Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1873, Page 1

- VOLUME 27. GIFT CONCERT. B ¥ SHORTEST N0UIH 10, FORTUNE. 100,000 for only 2,60, TUE LARGEST RETURN FOIt - | T INVESTMENT. WILL BE HELD AT 2 LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, Decombexr 3lst, 1878, FOR THE BENEFIT OF A . JUVENILE REFORM SCHOOL. 40,000 Gifts, ' $450,000 in Prizes, | Principal Prize,$1 00,000 of tho suporb palatlal, zesidance of Simon , dnsurdseed 8a & privato dweliing fn tho Statos, buing only & fow blacks {rom tho Coust- Houro, surroundod by wagnifieont prounds, orcliands, @nridone, and. vinoyarde. o butldng hos' boon only rocontly cowploted with all modern lmprovomonts, P e Bt T C‘;Izl‘l:%l"l.zc; Estate, : 2,50 Sll 0 000 Prizes « = o = 8450,000 Tho title to the aboyo renl ostato Is guarantecd Tho liboral terma of this schume Lrings it within the weach of all—tho greatost. opportunlty aver offerod o tho poor man to riso to wealth. PRICE OF TICKETS. Simgn Tickets, $2.60; Hloven Tickets, 26,00 3 F(flq&:fllx Tigkots, $135.00; One undrod and Fiftcen Tickets, $360.00. Tho drawing will e madoe under tho saperintendonce of 2 committeo "appolated by o highost. ofolsia in thio Statc, duly swora to tho faithful porformanceof tho du- Ugs aasignod thom, e Biohant aficiala both of Gity, B fan it s b schommer ‘mot only {ndorsad M. Abolcs » schiomo "To demand.for tiokota i unparailoied, and o1l dostrin Ginato in o drawing should AL onca form their n‘:}glnd ‘sond in tholr ordors. NTS WANTED in all States, Citlen, and b N R T ¥=~Monor should bo ot by egistored Latter, P. 0. @der or Exvecs, wiltho all adiess of tho putchasct Rl eriting, ‘vcry paokags of 11 tickots na n chanco to win 11 prizes, but positively cortatn towin one, whils ons per. S0 ot of aery ton Who purcliass & packags of 11 i bound Sorin twa prizoe, : Tor turther information and partleulars, sond for clrcu- re to tho Manogor and Propriotor, and addtoss SIMON ABELES, Loavcnworth, Kan., . Chicngo. BANKING. Adam Smia & Son, Bankers and Bullion Dealezs, Corner State u.pd Wuslfiggton-sts., FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. O oall at161 Fnst Madison- Accounts solicited. Intorest Paid on Daily Balances. Silver Coin furnished our Deposit- ors at par. SAVINGS Chartired by the 105 CLARR-SY, Wefiodist Church Block. 1x per cont compound intorost on dopoyits. Fasa Books furnishod without oharge. * Ohildron started with ONE DIME GEO, SCOVILLE, Preatdent. Wor, Kereex Reep, Cashlcr. NOTE.—Durlng tho fecent pano this Bank has paid all Hoposits o demand withiout Gution. WANTED, 10 House-Ower ] ‘We have several parties de- sirous of purchasing houses on the South Side at from $4,000 to $10,000. Any descriptions sent us will not be misused. ‘W. D. KERFOOT & CO., 86 Hast Wasnington-st. WANTED TO RENT, A small Packing House, with Lard Kettle and Fixtures complete. Ca- pacity 25 to 50 Hogs per day, Ad- dress N 89, Tribune office. REAL ESTATE. CHEAP LOTS FOR SALE BY W. J. ONAELAIT, 112 & 114 DEARBORN-ST. 8 Lots on Blue Island-av., between Six- teonth and Eighteonth-sta, 40 Lots on Evans, Pauling, and Wood-sts., mpear Ashland-av., on easy terms of payment, 54 dosirable Lots near Humboldt Park, 25 choice Lots in Bouth Bhore Bubdivision, Hyde Park, Perfoot title to all. Abatracts furnished to purchasers, FOR SALE. I have for sale two large, new, and poai- tively elogant Cottages, and largo timbered Lots, South Bide, worth $3,200 each, which X will soll for $2,600, $600 cash, if taken at once, Also ono splendid 2-story House and largo Lot, same loonlity, for $800 loss than valuo; very onsy terms. Also unimproved property in every part of the city, ASBA W, OLARKH, 128 TinBalle.st., first floor, Millinery! gAll the Latest Noveltios in Millinory at the owost Prices, BAD M ADE ékuxfi‘ 5 ohoice seloction of MISS M, HARRINGTON, 238 Wost Madison-st. FROM PARIS. Tho ot olewant awsortinent of I 4 Qrnmant, calupeiai o nfcat Tavaiies heatiers sad it i lnnota for yactine il weltdinie, L boun PONUICLETDS, the woll-known fmpor. 3 1 (b iuo of goods. 59 WabaRk: “HeDONALD, T 167 Twerty ceonit . SLOTIUNG, Ligiah Diazonal Pauts, to orlor, aat Gt i Votes toorier i 4 order, frum 33310 8153 Drses Kolls, to ordur, 860, A o foot it guarauteoil, Dyolng, U . o fusk Lt pusratant. (Drsing, lodnlug, aud flny-lr 213: Peltzer Disgo- Tyl Ovorcuats, COAL, A BETTER INVESTHENT THAN PUTTING YOUR MONEY YOUR WINTER'S COAL And ‘Save Two Dollars a Ton. Best Wilmington Coal only $5 & Ton delivored, or §4.560 in yatd, ot KELLEY, WORLEY & G0.5, YARD AND DOOKS, Oorner Grovo and Ninoteenth-sts, near Eighteenth-st, Bridgo, South Side, MAIN OFFIOR, 130 La{lalle-st., Botwoon Madison and ‘Washington-sta, ‘Wilkes-Barre “From Our Own Mines.” FINEST QUALITY of HARD COAL Delivered in City $10 per ton, any size. - In Yards $0 per ton, any size, CHICAGO, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1873-- CHIOAGO EXPOSITION, - INTER-STATE frial, Exposition. CHIOAGO, Oot. 26, OTILE OF CLOSENG, Tho Executive Committoe havo decided to olose tiie presont oxhibition on BATURDAY, the 8th day of November next. Inmaking this announcoment thoy desire tostate that the quality and.npposranco’ of tho oxhibition has beon steadily improving from tho opening day to the prosont timd, and. that- those who -may visit it during the timo still romaining will cortninly have an opportunity to soo tho most magnificont ool leotion of the products of Industry, Art, and Boionao, over brought together in this coun- try. Thanks to tho well-dirooted efforts of oxhibitors, and the unprocodented attond- anco of visitors, tho Bxposition is, in all ro- spoots, on unqualified success, and no oiti- zon of tho Northwost can offord to let the op- " portunity to seo it pnss unimproved, Attractions are boing added comstantly. All nocossary arrangomonts have boon madp to render the building warm enough to in: suro tho comfort of visitora in case of cold ‘wonther, Merchants and Manufacturers .moy buy at the Troasurer's Ofllco packages of tickets ab reduced rates, for distribution among their frionds and oustomeors. i By order of the Hxooutive Committee. JOHN P. REYNOLDS, —— e e WATCHES AND JEWELRY. WELL SCREENED AND FREE FROM SLATE Also, Lioehigh Tlump, Blossburg, Briar Hill, Medway, Hocking Valley, and Wilmington Coal. A Liberal Discount made on Country Orders. . BLAKE, WRITEHOUSE & 00, 19 Chamber of Co;l\xllcrce. i Tards-Tadiana-st. Bridge; Tweity-sebond-st Bridge. cCOo.AT.Y PANIC PRICES. Reduction of $1.25 a ton on all Grades of Coal. Hocking Valley.. Indinna Block. 87,76 n ton. 6,75 n.ton. Ohlo G765 nton, Pittaburgh 7.25 aton. Coshocton.. T.25n ton. 1llinoi DELIVERED FREE OF CITARGE. RICHARDSON & BRACKEBUSE, . Cor. Carroll & Morgan-sts., 11 ‘West Randolph-st. BARCLAYCOCAL BY CAR LOAD, FOR SALE BY LATWSON & BOOT, 412 SOUTII CANAL-ST. HOSIERY AND EMBROIDERIES NUBIAS, HAND-ENIT GOODS, mrrs, §oans, ; EMBROIDERIES, SHIRTS DRAWERS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, YARNS AND FANCY GOODS, +117 Frunkiinest. ...08 Statc-st. DRY GOODS. 224 & 226 West Madison-st. OFFER, MONDAY, OCT. 27, A LARGE LOT OF Dress Goods, Black Silks, & Velvets, AT SPECIAL PRICES. Good Quality Black Alpaca at25c., worth 35, Yino Quality Black Alpaca at 8., wortli 50, Splondid Quality Black Mobalr at 85c., worth 76. 50 Pea, ¥ino Empross Oloth in Navy Blue and othor tash, shades, at &dc,, worth 65. Fino Black Cashmoros at %0o., 8115, 81,25, 81.60, and 8175, worth 81,35, 81,60 $1.75, 82.00, aud $2.50, Blaok Drap d'Etes, 83,25, 82,50, 82.75 and (83,00, worth 2,75, 85.00, $3.0, and 84,00, 100 Pos, Uol'd Toplin Alpacas at 400, worth &6, 100 Pea, Gol'd Mohoir fn fash. shados at 450., worth &0, Just recoivod, from Auction, a largo quantity of Black Gros Grain Silks, which we offor st 8125, 81.50, 8175, 1,85, 82,00, 83,15, 82.50, aud #3.00, 35 por cont bolow ¢ valao, . .lm. ch Guinot's Black Olosk Velvet at 810.00, worth 5.00. Black Trimming Velvats at 82,00, 82.25, 82,0, and $3.75, vory choap. 50 Pas, 1-fuch Black Volvetoous st 760, worth 81,25, Blankots, 104, 114, and 13-4, from §2.00 upward. Flannols, Underwear, and Hoslery, Housokeepi Goods, Quilts, Covorlota, Corsots, Tios, aud Embrofder- fes at groatly roduced pricos. l'ukmhnm will fnd it to thotr ntorest to oXamine eur stook, FURS! FURS! FURS! At 185 South Clarlk-st., Room1, u thora 13 storod a larga stock of Ladics' Fino Furs, conslstiog of Sablo, Mink, Roval Krminc, Beal, Autrachan, and all kinds of Cufldron's Furs. Thosy Furs woro bought Jn Nuw York during the Iatu panlo, and will b sold fn lots or siugle esta at kalf the usual price, for cash, Doslors snd otlors aro aritod to esll and lock at thom, EUT R &Y 01 all kinds and lowest prices at 26 State.st. 8. 1. TERZ0G. GENERAL NOTICES. $150 REWARD, Tost from 10 Chamber of Commerce, & cash box containing valuablo papers. No queations askod if roturnad unopened, JOEL HOOD, Auctlou and Comminslon, Istablished In 1817, 104 Weat Aalor-at., Milwaukos, Wis. Lilioeal advancos imado o coulgnmonts,_Chicago Ol Vest Madison-st, BADINGS. DR, . P, HOLTON, of 19 G , Now Y qi T s et oo b ot mematee MO, Hork ang o cdiioniay ovon. o Irkrwell Aemorials, at thv residonco of Als G, 350k iskes & i olovis AN Intoruatad 18 W16 820 vlogiaphiod v paritod to aniead, . 1 Seueslo- Are receiving NEW GOODS in all depart- ments, daily, direct from the manufacturers. STATE AND . MONROE. ___ENMBROIDERIES, LACES, & G. MENDELSON, 3. East Washington-st.. near State, Respectfully announces that, ow- ing to the continued stringency in the money market, he has resolved to close out his immense stock, oconsisting of the very choicest Guipure and Thread Laces, GIMPS, FRINGES, Al Ornaments, Worsted Embroid- eéries, Hand Knit Goods, “Ribbons, Fans, Jew- elry,. &e., &e., AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, On and after Mondsy, Oct, 27, Ladies will find Unequaled Bar- gains in every department. TO RENT. FOR RENT. Dook and piling ground for Lumber, Coal, or Wood. Railrond track on the yard, Apply to HATCH, HOLBROOXK & CO., 265 _Archer-av. RESTAURANT, Snoad’s Restaurant, 162 East Washington-st. !‘(nl—::}nu unlimited board, 85,00 por weok (Bundsy L sxceptod.) BIEETINGS. 1. 0. F. 8. O. 1. Brothron of the above ord B s oy lried & b2 unday, Qo . m. A . 84 North Olarkeut, .E.y'mlx":xl ’{gl;%‘l':.: AttusieRal fo, D. BAMPSON, Tastatilng Oflcar, o o PP tom: Masonic. Rogular communlcatic f Doarbor Lodge, PPty o i T thio 31, M. Dogroo.” Visitars cordially invited, of the W, AL, A, T, "LARGI, Socrotary, Masonle, Corinthlan Ohapter, No. 63, R. A, M,—Regular convo. cation Monday ovening, at 7 o'olook. Work on the R, A. Degre J. 0. DIOKERSON. Sec. PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. FINIE Englisn Visiting Cards AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO.'S, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. QONSUMERS will find it proftabi bofuro vdoring eliowhnxe, * 111 Wholowlo and: Rotall Stationnir, ook Manufocturors, 163 Qlark-at, J. M. W. JONES, WHOLESALE AND REPAIL STATIONER AND PRINTER, Oltice Ontita and Rallrond Wurk SPEGIALTIES, 10t AND 100 MADISON-ST, to got our pricos 16 3, JENKINN, Pelutors, ‘and Litauk W. W. GREENER, 8t Mary's Gun Works, Birmlugham, Evgland, Togs to announoa tha nrrival tn Uhivago of his Travoling Agont, ALVILED HOLLIS, with ramyplos of 1l coleorate ol Birdoch-Loading tnrd ahd Closo-Shooting Kot Guus, including i3 Jatust Patent I'veblo- Wodgs last and Patont Bolf:Acilni Hirikor Quns, Addrass, till 28th inst. Gard: nor Houso, oty wuorulu, 7 11 10} alieraoss, 1till2, and . BOSTON. -We wish every Gentleman, Lady, Youth, Boy, & Child in Chicago knew what a - beautiful stock of Clothing & Furnishing Goods we have for" them to select from. . Olark and Madison-sts, " PHOTOGRAPHY: i i ACCOMMODATED. If he will call in one thous- .and dozen of his FIVE DOL- LAR Card Photographlis, wo: will call in one thousand doz- en of our ' THREE DOLLAR Card Photographs, and if Mr. Bogardus, President INa- tional Photographic Associ- tion, decides thet his are the . best, we will agree to give ONE THOUSAND DOL- LARS to the Memphis and Shreveport Fund---he to give the same if ours are decided the best. . . E. L BRAND & 00, ART GALLERY, 598 WABABSIEL-AV. FURNITURE, FORNITURE! Do mnot fail to BTOCK PRICEB Fing aud Mediom Furaitur, And Elegant Frrench Inlald Goods, Now in atook at our Storos, 267 & 269 Wabash-av. GEO. GILBERT, Bucowusor to Samy:son, Gilbert & Co. DRESS-OLEANING. Dresses, No mattor of what matorial, can bo cloancd and thor oughly renovatad, by & now fraccss which docs ot to- quira the romoval of trimmings, SPOTS romoved withe Sut washing the wholo garment, Kilka a Buectalty, Gooda cloaned by this process can be soen at onr stores, 158 ILLINOIS-ST. and 264 WEST MADISON-ST N A.BOHWARZ, POLITICAL. NOTICE. At a meeting of prominent citizens held at the Olifton House last evening, it was re- solved that a meoting bo onlled for Mondny evening, at half-past 7 o'clock, at Kingsbury Hall, to nominate a ticket for City and Coun- ty Offices that will command tho respect and shipport of the business and working olneaes, to which nll citizens who nre not office-soskers or offico-holdors are invited to attend, INOTICH. A eaucus published in_yosterd: L called bt Tirestdont of Tha Kiwirtoant Ward fi‘&f,':} copla examine the TMMENSE %‘?fl. EXTRAORDINARY LOW 1y, hold at the corner of Markot and Miclisol Hoynes was unantmously nowinuto vates “)l}hnllnlh JAMIES BTANTON, PAT HENKGAN, ROBERT HAWKKENKINS, Judgos, Otaria-sis. by rocoirin Qct, 25, 1870, ARTISTIO TA{LORING, W. J. SWIFT & CO. Aro now roady to fuspiaty anyil 780 furplal pryfban Drapers and Tailors, AT 203 SOUTH OLARE-ST, u msy want. in the o Daily TEibw IXTEEN PAGES. “NOT GUILTY.” Such 'Was the Verdict of )Z’ufi’cn- berger’s Jury.: The Prisoner Set at Libérty Amid the Qongratulations of His Frienda, Three Men Put in the County Jail Over Sunday for Applauding the Yerdict, % Thero was o Inrge crowd of spectators presont at the Orimina) Court-room yesterdny moruivg,. all being anxious to hear tho verdict in the case of- Joshua Puf- fenberger, tho coal-train engineer, charged with tho erlmo of wanelaughler, in having been criminally neg- ligent in runuing traln No, 3 into passengor-train No. 4, near Bag bridge, bi the night of thio 16th of August 188t, thereby causing tho death of R, J, brass, of this city, 3 o = AL10 tclock ‘Judgo Witlaws saido b appeatanco; and took his seat -ou tho Bench, As soon us Mr. Mer-, xill, tho head-bailiff'of {ho Court, had cried out his, “Ioar yo, hear e, tho Gourt. fs now aponed,” tho Judgo ordored the roll of the Jurors to be cailed, . but ouly nino answered (o thely numos, Whils walting for tho othier threo, tha prinoner, PufTenberger, -uccofipns nied by his young ond fathful wife, was brought into court by tho bailiff, sud took his seat besdde his counscl, o appeared calm, but his flnshed face and tho ner— vors twitching of hia houds showed that howas siiffer- 1ng from Intensc anxiety, His wifo also scemed to bo greatly trouvled, At o quarter post 10 all the jury- men were foiind to bo present, and thelr scaled verdic was honded to tho Olerk, Dr, Darrot, who unscaled tho document, and, amlid a deadly silonco, read tho. following vordict: “ Prrit Junx-Roo, Cutoaco, Oct. 24, 1873,~Wo, the Jury, find tho prisoner not gullty, o8 charged in the indichnent, and soverely censuro the Chicago & Alton Ralirond Compauy for cmployiug incompelout meii in connection with the Lusiness of the.road. Jol . Wright, Foreman 11, A, Forsyth, Thomian T, Indovwell, G. M, Groesbetk, G. ¥, Clark, J, 1. Wheat, Joseph Poutson, Charles J, Walter; Robort Waddell, Georgo ¥, Rldloy,” . - * The fecling nmong the spectatora was #o strongly I favor of the prisoner that, as oon a8 the words Not gullty " wiere pronotinced by the Clerk, thoro was nn oulbreal of applanso such as hns been seldom heard in a court.room, : About 200 pople clapped their bands and stamped with thelr feet, somuof them oven waving - high their hata, £ g Judgo Willlams ordered ‘thio bafliffd to bring the offendors befora the bar, for contempt, Threo men . were identified, among them & 3r. Kivg, o jurymen, | aud brought forward, wlion tho Judge aevprely ropri- andea thera, and ordered {lora to o confned fn ful until the opening of- the Court on Monday morning, After this littio epieode, State’s Attorney Recd aroso and eafd: * Your fonor, ! desire to lave the jury polled, to seo if that o their verdict,” | % The names of the jurora were called, and they were aked : 4 WWas {his, aud I3 § now, your very jnror excopt ‘one answered in tho Tho exception wns George Y, Ridley, who aald ¥ No,” Whon Mr, Ridley pronounced his #no” all tho other jurors seemed amazed, nnd Jooked ‘contemptuously ot him, ns if to may, * How doca it come you changed your opfuion since last night 7 W1t appears,” aaid tho Judge, “that ono of tho Jurorn doos not agree with tho ofhers, Tho jury will thorefore retite and ogree tpon & verdlet,” Mr. Ridley, the furor who had changed his opiofon I would like to explalu to the Court, ‘Judge—That would not bo proper. Tl jury will retirc, “Tag twolve jurors then walked back fnto tho jury- T oom., TDuring the absence of the yury, r, Constanline, the defendant’s lnwyer, requeated His Lonor to bs lenlent with Afr. King, who belouged to the panelof Jurors, Mr. King bad meant no dierespret to ihe Court, ‘It was ijguoranco and uot a countumacious spirit that eaused bitn to not ms o did, The Judgo teplied thnt, of all other persous, a juror ought to know low to conduiet himeelf, He should not forget Limuelf so far au 10 couduct Limaelf aa if he were in w beer-garden. | But if King would como Leforo Lt and epulogize, Lor Wit Le had done, and prowiso not to ofiend u- that muuner again, he would rocousider is case, Tizo offendinig juror was then wont for suid brought before the Judge, who sald o kim : ¢ Sir, you have een guilty of a shameful disregard of court “yropric- Ges, Wikt bovo yoi to ey for yoursei(7» ** " - Kiug replled (hat be was sorry for what had oc curred, end ssked the Court (o forgive him, “Thie 'Tudge sald sluco bis aseociates and the counsel had potitioned for clomeney, sud he had oxpressed worrow for whnt hio iad dou, 1o would reconsider his izovious dotorniuation, altubugl i (itlng) bad seted ike o wild auimal, . “Clie juror thauked the Judgo for his kindness, and fook hisscat, . Tho jury, Which lind bocn absont about Lialf an hour, now reappeared ond hunded the Clerls thelr verdict, which xead a8 follows: % We, thie jury, find the dofeuds ant not guilty,’ . r. Teed, to (ho Olork—Is that all? T tho other part Jeft ont? The Clerk—That 18 all, r, Reed—Well, then, I supposo wo ore through ‘with the ease, you onor, ‘Judge Willlxms—That ecoms to bo- all that can bo one, Tho prisonor i dischurged. ‘When the verdict was announced, Puncnber;‘er,who bad remained calm and collected before, could sup- press his emotlons no longer, He jumped from his seat, and, with teara in_ his eyes, shiook Liands with his Ulovated wife, whohad not Lecn ‘from his sido since the commencement of tho trial, Ieremotion on hear- ing the verdict was oqually demonstrative, With great joy shio seized Mcesrs, Church and Constantine, her husband's lawyers, by the liands, and tearfully ejacu- Infed, * God bless you both,” BSurrounded by con- gratulating frionds, Puffenberger left the court-raom, once mioro cujoying what {s 0 dear {0 overy Luman bolng—liberty, SKULL-SMASHING, Murderous Affray Between Railrond Men Near the Rock fLsland Car- Shops, Pooplo who reaide around the Rock Tsland car-shops, at the southern end of the' city, were- considerably sgitated by n saloon fight that occurred: about 10 o'clock Thuraday uight in thit vicinity, The saloon in question 1a located just in the rear and south of the shops, It Las no number, and the name of the propriotor {8 uuknown, The fracas was an ordinary saloon brawl, excepting tho result, which was more serious than saloon brawls generally aro, s man having received o blow thot fractured Lifn skul, and may end fn his death, Aboit 8 o'clock on tho evening med, s party of raflrosd employes entored the ssloon after thefr doy’s work was done, aud began ariuiing, Tho liquids began to mako themaelves manifest, by prompting quict men to Lecome noisy, and nolsy men to becoma quist, At 10 o'clock, tho pasty,yero complately sonked, rud ench ono of them egan {0 aseert his indopendenice as an American cit- izen, Jack Keove, a soction-boss in the employ of the Yort Wayne Ttoad, and Dawid Isunoh entered into au_ angry dispute about fheir relative rights us raflwsy employos, The Hquabblo ended in Hmn- nab - plauting bis flst between Keove's eyes, Keevo then got lold ot n bar of iton, sud whilo Hannah was endoavoring to rapiplo with Iifm, Keovo struck him two murderous flons on thio back of the head, Hnunoh was knocked sonseless, The row made s good mauy of {ho. party sober, and o oy for tho polico was ralscd, An ofticer of tho Town of Lako proinptly responded, and arrested Keove. Hannal was tuken fo the County Hospital, ‘whore he lics in a critieal condition, 1Ie rosldes in the Village of Onkdale, fiftccn miles from Dittsburgh, whero Lo Lan o wife living, Hiselull {8 fructured in two places, Dr. Bteclo lins Liopes of hip recovery, Yesterday Kcevo was taken before Justico Thompson, and remandod for furthor examination, et SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS. 1o the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes 811 Tho residouta of Prairle avenuo ‘aro compeliod to oudure great inconvenience, occasloned by tho con- duct of ono Mr, Wators, who his removed a long line of sidowalk fu front of a block of realdences ho §a build- ing on tho corner of Prairlo avenuo and Thirty-second street, It da now threo months sinco this walk was torn up, and its place used o8 o deposit for Jls Lujld- ing matorlal nud sundry other, obstacles, Wero s lay- g pf a single lino of plunk provided, It would sufiico au & temporary nccommodation, thus saving tho ladics from wading through mud i rauy weathier (the gone tlemen, of course, ara allawed to flounder). The aforc- nmned roquest for an improvised walk fs denfed, The Fighta of lis nelghbors are inalienuble, und elionld s coneldored with somo respect; the ucglect 4 o do i% {noxcusablo aixl slaneful to nu oxtreme, Mr, Waters has beou appenled {o for a reformatlon of this ovil, but nrrogutes to himsolf the right to % do as hie pleascs, whichia pulpably demous sirated by his willfulness, o Bougd of Publio Works havo beon frequently notifled of this atter, t are fuert, and also tho Siduwalk-Inspoctor for {his istrict—Alr, G, Anderson —faila tv do s duty, This moy boprobably accounted for from (ho fuct thut of Inte b §s buatly engaged In manipulativg ub word cauiens weetings, il touso. quently lias 1o timo in which to utiend o other busl~ nees, Pherefore, toking stabhornness, fcicleney, and woliticu, 1t 38 w comhiuation which ‘{ho ruod yeopls of Prafrie avenuo ave toreed to conbiat with, andis a bure den thoy grow weary in fighiinys “The coutinued oxislency of tho sldewalls sbstruction nwe. in totally unnocessaty, For Instance,n gontloman— Mr, Wolla~-{s_orccting a block of four houscs directly opposite Ar, W,'s buildings, and holaa nover removed 80 much 0a a singlo board of wall, or obatructed it #0 an {o inconvenfonco any pedoatrinn § thoroforo thiy ninoty-day sfiijction ptit upon the ‘pooplo by Mr. Wators {s abominablo and should bo abolishod, Somo of,tho resldonts havo reiarked, though wo be~ Hove not intentionnlly, that thoy would bury him {n ono of tho excavations he waa haying mado, unless ho fixed fho walk,” We call upon tho Board of Public ‘Works to {niorfore and avert this calamity. RESIDRNT OF PRAINIX AVENUE, —_— e — THE EXPOSITION. Yesterday was no oxcaptior to-tho genoral run ' of Saturdags, uo far s tho sttendanco at tho Kxposition was concotned, Tho boauty of tho day aad genfal in- fiuences of an Tadiin summor day havo their effect in drawing orowds to such a placo of musement, Tho bullding In comfortably warmed; and_so largo fa tho ihrong that ano finds many novelties to admire, oven if thoy ara nothing more tlan tuiman facos, It 16 ovi- dont that publlo intorest in tho Kxposition s not b any means fallen off, though tho Dirgetors might hit upon soma dovica Lo'stimulato genoral atfention, and thus keop the placo bofore the peopto for a few weoks more, A grand concert, or any othor unuaunl attrac. llm{,lmighl ‘bo included in tho programme for tho lnst mgite. . - 5 Tivets this big eliow" 8 not frao from thoso whoso nelucipal “ stack-in-trada " Is z o g “5OFT AOAT," i (o ndicn, over dpnecciativl of this axtcl, toomn {0 vio with each other In their \)rnbkc.! of what Corlitt, " «Beoville & Co,’s Golden Stute Wasliing Powdors accom- plish fn tho liundry. Itis o puro whilo pulverized Soap, waves rubbing, and doca not Injuro clothing aud 5 134¢ conts packnge makos 20 pounils of beautifal white soft sop, G S . . 'The Snlo'of Renl Edtate’ Adverlized in to-diy's THUUNE embraces nbout 40 lots on West Lako stroot and Purk avenue, near Cali- fornin nveuue, and only n phort distance west of West~ eru avontie. Tho.loth ara well adapted oithér for busl- noss ar xesidenco purposce, and aro in a sectlon of tho clty where Iand can bo had at comparatively moderate prices, It is oxpected that this salo will sttzact busers looking ‘for o good chinco 40 iake n Investmeut, Tho sale will ‘bb poeremptory’ aud ‘on ecasy terms. Mevara. Elison; Pomeroy & Co, make {ho sale, whicli will take place on tha ground and commence st 3 Oclack, Littier tho Madison-or Bandolph stroct cars _run to the mmediate vicinity of tho lota to be soid. pmt sy Thc Latest Sensation of the Season. Yestorday, at Dorr's Europoan Holel and Restau- rant, Noc. 77 ond 70 Clark streot, whilo ovor 600 ladies and gentlenien wero partaking of tho oystors, sk, ‘meats, game, vegetables, pastry, fruite, ten and coffee, and thio many othier dolicacioa furnishod ¢ this cle- ?nnt dining ball, a prominent polilician was scoh :to fnll to the.floor, Asaistance wos immedintely ren- dered, and stimul administered, which quickly Lrought bim to _cousciousness, When asked thie rea— son for fainting 0 answerdd that. it was cnough to mnke the sirongest man faint to eat all on that ill, and only havo to pay 35 cents, Al are invited to call and faiit, Roception Tooms clogantly furnishod, ! Sold on Long Time, * Tho panic lins opened up baryains in real catato to purchinsers, if not to the veudor, Wa notice in’ lnst weel dales that IT, O, Btone sold threohounes and lots on Michigan avenue, botween Thirty~fifth and Thirty- sixth szcets, at prices ranging from $5,000 to $7,000 eacl, on smail monthly poyments of about rental value, It was s rare offer and soon accopted, We undotstand bo still has property in that and ‘othor neighborhoods an tha same tecms, - Now is tho time to rocure bargains, Don't walt until the panic is entiro- over, [P — ‘Worth Fnowing. Yo shall opsn Mondsy morning 21 pleces of Lyons cloak velvots, comprising all tho celbrated Ly~ ous makes, Fonson, Tellard, Pearless, Million, and othiera, We huve in elegant all-silic Lyons velvot at $10 and ono at $12, that 15 08 good ae any sold lnst sea- son rt §16, Velvet cloaks made o order or fold out of slock, Wolnve also a splondid assoriment of clonke and Engliah waiking-jackets, allnew styles ; also a few: of the most_ atylish and novel things in millinery and {rimmed hats ot shown==all at low prices to rafso tho currency. Ilotcllin; Palmor & Co,, Nos, 187 and 139 Stato strcet, 3 p _— Tho Huropoan Architeets on Decorations. Mr. Jobm J, MoGurth kea Jurt received from London soms very inlcicsiing thetchies by Owen Jonen, Ed- ward Welby Fujin, W, Burges, and B, W. Godwin, showing some of tho most remarkablo specimens of wall paror desigua ever exhibited in this country. Yo strongly recominend a visit of juspection to bis collec~ tion of art puper-langing, ut Nov, 174 and 176 Stato stacet, L 5 e Auction Sale of Thirty Acres. On Tueadsy nest, ot 8 p. m,, at No, 160 East Madi- son etreet, O, O, Thayer & Co,, Real Estaio Anction- sers, will eell thizty acres, located n an addition. to Washington Holghts, on tho Jine of tho C, D & V. R R, Thoproperty s well located, As it will bo ‘sold in Ae-acro blocks, nu excellent opportunity will be offered 10 {hiote wha are desirous of making etall and profit- Ablo investments, . ecra, Seo advertivemont of the auction- e, Wount Forest Again. Tho excitement created in real cetato circles by tho action of tho Mount Forcet and Company, iu placing thetr subdiviston in.the market, is still at fever helght, Tho fact of thelr gclling to the smount of over $16,000 during the Inat week, gacs to show tho appreciution tho public have for the character of the ground and 1ho unusual inducements offered Ly tho proprictors, Plats and photographic views can_Lo seen at tho offic of the Company, Room 2, No. 143 LaSallo strest, —_—————— Bargains in Real Estate. B. F, Olarke & Co,, No, 132 Lasallo strcet, have two tracts of choico property, ono 40 acres and oo 24 acres, near the depols at Washinglon Helghts; slso, tract 21 acres, near Hawtliorne, and one of 20 acres near Cljde, on he O B. & Q. R, R, 2t such prices and upon such ltbora] terma ne makie them dedirablo fuvestments for eapitalists, and, with proper handling, Wil yiold 60 per cont profit to purchasers during next scanon: Fur Ponciling. Exhibition visitors will notico a specimen of faded mink furs restored to their originel color, Nr, Merckell pays particular attentlon to this branch of the fur business, in connection with manufacturing and repairing. Bostof trimmings, and charges mod- orate, No,361 West Randolph sireet, between May aud Ann,, (R, R Furs for the Ladies. Mesars, Bshop & Barnes, belng the largest fur man- ufacturcrs n the Wost, aro now offering extra induce- menta to the ladies in extra scal sacques, muffs, and boas, sablo, wink, lynx, marton, crmine, and furs of any description known'to the frade. Temember tho location, corner of State and Monroe strecls, opposite the Palmer Houso, % —_— Notico, Havingan immenso stock of imported cloths (tho targest in the city), I Lsvo resolved to make pricos that cannot fall to acll them, while my garments shall bo equal, if not_superlor, in every reapect to thosain yoara'past, I solicit the_aitenton of sll in want of superior custom work, W, L. Barnum, No, 164 Dear- born street, P Furniture Buyers Cannot begin to get furnituro at these prices at any placo in Chicago, oxcopt at O, O, Holton & Co.'s, Nos, . 209 and 271 Slato street, Modorn styles, finely finsh- ed, marble-topped, Fronch walnut-trimmed chumber Bels, $70 ; 40-pound Lafr matiresses, full weliht, beat Hek, 314 7 bnir cloth parior suitos, $35 ; aud other fur- niture sceordingly, —_— ———— GreatSale of South Ohicago Property. Afree oxpress train leaves Chicago on tho Michigan Southiorn Railroad at 0 8, m, slarp ; also free train on the ittuburgh & Fb, Wayno Road at 0:15 a, m. sharp ; also stenmer from Madison strect bridgo, calliug at foot of Fraulin sircet, Beo advertisemont of Great Balo of South Chicagd Proporty by Elison, Pomeroy & Co, They All Say So, Dy the way people purchaso clothing at No, 120 Olark strect 1t no wonder D, J, Linea offers a auit at prices 10 per cent bolow thut of any otlier clothing Bowse in Ghlengo, Oustomers aru satisfied Lis aser- tious nro trua, T Sl =, Bankrupt Sala of Furniture, The Lankrupt sale of furufturs still continues at No, 161 Waehington street. Intending purchaeers will do well to heor dn mind that tho stock ls cholce but ot lu5ge, "und tho avsortient wuy uot long Loid good, It You Want a good, enbstantial, perfect-worklug fnrnaco, call at Dungs Drow',, corner Biato and Van Buren stracts, snd sco the Bavstow or the Iarris, uving nono bt th miost oxperionced furnuce-uion’ W thelr cmploy, thoy can guarantes helr work iu overy puriiculsr, —— - Four Lofta, Tour lofte, 505125 feot, opposito the Palmor Nouee § fine 1t and ous of the best locations in Chicago; clsn o bazement, sume wizo, woll lighted, Wil rent Inw; to good partics, Koa, 134 und 180 Blate strect, A, J, Nutting, fine clothier, NUMBER 66. RAILROAD NEWS. The EErie Company Working for a Dis reot Conneotion with Chicago. Wixy the Railronds Arg Com- = pelled to Retrench, The Erle Raflway Company contemplato maldog = dircot connection with Chicago. . By meuns of tho At~ Jantic & Great Weatern, and Oleveland, Columbus, Cincinnald'& Tndisnapolis Ruilroads, tho Erlo reachos Cleveland, Indlanapolis, andt Gincinnatl, snd compotes for 8t, Loula business, The managemeut bavo now comao to tho concluslon that thoy eannot longer afford 1o ba ot off from Chicago, They proposoto ‘mtilize tho Atlantio & Groat Weatorn Hallway s for weat as Galion or Marlon, and tlien brauch off in sn alr }ra to this city, Tho line, as projocted, would be about 280 mileslong. The Vice-Presldont, Obiof Engincor, and otlior offlcors of tho Attantio & Great Western Raflway, hnvo beon {n Ohlengo for acvoral dags, looking tho around ovor, and fuvoatigating tho fensibility of socur- ing an entrance intotho city, Property-owners on the Bouth Bldo mot them im » lboral epirlt, and no difilculty in the wiy of their. gotting s far uorth as Sixteenth street was presented, ‘The Ifinofs Central Raflroad Commpany sluitied -its willingnoss to grunt dopot fucllities, nud fntimated the carly probu- Dility of a bridge belng thrown ncrosa the mouth of tho river.to connoct with the Chicago & Northwastern Tullway." Tho Erio offieluls, howivar, déafie to'mako suro of a good couneetion with all tho Western roads enteriug tho clty ; and, for {his purposs, cousidered tho expedioncy of coming In ou thio West Side, fn order to cross all tho- oxisting reilronds, They fonud tho Alton & Northwestern® already cramped for track ‘room;but proferred a connoction with ths latfor be- cauro of the advantago of close relations with ono ratl- way syatom exteuding across five Noxthweatorn States. . Tho construotion of this important lino i mainly dependent upon tho succoss attending President Wat~ son's ‘mission ta England, Up to tho pahig, Mr, Wat- non hind succeeded beyond anticipation In enlisting the fnaricil co-operation of London capitallsts in bis plane for he dovelopment of tho Erio Cowpany's culur- prisen, Since tho depression of slocks, tho foreignors Davo lesitated about investing ; but recent ndvice from Mr. Wataon presunie thot tho distrust will soon pass away, and the monoy callod for b forthcomiug. Siould hia efforts be cutively successtul, the gnigo of tho Erloand Atlantle & Great Western will be nar- rowed {o tho standard,—4 feot 83 (nches,—and tho projected line to Ohicago bo immedintely located and ~put- under contract, Tho favor with which Mr. Watson Das: been received' in Tondon, and tho confidenco felt fu his honest admintstration by tho English stackliolders, 15 a toler- ably #afo sugury it tese improvements will bo core tain_cvents of tho future, Lo Erio Compauy's great rivala—tbe New York Centralond Tennaylvanh—have Perfocted dircct connections with Chicago; and, if the former inteuds fo maiutatn its povition s o 'grand trunl: line, it must speedily establish su ail-rail’ Now York and Chicago Jiue under ono inanagemont, Tha consummation of thia .achome would, doubtless, pre- eipitate tho construction of anothor credifable union rallway depot, 5 NEDUCTION OF WAGES, The necessity for reduced working expensca upor: tho sevoral railwayn ncems to bo imperfectly under- #tood, Emiployes unaware of tho fnancial demanda, seeing only tho heavy busincss transacted, belicve na Teal need oxiuts for 10 per cenk reduction in wages, and numerous dismissals, And whou such o Come- pany sa tho Lake Bhore, whose constuntly increasing sarings nowapproximato $20,000,000 a year, ia_forced toredice oxpennox, the opinion'is fruely expressed that losing games’ fn Wall street oxhuust tho sur- plug and create defielencics, Culs theary would bo ‘more acgoptablo wero the Like Slioro Ratlwny an ox- coption, Lut the 1liuois Central {s similurly reduced, amd 0o uno has yot clased thut Company i the alock- Watering category, 1t 12 trua the gross caruings of the Take Shore Itailway aro now larger then were ever liown by & Western rallroad, while tho nef rosults tro considerably leas than were thoso for tho corresponds ing perlod of 1872, 1ad the Tates been tho mimo a rovalled o few years rgo, ho showiag would Lave Ten moro profitable, _‘The Company's fiscal sea minates on Dee. 81, For tho eix mouths cading June 30, 18, {be ross carnings show & compura- 1ivo increxso of $1,427,000, whilo therefaa due of $166,997 in tho fict earnings compared tho correaponding poriod of 187#, the operating ex- enscs having increnred 91 per cout, Tha increased Bllsilxn:i.l ‘Lias noceseitated i comparative additional out~ Ty of §1,56,000 for its trausportation, and the * main- tonmuce of way ¥ Lias cost $704,000 mére than for the corresponding half-year of 18i2, In there ftems large reductions can bo made without werioualy impairing tiio eficloncy of {ho road, Imperriivo ccotiumy eimply Ineaun no more now equipment, elegant passenger de= Tots, nteel Taila, and garden, plats along. the right of Way, the abautlonment of which hias 1irther mgoill- cance {n obviating tho nced of retaining Hh_ariny of men cngaged upon this construction-work, Llaekarg- ing this forco enables tis Campany. Lo reduce s o rato patd tho rematuing cmployes withont risk of cinbar- Fossmont from fll-advised atzikcs, Inetances hive re- contly come to our knowledgo of ‘men yraatly obligin thelr emplosors by strikiog, - and thus relie: ing them of the disagrogable duty —of serv- ing iechargo pnpers. ‘Tho major part of Tatirond labor {s unskilied, o chungo a switch o quires no move, if ro much, skill us to carry a Lod of Miorlar, and Lo swing u red’ flag at o crossing oo ser- vico that could be_sutiiciently Wil perfornied by any intoliigent boy. Similar observations would apply to tho varions departments, Vast numbers of elerks are employed whose places could bo equaliy well filed Ly Ay common-nchool gradiates, A knowledge of theso fucta may Vo purticularly ueeful this winter, Men Yo cannot well bo. roplaced will always be ut u preminm; but it wonld bo_disastrous folly fur tho un- #killod_claes to strike when thelr services could La profitably dispensed witl, Pim rallroad companics are united jn thelr doter- o not unmindful of mination to relrench, * They d desiro ns much ug tho dlstress thot must ‘ensuc, possible to mitigato it. _Moiiey, however, 18 ecarce, and " confidence in rafiroad ® sccurities is gone. Farnings aré, therofore, the nolo dopendenco of the companics, Tleso aro suficiont to deftay current oz, Donses, but vast indobtedncss bas been [ncurred, und Tust bo liquidated. The notea fant falling due’ ara ‘What impovorish thio companies, and must be taken up if tho rouds are to bokopt out of the hauds of Recefvers, In oporating thero is alwoys room for economy ; und, if tho panic boa no other good result, it will certalnly determine how choaply raiiroads can be run. The reductions affoct salaried oficers as woll ns track mon and Isborers, und the fuct that the necessity to out down hos cxtended throughout the country should convince every man that, whero thore is ua cholco and he cannot do better, thd altornative must be ‘uncomplalningly accepted. T e . PAYNE FITTZ CONTRADICTED. Unexpected Appearanco of ‘Two Wit nesses, Who fiay Be Able to ‘furn the Tables Agninst Mim. Two additional witnesscs apposred umoxpectediy yestorday on bebalf of Hartung, who was a shorl timo ogo convictod of bigamy. A Dir. Miller and wife appeared beforo Judgo Williams, on Baturday, 20d stoted that they had heard Fittz say at thelr house, whon ho was there with Martung, that his papers woro all right; fhat thoy were with the Blate's Attorney, Mr. Reed, and Lo might go on and got imarried, 1t wil bo remembored thit Fittz, on hie cxamination, eworo (hat s Mr. Mil- lor, probably tho same olle, was with lartung when Tie camo to bis office, It scemed somewhnt btrangs fhin¢ fillor was not presont on tho triul of Harlung, bt 1t §4 not too Iato yet, unicss Fittz slould buy hink off, Tho Judgo remarked that bio wonld tuke tho tes~ fimony under advisemcnt, and it might havo somo weighit in mitigating, o prisoucc’ senteucd, which buere i rinco of unsuccess ful divarce shysters (for A, Goodricl Is entirely juthe background) moy yet bo brought to justice, und b , uud operutious briug him within the clutches of au oute Faged Jaw. TO DISORDERLY HORSE-CAR FASSENGER-S. “The Board of Polico liold o meoting 28 usual yeatore Qayafterncon, James W, Kenuedy was sworn in us & st regular,” and a fow bills were audited. Tho Bupor- intendent presouted the followlng gencral order rela- tive to the arrest of disorderly porsous in tho strect cara: * Tho membors of the polico forcoars hereby snstructod that it will Do thelr duty, whemover any person ehall be guilty of disorderly conduct upon o streot raflway car, arising from uny attenpt of a con- duetor or driver (o enforco any Iawful rulo or regula- tion of unch Nuilway Company iu relation ta passeni- sors, to arrest any aud all personu gudity of euich dia- Grderly conduct, nnd fuko thun befors the Poilce Gonrt, tho same ha in all otlier cases Whiore arrests ury ‘mude for disorderly conduot,” "Piio Board peoceeded to dincusn the propristy of passing such an order, Mr, Bheriun oposing if, on The groma tuat it i’ unticcessary, Bat tha cilier mieimbors, conidering it very dosirablo tia such ~n order o asued, pawsod o resolution wuthorlzing tho Superintendent to jraio un arer in the ubove terms, X contract for 400 tons of Luled hny, for the Firo Do partment, was tot to Willlum_Gotischinlk, of Houee Yaod, Cobls Connty, at tho ratoof $I1perton, & Commmieation from eertaln_West S1d0 siage-ownerty 2aking tho dimulksal of @ apecinl pollcemnn 1 the i oy of the Hailway Company, wak Tl el consideresd & mers pemonul quare The Wintor Stylo of gentlemen's drevs Lint, vory olegant, fe now ready ab Tarker & Piltan, Hettors, No, 83 Clask streot, oppoalte 1he Qouri-House,