Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1881, Page 9

7erton liquide. chines, Mratio s, it o of L1, - tormerly Thursday, m No.ug Datiey alenting, 0 Gracer T aed i Lttty o Med Corey, aag ock n.m, Cltelen d of John 5L, pen, X the fame Twollihe . oward, id slster of 1lt Church, nnl menln. or 0f Frank 10180 and. sucd 7o i alsted. . ra. Irisonth, Ind. ai. dl. av. Halsted -sixth, ke, S. CTS THE {adison-st. G OF THE 1 Club cornt 16 13 ] VDER. Soubuver PURE: PARTAN. a of the worid s of the el oy drier: o boary ity ana et ade Balty fllco" GHERS, ) O N " ¢ 20, 1880 THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. THE STATE GAPITAL, Now Movo in tho Senato in the o War on Sleeping-Cax Companies. Possnge, After a Long Wrangle, of the Bill Taxing Tele- graph Companies. e Appellate (Court Bill Ad- Thvanc?:d to a Third Reading in the House. Rallroads fo Bo Compelled 1o Publish in Advance Changes of Freight Tariff. ifhe Usial Flood of New Bills on Almost Every Conceivable Subject, Hatters of Interest Disoussed and Acted On by Committees in Bession Yostorday, gho Pay of Members under Considern- tion Dy the House Judiclary Committce, Temporance Peoplé and Their Opponents About to Look Horns in the House, SENAT PRELIMINARY. Byeciat Disvatch lo The Chicago Tribune. serixaFIELD, HL, Feb. 17.—The Scnate met this morning at the usual hour, Leaves of absence were granted Scnators Euykendall and Munn. A number of bills were reported from Com- mittees. The linportant ones were noticed Dby telegraph last nhght. For n wonder, no gesolutlons or petitions were oftered. BILLS WERE INTRODUCED AS FOLLOWS By Senator Lanning—For licensing and taxing steeplng, palace, and drawlng-room cars, Itlinposes a tax of 2 per cent on the gross earnings of sald cars, and provides that the lleenses shall issue when the tax Is pald, Anew shoot in the war on Pullman, By Senator Fuller~Prohibifing the mak- fngby ratiroad conupanies of terminal charges oncars, This bill s intended to yemove all cause of complaint which grain recelvers may bave onthis subjeet. The bill preseribes o penalty of from §1,000 to £5,000 for the first otfense, from $5,000 to $10,000 fur the second, and allows private Individuals® to bring qui tam actions for violntions of the law, one-half of the penally recovered to go to the in- furuer, By Senator Fletcher—Regulnting the sale of patent rights, 1 vitlates all notes glven for such conslderations unless the obtlgn- tlons show upon thelr face that they were glven for patent rights, and preseribes s fine of double (he amount of the note for viola- tion of the law, and Imprisonment in the Pen- tentiary unti! the fine be paid; the fine to be vobar to a elvil uetion. By Senator Liorn—Amending See. 4 of the law iof depositions, 1L s intended to pre- vent parties to suits agalnst surviving pact- ners, Juint contructors, legatees, exectilors, cle, from testifylog to ndinlssions or conver- satlons unless one or more surviving parties were present ut the thae the udmission was [ o e, By Senator Edwards—A Inw to ndemnlify tho owners of sheep ngalust damuge commit- tod by dogs. Senate Bills were read a third time and M Massed as follows: _Abpropriating €4,000 for the use of the Blate Hortlenltural Soctety. Appropriuting £200,000 for the payment of fhin oftivers and members of the Thirty-second General Assembly. Approprinting $1,118to ex-Gov. Glenn for FIxty-cight days? services rendered as Acting Governor In the years 1875 and 1875, 5 SINKING FUNDS. ILL for an nol 3 sertocu indtens, PO o ® Slokdog Pund Seertox 1. He (t enacled, cle. That whenever a5 county, tawnship, eity, tow, or sehiool dis- frict shallowve uny hoinded delit bot_due, whien Beristered o thio oftico of tho Audltor of thi filte thy, Bourd of Supervisors ur Hoard of Gty Comntastonors, Town Audliors, City usuctl, Town Trustevs, or Sehool Direetors of tuchcounty, township, city, town, or schivol dis- Ilufl.us the case mity be, muy, by resolutlon Qi upon thelr records' and” cortitied to the uditor, request gaid Auditor to creato w Sitks o8 bind to lacut uny such debt or auy ustuile et thoreaf by thu time tho sume shull becoro e And puyuble. Sutd rosolution shall o principal nmouat ta bo 80 vrovid e when the snmo shall beconv ho m:m thoy dusire ritsed nnuually to meot the H Nte. % Upon the vecelpt of @ d uch resolution ::Q uditor shall file {n his oftico the sy, and aneatter it shall bo his duty, In o B anyuf taxes to ho rulsed in wald distriot, to ,n“‘} C‘L"rl_ln' A rate, o bo denominnted * Sliks lnnu:flx» Tux,” suiiiciont to produco the amount Tore ang eAitred i suld resotution mid 10 Culigead tho sumo shall bo_levied, oxtended, hme e ind puld Jato the Btate ‘frensury’ the {pes othor Statn taxes, 1o The Stute Treusirer shall rocotvo sald Tnnpocallocted, and may ivest tho svue I Blutos bonds nnd o 1ihy opdpse d_bold tho snue subject the uuthorities of 1he locullty or m‘mlmlny o which they belong, to he 3ml When ok 0 Biyment"of sakd fndebteduess Trom tleres, uud sinld Stuto Trowauror shult, o Tho ot Unie, us tho interest st full dig nily tleet tho samo und te oted 1y ko Londss te Frensurer sl bo Huble on his aag o L EOF Lo 8ufu keeping of Auld muncy Tnonyy s en U CBES OF the receipt of ull othior ich bu {8 required by luw to reoelve. £ TELE ANIES, \‘em:x!m. silled along pleasantly until m“lc:r Wiiting's Wil to tax teforraph con- £ Cdune upon third resding, This cast ' Measura I w followas: BILL Cor ug gy o ct broviding for liconsing and 4'7"!’!’-’1?1‘ orporations, compunies, OF ALY RIS , WPerattig telegruph linvs: Y porsan, L Beit enacted, ele., 'Thut oach aud ev- rporyred - oMPAY, OF corporntion, whethor fi- Sulbufa toss gmunwh orresidiog b this State or 1his st Litte, uporutiug a telogruph 1o fn Auigr iyt Al ke un wnnund Tuport to the oy o o Fublle Accoutita o or bororo th 10tk ,‘!,_,n N&mrfi 'y 1882, llmd cach year thereatter, ~ThY tumo s and 1 b‘rgf,::.‘fll'- * curporatiog, ocality of tho porson, iy, e oL e of telowrph (oo L L COMIPADY, OF COrpor- u.mg:‘lhla Bate, und tho location of s 'lines Hird—Tpq g Milvey o S0 RIIOUNL Of gruss recelpts fram nl N“"‘zl\'{’:;l.sg:fl:“:_l.l,"fi:; vl "\fnnu;mlu'n‘: S 0 st duy of Dos all \‘-'-w"fifi".'l"fif (pael vopurt, Tty report 0 U alicr wy 13 (10 :!mnlx‘llm of the proper pore c, 3 Savr kUl ot o Tuwtut atter the 10th reurrgio) 33 IR, for any porson, compuny, wrapilrenion fo trauct o bustness af tojo: & Sinpengg oI messuges Ly telogruph for 5\. By :‘wl‘u MU thest mnking tho roport udior y "etteed. and” procuring from. tho gy ULt o wutliarity: or Hcom: 17 or g pen Cottdition procudunt to thio lisie & loengy y "EWAL 0f tho uunual certifionte u.m].,,,u, it e Auditor thut the purson, alpay il yrhoTetion, iaking tho statoment g PEE Lent oy o Treasury w specltio tux 4 prggry, o dBO KEOSY wimonnt rocelved b ey, [9F 10 ST 0f s not. whior g tecovered In iy court of ik [ ‘:k,m"mugun «K;mmum tor all niol o’ and (g puty SeieE fho pravidlon " the St o k Treug b itution of sueh receio Toonutts: T rllllU :l‘! wany copies of tho 4 e, us iy bo deslrad by 10 exceeding o ¢ {businces i i g, (OF UacH agent [y Vilgiio, ALY purvon, : o, compauy, 9 10y proviajose up Xy So il upoa vonvittion thoreof In any court of comprtent Jurisdiction, bo el 10 wny sum not loss than 1 normore than $10 forench and rvery net, " the dlsc on ol tho Conrt, Vielatlons of tho provisions of this et mny be proscuted the bume uf the people of tho Stato of 1inois, 1nd 1 shatl ho th duty of tho Btata's-Altorney, ach county fn this State, 1o prosecute for Violutions of tho provialong of this act. Rueh proscoutlans nuty bo enreled on_eithor hy Indlctment, Infurmation filnd by the Stata's-Ats torney, or iy an ac !} - U 'y un actlon of debt fur the pennitics egraph corporation plsin with tho rei receiving tho eer lleenan from the Awditar, a8 peovided i (his et shalt’ bo permitted o' do business in any burt of this State, ! Senutor ier sald he could not vote for the bl in Its preseit shape, $le was opposed o sueh leglslation anyway, and moved the ference of the Il to the Committes on Tevenue, This brought Senator Whiting to his feet, Ilwving lenred his decks for action, he re- marked that this was but a genteel way of killlng Wis bill. ‘Phe truth was, thet tele- graph companies paid but 1ittle tax in the State. After referring to the vielssitud es of his bill on tho same subject two years since, and paying his respects to certaln lobbylsts who were here .ab that thoe, and are siill on hand, the gentleman remarked that the telexruph compn 0 on tho ax 1ist, '] he talk nbant recommits e was oo wttentated ; 1t boded 1o good toward hits bill, Senator Whiting next ex- pliined the Juw on taxation, heing frequently nterripted with questions from curlons Senators, But THE OLD GENTLEMAN HELD 1118 GHOUND, Ho had s speeeh o make, aud he mado It e turned over the consolidation of telegraph companles in gallant revelly n- fucts and figures, took w whaek at Wall street gamblime speculations fn telegraph stoc und tott what he thought of Juy Gould, [iis constituency wanted tho bill passed, and he proposed to make the fight from a sense of duty, The gentlenin name virlous Statey where sneh o tax us this was iimposed, and thouzht 1t shoull e done in this State too, Se it Conddeo stipported the wotion to . The Senate represented the volee of 0 Luoplc il this purtienlar body was ful- Iy able to do fts duty. 'There was o use 1o pass this bHL when o speefal con Wi 2 Tel th ittew td report a bl of a similar nature, the enue Comntlttes of the Sennte havine nppoluted o sub-committes to” examine and rc]pnrl. on the matter, ‘e question as to whether it was zood potley to tax gross ewrn. ings or not needed fnvestization, - Michigan hadd repealed Its law to Impose sueh a tax. The'refergnee was not proposed for the pur- puse of killlng the LI, Senator Clark was fn favor of a recom- misslon, ‘The objeet of the DI seemed to be to tax the mnotts recelved from business recelved In this State. THEY SHOULD BE TAN on all buslness done within thls State, The ln:nplu were present by thelr representatives, £ lobbylists could control legislation 1t was thue the Senate knew it Seantor Whiting had cast the first insinuation of the Kind the speakor had ever heard, “Thess compunivs shoulil be tuxed whenever it conld bo erly done, “Fhie bill was wrong In form; It defeated the destred netion of the Laglsla- ture. They should be ta: on thelr earn- Al that was needed wus to send snges C, O, 1. out of the State, and their ross earnlngs wmounted to nothing, Sunntor Newdles saw no reason fora re- conumission of the bill. These companles paid not a dollur of taxes on their business, They muy have ‘mhl alittly on thelr Instra- ments, ete,, but that wus all, 'Flie bYL should Le passed now. 'The objections wrged by Senutors Condve, Clark, aid Fifer amounted to nothing, ‘I'hg mitter was argued by Senators Lem- my, Merrltt, Archer, and others, ator Needles snld (hls usiness slmnl{ amounted to dodaing. e wanted the busl- ness settled at once, 17 tho Senats did not want to tux these companles, lut it K1il the rop- 1. Senntor Whiting safd he never knew of n member of o General Assembly TAKING MONEY FOR 118 VOTE 1le aid know of $100 being put ||{n ouce. A man suld he hd some money that alil not belong to lifm, and the money was divided guut)m; tho charltuble institutions of the Lite. Sennlor Clark wanted - the namo of the mun who recelved the $400 and whacked up. 2 Senntor Whiting sald he' could, but would not, zive It % < Senator Clurk wanted to kinowwhy honest eit- fzens hud not dono thoir duty and squented to the publice, . Senutor Whitlng, under urgent pressure, sald 1t was wlerstood that the member who T vedd the noney md Inid 1t on the Clerk’s dusk to be divided up win the State ¢harl- tuble institutions was Frank Munson, of Chlengo, whereupotiy Senutor Merritt re- marked, sotto voce, that this was THE ONLY CHICAGO MAN WO WAS KNOWN TO VD High polnts of n parliamentary nafure were Jdlscussed ubont the ordering of the previous question, ete, Finully the blll passed by 0 votoof yens & to nays 1, aml Luuulur Whiting lnughed all over himselr, Senntor Mayileld futrodueed another bill regulatinge sleeping-cars, ete. It 18 a viriun} capy of the onu lately decapituted, Some- how or other Mayficld never knows when lio gels snough, ator I'leteher offored an nmendment to the Romd and Bridgoe lnw, ‘The Joint resalution providing for an ad- Journment from Friduy until Wednesday }vnsl defeated, Just threo wembers voting or Senator Tanner Introduced an nmendment 1o the Road and Bridge law, The Senute then adjonrned until to-mor- TOW Imorning, (3 IIOUSKE. . A RECESS PROPOSED, Speeial Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Seaxerteny, 1L, Feb, 17.—=When tho House met this morning Dysart, of Lee, offered u jolnt resolution provhling for an ad- Jourmmnent from Friday untll Wednesday, in honor, presumably, of Washington's irth- duy. o Herrington, of Kune, ealled for tho ayes and noes, and tho timldity of the members, who wero absolutely aehlug tor an adjourn- ment and yet were afrald to go down on the record in thatshape, was positively nmusing, “Thoy squirmed and wriggled, and eithor voted in the negativo or refrained from voting, altogether. I'ne resolution was miopted ull the same, however, by a vote of s to 4t L DRIFrWooO b, Aetrle, of Mercer, offered n Jolnt resolution setting ‘forth the ndvantages of Sturgeon Bay, ut New Doston, Mereer County, on the Upper Mississippl, for harbor purposes, and requesting the 1finols delegution in Congress tu secure an_appropriution to lmprove the bay In 0 permanent manner, Morrls, of Hardln, tried to get in the major- Ity report of the Committes on Judiclal De- partment sitthyg down on the Supreme Court consolldution scheme. There wers nnmorous and loud nbjectlons, and Mr, Morris sat down disgusted. GREGU'™ APPELLATE COURT MLL, providing for written oplnions and nppenls in nll enses, was tnken up where the House 1eft off with it yestorday, on the pending nio- tlon to strike out the second section in relu~ tion ta nppeuls, Colllng, of Cook, hoped tho motion would prevail, and that the Inw would remnin as It was, {Otherwise there would bo little need of Appellnte Courts, and the Supreme Court would be swimped with accumulnted busl- ness warso thun It was o fow years ago, Vaughey, of La Suile, tuok the othershoot, and howled against stelking out anything, Carter, of Adaws, moved to strike out the enneting cluvse, : I'he motlon was deckded ont of ardor, the present arder belng amendments to the sce- onl seetlon. Richardson, of Adams, moved to lay the blll aud the wmondments on the table, The mo- tion was lost by n vote of yens 38, nays 10, Joe Mann, of Vermillon, took the tloor agalust the bitl, and proceeded to disabuse the members’ minds of an impression (hat an appenl I8 wright, fustewd, a3 ho eluimed, of 8 privilege, Botter would 1t be to nbollsh the Appellute Court ultogether thanto poss the presont bill, 1o had hei A FIFTEEN-C) over & watermelon, which went all the way from the Justice Court to the Appellate Court. Under'thlg bill, such-sults might zo to the Bupreie Court of the Stute. The present bill was in the intercst of luwyers, ond agalnst tho real interest of litlzants, Ay a lnwyer hlmself, he ought from self- Interest to favor the DI But he wasn't that ulmd of a lawyer. When a Leglslature shut down on dltigrtion and pre- ventedd a paor man C from beeoming wmorer through the eternal payment of court costs, Inwyers' feos, ete., ILadid him A favor, and not an Infury, 15¢ had beard of an old German who swora he would get Justiee In Amerlen, but, i€ he couldn'tdo that, would getit In Germuny, and, if not there, then In hell, {Great tnughter.) ‘Il naturil disposition of man was 1o appenl, and the sooner the Legislnture did something to cheek this growing splrit of ttigation, the better, Youngblood, of Franklin, took the other alde, and nrgued n favor of THE IMOIUT 01 APIEAT FOR EVERYIODY, ll:(P matter how small the case might seem to . After n good rlenl more talk on both sides, Olwin, ot Crawlord, moved to refer the bin to the Committes on Judiclal Department. "Ihe motion brought Herrington, of Kaene, to his feet, Without minelng words, he pro- ceeded to denounce the bill as In thy Interest of lnwyers, of cheap ltigation, and of brevd- g netghborhood .disturbunces, He wag ghid the motion to commit had been made, for In committing tho blll he saw its early deatl. Morris, of Hardin. and one or two others who were smarting more or less wnder Maun’s reflectlons on the legal craft, took patns to deny that luw'yum were shysters ar were engaged In leglslating purely ™ In thoir own Interest, MeWilliams moved to lay the motion to re- commit on the table, Carrled, Gregg, of Sutlne, the nuthor of the bill, ATTEMPTED To) BOLSTEIL UI* 118 BILG, in nn]lngeulaul If not entirely disingenuony speccli, ‘The notlon- to strike ont the nppeals sec- tion was defeated by a vote of 67 fp:m antl nays, and the friends of the bill somewlut gingerly congratulated themselves over the close shave. The opponents of the blll then attem pred the valiey of grafting on all sorts of nmend- ments, One sought “to liwlt the right of Indiserl, lu\lm\lmeul by restricting them to eases whers the Judgment appenled fron 00, 1t s voted down, however, il others met the sumo fute, Tha DIIL was finally ordered engrossed for a thind reading hy s vole of 77 to 0, Jvok County delegation yoted ns follo: 5—Cloonai, Gormun, Kroll, McKone, MeMalon, Migi shuwski, Plotke xton, Sublivan, Webers; Nugs—Cuollins, 0. S, Cook, arrls, Pearson, DPurish, Roekwetl, Struckman, White; dodg- Ing—l. I, Cook, 2lps, ‘The Sennto bitl to puy tho clalin of ox-Liout.- Gov. Glonn was rend wlirst thing and sent to tho Commities un Apprapriations, Chufeo, of 8helby, entered o’ motlon to recan- sider the vate by which THE TOWN CONSOLIDATION BILL whs shelved tho other duy. A of White, Introdiced o bl to appro- printe S20400 to repalr the lock and dium on the Litto Wabush nt New Huvon. ‘Tho Committen on Eduention reported favor- ably ‘on w number of bills, including one by Haidwin providing for the election of County: Heh Superint endents in November, 1832, and 'y four yeies thereafter. The Revenue Commitiee reported fay blIy«m Dysart's bill requirlng Assessors t mindnistér the oath to persuns listinme per- sonal property, and making fallure so to do n migdenennor, pnishable by u fing not ex- ceedhng §100 for ench oflense; also, on Cow- an'’s bill requiring ofifeers lmving the custody of pubile fundsto publish an annual state- ment of receipts and disbursements, “The Conunlttee on Judlelal Department agaln valnly sotught to gel in the II|:|]l)l‘lli' report adverse to the Supreme Court consol- I‘:xlm.lun. An objection staved It off every me. The Committee on Township Ormanization reported favorably on Butterficki™s bill to provide for submiltine to the peoplo of any eounty, on petition of twenty lezal voters, the question of continulyg the support of upers by the county, Also, on ‘Tontz’s blll o allow Town Supervisors per cent commis- ston on ail moneys disbursed by then. The Raitroad Committee reported favorn- blyon the McWHllwms substitute for the orlginal oy ANTI-POOLING DILL and thaTlouse ordered 1,000 coples printed, ‘The snme committes kubfed Kelly's bill to ent down the salarles of the Rallvond and Warehouse Commlssioners and MeDonald's cusl-lzou scehedule of freight and pussenger rate: "The Committes on Munleipal Affalrs coldly sluughtered MeLeod’s sehieme for supbress- g public amusements. Peurson, of Cook, Introduced a bill to pro- vide for submitting to the peonle, on petition of 1,000 legal voters, the question of raising money hf' tuxation for loceb military puy- poses. The tax proposed Is half o it Cronkrite, of Stephenson, Introduced a bill elving the Commissioner of Clalms exclusive Inrlsdiction In ull cases of claims ugainst the State for tukiug or danmzing: private prop- erty by the Stafe tor pubfle purpo: The bl wilt probably glve A NEW LEASE O LIFE to_a lot of olil aud rancid eannt elaims. KL‘"PI of Perry, umllfinu\f'ml by the fate of hils blIl to it ifie Railroad and Warehonse Commlssioners on short allowanees, got in another,on the satury question, which wasn't quite so bad, It provided for ex-Otiielo Comn- utisstoners in the persons of the Seeretary of State and the Attorney-Genernl i threo s, to receivin saluty of £L000 instend of 81,500, ns he flvst proposed, with a Seeres tury; 1o be puld'not niore thin S1L,000, Instead as “he flest propused, of Sow," Wit he piled onin the way of salary, however, he shaved off from the expuense qieccount by in- 'é“w"g a line restricting oflice oxpenses to S8, Herrington, of Kue, Wiblting Recordors and their deputies from recording uny writton puper relating to the titlo of real “estate unless the smmo be ue- knowledged and proven the snme ns deeds or conveyances of real estato, and deelaring Yu- pers which ave not so recorded nullnnd vold, An cinergeney elivuse I3 nttnehed, “lerson, of Greene, Introduced n bill to muke the ofieinl abstracts of tho entry of publle lnnds heretofors furnished by the sev- eranl countles, nud eoples thereof cortified by the Connty Clerk, prima facle evidenco of suehentry, MeWilllams, of Montgomery, after cogitat- Ingz for some thne on the subject of chnnges In freleht turlits, made up his mind to get AVTER THE RAILIOADS AGALN, aud sent up i bill to provent chunge of rates for Trelght by raitroad or transportation cont- panles “without noties thereof, and to pro- vide for the punishinent of tho same. Thy BIL ke Bt untawtul for any rallromd com- pany, association, or any hody ownling or aperating w raflvond In” 1lnols, or Inany othor munner conveying or ll')lllfil)o!l{llll X ¢ ht | from in State, to” change tes point to poing the published tarhiy opt _aftor — publication of the new tarlil, Tho new schedulo s to be posted In each frelght depot atong the 1ine of rond at least sisty days bo- fore the contenpluted chungo I8 to” take place, ‘Phe penalty for u violutlon of these Jrovistona I3 a fing of from $500 to 310,000, The Raliroad and Warelinuse Commissioners and Attorney-Genoral wre charged with the duty of enforelng tha provisions of the bill, The louse then adjournced untit to-mor- Tow morning. TOPICS OI' INTEREST. NEGULATING TIE PAY 0F MEMUERS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, uNariELD, I, Feb, 17,—Murphy, of Porry, offered o resolution some days ogo providing for the subinission to the people of o constitntionnl amendment fixing tho pay of members of the Genvral Assembly st 500 per regular sesslon and §4 o duy during extra slttings, with mileage of 10 cents o milo for Doth regular or extra sessions, Tho Judieinry Committeo took it up this atternoom, and gave it s wide disenssion, Some of tho members wanted tho puy for regular ses- slons put up ns highas 81,000 and $1,500, but the Committes thought that entively too rich for tho average momber’s blood, und {inully agreed Yo reconnmend $350 for u rogu- lur sesslon, lustend of S50, and to leave the miloage wnd vor diem for extra svsslons ns they stood In tho resolutlon. CHAFEE OPPOSED TIE MATTER from the start,and for good reasons, Chafeo 13 the auther of o resolution himself,—opo Introduced very early \u tha sesslon,~whlch vrovides for the submibss’on of un amend- ment prohibiting the manufucture or sale of Nyuor oxeept for, mechunleal, medielnul, or chemical purposes, Only one amendment can bo submitted at w time. Chufeo has I bis resolution made o speelal order for a week trom to-morrow, fu the hope of push- e Introdueed u bill pro-- Ing 1t through ahead of any and all oth amendiments, Murphy's Ineluded. When h dlscovereil thnt the Commlites was bonnd to report Murphy's amendment hack favorably - the mornbmz, while his own wotthl not conme up for o weck yet, the temperancs agitator from Shelby was inexpressibly dis- nl the subsequent proceedings hn- e him no more. Of conrse the tem- perancers In the Hotse will shetve the Com- mittee's report, and the beral nbery wil ns stontly oppose them, Tha two sldes will loek horns I the mornlug, and somehody i sure to be gored, Tie Iouse Committes on Carporations fistenedd this afternoon to the arzuments of counsel on the merits nud demerits of Honse bl No. i1, —the one empowering o majorlty of stockholders In an_[ncorporated company to change the number of Divectors from even to.odd when the ofiicers of the corpora- tion refuse to do It themselves, 'Fhe Intl- mate connection between this Inll and THE WISHES OF CERTAIN PEOPLE owning stoek in the Motive Plow Works wag fully set forth In Mondoy’s ‘i lix- Senntor Dearborn appeared for Kerns, the ttor, who folds the majority of the v and who wants to get in another DI- reetor #o ns to change the three-to-three aspuet of uifalrs and have the Company de- elare 010 per cent dividend, Judze W1 som, of Chicago, appenred for the Wi party, who obstinately refi 1o declare a dividend or he Kerns sot ‘putlu - other Direetor, The argnment Insted the afternoon, and tho nir was thick with charges of un attemot to steal & eorporution, and counter charzes of an attempt 1o njure widows and orphansg sl fores them to sell out the stoel which Kerns holds for them ns excentor, The Committee finully took a reston it for one week. THE MWILLIAMY ¢ €03 EE, which is ripping oy the 1fouse end of the Itailroad and Warehonse war, met to-night, listen few musty conplaints of dis- and adfourned until to-morrow The expeeted witnesses falled to but witl bo seut for und brought 0w S0 as to testify nowe from to-night, ‘Fhe Commitiee will weet ut the Sherman 1oy Shieago, “Tuesday, Mareh 1, at 10 n, to take up the grain-tnspection he trouble, 2 ate Rallroad Committee has really pated the.specinl Investisators on this !uln(. bt duty 18 duty, and MeWillluns® Sommittee propose to see the thing through, The fden that the Tlouse wouldn't like It 0 L didn't go has - been more vpowertnl than the fear that it mizht grumble at the expense of doing just what the Sennte Rallrand Comumittee Is” 0w _engaged in, and MeWillinms® nine will accordingly fall upon Chicago nt the thne state : ; ONI NUSSELL, who has been here lookimg after Whiting's DI to tax telegraph companies In - the fond hope that 16 would witimately sleep the: sleep of death, got Cont of the e-gallery to-day with palnful veloclty when the DBurean farmer's llttle measure wis passed, and has not heen s or Twand of sinee, He ' should have ealted home earlier in the gnme, As o bl kitler he has proved no good. DAN SHEPARD turned up this wmorning, ostensibly lo_sco about geithng somebody admltted to the Eye and Enr Asylum, el ns a certain politiel; two years ago durbrg the Senatorlal fight came down snd explalned his errand to the boys by tetling them he wis anxlous to see the Governor and have somebody sent to the Insane asylum, - As o watter” of fact, Danjel dranped down erely to see the hoys, and Lo suggest 4 few polnts "I reference’to the apportionment questlo INVESTIOATING KENTUCKY LOTTERIES. urt of That State De= cldes that mmons & Dickinson's Lottery Ix Legal. Special Dispatch to The Chicarn Tribune, Loutsvinte, Ky, Fob, 15—For somo time st o relentless warfura bas been waged on ull lotterles by the suthoritiagTiere, und 1t hidt been thonghit that Kontueky would soon enjoy a rare Inumnnlty from their trafile, but to-day the head- quarters of Slmmons & Dickinson, tottery mun- ugers, hnyve been uyrlow with jullitleation, mude soby anapinlon of the Sdpreme Court of the Btate, which decldes thom 1o bo the solo partles nuthorlzed to conduet n lottery under tho Frankfort lottery grant. There has been o three-cornored * Kilkeany cat tight ' over thls geaut for the past three yenrs, YIhree ditferent comprnies hinve been operating under tho grant, The competing companles have hud the alr and courts aromatle with injinctions for three years, and a history of the suit {8 not uninter- eating. The Kentucky Legislature gave the City of Frankfort permission 1o raléo $100,000 by lottery to support Its schuols, Tho ety sold tho grunt to Stinmons & Dickinson, of New York, who undertoolk to rafso the money for it. There waR u reserved olsuso he the contraet which ox- vmpted Slonnons & Diekinson from the pay- mients to the city pending uny liteation by which the mimagers were hindored i conduet- ing the lottery, The Leplslature sovern) yenars o pussed o lnw repesiing nll Jottery grants, Bimwons & Dickinson wers ndleted shortly nft~ crwanrd, and mude no payment o tho Chty of Frankfort while thoy were In courts, Upon this tho luttor resehided s contraet, and nmmde. new ono with Mureay, Miller & Co., now Mur- vy Fratieo & o, Sovernt lottery elisses wero onsly soll which came Into the bunds of G, Huarrow & Co,, who brgun conducting u sin- 51 number lottery, The Commio ieted thont, und - thoy W henvily, Meantimo Stme bondsi anl)’l:d for Injunctions aaninst the Barrows, Tho Court dismiased the petitdon, bt decided that Simuns & Deknson owned U2 per cont of tho grant, nnd that tho Larrows were conductin an (legal, lottery, which could not affeet Shomons & Dicklson's rights, Jtho Crhwinab Court hore Jiidxo Juekeon dismissed ndietinents ngainst Slmmons & Diekinson, and held . M 1y, Franee & Co. The Supr Hloth those dectsions were to-tuy aflirmed, Tho Cunrt also declded g tiet wais, uncotstitutionut aud e Slmmons’ me vested, lottery tha colln tenitce of every possiblo Kentucky tris butl, it having o ree deelslons fi its fuvor. hicthe menntime the proud old Cummonwenlth can mnko up hormind to have lottories for sume years to vome. ODD-FELLOWS. Yosterday's Prococdings ln tho Mich- 1gan Girn Lodge. Snectal Dixvatch to Tie Chicaas Trihnnn, GRAND Raring,. Mich., Feb, 17.~The Orand Ludgo of Oitd-Follows s continied {n sesston to-duy, Tho full roport of tho Finance Com- mittog, mado this morning, shows o balanco ot $5,2% on hand at the beglnning of the meeting, arapkl rocovery from the poverty resulting from the defaleation of tho former Graud T'reasurer, I M Moerlson, However, of . this nearly #1200 will be used to pay tho por diem und mileage of this meoting, Tho Ludgo re- fused to ralse the Beerctury's sulury from &) to #1200, and decided to hold tho next annuat mootlug at Lansiug, Tho following oflicers havo Leen fnstull Urand Muster, Sutunul Adwms, of Detroit; Deputy Grand Mus- ter, Ueorgo Weaterman, of Mlehi; Gruad Se retuey, B 1L Whithoy, of Lansiug wiected for tho elchth consecutive teron; Grand ‘'reasurer, Bengumut, Vornon, of Deteolt: nd S ardon, wrrison Foule, of Juckson. 8 ab Iiportunt uppenls wero heard wid neted on, Threo eaused much discussion, o pying the entlive after- noon, ‘Phe district ll juts Lor reduoing represents utlon in the Grand Lodge, tnvored by thy Grand Mustor, the Coumiitees that hnd iU unider eons rntion, and by many of the wisest nion ln the s Wil elfeotiinlly st down upon, ‘Thls ses- slon bas been harmonlous, und the delegates scetn uch pleased with L. e ———— ASSYRIAN ART. & Bpectal Disputen to The Chicago Tribune, Bostox, Feb, 15,~=The Hoston Mussum of Fino Arts s becomo the awner of a4 very tine slab comin from Ninoveh, ‘Tuls pleco of Awsyelan work I8 elght feet long by four feet wide, und weighs some 1,500 pounds, A flgure of 0 Kiug n talt drees, somo #ix feetseven luches high, I3 euton the stonu, 110 bus i eap, woars tivrings, hus sundals on bls feet and braovlets on his wrlstd, il {n his belt ara throo daggoers. Wings are uttuchod to his shoulders, and In his lott hund he grasps n swonl. ‘Fhere wee twonty-one lines of cuniform churacters running ucross the biuso of the slib, The wholo wirk 15 cor ceivod [n the boldest sty lo of Assyrian ur, dutoof the work muy i pluced ut 80 B, ——— GOLDEN WEDDING, Bpecial Dispalch to The Chicago Tribuns, WesT Aunona, 1L, Febo 1T=Mr, and My, Gritith Exung, puronts of the Hon, H. 1L Bvaus, State Senator, celobratod holr golden wediting 'xl‘mg Benutor cumo rom Bpringtiold ut. - ————— Weakuess and slckness changod to health and atrongth with Hop Ditterss, ulwuysd, THE JACKSONS. An Ex-Horse Dealer's Wifa Un- expectedly Comes to Town. Her Husband's Quiet Proceedings for a Divorce Suddenly Inter- rupted, She Alleges Unusual Frailly on tho Part of Her Erring Huse hand. Interesting Tales Concerning His Early Lifo and Mothod of Running the Family, Not mnny months ago there was chronieled In these eolttmns something nhout tho very frreg. ulur and fmproper muncuvees in Chleago of one H. W, Jacksnn, nu Individual who balled From the barren and rugged domuin of hor Majesty Leyond the Bt. Lawrcneo. Mr, Jnckson npe penred befaro the publie ot that time In numer- ons unfavorable lighits,—at one timo ns u dealer In dilnpldnted horses, which he sold to the une sunpeeting as blooded stock, and at another time as u gentlemnan who accupled his tefsuro time In puylog usaldious attention to other men's wives, He was deseribed then as n innn of rathor prepussesing nppeardnee, about 40 yenrs old, of scrupulous attire, and, o far ns iy postively known, u bichelor, Mr.Jnckson 1s destined once mare to be helid untothe publie guze, und, as before, in o light by no means _enviuble, This thne, however, he nupears us W, W. Juckson, and, beyond any question, ns n man who has not always enjoyed slngle blessedness, During st Oatober Mr. Jackson flled [n the Circutt Court, before Judge irnunt, A BILL FOI DIVORCE from his wife on the groundof desertion, de- claring that nfterduo and diligent Inguiry ho had been enubled to discover ber whereabouts. In this bl his pame Hrst appesred us il W, Jackson und that of ils wife ns Jsabelin Jocks son, After the numes had been so published in th law record reports of the dally newspaperd, 160 18 to present tho nmes .lm: don and Nusun .\, Jackson, the nendinient, however, did not et [nto'the dajlics, tins Lelng o custolunry oulesion; sa that 1f Susun A, snw the fiest report she would have 110 fden that she was the ludy who wns said to have deserted her liege lord, and would peconds Ingly fuke no measus uke an niswer, The regsilar publication 1 Inserted in tho Hydo Park papers, and tho sllmness of the chanee of Susun A, secing the notlve there neeil 1ot be strted, When the sult was institued Mrs, sackson wos In New Yark City, and ILwas through the medi- un of nequuintinees bere that eho learned how hee namie wits giring in a Jegal proceeding in Chicago, Before uny defanlt was tuken by Mr, Juekeon hls wife noilfied Me, W, 0. Ttobluson, the attorney, to enter lier appenrance, und nbout four weeks ngo she arrived i Chi L ber ¢l dnughter, o handsoms ung fndy of nhout 17, and, through her attorney, tiled i crose-hiit and a petition for wlimony and solleit- An nnswer to all tbls was duly fited her shie, M, kson Is o refined lady of abont yeurs, qud quite ntiractive i nppesratice menner. [1er present bume §s ut No. 1551 M panavenie, She hug, during her brief stny in Chieago, mannged to ‘mm-ss herself of doen- mentary nod othor evidence which not only smcky of A TICH, SENSATIONAL FLAVOR, but will prove of rrflnl vatue In the divorca siut, which 15 8111 pending, Tho cross-bill tled hf Mrs. Jackson fncorpo- rutes & uveat ddeas of what sho and her attorney huve learncd during tho pust few weekss und from thia cross-bill, Togethor with tho testimony of & witnessheurd yesterday in supporf of u o~ tlon I the cnge, ‘and also from the story nar- rated by Mrs, Jucksou, the followlug would ap- pear 1o be about the sltvution: W. W, Juekaon I8 n_grandaophew of tho En- Kllsk poct,” Warddwarth, and his wife wis tho daughter of ¢ prominent legal ofliciat In the Connty ol Simeoe, Canada, Tho two wero mur- ried hi that county In 185 Mr, Jackson belug nt that time enguged in tho munufueture of malt. For the first few vears thelr nmreted lfo was o toleeably happy one, but l)ml"e‘ tho husbund took to neglecting his better-haif fn tho most singulnr and unex- peeted manner—~neglected 1o provide her und tho ebildren (tholr union hiwl beon frultial tothe extent of wixy with suficient foud, amt_would oven Inck them ull up In the roots’ they ocet pled while be was attondiug to his mult bus nuess, On one o fon, the cross-bitl ulleges ahen Mra, Juckson wis about to be confined, ber husband refused to provide her with medls cal uttendiniee or with nnuree; and at ancthor thne, ns i3 nlso nlleged I tho cros 1, e THREW STONES AT 1S WIF aud threatcned tobreak cvery bono in her body Then it was that she returned to ber father' nouso- for nbriet perlod, und while there ter husband - offercd to eupply | her regularly Wit money sho would consent to tuko the children, only: four of whom were livimg, und live without him, OF course she congented, and Juokgon left Canada for this country, Sinee that time—18i5—he bos never seen bis wife or alforded her the leart Gnnneinl assistutice, Kho went 1o New York City u tho course of two yenrs, and was obliged to linve ber threa yeungest children taken chnrge of by tho Urphan Asyiims of New York and lrooklyn. 11y hurd Inbor and with the nssistance of fricnds #liu = nnngred 1o cke out u respectablo existenee for herself und eldest duugbter, Finoily wonl Was 6ent 1o her that Juekson was dedd, ahd for two yeurs sho hell ul thint e was, Then came tha news of the divorce sult und tho visit of tho tudy to Chicuago. Tor about 1 yeur nfter he left Canada Jackso teyhng his fortunea ot In the Far 1, evl- tly without mueh success, for bo appeared iy Soon after his arrival bere the hushand of Mrs, Ninols Loonls, who was tbon 1vivg on Osgoxd avenae, sued for o divorco from his wife, nilexing that sho had beon too futhunte with othor mu, or, At Jeast, with ane other man, The decreo wus geanted, and ufy ward, 18 un evidence of tho tuct that Mr, L. had oot -heen ustuken I ni beliefs, eamo the kuowiedgo thut his Inte wife amd Mr. Juckeon wore kneplig bouso togethor, nithoikh no mar- rluge ecremony had prefueed this aveangement. It lasted somewhero In the neighbortiood of Wi de Ll elghteon montbs, and was marked by the ndvent of u new life, which, howover, Higored only n few days In thls world, Abont thi lenls uly attuded to, and Mr, Jnckson's introduction 1o the Chleago publie, caile tho expos6 af M Jduekson's peeadli ings In horectiesh, al Nothing more was heard of him for awhilo after thnt, 3 Durlng the Knights Tewplar conclave Inst summer, M3, Belle White, TIE BLONDE PROPRIET SLARKY at-No. 0 Twenty-second street,— Trdin ber husband, 3 Vsl w0 St Louls fndy who inserted n *persounl i one of il morning dailles here, sollelting the ncqualntance of an ngreenble gentlioman who could avcoms pany her to tho theatres und othor pl umuscment, ‘The gontleman who answ wdvortisomont - was _Introduced by the Lotfs lady to Mrs, Wuite,” and 1t uppears, beeamu omunored of tho charms of the futter, thim digconcertiug tho nrrangoments of tho ly rom e douth, and sho s0on took ber duparture, The gentlenan fn guestion wos. none other than My, Jaekson, aud the acquaint= ce between himself and the blonda dispenser of meaty rapldly vipened (nta the strongest kind of friendship, Bhe recelved from him hand« Bl proseuts of {uwelm wnd ho ik obliged her with occustonal lonns o money. On the =5th of Novembuer last they made n trip ta 8t, Louis togethor, aud since thut tlie may have heon froquently seen togethier ut the theatres, or driving i un elegant equipago on tho boule- Vi, When Mrs, Juckson reactied Chicago sho wrote Mrs. White, nsking that presonts recelved frouy Jaekson should bo returned to ho oney thiut could bo renlize wis necossiry for the support of the gentle- s own children, who wero inosetanl want, Mrd. White answered this letier in tho very warrinest spieit, rofusing 1o give un the proseints, and snying that sho was so0n_Lo becomo M, dueksan, athougls thus far her relations with the genttemnn ('St Lowis trip included,” she wrote) hud bren per! 1y honoruble, Yestonday Mrs, White was on the witness- stand before Judgo Barnui when, sho admitted having writton the letter and also having bor- rowed §100 from Juhnson, In his nnswor 10 Mes, Jackson's potition for ullmony, her bushand swears that ontsido of g wearinig appurel ho wae Hot wortl €21, but i Hes ately divorced T (Mra. ), from them his wifo wweard that ho by enguged tivo busluess neay tho corper of 0 uves und ‘Tulrtyselghth street,—tho muitand coul bus ness, Mys, Juckson has munnged 10 &ceure muny of tho letters which weat 1o muko up the core rospbudones butween her husband and Mrs, Loomts and also other letters reliting to the nequaintanco between Mr, J. snd the blunde, “Thoy alford racy rend g und areall to by oftered vevidenvs ut tho telal, e ee——es No % Up, Guards, und at Them Nitea and Quertes, . From Mr, Croker tndr, A, Greville, Dath l\lur- at=Arms: * Weat llu]\:iu%. Surrey, Mureh H, 1852, 31y dour U vevilie, usk tho Hu ronl v, 10 b du good us 10 unswer this guestion: . Laurtine, umong other wondertul s thoy et Lo ne) stovies, suys that at the kst chatge, 1ho Duko bimsell drow his subro, ane himselt ot the houd of the column ol schurged Lke u common trooper,' 1 don’ that tho Duko ever forgot thie be wus u Generad und nol 4 trooper, L would ot surpriso me o boar Ut bo bud not druwn bis sword that duy, Pechuyps, uluo, Linlght ventiro to usk his Grucy whetbior hie diy suy * Up, Guurds, und ot thom, Y ‘Thls al<o I8 very untiko him: but it was certain- Iy o moment when he might bave departed from hia sl siyle, Pray lot mo have your answer 14 o0n 14 yorr ean ind an opportunity of speak- g 1o tho Duke. Olve bl nli‘ affectionnte regurds, and 1 fear, fvewellal © 1 write from ed, whero I am contined by pwe think) somo disense of tho beart, and ean {thuthan o danger way not e Imimedint) hardly hope that | shall ever again sce iy itinse telond and der friend, Ever, my dear Groeville, flll"llll"f‘ aours, J, W Crokers” "On the ntiove Irtter s Indorsed the following memorandan, In tha b weiting of the Duke of Wellington: * 1 cortainly did not deaw iy sworid, [ dare say | did order the enarge of the eavaley and polnted out jta direetion, hut 1 did uot ‘ehirge nsn com- man frooper. 1have at all times been In the niablL of coverlig ns mueh ns possible the iroapy exposed to the Jive of eannon, 1 place them be- hind the topof the rising ground, and ke thom sit and lle down the better to eover them from the fire, ) 0 eneny's cannon the enemy's tronps_m ora fuvornble n}n[mrl‘mll nrrived, What | eald w and then guye the comman toutiack. My common pri in ndefensiv poeition wns o attack the enemy at the vers momentut which fie was abont 10 sttuck our troopst | any very sorey fnddecd to henr that you are anwell. You'muet keep yoursell quiet snd tnke rest, AMUSEMENTS. TIIOMAS W, KEENE. *8tandIng-room only*” was hing at the door of the Girund OperasHouse Wednemlny night long hefore the curtatn rose, and the placard was not. shown until nil the nvallable chairs and sofas in tho binkding nad heen called [nto requisition, The gallerles were_ crossded 1o theje utmost ea- pacity, and the audience wero very enthusiastio over the great performance by Mr. Keene of Richand 111, It bas been often said during the pnst ten years that tho urt of acting was deterlorating: that our nctors, having lost the abillty toact, buve taught the publie to believe that ine nete ing consists In the ahsenss of Ity Just asour first- cluss eaterers, when thoy servd you n roll of cheeso from Aome Western manufuctory and eall 1t Nenfchatel, wiit tell you, through thelr walter, that the abscnee of tho semi-ncidity und shrp twinge of the ereamy cylinder I8 tho stivest proof that It Is gennine, There 13 much truth Inths, Unable to speak o passlonnte passage passionately, many of our sctors hava voted Pussionnte acting rant, ond the eritle hus echoed [t The practice Is with most of our net- ors to preserve most sedulously thelr awn indi- viduality an tho stoge:. never to gink it into tho eharacter they represent, nnd to have it 8uld, ** How well ha read that1” every secent of waichis nlrendy underlined: or, * How well he dresses! ™ in llen of evoking the remark, * What a powerful ue what a well-drawn character that artist played to-nfght, and how thoroughly he entered Into tho epfeit of i1 They trans- form the chamcter into themselves, in Meu of transforming thomselves Into the churacter. I'eople, however, eventually tire of luoking nt even the most handsome man on tho stuge, and they seek that futellectunl and emotional plonsure to bo driwn from aeting gomewhere clse, 1t §s unquestionubly this tend-, Cney wmong our nctors that has at ones glven Thomas W. Keeme u popularlty 1o foyr months rarely aceorded u tragedion in e many yeurs, Mo I8 passionate when passion 13 ealied tor, he Is vividiy intenseli bis emotlon- al expresslou, he I8 tersibly In earnest fn all his asaumptions. His curnestpoess is communfented to his audlence. Thelr sympathies aro tonched, and they respond readily and Instily. 1Hs qunie ftles are In no ehnractor, In our Judsment, bet- ter geen than In his Rickand 111, aud here let us auy that whaever secks to ind In Keeno's as- sumption of filoter tha mensured delivery, tho pollstied stylo of activg, ndulged In_ by “tany of our players, will be compiete ulsu;mnmxei 1ie presents tho theatrieal Richard,—1i Iehanl hu groes bel upon the wemory of tctiard drawn by Shakspeard to ault the temper of his nidienco whei he ran hin ) little thentre under the putronuge of the Court, The great English dnunatfst made his flehan n futineking tnleht Stand up, Guinrdat 1 oilleers tha onidel thorougshgoing, unmitignted hetl-dog, This, 03 we poluted ont when o st presented tha chiracter fn this clty, was the charncter presented by tho elder Kean aod the elder Hooth, “and this I3 the charncter that bus very llttie resemblance to the Kichards of recent years on tho Amerfenn stuge, Reene hus the right conception of the part, and, Jidg- fmiz trom Lis lmprovement in the role since ho Inst appenred here, e will before very log tll it ont ta complete proportions, Then, while we pratsed the periormn for iR _extrome foree, ts remarkable dlspiny of pusslopnte inveetive, for its orkxinality, for the strength und vigor of Its colorlng. mnd for ho subtle beanties here and there apparent, we found foult with the -actor for the ek of spntanvity In tho work and for tho freguent ubsenee of thit dellency fu elocutionary shudine which charae- teri; 4 fluished netor., i faults are leas apparent now than they were, mare studying to do Wefore b tho conception he evidently bus, Wi we st suw Edunnd Kean” says Huaal writing of that vetor's Richard, ¥ we thought sometimes he falled trom his exuber- anceol munner and dissiputed the fnpression of the ke charaeter by the varlety of his ro- soirces. ‘To be conplote, his dellneation of ft should bave wnore solidity, dopth, custained and impussloned focllinr, with somewbnt less brillinney und fewer glan trunsitions, stk pantaminient wan the great dlnzlitt's eriticisin of Edmt Kean's Richani, tho b 1y that was ever ecen since the days of Jinrboge, aod this witl be. the verdier of iy eritfes who hive b studylng tho Richaniz of Tooth, Metulion, Hurrett, when thoy ook 4 porformunce, A L Iy Keene's Richani 1o b the be: exposition of tho character ke in nany yoars on tho Amerlean stupe, and s unite suthicient 1o glve hfm o reputation that will tve fn Amerlean theatrieal history, Wo have froquently dwelt upon the impactant polnta of this impersanation—tho skill with umnor of the 1t the netor has rully emhodies Wi theatvical which he brings aut the lronic churneter, the ulllhfll(‘(:[ vili i with Lady Aune, his lllf’ State business, the o b Lty In his ol of bority, bis by muderful fueinl expression, the renditlon of his tent seene, ana bls realistie aoting i tho come bat scene, Therctore it I8 unnceessary nt' tho <ent Ume (0 enter upon an exhnustive nnnlysie. We wontld here eounsel Mr. Keeno or his man- agement 10 1 more Judgniont i the soleotion of the répertolre, On Wednesday afternoon ho pliyed Richellew, und In tho vvenlig he nppesred s tlenaid, "Two siteh cxnothig parts are on- tirely’ too miteh. No actor could possibily con- tinue long betoro the pubtie and do such work und do it well, \ The compuny appenred to much better advan- tage fn * Itehnrd ™ thin dn 1 1t wns w more huroumions performanes. Miss Hoorl- ottt Vaders mudo a prominent part_of Queen Etizabeth, Ax n tragedienne sho has fow equals on ourstige, She bas i 1ine knowledizo of the wechunical detnils of tho urt, nud hos innstered oo dellcata touches which wike that uppone o bo nuture which know ta be art, payorful, utl very well mod 1th the ehurnoters whe portrnys o deep sympathy, M, Octavin Allen guve strength and inujesty 1o the Duchieen of Yok, und fu her denunciotion scetie sho sroked the whnlratlon of the house. M Grueo loth, who hus i powerful und sympatietlo votee, Unfortmniely Wy suirering from honrss ness, Sho npssumed the volo of Lady Anne, and It her yrew Doses, und genernl ullon sho showed deeidod abllity, I her second seeno with Richand, however, thero was k pathy with the situation whicl mitrihuted ta her s 4 luek of & protably muy evident it Miss Kty Atien as the Frince talrly well. Mr o Frozer Coulter pn dered Buektugham acceptably, - Mr. Hurry Thompson tukle w fale Presicl, Mr, Itochy might ensily huve Infused u 1ittle more firo m spiriL huteo Rickoand, nltbough o ably secon aene i tho combint seene, Charles "Kent fure nished a good King He llr,‘; Tt may bo udded thut tho manngement of tho Grand Oponi-1louse have really sot tho pleco o o stuge 1o w evedlitahlo manner. Some of the seenery i now and very fino, Tn Bpio of tho snuiv-slorn last night the Grung Upera-Elouse was erowded, bundreds le toohtain or, wits tho lower part of the houso epowded exeesy, hat the walleries ware I the snme condition, The performunce was Hamlet, and 1t was recolved with quito ns mar god adimiration by the mnwnse pudience o wis hiy ftichard, Ald whon the enrtuln wpon the pliy, und” th wetor appe EPOIAE 10 1180 Cal, Choert were givin, were shouted, and Judies waved thely bunde kerchiefs, A8 in everything Keeno does, tha vigor of tho man ks séen i his persamtion. A warcstlo eritle hus ohsorved, writhi of the Jhwmict of one of onr grentest trngediuns, thue 10t mnerely the pIetro of & ng about over tubles and chup Tk 1 e anglbly e o d - to thy Humld rlln iAol the lieal of the T cb Up by Loarding=sebool isser bt it man of Beeh wid blood,—as great i de 18 @ thinker, & mun with o pirpose. 100 18 wigey when ho s angry, und in b wellng we recogs nlzo tho physleal foreo Fuund fn the lungaage of Shakspeard, Bulvin is vepurted to have saul of thia netor's Henlet thut Tor [ts Jack af cony tonality mnd fug its vitallly it wus the nearest approneh to Heney teving's Homld s Lind keen Micro cortulnly 4 iy Keene's perfornunee refreshing absenco of stugo traditlon, but wo ehould suy (hat same of LIS (hovations Woro hupetien osd by tho Forewuf ‘con thun by thu love of novelty, uud soiwo of uro Open to seriouy erlileisi, Some of lite o feets uppear to be uuduly thrust forward, s onw of the most serlous defecty i3 thu ueeasionnl i repose. It obicct us we oy X conitlan, 1t is onp that wo ave conlilent Wil druw ot mnch discussion, Irivity touching upoi the beuutica ul th pors furnnuiee, we imay suy thut 1ho saturnine bunor ot the character fs well expressed. 1is love for Ophietls 13 well sbown, Iy 1ho closoe scene, whor thu linguuge calls Tor tho torelbie pletury of L unker o 1 kreat mind carried beyond ik linues of Keen choly Pri ‘tlun of thg balint=box, 1t trivd to wipe ev dinto power of sclf-control, nofut of stage demennor nnd «lon which carried hls nudienco into enthualnsm. Wa mny sy that tho netor recelved n catl at the il of every act, and fow of hia scenes went un- bo vose ton high thentricnl ox| rv‘}n— Dleseorl with ~ substantinl recognition Hphrlia of Misy Vailders was cn’(‘) elved ll?'nl': mood of exqulstt, me! and personnted with perfeet sk, It s charaes tevized by n subtla intelligenen and o delight- Ml refinement. Her mnd scene was onn of the ueiis of tho rifght. Next among tho sipport dererving favorablo montlon was' the Gueen of Mea, Allen. I tho eloset scene she earrled hot- self wdmirably, und the entire nesumption s chorncterized by Jistness of expression and y dignlty,” Mr. Prink Roehe was a toler- Jhost, and Mr. Kent, o young actor, i marked abllity in his’ Polonfus, Misa Grace loth played the” parta of tho Actress and Oxrie.and ns the former,by her intelligent reading of the yatlier trying apiceb, mude thin uswuaily Uninteresting fignre endurable. Mr. Loyer dered Laerte In o manner foleraliy Mr. Hugly played the part of tho King vilely: Me. J. B, Everinm s not exactly Fulted to tho charncter of the First (fvedig- per: Mr. Harry Thompson was the Horatin, Again we erodit the manngement with having Bhiown &ome cndeavor 1o meet the requirements ©f the play In tho way of reenery, Mr, Keeno wiil this evening nppear as Jago, BEETHOVEN SOCIETY CONCERT. Tha Heethoven Boclety gave tho second con- certof Itascneon at the Central Music-!ail on Tuesday ovening to n very Iarge nudience, and turned outin fall and very enthuslnstic ranks, assisted by orchestru and organ, Mr. P, ¢, Lnttkin prosiding at tho latrer. The concert opened with Beethoven’a Mass in ¢, which the Sociuty Kave In Decomber, 1634, at Farwell Ilall, the qunrtet upon this occasion belng Mrs. E. F. Glorton, soprano; Mrs, C. F, Summy, alto; Alr. Lhurles A, Knorr, tenor; and Dr, €. E. Martin, Tinsso. Tle quariet was not ns strong ns that Which ‘simg scven - yenrs ngo, nor wus [t niwaye o “larmony " with {iself or with tha chorus n ubligato work, though somo of ts mbers were well done, but the chorus deserves ull eredit for ita oxcelient work, expeelnlly the sopranos, who wera In fing volco and sang with great gpirit, though, Beethovon- Iike, their part Is often ‘earried p to trylng Lights, und thoroughly eroditnble to Mr. Wolfsolin's delllamd talor.” The renuining choral nuimbers were schumnnn's * Traumerel *’ and the ** Wan- derer's Sung,' tho Intter with horn neeompnnl- ment, both urranged for chorus by Mr. Waolt- foliny und delightfully sung, and the stirring march from the “Queen of Shebn,” which the Soeloty his wing before. Tnls wos marred Bomewhat by tho tusnult of tho Lrasses, bnt \»m nevertheless sung with fine vigor and pre- clslon, A very plensant feature of the concert was tho reappenrance of Muater Michael Banner, the young viollnist, who, it will be renembered, iayed here u year ngo, and then went to Cin- cluninty, whero he was placed nauder tho tultion of My, .Incobsobis, Theodore Thomas' old con- certemeister, Durlng the year which: hus elupsed tho toy hins studled faithiwlly and made vanil progress, 18 was evidencerd by his pluying st evening, 18 number being tho Mozart Cons certo in 1), with the diflieult ca "f Duvid, Tha littie fellow plays with remark- able strength and freedom, with n facllity In technlyue that 18 murvelouy, and with the pre- clsion of an artist, His reecptinn was very on- thusinstic, nnd he was awarded an encore. A great futuro les before the boy if be does not do too inuch eoncert-playing at preseat, but de- votes himselr to stud, M'VICKEI'S. “The Emligrants” 18 n very poor apology for n pings indeed, ng n play It 19 unworthy serious conglderation, It serves a purpose, however, —n purpose which it might serve much Detter than It does. It futro- duees two tolerably clever gentlemen known ns Buker and Farren, who huve, wo un- dersand, been wonslerfully successful abroad, Tholr sutecess abrond must be attributed to the vovelty ' In Englund of tho entertulnmout thoy oler, certnindy not. to Ity Intrinslo merlt. Messrs, Baker and Farron i the courso of the play appear in n number of churnetora of Germun, - Etblopian, Trisn, und other natlonatities, They show ability and a cer- taln amount of versatility, sl n: number new ecntimental and - comle songs which tho ruther small nudlences appear toappreciate: but thelr qualitieations_ure not. brilllant enougb to enrry the show. All their husiness 18 yree from the tulut of vulgnrity, and those who enjoy varlety performsnees of a clever aml of n clenn kind, and e rellsh trashy plays, will doubtiess flud - thetr money's. worth i The Emirrants,” THE OLYMPLIC, The burlesque of *Orphcus,” now runulug at this house, hns proved very nceeptable, and the excelient quality of the, compuny s cer- talnly n Juxurious noveity 1o the habltudés, The plecn s rathor briehit, tho innslo 18 * tuking," the costumes ure rich, and Mizs Willlums, Miss’ Lizzio Mulholland, Miss Funnle Wentworth, Miss Adelalde Uravicer, Messrs, Bruduury, Matiln, Robson, and the res eqrey the burlesquo through In o tolerabiy v Iy spirit, ITOOLEY'S, Migs Maugie ditenell on Wednesduy afterncon anpeared In her well-kunown character of Fanclion to one of tha lnrgest Wednesdoy mutinée sdi- ences of tho season, ITu tho vvenlig she per- sanated Lorle to a moderately well-filled bouse, She was aupported by Mr, F, Russell, who asgumed tho rifle of Reinharl, Mr. McClannln that of Lindenhost, nnd MIss Lettlo Allen thut of the Countess. Last night the LI was “Tho I'eariof Savoy."” DRAMATIC NOTES. Jaln B, Rogers has renlly shoned o five- years' coutenct with Minnlo Patmor. Ho will ulso munaxe Isuker and Farron noxt senson. “Ihe suleof seats for the Salvink engngoment began yesterduy mornlug, The engugement commences an Monday next at MeVicker's. Tho Keeno company have iy reheareal Tho Fool's k" and *Tho Wife” and Ciesar,'” The pluys will ho produced next weeke A New Way to Pav Ol bie,"” In which Keene pliys Sir” 6| Iea Overreach, will' also be gIVen next week. Tho llistrated leoture upon Tndlu, to bo givon in tho Central Musteal-Hall next Satirday evon- g, Fob. 19, by Mr. Hurry W, Frenol, promises totie ono of the most enfoyuble nnd fstructive entertuinments of tho _ Star Course, Mr, reiieh, 1018 #alil, us seeured by personal visits siblo locullties to the most remoto and oo a supurh collection of son lows of 11 dosten aeenery, thoso of the Timulayun Moun- wnins belng oxeeptionubly rare nnd’ benutiful, Ile will nlsn glve views embrmclng the country Tio wew Lo The Tay Muhal, tho bunks of tho snered rivers, and tho honie life of the peetlinr people of Tudins and In this conncction will In- troduco a troupo of 1Hudoo Jupglers und sinke ehnrters, wha will perform those wonderful fents which cun #ogotdom be witnessed outsine of thelr own countr e — BANK FAILURE. Kaxsas Crry, Mo, I The Missour! Vatley Iunk, of thly clty, suspended this morn- Ing. The tustitution has been consldered unsato for n fong Uie, owhg to 1ts mited capltul and lurge risks, fajturo was not unexpeeted, consequently thero 18 1o excitemont o uncasi- ness on tho part of tho othor bunks. Its llbll- itles nro nbout L6000, and M8 assors F200,000 In disconnted paper. Tho fulture was only nverted Iust yeur by the wddition of now eapltal, 1t I3 not kiown now low much of ts Habllities the bunk will Lo able to puy. ettt i DYING, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. GENEVA, 1L, Fob, 17.—Inteliigenco s reoelved Cront Tamn, Fli,, of the dangerous fllness of Mra, C. 8. Mixor, tho dispatel statlug thut she s dying of consumption, Mr. Mixer was Sheritr for Kane County wnttl November last, when his tern of aflice explred, 1lo shortly nftorwards wmnvried n Mes, Hlurvey, of Aliegot, Mich., and tho couple have been spoding thetr huneymoon ut the South. e —— e ve Un it Sowz, New Yol Iribune. 1t 48 reluted that o Lotdon teudesmun eatled toguther bis ereditors when bo tound blwselt o hopelesd bankeupt, gud 1rankly told thom thine Do s mible 10 pay even w penny on the pound, Thoro huppened 10 e ane B thom D boutd vlew Tug wntter - a philogopical Thizht, naid, destrous of making the best of o it altuition, he sugzested thitt, ws tho debtor was waubly 16 Feturn bis ereditons unsthlng of whit thoy hudd 1, o miglt wt Joust give them the b g Al with the cone sent of tho uthers present, the wufortunate 3 1 fute, und consoled the con- o best canld for the loss of thuir by giving an exhibition of his musicat precent Dumocratlo Congress offord ~uuu’ cuse o the London bankrupt. 16 has cklesly squandered s own (fttlo stock ot credit, und ull thut som so-culled Tndepenilonts werw eredulous chongh o lown it Insteml of wirengtbientng the publio eredit, 1t trled to bronk it duwn Ly bindestuig resyumption, wwd openiie tho gtes for u ool of Sautheri chilts, 1 Ateud of_strenriboning the laws for the 11 wiy of them (rom tho stattito-bouk, [nstendof ceona- mizing 0 publie expeaditures, it hus jooreused the unnunl appropelations by wiillions of dollirs. Instend of lenx un carly opportunity o piss an hwpartind rulo for cuuntiig the Electorul yote, and so Femoving i cause for uncasiness feom the public mind, (€ hus tried 1o roup only & paree udvantusw, untlt copelled to avandon the ui- temp 1t Juld elalun Lo faleness io declding ho- twenn elutimnunts o contested souts, und tu veal for -Nervice roforn; and i cuch snd evory cuse hus suceecdod only i showlng i1s utwr want of principle aud consisteney. 1u 4 word, It 15 bunkrupt, aud oun puy us little on thy doller a3 tho unforiunuty London trudcsman, The whole chorns work was_admirablo |