Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1881, Page 9

h 4 e SBR RAK eos eh THE CHICAGO. TRIBUNE THE STATE CAPITAL. A Bill Offered in the Senate on the Subject of Public Ad- y ministrators. — : Information as to the Cost a printing. Legislative i U3ills. a ——— ding the Law in Relation to the Amer ascosment and Collection » “of Taxes. ———— Petltlons in Both Houses for tho Pas- sngo of tho Hinds Temper+ ance Bill. The Government Railroad Bill, Reported ‘Adverscly by tho House Com- mitteo. . TIT * gpeetat Dispatch (0 The Chieago ariounes Sruixcriety, I, Jan. 4—The Sannte metthis evening at the usual hour, Petltions were presented praylng the jus- rage of tho everlasting Hinds bill: Only one yas ont of thebenten path. It requeated the nppolntisent of a goimmission to preyent the destruction.of thaber in the State. MESOLUTIONS, Senator Ford presented n resolution calling, for the ndditlon to the Senate Committees of one on Temperance, It was lold over un ‘ules, . we mnator Kelly offered aresolution to faell- {tate the passage of appropriation bills. ‘A billwaspresented denying the. right of appeat of Judgments rendered before a Jus tee of the Pence when tho amount 1s less than $20. é Several bills were presented’ looking, to- {yard auiendorents of the Practice acts, PUULIC .DMINISTRATORS, , Senator Nevdles offered a bit on the anes- tou of Publle Administrators, of estates. It gives the power of appointing them to the sovernor, aul provides that thelr term of | Mice shall be four years, "They shall adinin- kter: First, when a stranger dies Intestate without relatives, or dies leaving a will and no executor 1s named therein, or the execu- for named Is absent or fails to qualify; see- ond, where persons die Intestate and do not Jeave known heirs; third, where unknown persons are font dead; fourth, where par- tles die fntestate, leaving property, motey, ete, exposed ta luga, nud “no other person ndininisters on tho sine with- in sixty duys after tha © deuth of the intestate; fifth, where an estate Is left Hable to be lujured, wasted, or lost, the deceased being intestate; sixth, Jn cases where the Court shall frour any good cntise order the Publie Aditalstrator to take pos- session of sald estate to provent its being in- jured, puriloned, or lost; seventh, in all cases In whieh the County Court may think ito bo to the best Interest of the estate, ho should ndmintster thereupon, The Public Administrators stall In alt cnises file n bond as the Court shall require, ‘Tho bIN further provides fora declaration of vagancy In the oflee where the Administrator falls: to. tile his bond; and, upon certifleate of ‘the County Judge of such. fret, tho Gov- emor slit appoint o successor. - my bill fs drawn with an emergency clause Senator Needles says that, under the present low, these Public Administrators hold their olilees for Hfe, as there fs no way to ‘dis: charge them unles# upon charges of mul. feasance Jn office, ‘This bill seeks: to give greater security to heirs, ag-it_ Increases tho: Mability af the Pnbite Adininistrator by mak- Ing hiuegive: nheayy general bond fur-tho falthful distribution of the estate, * Sditor Edwards Introduced a bill to re- peal the military ende of the State, COST OF ISLATIVE PRINTING, Senator Do Lang presented a report from tributes the followlug Intorntatton as to the costof priuting the proceedings: ‘ From information before tho Connittee, do- rived froin tho Printer Expert, we tnd: Firt—Thut the coat for peter synopsis of bills, if printed as of Clnes 3, will bo S14 pee ‘pake, ciich Muze to Contaia Kbout thirty titles, , Guder contruct with Stato Trinter, the’ presse Work tu cost nottlng, . Second—That tho dally proceedings .of tho Senate may be published in two daily newspne Persufditterent potitics, publiahed fu the Clty Of Sprngiekl, for tho sum, to cach, of $5 per tolumn of ninetvon Inches sold vonparell type, thout charge for umking copy of Jourtints; jach Senator's dosk to be furnished witha copy at whichever paper he may prefer. Think—From thy Hxpert Printer'a ostimate ecvst of publishing the Sounte Journal dail Hpanphict form throughout this sexslon will 30 £1,000, wii the additional cost to be pald i Sages to ono man to aasist tho Secretary, aud our pructicnl proof-render, ae recorimond the wdoption of tho following Heute, That there bo’ printed onco each Reek, for the use of tho General Assembly, 200 soples of tho. Senate Bynapsty of Dili an 0 fples of tho’ House synopals, tho work té Le ria under the suporviaion of tho Secretary of F ‘The roport was recelyed and the resolution ail over wnuler the rules, wid a satabble Will be th order among the Sprinctield print. Hite Who shall publish the synopsis of : The following bill, presented somo days . A te y Senntor Gunipboliy wis “ordered to bitd reading : A Miu for an act to amond See, 169 of an act cuiltled An Act for tho nesessment of prop: » Shy and for tho levy and collection of taxug + Mpbraved Murch. G0, 18:2, tu foreu July, 182, Saniended by an uctuppraved May 3, 1673. ~ EALCTION 1. He tt ennielecl, eles, itt Hee, 19, 08 Perelufore amined, of an not ontitied “An Aut a Assesament af proporty, and for thy tov, jag fillection of taxes,” approved Marcel g appt force July 1, 1872, a9 umended by an wee mnaoted May 8, 187d, bo ana tho same fs hereby qeuded to reud as fallow . ins 1, Town und District Collectors shutl Tor ag Hho tax-books and make Mnat wottlerient for HO AmnoNNt Of tuxes pluced in thulr Iunds Margellection on or before the 1th diy of Deicke, Mttor rocolving tho, tax-boukes tine ts tint “the “County Collector may ee wtlty In writing, tha sevaral own twepatrict Collectors upon what day, within aha, doys after the lth duy of March, they iment Pear at bis ufica to make fim sottlo- MMe tho the of making return to the ¥ Collector ench Town or Distriat Collvetor, ed Under township orunization, shall und daliver to the County Callvetor a tatoment, in writing, of the LMOUnt of aes bo tas bee unable to collect on real ‘and from persons ch ged WIL porsonul> ind eho, cttees Which Btatement shu araw ouch ered { (0x, tho same us in the tux buols dutly= 0 bin Ly tho County Clerk, ang stutl suow the page of the tax book and tho Mne of the page on which the bo delinquont, nud in cise where bean puld on nny one page on the ebook, the pike footings uf tho Wixes ene? Pass May be copled nto. such. Btato- the ata geet HOt be needy te give tt ropetttewent the | deseription of delinquent, nur tho named of the names persunal property ‘own or District Collector sliall add make i went tuxes In wid statement Aud agyrey _dumary theroof, setting forth the Hoda) dene mount of each kind of tax and thoy Marri ud ald oe sate mnHeE ae In bis nAkO ue ek ir ung eoge oul thut wuld state provision in tho tho real heh Hb tho detin g 22228 2 Wheres. thor reve; uli there 14 no. ectey EAM teduiriug the ‘Wawa. or Distriut chan {2 nuke w wtatement whoreby a core Mth thetttuetory wutttement ean be amiitio tuergoney oxi Collector; therefore an and bo fis Tore ad bia sit fall take effect wT at pi Me nate bis il a rst tia et, eter Were then read a first tie and TOW torn ae male then adjourned yntil to-nor- — ie HOUSE, HLS ON ¥INST READING Binns Duvateh to The Chicago Tribuns. pact hie KED, Uh. Jun, St—The louse “cl vg ate atthe usual hour,and, after of {oummunteation from the Ijnols it yi Of Agriculture, containing the alalat ‘Upled Jan, 3, 188i, eqlling wpon anufacty urs to enact laws to provent the Welt up tore baie! otahle butter, gave Mor, of Have: # on firgt reuding, the Committee on Printing. ‘The report con - 4 Succeegud In getting a |’ suspenston of the yiles for the purpose of gelting his “Pocket Posi bill to a first roll, - Colling, of Cool, Introduced a MI allow. Ing Myae Park, Jefferson, and Cleere to holt thelr vilinge eleetions on the same day on whieh thes hold thelr town elections, Instead of, a8 now, having thetr town elections on the first ‘Tresday and thelr village elections on tho third. ‘Two shmilar bills: were passed by tho lust Legtalature, but one of them con- (whned an emerkency clause, and the result was that both of them were killed, By tunailinous consent tha bill was given a first reading, © é TUE TEMPRRANCE DLT. Another collection of petitions was passed up praylng the passage of tho JItnds? pill. QOVERNMENT RAILMOAD. . The Committee on Railroads, to whom was referred the resolution of Stover, of Carroll, calling on the Government to build three Nunes of ratlroad from the Atiantic Ocean to the Missourl Iyer, mada report recom inending that It be not passed. ‘Tho report was speedily coneurred tu, / HOAMDS OF TRADES ‘ Chisholm, of Kane, introduced an finpor- tant bil, conferring: additional powers upon Bonds of ‘rade, “Phe bill fs ag follows: A Mien for an net to confer additional powors, upon Hoirds of Trade, Srerion 1, Be itenacted, ete, Wont Bourds of ‘trade hicorporated under the State law or by spovinl charter, nny constitute and Sapa vommnittecs Of referen DItTAMON, Aid Ap. pens, who Khiall be Hed by siteh ruled and reyubations 29 nity. preseeibed (not licouslat. ent with tho Constitution or. liws of tho State) In tho rules, regulations, or bylaws of the Bourd of Trade for. tho settiomonts of auch matter. of | ditterenee ong may bo voluntarily suhinitted by written ngreoment for arbitration by membors of the Asoulntion or by other persons not mombers: thoreof. ‘Tho Prestlont of tho Hoard shawl have powor and authority toudiinister oaths, md tho yreting Chutrman of either of eal conimitters, when allting as arbitrators, may aduinister oaths to “parties and witnesses, and tsene sub- plotins and attachments, compelling the atten nce of witnesses tho suing us Justices of the .Peaco, and in like munner directed to any Cane authlg to execute, When nny subnieston shall have been mide “in writing, wud a final award obtuined from either of! sald eomtmittecs, then, on filing snel award and written aubiniesion with the clerk of any court, of record of the county whereln the suid Board of ‘rrade fs locuted, wi execution may Issa upon such atvard us ff it were n Judgmont rendered in such Court, and ech award shall thenceforth have tho force and effect of such w Judgment, and shal! bo entered by the Clork upon the Judg+ ident docket of Bald Court. OTHER BILLS, Morris, of Mardin, introduced a bill pro- viding for servico on nowresident tax- dodgers, ‘ The samo reformer tntroduced a bil Ia- beled, “An net to definoand punish Indecent assaults tipon females.” ‘It provides. that any mnie person of the ‘nage of 14 years oid upwards, who shall pro- pose or offer to carnally know any tenmle within the State against her Will, shall be deemed zallty of an Tidecent as. sinit, and, upon conviction, slinll be fined anywhere’ from $60 to $1,000, ot confined fn the County Jail not Jouger than six months, or suiter both! peniilties In the diseretion of ue Court, .. Petriu, of Mercer, introduced a bi appar ently concocted for the solo benefit of the Supreme Court reporter, who at present ts relmbursed for. hls tubors: to the ting of $6 O00 sulnry, to say nothing of an extra $0,000, or thereabouts, whitell he seetres from the State by selling It the Supreme Court reper at the rate of °$2.95 upleee, The new bill ts apparucthy designed to help iim out, and pre- vent hh from becoming « poor inan. It pro- oT) that. -the’ State slinil n ree additiont! nuns er ofc reporls to be distributed ns follows: Five coples to the library af Cone gress;‘ane {0 the- President of the United States; one to each State and ‘Territorial Hbrary: one to each Judgy of tho Supreme Court of Minols: one to ench Judge of the Clreult Court in Inois: one to each: Judge of the County Const In dltnols; one to ench Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County, ; one to the dudes of cach Clty Court In ili- nols; one tocach Clerk of Courts of Record In Iitinois; one to edeh Law Instlute ni Tilinots; one to State: officer required ta reside at the seat of Government; five fn each Mbrary of the peregrinnting Supreme Court of . Tl nos; ind twenty:coviestn the Stute Library for the uso-of: the -Sti this, It empowers. tho’ to. purchase. t..sufliclent -ammber of tho oMelal edition “of State’.reports, published since Vol, No. 02, and each and every yolumd wiielt may be hereafter, publlstied for sald purpose, “Said books to bd: paid for by the State Andilor, ont of funds to be ap. propriated 4or the’ purpose, ‘The price per vole of sald reports, subsequent to Vol, 62, shall not exceed 50, AIL volumes whieh may be published after this act takes. effect shall be furnished at a price «not exe eveding $2.25 per volume, and -are to be de- livered nt tha oflice of the Secretary of State, ‘The reporter of aatd declstans shall receive: as his compensation $0,000 per minim, mud aball perforin such dutles as the Supreme Court shall direct, An tinecent clause of fortelture tf Ute the effect that part of the ofllelal salary shail be forfeited mn Jess the reporter publishes his work within four months after a guiticient number of du elstons is rentered to mako n volume. unless tho Supreme Court shall certlfy that ti fallure was occasioned by no, fault of the rr porter. He. shall sunny y all demands at 0 price not exceeding 32.25 per volume, In noe event shall the State be able for nny portion of thy cost of printing and publishing: said reports, but: the entire expense thoreof shall be pad by the reporter, ‘The entire bill will repay watching, Morgan, of Mouttrig, Introduecd a bill pit viding for a constitutional amendment wbol- ishing the insuufacture and salto of tntoxical ng liquors, 5 On inotion of Pearson, of Madison, tho Tlouse then adsourned until to-morrow morning. 4 : vides, rief, take ——___—_. A TEMPLAR: RECEPTION, g Spcelat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. - . Roexroun, UL, dan, 2.—Tho grand recep- tlon by Crusader. Commandery, which lins been luoked foward to by the sovivty-going portlonof the city, came off on Thursday evening, and prove to bo the most enjoys ble event of the season; In; fuet, it was the unlversal expression of all, that, In brillianey: and-grandow, It surpassed anything ever held fu Rockford, ‘Pho lodge-lhall and anfo- rooms vf tho Musonle Fraternity of tlils efly are perhaps the best-arranged of any in this section of country, and for the oceasion hud been de deeorated-and adorned as to make them doubly attractive. At nn early hour the gnyly-attired- guests commenced to wt rive, and at 8 v'eluck fully 300, por. sons were present, Promptly at that hour the arand mmrch was formed, lad by Mr, und Mrs, George Ht. Atkinsan, and, when all were fn Ine, formed an unbroken elrele round the room. | dust as the orchestra Was abont to strike up for the first quadrille, Past Kniinent Comuuuder 1, C, Bailey called Past Enmfuent Commander J, 8, Montgomery, and, In vyery neat and well-chosen Masonic nddress, presented hin a slight token wf ex- teen and appreciation of his services to the Order, In tha form of a gold erdss surraund- ed by rays of the Porslin sun, Monte gouiery responded, expresslig hig great are prise and. delht: in reeelying such 0 pitt. Biantetng was then commenced, and the ga thrang contiimed In the dizzy imazes until alatehour, Many of those present: came from Freeport, Belvidere, Beloit, Pecatonica, and other udjolning villages, ‘Taken alto- ether, the avent was one Jong to be remen- Bored, aul great credit mid commendation ire duvto the Sir Knights having the arrange mionts for the occasion In charge. Canadian Heetprocity—Tho Question In . the House, Wasiinator, Jun, 22.--The presentation by Mr. Moston, of New York, on Tnuraday, of a momorial of the National Hoard of ‘rade {n bo. halt of a Joint resolution forthe uppuintinent of Commivstonent to ascertain and report a uudle for w Heviprocity treuty between the Unite tutus anid tho Beltieh Provinces, hug revived + futeredt ln Canudian reciprocity, The regolts Yon referred to ly tho onu Introduced by Str Morey, referred to tho Committed on Foroigt Atfuley, und reportad to tha House April 44, and now on the culendir, ‘wa reports wero sub- juitted when the resolution was reported,—one by Mr, Cox from the majority, and the views of the ininority wore prusunted by Me Ricu—the former clalintug.that the resolution fs for an jus quiry merely, uid tho lutter tat a Comnmilaaion to ascertain aud report a busts for a Koviprycity frouty Was Unconstitutional, dud that’ sho Howe would be bound ton in roid to tho treaty proposed ff the Coimnieslon should |” recuminund, une. Of. cour thy oily issue involved by the one reluttve to tho tarlif, und tho interests reprosented ‘nro tho New York finpartens anc the persous on the border who bave iutinuite courmoryjul reluvons with the Canidlana, wid wlth tho taritf mon throughout thu country, wuo feel that uny uttack on, the turf from any ane fa-au atinck on thule mutiriine, bal tu take sumo ac tho Chairmay, suys be will cal up this resor tte. Ine addition to att Secretary of Stato, : TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. 3 ; : atthe carilest moment possible, and bh Wervored for somo tino to Induce Speak: (te reenynize hin for the purpose of atime for discussion, If only for ate let Mr Mts no alyn as vet thet he wilde anything of the kid Mr. Cox wlan rays momen! WI petitions ure coming Wey, uring Congress to take some nection dnd that remonstrances: bi alee ween received, Mr, Morton says he will press the nutter ti behalf of hin own condit~ vents, who are largely Interested In the (an- Adan’ trade, and hopes to have xome action taken. ‘The Peunsytyunin mien do not object particularly ton Commission, (f it wilt cantine self town investigntion of the facts, a4 the House enn adopt tho recommendations of tho Commission or not, na it choses, IS CHARLIE ROSS ALIVE? Relenag of Wentorvelt, the Brother-in« Law of Mosher, from tho Eastern Penttontlary in Philudelphin—Tho Story of Hin Coslicction with the Canes , New York Herald, Jan. 2, William W, Vestervelt, who in 1875. was sen fenced to suven yours’ finprizontnent Jn tho Enstern Veultentfary, Philadelphia, on tha charge of conspiracy to kidnap Charlie Itosa, was relensed on ‘Chureday morning Inst from that Justitution. In reply ton reporter of the Philne dulphia ‘Times, who asked bim if fo thought Chariio Hoga was dead, bo ls reported to hive sald: “Why shoutd 1? Ihave never beard of hladeath, and nolther bave you, I the people who had fini were enabled ta keep him for ee ural dnonths without bemy discovered, wi couldn't thoy have kept hin for ers du safely? Why. he inight by In any of the fou hug asylums in Now York City, and who wat be tho wi The police hive ne senrched: thor, and $f thoy did thoy might not Nad hin. + After doseribing hie connection with the eat Westervelt went on to says “hud nothing to do with tho kidauping, Dut as 1 was Moshar'’s brotber-In-law Bite thought that fuinist bo Smplicuted init. “Thad upward of Atty Inter- views with Walling, and Pinkerton called on mo mud olfored to tike me into bls detective nyeney, but [wo " T rey Walling. and ft enu: ig between thom. Wo wero working wp every. poasible clow, and on April 12, 18th, Walllug told mo he would like tng to go te Philadelphia and tell the “committes of eltizens whet T knew bout the case, 1 told tlut 1 was wilting to go, and he gave me $10 to pay my expenses, 1 came over here and sitw Christion K, Ross, tho fithor of the boy, Capts. Heing and Woo, of the Polles Depurt- ment. and others, f ld along conversa: Es don with them in the Muyor's oilice, and they bad a shorthand reporter who took down whot i atnid there ni x ofelack, and when 1 wanted to Jonvo thoy detalned me. LT slept that night tit Lieut, Crout’s room, and the next. day Twas tnken {0 the station-houso on Buttonwood street, ubove “Tenth, Twas: it inte necll. without any bed or Hiug, und stfered tec rioly frou thy cold. Chat night I slept on tha stone floor with atin attp torn pillow, They scureely gave ne enough to eat, notwithetand. ing my coinpiatnts, - On the following Sunday’ it suuwed, and Chief of Pollee’ Kennard H. doucs: cume up to seo mo and found me nearly fox Ho tuok tne te tho Stadun-house on Eleventh street, bolow Ving, and there I wus treated very: Klnly Twas kept thore until April St without uny cl erg having been made against me or any houring betore g mugistrate, Judge, ar any other offic. Iwas thon sent to Mayamonstt: Privon, and on the Ith of Muy Counselor Ford called to seo meaundotfered to tuke ehnrey: ory esi until 12 cust. Tasked hin t hin, and had friends who would, not see tne wronyed: but I never found out why hecame, Twas then brought Into court ona writ of habeas corpus, and for tho first timo earned the chirze against: ihe, which ‘wns conspiricy to kidnap Charlie Kova, Jn tho list of Aust my trial came wp, and i wus so contident that {would bodlechurged that Linnde np all my underclothes and such things into aluudic and asked tho keeper to send thom to my addcess it Now. York, ng 1 inight not have time to stop and get them coming back, My wife fully expected to fo buck with mo in the worving, but my tril Jasted twenty-one days. Sho spent all tho Uttic money she bad, and (hey took tp a_ collection for hor In tho court-room, and tho Judge, Dis- trict-Attorngy, and nearly all thy hiwyers con- tributed. hoy raised $70 for her, and if they thought mo guilty | don't bellevé they would juive done Bo, WHS sentenced to seven ith of October, 1675, rr yours’ Imprisoumont and a tino af $1 “What do you intend todo now?" “Tau yolng right to my familly 1a New Yorke and tryto get work. Tf] bave time L will try to fuwestigate a certain clew In tho abduction cage that his nover bean properly worked up. If Alosher and Douglass did steal tho boy there must hive been i third person who took cure of blu, and 1 have my sitgpleiony us te who fe was. Thave no hard fechngangatnst Mtr, Ross, becitisa. I would do anything to get gussegsion of n child of ming, bat f do blame him for allowing an in- nocent nan to suffer nil these nfter: ho knew that J could:not throw any Neht: on tho mattar. If Tcoult help bin got the child I woukl cheerfully dogo, I have thought over, overy possible Clow quite ws much sy ho haa, Last Muy Mosher's widow came to seo me; but TL could nat.daarn anything. from hor'tiat ts not ulroudy known, * 1 willtry every means ta re- covur the child: just: for. tho satisfaction of, eleavlay myself.” nee pee Sees IRELAND. “Preparations for Reeelving Parnell Ln: Dublin—Davitt Recelves u-Threaten=- ing Lettor=Medaly fur. the ‘idoroes ‘of Lough Masic.? qoute! ie Snrefat Cable, ‘, Duniry, Jan. .—Tho result of tho Btnto tri- als is awalted with considernble interest. : Mr, Darnell left London to-nfeht, and intetids to bo present during the Judye's charge. Preparae tions are being mundo to give bim a grand recop- tion on his arrival All tha membors of the Lenpgue in town will moot bliin with. bande on Monduy. Ho will bu escorted to Court by an im- posing procossion, A telegram from Castlebar states that a troop of drogoons,.with n large force of Constabulury, will lonyo that town to- morrow tu qwslst bu prohibiting thi Innd-meer ing to Lo bold near Valli. It Is- stated that tho moeting will bo hold by its promoters, no matter whit tho result may be... ‘Tho most dotermined | uspect. hus beon -evineed | by these in charge of tho preparations, The following missive wns. recalved to-day 63 Mr, Davitt. It bears the Hastings postinar and fs niddressod to Teket- cnve Conylat 0, Davitt, League ollier, Sucky reet, Dublin": “Mem. [tis 08 woll that you dad atl your gang of rudlans,—Bigear, O,sulllvan ang company,— should know that wo landlords aro doturmined to get rid of and olenr all our proparty of Irish , Lnid-Leaguers, and only to haya tenants who will adhere to thelr contructa, ‘Tho inn who repudiates his contract with bis landlord is a thicl and a SOU: It Ig quite tine ie: wuro re mitted sta Be son Again—A Landlord." . fhe statement thit Capt. Boycott’ farm at Lough Mask ts lytugy wnt Js HOE true, It fs belie worked uy aman ettlud Grakam, 2 mombor ot tho relief oxpedition, A Lund-Lengior from Raltinrobe interns mo that’ Grukane {3 well Niked by the people and no Attempt has been mude to intertare with him. A beautifal silver inodal about the aizo of u tlye-shilling pleoa has beon struck to commemorate the Toycott reitet expedition, One will be presented tovach mem= bor who took purt Inthe hurvestlig operations, ‘The lnsectpuon Rots forth the soryicos rendered and the date of the expedition. ————— PRONOUNCED A FORGERY. To the Editor of The Chteagu Tribune, Lake Fouxst, NL, Jan. 24,—Pleasa insert in tho morning paper thu tho advertisement fu yosterdty’s (Bundiy’s) paper concerning William runxon 18 a forzery, WILTAM BUANSON. ——— Consular Trade Heporte—tasic of tho Junuary Numbor by tho Stato Dopurte ment. : Wasntraros, D, On Jan, 21.—Tho, January number-of tho “Consular Report” 2. pune blot of 2 pues, hus Just beon fesued by tho Dopartment of Blute, ‘Tho number couting auventcen roports from the Continontof Ane fou, nine from Agin, ong from Australia, thirt: seven from Europe, und two trom Polynosin, Dbealde notes upon Various dubjests, Anon the tuany subjects of {uuportatco tu our Merchants, Toandfacturura, agrloultrists, and exporters troutod of tn this bor y bo apeaiully montlonul tho fallowhy: Continent of Ainerica—The flahorioa of Cane da wid thote value to tha United States; come moree of Mexico and our shire therein; Amore jeun trado with Brazil, and steam commuuicue dou with the Argentine tepublic, Contlnent of Europo—hy ovilaof the tobac- co inspection of the State.of Baryhind; British cumplalata agalnat American tobacco packings Cosmos bry of vegetable wool, a recent jute portant digeavery; Amerioan iminufactures in Belghan, Fi i, the Netherlands, und Switzer= fand: tho wn spa coloring of butters soverd reports upon the allic culture and manufacture in Franco, Inuly, Switzerland, aud the Uultud States; products and commorey of Montonexras brandy und wine trade of Cognac, Continentot Auin—Amorivanand Mritish trade with Syriag trade of Bombay with the United States} the cotton goals trude of Chinas Oregun tuumber du Chtut; carrying trade “to and frou Chinu; kerosens oll and hampware ii Japan; tho wing dad epirit trade of New Zealand; the augur industry of the Fiji Tilauds; products and cous ercu OF Sinton. . - % a3 providing fi f Congress dina f Aig those publi- {rea tho charue unts per copy ta tho public, a Anyersoll ut Mls Slater’y Grave, Erie (Pad fteylater. Col. Ingersoll looked at lenst ten yenra older zeatarday, while Jn uttendaace upun bis sisters NERO, Canis anh WS RS Yostt CO Besa, tly Use ered fora jony tin vy (he wesvo,and stoud, flatin nund,indeep thought.” Wéorhor bbcutiud dwelt pet her who was #0 deur to bin, dud who resembled thin mitch fy buble of utd, oF wITch> crbor sudden death, 40 slinuitrsta thus of his Drothor Huon, turwed bia, thauigiite upoyy lle ows possibie sad: whe eualt auyt f ——————— : A ploasant, safo, reliuble, and ga ap romedy fe pit diuitts Colum syrup. erioo. ou y Bou bott Woll ] was convioted, und on the 4 INSURANCE. Tho Story of 1880 Slowly Told—The Big Companies Gain; the Smaller Onos Lose, Predictions of Prosperily for the Year 1881-—How the Gothamites Fool ‘the Companies. More Incendiary Premiums, Perhap: An English-Office Scandal Various Interesting ““Ttems, Kpectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Jun, 2L—The annual statements fre nppeuring slowly. Those which show hand- some resulte In gil of net surplus aro the frat of those presonted.” There ta great rivalry minang tho Journals.especially doyuted to theso matters to sécure tho first reports from a imint- Jority of the companfes, ns there is a demand | arising from curlosity to éee the figures, which gives a largo sald to the. carilest charts, Dut these early appeurances ure not alwaya tho most reliable, and tho official statemonta free quontty chango tho comparisons which aro so freely resorted ta when tho compaytos’ fy- tres aro nlout. The daily pipers have already been hoppy in displayed “ads” giving Informa- tun of the happy lot of soveril of the mam- moths, Theav are, of course, tho best, and hav- ing been gloriied dn print by thelr aptondid showlng tn gains of not surpius, quietly stand buck and let the real facts of thuir prosperity be duly analyzed by those’ Who nre behind tho weened, It ig mltogothor n fallucy this year to suppose that a compuny which ues “gained fn not ‘surplus has therefore mide money in {ts legitimate business during the puat year. Already one stutement hus appeared Wherein an nddition to net surplis of nearly $100,000 1s yivon. and yet, paradoxteal ag [may sucin, that Company wpor [ts business hig lost inoney. Ite patna were entirely by the rise it Government bunds, the profits froni this source ‘elie. $140,000, while its loxecr in the excess of ex- pendituires over receipts were £33,000, In tha un Aneemtent .of xecurities tho Tlurtlord unit lish companies “have nile tremenduns ynins, They all begin tho your with more cast agseta in hand than ever before. ‘THE WG FISH V8. TUE LITE Fist. In fire-Insurance, ng. in other brunches of finance, trade, and commerce, tho law of. jue erenev, by whiclt.the Infye Institutions gain in greater relutive. proportion than thelr sinallor neighbors, holds good, The public wind soeme tobo drifting $n insurance matters toward the great compnntes,, (Lhia Is tho underlylug reasdit why English companios with enormous capitals arc gradually driving out sniniler Amer- jenn olllees, ar, what fs just tho same, compel- Ing tho luttor In’ the struyyle to mafutain their aseendency to work for fess rates’ than thoir foroign rivals. ‘This preference bn beon notorious during the past two yeurt, and {3 steadily growlng in atrength, Tho statements for 18€0 further prove that tho companics which aro recognized as‘the foremost in. financial strength and skillful thanugement. brye nd- vanced rapidly, and inude fer larger profits than thofr smaller netybbors, ‘Tho ite seems ta bo that tho best business seeks thy stronzest com- patiea, and the destrable risks are helng rapidly concentrated inte tho gront oflices—English and American, This ts true of the larye 1, but parkeuliryy: of the. medium-sized cities, ‘Takes any gecond-oluss city In Unis ar Ohio, and it will bo found that. the only companies whosa businogs is worth n row of plis are those whose enpitais and gagots’ mount up in tho millions, Agents in such places usually have asurfolt of eompunios, “Their lists start off b iy with muillonalres and their. Buglish offices, and end ke u country show.with a furce) with n few ginal concerns, When such an ngont, secures f urge line on a. fanmurpoturing, Flak, trunking. enough to go around, thon tha little fellows xet a slice: but, if it ty only a small tine, then ,tho customer oxerclses a profer- ence, sand sclects tho lnrgest company, or, it baa poor risk, which tho gilt- edyed ‘oftice -won't: take, thon the litte chap $6 made u slop-bucket of ‘and gets tho leavings. Bvory interipr agent will: recognize this stutas Ment as nt true account of bis own experienec, ‘and that’s tho way’ the tare compnnies are gut ting the cream of tho conntry's business and keep down tholr toss‘ ratios, while the smull guts only. the surplus or refuse, Now iro tanding Upward, thiy preference dg more marker than ut auy thno since 1875, and it wil grow to gt ag the presont'yoar. moves Onward.” -) 0. ‘ .) THE OUTLOOK oR THIS YEAI.! pretty shrowd foresight into tho movements of tho business during tho last two years. Somo of shrowde: redivted lust your just: what bus shappened in tho decreasing popularity of smaller companies and tholr continued struggle for ive, ‘Thu wiscet of thom: cannot torecust tha mount of losses, and thelr predictions aro based upon a large-sizot “if,” contingent upon ordinary average yours of losses, --It is of soma importance, thorefore, to know -that thoro is more buoyant feeting among the :compantes and their otclils than has. existed for many. yenrs—that fs, among tho promi- vont. companies. There ara still, numere ou cronkera among tho small-fry ollices, They ean see ho chance with thelr expense fitio of 45 to Md per cent competing with afficus whose busi- ness Weonducted neu expense of only ori per cont. Thoy will continue to croak and express tholr forebodings of. n disastrous your, but it is only the reflection of narrow minds and tho ine ovitablo fate that awalts thom. Tho inen wha fro running the geent companies, Uke the (Tarte ford Company, the grent Now York comme and tho nmimmoth English ofices, who Joiutly handle threu-quucters ot all the fire-fnsiirance Brenluimes, and puy two-thints of all the losses puld jn the United States,—thess mon nre jubl- lant in, thelr happiness for the ensuing your. Their talk ain such marked vontrast with fore merdeclirations on this subject that thoy repres Bent an Improved tonu to the business, Which is encouraging to Jookers-on. Thore fs much tne gertalnty and coneiderable drend of unteletbty: aud hoatite legislation, and Ikowlso 4 keen sonsa of mnny necessary reforms in practice, put tho ourrent bas set in toward better times and larger profits, and tho companies tesa necordingly, Jt would seom that tho busiices “buat” for tire Insuranue was near athand, It hus been along tue Jn voming and will be warmly welcomed. > |THE ERA OF INNOVATIONS, It [s qenorally wimittyd that tho fire-Insur- ance practices of Chicago ere so rteurly vorreut: that there Js but Ilttlo chance to criticise {tin do+ tal, But if souragents and compnates are ever overran will the brood of “patent forms" and. “now Ideas" whieh infest the business hero thoy better stop it fn tho beginning leat it ovare whelm them, Wo nro pestered with all sorts of now-fangled forms, and privileges and tnnova- tlons designed to abullsh or nullify somo of tha printed safeguarda ot the polley. Ic began with ® mechanics’ privilege, permitilog .“ ord[nary: repnirs jvithout profudice,” then abrogating the Frpbtuition, of curpouters working on proinises usured, Thon it was echunved to COSBUTY roped," whieh brondenud tt to Inelyde any care wentors’ work deemed necessnry by the assurod, then it sprang up it the amundment to trem Styles, “however constituted during the con- Unuanco of this policy,” ‘This fanovation por- b initted anybody to jold or Jouve an established firm, and .s0 fone ngs tholt-;0rm * atylo Was Unchanged “the policy’ “ronsalned” Ine ther, although all tho origi partics, in Whose honesty or integsily the Sconpunies pincod 8O much rotiince may hive wold out to the yorlost geulaways In town. Lutely a new form has appearad with all tho last mentioned Tentures, and tho words “aud thelr successors” added thorote, go that tha polivy wou! the orginal firm should soll out to rascnty, 1 thoy int tholr turn sell out 10 worge rascals, ‘This was the last fouther that broku the camel's back, aga ata eucene meeting of the Boanl of Under iters 0 resolution was pussed condomntng the proposed wldldion of “suceceusora” ny vicious and dangeroud, It is only eurpriging that gate corted action of this kind war necessary, when tho individual companies by, Ainiply refuse tholr aawent ta it would have killed the sehomo fo its Incipioncy. : ANOTULR CLEVER Dopar, Tho Now York merchants, by the al of their fro-Insurauce brokers, tre the sbarpest of their kind. Regently a new dadye baw been tried (aud partiolty auccoedod) to lueorporate in an insure Auce forin this clause: 2 In oyent uf Juss, U f th shat bo" coin bund ac ave sinekarvahes ct mtatiog- property on the day sucecediny the Luss, Many companies unsaspectingly swallowed thia device, but it bus ven 60 thoroughly exe posed Unit Ite day bas pissed, Tho oll and preseut plan of computing the loss on the Lusle Of murket valu ou the day of: the Miro auply protects honest logors, but in the adoption of the forggolug new cliure thy companies apencd the door to a wow condition ontrely. Therv are stocks uf opluy, cochineal, gunny bags, indigo, and similar iniparted articles which, ol the vo CUrFUnCE Of 8 farge Warchoude tre, would bo one iecul tremendously by the tire ielt, Che att of the entive stuck tu the country wlgbe be destryyed in wntyht wud the pelea oi the bute ney Waukd be doubled, If wuch should be the case and compiniod were caught fnsuring tho PrOPENSY- we pF current “the day ufter thu loss” Whine a) premium tw inceadiarien thoy would Hetty ‘Vow Hourd of Underwriters have. squulched tid litte game by gh yuuuimous rea gludon denvynelng It. : “ “AN ALLIANCE” GOING TO WICKS, . It bus boon rumored on tho street fur several vottle days, snd 4s ascortajnod to bo truc, that the Exe, Tha .wiseucres ofthe buriness“bave had a chango Fire-Inauranco Company, composing # fourth part of the eombinntion known as tho “ Underwriters’ Alitanee” (tho other companies being the Manufneturers' & Builders’, Bterling, and Knickerbocker), haa given notice to Mesars. Batteriec, Sostwick & Martin, Genera) Agonts of tho Associntion, that they will withdraw from the sali! Alliance on and after a certain date, ‘This wilt dowhtless ho news to most af tho Western agents of tho Uuider- writers'Allinner, anid they may act aveordinyly, It is pot probable the other thres compuntes will continue the arrangement, It fret, (tis rumored ntready that the * Steriing " Is seeking an ainal- gamation with another company, aid that the “ Alilauce”’ contract [a the greatest stumbling block Inita way, Tho Manufacturers’ & Mutid + era. one of tho remaining companies, has been one of the most prosperous of the smaller local compatics, and ita Intimates were astounded when they nrat heard that the Company hnd en- fered into an altiance under such auspicce, Ls “ASSOCIATE MANAGER ‘The affatrs of tho Queen office continua to bo tho subjeot of considerable strevt gossip. Since the Westorn Departinent bas been ecttled by tho appointment of Mr. Rogers, the Llverpoot Sub-ManaRer, Mr. Thomson, bus been in the city, und announces bimeelf as an intended resi- dont of New York until the Company's'business in this country Is reorganized tu tho satisfnetion pf the Liverpoo! office, fn all the printed an+ nouncements of the Company now the nate of Mr . Ross is yliven. ne Associate Manager,’ the quid = nunca nro an woudering whois tho other“ Associnta Manas ger.” St is stated that Mr. Thomenn fs tho man, but this Is probably u canard. Tho Sub-Mana- mer is hero to appoint an Assistant Manager, and ho says no same bus been selected. ‘He montions tho additional clreuimstance that nu nume yet presented to him ts sutixfactory tothe heud oltice, and tho whole question pf the selec. tion bas been postponed. In tho meantime it hos beon publicly printed ina morning paver that the “Queen bus lost ioney during the past yenr, and It is quite certain that tho internal feud which has culminated In an-olfort to re- move Mr, W. Jf, Hoss trom tho position of Chet Americnn Manager bas worked great harm to tho Compan: ues In this country. ‘Thore aro ‘uiors current that the Aniericun states nts of the Company have not been nltogcther fuir, and that itis simply making up fn Sta re ort for fi for past errors und omissions, bringing the aifalrs of the Company down to the rock-bottoin, ‘Ply fs the explanmtion of tho re- ported bad luck in 3880, If the Liverpool Diract- ors of this unquestionnbly sound Compuny have Noy vanes they will sattle the seundul in the Aimerican branch ut once and fet the Company and its nyents settle down to tho harvest of prof- it which good management would bring It. Row AMO XG RY-AoODS COMIIRSION-M The question whetber insurance polleles pon tho stock of mercbandlee held by manufact- urers' ugents, commonly known ns dry-goods comimission-houses, cover the “commisstons’ of such merchants, (6 belug umitated afresh In conseqtience of the discovery that suveral com~ panied havo smuggled into their policies a clause which expressly declares that they will not and do nutcover “cominlasions on merchundise in the Lands of consigners.* Several af these palletes have heen rejected by the largest Ury- goods commission firms, and ns they hold fusurs Antes to the amotint of ubyut £:40,00u,000 in this ity, 1t wilt be soon that the question Isan fm- portant onc. There was o big row over this ton at the time of the great fire In Boston, 832. Muny of tho companies sought to de- uct caminissions fromm tho elaiiny of the man- ufncturers’ agents, They objected, and the question threntcned to be a vers troublesome one, The English ollice waived the point, howe ever, and.this forced the leadiug American com winios to abandon itlikewise, But the Moine and Joutinental, of this city, wero obstinate, mid beld out for some time after, but the Some finally, backed down, and the. Continental, — unwililn to beur the brunt of the controversy an ibly an ex- pensive’ lawsult alone, also yielded, nithouge With’ some show of bard fecling toward tho Home on that account, Tho commission men aro porfeetly williug to take thelr chanees with Yho policies silent upon the point in question, but-they deeldedly object to belng eatoppe: froin thoir clalins by a cinuse Sxemp Ling the: Company frum Hablilty os proposed. hls agi- tation will probably lead to some public deelnra- tion on tho subject which will settie (or possibly unsettle) the whole business. MLANKET FORMS FOR LAKE BUSINESS, With the disastrous experience of the past season on the lakes st Is .eomewhat strange to find companies courting misfortune by nccept- ing forms of nolicies which seen to inylte losses. Jt {sa marvelous fact that companics will per- sovore In trying to extract profits from practices at virlanco@with sound judgment and corroct underwriting, but thoy do it all tha game, Ite. contly contricts have been made tosnsure goods transported by rill; aid lukes, and canal, by all routes from “New, York to Coioago the Yeur ground, ut’ 22 ‘per cent per annum Oneh policy contaluing’a relnstating clause pro- viding, that. in caso of juss tho pattey sunlh ine stantly bo. reinstated for its full ainount.—the Pepenia for suetr reinetatemant to be pnd uy ho. nssured’ upon: demand’ by: thew company, Should this lucky..party buve: goals ina half dozen lake errft next October: duriny n great. storm and all. bo.loat, be would hive full insure ance on ouch yessgl: for a premium (payable nftor a loss) on'oteh, deducted from a previous Jous, Thore ure only three of these policies fesued 80 fur ay known for one rine The vito “fs 12 per cunt,—dirt cheup, your tourjuc,agents wiltel you. | a ONE OF THE |.“ FnEN VENTURE : Now that the “Ln Caisse," alins,the “French Corporation,” bas withilrawn fyom the country and its French manager gone home, It has leaked out that the Company nude money tu tho ‘Weat, but lost it in tho East, Tho Company had a large amount of most oxcellont business, aud was well maunged in tha Weat by {ts Chlcaze agents, W,G. MeConnick & Co,, and Ita. Western Munnger, Hyron D, West, Esq.3 but elsewhore Ite iproits” were owthity” “Ono of Infatuutions which the Now -York repre- sentative, of th Compiny held. was tho itewof ‘muking money in ruflrond **bliu- Kets," covering vist risks for premium on in companttively Insignitieant amount. In amo, ment of wf zeni he accepted wroinsurinca’ contruct covering the common varrlor rlaks of the liverpool & Loudon & Globe Insurance Company: upon cortuln Southern rallreads to the nnieunt of 875.000, Agstho original risks wero Inntted In their applicution to nbaut $2,f00 per cnr, It 19 not to he supposed, that the amount nes cepted was oxcessive. Tho rute was 16 por ceut—truly a temphiug morsel to any agent working 1 company 60 2733 percent cuminission., ‘The most extraordinary purt of tho contract was a ciauay in EUUAAN EO Ha soles : ib thal thia policy ahall not be canceled un= Le eee ee ee eee te aot i tatat eu insctes and in iat evont nut untll ten days’ notice Lae kivon tothe Company reisura ‘This wonderful contract voverad losaca on cot ton in sransit on Southern maflronds, and wits un oxceliont thing for the Liverpool & London & Globe, but a poor venture forthe Frunehinan, it was vinecled after tho ™ third” pare mentioned had been pald out in losses, and It ia safe tosuy that Ur it tad been continued lone enougis ft would bave boen all absorbed iu tho santo Wty, 3 wt WITITDNAWALS YROM NEW Yorke aro still the order of tho day. Tho onarmous exponse of doing Dustuess herescems to frighten away many of tho out-of-town companica, About one yeur ago thu Mercuntilo of Boston resumed its New York ngeuey utter staying Bway an ont tne emt Itis now withdriwn again after n your, wherein its expenses huve been ovardd per cent, ‘The Newark Fire hay with- drawn from the same nyency forthe sate ren- ‘The Seriten tus quit ad roinsured. ‘Cho IL. COMPORATION? ween cmen's of Baltimore, the Mochantuy’ of To3e! tun, the Gerinin of Iallimure, and, the Peopln’s ot ‘trenton are amony the Pouvie’ Saverul of those companios huve boon bidly ‘handlod bere, and thojr withdrawar.12 not surprising, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 4 Tho Union of San Francisco bus made apple cation, it is repprivd, for admiselon inte the Stata, and haa been kept out on tho ground that itis engaged In oceun marie business, which New, York companies are not permitiod by thoir ohurterg to cnyuge iu, The Conmeryial of Sun Francisco was kopt out year before just for tha Buino renson. 7 : Tho English compautds with two oxcoptions have done wall jn tho past two year,” Tho Liverpool & Lundon & Qiabo bave mada a promt Of ds por cent upC jolt yrasy revoipts, The North Geltiah & M AEU 2 per eorit, Taye 28, Comutvreial Union 1, the Loutan 21, Nore wich Union 2 and. Mheulxs of Buyglund go por cont prolt. The oxact Nyures muy slightly vury this esthinate, but thesc ure the gurus privately understood, 7 : Bomy policies turued up hero in t syunil caste ald lose lntuly qplaved tia Jersey’ City broker) fy tho Universal of Philudetphin and Sueqiae hanas of Harrisburg. Lest somebidy: tit Cnte ‘eugo muy bold poltuley in tho sania eowpuitios Ie quny bo stated with comtdunes thoy nye myths and Inve neithor cuptial nor credit, Thera fa trouble ahend for the uity companies: in the matter of taxation, and thrents are a Uhut the thx culloctor will’ wefzo the uillue 0 lurvund edeets of the cumpinlos tinleas tho tuacs levied are pald. ‘fue cumpanios propose to restat tho tax ns uneonatitutionnl but the; ave ina quandary bow: ta avoid thy selzure of sheir propurty, ‘The Homo minagura uve dos Yisud a schouty of allowlny sulliciont greenuacks to bo mibed to wntlsfy the tux vlili und than protesting against thy logality of the seizure, ‘Where ¥ are hundreds of instances In this cl wherv rates are boiug dally raised from 1 to por cont, utd the conipantes are undoubtedly tn, the inulin racelviug afar hirger premluay tie come off tho sume riske yuu thoy did a yearayo, The leather stocks In the “awainp,” fram thor peculiar value us iwongynmikerd Tor te cons panles, bold thule own du’tho lowerite tarket, ‘Tho dividend lists show wp AvOUE tho HitdG ‘As usual, ranging (rom J to 1 per cont fur the wx monthat Gut it hd unfortunately trug that many of tho dividend-paying companios did not carn, then upon tholy legitimate Lusliess, Stocks holders must by plicated. Sever sinatl compiules have started out this your with Hew-year rosuluons to vontine thelr budluces atrictly to tha City of New Yurk end Brooklyn, and declino to renow out-of-town riska which they have hitherto aceopted. Thit means diminished receipts, but atso diminished Siyall clreulars are Isaued every fow days by the Local Hoard of Underwriters warning tho companies aguinst accepting specified risks at Jess than the quoted) local taritt, which bothers tho brokers who make a“ specially " of country ‘Uusiness, ‘ A report emanntes from sn English authority that the “London & Stntfordshire” intends to make {t4 paldeup capttal eqital to. the renitire- ments of the New York Iw, and regulasty enter Now York with Its deposit of Ray during tho present ir, The Chicago agents may put fn fresh "ath pons, and procecd with their appltentions, Newo, —<—————_— “DIGNITY OF THE SENATE,” Senators HU and Saulsbury on the Rampave—Metermination to “Make It Mot for the Preas, Spretul to New York Herald, Wasntxaton, Jan. 2.—That’ fearful and won- derful thing, tho "dignity of the Sennte,” has been taken down off ils shelf by Senntors HIIt and #aulsbury, and fs, they any, to be alred in urea rtate, : Probably it never occurred to you in Now York that the Senate had any dignity at all. Such n supposition would only show your igno- rance,however, and that defect thegrcat Seuntor Till and the thinngr but atmost oqually great Senator Saulebury are going to cure you of; and for n wonder they have gut a voluntecr aasistant in Senator Edmunds, You are advised not to take tow muel stock In Senator Edmunds’ coe operation until itis“ conftrmed,” to use n Son Atorint phrase. Senator Edaunis has not been nitherty a kind of mun whom It wus ensy to cateh by sprinkling silt on his tall. Muybo lic is wolng to wut in tho puma bout with Mr. HIE but ho knows too mich two go to the snine place. ‘The © dligulty at the Senate” ts w vers cemark= able thing. us you ought ty underatind, Like some delicate wenn, {t bears the most surprise ing strains and hardships without winclng, and, then some day fills Into hyatories over m Inos guite, for instance, if tt were curt! our. six, aight Nonators. wel ys th y reguintions have it. It night nut ollund tho “dignity of tho Sen- ate” If it should bevoine conscious that an August Senator was curctully walking down ane wrand stalreaay in tI a Ganita to avold a poor woman with u baby waiting for him at the foot of another grand stnircase, It might not even nlurin the “dignity of the Senate” to become aware that some august Sen ntors speculated tn Wall street on the probable success of bills of thelr own Introduction; that other august Senutors wero at times “drunk and disorderly * and in bouses to which the Hane adjectives could bo applied without Injus- jee, in fact tho stamina, so to speak, and oven tho toughness of the “dignity of the Senate” fa vonderfnts hut thon, Just when everybody has topped inquiring about ite welfare, slan-bany it goes down uu the Hoor in a tityand Senator, TUL renebes to plek the poor thing’ up and ade ininister restunitiyes and cries for vengeancs What has just now knocked tho “dignity” en wise, so to Kpoak, and tute Mr. Mill's nems, fs th Tecent publication of tho Chinese treat, PUNLICATION OF THI CHINESE TREATY, This Chincso Treaty wus, it sects, a contilen- tatdocument; «document, that Is to say. which suine mutddie-witted and: protentious Eenators ease ther: is with thinking they will coi lous that unc, cy Wand determine insecret without the knowl- eilze of the people. Of course every man, Jn or outoft tho Senate, with halfan ounce of bratus knows thut the Senate woukl nav dare to como tox conclusion about the Chinese Treaty until it bad been secon by tho people and discussed by tho press. Sena- tor Eaton, who us Chatrman of the Forvign ite- nttons Commitico hus charge of the treaty, has not, £0 faras known, compinined of tho pubs Neation; but Senuter Eaton Js a very sensible, clear-heated mati, and 1 Senator conspicuously. averse 10 the ridiculous tittle bumbugs and ich go to muke up the “dignity of the te” The Herald, on the 8th of January, ‘beforo tho treats had even arrived In this coun- try, made public its eutire contents, in a letter from Shanzbul, and su fur served and inforiued tho country, 28 fg Ite custoni. What-tho Herald and adozen or fifteen muro newspaper corre- spondents ald hore tho other day was to secure ollelat coples of the trenty aud: telegraph thom fo the napors they represont. Tt Is this which Mr, Milband Mr, Saulebury consider to be hurt- ful tu tho “dignity of the Senate.” So fur us tt Is Cae to et atthe sentiments of Sonators, it ls doubtful if go many as half u dozen agree with Messrs, Hill and Sauisbury. Tho gencral and perfectly correct opinion fs that the treaty And tho correspondences necompuinying it showd have been sent to tho press all over the country, to be thoroughly and | pub- licly diyeussed by dHeipeople beforo the Senate noted, Itissurely & curious plece offimpertl- hence fn Roventy-six men, v" itt fow of whom have more than average intelligence or ability, to ureume to theinselves the right to judge tn scerct of so important 8 public ducumont to tho exclusion 0f:51,000,00 of the people. «Mut tho able Senators dosplse the petty claptrap of-sucreoy, and would be glad w get rid OL Me ee eat “, Sensibte Sonators know from long oxpericnee tint seoset documents which ought to. bo inade pets MWitys Ket out; and they are glad of it. sensible Souutors nso Know, and many of thom hove sakt it. that {f the public interest should actunily require that a document be kept secure, AL world be the surest moans to this end to call the pelngipal cor onduits ber’ into councll und explain to thent that thoro ought on public grounds to be no publication, There Is no cor- Tespondont here of oven moderate avitity and futluence who is not the constant reelplent of eaiitestinl Information, and auch trust 13 never violated, EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, Tho whole businvss of suervt and executivo sessiuns is und bas for years been simply a fraud one of thoso hollow pretenacs by whieh Suna- tors without ability or ehuractor to iit them for thalr positions try to bolster up the Senntorial digatty, Whut soos on in executlye sessions aside trom tho seolding nnd spitting of a parcol of old tabblos, 18 so easily known that it fs left by tho correspondents entirely to thy Associnted Vresa, Nor $s thero a single reason fora con- tinuanee of the exccutive sexsions, fo cnlled, | It isnt these thut tho Senate, sitting with closed joors, considers aud voles on the nominations sont fu by the President aud reported by com anlitees, “It has sometimes been suid that theso dcliberutions ought to be secret because at thom tho vharacters of oficors nominntod b; tho President are consitercd, but there fs nothing ‘Tha ohatactor of tho, Preaidunt and of overy Senator and Representative and of alt elective ofl- cors down to Aldermen is considered in the most “publle manner and by the whole peoplu ut ciee- tons, What Ia thoro sacred about the ehurnctor of a Collector of Customs or Poatmuster that it nlang ninise be'scrutiaizod in sccret with locked wars i ‘Tho exceutive sessions are the pinces where a shrewd President makes bla barguing, through his agents among the Semittory, fur the contra. ston of his ind thelr favorlts, ‘These sucret ses- Ight not offend the Salinity of the Sen: | Thelr Reasons Why tho Aesessmont Shi Not Bo Confirmed Overraled.: _—— Record of Judgments, Divorces, New 5 Criminal Business, Etc. if sults ay Micnigax AVES On tho 37th Inst, the Suuth Park Commiastoii crs having completed their assessment. roll: tho improvement of Michigan nvonud. ftunt ea) Jackson street to Thirty-ffth atrect, and. along) ‘Thirty-ftth from Michigan avenue to Drexel boulevard, and {te conversion {nto a. prasd? boulevard, filed such nescasmont rails tn /that Ctreutt Court and asked to have thom confrmed.: Objections were flied by a number of proports owners on tho following principal grounds: tat: the ordinanee directing such Improyement wag g never legally passed by tho Board beenuso ‘lead yk than o, majority of tho Commissioners wero’ Present at tho mecting when such | 9! Mnaneo was alleged to. havo bee! passed; thatthe ordinance was uncertaln, th estinintes wore not mato by the proper persons, * tho assessment was tot equitably made, the: Commniasionors had no nuthority to Improve tha ‘fs portion of the avenue ulone, of to muko' anaes: sexapiont for siieh purposo ilone; the consent ofes Q majority of tho trontaye of tho tots nnd lands. abutting on the portion of tho avenun doyoted ton boulevard was not obtained: and the siz. natures purporting to bo thuso of the owners o1 tho lots abutting wers not tho gonulio size natures of tho real owners of such fota, Lastly, the Commissioners had no power to improve tie avenue by making three assessments ut, threo diferent tines, but should have made only’ ona. nssessinent for tho whole, ‘The objections wero argued ut length before Judgo. Anthony last, week, Mr. Magon appearing for tho’ abject ors, and J.1*, Bonfield for the Comtnisstoncrs, and yesterday the Judge overruled the objections.:.1% Hy hold that ‘the Commissioners had amplo £44 Ruthority for thelr proccedings, and that tho provisions of tho Inw on the subject bad ull been £ complied with, : This prictieally disposes of all objections to tho proposod banlevard, with perhaps one ex ception, ‘Lhe assessment on ‘Thirty-titth street:4> Is portnoned for tho purpose of enabling tho. iz Commntssioners to review tholr work, and, {f pose iri sibie, overcome ronic of tho objections urged by. the pruperty-owners on the ground of exccasivo "} gosta and an unequal appurtionment of benetita..}7%, ‘This svoms to have been rendered necessary on: necaunt of tho peculiar subdivision ot” tho ground and of the tots abutting on tho street, ° DECLINED WITIT TITANKS. A potition for mandamus was filed Saturday: by HL. T. Holm, as attorney for tha Woman's 2) Christian Temperance Union, ta compel Justico, Walsh to issuo warrauts for tho arrest of two. suloonkeopers, who had been keeping tholr Places open Sunday. Judgo Authony yestérday, morning, having looked tho pupers over, rald bo could not heir the petition, and would: baye nothing to du with It, Ilo was at present cn,’ Reged in trying cases’ in tho Circuit Court, and Che stopped to hear tho mandamus ho would’ have toopen a special session In tho Superior; Caurt for tho purpose, besides delaying tho call J of his enicniar. Ho must, therefore, decline to take any stepa in the matter, and refer the nt- torneys to sume of thu other Judgesof the sue perlor Court, Ne TRANSFERRED TO THE FEDERAL ¥ COUNTS, Judge Drummond yesterday mado an order allowing tho ¢aso of Carpenter vs. Tho People's Gastight and ‘Coke Company to ba docketed In tho Federal Courts. It was originally: beguu In." tho State Court to campo! tho Company to nv- count for the proceeds of sundry large Issues of | application was mada by a pai and, second, that there could be no removal under the act of 1875 untit it appenral that there was tetually a controversy Uotween ‘citl- ~ zens of different Btates. Tho Judge held that’ =: tho filing of the wlll, or tha commenceinont of the sult, and the application to have it remqved: for trial in ‘the Federal. Court showed prima fuclo that there was sucha pe PERSONAL. sfons ara the Inst stronghold of whatever tond- ency to corruption and favoritism exists in our Civil Service. Whatever bargiins are tbero munde InesHabl; itive tha weneral good for the porsonul objects of a Prosident and bis banyors-on, or of Individual Sonators combining together to ‘share _publle plunder among thom selves, if tho Clvit-Hervice retormers woro practical people they would ylve thelr ate ention fess to tho ponderous plans and laws which sumo of them ovolyo, and moru to (ho abolition of oxccutive seasions, Whenever Presidontlail nominations arc ounsidercd tu pub Hig und open sessions, as thoy ought to bo, tho cnuse of rent Clyil Boryico reform will bo care vied, buenas then tho publi, Which piys tho Fostinasiers ond Collectors, Iudian Aunts, and ‘other putty ollicera, will, have au opportunity to bear wil about them before thoy ure vontiried, and will no longer be at tho meres of secrot enbale among Seniors. or of White Rouse hie trigues in tha Senate. ‘The only rowan nu Pevsi- dent dhires to noite an incompetent fivorlt of hla awn or of some Scnutor to allicy (6 that be knows (ho mun's ucapnelty aud worthlesuess whl bo discussed only in tho, sucret executive Boasion, Dut Sr, Hilt and Mr Saulsbury huyo taken chury of tha * dygnity of the Beaute,” wud they nrg going, it fs bons fully pur forth, to make it hot Tor tho press!" 1b ls quite w wonderful on- torprisa thoy huve taken in hand, and avery.” be y hero fa ourlous to seo bow thoy will get rou. as $a Governmont Bouds Mold in Various + Olties, « Waautoton, D, Cy dun, 24—Tho Census Buren hits st Mpletud tho ecnumerition of the 6 por cout bohids he fullowing tably shows: thy umount owndd by privuto citizous of the thirty prinelpal oftied in the United States, Tho fost cotanin qlves tbe amount of tho dx, und the aeeand the tutal of 48, 444, and os. Phe census Of tho Us of 1391 13 not yet coniplotor citl a: Bae dente len, ne. Bier conto, NUW York. svsvassesverr wo sliu.re,080 Troukiy1 400 Valwuciphla, Chiang 240.050 # 70,650 ‘Those thirty ulttes ara taken In tho order uf Population. Wot the wuuguuter bends bok | Faull Jonainge, $605.20, controversy ne uuthorized the cso to be re. ; «2 mnoved, . Tho Bupreme Court of. Jown hud held," that thors could not bo. auch. a controversy Un der the net of 1875 until thore was 1 demurrer or. answer filed to tha bill of complaluant. Judge Deummond, however, held thut that wus pot Recessary; that, under tho old “iw, tt was not, pivonces. 2 Wt Etlzabeth Saundors filed a bill for divorce yes terday against ber husband Francis W. Saunders, churging him with drunkenness and desertion, Judga Jameson granted n deere af divorce to. Sunford Badwell from ficlon Bodwell, on tho, ground of desertion. z Judge Ploy granted n decree to Linus I. Dentiey from Luey Lenticy on the same zround.: Judge Barnum granted divorce in tho follow- ing cases: John ff. Hofman from Johanna Hof+ min, on the ground of desertion;: Stella: J.’ Heath from Stopbon iH. Hoath, same cause; Ine 5 cob F. Rehin from Nellie A. Hoh, game caus Kesluh Thompson fram. Vonnid ‘Thoinpson, for ernelty; und :to Joseph Elzinger from «Maria Blzinger, ou tha ground of adultery. ; ‘Tho membors of the Rar will hold n meoting at noon to-day In tho Luw Librury- rooms for tho’ purpose of taking notion on the death of the Into: Honry Tramuc, Tho Courts will adjourn at a. tn. to allow attorneys tobo present. °’ ITEMS, ak In the case of Cunningham vs. Campbell to res. *; by leukago while in the bands of Marshal Cainp- boll, ‘tho instructions wero given to the jliry yes", torday by Judea Blodgett, aud the jury then re-*’ red, Upta the hour of tho adjournment of <4 Court they had not agreed, aor in the ‘wage of the Chicago & Alton Rallroad: > Auuinst the Chicago & Miinols Hiver Ruilroad j5: Judge Drummond yesterday inde wn order re~. manding tho casé tothe Circuit Court of WILL’ County, on tho xround that the controversy: 5¢ 2 could” not bo devided botween cltizons of dite, (2h forunt Htutea. Au appeal was tuken to tho 8u- |! if pretno Court of tho United stutes, Adischurge from bankruptoy was Phit Conley, L issued’ to STATE COURTS, : James K, Armuaby, John E, Waite, and Meary Nowton beyan a dult yesterday to recover 183,000 + of Bhun O. Schlimmot and Collins Prate, 3 J, 1, Brook nyin and 1. M, Bradley, for tha uso" cof W. C. Minard, sued Abratans Moses and Noah Barnes for $1,205, ‘ CRIMINAL COURT, Tho Grand Jury held a double sosslon, ond jy F3¢ bourd twenty-threo eases, fluding nine true bills, 33 six no bills, and passing elshe.” All were of thon) gonorat ball and Jail ehnrueter, 1 gol Voonus Morivrty, - Jetn sheridan, Pranic, Beburtz, ond Philip Guright wore corvicted of the larcony of buots ad shoed worth $18 bo~ longing to Phelps © Lodue, and | Sorlatty’ punishinent was fixed at two years In the pont- eutiary, The othura aro under ago, and will bo: sont tothe itoforim school, oe hee THE CALI. Jvpar Duvuxoxn—Gencral business, Jupeu Biaparrt—20, 90, wo, 40, 41,42, 45,744 45, 40, 49, 40, 00, 52, Gt, 4, G5, G7, 68, 0.: No. 28: Mountgan ve. Stotson, on trial, Bare Atvenate Couitr—Mutions, en dungg Gauy—Condemnution calendar... No, 015, Clay ves United Btutedaruet Company, ony, Jubay 8sirit-—No preliminary call.’ ‘Trial cult BG, O78, Udi, LOE, and 10H), No. bid Couley vey 72) Mason, on trini, Mees, Fees: Jui WILLTAMHON—107, 108, UL. 119) LIT tote i, und 421.” Nu, 103, Stnsou Ye, SicDonatd,an trial, duper Jameson—Romatnder of cuses on cals endur, Na caso on hearing. ” 5 JubGy GAKDNER—Zi, 10, 18, 312% 2h No; 100, silt var Goelpht, on benvinge ct NO unde loueus—Agit ta ais Inclusiyo.'. 206, Cubll va. Schutt, on trial, age JUDUK ANTHON YH, G0, 46, 81 2, 03, Of aot TO tot No olsen teldie Jupde bony, 13, 21,2415. Nu. 20; Hige! va, Corluy, on trial ‘ A Savas “Ranvvsi—No call, No, 4, Lill va, Bfouls ton, on benying. * 25 EUS NS, JUDGE TLAWES—Nos, 646, 817, 080, 339, 463, 00%, 1, TU, WUT, and EN, os 1s Baty . “Bi i Ber Be, OU, ERY aed we OY + JUDGMEN'L: 2 2 Supenton Count —Jupax “ssrtu—Willam, Rott va. Louts Mylener ang Gottiled Kigin, / #$111.00.—0. IL, MePormott, uso, ete., va, Thu Iter RUWb.—-Cathoriie » Medtabon “vi. y, Hatiwny Companys verdict, 81,000) >i ton fur new icin, rons a 8 GAWY—Jokn Homann’ use, ote. va Jos if Hund Jamies Jt. Quinny verdiet,- 67h Fy" Huy for now trial aye ry COULT—CoxvEssions—-Martio Kragts 5 ye Meturich Gillen, Henry Selwilts, and Pour. |G Behinite, $387.70. e 3 panne alipawieJohn Nowak va, Willis Jude AwtuONY—Heary Wilkinson gt ale wed yn