Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1873, Page 8

THE ENGINEERS. (Continued from the IFirat Page.) ed the Drotherhood u;u;\ tho rlhmlh;n. Tho moeting was secrot, and no particulars can bo obtained, S agu e, LOGANSPORT, IND, Sneetal Dispateh b The Chicago Tribtne, Locaxsront, Ind,, Dee, 10,—A squad of twonty picked Indisnapolis polive, nrmed with Sponcer riflo, arrived eatly this morning, Thore hns boen no violouco offered to-duy, aud the mal] trains havoll been run on tho Second and Third Divislons of tho Indinnupolis and Chieago Divi- vions of the Pittsburgh, Oincinnatl & St. Louls Roilrond. Large numbers ave dosorting the ranks of tho strikors, and coming to the sido of aw and order. Lngincors suflicient to SUPPLY THE PLACES OF TUT STIRIKERS aro oasily bolng obtained, and 1t is expoctod that all traius will bo running in two_cr throe days. Tho conductors, brakemen, aud employes gen- orally havo formed thomselves into squnds, and aro protooting the Compnuy's proporty. Iaud bilis offoring €1,000° rownrd for information which will load to tho arrost and conviction of any PARTIES INTERFERING WITH THE COMPANY'S IROP- ., PEUTY or omployes huve boen civoulated ell ovor the divigions, putting all county authorities on the Toolkouit. Cma g THE PENNSTLVANIA RAILROAD. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, NEDUCTION OF BALARIES ANNOUNO! ' New York, Deo. 30.—The wagesof all officors and employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been ordered reduced 10 per cent aftor Jan. 1, by the Board of Directors of that roud, on the Eastern Division alone, which ox- tonds from Now York to Pittsburgh, Thero are 3,600 mon—pnasgengor and freight traln condue- tors, engiucers, firemon, baggage-masters, brakemen, and roundhouse-moen—who will be affectod by .this reduction, and, sccording to announcement, the Proeident and Vico-Prosident of tho rond, J. Edgar Thompeou sud Col. Tom Scott, aro no moro oxempt from this rulo than tho men who &sweep out the cars. Mr. Datker, Buperintondent of the Now York' - Division, unys that ho does not approhionded n strike amoug the engincors, ‘Ho was visited by n Committee of tho Engincers' Brothorhood lust Mondsy, and they discussed tho aubject of reduction togother. The Com- wmittco told him that they had beon informully raquosted to inform the ofticors of tho Company thal,tha engineors protostad ngainst tho reduc- tion, and, if they rau their trains atall, it wouid be UNDER PROTEST, und neeopt what tho Company proposes to pay withont sckuowledging that it is payment in full. Inshort, they aro lkely at some future time to claim tho 10 per cout now takon from thoir wages as back pay. Tho _Jorsey City Division of tho ILugineors' Brothor- hood will- - meet- to-morrow ' 1momning to cousider the subject of reduction. Conyersation with wany ongineera engnged on {ho Pennsylvania Railroad detnoustratos thie fact that thoy ure NOT WILLING.TO AUIMIT TO REDUCTION. ‘They say they have not. decided to striko on Jan. 1, when the reduction begins, but refused to givo any hints- of what netion they will ultimately take in remurd to tho matler, THE WAGLS OF ENGINERRS aro'rogulitcd by the number of trips they make, and each averuges about €4 adey on tho New York Division. * THE WEST JERSEY DIVISION, Spesial Dispatch to The Chicag Tribune, PrrApELeiiA, Pu,, -Dee. 80,—The employes of the West Jorsey Division of tho Ponnsylvunin Railrosd buve been notitiod that & reduction of 10 per cent on their wages will -take place on Jag. 1. ILis not supposod that the proposed reduction will result in wny serious . conse- quencos, —— THE BURLINGTON & QUINCY. Svectal Diapatch to The Chieayo Tribune, Auzora, Iil., Dec, 30.—The spirit of disaffec- ¢ion has buret out among the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy employoes in the shops in this city, and resulted in o mootiug of the same in the blackemith shops after ihe blowingof the whiatle at § o'clock. Tho number present is variously estimated ot from 500 to 700. Tho men wero orderly and unitod, nothing being said of au in- #ammatory character. ‘Whoy demand that the vrder cutting down their pay 7 per cent bo roscinded, and are contont to work only pight hours if the stringency of the times compol it. Willimn Wood was electod Chairman, and Hugh Doran_ Secrotary. A Con- ferenco Committes was appointed, to nct in con- junction wilh a committeo from Galesburg, Burlington, - Quincy, and: other places where thoro aro numorous employes, whose duty it will be to, Interviow. DIT. Harrle. A Commilteo on Finance, 'and’ what I'will term an Agitating Comnmittee, wero alko appointed, the duty of tha lattor being to yisit thoir co-laborers and sccure their.esrnest:and; united co-oporation. Talk i slready had of calling n meeting ut tho City Hall, “where - the men: can plaluly atate their RriovANCES. - enm: s i : CRESTLINE, 0. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune. Cnestunse, O., Dec. 40.—The patience and forbenranco of thidofficinls of - the railroud ap- ‘parently bocamo exhausted last night, aud tho general foreman ot the .Compauy's shops at this point tinally stated to tho besitating engineers that but one course was open to them if they wished to retain their engines, and that was fo surrender unconditionnlly to the Company's or- dors at onco or tale their discharge certificates, draw thelr pay, uud leave tho servico of the rond for all timo. .. COMING TO TERMS. This had tho whotesomo effect of bringing all but ono or two of tho lenders to torms, aud, na n congequenco, the frioght trains liegan moving betweon hero and Alliance to-day, while the pas- sengor traing continue to run on time tho entiro Tength of the roud, . David Ru];pard, foreman of the round-house here, and » leaditig. oflicer of the Brotherhood organization, ran tlio ongitia on tho Picsburgh express from .iero to Alliauco this morning, ‘Thia is suother cvidence that * & 'THE BROCUERHOOD DISCOUNTENANCE THE HTRIKE, Althongh it .will tale several doys to restoro trains to their former regulurity, the buckbone of the robellion iy undoubtedly broken. No die- tarbances have .occurred, and nons are ap- probended, although the Company have taken tho preguution to socure tho sorvices of an ame ple police force on n moment’s eall in erso of any attowmpts at intimidation from reckleas clinr~ actors. John'E. Thompron iy tho namo of the enginecr -of the first freiglit-train to leave Al- lianoe to-day Tor the West, in the face of all the opposition at that point. ‘THE WESTEDX DIVISION ENGINEERH ocontinuo firm in their resolution not to joln tho strikors. Engincors from a distmico havo ar- rived and found ready employment here, and at Pittsburgh, which is an evidence of the Compa- nv’s determination to disponso with the servicos of the ringleadars of the strke, ‘I'he publis apinion is strongly in favor of the Company all afi)ng tho line of the roud. —— RICHMOND, IND,- - Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, : THE ENGINEERS' STULY, Rionaoxn, Ind., Dee, 80.—Fo-day your cor- tespondent was called upou by a party of engi- aonrd who compluined that the roporters, like the people, do not oxuctly comproheud their canso; aud that, while tho ofiicials have bnd thelr auy, they have not had the same opportu- nity to dofino their position. ‘Thoy iuclst that, whilg the 10 por cont reduction gava birth to the striko, that tho contempt with which thelr Com- mittco mot on calling on AMr, McCullough was Ihe direct canse, SUPERINTENDENT M'CULLOUGH'S HARSIINESS. Thoy” sy ‘that when the schedule of prices undor which thoy have beon vunning - wus ugreed <to by thelr Comnite teo and J. N, McCullough, the Ilatter vequested that tholr Commltten be kept stund- ing fo relato any griovances thoy might subse- quently have, and thereby suvo auy ugitntion thut might arlsg from {6 ; that they have ever eince hed o stunding committes Tor that pur- powo; that 1t eallod on Mr. MoCtullough for o conferenco in ropurd to the 10 per, cout euks that avory mun that composod It receivod hig dischurgo, us ho wan proviously wurned ho would ; aud that there was nothing left for tho cagineord to do but {o rebuke the Buperintend- ent by quitting his cimploy, efter work- ing a week, or more, longor, hoping tha matter wonld bo acjusted, aud then glving tho Company aue notice that they would quit Thoy further any that if (he Committes had hinon properly recelvedt thoy bollove A COMUNOMISI COULD JAVIS UEEN ETFECTYD, and one of the ongineers went 8o fur n to say ho thought that i the Cominittoe's views wore ontorininoed, ovonat this late day, tho mattor could bo smieably soltled. Vhila the engineors lylni hevw'aro not damon- strative nt all, thoy tinnk thoy Jivo boon soroly wronged, Whethor they have or not, thers is na ovidenco ol thotr wankeaing, ag engluners aro doing elsewhere, In the moantime, the Come pany in getting its RUNNING ARRANCEHENTS in muoh hettor, shape, In addition to tho matl~ traing wo linve had on tho striking divisions,— onoe each wiy betwoon Indinuapolls and Colutn- bus aud this city and Ohienygo,—we hiave hnd one each way botweon hers andt Xonin to-day, tho first slnco Friday; awl to-night the nccom- modation arrived from Indianapolis, whilo an- other through-train is on its way from Colum- bus, An oflicial told mo to-night, that to-mor- row thoy expectod to havo all paesonger-traing running botweon Columbus and Indinnapolls thoy had beloro the airike, while they would #l8o move some froight on the onat end. . Noreporty of domonstrations have boon ro- cotved, nand it iy thonght the militin will bo dis- pmmmi with at Bradford Junction and Logans- port in n fow days, aud possibly at the Jatter place to-morraw, e CINCINNAT!, CrvoryNaTy, Dec. 8.—Supt, Lllson, of the Cincinnati Division of the Pittsburgh, Cinveln- nnti & 8t, Louis Raiiway, bas secured the sor- vices of niue ungincors for pasrongor-traine, Lo noeds four more, aud has hnd hundreds of applications since the strike, All pruwengor- tening excopt ono accommodation LEFT OX TIMI to-day, All will lenve to-motrow, nud way freight trains will commonco moving. One ongiueor, supposoil to bo n striker, toolk a loco- motivo out, stffored it to burn, and was dis- chargod, Intolligence Lins beon received by tolegraph from Pittoburgh that the strikers in that city lhuvo come Lo the terms of tho Com- pany. The striking engineers here retuse to compromise in a groat majority of cascs, and say thoy have menos to HOLD OUT SIX 3MONTIld, nfld that tho Brotherhood of Engineers will aid them. “ pREAD ot BLOOD." Civcinyart, Dee. 30.—A cireular printed in red, contuinfug the words, * Bread or Dlood" ; + Toformation or Rovolutfon” ; ** Rofori or o bellion”; “ ‘thunder, Lightuing, Liarth- unkes, War, Panio”; ** Workingmen, Pay no ‘axes”; ‘ Look out for the ''rain-Lenazue,” hos beon cirenlatod liero this evening oxtensively by thie Internationnl. It nnnonnces the npponr- ancoe of the International paper in thio city. ENOINES DISATLED, At the round-lhouso of u railroad in this city nflected by tho btrike, the Jocomotives, tendors, and boilors are always cxamined beforo gnhuf out. Thae windows of the house ara al nnifed down and the doors, all ,but ono, locted, yeb engines have been found, in tho tendor of which roxp and concen- trated'lyd have beon placed, AN OVFIOIAL OPINION, Supt, Ellison to-night says that tho backbo:o of tho strilo has been broken, —The rond is eare- fully patroled from hora to Columbua, He says all trains, froight and passonger, will vun an timo to-morrow night. w PITTSBURGH. Sneetal Diapateh to The Chicayo Tribune, Prrrsnunair, Pn., Dov, 80.~Thore is n decided chiango in the uspuct of tho eugincors and flte- menw's strike to-day, The Pennsylvanin Com- pauy's mon still hold out, but new men aro fust filling their places. Ou the Fort Wayne Road freight is commoncing Lo be moved, and aleo on the Pan-Handle. Al passenger and nccommo- dntion tralns are running regulmly. The'Alla- ghouy Valiey Roud engincors hold n constlta- H'l)lll with tho officers of that road this afternoou, wheu o o COMPROMISE WAS EFFECTED, and the men concluded thers would be no neces- Bity for a sirike. Tho Ponnsylvauia Rond mou eay omphatically thay will not strike, and this puts a_fonrful cold damper on the men now out, who talk lond, but, unloss things chauge, will huve to givo iu, The Fort Wayno is o ONTAINING MEN VERY FAST, and expect by (ho ond of the week to have a full complement ut work. “I'hiero was to heve hoon & mnss meeling of eu- ginoers ot the City 1nll to-night, but none camoe to timo, and so it id not como off. kit Cocen DECATUR, ILL. Speial Dispateh to The Chicado Tribune. Drcaruvy, 1L, Dee. 80.—In railroad circles ab this place, it is approhended that thers will boa general atrike of engineors -and firomon on all tho roads centering a¢ this point within throo days, 'Thelodgo of the Brothorhood have hold sovoral meotings, but, beyond indorsing the netion of the etriters in tho Eeat, their procond- ings ara not know ———— CIRCLEVILLE, O. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Lvibine. Cmcrevinie, 0., Dee. 30.—The Cincinmati & Muskegon Valley Kniliond engincers say thoy will stop work to-morrow, the Hist. Somo of theso men wera very netive in bringing on the strike, but they bscked down nt tho filnh mo- ment,” Now tho pressuro upon thom is strong, and the indications nrs thut they will yield. Ebdsgc CLEVELAND, O. CLEvELASD, 0., Dee, 80.—Nuilrond wmattors aro quiot here. 'Thoro aro rumors that the engl- neers on the liue of the Lake Kliore wiil strile on Monday or Puesday next, but 1o dofinita informa- tion can be obtained. Thoso who have the best mesns of information suny no strike is con- templated. —_—— LAFAYETTE, IND. Liaraverre, Ind,, Dec, 30,—All is quiot in rail- rond eircles, "Iliore are no eigns of o strike on tho Loledo, Wabush & Western Railvoud, all re- ports to tho contrary notwithstanding. 5 o o LOUISVILLI Lowvisvitie, Kv., Dee, $0.—The siluation nb this torminuy of the J,, M. & I, Ruilroad remuing unchanged. Nino strikors huve resumed work, while several outsldors, employed by the Com- ‘pany, gove up their engines to-da; wora aftorwards supplied, Bt ness was done on the ropd. Thelr places littlo busi- VIOLENT ACTS, At Seymour, on the line of the road, to-day, & uut wus. placed in such o position us to burst the eylinder-end nud entirely disable an engine. On'the Now Albany Branch last night o lnrgo rock wns thrown' ab'an engincer, but, mussing him, shivored n window on 1 presenger conels, ‘but hurting no one. No other violence reported. Lt ALLIANCE, OHIO. Sueclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribre, Avuianer, .0., Dee, 80.—Tho striking ongi- nsers a0 very quiot and orderly here to-day. All ‘pussengor traius have beon run on time by, old und_osporionced enginoers, The strilors buve hnd committecs wait on theso men to in- duco thom to quit work, but so far lave fuiled. Tour freight trains ars runuing botween Allinnce aud Crestlino, and thron onst of Al liance, A sufliciont police foreo s on hand to protoct all the mon at work. COLUMBUS, OHIO, Coruinus, 0., Doa. 80.—The strikivg engl- noors Liora eihiblt no disposition to go to work at the Company't torms. Novertheless, Bupt, Caldwell roports thoucquivition of quitea numbor of ongmeers, and trains will move regularly to- worrow, A consideruble quantity of deluyed froight was moved out to-night, " The generat impression hove is Lhat the strike will brenk withiu the week, oy e THE ALTON RAILROAD. ial Dispatel to The Chicano Tribune, tox, 111, Dee, 80.—IL is hoped thut ihe contomplated striko of the eugineors of the Alton Itoad muy bo avolded, and no feurs are yet entertalued that anything. will come of the pres- ent complications, ——— e RAILROAD NEWS. o of the Worlk on the Toxus Pacitic ftond, Mansnan, Tex,, Deo, 40.—~Tho Toxns Pacie Railrond was completed tn ‘Lexurca, the proposed dnuction with the Cuiro & Fulton Rullroad, yes- terduy, and regnlar traing will vonunonce at once, e e THRESHING-MACHINE WORKS AT FOND DU LAC. special Dlanateh to The Chicagy Teibine, FoNp vu Lac, Wi, Doe, 80,.—~Hacius prd Liastorn parties, togethor with eupitelists of this eity, have sboul olteotod arrangemonts for the estublishment of u Jmge threshivg-machine manufactory in Fond du Ew. FOREIGN. Butcher Burriel Ordered to Madrid for Trial The Ouban Oaptain-Gteneral Insists upon an Inoreaze of Power, Treaty of Peaco Between Russia and Bokhara. The Atcheenese Again Defeated by the Dutch. CUBA. IIAvaxa, Dao. 80.—Tho Home Government re- hoved Gen. Burriol of command of the Enstorn Dopartment becauso, fu the proclamation fssuod 1ast wools ,ho attrcked the existing Adminiutra~ tion of Spain. 1To hns beon ordored to spponrat Madrid to answor & chargo proforred against him in relation to thia matter, ' OAPTAIN-GUNERAL JOVELLAR inslats that the Government shall accopt his resignn tion unless Lo is granted in full tho ex~ traordinary powors enjoyod by his prodecessors, Thoe Government has conceded inereacod pow- &m. but they are restricted by cortain condi- ona. Tho Voso de Cuba says tho only reason Jovel- Iar Lins not tnken cffective nonsures for the tranquilization of tho island wau becnnso hio could not logally do k0. ‘I'ho Vose sud Diaro declaro that ths * Consorvatives favor a grant of oxtraordivary powors, us the only way to suve Cuibn to Bonin 18 to doclura martial law through- ont the islaud, lovy forcod contributions, and call out tho militin to nupproess the rebellion. -1ty RUSSIA, 8t. PETERSBURG, Dec. 80.—A troaty botween Ruusin and Doknra {8 publishod, Tt “gives tho Ihivan territory on the right bavk of tho Amu Duarin River to Bokara. who iu retury agroea to abolish slavery and establish mutual trading facilitios with Tussin PP ACHEEN. Pexave, Dec. 20.—A large forco of Achoonosa, bave beon dofeated, witl hunva loss, by the Duteh troops, who tnffored . only moderatoly. Tuo licalth of the Dutch troops is good. ——— GERMANY, fleruld Svecial.] Lowpoy, Dec. 80.—A fresh monotary crisis is apprehonded at Berlin, There are rumors of heavy commercinl fatlnres there. i CRIM Dekrleation in PhilndelphisiesAn Ex- pected Bridogroom Xuus Awny with 818,000, Speefal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Pruangreint, Dee. 30.—ticorge R, Mngoo, of tho firm of Goorgo It. Mages & Co., wholosalo clathlors, hna been missing from this city sinco Christmas Day, A partinl oxamination” of his books to-day disocloeet a defleit of $18,000, part of whichitis holleved wae borrowed mon o fivm loses of upwards of 33,000, 1iin crodi tors have attaohed his goody throuph tho Sherifr, Ho was nbnui;e(\ to bo married on the day namod to o boantiful and accomplishod youn lady, who was dreenicd for tho wedding, ‘I'he minister was in utteudanco, and a lnrgo and brilllant company awaited in vain the comiug of the bridegroom. Fainl Quarrel Between Railrond Jon. Speia] Dispateh to Tie Chicago Tridune, Aunoey, Ind., Doe. 80.—1'wo employes of the Detrout, Eol River & Illinois Railrond. "Au engi- noor nunied Krolund and s brakeman named Beidlor, beeame intoxicated at Logausport Jast night and quurroled, After bard words on both nides, Kreland drew a revolver and fired at Beid- ler, tho Lall striking him in the breest, inflicting o fatnl wound. Kralund was immediately phmufi under arrent and fodged in jail tu await trinl, Toth men were estopmed hy the rutlrond com- puy 8 1o of their mout roliable and sobor ent- ployes. Seduction aud Incest in Dubuquo, X, wpecial Inepateh to The Chicayo T'rilanc, Dunvquy, In., Dec. 30,—An aggravated cavo of seduction and incest has just come to light bere. George Burroll, a Iatiner about 50 yenrs old, nud having u third wife, Is under bonds on tho complaivt of his nieco for eeduclion, to ap- pear b tha next torm of the District Court, T girl hag borno & child, which sho sywours was ha- gotten by her ucl Three Lawy on Wrial in Kentucky for Murder. ToumsviuLr, Dec. 30,—A special to the Courier- Journal gives the firat days’ prococdings in the caro of tho Commonwerlth againat Thompon, for murder, which was commencod nt Ifar- rodsburg, Mercer County, to-day. It will Lo rewembered ihat some two montha ago an witay occurred in the Court-Tiouse al, Hnrrodshurg, duriug the prog- rous of n civil rial, in whiell P, B. Thompson, Sr., . B, Thompuon, Jr., and Jobn Thompson, tather and two sons, shot and killed ‘Cheodore Dnvis, Sr., Theodore Dayis, Jr., and Larne Davis, father and two sons, All the parties enguged wore of bigh soeial standing. P, B. Thomp- son, Jr, is Disirict-Attornoy, and John Thompsot, Commonweulth Attorneg, whilo the father 1 heen vory prominent iu Stats poli- tica, Tho Davis family were highly rospected farmers of Mercor County. Intonse interest is Tolt in the cuse, not only iu the community, but thronghont the whole State. Iigh legal talent. has been ongaged on each side. Tor tho Commonwealth ~ there are four well- known criminal lawyors, and for tha dofeuse five cthers not icss noted in the pro- fossicn in this Stato, prosenting tho unusual spectuclo of threo lnwyers on trial, the proecit- tion and defense being condueted by nine othors, The testimony to-day related mainly ns to whethor the Davis family wore of o quarrelsome disposition, the evidenen being conflictivg, It is probablo that the trinl will lnst the cutire week, Brooklyn Municipal Frauds. New Youx, Doc. $0,—The Commitice of ths Supervitors of Brooklyn report thut tho Com- misstoners of Churities havesquundered §400,000 in tho Inat four years by buying supplies, miser- ablo in auality and doficlont in quuntity, at from 40 to 800 ner cent nbove the unual market rates for first-clugy _orticles. The Committoo rocom- mend Gov. Dix to remove the wholo Board. Investigation into the aMairs of the Aling-Houso, of the samo city dovelops o most hameful state’ of affairs as regards tho treatmont of tho jn- mates, both old nnd young, ‘Ul statomont in mudo that the doctor of the inktitution goes to work with sharp surgical instruments to por~ foua a ditliult oporation when o drunk as to be searcely ablo to stand, Wischarged from Custody. Wasnrsaton, D, C., Dec, 80.—eil, who lust night aceidontally shot and lillod his wifo in attempting to dofond her from the assaults of thies tod) nghs, wuy to-day discharged from cns- The ruffians who uesaulied Mras. Hefl committed to await the nction of the Grand Juil Fired by EPrisoners. Loumsviriy, Dec, 3,—A specinl to tho Courier- Journal from LuGrange, Xy., suys the county Jail st that placo wan got on firo by the prisonark this altorncon and entivoly destroyed. Tusured, . A Murderer Eungeds Brnwrig, Cun,, Dee, 80,—~The murderer Tryons was hanged this moviy e e THE WEATHER. SYNOFSIS ¥OU TWENTY-FOUI HOURA, Wasinaros, Deo, 31—1 2. nn—Arcun of un- usuelly high barometor oxtond over tho South- ern States, with clear, vold wenthor, and light to fresh northerly winds, T'he pressure has ju- creasied, with lower tomperstare, aud gouoratly clear weather In_Now England, the Mid- dle Atetes, und Lowor Lake regon, "I'he lompersturo hny . visen, with less pressive and purtly cloudy und cler’ weuthor_in the Up- per Luke Negion and tho Xorthwast, Light unow, with threatening wealhor and fresh-to brisk southerly winds ave reported from the St, Law- ronco Velloy, Frosh uud very byisk westerly winds continue in the T.ower Lsko reglon. Houvy ralu is raported (row Ban Franciseo, PRUVABILIVIES, For the Houth Atluntic and (ulf Stales eust of the Mizsissippi River, gouernily clowr weatbor und low temperaturo, wid light to fredly northe otly and custerly winds will provail during the ho winds in the Lower Mississippi Valloy veoring’ to eouthorly with 1iming tempera- ture, Lor Now England ~and ~ the Middle Atlantio Htatos, fresh to Lrisk southweste orly and wostorly winds, with gonerally clear wonther on tho const, and incronsing ocloudiness in tho nterior, with continned low but slightly rising temporaturo, I'or thw ke Reglon, and thence southward to the Ohio Valley, the tem- poraturo will riso slightly, and the winds will brok to southerly, with incrensiug cloudi- noes, oxm\lxt, ponsibly, in tho Ollo Valiny, whero cloar weather wiil provail. For tho Nurlh\\'nst, rising tomperaturo, with ensterly to sonthorly winds and cloudy woeathor, and, possibly, light anow in Iowa nnd Missourf by Wednosday night. MAL ORSVAVATIONA, Crreano, Ve, Station, Breek'eh] f 0 2alr, Chicago, 2518, W, fresh OjClear, Choyenne, 4501, hlek, . OIT i Oincinhati A, freelt aun) Oloveland.; #0.42] 4[4, W,, freel, ] Culro, i0.oL| 28l 3 lunu.) Hoar, - 0[Clear, /Clear, Davenport ofEair, Eacanala .. |Clear, Keolak, .| olClowds, 0[Cloar, o|Clenr 0,Fule, 0| Fulr, 0iClear, o|Fair, *0fFuir, CASUALTIES. English Investigation of the Ville du Havre Dis- aster. The Eastern Railroad Disaster Duo to Incompetency and Neg- ligence, Yesterdny's Record of Minor Casual- tles, English Investigation of the Villedu Hiavre Disasters Lotpor, Dee. 90,—Mr. Hummi], ofiicial of tho Board of Trade, opened the Inquiry into the Ville du Havro disaster to-day, 1o stated tho object wns to elicit facte, Thora was no desire to profer criminal charges ngainst any one, The Second and Third Males of the Loch Eurn wero tho first wituessea examined. Thoy testified that they did evorythivg in their power to pro- vent u eollision, aud described tho efforts thoy made to attreet tho attontion of those on board tho steamor., The hearinz of thoir tostimony ny to tho conduct of the French officors after the collision wna’postponed, ne the Intter have nob vot urrived hove, and tho ownors of the steamor hind no counvel prosont to represent them. Verdict of tho Coroncr’s Jury in the Eastern Baslrond Collision. ' Broperorn, Dee, 30.—The Coroner's jury on tho Hastern Reilroad collision has givei o ver- dict, charging that the accidont .was owing to tho incompetoncy nud negligence of Wing, the dispatchor, the groas error in' judgment of White, the Xennebunk oporator, aud_the culnn- Dble recklossnoss of Pettle, the conductor, and 2\ln'rrinzm, the ongincer of the down freight- rain, Frozen to Denth Resldo n fEnilroand ‘Wraclte . Special Dispalel to The Chicago Tribune, Cotunmia Crry, Ind., Dec, 80.—A man numed Thomas Butlor wae found dead by the side of tho track this morning. It is supnosed that ho was knocked down by & passing trein, stunned, and frozen to deuth, as ho was not bruised very much, at least not enough'to causo death, o lived threo miles wost of hero, and was on his way liome, 1 Shootmg 1 nd. Spectal Diapatch to Tl Chicayo Tivibune, Loaaxsronr, Iud., Dec. 30.—Engineer Koclan, of the Detroit & Iel River Railroad, accident~ olly nbot brakewan Beidleroff, of the sume road, in tho left breaet here this morning. Keelan is bfllug‘lmld to awail tho rosult of Beidloroft's wound, Acciden Nogansport, Fall of & Building in the Michigan Ntato Prison. Dernorr, Dec. 19.—The central portion of o building “at tho Stato Prison, Jackson, Mich., foll in about 4:30 to-day. Tho building was throo stories high, and had, been used for- merly as a teonery, but at tho present by Cigar Contractor Hollingsworth, Only threo nien were in the building at the timo of the acel- dent. Ono hundred aod fitty mon had just Ioft the building. 'Tho lowor story bud beon used 88 o dining-room until Monday. The building was badly built, having no solid su}l]mrt. It wns condemued fourmonths ago. Mr. Hellingworth loses 500,000 cigars and a lnrgo quantity of tobacco. Killed by Falling in o Well. Lavayerre, Ind, Dee. S0.—A young man named Vau Moler, residing in this city, lost lng lifo this afternoon by the caving in of & woll on the farm of John Schalter at Pleasant Hiil, twenty miles south ot lere. The romuins wero Drought to the ciiy to-night. 1o Jenvas n wid- owed mother, dependent on Jitn for support. Lk e i 2k s Libel Suit Against the Dubuyue e'mimen,?? « Spectus Disvateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Mc(Gneaon, 1n,, Dec, 30.—11. 8, Boyle, o well- known ruilroud contructor of this vity, startod for Dubuque yosterduy, to commonce n libol raib nfinlnun the Times, for an nrticle” which re- flected soriously upon his being o law-nbiding citizon. NAVAL MATTERS. AT TIE PIULADELPIIA NAVY-YARD, syceind Dispatels to 4'%6 Cliicaun Tribune, Priuanrreusd, Dee. 30.—Worl is being grad- uutly susponded at the No The monilor Terror, which was ovorhauled, thoroughly ro- paired, éud cominlesioned, hrs beon put out of commission, thero boing no probably use for her torvices, Work, howover, 14 progressing on the Ajax and Quinnobaug. AT DHOOKLYE, New Yonk, Doe. 80.—Tho roport that o largo uumber of men will ho dincharged from tho Navy-Yard on Wodnesday next ig enid to bo un- fomnded. Orders huve been teceived from Washiugton directing the heads of depnriments at tho yard to dischurge workmen as cireum- #tuies o may permit. Lhoro ave now 8,200 work- men employed at the yard, besides wbout 500 in the employ of outside contructors, :‘The appro- printions are ouly sullicient to kwep G0 men ut work, buz a cousiderable number - will kepl en- gaged all winter. ¥ D —— MANUFACTURING IN LASALLE. ILL, . Special Diepateh to The Cizengn Tribitne, LadarLe, 1L, Dee, 30.—CGruat futeront 18 folb i this ity snd in Porut in reguvd {on moetin of the husinnss-men of botu cities, -to he hold here ou tha 2d prox., for tho purpose of vrganiz- ing un mrsocintion for encournging tho establish- wment of mannfuactures hore, Proposnls Lo capi- tullsts und munutacturens will probably soon by Le ndverlited in the Chiengo papots, SUICIDE, ..Cruverasp, Doe, Sth—Chuavles Stetwon, tho Iawyer who shot himself lust Saturduy, disd this morning, 1o wun unconsolons from: tho {ime of ihe shooling until his desth. :New Yonk, Dec. 50.—~Willinm 1, Stovons, of Lo Now York Jerald, w I'“"mmur on the steams ship San Autonlo, from Key Wast, jumped over- bonrd during the voynge and way drovwnod, # nmanbatis: The Montraal Gazetle of Vuesduy rolntes the following : “*Lotween §and 3 o'vluek yesterduy. morniug » respeciablo young married fonalo, living In tho nelghborhood of the Gonoral Hoa-: pital, appeared ‘st the “door ‘of tho inatitution and rang tho boll for adinittanco, Thu femulo night'watel, who huppiued to b Iy attendance, oponod tho deor, when, to bor surprise, lady entorad, seuutily clul, hor wowring appare! con- slgting only of ' night-dvess, Hor eyes wore open, awl in hor hund sho hold en open Bible, which, nddrepsing the waiter, sho requested to Lo given to une of the paticuts In the hospital, Tlyinking the worman to bo insano, the wutoh called the House Hitrgeon, who, pocelving what wans tho mutter, (mt & few questionn to the for- e, whon sis awoko with o reressh, and, tind- g whero sho wuy, et it tho moat frun- tio ajj eals for holp, The Daetoy kindly ordored tho nuree to supply hor with clothey, nid accome pany her to hor house, On arriving there, they found her hushand in bed, faot ssleep, ontirely unconsclous of his wifo's adventure, S'THE, CHICAGO " DAILY ' TRIBUNE: 'WEDNESDAY,'-'DECEMBER 31, 1873.. et ettt e e e D e e e SO e e s A SR, MICHIGAN - UNIVERSITY, Special Meeting of the Board I of Regents. Annuol Report of the Affaivs of the Institution, A Gift of Books from the Grand-Duke Alexis. The IZomeopathic Quostion. &pecial Corresvondence of The Chicago Tribune, ANN Annon, Micli., Dec. 97, 1873, The Board of Rogonts of tho University held a opecial meotlhg horo Iast eventug. | i ANNUAL REPOITH, Tho following atatement of tho affaira of tho Uuiversity for tho year ending Juune 30, 1873, was mbmitted by Regent MeGownn : The total recolpts from il sources durlng thoe yoar wero §104,249.08," whilo the oxponditures amounted to §107,410,60, which would hato loft o small doflelt had thoro not boen a balance on hand at tho begiuning of the yoar. At tho oloso of tho yoar thero was o balunco i thoTreasury of $17,051.71, but of this amount thero was then duo for unpnid salaries the wum of $165,262.60, lenving an actual availablo balance in the Tronsury of £1.780.21. . The Univorsity hay employed in its difforont departmonts during tho yoar, aside from tho Prosident, who is also Professor of Dolliteal Economy and International Law, twenty-two Professsors, olght Assistant Professors, two Librarinos (ono for the Gonorsl Ti- brary and one for tho - Law Library), onu Assistant in tho Musoum, ono Btoward (who also acts af Hecrotary of the Board of Regents), ono Beerotary of the Fuoulty, and six laborers. Tho total nttendancoe of studonts in all dopart- ments duting tho year was 1,176, and they wero classifled as follows : Dopartmont of Literaturo, Science, and tho Arts, 484; Dopmtmont of Medicine, 858 ; Dopartmont of Las, 384, d TFrom the above statemont, nnd the accompa= nying roport of the Collogo officors, it appeara that the University bay comploted auother yoar of successful work. Taboring undor the cmbar- Tussmonts of limited inunces—the incomo being constantly inadaquate to supplying properly the growing wants of tho institution—it hos yot managed to do & great work, and to do it wall, keoping falrly abronst with the times, and, in many regords, leading tlie educationnl reforms of tho country. Tho Board, of Rogents call especial at- tontign to that portion of the President's ro- port relating {o ‘the admission of women to the University, and henrtily indorco tho stnte- mouts made. The successfut cducation of tho two sexes in tho same schools can_no louger be considerod au experiment. The relation ‘be- tweon the University and the High Schools of tho State, now faitly established, complotos our uplondid systom of education, and makos it pos- siblo_for every ehild of Michigan to onjoy the benofits of a full colleginte courso, at the ex- penso of the Stato. > A GINT FROM THE GRAND-DUKE ALEXIS. After Regent MeGowan's report ind beon rond oud accepted, President Angoll read the follow- ing Iotter, which came to_him accompauied by n 1ft_of hooka from tho Grand-Duks Alexia to lio University : S 3 WINTER-PALACE, : ) 87, Prrensnuno, Oct. 24, 1873, ¥ Dian Sin: Atthe request of the Grand-Dul, Aloxis, I have thisdoy addressed you, through Messrs. Truehnor, of London, a parcel of hooks which 1lis Im- erinl Higlhuess wishes you {o bo kind enotugh to pluco n the Library of the University, A list of the bools, with a translation, yon will init Inclosed, Wo have alf u must agreeable recollection of our tour 1u flio United Btatow,aid partioulnrly flio duy we spent Witk -you at' M, Mechen seuds hin compliments, and ronuests mo to thauk you for the University Calendar for 1671 and 1872, Bellove 1ne, my desr, sir, Yours most siucerels, C, Possiut, “In the list of books presontod by His Imperial Tighn s, the following works nré included History of the Russlun Empire—ten volumes ; ifls- tory of Nussiu—twenty-two volumea ; Course of Civil Law—threo volumes ; *Mauuyl of Criminzl Law—ono voluma ; - Historleal Notes of tho Firat Fifty Yeara of the Univeralty of St Petersburg—one volumo; Min- utes of tho Councllof (he University of t. Teters- burg—ilxz volumea 3 Extracts 1rom the Reports of the Oonudition and the Acts of the University of Moscow ; Netiees Published by the University of St. Viadimir for 1871 , and '7, contalving the arly Report for 1879, and other information vefercing to University- life; Notes of the University of New Russia from tie tims of i3 foundation, contnining, amongst other mnt- ter, tho Ttepurt of the Unlversity for luat year—ten Yolumes, As 1o one here cau rend those works, no oue doubts their oxvellenco; and Rogeut Walkor, in thu excoes of his gratitude to tho Royal Holuve who has thus liborally and signally displayed his intoreat in cducation by affording the students of this University. an opportusity to soo real Russlan books bound in genvine Russin leathor, offered tho following resolntions, which woers adopted ; . Rewoleed, 'Thut the cordis] tuunky of the Board of Regents of thie University of. Michigsn_bo tendered to the Grund Duke Alexls, of Rusely, for the gift to the University of u valunble collecijon of books conneeled with the histury of Russlu, ond espeelaliy with its edu- entional interrsts aud developinents § gift prized nob only from it sle value, Lnt as {llustruting unew the kiudiy splrit o exfsting betwoen the citizens of two nutioia su widily sepazated, Reaoleed, ‘That u_cupy of (hese redoly engrossed, und sigmed by the Presid o lnr\mnh:(' 10 the Grand Duits Al Excellency ¢, Posrict, tions, properly. uad Beoreioes, s througl 1115 ‘A MOSPITAL WANTED, ¥ The Board then proceedod to diseuss at consid- orable length tho following rasolution, offorod by TRegent Itynd ; which wio tinally laid on the tablot WiktizAs, The demaud for o hospital in connection witli the Medienl Department 18 very urgent, aud tho presout fiumncinl conitlon ot 1w Univarsily' rendoss t lwpousible for the Board fo expend aby money therefor ; therefors, Kesclved, 'That we respect{uily sulicit tho citizens of Anu Arhor to fuke such stopy for the erection of a Los« pital-building us they ahall deen advisable, WILL LAWYERS'STEAL ¢ 1t is rumorod thal somo of tho law-students bava failed to displey that honesty for which tho Smh\uulou i ovorywhoro so noted, and that the isuppearance of books from the Law-Library Das bocome alarmingly frequent, Rogent Grant proposes fo stop this potty thioving by giving moro suitablo accommodutions to the library, and thou uppoitivg u Librariun, who shall bo liold responsiblo for all buoks pluced in hig cero, T'o that end b offeved tho tollowing resolution, which was adaptod, , dtecetved, 'Chut the Committee on the Law Depart- nent bu, Aud are Loroby, instructed to inquire into he pratiedblitty of ‘yaoving e floor of 1l prescnt Law Library room, and the partitions Lotweon tho Tooms undorneath thosame, for tho purposo of come biniug all gaid roown into ono for the ute of tho Law Library ; fo gcertain tho probubile price of the same, und report at the noxl meeting of the Board, HOMEOPATIIY AGAIN, - Regont MeGiowan moved (hat the Board go Into exocutive sossion, to considor the IHomuoo- athic quostion, Itegont Willard thonght they had no right to discuss that question’ with closed deors. ‘Ihe posple had n right to know what - was going on in- the Univorsi- ty, Nothing showed the - weskuoss of uuy causo so much a8 tho dewiro of itsndvo- caten to shut out the publio when it I8 bemny coueiderod, This quention of Homeopathy had hitherto nlways bueen discussed publicly, and ho By no reason why it should ot be so discussed now, As other membors followed with short re- murks to the samo purport, Regent McGowan withdrow his motion. Regent Entabrook said Lo hud visitod end cave- fully” oxumined the Iomeopnthic Collego nt Botrait, and fuum that insitution in flourish- ing condition, Mo hmd conversed with the stidonts, and thoy hnd expressed thomeolvos as violl setistled witlitho Collogo and its Professors, Ho further said that this question must bo met. The.time hns come whon somothing must bo doue, Hao then presentod the following resolus tions, which, ho thought, offered tho Lest praoti- cal solution of the difficulty : ltesoleed, Thot tho Detrolt Homcopatilo Colleye s hereby ductared o braneh-department of thin Univer- sity,—lhin gamu Lo ho known o the Iomeopathlo Medleal Department of the Uiyerally Uckigan 3 that the comlitioun and requirsments” for gradustion Yo tho snto i fn- {he Medical Depsrtient now exlets ?fi'wh‘n!, hat e 1l - be constitulod o Boavd of Lrustues for the locuh wanngemint of sald doparis nent, sabject to the coutral of the Boerd of Regente, irsolted, Whul i cypropriution of $,560 e mads for tie oid of salil depariment, v Regent Willard thought thal the Univoreity ought to remuin o unit, and not tuke any ather iustitution undor its care, 1f the Btato wauts to ostublish such an justitntion, lot it do ro; Chat is no reasou why wo should go bavk to_that old polioy of destroying the vitality aud unity of the Univeralty b{' nenttoring it dopartmonts all ovor tho Btato, Unity i, and has boen, tho contral priciplo of our edueationnl system. To rocog- nizo Homoopathy at Dotroit, as o part of tho Univordily, and ok as nny part of It at Ann Arbor, was dodging tho question. Elthor it was right {hat, Homoopathy “should be recognized, or ihat should " not be recognized; aud no . hnlf-way - mensuro would entisfy tho Feuuln. 'Ilis " Regents of the Unlvnmltt muet not do thomsolvos the Injustico to shir this questicn, Itis the duty of the Doard to net withont foat : and it seemsto mothnt our efforks to esthblish an fnstitution of deubtful Iogality, and to estublioh 1t elsawhore, show Lhal wo are hob \1]1111»5; totreat the subject fairly, Ha thon offered the following as a substituto for Rtegent Lulnbrook's resolutions : liesolved, Thal tho recoguition of (ko Dolrolt Homeopathty Collcyo ne o branch or department of Michigau University is incxpedont, aince auch roce omitfon, bestdes balig of donbiful legaiity, s con- trary to und subversive of the nniform pelicy which g govorned the Board fn keoping the. Glllvnmlly a unit by uvolding tho eatablishment of branches, and by locating all of ita dopartinonts o ono place, & Itegont Grant vaid that tho present condition of tho flunnces vonderoed any action on the sube Joct inoxpodiont, Rtogont Gilbort thought that the Bonrd had alwayn desired to adopt such a branck of the Unlvernity as soon ns tho way wes clear to do so, but that the financiul condition of the Univeraity forbade the thought of . any nppropriation for such purposs now, Regent Watker wanted Lo mow if they would recoguizo such branch if no pecumiary aid were asked for; sud, if thoy did, bow wore they to avold making the appropriations which would probably bo asked for noxt yoar ? On motions of Rugont Graut, both the resolu- tion aud the substitnto wero Inld on the tablo. . APFROPIIATIONS, ‘T'he following approprintions wero made: Couliugent expenacs, 81,000 Altorations nud repairs. 00 Furl und lights, THospital.. Insuranc, . Tiegonts? ox " Affor exocutivo session, tho Board conforrod thoe dogroo of M. A, on A, Henuequlu, at presont Instructor in Fronch in the University. Tho Board thon adjourned sino dio. . C. A W. —— RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Tvwwo Mon Reported IKtlled, and Sove cral Wounduil, Tho Superintendont of the Plttsburgh, Cincin- nati & 8t Louis Ttailrond visited the Union Btrect Police Btation yestorday, to obtain pro- tection from tho threatoned sttacks - of tho striking’ engincers and firemen. Capt. Lull accordingly sont a aquad under Borgl, Qarrity to the round-house, carner of. Kinzie und Curtis strocts, whoro quite a crowd of excited striliors had congrogatod, but, on the appearance of the police, thoy quietly dispersed. Thie engineer who was stonod at Lo- gansport, day hefora yesterdny, for continuing nt work, left this city about 8 o'lock yostordsy morning with u passenger train, 1fo should Lavo atoppod about eighteon miles out to _tako wator, but failed to do so for somo unoxplained renson; and was obliged to stop twenty-four milos out, and loavo tho conclies on tho track whilo ho ran ahead nith the ougine for water, It is charged that on roturning tohis train his engine hudbeen stuffed so that sho wonldonly take steam ono way. 1o was therofore bockiug down and, at the Jo- liot Crossing, wocing n froight-train coming ahead of him, ho tiied to remove his engino, hut beiug unable to do 8o, a collision took pince, which threw tha toudoroff the track and wreoked doveral freight cars, Two men are said to havo been killed and soveral wounded, thouzh the cilicinls of - the road ssem to have been very indioposod to give information. Shortly ufter noon an engine wae sent out to tha scene of tho accident with two physiciuns, but up to carly this morning 1m0 names of the killed or injured havo been reported, ————— A NEW STATE INSTITUTION. The Nouthern 1llineis Insane Asylumn Now Opene=Description of the Build= ing. + 'Iiront the Joncsboro (TIL) Gazelte, Dec, 21, Tho Southern Ilinols Insanc Asylum was located, aftor’ many monthy of hesiintion be- teen compoting points, at_ita prosent site, ono mile east of Auun. It was located in Decembor, 1869. * 'The first Board of Commissioners—Giov, Dougherty, Col. Wiley, and Jr. Kingsbury— traveled trom the West to tho Enst in search of moro light upon subject of asylums. Thoy vis- itod muny of tho most celobrated of theso insti- tutions, and came back thoroughly educated on thio subject. I'lang were submitted by Thomas Walsh, of the firm of Walsh & Jungelfeld, of St.' Lonls, and wero finally udopted, and Mr. Walal was clocted Superintondont of construction, Plans woro submitted to Gov. Palmer who re- quirad that only o much of the work should bo Jeb as would not oxceod the approprintion-— $125,000. Uudor this restriction, only the north wing was Tet. 3r. Rickard Shinuick, nati, was tho successful bidder, and bas, after mnuy voxatious and expensive doluys, for which ho wan in no. wito to blame, finlshed his work in o manuer satisfactory to all partios. . T'ho north wing will accommodute 250 pationts, It Loy single wardsiu the fiist and second stories, una ussoctuto dovmitorics in the third aud fourth., 'Who east wing of the north wing constitutes u coparato depuriment, for oxcit patients, aud contains twelve wards in each of 1ts threo stories. To evoid.dangor of firo all the partition walls are of brick and the stair-cuses are of iron, Tho niin stair-cuso 18 o wassivo and benutiful strue- ture, Tho building a: prosent contains but oue diaing-room, which s provided with dumb- waitors, chinn closcts, steam-tuble to keop food. wurm, and ull tho modern convenionces in tho bost utylo. 'The houso is mmply provided with bath-rooms and washstands with hot und cold water, water-closets, &e. for each ward in every story. ‘Thero nre numorous wardrobes aud o large and woll-srranged lanndry, The domestic doparunens contains the storo-rooms, * &¢., comnccted By bydraulio clovators, with tho lLitehen above. The ouisino dopartment s suppliod: with u nar- row-gago . 7allrond that 18 provided with food-cars_which run tu the carving-tables and aro loaded for trausfer to the dining-room, The kitchen is furnished with soup Kettles of 100 gallons' capacity, pots for the vogotablos (forty gollons cach), twonty gallony ten and coffee-pots, an eight-foot steam-luble, snd: othier appur- tennncos in similar proi)orllnu. Opposite the domostic departmont 1 tho lwunify, contuining contrifugal wringers, numercns tibs sud other noediul things, o “wash” is sent up by hydraulie elovitors to tho drying-room whora it iu dried by steam, and thoneo to tho layge wwon- ing-room, Neav this [s the sewing-room, whero soversl women arc kept busy ropeiving damages to the parments of patients, + The atlic coutains comfortable and woll-fur- nished 100ms for the employes, . Inroarof thodomestic dopartment aro the coul-kouso, botler-house, nud engine-room. T'ho cnging runs two laygo favs that force air into tho building thrnu&:h air ducts, hoating overy department thoroughly, Thoair is hoated . Dy piesing ovor a vast number of steam colls. Ao’ whole building is lighted with gos, which is manufuctured on - the promivos. The ventilation I provided for by whas Jungolilsld enlis ¢ downward euction of the muin chininoy-stack,” tho air, fresh from an altitude of 160 foct, passing throngh an fulricate systom of tubes, and perfectly heating overy part of thie insiitution, 'Phe stenm-heating apparatus and machiuery are from Modaly & Mopham, of 8t. Louis, uiud cost 322,000 ; the engiue and other maclinery from Crozier & Co., of samo city, and cost 24,000, ‘They ure all of the vory Dest quabity. ‘Fhe wator supply comos from hugo “clevated tunks, which wre kept full by menus of * Ni " steam pumps from & vast YCBOLYOIL W 8 beon cut in tho wolld rock, tho resorvoir boing fod by never fniling springs, To provide agufust wny contingoucy of short supply of water t considerable lake’ has boon formod by dnmming a stroam, and the yosuit is o resorvo of water amounting to over 10,000,000 of gallons, Tho contruet for completion of tho main bulld~ ing was Iet to Dlv. Shinnlek, in_Hoptomber Inst, for $84,000, It will contain ofticors’ recoptions rooms, the dinpensary, dissecting-room, matron's und stoward’s upmdmonty, and “suiteis of rooms Tor oflicers, on first und wecoud floors, The third aned fourth storlos will compriso malo and female hospituls, and o lurge chapol and bull- raom. Mosers, Walsh & Tungonfeld, architcets, havo arranged ull the plans of this struclure with o viow to comply with Lhe wikhes and intoutions of tha Copmitsionery, to mako it tho best of ity Kind in the Wost, Bolug oxperts iu_their noble art, they will suceved i doing so, It is bullt in* the Luglish Gothie ati'ln, ornumonted with bunds of varicgrated brick, cornors trim- med with cui stone, eud {8 erawned with the handsomo and symmetricul Mansard yoof. The whole structuro ix u splondid plocs of nrehileo- ture, aud is o subjoct of prido to every cilizon of the Biato, ‘he tnished wing is turhished in o #iylo worthy of tho Mg, L wis formally | opened with eppropsiate ceromouios on tho 7l | inse, Ample provisions bod bsen mado for the recoption aud genorous entortainmont of n large . nwaboyr of guests, but for varlous untowsrd of Cinein~ e e e —_———reere e — e E—— rensons thoro was only & small attendanco, The legislatots and othor notablos who woro prosenf oxpressed thomsolves Mghly pleased with _al} thoy saw fu and about the huilding, Drs, Darnes and Morcor did everything that wns roe quired by tho oceasion, and whilo thoy regrottod, conld not help the paucity of numbots at the ros coption, As tho frunt cont of this auylum ia a frequent subject of comment, wo have tried to ascortain the oxpenno of- erocting similar buildinga else. whoro, ‘T'ho estimatod cost of Insnno asyluma in other Btatos Is aald to ho from £1,200 to 81,500 for anch pationt providoed for, This inatitution will accommodate over 500 putionts, and will cost nbout §G50,000, or about §1,000 por hend— indicating that it hns been more evonomieally consitructed than othors, Tt I firat-clas in ot its appomtments, aud will equal, if it doos not surpass, any lnsaue agylum in the West. S i Adulterating Okgars, Gormany ia ncquiring o reputation for adultors ating cigars, A writor fn that countrv eays all £orta of wolld substances mny be found rolied up in the loaf of tho fragrant wood. The fotlowing have been found : Bristles, haivs, wood, bits of linen and of lonthur, noedles, shirk-buttons, and tooth. These substaneas glowing in tho nma‘wr‘; clgar must astonis!f him, ~'Chrough the middle of ono n gooso's fenther wna drawn from point toond; in anothor wasa cord, and n third, a mateh, But far worse and mora dangorous ard thoso which conceal exploding matorinls, Thasg aro the so-called ** explosivo cigars” manuface tured ns ¢ jokes," and not infrequently tho causs OE Bovero nccidents. Cnses have hoen reported whore gight has heon totally dentroyed, Wo ad« viso smolkors Lo take caro what thoy buy—pare Licularly in Gormany. e —— AUCTION SALES, A e e A A AP, By WILLIS, LONG & CO., * Auctionoora and Manufacturers® Agonts, 196 and 197 RANDOLPH-ST, Regulor Auction Salos, Wadnuday and cialat Baturday, tantion givon tn onteldo miger =" PS¢ RETURNS )\L\]l}i 36 IIOI{RS AFTER SALE ‘onslgnments ao! Regular_Wednesday Sale, DEQ. al, AT 8% A M. FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD G00DS, And an assortment. of GENERAL MERCHANDISE. WILLIS, LONG & CO., Auationoses, 195 and 197 Randoly sty By ELISOY, POMEROY & CO. BANKRUPT SALE AT 187 NORTEI WELLS-ST. OF T ENTIRI GTOCK OF Fomily Guocerics “aud Bekery Fixtnres Also ono IIORST: AND WAGON. Wednciday Morning, Duo. 3l avJo c'clack, Ly ordorof Goorga /. Campbel Esq., Ass 00, SLISON, POMEROY & UO.. Austionoors, CLOSING SATE or - ELEGANT 0IL PAINTINGS This Morning at 10 o'olook, Afternoon at 2 and Evening at 7:30, ‘When the balance of, this FINE COLLIEC TION will positively be closed out. BLISON, POMEROY & CO.,, 84 & 86 Randolph-at. Fridey Morning, Jan. R, 1374, Wo commonco the Now Yoar with an {mmenso sala of New and - Second-band Fruiture, FRIDAY MORNING, Jan. 2, al 0% o'olock. Furnituro, Ceryots, Blanksts, IExtonsion Tablos, Dede oo Totw,” Lounger, Bover, - Crockory, - Claswaro, Platodwarc, and Gongral Mereliandfus, 3 HLISON, YONEROY & cO. N & CO. The Last afd—.:(;‘losiug Sale OF D. GALE'S COLLECTION OF Standard Modern OIL PATNTINGS ‘Will take place this WEDNBSDAY, Doo. 31, 1873, at Storo, 108 East Madison-st., Oommuncinq 210, and continuing at 31-3 and 7 1.2 o'cloclc, i This {3 tho last opportunity to obtain stand« ard works at your own price. BRUSH, SON & €U., Auctloneors. ‘Wednesdny, Dec. 31, at10 a, m,, We shall soll at Auction soveral conslgninonts of FURNITURE, Nuw aud Second-haml, Also, ab 12 1a., u good lot of Glirounos, Cutlury, Plated Ward, . BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., 88 & 70 Wabash-av. AUCTION SALE OF DRY 00DS, Tuosday Morning, Dec. 30. Qlotbleg, Dross Cionds, Gonts' Kuralshini Goods, Hatasnd Uapr, Whito Gootln, Notlous, Hosiory, Underwaar, Glove £e1'1'10 Cians White ool Iifankots, 10" lizles Gray Wook Blankots, Tadlos' Gambrio Inttinl ke, Lacos, T Uroidrles, Gails, Collars and Sots, Fi3e Gino 6f Vor Goods, Muils, Boas, Collars and Caps, in Seal, Mink, Ermino, Huuirrol, Astrachan, e, 30,000 CHOICE CIGARS. - Pockot Cutlosy, Sitver Platod Goods, & o'eluck GO, T, ", Wie v ke 1 Cen o Of all F'all Goods at tho leat nalo of the year, and such will be that of Weadnesday, Doo. 81, ut 10 a, m,, whon wo shall offor BOQOTS AND SHOES. GED. P. (IORT: & €O, 63 and 70 Wabas| By WM. A, BUITERS & CO., AUOTIONERZS, INO. 108 MADISON'%T_, ( on Dearhorn and O Carriages, Harness,&o. On WEDNESDAY, Jan, 7, at 10 o'clk, ut 1¢8 Madinon-st. SALB OF 4 L P SO Dry Goods, Clothing, Furs, Toots, Hlioas, Gloves, Hats, Furnishiug Goodo, and No- tlons, on WEDNESDAY, Dee. 3, at 10 o'clock, at 15and 17 Randulph-st, WO, A, BUTTEI}E‘ & g . Al‘l_»_ll_mlocn. DRY GO0DS, CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALO OVERS, Rubbers, Glove Gruntlets, &o., On THURSDAY, Jan, 8, at 10 o'clouk, at 103 Madion.st. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND AL MERCUANDISG, Ji 68K 'olk, 06108 Madiaun-ste TAYLOR & HARRISON. On Weduesday, Deo, 31, at 9 1-2 o'olook, " OLEARING.UP SALK OF Dry Goods & Notions Wushall oloss out many cansiguments of goods ENTIRELY REGARDLESS OF INVOICE PRICES, And Dry Goads buyers shontd attend this als, Alatgs stock of Sensutinblo Goods wil b uft AYLUR & ILANIIS PEREMPTORY SALH OF WINES, CHAMPAGNES & LINUOBS ‘Wednosday, Deo. 81, at 2 o’clook. uhmumquul‘ Whiskios, Brandios, Glas, Vort, Shorre, and othor W inds, Alw, ot BOOTCH and ENGLISH ALES, in ‘paakages, s0lg [oe wosaunt of wiiom §i niay sane J ETTATBON TANIORS RntEnh Mty 0d, maG