Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1872, Page 3

* ventions of like character of this age. THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1872. THE IRON RAIL. Unpleasant Sensations Experienced by Early Passengers on the Galena / Read. * | Iron vs. Steel---The Life of the Rail. ! The Great Railway Rolling Mills of Hlinois. ‘What Chicago is Doing in the Business. TrE TRmuse published, a few weeks ago, an extended article upon the ¢ Iron Horse.” Hav- ing produced the horse, it is now proposed to lsy a track for him to run on, From the time when wheel carriages were first used, many devices for facilitating their move- ments over the ground have been employed. The ancient Romans, when they built the Appien Way, medo an approach toward the invention of s railway. It was formed of blocks of stone, closely fitted together, their surface presenting & smooth and hard track for the wheels; and, indead, the Egyptians, whila constructing the prramids, yere possesgod, evon in the midst of such folly, with enongh of wisdom to enable them to learn the advantage of golid and contin- uous track-ways in moving the great stones; and remains of these trackways, with decp ruts worn in them, have been found on the line of the roads, constructed for this purpose. But, like all discoveries of past ages, this stracture contained but the principle of the in- While it irdicated an appreciation of the utility of a rail- way, it also showed a lack of that inventive ge- nius which, in these days, has accomplished sach great things that we have ceased to be astonith- ed at the most wonderful discoveries. According to Roger North, the first instanco of the uso of railsasa trackway was some time previous to the year 1676. At the collieries near Newcestlenpon-Tyne, England, when the coals ware conveyed from the mines to the banks of the river “by laying rails of timber exactly Btraight and parallel ; anubulky carts were made, with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby tho carriage was made 80 easy that one korse could araw four or five chaldrons of coal.” But men in past ages wera great croskers. They looked upon inventors and their produets, 85 hailing from the limbo of the lost, and likely to do them harm rather than good. Despite the great utility of the rail, it was slowly appre- ciated, and its adoption was for & long time con- fined to the coal districts of Northamberland and Durbam. ‘The railway, 8s above described, wascontinned io use almost & century, so opposed were ihe people to adopting or improving on new in- Yentions, About the year 1765 we learn, from s description made at thst time, that many changes were introduced into the construction of the track, and, with the excep- tion of the iron surface for the wheels to run on, the railroad had assumed many of the principal features of the railroads of this time, including even the nseof flanges upon the wheelz. Wagons, carrying two or three tons of coal, were used to run upon the-tracks, and the structure was im- proved by securing & secondsetof rails upon the ‘anytopof the first, thusincreasing the facility of removing and replacing the wearing surface in portion without affecting the remainder of the track. Tt wes not long after the construction of this railway that straps of iron were nailed upon the rails to diminich the friction at sharp carves, or wherever the ascent was steep, and it is probable these straps would have been’ nsed generally over the length of the road, but for the cost of them. In 1767 pig-iron, 8s it is Tocorded, was very chesp, and it became poesi- ble to apply the metel in the way of experiment 4o new uses. The iron works at Colebrook Dale bazan, tucrefore, the casting of iron bars to tarte the place of the upper wooden rail, castinj them five fcet lorg, four inches wide, an one and three-fourths inches thick, with holes for the spikes by which they wero ge- cured to the track. These rails were much Imoroved on in the year 1776, when the iron rails were cast with & perpendicular ledge upon the onter edge, much like the ordinary streot- correil. This did not operate well, and, by way of further experiment, the ledge was transferred to the inner side of tho rail. This rail came into ~very general and successful use, being adepted smong all the colliers of Englend; but the ides of using it for general freight and passenger trafiic thronghout the country had not yet been entertained. These cast-i i iron, this has beenin a grest measure substi- tuted forit. Ono of the first roads upon which these iron bers or sireps wero used in thus country was the Baltimore & Obio Road. This_rosd was con- stracted of wooden Toils pinned down £0 wooden or stone cross-ties, 2nd upon them were fastened flat bars or straps of iron. From considerations of economy this_method was generally adopted in the construction of the early American rail- yoeds, The firstrosd running into Chicago, in 1847, the old Galena Road, was built of strap iron bought with its first rolling stock from the Rochester & DBatavia rosd in New York. But style of track was goon found _ very objoctionable. old citizens remember bow often these * snake- heeds,” ss they were called, insinuated them- gelves through the floor of the cars, causing unpleesant eensations among those passengers ko were suddenly pinned to the top of tho car, or had their back bair combed without requeet, by the ends of the rails. All these things were quite unpteasant, and the.result was that pas- Senger trafic 8o fell of on_“snake-head” roads that they were so00n compe’sd 10 substitute the reil in present mse. Ini739, one Jessop laid dova st Loughborough, England, cast iron <edgerail’ of even surface. This soon fook tho place of tram Tails, which had been found very objectionable. These rails were set and bolted in cast iron chairs and on eleepers. Like sl important and useful improvements of past time, these essential fcatures of the modern road were not immediately appreciated. Tt took about eleven sesrs to persuede the men of that day that Jessop's rail aud road-bed were real improvements on the old style. A description of this rond may not be uninterest- ing: The rails were 41¢ fecs long, each, and ferminating in & block, the ehape of an inverted wedge, which fitted a cavity inan iron sill im- pedded in theToad. The tire of the wheel was . Tollowed out to it the convex enrface of the Tafl ; but, as will be anticipated by railroad men, 3t was 50on found espedient to make the surfage ot the rail flat, with 2 ilange around each edge of the wheel. B E Many modificati of t{his rail pro- @uced, fimaliy, what is koown a8 the figh-bollied” "~ rail, hich wes contin- med in use_even after wrought iron rolled raoils were substifuted for those of :ast iron. This substitution was very imporiant, ns the cast iron rails could be made straight only three or four feet long, and these required frequeut points of support, and the joints were numer- ous. The materisl was, moreover, very brittle, compared with wronght iron, and altogethor un- gnitable, on this sccount, for heavy loads and bigh speed. Ono of the most curions mils ever mado, was tho cog rail, which consisted of an ordine: 5 rith 2 cog rack Inid along the side, in ch a $oothed wheel fitted to the locomotivo worked ; Jut Lhis wes soun discarded, the friction being too great to make it of any service. Sils, s wowinuse, 2re straight bars of swrought iron and steel.” They differ greatly i flape, weight, quality, and the maaner'in w fhe vocecured to {ho rond bed. The first form, of auyiestingulility, was the “feh-hellied” rail, made in 1920, butit gave place finally to othiere Gf moro economical shape, as the 7T fail, e Tor donble-headed raif,and the T or uridge Yeil. Theeo heve 10)n veriously modificd in tho United states,the inverted T rail s been in guch genersl use, that it has become known as $he American It The advantazes rro meny. Tt has a broad bearing foot, and is easily secured to the sleepers by hook-headed epikes, driven into the slots1n the edge of the flange, or merely over the edge, thus allowing room for the expaneion ~end contraction of the rail, by Leat and L withont disturb- Ling' alie d nuking it ouly vetessary (o i scats at the joints, which results in a great saving of iron. 1 Eng- land, the X or double-headed rail is the favorite ; it being argued that when one head or surfaco s “Worn ot the other gido can bo used. Darlow’s modification of this is also used much in Eng- land, which is slsped thus: T, i THe mast sccessful conncotion for railway joints is the Tish bar. This was designod in 1847. The original invention was not succossfal, but as 80 improved ‘on that both in England and America it has come info géneral use, It consists of_a pair of plates 18 inches long and about 8 inches wide. Thesa are bolted togother through tho rails, the holes in tho rails being elongated to allow for expansion and contrac- tion. This invention rdds much to the comfort of railway travel, the cars passing over the ‘joints a5 smoothly as if the whole road were a continuous rail. Up to 1854, the woight of rails had heen steadily incrensing, from35 Ibe. to the lineal yard 10850100 Ibs, ~No advantage, however, was found in the very heavy rails, but on the contra- 17, the iron in such large piles was_necessarily 1088 worked in the manufacture, and was, there- fore, in & poor condition to weat. The tendency Lias since been to return to rails weighing 55 to 65 Ibs. to the yard. The heaviest rail in use in the United States is on the New York Central Road, where the rails weigh from 65 t0 69 Ibs. to the yard. In the West, old roads use, generally, a 60-Ib, rail, and the new roads, possessing less capital an frequently constricted for speculation, use & 56-1b. rail. Of the roads running into Chicago, tho Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy, the Iilinois Central, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago, the Chi- cago & Northwestern, the Lake Shore & Michi- gan Southern, the Michigan Central, the Chi- cago, Rock Tstand & Pacific, the Chicago & St. Louis, are using 5 60-I> rail. The rest use o Tail of lessor woight, nsually from 56 to 53 lba. e life of an iron rail is very precarious, and is subject daily to o pressure of work that would 8000 end tho Jife of & rail made of any othor material except steel. Its average life, accord- ing to the trafiic, is ten years, but on many of tho principal ronds of tho Usited Sisies and England it does not survive_tho pressure longer than two years. The life of s steel rail is well- nigh everlasting. They heve nover worn out, s yet, upon any road whero they have been 1aid, although it is now soven years sinco Honry Bossemor discovered the atmospheric roccss of making steel. This_differenco in ongevity in favor of tho steol rail has led many roads to adopt it, and fbe officers of large ruil- Way corporations will talk of-none other rail, On the trunk lines the iron no sooncr wears out than it is replaced with steel. They cost but_25 er cent more than iron, and, sccording to Mr. Biperintendont Hurris, of the Chicego, Burling- ton & Quincy road, thoy last fully twonty times a3 long. ‘Railvead men in Chicago seem so be of unani- mous opinion that in ten years stecl rails will havo entirely taken the placa of iron upon the larger roads. Tho Canada Southern Kailway, now being completed into the city, is being built entirely of steel rails, and recently the Boston & New York Road decided to remove all iron rails from thoir road-bed eud replace them with steel. Steel bas been employed in two wags to pro- uco an_improved rail, either for the top slab only, which 18 known ns tho steel-headed rail, or 1y making the whole rail of stecl. The former rail hes neverbeen much used, be- causo no satisfactory process has beea diecov- erod of uniting steel and iron. When this shall bodone, they_will likely come info favor on roads possessing a limited cepital, and in coun- trics far away from rail-making districts, whero it would pey to re-roll old iron rails with steel Lieads, rather than pay freights for tho old rails toand from the place of manufacture. Solid steel appears to havo but one drawbacl, which is, that if the steel is tho least too hard, they will break under the infuence of & cold climate. They should be frequently tested dur- ing menufacture, and, if properly made, nover T The general outery about bad and defective rails nowadeys hes much increased the demand for steel ruils, and it has been wondered by many railroad men, why the rails produced now are not equal to thoso made twenty years ago. The roesons are obvious. It is & well-known principle that increased demand produces in- creased supply, and increased snpplf‘ reduces prices, and these in turn quality. Of late years, the demand for railroad iron Lis been enormous, and the pumber of competing manufactures has rapidly increased. ‘This has, of courso, operated upon_prices to teduco them, and this has re- duced’ tho quality of rails. To enable manufacturers te compete in the mar- ket successfully, various improvements havo been made tending chiely to _ save labor and fuel, without regard to quality of iron, and so the present state of things is the result. A writer in the Railroad Gazelte mekes a few suggestions to railroad comparics regard- ing the mvanner of contracting for railroad iron, as Tollows: i « Specifications should embrace quantity, sec- tion, weight per sard, lengths, mode of manu- facture, inspection, testing, marking, punching, notching, and delivery. litilroads are too essily satisfied with simply a marketable article. For every large order, they shiould either send an in- spector to the works to which tho order is given, oF provide that an inspector sball bo appointe +who is known by both pasties for his capability end honesty. This would do away with much of the defective iron now manufactured.” _ g The manufecture of rails in this country hes assumed formidable proportions. There are un- nuslly consumed by the various_roads of the United Stetes 1,100,000 tons of rails, 600,000 tons of which are made in this country. Yeur by year the number of tons of rails imported is dimin- ished, and it has been estimated that six years hence the importation will have entirely ceased, Pennsylvania ranks first in the product of iron ond steel rails, 1llinois second, New York third. It is s matter worthy of mention, that o State Shich ranks first in sgricultural greatness, fourth in population, shouid rank second in the product of railroad iron. There are six rolling- mills in the State, two in Chicago, one at Joliet, one st East St. Louis, one at Decatur, ono ! Springfield. ‘The manufacture of railroadiron in Chicagois carried on to the extet of 80,000 tons a year. The Union Rolling Mill, at Bridgeport, and the North Branch Rolling Mill, are both in success- fol operation. They employ some 600 men, and produce both iron and steel rails. These mills are among the most complete in the United States, being fitted with 2il modern improv¢ ments. The handling of all iron is done by hy- draulic cranes, thus saving & vast amonnt of la- bor and time. The manufacture of raiiwey iron in this city ig yet limited, but it must become one of our greatest interests. It is well known that American reilway iron is made of & mixture of Take Superior and Missouri iron; and, with her lakes, canals, and railronds, thero is no place in the United States to which these two ores ma; bo brought with such economy of monsy an time as to Chicago. ‘Theroe is, therefore, a bright future for our cify in this important product, and thére is mno interest wbich, if we skall foster, will do so much to_ advance our city in commercial greatness. Intimately connected, of course with railways are switches. The changing of cars from one track to another, and the consequent changing of tracks, wore very early found necessary, but how to manipu- 1at¢ them with ease and safety was a problem of invention, most diffcult of solution. The old atyles of gwitches, in connection with the crimi- ne! negligence of switch-tendors, have been pro- ductivc of so many accidents that new ewitches are constently being invented. But mo switch is now 5o superior over all others that it has come into universal nse, and there is yet left a high place emong inventors for Bomo man ho shall invent o perfect witch ; one which shall do away with switch-tenders and thus avoid the possibility of sccidont by negli- ence. & Pbere is much to. persusda_inventive genius into railroad inventions. The royalties are Iarge, and o successful invenfor of railway ma- chinery roon grows weelthy. But o few days ago a Chicago court gave & judgment for over $1,000,000 ageinst prominent railway corpora- fious, for demages for tho illicit use of s patent swaging machine, But this matter of royalty i worthy of an article in itself, and wo ehall not purene the subject farther. S ey CILLIARDS BY CHICAGD EXPERTS. A letter received by Emanuel Brunswick & Co. contains the particulars of a match game of Dilliards, four-ball caroms, 1,500 points, for §250 a side 2nd the chempionship of Nebraska and the Territories, playod at the Denver Thes- tre on Suturdsy evening, Nov. 9, between John ‘W. Coon and Louis Shaw, both well known in Chicago. The game was won by Coon in 24 innings, his averaga being 62}¢, and his highest Tun 232, Shew scored 846 points, sveraging 86 and 18-23, with 261 for his highest run. The score is aduad Coox—9, 21, 189, 72, 0, G, 35, 117, 87, 81, 43, 15, 81, 30,15, 3, 24, 46, 57, 63,232, 126, G, 159"tnal, 1,500, Trwaw—105,12, 27, 0, 9, 40, 33, 117, 9, 63, 9, 33, 24, 21, 6, 45, 3, 30, 261, 12, 12—total, 813, MANSARD ROOFS, Mr. Architect Boyington Ex- plains His Pogition. How the Mansard Can be Made Fire-Proof. Argument in Favor of a More Stringent Fire Ordinance. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: As the ZTimes has reen fib fo use my name quite freely, but ** gently,” on ihcABubjcuc of Mansard roofs, I ask a small space in your valuable columa to explain my position. In do~ ing 80 I mey set forth some points nupon more fire-proof construction in our buildings, which would take up too much space to explain how such constructions could be made more safe than they now are being done. In the firat place, the Zimes condoms all Mansard roofs, and donounces them as of ** barbaric taste.” I trust the Times will excuse me for differing from its cultivated taste. I am one who thinks the Man- gard roof more gpplicable to a certain style of building than any other, and should always be glad to construct them as firo-proof as eny portion of tho building. I do not see any good reason for meking them any more so. Al buildings over four stories Migh become more troublesome for putting out fires, whether they be square, full wall, or Mansard fronts; forit is onlythe street fronts that differ from any other building. All partition and party walls are built up through and above tho Toof. Now, so far as the openings in a street frontare concerned, they are generally filled with wood frames and sash, even in whatis termed fire-proof buildings. The present mode of constructing the Mansard prosents only the same window exposure, all other trimmings and finish being either iron or slate. I contend that the window witbout sbutter, of s high or low building, is where the grent exposureis first encountered, and if the building is so high as to bo out of the rench of the Fire Department, it b once becomes dangerous; consequently I have come to the conclusion that the great daa- ger of fire ariscs from tho great height of build- ings, more than it does from the '‘ Cursed Man- serd roof.,” Still wo aro told that in the Boston firo somo of the standing walls bad the skeleton of the Mansard still remaining, This, of course, on tho firo-proof buildings. Undoubtedly had the walls boon carried up to enclose the roof, tho oxtremo hoight wonld havo thrown down the walls. In conversalion tho past week with an eminent architect from Boston, I asked the question whother they would be likely to discara the Mensard hereafter. e ab once said he thought not, and Le is not sn advocats of the Mauserd, only es it i8 inore applicablo to somo styles of buildings and local streets, than the full square fronts. This gentleman esplained that {he streets of Boston ware so narrow, 2od the lots 6o shallow, that they must build high in order to get the available room re- quired for heavy business; consequently bLe thought there was an adyaatage in building, sny a four-gtory front, with one or two stories of Mausard, which would recedo from the front, al- lowing light to reach down to the streets, and the lunsard conld be made just a3 eafe from fire as any other form of construclion. The Times refers to architects who do not think fa- vorably of Mansard roofs. Among them it mentionsthe Government architect, Mr. Mullett. I am informed that he has gaid he did not think the Mansard roof any more dangerous from fire than any other form. Iam certainhe thinks fa- varably of the style for some kinds of buildings, for quite s number of his designs have been ex- ecnted for Post Offices in erent cities with Mansard rools, of conrse fire-proof. Now.my cuslomers need not feel that I am all Maneard. If thtg do not wish them they have ouly to say s0. If theydo wish them 1 hope they will allow me to make them as fire-proof as any other portion of the building, or outirely fire-proof. I build many moro buildings with ot this style of roof tban with them, sud ex- pect to in the future. The Mansard style com- menced its career in the early part of the sixteenth centary, and has been improving ever since. Thoe Times axks the question in s arti- cleon the subject, whetherif s Van Osdel, a Wheelock, ora Boyington had bung ou Lia shinglo in the time” of a ‘ Phidias, a Michael Angalo, a Pladio, oz of later date even an_1Inigo Jones or Sir Christopher Wren, would bave fallen in with the proposition that an inverted saucepen for tho cover of a house was essential to give the structure picturesqueness,” ete. As to Phidias, I do not think he would be likely to have much to do with the inverted ztmcogmn in hia day.which was about 500 years befors Chriet, and was only noted as » seuiptor. Angelo and Paladio’s time wasin the fourtcenth and fif- teenth centuries, and before Mansard was born ; consequently I do not think thoy would have been easy converts. Inago Jones was about tho age of the first Mansard, but_the style was but very faintly introduced in either of their deys. Wron and the latter Mansard were on the slige of action at about the same time. It isssid that Wren, in 1665, went to France and surveyed all the buildings of note in Paris, Soon after his return from France, which was sbout the time of the great fire in London, A, D. 1666, he is mentioned s having accomplislied & great fent in introdncing what was then called a flat roof, with eight feet pitch one way, and seventy on tho other. ~ This looks very much as though he had then arrived at our pre- sent modo of constructing the Mansard. Ileave this, howover, for the Times to judge. This is all T propose to say upon the Mansard. “While on the subject, howover, there are other forms of construction fully os dangorous as the worat description of the Mansard. I will com- aro ono of them to another old-fashioned Pousetold Utensithe long-logzed skillet, and for an example refer you to tho new Zimes Duilding, now in process of construction. In this case the utensil is sot upright on its long legs instead of inverted, largest at the top, fiar- ing like on invorted bell. The Zymes building reminds mo of such a ekillet, which is 80 made for the purpose of kindling & fire between its legs. Tho fifth _story of the building is pierced with nearly double tho openings that the storics below ara, congo- quently the piers betweeu tha windows are mere. stems, like the skillet legs, and hardly sble to support themselves without the aid of the wood frames_there inserted. A Mansard roof wonld not ordinarily have half s many openings in the same space, and, therofore, be lessdangerous to_an opposite fire. 1 do not wish to reflect in the least upon the Times architect, as 1 consider him & gentleman, 1 take it for granted that he has been overruled in the design by the Times editor, ho being an export in the manner of construction and stylo of architecture, by which I seo he is fond of the antique, not of ‘the * Heathen Chinee,” but Dbearing upon the modern Egyptian style. The next point that I wish to notice is, that in the Times a few deys sinco it was atated that the insurance cun}gnmes had notified the Singer Company, or Field & Lister, that unless they constructed their roof entirely fire-proof they would not give them any policios of insurance, Now I should like to ask any candid insurance Tman what object there is in putting a_fire-proof Toof over an acre of pine forest fenced in ? We have run into_anotber folly in many of our buildinge ; that is in_putting ap pine ceil- ings, and casing in_our hoistways with wood, in- stead of brick and plaster, Nosw & proper firo ordinance would romedy all these evils, I do not think enything else will. The ordingaca we “mow lLave docs some good, for, ‘without it, would seo fo-day many wood etructues Tight in the very heart of our city, and others projected. Itisdup from our city 2uthorities to enact a law that will more thorougbly protact the many fine build- ings now conetructed. There should nob be oliowed such long stretchea of wood partitions and non-fire proof posts without walls. Columns and girders of iron can hoth bo made fire-proof 50 a5 £0 support themsclveain cazo of o fira in the building. And so can tho ficors, even if tho joists are of wood. Dut, of course, fome oxtra coat will be attended in such & construc. tion. Now, 1ot us have a proper firo ordinanca, M. W. BOTINGTON. Cazesao, Nov. 18, 1872, Seoeeiia s So o THE POLICE., A regular meeting of the Board of Pclice Comnissioners was beld yesterday afternoog, Commissioner Talcott in the chuir. Commis. sioners Sheridan and Klokke woro also present. Officer Bowdon was charged with using coarse and insolent Ianguage to 3 member of the force, and conduct unbecoming an officer. The officer wished to have his case postponed, and the Board decided to hear the testimony against Lim, This officer was before the Board & week “Bas beon very great. In this cityy the mortality ago for neglect of duty, and fined ten days' psy, Officers Simmons and ' Sergeant Garrity being itnesses against him. 2 ficer Simmons testified .that on an oceasion subsequent to the trial, Bowdon asked for the #“d—d rotten Sergeant,” and ventilated his vocabulary of filth snd obscenity upon Limself avd reveral other officers. - Thelanguage claimed. 1o have been used by the officer would have dis- graced the lowest brothel. g Officer Miller made out thet both officers were equally ‘to blame, while Officers Brennock, Hinchmean,and others found the accused entirely inthe wrong. These witnesses having-been heard, the case was laid over for one week. ‘Officer Heischaner was charged with intoxica- tion and conduct nnbecoming- an officer, and dismissed from the force. - The resignation of Officer Burtar, under charges, was accepted. The Board adjourned. OUR HORSES. The Purpura-Hemorrhagia Mak« ing no Headway Among the Equines, Result of a Visit to the Street Car and Stage Barns---Mr. Parmelee’s Expe_rienee. The dropsy, or (as learned veterinary surgeons would heve us say) the purpura-hemorrhagia, is not developing smong the horses of the city a8 was anticipated, and it is but just to say that those who had prophesied ita appearance ex- press themselves 88 most sgreesbly disappoint~ ed, the while remarking, however, that *we do not know what a day mey bring forth,” But since the events of one day are the results of previous days, it seems not unreasonsble to prosume that the purpura will remain in the city but long enough to show what it might do, if it saw fit to exert its power, and seems satis~ fied to vent its spleen upon the horses of New York. Indeed this city seems to have escaped the severity with which the epizootic purpura hus existed in New York, There the mortality among street-car horses from epizootic was two per cent, while the fatality from this latest scourge among street-car horses has not beon one per cent, and tho dropsy has resulted fatally in bub two cases. The writer is inclined to believe that the mildness with which these diseases have prevailed in is cif, is the re- sult ot tho superority of our liorses. There aro no travelling carcasses in front of streot-carsin Chicago, as in New York, and in this city a dischargo follows inhu- man treatment by drivers. New York lines buy condemned snimels, while street-car lines in Chicago vie with each other in the superiority of their stock. Mr. Parmeleo yesterdey informed o TRIBUNE refmrte’r that he believed we had been a mis- takon city ; that while we have been stabling our epizootic horos, fiy-blistoring their breasts, and tormonting them with attentions, wo ought to have given them a littlo work, moro of frosh air, sod fess tender trentment by “gut.”, but he would use Jess severe remedies and moro sim- plo, and keop inatall only thoso enimals which wore too weak to walk out. This thsory ho has built up on_the remarkable fact that his most serviceablo horses are thoso which the character of Lis business compelled him fo judiciously employ while the epizootic was upon them, and further, that all his horses aro at rogular work, with the exception of sixtcen head, svery ono of which havé had the ten- derost care, have been in the barn gince thoy weroe taken sick, and have had severe treatment. While this is important information, it but tends to involve the veterinary gentlomen in yet greater difficulty in their efforts to understand the character of the equine disezse known sa the epizootic. Dr. Rauch says that dropsy is the last stage of the epizootie, but that it will only prevail among those horses whose constitutions are weak, either from ago orabuse. He does not anticipate any serions development of purpura in this city, believing that our horses have had such trestment ¢8 that they have recovered from the epizootic with constitutions but littlo impaired, and that our horsemen aro genorally possassed 'both of that judgment and humanity whereby they will nse Do animals with dropsical tendencies. A TrieUNE reporter yesterdsy mads a general circuit of the principal ‘public barns of the city, and makes the following report: Young's barn is yot free from dropsicsl signs, his horses being in the best possible condition. The Z. I. P.-barn, on_Twenty-fifth street, has one case of purpura, while there are two cases at the Twenty-ninth street barn. ‘The South Bide car barns contzin eleven pur- pura horses, Dr. Withers says that mot one of these Liave been worked, and that they are im- proving. One horse has died in these barns from dropsy. He says that the firsb cage ap- peared in their barn quite ton days ago. They are determined that no fears of the drospy afflict- ing their horses shall lead them fo withdraw them from work, but that they shall run them till the effect seems to be injurions. * Yesterday morning, after a rest of . quite three weels, the horsesof the North Side carling were again put in harness. A friekier sot of horses were never seon. They pranced along s if they were attached to royal carrisges, and, in- deed, many of them would have done honor to royal vehicles N 'The West Side line 23 yet moke no promises. Tho Superintendent thought that perbaps they would run n few cars on the Clinton street line to-day, and might resume travel in part upon the Madison street lino to-morrow. He said that if few cars only wore,%}nced ‘upon the Madison streot line they would be 5o crowded with pas- sengers that, with the horses in their present condition, he would be compelled to put four Torses t0 & car, and they would have loads to pull that would result in injury to them. THE ATWOOD PLACE HORSES. J.q. Eimgaon in chu%)e of the horges at Da- vid'A. Gage's, Atwood Place, near Riverside, reports that sl his fine stock are passing quietly and eesily through the epizootic. From Logan down toJ.A. Rice’s pony “Toodles” all the animals have teken & tumn st it, and Simpson thinks that if the bear hed not run away and Deen shot for marsuding smong his neighbors' bee-hives he would have joined the proces- sion. He insists,—Simpson, not the bear,—that blood will tell, even in ' this diseass, for his choicest pets seem togo through their troubles better than the common herd. He says the tendency in most stables is to treat and dose to denth,and would rather ses opizoot and dropay togetber come into Atwood barn than tho posts called veterinarics, who are trying to prove that eny man can be & horse doctor. In this connection it deserves to be stated that J. . Stough's fine stud of horses at Hinsdale kave thus far escaped tho disesse altogother. e B EVANSTON. Dr. Cléveland, who, rumor says, is to follow Dr. Chae. H. Fowler a8 pastor of the Centenary Church, Chicago, will lecture before the stu- dents of the University this evening, in the chapel. All are invited. i _An adjourned meeting of the Town Trustees will bo held in the Council Cnamber, this evening. =y v The Attorney of the Board, Hugh A. White, is oxpected to preseat for_consideration a Firo Or- dinance, and the Committee on 2 Fire Engine is to report. ——— Now is the Time. Itis niways {he right timeto do a good act, and evers man with & family should regard himself short of his duty until his home iscndowed with a Wilson Improved Underfeed Sewing Machine, Letlt bo un- derstood that this admirable machine captured the gold medal at the Northern Ohio Fair last fall, and Tns everywhoro demonstrated that it 18 o first-class family machice, Add to this, the fact that it sells for $151c33 than any other really superlor machine, and you have ae arviy of advantages in its fayor that must Do irresistabie, Salesroom at 8 Wost Madison etrcat, C , und all_other cities in the Uuited Btates, Cumpany wast agents in_country towns, g s e Soldiers’ Homesteads. [Adrertisoment.1 Tho Land Depariment of the Northern Pacific Rail- road gives notico that thers are abundant Governmeut Jands, of the very finest quality, along the line of that road in Central Minnesots, which are open to settle- ment as frec homesteacs. Lands of this character Jear to railroada are now comparatively scarce in the West, Tho above named company carrics all home- stead settlers over ifs lino at reduced rates, and gives fhem the free use of a comfortable Reception House whilo they ars selecting thelr lond and preparing o Touse, Ioformation; map, etc., may be Obtained by addressing the Land Department, N. P. R.R., at 23 Fifth avenue, New York. Steam to Italy. The Anchor Line steamship Napoli will sail from the Company’s pler, No. 20, North River, New York, for Genoa, calling at Gibraltar, on Saturday, 23d Novem- Dr. Gabin passsge §80 and $90 currency. Apply to Hendsrson Brothers, 524 Wabash svenus, Obicago, k "~ COUNTY AFFAIRS. Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Resurrectionists Robbing Graves at the Insane Asylum. Report of the Special Committee on the Purchase of the Abstract Books, The Board of County Commissioners held a meeting yesterday afternoon, President White in the chair. There were present Commission- ers Ashton, Crawford, Harris, Herting, Jones, Lonergan, Pahlman, Roelle, and Stearns. A communication was received from the Su- perintendent of Public Charities, asking au- thority to send an idiot child to the State insti- tution for such children. Authority was granted. RESURBECTIONISTS AT WORK. The Warden of the Insane Asylum reported that & bold and shamelesa robbery was attempted there on Tuesday night last, by body-snatchers, in the cemetery connected with the Asylum, whose designs were frustrated by a party from the institation, who, however, were unable to arrest the perpetrators. The Warden says that outrages of this kind have been frequently attempted, and, in severdl cases, accomplished, in spite of the watchfulness of the officers of tho Asylum, and he recommends that a strong cal- cium light be placed upon the tower, its range to ‘e centred upon new-made graves.. The matter ‘was referred to the County Attorney and State's Attorney for opinions ag to the legal points in- volved in the case, as & horse and buggy was cap- tured from the resurrectioniats, and is claimed by a livery-stable kecper. THE ABSTRACT BOOKS. l‘hg special committee appointed to confer with the County Judges with reference to the pur- chase of certain abstract books from Chase Brothers, Snortall & Hoard, and Jones & Sellers, reportod as follows : GENTLEMEN : Your Committee would state that they have bad seperate consultations and conferences with the Honorable tho Judges, also with the owners of the sbatract books, and, at ono of the mestings with the Judges, tho owners of the abstract books wara present by iuvitation, and the whale subject-matter very fully aid freely disoussed; and, it being the unamimous opinion of the Judges that if nything was purche:ed by tho county, it should be all the books, papers, an. memorands {n the possession and under fhe coutiol of the above-named firms, relating to titles, otc., in the County of Cook—ariginals, not coples—tLiereupon, at the request of your Committee, with the consentof tho Judges, b K fifms gubmitted o proposition for the male of all their prop- ety to tho county for the sum of S730.00), that being tho only and the best offer they were ot the present time prepared to subuit, but_stating, at the same time, that they svould respectfully consider any reasonable proposition the county euthorities might deem proper to submit. Your Committee would further state that it gesmed to be tho unanimous opinion uf the' Judges thal there was an imperative necessity for tho counts tu become the owner of said property, at whatever cost, and pro- vided {t was within tho bounds of reason, and ths ability of the counfy to meet the demand ; buttho Judges considered it would be fmpolitic for them in advance tostato positively what they would spprovess to the price the county should pay, believing that the in- ts of the county would best bo subserved, and the Iaw more fully complied with, by ewaiting the action of your Board in the premises, snd therefors the Judges Bubmitted to your Committeo the following communi- cations, herewith submitted : GEYTLENEN: T havebeen instructed by the Judges to inform your Committee that, with reference to_ the ‘purchase of thememoranda of itles to the land In Cook Connty from Nesara, Chase Bros.,, Shortall & Hoard, and Jones & Sellers, they have nothing to add to the suggeation heretofore made to the Board of Commis- sloners, that only originals should be purchased, and then only for such sum as can be pald by the county consistaitly with its other engagements; aud thaf, with regard to the prico which should be paid for such memorands, the Judges, after fall consuiation are compelled todecline to fix a0y sum which thoy will approve until such time o8 the matter shall properly come before them for their official action in the man- ner polnted out by the act of the Legislature authoriz- ing tho purchase.” Very respectfully yours, EnT TRER, Secretary. Cacaco, Oct. 81, 1872, - Samuel Ashton, Esq,: Dean Sm: 1 am instructed by the Judges to convey to you, and through you to your Commitiee, their ac- tion, taken at their recent meeting, in referenca to tha abstract question. Truly yours, E. 8. Witas, Resolved, That the Judges of the Superior and Cir- cuit Courtd declino to take any further or other action than that heratofore taken in Tefcrence to the purchass of the abstracts under the law of April9, 1672, until such timoas the Board of Commissioners of’ Caok County shall submit to them somo defimite proposition. for their approval or disapproval. E. 5. Wi Chajrman, &e. CimoAgo, Now. 1, 1873, ! Bat your Committes would state in this connection liat, from the expressions of the Judges to your Com- mitfee, they seemed to indicate that they would ap- ‘prove the purchuse by the county at whatever sum the Board, in its Judgment and by iis action, should offer, within the sum numed, if accepted by the owners of the books, etc. - Your Committee would further state that, In coriver- sption with the above named firms, they distinctly stated to sour Committeo that they were_zot desirous to gell out their property to the county for the suwa named, as it viould terminate and closo up their busi- ness, and they could make more money by retainiug ihelr property and doing on with Iels businces; LUty recognizing the wentaof tho peopleand tho Decessity of the county to have something for use 83 public. roc- ords, they, as_individuals, wero williog to make & personal sacrifice for the public good, and would sell the whole to the county if satiafactory terms could be ogreed upon ; and, while your Committes 1s im. pressed with the importance of tho question,and the Tecessity for speedy action, and beliove thal a largo mojority of public’ sentimént s in.favor of somo action of the Boacd by which the county should e~ como the owner of tho property of said firma for uss ua public records, stll, your committee doos mot feol authorized to recommend the purchzse at the sum named, and would, therefore, recommend tho adop- Hon of 'tho following resalution, leaving the biank to be filled by the Board : . Resolved, Thst the County of Cook will pur. chase from the ebove ~ mumed all 8 the memorasnda of “titlea to lsod {n Cook County,” judgments and otherwise, the same Deing original, s mentioned by the Judges of the Circuit and Buperior Courts of Cook Counts, ovned by said firms, and in their possessionand under their control, 5nd pay therefor tho sum of — dollars in 90-yesr bonds of 6aid county, drawing interest st the rate of 7 per cent per snnum—if accepted by said firms. -All'of which is respect{ully submitted. S, Asntoy, JouN Craweonn, Jomy Hentixa, Special Committes, Commissioner Ashton moved that tho repott be mada the special order for Thureday next. The motion prevailed. THE COLLECTION OF TAXES Commissioner Crawford moved the adoption of the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the time for the collection cf the tax- 8 and assessments of 1871 bs bercby further extend- ed to the several Collectors in the towns of Cook Coun= ty who have not already raturned their warrants to the County Treasurer, until the st day of Deccmber A. D. 1872, and that sald several Collectors in £aid towns, respectively, be_snd theyare hereby required to make eturn of their several lists and zssessments on or be- forosaid date; and so muchof tho former action of this Board as conflicts herewith is hereby repealed. The Board then adjourned ustil Thursdey next. OCEAN NAVIGATION. White Star Line. NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL—Nowand full-powered Sigamaitps; tho six lrpustin tho world, OCEANIO, BLIC, ATLANTIO, BALTIC, ADRIATIC, £,000 tons burden-—3,600 h. p. each. Sailing from Now Yotk on SAT . from Liserpool oo THURS- AYS, calling ot Cork Harbor the day following. From tho White Star Dock, Paronia Fcrri" Jorsey City. for all classes] uarisalled, Passeager accommodations mbiniag safety, specd and comiort. % stuoking-foow, end hath-rooms ia widship sec- jero least motlon 1s felt. Surgon and ateward- essel accompany thess steamers: Ratos—Saloon, S8 gold: stearaze, 81, eurroncy. Thoso wishing t6 seud for friends from the ‘old country can obtala stoorage propid cerlificaton, Passengors booked to or {rom all parts of Americs. smburg, Norwas, Sweden, India, Ausiralia, Cbind, ute, Extursion tickats grantod at tho lowast rates,” Draits from £ upward. Tor jspzclion of plaas 2nd tler information, spply 4t th Company's ofices, No. 18 Broadway, Now Yotk oo . H.'SPs eneral Agen Or to tho Whito Ster Lizo Omice, Ohlcago. 4, LAG! outh Market-st. (GREN, Axeat, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. '$5 Packages FRACTIONAL GURRENCY FOR BALE AT . TRIBUNE OFTICE, 15 8. Canal-st. P.O.Box 2CD2. KNOBLAUCH & CHAS. KNOBLAUCH, BANKING. BANEKERS, Neww Yorlz, We are prepared to ma¥o raasouable advances on consiguments to us or oar friends abroad. LICHTENSTEDN, *“DEUTSCHE BANK Act. Ges.? of Berlin. Special Partner with £500,060. PAUL LICHTENSTEIY, AM'BSEEEH’{EM STAR LECTURE COURSE. (WEST SIDE). “JOSE_BILLINGS,” M Philosopher, the Witty Wise et T s g 7 i S TN TG EL T, In the Unon Pask Congregatfonal Church on tho ckcorfal me, “THE PENSIVE COCKROACH.” ** Joeh ™ says in l'fiflvfllo letter: ‘‘In this discourso a targs favaioo of roptlies, beasty, and Sihos av bandiod ‘without mercy, commencing with the dreamy cockroach and touching lightly at times noon tho cunalng of the fox, tho l(mngnlt‘?mflllnty of tho fles, and the wondrous PR bypocrisy of cat,! "Admiselon, S0 conis. Reserved Seats, 75 cents. For West Afadison.st., znd ssla s Wost Sido. Librar, 25 Belt's Drug Storo, 495 West Madiso-st., coraer Shaldon. ACADEMY OF DESIGN, Tha Distinguished Eoglish Philenthropist, MISS EMILY FATTHFULL, WILL LECTURE OX “ Glimpses of Great Hen and Women LEave IXnown,” a1 TaD Michigan-av. Baptist Church, TUESDAY EVENING, WO, 19 For tho Benafit of thie Chicago Academy of Dosizu. S regervad soats, T couls, Admissioc, 30 ce - s2at3, 75 c2uls, Tickets notv far_sale at Cobb av.;Buck & Rasner's, co and’ West Side Librrs) 29 West Madiso: RUBENSTEIN CCNCERTS, JONDAY EVEXIZG, DEC. 3, AT 8 P. juiso L'bhart, Milo. Lonlss Orizc prano and the fatorits Coutrcit ski, Accompanist. GLOBE THEATRE. 23, aud I rved seats 23 q cents. il sad Matinods Viedassdeys and AVIS and bis s 5 PROF. Troupe of Trained Dogs! BIL Datch yaciu;;: i%rgm Y CO. 3 BLANCHE SELWIN, ALF, & ¥ ¥ BARRY, PEI! STERS, MISS AN Y] nbination in a new olj Seasational Drama eatitled SBANTIRID L OR, THE STRUGGLE FOR LIF=S. AIREN'S THEATRE, Wabash-av. and Cozgress-s, ads C with the TImmense s:zeza83 of Geo: T Foxsnd his great tronpo intheonly HUMPEY DUMPTY ! soly Inst ook but onoof this groat ner tricks, &c., L. the ufes. Firstuppearancs in Amer- atod (izard Brothore la thelrnaw act, ea- tied GAPERONICOY: Tho groat Wilsog Hros. i now T Casselll, Family. The iafent Velocipedists. Ksnock tho geent Skatorial Artist, 3Latinacs every Wad- nesday and Saturca Jin of stagea will loave altor each parformance for tho Wost and Soath Sides. STAR LECTURE COURSE. (WEST SIDE). TUNION PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ‘Wiil deliver ber Jecture on “CTIE TRUE REPUBLIC,” FRIDAY NIGHT. Tickets for walo tomorrow. Admission, 50 conta. served Scats, 75 cents. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. BONDAY, NOV. 18, zad ight and Wedzesd e Ra i Ll AV it ant Wolueidy ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. First_appearaton i this city uf (no grem artists, JOHN LEN, LITTLE MAC, Sunpored Ty AKoTR vt D O el P A Sl Bt Compocs o in Chicago, with grand cast, odigioal music, c., cs of the colebx Re- proporties, &c. matle German sensatioh, written expressly for the abose artists, cntitled SCHNEIDER; or DOT OLD HOUSE YON'DE RHINE. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE. Monroz-5t., between Dearbarn and Statrste: Atingto, Cofior & Kemhles Hingiels. First wock of tho Lughable ekoten of THE EFIZO ogx'&l 'Ei’fxa Ix)-‘.’flzifiqlr%‘i ‘;’Ge%i;n:d Chas. Rermoida. Too NGO o P e LR IPES D AND JOSESH BLUE- KIN. Every cvening and Saturday matinee. Noxt wo: the charaolr ariist, Le H. Mibuya. 3dackin end Wil £ob, Billy Rice, and Lasretico Burtot will snortly appete. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, THE REAUTIFUL AND GIFTED CHARLOTTE THONPSON. OINE WIFE. Ervory night, Wednesday and Saturday Matinees. Next Monday—SFA OF ICE. MICHIGAN-AV. M. E. CHURCH. THERE WILL BE AN ORXSTER SUPIFPEIR At the Michigan-aw, BI. J&. Church, TUESDAY EVEN- FRC, Tor tholinent of tho Ladicsr EFirnisting Fund, Sap ‘per from 6:30 ta 9 p. m. p. m. & Tickets, 50 conts. “THE COMING MAN, ~ Or Fifty R oxrs EXexrnco.” By VIDA VAGRIE, This Is a threo zct drama, cleserls do- ‘ploting tho stata of allaira whon women base attaloed theic Tall rights, as domandcd by the most. altra of the Worm- on's Hights party, 10 is witty and sprigbtls, sad sbguld sas admirablyadapted for dramatic porformaaco." ZPhiladelphia Age. Forsaloatthe WESTERN NEWS CO. CARDS, MEDICAL C.BIGELOW TIAL PAVSICIAN, No. 458 SOUTH that Dr. DR, CONF] STAT! 1t is well kcown by ali readers of the pe, ©. Bigolow 13 tha oldest establishad ph 10 has mado tho trentment of cll chironic an 3 y. Scienco and ozpericace bave mada r. B. ‘most resoivned ECIALIST of e 2z, hoa- . ared by the press, esteomed of the highost medical ot Talamants by A1l {0 ModIeal institntas of th day, hating ENTY YEARS Somadies that will. cnro. pocitizoly 2il cazea A ARBAPECIAE DISEARES (S toih s350m, Tno reputation of Dr. Bigslow fo a0t foxnded og diplo- hicates ¢ ponn, Aslatic, of African ith Hogor ab # weli-known on on thi otinent. His praises are in the jonruals, and fa the mouths of hls patients: they aro aot & thousand miles off, but aro sounded at our dcors; they aro not dated & dozen y22rs ago, but nowv. Gentlemen in thiscity, of the highest respoctability, and membsra of tbe m';ixruld feculis now practiciug ia Chicazo, are wil- i G tondy 10 nttast hia sKills Ehey aro b rofoenges. foad bis MEDICAL TREATISE for ladies xad gontio- smen. Sont (rootn any addzess In soaled envelops. Kacloss Sains. CONSULTATION FRGE. Tha fatst rooms PARLORS for lMflofllfi d o tias 5, with SEPARAT Call; san only sco tho doctor. GORRE- B CONEIDENTIAL, - Address all latters t LOW, No. 461 Siato-3t. Otfica hours from . BIGE 1S ., t08 p- m.: Shadays, 3104 p. m. Dr. F. Brooks, Obleago, Til., office 185 Soath Clarlc-st., corner of Manroo, cares all i Canonrs, Ulears, Wens, and Schirrous discascs, and all dificalties o geherativo orzaas. A smpcoms, and offects, for Jadies and gontizmon, s2u? fres to ady adds o Bours from § a. . 108 p. 1n., Sundays oxceptod. guBE | GiSF | DR, KEAT, 20 Soutn Clarkaat, Ohfeagn, may bo coafideatially conc sulted, persanaily oc by mail, freo of charge, on all Chronie Aad Hervous dissascs. Dr. J. Kean is tho valy physician in tho city who War- rants ires 0c B0 pay. ‘Bubber Goods siwass on hand. On Marria iage. HAPPY RELIEF FOR YOUKG MEN. Remarkable Reports sent free. Address HOWARD. ASSOCIATION, SCALES. FAIRPANKS STANDARD SCALHES . OF ALL SIZES. FATRBANES, MORSE &CO No NO 65 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. ME.AEROAD TIMNE TABLE, JERIVAL AND DEPARTORE OF TRATRS ‘Winter Arrangement, Chicngo, Burllngton & Quincy Railrond. Depots—Foqt of Lako-st., Indiana-av., and Sixteeath. st., aod Canal and Sixteenth-sts. Tickat ofice i Brlggs House and at Depots. Ma_and Express,.. Dubuque and Siosx Pacillc Fast Lina, Rock Island Express. Galesburg, Passengor, Hendota & Ottaws P ‘Aurora Passenz urors Passenizor. i ashindion (Western Division. ). . 4 Disight. Accomo'dation *420 Speingiicld Lights Main Line, osille Dit pr. i ia Jacksor *Eicept Suuday. _1Er. 1Dafly, via Main Lino, dail Jacksourtille Divi Daily, Vi ‘except Monday, via Jacksonsifle D Tilinoia Central R Depot foot of Lako-st. and faot ot Twenty-second-at. Ticket otfics, 75 Ca ruor of Madison. Louis Lxpress. a.m. . 0 sis Fast Lin from the Great Cantral Rajlroad. -gt. Yor the h and sleep- s appls of Tiekes uiics, s Canel-si., cor- Do Madien a; l‘.;fliz L‘.‘J.Z“’,'l-“ ‘remont ‘K;onat‘ cur- ror of Congrucs-at., il iy ; isor Hieaty-sotind'st.” Condoned Lip s et i Learo Ohi 5 1 m 955 a.m) “Frains arzivo st ChicaZo ai . . and 9:15 p. m. Only lio runaiag Suturday uight tevia to Clacinnatt. Tho cntiro train runs tarough to Czclagati. Pullmaa slgepers ou nfgnt tauicy Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. 2, i 3uke0 Lpre: Milwaukes Vasors Nilwaukes Passons Groun oy Esprass m. P Green Bay Exprass L9 me | 153 a.m. ot Suglay oxcepted! {Sitiiday czciptsd. {Mondayes- wted, 3 Clicazo, Rock Islanl & Prcific Reilrond. efot, coracr of Harzlegn a0d "Shermun-sts, Ticket of- on- co Qmahs and Leavonworth Peru Accommodation. rman.sts. Tickat ofice 5al. Depot corperot Harrlson z2a ) adion and Canal-sts. southirest corner of Mail, vis AirLino aad Line. Bpacial Allanle Eepiess AR tic Express (451553, " alr Line. Night Expre: *5:408. m. 3 00 p. m. South Chicago Accommadit'a* [2:0 p. m. p. hart Accommodation. ... *3:40p. m. _ *10:10a. mo indass excapted. tSaturdays do. * 3 Mondays do. cago. Danville & Vincenues KKailrond. songer Depot 2t P., Us. & St. L. Depot, comer of nal and ] 1zfe-sts. Out fraight office, corner ot Ada and Kinzic-sts In [reight officcat P., C. & St. .k depor, corner Halstod oud Gacrol i), 304. *140p. m. Evans STop.m. 17:20a. Freightand Ticket Ottcs, 153 Wasbington-st. ‘Danville Accommodation. ... 53y 40, Pittsburgh, v Day Expross. Pacific i Tast Fina, cxczpted. 2d Sundajs cxcopted. Central aud Great Western Hafla ronds, t., and foot of Twenty-! i Jud of Twents. §:§nfld st Sundass *Saturdaya e: Dlichigan Prag 55 : 145, m. 1o:up. §'36:0a m. 'AND PENTWATER, 19:10p. m. *6:00a. m. ;" #Sunday oxcepted. $Monday es- junda: s at8:00 8, m, HENRY G. WENTWORTH. General Passenger ageat. PROPOSALS. ~ PROPOSALS Tor Material, and Work and La- ~ bor Required in the Construc- tiop of the Cook Ceunty Jail and Criminal Court Building. Sealed proposals will bo received until the 20th day o Novomber, 1955, 1t noan, by (b6 Commitiss on Pobls Buildings of thé Biard of Gommissioners of Cook Coun! for tho farnishing &t dolivery of wil Tatectan work: L bq? and construction of and for the Cook County Jail and Criminal Court Buliing, belag erscted o5 thg, eor- nor of Michiga and Dearhgsi sis.s ia tho City of Chiee: 5!11 according to placs acd_specifications, dotalls, acd rewings ou file fathe ofice of Messrs. Armstrong & Eazan, Architects, No. 14 South Clark-st., Chicago, 53 o e —rork 1o . material, work, Iabor, constraction, and finish f.r the entire meson, cutstoneand plastering :'Drk cample{v. 1abor, construction, and fiai=l £ A 3. Allmaterial, work, labor, constructlon, and fialsh for g Unlding, eatbentof, Julaér, and wood work complste: . All material, work, ‘labor, construction, and fHnish for the Ylumblnzlnrl gas-litting compluto. The stoas to bo used may bo graaites, marbles, or sand- stones. I ties must have uniformity of color, tex- {uro, aud durability, ud ao stouc Wil bo il that has fot baen tested by actaal usc in bulldings. Bidders may Include onc o mors of the itema spacified in thelr propoaals, and all proposals raust ba mado oa the inted forms to boobtained of tho County Clerk, and bo accompanied witha copy of this notice, and by a pagal bond in tho sum of ooe thonsand (51,000) doliars, with <= carity, to by lgpmflcd b7 said Committee, that the bidder will accopt and porform the coatract if awarded to hi: and givo boud with approsad socurity therstor as fotlow For the stone, mason, aad plastering work. Fo% the o work wai satbri s ok For tho_carpenter, j and ‘buildiaz work sad 1002 csized, s rasorv2d, Proposels m: led onvelope, indors~ od FBrn: vof work 5 z slain dmenb guats Ulecly Iressed 10 U ublic ildir Board of Cor : “v R 3 Committes on Public Buildings, i35 or Co uuty. Chiaigo, . l“: 1873, q fi v . PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES, JLLINOIS STATE PENITENTIA! oY, (‘.?wnflssfllii\l‘infi' i‘i‘lc‘g; S JoLIET, 1il,, Nov. 13, 1832, Scated prapossla il be rocolsed at e s 5 tas dersigned, Commissionnrs of the Illinnis Stats Pealien. ary, ap to Dee. 17, 1932, at12 o'cluck at nocn, fur the fursishiag of tho foltowing supplies, needod at the fostl. ation 250 bels aupacfine flaar, per moach. S bela family Hoar par honth. 5,010 s cora meal har onib. 2h o 30 hoad good fit stecrs, yoc moeth, from 1,60 e upward, L 500 s Rio co! 2 24000 tons Lianly coal, feds Lelson stripa (satinat), 2 lnches wide, ht, 0% 1bs comron scap. beapprered by tha Commissiorars. The zoods {0 be nfskad as they are wauted. Cash will ba pald on del of paods. Tho bids are to bo dirocted to the Secx: 1o Board, aad will bo opzn2d on Dax . D. at 12o'clack at ncon, in the presence of sach bidders' as chaose to attond ' Each bid, a3 faras possiblo, to beac. companied by a samplo, showiag quality to_bo Tarnishad Tho Commlssionors resacys tha right 1o t any bid, ich, in their judgment, {3 not in tho intersst of the ze. For furtner particulazs apply to ths Warden, A. (Signed)” é SHY REID, AR BUTTZ, RICHARDROWETT, BUSINESS CARDS. C.S. RANKIN & CO., Architectmmal Tron Wrks, CINCINNATI, OHIO, < MANUFACTURE Store Fronts, Doors and Shutters, % Commissioners, Jail Work,Glass Pavements, Grates, Mantels, Railing, &ec.