Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1873, Page 8

8 THE WASHINGTONIAN HOME, Celobration of Its Tonth Anni- versury. Numbor of Inmates During the Yoar--- Their Occupations and Birth- Places, The Finnncial Condition of {he Nome. Tho tenth anniversary of the Washingtonian Home, corner of Ogdon avonuo and Madison stroct, was colobrated last evening, in tho lcc- ture-room of tho iustitution. Tho room way deneely crowded with Indies and gentlemon, among them mauy of tho former Intmates, who Tiad reformed, and now l'mld high social positions in this aud other communitics. Tho oxcrvises bogan with prayer by Judge Qooking, after whioh tha sudienco savg “Trionds of Lomporance, Wolcomo Hero.” TILE YEAWD WORK. The Buperintendent of tho 1fomo mado tho following statemont of what ind been dono_in 1ho institution sinco April last: At that tino thoro wera twonty-flvo boarders. Sinco then there have boen 107 ndmisslons, making 182 in pll. ‘i nativity of tho pationts is ny follows: Trom Lngland, 13; Iroland, 20; Hootlnud, b3 énlos, 35 Franco, 1; Gormany, 1; Swedon, 1; Souhi Awmries, I; Conada, 2} Maino, 8’ ; Now Iampshire, 1; Yermont, 1% Masenchusotts, 16 ; Connecticut, 1; Ithodo le- Innd, 2; New York, 89; Pennsylvania, 7 Now Jorsby, 13 Marylaud, 6; Virgidis, 1; Alabama, 1; ‘onnessec, 1;_loutucky, 1: South Curos ida, 13 Obio, '8 ;' Tudiang, 1; Ilinols, 4: 122 of 'tho 192 'patlents woro citizens of Coule County, orlived in Chicago aftor leaving tho Home. Yourtcon of tho pntionts came to Chicago with tho intention of making [t thelr fuluro ~homo but unforlu- natoly gob druuk soon aftor thelr nerival, and were obtiged to sojourn at the Homo kit thoy could got iuto businces. of tho twenty-four now in tho houss, overy winn, with o siuglo osception, was o citizen of Chicago, and intended to remain so. This state- ment woa mndo to show tho falsity of tho assor- tion In tho Sunday L'imes of the 80th uit, by a correspondont, wio stated that, of tho twonty- throe who woro then in the house, only five wero citizous of Cook County. he trades and profesions of thosa who have been in tho 1Tomo since tho 1st of April sro us follows: Salesmon, 81 ; clerkes, 8 booltkoopers, 9; fermors, b; carpenters, 43 machinists, 43 plumbors, 4 ; contractors, 3; journalists, 3 mor- ohunts, 93 'commmiusion’ nyents, S Imwyers, 3; teaveling agonts, 83 fur ' deslers, 2 sai 4; shocuwkors, 1; paintors, 23 procons, 2; iusuinuco agonts, 2 saloon-keop- brs, 4; printers, 8; teachers, 3: aod ong each of the tollowing ocenpations : Artist, shirt-cutter i ypo-drerscr. butclicr, apeculator, . porki-packor, claim ngent, bricklayor, st, manufsctucer, actor, collector, oditor, colier, physician, ete. Fhe age of tho oldest pstient 1s (3, tho youngest 26, and the averago About 395 yoars, Of the 132 patients, 63 ara Inown to have drank liquor sinco they wozo ndmitted, Lwonty- two of this number wera sufforad to romain, or woro readmitled, and are sober mon fo- day, with n fair prospect of remainiug so. Tiie circumstauces (hat lod to their fall, and tho exporicnces sttouding it, had probably taught them n lesaon that woulil not soon be forgotten, ‘Pherofaro, out of tho 182, about 91 wero Lope- ful, Of tho remninic 41, about a half wonld probably die drunkards, Ile had no fellow- Ehip fur tho man who caue to the Fomo under - falso profences, 1f he was not actuated by n sincore dosiva to become and remain o sober man ho did not want Lim, and if, after his admis- sion, evideneo of insiucerity was given, he was iomed out. If such A man wns kuf- fored to remain, bis example and influ- enze would bo n rositivo injury to otlore, 1Io woull not have men fall, with the fopo of grining strength thoreby. Far from ib. Tivery all wonkiened & mau, but ‘with that weale s thero cnme, with Bomo of them, an iu- erensed walehfilness and o realizing senso of of their wouknors, and this wns esaontial to kue- cen, Lio Lind but littlo Liopo for tho man who loft the Moma 8o slrong, iv Lis own estimation, that Lo necded neither tho help of God or man to eupport him in_bis resojution. Insiancos oc curred whero gradnatcs lived sober for years without invoking nid from any sourco, but such cases wero oxcoptions. ‘Lo tulo was the ro- vetre,—unloss meu left their vldassociations, and joined with othersin the worl of tomperance uud morality, they would rolapse into their former babits of dissipation, It was tho testi- mony of tho oldest ganduutos of this Homs and tho one in Buston, that they gained strongth at overy exporience-meoting thoy nltonded, and o corrésponding weakness aud indifferenco fol- Towed their abseuco from meotings, sud iheso experionces iuduced him to require overy putiout to attond tho oxperienco-mooting whilo in the Iowe. 'The men who lad been in tho institution had, with ono or two exceptions, Lehaved woll, been obediont to tho rules, aud conducted thomeclves like gentlemen. DR, DAVIY. Dr. N. S, Davis thion mndo 3 brict addross, Ho bagnu by snying tha the Was ingtonian Homa was ono of tho carliest institutiond of the kind organized in tho conntry. 'Lho ouo founded at Bowtou, nnd aiter which {his was numod, was the only one that wau older. Propositions wero pending in tho Legisintnres of sovoral Statos for tho organization of similar institutions, o was i receipt of letters every day nsking as Lo the suceess and mothods of managing the llomo hore. Only such pationts woro admitted us wers willing to become in- mates, tho inslitution being s voluntary ous. 1t was also el to tho option of tho iu- mates, ns to bow long a tino thoy should remain. There was 2n ordinauco in oxistonce by which n 1angintrate could sond to the Homo suy one who was convicted of habitual drunkenness, Tho power of the inatitulion soemed to be wmisunder- piood. Drunkavds wero froquently brought to the Homn by thoir fricnds, nover azking whother e woulll stuy fhero or not, and still they expect- «d the oflicors of tho Tlome to dotaln'him. It shonld bo understood that_they had no power to keop any one for b siuglo day. ~ It could not be made s place of forcible dotontion. 'The putiont must come with a purpose to reform ond the intention to romain until ho was re- formed, aud must make up his mind to oboy the rules, and maintain the geod charactor of the iustitution, “ho lomo received for its support 10 por cent of the monoy received for snloon licenses ; still the pooplo were led to boliovo that thoy wero richly ondowed, and inmates woro sont withont nuy provisions boing mado for thom. Up to tho tiro, fully ono-third of ‘tho inmates admitted paid nothing for their board, and at tho timo of the fire their rovenuos from licousos wore mearly cub off. ‘Lhe city then owed tie llomo §5,000. But it had Teon excoedingly difficnlt to procura it, angd thoy bad to nceept it in smull sums. Only A fortion of tho revenuo that had become due since the firo had boon obtaiued, When thoy recelvod the monoy dne them, they: | would bo better prepared to extend thoir accom- | modations, From their invested funds thoy ro- ceived o vot Intorest of but 81,600 a yoar, Noue of the principal conld be touched without for- feiting tho wholo of tho logaocy, and thereforo the usofuluess of the inslitution had to bo kept in such narrow limits, Tho 31,500 of intercst was only outliciont to pay the expenses of the ofiicialn of tho institution, and noching was left to provido for tue freo bontd of iminntes, It was their intention to have such sccommoda- tionw that witen men wero found in tho utroot dostitnte and forsakon they could find lodgings &L tho 1lomo until thoy ‘were sobor enough (o uuw; themeelves from’ freozing to death in tho utler, 8 'L city should fool an intorost in this object, and should support it warmly. Al the monoy oharitable people would “endow it with woutd bo Judicionsly oxpondod for | the care_and rotoymation of drunkards. Sinon hie institution lizd been started, thero had baen 1,300 fnmates, of whom over 400 had beon ro- formed, ‘'Fhe yalue of tho ITome could Do up- procistod if but ono hud boen saved, much mora 10 a4 the hanrty of many unfortunnto wifes and caildreu hud heon made huppy, Dut tho numbor of thoso savod was small aa compared with thoso who sunk Into drunkavds' gravosw and it was thorefore thoir duty to contivue their efforts to i to who needed help no mutch, whlo sang & voeal solo, ** Tho v’ EFORT, thou snbmtted by 1863, 1,301 5 45 days} py Tha (l)lh:\\'ixx{: roport tho Neeretary, e, 1L, roy Lumaucea adinitied sineo Dee, 1 average attoudauco uf immntos, B ot ngzo, S yenwi; number of pel el drinkord, 760; humber of constant drinkors, 405 ¢ single inmates, 653 cases of delirinm tro- wons, 193; doaths by uellrluug tromons, 7; deathn from other guusos, U, Their occupa: tiont werous follows ; Clerks, 243 ; Lookkeopors, 1283 printora, 53 ; worohants, 66 ; Iawyors, 64 ; phyzicions, 10 ; vaintora, 16 ;: notors, 10; lnsur- 2 o, I quite unfamiliar with tho lmes, ance sgonts, 11¢ clergymon, 8¢ roportors, 8; editors, 8, OTRER EXENOISES. Lottors from graduatos wore read, exprossiny sorrow that thoy woro unablo to be presont a tho snnivorsary, This concluded the first part of the programme, ‘e second commoncad with aa nddrouti of welcome by Wm, McFarland, Mr, Touls Falk followed withia pisnoolo, aftor which nkort nddrorsos woro made by formor amt present inmate, all of them expresmmng their gratitude for Im\‘lnF boon raisod to un honorablo nnd nee- ful life, tavough the influonco of the Washing- toninu Home, A vacal Holo by grontly applauded, 'I'hs Rov. 13. A, Kittredge conclnded tho coro- monies with an nblo address on tho usofulnoss of the inatitution, r. N. 8, Daviy_then Invired all thosa present to repair to tho dining-room, whora a flue col- leclion Liad boon propared by tho ludy frionds of the omo. —_— AMUSEMENTS, Miss Laura Stellznor was THE OPERA, Tho opers of the * Bohemian Girl" is as throadbaro as the ploturesque roga which cover Devilshoof's back, Its melodica huve becomo foumlior as houschold words, aro ground upon hund-organs, sre strummed {n parlors, and whistled in tho strocts. Every aspiring young Daritono has had & try at tho * Heart Bowed Down.” Every tenor hae shouted * Tho Fair Land of Polund,” and amateur concorts have woll nigh exlisustod the * Marble alls,” of which Arline dronmed. OFf all the purcly Enu- glish oporas, none has boon dono ko froquontly ns this, nnd yob it still retains its Liold upon tho popttlar affection, as was ovidenced by the fuct that tho theatro was crowdod last ovening to Aritnoss its ropresentation by tho Kellogg troupe, Tho cast was ns follows : Atline, ... Gipey Queon, “Chaddou Connt Arn! Florestoin.. Dovilshoof, o Tlho ** Bohominn Girl" has been this cify botwoen forty and fifty times, and there is 10t mueh to bo skl concernlng it, excopt ag touching those who have never appearcd iu it lioro before, Mr. and Mis, Segum are both familinr in tholr parts, Mr, Seguin’s Devilshoos, a8 wo liavo ofton said bofore, i, without oxcope tlon, tho bost picce of noting and ' tho most finishod chinracter on the Xngheh oporatic stago. Jrs, Seguiu has takon the minor part of tho @ipsy Queen, which herotoforo lna beon cou- widored only's secondary part, aud elovated it into one of tho most important churactors in tho work, by bor splondid talont and glorious voico. ‘Tha want of melodios in it part fs suppliod by Dalfo's uouf, “Dliss Forover Paat," which sho introdncas in the second ast, nftor tho botrothalof Thaddeus aud Arline, nud which suits the sitnn- tion g well asif it hind boon written there, Ior paggionate and intensely dramatic rondering of iho song wecured her n very hoarty encore. Miss {nl]afig anpoared for tho first timo horo in Arline, aud, although the character was ovi- doutly now to her, sho saog it with n koon | opprecistion for tho brightuesa and joy- ousness of tho music, and secwoed “a tumultuons encoro for tho ¢ Marble ITalls,"” her principal number, which she sang with fno feoling, and without attompting to ombellish it, 03 many othors Lnvo dono. Iu tho Gypsy Dhueo, alwo, shio sang tho aris with charming abandon, and sccucod an oncoro for tho pio- turesqua scono. In tho sponking parts, howover, to which sho is ovidently unaccustomod, sho was woak, nnd Incking in dramatic power. Mr. Carle- ton was an ndwmirablo Count, nud carried oft & hearly encoro by the pathos and smooth-flowing manner in which ho sang “The loart Bowed Down.” Mr, Morgan's Thaddeus was only tol- erable, which moy bo owing to tho fact that ho is atill suflering with acold. The othor purts do not call for auy speeisl mention, except thut the tonor who took tho part of Fiorestein, Mr. Lilla, and who appoured upon tho bills of the oveniay before as Mr, Aloxsuder, did not add anything to the effectivenoss of tho performance with his small voico. Whethor he Ia Mr. Tilla or M, Aloxandor, ho should not be cast whero his un- blending voico will como in concortod piocoy. Tho chorns did it part very well, but tho or- chostra was very bad. Ils caso 18 evidently hopeless. 't'hia ovening ‘ Taust” will be given, with Miss Van Zands in the character of Marguerite. THE MUSICAL COLLEGE CONCERT. 'T'he regular aunual concort of the Ohieago Dusical Colloge takes place at tho Kingsbury Musie Hall, this evening, The concort will be givon by the studonts of the colloge, under tho auspicos of Mr, Florence Zicgteld, the Director, and, ns the programme is ono of ' oxtraordinary oxcollence, nnd sevoral weoks hiavo been devoted 10 its rehenrsal, wo may look for » musical ocea~ sion of no ordinary intorest. Tho programme will bo a follows : E: PART I 1, AVO Verum,.eveavueenares Misa Carrie Latcaon, dra. A, K, Jete Brackett, Mra. M, Dui g P, Paxton, I, Gil g, {a. “Tuo Seerol ¥, Q6. “Ols, Welcomo, Fa e, L A, Phelpa, 3. Concerto—with orchiestra accor metueen . .. Mozart y dira, Georgs logic, iss Nellie ltoberta, 4. DI Quai Hoavi—from # I';Martivi®.,,.... Donizettl Mass I, Glenn, 5, L Charlte"—Quartetto. Mry, C. D, Stacy, Mn‘.l M, it ctty PO ] va, George Lirack- . L, 3 TART 11 Tho Blossed Virgin "—from Tannhauser,,Wagner Miss Jeavicn Haskell, 6. 7. Ballad—* Bolshnzznr®. . +..Bchtimann Jdames Gidl, 8, Concerto—with orchestra necompaniment. .. Miller Ir, Phelps. @, “Pm Alono nedic o “Tim Alono” Benedict ' Lo. 40, Wert Th rs, C, D, Stacy, 10, Good Night, Boloved "=Quartetto, Micses J, Huskelt and ., Glenn, Jeasr and 1% (ttvart, GARDIKI'S, In applying to Mis Lydia Thompeon's new brrlesque, entitled * Mephisto,” tho sunio elnao criticism ono would in sludying & dramatie star of o high dogreo of importanec, ono cannot but be styuck with the imperfeet and ragged appoar- auco it presonts. Henco o criticism writton from 80 close an nbunr\'ntlnnhmm' appear to tho man- agor unnecessarily barsh. * Como down from your lotty iambics,” eays ho; *wo think wo caunot alord to have you treating this oul light nmusemont, us you would Slvini. Romember, (hat the peoplo who como to laugh at *DMophisto’ would nob thanl you for a ticket to n Thomns concert, be- cause tho musicof the latter would eimply crush thom, Come down to the lovel of n pop- ular ontertainment, aud look, nok at tho bur- Jesquo only, but at its aceessories.” Aud neeopt- ing the imnager's invitation, and looking ot “Mophisto” with o lens of less power, 8o a8 to take the whole stage into tho tolercopio iiold, there is much to be noticed and commonded, Indesd, apat from tho barlosque itsolf, thero 18 nothing that is not descrving of ealogistic mention, o seenic effects nro startling, and must have been gotten up at great oxpense. Tho scenery itkolf I al} now, and was | paluted expressly for tho pleco. There nro ono or two scoucs, cunceinlly, deservo moro thaun ward, and those aro the burning Iake in the realms of Plufo, and * the iappy valloy,” whioh, with the lurid lights used in the spectncular, are really beautiful, So striking aro theso offcots, that if tho mannge- ment were to claim patronngo on account of thom nccompanied by good singing and Mr. Uardinor's capital orohestra, and carofully ab- stain from all mention of the literary morits of the drama, # wounld leavo tho ciitin littla to do, but say o fow words of praise, It is by harping upon tho high order of burlesquo that tho managor chnllonges advarse criticism—and mooty it. - The audienco fully appreciatod the picce, and wero libcral in_the bestowal of ap- lause, oncoring Mr. Oriffin’s cornot solo heart- ly. ‘Lhecontumes nre all rich and tnstoful arranged with an oys to harmonions blonding of | colors, “ Mephisto® remains upon tho boavds for tho rest of tho weok, and will, without doubt, amply sustain publio interest. THE GLOBE THEATIE, Tho performauce of * Othello” at the Gloto Theatre last evening was very much improved ud Ar, I\ O. King appeared to much bettor n vantage than on the opening nlght, so much ro a4 to excito surprise. Mr. Imwlor oxplains thnt thecauso of all the trouble in tho porformanca was o very disagrceablo and unespeeted elyonm- stanco, Mr, King was annoudced Lo plry in “Richard I11," " and the pleco was ro Liearsied by Mr, Lawlor's com .mf'. At the olov- cativ howr it was found thot the stwr’s watdrobo for that part had nob arvived, and + Othello™ wus hnatily substituled, Tho piece wan put on without rehenninl; the playors wero Ouly Mr, King and My, Lawlor had played tholr purts before, and the result wis a distrossing bunglo, Under theso cireamatancos it is no wonder that M, ICing fatlad to como up to onr antleipation ‘he” pleco was not porfect last ovenin but Mr, King developed far more power in his rendoring of tho chinructer, and oxbibitod soma of that nuusual ability which has been spolen of in the Last, and which we laoked for on the opening night. Ta-night * Mamlot” will ho given, and, wu the pioco hus boou thoroughly rehearsod, the sudionco will undoubtedly bo rogalod with at loust ovo logitimate drawa, sud at Joast two wood actors in ho cant, which * , | Ol lonip-pont, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY., DECEMBER 10, 1873, e R R R R R e R R R R R R BB} BE==——S s —_—— WALSH AND DONNELLY. 1 Thoy Are Tricd for the Murder of Patrick Lunwless. The Rosult Will Bo Announced This Morning. A man named Patrick Lawless was killed in o drunken row in the shanty No, 88 Buttorileld stroct Into on the night of Sunday, Oct. 12, The cao is utill comparutively frosh in tho minds of nowspapor roadors, and ik is thorefore uunecos- #ary to rofer Lo 1t oxcopt in goneral torma, M- chiaol Wood and his family ocoupted the shanty, and Lawloss bonrded with them. A number of low peoplo wero in tho habit of visiting thom, and, when they got together, it wan the signul for n sproe. Thore were visitors of this charac- 1or at the shanty on tho Bunday night in ques- tion, aud all wora stuptdly druuk, About 11 o'clock two men wmamed John Walshi and Willlam Donnelly, who wore cousicdorably under tho influonce of liquor, enlled at the shanty, and succceded in gaining admittanco, A quarrol soon aftor sprung up he- twoon thom and Lawless, and the latter received wounds from which Lo died in n short time. Walgh and Donnolly woro nrrestod, and tho Corouer's jury committed thom to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury, Tho lattor body indlcted them for murdor, and onthin indictmont thoy wero arraigned botore Judgo Treo and a Jury fn tho Criminel Court yesterday. The morning hours ware spont in_impancling a jury, cousiating of 1. 1. Grifith, W. 11, Iidgor, Charles Gaines, L. M. Iloyt, J. B. Ewan, R, D. Atwalor, B. Wobor, Stophien L, Hubbard, E. E. Ldgorton, O, M. Uotterstrom, J, IL Mowatt, and I, Ken- nedy. Tho familics of tho aceused surroundod thom duriug the trial, which lasted atl day. TUE PROSECUTION, At noon tho prosecution bogan to tako tosti- mony. Dr. Emmons, Conny Physiclan, was tho first witnows celled, ~ Ho testified to bolding n post-mor tem examiuation on the body of Patrick Lawlosn, und deseribed the nnture of the woinds Which produced his death. They mught have Leon inflicted with the dirk-knife on exbibition in court, Danicl Wood was sworn, and his testimony was tho samo in effoct ns that of tho next Wit nexw, ho hinving been in hig company whon tho nffray took placo. OIS WURLLT. Morrls Iurley, o boy of 16, was the next wit- ; mews, 1o teatitled that he had been acquuintod with Lawloes, the deceased. Ile was nt No, 33 Buttorficld strect tho night of tho murder ;_was { in_bed when Walsh snd Donnolly came, Don- ! nelly rappod nt the door, and wittiess let him in, Donuelly askod if Mrs, Reandon lived thero, and was told no. Lawless thon nroso, nnd said e hind hiad onough of that noise, e ueized o stove- cover, but witness did_not know what ho did with it. Donnelly and Lawless got into a strug- glo soon after, aud tho latter got his opponent down, Witness then beeame seared, and ran ont. of tho houso, Whon bo reachicd the door Le ob- 1 sorved Walsh, who said, ** 1f thoro is aby slool- ing or sticking o ho done, I want to huvo o hand in1t.” Wilness did not #eo any more of tho quarrel. Walsh had a knifo iu s havd whon hiw was b the door. The erces-oxamivation developed nothing now, oxeept thut witness boelieved that the Wouda and & man named Quinn, who was also i the house, wero all drunk Sunday evening. 1o did not seo Lawlesy with au ax in his hand, Iho Court took a reccws for lunch at this point, Upon roaseemblng, 1urloy wus recall ;u!._but his ndditional testimony was a mere rop- tition, JOIN EGAN. Johu Egnn wao sworn, 1o testified that ho lived sbout fifty foot from Wood's louse, Tho morning after the muvder, ho vieited the houso with reveral others, and found a knifo outside. to_gava it to n policoman, It was & itk knifo, r(xlml zcacmblnd the one in the possession of the Sourt. OITICER DAREETT. _ Police-Officer Audrew Larsots tentifled that ‘ab doylight on the mornivg after the murder hio wenb to Wood's houee to search for the kuiie. Tho previous witners, Egan, joined in the search; and fnally found the Laifo, aud guve it to wit:- nees, Tho Jmifo in Court was (ho one. Tho staing of blood ou it were fresh wheu ho got it. Tho kuife was found about 25 feot from Woods hougo. JOIN WoOD. Johnuy Wood, nged 14, war nost sworn, Ho' bad kuown Patrick Lawless, the deceased, for two or threes 3 Suw hun abbis (witness') houuo ut 6 o'clovic on the ovening of thé murder, 1o weut to bed rhortly after that honr, and_was avinkened by o noise. ~ To gob up aud #iaw Don- nely and Lawless qumreling, Lawlees rushed toward Donneliy , andthen tho lattor hurled an ax ab bhim, but it did not strike him. "Then {hoy clonched, and Donnelly throw Tawless, and $:Won him, Walsh then stopped in from the out- wide, aud wallied to whoerothe men lay, o had o knife in_his Lund, wnd said to Donnelly, © Give itto him whilo ho's down.” TLawless, a few soconds afterward, snid, “Iam dying,” andn momont later, I am dead,” (e then dragged himself into tho noxt room and died in about Lalf an hour, On tho cross-ozamination, ho enid his father and mother, Mrs. IHurloy, ‘and o man named Quiun, werd in the house when witness gol hLomo ‘on Sunday evemng. 1lo belioved thoy ware &Il drunlk, but did not reo them drink auy- thing, Thore was only one bed in the room whero ho rlopt, and Mrs, urloy, wituess, aud Iis farher and mother occupicd it. Lawless ap~ poared (o be dvunk on the ovening of (ho mur- der. Donnelly alwo appenred to bo drunk, Whon Donueliy got up off of Lawlos, Walsl snid, “Go and get your head drosred, and il call Uha palice.”” Doureily’s lead was covered with blood, but witness could not tell how badly he was cut, OVFICER M'IINTY. Police-Officor “leliinty toutificd that ho arrest- ed Walsh and Dounclly on the night of Ow, 12, Tlo fouud the formor on Lighteenth strcot, s the Jatter at Wood'u house. Walsh way st in- Jjured, but Dounelly had o slight cut on tho fuco noar (he oye. On_ tho cross-examination ho maid whon he found Donuelly the latier said that some ono in Wood'a house #truck nm with an nx. Witness took bim in to find tho man, ond Dounelly suid e could wot eee him, that it niado no difference y atter all, Witness then obrerved o man lying wartly under n bed in the room, The man wus Lowless, JTio thought ot first that ho was drunk, bus . discovered thut ho 3 budly wounded, Uo took him to tho centro of tho room, and axked Donnelly, I that tho man who struck you? ¥ Donnelly roplied, * Yes, and d—n him D doserved what o got.,” ITa could r:ot tell who rapred on tho lmnp-} st for the potice, 1To belioved, Liowever, thut the mun followed lim to Wood's, and was | positive that Walsh tolowed him from some | place. On the re-direct examination ho erid Donnolly eaid notling_atter wking tho rmak abot Lawloss in Woud's heure, Witnees fund an ax covered with bioot ia n room in Woud's house tho morning ufter the murder, THE LEVESD t ‘Pho Stafe’s Attorney onnced {hat the enre s clored for the peoplo, and the defonse call- cd tholr wilnesees, ‘I'ho first was Donnis Makoney, who testifled that he lived on (he corner of Buttorfield and Ninetconth sereet, Ou {le night of the murder, botween 10 aud 11 o'eleck, whon hio wan about woing to bed, Jio hiourd Taphing on n lamp-post, and went oul to seo what wes tho mutter, Thoe man who was rapping wagjlho defondant, Walch, Witness passed b, andwent on lo Woad's house. Walsh and o policeman arvived roon alter, I'he policoman refused Lo onter 1ho houte with out help, the door beiug locked, Witness ruw Dunnul&y at the honso, 110 had o hundkorobicfs up fo bi# face, which was ent, and covored with blood, Othor chleers camo along. and the Louse way enteved, Tawlees wan found, nud znd Ahen witness aud the defendunt Walsh went nftor & doctor, They found Dr. Blughom, When they roturned from the dector's, witness enw i ax in Wood's house, which wus covored with bleed, The et in Donnelly's head was ut lie top of the forcheud, and was wbout two mches in lengsth. On tho crovs-cxamination lia sinted that thero wa blocd ou Welsh's bunds whon thoy went for tho dogtor, o asked Dr, Bloghem for water to wish it off, - Tho roomm in Wood's howse where the Eatelot wis fonnd war eovered with tlood. OLFICER 1ATCI, Ofleer Iateh Lestificid thnt hia attention wag | attructed on tho vight of the murder by nanppiug 1.0 poreon Jupping wus o tittlo hoy, Wilners did not ses Dounolly or Wuleh until efter thoy were nvested, JOFLIME MALONLY, Toreyh Maboney tertificd rhut hie was a polico- wa telamur, Ho lemd 1uppine on the night of the murder, and ron toward it Tho defondant Walaly was tho poréon who rapped, Witnosn wontwith Lim to Woou's houso, snd then Waluh went paok to rav fur moyo oflicars, Ilo returned . is confldont that the Board posucseos the with n fow, Witnoss snw Donnolly at Wood's houso, iy faco was Lloody, KATE WCORMIOR, Kato MeUormick wan onled to prova that thera wns Llood on n shirt which she washed for Walab, it bolug the ohject of the defonto to show that Dounglly foll ngainat him whilo ho was bloeding, I'lio Conrt ruled out the testimony. TII ANGUMENTA. Tho dofonse rested tho uvaso, and Mr. Reed waived tho opening argnmont. Mr. Jnckron thon addroused the jury. Ilo staried ont with tho statement that, i his opin- fon, no ona could tell, from tha contradictory nature of the avidence, who killod Lawloss, Tho only facts that hiad beon proven wore that thoro had hoon an afeay, and that o man had boen killed. 'Lho toutimony of Dautel Wood, Morris Hurley, snd all tho u{lmrfl, differed vory materl- ally, and it wontd bo unjunt, undor the cironm- ntances, to perilthe lives of tvomen on thosay-so of & drunkon crowd, 1fonrguod that Lawlosswas tho fivst to commit an aseoult, s Baown by the woutid tn Dannolly's forchead, ‘Ulio bad elinrac- ter of Lawloss and iy nesociuten wero referred (ol ns oxtenuating In a mcnsuro the alleged erimo, ‘Tho Btate's Attorney, on bohalf of the peopla, domanded n vordict of guilty, in aocordance with tho tostimony, | Iho Conrt dellvered tho usunl inatructions, and ot o quartor Lo 6 tho jury rotired. After romo timo wiont in discussing tho caso, thoy came {0 tho conolusion thiey could not agreo fmme- dintoly, at nll ovonts, and tho Court, after giv- fng an order to koop them in il night, ad- Journed till 10 o'clock this morning. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Quontion of Compulsory Vaccinn. tion—fhe Scuvenger Work—ortal= ity Reports, ‘I'ho Bonrd of Health met yoaterday aftornoon, Commissioner Mooro in the Chair. I'he roport of the Banitary Superintendent for the weole ondiug Dec. 6 shows the number of doathis to have boon 133, an incroaso of 4 over tho corresponding woele in 1872, Of thoso who died, 49 wore undor 2 yoara of sgo, and 06 wero mules and 60 females, Consumption carried off 10, convulsions 16, snall-pox 14, and fovors 14, ‘The lowesl mortality was fn the Bocond Ward, and tho Dighest in tho Fiflconth, Nmo moro cages of smnil-pox wore roported than during tha provious week. Tho Suj:orintendent considers cnorgotio action ou the part of the Doard neccssary to enforco wholesale vaceina- tion. To illustrate it oficloncy, he cited the cngo of o man at No. 66 Ohlcago aveoue., A poson in the houre was takon with small-pox, and all tho immates but one were vacciunted. The man who refured to submit to the oporation was attacked, nand all the others cscaped. Tho cogo to test tho legality of tho ordlnanco compelliug vaceination in to be taken into court for decision n8 soon : = possible, IIo ower to onforco it. llo bad exnmined o number of packing-honrea du:luis the week, and found them m fuir condition. 1lis report for Novewher ghows the number of deaths o hnve boon 545, & decrenso of 106 from the corresponding month in 1972, Thoro wero 81 casea of smull-pvx, while in November, 1872, thoro woro 103, tho number of dentlis boing 47 less, “the 1loalth Officer repurtad that, during No- vembor, ho had served 968 notices and abatod 1,008 nuisnncos, nud that the Scavonger had 1o- moved 141 doad horses, 123 dogs, G cows, 2,170 londs of garbage, and 1,150 loads of ashos. "Pwonty-cight miits were prosecuted in tho Polico Courts, and £339 in fincs asecisod, During Inst wook Lo served 270 notices, nnd abuted 238 nni- wnnces, aud coudemnod_n largo quantity of unwhelesomo pouliry aud beef. The scaveugor worle had been neplected ou necount of tho weather, but the contrnclor was now doing it with an increaeed forco of en. The suits against the North Sido distillers, for fecuing cows on wwill, had boon agam postpoucd. ‘Fho report of the Sanitary Innpector of the West Division was submitted. He bnd examined 9,305 chil- dren, and refused to allow 675 of them to attend ehool becauso thoy had not been properly vacciunted. ‘Lhio Snuitary Buperintendont stated that Lo intended laving overy child utlendiug aehiool vaccinnted, Tho Sauitury Inspectors of tho North and Sunth Divisions wero now ox- amining the scholars, and be expectod thetr ro- ports some time during the present woelt, Aftor adopting n_resplution_instructing tho Snnitery Suporintondont’ aud [Tealth Oficer to uso ovory offort to suppress small-pox, tho Board adjourned, — - “SHIPPING-AGENTS " BEWARE. A caso was triod sestorday boforo Justico Do- Wolf which is of intorcet to grain-deslors, Tho Stato Inspection Dopartmont has boon sunoyed for somo limo by men styling themselves “Shipping-Agonts,” who have atéempted to nsurp the functions of tho logally-authurizod In- spectors, and who have issued cortificates of grade coutrary to law. Chiel-Inspector Hurper desires ovners of grain, recoivors, ship- lmru, and overy one clso, to rcrntinizo the grad- ng of tho rogular Iuspoctors, and the Iatter liavo been instructed to aford facihities for that purposo when deuired. Somo of theso “ ship- ping-ngents " assume to grado grain and issuo cortiflcales, whoreby thoy becoma linblo under tho law. 8. §. Groen & Co. cumo to_gricf by is- suing a cortifieate, of which tho following is n| copy : USITED STATES OF AMERICA, Orzict: o §, B, Guexs & Co, Wo linvo this day, Chica ov, 11, 1873, cxamilied Into propolier Autelope 9,161,02 hislels of barley, No. B, At wo horeby ccrtify thut it §s {n necordanco With tho vatablished geade of tho Stuto of Tilinofs, Tor account of D, W, Irwin & Co, 8.8, Gueex & Co,, Siipping Agents, The case being proved, the Justico fined tho dofondants €60, Mr. Harpor intonds to proso- cute persons guilty of similar illegal practicos. e il EVANSTON. Bhortly before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoou, it was discovored that tho houso of J. I, Kedzis, Tsq., a prominont citizon of Evanstou, was on fire, und his family, who wore at diuner; were informed of tho fact. Aunalarm was givon, but somo delay oceurred in gotting out the engines, and tho houss wus all ablaze whon thoy arrived. “Pho noighborn aud citlzens gonerally turned out in large numbers, and managed to carty out nearly nll_tho furniture, but some valuablo ?a\\'u 1y aud siiver-waro was ovarlooked. 'Ilio houso, which _was on Ridge wsvonue, ono Dblock south of Davis styeet, soon burued to the ground, tho kitehon nddition only boing seved. 1t was worth about £5,00, und most of the loss is covered by insurauce. The origin of tho fho in unknown, but is supposed {o have beon caused by n defective flue. Iho Lvanston Philogophical Association hold an interosting meocting on Monday evening, thero Boingn full attondanes, * Inorkanic Natnre" wau the dopartmont of science under discussion, and the remarls of Dr. lenry M, Bannister and Dr, 0. Murcy upon goology wors cspecinlly instruc- tive und worthy of attention, > ‘Iho Rev. Dr. MoCabo lestnres at ITeck Fall thisaftornoon, on **Tho Foroknowlodge of God.” —_— BISHOP CHEHEY, It will bo remembered that, Monday evening, aftor tho congrogation of Ohrist Church had signifled ity dosire to have Dr. Choeney scespl tho position of Dishop of the Neformod Episco- pui Chureh, to which he Liad been olected at tho Comneil recoutly held in Now Yorlk, that divine tolegraphed Dishop Camming that hio would ne- cept, Yestorday D, Chonoy racoivad u telo- grom from Bisliop Cummink, stting that the wousecration would take pluco Sunduy, and that Lo would leave Now York for this cily Thuraduy. PR e Tor Good Tittle Children. Thera f 10 moro approprate Curistuics preront i u ket of * Webb's Beantiful Pleturo Lussons » pub- Tished by A, 1, Audrows & Co., of thls city, They ara not only pleasing becauso Ieautiful, but nlso becanns they convoy fnetructions of great pretent oud perma- nent vulno i {ho most deaslgg munncr, 'Che vxpla: natlonsund exervlves necomypantug them iro eloar, ad wartl moro o the pareuts and teachers thon {heir prive. Thiey are beatly put up lu o box, and beaatitully colored, Yor salo overywiicro for §1,45, Bt by, Billisrds, Forhian's Billfard Hall, whiich bos beon undargolng extensivo ropalra for tho st thre wecl, will reopen to-uight with bovel tubles, to repluco the six-legged fflrs previously weed, Home oxtraordinary billiards ko paved, s Uhasey, Wlosrgn, Wi, Dessunier, Vermclag, and Sonolinn will parficluite, A tng coilution swill bo served Ly the 'Pryon Brothers, g dade Bt Tho European Hotel, Tho palatinl diningeruom connveted with tho Euro- poan Hotel, Nos, 77 aud 79 Bouth Olark stroct, {u open, Tho priecs uro vo rensonablo that 85 cents will pur- chuno an axcellent moal, ‘Tho reatavran will vomuin open wil night, o eold hinel ond ovatern bo sorved, Lodglugy are furnirhied ot 7 conts aud $1, end traus slont Loarders card for at $3 # day, ITHE BAPTIST UNION. Third Anniversary of the Organ« ization, Toports of OMcorse-~Suburhan Churches, The third anniveraary of tho Chicago Daptint Union was Liold last ovoning, in the noou prayor- meoting room, in the Moethodist Churoh Bloclk, corner of Clark and Washington streots, 'Thoro wng o full attendance, tho largo room bomg crowded, Tho exorelses bogan with musis by Prof, I B, Palmor, chorlator of tha S8acond Daptist Chuich, after which the Rev. J. M. Whitohend read tho fourth chinptor of tho Acta of the Apostlen, nud, in tho absoncoe of the Rev, J. B, Thomas, D, D., thio Ruv. J. E. Androws mado the opening prayer. Aftor tho reading of the roll-call by tho Scere~ tary, towhich about thirly porsons answored ne dolegatos from tho varlous Baptiat churchos in tho lty, tho Prosidont, Dz, C. It Blnckall, rosd tho following r ADDRESS, Tirethren af the Chicago Baptist Unfon: ‘Two years ago & numbar of brethron and siators who had faith in tho porsibillty of success, through united effort, fn Baptist denominational work, wero gathored at, and most honpitably recolved and onter tolned by, tho Unfon Park Ghnroh, and fhicre and thon thoy organized the Ohicigo Dptist Unlon, Yrevioun failures fu the samo direction did not dishearten, or possiblo difiicultios dimmny, After a year of micre foundatiou-work, which seemod mora liko lahor loat thun success guined, wo oumo togothor agwin fn nu annual meolg,—this tne un tho guests of tho Hecond Cburch, Like ull true foundation-work, but little of it conld Yo mudo manifest to thoxo who hud not delved nnd fofled in rocuring tho result, and wo woro compli- mented by rome for hnviug *merely preserved an cxistenen,” ond perhaps pitfod by otbors Deeauws tho meagro vocerd of our rs. <cctionn showad less than $70, Truo stabllity and rorfection of organization du siot nansliy, i€ over, 1c- £rom onything anvo rlow growtls, Litila wonder, , if, a% wostand upon the threshold of our third Yeut, wo still sco Bo minch that yob needs revielon in our plans of work ; 5o much that bas been fnperfect $u tho st 3 ko mich that, though incomplete, 16 oa~ sible 4 tho'future, 'Tha reporis that will bo presenited thia oventng givo details of aima 6y well ns re- anltn, whicls form the rocord of tho Board, In re- viewlug tho two years during which T liave rerv Obsirmibn of thls Board, I do 1ot recall o ef stanco fn whiet tho courioey whicl should ni¥uys ox- Iat botween Chrfafangentlomen hua over bLecn vio- Inted, Strong men hiavoutterod thelr earnest convies Hiouw, hut the causy Lan ever eeemed to stand bigher than the fudividual, aud o decper enso of vospansie Tility hrs wecmed to'pervado esery beart, T deslro olio to bear teslimony to tho fuclify with which tho Dretliren nesociatedl with mo a8 Trustees havo ful- filled every duly Snpoecd apon thom, often, no donbt, ab vers cunslderublo personul sxcrifico, Itts ploanant £o fucd tint our labor ina not bean i voin, ond that io linvo been permitted to reap, even whils wo sowed, “Lise queallun of oxtending our organization to churchios outsiiio_of Chicago, 1ho nicnliors of which aro (n yroat pars engged in vusiiess i the city, and are Identifled vath every interest wo aro trying 10 rorve, lua fre- aquontly boen u theme of discusalon with us, How thlw could be done, witbout risk to iho organization, Iras een & quostioa wirloh has not yoi found a_ matiy= fuctory solutlon, Terlnpn otops may bo taken at thiy 1ncol‘iug which whl malio our ay cleaty expectally 7luw of cerfain exlenslons of tho work' to whleh” wo may bo_ealled in relstion to_tho suburban churchos, ‘tho new Comtitution, adopted with almost perfect unanituiby, sftor thorougl divonssion of every articlo and ecction, scems to come necarer to our necds than {ly orfiully prepured, aud under which we organlzed, Tho dovelopments of the future will duabtiess require cther and importaut changes, It brethren Wil cousent w go slowls, st they muke wora uro of each point gaftied, tho resutt will amply ropay thom, I cloving s sgkond teri of tho olilve with which 'you hnve so highly honored me, I would express my” thanks for the very many evidonces of Jduduess, esteem, aud co-operation which have been alven mo, und whlch, T am sars, whil bo quite us fully awarded to 11y sucechsor in oflico, T most earucstly pray that our iTeavenly Fathier will ovurrulo auy unwiso counsels that may bo offercd, and #0 urder our ways that wo alull tand together an ono Jegplo, undted by tho wacred bniud of olerhial truty nud u 1y great namio mova forward to glorlous aud’ trl- winphint results, 5 MIGOELLANEOUS DUSINESS, At the closo of this address the Presidont ap- ointed 8. 8. Beribnor, the Rov. R. J. Langridge, . 'L\, Shorer, tho Rov. L. W. Goodspeed, and Jobn Long as a Committoe on Nominations. Those gentiomen withdraw, and Theodoro J. El- more, Sceretory of the Union, rond tho annual report of the Board, which showed the Union to boin o ost thuiving and vigorous condition, Tho roport of thio Doard was unanimously adopted, and tho Rev. A, J. Colby, tho migsiou- ary of ths Uniou, read his roport, showiuy; what bad been dono in missionary work during tho “Chin report was adopod, and also that of T, B. Brayton, the 'I'reasurer, which showed it the annual receipts wora £6,650.08, the ex- penditures 85,947.68, leaving in the ‘rensury s balauce of $702.55. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. ‘The Committco on Nomiuativng presontod the following names : For Prosident, the Rav, A. J. Frost ; for Yice-Prosidonts, B, Goudman, L. D. Bouno, and Lhe Rov, A, Lovi d; for Traasurer, A, W, Kingsland ; for Sccreiary, H. R, Clissold, These gentlomon were all unanimonsly elected, and tho Rev, Mr, Frost, tho President elect, was led totho chair. He mndo n short address, showing the naed of o Baptist Union, to presoryo unity of epirit, to dofena Buptist Interosts in Uhicngo, to creato a roputation tor Chicago Bnp- tisw nmong oulsiders, and to dovelop grontor strongth smong tho members of the Chureh in tho city and suburbs, W. W. Everts, D. D., then addressed tho Union, dwelling on the importance of tho work thoy were doing and would do, and earnestiy urged ull to belp in the good work. His remarks e listeued to witls grent intercst and atten- tion, BUBURBAN CIIURCUES, At the vlose of the addre2s, Dr. Blackall offer- ed tho following, which was uuanimously adopeed : Witenras, It ia desirablo that, in some way, our sub- urban cuurches becomo direetly counceted ‘with tho Uniou, aud entitled to a ropresentatiou in its Bourd of Diractors ; thercfore, Llesvived, Cliat until suitabls proviston can be made 1 the Conitituilon, the suburban _churetes bo nvited tosend s ropreseniatlve fo the Bord of Dircctors, wha shall bo eaitled to all the rights of viher Direct- ors, oxcept that of votiug, Jtewlved, That tho Hourd bo fustrueted to make, it poesiblo, stich arrangements na muy be necessary o direct tha miwstonars' worlk n o ity and suburbe, means of our theological otudents, or i other wiys, and roport thy tamo ot only {hrongh onr own records, but through thoso of o Home Mission Saciely, Kesolved, That the Hoard by Instructel to esume and pay thie cost of preparing und filtiug up the room sct nport as Buptist Headquarters by the Bible und Pubifeation Soclety, No, 6L Washington strect, Qtesolved, Thnt tho members of this Union reknowl- edgo with gratitido the tirelosr, etliciont, and_most watislactory services of our retiring President, Dr. O, 1, Blackall, aud testify our appreciation of his dovos tiou to the causo of the Master and tho principles of our denomiuation, ‘Tho henediotion was then pronounced, and tho Union euterad on ity fowth year with o prom- o of groat usofulnoss nud prospority bofora it From tho bogining to tho end the greatest har- mony and gaod feoling way manifosted by nll who took part in the meeting. [ — CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES. Meotings hava beon called of the Conncil Com- mitteo on dualelary for Wednesday, and of thoso on Markots, Cias Lights, sud Vrinting for Thursduy. Comminsloner Sheridan thinks that if thero is an ordinuuce designed to promote peaco and good order in tho city, it is tho ono roquiring saloons to bo closod after 12 o'clock nt night. Binco Inst Baturday night twelve now cases of smull-pox bave beou reported to the Board of Houlth, and thrce deatis have beeu caused by tho disense, Ald, 0'Belen fs wtil angry. To sayw that o proposos votiug for whota lio ploagos, and thay Tio will not be distateil to by the Mayor, or auy one of the *2* Alderumou, The Mayor loft his ofiico ot 1:30 o'clock in tho aftornoon, and did not reluz, A larzo number of up{:liunum for oflivo und callors thus failud to 00 him, Many of the Law-and-Ordor Aldormen have boen interviewed Ly My, Rohw, tlo is suxiouy 1o seeuro their vatos, sud, to show that hie lovos thou, snid ho bud notling to do with maklug up tho vummitteos, ‘Cho statomoent mado yosterday that the ITon, William A, Herting had takon a position in thoe Cnuaty Cl n onleo was inoorcect, T'ha goue tlontait vefevved to wus Hany lorting, formurly of the Univn, ‘I'ho Board of Public Works, yestordny, issued » permic to 13, 11, flnddock to orect alive-story and basoment atone-front building, 76x171 feet, ou the northenst corner of Mouroo sireot und ‘Waubash avenue. T'ho Muyor, yestorday, appomnted Ilonry Wat- king o mebor of his stat, This makos the fourth,—ull tho inw allows,—and it will do np- J-icanits no good to bother His tfonor by asking for positions, My, Hildroth, who was olectod Alderman of tho Eighth Ward, is also United Statos Gauger at Bhufeldt's distillory, It was statod in Custom-Houuss yosierday thet he will Lave to ronlgh ono place or tho othor, Mo will probabi; nnufi to chupAldurmnnnhlp. ¥ 4 Hooretary Wickersam, of tho Doard of Dirco- tors of tho Dublio Librory, recoived s lotter fromn Mr. Poolo, yestorday, in which ho stated that ho oxpoctod to Lie ablo to leave Cimolnnati forovor about tho 1st of Janunry, Ifo will visit Chiergo during tho lattor part of this weelk, and go Into the taul and take a Jook at tho booku. Comptroller Burloy s gotting rostless, 1Te wants to lonyve, hut canuot until Afr, Hayes takos chiargo of tho oflico, 1lo atatod yostordny that ho wonld leava to-dny nulens tho Mayor spocially requoated him to vomnin, Mr, Hayos has ot ot filod his hond with the City Clork, aud ho cannot assumo tho dutfes of tho Comptroller- ship until it is approved by the Counell, Tho quostion of Mr, Rehm's eligibility for tho position of Superintendout of Polico will bo consltlorod by tho Judiciary Cumnmittos of tho Common Council at tholr meoting to-duy, Mr, Rohim llyes ut Lake Viaw, but it is claimod that Magor Colvin has n precadont in the appoint. mont of Mr. Washburn hy Mayor Mndll}. No Btrong nprnuluml In nuticipated, and Rehm in cereuin to bo confirmed Monday night. A apociel meoting of tho Council will bo held ta-morrow ovenlng to hear tha reports of Cume mittaes and unlinishod businoss, This moeting {y callod for tha purpose of anving tima. Bhould the reporty bo deforved titl next Monday night they could bo Inid over oh motlon of auy tivo Aldormen, ‘This will bo dono at the special ooting, and when the rogulnr one Iy hokl tho Mayor's nomineos cau bo confitmed without fur- ther dolay. The Committeo on Fire and Wator aro divided on the question whethor 'fom MHamilton, the Mayor's nomineo for Boilor luspector, shall he conflrmod ? 1lo hay not yot proved himself Lo Lo s practienl Loiler-mukor, havimg only a lofter which sots forth that ho sorved an nv’.;rnufluu- nh(l) nt the trade in Buftalo, 'ho Committeo will not meot this week, in ordor to pgive him a chanco to show his fitnens, A proposition, it s #nid, hag been mndo to take him to o bollor-shop and ‘permit him to show whut ho cau do. Ald. Richinrdaon, of the TFirst Ward, has boen living at tho St Jamos Iotel, which ia in the Hecond Ward, for soveral months past, Ifo will Liave to wove inta the ward he roprosents in the Council, or trouble may arise, If an ordinauco Woro paiod by n majority of one, and bio votod fyca" it might bo vou. * Who chartor provides 1hik non-rosidonce of four months io n ward forfeits the seat of an Alderman, Uy Commit- too on Judicary muy ignors tie petition nsking {liat his soat bo teelared vacant, but hie should comply with the law, It will bu romembeyod that Ald, Dixon object- to the submission of the roport of the Financo Commitico Moudny evening, snd_ subsoquently withdrew his objcetion, Yesterday his reasons woro made known, 1lo fonred ot tirst that tho item for o bridgo at Harrison street had boon stricken out of tho Approprintion bill. M, J, Torrost, whoso proporty witl bo onhanood in valuo by tho building of tiio hridso, told him thatlio had tixad thot oll right, aud ho barame uuti‘:‘sllofl that the report vaght to bo at loast read, Tho * mistake" of Mayor Colvin in nominnting E. I, Q. Kloitke for Polico Commiseioney beivre removing Col. Wright was oxplained yostorday. Cliy-Attorney Jameson hauded tho ‘decument removing Col. Wright to Mr, Gillenpie, Actug- Sacratary of tho JMayor, Monday nuoil, requenting him to deliver it to 1is Honor. 'The Mayor was out at tho time, and Gillespio put the papor in ono of tho pigeon-hioles of th dexk, and forgot all abont it. "In tho ovening, just alter tho Council had adjourned, he tnonght of it, but too lnte to provent tho *bull.” s meety Mr. Kloklo's coe, but no explanation was offored us to that of dr. Rehm. Tt was stated by Mr. Gillespio, who has boon nctiug ag Mayol uSecrclm'{, that the order re- moviug Suporintondent \Washiburn had been propared, aud were to bo submitted to tio Loard of Tohco to-day. Mr, Wushburn is pationsly awaiting the coming of his successor, und will vacate tho oiiico without n word of pro- test. 1o told the Mayor soma timo ngo that his resiguation would Lo r whonover it way demanded, and Lo was asked {o contiruo to nct as usual uutil his succossor apposced to take charge of the oflice. Soveral uncluimed horaes, which were eaptur- od by the polie, aro to ba mold at the Armosy Thuisduy morning. Tho lnw provides that nll proporsy recoverod by the polico ehatl bo turn- od over to the cualodian, to be suld in nccordanco with the rulos prescribed by tho Baard of Polico. The Doard have a genoral rule, but us it doou 10t meek partienlar cuzes, special ordors ure nec- osyary before somo kinds of property cau bo dis- posied of. Whon valuablo borses eto taken up, special efforts are mado to find tho owner ; but 11 tho nnimals aro old and decropit and o wortl feeding, thoy aro soll as quickly ns possible. When porishatle guods are recovered and no ownor claima thom within a day or two, thoy are gotton rid of, aud the money recoived for thom rotmued subjoct to the owner’s order. It was ascortainod yesterday how J. IT. Me- Avoy came to bo the Mayor's nomiueo for mem- ber of the Board of Public Wol LMany of tho [riouds of Driecoll avo ulso friends of MeAvoy, and this fact suggosted n way to solve the port plexing probleni sud tosave Mr, Rolim. _Mayor Colyin'’s emplutic refusal to nominato Driscoll bad . embitterod cizht of tho *“21," and thoy mado no seeret of their dotormination to_voto against tho coufirnation of Rohm “to got even.,” It i3 waid that Monday “nltternoon Mr. Ilcaing waited on Mayor Colvio, and told him it was useless lo fight any longer, & compromise candidato should bo agroed upon or Rchm would bo beaton., o s0id McAvoy and Drivcoli were good iviends, aud Driscoll’s supportors would go for him. 'The Muyor sont for Mr. MeAvoy, and when he tou- dered the vomination McAvoy snid he would tako it if Drixeoll was withdeawn., The latter's frionds agreed to tho compromize, and Rebhm has secured eight votes which he would not other- wigo have obtained. A saloon-kaoper namod Lochman, whose placo of businesy is on Halstod stroet, south of Ma. son, ealled at tho Mayor's oftice yesterday aftol uoon, to hear His Honor's construction of tho ordinanco concerning coucert-saloous. Loch- man bas & piane in his suloon, and during the ovening o woman thumps on it, and sings to the accompnnimont, M. Gardinor, propriotor of tho Academy of Musie, compluained of the “noige,” and asked that it bo nbated, An ofticar was gent ovor, and Lochman was told if ho did not discharge the woman and remove the piano his liguor-liconse would bo rovoked. 1o clnims tung his pluce is not n concort-saloon, nand that My, Garduior wants to get him out in ovder to etart & *groon-room™ or waloun himself, The Mayor was not in his oflico during tho afternoon, and Lochman wont awny, asserting that if he wos abligod to dispense’ with music nnd dnging hlnl \\‘unlk ke it Lot for concort-saluons genor- ally. o Mayor donfos that ho has ¢ sholved ” the 130'clnck ordinance, aad clainu that the Times hias misvepresented him, Ilis coustenclion of tho ordinanco iy, thaw salaon doors can b kept opon aftor midulght, if no liquor is sold, It whisky, ule, or buer is doult out aftor 12 oelock, tho proprictors_aro. just us Linblo an they were during Mr, Mediil'a administration, Mo haw fostenoiod Superintendent Washburn not to summon ssloou-kecpors who liave tho doors of their placos open aftor 14 o'clock, unless the policomen w00 peoplo drinking o tho bar. T'his constiuction is contrary to that of the Criminal Cowtt, and, in faet, oy Corporation- Counsol Tuloy eays, niakes the ordinatce usolo: Tt pormits tho Lalian restauvauta, which it way capeclnlly dosigued to close, to koop open, and thoroby ‘ondangors tho virluo of hundreds of girls who aro taken to theso plaves by dissoluta young wen, The cava of DBaldwin va, Tho City, in which tho construction of the ordi= nauce i8 involved, lius beon tuken to the Supremo Comt on appeal, and, if {he ?udgmuut of the Oriminal Conrt is sustained, Mavor Colvin will b ouliged to omform hiv conetruction to it. Bhould tho Jndgment ve afllrmad, tho 12 o'clock ordinance will probably be 1epaaled. ‘Thors aro fonr or five agpirnants for tho loader- ship in the Council,—Mgtirath, Cullerton, 1fil- droth, Lengachor, and Sehafucr,—and theve will bo o ntrn;i-;&n to attain it. Mauy of tho Alder- mon aro dimgusted with MeGrath, and . consider him ontiraly too cictutorial, 1o uzed Cullorton oneo, and the Aldorman feom tha Soveush doos nut cherish the lundest teolings towanrd him, MeGrath signed the ropurt ot theJudieiary Cum- mittee, recommending that the tevm of oflics of the T'ax Commisrloner oxpivi on the 1st of July, 1t boig wnderstood that tha Mayor would point, hoGrath wanted the ponition, bud, fluding that ho conld not got it, prepared a substitut makiug tho torm of ofico oxpiro on the firat Monday -inDocombor, und providing for tho olection of & 'Wax Cunnulssionor by tho Council. "Lhis ho (ia.\‘a to Cullerion, and tho Iatter pre- sented the ordinance, and it way wlopted. Who Aayor, howovar, voloed It, aud MeGrach's hopon | wora apain disvipatod, Ilildiath {hinks bo i ! intollectuntly supurior to evory Alderman iu the Conneil,—in fret, a born leader. Callorton in quiet, 1lo would profar to'bo tho power bohind the thyone, and fu will'ng thet Helaifuer shiait bo his mouthpiees, Longachor s paduling hin own canoo, and, sithough not gilted witit flue onzy of speech, s an oxport wire-pullor, ——— ovo Kiyacinthoe’s Wifoe. T.eonprd Dacon writen in tho Christian Union that * anotler mlluence which bng beon polunt in overaoming tho Fru:ndlnn araong tho Gonovn Oathiolica ngainst tho marriage of prienta hay Leon the oxdotlont womanly diynity aud devotion of Mmo. Loyson. I have lms{lnlud to npoak of bior porvonally in n lmb"“ Iottor, but, afler the inerediblo indulv and abuso that havo been he- stowad on hor by the Ultrnmoutano newapapers here, one kindly montion can hardly bo account- e nn unnoyance. I do not tnean £o speak of tha aheorfuluoss and charm of tho liltlo cottago honio about one mile from tho oity on the Inka shoro, nor of the honorable position in (ha highly cultured sooloty of Genova that fo awardo:l toher; but I have had somo nngnrl\muy of ob- gorving the zeal and wisdom with which sho liny Improved thoso peculinr opportunitios of contnaol- {ng nud holpiug and comforting which always opon thomselves to the wifo of a Chrintian postor, and which aro spocially numetots iu tha caso of o parinh like (his, evory woman of which hing boon roliglously trained from infancy not to roly on her own moral judgeniont In nuy caee whatever, It In really touching to sco tho enger #atlefactlon with which the uuheard-of comfork of having o miniater’s wifo to talk and counsol with, and o minisior's home to help provide for, and o minister’s baby to knit liltlo rocks an blankets for, is appreciated by these poor peaple, Was ovor n minister's hougo hefore wo stuffed with droll littlo bits of needlowork #" MARRIAGES, WHEVTONBATLEY—Doo, B, 1675, in Darien, Wi, by e Rov, B i, Hudtownan, Mz, | Fank 2 Wibwtol inn i > 3 of Naming Mafiney Cousty, "andMiss Jsa Batioy, o DEAYTHS. PATTRETAON Do, 8, 1973, M. Klinhoth M. 3 R oaday, nt 1020 cclockty esidones, R, i :Vcs‘ty Wlnniaatoaats 5 Mmoo A 4 It="Tho fne h b bl et TS S b e Kok 0. ington atraat, i Jnats ho medical’ profossion 211D, 1, to-d: o inviiod 1o vt AUCTION 5. A A A A A AN A A AR AP0 By BRUSH, SON & CO., Salesrvom, 41 Souh Canalest, The Sale of Elegant aud Original OIL PAINTINGS ‘WILL COMMENCE THIS MORNING AT 78 Bast Randolph-st., At 10 o'clools, and continuo nt 2% nnd 7% gclacts p. m.y sad ab oumo timo Tollowlix duys and ovonings this wock ONLY., 'I30:9 ara many vitable works to bo aill, American ond Kuropean, Wo liave justruction to soll them without Finarvo, : orning and ovonluz, » 8 1aFga mwiartm:.ut o Geterel Eerchandis ke, Tihgliin Bady Brassls, Tapestry, Throo-Fy, and fne arala Curiota, 0 Lo sld Wbt readevg. ot~ 1 HIUDGES & CO., ‘Wao yeill noll, on Wodnos 1, ac 1. m, and7 Honshold Goods aud Comprising Marbl honeds, dotia, 1, ding;, Hair Hattros Des, 1 ATTRACTIVE SALE OF Ofl Paintings ad Blegant Cromos, At Btoro 207 INorth Wells-st. at Comrencing WHDNESDAY, Dz gontiaminge thronzea” thi waek at Nor'u Side revldont. & riro oppets holea erilaction of Painiings und Chiroinos, of cust. 0 oy st by 1. rogandives & CO., Luctlonzors, Ohattol Mortgago Sale of Furnituro, Wadowdas, Doo. 10, 710 . 1., wiil lo noldl the cony 16 roun houso, Puenltnre,” Bodding, Crockry, rui)'chlfl'!r o y Dee. AL 10a, ., waahall asil at soction, resorva, about 42,060 woreth of Now and Socond: itz and Gengral £13t6h s, BRUSH, SON & CU., Auctionosrs, e S = By TAYLOR IARIISON. ‘Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 9 1-2 o’clock, AT 204 & 206 EAST MADISON-ST.y Regular DryGoods Sale Consisting. Searfs, Nul 'y blos, ine Snipendecs, full'Tino ot 1osdary a i Ganda, Volvotoans, Alt-Waal Cass, and Inaraaals, { Hamu_Horo, A unusually Wugo Jine of ' ors, of Mon's and Womon's Undermonr, Waol Oporn [omle, Vool Blaakers, Comfir: o0 ottonn, and Faney Gouds, Alen, Dankapt Stook of Clothing, convlsitng of Oven conts, Sulty, &e. 4 AYLOR & HARRISON, Avetlon: d 206 as: Mailivor Thursday, Dee. 11, 0t 0 1-2 o’clock, At 204 and &6 Hnst Hadi-on-cl., IMMENSE FANCY GOODS BALE, Gousiting of 3 largo_ns=oriment of Fancy Chiaa ‘Toys, Dolls, Boxes, Vaies, Swoking Sote, Tollot Soiv, &o., €0, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Anetlonco: 24 and 24 st Madisus 300 CHOICE GERIA: CANARY BIRDS! At our Balosrooms, 2H and 203 East Madison-st, An Apsnt of CHAS, REICHE & BRO., tho woll. Inavea tinportars of Antmals and Birds, of Now York, has just arived with Lirgs and unusually fina cotlootivn of Canary Birds, Golda 4y Chntinches, Line nots, Sinliuns, Parrots, und other Blrda. Partloa wishlng FINI SINGERS will find this an ua usual upportunity, as tho G: s aro their latast impor taton fivin the Hurtz Mounis 3t raced od Ly atoan Donlors will pleass tako notios tbat they ean by eapp! at Now Yori pricae, " Y ion & pannsos g By Wil A. BUTTERS & CO, AUCTIONEBRS, ESTABLISERD 1856. Arestill at thelr OLD QUARTERS, Bowen Bros. Block, Nos, 15 and 17 Randoiph-st., And will Lold thefe Rogular Sinto of CARPIACES, COVTERS HARNESS, &, On WEDNRSDAY, Dac. 10, at 10 o'clock a. m, Dty Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, &6, OuTHURSDAY, Deu, 1, at 93 o'clock, a. m. Honselold Geoods, New Famitwe, 6o, On SATURDAY, Doo. 18, at 9% a'clock a, m, All walos sendered not ensl four dass froms Ja of eale, | Consfisnmonts uf overs Lind of morehanaisn soliclted, On Thursday, Dec. 11, at 10 o’clock, At our Snlesroume, 15 and 17 Raudolphest, A desirablo line of Dry Goods. A good nssortment of Tine Clothingy ‘An'invoice ot Fur Goods. ‘An invoice of Buffalo Robes, ‘A good ntock of Boots and Shoes. An'invoico of Woolons and Knit Goods, An invoico of Toys and Yenlkco Notions, W)l A, BUTTERS & CO., Auotionosrs = = By ELISON, POMEIEROY & CO. Oor Regular Drilay's Sale, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., 8 and 6 Itn o (Bl grroat auds of Now and Socund- e, FRDAY MORNING, Dew, I Parlor anil Cimnber Facaltuco i geeal v Seoond-tinud Dintng-raom il D ol d Inego rtack of Couk and I otw, Ceucko Ty Warn. Tu Ghakw, to thy wmont of Alsronandisa, iy ko U @ genural ussort- BY GEO. P. GOLId 08 & 70 Wabash-uv. G0 Onses Men's Buokle Arotion, G0 Unces Hon's Buffalo and Wool Bala, 76 Uasos Mon's Buffalo and Wool Boote, 600 Mon's, Boys' and Youths', Women's, Misges' and Ohildron's Aseorted BOOTS AND SHOES, un, on Wednosday, . 10, at 04 ‘abusli-u By WIiLLIS, LONG & CO., Auctlonzors mnl Manufacturars’ Agants, 105 and 197 Kundalpbest, | REGULAR WEDNESDAY SALE, | At Avatlew, THIS MOIINING, Deo, 10, ac 9% waluck, & tnrgo atsurtivont of Kow and Seoand-nand i i By L. C, C ! -+ Auctivuecrs On WEDNUSN Y, Die, 10, 169, our legular Sale ot L UUHLEN & 'U 3 Bouih Canal 1