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, 1880-03-03

"bfy fightntng-ro.l Is not n largo one, but
1t Is always in posltlon.''-Jds. Root,
Lizzie Prlcu Inns returned to the stage. Sho
Is hest known as tho American widow Of tho ta,e
MIR. Fechtor.
Three daughters of King Cctyxayo aro OH
exhibition In Lonion. Their fnyorit diet when
Mt homo WIS boiled bAby.
An exchange worry apt1y remarks that If
tho prodIgnl Son lived In these tinles ho would
sell his hogs ind 20 TO I.cadvilto.
3lr. Tildcn is reported 10 have made his
will. md 1t is probably tho first tiuo that Sunny
ever bud ntlything to do with testament since
ho was boy.
President Hayes is gradually attatnfng
fano. Within tho past slx months Il three.
nlastcd sohooncr and a trotttng horse hayo boon
named inter him.
Pnt nway his craels-braIn p,,zzle,-
~ Mo hos q es'mhed tho asylum-stalr;
Turned his hoad and sont him there.
-Uttca 0bTrrfr.
a Western sleaptng-cnr was recently cnter-
taincd with tho sight of man boating his wtfc.
Unfortunately for tho people who would lIko to
preach sermon OF this Item, they wcro playing
casaEno.
Mr.. j. n. Sears. tho young Boston mill
tonntro who grnt1untpd 0t Ynlc, is to g!vc TINT
Institution $i50o00 with which to erect n now
gymnasium. Tho Cause Ut education Is certalu-
ly advancing.
Short novel: a Dos ton woman became
Htagc- STRUCK; cruel husband refused to lnt her
hccomo mn nctrcsa: sho rot q divorce and then
fn!lcd on tho stngo; went back and naked hubby
to forgive her. lie wis suckor enough To do ~,
and they wero rcnsarricl
, 1880-03-03
CANADA.

Special Dtspateh 10 7as Chicago Tribune.
PoNT HunwELf., Ont, March ..-ThG schooner
Alzora arrived to-t!ay fr1nl Port Url,ce, tha
first arrival Of this aoasotl. This harbor Is no"
FREQ from leo, ind yesseis nro hitting out.
Tho steamer ANN Crnis, hayinH undergone
repuirs. was launched here on Saturday Inst.
Sptttas uhpa.eh to TIT Chicago 1tfbunf.
OTTAWA, March ..-l!nfl has been refused Ia
tho clao Of Father Fauro. tho alleged tiattIncau
inccndiary. In refusing bail, Jltgo l1O.lrgHh!i*
whn Is Hotnan Catholic, sa!tt, After reylcwlns
tho cAso; 1T ts very har,l for 0ile nf my re-
lgtols lsGltcf 10 admit that u priest Qnuld ~
thcEo things, hut priest II moro usS ltan
my 0nn 6lse III my eyes whom AM acting in NJ!
0iijclAl capacity ~ the administrator Ut }!Ieftt'
i my bo would hnyn granted tho Gpul!rosiso,1
bud It boon ttsnts0 linur tho llAtrns Corpus nc!
aud bud evidence been induced hofori, ME a.
weaken Or cont EAdlut TINT which Ia OIL rcelns;
but lts tho duplication ~ tow nude. have no
other recallrso than IN ruf4so It."
Special 1tspafch to Tht Chicago 1rtbhnf
MONTREAL, March 9.-At fDrtnai nneetin9 OF
tho shArohDttlces aIltl creditors 1T tho Mtchfft4
liank, the o!cihl Assignee prosting. III ";ifs y
~ p1r ent Ut tho liabilities wnH matin on ln'lan
made as folows: IN go To l'o pi!.i IN s,sh .a ona
month from dat0i &}7, ,dsl III thr,'u nlu1lths nhi
F31 loo II. Etx 1abnths, with E,lArAntce uf N.n ,n
faith that thu arBt payment wtiilt1 f,e tft ~ tto
expiration Ut a ninntN, and II tho pnytncnt "tso
nut Hnef the estRto wUutii rgycrt 10 tho aksl1Mo
without legal pr'Ncss- Que hundred nil! scseEt
ty-four CREDITORS representing *75.G' ,,vnI. vns1.
tles of tMsso IN tavor"f il. Tno niicr w,.4 tl'rr-
f1re rt1rctcl. mud the bunk will DO wound lp n
tho otttctAi AHs1gs,rp. F0rty c0nta Oh tho 1olsF
IL expected tu 10 FeAlixci
, 1880-03-03

The tsroat Tunnel, Over Nine NIitcs
Long, Finally Cat Through.
11tt

The fsroat Tunnel, Over Nine nritcs
Long, Finn1ly Cut Through.
Ntw FORK Hfrahi.
DEftNE, Feb. @0.-Tho work nt piercing Mount
St. 1ntharA waa satisfactorily completed at
o'clock this morning n,nil grcnt rejoicing.
In 1Sio Italy, Germany, md Switzerland signed
a convention guaranteeing $l7,N1,000 to tho
conrany that would construct tho st. 0osharl
Rnllroad and Tunnel. 1taly giving sa,0oo,oN,
Germany St,0o0000, and Switzerland $s,00o,0oQ,
The original estimates Of $37, 900 proved un-
dor tho nark, md It WINS foun,l TINT 81, ,s0oN0
s1,1SsntG s tS i es sod shs'dy "a 5t1ly tsS1a al
II In, to g. nat.%n aaaHo;o Ct 1s TH tunnel l.: f.;
ltlver liouas dishcs boncnth tho famous Devils
!sritEc, mud onds Mt Alr9o, whore L. nyrrlooks
ns enHh mi ht ya!sx q ta s!se fest to r. Il
twenty -six ,foat il naxitnam wIith: T~eety. IT..
with fow exceptions. Tho rt'ok, which has
ynFtetl from hA.d grnnit'o gneiss IN tho Swiss
giae, to Krayol. sand. md rebblcs on sLo
why to thAt followed In tho Cons Tunnel.
dy1amtta hctng used It, busting operations.
soeo u Wato Sro 1a en- s ee
1nnlo In tnnnolng through tho rncks .hnn III
dealing with tho softer tnatcrIal whoro the c,x;,
drainage arrangements. besides retat,tuH mtEo
Or less al lra'let,cs Of tho work. Thus, III rf'r.
cling bed of ashiss, watoE was ,lIacnirgcd f.
on under liquid tota descending with the forco
Of thoaD frO1n fire. engine pump.
Tho st, Qothartl Tunnel Is only one section Of
railruad running fry,.n Like 1.uccrne in iwltz'
nr1and to l.nke stHgRoro In ltnly. I.csl.I,'s tho
hg tunnel thora are twelve others, tho stnrltst
uf which, Warren, Ia 1,l0G yards long, while tho
longest, tho Olberg, rcuchcs 1.,U!7 yar,s. The
t0fnl ionFth nf thnso twnlvo tunnels Is
very noaE'y ten '.n!lcs-7lb,t7a motrcs Then
thbro ARC flye tunnels between 10 and
bd0, and twenty-five between =, lo
,d go ynrsis, making In all fty-two subsidiary
Between 1mncispp and Gocscluucn tIeru will
be th!rty-thruo tunnels. between Atroto ani
Gtublasc0 seventeen. Tho lno viii lle sarri"t
over sixty-to bridges and yal.rts, the nng~t
Of which, that or Cadrs1azzo. In Teastu, will tr
slst Of flyo Mrchcs onch havtng 4 spanaf tlt'y.
f:o yArtla. The total length or tho tiothnr'! Hug
nld l per cont bridges md rlall1cts.
, 1880-03-03

spttfdt Dkpateh to TIE Chicago 1r.btns
NEw YDRK, hfnrch 1.-Att !njunetTou r,,
granted to-tny In tho Supreme Cnlsrt hy ,yudyo
Daniels IN the suit Ut tho Western unin Trjc,
grnph Company nRaEnst tho UnDn raclae nal,
road Company nnd tho American IJnIon Tr}c.
graph Company. erJotntny tho defendants fr,n,
in anywiso Interfering with tho telegraph .linrt
and wlrrs 0f tho r[n!ntiE.
Ex-Indgn Porter, ono If tho counsel for fho
Western Union Company, sMtd tu-tlay that H. =
similar Injunction wtls gr!lted ont IT mo In.
pcrfor Court md served On John ", t}tlrrctt
President ut tho baltimore & Ohio RujItonJ
while in th[A city. 1t is ur.lDrstn.mi hero tintt
theso injnIctlons nro pnrt Of tho Rrr,ernI nan
of defensive nctInn on tho part Of tho Wp!t.rn
Union aKninRt further nYKrcssit,na III tho Inter
cat nj tflo American U1iEon Cnmmlny, s.icl A.
wcro lately nin,in by Jny tinuld Oh tho Tnc,no
1tntirrnd llnca hy sutro.nntrg tho prinrjna
t'tllecrs 0f tho two ct,tnpn!es 10 prevent them
from soiHttg my orders tn their employees.
, 1880-03-03

V1croR l1uuo IL out In n Vigorous letter
protesting against tAe extrasltlion OF llart-
nanl, the Nlhilist. Tho purisiall students
ats, oppose such Il course. Tho French Gov
ernncnt arc In aua,ldary. TlIey do not
wiH! to offend the nuHsian Government, a,ui
they will lp eQualiy unwilling to ig,oru tho
pubttr!y-expressed opinion OF 50 Important
al element rs Victor liugo anA tho lsarisiall
students represent.
, 1880-03-03

SENATOR uoA1t, OF Massachusetts. yestcr.
day introduced into the Sunnta resolution
directing the judiciary Committee to inquire
whether any witnesses brforo tho SenRtu
Committee on Elections Ind been arrestcd or
in any way prosecuted for testlfytng. Tho
matter will CONC up for netlon to-day.
, 1880-03-03

gas man In lnrFc English city,-Nott!nghan,,-
nj which TIC rnpy tho following:
Qncsttnn--Whnt Il tho rrlco Of coni?
Ans"cr-E3frfn fhfhfnUa fHr fnn.-$3.1t.
Qucstfnn-Whnt IA tho prlge Ut lIlne?
Answcr-EftrtH ahttiHgs 1Tr TIM.
Q'chtlnn-lsow nnny fcUt Of g1ls aru cxtrncted
frln Il ton nf cnnl7
Ailswcr--7fH th0tis1Hd. ~,
-Questton-Whnt is tho illuminating power Of
Nottingham Kha7
Answer-E|ahttfu a,ul Dnc-haY candles.
Qucstl0r-rcr Elm Of capital invested how
tnNny feet If FHs trp sols12
Allswrr-Dne hundred and hffv thotsdttta.
.Qncsti inn-Whnt is tho capl1c!ty Ut tllB works
abDvu tho pruscnt eerrico7
Answct-ft ah'lst Their ,fnn1tfnHn onitNdru
fdf1ritB. <tttaitfaHnl Turks m prfurf4s.
VIC sfi,i f1t, nr thrte |!s shiuft0 ths price per
f,ND }tft 10 he p lAt, or CT Etnts.
Tho price Of cnl and Of tabor Is little less III
Eottlngha,n thnn IN Chlcngo.
, 1880-03-03

sre no why out OF tho difficulty. One thing,
however, seems to he settled: that mono but
cxtre'no l3o,rbons will tnsta my Of tho
sweets Of tho Louisiana Offices. The most
favored will be Confederate 1}rtgadlors, and
when the supply ut these is exhausted, II
such thing ts possible. Coy. Viltz call fail
buck OIL the Confederate Coo1lels md Minors.
, 1880-03-03

THE amended md revised code Of rules for
tho government Ut tho National House Of
Representatives was yesterday adapted l,y u
strict party vote, md without much cliange
of the report rs 1t CAME from the Committee
on Revision. Tho only tlling tllat provoked
serious controversy WIS tic cEnuso which
permits the attachment of political riders to
appropriation bills ulltler the thin pretnse
Of III some why decreasing expenditures.
1t WIS under such II prctensc that all Of tho
vicious and obstructive legislation Of tho
extra session was attempted, MD which
wis used rs II wrnpDn to cocrce the
President Into the approval Of measures
which lre believed TO bB unjust anil injurious.
The Republicans 1T tie Fory-sixt!, House
''aye 'natle II lnanful fight to prohibit this
class Of Legislative hulltlozing, but hnye been
unable to secure the support Of sufficient
number Of conservative Democrats to ell
able them IN .|egcat tho rule. 1t therefore
stands as II alistIncliyc!y Democratic party
principle that Congress .nlay enforce II
rarttsan policy through attachments to mr.
propl1nt!on bills devised te>securc such cMs.
, 1880-03-03

THE Cleveland ucrtlltl t'roh1bitiontst) Is
footing tia trnzun horn In favor ut tho rcstorn-
tloil Of tho fuvcr tax IN qninlne. Thu relief
frntn this scnntlro,s Tux It cnlls I'm aovnro blow
at one brunch OF AmericIn Industry" Wa tnr,1-
y know which IA tho m0st shnncfuI, tho at-
tempt Of tho btosf-monoy corrnorants To rc,n-
poso TINT tax or tho advocacy Of It hy news-
papor claiming to ho respectable. Perhaps II
Inns fec ut st1kc ns lobbyist. hut It may blow
md cr,sok lis checks, hut tho tar on fever
pntlents Will not AKn[n be tntsl.
, 1880-03-03

THE cost Of the Hayden mur,icr trial at
New Haven, Conn.,, which resulted III tho
disagreement Of tho Jury, amounts to SIC, ,0o0.
A good part OF thtssum wla p,1ltl tn the medic
nj and chemical experts who NO scientifically
and etfectually succeeduu In contrutlictng
each other.
, 1880-03-03

THE New York SUMS ticket Is Palmer and
Church, OF Church aild pnlmer. Tho S,,,,
will have uphill work to nominate this
ticket, hut to elect it,-wcll, 1t couldn't Do
e1tctet1
, 1880-03-03

Gov. W1LTz.. of Louisiana, finds himself
III considerable trouble. l!o has In his gift
several Offices. but tho humber OF applicants
for zach Is lcgtun. "Ils best Mayer" etc,,
can sytnpathize with the Louisiana Governor,
.at,il could doubtless giye Him solaa valuable
advice W to the MANNER OF distributing tho
Offices III his glft As 1t is, Gov. Witt cu'.
, 1880-03-03
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

Tnk CHICAGO TRIBUNE hns established bsnneh
o!ces for tho receipt Of subscriptions and nvortao.
mcnts m follows:
NEW YOnK-Roon1 . Tribune Building. r. r. Nc
FAnnES, Manager.
GLASGOW, scotlAnd-AIlnn's American Nows
Agency. 81 nenneid-st
LONDON, EnR.-Amorican Exchange, 80 Strand.
HENRY r. 0ILttn, ARent.
MAHulNu1UE. n C-l39 r street.
, 1880-03-03

THE Cincinnati Commercial prints plct-
t'rc of It's cnndldnte, John Sherman, with 4 long
pun 0f him. Tho cut mlkcs him look
just as ho will appear nftcr l,o has passed.,
through tho chfcagu mill next Jtlnc-nl l,.1ngci
up at1tl battered Utmost out of recognition. Onp
cyo In this "btMm" picture ts closed and black,
tho other iieNrly shut from tho rt,,,gsl tiange
The "iytr,p" Is n,ashetl In, md tho checks aro
ecrntche1 and cut. John looka Just llko II
whipped fighter whose second hui thrown ,,p
tho sponge. Is It Blgnttlcnnf2
, 1880-03-03

SENATOR INGALLS, was nccortlc1 Il most
enthusiastic reception Mt Atchisol,, Kas., lust
evening. A long procession, three bails, ntld
other festivities, were aMoig thu features Ut
the affair. Nearly every leallng politician
Ut the State was present.
, 1880-03-03

6psetaI Dsrateh 10 The Chicago Tt4buns
BURLINGTON, III, hfnrct s.-W. II. II. liunt, m
Indian doctor commonly known rs "W!ll Joe"
WIS found doad this morning Ia a stnatl crerk In
tho lower pnrt of this city. 1Iu hut, fnllcn from
Il f0ot-hrldEe Into tho creek during tho uiRht,
wAs prtbnhly stunned by the fnll, and val
drowned. Tic WNt9r III tho creek Eus only d
fow iuchps deep,
, 1880-03-03
OBITUARY.,

BALTIMORE March ..-Hurgcor. General! WIZ
lam Maxwell Woot}. uf tho United states navy
died ycstoriny ut his resiticncg. OwIngs M!ls' J"
baltimore N0nty. AY.Hl r. ynHra. r..<
BAN FllANCIaCN, EuE., March e.-drs. sata
Cbapn,Rn, formerly wolt-known uctrcss, alc9
yG8tuEt{AY, lKol III yrArR
, 1880-03-03

YESTERDAY was gala tay In st. Peters,
burg. 1t was tho anniversary nf tho Czur's
accession. Tlp multitude accorded very
enthusiastic reception to Ills Majesty. Tho
Nihillsts wc1p quiet mud nowhere observ-
Iii
, 1880-03-03

The House Committee oil Appropriations
has decided to report favorahly on the prop
ositton to grant sl00,0o0 for tho completion Of
the Chicago CllstOu-ffnuse,
, 1880-03-03

REruRL1CASs m.sn't depend on tho great
Rotl luck Of hnving Sa,n Tll.len nominated at
Cino'nnnti. It's thing to DO hoped for, but not
counted TN,
, 1880-03-03
IOWA.

TIE REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.
nRs MONIES, III, March a-The call for tho
Republican StAto Convention will appear In tho
Rc1isfer Tomorrow morning. Tho Convention
Is callcl for Wednesday, April II, 10 select dclo-
gntcs to tue National Convention.
, 1880-03-03

THE importation If fresh meat nud 1.-Two
cattle from this country md Canada cut,tEll-
ues to increase at rute which IL not nj all
piraslng to Tho British farmer.
, 1880-03-03

HAS there been n reaction iii favor OF the
Donapartlsts? Gaute1r, Il member of TINT
party, has been elected Deputy from ono Of
tho French Departments.
, 1880-03-03

TnE newspaper writer who doesn't know
TINT there IL II brit1Ro Mt Adams street isn't
spccinfty competent To discuss tho subject Ut
bridges.
, 1880-03-03
CASUALTIES,


1lA Hl1111.E MtSIT AIS.
Special Ntratth 10 Tx Chfed1o 1'rtbuns+
La SALEE, ILL.,, Mnrch e.-At PERU this after.
nnUn. tho tenn Of George Stricken, II far,ucr
living northwest Of thu city. rim awny With tho
owner and threw him ont Of tho wngon, killing
him INSTANTLY.
Andrew Reid. n miner In Fcgc1ors atnft, WA
severely injured by tllo fAll Or rock III tGo
milne yesterlny.
, 1880-03-03

T11.nEN shows a good deal Of strength III
tho South. Tho managers down tllprc cluster
around tho barrul" like tiics about suEar
hUK9lentI.
, 1880-03-03

TIE little cent biscuit substituted itself
for tho noon cent C,1sc1er, and then tho "Clty
Dads lay down m both Of tho cen1crs.
, 1880-03-03

D1sTn1cr-ATTonNEy WDoDFoID, of Now
York; was not nude Il irlcgntc to Chicago, pos-
Rlbly because he has bcon spukon Of for tlu
Vtco-Treallcney.
, 1880-03-03

If Orvls would Just stGp over to tho cent
C1reker ot!co and attach his Rmokc-b,ir1c tt,
ita little boiler, ho would stop It's ynwp as we'll rs
tts smoke nuisance,
, 1880-03-03
SOCIETY MEETINGS,

HEsrERTh LODGE. NO. 41t 4. +. 4 a. N.-The
{,mmnnention of tiie1r los;xe. ~ thu llnl corn1r
staEeS d u 7:6 oc!Gsf. Masas Ssss ~ e..si!nify
myiteh. ~ grtieE nf JAMES sAilTlI+ ". N.
, 1880-03-03

How long llas tho stx-centa-a-po,n,l con-
tract fur prInt OF tho t,oon Cracker vet to r1,n2
For that length Of time, no It lung or ntort, tho
CJacker will oppose tho repeal Of tho rnfer duty,
, 1880-03-03

REruRIIcANs have n breathing spell now,
M tho decisive Conventions arc not held untl!
May. Tho pemoqrncy nrp OIL deck.
, 1880-03-03

FIELD-3lAhenA1. IiA1.srkAn IL willing to
ECO lllainv tho second choice If tho Ohio 1clcgn-
ton In tho Chicago Convention.
, 1880-03-03
GOT THE W0RRELLS MIXED.

PITTaauE1. PQ.. March IA. II. Benton; w.
attempted to commit suicide at Topeka, hes'
ID not James Worrcll, Of Caysyi!c Pt.. ~ Isl -
tntlnated In dispatch from thu 3oEWet p'a@"
tuM days Ago-
, 1880-03-03

Dearborn etreot, CORNER of Munr0e Enhancement o
DOyly Cartcs Opera Company. "Iho Ilsatoa 0
Pen.anco." Afternoon and evening.
, 1880-03-03
THE WEsTERMAn DlsTILlERY.

seniNGxiELp, ILL.,. Mnroh 2-Cnllcotorst u ctr's'a
to-duy approved tho bond OF Samuel EnKlc' W.
has lcaso4 tho noted Westcrman st,'Gf{; 'I XII. Il.
purchase it. 0pcraIona will commence 't''4e
, 1880-03-03

The Perstans, dccnllng d1srretEon tho bet
Ter part Of yalor, will not attempt to occupy
uerat,
, 1880-03-03

THERE ,yas new deal In tho South Park
Board yesterday. Mr.. John Il. Wulsa, Is tho
new President Qf that body.
, 1880-03-03
A. CORRUPT RA11RoAD CONTRACT.

business in thu f1turr. T1rE TNfHtSE urC-
dtctc,l tint t],o Intpprn,ent policy tlus mi
lined would ba Of hricf duration. TIM pa-
cItlo AIntl Comna,,y hnt lcc,, ii, REGENT of n
subsidy far many ycnrs fron, tina railroads
rnrler cnntlttior Tint thp rniIronhs mtrl,t tllc-
tato Tim st,nmshin ratcs: tin subsidy had
tcen Withdrawn. nm, tha Steamship Com-
pany had declared war sinuly for The pur
noso. of securing renewal of tl,o rratuitv.
or such othor tnrn,s NJ would ,ns,,re them n
nrnf,t Mt tin exnonsc M the rntlic wttt,ont
risk and wit,,o,lt rendering ary seryce III r.
turn. trbc uurnoso 1,os iurn arco,nu1is1,cd
in eyen s,,nrtrr lima tl,an T.,,r 'ru1utyE
antfcfpa.cl. Tile rnilrnnt1s hnyo nrrecd To
uay the Steamship Co,nnauv a,tO00O n yenr
md to u,lrr}asa two of their steamers for
&. .no0.dD0. In consideration whereof. tho
Sttnmshln Comnn,,v will mt fts pnsscnrcr
md frcl0l,t rates Mt auy figure Which tho
railroads aba,t nnmo. Tho n,blto Ia titus
sl,ut nj from tha ,,rnfect1on nf winter co,u-
petltiou. and Ia completely nj tia mercy Ut
tho Gould and Huntington ring,
This new comp,ct. like tl,e old o,o. fs n
Shameless tlc,lance Of ul,bllc morals. When
tho Pacific sIaIl Cou,nanv recently nuno,,nrcd
# rciuctton of rntc. In ncor1v onr-l,alf of
what they had been, It was claimed tint the
ue,y business which Ibis reduction would at-
trnet would enable them 10 sail tl.clr stca1,l-
ers ut n lnrre profit. villa reducing the cost of
travel and TRANSFORMATION 70 notnl,]y. This
claim was probnbly correct, 1t WINS also Ger
tain TINT tho rntlroads co,1d mako n cor
responding reduction In rates. and. by m ill.,
crcaso of business. continue to enrn n tarRe
dividend on the actual yalue of their
, 1880-03-03

GEy. HEN IAnnisoN, OF Indtana, says en-.
phatlcnlly TINT he Ia mot u lr7lnt man,
, 1880-03-03

EH00IGV'B 'IREBLFE4
Randolph stEcot, between Clark and In sa1le. En-.
EaRcment Of Maggie MEtch0 Afternoon. "1.lttlo
Usrafoot." Evening, "Lorle.'
, 1880-03-03

Madison street, botwcpn Dearborn Hnd Sthte. Fin
gaGernent of Mr. Clinton 11all, "Tho Stsntcgtssst
Afternoon hnd ovcn!ng.
, 1880-03-03

3Terahey 31usic.1Intt.
Madison htreot. betwoon HcasbOrn und State. En-
testanment by rFOf Reynolds.
, 1880-03-03

Clark stre0t. between WnehinTtnn and Randolph
arrangement Of Miss Mlnnie l'Almer "uuardnx
Bchool." Afternoon md oycn!nR.
, 1880-03-03

VERDICT AGAINST BANK DIRECTORS. :.
NEW ORLEANS, Naroh s.-in tho caao q! y, ~.
r. Mitchell ", Tbs Directors Of tho late sou!S
era bank. tho jury rendered o verdict iof ~
plalntia. The suit wa9 to test tho 1irrss.tt'
responsibility for money deposited 1n tho oanA'
, 1880-03-03
CLEARING GUT TIE CITY TREASURY.

NAGh4hANo 0OA A10 Wal AQG1AoVAAs
Tile City Council OH Monday night was
guilty of MI uct Ut great stnproyfdcnce,-n
sca,tlH!ous departure from thu wise pol1ey
adopted III 1871. 1t Il due to truth and hor-
esty 10 say that this t,ns been done tn spite Of
tho protests Of the Mayor, Of tho Controller,
md Vi the Commissioner of Public Works,
#lsoso ctrur.s to project tho city scetn 10 lin.l
III support against the rnpacf0us apelldtllrifts
md Communists who constitute Il lnal l0rity
Of tho City Council.
Tlln Council lsnye by law the right to ap-
propriatu tho proceeds Of Il tax OF 2 per cent
OIL tl!e valuation Of taxable property; they
can appropriate tho ocurrentreyetlllo from mis-
celuMeons purposes averaging S2iO,00o.
Their appropriations fur schnol purposes nnsl
for interest md for judgments aru all inic-
petl,lcit Of these: Summed up, the total Of
their appropriations for Which taxcs may be
luyie.l arc ~ follows:
Fnr schools, special Tux. .x............,$ eet,m
For interest," apculnl tax ........ G1G,GtM
For Judgments spccial tax.......'..... i::,0oo
Co., Total snosial tax...,.:. .:..:..:..".s!,a7l, ,19 @
Tatal tnxntton.. .s3ES 9oo
I0tnl.... ...........,.........+-....
During the last three years, tor the wnnt Df
casll revenue tho city hay been compelled to
Issue Notwithstanding scrip Mt NJ. i',-
creased cost to the city OF from $4,000 to
s2,o,0oo n year. Owing, however, to tho
honesty a1sd fidelity Ut the Councils and of
the executive branches of tho City Goyprs,-
1nent, tllure Inns been rigid economy III NIL
expenditures, thus forming n reserve
fund from the surplus appropriations
This fund. With surplus from tho
buck taxes OF 1854 nld prior years,
Isas ut Inst supplied the city with
sutticiency Of cash funds to cnahlo the city
to pay Its expenses iii 1880 mainly in casl,,
nnl, II left undisturbcd, wilt In 1881 enablo
tho city to make MI Its payments III cAsh,
nnd abandon tho costly nll1 questionable
pnct!ce Of Issuing scrlp. The exact amount
Of tllls fund has nover been lnudo publct
because the collections Of past yours hnyo
not becn completed.
On Monday night the majority of tho
Council matle 4 bold ttash Mt this aec.ln,,l-
lated fund, asl4l ti,ey by resolution made al+
preparations tiEorefrom for ynrlo,ls purposes
in tndeiinit amounts, which, upon being
traced down. show tho following sums:
Restoring the Sinking Fund.-. ....,.......$ GNDG0
hid tMlnilcea for BcttHlls,,.............. 44,0U
Fourteenth street l'sidgu,. EhMU
l,nllee stations tolu>.. ........,........... lh0l1
sowrrs@isaiailsc, 'i;1i."..........SiVt6o ''''''
39HHA1aGHs lh..........+ss.+.., lb,uUW
, 1880-03-03

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