Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1873, Page 1

e Chicagoe Dailp » fi]@mfifi@@» | | . o VOLUME 26. ° CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1873—TWELVE PAGES. SAVINGS BANK. ‘WATCHES. TIE PIBELITY FINE sevingsSons | T ATCHES, Sale JOIN. C. HAINES, President. THOS. B. BRYAN, Vice Pres’t. JARED GAGE, Cashler. CHAS. J. HAINES, Asst. Cnshicr. Cesh Capital - - - $200,000 Now at Southeast Corner of Fifth-av. and Madison-at. 5 Deporita of Fire C uta and rd frod 1o th BRTEING DEPART HENT, uad taterest stlowed thore: “fta fostitation WILL REMOVE, Feb. 1, to thelr naw FIREPROOF BANK DBUILDING, witlita which aro ot grea * SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS, " NOS. 143, 145'% 147 EAST RANDOLPH-T. {nstitstion has found it mecessary to DOUBLE TAE CAPACITY of their Depositors 10 moet tbo_in- gressing demands occasioned by tho late grost i, having oo acchmmodations for orer Three Thousand 'Boxes, wherein Bor Deeds, Alogey, Bullion, Wills, Silver Fiate, aud other kinds of valuabjes may b deposliod for wafo Yoeping at & nomizal yearly charga. TDINMIE SAVINGS BANK * Isnowopen for business at 105 CLARK-ST., Methodist Chureh Blotk. ftx per cent Intorest allowed on ‘doposits, passble eemi- annually, July 1 and Jaa. 1ia cach year. SR GEQ. SCOVILLE, Presidont. W, Exiszy ReeD, Cashiée. . NOTE.—A or. girl calling for the samo at the B B e oL i be Srcpeated with & Tase: Toe, and ono ditedeposticd to bis or ber crodity ieh st can bo drawn oot at pleasura. - : BUSINESS CHANCE. FOR SALE. The Beloit Woollen ML, Laeated in the Caty of Beloit, Staie of Wisconsin. The buflding ia of sloce, 3 rtories and basement, 100 foot by &, piastered, throughout, heated by steam; containg cpploie setd of the moxt approved woollen machin: e, a0 ample water power (400 inches) for runnin same. Beloit is the coatre of one of the largest wool- growing districts of Wisconsin, and a large home trade e e etion eith the L For sehooiey Boaury of Tootion, #nd hexlthtulaes, Delolt, a8 & piacs of nlidznce, the Northwest. Ary faformsticn in regard to price and ‘terms can bo ob- tained of W3I. B. WALKER, 13 Chamber of Commerce, orJ. BRITTAN, Beloit, Wis. FOR SALE. Tholesse and fixtares of a Hat tore, eligibly locatpd, and doing a good by L BREWSTER, Hatter, 3 No. 3% Weat Madison-st. Btock, fixtares, 1 B okt » aood Dasbaon e aeios SHiaLiok 1o egage 15, 15 CEanco ot . "For pacticalars, address om0 week, ¥ 51 REMOVALS. J..J. IPGRATH, PAPERHANGINGS AT FACTORY PRICES. 174 & 176 State-st. “REMOVAL. Thé Grost Western Light Guard Bend hus rom e B i otk Clatkoat, Shpotite. the, Cont : otin Hand; Lesder ‘Prompter; A. Lehder, i FINANCIAL. A AAAAAAAAANA AN AR AN ANAR FINANCIAL, i A third, interest in a successful Jobbing House is offered for sale. . Eisiness has beon establishdll three years. Balse'for 1872, over $200,000, Ospital required, $25,000. Address "~ __ JOBBING BOUSE, Osare Gook, Goburn & Co., Chicago. - FINANCIAL, TlI:30is Ten Per Oent Bonds, for wale, Ohicego City Railway Stook, for sale, . Balicock Fire Extinguisher Stock, for saler 10,000 Ocok Oounty Bonds, wanted by S PIERCE & BROWER, 93 Madison-gt, An clatsas Na cha; ccllected, and tto; s fe insuits. - ERASTER'S Serdiadlio Gollecting Asency, 46 East Had- A. ‘O, Slaughter, * Banker and Broker. . pleanuss A 1husiness paper, but partios wishing'to sell TSt bring 1t wills them and 16a¥0 16 AL Ty Ofbea. Loans on Real Fstate, sums of $5,000 promptly negotiated. SAML GEHR, 512 Wabash-av. ~ Tnsurance Claims, Xwill pay thy i ¥ e R TR e o cstms orbalsages J0 R, WITRERELL, 55 Wabashar. Depostion; We have just received, diroct from the manufacturers, ¢ large invoice of the cele- brated “PATEK PHILIPPE & CO.” Watches, made expressly for us, and most beautifully and substantially cased. These ‘Watches have a world-wide reputation as FINE timekeepers, and we offer them at prices which insure their rapid sale. e ‘We have the exclusive sale of these ‘Watches in Chicago, Fine Watches, Chronometers, Repeaters, &c., repaired and adjusted in the best man- ner. Our fine Howard Regulator can always be dependod upon as indicating the correct time, as itis regulated by almost daily obser- vations teken by a CHRONOMETER MAK- ‘ER, with g transit instrument or our build- -ing. . - : N. MATSON & 00, STATE & HONROESTS, UPHOLSTERY. For the next 80 deys, our ENTIRE STOCK of Lace and Nottingham Curfafns, Lamhrequins, Cornices, Shadss, Unholstery Goods, &, Are for sale at unprocedented low prices. ‘We will confpare prices with or DUPLICATE prices of any house in the city advertising to sell at cost or below. J. P STONE & 00, "\136 TWENTY-SECOND-ST. ‘WANTED. FURNITURE. . EXTRA. Announcement, FURNITURE! AT COST. W e are to retire from the Retail Trade, and shall disposge of our en- tire stock of Parlor, Bedroom, Dining, and Oflice Furniture AT COST. Our entire stock to be sold be- fore February 1, 1873. The last opportwnity you will have of buying first-class goods of our own manufacture AT COST. The store now occupicd by us to FURNITURE OORMPANY __220 Wabash-av. _INSURANCE. MANUFACTORERS F. & I, Tsuraee Compny, L BOSTOIN. Organized January'l, 1873 Capital all pai@ -~ $500,000. GEQO.C.CLARKE, A G-IINTT, 3 & 4 Bryan Block. INSURANCE. Merchants’, Home, Groat Westorn, Germa- nia, Mutual Security, Garden City. Policios and balances, afior dirldend, bought for cash, Seo e Bafors sailing. Stier Arifend HUAERS (G cae Room 8, No. 77 West Madisos-st. N. B.—3onoy to loan on houses on leased lots and other good collsterals. CANVA Experienced Canvassers of good nddress wanted for thecity ; large pny: new plans. Ap- ply at the office of OUR FIRESIDE FRIEND, 100 Sixteenthest.. * Partner Wanted, In o manufacturing business. Goods pay well and confmand o large sale. Good trade now established. _ Required, $15,000 or more. Address P. O. Box143. i STATIONERY. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €0, STATIONERS, BLANK BOOK MAKERS, PRINTERS, 4 And Pablishers of COMMER(OTAL, AND LAW BLANKS, 118 & 120 Monroe-s - EDUCATIONAL. . EDGEWORTH SCHOOIL, 673 WABASH-AV., CIIICAGO, MES, BURGWYN MATTLAND, Principal Prof. LE GENDRE, Mlle. ALLATT, and Milo. HAN-. SEEIN, French, Gerinan, ind_ Music Toschersi Frof. , Drawing and Painting. ‘Prof. Le Gondro will £170 1 courae of French loct t the echool, to which the pupils of the school are {nrited. Othera who wish to atrend the lectures can obtain ticketa {2 the conrse by applying at tho school. Fimt Leature, Wecnosday, Jan. 23 ROYAL PALM, 71 MONROE-ST., ‘Wkere you will ind the must comfortablo BILLIARD XHATIL, Inthesity. Also, WARM LUNCH from 12 to 134 n'clock By Eipand the cholcest of WINES, LIQUORS, aad 71 MONROE-ST. PHOTOGRAPHS. Don’t fail to call and sit for 8 doz- én of those elegant Shadow Photo- tographs, made at SHAW’S, 137 Twenty-second-st., for $2.50 per dozen, for thirty days only. FOR SALE. BANKRUPT STOCK. The stock, conslsting chiefly of hats, caps, and fars, of FARNSWORTH, BROWXN & CO., 253 20d 260 Madison- st., will be offered for bids at a percentage of Jta cost, on Batarday, Ja3. 25, from 10to 1) o'clock & m. Allhids will be subject to the approval of the Court. The stock, and tavolce of same, will be open for inspsction until the day and hoar abors mentioned. CHAS. B. KING, Peorizional Assignee. 4 Republic Ins. Certificates. will pay & pL tmedifely, 608 for » fom Cergficytoy Jf fojivered N 130 South Clas] REAL ESTATE. GreatBargain. il “of have (until Wednesday) a piece Teal estate in the very ggn‘é’e of & e, under long lease to first-class L nsnts,th_atwflf pay large interest » o0 ths price_asked; $680,000 cash fequired. JACOB WEIL & QO., 5 129 LaSalle. ¢ PHOTGGRAPHS. BA'dollm- saved is & dollar earned. ave 82.50 by sitting within thenext ty days at SEAW’SiIB'I Twenty- !ec_ond-stt for Card Photographs hish ho i making vy BALEpRIces POTATOES. MOORE & BAKER bave for sale, at their stars, No. o R ater s B0 Bukhes thotce Bovekblore: Nion o are entirely free from frost and rot; also Flot duce generally. 2 GENERAL NOTICES. CAUTION! To Polioyholders in the Lamar Insurance Company, of Chicago: Holders of claims against this company Are ar and P; cautioned ngainst selling the same at less than par, a8 the debta are good for tho face, Send in amount of debts to George Chandler, Receiver, Room 13 Cen‘ral Union Block, for sdjustment. SHEUFELDT & BALL, . Bolicitors for Crediters. The greatest inducement ever of- fered to the public. SHAW, of 137 - Twenty-second-st., will, for 30 days, make Rembrandt Card i’howtgmphs for 3,60 doz. Actusl cost of stock, | TO RENT. For Rent. VERY DESIRABLE PRIVATE IOTEL in one of the most desirable locations on the ‘West Side; 45 rooms. House doing large busineas, and first-class in every respect. Proprietor’shealth obliges him to discontinue business. Great opportunity for & good man. Apply to 3 W1, H. SAMPSON & €0, ' Real Estate Brokers, 144 LaSalle-st., - Otis Block. ¥ REMOVAL. ‘REMOVAL. THE TIIRD NATIONAL: BANK has removed to the corner of Washington and Dearborn-sts. (Portland Block.) ' Our Branch Office has been discontinued. = J.IRVING PEAROE, Prost, L. V. PARSONS, Cashier. W. 8. SMITH, Asst. Oashier. Chicago, Jan. 18, 1873. REMOVAL. OAKIEY & SOIV, TJob FPrimtorss, Have removed to 177 and 179 EART MADISON-ST., ‘Wadsworth Building. Otftico. Room 1. PHOTDGRAEES. Great Reduction in Photograph- ing. Cards $2.50 per dozen. Cars from West and North Sides pass the door. Bring the babies. 137 Twen- ty-second-st. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Notice is hereby given that tho copsrinarship heroto- fors oxisiing botweon George Musick and Jabez H. O. Grous, doing & genersl commission business under tho §i7 Hame kad Sialo of ATasiek & Gross, is this day dis- Solrod by matual consent. - All debte dueaaid firm will bo Collectod by . 1. C. Grous, whoazsumes all the iabilities SFthe firmy and, is_ aathorized. to use. the B namo i Blauldatios, and continges the businsss of the iate fxm {a the office hitherto occupied by them, Room No. 25,164 nd 165 Washington &% Gnder the Lem name and atzle of J. H. C. GROSS &0, pEC——— . 2 180, AT A A T PHOTOGRAPHS. Remeomber, don’t wait toolong, but gecure & sitting at SHA'W’S for those fine BERLIN FINISH PHOTO- GRAPHS, only $2.50 per dozen. 137 Twenty-second-st. _MEE TINGS. XKnights of Pythias. GRAND LODGE ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WIIl convene in énnusl sesrion Tuesday, Jaa. 21, at11 o'clock a. m., in **Crusader Hali," northeast cor. West Madleon uzd Halsted-sts. By order of the G. Co C. BERRY, G. R. and C. 8. Attention, Sir Knights. Chieago Commandery, No. 19, K. T.—Stated cozclave Monday evening, at 7% o'clock. , Important business. By orderof tho E. C. _ GEO. F. SINCLATR, Recordor. Tlasonie. Iar assembly of Van Rensselaor Grzad Tedgo of P AR R, CRita Stasoms At Mewale Teiiple, gorast Rasdoinh tad Halviod s alonduy creniow, Joa: T653, for work on tha Fousth ai 2oy or- Aroime T B G B O SLIC TR, 3 ‘Grand Secrotaty. Chicago. Ilasonic. Miriam Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star. Al tho rerabers 4r6 ButeLy hotifed (o atiepd, for special busi- Dexs, on Tuewds Rext, the 21st fost., at Plelades Hall, 222 West B order of 1he Worthy Ma- tron. S.’S. BUFFU ), Secretary. 2Masonic. Regulsr Communication of Chicago Ledge, No. &1, A T e day oveniag, Jan 21, at A pollo Hall, o, Tyeniteth and Siate-sis. ‘Lhls is (06 last mesting a2 Hove Bl Sl rmotiag fo Ontencalall” Hembors £ b order of WAL, notfaliobopresent. AT SEELEMAR, Secy. Nasonie. .gular communication of National Lodge, No. (98, A. Tucaday evening, Jan. 31, at 7% o'clock, sonic Temple, corner of and Ran- Every member s Businen of xpcriance, GUILFURD, W. M. Rey F & AL 2L, g present. By order of s A.J. A. B, BIILES, Secretary. Masonie. LaFayetto Chapter, No. 2 R. A, M., ball 81 Fest Lake-st.—Bpecisl convocation Mend=y crening, Jan. R, for work on the R 2. Legwee. d5eet the IL P. 5. Secratary, Butchers’ Meeting. The B. B. and P. A.—All members are requested to be proseat oa Tuseday stonloy. Jan. 21 st 7y o'clock, as usiness of importanoce will b,;\awt :E i . LAME. Bearstazy. £ Pl REAL ESTATE.’ The Usual Winter Stagnation About Terminated. Probahle. Westvard and Sonthward Pro. gress of Improvements Next * Spring. Does It Pay to Borrow Mohey of Building Societies ? Land Titles,” and the Necessity of Indices to ihe Records-—Trausfers for the Week. There is not much to ba eaid about actual transactions or new projects in connection with real estate this week, though-the vplume of traneactions i8 increasing o little, and'there ap- pears to be moro readymoney offered for invest- ment than thore was a few weeks ago. Every wintor, when money. gets scarce, when overy body feels poor, and building stops, thus stop- ping the visible expausion of the city, doubts arite in the minds of many people a3 to whether the coming spring is to wit- nees the roturn of spoculative sctivity and the continued rive of prices, This winter has been no exception to the rule in this respect, but, considering the’ extraordinary stringency of money during the Ilr.t two mouths, and the wundofined .fears of some kind of an impending commercial 2nd flnancial crisis, it ia a little remarkable that con- fidence in real estate has been sustained so well. "This usual gcason of doubt is now about passed, and the prospect for activity of ‘speculation and building to begin in & cauple of months is fair. 1t ia roported that the St. Paul's Church lot, on the corner of Wabash avenue and Van Buren street, has been sold, though the price bas not been made public. . We. understand that with the opening of soring somo noy and_important manufacturing enterprises are to be inatgurated onlands jusy weat of Western avenne and south of Twenty- socond street. The impetus given to improve- ments in the southwestern quarter of the city by the fire, and by the inducements offered to manufacturars by Mr. 8. J. Walker last year,will eventually result in carrying o large proportion of the muufacturing esiablishmonts of Ohicago to that quarter. The two quarters that will attract the most persons in search of property for actual occupa- *| tion for first-clase residences will probably be the vicinity of Central Park on the west, and to the district between Thirty-firat and Fiftieth Btroots, esst of State street, on the south. An instanco of how rapidly population is moving southward is shown in the contemplated move- mont of Plymonth Church._ After the great fire, this congrogation moved ita place of worship from the corner of Eldridge court and Wabash .avenue to tho corner of Indiana avenue and, Twenty-sixth street, o distance of ncarly o mile’ and & half directly south. But'even this loca- tion is now found to be too far north to be in the contre of the residence quarter of tho congregation, and a further move to a new ite, as far south as Twenty-ninth or_Thirtieth street, is now contemplated. It is believed that by this time & now church edifice, of the proportions and character to accommodate the membersof the eociety, cau be erected. Thirtioth street, somewhere cast of Wabash ave- nue, will be a3 central a location as could” be de- Air - BOUTH ENGLEW0OD is & new suburbzn place on the Rock Island Rail- road, two miles south of the Normal School. A fine passenger depot has been czected thore. and contracts have been sigred this winter for the erection of over 80 residences there next s} & Since July 1, 1872, 18 sales of acre -property, within a radiue of $hroe-fourths of % mile from tho depot, have been made, for & consideration aggrogating 711,000. Among those ara the fol- lowing: May 17, 1872, J. O. Wenham to D. H. Pike, 80 May 17, 1872, D. H. Pike to Thos. A. & 3. S0 nces, $hon. oceuens 20,000 August, 1672, D. I, Pike to Jas, L. Fattison ct ., 33 acres, $1,000....... August, 1872, heirs O. Bushn Bellsmy, 36 acres, $1,111... Auguat, 1872, —— t0 J¢ 80acres, August, 1872, W. O. al., 70 acres, §750 ‘Gola'fo . L. Bratnard et o ua, A. Bpring, Jr.; to Matson. 81, Cole, Aug, 7, 1872, Hill,'20 acres, §750..... ... Aug. 7, 1872, McNoil to Eane, & scres, October, 1872, C. V. Dser to J. H. acres, $1,000.... October, 1872, Cal. Bumwslt, October, 1812, Cole, 15 scres, $700..... . DOES IT PAY TO BORROW.MOXEY FROM BUILDING BOCIETIES ? Associations of the kind above mentioned bave never been very populsr in Chicago, and several attempte to get them up haye failed. But a8 thero will probably be other endeavors to organize them here, we give the following letter of s correspondent, who makes the above guory, and answers it himself : To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bix: In answer to the above question, Imay, Yankeo-like, ask suother question, vis.. Do borrowers from such societies always clearly un- derstand, when makiog a loan, what rato of in- terest they arc actually to pay therofor ? I think not. For inetance, if such 5 society grants one of its members a loan of £100 for five years, and such member contracts to repay the same, to- gether with'interest thereon, by gixty monthly instalments (in advance) of £23¢ osch, is the rate of interest 8 or 15 per cent per annum? Some Building Bocioties figure their loans thus, viz: Amount sdvanced, 100, to which they add 240, for five years' interest at 8 per cent, and then they divide the 3140, thus found, into'60 monthly payments of 23 dollars each, thereby leading msny borrowers to believe that they are only paying 8 per cent per.aunum for their loane. Now Jet us look at it in another way : 2} dol- lars paid or invested rt the beginning of each month for 60 montlfs, would, if improved at 13¢ per cent_compound monthly intcrest, amount o0 £200.25%¢ ; or diecounting the 23¢ per month for five years, at the rateof 11 por cent per month, the present value wonld be 299.80% ; lhet:{ore if & borrower received on!{]ssfl.i!fl}; in- stead of 3100 as the amonnt of his loan, snd paid 23 dollars por mvnth (in adeance) Tor five years, he would hiive prid interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum on the balance of tho loan actually owing by him in each month of tho transaction. Query.—Can any ono afford to pay such a rate in boying & homestead 2 ‘ours etc., A.T. INDEXES TO THE BECORDS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bm: An important matter,—mors important in a few years, probally, than the proposed pur~ chase of the Abstract Sooks,—is, that some pro- vision should ¢ onca Le made to have the real estate records ness {n ‘he Recorder's office in- dexed up, g0 that titles. since the fire, at lcast, can be examined thero by anybody without ox- penso; and to sccomplish this all that in neces- 2ary is, that a setof tract indezes, similar to those kept by tho abstract-makers, properly posted up at all fimes, shell bo kept with tho Tecords, free to the public. Suci indexes are easy, simple, and the cost of keeping them posted up not nearly so grest as to' keep the old-fashioned and practically useless alpha- betical indexes now kept. Substantially, the tract indexes are kept as follows: seps sccount o & separate page sumilar to a ledger acconnc is kept with each Jot or tract, and an'abetract of -all instruments filed for record affecting the title to such lot or tract is kept posted n&mder tho proper headin account. Bo f your attorney, yourself. or anybody else capable of reading the Ecglish Janguage, withing to purchase and examine the title to_sny lo, can elmpiy step into the Recor- der's office, tum to the account kept with such lot or tract, and “see at a glance Low the title stands of record ; and all -withont an ab- stract at all; thus, sales of real estate can be made, titles examined, and ths sales closad up in o single day, and Withgut auy expense. Some- thing muat be done to relieva the real estate in- terests of this county from the immense tax for abatracts and rninous delay in getting them made, to which it is now subjected. If f!.\s Tec- ords from tho time of the fire aro kept in proper ehape, real estate in this connty will, in & few years, probably, be markota- ble Ly showing the title back to thac dste, "And when it Lecomes eo, we will shake looge from an immenso tax, amounting to hun- dreds of thousands of dol now annually paid to the abstract makers. No blame cau prop- erly attach to the abstract men for making hon- estly all the money they can make out of their books, The neglect of the county furniehes the opportunity, and they wonld, indeed, be singular men if they did not improveit. 'The fault Is, aud always bas been, that the ccanty sbould Leep its records indexed in such remarksblo shape that privato parties, by keeping better in- dexes than arokept at the Liecos oflice, can lovy and collect an immemse tex for furnishing information which shoull, at all times, bo free to all at the public record office. And this i8 not proposition that tho county shall engage in the abatract Lusinees. It is a proposition that the county shall keep its records in intelligible shape aud properly indexed, aud then thero will be no such business as the abstract business. Alluec- cssary examination of titlo can be made as thoy alwsys sbould have heen made, directly from the books in the Recorder's office. But, gs the books are kept mnow,—and I speak of the records since the fire,—no examination of titles can bo made at the Recorder's office, Lecanse no indexes of any value are kept with the records; snd, if any examination 18 wanted, you must Luut up, in some distant part of the city, some enterpriting individual who keeps aud owns a et of indexes (for that is all tho' abstract books are) to the public record books, and pay him what he may choose to ask for the information wanted. ‘This is simply an ontrago of the grossest proportion, and, if the people could only be made to understand the matter, would very soon bo abated. A motion was made, and paesed, somoe weeks ago by the County Commis- sioners, ordering a set of tract indcxes made for tho record books, Butno provision was mado for procuring proper Looks, nor for omplosing sufticient clorical forco to index the accumulac mass—some two hundred thoueand instruments —which bave been recorded since the fire, and the subject has apparently been dropped. The prevalent iden that the county should record & domll but that the indexing of it should be left to ‘lprivate enterprise,” is certainly & quoer- ono, oven if it was not 80 ruinously expensive. It probably is not generally known that com- plete abstracts of iftle to hundreds of lots inxide the old city limits, if made for single lots, would " cost considerably more than the lot would sell for on the market a short time ago. Ieold a lob in Scction 9, Townehip 38, Kango 14, for 3507 tne abatract cost $70, and this is much below the cost of & complete sbatract. Yet it shows the immensity of the tax thua collected, and the cost before tho fire would have been half as much. For this state of thinga the county, and not the abstract men, is to blame, and all this talk abont abstract sharks, etc., is the merest nonsense. It would, doubtless, nitimately result in great ben- efit to the community if tl:e abstract makers should domble, or even trcble their present prices. The more pointedly this evil is felt the Booner it will correct itsclf.” Davip WrLLIAMS, . AND NOW TO PRESERVE THEX. The Chicago Tribune : ndent to LAND TITLES To the Editor of e Brw: Will yon permit your corres Enggest for the considerationof our Legislature, now convenod and in- scssion, a8 o matter of gpecinl interest to every property-ower in our Sm, the best means of perfecting and preserv- ing our records. I aliude mainly to land titles, and includo all titles, mado o matter of record. Our records in moet of the countics, if not a?l, in this State, onght firat of all to be transcribed in & legible band and corrected. This could be done by an act of the Legialature ordering the seme at public cort, and giving notice to all par- ties claiming title to perfect the same for re- cording. If anyono should neglect the day of grace prescribed by law and made sufliciently publie, let the record thus corrccted and trane- teribed, when epproved by the Legislaturo through proper committees appointed for that work, or approved by the Snpremo Court of this State, as provided by law for that purpose, be ultimate. L ‘Now the records of title t6 lands are go im- perfect and in!armmlhl’nd 80 badly kept in many of the counties of ti Btate, - that it is guite difficult to determine where or in whom the titls rests; and in many cases we find the records, or parts of the chain of title, in some two or three oounties, owing tg the cbanges in the boundary lines of maid counties, effected to accommodate rivate advantages, t0 the detriment of the pub- ic good. It will strike any one on the alightest exsmination that many of the counties in Iili- cois are in tho most ridiculous shapes and fore. Some countics are thirty or forty miles long, and others probably longer, with a very limited width, imposing the greatest possiblo inconveniencs, ombarrassments, and costs in the transaction of public as well as private county business. . If our counties could be roccnstructed, draw- ing lines through the State duenorth =nd sonth, esst and west, in such & way 28 to make each county for convenience, sy eighteen miles square, mush inconvenience and cost would be avolded in the transsction of our county busi- nees. Exceptional cases, such as fractional connties,and the accormodation of connty seats in large cities or towns, for the greatest conven- lence of the people should be duly considered. This wonld also regulate many difliculties and aonflicts in sectional lines of surveys. ‘Next, not least, in this work,would be the pre- servation of onr records,—and, for this purpose, it is suggested that the records of each' county should bo ger!ectl_v abstracted and deposited in vaulta at the capital of the State or elsewhere, fire-proof beyond any possibity of peril. Al this done at public cost would be the cheapest way possible_of preserving and showing tho true condition of all our titles, as the enormous nrivate costs of abstracts, and the four or fivo fiundred thousaud dollars offered for the imper- foct abstract books of privato parties in Chi- cago, since the great fire in that city, will eho Tt is nocessary, first of all, as wuggested, transeribe or correct the records befere abstract- L ing, o that imperfections and efrors may not De porpetuated. The time may come whea our records will be preserved by improved means, possibly by photographing. This consideration of our county records con- templates the work of giving to each connty all the records within its own limits, perfected, ab- stracted, and safely-preserved, and subjecting the work to the lowest competent bidder, or the appointment of competent agents for the work by the Legislature. C.B.P—. BATURDAY'S TRANSTELS, Tho following instrameuta were Aled for record on Saturday, Jan. 18: CITY PROTEDTY. Buddsn st, nof snd near Napoleon place, ef, 25 £t to alley, dsted Dec, 13, 1672 ; cousideration, §1,250. Nortli Hoyne af, bet Le Moyne and Yowler sts, ef, 25 1t toalley, dated Jan. 4 ; consideration, §1,600. Btate st, 0 © cor of Randolph at, = f, undivided % of 24 t to lles, dated Nov. 21,187%; consideration, 15,000, Btate st, 1 e cor of Randolph st, w f, undivided ¥ of 24 fv to’ alley, $20,000. . ‘McMallen court, bet May and Fisk sts, 8 1, Lot 24, coneideration, 750, dated Dec. 31, 1872 consideration, dated Dec. 23, 187 ‘Wezt Eric st, be! 1t, dated Aug. 1, 187 ‘Dayton st, bet Centre and Clay 8 dated Oct. 1, 1872 ; consideration, ¥ ‘West Taylor st, 0 wcorner of Paulinast, 100 ft, dated Jan. 1 coneideration, $8,000. "Artesian av, bet Fultonand Lakests, wf, Lot 16, dated Jan. 9 ; consideration, §3,000. Lot 45, in Liock & of Laflin’s Blocks 6, 8, etc, of @ 3§ ne¢ Bec 21,80, 14, dated Jan. 13; consideration, 1,600 S at, bet Thirty-fourih and Thirty-Afth st of, Lot 30, dated May 7, I : considcration, $450. ‘North Rucker st, bet Hubbard and Kinzie sts,ef; 25 ft to alley, dated Sept. 12, 1872; i on, ,€00. - L 1d av, bet Thirty-fourth and Thirty-Afth sta, ef, 25 ftto slley, dated Dec, 29, 1§72; conalderation, 160, “Ollvz st, bet West Taylor and Ashland sts, ef, Tot 18, dated Jan, 16 ; consideration, §400. Iot 3, ine % of Biock 11, of nw i Bec.5,39,14; dated Jan. 16 ¢ considcratios, £1,000, Butterfield st, Let Twenty-ninth snd Thirtieth sts, 1,25 {t toalley, dated Jan. 2; consideraticn, §2,000. Veat Twelfth et, bet Wood and Paulina ete,nf, Lot 13, deted Oct. 23, 1872 ; consideration, $1,550. N Cottage Grove av, bet Thirty-eighth and Thirts-ninth nts, e f, 521t toalley, dated Jan, 1; consideration, £, Ftieth #t, wof and near Buddan st, 61, 251t to alle-, dated Jaz. 16 ; considerztion, §500, Durnside et, 1 of aned near Twenty-ninth &t, w, 25 £t 10 alley, dated Jan, 16; conzideration, $1,700. Garibaldl st, o of and neer Thirteth et, wf, 251t to aliey; dated Jan. 15; copsideratian, $310. Sime a5 the nbove, dated Jan,15; consideration, 9, * P ourmoy st, 1501 w of Caltfornia at, a , 0214 11, dated Jan. 9 ; consideration, §1,200, NONTH OF CTTY LINTTY, Lots 13 and 14, fn Biock 23, avenswood, 13, 1872; canzideration, EL500. OUTI OF CITY LIMITS, Forty-eighth st, 1975 ft w of Morgan at,8 1, Uz 325310 feet, dated July 27, 1372 ; conedderation, $600. Lot 58 aud 66, in Dlock 1, of Prout & Cclman’s re- aated May MBER 153. subdivision in s 6 3 of Bec4, 33, 14, dated May 14, 1§72 ; constderation, £2,500. BUMMARY FOR THE WEER. The following is the total amount of city and suburbsn mofierfy transforred during the week ending Sal iy, Jan. 13: City rvgert —Rnum- Der of £ales, 112} consideration, 3% ,992. Nortlr of city limits—number of sales, 5; consideration, £18,650. Bouth of city limits—number of sales, 26; consideration, $78,758. West of citz‘ Timits —number of sales, 2; -considoration, $£15,150. Total sales, 145. Total consideration, $563,550. THE LATE 0. ). ROSE. The death of 0. J. ase, reported in our last iesuo ag occurring in New York, where the fune- rel took placo on 'Ticedsy last, recalls tho con- nection of decease.l with the public affairs of our city through a inost important period of its growth. 3ir, Roes was for soveral years follow- ing 1850 & mercha: t on Lako etrcet, and entered actively into loca. political matters. Ho was Alderman for several .terms from tho old Ninth Ward. In 1854 he became City Collector, anlin 1862 a momber of the Boardof Public Works. At that time’ tho new Weter Works were estab- lished, and the Lake Tunnel and Water Works tower built, and the name of deceased will long Lo perpetuated engraved in the enduring stone of the latter, in the erection of ‘which ho Lad an honorable share. He was also officially ssso- ciated with the canal improvemount. In 1867 he \vu]:figoinled by President Johnson Cousul to Mecklinburg-Schwern, and later to the Con- sulate at Ancona, Italy, On his return from abroad he made bis home in New York. Many of his Chicago friznds will recall him from these brief reminiscances of public servico. ——— THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Board of Directors of the Free Library mot in the Tank, yesterday afternoon, President Hogyne in the chair. A communication was re- ceived from Hon. J. R. Jones, Minister to Bel- ginm, in which he stated that he intended mak- Ing_application to tho Ainister of Forelgn Affairs for the Patent Offico Reports of the Kingdom, to be donated to the library. A prop- osition from Cox & Henderson to bind the books of the library requiring covers wea refer- red to & Special Committes, Nearly the entire list of books agreod upon by the Committee, herotofore publiched, was ordered to be pur- chased. The Secretary reported that since his last report, a month g0, 1,191 volumes had been donated by people in Chicago; in addition to these, 439 pamehlots woro contributed. Baversl mng:z"ma publishers had presented copies of their books, and proposed sending them free for one year. The' avercge d;\Ug attendance at tho reading Toom was 260, on Sunday, 151. Somo talk on- sued in reference to the opening of the library room, but no time waa fixed. Adjowrned. THE OLU LADIES’ HORE. * The Relief Society of Chicago, in whose pos- seasion is tho fire fund, have deemed it wise to confide & portion of those funds to the estab- lished charities of the city. The Old Ladies’ Home Socioty, among others, have had a com- mitteo of conference appointed to adjust its constitution to the requirements of the Relief Society. This committce, which consists of Colonel James, Dr. Ryder, Rev. Dr. Mitchell, Rev- Dr. Eyerts and _others, met Friday evening in - the -office of Colonol James, and agreed .upon a basma between the Committee and Relief Society, which will be reported to tho Old Ladies’ Home at their annual meoting noxt Wednesday even- ing. The report will contain tho three several proporitions, of altering the Constitution so as £o include old gentlemen over sixty yoars of ago that have never been })flnperu and ought not to bo; the occnpation of the new building with spacious grounds ; and tho election of & number .of first-clags men to co-operate with tho Iadies in the administration of the financial’ affaira of the Old Ladies’ Home. _———— PERSONAL The County Clerk issued eighteen marriage licenses yesterday, s Hon, 8. 8. Mann, of Elgin, waa at the Brigg yesterdsy. . . . i i General J. B. Carr, Troy, N.Y., was at the Sherman yesterday. . . Hon. F. M. Lawler, of Minnesots, was at the Tremont yesterday. Major T. 8. Banger, United Btates Army, was at the Sherman yesterdsy. T. P. Robb, Esq., United States Commissioner, was at the Sherman yesterday. Mra. H. Maher, No. 335 Fulton street, will en- tertain the membora of the Jolly Club on Taes- day ovoning. Hon. . H. Giles, member of the State Board of Charitics, Jadison, Wisconsin, was at the Sherman yesterday. s Rov. Mr. Crosloy, Secrotary of the Missionary Boxes among the Universalists, is in the city, and will give his attention to that branch of their church work. Prof. Andrew Grok, Professor of German, will load the German clasa of the Chicago Christian Union, on Tuasday cvening next. Members are requested to coma early. Cass Chapman, Esq., architect, of this city, has been selected to faroish detailed plans, an superintend the construction of 8 mammoth now hotel for Mesars, Mackey & Lemcke, of Evans- ville, Ind., to be completed this year. The following were at the Tremont yesterday : D. H. Ball, Marquetto; Georgo Nevis, Grand apids ; H. D. Dement, Dixon; H. F. 8sunders, Buston; F. 0. Bowler, Londoh, C. W. The following wero at the Briggs yesterday: T. . Smith, New York; A. B. Hynmaa, Colo- rado; J. McWilliams, Ft. Wayne; J. P. Bick~ nall, South Boston, Make.; R. N. Baskin, Salt Lakb Cits. The following wero at the Gardner yesterday: A W. Giffroy, Cincinnati; C. Copelind, Mon- treal; B. L. Hardin, New York; H. C. Calla- day, Philadelphia; Daniel Harris, Quincy: G. H." Russeil, Detroit; C. H. Coleburn,” New: York. E = Henry Steiner, Esq., bas returned to the city after his six months sojcurn in Europe. -His ‘business capacity and fair deal.ng are well-known among his friends and acquaintances. He can ‘o fonnd at his office, No. 185 East Washington street, a few doors west of the new Times build- ing. An elderly man, James Henry Thackam, for- merlm( England, a straoger, i8 very anxious to find his two rons, George and William, copper- smiths by trade, who_formerly worked in the Rock Island machine shops. Any information will be thankfully received. Address 3. Thackam, care William Lill, Esq., Chicago. Among the arrivals at Burke's European Hotel, yesterday, were: J. R. Terhume, L. Schmet- Zer, and M. Beckman, New York; 8. Nusbzune, W.\V. Tanner, Philadelphia ; J. M. McIntyre, Troy, N. Y.; H. Harney, Buffalo: J. B. Hamil- ton, Bpringfield, Maes.;J. C. Thompeon, Ft. Lesvenworth, Kansas ; G- IL. Bugbee, and D. C. Gibbe, DesMoines, Tows; J. M. Hnell, Parkers- burg, Weet Virginia. The following were at the Sherman yester- day: J.W. Hicks, Santa Barbors, Cal. ; J. W. Bice and Iady, Springfield; W. Hamilton, San Francisco ; IL. H. Walker, Indianapolis ; J. Be Thornton, St. Louis ; E. W. Baker, Davenport ; 3. B. Bryant, Cinciooati; E. W. Eldridge, De- troit ; L. O. Morrison, New Orleans. . ‘The annual meeting of the Chicago, Pekin & Bouthwestern Railroad ComPlny was. held at Etreator cn_the 12th inst. The following offi- cers were elected: F. Hinckly, President ; A. B. Meekor, Vice President ; F. Plumb, tary; . Plamb, Treasurer; Directora: F. E. Hinckly, A. B. Meeker, 2. L. Stark, P. B. Shum- fer, of Chieago; F. Plumb, 8. Plumb, Z. Baker, A 'E. Tyler, Sreator; W. H. W. Cushman, David Sfrown, Ottaws; B. ¥. Harris, J. W. Dougherty, S. P. Sisson, Pekin. The young ladies of the Dearborn Seminary took the oppostunity of tha occasion of Profcs- sor Grover's birthday to_express their apprecis- tion of the Principal’s efforts for their instruo- tion. Misses Carrie Boardman snd Nollie Full- man wero appointed a Committee to expend 250 contributed by the young ladies, and p: a an elegantly chzeed (not “plegantly chaste, 24 tho Journal spells that. unfam liar word) sil- Ser weter urn, salver, goblets, and slop bowl The urn was_snitably inscribed, and the whols set presented to Mr. Grover, who was taken 'GENEROUS WHEELER. How the Ad Interim County Cleri: Gave Away the People’s Property, A Chance for Two or Three Thousand_ Chancery Suits. The city authorities were somowhat aston- ished, a fow days ago, npon learning that George Wheeler, whils ad inferim Couuty Clerk, hed izsued betwween two and threo tiousand deeds to proparty upon tax-certificates. He is authorized todo this by the Revenue law, but, having ig- nored two of ite most important provisions, many property-holders will become involved in endlesa litigation. Provious to the 1st of las$ July, when the new Reveuuo law took effect, tax deeds for county and Stato sales wers insued by the Sheriff, and tax deeds for city eales by the Comptroller and City Clerk. Since fhen, the County Clerk salono Las , power' to issue them. The people generally are not aw-reof this fact, or that Jr. Tuloy, the Corporation Counsel, has decided that the city cannot issue tax deeds unless upen an cI- der from the Courts, for the reason that tie Comptroller has no record evidauce that tha property had not been redeemod. The tax cer- tificato is evidence of salo, and the records, which were destroyed, showed whotler properiy bad been redeemed from the ealo. . The present law provides that the holder of 2 ‘certificate of tax sale shall fils an affidavit will the Oounty Clerk setting forth that he Las rnli- fled the person in possession of the prope the one to whom the lax is assc that he holds the certificate, acd that the County Clerk ehall flle such afidavits, in the caso of city sales, in the office of the City Corap- troller. whers the records aré kept. If the owuur of the property cannot be found, an advertisx ment must bo inserted in & newspaper. If two years expire, and tho property be not redecmed, the County Clerk, upon receiving the certificato of purchase, and the aflidavit rogarding notice, ete., can execute and deliver to the buyer a doed of convoyance for the real estato described in the certificate. The law further provides thut the Ceunty Clerk shall receive €1 for exch certificate filed, end $1 for esch deed issued. This latter provision was read by Mr. Wheeler, and the others seemingly ignored. He failed to notifythe city aathoritics tho filing of the affidavite and certificates, ana made no effort to accertaln whether.any of the city seles had been redoemod. In consequenca, eopls who owned land six months ago, have Boen Goprived of it, althongh they may have redeemed it, and owo no taxes. Some of tho deeds shounld nn&uafionnb]y havo been issued, but many cloud tho titles of real estate upon. which tho taxes have been paid. Thoss tar deeds convey an absolute title, sud when the vigtimized gmpartg-ovmers roalize the position in which the negligonce of Whooler bas placed them, many suits will be' commenced ayainat thio chuckling tax-buyers. The law is retro-active, and. zpplics to old tax. sales a8 well as new. The holder of a tax cer- tificate is*not obliged to prove that the tax has not been paid, and by the present law, tho tax deed is considered prima facie evidence that the real estato converod was subject to taxation at the time it was assossed and had becn listod nnd assesaed in the timo and manner required by o that the tax and spocial asscasments were no; paid- at any thne before~ the male: that the .real estate conveyed had not been redeemed from tho sale to the date of the deed ; that the real estate was advertised for sslein the manner and for the length of tiwme required by law ; that it was sold for taxes ard ial easeasments, as stated in the'deed § that :Ee granter in the dcsd was ihe purchaser, or assignee of the purchaser; and that the sale was conducted in the manner .required by law. From this it will_bo seen that the burden ot proof in an action to recover devolvos upon the ‘Property-owner. There are to-day in Chicago hundreds of peo- Els whose property has beeu literally given avay v Wheeler, and tho only remedy they bave is 3 “bill in chancery.” Had Wheefer notified the Comptroller, a8 he is required by tho law to do, when the certificates were presented to Lim, he might have learned whother or nof the prope:: mentioned 1n them had boen redeemed; kis c: Jessness, or anxiety to abtain all the mon. he c’:;;l, has wronght gresi mjury to many who imagine their property to be secure. 1t will be remembered that ex-City Collector Onahan issued quite a number of tax certiticates to persons who had lost tho originals, with, marking them * duplicates.” Deeds may may havo been given by Wheeler upon the pres- entation of these certificates. P Tn»blfi‘ans are not notorionsly generous, nni some of those who hold these decds mey « deavor to retain possession of land to w! they bave no legal claim. A few may com. ise for an advance of 5,000 or 6,000 per c: the money invested; but whatever they o, innocent people will have to pay dearly for tua negligence of Afr. Wheeler. — ENGLISH OPERA CONCERTS. The Managers of the Star Lecture Coureo 2n- nounce that they have securad the services of tho English Opera Combination for two grand concerts, the first at the Michigan Avenue Eap- tist Church, next Tuesday evening, and the sec~ ond at the Union Park Congregational Churcls, pext Wedneuday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Not content with putting_ tho prices at tho popular rates of 75 cants mdsel, they aleo allow holdora of tickets for tho second courss of lecturca to have reserved seats for those concerts for only 50 cents. The following is the programme for the first evening: PART L 5 1..Chapel—Quintette for mals voices.... ... Kreutzer ensre. B. Bouler, E, Clarke, cnd_ Chatterson, Guatacus Hall, baritone ; Jokn Clark, bass. . Beredict r. B, Grare. 4. Song—* Eathleen . Mavourneen ™. s, Zelda Sequein, 5. Sopg—" Baware 7. Mr. Rrookhouse Botcler. 6. “The Minstrel Boy™.......... Miza Rose Herace, PAKT I 7. Romanza—* 3arie de Roban”. 23 Ay, Chutiers 8. Trio—* Angels ™ from Elijah i Hersee, Hovam, and g Back .. Ay, John Clark., 10. * Carnival de Venice,” with variations. 2iss Jtose Herace. 11.Quintette of male valcen—*‘On the Bea™ Mendelssoh: Measrs. Bowls=, L'Iarkt,lclmml, Guastavua Hall, an . Clark. Mr. 8, Behreas, Mr, Falk Conductor Orgenisy - RAILROADS AND GARROTERS. To the Editsr of The Chicago Tribuns: Br8: Perhaps it is not too lzts Lo call the at- tention of the city authorities_ in zelation to the law reqniring the railroad corporations to plzce proper walk or planking between their tracks on 2ll croes streets. It was onlya few cights sinco that s serious accident occurred on tha south side of Kinzie aud Hoyne strects, from Dot having the proper plankig placed Letween tho nowly-laid track of the Chicago & Danviile & Vincennes Railroad. The undersigned merely calls this matter to the attention of the Railroad Committee of the Common Council in order thu in the future similar nccidents may-mot occar, In conclusion, allow me s word in relation ta ‘our ineflicient number of patrolmon in this por= tion of our city. It wasonly on Wedncaday night Iast, that a highly respectable citizen wax knocked down and robbed of his gold watch and chiain, also some currency, and all tois within a fow rods of the Chicago & Notbwoetern Compa-. 1y’ ol tank on Hoyne street, noar Kinzie. This tank, a8 it is cciled, hss -been the resurt of “pand ba;" men and gasroters for the past two ‘winters,—in fact, thé mora re ble portion = after the give this iron heil- g to the middle of tha sireet. Is it not time Captain French detailed #ay 8t least two moroe policemen for thiz beat} completely by survrise at tho eLering. Tows, . R,