, 1870-01-18
SPRlMo FIELD.
i Short Session OF the Convention
Yesterday.
Speeches Eulogistio Of the Late
Mr.. Patterson, Of Kankakee.
Committee Action Relative to
Canal and River In
proVements.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune,
ark2HoF1KLD, Ikn. II.
xULo01E8 on THx xAT1 Kn- fArYxasoH.
Tee convention met today but No bt,8ioess ws
transacted. In tho absence OF Mr. Hitchcock
hi. BromHe1l, Of Colea, took the chair and pro
ceeded 10 formally announce the death Of vi
Patterson, Of KAokatee. Bpeeches IN fespec, +
the unhappy event Nere mado By Mex5a An
thonJ, Allen, sed9 wick, and Waite. The deceases
"as spoken Of In the highest manner, and t,s 1oa
Naa generally deplofe1. With regard TO thl
nIing OF tho vacancy, It has been agKned upon Il
committee 10 o1er resolution to the cqprertto,
Recommending tho Governor to Issue prpolsms
uon Tor Z special election IN the samo manuer y
Is done IN like instances by The Leasxlaturc. It II
1eot Worth5 Of Mention thnt The compliments 4
the neDo9 Of the deceaaed caue from both nd 4,
OF tho house. Without tr2nsactIug any fartne,
ousne.s the convention :ad,oarned uusil to-mo.
ION, IN fespect to the sad occurrence.
TuR COMMITTEES
fsvt doce but little to-day. Toe Judiciary Com.
nitiee held a seas1on all The afternoon and dis.
costed the county judicial syasem, without re ach.
ing any conclusion, however. A. l have before
Stated, there Is strong dspoairiou manifested to
aao~ Coo6 County to have vnaterer s,atea Of
thia character II may cous3def best. Ia the ab.
fetce OF large number OF members, the najotl-
y Of the other Important comatlteea Herc unable
to Obtain quorum.
EXPLANATION.
a part Of my despatch ias: night Mas - nubte-
uousIy wordcd a. to probably cause q risappre.
hetson Oh the part Of the public. 1t was that
1e.asise 10 the action On the Improvement Of rne
Illinois River and Canal The committee, h7 a
vote OF four to three, voted down the proposition
to tefute State aldito this pnnllc work. Tney took
no anlfnat1se actloI whatever, SO stst the wuole
Gceat1on, except wha: the Eote nny Infer, remalcs
IN af1tuquo
sIcK MEXBEAa
While the subject Of lick members IL In orcer,
1t my be proper to Bpeak Of Judge EumeY1on,
lie has been 50 unwell az to be unable to occupy
Liz seat for some time although ne .s still ia the
CITY. Great regret u expressed at the pro,racted
ahEelce Of aE. Hayes, Ct Cook County, whose
rEeteEce ID sadly needed now In the Military Con-
nittee. This feeling ts yerJ generally expressed
by GIL paraes- Kirkpatrick sho "a no signs Of I'm.
pfovemenf and rothing favorable ia heard from
Judge D1lilrga. Of Madison, There are au!:e g
lumber Of the members who are Temporarily uu-
veil here, but whose tnd.s2oaltien czeates no
sia1n.
CONTENTION OF RRrEnCE orF1cgRs.
There viii be meeting Of the Unl:ed States
Retence of1cera Of Illinois, held at tho Leland
Hotel IN this city, on the 25th iust for coueulta-
ton. 1ris expected that matters OF importance
VIII be considered By the gentlemen present.
sUFREAE coUgT NATTERs.
Ae tefegzaphed q fen days e9o, the Supreme
Court arc Eow considering cases Of tue last Ottawa
term not heretofore decided. The attorneys who
taSe not fled the!f briefs in theae cases arc re-
Quesied ~ the Court 70 do 50 at once. A word to
the wise Is sufficient.
AFrOINfNKNr,
#. j. Allep, well known In this city as IN acti7e
busiEets man. late Deputy Sheriff and formerly
Colonel OF the Tanners Of Sanga1 non County, has
been appciEted Clerk Of the Railway Postal De.
pertinent, riee Moore, promoted. Allena route
VII be between Lafayette, Ind, and Quiocyt Ill
No better man or t1uer Republican could have
been selected for thu respouab:e position.
F1Kx INSURANCE co4rAS1Es' ANNUAL BrAIE4HHT
Tne following Fire Insurance Companies haye
tIea their annual statements with the Auditor to-
ds5: Rtna Fire. Of Hartford PbHnix Eue, Of
City Fire, Of Hartford: Wlnuehe!k, of
Freeport: Reaper CITY, Of Roclo1d; Lancaster
Fire. Of PeuDay1FAnla; and the Union and Trust
Fire Compan ,, Of chtcsso.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FIIkp
Tbs following conpa1.es have nlsd articles Of
IL lteorro1aton with tbs Secretary OF S:ste since
ny last detpatch: The Piano Manufacturing Con-
pany Of Kendall County-cap!ta1 stock, TO, 90;
Tha L'Unions ltallana Eonpauy, Of Chicago
cap!t21 atock, 9oo0o.