Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1873, Page 5

" THE CHICAGO DAILY 'TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1873. THE COUNCIL. Resolutions in Reference to Sell- ing the Lake Front. Ordinance to Allow Liquor-Selling with Closod-Doors Sunday. Contracts with Gas Companies-~Work for the Unemployeds & Now Use for- the Old Past Office---The City Finances. The Corporation Printing to Be Decided Next 'Week. The Common Council mot Inst ovening, Mayor Oolvin in tho obuir. . All the Aldermon wers in ationdance, THOE LAKE-FRONT PROPERTY, Ald. Pickering submitted the following: Wireniag, Propositions for tho solo by the City of Chicugo of vertain real ealate, situate between itan- dolph and Monroe atraots, and enst of Michigan ve- e, to tho west line of {he track of the Illinois Ceu- tral Raflroad, hava been made by tho Illinols Central Itailroad, tho Clilengo, Buclington & Quincy Railrond, sud tho Sichigun Central Radirond Compaulcs, s avo herotofore beon discussed nnd agitated both by the Common Counell und the genoral public, and ‘Wuknzas, Hall Companles herctoforo offered to purchiase rald real estate from sald ity of Ohicago for B i sum, sud Wneneas, Ko aulo hns heen consummated ; and, Witkuens, The eity is now fn great need of mono; and, Wirnea¢, Tho safd Rallroad Companies heretofors projosed to'evect n groat union depot on sald real es- tate; aud, WrEREng, The erection of Auch building ot the pres- ont time would afford cmployment to o great many eilizens who aro walting, but are now out of work, and pressiug thelr services on the elty for means of Aup- Yort for themselves and families » und Wiuznras, A fulr price for the Interest of satd clty 1n sald real estnte would materully help sakl city ; and, WitznEas, 'Tlo snid depot would forever bo an'ornae anent to, nndt tita pride of, tho city s thorefore, Iicgolved, That the Aayor nappoint o special commltios, compored of fivo Aldermen, {o nct in coujunction with tho Financo Commilice, to invosti #20to this pubject In all ity bearings, and report fully lo hin Council ut ilc noxt rogular inceliug, giving, iu such Toport, tho highest price that eau bo obtained'for sach real eatate, terms of puymont, und all other ine formation which cun be furnislied,’s0 s to givo the Councila busis for such further action as may bo deemed for tho best intorosda of the city, Ald, Pickering said tho South Sido was largely interested {n the dopot, and ho hoped that part of {he ecity would be fully ropresented on tho Commitico, * Ald. Dizon did not think it would bo wise to take uny action whatever, Thero was a perma- neut injunction banging over tho Council, and nothing could bo doua with tho land until it was digeolved. Ald. Pickering urged that the resolution con- templated only nu investigation. Ald. Dizon nelted if tho Railread Compnnies had offered to purchnse tho lend ? Ald. Pickering replied that that was what he wantod to find out. The motion was refarred o the Committee on \Wharves aud Public Grounds, THE OITY WEIGHER'S DOND. Tho official boud of Miles Kehos, City Weigh- er, was prosented, Tho surotics aro Jeromish 2@ Jamos Clowrey. Thers boing some {nfor- walitics in tho bond, ho was permitted to with- Aearw it. LIQUOR-SELLING ON BUNDAY. Ald, Richnrdson offered an ordinauce amend- itg Bee, 1 of Chap, 50, and Sec. 3 of Chap. 28, B0 ti:at they shall read s follows N 1. Le it ordamed, ete., Tho Moyor i Loroby vized {0 grant Heenses for tho snle of spirituous, vinous, und fenmetted tiquors to any person who shull roly therofor to him, fu wrlting, upon such persan 1t vuiehing snilictont ovidence to satisfy him thut be {s Rormnof geod cliaracter, ond upon el peraot cxe- cwdng to the Oity of Chieago n bond, with at least twa wuraties, tobe approved Dy the Mayor, fnthe penal w12 of 500, conditioned that the licensed party ehall feiihfully observe and keep all ordinauees now i force, oy hareaiter to be pussed, during tho period of sucl aud that “he will keep elosed all doors aud lows openiug out upon any siveet from tho or room where : I liquors aro eold on Sune day; sud that all ¢ a doors and windows shall, o oud during all sundays, Lo provided with vlored shutlers or curtuins, so as to obsiruct the view Tvora mucls streets into such rooms ; and that ho will pronibit all gnfng with cards, dominoes, dice, or othie erceticle of luck or cliance, and puylug for the use of the city $32, ond no other fees, On complisnce with thiers Tequirements, o lcense shall be fssned to the spptlennt under the corporate ecal, signed by the May- or wrid countorsigned by the Clork,which shall author- ho person or persons therein named, to ecll, bar- qive away und deliver wines nod otber lquors, ber vinous, srdent, or fermanted, fu_quantities *hen ono gallon {u the place designated iu tho up- Hon. d, il licenses faucd fn pursuance | of slicll expire on the 1st doy of in each year, $12. 2. If nuy person shall keep o common, fllsgoy- erncl, or disorderly louse, or suffer uny peraon to Jilvy wuy gamo of chalico on his premines for maney oy any other valuable thing, every such person, on con- viétlon, shall bo fined in & sum not Jess thon §5 nor $100, * Saotion 9 of Chiapter 28 and Section 1 of Cha ter 80.of the Ttovised Ordinances are boreby ro- peak It was roforred to the Committas on Licenses, TAVING POURTIH AVENUE. 1, Titugernid offered un ordor dirccting tho Bowrd of Public Works to propare an ordinance tho curbing, filling, and paving Fowmth veuue, from Twelfth to Fourteenth stroets, It wuy referred to the Committee on Streots and Alloys, 3, D, CONTRACTS WITH GAS COMPANIES, AlLL Stout prosented the following, which was adopted : ie.)lved, That the Corporation Counsel be, and lio s «. 5, directed to report 1o this Council, at fis carliest sonv; aleuce, whethior tho coptructs witli the gos com- Janici now’ existing, aro biuding on the city, und wheler the city luid tho right to moke a contruct for o tapplying of gas_for a longer period thun one PUBLIC BATHING, A communication was recoived from William “Shayr, 10 the effect that o has boau nenkiu&x to entailish o bathing-housa at the enst cud of wwety-second atroct, aud applyiug for tho posi- tiou of General Buperintondent of Dathing- Tou:es for the City of Chicago. It was reforred .to (i3 Commutteo on Wharfing Priviloges, At L Lengnchor offered o rosoluiiou directing the 1ioard of Public Works to nt once havo street mures pluced upou corner lamp-posts in the burss district. Tho resolution was adopted. SEWER ON WESITRN AVENUE. Camplell oftered o resolution directing d of Public Works to propare a diagram 1 wutimates for.a sower ou Wostern avonuo the South Branch of tho Chicago Rivor to {uzcio sireet, 1t was roferred to the Committeo on § veety and Alloys, W, D, TOND. T 0 oflicinl bond of John F.- Brown, as Fish In or, In tho ponal sum_of ¥5,000, was ro- tersed to the Comunttee on Judiciury, DEFZOTIVE BIDEWALKS, All Jonas offered o resolution diracting tho Bond of Pubhc Works to robuild and repair all aide valits on North Ciark, Ontario, Indiana, sud Micigan etreots, without waiting to collect the srsotsmients therofor. 1t was roferred to the Lroo.d of Publie Works, A NEW UME YOIt THE OLD POST-OFFICE. A'd, Spalding offered the following, which was ref.rred to the Commitiee ou Public Buildings : solred, ‘Thnt tho Finance Comumittee b, nud thoy wroby, divocted to coufor with tho Boavd of Edu~ 'n and $hio Board of County Comule teslonora us {0 asibility sud advissbility'of fitting up the old fice buflding for o temporary Jowrt-Houge, and uer clly and county purposesas may bo deemed ¥, unid report by ordinance, if, uftor such cou- 2t ukall b doouiod advivable, A BHOWER OF THANIS, Ald, White moved & rosolution of thanks to AL Wooduian, for his gororous donation of byzud to tho poor of Chicago, Ald, McGrath sald that, if_votes of thonks 410 to ba 1 order, the Couneil ought to thunk ko McDonald, who donated one weol's net procueds of s faro bunk to the poor. TIME OF LIGUTING ATRERT-LAMPS, Al. Dloove oifered o resoluon directing tho Coramitteo on Gau-Lights to examine My, Col- sort's time-twble for lghting and oxtingulebing e gos-lamps, aud report upon the advisability f i3 adoption, It was referred to the Comnit- to0 on Gus-Lights. WASHINOTON STREET TUNNEL, Ald. Moors onered s rosolution requonting the DBoard of 1ublic Works to repave Lhe roadway of tho Washington Street Tunnel, aud to \rhitan tho wally, and otherwise put it Invo & wafor aud wora presontable coudition, The resolution was adopteds DAMAGES DY FVIRE, Ald. Hildreth offored u resolution roquesting the Judiclary Commlittee to examine tho olaima of Joha Williams aud otbers, whose houses and goods wero dataged by order of tho Bire Muz- shal, duriu;i o firo on tho 17th of Septembor. It waa roferred. HTUEET IMPHOVEMENTS, Ordivnncon woro pussed for tho followlug atrook impravoniontss Ourbing and filling Bobor stroct. From Clinton to Jefforaon ; ourbing. fling, and paving Lako atreot from Michigau- to Core tral avennes; ullrhhlt{. filling, rud paving North Wolls stroet from tho vinduel to Chleagn nvo- nue; eurbing, flllmfi' gradiug, and paving Nomh LaSallo streot from iuzlo to Nortls Wator. An ordinanco for curblng, filling, nud paving Archor avenuo from Halsted atreot to the Sowih Branch was reforrod to the Committon on Stroots and Alloys, South Divison, T OI1Y FINANOEN, & Tha communicalion of City Comptrolter Uayon on the subjeet of tha city lnancos, submitted Deo, 18, was takon np. y Ald, NeGrath said it wia - the: opinion of tho Corporation Counsel that the Yerolations necom- pnuymP tho abovo could bo logilly passed. Thoy oro as follows: . 3y 1. M uny tino wilbin vty dagy precediug tie maturtly of kny of Uie Indebtediess of tho ulty, of of any of fts utorest pevments, which by tho ‘torms thereof became o und- pagable fn the City of Now Yorlk, the Treasirer ohally- upon the order. of tho Muyor and Comptroller, with- (he approval of thio Fi- uatice Commilfee, delivor to -tha Comptrollor, in sliht exchange on New York, to ho approved by thio Mayor and Fiuaneo Commitled, payable to the arder of tho Muyor and _Comptroller, Auch portion of. tho ity anoneya us shnll Lo desiguoted in aakl oner, not ex- ceeding tho awount of nersst and principal fo to bo pald in New York, and (he Comptroller shall immedi- ately romit tho samo to sich bauks or banks in the Clty of New York, to ba- approved by tho -Mayor and 14~ nance Gommiltteo, a8 #hall undertake to ‘pay for the cliy sald_mdobledness or intorest. poyments, or any pat thercof, - . And sait moneyn shall bo deposited with satd bank o bunlon, upou sich. contitions o8 slinl bo grced upon betiween tho Moyor and_Comptroller and the bank or banky recelyhig tho samo, Upon {h execi~ tion_sna_delivery by such bauk or: hanks of sueh bonds or sccurities for the safo-keeplng of -tho rame, a8 tho Muyor-aud Comptroller nnd Financo Committed shull approve, . Provided, howerer, Thnt el doposit may be mado 11pon the condittons and with the bonda sud secutities nforcsald, with uny bank or banks in the City of Chi- cugo, which will furnish good sight cxchange on the Clty of Now Yark, to.le upproved as aforevaid, for the payment of auch maturiug fudebteducss and interest, 2, At apy thue within twenty days precoding tho tmo for making of any monthily pavients of the cm-~ ployes of the clty, or ofter. tho timo of making tho #anic, IF the avmo Do unpatd, if, In the judgment of the Comptroller nud Fiuoncs Committee, it shall bo necossary or advisabie, (he Treasuror sball, upon the order of tha Mayor und Comptrollor, delivar to tho bunk or bankers named therein such’ amount of the city moncya s shull bo_ designated i snid order, not exumdln{(lhu amount of such puyments, to be imme- diately deposited upon such conditons ns shall b agreed upon, u siieh bank or banks, to bo approved by tlic Mayor and Financo Commitico, oy shll undertaks {o furnish the city tho money to micel wuch payments, upon the oxccutlon und delivery by such bunk of Lankn of such honds or securitles for tho pafe kebplug of tho same aa tho Mayor aud Finauco Comumitteo sall approve. R Mooy doposited as aforesaid whall bo Lept to tho ercdit of tho City of Chicago, nud shull be drawn u) tho order of the Treasurer, countersigned by tho May- orand Comptrolier, at mich time na shall bo o n in that bebalf, and aball be immediately placed with the other monoys fu tho City Treamry, ONJECTIONS TO THE PLAN. Ald. Dixon moved to nmeud the firat section by striking out the words “of any of,” in the thnrd line. Ald. Woodman said thal the emergeucy had pansad, nnd ho therofore moved to refor the sub- Ject to tha Committee on Judictary, Ald. Campboll rnised fho point whother tho present City Lreasurer's hondsmen' wonld not be rolieved of vosponsibility by such nction, Iln questioned whetlier the Common Council conld «elegato Lo tho Mayor nod Comptrolier its con- trol over tha dopositing of tho eity fundw. Tho Council could designate the banks in which the ‘money shonld bo dopositad, but 1t could not dal- ogato that power to o third party. Ald, Hildroth thought it botter to lenve tho money where it was, and liold O'Hara and his bondsmen responsiblo for it. It would bo un- wise leginlution for the Council. to tamper with the wintter, Ald, Campboll was willivg to trust tho ‘I'reasurer and Comptrollor to run the city's fi- nances without any resolutious by the Common Couneil, Ald, Schaftner denied that the Trepsuror's hondsimon woro relioved of rosponsibility by thio withdinwal of ooy from o Lank oxcopt 80 far ns goncerned the mmount so withdvawn, The Couneil, however, ehould movo cautiously in the matter, and first et tho opinon of tho Corpor. tion Counsel, wero it not for the fact that upon she passaga of tho resolution deponded the ability of the Comptroller to raise mouey. Ald. Woodman’s motion to refor to the Ju- diciary Comuwittee and Corporation Conngel was adopted by o valo of 80 to 8, Aldermen Warren, Sidwell, Fickering, Henth, McGrath, Schaffner, Lcugac‘wr, and Lynch voting in the negative. THE CITY PRINTING, ‘The Committee on Priuting roported that they had visited the difforent nowspaper oflicos for the purposo of necortaining tlieir ratos for ad- vertising, 'They found thoso of tho Inler-Ocean 10 ba tho loweat, tho propriotor agreaing to do the printing ot tho samo rates herntoforo paid the Pobt. Who report was supplomented by two rosolutions,—one desiguating the Znler-Ocean corporation printer, and the other designating tho Staals-Zeitung s the paper in winch the Council procacdings, mnotices, cte., aro to bo published 1 German, Tho 1ates of the Infer~ Ocean are, for Council procoedings aud proceed- inga of tho Board of Lducation, 45 contsa square ; notices, ete,, 45 conts a quare, first in- sertion, and 8744 conts for overy subsequent in- sertion Ald. Camphboll moved the passage of tho resolution desiguntivg tho JInter-Ocean ss Cor- poration Printor. Ald. McGrath moved that the roport_be laid over and published. e proposod 1o bring iu o minority report, for tho reason that the action of the Committee, designating tho Zimes, Lad beon reconsidered, on thu supposition that the Slualx-z«lluny would have to ho paid the sama prico as tho Times, 76 conts per square, which was not the caso, ‘Pho roport was Inid ovor aud made the speoial ordor for Monday ovening, WONR YOI THE UNEMPLOYED, ‘The report of the Committeo on Public Build- ings, directing the Board of Public Works to procead with work on the Fallorton avenus cou- dnit and cloaring away tho Conrt-Housa ruins, was taken up. Ald. Campboll was opposed to coneurrenco in the roport, for tho reason that tho Fullortep avenuo conduit work wmust bo let to a con- tractor, who would have to be paid ax‘rn for doing it in tho wintor soason, and ulso that all the debris taken from the Court-House square would hove to be carted back to il up streols in its vicinity, Ald, Dixou understaod that the property- owuors in the vicinity did not want the streots fliled for somo time, aud that the Bosrd of Health proposed to compel the removal of tho Court-House debris on the ground that the thing Wag n niisauce. Ald, Cony was in favor of going on with tho work at once. Cowtrncis could now he let cheaper thau in the summer sonson. _Ald. Sehinfiner advocated the reforence of the roport back to the Committes, in order that they nught roport the ucnuunn?'cnliuuucea. It wus o fact that work on the Fullerton avenuo conduit coald not bo coramonced within two or threo monthy., This was only n false Lope, and some- thiug olso must bo dovised. Ald. MeGrath was aurpriged that the chiampion of the workingmen [Al, MeGrath] should bring in such a veport, for ho nust have kuown that it must bo recommitted and accompanied by an order, 1le was in favor of (oing on with the cloaring up of the Court-Houso square. ‘This minttor should bo roforred back to the Commit- tee, with instructions to bring in tho necossary order for golug on with tho work, Ald. Cullerton offerod ag an amendmont a res- olution dirccting tho Board of Lublic Worka to proceod at once.fo clear awny the debris from tho Court-Housa square, Ald, Tiolmrdson snid that, to make an ex- cavation thore now, would b to creats a mons- trous cass-pool, Morcover, tho county was not Yot prepared to yacato tho building now stand- ing, IHo moved to lay over Ald., Cullerton's amonduent. : All. Cullorton inquired if he was opposed to glvlug worli to laboring mon. Ald, Rivhiavdson replied that he lud renson to beliove some of tho men who werg in tho pro- cession Just wook wero dincharged xailway la- borers from outsldo tha city. ARl Campbell ruised the point ot ordor that & counmitteo report could uot be amended, but must bo retorved book, ‘I'he Chalr sustained this point of order. ‘The motion to recommit was adopted. The Couucil thou adjourned, ——— LOCAL ITEMS. A man namod John Kingman was run over by Ingine 86 about 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning at tho utorsection of the Rock Islund Rallroad and Tywolfth street, Ho was romoved to the hospital, but died from his injuries yostorday afternoon. Tho now Chlongo & New Orleans through Eummmm froight lino was comploted day ofcre yesterday, and enlurdng oveuing the first passcniror traiu feft (ho dopok of tho Illinols Contrul Railrond, ut the foot of Lake neroet, At Boun yesterday evevy borsh in tho slcoping- vonch iad Loen engaged through to New Or- onus, Alr, Thomas B, Chard, Masagor of the Weute erh Dopartmont of the Tiromen's Fuud Tnaur- ance Company, of Ohicago, eent veatorday an ordet to U. L. Woodmnn & Co,, bakers, to ** din- tributo 1,000 loaves of brond to the destitute, aud nend your hill to this otlice.” His douation will probably Yo distributed at 11 a. uh to-mor-~ row, when 10,000 luavor donated by tho North- \rnnt‘nrn Nutlonal Bank will bo given to those in nond, Tho Olstengzo Zoening Journal Joh-ofiico cal- ondr for 174, 4 anc of tho nantast aud mont tustofully exccutod spocimons of the printer's art ovor inaod from iho prows, It I8 bnttor oven than an engraved calendar, and indivaton the wkill and cara oxercisod_in the mnmmotl ob dopartment of the Journal ofiee, t i cartainly n model of typography, vellocting cerodit lll)au tho establishmant und the eficiont Superintondont, Mr, Joln B, Joffery. Lt ovening Prof. Brighym, of At Ahor, Mich., dolivorod wn wmusing aud i insructive lecturo on ““''hw Uso and Abuso of Words,” be- fore tho members of the Christinn Unlon, 1Tis audionce was vory largo, the room In_which lie #poke bolug too small to hold all who dosirad ad- mittanco. A synopsis of tho discourso would givo bu o finporteat idon of t, us It \u Inrgoly ovoted to a recitnl of the manuorisms aud inac. vuracles of spooch with which o wajority of those using the Linglish tonguo are afllicted, Ho sovoraly condemnod tlio nlmost universal usy of cithor senscless or wicked oxplotives, and showod but littlo lenioncy to those writors™ and spoekors who cover up whatover idens thoy may llosuuaswllhtbrudmldmw{ of big words which tko ono's breath nway, 1lo favored small words; If thoy convoyod sy ideas nt all, tiioy wota much more forcibloand much moro casily un- dorstood, Ho closod by Inying dawn a few rules, with the aid of which his hiearors might becomo correct nud sensiblo spealkers, PHILADELPHIA. Payment of Interest-on Unlted States Honds==Nowspaper 1{omum=Eloction. Froud Investigntion Quashed==3ne % for the Contenninl Mayors Speciul Dispatel to The Chicaav L'ribune, Privavenrenia, Doe, 20,—The Ausistant United Btates Trensurer, located lers, commenced pay~ ment to-day, without robato, of the January intorost on United States securities. At lenst $20,000,000 in gold, or its equivalent, will bo dis- bursod, f v Dr. . Mortwitz, propriotor of the Philadelphin Demokrat (Gorman), bas bought out tho Age establishmont, and ‘will contintte to publish tie paper a8 n Domocratic organ. A new woekly aocratio journal, ontitiad tlio National fadl will appoar on tho 17th proximo, A mecting of tho Committeo of the Council ou Polico nud Fire-Alarm Departmonts was called for2 olcluck to-dny, in the Clerk's office, pur- &nnue to the following resolution of instruce on ¢ Witknzag, It hag beon atated fn tho dally nowspapers, and_ by fudividuals, without contradiciion, that- tho ¢lection rofurns ou the now Constitution received at the Mayor's oilico were fruuduloutly nifered before the same woro publicly aunounced ; therefore, Regalved, By the Select and Comuwon Councls of the City of Plilludelpira, that the” Commitiees on Polico and Fire-Alarm Telegraplis be dirocted to inquire and report whetlior the Huperintendent of tho Potico und Fice-larm Tolegraph, or any of bin subordinates, lorks, ar operators, haye been guilty of maling such improper returns of tho recent Coustitutlonal elvetion, or v negligently or wllifully pormitted auy ather ‘pervons to niako the same, ‘Tho Committno reforreil to conuisted of nine gontlemon, of whom but _three wore prosent to- day, consequently an adjournment without o quorum took place. As iho Committeo moots at tho call of the Chairman, and to-day is tho last Council dny of the year, tho wmatter in uashed, “Ihe politicinns are working earnestly for thoir rospeotivo candidates for the Cenlonnial Mayor- alty. - Ex-Mayor Richard Vaux and_the Hon. Henry M. Phillips expeet the Domocratic and " Roform nominations. Mn{;or Btokely socks re-election, and his friends bold a mass- mooting to-morrow nighs to_talkoe stops for tho furtherauco of his views. Quito a numbor of tho moro respecteblo Republicans favor tha nomination of ex-Mayor Charles Gilpin. Anothor gontloman lately brought forward is Mr, John 8. Morton, Vaux will be rojocted, and dosorvedly #0,.a8 his polico was tho worsh that ovor dirgraced Philadelphia, and itis no- torious that lio was, whilat in office, complately controlledby thol'ourth Ward crowd. Phillips is anablo lawyer, well and favorably kuown, butan Inraclite, and the prejudico against him on that necount will operato to hus disadvantage. Gilpin was ono of the best Mayore we ovor bad, but his chiancen ara poor. Stokely, thongh wholly unfit, will probably be electea by, moang of s bluc- couts, on wiiom ho implicitly relies. Aorton, Presidont of thefMarket Btreet Railway, would moko o firat-clasa Mayor, but his frionds have not {nflucnce enough to carry him-througlh. phismisiaie s sl AMUSEMENTS. M'VIOKER'S TREATRE. Last evening Mr. Shicl Barry, an actor of con- siderable reputation, commencad a brief on- § gagomeut at MoVicker's Theatre, playing tho port of Thady in Mr. Chatles Gaylor's now vor- sion of * Hundy Andy," which has been uamed ** Cliristmas Eve.” Tho drawms is not osgentislly different from tho old pieco, for the incidents nro profty much tho snmo #o0 far us Thady, the principal’ cluractor, is concorned. The' plot tao, can acarcoly bo'called original, if subjected to the severost criticism; but at tho same timo thoro Isjjenough to sustain the nuditor's intorest.” Of "Mr, 8hicl Bmry it would bo almest enough to romind the public that this is tho same artist whose impersonation of Michael Ireeny and other Irish charactors did moro to draw audiences than Mr, Boncicault’s most origingl ei¥orls. That an ncior who could pluy the part named above as he does could atso phay Zhady in highly ncooptable and pleasing manner ovorybody would oxpect, Mr. Barry, hawever, did more, for he kopt his audisunco in capital lumor throughout, oxtracting out of tho part oll the fun thoro was in it. Mr, Barry has in ploying this part added to his already woll- estabiighod roputation of being one of the best ohrnotor nctors on ftho Awmorican stago, Tho othior parts woro all faivly taken, Mr. Norris playing Luke Mirdock witi his usial oxcellonco of conception, aud Mr. Seymour with even moio than his ordinary caround fidellty, Mr. Bock hind o quict_villain, and played it as he always does, Mr, Piorce l;}luym Ally Drgg, another villain, and, when Le remembered 'the broguo, sounded it very fairly, IIo mudo up well nnd neted consistently, ‘The part is ono of thoso ro- pulsive Irish choractors winch, howovor artistic- ally rendercd, can only disgust. Miss Josio Dateheldor pliyed Katie with spirit and univeto, and with unusual success in tho preservation of the Irish of it. Mrs. Myers, as Kathleen. was not ospecially romarkablo ofther way, and tho vest of tho cnst camo in for its share of com- mendation. THE ACADEMY OF 3USIC. Mr. Sothern's sccond weok opened as aus- rlclmm y s tho first, the audienco hoing a8 largo st oveniug ns jb_Lins boou at any timo, Thoro in one ohange mndo in % Our American Congin® which 18 desorving of notico. At the tormination of the thivd act, where o country-danco 1 intro- duced, and tho most exuberant wirth is produced by the_imbecility of Zord Dundreary, tho veal- stio elfact hns beon greatly heightouad by bring- ing the orchestra ou the etage, and having thom play for the daucers. ‘Thaideawas Mv,Gnrdinor's, und ho desorves crodit for it, M, Sothern hag expressed to him, in o lottor, his apprecintion of the excellont tasto aud penerosity exhibitod in the mounting. Itis not tobe wondored at, as those who have baen fortuuate onough to seo “ Our American Cousin ™ will testify, On Friday night * Brother 8am " will be played, and DMonday Mr. Bothern's most artistio and delight- ful impersonution of David Garrick in tho drams of thus name, TRE GLODE THEATRE. AMlss Augusta Dnvgon, a greas favorite in Chi- cago only two yoars ngo, playod lnst evoning nt the Globo Lheatve, nppoarivg in the rolo of Kathleen In *'The Rhshl? of tha Xoon.” The Boouo of tho piny i Iid in Ircland, and the mpxlnmpnl part fs easontinll pathetio. Iss Dargon plays it witl that strength and offoct which we given plens- ure to ro many theatre-goers, and - was rowarded Inst evening with Learty applause, Her reading was, o8 usual, excollent, aud she carriod the uympnzhlou of the nudience with her throughout, Ulieve is no doubt that Mias Dargon will ,Ilny to falier howkos than any of her prodacessor's Linvo douo for somo time, SALVINL The groat Balvinl, with whose pralse the dramatioc columus of the Boston, Now York, and Philadalphin papors havo beon filled for months, will make Lis Low to n Chicago public Monday, 8t MoViclor's 'Thoatre. * Bamaon " is thodrama ueleoted for is firat appearance, Tueaday he plays “Bullivan,” o brilliant comedy, the or3dun1 of “David Garrlok;" Wednesday, ‘¢ Othello,” hig most pnpular performauce ri Triday, * La Morte Olvile,” his grandest; an Waturday matines, * Hamlet,” HOG-KILLING AT QUINCY. Spectel Dlspatel to The Clcago Tribune, Quivey, IlL, Deo, 29,—Bstwoon 50,000 and 60,000 hogs biave been nllughlnud hero this rfm““ losa tha half $he uumber for tho 0d last yoar. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Cold-Bath Oase at the Illinois Penitontiary, ' Further Testimony of Prison Officials ---Afidavit of Br. Mason, The Bath-Punishment Acknowledged to Be Forbidden by the Prison Rules. Antagonism and Jealousy Among the Prison Officials, Speciul Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Jonigr, Dec. 20,—Tho Coroner's jury to investipznte the caunse of Conviet Henry Will- inms’ denth, nssombled at the prison this morn- ing ot 10 o'clock. Tresent, the Warden and his Deputies, snd Commisnionora Southworth and Canisius, Upon thoassembling of the jury n groat doul of rostlessness was manifosted nround the instituilon amonys omployes, cach of whom folt that theiwr bread and buttor dependoed upon the result of the investigation. 'U'wo of the wit- nowscs wonb 5o far in their tostimony ns to suy thatthoirevidenco might tend to cut off thoir sup- plies in this divection., The juryis composad of our best citizens, and most of the professious ure raprosented. Tho Coroner has displayod o good deal of good judgment in tho solection of tho fury, nud if he s consured nt all it is bo- eanso ho lofL it to the Wardon to urge the juves- tigation now in progress, In conversation with one of the Commissloners to-day hoe expressed the opinion that the Warden, in domanding o Coroner's inquost, ovorstepped his bounds, IL isn fact to bo regretted that tho investigation hos already devoloped & deop-seated JEALOUSY AXD ANTAGONISM DETWEEN THE OFFI- g CIALS, which I fear eannot Lo overcome. Tho ing of ol ‘partics s intoneo. ngainst Gen. Bono, who s in the East, The ovi- donce, in offect, is that the presont iuvos- tigation was opposed by all of tho Board except Col. Bouthworth., This bas kindled snew tho feeling in tho management. Lot the result of the inquest bo what it may, the institution, it is feared, will bo loft divided against itsolf. This phase of tho situation Los givon birth to the daopest anxioty among tho coniractors, who fonr that in the strifo that must onsue the discipline will be mado to suffer. Such a result would bo yory unfortunate not only to the contractors, but to tho State. 3., COOPER, RHERIEF OF MADISON COUNTY, KWORN Livo fn Alton, Am Shorkfl of Mudison’ Count Know Willfats, T bad bim in custody for two montl Whon brought hora ho wan ingood’ Lealth, Ho w hwrt wkile in fail in a muss with tho prisonors. Was Looked emacinted when I loft Liim o was wlck infail ot Alton, be- 1 being soverely jammed ngainst o 3y Deputy brought Lim ad worked “on n farm near Edwardsville, While In jull, he cut his mat- tress open oud mol it on fire, In my opinlon, ho was cither demented or a very bad mati, Don't o of nny frlends ho hne, Thoso that knew Irim did not speak well af hit, 1ti sentenco wan four vears, Ho pleaded gullty DEPUTY-WANDEN. MALL, RECALLED? I roported the death of Williims to’ thie Commis- sioners, 1 told therm wo onglt ta hinve s Coroner’s n- uest, T roported firat £ Georgo Taur. - I then stated tha whelo matter to tho entire Dosrd, Two of the Commisioners thought tho man had betfer_bo burfod atonce, an Lis death was an aceident, v, South. worth " diffored, and wanted au inguest, The President of fho Boerd, Caulus, insiated that tho matter ho kopt quict, The miajorits of Tho Hoard_requested o to biry {ho body. Know notlifug of Dr, Mason’s oxamination of tho bady fter deatls, "My Doputy, Sleepol, Insisted on_ an inquost, and thia i6 why I suggested’ tho samo (o tho Commis sfoners, Tu the ubsencoof the Warden, tho doputy povforms i dutics, When our Iate Warilen was kili- ‘ed, the President of {ho Board of Commisaioners ua- sumed the duly of Warden, which was contrary t law, Hut sinco tunt time the Preaident of {ho Board Las dictated to mo in referanco to the general man ment, and_in somo fnatauces lias given me orders, I alew nothing of Wilins' physical condition when lio came here. 1 know nothiug of the post-morlem oxainination held by Dr. Ma- son untll it hiad boen made. The Doctoriold me, after tho oxamination, that overythineg o the man died from heart disea understood thal el 0t 11 1 wanted g et foro conviction, f post by atber” pelsoncre, ere, 1l his_esbow, v LI, o d o dld hotpear strangled,” Ho 10 thveo minutes after being token from the Lat rules of the prisn do not allow of coll baths: for pun- islment, I haw son on tho evening of tho 11th, and ho thought Wiil uing nickuess, and ordered wo to give bin o bath, Tho bath was given, 1 bellovo, to uscertain tho true condition of tho pris: oner, Tho Duotor was not present at tho_balh, ~Am now eatinfled thut the man was veally slck, Novor knew lim to complain of Kickucss prior to tho 11th inst, Don't kuow why o Coroner’s inquest was not held over the Lody, ‘I Las heen customary o hold an inquest fn witch cases, I left thio bath-houso ubout 7:25, When Capt, Tluil eame fn T did not toll him thot tho prisoner ‘had nafd he was ready for work, The physiclan Las never given' writteu orders for baths, T fako orders from tho Wurden or his deputy. I Jiad my ovders to Latho Williams from both tho Doputy Wardeu and physlcian, Tho Warden v not veceonty wnd didut ol snytitng of the bathug of Witliuus, * We liuve Leou in tho habit of udministering Daths, aud, under Dr. Bucon's admintstration, ome. times' ndminiatered them when ko was absout, ut bia orders, Iacon's general deportment toward prisonors Wah Tough, but not inbuman, DI not think Willinms iel: whon wo_ batled hiin, Dr, Mason is very londant and kind towsrd prisonera, ' Dow't know who ordered Dr, Aagon towake o poat-mortem of Will- fnwy. Tho Warden do kind und ciliclent, aud the dis- cipliio was never better, Thero ore 1,105 convicts now in tho Peuitentiary,” If Williams Lind been well the bath would not haye injured him, VISIT TO THE ‘* BOLITARY " AND DATII-NOUDL, At this juncture tho jury, at the instanco of the foromun, made & Vielf to tne nalltnr{. and toak a view of the bath-house, and espocinlly the tub in which Williams was Lathed, T'he tem poratura of tho bath Tho bathi-houso is a las kitehou, Tho room contajus cighteen tubs, which have boefore been doscribed, In this room all prisonors aro rocelved, subjected toa Dath, and thon citizons' clothes are changed for that of the uniform of the prison. DI, D, IL, MANON, FIISON PRYSIONY, Bworn : Aus jgraduato of tho Castelton Modlcal Tust(- tuts of Vermout, ave praoticed medicine fn Tinols for twenty-threo yoars ; Teportsd for duty us Privon Physleian on tho 111l of July, and bave beou in clisrge wver sluce 3 examiied Houry Willlama during tho predent month § first oxamined him on that duy, ot thie regular morning call, o stated ho hud no vso of 1its hauda, no gtip 3 took hold of his haud, uud usked him Lo squeczo ny hund § be prefonded bo had 1o uso of his hund whatover ; then took Lis hand and doubled It buck, whon it relonuded vory floxibly ; did thia aovoral thnes with both handa; was conviuced that nothing was tho matter with hiv'hands, 1fe uaid therg wis nothiug olse the matter with lum, then reposted him for duty, Me .was Lrought to mo again thot ufterhoon by Devuty Sleopor, The Doputy sald ho (Willlams) conldu’t do lis worlt, I agin’ examined kim, wud with tho sumo result na before, Ay oplufon was that ko wag not sick, Ho lad overy nppearanco of Leing in perfoct health, 3o said bo hud no other trouble, except with Ius hands, His hauds woro not swollon or. warked § dou't kuow whether I did anything for hia handa or not, I may Loyo padntcd 'bia linuds With fodine, Cascs smilir to s uro of overy day.occusrence, I whould expect tho fodine, if appiled, .to have affectod tho man's snind, Ia cocond tme veported him for duty § never snw hio ugain ulivo, I eaw Doputy Bieope er.on tho evening of th s day 1 last suw Witliamu, 1o waniod to kuow what to do with Williame, I in- quired what ho know of niy hlalory, Ho told’ me ho wan o noted horve-thlef and juif-breaker, I then orderod lim to give him bath, Tho next I heard of Willuma was ‘on my arrival hero mext morn- then dead, Le was ing, I w I gl‘ll went.and saw tho Commlseioucrs, who wero togetier, The wholo matter was talked over betwoen us, They all thouglt thore ought t0 bo_1o attompt at | cotioaaiudat, b was tuought eet thst 5 sbowd sake 2 postmortern examination, 1 was not. thought nec- ewary 1o okl a Goronior’s faguint. T hield a post-mortom_ogaminotion; commenced by Iaging bhuck the seslp, When T gob rends to uso thi ®awv, 1 found it waw exceedingly dill, sid sent Dr, Tialfl for snothier, Whila ho wan abkent, T opened U cavily of thocliest, T saw nothing untintural in itn sppearancn when iso hroast bono vas firsl removed, T then opened fnto the pericardium witl blood, T sald ta Dr, Baird, the trouhlo is in the heart, 1 tiion removed tho heart, and fottad un apen- ingfudt, L brought the heart aud hhawed it totho Gom- mlestoners, Haw no aperture in (ho perlcardinn whon takdug ftoit, but subsequently eut ft, 'The perlcat Am was ok ditended et bload, Tho nperture I found In tho heari was about two fielies 1o Tength fn tho right ventricle, Xnupposed, ot tho timo of the cramiuatlon, that the aman eutio to his death from rupturo of tha heact, Tin heart was quito fat, nud_ovor tho veniricle (Winuew thuti usual, 3w heart wonld not_bave sffocled hin geueral Wéallh vory nerionsly, By examination of him hefars death T jnight and might not have doter- mined hin ral conditlon, Snch o hoart wonld_pro- dueg rrotieral debility when of Iun[( standing, Never folt Willlania* pittao in_oxntnfuing hint, When I ordered him bathied 1 did ot do 1t for pun- {shment, but to nccomplisi o corlain resnlt, Many thien fmagino themsolves eick, anda_bath always cires thon, Thover fawn man ‘tmniersed but once. 1 ment that n my presenco no_man wan ever dipned but once, When 1 ordered the hath 1 did not mean (hnt the mau whould be fmmersed sy nuniher of tines, . When I ordercd tho bath 1 expecled o bo present when It wus odminlstered, Whon L ardered (ho bath, T oxpectod tho man fo ho i+ dipped but once. Whn tho buth was adminfa- tored, T thought it had Deon sbolished a8 puuisii- ment, but could bo administcred st my order, 1 thought this Lo bo o written rule of the prison until after Williama' dentls, T conaulted tho Commissionery about tho cxpedieney of using the power I thought thioy lind givens 1ue, and mentioned o class of cascn fu which It would bo advantageous, They fold mo {0 umo my own judgment in tho matter, 1 hovo used thy Datls 08 o reniedy three or four fimes, 1 was presont it once, Dr, Toird_ouce, Tho Commisslonora ex— pected nio to have personal mupervision of the bathe, T beliove bis strugaling produced the rupture of tho heart, A man could lvo with such o rupture only moment, If tho rupturo wis proditced from Atrig- ul Would have taken placo ol ouce, ot four V' Bivo minutes after the lruggle, Gen, > Bano aud Dr, Contslus told me o o {in Lot b my discrction, 1 think Willisms afed from dincase of thio hieart, 1 havo from forty to elghty examinatios to muke i day, und do nnt isvo timo to do it us thoronghly ns 1 wonld wish, I get to thn prison about 76, nud Tivo s milo swad, *A ma like Willising conld 1ot atand over-cxerlion, Somathing way unld among tho Commesioners sbout hshing tho ‘wialo matter up, but T don't Imow what, Whon I was’ npponted Prison Physiclon, Bano ymuted mo to take cliargo ou tho 16th of June, I wroto him I could not coms to soon, Twas then neked to report on July 1, T camo on July 1, but had to return homo fo finisls bhsiuess, I eamo for duty on tho 11th, aud Bacon remnined a few doya. On tho 13th I told Hano 1 Lind no furlber use for Bacon, Ou tho J4th T compiatued of Bacon's coming to the prison every day, nnd on tho J5th hio lefl, Juve practiced deutlstry, but at the samo time was practieing mediciue moro o less every doy, DI, THEODONE CANISTUN BWORN, I wm o Commissionor. Live at Aurora, Never Luow Wilifms, ~ Did ot think it necensury to hold_sn ingucst over o nan dyiug inpulshinent” here, Had 710 1dea that (ho Inw required un inquest in such cases, When T enmo hero I found baths in_genoral wso for punishment, Wo abolislicd batbs for punishment, I think baths aro necessary in cortoln casex, und_gave my consent to thelr uso undor tho doctor' direc tion. "If wo fall to molutain discipline, our Tteupers would bo_ killed, ond {ho yrisoners would break oul undoverrun 'the elty. Sleoper 15 n good oflicer, Capt, Hall {8 ono of tha beat prinon oficers of tho country,” Maj. Whem was nob presont when Willlama was nthed, 1o bus mado o most excellent exooutive oflicer. Thad no objection to n Coroner’s inanest, When'T heard of Willlama' death I did not think anvthivg wrong had heen done, 1 atill thiak un 1 dtd tlien, Dr, Mason i u vory immano physicia, and of fair ability,” " ¥o can be frusted with (o health of tlie erinyinals, ~ He is carcful, MAJ, 3. W, WIHAM, WALDEN, KWORS, Am Warden, " When I first camo here tho cold bath was ubolished, T mever kbew that (o buth was belng adminletered by tho doctor, cept iu tho hospital, for medical purposes, until threo weeks ugo, 1T found this out from iuquiry of my deputy, 1o kald the Commissiouers were au- tharity for it ndministration, When I took charge a Warden, I wanted Lo reduce tho vigor of the pubishe wenfs, 'T conaulted my Depuity, ond Lo was' fearful tho dircipline might suffe: ed Into the pitua- {10 aud fouud that convicls wero cut off from all up- peal for fll-trentment ot tho bands of keepers, Iwants to remedy thls, nd, after o great deal of study, hiavo romedied it,'T think, (Tho Warden hern reud thé new rules of tho prisou, modo somo cxplanation of tho meuns used to_enforco 'discipline, &e., nll of which wero of a humano nature, Ho read from tho puulsh- fshment _records, showing that the punixhment now,us compred with that undor the o d muvagement, is us 1 to 4] If tho disciplina s allowed {0 go down tho State would suffer, The Stats obligates to enfarco dixeipling os tho condition of lotting the fabor, 'Tho priwou Is paying expenses. Hall nnd Sleapor are good men,—tho best men I know of for the powition, Dr, Mason'le too etsy with the convicts, We have 242 murderers fu_tho institution now. Tho record of the Board probibits puuisiment by bath- . "The Wardon then produced the following Vxe D, L. W, Wham, Warden [now'Stats Penitentiary : Dias: Sraes’ Boun after 1 fook charye of the medical departuant of this institution, my nttention waa called by tho Deputy Warden to thd easo of o conviet who was foiguing insanity, 1found tho man in tho sol- tary, hix hiands tiod o o ring noarly six feet nbave the floor, The mun wes s cripple, hoving lost both foal by frcczing, beforo coming hore. o wus tanding with the stuiaps on & cushion, Isald to Capt, Hall, This fn a vruel thing; why do't yon punish tho man 1o some otlier way?' "He answored, Tho Cominissioners have decided that convicts must be pun- dshed dn - mo othier ' way. lle ol sald that the cold bathy produced buiter results on this class of men, I consulted with Commissionors Bano and Canialus in regard fo this caso, and othors to which my attention liud been called, und it was dosided (hat tho bath might b used under my direction, It hus bean wsed four thnes, Tho first caso wus tha eripple, aud ho lus been suné_siuca thut time, oud” zcknowls edged thut bo wu pretending to ho iusane, that lie might he sent to tho Insano Asstum, thinking his chunech for eacape would then bo better, Thg next cato was u conviek who by musturhation wus rapldly destroying hoth miud and body; the re- sl hins heen oxcollent, Tho uest case was the ucgro Sampson, u conviet sent by Will County o eald be bud Fheumndlsm. o csmo to the Tioapdtal pretending to bo in groat distross, I thouyht Iils ngouy (0o great to be real, aud sent hin (s 4is dute Min guird thousht T Yad made s mislake, od ool Litm tolhis cell, Vi On Mon- 130 was brought to thie Laapital, o laid on tha beat for two dugs, propyed up with pillows, in 80 helpe Iens u condition that. he bad to bo handled with graut care by the mivses, snd 5o well il e act bis part thut tho hospital steward thought it wus tho wozst ease o ever saw, uotwithotanding ho Day hzd threo years' experlenc with ¢ dead beais,” On Weduesday worn- ing X ordered him u cold bath, e camo aut of the tub woll, saying If that was thi way fhoy treateil rhou~ matiam, ho didi’t want auy moro of it, “Who noxt case was that of {he man Willlame, whioh fans been reported to you in full, Tl bath conslsts in dipping i mau fu o tub of water ot the temperature of [ Jnxrecs‘ in precisely the same manner that persons are immeriod n the Church sorvico, (Signed) D. I, Makox, Thiyaicton, Tihinols State Peuitentiary, Sworn {0 and subscribed defore mo this 20th day of December, A, D, 1873, (sigued) Henne R, YEaxwy, Notary Public, DEPUIT-WARDEN IALL was ugaln called, und madoe some unimportant ox planations. Dr. Cunisfus had o word to eny, 08 nlso Lad Dr. Aaxow, Hall, u answertoa questfon from Mr. Bouthwortli, said’that b gulned flio impression from a conversition with the Cammissloners ubout tho dispasition of tho body of Willame, that Dr, Canisius_thought tho offivers of the prison had the rlybt to disposs of tho body, Numnerois other ques- tlons followed, but nothing iew was elicited, COL, 3. M, SOUTIWORTI, BWORN Aw a Connnlustoner, I did not ‘kuow whether wo Liad s Tight to disposo “of Williams' body or not, To my i there wan & quostion aa to the legality of the matfer, 1hadno desiro to Auppross tho uifuir, Dr, Canisius nnd Gen, Bane decided thut wo had a right to disposo of tho bady ug we saw fit, If anytliiug was 1l ubont keeping the matter quiet, it was to koep it from tho couviuts, Dr. Canlsius watd to Capt. Hall, “ Bury (ko man, nud go about your business,” Tho ovidence clored at 4:15 this aftornoon, The case will bo argued beforo the jury to-mor- row mornipg al 9 o'clock. FINANCIAL. Affairs of the Teans & Pacitic Ruil= road Company--fousons for Dinb. lioving the Stutement that the Ja; nary Interost on Its Bonds will Not be Paid. Special Diopateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasuarox, D, C., Dec, 20.—A report reached hore to-dny through private dispatohes from Now York to the effoct that the Toxas & Pacifio, ns woll ae the Northern Pucific Railvosd, has issued clroulars conveying the intelligonce that tho Compnuy will bo nnablo to poy tho Janunry fu- torost on itg bonds, and signifying fta pwrpose to issue sexip in len thersof, This ropoit, so far ag it relates to tho Toxas & Paciffo Com- pany, s donbted horo for the reason thatb 88 I8 genorally underatood, there aro only about £100,000 {u bouds now on tho market, and they aro the only bonds on which the Company need foel hound to Pny intoreat upan at this time, 1t i & notorlous taot that upon tho subsorlp- tion by the 'Loxan & Pucifie Construction Com- pany of 7,600,000 to ald fn the building of the vond, tho Iailfosd Company issued to tho parties an equal amount of land-giant honds, with tho undorstanding that none of thesa bonds shonld bo placod ou the murket., Thorofore, na theso sevon and a half million bouds are all supposed to bo lwml}{ artios who aro thom- solyes o part of the Iiailroad Compnuny, itsolf, and who ean control to a groater or lessor de- greo tho nifairs of the Company, itis bolioved to bo unrenzoncblo to think that an ace would bo committod which would have such an Injurious offeot upon the Company's cradit, when, 08 far ne can be ascortalned, tho smount of interest thnt would havo to bo paid Jau, 1, would be only & fow thousand dellarw, | moxtuwestexly to RAILROADS. Forthcoming Investigation of tho In- dianapolis, Bioomington & Western Ratlyoan, A Strong Indictment Against the Officers of the Company, Fraudufent Mortgage, a Coal Mine Credit Mobilier, and Ifiegal Diver- sion of Earnings. The Cedar Rapids & St. Louis Road Sold at Sheriff’s Bale, Otlter Railrond Mattors. he Indinnapoliy, Bloommgton & Wostorn and the Lakayotto, kioems tagton & Misstusippt Rtallrond Ine vestigationss=The BDirectors of the Former Compuny Chnrged with IRnuning Fhelr Rond in tho interest of Certain Conl Mines. 8 glight risn of temperature, ara oportad from New Linglomd and tho Middle Atlntle Sirtes, Lower fomporatura with byiak nnd frowh winds ane m-nlnrl]y Hgght wnow, now prevalls in the Lower Lale ro gion. ‘Tho pressuro lins Inevanged rapldly in the Mississippi Valloy, amd from the lako reglot southward to ‘Petnosses and wortwuid to thy Missourl Valloy, the uron of _groatost promenr. belngapparently contral in the Indian Torrito » Ulont and colder weathor, with northwostorl; tinds, preyull in the Uppor Lake roglon, i Nortlhuast, and thonce southward _to tho norlh orn portion of the Gull Htalcs, Tho tompurn turo has risen slightly in the Sonth Atlentie an Gulf Btates, with incrensad elondiness, and Jight Lo fresk nouthwestorly winds, B PRONABILITIVG, Yor Now FEngland, fresh (o brisl sonthwesterly to northwonterly winds will prowail, with partly cloudv wonther and possibly Hght mow, For tho Middlo Hiatew, lews cloudiness, with Iowor Llempernture, und fresh to busk northwesterly winds, - Tor the Lowaer Lake reglou, incronsing pramsuro, Jower tomporature, nnd light muow, followed by clearing wenther during the day, Tor ho Homth Atlantic and Ghilf Rtuton, coldorand elenving woathor, with northwesterly to nonthwostorly winds, = Kor Tonnesnoo und thence northward over the Ohio Valloy and the Uppor Take rogion, gonotally clear, cold wanthor, with light northerly to weat. orly winds, For the Northiest, clear ‘and cold weatlier during tho day, followed by winds, backing to southerly, sud partly cloudy weathor. GTNERAT OBSIBYATION Cuteaao, Dac, 801 n, m, iation, [ far. i Weather, reck'ridgo 0 Clear, Cat 0 Clene, ofFaf 0 Special Iispatch ta Tha Chicagn Tribune, Brovusaros, 1L, Dee, 29.—VForsome time past there havo beon rawmors afloat thinb investigation Iuto the uffalms of the Iudianapolis, Bloomington & Wentern and the Lafuyctte, Bloomington & Missisgippi Rnilronda would disclose the fact that thoso roads, like the CHlman, Clinton & Hpringfield, have been managed in sueh w man- uer ng to jeopardize the righty and interests of the stockholders in townships that have taken stock in the ronds. Thoso rumors have rosulted in & ceall for @ special town meeting, to tuke tho nescossary stops for an investigation of the affuirs of the roads, which will be held in the Court- Iouse at Bloomiogton Jun. 10 noxt, The fol- Jowing nre tho clims_made by thoso who dosiro investigation into the I. B. & W.,nnd which they believe ean bo substantiated: ‘Uhat the cost of therond as roported by the Company, 365,000 per milo, is too high; that the Supervi- sors and boun fide stockbolders comploin thnt the second mortgage of £1,600,000 on tho road is fraudulent, aud ought to be cancaled ; that the Prorident and Directors of the road are ownora of threo coal mines on the lino of tho road,— Moss Bank, Danville; Hope Mine, Pekin, and Wosleg City Mino, near Peorln; thut thoy have entered into a contract with themsolves for the transportation of coal from these minos at prices disndvantagoons to the interosts of tho road, snid contract boing similar to the Darclay conl contracts on the Gilman, Clinton & Spriugficld Rallrond ; that Directors have issuod to thom- solves, without consideration, blweon 94,000, 0410 and 86,000,000 of stock, thus onabling thon to porpotunto their powor; that the earnings of the roud, instend o} being used to pey the om- Ploven, lave boou porvatied to_ the payment of utercst on this fraudulent mortgago, cont coutracts, and building of a branch rond from Urbana to Iuvaus, an enterprisa w which the stockbolders of 3McLean County hiavo no interost, engagod in-by the Di- rectors without consultation with the bona fido stockliolders, und againet thoiv interest and pro- tost; that = majority of tho Board of Diroctors aro not rosidents of” Ilinois ; that the Directors rosiding in Ilinois are_mero figuro-honds, on- tiruly ignored by tho Company i the munago- mont of tho business, It also claimed that tho present managemont intond to turn tho rond over to & Rtaceiver of thoir own choosing, and soll out, aud in this wey wips out the lilineis stock, Lhe ubove is o strong indictment, and, 1f one-half _can bo substantisted, will make o caso that the courts would —uudoubt- cily consider n_justification for taking charge of thorond. On the otor hund, it inclaimed by the Company thut it is willing to mant the most rigid exumunation, and ean sliow o clean record, A epecial town mosting of the pooplo of Sunta Auna ‘Lownship, DoWitt County, will be held at Tenu's Hall, in Farmer City, at 9 o'clock a, m., Jan. 6, 1or tho purpose of considering the oxe podicney of enjoiniug thoe collection of the tax for the payment of tho interest on tho 850,000 worth of bonds isuod by that township in aid of the construction of the Indiauapoliz, Bloom- ington & Western Railroad, and to take the nec- essnry eteps thorefor. Shorifi’s Sule of the Cednr Rupide & Ste Lowin XailrondewProgress Mado on the Muscatine Western Builrond, Speetl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davesronr, In., Dec. 20,—The Cedar Raplds & Bt. Louis Railrord, from Ottumwa to Sigour- ney, has been kold by the Sherift to John S, Wolf. It compriges tho rond-bed, nearly com- pleted, with cousiderable bridging doue, and the depot grounds in Ottumwa ; ulso, the right of way, ond all tho frauchises of the Company. It wae sold on & judgment in M. Wolf's favor for n'n.limt #20,000, ane for which amouut he bid it in, Track-laying on the Muscntine Wostern Rail- rond was completed to Riverside, 32 milos wesb of Museatine, on Saturdaymorning. Traing commenced runing to that. point to-day. Tho complotion of this importunt cnterpiise is of groct moment to Museatiue. Tho road now taps tho rich valloy of the Buglish Rivor, and opous ape new murket for Muscatino trade. Tho I\an:ntinc Western {s graded six miles beyond Riversido, Lrack-lnying has concod for the songon, BITUARY. Sho Hon, Roll Anecial Disvateh to Yhe Clicago Tribine, Osrana, Nob., Dee, 20.—The Hon. Rollin C, Bmith foll under a stroke of upoploxy at Y o'elock this morning. o ramained unconscious, and diod nt 1 p. m, Mo was o prominent member of the Buptist Church, was 65 years of go, and had spent ~(ho greater pmt of his ifo—40 yonrs—in Dotroit, whers he was many years Councilman and identified with the rowth and history of tho city, He was then a fev. podda. mopehant; of the firm of Smith, Diight & Co., Horo lio has beon enguged in real ostato. —_— Eline 1olt. special Dispateh ta The Chicaao Tribune. Prrrapuron, Dec. 29,—Elise Hole (Mrs, Harry Wall), the well-known burlesque actress, died yestorday of typhoid pnenmonia ut the liobine 8on louse. Hho came horo twvo wooks 2go from Now Orlozns to play an engagemont ut tho Opera-House, but was takon ili, aud was unabio to filLit, Hor husband was with her wlhon she died, Bhe lonves one child, in Lngland. She will be huried to-day from the hotol. 'Thaddeus W, feigham. NEw Yonx, Dec, 29.—Thaddous W. Meigham, tho well-known immmlinl, died yeatorday, leay- iug & wife and olght_children. Mo was for sov- oral years connected with the Evening Erpress, Dosides his conuection with journaliem, Mr. Melgham had acquired considerablo roputation 86 & playwright. Deacon Rollin ¢. Smith, Omahna, Ostans, Neb.,, Dec. 29,—Deacon Rollin O, Bmith, an old and highly respected citizen, for- merly of Detroit, Mich., died suddenly of apo- plexy at 6 o'clack . . to-day, THE GRANGERS. Politlical Action of the Organization in Kanens, Special Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tribune, Lawnesce, Kun,, Dee. 28.—The Douglas Council of Greugors met hore yesterduy, ‘Liey conaidored tho pmfrlury of sending deiogates to tho Capital to aid the Grangers in their work of organizivg the Houso of Heprescututivos, Sov- eral conutivs sont euch dolegaten, Tho Council was well attendod, aud good feeling cherdeter- 1zed its nession, Connty Organ in Kaunns, Special Disputeh to The Chicauo Pribune, Lawnencr, hauw, Deo., 80.—For wome time past, tha Qrangors of Douglass Conuty huve folt the noed of pn organ, ''ho matter was hrouflht upin tho Contral Conueil, sud it appointed a committes of fivo on the aubject, Aftex fully considering tho matter, thoy made o eatisfactory n}'tmugumuut with the Daily Standard, of this clty, e — THE WEATHER, BYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TWENTY-FOUR NOUNA, ‘Wasuixarox, Dee, 80—1 6, nL~—Partly cloudy and thieatoning westher, with light o fresli soutliresterly ~ winds, and TaCroswc . Toavenwiti Marquotte. Mitwattkee. Ninoteen Business-Houses Burned at Stevens Point, Wis, timated Loss Nearly Fifty Thousand Dollars. Losses by Fire at Other Points. Ninoteen Eusiness flouses fRurned at Stevens Point, Wise Special Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Fribine, StEveNs Porxr, Wis, Dee. 20.—The most dee structive contlagration that hns visited Stevens Toint for years oceurred on the ovening of Sun- day, Dec. 28, Tho firo broke out ol about 9 o'clock, and originated from the breaking or os- plosion of & kerosene lamp in the saloon of . MeGeo. 'Thus galoon was nituntod in tho midst ofn range of wooden buildings extendivg on Mniu ptreot from the public squaroto MeCai- loch's new stone hlock, cornar of Main and Third stracts, and on Socond strectnortl o tha Mansion Hougo. 'The was u light breoze blowing from the west when the alarm was first given, The wiud incrensod ity streugth quito rapidly, and, bofore the fire had exhausted atself, it was blow~ ing nstift gnle, carrying sparks aud large living cinders o Jong distanco, - Cho flames sprand with izme rapidity. 'T'he hund fire-cugrine wan Prompt- ly on hand.” It did good sorvico in helping to #ave the south side of Main streat, soveral of tho buildings of which ware blazing briskly sev- oral times. It wag noon ovident thal the Luilds ings on the north mdo of tho street, as far enst o8 McCulloch’s Block, wera doomed, aud tho efforts of the crowd were oxorted to check tho fire here, save the buildings on the south sido, and provont tho destruction of tho Man= #ion Iouse, In ihis thoy wero successful. Many of the buildings on the sonth nide wero badly kcorchied, and the Maunion Honse gutted, but by dint of hard work nud by carrying watar in buckots thoy woro saved from tho total de- struction thot so serionsly threstened them. ‘Puo furniture of thoe Mansion Ilouse wns re- moved, and some of tha doors and windows taken out. T'le glss In the fronts of a¥ tho Dbuildings oh tho houth side of Main strect, betweon Soeond and 'Third stroots, with the oxcoption of thio atores of Rob- ert Neshitt and James Shaunon, was brolen, and uearly all the goods removed. There were not o great many goods burned, though tho loss from removals uud wator will_be proat. The total loss iy estimated at from 230,000 to 250,- 000 ; insnrance, about £6,000. The total num- ber of businens places burned was ninotoen, At Elwood, Kan, Snecial Disuateh_to The Chicauo Tribune, 81, Josrit, Mo, 1) broka out at Elwoad, e city, in tho two-atory frame building known as the Bridze Hotel, situated just buyoud the dopot ot the 5t. Jos & Denver City linilrond Corz- any. Tho building was unoccupied ot the tine, r. W, G. Honsles having moved out of it ou Saturduy, It burned to the ground in a very short time. It was valued at 1,600, and bo- longed to Mr. Johu McDormat, of this city, The flnmes ulgo communicated to two smail framo buildings adjoining the botel, both of whick wero burned. Each valaed at 3100, The cause of the firo has not heen ascertainad, 3 Paynonth, Ind, Svecial Diepatel to The Chicaao T'ribune, Prvrovrs, Iud., Dee. 29.—1his oveniug about 6:80 o'clocts five broks out in the Jurge planing mill owned by N, D. Lonely. Owiug to tho higl: wind blowing at tho timo, the offorts of tho fire department were usoless except to proveud Duildings noar by from heing dostroved. ‘The firo was causoed by a defective flue. Tho loss in unlinown, In CarcoXxio, iKan. Speedal Disateh to The Ciiewao Zribine, Lawnexor, Kuu.,, Dee, 2),—About midnight Friduy night tho rohidenco of Mr. Jacob of Carcoxio Townehip, Joforson Count; burned, togeller with'its_entire conten inwates baroly escaped with thoir Lives. suranco, No in- Now Orlenns and Vicinlkiy., Nrw Onurass, La.. Dec, 20.—Residences 53. t0 647 Annuucintion streot, burned to-duy. Loss, 315,000, Building 90 Rumpart stroot was burued. 95,000, Labol's ntable, in Carrollton, with Vo cows, olso burmed to-day. Loss, SYECIAL NOT'S(A oic Schienci’s Mandralke Bills, otabls in- o thy Lvg ucta, 5 Jiu cum isordured or Complalut, Hillions Disordors, Judigeetion, Sick Her 0, 'y phiok ‘overs, &o., &u nft succumb 1o tho fro v of Senunek's Maudrake Pl ealo by all drugzista und dealors, Helmbold’s Buchu I tho erroat family modicing far Aisaaves of tho idnogt antl kludrod Grgas, Pl AIEcoans sconiai eAck baitle,” Lools aut for sountgriolia. | Sho wuuip ias i Drivats prorlotary ntaup of . 7o Holubuld not safo to taka any oiher. ~ None 'bub tho geauino gusrsus teed. JOIN I; RENRY, Now York. Soio Avont: FINANOIAL, alt casox of derangomont_rosulting stuto of that ory Allen, Stephens & Co., DOMESTIC BANKERS, 25 PIRN E=-&T10., INEW TOREK. Organtzod for the businoss of cut-of-town Bauks and Tiankers oxclusively, to whoso bualnoss a thorough sad nnusual attontion will be kiven. Do NO stook businoss and do ¥OTaccept spaculativy xovounts, Tou per cent interast on doposlts, - DISSOLUTION NOTIOE. ____ DISSOLUTION. Th it hip horetofore existing botweon tho ao- dll’li:n‘:l l‘:lnl‘;fll' tho numo of J. H, Sbaw & Co. 1s dise solved by iutual consent. The bualness will heroaftor be by tho undersignod, J. F, Shaw, whe will pay %’in‘.'.“xf."mim. of the firm and collact il dubts, J, 1. BHAW, Dated Dos, B 1913, THOMAS MASTRRS, 3 | 1 : f ]