Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1873, Page 2

TIIE CUICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TURSDAY, APRIL f, 1873. NEW YORK. The English Sparrows---Bul- ‘wer’s Posthumous Novels, The' " Graphio"---Commodors Vazi~ derhilt’s Gift for & Metho- " dist Sominory, ol Livingston and s Rallrond Pagsss « Prospeotive Strugglo for {lie Lake Shore Road, . Kaeetal Correaponidence cf Ths Chieago Tribune. % . .. .o.cc New Yon, March 27, 1673, - Tho strangor visiting this olty can hardly fall o bavo lfu attention attractod by tho shrill, une musleal ohirping of : TIE ENOLISH SPARROWS, % thoy hop, foarlossly about, tho_stroots and In ,#ha batks; aud porch on tho trooa and fondos, or whorosoovor thoy lisk. Everybody weloomos and ooda tho sparrows. ' Searcoly & boy n tho city "is Loartloss onough to throw s stono at, or in any way mologt thom. And I doubt If half n dozen aro wantonly killed 1o ‘Now York in tho /courso of & yoor, During tho paat: ivintor tho littlo follows hiad & protty rough timo of it, and quito s numbor woro frozon to doath by tho ex tromo cold weatlior; but thoy are busy, theso mild spring days, ‘mating, and building thoir nesta; and, aa thoy aro not harassod with any of tho minor cares of lifo,~having no houso- xont to.pay, or bonrd-bills to_sottlo,—and can give their undivided timo and attentlon to the fulfillmont of tho Soriptural injunction about roplonishing tho ‘earth, tho fow hundrods that perishod will: ssarcely bo missod, or will soon havo tholr places fillod.” Tho English sparrow was introdacod into this city, and I beliovo into this country, by Mr. Thomas Woolcack, of Drooklyn, nt tho instanco of the Brooklyn Iwstituto, in 1860. Tn the fall of that yoar ho Lrouglht over from Manchostor about s dozen, and liberated thom tho followlng spring. Thoy flow awny, and nothing moro was hoard of thom till tho spring of 1858, whon two paira woro ob- servod among tho ivy that clambors ovor Graco Church, During tho summer, eoveral young ones woro soon ; and, sinco then, thoy have gone on incronsing at an_onormous rato, and most offectually cloaring tho clty troos of -caterpillars and othor inscob posts, with which they woro ewarming at tho timo tho little brown chirrupora. put in an sppearanco, Woro bhal our citizons 25 usoful aa onr sparrows, Now York' would bo mach nigher the Kingdom of Heavon than it is to-doy. : nutwen, i at the timo of bis donth, loft two menuscript novels complote and roady for tha press: Tho Parisians,” and Konolon Gbillingly ;" an Havpers hinving ‘ mado sangoments legal roprosontatives for their publication in - this country, . tho former s now _ ‘eppoaring 1s a sorll in Zarpers Weekly. Comne potont critics who hiwvo oxaminod tho manuseript ronounco ¢ Tho Parisians " o novel of surpass- g Intorest, and oqual to anything ita author ever published. If thoy aro correct in thoir opinlons, what n rare intollectusl troa’ awaits thio rondfng publio, I wondorif Murat Ialstend, of tho Cincinnati. Commercial, wil enjoy it as b did “ My Novol,"or if to0 muck newspapor pab- ‘nlum hoe dostroyed his koon zost . for romance ? How vividly do I remomber the avidity-with ‘whiok 1io dovoured thot charming volumo, whon hesnd I road it togothor, in tho-Queen “City of the Wost. Wo Wor somo_twenty yonrs youngor then thon we aro now, and Halsted waa jnet en- toring wpon, and proparing himsolf for, his odi- ‘1 torial carecr, Ly toribbling svashy stories for tho Columbian and Great West, o waokly literary “aper published_in Gincionali 4t that time by B. Shattuck, who aftorward ostabliahed a dail 6 stoad, ontitlod tho Columbian, and fail 0 -onterpriso ; but is now a wealthy and iehing banker o this city, with & Arovatong, monsion on mnsnl nyosue. Avat. o "yt how you gulped down ik ;’35;“:1‘,’:,‘,};“',1‘{, t noveliat, and, whon pounded tho tablo witif “VomrdieAe A Raw: '#_ shonted, *God bloss you for that, Bulwor{" in 5~ such stentorian tones that our neighbors wore '+ startlod and nstonished ? Tho memory of thoso timos como froshly baok to moas I rito, and Itrust you and I may both find leisure to rend “Tho Parisians,” and may otill retain in our Hirarts euough of tho romance and froshness of tloso oarly doy to enjog it g8 we onjoyed My Fovol” TnE anArmIo, ithe now illuelratod ovening daily, appears to *bsvo mado o fon-striko. So far, tho publishora Lave Leen unablo to supply tho demand, aud, a8 4 continues to improvo in_both ita illuatrations | +8ad reading mattar, it can hardly fail to bocomo popular and prottatlo. Ite conductors show ithat thoy fully undorstand how to make ian atiractive paper, Its illustrations -~ are ifrosh and vigorous, ita aticlos erim iand spicy, oud thero fn . just ououg) iof tho sunsational about it to make it readable f for all olasses, In Lriof, the Graphis, seida from its illnatrstions, ls decidodly tho most ¢ high-toned, gossipy, widg-swako, nowey, and j Feadable Gveuing. papor in tho Gity. Sucoosa o : COADNODOTE YANDERBILT ) Baa givon alt n million defixen taward fonnding Methodit seninary i Tonnoasoo: whorest ; tho londing mon in tho various ovangelioal do- pomizations aro jubilané, and sro Iaudiog tho iboral donor to tho skied. Yot the vry samo mon ralso thoir Lands in Loly hiorror ot newepa. pors for publishing tho advertigoment of & igitt- Songert for tho benoilt of o Kentucky Tibrary. ¥ Now, It may bo very wrong for a library to raide ‘monoy by a lottary or gift-concort, and it maybo ghly impropor for moral novapapors to ou- * gousago 1 rebing of moncy iy any such man mer by advortising tho affir. Dut {a it ono whit ,, Tota wrong {hian 1t is for o cluurch or owminary %0 accopt monoy enrned i ns quontionablo. & Woy? I hold that tho money raked in by ,John Morissey ovor Lis furo-countor op " roulotte-tablo is just as Lonostl; it not . 80 logltimataly, camod ns that gobbod up by «Uomngndurn ‘andorbilt or Daniol Draw by wator- 1 ing railrond siockc ox bulling sud boariny wild- -+ oat goourition in Wall stroot. And tho church or ominary that accopts monoy obtained by tho dopor in suclt transactions is Just ns guilty as if i¢ bnd oblained it by tho snmo mothiods, and doos equally as much to cncournge gambibng as tio Eentucky ontorpriso nd tho nowspapers that ad- vartiso it. ‘Tho mon who invost their money in - ——Yattary-tickots, or weol their fortuncs in gam- bling-dons, may bo domoralizing socioty by thoir ; oxample; ‘bug bow atands the casa with thoso 4 who go down to Wall strof, or whoso visits aro to the Stauk Iixclinugo? What snys thochurch ? - What says ** our Dot soclety 7 J0IN LIVINGOTON “f5aman whoso namo is fumilier, no doubt, to ; many of yous readors. ‘Thorois scarcoly o lawe i yer in tho Unitad Statos thas Lo Lusn't dnnned for 85 or 810, s that Lo might bo able to print f his “ueme m, and #end him & copy of, i tho “Lawyor's Directory,"- of which o ik compllor nnd_ publishor, _ There is searcoly n man of any prominenco, from tho Atlantio to the Pacifio, that ko luan't writton to, bogging ‘or a_akofch of Lia lifs, and 250 or $100 to vny for _the privilege of having it insorted in tho [* Biographios of Distinguished Charactara,” or omo "of. tho othor littls books of which ho Is uthor od publishor, Thoro is scarcoly & man in suy ofliial position, from Hog-Roove up to Prosident, that Lo basn't. indited an epiatlo to, isspuring ‘i that ho conld and would, for & emall pecuniary compensation, in somo Way rone dor him incaloilable worvico, 'For tho last twon- by years at lonst, John hawlaborod asslduously. Shorevor hogmy n full tent, ho ondoavored to s aqueezs it. Whorover hio #piad a gourd with su. ar in it, ho was suro to go for it~ Whorevor L ; thought’ thore was “ile,” Lo tricd to strike {t, ‘! In sesson and out of season,—excopt that, like :* death, bo clolma * all ponsons as his own— { ho Lo boon untiring in bis_offorts to obtaln n | tiberat shara of fula worlde good Hilnge ; (sad, if “ho has failod, his - failoro hes . cortainly not boen for want of cheek. { As giftad, howover, as John Is in his poouliar vo: eation, lio mometimes meets with dissppolat- monts, and I iave a presentiment that, in tho suning littlo gamo i which ho has Tecentl boon taking u liad, ho wil got badly enoly . No soonor hnd he heard the iirie folks had sent only ¥ Loglslative passes to the membernof the New York logislature, than he wrote ezoh mo; ber & note, requesting in zeply \ a sirong lottor gomplaining about tho “legialative™ pass, and Aesizing an " annual " inatead, When hb ad theso lattera, o wroto Lin corresponden that Lo would attask Preaidant Wateon with the dooumants and soours tho desired rosult, Do 28 many of them couldu’t 500 why John shou) 1 take uich eupeoial [ntorest in thelr' affairs, and {strongly suspeotod bim of being & fraud, 'they H 5 forwardod tholr notos to the Erle offlcn,or pubx lished thom in tho nownpapers. But: tHo riohina/ ket of tho joke fa>tlint, .wlen - Joln—iwllo, by s peralitont amd nco, Ly orsovoral years ‘oacoda Ln obtaiflnip’; 8; phad for' himepit d famliy!'over . tho' Tiris Ruad, and :who ‘::podl‘:i'%z’t foughi s’ infinance, 63 ngsopiiin, - o muich For tho monibors of tho o York Log. {slaturo—mado npolication for ite renowal for 1870, ho way politely infornod thnt tho Prol- dont know of 1o roaton why-lio should Linvo-a. past, and 1t was thoroforo rofusod. Jolin wan amazod, horrifiod, aud_complotely ot bick," by such a doclalon. As saon, Liowovor, ny lio rocoverod “from- his parprlso, “ho attacknd to Erto hondquartors with bis mfssives, and sinca, thon ho hta hurled thom nto, tho .Grand Opora. Honso at o forful rato, 80 far, his patliotlo, and touching appoals hovo nok produced much offoot ; and, whon lsst hoard from, Jolu' hudu'k ‘mado mich'off tho .Now Yotk Loglalaturo, and bado't got & pass ovorErio,, . . .. . WALL BTLEET GOBSTR - : 1ins It; that Erlo, sinco lonsing tho 0., 0., 0. & I Toad, Tiaa beon casting covotona_glacos {oward L.8."% M, 8.; and that, in-consoquenco, Com.- ‘modore Yandorbilt and hls son-in-Inw, Hotaco I, Clark, whio bave not beon_on_friendly torms for sovoral yoars, hiayo buriod tho hatohet and made friends, 80 tlint thoy oan work moro_offoctival, in thoir offorts to retain the control of H.\nl.vron at tho aunual elootion in Ma; > .- . DUBUQUE. The City Agitated by n Itoform Moves mont-=What‘ Xt Docs nad Whnt Xt Don’t Monn--The Intcrests of tho +Xown & Pacific Rallrond Roviving ==The oating Scnson Under the Now Comhnation-=Tho Post-Office Suc~ cossion, Etcey Etes Bpecial Correspondence of. the Chicago Tribune, Dunuque, Tows, Macch 27, 1873, Dubuquie s briatiing ot il polnts with eharp projocts of roform. *Rotdim, Muricipal Tta- form! " Ig beon tho talls. sbout town for komo months past,—from tho momont, I moy say, whon tho ‘Committeo on Eqalization of Taxoa aroso from tho last rovision of tho Clty Asaoasor'a bools, and tho Collector first called for taxos for 1872, But the objeot sought, ns wall ns tho ‘mothods to be adoptod, woar 08 yab vory vaguo nspect ; “1t doos nob yot appoar. what wo shall bo." Wo may know moro to-morrow, whon tho Roformors’ Committeo shall have mot, and an- nounced thelr “clty tiokoh,” Thua far, Donio- oratahavo boon dlsposad to wait; evinaing a wil- Lingnass to approve tho nominations of tho Ro- formora it liboral numbor of Democrats aro put on tho ticket, snd “good mou gonorally"” ato golectod. And, up to tha . pros- ont momont, also, Ropublicnna Lavo ‘manifosted s disposition to wait and soo what tho Roformors bring forth ; contont if it sball appear tho parky §s o faro 1o worso in tho now deal, it huving gainod o fow pointa-intho clty govorn- ‘mont, within tho last fow yoars. Thosowho havo 10 party pride in tho matter, howevor, look upon the now movement with incrodulous ndifferonco. What tho Reformiors thomsolvaa look for, is to got tho prosent Councll .ont.and now mon in. Thiat, Tmay sey, fs thoir fired dotermination, Thio Choirman of the Reformore’ Committeo told m rocently that Lo “had no oxpeota- ‘tion. of ~sooing. any reform; _ tho most .ho lopod for in tho now movomont was to got tho affairs of tho city out of porty hands.” Tho inapiration of this Reform movemont waa opposition to paging tho taxes lovied for tho ‘poymont of old city-dobts, according to fgrms ' arranged boforo thio presont Counoil came In, and - for which the presont Aldermen sro no moro ro- onsible.than is tho ox-King Amadous for the opublio in Spain. Added to thls, Ishould say, is thoir unwillingnass to pny for city improvemohts “mado during tho pat yoar, and whicl every citi- zon kinows wora vory muchi naedod. While thoso improvomeuts wero Lolng mado, tho Council ‘mas gonorally applaudod for ita public spirit and ‘onergy. Itissiuco tho funds to pay for theso hav boon demnaded, that the cry for Roform hus grown to nlmost a wild wailj and that tho Council has proved_ ‘o failuro in’ eversthing it B undortakon,” In this connootion I mizht ‘note, a8 & commontary Almost ludicrous upon tho “ purposo and spirit” of thoso pushing on tho ‘gaod work of Toform, that thoy Davo agreod uipon ex-Mayor Knght 18 candidsto at tho hoad of th ticket, good lawyer, and & good Mayor, 2 Tor that, when in (s’ Obait, bub who was tho et Moyorally candidato ia many yanrs Rk, 5 20 Ui vty Tonson TRAV AR ol *# asgoctation with bond-holdorts and opprodsors of the peoplo” was succossfally raised ngalust DBim.--1f the Reformors succood with this ohoico, tho Chinirmaa of tho Roform Committee, to whor 1 hiave botoro raforrod, will, for one, suffor no dissppointmont, and ' for tho ronsons bofore ivon: pi Sk piain fects in tho mther mr just. horo: Dubuque, liks sany othor Westorn _cilios, tiod “up in . bonds -yours ago, hisa ondeavorad, by keuping down tho Tatos of assessmonts, to ward off paymont of her debts by hor sppaseat inability 6 pay thom. Tho sescsscd valution of proporty in tho olly thia yoar; as roburnod by tho Equalization Corie mittoo, i o littlo loss than 88,000,000, * Tho rato por cont whioh hor oitizons ato callod upon topay upon this 18 uot, compared with muoy othor cltios, outrageously bigh. Tho equalization Ly boon' mora just this yoar than bofore _lnows,—roquiring ~ oapital horeto- foro untaxed 'to carry its sharo of tho burden. And “Horo i jusk whoro tho-shoo pinchos.” No; Roforms fhnt repudiato fustly- mndo businoss contracts, and Toprass tho spirit for public improvements, aronut what we want —nro not what present inidications warrant us in anticipating. THE JOWA & PAOTFIO ROAD, | Tho_intoroats of thoe lown'& Pacifie Rail- rond, whicl wore somowhat frost-bitten by tho sovoro financial weather wo Lave Lnd in tho ovor Inst elx moutlis, aro boing rovived, A now lifo s budding that_ quartor.” It in understood horo _that _Prowidont J. T Jog, of tho Michigen Contral, ad J. K. Graves, of the 0., 0. & D. and 0., D, & M. Roads, will vitit Boston during tho ‘hext waok voming, to nogotiato for tho £alo of Towa & Paoiflo bonds ; and any entorpriso which Las two such mon g thioso Lohind it is assurod in advanco. It would inapiro publio confidonca wore its own intrinsio ‘morits not clearly np{)urnnb. but, with an ontor- prisa 8o prognant with all'the best oloments of snccoss RE is° the Towa . Pacl thoro. . can bo mo of -ilg carrylng. Buch " o woalth of agricultural produots ay will Lo tributary to this road, ond suol vast Lods of ore—coal nd gypsom—s it will tap nt Fort Dodgo,—nro, it i% afo to say, not to be found olsowhore in flo Wost. Dubuquo machiniets have a kiudly oyo toward ‘thoso cosl-bods, and Dubuquo _grain. morelmutasro propomsiused iy favor of {hoso boundless grain-flolds; but, *go near,” thoy Liavo boen yat tuo far ‘o omplotiod of (la Towa Pacifio, which isgradod mostof tho way from tho interseétion with tho O., D. & M. Road Turkey River, to Fort Dodgo, "will give Dubuquo busingas mon' most all they ak for n that diroo. tion, THE DOATING SEASON {8 alroady preparod for at this port. Mr. 3. T, Tarloy, Jr., has boon rotained an agont horo by thio new combination, and has thio whavf-boat iy rondinoss, sud froight awaiting the firat arrival, looked for evory day. Tho ferry-boat, now in tho handy of tho Lridgo Compiny, found & “good oponing,” and commoncod 'ior busie ness for the senson, somo two weeks carlior than Iast yoar, though tho winter hnd boon tho uavorest, and tho ico frozen tho thiokont, of any yoar within the momory of mou now living: < TUE PORT-OKFIOR BUCOERAION hore, Mr, J. L, Torbort suporsoding V. J, Will- ua, thougl not askod for by tho stay.at-lomo peaplo of Dubuquo, aud cortaluly not callod for undor the Givil Borvico rulo, mots with gonoral acceptanco, _Mr. Williams' was popular with evorybady. Postmaster Lorbort hag the ability and tha opportunity to bo ao. BXPITATION OF OFFIOR With the oxpiration, soon to bo, of the offies of Unitad Statos Augotisor and nids, obson ro- tires to bis rural rotront ot Weat Ubion, aud hin amsiatant, Mr, I. A, Lull, of twelvo yoars' ofiiolal standing, loaves tho poit of honot with nomo unsullied, and without any rogratn, D, 0 CONCLUDE wiit, AN I might eay thet, with s brand-now, many- - thousand-dollar town-clock, key. olevatod above It, and doing the doublo duty of wonther-vano and emblomatizing the Koy Oity of Towa ; with 12 milex of now side walks, and graded voroots in proportion (all thoso the * failur of tho Council which the Ko- formers would replaca) ; with thens ovideuces of prokpority, Dubuque ontors npon the busy sea- Bon with ohiecrful, most cheerful, mm‘x;a, 28rER, with slarge motal ——— -Wo hear of a lndy who wag married in Phil- adelphia last week who wore a dross of white out Lyony velvel, The train way fully threo yards In Jength and was trimmed with “lace In ront profusion, 'I'lie dress waw made Ly May- oni, of Parls, Wortl's new rival, and cont, says ra; Grundy, 65,000 gold, -Bingor Building, Trightful Casmalty b tho ! I{e\v Two Men Precipitated 110° Teot, from tho Boof to tho Ground Fluor, * . and Killed, Narrow Escapo of Throo-Other Persons from Instant Death. . Ono wonld havo supposod, from tho rmmors provalont yosterdny moming, that tho Bingor Duilding, cornor Stato and Washington stroots, was In rutns, and that two Iindred mon woro buriod bonoath tons of stono, iron, and lumbor, A loid orash was hoard insldo tho struoturs by ‘poraons pssing on tho sidowalks, and, without stopping to ascortaln tho causo, or whothor any ono was killod or injurod, they rushod frauti- enlly off and ciraulatod the most satonfahing and hoott-ronding - storios. Thoso who hourd thom and had bmo to indulgo tholr cnrlosity vislted tho ncone with. tho - oxpootation o’ gooing tho manglod romalos removed from tho debrls, Thoy woro surprised when thoy behiold tho magaificont struoturs intact, but tho moro sympathotlo woro grioved when thoy lornod thiat s torriblo accidont” hind indoed oc- curred, and that fonr porsons Lnd boon infurod, two, If not throo of thom, fatally. A mixture of fron and timbor in the dentra of tho building (thio rotunds, s it is callod), aud an immonso opening in tho roof ahove, mdicated whot Lind hoppenod. Near tho Washington stract on- tranco, ying on somo straw, was ono of tho un- courcious victims, and to tho right; fitty foot awoy, woro throo moro. Around onch was n group of pooplo, who could nok bo driven away. Thoy seomad to dorlvo injensa plongure from tho apponrance of tho wounded, and gazod moro_ntantly when tho countonnneos of tho ‘prostrato mon waro distorted in tho cadoavor to mitigato pain, Work had boen suspondod in tho building, snd tho carpentars, puintors, aud iron- workors woro dolng. what thoy could to hsslst tholr comrados, Thres of tho woundad woro not, apparently, hurt soriously, althoigh it was impossiblo to detormino tho character of tholr iojuries, a8 thoy woro -unnblo to complain, ‘Physloiana woro sont for, and the policemen who cumo in to presorvo ordor woro followed by tho Bopulaco. . 7 ho excitamont was o grost that nosrly an hiour elapeod Loforo sy oho conld givo an o telligible oxplanation of what had occurred, on {ho confusion abatod, the workmen and foromen woro willing ouough to impart informa- tion, and soemed partioularly auxious €0 purge thomaolves of rosponsibility. Tho accldont was necounted for in many ways, but the most tangi- blo, and probably tha ‘corract account, 8 that {;ul-{muuf by tho Buporintondent, Mr. 1 o In tho contro of th building, s _stated, I tho solunds. It 100 foot loug by 00 foof wido, and reachos to the tap of tho building, 110 foot, In liou of a7oof, whioh would oxcluds the light nocded on tho fowar floors, » skylight s to b constructed. On o lovel with tha roof propor, 2 tomporary platform bad beon pul down to provont tho ‘snow from falling fnto tho builling. Thia plattorm was vory n- securo, but smply strong for thio purposo. ~Tho supparts consistcd of thireo wooden braces, two inchos thick at’ tho onds, and_strongthonod by rivoting two similar planks in the centre. Trans- yorsoly wero onoand a Lialf iricl boards, oightoen fnchos apart. On top of tho supports was an ordinary pino floor, loosely Iaid. On thio roof was & dorrlak, by tio aid of which the irou frame-work for the sky-light was drawn up, o holo:, baving boon cat in tha platform to ormit tho trusacs and tio-rods to bo raisod to Tio roquiroa holght. : Throo of tho trustes had boon placed in posl- tonon Baturdsy, and yostordoy morning tho mon_ongagod in, adjuating o Yiight o moncod work,. Two trussoa had boon raisod trom tho first floor and allowod o raat on tho ‘platform. ‘Whoy woigh nbout half o ton oach, and oonsnquantly rondored tho platform somewhat Yinsponro.} Tho Buporl mdent kuow the mon Avoro liablo to ovorload ity and he admouished thom to be careful. They paid no attention to him, however, and, while Lio was in aAuother part of the building, lioistod up o third truss, and lowered it down on the platform. As soon an tho dorrick was rolioyed of its woight, thoro was acracking noiso, the centro support of tho platform broko fn two,- and about sixty foot squaro of tho platfurm foll tothe floor, 120 fot benoath, Thore woro threo mon on the atform at tho timo, &0 of whom wont with it, o othor folt tho timbors giving way bonoath Liu feet, and acized tho dorrick-ropo, siear him, Torror tade Lis grip firm, and Lio was pullod on to (1o raof by those above him; A man and & boy woro walking neross the rotunda whon tho timbers sud iron” beams camo orashing down, both wera near tho outor lino of tho opoa apaco, but not far enongh away to. oscape, Thoy. word atruck by boards, knocked down, and roudored unconsclous by tho blow, - = "Thoso omployod about the building wro tor- xibly frightonod, and did not for s momont or two_roulizo what had takon place. *Soolug their comrades among tho dobris, thoy approached thom, but. imngining tho romaindor of tho pint~ form' would fall sud” endanger thoir livos, they did not at_onco rolievo thom. Thoy hesitatod onlya short timo, removing the debris which covored bwo of the' wounded, and carying tho four to tho placos indicated aboy; : ‘Tho firet one_taken out was F. O, Cole, -who bad beon struck on_ tho bronst by.o board, aud knockod sonsoloss to tho floor. -Dr. Bond ex- aminod him, and thought ho was not soriously Lurt, His ' lands ond -hoad woro_ somo- whot bruised, but his prinolpal injuries aro intornal. 1ois agant for A. Rameoy & Co., of Montroal, who sro supplying tho glass fo b used in Lhe building, A momont boforo the nc- cldont ho loft s friond on tho eidewallc and on- tored tho building £o losrn if a partioular invoico of glnsn liad beon dolivored. Whilo passing tho rotunda ho wos struolc by tho falling plank. Ho was removad to his boardiug house, No. 787 ‘Wabash avonue. Tho Ind’s nama Ia John Bondor. e liad boon at work on tho sky-light, but came down stuirs to ix tho ropo on the trussos. He is 16 yoars old, and livay ot No, 183 Wright stroet. His in- urlos uro intornal, but their oxtent i not nown, Thillip Minson, of No. 260 Forquer streat, and William Bross, who livod on_ Orohard utroof, wore the two mou who- foll with tho platform. o formee iad ot logs brokon and waa hjue” ed intornally. o diod ut bis homo nt 8_o'clookc in tho aftornoon, ‘Il latior hnd hiw loft log broken in dozon - places, tho bonen protrudin through the flesh, and nlso wuatained intornn injurics, Ho diod at Lalf-pust 12 o'clock, and Lis romning wero tnkon to tho Morgus,' Ho louyes o wifo and flvo children. “Tho men at work on tho platform woro ra- sponsiblo for tha necidont; but tho Suporintond- ont is, in a moasure, consurable for not impross- ing more_indelibly ipon- thelr minde the neces- sity of carofuluces. : . "o Coronor will hold an inquost on tho bodlos of Minson and Bross to-dny, nnd tho jury im- panncled will undoublodly place tho bisme whoro it belongs, . —_— THE BOSTWICK-HESS SUIT, ‘Rhe RBill us to Winston Almost Dise miivieds Yostorday was flald duy of o lively charactor in (ho Bostwiok sult ngainst Hess, which came up on 6xcoptions by tho complainant to the plan of dofeudant Winston that ho was a bona-fido purchasor. M. Tioboy escopted that tlio plonwas not good or sufflclont, and thal it ought to discover tho facts connocted with tho chargos in the bill to which the ploa relatod (such au the sales mado by tho defondant Winston to othors), Mr. Winston eld, vory omphatically, that Lio proposed to da nothing of tho kind, pnd the 1w did not roquirs him to do o, an hio should ba propared to show a3 soon a3 called upon by tho Gourt, Thie Court desizod to underatand exactly what M. Boboy vequired. He auppasod 1t was {hat 3r. Winston whould discover to the complatant tho partios to whom hobnd mado transfors of the proporty ho had bought'? M. Robsy nssonted, Mr. Winaton sald this was s “fubfivg bil, anilhio was not bound to afford all the informa. tion it wought Lo got out of Lim. Ho was not obliged, and did mot lutend, to discover his title, (To M. Robey)—It is none of your buais - “DREADFUL ACCIDENT, ver Zar- | onch wealk, org, sir, to ki Afigux'l'n about 1, 1t T havo it U Jandl 15 r00d nith i Qonrt’madd thd faot, was that dofoiidaub was @ bonn-fida purchaeof, and tho uom[:lmn-nt xeoptod that hio must dis covor. niore thau that, s titlo, and to-wliom ho Tind ‘randa tranefo) o ek “L'o that defondant.aatd, wfln, that, a8 to_the premisos, the plainll had no chim whatevor (which “tho Court had froady sustained) ¢ and--that, having no olnim: thoreto, I benpo of no sousalioncs to bimint bounm, of tha promives aftorwards. . *ITe waa of opiulon {liat tho plon did proteot thio dofondunt from dis- covary.” Tho discovory tht tho complainnnt do- [ #ired would be of no wso (o hfm, Tho plon would o allowad, aud tho bill dismissod as to Winotons Mr, Roboy sald that tha ploa bolug alloweddid not finslly diaposo of tho enss, iy : Tho Court Wwas of impression that wes ‘tho pretlca; nd waa confirmed by sovern] mombets of tho bar. 7 ; Mir. Winston insietod that thus was incorrect, and oftod nutloritios, Lo Qourt roferrod to the authorities, Mr. Winaton snid Lo was quito willing to ‘try 10 lasmo ot once, g M. Roboy wantod ‘no ooncessfons that woro not logally duc him, o assorted bis xight o anawor to the plon ; and that tho pioa boitg ad- mitted to bo good, ' did xat " noccssnly laimise tho bill aa to Winatono, e supposed that tho propor ordor of {ho Gourt. would be, that tho ploa_of tho dofondant Winston {a aliowed, and complninant lina so muiy dayn to answor ploa. Mr. Winston sald no, 1 tho complainant donirod to go furthor with the cuao, ho' hnd no objection, but ho should bo prepared to do 5o at onco. Ho had Leon proparing ho caso long onough, and liad boon fn court long onough, to know that this would bo tho' end of tho plea. Ho - camo roady to_roply that on aubwor wes tho noxt. thing in order, and was armod with guttorticn; Lo should alko be proparod il tho answor, Ho would uniortako to sy that Mr. Roboy luow quito suflicient of tho cago to sit down thore and in fow momonta drsw out an answor. Bir. Robay sald ko must Liave time,” Tho Gourt enid ho did not thinlc that the eom- ‘plainaut could bo rulod to anewer instantor. M. Winuton waa going on to say tlnt it was o Blsskimaiing oporatlon, whon tho Court atoppod him, nud did not dosiza to Len opithiofs, 31, Winston and thora, Bz, Campboll enld thio complainant had admit- tod in opon court thnt tho dofoudant Lnd no cago, and ho should go on. . Finally, it was doolded that tho Court hoar M. Roboy's reply on Friday, ar tho bill ba dige misod a8 to Wiuaton, THE COUNTY BOARD. would linvo tho caso tried thon The City Hall Plans {he Subject of an Afternoon’s Wrangle. Mr. Ashton Introduces Rosolutions of a Soms- what Extraordinary Charactor. Tho Board of County Commissionors mat, yos~ torday afternoon, Progident Miller in tho chntr, Commissioners Jons, Roolls, and Russell yoro thio only nbsontacs. A communication was rocolvod from W.H. Dizon, offering to ramova, ot bis own expenso, tho debris of tho old Court-House, on condition that hie hins tho matarlal, oz Le will pay §600 for Bis piok of tho matorial. Tho proposition was rojectod, or, in othor words, placed on fila, A communlcation was, roceived from tho Su- porintondent of Publlo Oharitios, recommonding tho planting of applestroes, shndo-troes, and grape-vines at tlie Poor-Houso. oforred. " A commurication was roceived from Jimes Murths, lato a Doputy Sheriff of LaSalle County, stating that Lo twico brought to Ohicago ofio Jobn Hanuan, on a chorgo of bastardy, at an ox~ ponso of §20.20, in which ho aeks to b rol- buraod. - Roferred to the Committoo on Judi- cle.y. e Dasuaniation via chivel from tho folio- writors in the Rocordor's oflics, asking.to be paid Ioforrod to the Committoo on Pub~ lio Bocords; 7 - A communication was recelved from Robert | Turner, in chargo of the Neform Sohool grounds, complaining thet tho puy allowed him in too small. Nuforred to-tho Commitfeo onTinhnce. ichard Gonnoll, who hud booh sent to Aurora to hunt up witucssos In the cago Bill Wray, by dircction of tho State's Attornoy, and paid Lotel Dills amonntiug {0 $12, sshed to' bo made -good. Rtotorred to.the Committoo on Finauco, A claim of tho Sistors of 8t, Josepl, for hos- pital sorvico rondored fo pook ' pooiis, wis ro- orred to tho Committao un Hospital. - Commigsioner Ashton subwmitted tho following : Wazneas, The oonsiruction and orection of the now Court-flousa ond Oity Holl is o matlor of deop concern ta tho entiro poopls, and will roquira lurgh outlay of mouoy from ‘tbo’ Public Treasury; nad it Dolug all important to tho city sud county that the Duliding should ba commensurata with the preseutand future demaids of our population and. busizoss, and thnt tho bulldiug, when coustruoted, slould bo o source of just pride of our wholo prople; and come maud the sdmiration of the whalo country, for dura. bility, futsl, convenionce, and oconomy §i tho cost. of ‘coustruction's and that tho tax-payera duny bo hatlsfiod tlint tho sclection of o plsn bos hoen made with solo Teferencs 1o thoir common dutereat, fros from all com- +biuationd whatever; thereforo, Lol - * " Resolved, That a volect commilteo of to members from cacll divilon of o city bo appolutod Ly this Tioard to uct with s ltke comumitteo of tho Common ‘Qgunictl, togotlier witls thi Mayor and Hoard of Publiy Works, 'aud that said cuminiticen sulect cach ong ‘promigent cltizon from each diviuton, and ono cach Fram the townls outsido of £u6- clty, Whoy whos s loctod, baforo they aot, bl bo confirmed tespootively by tho Common Counicll and this Joard, tho wholo t actus joint_commitioe {0 examiue and{nvestigato tho various plaus submitted,” ond recomumend to tho Gomtnon Councll and this Hoatd which, fn thetr judg. ment, of tho wholy plane’ subimitted aré tlrce cutitied to the premiting to be awarded for the ssmo, as por advertizomont of tho clty, connty, and Board of Publio furks, p Jesolved, That ealdl Joint committeo shull call to thelr aeslstanco in tho dischargo of their duly as nforesaid thres firatclasn dlsintorosted architociu—ono from Now Yorlk, ono from Ioston, and one from Clucinnati, Jtesolved, That the public bo admitted to view the ‘¥arious pluns on exbibition sach day, except Sun lay, from 8. 10, t0 1, m., untll othorvwizo orderad ; sud thee all previous action of this Board, and Uy come ‘mitieo thereof in coutlict herewith, be, and the asmo 18 horeby roscinded ; provided, that nothing horein coutained ehall bo conatrued a8 {n any manuer sfiect- ing tho offer of tho city, counts, and: Bonrd of Publip orks, as to the smouuts to bo awarded for tho throo ‘best plans aubmitted, as per advertisoment of tho city and county authorltiéa heratoforo mudo ; aud, provids ‘o further, that upon all questions Do dolormined by snid Jofut comumittco uforosald, o voto of tho elty and county shall bo oqual in number, i Jiesolved, Thint the Clerk of tls ‘Board Lo’ Toquired to presont o cerlifled copy of tho fordgoing to tho Come a:uun}:ounnll of ChicaBu, and aekt thelr concurrenco oroin, o Commisslonor Galloway eaid it was vory- im- portant that tho peoplo should bo consultod -in this mattor, and bo moved, 0s.an amondment, that the oholco of the Committeo bo submittod to tho pooplo of Cook County at the next annual olgction, Trasidont Millor (Commissloner Doguo in_the chiair) Aoid that the Board was. firmly bound by tho original ndvertisement, and it was folly to complicato tho mattor. Aftor tho subject bad boon discussod, bo should move to lay the reso- lutious on the tablo, Gommisaionor Auiiton doniod that tho Board wns logally liobloin tho mattor. 1o said this both a4 o Commissionor and a lawyar. Uomumisslonor Harrison #aid thut the resolu- tions thomselvos contemplatod, or, at lenst, rondored poosible, tho biggest kind 'of a ring, Ho bad boon told by & mombor of the Common Council Building Committoo that ho know tho authors of ono or £5o of the plans on_oxhibi- tion, aud howantoed tosay that that committeeman. was dorolict In bis duty Whon be pormittod him- 8olf to bo #o informod. Oommissioner Dogiie. warm implication, put forth by Mr. Aghton, that mom- bors of tho Building Committeo have beon but- toniolad by arahltocts. Commissionor Gallowsy moved to lny tho wholo sub'ect on tho tabla, “Cho rosolution was carrisd by n votoof 8tod, Commissionars Ashton, Orawford, Horling, and Pahlman voting in the nogative, Commigsioner Harrison olfored a rosolution providing that ticketa bo fssued sdmittiag tho publio to the room in which tho plans aro ou ‘exbibition, providing no objcations are mado by tho Common Counoil and the ownera of tho Kon- tuoky Blook—admission to bo allowed betweon tho hours of & m.and1p. m. 7The motion rovailod P ko Bourd adjourned until this afternoon st 3 olatock, resonted tho —Wa v raport of Asingular sction_on the ctve nbont (0 o trled a6 Eage B, Louiw, Tu 1870, workmon employad in tho erection of the Van- dalia & Terre Haute Ilailroad depot were taken sick, sud, sovoral of them aylug, It vas sscer- talned tha tho slokneus and death wero ocea- sionod by the poisons (corrosiva sublimate and arsonio) used n preparation of the timber to ronder it durablo, One of the carpenters now sues the contractors for §30,000 damages, uok forth by tho'plea - Tho Acpolfli@ L ' .ance _0ld Restorod, Bankruptey and- General Noteges i Now Suifs. A copy of a bill in chancory firat fllad in 1834, a8 yontorday rentored in tho Circult Court, fn tho canso Amy Powors v, Jatnos Naplor, Tho complalnaut o for tho land chooceiplesin Loy- don Contro, whors aho enys sho was living s tho mustross of tho dofondant. Bho aflirms that sho boapht tho land with her own monoy, tlint sho mndo valuablo improvomonta with hor own Inbor, that sho gavo dofondaat money to buy anothor ploco of Jand with, and that tho vory furnituro wan liors, boing removad to tho lioudo from Chi- ¢8g0, whora slio had aleo boon living with him ander promiso of marriago. &ho cliargos that dofondant got tho titlo to tho_Innds {n bis own namo, and “thnt ho finally loft hor, and’ ran sway' to Indinna with anothor woman, with whom 1o {a now living 8 bin wifo. Tho dofand~ ant answoring eays catogorically thint ovory utnto- mont mnds fa foloo, and that tho land wan purchiasod ont of bis own oarnings, and bolongs to him ; and that all tho famitura complainant Eind did ot oxoood 850 ; thnt sho was - novor n< duced to go to Leydon Contra to live undor ‘promiso of marriage; that ho allowed hor to live on thio laid ndor & hower of attornoy, aud thut hon o wont to Indiana with hia ‘presont wifo, tho complainant wilfally and mnllcously do” stroyed bis proporty by fearing down tha foncon and burning thom for firowood, and folling tho growing timbor, all of which Lio'considers o good anawar; . : TRIAL OF A MATLROAD' CASE, Tho: actlon for $5,000 dnmnges, bronght by Mrs. Hustin, boforo Judgo Troo, againt the Chicago, Rock Tsland & Pacitio Railrond Compne ny, for ¢ho losa of lhor husband by baing. run over by onoof the Companys dira” enginos, causos tho speculative mind 0 woigh tho roln. tive valuo of. husbands and wives in Chloago, In ono court is o roliot, boroft of all that wns most danr to hor, sooking to rovongo harsol? upon tie propriofors of tho ruthlcss locomotivo which doprived him of lifo by baving thom muloted in tho largo mum of monoy sirondy. montionod. In anotlhior conrd within ~earshob, fro daily Alod sov: oral applications. from what onght to bo bleasod boutedicts prasing _to bo soparated from thoir naughtior alvos. Tho avorag orponso attondlug cach sult is, probably, €100, and tho preblom natarally arisos, it o budbond s vaiod at §5,000 aud s wifo Ia forcibly manumitted at 5 cost-'of 8100, whot. {8 _thoir: rolative valuo? Howover that moy bo, Mra. Austin considors that hor elafin i6 o just'ono, and her counso] aro yorking hard to faston tha’ rosponniility of his dont oceurrad whilo an ouginese saa sbunliag catain tho Company'c yavd. . Tho doconsod, of the Gth of August, 1871, .was walling along “tho track, whon ho found himsolt atanding midway botwoon two trains, onsoparate tracks, coming fu_opposito diractions, He foll undor tlio wheels of tho C., B 1. & P. B, B, Co.'s engino, tnd both logs woro' sevarod from ilg - body. "Ll mnin point of tho plaintift's counsel xouts on an assumplion thnt tho train was going fastor than it ought undor tho circumntancos, Tho cago will probably conclude to-day, THE TEPUDLAO TNSURANCE GOMPANY. Tho roport of the Artiguco of tho Ropublio Tn- suranco Company, for the mouth of Mreh, \as yeutorday filod with tho Roportor. It makas tho Tollowing ashibit: Balauce in band, Fob, 28,.., Total sum recelved from stockholdera, ‘Total sum rocaived from lr{;huy accounts, ‘Total aum received from bills receivablo, Bundri 3, Total, .. Expendituro acliding ‘salaries, Teity dise Lursemente, advortising in Inter-Ocean, $137.60, and Journat, $:20. Loaving eash on hund.. “The cavh 'thus dintribiited Tu Second Natlonal Banks 1,050,010 Natfonal Bunk of Tilin 52,000.00 Deporils for costa 1 5.900.00 Ourreacy aud thno-checks it oiics, 4,620.80 +.$107,300.85 . DANKRUPICY MATTERS. In the mattor of Root & Cady, the order cone Sirmiug tho salo of tho bankrupts’ proporty was made rbeolute, and the Assignee was diroctod to mnko deads to 'tho purchasorn. - - Au ordor of disclinrge of Edward Pomoroy, in tio mttor of Tranl Y. Chandior ot al iy Festorday mado, "Tho application for sot-off of B, 'T. Atwator, in {ho mattor of o Merchants' Insuranico. Gon- ‘pany, was yostorduy nliowod. T tha miatter of Standish D, Cornish, bank rupt, Horatio Platt was .yosioidoy alockod A #iguco. 8o jury fn tho United Stateu Cironit. Court, to try tho oslendar for {ho March torm, wil commenea to et on tho 15th justant. Judge Topkivs, of Madison, Wis., will prosido, ok, Thio case of Courtuoy va. the Romun Ontholic Bishop of Chicngo, boforo Judgo Bootl, is still progressing slowly.” Sovoral witnessos waro ox- i Ve rday. Mr. Bussoy, of tho firm of riovant, who finisbiod tho worl ofs undotio by Courtnoy, tastitiod to- tho awount of work romaining, ond waa followod to tho sumo offock by J, ltuck, who was the foroman of Courtnoy in'tho fob, Father Qouag vas wigo placod in tho box aud ro-exomined with rogard fo the samo poiut. ‘Tho ovidonce throughout is of o ‘deaply unintoresting nature toany butoontractors S oxporta To- the briciaying na. - Tas s will probably talo all of to-morzow before & vor. diot s rondorod. Tho caso of Riobinson and othera v. tho " Oity of Obicago, is loft 1o arbitration, eforo Alr, Gard. nor, and oponod in the Court-room. of Judga Williams youtorday morning. Tho plalutils sco the ownors of the schooner ¢“Truoman Moss whiel, s golng up tho Obiengo_ Livor st 3ay, was caught by the Eighteonti streot. bridgo, i Jselug, and unTorod » georal smaslup wiong or gpads and rigging. Tho point at iasuo i whothor tho Lridgo waa or was not proporly caat, Tho dnmagos are lud at 1,500, tho evic douco b boon hourd, and wifl bo_takon into consideration by Mr. Gardnor, who has ordorod & chart of {ha bridgo and tho tivar to bo iado to assist bt iu the daclsion, whick will bo rondor- odin s fow days, z Tu tha caso of Foromann v, Sulkey & Co,, ba- fore Judgo Portor, - n vordiat was rondorod for the defondants. Plaintilf sucd on & belance of ‘Douso reut, - which tha dofendants ‘doclined o Day, on cconnt of an alloged defeot In tho roof of tho houso, which resuliod in 8 lek, aud 6o~ sidoralilo damago aud discomfort. - Tho plaintilt moved for now trial, P "4 The eneo of Jochon v. Tehn, fochenic's lion, 8300, boforo Sudgo Torlor, was submittad to Jury of cight. 'Lho cass will bo continned this morning. 5 Tho caso of (ho Frening Mail against tho oa- tatoof I, II, Btoin, in tho County Court, was comprominod yestoriay morning, tho nowspaper aqcopting $243 in full of acoount rondored, Approval waa yestorday grantod on tho appli- ention of Russol Andrus, guardion of Frank A, Martin, minor, in tho Gouuty Gourt, of s loan ta John Homeloy of 1,201, for threo yoars, at 10 por cent, upon tho_sdourity of trust deod on Bme{ofnolfBoo, 85,43, nr 13, o ¢t Bn., “Tiho application of Jamen O'Connor to bo ap- pointed guardian to Lllon 0'Comor "ot i, inors, in the County Cout, was continued tg tho Bty of April. James Albort Towis, o minor, by John Lowia, Dls noxt friend, yeaterdey commonced suit in cose, in tho Clrcuit Court, $16,000 dnmagon, agultist hacloy 8, Tappan, Tosh \V. Wadsworth, aud Samuel Koith, othorwisa tho West Sido Stags Company. Lovin & Lowls, yostorday, commenced a snit against Abmbam “Oppenstain, in tho Cironit ourt, In tronpnss, $10,000 dauiages, Tho supprossod osses of Inst Saturday, in tho Ciroult Court, are au follow: * Toopld' of tho Btuto v. Joscph B, Ditto, W, P, arris, aud Win, Jaogor, debt snd damagos, $24,808.44; Samo v, Martin Van Allen, Mortinior A, Frishoo Andraw J. Gulloway, aud’ Alliort 0, Odoli, dob and damagay, §118,090.52 : and Bama v, Alsx., Mourison, Clias. P. MoiCay, Francis Agnaw, and Honry Gicanbaiir, dobt and dumigis, £1,301, NEW SUITS, Tur UNITED B7ATES Uiicunr Qount—Marlo Ane tolnutte Hocknday v. W. J, Anh ot al.; covenant, "k Omourr Counr—0,017—James Albert Lowls, # wiuor, by Jon Lawis, his noxt fefend, v. Obarl 8, Tappan, festator; W, Wadsworth and Bumuel Koith parthors iu tlo Waut iy Siage” dompuny m O re treapias ou thy caie, - §15,000, Js—Levin & Lewli Y. Abralar ppoustel: res) Both B, Tiubitts v, Warren 500, 6,330~ Folix Kaulfmunn of al, v, ollur } updt, $500, 6,391~ Willlim O, Grant, executor satate, Jots Monxoo O Bhesan ; syplication to Tortors “Procita, | o }Utlon for_meohnnic's fen, A Ohonoory “Suit Eighteon Yours® doath upon the railrond Compeny. T'he accie'| dlvoree'ont ground of adiltoty and cruolty, 16,123 — Jiunés Geant v, Thoman Graat: traspasn o ihio’ ear 00, 6,024Withhold fof service, - 0,38-~Rob nd) Tgnstiin, Wooiner v, '8, i1, Fierar \§rumoatt w306, 628 o 6318 Lictualvo-Anpaats: 320 fark v, Win, Validdor, and Obes, 3y Yall a,uh-.xmnma{. ealy | 3l—AR)y Powors v, Jameu Naplor ; roatored blll avd Runwor, 8,003—Arha N. Walorman v, Jamos Moute BomCrys aimummn:, $06, Baral W. . Compton 0,399—nno E. Estor v, Renjamin' Tieter; ’ - Hir Surgaton Clune. 1601 ; odeow dottou divores on grownd, of ndultery, L4 881Stant a\:ix(‘,"‘él(lllrfnnu ufimzzzn. k(_l;llxmli'( ivorco o Bid-Anpeal, iz Loy By Treémun ! dlvorchyno apor . 0'firfe dessrtion. ullun 4, 49,850-Toutsa B, Devrey ot al. ™ amsuuitait, $162.65, , 43,867—Notio O, Bt v. 1ot A gdmith s divorco ' on ground -of - deserilon. 42,89—2hillp . AT, . Melnbmay Lovi " Taunt i Jamen Munson; sisumpait, 8000, 43,850 Juding Tiokurla v. Nathi 8, Geno t dusumiplt, §3,400, . 4606 iarlon., Northrrip v, Joslo T, Northeap: dlveers ot TR of ey and” dovrton 3,501 ol v, Wjni .. - HHtur of Buprenia Court, A e 4| How, Wimh,, Where, 'aAn(Ho;- ‘\\;hom . to-Vote To-day: - - ° Tho Neoosity of Eleoting Honest ‘and Effiolent Officials, Unless Tox-Povors Turn Out the Bum- mers’ Will Win'the Battle, The fown elcotions fn tho ‘towns of ‘Wast, North, and South Ohieago will bo hald- to-dny. Prior to tho adoption of the' now constitution thoso oloctions woro, by virto of spocisl law, Tield in Novernbor, but it ropoal has nécossie. tatad tho Liolding thom at tho snmo timo gs In thoroot of tho State, Botwoon 8 and 10 o'clock tho citizons of each of thoso towns—monning thoso who Liava lived thore thirty-days-—assem-" blp ina body at tho placos of maoting, “and nro | called to ordor by tho Town Clork, after which and doclaros 81l votes, Whon his deolsion is questionad ho can causs tho *vot6ra® présont to xigo and o counted. : ' This olection of n prosiding officer {s all that ¢an bo done 12 o'clock, at which hour, or as 800n thercat(or us tho votors ploaso, the goneral biiainess of iho doy may bogin. B In addition to clectivg various officars, tho electors havo power to diroot tho Institation and dofonno of euita ot Iw, or {n oquity; to- make such rogulations snd allow such rewarda for the dostruction of Cannda thistles, otc., ag they may think propor ; £6 ostablish pounds; to decida | what elall bo a lastul fenco; to build pridgos, ote., end to Irposo tazes for thoso purpasos an woll s for the ealarlos of town ofilcors, ole, In ordor to protdot tho froomen In the énjoymont. of thiolr right of suffrago, thoy ara privilegod £rom arrost to-dsy, excopt for trongon, folony, or 8 broach of tho posco, I¢ any ono misconduets | ; imsolf at tho moetjog, tho Moderstor may ordor him to leave, snd if ho doos not, may ordor o conslablo or somobody oko, to tako him oway oud kedp bim ebut uwp Ul tho mooting is “ovér. Aftor. tho town tex for the year kg boon voted, the town .mooting procosds to olect an " Asuosmor, Collootor, Suporvisior, and Town Clark, nud ts meny Constablea a8 thoy are on- titled to, tho Wost Town having fiftcon, tho North soven, and tho South nine.” This votin; ie by ballot, o poll list boing kopt by tho clork o 1ho meoting, on which o gume. of eacl patson voting s ntored. Tho polls may lie closed a6 | v four unloms tho votors oleat to keep them open longor, ‘When Snally closod tho Moderator pub= licly canvasson tho voto, ‘and whien it is comple- tod, tho clork yeads .the resilt to'thy mnatm e If sny poraon oloctod Buporvisor, Town Olork, or Assassor, refusos to servo, he forfoits tho suih Iu viow of tho importance of some of thoso oflices, egpecially Ausousor, Oolloctor, and Cone stablos, numerous nominads Liavo héen put in the field, st & dazen different mneotings. Thoso of tho old inoumbents who wore fortunata enough to stand woll with the Ropublican Cou- tral Gommitteo, got on tho ‘regular” tioket, bub somo of thow, having mindo enomics, wore shughtored, - -Jullus Todbortus had. whonged Ald. Frauk Watron, » momborof ¢he Comumittec, by refusing to cut down tho valuation of hiy livory-stablo to an uurousonablo figure, aud ZTrank kapt his promise to poy bim oft for it. A. L. Morrisor? was out of the' question with tho Committoo, sinco ho wis & temporanco mpn. : WESE BIDY, CANDIDATER,, -, The West Kide candidatos avo as follows : W, 35 Heatlord, Louls Ambarg, A. L. Am. Mar, AL Miller, A, et lor, A, Salisbucy, Josoph Lane, upervisor—Henry Pilgrim, G - | I Ly %.ém:::.mgoumm;, Thom. ien Clerk—Churlon E, Olark, G : . Marlin, BT, Buckey, aplis B, Boor, &, Coustables—Niattiow. Flomming, 3, " Shodsnker, raok N, Draffan, - Theodors, Worth, Waol. I i O'Brlen, Willlam_ \\'mhuu,'-l'u ol‘u oy ol Dan lun, 8, I, Rackwoll, Miiton Fori George W. B, &, Kortoo, Louis Schiworanolti, At e aticn 3! (- Worth, Jeremiah Houllhan, Redmohd Sheridun, Ldwin Mllier, Potor Larsen, Louls Eborsald, Miko Slavia, 0. W. Eltls, J, Schanidt, Joh onnty, Bt 3. Mgrmo, Prancie T, IHooloy, M, O'Calabnn, R, Murph3, 1.'W, Boveo, Tho following ticket ought to bo eloctods . . Aasestor—Qeorgo F, Foster, B Kuncrofsor—Jobn O, Halnes, ., , Caliector—A. L. Morrison, s, Joies Slanton, Pat GOUTIE BIDE QANDIDATES. ‘Tho candidatos in the South Town aro: Asessor—F, O, Viorling, Julius Rodbortus, W, I . Gray, 4 Colleclor—Jolin W. Tappén, P, 3. Cleary. Supervisor—Qhurlin Follausbeo, 13, Loowenthal, Towon Clerk—Sam Davenport, Palor I, Witt, John onas, Of thoso, Mossrs, Gray, Cleary, and Jones are excellent men, Congtalles—0; O, McTan, F. Kohout, Fred Ifo- Loowenthal, Inco, Lt oler, Houry Boat, John Morne, Poter H, Coi loy, Morris Crane. G. G, Chllcott, Joun'Allen, (Dl tow mastiug will bo Ll in Burlington NORTIT KIDE GANDIDATES, In tho North Town, tho candidaton are Asseator—Albert Patel, 7, T. Apploby. Collector—Jacol Leugacher, Jolin Muphy, Ool, Ezra aytor, Superoisor—Doter Mubr, “Robert ; Kenuy, Jomes landloy, ylown " Clerk—J. , Tealoy, M, Callsghan, Joha fuguer. er. Chuatatites—Charlen Toavel, Ohiarles Lindgrow, . Drioao, N, Plotke, L Dartols, Thomay MoMalion, Johu 11, Thomns, Loulu Murtlio, Thomas O'Lsary, George B, Diynce, Jatioa . Golline, Patrick Detamsy, ames ons | - way, Palvick Dz‘lxe‘y Louls Morint!, Jobn Berry, Thomas 280ran, Olo Dondickson, A respoctablo ticket ia : > Assessor—Charles L, Waodman, Colleclor—Lzra Taylor. 1 Stpervfaor—F. Tackner. Town Clerk—I1, Callaghan, . Tae placo of mooting Ia In Turner Mall, Binco tho power of thoso moolings to voto taxes for the objoots within thoir jurisdiction in | & vory broad, tho fifty odd thousand proporty- Bolders of the threo towna bad bottor join thore sclvouinto thosotliroo placos of mooting, and stay thoro tIl tho taxos for 1873 aro voted,” in ordar that o uquad of saloon-koopors, would-be-Con- stablos, 'longhioromen, and fonfors, may not im. Dos0 unnecuasary burdons ou thom for tho bone- it of a fow ofico-lioldory, H i frasita ok N IMydrophobin in England. * It appoars from the roport rocoutly fusued by tho English Rogistrsr Gonoral tiat, in Englaui ad Walos, thoro woro 33 destbs from hydro- phobin in 1870, all of which accuirred in’ tho north, thero bsing nono in the counties lylng a8 a0 it seoms to havo had a 6oagon of prova- onca ; for in tho fivo yoara of 1838-49, thoro wera 73 deaths in Englaid and Walos from this disoueo, avoragin ouly five in 1847, and “sevon in 1848, In the sevon yeurs, 1845-55, the doaths ross to 111, avar- ing 10 Your, To'the next cight yoars, 1660~ o aglng only thrae & yesr, and ranging from 1 o 5. vallod again, and the deaths wore 134, aver 05 10 yoar, b argost mumber, 83, bolog fn THE TOWN ELECTIONS, - -| L - complishimont, wore al ‘firat suppored to bo tho work of sharp Ligliahnon; but thoy woro subsequontly atlribu- conclusion -that ho’know him vory woll. this. oflicor tho circumstancos subjofned wore obtained : £ = 2 Houth -Wator straot, Co, was sign, banoath thnt of u respootabla firm, but sop- arated from it by o dnsh. Byron alway romained un, 1, W, Harrs, Jolin. | »wools, pagno for, branktust and dinuer; Tunlson, James Usliaglior, Johu R, Maithoy, | months aftorwards, while in that city, saveral yoars. 3iow living in Chicego. and doubtl § family wamo bas obtained through the villainy of thio brothors. n ditlonal Constables far osch town, a the Couatitution of Ia in; soutl'of tho Trent, According to this report, | ki bydropliobia comos and goes in'porlods, Thirty | years, The rulo s, that, where the longtl of sn official torm fn x0d. by statute, it emaiis Wholly within (e, control of the Leglulaturo, Do ated, and longth of oNicial term s ixed by the Gonuite ¢ uearly 158 your tho rango $uticn, tho Leglalature cannot abridge the oiioial term, being from 7 to 24, .Tha causes of desth for tho #pleit of Beo, 6 of the noxt four yeara wars nab made Ulie subjoct of ab- | 1470, wut-are conseqnenty oatie stract, but there scoma to have baen a poriod of | full term, notwithatanding the elsction of other Gon- but few doatha from hydrapliobis, as thiero wera stables undor the law of 1872, ! donthu from_ liydrophoba fell to 2, aver. | Li #poed Li (e uext. even youts, 180670, this malady | paya; biddiog th Blieriff, ny (ho cnp way. being drawn over his 1570, Read, snid, ¢ Mlr, Sherill, do your duty.'" S e R EBr_EB i, _THE ENGLISH FORGERIES. Byron A, Bidwell and Georgo Bid- well, olias Horton, Known _ to Chiongo, Operations of thio 'Firm of Lid~. well & Co. in the West, ?(fliorésting' Notos from the Diary of an Ex-Chioago Deteotive. Itwould seom that nofhing of importance d ocour fnclthor Europo or Amerion unloss hitago, morally;or orfminally, asslsted i Its nos Tho Bank of England forgerles tod to Amoricnns, and flually it appoars that tho prinolyala of tho gang aro Clicaonnn—at loast thoylivadhoro anco,sndncoumulatod aonnidbrablo woalth by spooulntiong o . e 7 apoeulntions doaflod bolow, With tha with botwoon 400,000 and. §400 Btates Londs and othor nuanflunu',n?.:al?uul;mfi of ono ot thom in London, of anothor in Now York, aud & third in Huvana, tho rondon of itz TAIMUNE tro alrondy familfor, Tho ehlat of the gang~iho fallow who furnishios- tho besi. ‘ork, and concackod tho schomo, was known. 1 Tngleud as.# Horton.” His right name, Low. over, i bolloved to bo 1 brothor, Byzon Austin Bidwoll, haa boon arrastod In Mavana. Tho former i an. Ingonlons sapun: dral, 68 8 ovidont;from tLo bolducsa and etioesay of bia “lttlo gamo;” and tho muuma Tidwoll ap- ponring to bo familiar-to wn old doteotivo of thys clty, ho oxaminod hia dinry, end oamo fo" tho From In , 18 ey alot Modorstors, o presding ofloers; who | g waien oo Ciiais o amern to tho falthful dischargo Gf ' tholr du- | hongy "on Eighteontn " strans rioe felia oo Modartor xoguloton tho businest, | breyiwaloe, aud feamatintely - took bontes slon, . Tho. malo -mombors wore two' sons namod Goorge and Byron Austin, nd 8, man, whoso nuna is ot romembired diatinctly, but iy probably tho MucDonnoll now undor arrastin New York for partiipstion fn tho forgorios. brothers commoncod working n thoir peculiar lino, which, at thnt timo, was appropiating : proporty which did not bolong to thom, and oll- ing It for tho bouoflt of themaclvos and otliars nssociatod with thom. Georgo for Bomo rasson, posoibly bocauso hio waa tho moat aclise, ob- tained tho largest dividends, ond fn two yeart Donstod that Lo had mado §160,000. gang, firm, or whatovor they may bo called, ac. . cuplod » small ofics in o small building on Tho namo- Bidwell & - Tha Tuo clan, pointed on & small tin in tho “offico,” aud Georgo traveled for the “‘houso." Tho lattor journeyed into the luterior of Llinols, and purchased tobacco, chiooso, ogge, flour, and everything ho could, on crodlt, ordor- ing tho articles to boshipped *to his placo of. busiuess on South Wator street.” Byron A. was prosent whon thiey woro dolivored, and indus- triously dovotod Limeolt to orasing the firm's name and substituting that of & copartnor (sup- * poiod £o bo MocDonnell) in Canads, whither tho packagen wora exprossod, and thoir contents wold ‘for-eash. Tho busitioss wos uniquo snd yory profitablo, in foct all profty 28 10 moncy was invested, nnd noue paid ouf Decom- from o Quiney morchant, and gavo roquosting, howovor, it it bo nat wont to Chicago' to be cashod until ton deva had pasied. Tho merchunt shipped tha tobacco in sccovdance with Bidwoll's order. Being of o sugpicions unturo, ho followed tho tobaceo, and enlled ot tho *‘offica” on South Wator giroot to gob his monoy. The flrm wora. “out,” and. not making thoir appearauco that day or the next, tho citizen from anoy Lecama alarmed, and visited Capt. 'Turtlo's offico, And one gogod bl o find the lobaceo or the Didwolls. A dotaotive learned that tho formor was still at the radlrond depot, sud orders woro givon not ta allow it to boromdved. The search for the firm thou commoncod, nud it was ascertained thn thoy livedon_Eightoonth stroot, noar tho lako uhora, 8 stated abovo, The brathora wore un- uaually astute, and did not ehow themuolves, nving locetod thom, ono ovning & raid was mado on tho houeo, with a viow of scsing if thera s uy ulolon proporty concosled in it. Upon ontoring, the of uro at indivg Qoeorga Bidwell thero, * Mo made an_effort Lo eacapo, but & rovolvor prosented ab “Lis " head causod bim .to raconsidor Dis dotormination. ‘wine# ond cigars wero found in the house, Tho prisonor was sonvchod aud thon fukou to Capt. , 3.0, Rlyn,- |1 ' Doty 3 Bn{li ‘Turtle's ofiice, Io liad plenty of monoy, and, disliking to go to_jail, roguostad that ho Do teu £o somo lhotel aud allowed to remain thero until Lo.Quinoy authorities camo for him. Io wan W. Bwdubura, [mr'niiltull togo.to tho m-iglgs Houso, and staid hero In_castady of o dotoctives for three Thoy: livod sumptuously; Lrd clinm- “but tho board, romaing uupaid to this day. Bidwell way vory communicativo, and told the officors all about his oporations wud of bis success; Whon in Quinoy, on tho way to tho jail, ho offored tho Touwn Clerk—Col, Byalloy ) “l;ll“!lll‘ivo_ W‘:& v bad éflm -in c‘lxmrs& §2,600 Tlio place of moeting is in tho Mnsonle Tom- L0, W Hop scaraun e e 910, comor of Halsted and Randoiph stroata, - | B0r" Thio' incorruptiblo. olicor ' dostinod to conniyo at his esenpe, and placad. him in tha Iiands of tho Sherifr. Whilo in tho. fail Didwoll sliavad off his whiskors and procured asnit of now clotlies, Ono morning ho was misning, It wus said Lo picked tho lock ™ of his coll-door, Groenbacks avo bottor than any tools ifa porson doxirce L0 cicape from prison, provided tho indis - ‘vidual in chargo is williug to add o fow hundred doilate to b b arrost Bidvwoll, but thoy woro unsuccossful, Io. Yias ongagod to bamnrriod to 6 young lady who Draudt, Georgo A Ifartnian, Tk Tsetiann) 1t 31 Wal. | lived in ncome. Eiorts. wore mado to ro- artford, Conn,, nndt 'was heard from nix The | poaplo ot tho houso'on Tightoantls treot said Lo iad gone to Buropo, and wonld not roturn for 'wo. marriod sistors of bis aro oy, are raipectablo, aau doploro ¢ho notorlaty which tho 2 —_—— JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES. Opinion of tho Attornoy=Genoral- Conutables Elected Since the Adopa tion of the New Constitution Entie tled to Bold Thelr Office for Four Yenrw. - Tho Attorney-Goneral of linois has addressed tho following opinlon to County Attornoy Root, in reply -to s lotter from tho iattor asking hia deas on tho mattors fu questionj; Tho last proviso to Saction 1 of the law of 1873, relative o tho olection of Justlees of the Porco and Conntablos, 1a {n theso words s Provided, thoro shall bo olocted 1n each of tho towns in which fs contained lic City of Ohicago, or any part, theroof, ous Gonatable and no more for eack 10,000 iuhabitants of such towny, 4t tho sama tlma and iu 'tli samo 1nannor providod i his socti I think this was dntended to Lmit tho number of such Coustables to s number uot. excocding ono for each 10,000 lubabitunts n_each of sald towng, If thfs fa not flie :oper conatruction, it would soom to cossary ta eloct at least two nd of ong) ad- oseribed in tha loarly of opiuton the adapiion of entltled | to ara, They tlio Conatitue o us Justice Of tho Puaco, and cannot ba leglulatad. oction for tawns genorally, T atn lat Qunstablen cloctod atnco thelr oftices for four s protected by the same provisiona o out of ofiico, Conatables clocted prior to tho adoption of thio Constitution of 1870 atand upon a ditferent foot- g, Thero was nothing in the Conatitution of 1848 roscribing tho longthi of tho ofliolal term of n Gonsta- o, Tho utatute, howuver, fized tho ferm at four it whera tho oflice fa cro- (hink, nowavor, t uch Consiables are withiu tl hedul to the Constitutlon of —_— —Not mato than fitly peraons attendod the ianglog of "om Lockstt, which took plcs at inden, Ala,, regently, ~ Tom mado an oloquent and died easily. “The Marengo Journal postrophized the sun and the traes, favavell ; and, turning to the 0 forgors oporntod, thoir flight Goorgo Bldwoll. " Iig ' . Complointa - woro occasionally mado to tho police anthoritios by tho victims, but the city detectivos conld nover got on tho track of tho firm. In bar, 1866, Goorgo parchancd tobaceo of tha valua o aft in paymon of §25. ik L) icora woro gratiflod boyond moas- Noarly $20,000 worth of d to hold ont thalr +