, 1874-05-18
SUNDAYS NEWS:


A monster petition for l. horae railway on Wa.
basil avenue, signod by nruiGrty-oNner5 and
lcBsecs representing total Of L, ,250 feet On tho
avenue, north Of Twonty-socontt street, Will 10
preseptcd to tho Common Council this evening.
The annual meeting of tho Illinois Humane
Society waa hold Saturday nftoruoon. BY tho
report Of the Executive Committee It appears
TINT during tho year there were made 81 arrests
and G5 fines were imposed for cruelty Ito ani-
mails 95 abandoned horses wore killed by tho
Society, and 81 by ownors; while 20G disabled
horses were ordered of the street. Tho Hon.
John O. Doro' was ro-eloclcd Fresidont OF tho
SUciety.
to carry on tho Free Public Library during tho
curTout gear.
Tho Mayor Of Nov orlonns acknowledges
tho receipt OF s1,07D.d0, contributed by mum
bers Of tho ,Qrocers Exchange OF thls city to tho
relief Of tho Louisinnn sufferers.
Tho second championship ganle OF bnse ball
between tho Athletics. Of Philadelphia, and tho
White Stockings, Of Chicago, was ,plnycd Sntur-
day atiierrSoon and resn!to IN victory Tor tho
Tho trin1 Of Prof. Swing was resumed by
tho Chicago Presbytery Saturday morning. Tho
Ilcv. Mr. Noyos, counsel for Prof, Swing, cloacd
his argument. maintaining that the prosecution
Patton tllor put in bis replication, in which lie
reiterated the claim that Prof. Swing Ind boon
false to tho Confession OF Faith. mud was gen
orally unsornd in doctrine. Tho Prosbytory nd
10uTneu uulu V:5U tlllb MoFHtHbs
Congress.
aENATE.
Not in session.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho bill extending tho time for application for
honntlos to Jan. 90, 1876, WIS pansed; alao::
lands in Ka,,sas OIL tho Miami Reservation alao,
q bill to logalzo certain entries Of land under
tho Homestead laW,
III Committee Of tho Whole tho HouBo con-
sidcrcd the Consular und DIPLOMATIC AppropriA-
ton bill An amendment to ropny the num OF
SIT 900 to tho Government Of Brazil which Ind
been obtained by disgracoful proceeding on tho
mart Of formor Minister to tho Court, wan
agreed to, and tho bill being reported to tle
House, was possed.
Arkansas.
Both houses Of thu Legislature passed bill
for the assembling OF 4 Constitutional Convet'.
tion on the 18th Of July, tho election to bo hold
Juno So a joint resolution Of tha1lia to tho
Hon. ". ". Wiltshire, n. G., WAS also passed.
In tho 1Iolso, all Offices wero declared vacant !;
lilo Hou. ]. II. Berry was elected permanent
Spoa'ior, and Col. @. 6. Reed, permanent Cerk.
Tho Brooks forces occupying the stnto House E,
surrendered yesterday, and the mon arc being
! seut to their homcu. Tho statc-House has boon
turned oYor TO tho proper officers.
E'orei=i,.
Tho Government was defeatol In tho Fronch
Assembly on the question Of the early cunsidora-
ton Of tie ELECTORAL law. by vote OF UT for to
ISL asainst giving 1t priority to the regular order
| OF business. Tho Assembly immediately 3D.
journed, and the Ministry tondered their resig-
| ilatious Considerable excitement cxlatH IN
parp, md tho new Ministry Inns not yot been aI'
The spanisl, Government has called into ao-
| tive service forty battaons Of the reserves.
! Tho Czar Of leusala received tue diplomatic
| corps ON Saturday, having visited tho ex-Em'
| proBB Eugenio In tho morning.
| miscellaneous.
The Jury In te AIcCook murder trial, in
| Ynnkton. .. r., haH been completed. and the
| trial will begin to-day.
Il man named Gray stabbed Ills brother-'n.
law named Allen, III 3aginaw City, A1ich., yes
| terluy, fatally woundug him.
Tho lonlnn Catho1io Pilgrims sat!ou from
| Now York for Lc Hnyre Franco, aftor grand
| ceremonies IN st. patrtek'a Cathedral.
Attorney General sloan. Of WisconHin, or
Saturday as'sol lonve to lilo an infotmatiol
apainBt the milwaukee, 4 st. Paul, md tho Chit
cago & Northwestern Hallway Conlpanlos in a1
| action Of quo warrnIto. An hnhwotis expoctoc
In tho juno term, commencing jul!e j.
.-Noytnn falel to complete his boo-1nle WALL
| giving up on the 430tll milo.
-Iho Ways aud MonnH Committee failed tt
extract much information from fraHcott, 6a
burn's lawyor, ho claiming tltat he could not Ill
ynlge professional Aecrotu. -
THE President haB Expressed nnequlYoca
condemnation Of the Finance bill! just passod ~
tAu Senate, atld, rnloss amended in tho Aonso
it will probably bo vetoed.
Tho New Brunswick House Of Assembly la'
boen dsuolyod, anl NON election ordoron io
June 3D.