Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1881, Page 9

INSURANCE. | The Total Results of 1880 in Detail. P ho Were the Losers and Money=Maleers, W Bemarkablo Showing Made by the Foreign Companics, pdvantages of the Great Capitalists Over Their Weaker Rivals. pFiro Lloyds Among New York i Merchants. , prlish Bid fur New York Business—{onte forlable Outlook for [8S1. anciat Correspondence of The Chicago Tridune.: sy Youk, Feb, h—The asul. statements u('m fire-msuranen cowpanies dobng business Jn this State 11 in und tho Hgures sprend be- e the public. Thiey present w traly *mixed i aifer causes. for pouratiiation aud Consatation. ‘T suzpicion which has prevatled forth past two years thut the large compnules egradually nequirine tho Tow's sharo of the paying business ot thu'country recelves cons frmation stranie 08 proo€ of loly Writ," while Jieconverse of the pieturo {8 that wnny flees nro growing *bewtifully malicr of t tucir hoid upon” popular coufldence, Tho morement of buglness 13 an interestiog study, aodinorderto bring it betore ThETRIDUN: rend- 118 tho following figures aro presented b com= yarison for. the years ending lec, 31, 1370, and Dee. 81, 1880: TOTAL ASSETS, New York companies other State |=!:I:|[| N COMPANICS rmfmr‘nn branches).. 20,150,163 20,008, 424 Total, 10,168,130 SIEBIL S, INCLUDING CAMTAL AND NEENSUNANCE. 188, 0146 MIAMILY sew York companies Other State compin Foreixn compy {American b Total..uus TOTAL HECEITE: New York compnales Ouer State von pank Yurclen companies.. Total. . & 60778, 103 TOTAL EXPENDIT un UDING LOSSES AND DIVIDENDS, 1839, $ 238 FIN T XA Foreign companics.. Total. FET SURY 150 CAPIT 188, 1939, New York companics, .. $18,LEE S10,060.6010 Other State compunies. ... 1 W0 17 480,888 Forelyn compitnics. 14,676,028 14,680,608 Total.. 6,080 $8,001,053 THE TS IN BRIEE, Acareful comparison of the foregog figures wil deinonstrate that on the whole the year 1850 has not heen superiatively disustrous for the compantes, although It has not bees, on tho ulber hand, exceedivgly prosperous, learing In mind thut the enhunced valuo of thoir in- sestments hus baed 0 marked elfect upou tho to- tal gssots.und net surplus column, it will by noticed that the guin in recelpts has fur ex- weded tho inerease lu lusses, In comparison wilh 1578 and 1579 the necount for 1850 stands os follows: 1880, 1579, 188, Total recelpls. 887,041,013 S60,78, 100 £30,350,500 Total expondi- “ture: 5250 BRTOLTAE BL000,63 Apparcnt promt§ 5GTET & LOILAI0 § 0,550,700, Tue result of tho lust year, althoughr tre- mealdous Improvemont upon 187, 1s not yot up tathe -murk of 1878, but tho evident return of Wosperlty fnspircs the companies with grent wnlidenco for 1881, itLis fair to steto that tho tulk of the improvement stunds to the eredit of tho larger cotnpuniex. They appour il tho stute- isents very prominently as the lurygest iners nd In strong eontrist to some of the smalt com- panies whosu flzires are now before us, At s nuta reflection npon the present solvency of the latter officor that they nppenc to be the ™ wenker vessels.” Tho point will be more nppirent by o pregentation ol 1ho returns of the reeolyts und cxpeeditures of variouy companies. ‘e render | will recut aglance thut thesenre tho losing cumpanies: S Total Tolal cx- New York companies. {ncume. Albany. . THEI0 Empire 1512 Erchance. WK iremen's, A Firemen's 7 H7,401 Franklin & L Bl filoha e Guardian. 30,558 Human 1L Imparters’ & Traders’ L Kulekerbocker. 110, 164 Lafayenty ... 15,218 lamar ftherfed Leox B1071 Jong Ielund.. 16,855 Torilined. . b 150,210 enbattan’, Fadal Mauufacturers’ iK1 Mechanies 2RI s, 1K TR RS 2,508,850 T4 Cuitedstntoy:. Villainshune Cii ther State com, Anetioin, Sagan e Lomanc Lnon Manti, i, 1 0100 e 50,054 g Farniers' isw B ranklin, ;. 2, Mercantle, 070! e Wm0 20 Neremunt’ 1, Tp00 ferlfen, Uo AT ationnl, Mg {‘,".":,l(’..; 18,218 14, 11 152, it B0 TR 1017 15,001 100,48 L remen's, V:!:';mxr:\' BUT GAINKD IN NET BURPLUS, owitg tho uncertulnty of figures and :::: tuoy Wil sometiuios lie, tho roparts show el ubove named companles, with lcss setany lhnm cxpenditures, the following wero M“\"y‘ etter off on tho last day of the year in eludy Plus, over und unove nll linbliities, fn- i 10§ capltal, than they were twplvo months * New Fork co w3 utpantes—Albany, Brooklym, Citi- Minpluplre City, Franklin & Emporl o Globe, o et Muniitueturers' & Builders',Mecbnn® Dublie! pu:\t\uw York City, Purk, Peoplu's, Ho- ey HUlte States, Wilidmsineg City—17, tettss qinte. Compantea—American, Masanchie lanttes Ithordo sl : Merchanta', Rhodo ceiden, Coneticnt. e, Mussuchusetts, Nutlonal, Ine sophe'e, Tren- iy catt, Mussachusotis; Rovere, sette; Beearity, Connectlcut=11, u.ululs explalned by the fact that dyr- mh“cr\:uvr.lhn Valuu of tnole investments has ang Rh:v considerably and that tho gain over il tho -excess of oxpenditures bus ine Ay muunut surpluy of tho compunles nuraed l‘n:'““ in mn’ll:fl‘l::u:::::;h?h;cum to huve mado cus. sumn cat ot uboratud 10 “Tereuso” the. sarpius of onpan, ] e !mfi’ll:’:«hlu 8how unexcessol recelplaover Thiy p log g IRE op T,:;‘:'l:“’ b SIDE OF TIE BAME PUZZLE. tho rm.,.""""'" curlous facttobo druwn from “deu" Wwhich 13 even wore puzzling than tholy. hu""x that several compunles huve lost on R0 (st DU glusd o thelr riches. 118 #lned iy thoy _l!ml viirlous compunles bave 4 0lF busluvs but lost in tholr pot sur- 4. In oty TEGHE gy penoh VOIS, the Tollowing companles Sy L0l exeess o Fecelnte OVOF GXREnduUTCY Sxedrupar © 1088 et aurplus thian thoy pussossed L ew i mml""gug-ggnmm. -Agrioultural, Farrugut, elict, Traga, L uders', Northurn, North Hiver, her Gcamons, Uiiton of Butalood, Chugeryy. 2, CUiMte~Commonwanliy, Mas- T New i rewew's Fuad of Calitorniuy Fira- Cimy; Bbde & Loather, Mussachus TULESDAY,. FEBRUARY 8, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. ‘ 9 planntion of (hls easy ns in tho othar an ted, it f8 quite shnple sipposed 1o b thid s hundt were nll the ¢ 1, Massachusotl, Is ot quite so I, to tho snitin- rnn.ll n et surplus 4 hich would e left on NPANY A Flalks relusured, ity Tinbilitlea nll pald d enpitaf rned fntnet to thu stockholders. ‘I'hus, the enplital, relnantnee Tund, nud other Hnbilities nvo dedusted Srom the gross nasets, and the balunce (8 entled * et sue- plua’ During the prat year the coipitnles in the st dists have hirgely hiceensed thelr premiums and henee reatire nt this time i larger rein- murance roserve thnn formerty. The tnere of tho refustranes (il hos diminishel the net aurplus, wotwithstunding there bivo beet gning in (e netunl miderwriting of tho year, THE GREAT AMERICAN COMPANTES, After rendlug the lonir list of compaiies which have evidently been engaged In a tosing busie ness during the prst yeor It Is pteasunt to turn to tho brightersie of tho pleture, Theroisn allver lnlg to tho cloud which hns hung over tho compunies for n few yenrs back, und fu pe- rushing the flgures of the lurge compantes we clearly 8ed how the putronage of the public Is drifting in steady but fnereasing volume toward tho strong ollices, Take the compnules with cish assets In exeess of $1,000,000 and see how the tide runs, The reports ure s follows: 5 1'tre Fire New Yorle compxanfea. preminma, Tosses, Agurioull 4 Americ Continentui Germun- Amerlean. . Germunhn... Glen's Falls, .. Hanover.,.,. i{omo, [} Williamshurg City Othicr State comjrtnice, T, Conn,, 1,188,245 Amerfenn, N, Tm; Awmerienn, 1" %‘.llllm(!u“ Franklin, I'a, Ginud, l,'u Nationul, Ui North Pennsyly Phamix, ‘1403 Hpringlietd v s Adding nbout 0 per cent. for running expenses will give the most unsophisticated reader ‘nn fden of how much profit these comparnies have mnde, 1ow they have mide 1 profit i as slmply u8 two und two.” Thoy have, i1 conneetion with the Englisti cownpunles, obtained tho cream of the ire-Insurance husiness i this countey, and If there 1 uny money (o be made they are sure to muke tholr shure T FOREIUN COMPANIES' USINESS. All the forolgn compinies are lnrke polders of Government bomls, They have gained heavily in gross awseets from tho Increnso from this source, but they havo likewisg improved In thelr actunl business conslderably over 1857¢, Tho to- tul igures ave ns fullows: For year end- - For year end- Twenty-two com= inyg “Lee, 31y tng Dee, b, 'mlll&'. 189, 1890, otul ussets in tho = Unfted States. ... 424 ) Fire premiums, Tiro losses, ) 2 1,3 Totnl Incow i | B A J0.0 K Townl expemditures, EORGI0 L1, 2000 The foltowing tublo will show tho cenormous business those compnaivs do in the reeetpt of fire premiums nud payment of losses Iire pr Companies, Hritish Amerles Commerclnl Unlon Guurdlun T . L Conflunee. Lancashlre B Liverpool, London Tondon & I X o B North Britiah & Mercautlle 1,108 North Gernu A Northorn.... . Nurwich Union... Plienix... ucet.... Royul. oo aee Loudon Asocintion Western(Toronto) T'he expense necounts of those companivs will avorage abuut 3 per cont, and while thelr busi- ness varies greatly hu character 1t 18 genorally of tho bestkind, Tho threo compunics which lend in premiums afo reported to be hoavily fn- terested o Insurng the wroperty of railway corporatinns, which bring large promiing, and snmetimes e osses us woll,” Thore doubt thut the publie, to n very grout e Tuvor forel Tustitutions, espoeinlly froj slnnd, on iecount of thoely enormous asse power, Thelr bisinesy fins Inere v, untll, the grmdunl decay of tho Bl oflices f8 oftener uttributed to tha rivalry und compotition of tho forign companics than th any athor eaw: It will stir up more Dilo and causu more anger to Inform the Presis dent or Secrotury of - small eity office in New York thut u 1 forelin compuny I3 about to establish itself fu this city thun uny other causy e by v iter fucy or clreamstance, They fewr w biz tfire Jess thun . blg company from ubs . Thoy ~may well entevialn this - fenr ov prejudice, or whatover it may be ealled, Tho Ticome of tho fovelhen compunies ks increnscd Trom SILTHEES fn 1876 10 10,660,407 In 180, and durmg the present year will undoubtedly ex- ceed $16,000,000, In the sume time tho receipts of New York compianies have ineron less than §3,000,000 snd thoso of other Stutes, less thun $1,000000, Turn sml twist the fhrures n any way woe please, tho tide of public fuvor to- wirds forelgn offices 1s plafuly written ail over tho vagi- : ¢ TIE_ PROSPECT OF 1851 18 more than hopeful, 1t 18 positivoly encours nglng to ke leading compunies, and if thore aronuy croakers now they are found among tho smnller compunies whoso aggregato busle ness represents perhnps one-fourth of the total. These small compunles remind us of the mod- erit Jow who stands outside of tho gates of Je- rusnlem, tho Hoty City, walling for the return of tho Jewlsh Kingdom In ull its anclent glory. Tnoy are as powerluis to -resist tho surging wuves of popuiar prejudics I fuvor ot compunles ~ with lurge ™ eapitnls and nascts s those wrotched Jows ure to resist tha intidel Invaders of their country. Out- gide of the cronking fow ono wlill liad tho most encournging enthusinsn relative to the Jmmediate future, Tho grent big ** 17" s In tho prediction of prosperlty us it ulwnys should in Turceasting tho pruspects of the tire-fusitrance bustness, and the amount of losses 18 unknown, Whit the shrewdest underwriters toresco horeln is u largo [nerenso i preminms, “They bolleve thut the averngo of Josses will remain tho sume a8 In pist yeues, but the vvideaco acenmulntes thut the premiumy will he largely nugmaented by virious causes. ates have advanced here aisd olsewhere , and thore I8 suchin copeurrence of opinfon among the leadhg companies 1o this eftect thut it 19 (i striking contrust to tho dismat Torobodings of previous years. Tho peoplo everywhers seem to e willing thoat the com- nides should recelve bottor rates; that the Eu pefutuess of tho compunles i3 uuito renson- able, One ot the mnst suceessful Proaldents stated lutely that tho folly of the tive-insure unco compunles in dolng business for llullllllr’. or nuxt to nothing, was ull tho more romnrkably becuuse tho peoply. who insure bave been all alomy willing that the compunles should receivo better rtes. AN DIPORTANT CITY MOVEMENT. It lins been known for soie thie past that tho morchants of this city have bad ln contemplas tion n sabemu to increase thulr insurnnce fucili- tlos, It hus finally nssumed the form of a Livyds organtzution, whureby flity or more mor- chants ngree to Insure onch other. All tho mom- bors beeomo Individual wnderwrlters for lmited wmounts, which muy be from $1,000 to §5,000 on onch risk, and the total sum expected to bo fn- surod under this plan is §200,000, Tho manngers of this enterprise uro Messes. Weod & Kennudy, ono ol our ublest underwritluy flrns, who uro haoked by 11, B Clattin & Co., Ml & Gihb, Teflt, Wulier & Co., Edwin Hates & Co., I, Veltor Achells, Willlum L. Strone & Uo., Lee, Tweedy & und others, Tho organization s not yor omplete, lnektng n fow menibers before tho nctunl lssus of pollcies Leglos, The city com- runlu JookWith distuvor upon this movement, it us it has beon ontered into by tho strongest tiews In the city with s view of solf-protection und fa con tiued in{operntion to tho subscribers, the oplston of the regulur compunics s of no purticniar importanco one wiy or the utbor, T'hore has heen such o withdrawal of companles Ly amulgunmtions, cto,, that the worchunts muny citses cannot, 88 formerly, cover thoir Rtocks fu this eity, and aro obligdd 1o resort to lllmul;.uxpudlcnu to obtuln the insurmuco de- slred 5 A MUTUATL BUSINESS NIPPED IN THE BUD, Thero i3 n grent dedl of laughter amobg tho companics over tho uppearunco of Mr. Ldward Atkiuson, of Bloston, I (his city ng un udvoeata of tho mutunl system ot Hro insurunce, npon tho plan of tho M- utuuly, ko well known in Nuw Emgland. Mr. Atkiuson J8 President of the Manufacturers’ Mutual, of Massuchusetts, the most suceessful of thut cluss of companies, nl- thaough {t was o suceess loug prior tothe connee- tlon of Mr. Atginson, 1o ls the author or In. yentor of a systens of stand-pipes to be placed arouin] buldings or blocks, by which xbects of water ean bu thrown around such ,hulldln}unr blocks fu cuse of flire, and thus cut them off from outside vxposure, Ito has other schemes and pluus 1o prevent firea and to keep them from wpreadiig, ull of which uro yseful und pravtica- ble. The- Groubls i " thut the owner of ' the buiidlugs M which lusuvaoeo Us wanted wow't go to the required axpenso W waky them fire-proofy and witbout thls Mr. Atkiuson's pluns ure vf no vuluv, But . civisnd 0 colipe 3 plan Tor o mutuad e HIAEFAIer company 1n 1hi4 eity, 11 e tha | el rextricton ol th tiws of Dio Xtate of Now York upon the formntion of such compunies, Lot prioe 1 the tecent ogitation goue New York purtles had a correspondenco with' the Btate Inssiraners Departinentrelative 1o the con- tiona of oreanizing o MUtk enmpany here. Al recelved n reply to somg questions w ny effectunily sueleled the plan wor v had been droppad sito midocoeun. They found thiat four Tndred applicants Wers necessiees aml no pri miun_or depost-hote_shall o neceptend for foe thun €30 from any one e, Farther, thn ment holds (it 1o polley ean be granted © ot of the tish payments W i 1 tho hinsis of holding premivitne : with 210000 pated up, the Inrgost poli o he $10,000, wherens the At- Iinson Felieme was to ssuepollcies for $10000 to pingla firns upon one rFsk, notes for A SMALL AMALGAMATION, The Sterling (eapital £200,0001 by nmnlzamated with tho Hope (eapltal $150,000), making n 57 00 compuny with a small net surpins, Tho ex- pectation of the new Company’s managers s to Iucrease tho patd-up capital ue once to $300,000, and within twelvo months to an even mllllon, They realize that the duy of small capitals com- peting with lnrgo capitals has pus: probably forever, and the new Compatiy, to stand n chanco, must be armed with ot least 1,000 pald up, There uro rumors thac the Lorllurd people nre it present negotiating an unialeatnns on with n £20,000 company, but with what show of succeas 13 not known, ‘I'he protm! futuro of several of the Now York compi: now cklig ont i preearious existence on il nasots und net surpluses s amalgwination or re- provided nlwnys tbat tho President ary ean be tnken care of. IF tho Just- mentioned " event wers reduced ton certainty ome gt rensunnbiy antieipate u hulf dozen amalgamations inslde of - mouth, AN ENGLISH REINSURANCE TRICK. An advertisenment recontly nppented In one of tho weekly fnsurntco Journnls soliciting, on be- bult of an English company desirons of extend- ing its business to the United States, n tender for the refnsurance of the risks of nny Amerl- can office nbout retiring from business, with tho option of appointing the Preaident or Sceretury of tha rotiring company s munager. This is n Dait to entel sprats, und it s hardly suppnsable thut any respuetablo American company will prive itself awny ™ to the extent ot responding to s offer, Uhe sdvertisement s quony mons, but s been attributed to the Fire-Insurnneo Arsoctution of Enginnd, which Cotpnny 18 exs pueted n the conrse of six months to make uppearancs In New York. The it Cotipany i London hay o consin oceups fir no Tnferior position 1 an ageney otlice i G eliy, aml_the street Uik 18 that this young man 18 fishing for relsurance oifers from city come- pintes for tho purpose of nccllrhu& n Job for himsell when tho steanger arrvives. The proposad, r penttine, excites only lugh- tor and disguxt among Inglikh oftices In thiseity. Any sollkd English company coming here and nsswning the risks of i worn-out Amerlean eompnny woull inevitabiy step into n lu!lllr business. The chanee of profit wpon n new husiness for the first year would be ex lont, but the avernge of logs on un okl buslness would prove u poor Investment for i newcorier, A tyroin underwelting might know better than to seek sueh n conneetion by pubtic advertise- ment, A puying business would be sought rather than oftered in this way, ML NEOUS ITEMS, |, Tho fire In the dry-goods district a few nights fgo was exnepornted In the duily papers' ne- counts tho noxt day, The total Joss witl nat ex- ceod $200,000, with $1,000,000 fnsurance, The loss on tho butlding 18 10 per cent. Iy the way, it Delonged to ‘the Americun Express Company, and was insured i the Liverpool & London & Globe for $10,00, There §s sthl considernble gossip relative to the Amerienn ollice of the Quecen, which shoulit ‘Do nobody's business, excepting that the Liver- pool Sut .\hmruur Mr, Thomson, displays sucl rire tiet of quarreling with tho Amcricunr Di- rectors of tho L'muum?; that his intentions full 1o eljelt the respect thoy would ordinurlly de- serve.s A tovement hins been mule in the Leglstature permitting tho hsurnee Depnrtmient th requine iUl compantes don, 8 i1 Now York to use na uniform poll a is probmbly copled from Magsnclusetts, where n standard polley I8 reguired of ol the companies, A the weitntion ol the queation of insuring munufuet- uring agents hns led to the discovery thut the compunles are wlvlclr npard b the printed eon- Allos 1. thoir policles, the new movement mny he sucee Notwlthstunding the fallure of tho Unfon Mutual, Mereanttio Mutual, und Paclite Mutust (] marine ofices the dnst fow years hns shown thut marine underwriting 1s niprotitable here, there nre yutmors of o syndicate of Hoston compunies beng orgnnlzet and brought out fn hls eity {n the opuse of o month. = The dnnoutcemont that Wilthun R, Kerr, lato the Western Gonernl Agent of the Scottish Coms mereinl in_ Chiengo, hus gono to Kansas City to e I tho- “Unitking - business, hus orvited considerable surprise in this elty, whei Kerr is well kno N A FARMER WHO WANTS TO PAY SEVEN PER CENT, T the Tiltor of The Chicazo Teitune, MaTTooN, 1., . 1helleve PueCiinose, which himost Invaciably takes the common- sonse view of aoy subjeet, 15 unwittingly wrong In (s viows us futhunted tipon tho proposed Inw *to reduce Interest fn this Stata to 6 per cent,™ aud | feur where it really would do us u good ftmuy by Its stromg intluence do o harm, Self- Interest ” prompts mie to uppeal 1o you, i (8o dotng 1 believe 1 ropresent nlso” tho npprebensions of many hnnidred, and even thousund furmers who Wi keep sitent beciuso v know not how to wake themselves heard. o L footishly, perbaps, but lko ulneteen-twentleths of tho rming cluss in run too heavily Inte debt in buying too much land, We have strugelodan and for the list threo yeavs hu Ketting nhend, and bave alreudy pay onr mortgages, which we owe to eapltalists, but wo cannot piy favthor than we eaniearn the money, ODF Morkrges 1o cons Ing duo constuntly, and these creditors have given ua to understwid that they will lot us work out and huvw extenslons lonis onongh to enablo ustodo i, We can pny 7 per cent, and ava willing to do it untll wo ean Lu\‘)' all up: but wuo o not wish aur State to forvid us to mako such at agreement us s sntistnctory whon wo muat mako somo klnd of unaxreoment, us our lunns becomo due, for we cannot pay if the peinclpal lssdemunded when due. 1€ this outs sidv eupltal should retusy to tuke i per cent, and notify us to pay, it wonld brie desprir to muny watenggling ‘furmer, who ¥ left ulone, wilt pny up. Lowe £,000 ou wy 160 acres. Lam witling and enn wifort o pay 7 pe and wil got ont. L woikl fiko to suve 1 pe it, or £20 per yeur; butf, i duly, my loun s due und | am told 'L st puy, becausy the loan forblis my ereditor and 'mysolf 10 agree upon 7 per cent, what am I to do? The ¥ woukl be o tellio in such n case. 'Fhiero Is a cluuse in the mortgago | gave, und it §8 In overy, noto, thnt un’)l'u it oan run after due nt 8 percont. Now, whon July comes, and tho Inw forbids me 10 muky n new mortsage with anybody elso nt over § per tent, id 1 eanuot got nioney at thut, my ereditor will suy, If_you estiuot puy thon the MOrtgnge NS T at 8 por cont aitor it is due, 1don't know how much money therols f"" out on theeo furms, but {t must bo_many mitllens to JI"I‘(U from Coles County., Weo leg of Thg lisuNg, aud our members of the Leglsluture who aro trylng to du - us good, to Just tel s alone, Money is 80 plenty we can get it ut whnt wo ean wford 10 piy, oV IF §L 18" not ns cheap ns we wish it wug, hut don't, we beg of you, stir up tronble now When we are puying our mortgnges, et I wo can have time will pay all. Wao hnveo tuken enro of oliselves in worsg times than these, and beliovo we ure eapuble. of mukiug contrncts yet thut we can stund: but don’'t tho o hads Just ue wo begin to see fro dont, When wo ure ont of debt, or being in debt cun puy nt sight, then we can afford to talk buck to monoy-lenders: but, whon dvery othor furm on the " Hilnols Centrad Noilrond i stiit under mortguge, *don't put any chip on our shoulders” so long a8 woare_not belui imposed upai. ONE INTEIESTED, LI Indlant and [llinols reduco the Jegal rato of Interost to 6 per cont, where will tho money- Ienders find good borrawers nt & higher rats of | futorest? Tho Ohlo rute is 6 per cont, and furm- ,qrs flud no difticulty in metting all tho monoy thoy need ot that rate, It will bo tho samo in Ilinols, notwithstandiig tho fearsof our scured correspondent. The monvy market 1s settitng down toa 6 percent rato of ntorest on reals estatu seeurley, 0.] o ——— Hoer by the Gallon. Tho Journai of Appiied Science glves soma do- tailed informution s to the producilon of beor, tho numboer of brewerles, and tho conaumption beer por head of the population in the ditfer- uu:l ountrios.of Eurvpe. The figures ure us! udel wantity No. of Conatmp'n <l beteed, brews per head, Gallons. criea, ~ Gullons, Groat Rritain.,,. 1,050,000 2uX1% M P00 ZhIHD 2 Austrla 2o Ha i Helglum 130,000,000 500 B Fruuea ..oy 150,000,000 100 5 Stussin, 50,000,000 i) N Hollund ..., SAW,00 b 1) Lienmmark 000,000 4o 1 Hweden BUOULIY waen [ Bwitzerland o 500000 400 u Norway. 16,00 “er 8 OF the 2 ewuries (o tho German Bnplre, Bavaria alone bad, when the Just returns wer mdde, 6,624, while in Prussia the_number ot breweries hus fatlen fronus 16,00 to 7248, though the A}uunuu' of beer browed had siot dimiobabed, Berlin, which I\lfltlhm nearly ulitho boer drunk inthne eity, bad in 1878 only 41 brv werles, but thoy were vt a0 Jurge o seulo thut thoy mude, on un avernge, uearly L0000 gallons each, Thoe viune o the cuse i Suxony, whero tho produc. tlon of beer has trehled during tho jast forly yeirs, while the numbor of breweries bus dimln- isbued. Nearly ourth of the Austrian boer 1s brewed in Hohemin, and tho imports of beeg contivye to dimwinish, white the quuutity ex- -purtod {4 soven or eixby times greater thun it Wus twonty yeuns sgo. ¥ Semi-Monthly Meoting of the Com- missioners Yesterday, Proposed Route of the New Bouth Boutevard, Tho Washington Boulevard Assessment Es- timated at $11 Per Foot. The West Purk Board held n regulnr meeting yesterdny afternoon, ot which thure wers pre ent Commissioners Wilcox, Woodnrd, McCren, Ironock, Wood, Itablfs, and Wilken, The best- nameil member accupied the chair ns Prestdent, A matter of seliing twenty-llve or thirty car- Innds of mamire to the Hoseliihl Cemetery Cotn- pany was referred to the Improvement Commit- tew, with power to net, The Finnnee Commlttee presented its report for the month of Janunry, and it was approved. Tho receipts were: From West Town Col- lector, $3,500; from Sm Town of Jeffer- o, for Tiumbotd! bovlevard, 15005 deposited Ly Beeretnry, sundry - receipta, 5 total, : balanee from previous month, #2202 wrand total,. £330, The dis- tnrsements,—Ineluding the Decomner p-roll of employ: i, orlig Douglas banlevard, 1,500, and for Interest con- pons redeemed, §6,62 worns £12,25) Tho hal- ance on iand Jan. 31 was $10.4 The Committee on S8onth Boulevard, to whom was referred tho eelection of & ronte for a boule- van! to connect the west and south parks, re- ported, recommending the folluwing route Sturting from the contre Hne of 1ho south end of Douging Park, 0 feet wide, and running south to within 10K feet of Twenty-sixthstrect, thence east, 230 feet wldey, to the east ride ol Calitornin sventio, from thonce south alapy nnd puralled with - wald street, 20 feet® wide, o the north sido of Flilrty-tirst street, thonee east, 29 feet wile, aloni’ and_paraitel with rakd atreof, on the nortls side_ thereof, to_tho cust sile of Western avenie, und thenca, 250 feet wide, south to the Hlnois & Mivhigan Cannl. A plat of the route ompanled tho roport. The Committen wlso conunenided that steps be titken at onee to « cur the titlo to the lund fneluded fa tho route, and that the Engineer be instriteted to make tho necessury surveys, The Teport wis gigned by Comumissioners MeCreu, Brenocls, and Wood, WASHINGTON BOUL 1. otion of Commisstoner McCrea, 1ho Bonrd 10 1unke thy nsseannent, as provided )y or the mpro ton street, from the west line of withesast Hneof Centeal Park. ¥ wan tho naly dissenter, 1nd explaine , suy I that the property-owners i his immediato nelghtiortiond on West Wushington strect were notiu favor of u macndnm rondway, us providid for In the ordinanee, which has been published A Ll b Tk Tranuse, - Cotnmlissloners MeCrea and Woodard gald the llent was evidently not nware of the pro- vious netlon tal and they had not Jearned of gy opguaton to ko fmprovement ns proposed, full, nttorney fortho Hoard, gave n des dexeription of the Jmprovement, and atated that the nesessments could be padd in fonr annual Installments, Which woulil give the property-owner nssessed tve years in_whick to puy his nssessment, Interest belug chareed at 1016 Fitte of § per vent per anmm, or, If to per- son nesessed ko desired, he could pay nll nt once stnd suve the Interest, 11e also submitted an es= timate of tho cost of the work, us fulluws: weti-stone, 10,800 lnead fegt... § $ 8010 cavution, 13,810 cu yutdy, 4,710 Filllng ond grading, 2,145 cubic yuri: teeves ol 3,015 Lintestone mncadin (2 inches), ELG1 euble yurdy .. P 2.00 L] Granit mucaditm (0 Incbes), 11, B3 eUDIC VUL aes oieisneens BOO 0,020 Sldewnlk thigston nches thick T8 .00 alns, repl 2 10.00 s, fron covers for 120 (0.0 Iron covers for 1, 1000 ng nndsuperintending .02 Mok undd collecting ” ussess- ment..... PETTTTRITSY Kl Total estimate veaeee <S0,870 Soveral propurtg-ownors on tho line of tho Tuprovement ween present, and were invited to speuk, 1f they so desired. One gentleman sl that, 0s the Hoard had alrendy presed upon the kind of improvement, ho thought there was no. use of say.ng any- thimgz, o President nssured him that tho pmrorly- owners still had o valee I the matter, und some dosuitury tullc enstied. g tin gt ro- {ml :d—ita dimensions, and whetlior It sliould Al in sand or upon tren waldls, ote, Mr, Tutl atated 1hat the assessment would be atiout £11 por front foot. 11 was fhatly decided to postpone the furthor consiierntion of tho matter untit next dMonday arternoon ut 4 o'elock, when property-owners who uro interested will bave an (|‘||)(lrl|lul|)' 10 | coufer with the Noard before 1 taken. A notles was rend that thore vyouhl bo n meot g OF property-owners Inferested at 3 o'clock this_nfternoon ot John Jonnson's othee, No, 80 Lu Salle street, for the purpose of consiiloring the improvemont of Hbolde Perk Imuh)\'m‘fi Lram that groumd to the North Beancl, Tho loard subseqiently ndjourned, WINNEBAGO COUNTY. A DBudgot of Nows, Speclal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Rockrony, I, Feu, 6,—This morning the Ttockford Ritles, 1. Issucid 1,00 [nvitutions for tholr flrst annunl abservance of \Washine- ton's birthday. Among those who received ins vitationg woro (e Torrence ond #tall und Col, Swuin and stadl; ulso members of tho Ilinois Nutlonal Guard from Chleago, Elgin, Freeport, Woodstoel, and Attvorn; togethor with large uumber of aur citlzens, and wewbiors of the Wisconsin Natlonul Guards fvom Jancsville, Beloit, and Whitewater, Tho Committes having the party In churge ure spuring no palns and ex- pensetohavethoovontaurpussnny yetglven, Tho Itifles have certalnly established an envinble reputation In tne Naw of royal receptions, nnd all look forward to the coming event with o great deul of eaticipatlon, Exeellent musle will be furnished, which promises to bea very attractivo fenture. » At tho unnuul meoting of (ke Ol Betilers' Bo- ciety of Winnebago County, tha following ofll- cors wero chosens W, J. Cole, Uresident; D, 1D, Alling, Viee-Prestdent; tho Hon, Duncan Fer- gugon, Beerotary; Amos C, Spatfond, "Urensuror; und Al Colton, Goudyear A, Sanford, und I 1lowes, Board of 1) rs. The Old Bottlers’ Bocloty I8 now compoed of pixty-suven mem- burs, who settled [n this county as follo Ona 10 1810, threo In 185, oleven I, ten - teen in '8, tweuty-ono In ‘09, threo fn "1, and one in 47, “Uhorve ure now $,060 volumes In the Pubtle Library of this city, The monthly reporta for 1850 show thit the number of books In- cirenine tion exeeerled Gt Of niy provious: year, being 40,088, Thore wore tiken ont it Jutnury by nul action i3 ehruary, 4,413; March, K071 April, 4,200; Mo, 7145 Ju July, §018; A Xt Beptemuer, hA Jetober, ML ber, 4,105 Decembion, 3,420, In tho I s of Winnubago, Sowurd, and Pecutonlon, thore nre sevenleen perons o tho ugo of X yuars, two of tham huve pas: tholr 100th birthdag—hehe the only Lwo persons 0 this county who brve attiained to that rine age. ‘Thoy ures Owen Quinlun, W03 Ann Sutll- v, 163 h, B: etsey Buton, s0; i W, Fhonion, ; Hoteoy cott, B N, Lincoh, sy o Mury Akle, #8; Silas Phulps, 03 tler, 815 Mury Shurp, 813 himes Bl by Couledize, Kz and Bl beth Faulkuor, 8. Tho comblued ago of alt ia 1,456 yeurd, - M. Horneo W, Tayior, o2 thiy L'Il?'. Hecretury of tho Womun's Stute lourd ot Misslony, is at Uttaw, to attend upon the fourth snuunl meot= g of the Bonnd, which convenes in that ety un “'t:llll\‘fldl!{'. Tho Winnchago County Agrionltural Socloty Bus Just hiowd [ts Dwvonty-seventnununl meeting, and’elecied the following oflicers for the coming yenr; Juhn chnppell, Prestdent; Walt Tuls cott, Vice-Presldonts 11 1% Kimbalt, Soorotary’; und Hornes Brown, Treasioo Durlng the year Ibei thore wore 16 Interments in tho cometcrles of this citys of which qunbor tl'lll”lwcm in tho West Blle, nnd 67 i tho East o, : I'lio present winter bAS been a vory success- rul ono for vhe lessdenlers, uud about 1050 tong ol leo huve beon stored away fur simiior- consumptions which I8 ubout LU0 tons more than wus put np in 149-'80, Tho leo this yeur s wmuch tner grado, nnd will certainly brlng ulees i pod roind sum for thelr'troubio vustment, Perbaps the most any one mun in_ this nsive buslness done by ton of country ducling 1ho yeuar 1580 wits thut done by Mr. 1L W, Prie of this elty,~lis gross recolpia for that time b ing BEHLU0N, Tlo bas recently inercused bis fuells s, und witl doubitiess do i busineas in 1831 of FHO0, % M. und 3frs. Theron Plerpont guve u recep- tiot on 'Thumiday eveuing i houor oF Mr. and rs, Albert D, Enrly. About 15 guosts wero pn‘-:xonl. ull enjoying thewmsel very ploas- untly, . ‘Tha recol&:uulunwndllulm of tho Womun's gxl‘on Ald Boclety for the puat four mouths was Thu Rev. C. R. Lathrop, tho new pastor of tha Stuto Btreot Baptist Chureh, will sonunency bis luburs ou Runday. ‘Flie_atlorieys for George W, Glyun, the ex- city ofleer who i now in Jall charged with tho marder of L. 3, Webber havo decided to usk for w cuntluuauce, 1 snoutil eom Lo . mendations of tho Committee which Investl- Thiy 3tep 43 tykow It L ko cwmvlwiog v bus bgen LUt to wome thouht, that_public feeling and opinlon may o hefare the e i 01 course there would be gom 0 et 0 Jury In this county who have ot licard of tho ciee: but, g the defundant himsell up beease he feared nothe § g ne o the result, iU appears strimge ta some that sueh n step ehould he tken AL thid stugn of tho gaine, There are many per- Funs i thiscon djolntme connth who huve beard of the peendar ercimstanees connected with tho ease, who are nnxious that (1 to nn end. blfe epininn wilt not ry the ense by any means; but thers are men in this connty, who, If chosen ns ity :J\-uum try it aceording {o tho law and the eyi- ence, The Hon, Charles wigeet, Auditorof Pulille Aceounig, and Chief-Clork Itrinkerhofl, wero in he'city on fhairsday, examining the "hooks of the new Mutunl Insurance Compnny, recently ormuized. Tho result was satisfactory to thy Anditor, and the Compnny will conunence busi- hoss ot once, The recovers of Judge A. 8. Van Dyke, of Teeatonica, wha recelved a puralytie strake i l!;url time ago, i3 not antleiputed, llelsin years of nee, The lev. Dr. Parkhurat, of Elgin, hos Just closed 1 very successful revival-senson [n thls city, Piixes for 180 camo In very slowly. T Col- The sl o curds, vic, nt the < only nhoint $10,00, stumpa, postul Post-Oitice for tho month of January reached thie sum of E2447, The new upholstering faetory spoken of in THE TRIBUNE 1 short tine ugo bas obtuined o w00 “atart, STMKL Baving aleeady been st serihod Towards £25000,—the required enpitn The Rockford Grape-Sugar Worke will menen operutons in 4 short time, 1t will give s tector han ro cmployment to about 100 hande, Mr, 11, 1%, P'lato, a und Mayo 1 ddey-goods merchnat of 1his eity, I8 Sceretary and Treasitrer of the Compuny, nnd witl devoty I8 entire time to that business, The dry gooda utslucss will be conducted by his brother from Peceatonlea, HE SPEAKER Criticlam of Mis Action fn the House af Commions= Parlinment Suved e Gindstonn in the Charncter of the Man of Blood and Iron=Iteport of tie Lnnd Eetorm Commission, LONBOz, Feb, f—Under the pressireof evonts Mr. Gladstone has Tound himself compelled to adopt the poliey of Blsumrek, Whatever mny be thought of the legelity of the Speaker's so- Revore tea nithougn it has A, i t tho he: stean and tho pres of little wheels, process, neats aee not eharred, their favor daes ot pass oll, tia julces oo preserve kitchen 14 free wtors, Milk ean b Dotled without hurning, amd soupd of delleatn fluvor ean be prepured nnd kept hetter than with a SLove or rungi, lml\'nuhum of the new process ia that o fires hiy or ashes tiyine nhont the kitehe oty bo appliest noro rpeedily and with ess trous Die than §& the ease with u rango, can be shut off or tirned on at will serving Its purpose_may ho conve use in h hoiler 18 1 a ~mall expe iny companies which hav 10 rip 1 tho Riree! plv steninsheat to howse: will very likely come (h gunernl use in private houses, Tonants Regl Landlorda—A Reduction af 10 $er Cent Accopted by nestas, ¥ pnytnent of rents handly created o greater sens entlon than the aniouncement from severnl parts of the country thaton kotue Inrge estates the rent was wetually being pald. No tenants muide a more determined strike than those of Lord Lurgun, In County Armagh. *hip's tenunts are, usa rule, well to do, and live under easy rules, They have conferred by the Ulstor enstoms. Land-Lengue had extended ita operations to Armagh Connty theze tenants it been offered an aluteme naatly refuserd. An hmmedinte and_thus tar has worked wel ) put ln goner, “Fhoa ateam ovens cotdst of vessels with 16 shiedle, ona ke the other, The steah g from a botler s fntrodiced hy p s thie Ao Between the i shella, Rodiation ) to the outsidn ja peavented by i L A thing (o e biked {8 put 1 where iLis neted on by uie | L Trom the steans, though (o Viepor - tovelies the tood. The quaniity of the are regulated by means There 18 oo burming by the and tho recable frour the venal i A great 10 bee kept 1§t as in u ranee, there 18 no diac and the heat The steat witor ol nway for ting apartinents, Wherevera steam- il thig oves can e made avaltable at ns. 1€ tha nmersiis stenm-lient- o obtained permission L ever got at work and sip- the Ashcroft ovens ————— IRISH TORY STORIES, ing to Surrender to the e Landiorde—Inet- states of Lourds Lurgan tn on tho Ile ta News York Heratd, . 6 —The movement for tho nons 1is Laord- alt the Lenefits Before the tof 10 per cent, This was Indig- demand way o sent 0 Lord farean for o round redue- called coup détat, thoro are searcely two | it (0 TR JRIPERE O, B ROUTE TR opinlons asto ts neccusity, Though tho Trish | 1, prunt, Then commencod seencs of members cla!m to have ncted within tho limits . outruge, meetings, memorkals, and protests une of thelr rights, they now frankly admit that the Government was compelled fn self-defense 1o break down the opposition which Lrought the work of the Government to n standstill, nud say that though the $peaker's nct was fllegat, It was necessary. Tho English organs of Hbernl opinlon admit thut tho act wasn usurpation. The Daily News saya: * The Spenker ncted on his own res snonsbllity, Eo Napoleon Il declared that, In he had sertfog asido the Constitutlon whic aworn to oliey, hio neted on his own re ity o from o senso of his duty “Tlio Speclator calls it o eonp d'éat” wnd *a revolution in parlimentars” procoiurs equintle persisted in his first offer, and, atter holding out during nearly 1 the cent reduction, s g out stil, but they show signs of eapitulation. 'lll‘helr surrender §3 only f mutier of tims 1o dare, the people nre curlously divid suppore ol the after making several Tandlord down to Griltith’ dern tnreat of belng meneed to Balil to hay 4 others wili follow. "o iy estate i Trelanid, Lord Lirgan tnontha, the lurzer tennnts on catnte buve paid thelr rents less mper The =l tenants a hold- On Il The tennnts, empts fo bring thel luntion, hive, W 4 with . iwrits, co A groal number nro nt oflice, No doubt 3 ce on the en- tite of the Enrl of Mayo, In Land Leasne, sited the ‘The the Speaker thereby saved Pmillament Jiself,” | Wit of Lonl Gosford, in ity Ariuxh, Fro the NSt the result of tho struggle was n | has been somewhat Fdlae - to gt o foregone conciusion. Tho forty Irish members | the property of his nelghbor, Lord Inrgen conld nothope to_be ‘nllowed permanently to | The “Iurger’ tenunts have come in o sud go- override tho will of thelr G0 English and Scoteh colleagiies, the more so us they could not elim ovon i mnjorlty of the representutives of Ir Innd. The change (= not without its value 1o Ireland. Itwas made 1o seritre tho prssuge e Coercion bill, but jt places in hands of the Government the power to earry 1ny remedial mensures of land-reform which tho Mintstry may deeide on offerlng. The lrish ople ind the Irish party thomse vinced of this fact, Thelrdet l tion to coerelon was hased on n fear that, 1 co- srefon pure and slinple beenne o law, tho whole force of the Tory varty In Parlinment would bave been used to obstruet the pnreage of th lnd bill, Had the old rules remulned in foree, 10 Lund bIll thut woirld buve mot the wishes and needs of the Irish ru ple could have been paesed. Now the responsibitity of deating with lurge measures ot land-reform rests salely with Mr, Giudstonu's Government. 1F they are_true to thele professions, Parvlament fiad conferred upon them wmple power to foree throveh 1nrg mensures of remedial leislation, lli’ tho lise muke of that power bistory will Judize them. 1f 12 {8 found that, while thoy i1se this extraors dinnry power to coereo the frish people, they 1all in firmaess nnd courage to use it in amelior- ating tho idition of tho Trish rennnts, they will glve n tloul proof of the inability of Englishs men to leglsinte for Irelund, LAND IEFORM. The ropart of the Itoyul Commissloners on the Irish lnud questlon, which hus just been pube Ushed, fills 1 blue-buuk of nearly seventy pags and 1L'is supportel by references o sitements of witneases not yet fortheomiug, The mnin recomendutions of tho report are shrned hy four of the Commisstoners—bonl lessborough, pposie on 1y he l'l"Lllll‘Vl the reduction of 10 per cent, niter vainly en rilfith's valuation, enrred In County Abhon the | nna generous landlord .mnd offered to pay hit thelr rents nt the Governing gnve them re aeleded that rents. cou| oring tn ke ther lundlord eoncede A remarknble incldent ve- Iilkenmy some diys tgo. O tents waited on their well=known t vithuution it e pts in full, Thix be refused, but be [ no nrry to pay thele well off and cauld wilt o L s Of yie reessary, hut Wi certiln to s renits kn full sooner O Inter. TUNNING TIE TADL The tennuts thon Jeft in 1 body, but they wern sarely puzzled by tho attitide mid wordS at theiv landford, who had the, eredlt of belmr, what b “They held Hast depated tholr oldost ropresentutive to return 1o *his Honor” und ask an explannton of IS words, Tho old man apologized for coming on suvh orrand, The londiord told him that he e some of his tenunts to comne k, und then nddressed him as foltows: « Loak e, you huve me down st now, and are not ¢ | oulykicking me but umping on e, Mark my vord, thu duy wiil pu will be dows You with all furms This eonveraution was duly veparied the next duy, Tho tenunts cume (o hody and pald thotr rents in full landlord, s, | ty Mounghian estate held a meeting yesterday, ux \\'ll.lluh a curious and {ustructive diiensdion ok pluee, must indulgent and kind-hearted ol Irish land- tords, offered his tenants free sale If they thut soon, whei I dan't jing welght you_way tuke you fureve Good morniue coms, und rent free ‘This gentiemiy §s nut v nbsenteo Lovd Russmore's tenonts [n his coun- Lord ftosamore, who ranks us one of the Havon Dowse, The O'Conor Von, nud "Mr. 8baw, { Wished, © Thls offer hus been met with i though the iwo Intter publish supplementary | demand, embodled, It 18 true, Ina memorlal for vheorvations qualifying thelr ndbesion, Tho | & reduction of @0 per t, and containiog NAfth Commissloner,” Mr, Kuviusgd, piblishes u | clanso accopting frea sale, OQue of the tenana sopEate report, In'which hie expresses” bis gis- | At the mecting was under the impression thit {f &ent from many of the ancuments and concln [ he neeepted free salp he swould have to sefl his afons of his colleagues, while, pricticnlly, o | furmat vnce, and e, thevefore, opposedd the vifer, mes nearer -to thetn than was antielpnten. T'hie Comnissinners state that the objeet of tho seheme they mivocnte 18 % to recomize by legls- Intion the “nbiding nnd prevailng traditlonul sentiment that the crliivator has o property in tho sull ho cultivites.” Starting from 1his point, the Commissioners buve come (v the con- couclusion that the fiet of 1530 has » heen vainly appenled to for an adequate remedy ' by the Irish tennnt. Noomodifiention or enlargement of thut net, It s nrged, will meet the necesaily of theense, Nor )< the proposed extension of tha Ulster: tennul-right customs 1o tho rest of irchand sdinitted to be o stisfactory set- tlement. Even in Ulster, it 1s eaf, the tennnt- I‘Ix,'lll{) cm, lejulized and eonsolidatedd by, the aet of 157, hius broken down, The Com- missioners propase 1o * give legal recognition 1o the exisiine state of things," Deauplers have, ur a general rude, nequired rights (o continious cecupaney whiclt, In _the Interests of tho eom- mitaity, it §8 desirble legally to recogulze, W think the furmer should oo longer be dinl luw to the displacement of his interest in bis lolding, -either dircetly by ejeetment or Indi- rectly Ly tho ralslng of his of 1l lundlord,” The Commissioners proposs to carry out.this policy by entarging all ordlinry tenaneles room year to year “Into n new kind of statutory tenure, defensible only wpon deerceot This vlew of ane of the thre but ta bratch of the land pay rent o the prosey T xliali and Scoteh membersof Parlunent in fuvor of the coming Land bill. . PLTrSmInG, P, Feb, o accldent oecured ue fore yestevdit Miiter dind Robert Ciaueron, who were brothers, and Allun Caweron, th along the raftrond teack whes started 0 guarrel other and had n terriblo strgilo on tho track, At thig time the sonth-tonnd express wus due, Litt the men were oblivious uf the fact, thoy were- tnssiing the traln 19 rathor novel, would sluplify ouo great question [muensely, This aving movement (s cortuinly extending, wve thoso utnoms tho Lest_Trients of the v who aegue 1t i general dispositian ta thae purt of the trish tenantry witl ax alist the &ympathy of tho Ki- wdoption STRUGGLE OF DEATH. Two Cousius Struck by n 'Uraln While Flehting on the Frack, A dennatieally tragle v Newenstle, P, doy bo- whiech hus Ju: e to lheit, ¢lr coustn, were watking Rabert and Minu They selzed hold of sueh Whils e I sight, 5 o . 00 | punnimg at o ilgh rite of speed, n ordes to muke the Laud Court, tor tho Lrechof eertnin wells |y for fost tiwie, It belur then” several miiites ascortalned conditions, and hetd subjuot to o | 1O 05 S IR S SURCOR N i ,m)'nwu& of a rent the nmount of which shoull, o i tho Inst resort, b fixed nefther by the lusid- draj IR autagonist with him, and endonvored to get out of the road and Hut the Intter was lord nor by the tenant, but by the constituted o o * Millet nle vent Should bo fixed s fully diseussed In the | 4] “dlieh 1w » elfor report, and_ thoe Commissloners nt tho same thne to puolfy tho men, then u ey fintio: elfuely recommena that ¥ free sak* showld bu allowed, With respect to the schemo for tho estubilish- ment of 1L peasant prapri In ircland, the Commissioners genernd, rin the recomns gated the subject in 1877 and 1878, Tho removal of 1eeimien] hindrunees and the ndvancement ot o Irger proportion of eapltol tn purchase Ing tonants “are pdvoentoed. Tho stato of the poverly-ptrickon peasontry lo - many vlnces, **where, It Is eaid, they urc not hle, If they hnd thoir land gratls, to Hve by Itivaring It," 18 not regarided s vresentiug wn Insotuble problem. Reduction of reat anay slightly bettor tho conditlon af thosu poor peo- for thel reseae, coeded fn gettll time exerting nit his strength By this thino tho trai neither of the men the ongeine, Al the locomotive und thro Ho recel Kuoe cup, and o pash on tho lnek of bis b winsed by falllug on some furanes chide Itobert Crimaoron faved still wors Dy tho ¢ weonsidernble distanee, wlighting amonic eine ders used for ballasting tho vond, and with b uwid Allan siue- it frea from thogesp of Robert, threw himsetr ot the trnck, at fhe same to enve ltobert. was dowa tipon th ol Py aut of reu e ok by tho step uwuy several feet. ved a fracture and A rement nnh‘n hetigs #truck e, sk hirled ateher with grent fol 18 Jelt leg witd hroken nenr tho ankie, nnd (ho cinders. eut N D ol Wl ¢ B I e o ot | hurvthle gushes b Wy head, * When ploiel et i | i pluced o tho teutt bo was blocdie pro- Do twiiling to cicouruge tho lei that by pred- | fUselyand s T it by n Siro Strum Without tho Irish people woro n | Sl umiiet, o (R Wik el the Dived 1o lonve their nntive land.” Another | GtHekly as pogsible nfter tha aceldent, and tho proposal for tho interferenceof tho State nnd tho expendituro of public money, Is atko dise missed, Fhe projeet of planting tho poorer ten- anta and Inborers on wiste lnnda I8 acknowi- edyed to be Impraetlenble; ** Lands which are purg waste will nover repay the ontluy for reclumation, and thosu of " better Cclnss are held for erazing purposes, and | are Dlghly prized by thuse tfouanta who have privel A‘I{L‘a op thom," Theso ure the matn polnts in the Feport signed by the four Cominis- | 1 sionord, - A TUR; y XA POINT IN HISTORY." *One nan, says the London Spectator, “¢merges trom tho strunge Parllamentary #eenes of this woek, which may mark a turning pelnt in ilish bigtory, with o Joftier reputn- tion and stronger huld gipon the respoet and nfe feetion of hix conntryinen. Completo Justico bas never hithorto been done o Mr, “lirand Spouker ol the Houso of Comimnons), bt 1t will e by futuro bistorlang, 1t was no light matier 10 tike the step he took on Wednesday, aid In- Itite what, desplte of an olit preeedont or (wi hiju dl.'{lul, wher wedieal ald wis hustily sutmoned, Ttohert died ahovtly atter, and Athn witl be hed- ridden for lifo, ien Hinn, Mo, mun from Chicago, Al mon_ wero brought hack on it to the e e—— A GOOD LESSON, T the Editor of The Chicap Trtbunt, b, fo—1 um u “teavellng and u regular reader of Tuiuse. Stopplug at & modest town “In Central Miasouri u fow duys ngo, 1 witnessed o plonsing littly tneldent that may bo interesting 10 somu of your renders, Capt, QGeorge W, Hell, of bixon, NI, tho Btute, wis stopplug ut tho pluco forn few days, and, belogof Southorn extruotion amil very alfublo munners, hid becomo qulte popilnr with Tho lundiord i wntered the barroomn, but vecupled the parlor Whe 1ot it his own ruom, - Ong diy ditiner wad ;-Tll«elxl vather bite, and the wontlemen guests Il . Who fins been locturing through with tho guests, M. Boll noyor ot Of e tibies, A mulitto womin, itiog i Parliamentary proceduro. | with n et el Just bginiing tu prattle, sat haein taklng it bo gaved Parlinment Beelf and | jo tho pavior. The child seened hungry, und thu best system of fren government that nun | elamoredd for dinner. Th faudiont politely - hua over Invented from parnlyeis, 1o will be | formed the woisin thit she would walt ufl the frankly supported by nllthat fs gomul in tho opindoi of ko threo countriv conelude: o on Mr, Uldstona's resolution us follows: Thu Commons have carriod the tenat that will bo offectund with u l-mmullumn and pusslonleaness of detormina- 1o t will go far to daunt thoso who worla be likely to measure thelr steenyth against tho House agsin, Thursduy night fitted tho Houso Tho Speclator othors got the Lo un Lo dinn wothor replial in w volee, sibduesd but showing her deep griol Httlo tou durl looked ver your chil ool room, but that #he was unfortanite euough o agh. The ehild asked 18 mothor utid why they bud to walt, The and humitintlon, * Oh, weure i ke wis but Htde durk, und neelligont, M. Joll suld, * Take 1o dinner, madnm; {F thoro Is Twillwuit.” Bhe suld thero was plent and all direetly econcernel i ita guldunco e tinged with Africss blood, Come wow levetin Its already not inglorfou wid - go to dinner with et eukd s he, and - he nrose aud led | b Cooking w New ¥ 3 Steam has never ool looked upon with xpe cinl Favor jn the kitebon, nnd 168 use for cookin urposes bay herototore heen pather lwited, The prejudico ugninst [ts who 1s doubtless duw 1y great mensnro 1o tha bunglinedovices employed 0 upplying ft, which genorully reanlied in pro st tu’ tho dlnlug-hall. dlinnor instanter. Nl sald the lsndlord, suy,” replied Mr, liel e dinnur wis seeved, the ususl nilarity bolug “for the Hie dispon Tlaving w cliat with e, Iell thut eveniog, ho Ho seated bimself oppo her umd ordpred the wuitor to prepary hee soWwhat da yon nies, Cupt, *1uean Just what “is my English tanlty with, o ) 1, devoll of flavor, A new | 1ol e thutihe lndy wus woll educaied uid vor, fil:n‘u‘r‘t"\' "« {1"‘:-:k A‘xl"ill’.‘.l‘x){nl :A‘nlmm{l.\\ ua | fnteligent; that sho wis musterol |.1‘-l||qstx>llu‘{ Ruveesstully tested [0 tho restaurant of Mossys, [ toevels, stunley, too, aud wus u sreat wds Nush & Crouk on Fridhy evenlng, whon an mirer of Shakapearo. tre dipner cuoked with steiin wos sorved (o a seleet compuny 0f tho piirons of the extubifstie ent aud i number of newspaper men. Soups, tish, ronsts of beet aud mutton nd canvudsbaek duck, puddiugs, and other cdiblos were ull cuoked by 1ho now process, snd those who par- took of tho viunds pronvunced them excellently well cooked. Thu new process dock away e threly with 100 Uso o1 stoves and rungos exeept for nmlllu;f purpoded, and even broiling, It id belloved, whit be donu nnich better by tho steany oven than Ly A d an open fire. uvico . fur “Tho hle and hungry cuuse huppened to i d=d outragy that calicd for mnuly mleriers cuce, und thoy will not forget tho le: ‘Tho only nbsoiute snoeatug, suuiiliog, colds, 13 Sunford’s Rudical Ciro, whlc emall sum of $1uffords instunt sulief, snd fu- variubly cured.—Medicul Thuce L' anld tho Captain, *of that woman child belng forced to wait, Just be- Lhut rreuiuun Kroup of backwoodduien have red osed and sorrel bulr, was S L b e — pevithe thut wo Kuow of for und cooking eatirel, or bewl for the s TIIE COUNTY BOARD. Another Wrangle Over the Meat | and Vault Contracts. Mr, Klokke Wants an Investigation—Bids for Office Furnishing, All the members of 1ho Connty Bonrd of Com< missioners, with thn exception of Messts, Stow- art and Prrlngton, were present when the roll was ealled at'tha regulne weekly meoting held yesterday afternoon. Tho chaw was dilled by Commiseloner Woml. WANTS T0 I INVESTIOATED, A communiention wag resd from County Clerkc Kiokke In regard to cortaln rumored frregulnrts tiesin his ofice. o asked for nn Investizue tion. Commisatoner O, elll exp ed great satise ' faction at the dlepozition stiown by the County Clork. e offered a resobhntlon, which was ro- ferred to the Judiciary Committee with power to net, authorlzing the engzagement of two ox- pert neeountantd to investigate tho alleged ir- regnlarities, to thoroughly exsmine tho books and nceounts, 1o report the resititof such Invess tligation to tha Nonrd, and Lo suxgest plans for the provention of errors, IF errors existed In tho - nmnagemont of the ol OFFICE-FULNISHING, : Me, P 1L SBexton In a Jetter, which was read, renewed his bid for office-tting in tho now Court-Ionse, 11e protested aguinst tho systen. of openlig bids by the Board. thus exposing 7 thelr terms 1o all hidders, and 1hen refeeting all ¢ Wids and udvertising anew, This system, bo i mnintained, put the honest hidder ut o disad- vant tan's it wna lald over, % The Committee on Publle Service were handod a ennunnnieation from Sheriit Mann nsking for an addidotal Depnty Shentt uad two BallliTs, 138 wers: thon opeaed Tor the Ing of the new Courl-llouse, ‘The! Androews & C 1 Al hrook Manutuetnring 4 Woiltz, # i . In his old vl S, 15, ey 10 0 eommunica- ton protesting nuntnet the manner (o which hiy Disd el heen dealt with a week ngo, e held “that tho eontraet shonld be ziven to hbne ondy, his hiek huy(ng been the lowest, wind he b it ‘Fhis conmunieation wis ®ent nfone with the bids to tho joint Commitico on Hididings and Service, PONILAND INSANE, Aceording to the memthly stutement of tho Wirden of tho Poor-Honse aod Tnsaie Asylum, there il hoeen alxteen ensed of stnit-pox—one of thein proving tatul—during the month of Jdiauney. 0 the Poor-House Ui nre ub pres- Tnmutes; i the Insane Asyluto there uro 0 stutement wis rend, s referred to | rezponaibles hldider, tho Chigrithes Conmitte ‘Tl County asurer's wonthly statement shoy Tollowlig trnres: Aot nppro- priute erul find (8- veipts and TR 3 orders, Surors’ und witness' fevs panl, eommissions, and ansfers, RULG1E bilmice ohelo; wl fund, INEo), 200K nyable out o ubov nted to CourtoHs S, 05 lonniog toe Referred to tho e Compit . 4 {rmishing then began over ¥ CHE AWARD OF THE MEAT CONTRACT. The Bonrd tppenrs to be divided nto twoe enimps, =ane (lies tho Ford e and the othor flles 1 Bipper banner, The law requdres thut o co ; tract can only be awarded by ten votes, Thers ! I8 also 1L wrarikle gole on r the nward of ¢ ault fixtures. Tho Bldders are Huerls and i Wikl Alter much tudi and many motlons bad been e und Jost, Me Knopl moved thac the con= tracts for meat, bread, and vault fAttings bo awarded to the lowest bidders, Tho lowest bid= » ders are Harrid, Pord, and Volz, o The motlon was not enrri The vote was: O'Netll, .Senne, Yeas—Eiddor, Knonf, Mille and Woml—t, Naps~Albright, Ayors, Clark, Coburn, Farret, Tty and Rbeinwalit— Hnif awhowr was then spent_In monking no-, * tlons und voting them down, Mr. Clark safd ho | could cuslly #it there nll avght. His resolutfon was flxegs Me, PNellthought e was iy young ns Mr Clirk, und wagered o conld outsit fitm, Inaily Mr, Wood v 1 of Mr, Senty Lnde e onshight upon-the Commissioners for the manner in whi i were dealing with these contacts, 7o h [ It was the duty of every Commissioner to nward contraety to tha lowest” bidders 1f those bidders i s 3 ' wero respaneible men. i, Kuop? asked what the Democtats would sy A€ o Repub o the oard allowed the Ineest bidders 1o go withont (ho contruets, My, Clnrk shouted that he eared nothing for i TOK 1O IS NDS, . . ang that was more than he (Kaoph) did, Eventitnlly Sr, (FNoill moved “that the wholo mutter e postponed tor two weeks, s wa reeelved with shotits of * Ne, no; let's fight It " The motlon did not prevail, - Then upun maotien ihe regular order of U ness Wis proeeeded wit The tulldings Com= - adtteo eported In favar of the gllownnee of DAL wad estimntes amonnting 1o 35,140 OF Tree eXDOFLS Wit FCCOImUI . 1t tho eaudition of the new Court. } i peport wits wdopt riported s Crarities, £6,%03 Town and Pown Ac= comnts, #1051 Pubile Bervive, $14%0, R The contynet with b, M. W, Jones forthe print- |7, Inig wndd statlonery wis read wind appeoved. Tho Lopd e fixed at @060, The Chalrinnn wos di= reeted to slgn tho eontrael, ‘Chen the bond will he approv ') e Comnnittee, A aitempt wits e foopen up tho meat conteaet squahhle, when aonotion wisade and Toue, 1114 18 Lollows W tonas Iospitnls, § it und Jull Acconnte, carefed to udjonrn witil next Monday., Careled. BIBL 5 Willlam € P, Breckinridze In Dotonsa ot th rldges o the Editor of The Chleagn Tritune. - LuxINGTON, Ky, L=l May, 1:\’.1._.:\:“’ father, tho lute De. Hobert J. Rreckineklye, was , ¢ a mermber of the General Assembly of tho Pres= -, byterinn Chured, und Chalrman of its Commit- | e to whivh wis referred tho mattor of - the now | verslon of tho 1tible, then propesed by tho-i Ameriean Bible Soclety to replaee the suthors ' fzed versfon. A Chalrman, he uide u repocsd o condemning tho proposed nctlon of tho Soclery - nid denying 1ts power to o mor: thanyg print and clreninte the reeetved version of®. Luto Or. Robere J. Breehine: the Tmglish bl For hiw aetlon In thas !> Asgembly he was asslled with vitter * neas, to which attueks he mude no answer untll the Synod of Kentucky, in October, 1457, | cotdenimed tho proposed actlon ot the Society, and on Oct, 0, 1855, he published a puiophlot of ', eheht puges In defonso of his netion, aod in answer (o the varlons nttaeks msde wpon hin, - In the Bucceedine winter 1h vioty receded frut the prsition & had mestiaed, censed to fssie the e version, niid TS etiled the conroversy. | 10 tho Junuary nuusber of e Scribuer (seon by mo for tho Bist tHine tosdny) there I8 moarts -~ utitled * Th Bil cloty und the New ! weriied to Chaples 8, Itobinson, b, 1ho unthor goes ot of his wiy 1o revive n miserabilo shindor usninst ny father, ' wnd for the pitepose, npparently, of gvolding re- spousibility Tor (L and of givingeitan we of ro- Apectabllity und teothiulness, weeritics {t to amne thoologhum” Tho speeinl sontenge L wilines 0 13 4 Tollows, Lo=wit: 1, Brenkiiriie cotlapsod pthor suddenly, for be uoiin b hud s el on his hanis us Lo gould ate 0 uk the ement I fepelliiz the awkward ¢, w0 thoeduzinns worg ' linhed 6 volume of divinity, snd o plitored 1ho bost puecat 3t from Blojlor, rie, If trie, 13 wholly Irrelovant to the | matter m iwiee—wholly foreign to the subjeet - this minster s writing aboutt; and coutd "huve :m-u e only from inotives ot personal maul ov. 1t 8 wrltten ot tho dead. 1t Is concerning ', ong w i Lo kakid of bim, wag for! nearly forty years o mfnister of the Gospal, who did somu service for his Muster, Thu elrge I eredited 1o xome thealuglans, ey w1k, by which tho sluader is given an ale Of tFuthfiiness, unid this slandoeror nlelds hims selt betind the anonvmous * theologlang,™ the . unaned * the: . - 1L klven us & renson for o collanso, whéti this natbor knew tiat tho controversy nded e cuuse of the complute overthrow of the ussalls’ | unts of, nnd the frunk srvender of the Boclety ! to, tho ' views of thosw’ who agroed with jny ° futlor, 50 that the reuson nssigued tor the e, vival of this slinder 8 false witbin the versonal kmiwh-;lyunl it who goes outof tho way to, revivo it 0 At (ho time this slonder wus st utterad my. futher thought he had fome reason o bellove | that Hts rend nuthons wers of thoss who nasatled | it heenuso of Wis netfon eoncernlig this pro= osed now verslon of the Hible; nid aftos a Tipsw of twenty<live years it i vevived under such elreumstnecs ud to render 1t probule (it - i was wot incorrect. AU BT Gine ho prbiished the followlng sen tenco coneerning this wlanders Al thit T havo unswered 1o suel chirges was thut ey wero, Tulse and mahcloud, fu lees und b spicl the whols aftack was o couspleaey 1o aud wicked ends—ferocious iy {18 mnnner, utnious [ its coticeptlon,—and tbat Teouhd iy 1t uo otherwlse thia T wonkl ta brutal ut tempt ut personal assusinution. And now thut he bs dewd, 1 presonce af that God whom ke served und loved,! und of all bruvo and wplght men, of whou ha waun i lofty type,do denounico this vevival o that slandor nw *fubse uud mallclouy, & tu= | futous i Jts coneoption,” und dlabionoring and < <coutenptiblo I Its eaccutions and tbis Laubity 10 the Judgument of all good men. A Wi G, 1% Bueckisuivae, e —— Fllo off your corng with the ¢ Japuneso Corns Filo,” 1t will sucely vure sod gud puine 3 ceutye i woun iy tho,