Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1873, Page 3

THE COURTS. Js North Evansloli a Legally Con- structed Villago? The Danville Railroad v. The Oity of Chicago. Suit Against o Railroad for $60,000 ‘Worth of Property Lost, - Proceedings Against the South Park Commissioners. Extraordinary Charges Against 2.1, P, Omnibus Officials. .. Tho West Chicago Election--New Suits, Ete. : "The cago of Johu Culvor; ot al., v, tho Board of Trustoos of North Evanston, in which tho plaintif seeks to annul tho olection hiold in thab placo in Jouuary lnat, camo up before Judgo Farwell, at the Criminal Court, yosterdny after- noon. Tho cotmsol for plaintift, Mr, Burroughs, rend the potition, n synopeis of which las al- roady been published in Tur TRISUNE, in which complainant sooks to sot asido tho otection of officors mado on the 28th of Janunry, 1878, on tho ground of its illeglity, nrising from tho fact that an altoration hind beon mado in the po- tition to Judgo Wallaco to isauo noticos of eleo- tlon for village organization, subscquent to its being signed by some of the potitionors; | wod that tho notices of election issued by Judge Wallaco were dated Jan. 19, 1873, and or- ¥dored tho voto to take place en the 28th of Jan- wary next, which strictly monns Junuary, 1874, « Countor-nfiidovita were read by the counsel for tho defonce, Mr. Forroster: The afidavit of ¥orace Fulton and Martin Blackburn, Trustoos for North Evanston, stated that tho notico of the County Judgoe of tho voto to sottlo the quostion of villago organization was univorsally under- atood by tho village voters as fixing the timo for ‘tho oloction on Jan, 28, 1873;, that & genoral .meoling of votors took placo two dnys bofore the sBunuco of notico, at which tho petition to the County Judge for organization of North Evans- on a8 6 Yillage was signed by many votors ithero prosont, and it was undorstood by ‘sll in attendanco that tho voto was to ho takon ns moon 48 logal notico was givon; that tho thon appronching eloction, on the 28th of i!l\nuu&v 1878, was much discussed and canvass- ©d, and by noho moro than Culver, tho potition- or; that every ono who saw tho notice, including suliflcmm' himeelf, undorstood that to bo the Into of tho voto, ond not 28th of January, 1874; that, with tho oxcoption of two or three abson- teos, all tho logally-qualified cloctors of tho lnco woro prosont at the eleotion of 23th of anuary, 1873; that petitioner himself was thoro, ¥making Atronuous fforta ngainst organization, and it was the counsol for petitionor who firat found out the notico would bear any other mean- ing than that the voto would bo inken on the 28th of January, 1873; that the petition, by otitionor and othors, to the Trustacs of Evans- n, to have their proporty annoxod, was gotten up by tho signers tfmrnot for tho purpogo of forestalling and dofoating said appli- cation of gaid voters for organizntion, and thet action ilorcon was post~ poned until it was seen that a majority would voto for organization ; and thatthos who signod + Rhe potition for tho organization wore not in- Yormed when they prosented the samo to tho County Judgo that sald Nratmnu to the Trustees of - North Evanston had beon filed with said ustees; nor wero those who voted for organi- kation informed that an ordinanco had - heen nescd by Jivanston snnexing tho Iands referred 0 in tho petitioner's petition to Evanston; that * tho Trustocs of Evanston took no action thercon for annoxation of enid land uatil tho 27th of January, 1873; and that, when on that day thoy runad tho ordinanco aunexing it, thoy had no- ice of tho ‘proceedings of the County Judgo in fixing tho time and placa of eald vote for organi- wstion, and swore fally nppricod that safd election was to tako plnco noxt day; but illogally, at the instigation of petitioner John Culyer, and othors, passed said ordinance in order to thwart and embarrass, if posaiblo the proposed organization ; and thut aktor. sotd motices of vots had boen posted, and boforo the vote had been taken, tho mattor was discussed in tho Evauston Jndex, tho local weckly news- ‘paper, a8 coming off on tho 28th of January, 1878, and the general belicf of the inhabitants Was to the snma oftect. VWilliam Jenks, of North Evanston, in his “aflldayit, averred that on tho Oth of January, 1878, ho propared and wrote the petition for vil- lnfin organization by nomo of North Evanston, which'Was subsoquently signod by more then (thirty legal “votors 'of the tomitory, and filed” with the OClerk of tho ounty Court, ot which dato tho County Judgo ordered to be published the notico of o?;u!lon, to bohold 28th January next afterdate of tho notico; that tho potition was prosentod by afliant for signatures at n public mooting, and botore any person had signed the potition, do- ponend orased with his own hands, by pencil marks, tho words ‘‘ or othorwiso ; " and that ho was directed by tho Judgo to writo notices of claction, ingerting tho 28th January, 1873, as tho day for holding it; and such was Lis intontion. ‘The afidavit of Samuel B. Pornoy, of North Evanston, showed that he attonded’ the publio meoting hold in tho school-lonso on tho 10th January, 1873 ; that Mr. Jonks thore rend o poli- tion for villago organization, which waa adopted b( tho mooting ; that howas thefirst person who sigoed the eamo; that bofore ho did so ho ‘hoard Mr, Jenka toll a number of citizons that o had crossed out the words, “or othorwise,” in eald geflfien, a8 they wero mere surplusago ; and that he knows that tho words werc crosso out at the timo ho signed eaid petition, The counrol for tho plaintiff read an afdavit by John Pickett, which stated that e had read tho aflidavit of William 31, Jouks, and was pres- ent at tho mooting referrod to thorein ; that the potition proposed was rond ovor to the meoting, and the words, ‘or otherwise,” wero read as & [mt thoreof at tho time; that it was then, in hat condition, adoptod by & voto, and signatures callod for; that Lo signed the same, understand- Ingthe words “‘or othorwise” to bo n part theraot; that hie had not then read it over to seo whether said words woro orased or not; that the first ho kmow of tho matter wau the noxtdny, when there was some discussion about the offect of thoso words, but ho hoard nosuckh discussion whilo the meoting was being hold; that ko proposed at the meeting that Culver's property be not included In the petition, stating that if it wero done, Culver wonld no longer approve the orguniza- tion; but this proposition was voted down at the meeting, The couneel for tho defense urged that it was not in the powar of the Court to decide tho mat— tor, which ghouldbo left for decision solely to the Attornoy Genoral. Ho dopicted in glowing torma the immenso _probabilitios of the young suburb, and showed the evil which an adverse declgion would cause. Tho coungel for tho potitioner stood for tho legal rights of his cliont, holding that tho orror in the notices of oleotion annudlad them, no matter whother the inhabitants agreed mutuslly to misunderstand their literal moaning, Io showed that his cliont Culver, owning one-tonth of the ontira property, waa doeply interested in the suft, Roferring to tho romarks that tho Criminal Court was not the one in which to try tho case, he mentioned tha alteration of words, charaoterized it a8 forgory, and claimod that his caso was before the right court, The Judge held the matter undor advigoment, THE BOUTI PARK LANDS, James E. Clarke, of Rochostor, Ind., yestor- @ay filed & bill against tho South " Park Commis- sioners, Chauncoy 'F. Bowon, Paul Oornell, Georgo W. (ago, L. D, Bidway, end Pottor Palmer ; aflirming that ho s the ownor in feo simple of the north half of the wost one-lalf of tho northonat quarter of Beotlon 24, 98, 14, con- talning twonty acros of land, valued at §1560,000 } o that sald Commissionors, undor authorit; thoir acts of incorporation (Feb, 24, and April 16, 2600?, claimed {Ku rl,}hh of posgossion and occupation of all of tho iands nomed iu enld sot, * of which complainant's laud, above describod, formed o part; that various notices were servod, and other scts done for the securing such possession ; and that complainant's lands wore pelectad, among othors, for the purposes of said park, Complaipant ropresonts that sald act conferred no right or titlo whatovor in said Gom- misslonors to aaid lands, a8 -deolded by the Bu~ reme Court of this Btate ; since which doclalon fiw respondonts have wlthdrawn from com- Ininant’s Iand, and left Lim in possossion, by hin Tonant, although tho- Contmisaionors atiil main- taln fonco along the wont line of aald Beotlon 24, and across the Jaubllc highway londlnlfi from complainant’s <Iand. to tho Oity- of Chicago, Complainant noxt shows that tho Commis- slonors have iesund bonda in renewal of bonds, eto,, undor an not {asucd Juno 16, 1871, and mndo .| neossmonts on proportyin tho townaireforred Lake) for the purposs or paying for thollands to bo 60 taken as aforoanid as por estimato nndo Ly thom, which nssogsment thoy aro altnm‘ytlng to colloct, ITo roprosonts that sald acth, of Febru- ary and April, 1860, aro unconstitutional, as it anthoriros the taking of lands without consont, and without any public necessity oxistiug; that Lis lnnds aroin'tho town of Hydo Park only, noven miles south of tho contro of Olicago ; that enid town 18 riiral hamlet, sparaely poopled, ite population not . oxcooding a fow thousnud souls, ‘and so romoto from. tho. city that it can Do of'no valuo as n Tnun of rccroation and ro- sort ; ‘and bio shows that tho sald nots are in con- flict with Bocs. 1 ‘and 0 of the Qonstitution of this Stato, aud Boctlon b of Art. 9, of the same Conntitution, eto., oto, and furthoer, that tho aot authiorizing . tho appolntmont cf oflicars by n Judgo of the Circult Court ja in vio- Iation " of the sasmo Constitution; and that’ o lungnrh,y of snid ‘officora havo “boon nppointed by a- Judge . or Judges- of said ({l’mllt Qourt, - Furthor, that the act of Juno 16, 1871, i6 in violation of tha samoe Constitution, i that 1t {s an amendmont and chango of a chartor af & corporation by & spooinl -law attompted to Vo cancaalad by genoral J)llram!o)ogy; and that it han never boon adopted by a voto of the people T said towns, nor by a majority of thoir logal votorss whoreforo Lo insiats that there oxists nglawful means whoreby tho snid Comnission- ois can colleot such assessmonts for the paymont. of :eaid land as aforeasid, Complainant furthor eliows thnt tho bonds nogotinted nmount to $3,000,000; tlit the entire sumLina boon oxpend- cd, togethor with noarly ali;that has beon colloot- od; and that whatever funds thoy ean command are altogothor inadequato to the purchase of any coagllorablo vart of complainant’s ‘lands, ~ 'Tha amount the Commiseioners ostimated they would Liava to pay for oll the landa they would require “was $1,260,000 3 whoreas thoy aro alloged to have slroady ox&nudml nll thoy can obtain, from every sourcd, and havo yot to acquire or pay. for 800 acros,1Evon 11.tho propor condemnation proceod- ings wero talkon, thorafore, the complainant urgoes that the Commissioners wonld be unable to pay tho valuo of his land. ;Ho aflirms that thoro aro judgmonts uneatisfied against the Commission- ors, amounting to $250,000; that thoy owon further indebtedness of $600,000 ; that thoy havo countraoted with partios for the purchnso of Iand which they aro not abio to pay for, and that aven tho intorest on stich: purchases is unprovided for; that by the roport of the County Commis- sioners, of 1st Docomber Iast, .the Park Com- missionors wore shown to have not more than 80,000 on hand, tholr aunual nocossary nx;iond.i- ture boing sot forth at $140,000; that tho lmits of tho Park, nethoy are mow sottled, do not fnclnde tho complainant's land, but_ that tho maps show that it is part of tho land on which iho bonds are socured, thus creating a clopd on complainant's title. Ho aflirms that the appoint- mont of tho Commissioners Las not haeon co) firmed' by tho Btato Sonate, nccordingta law; snd prays that the bonda-may be declargd by the Court not a lien on his land, and that'the de- fondants be restrained entering on the land, or communnlnfi procoedings against him for its pos- soamion in tho Circuit Court: . o EXTUAOLDINALY OUARGER AGAINET Z. I. to in gald act (South Ohicago, Hydoe I’Ek, and J o ; FIOIALS, A3 Zirri I Pratt, M. 8. Nichols, John T. Coff- man, Geo, R, Chiftondon, Goo. Bickordik, and Josoph R. Bickerdiko, of Chicago, bring: auit on bohal? of nll the shareholders of tho Pooplo’s Omntbus and Baggago Company (oxcept tho de- fondants to tho suit), complainants afMrming that tho capital stock ‘of tho Company is 8100,- 000, in 1,000 shares of 8100 each, par valuo; that'Zimri Pratt holds 140 shares ; M, 8. Nichols and John F. Coffman, 6 shares ; G. R. Ohitten- don, 110 shares ; Goo. Bickoerdike, 174 sharas ; Joseph R. Bickerdiko, 1 share ; that 134 shares ‘bave never boen issued by the Company, and aro etill tho property thoreof ; that on the 5th of Octobor last . Jool D, Harvey was Prosidont of the Board of Diroctors of the Company ; that Edward 0. Halo was Soorotary, and holdor of ono share ; that Morton T. Hn{e, 8 brother of Edward 0., was, ot tho datd aforesaid, and still is, n stockholder in the Company, and Treasurer of tho Board of Directors ; that, about the dato sforesaid, Jool D. Horvey, ns Prosidont, and Edward 0.” Halo, s Bocrotary, fraudulontly conspired with Morton I, Huio, Troasurer, to issuo tho sald 134 shares of the Company, toand in the namo of Morton F, Halo, without sny suthority from the Bonrd of Diroectors, and without tho assent of tho other Divectors ; that tho {ransfor was mado by virtuo of cortificate No, 57 of tho cu&l(n.lutnck of the Company ; that eaid Morton F. Halo, abont tho dato of the issue of the cortifieate No, 57 for 184 shares, exaculed bis promissory note for “$18,400, pnytfiflo on de-~ mand to tho order of the Compnny, in cash, or certificato of tho Compnuny's atock; that the noto wos taken by Jool D. Harvey, as Prosident, or E. 0. Halo, a8 Socrotary, or both of them, aud wos loft among tho papers of the:Company in their offico, and, without the knowledge or. con- .sent of the Board of Directors, and without any corporate action; thatata mzwuns of tho atock-, boldors of tho Company, held 18th Decembor laat, Halo attompted to vote as holdor of the 134 shares, and rofused to pay the uoto when ro- quosted do 8o by tho Prosident, ot the roquest of tho other share- holdors;, that ab prosont his holding of tho shares is » more trusteeship ; that in March, cithor Harvoy or Haloe surrendored fifty of tho snid sbares, rotaining eighty-four, upon which Halo attomptod to vote at & moeting held on the 7th of this month ; that he had never paid a dollar therofor ; that he rofused to ro- turn tho shares, ovon when a writton domand for thom was mnde upon him ; that Harvey, the. Presidont, and Hale,. the Becrotary of the Com- pany, who held, with tho eaid eighty-fourshares, & majority of the stock of the Company, seck to dictato tho policy of the Company to their own poculinr benofit, and the other stockholdors’ pe- culiar detrimont. - Thorefore the complainants pray for an injunction restraining Harvoy from solling or voting upon the cigh! &;four sharos, and an ordor to avo Harvoy and Hala examined upon tho polats alggod: Judge Williuma jssucd tho injunction on tho report of Butlor, Master. QUESTIONALLE ACTS OF A BANKRUPT. R. E. Jonkins, Assigneo of tho ostate of Charles G, Ubellor yentcrdnsv filed s hill, on tho chancery side of tho United Statcs Distriot Court, against Msx Kohn and Ann J. Hall, for the pur- poses stated below. The Assignoe shows thab #aid Uboller, & dealorin liquors, at the timo of his boing @oclared & bankrupt, was posscssed of & warranty deed of Jand signed by Willinm Qoole aud wife, namely the northenst quarter of Beo. 8, Township 80, 8, in the County of Livingstone, valuod at about £6,000 and subject to about This land ho leased, on tho 28th March, 1873, to his wife's sistor, tho dofondant Ann J. Hall, for five yoars, viz.: 15th March, '72 to 16th March '77, for au salloged pay- ment in hand of $1,600, On tho 25th Oct., 1872, Ann J. Hall transforred hor intorost in said lonsd to the dofondant Max Kohn, to whom Ubellor also owod $1,000 for goods, for which Ubellor mado payment [n goods, tho Assignos oharges that both these transactions woro fraudulent, and intonded to dofraudthe croditors; whereforo ho prays tho Court to declare tho leaso and trans- for null and void, and that tho goods be return- ed, or thoir value paid into Court., LATGE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE: BUTTS. Tho Assignoo of the Groat Western Insuranco Company, in bankruptoy, yestorday flled o bill in tho United Btates District Court to forecloso mortgago on_ tho southwest 2 of Beo, 9, Townehip 13, Rango 3, boing noar tho Gty of Altona, Walnut Grove Township, Knox County, I, given to eccure two notes of Ifarlan H. Pock for §10,000 ench, enid mongi?gn being signod by Abner and Lawronco Peck; nlso, to Torcoloso mortgage of Jumes and Eunily Jano Montgomory, to scoure a noto of $20,000 given by Honr{ H. Reado, on tho east 3¢ of the horth éq of Block § in Wilson, Hedld & Stibbius' ubdivision o8 tho east 3( of the routhwest 3¢ of oo, 15, 88, 14, TH WEST ONIOAGO FLECTION, Judgo Williams was occupied, at tho coming- in of court, youtarday morning, in leaving argits monts on n potition for an_injunction restrnine ing Qounty Clork Poliak delivering tho ussonse ment-rolls of tho Town of Wust Chiengo to tho newly-oleoted Anvosgor, Adam L. Amborg, and restraining sajl Amberg from moking such nu~ sogaments until tho flunl decision of the Court in tho cnuso Poople ex rol. Root H, Fory ot al,, to doclnro the Into town election of Waut Chien~ 0 vold. Tho roader of 'Lz TRIBUNE I8 alrondy ully acquainted with the facts that are made tho basls of this procooding. ‘T'ho counsol for dofondant, in speaking against tho proposcd Injuuction, remarked that it was of vital publio importance thnt tho nuscssmont bo rocooded with, Ife considored tho Assossor to o tho moat important officer in the municlpal machinory. 0 did not undorstand Low tho 1ucation of & contosted election could bo wottled in g court of chauncory, The question is simply to deoido whom is the proper ettioer, 'Tho tax- ayor has not the powoer to interfere, and hindor l’!.m offloer from doing his duty, Tho mattor ought to bo declded at once, as tho Asscssor Lind hardly timo to got through his work under tho most favoreble ciroumatances. Counsel atated that ho did not appear merely as the counsel of Mr, Amborg, butin the intorests of. tho publio, who would suffer if the {njunction was allowed. Couneel for the people sgreed with tho stato- $2,000 inoumbrance, . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, *mont that the quostion was'ono of publls inter ost, and not one solely of conteated oleation. Tho intorest of the publia {s thus t The Conatitution oxprossly retjuiros that some porson must.make tho assossmont who has boon elootod, - and thus 10 ono ean do {t wiio 18 not oloctod, Tha injury now foarod fa that Mr, Amborq 18 going'to make nn asecsamdnt, Undor existing: ciroumstancos 5‘ lennn]ot"lm logtnllybioglunl%d; 80 that tho cnly ng loft waa to obtain a tomporary injunction; Without whioh tho tatos will bb los, ") ! - -Tud%u Williams thought tho cago one of gon-~ sidorablo importance, aud, a8 ho could not give it snflolont attontion at the timo, ho continucd tho coao until noxt Baturday. momlng‘ Thoro are numbers of tax-fighters in the cit; who will nover pay it they can bolp it, and, {t thoy fight thls cause on tho ground that tho Assoasor Lina not the powor to collect, and suo- ceod, not ono dollar will bo colleotod from those not inglined to pay. BUIT FOR THE RECOVENY OF THE VALUE OF JEW- ELRY, In the Oiroult Court, W. J. Oarson, who suos for tho uro of Louis J. Malford and Shubail Cottlo, brings nction ngainst tho Michigan Con- tral Rallroad Company for 850,000, for trospnais on tho caso, Mulford and Shubail aro jewelers, of Now York Oity, and thoy had on o car _of tho Michigan Central Rallroad Company, in Docom- bor lnst, n samplo trunk of jowolry, which waa ‘burned 1p with & quantity of othor baggage, bo- tweon this city and Dotroit. Thoy suc to rocover from the Uampany nscarriors of bag- gngo. Tho Company deny tliat aa such they aro rouponsiblo for jowolry, ns baggago, oxcept so for a8 tho rensonable, atnount 'that may belong to n poasengor. o o TIIE CUNTIS AND GARROLL STREET RATLIOAD WAT. "Tho caso of tho pm‘?fi“‘ Dahville'd Vinconnos Railrond v: City of 1[0?:&:: camo up beforo Judgo Williams, -{utomny téxnoon, on o mo- Hon by platntisf {o grant” further infunction to {)rnrunl, tho City intorforing wif}# their rolnying raok across Curtis and Carrolf fireots, On_tho 18th Fobrunry Iast, on tho saie day on which tho original bill was filed; tho niotion was mndo golting tho casd for lust Monday wook, but it waa allowed to be nmondied, and tho cnso was cons {inued natil to-day. The Oity, _fi!,mng}*x its coun- gol, denied all the allogations of ‘plaintiff oxcept the fact of tosring up tho track, and-sustainod tholr anawer by twelve or fiftoon nflidavits that tho track was not Jaid s tho ordinance roquired, that the Railrond Company continued lnim i ‘on 8aturday, through Bunday, sud into Monday, toaring down fonces, filling up gattors, and o struct| “fi tho stroots; that they claim o private conl-yard nt_tho corner of Curtis and Carroll streets ; and that thoy desire access thoreto for private speculation. Tho argument was oponed by John Wood- Dridgo, for the railrond, who was’ fE{l“Dd to by . McDade, in tho interest of privato property- oldors In_tho city, followed by M. Tuloy, Cor- poration Counsel, . $25,000 BUIT DY TOE OITY, In the Suporior Court, tho ity of Obicago brings nction against Jubn Koelly, " Michnol aud Dayid Hallanin, Jamoa Payne, John DMcCabo, A. J. Latham, George W. How, Onarles G. and Jool H, Wiclor, for dobt, §25,000. of tho fact that, in appointed of obtaining - contract to build tho “tunnel to the crib for tho Chicago Wator Works. They suod tho city for an injunction to restral tho Board of Pubiic Works awnrding the contract, They obtained an ex parto injunction, an motion to dissolvo it was succosafully madobo- fore Judgo Farwell. Kolly & Co. appealod the cage, which continued tho_ injunction, In & yoar, the eity won the case before the'Supremo Court. At tho timo of. nr;]punl by Kelly & Co., Judgn Farwoll roquirod them to” give a §25,000 bond to securo the city from loss. Tho parties dofondant to the {)lronunt suit wero tho sj the bond, which ¢ 2 CRIMINAL COURT NOTES. In the Criminal Court, * tho _caso of Pooplo v, Timothy W, Fullor, Chna. T. Barnos, and Rich- ard Rainforth, for conspiracy to dofraud Duncan Forbos, on o roal cstate transfor, was called for trinl, Neither Forbes nor Fullor appearod, but Rainforth nnd Darnes olamored for trial, Ful- ler's bail was defuultod, and tho case passed ua to tho othor defondanta. = A mnelle prosequi was entered in two indict- monts agaiust G. W, Paront, ono-for concoaling mortgaged proporty, the othor fo5 larceny. 018 of 0 city now sooks to oolloot. NEW SUITS, Tie Unrrep 8tAaTes Omourr C Qlark v, tho South Park Commissiong ill in chan- cory. ‘Tne UNITeD Brates Distaior Counr,—Robort E. Jenkius, Assigneo of Oharles G, Ubellor v, Max Kohn and Ann J, Hall ; bill in chancory. Clark W. Upton, Asnigueo of tho Great Woutern Insurance Gompany v. Abner and Lucretia Peck ; bill for foreclosure of mort- goge. Hamo v, Jomos and Emily Montgomory et ol, ; sumc. Jaseph R Payson, Assigneo of tho Ropublic Tn- Welah, Jr., (32,000) 3 suranco Gomrnuy, v, Hem ; A. G, Groveman (1500) B. F. Lawrence (§3,000) ; Oarolino O, Willard ot _al, (§1,000) ; John B, Colton, Executor, ofc, ($300) ; Henry Miles, Exccutor, ote, (§300) ; and Lydia F. Taft ot al, (31,000, all in assampsit, Tz OmovrT Count.—0,602—W, J, Carson, who Bucs for tho wuse of Louls J. Mulford and Shabiafl Cottle, v. Tho Michigan ~_Qentral Rail- road_ Company; ~ §60,000. 6,503—Joln Jonson ¥. W. E. ifale, J. ' Moss . Rowe; caso; $10,000, 6,604—Z. I, Pratt ct al, v. M. F, Halo; bill f0r injunotion, _6,605—G, H, Purke and A, Hopor v, @, H, Bagar ond J, R, Fremon } assumpsit § £600, 6,606—Julius O, D, Rosu v, Mary Ross ; bill for divorce,’6,697—Joln Watzlor v. Jobn W, Becker ot nl.i otition for mochanica’ lien,' 6,698—Appeal. 0,599— Frederick Leochman v, Obaries Boetcher ; can § $10, 000, 0,600-1—Appeals, 6,602—Appeal. (Burnt Roo- ords—G2—Benjamin E. Gallup v. Hoary A, Blodgett, 63—Tramer v, JofTorson ot al. Tur Surrnion Counr—id,010—Danlal A, Rogers ot al, v. Loopold A, andJoseph Hart; assumpsit, $500. 43,0111, A. Boyer et al. v, Martin Sauber, John H. ‘Irodons, and Jullus Schroibos sssumpsit, $1,500, 43,013—T.uolla A, Handy v. Do Witt C. Handy; divarco, 43,013—Hsy & Whitnoy v, Anthon and ‘Theodors Wagner ; potition for mechanics’ lien, $317,80, 43,016 ol troovor and Obarles I, Allen v, 16, G. Dlather- wick; sosumpsit, $1,500. 43,016—Ann A, Baker v. Asahol Gago sud Henry N, Gago ¢ petition to establish and confirm title, 43,017—Willism Haythorn v, Julius D, Haven; trespasa, 35,000, 43,014—City of Chicago . John Relly,Michasl Hallanin, David Dallanin,Jamea Pryne, John McCabe, A. J. Latliam, Georgo M. Hay, Charles G, Wicker, and Joel H, Wicker ; debf, §25,000, 43,018—Heury Doliuo v, Wilholinnin Petora ot al; bIL _— THE CITY IN BRIEF, Tho cantata of ** The Haymakers" will be ro- poated 2t the Michigan Avonuo Baptist Ohurch on Thursdny ovening, An adjouwrned meoting of the Ghicago Photo- raphic Association will bo held thus evening at f‘v. 168 Btate atroot. A meoting of tho Council Committos on Strests and Alloys of tho West Division will be held to- morrow afternoon in the City Clerk's offico. Ira A. Peaso, proprictor of the Wolls stroot stage-line, was yesterday fined $20 and costs by DBauyon, for using horacs with sore shoulders. Giles Bros., lime dealors, were fined yesterday 6 and coats by Justico Scully for ovorfouflng o toom on Western avonuo. Frank Brodio has boon in prison a_weok, on tho chargo of stoaling $2 from W. P, Bolter. At tho cxamination, yosterday morning, before Banyon, it wns learned that Bolter had bolted, and Brodio wag dischargod. A woman named Mary Wilson, was examined ‘bofore Banyon, yestorday morning, on the chargo of stoaling a quantity of olothing from the houso of Mrs. Jennotte Harrington, a was hold in £500 boil to appoar at tho Criminal Court, The alarm from Box 128 at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday morning, was caused by a emall fire in o framo shed, nd'julnlng tho 80ap factory of J. B. Kirk & Co., on Water stroot, The flro origl- nated in a defoctive flue. Loss, $20; no in- surance. Tho Common Council Commitice on Wharves and Public Grounds will liold a moecting to-mor- row, to consider tha petition of the Directors of tho coming Exposition, to build a temporary structure on Like Park. Last Baturday night, tho clothing atoro of A, ‘Wostman, No, 112 Hickory auenue, was forcod open by t\llnvon, and eightoon coata stolen, Yos- torday morning, ton of the conts vere found under u sidewalk on Division streot, by a polico- ofticer, and woro roturned to their ownor, ‘W. W. Riohardson, propriator of a lino of Weat Bide oinnibuses, was sued boforo Justico Banyon, yosterday, and fined %6 for not having his name and munbor distinctly marked upon hin yehielo, with an additional fine of %5 for driving it with- out u liconeo, The Board of Public Works, yostordey, Isaued the following building pormlts: W, A. Lowall, iwo-story and bazemout stono front, 85x36 feot, on Wost Adnms street ; Willlam Niomeyer, two- story and basemont bricl, 92x653¢ foet, No, 628 Norih Wolls stroot; Trustees Olinton Btroot Congregatlounl Chureh, Lrick building, 00540 foot, corner of Wilson aud Clinton utreots. The occupants of the rear car of tho day ox- roks train from Milwaukeo on the Chicngo & ortinyestorn llnllwuiv). wero thrown into n stato of excitement, near Division streot, at 8 a'clock on Monday ovoning, by a bullot orashing through ono of the windows and lodging i the coiling, An old gentleman who sat oprnulle the window narrowly osenped being struck, tho ball passing #0 near the top of hia Lk s t0 slugo it. The Coroner held an inquost yesterday aftor- noon, oo the hody of the man who wns taken out of tho rivor at the foot of Wost Washington stroot, on Mondny, The roport that a ‘cuuh Was found upon his forehoad, was untrue, _'I'wo wits nessen tostiflod that thoy bolieyod tho body was | that of John Kelly, a eallor, who had boon mis- Tho suit grow out | 1870, Kally & Co, woro® dis-, [ APRIL 16, 1873, aing'lhoo the middlo of Jannary, Whon Inat aunfi hae was at - & funoral, and ‘was intoxicated. On tho porson of the doad man was found an omply flank. Tho jury rondorod a vordiot of so- ‘uldun{nl drowning.”+ "~ v 4 ¢ The Efeontivoand Tinanco Committeoes, Ap- ointed_to:make mmagmnntn for_ docoratin, [’hu soldiors’ gravos on the 80th of M’H‘ mot | ho! tbo Gardner- Houso lnat’ evening, y hold nu;t\rn:n mootinga, but dail nuthln‘!;o boyond coming to the conclusion ihat $1,000 would d6trhy tho oxponso, and appointing & committos of uvg to nngpnue sith-committacs on transporia~ tion, musio, flowers, otc. It was sintod thiat tho committoes intond to make the coming Decorne tion Day momorablo, tlio deoorations and tho ac- gompanying sorvicos to Lo oqual to auy in the country, " A man who lived in tlie town of Loyden, died inst Thursday of small-pox, nnd his "body Las Loon lying evor sinco in his honeo, Hia famil aro all'ill with tho samo disoaso, and tho stoncl atising from the corpso I8 vofy injurions. Tho town gn orvisor has boen appoaled to, but ho will do nothing, fearing if ho goos to. tho houso lo will bo attacked. 'T'he Buperintondent of Publie Charition was appoaled to “yestorday, ond gont & man to bury the romains, 'The oflior membors of tho family havo had modical, stiondoncs, but it i probabla thiat éwo or threo of thom will die. - Chris Btutz; a Young ongagoed a8 the commor- cinl ngont urfsoynrglgmanu acturing. establish- ments in Oblcago, ling fellen into tho hands of tho poli¢o authoritics of 8t. Lonls, Bomo yoars ago ho had o disputo with. a wholesale grocory firm of that city, Tho ofhor. day, !mwsonlng in “Bt. TLouis, “ho xosolyod ho “would dot- tlo :tho mattor - vi ot = armis, ;. A polico- offlcor, howovor, jutorposod botweon the purties, just ans Btutz,¥Was about to draly n deadiy wenpoun. '1Io.was'twkon boforo a *‘ Polico Magia- trate” (the nnmo‘by'Wwhich St. Louia seoks to dig- nify hor Justicos), and flned $26 for carrying o concenlod wonport; . . . 3 Tho Board of Wardhouse and’ Rellrond Com- missfoners mot at Andorson's Hotol yostorday, ‘and transncted somo’gonoral business, - Tho only thing of intorcst dono wns tho moking of ap- pointments in the Grain Rogistrar's, oftico aud fixing tho enlaries of tho sesistants. .The rosignation of - Frauklin Prico, First Assistant was recolved and accepted, and those below him promotad ono grade, thoworking forea standing now a4 follows: Reglstrar, Btophen Olary ; Firal Assistant, Troylus ' dn\f. 81,6005 Bocoud As~ sistont, John Allon, 31,2005 Third Assistant, O. W. Duniols, $1,200; Tourth Asslstans, Hatry Donn, $1,200; Fifth Assistant, Homar W. Beo- ville, 81,000—the last was the only now man ap- ‘pointed, Tho following aro names of saloon keopers in tho Third Police District, ¢ommanded by Oapt. Gund; who havo beon roported for violation of -the Bunday Liquor lnw, Iast Bunday: T. Casey, No. 230 North Olark streot;. Petor Bhiolds, N 118 Bnt Kinzio; M. Cain, No, 18 North ‘Clar] Lipo &, Gillis, No. 45 North Olark; P. Mur- ‘g}xy,‘ Olybourn - avonuo ; -0.' ¥ Tishor, -No. 625 North Oark; N. Bchnledor, ‘No. 410 North .nvenuo ; Agustus & Son, No. North Wolla ; Samuel Brows, No. 889 Division ; John Cobenosckki, No. -257 Dayton ; "0, No. 150 Willow ; Anton Fishor, No. 631 Brown, in |-Larrabeo ; W, Schloeder, No, 209 Dayton ; Louls Boeclitez, No. 112 Willow ; A, O. Bloats, Elston d |.& Crosslng, cornor of Dearborn and Wator ; D. Barrott, No. 40 Enst Erlo ;_H. Ford, No, 85 Lnat Erlo; A._J. Gibbons, No. 147 Bromer; M, McNomy, No. 24 Bolali ; G, Plophs, No. 83 East Indinna’; Albert Bocso, No. 145 l\fln‘flgm 3 .John Tanbruar, Wedder and Vine; J. Vollsman, North avonuo ; Albort Cohair, Halsted and Willow ; H. Gitdorman, Redgwick and TLinden ; J, Lozzario, No. 879_Division ; . Hontchel, Molawk ; D, Roark, Wright and Kawson ; W. Gamblo, No. 8 Rawson. Total, 20.° —_—— e CIIICAGO PRESBYTERY. Procoodings of tho Sccond Doy’s Scs. slone=An Ovortiro from tho Genoeral Assomblys=Appdintment of Standing Comumittces. . The socond day's session of tho Semi-Annual Meoting of tho Ohieago Presbytory, with o full ‘mombership, was hold; yesterday, in the lecturo- room of tho Socond Proshyteria Church, tho Moderator, the Rev. C. L. Thompson, in the chair. Tho following overture from tho Goneral As- -sombly to tho Prosbyterios was, after an ox- buuptive discusaion, answored in tho negativo, and a Committeo, consisting of Dr. R. W. Pat- torson, Prof. T. L. Patton, and the Rov. J. II. Trowbridgo, was npylmlntud to draw up on ovor- uro to.the Gonoral Azsembly, oxpressing the mind of thoe Presbytory on tho subject, and re- port this morning . 8hall tho following soction bo addod to Chapter XYV, of - thp Form of Government, to-wit: Tho oilico of n Minister of tho Gospol s porpotusl, No ono can Iny it oside at his own }flens\n'c, or e doprived of 1t, but by doposition; yet or reasona ot calling for diecipiino: 1. A minfster moy, on his own request nud with the permission of his P'resbytory, cease to bo nn acting minister; or, 2, 1f tho Presbytery is convincod that & minfster 8 por~ manoutly disqualified for tho ministorial work (oxcept by age, sicknesa, or other accidents), it may, with the consont of the Byuod, obtained wfter threo months! no- tico to such ininfater, require him to domit the exercise of tho functions of his oflice; it belng underatood that Bo vaill gl bo a membor of 'the church, snd eligible £o tho offico of rullug elder or deacon; Frovfded, That if any one, in either of theo ways, ceasn to bo o0 act- ing minister, ko shall not be pormittod to pit as & min- ister in ooy of our ccclosinstical judicatorios md, ¢ lo fa mot commcted as °a mom- with eome ' particulsr ' church, - Lo | sliall stiil be - responsible to his Prosbytevy; and ha may, by it, b restored to the oxorcino of the functions of hfs Gfico and to all tho rights iucident thercto, Tho following standing committeos were ap- pointed: X * Foretyn Missions—Tova, Arthur Mitchell, W. 0. Young A, Bwazey ; Etdors D, It. Holt, J. T, Dlascil, o Miasiona—itove, Willinn 31, Blackburn, Arthur Mitchell, J, H. Trowbridge, Bonjamin E. 8, Bly; El- dern C. 1, Nelson, T, B, Carter, Cliureh Erection—Tev. T, . Tattorson, Rov. L. 1L, Reld, Rov, E. R, Davis, Eidor’ William d. Holmes, Elter o, E, Scoly. [Education—Rov, James T, Taylor, Rev. Charles Eltiott, Rev. David 8wing, Elter 8. T. Hedges, Elder 8, M. Aoore, ‘Publication—Tev, E, T, Davis, Tov, L. J, Halsoy, Thomas Dont, TIdoe Rev, O, L, Thompson, Elder Ti Jnmea Otia, Mindsterial Relief~Rev, E, L. Hurd, Rev, G. C. oges, Hav. John. Covort, Elder’ 3. 8. Gould, Eder V. urpio, Sabbuth-Schoole—Rav, O._ T, Thompson, Rov. J. H, Walker, Rov. 0, Wisner, Eldor W. A. Port, Eldor Me@reggor Adama, Ezaminatton of Candidates for the Miniatry— ‘Experimontal Religlon, tho Modoerator ; Theology, Rov. R. W, Patterson; Ecclesinstical History, Rev, L. JI, Tield; Arta aud Belonce, Prof, Bwing: Greck and Hobrow, Rev, A, Mitcheil; Governmont and Sacra- ments, fov, G, 0 Noyos; Trial Pieces, Prof. F. L. Pate ton, oy, O, L. Thompeon, and Rev. A, B, Kittredgo, The following rules for keeping sessional rocords wero adopted : [First—The meeting of tho session shiould bo uniform- 1y closod with prayor and oponed with prayor, excapt when held nmodlately afler rligious services, aud in circumstances that would make stich an opening oxar- clno inconveniont ; and the record should notico the opening or closing prayer according to tho fict, Second—Tho namos af tha members of tho soaston presont, and of tho minister or other person proaiding, should bo given in tho record, i proper tuat the pastor, or supply of tho church, should makas ropart toths session of all children and adults baptized by him, of il commun- fon seasons in tho church, of all porsons who have entered into covenant with tho church at the commun- fon, and of all doaths of mombers of the church that have como to hia knowlodgo, aud these roporta should sppear, as such, in the record, Also, it i advisablo {iat compisto lista bo kopt 16 an sppondiz 1o tho Ttecord of all tho baptisms and deaths thus roportod, Fourtl=Tho pasto or supply of tho church shotld bringHo thenatioo of o ssaelonany rosolutions of tho eabyto or Gener: embly 1 n poclal attention s aad tho rocord should prosent & fil and clear statomont of such special action, F{fth—Tt is expediont that the minutes or record of eacl meoting of tho soanion ahould bo read and ap- proved at a subscquent meting, Sizth—Tha Commissioner appointed by the sesslon to attond any moeting of the Prosbytory or Bynod, eliould roport his attendance or non-attendance at tha firat opportunity, of which dus notico should be taken in tha record of the sesaton, Mr, H. W, Goodell wags nominated with a view to liconsure and his oxamination, which in- cludod tho ueual requisitos, oxcept tho trial {ilrcua and church history, were mado aud sus- alnod, Mr. Josoph . Cowan, of Newry, Ireland, and now a student in the Prosbyterian Bominary of Ohicago, was licensod to pronoh tho gospel, aftor which the Prosbytory took recess until 9 o'clock this morluq. Tho narrative on the Biato of Re- ligion, and tho roport from the Committes on tho overturo totho Genoral Assombly on De- misgion, will bo beforo tho body this morniug. The sosaion will close to-dny. —_—— PERSONAL. Qon, J, H, Lodlle, of Now York, {s at the Gardnor Houso, The Fon, I. 8, Kolloch and lady, of Kansas, o1 at the Mattcson House. Stuart Robuon, the comedian, now playin at Iy, Alkin's at the Gardnor Houso, ] QGon, L. B, Tower, and Col. D, O, Houston, U, 8, A, avo at the Sherman House. Tho Mayor was yestorday interviewod h{ Mr, Aloxandor Bulkely, Superintondent of tho Phil- adolpbia Houso of Oorrootion, g A. R. Joslyn, of Naw York, arrived ot tho | Gardner Jouse yesterday. Ile comos horo to suporintend the complotion of thoe largo ostab- lishmont to bo ocouplod by tho Xowe Sowing MMachine Company. A. Q. Pagonl, 8¢, Louls; Winslow Robinson Nov Olennn ; Hoth B, Howes and Indy, Chleago : M, H, Irleh, Madison's I, A. Rogers, Boston ; D. Hounlg, Ann Arbor; O. Q. CUnnn, Bharls; Pa,, aro of tho Gardnor, 1 A grand complimentary concort willbo tonder- edto Mr. Joln Bwonson by tho Froja Bennil- novisn Binglog Bocloty, on Mondny noxt,'at Or- phous Hall, corer of Tooris and Loko 'stroels. QGgorgo T. IMoward, Taunton; Goorge W. Brown, Denver; W, D. Richardzon, Springfleld; 7. D. Howland, Indinnpolia; A. L, Murdock, Doston ; Goorge Reod, Manitowoo; A. 8, Gand- son, Montana{ Willinm Loitoh, Moutronl ; Frank Turner, Toronto; R. E. Drako, Dotrolt; John VanlIorn, Lonisvyille, aro at tho Biormna Houso. Tho dramatic man of the Journal hns rocontly assumed tho n'dllaruhlg of McVickér's” Pro- ammo, o8 will ba Resn by the followlug, copled ?:om the latter ‘publication of yestorday: “Tuosday ovening, April 16, 1873, will bo pro- sentod Dulicer's Popular Play, in Fivo Acts, on- titled, *“Romeo and Juliet,” Dr. W. E. Ronnolds, who hns beon, olooted Physician {0 tho &b, Goorge's Bocioty for tho fifth timo, isin noZway conncoted with B, P, Reynolds, who ia nupponed to know all about. tho tragio énda rocontly unoarthed at tho Grand Con- !rn?flohfl. Tlo has tho misfortuna to possosa n numo that sounds like tho lattor's. That is all. An Associntion hns beon formod, liown as the Pallman Mutual Benefit'Associntion, for the pur- 080 of gnabling oll employos of Blsoping or alnco Car Companics o™ have their lives in- sured ot o comparativelyr.emall cost, Following aro tho officers of tho Associntion: Drosldert, A. B, Pullman ; Vice-Prosident, Charles W. An- oll; Boorotary, B, B. Parko; Tronsurer; B, A. Hoshor; Dircstors, Col: D, N. {Voloh, Joh Kom: mer, E. Putnam, Frank Beunott, Josoph Cau- thony, Tohn Goraty, and'H, 8. Coopor. The fanoral sorvicos over tho romnains of Mr. Alfrod_Ecoffoy ocourrod yestordsy afternoon, whon they wore tokon to ‘Gracoland for intor mont. Mr, Ecolfay wns & nativo of the Fronch part of Bwitzorland, aud though but 30 years of ogo, had led tho life of o frontiorsman, being o brothor of Mr. Julos Ecoffoy, the woll-known interprotor of Rad Oloud, BpottedTall, and othior -Indian Chiofs of note. 0 funoral was at- tonded by Mr. Constant Gobot, who was a companion of tho deceasod in his hard- ships on the plains, and nbout 200 membors of tho Fronch Mutual Soclety of this clty. .. Whon it ia stated that sny Enstorn gontloman intonds to stark out on o Western tour, ovory- ‘body supposes ho intonds to fuldil bis contradts _with tho managers of o lecture course. Whilo this applies to AMr, Boechor and Annn Dickinson, it fa not strictly truo of Prosidont Grant.- It would bo suporfluous to stato that his ob- cct in coming Wast in not to givo a loctura in oach of the' principal citios, Thero ia much that the public would like to learn from aim, but nat on this tour will thoy loarn thoroof, ‘Gon. Grant will leave Washington to-day, and -arrive in Indianapolis on Triday, where he will ‘be mot by Liout,-Col. Fred Grant. Xrom Indian- apolis the illustrious P will procoed to 8t. Louis, whore thoy will spond a fow dn[vu. Idaho and tho far West will noxt blossom with justifl- ablo prido ab rocoiving thom, nftor which, on Moy 0, Ohicagonus can rojolce st beholding thom, Joseph Wagnor is sorving his 28th yosr a8 _a Baporvisor in Fond du and is o Btate Senator. William 3L, Boach, of London, Ohlo, having been four years in tho Legiulature, aspires tobo tho noxt Lieutenant-Govornor. Honry O. Pratt, M. 0. olect, of Tows, loft his nativa, village (Foxeroft, Me.,) fourtoon yonrs 8go a8 an ox-teamster, aud having nover soon his Enmn\n sinco, now roturns to visit thom, a mom- or of; Congroad. Willjami L. Bcroggs, of Goorgis, whom the Benaté-would not haye for Ministor o Bogota, (vico Steve Hurlbut), hns boon, nevertholess, appointad by the Presidont. Among tho prosonts recoived by the Quaker brido of Augustus Scholl st Now York, lately, wns o got of bronzes from Commodore Vandor- bilt, valuod at $15,000, and o sot of silver from Horaco F, Clark, valued at 10,000, Lord Romilly, who has_occuplod the position of Master of the Rolls in London for twanty-two yoara, has rotired. Ho still rotains his soat in il Houso of Lords, and a8 o momber of tho: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Col. Mosby, the Virginia guorrills, who dail doclines a_Fodoral oflico for bimsolf, has bad another of his mon appointed, viz.: Richard N. Brooke, of Warrenton, Va., to be Cousul at Now Rochelle, France, an offico worth $1,600 a year, with nothing to do. Wo havo authority from Mr. Thomas Murphy to deny the report about an engn;cmunt botween his son and the daughtor of tho President. Mr. Murphy eays tho roport aflfmnmd in the nows- papers, and both familios feol nfisr&uved to sco 80 much mado out of it, whon it tion in fact.—New York Graphic. From India is announced tho death of Mr, Willism Brydon, C. B., of tho Bongal medical sorvico, who was tho one solitary individual of 15,000 soldiers and camp-followers composing tho British army under Goueral Elphinstone, who waa neithor killed nor taken prisoner in the terriblo disastor of Jauuary, 1849, i tho retroat from Cabul. It is said that Miss Mary L. Wadsworth, daughter of Titua V, Wadsworth, of Frankliv, N. 11, is phyalcian to tho Bultan of Turkey snd his Court at Constantinople. Bhe untod from Mount Holyoke Seminary, studicd medi~ cine in Pllflndalp{\ln, and, after practising hor profession four {am-u_ln Springflold, Mass., went to Constantinoplo throe years 6go. You wouldn't think it to lookat him, but Prosi- dent Grant is tho most restless man in the coun~ try. Hois slways on the move, Thore s only one Hlncu ho can stick to, and that is tho Prosif en%y. But you can. nover find him any- whero, _To-day ho is nt Wnshlnfiton, to-morrow in Now York, the noxt In Philadelphis, the next at Long Branch, then back again at Washington, ote. In aword, now you goe him and now you don't.—New York Graphic. Bponking of the rocent promotion of Licut. Fred Grant, the Army and Navy Journal soya: Mhoro s itlo prolic in eriticinng injustico fox which thero is no remedy, but it is ot well to disguiso the foct that gront dissatisfaction has boen created in the appointmont of o young Bec- ond-Lioutonant of infantry, just from tho Mili- tary Acadomy, to tho position of aid-de-camp on tho staff of the Lioutonant-Goneral, in place of officers whoso servicos and oxporionco so much better entitle them to such & position." The story In rogard to Lady Ellenborough, which originated tho German Gazclle, and which told of how tho lady resided long in the Enst, whoro sho bocamb addicted to polyandry, and hod 80 many husbands sho hardly know what to do, is denfed in the Pail Afall Gazelle of March 26. Mrs, Isabel Burton, wifo of Capt. Burton, the famous African oxplorer, who know tho lady in Damascus, says that tho slandors in rogard to her wore idlo tales inventod by nowsmongors, Tho truth is that, about sixtoon yoars ago, sho mado up her mind to leave urope aud livein the East, Bhe ar- rived at Boyrovt, went,to Damascus, and from there utarted across thedesert to Bagdad, hav- ing Bhaykh Mijovalas tho commander of her escort, Bhe was extromoly beautiful, and the young Shaykh foll in lova with and proposed to marry hor,” The romantio ploture of bocoming & quesn of the desort oxactly suited Ly Ellen- borough's wild fancics, and she mi\ 1 tho ohief, and ever aftorwards lived honoral.\ with him, o faithful wifo, Sho pnssed half of each yeor at Damnsous and balt in the desort. BAILEY, THE DEAD-BEAT, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: B8m : We noto, in your artiolo of yestorday, an articlo taken from the Buffalo Commercial Ad- vertiser of 11th inst., hoaded * Whore Wore OQur Detootives 2" aud dotailing the protended ex- ploits of ono Alexandor H. Bailey, who claims to havo ewindled us out of €8,000, and alarge amount of courtesy, Wo will add that we havo nover seen, and do not know Bailoy ; novor sold him goods aa stated, and can only supposo thore must bo.a doarth of items in that city, which may have caurod the ro- ortor to bo gul{vud by some very worthless fol- 0w, 0. H. Beckwrtn & Co. INDELIBLE INX, PATSONS g Comhination | Spisimssronbaxs'sco: Bamplcs, by mail, 75 conts, ac County, Wis., 38 no founds- To & Oeo sontalaimg Tagronts Indolliblo Iuk and “a ‘l’l‘l}n, tho only Toliablo Markfug. At {aratin, " thads “saioiea o 1 isharor 5 LUMBER, A AR AR A AAANRRARASA o L'U"GIVIPER. 'a remoya our {3 y . e o DATARG of o ook onsieling ST fnduce; i clo soloat, il tilokueasos; 34 ap 5 camiang ooring, wido ticortiy, bex an ok bonrds, comman o antiifin fudiug i Sk oty 'y h 010,y L 4260 coruer htocy sud Trghispusaniiate, | L AMUSEMENTS, ' MYERS' OPERA HOUSE, Montog'st., Uotwesn Doarborn and Btata-sts, Aviington, Coton” & Keuble's Minsrels AN ENTIRT OIANGE, OF P Prodution of the Innghablo burl fi?flw !“t‘an 'mdnla. an(iiiod ROMIO AND S UL, MAOKIN & WILSON 1 an ontirely naw not. Zaw in Glloago! " Tho Threo Gracoat 3aoal Gunttotto ] ifo Goming Griaint ing and Hatndiny Matinoo. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. BEST ncl}g‘]‘u:l?m IN AMERICA! Ing artist, Mizs HLIZA 0'CO: 1t and tho Tonutitul Misa JOBIE BATG ¢ ? tiotion of thi wondortil Easisinn. rassaun 1% PO Toving fuatcompligad o it aving jnat complet: ! T, Triontro, Now York. A Deancites motimmis s turo of real Jifo. In rohonean, an ontirely now domastio drama’ by Tarte qub)nn\l»holll, ontitlod RIOIH, " Alsg TIR GENTLE SAVAGE, MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, LAST NIGIITS of tho Eminont Eoglish Artiste, MISS NEILSON! Who will appsar on Wnd?cmlly. Thursday, and Friday Tivanings, nud fatieday Matinod, in lier ofnbratod eharn noter of KOSALIND, in Shakepearo's Comady of AS YOU LIKH IT. © Naxt woak—Tho ppuiacaston M. MARK SMITH, tn ONE HUNDRED ARS OLIS, ATREN'S THEATRE. Immonsomucoassaf tho FUNNIKST BAN IN AMERICA, STUART ROBSON. RAILROAD TIME TADLE, ARRIVALAND DEPARTURE OF TRAGH Winter Arrangement, RXCLAXATION OF REFERENCE MARKS, - £ Saf spplad. *Bunday ezcoplad, & Monday excepl tive Sunday at8:00 A, m. § Dally. CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD. Chicago, Alton & S5t, Jouts Throwgh Line, and Lautsia -1+ o) hiew short routefrom Chicagoto Kansas Oliy, tnine epoty Weat ide, neiwr Malisonit, bridge, Leave, Arr] Knnraa Oity" ADaily, vin Matn Lino, ud dall Roturday, v Jacksauwillo Division. 1t Daily, vis dai Fino, and dafl, except Aloudar, via daclsontills Divisan "0 24430 CHICAGD, MILWAUKEE & s, Fain Unfon Depot, comer Matron muir Y, o : Arric:, Milwanken, Bt Panl & M olin Day [Sxpros Milwaukes & Praj il ipesss e B olia Nighit Erpre " 9:00 8. m. (¢ 7:204. . *4:30p, m. (*11:204. 2. t9:00 . m, |* 8:00 p. . HOUBOROWRED LABTNIGHT, FUN, FUN, FUN, Thin Afternood at 3 o'alack, liventng at Lr“e]louk, il LAW IN INEHW YORK, DI EE RANIKINy KITTX BLANCHARD, FRANK LAWLOIR, Mins ADA GILMAN, And a Btrang and Poworfnl Cast throughout, Admission to Matineo 23 and K ots. OPERATIC CUANTATA oy . THE HAYMAKERS -'I‘hu.rsda.y Evening, April 17. Admission, 50 conts, Tobo rocured at the daor. ACADEMY OF MUSIO. Tho Mot Ewgliatie and Docldod 1t Chfenao Tho Eminont Charactor Actor, Mr. FRANK 8. ; COETATNIEFIR AT . And hia Wondorfal Drama, - KIT, The Arkansas Traveler! Btanding room only at 8o'clock. Soats can bo socured 10 days in advance. A Batineus Wedncadays and Saturdags, ' NIXON', Clinton-st., botwoon Randolph -’md ‘Washington, Poalitvaly Iast wook of JAMES W. WILDER & CO.'8 OIRQUS, N bnday AL Tihy and h this wook,_and onday. ., and ovo s wook,_an Wodnoadsy sad Satniday formmons. Rbimen, fatla 'Blglm. Kostor, Pastor, Burk, Nogors, and all tha old ths. " aviots to tho entreo & Wholo Hord of Wild Ponlos will o lot Inoso {n tho ring, and & wild OALE DUFFALO Tooso amongst theme HURRAH FOR THE RACES, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, April 18, ‘A MATCHED RACE Botwaon M. ¥. Tearnoy's b. . Pratrlo oy, and W, Oglosby's b, m. Prairle’ Quoon, ‘for §200a aids. Hali wofio hoats, bost two ont of throo. fo bo run on tho half-milo track on Avcherav., Q"‘fl milea woat of Brighton, at tho placo known as Murphy's Tavorn, MARTINE'S HALL GUSTAVUS GEARY romiuds his friends, that his RAND ANNUAL CONCERT, Takes place (o Martino's Wost Sido Tall on to-mor. Tow (THURSD, 8o'look, whon he will bo as- slgtod by 1{0) "Tckots, B1 %) orening ST OF DISTINGUISHILD TALENT, onch: to bo bad at his rosidonce, 326 South pirou lossons dafly In Voeal Culture sh sloging. wh hi nd Fng THREADS. ], &P cotg ¥ BEST SIX-CORD White aud Black Threads Aro soft finlalied, withont the use of any sub- stance whatever to produce an artificial &loss, thorchy preserving tho supcrior strength of sixecord thrond. The new shade of black has n silken polishy, and all numbers are warranted six-cord to 100 inclusive. For fale by all Dry Goods Dealers, ASK FOR J. & P. COATS' BLACK, And uso i¢ for Machine Sewing. OCEAN NAVIGATION. "SIATE INE STERSEP COIPANY, New York and Glasgow via Londonderry, y;{;‘;"fi:‘:‘xlnér"w ltfi&mlfil M}‘s l;ll lmm‘ A;!llflul Lino rtin's Stores, Brooklyn, N. Iws: VIRGINIA, 5,500 fon cdmont o 16, Xortnightly thoreafte: OWINE 0O 70 Broadway, N, ¥, A Staorago ofico, 46 Drosdviag N. Y. 1 'k trom Now York, and cas o st St o Dol ol O gental ‘Hurope, and the Mediterrancan, Oabin from 1 Btoor- ago, ULritiah and Irish rons oast, 230; wost, A Jonti- nontal porta samo as othor regulariines. ANl payable in U. B, uu‘{‘ronc 2 A"llsly ]a; lagfllfinlognnu;n ;Q I gz('}u%- ny's ottioes, No. owling n, Now York, an B, onter Lasiailoand Madisonats,, Ghicago. HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents, it published, **The Trip to Eurol It o "Ocont Trayolions O olinrga on application, or sent by m; cout stamp. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLTUTION. "Th, firm formorly oxlstiog undor the firm name of W, 8. Hogle & Co,, was this daydlssolvad by mutual consent. 'W. 8. Bogle will colloot all assots and pay all lisbllities of the late firm. W. 8. BOGLE, 8. F. WHITE. 5. F. WHITE will continue tho Limo businossatthe same place, 70 Bonth Markot-at. DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of THOS. A, & M. HILL is this day (April 18, 1878), dlssolved by mutual consent. THOS, A. HILL, MATSON RILL. PROPOSALS. THE CALGASTED SULPHUR Aud Mining Company of Loutsfana Torttesproposals for tho crnelruction of s sbaleta Gal- oaniou Parish, Btato of Loulsiana, Tho objcat of sald shalt s to roach a doposlt of sulphur, about four bundred and forty (40) feet bolow the surface of the ground, The nature of tho soll, and thioknessof Bleatas'sgo ua followe t—160 foet of clay containlng sand, o eae of Chloarcaus ar limo stone, T |—] feol tul 0us Of )y and noxt the sulphiur bed, which is about one hundred Bt ton 010 l-ng thick, n ‘on recoipt of throo s aplan and spooifications to oo aclars (o sald S Taotion euginos - mpartod fro 5 tho viow ot uzing tho Kind . Ohundron system alto a saw-mill, abundancoof timbor, nocossary bulld. 4, 00, .y 010, ' l'fhu“w?;x‘\:\fi‘x:{n \a dono undor tho suporviston of tho Ha. gizoor of the Company, P, i} alvod up to the st of July, 1873, Addgpugele mill o recolvad SR o W ron o 4 Kooral, Di Carondelotat.,'New Orleana, FRACTIONAL OURRENOY. A AN A ANA AN %5 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR BALK AT TRIBUNE OFFICE, - CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & OUINGY RAILROAD. DepotezFoot of, Lakest, Indianaas,, and Siztsnihe,, and Canal and Sizicenti-ste, Teket afice(n Brigye itnst Mall ovas Jatt and Faprons Aurora Tassonkor (i urora Passongor (Hunda; Dulbiiaue & Slois ity oay. ‘Rigat Tapross Gvenor's (irovo A gonmi Downor's Grove Acuommodation)| Otawa snd Stceator Pacasngor.. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, Deyot Jootf Lekaat. and footof Ticentyascondat, agice, 16 Canalwst,, corner af” Moudiann, Tente, Tietat Bt. Louts Rxpross. B, Lous Fant L 7nm, m. et e 'a Baturdays this trafn will bo run to Obanipaly CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI T " [INE, Vin KAWKAKEE Rou7E, ROUCH From the Great Central Rafiroad Depot, foot Lakest, For through tickets and sleeping-car berths it Ticket ol i 5 it Fackaf e orner Cor 1gress-at. and Jichigan-av,; also Leavo Ohioago..... P m. Arrivoat Indiana) Arrivo at Cinolozat X l o Only lino ruuning Saturday night . Palfman aloepors on night et © Croeinaatl CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, Ticket affice, 31 Weat Hadleon-st. Pacifio Fast Lino,, Ex. Vi Xx) 0po; ul Milwaukes Mal Mitmaukeo Eam Greon Bay Kxp, Bt, Paul £xpros CHICAGO, NOCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Depot, corner of Harrismn and Sherman-ats, Ticket ofice, B3 West Hadison-et. Qmabs, Loavonw'th& Atchison Ex| Peru Abcommodatio N Night Expross., LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Depat, corner Harriton and Sherman-sis, - Ticket oess, northirest carner Clark and Randalphaite,, and touthicest corner Canal and Madison-sts. Lears, Arrive, Mall, vis Afr Lioo and 3ain Lino| * 9:20p. m. Special New York Kxpross, vi e Alr Linciuai, |* 8:00p. m, Atlantic Kxpress, via Air Line 00 A, M. Night Kxproam, vin Maa L Jifinact Aoconimodation. - Bouth Ohicago Accomm . CHICAGD. DANVILLE & VINCENNES RAILROAD. Passenges Depot at Py C. & St. Louis Depol, comner of Co "nat ant Kincieest, Jesisti] ot Freight and Ticket offca 163 WashingJonat, Arrics, Evausvillo & Torre fiaute iix. PITTSBURGH, FOR1 WAYNE & " 1:40 £ 705 m MICHIGAN CENYL':A‘L & GfiEng%‘E%}Ew‘&MLHOA’D‘S‘ Do et et 5 Canal i sormer af Madisge e Leavs, | Arrive, Mail 31a main and alr lino). Day Expross Jackson Agoomtmnt ‘Atlantio Ixpress, Night Bxpross, INDIANAPOLIS VA FERD ROAD, Mall...... B Night Exj 1 OJIAND NAPIDS AND PENTIVATEL Morning Ex Night xpros 2 General Passengar Ago! STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. STOCK-HOLDERS' ANNUAL MEETING Lake Shore & Michigan Soutbern Railway Co. Orricy OF Tie LAXE Sony & MiomoAx !onmmflf i BT STy LEVELAND, 'Oy, Marol 3 The annual mooting of the Ktookholdors of this o« pany, for the eloction af Dirootors for the ensuing year &nd for tho transaction of otlier important busingss, wi Do hold at the offica of tho Gompany, in tho ety of (Oleveland, 0,, on Wednesday, 7th Doy of May noxt, botwaon the hours of 11 v'elock in the foresoon and 2o'olook 1o tho aftarnoon of that day. 7 ‘Tho trausfor books of the Gompany will bo olosed at th clowp of businose, on tho Bl dny of April foxt, &ad. will Fo-0pon on tho momming of the Eih diy of May gt EORGE I, 1iLY, Seorntarg, MEDIOCAL CARDS. DR. C.BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL PILYSIOIAN, {61 Stato-st., Ohlosgo, Tt vl knowa by all reaorabo tha panors! ttnc Br. 0. Bikolow Ia tho oldoat ostabiistied phvelciya th Ciiicago, Boionts and sxperienco liava mads Dr. i, 150 ot tu- nownod SPECTALIEN ot tho ske, honored by the hress, estoomed o Lo highest ‘medicuf attainmonts by all 153 modjoal {nstitutes of the day, having duva TV $hRHe Gr ME L i orfealind enicttor o el ouro positively sll casos of OHIONIO AND SPECIAL D U ATION "Fitize, SVDARATE, PAP1LO: for Tndlng and pontionyon. Call, " CORRESPUNDINGH OONFIDENT! Add 11 lotters, with stainps, to Dr. C. BIGELOW, No. 461 Stato-sty COBURN Medical Institute, at. Monros, Ghios oo Tha S R U 0 &Gl o ‘torma of chronto and speol Yititato’ 1 unauostionably oy for, 6 atmont of e st ooljogos in the disossos in bath soxos, the most solentiflo in diseases. Dr, Uobu and hns throo e i dl{vhmll:l ad World, and bas had mora experlenco I fho trestuen fof tc ¢ 3 lan in Ohleaga, Youn, prisiotisticathagany plinilin, n Chcsss, Xutos T and » porimancni euro At tho hands el Dr. Coburo, Hoha o dimanator bis ks on nialo st fomain disosso’ . Adidross Istters, Dy, toany addrern inpuatod puvelogier, Ao biiees, B 40 GO, e L o o . § Rwdary 2 tad p. me NO GUEEI ) NO DAY 11 1. Kea.n, 3860 South Clark-st,, Chicago, atay o aonfidontinlly_conniod, pecsonglly or by mstl P8 1 ohnrges an il obtonlo ar harvons disenson. D316, Ja KEAN I8 40 unly Dislota i Lo oity xhow Othoo, .'—“-2-’2“ Lo 8 .1 NOTICE Ta horebr gison thet applioation liss boop, 1ado to the tHantio and Pacific ologramh Gomnany for thn rolesud A| tho follawing oertiiicatis of ntnok, the orlglula having Do tast, mistudd, or dosteuyoils ), No, 0 10 rhnros, ) Nolgs; 36 sharos. JOIIN ORERAR,