Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1873. REAL ESTATE. Only a Small Amount of Businecss Now Belng Transacted, But Activity Anticipated During the Lat- ter Half of the Winter. Tmprovemonts West of Ashland Avonno and South of Madison Street, The Belt Railrond--Sales of Proporty.< Transfers for the Weelk. As might bo expoected, tho volumo of business sctually doing in renl estato > 18 8MALL. g Most éapitalists do not care to dntlcipato thoir Jeouary recoipls for intorest aud from other sonroes, and laborors and small purchasors gon- | orally havo thelr money in tho savings bauls, whozo managors put them off ne best thoy could in Octobor 80 as to mako their sixty dnys' no- tioos oxtond beyoud tho 18t of January. Deal- ors roport much more inquiry from this closs within tho past week, proparatory toclosing bur- gnibs onrly next month. The demand comes {rom those who dosire to Improve for Lhomes as carly a8 possiblo in the spring,—certninly bofore the 1st of May, e The leading houses notico considerablo trade roing on betweon bolders of fmproved oity prop- arty for outsido lands,—partics paying holauces in eash and assuming mortgnges, as the case mny bo, Best informed owners and denlors an- ticipate AN ACTIVE DUSINESS during tho latter half of tho winter. Wo hear that Lastern copltalists who have herotoforo in- veated in Chicago proporty roport to their ngonts that they will continuo to invest thelr aurplus hore and keep what they now have. No othercityin the countryoffors solarge and so sure i advance as Chicago. Though pricos mny ro- main for » time stationnry, aud evon oceasion- ally roceda considerably, thoso who bave held on to all judicious investmonts have not failed to TEAP A RICH REWARD for their faith.in the substautial progress of our tity. Tho low brico of ronts for buainess offices snd houses suro to rule for somo time to come eannot fail to attract a great many businoss mon to Chicago. Thore is now ample room for all ttho aro ltiely to com will rontls ab reaponne Dile, nud on somo streets and in some quarters of the oity nt * ruinonsly low," figures. Ilonco, all who wish to come here will regard this as n fav- ornble opportunity. It may bo doubted whather there are dwellings euau;}h to correspond with the business hounes, but familics can manage to et along by boarding and otherwisa till they can ud good homes. Should thers bo a dewnnd, our builders could goon supply that. From the cities and towns that surround us Cineago reccives tho largest and most valuablo ADDITIONS TO UED POPULATION, Lending lawyers, merchants, baukers, and otliery, as soon a8 they acquiro any conslderable amouut of property, look to our city o their fu- turo homes. Our splendid packs and beautiful drives, our lectures, operas, and cuitivated so- ciety, aroe exceedingly atiractive to their families, and lionce the father gets no peaca till ho sccures an clegant home in some of the best quarters of tho city. Coming from the country ho brings a largo business with him, and thus boih bis old fncnds and our city lecolve & corresponding benefit, THI INPBOVEMENTS WEST OF ASILAND AVENUE AND HOUTH OF MADISON HTREET. On Adams stract, soveral two-story and bnse- ment blocks, with _swoll fronts aud Mansard roofs, have just been completed, which add grently to the benuty of that locality. Probably fifty of these elogant residences have been ercet- 2d on this street within tho Inst fow months, Ou Monroo street, thera are flmrcnlf n less number of similar buildings that hnve bheen fin- ished during the samotime, They extend sov- eral blocks wost of Ashland avonue, Juckson streot has struggled bard to keeppaco with the lnet two streets, but is likowise improv- fng, there being a number of fiue marble-fronts now in process of crection botween Ashland avenuo and Roboy stroct. Van Buren street, that a littlo whilo ago, in this region, looked somothing liko a_desert, now iooms "up with palatial pura marble-fronts, in long, solid blocks, with here and thero an isolated gwell front to give o plensant and rich varioty. Commoning on the corver of Ashland avenuo, with Jolm Owsley's maguificont Athons marbles front, wo pnss on by C. T. MeKay's and Carter 1. Hanison's block™ of twelve Yormont marble- fronts, to find bc{,ond more new buildings going np, aud ground broken for others that are at once tc bo built. Opden avounus (Southwest Plank Rord), which « year since Jooked like a country highway, now ads the appearanco of a solidly built strect for n :nnfldom‘; e distanco; not that tho buildings aro in immodiato contact, but extend at short intervals far ulong tho avenne southwestward. On cither ¢ide of this avenue, south of Van Buren and west of -Ashlaod avenue, nnd as far 38 Westorn avenue, at the time of the fire hero was an nlmost naked marshy prairio whore 10w are the homes of & lurge number of woll-to- 1o people. y THE DELT RAILROAD, Tho following is important ns to the locntion of tho Belt Railway : Beginning uear the Inko ut 3outh Chicago, it follows on the Soutl Chlcnfiu & Western Rallrond to its junction with tho Rock Island Road betweon South Englowood and Washington Heights ; thenco west through Soctions b and ¢ to the Pittaburgh, Cincinunti & Bt. Louis Itsilrond, in Town 87, 14; thenco northwest to tho northwest cornor of Bcction 81; thenco wost nocthwest through Sections 26, 20, and 27 to the west quarter line of Secction 22 thence ctly norih, through Sections 23, 10, 10, 8 (in Town 98, 1), 84, 27, 23, 16, 10, 3 (Town 39, 13), 84, 27,22 (Yown 40, 18), where itconnects with tho Milwaukes & St. Paul and tho Chicago 4 Northwestern Ruilroads, Letween Montroso aud (rving Park. The entiro longth of the road is 24 miles, The ahove in from tho surveys of Fred W. Clurke, Chicf Enginoer of tho road, and is authentic. SALES OF ULRICK & TOND. 80x135 foet, wost front, on Droxel boulevard, nbout 200 feet morth of Oukwood boulovard, wold for 125 per foot, Four lots in Ulrioh & Bond's Subdivision, on Baventy-fitth streot, eust of Stony Island boule- vard, sold for $450 each. £ Seven acres in McCailry’s Bubdivision of the southeast feactional quartor of Sec. 2, Town 388, North Nango14, aold for&1,860 por eoré; ono-third snsh, bulauco in three aud five yoars, at 8 per ‘I'nig is located on Avcher avenue, wost of Brighton, 505200 foot, on Michizan torraco, fronting the \ake, south of Forty-fifth street, sold for 5,000, ap long time. Houso corner Forty-second stroot and Evons avenuo sold for £8,600. WARREN, KEENEY 4 0O. roport salesof the following: AtSouth Evanston, & house and lot 100 feot, enst front on Whoeeler avenue, near Riun ayeuue, to Chavles H. Col- bury, for &0,000: o house and 100 feob north {ront ou Rinn avenue, east of Chicogo nvenue, to W. IL. Davis, for 88,000; and to H, ., Getolieil and others, 300 feet south frant, west of the rail- rond tracy, for n lumber-yard, for 87,5600 BAKLIL & M'COWN #old the northoast ton ncres of thelr addition to Washington fleights, in Beo. 17, 87, 14, loonted one-fourth mio from the Rock Islund crossing ; cansidoration, §1,200 pbr nore, J. 8, GOULD & €O, sold four lots, cach 25x125 foot, in Russoll's 51':61‘('1'\\'1&%“ in Bec, 18, 87, 165 cousidoration 2900, . 3 7. P CLARKE & CO. sold 46130 feot, with Lnilding, corner of Roboy and Juciison strooly ; consideration, 12,000, Twonly by 190 feat, west front, being 922 Soutl Leaviit atreot, with brick bullding thore« on; consideration, #6,000, NEW BUILDINGH, Tho Mothodt Bovk Concern lot, adjoining the Portland Blook, on Washington stroot, 1 boing built up by Mr, Busby, who Is erecling a five-sitory stong-frout for tho retall trade, Adjoining thiv, My, Hopson is erecting n build- ing of tho #nmo dimensions, which he will oceu- py himsolf. PRONATLE: BALES, Nogotiations are ponding for 1,135 feet on the Pavillon boulevad, near the South Park and on Tifty-aixth stroot, tho amount of the transaction befug §30,000, which is £40 por font jou the Lou- lovard, aud 817,50 oif on Fifty-sixth-stroot, BATURDAY'S TRANSFEUS, “Tin following instruments wero filed forrecord on Baturday, Dee, 27 OITY PROPEERTY, Jest Tucntysccond ot e cor of ;’n&u&! 84,0 0x110 11, duted Dee, 8 3 considerution, 9,008, SR SRS o rwyiet wt, w T 2851770 ;ll., ““;unh bullding, dated Ock. 10; eonntderalion, ratrio v, 831t # of Twentyaccond al, o f,2 180 ti, Wit Luilding, Qated Deg, 13 nnnalnluhfil‘n‘\g ), V0N, Michigan at, 160 1t o of North Stato at, n f, 252100 dated Doe, 10 cotmddorntion, &,000, ' * Totso st, 85 14 8 of Hophin ', v f, 20x128 010 ft, dated Doe, 20 ; conaldorntion, $7,000, o;imana tho aboro, dated Eept, 20 constderation "Unlon Park phace, 113 1t , 113 £t n of Lalkost, w f, 24 8-10x 111 i, dnted Dec.1 3 conaldoration, $0,000" Tark av, 898 ¢ w of Leavitt st n £, 402124 #t, dated Dee, 23+ countderation, ¢4, Cornelis t, 478 L 0 of Nobls f, f £, 253128 ft, il bullding, dsted Nov. 6, 1872 { consiilorailon, 81,400, Tatn 21, 63, nnd A, $h Blosk 10, Plecee's Adiliion to olatein, aleo Lot 10, in Block ll-i. Bhoflield's Addition, dated Dee, 20 ; conalderation, §7,000, Do Inland ay, northwest corner Roboy sty 8 f, £08x 100 1, with 723100 It i namo_block, datod Dob, 2, 3 comideration, $16,000, Sumol . Walker to Lottor mer, Lot 09, 40, 80, and 67, in Dlock 7, of w 3¢ n w i Bee, 80, 49, 14, dited Dee, 241 consideration,; §8,000. Lot 24, 1in Prussing’s s w_Dlock of so A Bec, 12, 39, 15, dnted Dec, 17 ; connideration, $900, . tatoat, et Twenty-sixth and Tiwenty-cighth ate, w £, 60x181 {1, dated Dec, 18 ; conriderntion, $4,360, Lot 6, in Block 1, of Clurkkon's purt W 3¢'ui 0 & Beo, 6, 9, 14, dated Dec, 4 3 consldoratioh, $433, Lots1to 5 ahd 40 and 48 of Scavern's Block 18 of o X Bee. 81, 89, 14, dated Dec, 20§ conshleration, $4,000, 0TI O OITY L, T.ofn 10 to 23 in Block 1 of Sidwell's Addition to Tine glewood, duted Aug. 9 3 considerntion, §2,810, Yot 40 In Block 1, of m Throdd of 16 i Sec, 4, 38, 14, anted Dec, 207 conadieration, §2,400, Lot 8, of NcOnrty's Lot 1, of loechmorkel's u 3¢ &l’m' 0, Bee, 16, 39, 14, dated Doy c. 16 conslderation, WEAT OF CITY LDMITA, Yot 6, In DaWolf's w 27 ucres of n o % Soo, 16, 30, 13, dated Duo, 283 conslderation, 3,000, RUMMARY FOR TIE WEDK, Tho following Is tho tolnl umount of city and sub- airban property truneferred during tho woek ending Baturday, Dec, 27: City property, number of sales, 176 ; conslderation, $407,010, North of cit; limits, num- hor of sales, 23 consideration, $10,050, Houth of cit; Hmlts, pumiber of sles, 231 consldoration, $114,168, Weat of eity Limils, unmber of snles, ; coustdoraflon, $7,000, ‘Total sales, 102; total cons! eration, §338,818, —- EDWARD |. TINKHAM. One shorl year ago theso fostival days, tho Lenrts of the many friends of him whoso nnme 18 road above woro snddened at the intelligence that ho waa lying prostrated by the most sevora of tho many nttacks of that palurul dlscaso which hind pursued him for 0 many yoars, and with lucreased violenco after his oxcesslvo nnd disintorested exertivns and oxposuro ab tho timo of tho fire, Trom this eritical illioss, however, ho rallied, and the spring saw a rapidly progreseing and ap- parently real convalescence, aud strong hopes wero hind that tho long spell was at last brokon, and that ho was againon tho threshold of a coraparatively vigorous life, o noenro forhisconvalescence a gonisl climate and egrocable urroundings, a swnmor {n Switz- erlnnd was decided upon, and the voyage made with comfort and benetit, At a plensant retroat In Clarons, on the Lake of Goneva, gratifying rogults ab flrst ousued from tho pure air aud pleturesque surroundings, but, later in the season, & mnoew and mniost palnful disenso wob in, sggravated, it is foared, by anxiolies resulting from tho disturbed state of fnaneinl affairs in this country. Buf, oven aftor many wooks of most paiuful enduranco, hie wonderful vitality had brought him through this, whav, just after tho hopeful letters which told the favorablo verdict of hin physician, came the brief and snad word of his death, on the sec- oud day of the prosent month. This ovent creatos a wide void in a large and decply-atinchad circle of friends, of which Lo bnd long beon nu esscutinl part. — For nearly forty years ho hiad beon a resident hore, un ne- tlve and prominent officer in differont banking institutions, and in thoso of s charitablo or fidnefary character; an intercstod and liboral supporter of public improvements, and devotad, both in public and private, to the development and cultivativation of art, and eepeciaily music, whose rich comfort and enjoymsnt his later years woro enabled to reap to the full in Lis own family circle. 1t is hord to associnte doath with one so truly the imago of all that wus cheerful, vivacious, and humorous. For him, * the more fortunate," fracd from the paina of his long sufferiug, thoro cau be no mourning,~that mnst bo for his be- roaved and dovoted family, and relatives, and {frionds, who luow the greatness of their los, but him wo can only thiuk of ss gono o a sphero of highor activitics, whoro his inestimable qunli~ ties, hia_integrity and gencrasity, his choerful- ness and sympathy, bis strong and fine nature, shall find their fuller oxerclse aud fruition, But would'st thou, gentle atranger, know What worth, what lovo cudeared 'the man, TThat, tho lone hearis tiat misa biin, show Beiter than storicd marble con, w. P e THE BENAI BERITH. ‘The Constitutional Couvention of the Inde- pendeut Order of the Depai Dorith, & Jowlsh Order similar to the 0dd Follows, will be hold in this clty Sunday, Jau. 25, 1874, at Kingebury Hall. Thoe genoral arranyoments commitioes are ns follows ¢ Financo Committee—ITenry Greenebaum, Adolph Boser, Jacob Ascher, H. Felsenthal, B, H. Sclignian, Willlsm Istel, ‘Eransportation Committee—Nelson Morris, Abr, Tast, Pilip Weincob, Press Committee—Ad, Moses, God, Braham, Philip Sieln, I, Greencbaum, Dr, B, Felsenthal, Max Sou- nenschoin, 1Printing and_ Stationery Committee—0. Witkowsky, Dr. 1, Felsonthal, Jucob David, Ad. Moses, Max Stern, E, Tubositz, Reception Committeo—A., Hart, A, Felsenthal, Jos, i\l“h‘lmm Louls Brede, Jac, Kubn, Max Sounenschein, y Frauk, Commitico on Entertalnments—Jor, Trenlich, M. Boifeld, T, Lebolt, M, Strauss, 1. Goldsteln, 0, 1, Lovl, Jucol David, H, Felsontlial, L, Rosenbatm, Jus cob Bernstely, A.d, Unun, 8. Assenhicim, A, Knllun, os, Muenzer, L, Oberndorf, Phi. Stein, L, Salomon, T, Salluger, David Simon, o Sanitary Commitice—Chss, Colen, J, Muenzer, XK. loxter, Comtnittea on_Supplies—TTerman _ Goldsmilh, B, Brunueman, L. Oberndorf, Blmou Grocnebaum, L. Beluulhof, N, M, Plotke, T, 8alinger, Charles Roscnthal, T, lelnbucl, David ¥ish, 8, Seoloman, Jacob Abrat amn. Hull Committee—N, Gutzert, Mox Stern, Ad, Moses, Dr, B, Felsenthal, M. Arensbérg, Isrucl von Buslen, L, Tiosenbaum, DecorationCommitteo—E, Do Vide, T, Halonon, A Gollicb, D, Adisr, B, Dardolu, Gl Sieiuor, L, Nout rger, e GRAND CONCERT, A grand conoert will be given to-morrow at MecCoruicks ITall for the beneflt of the Church of tho Holy Namo, Tho programmne is as fol- lows ' panT 3, 1. Tinno Duett—4 William Tli air, ... . ... Goltschalk inacs Nellie and IMary Green, 2. Duett—* Sight in Ventca”. . Miss MeCarthy und Mr, chultze, 3, Qontralto’ Solo—** Al Buon del'Tumbro™ La Forzhiu,.e Verdi inny lav 4, Tonor dria—Crispino r. E. &, Dueit—"Marriage of Figaro”, Mise Fanny Dariin and Mr, F, A, Howen, PART IL 1. Piano Solo—* Moses in Egynt"..us.eses . Thalberg Misa Nellle Green, 2, ‘“Hibrlog the Crotun ™, AMr, K 8. Aria—* Semiramide " 150 4, Plano solo—*Schiller March Ay, N, Ledochawskt, G. Contralto Solo—8eleeted, Ahas Fanny Davlin, 0. Quartette—** Fldello"..u0v0ueeens lisses McCurthy and Daslin, essr Jiowen, well-known ability of the ladles and gon- tlemon who areto take part in this entortain- ment will, aided by & knowlodge of tho praiso- worthy object for which it is Elvvn, undoubtodly mako it a groat succoss. 'Tho price of tickets I $1. ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘The Rev, W. IL. Rydor will prosoh In Murray Chupel in the evening at 7}4 o'clook, The first aunual ball of Rawson Post No, 1, G A, 1., will bo glven at McCormick's Hall, cornor of Kinzio and Ulark stroots, Wedneaday ovening. ‘I'io lndies and congrogation of All Baints Churel will givon grand holiday soiroe dansunte nnd suppor to-morrow ovening at Martine's Wost Bide Hall, No. 53 Adn stroot, Miss Alta M., Hulott, the young_lady Inwyer, will doliver hor locture on * 'The Duty of Indi- viduals" at the Universallst Church, in_tho Villngo of Hinudale, to-morrow ovenuig, Miss Tulott is an lnwmntlnpi leoturor, nnd will doubt- lesn bo vocolved by o full house. A new two-nck drama, outitled * Bcencs in tho Lifa of tho Nowshoy," whioh Is dexcribed as being graphie, thrilling, and amusing, will bo produced at the West Bido Opora Houso to- morrow und Tuesdsy ovonings. The procoeds of the entertainment will bo applied toward pay- ing tho dally oxpouses of tho Newsboys' Howe, No, 44 LaSullo stroet, COUNCIL COMMITTEES. The Subject of Oity Printing Discussed. It Is Olaimed that the Inter-Occan Will Support the People's ' Pirty. Dirt o Resolulion Is Passed Giving the Work to (ho Thmes, Investigation in Hamilton's Claims to Be a Boilor-Maker, TIE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING. The Council Committeo on Printing mot in the City Clerk'a oftloe yosterday afternoon to dotor- mino, so far ns the Committeo is concornod, which papor siall print tho proceodinga of tho Council aud the corporation notices. Ald, Foloy occupied tho ehair. Thord woro presont Aldor- mon McGrath, Fitzgorald, and Murphy, Ald. MoGrath sald the only object in printing tho prococdingas was to comply with the law, The paper tinving o large circulation—ono which wns takon generally—should bo desighated as tho corporation newspaper. Ald, Btout, who fs not & member of tho Com- mitteo, romarked that tho city printing ought to bo given to cithor the bost paper or Lo ono that would do the work the cheapost. WE MUBT WAVE A LEADING PATER, Ald, McGrath snid thero bad been & corpora- tion paper for soveral yoars, yot cortain notices, whon roal catato was Lo bo sold,” had to bo puib- lighed in Tux Lrinuse or Times in order to got Dbidders, ITenco oxtra money had to be paid out —Inrger rates bhaving to bo paid to reach the public, the corporation papor having but o lim- ited elrenlation, 1f thoy eould get & reasonablo figure from ono of the leading papers, it would bo chonper in the ond. THE INTER-OCEAN RUN DY A DEACON. The Chairman did not think Atd, McGrath had investigatod the subjeot, He had, and found thint only about $200 extra had boen paid out for advortising in two yoars, That was uot a drop in the bucket, Thoy could get the city printing done in a yory respectable morning paper, owned by & dencon, who would charge the snmo prico tho Post did last yoar. IIo was in favor of giv- ing it to tho Infer-Ocean, it the proprictor would agree to do it at that price, 115 PREJUDICES WILL NOT INPLUENCE HIX, Ald, McGrath did not think it proper for tho Comumitteo to consider who was the publisher of a popor. MHe hnod hLis projudices againgt somo mowspapers, ut the quostion before them ivas one in which the poo- ple wero intorested. If ho bad porsonal spite agningt & paper, it was no reason why he should rofuse to give it tho city printing. "The Com- mitteo should not allow thetr projudices to in- torfere with their judgmont. THE INTER-OCEAN TO DE TIE ORGAN, Tho Chairman said ha had baon informed that tho Inter-Ocean would be the organ of tho Poo- ple's party so long as it was houest and did right, Ald. MeGrath was confident that all the papora would treat them fairly, if thoy did vot dosorve censure, How much wounld the city printing amount to for the next two years ? I'he Olairman undorstood that the Post got £29,000 in tho last two years; for the next two ears, $40,000 would ~ probably ba required. either L'nk TrapUNE nor the Times had made a proposition for the printing. If the rales of these papoers were paid, $20,000 more would bo needed. GUTTING DOWN TIE ETAATS-ZEITUNG. Ald, McGrath spole of tha ofticial German paper, aud thought a spocial agreoment could bo wado with it. ‘I'he Chairman did not think so. The same rates would be demanded as wore paid the cor- potation nowspaper, NO REWARD FOR KERYIOES, Ald. McGrath was opposod to giving the print- ing to & nowspapor as o roward for sorvices, Tho fuct that a nowspapor promised o bo the organ of the People's pariy it the priating waa given to it, would not Induco him to vote for it. The party did not need wi organ, ‘I'ho press would trent them fairly, und Lo did not ask for auy- |- thing olso ; it would give thom crodit for all tie good they did. Tho simple question to bo con= sidered by the Committeo was: Shall tho print~ ing be given to the paper which makes o fuir propostiion for {7 Ald, Yitzgorald preferred to give the printing to o paper heving o largo cirulation rathor than to ono which would publish the matter for a fuir prico. Ald, Toloy snid the Times would not take it for less than 75 conts o square, 7Tur TrILUNE wouldn't hinve it at ull. TILE TIMES, Ald. McGrath remnarked that the Times had Diad it ouce, und tho ratos demandod were puid, and the people found no fault. L'he first thing they hnd to do was to pass a resolution desighut- ing'the corporation prinler, aud then suother s})oc‘ g the amount they wore willing to pay. Ho offered tho lollowing ¢ Resolved, That the Olicago Tintes be and the same s horeby desiguuted us the newspsper for the publica- tou of the proccedinga of tho Common Council, und thio differcut Bourda und Depurtments, and slso the nascseniout reporis, aud other corporation notlces, for the ousuing two yoars, the same to aceopt auch com- pflmu":lon us shail b fixed by the Comwon Council hereufter, . NO_ABSURANCES, Tho Chairman inquired it Ald. McGrath hed any assurances that the Zimes would take the printing, Ald. McGrath repliod that ho hiad none, If the luw meant auythiag, it meant int the pro- cocdings should be published in English, in o pnqur having a largo clrculation. Ald. Fitzgorald wanted to know what uso there was_in adopting the resolution ; the Council would have to decide. Ald, 1fcGrath said tho resolution simply con— tempiatod the designation of & corporation news- papor to print tho muttor at such 1atos o8 should o fixed. If the paper desiguuted would do the printing for & roasonuble Flicn, the Counal would give it to that puper. 1f it would not, no baim would be done, Ald, Titzgerald rre{nrmd to seo the proceed- ings published fu L TRIBUNE or Times rather than in auy other papor, THE TYPOGRAPUIOAL UNION. Ald. MeGrath mede u speech in reference to tho Typographical Union, o communication Lay- ing beon sout by thab nssocintion roquesting thint tho city printing bo uot given to the Times. 1le had worked to huva the LaSulle black laws modifled, sud beon abused by the Uniou for so doing, and ko “considored It strango thnt thoy should now ask hiw to comply with their wishes, A USELESS HUDSTITUTE, The Chairmon said he would vote sgaiust pay- ing moro money for the city printing than was paid Inst your. 1o offered tho following as o tubstitute for the resolution ¢ Jtesolved, T'hat tho morning paper that will do the clty printing nt the vame rate ns wis pald the Post for 1o pust bwo yeurs shall buvo the same 3 tho oug huv- Ing tho lurgest cireulution tohuve the preforence in the mnking o8 tho contruct, Ald, McGrath domanded the seuse of the Com- mitteo on his resolution, NODODY NEADS THE INTER-OCEAN, Ald. Iitzgerald said thora was uo usoe in glving tho printing to tho Infer-Ocean, 5 nobady rond it Thero were about threo takeu in hia ward, THE TIMES GETS IT. in favor of glvlui it to the 'ml that paper Lecame the party. hal hdrow hie substitute, and MoQrath's rosolution was adopted, Foloy alone voting nay. iy "¢ Coinmitteo tiloh adjourned, FIRE' AND WATEI, ‘The Committeo ou Mira uud Water hald s moot- Ing ut Liadf-past 8 o'cldck, and took up the nom- ination of Lom Humiltgy as Boler-Inspector, Ald, Stoue suld ho hjd beeu informed that Humilton was to appear¥hofore the Committee for oxamination. k3 Ald, Toloy understood: witnesscs were to be called to tostify s to wiiother Lamllton yas a boilor-minker, o 3 X 3 Ald, Corcoran enid he had lottors from@liffer- ont porsous, und afldaviys,¢somo of whigh sot forth that Hamilton was, an otlffs thdtfio was not, & bollor-makor, ke cever chitkie Ald. Mahr remurkod that thoro was a gontle- mun prosont who had hdoh told by Humilton thut bo sorved nn apprénticeship ut blacksmith- hl(i. and wod not & lmlla mulkor, ftor some turther diglussion, in which It was concadad that Hamiltoi Whe u first-oluss engin- oo, ho wasexamined ‘hby'Ald, Btone, o waid hie fonrnod the trado of ' upllor-tunker fu Buffulo, and worked af Bheppard’y irou works, Whon he camno to Chicago ho wei,'into the Galens Iiail« rond shops as n blacksmith, recolving an enie: cor'd anlary, which was at that timo larger than h bolier-inalor's, 1fe worked thoro from 1850 to 1801, whon lio went liito tho nnvy. Ald. Stohie nsked him sovornl quostons aliout tho pressure, hentiug-surfaco, eto., of bollors, but ho failed to answor any of thom corroctly. Inlf o dozon porsons wore oxaminod, and tholr tealihiony wai so donfliotig tint tiié Cont- mitteo eamo to no conelusjon 3 adjourning until Moudaty afrernioon, whon thoy will porinps agroo upou the report to bo submiited in tha evening. THE THOMPSON BURGLARY-CASE. Mre Givine® Ruply to Milton Forbes. To the Editor df The Chicaao Tribune { Bimm: Bomo men writo tholr own lottors; othors pay to have them writlon; and slill othors do neithor, I will charilably supposo that Milton Forbes (heroiuaftor doreribed)—by Ll own showing & wenlthy and substantial citi- zon—did wtite a lotter which appoared in your Iesue of tho 24tk fuat, It is roploto in 1mvactlvo, mora liko an attornoy’s apponl, ovasive as to fucts, nud o tissuc of misstatomont and disine genuousnoess, Now, Actting sside tho unmoan- ing loquaaity of our weslthy cltizen, I will go to tho glat of tho matter. T'he rich Milton says he was not on tho rocog- nizanco or bond, “If not, the following will show : . UNITED BTAT ES OF AMETIOA, State nf Ilifneis, Cook Cotenty, a3, 148, befors 'tho Criminal Gourt of Caok Cottnty, in sl Coutaly ad Blate, ot & lorm thoreof begun and Loll attho Court-Hotiso, In tho Clty of Obicago, maid county, on tho first Monday (being tho third dny) of Novouuer, in the yeat of our Lord ono _ thousand clgit lundred nud ecyonty.threo, and, of th Tuile- voidineo of the Unlted Btates tho ninely-olghth, Presens : Honorable Willlam W, Farwell,” Judgo of tho Clronit Court of Covk County, nud Ex-Ollicio Judgo of the Criminal Court of Cook County ; Charles IL Jteod, Btato's Attornoy ; Timothy M, Dradléy, Shee- 1Y of Qook Connty ; Dantel 0'lara, Qlork, The People of State of the Tllinoin, v, Lianicl Thonip- ao, “Joln 11, Leonard, and Mtlon Forbes, nEc0a- NIZANGE, Tuis duy come Danlel Thompson as principal, and John M, Loousrd and Milton Forbea na sureties, aud soverally acknowledgo themselyes to oweand bo in- debled unto tho Peopla of the Btate of Illinois in tho penal fuim of $2,000, to bo Jovied of their goods and chattols, Iands aud tonemonts, respeetively : Yot to bo void on the coudition that tho sald Daniel Thompson slall personally boand appear bofore the Criminal Ouurt of Cook County, now in seesion, from day to dny hereatter, until diecharged by order of sufd Court, to auawer unto the People of the Btate of lilinols npon sn fudictment for lateeny now ponding in said Court againat i, and abido tho order of sald Coust, und 0t dopurt the kamo without leave, otliorwise to bo and rematn in full foreo aud offcot, State of Ilinota, Cook County, sn. 1, Austin 3, Dogie, Olork of 'the Criminsl Court of Oook County, in uld county and State, do heroby cor- ity tho ubotd and foregolui to bo a frie, porfuct, atd complote copy of u recognizance entered of record on the 20th day of November, A, D. 187, in o certain causo now Pending in said Court, whereln the Pooplo of tho State of lilinols are piaintiffs, and Danlcl Thompson defendunt, Witxess, Austiu J. Doyle, Cletk of sald Coutt, and [8rar) 'the senl thicreof, ot Glicngo, in euld colty, thin 24th day of December, A, D, 1873, AustiN J, DoyLe, Clerk, Tor sayiug that this woalthy Milton wasn surety, ho eays L dm s liar,—n vory strong and offensive epithot, but, like all such things, to be measured by the source they come from. I will not reply in tho same strain, Iam not vorsed in Dillingsgato. Tho wealthy Milton ridicnles my foelings and tho torror of my family under a visit from bur- glars, nnd thinks it o light thing, Perhaps it ly; but it is hoavior than I am willing to have every day, or once & yenr. o considersmy mind de- ranged, becauso I statod that I had booen ap- pronched and offers made, and denies ho ovor did so, Idid not sny ho did; but the following aflidavit of Police-officer Burger will show what ho did, oud explain tho last paragraph in his lottor : State of Illinots, County af Conk, City of Chieago, s, Frederick Burger, belug duly sworn, deposes and says: Thut bo {s an ofiicer of the Taird Preciuct, Tlrat District § thot, on or about tho 1st day of Deceina her, 1873, o mbn called on mo at the Coitago Grove Statlon, Third Precinet aforessid, ond gave mo bis card, upon which was writton, % A, Forbcs, 141 South Cilnton, corner Adoms,” and remarked to me that B would muke it to my advautago it 1 would not ap~ year to prosccute Danfol Thompson, the burglar T bad arvested, 1lo said bo would mako it betler for me thau threo months® pay If I would not appear when tha trlal camo off, Ho also requested mo (o cull at his residence; which of courso I refuscd to do, ¥r, Bunaen, * Bubscribed and sworn to before e, this 23th dny of Decerber, A. D, 1873, E. T BAnnex, Notary Pablic, Tho urtluganply of this wealthy citizen's card is evidonco that lio wroto his lettor. I do not boliove nny Chicngo attornoy wrote it. Our wealthy Milton says thot our Stato’s Attornoy was classed by me in my letter *as the accomplice of thieves,"—iuferentially their asgocinte. I never snid 50 ; andy what is moro, T know he is not. Trom the whole tenor of our wealthy Milton's letter, ope would concludo that the burglar who 8o ruthlessly invaded my houso was a paor, lamblike individual, who, if eugaged in such o worlc, was perfeccly lunocont of its nature,—in fact, was deceivod. Durglars, Mtlton, aro not made of such stuff, Nhlton further states that the burglar was arrosted on suspicion. Very strong suspicion, wealthy citizen, whou n. man i cnughit coming out of 4ho window, as will appear feom the following affidavi State of Illinois, County of Cook, ity of Chicaqo, a1, Troderick Burger, belug duly sworn, déposck and snys 2 That ho 16 an oficer of the Third Trocinct, First District; that, on or about 4 o'clock a, n,, on tlio 8th of November, 1873, while on my beat, T discovered two men in tho act of retreating from tho frout win~ dow, which was open, of howro No, 1464 Prairio ave- nue, befug then occupled by Novert C, Givius, Iman- aged, after n burd struggle, to securo ono of tho par- ties,' T then, ralsed on ularm, and Mr, Givins cumo down stairs, aud I brought the mun into tho Lonse, Ko that he could afterwards be identifled by Mr. Givins, 1z, the Lurglar, gave bis name a8 Daniel Thowpson, und I uftevward speut five dnys' timo, togother with Eergount Barrett, of he sume prociuc, in havivg tho suid Thompeon indicled befors the Grund Jury, FREDERICK BURGER, Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th day of December, A, D. 1673, E, L, BAnk, p _ = “Notary Fublic, The burglar may have very respectable con- neetions, aud perhaps Milton may bo intimato with them; but what las this to do with his crimo? If a thiof enters my bouse to plunder, rob, and perbaps mnurdor, have I to sit down ou iy doorstop, uud talk tho mattor over, and find out from Lim whother he is respeotably cou- nected ? Nonsense, wealthy Ahlton! 1f the man's peoplo aro respectably connected, I pity thom, and all othors similarly situnted; but, as rogards tho thief, tho law should take its courso. I'ho reason I broke silouce and wrote to tho public press was, that I was thoroughly con- vinced that It was tho only avonue open to ex~ poso an outrage,—a grievous publio wrong; to shiow {his ense as one of mauy whero the law, owing to somo machivatiosn, was dofrauded ; ono of mony casos where tho polica and Grand Jury moy do their duty, bub stil), for some uvaccountable reason, justice s cheated ; one of the many cases whero, notwith- standing tho boldness of the criminal and tho helnousnees of his crimo, he is sllowed to os- capo, and thus give'a fresh lnpptus to the com- mittal of erime. I could have borno my own griovanco without o murmur, but for several yoars 1 hava found thnt, notwithstauding our good lnws, and our machinery for carrying thom out, their oxcention has bLoen vory poor,—very inolliciont. We want those who gunrd our intor- eats, who are styled public servants, to bo men who tako a broader view of thuir roquirements than their simplo duty,—who do not cavil at small things, uor consfrue literally the statute a4 to their duty ; mon who have the whole inter- est of the peoplo at hoart, and seo that the Btato suffers no wrong,—rendy to initiate any good, and forrot ont a wrong. One would think, from our wonlthy cltizen's letter, that Mr. Roed, our Btate's Attorney, ro- quired n champion; and Milton—{rom his posi- tion and wealth, well-nrmed—Dhas entored the tray solf-appointed. Mr, Reed is mot on’ trisl, and doubtless conld cham- plon his own eauso fu as choico terms ns he who Inlu assumed that friondly oftice. If I had de- sired to outor into a controvoersy with Mr. Reed, be nusured, rioh Milton, I would not have done #0 avor your shouldors, ll\Vn hera omit a portion of Mr, Giving' lottor, 88 it contains chinrgos nat substantiatod by logal proof.—Ep, TRIDUNE.] Furthermore, our woulthy citizon and his confroros may be nsuured that I will et in all cnses whero m{ rights aro fnvaded as I have in this, and that {t will bo my oarnest and honest endeavor at all times to suppross exime aud aid in the puniehment of eriminals,—not maliclons- ly, but as a duty I owe to the publis. DBurglara aronot the most law-abiding cltizens, and I would liko to sce them prosecuted, and the fool- ish and orlminal folly of allowing Latl for felony abolished, I furthor state that such threats us avo con- tained in tho lust pnml{rnflh of tho Forbes lotter will not intimidato me's but, on the contrary; I stund ready to answer for all I havo snld § to say more, if I am called on ; and, it forced by logul procoss, to furnish ovidenco moradamnging than lho foregolng vecognizauce and afidavifs, Roveur O, Grvine. Onioaao, Decs 37, 1673, + A SAFE INVESTMENT. A New Plain to Beneflt the Work- ing Classes, Thoy Aro Offered Real Estato Securlty and Higher Rates of Interest. Wo have hefore ua o certifleato, the fuc-aimilo of asorles ahout to bo issued in connection with thoir prosent Lusihess, by tho Meruhhuts', Farmors’ & IMochnnics' Bavings Daitk, and Jnown as an ¥ investment cortifidato,” As thin i tho initini atep toward a systemt of banking which wlll svontually be most yopular, as giving to dopositors o guarantoo againat loss in any form, it is n mattor of considerablo interest to the publio at large, and worthy of attention an tho part of the reador, espeoinlly at tho prosont Hme, whon ihe rvecont panio fs mtill frosh in our memories. Tho systom bad its origin th tho astuto aud ocomprehonsive mind of one of tho best flunnciora of the clty, Mr. Bydnoy Myots, mannger of the Morchauts’, Farmors’ & Mechanics' Savings Tank. It proposcs, in a fow iwords, to placo in thio hiands of a "Lrustoo roal catato securitios hold Ly the Bank, and upon theso securitios to Is:ue the invaatment cortificatos montionod nbove of 8100, 8500, atnd $1,000 onch, beating interest at 7 8-10 por cont, pald quartorly. Its nbtjcu: is to supply depositors who wish to invest thelr sny- ings, na thonsnnds wisoly do, o opportunity to dogonta high rato of interest with porfect rafoly., 'Tho modus operandiis as followa: The Directors set apart, firat—mortgngo notes to the fnce valuo of 8100,000, sccured by Tonl entato valued at $164,050, with Improvaments upon it amounting to $144,326, and making a total of $200,275, which, with the acerued intorest, would minke up a sum colsidorably fentor than 2300,000. Upon theso notes tho nuk will issuo oortificates amounting to 00,000 of tho value namad above, namely: 100, $500, and 91,000, tho intoroat, 7 8-10 por cont, boing payablo on the first days of Februery, May, August, and November, Tho Trustes choson iy & gentlemnn whoso businoss standlng is o source of tho fullest confldonce,—Mr. Goorgo Chandlor, of tlio firm of Goudy & Chandlor. Ho holds the ontire $100,000 in notes, upon which ho fs om- powered to countersign and dolivor to the bauk 00,000 of the certiflcates, which aro worthless unless duly signed by the officors of tho bonle and * countorsigned by the Trusteo. If ot any timo the dopositor, holding ono of theso certificntos, wish to have it redeemad in money, ho can do 80 by mnotitylng the Trustes, who wll notify bim in tarn” that the monoy nwalts him at the bank. After such notico by tho Trusteo tho lulorest coases, * Whon the dopositor has nccumulatod certifientes to the nmount of £500, he moy oxehnngo thom for o pmmlsaru{ uoto having that nmount on ity faco, and bearing intorest at 10 per cont. Tho cort{flcatos being mado payablo ‘to tho lioldor, they may bo transforred at any time, Shonld the’ depositor obtain o lonn from ths bauk he may at any timo rodeem the whole or any portiou of tho note with thoso corlifi- cates ; ‘or, il ho o desires, ho may offsot the in- toreat on them to tho Lnnk, aid in return bo at & chargo of ouly 2 7-10 per cont on such noto, ‘I'he books of tho departmont may bo saon by any ono who chooses to call ronnd to the bank and ask to seo them. ‘C'he holder of o cortifl- ento is ontitled to examine them at any timo, and the schedule of socurities can always be in- spected by calling at the ofice of the Recorder of Deeds, whore thoy are rocorded. The Trus- teo keops o book “in which those who do not caro fo loeop tho _cortificates thom- selves are registered. Such porsons oblain n receipt, and have tho intorost romitted to them quartorly. Lhis priviloge, there is no doubt, many depositors will avall thamselvos of. The certiticates are much more conventent than ordinary investments, becanso thoy can bo turned into money more roadily, This in itaol( I8 a strong argnmont in their Iavor, There is ancthor special recommendation to this plan, in this, that tho Investmont oy, bo indelinitely long, or very short. Poraons un- familiar ~ with the details of bunsincss need only to register their cortifieatos ond draw their quurlerly interest, and bave . mo coro “ns to reluvestment of the enpital, whilo thoso wishing to chango tho investment mny oblain their capital on short no- tico, a8 mortgages are continually expiring, being paid, and replagad by now socurities. While to tho ublic ut largo this syatom will be s novelly, to Mr. Myers it is merolv o' mattor over which ho lins pendered for some yonrs, Two yenrs ago, whilo in couvorsation wWith a very Auccessful financlor, Mr, William Diles, President of the Sixpouny Saviogs Bank of New York, Mr. Myers broached the subject aud, after explaining it fully, asked My, ‘Miles’ opinion. ‘That genfloman exprossed himself most fully in favor of it, aud predicted a brillinnt success for any bank that adopted such a system. Binco thut timo Mr, Myers hus boou thinking the mat- ter up, and thé Diroctors and legal advisors of tho bank bavo beon In fraquont conucil upon it. At the meoting of the Directors on Dec. 98, it wae docided st once to adopt it. Tho bank doos not intond to abandon fts prosent syatem and the prestige it bus gained, but will conuect the fuvestment svstem with it. Tho invostment depnrtment will bo ontirely soparaio from the general business of the bank,whicl will he conducied on exactly the tame principle s bo- fore. Tho new dopartmont, howovor, ins this advantage over a vew bank, that its Diroctors and managers are gontlemon whoso businoss capacity has been soverely tested, and that thoy havo steored their_craft safoly {hrough man :xln;ms which wreckod loss well-govorned insti- utions, —_—— LOCAL ITEMS. Tho Board of Polico yesterdny .gavo pormis- sion to Capt. Buckley to receive o hores and bug- gy, which is to bo prosentod fo Lim by his friends. Col. Cleary,South Side Collector, hns an offico now in Room 1, City Hall, aud will be glad tosco all porsons who owo tuxes on Bouth Side prop- erty. ‘The Gus Companics bavo been pald what the city owes them, thoy having conscnted to tuke MaOlure, ro-olectad Noblo Grand ; Emmnnuol Hartnian, Vico-Graud; Leon Franl, Theasurer ¢ J. Molutosh, Nlacordiug Secrotary'y J. Hand, Pormanont Hacretary, A barn bolonging to Tenty Moy, situated on tho cornor of Wolfram and ?(ounr‘a'treol,n, in the town of Lake Viow, was complotely destroyed by firo at 8 o'olack yoslerday ovoning, Tho loss, 11,000, was not covered by “insurnnce, The fire iy belloved to inve boon the nat of an incondlary. Tugino No. 22, uuder the command of Foreman Godftoy Churlson, saved a houso in tho vicinity, At ton minutes past 11 o'clock yostdrdny moru- ing an ilirmsounded frot Dox §7, occasionod bys firo brenkins out in tho top atory of a brick build- Ing, No, 532 Hidte streot, owned by . Jnol- gou. Abotit 81,000 damago was done, which I8 covered by insuranca, Albort F. Tberts, n drungist at 684 Stato stroat, sitffored from water to tho oxtont of 100, IIis loss was also coverad by lusurance, An inquest was yostorday held at _the County Tospitai on tho body of ‘Michaol Dalton, who way fornd Tuesday niglht 1ying acrosa the Obleago & Alton Ralirond €rack, with a log crushiod by otie Eluu No. 81 of thnt rond. Doconsed, who hnd oen drinking during the night, bad by some meaus got run over, but Low the jury were un- ablo to dotormine. Ifo was a fariner, married, and about b1 yoars of ago, aud belouged to Ap- ploton, Wisconsin, QGoorge Johnaon apponked bofors Justice Boy- don yestordny morniug, clisrged with an assault with doml{y' woapon upon Stephon Wilkes, Tho Euh— qunrrelad at tho corner of Thirty-firat and Buttorilold atrcots, and, in the courso of a rough-and-tuthible fight, Wilkes gat thrown over tho railing, breaking his log just abovo tho ankle, which Jolingon had maunged to fracturo s minutg boforo with » baso-Lall club, Johnson was hold in 8000 bail to appeur for oxamination on tho Gt of January, B An important chango in the running timo of tho West lhmdul}:l.\ atreet-eats is to po into of- fool on tho 1st of Jonuary, Tho Robey streot~ cars will bo withdrawn altogether, and all cars will run through from State stroot to Wostern avonue, flve minutes apurt. The tims botwoon cortificatos of indebteduess, bearng 6 per cont interest, paynblo July 1, 1874, There will ba nomesting of the Freo Religious Socioty to-day, the Exceutive Committeo having beou unablo to complote permanont arrange- munts, Tho mombers of the Police and Fire Depart- ments aud the rchool-tenchors will bu paid to- morrow, It [s stuted that tho city ean procure all the money it noeds at 8 por cout iutorest. Tho Stato and county taxes of the Town of North Chicago for 1873 aro now duo, and can bo paid nt the oflico of John Murphy, Collector, No. 16 McCormick's Dlook, corner of Kinzie sud Clurk streets. A fow days ago T, Hitohcock found In his yard, at No. 44 DoKaib sircot, o ol of hurnoss, - Any porson who hns lost anything of tho lund_muy call on Mir. Hitchvock at Lord, Sauth & Qo.'s, No. 86 Wabash aveuuo. Col. Lippincott having turned ovor the artil- 1er{ belonging to theclty, the Superintendent of Tolico hiny taken charge of the guus, L'wo of them have beeu mounted, nnd ure now attho angimo-house near the Armory, ready for uso, A young glrl named Barbara Distrioh, 16 yeurs of age, wan found doad in hor bed yesterday monmag, at her home, No. 160 Hurlbut street, An inquost was hold on the body, anda verdict roturnad of denth from an ancurism of oue of tho arterios, ‘The notorlous Tom White was up bofors Jus- tice Seully Juutonlny morning, on charges of vagrancy and carrylug burglars' tools, 1lo waa flued $100 and givon ninety days st {ho Dride- wall, His compunion was sentencodto a like luprisonmont, but was not fined, The Acting Roglatrar of Grain has completed the oxaminntion of Vincont Nelson & Cos Liovator, and fluds that the grain it contains iy within a very fow bushels of the amount called for by the outstunding receipts, 'Tho dis- crepauoy is less than ever known bofore in any clovutor, » onry Mobliiskoy wiia- brought before Jutioo Beully yestorduy mornin, ,:x nrged with assuult- Ingg owe Jamos Kuglar,e Xt Apponred that the lut- tor, while walking on West Lioko straet, in the viclnity of his home (No, 801), was sot upon by McCluskey, who stablied him {n tho cheolt with u knifo. 1o was held to tho Oriminal Court in bouds of §500. Mr. Page, of the drug-selling firm of Lolor« nenux & Pago, was oxmminod bolots United Btatos Commissioner Hoyno on tha charge of smuggling certnain goods inte the olly, and sell- ing them contrary to law. 116 was roquired to 1vo bail in the nm of §1,000 for tiinl in the nlted Btates Court, Ab n ruoeting of lomrlnr Todgo No, 440, I, O, 0, 1%, hald Friday ovonlng, tho tollowing ofiicors woro elooted for the ’eusuing terms W, 0, | theso ' polnta will ba thirty minutos, iustond ~ of thiriy-soven, ns herotofore, duvolving on avorage speed of nearly cightfgmiles per hour, ineluding stops, The nc- tive compotition eaused by the admirable lino of stages on West Randolph streat hus doubticss spurred the Stroot Ruilwny Company to this much-needed improvement. HYoversl now snd handsomo cara huve boon udded to the route, A slight scrimmago occurred yesterday nfter- noon in an suction-room on Madison atroat. A ray-bearded auctioncor, while oxpatiating upon ho singing powers of a number of canaries ho was gelling, was confronted by an Incredulous individual, who iosisted that the birds were all females. Tho auctionger, sceing a shadow of doubt fall over tho faccs of his sudionco ab tho romark, ordered tho too eritionl indi- vidual to leava tho placo, asit was ovidont Lo Liad nat come there with any intontions of trade. ‘Uhis the critio deelined to do, when tho auctioncer seized him by the throat and bogan to push him towards the door, A lively soufllo onsuod, in which the auctioneer would have besn worsted but for the arrival of ono of the atlond- auts of tho placo, who proved so potent nn auxiliary that the enitio was obliged to cry for quartor. It waa grauted, and tho sale proceoded without any furtlior aspersions upon the song- Dbirds, or the voracity of tho auctioneer. On Tuesdny uvuuln% the new_haill of Land- mark Lodge, No. 422, A, F. & A, M., on the cor- nor of Cottago Grove avonuo and Thirty-seventh streot, was dedicated, by mombors and roprosout- atives of the Grand Lodgo of the Btate of Illi- nois, the ceremonios boing conducted by AL W, DoWitt O. Crogier, Past Grand Master, The following officors-elect wero lustalled : Thoo. T. Gilliland, Worshipful Master ; W. Irving Cul- ver, Sonlor Warden ; Warren G, Purdy, Junlor Warden; Thomas O. Clarke, Trensuror; Jamos B. Chadwlck, Becrotary ; Jomes G. Bavage, Sen- ior Doagon ; Dolonas W. Pottor, Junior Denoon § George Lee, Souior Btoward ; Richard Willlams, Junior Stoward ; Stephen D, Savage, Tyler. SRR PERSONAL. Prof, Bwing closos thls morning his servicos in MoVickor's Theatre. Mr. H. A. Tennoy, the paper merchant, loft tho city last ovoning for New York for the pur- poeo of spending a wook or two among his rela- tivos. Mr, D. T, Ilalo, of the firmof A, L, Inlo & Bro., leaves for Bt. Paul to-morrow to look after iho furnlshing of tho now Custom-Houso in that city. Mr. Goorge Bcott, of the firm of Cargon, Pirle, Scott & Co., on Christmas Day, was prosented with o bandsome gold-headod cane, tho gift of tho emplayes of the establishmont. Prof. J. P. Lauth was presented, on Wednes- day morning, with » clock of great value by dre, Vergho and Mrs, Lang. Tho childron of these ladies are pupils of s acadomy in the North North Side Turner Buildiug, James Wood, bLotter Lnown probably as “Jimmy," who 1s to bo Captain of the profes~ sional baue ball club which Las beon engaged to make Chicago its hoadquarters noxt year, arrived in the city the other day, and will Temain until lis engagement ends. Dr. Isanc 1, Hayes, who mirived yesterday at the Palmer Houso, has just comploted a long lecturo tour in the East, extending as far as 5t. John, Now Brunswick, where, according to tho papors, ho was most cordinlly received. Wo ikl him a8 great siocess, Tho Rov, Charles H. Brigham, of Ann Arbor, Mich., who preaches for Mr. Wendto ta-day, {8 woll known_ thrcughout the West as a lendin advoeate of Liberal Christianity. Nearly 20f Univoraity studonts aro enrolled in his Biblo classes, and o still larger number attond his coures of Bunday evoniug loctures. Mr. Brig- Lisni ig & man of remarkable learning and ecul- turo, a vigorous, outspoken prenchier, and ono of the most productive writors for tho pross in thia country, He haa kindly consentod to de- liver i the Christian Union froe courss, Mon- day, his wiso and witty leclure on * {Vorus; ‘Ihoir Uso and Abuse, PRESENTATION. Mr. C. L. Woodman, of the woll-known firm of C. L. Woodman & Co,, bokers snd cracker manufacturors, was presontod Christmas Day by his one hundred employes with an exquisito eamao locket and eameo ring, * Mr, Goorgo Pil- kin made the prezcutation speech, as follows : Wo, employes of O, L. Woodman & Co,, duly ap- precluting the Wberai course yursued by them fu give ing us steady employment, and in paylug us sull Muger, a8 imo whon orkmen srd io plouty wid manoy uo ecarce, detirs to presant to Mr, O, L, Wood- mun a simple textimonial of tho high regard that we Luve for himand other members of the firm, nud which we trust will be recrived by him a4 s tokeq that the many kinduessos recefved by us will over be vo- memberéd, “When hord times o'ertook ws your bounty nc'er stopped, Dut with friendship you greoted overy man {n tho ) And wo'ull jneattogether ; & gift wo futond "o Ihe ono that's Leen over the workiugman's friend, Tho dnors are.hogpy, and all of them yruy You will accopt of thls tokon to wear Obristmas Day.” The lines referred to the fact that, after the {lro, the firm kopt every one of their employos at work, and, when the panle came, did not out down tholr wagos, ——— FREE LECTURES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; 8m: I writo to eall the attention of the Cli- cago publio to tho very admirable courso of [ree lectures now offered by tho Ohristian Union, It Lias long boen the dosireof the manngors ot this Institution to Increaso oulture and information among the poople by coursos of fres lecturcs on political and Hterary subjocts, somowhat aftor iho plan of the Cooper 1nstitute course in Now York, They have so far srocoeded that, with tho kind assistance of friends, a rogular course of Noudny evening leotures will bo givon in Unjon Hall, No. 114 East Madison street, in which prominent clorgymen, sclentific proress~ org) lawyors, and business men will take part. The course has alrendy opencd under favorablo dusplces. £ Mnudnfi avoning, Prof, Brigham, of Amn Arbor, o, will locture fu tho course on ** Words : Tholr Uso and Abuse,” Tot it bo un- derstood that theyo leoturos are froo to mombers and their frionds, aud to the general publie, The ability of the lacturors, tho popular.thomos on which thoy will spesk, as well as tho contral Toontion of tho hall, ought o lusure a large at- tondauce. The ' managors certainly douerve crodit for thelr offorts, It now romains to bo weon If they will be apprecintod snd seconded by tho pubidic, CHICAGO EVENING BOARD, Evenina Jloaun, Ouigaao, Deo.27,—Salon of 250 brl mows pork, sollor March, at 14,755 100 tes Iatd, sollor March, at 88,05 16,000 scooud-hand boxes ut 673¢o to Botsford, TIE COUNTY CLERK, The Number of Employes o Roe quires, How He Purposes Doing Businoés, An npplionatlon wna mado yostorday by Gon, Liob, the Clork of tho Connty Uciitt, to liave the numbor of Deputies and nssistants in bis office fixed, In accordanco withi tho law, by the Judges of tho Circuit Courl, Judgos Far- well, Willinms, Rogors, and Booth wore present, Judge Treo, boing ongngod I souloncing tha prigonors in the Orlminal Court, was unayoldably abront, The following is a copy of tho spplication, showing tho number nsked for by Gon. Licb: The following Daputios and ssslstanta are roquirod in this oftice, snid I most respoctfully requost thut the Bamo bo detorniined nnd eutered of record by ruls of your hohorbls Qourt In Gounty Olerks oflico: Ono Ohlot-Deputy i ona Dopuly in chargo of tax maltera; ono Aesietant-Dop- uty in'tax mniters ; oue Doputy for marcingo liconacs aud certifieatea s ono Doputy for redomption clerk 3 ono Doputy for caalifor ; ona taz-appeal clork; ong clork ju churgo of books and papors . thtoo ricord. Wrlters or recording clorks; twonty' clerks, maro or lens, muking applications for judgmont ; forly clerks, 4o monthis, niora or loes, oxtending taxes; toi clorka, smoro or less, extending Collectors’ books ; ' ten clorks, one month, copyiug Assessora’ books ; olio Deputy in Commissianers’ oliico, In the County Court siatant-Doputy s Ono Chief-Doputy ; one Ase tatan oue “recordswiller s 4w copylng Thero wore, said tho Gonoral, three dlstine! branclios of the court, and the busiuoes, owin, to the change in the Inw, was Rrently lncrunamf. Ilo hund ouly nsked for two morc Assistants Deputies iu tax matters, and ono Doputy for o cashler, It ‘was his opinion thut the affairs of tho County Clork's oltien had been run rathor carolessly horetoforo, nud ho lPmpmsml to make o change. 'The prace tice had beon to allow ench Doputy to take the monoy from the varlons porsons paying i, ga to the cash drawer, aud maoko the chango him- eolf, Ho proposed now to havo a cashier, whosa solo businoss 3t should bo Lo take tho cash, aud keep an naccount of it. For n chock ou the cashior, he intended that each clork should koop a small note-bool, in which to ontor tho smount ho recelved daily ; and thoso two u- donendent entrica would act us & check, one on tho uther. Inrogardto tho extrn writers, ho could not 8y how long they would be needod, but had mndo an estimato based upon back oz~ ponditures. Judge Tarwoll asked what tho Goneral'a oxpec. f“"n" was in regard to tho labor ho had to por- form. Tho Goneral roplied ho thought his duties wore prescribed in tho stawutes. Ilo was responsible for tho actions of his Deputies, and ho in- tonded to maxo himselt familinr with tho dutics of tho oflico, but ho thought o could not perform any manual Inbor himsolf. 1lo was to bo a sorb of ‘suporintendont, to sco that tho papais weroe takon caro of and proper- ly filed,—in short, somothing like a bank Pcosi- dout or & Genoral'in anarmy, It was not Lis mterost to make oxpensos, but he thought tho oxtra ones nskod wero necussary, Mr. Wneelor, a formor clork, was asked to givo his oplnion fu regard to the schedule offored by Gon. Liob, Mo eaid that, in hin opinion, four Deputies would bo all-sutlicienc, instead of six, uuless tho court should concludn to engago a cashier, 1n rogard to recovd-writors, ho thought two would be suthiciont. Gon, Lioh said that somotimes thore was enongh work for tive or six, but on the nverngo threa would bosuflicient, but, it thore should not bo sullictonit work for thrco, o would dischargo tho saporfluous ones. Judgo Williams romnrled they would have to trust i a firent degroo to the dikcrotion aud Lionesty of thie clotk, Mr. Wheelor, in continuation, safd thatho had marlked thirty clorks for oxtonding taxes instead of forty, but it was n matter which could ot bo acouratoly detormiued, QGou. Lieb said he had asked for forty clorke for two months, moro or less ; that ho only on- gaged thom when there was work, but the Dopu- tied must all be fixtures. Ho Lad two bank ac- counts,—oune the feo account, and the other the redemption nccount, ‘Who fees collected fn the County Court would not go through tho cash- ior's hands daily 5 but at the ond of the weok thoy would bo outored ns feos from tho Probato Court. ‘Iho casbior was needod o tako all the mouoy, tu kit at Lls desk from 81¢ n. m. until & P 1m., and take his dionor-pail with him, The Judges all concurred tbat the appoint- mont of a casliuer was necessary. Mr. alluke eaid Judge TFurwell had tnkon good eara of tho money, beeause it was hid intercst to do so, but with Gen, Lieb it was different'; be had no pecuniary inforest, and ho would bo dolng his duty if hie took & genaral supervisory cave of the oflice, and was coulined to neithor room. . Judge Baoth askod Mr, Wheoler what the ox- panslon of business was, and he replied he thought it was about one-third. Whaon ho was In Lhe oflico he hnd only tiro Daputics, Mr, Drury, & Deputy in tho Clerk's office, said whou hie went into tho offico, in 1871, one Doputy could do nll tho business, but undor tho new law tho worlk wny much onlargod. Duting tha rast six months there wore only four Doputios, Ho thouglt the business bhad exvanded during the yoar 33 per cont, Tho rogulur work had in- crenged oven more than that, The Judges thon took tho matter under advicee maont, aud will give s decision to-norrow, e i RAFFERTY, Tho County Jail of Cook County is again the abiding place of Rafferty. Bhorill Bartlett and Deputy Blioriff Lincoln brought him down from ‘Whaukegan yestorday morning. and doliverod him to Jailor Foltz for safo lmonini;. Tho di- lapidated building in Waukogan cafled o jail was considored too weak to keop the mutderer, espeoially if ho should got anything from tho outside to oid him in ecscaping. There sro no iron bars on the windows, and the gells could beroached by two or three determined men. As it was oxpensive to pay six or oight mon to watch Rafferty, and provent o surprise, it was thought bost to' bring him to Chiengo and lock him upin the County Jail, Ttnf- ferty kuow nothing of tho proposed transfor, nne til ho wna awakoned at Ualf post 6 o'clook ves- terday iorning, and told to got ready to leave. Jador Foltz bhad no vacant colls, eo he was _put into tho ouo occupied by Douald MoKay. Taf- forty wag in excollent humor Instulglt, and snid o was glad to gob homo.” e Is silont regard- iug bis cuso, and will not talk, *having nothing tosny.” Btato's-Attornoy Read will go toBpring- fleld, wheio the writ of orror was made rotusn- able, and, with Attorncy-Goneral Edsall, will arguo tha caso, —— At Cost Price. The entiro large stock of muslcal-boxes, mnsic-al- ‘bums, pianos, aud organs will be closod out nt cosh price at John Moltor’s music depot, Nv, 100 Exst Mad. 1son atreet, The daily increase of his business in sheot musio and fmported musical goods demandy tho wholo ute tention of Mr. slolter, und_contirme his intontion of siving up tho wbove-mentioned artieles; consojueats y he is offering such great inducemouts as {0 mako it highly interesting and profituble to pay tho old estube lished und well recommondod bouso a 'visit, The Announcement 1n our ndvertfalng columns, by Mssrs, Elfson, Pomes roy & Co,, of & tulo of oll-paintings, commencing to- morrow morning, sbould altract geuoral attention. Among tho artists whoso works aro on saloara W, L. Houtag, Lowls, aud others of equal noto ; In fact, 'ths whole "collectfon 16 vory superior, Leitg from’ tha Trooklyn Art Gullory, whose proprictor, Obarles Rtodo, aq,, 13 well known in this city, Thio sals fa perompa tory, and will afford a good opportunity to obluin & f1ya Work at o low price, pad e P b Furs--Because of a dotermination tocloss out lls entire stock of ladics! furs this scason, Browster, furicr, cornor of Olark and Madison siroets, i making puices which as toulab us well s plesss, bugers. 1l stock of orel sncques, mufTs, and bous' 1s sccond to nonc, while bis gonoral'stack of miuk, ermino, lynx, bldk murlen, otcy ato,, 18 spectally attructivo, s doiicid Onnned Fruits Reduced in Price. The Pokin Toa Company, No. 876 State siroet, note s reduction in prices of 25 to 80 por cent, Thoy have tho beat brands in tho market, Thoy quote best to- untoey, 3-Ib cans, 1505 $-Ib cans, 210} best peaches, 41l e elb cans, 8003 Elgin corn, 9307 Yar- mouth, 50; 'best baking Dowd b, 9503 1 Gaus, 1007 G-1b cans, $L7e. TONOn Ter b B0y 10 —— ‘Watches, Joewelry, Eto., at Net Cost. J, 1B, Mayo & Qo., Palmer Iousy, offor their entire stook of watches, olocks, jowolry, diamonds, ilvors plated wure, sto,, oto,, at not cost for tho next thirty doya, Perdons wishihg to purchaso handsome New Your's gifls In Muyo's lino cheaper than thoy ever wers Lought {u Ohicago beforo had botter mako their seloctions ut once, Beo udvertisomont, Eoonomize {n Hard Times, Savo your money, and wmake yourown clothing on tho celobrated Wilson Bhuttle Bowing-Machines, which can bo purchiased by muking a small paymen down, aud the Lalunce payabls in from onoto twa years, Balesrooms at No, 107 Htate atrooks