Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1873, Page 3

ROSEHILL CEMETERY. The Restrictions Tuposed by Lake, View Doclared Unconsii- intionals It‘ VCan' Use All Jts Lands for Burial Purposes. : ? Dissenmig Opinion Judges of Three' :'Tho following s tho opinton of tls majority | of tho Btipreme Qourt in tho cago of the Loivn. of Lnko Viow ve, Tho Rosohill Comotery Coms | pany, ind which hns just beon filed at Ottawa, Tt fa writton by Mr, Juslico Scott : Thia blll waa A6d by tho Town of Take Viow to restraia tlio Comatery ompany from usiug cortain londs pwaod by it ehico 1800, for th burial-of flioi déad, in " violation of tho actof tho 20thof March, “TEo appolles was created a corporation by tho nct of thoilthof Fobruary, 1850, with power t0 acquire, hold, , snd use “lands not oxeceding- 600 scree, in tho Town of Lako Viow, for . cometory purposcd, Tue Oum}muy 1wna atithorlzod \.1; {la_charter to lny off and plat fo_grounds, to orect all necessary buildings, and 10 o sl other.acts nocessaty {0 proparo hém for tho purposcs intended. Ita organization was come pleted, oud n partot tho loudd purchased wore in- closod'nnd_platted, snd -Inrgo suma of moucy linva Voen exponded Iu beaulifying and propyring the grounds. {Tho lands aro eitinted near tho lnke stioro, about seven miles north of the Court Iouse in the City of Qileugoy and tireo ov four, wniles north of tho northoin clty fimitn of tho city, The Town of Lk | View contalus about 8,400 neres of Jand and 1,500 Lahnbitaute, but there ave fow dwollinge near tho o~ clery, Tu 1807, the corporato authorlties of tho Town of View. fil&wd u ordinanee fixing tho boutidusics of tho Itdachlll Ceniotery, aud its provisions wero re- cnncted by tho act of tho Leyihlatiro approved tho 20th of Marel, 1869, ; Tuo lauds which cro tha subject of this litigatlon are situated outaido of tho Jliits, a9 fixed by tho ordl- Bauce of tho towi ani thouct of tho Genoral Assem~ bly, and {t is mado unluwful for tho Company to uee them for camctory purgoscs, ngy by fta chatter pre- vigunly granted, it was authorized to do.. T valldity of tho leglslation rostricting tho Gome- tery Compatly from culurging its grotnds is tho vr&ucidml «queation iu the caso, Whtlo tho nppollce claims its charter ia in tho natura of a conlract that tho Stato cannot veacind or impalr, it 4n conceded that tho Stato baa the power to contro tho uso of ita lands for burial purposcs, o that its s may not {njuriously ffect the Lealdh of tho come ‘muniy, bilt o TIRLt (0 prolbit tui Company alto- @ethier from dls use for tho ovjeots designated In tho chinrtaris denicd, Ou tho part of tho sppellant 1t i not denod the chartor of tho appolles s & contract on_tho purt of tho Btato; that tho Oumpany may oxorciso tho powers and priviloges onumcrated in fho act of tho Goneral Assembly ; but 1 13 insisted it must b under- stood to Lavo been mado with roference {0 tho pos- #ible oxercisc of the rightful authorlty of the Govern- wicat, and that the prouibition contained in the act s o proper exerciso of tho polico power of s Blate, snd 1o Leglslatura {a the sole judge of the oxigency whon L8 power ehall bo employed. : to docislon turns upoi thasingle question hothor tho restriotion imposod upon tho Company, a8 to the uso of it lands, 0s authorizd by itschhrter, s s PX'DJK‘P oxerciao of tho polica:power of the State, © * Withont referonco to tho.cefinition glven by laws wwriters and Courts, of what ia termed the polico power of tho State, in its' most comprehonsiyo senso, iu 1ia upplleation’ to tho varlous reintions of comminitics, wiien npplied to matters liko tho subect of this legls-, lation, it may e nssumed that it {a a power co-cxten- fiva wilh seltprolection, aud 15 * mot luapily tormed “tho law -of ovorruling necossity.” = T msy by mld to bo that inhorent and yiensy Fower intho Stato which enables it ta probibit all thigs hurlful to tho comfort, kafely, and welfaro of soclety, 1t 'may bo orerclsed to control the ueo of properiy of corrorulions, aa woll s of private persone, 1 this regard thero can bo no distinction that can bo Justly taken, 8o faras franchises of a corporation ore’ ublice jurls, it hasolways beenLeld that tho Stato may propey logislato touching thom, Such logislo- ton fs not yrohihited Ly that clauso of .the Conatitu. 4lon of the United Btales which forblds tho passnge of Inwa fmpairiog the obligation of contracts, nor docs it doprivo auch corporations of nng of tho substantial ‘beuefts lulended to bo conferrod by the acts of incos— yoration, Tho G. &0. U, R, R. Company v. Lootnis, 1311, 648, Thorn v, Ritland'& Buslington K. K. Come Tany, 27 Vermont, 140, Jr. Gooloy, in_his work on Constitutional Limita- tlons, states thie doctrinothus broadly : ¢ All contracts, and §1Pright, it 1a held, are subject fo this power, and regulations \iiich afigut them inay not. only bo cstabe lisied by tho State, but must also be subjoct to changes, from timo 'to time, Witk refereuco to tho well-being of tho commimity, se circum- glances moy cbange, or o8 e{.}xrlonw de~ monstrates tho noceseity.” Cooley on Limitations, 57, As o gonoral proposition 1t may bo stated it 1s ' tho rovince of 1ho law-making power to delermine when 6 oxigency exists calling nlo exerciss this power. What aro tlie subjeets of 18 exerciso is cleatly o judi- clal question. Thiero must necessarily be conititus, tional limitationa upon this power, It s coeential that such regulations must have reforonco to the comfort, safoty, or velfare of Foclety; and, when applicd 10 carporations, thoy must not bo in conflict with any of tho pravislons of tho chartor, It 18 Dot Iawful, under thio protento of yolice rogulatione, o take from's cor— }\omunn any of the essentinl rights and privileges con- erred by 18 chartor. Potter's Dovurris on Btatutes, 468, Cooloy on Gopst, Lim,, 677 g Tho right to control 1s escentinlly differont, and rest on u dittorent prineiplo from the power to ropeal, nlter, or amend charters of privato corporations, Burial places aro indlaponssble, Convenlent to tho cliy of tho living, a dopository of the dead must bo cu= tabliehed and iuinluined, -It comcorus the public Dealtly, and, if such pluces wera not propared by privatd caterprise, i . would the duly of tho Stato to uct in' the premises, Among tho most beneficent acla of {he Government is that leglslation which fostera_enterprises, and clothes nn nggregate nuniber of citizens,with power to adorn and Leatitif rounds that shall Teceivo tho remains of our dead, 'ho sentiments of our Lelter natures, and the civiliza~ tion of thoago, demand these “ cllfcs of {ho dead ” shall bo madoutiractive, and bosutified by tho employ= miout. of the bighest skill dn landacapo culturo, o ercction of costly monumental atructures, and archi~ tectural adornings of elaborato design and workmas shi] 1t is a part of the common history of {lns coune thatin o vicinity of large clties, whera wealth aud rofinement abound, they are so arranged, They, attract lither, as to pleasaut placos, lovers of tho beautiful fu nature, s to groves and parks that have ten udorued Ly U lavisly expendibure of monoy, bud tho works of thoso most skillod in that dopartmont of iabor.’ Buch & place {a very far from loing o nuisaace, r ge,and the subject of sbsolute ‘prolibition by legitativo aetlon, (T Town. of Lako Viow v. Lolz “Ihiero {a séarcely anything in naturs but may be the {nstrument of mischief; and the burial of thodesd ‘may be 50 dano s to bo most_injurious In -its conso~ uences to the peoplo In tho'vicluage, But that fa not the question in tlie casoat bar, - By thianctof tho General Assembly 4t vas fatendod. fo probibit, ab- solutely, the use of the ground by tho Company, for burial purposea, Thoact of granting tho charicr'was itself a legislative construction that s cemetery is not necessarily o nuleance, if the grounds aro well selcct- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1813, £l prohtblt tto Oompans from uwin ita lands, pre. viouisly phrsliased, wileh lfo_outsido of tho prerent IncloAintd, for cometery purpoges, na sushorized by its ebbrter, tipon flio_sanio prinelplo it couid probibit tho oo of the sow undooupied iortion, of tho fncloniro « ond, an tho property 18 veinolons tost for any other pur; 080, and a8 tho Ogmpany sould not lawfully use it, in nsly ovent, for other tint burlal purponcs, it would {amotint {o a doprivailo of ifn 1se, and nlimdst a total | dentritotioh of ita valte, Tho frandulzca conferred by tho nct b {ucorpuration would bo rendoted. valuoloa, junlosn tlicy conld bo omployed fu tho \wa of tho Ishda jprovionsly purchianed, and tho eapital invosted in them 1wotld bo fmperiled, §f not wholly lost. It fa not dontod {hat the Tandn of tiiis comelory aro {well polected, nud nro nituated at n propor distinco from tho populous part of the city, fnn n’«nml y~Riik= tled communlty, there betng but faw dwolltngs i the jimmodiato viciulty,. If theso lands caunot ho ueed, n very grave question would arise: Wiero could the clty ind n burlal plnco for #a dead? Tho ramo pawer {hint proibits thin wio of theso ground would oxtend ito nlt plagea wifhin tho urlsdicilon ot tho State, Wyr {entnot nredt to 'tho ‘proposttion tiat thu Gdnoral As- isombly flostetica any Atoli power, Under tho power to regulate, the State eannot de= iprive tho citizen of {ho Jnwful usg of his properly, if it doca not Infuriously affeet or endangor ofhers, Atnong tho heneficent provisions of Magna Ohiarin fs the iprotection guarsntood fhio subloct n tho frco gnjoy- meut of hia 1ife; lihorty, and wroperty, dxcopt nis (ho samo might bo declared forfetlod by the. Judyment of s peere, or the Jaw of the land, This cardival prin-¢ «Iplo g hoen embodicd in (ho Constitutions of il tho “American States, and by n recent amendmont it is now dncorporated in’ the Fedoral Constitution,.In view ‘of this..conatitational: ganranly it. cannot..bo ' anld’ {hat evory Teginlttion that affocts the luteresta of the ‘citizon {a neceasarily tho 4 Inw of tho Innd,” Buch o construction would render nugstors overy constitu~ tlonal provision intended for {he protection of privata Toperty, 2 e Pesson tn 1o bio doprived of ia privato proporty 14 gt b by tho oxcrelso of thb right of enifnent do- mn|‘n, andin all such cusos Just compensation must bo made, ) Wo ath of opinton thianct, 6o far sa it Umils tho boundardes of ‘Rosalifll Cemotety, in tho use of lands proviously owned, not excecdinf five lundrod acree, for the urposes named i thochartor, s un unconpti> futfonal cxcrelso of power, and eantiol bo malhtsiacd, Tlso bill-was properly. dismissed, and the decroo must boaflrmed, o . * Decreo-atiirmed, * In this opinfon Justicos Walkor, MeAlllstor, and Scholfield conenr, thoy being a majority. of tho Court, . A’ diuuomlng opinion, written by Mr, Justico Bheldon, and conourrad fn by Ohief Jas- tico Brooso aud B, Justioo Craig, is 08 follows't DIBBLNTING OPIRION, M X cannob concur iu tho’ denial of tho powor to the Legielnture to prohibit the porticular uso of Jand for 6 burdul of the dead, whon deomad necossary for tho protection of tho benith, safoty, comfort, und Wlfare of the community, 1t is an sutliority which has.ovor been exercised by tho law-making power of o Stato. In_Romo it, was ofe of tho laws'of twolva tnbles “ Fomtniem mortutun \n urbe ne sepelity neve victntate. "Tho City Couneil of Charlston v, The Wentworly Daptist Chureh, & Strobliart, 510, Kincaid'a Apreal, 60 Penn,, Stato Rop, 423, and Contes v, Tho Mayor, cte., 7 doim, 64, i caséa whez such lawe, na appllcabla to existiiig biirial grounds, wero hold to be conatitue tional aud validy and whire thoir. bearing upon’ tho subject of privato,rights underwent a full discussion, - | Restraints upon’ sucll' o particular uso of property aro ield to bos legitimato eubject of (ho exorclao of 1ho polico power of tho Slate, Tho power of tho Legis- i lature to probibit all future interments within the lim- ita-of the City of Obleago, T take it,"in not to bo uestloned, Thero. may b such a public exigency that ho" gm0 publie considerations which wonld Justify tho oxércise of tho polico power to ke such prohibitions within: the limila of the city, would operato to render proper tho making of th same proibition at such n diitance outsido of tho imits, as that whoro tho ground In auestion {8 situ- ofed, b " "Waro things to remain 0s thoy now aro, with nofur- ther Increasoof population in tho vielnity of this come. téry ground, o-court perhiops might sce that thero was abviousls no exigeney calling for thia oxercleo of tho - police power ; that it wag not n polico ragulation in Tact 3. and, if 'clatmed to bo euch, that it was only the Yretenso of o polico regulation, . ! Butit e dpprohended thot, this polico power may bo cxorciaed, os Well to prevent what may be likely (0 be= canio o nilssnce, as. to suppress .an already oxisting ' 1n Gooloy-on Conatitutional Lim,, It ia atatcd thus: “ And church-yards which, found by the advanco of urban , population 10 bo-'defrimental to the publio Bealth, or fn danger of Locoming e, uro lablo to bo closod aguinst furtlicr nea for cemetery purposes,” In tho cago elted from 4 Birobhart, fn -speaklfig of 11 polica power, 1t dssald ¢ It 1s Dot nocessary to the existenco of Lhe power that there bo a.present ac- caslon for its oxercise. Itis suflicient that o fuluro cmergency may demand it.” In view of the narraw strip of ferritory comprieing tho Town of Lako View, tho largo number of burial-groitnds within its lmits, tho incroasing ueoof themn for burial purposcs, arisin from tho proximity of tho town to tho growing Olty of Ohieago, Which it adjotns ; aud in viow Of tho rapidly— increasing populntion of that. city, whicl 1s coustan(ly ovorflowing (o clty boundaries, ahd Ailiug up the nd— Sacent townn, tho Legislaturo, Wo moy presume, for iho purposs of prevonting ‘the mischievous conse- quences to theimmedlate neighbaeliood froim too mauy crowded burial-grounds, hus thought Proper to pro~ bibls tho extensiou of Luriak-grounds within, bt own. 1s it unrcasonablo to anticipate, in viow of the mar- ‘vollous growth of tho City of Chlcago, {liat ut ho far distant doy this ground will be found to be in tho midst of fhodenso ropulation of aclty? Thcrols capectal Binoss i provcativo leglaltion '1p o essg of this kind, owing to tho Mifiiculty, from fts peculiax noture, of obviating a nulssuco of thin_ charactor after it has once actully bicoing such, In reforouce to . such, and ko conelderations, in vici of tho probabili- ties of the futuro, tho Legislature may Lo supposed to havo‘acted, and -made the polico regulation in quen- tion, Iait fora Court to {hrow itself across tho path of tho luw-making power and nnnul tis eoactmont, mado for tho welfure of an expected populous commu’ ity begatay 1o thoapfuion of o Court it was un~ called for by o sulicient polico oxigenoy? In Contes v, Tho Mayor, elc, Guprs, fn pase. ing fpon this quection, tho Court ‘eay: ¢ §s of thonature of legialniivo bodies to judgo of {ho exigney upon whicl thelr lave. aro fouslod.” This s bolioved to be tho well-settlod doctrine upon the subJoct; snd thut whother thero wos o sufiielent accaslon for tho exerclse of tuo polica_power in any given case I ot a Judicial qucstion, but o political question, provided th excrelso of tho polico powor be not colorable, It in namitted that tho polico regulation must e siich an one in fact, and that the useof pri- vato property s 1ot to ba abridgod under tho pretenco ‘only of police regulution, Thiero wauld seom to_ Lo cuongh iu matlera which aro of public notorloty and of Judiclal cognlzanco to munifest ikat tha oxorclso of tho power Jiore wus not meroly colorabl, but that thero was oceasfon for o fair question a8 (o tho pro- pricty of making such a police regulation a8 was licre made. It cannot bo essential to tho valldity of the Iay that tho act Htaaf ‘should declars, or that tho al- Iegations or proofs in tho case should ahow tho ox- istenco of facts ovincing tho necesaity of the Inw, 1t would present a new phasy of Judicial. controversy to hiavo an issuo of fact in court upon tho nocossity of tho passago of tho law, 5 " ‘The prohibition of this particular use of one’s land, thon, 1t i3 belfeved, wonld bo valld In tho caso of & matural person ; but' the Rosebill Cemetery Compun; denles that 1t §8 80, in respect tolts property, because it hns o chartered ri ako this yartionlar uso of t. Tho chartor of & private corporation doca not, {mply sn updertakiug on the part of tho Stato that i fhe same way in which their exerclee is ssable at first, Taay $luo corporatora continue the oxerciso of theif righta; but, on the contrary, the rights and priv- dleges which the cliarter conforaata only uwrehy‘y ncod pon tho same footing with other legal rightsand priv- iloges of tho ctizen fu respect to propor rulos for thelr duo regulation, protection, and enjoyment, (Cooley's Const, Lim,, 676, 671.) - Tho sama dootrine hea been repeatedly snnounced 1n declaions of this Court, . G. & C. U, R, R. Co, v. Loomis, 13 Ill,, 548. «ed, and intermenta made with proper care, That it might becom so through misconduct, no orie doubits, The General Assombly hus tho right to pass laws laws to reguiato intormonts, to prevent ‘nfury to tho health of the community, and notswithatanding the Company, in this instance, 18 oxercleing franchiscs conferzed by the State, 1t i within leglalative control 10 tuis roapect, There aru now efght cemoteriea within {he limita of tho town.of Lako View, Tho catablishment of now onea may bo tha subject of prohibition, ns Ia sought to be dono by thin 8ol of tho Legialoturo, That ques< tlon 1a not. $nvolved, directly, in the decision of thig cane. Tile ovidence docs nat show thoro ¥ore any cemo- torles withln tho Imits of the town ab tho dato of tha Company'a thartor, aud whon {t was orgautaed, Tiig power ta eatabllsh and mefutain s limited number of Cemeleries in a given ferritory is & very different queation from tho Tight to cstabileh an unprecodonted numbor, that would cover the whols face of the county withi butal places, Tho proliibition of tho Iattor may o within the rightful cxerclso of tho police power, and tho other not, Theono is an absohito necceslty, and tho otler ulght 1mposo unroasonublo busdens oul elnglo community, In, ho crso ot bur, by tho provslons of ita asler, tho Company wis atithorized to buy and hold land not excooding s cortain quevtity, and to use ft for como- {ory purgoses, T & cay sigitally do, and, while 1ho Stato has tho unquestionnblo power 'to regulnte tho manner of il uso' eo faras it may injuriously affeot others, it cannot, under tho pretense of makiug olico regulations, repeal 1ts chartor and rovoke it eanchisey, or doprive tho Company of any of tho os- ‘ontial rights conforred by its charter. : Tho uct’ of tho Leglalsturo doca not profess %o corrcet sny obuses in the uso of the pronerty, but fs an arbitrary probibition of its use, In agcordanco With tho provisious of a olistor roviausly grantod, Upon what principlo can_ auch a aw bo mafntalnied, or what *overruling nocosslfy ! ~wan therq for its chactment? Thoro $8 no proleass. dlio cemolory, as constructed, {8 &, nulsance, nor iy thoro any cliargo thut o Lealth or comfort of tho reo- plo in tho vicnlty has boen, or will b, affocted, in tho zear, or even in tho distant, futuro, 1f it can bo mein- 4aincd at all, itmuat bo by 'somo ., dbsolute power by which tho Genoral Assembly, it bélug tho solo Julgs of tho extent of-1ts powers, may declars what ahsll, and Wh:ll"hqh not ba, independently of all - constitutlonal estrictione. : iofopnaco ln 1nado Lo tho fosorved powor of th Hiate, dopvsninated “ palice powor, * s nfl,enlhu( tho Teqnie aite Buthority, It hoa been kald tho source of this ex- traordiuncy power may bo readily recoguized sy floiv- ing from the people, in their organfred capacity; in- alienablo in ita claructer, hug thut §t is diloult 1o des fino It boundarios, or limit its oporation, ‘We arc unwibliug, howuver, to cousede ihe exlstonco of au indefinablo powor, supérior fo thy Constitutiow, that may bo invoked whencver the Luglstatnro muy deem tho publlo exlgency vy rvoquiro it, by wifil » parly’ oy bo” cupriclomly doprived of 'his property or s we withoub componsation, whetl.or Suca properly conslsta of franebinod or, tangiblo fornt olpropesty, | Tho Conatlution wxpromly vovidus the right of property shall remuin fuylolato) aiid upoy ail outmorated sitbjcels It miet constituto s ritation on thu oxerclioE ull powor, 10 Wattcr What its naturo 13y be, sor whoneo 166 orlgin. I uch wua 1ot sty thor vontld L 1o constitutionnd soeurity for Valo'rights, und tho oitizeu would hold his “property, opporsal and bicorparonl, Ly i most uncortaih teniire, 1u tials Justauce, if (ho Uenoral Assobly cun righte . & 0. & M. K, X, Co, v, McOlalland, 2 Iil,, 140, G, & 0, U 1. T, Co. v, Appleby, 28 11l.,'200, SThe Jimit o tho exertiso of tho polico powor in {hsae cases must bo this: the regulntious must have refer- enco to the comfort, eafety, or welfare of Eoclely : ey st not bo in condlict with any. of tho Drovislous of tho cbarter; and they-muet not, under pretenco of regulation, lake from tho corporation any of the cs- sentin] rights und priviloges which tho ehiter confers, In short, thoy must be polico rogulations in fact, and not amendmants of tho chartor in curtallment of fhe corporate franchiee,” (Caoley’s Canst, Lim., 617.} T tho rostraiut in this caso In conict witls, not any Hieral provision, bub with any provision'of thé charter, as rightly understood? All contracts must bo unders slood 8 mude I reforence to tho ponsiblo exerciso of tho rightful authority of the Government, and All property i aoguired aud held undor the ishplied ls- ity that the wso of it may bo so regulated tht ¢ shinll not be injurious to tho righta of the communily, (Logal-tender cases, 12 Wall, 529, Commissionora v, Tewkegbirs, 11 Motcalf, 5." Gommisionors v. Algor, 'l"umx'wmk' 8. O.&M, L, R. Co, v, McOlolland, 25 Th tho last oited case; this Gourt, sperking of privato corporations, suya: W When euch Nodles ecopt thelr chartrs, it I upo the implied coudition that they nre to ozerciso their rights, subject to tha power of the Biato to regulato tholr aclions as 1t may fudividuals," At tho timo this Gowpany nccepted it charter, it Bad over been usual for the law-muking powor to regulato and probibit the uso of gronnd for tho biirial of tho dead, whenover such uso. was supposod to b detrimental to the welfaro of crowded: populations, The privilege of burying the doad in any cortain Inud, 88 Lolug one {0, bo xurcisod fok protl, is very unlika any ordinary coimercial. frauchise, I1h viow of theso sitoumstancos, and e legul principles applcable, may it not Yo gald that, although tho chartor of [hts corporation glve to it tho right to ncquire, and ‘muako tho ppociio A of, this land for tho buryiig of the dend yet, that tha alistter was sccopled with tho Iin- liod uriderstanding that tho property would a aub- ct to a proper_exerolse of tho police power of the Btate, and bo liablo to bo reatrictod fn i vso for burl ol purposos, au hurlal-grounds ever Lad been, whonovs er, In thio rogress of populstion, uch rostralut nfght b0 deemod necessary to tho bealth ‘ond wellaro of tho community, In Fletcher v, Peck, 0 Oranch, 87, & grant of land by a fitato wad held, by tho Suprome. Couzt of tho Unlied Blates, to’bo & contract oxeonted, and to ba, equally witnlu an exeoytory contract, within the protection of tho clause of tho Constitutlon of tho Uniled Statea which forblda the Btatus Pussing uny laws vivlatlug the obligation of contracts, . " Whero tho Stafo nukes on sbsolute grat of o tract of land to n ndividual, tho granteo lus the right do- rived from tho grant to' usa tho land for the burlal of tho dead, to crect upon 1L woodes bulldings, or & yow= dep-nugazine for tho slorago of gunpowder, or & slanghter-house, aud carry that on, or 1 °bulld- Ing * for any ke nosious s, Yot tho Blite, i tho proper oxerolsa of ita polico nowwr, might, without conatitutiousl objection, , probibit all wuch vees of the laud, wnd 1L woilld not s u_ violation of the contract fmplicd by its grant of the Jand, (hat tho grantea mightt moke all thoso usea of tio property, It iy diffientt to porceive why, In tho caso of tho rant by (ho Btato of (o ryit"&nd privitego (o muku onu purticulur o of Jund, o8 for the buxinl of the doad, w prohibition by the fitato of thiut use should bo any inofa an impairmont of tho obligation of a con- truct than tho like prolfbition would Lo in tho caso of un uliwoluty graut of Jaud by tho Htato, which would P 5 W -the West 8ide Brigga I carry tho right of mich porticulnr uoe, and all othor kesy 1 Vietuo of thaabaolute dowminion of the Iand, That tlio clouso of the Qonstitution dcelnring that privals property minfl not bo taken for public, ttas without Just. compennation, in ot applicablo t lnwa made I purruonce of (e polico power prohibitng a ’mrllulllnr a0 of private |lmpe|'lly, 15 _abundantly sot= lod hi; nuthorily, Beo authoritiea suprs, cited Trom ollier Hiaton, Tha conclimton, thon, (o whiel T sm'led Ir, that the probibitlon by tho Legllutuvo, it tho oxerclso of the palico power, of tho uso of . ‘portlon of the land of tho Roxchil 'Gemotery Computy for buriul purposes, wan constitutions] and vullds el EXCOSITION ‘NOTE! Wonderful Effocts of EloctricityssThe Art Gadlery. ) Tho Innt days of tho Exposition aio by no meann (he' lenat succenstul,. Yesterday the building was thronged by about -16,000 visitors, tho paseing by of tho election oxcitemant having hod o honelclal offeot, In tho Exposition build- ing all political animositios seem to havo hoon forgotten,. Néar the fountsln wore to bo seen yostorday uftornoon s prominont Hoesinglte: and an ‘ardent abstainer, togother disoussing its boautle, tho formor doscanting upon tue won- dorful utility of, wator s an occasional summor boverago, whilo the lattor tulkedabout tho boanu= tiful “logor-bocr brown Gut™ of sn adjacont bronze figure, . Tha arb gallory still exorclees its sway over the multitudo, and keops within ity proeinots o large, numbor of tho.epeatators. | Boveral fino ploturos have been ndded.of late, Rond, ., Mies -Btolla- Rond, . 3. Wisitehead" | Herlin—Dr, Marcus I, 1Intfleld, Dr, Frad J use. Manich—W, M. Zonring, T B, Otis nnd family, Frankforl-on-the-Main—~E. 13, Balig vury, Florenoa—-Bamunel C. Dartiott, Bdwin J, Dartlott, Mina H. M, Bucll, G.P. Davios, Misg Lourn Billlott, Naples—T I, Abdell, 0, I, Dickingon, B, F. Cotehéll, H, A, Tolt, Hing Minnio Kimbnll. Venice—Chatles B, Munn and family, 3 o v 2 ¥ GENERAL. Tonry T, Keonnn has, tt is roported, realgned g,hg a,dn?rslglpy of tho Indlm_mxmlln Sentinel, Tradorick . Augustus, who suceeods to the {hrone of Snxmlr,‘lu no kid. 1Mo way 46 his Inst birthday, and was married a-'long “time ngo to the Princess Caraling, ot the ITouse ot Waka. i Nr. Burgot, an oplonrean Frenoh rosidont of Cnllfornta, becoming disgusted with tho enising bf'the.average bonrding-house, hns taken np his dbode in the .Ban Franclsoo ‘Almshouse, payiny gglr‘:) ocuy thorefor $5 a week out of bis incomo o ! Goorgo Gillaspy's proporly at Ottumwa has boen ue‘id on oxceittion in favor of. George Will- ioms, of Xeokulk. .Gilisspy was, o fos yoars 850, Tepardod oy rB\ o woalthy, 6 will bo ro- ' mombored nd tho Danicoratic candidate for Gov- druor in 1871, wgaze Wb S il Wo obsoryo that Maj, A, N; Nicholds, Iately brovoted Colonol, lina_beon appronched by tho ' Unitod: Btatos Pay Dopdrtmont with'a® requost : that he will re-onter it, : Tho-Wuitod Btates Pay Cm-[;u at prosont is yeduced, to small numbors .t 1t 18 to bo*oponedl thils ‘winter for appointe mont and promotion.—Roclkford Gazette. imong which may be montionod 'a fino marihe viow off Bear Point, Lako Miohigan, and soveral, sminllor ennvases, Tho old, convorvatism which hinderéd - partios from making eales within the bullding hng given way during tho last fow doya, and ‘at ‘many patis of ‘the show a big: tradoda done ina number of articles. -Tha pon-nut vender ia no longor brought up befors tho bar in Beorotary Rognolds' room, tried and - sentonc-, ed to docapitation. Opposite the doors, an olo~ quont youth displays for salo slicer which, as a _potatoo-peslor, scroper, or_slicor, ‘meota "with ‘uubonnded ‘admiration. 1o mukos but fow. salos, but then, it was over the fa}o of Emfluu to, lio” for years ' disrogarded. Ho' attributos his' poor success to tho oxistenco of law and order administration in the city, and expresses confl- donce that, when this time next year he' shall rogumo Lie stand with tho elicor, so aliored as to bo converted at s moment's notico into a bowia-knife, ho will hardly be ablo to keop up with the demands of customers, A little faxther off o youth distills the mildest quality of cidor from' » heap of scanby apples, and rotails the bubllo-capped juicoat b cents n glass. When nsliod to put o _stick in it, ho shakes his hoad mournfully, and mutters sadly, * Not thia year, sir, Noxtyear you csn Lave all the sticks you want, I'm going to eell tho sticka thon without tho-eider.” - N i Mr. Scovil, the m«uati'or of the machinery de- partmont is vory snd. Ho rofuses consolation, aud hides himsclf, from early datwn till.closoi of day, in lis oflice, bononth' tho staira. When askod why ha'mourans ho ouly responds:” ' To. thinlk that such &' valuable picce of machine: sbould not have beon socured by the managers.” Aftor much preseing, r, Scovil unburdens: his henvy leart a8 follows: *‘ Iy grief,' sir, is natural, my pride as mechanical maunger is broken. Mero, sir, wo ‘have all sorts of mas chines—reapiig-machines, pumping-machines, Dolt-making-machines, {in- box-minking - ma~ chines, .and 'all tlio late - noveltics in mechanism but one, and that one which was not gont for displny Las nitracted moro attontion than all my collection, Yes, air, and wero it not that Treasurer O’Hura bas promised 'to mond olong 'his naturalization ‘mill, and exhibit bis wonurous' process of grinding out voters by tho thousand, at tho Exposilionof 1874, T should resign my position immodiately.” Thero {s no’ doubt that Mr, ‘O'Hnra's mill will be one of the moet pleasing novolties of next yenr's show. Amost amnsing. application of the animating { Tho .Board of '['rustoon of Trinity Colloge, Hartford, Conn,, at a specinl mooting, have con. ‘forrod the depree of D, D, on tlio Rav. John F, S)lmldi'nfi. of Erlo; Pn., Bishop-olect: of Col- orado,.wlio i to take tho missiounry diocose loft ;vagant by tho donths of Bishop Rondall, f ; + Misg Auni Dickinson Las fouud a new way of stimulating applause, Horctofore {onrs, the genuine salino-production, have been very offec- tivo in Lor discoursos, bub evan theso, loso thoir ivirtue aftor a while, and no Anna ban takento s ‘new method, She miseos a train on the avening 1of hior leoturo. Doos sho sit down and. woop. Jovér hér' misfortunes? ' Not a, bit of it. Sho, * charters colal. train,” a steamor, ‘and o fast horso,!’ nu?nt n little betoro B o'clock ap~ pears upon the stage with a auick, tragic strido, ilueliod faco, dishovoled linir, rubbor boots, an ‘'n loolt .which sgems to -any. *Istand upon mo throno!™—Washinglon Sta 5 ;Babbage, ‘after bidding forowoll to his confl- dsuté and hid son ‘at Lamotto, reaching Maquc- ketn to take the Wednesday night's train, put in his appoarance. at. Obicago on Thursday morn- Ing; rogistoring at_tho Gardnor House, " On be- ing rocognizod by Mr. Felt, of, the Gardner, and questioned a8 to” $ho.,uews ot Dubuquo, ko ye: phed that ho'supposed Mr. Felt had heard of tho brak troubles: hicro- and of his complieltyin them, Ho said tho poople hero wanted to Iay all. tho blame on him, and, g lg was_getting too hot for him to stay, hio coricluded to go to Now York ound spend the wintor. Ho loft on the 5 o'clock ovoniug tinin for. the East, appavoutly very littlo concorned at his incognito. He and Carlton of the National Trust Compnuy will probably go' into business together.~Dubuque Tll!l(.'& ‘ THE FIVE-MILE RACE. Ir. Simpson?s Mare Nourmahal Ensie 1y, Wans the 81,000 Stako from Mr, Dickey’s Lody Mac, ) A few'men ‘gathered togother at Doxter Park yestorday. aftornoon to sce- tho lorig-talked-of five-mile trotling match for o atake of §1,000 be- tween Mr. Simpson's black mare Nourmahal aud Mr. Dickey's boy mare Lady Mac—a pair of plice-tail” dnimals noted throughout tho West for thelr endurance. But littlo intorest waa taken in tho race, it being gonorally con-' coded by oxperionced horsomen that Nourninhal would be an easy winnor. Therewas no betting powera of cleatricity was mado ?nuturdny, u};on yarious inanimate “objects in fhe show. The beautifnl artificial swans, upon being connected with a golvanie battory, swam gracofully around tho pool, nnd snapped at the pleces of crackor tondored by wondor-struck -childron.’ 'The statues of Zonobia and Tone, 1n the Art Gallery, whon galvanizod, oponed and closed tholr oyos, nud did quite o number of wonderful thiugss:: but tho greatest wonder of all was ncuompliufiuri with the vitalizing wire, which was placed to the napo of tho neck of & maible bust of the grent local Republicnu leador, Soveral interest- ing oxperiments woro made with this piece of stetuary. . A porson standing behind it ‘utrerod the word “ sohool-tax,” when tho marble liend turned. upon the metble nock, and faced thg s&mnkur with a'most porsuasivo smile; A'crayon icture of & gray-honded old man was also ani- mated, and mndo to utter, ¢ My tarins, gontle- men, aro $t,000 o year, and no support uatil the lengo is nigued,” A numbor of oxbibitors have requested an ex- tousion of the timo for cloging tho Expositia Slould this desiro be goneral, it may cause a considoration of the rosolution of the Execntive Committee to close Saturday night. IF suchis ho wish of tho exhibitors, they should loso no time in-making it known. . ' * Admission to the Exposition this ovening and to-morrow oveniug, %5 cents; commencing ut 6 n‘clofl:k. Baturday, 25 conts ; doy oud evening s’ usual, Vi ., THE MUSIC. The musical programine to-day is as follows: | . AFTENSOON, . 1. Grand festival march, Viviant 2, Overture—! Zampa " Herold 3, Potpourr} from Frelachuotz ', ', . Weber 4, Waltzos—* Vienna Bonbons 5, Belection from “ Trayiata,”, .. 8, Introduction and mazurka., 7, Overturo—* Livella . ... o Leissiger 8, Yotpourr] from # Masaniello . “iv. Auor 9, Galop—* Hurrah 17,....i0 * Menzel 3 EVENING, . 1. March—5 Welcomo," . eve1.un s +Plefko 2, Potpourrl, from * Biciliun Vegpers, Verdi 8, Ovorture— Jamins,”, + . Homado on'thoe result cither in the city or at the track, Thie trob can oasily bo doseribed iu a briof spaco, Al 8 o'clock ' tho gontlemen solected to act ns judges tang the horsos out on'the track, which was unflt for uso, boing henvy ond soggy.. Nourmahal . was given tho pole, and the word was given . without delay.’ They ~ statted off nt ~an ovon gait, M, Bimpson’s-mare heading the other alittlo. Go- Ing up tho far side Lody Moc tried hnrd to go to the front, and bad to be pulled back to keop her in wind. * Nourmahal ‘led all i{he way around at various diatances, and went under the’ wire ton lengths in advanco in 2:49. The Lady drow up ta within two'longths of hor at the beginving of ‘the second mile, and thoy traveled - in * compan; tothio quurtor-polo, and a short distance beyoud, “Both loft thielr feef on_tho backstretch, but tho Lady-got down to work firs}, - and went gway ahend. . Bho passed tho stand ;threo lougths in advaneo of Nourmahal, Ber time being, for the two miles, 5:38, ' Sho kept ahoad in the third milo nntil about half way sround, whén she gave out and broke. Nourmsuhal, being scomingly as frosh ng when sho nturted, sliot ahend about “ten lengths™ ot & fast. gait, but was pulled down whilo rounding into the home strotch. - Ludy .Mao gobt within threo lengthy of her, and was ‘about that distanée bebind whian sho pageed under- tho wire: (he' time of tho threo | niles was 8:231¢, On_the fonrth mile Nourma- Dl led oasily from beginning to end, finishing it fivo longths in . advance of her competitor, the Iattor animal bolug considerably Llown to-all ap- peararices. The' timo of tho ™ four miles was to tho hnlf-mile pole, where she broke badly. Lady Mne went to the front, but left hor fedt at the , turn,-and, in . consequence, lost what she fialue_ll. knur,muhnl now tool tho lead, and ept it easily, Wioning thio raco by three lengths in 13:80. It.was:apparent:to: all that Mr, Dick- oy's more was oveymatched, not poseessiog.the wind and enduranco of tho other animal. The following is the summary :* 4 4. Proludo from * Aldu,? 7. Finale, from * Sumirzmide,’ 8. Overturo—* Light Cavalry,”, 9. Galop—* Auma ™", ., Conductor, Flodoa PERSONAL. " TUE CITY. Cot. Bhoridan and wife are at the Palmer. P. H. Duke, Richmond, Va., is at the Briggs. P, King and wifo,,0f Laporte, are at.tha Pal- mor. . George W. Brown, of Galesburg, fs at the Palmer. William Cumminge, of Kalamazoo, is at the Palmer. J. B. Calboun, of Codar Raplds, is at tho Palmor. E. P. Gray, of Ban Francisco, is at the Briggs. N. H. Briggs. Gen, Jobn Church, of Olncinuati, ia at the Bhorman, Thoe Hon. J. A, Horton, of Philadelphis, is at the Bherman. o Tho Hon, A, G Bampson, of Now York, is at the Bherman. Col. F, H. Hamilton, U, B, A,, is at the Com- mercinl Hotel. Goxt. Adumsand o party of nine Ute Indians are at tho Bhorman, ¥ E. A. Howard and family, of White Olay, D, T., are at the Palmor, . [ Judge J. W, McQlolland, of Brazil, is at tho ‘Weut Bide Briggs House. ‘Tho' Hou. G. W. Scofleld, of Peoria, is ot tho Wast Bide Briggs House, * Tho on. L, . Rogors, of Donver, Col,, is at the Wout Side Brigga ouso, The Hon. James I, Estep, of Omegs, Kan- 8ay, i1 at the Commercial Hotol, ¥ . The ITon, Tanao Drlnlm, of Phlllngl;lphlu. was ay lougo yesterday ey Charlos A, Dogref!, of tho Chicago, Milwaukeo & Bt, Paul Railyond, 18 ab the Sherm: b & Jamos Oary, * tho Cranberry Prince," of ‘Bor- Iin, is ntopping ‘st the West Bido *Briggs Houso,’ The following I8 n list of ‘Chicagoaus rogister- “od at various points i Europe upto Oct. 17; LParfs—Mr. Horbert O, Afar, Tro, G VY, Baine, W. I, Bigolow and famfly, Mrs, 1L 31, Buoll, Joln 0. Iuo, Bugeue L, Gravos, Richard Grogy and wife, 8. Grlswold and family, Dr, George ¥, Humline, G W. Haskell, Witlisin E. Higgive, s, Bhhu J. Hosford, Miss Hosford, ~Alrs, Somuel M. Niokerson, A, R, Palmor and wifo, Mys, L. V. Uursons, Miss ¥ R, Pavsons, Mrs, I, 1L.' Portor, M, lyorson and wifo, Diss A, Shiolda, Mivs Robocoa Shiolds, Mrs, D, 8, Thy< lor, Migs Nelllo Ward, London—1, J, Bchneldor, Nolson' 'Lhomasson aud wifo, Mr, snd My, Vau Valkouburgn, -Drussels—J, A, Cather, Dry I, J. MoLoan, Goncva—Mise G, M, Loflin, BMra, I, M. Whitohead, Benjamin Edgo and wifo, Biiea M, T, Bdge, 1. 11, Uammon aud family, W. Kimball aud wife, Miss Kimball, Arthur ' ; Binclair, of Cincinnati, is a the |-3; O- Bimpron’s bl m, Noprmai DEXTEL PAUK, OR10400, Ill, Nov. 5, 1873.—Flyo- milo trot{ing_muatch for o 'state of -rules of tho National Association, . Dickey’s b, m, Lady Mac, s s o Time—I IR, CITY IN BRIEF. | In Hyde Park the'vate -for ‘County Trossurer was a8 follows:, Philip Wadsworth, 457 ; Hon: B. Miller, 224, o o &l Prof. Haven ‘delivered a lecturo on *Des- cartos” bofore the.Ohristian Union ‘yesterday aftornoon, , . _ v . The ladies of- the Union Park Baptist Clhnrch will give an, oyster supper in the church this evening.'* All are invited, * b Tho Rev: Arthur Mitchell will preach in tho First Mothodiat. Episcopal Church, corner of Olark and Washington stroots, at 8 0’clook, this evening. = The policomen of the South Bide were olec- tioneoring too much on Tuesday, for thero wero only seven cagos on the docket for trinl yoster- day morning, ’ The ladiea of Trinity Ohnreh will donate the proceeds of their lunches to-day to Bt. Lulo's Hospital, Lot all . encournge #o worthy an ob- Ject of charity, which sorely needs help. Thomas' Hounegsy was held, upon hls own recognizance, vesterdny, by Commissloner ‘Hoyne, in. ball of 51,000, for slting liquor aud clgars without a licensex? ' The Rev., D.'McOlollan, of Manchester, Eng- land, will lecture' this evening, at hulf-past 7 o'clook, af tho.Firat” Baptist Church; cornorof Hubbard. court and Wabash avenue, Subject: #QOpon Comsmunion in England,” It will bo Boen by the :record of real estato transfera that Potfer Palmer hus rocently sold to E. & O, W, Pardridge, for $175,000,, tho lot ou Stute stroet, '64 foof \)y 140, wilh ‘building, situated nesr Charles Gosssge's store, : ., John T, Ritter, who was' arrosted on election dny op tho’ chargo of perjury b tho polls, was takon beforo Justico. Bunyon Yesterday morning «and dieohargoed, bis' ncouserd failing to tostify agalnst hjm. . Jonophy Grisiey. stolo s buftalo robo from Ohurles Laeds, No. 844 Wast Monroo stroet, and’ xnb de?c&efi\ "“:Il up\'xghécwifih i.lhzl:dn‘r'fln)o {‘n '\lllfii on, * For this Justico Hoully hold Jos in bal of §400 to the Orimiual Umu!l. o , A man-‘named- Jeste Grant was up befora Compmyinsioner.Ioyne, yestordny afternoon, for baating and wounding & sailor on alakesvhaouer whilo thio vessol was off :Port Hurén; last Frl- dny. He waa Lield in bonda of 3500, 3 Hariy Gordon, whosa' bporations in swindling poor man out of their 'hard-oarnotl money by prowlsing th m § litious sltudtions un paymont of a foo of $3 havo boon noticed in ''ue ‘Lin-- UKE, wag yesterday botora Juatico Danyou, bub 3% sue_ was continued ], Baturdsy fu bail of ‘Tho poportors doslrs o oxprosa tholr thanks to Mesurs, Woolworth & Kiusley, of ¢ Brown's," for n highly noceptabla: Juuoh "at Polico Tioa uarters ‘I'uosday ovening, ‘I'hanks aro likewise uo 3y, James NvGur? for. favoru. on that ooe casiony , The boys naeded a littlo consolation.. | Tho casg.of Dan O'Hara's clork, Danald Mo- Koy, who way hold by Commissioner Hoyno, iu, tigy ' b QTS ) 5 Lnil of 85,000, for frsuing fraudulont naturaliza- tion papors, ins boon passed ovor to the Grand Jury. Mr, 0'Ifara aund Austin Doylo havo hoon naunitnoned a4 witnogsos, aud the case will prob- ably be passed upon to-riny. 'y Notliing was dono in tho elby officos yestordn; none having sutilclontly recovored from the * of foct of tho eloction. to bo ablo to attond to busl- noss, 'U'ho Polico Commissioners como togothor utormally in tho forenoon, and in the afterncon went ovol' to tho atnam fira-ongluo trial et the North Pler. Thoy kold no ofticial moeting. Joho and David Abbott went to' tho -polls on Indiana avonuo and lioked up o fivst-clags dise turbanco, ‘'ha ofMicor atationed . there tried to arrest John, but hio was too much for tho minion of tho law. Ilolp was called, and John and Dave wora incarcornted, Justico Baoyon finad John #26, and David 5 for thelr unsgomly behavior, Not Bouson §4 tho non of o Son King by direct doecont, nud _he inhorits tho woll-known pro- [ olivities of .lis ancostors to steal or tako pos- sosalon of other é’ofl““ proporty. Nels malo tho éonquest of C. Houbner's wetch and chain, and woa _nvrosted and hold by Justico Sontly in ,bail of 8600 to appoar ot the Oriminul Court. Joln IHarkins, like tho dofonted candidates, folt lonely on ’.l‘nosdng night, and started off to ‘find company, -He broko into Edward Camp- bell's' houge, No. 546 Burnsido siroet, to sools, companfonship of Liu fellows, but Mr, émnphull ‘didn't relish tha visit, and handed tho lonely man .over Lo au officer, Justice Banyon unfeelingly, | fluod him' 810, :Sampson Duuning was brought hoforo United £'gmeSaro Ohas, Roftz, Mangstso, Imnbor, B oum-bargd Harmony, Manttoe, lumbor, Helit Jull A, Moertll, Lincoln, Winbor, Hehr Mattlo Barl, Buipatuck, lnnber, Behw Pascagoula, 8l 1aven, wood, Bohr Ardent, Whits Laka, ylaby, 8 ‘bw 'Trlo, Soutl'Tavon, wood, Steam-bnrgo Annis Lautle, Muskegon, lamber. ehr Whilo Oloid, Muskogon, lumber, -+ Schr Palomar, Milakogon, fumber, 8:hr Adrdatio, Muskegrn, lumbor, Jebr Usttle ¥ishpr, Muskegon, lumber, Behir 0, Michelson, Indington lnmbor, ol Cilad Thlings, Jniaiugton, lunber, Sclr Kegulator, Ktlskegon, nmiber. Behr Frontior City: Maalicgon, himtor, Behr Beaeto Bolt, Muskogoy, lumber, Behr Magnolin, Muskegon, Tumbor, * dolir t, J. Blddmore, Pentwnter, liumbor, + Gobr Atisfralin, Lndington, Jumber, Prop Emplro State,Buitalo, sundric, * - - | Beab G, M Teqenddl, Grean Day, musdries, -, ;5 -, ehr N, Vi ito Take, Tumber, Ferry, i © OLEARED...i\. Nov, 5, Prop Chleago, Buflalo, 400 Lrla uieal, 8L hgn reed, Hehr 1T, Jlood, Jackaanport, 500 bu dsta, 80 beln pork,' T 1,040 b corn, 10,000 bu. wheat, 600 Lrls flour, |+ 900 brlz pork, 214 bugs sted, gtiny Coront, 5t, Joseph, 40 koge fead and sundrivs, . gehr J, 0, King, Buftnlo, 33,000 hu wheat, ) Prop Nobraska, Dulfalo, 90,060 bu wheat, 9,000 ba'bar- 2 ey, 600 biags acedy 1,300 bria flour, T'rop NaUraskn, Milwaukot, 13 bxa ofl, *Behr Ifavann, Oswego, 19,600 it corn. E Selir John Wesloy, finfalo, 21,000 b wheat, . | Helir Fostorin, Daifalo, 16,004 b whont, - . Behr €, D. Beion, BufTalo, 2,000 b corn, , \8elr Bevonth Qlata, Muakegoh) 5,000 bu cor, Schr,Ory, Now Orloans, 30 brls. npples, 200 Loxes canidics, : Selir Lizelo Doak, Bt. Joseph, 60 kegs beer, 60 brls aull, 5 (ot \ 2 Scur it Yoter, Buffalt, '21405 b wheat, States Commissioner King, youtordsy morning, churged with retalling liquor” withont a: liconso, nt No, 877 Wabash avormo. ~ Ho was hold in £800 bail to answer the chargo on thie 12th just. Nicholas Goones, residing at; 695 West Mndison, ngpunmd in tho same Court ns dofondant on - a chargo mnde by one W. J. U'ysar, of liolding, and rofusing to delivor, lottors belonging to thovlat- tor, TEo case way continucd until” hall-past D this morning, ™ . 'I'ho Chicago Christinti Usion Las dono.n glmcc- ful aud happy thing in prananllng the Faeulty'of the Chiengo High-fchonl 100 cards of admiusion 1o tho Concort of tho Mendelssohn Qiuntette Club, at Union Park Congrezntional Church, next Friday oyoning, for free distribution:among tho older pupils of that justitution, . Thoro is ovory renson to oxpoct a brilliant concert, and oxcellont peouniary results.to the Union, The Northwestorn Advisory Commitide of tho American nni)tixst Educational Cowmmission ia holding a meotlug at tho Michigan Avenuo Bap- tigt Church, This Committoe has indoraed tho {;r'opnuod lan for o contonnial colebration fn chalf of ‘the Daptist inslitutions of learning throughout tho ' the dutails to make it effcctive. " A mooting of the Indies of tho Chriatian Union waa hold yesiorday aftornoon. A committes on now lectures, classos, and entortalimonts was n;llxvulntnd.. 1t was detormined to give a dinner Thankeglving-Day to tho * stranger within our gates,” nud details partially arranged for that oceasion, Thoto ia shortly to bo a banquet at tho Pacifio Hotel in aid of the Union. About 11 o'clock Tuocsday pight, Provost, ‘'of No. 101 Henry stroot, found s mys- terious-looking buslot upon bis f-ont door-atop. Upon taking iv into the house it was found to confaju o living infant, very nicely wrapped up in vod finonel. - Tho {ttle “walf appoared to bo sulloring from Lungor and exposure, and al- though 1t reccived evory possible attention ab the hands of Mr, nnd Mra. Prevost, It died about 1 o'clock yestorday morning, Wholet it, could not be aseertained, Somotime dutlug Tuosday_night, the rosi- denco of Mr. fl. Wureu, af No. 410 Michigan Mr. Joseph avenuo, was ontored by bllrfilm and about $700 worth of proporty carriod off, Entrance was offectod by forcing open a back door. Mr, Warzen and his family boing absent from tho city, the houso wea withont an _occapant, 8o that tho thieves mob with no interruption. The proporty taken consiated, for the most part, of silverware and jewolry, There is no clue what- ever to the thioves, N COMPETITIVE TRIAL OF FIRE ENGINES. -An important trinl of firo ougines took place yestorday aftornoon on the North Pier in thoe prosenca of Muyor Bond, the Board of Police and Firo Commissionors, Chief Bennor; Henry Lippert, Chief of the Milwaukeo Tire Dopsrt- ment; a number of “the Assistant Marshals of tho citles of 8t. Louis and Cincinnati, and Mr. Horaco Silsby, of tho Sileby Manufacturing Com- pany. The ongines present wero the W. James, an Amogkeng enging, aud the No, 5 Colo engine, of tho city department, beside an Alren engine, of Qincinnatl, and & Bilsby engino. 11:114¢, . Nourmahal started out on the firth'| mile well ahead, and naintained the advantaue . §1,000, under the . Tho Jaticr bnve been ordered by the Fira Commissioners, but have not boen seceptod, and the main object of the trial wss to {est them, with tho view of ascertaining if thoy fulilled tho torms of thocontracts. So far us the Silsby ongine was concerned, tho result was katisfactory to tho Commissioners. Lho_ Cincinnati éngine, unlortunatoly, bocamo disabled at tha outsct of tho contest, and will be tested this eftornoon at 2 ‘o'clock, The following is o synopais: of the tosts wado: _Tirst Test—Twonty minutes’ duration,&00 feot | hoce, - Amoskeng and Colo engines using 13§ uozzio, and tho Silsby and Ahrens 1)¢ nozzle. o) A0 B 10 18 iR gE 2 |8 (R dalgi| Bl Eq oy ) R 2 Fas| 82 % 3 5 R ) i T e moe, | m.e |, S | Al & Co, - ot Gaston| 8 261 18 70 | Diwal. m Tiintesns (istens] 8 30110 B[ B8 8| H BUDy (tatyeneeed 10 0 (14 45 |18 10|36 46 [ 55 Beeoud Tost—Duration ten minutos ; 250 feot of oso und 1igdnch mozzlo. e Amoukung throw 202 feot 9 inchos ;. the Silsby, 436 foo inches 3 Colo Bros, 209 feet 4 iuchey ; Alhrens & Co.; 206 feet, 1 Third Test—Ten minutes’ duration ; 250 foot hoso, two londs, 1-inch nozzlo, - Tho Anoskeng threw 200 foot 8 Inches; Slisby & Co., 104 feot 6 inche’; Cole Bros., 174 feot. E Testy. were then mado of the comparative cnplch{ of the onginos asto the quantity of water thrown in o givon time, In the firat test the Siluby engine took wator from the river, ,sud - played into & tank, which wag emptied by the Jolo engine into another tank," from .which the water was taken tho Amoskong engine, and forced into the river, each ongino using 500 feot of hose. The trial lasted <ton minutes, ‘Che Bilsby ongino kept the tank from which tho Cole enging took water con- stantly filled, and tho Amoslkeag machine lowored the water in the tank supplied by the Cole en- gino twuntfi inches. 5 p 'T'o test tho capacity of the Silsby ongine, It waspeot to work to fill o _1,200-gallon-tank, whick it did in 1 minute and 57 seconds, being over (00 gallons of wator por_minuto, During the trial tho Commissionors limited tho steam to 120 ounds. 'Tho trisl closed at § o'cloak, and is _thought to have been one of the fairest and best oxhibitions of the powors of tho various makes of flre engines ovor soen in the city. MARINE. Port of Chicago. ARBIVED Scow Bluo Ball, Groon Diay, lumber, """ Scow M. N. Duniinm, Piko's Pler, wood, Hebr Milan, Ford Biver, lwmbor, o Schr Maggld Muotlor, Grean Bay, cedur posts, Behr I, Rand, Alasks, codar posts, Sehr Qbieago, Buffalo, sundrios, . .Sehir B, I, Royce, Back Day, telégraph poles, Schr 0, I, Johnsou, Ludinglon, lumbar, Selir 0, L. Johnaton, Muskogon, lumbo) Sclir Myrtlo, Muskegon, umbor, : Solir R, Slmmous, Muskegon, lumbor, Behir Hovonth: Ohl0, Muslregon, lunber, Sobir Iila, Muskogon, lumbor, R Sehr Minorvi, Muskegon, limbor, Bebr Bpocd, Muskegon, Tunbor, Sehr Hatlo Lyons, Muskegon, lumber, '+ Solir Wiillam Jougs, Muskegon, lumber, Sehr Lillie Gray, 8t, Joseph, lmber. gebr Lizzlo Doal, 81, Josopli, lumber, Bolir Ltts Ellinwood, Whito Lako, lumbor, Sohr Montgamery, Menomiuce, lumber, Sohr Atalanita, Green Bay, lumber, 8obir J, A, Jokinson, Grand Havon, lumber, Sl Higglo & dougs, Luiialo, coal, Sobr Goldon Floecs, infTalo, ‘coal, Strar orous, 8Bt, Josoph, sundries, Btia-bargo 8,'C, Taldwin, Milwauko, iron ore, , Bln-bargo Agnes I, Pottor, Milwaukto, iron ove, Belr Niagaru, Buffalo, coul, Belr Argo, Horu's Picr, cedur poaf Behr Jennlo, Ohoboygan, burrols, Blm-bargoe Lothalr, Ouwego, und bollast, Helr Litza Day, Lilington, bunbor, Hehir L, A, Burton, Ludingfon, lumber, Benr 1lolen Dlood, Ludington, lnuber. Bclir Bardintu, Ludiugtou, hunber, Siclr DL, Tlamaial, South faveu, lumbor, . Schr Harmonls, Grand Hayen, mmbor, Bolir Johns Weber, Muskegon, lumber, | Sclr Potrel, Mualicgon, lumbur, gchr Mugglo Thompson, Muskegon, lumber, Helir Joses, Muskegon, furbor, Buir Westchester, Mutkogon, lnmber. ebr Pauliuo, Miikexon, Juniber, Behir L, M, Disvis, Musksgon, lubor, Bobr Willim 11, Dunhan, Muskogon, Tumbor, Bloum-burgo Grarga Dunbar, Muskegon, luniber, lew-bargo 3. B, Newhouso, Muskegon, liwbor, 8chr Argudsl, Mupfutoo, lnmbor, - . i Bolur J, B, Newlaud, Munlsteo, lumber, +Nov, 5, fad B nited Blatos, and is nr_runglug ¢ ‘Behr Ella Ellinwood, Whito Lake, 1,000 bu corn, and , 1 sundriee, . 3 Bsehr A, L, Astdrews, Duflalo, 21,509 bu corn, 186hr, 0. . Johnso, Baugatuck, 2,000 bu corn, 1,000 bu ‘Selr Ludy McDonald) Poxt Hope, 16,000 bu wheat, .Sehr Bahsma, Builalo, 21,000 bu corn, ) i NIGHT CLEARANCES, sarlke Harvey Dishel, BufTalo, 85,000 bu corn. .Behr J, N, Foster, Bu nl%, 21,000 b wheat, . Trop Guba, Dutnln, 40,000 i wheat, 2,800 Uil flour, _Behr Frapcis Berpiman, - Bufalo, 44,000 bt corn.,” Prop Colorado, ‘Buflal 0, 20,000 bu_wheat, 22,000 bu 17 Dhrley, 3,000 bels flour; 140 bsga timothiy seod, 108, bag oot m 5 s : * Lnke-Froights Wero. leas . active, but eteady at 7o for corn and 8c for wheat 10 Buffafo by nil, ind 11c for corn to Kings-, fon, ! Tho cliurtors reported woro: o Bulalo—Sclrs W. G, Grant and J, 0. King, whoat ot 80; sohre Bun- amilco, and Aliéo, corn ot To. To Kingston—. Sahta W..J, Preston, J, Grahom, Woliond, audPrince Alfred, corh at 11c, ' To Oloveland—Selr 3, P. March, oats’ bt o, -To Ooliingwood—Schr_Grawford, corn nf 6¢c. Tofal, 11 ; capacity, equal to 67,000 bu wheat, 100,000 bu cdrn, '18,000 bia oats. - Allinois and Michigan Oanal. OANAL OFrice, Ouioico, Nov, 5,—~Anmvep—R, E, Gootell, -~ Ottnwa, ~ 10,000 Dbu oats; Cayigs, 1,200 -hu, ,onts - from - Lockport, - 4,400 | bu oorn ‘trom Romeo; King Bros,, Kanknkeo Foeder, 3,360 bu ontai; olar - Star) Kanliakeo Feedor, 4,045 b corn § Drill, East Morels, 145 tons coal; Eltzabeth,, Lock! ort § Elilo 0'Connel, 8ag, 89 ydu atone ; 0. W, Wakar, [omont, 89 yda stonos.. Henrletta *Walker, .. 87 yde stono ; W, J. Rocbuck, Lemont, 83 yds stone;, 8. & T, Tomont, 75 yd8 stono; Rescue, Lemont, 8 ydu atonio; Thunderbolt, Lemont, 60 yds atono; Oon- sittution. Yomont, 67 ¥dstouo; Bouitor, Morrls, 5,800 u corn, o Z w OrEaREp—Llorenles, Utica brls Hime; Thuderbolt ind 8, & . Bupogront, Canal OMce, Nov. b,—ARRIVED—Frop Wasp, Buminit, 35 yds stonc ; Excolstor, Summit, 85 yds ofone ; Cushman, Utica, 160 tons sand, : Quzansi-—Narth Brangly, Henry, 4L n limber, 60 m shingics, 105 brls alt ; Mornlng Light, 13,414 £&'lum= e, 16 tons coal ; Ottawa, 7,413 £t lumbgr, 600 lath ; Jollot, Dolphla; Otavs, 55,488 £t umber, Vexsoly Passed Detroits Sy . DeTROIT, Mich,, Noy, 6—Afiernoon,—PAsseD Dows —Props. Twoed, Brookiyn, Rtssin; Arizons, Sun and Dbarges, Glusgow nnd barges, . William _Pringle ond ‘Dbarges, David Rust and_barges, Scotin No, 3, Comet § Dark Ponenukeo, - Breodon, Lottin Wolf, Favorito § solira Cily of Milwaukee, Trowbridge, Cord, Dently, TFenton, Nimrod, Ponokes, H, O, finslow, Joba Moft, Alderboran, So et, ; i it PassEp Ur—Props Nnshus, Cloveland, Lawronce, Lowell, Oswegatchic, Oity of Boston, Persia, Pocifie Philudelphin, Huron City, Pooria ; schifs Morning Star, ‘Aunio Blcrwood, Oarilngford, » d Wrn—North, light. - Denarr, Mich,, Nov, 6—Evoning,—Psesen Dawy— Propa Scothn, Comot, Mayflower: berk Fuvorito ; echra 8, Minch, Granthing, P, B, Locko, Goldon Rulé, Tay- lor, 8, Wood, Emerald, Wiad uud Wave, F, J. Klug, Jetso.oyt, John O'Niol, Emplro State, Oliver Mow- att, Skylarh, Tagszn Up—Propn Jura, Michigon, Joy Gould, Bay Gity, Gordon Gampboll, T. Sheldon, Jumes Harrison, Patltuder, O, P, Minch, Garlingford, T, Shicldon, A: Bradloy, 3. M, Hutchingén, W, Grusdy, Hungariau, & &= Adirondue, WiNp—Northeast, _AMUSEMENTS. "UNION PARK OONG'L CHUROH. PROE. F. T, RUSSELL, 'The ablest Blooutionist in the country, WILL GIVE SELECT READINGS In Unlfm Park Congrogational Church’ THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING. ' . RESERVED SEATS, 60 OTS. Teachers aud Pupils of the Pablic Schools © Mdmitted at- Hall' Prie. Tickols for enlo ab W. B, Kron, Cooka & Co.'s P (ho"Wast, Sido, at Horion's Library atd Bell's Deagstoro, 3. Cayugs, Lockport,. 6. §. T, ?[nq:nnh b _ RAILTOAD TIME TABLE. FEVA, A0 EIFIORE OF RATES or: MAT A, T Saturdayae N;Mnndny excoptod. { Are e 7(! lg.-\NAéflOf" ';V flzg“.e v copted. * Sunday oxcopted Tivo Buadas a¢ 81008, 1, § Du FIGHIOAN CENTRAL & JIEAT WESTERY RAILROADS o entystecond-ate 7 G, I'm‘;::fi e Redniohy eons Day Fapross 1 Jaglson \ Morning Ezpross, NSNE FIDrons,.ons ENRY O, B aotor Dusasnior Awoite v CHICARD & ALTON HAILROAD. Chicnga, Kansan Clty and Dencer Sort Line, ota_Eoutste “amy M,y und Chicago, Springfeid, Alton and S, Louia {Rirbugh Zines bt Jrenot, eat Sz, near dadiean-gte Lridye. Tieket Oficen s Al Depot, wnd 133 ftandolpiests | Teave, Arrive, * 8:10 . 1, 1508, M. ., Louln Itz. vin Spelngiold Rxproy Blringiiold Gask Bxpross Joftorson Dity Téxprzss, r"gom, Klmnlml( ‘twllu!rl‘ i B ohe Laoon, Washito: ‘Jotlot & Dintgit Acoonnodation, HICARD. MILWAUKEE & Sf. PAUL RAILWAY, Liepot, ¥ Madizon and Canal-ste.; Vickat Dflca 160 Routh GlarTvstes opparits Sherinan Hovse, and ul Depote i Leave, Arrive, Mijwankes, St, Paul & Minneap. R Doy Seenaan. "e{e 0:30 8, m |+ 6:503, . Alliwaukeo By N ,.fl,‘“h",:“’ e +6:00p, m. ["11:008, m. itk e olis Night Kspross, 19320 p. . D, " ! GHICARD, BURLINGTON & UUINGY RAILTOAD, ot af Lakesl,, Indiana: ternthe ! and Sizleenthi-ste, = Ti ofie: Lo faon & 8. J . 19 Downor's Gravo Accommordation Dovnor's Grove Aceommodation ® 8:16 Ottawa & Strostor Passonger, q exug bt phoss ILLINOIS GEFTRAL dnlnonD, 3 falest, oot of s it gt R S e e “Arrive, e a, m, 0:00a, . 200 .t 9320, T Hydo Patk and Oak Woods. = i 1 Hydo Parkand Oak Woods. in b Hydo }’Ar and Oak Woods, Hyde Park and Oak Woods, (a) Runs to Uhampaign on Saturdays, + CHICAGO & HORTHWESTERN RAILROAN. City offices, corner Kiamdolpk and LaSalieats,, und 75 Canals at, corner dluditon-st a Pacffio Fast Lin @ Dubtiquo Day f 1 m. @ Omatis Night Expross, 410345 p, m. aDubuguo Night Ix, vii Olintonl 10:45 p. m. @ I%¥00port & Dubuouo KXproes.,. * @ Fracport & Dubugua i & Mnrguotte Lix oSt Pt fxpeos a~Denot comor af Wolls and Kinzlo.sta, t=Dopot cornar of Cannl and IKinzio-sts. W H, STENNEDT, Gou. 'Pass. Ageat. .+ COLONADO. KANSAS & NEW MEXICO. Ficket and Erelght Ofice, 77 Claristy Sgofi{i\l Inducements, Great New Route, o T, & St FoR. R. W, L, WEBB, Gen'l Ag't. CHICAGD, RORK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Devot, corner of Vinlizren and Sheriman.sts, Ticket olics, Grand Pacific Hotel, Arrive, Omaba, Leavensv'th&Atchlson Ex Peru Accomuiodatio Night Bzpro: Leavonworth LAKE SHORE & MIGHGAV SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Vi z -3t Joot a7 Lo b, Nieket ofteer, et Gl e Radotmiotess And souihec corner Canal and Madison-als, Arrive, *10:00 p. m Teeave. Madl, i Air Line and 3ain Lino:* 6:10a. m, Bpoolal Now York Expross, via Alr Ling..... wresssne? 3800, Atlantlo Bipross, via Al Lino,.| 8:14 p. m. Night Rxprase, vis Alain Ling.. .| *HU:2up, m. Sauth Unlcago Avcommodntion..| 13:00 m, CHICAGO R) HOOLEY'S THEATRE, - Tharsday, Nov. 8, LAST PERFORMANCE of the bosu- ¥ titul drsms, CLOUIDSI Triday, Saturday, and Saturday Matinoo, by saquoat, tho boagtiinl Jflby},‘ deniiteod. Trom Birv. Hoiry Wood's navol, entitles EAST LYNNE. Monday, Nov. 10~AfARY WARNER, M'VIOXER'S THEATRE. Seeond weok of tho Eminent Actrors, RMIGS NEIL.SOIN. Thursdoy Night and Saturdsy Matineo, AS WOU LIKE IT. Friday and Satardsy Nighte, Monday~THE HUNGHBACK. MYERSY' OPERA HOUSE, Avlinglon, Cotton & Kemble's . Minsfvels, s JULIET. Look out for GUY MANEUVERING. NOE! PEALS 0% LavGH .‘7::». BELLES OF THE KITCHEN, Monroa-at,, betweon Doesrborn and State. AN ENTIRE OHANGE OF PROGRAMME-Produo- o of Ed, Marblu's Barlosquo, entitled hackin wad Wilssn, Billy Roo, Hase tefid, ‘Wmn. Arlington, Cotton, and J, . Kemblo in thelr spoclaltles, evory . evenlog sud Slthvdli!\lluuuu AQADEMY OF MUSIO, OVERFLOWING AUDI xH UGHTER? EHUNDIERS OF APPLAUSE: GRERT THE WONDERFUL SI . Farowsll Mati Baturday, ROSEAR 117 11498 y T INRA] PITTSBURGH. FORT WAINE & Zeave, i, m. 1 1. CRICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THROUGH ! LINE. VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. Xrom the Greut Central Railroad Depot, Yool of Lake-at.; also it of Tieentissec: £, “pear corner Clark, ton, and at Hlinoia Cent id-at, Ticket opice, 121 Jandolphe B0 Lasalleat,, corner Washing= ral Jeput. Teave, Arrice, Dy Express it Expe : ‘Throngn sloopers for ludisnaplls, Clacinnat), Washe ington; and Baltimore oroes nirht, _BITTERS, PERFECTION! BOKER'S BITTERS. : __Beware of Counterfel SAI-V,'E_}. All Right Salve, for Biurus, Bolls, CORNS! S5 contan box, DR. STEPIENS, 121 Dearborn-st, ‘Wholesalo by VanSchnaok, Siavinson & Roid, MEDICAL CARDS, DR.C.BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL RITVSIOIAN, 317 and 210 South Clark Clstea, : aron, ™ * . f3 el kuown by al sduts of tho papors that De. . s thio aldast, extablishiod. phyefeitn tn_ Ohicago, e e poatiisely all casoh of feoting romudies that w 01““‘"1‘(0 AND SP[':C[:\LU]SL’FA 1n both sexes. BEPANATI PARLOLS Qall. CORRESPONDENCE COXN! drosa all lnlwta with atamps, to Dr. O, THE MENDELSSOHN QUINTETTE CLUB OF BOSTON Wil give two ecloot Instrumental and Vocal Concerts tn Chicago, as l%’u" % ™ WEST SIDE..Frid ven| ‘L‘ oV, ok O it for tho Bone sesisfon e e 2 J! Eestint Evoniug, Nov. 8, i Afi};’u‘fi“.flzfit‘)’fl:fi-.fi.‘.‘u}l‘\:fiffi’:»flg HEamoss o D Bl bo asabstud ng tho dintinguletiod vocallst, Z ms- oat_the Ohristian Uns \d sty Jumaony Molorg & €., ¥ 5| gornor Wabash.av, 8ttt 1 W eutBido Librars, 239 Woat Madtsun. sers a8t fho don §TAR LECTURE OOURSE. MUSIO_ HALL, (=) ++ Bullding sud Doing” (now) TO-NIGUT. Admlsslon, B0ote.§ Raartod Bodt, otk s Nwwit & SUELDON. GLOBE THEATRE, TO-NIGHT AND BATURDAY' MATINEF, L AMY STONE o N UIGARETTE, The l,l:lln Leopard of Frauce. Monday next—BAFFLED, N SCALES, N FAIRBANKE BTANDAID SCALHES OV ALL BIZES, » """;’"fik FAIRBANKS, MORSH £00 hvo s \111 AND 118 LAKE-ST, Iy on and 379 Bouth Clark-st. p " DR. KEAN, NO CURE!L NO PAXI!] 300 South Olark-st,, Chioago, May bo cuutidentially consulted, porsonally or by mall, frev of ehargo, ou ull clironio or norvous dixnasos, Dz, o+ KBAN I8 tho oniy phiystelan In thia oltyisho war. Tauts ouros or no pay, _Groen Hook, Hlustratod, W cents, Dy TOWW N ST 1D, 183 BOUTH OLARK-ST., Continuos fo ouro all Chrondo, Norvous, - wnd Trinary Discascs of both koxag, and riny bu confidentially cone sultod, poronally o By mall, fiww of charge " Yomals ditloultica treatod with succus, ~ 11is Mouleat Troatlss (0 1adios and gontlomon sont fron T, - 113 W, BIADISON-ST., OH10AQO, (8 zogular gradunts i modicino), troata uil Qhironio Disanvos, of. Hoth arses. Quros guaranteod. All Fomulo Ditficulties trented with eucooss, Mudicinos turnishod. Consultution froo, A hool op spwolal disenses, elrpulate, &c., fov marriod fols —froo 'tor_two_stamps,’ _All loitors contidential. DR. A. G. OLIN, 852 Wubash-av., #ho oldost and longost ostabliaticd phystolcn In tha clty In sho wreatugns of privato nud writury diseasoy sefunl wonkuoss, tna roslt of oarly indieesciions, and fost man- Bood poslitsely eurad, marey, fres of oliatis. Hialato work oxplaulog who miny FRACTIONAL CURRENG A AR A AR A A AP o e R $5 Packages TRACTIONAL CURRENGT : FOI BALI AT _TRIBUNE OFFICE. '