Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1874, Page 4

4 5 THE NATIONAL LIFE. ! Mr. Jenes Comes to the Front Again, He, Briggs, and Others Are Re- quested to Pay Tp. The Policy-Holders Want $156,000 From Them, A Statement of How the Company Did Business. Joshua Barréll, as Assigpeo in Bankruptey of Frederick E. Gould, and Fannie A. G_on.ld. an infant, by Lo's E. Genl, berjguardian, in behalf f themsalves and all who may become parties hereto, filed a bill againss the Nsficxm:l Life In- tursnce Company of Chicigo, and against For- sando Jones, 8. A. Brigzs, Jeseph A. Griswold, Drzin L. Mann, Hemy W. Fuller, Herbert G. Tecd, Willism C. Lombard, John Miller, and Eirk Hawes, Roceiver, Bevjamin Lem'axd, and Mark Rimball, Asmgnee in Bankraptey;of Benja~ tin Lombard. . g Complainnuts _state that on the 17th of Febrnary, 1872, Harry Gould, the father of said Fennio A. and Frederick H. Qould, insured his life in the Nastiongi Life Insurance Company for the benefic of his children. Two policies wero given, dated Feb. 19, 1872, oue numbered 13,043 % Divieion D, Series 17 the other, 18~ 044, ** Division D, Series 2.” According to the schemo of insurance adopted by this Comspany, persons effediog insurance were classifiod by divisions, nccording to their sge, Division D, ™ to which anid;Gould belong- ed, cornprising perscns becween the ages of 45 snd 60. ILach person also becomes the owner of ons or ‘more *memberships” in such division, paying on 2ach membership 2ccording to the terms of the poliey as the coneideration of said_insurance. Gould thus owned fonr memberships. Eacn Jerson was obliged to pay £2 deposit on each membership towards a fund for the payment of Jeath losses that might occur, and became liable o further ascessments according to the terms of said polics. The sums £0 raised were epe- “1aliy kept for the payment of losses on policies, and whenever 3 person died, an assessment was mads by tbe Companr, and collected, to be ap- plied on tne loss under such policy. The policies issued to Gould were each certifi- cates of two mexberships. They recited that, in consideration of 827, aud of the additional sum of &4 deposit to pay for losees on his mem- berships, and of the fuither sum of 10 to bo paid aunually, and the additional paymant of all anseezmenta of 8,80 each (being $2.20 on each membership), the Company made Gould o mem- bor with two memberships in the “ reciprocal deperiment,” so-called, of the Compaay, snd farthoer agreed that in case of Lus death it would pay Lis representatives £2 for each membership in ihe division and eeries in which said policies wero respectively issued, who had made a deposit for the payment of such Seath Jos:cs. Tho Company also guaranteed for \bree yests from Dec. 81, 1871, that at least £2,000 ehould be paid on csch of these policies, aud that, aiter that time the $200 for each mem- berehip received on acporit for death losses of two memberships shouid be paid. It was also agreed wnat, if any member died, and tho pay- ment of his policy would reduco the amount deposited to the credit of each cerificate to $4, an assessment should bo mado of $4.40 ou every member=hip in the cla=s as a standing deposit to puy tao next death lozses. " Mr. Gould died on the 83 of September, 1873, fiaving complied with ull the Compeuy’s Tules, ard puid all assessments. Complainants chargo that 2 considerable sum of money had been col- Tosted at the time of them father's death applic- able to the payment of his policy, and after his death assexszmonts wors mads of that purpose, 6o that the Company has actually had atloast 28,500 n its kands jor this purpose. Payment bae been contiuually exked, end csntinually de- ferred, the Company slleging that . the gssessments camo in very ETowly. It is alleged, therefore, that = tho Company has misapplied - the funds received, and frauduleotiy neglected to pay them over. Com- plainauts also cliarge that the Company or its officers heve used the funds partly in erecting an extravagant building in & poor location, from which little or no revenue is derived, parly by loaning it to varicus parties, including the offi- cers, on insusiicient security, and partly by pay- ing o saleries of officera snd the interest on the indebtedness. Stockholders have also been permitted to frandulemly withdraw their stock, ora portion tbereof, when the Company was greatly indebted, and bave fiaudalently with- held parment of (beir subscrivtions. There are pow outstandiug $150,u00 of death losses, but 1ue ofiicers refase 1o tell 2aything of the condi- tica of the Compauy. It is claimed that the Etate Treasuror. bas $100,000 specially payable for denth iosses. Complamants sllego that if the assers Lud been collecied, or the assess- ments, this policy conlda be paid in fall, and, if cuch 18 not the cae, it is the fauls of ‘the Ofk- :s: Leitando Jonas, Presideat; Joseph A. 12 O. L. Manun, Heory W. Fuller, H Teed, Secrorary : William C. Lombard, ller, saud Beajamin Lomband, Of these. Li:jawin Lombard is 3 bankrupt, butcom: JANUARY 25, 1874. memberships 332 be paid o8 be- death losscs of fore stated. The Company farther agrees, after tho receipt of preofs of desth of members, the payment of which would redico thic wmount deposiied to the cradit cf this certificate to 34 {except i the cuge of tho flxst d posit of §, which stall be entire anothr aefessment is made) 1o $1.40 on evers membership 1m the ck - 5 deposit to' pay the nest deth loescs, and 80 on $4.40 por memberebip at a timo se cbove, baimg an st Beremest of $3.50 on this certificate of tWo member- sLivs, 2 Tho oumber of members fo eaid class, sfter the Qoath of o member, sbill be zxcertcined necording to £ inafier expressed, e eiheuta 1 Jostied £ accugied by tho above- named member upon the following expressed condi- fons cments I Lfl"fifflb‘éfinmm ‘ember hereby agrees to forward toitic Company the spnnzl sum cf £100n this certificato of menberahip on or before the first day of January in each and every year during the continuanco of this Certificate ; and the sald member furiher agreed that {f the said annual sum of §10 on this certiicate 18 not recaived by the Company at the home oftice in Obica- goattho datowhen due, then this certificate shall &aae, and this certificate, with all its agercmonts nd gusrontees, sball be null and voidand of no ef- fect. 2."The above-named member further sgroes 0 pay to the Company for this certificate of membership, in additition to the smount alroady named, the sum_ of £8,80 (83 of which 4s for & deposit or fnsuranco reserve on account of this certificato, and §0 cents to pay ex- penses of collection and _settling losses) within thirty Qays from tho dato when tho Compsny ehail mail said ineured s motico of the death of members sufficient to reducoall previous deposits to 4, oxcept in ceso of tho first doposit of $4, which ehall o entirely exhausted. And the eald member further agrecs that, if the said assesament shall not bo re- celved by the Company at the home office i Chicago within thirty days {rom tho dato of said notico, the this memberstp sball cesse, and this cortificata, with an all 1ts agrecmonts and guarantees, shall be n void and of no effoct. 3. A printed or written notice, or a notice printed in paper published by the Company, dirccted to tho address 0f eachand every member a8 it appears in the application, or on the books of the Company, and de~ 103ited in_the Post-Office, shall be deemed a legal notice. In order to ascertain the number members in the class on the death of member, the memberships in tho name those members who sball havo refused or neglected to poy thelr annual dues at the timo above specigad, wit) out further notice, avd also all sssessments for death, according to the conditions herein _expressed. shall bo deducted from the list of members, and ehall not be counted. . 4, Due notice must be given to the Secretary of the Company by each and every memberof all the changes of his or her residence, post-office address, occupation, or name, 5. If the eaid assured shall, without the consent of this Company, previously obtained in writing, cngage in the manufacture of gunpowder, freworks, or in submarine operations, or coal mining, or ghall be personally engaged in tho pro- duction or transportation of highly imflammable or explosive substances, or engage in any extra huzardous occupation, or enter sny military or Daval scrvice whatsoever (except the militia when not in actual ser- vice), or shall dic in consequenco of o duel or of the violalion of the laws (civil or military) of any nation, State, or province, or shall become 50 far intemerato 58 to gerously or permunently impair his or Ler health or produce delirium tremens, or in case tho su-— swers or declarations made in the applications for thie certificate sholl bo found in aby reepect untrue, then this membership ehall ccaze, and this certificate, with all_its agrecments and guarantess, shall bo nuki and void, and in every such case tbe Company aball not be listle. 6. In case the sbove membership sball cease, this cortificate, with all it sgreements and guaran- tees, £hall become null and void, znd all previous poyments made thereon shall bo forfeited to the Company. . All members zre at liberly to travel by eea, lake, or river, by firs:~clas sieamers or sailing-vessels, and by 1and to any part of the known warld, 8, No sssignment of this policy 8 valld with- ont written consent of this Compuny. In witness whereof, National Life Insurance Company has herennto alixed its corporate ecal, snd Lios caused_thiy certificate to be lgned Ly ita Presi- dent ana_Secretery, in tho City of Chicago, State of Illinofs, this 7th day of February, 1872 (BEAL] BENJ. Lowpanp, President. . G. TeED, Secrefary, Proceedings wers commenced, it will be re- membered, only & few weeks ago to wind up this Company, because it had not complied with the Jaw, and Kirk Hawas was appointed Heceiver. On his taking possea<ion, s few Looks aud ra- pers were tho only asscts he conld find, whtle the claims for losses were $150,300. Tha leechos who eucked the Franklin Bank dry weie stiil more successful, sppacently, v this imstitution, and their secret mauipulations of the Company’s assets, if ever diecovered, will form an intorest- ing chapter. ART MATTERS. Dubufe’s Pamting of the Prodigal Som. The art-room of the Exposition Building will be thrown open to-morrow to allow the public to ~wiew one of those rare products of genius which drifts westward once or twice only in 8 generstion, and which, when seen, will never be forgotten. We allude to the grand painting by Edonard Dubufe, rep- resenting the ‘Prodigal Son.” A general idoa of the grouping of this pictura has Leon formed from ths colored steel engraving which bas attracted much stteution in the window of & Clark street storo. No conception of tho gran- deur of the work can bo_had uutil tho origiual is seen. Itis a group of three pictures; the can- vee i8 45 by 20 feet, and thero are in the centro forty figures of life-size. Of tho two panels, it may be briefly said that, printed »s they aro in momochromo, they would have made the reputation of ‘tho ar- tist. Ono represents the prodigal herding swine ; the other his reception at his father's house. The centre picture, however, is what “ wasting his substance in riolous Li artist hay dashed beldly free from_cunvention- slity, ud has given us ratier an ideal than an altegorical painting. Tho coloring is mch. bat isitely harmonions ; the drawinyz such thag every fizure stands out from the canvas with wonderful stereoscopic roundness and distinct- ness of outline. The composition of the picture, which we shall not now attempt to doseriba, the life and aotion of the ligures, is amazing. plaiuknts do not know whether any others are or not. Complainante therefore pray that the Re- eeiver msy hold the assets in trust for com- plaiuante; thar Le may make the rocessary Bssessments; thatan acconnt may be taken of what iz due complainaats ; that the Directora and officers may be. held personally liable for noy deficit in_the aseets wasted, or any insuffi- ciency to pay tho claims ; that the modéy in the han's of the State Treasurer be dedmzdj & trust. fund for the policy-holders. - Tugpssu of tae Company in- brief was this, Sty takes out a members] dt in the Natiooal Life Inswaace Cowpany. o pays from §5to £10 iuitiation fee, S deposit, and $5 annually. Besides thus ho muss pay $2.10 every time a member in his division dies—§2 on the loss and 10 cents fur expensas of collecting. The mem- Dbership is limited to 2,500, 1n some companies $0 5,000, Bouth may be obliged to pay onlv £10 ‘or §15, or if caolera or aoy otger epidemic come, it might be £i5 or SI0, dejending of coures on the mortality, When a person dies, the 2 assessmeat is levied on all tho remain- ing members of the Division. Some will not poy, in which case it is 0 mach the worse for tho 'heirs of the deccased. The Company is “not responsible further then if they bave guar- anteed a certain amount. The iusured never Jmows whea he will be called upon to pay, nor bow muel, nor does he know at Lis death what his femily will reccive. The Company i€ not liablo, becanse tae money comes from the semaining members, and the notice which s sin? by mail; of courae, is binding if it bas b. on put in the mail, whether it 1enches its destization or Dot. The following is a copy of the policy in ques- tion: Nations! Life Insurance Company of Chicago, Each eeties, two membenhips. Limited to 2,500 member- ships. [Purely reciprocal) In full eerics at$1 cach, IFhis term policy and certificate of two membershipa ‘itessath thut (e National Life Insurance Company of Chicago secept the trust as Lerein set forth, and in conedderstion of the reprosentations made to them in {he application for this certificate ud of the sum of $27 to them duly paid by Iy Gould, and also the - 3dditional sum of St 3s a deposit to pay for desth- Josses of two memberships when they ehall occur, and of the annual sum of SI0 on this certificato "held Ly the iueured fo b pud fto. smd Com- any om or beforo the Ist doy or Jaalary in each and every sear,and of tho further payment of all faitre asseesments of $5.80 eack in ad-. Yubce for death losses of four membersbips in this . divielon and series during the continuance of this cer- tificate, Each sszessment o be madeaftor due proofs of deatu e received by eaid Company, the payment of which would reduce the amount deposited to the credit of this certificate (o £ (excopt in the case of the first deposit of &, which shull be entirely exbausted before enother ssecesment is made), doss hereby constitute Harry Gowd, cf Chicago, County of Cook, State of ‘Xlinoiz, & member with two membur- shirs in _the Reciprocal’ Depariment .of the Naffonal Lifo Insurance Company of Chicago, fubject 40 the condifons and _sgreements Lereinafter mevtioned, The J;’numu.l Life Insurance Com; hercby promiscs snd agrees af cr dueno- tice fii:fisfm.?nxr)! preof of the death of the said Hsrry Gould hus béen received a¢ tho home office of 1@ Company &t Chicago, and w.tain ninety days from 11.2 date of ilie recei}sc of sxid prouf of deatl, to pay to Trederick H, and Fannie A. Gould, Lis children, share and sbare aiike, or their lcgal representatives, at tlie oceof tha Oomy any in Ciicago, Illinois, $2 for each. momuership in this division zud 'series who has made B deposit for the paymeat of eaid death loss ; and for the term of threo years from the Slst day of December, 1871, for during and until the st day of Janual 1675'; sid Company hereby guarantces that at least §2,000 eall bo puid” on this ce:tifcate if in force. Stould desth occur duriug tbat time and ot the end of such ferm this “guarzntee of the payment of at least £2,0007 ehail cease and Ceternine, and,after that time, tus 83 onexch memiership received on deposit for Tlustrating & story—if €0 noble s work can be termed an illustration—of universal application, the paititer has cat loose from the mere tradition of time and locality, and chosen the most artistic era of modern times for his costume,~that of the sixteenth cantury. The opportunity for the dia- play of color thus given is almost Limitless, aud the artist has doubtless chosen this pioturesque &tyle for the quickening of tho sabject. Betoro the painting, all sense of incongruity which the suggestion might awaken vanishes, and the bo- Lolder gazes in a sort of dreamy confusion, try- ing to take in the whole etudy at a glance. It cannot be done. The work of ten yeurs cannot be ecauned 1n an hour, and we forbear to criti- cige it for this resson. Briefly, the scene is in~ tengely dramatic, but not theatrical nor stagey ; the color is glowing, but rich and harmonious ; each figure 18 & study of realistic minuteness, but the sombre thought of the paint- er is graven on every face; the par- able cannot be for & moment lcst sight of, and yet there i 1o oppressiva sense of mor- al'teaching. On the otber haud, thero is o grave suggestion of “riotous living,” while tlecre 18 Dot & repulsive gesture; not a thonght of lewd— ness in the figures. It is not often that suchs work of art comes to our doors ; uot often that one can meot it after dilivent search. It1s full of humanity, and go truly a work of art that canvas, color, and . artist are forgotten in ,the contemplation of the result. We hope to pass judgment wupon it ar some fature time, Meanwhile it shonld be studied carefully by every person in thecity. Mr. Derby, who has it on exhibition, haa determined to givo everybody an opoortuni- ty. . Beazon tickets will he fold for 21; admis~ sion, 60 cents, and Wednesday and Saturday the sdmission will be 25 cents. The art-room has been enlarged, and is weli heated and lighted, 50 that vsitors may sit down sad stndyit by the our. It seems akin .fo irrgvercnce to mention an amusing episode _illustrotive of popular ignorsuce and _lack of susceptibility, but at the exponse of flippancy We must uar- rate it.. A repcrter was standing with Mr. ‘De.by intertly studving the psinting when & gentloman stepped up to the latter. “Pardon ‘we,” eaid he, **but which is the prodigal " ? With wondorfal gravity, and no less wonder- ful politeness, tho person addressed replied : “¢The central figure in red. sir.” #Yes, yes, I don't mean that—I meon whore is his brother” ? Tho Dundrearyiem was too much for AMr. Derby, but, ecreving down the cormers of his mouth, he Teplied: *The Prodigal *Son went into & far conntry and wasted hissubstance—'" Ol he isn't -there, then?" eagerly queried the other. **No, ho isn't there,” responded Mr. Derby; but it was too much, and a chorus of lsughter sent the eager quenst back to his female companion. Tho best of the joke was that only a priviloged few, artists and news- paper-men &nd the like, were invited. The questioner was_s very gentlemacly, intelligent looking man. Let his fate be a caution to the ignorantly curious. —— Members of the Pennsylvams Legislaturo rior to 1850 are to meot this week at Harris- En:g. 1t was prudent to limit the gathering. If it should include members since 1850, the as~ semblage would bear & painful resemblance to that fashionsble Australian party where a guest who casually spoke of ticket-of-leaye-men was inmantly flcored by the four elderly gentlemen nearest him, each of whom thought the refer- enoe to his autecedents Was intentional. claims tho attentivn. It represents the PNdiTV,EL 25 The REAL ESTATE. A Moderate Yolume of Business, and Encouraging Prospecis for the Futare. Sales of Some Valuable Resi- dence Property. The Greatest Activity in Building and in Sales Is in the Suburbs. South Chicago, Washington Heights, and the Northwestern Car-Shops. The volume of business in real estate continues moderate, as it has been for the last month, though the general tone of the market 18 much better than it was & month ago, and there is more being done than then. A few prominent real estate dealers who have been looking over their books for this season of last year have come to the conclusion that there is more busi- ness being done in the present month of Jaom- ary than in the corresponding month of Inst year. December aud January are, however, always doll months in tho real estate business, and if tho expericnce of the past is worth anything a8 an index of what the degree of activity should bo at certain seasons of theyear, it could not be expected that there would be much speculation or investment just now. But, as indicated in our articlo of a week ago, the amount of money offered on mortgages is steadily incrensing, and the demaud for loans on first-class real estate is diminishing. If thein- creasing supply of money comiug here is to find investment in real estate at all, it scems that it can only bo by tho purchaso of the fee of the property, and, us there now seoms to be nodoubt that there is more than the usual amount of capital secking some sort of conservative and safe investment this winter, it indicatos the probability of & much larger volume of sales tithin the next month. In the mooey articlo of Tor TamvE it has been mentioned within the past week that numorons amounts—some of them largo once—are being senthere by banks, Dboth in the country end in tho Eastern citios, for investmont in commercial paper. While this iy not entirely n new feature in the monoy market, it bas at least never been done to the extent oxperienced _mow, and is an indication of the general abundance of moner. As fhis indicates a larger supply of money offered for loans, it also indicates that a greater amount than usnal must soon seek longer investment ; and, ince the gencral declino of confidence in corporate securitics, there seems no so attractivo avenus for its employment as in the purchase of real estate. There js unquestionably a good deal of money Dere now eeoking such investment, but the own- ers of tha money aro nearly all waiting to find some property-owner in a tight place, 5088 to bny for less than former valuations. In this way a good deal of FIRST-CLASS RESIDENCE PROPEBTY is being picked up by capitalists who have boen waiting and inguiting for some ttme. Among recent sales of this kiud we note that : 3lr. 0. J. Stough bas soid his fino residence, No. 2 Calumet avenue, to the Hon. J. D. Caton for §70.000. Tho place has 110 fect east front on Calumet esvenue, just south of Eigoteenih street. The resideiice building thiereon ia worth probably £30,000, which would leave 9,000 for the ground. This is one of tne handsomest res- idence places in the city, thoush it is a hittle too near the 1llinois Central Raidroad track to com- eand as high & price for the ground as the proo- crty on the same street half a Dbluck further soutl. Messre. Clarke, Layton & Co. sold last week _ the house = and lot No. 109 South Park avenue for $9,000, all cash. Tlus i3 sowething of a reduction on tho price asked for the same property last spring, but the pay- ment of *‘ail casb,” inetead of one-third cish and the balance in oue aud two years, on_which terms it was offered then, accounts for the greeter portion of the 3,500 reduction in the price. ; Judge A. W. Merriweather, of Louisills, Ky., purchased of Alr. Jsmes E. Tyler, afcw days 350, 315 feot on tho southeast corner of Fifty- fourth stroct aud the South Park, at $200 per frout foot, and the sams number of fect on Calumet avenue and Fifty-fourth street at $100 perfrout foot. Judpo Merriweather intends, we uunderstand, to build one or mors handsome residencos on the property in the spring. BUBDRBAN PROPERTY, whether in town lots or in acros, is in more ac- tive demand than the higher-priced property in thie city, and priced are also better sustained. ‘We hear of the sale 2 AT WASHINGTON MEIGHTS of £0 acres in Section 7, Town 37, Range 14, at %L.50u per acre, . Clarke, Lagton & Co. sold 1005108 the corner of Morgan avenno and Vin- s Road for $1,000. Also, one acre coruer Park Roed and the Rock <1- %Rflih’flid, in Morgan Park Additiou, at Oune and & half acres (Lots 10 and 11) in Mor~ gan Park for 34,2 The rtackholders Female Seminary Associstion bave been cailed Tipn fof an nsséssmont to furnish funds to be- gin the ercction of the semivary ia the spring. AT SOUTH ENGLEWOOD. Messrs. Noble & Richmond sold 100 feet in Block 6, Sec. 4, for £1,500. SOGTI CHICAGO AND CALUMET TARDOR LOTS. A portion of the lands of the Calumet & Chi- cago Cana) and Dock Company, upon the Cala- met River and Lake Michigan, has bean subdi- vided into lots, and will soon be offered for salo at low priccs 2nd on liberal terme. South Chi- cago is destined to be & manufacturing place, sud s rapid and steady advance iu the value of these lots m}fmmmd' The Calumet, or_Sonth Chicago, . Harbor is . 11 miles distant, southeast, from the light-house in Chicago City. The entrance . to the harbor is 300 feot wide, and the river is 800 feet wide throngh the town, and novigable for soveral miles for the decpest draft vessels on the lakes. Tho water is 18 feet Jdeep in front of the finisked docks. The north bank of the river, for a considerablo distance, is docked in a per- manont mauner. Acrolid masoury structure for a hight-noase has been built by the Government, and its light placed therein, ¥ Besides the fucilitics for transit between tho busiucss centra of the city and Sonth Chicago, vis the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne and Michigan Bouthern Railroads, the Rock Island Branch Toad Lias been complated from near Washington ghis to South Chicago, aud a contract exists h the Danvillo & Vincennes Ratlroad to extend iys track into South Chicago, The Baltimors & Ohio Railroad hes also been surveyed throngh the town, and will 8oon be built. The tiannfacturing indusiries already started st South Chicago aro : The South Chicago Tron and Steel Works; Binclaic's Woolen Mill ; Kent, Baldwin & Co.'s_Woolen Machinery Factory : The Norihyestern Fertilizing Company's Worlis o smut mill ; o watch fagtory ; Milleable Iron Works ; Suicon Rolling Mill and Iron Worka. A population of about 500 persons is now su ported at this place, and the industries alres stated are sufficient to give employment to 1,000 persons. The sabdivision now offered for sale is_a part of Secs. & and 6, T. 37 N., R. 15 E., aud has afl its streets eicher 80 or 100 feet wide. Each Dblock hos an alley 20 fect wide. The Jots are laid on 25 feet wide by 140 feet deep to an alley. ‘Toree churches already built afford means of pablic worship ; aud facilities for public echool edacation are provided sufficient for the wants for the present. WESTWATD. Megsrs. Abel & Hotchlkiss sold 40 acres in the northeast quarter of Sec. 14, Range 13, Towa 38, adjoining the Tremont House Farm, at $500 per acre, the payments being $7,000 cash, and tho balance in one and two years, Within two bours after the closing of the bargain the pur- chaser was offered $2,000 bonus for his bargain. At the 2 NORTHWESTERN CAR-SHOPS there is & great deal of sctivity in building. ‘Within & radius of half & mia of the shops there 8re now about twenty dwellings in course of erection, and & bargain has recently been closed by which some pariics are to erect about s dozen Louses at & point near the junction of Madison and West Forty-eighth streets, or about one mile west of the city limits. Meears. Larkin & Jenks have also jast sold eight lots, each 50 feet {ront, near to the car-shops, and contracted for :jt;u building of geven hounses and one store ereon. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instrnments were filod for record on Saturday, Jan. 24 : Lots 17 to 28, Block 2, Heaper Addition to Chicago, . on dated Nov. 12, 1573 ; enmdul;néon. $12,000, in the Washington Heights | Lot on Rumsey st, 25 £t s of Emily st, © f, 25130 tt, dated Sopt. 23, 1873} consideration, 1,900, Lot on Arnold at, 400 ft.» of »nmys—afio;fl 88 £,2527° T 120 £¢, dsted Jan, 21 ; consid Tot'on West Eighteenth t Morgan-at, n {, 25x100 ft, dated Jan. 21 ; consideration, £1,500, Lot on West Eighteenth sf, 1751t w of Brown' st, 01, 253100 ft, dated Jan. 21 ; coneideration, §1,200, - Toot on Malher st, 250 ft wof Desplaiaes &, '8 f, 24x 119 ft, dated Jan, %25 consideration, $4,500, - Lot'cn Hinwan av, 275 {t w of Leavité st, 235125 ft, dsted Jan, 22; consideration. $150. Lot on Indina av, n W cor of Twonts-fifthst, of, 1002161 1, Jun. 18, First Christian Chiucch to £, B. Stevens ; considcration, £45,000. Lot on' State st, 8 o cor of Thirtoenth, w £, 72x170 ft, dated Dec, 20, 1673; considerstion, $34,400. Potier Palmer to Smith & an, Lot on West Indiana et, 183 it w of May, n £, 251150 ft, with improvements, dated Jan, 19 ; consideration, 5,500, Lot on Washington st, 50 ft e of Curtis, n f, 50x100 t, dated Dec. 29, 1873 ; ‘consideration, $15,000. Lot on Sixteenth st, 86 cor of Washtenaw av, 40 acres (except railroad), dated July 16, 1878 ; conafdera- Mary G. Burnet to Ssmue] J. Walker, to st, 8 & cor of Twenty-sixth, w 1, 831180 , dated Jun, T congideration; $21.000, "Lot on Emerald st, 1201t n Tuirty-sightt, w, 24 dsted Jan. 24 ; consideration, $800. tchell st, 264 ft e of Paulin st, nf, Hx12% ft, dated Jan, 20 ; consideration, §1,100. t on West Oblo at, 133 ft w of Blay st, 8 £, 25x150 1t, dated Jan, 34 ; conmderation, §1,375. Lot on Twentieth'st, 250 feet w of Lafinst,nf, 253124 {t, dated Jan. 103 conaideration, $1,294. Lot on Fowler st, 375 ft e of Robey st, n f, 100x163 ft, with S other lots In same addition, dated Jan. 24; consideration, $8,000. Bamo s above, dated Dec. 15, 1673 ; conslderation, ,000. ‘Lot on Lake st, 8 e carner of Halsted at, n, 60 4-10x 1T TE, dated Nov. 15, 1873; consideration, $50,000. Samuel A, Bawyor to Thomas D, Snyder. Ten lots, in Block 1, of Moore’s e 3§ of n w X Sec 30, 39, 14, dated Jan. consideration, $8,000, F.0t'8, in Block 2, Morris w 3 of 8 w X Sec 18,3, 14, dsted Bept. 2, 1873 ; consideration, $6,000. $ots 6 and 7, in Block 11, of Smith’s n'é X of n e X Sec 18, 39, 14, dated Jun, 13 ; consideration, $6.000. Part of Lot 14, in Walker’s Blocks 10 and 15, in same 85 the above, dated Jan, 23 ; consideration, $7,600. NORTH OF CITY LIMITS, Lot 45, 1n Block 3, of Biock 15, Sec 29, 40, 14, dated Jan, 24 consideration, $2,800. Lot 40, in same, dated Jun, 24 ; consideration, $2,800, BOUTH OF CITY LIMITS, N }f Lot 16, in Evan's et al. Lots 9 to 16 of Johnson's s3ofae X ofnoi Sec 5, 55, 14, dated Jan. 16; consideration, $4,000. Lot 2, in Block 1, of Johnson's Block 27, Sec 16, 38, 14, dated Dec. 3, 1873 ; considorntion, $4,000, Lat 10, of Lots 8 and 9, Forrestville, dated Dec. 19, 1873 ; considerstion, $2,500. SUMMADY OF TRANSFEDS YOR TRE WEEK. ‘The following {8 the total amount of city and sub- urban_property transferred during the week ending turdsy, Jan. 24: City property, number of sales, 112;_consideration, $1,0i7,460. North of city limits, number of sales, 67 consileration, §22,435. South of city limits, number of sales, 32; considerstion, $353,- 545, Weat of city limits, number of sales, 53 consid- eration, §15,960, -Total & les, 155, Total conslderation, 1,319,307, THE PHILOSOPHERS. ¥t Is Agreed They Shall Leave the Methodist Church. Lecture by lirs. Kats N, Doggett---It Is Declded to Have Sunday After- noon Lectures. The Philosophical Society hold a regular meeling yesterday evening, in the Methodist Charch Block, Prof. Haven presiding. THE TRUSTEES OF TILE FIRST QEURCH. The following correspondence between the Trustezs of tho Church and the Becretary of the Executive Committes was road, and placed on file: Messrs, Haven, Thomas, Abbott, Buford, and Keith : GESTLEMEN: Your esteemed favor of the Gth inat. conveying your explanation of the manner in which the objectionablo le-tures came o be _delivered in the building held by the Trustees for o place of worship of the God of the Eible, of which we complain, sad sour concession of the duty of the Trustecs (o protest uguiuatits uso for purpses inconsistent with tho trusia which the titie of the Bawe is vested in them, is roceived. As the Con- stintien of your Soclety confined the rungs of subjects of discussion and_inquiry, 40 questious of “ Morsl Philosophy, Socsal Science, Natural Ssience, Sgeculative Philosophy, and the more important events of Current History,” we did not supposs the truth of revealed religion, or the inspiration of the Holy Scrip- turce, was involved in any of the subjects named. Nor did we suppose tliat any principle or fact in- volved in auy of the sciances Or philosophies nawed depended upon the negntion or Overthrow of tho Christian religion or the denial of the inspi- ration of the Holy Scriptures, It was, therefore, not snticipated that anything would be said or done,in- consistent with the purposes for which the building was erected and held by the Trustees, To havens- sumed the contrary, would Lave been to charge the gentlomen compoaing your Society of belng copsble of an intentional Lreach of good faith, snd tho manifest impropriety of an abuse of the courtesy of tho Trustecs. These considerations, and tho presumption that all intelligent men know the yurpcses for which the Churcli-building Was erected, were deemed by tlie Trustees a sufficient guaranty aguinst any vivlation of {0 ues to which the building was dedicated, or abuse of the privileges cxtended by them. The fuct, however, hzving transpired that some of your members ore not disposed to confine themselves, in the ravge of their discussions, to the limitationa of your constitution, and feel embarrassed by the con- &clousnesa of the impropriety of a free attack upon the fundamental articice of the faith of thu Church by whote courtesy they are lurushed a place for weeting, in_order that your members may be rebeved of this restraint,” and the Trusiees from the comsure they Juust neccesuriiy receive, and the unpleasant duty which would devolve upon thew fu case of & recurrence of the objictional lectures re— ferred to in our furmer note to you, we wre of the oyfuion thit it 15 best for all concerned, that et us catiy o oy 4§ COUVeDieut, you procure sume Other place for your meetiugs, = Yours moat respeifully, J. K. BOTEFORD, GRaNT GoODRIC, Joms W. WAUGHO®, Committee of Board of Trustces of the First Metho- dist Ohureh. [} ‘THE RESPONSE. To the above, Air. Keith, for the Executive Comumitiee, answared as follows: Carcao, Jan, 22, 1674, Messre. J.. K. Botaford, Grant Goodrich, John W. Waughop: GENTLEMEN: Your Inte Tesponse to the Executive Committeo of the Philosophical Soclety, although re- ceived by onr Brother Thomas Inst Saturday evening, 28 Dot presented before the Executive Committes till resterday. 3¢ am matructed by the Committce fo ackmowledge its receipt, and t0 6ay, in their behalf, that early steps will be taken to secure other rooms for the meetings 6f the Society, Iam yours, respectfully, Becretary Executive Committes, . MDS. DOGGETT. Mrs. E, N. Doggett then read an interesting esesy upon the philosophic painter, Raffaol d'Urbino, which was listened to with attention; and intelligendy eriticised at its conclusion. The seats_of the lecture-room having been filled with advertising circulars previous to the meeting of the Society, Geo. Stiles moved that the Executive Committeo be instructed to ex- clude, =s far as possible, all advertising bills of any d’esu'iptinn. Tho resolution was adopted. SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES. The Rev. M. J. Savage, alluding to the sug- gestion in Tue TRIBUNE that a courso of Sanday afternoon lectures be given at 8 nominal price for admission, moved that the Execative Com- qmittee bo instructed to inguire iuto the feasibil- ity of such & course of lectures, and it was 2¢Teed to. s ’On motion, Dr. Thomas was_requested to Te- peat h.s lectare on * Balief and Unbel.ef.” The thanks of the Society were voted to Mrs. Doggett for her essey, and & copy wasrequested, to Ea filed in the archives of the Society. Prof. D. J. Soider. of St. Louis, who lately lectured before the Bociety, waa elected £n hon- orary member, and the Society adjourned. LOCAL ITEMS. Officer Messing found 2 man lying in a door- svay on Michigan avenue, between Harrison and Van Buren streets, abont 1 o'clock last night. He was nearly frozen, and would undoubtedly have died bad ho not been taken directly to the Armory. . Last night was 8 bad one for the gambling fraternity of Chicago. About 10 o'clock John Lawlor's keno rooms at 171 Monroe street were pulled, and the proprietor, Pascall Pollock, Charles Watts, J.N. Clark, John McEay, and 0. H. Henry were arrested by Sergt, Ebersold and his men. A full set of keno tools were captured, and .are.in possession of .the police. About an hour later Sergt. Gamity pulled the brace faro-house of Haight, which is gituated in the basement under his billiard- room. The following parties wero arrested and takon to the station: B. Haight, James White, James Hapson, John La Pearce, John Nelsn, ‘William White, H. O. Atwood, Richard Johnson, Henry Murray, J. W. Pluet, Pred Haskios, H. W. Thompson, Jsmes Brett, M. D. Williams, J. H.Willisms, James Duncan, Walter Johnzon, Jobn Simpson. Signor Gustavo Moriami, the sccomplished baritons who eang in the United States with Mme, Lucea a year sgo, is now at La Fenice Theatre, in Venice. He commenced the season di cartello in * L'Africaine,” his B"‘om of Nelusko eliciting hearty commer on. ‘Are There Such Things as Freedom and Equality? An Argument on the Negative Side of * the Question. Further Discussion of the Servant Ques- tion from the Standpoint of the Mistress, Liberty, Fraternity, Equality—words that have cost rivers of blood, and in the end HAVE MEANT NOTHING. ‘¢ A bas 'aristocrat!” shouted the ouvrier of- Paris when the guillotine was doing its desdly work. “Level all distinctions; let'no mau or Woman be better than another,” cries the would- be loveler. *Divide your wealth with us; you have no right to it” was the demand made by o mob of Communisats of the mitlionaire Rothschild. “ Certainly, gentlemen. What is the population of France?” The nam- ber stated, it was found ‘hat two francs each was the sum which the banker was called upon to bestow upon these astonished and not over well-eatisfied wonld-be eharers of his wealth. And what had the result of it all been? Are there fewer cliques, loss do haut en bas-ism, if we-may use the term, now than before the mob ro8o in its might to destroy, not to distribute? Probably not. Chambord and the Bonnet-Rouge are no nearer an equality of position or feeling to-day than they were when the white flag of tho Boarbons symbolized tho party then ruling the nation, and tho Bonnet-Rouge had not 28 yet be- come an emblem of another phase of power. And how is it with us? Liberty is our watch~ word, and wo assert that upon our soil all are born free and oqual. Was thera evar a groater tallacy? THERE 15 NO SUCH THING a8 either frecdom or equality. Miss Kilmansegg wakes to & realization of life as a golden vision, aud is reared, and pampered, and praised Tho daughter of old Sal Chiffonier, down in Rag Alley, exerts her lungs for the first time in the midst of squalor, dirtand disease. The former has all that wealth can buy. Bhe may have toschers and loarn all that they can impart; she may be clothed in purple and fine linen, and every unpleasant sight and sound will be carefuily excluded from her vision and hearing. The latter must, if she lives at all, do it in spite of all tbat povorty can deny. Bhe, too, will have her teachers in strange languages, no doubt: the polyglot of the street, the argot of tho thief, the oaths of the drunkard. ANl loathe some sights will meet her oyes, all vile sounds her ears, all noicome ofdors ber olfactories, Is she freo, born toan inheritance of shame and crime? Arenot her fetters riven before her birth ? Is Mies Kilmansegg any more s0? Hag not her position its bonds also? AND LIOW ABOUT THE EQUALITY? Placed up on the samo footing, cither exalting the ono cr leveling the other, what possible point. of attraction would there bo between these two people, born hypothetically free and equal? Both women, they would be 80 ntterly separated by their differing accidents of birth, education, and ourward surroundings, that the very placing them together would prove the fallacy of the roposition. Fxireme cases perhare, bt existing ones, with iunumerable ivrermeilate gradations. This is truo. admitting tihe meutality of the women to Lo tho same, and wealth, with irs posaibilities and probabilities.tho only cats? of thie r inequal- itv. Tako another type, however: the ¢aughter of anobleor a learned race, whose motto has been tlet of Bayard, ' Sans peur et sans re- proche:” whose culture has incroased with each generation, until o fair exotic, reared under glass to tho perfection of a rare hot-house plant, is the result. HOW MUCH STRONGER would be the contrast here, even if immensg wealih did not add its weight to the balance, She, too, would have the etiquotte and preju- dica of her class to bind her to its forms and duties; end she would hot be free, except inas- mach as perfect obedience to established law is perfect frecdom. Take sull another view of the question. WHO IS THE ' BOUGH that annoys the la:r-abiding citizen? Ishe the man of Plymouth Rock antecedents, or the half- educated or totally-ignorant “impertation of more recent date? Is he not usually the latter, not infrequently in goad clothes, though often at fault with Lis. aspirates or mispro- nouncing his vowels ? The citizen born, not made, has learned that freedom is not licensa ; and that the law of courtesy. as well a8 those which regulate civil governmert, holds ood it this conntry 38 well as in sny other. "OL! it'sa free country!” exclaims the half- civilized, poorly-educaced, newly-arrived young sottler, when remonstrated with for rudeness or lack of common ¢.vility. *‘Yoncandoasyou please here,” he remarks as he muxes himself specially obnoxious, quite forgetful that for such conduct he wouid be knocked down 10 his own_country, even as his Amorican countorpart would be he if bedared act in such » manner. Freedom neither license, anarchy, nor chaos; and 5o, in a cortain sense, it msy be said NOT TO EXIST,— to be impracticable, even impossible. As for equality, whatever peoplo moy be in the eyo of the law, certainly in absolute reality such & thing i3 not de facto. The varying cir- cumstancza of life tend to)placeindividuals as far apart as tho poles of the magnet. Were it pos- SIS % eqtalize mstiers: fa_ bHing all’ fane tions of the miund, al powers of the body, down to the same level, and make all the sur- roundinga equal.—what & monstrons world it wouldbo ! Fortunately this cannot be, £nd so, 18 long as'the world exists, THERS WILL BE CASTE IS IT. Birth, Wealth, and Intellect will each have its special aristocracy; while Pov- erty and [goorance must contribute their quota of plebeisus, Whet utter nonsonse 1t ig, then, to talk of equality. Even in thus conntry, does Madame Millionaire seek her associates among tho Chiffonicr fannly : or does Prof. Abstruse Sciecce seck, for & familiar, little Mr. Petit-laitre, who dances the German divinely, and bas forgoiton Low to pro- nounce the latter K? is _scarcoly uecessary, then, to add {hat, whilo some rule, some teach, and some seem like the lilics of the field, simply to be beautiful —blossoms intended to adornend perfume our lives, —others must be hewers of wood and drawern of wator. While the fate of some is ‘“to suckle fools and chronicle small beer,” it isnot the destiny of all. Admitting, then, toat there are different positions 1n life, with different obligations at- tached to each, does 1t not also seem oqually perceptiblo that theso may be hedged 1n by vary- ing forms, and roquire regalia NOT ALLOF A PATTEBY. The practical joke, the wild escapade, tho Fal- slaffian fun even, that might answer for the young man about town who had no particular dignity to support, would scarcely be in good taste for tho govemiu;é hesd of a nation or ths Judgo of a Supreme Court. Each differing position” demaunds something Of the person that fillsit; and, primarily. that, inthat poeition, be it what it may, ho shali do his very best. ‘While this is true of the nation -at large, it1s also troe of social and domestic life. The chate- laine of o housebold, no matter how small har 'menzge may be, how limited her means, has dif- ferent obligations, and especial reguirements, contrasted with other members of her houfe- hold. Her socinl positicn bas its peculiar de- mands, both of dress and demeanor. We do not suppose tuut auy person who has entertaned the leaat thought about tho matter will dispute the SUPERIORITY OF HER POSITION over that of her hired kelp. The mythical holp of the Whitney and Alcott scheol are very cliarm- ing to read about.—may poszibly be ths Help of the Future ; but they certainly are not an exst- ing fact. . o the firat place, the posi ion of the migirces of & houscholl in itsclf confers supe- rior rank. Her positon a8 a wife' ‘and mother is am sdded dignity and the fact that she hos an income, eve: though it be ouly & small one, to dispense, acd perhaps economize about, gives ter & certain amouut of power, and demands a ce:tain quota of respect. When this mistress is also of Ameri- can parentage; has been brought upin a com- {fortable, poseibly s luxuriona home ; taught, as American girls are, all that they are willng to learn,—many of them discovering rare mentality and appreciation,—and then mrrrying the. mmé of ber choice, and sharing his comparative pov~ erty, is there any one with S0 LITTLE TRUE APPRECIATION of the relative value of natural gifts or educa- ‘tional ‘scquircments, ag to place stch™ & woman® on the ‘rame level as the person whom she usually gets to do her work? Thie Tatter, in ninc cases out of ton. is the nenly-arrived emigrant, . who has foft n home nol super-refined, and has come hero to seek work, aud pessible wealib. Froqueutly she czn neither read nor wrifo, and often rio lenrn, after ber mival, the e of meny of which ' roader labor comparatively easy. It born in this couniry, then the few terms av the publio schoot whick ehe hes enjoyed, where sbe bas learned the rudiments of the English language, bave only been sufficient to prove that a little knowledge is A DANGEROUS THING. tho utecsala In their own estimation, such people are wiser than was Agassiz or any other sciontist. These mon realized how mere a drop in the ocean of thought was all that they had gained. They had learned that knowledga s boundless, infinite, and everopenin, new regions to explore. Qur ‘“little-learning representative, however, is tao wise to be tanght anything; and her dime-novel is, in ber esti- mation, quite as good as her mistress. Herbert Spencer or Art-Roview. When these young Iadies have reached that point of sublime indi- viduality in which they can write fair English and viteperste copiously throngh the columns of THE UNE, wo scarcely expect to see them in our kitchens. Suchtalent should argue skilled Iabor, and every one knows that skilled labor can commang its price. We have not the slightest doubt but what theso young ladies’ (?) mistressos, if they knew that their help bad written to the great paper of the Northwest, would look upon them with awe and admiration; and, if theydid not_immediately invite them to a seat of honor at thair board, they would at least suggest that such talent ought not to be wasted in anyhoby's kitchen. If these surprised mistresses should quote, &8 an afterthonghi, that * Fools rush in where angels fear to troad,” we are sure they would discard it at once as not bewng in the least degree applicablo. However, bandinage apart, it is not tothe educated class in the least degroo_that onr re- marks aro intended to apply. Women in this country have constantly to o DO BATTLE WITH UNSKILLED LABOR. The mass of our servants,—and this name 8ooms to be another sitruggling point,—are the illiterate, untrained pessantry of foreign coun- tries, untidy in their ways and unclean in their habits., When, after a week’s eojourn of one of theso persons, the wife and mother has to leave her especial duties, and devote the following week to cleaning up after her so-called help, she can hardly help crying out at their inefiiciency. Many persons aro thus betwoen fwo fires ; Either that of do- voting to household labor time which rightfally belongs to other daties; or of seeing their Lares and Penates distroyed or disgraced.. Again: an irate damsel remarks: “Go to work; you ate none too good.” Is not this a elight mistake ? The wifeand mother has other obligations more peremptory than those which ber housework demands. If she is an educated woman, the wife of an educated mun, sho abgolutely wrongs hoth berself, her husband, and her childron by devoting to the actual performance of household labor time which should be employed in Leeping tho flame of intellectual light bright and scintillant in her own home. Physical ability in the laborer, di- rected by cultivated mental perception in the employer, is 2 FAR BETTER AND MORE ECONOMIO * nse of domestic forco than subjugating the lat-_ tor to the former, and turning out altogether tho_individual who is only capable of filling the position which demands mere strength of muscle. Another serious objection seems to lie in the fact of the old term of servant being used. If you are not fitted for anything better, it is no disgrace to eerve; and to scrve cortainly means to be a servant. We are all more or less in positions of servitude, for we are all more or less called upon to serve 1n some Way; and to be desiguated servants of the Lord is regarded a0 mo:t praisewor by by many good people. To bo a thoroughly good seruant, in the common scceptation of the term, is'to be adorned with ATr F HONOR § and the person woriby thus to be calledis in a farr way for preferment. Such a one will not always survo others. She will have the respect of her employers ; will probably marry and edu- cate ber children to = higher grade in life. Her original disadvantages of birth snd education may prevent ber reaching tho social status of ber former emplogers, and 1t she truly respects berself, she will not care to do 50; but she will find comfort and hapgine:fl in het own home aud Ler own sphere. It Lias fienenflly been our experienco that those who avo felt themzelves the most injured by the titls of servant wore s TIE ISCOMPETENT ONES, who, not having the ability to do anything bet- ter, bad not the gelf-respict to try and do well in that for which they were snited. ‘White the world stauds; there will still be vari- ous degrees of Caste; and Polly in the back- parlor of the shop, happy with her Sam, will £till wonder whether her sister, who bas had the botter opportunity and ability to reach more congenial sphere, will be contented with her high- boin hasband. There must etill be some whose Iot in life 1t will be to serve, and we are willing to admit that tho laborer is worthy of his hire ; but, whon he demaads more than hi3 supply 1o tho domestic economy guarantees, then an effort must be made to EQUALIZE THE TWO. Vitnperation will not ciange the aspect of the case, nor & wonld-be Commission be of perma- nent ducation, even if it could be provoked for & short time. Oae thing is certain: that indi- vidual merit generally finds 1ts level ; and, when the hewers of wood and drawers of water, through their own intrinsic worth or by other mesns, rise superior to that position, thoy will be able to hold their own, and the superiority will be cordially sccorded them. Meanwhile, it might be wiss to admit that envy will not procara it for them, but that the more sxillfally, perfectly, and thoroughly they do toeir accustomed work, the sooner will they reach that superior position which they sigh for, Madame Miltionsire and Dame Ouiffimiere, Marchioness and peasant, chatelaine and scul- lery-maid, WILL EXIST in some form and under some title, until the mille of Time have ground humanity to dust. And here we leave the much-argued question, only alleging that each sphera its allotte duties, diffecing in kiod, but none the less im- perative, and to be performed Ly ail conscien- tious people to the best of their abuiti.- = THE DEAD BEAT’S DIRECTORY. A Document Which Everybody Will want to fave a Loolkk Ats We have beon fortunate enough to come into the posseasion of a ten-page pamphiet, numbers of which are in circulation in this city among grocery man, meat-market men, boardiog-house keepers, etc. It would be very amusing reading if it could be published entire, but. since it would be altogother too libelons to do this, we simply givo somo of che prominent points in the production. It is headed as follows: *“This list of nomes i8 for the private refercnce of those only who taka it; will be re—compiled and pub- lished monthly ; information will be furnished of any name herein found. Letters for any Urpose mayhe addressed to H. B. McK., West ide' P. O." Then follow alout 1,000 names arranged in alpbabetical order. Among those Bguring in this dircctory are lawyers, clergymen, sctors and actresses, newspaper men, city em- ployes, printers, ex-Aldermen, bosrding-house keepers, women of the town, car drivers, grocery- store keepers, gentlomen of leisure, vagrants,— men and.women of almost esery couceivatle occupation, frow Bible canvassers down to * gut- tor snives,” The public would be surprised if they could see soms of the names given in thia list, and the individuals nemed would be still more astonished if thoy knew that they figured in this documnent, wiuch is in the hands of the people from whom they bay. their meat, their Drovisions, and their dry-goods, and who aro 8worn not o show their copies. Not the least interesting part of the produc- tion are the running comments which follow the names. The nams comes first, then tos resi- dence, and then such observations as ** Boarding-House Sealper,” * Wandering Star. * “ Whisky-Aabsorbent.” * Police Court Shys- ter,” igky-Conzumer,’ * Gentle Jack,” “ Whisky-Sponge,” *‘ Lively Fies,” *¢Sisters at Largs,” “ Freebooter,” '‘On tke swing.” “Hanger on abont _ Panvon's_ of- fice,” ** Kicked Ont,” * Grass-Widow,” ** Rather make a debt tban pay o debt,” * Tramping- Jour,” Horse and baggy thief,” * One-armed Vagrant,” *¢ Boacding-houso Scalpers,” ** Jamp- iag-Jenny.” “Wuile this pablication parports to be & sort of directory of dead-beats, it has an- aoubtedly Leen nsed to a coneidersble extent for tho purpcse of blackmailiog. Thopublisher has, wo understand, gono to individuals of prominence and suggested to them that in consideration of §5 or $10 their names would not appear on his black list ; but that if they failed 10 respond to his suggestion, the whole small mercaatile com- munity would be warned against them. In some instances, we beliove, the men who have been *¢gtruck " for these sums have come down. In other cases thoy have failed to d the result is that this intessnld List contaios the names of ek gentlemen aed ladies whose responsibins is undoubted, and whoso payments are vz We belieye thata lawer of high standing by peoed to dircover, tho other-daw, fhat ni;'n.g’; sppeared on oo of theco docaments, and thay it 18 his intention tc bring & sait for Publishi; ] a slander_agamst an individual who had oge g thoso pampiicts, 20d who baaded it 10 ‘Eomebods ela for examivation. Ttisnot, of conrse, 6o my I8 object to puuish the circnlator as to iy cover tho whercabouts of the publisher andhayy Lim brought to grief. We would advise o readers, when they go to market to-morrow moruiog, to ask their meat-men to allow the, to look at their copies of this publication, ays they doeo it will bo Tound mor eatertaining z n anythin, e; Vo twelvemonth. iy e CRIME. Fatal Quarrcl Between Two Farmers, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davexront, Is., Jan, 2.—In Prairie Townah, Eeokuk Count, a day o two since, an aliereston ol place between to neighbors, named Jobn Stramess dna Angust Shell, which resuited in the death of th, Shell was & teamster of Strausser, and ry his catile in a fleld where Strausser had some. corn, gtil] ungathered. Tho latter told Sholl that he wanted the cap. tlo kept ut of tho fleld. On the day in question, how grery tho cattlogot nto o field, and Strsusser sent ony Lis dogs to chase the cattle ouf, Shell saw this pro ceeding, and went down to tho field with his gua, wagy the iatentian of shooting the dogs, ‘A scuflly enmey between Shell and Btrausser, and in tha struggl, Strausser got liold of fhe fun and struce by a terrible biow with ft upon the This dis the gun, {ta contenta u:lehz;‘z: Btrausser’s loft lung and resulting in his almost o stant death, Shell'a skull was fractur and at last accounts he was delirions, :gdb{‘ ?Il. fulif ho ove: recovers, Doth partie Savo. hereianrry ‘borne & good character as peacesble, law-abiding cits. zens, Sirausser was ono of the oid settlers of Eeakuy Cousity, and the first citizen of Brairis Townatug: Escape of Jall Prisoncrs, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridwr Goswe, Ind,, Jen, 24, Fivo desperate charsctery confned in tho'fuil in fhis city eacaped last mighy. ;‘he Sherifl ;n-l k.hb“nbtum 20 errind for one of the risoners, when -they batlered a hola through a bricy wall and departed for aris nnkuows, " ot Arrestof a Thievish Eamily Near Lea lana, 111, g Lrzaxp, I1L, Jan, 24, ~For somo tm pat & amount of ate3ling has been + ia the vicinity of Leland, housos betug entercd: Lot pobes, ot 3ok and Whips stolen, jrasssecd and wheat taken from barn, cte, Saspicion fnaly settled upon s fommily by the name of Wantz (promounced *V: some two and a half miles south of this vhid -consisting - of mother, elr daught eoveral * dons. The father of - the ” fami: having lived for some time unhappily it his wife, a few months since cansented to taks some 3900 and horse, yield all further claims to the farm, and leave. Ho was tho second husband of Mrsl Wantz,—the eldeat children being_ hers by her forme: husband. Since his departare nothing has been heard of bim, and conjocture Las boen busy a o his whers sbouts; . Suspicion of the thefts and burglaries ettl thia family, because of ihio Rotorious ity of weron on the part of tho girls and the general readness of tho boys Lo engage {n auy piecs of Tescality (bt esma A man by the namo of Bates, having’ securcd th confidence, arranged with tho oy 0 make & mid ko Saturdsy evening on one Andrew Anderson, a wealty Norwoglan in this vicinity, supposed to ‘have con. siderable” money by him. Ho then apprised the officern of the condition of affairs, which resulted in the arrest 3f this notorious family and two or threo other roughs who havo been assoctated with them in their depredations, Failing to obtain the rer quired ball, the males of the family have been taken to the county jail at Otiaws for safe-keeping. 4 search-warrant being oblainod, much stolen prope: was found about the promises, which has beew id fied, and yesterday, strango to relate, the body of old man Wantz was found buried under tho hog-pen, be buving evidently been capturded by Lua step-soma whea Bio was leaving, last fall, robbed, and afterwands Killed by them, Excitement on the snbject runs high, A Duellist-Murderer Fined $500, RICHMOND, Jen, 24.—The trial of Mr. Puge McCarty for the killing of John B, Mordici fn s duel lnst My was conclnded this cvening, and_tho care given to the Jury atTo'clock. In s fow minutes the jury returned Tor instructions as to whethcr they were raquired to find a verdict of murder in the fuct de gree, or acquit. The Judge fnstructed that they were not 80 required, and also instructed as to the varions dearees of murder and manslsughter, At 9 olclock the jury returned a verdict of imvomn! manslaughter, and fized the fine at $300. Counsel for defense nsked for s suxpension of judgment, and moved to set axide the verdict, Thé piisoner wns bailed in $1,00. Previous to instructlons by the Court the jury stood nine for acquittal and thres fox murder in tho first degree, Murders in the Pennsylvania Mining Regions. PurTEviLiz, P, Jan. 24.—While ono Eradley, of Forrestville, was ¢ supper last mght, be swas thot dead by one Farrell, who then cut the body in two, aad threw the remuins down an air-hole of a decp mine, Bradley's wife gave the alarm, and tho murderer wis arreatad. 'WILKESDARKE, Pa., Jan. 24.—Testerday afternoon a ‘miner was along the main stroct of Pittson on his way bome from work, when a stranger on the sides walk, apparently watching for some ons, approsched and shot the miner dead.” Haif s dozen persons who ‘witnessed the shootirg attempted to arrest the mur derer, but he threatened to shoot any one who inter- fered, and paszing down the strect dlisappesred inan ¢y-way, and has not been seen since. Furder in Nashville, Nswreriis, Tenn,, Jan, 24.—Maurice Egin, nows- agent of the Nashvillo & 'Chzttanooga Raiirond, wis stiot at half-past 8 o'clock to-night, in the Merchants’ Exchange saloon, in this city, by A. L. Pow. ers, » gmbler from Loutsville. Egn had been drinkiog hesvily for lest week, In a scuille with Posers ho drew a pistol on him, Powers left the saloon, but 500n returned with s re- oiver, and shot Even fwice, Kliing him instantly, Powers was arrested in 8 bagnio on Vine street shortly ; afterward, and imprisoned, A Prisoner Charged with Nurder Eilled in Court. New ORLEANs, Jan. 24.—At Galveston, Texas, this morning, at the Criminal Court, the cass’of the taia vs. 3. B. Helm, who was _charged with ths murder of John Ferguson, was called, and owing to the nop-ar rival of witnesses was held open. Whilo. waiting, Johnny Ferguson, s son of ths murdercd msn, ap- Proached the prisoner between the ralling sad the table, nnobserved, and, puiling out s five-shoater, shot the prisoner Helm In tho bead, Xilliug him almost instantly. - Young Fergason wis' arrosicd 2ad i 20w on RAILROAD DISASTERS. Fatal Collision on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Roade=Cars Jump the Track on the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayme. Prrrssunan, Pa., Jan, M,—A coiiison occurred on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St Louls Railrosdst. 5:45 this evening, mear Holliday’s Cove, thirty-nine Soles trom thie cly, Datweots expoons train Ve, Joocae sisting of twelvo coachies, two slecpers, one Laggage, ind oo ospress ek, And tho’ - Sicabcoeils accommodation west, with tnree cozches and oms bagzage car. ‘The cxpress and baggage cars of the ex- press train took fire, and, with thelr entiro contents, ‘were consumed. James Paul, the cxpress messcoger, famissing. Ho wxs lust secn at Sleubeovile, in bis car. No - passengers were injured. Hollidsy's Cove is the re pesang polnt for both trains, .and the crpress trin . had orders to wait fivo minutes, bt left the switch threa or four minutes sooner than-it should. Both engines were badly wrecked. No damsge dogg to tha casckes. A serious accident also occurred to the Chicago ex- Teas east on the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ballroud, twents-ono milcs cast of Crestine, this p. Two express and mall cars and one cosch ran off tbe track, caused by the front end of the first pxpress caf jumplng- the track from come unknown cause, but Bupposed to be 3 broken truck, The expross car W&l badly wrecked, and the messenger, named J. H. ‘Woodward, seriously hurt, Some of bis ribsandsa arm were troken. Nopassengers huri. The tworss coaches and engine did not leave the FIRES. At Charleston, Il - .. - CrinzzsTox, L, Jan, 24.—Last night, betien 10 and 11 oclock, Gags & Chiltow’s fouring-mill, Iogte Dear the depof in this city, was entirsly deszroys fire, fogetser wwith all it cobtained, excopt the [00K3 tho'irm. Tho mill ¥asa thr hrick butdme, and worib, ncluding the machinery, at Lot $10.05% and {nsured for $25,000. In the mill thers was s largs ‘sm>unt of grain, flour, meal, etc., valucd £t §12.000 07 $15,000, which was instzed for $13,00. Tho ot of the firo is unknown, bit it s supposed to be been started by the friction of the ruckinery In 2 third story. This morning the walls hovo pineipally fallen, and men cre at work in the debris, !—fi’.!"h;l l}.a the boilers, enziney, ete, It ispot yot knowm that (ke mill will bé rebullt { if not, the Ioia is ome tba Joug be felt by tho people’ of Charleston anty, — THE WEATHER. e Jux, 24.—The range of temperature this day ported by L. Manauie, opticiat, 6 Exst Sadison sireek Tribune Building, every hour, is a3 follows : FARREIEIT. o S ally clear weather will prevail, with cuatin: i bsrometer and northwesterly to noflhmlm!;m ‘e For the Ohto Valley and thence northward Upper Lake region and westward (o Lt or partly cloudy westher, with low mw% morthwesterly to southerly winds. For the Ty, Atlagtic and New England States, colder cloudy westher, with fresh to brisk, and, 3 Tsick high, northwesterly to southwesterly winds 454 0 Parometer For the Lower Lake region, i “Sollowed by colder snd clearing weather, Wil o AL il i e i ¥ b 5 i i i z &