Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1873, Page 3

. {\l{\nlntainud‘ . CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Lloguent and Bensible Discourso by | tho Reve Dre Rydors Doss Honging Qualify o Murdorer for Heaven ? 4f It is a Means of Grace, The More of 1t the Better. How the Condemned Should be Treated. The Matorial Iden of Heaven ¢ and Eecll, i ThoRev. Dr. Ryder, pastor of 8t. Paul's Uni~ orsalist Ohuroh, prenclicd o practical and sonsi- lo sormon yestorday morning on Capital Pun- Ishment. Tho Iargo congregation which listonod to it, doubtless possossod viows similar to thoso of tho learnod divine, and they woro not back- ward in oxprossing thoir soutimonts whon dis~ :nlu:onl. Tho roverond gentloman took aa his oxt Whithor shall X/go from thy apirit ? or whitlier aball T flco from {hy Drcsgtico? . IF T hsceid by 00 henvotiy thou art thero: if I make my bed in hell, behold thon nrt thero. X I tako tho wings of tho ioruing, and dwell in tho uttormost parts of. tho sca; oven thero shall thy hond lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 150 Pealm ; 7, 8,9, 10, TIUE BERMON. Tho discourao {s given in full below. Ho eaid: Ono {8 suroly acting in harmony with tho spirit of the Gospel whon ho intorosts himself in tho wolfare of tho criminal classes. No man ¢an bo 50 low as to bo entirely shut out from human sympathy, It mattors uot of what offehso agninat itho Iaw ono may bo guilty, ho is tobo treated aa n human being, and to boe subjected to no neodloss torturo. God's morcy is extonded totho viloat; 2lls graco is froo toall. 8o abould man's sympa- ‘thybo; and wo oughtall tobo actuated bya desiro o do the worst of our race ag much good as wo conveniently can. 1do not hold, thoreforo, that nman should bo suffered to go to the gallows, ag if by tho act of murder ho had shut himsolf out grom oll human regard. By common consont, the civilizalion of our timo has pronouuced sgainst many of the forms of torture formerly employed to doprive ono of hiis life,—such no quarteriug & man, burning him intho use of greon wood, pouring hoatod lend nnd ofl into his earsand oyes. All such instru- iments of doath aro uttorly sot asido as inhuman, wad, even when wo employ hanging, wo domand of the Sheriff that he shall apply that ponalty without neodless torture, This much I gny on tho slde of humanity, . And I think, also, that onc is nctingin tho mamo of roligion who secks to offer to the cul- prit the benofita of religion, aud, ns far as possi- blo, bring him into nproper tempoer to enter the etornal world. Farbe it from mo to condomn the offorts of clergymon in this bohalf. I com- mond them for it. But this sympathy whioh is offered to the criminals, especially those of a particular clngs, may be injudiciously expressod, sud eo harmful to the public morals ; a8 may bo nlgo tho efforts to promoto the spiritual welfare of the criminal, and eo injurious fo the cougo of religiou. Under tho formeér head I placo oll attompts to pardon criminals out of rogard for thom or for their families, or on the ground that tho ponalty is eovero, condomn all such intorposition in bobalf of criminals as that omployed by Dr, Tyng, of Now York, in tho casoot Tostor, It {s nomatter whothor Foster went to Dr. Tyug's chureh or not. It is no matter whothor lio bolanged to n respectable r:smilinr not. 1t is not at all porti- nont to tha caso that hia family were the friends of (ho pastor, and tho pastor wishod to ba the friond of tho fomily. Lho simplo fact in tho caso Is that tho man Fouter wae notorionsly guilty of pourder, and, being 80, dosorved the povalty of the lnw. It is mistaken compassion sud mis- tekon sympnthy that lends o clorgyman to try to save from ihe gellows a man clearly guilty - of-murdor, who may Lippon to belong o & fam- Hy in whouo welfaroho is intercstod. On the other hand, wo aro not to sook to snve ono from tho just condomuation of the law, because, in our judgment, the ponalty of tho law is ncod- lossly severo. — Docaueo somo of you may beliovo that imprisonment for life is n proper poualty for murder, and not' hanging, you are not therefore to opposo thoe exacution of the law 80 long ay hanging is tho penalty; but rather remombor that your judgment with rogard to what ought to” bo' tho ponalty s not to Intorfere with the just exccution of tho law, so lo;&; a8 hanging is the ponalty. Tho like is truo n'tho oaso 0f o recont murderer in this city, and n the caso of almost every murderer thore is an earnest cffort mado to save theman from his Just desorts, Potitions are sigued: bonovolent Christion men and womon, woll-disposed, sign tho papors, I think all such aifempts, unlcss thore is some reason for it outside of sym- snth , outside of one's objection to ‘the eath’ ponalty, outsido of tho fact that it is a terriblo thing to take a man's life in that way, aro hurtful to tho public morals, and ought uat to bo encouraged. ‘This_injudicious nttamst to got murderers pardoned is rightly quoted, I seo, lattorly, in favor of capital punishis wment; and I am frank toeny that unless you regulate tho pardoning power, hanging seoms to bo the only sure peneity,—and that is not very sure,—~not becauso ng some of our preachers en God said to Noah, ! Whosoovor sheddsth man's Dblood, by man shall his blood be shed,” but be- causo tho safoty of sociely requires it. God nlgo mald to Noah (and ho maid it be- ore ho asid tho other; in the rocord t stands two or threo vérses bofore), “But flosh with the life thoreof, whioh tho blood thoreof, shell yo not ocat.’” Dut as most por- gons, including clorgymen, consider animal food necossary to the health, they leave this command to Nosh unonforced. Butonois just as nue thoritativoas tho other, and nelther has any more to do with our timo than n communication that may have beon mado to the antodiluvinns. Personally, I prefor, if I could have everything g8 I would wish it, imprisonment for litato tho dopth penalty. But, if o mon condomned for Imurder is to be pardoned and set at Liberty in the community again, whatover may bo my per- &onal proforence, I am nhllfiev] to placo myself on El'l':si o of thoso who defond capitsl punishment, 0 dignity and majesty of tho law must bo That is & fundamentel proposition, 0 matter what I may liko or dislike, the law must bo uphold, for we aro all of us dopendent upon tho enforcoment of law, and nothing is ro- liable unless tho oriminal classes are made to understand that the Inw moans what it uays, and must bo respected, Tho ponalties of law should mot, therofors, ho net aside to plense an individ- \unl, for tho walfare of millions should never be Joopasdized to gratity o few. 1, and tho por- gons of my housohold, and "the members of my church, may wish fo eave some ono from the fi&llc\vu, but shall I nnd they Le gratified to tho detriment of the whole community? Tho oxercise of the pardoning powor in some gages fooms nccossary; but, after the courts huve pronounced against a criminal tho ponalty of death, itought nottobe compotont for tho Governor to set aside tho vordict, unloss facts which are dovoloped subscquent to the trial fustify {t. The criming), o8 o oriminal, de- Borves no sympathy; pity, but not sympathy. I'ho wrong-doer has n olaim upon our humanity, but not the wrong-doing., And I anm_entisflod that sometimes sympathy is cxercised in this sounection so indiscriminately that it really aids and abeta erimo. But this loads mo to tho noxt topic—the in- ‘udlnloun npplication of roll;{lon to tha criminal, t Is not for mo, Ohristian friends, to lmit tho divino moroy. That forgivoness in any way torsens or rawmoves the punishmont, I do not stand hore to may; but it is clenr thaf, In the providence of God, forgivences s mainly applied to the sin rather than to the punishment, and that Christ did not come iuto this world so inuch to take away punish- mont dus to mankiud for their sina as he did to take awsy the sinfulnoss of man, Aund it ls algo olenr that tho only effect of such gallows spoota- clos as we bave iad of Iate in this city and in pthor citles is to lesson tho onormity of sinful- ness and to tako away sumething of the sanot.ty of religlon, Tho moroIthinkabout these things the moro they dlstress me,~—the more I am sntls- fod that, as tho caea now stands, tho criminal vlasses aro not affocted favorably by thoso hang- lug spectacles. % f want fivet of all, now:to ouall your ttention briefly, and yet wilk duo rospect {o ose from whom 1 differ tleologically, to the thoologleal erross involved in all this. About ovory man who has been hung within my ro- monbraucs, has boon, subsoquont to the comne mission of tho orime, and ordinarlly a day or two. days hofore, madv rendy for tho stornal worldy and the nononneomont hns been given through {ho presn, and froquontly by the oriminal hint., #olf whon hia stands upon the vory vergo of otor« nity—*1 havo made 1y ponco with Gody I am. on the ‘Lord's side; I nm golng straight to Henven" I do_nob say thoss men aro nob plucore, but I eay, whon a clorgymon tnkos hiold of n enso of that kind ho hea & cnso tomako out ; and when o innn {8 takoen hold of, 1 acoms to bo for his futorent to yleld to tho nll- ponl. . That there is any decoption practined in tho easo, cf-courae I sy lwthhw about, ono way or the other; but it lookas so el liko o bus- 1088 {ransaction that, if applied to nn'vu.\lng but raliglon, I should onll it o *gham.” o mo 1t is Hnyuhologlcnlly imposaiblo . for & mauwho has con sintul, corrupt, wickod all his lifo, an houry or two hours;, ot a -dny, or two days bofore ho dios, to bo mado roady to ontor tho cternal world and to riso np into grandeur and porfoct- ness of' v'Baintly man, I concede thab tho worst criminal may ropont, and bo sincere in his re- pentance ; I consider that tho last momont be- foro ho goos out of tho world ho may ofaculate thouo sontoncos which it is plonsant for us to hoar ; but to cmry tho ldea to the community that n meu, by anything dono for him, or by him, fn that short {ime, takes ranlk with (he angols in glory, Is to uso not ouly absurd, but to my mind, s making littlo less than o mookory of roligion, Lot morolnto to you o briof incident. A brotlor who lina been ot iny houso during tho past weol, told me of tho following circumatance that came within his own porsonsl obsorvation. In the clty whero Lie pronchen, a goodinan,while in tho porformance of his ordinnry usiness was shob and instantly killed. Iio was not tho person ho murderer intonded to kill, bub was mistaken for tho individual the murderor wantod to dis- o080 of, . The murderod man attonded the miversalist Church, snd was o correet and oxomplary orson_ of good standing in tho community, My friond, atter thu mur= doror hiad hiad hit trial ‘and boon condomued, n oy or two bofora his oxecution, cnlled upon him inhis coll. He askod him how he folt with ro- gard to tho fato befors him, nnd ho snid, ¢ I am 8l vight, I linvo mado my ponco with God. I am afi ready to die, I oxpect to bo in Heavon in forly-oight honra” ! Woll," eaid tho clargy- man, what do you think is tho condition of the man you killed 7 Baid he, * That bothers me a good doal. I have been thivking abuut thak since I was converted; how it will soem for mo when I got to Heavon, to look down upon him in hell” *Whab manlkes you think ho fsin hell 2" *Why, bocause Ishot {\hn 8o quickly ho hindn't o chauce io re- -pont. Just oa quick as tho pistol wont off ho oll, and couldu't thiuk about it.” Toro ‘yon furo cmotional flmy 80t over againat solid charctor. Yow allknow which ia tlio higlor ; you all know which Roulséy. xests on § you all know which is bost in your sons, - yourdaughtors, in_business mon, in citizona gonerally,—a wild impulso of roligion or solid Torality | ingrained into tho very flbro of oue’s manhood. And yot cmotional plety tokes a_men to oavon (and 0 littlo of it that I think it is mostly froth), and golid character Jots him down the other way. Now, mark you, I recommend and plend for omotional piety. Botter that a man should show & roligious interost, as did Nicodomus atthe burisl of his Lord, than notatall. Dotter for tho wayward son to gsy, tho lasthour before he dles, ““Tathor, 1 renounco this wicked living of mino; ‘I ask your pardon for the wrong dono.” 'hore is comfort in that; but when you come 1o sny that tho Fromgnl on desorves moro at the hands of his God than tho son who Bad lived faithfully, and nobly, and generously _all - tho while, you utterly, pervert tho Now Testament. Iu the par- ablo of the Prodigal Son, the father shows his geatitude by many cxpressivo nots hat tho way- ward son has come home, but do you think ho put that son in his sfection nnd copfidenco abovo that othor sonwho had romained falith- fully by him and boon dutiful sll the while ? TFurthermoro, such spoctacies na I am coneld- oring, o8 educational influopcos, ara migchiovous. As it man should say, ‘‘Woll, now, if I mur- “dor anothor T shall probsbly bo hung, B0 fay an Liuman Inw i8 concerned, X shall have to suffer tho penalty, but so far au tho divine law iy con- cornad, 1 lmow how to get rid of that, Tcan maungo that part. I can live forty and nina enrs in sin, and wipo awsy tho conseguencos, TRET cannok do anything gainst man's law with out i all probability bomg nrrosted. Lheso de- toctives aro so iorribly searching in their in- quiries that it ia én'ouy hard to got rid of them; but so far ns God is concerned, I know how to cludo Iis 1ow, and ehirk the peualty of {t, Iam not troubled about that.” Now, I coutend that ovorything of that kind is demoralizing. It in not giving a man his desorts. I muintain that tho conviction ought to rest upon your heart aud mino that, if we go through the world in opposi- tion to God, He will hold us answerablo for those tlings, not only while wo live, but aftor wo pass out of this body as well ; and that tho char- acter ingrained into the human orgenization can- not bo wiped out by puy ojaculatory sentences uttored at any time. i T am reminded hore of what Jesus eaid to the thiof on the cross, It scoms, in the judgment ment of many, to stand in opposition to what I s tonching,” In reforence to what our Lord guid to the man who was crucified by Ilis sido, theroe are two facts to bo stated : Tirst—It is confessedly difilcult to detormino how much the robber uudorstood about tho mission of Christ. Ior it hardly seems prob- able that he undorstood that Christ had Bob up a a spiritual kingdom whon His dixciplos supposod Ho was gotting up a'material kingdom. If the Apostles, whon thoy found our Loxd was crucified, supposing His work had come to an ond, wenb thelr way, it is nutllkn]grthnl this erim- inal understood much about Christ's spiritual kingdom. Second—Preoisely what is meant by tho word # Paradise” is not clear, and porhnps nover can bo now. Somo individuals sny it moans “Btato of the dend," 18 if our Lord moaut to eny, * You ask 1mo to remombor you when 1 come into my King- dom. Why, this day both of us are to be in {ho sEato of tho dead, aad, thorefore, what éan you oxpect in my Kingdom? Others undorstand it to include somothing moro that tho state of tho doad—to includo what the Groeks meant by tho word Elipium.” In view of ol tho facts, it seoms to me that our Lord reforred to tho spirit- uel world into which m{ were both moon to pass, and that Ho meant in some way to speak n&pmvlngly of tho condition of the ponitont thief in connoction with that reforence, = But, us already said, tho proecise meaning it is diffienlt to affirm. ~ Thoro is, lowever, no reason to supposo that our Lord meant to say, “This day you will be s perfoct human being ; this day you will bo an angel of tht; or this day you will bo with mo in leaven ;" be- causo that'is contradictory of what our Lord saya subsequently. For, after His resurrection, when Mary met Him in tho gardon, near tho tomb In which His body had been placed, as re- corded in the 17th vores of the 20th chapter of of John, we aro told that Josus said to Mary, when sho addressed Him: ‘‘Touch mo not; for I am not yot assconded to my TFather.,” This was tho third day after the oru- cifixion, Jegus, tooroforo, co not Love meant that the ropentant robber would bo that dny with Him in Heavon, because what onr Lord atterwards eays of Limaelf shows that He Him- self had not boen thero, His reference probably was to the spiritual realm. . I donot wish, Christian friends, in what I sa in opposition o tho matorial concoption with which this whole subject is shrouded, to discour- ago any individual in connection with ouy fcbhurch from lsboring earnostly in"behal? of the conversion and restoration of the criminal classes, but I bog thnt thoy so con- dugt their affeira that thelr efforts shall not ba detrimontal to tho cause of religion, and so that thoso gallows speeches, in tho eostimation of mavy night-minded and Jaw-observing oitizens, shall not scom a burlesque on religion. For, if tho gallowa can thus bo mado n moany of grace; if olmost overy one who goes out of the world by hanging goes straight to filory‘ and rould hardly got thero but y that process, it might bo well for s to conelder whother it would not bo useful to employ hanging as a means of graco ou vor: many other ocoasions. I do motknow but f{ would bo woll to apply it to some of our Aldor- mon and nembers of tho Board of T'rado, and directors of insurance companies, and Congress- mon ; and now and then a ministor, and & mor- chant, and 5o on all tho way through, thus mak- ing their salvation sure. I a bad mAan commity o murder tho matter of his future destiny seoms to be quito suro, Oh! brethron, that is not tho Gospel, Ohrist in His word doos not tall to thohuman heart in that way, Itisthe old matorial concoption of thinge, that hos como down into the ago, and still lingors among the poople, In many of our loading churchos, or whut we call orthodox, to-dny, there are taught tho most excollout, yalunblo spiritual dostrines, and tho religion of the New Tastamont it inter- protod in the light of the age but among tho common people “that old, matorinl 1don of eaven a8 o locality, rud of hollns a locallty and place of tormont, and, for anght I know,.of liquid fire and Lrimstone, stil lingors. Bome of you remoembor that a forinight ago to-doy I roferred to this genorul nub{out. At the closo of my sermon, there came up to this desk o young man, and he #aid Lo mo, T am not acoustomed to hosring Univorsnlis preaching, 80 I would like to ask youu quog- tion, Talle on, my young friond,” enid I, “Thoro nro_only fwo placon spokon of fn tho Biblo nfter death fnto which tho dond go; ong in heavon nmd_iho other s loll. Now, if tho murdorar dourk, o, Lo hoavon, must ho nob 0 to tho othor Flncu 7. Thint sooms loglenl, doti t not? What fu tho root orvor? IL s that thoro It no_place In tho univorso that derorves o o called hoavon § and thora In no placa in tho univorse thnt dosorves Lo bo onllod hofl, Ileavon is n slale and o condition ; hell isn atato nuda condltion, nnd no placo nt all. Itis tho old | matorial conception of :a beautiful gavdon, with running stroams, or n groat city with golden ntroots fixed up grandly, and poople are E;ulnu « up , thore, nnd they ., aro going o - Imock " nt - tho gafos, & and _ tho gnten nro to ho opened, and they nro to walk in aud lvo in fino imusau. It 1o tho iden wtill provalling with tha less intolligont portion of our community. Tho right view is, tho good man 18 in hoaven to-day, and nil the honvon thero is for him of which we havo any knowledgo, Tho bad man s in hell to-day, and ho will bo in holl 5o long #s hio romains & bad man. Ileaven is o state. And good men, truth-seoking sud God-foaring poople, nro in tnt state, Thoy ate Jtnown by many namoy, and Jive in many lands, but they nro united by’ n common bon in thelr dovotion to the good and true. Put nway, thoroforo, thisiden of locality, nnd ro- ‘momber that heavon is a condition—a state, not o locality, os if men nnd women are to bo sopn~ rated from. ench other by s sort of isothermal line, nsif on ono side {8 Iiliuois and on the othor1s Minnosots ; s if & kind of Mlmssl{lpl Tivor is to soparafohouven from holl. Itis tho old Jewieh conception of tho end of the world that hine worked 1ts wny down to our timo, and tho old pngan coucnf)uou‘pox'mpted oven by vossor, nominally, Christisn’ ideas, It is time ghu roligion of Olirist woro froo_of thoso orrors. st Angnol‘l. Ohwistinn frionds, all that ro- malus for mo to sry this morning Ia that tho lan- gungo of our toxt {s applicablo to us all—to the criminal classes, to all couditions and_phnsos of socloby, ¢ Whithor shall I go from 'Why upirit ? or whithor ahail T flan from 'Ihy presonco P If I ascond up into Ioaven, God is'thore; 1f Imake my bed in hell, bohold, God Iythere. If I talto tho wings of the morning, and dwall in tho uttormost parta of tho scn, ovon thero shall Thy hiond lead mo, and thy right land shall hold me.” God is overywhero prosont, Wo nre judged according toourdesorts. Charactor is that which we all ought to strive to obtain, It is our priv- ilego to onjoy what I havo called emational pioty; but it is o great doal moro important for 18 to havo substantinl character thnn to put, now and then, o religious intorjoction into owr tallt, I commond theso intorjections; I boliova in thoso pious, roligious sorvicos, Those who know mo noed scarcaly bo_told this ; but I hog you not to bo deceived. posa that God - can bo_decolved by thosa pious - phrases. T hoq» you not . to thinke that a man can live™ forty yenrs in iniquity, and throw off his bad ohurdstor as ho would nn old cont. Charactor {8 a part of tho me... Whorover the man goes the choractor goey. As lomg as o man lives his idontity aud charnoter livo. Chawging dny by day, bocoming Dettor 0 hio rises hightsr, hut niways under the oyo of Qod, and_always rowarding'dim and pun- ishing him nccording to his desortd, - Young man, bo not deceived by tho iden that, in mannor or ‘“E” God can'bo ** mocked.” vordick cannot bo sot aside, I tell you that if yougo into the ocoan God is theve; if you 0 to Californin or Europe God {s thera; in the fight, in tho dakness, whorever you aro, tho Judgmont sont 18 boforo you and yoit boforo it. And now, brothren and frionds, I would lilko, in o vory fow words, to put by tho sido of this represontation as to tho mannor {n which cul- prits nro often trested and rogarded, my own 1doa of what {8 sound doctrine, If I were cailled to ndminiater to n man who was to bo hung to- morzow, 1 would nob eay to him, “If you ropent of your wins and aro sorry, tho consequoncos of all our guilt will ‘o wiped away, and you stand abreast with tho most valisut goldior'of the cross of Ohrist.” I could not say that, bocause it is a misroprosonta~ tion and a great untruth, Iwould say to him, ¢}y brothor, I am soxry for yous you are in a Dbad condition ; you aro soarrod all over with sin, but God is your fathor and friend. Ho sont His gon to die for sinnors. Put yoursolf in tho best framo of mindyou can; beginto retraceyoursteps; walk toward Zion tho fow days that rémain, and overy stop you tako this side of tho grave s eo much ground re-won, aud you are ull the better srapnrpd to go humo,” That, I think, is hiristinn morality ; aud a8 I would say it to the worat eulprit, #o I would say it to tygolf and to ou. * o not docoived ; CGod is not mocked. For whatover s nan soweth that shall o also reap.”” This, I beliove, i the tenching of the Now Testamont, and {s illustratod and verified by overy souud maxin in moral philovophy. —_—— THE NEW COURT-HOUSE. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribunc: Sir: On tho ground that the tax-pnyorsof this couuty, with tho exception of an inconeidorablo fay, desiro not only that ournew city and county building shall be of the best uatorial and work- manehip, but that it shall bo also architecturally faultless; and furthor nssuming that the oxpen- diture of the sum of monoyrequired for tho pur- poso should bo mado o that no private end, but only tlio publio good, should bo subserved, if such rosult con bo obtnined,—allow mo to ey : Tirst—That ovory porsou who desired should ‘hava free access to all the plans submitted ; and that written criticisms should bo invited (and considered) of any person who folt compotent, and interestod as & proporty-holder, sufliciently to mako them over his own namo. Second—That » fund should bo approprinted from tho Treasury of, Bay, $5,000, or ns much moro as would insure the desired result, with which to purchaso tho professional judgmont of fivonon-compoting architects, of high rank in thoir profession, ono of whom should be of Bos- ton, and ono of Now York; for tho reason that it is a fact that all the architects of the highest akill and education do not roside in Chicago—at prosent. (I beliove tho principle well eatablish- od that prudent mon ehonld not bo willing to intrust business of groat importanco to agents who hiave no knowledge of that business.) Third—That onno account shall any plan bo adoptod bofore every ono interosted (Tatill menn tho tax-payers) shall have had abundant time and opportunity to bo heard, We could have saved time had Wwo moved in this matter a yoar ago, but botter doluy enothor yoar than not to have the moat perfeot work than can bo had, Now, I submit that this city and county must intrust an enterprise of tho magnitude of thatin quostion to & committoo (howeyer it may bo con- stituted) 1 whoso erchitoctural taste nud knowl- odgo, business capacity and unsullied integrity, combined, the puo{lu of this county, orn i‘n.rgo mejority of them, have impliclt confidonco. 1t thus rosult bo not attainod, I feol asmred that our courts will be asked to interfers in bo- balf of the present owners of these two or threo millione, go that those disgracos—local in our own old Court-House, national in tho prosont Now York City Hall—bo not allowed to be ro- produced hore. J. G. 8. Ou10400, March 28, 1873, A NEW DODGE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bin: If you wieh, you can msake anote of a now dodgo of tho seedy bummers. A man en- tors an oftice or business-placo ; holds up a letter addressed as though for the mails ; says, *Mis- ter, will you accommotlute mo with a three-cont stamp? Iwas sont to mail thielettor, and lost tho stamp,” Tho corner of the envolopo is dirty, ond shows that nstemp has beon thore. Astamp I8 handed to the applicant; ho sticks it upon the envelope, with many flourishes; ‘walks off, with not even & *Thank you ;" steps outside of tho ofico; removes tho stawp; goos £ tho noxt offieo and ropents the oporation,sud 80 on ad inflnilum. Thog younot to pup- A Con cticut Legisintor. From thd Hartford (Conn.) Cowrant, fome yeurs ago a veteran Democrat was olocts ad to the Logislature from the town of Hartland, Knowing tho diftleultios of travel botweon that Iaco and artford, Lo started oarly nnd got oro {ho dny boforo the Gonernl Assembly con- voned, and immediatoly proceodoed to the Times oMico,” A. . Burr, tho senior ecditor, was on- t:ngml in producing n strong yoliticul londor, for Lt evenlng's papor, aud his attoution was first nitractad to tho presonco of tha visitor by his laying down upon tho desk what, upon exainiua- tion, proved toho tho roprosontative's creden- tials ns o mombor of the Logislature. Manding {he papor buck to him, Mr. Durr satd, #You want to tako this to the oflico of the Bocrotary of Stato.” ‘\Whoro fu that?” inquired the gentls- man from Hatland, “Inthe Stute Iouse building,” was the nuswor; *you take it thoro and it will bo all right.” “Idon't know any- thing ahout tho Becrotary of Btate's offico,” pos- itively spoke the nged represontative, “and.I don't'caro a d—whoro it {8; I'm n. Demacrnt, nud I kuoyw if I Joave this thing liero in this ofiice of tho Times it will bo wll right—you koop it!" And Mr, Burr cunld_not prevail ‘upou the_old man_to take the decument with him. You couldn’t fool him with a Becretary of Btato when there wa u live Democrat to wot at. DECORATION DAY, Proliminary Arrangements for Strowing witlh Flowers tho Graves of the Naflon’s Dead Horoes Mooling of Grand Army Mon Yosterday---Com- milices Appointed to Look ‘ Aftor Varlous Dotalls, A mooting of reproxontativos from tho various posts of tho Grand Army of tho Ropublic in Chicngo was Lold - yostorday afternoon in the Cotnmon Council Chamber, for the purposo of making tho proliminary arrangoments for dec- orating tho oldiers' gravoes, according to annual onstom. Tho nttendnueo was largo, Gen. Mo- Arthur called tho meotiug to ordor, and was, on motion, oleotod Chairman. X + On neauming the Chalr, ho stated In briof the objeot of tho meoting, suggorting that Ransom Tost hind thought it adviaablo to clect committoos ond tnko stops onrlier than was dono lnst year, in order to bave overything moro perfoctly cars riod out. o rend an oxtract from a lottor nd- dronsed to him by tho Commander of the Di- vislon, * On motion; J. M. Gotmoan wng choson Bocra tary of tho mooting. 5 bl "I'ho Chair annonncoed that thé appolntmont of committees was In order. ‘Ihoy wore clocted n follows s ‘Financo Committee—David A, Gage, Jamea Btowart golonion Rutter, lfon, Joseph Madill, Col, Munon Toomin, Gen, A, L. Ohetlain, Mal. Fred Bueeo, Ogden Lovoll,'Capt..T: Mc@rath, Col. Lovi P, Wright, J, IL MeVicker, A, M. Dilliuga,' A, O, Lcaing, Qol, Kotth, Gon. Martin Heam, Josoph Gnliagher, Cols 11, Hilliard, Hon, P. A, loytle, O. Tu Wooiman, IL Bayrs, Col, John Messer, If, 3T. Thompson, Frank Mifigan, Ospt. J. I Rumaoy, o~ J. 7. Healy moved that o committoo of twonty ‘bo nppointed to make all prnqer preparations for the observance of Decoration Day, who shall pl?o:l“n musio, addressos, and iransportation for tho day. B The ymotlun was agreed to, ond the Chalr In- structod to appoint tho Gommitéoo, which e did, 26 follows: Gion, Franlk T. Shorman, Capt. J. J. Honly, 4. O. Harrington, Gon. J. Btockton, Judgo Bradwell, Gen, R. W. Bmith, NMaj. MoDoall, Ms], Gioorga L. Paddock, Gon. Bonm, Maj. Wood, D. W. Quirk, Col. Louis Schaffner, Col. Avery Mooro, Gon. AL It. M. Wallace, Col. Owon Btunrt, Gon. McClurg, Gon. O. L Monn, Col. 0. Rankin, On motion o committeo of twonty Indlos was appolated, to oo:oparato with the gentlomen, as follows: Mrs., Gon. Mulligon, Mrs. Gon. Chet- Inin, Mrs. Porry II. Smith, -Nra. Gon._Shorman, Mrs, Wirt Doxtor, Mra, O, §, Bqulros, Mrs, Copt. Glenson, Mre: W, II. 8mith, Mrs, Jemos W, Tor- Bytho, Mra. Gen. Clarko, Mrs. Col. Lioomis, Mrs. Gon, Logan, Mrs, Honry Bayrs, Mrs, Gotl. Mo- | Artbiur, Mre, James Stowart, Mrs. Capt. P, Mo- Grath, hes ol 0. T, Hotebbiss, Mrs. Gon. B, M. Wallaco, Mrs, 02t .1 i Falo, Afra John Dossor, + & B Col, Hilliard moved a rosolution requesting the Bonrd of Education to closo tho publio echools on Docoration Day, which was agreed 0. Mr. James Stowart moved that tho Postmastor b frequostod to close the Post-Offico on that ay. J Motions woro mado to close tho Custom-Fouso and Raecorder's oflice. Tho firat motion was agreod to. s~ # Mr, Davis moved to appoint & committos of threo to wait upon the Board of Trado, and ro- quest them to suspend business for the day, which wag agreed” to. The movor hoped by this moaus to compel tho banks to closoe. Tho Chair lpgolntod o8 such committeo, John Davis, Gon. I, Stookton, and Ool. R. M. Hough, It was further moved that this Committoo wait nupon tho heads of tho municipal departments, tho Judges of tho Courts, and ovclgbmly olge, Col, Jacobson movod that tho Chair appoint himseif and two other g{onnomnn a Cominittoo of threo to wait on tha Mayor, and persuade him to issuo o proclamation declaring Docoration Day an occasion for & genoral susponsion of businoss. . Y 1t was dotermined to lot the first committée wait upon the Mayor, and other officers, and Judges of the Courts, Gen. MeArthur bolug added to the Committee. On motion of Gon. Chetlain, Mra, Josoph Mo~ dill was ndded to the Ladies' Committee. Tho various Committoes woro nuthorized to ndd to their aumber, should they deem it necessary. ‘I'io mooting adjourned subject to tha call of tho Chairman. —_— . THE LA CROSSE BRIDGE BILL iN THE WIS- CONSIN LEGISLATURE. JANESVILLE, Wis,, March 20, 1873, To the Editor of The Cldcago Tribun Bm: Your corrospondent, “Plus,” at Madi- son, Wis., states that there wero offers of bribes to Senators to voto for the LaCOrosso Bridgo bill over Gov. Washburn's voto. That statoment was a pure coinago out of your correspondent’s own brain, Hois tho only writor in the whals State who has over statod or intimated any such thing. His assortion is very complimentary to those Sonators among the *twelve™ who were of- fered bribes, and thou neglected to exposo the of- fors when thicy had an opportunity, in thoir placos in tho Senats, on the question whether tho bill should pass notwithstanding tho Governor's voto. As “Plus” is tho only one who is circulating such charges, it may be that you. are willing to give curroncy to them through the belief that the contest for the 8t. Croix land-grant was bo- tweon the Chicago & Northweatorn Railway and the Milwaukeo & St. Paul Road, and from tho standpoint that looks upon the former road as o Ohicago institution, while on tho latter ag n Wisconsin one, Tho North Wisconsin Railway Company—o vory small and weak corporation—had, for tho solo purposo of nppl{ing for the land-grant,. built in the grant about 13 milos of road, borrow= ing the iron for part of tho 13 miles, and runniny in- dobt for s great ‘part of the oxponso of its construction. With this boginning, tho masges of this bantling came to Aladison last summer, and, with & view to carry tho Logisla- turo by atorm, the{vtunl( into their confidenco and entorpriso B. W. Koyos, Chairman of tho Stato Ropublican Coutral Committe, tho Madl- son Slate Journal, and the wholo of tha Madison nu(ionoa; ond, after their capturing the whalo of the Grant flnfly at Madigon, they thon took tho Madison Damocral, and about ope-half of tho leading Democrats nt Madison. Tho North Wigconsin Road, in its application for the grant, as backed up by the West Wisconsin Road, con- trolled ‘:{ tho samo mon, aund partially, it was supposcd, by tho Cblengo & Northwestorn Com- pany. With thoe above forco, tho North Wiscon- &in Company, at tho bogining of tho recont seesion, commencod an nctivo canvass with the Legislataro for the lnnd-grant, aided also by ail tho Faderal oflica-holdors that ¢ Biumarel oould induce to come to Madison, And wilh what fidelity did the Journal and Democrat por~ form their part of the contract ! Thoy were not only filled from day to day with falschoods sbout_tho Milwaukoo & 8t.” Paul Road, which had done twice as much for thelr oity ng any other railway compauy, but they absolutely rofused to gublluh anything in favor of the Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Roed,. or even to lvo_plnco to any communication favorablo to ?lm Company. canvass conducted o such a ‘basts of 1njustice, of course, could not Buccoed, I am sorry thab thoso papors didnot got suy contingent feo, 'The North Wisconsein proposed to do nothing but build the land-graut road, about 240 miles. Tho Chicago & Northwostorn Company was not an applicant for the grant, probably for the reason t{:’ut tho Company know that, if il becamo 2 direct competitor for tho grant, it would have to outhid tho Milwsulieo & Bt, Paul, which bad propased to uld mbout 100 milos of rond pddi- ional to the land-grant road, asa condition of obtaining the grant, Tho Chicago & North- wostern mey not haye folt lilie taking upon itself such a burden, and, thereforo, its frionds have no right to foel badly ovor the victory of tho Milwaukoo & 8t, Paul oad. ‘Tho Chicago & North Pacifio Air-Line wanted abaut ono-fourth of tho grant; but its schome was gonorally rogerded as o humbug, and its objoct in " obtaining & portion of the grant to bo the moro reudily to disposo of somo old Wisconsiu Central Rtailway bouds, Tho contest, thoroforo, came down squarely to thio North Wisoonsin ahd tho Milwaukoo & Bt Tuul Railway Companies; the former, wenk, ‘with no eapital, suppotted by wsusplolous influ- enoes, a ** Rogonoy " or ring, a Lkindof * Credit Mobilier " or Conatruction Company,—wanting tho wholo grant for no other consideration thun building tho land-grant road ~and tho Inttor, n strong, powerful, and uplondidly-mauaged cor- poration, om{)hnfmnnyn Wiscousin inatitution, and its ' contraot suro to ho onrried out,—offer~ ing for tho grant, not only to build the giant roud, but also o road from Chippewa Ially south to tho h(lfl!luulalpl Rivor, wbout soventy- flve miles in longth, {hus giving an anntal outlot to tho tremendous lumbering interosts of that scotion ; and also o extond the road from Mon- Jacob Teiim, | roo, fif Groon County, to Blullshurg, in Lafay- dtta County, o dlatanco of ovor forty milos; In othor words, nn‘oring to build over 116 mflug of rilvond in addition to tho Iand-grant rond. This propositton earriod with it ifa own argument, aud of_coursoe it won. X ‘No mensuro ovor gavo such ratisfaction to tho oople of our Btute aa tho disposition of thin nnd-grant. 1t was genorally beliovod that the Governor's sympathies wera with the North Wia- consin Comgmx{; and, had ho veteed tho Mil- waukoo & Ht. Paul Land-Grant bill, it would havo trlumphautly passed both Ifouses oyer his voto. Tho worst “ scoopod " man in the Sinto to-dny I B. W. Koyes, and Iknow of two nowspapera that aro in niearly as bud condition, Thoro nover was @ Liogislnturo nasombled b Madlson thet was trentod by ontuidors with sich [{mprlnly and rospect ns tho Iast ono. No ono dared to Intimnte corruption, still loss to proposo it, Mho investigationy at Washington were bo- fore ovory ono's oyosm., It was-not known liow, inauy Yori woro around, and the loast {ndiscro- tion on tho patt of tho frionds of cithor ono of the two principal contoatants would hinve resulted in uxEoslxm nnd tho defent of tho bill advacated by thoso guilty of such indiscretions, ~Evon & littlo mocinl part { among tho frionds of the Mil- wnukeo & Bt Paul Ttoad, attho Park Hotel, where some_wino wes drank, camo noar upsott~ ln%:lmlr Iand-grant bill. 5 o tho LnCrosto Dridgoe bill, & Dill of that choractor will pags in due thno. ~ A great corpo- ration i8 not to bo compolled to chengo its groat thoroughfaro, to its own dotriment and that of tho traveling publio, sololy to gratify o fow poa~ nut-stands in LaCrosso, Gov.” Washburn's Thiome being there, ho it} supponcd to hnve somé personnl fooling and intorest in the mattor. The roport of the United Statos Engineors amounts to nothing, s it iu genernlly belioved thub that was o put-up job, engincered by Jore Rusk, and othors, in favor of the pennut-stands nforomnid. Tha LaCrosso Bridge bill would have passed tho Bonato over the Governor’s veto, had not some Sonators, through their kinduces of heart and dolicacy of feoling, folt that its passage would havo been a personal rebuke to tho Governor, partioularly afier tho bittor pill ho had just awallowed in ult;uing the Milwaulkeo & Bt Paul Land-Grant bill, - Our peoplo aro not only Ylunsud at tho dispo- sition of the land-grant, but also with the man- agoment of their great and growiug corporation, Ifs Presidont, Mr. Mitchell, is one of the most xomplary and genorous citizons of this or any othor cotntry; ho s, in fack, & bemofac- tor. Ar, 8 8 . fforrll tho [Genoral Managor, fa_probubly] itho ablost and most Buccosnful railrond-man in the West, whoro, in my judgmont, norond isso well managed as this, and to him 18 duo n Invge shoroof tha oredit, Hola mosb ably succoeded by Mr. I. C. Gault, shom you woll know; nud lilkowieo by 3r, Britt, the vory gontlomauly and obliging -Ganeral Frolght “Agent of iho road, Aroad on which searcoly an accidont occurs shows tho character of tho managoment. 1 bavo writton - this much in order that you may know tho resl morits of this controversy, and in justico to tho pooplo who havo just dis- osod of tho lond-grant to the Milwauleo & 8t Poul Road. Yours, - -. JUBTICE. Reaanrus.—Wo havo no proforoncos for the Chicago & Northwostern Railrond over the Mil- waukeo & Bt. Paul Bailrond. Wo have no doubt that {ho ofticors of the Iattor rond sro a3 able and uy gontlomanly as they are roprosonted to be. At tha Fame tiry. 70 havo entiro confidenco in tho truthfulnoss of our Awlyon correspon- dent.—Eprror TRIMUNB. i Eire. Loumsviue, Ky., March 20.—At 5 o'clock this ‘morning Liriclo’s furnituro factory, on Prosion streot, was burned down. Tho bnflmng, n largo four-story brick, cointained furniture just mada . for the now City Hall, and a quantity” of othor atock, Tho total los is cstimated ot 250,000 ; insurance, 824,000, a8 follows : Toyal and Zitua, 5,000 each; Queo, §3,000; Iomo,Ohio, §2,0007 WALTHAM WATOI PAPULAD, WATEHES Popular Prices! Waltham Watche 18373, With machluory conatantly fmproved and ronomed W s constals fmpisred aud pmaned the EIGHT THOUSAND WATCHES . XEvery Month. > This largo produotion {s owing fo the incroased domand for theso Favorite Time-keepers, tho sato of which for tho Inat fiftoon yoars has axcgodod tliat of any nthor ton manufactorios in tho world, /At tiio Waitham Factory ina collootion uf volumes, ohough to il laro ibraryy theso, aco tho ogistars whloh contain the numbora and desortptions of sl tho watelos ovor mado in tho factory. . Hoginning at No. 1, thoy now oxtond to ovor 850,000, and to this alroady largo number over 100,000 jaro will bo addad daring tho prosont sasr. Of course, thoro ‘aro ronsons, and good onos, for this great domand h{Naltham Watches And ono ls that AWaltham Wateh represonts mare ¥aluo for tho st nloney (i auy other toind af, pers wonul ’)rnlmrly. Ank any woaror of & Waltham Watcl 4t ho will soll it for what {1 "coat, and In nino cases in ton you will o told ** No," and that decldedly, "The roputation of thoso watchoo oxtends from tho Ate Iantio to the Paciflo, and from tho Lakos to the Gulf, Ta moat tho wants of these widely-soparatod and distant local- itios, many stylos, sizos, and " varietics aro roquired, Tor tho Paclflo Const'and for Westorn States hoavy and sub- slantini watches aro demanded, whilo in the Bouth and fn “thoe Atlautic Stntea smallor watohes haye tho preforence. Al thoso aro suppliod at Walthaw, 1t s, In fact, tho ‘Only Complete Watch Factory » in the World That Is, whora avery part of tho wolel, including tho caso, {a'nctually mado, “With ovory advantago in Capital, Ts d Maohitnory, ST SAATET LRSS SO T TWENTY YEARS In tho manufacturo of ‘Watches for this markot, The American Watch Company - .. OF WALTHAM, uzr;fi‘i'n{‘jl‘_flm' OFFER THE Best Watehes for tie Prie’ B the World #Stomawindors aro niow mado of all sizos, bothi 1 7F LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. German, Louisville, $2,000; Gorman Becurity, For 8alo by all lluzeutnhh Jowolors, ‘Louievillo, $8,000. : MUSE: = SCALES. Al MENTS. FAIRBANKS' HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. STANDARD O o A, GINEILAL, DESIE, will ho tohvo- OF ALL BIZES, duced fu & style of raro magnlilconco, ‘great emotional soclety Dramn, OHARAOTERS BY 11l STAR COMPANY, To avold the rush at the Jlox Offico, secura your scats in advanco. Box Oftice open frous B u. m, to 10 p. m. In praparation, "A],IXV. ** trom Flfth-Avonuo Thea. tre, Acdvn\'.llrk. Also lLl$KS," and **TUE GENTLE Miss ELIZA O'CONNER, tho charming omationsl atiato, will shortly nmlunr.n' il MYERS' OPERA HOURE, ‘Monroo-at., botwoon Dearborn aud Stato-sts. Ariingtor, Cotion” & Kembles Bstels. Now Solos, Quartottcs, Ballads, and Speclaltios, Groat aueons ol'%, BT orSt Tuphablo Lariosanes ot JULIUS SNEBZER! MAOKLYN and WILSON in thoir Bongsand Dancos. - Tha Thioo Graces, Now Vocal Quartotic. Hundredth night of HAMLIY, Every Sreag Saturday Matinoo, McVIOKER'S THEATRE. - FVERY NIGHT and SATURDAY MATINEE, tho groat French Sonsation Drama, ARTICLE 47, WITH AN EXCELLENT GAST, SUPERB MOUNT- INGS. Noxt woek, the soung and huautitul acrecs, Miss NEILSON whil appoar us JULUEE, Salopf seats come ‘monous Thursday, at 8. m. £l MIOHIGAN-AV, BAP'T GHUROH. Anna Dickinson, e TO-NIGILT, Maroh 51, in Jior Now Leoture, WIELATS TO EINDER ?7? FRIDAY EVENING, Aprilll, at tho Contenary B E. Ohtiral, Wust Sido, N OF .ARC.? Admission, 50 cenis; roserved sonts, 35 oonts oxtra. Saloof soate'at I\, 1. Hovoll's Buok-ronms, 111 East Mad- ‘sud Oarpentor & Sholdun's Tookstoro, 8.8 W NIXON'S, Clinton.st., botwoon Randolph and Washington. irtloy Crunpboll's c {son- Dash FOURTH WEEK OF JAMES W. WILDER & CO.’S NATIONAL GIROCUS! MONDAY, March 8, and oo Matinoes on Wednoudny and Suturdny Aftomoons, Jnmes binson, Olarenco, aud Eugene. Socond waak of Mila, ulo Ioshello, - 'irst woek of tlio Loon 1iroth ‘wook, of Oloksan, the Tollo_of Jupan, Woit's doublo somerasult, First wook of John Foator, the Groat Amorican Olown; Frank Pastor, itatl Stoken, 211e Stokos, 5. Q. Stokos, Lasclel aud Notcoust, Gliiford; unnols, oo, ATKEN'S THEATRE. Tngagament for ono wook only. _Evory ovoning and Wed- e an Batarday Matinacs, tho populas actor, MoK ee IRarnlzimn, In hia suporb fmporsonation of RIP VAN WINKILH, Bupported by tho charming actross, IXKitty Blomochard, Aud a full and powarful Dramatio Company. AQADEMY OF MUSIO, ‘b mansgemont takes svpoatal Tlotsuro tn being thofirst T Ao e e tho hnntiral £ 2 Pronouncel by the Philadelphla Pross a formidahlo rival ta tha popular LOT'PA, in hor new and brauiiful itve-act rama, writton oxprossly for hor by Mrs. Latlite Johnson, 3 sniie SUNLIGELIT! Tatroduolng thls charming Indy in @ varloty of Bongs, Dtnanss Jnjn and (haint ol 6. % 0 uight this weok, and STOOKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, STOCKJIOLUIRS ANNUAL MEELING Lake Shore & Michigan Sontbern Railway Co, Ors108 OF TitE LaXE Brow: & MICII0AN SoUTiERN, VAILWAY GONPANY OrrvErAND, Os, March 31, lem, Tho annual mooting of (ho Stociioldors of this'Com- pany, for tho olostion of Diccoturu for the enuing year, and for tho tranuation of athior {inportaut businos, wi bohiold at tho altico of tho Gumpany, in the elty of Qloveland, 0, on Wodnesday, 7th Doy of May Roxt, botywaon thia hours of 11 o'elduk in tho ferunoon add 4 o'ulaok in thoafternaon of that day, s tranulor books of tho Cotupany iwill o closod at tho lonyor Diast o tho b ey ol bt st aud”will b dny o : Fo-onou o tho mornihk of LlGid 1, JELY, Soorétary, Notico to Stockholders and Bond- holders. Oimoaao & Atzon TitLuoan Co., Seonmra's Ovtiar, Oliosao, Narol 3y llmctm Stookholdurs aud Hondholdors of the Chl- J’»“h"Ai‘&.!‘fl.‘.fif:.fi"bx.‘:.'{,fit‘., uro loroby natiiod that St A T auaL Musting of xald Compauy, fur the oleotion of torge Dircotars to survo for throo yoars, and transastion of i othior buatswas tuay harosoutody wil bobold st Hha bl of th Commmuy in Unioago, 1iiluots, on Mot dy, tho 7th day of Apsil nost, at J0o'clock a, n. ohea on tho 341h Inat., aad reop j GRS A et *2 W R LARRABEY, Boo'y. J)FATRBANKES, MORSH &00 6 WEST WASILINGTON-ST. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. . DISSOLUTION. . Tho capartnoratip botwaon William Gotdlo and Jos! X, Shawis thisday dlesolved by muatual coatont. Thobusl: ness will horeafter bo condugted by Wm. Goldio, who il sottlo wll sanounta of tha Iato fivm at tho old staud, corner of Eightaonth snd Uanal.ats. WILLAB GOLDII, Mnroh 20, 1673, JOSHUA K. SIIAW. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS For Material, and Work, and La- bor Required in the Construcs tion of the Cook County Jail and Criminal Court Building. Sealed propiossls will bo rocofved until tho 7th day of Apeth 1615, At noon, by tho fhoard of Coummissionors of Cook County, for tho furnishing and dollver forini, work, tnbor, and conatriativn of and for thb Cook Couniy Jail'aud Criminal Gont. Lutlding, boing erostod igan and Dontborn-ite., 16 tho Ojty of Gioazo aocordini fa plana and syecliloations, dotaila 2nd drawisigs on filo (b the oflico of Moxara, Armetrong & Hgnn, Araiitcots, No. 1 South Clricat.,"Chisag, as ofiows, t0wit: 1. All materin), work, Inlior, construction, and finish forabiics ugaon, au #tous, and plastoriaif work Gom- ato, Y r "All matorlal, work, labor, constructton, aad finish for'the iron work'comploto. 3. All matarinl, svork, fabor, construotlon, and finish for tha bullding, earpontor, fotuor, and wogdiork com- oto. P! °All matarial, work, labor, construotion, and finish for the plumbing and gae-tittitx completo. "Thy atono ta bo used may Lo granites, macbles, or sand- stones, Tho qualities must havo uniformity of color, tox. turo, and_durability, and no atons will bo considorod .whoso quallty hus not beon tostod by actual uso tn bulld. s, 'B¥i1aors may tncludo ono or moro of the ttoms spocifiod n tholr propusals, and all proposals muat bo made ou tho priuted forms to bo obtatnod of tho Gounty Olork, and b accompanied with a copy of this notico, and by a peoal Bond th tho sum of ono thousand dollars (31, wo), with a0 clirity, to bo approved by sald Board, that the bidder will Rocopt and portorm tho contract 1 awarded to Iim and ive bond, with approved socurlty therofor, as followe For the stonc, mnaon, aud plastorlug work. 2 ¥or thy kron work and matorial., For tho carponter, Job 1lal 10,000 Thorightic ofdct any or all bids rocolvad T’ osorvod. Fropoasfs munt b inclosod in & eoalod onvelop indorsud Proposats (for (o various kinde of work nnd material aptod), and depositod with tho Qounty Otork, addrossod t0Tho Bosrd of Uomnussionors of Cook County. M. BINGER, JOR TG, G A, BOGUL, Committeo on Publio Bulldings, Board of Commisslonors 2 Chok County. fincs, Journal, Post, Btaats-Zoltung, Unfon, and conts 1loaso Gy, icauo, Marol: 1%, Thid. EDUCATIONAL. Chicapo University Law Sehool. Threo Bossions dally and Moot Court. Leoturos in Boono Block. Studonts onter at any thno, aud graduato whon compotent, Torm bogina April1, For terma and ontulogue addross Room 29, Tribuno Bullding, BMEDICAL CARDS. DR. C: BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL PHYSIOIAN, 48 Statoat,, Chicago, It is woll known by all readors of tho panery, that Dr, 0. iigoow by tho oldout oatabilshod phelojan 1 Ohicago, Bclonug and experienco have-suado Dr. B. thy mast ra- nowned SPEOLALIST of tho ako honored by tho procs, astoomod of tho ighoet modisal nttuinments by alt the pohealimiliafencf (AR A, BNk doveied ok that il 2, L5 porfuoting romedion that goro, Doaltively, alt casos ot O1RON S ARD BPIOTAL DISHABKS lu hoth a SONSULTATION SEPARATE PARLORS rn"fidfll.j}fn esttomon, Gall, GORICESP ABERC CONF PFAL, Address nil lottors, with stamps, to. i ENTIAL 'RIILW, Mo 15 matoats COBURN Medical Institute, 175 and 177 Bouths Clark.st., cornor Monroe, Chloago, founded and conduoted by’ Dr. J, 0, Coburm, for the {rontniont and_ oure of all forrs of chienlo and special Uisoaoa n hoth soxos, his Tnatitute ia uuguostionnbly Lo most solontifio In this country for tha trentmont of disons Dr, Uohurn ia u rogular graduato of medicine, and. hias (lreo” diplomas from thu Lost colloges th tho Wortd, 1 bu soou 14 his oMlcoy all. Young mun who ro- duica b pysiolan novor i to fd spepdy roltof and o por- alira At tho hauds of Dr, Coburn, Bend two or lile books en niala snd fomalo disoasg, to any In soalod envolupos. Address lottors De. o, Oc gt 17 South Olazicat., Ohioago, Til; “Al} manvnt, stan; Ohico hour: Va. lu..ln 8 p. m,{ Sunday, 4 todp. m. NO CURE! Nopavi Dr, Kean, 360 Bouth Clark-st,, Chicago, Moy bo confldontially conautod, pacsonaily ot by walh freo o shiurgo, on all ohronis or horyouw diseass, Dit. g AN Ia tho oy yhysiolan i tho olly Wi war= ‘rants ourow or 1o pay. _Oltioo hours frowi a, m, 108 9.bie CURE, ACETOPATHY, o the ACEIIC ACID For Coldy, Rhoumatim, Nouralgla, Asthms, Brcuol ovors, B aud all Aoato and Ghrotlo Dis Tanvilot, o s, Aqoutsg sk STV UARMAN, 835 Wost Aluillson-sbe 7 & P. COATY ¥ BEST SIX-CORD Wiite aud Black Threads Aro soft finlshicd; withaut tho nsp of any Bubs stunco wlntever to produco an artfclal wloms, theroby prescrviug tho superior atrength of slxecord thronds —Tho now shnde of bluck Lins o slllon vollaly, and nll numbers are warrnnted six-cord to 100 Inclusive. . For 8ale by all Dry Goods Denlers, ASKFOR J, & P, COATS' BLACK, And wio It for Maohine Sowing, OCEAN NAVIGATION. Snlitng tiwlon 8 wook from Now Yorx, and carrying pans Igmmru‘!wn\l ‘IAY'I of Groat Britain, Iralaud, flm’fu‘:’ml Tiuropo, and tho Molltorrancan. Gabin frai §65; Btoor- ago, British aud Trish porta oast, 8501 woat, $31-provi- aflons included, ' Cont{nnntal ports sama aa atlior rogaiar linon, Al pajabl in U, 8. anrronoy. Apply far (ull in- formation a% o Company's alfioen, ¥ Bowling Gren BETRINR. . corur Lol And Mudan sk Cltogo: HENDBERBON BROTHERS, Agonts. STATE LINE STEAMSHIP COMPARY, . Now York and Glasgow via Londonderry, Theso clogant now steamars will ==1) ¢ 4 Plor. Martin'a 8 *, Sy 4 l‘IgNN iYLVAN G actinnge Pluce, N. Y. @100 and commsslon will purohinso o fist-class cont firingyou tho privloxcet culing or aliring (oo bt i “Flon ™ o **ahort ") 100 shatos of Ally AGtiva siock, atany timo in 30 or days. 2125 and commission wi1] purobseo an A 1 contraot (sxmio thno ant rians st o foricu ol Cot 1N+ Fiur Tk of SHAIRY s thourrod beyond the ninout 3 usoldp 0 Tisk, A Tnmon on ol contrasta newotiatod. For farihor warticu. lars, writo for our "El[lllnl%ivl’! Olroular," just issuod, writh raottont lustratipan, W Fofer to’ Mosses, i Sou, Wiibroth & Uo,, and Mossrs. Scott, Btrong & G o York, - ___RAILROAD TIME TABLE. __ ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. Winter Arcangoment. (BxrLaaTIoN o mrrinfiufibfiiimm-: Satacdny ox: optod. * Sunday oxc N n 0X00] L 3 0% Bhndag o omsar % Datig, oY X0 CHICAGD & ALTON RAILROAD. Chicago, Alton & St. Touls Throush Line, and Loyisfana ¥o,) néin short gouts from Chicagota Kansas City. Unfon epol, West Side, near dadison-al, bridge, Teave, | Arrive, Bt. Louls & Springfiold ¥ 8, ® e morvesnesnens(® 080, m (¢ 8:10 D, m. via Main Lino,... T T Jacksonsille, lL, and Loutsi-| ann, Ao, 9:18a. 1n, |* B:10p. m. ‘Wonona, Lacor, Washingion iix' pross (Wostorn Division.).,....|¥ Jollot & Dwight Acoomo'dation, Bt, Louls & Hvrluqflclll Lightning| seprose, vin Maln Lino, andalao) Jacksonvilla Divisfon., 9 xpross, vi ~: 11l., & Loulsiana, Mo. . ity Expro ;& Bu Foori, lfcolin DUrtn Beoooo L0402 IR0 D: e TDally, via Mal T, o ‘oxcopt Baturday, ¥ia SreRa D b Al ldng, anddally, oxcopt Monday, via Jaciionviilo Tl CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAIL Unfon Depot, corner Madison and Cunal-sfs,; Tcket Of '87 Weat itadison-st, and at Depo Hoegr drden, s e a2 .00, 04 7:20 8. PITRAR ifrpre " 4305, m.["11:208, e Mibwnutioo, St P = o olls Night Epross. [19:00 p. m.{* 8:00p. m. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD. Depots—Font of Lakest,, Indlana-av., and Sizteent! @nd Canal and Sizteentii-ata, Ticket office in Lrizye Hor and at depote, ‘assenyor. . Aurora Passengor (Bunday] Dubuque & Sioux City Exp, Pacillo Right Expross Downer’s Grove Accommoilntion| Downer's Grove Accommatlatis Ottawa and Stroator Passouges ILLINOIS GENTRAL RAILROAD, i T T s Py e Leare, t. Louls Expross., Bt. Louls Fast Lint Cairo Mail, Souiaaitoly i ringtlol Ehringiiold Fxpro **0n Baturdays this traln will bo run to Obampafgn. CHICAGD, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THROUGH LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. Trainaarrive and depart from the Great Central Railroad Depot, foot of Lake-at, For through tickets and aleeping) ot lertears] Canatte, corer sfadls ind Mich Toava Chicago. Arrive at India: Arrivoat Clnolnnats , "Fraina arrivo at Ohlongo at 7:00 a. m. and 8:16 . m. Only lino running Saturday night teain to Cluclanatt. Tlio outsro train runs through to Cinolunatl, Pullman sloopors on night tral CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Tickel office, 81 West Madison-st. PaclfloFant Lino, ... Fx. i Dubuquo Vi JYrrooport. quo Expros Froohort & Dubuque i Milwaukow Mall... Milwaukeo Expros Milwankee Fassongor, Milwankoo Passongor Grosn Bay B(, Paul xpros Grogn Day 1%xpross. Bt. Paul ltxpress, CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC I'(A)LRU‘AD. Depot, corner of Harrison and Sherinan-ata, Ticket ofice, 83 Weat addlson-at, Owmabs, Lonvenw'thi& Atchisan Fx Toru Agcommodation, * 5w p. . [* Night Eapross..,... 110:00 p. m. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depot, corner Harrison and Sherman-sts, Ticket affices, orthicest coner (lark and Tiandolphate. and southweit cornier Canal and Madison-sta, Teave " Gi0n. Arrie. Ml Spoclal Now York Kxprose, Alr Atlantio Expre: Night Expross, KikbartAoconimodation .. 2in Alr Tino and Mein Ling n CHICAGO, DANYILLE & VINCENNES RAILROAD. Passenyer Depot at I', Co & 5t, Louts Depot, corner of Cas nal and Kiuzte-sts, 3 Freight and Ticket ofice 168 Washing-ton-at, Teave, |_Arrive, Mallieuscs viasgasasoceass s Ted0 o ma[* 1Y Do . Tymiariito & orry Timito Jixi 1Ll 7:00 pi et 7304, . PITTSBURGH, FOR1 WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILRGAD. Tonver |_Arrive, {; 00 ol 10 p. i Valb B4 D .| 8300 8. 1y KICHIGAN CENTRAL & flREM WESTERN RA!LROM?S R U (i, Doty Sadene on, Arrire, Homin ight Bxpress, HENRY O. WENTWORT General Pasavnger i, 110 p, . ©