Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1872, Page 3

5 ({ N THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1872. ..____——______————————-—-——-——————————————————-——_—————— RATHER SPICY. The .State Insurance Frocecd- ings Becoming Iore Readable. Shall {36 Loon and Trast Company bo Cem pelled to Produco Its Bocks Arguments Pro and Con. by Messrs. Coofer, Ayer, and Van Arman. A Decision Likely to be Eendcred To-Day. Ths examination in the caso of the State In- ‘surance Company was resamod before Mr. Reg- ister Hibbsrd yesterday. MEB. COOPER, for the creditors, opered businees by remarking ‘that, ineemuch as the witnesses hed not yet ap- peared, it was concluded that they bad better go on with the argument relative to the production of the bocks. He understood that tho counsel | Ador the back was prepared to question the power of the Coxtt to issne an ordor for the production «af the books. Counsel for the bank hadalarge mumber of books and anthorities to susiain his side. He did not know what they were about, ‘but relied npon the Dankrupt sct and mpon ! 2 ‘decision of the Bapremo Court, which ho contended held that tho District Court, sitting in bankruptcy, had the same power as the United BStates Court sitting in equity, to command the Production of books, or to give poswer to its officers to compel their production. If the books tended to prove anything material tc the con- troversy, they were escenticl to the case, and | should be' ueed in evidemco. He balieved the ‘books contained evidence necessary for a fair +zinl of the cause. Thoss books should, in the erdinary conres of business, show whether the <laims purchased on behalf of the bank were charg~d against the deposit of §216,000 belong- ing to the -imsurance company. Anything that tended to prove that the ofiicers of the bauk, who were at the same timo officers of the Btate Insurance Company, bought the claims on their ndividual account, and not for the bank, was essential and relevant; for if they were bonght 28 individusl investments the clums were extingnished. Counsel reviewed tho testimony- -already published in support of his views. . The books conld be examined after ‘the business hours of the bank, 2nd need not in- terfers with the business of the bank. He be- lieved the officers of the Insurance Company not only tried to swindle the Insursnce Company, but afteryasda turmed sonad and tred to avindls Fwend * MR, ATZR, who appeared for the bank, gaid he had not pro- oged to follow or reply to tho tirade of Ar. Cooper agsinet the National Loan and Trust Company and its ofiicers. Thore was very little in wl o the question at issue before his Eonor. Cer- tain directions wese given by Judge Blodgett as to the conduct of the exawination. He directed the evidenco should be <onfined to cartain points, was certain the books of tho bank contained nothing bearing upon any guestion before the Register, except a5 to with whose money the claimms wero purchased, aud there was evidenco they the money belonged to the National Loan and Trust Company. ‘Lhey were willing to pro- duce o copy of thit zcooant. The order uf Court specified what inguiries should be gone - claims, ! other creditors would not weigh very much r. Cooper &aid tuat had any rererence | I advice of lawyers,—and on that advice they went to work to rob. While the world had its | bowels of compassion moved towards a stricken . people, these men deliberately continued to ab- | worb the entire sum belonging to the Ineurance ! Company. 1In point of honesty tho transaction wes as bad as highway robbery or aay | form of larceny ccnceivable. They induced : men to assign their claims at the smallest per ! cent possible, and then proceeded to set them o3 ¢ against the deposits in the bank, The schemo of acquisition was fraudulont. Tl claims were purchased by & fraudulent conspiracy of men, who were at ance officers of the bank 2nd of the Insurance Company, to defraud the Insuranco Company. It was a fraud upon the Trustees for | the ofiicers of the Insuxance Company to buy the The bank was simply a cover and & cloak, an instrumentality used by the conspira- { tors to cover up their doings. -Were these men disintorested and honest? ~ Were there not eus- cions enongh against them to impeach iheir eredibility 2 Heproposed to disprove and deny what these men sworo when they said thoy Dad no interost in tke claims. Tho creditors de- liberately charged that the Receiver was guilty of a frandulent couspiracy to defraud tho creditors. These samoe Meesra. Bmith, having got controlof a majority of claima, appointed tho Receiver, and there was evidence that ho was acting in col- Insion with them to defraud thoother creditors. ‘Having appointed kim, he would naturally do as they desired. Tho mere scnso of duty to the | ageinst his own intorest. He would not deny that in the hearts of the other creditors thers was ill-feehngjsgninst the Smiths. Thoy would be more an homao, and should bave » bigger share of the grace of God thaa usuelly fell to the lot of mep, if they did not entertun ! somo feeling againet the conspirators who tried to defraud them cut of thoir rights. He claim- ed the right to examive tho books. The busi- neesof tho Lank was to handle money and money sscarities. Not a dollar wentin or out of a bauk without its being mado a mmtter of record. Tho books showed it. The porsons paying or receiving money were 2lsg recorded | in'the books of tho bank, The bank day by day rote its own history. The question was if this bank, on a certain dsy, bought 261,000 ‘wol of certificates 2 That was substantially the question Conld a purchase of that kind oocur without abundaxt evidence of it appearing on the'books of the bauk? Itwould ! be inconceivablo that soch a traneaction could take placo and no record cf it appear. If those claims were bought by the bank it wonld appear on the books. E ‘The Register said ho was convinced of tho trath of the argument, and if the counsel could ; make out o catounder the petition, be wonld | grant the order. Was it proper for a Court to Tequire the production of those books > Mr. Van Arman thought he saw protty nestly whers the commission was, and would propare his authoritles by to-morrow (this) morning. _ The Regster said Mr. Ayerimposed certain obstacles, end hs wonld like to kmow how the Court could order that the books should be opened from A to Z for the inspection of Conn- sel and the Conrt. G After further discussion, leave was given to amend the petition so s to specify tho particu- lar sccounts necessary to examine. Van Arman will resnme his argument to- day. AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION. The Usofalness of tho Fire Insurance Patrol Expluined to the Cock County Members of the State Legislature—The Exhibition Highly Ratisfactorv. Tpon invitation of the Chieago Board of Un- derwriters, the members-alect of the nost Legis- Iature from Cook County, tho Board of Fire aid Polico Commiseioners, and other prominent citi- izens, mot at the Fire Insurance Patrol building, No. 118 Franklin street, yestcrdny afternoon, to inspect the building and witness tho workings . of the Patrol. Among those present were Sen- ators J. 8. Reynolds and J. J. McGrath ; Ropre- sentatives John Lomsx, Jobn F. Scanlon, J. Ole- son, and Otto Peltzer; Commissioners Sheridsn, Klokke, Reno,aud Davis ; Fire Marshal Williams and Lis essistants ; Charles Mortin, Esq., Presi- dent of the Homo Insuranco Company of New York, Mr. L. Z. Leitor, and many other promi- zent citizens, with the members of the Board of into. ‘Lhopetition hud been presenzed behind his back to Judge Drummond, aud the first he saw of it was wien it was referred by the Judge %o the Register. It was & most sngular pro- ceeding for counsel to present & petition Witk out giving kim an opportunity to reply. The geatieman (Cooper) bad very singular notions | S5 to tle mehmer in~ which o cause ; should be condncied befora a Court | Tho ouly grotnd on whick ho claimed the right | 10 examine the books was his belief that the ‘bank nover purchased the cleims asa bank, but ere the individual investments of oilicers of the Stato Insurance Compauy. The books wers not the best evidence. ‘Lhe officers themselves ~were the best evidence, and they testided that they had no individral interest in the claims, bur that they were the property of the bank. T'he petitioner askec that s books should e submiteed to the inspection of thres account- ants, who should repor: #nd certify to the Reg- ister, theroby taking the case out of the hands of HieHonor. Such a proceedicg was unprece- dentel. A bank that would dieclos to the public Sopivatc andconfidentisl trapsactions of iLscus- Tomaes,would Leguilty ofs basp aud dishonorablo There had been a persistent, and he would t. :fiy mecrupulons attempt on the t of tho credors to impeach the _credit of the bank be- fordhe public. When Mr. Cooper announced thedlr, Aimberg would swear that & quiro of papr was teken out of the book, sud another quie inserted, he did solate in the afternoon, Souatit was publiehed the mext dayto tho pulic, end the bani had 0 opportnnity to reply P nbst qceasion. Mr. Cooper must Liave known Sbt Amberg could prove, aud knowing it, should B¢ Biave recalessly made any such statement to ty injury of the bank. " Mr. Cooper held that hohed given sufficient ce. 309 ser believed it was malicionsly done; and opose they had nccess totho books of the ink, they would not scraple to stop at anything 1at wouid subserve their purpogo to injure the ank. Counsel then adduced s long array of mthorities on the construction of ‘the jtatute, contendiog that the appli- sant ould show that the paper cxisted, that it was pertinent to the issue, and thatthe case ehould be such that the Court of Tquty would compel the production of the docunent. Be contended that s Court of Equity oul never order_the production of the books. Oowtel announced his williugness to produce copiss of any accounis thet were essential, but prowsted againet an order for tho wholesale prodiction of tho books. B. VAN ARIUX eaidhe had but recently been tngaged in the caseand if he thought the question 8o learn- edlpnd elaborately srgued by counsel was the real:uestion at issue, ke would decline to go on whout further prepasation. The question, hower, was not whether the Court had power to capel the production of books, os that was sottll by the Court, Judge Drummond having s2idthit the usual course was to pro- cure certificate from the Begisicr to the effoct thathe books contained evidence neceesary in \case, and on that . certificate the -Court won istue en order. The Register hadno righrhatover to adjudicato on that question. Tueaestion befors him was if the books con- #ain material evidence in the case. M.Cooper explained that he asked Mr. Ayer to piuce the books, and warced him that if he id 3t he wonld obtain an order from Judge Drunond. Mr. Ayer declined to. produce bool, and he (Cooper) went fo Judge Drum- mor e T5 Register £aid that, sccording to Mr. Cocer, Judgs Drummond st ted that the lace to present the petition was before B N teter. _ It was mot an order from was pveynr;d to hff %rgu:ant 88 to the ity of producing the books. ) “’E‘é‘ism_fium o caso oa 1o ‘understood it, cedod. He understood dod. A e osocnted by the Assigneo . thy creditors represented by e abjection to these but he and his asociate-(Cooper) represented certain cred- Itorswhose claims had been allswed under the Banirupt 1aw, on the principle chat such credit- prs were entizled to contest otner claims against thosstste. They held that whaterer was the fornof the proceeding in reality, tto two Exmfimé o n called Van lnwagen, He other calle Mc¥ullen, and J. B. Smitn, werr engsged in & udulent conspiracy. t.r,r“ Register Fiore stated hov the case was re- ferred to bim, and how it stwod. Tho referance instracted hirh to pass npor the Teliability snd admssibility of ovidenc. He was ready to hear any amount of argament \tmu:hmg the ne- cessity of producing thite books. Mr. Van Arman sgsin got under war, Ho stated thet there vas a fisudulent conspiracy, the benefits of which weze to be selfislly divid- od among tke conspirators. He acquitied the bank as 8 bank, and the Insurance Company as gach, of intention to defraud, bui claimed that {his family of Smithe, and their coadjutors aid pasistants, formed & cold and bloodlees schere fodefrand the bank, the Insurance Compen), 3 38 araditors _Jhase man had advice—tly Undervriters. The Bosrd of Underwriters will petition at the pext session of the Legislaturo for an actof incorporation for the Patrol,which ehall be eimi- lar to that obtained by the New York compenies, the principal provision of which makes it obligatory on the yarious nAurapco companics of thie uily to contribute in sustaining the Patrol. ‘The object of the exLibition yesterday afternoon was to show to the members of the Legislature just what the organization wes for which the legislation wounld be azked by tho Board of Underwriters. An exhibition was given of the timo consumed in hitching up tho horses and reaching the street with the wagon, which was just 12 sec- onds. The hitching up of the horses by nine men, consumed 10 seconds, and with five mon it | was dono in 83{ seconds. With the horees at pole, five men sitached tho hores to tho wagon in 8 scconds after the alarm, With tho Lorses at the pole, one man attached them o the weg- on in 14 seconds ; another in 16 seconds, and | & third in 15. i | Oneof the most interesting exhibitions was i given in thedormitory of the Department, show- ng the process of geting np at night when su als-m is sounded. Broxd grins. extending be- tween the ears, were visibleupon the faces of the astute legislators when, upon an alarm be- ing sounded, the men leaped from their beds, | jumped into their clothes, and dissppeared down Btair, all in the space of 8 seconds. Tiia party visited the fourth-story, whero they ‘wero shown the process of unfolding, sepreading and fclcing canvas. ) An informal meeting of the gentlemen prosent was held after the practice, in tho room of the Board of Undorvriters, where short speeches Were indulged in, laudatory of the Patrol an dits ‘boilding. - The fintxol Committee of {he Bosrd of Under- writers, consisting of Charles Y. Drew, Edward 3L Teall, and James B. Floyd, deservo much credit for the psrfacfion reached by the Patrol Dopartment. /They witoly cancluded that mili- tary discipline wonld bo fectual in puch an 2nd, therefore, at the outset winkle exclusive conitol of tho department, making his word and voice supreme. Uuder his care, the Fire Insurauce Patrol of Chicago bas become equal to any patrol in New York, and has & record which would not be unworthy of the oldest patrol in the country. The building is o model of nestness and cleanliness, and has pothing about it that is not_attractive and even elegant, when comparod with the buildings of the Firo Department. A STRUGGLE WITH A LUNATIC. mostof- organization, ave Crptain Ball- A Dcputy Sher!ff Bltten by o Madman—A Desperate Strogle in the Connty Juil. Two or three dsys 2g0, & msn who acted 8s if he was insane, was arreeted on the West Bide, snd locked up in the Bixth Precinct Btation. ‘While in the cell his actions were such as to convines tho station-koeper that the prisoner was really demented, and he- was ac- cordingly transferred to the County Jail to have the question decided. Yesterday morning was set for his trisl inthe County Court. He bad become so violent and boisterous that it wes necessary to confine him in the dungeon. When the door was opensd yestordsy Torming by Jailor Foltz, thio man mado s dash at Lim, sad 2y required all' Foltz's strongth to _protoct himaelf from s murderous assault. Deputy Sherift Scharlau, while attempting o place hand-cutts on the prisoner's wrists, was sitacked, and re- ceived & bite on tho left Land, from which the blood flowed freely. Afterthe men had been se~ cured and taken’into Court, Scharlau bad his wound dressed at Farwell's drug store. As tho lunatic waenob frothing at the month ~at the timo be bit the officer, it is not thought that the Iatter's blood _sbsorbed sny of the poisop. An insano man’s bite is almost, if not quite, as bad 88 that of & rabid dog, and the result in Schar- 1ad's case may be More serions than it at prosent apprebended.. . The man was found guilty of be- ing = lunatic, and will bo gent to the County Asjlum. Ho says his nameis Carl Fred, Leni dinger, but will give'no account of himself. The suthorities know nothing of bis antecedonts, or whether he has any friends living in Chicago. bl e A Regular Nailer. The boxnafling machine, naw on exhibition et No. §7 Weat Lake street, s o marvel of mechanical inge- nuity, It eaves the work of five men daily, Capital- isty zeking a sufe and profitable investment are invit- ed to call and secit, THE LAW COURTS. i Another Claim of Sei-off ‘on an In- surance Policy, A Test Case Under tho New State Gambling Law, Insurance Companies in Bank= ruptcy-=A Blasted Life. Mercantilo Troubles---A Slippery Bank- rupt---Disagreeing Pariners. GENERAL NOTES. ANOTI'ER CLADM OF SET-OFF. John M. Williams, o partner of tho formor firm of Prescott & Williams, doing business be- fore the fire at No. 30 Michigan avenue, 83 iron and stoel hardware merchauts, brings a bill in the United States District Court for a set-off on a fire insurance policy of $5,500 in the Lumber~ | man's Insurance Company, belonging to the firm, sgainst a note given to the Company by ‘himself for $4,000, secured on five shares of §1,000 ench in the National Watch Company. Ho affirms that ho is informed that Thomas C. . Hoag, Assigneo in Bankraptcy of the Company, Las applied to the Court for leave to sell the stock, 2nd ho prays the Couwri for an injunction enjoining him from doing 80, and a decros declaring the policy of the firm & proper sot-0ff against the mote, both parties beinginasolvent state at thetime of execntion. It will be remembered that Judge Blodgett recently decided that where it was proved that a debtor of & ow bankrupt insurance company had mo other seot-off than the policy of a firm of which he was only one membor, and had only a parb intorest, tlio set-off could not be allowed ; bat there may be some circumstances altering the apparent ownership of the policy, or giving the debtor full interost in the policy, and in such & -case application for a set-0ff may be entertained. It is probably because the petitioner hasobtained full control of the policy that the bill is brought. GAMBLING—A TEST CASE. James Basee, the gambler who ran s place on State strost, waa convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court, yesterdsy, under an indictment houso, This was & test cace under the new statute. Counsel claimod that he wasnot tho proprietor of the establishment, but was hired at 5 salary of £30 & week by & man nomed Watt Robbins, of New York, to take charge of the bank, and act 8s proprietor. Dy this means it was expected that tho law conld be generally evaded. The Court gave tle following instruc- tions to the jury, which will be found of great interest : The Court instructs the jury thatif they believe from the evidence that tho Toom on Stato street de- scribed by the witiesses was & common gaming house, 38 charged in tho indictment, and the defendant aided orassisted in operating and keeping such house, then beds a keeper of 8 gaming house within the meaning of the statite, and tho juty should find him guilty. tho first offence. It ia probable that the case will be taken to the Supreme Court. INGUBANCE COMPANIES IN BANKRUPTCY. The Assignee of the Lumberman’s Insurance Company, in bankruptcy, was yesterdsy directed to give up the promissory note of Geo. F. Foster, for $1,700, secured on property in Evanston, on peyment of tho debt, in order to remove the cloud on the title, such proceeding, however, not to affect the right of Toster to a set-off ogainst the Cum)nny for any claim he msy have under s policy of insurance- 1t appears that the Garden City Insuranco Company is suing the Cummercial Insurance Cowpany in the Circoit Court, and that the amount of debt has not Lecn ascerteined, where- fore, on the petition of the former Company, it for tho purposs of decidiag ssio the amouat o, - The Directors of the Lumberman's Insurance Gompauy, baving pasecd & resolution at their | regular Liesting on the 1st Marcl, 1871, reducing the interest on all stock notes to 8 ver ceat per nnum, and the Assiguee of the Company since ts baukruptcy having computed suca interest that 1ato without the suthority of the Court, s action in 80 doing was yesterday finally sance tione A DLASTED LIFE. Edward Francis relstes o melancholy history of his marrisgo exporiences. Ho atatos that ho was united to Freoces Scott in 1569 ; that it came to his knowledge, within tho past four woeks, that his better halt had fallen into dis- roputable practiess, such as going away nighta during his abeence, and drinking, gambling, and woreo, in ealoons snd placos of resort, backriding with known bad char- acters, snd so forth, whersupon he abandoned her, and sho proceeded to open and conduct & house of the worst character on Sonth Clark streot, where ehe pow is earning the wages of 8z, and living on (ho similar earnings of others; that Lo bas remonutrated with her in vain; an that she is confirmed and unslterable in hor vicions courses. He does Dot gay what drovo his wife to_thess wrotchod habits; whether it was igaorance, inheront Wickedness, despera- tion, home misery, or loneliness, or ndither. It remainy for the Wife, in Ler anawer, to tell the story. People donot o wrong without cause, and there aro alwess two eides toa etory, aa Court records too often prove. But these inex- preseibly shocking terminations of possibly bliss- ul and tender honoymoons, soon pass away snd are forgotten; for ihe lost woman rarely comes forwad 10 tell another version. MERCANTILE TROUBLES. 8. Goodspeed & Co. have obtained an attach- mont against Burton Brothers & Co., of Erie, Pean., for §1,522, being the prico of 132 tons 750 pounds of anthracite coal bought and paid for by tho plaintiff from tho defendants, which the latter Liave failed to supply. 7 Leopold Rothechild has obtained an attach- ment in the Superior Court against A. J. Ulman, of Baltimore, for & debt of $365.69, alleged to bo due by the lste firm of B.J. Ulman et al., of which the defendant is the surviving partner. An_sction in forcible eniry and detainer, Tngall & Jones (268 West Handolph streot), appesled from Justice Austin's Court, was yei- terday entered in the Buperior Court. A PEETTY BUT NAUGHTY TRAVELLING COMPANION. Caroline M. Franks recently obtained, by writ of habeas corpus, custody of Viola Ernestine Franks, the issue of her marrisge with Edward 8. Franks, and she now sues for divorce on the ground of her husband being in the habit of travelling about through Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and other States of the Union, with.a naughty siron known as Ellen or Hellen Carnes, the two living inastato of intimate relation- ship incompstiblo with the parentage of_a Viola Ernestino born in lawful wedl and ties to anvther who does not travel, but stays at home in company with a marriage cortify . Franl {’afl her errant hmsbund as :?)?n 23 his pecesdilloes came to hor knowledge. Sheisunablo to fix the exact dwelling-place of Ellen or Helen, as that heartless charmer seems to live only on the wing with Ler married_paramonr. Theee little occentricities of husbands and fath- ers sometimes prove exponeive though, let them scem and sound as delightfully wicked as they may. A SLIFPERY BANKRUPT. H. T. Hubbard, bankrupt, yesterdsy arrested to prevent his leaving tho city during the pro- gress of his examination, was bronght before Rogister Hibbard in themorning to be examined under Section 26 a8 to the disposition of his as- sets, but, after the parties met in consultation, it was found desirable to limit the inquiry to matters connected with late salos of tho Lankrupt’astock, with the viow of discovering if possible, whose goods among the stock sup- plied by creditors had boen. encrificed. Having _— Furs at a Great Reduction. Harrls & Stone, No, 108 West Madiscn street, are selling mink sots for §13 sund upward, Any person, Jady or gentlezan, busing a set worth $50, will be pre- sented with a genuine sesl cap. —————— Tho Saratoga Geyser Water. Buck & Rayner draw true Geyser b the “ Epa” —_— Cod Liver Oil. ‘Hazocd & Claawall'a God Livar Oil i3 the besk, ot out of him all ho seemed uble or willing to impart, the connsel proposed to adjourn until to-day, which was agreed to. Huobard will meanwhile be hold under suficient bail. PANTNERS DISAGREE. Another partnership row ; Swett and Harvey cannot agree. Squire Harvey sues for an in- junction restraining his partner hereafter col- lecting or receiving any of the debts or moneys owing to the firm, or applying any of the funds | 1o his own use, or signing the firm name 80 &4 to charging him with ronning s common gaming ! He was fined $100, as pregeribed by thelaw for : leavo was yosterdsy givem to proseonte such | ovil | | | | anco Compaay. | Bet-off of a policy against a secured note. | 5,251—People of {he Siate for use of the city | eause any indebteduess, or buying or gelling any £00ds on account of the frm, or meddling with the books and accounts, or_doing snyiling that o ought to do in tho capacity of & partner es is a partner. MISCELLANEOTS. The Mochanics’ National Dank, of Chicego, was yestorday directed by tho District Court to transfor the sum of $12,307.21, standing on tho books of the bank in the name of William Lap- ham, late Assignee of tho estate of Baker, Greig & Skinner, to tho credit of B. E. Jenkins, the presont Assignee. On the petition of_the Assigneo in the estate of Peyton R. Chandler, all the in‘erest of the bankrupt in a small piece of real estate not in- cluded in the schedule, and just discoverad, was, | yesterday, allowed to bo disposed of to the other | ownors for $150. ‘Lho rule on Otto Peltzer to show cause why an sitachment should nob bo issucd for con- tempt in disobeying the injunction of the Circuit Court, in the matter of Lis atlas, was yesterdsy continued to Baturdsy. Eavazd Murphy, oxe of tho rioters who as- saulted Sorgeant Buckley st the corner of Stato and Eightecnth streets, in such & way a8 to en- danger bis life, in March last, was yesterday found guilty. “he motion for & new trial was overruled. Inthematterot M. F. Colline, at the first meet- ing of creditors, held yesterdsy, bofore Register ‘Hibbard, R. I. Jenkins was appointed Assignee. eetings for the appointment of Assignecs will bo hid at tho Togitors offce this morging, ak 11 g'clocl viz, in the matter of Boot & Cady, and of Boll & Wadsworth. B Tho jast_day of servico in the Superior Conrt will bo Friday next. g : Judge Hopkins presided in tho District Cours yosterday. ATTORNEYS' RECORD. CALL TO-DAY. Urirep Sraaxs Diszater Oount.—No, 666, Upton, Assiguee of the Great Weatern Insurancs Cowpany v ‘Hansorough, on trial, Croovrr Gounr—(Booth, J.)—Bailroad condemna~ ton cause, Chicago & Northweatern Railwsy Company v, John Gray, on_trial, (Tree, J.)—Next on trial 362, Vi A, Jumed et oL v, Erle & Weitern Transporiation Company. BuPERIOR Count—(Porter, J.)—~30, Irons v. Sceleys ctal on Call, 29 to 37 inclusive, 39, 40, 42 to 50 inclusive, TUDGMENTS. UxrTED SraTES CinouTr CoUnT—(Hopking, J)—561 {Glancers)—Compton'v. Underbil; zepart ot Master confirmed. T98—{Law)—Clack v. Lorillard Insurance Company obale: Gommarmer to-pecial Blon OverFEd, and Hialhe 1iff Aemurs s to Loriilard Insurance Cowpany. 96— illar Butters v, Same ot al,; same, 707—Doane v, Same; Bame, tettanor v, Bame; same, CImotTr CovnT— Booth, J.)—951—Forasth v. Car- oll; bill of particulars by, 24th inst. 4,197—Galbraith . Commercial Insuranco Company; #4740, 2,247— Batters v. McKeon; $1,09%. _2,317—Hatch v, Garden City Insurance Company; $1,590. 2,483—Peatco v. Coinmercial Lnsurance Company ; $1,438.97, = 1,655— C., O. & I O. Dailway Company v. MeAllsy; bond for amonnt of award flad. 421—Nispel v. Har- rison ; dismined for want of complianco with rule, Benndls v.0elly; dismised by plaintel. (lree, /= 1,428—McKoo v, Putnam ; appoul dismissed. S,165— Haoma v, Lsbello e sl 86635 39¥—Homley v. Hawley ; leave to amend declaration first doy Janusry term. - 3,14T—Peck v, Lavrence et al; default snd Jjudgmenit vacated ; pieadings 10 &, m. to-duy, (IFill- fams, J.)—Beea et al. v. Paitzer et al: time to show cause, etc., extended till to-morrow, —Brown v, AMor- = ; cause Testor Supemion Count—(Porter, J.)—3,481—Kasters v. Newball ; leava to sdswer amended petition by first doy of Janwary term, 8,538—Phillips v, Warren ; $21L.57, v, Warren only, 3,09—Cox v, Commercial Insursics Company; $2,650, 223 — Flefsher v. fichoenteld ; time to'fle bill of exceptions extended till Jan. 10, $,030—Bollo v. Unfon Insurauce Com- pony ; by plalntif. 3,304 3,—Kelly v, Fia- Berty} same, 3,588, —Pbillips v, Warsen; same as to Barier and. Kilsoy, (Gary, Jg0—Valguartz v, Valquartz ; decree of divorce, _1,04—Boyer v. Halli® yon § decrée rostoring record, 1,145—Newton V. Now= ton ; docres of divorve. DEFAULTS. Omourr Count— Bouth, J.)—2,420—Thomss v, Come mercial Insurance Company.. §,093—Tolman v, Wicke, (Tree, J.)—1,19—Adcline v, James B. Sutherland, 2,511 Fuller v, Teutonia Insurance Gompany, 2,503— utaal Life Insurance Company vs Comudercial Tusur- Srares Dissmics GovET—(Topking, J)— Ustrep StaTes DisTmicr COURT- n¢ o Caotaar st akt Sajuicatien b 1ault; warrant, etc., Jan, 20, beforo Hibbard. 2,121— Teston R. Chandler; order for eale of real catate, ,612—Christian_Kasking; order to poy sttorucy’s 2,100—Froderick Wichelman; or- to eell lease, 1,657 — Churles M. Bakor et al.; transfer of deposfts. 2,147—Bell, Wads- worll & Co;: ordes for wale uf persomi property. IL E. Tabbard ; order for arrest, sud bond o beicd for py._arance wheu required fur examinotion Leforo tho Begister., Lumbermnn's Iusurance Company ; leave 10 Astignes to roceivo from G. F. Foster tho amount of his pro-nissory note, and o give up tho note, without prejudice {0 set-off. Commercial Iucuranco Com- pany; leavo to the Gurden City Losurance Company to prosccute suita in Circult Court of Cook County. uraberman’s Insurance Company ; leave fo Assigneo .| to charge8 per cent interest on all btock notes, in ac- cordance with & re:olution of ke Directcrs. PROBATE. Covrry Covnr—(Walluce, J.)—Mateg Zolibor ; letters testamentary to widow; ‘bond $3,000. Dora Krackmann ot al, ;_gusrdianship to Waslungion Hea- ing; bond §16,400.’ Ludwig Kerkmann ; samo to same ; same bond. LUNACY. CoUNTY CoURT—(Walluce, J.)—~Cerl Frederick Land- ipger found ineano. Sarab Anu McLoughlin and Ann Webb to be tried on the 21t fust., 11 g, 13, NEW BGLIS. . UiTep Brates Distowor Count—{Admiralty.) Loud Priest v. Goy ¥, achooner Esgle Wing; papers Testored. John . Williams v, Thos, O, Hoag ; Aseij Do of the Lumberman's Losurance Cmeuir COURT—5,257—! 5,258~ Buschliom v. v. Fellen; same. ~. Grabam ; 5,259 ; same. V.R, K. Giurk; tax appeal. 5,282—And. Davidson ‘and W, Honry v. Obudizh Jackson ; assumpsit, £3,000, 5,265— Suppresied three days for ‘service. 8,204—Brovn v, orun et al.; notica of motion {0 restore cause. 5,255 Hy. P, Mcrill v, August Wendell ; assumpsif, $500. 5,266—E. Bowditch Hinoan v. Edward Shay and Jous Niyers ; olectment, $10,000. 6,267—Wm. Kerr & Co. v. Doyle & Johnson ; sseumpeit, $500, 5,268—Julia B. Hammond v. Natht M. Flotke{ repubeis writ vali, 6. SurERIon CounT—41,725—Francis v, Frances Scott; divorce, 41,726—Squire T, Hu: vey v. Wi, O, Bwelt ; injunction restraining the_coliection of pavinership debte, 41,727—eiener v, Hellmann ; appeal. 41,723 —Joshua C. Jenkina v. Jola Wrenn ; assunpsit, $500; Hutclinson & Luff, attornese, 41,720—Bulger v, Campbell ; sppeal, 41,730—0rton W, Judd & Oscar Cobb v, Edward ¥, Dore; sasumpeif, $1,000. 41,731 ~—Hiram D, v. Ana Flower ; divores on'the ground of desertion, €1,783—L. Rothechild v, 8, n; aita ,74—Coroline 3. v, Franks, 41,735—3, specd . Y. ‘Brothers & Company ; attachment for coal valued ot $1,620, 41,736—Jecob R, Shepherd v, Daniel Kelly; confeasion'of judgment on & note of $500. g it ity THE CITY IN BRIEF. “The schooner U. 8. Grant arrrived af this port yesterday, from Hoyne's pier, with 125 cords of Wood, the latest, sud, very likely, the lsst ar- Tival of tho sonson. A set of harness, worth $50, was stolen from Mr. C. B, Brown’s barn, &t the rear of his resi- deace, No. 879 Indiana svenue, on Mondsy even- iag. The Board of Public Works, yesterday, en- gaged & tug to run to the'Crib_during tho win- ter. The price to be paid is 8500 for “tying up,” and and $14 an hour while in nse. Tho residence of R. Btafford, No. 22 Sixteenth street, was cntered by thieves on Monday even- ing while the family wero at tes, and several overcoats and other garments were stolen from the hallway, : A meeting of the members of the proposed new regiment, and of citizens interested in such 2n organization, will be held this evening in the Council Chamber, at 8 o'clock: It is expected that a permanent organization will bo effected. Qolonel Guy T. Gould, of thie Ghicago Post Office, sunounces that he will gratnitously du- plicate lost discharges from the United States Srmyand nsvy. The nsmo sud Post Office 2d- Gress of the applicant should be given in full. . A carpenter named Jamea Wood, while st wworle n Ewing's building, corner of Madison and Pooria streots, yenterday morning, fell from the firat floor to the basement, and sustained sovero bruices. He was taken to his home, No. 1§ Bouth Green stroet, and attended by Dr. Page. Tt is probablo that the colored firo enginecom- paoy mill not bo stationed in ho southmest quarter of the city, ss originally intondod, b il b placed o Michigan :ve’m‘:f recently erected by the Titaworth Company. The daily noon meeting of the Y. M. C. Beretofore held at the e Baptist Church, ;%é &t No. 99 West Randolph street, will be removed to-day in tho lecturo room of tho First AL . Church, corner of Clark and Washington streets. ThoSunday School Teachers’ meoting, to-day, on Daniol 12, and tho * Resurrection,” wil be led by B. F. Jacobs Tho effocts of the farious snow storm, which set in yestorday afternoon, were felt on’ all the lines of railrond contering'in Chicago. The in coming ovening train on the Pictsbigh d& Fors Wajne Road was about ono Lour latas thet of the Chicago, Bock Ialand & Pacific betweon tro and three hours ; the Chicago, Alton & St. Lonis £houk the 5130 izme, and traidis on sl tho othor TO ‘were more or less im] it oxda were mo reded by tho rapidiy- About 8 o'clock on Monday night, window at Pottor Brothars:. jewelry :«%3:%’: 393 Wabash avenue, was broken into by & thief, who attempted to filch the watches Gn the ro. pairer’s table. One of the firm was in the store y de- | at tho timo, and, observing the thief demolish the glass, rushed into the strect to capture him The fellow, however, made his escape. Thora ere watchos worth §2,500, among them & Jacob chronometer, valuod ai §540, Langing on the frame—a veluablo prize, but, fortunately, nothing was taken. The Courcil Committeo on Streets and Alloys, ‘West Division, met at tho City Clerk's offico yeslorday aftornoon. They sgreed to recom- mend that Newberry avenue be paved with | wooden blocks, There was somo talk about the | Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, and ths Alder- * men decided to examine the proposed route to | connect with the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne Rail- rond, on Canal etrest, beforo they made any recommendation. The Board of Putlic Works will advertise, in s | dayor two, for proposals for constructing a | water-pipe tunnol, six feet in_diameter, under | the river, near (ho foot of Pine strect. Tho present pipo lies in an expoeed position on the | ed of tho river, and has been broken soveral times by vessel anchors and pile drivers ; Lenco tho proposed tunnel, which will prevent the ! mater eupply in the South Division from beiny shut off by an accident similar to the one whi occurred a short time ago. Michael Ryan, o suspiciously scedy-looking erson, hailing from the neighboring hamlet of Poru, was arrested yesterday by Detective Elli- ott whilo endeavoring to diapose of two coats in apawn-shop. It was not_want that drove him to crave assistance from the grim and_grasping % uncle,” for it was found upon examining hia | clothing, that ho had threo new pocket-books | and $165 in money. He was locked up to await | developments, which will doubtless proye him | to be an individual whoso absenco from the city | is much to bo desired. | A buttoned shoe, marked “II. E. Osgood” on the inside of the leg, was found in the room at No. 66 North LaSallo street, where Nicholas Eischon was shot by o barglar on Monday morn- ing lagt. There can be no question but that it ‘was forgotten by tho rufiian in bis haste to ea- cape. The police autborities believe that an- other burglaty wes committed that morning previous tothe ono at the house montione: above, but theze hus beenno robbery reported | wherein articles marked * Osgood ™ were stolen. | | The sboo is at tho Central Station, awaiting & | | claiman ! | Detoctive Joseph Dixon, who, by virtuo of ! receut election, now bears the title of Past Wor- shipful Master of the Keystono Lodge of Freo- ‘matons, was presonted with a beautitul Maater's | jowel, suitebly inscribed, immediately_aftor the installation services on Thursday evening. Itis a gift from the mcmbors of the Lodge, sad is intended as sn_expression of their gratitude for the inestimable services which hie rendered the organization while he was its chief offioer. Tho presontation address was delivered by Alr. Dix- on's successor, and was responded to by Joseph with 28 much grace a8 his real astonishment would permit. The jewel is valued st §150. The Board of Police Commissioners met yes- terday afternoon to dispose of businoss conriect~ ed with the Fire Department. Pipeman Fisher, of Engine Company No. 14, who is now in the custody of the police, on the cbnrfie of being drunk snd disorderly, was suspended from duty until sach time as he can obtain his release and Bsppear before the Board for trial. _The resigna- { tionof Fred. Varges, driver of Engine No. 4, | was accopted. James Dunno, having faithfully and efficiently served ont his probationary torm of sixty days, was appointed & member of the reuglar force, upon the recommcendation of the Chief Fire Marshal, Jobn Ryan and James Ferguson, two men of disreputabla character, who were arrested somo days ago by ordérof the General Superintendent of Police, on suspicion of being concerned in the jewelry robbery at Kuhn's Hotel, which has ‘been fully’ mentioned in Tme TRIBUNE, Wers Lronght before Justico Banyoa yesterdsy, and Deld over for furthor examination on tha 28th, in bail of £5,000 each. Though the Chief may Bave good grounds for suspicion, it s not likely that olther of these men committed tho robbery. They do not. nnswer the correct description of the ‘real thief, Which wag published in this paper the morning aftor the crime. Thereisa poesibility, Lowever, that Ryan and Ferguson assisted the cunning scoundrel to socrete the spoils, and_subsequently ehared with him the profits arising from their sale. The Alarm from Bos No. 861, at Lalf past 10 ! o'clock yesterday morning, was ocoasioned by & | fire in the two-story frame building No. 591 | South Canal street. The structure is_one of a | Tow of three, numbered 691, 591, and 593. Tho fames were secmiingly in the pariition walls and beneath the roof, aud hence very dificult to remch. In consequence, more damaye was dono by water thau by fire. 'Henry Neimeycr owns | the building, which wore damagad to tho ex- ! tentof 2200, ' Julius Shellerick, clotbier, occu- i pied the tirat floor of No. 591, and Mra. Glin the | second floor. The former's loas will approxi- | mato $250, and the latter's 3109 No. 591%¢ was gcoupied on tho first fioor by Hermsu Laglo, i ealor i dry goods, aud the second oot a5 3 i dwelling by Adolph Plothico. The stock was damaged €200 insured for $1,000 in the Trad- ere’ and 33,000 in the St. Peul. Plotbico's fur- niture was partinlly acstroyed by removel, bat his loss will not exceed §1%0. Ho,has no in- sursace. The loss to tho occupant of No. 598, 3L Coenhouser, liquor dealer, was nominal. Tho origin of the firc is unkrowa. Ecan va, Fate From Hu s Draver. When Judge Marshall lived in_Richmord his opposite neighbor was Colonel Pickett, father of tlie Confedorate General, Georgo E. Dickett, of Gettysburg fame, Colonel Pickett wss amen of wealth, lived well, aad was_not coutent ualess overytliing about Lis household boro tho marks af good living., Iis horses were his pride, and were conspicuous everywhere for their splendid appearance, being as leck, fat, and high spirited as abundant food and excellent grooming could make them, Judgo Marshall's horses, ou the othier hnad, woro notorionsly lean and unkempt. Tverybody bus the Judge had long remarked this.” At last it was brought to his notice, with | the euggestion that bis carrisge driver neglected the horses, £21d much of their food, and appro- riated £ho 1 oney to his own nse, 5 good deal of it ioing, 10 ubt, for liquor. The Judge called bhim up without delay: “Dick, what is_tho reason Colonel Pickets Torses are in such splendid condition, whilo mino aro almost skeletons? I am afraid you neglect thom, don't balt earry ther, and doi's Lalt feed them.' Dick, not expecting this aitack, was fairly posod.” Ho hemmed and hawed avhile till he could gather bis negro wits about him, &nd then said: ** Mars John, look at yon—is you fat 2" 3 420" enid tho Judgo; ‘*decidedly not.” Vel Took at ol tmisa ™ (Mrs. Alaraball), “is sho fat “No.’ Den look at mo. IsIfat7" ok «Den look at yo' hosses. Is dey fat? prot “Novw den, you jea’ look at Eunnle Pickett. Ho fat, his ca'idge driver fat, his hosses fa$, his dogs fat—all fat. Do troof is, Mars John, fat run inde Pickett fam'ly, snd it don't run in our'n. Dat's all.” * ““Well,” said the Judgo, after a little reflec- tion, *thero is & good deal in that. It never oc- curred to me before.” Ho turned back into his study, and Dick was never troubled any mare, —— Hunting Establishments in England. The London papers for November contain a list of one hundred and seventy-one distinct E:cks of hounds—satag hounds, fox hounds, and rriers—whose meetings for the ensning week ere advertisod. Bomo packs meot four times, some three, some twice a week—the majority three. These packs represent, in one way or another, an expenditure amouuting in the aggre- gate to somewhere aboat $10,000,000. The usual éstimato for maintaining a pack of hounds is 815,000 a year; but this is for the mere subsis- tence of the hounds and the staff which sattends them, and does not, of course, include the ox- E‘nd:tm on hunting of those who follow them. e number of bunting men has been increased by the railways rendering it essy for persons Living remoto from meets to attend them. The English trains run so quickly tbat numbers of ‘men, com&a.\ledh)c!ose attendance in *the city ” most of the week, manage to get their one “or two days' hunting within the ssme period. - Thus the Irish mail, which runs without stoppage the eighty miles, from London to Rugby, lapping up, from tronghs placed on tho line, its food, in b shape cf water, tosustam it on itslong stage, does that distence in two hours—we only wish our cars did the same—and lands young Ninrod in time for a Warwickahize pack, whilst an after- noon train will pick him up sgain 8 8ix p. m., and bring him to town in time for a late dinner. | Thie ruddy, jolly sppearance of men on the Stock Exchange sud other of the great London marts of omuuerce, is often, in no slight degree, at- tributablo to “that glorious run we had” with her Majosty's the Pyichley, or tho Quorn, yestor- dsy. —_————— Practical Joking. Norwood, and other of ike pretty villazes which lie round E{‘denhnm, writes the Londou correspondent of the Swiss Times, have, during the past few weeks, becomo most 'objectionable places of residonce to ladies and children, and Sven to nervous men, in consequence of certain {freaks of s et of ruftisns who call themselves gentlomen. Theso leds, wrapped in largo cloaka, wander sbont the highways and byways, somo- | times singly, sometimes in couples, but ! always baving accomplices nmear. On theap- | proach of ladies thoy suddenly fling open the closk; *and-revenl their breast; wholly -cov- ered 'with Ulezing phosphorus. The shock to any one would be great, but to women snd chil- dren it is overpowering, and in consequence the cowards who assail them have hitherto always ‘been able to make off before assistance can be procured. I am told that children aze now lying dapgerously ill in more than one house at Deck- enham from frights given them by this new class of ghosts. Thegentlemen of the neigh- borhood have taken tho matter up in the proper | spirit, and their first step has been the issue of | a notice announcing to ladies in general that if | 2 pockot revolver is used when these ruffians | shoot them dead. The Romance of a Brigands Brigands of tho good old-fashioned typo aro fast dying ont, but some very fine specimens of | the row.antic sort are still to be foundin Corsica. ; A correspondent of thae Zemps mentions that, | besides some thirtg-four very doubtfnl charac- ters. who systematically elude the police of the island, there are three individuals, named Ger- : ‘mania, Bazzoni, and Alberti, about whom very sensational legends aro told. The mluits of these brigands are, however, but child’s play compared to those of Suzzoni's predecessor, the famous Santaluccia. Hewns perhaps the laat of the old race, and was & power in Corsica some thirty years ago. He took to the woods in- consoquence of a misfor- tuno which Lappened to ono of his brothers, who was convicted on the evidence of false wit- neeses, and gent to the hulka. Bantaluccia gave himsel? no rest until he hnd got these men into his power. The first of these he tied to a_tree and addreseed as follows: “ Yours is a lying tongme ; you are about to lose it,” which asser- tion he ' instantly mede good. To the mexthe 8aid : ‘‘ You have declared that your eyes be- held that which they have not seen; you are going to 1ose your eyes.” To the third ho said : | % You have sworn that your ears heard what they had not heard ; yon will lose your ears.” ‘He then tore out tho eyes of the ome and cut of | the ears of the other. SPECIAL NCTICES. Duping the Sick. Tn shape, color, andsmell the toadstool closely resem= ‘bles the mushroom, yet the ons is a poisonous fangus, the othera wholesomo vegetablo. Aany of the advertised and unadvertiscd slops which nnscrapulous speculators are trying to persuada tho credulous ars *“as good as Hos- totter's Bitters," bear a like superficial resemblance to that inestimabla vegetable restorative. Quite s number of these dangerous fungi have started up within the lng two years, and donbtless many worthy people have been’ poisoned by them. Some of these wolves weartheshoep's clothing of pretendod morality, and inveigh against me- Qicinal stimulation as they vend thelr acld polsons; while others offer their liquid compounds of *‘forty rod rum® and condomned drugs under the slang names of ‘‘Eye Openers,” *‘Morniag Glories,” obweb Outters,” and thelike. Beware of them all, for they are desdly and da- testabls. CAUTTON, LEA & PERRINS WORCESTERSETRE SATCE. Counter- gabippra ss aaytione bo Aeit fho s T R ot s, mmerems “ 30BN BUNCANE BOs, New vor SPECTACLES. MONEY CANNOT BUY IT! For Bight is Priceless!! But the Diemond Spectacles will Preserve It rloct Lense: eposight ao ices pertoct Temaes, Tpobbies, melted togother, i o et e e e ag ol 1t you walae your rou B e A lancy. - sy will aat makay oarawilh gut change, knd n.éa? ted saperior to all otherain uss, Manufastu . E. SPENCER & CO., Opticians, New York. CAUTION—None genuine R A e sesponsible agents thronghout the Union. & D% 48 Stato-at, and 3 West Madison: . M. MAYO, corner Wabash-v. aud Twenty- 8t, JOHN G. AS| (AN, No. 431 Wabash-av., Jew. eliér and Opticians, are sole sgonts for Ci foag, Ly from whom ey cad oaly bo cbtalacd. No' pedlers e Bloy OCEAN NAVIGATION. | Anchor Line. 4 powartal hips of this popol e e e R ER T WEBRESBAY snd STRUIDAY Trom tho Gompany'a Pler, No. 20 NORTH RIVER, NEW YORK, with goods snd passeagers for Glasgow, Liverpool, and all parts of Great Britian, Ireland, and the Gontinent of Eurepe, FARE PAYABLE IN U. 8. 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SATURDAY, Deo. 21, LAST GRAND MATINEE, % i Upon which accaston every Iady ¥isiting tho performanc ‘make their appearance, it is justifiable by law to :'fig'i,, leh osaslon overy Isdy hlting tho o o watiful Photographic Purtrait, L uffalo Bill, Tozas Jack, Nod Buotlinoaad Morlacel SATURDAY EVENING, LAST APPEARANCE OF THE SCOUTS And Benefit cf the Anthor, E=3 INED . First apponrance of Senora ELSA CARFANO i o ACADEMY OF MUSIO. FRIDAY EVEKING, DEQ. 20, vomplimentary Benefit to the world-famed LYDIA THOMPSON, ‘When will be presented the Spectacular Burlesquo EX- travaganza of LURILINE “ And Yet I am not Happy.” Surparted by eyory member of the GREAT BUR- QUE COMPANY. Satarday, Matines and Evening, last appsarance of ths ¥ TROUPE. - NIXONS, ‘Extraordinary Attractions for tho HOLIDAY WEEK, Coramenoing Mouday Evoning, Deo. 2. First sppoar- 5ca i Tour ears of the Dopeisr Melo-Dramatic ALhoss, Mlle. Maric Zoe, THE CUBAN SYLPH. Doring b t sho will prosent, for th tize! B e RN ERTENSVE RAPER: which’embraces tho followi alsr plare; written expressly for Mils. ZOE, and :F\'::g_i hnrpln al] {ha grizoipal theatrosin tho Uslted Staten: NITA, THE BROKEN SWORD, THE FRENCH BPY, ESMit- ALDA, and THE FLYING DUTOHMAN, or THE PHANTOM SHIP. ATKEN'S THEATRE, ‘Wabaah-av. and Congress-st. This (Friday) evening, Deo. 20, BENEFIT OF LAWRENCE BARRETT, Who will appear a3 OASSIUS, in Sbakspears's grand tragods, JTULIUS CZESAR, " Grand JULIUS CESAR MATINEE, to-morrow at 33 MoVICKER'S THEATRE. FAREWELL BENEFIT OF MISS JANE COOMBS, Who will sppear as MRS. HALLER, {n Kotzebus's oslow brated play of TIHE STRANGER. Baturday Matinee—LADY OF LYONS. & scats are mow being sold for tho engagmment of WS GARTOTTE SoSHaANe O = MYERS' OPERA HOUSE. ‘Monroe-st., bet. Dearborn and Stata. Arlington, Cotion & Kemble's Mingtrels FIRST WEEK OF THE SPECIALIST, MABTER CLARENCE gUgOifl i st SERICUCETAT ‘monster combinatioz. 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PURRINGTON & SCRANTON, 251 South Waterat. Stoves. AMBE[U'APN BAS%%UMXD%CK'. :’“FE“i d.l" Laka-st. s and Je 3 DENNISON & COn 54 South Canalste 8> nks, CHAS. T. WILT, 14 St: d 335 Wabash-ar. 4 Siare and 335 al . SHELDON & DAVIES, 15 Wast Siadison-st. C. H. JORDAN, 112 Clark, near Court Huunse. JAMES wmu%;rr,ru;mh 9“1“’" gear Randolph-st. ORANE BROS. MEG 00, 1o North Sefferson-sé. EDUCATIONAL. EEMPER FEALI. A select school for glrls and young ladics, reopens JAN. 16th. Tho elegant comforts, the thoroughness of train- ing, and discipline as to manners aad character, ‘an® the superior mode and course of fnstruotion have atzracted for its patrons many lsadiag peoplo of Chicaga = - £nd the Northwest. ‘For particulars apply to GEO. M. EVERHART, D.D., Rector, Kenosha, Wis. Mademoiselle Tardivels French School Th ne fa N.¥. whero Freach Is taught as jn Parfs. The ol O Lk ednoailun: Drawinz, Letin and Sibging Incindod B shacion t6 Mrs. 1. E. Ceodel. fits: Georgo 3t Peen. Ghicago, 1il.3 Alrs. Geo. P. Plaat, St. Louls} 8B Bal, Quincy, 1. LASFLL FEMATE SEMINARY, Latin and Singing 20 aneacellent hum s AUBURNDA MASS. ADYANTAGES: Unsurpssscd for Susic, Patating, Freach, and German. ~ATNS: Thorough culrure; common sen-y vlams of life; trac refinem i ‘Wintor torm begin: Uee. 0o convalsed withs .