Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1873, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: (!I"RIDAY, JULY 11, 1R73 M " THE NEW FREIGHT TARIFFS. How They Affect the Trade of Chicago. Talks With Wholesale Grocers ;m(l Hardware Men, Effects Yet Perceived No Injurious : by Them. Car-Load Shipments and the 20 Per Cent Deductions, Misunderstanding Regarding the Issue of Return Passes, A roporter of Tnx TRIBUNE yoaterday visited €evoral of tho loading jobbors in grocorios snd hardwaro, and other honvy frolghts, for the pur- pose of ascortalning what had beon tholr ox- perienco within the past ten dsys, of tho opera~ tion of ihe new railrond law, aud what wers tho rosults likely to follow. Nearly all the gontlo- men visited wore of the opinion that sufficlont time had not yot beon givon to the new tariffs to Lest thoir effect, but, so far as thoy could judge, Jobbers would not suffor at all, the incroased xaten, whoro an increaso was mado, falling en- tiroly upon the comsumors. No complainta “worth spoaking of had come from tho differont ports of the Btate whore agents of tho firms con- sulted woro situated, althongh ngonoral feclingof unenasiness soomed to provail smong the country «donlors, The present time—tho month of July— was one gonerally charactorized by s slacking of business, and tho difference obsorvable in Xrade was not groater than ordinary. This was about the sum of various Interviows. Mr. Franklin MaoVoagh, ono of tho largost ‘Wholesale grocors in tho city, in anawer to & question as to what eoffect tho mow tarilfs ap- pearaed to have, reptied: *Wo havo mnot as yot Helt any serious disadvantages from thom at all. Now and thon a hittle incident occurs to point out the possiblo prossure of the now law, how- wover. For instance, an old customor of ours drom Bloomington, who had been accustomed to ‘buy his goods of us, came up to the city yester- dey to meo if ho could not make somo wrrangemonta with the railroad; of course, o could not. Hotold me that froights down thore were now just twico sa high as thoy had ‘been. Ho has thus been drivon to purchaso his goods in Indianapolis. One of our traveling mon in Contral Illinols roports to uathat the Ireights in that portion of the Stato are consid- erably increased, snd that s genoral outery, in which tho farmers participated, had been raised. But, totell the truth, I don't see how it is going 10 do any harm in the end, I think wo shall bo able to get round the difficultios. It doos not hurt us oxcopt in comporatively fowplaces. Our ‘house does businoss in eighteen differont States and Territorios, you sco, and seventeon of thom are entirely unaffected by the new law, Illinois is the only Stato affected at all. And then wo havo this great advantage, tnat wo got rid of the competition of theso small towns like Pooria, Dubnque, Koo- Luk, and others which could ship from New Yorl or Boston direct cheaper than from Chicago. No they hovo to ship gooda through & portion of tho State subject to tho new laws, and it hurts them, Our rates from tho Enst aro not higher ; they aro, In point. of fact, lower t prosent thah thoy bave boou this yenr; so that whilo wo loso our hold in_ono or two instancos, wo gnin an ad- vantage which more than compenentes. Wo aro right on tho edgo of the BStats, and havo tho Immonso advaniage of waier truneportation. The poople who are going to suffer by this now law aro tho inhabitants of tho interior of Illi- nois, especinlly the farmers, and it is no wonder that' thoy complain. Corn haa gono down, and they havo to pay estra frojght on ovorything. Reporter—. I to infor from this that you approve of tho new law? . MaoVoagh—Not ot all. I think that the new law is 4 mistake, but I don’t believe it is going to hurt Chicago. There aro somo places ‘where it is moro difficult to sell goods than it used tobo, but thore are others where it is easior. I thinkif we could strilo a balance wo should find tho account even. A reporter aleo paid a vieit to Mr. J. 1. Dun- lam. That gentleman had not been able to de- tormine what the effect of the law wonld be, 8o far 86 ho was_ Individunlly concorned, but would o better ablo to give his viows in o day or fwo, Other goutlomen in the wholesnlo grocory bust- ness were visited, but thoy agreed in thinlking it ather early to form sny dofinite iden of tho ‘changes that would be brought about, Amoxz§ the hardware denlers, Mr, Kimbark, of the well-known firm of Hall, Kimbark & Co., was interviewed. Ho spoke vory freely upon the subject, and said that os yot ho Liad scon nothin to convince him that the hardware dealors wnulfi suffer. If anvbody suffered, so far as he could €00, it would o tha farmers, He smd, businoss i not ns brisk as it was, but that signifies noth- ing. Itisonly justs wook after tho Fourth,and for a week or two_following we always expect business to be dull. I am going to send thros men through the State noxt weok to soe what tho fecling s in the country. But, #0 far a8 we are concerned, it will be the easiost thing in tho world for us to adapt our business to the cireum- stancos, Reportor—How do you oxpect to do that ? Mr. Kimbark—If the railroads dotermine to chargo local rates from Pittsburgh and other oins East, wo shall alm{)ly ship goods from itteburgh and those points direct. It will bo no vory great trouble to do that, We shall mere- 1y require one or two more mon in the country, Reporter—If thotis tho view the iron men «<ake of the question, the city will logo the direct shipments ? r, Rimbark—I suppose it will be a detriment to the city. That is my impression, Reporter—Thon the city will bo the loser through the farmers ? . \{r, Kimbark—The farmera will bo the greatest sufferers, however. They are all moro or loss interosted in railronds, They have voted aid to tho railroads, and have run into debt to secure compotition and keep down freights, but whero thoy bhad competition thoy have now voted it away, placo” of encour- aging competition thoy havae preferred u uniform rate, and whilo somo are gainors thoroby othors are losers. So far ms the mer- chants are concorned, thoy can adjuat their ship- ments to the circumstances, Reporter—You havono ides, Isuppose, how :}m n?ma]l denlers in the country view the ques- on Mr. Kimbark—I have no knowledge of m: ownupon tho subject, but T was told by Mr, H. Porter, of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, that in some of the soctions most injured by the Iaw, circulars have been imsued, which are ro- ceiving tho signatures of thourands of people, domanding the repesl of the law, Ar. Bpencer, of the firm of Hibbard & Spencer, thought that it would bo premature to form an opinfon nsmn thoe offect of the law just yet, as the shiort time it had beon in forca gave no good onportunity to test it. Besides, he understood that the railronds were contemplating somo changes in the rates, and he wanted to study thom bofore Lo gave an opinion, ‘This appoared to be the general improssion. " A RAILROAD VIEW, ‘The now rallroad tariffa wero issued with tho undorstanding that they would bo merely oxperi- montal. No human foresight could succeasfully gmvido for o condition of affairs unliko snything ofore known, Tho most sanguine froight agont did not anticipato tha tariffs would prove per- footly satisfactory, It woa oxpeoted that modifl- cations would have to be mado, but theso could only be arrived at after the experiment of the now ordor hnd beon tried. One featuro was objoctionable from the first, This was tho dictum of the Chicago & Alton Froight Agont Hnleflblng that for ehipment by car-lond a oduotion of 20 per cont or more would be made from tho published rates. This roling did not ne- cosgitato that the car-load should compriso shi%- ments from ono shipper. Under its provisions, thoroforo, it was possible that a shipper af Bpringflold, huving Lis case of goods placed in tho same car with otber lots dostinad to tho wamo point, could, recoiving tho bonefit of 20 per cent reduction, ship ot & lessor actual rato than a man at Chouea, or o station 100 milos nearer Chleago, providing the latter was unablo to make . +upacar-lond, This {s_discrimination that can- .~ Dot woll ba defended, Yet, as thio railroad com- s panies had agreod to not harmoniously, and adopt eimilar genoral principlos, tho unjust precedont waa forcad upon_them, Now thoy are snxious to abandon i, ¢ works badly, It is altowothor difforent from tho position assumed in ro- gard to “ like quantition,” ana which tho Rnil- rord Commiesfoners have sustained, In thal caso the provislon embraces only * like quanti- tas, In tho eamo diraction and for tho samo dis- tauce," "Tho privilogo of spocial ratos is thus offerod to any shipper who can gomply with the torma of tho clause, Itmay bo deomed strango that tho sovoral railrond companios shonld consont to lot tho Alton leglxt Aflont ahapo tho policy for all tho mtlroads in Tillnols, Thelr acquiescence was baged on o desire to not in concort, Llad the roads differad fn tho start, and ono company hiad establishod & low standard of ratos, and anothor a highor one, the Commisionera would not havo henitatod long in inforring that if low wore profitable to ono they bo the other company. Tho courao adopted was, therofore, a safety move, It will, howevor, be adhered to 80 long As it pays, and no longer. Influonce is already being hmugim to_ boar upon tho Altou Compauy Lo in- duce its ofticers to nbandon this position so far a8 genoral morchandise is concorned, To show how it works, it may bo instanced that the 20 per cout deduction mnkes thoe rato vin tho Iliinols Contral lower than by tho Northwestorn, although tho lattor is somowhat the shortor lino. Of course, the Northwestorn will not submit to aloss of tho business. Thoy are in a position oither to compol the Iilinois Central to ninintnin rates, or olse lower the standard ou tho Dixon Air-Line to s point that will complotoly shut tho longor lina ont from busi- noss _at Dubuque, Freeport, or Dixon. Thoy would bo onsbled to do this uuder the decision of tho Commissionars that connecting rallways shall bo troated s o continvous line, Tho two compnnios named, howover, sre nob disposod to rotain this objectionablo foaturo of their tariffs ; and, chould they fuil in_inducing tho Alton Compnny to abaudon it, tho prob- ability is, all the other companies will immedi- atoly relinquish it. 1t is furthor becoming apparent that tho come paniea which incroased thoir rates for short diy- tancos, to malke up for anticipated loseos ut more distant and _competing points, will have to re- tract, "he Rock Island already purpose doing k0, sudthe Alton will doubtless recognizo the oxpedioncy of o like poticy. Tho ~ vxpros- sions of tho Commissioners published in youterday's TmnuNe, indicato thoir view that tho gonoral incronso of raics is unwarranted.” In this publishod opinion, cou- struing the meaning of tho_lnw, tho Commis- sioners took a liberal view. It is truo that, by so doing, thoy snvod the law, but it is none tlio loas tho intoreat of tho companies to avoid over, sombance of violation of & law enforced by suc} heavy ponaltios. With tho oxception noted, wo havo not loarnod of any disposition on thopartof tho rallroad companics tonggravate tho worst fon- tures of the law in order to render it wholly ob- noxious, Thero nro fighting men in ovory closs and commuuity, and 1t would bo very strange, indecd, if there were not a pugnacious few lmfln}{]lho raflrond men with wmore combative- noss than prudonce. Tho curront bolief that the sevoral companics aro sufforing from o hoavy falling off in businesn 18 not vory woll founded, Iu?uiry ab tho gon- arol office rovonlod the gratifying fact that somo of them show o flattering increase for tho firat waok in July. This is more particularly tho case with tho cast and west lines, and it i8 further- moro ploasing to learn that they are by no moans loomy in their anticipations of the possible ef- gect of the law upon tho corporations thoy rep- rosent, Thoy aro unanimous in their desiro that the law should bo fairly tested, aud, if it devol- ops any Loneflcial results, they will fojoice oqual- 1y withi tho poople who domanded its enactment. Bome little misunderstanding sull exista re- gurding tho st of rotum pussos to shippora of live stock. It i chargod that the Alton toad continucs to do 6o, and, in dofonco, tho General TFroight Agent saya he lins rocoived no ordors to the contrary. If shippers via the Alton Road ure thus favored, tho Chicago, Durlington & Quincy aud Rocl Island will ba forced to accord the snmo privileges, and their issuing would im- poso on the Northwestern and. the Iflinois Con- tral a liko nocossity; and, if the ngreoment is violst in one respeot, it is extremaly doubtful wheo.aor the remainder of its terms would bo much longer obsorved. As tho mattor now Btands, the much-vaunted pass-reform is nob quito 80 promising a8 when inaugurated. THE NEW C., D. & Q. SIOLS, Although most of tho railronds aro curtailing their expensos and disponsing with evorything ot absolutely nocossary, yot ihe G., B. & Q. It. R. is in such a prosperous condition that its now shops at Aurors are to be built in o much more comprehensive and costly mouner than thoso thot wore burned. The former shops were a number of small buildings which Lad been orect- ed ono by one as tho requiroments of the road demanded. Built in {his maunor, they wore of course ill arranged and im\dequntu to the wants of so large a company. Tho shops to be built will be four in vumber, and aro to be so coustructed that when tho rond at somo futuro timo ball find it necessary to make additfons, thoy can bo intelligently built, and the shops now in procoas of construction will then form simply a part of largor oucs, ‘Thoraure to bo two buildings 310x80 foet, one 300x80 feot, and ono 200x80 feot. Tho two largest are to be used for car-building, both froight and _passongor; tho smallost will bo the foundry, aud the othor will compriee all the departmonts employed in ropeiring, &c. Theso buildings aro to Lo cou- Btructod 03 noarly fire-proof as possible, no stone or wood being used above grouud, but simply brick and iron, Indeed, tho whole inside may burn out, and yet tho walls will romain intact, Tho buildings Will bo substantial and constructed with a view to convenicnce ; yet thoy will be an ornament to Aurora, und with thoir jncreased facilities will bring many desirable citizons to that thriving town. GILBERT v. EVENING POST. Thia caso is progrossing slowly. Yosterday morping Judge Blodgett was placed on the stand, and testified to tho exact extont to which ho indorsed the schome of Aliss Gilbort, after whom came C. H. Beckwith, C. M. Cudy, of Root & Cady, Chorles Coustantine, George Murray, Polico Ofticor McCailoy, and ex-Suporintendent Xennedy, of the Police, Editor Blakely, and Editress Hubbard, their testimony being sup- plemented by the production and reading of the testimony of absent witnesses. Intheafter- noon Mr. Bwott tried an exporiment, cruol in its nature, and worthy of becoming a complote fail- ure. Judgoe, jury, witnesses and spoctators had just come from their midday meal, and folt that pleasing languor whick is ever concomitant with tho action of digestion, Mr, Swott wished to show that thoro was nothing libelous in the Post's articlos, and, to sustnin his proposition, he began to rond one out of twonty-three articles ho proposod to practice elocution upon. At ths firet sontence, a gentls sonsation of drowsiness crept over the Court-room ocoupanta; at the sec- ond, yawning was gencrallyin vogue; at tho third, eyes bogan to closo, whilo by tho time o few lings more hiad boon road, Miss Linda's lustrous brown eyes were canopiod and her fan rosted motionlens for the first timo siuce morning, Be- fore tho articlo was a quarter finished Swett and ‘Van Buron slone proved able to withstand the reuiutlous, lotharglo powors of the Post urticlo, and thoy succmabed soon afier. The geutle ata was rudoly broken by the entry of a builiff, who burat out laughing at tho strauge sight, tho most ludicrous th;umu of whiok were those of tho oppoasing counsel, the furious Van Buren having 1ullen aslecp with his head pillared on tho bo- som of the irascible Bwett. The Court rubboed his oyes, ordered tho volume of the Postto bo carriod out of the room, and procoedod with busi- noss. Such are the somniforous qualities of tha loading erticlos of the brightest of our afternoon newspapors. A Very Attractive Auotion Sale of beautiful lots, located in Vincounes Rosd Subii vision, Washington Iefghts, will take placo on tho Arounds to-morrow (Saturday), A specisl froo traln of cars will tosvo tho dopot of tho Chicago, Rock Taland & Pacifio Rallroad at 10 o, m, A freo lunch will be sorvod on the ground, Thera s no suburb of our clty that is attractiug moro attention, and descrvedly eo, thon Washinglou Lulglts, Firstcluss and substantial impravements aro beiog continually mado, Behools a4 iurcho 170 Jn courko of oroction, Tho axcollent restlta of theso improvements iu made apparent iu the greatly-increasod domand for lots at this truly chariing suburb, O, 0, Thayor & Co,, roal estato uc- tionvors, will mako thip ealo, We undorstaud it fs tho intention of thia Arm to offer, at samo time sud place, soveral excellent acre-tracts 4t Washivgton Helghts, thoroby giving an_opporiunity to thoss Who desire to Ly tracta for subdivlsion, 'To Horse-Owners, Messrs, Deardoloy, Nowton & Co, have just openod tiolr now stablo, on Court place, rear of the Z'imea Building, cornor of Fifih avonuo sud Washingtou street, This stablo has boen bullt with speciul regard to ventllation, dralnnge, and lght, and {8 the largest and finest bodrding estnblisliment 1 tho city, Tarifes wivhing elegant and comfortuble cuarters for their Lorses will do well 1o call and oxamino, A fiuo stook of carriugos and lght livory o hond, —— e To the Ladies. One thousand ludies' suits, of every description, now opening, at £rom $3 10 $3, which {8 not Lalf tholr valuo, Also our entire stook of Llama lsce shawls aud sacques will bo offered at cost, Lawns, white goods, sud all Xinds of summer dress koods ‘will o old’ st coat, Hostery and gloves at greatly reduced prices, O, W, & B, Pardridao & 00., Noa. 118 ta 124 Hiate sireot, "'.)...,.'_...4““‘»“540”..*-—1—. mova o b h s b THE COURTS. Another Suit Against the Roard of ‘I'rade--Can the Board Enact Retroactive Laws? Action Against Kendall County Su- pervisorg---A Large Land Suit, Bankruptcy Matters---County Oourt Items---The Courts in Brief. Rickaby & Landis filod & potition for manda- mus in the Circuit Court yesterday, entitled Augustus E. Truman v, Board of Trade of the City of Chlcago, in which petitioner asks to bo reinstated as & momber of tue dofondant. Tha cireumatances of tho case, as sot forth in the potition, are ng follows: Potitloner was sus- pendad from tho Board of Trade on the 23d of DMay, 1878, for failurc to fulfll a contract ho bnd mado with Nicholls & Hellmor. Tho contrnot whs for tho delivery to tham by plaintiff of whont at 81,18 por busliel, was mndo in Docomber, 1871, and thodato of delivery was January, 1872. Wheat advanced 8 couls per bushel in the interior, which quite upsot plaintift’s enleniations. Ilo found that Lie could not doliver, and Niclolls & climor then decided that tho contruct was clos- ed, and charged petitionor with the differouce be- twoen the contract price and current rates. By tho rules of tho Bonrd of Trado at that time, Nicholls & Hellmor wore ontitled, at any timo during the cnsuing yoar, to have potitioner sus- ponded from the Board of Trade, provided thoy mde tho application within that time, This thoy did not do. During the fall of 1872, whou, it will bo romombered, there was some little commotion among the grain men, andsomo fow went under badly, the Board altered the one- year clouse, and made it logal for parties who had suffered from & breach of contract at any subsoquont tino to have the partios susponded. Nicholls and Hellmor took advantage of this altoration, and moved to suspend poidtiomor, which was done, "The potitioner thinks that, inasmuch a8 bis broach of contract took place bafore tho passing of this law, aud tho law cannot be retrouctive, lio can muko tho Board reinstall Lim, which remains to bo proved. DANKRUPTCY MATTENS. In tho mattor of Chiristophor Lrose, an innol- vont, R. E. Jenkins, Assigneo, roports having 80ld the real estato of banluupt, togothor with tho dosporate debls, for 1,600, and the Court confirmed tho sala. In tho matter of John Diaomon, an insolvent, thio Assigneo wag authorized to scll cortain prop- erty at not loss then £627.50. lo tho matter of 13, Shannban, ot al., on mo- tlon of West & Manning, by Mr. Black, thoir so- licitor, proceedings in their petition for volun- tary bankruptey were stopped until further order of the Court. In the matter of James C. Stuart, an insolvent, Georgo W. Campbell was appointed Assigneo, Milton Auderson was yestorday adjudicated a bankrupt by default ; warrant roturnable before C. Grant, Rogistor, at Mosris, on the 14th Auguat, 1873, Grommes und Frankel were ndjudicatod bank- ;Aé]_")éa Dy dofaulé, warrant returnablo 11 Aug, In'tho matter of Reed and Dawson, the doninl of I.umkrux)lc,v wns withdrawn and insolvents woro adjudicated bankrupts by default, warrant soturnable boforo Registor Hibbard, 11' August, 1878, Emmanuel Earnshaw was appoinied pro- visional Assigneo of this estate, Clark W. Uplon, Assignoo of tho Great West- ern Insuranco Compnny filos, with Register Hib- bord, Lis monthly statomont, showing balence on Juno1, §8,057.42 ; receints during the month of June, 31,325 ; expenditure, $1,761.93; halanco in Mechanics' Buuk!in Juno 50, £8,812.43. The Assignes also shows how Lo compromised 6,075 worth of_sharcholder's indobtodness for 81,825 cash, and £4,060 in notes. In the matter of ‘Lheo. Stono's claim ngninst tho Chicago News Priuting Company, F. W. Bickor doposea that ho was omployod by said Company us City Collector of subscriptions; thnb 110 found great difliculty in getting subscriptions, the local canvagsors bringing in a lot of A’mulu- Tont ordors,— trick, howoyar, of the varioty of which deponent thinks Htono was incapable. George W, Raney, the business manager of the ComEnny, also tostiflos to Stono's oxertions, which he statoa were well worth &35 per weok. @ 1IG LAXD BUIT. Stophen . Rawson files a bill in the Circuit Court ngainst Mary J. Clark, William B. Davis, Joln Davis, Charles B, Sawzer, Josish L. Lom- bard, Joseph B. Chandlor, Eliza G, Davis, Fann Clark Davis, Auguats Clark Cole, Charles W. Colo, Davis W. Clark, Jessio R. Clark, Katio Mulliken, aud Edward Mulliken, Compliinant chargos that Charles B, Sawzor and Josiah L. Lombard wrongfully withhold from him the legal titlo of the onst J4 of tho southeast 3¢ of Scction 23, 89, 14, In order that complainant may provo 1iit elaim, hio prays that the defendnnts bo sum- moned to appear In a Court of Chancery to make answer to the allegations of complainant. ACTION AGAINST KENDALL COUNTY SUPERVISOMS, Augustus W, Post, a rosident of the Btate of Now York, filos a bill; in the United Statos Oir- cuit Court, against the Board of Bupervisors of Kendall County, on railrond bonds, issued by tho Connty of Kendall to the Ottawa & Fox Ttivor Vally Railrond Company, or benter, paya- Dblo throe yonrs aftor 1te dato, the 1st of July, 1869, and Learing interost at 10 por cent, Com- plaitant sues inon action of debt, and clsims $20,000 damnges, .. COUNTY COURT ITENE. Tho will of Maty P. Dormun was proved and lettors testementury wore granted to Mary A. Dorman, under an approved bond of $2,000. Tho will of Christinn Paesch was proved and lotters tostomentary wore granted to Froderich Paescl, under approved bond of $90,000. Dridget Tlavin was appointed administratrix of tho ostate of Phillip Flavin, deceased, undor an approved bond of 11,400, Tho will of Johann Schneo was proved, and lotfors testamontary were granted to Ann Belineo, under un approvod bond of £3,000. NMaria K. Horaler was appointed adnubistratrix of tho ostato of Charles B. Horslor, under an nprrovud bond of £3,000. ‘'he will of Eliza L. McCobb was proved, and lottors testamentary wers issued to Frederick . Kimball undor an approved bond of $2,000. ‘Goorgo D. Romeis was appointod administra- tor of tho ostato of Charlos Remois, under an approved bond of 314,408, the United States Circuit Court, Honry L. Young, James II. Young, Muson Young, and the rnatoos of Mary C. Burnos, as trustoos, bring suit againgt Olivor 8. Goss und S, I, Goe, on o bond of 18,000, given to sceuro the payment of £ $9,000 noto with interest, TIE COURTS IN BRIEF. John W. ootz and Morris Arensburg, who, it will bo remembored, woro wofully swindlod by couplo of land sharpors named Jacob Cohn and Molvin W. Palmer, who induced them to trado a stock of dry goods for some very wet land on the subaqueous banks of the Culumet River, ob- tuined & writ of capias agaiust them yestorday, in ordor that thoy may bo Lold to appear at tho civil suit which will bo brought againet thom. David P, Faulks filos & preecipe in the Circuit Cort against Joseph Klius for destrain for the ront of the threo jupper storics of tho bullding on the northwost corner of Lake and Olarl stroots. Fordinand Thoriot, for_tho use of Octavius A. Low and Samucl R. Bird, oxcoutors of the last will and testament of Bmith Layw, doconsed, file o priocipe in o lflon of debt sguinst Samuol Zumx; dumugen, $1,660, chaol McCaffory, John Shiploy, Thomas Brown, Thowmas Phillips, and Johu' Chioney, luto seamon_on bourd the schooner 0. O. Throw- bridge, Duffy mastor, filo a libel in admiralty in tho United :Ktatos Distriot Court sgainst fhat vessol, for wages nllofind to bo due thom, The Vessel Owuers' Towing Company of Chi- cago fllo a libel in Admiralty in the Unitod Btatos Distriot Court ngalnst the echoonor Bt. Potor, for towage duocs amounting to $162, Tho Protoction Lifo Insurauce Cbmgsny of Chicago filos a bill in Chmum} in the Buporior Court, sgaloat W. O. Osgood, Mary A. Willinme, W. G. Bhonard, G. W, Brown, D, A, Stotsol, and Ira Buoll, for an injunction, rostraining thom from asslgning or dinposlng of o cortain 20,000 worth of tho stock of tho Company now hold by thom, oud also to restrain Osgood from further prosecuting a cortain sult now pending in tho Cook County Circuit Court, in which ho is phintlf, and the Protection Lifo Insurance Company the defondant ‘The injunction prayed for was grauted by Judge Gary, In the cuso of Grossmunn V. Bissoll, whero QGrossman filod a bill to sot sside a contract for tho ealo of four avres of land near tho Fifty- fitth stroot boulovard, on Btato stroet, to whioh Biussoll answored that the contract was a valid ono, and that ho wag nmdl[y and willing to carry it out, and filed & oross bill asking a speclfic por- formance, Judge Willinms yeatordsy entored a decreo that Grossmonn'a bill bo dicmissed for aut of aquity at Dis costs, and thak tho prayor of Blasoll's bill bo granted, and that on payment of the balanco of the purcheeo moncy, 312,000, into Court within ton dnys, Gromsmani deed him tho property free and clear of licns and fncum- brances, P. Burroughs & Son potition in the Superior Court for a mechanic's lien of £100 against J, W, Morwo, on Lot 30, Black 1, Honora's Subdivision of Sec, 18, 49, 14, In Judge Clary's Court, divorco business was vory Tively youtardag, 10 fens thun aoven matrie monial bonds being wovred by Iis Honor's de- eroes, In the caso of KXam v, Chicago & Northwostorn Railway Company, in which complainant sought to recover for loss of two fingers in a car-coup- Iing accidont, the Jury were uuablo Lo ngroe, aud were consequontly diseharged, NEW SUITS, TrE Burrnton Count,—4,112—Tohn Miller ot n, v, Andraw D, Swansou ot L conferslon_of_judgment, $240, 44, 113—P, Burrouptia & on v. J, petition for moclnics’ Hen, 44,1 loor Batkuesn ; divorco on ground of cruelty, 41,115— 7. B. Welln v, {Tolou M. Welln; divorce. 44,116-fohn Bailoy ob al, v, Danfel &, Lano'; assumpait, 560, 41, 117—Appea, * 44,118 — Protoction Life’ Instiranco Company v. W, 0. Orgond ot ol Ml for tnfiue. tiou, 44 119—Willin W, Pogoot al, v, M, Ialiny ossumpafl, $34,800, 44,1%0—Tonlsw W, *iicfer v, Georga Riefer #'divorco u ground of driikenticss nud cruelty, 44,181—NMary Pavinana v, Jacoh Waller ; as- aumpslt, §10,000, 44,122—Mallna v, Jobn O, Hlnman ; divorcobn tho grounid of desurtion, 44,120 —Ueury W. Auntin v. Houry Suffell ; ansumpslt, $1,000, 44,124 lifam . Olealt and James F, Ol- colt ; awumpsit, §,000, 44,15, 23, *37—Apheal, iix. Crnoure COUNT,—7,117—S, . Tuwaon v, To- #ioh L, Lombard, Mars . Gintko et al, ; bill, 7,718— Appeal, 7,710—{tenry Sthbbs v, M. I Wilson; ns- wwnpait, $00, 7,720~Sarah A, Rieliards v, E, Edgene Cadwell} aeaumphit, $600, 7,781—Tobn W, Goolz et al, ¥, Jacoh Golin awd Melvin W, Paimer ; adsit for car ylus, 7,722—C, L. Rice & Co, v, 'W. R, Iawking & Coi amumpuit, $,000. 7,720—fenry Wol v. Arthite J, Dlokering} aesumpaif, $500, 7,72i— Josoph A, O Curtin v.' Ldwin I, Bakor;' bill, Tyi25—Horatlo Biebling ' v, Stephen Iassott and Hichard Batty ; efectment from Lots i3 and 34 In J, W, Waughop' Bubdivision of Block 27, Cannl Trustees’ Subdivislen of Gec, 7, 9, 14, “7,72—David B, Faulks v, Joneph Kiein ¢ distress, $1,200. 7,727—lionry D, Matthewav, Willinm E. Rentingion’'and Sylyester Ttemiugton } assumpsit, $600, 7,738—David P, Faulk v. 0. L, Uslo ot al,; feplovin. —Appedl, 7,70 —Abrabam _Oppengtoln v Ji Frank ; $275. 7,781—Laurenco Proudfoot v, U, Dupeo; sesumpsit, 200, 7,702— ieMabon ‘ot ol v Willlsm Van Ar- 7,733 —orris Qeary v. William O, A, N, Brown v, James 1L dens ; attachmont, I 34 t0 7,751—Reetored casos, 7,742, 1, 7, T48-Roatored carc., . 7,740 -Fredorickl A, Bragg ot wriutiun D, and A B, 7. ompla ; nesinpnit, 3000, 7, 747—Fredericl M, Kant ler bl v, Joln T, Qarland & Oo.s nssumpsit, & %,7148~Augustua E. Trumnn v. Bozvd'of Trade Li A PHILANTHROPIC FIRM. Tho gentleman who first raised an inquiry nu to what had boen done with tho monoy collocted on the day of tho Jubilee for tho families of the two men who fell from the roof of the depot building lins done a bottor deed than he thought, for ho hias brought out the history of a littlo quiot unostentatious philanthropy which might under othor circumstances nover heve beon heard of. 1t 18 rofreslung at the presont time, whon nearly ell wo hear of mon is to their discredit, to find a firm who are not only doing charitable and vory unbusinoss-liko things for thoir employos, and at the samo timo doing it in such a way as to attract no attontion. The facts of the caso arc eimply thoso: As soon as the acci- dont occurred, Mr. Biech nnd another gentloman, lining & stove-pipe hat with 8 five-dollar bill from their own pockets, pro- ccoded to make an impromptu collection from othors. The respouse was ns gonerous a8 thoir own impulso, and thoy collected a good round #um, But Mr. Honry Milligan, of the firm of Heath & Milligan, detormined not to allow an cmploye of tho firm dopend mpon out- side chority, told Mr. Misch and bis friond that ho would see that tho suffer. ors and their familics woro attended to Ho took the monoy, and tho other omployes of tho firm rosponded with oqual gencrosity until & fund of about $275 was raised,” But this was by no meens all. Tho man who was Lilled bad no rolatives in tho city to whom the money should be given. Tho county offered to bury him, but the flrm would not hear of it. Thoy buried him decently at thoir own oxponso, put a hondstone ovor his grave, and inscribed it, so that oy of bis friends who might dosire to find tho grave might do so. When Cooloy was taken to the County Iospi- tal, Heath & Milligan procured for him all tho cormforts thnt monay could procuro. Extra ate tendanco, dolicate food suited to an invalid in his desperato condition, extra attontions from nurses, everything that gouunino humanity could do was dono by thom st their own expenso. Knowing tho condition of Mrs. Cooley, the firm sought out Dr. Bon C. Miller, and ro- uested him to attend hor, and to raw on them for anything and every- thing sho might noed. Mra. Cooley gavo Dirthto twins, and was convalescing rapidly, whon, by hor own folly, eho brought on a very sovero attack of Em'ltouitiu, and her condition bacomo woll-nigh hopeless. Honry Milligan was most assidions o hig care of tho poor woman, Medicues, jellios, delicacies of evory kind wero providod for hor with tho same disregard for ox- penso a8 in her husband’s case, Hor rent was paid for hor, nurses procured, and she had nothing to do but get well. Sho is now likely to recovor, and itis to the kindness of her hus- band’s employors and Dr. Millor she owes her recovery. Theso olrcumstances, togethor with the fact that Cooley was an employe of the firm of ouly about a wook, and thoroforo hind lass claim upon tho firm than'auybody else, conatituto s vory ro- markablo case of “not letting ono's right-hand know what the loft-landis doing.” Pecuniarily, the sum raised by gencrous contributions from all quarters did not oxceed one-third of the amount alroady expended. Mr. Milligan did not explain, but those who knew tho facts did, —_— “THE STOLEN HOTEL.” Some Errors Corrccted--What the Forticoming Decrce Will Amount To. Nowspapers are somotimes led into error by placing too much confldonce In tho eny-so of persone whom, at tho time, there is no apparent. reasion to doubt. It is espocially unfortunate in such casos that acorrection, no mattor how ample it may bo, rarely or nevor moots with the samo dogree of publio attontion as tho misstate- mont. In Tme Trinuse, yesterday, thoro ap- peared an nccount of a lawsuit for the recovery of tho old Motropolitan Hotel proporty, which contained soveral statements that, it is olaimed, aro not truo, though thoy cmanated from Mr, Issnc Bpeer, father of ono of the liti- gants, Instoad of tho Mastor in Chancory boing about to “ rendor a decrce in the caso, awarding to Charlea W. B[{luur the sum of 160, 000, rents and profits of the Metropolitan Hotel for tho past fifteon }oum," tho logal fact, it is alloged, is that the Judge of the Superior Conrt (Gury) decldod tho othor day that Mr. Bpeor can redeom tho proporty by paying to tho cataio of Mr. Hadduok, doceased (who foroclosed o mortgage on tho property in o manner that was not technically logal), the amonnt duo it for monoy exponded in yoars past. Tho reprosenta- tive of the cstato claima that the amount should Do about $60,000, and it is on this quostion that the Mastor in Chancory will give s docreo. 1f the decres proves to bo unfavorsblo to the cstato, tho caeo will bo brought to tho Bupromo Court, though Mr. Isaso Speor 6nys it probnbly will not. Another atatement of Mr. Speor's i that “the deorco will teave hor (Mra, Iadduck) in a very much_crippled finan- cinl condition." We are authorized llzo say that tho lndy 18 In no way connected with tho auit, having rocsived her dower interost in tho estato of hor decensed husband ; and, ovon if she wero, hor financial condition would not bo so very badly oripplod by $60,000 or therenbouts out of tho pocket of Mr. Chiarlos W. Spoor, Darring theso little dlscannnlns, tho story of Mr. Inaso Bpoer iy substantially corroct. —_— OBITUARY. Goattey, Ind,, July 9, 1870, To the Editor of The Chicage I'ribune : Col. John Jackeon, one of the firat eottlera in Elkhart County, died at his rasidence, on Elk- lart Prairlo, this morning. Iio was oneof tha oldest sottlors in Northern Iudiana, having sot- tlod on Elkhart Prairio in 1830, o fought dur- ing tho War of 1813, aud wan on the .Iraivio at that time, Col, Juckson was born in 1700, und gnu‘,l thorefore, 83 yoars old at the timo of his oath, —The Contral Vormont Railroad Company took formal possossion on Tuesduy, under the ordor of the Qourt, of the systom of Vermont railroads, including 700 miles of track, and for- merly consolidated undor the control of the Ver- ‘moné Contral lailroad Compauy, CITY HALL NEWS. Streets on Which Brick and Pipe Sewers WIH Be Lald. Fire Marshal Williams’® Re- port for June. An Cbstreperous Citizen Ifas an Alter= cation with BMr, Petril. Something About Gas-Posts and Strect-Railways. The Board of Public Works have deeided to construet the following brick and pips eowors during the progent year, nud will opon bids to- day for pulting them down : NOILI DIVISION, Hinsiale atreet, from Rtuwh to Tino, 600 feet of 2fuot gower 3 Whito streot, from Ruoh ' o Dine, 630 fect of 2.foof sower; Bim 'stroet, from Sedgwick to 50 fect of 2.oats 1AM streot, fromt Franle Teet of '1-fool ; Dlackbiowl: “sirvet to Manted atreot, (00 fect of y ircel, from Sedgwick lo_ Weat nnd -foot'; 1, from North * to Clytourne avene, 500 fuet of T-foot; Labar streot, from Divlulon to Luvtbeo, 730 feot of '1-foot s Town'cour, from Notth wventio 1o South otecot, 25 feel of 1-fool ; Tliuscho wtrect, from Cisbourio aventio to East airact, 430 fect of 1.fool; Alukn treot, from Tarraboo {0 Wesl, G0 fedt of 1-footi Can- non sieeet, from Bedgwlek to Iurlbut, 730 feet of 1-foot; Bulllivan slreet, from Bulgwick' to West, 876 feot of 1-fool; Hurlbnt strect, from North avento to Monominoo mircet, Li00 foct of 2ig-foot { Hurlhut streot, from Lincolu nvento to Graut placo, 1,000 fect of 9gfect s Hurlhut alrcot, from Grant plico to Bl den’ aveutic, 00 frot of 2fect ; Tarralica wtroet, from Lhneolu uveriuo to Lincoln Sclioal, 1,000 fect of $-fcet : Willaw wireet, from Larrabeo to Towe, 950 foat of 2. fect : Vin strcet, from North avemio (6 Willow sizeot 1,000 feot of 1-foot; Blackhawik sireot, from Hurlbut 10 Olircl, 400 fect’ of ™feot: Ghurch stroat, from Tinckbawk {0 Norlh vemie, 600 foot of 1-foot s Willow #drect, frum Schiller to North avenue, 1,450 e foot ; Helden nvennie, from Lincoln avénno to ward otreet, 400 foct bf 1-fo of 1- Easte dlson to Jnckaon, 1,478 Lot of 1-foot suwers Butterfield atreet, from Six{onty to ‘Dwenty-second, 2,135 feet of 1-foot! Artold slrcet, from Twenty-second to Sixteonih stront, 2,070 feot of 1-fooks Twentioth slrcet, from Purply to Westward, 60 fech of 1-foot; Thirly-Drst strect, from Indiana aventio to South Fark aveue, 710 feot of 2-faotand GG feut of 1-faot; Twonty-ninth'strect, from Prairio ave- Do to Bouth Tark nveitie, 160 feol Of 1-fool + Calumet uvenuc, from Thirtiotl: to ‘Thirty-fivat, 363 feet of 1-foot ;' Prairlo avenue, from Thirtioth_to Thirty-frst, 883 feot of 1-foot; Stalo street, from Douglas place to Dhirty-third ptroct, 1,061 feet of d-fool “Dhipty-first o Thirty-third sircel, 1 foot ; Thirty-first nircat, from Stato to Bulterfi 647 feot of Tfout ; Thirty-second strect, from Blato o Butlerfleld, 647 ‘foot of 2-foot s Thirly-tbird sireet, from Slate'to Butterticld, 658 feet of 2-foot: B strcet, from Thiriloth o Thirty-gocond, 1,733 feot of I-foot'; Dutterfleld streok, from Slewnrt avonuo to Wantworth avenue, 1,27 foot of o-foot ; Stowart avo- nue, from Bushiioll to Aloxander atrect, 503 foct of -foot ; Stewart avenue, from McGregor' to_ Twenty- fourth' streot, 363 feot of 2-foot ; Buddan etrect, from NleGrogor to Twenty-fotirth, 304 feot of 2-foot; Buddan streot, from Tyieuty-third to Bushnell, 364 feut of 2-foat Wentworth avenus, from Twonty-thfrd to Bushnelt, 364 fect of 2-fool ; Wentworth svenue, from Twentye fourtl to Twenty afth, 100 feot of 8%-foot; Funnoll strect, from Buddan L0 Wentwortl avenuo, 68 feot of 1-foot’; Alozander strect, from Stowart ayentio to Wontworth avenue, 1,318 feot of 1-foot : Bushucll street, from Archer avonuo to Wentworth avenuc, 2,400 feot of 1-foot ; Halsted stroot, from Archer nvouuo to Twenty-slxth treat, 675 feet 'of b-foot ; Twenty-sixth street, from Hnlated to Wallace, 1,355 foot of 4-foot; Tywenty-sixth strect,from Wallacostrect to Stowart avo: o, 1,323 fect of 33-foot ; Twonty-sixth sireet, from Stuvaft aveuuo {o” Weutiorth svuae, 1,020 fect of oot tatestrect, from 28 foet of 34 i, WEST DIVIRION, Augusta sircet, from Milwaukeo aventto to Ashland avenuie, 1,740 feet of G-foot sewer; Noblo street, from Augusta to Cornolia, 350 foet of 2-foot ; Holt atreot, from Augusta to Cornolla, 350 of 3-foot ;' Chago ntrect, from Clilesgo avenuo 1o Cornel, 624 feet of 2-foot 1olt stret, from Chicago avenvo to'Carnall, 619 fect of 2.fool ; Coruell ntrect, from Milwaukco avehuo to Ash- land avenne, 2,376 fect of 1-foot ; Carpenter etrect from Chicago aveniio to Georgo streot, G4h feot of 2-foot; Ashland svenue, from Chica- 0 ayenuo fo ' Sccoud stroet, GO0 foot of - 00t ; Green strcel, from Erio to Pratt, 650 feot of 2- foot} May strect, from Fourth to Eric, 440 foct of - foot Rucker btreot, from Indiana to Huron, 1,130 feot of2-foot ; Elizaloth streot, from Indiana to Iint, 385 fect of 3 foot; Ilunt street, from Ruckor to Clizat beth, 670 fect of 1-fool ; Fourlh streot, from Sauga- mon'to Rucker, 1,604 foit of 1-foot; Joulina street, from Lakio to Waltiut, 304 feot of 2-foot; Wood street, from Lako to Waluut, 813 feol of 2-foot; Lin- coln strect, from Lako to Walnut, 831 feot of 2-foot; Roboy sirect, from Lake o Walnut, 810 feot of '2:foot Ashland avenue, from Indiona to ub- Dard, 434 feet of 2-foot ; Paulitia atrect, from Indiona to Hiibbard, 424 feot of 2-foot ; Hubbard streat, from Ashland avenue o Wood strect, 3,337 fuct of I-foot} Walunt street, from Ashland aventio to Robog, 2,600 feot of I-fool; Wood street from Monroe, 168 feot south, 108 feof of 2-foot ; Honoro street, from Mon- 08250 feot south, 230 fest of 2-foot; ltoboy street, from Mouroo to Adams, 450 fect of 2-foot: Monrod sfrcet, from Ashland’ avemms to Roboy, 260 foct 'of 1y-foot and 1,638 feob of d-fook; Tearca street, from Desplainos to alstad, 90 fect of 1-foot ; Morgan strect, from Ven Buren 'to Harrison, 745 fect of 2-foot; Congress street, from Blorgun to “Dliraoy, 1,718 fect of 1-foot ; DeFoven street, from Ca- nal fo Halsted, 2019 feet of I1-foot; Bunker streot, from Canal to” Hilsted, 2,012 fect of 1-foot ; Ewlng streot, from Iiaisted to Bluo Island avemic, 600 fect of 1-foof ; Forquor stroot, from Ifalsted to 'Biuo Islaud avenue, 858 feet Of 1-foot; Brown from Twolfth o Toylor, 850 'foot of 1-foot} Morgan strect, from Tywelith to Taylor, 830 feet of 2. foot; Morgau’ treet, from Gurloy to Harrlson, 468 fuect of 2-foot; Sholld slreet, from Harrison to Taylor, 1,72 feet of 2-foot; My mtreol, from arrion to Tyvolfth, 2,670 fect of 2-foot; Centra avenue, from Polle to Twolfth, 1,677 feck of 2-foot; Gurley strect, fom Bluo Touud svuisto to Bliolloy 1273 feot ‘of 12 35+ + Maxwell atreet, from Lialated to Waller, 1 of ifoot; 'Morgan sireet, from ' M woll to Mitehell, - 442 feet of 3. Waller strect, from Maxwell to Twelfth, 600 feet of 2-fool; Centre avenuo, from Mitchel to Sampson, €60 foot of Zig-foots "Wright Biret, from Halstod 0 Morgan, 1,100 fect of I-fook ; Judd atrcet, from Caual to llnton, 397 fuck of 1-foot § Wilkon etrobt, from Canal to Jeffetson, 738 feck of 1- faot ; Leonurd wtreet, from Sisleonth to Eightcenth, 830 oot of 1-faot ; Burlingtou otrect, fron Sixteenth to teenth, 859 fool of 1-joot ; Jelcrson streot, from Stxteunth to Eighteentl, of 850 feet of 2-foot ; Jeifcrson stroot, from Eighteenth'streat 10 Canalpot avontie, 25 fent of 3-foot ; dullerson Atreot, from Cannlport avenio to Twenty-sccond street, 1,500 feot of 2-foot ; Union strect, from Sixteonth’ sireet to Canulport 'avenue, 1,600 feet of 2-foot newor, THE DOAND OF FOLICE hold a rogular semi-weokly mooting yoatorday aftor noon, and considered matiors appertatning to the Firo Department. Jumes F. Enright, cngineor of No. 16, was found guilty of nogleot- ing his duty, but sentonce wassuspended during good bebayior. Willinm Shiolds was appointed o rogular member of the Department. Tho Fire Wardens' report for Juue was sube mit ted. 'Phoy discovercd G48 violationa of the fire ordinauco, served 744 notices (478 of which woro complied with), and attond- ed to 96 complaints mado by citizens. Tho Firo Marshol presented his report for Juno, from which the following facts wore obtained. Thero ‘wero 48 fires, aud 7 falko alarws ; loss on build- ings, $04,513'; ou_contouts, SHY4B0; oxcoss of insuranco, $836,4901, Tho cauisos of tho firos yoro us follows: Carclossnoss, 7; lump oxplosions, 2; kerosono oxplosions, 23 gas oxplosion, 1§ dotativo chimnoys, 7 ; dofcetivo stovopipe, 1 sparks from chitnoy. 1; sparks from locomo- tive, 1 childrou playing with matches, 2; spon- tancous combustion, 273 incondiarisin and sup- osod incendiavisty, = 11; unknown, 9, uring tho session of tho Doard, Michaol ~ McGuira, hoe who wus & eandidato for Polico Commissionor, and with- drow in favor of ‘Tom Courtney, made his ar- pearanco, and stated thut ho dosired Lo profor chiargoy against James Enright, Engincor of No, 10, for encouraging o Loy Lo rob bid futhor and concoaling tho stolon proporty in the Lngine- Houso, Assistant-Marshul Polric Imfiguumd to hiim thiat tho proper way was to huva the chargos writton out heforo presonting them, McGuire mado somo_Insolont, remark i sopiy, and, Le- coming obnoxious, Petrio * bounced” him out of tho room. Ho wont to Justico Boydon's oftico, on Adums strect, noar tho City Ilall, and hud tho oharges put In wriling” and signad, and swore that thoy were true. Roturning with thodocument, ho presented it to Prosident Ma- gon, who, soeiug that MoGuiro wan efthor undor tho intluonce of lquoror insano, placed tho papor ou his desk, McGuire thon cammouced talking to Petrio, and told_him ho would thrash him it Lio enmo outsido. Potrio “bounced" him ngain, ond McGuiro wont to the Bupormtondont of Polico nud roquosted that tho Doard of Lolico bo arroated ; thoy hnd insulted him—a oiti- zon, which thoy bad o right to do, Washburn l'ulflllml&(l him'to leuve, aud whon he entored tho hallway ho saw Potrio coming outof tho Board of FPolicoroom. Makiug for him, thore would havo boen s fight if a policoman had not cought MeQuire and restrained him. In o minute or two Michaol was in the lock-up, and this morn- ing Lo will be arraigned for disorderly conduct, Aftor thiu little divortisontont, the Doard practi- eally adjourned, "ho Cowmmlesionors romained wround, though, until after 4 o'clook, at which hour Morers, Muson and Wright slipped out of the room to have an intorview with Cor- Ehoruuon Counsel Tnley, us dotatled olsowhare, oridan kept his soat witil aftor § o'aloak, kop- ing to honr gomothing shout the Tiokey matter, but ho waa obligad o go homo disappoiited, PRIVATE GAS-POSTS AND LAMPS, Tho Council Committeo on Gns Lights mot in tho ity Clorla oflico, yostorduy aftornoon, aud considorad, first, an ordinanco in_relation to the orection of lamp-posts In front of hotals, slores, thoatros, otc., by private individuals, The ordis nanco givos thein nuthiority to do Ao, it thoy ob- tali o pormit from tho Lioard of Public Works and givo a bond of &500 that they will tnko dowa tho ordinary posts and delivor them to tho cily suthorities, and put in motros, eo that tho clty will not bo obliged to pay for thio gas burned, Lo Commitico nsreod to recommend its passago, with an amendment that tho lamps shall bo fighted aud oxtinguished according to tho city Ume-tablo, Tho Commiittoo then fook up an ordinanco for tho location of fitty-fivo gas-lampa on Bluo Teland syonuo, from Ashland avouuo to Wostorn avono, but doforred action till they conld examine the locality and ace if {lio Jamips aro ncoded. Tho timo-tablon wora talled ovor, but woro lnid nsido until Ald. Powall oxanifned thom. Mr, Walbridgo presonted o patent rofloetor, which ho wished to aitach to tho lsmps in o carfum district, aud neliod an sppropristion of 10 lamp to meot vxpenscs, e clufmed that, by ustug smallor buniiors and the rofleotore, the city’s gas bill would bio reducod 25 por cont.” No action wan {nken, CITY MATLWVAY LIOENHEB. Tho Council Committeo on Rnilroads met yon- torday aflornoon and cousulied in reforonco to Ald. “Tracey's resolution inntructing tho Cor- poration Counsol to propare an ordinanco ro- quiring tho ulreot railway companios to talke out & liconus for overy car on their linay., Thoy postpougd " acllon unlil, uoxt Thurslay whon the ofieors of tho companion will give their resons why thoy should not ey ansthing. | Patltions for u ido-track at Grovo and Elizabath strcets, and the romoyal of tho track of tho Chicago & 8t. Paul Railrond from Carroll stroot. woro laid ovor until the Commitico oxmuined tho sireots. CONTRACTH AWARDED. Tho Bonrd of Publio Worke yesierday award- ail contracts for furnishing Iumbor Lo tiio Stroct Dopurtmiontas follows : 1,006,000 foct of pino to W. D. Toughitoling nt $11 o' thousand ; 108,~ 000 foot of ok, to E. A, Dratt, at §20; 15,000 feot of onk, toSamuol Marrs, ot £207 25,000 foot of onl; to Jomes T Bimpéon, ot 320. DUILDING, PRRMITS. Tho Bonrd of Tublic Works issued the follow- ing building pormits yostorday : Jane Owen, 3- story and bdoment brick, 25x43 " feot, Wabnsh avonuo ; Prancis B, Peabody, S-story and buac- mont brick, 50x63 fect, North Dearborn strot 3 ¥, A. Ridalo, 2-story and basemont brick, 120x39 foot, Throop srcet. e et PERSONAL. The Hon. L. H. Eume, Ottawa, is at tho Garduner. Liout. E. D. Fuller, U. 8. A, is at the Sherman. Sonator Matt Carpontor s at the Grand tor has up to this timo refused to accopt.— Vienna letler in New York Tribune, A Borlin lattor to tho Now Yorle Ferald nnys ¢ Garibeldl still lives, and to assuro our Roman clorical frionds on this point I will glve o trans- Intion of a lolter, writton by tho voloran Genoral o your corraspondent, dntod from Caprors. tho 13th of May, 1878 ¢ Tam of tho gkaimo oplufon an (ien, Grant, that B ropo wil finally ‘adopt tho Repubilcan form of govern~ mont, Yours, G, GARIBALDL, Capnzna, Moy 13, 1679, "'ho vonorable Rev.Dr. Itichard §.)8torrs was in il pulpit, ot Braintroo, Masu., on Sunday, duly 0, tho sisty-firat nunivorsury of lus ordination thore in 1811, Two or threo weoks ago, the * Claimant" to the Tichborno estatos foll throngh & fooring— prulmhlf' on nceount of his jinmonss bulk—and cut big knoo and Lis head. Tt is now statod that he ia seriously il of nrynllmlma, His donth would Do rathor a wirange conclusion to Lho prolonged litigation of which ho has beon tho cause. P'co- E]u who liave belioved in him would then alwnys 0 ablo to sy that his own side of tho case had nover boon proporly honrd, and that n {m:v novor would have convicted him, The evidenco thus far brought agamst tho claimant, in tho coureo of tho presont trial, seoms quito irrosistiblo—it is comploto nt ovory point. Yot tho poorer class- es in England contimio to sond tholr ponnics to assisb hint in his defonso, and hio Iy received with clicers wherover he goos. FLORIDA WATER. IMPERISHABLE FRAGRANCE! HORRAY & LANBIANS CELEBRATED FLORIDA WATER The richest, most Jasting, yot most dolicate of all Por fumes, for ugo on tho HANDEERCHIEF At tho TOILET, And in the BATH. th X . LANAAR, Without hich nono i gouutho. For sale by nll Perfomers, Drucgists, nnd Dealers in Fancy Goods. AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Pacitle. John W. Porter, Eaq., of Towa City, is at the Commercial, J. H, Humphroy, of Bloomington, is at tho Commorcial. W. L. Bullivant, tho groat farmor of Tlinois, is at tho Garduor. Tne Hon, 0. Billings, New Orleans, is at the Grand Pacifie. Tho Hon, E. W. Kozas, of Madison, Wis., is ot tho Grand Pacific. Tho Hon. H. IL. Wolls, Washington, D. C., is at tho Grand Pacifie, M. and L. Hopfor, Mannheim, Germany, aro at the Grand Pacifio. Wiltism I, Manly, of Denver, Col., arrived in tHown yestorday, and is stopping at the Sherman ouso, The Hon, John Allon, Saybrook, Conn., Prosi- dont Peorin, Pekin & $t. Louis Railway, is at the Gardnor, Houry M. Bmith, lato Secratary of the Pacifio Hotel Company, was yesterdny prosouted with an clogaut horso, hrness, aud phooton by his associatos in thet entorprito. Margarot Scullon and hor child, from Bramp- ton, Canada West, arrived in Chicago on Wednas. doy, in search of hor brothers, Goorga and Thomas Beullon, and it in great distross, at No, 18 South Water trcot. Tho tollowing woro among tho prominent ar- rivals ot tho Gardnor yestorduy : _W. H. Grogg, IL. M, Hibbard, St. Louis ; B. 8, Fitch, Urbana, 1li.; T T, Field, Louisville; . B. JcLen, Now Yorl ; Charles' Sloan, Hartford, Ct.; i. R. Gurdnor, Joncsvillo, Micl, At the Goult Houso: Rov. D. D, Spaulding, Pittsburgh; Hon, A. E. Elmore, Fort Howard ; Thomay_Rock, Pittsburgh; Eli’ Kearnan, Fort Scott, Xa.; J. O. Pogo, Boston; J. Crawford Nyo, Baitimoro; Dr. O, E. Morso Milwaukes ; George D, Bancroft, Boston, Moss,; Hon Lyman M. Masou, Green Luko, Wis. Mr. H, A, Obadwick, formorly proprietor of Willard’s Hotel, Washingion, and Iattorly Chica- g ugent of & Philadelphia harnoss munufactory, has accoptod nupouitiun tendorod him by the Gruud Pueifi fotal poopls, Wo congralulata tho Pacific, tho travoling publio, and Chicngo upon this dequisiion to the goaial aud accom- plishiod hotol corps of tha city. Tho following were among the prominent ar- rivaly ab tho Grand Pacific Hotel, yestorday : J. B. Shaw, Milwaukeo ; W. G. Clark, Bt, Louis ; A. A, Harvy, Ban Francisco, G. W. Hamblin, Ottawa, Konj O. B. Davis, Hartford, Ct, ; F. Fowler, Brooklyn; I. Carpenter, New York ; Tosepla Doy, St. Louis : W. 3. Sniih, Duftalo W. V. Way, Poledo. _The following woro among tho prominent ar- tivals at tho Shorman Houso, yosterday: F. A. Yan Ostrand, Fort Bortbold, D. T.; A. L. Cougor, Aoy, 0. J. P. Mofleft, Fort Fock, M. '%.;" E. G. How, Codor Rapids: I1. P. Stono oud family, Tortland, Mo.; 8, W. Johnaon, and family, Phlladolphis; Jolin Bierco and family, Denvor; Frauk Barron, Washington, D, C. Tho Rov. Charles W. Woods was ordnined as an ovangolist by the Drosbytery of Chicago at tho Becoud Prosbytorian Church on Wedneaday ovening; sermon by tho Rtov. Mr, Thompson, of tho Thirty-first Street Proabytorian Churel; chiarge to tho evangelist by thio Rov, Dr. Van. Doren ; ordatning prayor. by the Rov. Dr. R. . Pattorson. It was statod thet Mr. Woods is to g0 to New Moxico to labor as a homo missionary. Lounis Audenried, of Philadelphia, has givon $100,000 to tho pulx‘lu bLoepitals of that city. All tho groat Railrond Kings aro gone or goiny to Europe, viz: John W. Garrett, uf tho f}nlb - moro & Ohio; Thomay A. Scott, of tho Ponnsyl- Jain; Alosaudor ditouil, of the Milwaukes & .+ Tual, Lord Marjoribanks, proviously Mr. Robertson, . P., dicd on the 20th ull., less than a wook after ho had boen mado o Poor, 1le was 80 years old. IIis briofly-hold title becomes extinct tor want of an hoir, Dr. Charles T. Jackaon, the woll-known chom- ist, of Boston, has boon taken to the McLean Asylum, About two weeks ago, whilo reading a morning papoer, ho was stricken with paralysis ou ono sido, and & homorrlingo of the brain. Soator Sumuor oo oxpeots to lonto Wash- ington for Massachusotts the Inat of the wook, 116 sponds most of hit timo in tho Congressionni libracy, and takes u long rido every evening. 1lo can noiy sloop without tho uso of morphine. Congrossman Hancock, of Toxas, eays that s momber of Cougross must have ton ‘thousand dollars a year to enublo him to livo docently in Washington, Sonator Chandlor has soveral timos ton thousand, and he doecsn't live docontly. —Louisville Courier-Journal, The Dulko of 8t. Albans hus purchased tho pic- turo by Stoop which illustrates the ontry of Charles 11, into London at the Restoration, “fho ploture s {o bo sant Lo Bostwood, tho ostato giv- ©on to Nell Gwynuo by the morry monaroh ;" Noll aud the monarch being the foundors of the Bt. Albaus lino in 1684, Mr. Hurlbut, of the New York Worid, aftor intorviowing tho earthquales of Ban Halvador and crogsing tho Andos in the firat locomotive that avor climbod their sides, is making for tho Btraits of Magollan, with o half-formed \uu' 050 of looking up the Bouth Pole while e is down that way, Taward Evorott, of-Ploasant I1ill, Mo., is now nearly 80 years of ago, uud has roughod it in Missourd for over lalf a contury ; but he is young aud vigorous enough withal'to ocutor with enthusisum Into tho movement of tho farmers of tho West agmust logislative and covporate mo- nopolios, aud is contident of liviug yet to sco the trinmph of his principles, Daron Hohwnrz-Sonbory, tho autocrat of the Vienna Exhibition, has falten into what may bo called oflicial disgraco, Io spent monoy with suoh & lberal hund that tho Financo Ministor began to think the bottom had fallen out of the Troasury, and, becoming alarmed at tho pros- pogts of some millions of dofloioncy to ba mndo up by tho Governmont, which atauds sponsor and indorser for the I'air, llp(mlntml & Commis- slon throe days ago to suporvise the Barou's dis- Dbursements, whoreupon the Baron took offonso, and tondered his vouignation, whioh the Minis- pagiirsden, Felday Saturday, and Satarday Matinos Buottisgly, fast, vorformances”of” tho CASTHE! ‘With the entiro strength of tho Star Compnuy, Mouday, July H—WIll bo_producod, with evorsthing TR b umonuatod cast, Robartson's Socicty Covtlys HOME, ‘Also rusppearatito of Mr. JOUN DILLOY, I tho glorious farco, THIE TWO POLTS, McVICKER'S THEATRE, 'MIIE BRILLIANT YOUNG ACTRESS, KATIE PUTIN.ANM. ‘Wadnosday evoning, July 9, and untll furthor notice, an original comody Deama ontitlod WON AT LAST, Constance Warburtor ratanon Warburlon ..ol Katlo Putnem @ conslud with Mortors spionilii DON'T JUDAE BY ADPEAIARUES. Disna (rith Boug), Katlo Patnam Rea T tonn! play, ontitiod bRt A il B amotionat play,ontito OCEAN NAVIGATION. Satling tirfeo s waok I songera toall parts ot Greal Europe, and the Moditerrans ago, Britlsh aud Leisls pori: nental ports same as other ry U. 5 curzency, Apply for {0 pany’s: nfllve:" No. 7 Mowling Groen, corner Lasalloand Madison-ata., Ghicajo. HENDERION BROTHERS w York, and cavesiug pass taiy, i ntal Lieland, Co NEW YORK TO CARDIEE, BRISTOL, LONDOW, . And all Other Points in England and Wales, The South Walen Atlantic Stoamwhip Company's nuzs first-clnss Steamships will satl from Peunsylunin Rafl- rond Whatl, Jorsoy Oity. PENMBROKIE, GLAMORGAR Thico stenmshis, L g o vided with all the latest improvements for the votorcand convanlence af CALIN AND STEERAGE Firat Cabin, fucond Cab Ktcorugo, Propald St60rig6 cortifieatcy (7o G Drafts for £1and npwards, Toe furthior particulars, apply In Cucdilf, ot the O pauy’s Oflices, No. 1 Docl: Chiymbiers, and (i Now York t ARGHIBALD BAXTER & CO., Ayonts, No. i Hroadivay, STATE LINI., NEW YORK AND GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, BEL- FAST AND LONDONDERRY. "These elegant new atcamers will sail Plor, Fulton Forry, Brooklyn, N, BAMA My 23 dune 1§ GEORGIA.. Wednesday, Fortnightly (herentior. AUSTIN BALDWIN & Agents, 7 [irondway, SAMBLIE & HLARGIS, Afien Cor. of Canal aud Wost Madison-sts., Chicag NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS. Salling from Now York for Quoenstown and Livorpoo} avery Bituedny, and for Londondlrost ovory ortuigit: ¥or QUERNSGTOWR zad LIVERPOOL, from Disre 44 and i7, North itior. Grooch....baturday, July 19| Cannda. .. Saturday, July 58 Saturdag, July 19| Spata.cs sSatunay, Aux. 3 Cubin Passage, $80, 800, und $100 Carrency. Excurslon Tiokets at Tteducod Ratos. STEERAGE PASSAGE, 8. curroncy. Passousors buoked Lo or frou’ Gorian and feandina- vian poluits at low rates. The Stoumahips of thia line aro tho largest in tho trado, Drafts on Groat Britaln, Irotand, and 8o Coutinoats WILLIAM MACATISTER, on'l Westeru Agent, Northeast earner Clark and Randolph-sts, (opposits ‘mow Shcrman Tousa). Ohicako. MEDICAL CARDS. DR. C. BIGELOW, GHENFIDENTML PIIYSICIAN, 461 BTATEST. hicngo. 10 i Wall knawn by ll roadors of tho papers that Dr, 0. Bigelow Is tho uldost ostablishod physician, hayl practiciog in Ohilcaio for tho Iast 10 years g and Sxhoriento hava mado Dr. I, tho mast eaowied SPiS: GPALINT of the 8o, honorcd by tho bross, ostsomoid of fhia highost nadical ‘attaimucnts by all the madienl in: GG v, asini dorelie, AN suto Aty 712 fn prorfooting romudies th 70 Dovk: tively the worst casos CHRONIC AND PRIVATE AL T IR gt NRI both soson.’ SE3 BV soducin: NERS VOUR s AVERRION 10 BOCIETY, TN PATRID VISION, oSS -OF CMEMOIY AND MANIOOD porfootly oured. Tt Isovident that ono who confines hiw. 201t 10 tho stuy of cortain discnsos, tronting tiuusands of gnses ovtry year, wust havo yreatot skl than » plsaiclan in a gonoral practico, Goilimnal e Gy, of tho Wichost sospactabllty and mumbors of tho wodleal faoulty now prflflllllllt{ n Ulhfongion v wiling and rosdy to netoet s wellls Hoad e ACRDTOAT, THENTISIS for Indios and Hunt 1o nu‘y nddross {n senlod onvelopo. B TION FREE, SEPARATE PARLORS for ladios and gontioma, Oalliyan wao, iy io, Dootor: GORRTR: SONDRRGE OHY DR. 0. BIGELOW, with staps, No. 461 Stato-st, FIDENTIAL. Addross all lottors to COBURN TMedical Institute, 176 and 177 South Olark-at., coruer Monrow, Chicago, Toomdiat ‘e conduotsd by’ Dr. ds O, Oobuien, for e trontment and_ouro of all forms of chionio and speciat divearnd in boh sozva. ‘This Tiatituto ks unquustionably tho most selontlilo (o thia country for tho trentmont, of Ginimgon, L. Cabuen I8 @ TogulAT geadiito of modioino, aniHias thedo diplouns roin tho bout collugr tn 1y Warld, and has had moro oznuriance [ tho trontinun fof privnia disonsss than any vhysiolun in Ghlongo. Young Tt who Toquiro a plysieian uover fail ta fini spaedy ro- Hlof xuid & pormancut ouro at the hands of Dy 3 s fur Do books oo nialo A ¢ o J. 0 COBURN, 175 and 137 5outh Olarcst Ahicntiduntial, Ubice hourd: ¥ a. v, to8 04 p. e nday, NO CURNE! No pavt Dr. Kea,n, 800 South Clavik-st., Chicago, Moy Lo contidontially sunulted, nessonally or by matl, frew ol o, unt all chronio ur hoevous dlsuaxs, DR Jy KEAN (s tho ouly physiclan In tho olty who wae- TS CUFex OF RO pas. (Ureon ook sent 1or 50 conts, Mustratod with numor ous finoongravings, DR. A. G. OLIN, CONFIDENTIAL PUYSIOIAN, No. 41 Wast Washington-at., Ohicago (iivst Hoor), ourow all private, olironio, ami nuryoun dlsvnnes i hoth' a03oe 10 atter who bavo fallod, Call or write’ oures gustant tood, Ginsultation freos worrospundenco onfidontin; 8¢ Daes full faloriiation fof two stamps, KONG f0r olroulars ontlomon. SULTA- o Spnse el el P R i i i i