Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1881, Page 8

W ‘"THE CHICAGO TRIBUN THE CITY. IN GENERAL, CAPT, 8. ARER T, 8. A, {8 at tho Palmer, Javes K, Wirsox, ot lowa, I8 at the Paclfic, CAPT.C, 11, WairrLE, U, 8. A, 1s nt tho Pacific. G. 1\, Cooprn, of Onkinnd, Cal,, fa nt the Ster man, (3. B, CHAPMAN, of Eau Claire, Wis., 1s at the Tacific, Junce D. G, Huty, of Lincoln, Neb,, is at tho Pacific. E. PACRARD, of London, England, Is at tho Tramont, W, 1. VAuLEAN, of Decorah, In. Is at tho Sbherman, J, F.CRAMER, editor of the Milwnukee 1= conxin, fs at tho Pacitie. Penay HANNAN and family, of Traverse City, Mieh,, nre it the Palmer. M, AND Mas. J. M, STUDEBARRR, of South Bend, Ind., are at the Palmer, Jonx A, Huster and Judgo W, B, Court, of Balt Lake City, wre at tho Pacifio. Co1ToN CLARK, mannger of the Mendelssohn Quintet Club, Hoston, I8 at the Trumont. J. 1t, ScorT. of Champaign, Chalrtann of tho Btate Doard of Agrieulture, I8 nt tho Pacitie. ‘i Veteran Unlon League held o private sneeting at tho Grand Pacifie Hotel last evenlng, and further discussed tholr building projects. Auour thirty menbars of the Grand Council of tho Royal Arcanum tmd o |‘1Inusnm. private Lunguet at the Grand I'aclile Hotel yesterdas nfternoun, Tur flon, E. C, Larned, of this clty, bas been invited to deliver the annunl wddress before the bl lota Kappn Soclety at Catbrldge, Mass., next June. A, J. Ebarnrton, United States Sonator.elect from Mintesata, passed through the clty yes- terday en route to Washinkion, reglsiering ut the Pacifte, Wyuun F. Stonky sent for Justfee ltrown westerdiy and Kwore out o witrrant fot- thonrrest of J. Thumas Garner, eiarglng him with larceny 08 Ludlee of about W worth of goods, F tempornture yesterdny, 09 ohsorved by e, optician, & Madison street, ‘Tiinus 1.0 58 Ueyrees: 10 . ., 45, . m,, 43, Barometér, § M, 8. 0. ., 20.59; 8 p. m,, A5, Hesny BALLARD, of Burlington, Vi, one of the leadiine lwyers of that Suize and a wheel- horse of the ftepublican purty, 18 sponding o few dnys n this elty, Yesterduy bie visited the Unlon Leugue Club a8 the gucst of 12, . Sherman, IN the report of the Linn-Butler wedding In yeaterday's TRINUNE, |t was Incorrectly stated thut tho bride wis tho daughter of Mr,J. W, Dutler, Sho 18 the, duughter of 0. M. iutl X . W Ellsworth ls n sister of the E. I, WALDROK, Genoral Managerof the Lake Erlg & Westorn Hallroad; W, 8. Knowlton,Wests ern Tassenger Agent of the Baltimore & Ohlo Rallrond; aud B, I, Andress, General Purchuss Inge Agent of the Lake Erle & Western Itallrond, nre ut the Palmer. D. W. Hitcicock. Genernl Passonger Agent of the Union Pucllie Rutlrond; C. D, Gorham, Ueneral Superintendent of tho VFlitsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rullrond; and J. C. Luuries, General Frelght Agaut of tho PittsUurir, Cln- cinnati & St. Lowis tiiirond, are at the Pacifle, Al ARCHIDALD Fonues, the Engligh war cor- reapondent, whose thrilling lecture relnting his experlences in forelyn camps and buttle-tields bas been delivered before crowded bouses ln ather citles, will appear in tho tenth and WAt enterttinment of the Star Lecture Coursein Central Musie-Fall to-tnorrow evening. TiE delegntes of Chicngo, New York, sud Boston on tholr return trown the Natfonul Butter, Cheese, and Euxx Association Conven- Yoo, held ot Grand Raplds, Iu., last woeek, ndopted resolutions returning their thanks to the Northwestern Railiyny, its oilicers and at- tachés fur many courtesies extended to thom, MARy AGNES BOWEN, tho 243-year-old daugh- ter of ¥, K. Bowen, urocer ut "No, 117 Twenty- Dint street, while af her play at Wo'clock yes- terdny forenoon, weeldentally felt out of u third story window in the bullding, and, landing upon ho sidewalk saine twenty-six feet below, was so Buverely injured that sho dled at 12:30 yeaterday afternoun, The Coroner hus bren notitled. A LARGE gatherlug of patrintie Irishmen and men of other nationulities Lonk place lust evim- iny at the French Chureh at the corner ot 1al- sted and Congress 8treetd, nt which speeches were made by Michuel MeAuley, Mr. McGuire, and othiors. New inembers were admitied, and encouraging reports received of the agitation Btill golog forward in Irclund and America, Axoriet flusteation of tho weatched condl- ton of tho present Morguo is the faet that bodies left there are mutiluted by ruts, * Tie TRIBUNE poluted out eomne time nga the necesslty, for tho #ake of common decency, of having u new Ktructure, and it 18 to be boped that the ¢ty or county, or both toguther, wiil wot some substl- tute for the present disreputable stricture, J. B. LAyexa, General Manager, and F. Stata- fer, Chief Engincer of tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Cbleago Rallrords W, D, Washlurn, President of the Minneapolls & St. Louls Kall- rond: 1, W, Winter, General Superfntendent of the West Wisconsin Rallrond: and A. M, Tucker, Assistant Superintendent of the Luke Shore & Bichigan Southern Kuilroad, are at the Pacitic, A A, T, HEMINGWAY, of the Young Men's Christinn Associution, ealied on Justice Sum- moriield yesterday In reward to the ease of tho Chiunmen who wers nrrested for gut,biing some thme ago, which 18 to come up in u few dayy b= fore tho Justice for trinl. The Mongollans are members of the Chinese SBunduy-schoot held every Sunday {n Farwell Hall, und Mr. Heming- ‘wuy 18 nuzious to get them off light. TH0MAS DOLLARD, 25 years of ago, while load- iny kindling-wood ll‘!ml nwagon at tha old Rock Isiund Elevator. which 18 being demollshed, was struck o tho- back uf tho head by ihree or four planks thrown Erotn the walls by laborer, flo wus taken to the Contnty Hosplinl, und the phy- uél.*hlm‘\fivllo c'xu;nhlfi\l Ill?l Il‘lll'l{'u‘lhln:( ll}l Inju- xies will result fatafly. Doflnrd is o sfogle man, 8nd boarded ot 8o, 3 0'Drien streot. > Tue Seventeenth Word Land-Lenguo Club metat Bowman's' Hull luse evemug, The at- tendance was rathor slim, a8 no speakers were advertised, The Hall Committee reported thnt tho net proceeds of the entertuiniment wore & and a check for that amount wus deposited fn the Hibernian Baak, subject to tho Club's order, A young gentiemmn anmed Lvond mude n brief apcech on the Irish question, suying It was a shiue thut every Irlshman wis not enrolled In the Lund Leugito, now thut §0 much wasnt stake,” Aftor sume routino businesy the Club adjouryed, W. J. ROSTETTER, the leader of tha orchestrn which furnishes tho music for Willle Edouin's »Epurky,” now playing at Hooloy’s Theatre, was lute n reaching the theutre Mounduy svening and was tined by the muonger, This wuumlm‘f his feelings, and In ruvenge ho tovk the musle belouging to Edouin and Swuger. Yesterdoy they went beforo Justieo Brayton and swore out. a witrrant for the urrest of tho baton-wivlder on A chargo of lnreeny. 1o was arresied and bronght in fu teurs, protessing penltence, 80 ho effected o compromlse with the manngers turaing tho music, most of which hud been com- posed by bim, uud he was lot off, Thg “Sparks sparklod as usual lust eventng. A ugETING Of the [Hyde Park and Lake School Trustees wus held at the oflieo uf Jurrett & Bher- mun's carringe works, No, 288 Krunkiin street, yesterdny ufternoon, to open the bids for tha roperty owned by Jarrott, the Hydo Park de- aulter, in tho carrluge-works, The only bid presented was ono from Mr. Sherman, the bart- ner of Mr. Jurrott, oifering $11,000 cash for the balf interest awned by Mr. Juerett, ‘The valio ut oi the property vy the npprilsers was a littlo erd than F13.00, ‘The mitter of tho bid wis dlscugsed for soma tiwe, and flsally sotion was postponed untll Saturduy ufternont at 2o'clnek, when s meeting will, b held “ut A, G. Lano's ofiice. Thero were only a fow of tho ‘Irustees present yestorday, and {t s hoped larger ut- tendance can busecured at the next meotin, ‘Tho defuleation {8 now estimated to be $01,000, }‘huuxs (:yl:nlly“l‘ml'eu of t‘m‘: lu)l?)ul districts havo gure olr exuct Joss. Jarrett’s propert; will not cover bls Indebredness, Retpoty. QuITE o large numbcer of lotters and newspa- pers wero recelved In this ety yesterduy which Were partially burned and chirred, No montion hud been mide (n the telewrnphic dispatehies uf uny fire hu\'ln,.r, oceurred on n- postal-car, and tho Post-Uffice uuthorities and th reciplent of the charred mall matter were ut 8 loss 1o know how tho duinuge was done. Tha inall acrived on the U:40 truln on the Fort Wayno Road, 1t was stuied at the Vau Huren street depot thatn Vighted candio was aceidontully deopped ginong the mafl-bugs, oo vietslty of Loulsville, 0., whercby two of the puuches “wero scorched and | the contonts damagud, Tho mall was from Now York wnd Pittabure, The Post-Otlice authorities say tho dumugy was slizht, und that all the lotters and Pipers ean be sunt to thelr propor addrees, Dis- Atehed huve beensent to sovern! pluces ta learn 0 couss of tho firs, but nothig could be leartied up to 6 o'clock. Mr. Luyng, the General Muuager of the Fort Wayne {toud, was_on tho ;Laln Wt tho time of tho fire, but knew nothing of = THE BLONA Pul, 'he twenty-sccond mnnual reunlon of the membentof the Sigma Phl Society reslding In tho Nurlhwest wus beld Iust ovening at tho shers way Houss, T Bociety 18 oue of the oldest college gecret societles i the country, sud puine berd untonw {ta membors many me protinont in commercisl and professionnd Mee, Thoso ubnuul reunlons ure very pleasnnt affalrs, aud the attendanco fs usually quito lurge. L evening tho genticioon ussembled in the club-room about § o'clock, and shortly before § o'clock wurched {oto tho adics’ ordinury, where Hutbess outdid blmseif fu furnishing »° aupper, Tho tables were handsomely arrangod, sud the wenu-curdd were very eluborute, After the viands wero dly of, tho soclety sougs were suuy, aiid specchod were mudo by Judge Jamo- son, Reyister Tibbard, Judiwy Clisble, und otbors, Judge Authony ucted us imuster Of ceremonted, The yentlemen proyent wore Judge Ellut Autbouy, Judge Jamicsou, Heary S.° Manroe, Legister H. N Hibbard, Artaur Caton, L Glics WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 1881—TEN PAGE Lewis, Daofol Bheppard: E. I, Ozmun, and Wiils C. Marsh, of Ann Arbor, Mich.: Franklin Dennlron, QU It Glover, . Frederick Wni- Inch, Judee Charirs W. Clisole, Willlam 1, [1ib- bord, Dr. B AL Kitbourne, of Elgin: Ald. Willlam ™ \mm‘z Jnmes Wright, of Indiannpolia; Charlea L. Norton, John Dennison, Willinm . fhell, Gearge €. Campbell, Thomns 1. Catlen, W, Belden, D, G. Mour Dagto: See" mour Walton, A. L. Bayrs, Al Saper, L1, Pone, M. Byron Rieh, Georwe W, nmm;l» Rishap C, ) Clmm‘f)' £, 1, Sheemra, W, T, Hall Brecze Stovons, of Madison, Wis: and Walter M. Uatlin, QLN, LOGAN AND TIIE SLXTY+DISTRICT BilL., The following_resolittians were pnsscd nt tho I;wclllrn{‘n‘f‘lho Unlon Voteran Club held on. dny, Feb, 1: 3 Witeneas, The Hon. dohn A. Logan, United States Senator, by hie eloquent and fearless de- fense of tho fuvnlid Unfonsoldiees’ sucred rights nnd Interests, has _defeated tho prssage of tho infamousso-ealled Sixty«Distrlet bil)," brought before the United Btates Senate by tho Com- missioner of Pensfons, and recommended by tho Chairmnn of the Senate Committee of Pensions, Henntor Withers, of Virginia: be it Heanlred, "I'nut tho ofticers and members of the Chieago Unlon Vetoran Club horeby tender to tho Hom, Jobin A, Lowat tho expressious of their Neartfelt gratitude for his carnest and sucensss ful apposition to the Hrasage O tho_*SIxty 1s- trict blil,” and for his deep sense of Justice nnd loyalty which prumpted him to defend and vine dieate all invalid pensioners ngalnst the slnnder- ous nttacks made upon themn by Commissioner John A, Bentley; Resvlved, That we say Godspeed to him in his determinution to nflmm the pnseage of any almilnr monstrous bill which {n tho futuro may he brought before Congress. and that the See- retary of this Clubls hereby authorized and re- qguested to forward an otiiclal copy of these resolutions to aur esteemed comrivde, Gon. Jobn + Lugan, and to tho pruss of tho city, THE CIU'Y-HALIL. ‘Tnr Controller dellvered $137,500 of tho new 4 per eent bonds, leaving nbout £600,000 on hand, 'Tha $40 and $100 bonds will Lo ready for delivery Thuraday. Tnx Dopartment of Publie Works wlll recelvo informal proposais until ‘Thursday for white- washiug and fixiog up the “ronkery,” U'his 13 thy st time Jt will be done, ns the new Clty- 1l will be ready fof ovcupation In about elghteen months, Anoxa the building permits Issued wore the fotlowine: Rosa MeUujre, two-story dwelling, w2xad feet, No. 81 Emerald avenue, $1 Andrew Willlnms, two-atory dwalling, 2ix5 12! Goetho street, £3.000; A, Shnefer, two-story dwelllng, 24x00, No, 1080 T'wellth strect, $4,600. Ttr; wiro between the City Hall and the Denar- boru Observators §s in position at last, andall the “inside work,” both nt the tirg-nlarm office and the University, hus been done, but the connec tion with the elock at tho Intter place will not b mnde unill in-morrow or the next dny. Atter thut, when tho five-nlarm bell strikes ut noon, the peoplo will kuow that, aceording to the su, itia12 o'clock. nee thye tire thero has been no atandaed thie in Chieago, ol 1o two witebes or clucks have ugreed. 1y the ronewnl of the old pinn it will be possible to sot thom withont Tug- ging them to n watchmakoer, COMPLAINTS Are rlx\lrl g Into the Masor's of« ficoubout tho horeible ndition af tho streets, it no nttention has been patd to them this far, Ouly a dozen men ure seattered nround the Lusiness district, und they donot elean out mare thin one or two inlets A dny, The trath |8 that the hewds of departitients are 80 busy eleeting delegutes to tho noxt Democratio Convention thut they haven't time to attend to anything else. o tho people mnf‘ 18 well muke up theie minds to continue wading through the siush and mud, for nothing will be dene urtil after the election, 1€ thon, uniess 1t (s found neces- Sury to set 0 or Lo Jnborers on the atreets In order to capture their votes. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Four cases of small-pox werp reported to the H Dopartment, thotr locatlons bemgns fol- No, B2 North Moy street, No. 418 West Eighiteenth atreet, No, 6 West Madison street, and No. 145 Nupoleon place. 'Fho patient at tho fast-unmed pluce 18 the child of the motherin- Iaw of Pickard, tho Archer-nvenue saloons keeper, who cone pox in b o nled seversl enses of small- Is bouse, and was arrested thorefor, Monday morniig Anun Keucern, of No, 408 ‘West Ninetecuth street, died sudidenly Justnfter givig Lirth to n chili, and the Coroner was no- titlen to hold an fnquest. Deputy Hanson went 10 tho house, und, on lookiug at the body, camo to thio conelusion thut “tho womun b bud tho smmil-pux. On inquiry, he denrned that o }mys n - had Cattended hery— that a midwife hnd looked ufter tho enild onthis us on two aflmflur ocensions, The midwifo and her relntives knew noathing about smull-pox. Otticer Merkl oxamined the remaing yesterday, and found that death was caused by tho hemorrhaglo form of the disense, Everybody In the house aml nelghtorhood was vaeclimted, Lut thore can be no question that guite n pum- ber of the pevple who had exposed thomeelves—~ no precautiony baving been taken on neeount of the Ignarunce of tha wot nurse—will be down with the seourge within r week or two, o Millngton, nged 5, who wus tiken from N, 122 Yedder street, died nt tho bospltul, - The followlng cases of ather contugions dig- cused were niso reported: Senret fover—No, 290 West Jnckson street, No, 107 Sehilier stroot, No, %) Newberry avenue, two cuses. Diphtherin- . 570 North Halsted streot, No. 163 Washing- ton strect, TIE COUNTY-BUILDING. TiiE Sherift is ngaln siek, oltice yesterday, Awrren May 1 tho Coroner will aceupy the room now oceupled by the Clerk to the County Board, Junae HAwes ndjourncd his court at noon Festerday 1o attend the funcral of his grand- mother, Magor Warre, of tho Sherif's oftico, fell tn front of tho bullding yesterdny and (8 nursing p sore hoad. AMONG the cases set for trial Lefore Judgo Huwes to-day (s that of Matthew Fleming and Michael Dorun, indlcted for conspiracy, Tho cise {8 known ns the Stock-Yards ense, aind wus tried ln December, the jury beine unuble 10 agree, The trinl will oceupy severnl duyy, T easo of Macdounld und Aldrich wos auafn called in tho Criminal Court yesterduy moriine, but owing to the continued fiinvss of the Btutw's Attorney it hud 1o go over until this morning, Ir Mr. Mills {8 not abloe to-try the cnse to-duy, fl" Inghain will take chargo of the prosecu- on. Juoae HAWES yesterday quashed an indlct- ment on the grouid that it wus defective Ju that 1t wus not indorsed with the namo of the prosu- cutliyg withess us duch, 'The paltt wes aiede ot o motion to quash, aud the decision cuused somae comimnunt W lesenl clreles, but it was protty gei- cerully ngreed that the Juldyo was right, ‘Tu Collector of the Town of Luko View will returh bis books to-du His totnl collections nmount 1o ubout §5.000, of which 5,000 wns on real catnte and #0410 an personul proverty, Tha dolinquency on renl estate winonnts to §45,« O, wnd i porsonal property to only §i8. The collcetion 18 tho best over mudo in the town. THE *experts " yesterday contineed the fruitless work of exdinining tho County Clork's books, They were pussiug thelr thue in the lower voults golisg (hrough the forfeiture- books, If miowed to go on It Is thousht thoy ean complete this bratich of the work (i courss of events, but it tho nvestigntion i3 to bo thoy- ough thoy und their childrun afier them will have lite” joby, ‘I'iik wembors of the Dullding Committes went aroufid wmong the dealors (n gns-tixtures yose terduy with i view to ‘selecting the necessary chiandeffers, drop-iiihts, vte., for the new Court- House. ‘Tho totil cust of the Hxturea resuired s eatimnted ut $10,000, The Committee iucots to=thiy, but it {8 nat probble that auy action Wwill Lo taken on the mutter of furnishlng gne- fatures, 8o muany gond styles woll udapted for the Court-House woro seen that 1t 18 not un ensy watter for the Committos to muke i seleetlon, Mowrisen 1% Busby, of the Btock-Yards, who was urrested sume time ago for de lustance of Sutnuel Coman, Ephrajm Adams, ‘Thomus H. Brown, Roburt Biewhin, and Frank 1, Buker, made npplication fur didchurge yoster- duy under the Insolvent uct. Ho nled the neces- aary sehedule of hla elfects, which coustated of u clwim of $30 amainst A, Fisbey, und ono agulust iamsey & Bon for $1,500, while tho other slde ot the jedgor showand his debts to bo a Hitle ovor £0,000, Jeeted to the schudule, and signified tholr purs Pasy to contest it, whercupon o was withdrawn, und he was sent baek to jall, ANMATRONG V. BEXTON A numbar of tho County Cominlssiopors wero Inwerviewed yesterduy Ly s TIIDUNE reporter on the subject” mutter of tho communication of Joh Armstrong, the arebiteet, who asserted Bexton hud beon pald 25,000 more on Lits Court-House contracts thun be was entltled to, The answers to tha reportorial interrogas tiong shuwed that It I8 the hitentlonof the Bourd t0 tuke up the mmuttur ud S00n a8 the experts oW enguged on the bulldog make thoir res vort, Three — of thy LCommisslonors Kavo the scribe to understand that Mr, Arm- strong was 1ot A purc-minded philanthroplst whu was working solely in tho lnterest of tho publie; thut be must have becu nware of the alleged ubuses und chunges ho complalng of sov- erul years ugo, or shortly after the work began, but it ¥ only ‘nuw 1hut Lo comes forwurd end cricy * Wolf1' Thoy assert that ho must bo acting from persounl motives, sad hot from adeire to do any publie good, The st oilfe cluls suy Avmatrong 18 ju with Clem Perlolat in an eudeavor tu munipulute the Nourd, und 40 asdert that his legul controversy with tho Jinedale-Doylo Granit Company and ‘bia recent wvommunleation on the gruultework contrmet are wsutlicient fudication of his motlves in il his cumplalnts. Sl they proposu to juvestigate, and will probabily luke ul. tho matter ut a tuture meetiug, In the weantime thoy ava desirous of beariug from the comulttes of experts Leforo thoy tuko any action, THE UNITED STATES, i Tue Peoston Agent disbursed $45,000 yeater~ ay. CAPT, CORTIS TOUTON Lus received the ups polutwent of lightkeeper ut 5t Juseph, Mich., He wns not at his ¢ Mrs. Jano Enos, who was removed a short timo ngo. Citicauo distillers exported 436 barrels of alco- ol yesterdny. Tur intornal-revenuo receipta yesterlay amounted to 30,041, of which £2.05% was for ?p:\rllll- $3,307 for tobneco and clyars, and §283 or beer, JACO THOMAON, one of tho Ilicit distliers whu ha been (i Jail over slica his capture, cured gaod bonds yesterday In tho sum of § on which he was released. T1s; Sub-"Trensury s rapidly becoming choked with coln, the amount now on hand welghing nbout i f’mut. Tho disbursements yesterd nmounted in sit 0 £20,000 In gold and 81, T, Hiftcon thonsand dolinfs in sifver wh received. 'Te ease of I1. €. Dean, who iy nhnr‘md with Awindlm thmn‘rh the mnlle, was called up ngnin before Commissioner Hoyne yesterday morning, A number of witnesses wero swarn and testiticd to having been fmposed upon In petty ways. Barrister Boala rested his ease, and tho “defenss delnyed answering until ‘Thursday morning, to which time tho ense was continued, WILLIAM MEADE keeps n* elub-houso " nt No. Madison street, and ng part of the evening's cntertninment ho dispenses through bis colore:d wallers clgnrs of -varying qunlity, As thoy sesl these elgars, the proprictor of the plaeo was yeaterduy brought before Comnilssioner Hoyno eharged with selllug clirars without a licenee, As 1t wus ditleult to learn whether the proprietor ar his walters did_tha sciltng, the crse was dis- misged, and Mendo Immedlately took out tho proper license. ‘This prosecution I8 intonded by the revenue oflicers as a notlee to tho propric- tors of nfl unwbling houses whero liquor or cf- }mru are kept thut thoy must take out the regu- ar Unlted States leonse, FOLLOWING I8 the liat of dutlable goods roe cefved at the Custom-House yestorday: .\, . , 122 tons pig-irons Joliet Steed Com- blupms: Leaby Hros., 1 case 1 cllis & Cambbell, 2 enses fus A. Olinsted, 1 case mups: Wilson Bre ey goods and 3 cuses eotton hose; Ll Gory cank wine: Eddy, C [ e furs; Cirso dross-gonis, ') cnaes catton 1 cnse cotton hose: Jullus Bauer & C mustenl insteuments: Laparle & s npin & 1 cose cused rand W, Guetz & Ca. 2 cuses gloves and 1 cuse feuthor gloves: Charles Glunz, 1 ense drensed skina: g, C. Oson & Co., G thiiles und 2 cases cot- 8 + 1 case munufuct- tons: Vergho, Rubling ured glass; W, E. Burlock & 'Cn., 1 bale eotton hose: fitkin & Brooks, 14 cisks carthenware; Stephen, Paddon & Co., 38 drums caustio sodu, Colleetions, $8.8u2, Mansuan HiLbnup's term of offlee explires to- ay, and, unturally, a denl of Interost was man ifésted yestorduy s (o the result. The Ma shal was contented aut apparently confident us 10 his success, while he congratulated himsell on staying it town_and attendig to tho dutles of his uflice i pluco of taking purt in the uni- vera! seramble in Washiogton, John Hubbinrd yesterday, for tho first ting, appeared ns an actunl pussibility, nithough he has beon in the 1okt for weeks. © HIs (rlends wers industrious 10 un pxtreme, and gent to Washipgton a number ol telegrams from promineot lepublienn busls ness-men, Their hopo was that he wuuld bo pushed by Aldrich und necepted by Farwell, and that on tuls compromise “hoe would pet tho place, Logan und Duvis holding out and thus Incrensing the comblued strength of tho vthor two, Tho knowing ones nsserted with confidence that nelther thiidrap, Jones, nor Stiitwell could possibly gut the pluce, and thit it woulil be elthor Hubbnrd or svmu outside mnn altogetnor, All of which means thut Wu one at this end of tho line knuws anything nbout tha matter. ——p———— EXTORTING CONFESSIONS. JUDAE MORAN HEDUKES THE PRACTICE. In tho Criminal Court vestorday morning, In tho triul of Charlus Pemm, & boy nbout 10 years of wgze,on tho charge of robhery, Judge Moran took veeaslon to rend the police n lecture which it [s hoped will bear frult. The facts o the enso appeared to be that the Iad bnd been ewmployed s arunner fora Buropean hotel on Sherman street, and for helug drunk and unablo to ate tend to his duties ho was in Februnry diseharged. A short thwe agter his discharge the landindy mlysed some money which she had kept under her plllow, and suspected Pemm und eaused him to bie urrested. Ho was faken to the Central Btation by Oficer Murphy, and was, he snys, sut upon for o confes. slon, Hu wns told by the oflicer that soveral versons hud witnessed tho theft (which was nut true), nnd that the best thing be could do would be tomake n clenn breast of it, ns ho was to hivo immunity If ne would teil where tho monoy wus, end, besides, the undlady bud promised hiti ¥ and protection. e was worked upon In this wuy, belng drunk at the time, until he wus tnal- Iy indueed to send for o son of the landindy, to whom Be tacitly ngreed to confess, Whan tho* Aun urrived he heatuted to suy unything to him, —1u confess to n crlise of which ho ‘wns not Ruiity,~whercnpon tho officer agnin vounced upon him, nod by threat und promise, it ap- rnnm. lnnlly extorted u stalement from him, ¢ wis made to say that ho had tukun the unfiy 0 tho monoy would bo found Gallagher wis promptly ap- rested, of course, but jiothig was found upon him poluting — to hls guliit, and tho searching of Pemim was nlso with- out result. The oflicer, however, was satiativd that he bad mudo o ease, und, relying upon tho confesslon ho hnd exturted from the uccusel, ha fellowed them uurelentingly, had thom both Lonnid over tu the Grand Jury, aid subsequent- Iy Indicted, Tho chirge agninst Gallngher was heard Mon- dny, and he wis nt once’ disebarged, and tho charge agninst Pemm was heard yesterday, and I wad nlso dischiarged, there not beiug i par- ticle of evidenco agalast him except tho con- fesslon which the oflicor acknowledgud having extorfed from him by prom{sesand threats, Tho cuse was nenrd withuut o fury, and In pnssiuge tpon it the Court Beve: condemned tho and given It to one Gullugher, and thut it were wrrested upon him, 118 areditors wero on - hand and ob- - comluet of © the ollicer,” and Bald that it was apporent to him that unfuir means had - been resorted to to muke o case wynlnst the poor boy, Such zeal wus, he Went on to say, unbecoming nu officer of tho luw. beenuso it was {n the wrong direction. To sturt vith, thore hind Leen no evidence aualnst either of the wceused upon whieh it would havo been possible to hold tuem, and even it tho Loy Pemm hud been gulity of the larcony bs could not have been Jegully convieted on i confesslon vxtorted from bl us he was satisied had been tho cusc, 1t was no purt of an oflicer’s duty to oppressa prisuner, overpower hlin, or to attempt to extort o confession of gullt feom hhm when once In his cluws, but, on the contrury, it was his duty to tell him the truth and proiect him from bohg Irightened into falsifytog; nor was it his_busiuess to* muke u cuse,” o bo thrown out of court when It wus broughtin, Justieo to those accused of crime, and to tho publie at lurge as well, demunded that tho manuracturing of cuses by the polies nuthoritivs shiould b don Away with, und tho soonur thoro was o reforn in thls direction tho besior. POLO. BILINNY ON NOLLER BKATES, Tho first of three ginmos of polo, to decldo the chawplonship between the Bultalo and Chleago Polo Clubs, was pluyed last night o the Roller- Bkating ftink, un the corner of Michlgun uvenue und Congress atrect. Tho gumo 18, uf course, usually played on horsebuck, but the substitu- tion of rotlvr-skates for ponica did not by any means rob tho contest of I8 churm, The ure raugements for the waloh aro that it s to run ovor threo ights, piny bulng ealled at 0 o'clock nnd stopped at 9:0, Promptly at the hour men. tuned the sigual tu cleur thio rink of ts bhun- dreds of skators wis given, after which the competing teams took up position ns follows; Chicago—Churies W, Harner, Captaln; Porey Kuruss, gouls 8, E. Redforn, gonl: O, B, Wirze an, covers € D?m Keen, ok tield; Juck Nor- s Jubm MeGinnis, forward flold; I, W, Loet, poln Bullulo—, Acton, Captain: 1, P. White tuker, gonls £, C. Ruyburn, L Kufch, cover; Ueurgo M, Wi Kout; W, Nisms, Lack told; B J. centro fleld; H, 3, Qrundin, forwurd C, Fora, poii srgo Muchmore acted as roferce and feagra, £ W, Wyckboll, Juck Hoyd, and Fred Willlums v uinplres, “Tho 1irst gnine wie long and exciting, and re- sulled In fuvor of the visltiug tonm, whosy ats tiek wais 8o vigarous \hat they kopt the ball well “l' nt tho Chicugo goul two-thirds of tho thue that the game lusted. Tho Chicngos mudo somebrilliunt rallles, and enino within o huir's breadih of vietory on two distiuct oeens slons, but the Hualos defemded thole xonl In suloudid style, und sent tho ball iy ing back to lhnlrn{lmmmm‘ und of 1he riuk, when, with a capitul stroke xt the opportuna moment, Grand- i papped the ball betwoen the Chicogo Hugs. The rumo nsted Lienty-sivo minutes, and e othor.ono wus lnmedlutely started, but_timo waa catlled befor either side gained 'any mutos rinl ndvautage, Thomnieh will Le continued this evenlug nnd concludod to-morrow evening at tho samo bour, Gerly Thu result of the gamo was a surpriso to the Chlcago boys, who acknowledgod that the visl- tors, whom' thoy bad sxpected to defeut with compurativo vuse, wore a much toughor set of opponouts thun they bhud lovked for, II0OG-CIIOLERA, TUR OONSUL-GENERAL OF DELGIUM HERE TO . PIND OUT THE VACTS. Boveral of the larger nutlous of Europe have requested tholr repreacntativos ou thls side tho Atlantio to investigute und report on cho cons ditwn of Amerlean hog products. They (ntond 10 go through our packing-bouses, Htocks Yards, and nuke o caroful exuminution of sta- thatics, ete,, with tho viow of Anding out it there bu any yonson for tha stories that hnve been so fudustrionsly circulnted In Burope o the past :‘wu or thre l:m-]x‘l;l;n‘ vharging u“r’i Almir c‘ui: 0Ke ure, Unbeu rom affoctod witl uhnlorllr:nd triebim, d i Mr. Edauard Seve, Consul-General of Belglum to the United States, with Loadguartorsut Putla- dolphis, kind ox-Minister to Cbill, I8 now tn_ tbo elty, the guest of Mr. Charles Honrotin, the locul ropicesentutive of Belgium, Br. Sove Luscomo Liere by lnvitation to mike u personsl investiga- tivn of tho bog and provision trudes §n order to ke u thorougt und hwpartial report (o big GoVernment. ‘The Consul-Guneral hus Loen wember of the Bavitury Comwisslon ut Washe {ngton for tho pant_two monthe, high reputation in Franco wnd [ el nd hi Ty .I’xl\lm, belng her of severnl lending velentitio socleties. Mr. Honrotin thinks a report from auch n souree will have grent welght In Eurony, ospecially fn Helglum, which {8 nlnrge custoter for Amor- lenn hog prodiets, it BEVE was nsked Inat evening what was his mission to this clty? *1 e como to examine futo the sunitary condition of Ameriean hogs, and to thuroughly study tho question,” *What do you think I8 the enuse of much of the ((l;l!lll!ln In Europo about Amerlean hog mentaz” ? ** Tho statements mado by Consuls and by ofi- clal reports, Tho French have found “somo trichime in Amerleaninents, nud, tenring danger, have interdicted finportitions while the Sanitary Camminsion is investignt ng.” 4 **The movement (n that country,” romarked Me. Henrotin, **is prompted by f Some ments have aeeived (n Franco fn bid opdar’” * Whit precantions should bo taken In this cauntry, Mr, Sever' “The Amorienn Government ought to study tho sanitury stuto of the animuls. It should huvo a enreful eyatem of fuspection. It should tuke provontive meqsure Do you think the statistles nre wrong?"! L belleve the prellininary Government ro- part sbows i losg of E20,00,000 in Rogs I this country (n 1880, Rut this is not from contugions disenscsnioue. Muny deaths result from uothor sickness, Some have fover, pulmonnry come plnints,~in fact, tho sAwo disenses that u;«lm'ble men. Tho mortality 1§ not all from hog- cholern “ Whnt s tho magnitude of our trado with llel{mun?" * For tho commerce of tho United Etates Bel- ghum ia tho fourth country. Antwerpisa great distributitg market, from which tnerchandize 18 sont all over Continentnl Europe. Helgium fmports about 00000 worth of American Dravisiuns and petrolem yearly. are of grent fmportanes in Burope, and 21K0,000,000 worth are wanted In_that:Continent, Frunce wanty tho proviais a8 well us Othor countries. We hupe to incrense tha cominurce between thio two nutions, and desire to eneour- age it. Wo wish to huav A DICT THAUR NKTWERN BELOIUM AKD ca1- CAUO, “Whnt do you oxpeet to find he 1 belleve Taball ilnd the Amer roduet In good condition, 1 think overything 108 been exuggerated, nud the statistionl Ine formation furnished mlsunderstood.” Y o Who 18 to asalst youl In your investientions? “The Board of Trade “wud tho puckers, 1 ealled on severnl of them yesterduy," Do you represent other natlons?™ L hope tho roport will help the trade with them, 1 came here for the interest of Ameriea and Gelglnn, 'Phe more prosperovs tho. Usited Stutes 8 the better It I8 far my country, Mr, Ilenrotin remnrked that Mr. Se ardent ndvoeto of free-trade peinciples, Mr, Seve s a most agreenble and polished gzen- tleman. He comes tu thils clty unprejudiced, and evidently with the determination to muke an Inveatigation that will b thorough and refin- bie. He will spend several days hiere, and thon mny ko to New York. Mr. Sevo unid thy proceedings of the Sanftary Conventlon in Wasbington, which were conduet= @it ln French, were must Interesting, but they i not tuke Hp tho hul‘queltlon.wmufi bad been moro receatly awitated, A representntivo from Spiin Is also coming to Cblengo, and another from Vortugasl on s siini- Inrmission. Hoth those geutlomen hnve been in this country somothne exnmininy our sysiem of hospltils wnd other mutters of public. fnter- est. Nuw they nro coming to Chlego to ingulre 1nto the sunltary condition or that nuch nbused animnl—the hog, It 18 also understood that )i’lmu"lu had sont over un agent, who will be here Bhortly, . It is tho intentton of tho pnekers and othora nterested In the provislon tride to oxtend to thiese gentlemen overy opportunity for learalng how the business i3 conducted here, In order thut thoy maey bo nbloto return complete and teathtul reports to thelr respeetive Qavorn- ments, The provision commitico lately up- polnted by the Bonrd of Vrade will probably ns- #ist {n thy work, ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION. THF PAVEMENT QUESTION. A moeting of the Weatern Asgoclation of En- rincers was hold Inst evening in the rooms of the Westorn lallrand Assoclatlon, In the Honord Block. In the avsonce of tho Presidont, Mr. E. 8. Chesbrough, Mr. 8. 8. Greeley wus clected Chairmnn pro tom. Tho foflowing gentlomen wore nppointed n Commliteaon Papers: ¥, W, Clark, Charles J. Bates, John Zollwyer. " The Seeretary stoted that ho had reecived n letter from A member of tho Association in ‘which the writor suys: “Iam willlng to huve you vote for mo upon the proposed urticles of assoclation, nud nlso voto tpon tho membership of deasrs, Kiusinun and Ward ns nssuclutes,’” Now, us thore §s areguinrly preseribed forin ot proxy which should bo used in these cases, ho wisheil to, gy 1€ such nn authority would just- iy n prox. 0 e of oBinton that it would, Choup nents Mr, Seve?" was an ‘I'ng Chalr' yyi 1n tho wbseneo of the moyer, Mr. Coles, the Becrotary read tho following resolution: W Heaolved, Tuat o cammltiee be appolited, ta bo known ns tho Comimittce on Permanent Quarters, which Comum{ttoo shall consist of tho Fresldent and three othoe members, to boap poiated by hilin, and shall ascertatn and report whit probabliity thoro is of srranging with “the Tublio Library Board for permanent quarters for this Soclety, and what sieps will be neces- Bary to ebtuin such quarters,” ‘here being no papers to bo read, the Chalr- man remarked that when be was in London lnst summer ho wis surprised 1o see that wooden pavements wers being lald entirely, and on tuquiring of Mr. Haywoud, the Chief Englncer of thn ¢lty, 'ho was informod that this course had beon taken because It hind been tound that it was the pavement best ndapted 1o horse tratfle, 1t had beenascertained from actunl count, by men statloned for tiat purpose, thnt fewor neoldents to horses bnp- pened on this pavement than on uny othor. He wis nlso struck with tho thorough manner In whlch the work was done. 1n Chicago it seemed to him that puvements were lald us badly as they could be. The Hogllsh method 13 to lay o foundation of concrete six inehesin dopth, niter which the blocks, all of unlform slze, are lnid half an Inch apurt, the interval Lelng regulated by ncans of slips. The Intorstices are thon filled up with coneroto, und 1 fayer of what fs termed “Thames Lallast,’ 18 lntd overall. The wooll used for tho blucka in London is pine, which Is brought from Norway and Swoeden. Me. A, W, Wright, Buperintendeut of Cons struction North Chicngo City Rallway, stuted that he had Just returncd froma trip to Cluein- uuth, Buithmore, Washimgton, Philadeiptis, Bos- ton, and New York, and had tuken thio opinion of over thirty Presldents and Bupecintendonts of strect rulleonds, ull of whom thought that the best pavement for horses wus_one cotpased of “solected” cobiblo-stonos. It wus estimated that whero this wuas uscd horses would luat 25 percont longer. With tho present Nicolson pavemont i borse lusted on un average four years, and bas to bg shod two or threo timea n nonth, Again, cobble-stonca nro ensler golng foru horse. On wooden pavemonts fip hius to keep overy muscle on n stealn to keep from slipplug, Bt a8 soon A8 hie gots on to u stone pavement ho * libers ur" it yoos ut his onse, After somo yomurcks Trom e, W, 8, Moflarg and othors, tho meoting idjourned. TITF, TAX ON DEPOSITS. ARE THRRE ANY DEDUCTIONE ALLOWED? 3r, Loewenthaiftho Prosident of the Internn- tionul Bank, In hia interview published 1 T THIMUSE of Bunday, explains the upparent dis- crepancy between his returns made to the Col- leetor of Internnl Revenus, and tho Clearlug- Houso reports by rofersing to certuin deduce tions which ho snys ure customacy, 18 return of deposits to the Collector lua nover heen over $000,000, whilo o recent vxnmination of the hank made by anothor bunk officer slowed that the depnsita werg in the nelghborbiood of 2,000,000, Tho luw hnposes & tux of one twenty-fourth of 1 por cont per month on all deposits, making no reseryations whatovor, — Mr, Loowuntbal plnned tho apparont deficieney I bis returs f' suying that It was customury to dediet mar- kin deposity, enshior’s checks, certiied cheoks, volleetions, and Clonring-Jlouso cheeks, ‘This, ho utleged, was proper and allowed by law and custon, 1nquiries were made by a reporter of 8 num- ber of bankers yesterdny, and thoy ail without oxception stuted that, na they understood the law, ull deposits ot uvnr{ ChNFACLOS AL bo re- turned wa taxable, The only possiblo sug- gestlond imade by _any of * these bankers was [n tho case ‘of Cioaring-ilunss checlis and colicerlons which do uot ropreset a Habllity of the bunk 1o 1t eredits ors o dupoaltors, Thoy all aftlemed that nosuch deduetions as inalo by Mr. Loowenthal wern custoiry, and it wus stated thut tho with- drawal of thd Iuternutionnl Buuk from the Clenriug-House was caused by this systom of muking returas. Collector Harvey bad novor heard of such do- ductio As ho “undorstood the systom, ench bank every night drow i balungeo ot the ttal amount duo by it to Its depositors, however NL" vesentesd, und " from the totul for tha wonth the munthly average is found and enteved upon the rotura made to the Collector, The experts will be sut to work on tho hooks of the luternutionul Hank within a few m?". und upon thele report will depend tho deelslon ad tu whuthor 8 erim- Inal prozecntion will follow. Oor Stnte and quvuw bunks uro siid 1o be i the babit of con- dueting tholr revenuo business in tho sswo wanner. ——————— HYMENEAR, Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune. Corowaten, Mich., March 15~Churles E. Dickinson and 3Miss Cornelly €, Campboll wero united fn marriago at 8 o'clogk this ovening ut tho resideuce of (ho bridu's slster. | o to Wheeter & Wiison Munufucturing 165 tito utreot, for Floreneo Knltthng Sk o' | Cumming does not advertlso teoth for $7 and chango more, 0 Buato, # Wo recommend Eldradkesowlug-machines 9 Oh! “shoot' tho croton bugs with Buck & Huyner's moth powdor nud powdsr guus enn hogs and, » THE RAILROADS Opening of the New Route to the Pacific Const. The First Passengers to Arrive in Chicago This Afternoon. Proposition to Leaso and (fnarantee the Southern Pallman Palace Carse A Large Numbor of Railroad Offfielals in ‘Town~Notes and Nows of the Rail, PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI 1.OUIS. Corumnus, 0., March 15.—The annual meoting of tho atoukholders of the Pittsburg, Clneinnatl & 8t. Louls Rallwny Company was held hero to- day. . The ananal report of the Directors for 180 s siubmitted and approved, showing results from the yenr's business as follows: Grossonrn- fngs on all linea for the year of $746,860.40,—an Incrense over the provious year of $ERL805.05, From tho net profita for 180 were pald threo yenrs' back coupons frowm the second mortgae bonds and othor miscellancous charges b longing to provious yenrs, amounting in nil to £052,010.61, lenving to the creditof profitand loss on main line, $4,323,400.00; expenscs, $2,200,725.40; net earnngs, 132,081,605 other re- colpts, $16,041.21, 'T'otnl net rovonue, §2,48,722.71, an lnuruflse ovor 1800l $415,157,90. "Tho charges nsnlust the net revenue for interest on funded debt nnd rentals wers $1.054,020.08, lenviog a profit for tho yeur of $000,708,%1, The net rove- nuo rrom leascd fines wid §1,:57 ! payments on necount thoreof wero $1,620061.04, lenving a proiit to Dec, 31, 1880, $97,00.85. Tho clection of Direclors for the ensilug yuar re- sulted s follows: U, B. Roherts, W, ‘Thaw, J. N. McCullough, 1, D, Mossler, H, H. Houston, Wis- ton Morrls, of, N, . Withorlll, W. . Barnes, D. 8, ¥y herrard, A, J. Cassatt, und 1, P Green, ;Mr., Green was clected In pinco of 'Thomna A. Scott, and Mr. Cussatt in place of Mr, 8, Kneass. TIE FIRST TEN. Genernl Tickot and Passengor Agont Bt.John, of tho Rock Islnnd, yesterday recclved a dispateh frow one uf his Westorn oxcnts stating that tho first ten passengors to travel frut Arfzona to the Eqst vin the new Southorn Paclfia route would nrrive in Chieago thisafternovnon tho2:46 tralnof tho Hock Islund from Kanans City. That this news (s notoworthy I evidenced by tho fact that Mr. Bt Johin was telegraphed with referenco theroto, The trip which these ten pnssengers are making will take an important pluce fn tho history of the new Hne to the Pa- ciflo const, for It 1a just tho snmoe a8 though thoy hnil come nll tho way from tho const, nnd possibly somo of thom did, Tho regular date fur tho Inauguration of through truvel to tho const by tho wiy of the Atchison, Topokn & Santa FG and tho_Southern Pacitic, the junction Lelng made at_Detning, New Meslo, 1§ March 17 (to-mar- row), and it i8 not improbable thut the truin which brought the Arizonn party to Deming was 0 wild™ one. As the route Is practically to be opened to-miorrow, when the first regular through traln for thoconst isto start, i con- sultation wus held fn Knnsus City yesterday fes tween Uencral Tlcket and l'uswm& r Agent T, 1. Goodman, of tho Atcbison, Topeka & Santa ¥é, and Goneral Vicket nnd Passengor Agent M, F. White, of the Southern Pucific, to arrive at some flunl nrrangenent regarding passonger & BT. ra Tho result of = thoir ~consttitav tion wil be telogtaphed here at odce, 80 that at the Chicago offico of tho routs a full lino of tickets will strafght- wiy be put in for all points In Arizona and Call- fornfu. - The rate to San Franolsco will bo the sawe a8 by the Unton Pucitle. The Pullman Company s in course of construction, and noaring completioa, six palitce cara of tha Aneat deslygn, which will bo run over tho Atchlson, To- peka & Sunta Fé Raflrond betwoen tho Missour] tiver, and Deming, the point of Junction with tho Southorn Pucitle. The Southern Pacllic Com- pany operates its own sleeping-cars, 80 that n transfer will be fmposed upon through passone gers ut Deming, 8N Fraxcisco, Cal., March 15.—A Tueson dis- unteh says: “A epecinl from Deming, dated March N4, snya A. N, 'uwng, Geoneral Snperin- tendent of the Centrul nnd Bouthorn Puclfle Iallrunds, and tho Genersl Passengor sod Frolght Agents and other subordinnte officers respeotively of tho Southern Paclllo and Atchison, Topekn & Banta Fé Hoads met ot this point to-doy, by Aappolote ment, to discuss genernl business Bubjects and to arrange tho detalls for opcnlm{ the through traific. Pussenger-trains are to feavo Kansus City on tho ovening of the 1ih nnd San Francisco on the morniug of tho 18th, from which dates dally trains will bo run bereaftor, Aftor thy mocting the two partles left respeot- ively for tho Eust and the West, The passon- rates agreed upon from Los Aue geles to Kunsas City nre: = Unlimited Iiest-clngs, $112; limited firat-clnsg, £104; limited second-class, $i8; limited third-class, $52.50; from Los Angelos to Now York, first-cines, #1N.60; second-class, $105; thivd-claas, 3057 from Ban “Frunclscu to Now York, by Southorn ruuto, the samio as by tho Central” Z VISITING OFFICIATS. Thore I8 quito a collcction of prominent ratl« way offfcinis roglstered at the Grand Pucifle just now, including General-Manager J. D. Laing, of tho Tittsbure, Fort Wayne & Chicagos Chbief- Englncer F. Blatavor, of tho same rond; Gen- eral-Superintondent G, W, Wintor, of tho West ‘Wisconsin; President W. D. Wnshburn, of tho Minunenpolis & St Louis; and Mr. A, M. Tucker, of tho Luke 8hore, Goneral-Managor 8, 8, Mar- rill, of tho Milwaukee & 8t, PAul, was there until G o'clock yeaterday nfterncon, when ho started far Milwaukeo, and_ Prosident Sldnoy Dillon rad Assistant-General-Manager Khinball, of the Unfon Pacific, were there untfl yesterday novn, when thoy ‘started west in a speclal cur, Whnt so many of tho mangnates are dolng hero nt this particular timo does not definitly anppear, although It fs cnsy enojigh to surinise a Beuro of queations which they might vousider, Tue{ baud no meeting at nll yesterday, and 1t {8 ot fmprobable that 1f they “do_ conenit on wny muttery the consultation wili bo wholly faformal. Mr, Lalng statod that tho business wicu brought bun hore would not in tho least intprest tho public, 3r. Morrilis trip to Chicngo certainly nd something to do with the now Uilon llo{mh for un oniliciul of the rond 8o stuted. No meetlng of tho innnukers of the roads interosted (n the now depot was held yesterday, however, a8 had Dbeon expected, owing doubtiua to the faot that Genernl-Mannger Potter, of the Turlington, had Kkoue East, 'Tho Puclfic gucets nll suy tuat thuir Vi8It to Chicugu I8 only tho customary ono, and that there {8 nothing of n speelal ‘naturo for them Lo oouslder. —— PULLMAN SOUTIHERN. Spectal Disvatch to Ths Uhicago Tribune, LoumsvinLe, Ky, March 16.—Capt. George . Mooro, of this clty, by E, E. MoKay, his nttor- ney, has submitied to the stockhollors of the Pullman Southorn Car Company a proposition to loasa tho elfeots and couteucts of the Cowmn- puny for tho term of fivo years, or longer at the option of the Company,to carry at 0 per cent perannum tuo dobt ot tho Company, to keop the cursand praperty i repalr, and to pay to tho stookholders o semt-annual dividend of El cent, boing an anoual divie dunl of 6 wer cont durlng tho leaso. For scvernl years tho Company. under the wmanngomaent of M, Pullman, wha I8 w180 Proat- dent 0f the Pullman Patuce Company, bas puil no dividends, and this proposition, If acceptod, will make the stock at onco dividend-produciug and avaffuble, Tho stockhuidors wflr vote on tho proposition At the next regular meeting in thiscity on tho Ith of Moy next, and ‘Efl 0 seumia tn bo no rensun why It will not’ be accept- o, The chartor requives tho principal aotlico to b held ut Loutsville, Ky, but Mr. Pullman has canvoyed It to Chicugo. 1t ls ' Kontuoky com- puny, and the stookbolders will seo ta It that its headquurters are brought homo, NEW JLLINOIS RAILROAD, ArToN, 11, Murch 16.~Tho coniracta for con« structing tha Bt. Louls, Jerseyville & Bpring- field Nullrond were ot lnst Suturday, Thoearth- work from the tunnel divislon to Springield, 1%, was lot to Mr. 13, D. Harris, of Brattleboro, Vt., and tho timber-work for tho anmo division toBamuel Bothwall & Co., of Jorseyville. Tha rondbod 18 to be mmqlumu hotween Jersoyvillo and Springleld Aug. 1, 1841, sad botween Jore soyvillo und the tuunel division by Nept, 1, 1881, Tl voud Wil run to Blsab, and from thero 1w Qrafton. This lu uot_ofticlal, Lot it is o safo thing to gumble on. Thu atryoyors say that undor tho biuff from Blaah to Grafton 1§ the boas routo for 4 rallroud. READING.. PUILADELPRIA, March 15.~The judges ap- pointed to conduct tho Heading Rajiroud clece tion comipleted tho compliatipn and clussificus tlon of the voto. Thu adinitted stock was 211, U5 shinres. Tho Judgudapproved 203476, These, with two or threo exveptions, were cast for tho boni tlekot, The total stock reported held for Iess thin throo months wis 3,500 sharcs, FLOODS. #pectal Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribuna, OMAlA, Nob. March 16.—Notlwithstanding the high wuter ulong fts track, the Union Pacitio {s runnjng its trafns rogularly. with only a delay of tbree hours per train, caused Ly wagon transfer around the break pear Fromout, and in Case other breaks In tho truck oeour, as will probably be tho_onse, the Company will nend Its traina over tho Burlington & Migsouri Road to Konrnoy, whoro It strikes tho Unlon Pacifia, They have alrendy begun sonding emigrant and frolgnt traina that way, =Nearly overy rond In Nctraskn I8 troubled ‘with nlul‘; water. Bomao bridges have beon swopt out and othiors are ro- garded ns unsafo, — 3 FALSE. 8ptecial Dispaten to The Chleago Tridune. MinwAukeg, Wis, March 15.—Cortain sensne tlonal prpors having rovived the Btory of o proposed consolidation of tho Northweatern, Northern Pacific, and 8t. Paul Rallway Com- panles, Tne TRIBUNR roporter this evening called upon tho munugors of tho latter to learn tha truth or falsity of the story. Tho rnilway ofliclats were very prompt and empbatio in pro- nouneing it uiterly untrue, without rcasonuble foundatlon, and, In fact, ldlotic, Tu (he iFeatern Assoclated Prev. MiLwAuKEr, Wis, March 15.—Tho rocolved that thore was n likelihood amnalgmnation of tho intcrests of the Chicago, Milwnukeo & 8t. Paul, Chlenxo & Northwestern, and Northorn Paclfie ia l|il'flm.l\lll'll:d Ly tho otlleers of the Chicago, Miwaukes & Bt. Pail llmlll Chicago & Northwestern as unqualificdiy ulse, DELAWARE WESTERN SOLD. 8peciaf Dispateh to The Chieago Tribuna. BDAvristone, Md., March 16.—~Col. MeComb, tho practical owner of tho Delnware Western Road, bas contraated to deliver 4,600 shares of Ita atack, n controlling interest, ta tho Baltimore & Ohlu Company, and tho fattor has sgreed to bulld the comgeting line between Baltimore and Phil ndelphin, Fnll particulars of tho sale cannot bo learned to-night. Mu), Canby, of Wilmington, Del,, 18 out with a strong forco starting tho sur- veys for the (lue, which swill bo placed under tho direction of tho Halthinore & Ohio onginoers jn o fow duys. EXTENSION, New Youk, March 15,—Tho Luckawanna & Dinghamton extension contructors gny thoy are cxpending $100,000 per month for construction, and would have spentmore except for the se- verity of the wenther, which prevented tho work, Thoy. vxpect to finish theline to Buffnlo inside of a year. FREIGHT RATES. New Yong, March 16.—Tho Commercfal saya: The sharp cutting of rates by the varlous tast Iines, nssisted by raflronds, both on east-bound and west-bound freight, bas been stopped, and the achedule prices aro ngain in full operation. ITEMS. Mr, George L. Banderson, General Agent of tho Denver & Rio Grande, hus establiahed hime- sell in an oftico nt No. 135 Randolph street, General Freight Ageut Smith, of tho Chicago & Alton. started for Indinna yesterday moraing, Uelng cnlled froin his Jutios by gho slckucess of u relative, Gpneral Munmfirr ‘W, B. Btrong and Purchnst Axent F. B, Smith, of tho Atcnison, Topeka & Sunta Fé, went west yesterdny via the Bur(ingfon & Quiney. Genoral Manager Pottor, of the Chicago, Bur~ Iington & Quincy, started for Burlington night before last, nnd will return the latter part of the week, alter a genoral trip over tho rond. Mr, C. W. Hall, Contracting Agent of the Chi~ cngo & Eastern IRlinols_RRoad, has beon anpoints ed Agont of tho Great Western Dispateh at Chi ©ago, his offico to bo nt No. 101 Clark street. Mr. Goorge 1. Bmith hns just been upflolntod Trufllc Manager of tho Indlnnnpolls, Decatur & Springliold Road, vice G. T, Nutter, rosigned, the appolutment to take effcct Immodintel, Presideat H, B, Mammond, of tho Indlanapo- s, Decntur & Bpringileld Rond. bna issued n clreular nnnounciug that Me. F. L. Peck hns been appalned Acting-Superintondont of the road, 3r, E, H. Goodrich having resienod, 3r. . 1L Dearborn, General Northwestern Paasenger Agent of the Baltimore & Ohlo, will start for Callfurnia to-day on atrip for his health, bo having been greatly troubled with nstamn for some time, He oxpeets to return fn ubout threo weeks. 1 ‘Tharo 18 no new anow-storm of consequenco to record to-duy. «The 1liinals Centrn) 15 rapidly clearing up ‘its Town Divislon, and .hns com- monced to recolve frelght for the Northwest. "Tho fivet train hero from Dubuquo singe Thuras dity nrrived yesterday morning. A Davenporter who rode over, the Chloago & Northwestern Rallrond from Mnrshalttown to DoWitt, tho other day, says that locomotives nre scuttered ail atong tho route, fiftcon to twenty of thom.—ofl tho track, braken duwn, on their :lldus‘,!t\m or threo downat tho £oot of cinbank- ents, Tho Detroit scalpors ard sald to hnye a novel way of swindlivg rollway companies, They tako rroen eml;Lrnnt ticketd from New York to Chi- cago, bieach thom white by somn process, and then sell thom os first-closs tickets to Chiengo, 0 number of these tickets haying beon ua lately without thelr {dontity boelng discovered. Mr. T W, Wadsworth, Goneral Agent of tho Tund Department of the Chicago, Milwnukeo &8t Paul Roud, yostorduy recelved o delegn- tion of farmers from tho East, and arranged With thoin for tho transportation of a colony to Bouthorn Minnesotn vin tho Milwaukca & 8t Paul. With the commencemont of spring, Mr. Wadsworth states, tho applientions for lnnd on the line of tkia rond {4 rapldly Increasing, ng- vance delegations of colonlsta belng recejved daily. They are offered very liberal induce- monta both a8 to tho price of Jand 4nd tho cost of transportation, tha Compuny scllig what ia eu{lud & *lund-purchaser's tigket at ¢ reduced rute, To further increnso passengoer trafiio, Mr. 1.0, Townsoud, the Genbral Passenger Avont of tho 8t. Lonls, Wabash & Paclfie, bas had printed thousands of posters in the Spanlsh language, which he proposes distributing through tho Ho- public of Mexico, These posters are tinted with red, yollow, and green, the natlonul colors of tho Moxicana. ‘Through this menns the Mexi- cuna aro fuformed that tho Wubnsh 18 % La Kata Popular,” " La Gran Ruta Dircctn.” Tho ex- tension of the Internutional & Grent Northorn to San Antonio, and the canncctlon with the Iron Mountall, form tho route aver swhich tho nasongers will bo brouiht us far g St. Louls. 'rom St, Louls tho Moxicans ean find tholr routs Enst or North over tho Wabnsh. At lesst that 13 what the Wabash folks are figuring on, and thoy nt least know that a Moxlcun who has sense envugh to cmlyrate to this country would ho #austied to remain iu 8t. Louls only long onough tochango carg for Chicago or 8uiui@ other great motronolls. Blarnum’a show will travel this_senson upon cars of tholr own, 100 In number, Thoy aro suid o b very substantial in thoir bulld, and to be richly puinted. ‘To bulld thesy cars was decided upon fn a novel manner. lmmedintely nfier 3ir. Barnum's consollidntion with tho Great Lon- dou last fail, the question aroso whethor to rent cars of tho rolling-stock corparntions, us 18 cus.- tomary with stows, or bulld and own 100 ears thomselyes, Bir. Hurnum favored the now plan: Mr. Balley ** would aereo with the others,” but Huteninson. the junior member of the new firm, was inn qunndury and strokod hils mustacho vigorously, Finally it was declded to loave it to the cards, Barnuni dida’t know one from un- other, but he pickod ont four that * hod plcturea on ‘om " and tour " that wore spotted,” and zavo thom a vigorous shaking f his hat. They woro then empticd on tha tloor, with tho understunding thit 0 majorlly of pleture cards coming fuco up would menn independent cars, aud vico versa, Then tno triumyirute of munn- gers got down on, thoir knees to separate the *piotures” from the “epots.” It was found thit threc of tha former and only two af tho [nt- ter bad turued fuce wp, and 8o tho Mttle matter !".lll fixpundl.ux $200,000 for rolling-stock was sots ed. —— A CRUEL HOAX. 8peetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BarTosionr, Md., March 15.—A shorttime sinco necounts were published in all parts of the country of a horriblo outrage perpetrated upon Mr. Frunk Wright, son of Mr. Isanc Wrighy, of Wintster, Md., in Colorado., Tho Rov, Dr. D, Wilson, n Chu?lnlu in tho United States Army., communicatod to tho futhior tho sad news of the death of his son ut tho hands of u so-cabted vii Innee committoe, v, Wilson stated (n bis I tor that young Weight had purchused two mulca and atarted to tho miniog distriets, that the mules proved to stolen, an ho owners forming themselves Into a Vikilanco Committeo, and notwithatanding that My, Wrleht assured thom ho did not kiow that tho mules were stolen, hung boths him aml his sary- unt toa tree, and there loft thom, Tho follow- ing telogruni, recefved by the futher this worn- lng, who mourned the turrible death of his son, explains jtsolf: sHipven Cry, No M., March M.—To Isaac Wright: Itewl, to my horgor, an account of my intho Now York lNeralld, Arrived hero aftor a puriious advontire, FUANK," ‘Tha announcutuent wus recolved with wrout surprise und joy by the many friends and age quaintances of the young wnn. 1{o hud not beon beard from since August, 1830, 4 et——— STARTLING STATISTICS, Bpaclat Diupaleh 1o The Chicago Tribune . TANsiNG, Mich, March 15,—Friends ot tho Stato Hportsmen's Assoolation bkave in thelr possession statistics showlug that 00,000 deer wora kilied {n the Statg tast year, of which only 4,000 were kitlod by the’ uid of dojnd and 5,000 by Il]llllan.unuu-n. ‘Tuose figures upsat all tho puti- oK ——— THE CALIFORNIA CROPS. BAN FirANcisco, March 16.—~Tho cold snap In this Btate has buen vory soverg for tho past ten days, Ico, frost, aud ball fujured tho early fruit, Coplous showurs of rain bave tallen lu Lower Cullforula. The crop prospects ure very cheerlog on the whole. e e————— WISCONSIN CROP, Special Dipatch fo Tha Chicago Tribuns, WaTERTOWN, Wik, Murch 15.~Fuarmen in this seotlon who have tested tho ustier nre of tho oplulon that the winter wheat so far ls all pight, hicago, It shows a fine, )wnunxnp heavy body of snow, and wi wen! CATANCE Wtirfor thy i fav, or & Tull orop mny b uipflififii‘"'" Hiting e —— & &%ENJEN:W\L NRENARONO, N, reh 15, ~The L of tho tnttto_at Gulltard Canet-toss e brated to-day fn purades wind speechis, "™ o Nonatutek and Carticell Spont Siik, Vst In tho worid for dressmmkim Wi to, Witson Manufacturing Co., 155 Stutn steer, o & A A Al oo The following marriake-llcensos wor torday: y Name Ag Hestdence, NIChOTaiS Maeas0,vun, Dlers. T Hia Bophila Grdha,., e I:%::::J: Motes W, Hasoitin, hlenwo. ;"‘lr’}‘:} \3"0‘” i ‘Throop, Edward Whit N )flmnl:)’-:'vm oril l‘l'.'-‘x‘:;'-'-'v'f.' efdJobn ital] (34 o e 5 Wikgurn-ar. Albort ol 0 Augusta Posol ianen, Toisted. 1Y inm Stoffan “Pinu dauk, § iitnrn Jerta 1futtio Touwtol o lolult, Knn, eeBluo Talund, 43 Waest Ll 'fih&x 'Ihvomraler, ettio Crandall. 1 A48, .. Clilenzo, | 57213l enww, €. If. Vandorvo Lydin E. Brors, i.’nhn Sohwaoxol Mary Booteher,. £ 1lijlora, ¥ { boter dlsan. . Annio Harmgir! Adolph Dombror, Amiafia Shaik 1lubert Dale, 210131 Omtario, + 22 2T Bodawick, 2 oo Ghicnuo. 17,1 hilcago, Sl B == MARRIAGES. THUEMMLER—CRANDALL~Dr. A, and Miss Nottio N, Cranduli, by the itev. winat West” Washingion-st., Tue Mareh 15, DIEATHS, S TN glnr /AN SR TAMD—March 14, Mnry, youngest 3 roneo K. and Kato Lanib. gnod L mants, 1 Of 1aw DIINKER—Tuosday afternnon, March 35, of Jmnous croup, feasio’ W. DRRker, bicd 7 Teary frfy Barvicod t th resaence of horunclo, 8, 8, \ % Chesinut-st, oa Wedntsday Wlésroon BIERIDA 9:9 p. m. of meningitis, Ji , eldeat child of Honry ,‘E: n?:‘:l"?\?:{: s F. Blirliot ed § sonpal mosti wiah i) Gyt i Funorai from rosidence’ Ot pironts, 3 kh ., G Wodncaday, SInrch 10 8t 1058 e 10wy ke Fliikes to Catvary. Kriunia ars lnvitod to attend, MCRBIUNE-Tho funoral of Goore W, Meliride J7ho was shot Bunday morning on Wabasti-uv., will fako binco Wodneniny morning, Maveh 1 st b L Nt e e M R I I~V nr ‘Th r=RQCu U A1 o Ty (7o BoRt 10 Watortowa, N. Vo, f0r Htorment ! BOWEN—A 117 Twonty-ninth-at. My Agne ng0d 3 ycnrs S imnthis and 4 day, bolGved GRashiers I, and Anno Howon. Jrunoral on Wednusiay, March 16,0t 11 n. m, from reslionco by carriagos (o Calvary Comotery. ., BIRAFT—Mareh 15, Mlinnn A, wifo of Augustus ¢, L entt nied 8 yones, Sar unora) feom In%o rosidonco, 102 South Morkan- Thiredny, Maron 1 1 By bY carringos &0 et STONE-March 12 at 13 Avonsplace, Fi Btore, Wit of Curtis 1 Btono. o - F ot Trices A Itomaina convoyed to' Waukuan for Intormont. DAY VIER—Stra. Kathor Dwryor,niod 66 yoars, t b rostdence, 470 iup Ialand-ave Satarday, Saroh 12 A native u;lhuuun. Irolund. i WGIT—AL 12:27 . m., March 15, nt her I 3 QoNaD. T VYot Aok SO Saca wife oF aan Wrlati, aged Ui roars und b shoniba: Funeral frous Wexlorn Avenua Haptist Chuech atl . hi, Wadnosday, March 1 by earringos to- itosenil, MCDONALD—March 4, Annio McDonald, beloved wito of 1onty MeDonaid, afur a briof Hinoss, ayed ) years, Funaral from Iato residonco, 58 Bouth Stato-st.ta 8t. Mary's Church, on Wodnosday ot 1Un. . bycan 10 Calyi ary. 5 Trof and Albany papers pleass copy. ANNOUNCEMENTS. POLITIOAL, LI, REPUBLICANS OF TIIEB SIXTI IIERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE Eititeonth Ward Ropublican Club nt the Lower ‘Figrnor-1inil this ovenini. llllli mES’l‘I ll;h;lll) T:VELF’I‘{I WLARD " Sl i) mer 3 ‘ o HEL CUEhOrar W st Van Thaton At wnd Cung Dbull-nv, (Good npenkors will by prosont and sddreas g medtiog. MISCRLLANEOUS. ERMAN IN TIIE HAYES SCHOOI~ Fartles dslring Lo linvo Gormon Togsons iniro- diteed In thio a achool ara requested 1o et at A, ROLIN'S, No. 32 West Lako-st., this Weduosdsy ovoning, nt'8 o'cloek shurp, I ILLINOIS SOCIAL SCIENCE AS- socfation will hold o public meoting Thursday st £ m- i th Cluek dtreot 3, k. Chitren, 'ruum\:fuu unier consldoration will bo o Cure of Depundent und Bolinquent Children 10 Cook County.” HE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE Conteal Woman's Clirlatinn_‘lomperanco Lnly 8¢ Chicaww will bo bofd g tho cluberoom of the Fatmor Housa Tharadny. Moring osaion besinsat 2 1t {s oxpoctod tinit Mea. M. 1. Lunt, of livston, addruss tho aflornoon megting, SPENCERIAN I’ENS. EL PENS ©f ho Very Dest n:m[mn Mako, and gnriraled & o Ficzividity, Durabilliy, and Lveness of polot. J0-20 Numbers, - A complcta Bamplo Car, far trial. by mallon receipt of 23 cents - £ Ivisow, Buakeman: Tavior. & Gob 138 und 110 Orand Biroct, Now York. AUCITON SALES. A A A A A At By ELISON, FLERSHEIM & CO. IMMENSE AUCTION SALE FURNITURE, CARPETS, General Houstald Gooas, Plated Ware, Ch And Gonergh 1 oM Gonoru Starchandise, 0 THIS MORNINQ, AT OUIL BTORES, 84 & SO6 Randolph-st ELIBON, FLERSHEIM & C0., Aucitoneert. BUILDINGS Nos. 635, 537, 539 & 541 Statesst AT AUCTION, Friday Morning, March 18, nt 10w e Torms cash. Bulldings to bo ramoved at once, ELISON, FLERSITEIS & CO, ttaneers 7 By POMEROY & CO. Chattel Mortgage Sale. No. 316 South State-st. THIS (Wednesday) MORNING at 10 o'clock a. m., contents of Twenty Rooms. VWalnat ana 1. 1, “Furnture, Carpots, Beddish CEaiaSm T ke &%, tor secaunt af Mortinueo. wla perbmptons WEATEROY & COo., Ancuoners or £ fora gamld oo bt o rics, pul tetly pure. Kfl{lfl e Y conteiunt, "l Gt 3 L2 ’8 CAN])I‘]I-‘ A s Lay, Ll Sren e B iy workd CARNSIELS o s Whvlemlo and it PR O T VNClesaty & Motuil. ) Goul ). Donywhor L) Tor s MU IVONN.T Wike wale rdur und warruntod “Borniianit W3 B UKNI AN, 2L 8 [WATEL WAVES, 1,75 AL, Lonz Hulr Switchus, H. Al e xouds in projartion, send fop pec 0 l JAM LALL, 109 Statessts TRUNKS, N YT R e CELAN, ) ¥ Truuke, Ylilm:hvl—\ [ ! X nor L racente