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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1871. LAKE VS, BAH TEAS SPOLIATION. Two veers and a half ego, the railroads iron Chicago to the seaboard commenced fvriomJj to compete with lake and canal transportation, for the moving of certain kinds of produce previously carried by the latter exclusively. Though the traffic was commenced in winter and daring the season of suspended navigation, it was begun epos terms and under circumstances which were expected to make it eventually supersede the water routes, and revolutionire the trade end commerce of the Northwest. Every city in the West destitute of facilities for lake navigation was interested in having the railways succeed, so that they might be placed upon a footing of equality with Chicago, and the latter be deprived of the peculiar advantages of a cheaper route to the Atlantic than they could themselves command.

The experiment has been tried. An immense amount of beef and pork, and grains of all kind, and dour, have been carried to the East by rail; comparative statements will show an enormous increase in the movement by rail since January, 1860. over that of previous years, but there has been no serious diminution of the shipments by The result of the two experience has been that, though an immense amount of grain has been carried by rail, the most of it has been moved without much, at actual loss, and that railroads cannot, in point of fact, compete with the lake navigation during the season of navigation. The difference between the lowest possible rate at which railways can carry breadstuffa from Chicago to New York, and the rate at which it is carried profitably by lake is the difference between 40 and 34 cents per 100 difference of per ton. To do business even at this rata, from points at which the lake navigation is available, compels the railways to exact oppressive rates from other points which do not connect with the lakes.

The result of is that the railway does its business in this department of traffic without profit. The reason why the railways cannot carry for less than 40 cents per 100 pounds is, that they have to pay a certain regular dividend on their capital stocks, and that the capital stocks, instead of representing the exact cost of the roads, represent a large volume of fictitious stock commonly called 1 Thus the rates of freight which would pey an annual dividend on 100 cents octur ally expended on a road will not suffice to pay dividends on 173 to lU3 cents of stock. All the railway lines between Chicago and New York have been made up of consolidations leases, and other arrangements, involving a literal duplication of capital stock, and the standard of freights is not that of a fair dividend upon the cost of the road and the operating expenses, but such a surplus of earnings as will pay dividends upon watered stock, issued for more or less dishonest and swindling purposes. The practice mny be thus illustrated: Three having, respectively, six, seven, and ten millions of capital stock, consolidate, and to the stockholders of the old roads pay their relative proportions of a new stock, amounting in tbe aggregate to, say, thirtyfive millions of dollars. Hence, the consolidated road, in order to have surplus earnings to pay 10 per cent dividends on thirty-five millions of stock, cannot carry freight wbirb would Lavo paid that dividend.on the real capital of twentythree millions of dollars.

Tbe tendency to consolidation is growing, and os watering of stocks is an indispensable incident to consolidation, the rales of railways may be assumed to have reached their minimum of redaction. That minimum leaves a fair margin of profit on lake transportation, and the latter mny be assumed to be not only permanent and profitable, but likely to increase as lime extends and enlarges the means of water communication with the seaboard. Though there a hubbub just now in Canada over tbe new treaty, we have no doubt that It will be ratified by all parlies, and that very soon the Welland and Bt. Lawrence Canals will be enlarged. Then the lake navigation will be extended, for purposes of foreign commerce, to Montreal, and, for the supply of Northern New York and New England, to Burlington and other points on Lake Champlain.

With this extension of lake navigation in that direction, with a water route to Liverpool and to New England, the Erie Canal must be made free, or it may os well be filled up. Tor the present, and for many generations to come, the lakes are to be the highway of the great West to market, and arc safe from any serious competition on tbe part of railways. A ermlkiscekce. On tbo 2Udof July, the Emporor Kapoloon 111, ifsutd a proclamation to tbe people of France, on tho eve of marching iris army for the invasion of Germany, from which we make this extract: pledge ourselves that the people composing the great Germanic nationality shall dispose freely of their destinies, As for us, wo demand the establishment of a state of things guaranteeing oar security and assuring the future. "wish to conquer a durable peace, bmed ou the true interests of the people, and to assist in abolishing the treacherous condition of things where all nations are forced to employ their resources in warring against each other.

This pledge has been redeemed, but somewhat differently from what he intended. The great Germanic nationality disposed freely their destinies, and a Btafe of things has been established Ibat guarantees peace between Trance and Germany for some time to come. A datable peace bag probably been conquered, but at the ruin of France. There is no further for the maintenance of a great standing army in that country. The French need no longer be forced to employ their resources in arming ageing the Germans, for it is than useless.

They are no longer able cope with the. Teutonic tribes now united, atd strong. Within sir weeks after Louis issued his proclamation he was a prisoner, with his army in the hands of the people whom he had wantonly invaetd. In (be proclamation frotnwhich wo have quoted Louis says Prussia, to whom we bare given evidence daring and since the war of IfrfiG (between Prussia and Austria), of the moat conciliatory disposition, baa held out good will of no account, and baa retorted onr forbearance by encroachments." Tee conciliatory disposition evinced toward and the character of the encroachments of tbo latter on France, are set forth in the recent speech of Bismark before the German Parliament. He said possessing Alsace, continually threatened Germany.

On the of August, the French Ambassador handed me an ultimatum demanding the cession of Mayence (a border Prussian fitrorghold), end telling in the alternative, to expect immediate declaration of war. It was only the illness of the Emperor Kapoleon which then prevented the outbreak of war. "We have, therefore, been obliged to incorporate Alsace with the territotv of Germany, in order to insure out frontier from future invasions on the part of the GUmark admits that tho population of Alsace, Urns absorbed from State necessity, have alively aversion the act. he says, population is thoroughly I erman, forming a sort of aristocracy in France by virtue of its noble and Teutonic Dualities. VTeaball strive to win back to ns this population by means of Teutonic patience and love, and the granting of commercial liberties.

Let ns work together with mutual confidence." It would be hard to conceive of a more men leg speech, or one teller Mlcnloled to win beet the bents Ibe to the pixent nee ebd nation, sod no doubt rt Sa bo completely Koompbehed In com- paratively brief period. The language, literature, manners, and customs of the populace are German, and the present condition and future prospects of France are not calculated to preserve intense longings for reunion with their foster parent They will bo period, patronized, and privileged by Germany, and swiftly absorbed into the common nationality of the Teutonic Fatherland. TEE COST OF OUT QOVEEKKEKT. In the following table we give the amounts appropriated by the Common Council, last year, for various the several sums demanded by the various departments for similar purposes this year. The list does cot embrace all the items, by any means, bat enough to illustrate the economical tendencies of the times, and tho singular desire which prevails to save the money of the the left.

The first column shows what is sounded thin year; the second what was appropriated by the Council last year: isTL isra Auossmeut expenses 4 21,101 gappoit of Bridewell 48.0C0 CcnUngt-m fund, subject to May- AAA 111 fWVI of visitors, Crat of tax sales. Utaltn Board 41 MO lYuce Department, 862 241 807.199 Fire Department 878,863 Salaries of teachers cio.ooo 470.h-o TUtalschool ciocw Str-ct clesning 410,000 837,000 Street improvements from gen- iWIIM etal 466.638 837.000 Damages at bridges 110,000 87.508 Bridges, repairs, and aalar.ee.... 176. roo For public parka 210,000 M.OOO 40,000 80,000 Court House and Police Court salaries The foregoing comparative figures will explain to the tax-payers, in part, how the $1,600,000 of Increased taxation is proposed to bo spent. The Board of Public for $1,729,674 for the same objects for which $1,130,729 were approprinted last year.

The Police Department, which bad fifty men added to its force, are now clamoring for fifty more. This department expended last year on police and fires 8886,067, and this year want to make way with $960,382. or nearly one hundred thousand more. Last year they received an extravagant appropriation, which has bad the effect to embolden them to go fdr more this year. Instead of getting a million, which they ask, they should be reduced to three-quarters of a million.

Their liberality in expending tbo people's money la astonishing. It is high time that a tighter rein was drawn on this board, which costa the tax-payers more money for less service than any otherboard in the municipal government. Tax-payers feci, perhaps, more liberally disposed toward the School Department than any other but we fear that board has token advantage of this fooling, and are riding a free horse to death. In addition to $721,418, which they aek this year from the tax-payers, there must also be raised to pay the interest andsinklng fund on a million and a quarter of debt they have created for the construction of school houses. The time has como for shuttiegdown on tbo inordinate and unreasonable demands of this spendthrift board.

Nino hnndred thousand dollars for the schooling of 2.7,000 children forty weeks in a year nine-tenths of them in the primary but be regarded by reflecting people as awasteful expenditure of the substance. THE PSAXHS A.HD SECEEt SOCIETIES. The Presbyterians, whose General As- lifts been in cession in Chicago daring the past week, represent the two assemblies that began their wooing at St. Louis a few years ago, and more recently wound it up at Pittsburgh by getting regularlr and honestly married. Like many married couples, however, there seems to be a sort of separate property act, or wheel within ft wheel, whereby Presbyterianism still maintains a sort of duality in its unity.

The joint committee, formed at Pittsburgh, seems to include a Presbyterian branch, and a Presbyterian branch which are not quite so united. These two branches met at Pittsburgh, in March last, in the most delightful spirit, and we are informed that they had very full and free discussions of the points of differoncebetween them," which were characterized with the utmost freedom sad The points in difference are, that the United branch believe that the Psalms of the Bible should be sung as tbo authorized Psalmody of the Church, while the Presbyterian branch hold that the Paalma ate peculiarly entitled to use in pnblio and private worship, bnt not to the exclusion of hymns. The United Presbyterians hold that secret associations are inconsistent with Christianity, and with church fellowship while the Presbyterians hold that the church organization is to be preferred to all secret associations as means of reform by all Christians. The first branch condemns ail hymns but the translated Psalms of David, and all secret associations. The second assigns them a secondary position, without avowing direct hostility to them.

The difference is more fundamental than it seems. Tbo first is the conservative dogma that the Church is finished and is incapable of progress or change it is perfect and all-sufficient, and will tolerate no rivals In the wort of human benevolence. The second is progressive, and, while claiming pre-eminence for the old ways, is willing to tolerate the songs of Watts, Doddridge, and Cowper, and to cast an eye of lenient regret on any benevolent work performed by the Masons, Odd Fellows, and other secret societies. In view of such discussions, it Is interesting to recur to the period when the Christian Church itself was a secret society, and when the recognized religious authorities of the day were doubtful whether to taboo it or tolerate if, or perchance to the still earlier period whoa the Psalms of David bad not yet come into use in worship. Wo do not know upon what ground Mr.

George H. Stuart bases hla opposition to the dogmas of the United Presbyterian Church, preferring to suffer the pains of excommunication rather than renounce the privilege of singing hymns. It la possible that he conceives that all piety is not concentrated in the compositions, however excellent, of one who obtained Kaboths vineyard by a fraud, and Uriah's wife by a crime which would not bear so mild a name. Mr. Henry B.

Blackwell has written a letter to the Independent, on the subject of San wherein the Tenons moral, social, religions, and economical advantages of annexation arc lucidly discussed. It appears, from Mr. epistle, that if we possessed San Domingo we should Le able to get our sugar, coffee, and chocolate at less than half the present prices. This fact is demonstrated by an array of figures which the Secretary of the Treasury will adroit are overwhelming and nnsurmountablo, ilr. Blackwell shows that sugar is now selling at Azua, in the Dominican Bepublic, for two and a half cents per pound.

The only reason why we cannot gel it in flew York for the same price, plus the freight and commissions, is that a duty is levied upon it by our government for the purpose of obtaining revenue. There are 1 (wo ways to get rid of this duly, and to accomplish which Mr. Blackwell so great- Jv dehires. One is to abolish the duly on sugar from San Domingo by means of a reciprocity treaty. The other is to annex or purchase San Domingo.

In either case we pbsli make a donation to the growers of sugar in San Domingo of the entire sum which the government might otherwise derive from the duties.on sugar pro- duced there and consumed In the Coiled States. Of the two methods of accomplishing what Mr. Blackwell aims at, the former wonld be the least expensive to the Cnited Slates, since it would involve no outlay in the purchase of (he country, tbe payment of its debts, the fortification of its coast, and the maintenance of its office-holders, ilr. Blackwell's imposing array of figures concerning coffee, chocolate, and ginger, are all liable to the same objection, that, whatever ia gained br the producers of those articles for the American market, is lost by the government in the way of revenue. As an argument for free trade his disqnisUion may have some merits, bat as an argument for annexation it baa none, eays Mr.

Blackwell, annexing San Domingo we strike a death-blow at the accursed spirit of The mode and manner of striking this desirable death-blow la not exactly apparent. If we have not given tho coup dt gratt to the accursed spirit of caste by Imposing a negro government npon South Carolina, we should be glad to know how we shall add I to the effectiveness of the blow by impoa- irg a while man's government upon San Domingo. If the accursed spirit of caste has not feot a back-set in the appointment of Fred. Douglass as one of the decemviri of the District of Colombia, how is it to be exterminated by making General Ingalls the tetrareh of Dominica The City of Tammany is disposed lo be pstronlztng toward Cbicsgo. One of the seventy-air official Journals of that oily, al- lading to The Tbiuuse's articles In favor of mantdpal retrenchment.

or rather In oppoei- tlon to increased municipal extravagance, thinks oar exposition of official folly or oorniplioa will bring fcrlh eoine tall crowing from her hated enemy, SuLouis." And It adds: toe latter oust not feel too Jubilant over this temporaiy trouble of bei rival. A city that can raise itself by me shirt collar out of the ninp every few years is not going to besnonea out by a paltry matter of six muttons of taxation. She is too much for mat, Sae irtll arstn arise from her mueojity to confound tae amt cant pretentions of SU Louis to be the futute of me How Chicago docs not want St. Louis spoken of as her or thing of theeort. There Is no reason why Bt.

Louis should be the of Chicago any mote than Milwaukee, or Detroit, or any other of our neighboring cities- We certainly wish the metropolis of the somi Talley, and the prospective capital the nation, all possible prosperity. As soon as 81. Louis bocome the metropolis that Chicago now la, her journals and orators will discard their present style of bragging, and ceaso, as Chicago did some years since, to alt herself and disparage other cities, to the disgust of the outside world. And the sooner that comfortable and niQed condition arrives for St. Louis, the better Chicago will like It.

The New York newspaper already cited observes tiat Mississippi, In Us erratic nature, may wipe out St. Louis altogether some flue morning, bat Chicago cannot thus be disposed If each a calamity should happen to the city of the great L. U. Beavis, it would naturally be construed by the In special providences into a judgment for the falsehoods which Mr. city, particularly through the columns of the Missouri 1 crat, has told and is still telling about 1 csgo.

Bat we believe the apprehension on the part of our New York contemporary is entirely groundless. The difficulty of obtaining a Jury in the Me- case, owinc to the (act that every in- telligent man had road the newspaper accounts of tbe tragedy, and bad, therefore, formed an opinion, will be remembered. Bat in tbe Foster case, at Now York, the difficulty still greater, 750 jurors having been summoned in order to get twelve Impanelled- This is owing, doubtless, to the tact that tbe guilt and depravity of the murderer are so obvious as to leave tbe reader of tbe newspapers no choice but to condemn the homicide as a brutal murder, supposing that tbe circamstaccoa have been accurately narnated by the press. The only absolutely correct statements of tbe event are, of course, to bo obtained in court daring tho trial. Intelligent citizens know this, and citizens, at once honest and intelligent, wbo had road of the I case in tho newspapers, would bo far bettor Jurors than tho boxful which the court will obtain under the method actually pursued.

Accordingly, some people will inveigh against the system of ruling out newspaper readers, and admitting only those wbo are cither too ignorant or too indolent to keep up with the nows of tbe day. But what can they eugcost that is better? Withdraw tho right of free challenge, and tbe safeguards of the Jury system are seriously Injnred. By no other means can the grate be sure that juries are not packed. A way often resorted to, and one which is often the only method of securing areally impartial trial, is the removing of the venue to some other county, where the subject in dispute, whether a criminal action, has been so little discussed that men of intelligence are unacquainted with tbe circumstances, and, therefore, unprejudiced. It seems as if this ought to have been dona in the Poster case.

Certainly tho extra expense would have been Use than that of bolding tho court in session over a week in order to get a jury impanelled. We bear now that the Senate of the United States is likely to adjourn to-morrow, tho ratification of the Treaty of Washington being likely to bo effected to-day. So it seems that the principal work of the present session bae been, not tho treaty, bnt tho contumacy of a conolo of Washington newsmongere. Tho treaty has. perhaps, occnpied a third of the Senate's time since the assembling, and the reporters tbs other two-thirds.

It would naturally be inferred from this that the Senate considers the two reporters of twice as much consequence as the treaty. Bat this does not follow. The point Is, there ia a principle involved, the Dignity of the Senate, which moat be maintained, though the hcaveca fall. Lot Senator Carpenter continue hie efforts, by all means. TBE XORTIJWEST, ILLINOIS.

J. S. Clapp, of Kewanee, Has sold bis Interest to the Lstrrop coal ahaft at that place for suo.ooo. Sarah J. Aiken has established a Missiselppi Hirer ferry between Clinton, lowa, and Oar.

den Plain, 111, unit boy, named Cbailea Horris, of Rush- Tine, was instantly killed by an aab-booper failing him, on the litn lest. bad a double golden.weddtogono day last The were Haters, and were married on the same day fifty years ago. Their of 60, was tue hoateas of the recent occasion Rock the. isth Uhl, a cooper by the name of John Shea ato about a foot and a half of Bologna aaaaage and considerable cheese, ata drank ow half a keg of Ugar beer. On the 15tb, funeral was celebrated.

the Inst, William Sharp, a coal miner, 1 fell from toe top to the bottom of a coal ahaft at Braiawood. a distance of ninety-five feet; I taken out, and was able to walk baring sn'- 1 fered no injury by tbe fall except being shocked." There were some four or five feet of water to the bottom of the abaft at tbe time of 1 the accident, wblcb fact probably saved bla life. baa come to grief through the arrest of tbe who has been fined first instance in tho history of the State to watch such a club baa been dreamtented. ol howc-thleves were recently brooght count? i muffs court, and conelusive erlOttce given against them. Near the ciotc ot the trial, la Uie absence of the officers of the court, the accused and all bat convicted villains accompanied by their counsel, stepped out of tae court-room a have never stepped back.

TneU lawyerswere found toasting thtjr shies at the next hotel, and, when laskul had become of their clients, replied thatthey were probably looting for bondsmen. The are disgusted, and the J. P. swears bat he will nevettmsta lawyer ontof hia sight Pleasant Journal says; Hall, a lady SO old, grandmother of Sira. Dr.

Allen, residing tn the family ol Dr. ot UUlsboro, has for the past six years complained of something Ute a tumor on her stomach, sae has said little about It, and the doctor dH not know how serl'-us it had become. She has worn a bandage about her person, and said little to anyone about it troubling her. On Monday of last week she left eff the bandage and went about her work, and, while engaged, her stomach burst open and a large portion of her bowels cimo onU Drs. Alien and Anderson, ot Hillsboro, and Dr.

Svreter.of Saitm, attended her, and all predicted that she would not live. They succeeded in getting the bowels back, and removed a piece of tat which bad formed on the Inside ol the stomach. The stomach was sewed op, and, instead of dying, Mrs. H. is doing well, ana will in all probability recover entirely." WTOOOSBTW.

Prcffwor A. P. Peabcdy, D. LL. of Har- Tud CnlreisUr.

has engaged to gtvc the commencement oration at Beloit College, July to or is. a woman called Moll Johnson, an inmate of a bouse of ill-fame, kept nyltePleW. near New Lisbon, was allied by a raftsman, wuo gave bis name aa Sitnoel Smith. Sbepardsoo, a Norwegian, died a Milwaukee hospital, on Wednesday laat, at the aged Waukesha Preman tells of a pickerel caught in Rock River, at Vernon, which weighed forty-five pounds I -Mrs. £mer, Hnai in Waukesha, attained the sped UdyeauoutheUchinst.

Sne was bom at Brcaoaibsn, Scotlind, and removed to till country after 6tie had reached womanhood. She I aUU active, intelligent, and healthy, and I fair to remain so for years to come. festival of the Northwestern SoclcUea, embracing thirty-three will be held at Lacrosse on the 13d, 84th, and ssth of June mxf. It expected lost at least gingers wi.l be present from abroad, and, tn addition to this, there will be several full bands of music. A man sM old came into a barber shop in Pcin.

a few days pgo, to be shaved. Ue said it waa the am time in his 4e 11411 beea bjabaibcr. Alexander, of Pine Township, ft arren County, has a young wolf which left home too but which has found a good stepmother an old cat, who takes the little prairie vagabond to her fond embrace, and ruckles him along with ntr kittens. The Grand Rapids the ssya: lau st sensation comet to us from cor sister city of llssaigt in the shape of the reported insanity of VaoderpcoL Whether this is a reaUtr, or the old dodge to avert the stem demands of me law, remams to be demonstrated. But a tee days ago we were told that he came into court with buoyant hopes, elastic step, and a bright atd cheerful countenance, betokening the inward promptings of aa innocent man, when 10l aimoei the same null us the sympathetic is insane Such a juddeu reacUou la the prisoner's mental condition is not impossible; set it isiomewhat remarkable, aad doubtless will be surjicted to the most careful examination of cxicits." vunrasoTA, Marla L.

Blaine, widow of Ephraim Lyon rt'othef ot James G. present speaker ot me JJoose ot Repreaenirlves ot the Halted tiled on ine eta at the residence ot her soo-ln-law, Major Robert C. Walter, at St. PaoU Minnesota, in tne TOia rear of her age, Mrs. Biatna waa tne daughter ot Neal Gillespie.

and waa bom on the fata ay estate st Inoun Hiu, opposite hrownmiie, in Waahington County, Pam. She spent most ot her hie sear Pittsburgh in the same State, Her husband mod misss. Sac after terapocaruj tepodsf St Pant. will be taken to Brownsville and interred beside tboee of ter aaiband. Frark Lincoln, son of me late rrceident is announced by tbe Bellevue (Ohio) Gantte to iccmie in mat village.

Scbwab Opera Uouae ot Hamilton, Oblo, which drawn lot and not won, baa become tbe lobject of a epedai election to be held in that city. May so. lira. Caroline Schwab, wife of Peter scnwab, wbo, by some baa become possessed of tbe booae which her bnaband pal op to be disposed of by lottery, has made a proposition to sell it to the city of Hamilton, forpnbllc ctncee, for les.ooo, which is just half Its onipnal coat. The ci izens are called opon by proclamation of the Mayor toyoienponthe question whether tbe offer abculd be accept ll Meantime Opera House has also got into court, in salts upon mortgagee.

UISCHLLSSKOUS. Bcet-ioot brandy is attracting attention ta land. Jim Delaware furnish the prisoners with clears free, boy, 10 years old, gorged himself to death, at New London, last Wednesday, with and cocoaxmt candy. resident of Ilsven has been oned five days and fined $2 for stealing an amarena. or mean young men insists that ao action against him for breach of promise of marriage will not hold, because contracts made on Sunday are cot binding.

Pittsburgh woman, whose husband fen while she was waiting sapper, awoke him by pouring vltrol in his face. 6ae is eating prison fate now, and he is rejoicing in the fact that he can see out of one eye. old Presbyterian church at Easthampton, L. tn which Lyman Beecher preached many of his most noted sermons, has been demolished. It was erected in ITIT, but was discarded fora new atiuctnro twenty years which time it has txec unused.

oriole, while building her nett in ttr, on Monday, caogat me loose end or ft Btmg she was carrying on ft twig, and the other end vu drawn tightly around hernccc. She hong Buipended notll a the state of climbed the tree and extricated the involuntary little suicide. of trying the trout brooks in Hampaaire, found that t2io extreme drought of last summer has almost extern mated these beautiful fish. In brooks which foimerly gave twenty to fonyas the result of an fishing, a naif labor hot one or two. Re suggests that fishers should hold bach for a year or two.

and that associations be formed to restock the brooks. Rensselaer County (N. a young man has come to grief. Unfortunately, while suiting, one day last week, the young lady who nad won hli affections, and settling the preliminaries of their expected marriage, he rashly remarked that the union would be peculiarly advantageous to her, because moved In much better society than she. And then unaptang that Insulted female.

Belting a huge carving-knife from the table, ahe went for that young man, and the youth went for the door. lie had her arrested for assault, and the engagement has been broken off. A curious evidence of the community spirit was shown the other day in a proposition made by. Citasn pyar, at meeting of the Pans Commune, to circulate the Journal official paper of the Commune, gratuitously among the clttrena. As aaort of compromise, it was finally resolved to rtouce the price of the paper from, three ceuta to cne cent, and to post It extensively.

As the Journal Is published with the funds, the Commune was wise enough to perceive that the gratuitous circulation system, as proposed, would have beggared us treasu la a very abort time. little mining town of Auburn, California has a rental sing mystery. During tbe last elghtem months various Chinamen into 'the village and sold chunks of pure gold, varying in value from to I2CO, which seem to have been toughly chopped eff from a solid mass. Where they como.from knows: but their I character indicates that the Chinamen have found somewhere a pretty considerable mass of pure material, irom which they work off chunks these from time to time. plant Ceylon has a singular provision for the distribution of tta seeds.

These are contained In a circular head which Is composed of splne-Uke diviclous that radiate la all directions, mixing a diameter of eight or nine inches. When the seeds are ripe for distribution these spherical heads, with thett clastic spines, are blown away by the winds and roil swiftly over the level shore for miles, cropping as they go. If uey come to water tney easily, and their spines serve as so that they can cross estuaries. A plant valuable for taking root In the aaod, and protecting the shores frari erosion, is thus widely distributed, as it could not be in any other way In a barren, birdlees region. The municipal expenses of New York the fiscal year ending April 2, iSfl, are placed at J20.1U.C04.

The Board of Appropriation state that the expenditures which have been fixed by existing contracts of are specially required to be raised bv law, amount to for city purposes, and for county purposes. The approptiauosa lor the executive departments amount to having been reduced by the board to that sum from a5.595.W3, as asked for by the estimates. This reduction was effected by cutting pet cent off from all salaries not leas than a year, and by taking bo per cent from the ofilce expenses. The board also appropriated $190,500 for donations to hospitals, dispensaries, oiphan asylums, and other charitable InsUtuuona. the recent debate in the English House ot Commons on a motion to reduce the letter postage between Great Britain and the United States from six ccnta to two cents, 800.

William Monet 11, ihe Postmaster General, argued that, as the internal rate of postage the United States was thrte it was impossible lot the Brtdih Government to carry letters across the Atlantic and deliver them all over the United States for two ctnta. particularly aaatthe present rates of six cents the government Incurred a loss on the sespostage. In order to show that a reduction ot postage woa-d not increase the revenue, Mr. Monsell stated that, under the twenty-four cent rate of postage to the United States, the revenue fiom the eca-postage amounted to 1860, CM, and that under the twelve cent rates adopted In the revenue fell to $413,650, while the increase in the number of letters was only per cent above the nominal anunal Increase of 7 per cent. When the postage was reduced to six cents, the revenue only amounted to laaa.ooo, and the increase ot letters was only per cent.

He also stated that at present the total coat of the entire packet mee was si.ics,coo while the revenue from seapcitage was omy thus involving a loss 01 JI.MO.MO. Loudon Bully Hoc i publishes an leg letter on a subject which has hitherto been shroudtd in financial resources and petition'd the Barts Commune. The statement of the Budutt, presented May ft, gave a full account of receipts and expenditures from the ot March to the aoth of April, and in these forty days the total expenditure of the Commune was SMSS.ooor., of which went to the War Office, and to the icndauce, while the difierent Maines swallowed up 1.449,M0L AU the other disburae- Imrnts are comparatively small to the Prefecture of Police, amt ooof. to the national, printing office. To meet this outlay the Finance Ministers found in various which are specified s.c&'.ooof.; the octroi yielded him sales of tobacco brought In 1,719,000.

stamps yielded half a million; the Northern Railway paid up i arrears ot ata.ow.; thrre were sundry smaller payments, mate up all deficiencies, the Bant ot France fcni coor, mating the total receipts for iheiforty days What may excite surprise lu the that the item ol receipts derived from a- izurci is entered at no more than s.wsf.-taken nom eccleilssuca. Alter aupaymems, the a mnne has a balance in ita favor on the Ist of May i amounting to STS.OOOf., which has alncc, by menu of the Lyons. Orleans, and Eastern Bailg ways, mounted op to two millions, le PERSOSAP. George vr. o' the Philadelphia Lei-jer is sbcnt to visit Europe lor too benefit of Childs' health.

Fall's property pans out well Der assets foot op six city lots, Ito.ooo government two demnget and three revolvers. ffcmirt Advocate contains among Its list of agents the names of Adam Mouse for the Sequojah District, Huckleberry Downing for the F.mt District, sod Frog six KlUer lor the Going Snake District. Edward Porche, the owner of the plantation where the crevasse in the Bocnst-Carre levee enned, been arrested on the charge ol catting the levee. I- Sanderson, the Brooklyn man who gained 15.C00 from the Sunday Memiry tot libel, las been said for fees by bis counsel. Scnceider, who was President ol the Fiencn Imperial Chamber at the breaking ont of war, and who owns the great Iron worst at Crtutot, in France, is about to commence hods upon a very large scale, in England.

a -Itis said thatthe five lawyers who defended General Cole, for the killing ol Hiscoct, have never had thtlx pay. One ol them claims 106. K. Joslyn, Providence (R. L) merchant, is an eccentric Spiritualist, wco sttempted to recite one ol trsgedies on a recent Sunday while In a trance state.

The newspaper reported the performance in the humorous vein, and Joelyn, who is ol a serious mm, showed his isck of appreciation bybrlnglng a tnit for libel against the paper. Bordtit-couits has offered to make over the Colnmnta Market, on which she has expended COO, to the corporation ol London, coder certain conditions rendering It specially serviceable to the poor, lor whose beneflt was created. appears that the auto ward fortunes ol the Kupteai in these tatter days have not interfered with the Countess hospitalities. Every night her saloons sre crowded with thereof Spanish and foreign society; and she la regarded as the queen of the social world in Madrid. Coin ge is sgliated by a rumor that Samuel lactones at Essthampton, hai Offered give the college half a million if It will change its name to WUIUton University.

Samuel factories at Eastbsmp'oc. mate half the buttons of the WO! Id. Bit fortune 16.rc0.0c0, and he has gtaen away U.ooc.OOOtoieLgloas and educational ob- ldc. ntica LUHer. me born la Benin, March la, lew.

ue came to this country in island established, the following year, a swimming-school, at Bostoo, on the system of General Pfttni. His accomplishments the aqustlc art were very mamd. Be was the first of General Prohi's pupils to swim half an hour, a feat he learned a week, and has even surpassed ByronM celebrated feat in crossing the Hellespont. Pfaui himself was a great swimmer, and ISU, ween Military Governor of a porUon of Parts, successfully challenged all to beat him in swimming fastest and longest. bankruptcies of the Mtrquis of Hastings ant the Duke ol Newcastle are capped by thst cl Lord Courtenay, son of the Bari of Devon.

Concerning tnisspng of nobility and reckless whose debts amount to the handsome sum of upward ot vntUwni of dollars, the latest English papers say: the Loudon Court of Bankruptcy, yesterday. there waa an adjourned sitting tor public examination In its case of Lord Courtenay. The ants on the proceedings show dtbts to euMcaied XJ3S.6SJ; to creditors hold- IKPUMS. WI CHUUK. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1871 log security, xmt.hs.

Among me unsecured creditors are tbe Marquis nf Angiesea, X11.W0; Earl of Dctoo (IBs osukrupi's father), XtOO, 000 tbe muteesor the Date of Sew- i cekiic, XSS.TM; sod Mr. p. Yaws, of street, 130,479. following bod security: TbeGuamiu Lite Assurance Company, £230,000 (joint loan to tbe Earl or Devon ana mo muKtopi); tbe and General Insurance pacy, xsO.OOO and it narinx been aulei tbai arrangements were Id progress for mating an offer to tbe creditors would probably be deemed satisfactory and for Bunuillaf tbe bankruptcy, an adjournment was ordered tiUtbe 89tb Of New York Evening Pott of tbe 19lb sijs: We regret be called upon to cbronlcle tbe deatn of Mr. T.

P. Roniter, tbe palmer. Too event occurred bis late residence at C-)ld Spring, on tbe Hudson, on tbe afternoon of tne nut, Toe circumstances of bis decease were singularly painful. A tew days ago be became unwell; but never bavlog bar a uerloaslllnesa la life, thought tittle of it. Wacna pbjelclan wss called be was already in a critical condition, bine could bo done save to alleviate tbe pain lesolUng from bis eiyKpeW During bis Illness bis fattier, so years of age.

was seized during me nisbt with a fit of derangement and Stepp oo: or tbe window or bis rcom open tbe tlsnung-roof of a vestibule. Tne old man slipped cow a tne toot and fell to tbe grout It was sb.ut midUgbt, and be remain'd where be was till about 0 a. m. Bui'st-qn-mly to tins nc remained in a state of Insanity until bis death, w.iicb occurred on tbe evrnlFg of Sunday. Meantime the disease of tbe younger man made progress day by day and ultimately became congestion of tbe bnun.

on Ssiutdsy morning hopes of bis recovery were erlcrtaiDeo, but at ll o'clock be called bis wife and to ber that be traa already titad, that be abndia sojourn briefly wiib bia family, out mould not be tlmaelf. lie gave necessary directions as to wbat should be aoue after bis and then pofiaed into a semi-comatose state, in mis be conuoued tbe greater part of the day. souse, quentiy be became quite xened, and talked to-1 cieaaniiy in delirium until about thirty-six noun 1 bi fore hia death, which took place in entire traaquality." The Capital Proa the rteport Journal. We have been inclined to keep silent in relation to the question of removal of the capital from Spnngfie'cl to some other point the State; hot the time baa come whan we regard it our duty, controlling one of the public Journals of the State, to call the attention of ibo people to a few facts and plain statements, believing that when the people understand the facts they will tee that no rash action shall be taken by tbelr representatives. In 1837, under an act entitled An act permanently to locate the seat of Government of the State of Illinois," tbo capital 'of Illinois was removed from Yandaha, a town In the southern portion of (be State, to Springfield, where it now is.

It was located at Springfield because it was very near the geographical centre of the Slate, and because that town doiated to the State tbo public equate on wtich the old State House now stands, and a number of its leading cUizena came forward and gave a bond to tl. State, agreeing to pay, in addition. on condition that tbo Capitol should be permanently located at Springfield. The loading representative of tha Sptuvfield Diatnct in the Lcgiclaiuro at that time was tbo late President, Abraham Lincoln. Afterward, when the capital Lad boon located at Springfield, the late Senator Douglas, then in the State Legislature, proposed tOTOleaee the citizens of Sprit gfiald from the payment of their bond.

Sir. Lincoln, on behalf of the signers of the bond, and the Springfield people, in response, said that they had given the bond.it wae a part of the contract upon which the capital had been removed to Springfield, and they would pay the bond as tney agreed. Tlui bond teas paid, and all tbo stipulations and agremems entered into by tbo Sprinpheld people carried out by them. Tons tho capital was disposed of In that day. A Capitol building was thereupon erected, which cost the State, all told, 5100,000.

This building, tbongh seemingly eufficiont and adequate to the wants of the Slate at that day, baa tor many years now proven wholly inadequate to meet tbo increasing necessities of the State, which now require a more enlarged and commodious structure, for the accommodation both of tho Legislature and the public officers. Under this necessity, in the year 13G7. the Legislature determined to build a new State House. A lav wao proposed, makiig an appropriation and appointing Commissioners, clothing them with power to proceed with the work. Quite a contest, thereupon, grew up the gb laturo as to tbo location of the Capitol, the thriving city of Decatur putting lo a largo bid there for.

'The County of Sangamon and city of Springfield, to settle the question, proposed to furnish new Capitol grounds, audio take from tbe State tho old Capitol building at 5200,000, and to famish the use of tbe same to iho State free until the now Capitol ebould be erected. Tha Legislature accented these proposals, and passed an act spprcpr.ating the moneys received for the old State Ilauae, and an additional sum with which to begin (he erection of anew building. the final appropriation amounting to $150,000. Inhere there Is no question made that the County of Sangamon and the city of Springfield have not fully complied with the contract on thtir put. The county paid the State for a building it did not specially need, and the city donated tho site of the new Capiiol at a cost of $70,000 to the city, tho toil consideration and purpose being to settle tho controversy as to the capital.

At the session of the Legislature two years afterwards, Iho foundations of the new building were up, and a further appropriation being required, accuratlons of swindling contracts and defective work were freely made, and resulted in an investigation, wbloh freed tho Commiefcloutra of any fraud and established the character of tbe work to have been well done. Thereupon, a further appropriation of $650,000 was made to carry on It is to be noted that at this eearion of the Legblatore, although there was much diecasfeion cf the plans and cost of the budding, and as to (he work and management, far as wo remember the discussions, there was not an expression from a single member indicating driba'lsfaction with the location of the capital, or suggesting that tho people of the State wore dissatisfied with its present location. Tbe action of tbe previous Legislature in initiating the work of the erection of a new State House having been tbo subject of much and heated discussion at tbo lime, and tbe people in this interval having had this matter fully before them, it would eecm that if there any diaaatitfaction with tbo action of the previous Legislature, it would certainly have manifested itself, when the appropriations asked for, two years after, were the tubjtct of discussion. It would seem, alio, that both the people and the Legislature even then considered the question of tho location of the Capitol as no longer a subject of coa- which the building of the new State House was authorized limited the cost of the building lo $3,000,000. The work was begun upon plans, specifications, and estimates, with tbe understanding on ths part of tho people of tha State, that it should not cost more than the amount named in tbe law, and tbe Legislature of 1669, jealouely looking to tbo question of cost, caused the estimates to be reviewed by competent and disinterested witnesses, estimates bring tbe cost within $3,000,000.

Finally, a Cotstiiutlonal Convention was called and convened, and it made a constitution in which it declared that the cost and fnrnieblt.g of too new State House should not ed $3,500,000. This convention, male np of tho c. oi-beadod men of the Slate, made the matteroftbenew State House a entjeci of eptcial attention. By special resolutions it wae referred to a committee, of which Mr. Ohuicb, of Mc- Henry, was Chairman, From that committee a report was made to the convention that thequeerioa was no longer an open that tho new Capitol building mud go on to completion, and that it was only desirable that ibtre should be a constitutional limitation ae to the cost, and reported the article on that subject found incur new constitution.

It is nolt worthy, also, thatlbo report received tbe unanimous sanction of the convention. The oueetion of location was treated os settled, and a limitation upon the cost of the building only was put in the constitution. The constitution, in our judgment, fixes ths State Capitol at Springfield by every lair construction of the language used In the instrument. The wotk frem that time has been continued, and the foundation and first-etory, as we understand, are completed, at a cost altogether to tbe State of near a million dollars, how tbe Legislature is again In a muddle over the qoesiion of the removal of tbej State is tbe pretext for this The 88 1 assigned are that Peoria wants that little city, about the size, or perhaps a Uttie laiger, than Springfield, effort ground, and her duzei tender a bond by which agree to pay to tbe State tbe amonnlof money said to havo'been expended on the new State House, If tbe State would let Peoria be the capital. We have nothing to say against Peoria or its pecple.

It is a clever town on the Illinois River, bnt what haa iho people of the State to by this sort of trifling. There is nothing about Peoria giving it superior dams over Soriogfield, and we soomU whether the people cf the State can afford to place its State Capitol on wheels and go into tbe market and coll forbidden loknow what town ox locality will bid more for the location of tho Capiiol at every eeeekn of the Legielature. One content has been ended. Springfield did all tbs Legislature aakod to done; all the requirements of the Stale were complied with, and it eo. there is some obligation rearing upon the Siste, even now, in these days of nrcertaihries.

to regard common justice in relation to tbe State Capitol, as weh as other things. We think the time baa come to ibis sort of folly. If the State House Commissioners have failed to do their duty, it ia tho duly of the Governor to remove them cnce, and put men in charge of the work who will see that the interests of the State are protected. There are various statements In regard to the character of tha work. We do not undertake to say what the truth is is rrgard to it.

A wholesome and Jealous watchfplhees ot the expenditures for this work, and of the character of the work, aa it goes along toward completion, is all ngbt and proper on the part of the Legitlaiure. bnt if accusations of fraud or waale or chargee of defective work are made only to cover and give countenance to the agitation for the removal of the capital, by which a greatly-taertaeed burden 1s to be brought noon the State, thee evtry honest tax-paying citizen ebould ducountenance It. It is preatlv to tht discredit of tbe chargee of defective work that they were not made until after the acjtution vat begun to rrn.oee the capital to PeorU. It ia to bo hoped that a careful ana 1 truthful invesrigaticn will end in the same ttsult as that in regard to the foundation walls two years the charges are unfounded, Tne agitators for removal know full well that it would revolt tbe common sense of the people to talk cf abandoning a million dollars worth of done work, a Capitol tml ding one-third erected, only to go through tbe fame expense eDewbere, with the of all the wotk done, with the chances of all the funds in doing it over tbit the State may have eicaped or been subjected to already; and, knowing this, we are not surprised that they make mountains of mole-bills in their crilidems aa to the character of tbe woik. We would suggest that tbe Governor appoint a comnusrion of firei-daes architects and mechanics from different parte of the country, who shall examine tbe work and report to him the to be laid before the Legislature at ria next session, for tbe information of the members and the people.

We are for honest dealing all around. We are against ibo removal of the capital to Peoria. We are for completing the new State House, where It is, soon as possible. cor-sifiUmt with good work a the athity of tho State lo pay for U. THE FASH ABD GABDBH.

Clubs-CUT and Country many implemeuu- CnittTattDff tne Cona-Enaomoiogy 01 be Weather and tne Iron Bolter Promised. rj-Eoar oua AObiccLimiAL coRBESPosDKjrr CUAUPiIOK, In-, May VTe bear considerable said about clubs, especially that of the American Institute of New York, that holds Us weekly meetings, and sands out its reports through the daily sed weekly press of tbe city. Without Ibis club toe New York Tribune would have been mere pigmy. and Horace Greeley would have known nothing about farming. While wo may he allowed to look on this body of scientists with proper reverence, we of the West nmtl be allowed a little latitude In regard to our peculiar condition, and if we choose to establish clubs in the country for the purpose of considering our more immediate enrtoundlnge.

lhat we be allowed that privilege. Last Saturday I wae Invited to meet a country club that had been established tut a short time, and, as it Is quite a model In its way, I propose to say eomething in regard to it. The bout of meeting was at 3p.m. Tbe.club present numbered some dlteen members, all sons of fanners, and, 1 with three under age, and of these I two were nunied acd one eirgle. Tbe audience consisted of two ladies and two gentlemen One of the latter from a bister State.

The place of meeting was in me library room of a farmer, whoso eona bad taken an active pan In organizing tte institution. A paper was read embracing articles cn agriculture, horticulture, gardening, and stock growing, bat thechief interest centered in' tte discussionthat followed, in which nearly all the members took part One of these ini jeete was the comparative profit of farm employment and farming and of dealers ana mechanics. It was clearly thown that the farm laborer could Jay by more money in a than other employzstote at least ttat the better class of them did eo, and that ibemiddleclass of farmers fated better than the middle class of cbanica and traders. The mere operator or speculator on both tidts was left ont in the aucoseion, as was also the accidental rise of ibe of the It was stated that farm labor, Incmdinc board, been aboat s2oamonib, or 6240 a some years past, cat of wbicn all laborers who bad no bad habits could, atd most of thorn did, lay up 6200. This is his reserved wages, lost coulo be put to interest at 10 percent, which w.

aid add $23 to the next year. Hundreds of Germans and Scandinavians now own farms pi-rcoased witn these revived wages. A farm laborer, who bad been a member of the family where one of ibeso boys was, a mere child, was one of the most wealthy farmers In anadjomng town, and worth in personal propt-ity, atd mortgagee, at least $30,000. all uf winch had been made in a legitimate time of labor and farming within the past fitteen years, or an average of $2,000 a year. Ho baa not done this by skrimpirg hie family, for he hae a oico little orchard, a fine garden, and his eldeot daughter has just graduated from one of the best schools in the country.

It was stated that this daughter had for years driven the rand mower, and also planted the corn, and in many other ways assisted her father in field, orchard, and gardeu. There was one farm laborer present wno bad worked for S2O a month and boarded himself for the past two years, and had saved enough tu purchase an acre of land and pot him up a comfortable bou'o. At first, he got into debt, nor could he plaster his house, but will be out of debt and have his bouse finished by fall. It was stated that the difference in wages between city and country was more apparent than real, and that much of it was in the matter of stating the results. Mr.

Smith is a grocer, with a cash capital of $5,000. and footed up bis profits for the year at $2,000. after allowing for unaal able goods and depreciation ol fixtures, but ho bad expended the whole of it for house rent for the family and the family expensesthat is, the nee of his capital and his labor bad prodncea $2,000, all of which his family expenses had absorbed, leaving him one year older with bis capital where it was the year before. la answer to this it was stated that the family shcald have been lees expensive. But the speaker eaid tbat tbo famdy of tbo grocer Smith were not extravagant; that they only occupied a position of respectability.

The visiting gentleman stated in corroboration of this that his bookkeeper conld save nothing out of a salary of though his family is not large. The truth appeared to be tbat tbe children of this claes earn nothing until they reach nearly or quite theirmsjority, while those of the farmer can do something of value at quite an early age. Mr. Jones, a farmer, bad estimated his revenue lastyear at S4OO. on an farm, worth, with its equipments.

$5,000, bat on inquiry it was found that this S4OO was the surplus remaining as profit after paying all expenses of the farm and family. Thus, with tbe same capital as Mr. Smith, Sir. Jones was S4OO better off at the end of the year, to say nothing in regard to the increased value of his farm. It was.

therefore, maintained that boys should take these facts into consideration before they left the farm for some other employment. The Idea tbat other employments required lees of labor, anxiety, and care was no doubt a mistake, as tbe farmer had no more occasion to overwork than any other man and if be put himself in each a position, it was bis own fault. TOO Young farmers were liable to purchase too many implements, tbe Interest and wear of which took off all the profita of tbe farm. A young fanner with eighty seres of land needs Uss farts implements than is generally supposed. We will euppoae, eaid the speaker, that be pnts in thirty acres to com; the planting of Ibis will take him two days.

He hires a planter at $2 a day, which is $4 the getting and returning it coat iu time 93 more, as he uses It on two several days, and moat return it at least twice. This fools up $6, or the Interest on the lowest cost of a planter for cash in band. He eaves the annual Joss in tbe planter, which la not less than 10 pet cent, another SC, to aay nothing of the oost of etorage. The same farmer has tan acres of graaa to cut, which will coal to him $lO. including man and team work.

This Is the iLtercfct on SIOO, instead of a mower at $l5O. and its depreciation by use and exposure. Of course be cannot afford to own a planter ot mower. Too reply to this was that he could not command the planter or the mower when he desired them. Cat this was said to be a mistake, for the careful, prompt-paying farmer can always hire all tbe implements that he needs.

The wretched haoit that some farmers have cf borrowing Is quite another thing, and meet tbe juat reprobation of the entire club, though the exchanging of implements might be advantageous. One of the boys proposed to clnb together and own planters, mowers, and cultivators in partnership; but this met a moet decided negative, as it was held to be better that one man should buy the planter, bouee and keep it in order and biro it to the Others. In order to do thi-, B. 4 Co. should pay advance fer too first work in order to procuto the implement.

Another should do tbe same by the mower, but with the agreement that he should run the machine himself at a given entn per day or per acre. The next subject was the relative value of implements for working tbe corn crop. cri-TiTATtNa nn: coax. This led to a warm debate on tbo relative value ot ndieg and walking cultivators, in hich the advocates of the latter had the best of it. though the former insisted that we must yet have aridlog cullivator that would coed werk as ibe cthsra.

It was stated that the Hoosier Cullivator was adapted to both modes tf work; but the weight of proof was acainst it as perfect for either, it being simply a good implement. One thing in its favor was its chrapueee, tho combined machine coalite but $lO extra. Oneof the bojs bad been txjing the Corn Dodger walking cultivator, Mb a new harrow attachment, that pleated him, and he had no doubt that it would please hia tiiend whom bo saw present, for it ms adapted to laud that was in nicocondmoa. He did cot wish to be premature an opinion, but he wculd predict tbat this kind of a harrow attachment would bo cemtnon to all of oar cultivatcre in lees than five years. The teeth are made of round iron or sled, cut eff five Inches long, aad pointed.

A wood screw thread was cut on the head, and it was screwed into tbe harrow bar, which was two by two and a half inches square, the teeth cclne into this for two inches, leaving a halt itch of wood above. As the bole was bored ftom tbe under aide, and not through tho bar. do could enter to rot the timber, as In the usual way. He bad seen the patent gauge Line teeth, that cost twice as much as these tte were cot good, and vet of about tbe same weight. He did not understand that three were patented, but that the barrow atuchrotntwas; tut as tbe whole coat only dollars be did cot think that was as a monopoly, and he felt recommend all the members of tbo club to Rive it a thorough trial.

Taey at El and mtv be had threngb tbe regular dealers. I would here state tbat, after the meeting adjourned, the CXm Dodger cultivator and the three riding cultivators wtie tbe former pronounced oneof tbs beat of class better work than envoi the tiding cultivates. -The harrow attachment appeared to teed more teeth, ear eight or nlnei instead of on a side, but all pronounced it a valuable addition. One of the toys suggested tbat, it would be a good thig to follow after the with this narrow, in order to level down the surface and thus bold the moisture, and ho wtnld lav by the ccrn withe, as it would leave in a bad condition. Hia lather h.a of winter wbf.l in tho coin Iml AOBOit, aid It re toit promMg, and it was tta intention to put a larger breadth this year, and thought that tho harrow wouldbe valuable in giving it a smooth ratface.

pctcbasiho or osmim's. a of much interest for the farmer, as the dealers now make from 25 to SO per cent on all the implements that the firmer uses. Letters were read from several marufscmtcrs ring to sell the club imolesecta at wholesale dealer; rates, providing that all the members would purchase of them exclusively, but to this the club would not assent, as they could not fully agree. MitchnU. Harper i Co would sell direct to the fanner at the shop, at dealers rates, as they Intended to dispense with the dealers altogether, Sd reS tbe farmer ditMt.

OuthtlrCom Dodger cultivator, the difference would bp between that of 523. the trade nie. and $33. the retail price of the members claimed that it would be much better for the msnaftclurer to advertise warsa through the papers than to make the farmer pay to the dealers such a large Jn thie latter eiee the pnee must shop, and the fanner had, no relief. For oue he was dupcaed to help break down this mode cl doieg business.

If be canid bo would buy direct from the ebop stated. The reply to this was the dea or shipped by the carload, and thus aavtd fm bt. -hat ho put the machines into working and Have the farmer instructions in regard to their managt that, under the cacumsisbcee. be was entitled to a literal ace. Tide breugbt several to their feat, who claimed that the study of ia our schools, with the works of Thomas and Todd on farm would aid any farm to put up and manage tbsse implements Sib Sit difficulty.

The club meats noakUy. at 3p. cn a Saturday The sunjict selected for the next meeting is Com Oce of the vu selected to write an etsay -on the subject, when the matter will ho up for a talk. I think the pa- will be thrown aside as of no greet value. Bach gatherings can bare no otber ihan good results, and will lend to more practical teachincs in our schools.

When we begin to educate the eons offaimire to their business, farming will assume new aspects, more invitiog and profitable. We are flooded with turn UUratuie of the eoaaational Jrind, fcnt what we need ie something dradical, like this meeting of farmers and their sons, of which bnt a faint outline is given. Tbeee are the schools of the farmer, I the true agricultural colleges that will lead ux the right direction. jsrroaeotooT or Miasotnii. The third annual report on the noxious, beneficial, and other insects of the of Mifsouri.

by Y. BUey, Slate Entomologist, ia at hand. It is a large-steed pamphlet of 185pa es-aot a work to be read ana thiown aside, but one of reference tor ail time, aa it treats of scientific facts of practical value. The work should hvvo been bound in order to hare a prominent place ia the library. Mr.

comparativelv a young man, elands among the first men of the age in his special department of natural history, and his work moat be of great valne, not only to the farmers of Missouri, I but to the whole Northwest. Among the nox- lons ineecta the snout beetles are the moat annoying to the orchardlat, and these are discussed at length, more from a Pracucil tbaa a purely scientific standpoint. The habits of the enrculio family hare been cloiely studied, And many new facts eel forth. Ihe work can be had by inclosing twelve cents for postage to C. W.

Secretary, SU Louis. Missouri. TBEES OS THE PUI33. 8. Elliott, Induatiial Agent of the Kansas Pacific Railway, has been experimenting in the growing of trees on the plains, without irtigation.

His report shows an encouraging state of facts, that promise valuable results. If the plaits are not the most valuable for gee era! farming, yet, aa they are lobe used as tie great highwaye of nations, any improvident in their condition will be bailed with 1 pleasure. If cultivated to farm crops sod closely pastured, tbetr condition as to drying would be much worse than now, while the planting of trees wonld produce the very reverse. If these plains are made of practical value, it will be by a general planting of trees, as it will add to the rainfall, acd, what is of equal value, lessen tho evaporation- If a belt of treee a mile wide on each tide of the Platte could be grown, we would soon eee a navigable river instead of the drv bed of a stream, whose watrrs have been dissipated by evaporation. The railroad company is doing a sensible thing this tree-plantirg, and one that will make them good returna.

The week ending the 13tn, tbs date ot toy last letter, bad days with a steady northeast wind. Sunday and Monday lbs wind was In the southwest, not since Tuesday we hats bad the same northeast wind repeated, cold and dry. with the exception of light showers here and there oo Tuesday. followed with cold and clear skies. So much coat wind indicates rain to the eaat of ha- Where the land has been well prepared the oropa are looking well.

Corn-planting being con- I tinned, bat unless planted and rolled the day the ground is plowed It will not come up without rain. Too oat crop, la like to suffer moat, for much of the land was plowed too early, and ta, tberoforo, cloddy. I bare never seen our farmers so anxious to uio the roller as at tbia time, and every available oeo la in requisition. Yesterday a manufacturer told me that be would get up an iron roller, similar to the one that I have used for the past dozen years, that could be sold at $lO. It will be six eoct making it eight feet long and twenty-two inches in diameter.

Tbe whole weight will be about 800 pounds. Tho wood rollers coat from S2O to S3O, while tbe iron rollers do much bolter work, aad wllllaat an age. The Boston ami Chicago make of field-rollers have disgusted farmers, as they are heavy, expensive, and perfect boret-killcrs. The fanners are now ready for a good iron roller, and they will aoon have it ItcaxL. HEAVY EXPRESS ROBBERY.

Sixty Tbomand carried Off, From tbe Columbui (O.) Journal, Marls. Probably the moat daring and successful robbery that baa been recorded in this city during many years past was committed early mormrg. Between the hoars ot and a. the doora of the depot ofiice of the Adams Express Company were atealtbily broken open by some scoundrel at a moment when George Bradley and Mr. Collier, the receiving and shipping expressmen, were inside, soundly wrapped the embrace af old Morpheas.

Entrance thus successfully giined without disturbing in the least the nmetly reposing men, the thief hastened to apply to their breathing organs a large sponge strongly saturated with chloroform, or some other powerful soporific, which instantly produced the desired them in a sleep of such insensibility that no amount I of noiso or racket could disturb them until after the exhaustion of the influence. I How charmingly has this desperate enemy of mankind now accomplished nla masterly etroke of policy for becoming immensely wealthy In the twinkling of an eye! Everything working exactly harmony with hia dating, damning purposes, be immediately institutes a thorough search of the insensible pockets, and finds upon the parson of Mr. Bradley the little instruments that govern the impenetrable barriers to fortune's storethe keys to two portable or express saf ss containing, as near as can yet be ascertained, about £60.000 in solid money, or currency, which iB all the same, and which was to have been shipped to different places on the next train, $21,000 of the amount to the Postmaster of the Baltimore Ohio at the city of Cumberland, Maryland. Quick ae the unlocking procf es could be executed, the whole of thla hendtome sum of money pteaee into his surreptitious bands, and he very modestly vacates the premises with a booty that, if he should manage to escape the discovery of vigilant detectives, will make him independentljrtch. The tact that the robbery had been committed was first discovered by the advance exert is messenger on the train arriving from Cincinnati at 2:30 Seeing nothing of Meesrs.

Bradley and Collier, who usually are up to receive and forward on every train, he (the train messenger) went Into the office, and there lay the two men feat asleep. with the epotge etill lying under Bradleys nose. After shaking and tumbling them 1 about furicuily, they were aroused from their unnatural slumbers, only to be regretfully of the stupendous larceny that had bten carried on right in their presence. The folding doora by which the thief gamed admittance to the offioe hid a very poor enlag. merely a email bolt insecurely nailed to 010 of them, and from every evidence a slight ptx-h was all that was necessary to buret them nouelearly open.

Sleeping in the office every night, amidst the whistling, rambling, rattling. and roaring of numerous engines cornice and going, one can readily imagine bow I it happened that Messrs. Bradley and Collier 1 were not awakened when the door were forced I to not impede the brave, audacious undertaking. The deed wae executed at a propitious the heavens were spilling" upon the earth a flood of water, eeeminglv. which drove policemen and evervbody out chance at that hour of night to shelter.

No one baa the remotest clue to the name of the fiendish man. nor what direction from the city, if any he took with hie substantial prize. All that is known that savors of suspicion is. that the baggage master saw, at about 30 clock, a tall wtll-d'essed man. with black mustache end moving tn au unconcerned air close around the Jutt then opened doom of the office, as if to inspect the premises; bnl that is eomewhat as conclusive and aatiafactorr to fustics as finding the exact location of tbo prevalence of milk-eickaoaa ta a traveller on the Western prairies, UHIOH OF CAKABA WITH THE UNITED STATES.

Annexation convention at Iflnpara July 4, 1871. Tc the People of the United SMa and the Driluh Nearly one hundred yews ago thirteen out o( fourteen British colonies of North Amer-ca resolved to sever tbair connection with the mother conn try, end to ealabUsb a nation for themselves, After a war of seven years their object was accomplished, the one colony refnett eto join In the effort for Independence- TbiS action of Canada would oeea strange, considering that it bad just been conquered from France, and, therefore, could hare no sympathy with England, jmd its detfrm nationcan only be accounted for by misdirection on the part of 1U leading men, or by mere accident, which often the most Important and forma the nations 01 toe earth. The wiedcm of the United States separating from the mother country, and In eetablUhing a republican government, haa been acknowledged by the civilized world. Its rapid and general the increase of population, the aniTersaldiffneion of education, in internal in agriculture, commerce, mining, the mechanic aria, and the steady progress political admitted even by the greatest enemies of republican government. police the same time, while Canada hat correaponiiaglv with most mon- KClild countnM, it ms re.r of its most tonooste neighbor, the.ooj demonstrating the manifest superiority 01 republican over monarchical institutions.

As the union of adjacent States, with kindled peoples, the same language, identical tereata and a common destiny. 10 au ares and countries, and especially in America and Europe, been attended with the happiest results, therefore it is natural that a very large number, if not even a majority, of the people in both the United Stages and the British Provinces believe that the union these kindred States would forsfer prevent war, that dire calamity of mankind; complete fraternity, ooUUrv.o all restrictions npon trade and eommsrce, and finally result in immense and lasting advantage to all. To encourage, increase, and consolidate tie friends of tbi, union, its earnest advocates In the two kmdrtd countries have coudoded to call an Annexation to meet at Niagara Falls, on the 1-h of Jnly, IS7I- delegates from each Congressional District the United States and two delegates from each Parliamentary District 10 all tne Bntisb Provinces will compose the convention. Asa striking illustration of the purposed too convection, the ehip MoniKhj. rotten dismasted, bolivaiks df.eooiled of its ornaments and gilding, will over tbe falls to be dashed to pieces on the everlasting rocks of liberty beneath.

Bv order of tbe Canadian Annexation SocietV. T. President, Washington, D. C. 51.

Picisn. ce President. Quebec. Faajru Sijlwilx, Secretary, Toronto, C. Railroad Msj 20 Tae Flaance pomaftweof leg 000,000 to tae Coloaixs-oa Rwi- tonify of Jomt Board ot unwed ct u.

THe lease wu approved and recoinmeored to atocSboloers for wett rnte 011610 9. Directors owsexit loiiesiockpoldera, acd nataiei of tnoie isdfr j. in making Hie lease: a. p. Stock tor Joa a.

Camb. Linagi-oa and dabne. STeiaa. WASHINGTON, spcdil to The TEa maiTT. WkSmsOTOK.

M.J Treat, ototrreMed eo far tosta, pm otjond alt 01 doubt tbat flaal row will be Kenonliaraliacatlonbr Hond-l. It waare- me committee ol tu wnolo back to too senate to-day, wltbont amendmeota to an, al It nnderatood mat tbo lor uni' win taken Imtne- SSH WTMadaJi, are bat lew more nomine uon.mb.condmed^^^ mltdmgibe xenaaotepec sune M(n to Lort. Too mcniWJS of theparty are ft I lift country rteaaieca, 1 frcm Mixlco tod isaru mat lurrey btu boon tnade ol vblatoote, atd He ta inatanltmroceanio Vanal can bo btr.lt across uthmiu wiio no more expense tnantoe import- wlil Jasarj. Tne targets are entirely original, dependtngnpon no te nioMtiioM atd tbe water taken from rer before 01 for tbli purpose. S5 Sojw Uaraol Mia Sboleidt, all.

Si died, ana wai boned at n. of rna mon joist cons.as.os calfd lieWbite toetr parting to tbo President and family. nil kgw irOiw. aobecripUona to tba new loan today were TUI QCBSnOS OP KZLUQB. May Senate Judiciary Committee are inveangamig wbetnerlawand will allow them to obtain mileaw lor tne present exeouave 6canon.

Comptroller Brodbeao Tf fusts to allow anj such account, on groat teat me lav when coagreastonal Salaries were raised to per annum, provides ti.ii mueate snail be at tae rate or cents per SSI parable year. Trombmlta busily occupleo in booting precedema moverthrow mia. a ptecedi'f raw, anil unrepeaUd, me Vice Presidents decision final, ana it claimed mat mu la not superseded by me latter law, wmcU daignea only apply to regular The tact mUesieaccoont of me Senate waa oewjy 000. Tats payment made in Georgia I lor contested Tne amount tow repaired most be about OCa wnn Todet Instructions uom Secretary Pisa, aunisler Kelson naa concluded witb Mexico a new convention, widen was received at me Department of Sate yesterday. immediately communicated to the Senate.

Tnta convention coutumea me mixed convention on claims for one year from January tatiflid py the Mexican is expeoted it will oe approved by tae Senate wlthont BANCROFT THB BIRUN MISSION. Naw York, May a Wasainstoa special sfljs mere is a report that Minister Bancroft ass positively resigned, aid mat his success will be appointed at i oce. The report is not well It Is well understood that It is Bancroft eireto of tbeSan Juan boundary question to me Emperor of ujmsny putanew phase on me Kerim mission, and me President and Flan, ta now understood, desire Bancroft to remain nnui the matter la diapi.n_d of, so mat the government max avail itself of his very thorough Knowledge of me subject. PtRSOKAL. Earl dc Grej and Stafford Nortocotawul eavc here oaMosday, and Horn Sew Yott on Wednesday, to too same steamer with Q-mem Scheocs.

Ptoleaaor Bernard and Sir John A. Macdonald left here tots latter tor former tor Siegira, where he will spend a tew flays, and then proceed to Quebec, to sail tor England. Mr. Corcoran la much better today, and 3 rctom to healto is now confldeotiy anticipated. lU9 Itb'UU cnsrawsuL The Prei-ldrot baa J.

P.etcher williams and W. W. C-lwell, of Minnesota, Comtmsatenera from mat Stole to the centennial celebration at Philadelphia in isrfi. SESSION. TnK TREATY INVIBTIOATION.

May senate mot at 11:30. Among the few auditors in me galleries were me delegation of Indians now the cuy on business wtm the government. Mr. MOUTON, rising a personal explanation, caused to be read a letter from Commissioner Williams, snowing it at an advance copy of the treaty was sent him (Morton) at Indianapolis about me Ist of May, and soma changes made therein about the am of May in the twelfth and articles. Mr.

PATTEUsON inquired whether what the Tribune pub.tsaed was tne same as tho official copy of tte trea'y. Mr. MOKTON replied that it was. with theexcepuonof one of mo articles, omitted by mis- ifajor McDOJJALD, chief Cent, made a smwnunt, tbtougn me Vice President, to me effect that on me day the treaty was communicated uy tho President, not wiablng to send me offlciai copy to tne printer, be and uccived item Morton tne last proof of tne treaty for tne purpose. Morton remarked nat trom Wednesday at 9 o'clock uu Thursday, Be bad no copy of tbe treaty In tus poaseaaion.

He npeatcdtliat the first copy was lent to mm at Inoiarapoiia, and afterward be received a revised or corrected copy, and uua connection caused tobe read a letter from Dr. Cnarlef H- Tift, mat be was in a Senator's room before tbe treaty was sett tome Senate. Tbe Senator from a envelope A printed paper, and asked mm to pat ft mto me fire, wmcbbeOiO. Tbe Senator marked to mm mat be bad no tue for it, as be bad a complete copy ot tte treaty. Mr.

sCMNEH aald be received a copy Of tne treaty from me State Department fifteen mmmea after o'clock on Monday, May 7, after tbe official signatures bad oeeo atta'bed. It was on ms desk yesterday, but bis boffle. on It baa bten in bia custody all tbe time. ue brew co copy bad been taken from U. Be then correcua me statement In a paper.

wblcb waa airen wtib a good deal of formality. It was tberein stated that be yesterday occupied a large portion of tbe session in a discussion of tbe merits and demerits of me treaty, ana tbe writer undertook to give wbat be said, lie would not say wberter be spoke or not. tmt be cooM aaj at refeietce made to anything be mar bare said was entirely erroneous, lie neyerdidmaketne speecb atttioattd to bim. air. MORRILL (Vermont) said that in remark! be bad heretofore said be iboogbt in tbe end tw investigation might implicate aome Senator, supposed erery one baa ms theory, sod be bad biej mat tbe treaty could not get out excepting tbtrngb some Senator.

He bad supposed that an agent or employe of me press mignt have procured It from a senator's room during bis absence. SI9STOH. OQ motion or Mr. HAHLASihe Scaaxo tnio esecntite session on ifce uesty. NEW YOEK.

Special Despatch te The Chicago Tribune. STOCKS. h'Bw Tons, May stock market was again buoyant to-dsy, and, with the exception ot Erie, closed at the highest point ol toe day- Tne chit I leatarcs were New York Central, Ohio Mississippi, sod Lake Shore. Harlem declined Horn 132 to 130. and afterward advanced to IW.

THt MOSIT XiXUT closed up at 9 to 4 pet cent on governments and stock collaterals. The bank state ment was favorable, and an analysts cl the figures shows that the banks have made a net gain of 1954.W3 in their legal reserve, ami that they now hold M4.3M above the 25 per cent required by law. Tee charges for the week were as follows: Loans have increased, deposits, S9S; legal tender, W. 263,029. Specie has decreased, circulation decreased 1116.513.

TBK FOBUTON IXCJUKCJB MXBKST eloaed np quirt at for prime co-day ttetutg bll 8 aad lor sight. The decline caused by the Increased suppl of double eagles, which are now worth only a nominal premium of per cent. A considerable tupply of doable eagles was received from the Scoth during the wett. was doll and steady all tbe morning, bn: In the afternoon declined. The range was from 112 S' to to HIS, and the market closed at The pud fur carrying, to-car, were 3.

and 1 per cent, and for borrowing, 1, and per cent to flat. The shipments of specie to Europe, to-day, were oomxicxjfT were stagnant, and steady. The closing qnotatlora for Pacific Railway securities were aa foiowi: Union Pacific first mortgage bonds, MX to 93X land sex incomes, ssx vo totox; atocl 35S to and Ccnual Pacific bonds. ICIX to IM. The value of imports tola port for toe weet trai of which M.KV 509 represented dry goods.

To the Associated Fma. aaimn ton icaora. KxwToax.ila? 20. M. Victor Place, ei-Prench Consol, ana Hcsing Worth, Comal General, sailed I for Europe 001 fiCrPLT.

I me Lackawanna Haiuoao is now bringing an average of CTO car joada of coal daUr, or aooot me uae as last year, and will ran 1.000 car loads daily oj themlcdieof nextweec TneNewJerb. (Central la now delivering 000 car load 1 dally. IW roe price or wiu uitsinaweet. 1 COUItTIRniT BAILBOAD TICKETS. The ion aays: A man ginng me name ot Roberts haa been attested for swindling railroad coap'Dlea, hJ mtana ot counterfeit tickets.

Over 1300,000 wonh of fpnnoua tickets hare already been discovered. It ta eatlmated mat tne £ne Road alcne naa loat $30,000 mis manner. ASKK9T or a BiKC EOBBIK. Wlll'am A. over, who )a caaraeo with having been implicated in me great Boylcwn bant robbery, two years ago, arrested Deputy Sheriff Tnomaa f.

Adam cn a requisition from O-vernor Hoffman. G.over la said to be a man In eaiy harlcg accounts in several cants, and at tee moment iinutwu leaving his house in order 10 VoStSme to Slxm Sanonal Bank. wGn AdfiSa wnched him on ahonider. Glover ran.ed«adceaiy and endeavored todraw a revolver, bet was seized quickly enfled. TTH JMT BCIT3.

The beartr? ta me coaumps case ot jajQoolc. who is with renamt bit. MIM Erie theoidttwaa tot that down for In Biaxchrjrta bat was asaln acjonrned (op a rorudjot. Taa the or Jay goqJiJ aoa rw a BtcSvershlp were a ao aajoa-ced two weett. i.

win Mined Fnoenct Tr e- 'SS SrSS.IS?iS. a. ccufluctit of tMvJf aau the Coroner has ordered hts arrest irreitf In Germany for the murder of 100. at Chicago. says that he last Gnmbie'on in later beer aa.ooo la CDtcaffo.

on eve-inff. Be uisd, of November 10. ear flakes that Gombieton o- re urn to his ivthtu. tie tpptopnaied Ms effwm. and, amber them, a letter or credit, oa atowards mosey.

He confesses thj theft, bat vehemently denies that he Is a murderer. WOODHULL-CXJUaIS The case rf ttenoiheroi Wooduul 4 Claflls aSiit Dr. Junes H. bm been dismissed. dicoiutiok par.

ttia rnTrrrutfe navies in charge the met iu Colon Square th'gevtnns. Jcdge Cnas. £, the Finance Committee. W. M- Shun, Speahet Btrcbmta.

of the Albany omer prominent men wrii on the committee, The exe cises on tSSSnSr Day will place at the Actcetny ofM ci: if lr oration, singmr, 5 lt, 1 pected that Central Shtimsn preside. Fires- Special Despatch to The Chicago Trtbaae. Ottawa, HL, May morning, at 1 some of tae gang of miscreants whose to be mat of burning houses. wat of the loct on we side eutftbecasai. The hoUdiog was oaed as a atctteiootn tor pumps asd cots ohellen, ay a firm doing business east of tha canal, It was owned down to a fewmomeoth.

no Mar la fire occurred at ffishna, houseless by toe FOREIGN. FEAITCBAVTAIMW rxsu. pirts. May spies were shot yesxerusy. been condemned death for alleged connection with tHe recent powoer mapszlce explosion near toe de The Central Committee Is again the principal power la Parts, and actitg la concert wUH toa Committee of Pnbllc Safety.

The of the Commune declare that toe federal axe everywhere strong. Their organisation Improved, and confidence In future ta general strengthened. Special PetpsUHtotba Sew York world. tok Paaia, July 20 are at Bendy and AnberviUiers, and itrongiy reinforced. TO BB SHOT.

The prisoners accused of causing the explosion of cartridges at toe factory neat da Mars will be ahot to-night. AN KKGAQEkTXXT. At noun yesterday the VeraaUUits attacked toe gate of Sr. Clcnd. At 1:50 the combat raged at 'Ttmliy, end at toe line of battle exuded from toe Bola de Boulogne to toe gate of Clichy.

Forty thousand troops were engaged. There was no decisive result. lax ruur liOSTAQSa for execution are me Arcixblsnop ol Pam and Hie and Cro re- XItdTJkKT MOVKHXWW. Piais, ilaj 20, important engagement is repotted to have occurred to-day near Conteiai and ibe remit was yet oninoirn, Pott Monutuge atm noids out- Tte GoTernor or Port Becetre fins been arrested. Tne naiUira to ibe de Boulogne bare made atTcral aUUuet attempts toatorm me tampans ol Farm, Dot la no caae was ue assault a one.

steal number ot federal troopi bare been concentrated at tbreateoed cna.vaaa in commckb. Ttie minority party in me Commune and Military Otmmiaaion hate been replaced by Communiata ol a radical type. pssscbatstc TfteCturcn or No txe Dame des ictorlea baa been Backed, and now occupied by Federal troops. TUB OBKMJUT OABBI3OK. Vaaa.knd.Bs, Mij Assembly to-day adm ed a mot'on demanding ft decision rrom the Fiei cn aid aotoomies saw wnat towns shall be sramsonedby German aeldiera.

London, May Che Daily special cti me report mat the Germans intend as attach on Farts is ntfoacoed. The civil la conjunction with the military commander, hare ordered me ot Parts occapjlwt comer to icare, as all such nmlolnjrs will be used by me troops as loop-holes for musketry. Tne Central committee has assumed the war Tne communists have determined to late the Mbiaat the and expect thereby to stop the appioachea ot the jvemment on Pane TFOOTin. Another despatch says wounded soldiers are constantly arriving at me and me Commaotats are dispirited and mailng preparations to explode the rampirta. arrest or rocmtobt.

has been ormiid attempting to escape from theGommane, aid brought to Versallea to-day. GERMANY. OK BAITPICATIOHS. Frankfort, May and MM Ponyer Qatnierani tavie amred in tola city to-day, for me purpose of exchanging ra iflcaUona of toe ttcaty of peace. All me public bnltdingaanda areal many pmate are decorated with flags id honor of the occasion.

Frankfort, May and Farre and Ponyer held a loos conference to-day. Tiiey win remain three days. a ROYAL 71MT0R. May Empress of Russia has arrived Benin. ALSACB AKD The German Parliament nas adopted a aecond dame to the Alsace and Lorraine bill, wmea declares those provnccs be incorporated la the German Empire for ever more.

The Polish and D.nian abstained from voting. UtU bract stand that cotquere.l temtory was not annexed to any particular State of the empire, because none coveted it. GEEAT BEIT AIK. 1 TialT FBOJt DOLhINdRR- London, May will shortly visit London. TOl ORBBT, Bothwell, the winner of me 2.C00 guineas, at Ncwmarier, is me favorite for me Derby, which cutnea off on Wednesday next.

SOUTH AMERICA. Tint nMTILSNCS IN BCKNO9 ArRKS- Jfaw Toki, Ayres dates to Marcs 8 report to deaths daily by yeUow rater. whlcS snows no proepect of abatemenu Too authorities seem Helpless to deal wlta the aconrne, which will not ptonablj cease before winter. Tae ravages are terrible, and much more man represented. BPiIH.

TUB mu ASSASSINATION. MaDhid, May 20 The Cories hold a secret session yesterday, at which a report was read the rtioHs or judicial inquiry tow the assassination or General prim. The report criminates Senor Roqoo Barela, wno has since tne assassination been elected a Deputy to the Cones. TUEKET. NO JAN- LoNDfa, May report that a new Tnrklah 'loan of f3P.cco.ooo has been introduced tow the London market is authoritatively contradicted.

OHIO. Explosion su an Oil Uolinery-V. 31. C. lo Dealh.

Cuthlisd, Mat 20 Early mis morning, the receiving or Henna, Chapman A Oil ID finery exploded with great violence. The con- CQB-10Q was fell ID all pans of the city. A are broke cut Dot lie speedy arrival ot tne flra aeparttnetl averted a serious disaster. The loss ta abcut The explosion was caused by the accidental Ignition ol gaa that escaped Item the receiving house. No person was inmeeting ol the Yoang Christian Association ot Cleveland, delegates were elected to attend the Sixth lotersattooal Convention to be held at Washington n-xt week.

A aad accident occurred last evening at the residence ol Mr. Herdeart-lch. No. 3 Columbos street. Emma, a 14-year old danghtcr ol Mr.

was carrying toe lamp through tae house, when the chimney to It toppled over. She turned the wick down, in order to replace the chimney, when thcoilcanaht fire, an exoioaioa coined, and sae waa enveloped in the names and so frightfully burned that ahe died in a lew hoars. Mr. Scaroeder was also burned while assisting the girl. The house took fire bat the names were soon extin-1 gunned.

The New Dcpatlnrs PlnUornu Civcivnatt, May Democratic Executive committee of Hamilton County, to day unanimously and cordially endotaed the Va'iandigaam promulgated tnta week la Montgomery County, and recommended Ucn. Samn-i r. uant aa Cue Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, bcelnes reqn sting the delegates from this county to support nlm the convenaon. Connty Democratic Coaventlon, called to appoint delegates to the Slate Convention, VaLanUigaam's new departure was ignores! TENNESSEE. Appropriating pensions Sunday Scnoot rarade, tv, May Federal Court has adjourned.

Donna toe term Mr. Ciooa wah canvtc.ed on nine indictments of cojecting and appropriating pennons. Uis counsel moved lor arrest ot lodgment, and-JodgeOtlgg, after hearing the argnpunt, reserved ms decision oil tbe next term of the court, admitting the prisoner to ball. The Judge donated whether the latter half ol Section 13 of the act of noniahes the wrongluby wubooldiog or cosmos cot allowed under fat The pena.ons atjfged to have been withheld by Cloon were lowed under the act of July 14,1663. The pnnUve section ot tbit set was repealid oy the act of July 4 1564.

which, re-enacted the repealed section twbaitm but from the peculiar wording of section 10 of the set of Joly 4. ISM, tae Judge entertained doubts whether, madvettenuv. me pensions protected by this were not those only which had been allowed by the latter act. Therewunodonbtof lithe law provides no punishment, congress ongat to a remedy. Mkxnna, Mar pvocesston of SnndsyScnoo.s here to-day suTpassed anvuilng that has ever before been witnessed here.

Fully ten thonvand chUdten were la ptoceiaton, wane Main street, for half a mile, was blocked with people. IOWA, Supposed by Vinton. CorsciL Toe body of James Ob'mab, nr Mg in me rtittn part of tne city, iouna, with a babet naif tbioagb tbe bead. He bad Sunday. He was a laboring map: au family was id destitute clrcnmatances: be was cat of wont, and bad expressed bia to till bitaaelflf be could not preside turner, new Red oak Jaacnoa, wu kTled by lightning, on Tbandar, wolle Jo bWOtid.

ptomment Jipeaeae arrived beretbia motmrg, direct from Jatfas, apd left this afternoon atd tbe Saltern dues, and tleuce tc Siope, ST'- ticktta fcr tae Nnsaon concert, which coaes off on Monday, opened this forenooo. atd worth amre so.d Vtm bcnia. The laws troupe we ted this eTOUng, and will apendthejs'andayhere. Strakoacahaa atacdoneo tbe California war. Tbe company leace this ctsi for Sew York on Taeadar morning, woere they win disband for tbe summer.

The Berdcll Bondi-Thc Boston, Hay so In the maser of the Berdell bonds of the Boston, Sanford 3e Erie Railroad, held by the state, a Legislative Committee hoi rtponed a resolution appropriating 112,000 to enable the Governor to join with the other bondholders in paying off the debt Incurred by me of Inquiry was adopted Jn the House reverting the effect of the treaty of Washington win nave upon tae arteries. General Butler win the Coramitieo oo Federal Bctittions on this subject on Monday. Telegraphic A Rochester despatch says: The statement that tae voting lady who committed suicide at the Stevens Bouse, New Tort, was a niece of Lieutenant Governor Seldeo, of this city, was wholly incorrect. Mr. Selden never before heard of the person, and never had a niece bearing his name," Hoffman, of New Tort, accompany by rnor Waiter and staff, arrived at Tort, on Msy 20.

from Richmond. The party vlMted me New Taro, and then proceeded to Monroe, where they are to be guests of Major Central citiz- ns cf winthiop. celebrated the 100 th entiversaiy of the Incorporation of that town on May 20, Deputy Marshals L.B. James and Vuienune preweli arrested a few days ago. la Bollinger County, Join A.

mo Rogers, charged with niicK tiling. When near Marble oners, the party was confronted by I tr ashed men on horiebsdt and afoot, who mAwrti surrender of McCreary and Bogera, was refused, whereupon they fired upon toe officers, wounding A ifiHalJtffiea to the leg and stuu Tne officers re. tunadthcflie, and, Uls thought, wonid-d some of toeir assailants. They toes pat soara to Udr Horses to their escaped, The prisoners were lodged in jn: to ai lfjotio a His recovered fio.wo dimtres frem the Orleans A RaiUcui, for sustained. by faffing through an sprang the wharf.

ILLINOIS. florlbweitcrn Associated Heuaini of Governor Weaiber. Hptclsl Deasatch to The ChicAgt) Tribune, SPRiNoniLD, liU, May Northwestern Awciaied Press (capital lio.ovo), died article of assentation it. tHe office of the secreiary of Unlay. THe principal office of tae company be Id CMcsgo.

Th- for the fl-s; year L. Phillips. JllO P.cadozon, E. M-mit, P. Emery, A.

IX Ba'comb, Geo, Edwards, M- M. Ham. THe removal of tHe of Governor Btssell. to the t)3t Cecet.Ty, win use place ouhUjao.iDS'ead of as heretofore THe change Is made in coLStquente of 3J beti toe established Decoration Day. The heal ts itten.se M.day, tp.e mercury tne shade, and no indication of ram.

Killed by a In Green Arrest of CounterleUtn- Tbe Dfouin. bpcclal Despatch fn The CliJcmo Tribune. May a ol cuapli, caoi'd A. A. Snow, from a might train of toe Toedo, Wabash A Western Railroad, aiteea miles from Jacksonville, and several caie passed over body, killing mm instantly.

Hearj Whitlock, of G'een County, a mao of TO yeai a. was killed by two Dick Tunrsday afternoon. Toe kiUd him with a hoe. The only caused assigned for the murder an oldnclgbbotdocd fend. Mown Freer, of the Has been arrested and lodged in jail; toe other la si til at large.

Charles Donlng and another man, whoso name Is unknown, were dat Bluff CVj, to-day, atd brought here and commuted to orison, with victimising an old man in this cur, yesterday, by exchanging bogm coin for greeabacka. worn arrested they nad on taelr persona considerable qua- titles of bogus coin and bills, cf me Farmers and oc and the Fanners and of Memphis. also a counterfeit bids of toe Fim National Bank of dry weather is greatly Injuring the small grain and visas crops throughout oentral IlUncis. Qato and sarteg wneat rauat be at niost a failure, and wiater wheat will, probably, be cut short one-halt by the drought. Korthwestern Hetmiou.

Uocs Island, May 20 -The prospect mat mere will oe a very large response to tne cau lot a general teaoloa at tne so dters of me who served la me war of the rebellion, to be held la this city on me "tb Of Jane. All soldiers will regiaier their names at me Coart House immediately on their arrival la ew. Tne following la me order of exercises: At a. a general assembly In tte Court D'cae square; 10 a. forming of procession; 12, noon, annual oration, by ilajcr John A.

Loran; I p. tree dinner, by citizens: 9p. barqneiaml ball, at me Harper House. to me reauon will be reinmeo over acy of me railroads Uadirplnto me city, at onr-3fih tare, oa Inz a certificate of attendance from Dr. s.

C. Plnmtter, chairman Committee on Transportation. Dr. office win be at me Coart House during mo day. Ttoo State Capital Altitude of Spcdil Despatch to The Ohlcaro Tribune.

Bloomington, Lt, At a regular meeu ibc Cit? Connell. belli inis evening, Alderman Btevcs offered following reaomuon, which The appropriation of asv.ooo tM completion nf the new State Capitol not nudebv the Lt'ceUlure at it recent and WmmcAS. The future of tbc capital if is Winpna. Tbe people ol the Mate, the tai-parcrn hare never bad an opportunity fxpresf ttvir 1 to the location where their money If to beexp-nded. tb cur in tbe be reouertid to to the qucttinnof the uf tlon of the capital to a vote of ihe peop.e ot Ue atata before any fu ther aha.l be made.

losiioitioo to inis acfoaof ta- council. atnas influential citizens ivootnmgioa aigced a petition In favor of Peoria. judge improving. Ottawa, 111.. May E.

S. Lcltni. who was bun by wine thrown from his buggy, dDcsday, is tmpromg rapidly, and is co dd-nt of being able to ms court time. Corner-Mone Rrccl.il to Tribute. Aurora, I Mat ax-Tae c.wue of Metnodtst ctimch, that wni cost, when finished, was laid in tn a citv appropriate The edUUe will be completed wlthont delay.

Resumption of ttorK in tlic Coal Scranton. May 80. miners of the Dhtoware and lindion Company have fallowed the example by those or the Lackawanna and Western company andnave decided to accept me offer of we compasita. There la to be a resamp.nn of work all the mtsoa of coin companies on oday. ine community la rejalciug tae prospect of renewed if.lm-tryaod trade.

JIATIOJfAX LOAH. GREiI HlTlOnil HUB. New Fire Per Cent Bonds of the United States, Tho Department sow Able to premlao that the Certificate! of Stock, and a of Coupon Bondi of the Wcw of tbs United bearing Fira per cent latcicit. piyabte quarterly la Gold, will be mdy for delivery early la the month. The Sohirriptloni to the Loan now amount to 4C.0W.C00, it cip- ctrdthat the afid Sales will more rapidly wbm the Certificate! and Bondi are ready (or market abroad aanellai at home.

The whole ism of Five per Cenm offend to the pn-Uc stnerally. and to the of United States without qualification, fdCOJOO.WO. When thli amount, to preference fa pven, taken up, the remainder of thi Five per Oenti. embraced la the Bow Loan of Jalw H. for the Public Debt will bo offered In connection with i3oc.ooe.c«) Foar and 000-Ualf per Cents, and any pan of 4TOO.OW.ttJQ of Four por Cents, the one rnnnins fifteen and tho thirty yean.

The following la a copy of the New Five per Oont- Bond, under and pursuant to the New Loan Act of Conereu: roax or 6 ran exxr norm. CtTSREaT I FUNDED LOAN OF 1381 i ran CENT. UNITED OF AMERICA cnJBtrTED to rue sataas nr tbs or TUIS BOND iMUed in accoidiaee with the of an Act cf Uoumt entuea to ur ibuixe the remedies of the National Debt. approved July It. 1870, amended by an Act approved January 3L 1871, an.

la redeemable tne ptvuure or United after the first day of May. A. the ttaouatd value of tbe lln.u-d tales on aaid July intomtin such Coin, from the day ol tbe date hereof, at the rate of MVn Patt annum, payable qaarurtj, on tboU day of May. Auaust, and in each year, the prlacjtalacdir.UTrtt are exempt fr'm the payment of all Uutirt of the United as Will Miron taxation In any by or unde; Stale, municipal, oc local authority- 13.... Entered mcorii.d KeViVtcr of the Treaiary.

Bonds will be ol the dcnomlcatiana of glio. gw, 81.aw. nod aad eon. poo of each except thelart two, Tbe will be payable in the Colled at the oftlce of the Trciiorer. any dcilgnatcd depc tilery cf tbe Government, quarterly, on the fin: cf February.

May, August. and November, In yaar. Ihe lolsrtit on the Stock of thlvLoao, detenaioed by ihcTreMary DcpMtjntnt, will be paid conveniently to ibe holder as on the Coupon Slock, and personal attcndance, or attendance by proxy, at tbu Treasury, to draw and receipt for tbo laterett wiS dispensed of da Slatei odiruiW order mf eark holder, omur ch ry Uprtfrmd la dmA afimdnu This payable in Gold Cjlh at the Treainry in New York, (or such other office the block ngitU-rsd on theendoiKiDeatof the owntr or of the Stock la punuaoee ol this arrangement the subscribers to, er portbaaen of, the Stack la lu registered form, (which accmpleteproUctlcnafalnit theft orotber lomcw isddent to Coupon Benda payable to Bearer) are to give their Povt-Office mddi eu in fuQ. and to no Ufy of any la tbe between quarter days. The whole of the new lean will be applied to tbe payment or redemption of Um 0 reart 4 per cent to the tbe trenew the porchaes at tbe rate of 510.000.D0O 1 the entire effect, V-? section Tilth lhe.r.

and proeeat of tba Treatnrr, t-nnclpal and latcreit the Pubi 1 United The Loan application of the revenaca derived Is Gold from Cuttonu (econttanlly Incrcatiag. at It bu Ixea doing for two jeara patt. the Funded Stockt bearing 4 per cent Geld Interne The Ut of May achedate of the Public Debt, which bat been poblitbedby theSeeretaxy of the Troaaury, tbowt a redaction In these Stocks tince the April tchedale of 813,313,700, and a farther lessening of yearly latereit charge thereon of 8737.143. Th the yearly Interect charge in gold 8111.982,031- la tns month the Treaiury paid and cancelled 8 2.470,000 of the Per cent Currency reducing tha whole of thia debt-bearing intereat to and the early Intereat charge thereon to 81,137,479. The rropeted farther redaction of the annual is terett charge open the Public Debt by refunding It aa foQowr: By exchanged gWiJJOO.O'O Celled six per cent for new five percent! cf aSJXW.Ow exchange ot United Mates tlx per ceclt for fotr-and-a balf per ceala of 4.MO.JM BV etiiahge of United States eix percent! tor four' per ce2U gl Total laying per annem by refunding, 5 5 3 00 The Urge and rapid aeeuznDlat on In the lut few ycart of private capital now retired from active btalcew, aadof theeath Savinci and Liielstarineeprewiinwn depotited wither intiotted to the provident itl rations of the seekisg the txndoobted lecmity, pledges to be kept free of aQ taxes, under national or local au'bofity.

and content, provided this object be aisured. with moderate of no doubt, ultimately abtotb to much of theeoKew Stocka at may not betaken In voluntary convcnioa of United SuUt KW. or marketed abroad. a a SQEVKUL. In charge of United Lota Advertising.

Tbxastbt srw botx.h*ay 5.1371* NOTICES. Patent Bight Isoclatlaa, Stock Company, No. 12 Wew Yolk, P. O. BoxtMt.

obtain and of and develop and oder Peculiar mnaUin toisvtntott, and man ifaemren. members admitted 1 area 1 and Permanent Exhibition open to receive For aee the mailed on receipt of ctfft IPEOSAI. goTIOH. Havana Lottery, Cuba, $3304500 in rol3 drawn every days. cash sad iniumatioa tarnished.

Liberal ta b. B. BAliEa. ii Wall-Ah S.T..