Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1873, Page 4

4 I'HIZ CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SU THE POLICE IMBROGLIO. An Iixpectant Crowd Who Were Disappointed. Idr. Sheridan Given No Opportunity Yosterday to Get Into o Row, The Other Members of the Board Ignore Xis Presence While Transnct- Ing Business, Afiidavit of the Viectim of Trainor's Alleged Brutality. The poople who usually congrogate around Ihe City Hall were disappointed yestorday, Thoy oxpectod s supplemontal disturbanco in the Board of Polico, but in its stead thoro was o quict session—tho most harmonious ono, in fact, pinco Shoridan secured tho titlo of Commission er. Many may wonder at this, and in explann- tion it i atatod that Mark was ignored by tho othor Commissioners. Not being called upon for any information, he kept his lips closed, nud thoro wns no fault-fluding or exprossions of in- dignntion at what was dono. If Bheridan would ouly do heronfter as ho did yesterday aftornoon, thoro xan)d tin no more disgraceful occurrencos on th 1th side of the City Hall. Isitnotalittle Liagl ur 1o 10w 0¢ outbursts of passion cceur in any of the Boards with which Markis not connocted ? Ponco and good fecling provail else- whoro ; but in tho Bourdof Police thoro is nimost alwnys o rumpus of somo kind, which now and thon overflows and furnighes wonsational read- Sng-mattor for the public. Shoriden has carned tho namo of the ** Great Disorganizer," and tho conduct of his colleagues yestorday in not mal- g known their knowledge of his presence is commondable, for inno other way can ridiculous seones bo prevented, and the business of the Polico and Firo Dopartments bo carried onina quict aud ordorly manvor. The ovents of Friday aftornoon provoked more comment in the city than the Hickey-}oore Jowelry ease, and the samo class of porsons who waro outspoken in defonse of tho ox-Onptain at that timo woro yestorday us blatant in assorting thnt Sheridan was right. Among tho gamblers ond thieves his action was commended, nnd these men think that thoro is now an opportuni= ty to got rid of ‘Washburn, Thoy all wish it, for wore ho doposed their business would bo more profitablo than it is now, It was urged by others that Sheridan desired to make political rapital in order to enhanco his chances for office Intho future, This maynot be true, butitis cortrin that he has been watching for an oppor- tunity * to nail Washburn to tho wall and ren- dor lim harmless,” consulting thoraby tho in- torests of n cerlain danfi;&rmm clique, who aro anxious to -ave Mr. Washburn romoved, and ex-Capt. Hickoy elovated to the Superin- tendency. Although Shoridan has guccoeded in rovoking Mr. Washburn into using intemporato nnguugo, it is doubtinl if his littlo game will bo succossful. 'Tho susponsion of tho Suporinton- dont is anticipnted during the pendency of the cl:arges whic}x Sheridun proposes mnking to tho Iuyor, but His Ionor rofuses to rovenl tho course ho iitonds to pursue, and henco no defi- nite information on this point can bo obtsined. A number of Aldermen and prominont citizons walted on tho Mayor yosterday morning, and talkod over the occurrenco of TFriday af- tornoon. Sheridav's conduct was commont- ed upon by tho callers, and they up- braided him for his cnutumncfi and mischiof-making. They considered him re- aponsible for n]Ftllu outbreaks in the Board, aud endenvored to learn what, if anything, tho AMayor intended doing. His Honor would not oxpross Lis opinion of Bheridan, nor would ho tutimate what courso ho should take. Tho Commissionor from Bridgoport is con- stantly harping sbout *' consistency,” and his action on Triduy would lond ono to infer that he belioved in the aphorism—+* Don't do as Ido, but do ns 1 toll you to d It will bo remem- bored that he suspended policoman Trainor for maltreating Quinlan, and that this wrongful ox- erclec of authority wag what instigated the diffi- culty. betwoon ~him and the Superin- tendont, Bome time ago, when it suited his purpose, ho was on the othor sido of the fence—contended that a Polica Captain or other ofticer had no fl'fi" to suspend & policoman. Ho nsgertod this when ho was af- tor Capt. Goorgo Millor, and dosired his removal, A policoman named Rawloy was snspended by this Captain for being drunk, and, when the Board inveatigated tho cano, they dismissed him, Tawley appealed to the Circuit Court, and Judge Booth'contirmed their finding. After the do- ° zision was made, Sheridan, whenover he could drag it in, quoted Booth to tho offect that an of- ficor could 110t bo susponded by & Captain or & Commussioner. Ilo perverted the truth to guit his purposo, Judgo Mooth bay- ing esid nothing liko that. Corporation Cotnsel Tuloy ouco said an officer might Lo sus- pended in cortain aggravatod casel a Captain or Commissioner, but it was technically wrong, and charges should be preforred immodiatoly. Bhioridan _twisted complotely around in this in- stanco,—maintained what he had before denied, —and wont to work wrong etd foremost, When ho rofors to * consistency " again, ho should re- member this somerosult. : Commissionor Shoridan appesred in the rooms of tho Board of Polico about 10 o'clock yester- dry morning, aud convorsed about the row with all who desirod to hear him, and swore beforo *High oavon" that he believed thero was a plot to ausnswinate or shoot him on Friday ettornoon. Ho wunid the tables were placed in a line to provent nng ono gaiu- Ing nceess to whero the Commissionors' Beats aro leeated, and this, ho coutended, was Aone to permit su attack to bo mado upon him, and to facilitnto the cscape of Wasliburn, Ilo belioves, at loast says so, that tho schome wos preconcertad, but does not give uui' roason for hio failure of the attompt to ** kill him,” Such nansenso s this cerluinly justifion tho hoad-lino of “m afternoon papor: ** Mark, the Maniac.” At 2 o'ck in the nfiernoon, tho hour when tho Commissioners generally commence {thoir sossion, Lhoir room was full “of Pooplo who had como to witueus the anticipated ' fun,” Bhori- dan had been in und out oceasionally for half an Liour, but noither Magon nor Wright had made thoir sppearance. Fdward Quinlan, the man who was boaten by Policeman 'ratnor, wan _present, and handed Commissioner Bheridan the subjoined aflidavit: 4 the Honorable Board of Police Comniissioners of the City of Chicayo : 1, Edward Quinlan, belng o cltizen of Clicago, do horoby chargo Police Ofiicor Jamiea ‘Trainor with : Haltresting a prisonor. 2, Maltrealing a cltizen, 3, Mrking an arrest withont warrant, no offense baving been committed in his presence. 4, Conduct une bucomingan ofticer, In support of the nbove chiarges I respectfully state the following facts : On Thursduy, July 11, 1673, about 10:30 o'clock in tho ovenlug, T was quitly sitting on tho sidewalk opposito my house, on Hivkory streot, in {ho Olty of Chicago, when #ald ‘ONicur James Trafnor eamo p to e, arroitod mo, and took mo futo my house, ifo did not sfute why lo arrestod mo, but, without any warrant, nlated “on taling' mio' to tho police-station, T declined to go, wheroupon ho epraug upou me, Xnocked me dowsi npon tho floor, and dragged me out ou {be stroet, Aftor Lo drugied mio to the sidewnlk, sand while T was down, hi ed mo soveral timen, and cantinucd to drag, and kick, sud sbuso mo until gome ‘of the nejghbors intorfored oud Legged him not fo murder mo, While ho was thus beating and sbusing .ano upon the sfdewalk, my wifo threw Loraclf upon me n order to protect mo frow his blows ; wheroupon ho JBtruck hier o kovero blow wpon the urm, leavivg lior arm black and bluo, o then let mo get up, und I went quiotly with him townrd the stutio,’ When we got near thy station, and_away from tho uelghbors ‘who hiad interfered and compolled Im to stop in the first fustance from beatiug me, bio stopped, turned ruyion e, and took liold of mo by tho luir, saying ““Now I hava got you, tako thut,” accompuuylug his ‘worda with a violent blow with his fist on my face, ‘whieh blow blackened my eye and caused tho blood to flow from my noso, 1 the askoll him notto try fo aurdor me, aud ho replied, **‘Luke that, teo,” agaln nccompanylog tho words with a Llow 'of his int_upon my month, cutiing my lip, and, by tho forco of (lio blow, knocking looks two of iny teoth, At tho timo he atruck me thoso blows, I was making no re- sistanco, and no atlempl ot retlstance, but was quietly wroceedlng with liui to (ho stutlon, ' T furthor stu( hiat, ut the tino Oflcer Trainor nrrested me, I wus quict und orderly, und was not chisrged by any person with uny offouss or crimo, LDWARD QUINLAN, This day peraonally appeared buforo_ me, tho aboye- named Edward Quinlan, and mudo vath that tho state- mente and matters of fact ubove sot forth aud sub- scribed by Lim, oro true, Witness my bhund and notarial sead, thiv 216th day of July, A, D, 1473, War, J, Exazii, Notary Publlo, Mark handed tho documont to the roporters, remarking, at tho mme timo, that 2%ers wan tho evidence of T'rainor's brutality; the Bupor- futondent was uwaro of it, yet ho had restorsd {ho ofticer to duty, aud grossly Insulted his su- erior officor for pusponding him," Bubsequont- ly, Bhorldan took Quinlan aud tho aflidnvit sround ¢9 the Mayox's oflice, aud, presenting the 1, 9, paper to Iis Monor, introducod Quinlan as ono of tho * victims of the Fourth Procinot polico- men.” Tho Mayor rocoived him Hlndl{ nnd told Bhoridan that ho ‘wna not familiar swith tho cir- oumatances of tho cnso, 'Tho Commissionor and tho “violim" rotired, and, when thoy roturned to the room of tho Tolico DBonrd, Mossra. Wright and Mason wero in thoir ronta transaoting business, The Buperintond- ont, with his right hand wrapped np in linon, was pubmitting ordors and roports on saloon liconros, and Mr. Wright was mnlth:}: motions, and Mr. Mason scconding thom and doclnring them to be agroed to, Bhoridan took his unual sont and looked sido- ways ot Mr. Mason, but the latter kept his oyos ontho papers in front of himi, . A roporter asked Mnrk what the Mayor snid 10 him, and ho roplied, * Nothing, 1lo daro not say anything disrespectful to mo, and ho knows it.” 'Tho Commisslonor was ovidontly angry, possibly because lo wns not conmulted by his collongues, who wero busy within a fog foot of him, A contract for 100 mattresses for tho polico stations was awarded to Allen & Mackoy without his consent boing nskod, and he beeamo rostloss, - Taking up & nowapaper, ho commonced rending tho ac- coput of X'rlday's prococdings. Bocoming tired, ho throw the papor pside, and attempted to at- tract attontion by npnul’ng and shutting tho drawers in his dosk. Tho Prosident and Mr. Wright heeded him not, but continued to pass upon tho matters submitted by Mr, Washburn, Bheridan noxt took somo papor out of n draw- or and commoncod writing, 1lo got a8 far ns— “ To tho Ifon. Joseph Medill, Mayor of the Cily of Ohicago,” and then stoppod. Tho Prosidont oceasionally looked at him, but his oyos rested on him for only s second or two. Ho hnd said that horeaftor he would nct as if Bhoridan waa not presont, and ho did so, At half-past 8 tho Beorotary camo into tho room and " banded tho oflicial” envelopo to the Prosidont, snying ho had been requestod to do- livor it. Bhoridan, who bad rosumed writing, coased, and looked up, Guesses were mado a8 to tho subject mattor of the communication, but thu{ wore proved o bo wrong by Mr. Mason, who relieved auxiety by reading aloud as follows : To the Roardof Police Commissioncrs : Tho fuclosed complaint of Mr, Edward Quinlan was placed in my hands, Tho documout properly belon, to P'nu Broard, Tho charges are serious, and shonld bo invostigatod, whick I doubt not you will have done, Respectfully, Joserit MepILy, Mayor, Sheridan thon called out, * Quinlan,” and he camo up with a handkerchiof prossod to lis mouth. Ho looked sickly, and ono of his eys wag blnck aud blue, * This,” said Mark, *is tho victim of tho policoman who was restorod to duty yostorday," Ivory ono in the room expected that this ro- mark, which was uttered in an insolont touo, would causo acone, but Mr, Mason was unusually cool. He only said: was hero yesterday.” Bheridan without doubt wanted o rumpus, for ho blurted out, in adefinnt vort of way: “Tho policoman also arrested this man's wifo and child to have thom tostify against him aftor having arrostod him without causo or a warrant, and shamefully abused him and dragged him to ernnn. And thon ho subsequently arrested Ar. Wall, the gentloman who was horo yestorday, to cover up his ovil doings.” The Yrosidont read the aflidavit, and moved that tho Buperintondent ba instructed to prefor charges againgt Trainor, aud that o day bo fixed for the trial. o asked if Monday wonld do ? The Buperintendont thought it would, if Quinlan was ready. Mark nsked tho complainant if he would coma without o subpmun, and ho eaid he would bo prosent at any time. I'ho Buporintondent romarked that, in rolation to the complaint reforred to him on Iriday {that of Wall}, tho Board ordered charges to bo pro- fored against Trainor. Ho liad suspouded him 26 500D 08 the complaint was mado. The great question of furnishing tho police- mon with uniform stars was then discussed by Dossrg, Wright and Mason and the Buperintend- ent. Bheridan, who wus still ignored, bogau wriunfi.ngmu. At this time, lmlf-iuut 8, Ald. Powall, 8tont, O'Brien, Bweot, ox-lolico Commissionor Tits- worth, “Ilorgo " Eddy, and a dozou others who had been pationtly waiting for an oxplosion, be- camo convinced that it was uscloss to stay longer, and withdrow. Only half a dozon per- song, including the roportors, romnined. A complaint of Honry Moran was submitted by tho Suporintendont. Ilo had been, as ho asgort~ od, abused by Roundsman Crotly, of tha Sov- onth Precinct, and the Superintendent wns in- structed to profor charges against the officar. The Commissioner ~from Bridgeport spont nearly an hour in writing, and produced the fol- lowing ¢ Hon. Josoph Medill, Mayor of the City of Chicago : In accordance with yonr wish to me expressed, T present to you cliarges in writing agatunt Efujor Wari bhurn, Superintendent of Lalico of tho City of Chilcago, Charge 1, Incompetoncy or ineficlency, In this, that for ihe wast threo mionths ho has falled (o ‘have brought to justice and punishment various members of tho polico forco stationed at the Fourth Precinct Polico Btatlon. Howas vory roatless all the afternoon, and certeinly inno mood for composing ; the sen- tonces givon above exhausted him, and ho put the paper on which they were written into his desk, and, resting lus head on his right band, ondeavored to catch Mr, Mason's oye. Ho was ‘unsuccossful, and commencod reading tho Cath- olic World, *Jesuitical Literature,” ns Lo called it., Meantime the other Commissionera were sign- ing_applications for snloon licensos, and doing business in o lively maunor; Mr, Mason having an_engagement &nd desiring to got away at 4 o'clock. N The Catholic World becamo uninteresting to Mark, and, noticing what Measrs, Wright . aud Magon weroe doing, he winked at the ru}mrlm and said to one in an under tone, My time will como yot.” Aftor the Board had been in sesgion an hour and a quarter, ovorythiog in hand hnvinlg baoen disposed_of, aud "the Suporintondent haviny nothing farther, Mr, Mason said, *“ Wo will ad- journ now;" and, with Commissioner Wright, left tho room, Washburn following. Shoridan continued to ocoupy his soat, and, ab the end of fivo minutes, reached over aud picked up several anflicntionn for galoon licenses which {he Presidont had loft on hisdesk. o wroto his autograph in the propor place, and, when all woro signod, eaid, in ruply toa question as to what he thought of tho “‘silont contempt™ of his collengues, that ho diln't care * the'snap of big fingor about it.” Ho wna determined to lold no oflicinl intercourse in the future with Washburn, and -he didn't care who kuew it, ‘Whou interrogated about the charges ho pro- posed preforring against the Superintendent, ho roplio l}lrmt lio lind boen advised to wait ; he did, not inteXd toact with proeipitancy, but would think ovor the matter, and perhaps muke charges of incompetency, ‘neglect of duty, and conniy- ance at wrong-doing (which, Lo esid, he could substantiate)in addition to tho ono of using in- soleut languago to a suporior, Ifo did not mind tho * budgoring » of tho Board, but ho would not indorse * ruilianism,” His time would come, and ho folt happy. Tho Board lmvinfi adjourned, and no ono boing anxious to nid Mark fn gotling up nnothor row the reportors withdrow, leaviug him to conooct another schemo to win tho approbation of tho Bridgeport roughs and tho gamblers and thioves of tho city. Jr, Mason's resignation has not yot been ge- coptod, but it probably will be on Mondsy. His successor muy bo R, I Dorrickson, but ‘it is as yet uncertain, #This is not tho mon who LR . 'GIVING AWAY THE “OLD RELIABLE.” Yestordny afternoon n very fuuny incident oc- curred in frout of Hooloy's Theatre, which is worthy of more than passing notico, A couple of gonial LaSalle-atreot boys, whose placo of business is not far from the Chamber of Com morco, visited the wmatinco, and during the outr'acto went out to sec s man, On roturning to tho theatre they wore accosted by a dimunitive bootblack, who, in persunsive toncs, solicited them to purchako a Journal with supplomont, Ouo of tho twain had littlo confldonco in the nolf-stylad “‘old roliablo,” sud rofused to buy, at tho samo timo stating that, “Youean't give tho cursed thing away." Tha other offored to bot & bauket of wine that thero was no diflouliy in giving tho “old reliablo™ away, lot alone soll- ing it. Tho wager was accepted. Dotweon the twain oncugh money was ralsod to buy out tho stock of the aforosnid mnewsboy—four lmpom. Theso wore roturned tq bim ‘with o undorstanding that ho - was to givo them away. The enucy littlo Arab, glooful on Luving renlized on his entiro stock, accopted tho situntion, and plankod himself on the corner of Randolph und Olark streots in or- dor to donate tho Journal—four copios, * Horc's yor Jowrnal " in plorcing tona wsplit the ears of lie nefghbiorbiod, No one wanted {t. * floro's yor Journal, don't cont yor cont," mot with oqunl encouragoment, 'T'ho boy began to ropent. 1lo had promitod to give.away the four Journals or ratury the twonly cents to tho LnSulle-stroot scalpors, ‘“'Bay, mistor, there ain't any thom follors around liore as wants tho Journal.” Just then ploug came o policoman, *Iuvo & Jowr- nal," Oy the indofatigable distributor of utale HowWH. ‘No," grufly rosponds the atur, ¥ Take 1t for nothin’," yollsthe despairing Arab., With astroak of Gl'lrlnt(nn benovolanco, gmmral{ly un- known to policamen, tho woelor pockoted the roffored gift, An impeounious-lookingexpress- driver sontod bobind n gouuino Rosl~ nanto eamo smbling along, ‘* Hore's yor Journal,” shonted le marchand de la rue, at tho snmo timo putting 1 on tho Hont of tho wagon, !' Get out of hora, d&—n_yor,” snyn Johu, and crack wont his whip. Wiroe-quarters of nn hiour ind olapred sinco the nowsboy undertonk to porform his contract. A toar glistenod In his loft oyo as ho llmu‘;m of his widowed mothor waiting for him with a club, and tho probability of his not gotting homo till long nftor suppor- timo, “8ay, mistor, I ean't find no follor nn wanta & Journal, aud I want to g homo.” But iy protestations woro in vain. Tho purchnsors, lePnrMuflo( tho flest part, wore inoxorablo. *Givo 'om nway or rofund tho money.” Tho boy, loth to risk (ho chanco ~of not nem"(" out again, mado ono moro offort, oud finnlly succooded in donating his eutire stack—four c(?vlna—lo & policomnu, an organ- {;rludcr who didn't speal Eufil‘lnh, o membeor of hie 8axon Band, who tool it, bolioving tho gitt to bo tho eustom of tho country, and n;éonllumnn from Bridgoport, who accoptad the gift, enying K Bfigbrmlcnu" rond myself, but Tll got Mis- thir Shoridan,—him a8 tould tho Mayor what ho thought of him,~to tell mo what it anys about tho ekor tnw, bad coss to it And such is th way tho Journal securcs a cirovlation. - — TIlZ KATLROAD CONSIRUCIION SUIT. The Motion for n Now Xrinl in tho Soy= mour ve Phillips & Oolby Construce tion Company Suit Overruled—The Eaabilitics of the Construction Come pany under its Contractn, In M. . Soymour & Co. v. Phillips & Colby Railrond Construction Company, in the United Btatos Circuit Court, yostordsy, on motion for new trial, His onor Judgo Blodgett rofused the motion and gave judgment for tho full amount of tho vordict found by tho jury. The procood- Ings had horotofora in this suit are familiar to the rendor, haviug boen fully roported in TuE Tnin- uxE, and need not bo again publjshed. His Honor in offoct sald that the jury in this cnso found for tho plaintiff, damagoes $107,358.44, and also found a spocial vordict undor tho direc- tion of tho Cowrt for tho sum of §11,000 odd, (a8 now fully appoars below), The defondants movod fora now trinl, alleging cortain orrors of tho Court in directions to tho jury ; that the vor- dict is contrary to tho ovidonco and the law of the onsg; that the Court orred in edmitting in- compotent testimonyon the part of tho plaiutifla; that the Court erred in oxcluding tostomony of- forod by the defondant; that the Court orred in rofusing tho sovernl prayers for instructions on the part of the defondaut, snd thet the Court crred in dflring instructions _to tho jury as to the fin of a spocinl verdict, ‘“The spocial vordict,” said the Court, ““was for tho amount claimed by tho plaintiffs for oxtra work dono on Bections 40 to 46, for the oxcavation of which it was contendod that an u[('mumum had boon en- tored into botwoen plaintiffs nud dofondants, through the firm of contractors on the one hand, and Mr. Phillips, Presidont of thoe Phillips & Colby Conatruction Compauy, on tho othor; in aocordance with which agreomont, the mothod of porforming tho work on thoso sectiona then omploged, was changed for & moro advantagoous aud rapid system ; the moving of carth from the oxcavations formorly dono by teams, barrows otc., boing substituted by & tomporary railroad train. DPlaintiffs contended tha} this oxtra worlc was {0 bo paid for by dofondants, at such pricos a8 the Clitof Engineer should fix in making up his rogular statements, Indood, the Obief Engincor did examine this worlt, and plaintiffs claim they proceaded under his direction, and duly kopt an account, When the amount for extra work alone amounted to upwards of 811,000, plaintiffs asked tho Chicf Engineer to includo thatsum in his osti- mates, but ho refused to dogo. At the time the caugo was on for trial, the Court did entortnin some doubt as to whether this claim was within the torma and mofluhlfi of the contract, and whother tho plaintiffs should not Lave brought o special suit againet tho defendants for tho ox~ ten, smount clmmed. But sinco that timo, upon o furthor oxamination of the contract, the Court lind found that it was stipulated in substanco, if uot in 50 many words, that any chango in the work undnrmtflm under tho torms_of ‘tho con- tract, and any operations that might afterwards be tnken for tho batter performance of the work, involving incroased prices, or rondjustmont of the priogs, shall be undertakon under the supor- vision of the Engincer, nud tho ratesbo fixed by Dim, This Bpocial work was clearly undortakei Dby tho plaintiffs under thooperatious ef this pro- vision, and it therefore became tho duty of tho Chiof Engincer, boiug cognizant of tho work, to see that the proper pricos woro charged, and tho_amount duly included fn his estimates ; and if ho had doue this, and there had beon' nuything wrong in the plaintifis’ chargos, Lis priccs would liavo boen_canclusivo, Therofore the Court held that it was right for the plaintiffa to bring suit, and that this claim fairly formod puri of the suit. This had beon loft to the jury, aud thoy Lad found aa fo the amount dug. - i As to tho points made against the general ver-.| diet, the Court, aftor due, cousideration, could only say hio thought that Yho testimony sustain- cod the verdict. Exception was particularly taken, first, to the itom of 319,000, for 16 por cent retainod out of tho cstimates until the satisfactory completion of the work, and second, to the itom of $15,000, agreed to bo prid by de- fondants to plaintiffs ou the cumplflllou of the first 60 sections of the rond, 'Fhe question whethor this ought to bo_included in the plaintiffe damagos, dopends upon ‘hothor the dofendant was guilty of breach of con- trnet,—in othor words, whother tho dofondant Lind beon tho cause of the work not procecding to n succossful jssue. Tho allegation of the plaintiffs is, that tho dofondants failed to_pny thoir monthly cstimates forSeptomber and Octo- Dor (?), and that, solely in consequence of such failurp, plaintiffs were obliged to utol) work, and abandon tho contract, It was provided by the contract that tho plaintiffs were to be paid monthly, upon estimates to be furnished by tho Chiof Lngincor, and it was not to bo expected that, if tho defondants failed to pay them tho 1monoy upon which they deponded, that they woro forever to go on with tho work, The evidouco showed that, from a combination of eunuscs, the defondants becamo at lnst unablo to mako” thoir regulnr paymonts ; nnd, us soon a8 that fact be- camo Iufiy cutablished, the plaintifl wes, in the opinion of the Court, justified in cousidering thnt tho contract was b an ond, and in bringing suit against tho dofondrnts for tho recovery of such monoys as should Lo found to be duo to ~ thom. Ho thought they woro justified in keoping the 19,000, Tho $15,000 was part of n sum of £30,000 which do- feudanls ngreed to pay plaintiffa on tho lattor aesuming tho contract of Ilopper, Boyle & Co, Tifteen thousand dollars of this was paid at the timo tho contract was mado, and the balanco was to bo paid an cowmplotion of Boction 60, The plaintiffs allowed this to romain in the hands of tho dofendants as » guaranty for the complotion of the work, Whon tho dofendants provented, by their own broach of the contract, the plain- tifhs from Folng on with the work, tho lattor woroe justiflod in including thia amount in the sum gued for. The ngt:ragum which tho Conrt hold tho plaintiffs entitled to suo for, thoreforo, wore: Amount duo by tho estimates . Torcontago rolainod,.... Ly 19,000 And tho balsnco of Gouia Feiniied Uy difgid- Tugetlier with {ho vxtra work, 1,000 T'ho jury bad found a vordict for such portions ‘of this sum na thoy discovered by evidonce to bo due. 'I'he Court could not eay, 08 this was a question puroly of fact, thut tho Jury had found u vordiet for too large un amount, Tho motion would bo overruled, aud judgmont for verdict. Detondant nppenls. Tho followiug wore the spocial findings re- forred Lo : Uad defondant, at tho time of tho breach allegod in plaintiffs’ declarntion, waived or oxenked tho failure of tho plaintiffs up to that timo to complote cortain parts of tholr cou- tract within cortain times In tho contract’ mon- tioned, which timo had thou olupsed ; and woro tho plaintiffs at the timo of said alloged broach enguged in the porforming of suid contract with tho consont of defondants? Yeu. Had tho defendants, at tha timo the plaintits slopped the work in quention, given the plain- 1My to understand thut dofondants wore finuu- cially unable to {)ny tho ostimatos for worlk Lhon done, and would probably be unable to for o time to pay future ostimates ? Yes. We, tho jury, fiud from tho evidenco thut the dofendant “agroed to {my tho plaintiffs tho extra cont of doing the oarth work by trains on cortnin soctlons botwoon 40 and 40 ; and we also fiud from the evidedco that imch oxtra cost amounted to 11,708, which should bu added to the amount of damuges found by tho goneral verdiot, e THE ACADEMY OF SL‘IEI;CES. Our cltizons will bo glad to learn that vory satisfuctory progross hus beon mado- Ly a por- tion of the Committeo who have in charge the soliciting of funds for the Acadomy of Beioncos. The Committes of Ton waa divided inle flvo sochions of two mombers each. Two of tho Committoo ra- ported yosterdny to Georgo 0. Walkor, Esq,, the Lreasurer, the following lifo-morbers, tho torms bolug $100 cah, balanco'iu one, two, throo, and four yoars, with 0 por-cent intorost: 1L F. Enmos, Chauncoy I\ Bowen, Harold 8. Pook, Edwnard G. Magon, Pottor Palmor, A. O, Hesing, and 8. J. Walkor. From E. T. Watkins, Tnq., n donation of £100 was rocolved. ITow much tho other mombers of tho Committeo havo obtained toward tho funds of this oxcollont in- stitution wo havo not lonrned; but it Is nlroad; avidont that our libaral citizens aro dlsposed, if thoir nttention eau ho arrestod long onough to considor the subject, to furniah the menns to put tho Acadomy in good working order. It would not ponk’ woll for our liberality and ontorprise to allow tho fons of val- unblo specimons cheorfully donated to tho Acadomy by kindred institiutions aud sciontiflo men all over tho world Lo romain boxed up ready for shipmont for tho went of cnses and othor nprllnuco» to reccive thom. Tho accession of fitty now mombors to the Institution would bean hanor to the city, and givo tho Acadomy the menns to commonco its work with vigor aud suc- coss, Binco tho old mombership wus obtainod, mnny of our young mon Lave Lecome rich, an mony wealthy mon havo mado our city their homes, Tho matorinl interests of the city will Lo sure to rocolveallducationtion. Ourparks and our splendid boulevards, our unoqualed businoss- growth, our dollpiyhuul honlth-giving “broozos, our Inko, and tha boauty of our location aro at- tracting thousands to mako thoir homos among us; and it is wise for our pnuq}o to add thoso Incllitios for bighor culturo which alono can form a hasis for tho respect and tho confidence of tho oivilized world. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Mcoting of tho Dircctora==Jamcs Ap= pleton Wilson’s Donation and Coms= plimentary Lotter-~The Olrculating Deparment. Tho Board of Library Commirsioners had a mooting yosterday afternoon, Br. Hoyne in tho clinir. Prosont, Mossrs. Woodard, Anthony, Bhonlinn, Bhoroy, Rosonthal, Queal, and Hayes, Mr. Koilholtz again sont in a claim for monoy exponded by him in making the collection of Gorman books donatod to the Library, and it was roferred to tho Committoo on Financo, The Bocrotary roported a donation from Jamen Apploton Morgan, of New York, who wishos that T could in one word worthily oxpross my nd- miration for tho undaunted faith aud courago of your citizons, who have built two citics, Tho gonii of the Arabian Nights built ono palacein o night. I am suro the palaces of Clieago, reared upon the ashes of Lwo years ago, far surpass that average, and put to blush the Iabors of tho slaves of the Iamp." The Committeo on_Library was authorized to purchase, for about £825, a"sot of the Annuals of Congross, and the Congrossional Globo. Tho question of going into tho immodinte buy- ing of books was dfilousuud, and it scomed to bo considered inadvisable, the Library not being opon to the public, and thero really belng no placo in whicli'to ubore eny furthoer quantity if now procured, By October it was bolioved thore would be §25,000 to the credit of the Library fund, which might be judiciously and profitably” exponded as & wholo, and with botter considora- tion of poliey, which should prevail in. the for- mation of tho Library than could be dono il emall purclinsos woro continunlly making. ‘Cho Library Committeo explained that until a circulating departmont was opened, which could herdly be done in the building now occupiod, their iden was to got nll the books of reforonco Imsuiblo, ospocially sinco there was nocity where hey woro more nceded. Books for the cirou- Tating dopartmont could bo_bought at any time ; tho other and standnrd worke must be purchago: 2g thoy came along. His opinion as to the ad- vigability of nol'n}mnin[,i)tho circulating depart- ment in the City Hall building was gonerally agreedto, The Library Committee wanted anthority to oxpend at once about 3700, and espond it from timo to time' in buying such books 21 thoy might think ndvisable. 'This was amond- ed by directing tho Committeo to report such books as thoy might think it advisablo to buy, with the prico, All this waa withdrawn, and it was ordered that the Committee on Library bo roquired to make an ostimaio of the probable amount of money roquired to open n circulating dopartmont, theroby iudicating that tho Board i8 In favor of oponing the Library to the public at tho earlioat possible moment, On Mr. Rosonthal's motion, a committes of thiroo was appointed to take’ into considoration the quostion of golecting » euitable pereon for Librarign. ‘Tho Bocrotary reported that during June 512 bound books had been reccived, making a total of 7,804, Tho number of pamphlets now on Linnd ia 4,618, The numbor of visitors was 7,027, The last consignmont of tho Hughes' donation of English Lwoka hag been received, Tho Board then adjournod. 2 THE CITY IN BRIET. The Erin's Ilope Temperance Hocioty will meet at 2 o’clock to-day at Wall's Hall, cornor of Adams and Halated strecta. The grand annual picnic of the Bt. Thomas Bociety will bo given al Oak Ridge, on the Lake Bhoro, on Aug, 15. Tho Council Committee on Fire and Wator yostorday visited various lots offered by bidders for an engine-houso in the Fourtoenth Ward. A quarterly meoting of the Directors of the Waghingtonian Home will bo held at the ITome on Mouday evening. A full attondanco is de- sired. Trom 7:30 o'clack yestorday morning until 6 o'clock at night, L. Munaese’s thermometor rangod from G7 degrees to 86 degreos at 2:80 o'clock, to 75 degrees again at 6 o'clock. Tho body of tho old man who commitied suicido lnst Tuesday, by throwing himsolf bo- foro & train of cars on the Michigan Central Railroad, has boon idontified ag that of Domis Keily, who lived with his son at No. 20734 West Taylor street. At half-pnat 2 o'clock yesterdsy morning Offi- cer Ponnall gavo & atill alarm to engine No. 21 for o fire ot No. 400 Wabash avenue. Beforo the stoamor arrived tho officer had put out tno fire with a fow buckots of wator. Damago, €50, The Board of Public Works mado an arrango- mont with Matthow McConnoll, Eaq., to pay him £5,000 for that part of tho groundlo owns on tho river at I'wonty-second stroot, which ie ro- qnllrt;d for tho widening of the channol at that point. Two boys, William Gayen and John Roach, " woro hold for trinl at tho Crimingl Court yostor- day, by Justice Scully, for stealing a valusblo 8ot of ‘jewelry from Mra, Mary Droher, of No, 84 North Peoria streot, Ofticor Ed Miller arrest- ed them, and recovered the jewelry, Tho conductors of the Irish-Amerlesn Expo- sition aro working vory hnrd to gat the West Bido Rink into shapo ns rapidly as possible. The grotto will bo comploted in a day or two, and tho actagon which occupies the contra of the build- ing, 18 in placo, and the substantial work will be fluished In o fortnight, We linvo gone bnck to the days of mounted highwaymen and n(nfiu-cunchon. The Board of Public \Vorks openad bids gunturflnv for lighting sovoral atroots with oil. Dlessrs. Reim & Kesy- ling bid 805.10 por lamp, for a year; F, Lymun, 10, aud G. Chappol, 816, Now let bl gas-com: panios como down. Ownors of proporty on Michigan avenue be- twoon Thirty-niuth and_Sixty-third siroots, vap- rosenting about 12,000 feot, call fora meating at tho rosidenco of Ira Iolmes, Euq., cornor of Miobigau avonue nnd Lhirty-ninth street, to con- sidor "tho proposition to Tmprove tho avonuo with sowers, gns, water, curbing, and graveling; and make a drivoway of it 72 foot wido. Risiug Star Lodge, No, §0, of 1. 0. F. 8, 0. of L., will glvo tholr {lvat annual excursion to Mil- waukeo on Bunday, July 27, 1873, Tickots for tho round trip, &4.00, including admission to tho rounds. Omnibuges will bo in attondanco to nko passengors at the rolurn of oxcursion train to any part of tho city, Tlokots for salo at D, Bameon's, No. 131 Olarlc streot ; Florsholm Brow',, coror Hubburd conrt and Stato stroot ; Iaris man Bros',, cornor Halsted and Harrison sbroots i Van Baalen's, No. 000 Wost Leko atreot. John Freo, who committed the murdorous ns- sault upon Charles Aruold, in a low rosort known as the Contral Lacifio Varicties, on Cannl streot, on T'sidny night, wau yostorday hold for trial af tho Criminal Court by Justico Soully, undor bonds of $1,000, Tho Vietim of the assault was not ko seriously injured a4 Dr, Dunu pronounced him to be, und was in court yostorday morning, 'I'lie prisonor was bailed out,” 1lo fs ono of tho moat viclous and Lrutal villaing {n Ohieago, hav- ing bean gullty of many asaaults as unproyoked a8 thig lost, but which did not prove so sorious in their consequoncos, Itis unfortunate that his oriine was bailable, a4 his presonco in tho com- munity insuros work for tho police, Iow Nixon's smphithoatre remained so long fire-trap on Olinton street in faco of a fira-or~ dinance, paseoth all understanding, It scems that the owner was glven the altornativo of so- AY, JULY 99, 1875, ouring it against dangor Ly bullding a brick wall “round it, or pulling it down, In placoof doing either, he piled moro wood upon it, Tho Polico Commissionors o duy or two ago gavo or- dors to tear it down, but Mr. Gordiner, who In now intorostad In it, craved an oxtonron of timo, until 'Pony Tastor's company had left it, This oxtonsion was granted, hut to-morrow will aco tho risky butlding domollshod, Frod Townsond, n boy fourtson yonra old, a moasongor for tho Ameriean Distriot Folograph Company, wonting badge No. 16, has shown himself to bon plucky MHetlo follow. Yestorday morning, in answoring_ s call from tha oflico of tho Prosident of tho North Bido llollinsg Milt Company, Room 17, Matropolitan bloots, Yio foll ot tho comor of Waslington and LaSnllo stroets, and broko Lis loft arm at tho wrint., Notwlithstauding tho great poin ho suffored in cousequenco of tho fracture, ho gathored him- solf up nnd continuad ou his orrand to tho oftice, where he quiotly informed n clork of tho accl- dont, and roquosted them to mond for another boy. Of courso Fred wna not permitted to loave tho ofico uncared for, Dr. Do Casto bein, enllod, splintered tho fractured momber, an convoyod the boy home in his buggy. My lovey, I'm suro I did it with tho vory bost intontlona, might bo tho oxplnuation of n cor- tnin wmd?v firm who eroctod u mngnificont stone building not & bundred miles away from Tt Trinune offfico. It was with tho most laud- ablo deslgn that its stono was cut artistically; that ita floors woro Inid with Lard wood, and its windows made of plato glass, Tho firm would have mnono but tho vory best of tonants, Thoy proferrod tolettho offices atand vacaut to taking in areal ostato doesalor. Thoy arohigh-toned gontlomon ; thoira is o high-toned building ; their tennnts must bo hlfi -tonod. Picturo the dismay of tho ownors at finding, o day or two since, that an uppor room had bosn routed for the past nino woeks by a crew of roguea as a bunko don, Tho occupant of cell No.40at tho County Jail, o follow named Christopher Muller, at- tomptod to rolonae himeelf from confinement at = lato hour I"m]n‘vl night by killing himself with & case-knifo, o insorted it in his loft bronst, just abovoe tho heart. _ Dlood spurted, " and it was supposed that donth would spoedily eusuo, Mr. Petrle, the now, and, na his nino yeara of record in tho old Jail tuutidcn, vory trusty turnkey, was informod of tho mattor soon after its occurrenco, and had Dr, Emmons at work on the unbnppy criminal, in o short timo. Tho wound was stitched up, tho homorrhago stopped, and Mullor pronounced out of all danger. Ho was brought to jail last Wadnoaday, on & mittimus by o North Sido po~ licoman, charged with obtaiving money under falso protonses, Tho ladios_who gave the down-town lunches for the Foundlings' Homo, bog to report to tho public which patronized them so generously that the not recoipts for thoir nino days' labor ‘wero 81,060, Tho gross rocoiptu averaged over £200 a day, but therd wero inovitablo ox‘pnnuufl for tem, coffco, butter, sugar, fruit, kitohon- holp, ote. This'amount, enrned with such hon- est hard work, will ba turned over to tho Build- ing Fund of the Foundlings' Homo, and will holp to carry that building a stop nearer comple- tion. The ladics, in conclusion, wish to publicly roturn their warmest thanks to Messrs. ltelssig, Farroll and Shephord for the flowora they gavo, and which served to decorate thoir tables; to ‘Wadhams & Willard for ico ; to Mr, Woodman snd tho Continontal Pio Bakory for broad, eto.; to Mr. Coolbaugh for tho freo uso of tho room thoy occupied, nnd to Carson & Pirle, 8. 8. Hayos, and others for donations of money. Tho latest dadgo resorted to by snloon-keepora to got nround tho Buudn{‘hw, ig to councet with their places & small patch of ground, and call it o “beor-garden.” Tho saloon-keopor and his {rionds thien orgahizo thomselves into a *clab,” and on Sunday the place is rented to the nssocia- tion, and no beer is sold_oxcept to ticket-hold~ ers, who aro supplied with cortificates of mem- borship. Tho rosult is that, when tho Pm'l)rln!or of the placo is arrested, he says that he did not eell the boor, as a society ocoupied his saloon ou the day whon the offonso was committod, It is impossible to find out who tho ofiicors of the socicly are, and houco it is impossible to fix tho pounlty upon n ro- spousible porson, Two cases whorein this dodgo has beon rosortod to came up before Justico Boully yostorday, In ono case the supposed of- fondor was_dischargod, thero boing no ovidenco to convict the {rmprlnton In tho othor o com- ylatu expose of tho arrangement was mado, and he_offending ‘porson, Wyman, a saloon-lkeopor at No. 221 North Clarlk street, was fined 3100, Of fourteon othor North Bide cases n chauge of vonue was takon to Banyon, or the arrested par- tlos discharged. Tho mnlpormrmn.ncu of “TLovo's Snerifice,” at Afkon's Thoatro, on Saturday ovening, was the lnst of a sories of threo abortive attompts by o “dramatio class” to gain fame nnd monoy undor the auspices of the Christinn Union. The porformanco was croditablo enough,—for ama- tours,—Lbut was only dreary at the best, and was worried through in the presence of some- thing liko 150 peoplo, most of whom scomod to rogard tho thing as a docided " bore. Wo do not wish to_speak unkindly of the indi- viduals concorned in the effort.” They haye done the best thoy could, with one oxcop- tion, —they mi%ht lave lot it alone, and done much botter. It is true that" dramatic ability can ouly bo obtained by dint of prac- tico, but that practice should wnever advanco boyond the parlor theatrical phase till the nspirant | for stago honora has ncquired the savoir faire neccsssry to o presentablo appesranco in pul The dramatic clags of the Chicago Christian Union has not had practico enough for tho public stago, how- over much of nativo talent it may contain ; and its exhibitions aro all the more excoptionablo as thero is good rongon to bolieve that thoy wero not countenanced by the orgnnization to whose fostoring caro thoy profess to owe their class- oxistouco. I'io Joint Committce on the Court-House Plans Lavo drawn up & dngucm roport to their respective bodies, stating briefly what hus beon done, Thoy havo all signed it oxcept Ald. Bailoy, on the understanding that it docs not commit them as unavimous in their action. Ald, Baitoy intonds to sond in n minority report, claiming that tho **Euroka™ plan deserves the firsl Erumium. It is tho opiuion of Corporation oungel Tuley that,while the concurronco of tho Council and Commisslonors i8 necessary, tho decision of tho Committes m the awird of promiums is final, Honco, although Mr. Matz’ Y{lm may not bo tho one upon which the Court- ouso of tho future is to bo coustructed, no enrthly power can doprive him of tho premium. This i8 ‘& very cheerful decision, BShould tho Council decido to give the job to Mr. Tilloy or Mr. Gay, ncither of theso gontlomen wiil ro- coive othor promium than that awarded by the Committee, With regard to publio sontiment, the opinion is ungnimous that tho threo plans chosen aro casily the best that wera sent in, The publio would {)mfer to invert premiums; but they are prejudiced, of courso. Among them, howaver, aro ‘all the compoting architects lieard from, et e * BRIDGEPORT.” Ta the Editor of The Chicugo Tribune: B1x: * T thore no batm in Gilead 7" Could thero no remedy. bo found for the intolorable atenoh coming from that part of our cily commonly callod “Bridgoport ?* Chioago peoplo do not nood to wait for cholera to como rom 8t. Louis ; but we aro in groat dangoer of having the samo in our midst, omanating from the above-named district. Not to intorfore wilh tho honest avocation of nekors, ghue-manutaciurors, and othors, public 1culth demands that somothing should be dono nt onco to provent sicknesy from gpreading over tho city. QGoup HeanTi. P Sl PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS. T the Editor of T'he Chicago Tribune; Bm: If it fs o foct, 0a you state,~and thero iano doubt but thatitis o fact,—that o layge cluss of mon roside In our city who malke n pro- fession of robbory, and are porsonally kuown to our polico to bo professional thioves aud bur- glars 5 and that thoy live and thrivo at that pro- fosaion undisturbed, unlesy caught absolutely in somo particular act,~thon I auk, Are nol our laws o fuilure? Isnot tho occanfonal advent of e Vigllance QCommittoo n necosuary adjunct to such a weak systom of suppmfl!!ng orime ns our logal systom soonm to bo Undor the reign of n Vigilanco Committes, no #uch olnss can oxist long und ply their trade, Thero aro sorlons objactions to, and dangers in, snch & Commitloo ; but aro lioy groster than thoso pertaining to the oxisting ordor or digordor of things ? Aftor the groat firo,wo had a gathoring of indig- nant citizend to tako stops to suppress orime, Cortaln parties captured the movomont, and di- vorted it futo a orusade for Runday obseryauce, and now we have a prospest of the wholo eity boing agitated foarfully through alt its bordors neoxt fall on the quostion of selling boer or not solling boor ou Bunday. 1s it not timo to have anothor moecting called for tho original purposo, aud thon koo t6 it that that purpose fu carried ont ? A olanming spectaolo for mon and gods i tho ordor of this oity, infosted by thieves and thugs; every othior cornor ornamented with a gambling-don or bagpio; the polico themsolves noting aa go- botweons botweon roceivora of stolen goods and robhed citizons ; and, foraooth, the entire moral onerpios of our poople heing rallied to put down 10,00 honost, Working Gormans, who moroly wish to drink n glnes of beor, should thoy feol dry, on Sunday, Out upon such & pervorsion of publie spirit ! say I, Can our peoplo not seo the Inconslatoncy of_all this ? Lot ua drop the Sunday lasue, and go for theso dovilk, who aro robbing and murdoring us, oncli duy and night of tho wock. A NaTive AMERIOAN, 465,745. The Above Figures Indicate the Nums- bor of People Living in Chlengo—Stas« tistics from Edwards’ Now Oity Die roctory. For tho past fow yonrs, Doston, Baltimoro, Cineinnati, and 8t. Louls have onch claimed to bo ahend of Ohicago in number of inhabitants, Wo havo nlways doubted this, nnd now our doubts are In & gront moasure confirmed by com- prring the numbor of namos to bo found in tho lnet direotorics publishod in the several citios with tho number of names on-the New Chicago directory, tho proof shoots of whioh we lave had tho ploasure of cxamining. 'Tho Boston di- rectory contains 103,038 namos; that of Daltimore, 06,8564 names; . Cincinnatl, 99,625 namos; 8. Louls, 93,010 namos, whilo Ohicago foots 133,070 names. 'How can &t. Louis stand this? Instond of boing at tho hond of theso five citios, sho is tho last of tho five. The St. Lonis directory, too, was publishad undor the susploos of tho Bt Louis Republican bocnuso Mr, Edwards, who had published it for fifteen {um’n could not got more names than he did for ho Chvicago dirostory, which he also publishod. Multiplying the nuinbor of names by 834, tho usual figura, our population i 405,745, Tho directory givos gomo very intoresting facts, as follows: Tho churches consist of the following: Doptist, 18; Daptist Mission, 9; Froo Baptiat, 1; Christinn, 1; Congregational, 17; Episcopalian, 18; Evangolical, 0'; Evangol- fcal Luthoran, 10} Unitod Evangollcal, 6; Indo- pondont, 2: Jowleh Bynagoguos, b; Melhodist (inoluding tho Gorman and Bcandlnavian churche o8) 22; Afrlcan Mothodist Episcopal, 3; Scane dinavian Luthoran, 4; Prosbyterinn, 18; Inde- rouduntl’rnabylotlnn Missions, 6; 8cotoh Presby-~ orion, 1; Umited I’rusb{tnrinn, 1; Roformod Preabytorion, 1: Presbylorian ~Missions, 10 ; Reformed Dutch, 3; Roman Oatholic, 27; Bwodenborgian, 4 ; 8wodonborgian Mission, 1; Unitarian, b ; Univoraaliat, 8 Advent Obristians, 4; Christiong, 1; Ohristadelphians, 1; Pilgrims, 1; Friends’ Moeting-House, 1; Church of God, 1; Bpiritusliats, 1; and tho Frionds, 1. Afngonry and the othor secrot societies flour- ish in Chlcago, a8 will bo econ by the lo]lowinfi: Masonry, Blue Lodgos, 29 lodges; A. and A. Beottish Rite, 6; Buper-excellent. and Soloct Mastors, 1; St. John’s _Conclave, 1; Knights Tomplar, 8; Royal and Soleot Mastors, 2; and Royal Arch Masons, 7. 0dd Follows, 88 Knights of - Pythias, 20; Kona of Temperance, 0 Good Tomplars, 12; Bonal Berith, b ; Anclont Ordor of Chaldesns, 6 ; German Harugari, 10 ; Bons of Horman, 147 Indopendont Ordar of Red Men, 4 ; Ancient Druids, 1 ; Forestors, 8 ; An- cient Ordor of Good Fellsws, 10; Amorican Protostant Association, b ; Benovolent, Mutual and Religious Socletios and _Associntions, 90, Public schools, under the Board of Edu- cation, 98; Cotholio parochinl, 26; Catholic couvents, §; Gorman Evangelican Lutheran, 7; Gormau United Evangelical Luthoran, 8t. Paul's, 4 ; academtos, colleges, and sominaries, 23; and 14 othor miacellancous inatitutions do- voted to purposes of learning. Tho book con- tains 1,100 pages, S commonces the namos of 14,400 'pessons, B 18,984, and W 4,00, Tho Browns number 705; the Clarks, 433 ; tho Mil- lors, 663 ; tho Cooks, 203 ; the Smiths, 1,672, -—— THREE NUISANCES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bi: It hns boon shown that our Post-Offlce arrangoments compel 76,000 of our citizens to go ona or two miles to socure n paper being seat to a friond, or to seo those loft on the top of boxes beautifully demoralized by the rain-storms, Bceoroes of thousands, dwelling in all onr villages, oaro well accommodated, while our people are noglected shamofully. Whore is our now Poat- master ? and why do our Congrossmen sleep over this crylng ovil 2 Tho shoro for six milea on the Iako hns always mony sick and nervous invalid wives and mothers, who ecan but ill-stand lowing a littlo rest in sleop, who aro stunned overy day and night, by dercaching of railrond whistlos, If n_squalling ohild combines four hundrod discordant sounds, how many doos the rogular screanior, on our railroads ? If our Grand Jury havo any pity for the sulfering Lundrods of invalids in Bouthern Ohicago, lot thom indict tho railroad companios who thus outrago tho sick and dying, every night and morning, This mo.minyi', at lalf-past 8, tho water atop- Knd running in tho ,bodrooms of the writor's ouse. Hay the corporation o rlfiht to promise our nunplunsnp{‘)ly of water, and fail to keep that promise? Haa it o right to pormit to bo wasted in fancy fountnins hundreds of thou- sonds of gallona which aro noeded by the ox- haustod and thiraty diwollors in our clt{ ? Wil not our moxt noblo Mayor issue » proclamation on this subjoct ? A CiICAGO SUFFERER, —_——— PERSONAL., Gov. Boveridgo is at tho Sherman House, Col, Gabo Bouck, of Oslikosh, ia at the Shor- man. Capt. Goorge D. Bteel, U. 8. A, {s attho Grand Pacifie. Col, C. W. Wilder, of Doston, is at tho Sher- man, John H. VanDyke, Esq., of Milwaukoe, is at the Sherman, Tho Rev. Z. T. 8weenoy, Louisville, Ky,, is at the Commorcial. Col. J, V. Baslor, of New York, s at tho Wost Side Briggs 1Iouso, T, 8. Taylor, of tho Fort Wayne Journal, iu at the West Side Brigga Houso, - Josoph Till, England, is among tho arrivals at tho Went Sido Briggs House. II. N. Walker, editor of the Datroit Free Press, is ot tho Grand Pacifle, Ar. John F. McGrath has acquired a consid- erable intorest in tho Western Catholic, of this city. Mozes Tnylor, Bamuol Bloan, John Btewart, New York, aro at the Grand Pacifie, having come to sec Chicago, in a spocial car, J, 0. do Brungnkroyrs, from the West Const of Africa, arrivod at the Wost Bido Brigzs Houso yosterday, and loaves for Ban Franciaco to-night., The following were at tho Commercial fotel yostordny: 1L B. Conwoll, S8auFrancisco; Q. A. Moshbor, Bterling ; A, L. Long, New Orlenns; C. F. Batcholdor, oaton ; . B, Jacobs, Niles; 3. 8, Eiliins, Colorado; J. N. Clark, Washington, D. O, Clarenco Davisson, Eeq., tho first commorcial editor of Tug Ciroado TrInuak, wes on 'Change to-day. Ho has rosidod at Now Orlonns for sov- oral yoars Yxm“' and i8 now about to olmufilc: to Bt Louis, having nccoptod tho position of finan- cial editor on the Glole of that city. The following woro among the prominont ar- rivals at the Grand Pacific Jyontordny + L. Hufche ins, louston, ''oxau; W, J, Brown, Donver ; J. 8, Caldwell, Albany; 8. I, Luugmrout‘ Erlo, Pa.; W. A. Trench, Bostou; W, D, Irakin, Louisville; I. 8, Goodrich, 8t. Pauls J. P, Fos- ter, Tndianapolis 3 8. P, Cartor, l’ixllmlolphh; B. J. Jaynes, Croton, N. Y. ‘Tho following woro among tho prominent ar- rivala ot the Bhorman yostorday : John H, Van Dyko, Milwaukoo; T. 3, Blanchard, Eagle Pass, Toxaa; W, Cupary Now York; W. G. Wilson, Oloyoland ; John i1, May, Philadolphia ; W. Q. Fowlor, Boston; A, E. Leggett, Pitteburgh; A, Storrial, Balt Lnko Gity; M. L. Gordon, Now York; §. Long and family, Platismouth, Nob. ‘Wo aro requosted by Mossrs, James Wilkinson and W. IL, Phelps, of this city, who have busi- noss rolations with Milwaukao, to tate that thoy havoe no conneation whatovor with the house of Drowor & Co., of that olty, who sro rumorad to ho under & financial cloud, ‘'hrough the blun- doring of somo Milwaukes officialy, the names of the gentlomon referred to wore diuufiruunh mixod up with & concern with which they b no rolation whatovor, Mz, Gustav A, Gochiner, a young Bavarlan ar- tist, hao taken up his residenco in Ohieago, and locatod his studio at No. 487 Michigan avenue, Ho bas alroady oxcouted some unususlly fluo crayon portraits, ono of whioh, of Mr. Robert J. e"lnluho, morohant tallor, can bo seon at that ontloman's store, MoVicker's Thontra Building. (ho artlut is quito a young man, and, being a strangor horo, fools modoat about proclaiming Bimwoif. On Monday night a complimentary benofit will be tonderod the following-unmod gentlomen, nt- tnches of Aikon's Thoatre: W, I, Harrlson, T'roasurer, and Oharlos Crouse, Frod Bowman, aud Oyrus Crouse, upon which oceasion J. R, Allon, Harry Pratt, Fred Woodhull, W, H, Otis, Moy, & B Auon.‘hm M, Vickors, Misa Kato Morrisn, the Misaos Grace and Ada Lorkius, ana many others have volunteorod to play. Bosides, thero will bo the gront Billy Rica and Ilarry Hnrt, The bill cnmg)rlann n groat varioly of on- tertatnmont, and witl, without doubt, nof for the bonoflciarios a vory accoptable sum, It will hnnamflnlw to somo people to learn that Mr. John Dillon hian thrown up his ongngo- mont at ITooloy's Theatre, and hny playod thore for the last time, Within an hour of his rosig~ nation, Mr, Hooloy l.(:lcgrnavlmd 0 Baltimoro for Mr. C. B. Bishop, a comodinn who enjoys in that clty a roputation equal to tho best'Mr. Dillon has horo, Loing as good a comodinn, without boing “ eccontric,” 1fo will commonco hia on- gngomuut noxt soason, and will, without douht, ako a strong hold upon the snpulu' favor, lle 18 & largo, poworful man, an va? clevor. Mr, Dillon ‘has mado n contract with Jamos I1, Wal- Iack & Co., for an unlimited timo, to *star™ through tho Bouth and Enatorn circuit. A Royal Ohampagne, Eversbody han como to tho conclusinn that the head of Oacar I, of Bwedon and Norway Is quito level, He haa reappolnted W, Chifllingworth & Son, of London, wino morchiants to the Court of England, to tho sama position in his court, In this ho haa followed tho exe omplo of bia fother, Thia ftem a montionod in tho telegraphls columns of he London Daily News, Ono of ftho rewsons for this appolntaiont (s tho fact that this firm kian n monopoly of & brand of chiampagno unknown bitherto in Oliicas 0, 08 woll 83 in thio East, 1t Ia called “ Oarto Dlous,? liapin & Goro docided 40 tmport nomo of this, and fo do mo in propor styly purchaned it in doubla magnums, holding a gallon; single magnums, hold- ing two ‘quorts os well sa n quarta and’ pints, When thin conafgnmont arrived in Now York, the procioun Custom-House suthorition could not umdoratand muytiing lorgor than quat of cuem- pagne, The tari(r did not include magnums or double magoume, Thorefore they must seizo them, And thoy actually did, Tho wino lay in Now York for throo monthd, and tho only sy ‘fa which Chepin & Goro could olitain It was by paylug fine and buying 1t away from tho Govornment, But now. thoy bave it, Ono of tha reasons for the non-introduction of this dolicious wino into tha_ country in tho very fact that tho proclous tatifl does not recognize n magnum, —— e ‘What Wo Learn Wo Know. Roaders of Tar. TRIBUNE can roly upon gotting at 81l timea o elallful Job of watch-ropairing dono at Cone & Btrong's, No. 170 Stato nircot, Mr, Btrong ia a prac- tleal watchmaker, having worked at the bonch for over ton yeors in Obleago alono, and fa now giving lis per- sonal sttontion to this dopartmont, Theso gontlemon have, sinco occupylng thoir naw quartors, No, 176 Btata streot, ono of tho fneat and largoat jewelry ea~ tablishments in the city, and_aro no rnngur cramped for room in tholr wholeaale department, whick, by the ‘way, 18 boginning to assumo proportions that astonish oven thomsolves, Thoy make many additional clnims to tho retail trade of tho city in the way of largoely In~ creasod atock, aud promise oven still lowor prices than Borotofore, a fact that ought to attract tho attention of ovory buyerof firat-class goods. —_— Bankrupt Furniture Stook. Tho ontlro stook of furnituro of I, Licbonstein & Co., having beon sold at Asslgneo's salo, Ia now offored %o tho publlo at much less than cost, The reputation tho sbove firm acquired for having only tho best of o 15 woll known to our citfzons, Tie bullding 0. 213 Wabaah avenuo, noar Adams street, has boon tomporarily procurod to closo out the stock, and par- tiea wikhing auything in tho furnituro Iino will do woll to call and nco for themeolves the inducomonts offersd, No, 213 Wabash avonuo, Pure Wines, Tho undorsigned would beg to notify the publie {hat they havo a largo sssortmont of the celebrated Missourd wines, Black Roso, Virginia Seedling, &c.» &c,) 60 highly recommended by [hysiclans for’ thoie blood-producing snd strongthoning qualities, and of- for asmo at lowost prices, H. August Kirchhoil & Co., No. 24 Lako atroot, Chicago. : —— Trade Your Piano at Reld's Templo of Musio, corner of Dearborn and Van Buren stroets, Old planos will bo taken as part yimont for now onc, balenco belug patd in_montbl !’;‘,«.umm, from $16t0$30, Now soven-octav. Tonee wood planos' furnishied at prices from $100 to $1,000, Everyono {nvited to call and sco, whetber wishing to buy or not. —_——— Boots and Shoes, If there's & mon [n Chicago who doea not know that Tarkina Lias roturnod to bis old location, No, 89 Clark stroet, opposlto tho Court-house, be will please cut this out and paato it on his memory,’ Howill aleo run his othor atoro, No, 177 West Madison street, until August 1. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Now York Financinl News. New Yons, July 19,~Monoy closed tsy st 3 por Aterling rules quiot at 1093¢@1093; for 60 days, and 1105 @110 for sight, Tmportu for week $0,630,455 of which, $4,378,699 woro merchandise, and $3,256,767 dry goods, 'Gustom recelpta to-dsy, $373,000, Gold-was quiot and firm at 1167{@110%, cloaing ¢ 116, Losus, 1to 8 por cont for carrying.” Clesrings, £20,000,000," Tho Assltant Troasurer disburasa’ $201- Exports for tho week, nearly £5,000,000, Govornments wero dull and steudy, State bouds were dull and nomiual, Btocks ruled nctivo aud strong, Erie wus tho special festuro, doalings bava ing been very large. Tho oponing sules wore at 8%, but later the price reached G5, the changen betweon theso figuren baving been fraquent, Tho differeuco belween cash and regular stock was from X tolpor cont, with n activo domand., Dur- ing tlio afternoon, tho temaindor of the st was strony. and highor on larger businoss, tho chiof foatures being Woatern Unlon, Lake Bhore, New York Contral, Union Pacific, and Wabash, Tho ontire markot closed buoy- ant at about thio best prices of th day, Tho J’ost soya : It is genorally expected that we shall havoa strong market uext woek, with some, if not all, tho above stocks ns featurca, Lt the Express and Commercial attributo the ongizecring of tho Erla corner to tho German bankers, Sterling, 109)¢. GOVERNMENT mONDS, 1103 The coroer in Coupons, 81 CGoupons, 62 Coupons, 64 Coupons, 65 . Coupons, 65 (aow).. 1i83¢ 173 HTATE BONDS. .03% | Virginias, old .43 +803; | North Carolinna, old..27 new.15 Missouris. American Expross,.. 63 United Btates Ex. Chieago & Alton Paclfio Mall, o 1100 Chicago & Altonpfd 110 Olio & Missigaippl,. 41 arlem pfd, Michigan Centrai. . Pittaburgh. . 8355 23 Northweatern, 715 | Union Pacific bonda, 8175 Northwestern pfc 3 Central Pacific bonds, 1003 Tiock Ieland, . .. N, J. Central Del, Lack, & Western, 101§ Bt. Paul,.. * B, 1, & Erlo,. covsv. 3 Foreign Market LonpoN,July 19—5 p, m,—Connols—3foney, 923@ 023 ; account, 0235@90% ; 6:304 of 'G5, 9357 do 61, 931410405, 903 { now O, ROX; Erlo, 6%, ' ) 803 Livenroot, July 19,—Cottou guiet ; middiing upland, 83¢d; Orloans, 0 ; salos, 10,000 bilea ; American, 6,000} speculation and ex{mr(, 2,000, Dreadstuffa quict, lted winter whoat, 195, Flour, 278 6d@28s 0d, Corn, 278 3d@727a 6d. Chocao, 595, Oumboriands, 37a6d § ehort ribs, 0s, New York Produce Market. Naw Yons, July 19,—Corrox—Quict; middling - upland, 210, BRapATUFFS—Tlour active and vory firm; ro- ceiply, 7,000 brla; suporfine Wostern and State, £5,25 @5.05; common' to good uxtra, §0,20@0.85; good to cholee, §6,60@37,40; whito wheat extrs, $7.35@8,60 ; Ohlo extra, §0.40@8,60 ; 8t, Louls, $.75@10.75. Ryo flour o shinde firmor at $,35@5,30, Corn moal active and firm ; Western, $3.20@3,35, Wheat less active but scarcely sofirm’} rocelpts, 864,000 bu ; refected spring, $1.27@1,30; No, 3 epring, $LIG@LI0H ; White Weat- eri, $1.85 ;' (uferlor No, 2 Alflwankee, $140; prnimo do, and Duluth, $1.860, Ryo®quict; Westorn, 76@ 8¢, Burloy and malt unchanged, Corn firm; receipta, 239,000 bu; steamer mized Western ot 6i@s6c; rail do, 80@610; kiln-dried, 60@G0Xc; loated, 3 Ouls dull anll uuchnnged's recalpis, 67,000 bu, ‘WooL—Quiect and stead; Olilo, 49@500; scourod domestie, 60s; tubbed do, 530, Eaas—Dull'and heavy ; Weatern, 21@220, Duil and heavy, I Steady, at 356600 for crop of 1873, Lmi-mml—-l)ull aud frregular, st 28@30c 3 Orinoco, 28@33c, G hoveures—Coffen activo aud Armer, at 18G10%e, Sugar uleady. Blolssson dull aud unchanged, Rleo stoudy. Ternozoa—Crude, 750 ; refinod, 173e, PROVISIONs—Tork lawer ; Low mesn, $17,12)¢. Teet and cut meats unchangod, Lard steady ; Western steam, 8¢, DUTTER 4ND Oueesg—Unchanged, Winsssy—Firmor ot 03@93%o, —_—— Veswols Passod Dotroit Dernowr, Mich, July 10,—PAsacp DowN—Props Fountain City, Wenonn, Howard and barges, Pringle and barges, Nabant ; barks Nalad, Montgonory; sclirg Qol, Ellsworih, 8t Androw, Handorson, Albagore, Eunles, Ooyne, Bacanaba, Sommors, D, Parsons, Mar- ret Mulr, Figglo & Jonos, Marongo, Dunford, Avery %, , Robotts, Montealm, Tasso Ur—Props D, M, Wilson, Daiger Slate, Blioldon, Tolland and bargos; bark Whi. Jonos ; schrs W, B, Allon, M. Slauson, John ltics, Empiro Btato, Bay Btate, Charlos Wall, Fame, O, J, Magill, WiND—Bouthweat, Dxtuors, July 10,—Passcp DOWN~—Props Dean Bicumond, Sanilac, Lawell, Plymouth, Lincoln aud barges, Hallun and’ bargos, Woodbury sud bargoa; solirs Hootla, Lucerno, Moalior, E. I, Williams, Port- Iand, Amorics, Esglowing, Donalison, Emorald, Star of Hape, Awcrican, Champlon, Passen Up—Propa Arctic, Obsmplain, Russ Surprise, Gilmoro, \\m, Graudy, achra ND=Woat,