Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1881, Page 16

§ i ; 4 \ 16 THE - CHICAGO TRIBUNIE: - THE STATE CAPITAL. Reconsidoration by the Senate of the Chester Appro- priation Bill, Aldermen Will Not Be Al- lowed to Vote Them- selves Salaries. A Quiet but Very Decided Victory for the Qas Companies, Passnge of the Bill Punishing XNeopers of Mouses of Prostitution, Adoption’ by 'the Houss of a Couple of New and Useful fed Rules, Money fo Build Barracks for the Burned-Out Tnsane People at Anna. A Batch of Petitions in Favor of the Creek-Improve- ment Steal, Display of Leglsiative Wit and Hunmor «on the Goneral Subject of Dogs. An 01d and 8tale Olaim of n Oontractor FPinally 8ank and Seoutely Anchoted Down, ' SENATE., TIOTIT IN TIE SAME DBOAT. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tyibunes Spmxarienp., I, April 23.—The Senate convened this morning at the usual hour, * A Senate -bill avpropriating $250,000 for the ordinary exponses of the Chester’ Penl- tentiary cnine up yesterday and wns passed. This morning n motion to reconsldor tho vote yvas inade and carried, and the bill was sent to the Commitiea on Approprintions, It i3 said that o Joint bilf, embracing the ap- proprintions for Jollet and’ Chester, will be sent In as o cominittes bill. Ghestor and +Jolict always light LIKE RILKENNY OATS, but this bl will In wll probability give both, 1nstitutions the sums they want without any’ friction, 3 + A communication was recelved from tho Governor relative to the firy at tho Southern Insane Asylum,~—the duplicata ot the one sent to the House and referred to elsowhere, An_appropriation bill giving the IJnckson- ~ villo Blind Asylum $47,600 was enlled up and pasged, *TUE LABONER 18 WORTHY,” ETC, Senator Artley’s bill, givinge Aldernenn salary of 1,500 per annum, was taken up on hird teading and debated nt great length, certain Senators clniming that under the Dlil Village Trustees could vote themselves salnrics. Senator Artley snld no man could afford t6 nccept the ofieo of Atderman in Chicago unless ho was In comfortubla circumstances, TITE SOCIALISTS 1IN CHICAGO - had pnid considerablo sums out of thelr party tunds toward the support of thelr rop- .resentatives In tho Common Councll. A candldnte for Aldermnn in Chieago wonld ‘apend from $500 to $3,600 to get tho oflice. Even ticket-peddlors were worth from 810 to 50 per dlem. Good, men would not accept the placo without a snlary. Besides this, the Dbill. gave the Aldormen the power to voto themselves a salary not In cxcess of 81,500 per annum, -1le was positive the Chiengo Aldormen would not vote themselves over $£1,200 per annum, ‘The bill was put on its passage nnd snowed under, - A VICTORY FOR THFE GAS COMPANIR! A Senate bill giving any gas cotmpany power to lay Its plpes ln the streets on tlie petition of n majorlty of the property-owners abutting the stroets In question was read o third time, argued at longth, and killed, Senator Bell's b punishing the keepers and frequenters of houses of prostitution on Jandd or of flonting vawdy houses on the “high seas” by n heavy flne and linprlson- ment fn thg Penltentinry was rond o third thwe, and the oceupants of the gnllerles, taking the hint, got up and loft, Senator Bell took the Hoor, and made an oxceedinzly nble wrgtiment in fuvor of the pagsage of the bill. " 'The horrors of houses * of prostitution and Iniquitous bumboats ot the Ulinols Rlver worn deploted as a b‘.ll'lllmf disgrace upon civillzation. The ting hnd prilved when the hydra-hended monster, Prostitution, both onsea and on land, must o TAKEN IV THE NECK AND DOWNED, The vics could bu proseeuted when, enrried o1t on the d‘?r fanl, but there were no Inws to drive from the rivers of thie Stato those tlont- fiug dens of inluuity, In closing, he uwrged the Sanato to pass the LIL and dlspell the durkesteloud of thaduy which ovorshudowed the socinl horizon, ¥ 3 Senator Condes wanted to tack on an emurgeiney clause, but the amendinent was declured ont of order, Senator Fuller desired n reference of the bl to tho Comnuittes on Labor and Manu- fuctures, Senutor Merritt sald these were porllous times, and Senntors wmust stand together, “I'he object of the hill was a good |)IIB‘ and n Jarge and_a powerful lobby naturally op- posed {t. Tho bill tended to curb mun in his dispoeition to i ok WANDER FIOM TIHE PATHS OF RECTITUDR when away from home, Southern Uilnols had no houses of prostitution and ne nav- bis strenmis upon wWhich Uidse ne- .farlous boats might ply, , nuless the Okaw and the 1ig Penunconp were - digged out, Truw, n good deal of vicelurkel n Eeyptinn lanes and by-ways, and the bill ought 1o be mnended 8o us to preveut ull this and to Institute a State navy to clear the waters of Tilinols of these Dirntleal aud wickod ernft. “I'n that end fiv nioved that the “bill be referred to the Committes on Horti- culture, . ., Benntor Callon suggested that 1t Lo reforred to the Commfties on Raftronds, and (lat thoy be fustructed to establish & sehednle of rew- sonnble maximum rates fur long aud short hauls a8 n means of STINKING AT TIE DISCRIMINATION \svhlcu hus preveiled tn many parts of the tate, 3 Benatar dertitt furthor uum{utml that the m:lll xbfi {umnw to the Committes on Alfnos. i nig, After inore Senatorlal double-ontendro, the previous questlon was ordered, und the bill was passed by o vote of yens 27, nays 10, Tho Houso will now be callod upon 10 take the ruwm\bllltr of concurring with the Senate ‘ or of ndwitting that it lueks sand, Senntor Wisou's biil requiring Insurance comypanies to refund u provaty mineunt of prouivm paid fn excess of the adjusf was reid third time and passed, ‘The Senate then udjourned until o'clook bo-wortow morning. HHOUSE, PUAYING AN VOTING, Bpecial Dupatch o The Chicago Tridune, SrriNarirL, 1L, April 24—The Ifouse dlscovered this morning that it hud uthird prayersman of jts own in the verson Mr, Har- i, uf Fayetto, 'l‘pa other wémbers of the b SATURDAY. APRIL 23 1881—SIX'TEEN PAGIN miniaterinl trio are Mr. Goodapeed, of Living- ston, and Mr. Morgan, of Mouitrie, After an unscemly squabbloover a sinall watler, tha severnl essistant clutks wers moved up one peg aplece, Mr. John A. Rteeve, of Calro, succoeding the late clerk, Mr. W, B. Taylor. ¥ Mr. Durfes ealled up tho proposed new rule, offered tha other dayy which requires A CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY TO RECOS- \BIDER n vote by which a bill hins passed the louse. The experienco ot tho present Ilouse hing shown that tho present practieo of obfalning o reconstderation on tho strength of a mera majority of n guorum leads to the undolng one day of what was done the provious day, ‘he new rale, requlring a constitutional nma- Jorlty—77 votes—1io tuke a thing back, would, If .ndopted, tend to repross this unmaking of legisintion, and enable the Ilouse to get through some tiie or other TING SIDE OF THE MILLESNIUM, For that renson, and no other, the fellows who ore having o good enough time of It hore, and are In no hnste to go home, talked and voted agalnst the rule. There were not enough of thiem, however, and the rulo was adopted by avole of 07 to 50, Auotherrule, requiting all bills Introdueed Tor tha purposs of amending existing Inws to buso drawn a8 to fidiente whereln tho amendment conslsts, and: so printed ns to show new matter In (talles, and mntter dropped out by a dash inclosed in brackets, was ndopted without any oppost- tlon, A niore nseful. or prapor rula could hardly hinve been tuventod. § DOLLAILS FOR DARRACKS. A communication was recelved and rend from the fovernor,. oflielally Informing the ouse of the destruction by fire of the torth wing of tho Southern Insane Asylum at Atnn, and requesting an Ammedinto appro- printion of $12,000 to put up barracks, or temporary auarters, for the acconmodation of'the patients who were burned out. T'he communication further stated that acom- misslon consisting of L. D: Clecveland, of Chicago, Dr, IL, B\ Carrlel, of Jncksonville, and the Superintendentof the Anna Asylum, had been nppointed to estimato’ the cost of rebuflding the destroyed wing, and Intimated thint thelr report wonld be followed by a re- quest for another apuropriation, The com- munlention wns referred to the Committes on Appropriations, 4 The Judielnry Committeo Introduced Mr, Chnfee’s DI In the intorest of municipal cleaning-up, which was referred to in Inst night's dispatches, It was ordered printed and put on seeond rending. THE USUAL GRIST. MMr. Chafeo sent up n bill to approprinte $125,000 for the erectlon of an asylum for the incurable and dangerous insane, to be located ot Shelbyvlile, There wns a grist-of these bHls several mouths ago, but Mr. Chafee ap- parently believes In tho ofd saw, *Botter lata than nover.” « Mr. AcWillinms sent: up an amondment to Sec, 3 of tho law In regard to wills, It pro- vides that Courts of Chancery may correct any error or mistake made in describing any proporty devised or bequeathed In o witl or codicil in the same manner and under the same conditions ns mistakes in the descrip- tlon of property In contracts, Mr. Tenney, by bil), proposes to make it enslor to provide for relensing suretics on tho bonds of guardians, ete, Mr. Carr proposes, by means of a ghort bill, to declaro vacant the oflice of nny public servant of the State who may happen to go daft, and be so adjudged Ly a Court, THE OKAW. 2 Mr. Little, mindful of the fact that tho'blll to ndvance the Okaw fmprovement schomo has. gone to the Commmittee on Approprin- tlons, sent up a bundie ot petitions from Fay- elte nnd other counties and had them sont whore they would presumably do the most good. In other words, they wera thrown at the Commnlittes in the hope of striking whilo the Iron was hot. - The petitlons are a mera rohash of tho ullegerl nrguments dlrendy ad- duced to boost the scheme, and Mr, Little ap- parently had no diflienity in securing signn- tures from people who are sighing to have thelr lands improved at the State's expense, THE LITTLE WABASIL BMr. Grege, by n voto of 57 to 81, sncceeded In obtaining a reconsideration of the voto by which Mr. Martin's Little Wabash tinprove- ment scheme failed to pass “yestorday aftor- nvon, and had the bill made & speeial order for noxt Thursday ‘afternoon at half-pnst 9 o’clock, 'The ense with which almost any- body can got up a bill which hns once turned up its toes, suggests the wisdom of extend- Ingz the roconsideration rule so as to require constitutional majority to rovive a dead nensure as wellas to call back a bill whisn hos nlready pnssed. ‘The ruls should bo munde to cut both ways, APIEATS, A blll providing for appaals from the judg- ments of Clrcult and County Courts, and froin Justices of tho Peace and Folico Mag- Istrates, In cases for contompt, was read n | third thue, Itovidently struck the Louse ns an attempt to wnke it too easy for the fellows who nro gullty of ** bad-langungo and nbuse " i the judictal proseace, and gut 110 further in its course, 2 EDUCATED PUYSICIANS, Mr, Shumiway’s LUl In tho Interest of edu- cated physicinns mot with a slmilur disas- trous fate. 'Flie House looked unkindly on the provision requiring applicants for cortii- cates from tho Stuto Duard of Ilealth to show that they have recoived a diploma from some lterary college, academy, or high school, or are eapable of teaching o common school; that they have studied medicine four years,and nttended colluge Instructions for at lonst three annual torms of not less than six months each, and olinlcs far at least two collega terms, MM, Horrlngton, Mr, Morris, and Mr, Line- gar protested agninst a bl whioh, In pd- dition to roquiring medical testsof applicants for permission to practlee, praposed to fin- posy urou thein oxtra educational. qualifien- uons ke these. ‘The llouse wns of the sning opinfoll, und opposed to preventing n mui from practioing edicine, not buenuse e does not underatand his business, but bee enuse b isn't educated up to the noteh ju O e eeham sont 11l to appro- t, Bue am sont up o bl appro- printe §12,000 for the i TEMPOBAIY DANRAOKA AT ANNA, in accordnues with the Governor's request, 1t was rend u first thue and sent to second rowling without golng through the customs ary chiannel of a cominittee, 5 Yuncey's Fuo bill, Linposing a' cost ot centa n lhend for acknowledging deeds, doubling the costs in est cuses, broviding for the piymuns of Justlces of the Tency, Coustables, ute,, In erlninal cases ot of the county treasury, and provoshng svveral other obnoxious amendments to thd present law, Kot exactly twenty-ning votes, and.was oi courso kuvekud out of thme, W Ay, Gl -ufuxmfrlmrmu. i T Sulllvan's LI providing that an ad- minlstrator of an mnnw. In:lt“uml of Lulng compelled 1o glve a bund iy the first fustuncy of daublo the uount of the estate, shall give ono of doubl thy vilue of the persanal prope orty anly, aud wlhoi ic becomes necessary to sulltho real estute shull kivoe one In- double the valuo of the real cstute to b sold, wis practico of the Probaty Jourt of Cook County, wn sdmdlstrator I3 required to glve boud in doubls the value of Lo estate, real and pordonal, The practics 1 other countles Is diiferent, and u,u;’ onject of the billlsto yettluby leglufmlv« snnotuient what at presont is n to provent the contlnuance of what present roxurded ag w hardahip, T THE LOCAL OPTION DOU LAW, 3 Y an which the vonoruble Ar, Cumpbell, of Shulby, has set Iis beart, was called up, and ~u\'lnrtl¥14 severnl of tho members ua oppurs tunity to luduige i facetious observations, The chiof feuturo of the Lill is & provision allowlug county authoritios, b{ 11 uajority vote, W exempt from the usual license feo one dog for viich family 1 the county, Al Mann read from the Denfaration of Ine Qdependunce, and Interpolated a cluuse goar- unwel{nfi,w overy luun the right to keep nne ‘dog. 'I'his unwirranted Hberty with the lan- tebulnble rnmuour anud. of the fathers naturally set the House n_roar, Mr, Chafee, whilo fnvnmlr the hill, at- luded In o pood-natured way to the fact that his venerablo colleagie from Shelby had mads the dog question thoona issue on which 1 wvas elected, 3 8 ‘Ihis bronght Mr, 1lerrington to his feot, with a stentorinn defense of the dog fn Iustory, the dog In literature, tho dog in story and In_song, and tho dog in guncral vl purtiouinr, 1o was even gind to seo that “for the firat time In_ Nistory the dog had “Dbeon madn n party questlon, and Intimated tint any attempt to enst affront tpon a party of & nember of n }mrly for ratsing such an tssue could comy roni nobady but an individaal who, ke Lnuncelot's dog Crab, was o badly behaved megmber of the race. When tha lnughtor had subsided Mr, Strickiman, wiio = knows n thing or two nbout dogs, objeeted to the LIl beeause cer- tnin sons of Belial would return thres pups as one log, and by this ruse eseapo paying n tax which way justiy due the State, Mr, White nlso_dfscoverml an objectlon to the bill, and Mr. Morrls flshed out a defoct in its title nnd had it reconnmitted. TIE LAST DILY OF THE DAY wns one to pay Richard Shenniek the sum of 85,705 nileged lh\mlg;uu suffered by him by the fallure of the State to perform fts cati- tract with him for work and waterinl on tho Southern Insane Asylum nt Anun, and for extra worl thoroon. ‘Thie hicaviest ltetts’ it thie blil were $2,700 for oXtra cast of hauling stone- three and a hnlt miles, and $1,000 for adil{tionai cost of procuring stone. AMr, Billings, the author of the bill, started the, talk by atating that the claim Jad re- eelved tho Tudorsement of the Comuissionors who built tho nsylut, and ot Gov. Bever- ‘lefi , ntd that the Clatms Commisslon hnd uowlmlfn-d its justice, but deciined to allow it solely for the renson that it was out- Jawed by tha statute of fmitations, The claininnt, necording to his eontract, was to use the stongon the ground, but the Cou- missioners compelled” him to use other material brought from a greator dlstanceand at an additional expense. 5 *Mr. - White, of Cook, n_member* of tho Commission an Claims, sald there wns NO BUCIL CLAUSE IN TUE CONTRACT. The clalm was based merely upon n verbal arrangement with the Comnmiissioners, and this, in his opinlon, was not a suflicient ox- eusa for votlng away the peaple’s money, Ar. Cowan, Cliairman ot ths Committes on Clnlins, furdorsed the bl as cquitable and Just, and proceeded to give It to the Commis- stoners under whom the asylum was erected, and wiom e _necnsed of having spent 8o nuch money for their own use that thoy wure durble to pay an honest citlzen what hao had justly earned. 'The statement that tha stoiie wonld be furnished on the groumd was pindde as an_indueement to seeura bida for the work, Tlavinz made thelr contraet with tho clalmant, the Commisslenors re- Fudlnmxl thetr proinises and compellad him 0 dn the wurk at an additionnl expense, In closing, ‘he appenled to the Ilouse nat to let th Stato repudinte its houest dobts, Mr. llurrlnz)wn denied that tho State had aver gono, [nfo the repudiating business, and safd he didn’t ‘bellove 1t ever would, “This Bnrllenlnr claim wns not a new one, 1t had cen. made at previous sessions, but in an argravaied shepe: 1t was now$5,705, When 1t Inst nppeared the sum total was $24,000, and thespenker rather intimated that' thy difference had been rolfed upon ns A FINANCIAL ARGUMENT at n provious session to pushit through, o denied that the claim had any foundation in ustico or eguity, denounced it as stale, and urged the Ifonsa to borin now and sit down on 1t and all others lika It. Mr. Buekingham and Mr. Linegnr favored the clnim, while Mr, Mann opposeid it. ‘I'he Honso then turned In and settled tha business b{ a vote of yeas 37, nays 01, and fastened the stons to” the scpulehre by promptiy tabling & motion to reconsider, Just before the fiual result was announced Mr, J, Heury Shaw, a creck-improving metn- ber of the Canal Coinmities, was heard to im- partthissagebitof advies ton friend who has another little bill on the stocks: * Don't call up the Bruce clalm,” slyly whispered Mr. Shiaw, “until the Iouse forgets this Shen- niek business, Just wait o bit,” and the friend said he would walt, ‘The House then adjourned until to-morrow morning. " APPORTIONMENT. WHAT WILL DE DONE? Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chleago Tribune, SrriverILD, IiL, April 22—Thore have been murmurlngs to-dny which furnish somo Indication that Senator Clark’s npportion- ment resolutlon may not make such hendway in tho llouse ns was nt flrst sup- posed. Tho Ifouso-is mnow on the order of Dbills on third rending. ‘Theopponents of the resolutfon will uat- urally object to taking it up out of its order, and to get it before the Iouse for actlon will require o fwo-thivds vote. Unloss tho rumors are all out of tho way, & combination of Republicans and Democrats has been of- fected for the purposo of FIGITING TUE RESOLUTION OFF, 1t that be possible, until the warm days to- wards tho close of the sesslon, when every- body waill be tired out and anxious to got home, Just how far thls program can be carcled out romnins to be seen, A cauens of Republican members of the Housn will probably ba held the first of noxt week, and tho pres- ont outfook may be changed (:y tha impres- slons which some of tho members wili be apt to acquire from contiot with their constit- uents between to-morrow’s adjourniment and caucus night. GEN. LEW WALLACE, Hallcck!s Porseontlon of & Gallant Offl~ coer—=What Waliace Sald About Grant's Hablt, : To the Editor of ‘The Chicago Tridune, OxAna, April 20.~During the political enmpalgit of 1872, whon the country was filled with sianders on Gen. Grant, wo had n controversy hore on the aubject,—one puper charging him with belng * a drunkard aud o gombler,” and that lio was Intoxleated at the battle of Shiloh. Chnnges were rung that, onacconnt of his intemporate finbits, he wns responslblo forthe * surprise” at Shiloli, for which Haileck relioved him of his command, Knowlng Gen, Low Wallace’s famlliarity with Gen. Grunt's career, I addressed hlu then o letter of Inquiry on the subject, to which I recelved n roply, and handoed 1t for publication to the Omaha Re- pubtican, The recent atdress of Gen, Bher- man on the battle of Shilok brings up the discusslon of tha **surprise’ once inore, In his *Momolrs,” pngo 244, Vol. 1, Gen, Bherman'says: “He [Gon. Geant] ‘also told me that, on his way up from Savannnh that niorning, he hod stopped nt Crump's Land- ing, and had ordured Lew Wallace's division 1o cross over Lick's Creok, so as to come up on my right.—tolling me to luok out for him,” Ou pago 347, smna volume, -he says: *Enrly at nlght the division of Low Wallnce nrrived-on the other slde of Snuke Creck {near the ‘Tennesses River], not having fired a shot.” 27 4 5 \ In your editorial of the 18th Inst, you spenk of Grant's dispatching an aide to Wallace, orduring hlin (Wallace) to march up the Purdy vond to o polut parallel with tho position of'Uon, SBherman, pid thore file lett on o country-rond ncross Owl Creek Vals loy, and form In bohind Gon, Shermon's di- vision,” eto,, ote, In looking ovqr some of my oid papers [ find Gen, Wallaca's lotter of 1873, touching upon tho subject of tho battle of Plitsburg Landing, In which ho (Wallace) says; * He (Grant) seut mo an order to march to Prrrs- nure LANDING [nbout four to alx wiles), Unfortunately, the ofcer that brought Jt, by 8 mistnko i its dellvory, sent me to joln the right of the army [Sherman's _divislon] at o ‘l;chfiut four miles ta[m(:mmp'l Lu\dlnz," oto,, ' 1 send you the fettor, and, as It bears sharp. Ay on some vital polnta (notably Gen. linly leck’s urder to Grant to retire (rom the attnck on Doneison and await reinforcemants), 1 invite your attentlon to the statewents of Gon. Wallaca in his whole lottor, Ad to tho conversation boetween Grant amd Wallaco at Crump's l..nmllufii at 84, . on the n‘om of tha buttl ere 18 ufoulla- nan living liere who heard svory word of it, and no doubt ho will 'bu ploased ta glye hils remembrance of It ta Tue Twisuxe € ro- quested. o told uie some tine ugo what watd sufd between the two Uenerals, and wis gulte Indignant ut the lnputation cast upon en. Walluce by Gen, Sherman, i As Sherman was in ulmnie of the army at Plusburg Lunding when 1t was surprised, and recetved prouation for meritorlots cous duct in that buttle, and a3 you say, In your nrtiele 18th Inst., that Grant relied up- on Sherman's réports of the encmy's foree, i eninot understand why ho was rowarded, and Graut nid Wallaco wade the scapegoats, --(irant boing rellaved from his command, and Wallnce sent into rotirement. You will. sco Trom Loy Wallnce's Iettor that ho ml Gen, Grant wire afterwards on tha hest of terms, A8 to the order deliverad to Wallace, to mareh out behind the cnemy (ns it afterwards proved), it was a horeihla tistake, and I bellove Gen, Grant too brill innt a soldior to have glven any other ondor than the ong Wailres snld he did~viz.: to miareh direct to Plitsburg Landing (the sharlest, quickest route), and thero Jnin the naln body of the Unlon army, Xu\m,". Gons Low Wallnee's Lottor. Crawronnsvitry, Ind, Auf. 00, 1873,— Editor Omohe Tribune toud tepubllcan ¢ Lam in recelpt of your lotter of the 23 Inst., nsking 4 Gen, Grant was drank at tho bai- tlvs of Donelson and Shiloh, and requesting full partienlars, 1t wns my fortuno to bo ono of the eounell of war assunbled on Gen, Grant's boat at Fort Heary tho day bolore the armny moved on Fort Donelson. *[he council was in ses- the groater part of tho afternoon, Gen, Grunt presided $n person, and was perfeetiy Thero was a box gars on thy t{lhle but no lquor of any kind was seen or drank, T'he ariny marehgd next morning (Fob. 12), 1 shook fands with Gen, Girant whun'j;u mounted his horso nnd took his pince in the colunn, e was ;um:[mlll.aobur then.' f 1 ‘The Genernl left mé behind in eomand of Fort llum?v; but, by order, 1 rejoined him on the 14t at noon, Iy -was at his hend- Tmrwrs. closo In rear of Gen, C. I, Simith's ling of fuvestments, There were erackers, colfeo, and eigiurs,—bnt no lquor, In my presence Gen, (rant wroto an order con- stituting the Third Division of his army, speeityin precisely the reglinents,— your “noble First Nebraska among the rest,—and nssigning me to the command, I linve the origlnal ordor yet. 1t Is Innmhr. and in Gei, Gi's own hand, us wera nearls alt the ordees that cnmo from him in that campaign. ‘Fhe guns were pounding nway whife'ie wrote, A drunken man could not have written it, e 4 ‘The division wns oraanlzed as It marched past on the rond. Then Gen. Graut rode with me _to designato my position in the fiunlm. Iloshowed not n sign of intoxien o1, Nest day about noon, while the First Di- vislon was being assembled and reorganized, Gen, Grant.eame where Gen. McClernard and I were, and, after hearing an explunation of (he misfortunes of tho night, he ordored, the tost position to be retaken. EHistory tolls’ what ensuted, Tho interview Insted about twenty minutes, I remember Gen, Grant's appearance aud manner well, for the moment wnsof great interest In fuct, it was the crisis of the bnttle, Ilo was mounted, and held a telegram - just = received, ia heard tho uto{!y catmly . and without interruption; then he flughed up, nud, crushing the dispateh, ortdered the assault, The Nushing of the fnce was nat from liquor,—1t was the visibisemotlon natu- ral ta tan tn o position ot vast responsibllity resolving suddunly upon n decisive actlon, The draft upon his willean baappreelated by his enemles even, when Lllrox! aretold that the tolegram he griped so hard was from Gen, Ilnlleek, . :Ilru'ung hbntoretlreihrow up de- Jenalve worka, and walt for velnforcenents. Tl he, falling the inspiration of his own genlus, obeyed that order, onol- fon would een to our Arms the ompty success that Corinth was n 1ittle lnter, 1o was perfectly sober through- out the intervisw, nnd 1oft ng to direet nsl- multaneous nssault by Gen, C. F, Smith, ‘The morning of the surrender, after occu- [)ylm: tho Rebel works o thio lett of tholr e, I brenkfasted with Gen. Bucknerat his headguurtgrs in Dover. Au hour or two thercafter Gen. Grant appeared. L-wns with him some time, Il wrote an order direct- ing me to return to Fort Ienry with my divi- glon, ' Heawas perfectly sober. Noxt, as to Pittshurg Landing: Sunday morning, the lirst day of thebattle, Gen, Grant, hastenlng from Savannah to the flold fust ns steamy conld carry nim, stopped his boat nlongside mine to ask somo questions, A conversation took place be- tween us nerosa the gunrds of tho steamers. 1ind he been in the slightest derree_intoxi- cated, I would liave observed It He was perfectly sober, - At 10 0'clock, from the fleld, he sent me_an have arder to march to Plttsdurg Landing, Un-. fortunntely, tho ollleer that broucht it, by u mistake in its dulivery, sent mo to join'the right of the army at a point four miles from the Landing, When tho mistake was cor- rected, I had marched, and put the whols Kobel army between me and Plttsburg Land- Ing. 'To savo my- division, and make the Junetion at the Lunding, 1t was necessary to innreh back. entirely around the lett of the enotvy. ‘Plie movenient took the afternoon, 50 that T dld not sco Gon, Grant again thal dny. fioxt morning, in the gray of the dawn, ho came to me, and in person ordered my ad- viitee to the attack., One orderly was his entlro escort. Tho following was’ tho inter- view aliost verbatin: “ Good morning,” he sald to moe. I raised my enp nnd replied: ** Good morning, sir,” “ Your guns are at work early.” b Y»B."Ii gald; *and, "It you will abserve, { h:é\lm two batterieson one, The affair can’t ast long. 1 Ilv sl\’l‘dh‘fl the direction of my llue awhile, and then asked: - . “ Aro yon rendy to attack 9 Yes, 8ir." Iy turned his horso's head townrd the enviny, and, with: a_quiet wave of the hand, said ealnly, ns L sitting in a'parlor; *'Ihen muyve stratght out there,"” As-ho started off, 1 ealled to hlns “Doyou wish me to attack In any par- ticulnr order 3" *"No, 1 leave that to your own diserstion, Good nmrllh\g." 1lo was porfectly sober, and ns confldent ns he was sober, I saw him again about Go'clock in the afternoon. W@ wora driving the enemy. Riding to my side, he snid: W nro getting - along very woll, 1 think ou hnd batter make a quarter of o whoel to io right Imruhnml ohango direction o little,” 101 do that,” L raplied, *my lett flank will be without supyort,” v o S 11 g0 to that,” To was perfectly sober when lio loft me, This 18 o pluln, unyvarnished statemont of whnt Isaw of Gen. Grant during the battles to which you have alluded, Afterward I wis his guest for weeks at City Polut, and avith him ot tablo and on the rond, Idao not belleve ho toushed Iquor in that time, Still_later, ho was several times my guest at the Eutaw llouso. In Baitimore, On such ocensfons £ never falled to have wine for lllll‘nnr. and he invarisbly refused to drink In conclusfon, it 13 my opinfon that Gon. -Grant's caresr and succiass aro lnpossible to ‘\drunknru. Very ruspeul!ull& yours, i Lew WALLACE, ——— BENJAMIN DISRAELI, e For Ths Chlcaga Tribune, In Bngland's kataxy of poorloss stars Oru 1o senrlo But bo was crowned by lnwueu:’dlvi)l’m. s While yot o yonth hie sald, * I will be great1” Ha anli ?t nuyt {n valn and footin prl&u ! Lut fourlosly ho olutohud tho throut of Fate, Aud Prejudfoe, though sncoring, stood aside, Tlo was a mngtor of the honrts of mon }{o ‘k‘l:‘ulw m-'u’umt‘x‘fhs:u;‘al:g }fl' Q:u&‘llmx turlled; 0 nudo n y Andswayed n{m’n’uhw nution ua o willed, Ui Ho llved, be conquered, and bis glorlous fame Givos ten-fold lustre to Vietorin's rolgn, Oxania, Neb. Hi0ux BUUBAKER, —— Making the Most of the Horse, In France, when a horso bas roached the ago ot 20 ar i, It 1 destined forn shomleal fuotory ; it Is firut rotieved of 1ts bulr, whioh serves to stuif cushions and saddles; then It is sluughtered and akinuwl; tho hoofs strve to muko cumbs, Noxt tho cavcass I8 plaoed (n & oylindor and vooked by stewin ut o pressuro of three atuwusphurcai o cooXk 18 oponied, which uil tho steam w bo run off; than the roipa) uro cut up, the ley nes aro suld to muko knlfushandlos, oto., ny the voarsor, tha ribs, tho boud, vto,, aro convart- cd foto unimul binok und gluv, Tho firet are ualoined in vylindors, and the vapors whon cone deasud_forur the ohlef avurve of carbousts of ammonis, which constiutes tho Luso uf noarly all ammoniacal salts. There s an satmul ol ylotdod whjol makoa n capital lnseot- foldo and u vormitugo. To muke glue the bones uro dissolved in inuristlo goid, which tukos Away the phosphute of luly, tho suftresiduc, re- taining tho shupo of tho Lone, 18 dissolyed in boiliug_wator, cuet Into nets. The phospbate of llme, sotod upon by Sulpburic ucld and vulcined with carbou, pro- duces phosphorus for luvifor mutches, The ro- snutabig dest 18 distitted to ubtuin tha curbon. ato of anmoniu; the rosultiug muss I8 poundud up with potash, thon mixed with old nulls und iron of vvery dessriptions the whole 13 oalcined andylolds mugabticent yellow erystals,—prussie Ao Gf potusl, with which tississ uro dyed u Prussian_ bluo,and fron transferced nto stuol; [ s:‘lsu rnn‘nn ufibna:l t:::!unmhfi %b‘l’:u‘w}‘m and prasio uuid,—the two ot to n kaowa Io chemisicy, L | pused cuinrues pgainst one or nore of the o MARINE NEWS, The Marine Insurance Companies in a Muddle Still Con- cerning Rates. A Fleet of Twelve Bail Vessels Towed Through the Ice by Two Tugs. Trospeets of n Resumption of Navigae tion at Buffalo, Muskogon, and Elsewhlore, o Aooidents and Incidents at Milwagkes— " Intercsting Notes from Varions Poluta, JTOME GATHERINGS, TUB INSURANCP. MUDDLE, . Marine fnsuranco mattors, which have boen badly mised from tho beginning of tho season, nronow in moro complicated condition than evor bacauso of the formation of a combination of fitteon companies In Now York with tho evi- dent intentlon to govéra tho action of nll com- panies In tho business—at least such 1s supposod to Lo the ulterior . purpdse of the movemont, Although this insurance muddio nffects only shippers of gealn and uther products, uniform rates upon bulls having been tacltly agrood upon by nourly nill companles In the Lusiness, a briof roviow of what has ro- contly tnken place hers will bo In order. The old Loual Bourd of ngents had a meotiug on Wednesday of tho present weck, at which u motion was made for the aduption of u tarif of rates on grain, To this motion an amendment was offorerd extending tha tarlff to fumber nnd othort products, but aftorwnrds withdrasn. Tho vote on tho motion for a graln tar{l¥ rosulted n -fts deteat. Thon Mr. Whito, Agent of the Noaton Marine and Buoo & Leathor Companies of Boston, buth nuw In the marine busincss hore, stated that tho agents 6f fifteon companios represontod in the Now York organ- Izntion ot April 8 wore Instructed to form r local board, but not to join tho Looal Board now In existence, Therpupon tho old Board, aftor hav- ing rofused.to forinuiato a turid on graiu cue- guvs, was adjoursed, und tho ugents of tho fifteen cotnpunfos procoeded to organizo n now bonrd on un Indopondent buala, ‘Lhu otticers chusen wero: Presldont, G. M, Drowi Vieo FPrealdent, i1, C, itnnney: Scorotary, H.C. Dar- lington; Exeouttve Committeo, Jonn Peindiville, T. Q. Urosby, and Jnmes L Beckwith, This Rxegutive Committee auluequonllr wreanged tatitf of rates, which wis subinitted to tho new Tioard at aadjouraed mevting, and prosumably adupted subject to approval by tho Exeoutive Committeo of tho New York organization, This ‘tarill 1s ns follows: Lnko Mlchigan lpum. 18 conts per $100; Barnly, Bilsgunts por $100; But- 1I"'(-In.‘bu ulm‘s'i!lll.ler s\a&mwo 85 ceuts por $100; ontronl, 3110 per $100, All ur‘m; nbc}:m tigures oro on tho basts of 10 er cent off, l".\Tlm netlon of the New York syndioate of fif- teen compunios, in fortning un indepondent luenl board, must bo regurded n8 4 gruve mis- take, Itianilro brand, caleulated to oreato an untrgonism of Intorosts which will be extromne- lv-dtfiluuu of_oconcilintion. ' The coinpanies out- side of the Now York fifteen ropresent an ag- grewgto capital of $10,000,000, and in the ovent of n WAr On rates thoy are Bo stron s to present un alinost insurmoutitably burrler wo tho fiftcons compunies muvemont. Thelr standing and strongth n capital uro suilicfent to guirantco thom & full share of Lusiness nt current rates, and to meet any and all competition. It should bo nuded hero that under their Jn- structions from Now York tho agonts of tho compnniea comprised in tho New York organe- fzation, ure doburred from taking any risks and doing any businoss whatever until a tarifl {8 arranged and upproved of by the Kx- ocutivo Committee of the muin organizativn, 1lence, up to tho prosont time, they huve been passivo spectators of ull that i goma on, muoh to tho grif of some of the muro ambitivus amubg the number, . An finportunt mootine of the officers und man- agurs of the ecveral companius intoreated in tho roservation of the hull tariif recently urranged Pl cdlled for 10 o’alock . in. to-day At the Grund Paclilc Hotol: Mossrs, Bumith, of the Great Westorn: Jnmes Hendricks, of tho Orlont; and . Dimtlok, of tha Nuw England Undarwritors ‘and Continontal, reached the city yestorduy for tho purpose of attending this inooting, and othors are expeoted to _wrrive fromn tho East this wornlng. Mr. Jnmes, Scoro- tary of tho Northwesteru.Nutional, Milwnulteo, aud ail genoral agents, whethor connceted with this movement or not, will atteud, Capt, Dimick stuted yosterdny to the roporter ot Wi Titu- ung thut the meeting s callod to estublish n uniform cargo nnd hull tarl®, and, if - possibte, to harmnonize all gontlicting Intoryats, 808 Lo se- oure unity of actlon in the futuro. From otber sourcos 1t is learnad thnt an offort will bo mude to form a poul on tho cargo business, 1t.18 also hinted that un {nvestigution in relntion to sup- nts topresentiog compunies writtng on hulls witl be made. These hints, bowover, are based off more supposition. - The rosull of the weeting Is "entiroly problematisl. A tour nmong tho - ‘agonts discloses o atrong Impres- sion apiong thom that nli uttempis to completon oargo pool will Lo Ineifectunl, and thut ratoa will vo out In every dircotion and in overy conenivablo mannor, Such 18 tho fecling mvlnluutlumanw all of the more prominent oca! ngents. Tho ,::omlmnlu ombraced in tho New York combination are tha Orlent, Noston Marino, Bhoo & Loathor of Huston, Westorn of Toronto, Hritish Amorica, Great Weatern, Buililo, Green- wiub, Manbattan, Phoulx, Flremen's of Now York, Manufacturers, of Doston, New England Underwriters, Philudoiphin Underwritors, and Lnmar, and possibly ulso tho Moreantile of Clovalund, and Toludo Fire & Marine, ‘Thosq outalde of the organization are tho Mochunice & Traders’, Dotroit Firo & Marine, Northwestern National, Ktna, and Truders’ of Chicago. BUOUGIT THROUGH TIY, 10K , At Yaylight yosterdiy the tuys Commodare and J. J Ll{unp’iwll )rugel.‘dud out Into tho luko through tho loe-licids and gathered together not fuss than twelvy veasels, some_of which had beon outside fully threo days. Eloven of the yossols were arrunged in u slnglo tow and brought inw the harbor by the tuws, the Com- muodare in advanco, whbllo tho -twolfth veasol ws trunsterred to tho tuy Mary Melane, which led tho wiy through the feo to'tho burbor, Tho alght uf tho oot In 1 singlo tow, ns it stowly ad- vanced landward, was u fino one and wite neased by many who bhad boon attracted to tho shore of the lake out of curiosity. After roaching tho barbor tho vessuls were dropped nlongsito of the plors nnd towed uE the river singly, Soveral of them landed at tuo lumber murket for the disposul of tholr enrgues of lums ber and slilngles and for orders. Tho craft Lrought in by the Commodure and U«m?boll woro the schoonurs Miunte Wing, Stacilght, Muatpelivr, Ottawa, Willle Loutit, City ot Sho. boygan, Robert Mowlott, Guido, Churles Luling, A;Ipn.-mlos Boy, und Evalino, nat evening nuothor vossel nppoared in the oftinir, and the tug A. Moshor proceoded outslde for tho purpodo of towing tior fn, Unfortunuto- Iy tho tug luat tho chanuol and stuck In the feo, where sho remnined ut dark, unablo to move, LAKE FREIGHTS, Yestorday T, W, Jiakor & Co. made a through to Now York engagoinent with tho Anchor Ling for the shipment of 75,00 bushuls of whoat. Thogriin I8 to Lo placed on boned tho schuonors Allegheny and Schuylkill, from tho ltock tsland Weluvator, Thisis the firat engagumont for grain made In several woeks. Conrso frolubunrmaum and unchanged, The schooner Yuukeo llade gots 74 conts npleco an owdar ties from Jacksunpart to Chicipos tho sahoonor Bortie Calkins 2 conts on shingies and $Sou lumbor from Ludiogion to Chlvigo; tho scow Mosos Qago, u!? oonts apleco on coday tics from Ahnapoo to Chicago, . NUSKEGON LAKE, Acoording to private advicea rogeived hero yestorduy, tho loa has gonu out of Muskegon Lake, with theox; ogxlon of a bridge-strip utout ouo mily wido, whioh (s quite firm and cannot be Lrokou by the tu A duy or two of warin Wouthor such as that of yuw':‘duy will wouaken the 10080 that tuys can brouk i up, BUPPALO HANDON, Messrs, nnd‘fl:n & Drowa, Buffalo vessel- ogonts, writo that If the bresent weather con- 5“‘:.“ Buftalo hurbur will Do open In threo watl suon lakownrd from the N): Llovator, and thoro was ulso n groat dosl of upon water alonyg tho north shore of Lake Erle. " JOTTINGS, ‘The water in tho rivor was falling |Iuwlv°3'u- ;ordny.'-m.\ the current somewhat lossencd in roe. * Thix aftarnoon the schoonor John D, Marshall formerly Churloy tlbbard, 18 to be' launcbed from the bauk of the North Lrunch, above ml“mn::lnm“t‘umlu tord, t the Chi ucord was i yosterday nt the Chien Custom-Housa of the sale of ‘n oue-third lnla'r‘-' vt fu the schoonor Hamedary, by Chiistlan Hugen to Potor Hangon, for $11i Tha stenm-barga J. H, 8oaveras was among the arrivals yosturday, trom Baugatuok. Tho tishing-tus A, MoMillun hus renohed Chie mfi from Naugatuck. Bhe is Lound toSouth Chleayo to engugo in tishing for tho Hnusier lirothers, undor. un lrrnmmmu whercby she will reoe(ve two-ifths of valueof the eutiry valoh. An offort willbo made to-duy to react Houth Chicago, Whilu coming up tho river yu!ardu{ tha A. MeMUlian was wet inthe druw of Htulo stret brlumhy, to swill-bout husperial, struck on the port bow, and forcod sguinet the sloue sbig- ment on the north shio of the draw. Cousu- quently biad brutscs wure caused oi the blute of bath bows of the iitie tuy, but nothing serlous, Cupe, Bdward Van Dalson's line wil. conalst-of the Tuis C.'W, Parkor, G, 1. McClolmy, Rebort Turrant, ¥, 8, Dutler, und Murtin Green. Caut, Frank 8. Lovell, of tho ltacine tug Wot- el Was & visitur to Chicygo yesterday. Tois sl that Mesira. Wi 2, 1Akoe & Cow were Ao | “alzo. ‘Tho spar-dock framae s 8x0 aud 12x0, offored insuranco on tho whent 00 of tho Achoouors Alleghany and Schuykill at the eato of 45 ovnta per 100, 10 por cent off, ur about 40% conta net por $100, —— MISCELLANXOUS NIIWS, ROTES PROM OLMVELAND. Bpeetal Dirpateh to The Chiengo Tridune. CLEVELAND, O., April 22.~Tho propelior Oity of Concord nrrlvad to-dny from Port Ifuron with marchinndiso, Tho tuz Winslow 18 to tow tha schooners Bwallow and May Richards to Dotroit, Tha baego D F. Itoso cxpeots to leave tosnight for Dotruit with tho barges Bonrd of Teade, Marine City, Star of Hopo, and Hoag In tos, It 18 reported that the stoamship bulldine at Ruddelifr's yard will be called Jamos A, Gnefield, Tho Cleveland Sentnon's Unlon doolded Inst niyht not 1o anip at the vessol-ownors’ shipping oftico whilo Rumacy (s tho agont. Tho bargo Marsh arrived Inst night, after bo- Inhl 1 tho leo two days, ho stontner Nortivwest nrrived to-night from Detroft, Bho leavos ngaln tu-night if sho can got roady. ¥ MILWAURER ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS, Spectal Diapatch fo The Chicags Tribune, MinwAURRE, Aprll 22.—A sallor numed Chris Mildebrand, engnged o painting the propelior City of Ludin{luh. had n nurrow esonpo frum u watory geavo this altornoon, 'The propotier bad beon lowding grain at Smith's clevator, *and started up stronm for her dock, Hildobrand por mitting bimsolf to he towed nstern tn the mmntl scow (1 shioh ho was working. Uton reaching Eunst Water stroet brldge the nick-wish and our- renteapaized thotrall cruft, flildebrand attempt- el to castoft tho lite, but it beeame entunglod with his feet und ho was towed undorwater for quito a distnnce, Until the line wns ont. off from "gno propeller. Thy lu{lslnrk Hrothors, in pleking Hildebrand up, gotthe lino in hor whool,- and.beeamo disabled,” Tho Ludington, in the menntine, wns carricd aguinat tho bridio pro- teetion pier by tho ourrent, nguinst which sho wns held until'freed 0y two tugd, Iu towing down stronm to-duy ‘tho storn of the schouncr Nupoleon swurg agninst. Enst Wautor-stroet briige, 1Hor smnil boat was torn from the dnvits autd criished, and went to the Lottom of tho river, The steam-brrge Dalsy Day arrived to-dny loaking, huvlug dnmnged uor storn whilo broaks mg Ico ut Pentwtor, 'ho turr Leviathnu left for Cana Tstand to-day 1o relonso the rehooner Nibob, nnd the Nurthorin Travsit propeller Lawrence left for Ludington on bor first triv ot tho seuson, Arrived—Steam-tinrges L, Giibere, Dalsy Day; sehoaners Neitlo & Anndg, Marinor; seows L A, Johnson, Christe. Clonred—Sehooners M, Capran, Jullis 8mith: scows Huntor, Banner, Bluo Holl, Folicitous, South Sido, FHOM GIAND TIAVEN, Speclal Diepaleh to The Chicaga Tribune, Graxn Havey, Mich, April 2.—Tno bargo City of Graud Havon, which wont an tlio bewoh four miles north of Muskogon tast tall, bns boon got off by the tug Juhnson and A stenims pump, tnd was towed Hito this harhor to-day, Sho will Vg ducked for ropalrs. Muskegon, Grand Haven, and Grana Raplds busbiess-mon nnd oflicluls of Intorusted raile ronds, aro bnlding meotiugs with the vicw tu ue- rnnglug for 1 line of eteamnora botweon Chicago, Grund Xaven, und Muskogon, . BANDUSKY MATTERS, Bpeclal Dispateh to The £hteago Tridune, SANDURKY, O, April 22—Tho schooner fteuben Doutl will clear frum hera to-morrow with coal for Chicawu. The solooner Wilbor s londipg coal just enst of hore, at Blnck River, for tho Bama dustinution. Hhe will probubly get away Monday, Tho ’l’nkc hero 18 clone of fce, oxcept small flonting flolds, All boats of tho regular linos here are now running. 3 THR FIRST TO. DEPART, Specat Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tridune. Ponr HuitoN, Mich., April 2.—Tho schooner ‘Myosotis will leave horo tu-morrow for Tolodo, In tow of the tug Hawkins, This vessol winterod nt this port, and 18 tho lirst to lcava hero this seuson. Shois oro laden for Eseanaba. ‘ Tho river s stiil runniug full of ice, LAUNCIH AT MANITOWOO, BSpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. BIANITOWOC, April 22—A smull schooner called tho Mulletto, built for Punl Nelson, of Munito- woc, was lnunched from Hangon & Seove's yurd lnstevening, 8ho I8 sixty-six feot long, Bine- teon feet beam, and six feot hold, and cost $3,500. Bho 14 Inteudod for the cunsting trude. ON LAKE KHIE. Special Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, April 22.—A spealn! to the Herald from Huron miys tho ico thor 18 loose and brenkiog up, Opposit Cloveland tho ico con- tinues't soften, . BT. J0sTPA, apectal Dispateh to The Chieaon Triduns, 81, Joseri, Mich,, April 22, —Cleared—Hohoon= or8 Lizzic Donk, for Chlengo with Jumber; Addie, bay for Manistee, CANADIAN CANALS, O1TAWA, April 2%,—Cnnal tolls have beon ro- duced, as_requested by tho Moutrenl Hurbor l!mu&. 6 Weltund™ Cuoal will be oponed ay * . AROUND ’l'lllj} LAKES. . THE PIONEER INON VESSEL. . Tho Buffule Erpress says: “Now that the su- porlority of fron over wood in.the construotion of vesiols for commerclnl s woll s war pur- poses, -hns become an noknowlodged faet, nnt only on the soabonrd but also umong lako vessol ‘owners, it may not bo unintoresting to our rond- ersta glve n briot skotch of tha first fron hull ovorsot ufloat In our Inland soas, and onuo of-tha first ever bulit In this country, Wo allude to tho Unitod Statea* stenmor Michigan, literally tho *Old Ironaldus’ of tho lafkes, ‘She was Inunched at Erlo fn 1818, nud commiasioned In 184, She’ was dusigned n 1842 Ly Mr. 8.7, Hurt, ut that time Naval Constructor, who forwnrded tho. drafts to Plttaburg from which tho vessc) was built and put wi(y(mr with nuts and boits so i that sho = couls onslly tnken apart. H‘cr construotion . baving “boen nppruvid of she y tho Nuval »-lnunumll:r ofticer, waa takon anart und transportad to Clevulnnd thraugh the Clovoland Lanal gnd from thonco ta Erle I a steaimor, whore she was agaln put to- gothor and finally lauuched, Hor dimensions nro ns follows: Length oven all, 107 foet; vx~ trema beww, 47 foot: dopth of hoid, 14 fecty rog~ Istered tonnage, 450 tons; displacemont, 885 tous, Tha Michigan 18 a sldu-wheol vessel, ourrylng clght guns, and 1s mauned by @ erow of niuotys elght men, fucluding eleven officers. * Judge Wilson McCandloss, of Plttaburg, inn 8peceh of wolcotno to ox-reslden! John Quinoy Adumson his visit to that city In 1813, thus ro- fers to tho Michigun, which had then’ been but rocontly launched: ¢ In 1760 the first arined vos- Bol that ever flouted ou the Westorn wators wus_canstrioted hore undor the direction of a luvolutionary officor. Bhe was'n row. mlley, nmouuting n solltary gun, was intended to proteot our infunt trado with that eplondid domuln ufterwards neauired to tho alon by the wisdom and foresicht of your iltustrlous frlend and contemporary, Mr, Jeffor san, Tho namo of tho vessel was the Joun Adams, und, It tradition ls to be eredited, nftor verforming duty here, sho hoisted salls, entored 1hie poavetul pursuits of commerco, crossod tho Atlnntle, pussed tie truits of Gibraltar, wended bier wiy ub tho Moditorranean, threadod tho Archipelngo, and _panatruted ta tha Dardanolics on tho borders of Asia Minor, thus earrylng on her prow into the very busom of u despotic country, the name of one of the honored uetors in tue great struggle of republican liberty, Lok nt tho contrast now! Insteud of tho barzo and tho row guiloy, our skiliful machuufea fn 1843 bava completed, on tho very bastions of old Fort Duquesno, an iron sbip of war that s to onrry on tho Northern lakes the sturs and atripes of our beloved coum\;l.' *+In tho spring of 184 the Mlchignn wna com- russionad under tho connuand of Livut, Willlam Inmuan, who was succoedod by Commandor Stephon Champlin, thon by Commander Oscar Tuflus in 1830-'31, and successively by Commond- ors litglow, MoBlnir, Nicholns, aud Josoph Lun. ) 13 from 1850 to 188], and uafterwards became n Renr-Admiral, come munalmf tho Bouth Atlnutio squadron on_tho Const of Hrazll, He wns succesdoy by Come imandor John O. Curter, who was rolioved in 14 by Commandor Franels A, Roo, Bhe was nfterwards in chiargo of Coinmandors A, [ Jumnes E. Jouett, Brown, Glilfs, Wright, man, G. W, nn‘)"wnrd. and hor presont chiof, Al bert Kauts, who was commissioned ns Lie tonnat-Commander May 51, 1808, THYE DAVID DOWS. Tho Toledo Dlwls gives ndditiounl details of tte cunstrnation and_rlg of + tho waminoth eohooner Duvid Dows, from which tho following points aro seleotud: » * Bhe bas flve innsta, running from 81 to R fnches In dinmotor, and ench U7 foot bigh. A topmast 85 reet high {s ndded to cach of thoso, muking tho totnl hight 164 foot. The foremnet 1310 b rigged squure, with doublo topsaila und topguilunt ‘snlly, Sho hus two largu contro- boards, ono being 5 foot and the other Uautio keolgons vxtond hor entiro lengt! of vory heavy timberd, tho sizo bel squarg, 16 Inohes square, and 17 inc! .ruspoctively, ‘The botween-deck be: 10 iuches, und tho stanchions tho o, Jurg o is diagonally fustonod, with the diagonul at 40 deyroud, CoFIINgG & Borfeot sauace, ‘Ml nllugunnl Jrons ure 4x%. belt of run8 finches brond by one Inch in thickness gocs entirely around tho vessel, This bit of hooplng woighs no less 1banyen fons, ler sails will require ovor 70,000 yards of canvuss, or coough to furnish clean shirts for n jurgo portion of the Doumucratio purty in Ohio, On her douky wre four cupstans aad tve winches: all her standiog rigging dre wire cubles. Eilght lurjro hutcbes glve access to u‘tov Ad. k"flw: forocustio und cabin uro Loth ahove deck. x The great deep oavorn of tha hold 8 a study of itself, Ita walls of thick ouk aro Atted Jolued togother with u smoothness und perfe Wwotkugnship that no cablnot-muker could sy, uis. 1o this buge ouyern can bu stowed 140,000 ushols of geul e will not carry this amount at first, but will tnke about 9),000 bush. ols of whoat, or xwhow uf cory, bucsuso thut 13 all the prosuist dopth of water fu the Inko hue- bors will adilt of ot carrylng, But it 13 ox- pected that the Govornumeint will socon buve the chunnels overywhere 80 deep that sbo will Lo 10 Earry ber full loud anywhere, 'he forecustle i lurge and roomy, with berths for elgbt men, and u sitting-room. ‘Tho cabiu bas fue large rooms tor all the vilicers, 1 baudsowme dintug-rovm, with gralued doors, colis g-panels, ¢i0., 8 neut Kiteben aug poniry, fur- nisbod with all " the modern jmprovemeuts and CUNVoalunous, mArble-lop wasbbasios, et al Amiiship is a stor m with frosh meat, lce, ote. FefriReaton iy ‘‘ilor anchora and ohnins aro o pordonate to the siro of the ahchotr wolghs 4,000 pounds, and hor korgo 700 povnds. Hoe opin: ninoty fnthama—54) feot—in lungih, fa oot 13 Tnoh fron,and the sl et noh lron, " Two hundred barrels of sl snturating | her timbora. He® Tire ey with un.isgonious nrmllromcm of B foot or’ o, npart under her raiy A hoto {8 to bo nitached Decastoy find sttang rine foroed ull through pos i, Har two poauliar foatures are tho douy . ATime nd and the Aive masta, Tho togh it baardts will g1ve Rront Tuoilities for nueg o0t tho flve mnata onnble Her Lo enrry an sproad of eanvass withiot broomfig toy pme 110 old snllors sny that tho Noext aighg et Bruig litilg (g Vout 10 800" AROFL OF thoir honybor, Her e whion sho holaia ail hor colvrm, sprend )tk o miles un ‘ Bizatiele of wiiont hwhoe hatd. 20" With Tngy Tho assertion that tho David Dows ey, attain ‘o ‘speed of thirty miles por il niake tha avorago satlar-inan smilo nudyp, " o BUEVITIZS, 4 o Toledo Mlauls Sbjuots to th af oily two drodes on the Manmen hoYmt ment, and extonsion of tho work o s It.wiints tho Government to whopp' 3 lh'l‘nullll’flh b‘{ finrl% nnl.I = S e oy propoller Passnio o recolyy PTG, Lano tns ohart 0; Foit, up| . Co no _hns chartere: Chiohwo No. 4 which wintorc norm, o0t Gunees, tho' Manitawoo and Chestor 10 63 which iald up at Erle, foF a_curgy of jpoh {fromn Bay Clty to gn'llcnno nt $2.60 por {M Rregnto cn| hroo Vossaln I LAWK fo0t: The ol OY ho conuniuded by Capt.. 3. Ryan, tho Jungd Cant, . Willianus, and tho Stanitonce ty'eht] £, Eills, i Bullale shippers hnva not as yo ndeniioo on thole offar af 78 conts’ pesas 2 conl to Chiicago and Milwmkee, heho i 110 vessal-nioti co dowis A3 ol thoi demuny conscauently no charters nr‘;:dyb,fim,‘: 0 {8 pome water in tha Saginas Ry, ot 50 much ns the average Iy City. J.‘.'R‘Ji}é“.} thore wad, The following life-saving crew wilt g iy, conitaission at Oswego: Capt. John Blackhyr, coper; Jumed Crowloy, Christophur Magyy, Androw Bmitb, Yarry Smith, Williin Alotizo Murton, Jnmes Mosler, dosept Dugy, The pric olitained by J, C, Glichrist fory, barires Henton, Amsden, and Cochrun was o thith doublo thio Amount ho paid for them s ey ago. D l’ma #cow Fannnh Moore hns arrived 0t Talsdy from Doteoit with i load of lumber. T ugiy waa from Au Suble, but the Moore was 1 s Anld that tho Canadinn Government v; rouco tho cunnt talls two-thirds, 0" Mr. .Geargo Booba, Whi Wk 10 nct ua sy mnta of tho now stewnor John C, Grult, gie) ¢f wullmxrlm; "f'i his n.-slg;mulal lr'| North Taley oduesday afternoon. Mr. Beolc's {lly of short duration: e It {8 thought ‘that tho_nbolitlon of talsoy west-bound Crelght on the Erlo Canut will deyy to Buftulo much of tho tron-are from the nomy gri canuls, which ins heretofore gune by wagy Osdendburg. Forelgn fran anil sult, soday ‘and_ athor tnorchuniiss would Lu attracedy Bulfulo by the-Erle Canay systom, Tho now tug A. A. Dullluger, Tonayandn, and owned by Capt. ' At jjue ~mah, “ureived at Dulalo Tuesduy evenlng frog tnt pors with the bareo A, L. Potter. Thy g monsiona of -tha tue are 60 fect over uli withiy faol benin and 6 feet 4 inches hold, Iler eopy, is 13 inches in dinmetor, with 3 foot 2 jockey stroke, to which stoam 13 uugnlk*nl by an .y steel boller 9 tect fong, with 6i-tueh shell, win return flues; ft will be allowod 1o carry J)f pounds of stenm to the square inch. TEI; Icibutwml;j Ml’l,"llull ‘I‘!h'mll and Norih. rt broke up on Sunduy, and lirge felds BEiTeing nonr 1ox laland. % i Tho steamar witd has been purchasedty ompany, and will b by they Iver route botween Port Mumd and Dotroit. ‘Tho prico pafd wiy $5,0. Th Tdlow(ld wns formerly tho property of the be troit Stenm Navigaiion Combany. ‘The scow losco, whivh aunk nt Ashtabulalig fall, hus hoon rulsed and wiil Lo taken fotlers tand tor repalrs, - Tho achooner Aboula, fiow Iying nt Windey, has beon churterod by the Chnndian Gnvery, nont, and will soon leave to thko ber placesy ‘ofchostor lfehtahip In pluca of tho uuw iast sy son. B The scow Bugeno has been rolil by 0.Vn }g!rl’lg‘w'}n\m to Ueorye Chequln, of Irest, ek, tialling froy Capt. McLavablnn, of tho steamer Northwes, roports twenty-five miles of lee just ouleidec Cloveland, somo of whish 18 very solld, itk =hn Northivest thres bours to yuss through & TORT OF CIICAGO. ARRIVALS. Prop J. 8, Soavrns, Saneatuck, sundris, Sehr Winnfe Wing, Pentwater, Iumber, Behr Hobert Howlett, Graud Hoven, luber, . Bebr Guldo, Plorport, lumbaor, Bebr C, G, Bwnith, Rucine, light. “Behr Ottuwa, Grand Haven, lumber, Hobir Charlos Luling, Manftowuc, ruilroad tled, CLEARANCES, Scbr 8, Nates, Horn's Plor, sundrios. Hehr Mury Amandn, Grand Huven, flaht. Sehr Mliwuwtles Belte, Bulley’s Hurbor, light Hobr Lena Jubnson, Muskegon, lght, IN SLEEP. ‘Hands soflly elnsped In sweot, unsovered slees, Wo two ure wanderers In an uitknown lund— A wondrous country. ‘guinst whose mysticstral Wanlica tho sen of Silonce, vast and deep, Mayhap In that fuar (and, to-night, she'll keep Tryucnwllx’h somo kindred Boul, or chisp wah - bna I know nat, or, in scenes or sad or grand, With unshared juy vr pain, rejolce or weep. For clnspdd hands the freo soul doth not sty Upon us 'both tha same winds do not biow: ur ey'ed 4o not tho scif-satne visions sce. Bho I8 S0 dear, 1 would not linve her stray, Even in Dreamiand, whore L nay not eo, In that strango othior sleop, how will it b? —Carlutia Perry ti New Yurk Stn, e BLOOD AND SKIN Ifl;'H(f{JMl'-_ A GELEBRATED BEAUT! Tho Fumous me, Ninon Dol low She Oblained and Proserved the Veskdl Clearness and Beauly of Nor Comylesia Unil the 95th Year of Her Life. Information That Will Xender Trasspam tho 8kin of Any Lndy. Tho Juxurious and famuus teanty, N 1¢knclos. ustonished tho world by reurining e s dortul cloariioss and Lrilimney’ of hor coniniensd thruaghout bor fe, AL tho wuo of U6 lier rki Tl Poft. Ulouniiug, und Srush as tiat of o airt ot 16, W quoitioned aa o, th NnAOY [ Which st ekl liur bonuty. ab invarubiy ropllod vt sumo csrid sgorgt would bis nindu publle.’ Bne tinuily bequck: {ity vluadle' weorot o thin fiwmoun ava, L EfiaL, wholn Wien prosented it o a celelaitd lvll sician in Baltdusore,who hns irough its usees d ished w most successtil practice i the truatnesi skin-disensos, Sip {rhnt o pulla wenorally muay have an orpietd of snfoying tho bonetite f (his Aturveluus Fie srutlon, the doctor bis, ot the earnes ikt of his mniy, felona und patlonts, pluced the forstd {ith e Belt Alanu dompnuy, i e post! 1o moes tho domand 0f tha thousinds of cax? G cante.” 1tis u woll-known fact tht upun the yuri o blood tlone deponus tho civar ki uty 0f the l"ll‘ln 1hut vondisLe 1o veent. wtd Wondarful L1, S PEfat Miood and 8kin Ke Ladlus who biave rulned both. i loti throukli tho tueo of uxternat nppicat s ail noreons who liave uruptlons on (e, § 1y, sueh as Berotulung Divomo, Tiupics Souly Bkin, Hinckhond Worms, Muth, ltb. Halt Rionm, Malarie, nud Kheumatisi, outdelsy address, FLL ALANN THE 3§ AN B3 Brondway, Yo s cknge, or Hix o, oataice bab T Puritor na now propured 3ad 4 ACARN 0N AL B Price, 81 por iy Aweats Wanted Bverywhere, For taio by il Drugiinis, $27° Cut this 0ik T8, STANDALD Scales! CHICAGO SCALE (0, 147, 149 & 151S, Jefferson-st,, Chlcagh Manufacture more W0 4oy, B00 Different Var TUE BEST QUALSTY AT LOWEST e R-Ton Wayon Rcales (Platfors ex:‘. 2:. B'Ton Tx1.., ... .H.Stl)d-'l‘mll";‘;“ o Alj other slaés In proportion. 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