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RAILROADS.
BOSTON & MAINE
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PORTLAND TO BOSTON
FAST EXPRESS.

Old Orchard, saco, Biddeford, Kenne-
bunk. Dover. Great Falls, Exeter,
HayerI,iII and Lawrence.
, 1873-03-04
A NICE LITTLE BOY.

He Delivers Il Telegraph Message nnd 5tcnls
Two Diamond llinGs~~A Street, Cur Contllc-
tor Purchases tho Property, Worth St25,
for 15 Gents.
Laatsaturday uttlo boy, named Joseph Halo,
in the employ Of the Wostoru Union Telegraph
Company, called at tho houso Of Airs. 8: A. Tay-
lor, Of No. 1854 prairio nvcnne, to deliver
mosBago. He was admitted to tho front room,
in which, on tho tablo, lny two valunblo rings.
Whi1o Mrs. Taylor went into an adjoining room
to aign the receipt for tho message tho boy put
tho rings into his pocket. Soon artor Ao had
loft tho house Mrs. Taylor missed tho iowolry,
and at onco suspected that lie boy had taken it.
Tho caao was reported Mt police headquarters,
and given to Officer Laclsy. uo ut onco arrested
the boy, who confessed TINT llo had taken tho
rings. Ono Of them, diamond worth e125, ho
had sold to stroetcnr conductor on State atrcot
for Is cents. Tho other waa found at hs homo.
Tho streot.car conductor wns also found ycstcr-
day afternoon. Ho had not disposed Of tho
ring, believing That something was wrong. He
nt onoo gayo it up. Tho boy, Joseph Halo, llaa
boon locked up, Hl,d will bo examined this morn
Ing before Justice Danyon.
, 1873-03-04

mont Of sucl additional compensation to tho
statos Attorney Of Cook County, out OF tho
treasury OF aai1 county. ag ~, Or may be, pro-
tornoys thereafter to l,o elected a}nl rocoiyo i,
foo of a15 for oaoh conviction whero Tic nun
isl,n,ont IL doath or confinement In tho poniton-
ttary, md % for othor. convictions 10 nor,
baatardy ,cuHoi Of for oaclt person bound ovor
to keep tho poaco and otllcr ofnolumonsn too
humorous to nlontion." Soc. provides tint
each statoe Attorney enll report In writing, to
Of encll torn, "tl,o amount Of fecn, l}ncs md md
forfoituros by lin colloctod," and, faiug to
DO SO for ono torn, Hhall DO suspended, md,
falling for two nueccssiye tormp,, shnll DO 70.
shall moi 30 50 construed as to april 10 eontics s
Of tho Third class" Turning to loo. 10, we find
Wllat tlie proyiao moans u Countios contains
ing q population exceeding o.oo0 inhabitants,
sn to Y an2 tue c91y Sf oo9 o sn @ @beog
Thus Mr.. Reed Is allowed by law 800 yoar
from tic State, $4,000 q yoar from Cook County,
and foen which amount to much larger sum.
Ia it to bo supposed that tho hcgislaturo know,
Would, tley knowingly hare giyon him four
times tho ealary OF Suprcu1o Judge, mud moro
than throo tinnes tho ealary Of tllo Governor?
Why was Mr.: Roed exempted from making a ro-
exemption couched IN mysterious languago2
Can thero bo any doubt whose hand 1t was tEat,
with act md provso, guarded tho intoroata OF
tho stato'1 Attorney Of Cook County2
Amid .ull this legislation, howovor, thoro has
boon singqlar overnight, md to this overnight
Tho Constitution provides (see. 10, Art. Ky that
Every poraoa; ; To s elected os app99Intod to
or in part by fees, shall ho required by law to
mako q somt.annnal report, undor oath, tto eono
officers to DO designated by law. Of nil hia foes
tho WHY TINT tnefo is no provIso IN tho aes:
tion excepting tho statoB Attorney Of Cook
County, Each states Attorney ID oioctol to an
office in tho Btato, and ia paid in part
by fees. But no not provides TINT ho slnll
mako eca,i-ann,tal report, under oath,
to some officer. Tho reports now required By
to cour!, md not to Rn officer aud to oach tern.
Of tho court, innteai Of ac,ai-a'sanal1y. We call
stato's Attorneys, not excepting "tho States
Attorney Of Cook County" to mako reports in
conformity with tho Constitution. Let US hnyo
the satisfaction Of knowing how much wo pay
Mr.. Rood for his valuable eorvicos or, at loaHt,
how much ho will acknowledge tho receipt Of.
CHICAGO, March i, 1873. Ctoy13
, 1873-03-04

From Tho Springfield {IN) Journal.
Tho frequent occurrence OF sickness and death
among members of the General Assembly leads
to tho belief TINT the structure Of the rooms ia
radically dcfectfvo, and that tho mlsohiof comcs
of imperfect Ventilation.
70 aomo extent this 1nay bo true. That build
ing noyor was source of pride to the people Of
Springfield or the Stato, In the first place, tho
State sold bonds and borrowed tho money to
build it-oxcopt csc, 600 leuied upon tho citizens
Of the then village Of Springfield.
Ihon, quito nB much ns now, everything In tho
shape OF q money job, wa8 mRdo, in some way, to
pay OF political aorvico. THO erection Of tho
building WAS placod in the bands OF three Com
mlsBloners,-one very poor houBo-carpontor,
another physician, and the third q cleyor old
fnrmor.--nll Of whom wero utterly ignorant OF
the business entrusted to them.
So, to round the circle Of abaurdity baker
TaB mRdo chief Architoct,- man who could raiso
good broad, but knew nothing Of raising gtono-
waiis. Ho got very good plan from Phia-
dolplin, and, in order to mako it original,
altorod it just enough to spoil It. The
building was squattod down in m1tihole
Lake Lorshbaugh," aa tho public square was
called, has been improved by drainage, but thoro
stands tho structure, low down lilie a canvass-
back duck, inviting criticism without and damp
Tie now State House stands on high, natural
ground, g beautiful knoll from whence is easy
drainage and liz to be 30 constructed TINT ceilings
will bo htgh rooms large, and ovor part, includ-
It would bo well to have tho work 20 on at a
rate TINT will transfer tho General Assembly
from tho old to tho now building at tho noxt rog-
ular session. TAon wo will eae how far tic
presont place Of mooting Ia responsible for the
sickness OF which complaint is made,
, 1873-03-04

If, Bays The TRIBUNE, We haVo reached y point
TINT wo can no longer trust tho courts then we
havo anarchy. Now, ono thing Is certain, NO
cannot trust tho courts, md If tliA condition DO
nnarcly it Ia tho courts, aud not tho pooplo,
who aro reHponHblo. liend tho impeachment
trials Of Judge Barnard md Cardozo, and any if
tho people are to he bound by tho mere dietun
Of aucll contemplate wrctcheB, who should havo
been, years nI,o, in tho ronitentiary. Tho
Tribune insists that the lawu must be enforced
by tho officers OF tho law i'll tho manner direct
cd by law, and IN no Other tray. The TRIBUNE
Inns right 10 insist, but it has very li.lo power
to change conditions. We understand what tlB
kind Of conoorvatisn I'll means, and 1t Is eu-
tirely too thin for tho occasion. This fact Inns
become apparent to tho railroad corporntionB !,
tho pooplo aro dotormncd to hold tiloir law
makers responsible for their legislation, and
this thoy cnn do ; but tho courts can bo oor-
ruptotl by money and influenced to mako deoia-
ions In favor Of tho railroads. and 1t ia eooly on
tho courts TINT tlloy roly.
TIE TRIBUNE Ia tho advocate for corporations.
ItB plea for the railroatg IL, that tho new Inv
"oYortllrows " tho long claimed doctrine tint
charters nro contracts that railroads nre ont-
tied to reasonable compensation for services,
aud that wllat ia n reasonable compensation IL Il
matter to DO determined by tho courts" While
we rather think tho people will rollaye tho courtB
from that responsibility, unloaa tho courts, re-
fuaing bribos and all money considerations,
mako such decisions as Justice aud common
senBo both approve. We understand quito AR
wol1 as The TR1nuSE tho doctrine Of = servants,
obey your nlaatora," but VIC do not acknowledge
corporations rs ollr masters because tloy can
buy Supreme Court decisions.
, 1873-03-04
THE CHASE HEIRS s2Go,000,ooo.

Wo have received tho following important
communications from Mr. j. II. 3. Henderson, Of
No. 1929 Wabash avenue, aa takcn from the
Portland, ho., Transcript:
It has been decided by tho Courts Of England that
hr nboye lar3o Anlont belongs to tito American hera
lnd the English Journals hum published notice cali.
Ing upon the heirs to provo their caiinH Accordingly
convention IT satd hoirs held ut pIttstle Ma.
june 2G 1914, thu object at whjr was to leytso somo
pan by which to eBah!iah Tho crshtps Of tho osccnt1
ants Uf the three lr0tlor8-Willlan,, Thot,,as and
AqnIa ChAse. Tho Convention was called to OrIor i,y
Alfred Chnss, Esq., Of Ilalel, No., on wl,oao moon
COL Daniel UhaEo, Of Fairfield. was elected Chairman
Of the Convention, and John T. Lunt gocretary.
Tho Secretary thcn rcatl an outline 81
tho history OF tho Chnse family III this country which
established the direct no Of lership from Ead Wilf
lam, Thomas, nn1 AquillA to tho pregct generatou.
with tho exception Of two rro CONNECTIONS in liz
NTH generation. committee Of ak wus apnointci
by tho Convention for tho purpose of ennblishin" o
mssinG links IN tho chain uf hcryhtu also IN iook
after tho property, and to convention uf HafJ helra
to be hold In tho month Of 0ca|,or next ensuing In
the meanttno, a members Of tho Chuss fu,ntIw wcro
urgently roaueAteu to trace tcr ANCESTRY s far ct
9H ponabe alid send ther statements Of lie an,no In
Snh' = Chase, Eatl, Chairman Of lilo Committee, 1T
family might ee completed y tho tno nanaos Tor to
Tla Convention WIN hell in October accordlnn to
ado1lrl.nlcns ~ Ioaton large number boiug prenent
M eia %as .rHopor!s BY The boston Evening Journal q
Oet. le73. was etated ut this mcct1ng that tlo
property eame from Col. William Towuloy, WHO ,Yss
, 1873-03-04

:. The steamship saragoaaa was latoly put. upon
tho ways ut Baltimore, supposed to mood only
work, aud tic Hea1nH bctwoen tho plnnks woro
drosso1 out with tho irons preparatory to driy-
Ing III tho now oahum. Imagine the astonisl,-
ment Of tho caulitora when ono day tho iron,
subjected ouly to feoblo blow, wont clear into
tho yeaaol. i cloaer inspection resulted, and it
was discovered that for q distance Of oiElay foot
4n o e % s lido @ Or the Wds aSo a d bdrs aSnsa o hn % pS5
which oigLt yours ago wero three. and ono-ha!t
inches thick wore now moro boards OF ono-llalf
inch in tlicknoBB They woro not worln-oaten,
first spikod and boltod to tho huge skeleton Of
ship. And hero q lesson in tho power of friction
may bo aptly illustrated: Bonoatl tho boilers
OF tlo SaragoBsa 1t was discovered TINT particles
of coal had dropped from timo to timn, and tho
nero motion Of tho voaacl ag sho rocked ut aea
i.ad shaken tho looao ploceg Of mineral from aide
tLiolll,csa of boards usol in tho ordinary skin,
such aH gro nsol Oh our creokg.
, 1873-03-04

It was roforrcd to tho Finance Committee.
A number of bills wore road and reforrod.
A proposition, rolutivo to planting forest
troos on tho Droxol Boulevard, in front Of the
Reform School ground, was roforred to tho Ii
nnnoe Committee.
TIE COUNTY cLEnK's rAY.
Tho resolution, instr,1cting tho County At
tornoy to got q decision 1T onco from tho proper
Court as to whether tho County Clerk should be
paid by feos or salary, was taken up.
AIr. Aalton moved to substitute for tho reso-
luton, the adverse report Of the Committee on
tho Judiciary.
Tho motion was agroed to-yoas, 8; nays, +.
snERlFF'R OFFICE.
Tho Committee on tho Judiciary reported that
thoy hnd not had time to consider the question
Of tho pny.rols in tho Slleriff's Office, and rec
commended thnt In tho meantimo tho pny-rolfs be
paid, and, il in excess, tho amount to DO with
held from future sun1s duo.
Tho report was adopted
To ne INVESTIGATED.
Mr.. Ashton olforod n rcHolution, which was
adopted, urging tho city authorities to appoint
committee to Investigate tho atfairs Of tho Relief
md Aid Society as to the disposition Of tho re-
lief fund, md that special committee Of three
bo appointed by tho County Donrd to net with it.
Messre. Ashton, Dogue, md Lonorgan were
appointed as Buch committee.
The Donrd nljournod
, 1873-03-04
A FIGHT WITH THIEVES.

A Farmer Drives Thrc1 IIny Thieves 0T His
Premises. mud Cupturca TAcir TeMm and
Wagon.
Mr.. Matthias Croft, who rosidos on the corner
Of California and Grand avenues, 10 the owner Of
several stacks Of hay. On Sunday evening lnet,
about o'clock, ho observed number Of por-
Sons hovoring around tho property, and, suspect
Ing that they intended to carry aomo Of 1t away,
ho summoned lin far1n~l,anla to aid him in driy-
ing tho follows off. soon.aftor hay-wagon was
eoen to aapproach tho stacks, upon which woro
seated throo mon with hny-forhs. Mr.. Croft and
wore greotol with several sllo}n. rhcy returned
tho fro, and tho thovoa loft tho wagon mud loyscn
to he taken poaBesaion OF by Alr. CROFT. Ono OF
tho animals WIS found badly wounded In tho
tlo'l, wl4ero It uwaits Identification. It Ia not
believed it will bo called for,
, 1873-03-04

tho thriving suburban town, formerly Drickton,
was duly incorporated as village Oh tho ed of
February. It is thirteen miles from Chicago,
on tho Wisconsin Division Of the Chicago il
Northwestern Railway, has twelve daily trims
to md from tho city, and population Of GOO.
Two churchos arc in oporation,-tho Congroga-
tional, which haa just called tho Rov. Mr.. Web
bar to tue pastorate, md tho Methodist, Rov.
Mr. Traveller. Tho residents aro largely Chica-
60 mon Of business, though tho local industries
Of brick-making and q great pottery establisll-
mont aro rapidly building up an Independent
community. The slto OF Park Ridge ID eighty
at from .s5 to $40 por front foot, airording i
country homo within tue most modest income.
A hotel is to be built this aeaaon. A splendid
brick Bchool-hol1so has been built, mud Mr.
Allen, tho Principal, 1s m experienced 1nHtrnc-
tor. Park Ridge is thriving and growing
town. ........
HIGHLAND PARK.
A musical entertainment is to be giyon by tho
amntour talent Of this suburb, at tho First Dsp-
ttist Church, this evening. hoprogrnmmea il to
Smith auurtotto, "?rho Sea Hath It's poarls,"
Willard family bass solo, Beyond" h1r. J.
Steers duo for Piano, organ accompaniment,
Smith !; solo, aolected, Mrs. ABhley Moars duo,
selected, hIr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. Part Bec-
ond Fantasia on airs from - Fra Diavolo,"
" Mnrtha," and !" bohemian Girl, Transcribed
nnd performed by kittio i. Smith; duo, IA
Night in Vonice," Alr. mud Mrs. Willard !;
quartetto, " Crndlo song" Miss Grant, Miss
IitIa, Mesars. Bteors a1d Orr; solo, from
" Bohemian Girl" Mr., j. L. Smith duo, for
piano mud organ, Mrs. md Miss Smith quar-
lotto, "Good Might" Miss Grant, Nlias Litka,
MoHsrs Etoors and Orr. Tho admission will bo
froe.
Tho Literary aud alusical Society of this p1ace
will meet OIL next Friday ovoning ut tho ro6i-
donco Of ono Of tho monbors. A full attoud-
nnco is dosircd.
EVANSTON.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of tho Town
TrnBtoos will bo held iii tho onico Of Theodore
Rccso, tic Secretary of tho Doard, tonight at
7:45 o'clock.
Tho Evanston Philosophical Association mcct
tonight in tho Library Hail. Papers will bo
read by Francis y. Hemouwny, D. D., aud Prof.
Julius Kellogg on History md Inorganic Nnturo.
Tho second GRIND Course OF tho 1Ionlolasohn
Society will bo glyon ut Lyons Hall to-nigllt,
Tho programme promises n raro COMFORT.
HYDE rAnK.
A anow-bird match 'takea r}aco at Hyda Park
on the 4th of March, betweou Robertson 0he
Ind from over tho aea), and A. bInlllorin. Tho
parties agreo to shoot under the following COLI
ditons Twenty B,low-birda eaoll, twenty-ono
yards rigo, eighty yardB boundary, according to
tho Kenncott Club Rules, for $50. T. Grady,
stakeholder.
, 1873-03-04
Close Measurement.

IT0W 7H0 7T0l{8EF7NI H!01t1N2y
Some tmo ago WAltwortl,, the famous Eng
,s set Of three plano nuracoa and atraght otlgo
all warranted to DO true to tho nilllonth part Of
on incl. Beside thom ho placed a moasuring i'll
etru1nont, which eaaily a,ll accurately inlicntod
tho small space to which tho error Of tho surfaces
and straight edge waa limited, so that 1t would
gcom oasy to tlll out tho exact amount by which
any picco of work differed from tho prooiso sizo
which it ought to layo; md, consequently, 1t
would almost aoe1n possible to bring any pioco
ouire o1 10 far therefore aa tic moro moro W lttnr
togothor Of tho plcoos is concerned, 1t would
almost soem that we Ind reached nogrco OF
perfection quite equal to anything that can bo
required.
, 1873-03-04

oroelty displayed in favorlng project which
would bo SO much In tl,oir Inherent and 20 oppoB-
Cd to Tic interest Of lB roed md Iii view ofsuch
consent that tho etatc OF Illinois should bocomo
tho ownor Of tvo or threo competing lines
running enst and west, and at loast ono running
north and south through tho, STATIC,
tho transportation bl1sinoas. Wifi much linca
tho localtlos Situated upon thom would Mt oncc
obtain tho advantage Of choap local traffic. tho
want Of which now lnaltes manufacturing Iii this
of two or moro long and competing roads.
Wo commolsd tho report OF tho hlassnoh.laotts
Commissioners, with tho indoraomont Of Mr..
11arria, to tho Legislature Of Illinois, and Bug-
goat tint thoy tako into serious consideration tho
subject Of tito state becoming tho ownor OF ono
or moro railroads which shall bo run In the In
torest of tho pooplo, so that tho poop!o Gun 800
ny this experiment. whether they cannot rronpor
with.
, 1873-03-04
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

phi!adolpllia has 5A,s9o, 200 in property o1-
empt from taxation.
The Brooklyn property Of ox-A1ayor Smith
sold, last wooll, for e902, 900.
1t is thought tho destructive fro in Now
Bedford, Macs. last week. was caused by n
monlsoy condued in tile saloon whero IL origi-
mated.
During tho month of Docomber Il, GOO Lako
sown ef liz beoa ptia s rS 1oe rs
County, II. Z, statos tas tho I'LL votm II tho
Shaw poisoning caao died on Sunday week.. Tho
twp romaning aicA victims, 1t Is thought, can-
not survive much longer.
.-Ooal, iron, mud lead llayo been struck In
rich yeina III several widely separated localtios
In Missouri during tho past fortnight, md Car
tlago caps tile olilnnx by asserting its ability to
produce enough coal-oil from its soil to supply
all tho State,
Parties fro1n Grohso Point yesterday report
cd tho leo In Lnko st. Clair protty well brpkon
mp, with immcnso folds roady to move this way.
Largo tlclda covorod tho riyor yoatorlay, and
thoro HaR dGbriA enough to show tint tho ahoro
leo has also been brolten.-Delroit Free l,ess,.
March l.
Tho Utica Herald Inns discovered TINT ut is
now unlawful for tobacco-chewera to beg n
oiew.' Tho United States Inter1aal Royolluo
law allows no porson or persons to soil or dis
poso OF tobacco III any form, no Mattor how
liconso OF S5.
boys vii bo boys. Tho Mayor of Detroit
eSplaina tint ho pulled down tho small-pox tlag
from tononlont owned by him, because tho
boys would persist in gathering together there,
and daring eNch other to acAla tho force and
approach tho house on which tho flag was dis
played,
"A boy years old arrived in Harrisburg, pa.,
tho other day, from Northern Toxas, haying
travelled the entre distance by hiulself, His
mother had died, and his father wanted to place
him with sono friends. but could not come with