Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 27. HOLIDAY PRESENTS, Merry Christmas! Speocial attractions in the way of Beautiful ‘nnd Appropriate WED- DING, BIRTHDAY, and CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. In consequence of the Panic, wo shall offer extraordinary mduuamon.ts to purchasers during the next 80 days. $500,000 worth of DIAMONDS, WATOHES, &o,, to be convertod into cash. . GILES, BRO. & CO,, 2686 £ 268 Wabash-av. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Zadies can find Elegant Prosents for their Gentlomen Friends in the following Goods, viz.: Silk Nock- ‘wear, Gloves, Mittens, Bilkk H'k’fs, Linen Hem Stitch H'k'fs, plain and ‘with initials; 8ilkc Suspenders, Silk and Oashmere Mufflers, &c., &o. The Largest and Richest Stock in the city at 4 WILSON BRO’S,, SHIRT AND OOLLAR MANUFACTORY AND MEN'S FURNISHERS, 67 AND 69 WASHINGTON-ST. Open until 9 this evening. ‘WATCHES, CLOCKS, &o. CORNELL WATCH (0., OF CHEHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF SIZM AND KEY-WINDING WATCHES, Ahres grades of which have their unequalled Stom-Wind- and Hand-Bettin, Amchmnnzq Selling at 835, BE0,'4na 3100 each, with tha Co.'s uarantos of (he oursto perfurmanoe and porfection of cach Watoh. ‘unsatisfied domand for a r'inblo RAILROAD WATCH, to the aotive and varied Lifo of railroad hust- ‘bas induced thoCa. to supply thiswantat groat. sscsalng tho neosssary noss men, rost. All oar grados pot QUICEK BEAT, 18,000 por hour, being the Co.’s standards, Spegial arran; nts mado with respunsible dealors for tha'salo of our goods. TIE CO. DO NOT S8ELL TO JOBBERS. 2] Proatdont. P R FePrahin Man v ddress Managor, Grand Crosaing, cor. Soventy-alxt] st e Grootmont-gres Chioegor T GIFT CONCERT. POSTPO}‘I_EMENT! 4th Grand Gift Concert FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Public Lirary of Ky. OVER A MILLION IN BANK! - STUCCESS ASSURED! A FULL DRAWING CERTAIN On Tuesday, 81st of March, next. rdar to meet tho goneral wish aud oxnectation of Raont gifts, monounce R Biee T braty of Koatucky. anngemont have' dotorminod {0 bostpono tha 254 Draisg uath TUESDAY, the 31st of March, 1874, ey bave alroady realized OVER A MILLION DOL. B T e R re s o e, O DOUBT 18 ENTERTAINED OF TIE BALE OP EVENY ¥ICKET BEFORE THE DRAWING, BUT, WHETHER ALL ALE EOLD OR NOT, THE CONCERT AND DRAWING WILL POSI- Ul AN: TILE UNBOLD TIOKETA: Only 60,000 tickota havo boon fssued, and 12,000 CASIL GIFTS! $1,500,000 Will be distribated among the tickot-holdors, ‘Tho tickots*ars printod In coupons, of tonths, and all Iractional parts will bo ropresented ia the drawing, just )8 whole tickots aro, LIST OF GIFTS: $250,000 ONE GRAND CASII GIFT, 10 Cnsh 30 Cnab Gifvs, 60 Cosh Gifiey 1, 80 Cash Gitts, 100 Cash Gifls, 1560 Cash Gifls, 250 Casl Gifgw, 325 Cash Gifa, 11,000 Cash Gifes, Total, 12,000 Gifts, ALL OASII, amonnting to. ..81,600,000 The chaacos for gift aro as ono Lo five. PRICK OF TIOKKTS. 50| 233 Ticketa for.......8 1,000 35| 118 Wholo Tickots foF -~ b0 81 227 Whialo ickota for 16,000 on! I ‘Whals Ticketa fiNo"fll‘-emfnz on lere than 6600 worth of tickets. Tha Fourth Gift Goncort wiil b conduoted, in all ro- tespeots, 1iko tho throo which havo alreads boen givon, \nd fall parifoulsrs miay bo learaod from cizoulars, hiich ¥ill ba sdnt fran from this,allioo o all who apply for thom. Ordornfor tickata and abnilcations for sgonciea will b3 tiendad o 1a the ordoP thoy aro Tacalvod, and It is lioped 6y will bio sont in promptly, {hat thore miay ho uo disap- joiatmont or dotay f illuy'all, | Liboral taruia o giveny thoso wiin huy (0 sell nxain, Il agonts are poroupto- Feanirod totottlo up tholr accounta aud retuen all Bn- 11d tiokota by tho 20th day of March, = IO, B BRAMELETTE, K. and Manayor Gt Convort, ding, Touisvilio, Itoora 47 Motropoliian Block, ar- allo-ots., Cliicao, 1 MISCELLANEOUS. et ok . GOLD PEN anafactory, 167 Randolplist., uuder tho Belggs Houso, L T A T Ry DA B 1nd Pencil Casos rotailed at whol Totin 10+ olated. . WAL AVEN, “STNLAE olssors In cases, Fluo Pocket Kulves, tazors, Ivory aud Poari Tablo Knives, ls, and Bporting Goods at very™ modaraty pricos.” BIGUS, BPENCER & CO., 15 We 'LINENS AT (05T to oloso the Dopartment. IOTOHKLY, fALMER & 00, 137 and 160 Stato-at, Agent Pablio Libra ublic Library Bull Or WATTH & CO. sor Randolph and Li i KWARNEY'S BUCHU. KEARNEY’S CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, ,DECEMBEB, 24, 1873. HOLIDAY JEWELRY, GRAND OPENING. For the better accom- modation of all our cus- tomers, our store will be open evenings until EXTRACT BUCH'U' Christmas. The only known romedy for Bright's Disease, And s Positiva Romody for @ouT, J GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABETES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, . DROPSY, Non-Ratentlon or Inconiinenco of Urine, Lrritation, In- ‘flammation or Ulooration of tho BLADDER AND KTDNEYSR,] 8 h ucoorrhoos or Whites, Diseases of tho i STONE IN THE BLADDER, Oalculus Gravol oiul?k,mfli«,illll:'fi.?;m:lb and Mucus, or KEARNEY'S EXTRACT BUCHU Positively and puml?na;glc‘:l’rg;nlfl Disoases o Affeo- BLADDER, KIDNEYS, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, Exlsting {n Mon, Women, and Ohlldren, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGRE, | 705 + Erioo, 81 per Bottle, or Bix Bottics for 85, Depot, No. 104 Duane-st, New York, Bold by Druggista Hvérywhore, d . BURNHABM & SON and VAN SOHAAOK, STE- S ENHON & T Whormmets Agomta: [ FINANCIAL "REMOVAL. Lazarns Silverman BANKER, Has this day removed to his new office in the Board of Trade Building, formerly occupied by the Merchants’ National Bank (entrance on Washington-st.), where he will continue to trans- act a general Banking Business, and solicits the patronage of his friends and the publicingeneral. Chicago, Doc. M, 1878, E. R. TREMAIN & CO., Bankers, Stock, Bond, & Gold Brokers, i No. G Wall-st,, Now Yorlk, ropreparod to ozocute ardots at'the Now York Stock Eixohango; buy and soll Stooks, Tonds, nd Gou ohery the samoon marglas; ivo thotusual fAcllities to doalors who deslre to tako advantago of tho prosent low price of atooks, Wo make a apecialty of the co-oporative system, which iven porfout scourity and quick profita to small oporators. irculars giviog full’ particulars will Do sont by moil o had on application, x SALT LAKE OITY NATIONAL BANK. B. if. DuRzLy, Prost. J. M., BURRETT, Cashr, . Cuias, HeMPSTEAD, Alty. ollectiont made in Utah, Montans, Tdaho, Nosad: Arizons, Weshington, Califorata, - and Oregori: ang ro- mitted for [n our excbange availablo in any’ part of the nited Stafen snd. Canndn. Jixohsngo sud telearaph tranfors on this Hank can bo prooured from our Clilca norrespondent, tho Third National Bauk of Chicago, JEWELRY. FLEGANT . JEWELR FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS, AT A, H, MILLER’S, '183,185 & 187 Wabash-av., OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 0'OLOCK, HOLIDAY GOODS. N, MATSON & (0, JEWELERS, State & Monros:sts. GLASSWARE, CHINA. &o. GCGREAT . BANKRUPT SALE AT ATCTIOINT, TELIS WIEIOLE DAY, ‘Commancing at 10 o'clook a, m., At '78 Randolph-st. HOLIDAY G00DS, Comprising BOHEMIAN GLASS, RICH LAVA WART, OHINA, oto., inlots to suit purchasors. THIS SALE I8 PEREMP- A, PIOK, Prov. Assignoo. OPTICAL GOODS. Io5H PINEST AND BEST NAGIC- LANTERNS, Opera Glasses, - | MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS, &, &, Togothor, with the most Useful Vardoty of. O BN T8, ONBAS, np ™ o © '\1. G. LANGGUTHS, OPTICIAN, 88 STATH-ST,, Botwoon Waslington and Randolph, -COMPRESSED YEAST. COMPRESSED YEAST “Tho underslamed takos ploasuro to announce to tho publle that ho lhn taken this day the GENBERAL AGENCY Taussky's Compressed Vees! Trusting that tho confidenco hostowed upos tho formor Agent, Mr. Louls 8. Stelnltz, bo traneferred to me, X aball ondeavor to givo full eatisfaction to wy patrons. HENRY A. FLEISOHMANN, _ Otico, 58 nnd 60 South Watorat, a FOR SALE. FOR SALE AT AUCTION, Oitlcago } To tho highost blddor for cash, the two nico throe-story o d basomont stono-front 'brick houses, and lota, Nos. 1018 and 1020 Wabash-av., At tho north duor of $ho oM Géurt Houso, fronting on Randolpixat,, betworn lark and LaSatlo-ste, On FRIDAY, Deo. 26, at10 a. m. Tho salo Is by order of tho Unitod States District Court, Abstract and upinion, shuwing porfect title, can bo soeil atthooica of alrd & Uradigy ‘% Lasallactt LYMAN BAIID, Trusteo. AVIE.UOID I OR, THE GAME OF B1ZDS.? Within tho comprohonsion of all. Tho ploturas, asido from tho descrjptiouy, will interost as \Na‘:‘ a3 inst Fortaoby sl hotaiors, Satichor: 2o 7oy Denfers; £mblo gamos 3onE by masl, unan reso of PHico 78 conta: o trade suppilod by GUTYIth, AG, OYNI & 00, 118.and 150 Blourogat., Whole: aato Adonts for tho Norifwoat. .$12 BUYS An AllBilk L&%nn moukr‘g% l{“&nd for samplo,) HO! i 137 and 139 Stato-st. NEW PUBLICATIONS. VICK'S b Seniash LR, CUIDR HOLIDAY G00DS Fans, Jewelry, Glove and Hdlkf, Boxes, Writing Desks, Slipper Cases, Worsted Em- broideries, Scarfs, Leggins, and other useful articles for Christ- mas Gifts " PRINTERS, STATIONERS, & o WE WILL KEEP in thy nlug until Christmas, and offor O e rrantive assorisiont of HOLIDAY GOODS S aorado bricon. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (O, ‘WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, . 118 & 120 Monroe-st, BLANK BOOKS! STATIONERY and PRINTING furnishod promptly and at fair prices, by J. M. W. JTONEBS, 104 AND 100 MADISONRT. For 1874. 200 Pagos. 500 Engravings and Colored Plato. Pabilshed Quanrt; b 2 On enr, iirst N R 0 o A SO YT g Addrees JAM I 10K, Roohostor, N. Y. : MEETINGS, . INOTICEI. 'I'ke anoual mecting of tho Btockholders of tho Ohicago Qlty Raflway Company, for tho oloction of & Hoard of L+ rectars, wiif bo lold at'tho oloo af tho comipany, north wost curnor Btato and Twontioth-sts,, on ‘Tucsday, Janu- wrgdy 1614, otwugn thy lour o 3 and B o'aluck p. i, ifeago, Do, 24, 1678, W. N. VAN, Scorotary, Atteution, Sir Knights. Spoolal conclave of t, Be Co ndery, No. 35, R adoontay) branns, se T wolnee. MSyork on the Orderof K, 7, n&nnlornl 150, J, 0. DIOKRRSON, Recorder. * Masonie. Tlanoy Lodge, No. 271, . and A, ML, moots this (Wodncadus) ovintng, #1775, in Orlontal Fall. Rogular communiostion, J. b, 0. WHITNEY, Seo'y. s 1. 0. O, I, Ofigers aud memburs of Adrlol Encaripment, No, 108, 0, G armreiionted (o ot ot thole all, day , Bhe.2, fo ‘oingars nal npo 4 Sramn: Do, for alootion o8 g AN Rerih s OROR R it CLOTH . CLOAKS DRESS GOODS, &o. For 116 Holdays . FIELD, LEITER & CO. State & Washington-sts, Haye arranged in their aeveral De- portments Spooialties for the Holi- days, to which they invite tttention. Handsome Shavwls and Scarfs. Sealskin Sacques and Fur Sets, Oloaks, Redingotes, and Suits, Fine Laces and Sets. Ladies’ and Gents’ L. €. Hdkds, and Boxes. Smoking Jackets and Dressing - Gowns, . Black, Plain Color & Fancy Silks, ITandsome Dress Fabrigs. Kid Gloves and Boxes, - Berlin Embroideries. . Tancy Boxesand Fancy Articles, Novelties in Linen Table Sets,&e. 2 The above comprise articles of value particularly appropriate for Gifts, and many of them at merely nominal prices. FURS AND HATS. LAST DAY BEFORE CHRISTHAS! In which to buy your Furs at Wholesale Prices. EDDY, HARVEY & CARTER, 939 & 941 MADISON-ST. BARGAINS IN Hats, Caps, Furs, Gloves, Muf- flers, Canes, Umbrellas, &e., &ec., at J. 5. BARNES &00.S, «|'Tho clearing up of ) Mafi.dison-st. £ REMOVAL, N REMOVAL. SHARP & LORD, OF THY CRICAGD DVERTISING: AGENCY, Aro now to bo found st thelr NEW AND ELEGANT OVFICEY IN McCORMICK'S BLOCK 5. B, corner Randolph and Dearborn-sts, ¥Z™ Loyost ratos glvon on any nowspsper or poriodical in tho Unltod Statos or Canada. SKATES, PRICES REDUCED THE VERY BEST MADE CLUB SKATES. EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. UNT & SONS, 58 & LAK! ‘WOOLEN GOODS. PANIC PRICES! Woe_shall offor our ontiro stock of FOR~ BIGN and DOMESTIO WOOLEN GOOI'S, consisting in part of Hosiory, Gloves, Mit- tens, Mon's Cardigan Jackots, Shirts and rawors, 8onrfy, Nubias, IIoods, ‘Woolpn Yarns, 2 oph¥' Woratads, Osnvas, Bmbrold- orios, &c,, at PANIC PRICES, Wo guaran- “:o flgurés to closo onsh buyers to suit tho mos, BURKITT, SUTTON & STANLEY, 117 Franklin-st, GENERAL NOTICES. Grand Piegon Shootine: Mateh On FRIDAY, Do, 24, at tho cornor of Aralor and Wosk. cruears., i (buA(,llufln.d Hlanty of vigoons on lisnd at 30 3 Tofroaligautn, ots, por pafr, uds rofroal ‘XL Nalloofl_&_flfh Church Notice. - Tho Pews in 8t Jamos Emmo};nl Qhurch, oornor Cass and Huron.sta, will be rontod ou Christman Day, immodiately afler morns inx sarvicm. EDW. . gL upon the troubled watere, THE . UNEMPLOYED. Conference at the Oity Hall . Yesterday. The Mayor Proposes that the Alder- men Distribute Provisions, * Al the City €an Do Is to Mave Jhe Gourt-House Debris Removed, The Relief and Aid Society to Be Called on To-Day. Objectionp of the Workingmen to That Organization, What That Sooiety Is Now Doing»e~Prie vate Relief. ‘Tho conference betweon tho Workingmen's Commite teo, tho Special Committeo of Nino sppointed from tho Common Councl, and the Finance Committce, was Deld yesterdsy afternoon in tho Cliy Clork’s offics, There wora prosent Xils Honor the Mayor, Ald, Moore, Ieath, Richordson, Dixon, Stone, Lynch, O'Brien, Balloy, Btout, Brand, Schaffner, Hpsulding, Cor- coran, Cullerion, McGrath, Foley, and Quirk, snd of the Workiugmen's Committeo, Mosars, Hoffma L'Hornault, Krzemionieky, Kraus, Henson, and Stalil, THE MAYOR'S IDEAS, ‘The meoting was called o order by Mayor Colvin, ‘whoatated ita objact to bo thie dovising of moana to ex- tend Feliet to the noedy workingmen of Chicago, Tho first mova to bo made waa to appolnt o commitieo to confor with tho Rellef and Aud Soclety es to tho dapo- sition of tho fund in thelr - hands, He could seono othior way of moving iu tho matter, Tho Soololy ‘might bo disposed to placo in tho hands of the Commit- 100$50,000 or $100,000, to bo distributed by them, Ho would ruggeat that tho wards choose committces, tho Aldermen {0 bo Chairmen ; then opon n store, procure provisions, canyass tho warde, sscertain tho suffering, and rellevoit, Ho had found that tho nearer tho ro- liof could be brought to the sufferers, tho bottor for them and for tho public, Nobody was s compotent to do this as tho Aldermen of tho varlous wards, Ald, Richardson would Hko to hear from tlio Work- fngmen’s Lumwitteo 8 to where or how he sufforing oxlsted, ¢ ALD. DIXON'S WAY, Ald, Dixon sal it was his practicn to take his neody conatituents o thio Rellef and Ald Socicty and to the County Agent’s office, and for those who could work ho secured employment. Tho Aldermen In the suffer- ing districta had not dono their duly in vearching out distress, 1Mo suggeated ¥hat tho Court-Houee ‘dobrie Lo clested sway, sud tho Fullerton avenue: ditch be Afinished, glving, any, two day's work per week to each man, o dil not believoin the gracery plan suggested by the Magor, for tho reason that tho Aldermen would 210t have timo to attend to it properly. DOWN OX IDLENESS, * Ald, Brind wanted to know whethor this movement was started to go with or to ill the People's party, B, McAuliff eald the movement bad no politleal boaring whatever, § Ald, Brand wus fn favor of protecting the moedy, but uat tho ldle, Ho uscd to havo to travel fn'tho-wiuc torihalf through Bwitzerland and France to get work, and ho bad no sympathy for tho fdle, WILLT TI1K WOBKINGMEN WANT, Ar, BoAulif said that ut two. rogistry-places 6,000 men had registored their names 88 boing out of emis ployment, What was wislied was relicf for thoso fu noed, nnd work for those out_of work, relfof to bo stopped 80 80on a8 wark waa given; thnt tho Disirib- uting_Commitice bo sppointed in port from amoug men suggesied by the workingmen,—men Who kuow thelr needs, Dy this_means, fraud and imposition would bo avolded, The workers knaw who was cold and hungry {n their midst. The people wanted work, not cliarity, WHAT THEY DO NOT WANT, The Workingmen wero at fault for allowing a fow corrupt oficlals at Washinglon, and s fow fnanclers in Wall strcet, to bring about this state of nffairs ; but {t was now upon them, and thoy did not want tho expe- rlouco of Tersu repoted,—its peoplo slarving by thousnnds, and, a littlp whilo after, tho Sha traveling ovor Enrope literally coverod with diamonds, Thoy did not want tosco tho Gages of Ohlcago roiliug in wealth a year or two bance, If the workingmen wero rightly vised in this matter, thoy would oventually come out with moro wisdom, and such a condition of things would fn_tho futuro bo avolded, Tho exlsting stato of noclety was rovalling in all its aspocts, but tho purtios nllied fo{hiamovement had no political designe; thoy ouly meant to succor the needy and distressed, “Thero was justns much food snd fucl o there wau last year, anil_tho peoplo wero nof content to lave it hoarded in tho atorehouscs of the rich. It was ot right that tho rich should loso all, but thoy should be taxed_to rellove,_the nocessitics of 1o preacut bour. the debris of the Court-Houss Squarg would_furnish cmployment to 500 men, and 1t sliould bo begun at onco. ‘ihey aslied for food, not monoy, and that landlords should not bo llowed to turn olit tenonts, ‘AUTUAL BTADVATION, Ald. Richordson asked if they claimed that peoplo were ulnrvlni(. Br. MoAullff said ho knew of sevoral cases of actual autieriug, Lo hiad fed poople aulof his own scanly redources, Wsa it not belter to give thess people work than to drive them to actsof theft and robbery? ‘Thero wero ud Trades'~Unions n the city; thoso dsys ad gowo by. Ald, Bafley endd Iis howso was crowded svery night with _sufferors, with whom he lisd gone in person to tho Relief sud Ald Socioly, without success, but the County Agent dida Littlo toward relieving them, Ir, Btalil said bio know of mnny;(nmlflnl actually in want of relfef. Olkors, who had s little property, and bad to poy faxes, had no monoy to pay with, and wantod work by which to cara motoy, Aany actuully . : Jof’ Soclety and get and, Wutd, o ought to of avry clizen fof pouriu ol on It was in Bis power to invo placed n dforcnt spoct pon tho mlter, Theso ‘men should not-bo treated ko boost, AldL Schaffner, with gomo- bheat, fnquirod 1t Mr, Hoffman menut {o say thit tho city nuthorities treatod tho peoplo Ijke beasts, Mr. Hoffmun replled that ho did not say that,~ho ‘ment to glvo warning againat such treatment, #Ono at a thme, gentlamon," ssid tho Mayor. MR, NKNO'S DONATION, A, Toffmon euld ho hud an_order from Mr, Tieno 10 furulels tyenty tons of coal gratls, and 100 tona ot baro cost, Ho aiked that the city g0 on with the pub~ lic inwrovements, and givo tho people work, for it could be dono at hlf what it would cost in _dmmer. ‘Tht finprovements niust bo made; why not do it now, and give the peoplo omploymeut?' He could promisd that If but a llttlo aid wors givon, the honest poor of this city would nover 1ift n hand Iu disordor, NEPRESENTATIVE OB ATTONNEY, Ald. Mooro askad wheter Mr, Hoffman sppeared as tlie representativo or the attoruoy of tho working~ mou. Mr. Hoffman replied that ho appeared as {ho Chair- ‘man of thelr Committes, and not as thelr attornoy, Tho word “ attornoy * hud boen used by Mr, Sigh, who oxplaitod Wiat 4t was & slako srulag o1t of bik unfamiliarity with jlio English langugo, ALD, BOUAFFNEN'S IDEAY, AL, Schaffner clafmed to havo 58 uch sympathy as anybody foc suffering humanity, and tho necdy hud uover upplled o bim g vulu ¢ Dit o was not willing to givo blw own or tho city’s wubstance to support peo- plo i1 Jdieness, Foople minet not come with a kulie in nad, sud domand hilp, 88 o right, from (hoso who Jind Veon mory E.mvlden‘ thian they, ' A sérit of Com- muntem way plainly domonstrutod i last Sunduy's meoting, but ko ad too _much vontidencoln tho good cltizonelifp of tho workingmen of Oblmgo fo lo- Hlevo thot o riot would cmante_from there, though ho had fearod (st tideven aud burglars would rafso o disturbunco for purposcs of plundor, It s 1ot pose bl Lor ths eity o Incur wny mor fndcbiadness, 1Te Deld that the Iellef and Ald Hocloly was not eniitled ta ol tho ioney I el possomion sn givs it out a4 they suw b that monoy should bo given aut uow, for tho rollef Gf present wanly, Tho Rsllof Bocloty with fta inchinery conld 1ot most tho oxgencled of tho proseut situstion’s thoro was (oo much machinery sbout . A comnities stiould fat Lo appolted 1o omfor with the Dolicf Baclety, and tscorinln whothor they wouldt pluco fu (ho hands'of tho cily authoritios an amount of money to bo distributed 1y tho Alder- wmen {n conjunction with assistants closen by iho pooplo thomselves, He moved (L appdntment of Comsuittos of Fives—three Aldermen axd {wo reures sontatives of the workingmen, with confar with the NeHof and'Aid Hocloty, TIE COURT-TOURE DENRIE, Ald, Qullorton said that. work® could mot bo lot, with- out appropriation of monoy, ond, oven thon, (o city muat advertise for bids, The oity lind no control over the matier, a8 tho contractora would employ auch men a8 they saw Ot, Tho only thing that conld be doua waa toclenn away the Cotirt-JIouse debris, The Relief Hocloty must frs bo lcard from a5 lo whil they would o, Ald, Dizon asid that thocharter permitted tho rafsiny of monoy fn caso of nn omorgeucy, Buch a stato o things had now arieen, and tho eity should ot once proceed ta clear away tho Court-liouso dobris, The lty would do_fla own work withaut adverlising for 8, Ald. ichardson proposod fo Tot the monoy atay in tho lisnds of tho Reliaf and Ald Boclety, to ho paid ot to s ronlly descrving of i, whien' cortified to by Aldermon and roprescntatives of tho workingmen, Ald, SchofTnor sald that thia wos whot was cone tomplatad by bis reeolution. Ald, Rictstdsou said that It wos intondod to use tho Gouri-Houso dobris for filling and raistng to grads o mirroundiug stcools, This could noi. bo don 1 wibiter, the Mayor,~to 0 MoNEY, Ald. MeGrath sald tho clty Lind no monoy with which to'pay men, in caso thoy ‘woro employed. All that could bo ralsed was nocded to pay matured fudobted- ness, without which tho cly could never borrow monty agoln, Tho demnnd was for work. Could {hio city puy for tho work? o thought It uradvimblo o KD and offer advico and assistance to tho Relfef rnd {d Soclety an to whoro aud liow lo extend” roler They would resont such interforenco. Ifo proposed to'borrow from tho Helief nnd Ald Society tho monoy with whick to pay for such improvements ns conld Lo made this winer, The city was not bound, morally, " to furnieh work, but it 1o do'it it pomsibie, Ho umior. tbnt_the North Opleayo ~ Rolliwg Mills soversl other Inrgo manufactories wero making arrangements to start up with full forces of workmen after tho 1st of Jonuary, and thers was & prospect that a very largo pertion of thoee now fdlo would soon bo ble to go, work, ‘Ald. Dixon baloved that tho Doard of Public Worka could aot Inrgo numbors of workmen at, work immodi- otely, RO DLLIEF GOUIRTY YOR THEM, Mr. Stahl atd that if, it was imposaiblo for tho city fot tho fuct bo msdo known at once, &0 tint thio workingmon might consider what todo nest, iEo Gommilico s not appoiated to anply to tio te- Mef Soclety, and did uot feel autharized to do it, Ald, McGrath fuquired Jf the skilled mochanies now out of work, would by willing to go into sowers and qig kneo decp in mud, DMr. Stabl belloved that every one of them would sognie Go tuls tan to apply to o Rellet Socicly. for u pi¢ -, Hoffman eaid that the moncy i possession of the Tollef Hoclety realy lelonged 0 tho ity of Ohl- cago; it wan fliegally turned urer to them by Msyor ‘Muxon, and they of right Lud no cantrol ovar it Ald, BEcGrath suggested that it would bo difiicult to conviiico then of that fact, Mr, Hoffman said ho approved of tho proposed ap- plication to the Relicf Hocloty to asaist them in dis- iributing relief, IC they refised tho offer they would a lisblo to the suapicion that tho $600,000 was not held and used by them for tho benadit of tho needy poor of Chicago, A practical eolution of it would be to gok halt the nolcy now held by the Kelicf Bocloty, and with it pay for the various publio improvements which can’be prosccuted {his wintor. If (ley refusn to give it p, then the workingmen would know who to hold respousiblo for thelr sorrows snd sutfor- ing—they would know whother tho moncy was or_was not held for the beneflt of tottering banks snd shaky real-cutata spcculators, or whother it was beld for (he ‘eucAt of tho poople of Chicago, TUE MAYOR DEFLADS TITE BOCLETY, Mayor Colvin suld jt was indicated that the Relfof Socloty waa too far frotn the peoplo—thut it wns a pri- vato Bocioty, {n tha control of a fow, It was not prie vato saclety, Tho money had been kept in ita hands, sud woll kspt, 1o doubt, Aficr the Commiltes h conferred with the Bocloty, tho sitantion would bo Detler understood, Tho cify was too largo for its poor to bo reached through the machinory of the Reliof Socloty, *Tho Aldermen. wero the best informed of tho nceds of thelr constitucnts, and best qualified 1o distribute rellef, . COMMITTEX APPOINTED, Tho motlon for o committeo to confer with the Rellef Socicty was carried. Tho Mayor appoluted tho Commmiltee, us follows: Ald. Schaffuer, McGrath, and Heoth, and Mesura, MoAuliffe, Stahl, and Hoffman, On motion, tho Committco "was inlstrucied to walt upon the Rolfef Boclety at 3 o'clock to-day, snd a_gen- eral mevting of the Jomt Committoes was sppointed for 4 o'clock this aftornoon, . cITY WonK, Commieslonor Thompson, of tho Board of Publle Works, safd that tho ouly work which could be pushed forward now was the cleaniog up of (he Courl-Iause square, In tho matter of the Fullerton avenuo condult, that work, under tho charter, would havo to bo let {0 contructors, Thoy could be'compelled to start tho work at once, but tho Board could neither control the clas8 nor the humber of men fo be employed, Sfa- chinery waa required, and a vast number of men could not bo emploged to advantago, if_skilled labor wero eme 3fr, McAullfTo safd that ployed ot o high prico s benefit wan conforred upon the whola communily, Tho skilled laborer would help bis unskilled brother. 4.00LD RELIEY, Ald, Oullerton eid that if the wéather should turn cold, ut least 3,000 men would be ewmployed in putting up fee, "o ‘mesting adjourned until 4 oelock this afternoon, when will bo prescnted thio report of tho Special Gom- mitieu appoiated to coufer with tho Iilief and Ald So- cloty. ——— WHAT IS NOW DOING, TUE WELIEF AND AID BOCIETY, At 1 meating of tho Board of Directors of the Relief and Aid Socloty, held Mondsy evening, the following report of tho relief oxtended during the two weeks flni“ug on the 20th was submitted by Mr, C. G, Trues- o General Buperintendent of tho Society SMONEY AND FUEL. dell, ¢ +4486,470,00 1,985 85,00 g For uinglo lodgln Lodged at freo lodg EMPLOYMENY, - Number of porsons furplahed with employment. ,..162 Tho number of families aided {n cash “or coal and both durlug (e month of December up to date i 004, ALDEMMANIO_ AID, An o Chrlstmas gift to thoss unuble to iy bread, Messrs, C. L, Woodmsu & Co, will distribute, frot, five thousand loaves to tho poor, from {helr bikory, corner of Canal and Adams streots, Wednesduy aftor- noow, Deo, 34, . Ald. Joue, of tho Twonticth Ward, announces that 1o viill distributo chickous to thio unetployed poorand noody of bia ward on Ciristnios mornlug, from 9 to 11 oclogk. ot L placo of Lusuoss, No. 38 Mlchigan streot, 01 452 —_— THE GERMAN PRESS, TIK STAATS ZEITONG, The Staals Zeituny speuka of tho demands of the workingmen Tollawa Clifeago naw bas, Hko Berlin, it Bebels, its Lich- Xucchis, Mondos, ond Tolkcs., Tiere, too, 14 war de- clared_on tho dirgracoful *monoy-lendors, tho con- tomptiblo * capitullsts,” ond tho *proporty-owning clusaes,” and a divislon'of property ls demnuded in tha numo of *tho right to live," Hore, t0o, 16 it declurcd, with threatonlug reforences to tho “eirong lata” of tho workingmen, that tho city must furnish them all with fooil o with subsistence, Thio meetivg held at the Vorwarts Turn Hall, Sun- dny, was o atrongor domonstration In support of theas doctrines and doinauds than any over mudo ot Auier- fonn poil, If 4t bad been left to tho speakers ot ths meeting, a revolution would have broken out ut once, provided that tho epeakers would baveno persoual risks o run, Thero was no lack of incentivas to violouce, “Tho hatred aud rago ngafnet thio * Riol, * who * lio on silkon 8ofus and smoko tlue Huvana cigars, whilo tho worldngmeu must live iko cattle, {0 oarti dry bread,” wns gtimulatod in a fasbion which would hava gladder cd the hearcof every Mueuch Communist, Jududug of tlcso peoches, tho nccessitica of tho laborin classcs 1 Chlcago’ must Do greator than thoy over wero in London of Parie, 1tia very likely thaf many of thoso who applauded thoso rematis, afterwards ato @ Lienrty suppor in fheir own Jittlo homes, and thot the mast feruclaus of the spenkors wera tho ooa who sulfored the loaet from tho destitution vhich thoy so puthetically described. 1t counot bo dispited that thero are, unfortanatoly, only too many workingmen i Chicago out of cmylo mieiit, and ot thoso of them whio hi better tmes bid Tald up » Hitlo money, are now liviug on it, while othiers, who wero not so provident As to savo aujtliing, or who wers not o fortunute as (0 Lo ablo {0 do su uro sufferiug, This, us wo sald, 18 n sud Toality, Buf Hicro da 1o proof thit tho so-called * o™ ure now sovellug g iiu supurdlty wnd thgroby tusulling 1lie necessity of tho * hungry faborers,” Tho claga of fillo *Renffers” and_coupon-cutters 1s vory poorly Topresented in Chicago, “ho wolfare of our city do- ponde on_current proiits, and, whien that stops o io-called Fich suffor us mtich g8 tho working. classcs, slice tholr busjuces expenscs continuo, whilo tho ro- colpta dinappears Fhere aro hundreds, If not (lonsands of our road- ora, whio aro smiall dealer, and who, Blnce they oro in bueincss ou thelr own account, uro, nccording to thu viow of the speaker at tho Sunday eoling, to bo_cone aldored capltullsts. Thoy kuow only too wall that i dull times thoy wuffer moro thun workingmen, whe bisve 10 expienses for shop rent, ote,, and 00 outstunding Indebtediicas to Whol £ar 0 concorua Lo managors of , any ano can eatlly conviveo bimnelf that with tho mwfority thelr recalptu do not cover thelr busiiess ozponscs, fur Lens return thewm u profit, But % tho clty” they axy k. furniel Ly and 4 7The fty 17 What v that but tho ta Aro thoso'speakoty sue thal, uob meroly lin o city nothih cas borrdw uoflifug, wo oyt g & million 1 lacking to eyt dbta filling duo by April 17 ' Moro than alf @ million dollurs of the taxcs of 1874 axo yot un- i, Hovw I8 this monoy to o raleed 2 By sollin lio property 1, Lt tow cau they sel uniuiprove bulldiog {ots. the awnars af which do not live la Ohle Huuday, 8o blnd thut they do not y hut tiat it - The Ehicage Dailp TPibune, NUMBER 195, cago; and {f tho peraonal property of all the de'inquent taxpayors ware to bo sald, as in Germany, whors would purcliosors bo founa 7 “Ilio clty eatitiot borrow monoy outalde, for ita credit 18 gono. "Dy tho Coustitution tho city cannot have a funied dobt of over olovon aud a balf milllons, but it now han thirleon and a half, Besido tile, thoro in & flonting dobl of n milllon and a alf, to bo pald ot oF tho tax-lovy for 1673, nnd which, a8 hna_beon said, must bo pald within throo niontlis, So where Is thé money (o oo from 7 g ean tten outside, A within the city as Vsen propased, ut i) Lo nn anticipation of tuxew,—that Is, tho cortifleates of Indetednera it be takeh in poyment of the taxon of 1873 or 1874, If thin totiey wero siow advanced, futuro tax lovies would_have to fio fuerenscd, nud in o city in which moro workingmen own thelr honses than in any other ¢ty {u tho world, auch an Increnso of tsxntion waitld bear most hoavily ou thu workingmon. Dut senmin that i toma ey wflion could ba obtalned, In addition to tha million noeded for tho Dayment'ar tho ity dsbt, how would ihal sorvo to pro- vido work for tho lsboriugmon, Muat {ho clty start, opitlar loan. s conld only: {rou~mills, furnititre-fuctories, shoo-shops, otc? And ¥4 {t did, liow much of tho million would bo consumed in purcliosing raw material and how much in wages 2 ‘Wheroe would thero bo s market for the articles mudo ? In_sliort, does not overy onosco that {o omploy 1a bor in such o fashion, at the oxponso of the tax- payors, would drivo nway from Loro tho forciga capital wWhiteh ho city a0 urgently requires, 1 such questions may bo disregardod by these con- acionceless mirlcaders of tho people, but o ecnsiblo workingman should roflect, and thinl: twico before ho Jumps from the frying-pan into tho firo. The times are very hard,—wlo flmlcn it?7 But the remodles proposcd at the Sundsy mecting cannot betler mal- tors ; they would only worsen them. Wengroo fully with what anotber German paper saya, that means for tho relief of tho present nooessity can bo found only by calm and friendly consultstion on both sides, but not, by tho lawless clamor ond brutal (hreats of selfah demagogues who falscly call themsolvea workingmon, and who uso such meelings as the Bundsy one to Tower tho real workingmen by making thom tools for , their own ouds, Dz pnETE PRESE. This papor saya that the procession of _tho working- men {n‘ovnq hat thoy want work aud food, and that botl sides nre evidontly striving to reliovo tho nocessi- ty of the unemployed, snd that this effort will succeed, But i€ the workingmon had listenod to tho clamor &F some of tho speakers who nre perverted fanatics or ine amous domugogues, the result would havo been differ- ent. 'Theso men wero slmply working for their ovn privatoends, Yy © Philndelphin Striliers. PrutAvrLeia, Dec. 2).—Tho atriking Ylongshore- men have organized an ussociation. Ono rosolution declares that white and colored mon nay become membors. About 10 lrikors maxched along the dockto-dng, endeavoring to induce the mon who woro working to Jofu themn, ~Bomo of tho mon who wero working at ro- duced ratés iove not. restimod work to-day, being in- timidated by tho violonco offorad by thol compions Jant night, THE VIRGINIUS. The Alleged Demand of Spain for o Restoration —The luvestigation ns to the Vessol’s Status—Attacks upon American Citizens in Samtiago de Cubn—Tho British Government has Not Domanded Burricls Pumshe ment 3 Lonox, Dec, 33,—The Tinos this morning, allud- ing {0 tho report, that Spaln has mado & demand upon the United States for tho restoration of the steamebip Virginius and tho survivors who were snrrendorsd at Bantlogo do Cubs, esys: “Such ction on the part of Spoln would bo prema- ture, desplto the opinion of tho Attorneye Gonernlof the United States, that tho Visginiua had 1o right to casry tho American flag, Spain must walt until & United States court has seltled the case of ths veesel before proceeding further in the matter.” © . T INVESTIGATION, WasittvaToN, Dec, 23,.—Tho invesiigation as o the character of the Virginus will be conductod in New York. The Govermment is powerless to proceed against Patterson, to whom tho register for tho vessel was issued, on scoount of tho statuio of Umitations. © " sranian DpavaDo. New Yonn, Dec, 23.—A dispatcl 40 the Tribune from Key Weat, Fla,, contains the following: *‘Tho Vir- glnlus prisonors, who woro surrendered at Santfago do Cuba, sny that when the officors from the Tornado Doarded tho Virgiiu, ong of them, in hauling down tho flag of tha United Btates, tore it into ribbons and trminpled upon it, asserting, with an oath: ‘This is what I hava whntod.” THE SITUATION IN BANTIAGO DE COBA 18 Teported to be very ecrious, Only a week ago twen- ty-five citizens wera™ arrested, and “after a mock-trial, without any evidonce boing adduced sgainat fhem, they were told to go home, ™ On their way thoy wero wruelly wagtald and killad, Only ona cscaped and ba waa riddled with bullots. Tl Americaus are continu- ally In fear for their lives, and bitterly complain that nothing has been done to redress their wrongs, Tt is not safo for au American officer to go ashare nlons at Santingo, All along the river line the Spsuiords aro erecting now batterles,” [Herald Special.] Lopow, Dec, 23,—An official donial is given to tha ntory of the Now York 79mes, that the English Gov. arnment bos demandod ths punlshment of Gen, Bure el —_— SPRINGFIELD, Meeting of tho Railrond and Ware= Niousc’ Comminsion-<Kogistrar Fyn= dnle’s Worlk=-The Tronble About the Xndustrial University Tax in Chams ~preign County, Speeial Dixpatch ta The Chicago Tribune, SentnarIELp, L., Deo 23,—At & sesslon of tho Bourd of Railroad sud Wareliouso Commnissioncrs, beld this aftornoon in {his city, John M. Pearvon, Fsq., was clected Presidont of the Board, vico Col, Cook, de- 2cased, This actlon wos tho resultof a motion made Dy Judgo Blecle, tho new member, who wos present for tho Srat time, T, fI. Tyndole, the Registrar of Grain ot Ohicago, mado tho followlug _rocommendo~ tions to-day: John . Allon {o be Firat Assistani, Reglstrar ; Charles W, Danfels, Socond Asslstant ; and Harry Doane, Third Asslstant, Tho Board {hero- upon mad’, the several hppointmonts. Mr. Tyndale, &' & eaid, s looking nfter {lia warchouses and warehotiromon sharply, and it is oxpected that fn o few days ho wil ba ablo to roport that sll caunes of compluint are ended, for tho pres- ent, aud until somo now devico istinvenfed, Tho Come misionors submitted the final deaft of tlelr roport to thio Governor to-day, The Chalrmun of the Doard of Supervisors of Ohampaign County was hero fo-day, acenmpanicd by J. M, Gregory, Regent of tho Industrinl Univorsity. It in underatood that their vislt related to the recent ac- tion of tho Board of Superyisors of Ohampalgy Coun- ty o refuslng to lovy the tax fo pny the fn- forest on tho bonds issugd in ald of the Uaiversity, It {8 now Rlven out that the Board of Bupervisors will recosider their action, provided tho Attorney-General will furnisk an opinion in the matter fn support of tho theary that thoy bave the powor o lovy the tsx, Tho Board of Supcrvisors nasert thnt thelr Iato nction was taken after tarefully considering tho guestion, and in parsusnco of o logal apiuon fhat thoy hud no powor fo lovy the tax, Tbe Attoruoy-General Leing absent from (ho city, it s not known what his opinlon will be, Tlio Ghicago Dook Movufacturing Compons, caplal atock $20,000, was liconsed to-day. ¢ Col, Merrlim, tho Gollootor of this District, who has , Daen in offico two months last Saturday, on balanciu hifs biouks on that dny, found that thocollections footed 1P $265,000, foF Whlct i hield 8o xeceipta of thio. Gor- crument, ENET & CO. The Convictod New York Riug ‘Thiof Is 8till at Large«-Trinls of Some of His Companions in Iniquity, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, New Yonr, Dec, 20,—Ifonry Genct, one of {he Ring of 1870, who was convicted last Friduy of falso pre- tense, sl was to havo beon sentenced on Monday, but escaped from 'tho Doputy Shordf having bim in churge at 9 o'clock that morning, has not yet been captured, It was lezrned te-day that, after leaving his home, ho was met by a friend,—a littlo ward-politiclan namod Dunnfgan,—with whom Lo crossed Harlem bridgo. Thoro tlioy hired a otso and Iight wagon, and wero drivon at great speed to Pelbam iy, Fastcliester County, Imuiedinloly on arriving {liore, they engaged a row-boat o carry thom fo the {slands known ua tho Thrco Drothors, which aro situ- ated b thio sound opposite Polham, hear tho coast of Long lsland. Thoy stopped {hero a whort timo, and went theuce to ‘Whitestone, Long Island, whore they quictly passed tho remaluder of (ko day in the house of o frlend of Genot, named Touy Miller, a woll-known ward-politiclon of this city, They left {ua horpltable Miller's early this morniug tor somo villago further out in Lon? Island, The Doputy Sheriffs, who havo been on hifs track constantly, it to knows where Iio % oxpected to kpend this evening, and ex- s tho Lelet that thoy will bavo i fu cistady iy o-morrow morping. T Angociated Preas,| New Yonx, Dee, Shorlff Bronuan, through his coumyal, ples ed Uint fno was not rady 13 shonw " cativn why ho skuld not be puniahod for his failure to pro- duco Genet in court yeaterday, and tho ease was ade Journed Hil Mor-tay fiext, Tho Shorlif Lopes fo cape turo tuo tugltive, Qrinkw oprENDERN, Dmch warrants luvo been fssuwd fur o stiest of lo‘nmunb Nnr(?n,‘mulnr,l i ) 0150 Comilssiouors, Kot .. nishied thair counsel, Judgo A. J. Dittenliofler, with writteu authority to uppeas for them iu the misde. meator cases, which were et down for trisl on B svideneo for th proscoution closed In the case 'he ovidenco for tho of ox~Muyor Hall, aud the Court adjourned ¢t to- morrow. it il OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LivEnroot, Doo, 23,—Bleamsbips Donau, Periore, (romh Now York; Olympus, [fom Do o D (e o Fortisd. APV o