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106 THE STATE CAPITAL, Gray and Sanford Absolved ‘rom Contempt by the Senate. Refusal to Cut Down the Su=~ preme Court Reporter's Salary. Favorable Report orthe Bill Ced- ing the Canal {o the Gov- ¥ ernment. The Bill in Regard to Licensing Dramshops Advanced. to Third Reading, ! ‘House Resolution in Favor of 2 Revision of Railroad Charges. Another Prohibiting the Intro- duction of Bills After the 25th Inst. The Public Library Bill Amended and Sent Forward to Third Reading. Tn Menory of the Two Distinguished Sons of Illinols, Lincoln aud + Douglas, olving o Riddle in the Testimony Bofore the Investigation of the Rail- road Board, SENATE. . NO CONTEMPT. Soeelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SeriNarterp, 1L, March 18,.—The Senate met this morning pursuant to adjournmment, The Sergennt-nt-Arms made a_return of. the writ of attachment for C. M. Gray aud JJ F. Sanford. Itcontnined an afildavit from Dr, Hale, of Chiengo, to the effect that Mr. Gray was unable to respond to the subpana or attnchment on account of illness. ‘The return further showed that Mr. Sanford was not found by the oflleer. Senator Fuller said that Mr. Sanford had presented himself before the Committee in pursunnce to the summons, and, inasmuch s Mr. Gray was clearly shown to be slck, ho moved that the writ be discharged. It was s0 ordered. . A motion was ndopted carrying the ad- journment over to Monday afternoon. FREEMAN'S GRAFT. y The Senate bill fiximg the salary of the Su- preme Court Reporter at §3,000 per annum and regulating the distribution of his reports was rend a third tine, The same bill was fully disenssed a few days sinee on second reading, but 1t was now ail gone over again, ‘The Democracy rallied to Freemnn's sup- port, and the bitl wns defeated, Semator Shutt moved to reconsidor, I'his was followed by tho usual motlon to table, Senator Fuller moved to postpone untll next Wednesday, Lost, i) * ‘The motlon to reconsider was lald on the tabte, and the matter thus finally nnfled. 1t looks w3 if Freeman would not be disturbed this trip, Senator Shaw entered a motlon to recon- slder tho resolution adepted 'yesterday rela- tive to adjournment April 15, The mntter was made n specinl order for Wednesday next. AGALY, THE CANAL. Tho bill ceding the Ilillnois & Mlichigan Cnnal to the United States was reported bacl, with a recommendation that it do pass, A resolution was attached to the effect thut, if the bill wero ndopted, the question should Dbe submitted to a vote of the poople, Henntor Marshall Introduced n resolution calling on the Apportionment Commlttees 1o proceed with their work, so as to avoid an ndfourned sesslon, Laid over under tho rules. Bitls were Introduced as follows: . By Senator Fuller—A copy of the bill in regard to reportiug the decisions of the Su- preme Court, killed o few minutes previous. INVITED TO * CALL THE TURN.' By Senator Munn—A blll which appears to be a copy of the Missour! Inw on gnntb- ling, prnvhllmi that dealers of faro-banks and gandling devices shall bo Imprisoned in the Penltentlory, By Senator Slnuv—q\g‘wromh\llnz $550 for the retief of George L. Slmpson for services taking depositions in swninp-land cases at the Instance of the State, d A bill which was offered by Senntor Archer wns then passed, It provides that inall eases where complainants seek to enjoin tho collection of tuxes they must deposit'the full amount thereof with ~the County "I'rensurer In the county where tho bill isiiled before the writ of injunction ean issue, TAXING MIN. Senator Lewls’ bill on taxation was read o third thue. The object of the messure Is to tax beds of mineral und the bill 1s intended to reach eases where the surfaes of the lund Isowned by ono prrty and underlying mine eral by another. The Dill was lost, and the usual motlon entered to reconsider, THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL FUND, The blll transferring S134,708, the balance of the 1liinals Central Railroad Fund now in the Treasury, to the Genernl Rovenue Fund, vroviding tint ull future vaymonts of a on the Road’s gross earnings shall be ered- Ited to the General Hevenuo Fund, and ap- propriatlng 26,000 from the General Reve enue Fund for paying the balanco of the State tebt, princlpal und acerued (nterest on certaiu bonds which hitve eensed to draw in- terest but have not been preson for pny- ment, passed by o hnle-hreadth vote with an emergency clause attached, INSURANCE, Senator Bell's LIl requiring associations of individuals or individugls nlone not organ- fzed or Ineorporated under nny State law to comply with the insurance lnws of tha State wasrend nogecond thne, —An smendment was adopted providimg that plate-gliss in- surance compantes shall only required to deposit 50,000, fnstead of $10,000, aud the il sent to third reading. ' . DRAMSHOPS, Senator Clark's bill onllcensing dramshops went to thivd reasding, It provides that the authorities of eities und villuges may subnit the questlon of licenso or no license to the voters, and requires n subnnssion of the questlon whenever one-liith of the legul voters in any town shall petition for the sume, The Sennte then adjourned until Monduy afternoon vl 3 v'clock. ITOUBTY FARMERS' FINDINGS, Bpectal Duspaten to e Chicugy Tribune, BemNerieLy, I, March 18 ~—Stover, of Curroll, got the fluor ufter the reading of the Journal this morning and sent up the follow- iz resolution adopted last eveniug by the Farmers’ Club, and referredto in last night's dispatehess Wuzieas, The period of neurly olght yoars has clupsed sluce the schedulo of tha frolght and pussonger sutes on rallroads In the Stuto of Jih- Tol§ wud fixed by the Jlallroud and Warchousy Connnissioners: and Wikn:As, The rapid growih of iy country, and the largo lucrenss of business aud varuluge of thu louding rouds in the State, 83 sbown by tho reporty, uluke it munifest that froight und pusscugers wuy bo truisported on sald roads ut & wuek lower ruto thau ja dxed by the schedule now In forco, and thoroby tho producing and commercial Interests of tha Biate be grently benelited and no wrong done to tho ralivonds; therefora, bo 1t Rezolved, 1y tho Tlouse of "Representative tho Henate conenrring herelu, that tho Raitro: nn) Warchonaa Conunlaajoners be and they are hereby requeated to revise the schedule of rates af trefubt mid paseengera for tho rallronds of tho Statn of [linois u8 roon as practicable, nud make stiely reduntion i entes e in_ thole Juig. ment would bo Just and fair hetween tho rafls tom! emnpanies and tho producing interests in the State of Hiinols, GIVEN A RESERVED SEAT, The Farmers’ Club man moved the adop- tlon of the resolution, but lerrineton, of Kane, thought it should be printed and con- shdered by the members befora any actlon should be taken an it Certaln allegations werg made, concerning which some nilght wish to exnmine the records, In short, to adopt the resolution without considering it was going decldedly too fast, ' The result of o brief talk was that the reso- Intion was made n special order for Wednes- day nest, . Morrls, of Hardin, struck a blow at . T PERENSIAG DILL-WRITER whei he sent up n resolution prohibiting the introduetlon of bllls after the 25th lnst, Re- ferred to the Committee on Rules, By a vote of 120 totithe House passed the bl making an ndditionnl approprintion for the pay of members of the (enernl Assem- bly. The threo in question were Buck, Crandall, ad Richardson, of Adatws, who probably didn’t understand just what they were \'n“llg ngnlns(. . ' Several of the standing committees turned In thelr reports, Amoug them was the Com- mitteo on Revenue, which reported favora- bly on Senator Whiting's Telegraph and Stratton’s Express bitl CHICAGO PUNLIC LINRARY. The order for the dny was set nside to take up the Senate LIl increasing the I'ablic- Library tax. White, of Cook, who was “ferninst” the nmended bill as It eame back from Committee, as he also was agalust the Roekwell bill fn the Iouse, whicl is the same thing, was finally appeased and meta- phorleally rubbed down when the Committes amendinent dropped out of sight and he worked in one of his own lhniting the in- creased half-mill tax to the years 1881 and 1882 The Dbill went to third reading, atter White hwl succeeded n tacklngz on lils amendment, in the following shape. A Biuy, for annet toumend Sce. 1of “an act to nuthorize cities, fcorporated towns, aud townships, to establish and malntaln treo pub- lle 1ibrarles_and reuding-rooms,” approved and I furee March 7, 1872, SECT! DBe ft enactel, ete., That Bec. 1 of to nuthorlze eities, incorporated towns, and townships to establish and maiutain free publle Hurarles and reading-rooms,” approved und In force Murch 7, 1672, bo aniended so that the swie shull rend ns follows: Hrc. 1. He (L enucted, ete., ‘That tho City Council of edeh Incorporated city shall buve power to estutlish and muintain u publio library und read- {ng-room for tho use and benetit of “the inkube tants of such city, and mny lovy a tax of notto oxeeed nno mill on the dollar, annitlly, and in citfesuf over 100,000 Inbubitants not to exe Aitth of n millon tho dodlur, aunually, on all tho taxublo property in the eity, except for tho yents A, D. 1881 ind 1882, respectively, In citics Of over 101000 inbubitunts, tho suid tax may be utf of wmill on the dollur: such tax to e fed and colleeted §n ke manner with tho general tuxes of sald city, and to be known ns the * Librury Fund”; and the sald annunl 1i- bruryvtux In elties of over 100,060 inhutitunts for tho years A, D, 1881 und 1882 sbull not b included Intho augregnte umonnt ot taxes us fmited by Bec. 1, of Art. 8, 0f “An uct for tho incorporn- tlon of cities and vilinges,” dpproved Aprit 10, Lut tor yenrs other thun the veurs A, D. 1830 and 1442 tho'eald Hbrary tux shalf bu fnelided in the sald apRregate amount of tuxes so lnited by suld Sve, 1, BEC. . Wherens, it is desirable to enable tho City Couuell of Chicngo to muke an ndequnte appropriation in_ thu eurrent tax-levy fur tho support of the Lublie Library of Chiengo, i omergency therefore exists, oid this net shull tuko cltect and bo fn force trom and after its pussago, DRAINAGH, A counle of dralnnge bllls, each ns long as the morat law, and which had been mnde o speeinl order, were duly consldered and ad- vanced tothird rending, Youngblond, of Franklin, introduced a bill to nmend the law relating to tho bonds of Town Colleetors, The object of the umend- ment is to provent the sureties on the bond of u Town or County Collector who may have defaulted from pursuing tho real prop- erty on which such bond was a len nnder See, 142 Into the hands of an lnnocent pur- chaser of such property from the Collector. Tt thoits the llen given tothe rights of the S e "I'he regular order was discharged and the Tlouse took o bills on third rending. LINCOLY, ‘The bill to approprinte $5,000 to completo the National Lincoin Monument at Spring- field nuut to fmprove the groupuls was pussed, Wwith un emergency elnuse attached. DOUGTLAS, ‘The blll approprinting $4,708 for the com- pletion of the Douglus Momunentat Chicago, the sald amount having lapsed into the T'reasury before It was used,was nlso pussed, and both will soon be on their way to the Senate, APPELLATE COURTS. A biltoffered by White, of Cook, nmending the Appellate Court act 50 s to glve the Court the clenr right to Issue writs of man- damus prssed without auy trouble. Baldwin, of Bureau, had soma dificulty In getting through hls bill to pny Atherton Clark $000 for land damages growing out of tho construction ofthe Henry Dam, 1t went through finally, however, after somo hard work and not it fow changes In the vote. P’ COUNTY CLERKS. A bill offered by Penrson, of Cook, amend- Inyz the Revenue law so us to require County Clerks to turn over the tax books to the ‘Pown Colleetors by the 1st of December or ten days thoreafter, wns nlso pussed, At present theru Is nothing In the law fixing tho time for turning over tho books, tho wmatter lmlnr left to the diseretion of the County Clerk, ‘I'ho object of the bill Is to secure more prowpt colleetion of the taxes, Winnelmgo County, shoulil the Senate con- cur with the Ilouse, witl_hold Court here- ufter in Mareh, June und November, FENCLS, The Judiciary Committee’s bill requiring raltrond compianles to bulld und aintuin fences on both sides of their road and enttle- guards at crossings, on puin of paylng all dmmnges for unhmals run over by the ears, wid doutle damages wiless the samo s paid witnin sixty days after notice of loss, was pusaed with an cinergency clatise, After adopting w resolntlon _asking the 1llinuisdelegation ta *boom™ for Emory Cobb a8 Commissioner of Agriculture, the House adjourned till atternoon, IN TIE AFTEINOON, ‘T'he first bill to b put through in thewiter- noon was one sllowing the use in diverce suits whoere tha blll 33 taken as confessed of depositions of non-residont wituesses or those unable to attend b['n'xmml of wlynneed age, sickness, or gther badily Infirmity, to firu\-u uny fnet except complainant’s rosi- enee, . Cartor's b1l providing for the election of Supervlsors in towns hay tho sime linits us‘un Incorporated elty talled to get enough votes, Sulllvan's * (irass-Widow " blll got through after belnz divestedof thy emergeney clause, It allows u woman alhwony pending a suit for wlnn'nlu inulntenoics, und upon appenl or_wrlt of error by tha husbund, MeWitllams' bill amendlng the law In re lution to the ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES, by providing that the Court way for good ciuse shuwh dn any case require bond and seeurity from the surviving partner or puit- ners whenever the interests of the estate mi reatire It got the necessary votes, and wiil probably becoms a law, * Murphy’s bill |xmvmln.fi that State's Attor- neys listend of Cnumly wiges shall ke out and transmit to the Governor potitlons for requisitions, 10k u similar course, The Judlelary Conimittes™s bill swmending that seetlon of the criminal code which mukes Juries I ull erhminad cases judges of the law ond the fuct by decinring it ervor for u Court to wunllr)' the section by Instituting any com- purlson botween Court and jury us to the Jurors’ kuowledgo of law,passed without the slightest opposition or debate. ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION, : 1l, ot Mlelean, Introduced » resolu- vovidink for wi udjournument until Monday at 2:0 p. w., anl making House bills on tirst reading the order tor that e, The fuct that forty or fitty members wore to leuve for Kaukukeo fu the evenlnyg contribut- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, fill materlally to the adoption of 'the resolu- on, Chafee, of Shelby, Introduced a resolution calling on the Ilinols delegation in Congress {o procure the enaetment of Inws to protect inocent purehasers of patont machinery, aud to o restrict the royalty business as not to perpetrate injustics by frequent suits or sults remote from people's homes without Tunocent purchasers first having, without ex- pense to themwselves, on cusy avenue of knowledge to lenrn thatitle of the clnbmants, The resolution was adopted. A FEW NEW MILLS were turned in ns nn approprinte wind-up for the week, Javis, of MeDanough, thinks City Councils in nll elties should be empowered to leense, {ax, regulate, suppress, and prohibit hawk- ers, peddlers, —pnwnbrokers, = auctioneers, keepers of onlhmrlun, theatricals, and other exhibitions, shows, and muusements, such license to bo had for not less than S1, aud stibjeet Lo revoeation at any thme for good (l-:nfiu by the Mayor, Marshal, or Chief of olice, Tho sama reformer got i a Ll restricting the umuber of salvon Heenses to one for every 00 inhabitants u a clty, village, town, oreounty, and requiring an additionn] bond from the safgomkesper {n the sum of ), "Tlse objeet of this Inst move Is to conpel the snloonkeepor to ahut up shop over or be sitbject to suit on his bond, undny Harrls, of Cool, introdueed o bill reducing the venalties for the REDEMITION OF LAND BOLD FOIL TAXES, The ndditional penalty, If redecmed within slx months fromsale, I3 fixed ot 10 per cent§ If redecmed between six ad twelve months, nt 13 per cent: 1 redeemed betwaen one und 1\wo years, at 20 per cent. Chinfee, of Shelby, introduced ablil glving the Supreme and Appollate Cotrtgithe power toissue writs of mandamus to the lower Conrty in cases of hxlurlumnurr‘ ortlers or de- erees from which there is. no direct or lnune- ainte appeal which stand in the way of ef- feetual }Imllm‘ Afler having gotten through with tho big- gost dny” s work for some ilme, the House adjourned until Monday afternoon. MISCELLANEOUS. RIGUTING RIDDLE. Sprelal Dispalehs to ‘The Cheago Tribune, SpriNGFIELD, IIL, March 18,—~A very serl- ous nud nnnoying telegraphle or typograph- leal error occurred In the report of tha testi- mony of Mr. Hugh Riddle, President of the Roek Island Road, ns printed In Thg Trin- sk of Thursday, It was there said thut Mr. Riddle **thought all railroads led” The quiestion was asked him if he dld not believy that all railronds made speclul rates and re- DLates, and ho answered that **he thought all ratlronds did.” This exvlanation Is dus to Mr. Rlddie, as the error, if allowed to go un- corrected, would place him In a false posi- tion before the railrond workl. WILL GET LEFT, The hordo of eanal contractors who turnoed up r week or so ago with clabus amountimg 1o some S$700,000, which they proposed to got through Ly means of House bill 208, other~ wise known s the Chattield bhl, will, in tho expressive phrase of the street, “get left.'” ‘T'he Comstnitteo on Canal and River huprove- ment met this afternoon, and lstened to tho report of- the sub-cummittes appointed to in- vestlgate the claling, and the question whether the Stato had any title to the Luke-Froute Tark and certain dock property in Chi engo, which it was proposed by Bill to sell and pay off this horde of elulmnnts with the proceeds, The sub-conmittes wis unanimous In recommending that the bill be reported back, with the unfavorable verdict that it do not puss, and the maln Commities PUT ITS FOUT DOWN ON THI CLAIMY by unanimously adopting this report. 'The sib-committee” further recommended, how- cever, tha prepuration of o couple of new billy designed to sot on foot a_crusado on the part of the State against the City of Chleago, for the purpose of recoverine Ns alleged title to the lands In gquestion, One ot these bills wlit authorize thu Canal Commissioners to pro- ceed through the Courts to recover the nforesatil possessions, and another will ap- propriate $15,000 to defray the expenses of the proceedings, The Committee s hubued with the Iden of recovering the land, selling it In wholeor it part, und ultimately Jc\'mhu: the proceeds to pay for deepening and widon- ln‘u the present State diteh to thes dimensions of nship-canul, . So far us that 13 coneeened, tho purpnse s, of course, n ver ong, bat the Committea will = probu- I)If’ discover beforo they get throngh with their plan of recovering that olher people besides Lawrence, Campbell & Law- rence, who oplidon on the question of title hns been good enongh for them, have viows on Lhls mutter, and will be found ready to stand by them to the Inst, TIE EVENT OF THE SESSION 1n tho visiting line was Innugurated to-night, wlien three brand Lullman sleepers, londed to the rool with leglstative freight, n forward conch, which wis clnlclle‘ remnrka- ble for its emptiness, and an eugine, pulled ont from the Illinols Central depot for Kunknkee, Tho biennlal spirit of devotion 1o Lusi and pleasure, appropriationy aud tree 1,7 has unloosed ftselr, ad the nveruge mewber, who is In ne huste to plek up wnd go home, snatehes ot an nvitn- tlon to travel and visit ad to eat and drink out of the State trough with the greediness of the hawk on the scent of w barnyard fowl, After getting nll they want of Kankalkee, the exeurslontsts will tun up to Chileago and })ul in Sunduy at Jefferson, 'The wverngo Leizisintor’s lot just at this particular junct- ure 13 by no meuans an unlanpy one, DEAD CATTLE. Twenty=twwo Thousand Carcassos That Strow the Shores ol the P.atte and Arkansan Rivors, Dener (Colo) Tribune, Drawlng a line (fty miles oust of the mount- alus, from the north to the south boundury of the State, runuing pursilel with tho foot-hills, Capt. Wetze), Seeretary of tho Noard of Cattlo Inspection, prosented o dingram of tho dry sec- tlon, or that portion of Colorudo rendered bure rou of pusturugo by tho drought of lust sume wmer, Within this belt thore werw, Lefore winter st fu, 500,000 hund of cattle, Upon the uppronch of cold wenthor 100,000 were sent out of the Htato and 10,00 delvon vast to the grass lund and Iaudnble 10 the motitatng, leaving 0w In tho dry belt, Of thoso 25,000 fnva been winterud la Larlmor and Boulder Cuunties prinoipally, Awmong these 1hi0 loss bus been Susigadlicant, Tho reimaintug 23,00 huva given most of tho vietlms to tho winter harvest, 1 tho mountains thors his Deen 10 Juss, except In South Park, whoro only o fow deutbs Buve ocourred, Out of this 25,00 the losa 3 cetdimnted ab 10 per cont. Tho gront- cdt pumber of doud cuttio 18 to be tnuna nlong tho Platte und tho Arknnsus Iivers, Within (oo svetion of country lymse botween theso strewms thore i but littla loss, tho num- ber, bawover, belng connted 1y tha totil estl- wule, Tho eount of dead cuttlo on the Plitte begius ut Julvsburg, runniug west. ‘I'no totul numbor countud un Doth sides the strewm for u distance of twenty-two miles wis L1, Thoss woere from two berds thit dreitted along tho stream utl the souson, At this ratlo the nums ber of denths within 100 miles—tho uxtent of tho 0 0,000, tid It 18 ussumed thnt ot lowst 2,00are Wyonitng eattle, The connt of dead cutile on tho Arkunsus wus mude shnultun- neoua with thut of tin Platte, The count wis mide from _Ment'e Fopd to old Fort Lyon, a distancu of forty-tive miles, and 1,600 doad badivs were found. At tho rumo ratio, tuken from the Slate line west to tho foot-hills, tho number would foot up 5,000 hoad, the great bulk of dend uniinnly lying within 1 yards of the rivoron elthor slde, ‘ol number & sube tracted 1roii tho 10,0 head that tive arlited along the piver duriug thy entiro seuson, 'T'ho dawd eattlo bero ave principally thoss thnt havo Leen driven from ‘Fexud ur drified enstward und southwn rors the dey bult, 1. gethor with u large numbor ot old cows. Lapt, Wotzel ostimates tho number of vattio in tho Btute nt s, uild, I oTdur Lo coverull thy terrltory, buses his estimute of nortality wt duublo " the number kuown to bo dead. " Thy number wseertainod by teinl count foats up only 134 per cent, Doubling this pereentag, by iglves tho eatinated nuamber of dead enttly ut ubuit 24000 head out of HO0W, Tols number, bo suys, s lur, b evor kuuwa betore. e —— o Drownlug Negro and Kl Pockote - hools, - Vicksturg (Miss,) Commerclal, A negro plunter caine 10 Vicksburi, sold his cottou, put his money o his pockerbook, una sturted down 1ho Tiver. Leaulig (oo far over the wuurds us tho boat backed out be fell overboerd, 18 partemonnalo, which wus in his side pocket, Hoated out wna rodu with bis hat on tho surluce of tue wutvr, whilo the eurrent currivd tho negro away, — The yuwl wins lowered ind nsatatunce st onco sturted towans tho drowniug inun, who, pereeiving his ure tloutig olf, ralsed s volee wnd shutited Sivo dut pocket-Look ! ™ L bead went uude und nlluuprvuml. As e voso up ugnln ho gasped: “Dars ®l13 dut pucket-buuk!" Scurcoly b s befuru bo sauk gecoud time, Tho yuwl catne Within roich Just in time to rescuv ‘tho drownlug Afvican us o cuv to the surtuce for tho lust Time, A8 soon us tho water was wiped from bis noss und noutl, 80 thut be could see und vpunk, ho uskud wDId=—dld you suve dat pocketbook ¥+ No, wus the reaponge, * Wetl, den,” said the u Ko, regretfully, * what de deblil was de use of vuvin’ wo et 208 | THE COURTS. Another Postponement of the Street=Car License Case, Records 0of Judgments, Now Suits, Criminal Business, Eto, TIE STREET-CAR LICENSE CASES. Inthostreet-cat llvense ennes a general demues rer was lited yesterday by tho defendants to the amended bilts, Mr, Tuthill, on betinlf of the camplninants, then went befors Jidge Drum- mond and askod to have tho demurrer sot down for argument. + Mr, (oudy nppeared for the compnnles, and snld he expocted to ba ealled to Washington next week to attend tho Supreme Court, und could not toll when he could go on with tho present argunionts, Judge Drummond remnarked that sudgo Har- Ian would probably be here in May, and o would prefer hie should hear tho ense, Aftor some furthor diseisslon ad to time the matter wis postponed o week until Mr. Goudy cin nscertain when he will be obliged to go to Wushingto! IVORCES. Julla Miller filed a bill yestorday against her husband, Stephen 8, Miller, nsking for a divoreo on the gronnd of conviction of felony. Annle Finn nsked for a decree ngainst Danlel Finn, charging him with desertlion and eruelty, And Mary Leahy praved for tho samo kind of ratistietiont from Willitm Loaby, whom she nle leges to buve been gullty of cruelty.driukeuncss, and desertion, Judee Gurdoer granted a decreo of divores to Jobn Muoney from Lols Anu Moouuy on tho ground of adultory. ¢ 1THMS, The argument of the petition for review in tho State Insurnnee case was sct bofore Judge Drumtnomd for yesterdny, but wns postponed week, the Judgo belng engaged in other cnscs, Judke Blodgett will ronder somo oplntons tiia morniog. STATYE COURTS. Charles E. Towna began n guit yestor(ny to recover 1,000 of Charles W. Wotherell Annle M. Wheelar commenced nn action fn trespass ngninat Allan, Willinm A,, and M, A. Pinkerton, and Francis Warner, clatming $20,000 dumnges, Sho alluges thut on tho 14th fust, sho was arrested by the Plnkertons and locked up In aroum furseveral bours, and that tho frizht tnd excitement causet her to bave u mlscars Hage. Modos and Louts Goodman Blca n blll agatist August 1L -~ Wegener, Louis C. Wegener, and Helnrleh Jordun to foreclosg . trust-deed for 81,150 ou Lot 6, Illock 8 i Flournoy's e subdivision of Jones & Patrick’s Addition to Chiengo. CRIMINAL COURT, . The Indictment ngalust Augusta Doorger and Henry Treulinger for adultery was stricken off, it appearing rrom the flles of the Circult Court that thoy had had asuit for divoree, which had been disinfssed, Patrick O'Mulloy pleaded Rlllllr 1o nssaulting Peter Dempsey at.ihe Fiest Preclnet poll of the Elghth Ward nt the lust Mayoralty election, and was tined £15 and costs. ‘fhomas Conslidiue wus on trial for burglary. SUPRE. COURT. Speetar Diapatch to The Chicago Tribuna, 0rTAWA, 111, Mareh 18.—Tho following opintona [ were tiled In tho Supreme Court, Third Grand \Divislo, to-day: ADVISEMENT DOCKET. 10. (A. D.). Gulliver vs, Racllo: roversed and ded; dissonting by Sheldon, J. 2. (A, D). Itigloy va. Lagun; reversed and ro- munded, 13 (A D). Weldenge vs. Spinance; revorsed and ramagded. 18, (A, D). Piper et ol va. Jncobsons dismissed, 4l (A, Do) Itigney v, ‘llr of C‘?Icmx versed and remamiled: Stueldon and Scotl dissent; soparate opinion by Dickey, C. J. TIE OALL TO-DAY. Junar DrusNoeND—In chnmbers, Jung narr—(ieneral business, AveeLLaTi Count—Not ly sosslon. Juvar Garv—Motlons. Jupar Sx1Ti—Peremptory call of motions for new trlal ‘fn Nos, 242 and 2200, Junas Winssassos=Peremutory call of tno- tlons for now trinl in Nus. 3,621, 3,803, 3,078, £33, 475, 855, 4,020, 1205, Junak JaxisoN—Divorco enses, Junae GAtbNER—Divoree enses, « Juniae Rogrng=Motlons for now trial, Junan AxTiONY—Peremptory eall of motions for new trinl. Junge TeLey—Diverce enses, Jupar BARNUs—DIVoreo cuges. TIHE CALL MONDAY, Jupax DrussMosn—Set easo. Jupagh: Brobuert—No pnnouncement, lAm-zLLA'x': Covrer—Adjourned untsl Wednos- dny. 3 Junon GAry—18 to 81, 85, and 305 to 339, Con- dumnation cuse No, .03, Chileagzo & Western In- dinnn Ratlrond Company vs. Huberbosch, on trial. Jupan 8siTn—No proliminary call. Trinl cull 2,070, 2,682, 2,608, 4,600, 2008, 2,700, 1702, 2,704, No cuse on teinl, WILLIANBON—Asslsts Judyo Gary. ested motlons, GARDNER— ested tnotions, JunGk ROGEIE—S30, 330, B51k4, and 800, No O it \ NEION =109, 1, KB, 50, A1, 010, 01 g e et ontusted imotions, 1,030, 1,031, 0, 00, “ Set cuso No, 1,200, and Nos, 405, 13, UL, O3, 624, 602, 082, 053, 680, 037, und JUDGMENTS, Usrrep Srates Cincuir - Count—Jupon BropoeTT—Joseph W, Green v, Joseph Ledorer, $i1LEL Burrnion Count—CoNressions—Charlea D. Colson vs. Poter Ward, Pistrick W. Montoll, and Juhin D, Seanbiy, 8261,25. Jupar Gany—Willlam Dokerty vs. Henry Ty lor, ¥i JubaE SMITi—F, Jonca, use, ete., v8, lenry L, Hil; verdiet, 814467, und mutlon for now trial, JUDGE WILLUAMSON—Augon B, Piner ot ul. Va. Gilos A, F«mnlur: vurdl W8e-Lyman Baird et ul, v, Jouseph 1, Clo Limneuir Cournt —~ CONFESSI Bliznbeth Church va, Joseph und Elizabuth ieving, $16, Junae ANTHONY=John Milug ve. Albert Y, &2 % K. Adams vs, W, A, Btuuton, I8 _Lachbibler, pud Louis Luch- Thomus Covk v, Town of blbler, (L8 Lyuons, &131.81. e — Hlant va, Clarote HACKENSACK, N Y., Murch 10.—T0o the Edilor of the New Yurk Lrimnc: ‘Tho sonseless—were it ot interested und prejudiced—uoxeitement rleed France fa regand to” tho tfulsely -churged un- wholesomeness of American pork was Justly re- foreed to by your Beligha correspondent in tho 'ribune of Tho Kth fnst. s sneeeston of ro- tatintlon by prohibiting the lmport of Fronch wines sfoes not go nearly tar cuough, becanso there {8 guod cuuse foe 1Las i protective menss ure, and not for romlintory purposcs, Perbaps he duvs not knuw that tho French wines are cols ored by polsonous drugs—cbictly the untilne colurs; nt leust, | wtuto tuls us u fuct learncd from frequont articies in recent years ina leads toir Frenea agricuitumt Journul (ourial o' dq riculture Pratique) and nut of my own knowl edige; but the wutharity niny, perhaps, be cone fuced ad 1 Trustworthy one. OF tho two rivks, maost pessons would probably profer belug puls- vned by L'Ill'.'illll'lll hutun ruthor than by uniling colored French wines. Ho 8, e ‘P Leduction of Citles, New Vork Tines, The English longunge, a3 used u the United Stutes, nueds the addstion of 1 verb whivh sball Aeserihe tho act of reduciug i city (0 i towi, Wo tave sueil somewbere the Joviel romark of 1 country oditor who bl been foreed to reduce 1ho size Of his nowspupor, und who, withis hively recolicetion ot the boustful enlargemonts of lla contemporaries, elnfmed crodit for baving *onsumulied " his journul, I Nevada, whicn hukd the populution” of u single block fn New York housed. should suddenly decide (o oss capo tho tuxution and the wurries of Stuteboud, 00 should resolvo (tselt buck Into 1ts_ ortgined coudition us the ‘Territory of Wushov, wo might adupt W elumsy forn of speech und suy that tho Hruty hnd bocomo Torritorialized, Bt it would ho very uwkwurd to suy that Dulutu bas been decityiled. Yor this word exprossod ‘Ymclmy whut hus huppened o Duluth, fumed in tho aunuls of Awcriean orutory us “Tho Zenith City of tho Unisulted Seas.™ " In ihis partloulur, Duluth b followed tho unsuvory vxamplo of Metuphis, ‘Teu,, uigd for tho sana reason. Mons Phis vauned 1t nleipil churter 10 bo repealed and 1ho tnte ulty was reorganised, by wes of Leg- The ‘M'mxing IMstrict of Bhulby U his wis- i disgracetul surronder to distonesty nnd bunkruptoy, Tho dobls of the City of “Momphls, whieh wero considorubie, coiild not bo eoliceted of the ‘Laxiug District of Bholby County, But the decline und full ot 8 ety 5o fsned In suny and story us Duluth, the Zenith Gity of the Unsulted Sews, l4 even nore notuwoithy that ot Memphis Duluth was widely advers tisud 43 bejug the rwum hical, politlent, und woral centro of the Hepubtie, And, as tho Ie- public 18 acknowlodged o bu the centre of the universy, tho I)Udlunu of Dbuluth be readily Uxed. Tole - Cily of cun tue Uusulted Scus bud o Comwon Councll, o MARCH 19, 1881—SIXTEEN Mnyor, 0« City Marshal, and n city debt. Tnst, wonre hanpy say, waa chiefly held by unsym- lmmlzmn restdonta of offoto EBuropo, With that nfty and noblo disdain for obligationa Inearred 10 tho despised forolgner which lins eye neterized the sans of tho boundleas Wi City of tho Unsalted Sena refieed to pny tho bondholders. The City of Duluth waw, o (o llvm!k deeltyfied, and “beenino tha Village of Dutnth—the Viliige of the Unsulted Sens.” Tho debts of tho eity ennaut be colleeted from the llnge. Tho European Shylocks who lont thole o tha free eitizens of the unsalted seay, 1y belleving that they would bo !mld, prinelpnl nnd interest, ali not know the fertiiity of tho resottreen of the breezy and houndless West, Aud now those children of an eifeto despotiam stre petitioning the coirts to set nside the netof decltytiention—If we mny be nllowed tho use of this word—us unconstitutional, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. 'The Tribune In Kust St Louls, v the Editor of The Chicagn Tribunes BABT Br, Louig, IiL, Mareh 16.—=Your valuable and distinguished paper findan great mnny rend- orgintho City of Enst 8t Louls. Your right- cous coursoont tho grent Irlsh land question merits tho alncerest approval of npeovle who buve been laboring under terrible difticuitles for conturies in trying to regencrate tho ate tributes of thelr mitlonality from the rerfdom of Uritlsh landlord tyranny, 1t is 0 sourco of consolntion to our poor mal- treated people to flud the editor of one of the greateat papors in tho Northwest planting bim- self conaplenousty sbeforo tho communities of tho world In bringing before the Hhernl-minded American cltlzens tho wrongs of a peoplo whoso love tor this great Amerlenn Natlon i3 over wmanifested fn tho patrjot hourts of Trishmen. In your Inat Suunduy'a 1ssus (on the ith uit,) thore appeared o plece of composition headed, * Covrelon Luws in Ireland,” Wau all here know the writer—3Mr. Iireen,—one of our proniisig ,\'nllllt{ hmen. His poom 13 80 mueh adjulired 1hat L aend for copies at tho request of some of iy Iriendg to tho umount of tho inclosed r mittance, Streot=Tentlways 1 To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Crniicaan, March 18.—Apropos of the recent strugyle In tho Council fn which cobble-stones and stract rallways are prominent on one side, the attached clipplag from tho Baltlmore Daily Sun of March 16 muy be of interest to tho mu- Jority of your vast number of eity rendors, as sBhuwinie how street-ratiwny lines fare in another Inrge city: Tho Muyor bus npproved of the ardinance granting CrIIaNInT Lo (0 PUGorson & Drutd 1L farks City Pasvonuor Iuillway Compny to oy down tracks on surlous ateevix and uvenues of the clty, commencing a3 tho intersgctinn of niiliuore struot nd Patorson Park avenue, theuco along the avenuo to Fnyolte atreet, to Woite, Monunsent, Bond, Madisun, Forrest, Enkoer, Cathedral, Howard, Iark. Dolphin, Holion, Wilson. Linden nvenue, 1 'North ‘nvenue, 1o the eity Muilta; nise bogtuning &t tho intarssetion of Monu= mentand Wolgo streots, niong. Monument to Washs vehuu, th the grounds of the Haitinore Cometery Company, and alxa b glnning aL the intersectivn of * Honid and M ument, Alung Bond to Eustern avenuu, to Shakspo: Mreat, t Broadwiy, to Thamos, | Tho Diractors wen= tloned 10 tho ordinwtee nre Edwand Shriver (ee donty, tieorde SV, Ward, Charles Wabb, John A, kins, ‘Jawos I Phiny win B, Bunton, wud 2 It Hnzaveoll. 1 not to excedd five ita, whit o chargo for glildren under g years, und irnafor threo conte. ‘Fweive por contiin of thy ruen Tocoipts ar o bu pisid quurterly (o tho Park Fund, the Compuny tu 2iva hund in the wim of $10&) for Ui talthful perfurnuneo of thelr duty. 'the ruad it bo copumonved withhy slx monsis from the wp- provatof tho ordinanc und to by completed within twelvs montha. [Lis understood the work will bo be- un n avery shoft time, Thelr nttention fa dirccted to the conditions relutive to fures, ind also to thy amount to bu puid to the Park Fund. Wil sny that all tho Tuilways thoro pay n park tnx in some sbnpe or anothor, In conclusion, ins wnybody seon or kenrd anything of the ** Herdle™ conch r{mn:’ V1804, 1 Isanc R, Gavinis Daughter. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. BArAUO, Bell Co, Tex., March 15,-In your fssue of Feb, 211 found a letter headed * Barly Chicogo,”” written by *J. M. IL", of New York, In which my fathor, Isnuc R. Gavin, 18 spoken of 80 elightingly thut 1 ennuot rest satistied with- out notielny it, and ns you published the above- mentloncd urticle I beg of you todome tho Justico to Insert this one in reply. Tho memory of iy futher I8 very dear to me, his only child, und there is snmething g0 mean and cowardly In thnunting the faults of the dead to view that [ cannot but feel fudignant nt tho mantier in which my fathur was spokun of, uven supposhig Bim to bave been *vain and nolsy® (which I do not all agmiy. How much kinder and wore gen- tlomanly would it have been i, M. 1L 1o bave let tho Fanlts of, the dead mun rest in the grave, 80 long elosed o'er him? 3, MU 1L enn havo the sntistucuon of knowlug ) Lip hus unnecus- sarily wounded the liogs of n woman, gole and * defonseless Miberitor ot tho meinory be trents so lghtly, When 1 read this articlo away oft_herd In ‘TUexas, nnd suw my futher spoken of 0 unuocesMnrily us i vii atdl polsy Irishmnn,” [ wept Lot, Ditter teurs, amd I Bopo that J. M. H. miny never fecl no words a3 keendy ns L did those of his, 1 thin nlsarticlo ou Chicago wonld buve hoen cour- plete and etliclont If_ho had siinply mentioned that L R, Guyin wiw Shoerlll at the thug, aud lot Mr. Burley's slurring remurk also have dled with him. My father was & true, gonerous- hearted Irishinnn, with fuults o doubt, as wo all have, but would never have stooped to u slight, mean, or uukind expresslon of tho dead unless there hnd Leen: somo absolute necessity fordt; nnd [ would now ask J, M, H, In future to elther let my father's e rest in- oblivion or sbenk respeettully of him If it be nece f for him to place his nigne i public. Respeetiully, Muts. Katn A, OUgaIN (uéo Gavin), Army and Navy Eaymasters, TV the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, 81o¥Ey, Nob., Mareh H.—=Your editorial in 11 ‘PrisuNe of tho Sth inst,, entitled * A Sur- feit of Puymastors,” does tho nuvy of the United Htutes, 8o far as tho Paymusters are concerned, tho wroutest Injustice, and wad efther written ng 0 Juke or through lgnorunce, I tuko It for kraut- cd 1t was tho latter, as 1 tind it 18 nlinost uni- versully tho cayo In the Wost that fur more 8 kuown nbout, lot us suy, the hieroglyphles on tho Central Purk needly thun about ‘our navy, I'nke, for nstunce, your opening paragraph, in which It ls stnted thut the ofllee of Puymuster in tho uriuy and navy is ono sought by broken- down politicians, This mny be essentinlly true of the urm{ whore # Payiastor ut oneo obtalng the rutls of Mufor aud thera I3 no limit us to ngo hut, us you publish, the nowly-appolnted Puy muster in the nuvy runks with un Easlgn (Scee- ond Lieutensnt), and, s you do tot udd, be cun- not bo over 2 yeurs of uge. I take It fur grant- ed fow of our politicinnss bieak down ot tt pgo. Whisky und hope koep themn on tho tood tide later thun that. It should bo udided hero that nppolutiments uro only ube- tulned aftor u compotitive oxamination, * But all thigis immuterisl,Tho question is, What does the Nuval Paymusterdo after ho I8 appofuted? 1u tho neiny now, tho Paymnster, neenmpimed by s clerk to do the Leavy work, and his hund- bitg full of greenbieks, starts out tpoin hewd- quurterd, and nmking the tounds of his lnfied torritory liternly pays out so_imuch iponey per head to the suldiery, mnkes duo entry thoreol on his rollg, und his lnborions duties fur one or two wonths ure dono. Thesoldler wants ulfll!lln{. 1o guts It through his Post Quartermuster, or Cotne puny Borgennt, or Cuptain of his compnny, who gets It from the Quartermustor of tho Depurt- wmont, He wants rations, and thoso are obtslned from the Post Comnnlssury, who ugnin goes to the Department Comnissury, ete,, ote. Besides tho Puymnsters In thu uriny thore are ninety Quurtermusters, Comwissuries, and — militury storekeopers, Thuse oflicinls have an onny ot i wlerks, and thon theeo nro besldos, as 1 huvo sald Letore, the poat sub-otliclnls tken frous the line of tho ariny,—they, with thefr clerks, uud in renlity doig tho bulk of tho distvibuting wurk, 11 tho nuvy the satlor gots bis pay, his cluthing, and bis ratlons ull frou thu Puyninster, who thus 1113 tho pinces that 1L tnkes four dilferent st corps of tho army to oecupy, ‘The Paymaster of A ship with 6 men hns one clerk und one stew- urd,—ruthor o small stail ns compurud with tho army. On shory, at tho Illl\')’-{lll‘lil and statlons, tho uutics ure the anme, Bedldes paying oticers and workinen, all provisions und elolbing re quired, bnl‘r ushore and uout, lll.':nr purchnscd t ¥ by the Paytfuster, . 1L Russey, Ex-Liodtenanl Commundor Unitd Stutos Nuvy, "Fho New Savings-1tunk Bl Tu the Editor of The Chicaga Iyibune, Cnicaao, Murch 18,—The Buvings-Bunk bl Just introduged In the Bcuuto by Senutur Rico Provides fur the organization, supervision, and adiministration of saviogs institutiony similar to thuso In the Now Englund Statesand Now' York, The Springtield disputches scom to give tho - presston thut thero shull bo ut leust thirteen stockholders,—for stockholders read trustoes. Institutionsincurporated under this bill, IF it becotnes u lnw, will be, I 110 souse uf the word, banks. Thoy do not possess tho powurd usuul to bunke. Thoy huve no cupital stock carrylug o proprietury vight In tho profits, lesy such e tovest, us banks, thoy might sea Ot to give to tholr depositord, "Thoy buve no right of tssue, ar of disconunt, or to rocolvo money o deposit sub- Jeet to choek ut aight; aro not allowed to muko, buy, or sull exchange, or to deal ki or upon gouds or merchandise, but aro strictly contloed o the investment of money left for nccumulae tion und safu-keopine I tho stocks, bonds, na mortgngos wentioned b the bill, with _thorough sufegunrds for the sufety of tho lIuLm-lIlnnl. The entire profits, luss the vxpenses, belong o tho dupuaitors, who owi all thu Invesiments. Whoy nro istiludons (o suve, not Jo tnaka th ] money, The trustees who manage u forbidden to bavo tho slixhtest cubfury Inter- ot o thoir earmngd, nelthor cun they borrow woney from the nstitution. 17 Fuhllu economy and publio morality de- thut citizens bo given not only 4 cotinon- ol education, thut tho righits wid advuantages of herty of consclonce, the frecdom of specoh und of thy press Ly mdutn of U0 Hewspuper, tho Post-Ottiee, the stuwnp, the Chured, the sehool-house, aud the publle lbrury be provided und sustutued by n wise polisy for thu cominon Koud, 50 ulso doee oot public policy dewund thut This™ PAGES, 7 habits of thrift, economy, and euterpriso be taught and fostered? To accomplish this bonov- olont piirpese snvings institutfons wors con- colved and sreated, nifording thoso whose habits of lite and knowledgn of nifalrs ;‘mahldu the nossinility of thoir muking wiso nnd sufa fnv menta In thele own behnif—to nggregato nud I vest tholr Ruvings In some place of safoty, iy avalinblo (n este of want, and thus protect tan lves, and at tho same thne proteet tho pubile, from elnhing that otherwiso inust be made npon . They not only do_this, but thoy niford 10 onr eities, fowns, and villages a customer at homo for thelr sceuritles, and the renl eatato owners o desirablo ereditor from whom to effect onns. The blll introduced by Senntor Rico {8 tho New York Inw, which Is conskiered the best fu the conntry, If HOL in Any country,—and {3 the out- srowth of over sixty years' experichce,—under which £100,000,000 gre fiow Invested for tho solo benefit of 950000 depositors. With this aystom our State would vory soon tnko a leading posl- 1101 a8 the custodian of funds in hor savings in- atitutions for the entire Northwost, and umler it hor muvings-banks would no_lotger be o ro- pronch and n byword. W. Krisey REED, Fronsurer Dime Suvings Bnnk. Tho Trish Guestion, To the Iditqr of The Chicagn Tribune, Citicaun, March 18,—1t would seom us though the tido was turning ngatust Parocll and tho glorlous and Just causo of which be §s 8o faithe ful and illustrions an advoeate. Dut wo can scarcely ¢xpeet anything differont. Tho Incop- tion of every great undertaking having for its object the advancement of clvil or religlous lib- orty 18 Inevitably cetaln to meet with opposition fromn sumo guarter,—usually that from which we might unturally cxpeet some nld and codperation., How unlike the publie sontlment of- our coun- try coucermuog Ireland and its present agitation I8 that uf the so-called French Republic, The majority of the prominent papers of this country —nand right hiere { wish to record an humble and hearttelt acknowledgment of the splendid and truthtul exposition which T'ig: CItCAGO TIINUNE has repentedly given of Eoglish misrule in o Ireand—have unanimously colnelded with — Purnell in hls wivoeaey of tha prinelples of the Land Lengue, utd have so roreibly und so uccurately set forth tho griev- ances Which biuve o lung rotarded tho matorinl progress ot Irelund ns to nrouse fu tho breast of uvery frecdom-loviny Awmerlean n solicitude for tho £peedy amelloration of her wrangs/ hitherto utkunwn in this country, Alns! fur the potency of worul o upon un English ndininlstration, us[mulnll concerning Jrish uffalrs, - t 10y not be jurt to pince all tho respectaole newspapers of France ju the snme category, but, it \Vl)llrl:lojlld?u from the comments of tho lunding prints of it Capital,—and they undoubt- odly rellect tho sentiments of the Government, nut the people,—~wea must conclude that the ruls it power of Feauee has but littie symputly for tho (lls of Ircland, The truth is, there 18 too much. Catholio Christiunity there to sult tho libernllstle tendoncles of Freneh oflicials, Gowd govermment dues not permit of luwlesness or nny species of wrong-doinge detrimoental to the welfaro of soclety, Jsit continry to tho spirit of Justico for o falsely-nceused person to proclaim his Innocence? It nut thore, does not'the samo prineiple apply to the people of nny comnitey slmilarly sbuaied? Have not tho people of Ireland for generatlons been contliu- ally supplienting und potitiouing for redross of geievances, usking to bo aflowed the henelits of the Constitution under which thoy live; and with what consideration huvo xlish ndministrue tons received such potitons? Huve they not mvarlubly ignored every equitable dennd thne the people of Ireland have wade, and instend Kiven thom o larger Installment of repressive ncusures, ns at the prosent day, when the peos Ploof Irdiand, roluvigorated withr & more en- lehitened reulization of an cquality of justice, 80 foreibly und logleally set forth In the cnun- ciations of the Land Lesgue, Inaugurste n peaceible but dotermined ngitation, for the purpose, If possible, of impregsiog upon tho Engtlsh Government tho nbsnflite n sity of crudicating tho land laws under which thoy now Inbor and give them o just and uniform law: or, bettor still, lot the benfgn Government assist tho tenant-furaiers to purchuse outright tho land from those who nre willime to sell, on tho terms set forth by Parnoll, and what hive thoir uppeuls availed but In hustening the ounctment ot two hurbarous coerelon laws! Hut this hng been England's polley towied Iveland sinco tho commencement of her Jurisdiction over that unfourtunate country to tho presont dny. And 8o will it continug until somo great emer- Reney presonts fteeif. When England finds her- seIf on tho verge of 8 grent wilitury steugglo, necessitnting the sorvives of 200K or 0,00 Irlshmen, shie will very stranwely como to o ro- crt all tholr fntluonco to havo avor, ducer in tha county llcensed and mn{]e'&u.kn'::“' quent Inspootton. | Filthy bntis, dirly twgnre: and sour troughs atiould ontail 8" sunprasiy Ly liconno, Lot tho oty do what It can lowithate, tocheck this monstroun outrge. (t I o s rago on tho community that” greed of gain stoutd be' allowed * 10 oudunor gy n thousands_ of lives. Tt 8 i outyage 0] tho buslness-mon whu keop tuirige O o wholesoma, pragtionl busls that thoy snoney o bolittied by lot of eufiana who arg oo erd todo more than nbsolutely keep lifo 'in . weetchod (natrubents of tiiole nofirions iy, 0 it comes from tho co ' fof thoro rensons: lumry 8 satedt ho dniries are run as commerelal o are conducted on systom ev.v.—y:nfi:f":.'?f" thom I8 sweet and cfenn, tho cows e and mare or loss well ted, tho milk in a vleanly way Into sweot vesscls, ire health 8 oxtructey aud, plicey in such, Are sent out of contaminuh Uiiericea; When It renchos tho oity 1ty arss ferred to proporly constructed refrl, Hupposo It'I3 WALLEON Gvon Ono-half, t o hnriu ls in reducing. it rlchness; water s not paidonous, at lenst Chicngo water, et Niter. putentcessny what thoy may, Pitre, wholesoym, untlc nd e, wiolosono witor Mo lre i p 3 fraught with o daw ot of tho onsumer. gl cro i3, however, one way, and only one wy; of ketting pure, unadulterated, whol 1l e L, : h olesvine miik, 0 will not only pay ter way, i Lring the color 16 tho BRI OBeak af yomciib ouos; sho will 0l out tholr hollow chusts 'ang alization of tho fact thnt tho demunds of Ire- lund are really worthy of consideration, wud ln- stead of ennctlug coercive mensures shy will proceed to grant coneessions aud mnke all mun- ner of liberal promises, only, of course, to bo broken, a8 they have been in the pnst, Ho goon a8 tho dunger 18 over. Iu this chor- acter of hypuerisy the English Government stands unrivaled. 1t tus practiced it too olton and too suceesstuly tpon the Irish peoplo not to kuow frs efficacy. “What n parody on Justice to hear Bnglish statesmen like Glutatone pratg uabout lverty and eulogize thie ncehiovuments of relormers, while thoy aiito wilingly giva thelr pverful nssfstunce to tho formntion and passage of cocrelon lnws which complutely doprive tho peoplo of Irelund of every lumbluucutL Justlee, 'PURE MILK. SomggPractical Suggestlony on an Im= portant Subject. o the Lditor of The Chicago Tribune, CH1CA0, Maroh 18.—~18 it not more than prob- able that tho poverty of tho milk-supply hus something to do with ? very consldernblo” amount of slekness amoud children dury this winter? Laat winter o great ery was ralsed agalnst fm- puro milk, aronsfug people to the knawlcdie that milk could be, und way, ndulterated, Yet, what 0id that knowledio result In? A change of milkmon, a plunge—In most cuses—from Lud to worse. ‘Tho public, startted at the exhibit of the in- vestigutiuns into tho quulity of milk, ralsed a cry tor puro milk,—milk without water or other extraneous udditions, To supply this demand aroso i host of cow-keopers, ownfoyg from two to twenty cows apiece, with the shibboloth of e mitlk * wpon thote 1ps and * no adulteri- ton' fuseribed upon thelr banners, o thom fuw the credulows publie, uceepting tholr purity In pleco of the wora or less watered stock of the regulur vonder, B £ar, 8o ool it awnkened a new ndustry, and nlliyed tho fenrs of anxious parcuts, who wera happy jn tho possession of whut was deomed titherto unattuinublo exceptto tho riido donlzens of tuo country, or the proud possessurs of *tho best cow In the eity.” “ Tut itk may bo pure, yet ifinitly tnterlor, as nn urticlo of hunian food, to nost watered milkmun's milk, Do not dlatter yoursotf, O Taterfumnitiug, ou the mere fuct that Miko Mure phy Keeps threo or four cows, und supplies you und your finmedinte nelghbor with the puro articty * tresh from the cow.” 1Ly bo pure, und ut the sumo time runk_polson; It may cone tuln not a sigle particio of sophiatication, und yot be llquid dedth to your suckling babe or un-el‘nnx ehlld, MUk (8 tho most absorbout of sl Naturo's preduots, In distriets where inilk {8 cheap and moat very dear the peoplo sweeten thoir tafuted meat by souking it in mitk. Tho milk becones putral, the meat sweet and 1t for tood. Milk i3 nlso put i1 tho meat-suto for the sole purpose of keepmg tho mout untainted. How ofton in tho semmer do you toste musk. melons in your ten or coffeo ni uight, or pers chunes onlons or cheese, or snues-kruut, and you wonder how tho couk could have been so careless ne to uliow any of thoso ngredients to ot 1to tho pot nlong with HBobuw or Mocha. Porbups you rate her for ity nid sho neseverates thut **Nivera taste of thhn cog nigh to tho tay,” und rightly; butsh rigets all wbout tho itk sho put Info’ the retrigoritor uloug with tho detieacies lelt over frow dinuer, b k i3 tho most necessary amd yet ot trewcherons subatunco uf childron's diet. It hus to be guurded with 1noro thun Argus cyes to prevent 18 good properties bolng stoleu away und replaced by Jusdlous disvase, The best neans of keeping mllk is fnwn wir-tight can or ury set inu cool placo,—~in fact, exclusion of air 4 tho only way of kecpiog It piire, But supposing you buve yourbarn all propared 10 bep your horse. Ao you suro you will put u borse fnta ft? 1o othor waonly, yoile safegnirds nre valuoless uniess fiuur ik 18 swect and wholcsumoe from the beglntugv—=not oure, but whulesomo. * Milk not only nbsorba all atniospherio taints, but it hus the terriblo fuculty of ubsurbing taints from its very source. ‘'o gut wholesome milk it {4 ubsolutely requisit to get u wholesuine, bealthy cow, und to keep that cow fed on huoths ng but the swoetost, soundest, and most nutrie tious of fuod. Tho cow lv ouly n maohine for tho converslon af tood into milks If you put fu rubblsh sho will roturn you trash, ns sure ius u shudily mitl will trn out shoddy, But, more thun this, il tho Bwoet, souud tood sho may got will be of 1o avald J1 sl {3 Kopt In u bid dtmosphore. 10 ber barn t8 Imllll)l' ventiluted, or dirty, ar mulodoron tho unlk will surely sutfor,—sullor doubly, b cnuge the cow will bo in o poor state of loaith, and while tho mllk i3 warus, us 1Ll drawn from hier, 1t will wll the jmore readily tuke fn tho lw- puritics of tho burn, “I'ha puro milk sold by the owner of a faw caws Who resldes In the ity or in the suburbs fs for, ulf of o ubiove ronsoiie pobauu, Tho cowa ure kept intly-drned, budly-vooti- Iuted bovuls, to entor which 1s ulmost asphyxiue ton, ‘Tho cows thomsslves are masscs of Hith, with thelr uddors Incrusted with excretions of w long winter,—nover removed. In most cascs they ure guuat, uttenuated, hollow-backed, snd sed-oyed tu u wotul degree. Buch cows und suct surrunndings are alone soiiiont to produse cholorn Infuntum, diplithiorin, uod seislet-fover, Yut the Honds who own thuia ure not sutistiod but st cap the climax by feeding tho wretehod nuitnuls on the sour inuutritious refusy frow browurlos und distillorics. - Lot tho public bu warned. 1f thoy waut to consult the wellare of tholr Little ones, cut dowiy dugtars’ bills, uind save the III!II'J'{ wud worry of attonding sick children. they will nt once stop buyiog milk prumiseucusly from toeso cliy sud suburban cow-ownerd.: ‘They do not buy tuilk, but poison, Tho clty uuthorltics ought to seo 10 thily watter, The Heulih Oicers should vxe ¥olnd thoie apindio logs. i -That sho will puy hicr way I8 enally shown, quurls of miflc & dny th.yenr rotnd 1 & park IWerage for a falr cow, but at gix conts n quarg that Is 38 centa per day, or §2.A2per woek, Hep feed will not cost, hay and all [ncluded, more than £1.60 por weok, lenving 81062 u week Tor s tercaton tho fnvostmont, 'Tho firat cost will by from $40 for o falr nativo Aerican up to $15 or £20) for nn Alderney, Jersoy, Ayrshice, oo vthior thoroughbred. Theae thorougnbreds'neg much saught after by tho wealthy, and thoy nrg fiandsome, dninty erentures that' Tully pay ‘thely wiy, na tholr milk wmakes up i richiness whag it Tacks o quantity, But tho ordinary cow. koeplug houscholder stunds by tho “native Amerlean, or “eerub,” A Tulr “Horub * miy Lo hought us low us £5, but tho prices range chiolly from $10 to 5 for'falr 1o oxtrn good miley cows, nufmals that will average from six to twelve quarts per dny tho yenr round. When cou_buy 0 co bo Aure yoi bity hor of some re inblo purty, who will not pulm off n uearly dry eul\lvk\vllh a'borrowed calf at her sido for n fresy milker. . 1f vou havo a man, cow-keeping 1s no Lothor; but If you have to nttund to her yourself thy benefita neeruing to the ohildren more than re. rny tho trouble, which I8 nat much to a mun who 3 punctunl in his attentions und thorough in hig ik, with o clenu stall, k ; Start falr, with a clean stall, keep it clvaj feod tho cot regulariy, andon {ho bust of oo {for tLo better you feed her tho better she will serve you), and you will find cow-keeping a profitable undertaking, Many a cow suppiles er owner with all the milk for his uso and s ney profit, over ull expenses, of $4 0 week. "I'horu are varietles of feed for eowss the chiet in use are bran, shorts, middllngs, ontmeal mide dllugs, whole and crushed onts cornsineal und llnscea-menl, and thoir nutritive properties arg Iu the order uamed. Brau and shorts prodico poor watery milk, aud ns such nre the better suited .where [nfauts of a very tender uge nrg concerned. Corn-meal produces rich milk, but in n majority of cowa it has n tendency to sharten the sapply und run the anfinal to fat, or it does not sulit tho digestions of uthers aud svon puts thom Into a tevered condition. Linseed- meal 18 the tnost nourishing of all fecds, unlesy rou_taka cottonsced-menl {nto consideiation, ut there is tou muceh oil in tho ordinuey itnsceds neal or ground oll-cake to nuke it desiruble us aregulnr feed. Cowa wuut airand cxercleo, and fresh grass, but this should not be obtained nt tho cust o ovordriving and consequent overhenting. 1t Is the fushion In summer to send cows out to grass under u heed-boy, Poople think the co ure benefited Ly it. Bo they nre, If the herding ground s close athend. “Dut if, a8 §s the cusa with most of our_clty ows, thoy*have ta bu driven from three to flve miles to and Iro, the benelit 1s more than negutived Ly the overdrive ing. If tho cows coull be slowly delven ot iy tho vnrl{ norning, nllowetd to spend tho heat of the ¢ 1y in & sluuly pusture, with plenty of water nvailable, uud. brought biagk In the cool of the wvening ut thalr own pico, thoy would gain great benelit, Hut who bus notseon the boor ereatures betng driven out of i morning (then somewhnt nt thelr ensv), or returning in the hot nfternoon with heaviug flauks and distended udders, Whag 48 tho milk worth when the cow gets howe realy to sink from exhaustion? 1t puys better to keep your cow at home and Bpend the 50 conts or i dullur & weok on eets, cabbagzes, unrrots, Aquushes, and Hie vegotabis diut, which sho ean cunsume ut her lelsure (i hee own coul Rtall or In sune vacant lot in tl nelghborhood, The writer knows the foree of this nrgumont fully, for e proved It conciusives 1y by his own cow kst aumnier. Fur vure milk, keop n cow, feed hor well, trent her kindly, keep her clean, quiet, and eas; tho rosnits will satisfy you thut you b inevery way. CowW-KEEPER, THE T.RANSVAAL_WAR. Pt bh Enclish Vicws of tho Spltzicop Rout- G Colley’s Death~ten, Ioberts Chosen as Eis Successor—REilitary Success of the Boers. Correspondence New York Teibune. LoNpoy, March 1.—It anybody had beenasked & monthago to nawe tho Lritish officer who, next after Siv Garnet Wolseloy and 8ir Frederick Roborts, bad the most Lrillinut future bufore him, tho nuswer would have been Sir Georga Pomeroy Colley. ‘T'o-duy the one romark nbout Ll Ly that it is bappy for bim that u Boerbullet bns found its way-to his braln, His death ree Hoves bim frow the burden of what would huve been un intoleruble unanlmity of Dbitter reprosch, It has been his ovil furtuie to fight threo bnttlos on tho borders of the Transyanl, nnd to loso thom ull. All three @cre fought ou one prineiple: thut of anovery g coutempt foF his enémy, Thero are ollivers of bigh runk in the Hritlsh army—thore are probs nbly n greut many—whoso inference from thess [isusters lsof tho kind which bolongs to n past gotieration. 8ir Goorwe Celley, they say, wos 4 *gelentiiu’ suldier, and you ¥uo wint scientitic soldlering hns come to. [t I8 quite trao thut thid unbuppy eommuander belon: who, of Iute yenrs, huve tried to convert theurt of wir to U gefence; to protit by tho lessons of modern ipniens, aud to adont tho conditions und uds OF tighting to tho nccessities resulting itlons which ure both modern un F3 s m fram fuv sclentille, He has fuiled, aud thero cotues forths with n fresh outery, of which too much bus beont beard Lefote, uguinst tho theory of whith be was an exponent, Nothlng i3 ensier thun to say thut u theury I8 at fault when it s, In fact, tho misapplication ot it, or tho Linperfect conception of i1, whiclh bus done the mischief. Lt the olds fashlonud soldier, who 18 8Ll in’ the mulority anong Britlsh vilicers, selidom cures to look bes Juw tho surface of thingd, It 13 onough for him that n now-tfasbloned mun hus boen trled and hus brokon dowa. 1o lorthwith pronnunces the new fashion absurd, and reveris with complis ceney to the guod old duys of * Brown Bes) und fie Duke of Wellington'a recommendition of Eton crlekot ta tho must desirablu schoot tor training tho ritish otlicor, i é Tho uufldh\f out of Gen, Roborts to rul,r!(‘\o this disuster iy n ulup{muumllr wpproved. Ting wid when Slr Gurnot Walseley would navo heed tho only chojee, It woittd hurdly bo falr to supe poso thut Colloy's fullure has diseredited sie Gnrnet Wolseloy, yet the two mea huve hevt 0 assacluted thut tnost people are coutent simes body lso sboulil bu tried, Hoberts hus but 8 popular hero vyer sluce tho mareh from Cabul tu Candahur, His earlicr wishaps nro vretty mutch furgotten; 80 s bls huniing of prison of-wur, Bay been Honlzed incegsuntly 118 rettrn, und the fobriquet ot *onr secoml General " Tastangd o bim,—Waolseloy, of cours bulng the first, Whut 18 hu to do when be y toSouth Africy, 80 question on which thero Is more divislon of The Jinge rises hourse o ey of vongesnce on tho *robel p duclounly * holding | the field i Mujesty's authority,” ‘It is lmpossiblo [UEdR Amurfean uotto think of cortaln other rebels iho sbuwod thamselves equully utidacioas a bt dred yeurs ugound more, - Wowere rebuld, 1nare over, while tho Boers, 1€ rebels atull, nre rubeld ouly ugainst an - wutbority lniposod upon thow by vivlence, to whivh thoy nover consenteds agninat whith they protosted in every pussibly wuy at tho timo, uud to which thoy uwe no ulht: nllegionee than can be extorted from themn ul tho point of tho bayonet, M. Gladstone, b at oftou-quatoed sentence, sald of tho uunuxnuux: of tho ‘Transvuul thut, * 1t theso nmulsmm‘l were us valuably as they are valueloss, l""“u ropudinty thuir, beeauso thoy wero ubtalued Yr uwans disbonurable to .the churacter of oul country.” o bussiny folt bound to repudist funortain sense, bis own repudiutions sifs o uso Mr. Grant Duit's phrase, O take things s ho found tbow, oif mllllu * i futo powor. - Ut tho spirit which led biu b 1168 thoso wordy I still, boyona doubt, the spiv 1 in which ho regnrds tho nct which gave ‘(lm;' Jiritaln 8 nownnul sovorglgnty over ‘tho Tru vusl, It toay falrly bo hopod, then, that Gl Mubérta’ duch not go out for th vindicutlun ol British bonor inthe Jingo sense, but thut be ‘l : huve power to negotiote s well ad (0 "“.:.i Very ditticult, nevertholess, will thp (iu\‘cmlm.m' Had it to lgnore thp fevling 8o caumon to U ¢ Hriton,—who, bigh und low, fa oho of tho gl‘;“ warllko of mankind,—that o must thesfl g enumy. befors be ean do bl Justioe. I\IN!M e Qovernuiont has 14 hunds so full of troubics und bas encwivs of 1ts owu so fplacable an‘ e vigllant, that it can HBITord (o tisk its popiiuge ty with flio country by uny want ot spirlt i [ vonditot of affuirs sbfoad. Lut this, 1 belld Hs muy Lo sald: that Mintsters will tako It 1 thought of popularity in such u mutter, and lhn_ m’uu 1= -whmuy(-ru nore mm’ur ',5",:';::‘;"«:' a o peaco thin” for wero milltary succese tho Frunevaal, (A ' Muao¥tahon to Parnelle Panis, March 5.—Tho Muniteur says: ul MucSlabon recoived n yialt yesterduy frod Moy Parnoil, who was unglous to (baik ulin fuf tud wnifostation of eymputby kiven by blut o soverul vocnslons for Irolanu. The Mursbl ufi.nn nxumsp\l the fuclings of atfectlon N churished for bis old fodlows-cauntrymen, but a nat doem it proper. Lo enter [ute 8By X 'lulw' Hon redpeciing the questions uow 84 it thelr country,” 3 v Mar-

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