendered vatuable assistance in earrylug tanks froo ln thelr bugs gage cary, often to’ .the inconyentence of tralninen, Few requests havo been made of rallroud oficials that huve not been freely granted, ‘Phe report fs signed hy N. K, Fair- bunk, and S, 2, Bartlett, Connnissloners, ———- GENERAL NOTES, , STATE NONTICULTULAL SOCIETY, Bpectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Sruwaviesy, Ub, Jun, UL—Thoe Executive Board of tho Ulnols State Horticultural Soclety held its regular aunual mevting in this city, with the tollowlng menibers pres- ent: Prealdent C, N. Dennis and Secretary OB. Galusha, of tho Stato Society; W. A. Peattand J, Periam, of the Northern Soclety ; HL. ©, Hammond fand J, W. Robison, of tho Central Boclety; aud John M, Pearson, of the Southern Soctety, 3 . ‘The fallowing ware chosen as tho Comunit- tee on General Horticulture for 188t> emi, ttn Beat ee. Itai tit A’ Copor’ Sixth, Willian duck: son; Seventh, Zndlvott. A ~ ‘Lhe following ‘standing committees were selucteds , Orchurd Culturo—A, , Whiting, John Mf, Pear= Horry Culture—Strawberrles, tT. H. Leslie, O. B, Gufushu; ruspberries and bh cies, — Auguatloy, bd, Hooton. & oat Hourds af Mewtith. | (Grapes and Grape Cutturo—C, If, Atkins, B,J. ‘sgere Benches, Phins, and Cherrios—D. B, Wer, i, C. Bouton, Vexetalile Gardentng—C, ©, Happo, A. Tn Hay Farmers’ Hortiulture—i, Perlam, HL 31. Die ny. New Fruits, Trees, and Piants—J, T, Johnson, | 1, Clayscnt. ture—Mr. Devry, Mrs. O. Tewards, reatry and Ortiamental Tree-Planting—H. C. Graves, B. 8, Peterson, Landscape Gardening—Parker Earle, Bir. ‘rinks, Untomology—Prof, Cyrus Tuomas, Dr. &. G. Hutnphrey, rolthutoas Pent. 8. A. Forbea, Mr. Douglas. Botany and Vegetable Physiology—Profs. Hure rite and French, Metevrological—Prof. J. B. Turner; Tyler 3te- Wharten, a Ad Taterlm Committec—fenarson and Hayden, Southarn Districts Hammond and Vickroy, Cen- tril Districts; Whitney and Pritt, Northern District, Audlung bills, drawing warrants, instruct ing committees, and general routine busl- ness ocetpled the rematnder of the session, THE COLORED, MEN PROTEST. A protest has been prepared aud signed b over sixty colured Republicans of Spri field, protesting against the netlon of the Lek- islature In allowing the Democratic Aueestrs of the Senuteand House to select is iitors for the clonk-rooms upon thelr side pf each lfouse. ats protest reads as follows: To the Schate and House vf the ‘Tidetu-aceand Genemt Asembly: We, the undersiyned citizens of the State of ItMuols, respectfully beg leave to enter our protest. against tho ncfon taken by the majority party of your hunyrable bodies in granting such privileges to the minority by Which obnoxfous Democrnts,tecesve lucrative positionsat tho expense of, wore deserving of thelr fellows. Woe do not assume the right to dictate og to any appolntmenta, but we protest ayniinst « poticy not only detrimental to the Kes publlean purty, but ty the country ut lurge, kod we hereby petition fyat you rescind, or so far modify the nection frees taken, us to conform Ae the wishes of u faree number of your constit- ents, Wo refer to tho resolution granting the right of the ininorlts* party in the Legislature to select the Janitors in thn clonk-rooins. LICENSED 'TO ORGANIZE. The Scervtary of State to-day Issued Ieense to organize to the Gregory & Eldred Live- Stock Company, of Elon Dale Farm, County; capital $100,000; corporators, David D, Pierson, Marry W. Wriglit, A. B. Greg. ory, Charles dL Eldred. Also to “George HL. Taylor & Co.,,"" Chi- cago; enpital, 850,000. - Also to “ Nelson & Ce $0,000, 1s”? Rockford; capital, GEORGE- ELIOT. {Phe Functar. Ur the Grent Weiter—Firat Authentic: Account of Her Eurly Lite. 3 Twmournfal weather, on the 90th wt, the sorrewing friends of “George Eltot” followed her renmuing to the gkave Jn Uhat part of High- gate Cemetery which ts distingulshed from the inaln and orthoaok part of the ground by" the tern “unconseeraid.” That this gifted Jady had falled to find iy the tuets of life, ns they presented themselves to her enrnest and deeply Hautring mind, thyt support of Chris- tian belief which she had atone thueearnestly desired and yearned for, hig long ceased to beany secret. That she wi nevertheless, of a nature which, ‘above all \ts other rare and great qualities, was essentiily religious, none who are fainiilar with “ptch that she has written will doubt, All the vagious hues and gradations of thought sud \of . faith iningled in that robrencptaliveesneotinie which, despite the pelling rain an the un wholesome mist, struggled througtrmlig.ta the edge of the open grave on the side of Bo wet and woe-begone clay hil that looks over the most dlsmally spelled of all the onee benutiful districts of suburban London, Shortly ufter 1 o’clock the relatives’ and frientls of Mrs. Cross, whose family name was Evans, gathored to the mumber of more {han thirty at the house in which she died, in Cheynd walk, Chelesa, ‘Thenee tho way wus taken to Ulghgate, the great length of the funeral train attracting nuticefrom those bystanders: who Were ignorant as to whose remuins were being thus conveyed to their Inst -varthly resting-pluce. Etght funeral currlages and fiveor six private broughuus the hearse, the mourners bel JcW. Cross, Mr. Isaac Evans, Mr, Lewes, Mr. Willan Cross, the Hev, KF Evans, Mr. Albert Druee, Mr, We. HL Hall Mr. Frunels Utter, Mr. Tlerbert Spencer, Congreve, Mr EB. FS, Pleott, Mr. Rob Browning, Mr. B.A. Burton, Mr, Frederic Marrison, Mr. Edunund Gurney the Hot. George TNownrd, Mr. Fredertek” Locker, Mr. Kegin Vault, Mr. Blackwoot, Mr. ‘I. Sellar, ‘Mr. Robert Benson, Me Rolind Stuart, Mr, . WL, Warren, Myr, Viviun Lewes, | fr. Mutehins, Mr. Joseph Langford, Prot, Tyne alall, Sie Theodore Martin, K. C, 03, and Mr. Oseur Browning. Mnj-Gen. Mnamley, whose yirepehee among te many tour ers had been expected, was | unaveld- ably absent. Among the men of Tetters and art who assembled at the ground were Prof, Husiey, the Right Hon, M. 1. Grant Dull, Mr. Uamilton Aidé, Mr. Willian Allingham, Mr. Du Maurer, Mr, Sydney Colvin, Mr Rudolph Lehmann, Mr. George Sintth, Mr. Neary James, drs Lord Artur Russell, Mr. W. iS, Raiston, Sir, cheles, Sir Slenry ‘Thompson, John Lubbock, Birt. A,; Mr, ‘Tritbner, M Woolner, R. A. Mr. J. Millats, Croom Robertson, Mr. Lr. J. Knowles, Mr. ind mun Yate: Schutz Wilson, Prof. ley, Mr, DP. Sellar, Mr. G. J. Hotyan' Menry Maine, Mr. Lesti phen, Mr, frey “Luahington, Lady Colvile, antl Miss Helps. ‘The cotln, whith was,covered with flowers In various emblematic devices and forms, was of polished oxk, and bore the fol- fowlng Unserlptions “Mary Ann Cross: * George Eliot’ —Born 2d November, 1820; Died 22d December, 1889, “4... Quella fonte Che spande dl partir si furyo fiume.' After an address by Dr, Sadler, the Unita- rian winister, who read the services of his sect over the late Mr, George Honry Lewes, —nenr to whose graye .a new vault hid been opened,—the oMlelnting minister offered up a prayer, und the procession of carriages .was then reformed and took {ts way outoft the ehief cemetery and neross the hilly and onee rustle lane into the adjacent ground, Hore the Unitarian service was continued at the grave, where a large crowd had assembled, Nothing could exceed .1n fullness of respect ful order and self-dlscipline' the conduct of this numerous assemblage, all of whom re- malned to look down into tho grave, and aft- erward departed slowly and sadly froin tho spot. TUE STONY OF HER LIFE. A correspondent of tho Pall Matt Gazette publisties tho following, which ts the first authentle necountot George Klot's early Nfe, und has rover beford been yiven to the world: “Her father, Robert Evans, was Jand-agent and surveyor to five estates In Warwickshire, those of, Lord Aylesford, lord Litford, Mr. C, N. Nowdegnte, Str Bromley-Davenport, und Mrs. Gregory. In this: capacity he was’ highly respected, and his reputation for trustworthiness may be sald to have been proverbial, Mary Ann wag tho youngest of Uires children by a second inarringy, Mr. Evans having aoa son ind daughter by bis first wife. Slo. wis it re- markablo chill In many ways, thoughtful and curnest, and at the age of 1 ulght have Leen seen teaching in the Sunday-sehool fia little cottage near her father's house, Sho recelved her firateducntion at Miss Frinklivs school, in Cayentry, and retained through fe un affectionate remombrance of these teachers of hor eliildhood, often speaking of her obligation to MIxs Rebecca Franklin for minch careful training, Her family resided At Gri? until about her 20th yeur, her mothor having died when she wast, It cannot bo doubted—there Is overt evidence of the fuet—that her girlish, experlonces in’ that prosate country district were 80 nntny hoarded treasures in hor roten- tlyo meniory wiileli, by mons of her mats volons wit aud lusight Into character, served toenrich her first three novels anid her *Sgenes of Clerical Life! Her letters of thase days show a penetration, wit, and philosophfeat observation belonging rather toimaturye fe, and. they show also that her taind was deeply fmbued with evangelical senthnents, Mer alsters and brothers having inarried sho fived alone with her futher, who In 184t remeved from Critf te Foleshtl Coventry. In this somewhat more po: uelghborhood she soon beemne known 08 person of more than common Interest, and, Moreover, As% Most devoted daughter and the excellunt manager of her father’s household, ‘There was perhaps little at first slglt which betokened genius in Uiat quiet, gentle-man- nered git] with pale, grave face, naturally pensive in expression; and ordinary ac. gualntances regarded hor chieily for the findness and sympathy that were never wanting to any, But to those with whom, by some unspoken aMluity, her soul could expand, lier expressive gray eyes would dightup with intense weaning and humor, aud the low, sweet volcv, with its pecullar wanuerisin of speakluy—which, by the way, -/charucters, caused a constant fund of knowl: wore off in after years—would give utter- | ance to thonghts 50 Tich and singular that. converse with Miss Evans, even in those days, made speech with other people scem: flat and common, “ Miss Evans was an exemplifleation of tha fact that a great genius {3 not an exceptionnl, capricious product of Nature, bué a tiing of slow, laborious growth, thefruit of fudustry | and the meneral culgurdof tho fnettties, At § Foleshitl, with amplesfeans and jelsure, her" real education begnz. She touk lessons In Greck and Lath trom the Rev. T, Sheep shanks,.then ley (muster of the Coventry Grammar Sehool. and she, German, and Jéillan from acquired Freneli, Signor Brezal, Au acqualutanes. With Hebrew was tho result of her own up@ttled efforts. Froin Mr, Simins, | the ‘wanist of St. Miehnel’s, Coven: tr: ed lessons In niusic, althongh 3 it own tine nitisieal senso which Was AG iadagher In after ter years an atdinirable plano | Heit Roti rear Ing once learned escaped. | arvelous memory: and her keen synte ~ ry with all human feelings, in whieh: Iny > | scere : of her power of discriminating edo to flow Into her treasure-house fram, the social world about ler. — Among the {n- thnate friends whoin she made in Coventr wero) Mr. and Mrs. Chartes- Bray—both well known i Iterary citeles, tn Mr Bray's family she” found sympathy | vo of knowledge ind with 4 nd views that ind begun to with her ardent f the more enllght supplant thosounder which (as she described _ ; io) her spirit hal been grivvously burdened. Emerson, Froude, George Combe, Robert Maekay and thany other nen of mark wero! ut virlous times quests at Mr, Bray’s house... at Rosell while Miss Evans was there either +" as Sniate or occusional visitors and many: a. Hine might have been seen pacing up and down the lawn, or grouped under an old ncnela. wen of thought and research, dis- eussing all things in heaven and earth, and Ustening with marked attention when’ one Bentle woman's: valve was heard to utter what they. were galte sure had been well tuntured before the tips opened. " uny, could feel themselves her supertor in xeneral Intelligence, and it was amusing one’ ; duy to see the amazementof n certain doctor, . - why, venturing on a quotation from Epictetus * * to an tinassuming young indy, was, with modest politeness, corrected in his Greek by - g lis femtnine auditor. One. rare characteris- tle belonged to her which gave specular. : charin to her conversation. She lind no petty 2. exatisn, no spirit of contradictions she nevers.4 talked for effect. A hapyy thought, well ex- pressed, tiled her with delight. Ina moinent £ she would sleze the point and improve upon It, so tint common people began to feel them selves wise dn her presence, and perhaps years after she would. remind them, to their pride and surprise, ot the good things they hat sald.” ——— 9 POLICE ESTIMATES. What Is Reqnired to kun the Depart« . ment This Year. Superintendent McGarigte, of the Vollce Department, yesterday submitted to the Con- troller his iden of the amount of money need: | ed this year to ran that portion of the City.” Governmens of which he-has charge. ‘The figures were carefully considered, The fol- lowing is'the statement, with communication necompniylng Its OPFiCy OF THE GRNERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF Pontcr, Ciicaga, Jan. L—The Hon. T, T. Gus ney, City Continlicr—Dean Yi: The followlug | is the estimate of the amount, renal for pro- * Vialng for and malntiining the Police Depart: i ment of the city curing the figent irae ending. 1 the Sst day of December, 1881. fam so tm pressud with the munifold ndvantages and use- atness of the now police alarm system, reconyy Jutroduced in the Departinent and now fr stic cessful aperation in the. West Twellth eirget® District, that 1 deem it proper, and for nu beat interests of the elty, to recommend that fit be Jmmnediutely “established in and extended to 1 avery police district througbout sue! The: * Weat Luke Street Distriop hus Seen divided re cently, nnd two telegraph stutions established, | where the aystem wilt be in operntion Ino few"! days. Thaveinclided in the estimutes items; ‘for two siinilar stations, each, fa Deering | 1 Ituwson Street Vistricts, deeming it € districts comprising such o and remote from tho centre 3 Tha wnount necessiry procuse the outfit, Jaciuding tha ereeth uilings, pinvbaging horgos, apparntu: muy Uppear lngye, as sut forth fn this year's cs: Unnate, but tt must bo remembered In consider- ing tne nntter that, when once established, there fs nOfurthor expense to be incurred -in connection with the syatem boyond the ordinary expeyse of rynuing’ it. i, therefore, submit herewlth extlingtes for tho cost of gutae, und would respectt ujly nak that the Cry Conuell, by apnropriation, prpvide:for its general tse in the department. Lam fully conyhiced that tho Inst. - tug beneflt—tn the increased security ty Ife und property—which the people will derive trom its > usa will more than campensnte for tho expense of its Introduction and maintenance: BALARIES. i 1 Superintendent, $ 3,000 | 2500 3 1} a 8 for Superintendenta, Beecerary; detect- Ives" office, and a record: clerk, Five Captains at 1,800 enob..:. Fiftwen Bergennts ut $1,000 exo! ‘Twenty detectives ut $1,100 cach Hailitfa for Potiee’ Courts,’ pautidkeeper, stationkeepur, policeinen fot Mayor, Comtroller, and Law Department, lock~ up keepers, inspectors of LPawnshops, oud an Iuspector of vobleles.,...... Flity day-xqund men for bridges, “tin: nels, street-crossingy, and raiirond. depote at $000 enc! ‘Three hundred and fi z TO) ordinary patrot duty at $000 exch. Englacers, Janitors, telegraph-aperatora, Bud VOLCTMMALY BUTECOH.......-esseere Total..,.. VOLICK*-ALARM TELEGRAPIL?. 6 oe Tho following table shows the numberof lots, | hoses, horses, and wagoys requirad Sor the. 3; Police-Akirin Delegraph: 4 Districts. . Supply team... Central Btution Taye ‘ Horeca, vis, Hauares Tote, er AS bate ee pe PRS LS PARE pe wd ag 1 ” Provided for * Provided for Provided for TOtWl..0+ vessecessseras i 1 a ‘The cstimute for tho Polteo Alarm-Telegraph'. + fas Twelve police telegraph-stations at £2,000 West Twelfth stroct, Weat Lako strect,...0..+06 Weal Madison sub-station LACH sooee eee8 008 Seventeen nuw wagons and repal 00d One lot In Deering Street Distries 2,00) Ttent of bara-lot in West Sweit Diatriet, One lot in Milwaukeo and North avenues, Purchasing of forty borses.. Feeding und. ahooine, Harness and ropalrlug, ts Lamps, oll, brushes, combs, shoyals, forks, horse-biankets, bundeutts, leg-trons, etretehors, and barn furniture, Total +e. +853, For unfscellancous items $90,683 aro naked, In- eluding $10,000 for seerct service, for 4 emorxencica, rlote, and clections, $0,000 for fins ¢ aulture, beds, and bedding, and 815,00), In addi- tion to tho procevds of tho Bule of tho Union and BMudison Bireot Station, for bullding a polica ¢ station on Desplaines strect. Sed | Total amount asked for, €019,233, ae * Tho catimates arv accompanied by the follows 7 {ny tuble, which showa tho population ofthe city, * ; tho numerianl strongth of tuo pallee force, andj the netual papraies: of the department euch { your since 187: Numerical - a Popidiag strength Expendle 5 flame) of forces ture. iieids wi 4B ry *Estimatod. 4 MEXICAN VETERANS’ REUNION, Louisyn,t@ Ky., Jan, 13,—Aa heretofore announced, the National ‘Association of Vet- erans of. tho Mexican War will hokt its an- ntial mecting In this elty Febs22. During its t sesalon the Assoclation will be the object of the hospitality of the veterans of the elty and State. ‘The latter desire to extend to ol “comrades a genuine old Kentucky wolconig suchas Wil maintain the credit of the Com- ulonwealth, “a ae Mr. Willlam Lowery, foreman Suffolk aa | utneturing Company, bes Washington street,’ § Boston, thus spuke of tho way It works: One > ofourtnen had been suffering with severe pains In the side and back for sone time, He ¢ used & number of remedies without relief, 5 oud at last was persuaded to try St. Jacoby Oll, whieh entirely cured hin. “I can highly recommnend It, a3 by Its use several other of our uinployés have been cured, ‘ When lifo fy a drug, and you hayeiout all hope, thou trust in Hop Bitten, 4 ”