Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1874, Page 5

W THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14, 1874 PRISON INVESTIGATION. festimony Taken by the Senate Committee at Joliet, The Prison Phyeician Charged with Neglect of Duty. The Cold-Bath Punishment Declared to Be Cruel and Hazardous. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, JouzeT, dsn. 13.—Senator Heurs called the Com- pitin to opder st 9:15, _Present, Ienry, Reynoldss Gundlach, Shepard, Ferrcll, Wilcos, Williamsons e« moved that the Commiltes proceed to ingulre jntothe cause of the desth of the convict Will~ ams, + DE.C.TICIARDS, COUNTY CORONER, <ho held an inquest over the remaina of Convict Willizzms, was present, and, by resolution, asked to gestity. He slsted, without being sworn, that the aeath of Williams first czme to his notice through the press. Horccurved a comnunication from Warden Tuam, asking a0 investigation into tho affair. He selacted 3 jury of the best men—men whom he would {oast s lifo in the hauds of . It was two wecks after Fillams' doith that ihe post-mortem was yed, He may lbave come to his desth from rupture of the heart, induced by excitement st {cading the bath. Tho bods was examined in my of- e, Found tho organs in good order, except the Jesrt, which was in a fatty condition, and ruptured. The heart bud two openings in it when presented to ihe jurs. The upper tlurd of one of the openings was Ipade with knite—s0 waa the lower third. The centre o the aperiure may Lave been a rupture. From the eridence before the inguest 1 Lelieve Williams® death +os produced by rupture of the heart, 1 don’s Leifeve Je died from straugulation. The resistance of the prisoner 1o the bath wight have produced the rupture, 154 the rupture uis deatl. The violent muscular ex- ortion and toe shock of the bath must have pro- Quced bhis death, The man was mot drowzeld. The mau’s general health must have been good. It zppeared iu evidence Lefore me, howsver, that he was §hjured somewhat before be came to the. Penitentiary, inamelee with fellow-prisoners. 1 understood tliat {ue bath for punishmen: had been abolisbed, but the Frison Puyvician was justructed by the Commmissicners %o administer Laths in ccrtain cases. Such buths swould not be daugerous to a mau in good bealth. If I 23d ordered such a bath to such 3 m.n, I should have feun precent. If I'd been Physician 1 should Liave ex- ainined Williams, and would pot bave administered the sath, Tho Physicisn ougiut to have beon present when tho batl: was administéred. Do not think the ‘Prison Physicisn did his duty either Lefore or after the Jath. The eymptoms of 3 diseased heart are a weak setfon of the puise. The walle of Lis heart were thia. 1 conld Liave told of Witlixmns’ exuct condition by ezzm- ination. The body was in good condition when I ex- amined it, (Here the Doctor went into recounting the evidence betore the Coromer's Jury.) The rupture ‘mugz hiuve been produced when Lie Was being bathed. Dr. Mason §s an aliopsthic physician; graduated in Fermont, iu the Castelion School, Have no knowi- cdge of Lis practice—kmow uol of his abiiity. Tilisms was diseased. It was Masou's duty 1o have thoroughly ezamined Lim. Such Lathing i3 Dever coudadse of health—never jusdfiable, he symp- fows of heurt didezée are oftn very obscure, butitis wy opiaion, and (lat of severzl physiciany, that Will- ‘ane’ condition conld hiuve been determined. He hero preséntcd Lhe testimony =dduced before tue Coroner's ury, which the Committee took charga of. SMAJ. WILAM, WARDEN, . pextappeared beforethe Cowuwittee.’ Said the bath w1s 0 part of ths punishments .of the prison. On the 8h of July tue Luth a5 o punishment was abol- ished. Complaint was made to me somo Ume since that the bath was stil being ad- aunistercd. 1 knew nothing of the bathing until Wil death, 1 was awuy at the hme. When I cume home Deputy Hall told me of Williams’ death. faid be had Tepurted tne affaur to the Commissiouers, when I thought nothing more of 1t. Hall Las Leen at the prisou thres or four years, When I eutered the rion, found the disciplive good, and iy sim was to matmdinit, Oue diiculty I discovered, nowever, was that there was 10 mezns of appcal on the part of con- wicts from the * Keepers " to the Warden or Com- roissioners. 1 went to work to correct this evil, and 1iiok T huve succeeded, [He here explained a series of blacks, ete., by which appesl could bo had.] The lan »dopted works well, aud has been strictly observ- e by tho subordinuter, so faras I canlearn, Mr. Wham here presented 3 comparison of punishment be- tween the prasent and the past, which showed that the punishwent had been muteriaily decreased under the Dew wmunagement. He belleved that whipping was the best punisiment thas could be sdministered. It s Letter for the beulth, Whipping might have iz- duced Wilifums’ death. [He bere read the rules of the prison for the government of the institution.] O motion, Messrz. Willismson znd Gundlach were sxjointed s Committee to exsmine the Wwritten testi- tony before the late Coroner’s jury. DE. MAZON, PRISON PRISICLAN, wcs present, when the Committes proceeded vith his exan:ination, When Williams died I was advised by ths Commis- sioners to make 3 pos: mortem examination. When I removed the heart, I found it ruptured. I laid back Lue ecalp, but dId not look to the brain, becsuse my #a% waa 0o dull to cut the ekull. I was so well satisficd 7bat the men died from rupture of the heart thut after eamining it I did not rrosecute the exam- ination. , The heart was gent to Chicago % give it o microscopical examination. I ordered Sleeper to bathe Williams. TWas not present when the Zath was sdministered. Thought the bath was bettor than the olitary, and therefore ordered it. TWas 2s~ sisted in the Lost-mortem by the Hospital Steward. I, Teliese Willims cume to his desth from rupture of the beart, Do not think the bath produced Williams’ eath, T mever order batha for nunisbment. I usu- ally givo written orders for Laths when I deem them Decessury s a health messure. The bath is not used 93 pumsiment, and in the case of Willisme was or- dored by me Lecaugo he feigned sickmes. He here cited other baths he had ordered and their beretictl efects, The only cuse of injury to convicts by lathing under my motice s that of Wil ima, The tath, or violent ezercise in buth- ing, may lave “produced his death, Thers W23 00 attempt to cover up the affair, I Lad nothing 10 do with the calling of n Coroner’s inquest, but was ordered to muke 2 pust-mortem by the Commissioners, 1might not have been able to have discovered any disease of the Eesrt in Williams, It s my duty to peronally superintend alt Laths. T bave practicod th mediciue wud dentistry for twenty-threo years. Never worked in the office at dentistry. ~ Had men em- Plosed, I sometimes repair teeth of convicts. Have tlied tecth for convicts, and have charged them the exsct pest of materfal. — Some work I'have never been Jaid for at el Tho Commissioners authorized me to doctor teeth. The work I have done is one of charity, which I didn't want to have anything to do with. A the time the heart of Willams was tden out by me the Hospital Gtewards wore resent. The Stewards are employes, not convicts, ‘The examinstion of Dr. Mason being completed, the Commitiee adjonrned to meet again at 1) o'clock. THE CORONER' JURY, During the recess the Committeo took dinner, adter which the Sub-Committee appointed for the purpose, Jzuceeded to an examination of the evideuce of the Caroner’s Jury, which has alrexdy been published in foll in these columns, AFTERNOON SESSION. D2, 3. B. CASET, Thie Committes met at 2 o'clock.” Dr. J. R. Casey, ome of the pibysicisns who sssisted in the Coroner’s Tostmortem examination of Williams' body was alled, After repeating & part of bis testimony before e Ooromer’s Jury, be stated that ha did zot Know what the cause of Williame® deth, It might have been & rupture of the heart, but he could not speak positively, for he 224 not made 2 microscopicul exsmination.’ I was omce Prigon Phyvicicn. Was sometimes present in nd- ziolstering & Lath at ay order. I consider the bath "Ltlthurdnuu in many instances, Once bad a man todiofrom futty degeneration of the beart, when I hought he was fuffering from dem.ented mind.. It in very difficalt to dstermuine by _an examination 3a to Be condition of one's heart. I used to get from $500 %68,M0 salary, It used to take me the forenoon of exeadar o fulfll oy duties. Dow't thiak: the Lealth e prisoncrs requires & physician in constant b/ q phy was CHAPLATS BRISCOE ¥ then called, 1ie knew nothing of the bafhs. - I ¥3 at the priscn when Williams died. I was duiog my ususl duties, when I entered the ath-house and found Villivms lying on a table dead. Ye seen good cfiects from the cold bath, but thing 23 very crucl treatment, and never want to see any Rore, ‘Didnt Imow Willizms. The treatment is not 0 severe now wa formrly, aud the punishmenta are * less, When 3 convics first enters the Institution, I 2244 the yuies 10 him, and in that way be is informed @ ¥hat conduct is ‘expected of him. Also1ead the les 1 the prisoners on Sunday, There are not as oy complsints from Driscners nOW 8S & year 2go, {In 7eply to the question whether the former edminis- Intion was_more baroarour, the gentleman did not h;"‘“r. He evidently has not forgotten how swore, nearly » year ago, in defense g the old - 1nanagement.] Know - some of ® gentlemen of the Coroner’s jury, and do Bct think they have anything to do with prison con- tucts, They are among our best citizens. ME, BADCLIFFR 528 called {0 testify as to the character of the late Cor- er's jury, He euid they were all good men, He was aiked rome questions 2 to the appearince of at- w“'mm before the jury in defense of the suthorities. tdabe knew but liitle, Ruew the case was argued B ona ride before the Coroner’s éury by Measra, 303pp and Phelps, hired attorness of thie prison su- fumities, and that they spoke several hours, Thought atiorners were hired by Dr. Mason, DEFUTY-WARDES J, F. BALL D2 allad: Have been Deputy since list Msrch. Pllums e quite o stubborn men. Had ©me trouble with him on the morning Of SoInh s Ueid he vas osick o Pub in “solitary " that wight. The Doctor had or- :g:dhkn bathed, Gava the order to Sleeper, [He 3 weaton to repeat the dotails of Lis testimony be~ e the Coroner's jurs). Willisms was bathéd, or Imereed, four times. When I saw him in the course Ee Uiirg on the 12:h of Deccmber he was obatinate. g Wus ordered to dyess himself, when he manifested tion to_obey orders, Ithen ordered him Tmeried sgein, Ho was fmmersed twice upon my Jere. The second time he was taken from the tub ,‘;"u gasping. We laid him upon s tsble, and sent 128 Bteward. e died fn » few moments, tor Wilcox asked if he would consider the iving of a prisomer of tobacco 8 severe pun- He roplied that he comldnt ssy, 2 would sy, outrdds of his testimony, tader Wirden Buekmaier Bokusw ol s mia's i i | being punished with 100 lashes because he wa3 found it s copy of tha Chicago Timen ta bis mocker. The ‘punishmen was vers meagre, conelderiog the offenss, Men cre never tied up by thelr taumbs, neither ure sondbags strapped to thelr backs, & cohviet’s cou- nement fn the “ olitary " ia governed by the nat of hin rmisbehavior. Amied oy Depaty tmce sbant the orders of Dr. 3:son to bathe Williams, The Physiclan {8 not alwavs present when baths ore sd. ministered. The order for baths s sometimes given in writing. The water in which we give baths is tho temperature of artesian whtar, Just from the ell, COMMISSIONED SQUTIWORTE, wes called. ‘Was at the prison when Williama died, Enow nothing of the matter cxcept what I have heard. Buths for_punishment uro prolibited by the Board, but_sdmitted, at the discretion of thie Doctor, for medical purposes. £ 4 them made 5 CIIHONEE oETeT made & statement. Xesaid when Dr. Hrok came To tho prisom Me, Bas renuesed De. Bocon to remain awhilo and nssiat bim, That Mason did not know how to treat convicts, for they could ot be trested like other people, medicslly. unctaro Gen, Bane, Penitentiary Cor ioneEs Wi s Boen Bboemt B3t Eoversl waske ot 1n appearance. . Commirsionet Canielus then, with the consent of the Committee, read a preparod paper upon tho disciplina and manavement of prisons in. otlier countrics. Al though this was & little Irregular, it was listencd to with 8 great deal of pationce. Soine of the membera eceluled 0 alsp by the gealeman’s pitative sa- 5 e pROPOSED ATOLITION OF T BOAD. Senator Ferrell calicd for the reading of a paragraply in TAE TRIDUNE of 10-day Fcferring o the abolition of tho Bosrd of Commisstoners, He said be Lad wade R0 expressions on the question., 3r. Reynolds said in the discuzclon that_the ques- tion was not before the Committee. The other Faein- Ders felt some dolicacy in expressing an opiuion, owing, doulitless, to thio prasence of the Commis sioners. On motion of Senator Gundlach, & Tocesa of thirty minutes was taken at 5 o'clock. EVENING § 1SSION. 2 At 70'clock, the Spucial Committeato_examine the testimony before the Corouer's Jury, reportedand was <ischurged. After some inquirics into the character of the Coroner's Jury from o citizen present, DEPUTY SLERPER was called. He s:id Williams was immeraed four times. At the second immersion be said he would go to work. Itold him to put 0. his pants. He refused. Hall came In and ordered himimmersed again. Mo was ducked by force tho third and fonrth times. When taken out the last time, he died in s fow minutes, Wo batLe until wa conquer them. The witness here went into » rehash of bis former testimony, which has heretofore been published. FURELY INCIDENTAL. Senator Henry hero introduced a resolution asking of the Wardén. a report of the incldental ex- penses of the Commissioners and Warden sinco their appointment, Ho introduced 3t 1o sscertain bow great such expensea were, aa it Waa Yory nocessary in these stringent times to economize. The resolution was adopted after & short discussion, JUDGR M'RODERTS was called, and statod that the Coromev’s jury was comyposed of good, Lonest, consclentious men, He Jnew nothing against tho foreman, Maj. Duun. Ho isalawyer and of Sery good rpute, Wren Munn was first asked to go in tho jury ho refused, but fnal- Iy consented. From the character of tho verdict of that jury, & great deal of talk has beon bad and sus- plcious very justly arose, The presence of attorneys Defore the jury wes entirely ont of place, and ought not to have been permitted. It wisa P un- heard of, COMMISSIONER TUNE TESTIFIED, I was at the Prison when Williams died ; was not at the Coroger's inquest. I was notified that Capt. Hall wauted to see mo; that & man bhad been killed in ponishment, Hall said that Williams was in regu- 1ar courso of punishment. ~ The Board met in o few Toments, and concluded the nan hud dicd under o course of punishment. Did not veo the Gocessity of & Coroner’s jury, . We ordered the prison surgeon to hold s posi-mortem at onco, He presented the heart tome, and I was satisfied lie bad died from heart-dls- ease. ’ The heart was taken to Chicago for micrescopic examination ; am & physician, Attho time the buth wus administered. baths wers forbidden as a punish- ment, The. temperature of the water was unobjec. tionable for bathing a healthy mon ; faw ihe heart of Williams ; believo that it was ruptured. The opinion of some Chicago physicians is that the rupture was made by the Doctor's knife in Jopening the pericardi- um. Here the witness entered into s long explanation of the punishment, and an extendsd eulogy of the Peni- tentiary mansgement, which ws far more_tedious than instractive. In conclusion, bo opposed the opin- fon that solitary confinement was thie best mode of ‘punishment, and said that Dz, Mason was sn efliciont physician, PROVISION FOR FURTIER EXAMINATION, Senator Reynolds moved the appointiant of a Sub- Committee of Messry, Henry, Sheppard, and Wilcox %0 examine Stewsrd Daird af the prison to-mOrTOW. Adopted. ADIOURNMEST. Seonator Farrell moved to adjourn, to meet at Spring- fleld, which was earried, -The Committee will loave here'on the 11:15 train io-morrow, The Committtee appesr abundanily satlsfied us 10 the {zoompetency of the Prison Physicisn, Dr. Muson, and will, withont doubt, 30 report. There is some doubt s to the report in reference to Deputies Hall and Sleeper, but it ds belicved they will escapo any severo censure. The report upon the finances snd Qiscipiine of the cancern will not be adverse, but it is <vident that the abolition of the bath, os now admin- istered, will bo recommended. 'Tho Committee hzve manifeited » disposition to do its Whole duty through- out. THE GRAND JURY TO-DAT. Duputy-Warden Hall was beforo the Grand Jury to- day, to testify in th caso of Wililums, He was oocu- plod about tires—quarters of an hour, His teatimony Was buta _rehash of what has already been made pub- lic through these columus. The jury adjourned lste this afternocn without finding any bill sguinst any of the authorities. To its credit be it said the jury did not follow the exsmylo of the Coroper's jury in stepping aside to pass & eulogy upon the case. ST. LOUIS. Chenp Transportation NMomerial-s Newspaper Wrangle, Special Dispateh to The Chicogo Tritune. S1. Louts, Jan. 13,—Col. William M, Grosvenor Las Jeft for Washington, taking with him a memorisl of the St. Zoula Merchants’ Exchange to Congress, asking the consideration of the transportation question as reluted to the interests of the Missizsippt Valley. Tho puper ia an able and succinct document, prepared by Qol. Grosvenor for the Committee, of which hois Chairman, The factsare not novel, nor are many of the views set forth original, although they arenewly collected and thoughtfully expreased. M'CULLOGH AND THE * DIVIDEND.” 3. B.McCullogh, late managing editor of the St. Lotis Democrat, bas filed a petition in_equity in the Cirenit Cnurt for this city asking that anote for & 000 Lield againat bim by the Democrat Company be canceled. The note wus given in paymeut for that Smount of stock of which he paid in cash §12,500 when becoming mansging editor, aud ~ this amount i credited on the back of the note. McCallogh claims that he was given to understand, When he paid in his money, that bis position s mau- aging editor of the paper Was assured. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE. Opening of the Annual Scssion at Baltimore =- Subjects to Me Dise cussed, BaLriMoRE, Jan. 13.—Tho National Board of Trade, in pursuauce of the resolution adopted st the laat au- nual session in Chicsgo, met _to-day, Frederick Bally, of Philadelphis, in the chair. About forty delegites Were prosent, representing _Baltimore, Boston, New Sork, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Richmond, and other cities. The olficial programme of recommenda- tions and resolutions to be considered was read. 3z, Taylor, of Cincinnati, moved that subjcots 1,9,3,and 4 of the oficial programme, embracing Tforen"of tho currency, restoration of specie pay~ Tments, pational Danking, and National Bankiog e, be referzed o & committee of nive, to beappointed by fhhe Prosident, tho- latter to be Chairinan of said Com- mitice, &nd t6 report on Thursday morning, Tiie motion was adopted and the following Committee appointod: Enoch Pratt, Baltimore; D. F, Nourse, Hoston ; A, M. Wright, Chicago; A. Lester Taylor, Clncinnati ; E. Smith, Milwaukee; J. A. Stepliens, New York ; George Dain, 8t. Louls ; Henry Windsor, Philadelphia ; W. P. S. Marsli, Buffalo, ‘Bubjects 5, ; 7, 8, and 9, relting to railroad trans- riation, transportation of grain in bulk, the estab- ehment of 3 Bureau of Internal Improvement, con- struction, Rovenus laws, aad capitulation of taz on emi- ‘s, wers severally cal'ed up and postponed. ‘Subjest 11, lake cossting trade, from the Chamber of Commerde st Milwaukee, was next tzken up, and » fesolution that the Nationsl Board of Trade memori- Slizo Congress to amend tho law regulating the coast— fng trade of the lakes 50 28 to Tequire maaters of ves— pels in all cases to Teport their arrival at and departure from any port in the United States whero ther are custom-Totos, ard file with the yroper officer mani- fests of their cargoea taken on board or discharged at such ports, was adopted. 3 ‘Subject 12, relative to State interference in municl- a1 affairs, from the Philadelphis Board of Trade, was ost by » vote of 1 to 21 ‘Bubject 13, frcm the Board of Trade of Chicago, petitioning thie Legislatures of the soveral States for & fiw requiriug all persons carrying on any business under a Grm namo to regist h or some other designsted ofiicer the firm names, each individusl member thercof, wad adopted. Subject 14, from_ the Philadelphia Board of Trade, relative to uniformity in tho manufacturing laxs, snd Temitation of Liability of siockholdsrs, was adopted with an smendmoent, ‘Subjects in reference to the consideration of the Ainglssippl levees, and of the reorganization of the In- dian Ternitory, were postponed.. The Board adjourned till to-morzow, e — MORTUARY. 8 1 Dispatch to The Chicaze Tribune. Qunsor: Th, Jan. 13,~Tho funersl of Col. Cahil 400k plecs to-isy rom St. John's Episcopal Church, and was attended by the Masonic fraternity, Enights Templars, Druids, military veterant, and o large con- e ere of relatives and friends, The funeral corteze $uE the iargest and most impoking seen Lere for years, Col. ‘Cahill’s sudden and untimely death las 154 general mourning among ll classes of our citizens. and S CTER—— MANUFACTURES IN PERU. cial Di The Clicazo Tribune. LS P o lasding business mea of Lataila 3ad Peru met in the last-named clty to-dax, Siauant to adjournment, and comploted tho argani- Exton of sn sssociaton (o1 e, SRR S S Tor of jufsctures. ver ment of manziactun. A il e putianed 1" Chicgo Faper, ter with the County Clerk | | . it | the wor THE LABOR QUESTION. A Short and Decisive Fizht Between the T~ New York Workingmen and Police. Many Rioters Badly Clubbed and Thirty Ringleaders Arrested. Nine Thousand Miners on a Strike in the Schuylkill Region. Negro Strikers Raiding Througk the Teche District in Louisiana, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tritume, New Yons, Jun, 18.—Tompking Squire and the streets in its vieinity has been the scene of'a riot, though ot s ¥ory disastrous one, allday long. The Executive Committee of the Unemployed Workingmen decided yesterday, bocause of the strong opposition they met onall sides, not to have their proposed parade t-0ay, but sunounced to thelr fellpws thata mass meeting would be held in the above-named square at 11 o'clock this morning, upon what messures thelr condition demanded they sHould take n the future, Many who expected there would ba littlo trouble were disappointed, Tompkins Square, which is bounded by Avenues A and B and Seventh and Tenth streots, is a desolato- looking inclosure soveral acres in extent, and is bar- ren of trees and shrubs, Esrly this morning there s- sued forth from the tenement-houses, which are Packed togother in that quarter of tho city, crowds of ‘People, all of whom bent their steps toward the above- named square. By 9 o’clock the square itself was THEONGED WITH MEN. Orgaatzations of the unemployed arrived from Hme to time, gradually swelling the crowd. They wero nearly all men whose features indicated that thoy were endowed with only the lowest order of intelligence,— mex not capable of reasoning or tracing un effect to its cause, and regulsting their actions thereby. They were fieree ond Qid mot hesitate to mutter audibly curaes on the city suthorities. The windows of the houses facing the square, 33 well a8 the streets, were filled with {dle spectators who had gathered at the promptings of their morbid ¢uriouity 10 witness whatever of trouble there might be, THE ARRANOENENTS OF THE POLICE for a riot were never better than to-day, the Commis- sioners having thought best to make arrangements in order to bo prepared for any emergency Which might srise. One thoussud six hundred men were on duty, either garrisoned in _downelown statious on patrolling thoss strects jn which there might bo trouble. A largeforce of menwas on dutyat tke Sixth Precinct Station-House, in Franklin street, not far from the City Hall, Inspector Walling being in charge. Superintendent Matsell would have made headquarters hero bxd thers been necessity for ‘it. Had the processionists tried to march befow Canal street, they would huve been'met by this body of offi- cers. ' In the Seventeenth Precinct, in wkich Tomp~ ins Square Is situated, 200 men were stationed, under command of Capt, Walsh. At 10:45, Capt. Walsh, at the Lead of twenty-four picked men, in double ranks, merched to the centre of Thompkins Square, sud there halted to await the arrival of the mounted squad, but this body was tardy. The scowling crosd that surrounded them DEGAN TO DE DEMONBTEATIVE, and Capt. Walsh ordercd a chargo. The officeis started info » Tun, snd clabbed all who ceme within thieir reach, In ten minutes the square was cles: The police met with resistance in only one or two stinces, A Commnunist struci Sergt. Derghold on the head with » hammer and knocked him senseless, and several _officers wera struck with stomes. All were helpod: to the station-house and thelr wounds dresscd, and none are thought dangerous, The man who struck Berghold resisted when an attempt was mede to arrest him, Ho was badly clubbed about the head and one of his arms broken, ~A man who was waving the blood-red fiag of the Commune, and calling on _those present to atfack the oflicers, was arrested ; and auother; who wore & Communistic badge, was taken into custody, LEAINGS OY THE MOB, The majority of those asvembled to take part in the ‘meeting left the vicinity for the dsy after the raid was mude on them, but thousznds of youug rufians, from 10 1018 years of age, and littlo boys, cathered’ from time to fime in the strects nar the station-bouse, but were as often charged by the police and_driven into the doorways and alleys or other hiding places, men took possession of tenement on_avenue B, about noon, and from thot colgn of vontage hurled atones at the police, and made thewselves 80 obnox= Tous that the otticers scended to tho roof and arrested all whom they could catch. During thedsy thirty men wero arrested for riotous scts. Varlous weapons and sionea or knives were found in the pockeis of most of them, So far aa known, no pistol-shot_was fired in connéction with the rot, At 6 o'clock the prisoners were conducted nnder a strong gusrd from fhio Seventeenth Prucinct Station-Honse to Exsex Mar~ Xet Police Court, where they wers committed for trial On the way AX ATTENPT To RESCUE. them was made, and stones, sticks, and ofk:er missles ere burled at {he officers, ‘but by the sseiduous use of clubs, they soon put tRefr assailants to fight. Curisiian Meyer, (he man who asssullod Bergt. Berghold, i a piinfer, and has becn out of work nine- icen weeks. Ho says that at the Lt meeting of iho organization to which be belongs, known as_the Ar- Deiter Dnion, the Committes of Bafety reported that ~could mot induce the city suthorities lo provide work for the unemployed, and that the organ~ 7ation would now Le compelled'to use force. The Committee, he sald, then ADVISED MEMBELS of the Society to procure weapons snd enforce their Tights, On leaving omo this morning, therefcre, he {00k a hapimer with him, ttaching it by & taong to his wrist: Befors leaving ‘their assembly rooms, their leader, Ofilicher, told them that if the police inter fered 'with them they should uee wespons. Act- ing on this advice, Lo aemailed Sergeant Derghold under th circumstances above narrated. Julius 11, Schwab, who was arrested for having in his possession a red Communistic flag, is 3 cemenb ‘mason, aad & native of Germany, He admits that be ianoth citizen, having been in America but four years, . Hels o member of Section 9 of tre Interns- Tionai Society. He was arrested years ago for tho same offense, when tho Internationalists attempted to parade on Srnday, in violation of the order= of the Police Commissiogern. He vehemently denounces the raid on the workingmen a4 an outrage, and expresses bimself as WILLING 70 DE MADE A MARTTE in such a cause. Ho nsserie that the charges that he waa Inciting s riot were without foundation, as he hed barrangued no one, and carriod no unlawful vea~ pon. His fatlier, Lie sayé,served five years in prison for Faking part in the Germin labor movement of 1831-3. Evidently he in o fanatic on this subject. Joscph H. Officher,said to be the leader of a party of Communtats, is very Teticont, He aays he went to the souare with othera with pascaable infentions, but ien besaw hia friend Meyer attacked by _the police Bewent to the rescue, A point waich workingmen will do well to noto is fhat : THOSE SEDITIOUS TASCALS ‘Banks, McGire, and Dunn, who_ jncitod this move- ment, and who loudly proclaimed themselves to be the ‘Dnemployed workingman's best {ends, were not seen fo-duy, They did uot_stand out sitl those who lieved in thern, and help to meet the brunt of the at~ tack which thelr spceches rendered inevitable. The aty 12 perfectly quist to-night, and a0 more trouble is apprehended. Miners? Stritke in Penusylvania. Special Dispatch to The Ckicago Tridune. PoTTSVILLE, Pa., Jon. 13.—About the first of every year a committee of the cnal operators and a commit- tes from the Miners’ Union meet to fix a basis of wages for tho ensuing year. TUpto 1871, o strike each year wes the rule. Since that time it has been the excep- ton, till this year, when we are THRIATENED WITH A XORK SERIOUS STSPENSION than has occurred for years, The basia for the past year hua Dbeen regulated _om the prico of Zoul bring §2.60 per ton at Port Carion, aud when fho two Committces met, on the 25th of Docember, fo regulata tho wages for ext yesr, the miners werce willing to accept the same basis ar last year, although the price of coal was above the asis the whole year, and was at the tume 15 per cent _above; but the oper- tors, at the bead of whom 8 Franklin B, Gowan, of the Philadelphia & Resding Coal and Iron Compans, O e an adjonrament of the first meeting til after fho meoting of the great coal compaules in New York, on Jan, G On Yednesdsy, the 7th of January, both O e tasa maot tn (s clty; when Mr, Gowan, Presi- dent of tho Philadelphia & Heading Compan, wanted " TEDUCTION TO A BASIS OF $2.25 PER This the miners voted upon vesterday, mined unsnimously to rejoct the proposition, night the 9,000 AINERS HAVE QUIT WORE, and oll the great coal interests of this vast region are idla, The Daily Standard, the leading paper of this region, prints tho scui-oficial statcment that Prosi- Qent Gowan has ordered all the improvements to cease, and all work in his collieries to be suspended fintil tho controversy is settled. They 2lso state that Jarge numbers of bands in the repair shops will be dis- charged, and more than half the emploses of the road thrown out of employment. Thuis sction will seriously cripple the adjoining coal— felds, where the road runs, and affect more or leas the Whole Intereats of the State, Thers is 8 good deal of Teoling snd much excitement over the condition of ihings, and the general feeling 19 that the action of {he great Company which controls all the individual operatorn is decidodly wroag, for many of the opers; Yors would Lke to work, but this Compuny of coitreo prevent them, On Saturday next e, beteen bo operstors and azd ths last 072, probably, between the oper o 51l take place, when all may be ami- ‘but 1t ia hardly probable that such will The workingmen Wi at that meeting au- ‘men to go to work in mines whese be paid, and 2 there are several #bo this sction will throw upon cars and a0t and and deter— and to- cubly settled, Do tho caee, whorize all their tho £2.60 basia will are willing to pay it .« the Company the Tesponsibility of refusin, e metiatian for Lielr coal against the Ju intercats of the paople. : Although the There will, however, be stirring iimes at theimportant meeting on Saturdsy, 8o that the sssembly decides Whother or not there shall be the most stubbora'strike ever known in this State. [To the Associated Prest.] WrLxpSpaRzE, Pa., Jan, 12,—Romors arerife con- cerning > general striko among the miners throughout tho anthracite coal region, and no littls excitement i siready manifested. Ameeting of the Miners’ and Laborers’ Association of this county waa held nt Ply— mouth a day or two sinco, attended by over 700 miners. They concluded to unite with the National orguniza- tion, the Iast meeting of Whick was beld nt Cleveland last fall, and to place themselves under its care and direction, It was the unanimous opinion of the meet— ing that the wages for wnich they had been working WERE TOO LOW that the operators could afford to pay more, and that an advunce should be demanded for the basis of 1874, A prominent oficer of the Ainers’ and Laborers’ As- sociation stated to-day that the miners wcre fully pre- pared for a strike for the entire scasun, and under no circumstance will they submit o reduction of wages. The operators of this section bave not asked for » re- duction of wages but will not consent to make any sd- vance over the basis of last year. ‘Fhe Mayor of Buston 10 the Working- men. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bostox, Jan, 13.—At noon to-day, & delegation of eight workingmen, ropresenting tho gathering of workingmen that met in Fanowl Hall Dec, 11, waited upon Mayor Cobb at the City Hall. They wers boaded by E. M. Chamberlin, once candidato of the Labor- Reform party for Governur, Who read an sddress to the following effect ADDRESS TO THE MAYOS. The workingmen of ths city now out of employment requested to bo cmplosed on public works; and, if want of funds wore allegod 28 an excuse for not fur- work, they declared their readineas to receive thie scrip or certificates of indebtedness of the city in pay for work at par in carrency, the same to be redeemed by the cityin taxes or othors dues, owing or to be owed to the city. The address sot” forth at length the ependence of the city’s property upon tho prosperity of the laboring-men-in. jt. . Argued that the present timo was especially favorable for the prosecu- tion of public work, cited the experience of tbe Island of Guernsey, whero o market-house was built and paid for in scrip, Which was ultimately all redeemed by the proceeda of rent, and as fast aa redesmed canceled. WHAT THEY WANTED, 1t was requested that Isad bo purchased in the vi- cinity of Quincy Market, snd new market-houses erected . thereon; flat iLe coreticlicmef new and aqueducts for s supply of pure water reserve be i@ onca begun; that -the’ construction of 5 mew city-hall - and: - court-house be immediately entered upon, spd that suitable worka for supplying the citizens vith good light at night, at o reasonable chargo, be undertaken. It asked that this city hire laborers directly without the intervention of contractors, and that eight hours be made s day’s work by municipal regulations. “The following aro the essential parts of MATOR CODD'S REPLY : No such excuse a3 the want of funds will be plesded by mo asan excuse for not furmiraing work. Ihave Do doubt the meanz can essily be cbtained for making all such improvements, and carrying on all such works 28 arenecessary to promote the public health, safety,and convenience. If 132 crodit of tho city has fallen so Tow that wo were unable to obtain maney On reason- able terms to pay its employes, I shouid ot have mads the recommendations which I did last week to the Gity Council. I believe tho resort tosuch an cxpedicnt a4 you suggest, even temporarily, would have a very b #ffect on the futurs credit of the city, and would the end produce far greater distress among the worl ingmen thon that which it wss jatroduced Lo ailoviate, RFFECTS OP THE WOBKINGAEN'S SOHRME. It would be insuguruting s policy which, in the hands of a political corporation, would be almost cer- tain to lead Lo nbuses, *When a corporation is reduced to paying its men on Baturday- nights with paper of its ovn manufacture, it is time for that corporation to contract its operations, or bankruptey will follow ; but, as 1 have sxid, the city i% mot in a condition which requires us to_consider the expedi- cney uf resorting to such & measure, and itis not Tikely to be in such o condition 28 long a8 the Govs emment keeps _within the proper sphere of its duties, The ropid growth of the industry and commerce of the ity . Quring the past few sears, and the bighly encouraging prusects for the future, jusiify the Goverament in Roing forward with ita work, and making all needful improvements without regard to the temporary dis- turbance in the financial affair of the country. If the Ciiy Council snowid earry out tho recommendations which T bave made in regard to enlarging the water works ani erecting public bulldings, EMPLOYAMENT WILL BE FURNISHED to o large number of mep. In making your request tor work, 1 do not Euppos you ex- pect or desire that the city suthorities should employ men in doing unmecessary work, We ure hicre fo execute a trust ; our powers are wisely de- fived and limited by the ststutes of the Common- wealth; we cannot use the public funds except for certain’ public_ purposes and jn 8 legiti- mate way. In my opinfon, it would be a very short-sighted policy for the City Government, suppoeing it had the authority, to under- take to give work at ail times to those who happen to e out of work, and cannot readily obtan it elsewhere. You can see, with 4 LITTLE BEFLECTION, . to what this would lead. Tho moment we depart from the rule of providing employment only 80 far a8 it is required to perform the honest and Jegitimate business of the Goveroment, wa are sur- Tounded by difficultics. This fictitions demand for lsbor would grow by what it fed on. There would be mo limit to such a course When it was once eatered upon. If you ‘undertook to limit it to the workingmen of Boston, the uumber out of employment would steadily increase, ‘while tho place they formerly held would Le filled by uen attracted here from all parts of New England. ‘The experiment has been tried ia other countries, and has been found, I believe, to operate injuriously to the best intereats of the workingmen, 1t creates a large class who lean upon the Government Tor support, instead of depending upon their own ex- ertions, I recognize the ‘ODLIGATION RESTING TPON THE GOVKENMENT in such s time as this, to do everything i¢ properly can in furnishing employment to those who mneed it, snd improving the business interests of the citizens ; and to that eud I have represented to the City Council that the present is o suit=ble time for making those improvements which the growth of the city has rendered pecessary. ‘The outlook does not appear to be at all gloomy. ‘The effects of the late financial disturbance arc pass- ing awa; Qur manufactories will soon resume their ‘wonted activity, and I have no doubt thera will 890 be pleaty of work for all who desire it. ¥ TUE DELEGATION RESOLNS. Tho leaders of tho delegation expressed their thanks for the rttention given them, and the hope thst the Mayor would communicats with them hereafter on some points in thoir requests not considered in his re- marks, after which the ntersiew terminated. Pittsburgh Workmen. Special Dispatch to Chicago Tribune, Prrrsnonce, Fa., Jan, 15,—The Internationalists promiec to visit the Municipsl Hall in & body at tito next meeting of the Councils, which occars ‘& week from Mondsy, and take such action £s will compel the city to give them work, The window-glass trade here {8 looking up very favorably, and ail the factories will soon resume, 25 the entire siock in the warehouses is oxhansted. The prices to be pald to lsbor, skilled and um- akilled, will be o reduction of 40 per cent from that paid last year, The bsak state- ‘ments Just made how very fuvorably, with & lsrge increase in surplus and deposits. Nesrly all the fac- tories aro paying up the' back Balf-pny, and all ars agatn paying thelr workmen in full, The prospects for » inrge spring irade are most favorablo. Western izon orders are plenty, and collections easy. Pennsylvania Untted Workmen. Special Dirpateh to The Chicago Trivuae, PrrrsuoRan, Jan. 18.—Tho Grand Lodge of the Stat of Pennsplvania of fhie Ancient Order of United Work- men of the United States convened to-day in Neville Hall on Fourth street. Sixty-four lodges were repre- uented, numbering over 600 members, Reports of the Committeo were read, which show that tho order in in o prosperous condition, and 1s rapidly spreading, eing now in existence in elxteen States, ~After elect. ing Grand Ufficers for the cnsuing year, the Lodge ad_ journed 0 mees 2gain for general busivoss to-morraw, Omaha Printers and Cigar-llakers. Special Dirpatcit to The Chicago Tribune, Omaita, Neb., Jan, 15,—The pregrietors of the daily papers of {his éity have proposed to reduce the price of composition from 45 to 40 cents per thourand, commencing on Thursday. The printers’ Union have given no answer, but have the matter still under con- sideration. £ Tio cigar-makers and employers have not come to sDy settiament since the strike, fost of the men be- longing to the Union are st ldle, and s fow Lave Tefc o city, f Striking Negroes Threaten Death and Destruction in Louisinno. NEw ORLEANS, Ls., Jan, 10.—The negroes on Bay- ous Lafouche and Teche -are on a strike, the lsnd- gwners having resolved not to pay ovex £15 per month., They paid $20 the last year. Large numbers of mount- e men go from place to place, allowing none to work. The iollowing mestage, received by Gov. Kellogg, #hows that they aro creating alarm : CHACANONLA, La., Jan. 12, DEan SIB: Send us assistance iminediately. Gur aecticn 1s in & state of terror and alarm. All work is surpended. Armed bodies of mounted men enter our premises in spits of our remonstrances, and tiiresten tho lives of all at work. Our peace and safety demsnd tmmediate action a$ your bands, o (8igned) 3.7, BRAYFER, d H. 0. Mxon, Wi Mivor, STEPHEN MiNox, Wi, A, BEarrER, EpwaED McCoLLox, W. 8. WiLLus, W. L. SHATFAE. Citizens of that quarter calisd npon Eeilogg to-day and urged bim to send fmmediate relief, ‘The Gov- ernor siated that & force would probably be seat to- ‘morrow. swriking, Engineers Apply for Situae tions. ‘LovievILLy, Kr., Jan, 13.—The strike on the J., M. & T, Railroad finally ended yesterday, but the rtriking epginesrs in 3 body applied to the ofdcers of the road be reinstated. ~The Huperintendent replied that their'positions had all been filled by new ten, and !;e lpropo-:d to retain these men on business prin- plos. Railrond Troubles in New Jersey. Muxcmrsrzn, N. J., Jan. 13.—The enginsers cnd thi trafn snd track hande of the New Jarsey Southern the shops were partly dissonnected and frken out. The track has been torn up in different places, pre- venting traina from running. Brickiayers’ National Unlon. ‘BiLTr™ORE, Md., Jan. 13.—Thse National Tnion of Bricklayers nssembled at Banie’s Holl to-lay. _Among those who were prescnt were delegates from Iowa, Ii- linois, and Indians. Reports of ofticers were read and rederred, and the Union soon afterward adjourned till to-morrow. A Compromise, ParLaberrui, Jan. 13.—At s conferenca to-day be- twaen the officers and_ engincers of the Lehigh Valloy and Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads, relative to the 10 per cent reduction of wages, it was agreed that the enpineers continge work, with the un-- derstanding that the old standard of wages be adopted as 200n 2 the condition of the companies Will permit. BANK STATEMENTS. Statement of the Condition OF THE Commercial Nationel Bank OF CEICAGO, In the State of Illinois, at the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873. RESOURCES. Loansand Disconnts Overdralu.. U. 5. Bonds 0 5s" cure circalation. . Othier Stocks aud o 23y $1,355,030.14 3,013.84 456,900.00 00.00 ing and Hossrrs A ou g ol pAESA e 8240,004.69 Banks. ... 15,791.92 Dus _from State Banksand Bankors 639131 o, o388 Furnitare and Fiz- i’,f’sn.sx 16,572.582 P 84139 z;cm?:x'e- Bliar oo e 148000 Billfofother: . h2anat I Banks 44,147.00 lucluding Nicki .4 PR I R O 1) Bl Capitalatockpaid in Burplus Fund ILxchangs.. National Bank Clr- 53,564.60 galatlon ontaizad- doshoiee Individuai D 1,067,199.32 5,700 Demand cates of Deposit.. Gertified Checks, Duo to N Banks, 45,183.31 5 1540831 256,244.81 216,978.10 B and Bankers, $2,813,698.48 State of Tlinols, County of Cook, ss. 1 T, Geargo L. Otls, Cashior of {he Commercial National Bahk of Chlesgo, do solamnly swoar that the above state- ‘ment §s truo 1o the best.of my knowledge and bollef. GEONRGE L. OTIS, Cusbler. Subscribed and sworn to befors me this 12th day of Januam, 161 500N B. MEYER, Notary Publie. Corroct—Attast: H. F. EAMES, uH. 'r.nmoh.é Directors. L A7 COWLES. Report of the Condition OF THE (00K C0. NATIONAL BANK OF CEICAGO, In the State of Illinois, at the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, RESOURORS. Losns and discounts , $1,110,320.8 Qrasdcatis 2 2:320:58 75, bonds 6 iscure eiseaiadien : 351,000.00 °S- bor deposit 100,000.00 Dus'fro z 22 ToR0rto agents.: $58,023.19 Due from Nationsl Banks. 40,009.5% O ankars. 5,616 R 153,349.44 | Furnttare and fix = 01.50 23,67 1053 : 801666.00 Cash itoms, faciading - Stamps ....... - 20,894.60 Exchanges for Clear: ing-Housa. 119,149.79 Bills of Hanks 59,113.00 Fraction Tholoding nickele... _ _ 299.30 Logal Tendar notas.. _145,000. 344,455.75 $2,180,550.08 LIABILITIES. 750,000.00 L 50,809-00 2,97/ BR: 53 35,854.18 National Baok Circu. fation outstacding. 315,900.0 Divldeods nnpai 625,04 U. S, deposits. 183,907.60 Individual deposiis. Demand _caniificates of doposit, vl Timo _certificates of daporit. . Coriliied o Cashler's cheal Capital stock. Surplus fund, Escaaog Intarest. 221,169.09 G3,284.44 standing Duo to Nat'i Baak Dao to banks aad 88 210,817.61 bask = i §44,173.38 2,180,550.06 1, A. WEST, Cashisr of tho Cook Connl National Bank of Chicago, do solcruniy swear that tha abave stato- ment i true to the bost of my koowledgr and beliaf. A. \WEST, abier. Sworn to and_subscribed befors me th! th_day of January, &. L. 1874, J. A. M'QUISTON. c Abosk Notary Pabl et B. F. ALLEN. ©. T. BOWE: nguwn. A, WEST. Report of the Condition OF THE THIRD NATIONAL BANK AT CHICAGO, In the State of Ilinois, at the Close of Business, * December 26, 1873, RESOURCES. Lo ts 951,706.43 b b SR8 51468 Ul:{i,wlt il:vleuxflunldt Siro eire ofi:‘m"no ida ; i ".ssgg,vl)gfl 02 & co d“‘:l T 124,188,671 ae from and resorve sgonts 221,798.94 Due from other Na- . SlenaT Bl T 126,655.85 o from Beaks s 96,802,22 L 414,156.51 §,307.44 335102 . —— 36,820.64 as , tnclade xln(}hs'::uc!:‘;:in:u 8,071.68 xecan o Toz-Houso,rs.. o 127,701.43 Bills of othe 21 Banks. 36,907.00 oy Rtk 2,153.59 pe "RET.06 v cio .. Poecleate Noiser. 316,560.0 Capital Stock.. 83350,000.00 ftpoe 528,988.0 lrz:unnnt“ o cha: IPDIHHDE“.A e 151,800.87 03:00 [ 504,470.00 | Inasidaal Dipoiii. 9118,198.70 Cetiisiesien of Do~ 24,500.90 bR R Hik 630),692.81 1.4¢ it 1,813,508,56 $3,670,379.43 Sotas an Bils rudiscounted, . T 79,059.00 St ar hinota,"Conoey of Ca 1, Lucjus V. Porsons, Cash fer of the Thirl Natlonal Bzak of C! do eolemntyy wwear that tho zbovo state- meat is trae 1o the best of my A nowledge and beliet. TECITS V7. PAKSONS, Casler. Subscribed aad swors to befy 8 ma thia 31t dar of Jaa- uagy, Tt MACK S. K BADY, Notary Public. 6c % 3. IBVING . PEARC] T e BANK STATEMENTS. Report of the Condition OF THE Northwestorn Natioal Bank AT CHICAGO, In the State of. Dlinois, at . Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, RESOURCES. Loansand discounts $1,258,737.88 Overdnafta. . R 1Tt BIB Bl e Aoty cure circalation H 502,000.00 28,000.00 i iog sud Reserrs " nfi'i:.x s - 9120,72048 Duo " from - Siai W = and Banl o, s okom: 10,538.18 cub tiom 2,195.48 c)l:;l . for 3 a7 SR 118,048 sl Banks, 11,119.00 : Frclowh G0 _ahaarie b T e R . 629,141.63 5 82,416,60G.06 Copltat stock pai AP in $500,000.00 Surp GO, 04 Excnange $12.814.63 Inverest. 0,941 ar National Baak elr- ERIRRAT Frr 438,000.00 P Tndivids : % e Bipndtyiticna SC00150 of depo, 1390, certifisd : nf:;s‘ 54\ ekt OGI08.60 Dot RsiE 11091880 ‘aad Baokers... $54,950.19 36,381.02 : $2,41G,606.06 State of Tilinals, Countyof Cook, 15—, Goorgs Stur Prosiient of th Sortbwarnera Natlonal BATL, G0 Tolgma- Iy swaar that the abors atatement is {ruo to the Lost of my Kuowicdge and bolle:. ‘GEORGE STURGES, Presidont. Sabscribed and sworn to before me this Lith day of January, 164, - ‘W. C. OAKLEY, Notary Public. Correct—Attest: ANSON STAGE! E. BUCKL\'F!{'&,? Directors. GEO. STURGES, Report of the Condition OF THE Onion National Bank OF CHICAGO, At Chicago, in the State of Illinois, at the Close of Business Dec. 26, 1873, RESOURCES. Loansand disoounta 12,618,982.4 ¥ and disooun s2,518.982.08 cire 668,800.00 Other stoc] boads. : 60,073.28 R R o 133,109,23 19,568.24 04,886.48 Reslestato, o 108,200.52 Real eatat 2 Thrcarerees o 12,920.58 116,121.08 34,720.09 15,021.68 967.43 &0 .173,370.84 phAmL o 118,080.00 ractional carro 4 mickols 14,427.40 Linltendens 1,085,000:00 1,395,845.67 5 295.84 Capital stock paid iwimes, 55040295 iy $1,000,000.00 - 200,000.00 TieEIR? 31138434 205,327.01 Circalatic . 600,000.00 fafindul dspidia 1,617,068.76 460 Certificates of de- Dot " ang23.00 Cerdliedebffl: 38, 26.00 722,246.58 605,810.99 3,034,971.33 85,040,208.54 State of NNlinols, County of Cook, 23: T, Goorgo A. Ives, Cashioz of (he Union National Bsok . Goor of Chicago, do_solemuly swoar that tho sbave statemeat 1a true, to the bost of my knowledgs aud bolief. (Stgned) GEORGE A. IVES, Cashier. Subscriued and swora to bolore me this 12th day of Jaa- uary, 164, WILLIAMO. HIPWELL, Notsry c. Carrect—Atteat: JAS. W. ODELL. HEMAN G. Eowm,g Directors. A5 DOW, Report of the Condition OF THE Herchants' National Bank AT CEIICAGO, In the State of Iinois, at the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, RESOURCES. $1,662,314.87 U5015.09 &00,000.00 o I deoming and Reserve Agrats, $200,463.47 Do from other Nail phank. . 80,393.04 aa from and Bankors. 1,347.20 2 26220371 Furniture & Fixtores. 1,500, Preminma pald........ o 477500 Revonuo Stampi......8 1,005.50 Exchanges for Cloxr pipE oo 68,727.46 s of - Bazk 103.316.00 Fractior - (including 6,521.9 Spocle, viz: Cofn 11,7400 Legal Tender Notes.. 430,000.01 642,307.23 5,115.97 588:333:8 ! e tock paid in., e ‘Exckango. AV V"’“ s 87,779.68 N lonal 1k circula. to_ outstanding 433,000.00 Indiridual Doporits. .. 8878,064.01 mand Cortiicatos ' Qertificd Cna 08 | Casblor's Chocl Dueto Nationki Banks 541,547.07 Due to State Banks of Deposit . standiag.... 2,440.28 and Bankers., . 233,200.07 of Tllinols, County of Cook: Cashier of the Morchants® salernly swear that < | Btaf , John DeKovon, Bt & Cae e bent of ment 'JOHN DEROVEN, Cashler. Subscribed &nd aworn to_ befors me thia i3th day of Jsnuary, 183, JOSEPH M. BOWMAN, Notary Publle. J. K. BOTSFORD, DAN'L A. JONES, ‘WILLIAM BLAIR, . Dirsctors, Nationsl bove stats- knowladze and beliof. 8 - Correct—Attest: NEW PUBLICATIONS. EMERSON’S ' SINGING SCHOOL. i { Price T5c. or $7.30 per Dozen, lete, Cheap, and Useful Book for Zus Opmaple sz’t:fi; B“c)muu. as it has all the matorial to ' to 1, e e fter Stuging SeBool atractire 3ad naefol in | make the Winter Singing i the highest degreo. BI I O Elm__ RSON. i System for Beginners| ON THE i PIANOFORTE. | By MASON & HOADLEY. | One canvot help liking this thoroogh, tie meth. tin their profession, and who o, e o o e ualideation of being saperienced Homwcber thes the first 7 = THE {mportaut ozes, Thatis thero 13 any distlvctics. Do 'Al::fioll i already " Price 82.00. begsn A1 books namt, postpaid, on recelpt of retall price. Chas. E. Ditsoa & Co., 711 Broadway, Now York. b rmanths of instraction ars, i the timg to lay 10apdation. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boaton. | T¥ON & HEALY, CHICAGO. “Report of the Condition OF THE German National Baik OF CEIICAGO, At the Close of Business, on Dee. 26, 1873, RESOURCES. Toans and discounts. 3908 Orerdratts.... 9, U. 5. bonds to secars ISR G 5,000.00 *'S: bonds on havd, & 5,000. Oiner.siocks and 1lbozds. Duo from approved Redeoming and Ra- serve Agents.. Duc from other 3 Do fram gtber barke a8 from othor aud banki 3. 118,585,8% 493,000.00 9,950.00 44,924.31 24,637.53 128,124.90 197,68G. Carrent Expensos..... Cheoksand uther cash .§ 10,261.57 19,312.77 Banks, $,363.00 Fractional Cs 3 25139070 T Fnes Rote. 168,000:00 Capital Surplas tock, "Find. 435,749.17 444.520 00 Cortifiod chooks. ... . Das to othor Natioanl e to 11381141 81,804,126.3% 1, Herman Schaflner, Cashier of the Germen National Bank of Chicago, do’hereby solemnly swoar that the abore statemens i3 trae, to the bust of my knewledgs asd belisf. “Sworn kad subscribed befor mo this 13th dayof ana- [t ‘RUDOLPH L. SCHULTZ, Notary Publie. Corroct—Atte HENRY GRERNEBAW.E LOULS ELIEL, Dirsctors. AUG. BECK, Report of the Conditio © 7 oFTHE : Fifth Tational Bang OF CHICAGO, At the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 187 RESOUROES. 81,240,332.21 230.02 $00,000.00 es. Duo from ludeem. inz end Reserve Agent.. . Duo from’ Nation- $121,479.73 17.213.46 ags.s2 . ° 144,160.01 P e 1300008 ; e X oriams, oo o 73783504 Checks and ety 11,387.73 ) g fog Houso.. §3,062.14 Bills of other Na- Fuanfi Ban‘l L“ 4 61,631.00 o Carre it e FETHIREE O 160,444.84 §5,352,749.59 LIABILITIES. it Capital Stockpaid in 2/S00.000.00 S:?flhl F‘:lcndb ©200,00:.00 12,307.18 Nstional Bazk Cir- Gulation outstand- v 358,500.00 Individual Depor : 271,571.45 Duo to Sizte Banks 52,62: and Bankers.e.on_162,62316 g0 9.0 40 $2,355,149.59 Stata of Nllinols, County of Cook. 1, Isasc G, Lombard, Cashie: "ol “tha it Natiinal Bank of Chicago, do solomnly swoar {hat ths xbve e d bellel. iembacl ese s e b SRR Yol aSyorato sad subsnribed bolbe e UNEALRYR, 47 73, Publie. Correct—Attest: IR Dizeowrs. Report of the Condition OF THR Home National Benk OF CHEICAGO, At the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, RESOURCES. Joans end Discounts. URERSHIT, Tazes pald. Promiams. Cash u'x'uh“:«""x’,lump 265.15 n:":"':z;" ) ?; 21,000.9¢ i aoia. §,000.00 Nicksl . 412.93 poiatine NocKati Il 60, 000- 1.5 u0 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock pald in. Surplus Fond_. Discouat... Natisnal Bank Circulation oatatanding.. Tudizidasl Depou! Demang Certlicst: Duo to Natiozal Ban! Due to State Banks a: Notes and Bills Rediscouatod... 3 Faller, Casbler of Tha Home N B e Cnicage. do tolomaly awear th tha sbore 3 e o meat i true, ta (oe Dest g Ko iz Y Cashiar. r, H. OVINGTON .‘\Y. I'f’(:di.'rl. AfN o Jolis L. Stgte ot Mot ool Cefors ma oty 13k doy of Jaae ke D1 Notery Pabile. Correct—Attest: “REPORT OF THE CONDITION Preston, fean & {0, BANKERS, As Made to the Clearing House Association 2% the Close of Business, Dec. 26, 1873, . RESOURCES. Notes and Bills Discoun:ed, Dow from Baoks aad aad B 8351,05455 43,103.05 143,10 03 i, fam Ttevenue hocks on " Basd. Cashand LIABILITIES. Capital Stock patd 1a... Iadividaal Deposice.. Country Deposits. Ezobangs ... tate of 1s, Clty of Ch! B abr. of, sho A of femsly awoar thal {05 my knowledge sad baliat. Swora to_and Jazassy, 1814 W. CROSBY. 1his 13°h day @ Putliss