Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1881, Page 9

L CIEICAGO 1T'RIBUN That Body. Most of the Time House, Fine and Imprisonment to Liguors. of the Hinds Bill ’ sented. 3 Conteat. the Subjeet of Prose Rallways, Injuries, IIOUSE. THE USUAL FLOOD OF + SpmxaftELD, 1k, Feb., 14 Honso reassembledd after the rest was Hotse bllls o1 third sent the tood-gates were o) Introduction of -bills, Colling, of Cook, Introduce Stmonson, of Rock Island, slso tacked on to the law. Lridges outsiite of eltles. is keeping up and malntaining authority of Iaw, all ownersi Is and bee held nnd - exereised such brldges and ferries.” slow cities nnder helr electiuns ut one votlng-p! fu the several wards, DRUMMERS, who frandulently takes an or and to provide a-veward for patent hay-forks, ehiiens, and lution, in the form of promissu fmprisonment in the county ot to exceed $500, ‘The rewn: Is $50, and the’ emergeney. ‘el woull seem -to- Indieate: that eltontonee, ., Tl TR, Wright, of Du Page, wants of eharging SL for issuing sue, \ bell, of Shelby, introd fot more than one year, Coast nd Geodetle Survey In the Peace, \White, of Conk, Introduced whose passaize will do niuch t Chicago, y Wlifeh was before tha 1louse dueed g bl requirlng elties o of Health alls, Tostel, of St. Claly got 1y A PETITION o b fomewhat unnsunt o the City Coynel s turni gy, Conmtgen on Licenses, AT ey {eenses ‘;:;_lk(.‘(l’ tho B g absentecs myhody, (l““"lhu B hit to fo vay, '“‘,i.‘ift'lrl'll;'dl““""mnu way. ¢roll wus o e “"m\: 43 ealled on the Jeas ang gy 1y thing By session hym‘ A CALL 2 Fearsoy of My o, WAS Not present he 0D first L of a Quorum in the 8 & Prevents o Soxsion of” A B;)g'n.s UOlaim Bofore the Logislaturo » for Compenantion for Personal Speclal Dispateh to The Chicagn slon. 1L 'seems to De “direeted parti agalost that class of drummers who visit agricultural sottlements In the Interests of THE STATE GAPITAL, nate {atroduction of New Bills Consumes of the Be the Fate of Those Who Adulterate A [Petition Against the Passage Pre- The Location of the Next Btate Falr the Subjeot of a Spirited 1n‘0plnlon by the Attorney-General on cuting nIrte, une, ~The regular onder of husiness this morning when thg usunl weekly veding, ‘The absence of n quorum rather stood In tho way of the regular ovder, and by common con- pened for the d one to make thedeed In partition proeeedings, In ense the records are destroyed, prims faclo evidence of the regularity of the proceedings, wianted a pro-, in relation to It provides 4 that sherenny city or village has bucowe or is theowner of any toll-britlges or ferries, and z the samo by hiip and rights vested In sueh elty or village shall contlnue by them, mud they may from thwe to thme fix the rates on Martin, of- Woodford, introduced abill to ,000 inhabitants to hold taee, instend of . Balley, of Champnign, fntroduced n bill to punish by fne aid fmprisonment any person riler for goods, his apprehen- 1lurly L the like, and who sueceest fn selling thelr goods and In reltlug receipts (herofor which have subse- qiently turned up, after' successful manipu- wy notes, The penalty or this sort of thing Is two years' Jall wnd a fine rd to be offered Touse attached - the people of Cliamvalgn County want the guestlon nttend- County Sirper- futendents of Sthools to huve the privilego certifieates to school-teuchers, and 50 cents for every re- uced a blllto the fiends who nuulterate liquors by rfine of not less than S50 nor more than 81,000 for ench offense, or fmprisonment for Strattan, of Jefferson, introduced o bl to Lacilitate tho operntions of tho Uiited States llinats, ‘Tarlsh, of Cook, introduced n couple of Bllis In relation to appeals from Justices of ablll to make the person sucing out n garnlshee proces vav the garnishee's fees nnd mileage,—n bill o mitigate tho Funlshes evil ps 1t now exlsts In and about the same gentleman Introduced o bIIY two years ugo, sul whiel pravldes for tha admlssion ns ovi- Seiiee of lottor-pross coples of l}wre the ozixinals are destroyed. Tho Commtteo on State Institutions intro- nbstraets £ not less than K000 Inhiabitants 1o keep up the State Board statistles In regard to blrths, burlaly, ete. Theblll was read o first e and graerwl to a seeond reading. o sort. The averago Pilon thistely prays the passnge of the Mr. Postel’s was of the preclsely T, and expressed in rather very dechiled puposition it 1of tha Clty of Belloville s ot the pussage of auy such measure, 1t er to the omnivorous masw of Strattan, of Jefierson, Rillla g, MOVED TG ADJOURN I«-nm"?d““k' bashug his wotlon on tne ab- M\w\b‘fu ho Winy ot the members amt the oo ty of their showing up by that time, foumina 0t Cook, suw o renson for nd- o and wmeeting agaln under the. mere retense of ol bitsiness, and purely for Lo was apposed ¥ Ay " ho publls ought to Whey INK( Waspresent and who was_absent, was willlng to auences, and everybody elso Ho thérefore motlon to ad- Cuorrow moraing, There wero nays,~u total of 72, or Just five teft to do was to break up HoUsE, gy Mudison, made the proper mo- mh.mlllfllhu cull of the Ilouse un}cumlu:l for hls sesslon, ‘P v 16 U e . Tho result was to b ’"Lu"lnbl:‘(.u’ll‘lll):-flvu members,—two tflmrl of (,,fiu‘“: et st of those bresent was as Allep, Bajjey. Erwin, Pearson (Mu' Baldaly Gullup, Fourson (Cook), e Gurland, Perein, : iy Urewy, Fastel Higeer Hirels (Fayotto) Powall, By, Moryor Parish, Browy, 7 Keen(Wabdan), iichartson ('d) k,mn‘ Keon (Wayne), Buaw, by Kelly, Blinonson, Eicklnypag AlbN Spann, Capii®®e - Martiis (Wo' ), Stovoe: Qateg ™ Mastin (Whits), Stowoll, \n\.flf?d"r B‘lt»‘il:'ulnfi'm Btrattau (Jef'n), Gl 00, " MoKiuley,' Gerution (Wi, '('i'x’"“" M:z::luw:kl. Undorwood, tniggy, Mook Vet i oard, White X 3 004 x), Ry HMortlaha, Wood (efal, b, Riehols, Wright (DuPags g, b Wright (Hoon), And ing 1gq Diio, Mr.Bpeaker—i6. [ty of absenteeg was as follows: ‘E‘“flxv, Kruit, a Hono, ’,m.' Linegar, Mivhdrdson (Ad- 3 s 110), {{w«mu‘ Loncks, Iobiaman G, ucys, tockwolty W Ludigton, Jiogers M. }{gfiuum-. - Ruwloy, onu, Buxton, ahon, MeWilllung, Mitehell, Murphy, Cloonin, Carllor, Co Etravkman, Sullivan, OKoson, 1 (st Jouney,’ 1, 'hompsan, . Davls, Tatsloy, “harnton, | Diuging, T'arry, ot Goodapred, t 1\ {lorinnn, ot e, ' hite (Ogle) Tineris (Couk), Phietpe, Whiteman Irvey, Pleraon(@ireene) Win . lerriigton, Plotke, Cnneey, i, Pollnck, Younz, Lotdun, Rascr, Youngblond—78 Jamres, The lonrs were not unlocked and the Ser- geant-at-Arins not nstructed to seour for nl- tees, buty o motlon of Batdwin, of Bu. tho House ther® ndjoprned untll to- MOrTow morning, TOPICS OF INTEREST. MAKING A HECORD, Special Disvateh to The Chieago Tribune, Senrxorieny, L, Feb, 14.—Tha attempt to muke a record by ot eall of the House wis aboutas far-fetehed ns anything conld well be, It was patent to everybady that there Wwas 1o quornt present and that nothing conld be done, nut yet sixty-four mempers who were I favor of adjonring voted no simply to kIH the motlonand prepare the way forone to order a cull of the Iouse, A soon as that was had and it was sufticlently demonstrated that there was no quornm, aixd tho absentees were put In the pillory, so to #penk, nobody objeetedsto adjourning, and the motlon WENT THROUGH WITH A RUSIL It Is the firat (hne the House®hay been ealled [ this session, and the first time, too, that the business hns heen Interrupted by tho ab- senee of & quorum, eretofore when there was 1o quorim the pending order has gone on ag usual, but this worning the llouse struck the order of bills on third reading, and it eoutin’s &o on, The Introductlon of bills by consent helped the members to kilt time for a while, bhut the supply gave ont and then Dusiness had to come to n stop. ‘I'wo years ago the same thing hnd oceurred several thmes before the sessfon was ns oldas the present one, ‘To-duy It ocenrred for tho first tme (his trip, "The Thirty-second, in other waords, has kept at Its buglness thus far TTER TILAN ITS PREDECESSONS, A few consclentlons Senators got together this afternoon In the Senate Chinmber, with- onta quorum, and solemnly lstened to the dreary veading of Friday’s Journal, Ater that they as solemuly adjourned until to- MOTrow morning, 2 Chlef Grain-Inspector Heynolds hove-to Ly the afternoon traln, Investigations np- parently hinve no dread for him, andaspecinl nvitation Wil probably be extended the In- unisitors to call on hiway thelr carliest con- veniene 5 TIE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ts to-morrow to locate the State Fnir for ensuing two years, ‘e prineipnl eom- e “‘i poluts ave Peorin and Springfield, both of which stand veady Lo eomply with nll tho requirements of the Bonrd and to make lin- eral Pr«nmsmnns. ‘The countest pron 0 be quite n spiviled one, and its outeome cnnnot yet be foretold, though the Indications are that Peorin has the inside track, DISHANDED, An order was to-day Issned by Adjutant- General Hilliord, |Ixshmullu< Cmum’l‘uy Oy Fifteenth Battation 1linols National uard, loented nt Winehester, Scott County, THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORIOBATION of the Chivag, Pekin & St. Lonls Rallway s recorded to-duy In the Recorder’s oiliee, Fhe proposed 1ine fsto run from Pekin to Grafton, and the purpose_[s to gve Chivago ?xxfillcrthmugh lineto St. Louls by way of *ekin, % AN OPINION, ha following opinlon, ziven by Attorne: General MeCartney, coneerning the prosecit- tions of rallroad companies, will be of inter- est Just now: ATTORNEY-OENERAL'S OFFICE, RPutNapik 1L, Feb. 12, 1881L.—The Tlon, Juhie Sosex, tary Ralirmid and Warchouwe Comp fasiy Sut: Your favor of the 10th Inst. reccive closing compluint of ~ Churles Tiughes, Htnta's Attorney of Pinte County, tho Chimpalyn, nvann & Wostern Rallrond Compony had consolldnted ity cupltal stock, in- torests, and general mutogement with that of tho Wnbash, St, Louds & Picifie iailrond Com- Titny, i ‘mmllol #ud compating line. In violation of Bee. 1, Art. 9, of ‘tho Constitiition of this State, nnd nlso See. 21, Chap, 11, Revised Stuts utes, and axking my opinion 18 to whether or Ot #ueh A case comes within tho Jurisdiction of tho Rallrond und Wurehouso Cominlsslon, under tho tnw by which it Is governed,und wilch it can lawfuilly take cozulzuneo of. 1think there can beno doubt that this i sich o eaxo u tho Ruilrond and Warchonse Commis- slon con tnke comnfzanco of and which comes direetly undor their Jurlsdictton, In Eee, Hof tho luw cronting tho Commiasion, laws ot 1871 und 1572 pugo 62, 1t 18 provided that Seuld Commissioners shnll examine . . whether steh ruflrond companics and wared houses, tholr “ollicers, Directors, mgnugers, lessces, agents, and employds, comply with tho luws of this Stute now In’ foree, or which shnll hereafter Lo In force, concerning them, Aud when it ehull como to tholr knawledgo, efther, upan complnint or otherwise, or thoy shall bave reuson to betlevo thue gnysuch lnw or lnws have been or ure homg violuted they shinll prosecute or gause to bo prosecated all corporntions or pursons gulity of such violution, ote,” Thia Inngnigo eannat be misapprebonded, and undor it the Bourd of Rallrond snd Warchouso Conunissioners wen glven tho ‘absolute control, #0 fur a8 the publlo are concerned, of tho on” foreoment of all the lnws of tho Btite concorne- afironds nd wirehouses, and tho wodo and mannee of enforeing such Inws nre plninly de- fineid in thoe stututes, In addition to the provision of the Constitu- tion and the sectlon of the statyte nbove re- ferved to, Tind In_the proviso to Seo. 8 of the fet of Mareh 20, IHT2, Lawa of 1871 and 1872, Puge 487, providing far tho changing of the numos, clmnulnr pluces of business, cte., of incorported companlcd—~n slmilur provision to that in tho Constitution and abave law. Rallrad com- panies, i tho proviso to that suction, aro agaln prohibited from comolidnting their stoek, prop- erty, or frauchises with uny other company m‘v< An}le wratlel or eompotiug loes, ‘herefore, I [t bu tra that this consolidation bas Leen made, and thut tho two roids 8o coh- sollduted uro parallel or eompeting lses, gt i bo o proven toe be, then u tlagrant violition of our Constitution and laws hos oceurred, and tho law should be enforeed by tho Board as provhded by law, Very rospeotfully, JAuES MOCAUYNKY, Attorney-Gonornl, A NOGUS CLAIM BEFORE THE ILLINOIS LEG- INLATUNE, Laxcory, IlL, Feb, 10.—1n the Issue of the Limes of the 7 st T read wn artlols conis menting on a bHl Introdieed by Senator Maytield for the relief of one A, S, Mo, who Jost bl rizht arm by the prempture ploslon of a defectlve State gan, To bring tho mntter in its proper Hght before the pub- e, that the taxpayers nmy sce for them- selves how the State funds ‘are squandercd on worthless subjects, Iwlll here state the tnets ns they exlsted, The gun In questlon, used at the ratificn- tion of iavfield’s nomination, by which A, foahr 10st his arny, was 20w Stite sgun, but was aprivito plece owned by Mr, Sol It, Smith, of thisclty. 3. A. S, Moahr wias not one af tho firing squad, but he Ing Intoxieated he awore” he would have more rapld firing than was belng had, o walked over to wherg the cannion was, took the ramrod out of the hand of the man who Wi survluxil , andeommonced to lond It him- self, Jlo did not properly sporgo the gun; in fact, only nlmngml it halt way, so th when he sent the enrtridge homo with the rammer the exploslon took plice, there be- tng fire hanghie 1o the breech,” Hmd M, Mouhr kept out of the way, as e ought, lig wighe to this day have both army, Ile man who has the reputation of living more by his wits thun by steady Inbor, and 1 hope that our Leglstature will set down on this bitE with & vengeance, as they ought, and_as the people of this great State demand, Wo taxpuyers vxnect the funds of the State to be upplled for the benelit of the largest number und for the general good of the Whole people, Respectfully yours, A TAXPAYER, e —— ) Not u Tragedy, # San Franctco News Letter, It letter-carrlors were not o busy to de- ciphorovery postalscurd which r«um through thelr handd, how astonishing tho contents of 80mo of thein would be, Take, for instance, tho Tollowing, which was written on une recently: *Cut the body in shary points before und bo- bind: lucu 1T down the buck: out the nevk squnre; slawh tho elbows und Il them in with velned iilusfon: slash the bivs and cord It all round; und dow't full to gore, as dirccted, H-Quaueond thoughts, you A’ botter hook T'o the unitinted thiy inlght seem ta b intendod for clitier 4 medical studony studyiug anntomy or a butchor, 1t was shuplPdircotions to u fus- lonabte dressmnked e —— Younyg Wives, Tietroit Juurnal, Of tho women—or ruther kirle—inarrled in Gruttot County durlug'tho last yvar, nlnvteen wero Just 10 yeurs uf sge, four wero 13, two wers ‘W, aud ono ouly 1. Of the wholb nutiber mar- sled nearly ong-third were under 13, stating thut ' L. Py 15 Mayor Harrison's Explanation About the Pumping-Works, And Why It Was He Did Not Build Them Last Year, . Ho Estimates the Cost at $270,000 and the Maintenance at $60,000, s Idea of the Imnp«ms!billly of the City and the Stite. Whore He Wants thc Works Located— A New Canal to Be Dug. Mayor Harrlnon eent to tho Counefl yestorday evening tho following communication, helng his reply to tho resolution ealllmg on him for in. formation why the cunnl punping-works huve +not been bullt * Too tho City Counetl of the City of Chicago—Ga TLEMEN: You adupted on Feb,'7 thu foliowling resolution: * Witknras, The npproprintion of 100,000 wis mudae Inst yenr for the erection of pumnlng- wurks to relleve the peoplendong the ennal fron thu offensiveness of the satme, nd* = ** VEREA, T 1ins been churged that the Mayor hing pbstructed the progress of snid work; there- ore, “ifesoleed, Tht tho Muyor bo requested toc munleate to the Conncil'tho Tacts In the rtutement of his co) reneo with tho Cannl Commtssloners and Commitiee of the Senate, what steps were tuken under tho appropriation and the results thereof, und wlso his views upon the whole subject matier.,' I pursuance thoreol, I beg lonve to make the fotlowing stutement: THE IDEA OF ERECTING PUMPING-WORKS for the n\lrrn:«: Indieated was 1lrst bronchwd during thoe latter duys of Juy iy 1B, At u meeting hetd §n the Counell er, the Cunal Commissfoners and Superintendent, 'n number of Aldermen und citizens and clty oflicers belig yn' nt, the subject wie freely discussed, D, tauch, Secrotary of the Stuty Board of [lewlth, expluined the Injurious effects of the Hithy water Howlng through the canal upon the poaplo nlomr 118 o aud upon tho towns an citles on tho 1linuis River. 1o held that tho Llty of Chicago was responatble forihe nulsumc fud was liable In dumuges for the (njury cunsed. He sinted that ko had examine mll{ Into tho watter, and um} ,»lll({-mu s ue Hrkigevort, with n capueity for HTtne 6,000 cuble feet of water por mise nnd pouvinge the famn Into the canal, would elfectuntly abnte the nulsnnee, ond that the sume coidd be complete atn enst of rrom 855,000 to S1000. Other ven- tlumen present, among thems experta who were converaunt with tho old Bridgeport Pamping- Waorks, declared that the cost would by between £43.000 and 6,000, . ho Muyor, inwllling that the clty should e Dluced in"a false Lxrmnnn. denjed that the clby nlone was responsible for the nulsuuco: that thy cannl, beine n State institutlon, devolved u part of tho responsibility upon the' States thut the eann!, lel\'lmihecuum tan conslderuble oxtent filled up, failed to perform the dyties provide: for by the deep cuts and that tho clty wus in no wiso tiublo for dumnges. 1o statod, however, hyt he !ullr canceded “tho Fuct of tho nulsunco 10 peoplu wlong the eanal und river, und that the City of Chiengo should, in comity tuits sister eltles, do all in its power to relieve thom. [t wasdeclded that the Commilssioner of Health shonld recommend i uppropriution by the city, tho Council belng at thut timo uvout to muke the annual approprintions, Ou the 2l of Pebruury the Council directed the Commissioner of Health to get an opinion from the Corporntlun Counsgel a8 to the re:lpmll‘lbllllf’ of the eiry to persons nlung the line ot tho canal, nnd nsked fromn the Englneer of the eity for nn estlnnte of the onst fur the works necessary. The Corporntion Counsel answered thut there was no legal Hability resting upon the city, and the Englicer etimited thit tho_cost woutld be nt Jeast X500, The City Commisslaner of Health, neting In conjunction with Dr. Ruueh, asked For /i upproprintion of #100,00. The upe propriation was mado an the 2t day of Mareh, Wwhen the genernd npproprintion wis pasged, the Mnyor stating from the chalr. when the ftem oted, thiat experts held that the s was lllm Iunl,hul that o feared b would be ln- sutliclent. The Mui-nr, both personally nnd through tho Enginecrlng Depurtment, at vnee BEGAN TO EXAMINE THE' MATTER PERSON- ALLY, Jwill hero state that the works at the Fulle ton avenue condult had hoen completed (o Ju unry. Great fears wers expressed by the people of Luko View that Il the condult should be worked from that river funto_ the luke, the wite: supply for that town would be effeetunlly de- stroyed, On this m:cmuy the works were tricd experlmentully for sond tiwe, Hut fu April It was declded tho flow ghould be Inkownrd, 'This soun dooustyated thit tho, dult hid solved tho prublew of cleatiing tho North Branch of the Chicigo Itiver, nud {t hus sinee been furthor deme onstrated that the water pouring fnto the ke at the Fullorton uvenue crib_ pusses ol ¢ust of nortl, leaving our own erib free from co Ination, and nlso leavivg the Lake View ot supply free from pollution., ‘This ) acccunt for thus: Thoe foul-water from tho conduit, bo- Ing wirmier thun the lnke water, -floats porth- uuxlurli' on the surfuce, while tho nndertow brings In fresh, pure water to the Luke View witcr-works. Here permit a digresslon, I have been fre- quently nsked, and purticularly at Sprizgiield, why wo should not ercct i condult shnfinr to tho une at Fullerton uvenue, and run from the huead watcrs of tho South Braneh custwand into the lako. Theroply 1o this s that tho expuri- unco of nearly u yeir of elose observation shows that foul water pusses in tho like uorthenstorly, Justend of, u8 seems to have been goneralty hel to tho southward uloug the like shore, A cons dult therofore ruywhere botween tho clty nnd Hydo Purk would foul the water dircetly In tho Huw of our water-supply erlb, two miles out in e lnke. Tho North Branch of our river hus been for many vours oxcessively foul. Siuce lnst Aprl it bus been pructically pure, and, us 1ls current 18 up-stroum, It helps to drain-tho Maiu Branch, and lonves the South Bruach alone to bu - re- lleved by tho canal, The effect ot this bas beenYo glve us s prectically cloan viver from Fullerton nvenue to within i short distuncoe of tho wuuth of the canul, sfnve st April. An exception to this existed during four or tive days last June, uftor violent ralus, when tho wash jnto the river was greater than the of the cannl and condult, Y river to-day I8 dark coloved. Uhis, howover, urlses from tho recent rupld thaw, und from the fuct that the canal, belng frozon over, bus baen wholly madoquute to do {ts proper work, The discolorution in tho river I8 not coupled with vilo umolls, and wiil be done uwuy with Iy u fow duys, us the lee disuppears from the canal. On Buturday lust the rlvor commonced ita normul course up bill. In tho months of May and June tho city ofll- cors, uftor close study of the whole subject, bu« catne titlly sutlsticd that the foulness of thecuunl waa caugod altnost entiroly by THE SOUTIT FORK OF THI SOUTIE BRANCH, and thut if It could be cut off entirely thore would be no offenslvenesd bt the sowerago of the ulty |:m|mr pouring through tho tuml, That yon muy fully compretiend this, let mo explain, Tho Fullertoin avenus comlult curries olf o the Inke vich minute of tho duy frou 15,000 to 20,000 fu fest of water, This Inukes ut the minie 000,000 feet per duy, or nbout 12,000,000 gultony, Tho canul encrles off from K000 to 20000 cuble foot per minuiy, suy ai nvormgo of 10,000, or 3,010,000 cuble feet a day, or about 17,K00,000 gullons Py the cannl und conduit b duy nbout 334,800,000 gallons, T nvornge nmount durlng the lust suniner und full wad inuch greater thun this. Now thero are 0,000 peoplu b tho city. Thu unimml refuse matter from thess would not exceed 100,000 gril- lous n day. Add oven ns wmuch more from strungers and from anlmuls, aud we huve fixl.ll(l‘} gutlons, Phiagives o gallon of intmil oifenaly mutter to L3t gallons of lako water, If thls amount remaths stagnant and decanposing, it would all hecomo, uftor u whity, ofeusive, It hay 10t boen olfensivo In our rivor for hoarly n onT, eXoopt tho fuur duys reforred to in June {usl. My recolleotion 18 thot Dr. Hiuoch ways that in tho Bouth Branch, u few bundred yards from the inouth of the caal, ho fomd about slxty-slx paris of ovgunle matter in w mwillion. Thero 18 yuatly wore offensive matter runnfug Inta the North Branch of tho river than in tho muin rl aud Bouth Branch togethor, leaving aut tha Bouth Fork of tho latter, The dlstiltorios und tanneries aro all located on that braneh, 1 suspect 1 may safely suy thoro f¢ ten times as much, it the Fullurton avenue conduit, enr- rylg off 16,000 cublu feet per mlnute, keeps that branch practicaily pury. Although tho Bouth Hrauch of tho river was practically puro all fust scasou, yol the water of tho cunul wus frequontly very olfensive. Whyv Hecuuso thoro wus supply of rotton nastiness coming immediately up to its month. The Bouth Fork of tho South lranch comed duwn with tho wash from tho Btock-Yurds and from tho Town of Luko WITH 1T VAST PACKING ESTABLISHM For many years ull of tho pueking-house rendering establlahwonts, snd otbier mun torles of a kindred nature hivo been pouring nto this fork all of thelr unimal rofuse, 1tid not near 80 inuch done now, sineo 5o ek ot b8 refuse e being worked up. This refuse matter bas beon Iying und festering until thy Led of this sluggish streuin bus becomo u muss of fithinoss. s current is aften bardly per- ceptibie, Just enough of water from tho Water- Works and urtestan wells_runs luto it to keop {t in u semi-luid stato. Bowmo 16,000,000 gullony from tho wash of tho slaus stur-houses und utbdr estublistinents run - into the upper ond of thls fork. lnstoad of diliting tho whole, it pushos Gefore 1t tue - thivk ruttennesa bulaw, 'I'als turns into the vatal, und, wolng to_ Lookport, turnd Norton's wbils, wnd makes Joliet curse Calengo’s Muyor, A the Wil of tho pucklng-houses runs fito tho fork It {(cflcn:;ndkuupl up tho supply to be pustied rward, mum i, “ bullding of gny 80 by 160 fect i o1 1 v mmllm‘ from the Sonth Fork to the slightest ox. tent, Water senka ite lovel, and, as prmplng- works at the month of the eatnl would Nft water Trom the river, ut onee luke witer woulil supply the vacaney, and the Bouth Fork woula contlnii to send duwn Jist o much w8 way equal to the witer rinning into It at {ts hewd and along ita 1ran, Al fot one gallon nore, "his ninount. coming down woulil eontinnn to Toul the enunl, T hnve been furprieed that senal. ble mea shoul ¢latm that works Yo ploced wonld [ Untll that fork be r thut fork, hy ddiluting its witers aud o raphdly oft itwill lie there And fester, and con- taminnte the air to fts eastwvard, wid wiil rench tho noses of vur brethren nlote the eannl. 't Cregler hal it parts of the country tho anount ot work we wiabed propriation made for the prrpos 1o plnee the ety In a faiso position by e woa responsible for the n (1 0 enmmunieation from the ¢ misuloners, who, | thought, ought to insigurnte tho proceedine, Thoy falling to do s, | hid the eonference at Lockpart with them Aublected me to so much mitsstuten 4 11 b heen stated i the press, nand n petition to the Genernl Ascembly o Btate, that | wirs so mitel opposeil o the wholy thing that | went so far as to state that Chicago Al not even neerd the canitl for dralinge or & erage purposes, 1 do not wish t rulse n g ton of v i1y, and will coneede that the pers song mk g sich statoment have bronght theme selves o hetteve It But swhile | dn not remem- bee the precise langinge T oused, yet | sline iy know thine 1 ocould not have swid any ruch thing, "Tho hest evidence of that s thait have “untformiy held that a ship-connt I8 tho trua solution of our sewerige problem. 1 aid say thnt Chicago did not need the ,mum- fug-works for ourown suke, but was willing to il them to benetit the people, whom we lne diveetly Injured. 1 dtd sy that THE STATE SHOULD DO TIE WORK Ot PART OF 1T, and that tho deep cut was not mnide alone, 08 ns- serted, fur tho benollt of Chicago, Hoth of these etahins | shall hereafter set forth, T dld ruy tiit the Canal Commissioners #honhl enter Into an-agreement with the clty to cure of Whatover water we found nec tosend down tho eannl. That | was un to g to the great expense Lecrsaury L gomn pueh ngreement. Thoy would nigt tereesto tuke *enro of o ponmd’’ They said they hid 1o nutharity to make such agreeinent, that their duties wore to manage tho el for tavization pur L that this wns o sunitnry question tor which thoy were In 1o way respan- #ible, Hut thoy would' let 1 do what we wished :iRes, and would not staop us untlf wo With nuvigation, but that If we did so ey would be foreed to stop us, This t was, | think, mude by Judge iF it i subspquent (nterview, he stntement put Into my mouth by the petl- ton to the Leglsluturo Is not true. For furihor evidence whereof fer to the report of the meeting in THE Ciiecauo Tuisuse of July 1, 1880, Whnt wns sitld wids shorthanded by “the rL‘Qurl('r. About this time 1 endeavored to ST WEALTHY PEESONS IN THE TOWN OF LAK to unito with the eity sons to put the works nt the head of the South Fork, but ot the samu timo directed tio City Fiivineor to prepare for crectiing the works, snying 1o bim that I we could not got them whepo they would do the clty fome good, we wonld ercet tliem nt Bridgeport, ro a8 to relieve tho peoplo nlony the eannl. Mr, Creafer cngged Me. ‘Uhomas, Superintendent of the Canal, to get up plins, anya to build the foeks Wo visited the ground where Mr. ‘Thomns thought we might erect tho works, All of salg srounds nro leused, "The Cunul Commissioners never rusllh'l-ly offered any purtieulur ground, nor did they, so far as [ knaw, mako_any detinlt ACAEements 1o got up the lonse, The fact Is the Connnlssioners hnd no power to do any thing. They wanted 13 to do the work, but il 110 au- thority tobeln us In auy way further than to let w3 gu in somewhere and sanat. I felt that to do this would be n dangerous thing, far by s0 dotyr on onr own responsi- Lility without proper authority from the Canal Cotmmigsloners the elty would render jtacif Ha- Dle for any nod ull dainages which mieht arlse from un enlireed flow af water through the cenml. For example, if this enlurged tlow should cise un overtiow of the low lands nenr Lovk- oty very great dumages would huvo resulted, For this | feared the efty would become Hable, 1 wanted the canal aithoritles to toke ubon themselves this responsibllity, 1 determined afterwnrds thut If we shoulil su crect tho works withoug the direet lllllhurllf‘ of the Commis- 0 we eotld appenl to the General Assemn- ly when it shoukd meet to ratify the work so dane, Jiurly In Avgust a survey was mndo of tholand which wo were led to think might be bad, record of which s on flle”fn tho Engincer's Le: partment, Mr. Cregler took Mr, Thouns futo consultution with g e E; v T and gent to forty-flve manuficturers In this country and Canndn und to three In England, Proposils were invited throngh advertisements [ Chieugo and ju New 3 Liglneor gavo hls own specl- fientions for the vurious kinds of works, but at thu sume time 1IN D PROPOSALS Fol MACHINERY which the proposers might think would do tho woric required: that Is, to ift 60,000 feot per minute frone the viver into the e Dids eamo In vieylng Trom §132 These blus were “for tho machinery onl; cluslve of the foumdations, bnfldiug, locks, e The $125,00 bIL was for machinecy which Mr. Crewor thought very crude, 1BHds luve come 1n since tho foreal opening ctober, but all fur above tho mmount of tho npprovrintion. Tho fust bid recelved was for everythiog In the Wy of sehinery, very complote, at $150,000, Thits It will bu scon thit there wus no obst whatever thrown by the Mivor i tho way of o speedy cutipletion of the works. He hus neafn and again, i interviews, stuted that ho wis anxious to do tho work, but that he dld desire oo It 1 tho Wy most prumoting tho interests of the eity, Ami 1 now positively state, that it 1t I been possiblo to inve completed tho work Inst yenr, I would Eave boon most gratitied. 1 expeeted the lock 10 bo put i under any cir- o anees. It was not Ul luwly thar 1 Jenrued thut this eould not bo done uitll nfter tho pumps wero reidy for work, Mr, ‘Thomns hadl tho impression thut 1 Knew this, 1 lenrned It for tho first timo when In Springtleld lust manth, Thut you mny understand . WHAT W BE REQUIRED, Twill stato that thoro must lio pumps of o ca- vaclty to NEL G403 enble feet per minuto to minknum hight of say five and n r foct und toumuximum hight of nhout seven and o half feet, When tho lnko mey be high tho minimum wlil be vequired, when fow then the muxtmum, ~thls hight being roquired to glve o sutlicient head to atiow tho eanal tn carry off 60,000 feot, Tl Lhls werk an engino or engines of not te than 11000-horse power wil bo requlred: lenuth or more, Lho slze and “hlght of the buliding witl :lui)uml sumoewhat on tho style of panps (o be used, A long lock must bo put luto tho canal noar fts maouth, and tho bed of the old canal must_be dredged out for some bumdreds of feot. M. Cregler ealenlntes now that ubout $217,000 will Do i minimum o complete the works, uind iftor tho completion the nuul cost of running thom W bo from $50.000 to $65,000, It 13 duo to Mr. Cregier to state that when ho mude hin esthmutes i year ngo tho thing wis new to him, and ho Kept himself down so ns to iry to meet the views uf thuso who .wers con- versant with tho old works. Ihave heen blamed In print heeausa I dtd not, when faunad tho appropriation inadequute, use what we had und ask for wore. The writers were strangely ignotuntof tho churter reatrie- tona, 1 ennuot ake u contraet without un np- propriution to cover the full cost of the thing equtrneted for,und the Common Counell cun ke npproprintions but enen In the year, ox- cept foran emergeneys A deticlency of nppro- printion £ not i emergoney. 1 Benntar Munn's mesolution was bronght beforo the Sunato of tho State I went (o Spring- tleld und nrged $ MY VIEWK ON THE WHOLE SUIMECT - beforo tho Committes, These views ] will now plru-uuu! 10 you us requested by your resolus tion. L tho whole discusslon of lhllrl been elubied that the City of Chlenpo was roe n,m #lble for the nulsnuee comulnined of, and that sho coutd ba foreed to do 1hin work, snd Benntor Munn's eesolution: contemplates that fn the uvent the elty fails to (v tho same bofory the elostug of nuvigatlon noxt fall the Cannl Commissioners mny and wiust turn tho Dess pluines River juto the canul unid thus cut off our present wonns of drainlng our town, | elabin thut this puts Chlcugo o fulss position, und thut the Blito hasno rizht 10 do mhy 80 une friendly net. 1 havo aiready shown thut the origin of tho nulsnnee 18 the South Fork draining the Town of Latke, over which wo bave ao Jurbsdiction, The Btuto bus no_right, in good morals or Justioe, to fareo tho elty ta remuedy in ovil over ‘the origin of whien 6li¢ has no - control, but that tho Stite shouhd make nn uppropristion to do thoe work, o ut least 1o nssist fn e, ‘The eaty 18 reatrietod by luwe of the State ton ANY KIND OF catlon it ko o vy Of 2 per gent upon the unnual viluation of tuxublo property, 'Thls levy will furce the most rigld ceannmy on the part of the Clly Governe ment, and gy bo nuteristty nereusixd for fonr yea Blute acquires over onu-itth OF itd yovenues from this elty, and o laree of fts revenue i3, besides, deswn from the 111i- nols Central Rudirond, whose prosperity depends turgoly upon tha prowperity of Chicago, Tho ety Delug thus, by tho tawa of the Stato, wo hampered, aud tho” State being so prou,mrml by tho eity, and, furthermore, belye out of dobt, ft ought tagive o helpiog tund o relioving thoe peoplo aloisg the eunul from o nutsnnee which so urgely urlrlmuus uutslde of the ey, | proe posed thut If 1he Stat shonld appropriato #1i%), ou tho oty would do tho sumo, And thut 1 coul then guaranteo $150.000 trom the Town of Lake; thut with this sum the works could be so pliced 113 to dradn tho South Fork, relleving tho 'fowa of Lake, und thus otfcctunlly ubalo the nul- THERE H it wer ARE OTHER REASONS EVEN MORE COUENT thun the good morals und Justice of the thing why the Btute should help Ju this watier, 1% fects therenf, Unia s not troe. The orluinat plan of the Hihiols & Michigan Cnnal wis for the deep cut nt the Summit level, his hus never been [ost sleht of by the State. The City of C'bieago notitied the State that she would ridey nee tho money to earry out this orig- Ionl plun. The sdvanceinent thus made was for the }lllr; nse of deatnige. ‘To show that this s the faet 1 will here copy the LI, or 20 much of it us hears an t ublect, which authorized the deep ent to he made: * Act approved Fel. 10, 1605, * WHEIEAR, It s heen representen that the Clty of Caleawn, 10 order to purl, ‘) ir cleunse the Chieaga Tver by drnwing o satliclent quantity of witer from Luke Michigan irectly sheoteh 1t and theauwh the Bummit division of the 1. nits & Miohiean Cann!, would swlvance a sofll- clent amonnt of fumis to recomplish this desir- able object: mid, ** WiEREAN, Tho orlginal plan of the safd canal wasto eut down the Bummit so ns to draw a aupply. of wuter for uavigation directly from Lnke Michiznn, which plan was abandoned for the titno being, after a farge part of tho work had heen sxeeu only in cungequence of tho Inabllity of the Stute fo procure funds for s n r proseention: and Wieneas, Unider the lnw creating the trust tho plan of the Suounit division of the canal Wik chunired, the Jevel being rulsed xo s to re- anin tho prineipal wupply of water 1o be obe talned throngh the Calumet feeder, subjeoct to Rerlous contingen d hy};mnpma ot o the St with " hydraulic warke at Bridgepurts now, thorefare, b 1t enactd, ete,: i L Thut to securo the'completion of h H TION 0 Stimtafs division of the Hlinols & Mienlgan nul wpon thooriglnal d Al, ut plun, with some madittentions and chunge of 1ine, 40 necessaey, us WHLmost effectunlly sceare the thorough clennee g or purlil on of the Chicasa Rivy ellitate the . tlos der of the s s tho clty to i e, et .2 The canat khull wot be constencted W of less enpacity thun the l)lml adopted by the Cutin] Commigaloners in 184, ete,, ete K| Gives power to comtenn lunde, ete, VEC, Thu amonnt expeirded by the Cis ‘hleago in decpenlng the Summit division ot o cannl, nceording to the plan adopted by il Comnlexjoners In 184, shill he o yusted len upon the 1iinols & Sichigan Canul and Ity revennes, after payment of tho present canal debt, and the next révenoe of the cunal shall all, thereafter, be upplled to the pay- meatof the principul and Intercest of the sum In neecomplishing tho oblect of this act, until the wholo amount s reimbursed to the nh‘{; Pro- tlded, The cost shall not excoed two aud & half mlitions of doliara. yREC 5. The Statoof tiinols may, nt any tine, rellevet this lien wpon tho ennnl aiid revenue by refunding to the City of Chicswo the nmount expended Inmnking tho contemnplated linprove- ment and interest therean,” ‘Thus It scems that the ity nereed to udvance the money for the purpose of cleansing its river. and the State, whien bnd abandoned tho orlginnl plan only for want of funds, permitted theclty Ko tu_advincee the money’ and eurey out the plun of 184, und motgaged tho ennil und revenues 10 tho city t sceure to it tho repayment of the funds 8o to be advuoced, THE STATE THUS ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT that the orleinel plan was desirable and ongh to be completed, and thut it had not currled out Btich plun beeause of want of 1) reserved todtself the right to re tn the cannl und revenue by rofunding nt nny thne tho debt s Incurred, The clity completed tho work as origlunlly de- slgned, aid, whea o little while ufter it w 1el in ushes, the Stute palkd tho debt und relegsed tho canal and revenues from the mortgige, For thik uet the city was_and I8 grateful, und every year paysto tho Stute one-fifth its en- tire rovenu Tiut this act of gencrosity in tho State In pay- {ug befora dite its debit to the distreased city s nureuson why the State should now attemnpt to destroy tho drnjuage of tho clty, for thy prociires ment of which the ity had udvanceld 80 Jurge Bt of mon, Thu right 1o use thedeep cut for dralnage l;lll’lm!cs I8 vested right n the city, nequired Y thy passuge of the uct of 1815 und’ tho subs quent pertormmnee of the wark thereby olned, “‘The Stute has no right to empty the Desplnines River into the canal and cut off this drwinuge. The resolutlon passed by the Senate dircets this 1o be ‘done, unless (bo clty do n thing which It cannot do within tho thne specl- fled in thio resolution, The inake-shift author- fzed by the resoluuon will only make things worse ulong the catml. 1t will dam up tho sew- ago in the Chicugo River forn few months, and then when the Despliines becomes dry this sewigre will rush down tho ennal, carrsing its oifenees doubly and more {utensified Ly belng 80 dannmed wp, Tho Stato nveds the waters from the Chleago River for navigation purposes in the ennul, Tho citles nlong the Hiinois Itiver need the samo water for nuvigutiun purposes in the river, - The Town of nke neads dralnage through tho cunul. The State should help to do tho work, The resolution 1now before tha House will, if pusseil, it an end toall those beuefits, unters tho city shall expend ut teast $217,000 to erect warks it the mouth of thu canal and thon o) nte such works atu ¢ost of from $3),000 to 000 per anman. THERE 1S ANOTHER POINT to which I deslre toeali your attention. After thie deep cut completed cutynl suthoritivs executed o lease of the wa privileges of” tho canad ut Lockport. ‘The wuter-supply Is often short both for nay- Igatlan purposes fn tho cannl, and to give full power at Lockport, Somewnere during tho middic or lutter purt of tho year 156 tho holder of this leuso set furth to Mr, Cregler this ehortuge, und sBuggested tho necessity of re- estublisbing puinpiug-works at Heldgeport. it 18 belleved by maay experts that the giving of thls lensgo of “the Loekport water privilego wis a great wrong, and that the slufce gates oiught to be thrown while open during the season when nuivigntion §s closed, Expigts buve talked nud writien on tho subject, g’ clalin that such openiug would bave kept tho bed of the canal wushed out, and prevented it from being filled up us it now i, 1f the canal was kept to 113 orlglnnl prism the flow wonld be suiliclont ut nearly all timed 1o keep our rlyer pure aud the eansl from bemg oftensive. Whether this bo true or not 1am un- uble to sny with certadnty, ut 1 belleve it was au ulmost eriminal act to prevent this from be- g tried ov winter, when the _guin 10 tho slululls oaly the palfry sun of &2,600 per aunum rental, : For u consldorable time after tho deep cut’ inighed the cuunl waters were pure, Those Who ure Jnterested sny thin was bucauso the Inko wis very bigh, and becauso the sewago in our river was less thnt now, high, 1t s true, but 1 belleve thesewage ciapticd Into” tho river was muny degrees worse at that time thun wt present, " Alinost the entive oflid from pucking-bouses was at that” time run into the river, All surts of flth was emptled into tho streum. Nuw most of the preking- houses utidize offl, wnd mwanufucr und dix- tillerien are to s greut extent prevented from vourlng thelr 1ith fnto tho river, The Nurth Branch entirely and the main river partly are clennsed by the Fullerton-nvenue conduit, The city had about 50,00 population wocn tho condule was completed. 1t now his an ndded twoetlfths; but nt feast oho-tulrd of the eity Is dralned nurthward, and the remainbmg twos thirds foul tho river leas—vory much lessi—than In 8Tl tan, thorefore, foreed 1o bellove that, If the Btnto hud s duty and kepe the canul-hed well dre 1 out, s008 10 rive the cunnl {18 projected eapaelty, wo sbould Lave had s pure watee In the eanul Inst sumner and fall usin the years 180 and 1871 Durlng o lurge pure of lust summer and fall the luke was quite i, und yet tho eanul wis foul. The city was not responsible for it TIE THUE FLAN for muking a complote purlfication of tho river waonld bo ta ereet 1 works nt the hend of the Fouth Fork and king nn open condiit olong ‘I'bivty-ninth street wostward teyomd Western nvenue, thenve north to tho cunul. This condult shonld be stimply lurgo enonkh to carry 0N eablo feot, Then tils candult shonld be stilurged by digging or dredglug for brick- making, thus avoidimg much cost. In n fow fuum the whole line ot this condult could be en- nrged to the slze of the South Fork, Thou the ping works sbould he teatoved (0 the polint o this new Fiver meots tho canal, Aftor o Tk of tho South Branch will ‘beeomo topure and witl noed eleansing, Tl eould bo then effeeted by rning u tunnol 1rom the upper end of this tark under the vann 10 the works on the south glde of tho canal, The ane aydenullo work wanld In this way relleve the uatire Bouth Branch, TO CARRY OUT THIS PLAY enpitallsts must be interestod who would obtaln the lund along the i of thls new extonsion ot 1hio river, und woull deapen aad widen it for tho henetita so large an ficroase of rlver-front would brini to thole pockets. I hiave no doubt thut the wiole canal will ultimately bo deep- ened ung widened into n ship-cunul, “When that stinll boVone, 1t conld run alomg this new river, wnil thus citect uoperleet dralonge, Hut it Is hopoless Lo vxpeet this plan to be care rled out For some ti notho mountimo it WL LO necessury to erect tho works whicro our means will peruilt, ¥ L fuar, will Bave to e at the Mouth of tho cunsh, Wo low huvo §104,+ o0, 1t will bo necossary for you Lo approprinte this yeur FENOW. ‘Tois will be probably sulli- cient to put the works up, When finistsed, un appropristion of about A0 year will bo needed 1o keep thiem In operation. Whilo I bellove this thing should be done by tho clty nlone, If tho Buite refuses 1o holy el wish JC distinetly undenstood that, n rl e wending it, 1o so throneh fricndly «feeliugs to the peoplo along the lne of cannl, und from o deatre to retrieve thow trom the offense which they think wo nre responsible. 1 huve no foae of the threut of turnhiy the Desplatines {nto thy el belng currled out, 1L would bon plece of folly whics Mr. Jenny, tho eunal englneer, will never udvise, which willonly muke things wonse, and will do the peoplo along the cianal baram ln- stead of gomd; and, beshies, damakes to alliors bealdes Cleaa will bo so great thut the readoln- ton can pever by earrled through, T'aere are Jurge too Intervatd on tha Dosplifnes whicts wilt Lo atterly destroyed by the threatenod openlug futo tho conal. [t s sull thut the dumuge thls fntocct alono will amount tout leant €500, <A largo truet of low land 18 now covered with water, ‘Fbis truct will be dradned to slmply 0 mursh givhuz out maluric W 0 great exteat, “The Stute will bursdiy tnthet all of thesv variony {njuries without better reusony than it now bus, Regpectfully subunitted, Hanwson, Mayor, IANTER I Coughis! Use Brown'a Bronchial Troches, 2 W fuw yours tho Wost F Discharge of the Janitor Arrested for Firing It. The Reve Mr. Tupper Dendes that MHe Had a Presentiments The Future Action of the Church— Estimating the Loss, ——— ' THE JANITOR IYSCITARGED, Yesterdny morning Lawrenca Johnson, arrest- odon susplelon of having fired the Michlran Avenue Baptist Church, of which he waa jan- ftor, was brought to tha linrrison Street Police Court and examined before Justico Wallnen on the churge of arson. The prisoner appeared i neut attire, nnd demenned himself (n n cool and wentlemanly mnnner. Mr. Cyrus lentley was bis attorney. Lleut, Beadell was tho first witness examined, e testifled that he tud ordered the arrest of dohuson hecause of the *rumors clrenlated grainat tho junitor, and also beeause of his own Investization of (ha elrenmstances surrounding te tire of Saturdiy night and of the Wednesdiy previous, Olficor * Smith, testitied that ho did so upon Instructions from bis superior uflleer, Otlicer Ebinger safil he had hurried to the fire npon thie tiest nlarm, and bad met Johnson coat- less and hatless rusiing from the rear of the buildtig Ina very excited umnner; defendant hud exclufined, on eatehing slght'of witness: " Far Gol's suke come thls way,” und bad then dashedoff through the altey, Some cltizens bad remurked to witness, *That fellow must by era lul‘r he climbed over the fence und run o L, (1. Boone, an engraver living nt No. Bl Michlgun avenue. and two or three other wit- neases, testified o having heard dofendant sy whlle standing in a crowd near the fire, * Wel, WE'WE ROLBEr H-gruing nt luat.” Murshai Barry testitied that he had found tho firedn tho church underueath tho organ and pulpit, or more.than ity feet uwuy from stove br furmiee. There bud “heen no fire in tho fur- nuces, unyway, and the witness was patiyiled that the work O Saturday nlght was that of nn incendiury, nnd_ulso that” the church bud been st on flee the provious Wednesday. The itov. Kerr B, Tupper testified that Johne sont haed reminrked to b o n Jokini aurt of way nshort thme ngo, that it would be u good thing for thy chureh it tho hullding shoutd burn, an e would tindertake to perform tho Joh Tor Witncss also repented the story of hav- cen aclouked figure run In bebind the broke out. The evidence for the proscoution closed at this pulnt, . The defense proved Johnson's character to bo of the very best, a number of the Chlcugo Uni- yematy Professors testifying to that. The . T usnlin told his story of the fire us pube 1in yesterdng's Trinuse, und tho other members of biy tumily testifled that o went to G ut 8 o'eloek nnd tind not been down-stadrs for foitr or live hours previons, The Court galil thore was not the least causo for holding the voung man, and he was sccord- fugly discunrged, TIHE REV. MR. TUPPER. At the conclusion of the discusslon at the Buptist ministers' meeting yesterdny tho Rev. Dr. Nulbert called on the Rev. Mr, Tupper for 4 few words fu_connectlon with the burniog of his church. The reverend gentleman snld ho had samne relunctance in gaying anything nbout It, but it was due to his brethren and himsel thut some storfes in tho papers should be con- tendicted. He never had n presentl. ment that tbo church woujd be burned, and dld not tell any ono he hud. A geatieman called on' htm in relation to podstion i the cholr, and pe suld nothing woukl o done I the matrer at Bresent. In conversu- tion, the tiro of Wednesday wud alluded to, and e Tapper said the act was uo Joubt one of ln- cendlurisn, and he uppretieaded it inlght be re- peuted. Nothing was suld or thouwht of by tho reverend gentleman about 0 presentiment. In refution to tho call rrom u Philndelpbin chureh, Mr. Tupper suld e hud recelved none, but had ply been In correspondence with a friend in relitlon to tho matter. At ibe wwmo he did not desire to leave this city, Mr. Tupper nlso wished to contradict the story that a tudy hnd promised to wive £0,000 towards rebuildiug the church. No amount was mens- toned, Tho ludy shoply said she wonld cons tribute towards fis rebutiding, 1 it was thought best to o nhead with the work., 1n answer w questions by geveral of the min- Isters, tho reyerend gentleman satil ho dld not bolleve the Sexton, Julinson, Wits gullty of 8o tug tire 1o the church, and wus &lud “to know thut he had been disehurged by tho Justice be- fore whom he had been brought, Thore wus no dultbt In hils mind tho fire was the uct of an fn- cen:diarys bus who tho pogson wns @uld hot ut present ho known. The best "ddledtives in the ety were ut work on the ense, aud nothiog would be left undone to ferret out the guikty, Jubnson’s theory was thut tho church wes fired Ly some personud enemy of bis. ‘Tho discussion was tiero cut short by the Rey. Dr. lulbert, who suld It was hardly proper to an; 'Juu)‘mlnw mours In tho conferance on the subject, Thore belne some controversy over the ques- tion of the Rev. Mr. ‘fupper's illeged premuni- tions regurding the church nnd the flve, u 'Uitin- USE reporter yesterduy culled upon Mr, Frank G. Sonle, the younw man who stuted to the pu- pors that Mr. Pupper had cxpressed bis fenrs about the Jduuger of tho church, Mr. Sottle snid hecould nut repent tho exuet lunguage made use of ut the thop by tho reverend gentlemun, but was positive thut tho Iygter lid, nbout 8 oelock Snturday night, cx{fressed himsell us feeling *purtictinrly utieasy nbout the chirel to-nbgut,” having scen the mysterlous netion of tho person who ran In - behind the church us it trylug to hide, Mr, Sowte had replied in a jok- Ing way, ** How much will you glve me to wateh thore to-night?* and Mr. Tuppor hud snld, © I wish you migbt do it.’ TITE INSURANCE, Mr. 0. W. Barratt, in whose aionoy the insur ance on the Mlchigan Avenue Baptist Chureh was pluced, was seon yesterduy by u reporter and questioned s to the probable loss on the burned steocture, Ho gald it was o muceh hard- ér matter to determine tho loss on n cburch than on a privaie reshienve or business house, aud ho had Leen obliged tosend an expert ta the burned bullding to imuko an esthnate of the fvss bofore any payment was made. He did not wish to place himself on recard ns Lbuving fixed tho loss, ut wotlld 1 n tew days muke the anount of the vatlmated loss publie,” He suid bo had no donbt the tiro was the work of an Incendlry, but thought Johnson nocent, N One or two budlders inconversation with the reportel linated tho losa at $50,000. M. . liss, one of the nttorueys for tho Unfon Mutunl Life-Insnrance Company, of Maine, which corparation bulds n mortguge of X000 on the chureh property, stated 10 o re- porter yesterday thut hu had notiticd tho Coins puny by telegriph of the flrs, but had recelyved 110 UNRWET 118 YT, conseguently ho wis inubio to *tunte whother they would ctulin the Iusurance money ot tholr mortgugoe or not. e thought thoy would, hawover, and belloved such w siep would be for tho Lost Intorests of bath parties, THE RESOLUTIONS, Tho following isthe full text of the resolutions read ut the niceting uf the congregation of the Michigun Avenue Buptist Chureb, held Sunduy morning, after tho regulur sorvices, i Aveno Hail, No, 15 ‘Twenty-sceomd street. They ire 10 be consfdered nt the meeting to be held Wednesday eveniog in tho parlors of the Chureh of the Messiah: Wittikas, We, tha Michigan- Avenue Baptist Churen und congrowation havo strugglel for YUirs pust under the litedon of o heavy dobit,y— yonrs of oxcovding trinl and discourdgenent; o -t WHEREAS, Muny of our number, feeling that sucevss horo uuder the elreumsiances was e mmmlc, hivo loft ua, thua reduoing unr mem- ership to n suinll and fesblo band; and Witkitkas, We hive not only the debt stilt upon our propeety, but the burning of tho one theo fnterlor of our butlding on Suturday lust fne porntively demands tho expenditure of a coas stderiblosum of monvy to rebuild: and Wigneas, Anothor seml-annusl installm of tuterest upon uire nnfl\m;fu Indobiedness muture April [ next, and the Interost hus b torore been tegely pald through assistuncd of Pesons not meinbiors of our YN Congreg 0 the hope thut :luvulngnwmn would ere oeetr whileh would enable us to yepalr und ro- modol our hulldig, und assure payiient of our ubligutions; and Wurneas, Fur theso reasons—via: want of flanneiut abhitty and tho condition of tho huitsy —we huve not for a jonk thime and cunnot now AUStLID i prrmanont pastor, but bave depended upon 8 tomporary supply; and Wikneas, Thislocation woems best for the denombiation i tho Routy Divislon of the iy, und it wonld ho u grievous wivng to the denom- ‘lm‘mon Il|ld the couso at lurge- to abandon onr el and ; Waiieitkas, Thore coutinues tho sapio lbllity o oup part us hirotofore, snd wo do not fed Justitiod in lougor acting the e of & wen cunt before the public 1n sol ~llu¢L uid to meot our ublivutions, und there secins to bo no ground for hupe thug we, as . church, shall over bo able lun'hlllhlflrll.is"hlll‘ll’v the obliuations of our ur Toug murtgage: un I.lffl 1t has boen currontly reported that AT this chureh would relinquish 1t8 proberty and its oryunlantion there would be found frleils in tho denomination who, uppreciuting the impors tunee ol muintuiniug u Baptist churcl o our locution, would rally aud unite in a new orgunl- zutlon; therefory, Lo it fiesnlved, By tbe Michlgan Avenue Huptist Church, ut o regular church meetlug sssembled this 15th duy of Februury, A, D, 1881, thut we, “feeliug our Inabllity to sustiio® oursclves us o church, wnd to Buve uur church property, appeal to the detowluauuu sud to utl dispozasd”t unity who inada the narrest, merely, ingr 8 chutreh bullding aboutan bour before the firo” 1 heen 1 early Jnst summer, or Ine | hns been statl that the deap cut wna made for \ T v \ ALGH TR P worn | #16 R Tty Toupontie Loe the ninerorelepe = ’ Iecwglvre, Thut Drothren Cyras Bentloy, Will- Inm Hanabrongh, Dr. 110, 1 Martin, and Edwnrd iy nppointed n Cou nErange for the conveyun erty 1o any thaptist churen that niny ho. orga Izedl to maintan public worship i this localit: npproved by said Committees and upon such orznnization hecoming perfected this church wmenmnrun property 1o the same., and s & body dissalve, with the right to members to tnke letters of Qlsmiscdon to said new orgnnization, OF to such other ehiurch ns they inay respectively clect, Andincrac no much now. o ahall be perfected prior to April 1 next, when anothor Installmunt of Interest on one church debt matures, said Committee shill bave and are hereby rlven full power to nrrange for the suta of tho equity In ourchureh property to Auch parties and on such terms as thoy may deem ndvisable, Reavlred, ‘That a copy of those prenmbles and resalutions he commiinicated to tho pastor of the First Baptist ircht, who, alnce his resi- ey in this city, hns tuken a most henrty In- terest jn our suceess ns n_chnreh, and who, ape preciating tho fmpurtance of mmahitaing o church i this part of the city, has,with many of his membiers, rendered matorinl nesistance in meeting our Interust payments os thoy have mutured. Also, that n vopy be furnished tho Committee of lfteen uentlemen representing tho different urches of tho city, aps pointed by 1| e and Chiengo Associns Hons to superyise and care for tho intercsts of our denomination in Chicago and viclulty. RELIGIOUS. PRESUYTERY. A rpecial meeting of the Chiengo Preshytery wns held yesterday morning in tho rooms In Metormick Block. The Rev, James Maclaughe lan presided, The speclal business was the ro- ception of N, D. Hitls ns a candlinte for the ministry, Hisexamination wos pronounced sat~ Isfuctory, and ho was reeelved under the enro of tho Presbytery, with tho usual recommendation totho Honrd of Education. The sesslon was clused with prayer by the tev. George C. Noyes, At the ndfmirnment of tho Presuytery, the regulur weekly ministers’ ineeting was held. 'The Rev. Prof. L. J, Halsey ronid n paper containing n restatenient of the Presbyteriun views on future puntshment, o hnd found from consideration of the Jiiblo alone that there wes to be u day of punishment, and that the punishment would be tixed and losting, The position of the best N:lmhlrnh:l'l hud softened many of the okl doc- trines. and fow preachers of fo-day would put the caro quite in the worids of Jonntkan K- wards, The position of this advanced scholar- nlnl: oW #8 to tho churacter of tho punishment I5 that it will bo chietly negative; that is, that it WIII cousist In u separation from tho righteous and tho convequent &mm of mental and mora! ngony and remorse, The speaker would ke to believe in the doctrine that thers was ultimate Ealvation for nll, even after nges of sulferine, but he could find no such doctrine even luplled jn - the Bibliewn thoology. The Greek word nfonlos “meant * eternnl,” and na other word {3 used In fhin counection. The closiug part of tho piper was devoted 1o a state- ment of tho views of the bellevers In onnlbllas tlon, rextoration, nund witlinute universal sulva- tion of man and the wigels, Inclinding a nimber of extracts trowm the stundards of tho faith aad the best authorities ln the Church, Tho usual discussion followerl, which consisted chletly of infortmul guestions and answers, near- Iy nil prosent tuking part. oone, Thomas i1, THE METHODISTS, The Methodist minlsters held thelrusnal meet ing yesterday morning. Tha Rev, Wiltham Craven read an Instructive paper on ** The Use of the Divine Word In Evan- kelistic Work," Hlustrating the necessity of fne pregnating serimons more with tho teachings of “brist ns contalned In the Scriptures, Thie puper wus then direussed by the Rev. Drs. Thomus, George, latdeld, Gurney, Sheppard, Zimmermnn, Willlamson, and others,” Dr. Georng deplored the fact that Methodipt congresutions were, 08 4 rule, the most Irreverent of all de- numinations ns regarded Bible readings, and tho reverend gentleman dolighted to read the Bible to n Presbytertan nssemblnge, for thore It #cemed to be carefully studied und congidered. br. ‘Thomas thougbt that In reading the Bibie, a8 weil a8 i rending bymns and preaching, alt ciforts at producing eloentlonary cffects should bo avolded, us this took the listehers awny from tho teachlugs of the words to tho art isplayed n delivering thom, Dr, Guraey saiit that & minister should dwngs remeinber, too, that he was not preaching tho Gospel in order tu Lecome wflu ur and draw erowided honses, but to aave souls. The meeting thon ailjourned, it Airst being an- nounced that on two weeks from yesterduy the ttev. J, W, Richurds wonld read a paper on the subject: ** The Young Men of Our City."” THE BAPTISTS. Tho weekly conference of the Raptist minise tery of Chicayo and vicinity nssembled yesterday forenoon In the ctub-room of the Grand Pacifie.’ A paper was read by Mr. I P.Clissold on Sun fay-Sehool Work and Denominational Growth [n Ilinols.”" Statisties wero glven at length of the” wonderful commerclal and " agricultural resonrees of ltinals, and its (ncrease of populution and church membership iy the tnse wenty years, In, 1860 the number of Baptist 1n the State was 406, with & member- M. 111850 the number of churches incrento of 87-per cent,—und the 00, ~un increnso of LX) per cent, ‘The missionury contributions were not na large as they should be, nud there was o small pore centugee of buptisms, In benevolent contribue tons tho luptists sulfer by comparison with " other denominutions. Tho paper alluded to the value of the Subbath-school for develophue Christian workers and s a cultivation of tho Babbuth-keeping hablt, Tho paper wid commonded by the Rev. Messrs, I'ylor, Gunn, Carroll, Liwrence, and others, and the fmportance of Sunduy-school lubors wero spoken of ug u groat help (n minte- tertul work, BARTLETT-COUTTS. Holding tho Property—Folnts of Law Ntated, Mr. L. P Rartlett, of Phlladetphiz, writes 1o tho New York Herald under dateor Feb, 12 as follows: * Your announcement that the mare ringe of tho Haroness Burdett-Coutts would tako placo to-duy Is entirely correet, and permit mo toadd that tho previous revorts of a day having been set wers mero rumors gnd without authority. Allow moalso to cursect some miss statements In the artlels in the Herold relating ta the subfect. Ellis Bartlett was nover o mers chndt of Philadelphln. With the exception of about two yeurs' residenco In New York, en- wgaged in business matters, his life was spent in Now England, the placo of his birth, dovoted to Intellectual pursults and the study of thoology, und ho purposed making the Church his protes- #ton, Ureek and Latln wers an fumillar to bim 18 his native mogauge. Hoe died in Now Bedford, Mass., In 1862, nged L. 113 widow and two youn, children removed to Englaud In 1801 ° Ellly Ashmend, the fldt'sl.frndunlcd with tho highust double bonors from - Chrlst Church, Oxford, and I8 now n nember of Parliament. W, L, Ash- men ulso suceesstully wendunted from Oxford, and while atheoltoge was honored with the ac- quaintunce and frichdship of to Barone o never wus emipluyed 18 sieretury or received rue munerution, They bave means of thelr own, I8 services were entlvely voluntary in hisInbors and danygens during e Bueco- Ruisiuy war and us the Muronens’ almoner g Irelund, They have been inthnate, conthdenpil friends sinco tholr Hrat gequaintanes, Mrgfurtiett, nlthough born In this cuyatry, i, acgrdlng o the law of Bn. lunck, norun nllen by girth within the weaniog of the whl of tho (#fchiess of St, Athans, The geandparents of Mr&liurtlett, baving been born I Blymonth, Mass.gbefore tho Revoiution, wery by birth naturnl-hgrn subjocts of .the Ceown of gliind, and agby tho law of Ergland the du- seendunts of nugiral-born subjects for two wen- erutions, thuugh born vut of thu leglauce of the erawn, ure forgll purposes (o be treated od nat- ural-born subijects utd not ns wlicuy, Mr. Asl nyaud ard ptt theroture cannot by the Inws ! igland b decmed an alien, A cursory refers new 10 tho English stntutes relatlog to this sub- “Jeot Is suttlciont to show that thls principlo of Eowl(ah tuw is too clear for question. Undor the S‘It was provided thot | third sevtion of 7 Anng, ¢, * the ehildren of sl uituntl-bory vubjects born out ot tho tleglancs of ber Majesty . ., stll I deemeal natural-horu subjects of thils Ki dom taall hntents and purposes wbatsogye By the aiet 4 George 1L, e 21 It waes provided that = all chlidren born out ot the |¢flullw of the crown of Eugland, or which shall hereafter o buen ont of such teglines whose futhers were or shnil bu_ puturui-born subjects of the crowi of Englund, . shuil e adjudged and declared 1o nuturaleborn sublectd ot Great Britan,” ete, 1y tho act 1 ot Ueor, 158, @ 21, Lhis principle was extended 1o krai ehildren of nutural-born subjects. That aet provided that ull persons whose luthors were by the aet of § tiearge L, 0 21, declurod to Lo nal urul-born Nllllj('cuflmlllld ho declured Lo be ua ural-born subjects klso. 1t 193 nxceedingly probe ble that suimo persons noxt cutitled to romaine dor or expectutions ey endeavor to controvert s priniplo ol Enoglish luw, but it is uppareat thut suech ation will be hopeleas one, al- toueh It may be unnoying, Tho elightest yues- ton s ulways autlicicut to creato litipadon where un flamenss vstity {8 concerncd; but it s muthsfuctory, however, to boliove that thore i3 Hitle connee fur tols part of the vstato of the 1aroness Burdett-Coutte behur diveried from tho liberat churltablo purposvs to which 18 hat alwuys been upplicd by hey ¢ e —e CHIEF JUSTICE OF MISSISSIPPL. Spectat Dusvaten (o Ihe Chicaga Tribune Meaentd, Tein., Fob, W.—Tho How. 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