Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1873, Page 2

©° IBER 17, 1873 YANKTON. The EKilling of Gen: McCook. An Account of the Antecodent Cir~ oumstances, The Quarrel Grows Oub of tho Builling of the Sioux City & Yankton Railrond, The Horrid Crime of Wintermute. Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, YAxkTON, D, T., Bopt. 14, 1873, Tho tolegraph has already informed you of the bratnl assussination of Qon. E. 8, MeConl, Becratary of this Torritory, o woll-known citizen of Illinois, aud ofiizer in the Uuion nemy during tho War of tho Rebellion. fseud you hoiowith a brief nceomat of THE ANTECEDENT CINCUMSTANCES of this most deplorablo affair, which has cast a gloom ovor tho whole community. Under o spocint act of the Territorial Legisla- turo, passod In 1871, the County of Yankton, in which this placo is located, was ompowerod to make a douation of $200,000 in county bonds to the Daliota Southorn Railroad, which it was pro- posed to build from bere to Sioux City, about sixty-two miles distant. Tho object of this farge subsidy was to induca capitalists to take holit of tho road and put it through, But scon after this action of tho Logislature tho point was raised whothor tho act, having beon passed at o special session, was valid, Thorofore an not of Congress wus atterwar is procured legalizing and validat- Inyg Luat doubtful action, but with & proviso au- nexed thi the connty should recsive £23,000 in Blusk of the road, as an equivalont for its bonds. 5 Dat boforo these bun-ds woro fssued o coutract bl heen made by tho Cumpany with Wickor, BMeckling & Co., two of the mombers boing C. G, AND JOEL II, WICKEW, OF CHICAGO, to Lwld the road. Uy this vouiract, they were to taky in pey half tho stock, amounting to 8730,000, nud all the donations whicht might bo made to theroad, including these Yankton Coun~ ty bonds, all being socured by a mortgage on the road to the amount of $1,200,000. That is, the controctors hnd to depend for thoir pay on what thoy could realizo out of the salo of these’se-~ curities, Tho existence nud terms of this contract WERT PERFECTLY WELL KNOWK to the people of thia county beforo tho bonds wero issued, aud eithor they or thoir repro- sentatives, the County Commissioners, could have taken the ground that if tho contract was 1oft unaltered, and the mortgage for 81,200,000 put upon the rond, their stock would bo worth- less, and that therefore thoy would not consent to Lhio issuo of tho bonds on such torms ; but 8s they wore to pay for stock to the amount of §200,000, that the road must bo bwlt cut of the stock. They did nothing of the kind, howover. Thoy rnised no objectious to auything, nnd is- sued the bonds, regarding them appareutly-as o donaticn, to help in tho building of the road, and paid no attention to the stock to which they wovaertitled in exchango for them. At ol events, 5 TIHEY KEPT QUIET aatil Wicker and his partners built the road, which was openad on the first of January of this year. 'The contractors wera able to raiso money onty on the Yaukton bonds, for which thoy ro- alized $140,060, FThere was another donation of $15,000 by tho fusigniticant town of Elk Point, but those could not be digposed of at any prico. When Wicker took the contract, he was encour~ aged by men coimneeted with tho Illinois Central and Northwestern, who made Lim believe thoy would sell his railrond bonds for bim, But, ow- ing o tho depresred condition of the bond mac- ko, since ho Legan, or fur some other ressop, they tailed to do 8o, and the bonds wore loft ou Iiis bauds, and Lo was finally compelled to pledgo them at New York for small advances in money. When the road was comploted, and the Yanl- ton people were reaping the full beuofit of it, they FILED A DILL AGAINST WICKER, slloging that ho had ngreed to build it for a # reasonnblo prico,” and that ho should bo com- pelled to tako the $750,000 of stock of tho Com- pany at par, aad the donation bonds at a small di-connt, which, they nssorted. would more than pay him_ for his work, and enjoined him from selling the railrond bonds. This tied his hauds 8o tizht that, probably, when the time comes for hiin to meet his obligatious, he will be sold out. Shortly efterward Jool Wiskor, who had flled on auswer, came up from Chicego with o lnwyer to acgue tho dissolution of the iujuncrion, Tho coutract racited that ‘“in considera- tion of tho_ conditioas, Yro\'lnon, etc,, heres inniter mentioned, they will ngreo to build this roud from Yankton to Sioux City;” and then it maontioned tue stock, bonds, ete., and yot Darnes, tho Teritorial Judge, held that o price was specified at which the road wes to be built, and that, therefore, hey could be allowed only & * rensonablo com- epsation,” nnd that the Yankton poople, aftor Faving kopt quict s they hod uatll thio road was vetanlly finishod, could, at this Inte day, como in and ray the rond slould net be constructed, ox- ccpt ot of the procecds of the stool, Tho fuct is, it wan mercly A SCHEME OF SWINDLING in which the Judge was o participant. The evemng before tuo motion was to bo heacd, an ex-Judgo of the Territorial Gourt had eowe tall with Wicker ou tins subject, and tho distinct statement was made, nud was unders stoud to como from Ju(}fo Larues, that, if an afildavit shsuld be filed stating that he (the Judge) wav. prejudicad in the matter, he wonld fraart o czango uf venuo to one of the other Ter- ritorisl Judges. Buch an atlioavit was present. ¢4 tho next mornisg, but, to the surptiso of the litigauts, Barues, inttond 0f granting it, took tho fruuuu 1hat bie was not prejudiced, and abso- utoly REPUSED TO GRANT tho change of venue, aud went on to add that it wad unrcoeseiy to arghe the motion for o dis- solution of the injunction, becauss ho lind gone in the Cleri's office, nftor the dofenduut’s nnswer was fited, aud had read it over, and that, lcrorure, argument was needless. [0 ind do- ded tho case ngainse Wicker unbeard, After this, the ox-Judge, who secmod to bo a fricud of Wicker's, proposed to cull A PUBLIC MEETING tonoo whether some sottlomeut could not be mado, but Wicker's friends ropliod that, ns the Twdge was detorminod, ana would not back dowil, all thue Wicker could do was to go ahoud aud fight it out. The Judgo ineisted on the meeting ; 40 it was unnounced sround town. It was lield in the court-rjom, in a brick build- my, which algo contuins tho Governor's room snd the oflices bolonging to the Torritorisl Gove ernment, except Gon. MeCuol's, which was et neroes the way, This building adjoins the qotel, aud thero isa hall runuing through 1t, past tho court-room, and coming at right angles across its length. Cho Guvernors room i ab tac elbow, I wasin Gov. Buroauk's room with AWickor, au aey, yM'cook enmne in and sald: s+ Wicker, I huve boen out drumming them up for you." II):; wont out again with Wicker, and in a little whilo revurned aud said * I'lhave whipped one of thow.” “ [low was it 7" #ald I, “Why, I went in the court-raom to look on at the mootimg, and this man, Wintermute, camo out, and grovaly insuited mle, 1o wuappod bia fiugers in my faco. Itold Inm to tako thom away, and o woald not.do it, 50 1 WHIPPED 1IN Tt eeoms that the follow had sought to pick & guarrel with Wiaker, and Wickor and the Gen- oral had gono down in tho raloon, nud Winter- mute followed them, npparently auxious to have nmego. * MoCGoolt wis washing his hands whon his wifo and Ler mothior came in, and the formor said, 9 Wiio have you been fighting now 4 1P ais man Wintermute,” o Why " . 4 Tecwuso Lo grossly inaulted me, and T conld not stund it. I tried to avold a giarrol, bub I s not going to act tho coward, "Ho; when I dio, I am not going to I:‘ny_o it waid *hab my wifs idow of s coward. e oot thoro und tafked with tiom une 4il thoy wont out, and then Lo turned to me aud eaid, * Thave no intorost In this matlor, bul onnuot bear to see 8 man robbed in this way." 1o thought tho community was unreasonable with Wicker, 'Thon, in telling ovor tho particu- lars of hiw fight with Wintornite, Lo said that Wintermuto MAD THREATENED TO BHOOT 1M, After Lo had washed hiy hands and had this talk with mo, hu went off, leaving me in the Governor's room, Tho Genoral wont sud stood lookinse into the court-voom, loaning ngainsl tie Jaub uf sho door, 1'.--hmm{ 1 stoppod ot also, Ono of the lawyors on the othor s Jn had com- menced to mako u spocch, Wicker was ‘a littlo oxcitod, and I drow himinto tho Governot’s room and told him to keop stlll. Hogot quioted down, and Iromninod in tho Governor's room by my~ solf, whon I homrd a shot, and thon a souflle, andthen TIVO OR TNREE MORE SHOTA In rapid succession, Gov., Burbank ran in, ap~ [mmntly thinking tho shola wore intended for him, and blew out the light aud locked the door, Ho had boon threatonod shortly baforo, and hnd heon told ie would bo shot, 1" could not at first toll what was tho mattor with tho Governor. I thought for a momont that both sides wore armod and hiad gono in to have a goneral meleo, but It seoms that the only woenpon used was tho ono Wintermute bad. 1o saw tho Genoral standing at the door, and approached him from the inside of the court- roony, prolably unnoticed, and when lio got within o few feol of him, DULIBERATELY FIRED, shooting him i the loft slilo, the bullet passing through hLis budy and lodging in the door, M- Couk Wwaut stralght at his asenssin, grapplod with bhim, upsotting the stove, and would cor- tainly have thrown him out of the window it his strongth had lasted, Tho bystauders took tle QGoneral across to his room, and Dr. Bnrlnlrjh. whose oflico was just nbove tl\uro, waa culled in, The Doctor saya that whon he wont in tho room MoCoolt sald s *‘ Well, how is it, Doctor ?" Tho Doctor shook his head, and McCook said, #Xiss mo,” Ho diod without showing the loast sign of foar, McCook was a general favorite. Ho got into Wicker's quarrol out of pure sympathy, because he could not bear to soo n man imposed on and robbed. Thue fell one of tho bravest soldiers of tho Uniou army, and one of tho most gonial aud intropid spirits evor born. OusERVER. LORD GORDON. A Winncpeg Detective Tries to Cap« ture the Lord, and Gordon Hands Em Over to the Indinng., From the Muniloba Free Press, Sept. 0. This much is known. When at Poplar Point, on his way to tho sotling sun for *‘shooting " purposes, Gordon eold or traded horses and things, and constiucted for himuelf a plain train, such a8 would be adapted for an extondod jour- noy over tho plains, e employed a Oreo Indian, whom ho presented with o fine gun, and agroed to pay $2.50 a day *“go long ns ho would stay with him.” Ho then moved -wostward, and in course of time Mr. Power, our Chief of Police, was sont to discovor tho whoreabouts of my Lord, and eccuro his sorvices for tho witneess box at the coming Court of Queen's Bonch, At Poplar Point Power met o balf-breed who had secn Gordon 100 miles weat, which, inforring that both partios traveled at tho samo rate, placod Gordon pnd Power somowhoro about 200 miles apart. Powor socurcd the servicos of the half- breod ns guide, and proceeded. This much i rumored: I'hat Power overtool Gordon, and that Gordon declined to accopt the invitation of the Attornoy-Genornl, conveyed by Powor. Further, that Gordon dispatelied hiy Creo guide to a neighlioring Indian cucampuiont for a foree whotoewith to onforco his declivation of the {uvitation, It is further rumored that ho succeeded, aud that he caused our Chief of Po- fica to be talon prisonor by the Indinans, and do- tained, whils ho ?(‘xm‘dun) prosecuted his search for territory available for utllization by his sis- ter's *‘ poor Seoteh peasants.” Among othor ru- mors is one to the effect that Gordon had se- cured tho servicos of a Bioux Indian, to whom he alwo made libsral presents and promiscs, the object boing undoubtedly to gain tho good will, through his personal attond- auts, of the Iudians of tha plains. Furthermoro,it is asserted that my Lord attempt- ©d {0 rope in'a Binckfoot, failing in which, he, a8 the next best move, made overtwres to a black- Tog, but had not succeed in finding one with & suiliciont dwregard for charactor. Now, taking into cousidoration e much ns s known, and a8 much as is probablo of what is rumorad, 1t is highly probable that the eapture of Power is ono of the toast harmless things which will result from Gordon’s present maneuvres, Ho has secured tho 1aithfal attendance of oue or moro Ingians, aud through these prejudices tho miuds of other Indians, not only with regard to Power (who unfortunately will’ not bo nblo to malo his mission undarstood by the sborigines), but with regard to all or any ho may gfloou, thus, it may be, giviug riso to serious trouble, When hall wo be rid of this mauy-named ad- veuturer, Batter let him go, gentiemen, You can’t malto auy more money out of him, and ho ovidontly don’t caro for any more of the majosty of the law in his bebalf, - From the Manitodan. A man namod Johnson arrived from tho Sas- katchowan on Thureday. Ho roports having met Gordon about 160 miles Le; oxxc‘) Fort Ellico, in company with o party of half-breeds, who told Johnson that Gordon appoared to Lave fears of beiug arrested. Jolnion says ho mot Power about 120 miles bebind Gordon, and ssys he will Lave no difticulty in overtaking him, i s o SEWING VS, HOUSE-SERVICE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bir: Will ‘‘Paterfamillas™ oxplain why so fow of tho sitnations 1 houde-sorvico are ren- dercd homelike and aitractive to tho sewing- girl? Wil ho take Ler to his tablo; give hera warm, well-lighted, chcerful room; books, and compnnionsbip with his wifo snd daughtors? Wilt ho allow her to rend books and papors in his library ? Wil he sco that she is cared for in sicknens ?—for the only Home Chicago bonsats of has no provision whatever for tho sickuess, bo- ond such help as may be 1endered by fellow- oarders, A little, with freedom of thought and action, is far Lotter than the servitudo of house- work. *‘Botter ina diuner of horbe where love is, than a stalled ox and batred therewith,” OxE Wio Has Now A Houe you MHoMELEss Ginvs, Cicaao, Sopt, 14, 1873, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune Bt Ium a homeless sesing-girl, earning $7 per week by working hard and steadily. Isaw in Tux TripuNe of Sunday morning thet “Pa- torfannling ™ (I asked * Bquire Hawlkins' what that meaut, nnd he said, Father of n large fawiily), suggostod the propristy of ns - gowing-girls giviug up our trades and becoming house-sorvants. Now, in all hu- mility, ma ask what oncourage- meut thero ls forus 10 do 80, when the very party proposing it is the father of n largo family ; aud how do wo know but, beside wash- ing our own dishoy and the dishes of his numor- ous family, we might not possibly bo onlled upon to wush tlio dishos of eight or ten bonrders, from whom * Datorfamillaa” ond flock derive undwpurt? Mumanny Meass, i10400, Bopt, 14, 1874, To the Eaitor of The Chicayo T'ribune: Bmn: Boveral times Intely I have boen obligod to adyertise for u housu-gervant, On some of these occasions thero would not he ane responso tothosumoe; and it ia very dificult (as all kuow) to get «von inferior hielp Tor very good wuges. Oun the othor hiand, I advortwa for a girl to work in a shop, and, bafore 13 o'clock, there will bo twonty answers, each one gready for the place, though ' the pay Wil ~ weurcely furnisl thom an existonco, In view of this,-—an sbundauco of work for overy rcapoctable gitl, 8t goud wages, whoro she will'bo ** Iamteolau in her fnnoconca™ by the bost of influences, tho fumll{ or_lhome,—in it trua charily, or good, sound judgment to nurture and protect that muudlin - pontimont that socks & cortain class of work at rulnous wages, to the igmoring of olhor, oquall l'n:l‘pne!nb]c. but Lettor paid, by aiding to make good ths lncl of moeana to nu”‘mlt onewolf in the manner sug- gested by the Homo for Girls? Is it doing thoso girly, and those that are to como after thom, & real bonoflt, by thus enying to them that thoy may chaoso that which appenrs tha most Indyltica orployment, no matter if tho pay s so muca smallor and will not support thom; we will Liolp aud encournge your falvo notlions of pride by contributions that will make your scanly earti— ings oqual to the wases you would hava got had you cliogen that *disgusting” labor,—louso- work ? A young man, soma years ago, dosired to bor- row eomo money of me to pay ity buard, &e,, having boon out’ of employinont some time, Kunowing that he Lad refused two or three chances to earn romething, ut work not exnctly to his notions, I declined thoe investment; in the light of prokont ovents, I suppowo it wun very \vmulg and I am witling to be forgiven, It mna} boa -(nmng, or it may ba acutse, to give, Lool well Lefore you leap. Hunaniey, Cuivauo, Byut, 13, 1673, FROM SARATOGA-TO NEW YORK, How o Sooiety-Correspondont Oame to Leave “'tho Congross.” A Rush of Late Travel---Apartment- Houses n the Eastern Metropolis. T. Stewari’s Iotel for Women« Seclentifio Book with Superb Engraviugs, Correspondence of The Chicago T'ribune. New Yonu, Sopt. 9, 1673, Aftor tho long, blissful summor vacation, people crcop back roluctantly to offico and desk. ‘The groat elm-avenucs of Saratogn, their arches Tudor-Gothig by renson of width, Inst wock wore thoir most tempting groenory, only hanging out & yollow bough here and thero as if trying the offoct of color. Tho maplos ware bronzing their leaves on tho side next the sun, and the recessos of Congioss Park, whiere people walk botween tholr glassos of spring-water, wore deop-piled with groen velvet and shiadod like a hermit's cell, BABATOGA 18 A LOVELY PLACE, apart from tho great hotels with thoir conti- nontal facndos, throc-story Mansards, and rival bands, Every stroot, from the depot to the driving-park, is as thickly sct with troes ag can bo allowed; and tho cot- tages are such trim, homely affairs, hung with woodbine and circled with bright gordons, that wo usod to pick and chooso when wo sauntored by as children do with toys in theshop-windows. 41 should lile to live thero;" and ‘* thero would bo a nice place: for you, and wo would como and board with you,"—which is about as much of a temptation to sottle down to tho cares of servant-gal-ism as one nice person could give another. Thero nover was o place whero the air was soinfatuated, if I may term it 8o, with idle- neus a8 Saratoga. People moved the easy-chalia out on tho vorandah fn the morning, and stayed thoro till 11 o'clock nt night. It was too much to dance; the ministors playod croquet so well thoy had it all to thomeolvos ;.and poople gave themselves to cultivating convorsation a8 an art. I nevor heard o much talking beforo by all sorts of paople, nud don't expect to again. And Sara~ toga is like Washington in this, that ALY THE COUNTRY COMES TO IT, 8it on those pinzzas, aud wish ; and the per- sons you would eco, from Californin, and Savan- noh, and Matamoras, aud othor shores, como bofore you. Waiting 8 month, President Grant appoared, and tho Lord Mayor of London, Mr, Murat Halstead, and Mr. DeiRivas with his mill- fons, which he flung away left-handed, Tho smusoment of going out was to sco what now faco would bo rocognized. Noxt lo that was listoning, And Arabian Nights lived again in the stories of Sarutogu doys, Of courso you kuow about THE LITTLE DIVERTISSEMENT ot up to conctudo too soason, which lod to the oparturc of a conspicnous_ socloty-correspond- ent for othor waters, o fow days earlior than ho contemplated, Ilis letters during the secason wero the despair of his rivals for their clegant audaciousness, and the freedom with which sugust npames wero used and criticised. Neodless to sny, the journal to which ho bulbfl&ud was the one most read in Sar- stogs, from old folks to mnidons in their peig- noirs, anxious to read with burning ({oulolmy tha ' Miss Holon Joues, of Syracuso, and Miss Mollio Bell, of Haverstraw, wore tho Emuh:st girls at the Union; " or that ‘Mrs, Bwany Caso, the contractor’s wifo, does bLer hair in ecollops,” True, oue geutleman robollod ngainst the an- nouucoment that ho was * trying to adopt the Englul stylo, weariug n big seal nug and driving a four-in-hand and, whou the wife of an am-. bitious politician was alluded to in ** tho way Bridgoet O'Bryan does ug Lor back hair,” several entiemen intimated the pleasuro it would give hem to puncl the writer's head. Ho oscaped unecathod, howaver, and was rocn promenading s usual in Chestorficldian dignity, wearing ‘igome sweet symphony of a neoktiv,” tilla thuow of tho dice brought 'UNMERITED JUSTICE TO THE SUFFEBERS. That phrase was woll meant. For things bap- pon in this world much us if thoy were shaken out of abag. Compensstion came in a way the corrospondent didu’t desorve at all, as far as facts can bo clicited, There was a bunker's son at tho Congross, & Landsomo youth, of tho kort whoso nsmo sppears a manager of balls and Tiost of privato suppers. As his namo alsostood for soveral hundreds of thousands, it 18 ensy to seo that io caused no ponce of mind among the young ladies who wore cuffs and did worsted- work on tho verandabs, Perhaps with a view to boing impartinl, ho divided bis attentions bo- twoon o blondo und bruuette, the effect of which was to mako both furiouely jealous, of course, Now, it 1 not particularly nico for young ladiea to tell tales of eachother ; but Misg Pink did so forgel horsolf o to 'eay of Misa Poarl, or Mies Pearl of Mt Plak, I don't know which,—that tho latter young Indy, who had spent part of her summor at Lake Mahopac, had beon requested to loave the hotel thero for unludyliko conduct. And, if that wag not A VERY DREADFUL THING for rosy lips to eny in nn impulse of jealousy, I should like to kuow what would be. It came to Miss Toarl's ears, aud her mamma wis very wroth about it, as well sho might bo, Bhe first wroto tho Jandlord st Lnke Mahopae, and ho telographed the faluity of tho chargo agaiust Ler doughtor. Armed with this, tho young ludy's friends ** wont for ' Mies Pink, wlho flatly do- niod saying anythivg againgg Miss Pearl, Then lier rolations got mad, aud,"ss they wanted to sncrifice somebody at ouco, the obnoxious correspondent presentod himself as an casy vice tim. Holad Loen intimate with Miss Pearl. ‘That was ouough. It would do to ssy that he started the atury ; aud thoy wont to the ollico yith tho domavd that Mr. Kuathorpen must lowve tho Louko, or thoir rooms, five of them, would bo vacant, It would pleaso other intfuontial guexts to get rid of bim, snd it was discrootly in- timnted tiw the WONLD WAH AT HI8 BERVICE RLIEWIERE. As o specimen of fashionable good wanuers, it will do to tell that, & morning nfior, as ho pnssed tho stopa of tho botel, & young lady-fricnd of bis sweatly serenmed out, in hearing of a dozon loungers, ** Why, Mr, Featherpen, I hear you'vo been turned out of tho Congress!™ Who can ostimate the value of sympathy iu anch deliente uise, at & timo hko this ? Nobody seoms to be- flovo thist the corespiondent hud saythiug aoally to do with this scandal ; but, when 1t is suggoest- od, tho casy auswor is, “Oh, well, ho'd dono so many othor thifi, Lot this be a warning to corraspoodents. ~ It their lotters ate not apioy, thoy lose their places. If they sy things ol summer, they ure likely at last to get turned out for somethings thoy did ot eay. Fint justitia, All this is not specifically nows, But one's thoughts will lingor fondly round thoso cnue- sent chairs on the veraudal, and tho crisp enlads of gossip rerved thore in full and piquant flavor, No more drives to the lake, in sight of the Groon Mountaius and the Rayadorosseras, the spur of tho Adirondacks, thut ‘tautulizo oue with thoir blue, mst-hiddeu_rango, saying, * You have the goy lifo, eating, driuking, nud dlirting, at- Bara- fogn ; but coma up thuse helghts it you would know the splondor and fulness of liviug.” 1t is surprising what o tush thoro is of LATE TRAVEL THIH BEASON, Pleasure-scekors 81o not to bo choated out of thelr Journoys by tho turdy summor, though they walted to the lust for tho chango that nover came. Peoplo aro umrun;s for tha wosside, for the Bl. Lawroence, and the Lukos, to soo thom in thefr antumn-glory, and got tho vory finest of the seaton, Huptember 13 tho time for travel, and thero I8 vory little in town to compensnte for coming back boforo OutoLer, Tho somi-annuul house-hunting begina with good nuspicos, Houses to ront are plonty In the warket, which they wore wnot last spring, Tho Lundreds of APARTMENT-TIOUSES built during tho sumnuer will offer reasonablo and_convenient sheltor to fmnilies of overy giade, 'The goutloman nnd the soliolar may move his library, Lis collotions, and his paint- iugs into the extravagant Btovens Hotel, that oceuples _the block on ‘T'wouty-saventh stroot, betweon Broadway and Ifth wvenus, where he may find 3 suite of clfiht or tou rooms, with vlonty of gilding und illumiunted color in the public Lalls, hiy own privato corridor carpeted n moquette at tho oxpeneo of tho house, carved- wood mantles and caslngs on suito, handsome bronze-fittings, aud & stalewsy fit for & palaco, with white morblo _steps and gilded balustrado; for 5,000 o yoar. 1o puts In kis own furnituro, takou hly manls In tho restaurant attached to tho houss, or law thom wont to bhia own dimug-room, whore Lij own sorvanta wall on him, Tor singlo poosflo or divorcod ones, of luxurlons habits, this splendor i6 the most avall- ablo thing Now York han to offor. The Grosvo- nor, however, aunothor of tho fino apsrbnent- houses, on tho cornor of 'L'enth stroot and Firth avonuo, is the model of family-comfort and ela- anco combined. Imagino a beaulifully-fitted 10tol, with suites of half-n-dozon rovms or more, furninhed to auit the taste of tho oceupauts, who aro nmong_tho wealtliont niud most fastidius peoplo fn New York, with porfoctly tramed ser- vouts furnished and managed by the hotel, n culuine that no privato ostablishnent can equal, snd say what niore eou bo dosired for A LIFE OF EASE AND NEFINEMENT. With a hundred families undor one roof, the privacy and quiot are completo, thanks to double, walls and Erlvnlo corridora, At tho other ox- tromo of tho soolal seale nro tho new tenomonts up town, whero each family finds on its floor tho convenionces hithorto confined to the best Tousos, such ns hot and cold wator, baths, laun- dries, and olevators, at an expense varying from 826 to 840 a month, What would thia cily give to hiavo ampla room to expand on eithor hand ns Ohiongo docs, eo that in the suburbs every poor mnnhmlght have his own cottago and rood of earth, Among the doslgna for publio advantage, A, T. BTEWART'S NOTEL FOR WOMEN has ramed much curlosity and intorest, Two youra tho gront affair has boon building, but for the present all work is ntox‘)ped i1l tho owner’s. roturn from Europo In Octobeor. ~ Tho fact is, Mr, Btowart mnover found him- solf in so serious a difficnity a8 in planning tho management of this concorn. Establishing branchi-houso in overy quarter of the globe would be t1ivial to his oxpericnco; but how to lay down rules for the managemaut of a thousand of more womon is a problem which tha million- airo finds diffionlt to solve. Ho sincoroly wishos to malto his Inatitation of tho widost uso'to thoso for whorm it in Lntondedl but what will bo for their good, what reatrictions will bo oppressive, and what noedod to k‘m{)fl his gift from belng abusod, are quostions which b hns pondered & lcnfi timo without an answor. Hia conforencos with the foundors of large charities hero has not boon euuuulngqu.’ Complaints of iho fugrati- tude and unworthiness of those whom thoy have triod to bonefit aro not likely to holp him ‘any in his schemo of doing good. ~ All plans for ‘the Women's Hotel are suspended while ho is absent, - but, if his ‘health pormits, he will study the workings of similar houses abroad, and fiud doubtless that tho most- liboral benevolence g the most offoctunl, . THE NOOK-TRADE of tho autumn opons quictly enough. Tho'uss of colored lithographs in Amorican books aud Fsrmm is & novelty, though they have been froe- lmlportud. Vith their other venturos, tho 'raphic Company here intend to issue a shoot in colors from timo to time, tho pictures dono by tho chromo-lithographio process. Thoy uso this constantly with happicst results.in fino oflice worlk, and tho chromatio .copy will bo a8 eagerly sought for as tho last erial by oll classos. As o spocimen of tho lu'%lmnz art-1n this process, tho arpers publish a bool this weok that is suporb in the mattor of engravings,—the translation of Camillo Flammarion's work on *The Atmos- phoro,” by James Glaisher, T. R. 8., aud Dircc- tor of Greonwich Obscryvatory. 'The original was a hook of 800 pagos, describing all the most significant phonomona of clouds, winds, and oloctrio offects, in the brilliant, decisive Tronch stylo that makes n aclontitic treatiso arresting ns a mornivg feuilloton, Figuier and Roclus aro TRITE DESIDE THIS AUDACIOUS NATRATOR, whoso bold fancies in tho original must bo tamed to suit tho ideas of American ronders. The figuro of comets launched at their croatiou iuto spaco by a kick is Frenchy and grotesque enough to. come from Le¢ Rappel, in its time. Bub sucl flights aro a“pprnusud in the condensed English nfiumu, full of tho strango loro of the globo, and Mr., James Glashior would not take tlie troublo to translato work of superieial valuo. Dut the ongravings aro delightful in softest tones and delicato drawing of cloud and stormy ecenery, fino onough for bondoir-views, Thoy aro in colora that'Mr, Ruskin's exquisito etchings aroin engraving, and no more can bo eaid, Not an an- nual sont.out for years hag anything to comparo with these pletes in a geientific book. Tho Tronch hayo different idoas from American oues ou that subject. Whilo scientitlu works hero aro poorly illustrated, their ortists take the nicesb ning on them, and turn out pictures that aro ttlo Jowels, “Iho Life and Writings of Londor,” which Mr. Stodman and Mr. Aldrioh aro preparing, will bo worthy of such art. Iftosuch nobio themos, handled by pocts and students, could be added s hend of the old man eloquent in faithful aud epirited color, with the clausic fig- ures of lis Convorsations as porhaps Rosciti might draw and tint them, would not that bo A BUPERD GIFT? For a close to book-nows, _his readers wilt be interested to know that John Paul, the New York Tribune lumoriet, will havoa book sent out by the Hartford Publishing Compnuy, that pays such agroeablo dividends to authors. Gossrra. BROWN’S MODEL SERVANT. How She Finally Lost Iler Situation, and was Brought Pnce to Face with o Polco Magistrate Ouo of the most aifallo and amfable men on tho ‘West Sido 18 Mr, Brown, who lives on Milwaukeo ave- nuo. Now, in making meution of of s affability and good nature, we donot wish to jufor that tho gentlo- mon s uot endowed with mauy other great and good qualities ; on the contrary, wo wish it to bo distinctly understood that we admiro Mr. B in his several capace itles of gentloman, scholar, Sunday-school tenchor, and_traveler, bosides boing an Anti-Monopolist and & % Law-nnd-order * man ; but that does not nlfer the fact that wo most ndmiro fn him bis groat forbearance ond good mnture, Now, of course, Mr, B hes o family,. Wo say of coursce bocause men of Mr, B's temperament alwoys bavo failies, aud, 8 fa often tho case, his family fa o largo one, Mistakes will happen in tho beat rogulated famie les, ond so will servants, if the family is largo like Mr, BJs, Aud thia servant, whoss namo s Sarah DI, is amisteke, Bho mistook Mr, Brown's proporty for her own somuch that ho says tho Miss took overything #ho could place ber bands upon, But this ouly goes to provo that shois & modol servant—s model for ull to shun, yot how many aro liko this now unhappy Dill, Whon she began work, sho fnformed her beney= olout maater sho must have four oveniugs in the week entiroly to beraclf, “fhis Lo bore; He, poor wmau, would, after a ard'day'a worl, be doomed to rock tho cradio’ and try and tind ‘news in the Z{mes, whils Mis Dill wiis discoursing on tho beautles of tripo aud fricd-oniona in somo nelghboring restaurant, Not ouly this, but much more did this sminblo man put up with, Barab, ou Sunday ofternoons, would ujetly but decldadly {nform Brown that sho wanted tho parlor and sltting-room for hor friouds all the evening, and he would submit fo the uposition, What pioture of amiability could be moro touching thun Lrown, surrounded by his family, sitting fu tho woudshed and on tho back steps, wrapped up in sbnwly aud overconts, walting for tho'gey and_festive {rfends of Misa Dill to doyart, when they (the Drowns) could go duond got warm, 'Saral had bod head- aches “in tha wiorniug that were cured by lying in bed till Mrs, Browa lod got tea and wadbe Aho dishes ; ahoalso foll into tho hubit of golng to her slulor's nLGUL onco overy (wo woels, and stayiig & day or iwo, -and _fudulged ‘in many other cccontricition which hr. I, romeinbers at this Tato day with feelings that caunot bo dewcrilied. At lnet Mre, B, found that instead of two dozén aflver spoons she had two, aud that linen, dresses, otc,, were disappoaring in the sate astounding proportion,’ 3Ir, B., In tho goodnces of i heart, proposed pewtor as o pleasant substitto 'for silver, *ind ' cotfon for linen, snd eald Barah ' must not Lo angered, Dut this atroclous fomalo went too far, Mr, Lrown bud DLeen for n long tivio puitug away & conts st o time, a sum of mauoy to afl his bosom frieud In being elocted to to lio Benuto or Comon Council, This sum bt renched tho proportions of $19 whon tho avaricio: 8 Dill clutcliod it ud Lought & ziow Lonuet, his wus that foather, It didu't Dreal DBrown's back, butho awoke 10 tho fact that his good nature hud ulmoat, whi Di l's uid, msdo a Loukragt of him, Sho was rrestd aud hold 1 $300 bail to appoarat thé Criutnal Court, —_—e THE COMING EXPOSITION. A meeting of the Exccutivo Gommitteo of the Expo. sit{on was held yesterday aftornoon ; present, Mesers Louton, Druke, Brown, Lafiin, Boyington, sud Crano, On motlon, it was resolved, in responso to petiticn of certatn partics for tho eroction of n prasonger-dopot near the foot of Juckson streot, that tho Exposition would appropriate $100 toward defrayiug tho oxponses of tho enme, provided that tho railroad comypanics would butld it, Arrangomeuts wore made dividing the time at which Directors shonld bo present in the bullding, aa fol- lows : Mesers, Droko and Luflln durlug the fovenoon of eacl day; Duvld A, Gago from noon tlll 2 p,m,; and Messre, Bouton, Brown, and Oraue, during tho rest of tho day, The question of tho appointment of & Superin. tendent of tho bullding was roforred to (ho Ohajrnmn of tho Exseutive Conmitten, Tt was ordered that tho front of (ho hullding * Lo THE COURTS, Tnieresting Caso in Bankrupley Against tle Proprietor of tho NMaison Dorees fule on the Garden Cily Insuranes Cempanys- A Now Way to Acquire Properly. COOK COUNTY COURTS, Tho caso of Mra, Johnon, ouco the propristor of tho woll-known Malson Doree, camo up yestorday be- Zore Judgo Dlodgott, on tho quostion of tho baukrupt- ¢y of tho defondant, From tho ovldenco, which was qulfo voluminoun, and tho hoaring of which ocoupfod tho wholo day, it appenrs that Mrs, Jobnron was, in 1800, possessor of tho Malson Doreo undor an intorest in o leaso, A cortain Quinlau hnd & martgage on her property, which fell duo in tho fall of 1889, Boing wnnblo to mcet {t, alio applied to Ilugh A, White to get her an- othior Joan and ralo (ho mortgage, Mr. Whito obe fained tho requinflo eum from w Mr. Woodward, who, howaver, loaned it roluctantly, on condition Mr. Wiito would guarsuteo the paymont of tho noto, This Bir, While, who wan au nequainiance of Mra, Johnson, sgreed to do. Tho morlgago wan mado for plx monthe, At tho oxpiration of Johnson was in no. bottor conditon o pay tho loan, nud applied to Mr Whlte to obtaln from Mr. Woodward an oxtcusion, Af this timo Mrs, Johunon was ndvised to havo the property eold undor tho mortgngs o clenr it from any olaim on tho part o hor husband, Tho property was sold, snd bauglt in by Mr, Whito, who immodiately gavo s bill of anlo to Mra, Johneon, sl giving & noto and chattel- mortgago back Lo M. While, who indorsod 1t over to Mr. Woodward, In May, 1870, tho noto fell dus, and Mrs, Johmson nppiled for' snothor oxtension, Thia waa givon for six months, Iu tho fall bofore tho noto and mortgage eamo duo, White notifiod Mre, Johnson that Woodward must bovo his moncy, ne bo wished to invest it Bho however could mnot ralio it then, but promticd faithtully to luve it by onother elx months. White fhen applied to his brothor-in-lnw, Ambroso Foster, to advanca tho amount roquired, smounting, with interest, and somo sume advancod by Whito to Mrs, Johnwon, to $2.400 or $2.600. Two noies wero mado and ozconted, nud & mortgago drawn. Deforo, howovor,' tho monvy wag actually lent, Woodward agreod {o lend tha money for six monthe more, aud tho totes which had been ade out to Yostor wora indorsed by him withont recoursy to Woodward, - Ono nots Wy for 32,000 and thio othr for nbout $307. Tu tho syring of 1871, when the mortgago again fell dug, Woodward wonld not extend a third time, and tho properly was sold for about $1,700 or $1,800 net, Tho K07 noto was pald, and thio remaiuder wus spplied on the $2,000 note. Mrs, Johuson waa also {ndebled to varions oftier parties, somo of whom had recovered Jjudgments againat her, Under one of those judgments bor ine torest 1n tho Matson Doroo was sold for about $1,000 or thot mo Mra, $1,200, "'y prosent petition was hrought by Woodward on the note of $2,000, of which about $700 or §500 §- alill uo, About 4 o'clock, whon al the te-dfmony vae in, o proposition wna mado by Mrs, Jolmmon’s nftorneys, Mr, Iirat and Judgo Dunlevy, fo scttle, aud tho ol adjourned tho caso till this morning to give tho par- tica timo Lo como to an tgreemont, BIr, Boutello and Mr, Brrgess appear for Woodward, STPLBIOR OOUNT—IN GUANCELT. Tho long pending, and_oft—continued cns and Briggs aginst Doylo & Iickey, was fually disposed yeotorday _uftornoon by Iis ffonor Judge Gnry, o cross-Uill of tho dcfendanta was dismissed, aid the Drayer, for relief of the complainant’s bill was granted, This was to rerove s cloud from tho titls to a lot of innd ou tho North 8idé, belonging now to Mra, Briggy, onoof tho complaindnte, who- Lought it of Bew. felly, tho othor complmuant, Tho clatm of Dogio & Hickey, 85 sel tp i tho cross-bill, was bused uponn judgment entered upon o judgment noto, mudo by Joln J, Ikelly nnd his wife, tho complain. ant, to securo Duylo & Jiickoy, who wero bis surctics in an administention bond, oo two months after tho ot was given (o them, Kelly died, oud on the day of Ly death thoy had judgment entered on tho notc, as thiough §t was evidenco of an absoluto debt, had cxe cution {ssued, aud thorctpon tho lot in queation sold by tho Sheritf, and bid in {n thelr own name, After- wardu thoy obiaiuod a deed from the Sherllr, and it s this deed \hich tho docree of tho Court sets sl cloud on tho title, 'Tho judgment nen gaiy 1y 18 nlso sol usido by the decreo of the Court, OTUER DANKRUPTOY MATIER3, Julius Kirchotr filod o voluntary petition in Ll ruptey, and o rulo was ontered on’ tho otlicr membes of tho 'firm {o_show causo, by Sopt. 24, why the firm should not Lo doclared bankrupt, A dividond of 40 por cont Ix ready to bo paid in tho eago of Henry Koober, and a dividend of G per cent fn the caso of Mark Camploll, A dividend of 10 Lorwent 1as also been daclared on the estato of Ferdinond S, Winslow, o A rale was entered ngainst the Gardon City Tnsur- anco Compnuy and ts oflicers on tho potition of . Jucger, to fito_sehiedules of tho peoporty of the bank— Tupt of show couso. fu fifteen days why an uttachment should not jasuc, Nicholus Kostier mode an_apulication in tuo Home Insuranco Company caso for o set-off, which was 1o Terrad to Register Hibburd, INIUNOTION GRANTED. Thomns Wickhinm, of Stark County, Tliinols, brought & bill against W, G, Ackerinan, of Now York State, aud Audrow J, Whituker, of Stark'County. The bill' seta of Relly Ughtod with gas dn festoous,” at a coat uot excecding 1500, I'ho Treasuror presonted samplos of various atylos of tickets, from which were welucted wuoh as soctusd Lost aduptod to the purpove, wud the Tressuror wua fully authorlzed to muke tho necessary srrangement to liavo them propared, Itous Halatks, tho luader of the Great Western Light Quard Lund, sent the following lettor to tho Seeraiury, Mr. Johin I, Roynolds ¢ “Dean 81 ;1 horeby tako the liberty to withdraw my dun aud oller for il e diiriug tho fall exhibition, The timo §s too short for the neceswsry pioparation, (o do vuytllng worthy of the great avcas slon, Respootfully, AN DaraTma" out that complaiunat was postessed of the W i of 8 E X of 80015, 13, 7, In Slurk County, Ho wasobliged to 0 to Iroland abd remam throo Years, Durlng that time defendants Lrought o ault clalming titlo to the ove land and rocovered a Sudgment for tho - porscs- slon, without the knuwledge of compluinant, A United Btates Marshal now hoa a wiit to givo defendants pos- scesion, Complainant prays that o8 he was not served Wil notics, tho judgment moy bo set. aslde and o new ~trinl granted, anil for an. injunction, which way grant ed by Judge Drummond, to restrain’ defendunts or the Murshal from {uterfering with complainant's Dusses- sion, couxTy count, Rachel De Golgor wus uppoiuted guardian of Brad- ford L. Do Goiyer, under ou approved bund of Totters testamentary wern grauted to Margarettn Bchuidt on the estate of Jacob Schmidton & bond of Reinbard Goetzo was appointed administrator to tho estate of Joban A, Guetzo on filing & bLond of 4,000, “The'will of Olvenia Rossmon was proven, and let= ters testamontary yronted to Catherine Runsell under bond of §4,000, Christian Jieinoen was appoiuted guurdion of Louina Polorman ot a boud of §4,000 CuISINAL counT, Fritz Aurek vas trled on o chavgo of assault on a policeman, but, befare the conclusion of the trial, pleaded guiity, sud was rontoncod to five days In the County Jail, und to pay o fino of $25 aud costs, Clories Matthows pleud gullty o acharge of larceny, and waa remunded for pentence, Tha trial of Filzgerald, on u charge of murder, will geur this weol, and (hat of Garl Lorouz, on o shinflar clinrge, i sct ddwn for ho 30t fuat, To-worrow tho trisl of {he Drisoners now in Jatl will commence. COURTS IN DRIEF. R, W, Roloson commenced un_action agoinat James MeAlpine snd Sumuel Laughlin, for $5,000 dume ages, “Io Clifeago, Miwaukeo & 8t. Paul Railway Coms pauy Alon petition {u tuo Cirouft Court for s right of Way over tho land of Juhn Boreburdt, which lunds aro situated in tho southwest & of Section 10, 42, 13, and southwoat 3¢ of Section 15, 42, 13, In tho Ofreuit_Court o biil'was filed by Martin Ken- nedy vgainst Juhn Cushing, seliug fora couveyauce of lund held in trust by dofoidant, aud of au aocount of tho prafits thereof, Daniel ¥, Nelson Bed a bill for apecifie perform- ancu of & contract to convey land, against O, M, Wikl ard and Johu AL Gooduough, “Iho Chifeago Compoeition Granite Company filed & potition for mechaule’s hen ngainat Goorgo L, Batch= elder and David Whiling, for materisls furniehed sud work dono to tha amount of $4,323. A voluminous and uniuterasting answer of 54 pages wag Bled by the defondant in (ho caso of Skelsoy et al, v, I, 1) Pleree, Tho partleulars of (ho Lill Lave beon given (0 tho reidura of Tik THINUNE, THE SUPLEME COURT, ©Orrawa, 1ll,, Sept, 10,—1ho Suprewo Court met pur- sunnt to adjournment, all befug prosout, Tho follow~ ing busincss was transucted s Joues v. Albel; leavo given to filo record. “Tho Chilcago, Rock Tnland & Peeifio Rallroad Compae ny v, Collius § motion mads by former Clerk to have allas oxeoution issucd In cases whero oxecutions have been destroyed h{ 1ire; ordered thut tho presont Clerk hnvo u complute At voritl) :d, Tholpy v. Curts ot ak; motion for further tms to file record, Thelps ot ol orthol ob al.s same, Phelps ot ul, v, Ldwards et ul; same, Tunic o al, v, Dishbrow ; motfon 10 et esldo order of afrnunt’s motion fur leava to 8:0 additions| orror, Tilako v, Blake ; motfon to (niee apyeal on suge gantion 116, and motion for temporary silmony to do- fondunt, : 3 Ralerts ot al, v, Pierce, ndminlatrator, cto, ; motion for wbiort ruls o Plaintit fu error 1o file Focoril, Murry et ul. v, Luverty ef al.; diminution of record suggested, und motion for leavo to filo additional rocord, “Pia ‘appilcation of Willla Kilburn for a Neonso was atiowad; ulko to L M, Bhrevo, 0ALL OF TILE DOOKET, s Rese Hul Cemetory Company '3 Dy Lymen Tranbull for tho aprolies, s Hiteheo or tio appotiant, Laken on enli, Htouo v, Tho Foutfac, Yultbury & Northwestorn Ratlroad Company et al, ‘Taken on’call, Gaolwou v. Iticharduois et al.; kamo, Lotz v, Mudon ; enme, Worreil ot ul, v. Putlen ot al, ; Tond v, Wouds; aamo, Budger' v, Tho Batavin Paper Manufacturing Come puny 5 Judgment ativmed under tho rulo, ailor et al, v, Druco; afliriacd for want of Lrlefa and abutracts, Lampion v, Ulmory takon on call, Utloy v, lburos; santo, Tutdlo et ul, v, Carrott et al, ; wamo, Nowman By “Town of Lako v, ariued oraily o, v yenter; poesed, Buwlunioy et al, v, Tieard et al, ; faken on enll, Ruitishauger ctul, v, Tho Oity of Aurora; firmed for want of Lriefs, Dlack, Adwinlstrator, v, Lusk § tskon on call, ‘The Ghlengo, Rock Taland & Pacific Ralroad Com- pany v. Golllun pame, - - - - S Towi of Washlugton v, Story; appeal dlamissed, Flalier, mplended, ole,, v. Cornell ¢ taken on call. o Yo Caurtadjourhed o 0 o'clock to-norrow morn- ng. - S THE CITY’S HEALTIL, The Clolorn Compleiely Rtnmped Oute=The Ttomicrers Must Remder Their Places It Tonubve. A regular mecting of tho Board of Hoalth was held yerterday afternoon, Dr, 1L, A, Johnson in the Chair, Thera wero also prosent full Board and Mayor ond. The Sanitary Conmmittea presentod a roport upon tho subjoct of emolls, cmbodlod dn tha following rosolut- tion ¢ “Ttesolved, That all porsons engagod §n the rendering of inrd, taflow, or drying tank matorial for fortilizing purjoscs or ongagod in_othier occupntion by which noxlous gnecn are gonorated, skall provido romo means Dy which theso gasos abnll bo consumod and randoreil inoffonsives nnd that all pormits granted by this Toard slinll o wpon tho conditlon that the aboya reso- Lition bo siriclly complled with on or betoro April 1, 574, Tho regolutfon was tomporarily lafd over, Baultars Buporintondont Miller submittod hia ususl weakly mortality roport, giving tho following facts ; “Tho number of deaths for tho week onding Sopt. 13, waa 243 ; for tho corresponding wook 1873, 210; and for thowaok provious, 289, Tho principal eausos of doath were, nccldents, 6 ; chiolora, 3; oliolera infuntum, T4: consumption, 11; dlarrhe, 16; onteritts, 11; typhold fever, 8; fnanition, 7; small-pox, 12; men- ingitis, 2. Of the docedonta 15 ware under 3 years, 40 were marriod, and 202 single, 129 males, and 113 fomales ; ono colored nnd tho romninder white, Tho rotio of deaths to pulation was one {n 1,618, No uuw cases of cholors havo beon 'dis covored, and tho dinoaso s declared to be staniped out, Tho highest mortality wag in_tho Fiftoeuth Ward, tho greatost percontage In tho Bix- teont, This is duo to tho noxious influence of the North Branch, which flawa botweon the two warda{Dr, Miller urges tho loss of tho Joast posaiblo timo fn the Prosooution of the work of cleansing that dirty sower, Tlio monthly roport ehowe tho number of danths for Angunst to have been 1,423; for July, 1,604 ; for Au- gust, 1812, 1,631, Of 'theao 757 wero moled, 066 fo males ; 205 married and 1,188 singlo, Thoro liad been no Jees than 52 deaths by nccident, 21 by railrosd acci~ dents; 17 by cholera ; 438 by cholern Infantum ; 146 by convulaions ; diarrhes, B4 ; meningitin, 433 small- 1ox, 813 whooping cough, 34, Tho genofal showlng was favorably indicative of tho city’s liealth, (o Zho neavenger work Lad beon satisfaciorly por- ormod e Board ndjourned, THE CITY IN BRIEF, Tho bondsmen of Honry Rippe, charged with as- sault, surrendorod hiim ou Mondsy evening, and ho i now fn Jail, " < TThie Firemen'a nino will play & match game of ball this otternoon, on the Twonty-ihird street grounds, Wit tho Liberty Club, A good gamo Ia anticipated, Tlenry Beavor {8 aucli n disorderly fellow that he was fined $50 by Banyon for. abusiug his neighbors and family, and put under $200 bonds to keep tho peaco. W, II, Paino appropriated a vallso Delonging to John Haskell, Tho tostimony was so_couflieting, howovor, that Banyon chenged it to *disorderly,” bud fined TPaino 335, “Thio Board of Publto Works yesterday recolved bida for tho Clybourn avonue bridgo, ny follows: Fox & Howard, $13,076; J. E, English, $13,700, Tho award will bo mado this weok, The Amcriesn Express Company sro ornsmenting tho hiuge, blauk, brick wall of thelr now building, on Munroo strect, with tho biggest algn {n tho city, mess- uring some 60 fect in length by 30 in widih, At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Oflicer Bteele de- tected n man dn tho act of enteriug M. L, Koizer's storo, No, 22 Weat Madison stroct, through n broken window, As Steolo -approachod, tho thief took fo Lis Beels, and quickly disappeared in tho darkness, Justico Scully ia doing n good work in finfng peoplo for jumping on or off steam-cars whilo fu motion, Yeaterday he fmposed fines on fourteen persons arreat- ed by the police for doing this very thing, J. T, Bwiftls o confidonco man, vugrant, ond gene eral dead-beat, 1Hia Jatest explolt is to wear o United Biates Murslials badgo, and ltaposa on peoplo in that manner, aud then blackmall them, Ho Waa fined $25 and costs by Banyon. The members of Templar Lodge 440, 1. 0.0, F., are requectcd o bo on hand promptly this vening ot thelr ludl, corner of Washington and Desplatnc strects Tho adoption of the new by-lawa will cone up, sud other important business will ko presented, At half-past 11 o'clock on Monday night Pat Mortoll and Jumes Joy fell futo ouo anothor's arma ina play- ful wrestle. It soon developed Into n fight, I which Mortell cut Joy in tho right thigh, Oicer Bowden arvested Kortoil, Ellen Dowlea {6 a very garrilous femalo who, when drunk, taltes great ylessuro fn abusing hor Lusband, Monday sho fouud Mr, Bowles sawiug wood on the audowalls, .ud, not feoling happy, whe veuted ler rage on lim, to tho fufinlle delight of a largo crowd., A policemun srrested hor, and Justico Seully fined her $25. 4 Andarson Morris, colored emploso of the schiooner Skinuer, fell from thut vessel into the Barilugton Slip i“““‘“‘"! afternoon, and was drownud, Oflicer House- older recovered the body, nud took it tv the Morgue, Morrla was sbout 85 yeara old, unmarried, aud resided ou Fourth avenue, near Polk strect, The goneral tickot agants in this city nre busily cn- gaged muking preparations for tho Genernl ‘ickot Agents’ Convention of the United States, which will commenco it seastons on Frhluy noxt, Tie moetings will bo Lield at the Grand Pacic Hotel, oud new pus- senger turis will b ugreed upon for all tho ronds in the country, The Michigan Central Railrond Ia dolng an fmmenso pusscnizer inincas fust tiow, on account of tle Slata ir ot Grand Rapids, Buperintondent Sargont sn; it 4 the greutest fulr over held in tho Siate of Mieh gon, cnd that ft seoms aaif the entirs population of the Stato wus golng there, T fair s a consolidation of ho Agrioultural, Pomological, sud Mochunieal Ase sociations of tho Btate, Martin Thero, o pensioned soldier of Company K, Thirty-ninth_Illinols Volunteers, complaing that the Exumining Burgeou, whose ollice, ho ways, 1 ut No, 115 Twenty-sccond stiect, yesterduy reduced his pen- slon from 30 per month fo $3, without makinga proper examination of bis wound. ' Martin claims that #aid wound is in his rigut thigh, which, at the present time, Incloscs a couple of ounces of lead, 1iis placa of residence, g glvun Ly bimself, {s rathor fndetinite, Velng in’ Cook County, nest the Stato lin, But ho ‘wantd to have that surgeon’s conduot fuvestigated, * M, W. 8. Crilly was driving along Lako stroot yos- terda, dboit Lult-past 11, whion hia Loro took: fright and run awsy. Afier runhing ubout a block, Mr, Crilly wan thrown ot and drugged somo distance, fortunat- 1y roceiviug uo Injurics, cxcoptn fow bruisca aw {ho armunud legs, Tho borso Kopt: running on tiil he cumo to Frunklin street, whero Jio ran into an oxpross- wugou, 4ud, {n tomo Iuéxplicablo manner, one of tho slitts of the express-wagon ran into bim, outering bo hind tho left shioulder, nud going entiroly through tho horse, coming out of ks {ai), apliiting tholutter In two, The shock must have been very sovore, for the buggy was cntiroly demolishicd, Tho Lorse Was & Vory Suilis able oue, o Lelicve, having reccutly beon puichused by Mr, Criliv, Thiero muat bo elthor somo vory poor_managemient of tho work ut the new County Juil, or thoreis u great deal of rotton matevin! fu tlo ropes of the derricks, Tho koventh aceident that ‘has occurred ther hap- pened yesterduy nLout 11 o'clock. As n leavy stolio ‘was Doyt Lolsted to position, & ropo broke, precipitite ing tho stone twenty feel down, where it foil on tho top of & coll, Which Is composed of 'ouc lurge slab, It broka through this, und crashed futo tho coll,where a niason, named Joseph Lavellis, wns \vur!dni. Fortunatoly, $ho deadly missilo dId not fell uyon Lim, but frage ments of tho slab brujaed and cut him soverely, Ho - w8 takon to his homo ut tho corner of Blioruiiw aud Hurrinon strects, and attendod by Dr. James, About @ o'clock yesterdsy morning & mon was are re-tad in tho Varfely Suloon, corner of Randolph and Gaunl atreotyy - for winorlerly conduct, ~ dghtingy und distwblog the peaca pomerally, Auw ho ecemed fo Le & vory daugerous clarac- ter, Capt, Tull orderod Odicer Tiemnott to fecompany tho olficer making tho arrvst, as tho It~ fer wua u new man ond might ncod nesistance, Oficer Tentiett accordingly followed 6t & short disfance Lo- hiud the oilicor an his prisoner, until near tho corter of Randolyls und Cilutou alrects, when o man sudden- 1y sppeared from n olloy and commenced targot-pruce tieo ul Bennott’s back, Tno ofliecr turned nnd ro- clprocated, but, na usal with policomen, fellod to hit hils unkuown aéeaflant, who eicapod s mystoriously 88 Lo catmo after emptylug bis revolver, B - Plio farmarn soelding In Behoot Diatriot No 1 of New ‘Trior ‘Townabip, in thixs county, complain Liiterly that thoy nro debarrud by excorsive’ kpectal taxation from conding tholr chlldren to the publio achool, for the mnfutouunco of which lh‘ofl alvendy pay a county tux, “Chin sehool 18 locuted fu the Villago of Gloucue, whicl an recently fncorpirated by tho Leglulature, owing, It fu nlleged, (o thio mikreproscntations of . porvons Who wero anxfous to havo tho aohoul dintrick divided for Uielr own benetil, Koy the poor farmerd who live ho- yond tho limits ‘of ‘tho villags, bit fu tho wchrol sirlct, aro_compelled by tho Villigo sutboritica to ay o special thx of §3,50° por moutli for every child they seud 4o thy &chool, and they dénounco it ua s act of opprcauion whieh'tho county atithorities ehould inunedlutoly investigate, Thuy #ay they cannot uftord to bulld o tew sehoul-houso and employ & toacher for o fow months in {ho year,and st the samie tie pay tuxes for the suppoit of thio Glencoo schuol, * ‘Thore aro goveral kinda of ordinances in uso nmon {ho yeoplo, There fs orduanco that helchos hot whol and ehell,” Thero ure rucred ordinunces, and those that are not eacred, Tho latter are cily ordinances, “Thio rst cntioned Js tho most obberved, becanuso it carcies with it the soverest pemalty,’ But fle to bu tho most popilar with the Tollco Station are the ¢ty ordi- nnnces, 1t ds un interoating sight to drop fu thero on Tusdny and_Fridoy oveulngs, callad by (hu nen Hxehool evonlngs,” and seo the genial Buckley, or the anggulur Ebersoil, seated on un elevatacd platform, with i opens copy of o revised ordinaness beford hiny, wudy us ho reads wloud from Iy tho boys are seated avound him in attontive und orderly sflonco, ery Luw by oxplained and communted upan by the fesor I tho «bale, und the tenult of the exer- cfso ln, that Gapt, Bucklos's won uro well-inforuied in the word hended down by the City Fathers, men of the Arino OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Meoting .or the Doard of Ldu- cation, Standing Commiftees Appolnted---Evens ing Schools-=<Condition of the Iiigh School, ‘The Board of Education hold an adjourned mecting last evoning, Presidont King in tho chalr, aud prosent Inupoctora Oalkins, Goggin, Blutbardt, Olingor, Rich- Derg, Runyan, Blicldon, Btano, Wells, Wilco, Oleson. COMMITTEES, ‘The Proaldent announced the following committocs ! Duildings aud Grounds—Shioldon, Calking, Wilee, surDpazatus and Burnituro—Rungan, dcliberg, Diuts hardt, Janitors and Bupplice—Rielborg, Blons, Olingor, Balarios—Calkins, Ollugor, Oleson, Publieations—Goggln, Runyan, Bluthardt, Finsnces and Audiling—Hambloton, Stone, Cslkins, Heliool Fund Properiy—Wilce, Bheldon, Calking, Tambloton, Olinger, Toxt Books and Courso of Instruclion—Blone, Slicl don, Hambloton, Lxamiation of Tenchers—Wells, Stons, Hambloton, Buperintendout, Appointment of Toachors—Tho Prestdont, Wells, Runyau, Judiciary—Runyan, Richborg, Goggln, il Heltoal—Wellw, Runyane Bhooon: Normal Heliool—Toynolds, Calkiuy, Goggin, yeniug Selools—boudold, Bholdox, Bluthardt, Olcaon, Outkins. Mudals wnd Rowards—Rosdolds, Oleson, Bonfleld, pokulog aud " Hogulatious—Oleadn, - Iichberg, Woy- 5. Gerinan—Richborg, Wells, Bluthawt, Mualo—Diutliardt, Bonflold, Neyuoldy, Drawing—Olingor, Blutbiard, Lonfield, Ou Bclivols—Jones, Ualkins ; ‘Scamtuon, Wells ; Kin. o, Boldon ;. Fratklin, Hamblolon ; "Wasbiiylon, a Richberg; Bfoseley, Calkive; Brown, Ruuyan Foster, - Goggin; ~Ogden, Bholdon ; * Nowborry, Bucldon s Wells, Ouwcson’; Skinner, _ Ioynolds : Haven, Glingor; Jottago Grove, Stouo ;” Moldou, Bous o] nommul Olesun; Dore, Wiléa; Carpenter, Wella ; Tuyes, tunyan ; Ularko, Bluthardt s Douglns Btono} Lincolu, Humbleton ; ' Pearson, Mambleton § Eiizabeth, Bluthardt ; Kolling Dlills, Oicson ; Walshi Btreot, ontleld ; Mitchell Streot, Goygin ; Wentworth Avonuy, Caiking's Tiluo Iuland Atcuno, Sonflekd ; Cal- ot Avenue, Oifuger; Lincoin Btreot, Royuolds ; Third Avenue, Stous ; 'Ssngamon Sircel, Hiehberg ! Polk Htreet, Goguin ; Luwndule, Wilce, Mr. Stoio woved (ho Gominittess be confirmed, Adopled, PXTRA COMPENSATION, ETO. Somo clianges viug beon nuido s tho plana of tho Third Aveaauo Seliool, te Arcllioct wa avarded $160 oxtra, Tuspector Richberg, from the Commitieo on Taui~ tors bud Enginoerw, reported a list of salarios to o given cugiticers 1n the schools, showing w fnercasy $160 on tno totul smount of sularies puid out lust year, Adopted, J. Koller & Co. wero awarded tho contract for slaba 2t cord, und boochwooa t 49 a cord, LVENING 4CLOOLS, Inspector Sholdon, trom tho Committeo on Evenlog hiools, Toported that sehool would bei Mouday, Bop. 23, al 7:30, in the following eliools: Vet Bldc Fonler, 'Bcamnion, Sangamon; North Slo—Kinzie, Newberry ; Bouth ‘Bldo—Jonas, Holden, ~ Lupiis mus 1ot bo lews thian 13 years of age ind can uso uny books that havo been in o in dny Hchoola duting tho pasy Bvo yourn. To Toport wan adopted, Tuupoctor Bheltoit moved o tucrenno the Commitics on Evenbng iichools from fivo to seven nicmicrs, The motlun Jaovailed, tid Messrs, Goggitt and Btona wero dded to tho Commuitice, Bowe small ils were ordred paid, THE NIGIT $CHO0F.. Tnspeator Goggin complatued of the erowded cons dftion of the Normal School on account of (ho accome modution given pupils from tho Uigh School. Tha High Scliool lnd becomo_demorulized, sud Quiney, Yeuria, Aurors, aud roveral emull towns n tuo Stats had betfor High Schools, and turned out Lolter schole are, te tho Chlcugo dhstitutlon, 100 wan convinced that tho High Scovol, wan_n dirgrace to G Board met und auditod bills, Lut they never devotod an evenlug £0 tho genoral discussion of educatio tho acfences tho senoul was u falire, aud classl waa nearly 08 bud, They shoutd ercet u now Behool buflding, Now thiey wero squanderlng S45,000 8 your pretending to mnsintaln o lign Scuool Wiich was not a gchool at all, Tuppeetor Wella'said tho clsees had ptarted well in the Tligh School, and_ provinion wan Doing wmade to obviato the ovorcrowding. Ha hada bolter lnpresston of (e School than Br. Guggm, and believed ft wan dolug s woll 8 could Do exiected under tho condie ons. o President sald tho Wigh Schiool wan tho beat in the conntry. Tuspector Btono belloved the teachiers were in every way compotent, bist tho building was iusutiiclent {0 no. commodlate tho pupils, 1o did not kuow why a por- tion of tho old Post-Otilco buliding shiould not bo cone verted Into Higl School, lle moved to refer tho mat. ter 80 tho Cuuauittocs on Dulldiuga und Groundw, and on High 8chool, t coneider to cxpedicncy of orceting a now bullding, Tho motion” provailed, and the President and tho Buperlutaudent wers added to the Committocs, Tuspector Richberg moved to cliange tho rula a0 that pupils comiug with certificates from High Schools i athor pinces sould bo aumitted to- the High Beliool ulty. Reférrod 1o tho High School Commitioe, iy A COUPLE OF NICE WITNESSES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Bim: Tho Teport of tho investigation of tho charges againat the West Sido Polico Captain, in Saturday's TRIvyNe, requires somo uotico at my hands, Being sola propriator of tho Powell House, I feel it my duty toward my family and patrons to makea general denla., of the stateents by John Dinnicombe, Jr,,and Thomas Lee. Dinnicombo states that he saw Capt, Lull ot an indcecont danco at tho Powell 1fouse, There never wus an “indecent ” danco at the Powell House, and Capt Lull never attended a dance of any kind there, Ilo further says, “ One of Lull's oficers, Liphard, keeps o ‘bar there,” Liphard was my purtuer up to the 1st of June; sinco then Lo has had unothing to do with the houre, 1o nlso n(n(cl, 1t {3 a house of prostitutic an nssignation house,’” Tho nbove statement Is an mitigated lie, snd nona but thicves of tho lowest order daro make aich an assertion, Diunicombo never wai i1 my houso Litt onco : thou o camo with five or fix others of the sumo grado na_ himeolf, for tho expruis purposo of slealiig overcoats, After on uneueseseful attompt they loft i high dudgeon. That probably Js the reason for tho atatoments muda by Juhn Dinnie combe, Jr. A3 for Thomus Lee, ho dover wanin my houko but onco; then it was, according to his own statement, * to bring a party of ladies to u public ball, Now Year's Night ;" ho had not been in the ofiico moro tlyn fivo or ten winutes beforo bo was pound aslcep i bib ehafr, I arouscd him, and politely tohl Lim my oftice was 1o placo for loungels, nud lad hint 1o his lack, where he slopt during tho remainder of tho donce, ' Theeo statemonts wero mnde, ns I sup= poso, to injure Capt. Lull andDefective Liphord, As thoy havo nothing t do with {ho lous | John Divnicombo and Thomas Leo to bo excecdingly caroful what they say_regarding my bowse, o thy ublie in geweral, ‘I would eny, while I keep this onso, I whif endeavor to keop 1t in sieh o manner that the most fustidious need live no_ fears to give mo a call, J, W, MILLINGTOS, Propricior of Foviell House, P Uil A VALUABLE [NVENTION. TTho now apparatta for relieving and controlling the water-pressuro on fire englnes aud hoso wan tried yose terday afternoon,at the foot of Quiney strect, bifurg tlo Fire Commlseloners aud Conuetl Commiities ou ¥ire and Water, Tho fuventor, dr. A, Mayer, was nlso presout, and a comploto test wus given, ‘Thenpparatus 1n now attuchiod to enginca No, 9,11, and 12, aud {ho Firo Marshnl i3 desirous of having it applicd to ali tho englues Inuso, Tho apparatus waa fully doseribed = the timo of the proliminary trial omo months can, but o Lriof statement of thio advautagoa oblained Ly 1t uso will ba of fnforest, ‘Ul guage 1 oing ret uf nuy destrodpressure, it becomen fmpossstle lu excesd tlidu smount, und tho hoso I kaved unnceessary s Tho pipeman can ulso ehut off (Lo water at th no matter how fur distant from fhe iy any dauger to tho hore, nud the engino e oY #toam und continuo puimping, Butwineo n wdden ploppage of flow, either by shutting oft at tho noz: or by u kiuk in {ho hoso, would bo uloet funt Ly kuown at tho onging by tha uetion ot th tho cugineer would (hen stop pumgping w froublo of gending a meseenger tha whole length cf thio hoso, Tho Cunumissfoners snd Fire Mareial il exprepscd {hcmsives highly pleased with tho wuecens of the fuvention, awd thy Committeo on Pire and Was tor wiil be urgod {o attach one to each engne s use, it 0 g Humboldt Park Proporty. To-morraw nfternoon (Lhureday), Mersre, Duitors & Co. will sell, without resvrve, by ordor of a nene roatdont, forty-olght lots tn tho vicinity of Hxmb.ldt Park and Boulevard, This property ds finely locelod, high, and most desirablo, It within one block of Humboldt station, ot tho Chicaga & Paciily Rallrosd,~ nceekslbls Ly (his rond and Bihwaukeo avenue, A number of fine resfdences are botnyg built by the Hun- boldt Park Residoneo Association,and othes oreatrendy contracted for, which aro to bo budlt at once, a4 wal as othier improvements in tho fmmediulo vicinity of the proporty to bo sold. Who ealo will bo wmde in Mepara, Butters’ new roal eslats rooms in fhe Huwiey Bullditig, Nos, 344 o 140 Dearborn wtret, Tor pan tieulars seo thefr advertiseruent in the suctiou co.umiti i e Anothor Firm Baok Agnin. Anothor fnstance of business veturning to its formiee Tocation conies to our nottea, v, sud nlru‘(lll‘i:\_‘")‘; thewoll-known Youtlis, Hoye!, nnd Qlilldrewa Clothier and Furnislicis, bave removed o thelr old Jvatint, whero they w mauy yoars prior to the fire, Nus, 00 und 98 Laku streot, —_———— Danking. " Preston, Komn & Ca,, buukcrs, succossors (o Lutily Preston & Koan, Suulh Skle, 167 and 169 Lasallo sireot, Weat Side, ernfil‘ ll‘vll(:ulp'llnl»llll’ll l‘l;lls(‘;lll cety, vecchve deposita, diseownit ishiows paper, sl ot epuiat banking Diniucss, with tho e caplial aud facilitios us heretoforo,