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Or In towns which lin wholly within tho limits Of nj,
Incorporated city Nr Iii my orgazcd toNn whnro tho
nnnbor Of votes at tho last Proceeding gntcral election
exceeded :D0 tho County noarl may ro1u!ro onu or
mora adtiohn ml[ot-ho1cs md placrs for tho rece
ton Of votos to bo provided which placos Ehall ho
lcctod with roferc1!co to tho convenience OF tho electors
of Tho town, ans Hha cs!gt'ato at which Of ha phil
Ut tho election; and Rlirh polling rlace, wien
so designated, ellRll 10 Tho place for trans-
acting tho miscellaneous h,lanehs Of tho town nnd
WDn several TRccs ORC provided tho electors prcs-
cnt stn1l c0uao from THUR ln,mf,er Assistant
Moderator nn ono AHastHnt Clork, for each at'tll-
t!o1inl lallot"bo1, to receive tho votcH thcre WHO
hhall nko tho sao oash anu bo Hbjoct IL tho aatno
under tho direction Of tic Moderator. Al the clonng
Of tho polls al tho sad Mlot-boxeB slinll 10 brought
togosher at tho polltliE plnCo whore TIC Town nurk
acts o. clerk OF tho. eleonn, nnl tho voca shall be
canpasacsl Mt tho samo time and iu tic nannor,
mud return thereof mato tho Ha1no. as Il a!l
tho roea Ind heon caas in tho ean,o balfot-
boz. When moro than ono voting-placa Hllall l,o
required by tho County Donrd, It shall bo tho
duty of tho Town Clerk to rost up III three Of tho
places III the town wloro tho County Donrl Aayo a.
reotel and rcqu!Tca tho election to DO held jTortdcd,
that In towns wher0 thcro ia no Town Cosk, 1t aha DO
tho duty Of tho County Ccrk to post notices Of occ
Hon. When t1iero shall 10 mnte tfnu ono polling
place III town, the general mcet!ng for tho tranaac
ton Of miscellaneous bsiness sha he held at tho itno
hereafter mentioned, ut tho polling pnce Whoro tho
Town Clcrk acta aa clork Of tho election, hhl
IN towns whero hore ia no Town Ccrk. at stch place
AZ shall 10 dcsgnncd by the County Clerk.
Tho House onlerod 5000 certified copies of the
laY TO bo distributed among town and county
officers, which will bo done iii d fow days.
, 1874-03-06
THE WAUKEGAN ELECTION.

WAuREoAN, ILL.,, March 1, 1874.
To the Editor ef Tho Chicaao Tribune:
S1n: Tho dispatch in your paper Of this morn
Ing, giving Oil account Of the recent city olec-
ton in this city, does not state tho correct issue.
The Farmers and Workingmens Association
(Anti- Monopoly nomlnntod q full ticket for city
officers; mado no Issue Oh tho Liconso or Anti
Temperance question: but took bold stand
againBt the old Waukogan Hing, or uourt-Houso
clique.
Tho old Ting. who have held power hero 10
long that the memory Of mau runpeth not to
tho contrary, nominated full ticket In oppoBi-
tlou. For three days after tho nominations woro
ma1o, not q word WIS said OIL the LiconBe Or
Temperance question but, aB the canvass pro-
coedcd, tho bold and determined trout shown by
tho Autobiography party scared tic "old
in tho face, aud reaortcd to the, Tom
only m old party trick, undoubtedly
deceived few, and Homewllat incrosacl tho
lllng-voto. Tho vote was the largest over polled
hofo. Tho result is worry gratifying to tho friends
of the Antl-Monopoly party. They elected their
Mayor, ono Of tic two City Supervisors, and two
Of tho four Aldermen.
Tho result Of tho recent city election does not
giyo tho slightest Indication Us to tho yiows and
feelings of otlr paopo on the Liconeo or Tom-
peranco question. Undoubtedly n large minority
u our pouplo arc III fayor OF No License
, 1874-03-06
MISCELLANEQU MATTERS.
Spcciai dispatch to Tho CAtcayo Tribune.

NITUHEEiHs
SpnlNaFrE1p. ILL.,, March 5.-Tho bill inoroas-
ing tho compensation. of ssato'e Attorneys was
indefinitely postponed in the Senate, tho inproa-
alou boiuE that thoy got too much uuw.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
Mr. Hinclclino introduced bill to-day ro1at-
ing to surveyors. It provides that In counties
Of GO, 000 inhabitants the Surveyor is to 10 eloct
ed aftor tho present torn expires.
Soc. 2 provides TINT the County Clerk shall
Issue Surveyors commissions to any person WHO
may desire tho Same, nnd require bonds Of
$4,000 from all Huch applicants. Such commits
stoned porsong Bhall hold Office for four yoars,
and be governed by all laws relating to Survey
ors. They arc to procure Hoal Of Office, mud
certify to all plats aud surveys plats to he
evidence iu courts Of record without further
proof. Fees to Bucl, commissioned Surveyors
aro to be tho aame aB for others.
, 1874-03-06
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
ypeetat DispdtcA 10 The CAtcaqo 1+,bune,

Gptctnt DfbpscH 70 1He LHtcHHo 1ftHHHt.
TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.
8pn1yarrELp, H., March 6.-Tho bill abolish
intt rlo Trnstcos Of State institutions WAS posi-
ponod tilt noxt Thuraday, to hoar from tho
Special Con1tuittco which had bottor report ut
once, II It lnennB buaineHH.
soLD1Ens' ORPHANS HUME
Mr., RoyuodH introduced bill to rovlso
tho law relating to the Soldiers Orphans
Of threo Trustees and Treasurer not
Of tho number. Tho bill further provldcs that
the Doarl moy. qt thoir discretion, keep BOYS
No other special changes arc introduced. The
tho world whom thoy aro II. bomo Of thom,
being Homeless md friondloss, hayo nowhere to
go for shelter. 1t is cruelty to send them nway
under such circumstances, and this bill Hooma
to DO In tho interest Of morality and humanity.
TRUSTEES or THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
A warm session was that Of tho 6onato Conn
mittoo OIL State Charitable md Educational
Trustoos OF tho Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Tho first three gentlomon wAoge namos wero
sent IN woro john A. Chestnut, William 7 Barr,
aild Robert Boal. Tho names Of tho frat two
gentlon1ou were subsequently, Withdrawn.
rho, Committee finally aftor heated discus,
ston, by \ majority Of one, DECIDED 9 to report
tho main rcason being TINT Ao Ia ono of tho pres
ont Bonrd Of Trustoes, which had enterod into
contracts beyond tho amount appropriated.
Seycral Senators hayo Expressed a favorable
opinion Of him, however, and ho may bo con-
iirmol, notwithstanding tho report OF tho Com
mittoe Is adverse to him.
Tho aamo ComIntteo also considered tho
nomination Of Judge II. q. Whitlocls, Of Jack.
sonville, aB Trusteo Of tho InBane Asylum, III
place OF J.. B. Turner, whose nomination was re-
jeotcd somo tinao since.
a decided opposition WAS made by Senator
Brown, OF Jacksonville, to Mr.. Whitlock. lie
did 10 because he belieyod him to be IN ursnit-
ahle man for the place, and saia lso was istraot-
cd by tho most prominent citizens OF Morgan
County to oppoao Judge Whitlouls's = contirma-
ton. lie VAS mixed up III solno railroad bonds
III way that WIZ not quito c!ear Or creditabLo in
tl,o estimation Of Jacksonville people. How
ever, the Con,mitteo decided to report III his
favor. tlhe Governor, who has boon r.tl,er 1lll-
fortunate in llis nominations, IL extremely
anxious not to be sllubbel Ruy more by tho
Eenntc.
, 1874-03-06
TAXATION AND REVENUE,
SpecIat Dispatch tn Tie ChfcaGo IFi6,t,se.
AMENDING THE Law.

AAEHOASH 4A1 44AH*
SplnSoY1E1p, ILL.,, March 5.-Sandford's bill to
amend the tweuty-fourth section Of the Revenue
law, which provides that tho owner Of property
shall list undor Oil oath boiug before the Senate.
Brown offered an amendment involving Ills prin-
ciplo Of deductions for debt.
Sanford Htromlolisly objected aa 1t had no le-
gti,nato connection with the proposition IN his
bill. The discussion took wide range, cover
ing the ground 80 yaliantly fought over two years
ago, ombraclng values, aDatoments, Deductions,
debts, and credits. Whiting thought tho courts
would suBtain any sentiment clearly expressed
by tho Legislature, and II the Legislature had
made abat0nleutH Deductions, tho courts
would Hlstaln its actiou.
Browns amendment WIS dofoated-nYes, IT
noes, Il; aud the gentleman from Knox waa
mado happy NY having Ills bill ordered to third
reading.
Tho bill to repeal bill No. 500 was undor fro
for an hour or two in the Senate, the repeal be-
ing Advocated by Murphy, who represents st.
Louis. Aud by CaHoy, Hampton, mud Whiting
while tho necessity for tie bill in cities wns ablY
Gratll. Il was indefinitely postponed by 20 to
1G, which killsit.
DEDUCTIONS,
The consideration Of the, bill to deduct dobts
value thereof, with M amendment offered by
MIR. Cummings (Sonate), to include dobH on
real estato, which was pending on Adjournment
yesterday, was resumed this morning.
MIR. Brown objected to tho proposed amend-
ment, III 1t would only incumber the BILL aud
the feature lntouded to be reached by the amend
1nont could be bost obtained as M independent
proposition.
Alr. Cummings had no disposition to discuss
tho question now. lie only wanted to got the
yeas mud nnys on his amendment.
h1r. Starno cnlled attention to the fact that the
leading paper III this State (EnE CutcAuo Tn1n-
uaE) was now committed to tho proposition Of
10 taxation at all for real estate; and called on
tho farmers and owners OF lots and lands to rise
In their might ut tho election ths fall, and COM
pei change Of TINT character. Az evidouco OF
1nE TN1nusE's position, he read All extract from
the Slate Journal
MIR. Hinchcifro wanted t!,o Senate to DO vory
careful how it acted in tho matter Of deductions
These ploas for tue poor and the lahoriug clasaes
wore often made to do strauge duty aud, in
this caBe, it WEB intended to make
1oorNoLEs IN TIE LAW,
through which tho largest corporations could
crawl, and escape taxatlon entirely. He thore-
fore opposed the amendment.
Tic amendment was adopted by u vote Of Is to
TO- as follows:
, 1874-03-06
REVISING THE STATUTES,
spsciat Dspatch To The Chicago Tribune.

SpR1saF1ELD, ILL.,, March 5.-Tlo Governor
signed the REUSED bill relating to dowor. It
changes the old law by abo!lshing courtesy and
putting Tho husband on al equality with tho
wife, giving him dowor out Of her property, aa
we'll ~ to her dowor cut OF hia.
AN IMPROVED DIVORCE LAW.
Tho House passed the 6onate Revision bill re-
lating to divorce. which IL moro stringent than
the Inv 1t will aporaedo, compelling tho Judge to
examine Tho oyidouce, and not leaving 1t to Mas
tors iu OLancory. It aims to mako divorces moro
difficult to obtain, aud will surround divorce alys-
tors with fence they cannot easily climb over
or. break through.
TilE CRIMINAL CODE.
Tho lIonHe resumed consideration Of tho Crlmf-
nal Code, tho question pending being tho Aee-
Jlstices Of tho peaoo for charging mora than
tho schedule 1atos, or for putting on tho cara
porsous refusing to pay more than tho ratoH.
Starr, Armstrong lot Grundy). and Jaquesa be-
loved tho SECTIONS would endnnEer tho passage Of
the hill. After aomo dull talk tho sections Woro
Dunllam embodied an amendment, requested
by railroad ulanagors. pllntaling. junk doaIors
who purchase stolen property markod with rail-
road Initials.
aud frantic eifortn to oiYor tllon were 1nado hut
tho speaker recognized llay, who moved to order
the bill to third reading. ald 1t waaa ordered by
53 To 81, for better or worae. tue bill will ur-
doubtedly paAB. and tho botter opinion Beolns to
be that It will DO q vast improvement Oil the old
law.
B1LI.H SIGNED.
Tho Governor signed tue Revision bill reg,,-
latiNg jaiIs aud ja,lers, which nlnkeB Ito vital
ohnnHe IN the law. Revision bills re.enaetin1
tho common iaw and constituting tho statutos
were also Bigucd.
TowNsll1p ORGANIZATION,
Tho Governor las signed tho bill revising tho
Township Organization Inv, 1t iB an emergency
bill, alsd, boing now III lureo, tlle April toail
elections will Gu hold uudor tho soction allowing
thu usnl number OF polling paaos Tbs Boo-
tion roAtB aH follows,
III Incorporated towns, or IN incorporated Villages
wlluBs llllts aTo cosxteuslye With he ni!x u town.
, 1874-03-06

Ono Of tho most pathetic instances Of puro
0riontn1sm that ever oAue to my knowledge IN
rentod ~ positive fact: While tic cllil.lreu Of
tho Aboil school wero playing together one Jay
at rocoss, two ANAL girls fell into pleasant din.
thing. pcrllaps. Que said, tOh It WIS vory it,
t!ol" aud tho othor aakcd. ;" uow lttlo! u Tbon
tuo missionary looked out Of his window, and
hoard hor a1,awor. "Why, a littlc woe thlng,H
low little!" to which tho girl raplica.' u,lco,,.
BcouB Of tho poetry Or patLoH Ut ler aonlmri-
Hon, :" Az aittlo vi was tile Joy Of my father an
the day waB born !"-The lieu Charles Toh;,,. IN.
Sun, IN Sc,ibacr's Al1gazlue 1'''''
, 1874-03-06
INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
sueciat Dispatch to The chtc1Jo Tribune,


SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March s. - The House
adopted an amendment to the Senate bill roviH-
ing tho law relating to institutions Of learning,
allowing them, by unanimous vote Of the Trtia-
toes, to abandon their old charters and organize
under tile general incorporation act A spirited
dobato arose on motion to strike ous pro-
vision that oil
nEA1 ESTATE HELD NJ EDUCATIONAL 1Nsr1ru-
T1oNs
in ozcoss of what is required for thoir use, not
sold or disposed Of within five YEARS after title
Is acquired, shall be forfeited to the State.
Dunham dofondol tho proposition.
Dradwell dilatod on the Northwestern Univer-
sty, tho Chicago University, and tho Jesuit
College, believing they should DO allowed to ao-
cumulato nll the property thoy could for pur-
poBes of education.
Quinn cited tho good done by tho University
Of Notro Dame.
Olesou opposed tho motion to strike out tito
proviso, on tho ground that these educational ill.,
5titutiuns attached to churches were acquiring
loo much power, and escaping taxation OF, falao
prctCuspB, aH in tho case Ut tho Methodist
Church Block in Chicago.
Durham explained tho object was to stop ill.,
stitutiohs from spoculatfug III land.
The proviHo WAS stricken out.
Drnlwell Offered III amendment providing Tor
Chancellor, intoudol to meet The
CASE OF TIE CHICAGO UNIVERSITY,
which WAS lost after IN obstinate struggle, the
Burroughs -Daptlsts going under.
Tho bill advanced to third reading.
SCHOOLS FOR CoL0lIEp CHILDREN.
Tho bill to puniah school officers for excluding
children from public schools OIL account Of color
beiug before the So,lato Drowu proposed to
amend by adding "Un!ess they provide other
facilities for Buch children" This beiug lost,
Cummings proposed to ntriko out tho word
"color," as it WAS casB-lcgislatiol, pending the
consideration OF Which motion tho House ad-
iourned.
, 1874-03-06

nllotmont to tho Company Of he appnront in
forest in tho matter. 30 Haya Dailhaohe. II is
but 1t shows that, oven when ono of tlloac gem
tlonon waB lispoaotl to do tho slunre thing, tho
othora did not tlaro trust hin. Tlloy woro al,a-
piolous Of ench other. Thoy understood ouch
oLhor vol,
, 1874-03-06

At this juncturo, Mr. Pnlmor moved to lay tho
bill Oh tho tab]o Lout-ayos II; uays 23 It
wont to tho Revenue Committee by vote of 81
| tn IL
, 1874-03-06

-. ~ss--% - *"S EAoAu0u Nb"s
The Duchess Of 0ouoya, tho famous $4,000
COW aioa at t,is iarm nf tho linn. Samuel Ua.np-
oen' ~ NON aork Nills, Oh FrIday Of lust wssA,
, 1874-03-06

account OF tAxea ind assessments. 32l, ,13744
Received Of Thonas Wall, Town Supervisor. Js,327.G
Received Of Board Of ucalth for butying
neesiSs from sale of q 6SeS
1tocolyed for disabled horso~. o.............. ~ so.uo
Received OF socretnry thu dilIcsont Butus OF
money credited to Guntlry peraous Oh tho
pay.rolls hut not called for, amounting IN
tho aggregate Observation-Disclosures. 1913
DisnunsrMrars, ''''''@N
Total amount Of warrants pald during tho
Bsl.nce in bank siarch i, .......... 1e,ioss7
EN1lHEER's REPORT.
Tho following STATISTICS are taken from the re-
port OF the engineer:
suss sses,ysa sa 9ss! euos zsss ngt;ss 70
1ansee si s;A IT.
at aasa reens I s @
pipes, 5,4e8 Hneal feet; drives and walks subgrad-
CUTTERS payo 2 squire yards clay excaystea, c4,i35
cubic yartls; to@aoi moved. 47,455 cubic yars: 1na
1 hss sss sss ;a1 t hrsss ss ss ss @a ssaa sssss
@ ss:netes e. ssiG assl ~seseipea ls iasass
sss@ood ssss ss s ~ rsitsis4s, hsis;fsssa 81
p";Fss;s s tS; cal. '' s ysaers ss1 s;ofy iySptsa
SO; evergreo1 40; cherry, vgla crabapple, Willows
3o locust 81 BIRCH ss magnolia, ~; shrubs in
her, 0,7u0.
sECRETAnY's REPORT.
The following figures aro taken from tho Soc
1etary'a report:
County Clerk fees for computing and extending
ttxca aud assessments for 1879 aud 1B7J, $ 5B790;
costa In County aud Circuit Courts, $j0D35 refund.
Ing double rayments and crrars and aatttneIts pn
ta1ea anu assessments for 1872 and 1871 $?.5s9s5;
paid owners Of lands condemned, $84005o; obl.Ba.
tona isauod for tho purchase Of apls $l0G 41a ~;
for retiring twcnty obligations datcd Juno l. 1B7e,
payable three yeara from date, special uRscsa-
mont Oh Douglas Park lands for improving Ogden ny.
enne, sl0,3a7G1 otca rent to Marc !, la73, $o0o;
olica stationery, printing blauks md fourth an-
nual reports, $15o.73; labpr, $3i,574.67: COIL
tractor. for grading ind exeayating, 39,4s978;
trocs, shrubs, aud scctls, $l7,870s5 mHnre,
wa!er.ptpea and hydrans, g 1o7s7; sinking aress1i
we|ls, $I9Ho.05; pipe anh brick eeHeFH aud catcl-
basins, S1fOl.10: work and material gu IRE monu-
mont $780, gravel $l 9oa oa aag-ros sy7a Green
and hot house, $i,257.74 oMe horse $685. aatldler
work. feed for horscs kc., $8al salaries Of at
ployes, pnns superinenlence, engineers and their aa
astants, $93724a: prcllminary survey aud plat for
Hetlzta areuue, $38a.a2
The old officers wero then re-o]ectetl as fol-
lows: President, George W. Stanford; Treaa-
urcr, Henry Groonobauul; Secretary, Charles
Lodsng. Tho Secretary was directed to inform
tho Governor that the torn Of Office Of Z. I.
Isunyan had expired.
, 1874-03-06


Commissioners of Public Printing.
THE OTHER SIDE.
An ostim nto by au oxport blowH tho Following
state OF facts iii tho printing Of The registry
books:
HONEST ESTIMATE. -
On liberal calculation, 25,000 registry books
Of 20 sllae.a each would mako 600,000 Ahcots.
or these Iii, ,u00 were worked on double forms
turned, making 47b 900 in,pressions But 25, quo
wore worked on slngle form aud arc counted at
25,O00. This ontitlod tho printer to 800 900 i'm
press!ons at 011l cents por 25-tho maximum al
losod by law-amounting to e1,25o
DISHONEST ESTIMATE.
Tho cEarga now iH for OF, 800 Impressions at 2b
conts for u.s. aud tho bill III 80, 1850; the leronoa
being 20, 300. II tho honest price IL allowed the
Journal Company would got $o08.60, and tho
Register 1921 G0, but ut tie dishonest ratos thu
Journa! would rot S7.556.25, and tue Regfs!er
2,131.71. Tho actual copt Of tho work to the
contractors w0nll not bo 5000.
NAlIHACIIEB RitAnE.'
Aud now GoIsloB Alayor nallhauhe, aud anys
that, When tile distribution Of tho swag tirht o-
gall. Balhaclle wan 9EHent from tho city, and tho
hnn3 credited tho amount drawn from the State
according totGo lnttor Of tho contract with Morrltt,
no oaxllanation having hpeunad1 tatAo hank tl!at
l3ail'lacho's percentage lealiy bo!o1'goa to the
Joltrnat Company. This WIS at o'lce corrected
nndar tho Instructions Of tic President of tue
Company. anl tho atnnuttt Immediately drawn
upon by tho journal Cumpnuy. naillueto neyor
made elAita 10 It, but a!Naya acquosuod in tAe
, 1874-03-06
WEST CHICAGO,
Annual Meeting Of the Park
Commissioners.
Reports of tho President md
Otllor Officers.
Statement Of Lust Years Work,

The annual mooting Of tho Board Of Park
Commissioners for Wcat Chicago was held yes-
torday at tho olcc No. % South lIalstod street.
All tho mombors woro prosont
rnEs1DENT'H Nrronr,
Tho prcsldont, George ". Stanford, subrnittod
his annunl report, whtcl, III as follows:
30 far US tho history ad statement of tho trspsao
ton OF tho board FOR tue year aro CONCERNED, tho full
reports Of other officers Of tho Duart au,l of lin rn
gncer seetn to leava but little for mo to call 10 yo,,r
attention.
CoMMuNIcAT1oN WITH THE pAnKe.
Tho public will 10 Interested, however; to know
something Of r1hna for tho future and ln thia
view may bc permitted to hay that, realizing tho im-
portanco Of providing moro convcnionwsys Of reach
ing tic rarka tho board hnvc, uncr tho acs Of tho
General Assembly In force July !, 1879, designated
Division street, from milwaukee, aYou,o to Humboldt
Park; Washington Btroot, from tho Northwestern
Railroad track, to Central par and Twelfth street,
from Ahhland avenno to Ogdon svotluo and theuco
from Ogden avenue to Douglas par as streets wo pro-
pose to improve as plcasurc-drlyes from tho moro
thcky settled portion of tho city to tho Respective
parks. DIvisf xtroot In already established 10 fcc.
is We radt sna needs ony TO- BE- inEny1 rrepsry ,o fur
Tho Common Council! las directed tlu uoArl oi Pub
sss sy pares ss 5 s @ 1 T.
quircd to occt tho Widening, We lsavo offered to 1nlt
largo trees upon tlo portion Of tho street wilcncd.
Twelfth street anu Ogden 1ra alreasy 100 feet
wide, nlny hope, with thu ro-npCrutgt Of pro-
ory-ssncrs, to soon provide improved drives 10 tic
purks.
SEWERS.
undor she snmo law W. nre authorized to construct
sewers Within the park datrict. Tho Board hau deSg-
mated Kezi1 ayonue, from Ktuziu R.roct to the wust
branch of tho South Branch Of tho Chicago River Us
tho line upon which to drain Central Park aud tllo
land lying on either aide Of Kedzo aycnue. Property
owners lNyo been aakcd to uigu tho pctfton rcdred
by s ana out S{ feet required to b
tff
, 1874-03-06

portnce VI concentrating thu expenditure Of the year
III QUO nrk locality, clailnng that thereby we must
to yide 1t auong tho larks. Tho sa1ne position was
taken by ln ut tie fourth annual report. Tho cor
rectncaH Of thu position in Tho nstract must 10 admit
tcl md tho Board has in this Wow done moro III Cel,-
trul Pnrk than In either Of tho other parka set tho
difficulty Of strictly adhcring to this rue will 10 aI-
and boulevard under control oxonds over a terri
tory cone five mcs in extent, and that owuera Of
Of tho park lanls Think wo huye rcaaona to COLI
gratn!ato ourselves over tho results arcady attained
from tue amount oxended, mud may safely PROMISE
Central Park will atIorh them attractive pleasure
T1EAsunEn's REPORT.
Tho Troasurer's report Ia as folloMh:
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10
Revolutionary Societies in Italy.

4 letter from Rome says the reyolu-
tionary element now desires to set up
the red republic and the commune and
to play in Rome the pranks it played in
Paris. and had become bold enough to
summon congress to be held at Fer
rara on the second of Septem-
Der. There was a sort Of
caucus preliminary to this Congress
held a, a villa near Rimene, and at
this were assembled twenty eight lead.
ers of the revolution from all parts of
the peninsula. The government march
ed body of troops to the villa, sur
rounded it, and arrested the twenty
eight reds. Upon searching the papers
found upon them and from other infor-
nation, the government obtained list
of over two hundred clubs OF reds and
internationalists in the provinces o.
Ravenna, Acola, Bologna and Terrsra
These clubs were all closed within the
next few days, their papers seized ane
some Of their members were arrested
On the 9th and 10th, acting upon infor
nation obtained from the papers takel
at Rimini, the government arrests'
three of the internationalist chiefs 8
Forui and thirteen at Florence.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10
GOV. TnyiOr ON the Railroads.

MILWAUKEE, August 3l.-Gov. lay
ior addressed meeting Of Changers on
Saturday, in which, referring to the
Potter law, he said that the Commits
sioners show that the railroads doing
the same amount of business as last
year, would lose less than five per cent
OF their gross earnings He further
stated on the same authority that the
St. Paul Company earned enough last
year. above expenses and interest on
bonds, to pay seven per cent on both
common and preferred stock. In con-
clusion he expressed his belief that
when the people had established their
power to regulate the railroads, 1t
would be used with moderation and JUS
tLce.