Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1873, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY - TRIBUNE: FRID: Y7 ARCH 7, 1873. 3 THE LAW COURTS. An Interesting Tesi tx:se Growing Out of the Revoczijon of a License. The Matter of Appointing an As- " signes for the Commercial TInsurance Company. Tiegal Imprisonmenhfi‘afik- ruptey . Matters---Com- mon Law Files. General Notes from All the Courts Tecord of New Suits. A case of came up yesterday efternoon, before Judge Gary, whichis of some interest, from the fact that the real point -involved ia whether ‘the . Mayor has power to revoke the license of an auc- tioneer. Trom the case argued mpon between Gen. Stiles, on behalf of the city, and Messrs. Enowlton and Felker, for tho relator, it appoars that AL T. Rosenbach obtaived, by tranefer from the former holder, = license to carry on-business a8 an suctioneer, which he did at No. 83 Water 6treet. Subsequently he got a new. license. .On the 17th of January his license was revoked by the Mayor, on the groundof alleged violations of thelaw. He still continued selling goods, and last month was arrested by & policeman ‘without warrant for 8o doing, and was held by Capt. French toawait the action of the Police Court. In order totest the question, Rosenbach applied to Judge Gary for & writ of habeas corpus. Gen. Stites stated that the first two points to be considered were, whether the man was law- fally errested ; and, if so, whether he could be Iawfally detained to be tried on the charge of violating the ordinance. Judge Knowlton said they did not suppose that the charter authorized any officer to arrest an indinidual withont process, simply because he wea selling goods at auction. The seventh section of ‘he charter said all persons breaking the peace could be arrested without warrant. Was selling of goods at auction threatening to break, or breaking, the peace? Was.that the ~ only section Gen. Stiles relied on? The General 8aid 1t was. There was common 1aw authority, however, for it. He reforfed to cases in the 15th Tilinois and 8d Gilman, the for- mer holding a City Marshal could arrest without & warrant. The counsel for the relator referred.to cases in 8d Scammon, and 14th, 16th, and 233 Tilinois. The Court pondered over the various cases re- ferred to for a time, and also over the provision of the city ordinances that a policeman msay ar- _rest all porsons caught.in the act of violating any law or ordinance of the city, or aiding or abetting therein. - 5 . Judge Enowlton said, conceding the Council ‘had the pawer to pass such an -ordinance, counld the language be s0 construed of an arrest with- out process ? A fair interpretation would not * authorize an arrest for violating acity ordinance. It gave the police power to make an arrest when there was a process.” - 7 ° The Court referred to a case where the Bu- reme Court had sustained the exercise of power Ey a policeman meling an arrest without war- rant, under a city ordinanco, but said he would not decide the matter just then. .- Judge Knowlton's next proposition was, that arrest could be made without warrant only whers the act waa prohibited at all times and undor all _cirenmstances. If the act ws one which might or might not be lawful, Iike keeping an auction store, then the policeman could not arrest with- ._ont a warrant, -Nor could the Legislature wmvest any one with power to determine whether a man « was ncting as anctioneer withont & license. would be giringmnni:i;;:x officera judicial power. “--If the act wss ona which the Council could totally prohibit, the case would be different. City governments had only thojpowers expressly given them, excapt where One power Wwas neces- sary to carry ont another, which was given. The Council was given the power to issue auction licenses. The power to revoke and annul them was & very different one. . Gen. Btiles said ho should hold thers had been no valid license in the first bt whether it ‘was ving decided the man was Judge Gary mfil&:ud a Empor for him, 1 winlly arrested, to step in between the arrest . and the trial before a court of competent juris- diction, and determine it shonld not try him; gince he ought to be acquitted. - Judge Knowlton protestod against any such position. He was trying to get a decision” on i ints of law, not matters of fuct. He wanteds 3 s:cininn 88 to the authority of the Council to. - " authorize any one to revoke licenses. The Lieg- * - islature did not intend to give the Mayor judi- cial power, to decide whether a licanse shonld be revoked. 'That power, ot boini granted, was - -withheld. In tho present case, the Mayor is ac- cuser, prosecutor, witness, Judge, and execu- tioner. The Legielature could not, if it would, give jndicial power fo minis- ¢ terial - officers. licanse onco granted could not be revoked, except through the courts. He read from Dillion on ozonflnnn to sustain his position, Tn one case thersin referred to, the power of & Common Council to declare a li- cense forfeited was_denied, since the law had fixed the fine, and the forfeiture of a licensc, - which wea property, was an addition to the fine, which was not admissible. " ;Mldxmch Gc‘l?eag_o ordinances as were repugnant to the new Consti- - Dition wave roposlod by 1t. He then resd tho section of the revenue article of the Constitu- tion wherein it stated that the General Assembly may impose & tax on anctioneers, regulated by a - goneral law. Judge Gary did not believe the Constitutional 3 - "Convention meant to deprive municipalities of the power to license auctioneers, etc. y: ;- Judge Enowlton said the language of the new . Constitution went further than theold. The - new ons said any tax on auctioneers must be - uniform as to the class upon which it operated. : Therefore the Legtslature could not empower - the different municipalities to tax them, sincein- equalities wonld result, Tho Constifution also provided that municipal taxation should bo uni- s _form in respect to persons and property. How, then, could ome man be required - to pay to anz on & _business? -..The old Constitution did not provide for uni- formity of taxation, and hence the Suprome Court had sustained the power to delegate the taxation of suctioneers to city corporations. The Mayor had no judicial power. The revoca- tion of a license was & judicial act. The Court must first hear the facts, and then prononnco upon it. As upon the admitted statement of the . case, thero was a licenso ; ho cluimed it was a license still.- . A N . The Court eaid the question resolved itzelf © Into three pointa : first, under the charter and ordinances,” conld s ‘police officer arrest with- out warrant for o - violation of an ordinnnce, the sct which constituted the viola- . tion not being 8 misdemeanor ;at common law « arby statute. If an- officer had authority to arrest for the violation of an ordinance, it did not - matter that the thing was one which could not be lawfal, or which might be so under certain : circumstances.. The officer took the responsi- bility of its tarning ont the man Wwas not acting Iawfully. ] Gm.ysfi!ee said the question of the lawful arrest shonld bo determined without referenco - to the gnilt or innocence of the arrested man.- The Gourt agrecd in casc of an arrestupon o .-warrant, but was it 50 when there waa none ? + Gon. Btiles said they held the man never had : any license. If the Council could not suthorize the Mayor to revoke s license, it could not :.snthorize a transfer. Rossubach neverfipmd anything to the city for s licenss, and, until the « 68 was paid, no license could be issued. - The Judge saw no earthly mnso in determinin ,-the matter upon habess corpus, when it desid " nothing. Arrest ' rant where & man sold without license. Whether syor conld revoke was saother point, but " 46 licanse was taken subject to & condition that . the Mayor might revoke. 3 .. Judge Enowlton eaid that did not help the _ case, ~That part of tha license was void. . Gen. Btiles did not intend fo go into the sub- Jeet of revocation, holding there was nothing to Tevoke. ... The Court was” clear that the Constitution “fiever intended to deprive cities of . the power to icense auctioneers. There wers nevernl doubt- .'"ur?‘ 'rfints, which could not g‘eu be fimr@mx e present proceeding. Technically, the “lator” had mo Ticense, but ho had what wes generally considered a8 such, Fhe question of rovocation was a difficult and doubiful one. There was a contract that the license should be invocable, but it could bo said no such contract was legal. Buch questions shonld not be dis- posed of upon habeas corpus, but in a manner where the case would be eubject toreview. There was no reason for the summary procecding askred for. The relator could go to tho Polico Court, and then up to the Supreme Court, where tho Iaw would be settled, which wonld not resalt from a decision in Judge Gary’s Court. The relator was remanded, THE ‘‘ COMMERCIAL " ASSIGNEESHIP.. - About one hundred of the creditors of the Commercial Insurance Gompuny mot. ot the offico of the Register in Bankruptey yesterday afternoon. M. Hibbard presided, and said the object of the meeting was to cloct an Assigneo. Mr. H, P. Smith, Assigneo of the Garden City, moved that the election bo deferred. - The Gar- den City bad o claim of £800,000 against the _(iotm;:edru'nl and }10 had not had time L'ixo ;fiucu it to judgment. In itspresentshape, the i tor had refased to elloy it ! o Mr. Causper opposed tho postponement, be- cause Mr. Smith had had sufficient time to do what he propoged. It was a matter of importance that an Assigneo boelected in order to make a proper defense to the action of the Garden City against “the Commercial. Alr. Goudy favored the fie(armenth\lrging that gl; Garden City shonld have tho right to vote its im. Mr. Hutchinson, who represents about 150 creditors, . coincided withh the views of 3lr. Cooper. It was generally understood, he sxid, that the assets of the Commercial had been dis- sipated in_one way or auotlior, and - htnco .an Assignee should be elected at once in order that ho might collect what asscts remnined for the benefit of the creditors. A yearand a half had elzpsed winco the Company became bankrupt, and no'ereditor could. reasguably ask for furtot time. 3 Mr. Goudy said that s creditor had the- right to examino the proofe before a voto was taken, 80 Bdtlmt objections, if there wero any, conld'bo made. Mr. Hutchingon replied that the law did not Tequiro an_adjournment of tho election to_give such an opportunity. The examination could be madé after the election, ThoRegister decided that an election was prop- er, and & vote was sccordirgly taken.” Robert E. Jenkins received 823 votes, representing §740,000, and Harlow P. Smith, 13 votes, ropre- Genting 140,000, s ‘Tho former was not declured olected, the ques- tion of hiselection being left with the Court, the justice of the olaim of the Garden City having to be determined. If theclaim is adjudged to be valid the election will, of course, bo void ; otherwise Jenkins will be entitléd to ‘discharge the duties of Assignee. The meeting was not characterized by the' good feeling usual at such assemblages. Thero &re evidently two factions interested, and somo rich developments are promised when the mat- ters involved come bofore the United Btates Dis- trict Court for settlement. A HEN WITH A SINGLE CHICK. 1f the Journal manwho gets up * cortificates” will look at the first article in the law-column of Tae TriBUNE of Wednesday, he will find the document that he gnva with such_a flourish of trumpets in his Wednesday evening's issne,— with the sirgle cxception that in Tme TaIn- usE it sppeared in the shapo of an “gngwer” in bankruptey, and in the Journal as could be made without war-" & further petition in o pending causo,—the lan- 0 being 80 altered as to pormit the change. The latter document was fled in the Clerk's office hours aler the Journal wont to press, by their own showing, 2nd was publishod as & new bl Tt wae not o hew bill; snd mobedy in the courts Imenw of its existence uatil it had ap- pented in print. The paper was indorsed by & Cletk, and at once put. away with the flles, and §t was mot until 10 o'clock yestoaday morning that the Clerk of Judge Williams' Court sy it. As the resder may bo misled by the Journal's “eertificate,” we submit another, which will place the matter in a truer light: - Cmovrr Count, March6, 1873,—Certified that the S ST A e mpany, s not & bil, or Shy papet in connettion With new sutt, but Aled 1n the same manper asany other paper ina pendi cause, and immediately put awsy with the files. s Jcon Gross, Clork. ILLEGAL DMPRIBONMENT. An action for illegal imprisonment wes tried before Judge Porter, yesterdsy, viz.: Salomon v. Weiller, et al. The defendants keeps a board- ing house on the North Side, and 8alomon occeu- pied a houso adjoining them. Ho com- plained of certain habits of the foreign boarders as insufferably offensive, .and put up a fence to conceal the parties from his Tindows; but this proving ineMectusl, the peighbors began to quarrel, and a great doal of il feeling arose, which resulted in Salomon ob- taing the aid of & constable to arrest the offend- ers for committing a nuisance. They were un- able to find any of the offenders; but when the officers of the peace had desnxted. the former returned, with the police, and had Salomon ar- rested for riot. Ho was locked upfor two hours, and he brings suit for such damages aa the jury may consider his character and feclings to have suffered. BANERUPTOY MATTEES. 2 The call of the following bankruptcy calendar will be_commenced ay, viz..© Albion K. Norris, Daniel Brown ot al., Pern Coal Company, Charles Waite, Jr., John M. Currie, Moses M. Byan, Benjamin Padgett, Henry Raitle, Lamar Tnsurance Company, Joseph M. Fish et al, Solo- mon Rothschild et al., John A. Elison, et al,, M. G. EtfinEer et alL, Mary A. Higgina et - al., Horman Kuhlman et al, David Newberger, Abrabam H. Covert et al., Leopold Rohrback, Otis N. Needham, E. R. T. Armstrong, William E. Dankert et al,, Allen B. Wrisley et al,, 8. J. Kennga, Goorge F. Letz et al., Allen W. Bugher of ;u,g?meu ’D. Robertson_et al., Raj C. Prins, The Great Western Telegraph Company, Edward Boss, Charles E. Wiswall, ot al The order of dismissal, in the matter of Hi- ram McKenty, was yesterday made absolute, all objections belng withdrawn. * % ’An order for & general meeting of creditors of Allen P. Prior, to take place on the 5th proximo, ‘was yesterday made. j An order was yesterday made for the examina- tion of James D. Robertson, touching the al- Ieged removal of goodsfrom tho bankrupt's store, No. 179 East Madison streot. BUGAR. The Assignee of the Lumberman’s Insuranco Company was yesterday authorized by the Court o compromiso, or soll by prisate salo. its claim against tho Grand Trunk Railway Company, of Canada, in common with the International, Arc- tic, and Providence Insurance Companies, for loss by fire at Sarnia of 100 barrels of sugar, be-- longing to Durand & Power, of Chicago, in transit from Boston for Chicago, the valto of which, £3,600, the Companies duly paid to Du- rand & Power, and which they were suing tho Company to recover when the October fire de- stroyed the records, which tho Assignee would ‘bo put to great expense to reproduce. . IN A NEW BOLE. Frano B. Vilkiomade his bow to a legal au- dience, yesterdsy, ns_complainant in & petition for mechanics’ lien for work dome on No. 69 Hill street. He claims that when he was in the employ of Wilbur F. Story, as Superintendent ‘of the Times building, Charles V. Blaisdell ssked him to preparo plans for the carpentry work of ssid building, which he did, to the satis- faction of Blsiedell. Having rendcred himself personally responsible to workmen to the extent of %209, which Blaisdell does not seem inclined to pay, ho petitious for o lien for that amount ami) for 8220, the balance duo for his services less 980 paid. COMMON LAW FILES. Tho following notice was posted mp in tho Circuit Court yesterday : . Notice is hereby given that unless the files or coples, or some portion thercof, in all canses now pending in this court on the common law side up to and befors Oct, 8, 1871, are restored on or before the June term, 1813, {hen all ariginal causes so pending on or beforo Oct.s, 1871, will un the first dsy of raid Juno term be dismissed out of this court at the plaintiffe’ cosls for want of jurisdiction ; and all appeals pending in this court on or befors Oct. 8, 1871, wherein tho files or copies, or some portion thereof, shall not have becn Te- stored by the first doy of eaid term, will also be dis- missed upon the aid first day at the appellant’s costs, ith pro cedendo, for want of prosecution. THE PERFUMERY WAR. Yesterdsy aftornoon the motion to modify the injunction on Hyde Park, in the snit Northwest- ern Fertilizing Company v. Hyde Park et al., came up for argument bofore Judge Farwell. Mr. Hitchcock, for the village, said the movers desired merely to obtain the sanction of the Court to cary the cause into the common law courts on matters of fact that could not be de- cided in a court of cquity, namely, as to whether the Company Wwas camying on its busi- ness in such & nmanner as fo ere- ate s nuisnoce. He argued that the Legislature could never have intended to logal- izo n nuisance, to give a charter {o-something that endangered ife and rendered existenco in- tolerable. sI’hey did not expect, under the pres- ent proceedings, fo suppress the factory, but they were determined to suppress the nuisance, and thoy merely asked the power to show the nuisance, 80 a3 to enforce their ordinances. Mr. Swett replied ina vigorous and cxhaustive speech, and the Court took the matter under ad- visement. 3 GENERAL NOTES. 3 The causo, Onshan v. Mason, was tried before Judge Booth yestordsy, -aad s verdict for $2,939.60 returned. e “In the matter of the petition for reproduc- tion of the maps and plats of Norwood Park, a roference was ordered to Lawrence, Master, by Judge Dooth, yesterdsy afternoon, Decrees of divorce were granted, yesterday, by Judge Gary, in the cases of Stotherd, Rourke, and Kline, c'.l’mo—dny is the last day of ecrvice in the Circuit ourt, ¥ The Assignces of Muann & Scott, yesterday, commenced an assumpsit suit sgainst Frank Bruce ; $1,000 damages. Louisa Metzger yesterday filed & bill for di- vorce from” her husband Froderick, in the Cir- quit C;l:l_'t, 2{m— ;hg{;msoay of her children, and restrain her husband taking her money out of the Prairic State Savinga Fank % maintained and clothed her children and herself Dby her own_exertions by keeping & boarding- houso at No. 207 West Harrison street, the furniture and_fittings of which have been paid for entirely by her own - exertions..: Dranken- ness and cruelty aro charged. % A three-day litigation was vesterday concluded, beforo Judge Porter, viz.: the suit Martin Far-- rell v. Jacob Richloy, for efectment from the north four feetof Lot8in Block 1, Wilder's north addition: to Chicago, damages $500. The jury found for the plaintiff. 5 John Windheim, one of the parties sued, joint- 1y with Sophia 8pohrleder, for work done on No. 127 North_Clark street, yestarday filed a bill in the Superior Court to restrain the further pros- ecution of such ‘euits, and to avert their con- soquences. Tillotson Brothers yesterday filed a bill for in- fringemont of their filter-wells patent, and for _injunctions sgainst Mado C. Munson. NEW SUITS. Toe UNirep Srates ,Cincrrr Coosr.—Tillotson. Bros. v, Mado C, Munson'; patent injunction suit. . Tue Usrren Brazes: Disreior Cour.—McGregor & Lincoln v, Frank Bruce; sssumpsit THE Crreorr Covnr.—0,070—Appeal, P. Ober et al. v, P, J, Fitzsimons ; sssumpeit, 6,012—Joha McDermott et al. v. John Garrick and 8, L. Coulthee ; petition for mechanic’s Lien, 6,073—Jo- siah S, Wolfe et al, v. Dunial Webster;. azeampeit, and " 16 peal. #,070—Frans Chae, i ‘mechanic’s len. Arnold and Henry Merz; confession_ of.‘judgment, $485.63. 6,018—Newall Avery et al, v. Edward 8, Rich’ ards, Henry O, Norris, ond Henry A, Richards; as- sumpsit, $600, _ 6,079—Illinois - Typo Founding Cam- “pany v. Richard Michardis ; assumpeit, §600. 6,080~ William H, Cormer et al. v, Some; same, $2,000." 6,081 —Samuel F. Lawson_v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; covenant broken, $2,500. _5,082—Lewis J. Mulford and Shubacl Cottle V. Michignn Gentral Rail- road Company; case, $50,000. 6,083—R. A. Love- land et al v. John .Fred Benzingeret al. ; petition for mechanic’s lien, G0Si—Henry Rehm' et al v, Frederick Sontag and Radolph Standingers rasumpsit, $3,000, 6,085—Wm. V. Prettyman v. Garden Oity Man® facturing and Supply Company; assumpsit, $2,000. 6,096—N Davia ind Peter Henry Flacher ;- pell- tlon for mechanic’s lien, 6,087—Elizs Sicbert v, John H, Herlog ; confession on & note of $350. 6,089 and 8,090—Appeals. Tuz Suremion CoOURT.—42,664—ory T, Raymer v. Charles F. Raymer ; divorco on the d of deser- ton, _42,565—Edward K. Rogers v. John Forsyth and Joseph Pollak ; injunciion restraining Forsyth sclling, asaigning, transferring, or parting with the posseasion or tifle of a certain tax certificate of purchase of Lot 11; Block 23, in Kinzie's Addition. 42,566— John Windhelm'v. Frederick Millers et al. ; injusiction restraining sbout Afty defendants prosecuting me- chanic's lien suits aguinst No. 127 North Clurk strect. 42,567—Eric L. Hedstone et al. v. Miner T, Ames and John M. Corse; assumpait, $1,000. 42,668—Frederick Helde v. M. Moeller ; assumpait, $100." 42,569—Elizar D. Leavey et al. v. George Scott, James B. Robinson, and Andrew J. Wright; assumpsit, $500. 42,670—W. W. Rowley v, C. O, Perrine ; assumpait, $600, 42,571— Angeline D. Easterly v. Chicago & Northwestern Rall- Toad Company ; sssumpsit, $500. DESIGNS FOR THE NEW CITY HALL. 000, 0T Robért Motzer y. August The time is rapidly spproaching when the gixty or seventy architects thronghout. the TUnitéd Btates will have finished their lsbors on. tho designs for the new City Hall. It is stated by competent authorities that there never was so much competition among architects in the United Btates as the Court-House has produced. The foremost designers in Boston, New York, Philsdelphia, Cincinnati, and Chicago. are all “busy upon their plans, and the result will bo as- ‘tonishing. ‘They have all gone to work with the intention of winning the first premium. This done, the work will be of so immense a character as to make ths - fortune of the fortunate competitor.. . -The specifications require the arrangement of the various rooms and offices to bo similar in all the ‘designe, and, further, prohibit any architect from putting his name to his plan. He is required to affix & motto or mark. to the drawirg, with the Ley to it in a sealed lotter. The letter is not to be opened until the awardis made. For this resson, and for others equally obvious, re- porteérs aro not permitted to study the plans by the architects ; and, except by accident, they will ‘have noaccess to them until March 15, when thoy will become public property. Several gentlemen have permitted reporters tolook at the drawings of the elevations, and as these have been studied. with the utmost care, the pictures are s:fiub works of art in many cases. They are of very Iarge size. 'The question naturally arises, where will they be hung during the month of public exhibition ? Each drawing will boe five feet long ; and thero are eight drawings by each competicor, or about 160 square feet to each. Multiplied by sixty, the result is 9,600 square Teet of exhibiting apace, which the City Hall, all told, does not contain, for the drawings must ot be placed out of sight near the ceiling. This diffcalty was not foreseen by tho city suthori- ties, and may prove to be a serious one. There is ono other hitch which is not generally understood by the public. The rules of the American Architectural Institute forbid anymem- ber from entering into competition where.the jury is not composed of scientific men,—experts in the art. The anthorities have not as yet, and grubnbly ‘will not, appoint & professional jury, ut reserve the right of decision to themseives. Hence & numberof Chicago architects have nom- inally Leld aloof from competition, actually com- peting through theirdraughtsmen. Other mem- bera have gone to work, shielding themselves behind the plea that there is no reason to believe that a jury of experts_will not be appointed. Present indications point to a magnificent build- ing at the magnificent cost of 83,000,000 NOTES FROM THE SUBURBS. EVANSTON. Tho contest botween the Adelphic Literary So- ciety and the Hinman Literary Society of the University will take place at the chapel this evening. The * Phunnie Club” met last even- ing at the residence of Mr. Wadsworth, on the Ridge, the old residence of Rufus C. King, Esq. The exercises were of & literary and so- cial nature. The Mothodist Sociable at the par- sonage, last night, was woll attended. Mr.'E. 8. Taylor, & membor of the Chicago Bar, willlec- ture to the college mieses, this afternoon, at the chepel. Obadiah Huse, Eeq., of this village, has ‘been appointed by Governor Beveridge, with the consent of the Legislature, as & Trustee of the Illinois Industrial University at Champaign. - PARK RIDGE. Hon. Z. Eastmian, of Elgin, delivered n inter- esting lecture on “Brain Culture,” at Park Ridge, on Tuesday evening. The Methodist Church Sociable was held at the house of Mra. Othell, last eacning, and all present were pleased. The next lecture of the course, which has be- come so popular, will be delivered 'by Prof. Wentworth, of the Englewood Normal School. Englasd Sapper aad Old Folks' Con The New En; F - cur!,aafndlfichgd with charades, readings, etc. ill’be given at the Reformed Crurch, Norwood The entertainment pro- assist ma- Park, evening. me is an excellent one, and ferially in digesting the supper. BAVENSWOOD. H. G. Spafford, Esq,, will deliver a lacturo be- | fore the Ravenswood Lite: Bociety at the Congregational Church on Monday evening next. The Jecture will be free, to which the public are ‘most cordially invited. CHRIS. RAFFERTY. Rafferty the murderer has been brought back to the city, pending his third trial. His counsel, Mr. Small, ingeniously manufactures public opin- jon in the following private letter,” published in the Galena Gazetfe: e nm ou congratulate me upon the Rafferty case. o ot orry that the man has another chance for his Life; but the relicf is temporary. The battle ‘must be fonght ogatn, unider thegravest disadsant Bnd sgainst a very ableiprosecutor. Notwithst g a1l the papers say, Reed is very strong, especially with » jurs, and almost invariably secures convictions when he desires, The bascless slanders of the streets and {lie 3 crucl miereprescntations of the press are, however, dragged into his concluding” peoches, and the prisoncr and. his are, ol course, denied reply. The consequence is that thio ju- Tlea retire with a case whereln the proof and the Ger ave 8o mized that not & roan of them but is sfloat s {0 the real merits. Of courne such s mannerof trying causcs involving life cannot be mildly charac- terized. Rafferty is ouly 24 years old, bas many good friends, and really deserves them. He is notas bad o Than by any means as rcpresented by the press, and the testimony in the case Las shown that, save when drupk—which was infreq o wan fndustrio bonest, and kindly to all, and especially €0 ta his bind old mother, whoss heart 18 broken by this calamity, I do mot think such s man ehould be bung. ; ehio_having . £1,000. " THE RAILROADS. An Unanswerable Argument for Steel Rails. What the Severe Cold 'Weather Demonstrated. The Comparative Duration and Cost of Iron and Steel Rails. - Whatever conduces to the safety of travel is & mintter of personal interest. Every railroad accident should havo the redeeming feature of “indicating how s repetition may be avoided. The prolific source of trouble in winter is the breaking of rails. The Rock Island is the only road that has escaped this season. No accident from this cause occurred .on that line. The of vo not shared in the immunity. With thes cked” trains have been items of daily record. Eastern railroads have fared alike disastronsly. Wherever the keen frosts pene- trated the iron rails gave way. The Boston & Albany Compsany took ont 800 tons of uselesa rails within a year of their being laid, and the broken rail that caused the recent fatal accident near Highland Park had ‘been in track little over eighteen months. Last fall the lino betwaen Chicago and Mil- ‘waunkee was pronounced in - excellent condition ; ‘but the intense cold tore it up badly. The same _romark applies to every line laid withiron. Tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northwestern, and Xlinois Central took out several hundred jron rails daily that were either useless or un- ‘safa. Tho several Western roads combined, however, do mot report the Yailure of a dozen steel rails. They stood the severest tests with- out giviog way. In the solitary cases roported, the catse of breakage was either a faw in the metal or unnatural usage. These results deter- mine, beyond question, the advisability and superiority of steel. Compromises aro failures. It was thought the heavy expense of steel might be somewhat lessened by welding a steel top, or fsce, mupon an iron body. The advocates of this process claimed “that continuous traffic would only tighten this welded cap. Experienco has tanght the reverse. Anything in the shape of acap-or patch has in- variably worked loose. The imperative require- ment ls—clear steel of the best quality. This’ thirty-five writing their names on a sheet of paper and handing in §2 each. k Lawlor then read tho charter of the Institute, and Azel Peck's will. _ Iir, Evans said no sectarian or political ques- tions had ever been raisedin the meetings of* the Instituto. The Instituto was to advanc tho intereats of the mechanica of the city, any one g g%oid ‘moral character being eligible to mem- rahip. Alr. Lawlor stated that the members of the Trades Assembly came as mechanics, and did not bx;x‘:f any outside prejudices with them. They would not attempt to * run” it. i Mr. Clark hoped o polytechnic institute would be established 8 an suxiliary. Throngh the Mechanics' Institute, all who had an interest in mechanical pursuits would meet on -the same plane, and enjoy general privileges. _Mr. Cameron requested that any onein the city having a copy of the old consfitution and by-laws send them to Mr. Spear. After appointing & committee to huntup a copy, the meeting adjourned. s e b e e ESCAPED ON STRAW BAIL. James R. Barron, the notorious hotel robber with whose depredations upon traveling jewelry agents stopping at the Tremont House and EKuhn'’s European Hotel the readers of Tur TRIBUNE are familiar, was released from tho county jail yesterdsy on spurious bail-bonds. The bonds were. taken by Judge Williams, now sitting in the Criminal Court, upon s well- founded eupposition that they wero what they purported to be, and would sccure the prison- er'a appearance for trial at the proper time. The bailor, a man of honest, respoctable, and business-like appearance swore to the pos- session ucr‘nmpeny of far greater value than the amount ed for by the bonds. About two bours after Barron had secured his liberty the Judgo discovered, to his intonse sstonishment, thatthe bail was worthless. The Chief of Polico was notifled of the fact without deley, and offi- cors were at once sent in pursuit of the escaped. criminal. Orders were 18sued that passenger and freight trains leaving tho city should bs carefully searched, and guarded several miles beyond ~ the limits, so that be could be caughi if ho attomptod to Jump on at anysway- stations. Itis axtnzm:{{ doubtful if those pro- cantions will result in the capture of Barron. Ho is too ahrewd a scoundrel to hazard his lib- erty by leaving town on a train or boarding one twenty or thirty miles out. His escape is a sad defeat to those gontlemen who risked their lives in bringing him to justice. Schioen, Barron's partner in crime, is atill in jail. TWO MEN KILLED. Lawescz, Kan., March4, 1873, Tothe Editor of The Chicago Trébune: * Bim: A torrible accident occurred here this THE SCAVENGER WORK. The Contract with Peter Downie Forfeited. New Bids Received Yesterday---Re- moval of Dead Animals. The recent discovery made by the Cammo: Council and the Board of Hoalth, that the con- tractor who had been engaged in doing the scav- enger-work for the city was unable topcrlnqn the duties demanded of him at-the price paid him, resulted in the antulling of the contract and advertisements for otherbids. M. Downie, the former contractor, had agreed to do the work for. 840 a day, but the unexampled rapidity of the city's second growth, and various other unlooked-for circumstances, utterly blasted his hopes, and; s Mayor Medill said at & meeting of tho Bpecial Council Committea on tho subject, “ the work would havo been done betterif tho city had been more liberal, and the contractor had done moro.than he vias poid for already.” The new bids were reccived by the Board of Health yesterday, and were as follows : T. Mc- Namarg, $110 a day for the whole city ; C. Me- Taughlin, $15¢ a day for two years, and §150 for the third 'year ; G. H. Melvillo, 3138 a day_for two years, and $140 for the third ; L. R. San- born, 8123 ; Cunningham & Gray, 147 ; Hugh Reed, 890 ; Poter Downie, 897; J. Lomax, §50 for the South Division ; Henry Cregar, 2120 a day : Brown & Townsend, $245 ; P, Devine, £77; W. B. Pierce, 3135 ; P, McBurns, $184; J. Bell, 895'; Ryan & Cudiors, 8144 ; E. L. Cariston, $80; P. Feilan, 245for the North Division ; John Rubling, 310 for the North Division. TheBoard of Health and tho Mayor will award the contract to-day to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration tho facilities he may possess in the way of stock for tho purposa required. It is probable that an opportunity will b given to .tho late contractor to redeem himself under ‘more auspicious circumstances. Bids were also received for the removing of Fursaala and on the promenade with s prominent member of the_demi-monde, and where, duting the eeason, he lost enormous sums =t gamhlmg, In throe years he squandered nearly £1,000,000. His extravagance alarmed the exccutors of his father's estate, and they obtained s decree frons tho Superior Court of Bavaria suthorizing them to limit his allowance to £6.500, and appointing a guardian to take care of hisestate. Thiadectea of the Court was published by the execntors in many German papers,and threw the young Prince in a tefrible rage. Ho employed a lawyer tohsva it set aside, and receiving from him very little encouragement he set about raising money at exorbitant rates of interest. As s matter of course he was moderately successful. Among others he obtained 4,000 florins on Promissory notes of noarly ten times that amount, and, whe= one of his creditors sued him for debt, theyoung fellow secretly posseseed bimself of the family diamonds and other relics, which he sold at nia- ous rates, and flod to America. From Now York e wrote to the exccutors and to his lian & letter, in which he eaid Lie wonld bid them daii- ance, and as soon as he was of age wonld roturn to -Germany and make it hot for them. Ho added significantly that he had plentg of money, could obtain as much moro as he wauted, and was determined to live cxactly as he pleased. —_— e SPECIAL NOT&C}_?M * Avert the Danger. The **ethereal mildness” with which poets credit tha vernal scason {s more an illusion of the fancy than & mo- teorological fact. Early spring n temporate climates is a teasfal time, and the tears aro usnally too cool for health or comfort. To avort the complaints to which the fogs and winds of the season are apt to giso rise, pradent peo- ple who belisve tn tho proverb that ** provention la better than care” fortify thoir stomachs and brace wp tholr merves and muscles with Hostetter's Stamach Bitters. Thoss who do this arowise, and are rewardod for thels wisdom by escaping the visitatlons of chills and fever, sheumatism, biliousnoss, datulency, constipation, st ach complaint, &c., 80 common in damp, lnhospitable ather. To the less pradent, sho neglect this precau- tion, and suffer for t, wo would say, that tho disorders which this potent vegetablo tozic provents It alsa carcs. dead animals, as follows: Henry Cregan, $20a doy; Brown & Townsend, $12,500 s year; P. Do~ vine, £6,000 a year; Poter Downie, 820 aday; Rogan & Co., 355 a dey; J. 8. Silkie, $5,300; the Union_Rendering Company, £5,500 for the first year, 26,500 for the second, and 97,500 for tho third year. These will al3o be disposed of this afternoon. PERSONAL. Gen. W. J. Barber, of Colorado Bprings, isa guest at the Gardner House. i The Rev. Mr. Beecher will lead the Bible read- mornirg, which was fatal in ita result to two hard-working mechanics,—Howard Shepherd, necessity every first-class railroad is recognizing. “Iron rails for renewals of track are now rarely bought by companies doing a large business. They confine their purchases to steel, and make iron contracts only for rerolled rails. Beveral Chicago companies havo closed their. contracts for this year's deliveries. The C.B. & Q. will Iay 70 miles of steel in addition to their 130 miles of steel track now in use east of the Mis- swsippi. ‘The Northwestern have contracted for 10,000 tons of steel, equivalent to 110, miles of track. These rails will be laid on the seversl divisions lesding out of Chicago, where the traffic is heaviest and most exacting. The ahore lina between Chicago and Milwaukes will be placed in assed condition., The bridges along the routo have been renewed, and filz):;nckd i bet’n:lium roved e.uz:e ;;mnkaga 8] an of i guaran . In the Galena Division, some 40 milea of steel will also be laid. The same management is&rum th attending to the steel necessities of the Tock Inland, and it is announced that the Alton Road will putin s steel track between Chicago and Jolist. Mr. Joy intends to make the Michignn Central a steel-track road through to Detroit 28 rapidly 28 possible; and even the conserva- tive 1llinois tral is g similar improve- ments, laying the steel where the passenger travel is most constant. this connection, it may be stated that many of the accidents cansed by broken rails were not {fatal solely because of the fortunate application of the air-brake and buffer platform. The for- mer enables the engineer to stop the train so uickly, and the. Iatter 80 offectually preventa o cars telesooping,” that the Superintendents of nmu:fim Chicago railroads unhesitatingly affirm it their belief that no passenger train i8 gafo withont these appliances, and Mr. Harris s 80 far 88 to deem it prudent for the Legis- ature to declare it criminal for any railroad train to be sent out without this precautionary eg%ipmant. ‘0 the beneficial uss of steel there 1s one seri- ous drawback. - The large and increasing de- ‘mand has placed it beyond the reach of strug- glini companies. Two years ago, the best quali- ty-of English steel rails conld be easily procured for $94 gold, delivered in New York. . Theywere 80 profitable at this rato, that a vast demand was created, causing the price to advance 10 a ton within a year. The long oontinued: strikes among the colliers in Scotland and Wales, and among tne puddlers in the great iron centres, ‘have still further advanced the rates. The proba~ bility is, that, and before the close of summer, the selling rate will approximste $120 gold a ton delivered on board vessels at Liverpool. Addiny 1o this high rate the duty imposed on, steel importations, and it will be resdily scen’ that the ors of entire steel tracks is acarcely a possi- bility of the near future. Despite the exorbitant first cost of steel rails, their economy in the long run is sdmitted. Un- der the ardinary traffic of our Chicago roads the average best iron rails do not ontlast their fifth year. ~ Good iron should, however, 1aat eight or fen years. When rails first were made such ma- terial wn’:firoduudu is rately seen upon our esent rallways, The old Reading rail bore an immense traffic for twenty years, and one of the #amo make lasted thirty years on .the Boston & Providence Railroad. Ceatainly tho traffic was | not so_heavy as it now is; but the fact isnot denied by iron men that the quality of their work is inferior to that of former years, Similar remarks wonld apply to steel rails. The ‘product is not Bo good as-when the demand was Jess. Yot, taking the av of atecl and iron Tails, one of the former will outlast ten of tho Iatter. The London & Northwestern, and the Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroads each report having had steel rails that outlasted sixteeniron rails that were eubjected to precisely the same trafic, The cost of the renewal of iron rails is such that, estimating tho life of asteclrail tobad0 years,—a moderate estimate,—a saving of $4,040 amile wonld be effectsd by laying steel, even were the best iron rails offered as a gift. Upon roads having light traffic, the economy is worthy of consideration. Admitting thelife of anironrail to be ten years, and that steel rail will only wear out five iron rails, $17.87 a ton would still be saved by the use of steel, making the Istier at 2110 » ton, as cheap as the best iron rails would e at £58.62. Diversity of opiniop oxists among railroad ex- perts regarding the effect of extremo tempers- ture npon stesl. Some affirm that cold hardens the metal. Othets contend that severe tem- perature does nat affect the rails, but dislocates tho sleepers, and, by rendering _the road-bed uneven, makes tho iron lisblo to snap under any pressure. The suc- cessful duration of steel duriog the Tocent extremely cold spells has, owsver, re- Taied tho tenaeiousts-holy theory that the brittle nature of the best metal would causeit to enap in our frigid temperaturo; and, to-day, every rail- road company on the continont.would zsk the t:hnum:l and lay steel only, could they pro- cure it. Itis gratifying that questions affecting the economy of n'fl E Ioss than of invested wealth, aro recciving_eamest attention, for, whe fully. understood, the public will reap the incalcalable benefit of gafor and essier facilitics - for travel, while the stockholders will be enriched by the in- crease of business and the provention of ezpen- sive cagualties. THE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE. | Ameeting of the members of the Mechsnics Tostituto'was held in the Circuit Court rom, nevw City Hall, yesterday afternoon. There were sbont forty persons present. Isanc Spear called the meeting to order,and said his object in calling them together w:s to give the mombers an opportunity tosig the new books, the old ones having been destresed in the fire,” Back dues .would not be colleded, only the initiation ‘feoof §2 being requied. Next Thursday officers were to be nominatedand one week from that dayan election woull be held. He. resd a dispstch from Thonas B. Bryan, Esq., who s in Washington, in wkich e atated that business provented his bing present, and that themechanics should pramtly Tovive s Inationte., Tho speaker bad nodabt the institution would be revived, and that it would become permanent, S Those prosent then came - forward and pid their initiation fee to the Financial Sacreta. | formerly of Connecticut, and John P. Clay,former- 1y of Chicago. While engaged in painting the Mansard roof of tho new building for the Firat National Bank, which is five_stories high, the scaffolding gaveway, and precipitated the unfor- tunate men to the sidew: a distance of about 70 feet.. They were both faken upinan insen- gible condition, and conveyed to the drug-storoe of Morria & Crandall, only a shart distance from the bank-building. Clay only breathed a fow minates. His neck, leg, "and arm were broken, and he was badly mashed generally. He was leas than 30 yoars oid, and leaves a wife and little child. He was s member of the Order of 0dd Fellows, who will take chargeof the funeral ceremonies. The Odd Fellows’ Funeral Aid So- ciety of Kansas, of which he was & member, will contribute something near $1,000 for the relief of the family. But for this timely precaution while living, his family would have been left comparatively helpless, finsucially. Mr. Shepherd lived only about an hour after the -accident. He was about 40 years old, and leaves a wife and five children, Who reside ona farm of theirown near this city. His father and brother are with the family. S —— THE CITY IN BRIEF. The Union Clab will give their second party of tho second series this evening, at Martine's Hall, West Ada street. An enjoyable evening is anticipated. : Tho Board of Public Works yesterday received & bill for $7,535.05, for 1,076 tons and 870 pounds of large egg anthracite, used during the month of February, at the Water-Works. A meeting of the members of the daily. pross of Chicago will be hLeld this afternoon, in the editorial rooms of THE TRIBUNE, at half-past 4 o'clock, to take action in regard to the death of the late H. C. Griffiths. Somo public-epirited persons who_intend to colonize the English house-sparrow in this city dunng the spriog wrote to the Chief of Polics, yesterdsy, requesting him to do everything in his Power to protect the little birds from the assaults of vicious children. Ha says he will do so. The object of the mesting to bo held on Satur- day evening at the Open Board Hall, is to decide whether or not_n general Inter-State Industrial Exposition shall bo held in Chicago next fall. ‘Among the speakers will bo_Hon. J. Medill, A. C. Hesing, Hon. Thomas Hoyme, Hon, 8. . Hayes, Hon. W. F. Coolbsugh, Henry Greone- baum, J. H. McVicker. and other distinguished citizens. 1t remains for tho public to take the matter 0p aud decids. Tho case i loft in their The following proposals for cast and wrought iron for_the floor of the engine-room of the Water-Works were opcmed at the meeting of the Board of Public Works yesterday: Union Foundry—Rolled I beams and angle irom, with fitlings, 73 cents per pound; cast iron columns and column plates, 43¢ cents per pound; other castings, 6 cents per pound; stairs, 8 cents per pound; all dolivered st Water-Works, John cArthur—Castings. 6 cents per pound; forg-, ings, 1214 cents per pound ; beams, 754 conts per %)onnd. Clark & Ratfen—All the iron work for /34 cents per pound. The Board will come to & decision atter it has figured up the cost of the work according to the termsof the different bids. The Board of Police Commissioners held a regular meeting yesterday afternoon in the in- terest of the Fire Department. Present, Com- missioners Mason, Sheridan, Wright, and Davis. Tho resignation of James M. Houser was no- cepted. The bill of the Odorless Rubber Com- Bun% for 8180 was allowed. The name of John oyle was stricken from the list of applicants at his own request. George S. Beeber was dis- missed from the service for neglect of duty. Charges of disorderly conduct against Patrick Dignan_wero dismissod. Edward O'Brien, As- sistant Foreman of No. 11, was romanded o pri- vate life for drunkenness and dieorderly con- duct. Ludwig Nortenson, a candidate, was dis- charged for inefficiency and incompetency. Sev- eral white and colored applieants for positions wero examined, and the lgmrd adjourned.” A hoso relief valse, invented by A. Myor, of the Detroit Fire Department, was teated in front of the City Hall yeukerdlhy. The object of the in- vention is to obviate the necessity of nmninti‘to the enginecr when it becomos necessary to shut off 8 stresm. 'This can be dono by the pipemsn, flhxming & handle near the end of the nozzle. @ pressure on the hose, however, does not ro- main, as, by another confrivance affixed to the engine, tho water, when not in use, is kept flow- ing backward and forward from the hydrant through tho suction-pipe. A great deal of prop- erty can be saved from water with the aid of thia invontion, and the Commissioners and officers of the Fire Department so_cxpressod themselves when they saw it work. It will undoubtedly be adopted here, but not before an appropriation to covar the expenso can be secured. Bo polite and_obliging are tho cleanly con- ductors of tho West Division that passengers frequently go out of the way to please them,— mot, perhaps, becanse they wish to, but becatse they cannot help themselves. There is very lit- tle that passengers will not do for cleanly con- ductors—when they find them. They pay fares three or four times withont a murmur ; are jos- tled and trodden under foot with a smile ; meck- }fx ‘apologize for being carried ten blocks beyond o sect they want ; jump beadlong inio s pud- dle when compelled to, and sputter their thanks out of the mud. All these things will they bear uucomplainingly from a'cleanly conductor. Bt when s dirty one shrieks out to alady to “*Shake up lively, now,” and adds that, if this tremulous operation is not instantly performed, he will wait no longer, is it to be wondered at that the Iady thinks he is 8 little hasty ? How is that, Con- duetor No. 352 : o Otis Norcrees, Treasurer of the Citizens’ Fire Relief Fund, has undoubtedly acted in accord- ance with the wishes of thousands of our best citizens in returning, with thanks, the sum of 210,100 received from the Michigan Btate Relief Committee, and £9,098 from tho Wisconsin State Relief Committeo. The mobey which Bos- ton sent when the lumber districts of these Western Statcs were devastated by firo was freely given, without » thought of recompense, and the ecling, since those contributions proved to be _more than sufficient for the relief of the desti- tute, is only one of gratification that the liber- ality of gur citizens was equal to their need.— Boston Advertisers 4ng at tho Third Presbyterian Church this after- noon. The Rev. W. T.. Noyes, pastor of the Fres Baptist Church, will Iéad 'thie prayer-meeting to- day. Subject: “Whosoover.” It is rumored in Government circlss that J. Rassell Jones, of this city, will soon resign the Balgian Mission to assums the office of Collector. of the port of New York. Scone, a Madison strect car last evening. A Iady with & No. 6 hand:trying to put on 8 No. 41§ glove, log., “I don't ‘like this atgle of gloves, they are so narrow.” Among the arrivals a tho Tremont House yes- terday were the following: George Hufchinson, Aubondale ; F. A. Kirtland, New York ; Thomas L. Watson, Cairo; Bonj. F. Ehrman, Cincin- Dati; F. W. Palmer, DesMoines; Charles Al- drich, Webster City; J. G. Lyford and wife, Boclkford ; Alex. Findley, Madison. Among the arrivals at the Briggs House yester- daywere the following : J. Shaw and wife, Iowa; Isase P. Moore, Kansas City; W- M. &?-m, Ottawa ; B. A. Foley and family, Lincoin ; J. W. Patterson, Clinton ; C. W. Phillips, Delaven ; H: H. West, Milwaukee ; John Doherty and_wife, Dabuque; E. M. Wright, Boston ; J. M. Wool- ‘worth, Omaha, Among the arrivals at the Sherman Honse yesterday were the following: AL J. O'Neil, Omabs ; C. H. Somes, Boston ; Sherman Paris, New York; B._Blakesly, St. Paui ; E. Wagner, Wheeling ; D. W. Caldwell, Columbus ; C. Eise- man, Dakots ; O. AL Waterman, Nevads; H.B. Hart, 8t. Lonis ; R. J. Christie, Kansas; A.B. Hough, Cleveland; D. B. Kelly, Philadelphia. , Ar. E. M. Fitch, who is mentioned as theprob- able successor of Mr. David Blakely aa Pension Agent of this city, is related to Benator Conklin and Gov. Morgan, of New York. He is quite s Foung man, but is «aid to possess_considerable uginess capacity. Before his connection with m;-emee a8 acconntant, he was a National r in Wisconsin. Among the arrivals at the Gardner House yes- torday were the following : John Corbett, Mon- B ooty Ghamy o L paign; James C. Boyn- ton, Now Orleans’; Joseph _ How- ard, Bants Barbara, Cal; Robert H. Sandborn, Philadelphia ; Rev. C. W. Francis and wife, New Haven, Conn.; Wm. P. Lyndo, Milwaukee; James McBride, Now York; B. E. Demmon, Boston. Among the arrivals at the Matteson House yes- terday wero the f g: Wm. Butler and wife, Glasiads, Towa , William B. Drescher, Hannibal 0. J. Clark, Ripon, Wis.; C. T. Orton, New York; J. H. Moore, Cincinnati; W, F. Brows- ter, Bay City; E. F. Lumbard and wife, Maren- o} F. H. Smith aud wife, Kansas City; Charles .’ Clark, Bostons H. C. Paddock, Aurors; Charles Bobb and wife, Marengo, Ill. Booth plays in Bloomington, 31st. Gen. Allen C. Faller, of Belvidere, has return- ed from Colorado in better health. Liviogston Atterbury, formerly & banker in St. Paul, died suddenly in that city, 3d. Joseph Gillespie, of Edwardsville, IIL, is a candidate for re-election to the Circuit Judge- ship of hia district. Prot. George F. Barker, of Yale College, has lcceflted the Chair of Physics in the Penusylva- nia University, at Philsdelpkia. James Lick, of S8an Francisco, has given a lot in that city, worth 9150,000, to tho Academy of Bciencee, and another lot, worth nearly as much, to the Pioneer Society. * Good lick." John AL Francis, of the Troy (N. Y.) Times, American Minister' to Groece, is_not at home, 2nd will probably not return till August, and thon only on leava of absence. John Van Dyke, formerly a Supreme Judge in New Jeme7y, and member of Congress from that Btate, 184751, but now residing in Wabashaw, Minn!, has besn appointed District Judge, vice ‘Waterman, deceased. The Rev, Warren H. Cudworth, pastor of the Unitarian Church of East Boston, put his letter of resignation in the handsof the Standing Com- mittee on Sunday forenoon. He has been called to Chicago. The Rev. Zedekiah 8. Barstow, of Keeno, N. H., who died last Saturdsy, aged 82, had been sottled in Keene since 1818, and was a Trustes of Dartmouth Colluin since 183t. He was & xlnazl;ber of the New ipshire Legisiatare in Our old friend, Lord Hubert Stanley Leroy Ainsloy, is now keoping & pio-shop in Dreader- Whother therich young lady of I}:W York who becamehis Lordess is clerk in tho establishmont, is s point upon which the Bazar maintains a dignified silence. [ 1 The Rev.' John Thompson, for nearly ten ielr! Agent of the American Bible Society for ndians, bas been advenced to the position of Agent for the States of California, Orego: Nevads, and Washington Territory, with quarters at San Francisco. 5 3 Savage, the defaulting Cashier of the Lech- mere Banl, at Cambridge, Mass., has boen con- nected with the bank aa Cashier since it estab- lishment in 1854, and his honesty basnever been uestioned. Ho was a prominent member of o Prospect Btreet Orthodox Church, and Troas- urer of tho society for a number of years. . © - and ead- —_— A Vagabond Prince. New York German papers contain - the follow- | ing curious advertisement : * We have reasons to believe that Princo Felix, of Taxis, is now in the United Btates. He has no right to contract any debts whatever, and tho estate of the family will be beyond his control even after ho has reached hin majority. His promissory notes aro_absolutely worthless, and the nndersigned will not, under any circum- stances, }n any debts the Prince may incur.” Hers nl{ow the names of tho” evecutors of the ulpefoli ‘prince, to whom the foregoing 80 flatteringly refers. There is considorable reason to believe, according to recent advices from Ratisbon, in New York, that he is there. Heis B0 overgrown boy, not yet 20 years of sge, but has already succeeded in gaining much notoriety by his_reckless extravagance. He is tho last lineal descendsnt of the eminent family which, in the middle ages, played a conspicuous part in. Germany, snd which acquired bistorical reputa~ tion. The estate to which the | Joung Prince is sole heir amounts to about 15,000,000.. With: his beardless face ho cut last year a figure at Baden-Baden, where he :wolné in publicat the CAUTION! somsamn Buyery ara caationed to atoid the numerous feits and Imitations offred for salo. JOHN DUNCAN’S Asznis fur AMUSEMEN , New Y 'y Corner Wabash-ay. and Twenty-second-st. OLE BULL'S GRAND CONCERTS. Thos, R. Tarnbull has the honor to snnarnce the $ppeaz- ‘2nce of the world-renowned violiaiat, OLEBUILIL: On Monday and Toesday Evenings, March 10 and 11, Assisted by Miss GRAZIELLA RIDGWAY, Soprazo: Bignor FERRANTT, the popular Baritone, Comic: Mr. JOSEPH HART DENCK, Pianist. Admission, with resarved eeat, $1. Tickets can bo procured at Jullos Baner & Co.’s: orand after Thursday, March 6., Programmes can bo cbtained at all the loading musiz establispmenta, ; The Knabe Grand Pianos nsed at theso concerts. Doors open at 7. _Concart to commenca at 8, RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS. GRAND COMBINATION OF THE Theo, Thomas and the Rubinsted ConcertCompanios. The Greatest Concert Comblination on Record. FIRST JOINT APPEARANCE OF ANTON RUBLYSTEIN, HENEL WIENIAWSKI, W o F o, And his UNEQUALED ORCHESTRA. The FIRST GAND COMDINATION CONCERT will bo give %{nnflu!mnlng. March 17, nt the Michigan-av. Bapti.t ‘hurch. The Second Grand Cembigation Concert wiil bo. ven Brening, March I, at the Unlon Park ngregationsl Church. Risorvod Soats, 83 aad 83 according to location, will ba for slo next Monday morming, at, Stac Courss ‘Depota. Programm es of the Concerts can_ba obtaine A CARPENTER & SHELDON, Managors. STAR LECTURE COURSE. Squth Side Depots, 59 Wabash-av, and cor. State and Badlson-ste. West Sida Dopots, 19 Madisan-st. ead Cor. Madison and Flalsted-sts. PROF. MORSE ‘Will deliver, for the first time Jn Chicago, two of hits won- dorful Sclenliie Lectaros that bave mads for bim o tha Eaat, the reputation of tho most intarest truo- tire of Lecturers. Thess Lectares are fllostrated with rapid, aceurate, free hand.drawing upon the black-board. MONDAY, March 10, MMichigan-av. Baptist Charch. TUESDAY, March 1i, Union Park Congregl Church. ‘Admission, 5 cta, ; Réserved Scats, 75 cta. For salo TO=1D.A"%. FROF. SWING'S, Lectaro, written sapecially for tha Siag Cotme, wpon THE NOVELF Tiimd, Sozcd Sichigas-ev, B 4 Pt GARPENTER & SHELDON. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. . THIS EVENING, BENEFIT OF JOEIN MUIR. Boucicanlt’s _wonderfal Military Drama, BROWN, or Tho Rellof of Lucknow. M BOYD and SPENCER PRITCHARD have kiadly voluz. teered, - "MRS. GEO. E. WOODWELL has voluntesred to recite *Bbamus O'Brien. 1SS JENNIE QUIGLEY, tho Scottish Quees, wik " sppesrin Bt ILLY Hi NIE KEAN, in thett greatactof McVICKER'S THEATRE. - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, EDWIN BOOTH A§ MACBETH. CHARLOTTE GRAMPTON AS LADY MACBETH. Baturday atines—Vill be given for the last time Shak- speare’s Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Benedick, EDWIN BOOTH | Dogherry, J. H. McVicksr. Noxt Week—HAMLET. Seats can now be scourcd. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE. Mouroo-zt., botwoen Dearborn and State-sts. Afington, Cotim_& Kembles Hinsirel Another Bill of Norclties. MACKIN and WILSON fa their wonderfal Songs and Dances. THE ABYSSINIAN DWARF TOMMY. VOCAL QUARTETTE. Skotches from Natare. ROBERT MAKE-ATRS, Flth new and baastiful scenery. = EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. . GLOBE THEATRE. Monday ever(nz, March 3, overy night and Wedneaday and Satarday Maiinces, tho colebrated comedian sad Cli- cago favorite, EHARRY LINDEN, In his taimitable impersonstion of WOOL in his great zpoaialty drams of the HICTDEN XEANDI! COURTRIGHT & GILBERT, WYLIE HAMILTON. Fridsy—Bonofit of HARRY LINDES. s HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE. The Parlor Home of Comedy, Monday, March J‘.dnmm the weok, aud at the Matinsns, reappearance ¢! ths uler Comedian JOHN DILLON, 1n the amasing comedistta, THE SILENT PROTECTOR. Socond and Iast week of the Great London Baccess. BPALSE - ** Tho sconcry brs never beon equaled fn Chicago."— Trtbuae, Mae o Bty Gimpberls “ PERIL ; OR, LOVE re) v i CE Wgc BRANCH, " atroducio jho charming Mise j & P. COATS 2. 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