Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1881, Page 6

\ | % THE CHICAGO TRIBUN —_—— e ey WEDNESDAY, MARCIL THE STATE CAPITAL The Amgndment to the Exemp- tion Act Advanced in the Sennid. A Bill in the Interest of Deaf and Dumb -Chil- dren, Passage of the Mensure, Amending the Act Relating to Wills, Lengthy Debate on the Merits of the Witness’ Fees Bill. Measures Reported by the Vari- ous Standing Committees of the House. ' Amending the Dramshop Law in Re- gard to 0ld Topers and Minors. Prohibitionists Kick Against Antliorizing Druggists to Sell Intoxicating Liguors. Favorable Action on the Bill to Prevent the Adulteration of Food, Drink, Eto, BENATE. A LIVELY RPURT IN BUSINESS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, sprinarieLD, 1L, March 15,—The Scnate met ot tho customary hour. Almost every Senator was preaent. A communication wns received from the Board of Rduentlon of Chicago requesting an uppro- priation of $10,000 for the education of deaf and dumb chlldren in Cook County. A bill for uc- complisting this purpose nccompanicd the cotn- munleation. The specinl order for the hour was thon taken up, being tho Judielary Committec’s bill to amend THE EXEMPTION LAW. An amendment was presented to strike out the proviso in thd bill, It was tost. Benator Necco offered an numendment requir- Ing tho debtor to schedule or aclect bis property exempted within fivo duys after the levy is wmade. It was adopted, and tho bilt sent to third reading in the followlng sbape: A Biry for nn act to amend Secs. 1 and 2 of an. nct entitled * An nct to cxempt certaln per- sonsl property from attachwent aud salo on exbeution, and_from distress for rent,” ap- roved May 24, 1677, in force July 1, 18 SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That Secs, 1and 2of an actentitied ** An act to exempt certain pergonal property from sttichment and frown distross for ront,” lllfimvnd May 24, 1877, In force July 1, 1877, be and tho same is hereby amended to read as follows: BrCTION L That tho following personal prop- erty, owned by the debtor, shall be exempt from execution, writ of attuchment, and distress for rent—viz. First, tho necessary wearing appure! Bibles, school-books, and family picturcs of every persou; second, the necessary kitchen furniture, beds, bedstoads und bedding, two sloves nnd?}lpe; third, tho famlly cemetery lots orrights of burlal, and tombs for repositories for tha dead; and fourth, $100 worth of othor property to bo salected by tho debtor, and inad- dition, when the debtor I8 o head of & fumlly and resides with the same, $300 worth of other prop- erty, 10 be sclected by the debtor; Provided, that such selection uud exemnption shall not be mude by the debtor or allowed to him or her from any mioney, nlary, or wages duo him or hor from Aty Dorsan OF PCrsons oF corporation whatover. BKC, 2. Whenever any dubtor against whom an execution, writ of attachment, or distress w rant has been lssucd desires to avall himself or hersolf of tho benofit of this act, he or she shall .make a schedule of all bl or ber parsonal prop- erty of every kind and churacter, Including money oun hand, sod debts duo and owing tu tho debtor, and doliver the same to tho ofllcor having tho execution, writ of attachwment, or distress warrnot, within fivo days, A levy or demand made for property by tho officer having such execution or attuchuient, or if ‘& levy I3 made without a demand, theu within five days after recolving a writtor notice of sunh lovy, which said echedule shall be subscriboed ane aworn to by tho debtor, and any pruperty owned Dby the deblor and not inoiuded In sald scheaule shall not be exempt 08 aforesald. And there- upon tho oflicer having the cxecution, writ of attnohment, or distress warraut shallsummoa three houscholders, who, after being duly sworn o tairly and lmpartially appruise the proporty ot the debtor, shall lix'a fair valustion upon each urticle coutained In said schedule, and tho debtor shull then elect from suld schodule tha articies ho or she mny desire to retain, the ag- gregute value of which shall not oxceod tho amount exempted to which he or she moy be on- titied, and deliver tho remuindor to the ofticer huving the writ, and tho ofhcor having such writ 18 hereby nutharlzed to administur tho ontha ro- uired hereln of tho debtor and nppralsers: ruvided, Thot when & schodulo (s delivered to o alicer holdlog iuu excoution upon any fudy- ment the Judgment debtor theroln shull” not bo required to muke any further schieduly agninat iy exvcution fssued upon thio sawe judgment for the term of six months, unless the debtor has acquired ndditonsl property, and then only 08 tosuch ndditional property, NEW BILLS, Dille wero introduced as followa: 1y Senator Campbell—Tho bill sont In by the Doard of Education of Chicago, herolubefore roferred to. By Senator Callon~Amonding the ITasurance law of the Stuto by requlring n doposit of $50,000 from plate-gines fusurnnco compuules, nstead of $100,000, us at presont, THIRD READING, The following Senute bill was read a third timo and passed without debato: A BiLL for an net to amend Sec. 01 of an act co- titled “An uct in relution to the adwluistrus tion of estute: upproved April 1, 1872, In foreo July 1, 1328, 8roTion 1. De (¢ enacted, ete., That Seo. 61 of an uct entitled **An act in regard to tho ad- ministration of estates,” bo umended 80 as to read a8 follows; SEC, 01, Whoover hag o clalin ngalnst an es- tate shall prosent the samo tor ndjustment at the term of court eclucted by the vxecutor or administrator, otherwise {ntoreat thercon shall ccuso until a copy thorvof shult bo fled with the Clork of tho Courts whercupon, unless tho vx- ocutar or adminlstrator will walve tho fssulng of Drocess, the Clerk shnll {ssue a summony, di- rected to the Bherlf of the county, reguiring such executor or sduinistrator to uppenr and dufond such cluim ut a term of tho court therulu apeoltiod, which summons, when sorved, shall be sutlicient notice 1o tha executor or nd- ninistrator of the presentation of auch clajms Provlded, that this net shall not apply to suita punding agninat the decessed at tho time of his or ber death, Benator Shaw's bill, giviog tho Cominissioner of Clutms exclusivo Jurisdlotion of clalins against tho State for tho dumaglug of private property by thoBtate for, publlc purposes, was resd a third time and falted to pas. PHOVING WILLS, Benator Adams' bill, umendiug the lnwof proy- gy wills, wus read a third timo. 'Tho author ex- plained nia blll. The proving of wills abroad wad utteadod with great difticulties, Judios in Eurape invarinbly throw evory obstaclo ln the ‘wuy of proviug thie uuthenticily of wills ne Wil hud to crues the Atluntie three times, und then fulled beeanso tho Germun Judge would Dot recognize the validity ot the siguutures, aud nalated on giviog thu cortitiento und papeni pere tuinlog thereto di the Germnn luoguuge, Thle Bl yould remody those dofects, Senutor Adums’ vxplanation was perfoctly sat- fetnotory, und the bill pussed the Senute unant- muonsly. 1t reads us tollows: A‘lllllll.li for an «‘ct‘w unmmll Bee, i'n! an uct wu‘-’ ol un Bet i regard to wills,” approves Mareh 2, 155 10 furco July 1, 1555 0 0" BECTION 1. Ji¢ L enacted, cte., ‘Thut Soc, 4 of nn met entitied “un uct in regard 10 wills,' up- provod Murch 2, 1874 fn force July 1, 1872, Lo nended 80 u8 to read us followe: . Bee., 4, When uu{ will, teatument, or codiclt shull bo produced to the County or Probate Courts for probate uf the suine, aud any witiess atlesting such will, testament, or vodicl shull reslde withiout tho Hmits of this Stute, or tho couuty In which such will, testumont, or codlell 18 produced for probute, or shall Lo i ubly’ tw attend * said - Court, 1t shall be lawful fur such County or Pro Lute Court upon the upplication of any person usking for probate thercof, uud upon suck no- tico 10 pervons fnterestod, as such County or Probute Court muy by sveclal order direct to Jssue a dedimus protestuten, or cowulssion un- der the scal of the Court snvexed to such will, Tustawent, or codicl, togothor with such iuter- { ] rgatories In ciief and cross Intcrrogatorics as may be filed fn Aanld Court, or As sali Court miy direet to bo propoinded (o such witness or wite nessea, touching the exeeution of aucl will, te tament, or cod.elt, which commission anall ba direeted to nni‘ Julee, Mustor {n Chancerys No- tary Publie, Justico of the Feace, Mnyor, or athor Chief Maglstrate of elty, United Stites Conaul, or Vice-Consi), Consitlar Agent, or Seee retary of Legation, authorizing und requiring bim to enuse such witness or witucssea to come before him at such time and place 08 ho may designato and nrpclm and falthfully to take his, her, or tholr depositions on oath or aMrmation upon all such interrogn- torles as may Lo Inclosed with orattached to such commission nid nono other, and certify the same when thus taken, logether with tho #nld_commisslon and interrogatorios, Into tho Court out of which sich eammission issued, with the lenst possible delny, When &0 taken and ro- turnod unto tho Court such deposition ordeposls tions shall have the sane operntion, force, and cfteet, and such will, testmnent, or codlelt ahnll Do ndmitted to \IHFUIIIO in like manner as if such onth or affirmation had been made in the Court from whence siteb commission fasued, Whenever a cominlsslon ghnil fssue to nny ofticer ahove mentioned not by mitme, but simply by his oftielal titly, thon the seal of his oftice ut- tached to his certifieate shall Lo auflicient ovis dence of his {dentity and otlicial charactor. TROM TIE NEW TO THI OLD, A long bill tntroduced Gy Senator Needles on the revenug question was read o third time, To author cxpluined Its prposes, 1t rednacted the old law of tho nssessment of proporty 80 ns to require the keeping of but two books, instend of tho prescnt costly system of bookReeping. In nddition to this tho bill provides that property shult be nssessed every yonr Instead of evory four yonrs. It was delred to pass tho bill with tho cinergency clause, Senator Neodies cxlxru-m ing himself firm In tho belisf that tho House mmhl‘p 4 tho bill within the next three weeks., Tlhc bilt was sent through with tho omergency clause. BECOND READING. . Tho Senate thon considerod bitls on second ‘reading. £ A Lill was read nsecond timo which transfers $1,400,000 of the lllinots Central Ruilroad Fund 10 tho General Revenuo Fund, sons to make it avaliable for the payment of the cxpenscs of the State Government, Tho Lill went to third read- ing withuut objetion. senator Campbell's blll permitting Unlted States surveyors to enter lands for umgurrnlo of trlangulativg, ete, was read u sccond time. ‘Tho nuthor snid the bill enmo from the Unlted States burean at Washington, who desired to condemn land for thofr purpuses undor tho Eml- nent Dumalu law of the State, The bill moved up one noteh toward becoming o law. WITNESS’ FEES, Senator Rice's bill nmending the Inw regard- Iny payment of witness fees was read n_ sccond time. 'Tho author explained his blll, which be snfd wus intended to pay wituess fees. Many guor peoFIu_ wore compelled to lenwve thelr omes, attend court day after dny, andnever get ucont for it Senator Fifer sald tne bill would compel the paytnent by the State of useless fees tn eriminnl cases when tho defendant was abundantly able 1o pay the same. He therefore ofered annwnend- ment which ouiy permitted puyment of wite nodses ealled by tho State, and when the defond- ant was utublo ta pay, Senator Merritt was .opposed to tho nmend- mont, which he sald was wronz and unjust in every particulnr. The wmendment was adopted, Senutor Berggren presonted an amendment requiring tho payment in advanco to witnesses in eivil cases living out of the countles to which thoy ure summoncd of §1 perdiem for attend- ance and five cents per mile cach way. The amendment was lost. 4 Senator Condee wus opposed to the bill from beglnning to end. 1t wus no use to shove bills along which never would become laws. o therefore moved to strike out tho cnacting clause of the bill. HSenontor Clark !rflk\) at length In favor of tho bill, He depleted the hardships of poor wit- nesses cownpelled to go long distances to attend criminal trinls, slmply because thoy had somo knowicdgo of the perpetration of erimes, Theso witnesses must come o court in some way or bo attached therefor. Theso !)cuplu were ens titled to thelr per diem and mileage every time. ‘The motion to strike out the enacting clanse was withdrawn by Senator Condeu, but Senator Lunning at once renewed it. He said tho prosent laws on the question wero suilicent In every way. He explulned the provisions of the stututos In this respect at length, and lauded tho old laws to tho skles. Every man shoukl con- tribute his tigge toward tho enforcement of tha criminnl luws'of the State when subpanaed by the State as witnesses in crimninal cases, AFITER A LONG DEBATE tho motion to strike out tho enacting clause was lost, Benator Cundec moved to umend by udding that tho bill should not apply to countied of the third class, and it was ngreed to, Saveral other amendments were offered and lost, and the bill was ordered to a third reading, It 1s linble to bo amended before fta final pas- Bage, hence its publication in full now would be premature, \ Honator Callon Introduced a bill permlitting gas companies to Loy tholr pipes fu 8troets of fue corpuruted citles and villages. Sonator Merritt offered a bill making & unl- form charge of 25 cents for telegruph nessages of tun worils within the limits of the State. Senator Tanoor {otroduced & bill on the dramn- shop question. It forblds the llcensing of sa- loons except on a petidon slgnod by tho majori- ty of tho legnl votors of citles and villages. Tlm‘ Sonato thon adjourncd uatil to-worrow moral HOUSE. A LIGHT GRAFT, Bptcial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuni BeriNayszLD, 1., March,—Tho Kov. Albert @. Goodspeed, Hopublican member from Live Ingston, tho gentleman who proposes to put n stop to *‘treatiog,” prayed tho tlouse to onler this morning, and the Clerk proceeded to dis- charge the perfunctory and monotonous job of reuding the journal, The Committea on Roads, Highways, nnd Bridwes, having pondored over tho subject for weoks, repurted an extravaogaotly long Roud and uridge law, doesignod as a substituto for nbout n dozen others on the same subject which thoy hud duly staughtered, and upon which thoy bad held the usual format Inquest, Thesubject was mude a special order forn week from to-morrow, The Committee on State Institutions reported favorably on tho bill to nppropriuto $16,000 for the purchaso of ndditional land for the Central Asylum for tho Insane. Referved to the Com- mittec on Appropriations. Tho Committes on Insurance reported unfa- vorably on s number of bitls, including Roser's copy of Benntor Artley's bill to prevent ilfe-lu~ surunce compnnics not nuthorlized to loan woney In Illinols from dolng bualncss in the Btate. THROWN INTO THE HOPPEI, McWilllaws, of Montgomery, almlng his gua at the drinkor rathor thun at tho seller of firo- water and the beor of the country, Introduced a bill to mnend Bee. 0 of the Dramshop act 8o ay to provide if uny minor or habitual drunkurd ahall go Into & place whero jutoxicating liquora are sold for the purposc of obtainlug tho same, in violation of this sectlon, or shall by fraud or false statemont obtain from any llcensed vender of such llquor uny quantity of Intoxicating liquor without befug entitied by law to obtain the sae, Buch personshnll be punished on conviciion by a tine notexceoding $100 for such offunso, Mr, Mo- Wiltims I8 ovidontly of tho opinlun (and it is rathor a sound ono, too) thut there aro enough laws un tho books now agulust the saloonkceeps urs and the vending of lquor, and that tho thing to do I8 to put sows sort of check on the buylug of llquor by those to whom the vender 18 pro- nibited from seiling It. Coultus, of Morgun, introduced a bill for the rolicf of one MuDonald, who claims somo $250 for work done ut tho Insane Asylum at Juckson- vilto. Yancoy, of Macoupin, uudismayed at the fate of Haser's bill, whosa dowmise s nbove noticed, tore off the head of Artloy's Beoato bili=the sumo thing—and offered it us his owa, Chlsholm, of Kuno, at tho request of lvading denlers in Lutter and checso at Eliln and Chica- &0, Introduoed another bill to prevent the ADULTERATION OF ANTICLES OF FOOD, ‘Tho uow foature of tho bill provided for the up- pointment of unalysts in every Cougrossionnl distriot of tho Htate, to whown stall be sunt il Touds allegud to Lo ndultorated, Tho nuslyst I8 to muke and report bis analysis to the Juatico butore whom tho originul complalot s made,” and tho latter 18 to reculve a teo of [0 cents for each packugo vent to the analyst, The aualysts uro to he nppoluted by the Govornor, hold ollico fruw one term of .tho Leglulature to tho next, und rocelvo tholr fees for wnulyses, to bo taxed us costs. - Q. 8. Cook, of Cook, lutroduced a bill to appra- priate $10,000 for tho support of tha Deaf uud Dunb Behool in Cllcugo, now under the man- ugumont of the Board of Fdueation, The bill provides that, 80 far us ite necotmodations will permit, the school shall recelvo deaf and dumb «éi:li:lren of school ago from any part of tho ato, Wood, of De Kulb, fntroduced the regulation valued-polloy bll, requiring fire-inaurance companiceto pay the full faco of tho poliey. Kuen, of Wabash, futroduced a little dminago bil, which gives rallroad companics tho * prive llee*™ of constructing dralns and culverts in drulnago distvlcts undor tholr tracks, ‘Lontz, of Mudlson, wants county authoritios equipped with power to oifer monvtary fuduce- uents for the plantig of troes, 1o tha end that such pluuting way by encourayed and tho for- euty preserved. “FOR A FRIEND,” Chafee, ot Bhelby, seatup & bill, which bad ovidently beensont ta him, to regulate freight rates and to prevent discriminntion, rebntes, and the overloadng of cars. It requires the rail- ronds 1o estabilsh and publish cinssitications of frolghts and toll rates, and 1o atrictly observo tho snne. Londinglls to be done ncenrding ta the actunl or elnsaified welghts, the rallroad agent extending tho proper rates and nuiounts to bo colleeted. Tho unlouding ngentia tosce to it that such freights have been properly charged on tho Incoming bill, correcting errors when any are found, beforo delivering same to tha con- signes. Bhinpers are to furalsh ratirond agents with n bill glving tho actual or published classi- fieation of welghls In each car, or the gross welght of the conslanment when more than one enris required to carry the samo. Neglect to dothls, or an understatement of wolght on the part of the shipper, nko to fortoit tu tho corporation three tines tho published toll rates for the distance transported. v REBATES, DIRECT 0t INDIRECT, are forbidden, and a change of rutes prohidited, exeept after three days’ notice,’ er penalty of afino of from $400 to $1,000. Tho bill I8 gener- ous enouph I Ite provisions regurding finos. In addition to tho Yoregolng, nny rtirund company, orany of itangents or employés, neglecting to perform any required duty or violativg any of tho provisions of this act fg linble td & flue of from $50 to K300, Collins, of Will, introduced a Lill toreduce the rates fur five-duys’ storage from one and one- half to one cent per bushol. BECOND READING, The House thon got buck to the regular order of Lilis on second reading. The first measure tackled was the tooth-car- pentera’ bit), providing for sume more Stato loand miachinery, cte, The prevailing oplntou scemed to bo thut the busincss of regulatlog profds- sfous bud gone about far enough, and that It was timy to put on the brakes and shut off steam. Tho result was that the enacting cluuse went out by n vote of 52 to 42 THE PROMIVITION ELEMENT sputtered and fumed n bitover Paisley’s bill au- thurizing County Hoards to ‘f""“ lcenats to drugpists to eell intoxicating liguors in guan ties less thun u gallon on the strength of u ph: sicinn's vreseription. The bill guarded £ a8 to proaibit County Boards frotn 1y such llcenses In nny incorited city, town, or village where tho curporate nuthorities have tho right to license, rogulate, or probibit tho salcol futoxicating liguors, and tho nppllonut for llcenso was required to huve a guod moral character, The probibiton people UD{)D!E(! 1t for fonr it would turn the drug-stores Into tip- pling-places and Interfere withjtho tocul-uption Luuums. and _tho other element, including Kroll, of Cook, # saloonkecpor himsell, vp- posed It because It would interfere with tho salvonkeeping craft. Paisley sald ho was happy to witness the nuptials botween the two ele- ments, The only “resson hu could seu for op- pusing tho Liit was a desire to drive people who wanted whisky for medicinnl purposcs into the towns for It, and thus get up a sort of A corner on the urticle, With these two clements arralgued against the bill It waa cuught between the upper and nether millstone, and the enactlug clause knouked out by o voto of 6i to 44, The House then took n recess untll the after- noon hour. . ADULTERATION, Tho consideration of Chisholm's bill to pro- vent the adultertion of foud, drink, and nrti- cles of medicine, and the sale of such articles when adulterated, 100k up the first hulf-hour of the afternoon’s sesslot. 'The bill wus nmended by striking out ail referonces to glucose, In or- der to glve the glucose element, who cinlin that thoir_product 18 not deluterious to health, the Lenefit of the doubt, and to loave to the jury tho question whether it 18 deleterious or not. ~Tho DI was killed In the Seuute on acoount of this very scetion, and tho ldea I8 to seud it over to tho higher body from the House in a shape which will secure Its pussage. Anothor atnend- ment Atruck out the scction ard to I~ formers, The bill was then ordes to thicd readiog. ACCIDENTS BY GAS. Tho bill Introduced by Wright, of Boone, to prevent necidents by gus, by requirifig proprie- tors of botoly, lodging-houses, etc,, to attuch 8 cenrd with printed instructions to wns brackets, wes amended so a8 to let out places whero fa lit and extineulshed b'_( clectricity., In shape it wont to third reading. ANTI-POOLING. : The Rallroad Committec's substitute for Mc- Willinms' Pool blit was read u sccond thng, nnd fiood of afhendments poured fn. MoWilliums himself had ung, deslgned to mect the objecuon that tho State cannot regulate inter-Stuto com- mwerce, It ulmgly inserted the words “iu this Btute” after the probibition against rallronds recelving mongy for pussengers or frelght not actunlly tranaportod over thelr lino or tho llues they operate, and was readlly ndopted, Durlee, of Macon, offered un amendment pro- biblting corporations, home or forefun, from enterlng into combinntions for the purposo of fixiog uniform prices on manufactured articles, MoWillina opposed tho amendment, and stated that he hud drawn tho bill vury carefully, sud that 1t didu’t need wny such doctoriug. Rorriogton, of Kane, said there wus a rumor that the gentleman hadn't anything to do with dmw‘mi tho bill, MoWilliaius was about to get back athim whwhl:m Bpeaker shut olf tho threateucd per- sonulitics, Durfce remarked that if MoWilllams was fn carnestin hig war on monopolies ho wouldn's stup with tho rallronds, but would go for thom Lincgar argued that rallwoys wero publio highways, aad very different Institutions from ‘ averngo corporations, Tho formor POOLED THEIR 1881 AND DICTATED TEIMS, while tho Jatter, except in raro jnstances, did ot ot Rogers, Durfee's colleague, opposed tha amendment, nnd suld it was time, whea ft cost moro to 8hip fronDocutur for n distanco of Uf- tecn miles than it did from Chicugo to Now Yurk, for the law-makiug power to intarfero aud put 1 stop to this pooliug schemo, Towmn Mitehcli opposed the snendment as out of pluce, und Juo Muun favored it, claiming that the object of pouling, us stated by tho rall- rouds, was to prevent unrensonablu competition, and pointing out whut ho regnrded us the jujus- tico of probibitine combinutions l.?' the riii- rouds, and at tho same time of allow(ng the unil manufacturcrs, the puper-makers, und othors to put up prices so high s thoy choss, wind 1o oven shiut down tholr factorles whilo doing it, After furtlior titlk tha amundnent was knockoed out of thno by & viva voce vote, loud enough to show that TUE HOUSE BELIEVES IN REQULATING THE RAILROADS, An amendmont cutting down tho dally penaity for inalntainiug w pool Trum LOW to F30 mot ‘with u sitnilar fate, 4 Some discussion was had on tho question of giving halt the pennlties recovered ‘to inform- wrs, MeWillinms ufiuul)n& an amundinent seck- iy to striko uut the provision. In the course of hisepeech ho pltched into the Nallrond and Warehouse Commlssioners for not dolng thoir duty, and threatened them with ofticinl extine~ o It thoy sot thomselves up above thy peaple, Kelly, of Porry, thought tho bill wasn't strong cnough, and sent’ up wi amondinont removing tne Commissioners from oflice und fining thow $1,000 apleco for u failure to prosecuty suits, For u wondor, tho House rofused to concur with i, Pnriah, of Cook, tried to got In an amendmont allowing the raflronds to peol their carnings where the pool rate does not vxceed tho mnpxi- mum fixed by the Connnlaslonen, but TIE HOUSE WOULDN'T MAVE 1T, Tho LIl wos umunded 80 0a to givo the Com- missioncrs sixty days to institute guits, and to divido up tha penalty botween the complainant and the General, Fumd Instead of the School Fuud, and ordered to thind reading. Tne Judiclury Committee's Gurnlshruent bill exempting i dofendunt’s wugve o an swount not vxceoding $50 (0K Lo BuIO course, Tho ouly new blll of tho arturnoun was one by Has this - Buith, of Bungumon, which was concetvad und brought forth by the Faruiers’ Club, ko farni- ers uppoar Lo wint u Stuto Voterliry Surgeon, cauipped with power 1o hunt up und sinugbtor Infocted attle, nt a sulary of 88 aduy for euch duy of actuul service, with traveling expuuses thrown in. ‘The Houso then adjourned untl to-morrow morning. MATTERS IN GENERAL. JEFFEISON INSANE ASY ESTI0A” Special Dispatch ta The Chicavo Tribune, BeinovizLy, L, dMarch 15.—The Committco on Btate Charitablo Institutions will report favorably on the bifl to turn over the Jetfursqn Tnguno Asylum to the Brato,—n mossure which brodght a commities of 1he Cook Cuunty Board down hero sate weeks ugo, The MceWilltame Iuvestignting Commniiteo steered up aguinst one Willlam Marslow to- nlght, and put him on thao rack usa witness to the complaint of the Enterprise Coul Company, of Duquoln, agalost the Illuois Central lutl- rond, on account of nlieged discriminatiol in unot’ furnishing coal cars, They soon discovered that ho was onu of the hear- say surt of wituessos, however, und adjournd until to-morrow oveulng, whon Bruckehaw, ono of tho oflcers of tho Coal Company, will be on Liand, Thv complaturisonoof tho series Rled with tho Rallroad sud Warchouse Cowmisslonors, und the correspondence shows that tho Rallroud Company had use for all §ts ears, and more oo, nt tho thne In question, when It was luylog bun- drods of willvs uf new truck, and noeded thowm for tnublg sieel rulls. TUE BENATE COMITTEE ON HAILROADS reconsidered to-duy the vole by which tho Pull- mun bill was ordored 1o be reported for pussage. ‘Fhe nction was tukeh 40 us 10 givo the defund- Alila coance W muke further srguments bee fore tue Committes, e ————— Good news for all investing In St, Jocobs OiL. For rheuwmatie nulhrc:‘n‘n'u u furtue, 16, 1881—TEN PAGES. LOCAL POLITIC All the Candidates Preparing for the Primaries. An Effort to Bo Mnde to Have Them Honestly Conduoted. The Democratle Town Conventions— Mcotings of Ward Clubs. The contest for the Mayoralty remains on both sldes—Democrtie nnd Itepublican—just about whore It wns u week ugo, A8 fur na tho Republicans are concerned, Ald. Clark malu- talns the lend which ho hns had for somo thne, and his friends are working with unabated en- orgy to keep the ndvantuge which thoy now posssess. Thay had u private meoting lnst evon« ing for tho purposs of making tunl areange- ments for looking after his interest at tho primneles, Mr, Spulding, who has not yet of- flelally necepted the ealt extonded to him to run, 1s, howaver, supported by numbera of warm friends, who nire dolng »what thoy can for him, espeeinlly In the Third Ward, whore It 18 under- stood that tho coutost will bo tho hattest, Mr. Rawlolgh clalms that, in nddition to the large delegation from the ‘Twelfth Wurd, he will securo enough votes to make him & strong enndidnte in onse Ald. Clark is not puccesstnl on tho first ULailot Messrs, Stewart and Cary are in the buvkgroumd, walting dovetopments, with no prospect of sucs cess, vxeept in tho event of Clark's falling short of the expeetation of his frionds, and of its be- comling evident, nfter n vote or two, thut hecan- not carry tho day. Amotg the Domoaorats, it I8 conceded that Mayor larrison will get the pretty unammous nomiontion of his party. ‘I'his will he sccured to n great extent by his control of the purty mAchinery and his managementof the primurics by ulty vinployés, 1ut, even if he had not this advantuge, therc ecems tu be no member of his party who I8 willing to _cuntest the nominution with hlm. An effort, though & vory wenk ong, 1s making to glvo a sort of non-partisan color to Mr. Harrison’s candldacy. l.llrl‘l‘)"fillnmn has been clreulating antong the merchanta l“llom' Btate streot @ lettor to Mr. nrel n, atating that thoy bave vbserved with irrent sutlsfaction Lis businvss-liko wanagement of muuicipal ifuirs, and nsking him to el agulu Irsespactive of party, It I8 mild the Mr. Clupptella thoso whoss slgnatures bo asks thut tho signing doc not bind thom to voto for Hur- risun, but I y for the purpose of bringing out his nume, Even with this explanation, bowever, vury few signatures hitve been sceured, Stato street, which bas been altowed under tha pres- ont ndministration to degonerate knto such n runway for thleves and prostitutes, Is not cx- actly the place to go for au fudorsument ot the present Muyor. THE DEMOCRACY, The Democratte City Centrat Committee holdn mecting lust evening at the Trewont House, Fruuk Agnow presided, report was received from the South Town Commlttee stuting that tho Conventlon tor South Town nominutions world be bell Saturday, Murch 20, at 10 v'clock . m,, in Central Hall, coruer of Wubash avenue and Twenty-secoud stre Tho primurices will DLa held tho provious day in the snme pluces ans ‘with the samo judges ad for the city primarles, ‘The West Town Committee reported thit thelr rliacies will e held Munday, Mureh 23, from t0 7 p. m., und the Convention the following mormng nt 10 o'clock. Tho pluco bas not yet been declded upon, . ‘The primnurios inthe North Division will be held also March 23, with tho Convention the fol- lowing day, no hull Raving yot been seeured. ‘Tho snme Judges will uct for the city und town primnrles in tho South nud West "Towns, but on the North Side there will by differunt gets. ‘Cho apportionment will bo the snme for all the Cons veotlons, as follows: First W Beeond Ward, 8; Third Ward, 2: F Ward, 93 Sixth Ward, Elgtith Ward, 8; Ninth Vurd,: Eleventt Ward, §; Twelfth Wurd, 3: Thirteenth Ward, #: Fourtoenth Ward, 8; Fifteenth Ward, 4; Bixteonth_Ward, 3; Seventeenth Ward, 43 Eightconth Ward, i—mnking a total of 70 dele- ates. . The piaco for tho City Convention has not yot been deelded upon, tha tinal gelection Letny feft to tho Chalrinni and Secrotary. Aftor naking these arrengoments the Come mittee ndjourned for one week, MR, C, 1. GAUBERT, an old real-ostato man, is n_candidato for tho Republlean nomination for South Town Asses- aor. Mr. G.has slways been conuccted with tho Itepublican party, 18 thoroughly computent for tho position,”vwidg tu his loug ncquaintance with red) estate, cspecially In tho South ‘Town, witd hns busts of frionds who: will doubtless do all lhnr cun to fccury bis nominution. If suc- cessful in getting upon tho Ropublicun ticket ho wilt muke & fine run. THE BLEVENTH WARD Republican Club -met at Martine's Hall Inst evenlng, Col. A, N. Walerman in tho chulr, Tho Executive Committee reporied that ar- rangements hud been made for tho reyistrue ton of all of the Hepublicuns of tho ward for the primarles Mooduy, und thut tho 1ist wanld beat No. 400 West “Madison strect every day, tho understanding beiny that thoso who tull ‘toreglster will uot be allowed 1o voto unless thoy uro vouched tor. Some tulk fol- lowed Inreforenco to the Cenvention, and tho nominating of goud men for Constubies, nud, on motlon of QGeorge . Sherwood, a Commlittoe was uppolnted to geteet n dolegate ticket to be voted for Lo ropresent the ward n that body, The tol- lowing ticket wus selected: 8. U, Storer, Aduin Stark, Bumuel Simmons, Daniel Brobston, 1 N, Tond, Moses Joues, G, 1L, Brooks, Q. W. Huli, d. J. lirown, J. N. Camp, G, M. Stanford, b Bpoin: or, J. 11, Bradley, and M. Donoigun, Tuo o tury was fnstructed to bave the tickets printed, aud tho prupused delegiites wers lustructed to 100k closely nto the coaracter of the men seoks {ng & nowmination tor tho ollics of Constublo. > TWELFTIL WARD, Tho Young Men's Hepublican Club of the Twolfth Wurd mat ut Owsloy's Hall lust even- 1l|5. W. 5. Huil presiding, J. 1. Ruwlolgh wus Indorsed for Mayor, sud speechus wero mado by Col. Whitnoy snd others. The meetlog was lurgo and onthustastic. 1n responso tow cull from a numbor of bls cunstituents, Ald, Everett has deelded to run azaln, providing, of course, ho can kot tho Rle- ublican nomination. IHis rolo competitur thys ‘ur appoears to be Mr. A, B, Daldwin, FOURTIL WAID, Tho Young Mow's Republicun Club of tho Foulth Ward held a meeting laat night in Armory Hull, on Indinnn avenue, Col. . 8. Bquiers was elected ‘frensurer, vice Mr. L. B, Bovmer, decensod. Tho Cointnittee appointed nt tho last mx:ulmq to propure it 8L OF SOVONLY=tWo Nulnes out o which the Club might select threo candidntes far Alderinan not ulm{‘ redy to report, tho mutter was roferred buok 1o thom, Lo foport ut tho nuxt meuting,—Friduy nlicht, Mr, 8mith stuted, tur tho information of the Club, that tha_poillug-pluce hnd beon changed from Twonty-ninth streot und South Pivk nve enue to tho southonst corner of Twenty-seventh streot und Bouth Park svenue: and that tho southiers boundary of the precinet hut been ctianged from Thirty-second street to Thirty- vl Mr. Dodge also notified voters woviug from ono precinit to unothor that thoy should be very enrctul 1o seo thut thelr nuines were yeglatorod i the now precinct. Mr. Uhllo’l, Dodgo took aceasion durlne tho meetiug tu state that ho was ot o candidate for any office, ond uny stutements t that eitect were whlly unauthorized, TUE THIRD WARD, The Auxlltury Republican Clubof the Third Wurd motut Centrat iull lust evening, Prosi- dent Il:mwk in tho Chalr, and over 10 mumbes presunt. . . Mr, E. L, Jayuo was called on for o spoech, and, iu the courde of Wi remurks, satd It was tho duty of vvery mun who desired 1o soe i fal righteous, ceonomlcal, and bonest adminisiry ton of tho uifuirs of this greut elty to bely eleot a Republican Mayor, [Applause.] He apoko of whut Cartor Hurrlson huid dune vn the duy of tha lnat election, roferring to the ,mmm} wileh ho coused to bo posted ut the polls, stnting that 1o fntended to violuto tho luw by nllowing men tovote ull night If thoy wanted to. Mr. Hurrls son Wus recreant to bls rust, wid prostituted und used the power of hls ollico for pofiticul and party gain, - Such o mun was hot Nt to Lo Mayor, Tho epeaker unders stood that My, Harrlson = wus to bo renowimted, dheroseoinsd 10 Lo o ouposls son to bim, A veport wesin eirculation that ull tho stumbiers and - keepers of houses of prostis tution had been assessed, und bud pald somo $20,000 10 tho Demoeratic eampilgn fund for ex- penditure durlug the present ermpalgn, pluced in thu vouir by tho wmnbles, ir. Hnrel- 50w, O coumie, st fecogizg thotemiivo thom the'privitego thoy nuw have of running thelr dong without intorferunco, Work was ucces- Wisdom wus necoss The speaker would vty fu puliing upu s not huitu his prefures uL urged s hoarers 10 vote nt the primnrics Tor the one. whom thoy thought could beat Mr. Burrison. o thovght My, Ciurk bad tha tond I the race, but doabted his availubllity, Mr. Juyne adverted to Mr, Spalding In tho past tquse, and oxprosked Lis wirn admitlon for Judge Cary, But whouver wits successful In tho Conventlon, all would turn Inaud belp eloct him. [Applanse.] IF overy uts wm"ku and voted success wis cortabn, [Ape a0, ¢ ‘Lho Beervtary read a resolution indorsing Mr. Spaulding for Suyor, which was udopted, A reaviution tndorslug J. 1. Clough for Alder« mun wis #lso ?MAL 12, I, Bilss, of tho Becond Ward, In_ responm to an nvitution, spoke for ten or fifteon minutes, ulluding first to the prublbivon quustion, which was dragied Into every local campalgn, s OF lguor wis recognlzud by tho Nutlonal Guvernineat aud by the Stato of Hilinois, sud cradicating It wus not a purty mattor, Tho trouble had grown out of the fact that, undor the Demooratic adwinistration, selling e toxicating drink bad becowne linked with prosti- tudou, with gawbling, sud with come, sud brought tho buainess into disrepute. Who- vver was olected Mayor by tho Republicana wis ot expeetod to wuke It steneh In the nostrila of _tha publie, Bo long a snloonkeeper conducted his placo I/ propor manoer and kept within tho buw he should not be interfered with. [Appinuse,] Comiug to tho candidates, he put inn good ‘word for Me. Spikditg, and #ald 1f tho Third Ward indorsed him the Second woutld try to help him a dittle. [Apolause.| A resolution was olfered condomning the acton of J, . Custer, tho wnrd member of | tho Central Committoe, in_appointing threo Clurk men 18 Jndges of tho primary, This provoked sumo disclission, and a substi- tute wns ndopted calliog for the appolntment of ncommitteo of threo to wail on Mr. Custer ond request hin to put a member of tho Club in the plica of ane of tho threo, On_tnotion of Mr. Matheson, 8 onmmittes of seven was designated to Boe that no Demovratio votes wero polied at tho primary. After romnrks by Mr. Kent and othors, nbout thirty were added to tho membership, TIE SEVENTH WAKD REPUBLICAN CLUB held n meoting nt the corner of Twellfth and Waller strects hust ovening, which was largely attended, and plainly Inidicated a determination o work nnd vota at “tho comming munlcRul elec- tion. Judges of tho primary election wero fi- structed not to_recelve tickels burring ut tho tead tho nime of any Aldermanic eandidate, A mecting will by hefd Baturday evening for tho purposy of nunilvating a candidate for Alder- mun, After appolnting a committee of five to select clghteen nnmes of voters os candidutes or delegntes to thn lepublican City Convens lon, ta be vuted for nt the primary efoction, tho Club adjourned. BEVENTEENTH WARD, A Repubticun Club was orianized 1nst evening: ot the Maulton House, on Kinzie strect, with u metnbership roll of ovet fifty, T'he new organ 2ation In to be known 09 tho'Sixth Precinet Ciub of tho Buventeonth Ward, Tha following ofli- cers were clected: President, I 8, Thonpson; Vice-Presldent.Jotm Wickor; Sucrclnrg' Chutles Prontiss: Trensurer, Jobn Kirkam: Executive Committes, Thomas ¥eanlon, James Gardner; Edwaurd Scote, John Hurley, A Committec on Constltution and By-Lnwa wus uppointed to re- port nt 1 meeting to be held at the anmo placo Saturday ovoulug, The meeting thon adjourned, IRINIT AMERICANS. The Irish-American Republican Club of tho Fighth Wured beld # rousing mecting lust even- imgz at No. 23 Blue Ialand uvenue, tho pluce b g filed £ 118 utmost vapacity. 'Tho President, Johu F, O'Brien, oceupied tho chalr, ‘T'he following prenmbles and rosolutions were presentod and unanimously ndonted as tho sonse of the meeting, John MeNnmara and John Ll:mom muking etrong speeches in favor of them: ‘Wikneas, Tho late retion of tho Democratic lenders clearly provesthat free trade {a the prin- ciplo that the Democratio purty is going to cs- poiso; and, WiERgAs, For severnl rensons well known to the Irish people, it will g utterly lmpossible for thie Irish-American voters to support any party that ndvocates freo trudo: therefore, be it Resolved, That wo call upon the Repubtican party to make amooth the rond for the Irish- Ameriean vote and _to encourage our people to Bupport tho great Protection party of the Na- on. Resnlved, That we cnll upou the coming Repub- livun Convention to plice an Irish-Amorican on the ticket for tho ensulug munialpal election. Iteanlved, That we hereby rocommend the Hon. John F. Scanlan for tho ‘position of City Clerk a8 nman who will add more strength to tho party than any mun mentioned for that position, Rezolved, That tho Eighith Ward Irish-Ameri- can_Itepublicau Club nppointn committec to plnce those resolutions beforo tho Republicans of thecity nnd tho coming Convention of tho Topublicin party. The Committeo was nppointed, ns provided {n the rosalutions, 4 CICETO, A meoting of the Cltizons' Unlon Party of tho Town of Cluero was held yesterday afternoon to make aroingetients for tho coting clection. About twonty-1lve members wero present and J. J. Whitehouso occupled tho ehair. Tt wia declded to bold the Erlmnry the “'(’dnnudlly‘lln.‘cvlllnu tho cleation, betweon 7 and 8 p. n., and tho Con- venton for tha nomination of cand(datesUhurs- duy ac 1p.on. in tho Town flall at_Austin, Méssrs, Whitchead, Crafts, Dunlap, Pearsill, Donnersberger, and the Chairnan ' wore up- polnted u committeo to roport to the Conven- tlon resolutions avainst tho propositon to cat tho town up into vilinge organizations. BECOND THE MOTION. . T the Editor of The Chicago Tritune. CarcAco, Mnrch 15.—Delng o business-man and taxpayer In tho Town af South Chicago I feel o deep Interest In tho matter of Asscssor- shlp. Pleaso allow e space In your coluwmns to second tho nomination of Philo G, Dodge, of tho Fourth Ward, for that office, [lois cotpetont, trustworthy, and everxway desorving; and,If such an expression {8 nllownble, I will add that iho Hepublionn party of this town owes this to Mr. Dodge, He s a stelwart, nover having fal- tered in his politieal duties. He is n real-estuto owner and good busiuess-man, and highly re- spacted by all who know him. ¥ ‘TIUE REPUBLICAN, TRAITORS IN THE REAR, The South and the Electlon of 1864— Rebel Interest in tho Result of tho Prestdentlal Campalgn—Overtures of tho FPeace Mcn of the Democeratie Convention to Scuthorn Agents—The Democratic Candldato Sald to e fledged to Maks Peuce Even ut the Cost of the Unton. New York Tribune, March 14 Another chapter from tho bitherto unpube lshed history of the Southorn Rebelllon I8 given below, Ina letter to tho Rebel Seerotary of Stute dnted Sept. 12, 1804, Mr. Clemont C. Clay, Jr., freely discusses tho peaco agitation and tho issues Involved in the Presldential contestof that year, Tho best courso for the South w Dursue, ho conteuds, 8 to allow tho North and forolgn natlons to belleve reconstruction not hinposalble, and thus futlamo tho peaco apirit at tho North and win the recognition of the Euro- poun Powers. Froquent montlon {s mado of the “truo frionda” of the South in the Domocratie Nutional Convention of that year, who urged tho Itebel plotters to favor the election of thor ndldate, Gon. MeClelinn, for tho reason that McC. 18 privately pledged to make peaco even nttho oxpense of scpnration.” Those Domo- crutlo stutesmou further ropresented to tho Confedorute ngonts that **if McColollan bo cleoted, the real Indebtednoss of the Guvern- ment will be vxposed, for his oyn saku and to damn tho Republicans” Br., Clay adds that, according to Judge Black, the debt at the thue of this lettor 18 not less than $5,000,000,000, Rof- croneo ls also made to tno hoped-for rovolution in tho Northwest, of which Mr. Clay (8 gruwing skentical, tho “Hona of Liberty® not huving sulllclent cournge to exvouto tholr trousonable turcats, Bany of them would, howover, join tho Hobel army It they could got to It, and would re- alst tho draftif thoy were not detorred Ly tho pollov, C. C. CLAY), JR.,, TG JUDAIl P’ BENJAMIN, 87, CATHANRINER, O, V., Hept. 12, 188L—The Il Bewjamin, Secretury of State, Rich- o, ¥ 5, A.~81n: [ addressed you on Hth August lugt ju expluuntion of the circumstunces inducing, uttond! "fi and following tho corre- ilmmluuuu of Mr. Holcombe nud” mysell with tho Hon. Hornee Greoley, Subsequontly oventa huve contirmed my opinlon that we luat notbiug nnd gulned much Ly that correspondebee, It hus, ut lonst, formed gn lsspe betweon ldncoln aud the South, in which all her people should Join with ail thelr wight and means, Even his Northera opponents believed, up to the moét- lug of tho Chicago Convention, that the samo Issie would ‘be doclded ngninst him by tho people of tho United States fu November next, All of the many intolll. Kuent men from tho United Stutes with whom I conversed ngreed In deelariug that 1t bhad given 1 strongor impotus to the pence party of the North thaun all other causca combined, ‘snd had ety veducedd the strength of the War party, Uhey thought that not svon u majority of the Itepublicuus would sustaln Lincoln’s ultimatuin, luid down {n his roseript * 'I'o whomn it muy cone corn.” Indoed, Judge Diack statod to e thot Btanton udnitted to hlin thut {L wid o gruve DLiunder and would defeat Lincoln unless ho could countervail it by somu demonatration of his willingness to nccept atber terms,—in othor words, to restore the Unlon us it wus, Judgo 33, wished 6 know If Me. Thompson would go 10 Wiashington to discusa tho terms of pence, and procecd thence tu lichuond; saylog that Mr, Btunton desired bim to do sv, and would sond hhin s sate conduet for that purpose. [ doubt pot that Judgo B, caniu’at tho lostanco of on, Mr. Willlam C, Templeton—professedly an ac- Quuintunce of the I'resident, u planter in tho Mlulnll;]u bottwus, aud m temporary resident of Now dursoy, mud ‘Feputediy u munlof weulth before the Wur—bus beon_ bere rupresonting 1hut €, 8, finylor (s In Now York and wue ut the Chieago Convuention, elutinlug 1o bo o Penca Cummlsstuncer from the Biate of Georgie, duly mccrodited by Gov, Hrown, and urging un arme istlce and convention of Btutea. ‘Temploton Wishiod 10 806 Sir. Thotiprois und to urge hita 10 aceopt W sufe conduot to Wushingtou, which Ruylor was nuthorized to say would bu furnisbed with o viow of urranging suct preliminaries tor pedee, Tomnploton bus gouw to Toronto to sco tr. Thompson un tho subjeot, | bhud no ue- quatntunee with M. lempleton bufore mooting Lim bere, §buve known Mr, Haylor well vnough nutto plues fplicit rellanco upon bils state- muntd. Stitl, as he s wulking abroad in Now York and un\-allufi i lbtum in the United Btutes, | bolleve by been to Wushlugton and hos tho wutborlty be cluling from thero, 1do t Ly INIuanullt out by Gov, Brown. ton snid Baylor objected to hiy com- munlcating tho abuve facta to me becanse [ was fdontitied with the *Davis dynasty,” und L Likoly Lo ugree to uny terms OF podce thut would be unneceptablo ta tho Presldont, You may have rewnrked thut tho New York Tines 1unlntuing, us LY authorlty, thul seript declares ono un of wuk! peuce, b not the anly oue, Tho ablor ortaus of o Ad- wluisteaton soizo this suvgeston und bold it up in viudication ot Liucoln frum the vbarke that ho I8 waging war to abollal stavery, and will not ARreo to pence until that end Ir achloved Mr. Soward, too, i his luto spoeeh nt Anburn, N. Y., {ntimptes that slavery fs no longer an 18sun of tho War, and that it will not e jnters fersd with nftor’ peaee 33 deelired, These nnd athor fucts indieato that Lincoln s dissatisied Wwith the isaue ho has made with the South, and feara (ta i lon, T nm told thaé hin purpose s to try to shos thut the Confederate Government will not en- tertaln o proposition for pence that does not embrace o distinet recognition of the Confedor- ate Btatos, thoreby expecthig tochingo the (ssio from war for abolition to war for tho Unlon. tlo thinks a mujority of tho Northorn pueopla will opposo him on the {ssuc he hns innde, but way support him on that he destres to makoe. it Wihousht thAL ho will send Cominissioners to Richmond in order to dovelop the ultimatum of our (overnment, 1f he do, it Acems to me our truc polley {a not to muke fuch develupment or to recelve Com- missioners unless they come duly seeredited to minke peace, tud in that event to demand thelr tonditlons aad reapond 10 thont, without sy westing oura, 1t {8 woll enough to let tho North und European natfons boliove that reconstruc- tlon 18 not finpossible, 1t will Intlitino the spirit of pence in the North, aud will encourage tho disposition of Englund and Franco to recognize and tront with us. of our true frlends from tho Chicago C ntion whom 1 suw thought it would bo vuey unwise [n the South to do nnything tend- ingto tho defeat of MeClellan, They nrgucd thus: * Peaco may be mide with him ‘on terma i;uu will'neeept. At nll ovents, he Is committed )y tho platfofn to cense hostilities und try no« gotlation, Thit Is a great coneession frou him and tho War Democracy. An armistico will In- ovitably result in peaca,—tho War eannot by res newed if once nlv‘med avent for n short thne. The North [s satialicd that wwar eannot restorg tho Unlon and will' destroy their awn llbertics and fndependencs §f prosceuted ntich onger, + + « If McClellan be sleeted, the real indebt- edness of the Government_ witl bo_oxp 7 hJs own sake and to damn tho Itepublie Wir must stop when that 18 known.” (Judio Iinek anys it 18 1ot now less thin Ave thousund miliions, and such 15 tho common oplnlon ex- pressed to me.) M Auain, (uur shwowing o pref- crence for MeCleltun will nld him, incrense the desire aud disposition for pence in tho North, aund will foster tho revolutlonury spirit In tus Northwoat In caso of Lincoln's election,— which may be uvifcetod by fores or fraud. The Intform “mennd peace, unconditionnlly,—Vs [andlghnm and Weller frumed it. 1t i8 recoy nized ng entistuctory by nearly all the delewntes at the Convention, aud Ly the New York News and otner peace papors, - McC, will bu nnder tha control of tho trua pe: men, Horatio or'l, H, Heymour Is to be the Scoretary of State, Val iandlgliam Secretary of War. McC. Is privately pledged to mnke penco even nt the expense of separation, if the South cannot be induced to reconatritet any common Government,” ‘Thiey u180 nssure mo that tho speeches and the provalling sentinent of the peoplo at Chicago were for pence, unconditionnlly, And this was tho impression of tho eseaped prisoners thore— of whom there were nedr aevonty—with whom L have conversed. ‘Fhey say McC. 'was nominated for bis avallabliity, On the other hand, some of our fricmls ox- press n hopo that Lincoln will Le elected on those grounds: “'fhat McC. hns, ut West Point and Tleonderogn, declared for war tili tho Union 1 restored, and can accept poace nnl{ with ro- unlon; that ho can raise an army nnd money to cnrey on the War, but Lincoln enninot; that tho Reputlicans will sustain him {n muking v {trnddition to them nuny Democrats; wlill infuse new life, hopes, and vigor into tho War party: that forclgn nntlons will wait long- cr on hini than on Linculn before lutervening or recoguizing the South: thut tho pintform I8 in uceardnuce with McC.'s speeehes, and dous not commit him to peace, oxeept on tho bysis of Union; that Vallandighawm hetrnyed thom for promiso of aseat in McC.'s Cabinet; that Lin- coln's clection wiil produce revolution in tho Northwest, McCleHan's will not.” Such are tho nruusnnms. uriely atated, of tho lwncu men who supbort or who oppose McClel- an's vlection. Perbups our truo poliey s to keep our ovn poss and let the so-called Peaco party of the North bave uo excuso for Insing its defent ne our door If Lincoln should be rediect ed. Dy declaring for Lincoln rathor than Mc- Clellun we muy drivo tho fricnds of the Iattor into o position of hostility o us ns {mplacable and bitter a3 that of the Hepublicans, Yot, sluce readiug McCleflan's letter of ncceptance, 1 geo no renson for preferrig him to Linenin, Tam induced to think, trom the Inthnatlons of thio pence papera and of individuals, that thora wiil be n consideruble minority of tho Democra. ¢y of the North who wlil not vote for McClellun, and thut they way pnt up some other candldate. His nomination "has not been greeted ns cor- dinlly #8 was anticipated and the Republlcans are evidently in better epirits than thoy wero beforo tho Convontlon at Chlcngo. Perbips the full of Forts Galnes and Morgun and of Atlantn muy have eaused the apparent chunge of feel- iog Inthe North. Itis thought thuse events cnused McClellan to fgnare the platform, or tha construction. given it by ~tho unconditionn! peice men, In_hig lotter of nceeptance. I re- momber that Dr. Mackay sald, durlog bis visit biere, about three weeks since, that tho North- orn people were as unstable and capriclous as spolled children, and that, although & Inrge ma- forlly seemed resolved on suauu. the capLure of tichinond or Atlanta would causg most of thom torenew tholr shouts for war. Certalnly thoy are greatly encournged by these captures and seem peratinded that the ond of tho * Rebelllon™ 1= noar ut land, The Hepublican papers now urge Lincoln to employ all of bis navy, If necessary, to seal u tho port of Wilmington; which, thoy say, wiil cut us off from sll foreign supplies, aad soon 0x- huust our moans of carrying on the War, You may look with coutidence to an attuck on Fart Fisher ere long. L havobeen frequently nsked by men of Southorn bleth, reslding In_tho North, whose desire for an Independence Ido not donbt, whether we could support an army mrl"u’l‘?"‘m‘m‘ after tho purtof Wilmington was senle Upon the whole I am confirmed In tha opinfon 1 entertained and often expressed before com- Ing here,—that tho peace feclmiz of the North flnotantes with the viglssitudes of the War, in- crensing with thelr roverses and diminishing with ours, ‘Phiey will not consent to pouce with- uu{. reunion whilo thoy believo they cun subju- gate us. As to revolution in the Northwest, or any- where In the United States, I pin growhiyg 8 Kep- tieal. ‘The men who LAV U8 Atrongest assurs nnces of the purpose of tho * Buns of Liberty ™ rush to srms It any othor illegal arrest was wndo, or any other nbuse of privute rights com- mitted, are tow in prisunor fugitives in Cannda, Thelr hotres have been broken open, thelr arms and private papers selzed, and = ethor wrong done thomn, ~ without exclting uny- thiug_more thAn 1 feeble protest from their frionds. Thepouple who would resfst such outs rages need o londer, and I fear thoy will not ind une, Many of them would foln our artny if they conid get 1o it, but thoy may bo forced into that of our encmy, 'I'ney would vesist tho drart it thoy were not dletorred by the lurge pollce forco thut Is aent 1o enforeo it. 1 o awsured by those who hnve hoen on the Ohlo River and the ronds leading across ity thut reerults for tho urmy of Sharman are belng sent forward daily, Lincoln will exert his utmost power to sustain Shernmn and Orant fn tholr present positlons, In order to Insuro his retleo- tion, Mo knowa that n groat disuster to olthor of them would defeat ki, . Mr. Thompson will, I presume, explain how the plans for tho release of toe prisonurs fafled. Ha tool that matter under bis peenliurand nl- moat exclus®o control, and I kncw nearcely anys thing of it until everything was doterminodsave the time of execution. Mr. [{olecombe will, probably, carry this com- munication to you, and can oxplain more fully than L eun do ot paper our operntions here. Hy hus romained herg ut tho fnstance wid request of Mr. ‘T, and mysclf to awalt the result of tho cuterprisea alluded to above, -Ho hns coilper- ated with us earnestly aod actively Innll our oifarts, and has sametimes oxpended “tho publlo money in his bunds lo promote the vhivels of our misslon. lndeed, I am indebted to him for most ot tho monoy which I havo used; but dr. ‘Thompson has, sfnco Mr. Sanacrs wns Rlarted to Richmond, put in my handa alt the fu 1 asked for, nud mare than 1 shull probably employ, When M. Holeombo left, the result of tho measures for tho releago of our prisoners wns not knowa, and, on that aceount, ho transfeerod to me the buinuce of money on deposit Lo hly crodit In the bank at this place, that I'might uso It in affording those who had escuped or might eseape the nocessary transportation to Wilinlug- ton. e left hero ut the Instunce of Mr. Thompson and.mysulf, for reasous which ho wil explain, 1 hiuvo the honor to be, very respectiuily, Jaur abedlont servant, Co 0. Cray,din FRANK AND NELLIE, A Woman Walllug for Her Ficklo Lovor Yuaterday aftornoon tho tonder suscopUiblll- tics ot Btationkeeper MeKvoy, at tho Unione Btreat Polleo Station, were put to A severe teat by n vislt ho recelved from a couplo of younyg ludies, tho younger and better-looking of whou had on u wedding garment, Oficer MeEvoy,who is not without fuwse as i lndles’ man, pluced him- self ot the ludies' disposal, and listencd to thalr story, which enlisted his tenduercat sympathivs. Tho lady with tho wediding garment, cousisting of u handsomo siik dress und u long whito voll whioh rencbed alinost to her fout, announced herselr as Miss Nelliv Cole, aud stated that sho had been mude the vietim of o raithless lover, who, after courting Ler sinco last July 4, suc- ceeded In guintug hor conseut 1o mare ringe, and fixed tho day at yester- day, and the hour at 11 o'clock in 1ho morning, 1n the meantime ho took n rooul ut No. 27 West Lako street aud furnished it for housokeoping in unticipation of ke lnlg Y event, All arrangemonts bolng perfected, Mr, Flacher, who vooupled the responslio 1f not lucrative position of hostier in the stablos of Arnold lros, butchers, on West Rundolph stroot, ordered his Intonded “L“ 10 huve tho curringe reudy ut 1lo'clock Mdnday morniog, when ho would leave with her for tha Count; Clork's oltico to secure tho license, uftor whic thoy would rupulr toguther to church and bo marrled. At tho appoluted byur the beidu ex- vetunt and tho - curriuge wero rflua‘{, but, hough they fooked out of “the front window for hours, helthor shu nor the younyg lady friond whom sho bad invited to o m-uuuul o the Juy- ful occusion was enabled aunounce ‘that “iha bridegroous comwth.” " At Inst thoy gob wenry of waltiug and drove over tu the polico stutlon, whore ~they supplied the statous keepor with tho facts Just nurrated, and naked his advico In the premts thoro thay ealled ne_Arnold Hrqe: they lonrnod that Tisohor b, hnd tnken his trunk with Keeper, who id 1ot remember o bien enllod Upos 1o/ book 0 prisonn oF bronch of Bramiso of Mg oy o iva the teurtul yomiie Tty iy iy Rl [674 tho_atation Hin n ore doprase) o0 10 it i when she entere It, Sty ug A TRIBUNE roporter ealled at store T Ui ovening wnd swaa fite v, Flicher was @ very decent Yo foy Dt Futhor given to tho uso of Ttixlinnts, whpy LUt to his botng discharged from ot oaect iod Saturday. " Mr. ATl sald that o) las alome beon apponcil 1o Fiionor's vyl & thing to do with' Miss Colu, nnd e 14,05 that ho had nover entertatned. iny.go et tention of marrging fier. Ho thougit oy 12 all probublity, Fisehor fad made the oot {8 whoa drunk, and, being entled upon 3, it aut whilo aober, i feft tho ity buiher (0P & forced into nalistastoCulilinnes, Dy e o3 b8 of alusing tha County Clerkes oilicn o o500t iconso hid been Insitod 10 Clthor Mo Cppartion 0 tho youNg Indy. &0 that the strong nria. 't tlon wit thit she ‘i not s phie eited n i his whoreabouts. A vISIt w; 3 Miding denco duri Pbanito her roy tho avenlng, but B, and find not oo thor some bt ak Which fareed tho Letot thin tho escrad \rua Wil senroliing tho elty’ for her resndu) vor. - CANADA. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, Special Dispatch ta The Chieugo Tribune, TonroNTO, Mureh 15.—A spoolal dispaten Trom London, Eng., says: “Tho Directors of qy, Great Western Rallway Company hnye Issuey s elreulnr respecting tho freah agitation for gma): gamution with the Grand Trunk, demonstratyy, tho untruth of tho statements deprecutiug 1 conditlon of tho property, and also that the cry for nmalgamation Is ralsed to ohcure thg real object of tho agitation. The Dirccturs rofer t the large Incronso (n the dividends und the ynjng of tha utocke withiu the past three yeurs, nd e cluro that tho roud 18 fu oxeellent condiion o cir-stouk 8o lelng mueh Incrcnsed. Wiy i #urd to uralgamation, thoy deny tio correets 1less of the estimate that L0000 sterling eold bo suved yearly in working exponses, They romark: *Fho maln char prosont. munagewent of T 5, a0 o HOY ' prefor Auwcrleanrig Canadian n'lles, and will_not desert th for 1o Grand Trank. Tho Westorn Comract desire to bo allles of both, but, it the (iuna Trunk will only accopt nn_alllance on conditog of the Western brenklog with their Amerlean frionds, wo Bny at once to tho Grand Trunk, and wo cannut say {ttoo emphatlenlly, that, if we must chuoso one, wo much prefer thom (o you Thoy aided us by large ul.'c'-llflur{ grintsto makg our property what it 18,—a Huk [0 thelr enst g west systei,—when you hind gratuitously in. Jured us by bulldiog a cnmvnmm roud througy our terrltory, thoreby practivally destroylng the ndvantage of our connection With you t To. routo, ‘The value of tho traflic interchnnge] withs tham to-duy I8 atiout balf our reveuue, ¢ WO risk this L0 CAFTY OUL YOUY BULgEStions, what cnuyou offerusin return? Not n passengen ot @ ton of gouds, only o shre i this problem: atlenl 3200,000,—~no kiad of cqulvalent, could iy oven bo ussured us, for the losa.'* AMERICAN EMIGRATION AGENT3 IN CANADA. Spectal Dissatch to Ihe Chicago Tribune. TORONTO, March 16.—The Introduction into the Domlulon Parilatent, by Dr. Orton, of a bill ta provent ngents of foroign ruilways from hold- Ing out inducemncuts to porsons to cmigrate from Canndu, by making it an oifense punishable by imprisonment or fine, hns created consider able oxcltoment nwoug tho ngents of Wester rallwaya in Toroate, who denounco the mensurs as despotic in 1t8 scope, and bettar fitted tobs tho [nstrument for carrying out the restrictive policy of Blsmarck than far bullding up Cana« dian Interests, Tho ropreseatatives of Amer fean rallway interests aro maklug vigorousef forts o juduce n deluy In the progress of the measure until it can bo fairly considered, both on its tnerits and with regard to §ts probable results!u Inthucncing rotallatory leglslation on the purt of tho Unitod Btates. “Itis urked s incuso of tho pussage of tho bill the Awerl- van rallway corporations will nt once bring -thoir Intlugpeo to bear In ordor to procure leg iglation nt Washingtan and In the scveral Staty adverse to Canadian intercsts, The Natlons) Conventlon of the General Pussenger und Ticket Agonts of tho United States Is now in sessionat New York, and strong representutions buve bue sent to that body calling upon them to take ac tion in tho matter, Tho foliowing dispntch was sent to Mr. Jumes Beuty, Jr., M. P, for Toronto; **'We nr. wuthorized by tho United Stated Commisslonews to say thut, if furthor actionlt tukon by your Govérnment In tho Ortun bill dotrlmenial to the lnterests of American raile way teaflie, immediate stens will bo tukenta ‘pués the Hurd bill in '8 wmost stringent aspect. Very sorious troubloe: will reault to the Cansding raitway and shipping futerest i€ you forco usie adopt rociprocal legislution, Wo would respect- fully suggest that furthor action ue suspended until our Governmont can glvu it furtbor coa flderation, A tullroply by wiro will oblige the Commissiuners, i i W 1y . J. BRLFORD, A., L& I, 1y, * For Committee,” J. I Lee, C., 1t A dispatch was also forwarded to the Ametle can Stute Depurtment, ealling tho attention of Secretary Blaino to tho Orton bill, und urghig that furihor action by the Canndinn Govero: ment bo protested againat until tho wutter bad rficulu‘lsd the supurtiul conslderation of Mr. fuine, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes HAMILTON, March 16,.~Tho Times says: “Dn Orton's bill to provont Americnn emigration agonts from operating i Canads Is simply ridicus lous, while Cauadu cluims tho right to sen agents to ontlco omigrunts trom Luropean countrles to the Dominlon. A sunsiblo hscal policy und an hunest wiy pollcy in Canada would muke thaeifort of Ainericuii cmlgration agents innocuous, und would greatly nasit our, awn ngents In Kurope, Alter Sie John Mie donnid bus done all the barin ho can to Cunids, 110 teed not try to shift the blame upon Ameris cun omigrution agent OLD-STYLE I'RESBYTERIANS, Spectal Disputeh to The Chécago Tribune TonoxTo, Mareh 15.—A tcetingof tho Presby torluns discantonted with funovations in churche servioe, and espeolally with the Introduction of instrumontal musie, was hotd In Sbuftcsbury Ilallhero, Botween B0 and 100 persons were present, including 1nost of tho gentlemen ro- contty fined in the Police Court for domollshiug the Cookes Church orgnn. Mr. A. H. Hain wal in tho Chnir. After a gonoral oxpression of eon domnation pf tho {nnovations in worship, 30 Smeall, seconded by Mr, Ollver, moved that o 8. clety slioulil bu forinvd, to br citlled tho Prestys torlan Church Assoclation, whoso objeet stoul ¢ to reject all menns’ in ower the innovatlans now _boing n tha worship of tha - Churen: . tho sald Associution should consist of all sucl a8 ndhere to the doctrines and stuydard of the Wostmlnstor Contession of Faith: thut tho membors should each coutribute at leat W centd & your ta tho funds of tho Assoclation; that the Associution should seck to uccomplist itn codby il tneans i §ta power, such ns tho press, the clreulation of tructs, the nsalsting wsd nlrrlllnf uput the Eldorsnlp of tho Church in tho diy churya of their quty, and generally llmmswur; wgumont _of all _attempts to mumlr“_lb_ purity of tho Church. Mr, J. M. t“' son siloved {n - amondmont that thoso )m':tllla nnito 1o seaurs o church In the city, wd G importation from the Old leuu]’ of u .\Hllhl!\:; of tho old styly, willing to uphold tho princip! ’;. of pure faith. Aftor somo diicussion It M pointed out that it was best to move unily .:“ the matter, wud the amoendwmont wus fioaly withdenwn, and the main motion carrivd m{l\"w mously. A committee was thon uppuumuml draw up the constitution of tho nuw sucit “0- tnke such furtlior stops us mightbe deowud o essury, e TIE BANKS, MoNTnEAL, March 16.—The Government Nank returna for February show thut Canudisn Lavks lonned In_the United States at the cluso of 1o month $25,722,438, ngalnat $6,260,077 b Januarks Of tho former amount tho Bank of Montr loaned $12,052.607: Canadinn Hunk of oy 6,118,002 Merouants’, £2420,480; Bunk of Ur ish North Awericy, $447,671. SI'TING-BULL. OTTAWA, Ont.. March 15,—Strong offortd nrlc. Volng mnde to induco Sitting-Bull o bia { lowers to return to tho Unjted States. T4 Cavudlan dovernment’s paticuce b exbuustnd: THE BUDGET. Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunss Otrawa, Ont., Murch 15.—~Tho gallunt Cavlf; Mickstoud, who assuutted Mr, Wadmiore, elerk tho Civil Bervice, for walklug with hia glrl. w:s’ this morning fined $10 und costs, und warned e ocanduct blmsol? i1t w mors beconiyg moiter s future, 1t was tho maoglstrate's fntentiod e havo incarcorated him for turco days D through tho Intluenco of hls fricuds, 1he & was tukon up this worning. y J. 1%, Wisor, 3, I', loft Ottawa to-day for h‘-‘; York, and on Monday noxt will leavo 5 Kontucky, wbore Lo huy somo bLoskd in traioing, Mo will afterwandd |:' to Kunsus, whero bhe 18 nmllfl: for the purchnso of a cattle ranch of aome ¥ woros, and will purchuso between 3,000 and ?. hend of Toxny eattlo, Thore aro now 3 hen hoad of Toxus cattle coming North, 814 ”M' chuses must ba mado ut onco. About BepLeis H7 Bir. Wisor will visit the Nortbwest, whers by wlnl tomplates vstablishing another lrge '“:um farw, In the vicluity of Woudy 3ouutalu. ’l' cattlo will run ut large, and will bave to -hv;" on tho kruss crop both winter and suwmer. Lo Wiser will still couduct hls axtonsive busluess Prescott 5 L R T