Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1881, Page 16

' i 2 - Attt 16 TILE CliIlCAGO 'TRIBUNI: THE STA' The Senators Want to Go Home, and Therefore Hold a Brief Session, A Bill Introduced to Prevent Rail- road Companies Pooling Thelr Earnings. A Measure in the House of Interest to County School Superin. tendents. The BIN l’rcvnntlné Frandulent Prac- tices of Justices of the Peaco Ovdered Printeds Sonntor White's Bill to Repeal the Two Per Oent Limitation on Oity Taxos, THE SENATHE. . MEPORTY OF COMMITTEES Speetut Duspatch to The Chicugo Tribune. Sparyoarierp, UL, Feb, 11.—The Senate recelved n number of bills from coimmittees this morning. "Theactlon en the hmportant measures was telegraphed last night. WOMAN-SUFFRAGE, | Seuntor Lewls presented a resoVation lnok- ing toward an amendment of the Constitu- tion permitting women to vote for Schoob Trustees, It was lnld over under the rules, DILLS WERE PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS: By Senator Shutt: For the rellef of a num- ber of contractors who bullt the State Indus- trial University at Champaign. These clahng 7,000, The bill was Uefented at the last session By Senator Tanner: Amending the see- tons of the Revenue law, providing for the redemption of lands sold to the State for de- lmquent taxes, by rltowing sale of the Innds, Where the value of the property forfelted 1s less than the amount of taxes, It can be sold for whatever it wiil bring. By Senator Artley: To prevent raflronds from pouling their earnings, ‘and requirving tho Roilroad and Warehouse Commissioners to bring suit on complaints filed in such cases. Itisacopy of abill to be introduced in the Iouse to-duy, By Senntor Marshall: Providing that County Superintendents shall visit schools without divection of County Sehiool Bonrds, asat present they are compelled to do. It ulso provides for the maintenanee of county teachers’ institules, By Senator Shaw: Giving the Commission of Clalms [lurlsnllcllun of cases clalming damages arfsing from the bullding of the Cn‘n eras Creek dum, on the Allinols River, 13y Senator Needles: Making appropria- tlons for the Stute Board of Agricuiture, House bills werd then LKEAD A FIRST TIMIE Senator Bent's bill permitting citles and villages to lleense the sale of clder was or- dered to thivd reading, : “I'he President nnnounced that all business , before the Senate had been dlsFusmI of, and that body ndjourned until Monduy nfternoon at 4330 o’clocls, THE HOUSE. - NEW BILLS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Seuixarienn, I, Feb, 11L,—A fowmorebills were fired in on tho opening of the Iouse this morning. 3 Otman, of Stark, got in one to require ed- ucational quallfications of County School Superintendents and to Incrense thelr com- pensation, glving them 8 per cent comnls- slons ou the nmount of sales of school-funds, or sales of land upnn mortgage, or of real estato taken for debt, Inchuding sorviees; 2 pereent commisstons on all sung disbursed: and, In countles of tho first and second clnsses, $5 o dny for each day spent in visit- Ing schools, and 84 a day for ench day spent in the performance of their other duties; in counties of the third clnss 88 o day, as now, —provided tho entire compensation shall not exceed §3,000 per annum, LRabinson, of La Sulle, Introduced o bLill making tho usual blewnla! appropriution of £60,000 for the 1ilinots & Michigan Canal. ASSESSMENT AND COLLLCTION UF TAXES, Durfee, of Macon, futroduced s blit amend- Ing the act In regard, to .the nssessment and collection of taxes. It adda to tho section providing for the mectings of Town Boards of Review, and the provislon that faiture to give the required notice or hotd the meeting shall not vitiate the assessment except s the. excess of valuatlon or taxes Isshown to be unjustly levied, the following clause: ** Also exceept in eases in which persons considering themselves ngarioved shall demand o hearing by tllyg with the Town Clerk o written state- ment explaining the uatureof such griev- ances at least ten days prior to the time tixed by law for the review of sakd nssessments,” A lot of Sennte bills were necorded & first reading and veferred to thelr approprinte committees, A BATCIL OF COMMITTEL REPORTS was hurled In, most of which have airendy been notleed by telegraph, Among-those not previously notleed was a report of the Commltico on Licenses, recommending the passage of Palsley’s bill allowing County DBoards to leense druggists to sell any In- toxieatlng Nauor in Jess quantity than ono gallon on the strength of o pliysiclan’s eer- tlileate, except in Incorporated eities, towns, and villages In which the corporatd suthori- tles hnve authority to license and regulato the sale of such flulds, and exeept the person applying tor a license Is w man of good mornl character, * ~Ihe Judicinry Committee’s report, sitting down on Sexton’s COOK COUNTY JUSTICE BILT, brought Sexton to his feet with n wotion that the bill be printed, notwithstanding thy Com- mittee's unfavorable report, Buldwin, of Buareau, Chalrmnn of the Judlelary Commitiee, protested, and went on tospeak of tho earoful attantlon which tho Committeo had given the bitl, and their re- luetance st finding that Its provisions were in contliet with the Coustitution, Inasmuch as it gnvo.Justices at county seats greator Juris dicton thun those In other towns. ‘Thls hes fng the code, It was a waste of tlmo and flg“; to print It und get 1t before the Suxton made a sharp, rattling spee favor of his motion, h had bsu’:lx ?.fi:l.'m]r:; thut the bile was i the partleular Interest of Cook Couniy. Suppose it wus: Cook County piid the lnviest amount of taxes of nny of he cotinties in the State, und tho imo” al wxpense touneeted with “the printing of the i) uuf,hl 1o Le granted to her people, 1t Lo bt did not seck to benefit Conk County LOther counties wntiered jn the sumu The DI was Intiodueed for the pur- poso of preventing outrnges earrled on overy day wider ‘the law, as it now stood, The Inw must bo remedied, The people of Cook County eould not stand It uny longer, Under it,'n Justice st Bis sumntong ¢ all over the county., ‘Che present bl songht to rumudr‘lluu num’:r i some way or_other, e did ot now ask DEL pass, but {o - get 1t befora the e G Gutrases. Shl ot bust thess M ! axes could 5 IAAJufi(flnluni.n el oL stoyiul “ollins and Rockwell, of Cook, likewlse In- sisted on the bill belug vrlutml. i order u‘rflt he House might have Nt on's question of putamount hiterest to Cook Connty, Buldwin ane Sunner defended the Come- mitied's finding, wiud the latter ook ocguslon 10 observe thay fo didn't seo why the whale State should sutler in - onder that Cook County alone might be alleviated, Struckmun, of Cook, who Is suid to ho o Justics hlmself, romarked that a good denl was heard abont outrages i the namo of ustice, ele,, In Conk County, It was not so, The mutter was overdmivn, $ arose and asked . Sexton, of « ook, promptl; Btruckmu lIl 1 Was not Eonk County Jus- tice blmselt, *, admlited the soft fmpeachment, Btruckus aud i huge Lsogh went up ab nis expense i | from the 1lonse, Conthwing, howover, the country Justlee told A FUSNY KTORY about suburban mitk-denlers being skinned by city custonters, ard it would e unfafr to prevent these people from bringing sults at_ thelr conntry homes against’ thelr delinguent. elty patron: e proeecdued with fllustrations, ns Charley O'Malley would say, “dn e practice,” when thy fiu-:fln-r calleld him Lo time, Tle was rame )| ing from the point nnder discussion. Strekman, with a farewet! bawl, sald-he was metnst the printing of the bill. Muoreis, of 1lardin, bravely c¢ine to the amd sakd that when such n de |!rlnllm: n 1e¢ hoped gerateh, termlned light was made ngnlnst bill he wanted to see 1t printed, tha mation would prevail, Speaker hiomas ook the bovine by W harns, for about a dozen Grange shonting i stentarinn tones, “Mr. 8 and fired the motion throwgh, ‘Phere was © loud choras of ayes, and only o few dis- sruntled noes, 1IN OENERAL Raser's bill, restorhe the old iaw of striet foreclosure of deeds and mortizages, * went to grass ™ withiont n strugsle from the Com- mittee on Judiciary, ‘The Confinlttes on Education Ineurred the everlusting enmity of Malilda Fleteher by kitline her two pet edueatlonnl schemes, The Committee on Appropelations veported favorably on the bill introduced by Collins, of C«mk‘ mnking appropriations for the Appel- late Court fibrary In Chileago. "The Connnit- tee mude thy same recominendation with r gntdd to the bl making an appropriation for, the crection of o monment {o Col. Malligan, 'T'he Contnuttee an mg turned in a bill to xl{mm(}'hm- LGOL 1T 10 pay the elaim of Ju HLF Notthermls for land damages, Carter, of” Adums, ot I n DIl proy for divorees where husband or . wi have been tatally msane for fiva yvears, 0. 8. Conk, of Cook, Intraduced a bill ex- lfndlug the provislons of the law ot 1570 to 1o NEW-FANGLED CLASS OF COMPANIES which become secarity for persons holding pusitlons of publle or private trust, aud pro- vidhuge for deposita by plate-gliss, neeldent, or stean-boller Insuranee companies, and the new style of compantes referred to, with the State Trersurer of Hlinols, or with the ehief finaneinl ofticer or Insurance Comtlssioner of my one of the States where such com- pany is nuthorized to +lo busine Underwood, of Plke, introduced a bill pro- viding that the law empowering the wife (o contract shnll - not b uuns'rm'xi‘m wive her the right to hecome seeurity for payment of debts, sueh ncts to boconstrued s at com- won law; also, a bill DEFINING A DRAMSIOP asn place where spirituous, vinous, or malt "‘llllmm ure retalled In less quantity than five gndlor Y "y Of .\ln;:mmlu. introdueed a bill giv- lu‘: County Courts coneurrent jurisdietlon with Cireult Courts in all eriminal offenses and misdemennors where the punishment is not Imprisonment In the Penftentiary or dleath, and providing forappeals und writs of error from the County Court to the Appellate Court in alf erimlunl” cuses nnd prosceutions for bastardy, > Nilug, of I'eorln, introduced n bill re- quiring State’s-Attorneys, exeept In counties of the third elass, to_ Kkeep a detafled publie record of nll their eriminal cases on pain of belng ' bounced.” “\Illclu'll. uf McLean, almed his eye at tho Clerk’s desk, fired oft the followiug ANTI-POOLING AND ANTESTOCK-WATERING RESOLUTION, vrefaced by a grand array of wherenses, and moved its adoption: Resolved, "I'hut the Committee on Itallronds bo instriteted fo report to this Houso with the fenst nossible detuy 1 bl or bills tor entetments e ering tho folluwing questions—numely: First—A blll to_prevent tho poollig of tealile curninga ntany wid all competing points In thiy State wherever two or more compunles a opernting railronds and transporting passenge and frelght, Sreond—A bill making 1t o penal otfenso for the munugers or ngents of any rallway company o ullow i shipper of frelulit nv kihd of it ro- bate or drawhick wheroby such shipper securvs benellts wd ndvantizes over others, Thini—A LI requirhnye the wnnagers of alt milvond compnnies operating n this State to mnke u full and complete stutement, wnder onth, 1o the Itallway Cotnmisstoners, of the Al chst of oie respuctive rutbny Bropurty cluding equipment, wnd exctuding all lucrenso of gtock not bused on bona de expenditures of eoustriation, and turthor requiring such l- Wy munigers (o make s semi-unninl glatement. of tho gross veeeipts und expenditures, togethor with tho fixed chnvces’ of stcht o and empoweriug tho Rallway Conumiasioner. to requireol nny rofiway company w vednution of ts trelght wmid pusseiger Wirdl whenever it net earnlogs, nfte puyment of sl fixed chirges for twelve conseentive months, shall od in amount tho sum required 1o pay 6 per cent per munu wpon the actaal cost of sieh raitronds, Fourth—A blll ehangloyg tho present mwle of nssessing raflwany property, and contuining pro- vistans that will fnsure {n’ futuro sugh property bearing its fulr proportion of the busdens of tuxntion, Fifth—A Inw forbidding unjust diserimina- tlons {n favor of eities and” stutfons where thore are competing lines of railcosds, ns ngalnst eltiea and stations where thero 4 but ono lnes nlso, preventing dlser| vimiuation in favor of thenugh frelebt and pagsenger traflio us nguinst local trallie und in Faver of large shipbers 08 aeninst small shippers, Serth=aA blll requicing all rtliroads chartered Ly tho Juwe of this Stnto to have i ktockstring- for ofliee loeated ut gome tecessible potnt within the State, nnd the stock-hooky wt all thoes to o kept open for the (nspeution ‘OF uny stockholder in aueh sompaty. Seventh—A blll muking it & penal offauso for the wunagement of nuy milrond _compiiy to 184ue stoek In oxeess of tho cost of such-roud, after deducting the nmount 1 sale of the bonds: nlso, 1 ved {rom tho fssutng additional nge or sipposod ne atlon, OF iy nans nerwddingto or*watoring ** fts eupitul stosks nnd ulso prolbiting rattroad companies from puying dividends upon sush fietitious stoclk, Carter, of Adams, who kinows o hawk from o handsaw, nud an antl-raitroad UL from a sheep law, m'uln‘uly maved to refer the resos Jutions to the Rabroad Committee, Yuncey, of Macoupin, moved to print the resolution, and dlstribute it mmonz the mem- bers for use a8 \‘uurl)\-nr-.lul?/ speeches, but ihe House evidently symputhized with the resolution, and It was speedily adopted by an overwhelming vote, ‘The House then adJourned until to-morrow morning, MATTERS IN GENERAL, A IMLL TO REPEAL THE T LIMITATION ON CITY TAXES, AND FOR OTHER PERPOS Senntor Georzo E. “White introduced tho followhie Wil dnn, 28, It was remd n first thme Feb, 4, reforred to tho_Commlttes on Munlelpalities, reported back, puassago yeeommended, and ordered to a second read- I Fel 3 Btun for an act to nmend Bee. 2 of Art., b, Bee, Jol Art. 6, and See, 2of Art, 7 of un ue entitled A uet to provide for tho Tucorpori= ton of Citles and Villages,” approved Apeil 10, 1572, In furce July 1, 1572, . L B¢ ft enacted, ete, Thut Bec. # of dor Art. 0, and Sov. 2 of Art, Tof un net outltled, * An uct 1o provide fur tho corporation of cities_and villuges,” upproved April 10, 1832, In Fores July 1, 1672, bo nnnnn:ml:?n 8 o yead a3 Tollow, e, 5. T | be, * Hn [t Ml ord nnnees, orders, and - resolutions for tho oxered o wnd cures g 1nto cob the severnl powes citmorated In tho preceding section shall ro- yvlro n voto of two-thirds ot all the Akdermon ¢l Sic. i, All officers of any elty, excapt hereln otherwlse provided, sball Lo appolited by the Muyorund vienncles fn all oillcea vxeept tho Muyor und Anler non stnlt bo tiled by 1y ap- Mointwent) by aid with tho udvies uid consont uf tho (.‘uf Counll:#* rovhded, that [n cnse of any vacauey, I any of such otliees, by resignation or otlorwise, for thuspace of thicty duys, the Mayor shull not innke the uppointinent, e reappolints nent, ud tho euse may be, without the udvice and consent of twoethinds of the membors of the Clty Counell, . Tho Clty Councll wny, by odinunce, not - inconsistent with the provisious of dutles and dotine the Lrov HOWers of wuch ollicers: ed, tho terin shatl not exceed two yeays, 4 Tho City Connedl iu eitiey, ing tho Bourd of Prustees” Lo villages, shtl, within tho Ut quarterof tho tsealyear, puss an ovdinanes, to be tevimed the annal approprintion bill, in which Buch corporate authoritica may i ppropris ate such sum o sums of monoy us mny by deomoed necessury to dofray ull necessary ex- penses und Habilltios of such corporation, nod 0wl opdiuneo shull speeify tho abjuets and purpases fur which such appropeiutions sro e, and tho wiwonnt approprinted for eneh obfect ur purpose, Tiho pussnge of such ondis fnee skl requiro the vore of two-thileds of all the membiers of tho City Comnell in- cities, und W trds of tho Bonrd'of Ablermen in vilinges No rurthoy upproprintions shall bo mudo at uny other thno within such tlsoul year, tnless tho Proposition 1o wako xuch upprojirlition lus heon kunctioned by wnujority of the legul votors ot mieh eity or villige, clthor by potition signad ;»y llluyu.nn (Iur lll‘ll[ pm-pmi:, or |wrlmllnml by i o jor] volu ut u gonusul or speoiul el callcd thororor, © hoghis et dily Does not this bill repeal the 8 per cent lim- itation on mnunicipal taxation in See. 4, whoro it nuthorlzes the Counell *to appropriaty all the money thoy inay deom necessary to dlo- fray all necessary expenses and labllities of sueh corporation”? 1t would seem to have that effect, sithough Mr, Whlte mny not so intend it How many millions of dollars this uct, proseribe the- ahove tho 2 per eent Jimit might the tax-eat- Ing bummers in the Chicago Comnell * deem ary 'Y One of tho members of the y In o noto culling “sattention to this il says: 7Y the Tiditor of The Chicagn Tribune, FiELn, Feb, 10.—Inelosen is bill, “ Sen- ato 163 which will explain ftaell, T don't knaw of It nlility, exeept o onablo tio forma- tion of vings, 10this should pusa, It woull bo it ensfer mntter to wet up o comblontion by twelvo members of the Councll than ulnogeen, 8o It strikes me. MILITIA MATTERS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes Serixarieny, Ik, Feb. 11,=Maj, Etliot Durand, of the Illinols Natiwonal Guard, 1s here looking after militin Jaterests In gen- eral, e expresses himself ng Leing well pleased with the progpects of favorable legls- latlon on military questions, and leaves for Chleago to-night, M'WILLIAMS' SPLCIATL 1) MUK met this afternoon and took up three or four oltband sty complaints nuzalnst the Rall- road and Warehouse Commlsstoners fur- uished to the Committes by the Commission- ers themsolves in response to the fnvestigu. sy In order to got at the truo u- wardness of things, the complaining shippers wlll be invited to meet the Commiittee nest Phursday evening at the Lelaud, “Tha mllegrd resolution fired off by Tom Mitehell in the ITouse to-day i8 looked upnt by the knowing ones w little plece of work deslaned” to warm - somebody up, Mr, Mitchell was 0 camdidate” for Speaker of the House, and I eleeted would ln'uhnl)l)’ have appolnted another man than hafee as the head eentre of the Iallrowd Committee, ThereIs an impresslon abrond, however Incorreet 1 mny be, that Chafeo WILL SEE THI RALIOAD COMPPANIES CHIPPLED OR MAIMED by legisintive ennctment if he ey properly prevent it. Shonld the Ratlroad Conunitteo Tefure to report baelk the bills which it s in- strueted to formulate—nnd it Is quite Mlkely 1o do so—on the zround that the present lnw fully covers the subject of poolim, diserhmination, overcharges, cte., this Ime presston anlght bd slightly confirmed. In that event some of the Grangers may be npt toretlect that Speaker ‘Chomas might have appalnted 1 man somewhat more after their own herts o than Chafee, and that, 11 Mitehell himself hnd - obtalned tho Speakership eake, he would have done the s.runornlm and roper thing by them, “Whether 1e wottld or not, however, i3 n question over which peoplo will pwbx\bly ugres to dly- agree. ANTICLES OF INCORVORATION were to-day filed with the Seeretary of State by the Chicago & North Shore Railwny Come wany, Chleago: eapltal, 87,000,000 cor- poritors, 1, C. Cole, J, M. W. Jones, Frank M. Staples, Jumes - Wilmott, 1. N, Stlles, Clileago, and Frank 1L Coliing, New Yorik. The proposed route of the rowd Is from Chi- engo to Lake Forest, and the deslgn 13 to have the line run underground the entive istunee through the city, N T for the arrest of the ntrderer of James Me- .}lu}mn, who was kitled in Chicago Aug., 3 nst, ‘The Secrelary of State to-day lssued )I- cense to organize to the Hall's Composite Ship Company, Chleago; object, to bulld Yessels; eapltil, $100.0003 corporators, J. B, Hall, John 13, Lyon, W. 1, Goodenows also, to the MeDonatd Mining Company, Chlenga; apitaly $100,000: eorporators, 11 V. Reed, E. " Allen, 1L, F, Clark, THE LOST CHARLIE ROSS. Letter from his Father to Ifr. Peter D, MeCalltm, of Canndu—What the Haguaw Says Abont the Aldborough Walf, TIOATING COM- Hamitton (Ont) Times, Avreporter of the St. Thomas Times has heen devoting himself recently to the Char- He Ross sensation, Ielow is the letter wrlt- ten by Mr, Itoss to McCallum, the Aldbor- augh farier who elafmed to have discovered the whercabouts of the missing Ind. As will be seen, tho heart-broken father feels con- vineed that the Aldborough walf 18 not lils long-lost Chgrile; still, the scraps of his Iy life which the lad recounts bearing a stlght resemblance to the elrcumstances in conneetion with the abduetion lead AMlr. Itoss unturally to feel deslrous of being placed in possession of all the minuthe regardimg the ense, The letter, which is o very Inleresting ane, rends as fotlows: “Drar Sm: I am in recelpt of your letter. Iave read it over with eare and coin- pared its contents with letters which 1 have reeetved frem threeother persons nbout the e hoy, althongh Ldid not know that you were writing of the sane Ind that L B Lieard about, and hnd written to thoss peo- pla tiat tha boy was not my soun, I will state to you the reasons 1 0 coneluded, and then 1ive yon oy impressions about sowme other things that eause me to feel desirous to know ware before 1 totully abandon the matter ns hopeless, All the persons who hove written 1o me ngree that the boy is from 12 to years of nge, My son wis 10 Jast May (1830). They generally aizree Dt ho has bite eye: ut feast when they first wrote, Afterward, when Iwrote that his eyes wero brown or huzel, they expressed some doubt about thely belng blue, and ihought they wers hazel. I have always belioved that my Charlie, although only 4 years and 2 months old ut the tung he was taken, woull remomber his brother | Walter, who wing taken away with b, and hod also thought that he — wonld —even huve a distinet recollection of tho feellng of lonoliness that he st have experlenced when he found ho was in the ands of stran- arated from his purents, 1 tind fenes I huve had about this boy h 3 of 1lttle that would lewd nie to hetleve thint e §s my son. One or two wrote that he thought s inother’s name was Bef ‘The mother's name ls Anple. Yet e wight bo speaking of gome onw that had chargy of him aftorhe was taken, by thefnamo Theso nre the principal réasons for fon, which I wrote to the other pe sons, ‘The reasons for any doubt nbout thele being correet are ng follows: 1laspeaks of helng taken sway by two men In o wagon witlsume ong else, who was leftout of ‘tho wagon und ho taken on the cars, 'This Iy correet so [ar a8 my sons Charlio and Walter beinz taken by two men in o wagon and Walter bedng feft ont, nfter which 1 know nothing, I1o speaks of my having o large store, At that thme 1 was enmaged fn o lurgo business fn this elty. My residonce however, 18 in tho country, ibout seven miles from tho city, 7These are the mnln polnts which caiise any doubts about my fovmer decision, A8 to your fdea that thes boy resemdles n wix figurs that you suw, thore I8 nothingz 1n that, 1 also saw the ong that Forepaugh hnd In his clrens. 1t was no resemblaney 10 my son, o's clrens hud ong nde nlso In the snme mold, I must et at this thing by the boy hlmsell s“f‘“fi‘ BONIG. thune that would conneet him with his fors mer home, Iry again and draw Lim out and guestion him, Lhinve heard from the ¢ wan who has hin 1108 name is John Bonn, Iu is nn Hiiterato man, and 1t s useless to ask hilm to da nnything more, 1 do not feel able to go to see the boy, and cannot, unless 1 1l to sutisfy myself, doit, Alrendy I have expended my means b this hopeless “search, and 1 have now to depend on tho help I mny obtain from the people who bring to my no- tleo ehildven that arve ustray, so ns to avold WNHLEESSALY CXPUNSE, * Will you further nssist ns best you ean to arvlve st a o detinlt conclusion, and oblige, yours n'ule'. 1s1IAN K. Ross,” ‘Tho Indlan woman Byus, who brought the tad “from ‘Tusenrorn 1o Moraviantown, and with whom he lved untll absconding, stated to MeCallum that when the boy was brought 10 the reservation by the man and woman, ns previously reported, he disd not appenr to be more than b years of age at thy most, It was in the summer slx years ngo that this oce- eurred, ‘The boy then had long iaxen curls, i was dressed T short juekot wd knleke erbockers, which she now lns possesslon of, Sho cut the boy’s haie off, and thinks she solil the eurls to a pedddter, Peter 1), MeCal- fumn was In St Phomas Inst Wednesday, and left L the afternoon for home, He purposes visiting the squaw sgabn, amd will take with him w photo” of Chrlie 1Ross at the g of his disappearance, v order to show 1t to the Indtnn woman, und sea Lt sho detects any ves semblance between It and the uppearance of the Jud when he was left with the Tuscarorus, e ——e— Che Antl-Semitic Movement. London Punch. Nrown f!l. P tor [lesmsbury): * What o Fhuane, thig perscentlon of the Jews In lerlint' Sir Gorgius lm.}“i‘i““'““"“ll "flhulmlxr Berve suyl Thoey 'ru ull very wull 56 lo kep' uu-lur’.’ thom bso\w uro:llm‘; o -Just you let "vin get the appor ‘und, that's ulll— und ‘thoir blgnoran their hostontatlon, and tho bufra they« glvo themselvos knows no Loundat” Buron voh Moyer (who flgticrs hime sell, on thu sirength of his personnl pppenrance, that wo ope cun suspect bis origing: * Hear! heart Bir Corchus! You nelfor siboko g druer vort zun zatl e Flig oft your corns with tho * Japaneso Corne- Filo” It will surely cure uud end uul:l..m us“ cs‘(::‘l. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY WEALTIL AND DEBT. Interesting Statistics Derived from the Census Bureau at Washington, Showing the Population and In= idebtedness of Three Hun-{ dred Cities. The Proportion of tho Debt Per Caplta sud the Hate of Interest Pald Thercon. Oomparisons Which Show the Wostorn - Btates to Ba in the Bost Finan- cial Oondition. BSrectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns, Wasimyaros, D, C, Feb, 1L—For the first time In the tinuneial history of the country o complete statement of the ontstanding bonded dubt of the principal citfes In the United States has beem presented. 'The census of 1870 dlil not attempt to present statisties of this kind for any Jower elvil divisions of the country than counties. Conseyuently, It was Impossible to tell the exnet gimbunt of the city and town hndebtedness of any par- tienlar eity or town, us it ngzregnted under the general head of the debt of the county in which thore might bo three or four different citles. 'The table presented below, Lam ndvised by Mr. Porter, the ofli- elal Chief of Census, who preparcd It is slimply one -of a large number that will follow, us an attempt will be made to present similar siatements of the 6,000 Incorporated villages, towns, ete, throughott the country. ‘Flie present table shows the indebtedness of 30 eitles, From it 1t will be ‘seen thut there aro seventy-five cities in the New England States coming within this population, 57,5005 seventy-two ln the Middle States; thirty-elght In the South- ern States; and 115 In the Western States. ‘T'he seventy-five New England eltles aggre- gate a populntlon of over 1,890,000 nud @ debt of over $113,000,000, or S62,18 per eapita, The seventy-live eltles of the Middle States, az- gregating o population of nearly 5,000,000, haven debt of nearly S177,6000,000, With o per capitu debt of 87 The Southern Stutes, with n total number of thirty-vlght eftles, and o population of Mlttle over 1,000,000, owe nearly §60.000,000, or 85580 per eaplta, 1t is pleasing to note that the West mnkes A MUCH MORE FAVORARLE SHOWING, With o population of over 3,562,000, it will Do seen that the debt is almost preclsely tho smne ns the seventy-five New Lngland citles, with a population of about half, the amount being $118,500,000, atuk the per capitn for the Western States only 52,93, The highest per capitn debt seems to be fn the State of Maryland, but this s explained by Mr, Porter by the fact that, according to the tenth census, the State of Marytand has but ono city (Balthnol with a pupulation of more than 7,500, The next highest per capita debt Is In Malne, which Is S100.8% In looklng for the lowest per capita debt one turns ugaln to the West, Oregon having u debtot only $4.35, Nevada coming second with $8.17, Nebraska next with 0.80, Pass- Ini from tho totalwnount of the debt to tho colunng in which THI; RATE OF INTEREST Is glven, it will bo scen that tho highest rato pald In the New England Statesis 7 per cent, wbout $7,600,000 drawingthat winount; nearly £6,000,000 drawing 6 por cent, $83,500,000 5 per eent, and about $10,000,000 4 and 44 per eent. In tho Mildie Stales the hizh- est ratoe i3 10 per eent, but on comporatively Insignifieant minounts, and 6 per eent seems tu-be In predominance, nearly $180,000,000 drawing that rate; 816,000,000, 7 per cent; nearly!$50,000,000, 6 per cent, and nearty $13,000,000 as low ns 4 per eent, As might be expected trom the investiza- tlons published Inst Ocwober In ‘Ui 'TrinuNey into the repudiation of State debts, the South hns to pay In many eases as high as 10 per cent interest on its local debt, nearly £7,000,- 000 of It drawing 8 per cent; $10,000,000, Tper eents $20,500,000, G per cent; nnd Sid,- 000,000, 5 per cent. The 3 per eent loaus credited to the South are, as may be readlly understoud, forced loans, Some of the Western States are also paylng as high as 10 ner cent interest, tho cities of Illinois having over $700,000 out at this rate, and Mixsourl having over 81,250,000, the total nmount at 10 per cent being upward of §4,600,0005 $11,500,~ 000 nt 8 per cents $15,000,000 ut T4 ver centy $i38,000,000 at 7 per cents $43,000,000 at 6 per cent, and so on, COUNTY INDEWTE In an futerview with a special agent of tho Census Bureau, who has had eharge of this fnvestigation, Lur Crmu correspondent learned that to thiy startling total of S064,- 000,000 must be added the county indebted- ness of tho country, Thero are somewhere in tho nelghborhkood of 2,700 countiea In tho United States, and in 1870 the nggreguto fn- debtedness, bonded and floating, of these eountles was ahont $187,000,000. 1t iy fair to presumo that the statisties of the tenth census will reveal the fact that these debts tve Inerensed o S200,00000, ‘Co this amount must also be added the debts of the 6,000 smaller clties, towns, and villings h throughnut tho country, the school districty and other lower civl nh\-lqluns, the sehool distriets nlong unmlmr?m: from 70,000 to 5,000, no less than 1 { thew being lo- eated In tho State of New York; amd every one of these divislons has been veached by tho Census Oftice by thoe ald of seliedules and correspondence, 1t I not improbublo that this clugs of Indebtedness will” be $100,000,- 000 more. ‘Then to these three anlounts must be added tho State debts which nmounted in June, 1680, to $240,500,000, making the enor- mons nggregate of $1,214,000,000, BATE OF INTER nt 7. [oH Tho following Is » recapitulation of tho S141.23 nt 0y B3390 nt 3 Bt 1) 0t Tike 103 FELOTLA 0L 7 "SI0, nE d, above: Enstorn States—85.018,100 nt 72 5 B17 nt 3 SRAOKLI0 b b 3% E5084,000 AL, i gLl ut 10 & at 8 RUTIHUZLE UL 03 F4000 1L %% 5 8I0,BEL010 Ut 41,600 0L 4855 $LLI06I056 ub 43 €1,402,000 une Houthorn States—81,0614.531 at 10:$0.0%5,851 at 231,050 ut 7 105 i ¥4 1 Wenstern Stites—31L55L082 0 000 SILGGULS nt H: 2100000 nt Thi: 'SH 73-10; SIT,0.082 4t T3 §1.000 ut 034 0 SEDLK nt 0433 ELAITEN ot by ¥ Grand toinl—1i, 103,624 at 10 85 B250L600 21,231,650 1 510,045,170 b T EANGN, 102 e Uz 1127057 2,416,000 ut 43 SUSLIN ut 33 $1UGK010 uspeei! $llol i B B0 W B7 T 01 T3 $10 Wt iiei; FIBALG6.820 ut T3 F1AGLI00 AL 013 §i04,200,168 nt O3 EBILULO nt B335 SURMLIN01T ot B: &1088,160 ut 33 #21,038,895 ab 4; $UBY,I00 aLd; $2.250,000 (ne wpoellied), TUR OUTSTANBING BONDED DENT OF CITIER AN TOWNS U8 OVER TA0) IXHARTTAN T AN H Tot sumwarye | S3{poouta-| thitien | per S| tom | Tl capita £3| & 115455 810. 23 I (AT -3 AU 686 1445, .l i, 184 T 2018 (ITHYES A exna el 8.4 It u R il BT R Ll g, LL‘,_I_‘.-A-D B510,417 T 4 (] mn&w‘ # 14,04 7 163 s 2lectiny zloetues | “Yotula. . o Vealorms States. Enon El P COnsi..ue o, o Tn the number of eltles mul towns in the States nlready namoed the followine anounts drew tho rates of Inlerest respeetively named: 075,000 nt 7 per cont: $10,973,6000t 8 por a0 At 6; $11,00) nt e and $20,00 atd v Hunpshire—62.00500 L 6 fer cont; and Ll 50,000 at T per cent; $270,00) nt 813 AR Lt Bz el 25,600 0t 6, Masanel 030t 7 por cont: $1104- i nt 1,5 5 €270 31 85K, 2 nt 5 ‘r-w.m uL 7 pereent; $1,807,500 b, d it 7 por cent; S0, S1.610,09) ut 415, i), ut 7 per venty 38,008 nt t 03 &7, i‘ll') “LL ht3s $55,%M,811 ut 3 gm0 nt 4, G EDIEN a3 81,251,090 at6; ut b, nin—$1,160 at 10; $333,143 at B; £210, 107 SILAGLIT nt T2 SIGET2 nt 8tg: &7, 23R at U LK b 543 SIS HE B 87700 REAEs and 310, G4 0t 1,059 ut”0; $200,000 ot 65 nud W,000 nt 001 nt s and 600 ut 6; £1,15 383, New Vork i Muryh -SR2515,640 nt 62 and $10,470.801 at 6, Virgl 00 it 108 RLOTU.L0T ut i S111.000 nt U3 888,010 at 5 und $850,100 West Vieginln—$256,600 at 74: $120,000 at 6; and 124,000t 3, Norih Carollin—§32,500 nt8; §6,700 at 73 and SILGW nt 0. R 73 501,101 AL 0; Sonth Carolina. nd 8. N £053,000 nt 83 061,500 T L’\;J t 5. 55, ticoruln—25200 nt 1 147000 1t 6 and B nt 5 7 T at 8 SLEILIN0 b 03 $650,- 30,0 (nspecitied) 5,400 0t B3 &W7.817 at b, ) W0 L 108 K03,550 nt B ILGH0 50 nt 71 §1,042,000 ut @; 2,391,780 $I apeuiiled). "Texna—&1,134,200 ut 10; §971,700 nt 8; $95,000 nt $157.%49 nt 6. Ti 3050 at 6, 21,730 at 10: o 00,000 nt 10; £255,00 nt By 1,- -1 $6A0 AL T L6000 ut By —$ 1681400 nt 6, 1R, ie23 a0 8: R100,000 at 7155 TRMT000 200,007 L T3 L AL 013 $10,805,040 Ol nl'iil-ltl?l ne i &30 b, 1ndtun 207,000 at 105 £022,500 nt 8; $1.310,4K n'l:;lll-lu. F2U00,000 nL Ty $2,052,000 at 0 - $19,00 uth, 1 h25 at [nols—ST16,150 nt 10; $5,000 at 0 $1.471, B; FELHLOM nt T3 82,814,589 nt U $17.515 nt Michilg in—g7.00) nt 102 $1,100.000 0t 8 16,000 {7 ieJur BIEN, 050 At T3 5,800 ut U5 S1,000 ut z $200,000 Ut 4, onsli-S 1301 ot 10; MY 8000 a8 8; $2777 000 nt. 73 BULOOU ut B3 LG at o, 1 FUB000 nt 10 $304,10) ut B: $507.080 at 1) 2t nl: $1:9,000 nt bts s £23,000 ul 190,160 it 10: §0.000 SOULI0) ut g: &1 504 nL U3 $373,800 at b nSik—sa0,HE nt 10; §74,000 nt 83 $720,416 0t 24,620 HE 07 #1030 0t 6. Nebriskn—&0355 a 10; §25,000 nt 8, Novida—g6H0 nt 10, Qregon—870,000 ut 10, Callforntn—3241.00 nt 10; $703,010 at 7; £2,040,- W at; S3,0 o 0 SRR aET LA VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Sale of Yostage=Stampn, 20 the Liditor of The Chicaga Tribune, Cnicaao, Fub, 10—1 would like to know whether the Government allows storckeepuns to muko u profit un the sale of postnge-stamps? 1IE 5t does not, 13 thore w penaltyand how untelt? HANRIAN, [The Government has nothing to do with it. A ftorekeepor ean elurge, iF he pleases, 10 conts for o three-cent stamp, and thoro is no penulty, Considerlng the anpoyance that storekeepers nre sometlnes put to’in this stamp budinoss, It I3 nat surprising that they occaslonally try to ko a gl profit out of thonm.] Tuprixonmont for Debt in Now Yorl, v the Ditor of The Chicago Tribune, OSRALO0SA, In., Fob, 8=WIIL you kimdly an- swer In Tk Tiimuse of Saturday tho follow- fug questlona: Fivat, I8 thore n law in fores In New York imprisoning for debt? Scecond, If so what kind of debt enn o man be Imprisoned for? Third, wust there be appearance of fruud be- fore u peraon cun bu Im'w soned? An nnswer to the ubave questtons will greatly oblige n con- stant reader of Tat Trisuse. Truly yonrs, C, P WinLAnn, (1. No, 2 After sult begun or Judgmont rendered, “inall ensea whers noperson eannot bo nrrested and fmprisoned,” the creditor 18 ul- fowed to have the debtor rreestid, if the ntter 15 pither abunt to reolove his propoerty out of tho Jurlsdiction, or to fraudulently concenl it, or §f he retusey to give It up for satisfnes tion of tho oexcention or clalm. Such ar- rest to countinuo untll tho debtor olthor glves security to unswer for the puyment of the debt within sixty duru, or glves an inventory of ol bls property and schedules out undar the fusolvent debtors’ uct, or gives u bund for thy nastenisent of his property within thirty days, ar, lustly, glves u buna that he will not roove his property or nsalzn it untll payment. of. the demmand, o untll the expleation of threo months atter flnul Judgment, ho reply to this I3 contatned 10 tho nuswor to No, 2, The Shametul Ticket Speenlnting, v the Lititor of The Chlcago Tribunc, Cnicaao, Feb, 10.—Apply at llnverly's box- oflien any time doring tho day for seats to * Her Mujesty's Opora® and you will be totd that “overything 8 sold. Qo nround ngain fn the ovening or at 0 matinée, after the performance s begun, and you ean nlways get some of tho best sents at regular rutos, Those are seats that havo been out n tho hands of the apueulntors with wham Mapleson and nu\‘l:rl*' ure In divect partnership, and, belng unsold, have beeu re- turned to be diaposed of at tho vleventh bhowr by box-uitice confederit During the day you will be totd ut the box-oifice thut tho seais nre S ull suli,” but that you will od ndvertisoments In the papers tolitng whern 2ood ones van bu obe tafned af speculators, I wad told so yesterday; triemds of mine have been told so dully for thy st weak or two, [ found one of theso specu- uting partnors of Haverly and Mapleson 1o be Madlsan streot rim-aclie tchet-nealper ton feet underground In u streot dive, They charged §5 for overy tlcket thoy bid wo sell, “This wiia 2 apleca niora thian the repulntion Bwindle, OF course, £1 of ench sule thug made goes Lo tho rum-seller or tekets sentper, and the othor §1is divided botween Huvorly and Mapleson, . The latter §8 umder no partionlar oblipntions (o Chleitgo, nithough it wauld seein to bo enouich of 1 gouga to satlsly wny ordinary grovd to churgo & for threndbare opuras givon hy an anly falr trotipe with shabby scenery and coss tumes, Hut Haverly owed eversihing to Cly- cugo, Thix clty muade hio, and he owes some deceney todt in veturn, Tous far ho hns dony uothing whutover for tho elty. 1o bas had tha usnof u hutldiog belonging to the public at'n very smntl tontul, iud b roturns this und other fuvors by openly stundlog by with the worst sort of spreulntive nbuse. i It 14 uselea to nnswer that ko isn't to blame; thut it i all tho dolugs of 1ho spcoulutors nlone, MoVicker proved conelusively sturmg tho Born- burdt engugonient that there could “he nous of (s mot exnsperating of all Couds upon tho publie uxeept by diract eollusfon with 1bo imnne ngers, Ho squolehed the swindle, nnd so could Muplesan aml Unverly IE they: did not find it {llu‘l“u satisfuctory to themsuvives to |)lu‘(lclwllu n it ) ———— NO REASON, For The Chileago Tvituite, ) Tow could sho (it to understand Moo loving, hog'rlig clas of hand; Tho winning simites tho tenduer glanco— Paaslon’s st tolling utteranoes o §woot, teansparont stratvlos Lhut needlusly, s lover's wiso, Ho used; tho voleo 1n whaich aho heard S Uit I single ward? 0 hus su many slguy, wll sot Teh 'Wenth's owi siguotscing; und yot, With intuitions clear and e, Ehe reid avight s every sign— For i her heart sho hobid thio koy o wll thy subtlo mystery, 11, How could sho fail to understand Tho curuless, loosoned clusp of hand? And whun, by slow degroed, the glunce Toomt tondernicss, by what niszanoo Coull sho not seo?” Whei from the tono sfknlticuuce wus gune, 8 er enr 66 duliz Aud, when 0 wera pliin to nll, whiere then maws lntuitions? Wisy Betoro, why full 1 vecoguizo s truth s well? Dear friond, you know ‘Ihat doeiring tuught s lung ugo; Weliked it not, nid yet, i sooth, It betd within i geri of Gutli— . 1l reusan bas nor ekill nor urg *Uulust unbollef that's uf the heart, CAnLoTrA PERRY, ——— CHARGED WITH FRAUD, Charlos I'vnn, nliag * Rocks," u lad with little or no reputution to lose, wus urrestod yestore day by Otlicer Murnaue upou suspleion of huve ing stolen §00 cash from Mrs. B, Luftus, koeper of o bourding-house ut No, &2 Shoran strect, The mouey wis tuken wut of o cigur-box. which wus kept 1 i seorot pook, und, us Ponn was ou- m’ffifl“’“' ko bouse, It 12 supposed that bo {8 Hor we HE COURTS. Anna Mackey on Trial for Murder= ing Dora Aball. Tegtimony of Witnesses for the Prosecution. Tho Battlo of the Amazons in Judge Jame- gon's Room, New Buits, Divorces, Confessions, Judgmonts, Ete. MURDERING HER MAT Annle Maekey, allad Bya Llogyd, was placed on teinlyestarday fn tho Crlminal Court for tho Kiltingg of Dorn Abell In Novembor lnst. Tho Lexly was found, It will be remembered, In 0 closet at No, W Btate street Nov, 8. The two wert roomsnates, nad tho disappearance of tho ncertsed nbout tho timo of tho affuir led to her being suspected, Sinco that time sho hug beon wnder arrest, In Joll she hus been nn exemplary prisoner, and by her conduet has made friendy, prominent mmong whom s Mr. Pendleton, tho “eounty carpenter” who 14 satd to have not only supplled ber with delicacies, Intt-alaon to bave bexn inatromental In preparing o defense and gecuring counsel for her, The entlre forenoon wis oconpled in getting n {ury. Mr, logham ropraseuting the State, and Mr” Jontison the prisoger, In tha afternoon, after phort widressis by both sldes, the taking of evidence wis commenced, IKatle Abell, u sister of tho de Nrst witness enlled, Tho dee: Lrom Bloombgton, wis nbout and hnd been marrled, Marles, one of Miko MeDonakl's numer- clerkd,” testitted that he bod known the naedd, il hiod seet her dead body In the censed, was tho 1 came hero yours of uge, closet where it was found. Ibo st “timo he suw hier allve was in hier room the Monday tefore ber death, Withes Wits Showi sover 5 ngs which e [dentilled s the erty of the duconsed, nud whicn ho suid he el wiven her. Oflleer Datined testified that ho visitod tho house where the wom killed, _He suw the buody In the eloset, and described IS dppearance, a8 also the premises, Phore were truees of Dlood In tho e and aronml tho washstand., il'm‘l some clothing had boon thrown over the oy, Ofticar Peterson testified that ho also visited tho premises nfter tho kitiing: that he siw the body 3t th eloset, ind rentoved tho clothing piled 1 it - e saw blood fu_the eloset and dround tho washstand, but did not notice any un tho clothing or bed, Lia Willinmsd testliled that sho bad lived in tho house where tha hody was fuitnud two wieks b foro tho killing, Tresday night befaro tho tal- ing of tho body she ®aw'tho prisoner and the ‘decensed come up stalrs, They vame to her room for snuff, und tho deccused wns - drank amd stamering throngh the ball. Defeudnnt sald sho mot de- censed on tho streot, and wis going 1o take hor to Rleen with her. Sha heard them o to bed, and during tho nleht beard sume notso In thelr roont, ‘Tho defendant wius not deauk whon st suw thom, Witness was present whion the body wad fouand, and visited the reom nfterward, but ditd not sew any blowd on tho bed. Murgaret tlarels sald sho ronted the room where tho kil oceurred the day after nbout noan, Nov. 7. She weut to the roum nuout i o'elock mud smelt sometbing disagreenblo. Sho called Mes, Hoyes, the landludy, und wos toxd thut the closet was locked, and not toattempt to open it. Later shie opened the door, saw tho bady, and rushed down stairs and told Mrs. Thyes that thero was o mnn in tho olosut, Tho Dody turaed out to he thut of Dora Abel, tho decensed, When renting tho room Mr. Huyos Ld told her that It she had nny trouble In the house he would take enve of ber, Kute Doglo had been neompanlon of - the farmer withiess, und rented the “room with her. She roponted mneh of her companlon’s story, nnd was very poditive that Med, Hayesd al for- Dld the opuihiz of tho eloset dovr. AS BoON #8 the body was diseovered shie wave the nlarm, nnd tho ollicers eame In and took ehnrge. She no- tived the bud odor of the room, Sho hud known defendant, and had seen lior drinking. Connty Physiclan Wuthardt tostitied to tinv- fis muede nn'exuminution of tho body, finding It in n decompused conditton and aurked with Drotsea, Herend from his evidencee hefore the Coroner’s i]Ixr)‘. which was printed ot the time, naed ks opinlun wis thint the deceased eamo to her death from bldws npon the hend with gome blunt inatriment whiio sho was futoxieatod. Sho «ld not die of eongestton or epilepsy, beought on Ly the exeessive uso of alcohol, Outicer Caxey was in the roow whorae tho body was found. Io bad arreated tho dofendant Nov, 4, early in tho morning on o charge of * drunk and dixo -« Bho wits gent to the Bridowell on o 82 . Ofiieer Luadergan testified that ho took the defendant from tho Tele | Nuw, She told ofm that sho slept the cleenion night nt Arilug- ton 1lonse, and tho night before ut her room on Stutostreet, At the statlon sho toht of belng with tho deeensed und having a quarrel, and having struck her with somothing, st did 1ot Know whnt, Bhe told hitm they went to bed toe gotber, nid tho next morning whun sha wokoe Tier hand was resting on tho face of thodecensed, ho got up und went out und ot kume sxin oot Arnnk It, md thon teok the body nnd put it in the closet aud wiped up tho Hoor. ~ ‘Uhe defend- ant pve hlm two rings nud some trinkets hee longing to the decensed, Sho taok one af the rlugs off of her tinger and sakt sho got both of thom off the Lureat, J Lieat, iontmg bad beon present at the Intor- viow with the pel«oner alluded 1o by tho former witness, 110 repented tho converdstion n des tafl, and gaid thit the prisonor, in o caurse of thio talle, mtlds * W JID I Welly 1 might n well give itall nped L killod tho el She furthorpakd that she and decensed il somo tronbi 1 that de- censed threw somo gin in her und thut Kho strtick her with something gnd pat her lo boed, Shie i sob think the decensed was dend nt tho e, bt fona Xt Inorning, oner, wha hetd the Te! (] that the defendnnt L that kho Bid Lissn out with and that, upoit going to the epom at nlght Toeaduy, Nov. 2, they gunr- reled, pnd tho pext morning sho found tho deard Doty I bed with her, x The prosecution hove rested ia ease, nnd G, A, Elton was culled us tho thest witness for the de- fonse, e b removil the bady fram the cloget nmd examined it, It way budly decom- posad, but an examination fidled to dikelnse any wounds of any kind o; pt an bidentation i tho Jett temple, The only blood e saw outside tho loset wus on v sharp edge of the burcun. The =0 trled to slow that It wig possible for the sed 10 Bave fullea maninst tho durenn ad It, being deunk at the thne, b ted o, “Tlie withess did not regag ¢, qnd there wera no othor Ingttest 1 tho tho T nsed drindib mieks on 1he by, ‘The cuse will bo concluded ta-duy, DOGRE, BASSETT & ITLLS. Tho eie of Nogygett against Dogxott, Hassott & 1lIs camo up aguin yestordny morning before Judze Burmnn on tho motton for n Recelver in aceordaniee with the Judgo's deelslun u tow days ogo. Mr, LW, Pike, on hebalf of Mrs, suggested tha nuno of Shmer C. g wnently {ronor perion for the Itecelvorship, hought that n pricticnl husieas- man emraged in mereatile peraiits shonld be selected, "Mr, Waushburne, 3 bauk examiner, s obligod to Lo absent. Trom tho elty i g portfon of hla timy, 1o supgestd instewd Mr, Toggaott, Washtwrne ay Joseph ll(ur()(un. ULrother of the dovensod, or Frankiln D, Gray, M. o thought tha feellug between (1 nartics mizht prevont My, Doggett from neeep Ing the position, eatdes, ho tiought complain- ant wus entitled o uumn the fteectver, M, Washburne's duties wore not stich 18 1o provont htun Froim nothige, Tho dudige said ho was rather In favar of Mr, Washburnu it the pavties would consent, T'hy ndter thon wont ovor Lo lnuhlf’. to s2¢ whotbor Wiashburno could nttemd to tho dutivs of the place THE CONTEST OF TIIE FATR, A vory lively and amusing Hitth: sliemish took place yesterday noon in Judgo Jamesop's, room, I which stranizo to suy il the conteatants wero Indles, For two or throo days past the Judge has boun hearing tho enso of Froalleh v, Kendatl, u bill fllud to sot asldy tho will of tha late Michnel Kendall, It seoms that the honoret decensed survived one wife by whom ho had two children, und thon In turp dlod, foavims o socond wify, wlio the mother of two obifldren. U8 proposty was valued nt.eome FI200 or §15,00. The oller uhlldron seem to hnve thought the younger onvs uBUrpLrs §n tho jouternnl Lest, und tho youikw) I quin, ovidently vegarded tholr seiwlors us ha ng'n vather stalo cluim 10 thy old gentleman's ducats, which, by tho way, hud ull been beft to wite Nin 2, Tho result s bilh to ser ushlo the wilk, v tho ground thit 1t Tl been obtsined by undue Intuenee, Yoeterduy noan, altor Court hnd wdjutirned, somo remurks wingedWith more than tbo usiil quuntity of femuine [ sldering “firoa of Silestun and iolty (o bluzo, and In nn in- aen feinlos wero IIrllulLllm( nn Honuote, ko #tnut tho 4l wild etbru . fulso halr, hicre, winte deapers wind BLick, otin, 0. ips penred and disappenrod i e in \fuslioi, oy At st tho twe aitorneys, Mesaes, Pence aud intekorboeker, 1hele el pradeiico netling with tholr nutural gullantey, begnn 10 tuk notice of atfulrs, amd heroleally plungod Into the fray, ‘Chey vinerged Lenring two Toe wnites, both younk, strango to eny, while Pat Cabill, the Bulliir, was ungeneronsly Inft 1o auty for tho clderly ones, Nur was the Glerk of he'Court, the yeilnt Willlo €., idlv. 118 eyo had boun resting with connolsseur-ilke glancy for two duys on the youngest wd fatrest of thase presoat, und when be dashed i ud In g Iriendly manner beaought her to iy, ho found L necossary 1o usohiy utrou&- right nral inu way higbly satfafuctory, no doult, w himself, whicu 14 wickedly knowi s cultivathy wilst pluces, Iutho widst or tho cubtest the Judge tuok Judicinl notico that AOMOhINE way nor . und ho uppoarod to bu rohighty gociring speotator, ‘Tho boroinn . Gf o] slon was n falr - Apinster op g 1. sumoees, who wieldod w wilitoin (5t ut finding it tohor intenso disizuat, Bee instend of atoneware, ploked 4 wonll have dono Aorlous *damig: bean aquickly disarmed, Tndued, 1ol whoto Aretlo Brenat cannne b w irmog ! Inely iy any hinmin exemplilcntion e 10 of baauty, but who remated nn iy 4 er-un, wwardod tho ald tndy the pidin, 1y, GEROUD 010 OF o eORtEsLAnts it vinyg oyt il down bor ruttiud plumac, abcaceg atd and fited tho following afllduvit vary Wurbara Froelich va. Lilziieth nd Cotpyy, » " endull L ey ity Wi o Bl It “ Cathuerine Kendall belng duly aw and sava that after tho majon o Conrt at noon thisduy tha complalnant, Feoulich, [n DASSIOZ UL of (he Colirepuy s outt ward or provocition Trom fhis i e her In tho face: thut in_comige 1o i gtk room slnee the adjournment, John Frog 'h”m‘ hustnd of compllnnt, 6pit i tho piee o b albant, RITTIE AL K h Uy thits reprogontation the Juiiice fugn) § ogainst - Thacharn and - John' Froclich {08 cinye ut 10 eloek Lhis morning wh thoy s not bo punishied for cantempt, i 1t s propil thioro will be an intoresting time. iy MUCIH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, A motion was imndo yesterdny mornimg v, Judgu Willlsmson, In” tho cuxo of Klagyyy e Tho Wost Divislon Rullway Company, llbnlnc: the plaintlf, Sigmund Klauber, for cantomes forattompting to tamper-wih the Jury, mp attornoy for tho defendant, W. IL. Muore, e an atfdavit that when he wag (vu‘ml to court sesterdiy | morning b gl Klauber talking with two or threo o ' aud that Kluubor soon afiey n-lmllur1 ltd lirued Trom one of tho Jurare {; they bitd foumd i vordiet 1 h1s fuvor, o, o threo of the Jurors and Khaaber Bimelr wer, thon examinud orally, and they eubstuigs ndmiitted this fnof, 1t sdoms it the oy 1o been out conshdering thoie case when i wijourned Thursday uiteravon. Tater j as wvvenlug thoy ngrecd on the verdiel of 3y n fuvor of tho plaiatilfy sealed It handed 1 1o g LI, und separated for tho night, Yeaturdpy wmorning the conve tlon with Klunter . curred, poid Mr, Moore asied that Kinnber Ly mmlttad to jaiton bis own stutewent tor o ptat conrt i attemp o Lunper wipy the Jury, The Judgo, how v deelined to tagw s viow of tho esse. e sall tho testimyy sunwed very elenrly the ease hud heen o el bofore tho convorsation oceurred, Both Kl Dber and tho Jurors bud been gulity of fmprps condiet, but’ it did not avpear wt alf tiat wy attempt hod been made (o0 tamper with ke urora, ‘The motion to commt would therefors ¢ refused, ITEMS, Judgo Willlnmson I8 engaged In hearing thy cngo of the People, for the use of Sprague & Bmith, agafnst John Noonnu, n Constable, ang hig surctics.” This Ian sulton Noonan s officly bund for fullure to take a good and sullicient re plovin bom! In the suit of C. Hook ngalist James Forry and others, Sp: uf"c & Smith hyy Logun nn wttielment. suit and a distress wan raat nguinet Ferry, and seized his property at No. 44 Deurbiorn street, und then |l’<mk e ;lluv::.mq it. The amount of damages chilmed s about ¥oJ, ‘The urgument of tho mandamus ense ngalng Justien Walsh, commonly called tho Tempers nneo cuse, 18 sot for argument before Judgs Willlamson to-day, Judge Jumeeon granted a deeree of divoreo to Ellen from James N&'min on the ground of cruulty, STATE COURTS. Albert Krell begann sult yesterday ngaingt Edounrd Hemenyl to recover £300, Wililntn P, Boyden, who claims to Le a3 fnnos cent of uny crlime ns n now-born ehild, is ot present languishing at tho Armory on some un- nown eharge, and he wants o find out for 1t causo bo §s Inenrceruted Ly virtuo of & writ of hubens corpus. COUNLY COURT. Tho Jury In the case of Robert Breckinelies and Danlel Ryau, ou trinl for burplary, returaed nverdiet of guilty, and fixed thelr jmprisons ment at one year ench 1 tho Penltentinry. Henry and Emmn Johuson were nequitted ons charge of lurceny, Murtin Mullen pleadey gullty to assault, pad was remandad, John Lorden plended guilty to burglary, and was remanded, Phillp Enright wns found guilty of larceny, ol tho vuluo uf the property wis fixed at 1. George Utlleapie and Peter MeCormick wero on triul for riot, PROBATIE COURT. In tho matter of tho estate of AlexanderM, Crawford, decensed, Jetters of adminlstration wera fesited to Ellen Crawford, under npproved Bond of §10,00, In o mutter of tho estate of Mary Garrleon, decensed, letters of ndminlstration were fssued t Henrletta 8. Butherluno, under hond of §250 In tio mnttor of the estuto vt Bernnrd Hogliey desensed, proof of w.ll wns filed, wmd leites testamentary fssued to Thonms 8. Klusell, under boud of 5,000, . . TITE CALL TO-DAY, + Junar Divnsosv—Qeneral bisiness. Junay BropagTr—General business, Junas Gay—Mations. Jupak BurTu—Leremptory enll of motfons fot ew trind i Nos, 3490, 816, L3186, 1,74, 1Ly, Junui: Winiiassos--Motlons. Junae Jaxegosi—Divorces, Jupax GARbNER—DIvorced, Junor loaeis=—8ubmitted cases. Junas ARTioNyY—3otions. Junai TULEY—IHvOrees. Jupge BanNus—Divorces, TIIE CALL MONDAY. Junae Dnuastoxp—teneral businesd. Junae BLODUETT~, 77,78, K, 81, &2, &), & BT, 00, 0L, W2, W, 01, 05 U3, 04 101, 10 1% No.75, Parmors' & Mechanfes' Dank vs, Fifth Nutlonul Bank, 3 Junar GAry—Condemnation calendar. Nov 52,08, Uity ve. Exeull, on trinl, Jupaw Suirn—No preliminary eall 2l F T A T Y A 11 A ) No, 2070, Mrun va, Fame Insurancs Compingy on trinl. & —143, 140 to MY, 14 to 13 164 to 166, 10 t0 163, wnd 203, No cie on triel Jenae JAMEsoN—Contested molons. Juiiss Uanpser—Contested motfol Trin) eall JUDGE A B clusive. No ease on trial. Junak TiLey—Contos! Junu Barnusi—Con Jubae §-00u18=Xot and Terin Nos. —15), 14K, d motions. ted motlons, h Noi nd 2.0 A7, U1, U8, v, 105, 119, o . %0, 625, 5% -Nos, jynar: Mona B1Y, 62, T34, B10, B, 8 B_-_.}uuun HAwis—Nos. JUDGMENTS, i USITED BTATE! UKIICI.'ITCUKHIT—JL'D'EEHL"" avrr—Charlos I3, Itay, Asalgnee, v W A’”MKH I‘ Itichanlaon, $763.67.—L, B. Cooley v+ Wiibur B Btorey, £0,957.80, Surenion - CounT—CONFESSIONS =t l;'!mumu ot al, V. Lydin B0 Stebbine w M, Btebbing, $232.0L=Unlon Mutual [ wnce Compiny v, Charlotte G, Cipptell, ¥ —Autun Bkow, Peterson et al, v. Wil atrom, wilus Waldetar Ahlstram, 2350 deoar WILLLASSON—3ueminl Chicago Weat Divizion Rudlway Conpi eler flm‘dmd nnl)“u“l"mrflmv telnd n -:‘V-,;'H’ nyden et ul. v, Fron schor, erlt L‘iuuuw COURT—LONFENIIONS—IUbN Howd Lee ot b, v, Jobn Kiapert, $iod, Ll Junai: Hoakus—Macolm Mebunald ¢ Archibuld Campbull, verdict £33 s e B— JOURNALISTIC, ; Bpeelal Dispateh to The Chicuoo Tr(blm;d e i, Loy, Feb. 11—It 18 stated on @ ool thority that tho ‘Tlies newspnper i tobe )“u upon its foot agnin, It willbon Ih-puhncu”"m nuti-Urunt orgun, and run i sharp 0»[:‘“““ to tho Qlobe-Demacrat, Tho mnn ‘-"m:b‘l b this plecy of liformution, to whom JUELE, ©Xpressed 1 1 tho bliimuto suceess O S0 undertaktng, and tha heups of ROl S tiko 1o buihil up suel n puper, Bahl \ton orgs wounld bo the recognized Aumlumm.u the 8 west uf tho Misgsissippt, Illlll* akd v w D vaninge of dovernment tronuge: iy lmmu;“ all thut hud 1 ozt ul.‘{t“w s would bo provided, 1) et e tho new enterprise, it is anid, willbo s G o 1 Br. Louts, Fob, Feb, 11.—1t i% unwl-;{_sj“fim [ severul gentlemen who wero RICHUIES Ty e unti-Gratit movement horo st UBECE, oo gotlutiog with Georee Kuupp xu:-m_”.m,u chuse of tho Bt Louts Tiies, Wi chunglug it futo i Republicin papers e 10l on Monduy next, e —evem—— Tho Xero uml the Doz Dietrolt Free Prest, A dozon nen wore waterlig ihiols e Monrov avenua saloon whea 1wo Iex‘*lclli wud «nul [ llhun |;|lxllsc-_. culled out, *Gentlomen, pllow meso, yun 10 Capt. Uruan, Of "““““"Qn'n Who wus duckod up fna vont T, for two hourd, ormud onlsy of Jath' Beveral persvns ut 08Ce Ll G ward uind shook Lunds, and tovit e todriuk, Ho had fubibed thiee KES G, uud ot two clgars i by pociuts Vg the men querled, *You ~’-"\\'ui purty akoary?’ % Yus b mudd? w1 “don't think Ixu! o 3 opt B ot it L or B Yoa'' e Wall, L dont w:nlnl““.l pave B Locked n, were you ' ColE o yout out it the dowr bad Leen too much V08 “Now_ v Well, you were o her 3%, bl fuct, What brecd of u duig WS Bl tho p;“' they call it i poodie,” quictly Fepitcy gid s 8 no sid for thy door. THO CRE gy i, bat tho Brat man out of duar ho best snow to usw bis legd, giu; o ey ’