The Chicago Tribune. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1871. n=TB MILWAUKEE. FIREMEN. T Ou Sunday morning last, an article was published in ohr city columns alleging that the firemen of Milwaukee and Aurora, who aamo here during the late conflagration, extorted money from private indi viduals for saving their proixsrty from the flames. The article was inserted in ■the absence, and without the knowledge, of iho responsible editor of The TnimiNr.. It is unnecessary to say that it was of such a •character that it should not havo been pub lisbed, even if true, for tbe firemen of those «siios were not responsible to Chicago in any .40*0. Any farts derogatory to their charac ter or conduct should havo been brought to llm know ledge of tbeir superiors at homo. I'ut evidence has been laid before us which convinces us that the charges were wholly unfounded, i-o far as the Milwaukee firemen are concerned, and we presume they were -equally destitute of foundation os regards the Aurora men. We tender them our apol ogies for Dio injustice aoue to them, and our ■thanks for the great services they rendered to us in the hour of our calamity. No city Taas befriended us more zealously or unsel fishly than Milwaukee. None has a stronger or more lasting claim upon us than Milwau kee, her citizens, her Mayor, and her firemen. FOBBIGIT. Great Britain. taKDON. Nor. 23— Tho indisposition of tho JhiKc© of Wales continues. His physicians slate that his symptoms are tho«o of typhoid lover. Tho bark Caroline Email was run Into vested •day, by the steamer City of Dublin, and sank shortly afterward. Her crew were saved. The steamship Australia has arrived out. A mass meeting was held at Bristol last even ing, at which the speakers were unrestrained lu -their denunciation of the monarchy of Great Britain. Bates, the Conservative candidate, U elected to Parliament from Plymouth. I.om>on.Nov. 23 —An official bulletin is issued xhia craning regarding the condition of tho- I’rlnoe of Wales. It is signed by the attending physicians, who state that tho J*riuco Is suffering irem an attack of typhoid fever, hut the symp toms arc. not alarming. Winter has set in at an unusual)v earlv date. The ponds in the vicinity of Loudon arc'frozen ovcr r and skaters are out tn toroc, Liverpool. Nov. 23.—Tho pictures contributed by artists In New York.tor the relief of their suf terlng brethren of Chicago, have been sold by auction, realizing s2,a'*o Tx>mk)n, Nov. 23.—sir diaries Dilke delivered a lecture on royalty at ls>cd* to-night buforu an audience of about persons. The excitement •was Intense, and culminated in a slight collision ■with UlO police. Belgians. Nov. 23.—The Belgian Chamber of ‘i.eprfMmtfttivoß to-day, after further animated discussion finally. and by a decisive majority, voted to support the government in its appoint ment of Do Decker as Governor of Limburg. An ••onomions mid excited crowd again gathered around the Chamber, and uproariously man ifested opposition to th*» appointment; but the presence of a largo police force prevented a breach of the peace duv ug tho day. AftcrnigUl- Tall. however, there were serious disturbances ■which eoniinncd ell the evening. Crowds invad ed the Ministry of FnblicWorih, but. were repelled ■oj tho police. Several persons wore Injured in The melee. At midnight all was quiet. Grrmauj. hniujr. Nor. 23.—1n the German Parliament, In-day, h bill rate introduced and advocated br •he tATHiian Minister, providing for the criminal prosecution of clergymen win abuse tho privil vres of their office. ThU bill is understood to be the first of a terns against tho encroachments *of the clmrcli upon the liberties of the imople. Herr Slmsou, Pr« eidrntof the lower brans'll of the German Pa* li:?mer»r. has tendered his resig nation, but Ure-oh'-p-wi. Pari?, Nov. 23.—The name of Gortnnt Btron it mentioned in tvmiectioa with the position of T*ermnnent diplomatic representative of France at Berlin. Minister of.Finance Fonyrr QnertJer, In his budget. to be submitted at the coining session of Tho Assen.idy, w ill call for a fre.-li loan of 400,00 V iv.e iir butohoncs bv tho A puclii s iica d.rccEs ua cV.yor an I hU'a*»u- CMtC«. KOIvTH 4’«nfrkfion- cf the i’nptnrrd SSu-Klnv ll’fao tii«- C hief Odir.-i n Are-The »mte I>ebi—Tfcc C«orcr*«or ltcroni:neml« the Rial*- of «t(.:lto3«l Interest*, nad De ■osißrt-i.’.c JSnlirra of ihcDcbt. NiiivAouK, Nov. 2H.—-A Raleigh despatch says that “neatly two huadred Ku-Klax will be tried «t the term of conn mi tho g;tli Inst-tut. Ail will ci'nfefis, many making conlbethig and rldleulouH elatenicnts. A more* deimiraliztd not could wiareely be found. t>ne of them swears that he was sworn Into the or.ier by a Mot hod id- preacher, who infoimed him that FUto Dunham, defeated rftttdidatv for Comrr r?*, wa*th«Chief; tlmtJosmh Ttirncr, editor of the Ualelgh S> ntine!. Wivs Uie Grand 1-hiet of No*th Caruliun; \V:ul«* H imptou wjiH the Grand Chief «f .South (‘urolin-t; N, R. Forrest was the Grand for tho Southern fltutCß. nnd Frank lUair the tintiid Cvelnpi for the United states. It I* vial mod at thd'courtthat the order is purely political.” A dcßpateh from Raleigh, N. C., Rave: “The Ciovernbr’H nioßsage, which waa senf In venter day, shows the debt of North Carolina to bo .tai. Boo,ooo. The people arc unable to pay the la icrcst on'this sum, and the Governor recom mends the fialo of the railroad interests of tho Mate, to prevent repudiation but nt the earn© lime he- bays no financial policy should bo deter mined upon until the facts oonue-eted with ihe debt arc ascertained. In order that Borne conclusion mar be reached as to the dispo sition of the liabilities of the State. After the menage was read, a resolution was offered In the House nnd referred, reciting that as the debt was ♦rested by strangers, elected under bayonets, who voted money* to railroads and otborwlio -embezzled tho funds of tho Slate, a provision ahonid therefore bo made for repudiating tho en tire Btoto debt.” UMiaier Bict, of Arksnsu, on the Semth* era ffituaiipn* I.rmn Rock, Nov. 23.—A Gasetl« reporter in terviewed Senator Rice to-day, who is just re turned from Mississippi, where ho has boon talc* iugevldcnw as a member of tho sub-Ku-Klux J lO ,I(K>A not agree with Senator i i y, r ronrinElon,. -Willc Blair states that tho public omciats have lieen plundering the people »55? t .nr.f tent Rc K ‘l 3 thoro corruption In- the State nil that tho On Mississippi. He ??^VISS?!2SSf? e ocrats do not denoimoo the “they are Influential in oarrr «g the elections. Ho say* nothing is don"hy the ofliccrs of the law in Mbwinslppl to punish thase guilty of outrages. He thlnka tee will recommend the passage l»v th« SonKutWr the House Amnesty bill. Mr. that ho favors universal suffrage aud tin! vcrsal amnesty. He says the onuni v-atlon of militia In this state means no good; that tho late removals by tho President of prominent Republicans hero will have tho effect to unite the wing nf the partr to which ho belongs, and that if the i’rcsidontwould quit interfering In tho local nflalrs of tlm party there would be lo*s probability of two Republi can candidates for the Presidency lK?lng nomina ted In case tho Bcinocruts'tlecldo on the passive policy. The L*bb Island Steamboat Disaster. Norwich, Conn., Nor. 23.—The cloven bodies have been recovered lost by tho disaster to the steamer Now London. None of tho missing pas sengers have been found. The flags on all the •hipping in tho harbor are at half mast. STATE LEGISLATURE. What the Joint Committee on Legislative Apportionment are Doing. The Reporting Resolu tion Killed in the House. Passage of a Senate Resolution Faroring the Removal ef the Tariff on Lumber. The Chicago Municipal Reform Bill Reported Favorably in the Senate. Pomiuent Features of the Pend ing Revenue Bills. (Special Despatch to Tho Chiracro Tribune.] OOOIC COUNTY ABSENTEES. Speingpikli), Nov. 23.— The absentees from Cook are Messrs. Dixon, Foaa, Hcatield, and Austin. I,lsf!iai.\TlVi; APPORTIONMENT. Tho Joint Committee op Legislative Apportion ment, in their informal meeting last night, got np an informal plan, tho special object of which seems to be to hand over tho State to tho Demo crats from time to time. With a Republican ma* jeriy of over 20,000. the Democrats are given cer tainly twenty-tour districts, and a fair opportu nity to carry some more. Tho committee with great ingenuity succeeded in swamping several counties which are Republican, or rapidly becom ing so. Tazewell, which is rather Republican than not, is disposed of by being linked with Ford. and Green is tacked on to Mnconpin so us to suppress that county.' Marion Is kept in ihi Democracy Dy attaching Fayette and Jefferson. Clay is swamped by Effingham ami Jasper, as Henderson Isby Hancock, Jackson by Union and Alexander, Williamson by Frank lin and So lino, Macon by Shelby. Coles by Cum berland and Moultrie. Madison ought to ho a district by itself, but to insure it to the Democ racy Jersey Is added to It. Luckily this informal plan will never become a formal one. TIIK llia oUTINii qUKSTXON. The reporting resolution came up In tho Honso this morning, and was practically defeated. Sul livan, Plxley. Massenburg. Taylor and Darn blasor, of tho Printing Committee reported dead against tho measure. TAX ON LUMBER. The Senate passed, with scarcely n negative vote, the Joint resolution requesting Congress to rciiiove the tar on lumber. It w.-is opposed by Carter, who wanted to protect tho lumber indus try of the Northwest, while Dorc thought it good, bat insufficient, and In a forcible speech advo cated the putting of iron and salt in the sumo resolution, since they were what Chicago wanted t» get at as low price us possible. T«ev would have been put In, bat thero wore some'fears of overloading tho resolution. ILLINOIS Eivr.lt IMPROVEMENT. There nit* rumors that attempt will be made by persons itmro zt-aloiiH than wise to resurrect tho bill f«r another lock or dam tut the Illinois Hirer, which was defeated last winter. If that bill full ed thru, it wid fail doubly, and will drag down with It every emergency bill required for thin city. Thero are so many absentee*, that It dues not take many votes to defeat a bill, mid tho more of the so-called Chicago measures that are push id, tho greater will the prejudice against Chicago be, and the. less will she get. TISE CHICAGO MUNICIPAL HKFORXf BILL. The. Senate JmliciatT Committee reported urjo.lmously in favor of tho bill enlarging tho power of the Mayor of Chicago. bigamy Thf House bill In relation to bigamy, which has passed the Senate, simply repeals tho provision of (helaw of JH33-requiring testimony of wit nesses of either marriage, and also the legitim ite record of evidence, so that hereafter there may be convictions for bigamy in this Spate. in:ei.iM:s. Tho Secretary of Slate has declined to send to the House any of the bills vetoed by tho Gover nor after the. Legislature adjourned, holding that they are no longer subject to tho control of tho House. A SEASON* Or TALK. The Ilonse did nothing'to-day but talk about gumishcomcntn and Justices of tho Peace, and t lie knowledge wklch all lawyers present showed of Justice practice was unexpectedly groat. API'ORTIONMKNT AGAIN. The Republican canon* met tbl« evening. Mem bei* from Cook deculedto adopt. Galloway's plan, published yesterday. The following ‘districts wrp decided on: Eighth. Lake an«l McHenry; ninth, Rnono nnd 'Winncbngo; Tenth,Stephenson and Jo DrvJops; Eleventh, Carroll and Whlto- Mdc; Twelfth.Ogle and Lee; Thirteenth,DeKalb, Kane and impute; Fourteenth, OeKalb, Kendall, and Grundy; Fifteenth, Will; Sixteenth. Iro quois end KnnkuUcc; Seventeenth. Ford and Liv ingston; Eighteenth. LaSalle; Nincleen*Ji, Put nam, Marshall, and Woodford. REVENUE PILL. Tho objectionable Senate Uevenne bill has been greatly modified for the bettor hv striking out the provision for taxing tdiarcs of companies as wolf os the property represented by those shares, as well as the murderous tax on tho gross profits of transportation nnd other companies, hut no action has been had to strike out the equally un just method of taxing a mortgage and of also taxing tiie mortgaged land without making a do dm-tlon for the lnnumbr.»neo. It may be wall enough to tax the farm at its fuU value, and letthe mortgage go. or to tax the holder of tin* mortgage nnd deduct its unumnr from the assessment of the farm, but to tax both Is to remain in this vicious t-ystem of double taxation. There Is no clement of wealth niimit the mortgage which should make it taxable in anv such wav. ixdtbc mortgage bo destroyed, and the State has lost nothing. There has been a transfer of properly, but no distribution of any. There is no taxable element a the mortgage, until tho iainihohlcr, by constant saving, b.vi succeeded in getting together enough to pay off his mort gage. To tax tho mortgage Is to tax a possi bility, a something which may never have an ex istence. ami which is nil tho less likely to exist, by reason of taxation. It Is to be regretted that this double taxation occur* In the House Revenue bill, and that the conunllteo, when tho subject was before them, almost unanimously decided to allow it to remain there, as well us the equally mu\i.-e taxon moneys and credits. Tho truth Is, that there is a certain amount of prejudice amon 1 members against whut Is pulled capital,» preju dice which is inborn, and cannot bo removed. Hay look mum a man who lends money to a farmer, ns a ravening wolf. Were he to lend him its equivalent in s«*ed com, clothes and tools, and take his pay In wheat, they would think it a very different and neighborly action. U i?lmpossible to get them to change their mind* on thin subject, though they, and not tho ticople they want to hit at. arc tho final sufferers. There Is great faith here in tho omnipo tence of legislation. and enough anti quated and exploded Ideas on the subject of revenue to drive ono distrnoted. It is al*o provided by the House bill that all per sonal property iu the State shall be taxed, wheth er belonging to residents or non-residents, and also that all personal property outside of, but be longing to residents iu. thu flute ahull lie taxed, the result of which will be that In many cases personal properly will bo taxed in this and In other Plates. So far ns the mechanism of tho two bills Is concerned the difference la not very grout, except that the House bill dispenses with Unit excrescence called tho State Hoard of Equalization, Doth htlU make provision for levy ing and collecting tho luxes and *peolal asaes incuts of cities along with tiro Slate and county taxes, and by the same officers. The re auU of this will be to out off a number of olfioe holm-ss, und to greatly diminish iho cost of lovy inguml collecting the revenue. It is true that County Treasurers, who are made Collectors, are given pre tty extensive bat Unit will not apply to Cook County, whoso Treasurer must bo a sHhirled olllcer. A Town Collector, however, by the Scuatobill, is given a commission of a per crnl on tho first $i0,o»o coUecled, nnd 1 percent on the remainder, which certainly will not do for the city of Chicago, Provides is also made for tho solo of properly which has not paid Its tux by tho comity officers. Tim traces of a Chicago bond are manifest iuoue of the sections or. this subject, xvhieh requires that the lota dis posed of for delinquent taxes shall bo sold sepur utciv.aml in confcccuttvc order; all for the con venience of tax-sale buyers, mid to keep a Col lector fiom carrying on the sales In a way width may disconcert nnd interfere* with them. TUI* same provision spears in tho House bill, having beam copied directly from tho other. It has been suggested that tills business of lax-buyers bo abolished, by providing that the Slat*, county or illy shall itself buy in the land on which tho taxes byre not boon paid. If this wero done, tho city or county would, during tho first year, hare to borrow to make gsod the dotclenrv; bat, after that timodlm twenty-live per cent which will be glucuniugrlu from tho redemption of a portion of these lauds will more, than cover tho Interest which the municipality will have to pay on the borrowed money. The gain by tho avoidance of tax titles Iu tho future will bo very great. hEGISLATIVE. SENATE. Sprikgitot.t), Kov. 23. tub insurance intcrkht. A petition from John V. Orwell and othors, asking tho repeal of so much of tho law as re quires fi reign insurance companies to make de- Sisit with the Stale Treasurer, was referred to cssts. Carter, Jewett and Crawford. TUB I’tSURIUES. Mr. NICHOLSON, from tho Committee on Agri culture, reported back Senate bill 278, to pre vent Ashing on tho grounds of others without leave. Mr. HAMPTON moved to amend by striking out'the provision prohibiting the use of hooks. Mr. BTREVKLL favored the bill on tho ground of discouraging vagabondism. Mr. TINCHER opposed the bill on the ground of utter uselessness, and moved to striko out tho enacting clause. Mr, I.ANDRIGAN urged its passage far the rea son that tho farmer la entitled to protection from trespass. The Senate refused to striko out tho hooki. Tho bill was order'd to a third reading. I‘OWKRS or MAYORS. Mr. CARTER’S bill to extend tho powers of Mayors was read a second lime, and referred to thi«Committeo on the Judiciary. iksam; asylum uii.Tm Mr. WASHBURN offered a resolution request ing the Governor to return, without his action. Senate bill 23?, relating to tho Southern Insane Asylum. Adopted. r.ioAur. The ord'r or yesterday, making House Bill 23, r«'P* uling Chapter 30, Revised Statutes, entitled i.-gHmy,** was suspended, tho bill taken up and pothCd. JPHIMHCTIOJC. Mr. WlirriNG eflereda resolution requoatla; THE CHICAGO TftIHUNHs tho return by Judiciary Committee, with or without action, tho b 11 increasing tho Jurisdic tion of Justices of tho I’eaco. Adopted. Mr. NviiiTiNG cullo I up the resolution offered 60tic days aco requesting Congress to modify the a iff to admit lumber free of outy, Mr. CARTER objected to the passage of Iho icsoluUon on grounds that the lumber interest of Wisconsin, Michigan und the tr ido In Chicago would bo very materially In- Ju ed. Mr. DORR opposed the resolution. Ho was op.iu3c.dto high tariff, but wanted some other In :)g* included, for Instance, iron, He moved JU ro.'.Tcmo to the (.‘unimittpo im Federal Relation?. Mr. MrNULYA defaulted the resolution. Ho did not want to bo taxed two dollars in gold pur thousand led for thu bom-Jlt of Chicago. The tax wrs robbery In tho guise of law. Air. DORE defended his motion, as there was ample time to consider tho matter. Mr. FULLER opposed tins Idea of this Instruct ing of numbers of Congress. Ho was against legislating for Congress. Air. WHITING said tho fact that the forests of U isconsln and Michigan were destroyed by lire was ample reason why the Canadian forests should bo drawn upon. Illinois paid one million of dollars annually by reason of tills tar. He wanted tho forests of the Northwest 'pro tected. Mr, KKRU desired to amend by inserting iron, coal, und salt, and ml other things used in this country. Ruled out, and the resolution adopted. Ayes, 22; cues, 5. Mr. DOUR entered a motion to rcoonsider.upou which he showed that the taiiffupon iron or salt far exceeded that of tho tariff upon lumber. He was in favor of ashing Congress to relieve people from greater oppression tlrst. Tho idea that tho fires in Wisconsin and Michigan destroyed the forest was a m Intake. Them would be more 1 umber cat them nest year than there ever was bstore. He,was utterly opposed to tho high tariff. Ho won not quite sure hut that ho was opposed to any tariff except enough to produce revenue. Mr. CARTER characterized the resolution ns nu lujustiue to the suffering community, especially one where this article of consumption involved fetich largo interest* as it did in his district. Air. YURIS granted iron included In the resolu tion. citing the fact that tho people of Illinois paid to tho iron inlcrcflta of Pennsylvania fabu lous sums. It Chicago was suffering, take off the duty on iron, marble, glass, Ac. Mr. CRAWFORD was opposed to reconsidering the vole, because the amount of revenue was bo inconsiderable ns to be worthless; that UlO ©x penfeo of collection absorbed three-fourths of tho revenue derived. Mr. WHITING moved to lay tho motion to re consider on the tabic; lost—yeas, li; nays, i 7. AFTERNOON SESSION. TIIH LCUEES TAX. Tho question of reconsidering the Umber reso lution was resumed. Tho Senate refused to rcconsidor—ayes, 13; xiocs, l». DILLS ENGROSSED. Several bills reported hack a* engrossed. NEW Utr.LS. Mr. VAN DORSTJiN introduced a bill estab lishing tho salary of the I/unitemmc Governor. No amount was specified; also a bill appropri ating (110,000 for completing tho Southern Nor mal University. COMMITTUC REPORTS. Mr. PIERCE, from the Committee ■on State Charitable In&titutious, reported back a bill for tlm rompen*ation of Commi-siouers of Public Charities,recommending that it. be laid on the table. till tho Fourth of July; also the bill relating to the Insane Asylum at Elgin, with tho game recommendation, it being a duplicate of tho bill already passed. Coueurivd iu. Also a bill to provide rooms, etc., for tho Eye and Ear Im llrutary at Chicago, recommending Its passage. Mr. LANGLEY entered a motion to reconsider the vote laying, a bill for tho compensation of Commissioners of Charities on the table. Mr. JEWETT, from tho Committee on the Ju diciary, reported hae.h tho bill repealing the act cieuting the Court of Common Fleas of Amboy, recommending Its passage. The same committee reported hack the bill ex tending the powers of Mayors, recommending Its passage. Ordered to a third reading. Mr. LAMING, from tho sumo committee, re ported back the bill to increase thejurirtdictionof Jnsticpß of the Peace, with tlm recommendation that it lie on the tabls until July 4, Ik:u. The report elicited considerable, discission, and wis agreed to by—ayes. 3; noes, 28. Mr. PIERCE moved t) amend by vacating tho present bonds of Justices, Police Magi*trates, and Con*tabi«*a, and providing for tiling new bonds of double the amount. Mr. TINCIIER moved Dio reference of the bill to a ©mimilttee of its friends, Indicating Mosers. Fuller, Strove!), and McNulta. Under the operation of tho previous question, the mm udment r.a« adopted, and tie bill ordered to a third Trailing. Mr. RU-UAKDSON, from tho Judiciary Com mittee. repotted back Senate bill 2&2, relating to ihe rc-iii-so-.Miient of propelty, whore tho assess ment rolls are lost or burned, with an amund imtil, vLicit was concurred In. Tho bill was ciilesed to a third reading. Mr. McNULTA, from ibo Committee on tho Judiciary, imported buek Senate bill amend ing Chapter 1«T, Devised Statute, entitled venue; witli :i ret ommendatiou to lay on tho lablo until theitli of July. Mr. HAMPTON characterized the present law relating to venue ns opening tho door for the of criminals, thereby placing a premium on lynch law. Mr. McNULTA defended tho report, on the pound that all men are entitled to every possible ebr.ueo for life. Mr. Langley opposed the report, although not in favor of the bill, as its provisions did hot ex tend far enough. Fending consideration of the upon, adjourned. HOUSE OF ItICriwESENTATIVKS. Tin; printixi; quw tion. The Printing Committee reported back unfav orably the joint resolution to have tho reports of tho proceedings, believing that the resolution was in the nature of a contract and therefore under the const I Lution unauthorized. The report w as concurred in. STATE GEOLOGIST. The Cominifteeon Geology was. on motion of Mr. I! INCITCLIFFK, instructed to Inquire as to the ex pediency of having the Stuto Gotdogist make bor ings iu peris of the Stale whero drought prevails, in order to determine tho water supply, and also the behl means of making it available. KMINKNT IHtMAtN DILL. Mr. Nelson's Eminent Domnin bill, offered <4t Ihonpeelul session. wn« reintroduced. CHICAGO REFORM HILL. Thoblll increasing t lie power of the Marorof Chicago was re nd a second time and sent to th« Coimulttcv on Municipalities COOK COUNTY PETITIONS. The petition of tho Cook County Supervisors, praying for the repeal of jho act relative to re porting In Cook County courts, was referred to the CommUtce on Fees and Salaries. CHICAGO REMEF HU.!,. Mr. KNCVWLES offered a bill to provide, for rebating or remitting taxes upon property de stroyed by lire. ClllCAdO ETI! AN*I» EAR INFIRMARY. Tim bill making appropriations for tho Chicago Eye nnd Ear Infirmary was favorably reported back by tho committee. destroy u» .lunrcuL records. Mr. VOCKE offered a bill relating to tho judi cial records destroyed by the tiro. seats. Mr. YOCKE offered a resolution li relation to teats reserved for absentees, ami Mr. Frew moved n® an amendment to ln;ve an entirely now deal, and made apathetic speech on the subjeot. The ameuduu ut was laiduu the table by a* to r.7,thc largest vote yet c;iat. The rcaolutionwas loaf. 1 MKCEU.AKKOrB. Mr. MORRTBON, of Cook, introduced a bill to i«p(wl (lie iu t re lative toohicial roi*orUra lu Cook County, which wan sent to the Foes and Salaries Committee. The rules wero not suspended to allow Mr. Walte.V bill, allowing tho Common Council of Chicago to pans a new Appropriation bill, aud to rebate for property destroyed by tho tiro, to bo renda second time. Tho bill providing fpnirßans for habitual drunkards was scut to a special committee on temperance. The bill delating to divorce was, with some others, ordered to a third reading. The bill in relation to roads aud bridges was recommitted. r.AUNISHKBMKNT. The House went into Committee thoWbolo on tlx* bill relating to goruishcemem. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho consblorntlon of tho (iarnlsheement bill was o<-neluded. nnd the nmttor was discussed at great length, uud was Hually reported back with amendments. ATTACnMKNTS. Tlio bill In regard to nttachmenlr. before .Tns tleea of tlio Foueo was discussed and favorably considered. MFC INSURANCE. Mr. TOCivß*B bill in relation to lifts insurance came up. Tlio principal provision of this bill is that no policy shall bo totally forfeited by non payment of premiums. Tire bill woo reported back with tho recommendation, it pass. iUSCKLLANKOUS, On motion of Mr. SHORT tho subject of of rov enuc was postponed HU December Tho Eminent Domain bills wero made tho special order for December. Tlio bill to prevent .the nniust collection of taxes on burnt property, was read n second time and sent to tlio Committee on Mnubdp.il officers. Mr. RICHARDSON offered n bill ou the subject of restoring lost titles. Scut to the special Com mittee on Records. Adjourned. THE WEST. A CIlnM from ibe Mormon Chttrrh Organ —Heavy Itniua in Utah—Mining Opcrn liona Suspended]— Brigham Vonug’i Knil Sai.t I-xkk. Nov. 23.—The Church orpin to-day liana U>ng article. full of indignation ami anger against the New York Hrrw says tho amount of Brigham Young's bail has been raised among the poor of Salt Lake by contribution, and is ready to bo paid over. The grand Jury oatne into court late this even ing, and. after reporting a number of bills of a local character, vcrc.at thoirown request, dis missed till the second Tuesday in January next. Tho court adjourned tlllflay after to-morrow. It is said that nn effort will bo made by defendant’s counsel to have tho oo*cs of Brigham Young, Mayor WVlls, Stout, and others postponed till the March term. ▼N«el« Passed Detroit. Brntotr, Nov. 23.— Pas*kt> Bowk— Barks Ln frlnicr, Maria Martin. F, Morrell. P. H. Gardner, Clyde, MtiMcn. Van Valkenburgi; Schooners L. Ball, PrlncoAlfrcd. Lull’. C. P. Mlnoh. Montmo inorencyy. Josephine. F. B. Barker, Star of the North, A* G. Morey, Levi Raws an, Kelderhouse, Hattie Johnson, Guiding Star, Glad Tidings, Sasco, Kllingweod, Whaling. Pass Bit Hi—Propeller Idaho. Bptkoit, Nov, 22.—Evening—Pasrrd Bowk— ITopcller Mary Karocki; Barks Orphan Boy. Batcher Boy, Elizabeth Jones; Schooners City of Milwaukee. Southwest, Wm. Young. Fasskd Ur—Bark Northwest; Schooner P. M. Knapp. Wim>—Southwest. Kaunas €iiy Lire Stock Market. Dev natch to The Chicago Tribune Kansas Citt, Nov. 23.—Cattle—Receipts for tho past IS hours, head; shipments, 5 cars to tit. Louts: slaughtered, sro head. Hogs—Rccc-ipto—2,lß4 head; alaugbtored, 1.2U Laid. How* worth «3.Wa3.50. Ouo sale was made tc-dhy utfcJ.SL NEW YORK The Latest Gossip Concerning Min ister Schenck’s Mining Speculations. How Sheriff Brennan Manages to Earn a Livelihooi. Dally Review of the Leading Markets. special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. TWEED’S CASE. New York, Nor. 23.—Tweed's adherents are greatly alarmed lest ho bo indicted by tho grand jury nowin session. All the members have de clared fhcpißelves In favor of indicting Tweed, nnd there seems no chance of his avoiding both civil and criminal conviction unless he runs away, which many still insist ho Is preparing to do. TUB TURF. It is reported that tho owner of Goldsmith Maid has offered to wager $25,000 with Robert Bonner that the ware can trot Ito 11-2 seconds Taster than tho horso Dexter, and will prove hop capacity next Saturday at tho Prospect Park Course. POLICE COMMISSIONERS. It is expected that John A. Kennedy and Thos. C. Acton will bo members of tho new Board of Police Commissioners, which will comprise three Republicans and two Reform Democrats. Super intendent Kelso will be removed, no doubt, and Inspector Djiks, or Vailing, bo appointed in stead. SHERIFF BRENNAN’S MAJ.FEASANCE IN OFFICE has not been confined to demanding extortionate and illegal foes, but a more direct nnd impudent fystem of fraud has been practised by him from which revenue has been derived, compared with which the extortions of tho Sheriff's Juryaro flight. Directly In opposition to the statute. Brcnnrn has drawn fifty cents from Supervisors for every arrest made in the city, yielding him about sio,oco per annum. A statute makes the taking of illegal fees by officers criminal, and prescribes severe punishment; but prevalent as the crime Is, a case la very seldom brought into court. The Incumbents of the sheriff's office realize a fortune every year, and extortions are increased with tho advent of every now Sheriff. Tho bonds fees lu»v© Increased with particular rapidity, O’Brien’s predecessor fixed them at about $5, O’Brien himself, when he came into office, put them at fII.EO, which was exacted with such regularity that during the three years he held office prisons outside of the profession settled down into the belief that tt was a legitimate charges. Since the advent of Sheriff Brennan they have been fixed at 429.75. Bond cries for the redress of this imposition are made, and the Committee of Seventy is expected to in stitute civil and criminal proceedings in every cupo In which the extortions nro not covered by the statute ofllmitatlons. HCUKSCK. Tlieannouncement in London through a printed circular of tho name of General Sehcuck, oar Minister to .Kurland, as one of the Director* of the Emma Silver Minim; Company, has eroaled much feeling in English circles, and has called out an editorial article of regret in tho -EWmo/mV, of that city. Copl.cs of the circular referred to were promptly despatched to tills city by the Scotia, addressed to different journals, exhibiting considerable haste if not malice on the part of somebody in Tendon. It is thouglft’pos sible here that tho name of Schcnek was an nounced upan the circular without his knowledge or consent. Another explanation, more probable, is this OcneralSebcnk was appointed Minister to England siuiulntaueously with nu invitation ex tended to him by Jay Cook to become law oiliccr of tho Xorthcm Pad Go Ballro:ul Co. Following directly upon that the proposition for a joint-high commission was precipitated. The President urged General Babcock to accept tho mission to England, which involved his re maining hereto participate in making tho treaty To accommodate the President, nnd facilitate Schcnek, Jay Cooke has allowed bis proposition to rest in abeyance. It was Schcnek** purpose at one time to resign his com mission as Minister after the ratification of tho treaty, but ho waa urged bj* high olllclals with whom ho had been brought in comaet to go to England und enter upon his du ties at least for a year, if no more. He had the rsMirauce of Cook that this would bo agreeable to tho corporation, of which ho was President, and that the place which hud boon offered him should bo kex»t open. Upon those conditions Gen eral Schcnck went to England. If it is true that he Ins consented to become Director of tho Emma Mining Company, It is claimed to be probable that he has decided also to term mrtc his mission to England, nnd enter on the duties of the more lucrative position ten dered him by President Conk. The publication of hi* relations with the mining company may have bern premature. Whether so or not, it places our Minister In a very awkward, If not equivocal, attitude. He certainly seems to have made a pecuniary sacrifice is leaving A place worth $33,090 a year, whore tho cost of living is coinparativclynothiug, for an ex pensive post which he now occupies at a salary of only fIT.WW. The mutter Is the theme of wide discussion here, and demands immediate ex* planution. MOHEf, Tlic rales for money hardened slightly this af ternoon, 6 per cent being tho rate on call with exceptions at 7to borrowers on stocks. Tho ad vance was attributed to a rumored lock up of currency, but probably tho Increased currency movements to the South and V-’est had morn to do with It. Tho ease lu tho London money mar ket, where discounts nra obtainable at 2 S-4a 3 per cent led maur to believe that tho Bank of England would this morning reduce its'minimum discount rate. Such, however, was not the case, and the minimum remains at 4 per cent. OOVERNMKJfTS. Government bonds were firm nt the early board, but a little off in tho ufternom. in the Board Room to-day, $2,.*00,i>00 of tho called coupon bonds of IW>2 were offered nt par, and accrued Interest In gold from November 1, while par In gold flat was bid for tho entire lot. Central Pa cific bonds closed firm at 103 1-8 to 1031-2. At Am sterdam Centrals arc selling at S3. Tho Chesa peake Ohio 6 per cent gold bonds are soiling at 94 and accrued interest. Union Pacific were in demand to-day,' and closed at 91 3-8 to 91 3-4 for firsts; 78 3-4 to <9 for laud grants; Hi to S3 for Iconics, and 27 7-4 to 28 for stook. COM) dull, Oustuating between 110 5-S and 110 7-S, and closing at the latter prir For the greater part of the day scarcely u parchnso was mjde, and ox>erators stood around In the loan market or gathered in little knots and discussed tho probabilities of n rise or fall. Tho loan market was quoted ul I and 4 per cent for carrying, and fiat for borrowing. Tito amount of gold which tho market will gain early In December by the settlement of tho 5 per cent loan negotiat sou Is estimated, by those most competent to judge, as less tlum Mo,Ooo,i>.Ki. The simulators In the Gold Boom, as a rule, be lieve In a lower premium, and there largo short interest in the market. STERLING KXCH WGE. Exchange lias declined this afternoon to K9l-4 for co days, and 110 for sight. This la owing to tho large quantity of cotton Utn.s which have been thrown upon tho marl et within the last few days. STOCKS were steely, with an advance in some share*. Toward tho close Wabash touched 641-8, and Boston. Erie «fc Hartfords advanced 3-3 per cent, on the continued report* of tho absorption of the road by the Pennsylvania Central. imEADETCFFS. There was only a limited inquiry for the high grades of flour, hut those wore less plofityand Arm. Tho market was dull and tamo for tho low grades. Holders of winter wheat were firm at the opening, but at the cfoso tho market was dull and heavy far all descriptions. Shippers hold off and millers buy sparingly. Choice am ber is scarce. Corn was easier, though fairly ac tive. The demand was mainly for export, though fair for the homo trade. [To ths Associated Prosa.l MINISTER BCIISXCK. 9 R *’°v. 23.—The 2laii says It Isqnlte likely that General Scbenck has decided to ter minate his mission to Encland, and accept a posi tion in the law office of tho Northern Pacific Rail road, which is understood to have been kent open for him for some time. MISTAKES IPKNTITT. The Mtttl sots It has received u letter from P. Ca ™l. l "’hlPPle. Arizona, ami that lie could not possibly liavo boon amonif tlio pnrlj massacred in the tVlckcabarc coach. boxiiswex qijaupiku. The bondsmen of Thomas c. Field., quallfled to day, and were accepted. 4 TUB lUtOKEN SWINGS BANKS. Excitement In record to tho falluros of tho snrtoga hanks law quiclcd down. All the bants that failed had large deposits from tho poor. Tho National Sat Inya Hank, though now paying up, will soon couso business. Ua FrealdoM, lionrr Smith, recently lost much from stock specula tion*- Tho moneya of the llowlinp Green Savings pank hail been nsed for political purpoaos. Tins bunk used the name of Horace Greeley to induoo people to patronize it. The Bowlins Green Savings Bank will probably pay 45 to wO cents ou tho dollar. J THE ERIE »;ASK again hefou' the ‘Commissioner tt>n let Attorney wa« not ready nnd It was post poned thl the first Wednesday in December. TWU2DV* SIUiKTIUS, Tins was the la?t day under the notice for justi fies! Ir.u of the HuretfcH of Win. M. Tweed, but Judge I.ennnril tuudo uu order extendingthe time twenty dnyu. By Mib.sequont pro-'orMlings before, mlge Brady, of the supreme Court, tu« Sheriff 1m made Tweed’s hail until a new notice Jh given. DIRTT STREETS, At a inerting of tho Board of Health, yester day, the Chairman of tho Sanitary Committee made n report showing that tho streets are In a u condition. In many eases the contrac- failed to clean them at nil during tho week, nun where work Ims been done it ha-s been im perfectly performed. CHICAGO RELIEF. M;ffvnnd total of subscriptions received by ii p Commerce Committee for the R-* Her of Chicago and the Northwest foots up $203,- SIO.CT. ‘WASHINGTON.; Formal Reception of Prince Alesis by the President. The Question of Precedence to be Tested by Creditors of a Suspended National Bank. Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Trlbtmo. TUB PENSION COAIMISSIONEnsniP. Washington, Nov. 23,— The report that Senator (.’oukllng hag been trying to force Commissioner. Baker out of the Pension Office proves wholly incorrect. The Commissioner Is strongly suppor ts in all official quarters, and has Ida bureau in veiy efficient condition. FI.OUIDA. It is now announced that Republican members of tho committee which lately made Investigations into .the affairs in Florida, will recommend that tho President suspend the- Ifnlra* Gorjms act Inthe twb northern counties of Florida. Representative Scofield, Chairman of this committee, when here last week, stated that tho condition of affairs in Florida, although unsettled, would not warrant such action. CIIAItOUS AGAINST OEXEHA lUTKIIUIDGK. Tho Department of Justice ban, at tho request of the Bcerotary of War, Instructed tlio United Staten District Attorney at Louisville to institute proceedings against (tenor it S. C. IJurhridgo. for alleged complicity in tlio prosecution of fraudu lent claims against tie Quartermaster General’s Oflice. TOUR OF TUB INSPECTon. General Meigs will start to-morrow upon a pro longed Inspection tour’ of tho Quartermasters’ stations and supplies. General Allen will dis charge tho duties of Quartermaster General dur ing Meigs’ absence. I’BSSoNAT.. Senator Shernnn has left for Ohio. TUB FINANCE COMMITTEE lias decided to await u count of tha house before* proposing any definite measure. [To the Associated Press,] TUB KKCni’TiOS OK AUJXTS. Washington, Xov.2U.~Long before 1 o'clock i thmngof oeople bad oongreiMtcd upon the porti co of the Executive Mansion to wilnp««j t!m arri val of the Grand Duke. Many ladles wore present, but, with the exception of representa tives of the press, uo one was admitted to the mth-mom through which the Duke and suite *.v..u!d pi.>? to tho hluo parlor, where the recep tion by the President took place. Hoon at'cr la o'clock tin* members of the Cabinet, with their w i\tK nniv* cd tho h»pe that his sojourn in this country would be pleasant and gratifying. The Duke then presented the members of. his suite to the President. Tho President in turn presented tho mem. hers of Ills Cabinet and his eiiiclal attendants to the Duke. After the introduction* hero were concluded, the President escorted the Grand Duke to the red parler.whcre Secretary Fish pre sented him to the ladles. The other p*art of tho eomupuy followed into tho rod parlor, when' a brie? but general conversation took place among all tin* pnriics, tho Imko uddrcHslng himself especially to Sirs. Grant. The interview lasted only fifteen minutes. When tlu distinguished visitors left the Executive Mansion the Grand Duke walked in front as on entering, onJ was cheered by the crowd outside a* ho reached the portico. Ho and Minister Catacrzv and Admiral PoissM. took scats in »n open car riage. Tho Duke lifted his cap ns the carriages drove from the premises und the suite in carriages lollowtd, all loturuing to Minister Oarucazv’* residence. There will be no fonual entert iln mclit given the Duko In this city. Tomorrow tnoruiughe will proceed to Annapolis in a special train, returning to Wt-hingteu In Hum to leave forXew York In tho afternoon. NATIONAL BASK STATEMENT. The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a dividend of 2»i percent in favor of creditors of the First National Bank of New Orleans, x»vy.ibr> :ir soon ns tho necessary schedules can bo pio pared by the receiver. Tho United States dam-» have precedence for tho balance roniainiu.: u i paid upon tin* chock of Thomas L.'M»y, amounting to $221,7-i9, which was given by him us collateral security for the payment of his indebtedness at the time bis largo defalca tion was discovered lu the edicts of AssUtunS Treasurer sttNcw Orleans. The corcrnracut also claims precedence in addition for §13.100 on de posit in the bank, to the credit of its ofbeors. The aboro amount Ims been received from the funds collected by the .Receiver before the declaration of the present dividend. If ic- shall hereafter bo decided by the courts that thn whole aimmutof Uiocheek of May is counieib.danccd by bis indebtedness to th* banks, as is claimed by the Rec»lr*p, this amount, together with what may hereatter m> collected, will then bo distributed mu final divi dend. Thn question of the right of the govern ment to prect donee in the payments or deposits msule by Its ofiieers to National Ranks, will prob ably go to the auprnue Court for ttnal decision. IMhTKICT EI.KCTIOV, At nn election hero yesterday for de»ega ,A s to tho Territorial Legislature, and forth© Loan lull, antimriiMjg tho ere Alien of debt by the issue ofS-J.eoo.ew in bunds for special imxvovciaeuls and repairs in the District, there was a pvijoriT of jirobably pj.iKH) in favor of tho loan. Twenty Repn’.nSeuns and two Lo:m Democrats arc electcll to tl»o Legislature. It is estimated thnt 8-0 por r»*nt of th© votes east are in favor of tho loan. THE KEl’OlU'El) ANTI-CILVXT.MOVKMKNT, The Herald has pen-onal information from Ben Butler. Henry Wilson and ThurlowWced that they know nothing of the formation of an anti-Grant party. Mr. Wilson also disbelieves that Sumner is engaged in the movement. ViJIATHB COMuS rou. New \Ohk, Nov. 23.—A Despatch from Wash ington to the HrraUi, says that rcliabln Informa tion of the real object of the visit of tho Grand Duke Alexis to tho United States, reports that “he Is charged with a mission of an Important and delicate character to our government, it bc iugnotbiug lessthnira proposal for an uluanea, offensive mid defensive, between the two nations. A European war Is npx>reheade-d, and Russia bo- Hcvcs that with the active aid «f tho United States, or assisted by an extensive jirivatoorlac fled, under Russian letters of marque, she could defy ull Europe.” INDIAN EVCROACTIMENTB. General VlaU, Sax»crintondeiir of Indian Affairs for Monlurso, reporis thata baud of from serenty five to cun hundred half-breeds from British America have esiabllshwl wlnt A P quar ters In tho vicinity of tho Jlllk River Agency, with a view to supplying the Indiana with liquor and ammunition. Gen eral Gibbon Ims directed n xv»rtian of the seventh infantry lo surprise them, spill their llqu->r, de stroy the hula, bring away whatever U valuable and diive them from tho country. Telegraphic Brcrliici, Tb‘‘ carriage of Wni. Bruit, containing Ida family, while crossing tho Ouchlta River, at Rorkport, Ark., on Tuesday, was turned over, and two of liis children drowned. —llcv. Alexander Eli's (colored), of Boston, has recovered 1400 damages from the Narragansett Steamship Company for refusing him a seat at the table, of the steamer Froridcncc. —Robert B. i'realisfC Grand Master of Odd Fellows, of Virginia. died on Wednesday night, at Charlottesville. Vr. Through the introduction #f the eholtfri into Halifax, by the reamer Franklin, three deaths have occurred. There are yet live cases at Chlz zetti (’ook. The place has been quarantined. —•The Illinois River, at Peoria, froze over on Wednesday ni"lit, and navigation for tho season has undoubtedly closed. Tho weather was bit terly cold yesterday morning, but had moderated some Inst night, and a heavy snow-storm was prevailing. There is snow enough in Minnesota to begin lumbering with, and the lumbermen in St, Paul are busy getting ready to go into camp. Dr, Robert A. CnristTa-, Acting Assistant Surgeon United States Army, shot and killed him sell at Fort Hayes, Kansas, on the 18th instant. Temporary despondency la assigned as the cause of the act. —Captain Maguire. Tax Collector in St Louis, yesterday levied on Itf.Oft) in Stale bonds belong ing to the Life Association of America, to satisfy a tax bid for fso.oon, which the associntionrefnscd to pay, on the ground that It Xi exempt from tax ation. Tho association sned out a writ of re plevin, but Captain Maguire refused to obey It, on the ground that this tax bill was an execution In the hands of an ofllccr for State lien and tho bonds were not subject to replevin. Maguire will come before the Ciro uit Court. —A company has been formed in St. Louis con sisting of prominent merchants, for tho erection of a new Chamber of Commerce budding. The site proposed U the square bounded by Third and Fourth and Chestnut and Pine streets, one of the most central In the city. It is designed to cover tho entire square with a magnificent building, and use such pait of it for a Chamber of Com merce as the members of that body may elect. Tills luts received tho approval of the Board of Dircctois and a majority of the members of the Chamber of Comnuncc, ond the books for sub scription to the capital stock will be opened Im mediately. The capital will be $1,000,000. PHodacss.” In spite of the fact that a severe snowstorm prevailed during the afternoon and evening, the Michigan Avenue Thcotrr was densely filled with an audience which. In point of quality, would have d-me credit a Nil-son concert before the tire. .Ci tiulnJy. u nuuu fiutterlng tribute to the claims of the Wyndhnm troupe upon the Chlcitgo public couhl not have been paid. We have neUh- 24. 1871. er time nor. space to speak of "Progress” aMt deserves- nor of tho manner in whioh it was acted. Of this, however, thore can be no nub*, tion—that tho ploy Is eminently worthy of Rob erteon, who whs never more .successful In in iming Ms resplendent genius into a dramatic production; and that tho Wymlliam company is now us much superior to the old org-iulzatlou oh that was superior to anything which Chicago had prcUotn-ly known. The play and the people who enact it oro fully worthy of this high praise. Anxious though Sir.-IVyiuUituu may bo to dem onstrate the strength of Ms company, ho should not think of displacing “Progrefa” for at least two weeks. Chicago can spare the old favorites for a time in order to enjoy the elegant entertain ment which ‘‘Progress” and its powerful cast afford. We reserve further comment until to morrow. MONETARY. Tunis DAT Evening, Nov. 2.1. In local finances, there seems to bo more activ ity in checking und depositing at nearly nil the banks, showing Unit the volume of business is increasing. Tho dally bank clearings now av erage about 82,OCO, .$4,H5,P53 Total The above shows an average shrinkage of about 40 per cent on tho assets of six ompauies, mak ing $1,500,000 less than these companies constant lr claimed ns tlicir available assets until the great lire exposed the falsity of their statements. Without Imvingtho corresponding figures in tho eases of the other suspended companies, wo aro unable to say whether tho average shrinkage of assets Is 40 per cent for all. We are Inclined to think that the >*ew York companies, having been subject to mure scrutiny from tho Insurance Com* missioner, will show a somewhat le»s average shrinkage, but it seems hot improbable that the total assets of the sixty-three or four bankrupt insurance companies aro at least $3,000,000 or fs.coo.ooo less limn tho public have always been 1»mI to believe by the official statements of tho companies, ft seems strange lint what would be considered dishonorable and fraudulent in one bmduess should como to bo considered loss so In another, ami that the same men who, ns bankers or iimnatei-s of other corporations,would uotdaro To falsity their reports to any sueh extent, should doit unblitshiucly when it. cauio to making a sworn statement of tho assets of an iusncahco company. Ouo explanation that Is given of this frciirral elmiikngo is ilmt "money in tho muds of agents” at tho time of the fire in lids city. has not been forwarded as usual. It is claimed that agents throughout tho country have hold back what funds they happened to hare in their bunds, and have paid it over to their ft lends for unearned premiums on the poli cies of tho bankrupt companies.' This is probably true to considerable extent, hut tho amount thus fraudulently disposed of by agents Is proba bly very small compared to tho shrinkage of as sets. CHICAGO UAII-KOADS TO TUB SOUTHWEST. Tho Hannibal A, St. Joseph Railroad, it Is well known, has been controlled heretofore by tho Burlington «fc Quincy, nnd Ims been one of Hu; most important Southwestern connections of tho latter to St. Joseph. Atchison, Leavenworth, and other prominent points on the Missouri River. Rut at the recent election of tlm Hannibal St. Jo., the Joy interest” was defeated by the election ot a sot of Directors in tho interest of u clique composed of Smith, Gould. Martin «fe Co, ana other Wall street speculators. Whatever febemes this clique contemplate In regard to the management of the road, the manipulation of the stock, nnd, possibly, tho sale of tho road to pome other corporation, it is understood that the Burlington Jt Quincy Company have lost control of it, and arc, for tho present, without any direct 7onto In their own control to the point* above mentioned. The Burlington Company, however, control th«* Burlington Js Missouri River Road, .which p« negates both Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska, and it is intimated they are also easmig covetous eyes upon tho Chicago Southwestern. If they could secure the latter road, it would give thorn a shorter route from Chicago to Leavenworth ChAa Is possessed by any other company. The-Chicago Southwestern crosses the Bur lington Miwcouri River Rond at Fairfield, lowa, and the route from Chicago ria Burlington, and Fairfield to Leavenworth Is Uilrty miles shorter than ria thu Rock Islaud Roadi which is the present Eastern connection of ilio Chicago siUF4 a—Flour dull uud holdo re auxioa tr» sell; receipts, 30.000 brl.f; stipcrflne; Western* and State. W.weoao; common togoi*!, s<».4oaO.Co; good to choice, ?G.c.‘a7i2o,; white wheat. extra, *7 20a7.40; extra Ohio; St. Boms, SG.BOa 9 Rye flour: and 'meal-unchanged. Wheat .dull and market unsettled:, receipts. 243,- OOObntNo. 2sprlnif, 51J0.i1.53; aviator red West ern, fi.COal.Ct; amber,sl.6sal.C7r white, ?t.44a1.75; t,*ce’mber and January, 7 3-lc; short rib, fir*; short cut, 01-lc. Bard steady; No. Ito prime steam. 009 l-2e; prime kettle ren dered, 2 3-4e; November and December, Ul-2cr February, 0 5-sc. Bctteu—Unchanged. Ckeesk—iiaiic. WuiSKEv—Steady atote. TOLEDO. Toledo, Nor. as.—'Breadstuffs—Flour, steady. Wheat n shade lower, quiet: extra white Michi gan, No. 1 do, ti.461-3a1.-is'; amber Michi gan. 91.43 i-5a1.44: No. 2 red, 1.341-2. Cam quiet; high mixed. 5lo; new. so 1-20; low mixed, 5u l-2c; new, 50c; Michigan, f*oc: now, so l-aaalc. Oata a shade lower, quiet; No 1, S7c; No. 2, 331-2 c; rejected, 23 3-4 c. CX.OTKR Sbkd—Michigan and Indiana, Freights—Firm; asking 7c sail, sc stoma to Buffalo. Receipts—Flour. 2.000 brl«; wheat, 1,000 bu; corn, 42.0(0; oats, 2.000 im. 6nir3ißNTS—Flour, 700'brls; wheat, 10,070 bu: coni, 34,000 bu; oats. 7,c00 bu. St. Lotus. Nor. 2::.—Cotton*—Firmer; n 3-ic. Breadstuff?— Flour in good demand; super winter, 93.2.*n5.73; double extra, 90.230c.30: triple extra, sc.*oa7 co. Wheat slow, buyers demand concessions: No. 2 red winter, t1.50at.51. Corn quiet and weak: mixed on track.s2sa4sc; do, sacked. 42a44 ;i-4c. Bacon quiet; small lots shoulders, 75-8 c; clear rib and clear sides, 7:ko; sugar-cured hams, HalSc. Lard quiet c 4 7 3-4 aH a-4c, steam. Hons—Fh m and active at &UN)a4.4». (Tattle—Steady, at In.'e for good to choice. RECEIPTS—FIour, 4.000 bu wheat. 14,000 bu corn, 10.1KH) bu;, oats, 9.000 bu; rye, 1,0D3 bu; hogs, 9,000. .Sa&i.sff 9.(01.131 .SKWJ *>O7,US 9,772. COS I£!S.S»I 14,152.731 ISJ.bTS 310.157 Cincinnati, Nov. 23.—Cotton—Firm; low mid dlings. 17 3-Cc. Breadstuff^—Flour steady; $5.73n7.P0. Wheat firm |1.42at.40. Cora tlnu? new. 44iU>o, Ryo dull; a sluido lower; 77u7'Jo. Outs oUmlv 25u 4Cc. Barley 73aWc. Oils—Unchanged.' Fees—Finn. Butter am> Cheese—Firm. Clover Seeiv—ln good demand; 10 l-2uU l-4e ouanival: l-lo higher from store. Provisions—Pork dull; n«w hold 112.75. Bard dull: sales prime steam at 8 1-20. Bulk moats dull and nominal; shoulders, -i T-Safvc; clear rib and clear, Can 3-Sc loose. Bacon fair demand and higher; char rib and clear, at 7a7 l-20. Green meats dull; shoulders 4c, and sides 3.*3 1-Sc Lams, c 3-4a7 l-2c for heavy to medium; T 3-laSl*2 for light. at prwnt. |a7.338 4115.018 ■US.OVI 4TT,(V* SW.tVJ 1.d00.U0 Bogs—Quiet and weak; closing fiat at sl ooa .:sn. Whiskey—Higher: ?oe. JUVKAI.O. Nov. 23. BREADSTUFF* Flour steady. 'Wheat le lower on No. 2 spring: tulos r.,eeo huNo 2 Milwaukee Club at Corn lower; ifl.ooobu No. 2 Western at r»l«. Oats and rye neglected. Barley In good demand; 1,000 1m No. 2 Milwaukee at fcOc. MILWAUKEE. $2,0*1,407 Milwaukee, Nov. 23.—Breadstuff.* —Flour nominal; spring extras. ss.7oruuu* for medium to choice. Wheat dull ami a sliado lower: No. 2, sl.2ocosh: C1.201-2,Becombcr; M.22 3-4. January. Oats steady; No. 2,32 c. Com easier; No. 2, 41e. Bye dull: No. 1.02 c. Barley nominal; No. 2,62 c. Live Ilog>—Weak, and 10al3c lower, at la.twa 3.G0; dressed, $4.23a4 50. Provisions—Downward: mess pork,sl2.oo for round lots. Lard, h 3-4 for kettle. Freights—To Buffalo. 12c. Btcuirrs—Flour. 3,ooobrls; wheat, 11,000 h«. Sxur-iii^is.—Flour, s,odd brls. Illinois nnd ZUEiehigan Cannl. Canal I-on;?. Bridgbport.Nov. 23.—Ci.karud —Admiral, l.en unt; J. W. McGenuisg, I.emont; Advance, I emeut; C. W. Walker. Lemont ;R. IT. Atkinson, Lcmuul; Erwin, Lemout; prop Wasp, Summit; Henry, Sag; General McPherson, Le nient; J. IT. Walker, i.emont: Cushman, Lock port. Arrived—Augusta, Prison, so yd? mono; Er win, Prison. yd? stone ;B. A. Thorpe, Utteri, u» tons coal; Chicago Bello, Utica, 6,100 bti corn Montreal, Ottawa, 5,r-oo bu corn, 813 pounds merchandise; Bay Slate. I„> Salle, 10.007 bu oattt; J. IT. vr alker. Lemon*. ?o yds stone; Stars and Stripes, Summit, 82 yds stone; Mayflower, Lrmont, so yds stone; C. W. Walker, Jr., Lemout. 09 yds stone; D. lies?. Lc uiont. 33 yds stone; JL Walker. Turnout, so yds stone; Rescue, T.emont, 66 yds stone; S. n»i.o?st»m of settlement. The attendance of ovorr policy .holder Is earnestly rriiuoted. Chicago. HI.. Xov. ft; PCI. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. FI AMOS, Orgasms, ete. mmics jiiisi JinsiarMi)., formerly 69 Wnahlngton-st., are now located at 270 AND 614 MICHIGAN-AT., and Invite the vnbltc to cnll and examine their new sleek of ?rrsit*A L MERCHANDISE, received sinoa the lire from New York and Baltimore branches. Including the culubralt>a Bnabe Pianos, I. Bauer Co. s Pianos, Needham’s u Silrcr-Tongue Or gans, A fnll assortment of Fnjranlal Scrlajra, Tlollnc, AccnnlloM, fonrrrrinas, (iaKars, Brum Lb. •tramtni*, ctc M which they are offering for CASH, atgreatly nxlnccd prices- RF Pianos and Oreaa* tmicu, polished, repaired, and snipped on short notice. JU Mi k Cl, 270 aud 614 Michignn-av., Office PROPOSALS. ARMY SUPPLIES. OFFICE CHIEF QT T P.TERMAftTRR, 1 Foirr •l.KAVuxwojrni, Ka, Nor. i*». M7I. Fcaletl prop*’«aln. In triplicate, will ho received nt this cilice, and by the Post quartermaster si Fort Rih-y, ncttl 11 o’clock n. in liucemhor 1571, for the delivery nt Fort Riley. Kama*. of ISU.OUO pound* coni, 50.PC0 pounds 10.000 pounds bran, in sacks, iu each of tin* months ot December, I*7l, and Jammy. Febnmry. Marvin and April. i.-TS. Tho aoovD quantities of grain to ho delivered month ly. ami between tho fir-tt (Ist) and lifteeutb (1-ttht day» of each month, excepting tin* grain to bo delivered in December. IS7I. which meat he delivered prior to tho tidily ttrct (3IM dar of tluil mouth. ITepastila will uL?<> be receives! for tho delivery at Fort Ifoys. Kansas, of iVOOponnd.* brun. innacVs. toT'o dt-Ureml within thhty (30) days after award of contract. Bidders will state their price pvr one hundred (100) pound*. Pnqs*t«ls will bo ivcelred, for any portio.i of tao CTMiO. No proposal will bo entertained unless tho party making too same is present at the opening of tho aids, cr rvpiwontod by au agent or attorney, or to known at this office to be responsible. Tho usual conditions, which can bo ascertained at this office, will bo imposed upon bidders and contract ors, and Hank forms of proposals will bo famished upon application. By authority of tbo Department Commander. L, C. EASTON, Deputy Q. M. Gen*! U. 8. A.. C. Q. M. Dept. Ma INSTRUCTION. 142 SOUTH MORGAN-ST. MATHEWS’ MUSICSEHOOL OFFERS SNper/er Jtmetmetiom 9 Cartful •ttiemiien* mnd the Beet dTrIAWr. of three only SIXSO for hoar lewona. Mss A. C. Jlallorj will be'pr. r j>iT.l to iroelro pupils m JIMlc, Too«Ur. -■■y»T.3i itwlOopoo- sEwnroKACHnre& Important Notice. ID »ersDM who held a Howe Sewing Da (hineon lease, and paying for the same la monthly Icstnlmenfs, wd who formerly re-, sided In (he BPIWT DISTRICT, are respect fnllT rconrslcd to fall at the Office of The Howe Sewing MachlneC.., SJ9 8. Balsted-st., and glee infermatlen In reference to the same. Ton arc earnestly requested ta give this your Immediate attention, as we desire to ascertain whether the Haehlne was s.ncJ or lost. ths aowE mcnis>; coi, 230 Sootll HoIstCCMu 3 995,479.12