Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1881, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1881— TWELVE PAGES. 2 Iter eeye Teen ———— is 1 TIE ELECTION CASES. the People Elect Their county eeers This Fall. ghall wo Agreed Cases to Bo Argued pofore the Supreme Court Today. gne Comes from Marshall Coun- ty; the Other from La Salle. of the Briefs of the Coun- pstracts ” gol on Both Sides. THE FACTS. ssrtiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OITAWA., Hl, Se t, 20.—Attorney-Ueneral Ma- qaanes, ex-Gov, Paltwor, Sonntor titty of Ei por Count y,and C,H. Willott, of Chlengo are Mad bere Inst avoulng for tho purpose of arguing before the Bupremo Court tha * elecs yYonengea,” Of which an agreod statoment of pets had Deon prepared, The Court mot ‘aptly at 9 o'clock this morning, and [in- maiately adjourned until tomorrow morning, jatof respect to tho memory of President Gare eld. ee object of the bearing 14 ‘to obtain an guitoritative opinion from the bighost Judicial Authority in the Stato as to whethor thore shalt teancivction this fall for the offices of County Judge, County Clerk, and County ‘Crensurer. Thero aro two of these cases, and they coma up in 8 conversa form, thottgh aotunlly tho jame principle 18 fuvalved fn both, ‘Tho tirst Is inst of the People ox rel Join C, Stringer vs. Jonathan C. Kingsloy, County Clerk of Marshall sounty, application. for mandamus. It appears atin Novermbor, 1670, Willan E, ‘Thompson selected County Trensnror of Marshall, quale Aedand entered tipon the duties of his oflive, an remained County Treasurer tintil his decousy, feb. A week Inter tho Bourd of Buporvisors jpooinied duimes fuw to til tha vacancy nud thidtho oflfee until bis srecessor shou! be tected and qtalifietd. ‘The petitioner, Stringur, qaims that the vacancy ocessioned by the death Se Thompson was one exceeding one yenr, and that therefore, the County Clerk of Marshall county should festte u writ fora sg clu! election. Tho Clerk was served with a notice to do so find once this sult. _cnse fe that of tho Pcoplo ex rel. Antrow Lynch agninst the Bonrd of Supervisors Apia saile County, petition for mandamus, under tho following state of facts: La salle Sounty be now it population of over 70,000, and fsentitled ton Probate Judge and Probate Clork. Hebynch pettioned tha Hourd of Buporvisors {oOx the entaries of tho Judge and Clerk, which Moy declined todo, for thio roason that tho last $mendment to the Constitution provides for tho ection of Stute and County officers in tha oven sears, beginntug in 18k, Mr. Lyne thoreupon ado’ uppllention ~ for tmundaniis. Auurney-Genoral McCartney, who rulteatly: difers from Gov, Cultom on the futerpretadion of the cotistitutionnl effect of the niendment, fo far ng it relates to the question of holdtue ao election this fall, nppenrs for the respondent in jhe rst ense and the relator in the sucond. Me jaasaisted by C. H, Willott, of Chicazo, und H. F. Ghibert, of Ottawa. Mr. Willett will also pro- geat to the Court the printed argument on tho same side of D, W. Jackson, of Chicazo, The opposing counsel oy. Palmer, who is apposed to represent Gos. Cullon, Banntor Hunt, who was sponsor for the ainendment tothe Constitution before tho Sennte in the ses> sion of 1879, und Stato's-Attornoy L. 1, Brewer, of ba Sullo County. AIL the counsol inve led briefs in tho cuge,and,as thoso contain about ail that ean bo sald pro nud con on the question, the following abstract is presented: ATTORNNEY-GRNERAL MWICARTNEY. Tho brief of tho Attornoy-Gencrul Is very fengthy, contuining suventy-two closoly-printod octavo pages, Iti It, ho says Lhat tho finnl detor- mination of the question must bo bused upon the interprotation given to that provision of tho Constitution which declares whonan amond- ment shall take effect. If any proposed umend- ment shall recelve a majority of the votes cast {t“aball become a part of tho Constitution,” and lake eifect from tho clnge of thy polls,” thus In yalitating tho statute which declares that Its ef-* fectivoness anall date froin tho the a Board of Couvassers deolares thut It bas recolyed a mn- fority of the votes cast. This rulo doce not up- ply where tho nmondmont ‘itself dovlares that Ha provisions shall take cifect at sume tine in the future. In Honton vs. County of Kennebec, 4 Malne, 38%, an amendment to the Cons aitution’ wns adopted providing for a chaugo in tho Milling of the oliccs trom appointments to clections, .Tho question arosu ag to what should be dono between tho times when the tmendmont beenme a part of the Con- stitution, in Novembor, 1655, when it waa voted upon, or in dununry, 1656; when it was declared carried, and Jontiary, 1857, when the nowly- elected’ Hegister took tho office, under tho amendment. Tho Court, after atuting * thut the rights of tho Governor and Counoil.to appoint Judges, and Registers of Probate, and Shurith: and tho rights of those officers under thule cor missions, were swept away by tho amendinents, atone ahd tho same tinte,” sald furthor tint “tho old mode of appolutmont cannot be re- farted ng rupealed any further thun it stands lu tho way of a practival uperation of the mote preseribeil in tho amendments and adapted by tho peopte ng a part of the Constitution,” ‘Tho Mlinofa Constitution of 1870 did not de- Yara when tho County Judgog, ute, should bo Hected. It wns left for tho Lugisinturo to do #0. All that the Constitution presurived was tho length of the torn, Having once fixed thy thine for tho elections to be held, the Legialnture aoutd not make any change in tho tino without achange tu the Constitution, 11 was goon found that tho holding of an election every year Ine curred much expense and trouble, To avoid thig an amendment sas adopted to the offe that in November, 1882, a County Judo, Clerk, and ‘Trousurer should bo olected, to hold oltied for four years. Dooa tha new conilict with tho old? Does {t repeal tho luw which states “that, beginuing, with 1si3, there shall bo olected every four years a County fudge, cte.? “Pho Attornoy-Genoral holds that it docs not, and thon bo metae A number of do- cisions to establish the Tuct that tho construc. tion of the Constitution ts ainended must be based on tho natural signification of the words employed and thelr gramuutical construction, bo longus there ia no conilict with other parts of thogame document. ‘Tho amondiment docs not go Into effect until November, 182. ‘The ‘old Constitution snys thoro shail bo an election in 1881—tho pmeoidmont dnos not guy wero shall not—and those who re olocted in TBaL ‘but know that tholr terms of offco will explro in Decombor, IKs2. A number of cases are thon alted to show that where an amendinent apoeifies a future tine for going Into effect. It can have 19 prevent forco, in tho caso of Wright vs. Adame, 45 Texas, TH, the Court waids "It Is botloved moreover to bo sound rute of constriction, which holds wbon the duration of o terin of-an oflice which 16 filled by popular elections 18 a question uf doubt oruncertainty, that tho Interpretation Isto bo followed whioh Iiits it to the wbortest time, aud returns to the people at the enrilest period tho Power and authority to rotill 3. . ‘To tho claim made “that there fs no law aus thorizing au civetion of thoue allicerg In 1681, aud twithoutna law to carry tho constitutional lon wf 1870 into effect thoro is no power Lo et," Mr, MeCurtnoy replies that when the Le istaturo first Nxed tho tine for holding tho cle tlon of tha oflicers mentioned, It comploted Ite ayy for the Constitution provided that thoy ahould te elucted every four yours thereafter, and uo law to tha snind, offect wus needed. 1 the Legislature powsvsscd the power to chanyo the timo for holding these elections, why was an Auicndment to tho Constitution necdud? Tho Bupremo Court of South Carolla hus decided hat “whero the orgunto luw tixes the term of ONlee, it fy notin tho power of the Lexlatatura, Yun uct, to change the tori, ‘he ter will continue though tho office any be. vaount," ‘he Court of Appents of New York, in deotd- foun cago tn which tho torm of ullica uf n judge, hich was about to expire, wus uxtunided by the fgieiaturo for ax yoarayhold thay * the Lewis. i ture had not the power, by changing tho term, fe put or keep one In the ollico otherwise that oy ancleotion, ‘The ollicor must be clested; und ow Legislature could not by chaning the tern, sree one election, tuke from the people tho rubt which thoy ind reaurved, to choosy, who should bo the vifleer, The dotcndant wis dloct- fer six yenrs. For go long tho poaple nude fiown thoir will thut he should wea ‘tha ntttes. Ronconstat, that thoy would havo, willed that ts) Fhould use it for vino years. Whother thoy Would or not, the power wo to do wan reserved to het and It is an unwerrantuble ussumption by 19 Legislature to etre to exerolue ft." Le whole term, or the purt of aterm fram tho “1 Kiuniug forward, can never bo the “unox- pied » Pordon of the turn for the inex. pied portion muat be the Intter purt of tho fue Oru portion coming after tho beyloning. ee fetore, this provision of the Constituttan or 2 aw enn bo of no gvail, iy this contingenoy, Baile cannot be mada to upply, A yaeuney, tt 13 Hau dny be jn any portion of the term, but the capi aie only, eed In congention with un ie era” W! raven Frgun wale appliad tn thls onse. Sree th ve, Jewisative, d judioiul do- Partmionts of tho Gverament thauta keop as tight £9 th People ng possible, That tho poopie ay have froquont Supueton tied to fintlegte” pene wt maliey ther. sti’ the ‘Govern- i OW, ‘3 ean onl a Focurrenwe. to tho ly do by the fells, lets tho polley of our Nation to brve. queitcnt cleations ta permit tho people to fro Rend come togother and choosy thuir oficdrs, Taal (hose Who they desire to traniaut busluvsd tho ett. No barin bas over yot resulted from tg frequent incetinge the peopre have bad fr pat to elect thalr ruler. “This ta” the only : Ua they buy of cxpryeslbg tholt wighys, wud = {tshould be a vory clear iu my Judgmont, Herure that right teauridqed or impitrede No one quostions :that if it be beld in this ensa that there should be no election for those olfvers in Te8), the preront officers must bold over, or that successors to them taust be pe pointed until Ik In elthor cae they are net elected by the people fur that tin, but are con. tinued of pliced In the offices by othor than. tho: popular wil, Therefore it atiould be clearly and conclusivoly shown thit It wits tho intention of tho poopte to part with this right before the court ahuuld so hold, —— COUNTY-ATTORNEY WILLETT. ‘Mr. G. I Willett, the County Attorney of Cook, soy, 111 his belief, that one county In the Ktnto— Conk—tmust hold a general election this tall, the oflivars to bo olected bemyg one Judge of the Kus verlor Court for six years; one Clurk of the Crimimat Court for four yenrs; two County Commisstonera of Cook County in the Firat Dis- trict, embracing the City of Chicago, and onc County Comuisatuner tench of tho following districts: tha Becond, Fourth, and Sixth Com- iniasioner'’s Districts, which embrace country towna inCook County. Each of anid lve County Commisatonora holds hls oftics for three years. In Cook County a Probate dudge and Olork are elected when o County Judge and Clerk are elected. In Sa Baila Caunty, 1 an election should bo huld this fali,a Probate Judge aud Clerk shoutd be elected, such court-having been catubiished by tho Legiulnture of 1881. After quoting the cunstituttonal provision te> lating to vacancies In office aud now tho same shall be ied, Mtr. Wiltett gees on to claim that ff tho present ineumbonts continue in ollice from Decumber, Tel, to December, $82, they will reculve nu compensntion for tholr services, for tho reason that the Constitution provides that tho term and compensiuon shall be dotur- mined before tho officer assumes the duties of his office, and that, utter being Mxod, tho cort~ pensation cannot ‘bo Inerostsed or diintoished during tho olllccr's term, © isefure the viection of 1880 tho fricnds of tho amendment clulined it did not extend tho term of any. ollicer, becuse they know that such 2 claiin would bave been fatal to the amendment, aud it would lave fulled to receive tho necessary yote at the elcation. If there be any ambiguity fn tha amendment, obviously it should ba cou tried agrinst those who claim that it was mado for tholr benotit, on tho “familiar rule of cor struction of contracts that where f pursot UKEs mnbiguous expressions ing coutract Upon which two or more meanings can bo founded, sveh construction should prevall us the opposing party inay bellove will bo most burdunsome to tho purty making usc of such nnbhewitios. Yo have bad the terms of offlevof County Jude, and Clerk, and Trensurer extended one yenr the constitutional nmendment should bave sald so {u express words, und given the glectura an op> portunity to have vated upon that proposition, ot baying pretended to extend tha terms of nuch olticors by any express provision or hin- gunke in sien wnienduent, it cannot now be claimed that it was done by hnplication: Mr, Willett noxt follows out the Attorney. Goneral's tine of argumont, to show that vie ainentiment tos not go mito force until Nove Ler, 188, and quotes Inrgely the sume nuthor! ties. Mo urges that a vacancy cannot bo tacked on to a vacancy at the expiration of the orlginal term of tho ofllee, for tho rengon that a vaeany means an oifieer ‘out of office, aud tho yaciney eun only occur during bls teri of ofilee. ‘The phrase" Until hls succeesor is elected mud qualitied” enutot be cone strued to extend the term of any olllee, Whoro the term of an alfice fs Hxed by the Constituuion itennnot bo inerenaed ‘or diminished by the Logialnture, and the attempt to ‘reveal tho Election Iuw of 1872 providing, for an clection in 1881 was unconstitutional, beanse its tondenoy was to oxtund thu term of the ofticers mentioned. GOV. PALMER. Qoy. Palmor, who ropresenta thoso who bo- Neve there can to no election thiy fall. snys that their view fa In exact harmony with the Inton- tion of the Legisiature of 157, which submitted tho propualtion to amend tha efyhth section of the touth article of tuo Constitution to tho yoters of tho Stale, und with tho lutontion of the votora who approved tho proposition at tho polls; and are quite certain that thoir position conforms to tho intention of tho Logislature, which, by tha act of Muy 10, 1881, repeuled tho goveral: sections of the General Etcction Inw, Decauec It wae well understood that clectlons were moro frequont than wns necessary for tho public good. ‘Tho amended olghth section of tho tenth article of tha Constitution by’ its own force ro- peated the sixteenth and twenty-first ecotions of tho Election luw of 1873 to tho extent Indl. cated, and fixed the timo for. the cloctluns con templated by those sections ut a perlod ono yenr distant froin the first efcetions to be therenfter held undor thalr provialous; so that nothing re- mains of the aixtvonth and twonty-first soc~ tions of the General Eluction Jaw, or of the por- Mon of tho Constitution: upon which those seo ‘tlons wore predteated, oxcupt tho constructive requiromont that elections for the ollices uamcd Iu the auctions should bo held on tho Tuesday after tho frat Monday in Novamber, 1881. ‘hls fa wil that can bo claimed ngulnst us, and whon we concede tho claim to the full extent, and the conceasion !3 accopted, It Js takon sub- fect to tho obligation of matatuluing the propusl- tion that the Logishiture of 1879 and tho voters of tho State Intonded that thore whould bean election for County Judges, Clerks, and Treus- urora in 1881 ond 1682; that in opposition to apolicy which proposed loss frequent eloctions, thoy Intended, in tho first instauce, ut least, that thoy‘should be more frequent; that contrary to tho poltey of the State stuce 1818, whon County Judges and Clerks wore made constitutional olligora with tonuros of four youra, ft was ine tended to provide for Judges, Clerks, and Trens- urors whogo term of olnco should be one your, ‘Tho constitutional amendment referred to was adopted and took eifecthofura the mecting of the Legislature of 1841; it is thorefaro only necessary to consider its operation aud mean jog. tf would seom to nn ordinary reader to mean that aftor its adoption It should etund in the pluco of tho suction it proposes to ‘amend, and that from the time of tho udoption of tho amended section the Constitutton should bo road nsi€ tho orlylnal had never oxisted, An mondtment to nsection “so that itehull hore aftor rod ug follows” ropealssuch section. [The People va, Young, 33 111,400, Lhe Btato vs, Ane rows, 20 Texag, 20), uc if it were conceded thut n loss swooping effect 1s to be given to the amendod suction, un that {ts operation {s unly to obliterate such por- Yong of tho originil gcction as tro tn.conttict with Its provisions and conttnue suck as are con sistent wilh it, it will be observed that itis nut conaistont with the umonded seetion that Coun- ay Judges, Clorky, and ‘irensurers stull, vo elected In’ Novembor, 1881, for terina of four fone, and two yeara,as provided by tho original th Section of the 1th Article of the Constltu- Won; while it 1s entircly conglutent with both tho orlainal and amended sections that tho per- gous who wore tho Incumbents of tbody offices whan theamendment took effect should continue fn office until their succcsao! elected and qualified, If tho amended « mulces It fin Poselblo to cloot County Judges. Clerka, aud ‘rousurers in November, 1st, for the terms of two and four yours Teapectively, which ure tho toring proscribed by tho origladl eixith secnon, it renders a legal election impossible. There oun bowo Jawtul election unless the lection claimed tu bo Inwful .Js hold on some diy aud In auch Inanner as preseribed by goine Inw. Lt te ndinitted that the Constitution may by its terms supply the needful uuthority for wa clection, or it may bo supplied by statute, but neither tho Constitution por any existing statuto authorizes ‘on election to be held in November, 18}, "Thu nct of May 10, 18#l, expresses the view of the legislative and ‘exceutlve avpartinents of thy Goyernmunt auto the propor interpretation to bo given to the amendment to tho Conatitn- tion adopted Le tho voters of tha State, It would be yemarknble Indeod If tho Logistature of 1881 and tho Governor shull havo fatlad to comprehand tho mean of o constitutional amondmont proparod by the Loxisiature of 187), one-half of the mumbersa of the Sunuta of 7881 'having participated Iu its propuration and subtniesion to the people at tho clectlun when thy Governor was eicated und one-half of the Mouiburs of the Sennte and sllof tho muinbers Of tho Houso of ftupresentatives were atuacn, In thia onda, If in any, the judiolal depart- ment should necept Ue United opinion of te other two depurtmenta of tho Government us conclusive, ‘The conatituttonal amendment wag intended by the Legislature of 187) and the voters of te Stato to fx the future polley of the State wit respect to the thug of boldiig cettuly ofectlos and the efcetion of tha Governor and the mon burs of tho two branches of the Genural Assen Diy of 1881 wus Ho ULE)” conte poraneoUs that ft cannot be supposed thatthe Lexieiuture which: passed, aud the Goveruur who approved thy wet of Stuy’ 1v, 1381, did not undoratand tho intention: of tho nmendinent, or that thoy did wot, In the ropoal of tho 10th and Slat svuttona of thd Elec: tlon Jaw of 1872, adopt tho upyropelato nigutis to curry that intention into effect, The act ot tho Legislature expresses the un- doratending of the Legislatura and tho Gover- nor at the Hime of tho meaning of the amen: mont, und wifords the strongest presumption Mae thoy rightly interpreted tho intontion of ite authors. Si SENATOR HUNT. Sonator Hunt, in tho opening pagos of his brief, discusses that of (ho Attornay-Genoral, gud lngivte that tho constitutional amendment was not @ repoal, but. a reviston, and wher agupted took tho place of. the original section, Hb also reviews the authorities quoted by tue ‘Attorney-General, and mfldly Insivuates that in sone Inatunces that oflicinl yarbiud the facts and principles therejn jutd down. Aftar an ex- planation of tho Jaw providing for tho manner of preparing Amondments to the Constitution, ju foree July 1, 1877, Bir, Munt Insists that tho umendinont waa rightfully submitted to and ratified by tho people, and the result of the yule ig couclusivo Upon oycyy departincut of the State Government. The amendment abolishos no ofices, but merely changes the timo of their oloction, and whatever extension of officlul term reatults from tho udoption of the atnendment ts not the net of the General Assembly, but the nebot tho pucple in adopting the amendment, And who shall any that the peuple may not do this, If they so desire ? ‘The ehauge mate by the Laglaltture to the Hleetion lw tins nothing to do with the exten. aion of the terms tho Inw was wmonded so that it should conform. arlutly to the Conatitudion as Itnow stands, and for the purpyso of yivine offect to the Constitution, In short, had the General Assembly failed to inake exactly the changes in the law which Itdid minke, it would have failed ina plain duty, ‘Tho Inw wae Jed so that tbete might fhe nou contiict bur tween tt and the Constitution, ‘Mr. Hunt closes bis argument by iiving tn full the opinion of tha Supreme Court o| Mornin, recontly promulgated i the ease of ‘Treadwell Suporvisors, ete, 1 which the petitioner ny. “for anand on Ure Superstar to bold iH olection on the firat Wednesituy of September of this your, for tho election of cortain oflicors ay provided for In the code as It stood prior to Mareh 7, 1881, when tho Legislature amond- ew it. Formerly county — cluctions wero held in September, Under tho new con stitution wey are te be held in November, tho same time ns the genoral cleo Uons. ‘Tho Court held that the amendment to tho code was operative, and if constitutional it completely susperaeded the section which it mnended and revised, ‘The Court further said: “Ta constitutionality Js nttreked ‘on the Rround thitat It dispenses with the holding of anelection of county ollicera this yenr, it in of- fect extends the turing of tho presont incume Donte, [ie not elulmed that it expresstyor dle rectly’ attemnts to de anything of the kind. Hat Itiscluimed that such would bo tho necessary result, bucause the present Incumbents aro ontitied to hold thoir respective nilices wie tl tholr successors re qualitied. ‘The carte so provides, but if that provision of tho cody [a ro~ pugnant to the Constituuan, tho code tnuat give: way, and the result would be that nll those of- flees would became vacant at the expirition tho terins for whieh tho Incumbents were elec! ed, and auch vnenncies will have to be. filled in the niunmnor preseribed by flaw, Aud If Were bo no mode provided by law For filling thoy, thoy nist. be died In the wode proyided by Sec. 8 of Act. V. of the Constitution, If elthor uct Is une constitutional, It fa tha one which providus tbat olicers shall bold after their terns haya axe poet ‘and not tho one which ohanges Who time of wlding tho election, © Application denled. BLOODED CATTLE. An Interesting LivesStock Sale at Dexe ter Park Yesterday, The first of tho fall sales of blooded enttle took place yesterday at Doxter Park, Tho nt- tendunce was not largo, and although tho out- tle offored wero very well bred represontatives of some of tho best known Bhort-Horn families, prices ruled quito tow, so unich 60 In fuct as to be disheartening to bri rs. of Short-Horn cat- tle, who, if this sale 18 to be tuken ns any criterion, cannot expect high prices this year. ‘Tho atock auld was a herd of ffty-nino cows, hivifora, and bulls, the jolut property of Charles Parsons dr, and Stephon Hayward of Conway, Muss. Col. L. P. Muir of Kontuoky was tho auctioneer. Tho following sales wero mado: ti Pansy of Glenwood, yearling heifer; to Thomas Hughes, Hebron, Ind. Price $40. Alrdrie Redwing 2d, enr-old belfers to Thomus Hughes, Hebron, Ind. Price 05, 4th Eran ue g-year-oll heifer; Thomas Hughes, Hebron, tid. Price #45. Bd Vimina Princess, 12.87, 4-year-old cow; to Fred Hateb, Bivins Sills, Ml, #0 unm Princess, & year-old cow; to Thomas Hughes, Hebron, Ind. “Price $85. Comus 2d, yearling; to Booth & Hawley, Gurd- ner, UL, Price 305, Lidy’ Conway lth, G-year-old cow; to same parties, Prico 8, Tth Arabella of Glonwood, 8-year-olt heifers to Curtis. Holynte & Co., Doflasice, O, Prive, $75. 4th Arauella of Gleuwoud, G-yenr-old cows to auny parties, Price, $85. kb Arabella of Glenwood, G-yenr-old cow; to saing purtlys, Price, $110. Bnd Lady Valentino of Glonwood, 7-yeur-old oO A, B. Hostetter, Mount Carroll, 1) rice, £200, th Luddy Valentino of Glenwood, 4-yeur-old; to anime party. | Pric mouths old; s 12, FLV, 6th Baran of Grasa Hill, 7,67) tod, A. Hysham, Red Onk, In. Prive, $65. did Lady Sain ui Conway, 6-searrald 16 A.B. Hostetter, Mount Carrol, ML. Prico, £20. Beh Lady sale af Conway, d-yene-uld; to same party, Prec, $250, “1 Hed Roso Duke, 40,5889 months old; to N. Fray & Son, Onelda, Ul Price, $280. 6th Lady Sate of Conway, 2-your-0ld; to A. DB. Howtertor, Mount Carroll, i “Pelee, $115, 7th Lady Sule of Conway, yearlings to Fred Hateh, Mivin'’s Mitts, I. Price, $174. Tenrl’ of Curilete,” 504, 2eyenr-olds to C. Funiver, Deflunce, U.Price, $100 7th Tuborose Of Grasa Hill, Ines G, Strawn, Orieuns, Il,. Prec, £2), Gnzclle bth, to Robert Groon, Janesville, Wis, Price, $10: Gazelle sh, 10 manths old; tol. A. Graham, Streator, Itl, ‘Price, $45. Gazelle kth, 9 months old; to Thomas Hughes, Hebron, Ind. Price, $40. Major2d, ) months old; to B. Hancock, Chi- eno, Price, 30. 2d Lady Valentino of Grass Hill, fyenr- A.B. Hostetter, Mount, Carroll, i,” Price $200, ‘4th Lady Valentine of Grass Mill, Yycar-olds to'A. 11. Hostottor, Mount Carroll, Hil. Prive, i, 6th Lady Valentine of Glenwood, 2-yenr-old; to sume party, Prico, $155, ‘Bth Lady Valentine of Glenwood, to same party. Price, 2:05. fd Marquis of Ulonwood, 89,850, 2-year-old; to Thomas Hughes, Hebron, Ind. Iricu, $40. 4th Murquis of Glenwood, { 2 A, Grauan, Btrentor, Hl. 1! ot of Gniss Hilly yeur-olil; to 2-yeur-old; Thy 30. rico, $10, old; to {ith Tuberose of Graves IL, yearling; Hysham, Red, Onk, In. Price, $10, fd Burl of Carltele, 33,086, yearlings to J. A. Hysham, ted Oak, In. Prico, $100, + $100, Oth Arabolin of Glonwood, yourlings to Colo Fauver, Dotinnee, O, Hrice, 00. Tith Arabella o Frieo, $55. Sylvia 1th oy wareold; to Robert Green, Junesville, Wis, Price, & Syivin klth, 2-yeur old; to Thomas Hughes, Hebron, Ind. Vite, $50, Wd. Buel of Gloriwoad, 05,988; to Thomas Huuhes, Hebron, Ind. Hrleo, #45. 21 Lady Bato of Gionwood, T-yonr old; to A. B, Hostetter, Mount Carroll, til,” Price $20, th Lady Sule of Glenwood, o-yeur old; to same purty. Pricu, $180. Sih Lady Bulo of Glonwood, 4-year old; to Curtly Hulgnto & Co., Dollance, 0, Price, 81h. Tth Lady Sate of Glenwood, yourlings toa. 1. Hostetter, Mount Curroll, Ml.” Priew, S115. 4th Env! of Glenwoud, 35359, 0 months old; to Thomus Hushos, Hebron, Ind, Vrico, $60 Hertha 4th, 2-year old; to G., idlgute & Co., Dotinnce, 0.’ Price, £5, Gayelic 2d, tyunr-old; to Thomas lughos, Hebron, Ind. Price, 810, ‘Gazelle Ud, Syorr-old; to Robert Grcon,dancs- ville, Wis. Pelao, 885, ello sth, 4-yenr-old; to ‘Thomas Hughes, Hebron, ud. Pricy, #15, Prince Gwynne 2d, 7 months olds to B. Hane cock, Chicano. Price, £25. fith Karl of Glenwood, 04,703, 9 months old; to ‘Thomad Hughes, Hebron, lad, Prieo, € Purcku, yearling; tod, A. Hysham, Red Oak, Ta. Price, $16. Garfield, 7 months old; to ‘Thonus , Hobron, Ind. Fries, $10. #th Karl of Glenwood, 34,705, yoarling; to ‘Thoms Hughes, Hebrou, Ind, price, 80. wth Eurl of ‘Glonwood, 7 oignthe nid; to Thomas Hughos, Hobron, Ind., price, 885, Uirnnged, 7 months; to Booth & luyloy, Gardner, ML, price, &2 : Sth Marquls: Ciouwood, 50,852, r i ‘ poagl tart to TiCd, $25 ne oldy to Je As 2, aus: ‘oO Fred Mateb, nnelechimis 1iiriee, ea Co ered Hs ‘Tho average prico rocolved for thirty-nine cows und hoifera was $110, and for ninetcen Uutlts $68, tho total amount of tho salo bulug Bi ALLEGED CORRUPTION. Investigation of tho Charge of Altompt od Bluckmall Agalust Some School Truntocn Mr. [rus Coy, Mr. Clark, and Mr, BE, A. Wood, whu compose tho committee appointed by the Kenool Board of District Nu, 2, of Luke and Hyde Park, mint at tho Pullman school, ou Fitty: firat strevt, yesterday fur tho purpuse of lu- vestiguting the oburgea preforred ayulnst dtr. Kinney and Mr, Farron, two membora of the Aare Mr. Woodard roa i Ich ‘taliwine inn ot a fn affidavit, of which the In tho first tho afiant only gave tho conver« eution av it occurred Letwoun dir, Kimmy, Bir, Farron, and bhusclf, ‘Tho utiiant thoy intended to leave the wholo matter, but subsequent dee nals geumn fo havo rendered it uccessry for & tnore full Investiyation of tho affulr, and be wub- suittad tho fulluwiuy statoments * About thy 25th of July H. M. Jureett caine to our store aid iuformed mie thst be knew 4 party, Whode NUNO. he would not give, ue who hid grent inilucuce with the Boned,’ and who suid that it hud beon decided that, aur books snould u out of the Town of puke by four members, to wald Coy, Fallon, and Wood would oppose & change, and that Dr. Champlain would chauye any wuy. With De, Champlain tlo* = woul pit five votes,” a majority LHL ane mon ‘that wart arty. the matter through. Juvrett stutod that ho cume on the graund of olbtelendebip, aid ja WBE Want any money flu aclf, but Chay this strieud’ of tha board abt wunt som, to leurn all we could nbout the matter, we orcourtzed him te Boe whitt the friend of tha bourd wanted, Str. Jars rott returned sya day or two and suld ho wanted $100. ‘This wo declived, and wwked him to seo if be could not wut a lower igure. Ho returucd ugalu and sald wo should have all tho rendors mi coed auaH SRS Ne tet EN and was worth €::H), an that was tho best fyure, flu now sald there ag Hughes, Hubron, 40 Gwynn, W056, t Byatt Hod Ouk, Iu. Proncet ynonths ls 2ES Glenwood, yearling; to eamo- wi Ilo informod your atlant Unat: Commiasioner Farren was tho man who tirst camo te him aud asked to sec how muh money, tn could get from us, and that he had ne dount that Kimwey was with hin, ing determined to eet ab the truth of the matt: T sought an titerviow with Mr. Kimmes, Mr Earren being present, and with tho rosuit inuntioned and set forth fieiny Meet wtidavit, Me. Jurrett afterwards caine to us and sald ‘they, tenning, a4 we muppored, Kinney and Farron, would retaln our books tow In gat pute ting tho hlvber renders and copybouks for 8200, his wo dectined, Subsequently Mr. Jarrett rowment Inn yet of beoks which wo hud sont to Furron, saying that ho (Farren) said that ‘ho did hot care a ditmt about the tneriis or to exuming tho huoks—It was Inoncy he wanted.’ Your af- funt is of the opinion. sivee his interview with Mr. Kimmoy and Mr Farren tint Mr. Jars rotU's Inst atuteinents were true, although at first we helteved that tho members of tho board were not demanding inoue. . “WILLA WoOnAny.” In reply to n question by Mr, Coy, Mr. Woods ard atated that be soid to Jarrett, when Ine formed by tha lutter that, sowie menibers wero domunding money, it wna an outrage ond little abort of bluckinnll, and that they were not now Purebusing rchool ‘boards. ‘Tho witness waa cross-exumlned by Str. Kiinmey, but with to ros sult except to give the witness a chaney to inako ainart rentles, which caused much Muxhter, Mr. Sterwood! refuted what he knew of tho transaction, Sir. Farrer and Mr. Kimmey pro= sented ullidavits, to whieh they emphaticnily do~ nled the truth of the charges preferred by Mr. Woodnrd, ° Attached to tho ailldayits of Kimmey and Farren was f note from Jarrett anying that on far ns he know the statements In thy wildavits were correct. The committe will report to tho buurd at its noxt muoting, THE RAILROADS. TUE GREAT TOPIC. Owing to tho calamity which bos befallen the country, but little businoss was transacted at tho rafiroad ollices In this olty yustorday. Most of tho ronils fad thelr cara und locomoativ draped in mourning In respoct to the dead F'res+ ident. ‘Tho ralirond oftictals here do not anticipate that the change In tho Administration will bave any serloug olfeot upon the railroad vuelness of tho country, nor do thoy expeot a pauie in stocks or other rallroud sucdrities. Thy Vreeident's douth, they any, hus long vince been discounted, and thfs ts shown by thy fact thut stocks, iustend of suffering reaction, actually oxpurleaced quite an tdvanee, ‘The busiiess of the country, they suy, f¥ established upon too fem 1 bugis to Le ‘disttirbed by an ovent of this kind. ‘Tho country ean stand any Kind of an Administras don during the next three yeurs without beluy auch disturbed in Its prospority. ume of the mantel however, think that tho advance in stocks yestorduy Is tot a healthy sign, aud that a renction will tako place in a duy ortwo. The ndvance, thoy think, was dug to tho efforisuf the large speculitors, who have, tho Dasiuuss well i) hund, ad who are anxious to unlowl before the renction tikes plaice. ‘Amorlean stocks and socuritics, thoy think, wil sulfer # shurp decline in Europe, where the caps Jtulists are not gu well versed i tae attains of this country, and this must necessarily aifect the rujlroad’ securities bere. But they beltove the weprossion will bu but temporary, und matters will soon aguin teaumne their maximal condition, THE PASSERGER WAR. Tore Is nothing now to report In the ratirond passenger wir, aud tho éltuntion yesterday ree mualned the game asthe day before, The Presl- dent’s death had ita elfect on tho ticket utes, und busincws was lighter than usual. Ag tho General Posgenger Agents are all at St. Lonts attanding their wnoual convention, it isnot probable that nny new steps will be taken until thoy roturn to thelr posts, Thoy are expected nck tomorrow ulubt, aud [tis ikely that by duy the contest will be renewed with In- erensed vigor. [1 isunderatood that the Lake Shore will retaliite on the Pennsyivanin for cule ting tho rates from Cleveland, ‘Toledy, and De~ (ort by muking slinfar reductions from and to al! poluts on the Pennsylvania it can reach, Mr, CG. UL Peck, Tratieguimnager, and Mr, dumicy Stephenson, Genural Passenger Ayont of Grand ‘Truuk, wore in the eity yesterdays and exptess themselves well satisticn with thie progress of tno wir thus ft They tuk my Terlously of author coup d'état to “he aprang upon Vanderullt in a few days, which thoy think will force bin to recoxnize thelr road us u comn- peting line. VHE O10 CENTRAL Much work has lately beon done in extending and fuiproviug the Obfo Central Hattroad, Last winter this road had no torminal facilities in Clevelind other than transter tracks to cunncet- ing lnes, but during this yenr It hay erected on elegunt dopot ound frelybt — warchouso, round-house, mnochine shops, and conehe house in Eust Toledo, and ten trucks Lave been tid on a dock constructed on tha river front, the stroum belng dredyed to obtatn the required depth aud allowing the largest lake Yosucla to dhichirge and receive lumber and cont at the pier. . ‘A branch {6 soon to be bullt through tho Val- loy of Monday Creek to Athens, which will be a very huportant feuder, as it will reach several {mportant furtuces and unuimbur of woul zinc, ‘fhe conl oporutors of tut seetion are anxious for its edinpletion, ug it will dgubje thelr fucilt- tlos for reaching ‘Toledo und other ike pulnts, ‘The enwinver corps of tha road are making w ponmnnent location of the Hno frou Corning to Jonnelsville, which wilt alzo be nu important feeder. The survey for un a ee tne from Alum Creak into Columbus fs niso being made, and it wil probably be bullt during this vent. : ‘Much of the cond work necomplished during his y fa due to the ability and energy of ManuyerG. G. Tadley, wha, uithough a ie rapide yiuluing the reputation of ful railroad managers KING WILL GO. Crxcinnatl, O., Bop! John King Jr, Re- colver of tho Onlo & Mississipp! Rallrond,hus toft for Baltimore, and with shortly gall fur Europe, xis the investigation when budemunded lag been rendored unnecessary by tho tvewal in open court before Judge Drummond by Gov. Hen- dricks and Belluiny Stocer, counsel representing tho Interest opposing Mr, King, that thore tre ho churges uguinst hig Integrits, aud that thoy do not think any ean be truthfully minds, Gon. Hurrisan thoreupon presented again to Judge Drunimond Mr, King’s lotter of reatgnation, NCINNATI SOUTITERN. 4 The New York World publishes a talk with Fred Woltfe, lesseu of the Cincinnati Sonthorn, from which Is clipped thu fullow- ing: ' * Count Erlanger, of Paris,” he safd, 'toyether with bis aagoututes ‘in London and Franktort, nat 825,000,000 cash in my indy curly tu lust dune, with Instrugdons te curry out the plans for n'raltroad system in the South that 1 hut laid before thei. Our start was thy ownersbly of tho Alnbagi ‘Southern Mond, formerly. the Alabama & Chattancogn, extending from Chut~ inioors in a eoulhwesterly direction to Serid- jon, dive, a distance of 23 mileg, ‘Thies Hye la tow I excollent condition and fully sup: tod with rolling stock. ‘To the north all we want Ig the Cliainnatl Southern, and Lava golng: to Clnclanatt now, fecling, #uro Unit our bid 1s tho bguest ond Vest and we will yet it. At Entaw, Alu, which on referonse to a mip you will ud oa'tho Alabama Southern, wear tho Miasissippl Stato Linu, we are making two exe tenstons—oue a diatance of 17 miles ina direct line to Biemphia, which fs partly xraded now aud ull under contract, und the othar in wv southoust- orly direction to Brunswick, Ga, tho unly wouth- eastern port not controlled by tho Lounville & Nashville Company, Hutweon Eutaw and Brun wlok a large part of tho ling fg alrrady in opore ation, aa wo own the Ine, Uity-two miles, bos tween Butuw und Selina, und tho Hrunawick & Albany Itoad, eighty-five miles long, ‘Po con oct these two we have to build ating 103 miles Jong from oolma to Allmny, aud tho work 16 une: der contract now. At Moridiia, Miga, tho y we branch intnus of the Alabama Sourhor out. directly ~ weat nd oamnin in (irect Hine to New Orleans, To, tha west we own the road from Moridlun to Vickss burg, Wo nites, und, crossing tho Slvaiualprt River, are bullding and buyo nearly completed tho alr ino from Vieksburg to Bhroveport, ati, counveting at, the latter polit with the ‘Lexas Puclile and the entira systems fu tho extranio Southwest, ‘Tho Hue from Meridian to New Orleand fe under way, and will be pushed to complotion as fast as posulble, It will be 105 miles jong. The Toxna saeltle oxtonalon wilh bo completed by March Lnoxt, and the ontira wystomn, by the ture of our Fig contrictsy, Within’ thirteen mouthy. In itsel€ tho system wil) be a complete ongund wo Wil have full and frlondly conncetions with ucnely all the coadd in tho Boyth eust of the Miskiualppt” ‘Ty reenpitulate, tho Erlanger system will In- cludo the followInyg rouds: : Cinoinuatl Southern, Alabama Southern. Moridlun to Vioksburg’... ¥ lekaburie ty Bhruvcport., teriding ta New Oriean Rutaw to Muwphls,. Eutuw woselua, Suluia to Albany... Albuny, to Brunswick, ‘Total... rae Continulng on, the gubl tho new ora tn the South, Bir, Wolfe sulds Tho people in (ho North buve Just begun te roallac that the Routt bas awakendd to ner true Intores id, nll ing pulitive'to drop ite tho graye with slavery jung reconstractian, 13 poly ity horselt to the improvement of hor material welfuro with an ghorgy and abrows f % new coiiti- try, The capitalists, who aru tlwaye tho tirvt to understand the renl conditions of a people's ox> Maia, bud Rertect contkionce in tye South for sainp tiie, and tho future of the suc Von [8 #0 bright thut money tv ubsolutely pouriug tuto It. The. 825,0Ut0) tat we ure spending shore is only undnstuuce, Not only dru many rullroad Yunus ,polng built, but money in Janse blocks fa beigg inveated in lands, cotton-inills, Turoveps, trodswarks, lumber-tilis, aud various other énlorpetieal Why, tho South 1s destinog tosupply tho'zouutry aud 9 goud part of the sresvercesereneb Obl 1 a wort), not with raw cotton, but cotton goods of fa ‘variety. The sooner tha Muasuohu- Belt manufacturer reulizas this now rivalry and goegover to it tha better for him, Tho South, ald is It 18, has just started # new ‘dovelop- taunt," SEW RAILWAY PROJECTS. Anexchange thus comments on the pres- ent wiprecedented aetivity’ in constructing new rafiroads ull over te countrys ‘The year 1xst ahows the’ most _tmnprecedented vhterprise in tho way of bringing Into existence new rallway schemes that our country bos over exporioncul, ‘'Mniety ur forty years ayo railroads wore tart: ed on unveenpled ground, and ball of the ioney needed had to ba subscribed to the capi tal stock of uw company before any bonds could be negotiated. ‘Then ‘no more then $25.00) per intl were nooded to open a ling ready for traitie; and (hig amount of tonuy was auitictont to build tho Now york Coutral ur irio Hunds hetween New York and Buffalo, and to enable it tocarry all tho traffic then offered, But what uf those lines tony, with thoir 1,200. to 1.00 to- comnotives and 30,000 ty 40,000 cara, and what of thalr cust, and the business to be done? It fins taken forty: yeurs to mxuke thom what thoy are, These runds wore first built About as well oa wow Ich bes, But gueh yeur of the forty inet hi nf ‘of Vnluv to the property, brthe porfeution of drainaxe, nore substantial culverts, cattleeguards, bridius, road-bed, and few sidiige,. In fact, uvory wook point nna been disceratd and remedied, aud, as to business, Hour, food, and saw-inills, quarrios, etc, have Deen’ started, and oommerce of atl kinds hae buon yeurly decumuluting for those forty yours along the Bogrent thurougnfares, all tu tho inut- til bunent of the ronde and of the shippers bver them. ‘These large accessions to the geet thorougbfares have b Jargely puid fur out of current enrnings accrued ut the rate of front bne to threc cents por ton por mile for carrylog freight. ‘Now, lot us contrast aomo of these now proj- eats, for iustance tho New York & Wultalo i West Shore Hing, It busjuet recorded at Albany a wortgage for $50,000.00, ‘This for $0 miles of rvad would bu over 110,000 per inile of bonded debt to start with, Thon In place of an equal amount of capital stuck pald in, na wis the fashion of old, a credit mobiller or construc: tion cumpany ia formed, for what? ‘to inuke moneys building the rogd with as little money ud {6 practicable, obtained trom the sale of tho bonds for tho bighest sum thoy will bring, aud the pocketing of tho balance. Under tho old method tho stock was sub- scrided and paid in by pursons who wanted the road, and all Julned hn, giving it all the busines thoycowld, busides having given must of tho right of way, Let us contrast for a moment tho auspices undor whlch these enterprises wore de- veloped then and vow. Then, the rates of freight averaged more thun two cunts per tat por toile, while now thoy are unly from Bx to ¢lyht mills por ton per mille; and As vault Hs ure the cupitul and debts of the Central and Eric ituads, no one would presume that thoy could bo duplicated, with wl their business and tributae ries, for anything ilke their present Habilities. In view of these circumstances, we would august the propriety of Investors giving thelr careful consileration before they put the funds of trust communica and widows and orphans ties, When tho cunstrucdion compantes have thelr romla half completed, and have taken ‘bait of tho whole cost of tho runds tt, pepil stuck, to bo so. held permanoutiy, will it not be carly chough at that tine to see Jf n bond luvestinent will be snfo ¢ We are told that the depot prounds on the ling of the Now York Contral & fludsun River itall- road eonuot be dupliieated, to the cities through which it missus, for the sui of $25,000,000, it embraces near 2,000 ucres of Iaud, locuted most ndvantugenusiy, and, besiaes, the New York Central & Hudsan River Raltrond Company own a inrge proportion of the entire water frout be- tween New York City and Albany. ITEMS. Tho gross enrnings of the Chicngo & Alton Railway for the second week in September, 18), wero $213,715.29, agalust $216,019.20 Lor the vors responding: period last yeur—a duercaso of P2508.07, inted agent of tho Iijnots Central ut tho ‘Twenty-sevond street ucket office, In place of Mr. J. L. Dodge, resigned, Mr. Wilgers has buon appoluted swentat Magon, Ill. to succeed Mr, Richmond, Mr. W. H. Cantif, Supurintondant of the Lua- siur Division of ‘the Luke Shore & Mteblzan southorn, will ulso bave the Superintendency of the Detrult, Hilladnte & Suuthwestern, Wallroad recently aequirea by that company. Tels aented Gait Vanderbilt's parpose tn sceuring this road iy evidently a sehome to provent tne Groat Western of Canady trom obtatning valuable Chicago conuections. President Henry Villard, of the Northern Paci- fie, and purty didnot arrive bore yesterday ns was noticlpated. Thoy wil) arrive: here telay from Now York vin tho Peansyleanin route. They witt leave again by the Chicuze, Iurlings tou & Quincy for Counell Blutts at 23th p.m. tee duy, There are sixteen persons tn tho pacts and thoy are bound for Oregon and Washington Lurrltory. Mr. Wiltinm M. Sage, Genernl Fretxht Agent of the Chicago, Kock Island & Paving Ruitrond Company, hae iweued tho tollowing circulir 10 ngents rewarding miatmuta and minitnumn loads of urain: Tho maxim and intuimuin lode of grain will borealter be governed by the ston: eiled cxpaelty of the car. ‘The minfinum load ehnll bo I.duu pounds lees nnd the maxiuaia 1,000 pounds grenter thua the stencilod capacity. | ln enses where thore Is ue stonell capacity marked tho miniinum shalt Ge 24,000 pounds and the maxinurmn 20.000 pounds, Doublo excess will be charged for ull over the mnxituum wolybt. ‘This order [s ta be put in force ai once, ‘Tho Attantic & Pueitlc Mullway, botter known 18 the Thirty-fitth Parallel Route, is being rap- ily pushed towards tho Pauitic, and wbout two miles of trick por day is now being constructed. ‘Phe road la now completed 240 mites wust of Ale Duquerque. The heavy rains’ which prevailed In that seation of the country wbouta month ngo Impeded the progress of the work, or others widy avout 100 infles more of track id be flulsted by this tle. ‘Tho prosont terminus of the track 18 ut Navajo Springs, about twonty totes boyond Allentown. Brigham City, 25 miles from Albuquerque, will be renchod by ov.t. Ibisexpectod to reach the Bie Colurnt River, 665 niles from Albuquerque, by the ant of next suminer. Michnel Dildwin, of Elgin, tho veteran color- beneor of tho Fiftyeiitth Hihola Regiment. wis in the city yesterday, ble inisgion boing Vo etfe some adjuatinont with the Chiouga & Nort western fallrond Company for an neeldent Site Mrday nit on thy Freonort Division, by which William Hickey lost his life, ‘Pho facts in the enso nro.aa follows: Hickey, the deeensuds resident of Routh Egin, uttompted to, delve his cows Hoross the truck, and bofare bo vould hin golf cacapo Waa niniost Instantly kitled; the Train was wild frolght, in charge of Conddetor ‘Andrew Demsey. Haldwin, a friend af the fine iy, called upon Division futondont Mur- ray yeaturday, but recolved no cucourayement for an adjustnent, the ruilroxd company and tho olligials baying nt the Coroner's jnquest been exonerated from. all bhume. Tutdwit bas sulimitted the caso to Willlam O'rlea for vounael, THE: WATER OFFICE, Gen, Licb’s Plan for Remodoling It, on. Lieb, the Superintendent ot the Water Department, yesterday placod In Commissioner Waller's bands a package of manuacript welghing two and a quarter pounds, which pur- ported to be bls plan In detail for saving the ‘olty 860,000 annually In tho managoment of the Wator Ollico, about which yo much has been heard. Mr. Waller took tho ponderous mnes homo with bim Inet evening, and promised that the repurters should bave nevess to It today; but Gen, Lick, desiring that the public should know whut be hid written at ag early wn nour as pose sible, wad more cousilerate, aud left a copy oF the documunt in reach, and ‘Tie Teeny 18, thorefure, onabled to vive jts substinee, Ivatarts out with an appeal for greater eflicl ency ainong tho Wator Oltica Inspectors, whlch appears to be a move in tho right direction aud which Mr. Waller will curdinily npproves and fullowing this isn complaint that bo (Lich) hue heen dented control over tho wator absuude aunty, which fs really the burden af bis story. i Hua cul contrul he thinks he could auve tho city por yont by ouusing property to bo nesessed which now escapes, nnd amb Is, iA a nutehell, substantially atl be bas to supeest touching the reforme he would inuko but for the alleged bindranee of hie ange ottlvers Hut thore ly uttuched tg bis report some mate ter of interest covering the departient over which be prealies, and which [a new 10 the pub- Hu, Vor Instance, it embraces an exhaustive ror port from He BY Blersitt, an omployd in tho olfive, nade to hitn lust your, which cuts sume~ what of u Ngure, if it ty not ubsulutely the avis of the quarrel which bus been yuing on, ‘Tho ruport isan attack upon Agscsor Woudford, and f cnmtructive ancient in tavar of ble bo superseded, tne bouring of which can ony be Appreciated when It is considered In convection with Merritv@ thon ambidon ty be pro- moted frum the pusllion of ut asélatant to tbat of Asgcasor, It points out, however, somo uatural defeots fu the auscssinente wade, which ought to hyve been corrected long wince, and tho wreat surprieo is that It bas been kept the suoret {t has, und tua Cencral hus not acted Ture fully aud frovly upon tts suggestions, ANOTHER MATTER EMIMLACED In tho document OF roport 18 the wtatemont front Mr, Gilbert, made at the fnutance of Br, Waller, whowing what agseasments bave been corrected, ue nmOUnt ot rebates allowed, and the how use ments cutered an tu books tu at piven the. Tt ls Cull ot tuterest, of course, and would ture ish a hearty repast fur somo stativtichin, but 1 Is too Yoludinous to bo reproduced in anything elu than book form. ‘then (hore 1s attuuhed stilt nuother oxbibit, and hore the Genoral plas hfs faith (a bolng ublo co suve the peuple gu tmnch many evory your, It {a tho Tosult of the tubers of ono of tho omploy of the offlve, 4 Mr. Bussc, in lookime: up penons who wore uilog a bose witnout puylog for tho pelyilege, keoping borees without payhue for watering thera, baving water-troughy without Dolng taxed, und buth-tubs or wator-clugots without the knowleduo of the Gonoral’s Inspuct- ory. Thy showlng ta reully a watter of considerable importance, but If it bo truo that Mr, Buaso, who bas nivays bowen a ort of supernumerary ttround the office, took the work of hunting tp sugh thiugson hisowo account, there ts vor, littto glory in fe for anybody. olse than himsoit, be this ns it it is woll known thut tho work was commenced’ somo time azo with Str. Walter's consent, aud bas boen vory successfully Progectited siuce with his, knowledge and ade view. Furthormore, tho reports mado by Mr. Buese have all been, turned over ta Asscasor Woodford, and when he foun that the corps of Inspectors hud falled to notify him of the omissions ferretod out by Mr. Busse, the property has been duly asseasod, and rogis: tered In Gis books of the office, The discov eries, however, do tot agrovate angthing like S10,00, and tt Is not belleved they would, even if the Inapectors wore allas*eficiont’ ns Mr. Tiree acema to have been. In tact, it la not bos Hoved that the discov todnte'represont wastod tax to exceed tho Inrgent_itom being for hose which hus escapod taxation—400 in utmnber—the tax on which would amount to $1,200, ‘Mr, Waller will have something to say about tho document ne hole today, and it is snfe to. rediot that ho d the Gunoral will not be round very far apart after nil. Ho will certains ly approve, ‘of tho proposition to increase the “onicleney” of the Inspectors, because it is clear that the Assessor cannot proporly assess without thelr henrticst support anil codperation, and If those etnployed are not “efficient —and Gen, Lich ought to know whother they are or not—ho will nu doubt APPEAL TO THE MAYOR, who makes all epbolatieente, to surround him with new materini, On the proposition to nasess hose, troughs, cte., not now nasossed, of cotrso there cnn be no diftcronce, unices It ia as to how the work should be done, Certainly there hae been no Alsugreementof any kind to date. There fa, thorefore, only one point In tho depute it svould seem, and that: {na question of fuct—tho eat of whether or not Gen, Lich has beou lenied control over the Asscesor, which ought to by readily aettled, [f he has, tho responsibil» iy for Property going unasscrsed f4 upon Mr. Waller; if be bas not, then Gou. Lieb will havo to stund tho brunt of It as tho Hight goes on. ———— BASE-BALL. TROY Vs. BUFFALO, Spectal Dispatch ta The Chteago Tribune, Troy, N. Y¥., Sept. .—The Buffalus gaye ono of the worst exbibitions of ball-pluying today aven on the Troy grounds this scason. Tho ‘Troyes batted hard fn tho first inning, when four earned runs were matte, tho others boing: given by Brouthors, and from that thne on tho visit- ars ecemcd demoralized, Hrouthers and White being unablo eltnor to bold or throw a ball. The Bultalos tried all threo of their pitchors, chanz- ing Galvin to Foloy in the second initug, aud Foley to Purcell in the seventh, but to no pure pose, Errors of Malbert and Hunkinson, tho only ones nado by the Troys during the xutne, guve the Huifalos two runs, Towe made a home run by knocking the ball over tho fence In tho ninth inning: t23s46078Y 63930011 2 1-1 o2100100 1-3 Butfato, v. ny TOs. roy’, Tins caried-—Troy. 32 iuttalo, 2, ‘Twoebuae hits—Hvuns, Connor (2), Welsh ©), Ewing, Hunkinson, Richardaun, Home run—ltowe, Haaes on balls—Troy, 2: Buttalo, 2. ye its Buffalo. 1 Basus on errors—'T'roy: eck out—Cassidy (2), Hankinson, Galvin, Dre. Tett on uases—Troy, 6: Buffalo, i, Double play—Hankinson-Conngr, Puneed bnll—ttowo, 1. Wild pitehe—Gnivin, 1. wink cntled—Galvin, 24; Purcell, 44; Folos, 42% C if enlied—Galvin, 14; Mureell, 23 Foley, 3, Welsh, 27 “nine—Two hours aud thirty minutes, Unpire—Sulltvan, of Buitalus. CLEVELAND Vs. WORCESTER, Speetal PHspateh to The Chieaco Tribu Woncrstri, Muss., Sept. 0.—The Clevelands presented Urudley and Powers us thalr battery: today, and pluyed Dousher on third tuse, Chipp, Meormick, aud Nolau having inissed the train In Naw York. The Clevulands won in the ninth: funing, scoring two cured runs before an op portunity had beer given to put a man out Roingen fed off with a three-buser, and safe hits folluwed by Bradley, Dr Worcesters wero unfortunate in run-pettiig, as four promising wprouts were nipped by double pinys, Innings— 234667 8D Worcester, 1081000005 Clevelund. a1 000000 2-0 Earned clan. Worcester, 3. Fielding errors—Clevelana, 43 Worvurtery a, Mase hits—Cievelund, My Worevater, 1, 'fwo-bose bite—Corpentar, Kichinond, Stoves. *Pureu-busy bit—Kemees First base on bally—Ginercook, Hotaling. First base on crrore— Worees! Lett on buses—Uluvelundd, f¢ Worcester, 3 Btruck aut—Dunlap, Hrualoy: Sintth. ite Bulls calted—lvadiey, Sirlkes eutied—Brad Double pliye—Clevel wud Detlls—Tuwe Mh pitch—Itichmend, 1 — Ono hour wid Wity mioutes, Umpire—Bushon, DETROIT Vs. BOSTON. Spectat Dispaten to The Chieaza Tribune, Bostox, Mnss., Sept. U.—The Netralts oute played the Hostons at every polut today, and eaally won, ‘Tue briltiant work of Honvk and Deusly and the buttwg of Suyder and Huutun were tho uiain features of the guine. Lounge 2.293507 80 Tietrult, u 20 1-8 Hvaton, OU U-1 Earned runs—Detrutt, 3 Husv bits—Detroit, b josion, A. two-tutee biis—Bouck, Snyder, Whitney, Brrors—Detroit, 4) Boston. B. Firat baav on ballé—Honnert. Lett on bases—Detruit, 74 Moston, Firat base on erronms—Dotroit, 63 Boston, & Btruck out—Me Fux. _ Sielivea’ ealled—Weiduian, 26; Fax, 10; White ney, Ht Double plays—Datrott, 1; Boston, L. Wime—One hour dnd thirty minutes. Unpire—ittzbum, COST OF DRINKING. Drunkeuncas in Great Britalus Preceedinge of the Beitlah Ass eclathns ut York, Sevte & Acontiibution on the veonomio tttuence of tho drinking customs of society upon the nation's well-belug was lald bufyre Ue see~ thon by Mr, William Hoyle, of ‘Lottingtons Mr, Hoyle direeted uttention to all our tuelll- tes for the auiussing of Wealth tu this country, and remurked that, notwithatandifiy thuse, i very. lure seotion of our puptiuton wero wholly destitute, or constantly verging on tha burder of destitution, In the Poor-liw ree turna for dun. 1, 1681, bo found | tat there were LUN89 persona on the books 1h res culpt of purish rullet, According to Mr, Purdy, of die Pour Liaw Hour, thyre would be three und halt thous that number upply ur for relet during the yeur, which woukt give a total uf ILOM,S01 porsuns applying Tor purish belp during the your 1a. He was convinced tbat thy iuitie bur’ of thugs who were constuntly on tho vergo af want aid trequuntly got hulp from fiends and nelybbors wus uy argo ua the Vet of bout tide yaupera, and if go the total number ol our populition waieh wis perpetually burdering on a stity of destitubon would be Giver 700,00, oF about one lith uf the entire population, The wane of our poor and pollea rites In 120 wits £16,105 720 (tod inition of duilirs) tho largest umount ever pald tn te your, ‘Tho'exitence of tase tela revealod to us tho oxtunt uf our trauszeasion of those hws: which, if obsorved, would Inaury to il Ino biees- fi of an abundant plonty, [a wo reayeet did we so Hagrantly aud extensively trenagress th principles of cconomid taw we in the drtutei Customs which go lurgely cursed and degrade Our populudon, for Wo frat of all wasted our moneys i Indulgence tn alcubole LT rege and by ‘tute waste We cnutted upon ourselves burdens gud lo equal to te umount of mony apont up tho drink, During thu ten yours ended 1880 the amount of monoy oxpented upon Jnroxtenting liquors iu the United Ringdum was FLU, Th, (uly twive the Uritish nation duly Or in average uf ever £10,000 yearly (botny Us iniiionsof dolture). $n 1k beer was thy tational beverage, but now ten, collec, a gocon hud taken {ts piace in that conncotlon, and soma three or four miliione of pooy wero profedsod abataivers, while probaly ie iuany) Wore rarely or puver touk aleoholia drinks, ‘ho averaye — cousuimptlun of alvobolle drink, howover, had tnereused M8 pur cent, and tho obyfous conolusion wae that there ust be a largely Jucrensed cousimytion on the partor tho delukert. ‘Phoro could uot be two ‘Opinions, thorefory, us to thle—that the presont condumpuon was lurgely due to futemporanes, god wus tecordiugly ay inuch Waste, Ji tho evi; ienge of pcience and selentiio mon, and the testimony of exporioncu might bo nevepted, we could arrive ut but ong cons clusion | touching tho influcnue of ale cobolla Mquers upon persons in hoalth— via: that they were never benchulal, but ine vaclubly tniscblovous, aver when used in what Je undurstood ne moderation, It would by oie dent unless thore wero yuod reeultlig from tho uny of futoxicunte the woney expended on thou mut be 3G much todd tothe mation; but if bo aldes thore Helny an absupee oF Koud there wits ay muss of reaniting evil, thon our drinkiuy ct toms involved, not wlinply the loss of the money: Ht, DUE isd ull the subscquent Ipisce and ovile uiting therefrom, Tho indirect cost aud Insgea rosultluy were of uo most appalling kind, comprising ertme, pauporlem, lunacy, loss of lubor, disausy, otc. and bo vstiinated thom we $1,000 yearly, Adding Wat to the direct Goat, £1 an) wo bud w total of 32374,000,000, Deduoriug £31,000,08 tor revenue and fer whut some poople wight cousidor Wo needful uso of these Urinks in medicine or otborwise, It wtllt feft a syn) of £220,00),u00 ua the nnuual economic hua ta the oution. When wealth wag rigbtly used jt wlwuye reproducud = {tgclt and gaye an equivalont return In of some kind, ofthor in food to nourish, clothe to warm, or tho liko; but intoxicating liquors did not ylold this return of good, and ‘Therefore the Inoncy spent on thom was so much loss to the community; and, further, the drink trado in volved tho diversion of £189,000,000 of money from useful channel of trado to channels which were hurtful. Our yearly expenditure upon alcoholic Iquors during tho past ten years hid averngeil nearly as much ag tho total yenrly vuluo of all tho wheat, bartey, onts, and potatocs grown In tho United Kingdom, including the valto of all tho milk, butter, and obeess pro- duced In addition, During the Inst tive or six genes there had beon a doficionoy of from £20,- MON) to £270,000,000 In the value of our har- veste, and A8 A consequence tho agricultural interests of tho county. had_peen woll- nigh brought to ruin. Yo meneral trade had been ecrlousls crippled, but what would havo been the condition nf things If for the last ten years the wenthor bud heon so bad ais to utterly destroy our crops of wheat, barley. oats, aud potutocs, and also annihilate our aup- ft , cheese, and butter? Yet wo bad 1 to this by spends Averama, onch yoat SI iK in. tho Intoxicatifg fiquors, Ho eatimated the amolint which bad been lost ta the nation in matorini wealth by our drinking hubits duriow tho Inst Aty yenrs at £19,517,121 G4, It would betp thom to realize tho enormous inngnitude of this lose {f be said that, takin the gopuiation of Grent Britain and Irejand a 14,02.405 persons, and dividing the sum men- tioned among them it would give to each person fn legacy of £4, or $1,810, enough to buy u com- fortuble house Ina town or a snug farm in tho country, . a] FOREIGN NEWS. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. Loxpon, Sept. 2.—A Vienna dispatch says: ‘The italian Ambassador bere bas loft to settia the dotalls of n meeting between the Emperor Francs Joseph of Austria and King Humbert of Italy, —- GERMANY. Loxpos, Sept. 20.—A Berlin dispatch reports that Haron George Bunsen has licon arratgued on acharyo of Mbeling Prince Bismarck io an election epecch, —_— 7 FRANCE AND RUSSIA. Lonxpos, Sept. 20.~—A Berlin correspondent snys the opinion provalls in Germany that by tho meotings between tho Emperor Willlam and theCzar and the Emperor Francis Joseph aod tho Czar Fronce bas lost all chunoos of no alll- nnee with Nussia which could be directed against Germany. ARANBTA. Ane, Sept. %0.—Tkero were seventy-cizht cases of cholera bere last week. Fifty wero fatal, ———— The Delibernte Suicide of a Horse. Fudkitl Journal. Some few days ayo Mr. LE. Aldridge sow an old hogse belonging to Mr. Saunders come out of the burn and etud a few moments ag if looking wut-upon tho river, Tho animal then returned je barn, and tnt few mnuments came out again, went dutiborately tu tho river, waded Into the cove that fs melosed by the Huson iiver Rallrowl, swam through the oulvert under the rallroad travk into-the inain river, and theneo continued to awlo out Inte the stream. A min amployed on the pilo-driver near by suw the horae, went after him-in a siull ‘hont, and Drought bim ashore. But on renching shallow: water tbe animal persistently refused to come ry lant, He hed down in the water, une Tabont, and apparcntty mado every effort his head tinder, ne if determined to bineelf, aud fills he did drown, In water tami tesh eas ehh ti Ri a tod oe he ny, * p urhd only drown by tuk~ Jug 4 determs rt to da td ss = Horsford’s Acid PI Pphate—A Cooling ‘ Drlat. A teaspoonful of Acid Phospbate mingle with u lise of water, orunetiy pee serves to quench the thirst Ina moro sutlety ing Iauner thin the flee of lemons or Hotes. a The greatest nourishing tonte, apvetizer, Rirenpthener, and curative on earth, Hop Wite bvS THEATRE, Handolph-st, oppost w Court-tiouse, Will Reopen This Afternoon AT a O'CLOCK W!TH GRAND MATINEE BY THE FAVORITES, 4 SALSBURYWS TROUBADOURS in tae Grout Succuns of the Soason, TILIR NEW PLAY, The Amateur Benefit. Intraductny tho FAUN OF THE GLEN; Or, The Civilized Indiant Every Evening Th's Week at S OC Matiuecs Th's Wovtneaday vad Silurvay, Matinee Pricos, 25. 60, and 750, Sept. S-Wil Biouln’ SPARS unday Fyaning DGISA MS. HAVERLYS THEATRE, WL HAVEMLY. sor und Iropriotor. ‘This Weduesday Niakt, Houembor Ro opens Tonight, pos rive ME AMUIZAILAD oF ROBSON & CRANE tapiny bi Siakepeara’s And the! TWELFTH WIGHT; Or, What You Wil Nip Androw Aruochouk, 31r, Stuart 1 BleTahy Weicts sores iane We tue Crane ALL THE SCEABRY NEW. Tox Gite’ Open t Maia Forthesalouriihoue prtenenarza) of geared Mi soalocmiuhon ester aevod fe at neeee ena EWS HU Tent pielos-< Hl, 3h, THES VALS AICHE, it til piri INL THIS WIGUNUSIAY, Satay mt Belge F SW OMcCUOLLOUGIL VIRGINIUS, od wots fur Str. Box, Shey W fur silo of Fed: wou 4 MeCullough's perturmutiees Thursdas, Sept, 239 0.0, GRAND OPERA-MOUSE. Clarkeat,, opposite the Court-Houss, Perforiwances wil) Ls rosumed at this thoa CST its Btlortoon by Si Ache Palmore ne UNION SQUARE THEATRE GO. In the Most Hopular Pisy of the Axe, The Banker's Daughter! Bupariur in ovury resect tu any deamatlo production over witnoaud by Chieacu, Poste bisy by wocured 18 aulyanee for any porturmunes. MVICKEN’S THEATRE, MATINEE and NIGHT, Mr. J. M, HILL’S COMEDY COMPANY aN ALL THE RAGE: Geine of Voval Music, outings by dire. Dainty, Sen MAN, -THOMIWON OH JORTIUA witcha = SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE, ny, Hope 1 ono Weak only of Y : Monday, Hone ae BORAT Cen on © BET MULDOON’S PICNIC. edgy varstetinabs con"? ™ SE RABIES EXPOSITION BUILDING. INTER-STATE INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF CHICAGO, NOW OPEN DAY AND EVENING. 30 Adults Children, NAVE YOU SEEN THE MONSTER WHALE? . Length, 0 feat. Oriztual weight, aw pounds, “The Last Opportunity! Now on exhibition fi Um. wm. to 10, m. dally, Roropgepiuiten some mite dutidina ADMISSION, 26°CTS. CHILDUEN, 16 O78,