Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1874, Page 2

BOARD OF TRADE. . Annual Meeting for Election of _ Officers. Repoct of Mr, Culver, the 01d Presi- dent, Pis Opinion of the Workings of the Grain Inspection Laws. The Method of Curing Short ‘Weight in Grain. i Additional Seccurity from Ware- Jiousemen. Necessity for Increased Transportation Facilities. The snatal meeting of the Board of Trade was beld last évening in tho ball of the Open Toard. It wascalled to order by Mr. Calver. ! the rotiring President, who made the following ADDRESS : 1 15 conformity to the rules requiring st each sunual sheeting a report from the Doard of Directors of {he candinon of e sifairs of the astocistion, and in ace Sordsnce with the custom of reporting certain of its Procecdiugs, and also of muking such suggestions and rescmmendations 48 seem {0 il proper, the followlng is presented : 5 TIE FISANCES, At tielost aunual meeting the asseta of the Board were roported to Le as follows Six bundred shares of tho stock of the Chamnter of Commerce, ctb.:.. Faruiturs and fixtares, cost.. e 2vestment in Commercial Buliding Casi The receipts for the past year Lave been as follows : From initiation fees. .. 49,800.00 ‘From aunual assessmien 41,300.00 Erom cierks' tickets. . ‘rom visitors' tickets. rown sent of sampl., tables From aividends on Chesber of Commerce BOCK everenmsnsnsenessssesassassanessnses 50200 Total...... $ 98,7900, Cash Luiance o haud Jau. G, 167 1,201.63 ¢ 99,005.62 “The dlsburzements of the year hase been as follows: For curreut expers:s, including rent, heat- ing, suluries, &¢.. . 139,990.67 For iocidental expenses, including attor Leys' ecs, fuvestgation of Hugh Llevator, s3d entertainmant of National Buard of. Trade. s For macket reports For annual report For National Board of Trade.. For withurawals and doceased members. For additional paymeut on account of fur- iturz and Axtlr Por peyments on account of Commerctal Buildin; shares Ouminber of For purilee of 400 Comunexcy s10CK. .vven in18 of Tre Cach fn bunds of Seerviary. Ascota ot ibe preseat. 1,030 shares of Cuamber of Commetco stock, pren .3 51,400.63 o Tes, 63F....... 10,039,495 Inv mmercist Beilding, 19,9¢6.49 a=b in hunds of Becretary and Trezs 193,16 . 121,60, The assessmont for the ensting sear Lns beea fixed 8tE25 upon each member and clerk, Vur prosent nem- Dberslip numbers 1,652, bang an ilcreaso within thu your of 233, Lieceiit uccessious to tho membership in- dede many prominent citizens heretofors engaged iu Disines not largely represented in Chicago, Lt 18 to ‘ba hoped that others cugaged in the mercantile and menufscturing, a6 well us those in the Lanking bLusi- Zess, may be iucluded duriag the ccming year, 10 give ha teneitt of their support and {nfluence to this in- etitution, which was establishod with the demww mot iy to zdvance the commercial character, but &10 to promote the mercantile aud munufacturing interests, of tue City of Chicago. CHARTER AND RULPS LEGALLY TESTED. Bany of yon have entartained tne opfuion that therero thora j rominent in the legal prosession who Tegard with disfavor tho eystem of srbitrution as pro~ \iaod by the rules of your association, Whether such opintou be well founded or uot, most determized Ciforts have been muds during the Lust year to gain Sudiclal decisions adversa to_the constituticnality of he charter snd the Jegulity of the rules of the Bosrd of Trade. The following is quoted from an argument of earued counsel in a czve Lrought in the courts agelnet your corporation : “ Tho vslues invoived in coutracis made annually by the members of tho Board of Trade between eatli other. constituie an smonnt larger thon sli other deslings between citizens in the Stsio within the eame period, Thess trancactions in Volve every valety and phase of legal question, snd the = ndjustment of them tnder tho forms of the law would cull into requisi- Uon, each year, cvery form of action known in Aincrican jurispracence, o allow tive Directors of the Lioard of Trude, under the claim that tho facts camstiluiing theee differences are offenses ngzinst the carparation, to try and decide themn, and enter decrecs for the payment of money under penalty of disfran~ Cchisemeut.is to oust the courta of their jurisdiction in ‘moro than balf of the sum of the business transactions in the whols State.” ‘\Whetber sach Linguage does or does not juetify the opinion referred to, 1t does ceriainly misropresent tha ction of your Board of Directore, and the rules under” which tiey act. Under the authority grantod by its “hartes, the nssocation aunually elezts Committe:s of Arbitration and Arpeal, to whoes decision questions of dispute und dissrecment are by mutual consent Teferred, Lut there 3 o0 rulo g such reference compulsory. Tuo Directors do mot act as Arbitrators; thoy nDolther astess money doms- Qcs mor * enter deciees for payment of money fnder penlty of disfronchisement ;” they do, how- over, upon cortain conditions or circumstances, disci- pline members by femporary suspensiun, under su- Thority confered upon them by arale, in relation to hiich the Supreme Court of tho Statesays: ** One of {Lie objocts for which the Doard of Trade s created wae, nrdoubtedly, to promote a bigh standard of com- mercis] honor and vommercial credit in the City of Chicago, by eccuring among the members of the Board a promut discharge of their pecuniary obligations without resort'to the expensive and dllatory pro- cedure of the cousts of law. In order fo accomplish This, the charter autbotizes the Board to create within itself tribunals of reference snd erbitration, by whose dovirion the members shail bs bound ; but {t does not confne the Board to the use of these means for the atwinment of their objects, It exprosely gives 1he power of expulsion, and uuder that power the cor- porstion bas wlopted ilin by-law, providing, if a mem- Der fuils to comply with a business contract made with other member, be eball be expelled, and, in our 3 Sudgrent, it is well =dapted to_eocuro the objects al- TJamed, axd preserve the highcharacter and Credit of the Toard,” ‘The Gourl goes on to 83y “ That a corporation purs- 1y commeruai in 1ts charucter wouid 100y cense to b Tespeciable, or respocted, if it tolerated among ita Sembersa violation of an undispuled contract, ia too plat: for argumeni” Of the eeveral sulls at law rought sgaiust tho corporation during the year, the ~ Grst was onme wiich the com- plaimwat or petitioner had been by the Preceding Bosra of Directors suspended from the Tivilczes of the associatfon, for fajlure to falfill con- tonanf & business contract made with other metn- Ders, Tho pelitioner, by his, able attorneys, claimed that_ suspension in the cse {nvolved the question whether the contract was valid ; that to determine this fuostion_required the exercise of Judicial power, Fhick, by tho Constitution, was vested cnly in {ho Sourts'; and that, therefore, the Board of Trade could Dot cxercise the power, ond least of all cculd the Dourd of Directors, The declsion, ~sithough in favor of {bo petitioner on account of sssumed irrogularitica’ in tho proceedings of tho trial for nefon, confirmed _former de- Ssions a8 10 the power of the Bovvl. The language of e Court wa as follows : * Whether or not the peti- tioner has failed to comply with his contzact, Idonat ~cgard as aguestlon of Judiclal power within the ‘meaning of the Conatitution. The qucetion to be tried i€ this ; whether Le bas broken conditions annexed to i1 franclmee, Thoe Constitution never fntended to ‘it tho power to try ¥uch questionr i the courts of fantice. | To do eo_would be to overthrow {he adjudi- Zations of the lost 150 years.” ~The ofiier euits brought sgumst the corporation bave eithcr been withdrawn or decided n its fuvor. Sou have, ihercfore, to be congratulated in hav- ing o charfer, Tules, and by-laws {bat have withstood Ihe mort feree nesanlts, and,that by referring disputed Aquestious to sour owa cloren tribuals of arbitration, % can gain decisions aceording to'cquity and justice Irithout calling into requisition eack year evers forin of action known in Amerfean juriaprudence, and you an wvoid the expense and dilatory procedure of the coaris of law. . : BFGATDING GRATS IXSPECTION. Rea'izing tuat the improger and Imperfect laws re- garding the nspection of grain wers working injury 15 all classes concersed therein, tho Board of Direct- S2s did, during the Lzet eession of the General Aesem- iy of {his Slate, reek fo_eecure such changes in the Taa g were in their opinion demanded by the interests involved. For this purposc, commitices were ap- pointed to visit the Legislature at Springfield, and, P iwithstanding members were publicly advized togive 0o hearing to the Committee from ibis Board, they Fere courtecnsly invited fo attend joint mectings of tho two Houscs, and it 1s belleved they were instromen- tal in obtaininz modilcations in the Warehouse Jaw At ha svod of great value. They, however, b o ing 56 legislation dcemed most ad visable, Itis wiown that the busiliess of inspect- st aEsnmed y fhe State by virtue of a hw { which changes ownership many times annually, and HE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1874. Toatd of Baflroad and Warehouss Commissioners and the former and present State Inspectors and Waro- e Regisirars_to fay (hey have evinced a Gesire to Fromote tho interests of tho trade, and have sought to know the viens ond wiehes of the members of your body, it mustalso bo said that under their inspection complaiuts for unsatisfactory and erro- neuus inspection have Leen a8 frequent as before, and that, uotwithstanding the object of the law, and the 113f duty of iis officers to prevent, detect, and expose wWarebouse fravds, the members of tlis Board have Tor their own infsrmation snd protection, been cbliged 10 Institute investigation into warehouse munagement, The investigations of a year or more ago disclosed the perpotration, (uuler Bute regime) of ireaularities and fruds unparalleled in the bistory of fhe grain trade of the country, sud the investigations made ore recently ehow continned violation of the luws. It would recm fbat o few momeuts of redection would suflice to convince any ordinary mind that the insrection of grain in Chicago is 8 matter of such viat imporiance, sffecting as it does the vluo of millioas of dollars' worth of property that the adoption and aupervieion of the execution of the Tules governing grain inspection-snd the registra- tio of wazehouse receipts requires uch practical ex- perience with the business, and such perfect famillari- fy with tke wants the trade, together with euch con- steut care, and so much of thought sad time, 88 to render it absoiutely impussible for a Board of three Commissfoners, Laving headquarters 160 miles distant from this buetness, to ~stisfactorily_control {ta con- duct, and at fue same fime succeed in_enforcing laws regarding the managerent of raiironde. It is mot, tuerefore, surprising that the present law and its ud- muinisirotion has proved upkatiefuctory, In this con- neciion, it may not be imyproper to say that it ie the unaniimous opinion of your Board of Dircctors that | compulsory inspection as conducted by this State is not onls ‘wrang {a priaciple und theory, bat i in practice detrimental to tho interests of the agriculturists of the Northwest, and damaging to the (rade and commerce of Chicsgo. Thie question presents itself to tho ninds of the Directors, aud they submit tho eame to you— Das not the time arrived for this Bosrd of Trade,acting, a8 it should, as fhe guardian of the commercial inter- eatsof this city, andof the welfarcof tho coantry tributary to i, {otske ncfvo measuros to enlighten Droducers end oftiers ehipping groiu to this mrket Gf thelr true intercat in this matter, with a view of ob- tainizg their inflaence aud cc-operation to_place tho inspecttoa of gruin upon the samo syetem or basis, and under the eame coutrol, 08 is the insection of Hour and that of provisions, highwine, xnd oibér property bought and sold on "Chauge fa tuis city { SHORT WEIGHTS, Complalnts made of grain arniving by raflrosda fall- ing ebort in quantity,as compared with shippers’ Seighits, are 5o numerous and serious as to justify aud demaud tle action of this Association. It has been fnggested that weighmen, cppointed by the Board of Trade, should bo placed in the elcvators to sce that | grain. s it is ordered, {a corraztly weighed. Etevator. | froprietors allow publio welghmen, ship-niséters, sud | Sgents to watch und tally the woighing of graln re- ‘uived from, aud, ebipped Uy, vessela znd caual-buats, | and they huve expressed & willinguers to accord like | brivileges to thoso woving grain by railrouds; but | 18 Jong 8 rajlrosd corporatians do not acknowledo or | admit their responsibility by guarantee bills of lading | fof the quentity of grain they receivo and undertaks | cannot, | 1 i i | | 1o tarry, iho 6vils complalned of in tbe opinion of the oard of Directors, | be femedled by eimply watching fbe st goes iuto store. Fortumately we have Lw that, if entorced, would most offectually Temove these comyilaints, a LW passod at the Instanca of the members of this Yourd, and spproved in Apeil :ate, | weighing of prain 1871, That law requires corporations in this roteiving graln for transportation fo weigh the same nd to deliver quantity cqual to that received. lts “nforcement would not ouly correct tlie_evil of sliort ‘eights by placing the respomkibility znd loss where it Velons, and thus insura proper caro of grain whilst in transit and n correct re-urn of weights, but its en- forcement would also correct other abusea grow- ing out of the system of ralivay manugement that re- fases to Tocogmize the responsibility of tho care rnd delivery of whot is received for transpo;tation, sod ft \would also reduce the cost of transportition. Viliat~ over s lost of property by accideat, by stealth or other- {Fise, whilst it is being movod, adJs td the exyense ur Cost’ of its movemeut. Cowpanies transyirting grain by waler Tomtes fssue Liils of lading Fonrantecing delivery =t ond of route of full smount 51 what 13 taken for carriage, and such bills of lading areof servico in commercul transactions, and afford matorial aid in moving the crops to the markets of the \World, whilst the Lille of lading given by Tailrosd ‘orporations, although, in a degrve, afording faciities Tor legitimate business, givo po_evidence of quantity or valua of propesty shipped, They, therefore, pro- sent a temptation to musrepreseut.’ 3ud sometimas offer 8 roward for rascality, $1cn bills o lading are | \nsuitable for commerei! purposcs. Pelicving (hat {he Iaw referred to is mozt wiss. and that {is_enforco- ent would re-ult u yreater benot to farmers and Dusiness men geverally of this State :hen the enforce— ment of more recoot cnactmonta regarding rallroad corporations, the Board of Directors would_recom- mend calling the sitention of tho Warebouse Comniis- Honcrs to tue importunce of the Law, with request that Compliance with izs requircments be enforeed by them, THANSTOUTATION FACILISIES, With s view of calling public attention to the noces- | sity g transportation facilities to the sea- ,and to obwin &n expression of opinion upon the subject, 2 memorial to Congress Wwas preparing some monthe 050 Ly the Board of Directors, seiting Torth the wadequacy of prescnt means for CorTying property, and tae advantige o be derived from the construction and operation of s doable rack ralway between Chicago uud New Yorlk, to be worked exclu~ sively in the tounage Dusingss, and asking for s charter Tor tie coustruction of wuch & work under judlcius and proper Testrictions 8ad requircinents as o capitd “wock, toil-rates, impartliits In the o jon aud ubrportaticn of treight, aud of cars belonging to in~ dfvidcals, cowmpantcs, and_corporations, and responsi- bisity for the cure of property received for transporta~ tion. - It is porbiaps unnucessiTy Lo state that this ac- tion of the Bosrd of Dircctors wes not in the interest of ay purty or parties who have sought or who may seck 10 obtuin subsidics oF #1.colai aid from tho Govern ment for such o road, Whilst urging the importance and 1 eeseity of improving water com- munications with the East, the Board of Directors beg 10 oxpTeEs their Lelicl that there s an equal need of increasing the number of raflway lines to the East ana Southeast, Tho water-routes in this latitude re closod ono-third of the year. Neither the East nor the West can afford to depend entircly upou such avenues for an exehaugo for thelr productions. The move: ment of grain cunnot be limited to_the perlod of lako | and cansl nevigetion. 8o farge has become tho busi~ ness of Chicago with the Earopean markcts that new and constentiy-orening avenues for its prosccution | must be provided. ITescnt railrosd compenies are | unable to meet, at reasonable rates, the winter de- ‘mand for freight-room. Now roads ate needed o cro- ate that competition that is required to cheapen ‘cost of transportation, and fo correct the evils aud abuses of prewent rallroxd management. But, whilst tus Directors wonld encourage enterprises 0 well calcu- fated to promote the prosperity and growth of Chi- cago s $5 the chicapening of the cost of transportation, of Western preducts, they would not approve of acking Congre:s to make grants of Jands, subsidics of meiey, ot remirsion of dutfes to any corporation. Nor would they recommend Congresa to grunt @ eharter for railroads without the restrictions Dumed in the memorisl, to which refercaco has been mude. Tt must not e forgoticn that said ruilroad corpora= tions are seeking to estoblish customs and principles for common carriers by rafl different frem thore observed by otlier carriars, and tho issue to-day is, in JArt, wheiher they shall be subject to the rame re- epomsililities and penalties 23 are othors who aro cngeged in trapsportation. CHARGES ON GRAIN AT KEW YORK, Intimately connected with the question of frans- ortation I8 that of charges to which grain arriving in New “York ia_subject. Complalats aro made that charges for weighing grain and towing boats ore excessise, and operate 1o tho projudice of our trade relations’ with that city, Such charges are a direct tax upon gram, and undoubtedly nre the result, in part at lesst, of tho want of proger facilities for receiving, handling and storing grainat the eeverzl rafiroad terwinals at that point, YWith a view of removing or reducing ‘this tax upon Weatern productions arriving in New York, a commit~ tos bas been appolnted to confer with oflicers of the New York P'roduce Exchange Association, but a3 yet tlhe Committee have not Lad time to act. ADDITIONAL BECULITY FEOM ELEVATORS, Racent experience, added {o that of isst year, has @emonstrated the need of requiring from managers of clerators guarzntees or securities uot hervtofore given for tio delivery of gratn received Uy them for btorage, The act of 1671 Tequiring menagers of public ware- lionses of Class A to procure license before transact- ing Lusiness as warchougcmen, and requiring bonds with surety conditioning for the fuithful performance of dutlus as warcliouaetnen, togother with Severa pen- alttes for viclations of the Law, 8 provid.d in the law, it fs belioved is well dajted to yrotoct holders of warchouse receipts. The elevalur proprictors of tuo city refuse tn procure Jicenses or give bonds as contemplited by the law, on the ground thst certain sections of the act are nuconstitutional, but, inssmuch a5 the degision of the Supreme Court of tue Stato s to the constitutionality of the law is expected Koou to ba promulgated, it mny be wize fo await ench decition be- fore eeeking additional legislation upou the subject, THADE SUPREMACY OF GHICAGO. The events of the past year have not only proved the stability of our corporation and tested the strengih of our banks, merchants and manufacturers, but bave al- &0 establishod the irade supremacy of our city. Not~ withstanding (Le interruption of business incident to a period of general financial distress, the trade of Chi- cagofor tho last twelve months greatly excoeds that of | sny former year, Tho revent financial panic, cutirely unsuspected in its coming snd in i3 severity, overtook fho business men of this city | in tne height of {he busiest season, and when, a3 a imatter of course, they were most extended. The éffect of & money crisis under nch circumstavces could not have Lecn otherwise than disssarous, All cities and all interesta suffered slike, but not cqually, | While many associatious symilar 10 our Owa were | forced to siiccumb to tho pressure of the panic and were obliged temporarily {o euspend busicees, this Bourd of Trade suffered no adjournment of 1ts regn- 14r business scssion, and not one of its members was reported to have falled by reason of the puic. The certain and continnons increase in the membership and £nsncial strength of our astociation s bat an il- lustration of the growth and prosperity of those inter- esta that make up what constitutes tie business, trade, and commerco of the clty in which we liva. ; Rerpectfully submitted on behalf of the Beard of Directors, CHARLES E. COLVES, President, TREASTRER'S REFORT. T'he report of the Treasnrer, Mr. Orton Smith, was then read. It sbowed that £93.810.10 had been deposited with him by the Secretary, aud that £93,697.90 had beeu paid over on the checks of the President. The balapce in the haudsof the freasurer amounts to $104.83. Ti1E WEIGIMASTEL. Tho repért of this Weighmaster showed that 93,847,813 bushels of cereal hiad beén’ shipped Trom this to other fake ports during the sear, ¢ saainst 16,910,854 bushiels last sear,—tho increass | being 2,537,843 bushels. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. i The tellers appointed on the day of election | reported a3 follows : i tance of farmers aud country dealers, AT at (he business would | than by tha | iog gr: enicied ¥ho biad béea made Lo Lelieve that (he T more Tropesls performed by the Btato Board of Trede, Whils it msj be due 1o the present t | Do eicction. presicen/—George M. How, 330 votes; A. M. Wrighh 267 votes; H. C..Raunoy, 210 votes; | have already shown that as Communists they aro | mecting wero much moro violont advocates of | | From the rough ontlina of these lams, | thom will not Do sati; : South Clear Lake, | brewery, and the Cincinoati _folks Lave three Eecond Vice—President—P. J. B. Bensley.. Direclors—William Dickinson, J. B, Hobbs, A.J. Burt, J. D. Fces. Commitite on_Arbifration—George Btewstt, William Kinkead, H. Jackman, A."N. Young, Irs J. Younglove. Commitiee on Appeals—Charles E. Culver, H. Y. Rogers, Jr., C. J. Daws, B. M. Ford, H. C. Raovey. ) WAREHQUSE RECEIPTS. Mesers, Bensley and Burt thanked the Board for having elected them to important offices, and then tho following regolution, offered by the Board of Directois, was unanimoualy adopted : Resolred, That when s warehouse receipt ia registered for cancellation, it shall nos thereafter, untll agaun reg- istered, be consldered as o registered receipt within the meaning of the rules of tus Board, and shail not be deliveres on sales or contracts for grain between members of the Board. TRY IT AGAIN. i Tho Board then adjourned. Another election for President will be held from 10 a. m. to 4 p. . to-day, and the sucoessfal candidata must Imvo. at tholeast, 409 votes. " THE UNEMPLOYED. Preparations for NMass-Meet- inzs Sunday. More Cases of Imposition on the Relief and Aid Society. INTERNATIONAL MASS-MEETIXGS SUNDAY. The Intornationsl Socialists aro dquiefly dii- gaged perfeoting their now Iuternational Wor- ingmen's Association. Recruiting offices have been opened in all parts of out city. and over 8,000 mon have thus far signed their names on the rolls. Thé Irish workingmen have latefy be- | come very active, and thoy lLave formed | several seotions, acd, slthough a now move- ment _ for - them, ' they = aro already among the ,most Tiolent advocato ot Communism. Messrs. MeAulif and Afalone ! superior to Klings and Ktaus; and at the last radical meéasurés than thé lattér. An Irish mass-meeting will be held Sunday at Vorwaert's Turner Hall on West, ‘L'welfth street, aud at the samo time the Cermans, Scsndinavisns, aud Frenoh will bold a maet-meeting at Aurors Turner Hall on 3lwaukee avenus. At these moetings the new platform and by-laws, which are now perfecting by the local Committeo, will be presented, and & vote taken on their adoption. R,I;h ished in Sundavs Twmusg, b will 8eon that they are quito radical, but whother tuoy will be radical onough ‘for our Communists _who . will aseemble 1 mass- | meeting Sunday remaius to bo seen. Someof | fied uotil the platform | contnins & ¢lank prov. :ing for the equal diviion | of wealth, and therefore s lively time may be oxpected: THE RCLIEF AND AID SOCIETY. The crowds iu front of the R_lief and Aid 8o« ciety’s building bavo been steadily reduced sluco the order of Alr, Trusdell was ixsu=d that appli- cavon for ralief should be made through the ail. | SHill there was quitea lutgo crowd assembled there yosterday,juut, uulike previous days, men and women wera 1o’ longar separated ; they all formod a siugle line. ANOTHER IMPOSITION. Supt. Trusdell and his assistants were as busy as usnal, distributing irom §4,000 to $5.000 in wouey, and sbout 110 toas of coal. The So- cety bhss_still a grest deal to suffer from dead-beats and {mposters, snd mew | impositions become known every day, Friday, | 2 woman nawed Ann Murphv, who stated that she was in grost desiitution, received, $10 from tbe Sociotv. But instead of gomz home and buying_food and clothung for herself and chil- dreu, she invested the money in whisky and gos drapk. Inthis condition she went on the rail- road track near Cwenty-third stroet, and was run over, having botlr ber Jegs cut off, and died al- moxt instantly. AND YET ANOTHER. Safurday s letter was received by the Soc atating that there were five ladies who ueeds assislauce nt once ; that they wore vory destl- | {ate, having hal notbing to oat for severn! days, | and that they all lived 1n ono room without a stove or fire. Of course one of the Lest visitors was dataile 1 to visit the ladies at their domicile. But iustead of finding five rospectable Iadies suffering from_ privation ond hunger, she found five drunkem eots who lay on the floor in & state of beastly intoxication, Oneof the number baving ro- ceived relief the day previous, thev clubbed to- gether, and thought five could get more than one. Anticipating a largo sum_from their now | effort, they thourht thoy might just as well have a nicé time with the monev their ruffering gister received the day before. Tho visicor left disgusted, and the five enflerors aro very sovere on the Relicf Society becauso they received no farther aid. WOBK WANTED. The following notles has been issued by the Relief and Aid Society : i The greatest want experienced st tho Rellef Soclety istbat of work for the applicants. If employers would arranze to give work to a fcw men, even thonugh at & personal eacrifice, much of the sullering would e allnsed. Al classes of belp will be prompily fur. ed, GIVISG THANKS. 3re. Carter I Harrson who, is gojonrning in Heidelberg, baving presented Mr. Hanlyon with a New Year's preseot in the shfipe of a little dauchter, as ko learned yesierdav, ho felt 8o chantably irclined that be at oace order- ed Mr. Frank Schwoinfarth, of Schweinfurth Brotuers, No. 401 Sonth Clark’ streat, to furnish 500 loaves of bread daily for the next ton.davs, to ba distiibuted to tho poor of tho city through tho Relicf and Aid Sociaty. BAPTIST MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATICN. Tho monthly meeting of thoe Daptist ministers of Chicago and victuity was Leld yesterday in the rooms of the Biblo aud Publication- Society, No. 61 Washington street. Tho object of the meeting was to listen to the 1eports of the va- rious ministers as to thie progress in their various churches. There were prezent twenty-six regular membors sud four visitors. The Rev, Mr, Frost, of the University Place Church, occupied the chair. Ths following reports were made, sbow- jug tho additions to membership in the eeveral | churches during the month : By Dy Bapt.am, Letter. The Rev. Cliappell, Evanston 0 Tho Iev, Gordon, Western avi The Rev. Klive, Hinsdale The Rev, Rermott, Covent: The Rev, Everte, First Church, The Rev. Bush, Twonty-fifth strect “The Rav, Mabie, Oak Park .. The Rev, Blackburn, Austin. The Rev. Whitebead, North The Rev. Froe!, University Plac The Rov, Goodspeed, Becond Ch gl Ll mormionronds 46 ‘Tho Rev. Mr. , Ag=nt for Foreign Mis- sions, urged the neccessity for promptuess in | ‘malung eollections in the churches in nid of his | servica, and tho Rev, Mr. Hobart reported a sat- | isru‘wry agdmgrm:im cendition inT the bome missionaty field under his ageady. Tho subject e o lall So. Beah Glmorva the Wael ‘of Prayer " was brougist up. The rerult of the dis- cussion was a geneial determination on the part of the pastors to observo the waok, both in_at- tending the union meetings and by holding daily services in their own churches, Tho meeting adjourned-after an essay by the Rev. Mr. Frost on * Perfect Liberty and Perfaot Obedionce to Perfoot Law.” Kce-Earvests 2 From the LaPorto (Ind.) Heruld. There ate on our lskes, snd near LaPorte, forty-three ice-houses. Mr. Jobn Hilt has tveuty- three in all—ten on Fish-trap Lake, teu ou East Clear Lake, and three insige the corporation. Thompson & Co. bave fourteen housés—hiue on Stone Lake, and five iside the city limits, on Cromié, of Lonisvile, has three houses on Sonth Cloar Lake, near the Thouses near the car-shops, Each house is 32x 100 feet, and 25 feet high, Nins new ones have ‘been recently erected—six by Hilt, and three by Thompeon & Co. Hilt oxpocts to put up 50,000 tops. He thinks that, with a force of men, he can haveit housed in thirty days. Thompeon & Co., 28 heretofore stated, want to burvest about 43,000 tond. They will work about 200 hands; they have the filliug of the Louisville ana Ciucinnati houses. The ice harvest, ehould the weather be favor- able, will give employment to betweeu $S20 and 400 men foramonth. The men will labor ten homs per dsy, Sundays included. Wages, 3125 erdicm. The late cold snap is very eticouraging. he ice lust Tucedsy morning was 6 ioches thick, avd Mr. Hilt commenced. scraping the snow from his fields of crystal. | ie scows and deposited in the lako; THE COUNCIL. = Tfe Inter-Ocean Elected the Corporation News- paper. The Exposition Directors Invited to Pay $10,000 Rent and to Kzep Open Sundays. < Propositions to Furnish Waerk to the TUnemployed. How the Court-House Debris May Bo Removed. Shall the City Sell Ifs TUnused Real Estate? A tégular méeting of the Common Coancil was held last evening, Mayor Colvia in the chair. All the Aldormon wesb present. HOARD OF HEALTI. A communication was recelved from the Mayor, nominating Dr. J..A. Halin as Commissioner of the Board of Health. Ald. Dizon mioved that the nomination be con- firmed, aad the motion provailed by a unanimouns. vote, A petition for waliing, fiiling, and paving Michigan straet, from Oass to LaSalle, was re- ferred to the Board of Public Works. THE REFORM SCHOOL MONEY. Ald. Dizon presented the followiug, which was réferred to the Committeo on Judiciary : . Rewnlced, That the Comptroller be, and ho i, herely difected {0 maks & requisition on tho §tate Auditor for the smonnt due the Giiicago Reform Sohivol foad, in accordance with Sec, 46 of an act for 1L& reformation of juvenLe offonders hud vagrants, approved Ly ihe Legislature darch 5, 3857, Ald. Dixon hopod that the resolution would pass, s : . Ald. MoGrath insisted upon. its reference to the Judiciary Committee. Ald. Dixon sgrid thé city noeded the money owiug £0 it by the counzy. Tho resolution was refecred.- TIIE MOURI-HOUSE DEDRIB, The following commumeation from tho Cor- poration Counsel was read : Crrx Lav DeparTareyT, C10290, Ja0. 5, 1574, AL, BAIL2Y: In nnswer 0 the queations submitted by you to md, I hava to say : 1. Thé deliria o tho #ite of fhe old Court-Touse may be removed, and the cost thereof Fatd dut of any mouey et upart for zebuilding the Court-Houee., 2, The cantract therafor must be let after notice, a8 preacribed by Sec. 17, page 433, Lawa aud Ordinances, 3, Tn case of su emergoncy, the notice above roferred to may be avoided, 1n accordanée with Sec, 23, pugs 535, iwd and Ordinances, but this can only be dona by & vote of ail the Aldermmn clocted, and ugon 8 re- port of the Board of Pu'lic Works, showlng tha meces- £lty for sucl action. The Board of Public Works take the irst siep. 4, Buc. 23, page 435, provides, under peculiar cir- comslances, {or bar.ng work done without & coniract, | bat i¢ hod no materil beanng upon the matter in bhand, ; 5. Clader any circumstances thers must be an ap- propristfon before a contract can Le lét, Jn conneotion with the above, Ald. Dailey offered the following : . Ord+red, That tho Board of Publio Works be, snd they r.re, lereby directed, to fake the necauary rtops for’ fue removal of tho debria from the old "Court- Horivo site, in accordance with tha opinion of the Cor- pordtion Comnsal, A1d. Richardson moved to lay over and publish. 414, Coey was opposed to laying over; im- mddiste action should be taken. ‘Iha motion to layover was withdrawo, and the order was passed by a vote of 27 to 11. STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Ald. Lengacher presenzed a potition to chsage fhe namo of Labor street to Vedder strost. with an o.dinance to that effect, which was passed. Ald. Coey offred an order directing the Board of Public Works to raise the grade of tho sido- walss on both sides of Fourtcenth street, from State to Clmk street. It was passed. An order direciing the Board of Public Worta to prepate su ordinance for paving iferidian atreet ffom Dosplaines to Malsted was passed. OFFICIAL BONDS. The official bouds of Jobn Amberg, Police Court Clerk, West Division, in tho sum of $2,000; and of Jobn O'Neill, Oil Inspector, 910,000 ; and 6f Miles Kehoe, City Weigher, 4500, woze referred to the Commutice on Ju- Cuciary. VIADUCT ON BLUE ISLAND AVENUE. - Ald. Calerion offzred & resolution, which was passed, direciing tho Board of Public Works to caure au estimate to_be mado of the cost of a viaduet, and approaches thoreto, over the tracks of the Cmeago, Burlington & Quincy aud tae Northwestein Raiirouds, ab their intersection wita Blue Island avenue. LICENSING VENICLES. Ald. O'Drien offered wn ameudment to Sec. 1of Chapter 5% of the ordinances— vehiclos ™ —rejuiriag all peraons who own hacks, drays. express-wagons, ete., to take out a liconse. "It was referred. TNOCCUPIED REAL ESTATE. Ald. Cullerton offered the lolluwing, which was adopied OnpERED, That the Committee on Fire and Water te, wnd (hey are hereby, directed to inquire into the feasitility of Felling certain unoccupled real estate owned by the cits, and heretofors used for enzine- houses and other purposvs, and report to this Council at its next regular meeting how mach of said propaity, if any, in their opinicn, should be dusyosed of. STREET NAMES. rton presented au ordinancs adopt— al svstem of namberlag streots, Ald. Cnl ing the d i and malking Falton stroet and tha river tho di- viding line for strects ruouing north and south. Ald. Dixon said that the old ordinance sbould be repealed. Ald. Campbell moved that tho ordinance be referred to tho Judiciary Committeo. It was g0 referred. . A FLAGSAY WANTED, Ald. Campbell submitted an order diracting the Board of Pubilic Worka to reuire tho Chioa- £o, Darlington & Quincy Rallroad Company to Place o fipgman at the crossiug of thowr track 1nd Western avenus. It wus adopted. WIDEXING THE FOUTH BRANCH, The Doard of I'nblic Works submitted a report to'the effect that an approprisdion of 210,500 was mads for the wideniog of the nver at “Firenty-econd street ; that ihoe necossary Isud has beon purchased of Edward McConnell for 15,000, and that the work is cont-acted to be done hefore the 15th of April, 1874. Work of this description bas usually veen done Uy ateam dredges, and the excavated material 18 taken out but, as thero aro 3 pnmber of streets in the immediate veighborhood which require filling to protect the eewers to bs coustructed therein, the Board believe it would bs for the intorest of toe city to employ mop and teams to excavato tue earth and haul it upon such streets, and are of the opinion that the work can be done cleaply by them, without the interveution of a contractor, and recommend the passage-of the following : Resalved, That the Doard of Publia Works be, and they are heieby, suthorized to propeuro necessary ma— chipery aod musterial aud to omploy workmen for the purpois of excavating the esrth for widening the South Dranch of the river at Twenty-second street, accortliog {0 plans on flo in the office of eaid Bourd ; and to deposit the material so excavated upon such sireets iri the vicinity as require filing to protect the eewers to be constructéd thereln, Engrossment was waived, and the order was aeetd. THE EXPOSITION BUTLDING. Tije report of the Committee on Wharvés and Public Grounds, in relation to tae éxtension of time for the oocapancy of the leke front by the xposition Building to My, 1576, was taken up. 'he’report 1ecommends the pastage of the fol- lowing: Resolted, By the ‘Common Council of the City of Clieago that {he time for which the bullding knownas the Inter-State Industrial Expesition building, is to be tted to renmin upon Lake Park be, and the sama 13 hereby, extended to the 1at_day of Aay, A. D, 1876, Protided, however, that sxid bmiding and grounds counected therewith shall not be used otherwise than for the holding of &n anuual exposition for industrial, mechaniedl, and other arts ; for miieical or other pub- lic entertathments; and public meetinge, conventions, or other similar publie_purposes ; and that, if said ‘Duildings or grounds shall be used or pérmiitad to ba used for any other purpose than berein specified, it shall be the duty of the Board of Public Works of the sald City of Chicigo to enter upon and take possession of suid Buildings nd grounds, witliout notice to any corporation, sesoctation, or person whomsoeser, Ald. McGrath offered the folloking amend- ment : And provided further, Thut whenever said buflding shall be used for the expontion of industrial, mechan- ical, or otber arts, it shall be kept open between the hotrs of 2 and 8 o'clock p. m. on Sutidiy, for the ac- Commodstion of the Iaboring clarees, dariny which time the price of admistfon shall be reduced to one-balf the Tegular established rate; and provided further ‘Exponition Building shall | that the propriotors of said pay to the city for tho nseof the grounds on which §2id Exposrtion Bullding is located, tho sum of $10,000 a year, the amount 8o received to bs cradited to & special fund, to bo kngwn a2 the polytechls seliool fand, which fund shall be used and appropriated by the Gommon Council for the purchase ‘of ground, and the erection thereon of a polytechnicschool, wheneves, in thelr judgment, th.y may deem best to commence sald buliding, 3 Ald. Mohr moved that the amendment and original report be referred back to the Com- mittee. 5 Ald, Woodman moved to Isy fhe amendment on the table. The Chair ruled that this would carry the whole object with it. Ald. Behaffoer urged the passagé of the amendment. “The Msyor eaid that many people thonght that this Exposition Compsny Bhould pay the city a rental for the use of the ground. Ald, 8-haffner said he was in favor of exacting srental, but ho wanted action in the matter taken at once. % ‘Ald. Campbell had serious doubts whether a rental could be lsgally exacted, and whether such a conrse would not imperil tae city's titlo to the ground. Ald. Dixon eaid that if the amendment were adopted he was confident that property-ownors would 1estrain the city from extending the time. There would be serious objections to the opening of tho bailding Sunday. He tuderstood that ia other cities no rent was exacted for the oceu- pancy of grounds by cxposition buildings. Ald. McGrath's object was to kill the original ordin- anco. Ald. Hildreth moved that tho subject ba re- ferred to the Committes on Judiciary. Ald. McGrath ea.d portions of _tle lake-front had already boen leased. and he did not believe tho city wonld jeopardizo its hold mpon the ground by the adontios of the amondment. Thure was_no question a8 16 the Etnprmy of opcming tho Exposition building Bondsy; it wold keep people away from saloons, and give to laboring-mea their only opportunity of at-_ lcnding{lhe Exposition. A1d. Mahr eaid there wera many now Aldermen in the Council, and he hoped the matter would be referred back. The vote upon Ald. Hildroth's motion to refer : buci to tha Commities on Judiciary was as fol- lows: Feas—Tichardson, Foles, Coey, Fitzzerald, Sidwell, Spaidiag, Reidy, deClowry, Catlertom, Bulley O B, Hildesth, O'Brieo, Dailey (L. 1), Woodmn, Whife, Micr, Ko, Mabre, Caropoll, Cloveland, Lengacher, 0 “Nays—Warren, Diton, Pickering, Stone, Schmitz, Clark, Kehos, Qairk, E-Khardt, McGrath, Mahr, Stout, Scusfuer, Onnon, Murphy, Hrand, Corcorun Jonse— 18 THB 0ITY PRINTING. The gpecial order, tho report of the Commilt- 165 on PintinT, recommending the designation of the Inter:Ucean as the corporation” nowspa- per, was tiken up. : Ald. Campbell moved that the report be con- curfedin. Ald. HcGra*h moved to postpone, for the roa- son that bo.ls the Post and ths Herald wera anxious to put in lower bids. If tho object was Lo securs the largest circalation for the printing, then it should be given to the paper having the largest cireulation.altowing a fair price forit. The olject of tl:olaw wasto have the procecdings and other advertisements, publisbed s widely as possible. He was opposed to giving tho printing Yor the purposo of keoping the pablisher out of bankruptcy, or becauss auy parer promised to be the orgau of the Pooplo’s Party. Ho was in favor of independent journalism. ‘The’ Peoplo's party owed nothing to sny paper. Ho nuder- stood that tha Post’s circalation was equal to tnat of tho InlersOceas,and thas its bid would ba lower. Ald. Cullerton favored po-tponemsnt, for the reaxon that a consolidat:on had just been made between tho Post aud Mail, and he beheved it was jastice to the Post-Mail to give them an opportunity to put in a proposition. For that reasou he would move to recommit ths subject to t ‘s Commitice on Printing. AlL, Fitzzersld said that McGrath hadchanged bis front ; he was nGw in favor of giving it to an evening parer. The Committes had done tho best it could, and he hoped it would not be re- committed. 'Ald. Campbell arged action on the roport, un- lesa there was a prospect that Tue Lrpuxe and Times would consolidate. Ho bhad heard all kinds of ramors of consolidation, &nl if thers was any prospect for the conssh:dation of these two great papers ho was in favor of do- lay ; otherwise, let the Council go aheal and settle the question. It was a matter of grave importaace that ths People's organ should bo now sclected. Ir, was necessary for the per- petuity of the party and the'prosperity of the city. ~ Thero could te norésson for delay, un- less thors wasa pool to be mado up—and he didn't believe thore was an Aldgrman who would Lave anything to do wi'h it. It had now trans- piced that the Inler-Ocean was to be the Peo- lo's organ ; let the Conucil go on 2nd seal the argain. = The motion to recommit was lost by a vote of 5 yeas to 85 pays—Ald. McClosry, Culletton, Wooiman, McGrath, aad Brand voting in the alirmative. Ald. McGrath eaid he proposed fo take the other horn of the dilemms. He moved to amend the reported resolution by iuserting the words “Clicago Times" wherever the words * Infer- Ocean™ occurred, and to lnsert **75 cents” in in place of **4i ad 8714 conts.” 1. Richardson raised tho point of order that 5 oommittes raport could not be amended. The Chair decided the ameadmont in order. Ald. Richardson appesied from the ruling of the Chair. Ald. Dixon eaid that Ald. McGrath proposed by a littlo buncombe to pull the wool over Wil- bur F. Storey's eyes, thongh be must know that ths editor of ths Times was too old a bird to be caneht with chaff. The Allerman was mistaken. ‘The Times could be bonzht, no doabt, but Mc- Gratly's prico was too cheap. He must go high- er. The city printing was not epough to induse tho Times to whitewash the ovil dosds of the Aldermen belonging to the People's Patty. Al Stone moved tao 'provious question, and it was ordered. Allermen Cullerton, Woodman, a0d McGrath voting In tho negativ The vote upon Ald. McGrath’s amendment was yens, 8; noes, 27—the adirmative votes being those of Alds. McClowry, Cullerton, and Woodman. Ald. pcGrath moved tc rcconsider the vote, but it was ruled ont of order. “Tho report of the Commitiee, Gesigusting tho Inter-Ocean as the corporation nowspaper, was : concurred in by & vote of 40 to 0. Ald. McGra'h stated that he voted yea for the purpose of moving a recoosideration at the next meeting. Hedid not propose to give up tho matter 10 this wav. Ald. Camnbell moved s reconeideration of the vote just taken. ; Ald. MoGrath moved that the Coudeil ad- ourn. Ald. Cmmgbell olaimed that he had the floor, and that the motion to adjourn was out of or- der, but the Chair decided againet him. ‘The motion to adjourn was lost by a-vote of 0 to 30. ‘dl\lr. Campbell renewed his motion to recon- sider. Ald. Btone moved to Isy the motion on the ta- ble. The motion proyailed by a voto of 33 to 1. Ald. MoGrath called attention to the fact that 1 -tho resolutions had not been referred to the Clerk for engrossmont, and it wonld be necas- sary to bring up au entirely new set of rssolu- tione, Al Campbell said that the price had not been sottled; they had merely designated the paper. The Chair decidad that both the price aad the paper had been sottled upon. - Ald. McGrath moved that the Council adjourn. The motio:t was lost. Ald. Hildreth moved that the Staats-Zeilung be devignated as the German corporation paper. ‘The motion prevailad. The Chair stated that engrossment was_mot necessary, a8 sn appropriation had slready been made. T Conncil adjourned. _— Fish Culture--A Good Chande. From the Madison (W(s.) Journals Seth Green, Supermtcndent of the Now York fish ouliure” establi-hments, writes us ss fol- lows: Editora Stats Journal ; Any parties iu the United Sfpies or Canada wishing to experimont in hatching salmon trout or whito fish spawn, will be sent a few bundred spawn on receipt of 50 cents fo psy for the package, by addressing tho undersigned. My object i8 o Jearn the American people the art of fish-breeding. In that way every lake, river, aad pond can be made to abound with fish a3 was their wont. _In 1672-73 I sentaway 218 packages of spawn. I would like to Lave thoss parties to whom [ sent ealmon trouf spawn publish ibeir experience in the papérs in their locality, #0 that others may be benefited byit. Serum GRezs. Rocnesrzs, N, Y. Living salmon trout and white fish will be supplied by Beth Green to-those who want to stock public watera in Wisconsin, also the differ- ent varicties of bass, pike. aad peich.. Whito fish will be ready for delivery from the 1st to the 10th of Februery, and salmon trout from the 10th to the 20tb. A fivp-gallon milk-can will hold 2,000 white fish and 100 trouw. A man must be sent along to care for the fish. ‘This presents an excellent opportunily, which should be Improved by thoss who wisl {0 iatro- dace valuable food-fish into lakes and streams in this State. Instructions will be given those who correanond with Mr. Greén. D. A. GACE. i 3 Mr. O’Hara Males 4 Personal De- mand on Him. He Says the Panic Pot Him in a Deep Hale. The. Grand ;Iury to Consider the Ilatter To-Day. The City Tressurer meade s personal demared on David A. Gage yesterdsy for the deflcit in his accounts. Mr. Gage sent word to Mr. O'Hara in the morning that he would be at the Pacific Ho- tel between 14 and 2 o’elock, and, a little after noon, Mr. O'Hara walked into the hotel and in- quired for Mr. Gagze. It appears that as Br. O'Hazp left tho City-Hall, Mr. Gage walked out cf the Pacific, and around to the City- ‘Treasurer's office, the two crossing each other. Not finding Mr. O'Hara in his office, Mr. Gage went in to see Comptroller Hayes, and, while talking to him, Mayer Colvin came in. Mr, Gago shook usnds mith His Honor, and arter a fow minutes’ conversatiomt with tae two gentle- men, returned to the Pacific. Hera he found Mr. O'Hara waitibg for him. The City Treas- urer extended his hand, which was beartily shaken by AMr. Gago, latter'd private office. 3ir, O'Hara opened the conversation by saying i ho had avery disagroeable duty to perform ; they had becn very okl friends, but he was obliged to ask biin personally for the amount of mouey due the city. Mr. Gage replied that he had reccived Mr. O'Llara’s jetter, and conmidered that notico suf- ficlent, not deoming & personal demand neces- eary. As Mr. O'Hara stated, o * pleasant and agree- able conversation " of fifteen minutes theu took place. He assured Br, Gage thac he wasnot suimated by & vindiciive or malicions epirit, sod Mr: Gage told him_that the pauio had pot him (Gage) in ndeep hole, but in time he would square cverytbing. o Lad seen tho uames of the Grand Jury, and wad aware that he wasto | be the subject o their deliterations. D:lLeving them to be men of integrity and respectability, he was willing to abide the consequences. Mr. O'iara stated to a TRIBUNE reporter that Mr. Gage looked caroworn and sorrosfal, aad that he could not lielp faeling muca sympatly for him. The Grand Jury whioh is to comsider the de- falcation will be composed of some of the best citizons of Chicago. Twenty-threo were sum- moned by tho Sleriff. but only Swensy-sto aa- swered to tlhieir names in tho Criminal Court at 10 o'clock yesterdsy morming. ~Of Potter Palmer, Mashall Fild, and A Schoeninzer ‘were ¢soused. ‘fhs follow- ing eighteen will sorve: O. W. Barrett, Thomas P. ‘tallman, Willisa P. Gtay, Z. M, Hall, Cuarles-R. Sheldon, J. B. Waldo, B. Rosen- thal, Robert Fuss, Cleorge Armour, C. A Thidlcke, Jomes L. Guskins, August Rieta, Henry Gresnebsum, W. . Egan, G. C, Cook, Alexander Thompson, Alfred Booth, and E. R. Jordsn. e # ‘The Court, Judge Rozers, wa3- about to an- point Henty Grecngosunt foraman., waen it was diecovered the jury was not fall, end they were dismigsed wwil 10 o'clock this morning. A special venire to secute five more Graud Jurors was issued, and those sammoned will re- port at the hour last meationed. ‘The first thing to be preseatod for their action is thedefalcation, of which Mr. Reed iutonds to havo a thorouzh investigation. penss were issned for tho following wit- nesses: A. H. Burley, late City Comp- troller ; Emery E. bilds, President of tho Chieago & Grea:; Westorn Ra.lroad Land Compaoy ; ex-Ald. William B. Bateham ; wood ; ex-Ald. Ald. J. H. Hildroth ; ex-Ald. 8l J. H. McAvoy: Frank Barrett, Clerkin the Comprroller's offics ; Edward Aleott, late Gsah- jer in the City Treasurer’s oftice ; Comptroller S. 8. Hayes: Aloert Crosbv, Fresdent of Downer & Bomis' Brewing Qompa Daniel O'Hara, City Treasurtr; and ez-Acking-Mayor . L. Bon All of these gentlemen wero found by the boilids except Mr. Bariey, who is in Bt Louis. Tho others will be present in the Grand Jury room this mornitg. The examioation will be ex-oarte, and Mz Gage will not be represent- ed by counsel. A PERSONAL. THE CITY. Enos Brown, Esq.. who haa bgen travellng in the Eastern States for some time, roturned to Chicago yestertdny. Senator Thaxas B. Soott aud party, of War- gaw, Wi, aro at the Shermsn House, o their way to Bston, where they will meét Prosi- dent Joy. of the Michigan Central Railroad, and other capitalists, in referenca to the Wisconsin Valley I’hflmnd aud the railroad intetosts of Wareaw. - © Alotter dsted Heldelbarg, Dec. 17, rejoiced the Leart of Carter H. Harrison with tho an- nouncement that Madame Llsrrison had * mise aumonde ung krm'w fltle, and thac everything ! was lovely in Heidelberg. Mr. Archle D. Gordon, who will ba remem- bered a8 one of tho mont brilliant and promis- ing young jouraalists in this nitfi 2 few years >, ana sinca then aonaected with the Brooslyn Eagle, has taken chaigo of the Brooklyo Sunday | Sun, s bright aod spicy paper. uder his mansgement there 8 every reason to cxnect of the Sun as brilliso and useful a career as its name would indicate. Gen, H. S, Lansingf, Special Ageat of the Con- tennial Board of Fintiace, to organize their stock suoscriptions for tha West, bLas arrived in this city. and taken up bii headqusrters at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Gen. L. has fust returned from Californin, and was moat successfal in complet- ing the organization in that State, on the Pacific slope generally, aud ia Colorada. . HOTHL ARBIVALS. Grand Pacific—3amuel 8. Fisher. Cinclanat B. K. Muller, Milw J. C. Bateman, San Francisco ; Loms Stotamer, Now Yori : J. E Johnstone, Totouto; W. J. Kouetz aund’wife, Allegbeny: . . . BSherman House—Samuel L. Long; E. P. [Stevenson, He'ens, Ark; J. B. Wilson ard fsmily, Baltimore; Jobn Davis, Fort Davis. Indian William E. Hoory, Joliet. . . . House—Hiram 'T. Story, Milwaukee Langdon, J. 3. Mills. Ene ; H. Waidron, Lafayetto ; G. W. Mortimor, New York City. . - «_Brggs House—Judge W. K. McAllister ; F.D.'Hard, San Francisco; H. A. Johvson, New Yorkx. . . . Malleson House—John L. Merrill, Dover, N. H.; B. P. Dawson and wife, St. Lonis ; E..8. Proudley, Baliimore. 4 ; I GEXERAL. Caleb Cushing, 2a Minister to Spain, is acered- ited on the bboks a8 * appointed from Virginin.” James B, Clrossis again Clerkof the Milwaukeo Couuty Court, 3 pusition which ho occupied twenty-five years ago. Archibald Thomvson, ssid to hive baen the originator of Attleboro (Mass.) jewelrs, died, récently, in Glenwood, 1a. Col. Jeromo Napoleon Bonaparts, of Balti- more, has returned to Paris, aud is living in the Rue d’Alba. William Wainwright, who h4a for many years occupicd the position of Chief Assistant to the Aanagiog Director of the Guand Trunk Rallway, haabeen appointed General Passeoger Agent. Joseph R. Chandler, the veteran eaitor and long-ago Oongresaman, of Philadelphis. now 81, virits the county prison twice daily in his official capacity a8 Inspector. He has dona this for twonty-lve years. The Virginia Legislature (House) elected Mar- shall Hanger, Sposker; J. L2l Bigger. Clock and John F. Wall, 8 rgeant-at-Arms. 3r. Wall is 8aid to have served lunger as a member of the House than any otuer man now Living. Gen. Birney, editor of Congressman Wall newsapaper, in Florids, has been found a co mittes clerkship by the Congressman. Io is vory kind of the colored man thus to be a Leue- facior to the Goneral, whose father was the original Abolitionist. Minister Bancroft is not popular among the American students st Berlig, to preside at their festivals, sad to loan them American flags with which to embeilich their banquet halls, while he never invites them to his Sunday evening tea-parties. James Parker, one of the original conductors on the old Western (now Boston & Albany) Rall- road, of Maseachusetts, and for thicty years regular on the lins, died, last woek, at his resi- denco in Springfield. e was a member of the Massachusetts Legislaturs in 1872, and 23aia & ‘member-clect this year. Recently Thurlow Weed and Henry Smith were closeted with Tweed in the Peénitentiary. and they went inio the | Yos:erday sab- | because ho deolines and directly thereat-or Tweed's private secres: was closaied with him four hours, Thora 8 euppositon abroad. that 5o effckis maiiag ta. % 0 old maa diva'go soz i 7 thongh uopleasant facts, TSIl John Loague, the newly-elected Memppis, Tenn,, is » banker, of mffifi',fi prefty popular with all claeses, In_addition § getting the solid negro vote, the Iridh rafiieg .0 Jarge forco (o bis apport. . Loagno' be: Ei ud.mmm is :t tho quiot and conservative Frack P. Blsir, Jr., recently appoints ' Commissioner of lnmnuce.ymnpll'mfirfeifl comse before the' Missouri Senate, this weak, for confirmation, and will realize, in his impooding 1ejection, tho fato in store for all otlier Gons gresgional salary-grabbers. . lae voice of the Opposition proas of Missouri scoms to bo i, while Gen. Biair is fully competont for ths posi. tion, his confirmation wonld bo considered a3 ay indorsement of tho salary plander. Barpn Schwarz-Senbora, who has bec widely known througtr his oonnoction it thg Vieona Exposition, 18 roported to_Lave oes ap. roiuted Minister of the Austrio-Hungarisg Bm. pire to the United Btates. 1t is to bo hoped that tho ‘report ‘is trus. No betler Eolection uld probably have been made. Daren Schwarz spesis English fluenily, 2ad las roved himsolf o man of remarkable forca snd admivistrative ability by his succeseful manage ment of Lhat gigautic enterpride, the 1488 World'y Fair, If lo comas to Washington, his great | practica knosladg of Expositions wilibo_mosk o to the Centeunial manazess,—Phu, | delphia Press. oLl i THE WEEK OF PRAYER. | Noonday Services in the Meihodis : Chareb Block. The Uuion noonday prayer-mectirgs, whidy ! will be condacted duting this, tae_week of 1n thnis city, were begua in tha Methodist Church Block 8t noon yeaterdsy. Tno mectiog way conducted by the Rev, J. L. G. McKown, whe, after tho singing by the congrogation of the téurth bymn, mado an opeaing praser, in which he aeked for 8 hesvenly inspiration on the peti- tions to bo mads during the meeting, that the pragers might lead the Glurch of God's appoiat ment into the understauding of th utl, and that tho spiric of Chuist and of Go. _ighs rest upon tha Churci aad upon the world. He praved that the meeting mizht result in ths convarsioa gr sy souls and their ssuetufcation to this Holy p.rit. The congrogation then joined in-singing the fifty-ninth bywon, after whioa they joined mtk of the Gospel sccordinz to St. Joha. Tie Rar, Ar. Mcifown then>called upon one of the aon- | gregation to pray, the invitation being accepted “by a geatlemsn, who 5“:: thanks for the teach. ings o the Bible, and prayed that dariog the present meetings its truths might bs abundaatly { made kocwn to the glory of God tho Father, tas Yon, and the Spirit. | Tae congrezation thon sang the fifty-fourth i bymn, Mr. Hoyttheo reminded tho andiones | that the present was a fit timo for & general for- | giveuoss of those who bad trespussed. Ho lLioped mauny would take adraatage ot it, nob { only to crave, bu: al:o to graut pardon for tres- passes commiitted. - i Tae Rev. Mr. Daniels then malo s praser, in H which be calied upon God for a lagge measuro of arace for the larger work wiich. as Christian velievers, w88 cowming upon them year- by year. He mado & general confession of sin, and prayed for & gonoral forgiveness. He prayed for the inspiradoo of Gol's spirit, to cpab.o them to wallk according ¢> His word, for ths_strongthen- g.of His Clurch in this world. e asked for a beueaiction upon the presznt meeting, tiat it | mighe be a revival attended with the grandeat results fur Christianity. St i ‘I'he congregation then sang the tweaty-fourth | bymn. . - | Ater a few rema-ks by a geotleman, Mr. | i Eean, of the firm uf Luut, Prestou & Koao, praycd for tho forgiveuess of sins and the re | woval from all of vbstacies i the way of thair ! aniving et she truth. He asiced for an mcreaso of earnestuess and for o revival of God's work | in others, anl tlat a general increads ia nuwuer ! of the laborers in tuat work migut tase plice. Tho congregation_then sang a verso of the hymn beginning Just as I am, witbout ono ! plea.” after wlich Mr. Farwell made a ekort zddress, in which he deprecaiod the lick of & kiudiy, loving feelisg among the dlf2:2at 6638 ot tna Protestant Caurca. fa his Cunisiiau ex- periencobe hiad felt vory differeatly towards the meabers of his cwn and thoso of oflier church-s, but e thanked God that o had lzarnad to coe- quer that feeling. ‘Tiie special thoaghe thet waa precious to bim that day was eJutwned in the verse from Bt, John's Gospol, the 20th versa of the 17th chapter, whica says *‘Newther prayI for these alone, Lut for them sleg wlich £hall believe on me rurough their word."” Praver was then ofered by s genticraan, who aaked that the dey aud its werk wmigat provo ths bringing of mauy souls to Cugist. Ho prayed for tue remembraacs of thogo who iwoall Lika to bave been hiere, bat wero nnable, on acconat of sckness. 1o asked that all mizbt bo made to find a pleasure in proging at all scasons, when in busivees in thoe oflico, walking aBous the street, and at all scasons. 2 ‘A verso of tho iGlst hymn was thon sung, al- ter winch the Rov. alr. Kittredge stated thas, the day before, no less thau tifty-:hroo memoors iad been added to bis- congregation. Ho thought theso things wero nccessary ta the success of tuo. weok of .prayer: Ope was & cagiing o of slns. Anotuer | was a genoral walzing with Chgist. The thind | was a passion for soulz. It made no matter what | sort of auet was used,—Episcopal, Mechodist, | or Daptist. If tue net werg cast into the a3 03 i the right sids of the ship, 1t would gather In, uot denominationalists, but discinies of Christ. | Tha power of tho prayers of the membeis of | Clrist's Charch would be shown thus weel if the work wero ouly esrnostly cacried on.” % Tbe Lov. Ar. Dantels hoped that oa ‘the ds7 tollowing, each member would coma with o pa i ticular text of the Dible in his mind, 8o | mote of the inflience of that blessed work m hi be more fully felt. 5 Alcer the jommg 1n the Lord's prayor by tho cougregation, and the proouncing ut the bone- d.ction by tho Rev. Mr. dcKown, the se.isg aispersed, to meet again at noon to-day. ¥ Guillotinedw-Expiation After Tventy Yedirs. | Ontheoth of November the peorls of Ia | Cucnotto, in tho Freach D:partmont of’ L Gironae, witneseea the exccutivn. of Valsating TFoulotr, for - the murder of bis sister, i | Marfe ¥ouloir, killed in 1352, Fouiotr Led | bier at LaCiepette for tiwani7-six yeals. ! wealthy, sho bad beon_enviod by him, as ho nat of dissirated babits. Ono day, being ooder tas inflnence of liquor, bo beat ber nntil she scomed . dead, and theu aftor anpropriating what m and valuables ho found in the Louse, horanass to South America, His viotim, Lowerer, tol | before expicing, who hier cssassin was. Tis as eassm went to Rio Jaueiro, theuco to Valps ! raivo, where, under an asrumed uzme, Lo oped- od 2 dry goods store. In 1965 Lie was worh sevoral bundred thousand dolius. IIs mamried . a beautiful Peruviaa lady and was natmalized + In 1873, Fouloir, who then callad Lim:elf Trooix, ’!o]tndcxim to 1evisit France. I3 took youag wifo aud cLild to Pana, where he remaia- cd for eoveral monihs, en went to Bor- denux, whare * bo way_recogiized by ap old 26 quaintance, When Foulow preteaded pot 10 Enow b bo iuformed tne police. Foulolr 22 tagen 10 chaius to La Chaactte, where Lo®ay identified by a large nmberof thoss who formerly kuown bim. Iis means, hoween enabled Bim.to stave o Lis tual mntil tbe 4tp of June last. that day ho was.fF tznced to be gutloti Teulolr erfed fiket caild, and that night made a3 unsncccsafal Ak tempt at scli-deetouation. At 7 o'clock 10 the. moruing. Fouloir wa led out o the £ca Among the .epectators was bis youog - Fouloir begged peimission 1o embrace kit w6 a last time. *No, no," raid the headszsd, grafly, “ you can de,nothing of the ki Yoi mise die Dow. Stepupon the plank.” - % elineked “ My poor wife! Afy peor wifei” 1:0 exccutioner ctrsed him aiond, sud Lad comsi erable difficulty in tyiug bim to ‘the pnmx..l}e then " tarucd it over, aud lowercd tue obiig2s knifo, which strusk 110 neck of tife doomed £33 with & dwl thud. At the sme time Fouolts wifenttered a terille shrick aad faizied o 1ho tragedy was over, s A singalar Accident. From the Des Moives (Ia.) Journalwe hate the particulars of o peciiar and rn:nf:lsec: dent whico ocsurred In that citv Mondsy 2 1ng. and which is almost an_exact m:utyfl’” ! ome that happenod in New Haven last summéte s Elizabeth Coiling, an employs llziF“E' olill, was under the pager-curtiug machize Fel ing uo what sve calied” shitvings. The braids 3_ ! her Lalr werg canght and wouud around the ez lifiiug tho_ecalp from tho top of her betd, | and a circular piece about two fnches in diame! { was torn cloar from tho h-ad, snd oto sl | tion of the skull was taid bare. The attendlf3 | phypician, by the urgent roguest of the famaly ! rc sfaced the piece of scalp and sewed itis piaee. bt bas little hopo that it will grow od 3% ! The wound is extremely painful but nob danges” ! ona. prayer, by minis.era of diforont congregations i the minister in reading the seventeenth chapter’ e tmennma s 2 5 AL s, T A A ka0 N i i o e i T I AN PN RIS TS ™ G TN