Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1881, Page 6

, 4 4 % if * 4 Me ta THE CHICAGO ,.. and stagnating and brecding diseaso; aud” death aniong the people, wherens Ry a THEY WELE oxen CLEANED ° of drift they could easily bo kept pure, and future overflows would bo provented, This bolng the case, Mr. Chafeo would give count: authorities the control of the $00,000 which his bill appropriates, the samete be expended in removing obstructions from the fe ey Jabor has bean made, for money to make the improvements, and either all ort part of tho money fs actually used, then, to the extent that the monoy was so used, the party hold- ing or owning the incumbrance fs to have the-samo rights under the act as are con- ferred wpon. the Jaborer and material-man for work done: and:natorial furnished, the second Incnmbrance, Hawever, in no way to alfect the first. ‘The bil received a sufleient nutter of votes and was passed. LOCAL MILITIA TAX. A bill Introduced by Mr, Pearson, of Cook, authorlalng county authorities to submit to a vote the question of levying a half-mill tax for local gnilitary purposes, falled to met tho required number of votes, dnd joined the himnerous collection of lost measires. Another bill by Mr. Wright, of Boone, de- signed to PREVENT ACCIDENTS FROM THE USE OF GAS, “THE STATE GAPITAL, @ Bill Providing a Board for the Inspection of Butter é and Cheese. which are subseqnentiy named. Wher} they nre once elenned ont the county authorities may enuse thom to be kept free front dritt sa over ubstriictions nt the expense of the countles,..The nappronriation uf $00,000 to remove the most prominent obstructions and drifts in sistht is divided up among counties ey 2 Olhiton, H ir 7400; Jettersohy ST 00$ # Tho General Appropriation Bill Read a Third Timo in the Senate and Passed. 10,000 FF Franklin, 10,000 5 Perry, $10,000; okaon, 87,5005 and Willlam: gon, $5,000. Obstructions of driftwood here, after allowed to necumulate so as to retard the free flow of streams ara were DECLARED TO DE NUISANCKS. Corporate authoritics ot villages, cities, Mamor’s West Side Park-‘Tax Bill Recommitted for went throtgh In good shape. It requires | townships, or counties are 5 7 authorized to ; Amendment. Hotel saat dingo respers approprinte whatever money’ winy bo deoned: Hatnly. printed dirgetlons to the wiso to clear obstructions from any creck, river, stream, or pont that In any way affects their health or business after the elean- Ing ont Js once done, Land-owners are to keep the chanel wuobstrocted, tnd the Highway Commissioners aro to see that they do it. “In case the Innd-owners re- fuse to clean up thoy are to be guilty of a tutsdementtor and sibicct toa fine not ox- ceeding $200, ‘The Highway Coinmisstoners ate further authorized ta: commence pro- ceetllngs against recalcitrant land-owners, todecinre such obstructions nuisances, and toorder them abated at the owners’ ox- pense, the same to be made a first Hen upon the land. The author of the bill claiis it to bon god one even without the appropria- tion, and has probably prepared himself to sev that item dropped out. "Tho House then adjourned until to-morrow morning. - ns proper way of extinguishing the light, and prneiles ating of from $25 ta $100 for n vio- jation of this reasonable precaution, An ox: ception fs inde where the lighting and clos- Inu off are done by clectricity. Re The bill requiring physicians and nccouch- ers to register, aud to come to tiuie with STATISTICS OF IMNTUS AND DEATHS, and requiring the use of burfal permits in nll elties of not less than 8000 Inhabitants, 13 well as Mr. Summer's bill providing that no judgment shall be confessed or entered until the note or Indebtedness is actually due, were passed without delny, A. bill whieh proposed to ratse the nllow- ance for witnesses’ expenses tn criminal cases where a witness is required: to attend from a foreign county or Stato from the present tariff—50 cents--to $1, with railroad. lnre thrown in, failed to get enough votes, and was lost, HELD BACK, The Little Wabash $29,000 improvement job went over at the request of Its author, ‘Whose explanation was that iis colleague wasn’t present to back him up, Phe special order hour had now arrived, and the regular order had to walt awhile. ‘The first of the special orders was a bill by Mr. Dysart, which provides a penalty for Assessurs who fail to administer the oath to persons listing personal property. It falled fo niuster stuflicient strength to put it through emergency clause and all, but was finally passed minus the emergency feature. TUE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT Jol, The next one on the list was Senator Needics’ Annual Assessment bil, ‘The nd- vocates of the monstire were not present in great force, apparently, and one of them, Mr. Colller, moved to temporarily postpones it, Mr. Collins, of Cook, having observed that the hoxt special order was the 3 per cent telegraph bili, Jn which the same Senator has betrayed no small interest, moved to amend the motion so as to include the latter, observing that If one was to be postponed the other mfght as well be, ‘The motion, 2 ninended, prevailed, and both bills wilt’ yet rise up to vex the House. The bill appropriating $5,000 to pry for tha preparation and pabitention of the Illinois Geological Reports, and the bill to make tha official abstracts furnished by the Auditor to the several counties togethor with | the Recorder’s transcripts of same prima facie evidence of the oNry of public lauds, were passed without any difticulty. > 7 MEDICAL PRACTICE, Dr. ILil’s bill amending the Medical-Prac- ties act sons to include itinerant practition- ers ocensioned considerable discussion, but wns finnlly passed, . Mr, Jack's bill amending the Garnishment act sons to require a defendment ton gare nishment Proceediane to nuswer as to te property of tho original debtor which may cone Sito his possession or control before the return day of the summons, met with a atraliag favor, and the House adjourned for dinner, ‘Tho bill to authorize the spectal deficiency tax which the City of Quincy found neces- sry to levy Inst year to light Its streets: with gas was mado & special order for ‘Thursday wornlng. ‘The Senate bill to facilitate the operations of the United States const and reodetic sttr- yey was rend a third thne and passed. ‘She entry by Mr. 0. S. Cook, of Cook, of a motion to reconsider the vote by which ‘ THE WITNESS FRE MILD foiled so pass nt the morning session gave Mr, Herrington an opportunity to ralse a point of order, which, if decided well taken, would have injured the chuuces of recon- sidering-the vote by which the MceWillians Autl-Pooling bill wags knocked out of tine, providing the decision was given a retronctive Merritt’s 8 Per Cent Reserve Insurance Bill Fails to Pass, The Senate Being Out of “* Meat” in the: Way. of House Bills, The Latter Proceeds to Furnish the Former an Abundance of Fresh Mutton. Q@ossIP. THE SOUTHERN INSANE ASYLUM FINE, Bpectat Dispatch to The Crteago. Tribune, Svatarten, IIL, April 19.—Lho burning ofthe Southern Susane Asylum at Anna will tend to delay the Appropriation bills In the two Houses, and to that extent help to lengthen out nn already prolonged session, "The Anna bills are now on second reading. but there are too many marring Interests to jix the matter up in the two Houses, and the billa will probably bo recommitted for rend- justment, Tho current expense item will naturally be reduced and the appropriation for new buildings increased. Other institu- tutions will then be likely to clamor for mora money for current expenses, and unless tho Inw-makers show more than the average firmness, tha whole appropriation scheme inay be changed. ‘The Insane Asylum fire may proye a calamity In more senseg than one. Gov, Cullom left for Auta this evening to look after matters and take such steps as may be wecesgary to pro- vide for the interests of the institution and the patients. CONFERENCE ‘POSTPONED. The Republican members of the Senate and House Apportionment Committees were to have held a jolut conference this after- noon, but too few. respontied to organize n respectadic meeting, and the caucus went over until to-morrow evening. CONGNESSMAN PAYSON, of the Eighth District, 13 hore to-night, tm- parting huge chunks of wisdom and oxpe- “rience to the gentlemen who are to have the fixing of the several districts, ‘The member from the Eighth believes In twanty districts, and wants tha whole apportionment job closed up this session, CAUCUS OF TIE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS, | Tho Democratic Senators held n caucus to- night, for no other conceivable purpose than to back cach other up in the program agreed upon by the Joint caucus fast week. ‘They solenuily resolved, as they did n few nights no, ta fight an adjourned session, andthen wanted to hear the returns from the Reput- Hean caucus to-morrow night before decid. ing what they would do ina nintter in which they concede that tho Republicans linve all the say—namely: the apportionment ques. tion. After that they will probably hold another high joint session, and resolve for the third thno ‘that all thoy can do fs to voto agalust nn adjourned session, and that tho AUpORLONAME grapes aro beyond . their reach, f An Act Amending the Present Me- chanio’s Lien Law Passed by : the Hous Also a Bill Providing for the Suppression. of Quack Doctors. The Bill Authorizing Counties to Levy a- Local Militia Tax Killed. SENATE. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Bpeciat Dupatch to The Chizago Tribune. Sprixorie.p, Ul, Aprit 19.—The Senate met at the usual hour this morning. ‘The Committee on Miscellany introduced a bill providing for the Institution ofa Board for the Inspection of Butter and Cheese, the Superintendent thereof ‘to be sp- sointed by the Governor of the State. She provisions of the bill are not comipul- sory; any one may have butter and cheeso Inspected by the Bonrd who desires, The object of tho Dill is to Institute an Inspection which will give credit and standing to Amer- {can products in forelgn markets, ‘The Senate General Appropriation bill was read a.third time and passed, ns wns also the Sennte iH making the necessary approprin- auns for the Southern Ilinols Normal Uni- versity at Carbondale. ‘TWO DITS A MESSAGE. , Senator Morritt’s bill limiting the charges made by telegraph companies for ten-word messages between polnta In this State to 25 cents was read a third time. Senator Fuller thought the bill defective | and in need of amendment, and njgved to re- fer it to the Committeo on Judicta’ Senator Merritt opposed the motion. Tho pill was a good one, was needed by a long- suffering public, and ought to become a law, He cited numerous instancrs where, he claimed, the ’telegraph companies ware gullty of extortion, and reforred particularly’ to little country towns, where, ho ‘sald, the companies demanded 75 cents for ten-word messages between points in this State, Senator Adams expressed a doubt as to —— THE EQUITABLE LIFE, Tt was tho saylng of 8 great prophet of old that the beral deviseth Mberal things, and by Hberal things he shall stand. This decta- aitect. ‘Kho point was brielly this: ‘Phata | ration haga brilliant fulfillment in the Equi- ; te sight fa fhe Reine pa EE EA motto i, Zecousider niust, be 2 voted {nor table Lire-Assurance Soclety of the United . t 4 = Hiscussion was that tho bill was recommitted. | otherwise directs. 8 | States, It has taken the lead In liberal ro: fors, and it 1a only just that It should take tho lend In growth and prosperity, It has bo- come the most popular of our ‘iife-lusurance companies, and is rapidly outstripping all ompetitors in tha race for the goalof su- premacy. Wo repent that this is no more than right. for it should bo remumbored that the Equitable Life was the first Company to grant the most essential concessions tu the people svoking life !usurance, who have con- sequently been venelited not only by advan- tages afforded by the Equitable Life. itself, Dut by those that other companies, following fn ity wake, have been obliged, from less worthy considerations, to offer the public, That this fact is oxtensively Fecagtleeit and apprectated by the public {s shown by the busi- hess transacted and the progress made by the Equitable Life, Its volume of new bualness secured in 1880 amounted to $35,170,805, 0 clear gain over the growth of the previous year of eighteen and a, halt million dollars, Tils is the most gigantic stride made by any ite company in 1880, The same march it Hnilions appears in the Company’s usgets, which on the Istof January last were Sil,- 108,003, au excess above the Increase of 1879 ‘Mr. Herrington contended that the present contrary practice was: buposedd wo the rules of tho Hotise und to all parliamentary Jaw, and that it enabled one man to controf the action of the House and to clog the proceedings by preventing bills from golng over to the Sen- ate, lic was opposed to anybody holding the House In terrorism on any Mr. Youngblood claimed that the adoption of such a rule would operate as aun ex-post facto law, and went on to show that no hard- slip grew out of the present practice, foy tho reason thatitiny In the power of anybody and evorybudy, fucluding the opponents of & lotion to reconsider, TO CALL IT Ul WHENEVER THEY CHOS#, Spenker’Lhomas disabused the gentleman’s inlud of any fenra that nls decision, what ever Itmlght be, would, bu retroactive, and after hearing wore advice sustained the point of order, ‘There was no question, in the Speaker's opinton, but thata motion to reconsider must always be mude within the next two days. So far asthe House rules wore concerned, thera was absolutely noth- ing on the subject, and. the motion stood ex- netly as any other motion, In other. Words, WILCOS’S DET. Senator Mamer’s bill giving the West Park Comniissioners the power to lovy a tux for park purposes of 5 mills on the dollar was read a third time, Sonators Artley and De Lang opposed the bill, while Senatora White and Maier sald the people of Chicago wanted it passed, so that the West Park could be completed, It was finally sent to the Committee on Muntcl- paiities for amendment. ‘Senator Berggren’s Chattel-Mortgage bill filled. to recalve the necessary twenty-slx rotes and died on third reading. LIFE-INSURANG RESERVES, Senator Merritt’s will requlting life-insur- ince companies to depgalt securities with the State Auditor ona 3 per cent basis wus read 2 third thug, ‘The iensure is ordinarily known ns " Merritt's 3 per cent reserve bill,” Senator Morritt explained the provisions of the bill, which he ‘claimed was in the dlrect interest of polleyholders, requiring, as It.did, she deposit of good securities with the State measure, Auditor. ft must be disposed of at the ume of over three million dollars, and also In the gpouarve Condes, apoka. ver ¥ ually of tho He ane, uneee b ti Suneent pi ie gurplug ities 201, which is in Aurinentation x 1 ent oO oO iN in surplus during ono year of ono and three- present Jaw. was good enough, in his opinion, SONG. other thie. ‘The present | quarter imlilions of dollars, ‘Those linmense ind he was opposed to ual lng any chinnges. Tho rest of the story is soun told, ‘Iho bill failed to pass. Senator White's bill amending the law In come MG. practico had beon Justified only on the theory that It met with common consent, ‘Phe fact that the decision wax expressly understood BS aD ply lin tp pending motions somewhat took the sting out of It, and Mr. MeWillluins evidently breathed moro freely, NOWODY CARED TO APPEAL, and the probability is that. horeafter when man imakes 0 motion to reconsider lie will Khow enough to take care of hiuself then and there, or trust tho House to put the mate tor off by making it a special order for any ather thie, One result ot the ruling will ba to cheek the ovlls of wbsunteclsm, which lings been encouraged by =the know!- oige of the fact «that ao member could enter & motion to réconsicder, go homo the next day, when ho dixcavered thin House, and not enll it up until several days afterwards, When he discovered a pro- pouderancs of members who wore with him. INCORPORATED COMPANIES, Tho dill authorizing a majority of the atockholders jn Incorporated companies to change the number of Directors fram even to auil was read 4 third thie and passed, Palsley's billion tho Questhn of discontinu- ing township organization failed to get enongh votes, Mr, Baldwin's bill providing for the olec- tion of County School Superintendants%on the ‘Tuesday after the first Monday in No- yembor, 1883, and every four years thereafter, was panied without debate, «A DIL touking [t the duty of County Treas- urors and all other parsons paying inoney {nto the hands of Townsh{p School Treasure ors for schoal purposes to notify in writing the Presidents of Boards of School Trustees aud tha Clerks of the achool districts of the minvint so pald and the purpose therco! inet with Hko favor, Mr, Butterfiuld’a scheme providing for township st in ‘ xorpore a fApeeIy i nh place of the prosunt syster of county AuD- ort gained the Inglorious company of dead gains make the Company’ Inst annual report a pleasant and cheering study for every phil- authroplat and friend of domestic providence, guid conclusively stow that its arent reforms have infilsed new life into the business of Tfe-lnsuranee, No life company hag dony more for ife- insurance and {ts polloyholders than the Equitable. One of the best features of the Sovlety {4 ta Hoeral prowntttude: tt paid Jast yeur to Sty insured und thelr representa- tlved the vast sum of $4,782,097, and no widow and her orphans were kop} waiting for tholr joey. The non-forfeiture principle has had the fullest developement in, the Equi. tabla Life, without regard to the belusts of lel slutures, which {ts mianagumont has an- tieipated and exceeded. | lta policies being rendered Sncontestible aftor their mainten- mee in foree for three years, they are pall In full at maturity on the recelpt of proper proufy of death, without any delay whiat- over, and wyen without any sobate of inter- ost, carrying gut the cherluhed wishes and per axed of the decoased members of the Sucloty with all the fullness and colertty that their provident aifection could have requlred. ‘This was v ootd and admirable Innovation on the estublished and universal practles, and Hnapenkably Bratoful and welcoins ta the Wfe-lnsurance public, ‘To the widows and orphaus of the land It will In the end prove cae of the greatest boons over bu stowed, 3 A company like the Equitable Life, whose Iighly-gifted und enterprising Manszement hus devoted Its ablilty, talent, and onerey to tect the wants of the peopte, golng band In hand with the progressive spirit o ne ARG, ents anc tegard to reports from fire-insurance panies was read a third thc, "Phe author of the bill said itwas drawn to prevent the depusit by fire-dusurance com- panies, of worthless assets with the State Auditor. ‘Ihe bill was referred to the Com- mittee on Insurance, Senator Rico's bill pormitting non-rosi- dents to insure in township Insurance com- panies was pasecd,’ Senator Borggren’s resolution providing for afternvon sessions was coldly tabled. Senator Archer's Dill legalizing ns_ toatl. mony copies ofthe books showlng sales of swamp lands was road a third tino and passed. _ ‘She Sonnte bill giving County Commission- ers tho power to condonm toll-rouds was read n third thine and recommitiad, Senator Secrest's bill requiring all Stato ollicers having control of public funds to publish statements showlng the receipts And disbursements thereof went to the third read- ing. Senstor Artloy’s bill amending the Inw of sedernption from tax sales was killed on second reading. ‘The Senate then adjourned until to-mor- cow nioruing. HOUSE. WORKING IN THE HARNESS, Sptciat Dispatch to Tha Uhicago Tribune, SpPrixovieno, 11, Aprit}®—Mr, Chisholm fed off this morning with a petition slgned by auumber of citizens of Elgin, praying the revividication and passage of the Dentistry In ot ull the best sulted to the most worthy of the preference of thy Amerl- can people, Every one of Its policies is a clear, complete, and unndulterated benelt, devold of technical drawbacks and nullify: Ing or neutralizing conditigns, of positive arid Uniquestiqnable value, & gRuuine treasure which ovary husband and futher in the land who looks, a he ought, tothe fuluro welfare bin, ‘Mr. THM, of McLean, nothing deterred by hig H)-success in his prayions efforts to take tare of E,W, Bakewell, who ls alleged to have dedicated certaln Jand to the State “whieh the State ynegioctedd to uss } bills, and Independence of (iis famlly should pow for the purposes for which {t- was ne jHIouse yes Nkewlse unkind to Mr, | sess.—Jwurance Tines. “ena oe given, sent up ® Joint resolution ‘Morris? O41, whicl weks to minend the Rave ennu law of 1870 in reference to sults for taxes on forfeited property by a provision allowing service by publication in order to fee avnon-realdont taxtiyhters, and making 9 judginent a Hien on thelr real eatate, ‘A GUA BY ANOTHLE NAME, directing the State Bonrd of Education to ox- ecute a conveyance Ju feo alnple of the land 1 queaslon to the aforesaid Makewoll and wife, . —————$—$—_— ALLEVIATING PALPITATION OF THE HEART. +. Bpectin Dispatch to The Udtcdge Tribune. . (7 Fr. WAvax, Jod., April 19.—Jpseph Lindman! who took # dose of inorphiue. yesterday ‘for the. purpose of rolieving pajpitation’of 66 hearty: died thls mornlog, having takva.an ayprdove, THIND READING, of _ The motion Tole is doaled by bla relatives aud fricnds, who aud Fond for. peru clu {t hus bug cuvtomucy for hin to take wih sane, asd MECHANICS’ LIENG, to mala, i, ape fuxton to ausist In tho 9 nuv! ‘The frat on tha list was one by Mr, | worksof: pen the worst obstructions, | Oplim for bis aitinents, feom whiob ho bas been Wright, of Boone, which proposes 10 Hutt Twoltes Hat dio Kaskasiiy the aultoylo 6 100m Um eae. i amend the Hen Aas by providing ae eee oneal Terres, the Euibarcag, to THE PRECIOUS CURRENT. « -» where an Jucumbrance has bes. plac Die A the ig Bean Coup, and other Saw Fuancisco, April 19,—Salled, the stoambr nt aie nd thelr banks during freshets, the waters spreading oyet large tracts of bot tomr-londs, lle With swamps aud lagoons, upon’ the premises, aut the cortract of Ine. cnmbrance has been’ yecgrded’ during the time or after the, goptrach for waterials or Gallo, for Hong Kong, via Yokobainu, with the following treasure Ilut: Silver bare $305,005; Moxloau dallans, $3600: gold cold. S7N5% 11> 4 \ é dropped, stuck without receiving anything for it, and enfarce that labllity are not the creditura who Toledo, Peoria & Wirsaw Kallroad Company, which was a creditor's bill to get hold of some of ing Interests growing out of the foreclosure pro- deedings ayainst the road, by which a committee tion which was to operate ft. tothe amount of 60 inal cortiticates, the second preferred stuck- holders wero 3 of thelr holders of common stock 24 per cont in now stock. After tho road was euld the new stuck wos reared, but before it was issued Hancock, wore mude defondants, were many of thom cltl- zons of othor Statos. th panne thoreuvon moved to, remand, claim- only stockholders, Btute, Judo Blodwett hot Committoo became the trustees of stockbulders, anid us tho latter were not partics tothe sult, the contray Committee, us ropresentatives of the stockbold- Court waa smpunoted yesterday, and given thoir 'Thore b working quorum present, Mr. Chafey Introduced a bill, the object of 2 J tlokot bj eT responsibility of {ts dofeat upon the Democrats, } uwakeuod our poople on this anbJect- Reidy Seinks welnyg Meee arour” in tne | Which, ns formally stated, ly” ta Has Hy wage man aboue gaud ned been eonncated'| wun sleins and Jon Ore, indloted for Slacking Chair ete ENO ny tavdayy 88 | au of whom oppose tho measure, ‘The only Tto- —_— vay of House bilis, Mr, Carter. moved to die- counties, townslips, cities, aud villages to Ruthan SAD. wore, fo bad a wite and qwo | burwlury, eubsmitted thelr caso to the Coutt, and x publican members voting against the bill wero AT MERIDIAN, MISS. thoprioe sa ena ortor te AbcunG il fy | tke autpa to remove obstructions front.) childnepe* fhe‘ family aro prominent omdng | thy evidence was beard, Ore was remanded and * SERIOUSLY ILL, those from Olnolanati and Cleveland. Leading | Munro1an, Miss., Aprill0.—A block of vetisy with the orderuf House bills on second | gtrenms, to accelorate the flow of water In } ae! eiroles, his wifo being the daughter of | Sion wus rele: ‘on bail. Bptctat Dispatch to Fab Chlcago Tribune, Repudilcaus oxpross the opinion that the events | olpul business houses burned last ulght. eaulng anul take uy those on third, of wittel cereal en i dere fo bee ction Nees, toga that 8 saa faked tho ‘cea teetho Me pehale Bayo plosdod quality. to larocny And wad GauENa, mM, Apel WpRaHuate Bonator | of the day will strongthon the party bofore the-| §280,00y; {oaurance, $125,001, Tho Are was 7 R 4 D vi U4 be . i ts is k here were Just sant chauto toaenlendey, aftor allowa i aecymtiata to eens ot | pasdof auleida ou account of fainily trou te. | Mobort Pitt pleaded guilty to inreeny, ond was Henry Green is izing seriously ih with puly | People ta tha contest this fall. Commenting work of au Incondiary, le remanded, Frank Shaffbausen was on trial for an assault _' TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL: 20, 1881. HG O72, O78 ta" Xf iberty,’ THE COURTS. ea te Hits, No. 46H Carrer, oar Ste allan PUBLIC HEALTH. human Mbertye fn the oxtramo prohiys aps AO nea, Vl Bole Roe Kole, Wolth a * | Maganant WHR Baik’ We. Froctyopeaet t va, Herry, on trial,” ate : O people, FeRcrving thet Germania Insurance Company | | ivnai Writassisox—Aasate udgo Gary. No. | A SmallsPox Victim Dies, Without | teiplyantorpene, Whole fallacies, Siow tt . Sh, CF rink. 5 Stockholders, and Their TUG JAMRIONAL 6 10. No cate on hear to, fudge, Tut mo nave de Medical Attendance. tho antl mowing that hundreds and qqeelst fomporance men, embracing scoros Mowe ing clergymen of tha State, annonce solves nx converts to tho theory at tnt And, stronger yet, 0 lnege number of wen Woes. nat ngs Junar GAnnNRn—12 and 13, No, 4. Wright vs. Wison, on hearing Tune HOORNeeAO! te 40814, 408, 412 to AIA, Moasles Among a Party of Emigrants , Ineiusive, No case on trial, deniors, OF course, men of | Mtn. A Qnostion of Federal Practice Dee | “ivnan Monas--btl, foi G07, 178, 630, G10i5, 643, at the Fort Wayne Depot. Cipla have dochtred ty favor oF tee webs aided by Judge Blodgett No cnao un fridl, thus admitting that the trate xOUL be by ‘Mines Tounxr—2, 3,4. Nd. 1, Needles vs, Chile to bone Ita Just proportion of taxation, ous Yosterday. enzo Lifo- Inattranee Company, on henring, The Benebls of TeeePlanting in Cilles—The Sewers | jf should Yo subjected to lextelatig enthk d tatiee Bansust—Nocall, Ataumontsin Nos, 24 cont qd 83"Unro extate of , W. Kingsbury to bo of Paris Do Their Work, mon fbowin te ‘really sa deme Tho United States Grand Jury Impane | “Srnor Looss—Set caso No. 701 and Nos. 1,181 Tes Ae Oe eoosanelly | aba s d ¥ . . tehes and low-strune ¥ nn cled and Hegins Work on idly Fa, 1, ADs, 1216, 1210, 240d, 132m, nd THE SMALL-POX, Tr eaee tient derented at it Peat 5 je 10 OFT, SNE, BE Mn" ¢ Health-OMice yeatorday, Ono of these wis Kment was ¢ to MX, 03, God, O72, O73 to OF7, # jai and 72 | Taste MeLaughila, woman who bad died of In tho ‘Renate, ty envoys, dominaa Cteaty dJupan AxtioNy—Nos Mate 1,109, 12,70, 1,171, 3,172, 1.178, Llt4, and 1,052, JUDGMENTS. Surenton Counr —Conrasstons — Berthold tyranny, and bulldozing, ‘Tho Dar ety Hori we favored thy il weru correo rf to lenvo the bali, or re , hon thelr names wore eniled. angi Foto on tho nual pasanyo of 1 bil isa vote tte the disease at No. 2267 State atreat, apparently without medieal attendance. Tho caso ia # strangy one. At tho place mentioned fs A tittle confectionery stora, which hud boon kept by Revoral Divorces Applied for Yesterday— ta New, Suits, Judgments, the . Call, Bto. Lowenthal otal. v8. Slmon Florahotm, $11,000.— | the decoased and unothor woman, who also had eee tee cto. antennntl rely tee ea ‘ = is Chose va. John ‘Thompson and John: Borge Hiring, with tbe a Mitte child. This place when ao renee thee eemneratie eae ee THE GERMANIA STOCKHOLDERS, Bebades BS ¥ rendezvous for the little onos fn the neighbor- ubtioans should Moniion Gs natdott sesterday'a Thinuse of | qlopen Gales tonty W. Kingabury ve. Toon | hood, who went tharo for tholr peuny's worth Have tha credit of paesiny such a merton some confessions of Judgnient that hid beon entored tp the day betordin: favor of Simon Florsheim against Bornard Luowonthal and Aus gustus Bauer, as stockholders in tho: Germania Fire-Insurance Company. Soon after the Coms pany wont {nto bankruptey tho most'of the elaiing nyainat tt were bought up at vory low figures, and subsequéndy quite a numbor of of petinut-tatty, bollvars, ete, How many obll- tren were oxposod cou hardly bo atl, ated, Ono of the womon bnd just recovered from tho discnso, and the death of tho othor oatised tho mattor to loak out, Tho woman dled Montlay night, and the Coroner was notified, und yesterday morning Deputy-Corover Hahson wont down and nt once saw what was Grant; vordot. $417. Jung Suirit—Franoiscr Young va, North- wostorn_ Mutual Lifes tisuranee Companys vers diet, $197.35, and motion for a now trinl. Cine Covrr—Jonax Monax—Martin Casey, Administrator, va. Phicngo, Burlington & Quine cy Hailroad Company: verdict, $2,000. WISCONSIN. would tho Republicun party at the nost ele rua should havo oun fo question of purrs Stet for or against such a mensure, but the eed orats made It pnety quostion, dnd assumes, reeponsibility of defeating it ns such, Wegct soe whether thoy can stand up in 4 fasue noxt October, Tho failure of ent of wenn $2, and &3, Gaust bo tovted upon. merchants etal r sults wore begun ugainst diiferont stockholdors Special Dispateh to’ The Chicago Tribune, the matter, ‘Hu left tho place withuut furthor | farmors, and the homes uf the people, inet ofthe Company to make them Hablo on thoir Mapisos, Wis, April 19.—Tha Supreme Court | coremuny, and did not-wait to fmpanel a jury. | tho cottage of tho widow and the putettony atatutory [lability for doublo tho nmount of | to-day rondered an important decision, which | He notified the Honlth-Ofiea, and Dr. Do Wolf the Ora instead iat boing collected ftom atock held, By consent tho Rooile case, which | contirms tho decision of Judge Stowart, thnt tho ae ee ae sien Cea a ie tom, art se aeocentn can nun such eat was recontly decided by tho Syprome Court of fands of West Wisconsin which were exempted | trig gthor enses reported wore: ‘Two trom ¢ | the Republicans can.” ‘00 fgsny from taxntion by an uct of the Legislature can- not bo.taxed by cuuntlos. OBITUARY, HENRY W. FARRAR. A number of tho former business associates of the late Henry W. Farrar mot yesterday, Lieut. Gov, Shumun presiding, and passed resolutions expressive of thelr regret at tho untimoty do- mlac of Col. Farrar. Mr. Shuman directed at- tention to tho suddenness of the summons which had come to thoir lamented friend, and pald n bigh tribute to his kindness, gencrosity, and mauly qualltics. A committes of five was Appointed to drnft resolutions exprorsive of the songo of tho meoting, and reported tho follow- ing, which was unanimously adopted: “Wo bave beard with sorrow of tho sudden and untimoly death of our former ussociate,Col. Henry W, Farrar, and desire to place tipon rece ogd this testimony of the high esteom in whieh ho waa held by us, who knew him as the Jate business mannger of the Chiongo Evening Jour. nal, and learned to admire and appreciate his excellent quulltics of bead aud heart. He wasn CR West Kinelo streat. corner of Dayton and Wile low, Nu. 40 Orchard street, and No. ‘16 Mohawk strect, ‘haro was Intenso oxcitoment at the Fort Wayne Depot betwoun 8 and J o'clock vesterdiy morning anon the reilrond oltleials, A Lurie party of emigriuts bad arrived £. Baltimore on thoir way West. It should be stated right here that the Baltimore health authoritics are evan more Inx poout, quaruntining than ore those at Now York, Emigrants arcing. ot that. portaick, If en route West, aro allowed tu go on their way without examination, regardless of the fot that they may be nfiiicted with contugious: Uigcnses, {ft wns nolsed nbout tho depot that na lurge number of the new arrivals were il with the amall-pox, and tho Hoalth Ollice was prompts ly notified. “Dr. De Wolf aud f corps of assiat« ants nt unce hnstoned over and mnie nb oxnnina- ton of the sick, and found that the mengles bud broken out umong they. Undor thesy clreum- atanecs he could do nothing, since there ig ho hospital in this olty to recolve such casca, ‘The omigentits, sick und woll, departed on tholr Journey during the afternoon. ‘Other contaglous ulscnses were reported ng follows: Dipnthorla, two cases, Kubey and Canal; Blie Island avenue, noar Wood strasty senrlut-fever, No. 75 or 8 Menomones, 10 Libe tho United States, was mado Nn teat caso, and carried through, while the othor onsos woro ‘Thess cuscs can now only be taken up by writ of error, and ag tho original policyholders were outlawed long aio, this dee clalon is in offcet only advantageous to the spec. ulators who Lought tip the cltims at] per cent and now seek to enforce a settlement at par and futereat. I autch nenge certaluly tet unfortue nato stockHoders have an equal, if not a sie perior, equity, thoy buying once pald for thelr INDIANA. Spretat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, InDrANAPOLAS, Ind. April 19.—Thero was ary mor upon the streots to-day that the Covers, would reconvene tho Legisinture in exten ses ston somo time noxt fall for the purpose of gx, ting through tho Specific Appropriation tq, But the Govornor stated this afternoon that}, nad intimated nothing upon which such anna could be based, Ho had auld, howover, that iy next tino tho General Assembly camo togeiy, it woutd bo becuuse of tho constitutional. quirement, and be. ‘no act of his. juce the Legislature adjourned the G: has signod elxty bills, and othors yet rem be approved, It transpires that no proviig was mado for paying the salary of th Court Commissioners, but, novorthelcw isis Hevod the mon appointed will cheerfully ace, and await tho action of the Legistature in isg It isaald that Judge Woods will appoint Juin Frazer, of Waraaw, and that Judyo Niblack wit nama Judge Viehe, of Vincennes. Judge WK thoir olforts to get something in ruturn for that burd statutory fubility are not gu much of 4 dodge to evade responsibility, when it a re membered that tho porsons who ttre secking to sustained tho lusses originally, A QUESTION or FEDERAL PRAC- r < Judge Blodgett yesterday overruled the mo- tion to remand tho cnso of Hancuck against the the now stockof tha Company., A year or £0 ago a a don haa intimated his fatontion of He Tho Donduulders and stockholders of the Compu. | ue man, nbigh-minded wentlaman.e devant. | ety, cas Woat Indiana, and Wil Oblo atroot: | Morris, of Fort Wayne, bis tifortoug frend ny nade an arrangemont to sottlo thoir contlict- | jmmediate family—those who mourn him as a acarlatina at 2i4 Clybourn avenue, former law-partner. No vottor men than the could be appointed. ———— MICHIGAN, Bpeclad Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DAansina, Mich. April 10.In tha Housote day Hopkins’ bill compolling telephone come. nies to pay a State tax was passed: alsoanum ‘ver of bills of toon) importance only. Consideration of tho proposttion to rdjoun May 12 was mudo the spoolal order for the sy nats . brother—we extend our heartfelt sympathy in thelr hour of berenvemont.” THE HARVARD CLUB. Aspeoint mecting of the Harvard Club was hold wt the oftice of tho Prestdont, W. C. Larned, In MuCormick Block, yeaterdny afternoon, to take action with referenco to tho denth of Col. Honry W. Farrar. Mr. Larned presided, and dumes B, Galloway was chosen Secretary pro tem, ‘Afttor authorizing tho Secretary toaend a sult- able poral tribute, the following regolutiona, , F. P, Fisher, and W. C. TREES IN CITIES. An tatoresting papor hns been recently road {+b by Dr, Phoné at Edinburg on the benefits to bo dorived from planting treos in cities, Amon tho beneficial results to be attained are, he atuted, tho rallof to tho optic nervo through the oye resting on objectaof uxreen color. Just that which !s effected by the use of green or blue glasses In strougtboniug and sustaining tho power of alzht {s attained, or, at any rate, much of tho bondholders woru to bid in tho property ut tho anlo, and then transfer it to n now corporit- New stock wis then to be issuod to the preferred stockholders por cont of thelr orig- reevlvo por cortificates, and gent to old tho repared by C. Ne in Ni 4 du tho Senate to-night resoluti Ajudement creditor of the road, fited n credit- i 4 alded by the presence of green in Naturo; and jn tg jolutions of respect niu Dil in the Peoria Cirewlt Court to reach the Eagnad, wero te eas plensed God suddoniy to } Stress tho only mothod to proaury thia réauit ts | to the memory of Senator Durkee wore adopted stock, claiming that, Instuad of being delivered | take frum us our friend and cotlegomato, Hen- by planting trocs, Jt was polntad out by tho | and culogistly specches made, to tho vurlous stockboldurs, it should rs used. ns | ry W, Farrar, In tho widet of n usuful and hon- author that wherever opportunity oxteta Nature Mitch curlosity is minnifested to-night con provides yrcoa and blue (the utter boing tho samo color minus tho presonce of yellow), and that, u3 tho absence of color produces snow- Diindness, und in tropteal calms, where tho occin presonts only n walto retlucted light fram n unitorm glassy surface, roducud optical power avon follows a long continuance uf the absence of blue color, which becomes Immediately ap- purent on motion of the waycs. So Int the streets, to the occupants of houses having a northern nspect, the glare of the re- flected ght {a injurious; yt the elect would be much modified by the ‘coolness to tha oye proluced by tho green of trees. In ancient surgory’,, persons baviog wenk ur declining aight wore nilvieed ta took at the emerald, . In tha ald | - style of building, tho streets being narruw, wore both cooler, from tho sun not boing ablo to enetrite thom with direct raya, and logs aub- Ject to noxtous exhnlutions from the scouring and purifying olfcets of tho scarching air to whichi tha uurrow streots wero subject, so that while thore was no spuce for trees there was also tesa nocessity, Wido .strects, on tho contrary, ura hotter, and require: tho shide of trees to cuol tho; and, us in tho enso of London, which had so tar done ;without trees {1 tte streets, it was pointed out that not only ure modern strocts compulsorily wide, but that the enormous fnerewse in motropolitan buildings render overy snultury question one of fav us wus necessary, toward paying bis claim. since the ott stookhulders were not uuritied to tho now stovk uutil the dobts of the old corporution wore paid, The Purchasing Comuittee, who corning the action, or rather tho non-action, ot tho Sonate thig afternoon In oxccutive ay a pate in Cabetantarsl ai polntnients feng + Ns lo surmising is bo! in ag to who the appointecs were, Hog lade) NEW YORK. Avbany, N. Y., April 18,—In the Senate tots tho resolution mnking the cannis of thes froo was ordered fo a final roadiug—15 to i FIRE RECORD. ALMOST A HORROR, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ANNA, Ji, April 19.—Tho Illinois Souther: Hospital for the Insane at thia plnce took tn lost night about 12 o'olook. The flames orice nated ina bath-room in the north wing, whee painters had beon at work alt day yestentsy, It fs supposed that the oll with which thoy xen working became Sxnitod by a stray spark. Whea tho tire was discovered it bad mude suchbead way that It was useless to try to Nght It The mansard roof afforded a aplondid opportunity Grable cureort and Wnerean, Wo have known him long ne o friend and fellow-merber of our Club, and have been tonderly attached to him on necount of bia warm oyiBa thy with us, his gonial manners, uniform kindnesa and courtesy, and many virtues of life and character: therefore, ‘Resolved, ‘That wa io grentty deplore bis los, ns well for the sake of the community In which ho lived, and where ho will be so much missed, us for our sake, because we havo lost so valued a friend and companion; and we wish to oxpross our oatnest aympatby with his family in tholr great ond suitdon hurvavorment. Reaolved, Tot a copy of theso resolutions bo sont to tho Fol of the deccnsed, und that tho members of this Club, us fur as possibie, attond hfs funeral . 4 ‘Tho Club then adjourned. The funorul will take plneo from No, 126 Michigan avenuo at noon to-day, —— MILTON TABOR. At a meoting of tho business mon of the Union Stock-Yards, bold In the office of the Superin- tendant yeaterday, to pass resolutions upon tho dunth of Milton Sabor, Moore Conger wus called to the chnir and A; ND. Plokoring appointed B8cc- han Minis, and they bad tho case removed tu the Foderal Court. that the Purchasing Committco wero and that the coutro- vorsy was really between eltizens of this that the Purchasing tho old ‘eray was botwocn such ere, and the complainant. Tho motion to ro- mand was therefore overruled, + UNCLE SAM'S GRAND JURY. "The Grand Jury in the United States District charge by Judge Mlodgott. The following !a a Mat of tho Jurors, John Sflddluton being foro- mant John Middleton, Hightand Park; Jobn 0, Coo, Mavinias Georgo,.W. Kroixh. Chicnzo; Hamilton’ Chorty, Aurora; Eldred ‘Thacher, Downer’a Grove; Clark C, Leach, Dolvi- h Be tee for tha flames to travel tho entire length of the Tee Jena. Tunerott, Monat Carroll; Amos | Felaey. On motion of J.D,Shorman,a comalico | irnortunaas and the chemical’ properties uf Anderson, Wootstock; George Martin, Naper- | of va was appointed by th Chale to drat roso- | trove ne shown. by oxperimont, Bivetnom an) WiMg which} thoy speedily did, leaving villo; Frune Phillips, Aurora; Michael Corbell, lutions of respect to the memory of thode- | {important standing, irrespective of ornament or tho fivors’ below untouched. At the ‘Auroras G. A. Suuer, Hate-Day: Charles Diko, | couse’: Tho following wore tho Committco: J. | tho pleusure they produce. Somoof Dr. Phone's | conncotion of tho north wing and centro buh te ta on this subject buve extended over | 1; fi rf Quer tL ckas George M, Dunpavan, Ottawa; | 2. Shorman, Chomis Hrown, W. 7. Keenan, J.C, expuriinen| ing a firo wall arrested thotr furthor progres, eee ee eorioano; Jonn Te Holtman, | Dentson, Tenino Waixol. Tho following aro tho | ¢1| SE ot ae yours, and bo it was wun jirut | pnd they hud noothor altornativo but to dr resolutions: Witenes, Tt hus ploasod Divine Providence toromovo from our inidst our ostoemed friond Chicnyo; Georgo W. Prickett, Chicago; Jucob Hlusonberg, Chicages G. 8. Ingrabam, Chicazas Charles 1, King, Chicago; Bernard McCunon, scond to the floors, In a fow inlinutes the entire ion. Since the reading of a former papor by wing was ou Oro, tho blaze darting hitherand him at Manchester, whoraln the importance of ointed out, a number of atroots i rd Mot! y tho sutyjoct was thit qualities, ondent mse! al 8 men Wi ¢ ‘g Lo et only ine pean en cral Chace, ween ie iy wan ibe bas had dealings, and being one among —— thom, but@they could not be atopped untllé o'clock thla morning, when nothing was teft tut tho bare watls, Tho pnticnts who occupied this purt of the building were men, and tho attend ants succeeded in gotting thom ull out but one, who perished before tho eyes of over 200 people, 1n thd hurry and excltemont of remor- ing tho inmates about nineteen oscaped, Wt havo nearly all boon returned to-day. Tho low by fire 1s natimnted at $100,000, which Is consid: erod bolow tho real figures, Tho centro bull ing was dumayed by water to the aimount of $5,000, Evory effort was made t6 savo tho wing, but tho sourco of the tire was in auch 1 position thut tho hose could not be brought to bear ups {tuntil the roof had boen burned away. At62 a. m, two engines arrived from Cairo, but wert toa lute to de anythlag but play upon the heap of sinoldorinz coals. The fomule paticnts were removed trom tho contro building to tho south wing, aud none of them are missing. All be qwale patients aro in the cbupel to-duy, na thers 4a no othor place for thom to stay, nil the avulle: blo rovm being occupied by the women. Ia ngino thar condition, for bofore the fire tbe rooms wore Inudequitte for tho number of pa- lia wor Viite’ was’ wot ouaton, fur, ove 20 tanatioa anil fdfate ind to bo romoved. Af y Nothing bus yet beon une tor hele relief, DoF cases Whiloh involved tho Infraction of tho reve- nue laws, the postal laws, tho tnarine, the une eral, tho International, tho the navigation laws of the United Stutus. Tho lirat cuse to ovine up wos that aguinat: - bi tho vounter- falter, agalnat whom Jury seutned to belleva the evidenco couchisive, ule though” thoy ~ rowrnod nu Indlotmout, ‘The testimuny ot tho oltivers ot the Secrot-Sorv- tue and that oF tuo bank ollleluls nt Peoria was heard atlongth. An indictment will surely bo found, Almost all of the restor the day was do- yotod to an examination of witnesses in post-of- flue enaus, from Freoport, Rockford, Woodstock, Sycamore, Galoun, Chicugo, and othor pine eloyou vases boing exumined into. The w! nuases In woveral revonue cases weru oblired to Iny over, us the Golusior und othor clection cuses were act for to-day. The Jury hold tholr seadion iu a room on the fuurth Nour, whure the Supervising Lnapovtors of Eiootion bad quietly tukon posseasion, until ousted by an order from Judge Blodgett. Sho Jury adjournod wotil 10 o'clock this morning, DIVORCES, William Buchor filed a bill yesterday against Augusta Bucher, asking fora divorce on the ground of extreme and repeated aruelty, Allic It, B. Sloss also wants «divorce becauso hor husband, Solomon Moss, desertod bor only thruo months after tholr warrrlago, And Hunalbal Napotcon Luchor wants a di- vorvo frow Eleonort Barbara Bilzaboth Lachor, THE PAIS SEWERS. Tho sowors of Purls discharye 262,010 cuble motors of liquid mattorovory,twenty-fourbours. It 1s catimated that tho quantity discharged will be Incrensed to 300,000 cubic moters dally. Euch oublo meter of Hquid contains two and a half kilograms of solld mattor, of which one kito- gram anda boif fs mercly in suspension, ‘This stuff, flowing Into tho Seine, causes an accumu. Intion of 110,000 oublo tnoters of mudlua year at the mouth of the cuidults, and makes nocva- sary for its removal an annuul expenditure of nearty 200,000 francs. Even this sum 1s not ade- quate for the purpose, Fur from securing tho temoyalof the abstruction, itis not even aulll. glont to prevent a conatunt xocumutation, and the muddy depasits aro constantly extonding furthor down the river and ut the same timo be~ coming thicker. Since 1875 they have become about a yard thick, and ocoupy nearly ao quar tor of tho bed of the river from Asnidres to bo- yond Chatou, Tho Solne iis, moreuver, been made foul, aud ita waters bave become unit for domeatle use, polyonous to fishes, and a source of futid emunationa, * y ‘Tho wuthorities of Parla have boon for many yoara considering twousurea to remove theao Bouroos of Impurity frum tho river. As they are rich In fertilizing matters the thought was suggested that thoy might be turned to good accuunt for purposes of agriculture. It was thorefore rosuivod to upply thom to works of irrigation ja the Weningular of Gonnevillicrs, the oldest live-stock dealers in Chicago; ‘Regolved, That in his death tho community bas Jost a geod citizen and neighbor, and wen wenlal business agsocinte, and by his deuth are warned “ta bo ulso rowdy,” Z Hesolved, Tuat we extend to tho boreavod fani- ly of the deceased our heartfelt syinonthy in this thelr hour of and borcavemont, and can only polne them for consolation to * Him who dosth nb things well.” The business mon sgrced tonttend the funcral ina body, as far ag possible, DR. M. O. HEYDOCK. ‘Tho funeral of Dr, M.0, Hoydock took pinco yostorday noon in the Fourth Presbyterian Church. Tho vervices wore conduced by tho pastor, the Rov. Herrick Johnson, asstatod by Dr, RW, Pattorgou, Tho pastor spoko highly, of tho decesgod us a valuable member, of soolety, & man of remarkable gontluness of (lspodition, and n true Cahristiau, The pall- boaters wore dlessrs. H. W. King, C,H. Mulil- ken, Abijab Koith, H. I. Hateh, W. KX, Nixou, George Sturges, E. K. Hubbard, P, Brower, and Perry R. Stulth, The little churoh was nearly filled with friends, Tho, floral tributes wore rofuso and beautiful, Arcane them were 2 large Hornl square gent by tho Aludical Hoard of St. Lutko's Hospital, and a crown from tho om- ployés and Dr. Hoydock'a pitlonta in thot in- atitution, Crosses, nnchora, and other pieces in rosog, Hlies, and violuts woro contributed by Erion, Among the people present wore Drs. Owens, Danforth, Chamb Chamuberllu, and Jones, tho | whore, passing thruugh the thin soll of red | will thore b ck to SEE EMEA Ong ran at | HO ene ane ee, Nahata | me tment ceevan ie aah ee | Searaencaine eee al eo supproséed for gervieo: Hattio J, Colby: jin te Look . - | four or fvo duys. Cea ee ee ae coe dultany | Goster: Alga, tho Wev, De. Logo, of Gracy | turnod to the seluo puriiied, vive hostarcs oe ‘To the Western Asrociated Press. ANNA, IIL, April 19,—Firo broke out ina bate room ou thd fourth Hioar of tha north wing of ‘the [ilinols Southern Mospttul for tho Insane, located at thiy place, at 1t:0 last might. After ‘wotting the pationts out an effort was mado (0 stay the progress oF the fro, but aa the build bad 8 mansard roof ‘pot unt Eptscopal Church, and sovoral othor’ cleryyuien and lwiding cltizonx, The remains wero taken to Gracolaud. « ‘JOHN KrrcneN. Speetat Divpatch to Ths Chteaon Tribune, . Depatun, Ul, March 19.—Jobn Kitchen, azed aud Susantt, Curpontor trom Froderick H. Unr- ponter, a dill for separate ,malntenunce on the ground of dosortion. (twetvo and a ball avros) of land wore chosen to be irrigated by tho aower-wator, which wus conducted in tronchos nround garden-bods. ‘Those lauds in rotury produced nbundant crops of the courser Vegctablos, Three yonra uftor- ward, in 1869, independent wardeners begua to tuko in the sowor-wnter, and the demand for It ITEMS. Discharges from bankruptoy wore issued yus- it wits terday to Dowlan Bros, Jumos D. Fanning, ho was in good healt! 0 o'ul Incrongod, so that In 1470 116 boataros wero frel- | tho ountre building was reachod that by tbe Stophon M. Stuples, Willina G. Gould, Bylvoster Peete tied. ceensth in pan A Gare gutod, und in 188 moro than 300 hoctares, almost auporburman offurts of tho omployés sn Whoolock, ‘Sidney Pulsifor, Eawin Pulsifer, Erastus D, Hardin, Joseph Huber, Emile Hupor, Edgar Sawyer, Harvey Smith, ang J. W. Ormaby. STATE COURTS. Tenjamin and Moyor 2. Lindauer and Filas M, Tusonblatt bogan a suit yostorday against Toblas Goldachmtdt, 8, Goldschmidt, and David Wlenor, claiming $3,000, - Jumes M, Ford commencod an action In tros- Ree against Jacob Johnson ‘and tho Westorn arphoustow Company, laying ‘damuyes at ‘Mathous Gottfried began o suit for $5,000 inst Josoph Suite, igo ‘I’, and Wilford ©, Jackson brought sult to recover $6,000 of HarmouSpruanceand J, Wy’ citizens thy fire was uiustured, ‘Threw, patient were discovered In a room in the ovond story ot the north wing entlealy surrounded by tire. throng upon thy ground witnessed tholr franté olforts to burat through the gruted windows ¥! Ureathicss axeitoment. tinully a ladder ¥al procured and plucid near a window of thy rom and ulthougs flumos curled around tho Inder, brave men Word thore to do their bust tu svt the unfortunate men, Ono, two, turco mes started up the lnddor, and wero forced by the beat to retreat, One millant feltow, us writty a ever walked, named Graco, rau up tho lauder, thrustan ax into a window ‘and commanded ¢ colored ipreiene named Nelson to cut discase, Holeaves ® wifo and two children, ‘The body will bo sont to Pekin, POLITIOAL. INDIANAPOLIS MAYORALTY,. ‘Special Mapatch to The Chicago Tribune Inptanavatis, Ind, April 10,—Mr, D. W. Grubbs, the Republican nominee for Mayor, suya ho bus satisfactory’ assurances of bia clec- tion, partioularly slnce the Democratic Conven- tion, The only question in the canvass is the quostién of mon and purtios.” Aa it was in the fall, so it te In the apring, .The watchword {s, “Lot well onough alone.” Tho Republican ad- TESTING DRAIN PIPES, Avwritorin tho Fronmonger, from long prac- teal experience in testing drain pipes, conf- dontly recommends for that purpose what he tore a “smoke test,” and which gives evidon asto leaks both to the sight and ameli, Tho matorialg that hoemploys aresolicd cotton wasto oud sulphary tho sinoke ‘from which, atter ignition, is blown inte the drain or pipes, I loukuyes oxtst in the Jattor inside of the house, the smoke and smell both fasuc forth and show that something‘ls wrong, and gonerally tell alan Just.where the fault or fauite are, Sulphur, ag Ho alinply threw 0° well known, Is one of the bost of disinfectants, | sway again, 1t was givon bim agala, Ba And adosy of tho fumos from this to thadraius, | the crowd bolow, as with ong voice, yelled it ulter discase bus boon {11.4 Lousy, would effect | bitn to cut tho grating loose, ‘This timp be, a °) Preaton, Mt-{ tannetauou. of municipal ullaire, br. Gruuba | MUCH wood. — it,and escaped, ‘Thon it was that Sit ott, Juhn A, O'Gorman commenced an action in | stutos, has bean acoeptybic, And the peopic by aguln showod bia courage by ascending (hee tele Cathe will ebow tuas (hoy seo no Fearon for STATI AYTAIRS,. | Hee ana moto into tao 2 Pa ete sd aflel achange, The signok question has been droppod ent nau trospaas agatnet the Chit Burlington & uiney Railroad Company, ep, Paty aud |: i band-to-band struggle with Af , ames MoGraty, laying dattayos at $10. — ois y wavoral consent until thoy id rot tho be fi : DoClotlan, who was tunrly dex Pits Sen shall come up before tha poopie in tha next OlrO. 4 i Pronarg covite.. | Vuwtalative election. : a Bpteiat Dispatch to The Crteago Tribune, + | but dounsrately detormingd 19 A a Intho mattorof thecs(atoof Johanna Man- gan, decensed, proof of will and lvttors testu. montury-werd lasugd to jotidel Mangan, under bond gor $1,000. a In tho dikt@eetvttie ostate of J. W, Humbio, decoaweds 1ftdrd of flip iet ration to collect were laugd to Juliua Roso@bal, undor bond tor e2. * i}{ tho inuttor of {ho estate of Edinboro Thom: ga, Uecunsod, lottera of administration were tae sued to Jonn W, E. Thomas, under bond for $100, Re dtd BF Hie estar or At He Perioe 4 otters of administration wero iwued to Potor PY. Poriolat, under bond for Corusnus, O., Aprit 10,—Benator Pond's bill plaging a tax on the liquor tratlic, which passod the Senato somo time ainco, but tabled in the House, was taken from the tabio to-duy and re- considored, but fallea to pass... Tho bili has at- tracted great uttontion throusbout tho State, It baving at drat boon opposed by the Prohibition clument as well a8 the tquorintorcat, The fail ure on the partof tho Republicans to. minke an effort toward the. passlug of the bil) Inst wook was calculated to impalr thelr strength umong 8 largo class of citizens not strictly: Probibi- tonists, and thelr strony yoto’ to-day, although failing in its object, is regarded as throwing tho window, and parties below caught bin. Me Grace iabulod the neat and eulferod tncemeld wttorwards, but ts not In danger, Spactal Dispatch to The Lricaga Tribunt BrnincetRLD, HL, Apel l,—Gov, Cullom ty Bevrotary Wines, of tho State Boardof Charts Jeavy inthe morning for Aunt ta consult i. tho odicers of the Institution as to the dispar uon to be mute of the patients burned ow lght, — PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIne PLANO, Hh, April 19,—A meeting of promo ee oltizens and the town officials was held last eve ing to adopt sonte meuns to protect thoweel’ sgatnat fro, ‘The ergo fire March 4 DECATUR, ILL. Sptetat Disnateh to TRe Chica Tribune, Decarun, I, Apsit W—The.proposiuon to orgauize tho Clty of Decatur under the general luw passed in t873, voted upon hore to-day for tho third time, was carried by a inajority of 76 Yotea, The minority reprosentation proposi- Uon wasdefeated, Over votes wure polled, — - KENNEY, ILL. Special Diavaich to Tre Chicago Tribuna, Cusnpon, Hh, April 19.~A¢ tho olection of mus nictpal officers for the Villayo of Kenney, De Witt County, tho lcouse party wero succosstul, Ss ; CRIMINAL Count. “Upon the failure: to pass the bill, the Uhlu State is howe in Elisabet F monary disesso at bis howe In Eilaabeth Towne [ten oe et a ocow wrttl ways —_—$<———_—_—— AN ELECTION AT ROCKFORD. 16 cou! a 8 i Yo comune rups.: ‘The evidence for, the Yrosucuy ship, this county, and ile friends duath weuld be | “A little over ninoty, duys ago Senator Fond | Rookwoxo, Ml, April 10.—The annual otf ae Baar 4. ; grout Jose to this section, #4 woll aa tho ontire | introduced ble Uill nthe Bugututy lovy a avecial | lection uoours to-day, and tango vor Te ATHE OALT, Gee - His Poedatouon of we ill pollud, ‘The women aro outin full force, C4ce 1 caged legislators und peopte to think, and aulecutale, tH joctiube up in aud out of the Jupaz Duyuxoxy—In chambers, =< Juan BLQVaRTT—No court to-day. a luce being aurrounded by ths | peer primer oy ousted fexswhd aco worktog hard to carry tho el a ——— a ————— . ERENTON, N, J Pes ee Grand Jury is % rs, in the pulpit, in business clrole¥;aad in aod i,t Arpapary Copyy-Matione.. | Maqui tno thy £ he First National | trite Bitch.” Komo.‘of tho doaier in | . Tho vigor of youth given to th aged ; APPREATY COON Mao san, am, | NTH NUgRRE flues of the Fleot National | [ree eelga sia bul as tho doutroyer'of | dra by Wau Hloy Mitre. ty Ie a