Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1874, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, WEBRUARY 4, 1874, THE MAYOR'S BILL. A Poor Prospect for its Re- enactment, Its Old Friends Are Now Op- posed to It. And Its Former Enemies Give It Only o Partial Indorsement. Mr, Hesing Favors ‘a Tortion of 1, But the Aldermen Do Nots Sentiments of the Cook County Dele- gation. What the Bill Did for Pcorin and Other Places, Though the day on which tho act known as the * Mayor's bill" will comoto an end byits own limitation 18 rapidly appronching, and s now but nmonth distant, thero is not any symp- tom of au effort Lo re-onact it in its presont or in o modifled form. On various occusions poli- ticlany and business mon havo oxpressed thelr approval of the principles and workings of tlis net, and their desire that it should be a perpetu— al euactmont, but thoy have dono nothing, pub- licly at lenst, to prove the sincority of thoir pro- fossions, With a viow to ascortain the sonti- mont in Chicago ou the eubjact, & roporter was directed to call upon leading represontatives of tho two partics which contested tho ‘Novembor olection, in order to ascorinin their viows and intentions, 1o confined his in- quiries to this clags alono, since business mon, lowever strongly thoy might fool on the gubject, would exert little or no influenco at Sprivgticld, -t <oy SENTIMENTS OF CHICAGOANS, Tho first person eallod upon was AR, TOND, candidate for Mayor at tho late olection, and who was underatood, prior to that timo, to linve been in favor of the bill, but to have changed his viows since thon. 'I'ho following conversa- tion took place botweon him nud tho reporter: Reporter—Do you favor tho ro-cnactment of {ho Mayor's bill ? Mr. Boud—I think some of its provisions Bhould Lo re-enneted. Reportor—Why are you opposed to it aan whole? Mr. Bond—DBecauso it is & dangerous bill. Reportor—Uave you nlways considered it dan- gerous # Mr. Bond—It puts too mueh power in the Magor's hunds, 1 Lo nssumes coutrol of tho Board of Polico, for iustanco, thore will be trouble, Roporter—With n good Mayor it is a good bill ; with 1 bad Mayor it 18 & bad bill, Is toat what you mean # Air. Bond—Yes, Thore should bo somo limi- tations in u bill of that Kind, it shouldbe drawn with great care, and in such n way ns to obviate unnl}.;)lu botweon thie BMuyor and the various ontds. Roporter—In its present sbape you think it likely to fostor disturbauces ? 20r. Bond—Yes, it 18 bonud to, Tieporter~Do you think tho Legislature will re-ounct it ? Hr, Bond—My impression is that they will not ; but that is not foundod un auy very dufinito in- formation. . Reporter—Is thero a movemont on foot to lobby the bill through # BLr. Bond=Not to my knowledgo. Tteportor—What foetures in the bill do you ap- provoof ¥ WILAT IIL APPROVES OF, Mr. Bond—Well, 1 think the provision allow- ing the Mayor to voto itemsiu the Appropriation bili au oxgoflont oug, and it vught to Lo pre- gerved, ‘That is about tho only valuablo feature. ‘fhere is too much uncurtainty abont tho bill. 1t isu putched bill, It says the Mayor may di- charge nuybody from oftico excopt thoso elvctod Dy this poople,—~auy member of any Board. No distinction is tade betweon mombery elocted by tho peoplo aud thoso who are not. Honco con- {rovarsy iy provokad, Bome putting ono construc- tion upon i, aud others an cutirely ditferent one. Reportor—In your opinion, thon, the bill is a failure? Mr. Bond—In governmental matters experi- mentis are always bud. If you havo u uyatom, aud tinker at it, confusion is inovituble. Roporter—What do you think of THE PRESENT CITV GOVERNMENT ? Mr. Bond—1 think it should be thoroughly re- orgauized, and that thore slould Lo Lut oue member of, & Board, bo to bo uppointed by tho Mayor, and removed at lis discrotion. 1f that wero done, responsiblity of wrong-doing'could bo thrown upon eome _one, aud thero would Lo u liead and n system in tho managomont of our municipal affairs, ALD, QUIRK. ‘Tho roportor, whilo prosecuting his inquirics, oamo neross Ald. Quirk, of_tho Luyw-and-Ordet purty, and o supportor of Muyor Medill, His views on this subject nro ne follows : Teporter—What do you thiuk of tho Mayor's bill mow 7 Ald. Quirk—T am opposoed to its oxtension, be- cauge 1t pluces too mMuch power in the hunds of ono man, lteporter—Why have you changed your opin- jon ¥ Ald. Quirk—Well, I favored it when it became & law, bocause thofo Was 1more occasion for it than thoro is now. Reporter—Are tho old friends of tho bill gen- orally opposed Lo its ro-onuctment ? IT DEFENDS ON TIE MAN, Ald. Quirk—I think they are, ~ Mayor Kfedill's fricuds had no objoctions to the bill whon lLo was in oflico, because ho was looked upon as mau of ubitity and good judgmont; but, in tho bands of u bad man, wcaléulable injury und dis- order would ensue. Reportor—How do tho Aldermon feel about it ? Ald. Quirk—All with whom I have epoken in regurd to it do not appear to favor its extansion. The voto on Ald. Iitzgerald's resolution, which opposed tho re-ennctment of the bill, shows the eontiment of the Council, only four Aldermen voting against the resolution. A, €. MESING, _The next, and the most important, person visited was Mr, A, O, Hesing, one of tho leaders of tho Peoplo's party at the lato election, und whosie viows earry mucli weight, sinco thoy nre uudumthdmm})munut. thoso of tho majority of the German element, 1lis sentiments on this question ure givon in the following conver- * Hopsrtor—Do sou favor t eporter—Do you favor the ro-enactmont of tho Mni'm"s Lill 'fy e Mr. Hosing—~I do, Tteporter—\Will un effort bo mada to induco tho Legislnturo to extend it ? }\llr. ll:miugj—]—l am ntfl. m{nro of uny. eportor—Do you think, from what you have hcurd, (it 1t will Do ro-cunetod? Ir. Hosing—Woll, tho ltepublicans nro in tho and thoy can do us they plonso. rtor—Ifuve any of tho mowmbors expressed themyotves to you as fuvorabls to the bllY? Mr, Hesing—It was pussed in tho fivst_placo with much difliculty, aud I apprehond the Bamo trouble, if not niore,will bo wet with again, l(upnrlm'—bq, you know of any persons who are going down to Bpringlield to lobby in tho in- . tereuts of tho bill 2 Mr. Hesing—Nobody Is going that I know of, Lundorstand n bitl hus been introduced to givo Chieaggo a'lown or Villugo Government, ’I’hnt will give the Mnyor the same power he hny under the presont law, Reporter—That would abolish the Doards, would it not ? Mr, Hosing—I think so, but I am not positive bout It Reportor—If the Mayor's bill does not go through, will its frionds combine ou the one establishing o 'lown Government ? VETOING IS, My, Hosing—T boliove wo, ''hero is one pro- vision iu tho bill that ought not to bo repenlod, That iu the one giving the Mayor tho power to veto any item in the Appropriation bill.” Chat is mora important (hau_tho authorlty to romovo &nd appoint ofticarn, If that provision could bo retalued, the fnteroats of tho city could he wull sukensearo of; if 15 wero ullowed to couso, it ~ould bo u gicat misfortune. Tteportey—Will there not be considorable op~ position to n\-\o"hhhlg ihe Bourds ¢ Alr, Hesing—IL don't kuow, 1huve not hoard any one oxpross an opinion nbout it. DAN 0'MAUA. The Load of tho Insh wing of tho Pooplo’s party was noxt interviewed, with the following rosult : ¢ Rteporter—Do you think the NMayor's bilt ought to bu oxtonded ? Mr. O'llara~That 15 » Joading question, and I deglino Lo answorit. Reportor—Are you golug to Bpringfield to op- posa its re-onactmont ? Mr. O'Hara—L do uot know whother I am of not. bn]lgpnrtur—whut objootions have you to the I Mr., O'Iara—Woll, under the Alediilinn Ad~ ministration it was not o succoss, and wo think it ‘Iu beat to fall back on tho old way of doing things. Taportor—Who nra Wo 2 Mr. O'Hara—1ho peoplo, Teportor—Are you opposed to the wholo bilt ? 3116 OLIITIONS, Mr. 0'Hara—I am Lo {hnt portion of it glving tho Mayor absolule power to make romovals without cause, _Thoro should bo causo for de- eapitating an officer, Cortaln romovals are con- tempiatod that Iam oppoged to,—oflicers who bave boen long identified wilth their dopart- monts, and have becoma oxports; nnd I thnl it wonld bo neither ndvancing ner promoting tho gonoral intoronts to ent oft the honds of thoso n‘mu, sply to gratify o morbid appetite for change. Toportor—Do vau not think tho olause giving power to veto itoms fu the Approprintion bill n proper ono ? AMr, 0'Hara—Yos, but that i8 n quostion for tho Couneil to eonsidor. Rtoporter—Do you know of any one who in- tonds to go to Springflold and lobby agatust the re-onactment of tha bill? Mr. 0'Hurn—No. Inm gan to Bpringfield, Iut not for that 1purpm«s. My oxporicnco in 1obbying bins taught me to avold it, and, besides, I avo no moro axes Lo grind. THE CITY OLERK, Mr. Forrost oxprossod himself ng follows ¢ bulllgpottur—\\!hnt do you thiuk of. tho Mayor's . M. Forrest—I hinve nothing to say about it, ona way or tho other. Reportor—Are you In favor of its extonsion ? Mr. Yorrest—L am. Inevor read it. I don’ know what tho wholoof it1s, Iamin favor of it in somo form or other—n modified form, I dou't know whother the prosent bill would suit ’ 't me, Reportor—Was not tho bill ono of the issues agninst which the Peoplo’s party fought fu the Inta clootion ? Mr, Forvest—I do not think it was, The fight was on Joo Medill's conduet undor tho bill, Noportor—Do you kuow of any movemont to seeuro tha re-enactmont of tho bill. Mr. Forrest—1 do not, Ihave boonapproached Dy sovoral people who wanted mo Lo help in huy- ing it oxtended; but I have takon no stops toward it, nor hms tho Muyor, tomy cortnin knowledge. JFAYOR COLVIN'S VIEWS, As will bo seen, Ltho Mayor has bu litlle moro to say than Mr, Forrest. Toporter—Do you favor the oxtonsion of the Mayor's bill ? T'ho Mayor—I have always folt delicato about oxpresging my viows on tho subject, for the renson thut I intond Lo establish o yooil govorn- mcat Ly appointing honest and capublo men to tho ofitees, and holding each department respon- sible for its nots, I feol that I can shouldar the rosponsibility. If the poople desiro tho ro-on~ netmont of the bill it should bo re-onnoted, Ttoporter—Was not its ovorthrow demanded by tho rosult of the last claction ? Tho Mayor—I think not. 1t wes not an issuo at all, and was not quoationed durivg tho can- vazs. Reporter—Do you know whother Alr. Tesing wants Lho bill oxtondad ? The Muyor—I think he does, and, so faras iny information goes, all the best citizens of Chicago fuvor ita re-onactment. MARK BULRIDAN “T'his gentleman was briof nud emphatic, Reporter—nve you changed your views about tho Mayor's bill 2 Commisioner Sheridan—No, never. I am op- posed to its ro-cnuctment, bocauso it is an abomiuntion, and has created all tho troubls we lave had, 1 have protested against tho one- man power all along, aud will continue to do so. ———r THE SITUATION AT SPRINGFIELD. 1o following lottor from our Springfild cor- rospondent gives o very clear ides of tho' opin- 10ns of the Coolt County mombors on this sub- joct, and shows that the prospoct for tho passago of nny bill on tho subject is infinitcsimally small: BrRINGFIELD, Fob, 3, 1874, Whilo thoro may have beon commotion in Chiengo sboul re-cuacting the Mayor's bill, I Dovo not heard it mentioued sinco tho opeuiiiz of the scssion. Nobt o momber from Chicago folt cnough intercst to introduce a bill, and it was left for Senator Loe, of Icorin, to prosent tho one which now sleops in tho Senato Com- mitteo on Municipalitics. The truth of it is, that Chicagzo mombers do not desire o seo it con- tinued, and unless tho delegation chauges its twonty-cight' minds vory suddenly, aud domands it ns osmontinl to good government in Chicago, it will not emergo from the Committeo, TiE BENATORS, Of thio Caok County Sonntors, Thompson and Dow, are Loo busy iu their law business at home to remain here aud push it, oyon if they favored it vory strongly, which they dow't ; Williamson reprosents the county towns, and doos not care muich one way or unother; MeGrath, who be- liovas ho enffored undor its operation diring tho lust Adwinistration, is positively opposod to its ro-ounctmont, and, besides, bo is o candidato for Dresident of tho Council whon the bill expires ; Waito bas bardly mado up Lis mind, but will scarcoly bothor himuslf {o nid Mayor Colvin, and Kehioe, Colvin's Hay-Waighor, hus gono back on him o far na that bill iy concerned, and will fight it, tooth and nail, if ever it shows its head. Reynolds i rather favorably disposed towards the measure, . 1IN THE NOUSE, Bradwoll, who hus ideas of government inde- pondent of who iu Mayor, would probubly sup- port the bill. | Shermun would abolish the nu- merous Bonrds in thecity,givo the Mayornotonly tho powers conforred by tho bill, but” the right {o appoint » Municipal Cabinot, ench member of which should be in chargo of & departmont, of Public Works, Heulth, Polico, and Aayor beiug accouutable for thonets of his Cab- inet, and to have authority to romove them at plossure. Wicker would go us far in the same divection were ha hore, which is somothing that rarely happous, privato uffais ongrossing his attontion, Lomax, who got olected to pass o Lottle bill in the intorest of his trado, is seldom in Ine scat, aud would not have sppenred at all this sossion, but that somebody threatoned to ropoanl his pot moasuro. 1o came, found it was in no dungor, vamosed, and how not boon horo sinco. If ho hay an opinion on the Lill, or on auy othor subject, which is doubtful, ho would Do againgt it Malpin is outspoken in donounc- ing the bill, and wonld uot voto to re-ounct it for the Pooplo’ party or 10,000 Colvins, 1o re- gurds it o undomoeratic, in that it voncontratos power_which, i his opinion, sliould Lo distrib- ated. Cullerton is in the Couleil, and, o6 tho bill diminishes tho authority of that omincut body, be, with dcGrath, will mever voto powor awey from himsolf to Colvin, much agho loves him. Kunn Lns not Bieen in Lis sent this scssion, and will not be, und, whatovor L opinion is, ho keop it in Chit cugo, whera it can_do no grout harm nor good. Keanlan, Oleson, Condon, Horting, MeLuughlin, Washburn, Sonno, Rountres, Wiyman, Dolton, Booth, nnd, probubly, Hopkins, are opposod to re-onacting tho law in its presout shape, TR MODIFIED BILU, Of tho twouty-eight members in the Cook County delegation, thore nre not more thun six for tho law, which louves twenty-two ngainst it, Woro tho figuves yeversed, it might bo ro-cuact- ad ; bnt, ovon them, it would bo doubtful, & united frout being wuocessary to carry any measwre through for Cook — Qoun- ty. Bomo of the *Cooke" wvow vj;ulr readiness to pnss u modified bill, provid- ing that the Mayor slinll not remove without tho consont of the Council, and tuking wway hin rvight to veto part of an ordinunco witout vetoing tho wholo of it, 'I'lieso changos would emus~ culato tho bill aud roduce tho}lu{ur to tho mero nomiunl position nssigned him in tho chartor, except that lio would have the privilego of nomi- nating tho Botler Iuspector, the liny Weighor, und other minor olfieors formerly nominsted and elected by the Coul ithout his intorforonco. THE UPPONENTS OF TIG BILL enntend that the absolute power to remove 1a danpotic, and n dangerous prorogative to placo in tho hands of any man ; that not ono man in 10,000 cau discreotly oxeroise it for the publio good nlono 3 thut lio might vomove the bost ofil- cials on political grounds to muke raom for lis friends and followors ; that tho vory men—Reno and Klokko—who wero displaced Ly Mu{ur Medill wora rainstated by tho pooplo o by lLis succossor ; that no one mun, ovon if he bo Mayor, can nossibly bo wisor than forty, oven if thoy bo Aldormen ; that the City Governmont ran_smoothly undor the old mtom ; thav no unpleasuntnoss ocourrad until Mayor Modill usiod his wuthority undor tho bill, and that, gen- ornlly, it is wnulssnce, ‘Thoso gontlomen ulso ugereo that tho right to veto ftoms of thie appro- riation ordinanco might work injustico; thnt ha dMayor might voto the upuropriuuunu nmado for ouo division ov ward of tho city, white ap- | ntripo. Iu-nvlng the appropriationa for tho othor divis- lons and wards, and that the Conneil knows bot- ter (han tho Mayor what improvomonts aro noeded n the differont wards, and what appro- printiona should bo mndo. A TOBAINLE COMPROMISE:. Tho apponents of re-cnactment wonld compro- miso an a bill which would give tho Mayor tho l:lu\vm' to remove wilh tho consurronco of {ho Jounell, and leave it ‘tho empty and trouble- some honor of prosiding In tho Couneil, and of becoming tho bith of its mombors in coso he Iy not woll postod in ]mrllmlmutnry I, but s, or would liko to bo, o aw unlo himolr, Tiko Muyor Colvin, Sad it fs lo contempleta tho fack thut Mayor Colvin hins no hiold “on members of the Teopla's party in the Legisiaturo. hey havo gono gomplotoly hack on him, and his frlonds horo, if o huw any, aro antong’ thoso who op- posed his olection, 'The Intter'nro his bost sup- portors, aud n very small minority of tho dologa- tion aro willing to trust lim with tho powor possosnod by his prodecossor, - A large majority of tho delegation, howovor, nre oppiosed to the Lill, and it s snfoto predict that it will not bo ro-cuncted. If hoinsisty upon some mansure, thore will o n disposition to pasy tho hill which Kehoo introduced Just yoar to spite Dayor Modill by ropealing tho present law, Thab bill'in gomowhero around tho Songto, If Mayor Colvin desiros it, Kehoa eannot dd less in roturn for s Iiny Wolghorbhip than try and pass it. WOKINUH OF TIE LAW ELSEWIHERE. Country members do not eare for tho bill. A fow citics havo hoon oxercising its powers. In Oniro it was found bonefleial. Bo_says Jr. Oborly, Cairo's tuembor, who had ,expos onco a8_Mayor Lofore tho law wns passod. Nock Island did mnot soom to approve the _bill, and papers pitehed iuto it Mr. frolumon, who roprosents Rock . Inland, govo that opinton, and sald, further, his pooplo did not earo whothor it was re-ouacted or nol. In Springfleld it huw beon Yrm:llunlly void, ns tho Mayor is Democratio, and tho Oouncil Republi- ot the THE BITUATION IN PEORIA. Teoria is in the samo fix. 'I'hoRopublicans linve fivo munjority in tho Council, and tho Mayor is & Domocrat. ‘They have been in lot water over since Mnyor Warnor took nis ofice. 'Thie Uoun- cil hina poraistontlyrojoctod Lis nominations, and uro patiently waiting until the bill oxpiros, whon thoy proposo to clect mon of thoir own polltieal ‘'ho Mayor nominuted Benator Loo, n Domoerat, for City-Attornoy, but, as tho majority in tho Council imagino city affairs net bo conducted neeording to the Uhiladelphin plntform, thoy rejected Mr. Loo, aud the Ilon, W. W. O'Brion belng subsoquenily nominated, he, too, was rejected. ‘Tho presount incumbont, Mr. Statr, & member of tha House, o trug-blua Ro- publican and o partisan, continues to hold tho ofileo until hiy successor is oleoted. By holding out uutll tho Mayor's bill oxpires, tio Council Iiopo to ro-alect him, and swve tlia cily from o City-Attornoy who is opposod ta Grant fof n third form. Emory, n Fodoral ofiice-holder, louds the majority in tho Council, which ac- counts for tho rigidity with which party lines are drawn. NO SUPPORT FROM COUNTRY MEMEERS. Tho bill v, to il intonts snd purposes, usologs in casos like these, and o long as muuigipalities uro govorned In thio intorost of partios, instoad of in tho intorest of economy and for tho wolfare of the entiro po{mlntiuu, rogardloss of race, color, prrty, or anything olc, just vo long may tho peoplo oxpecs o bo bidly governed and liave their substanco wasted. No support for tho bill nced be ealeulated upon from any large number of country members. ‘Theso who rep- resent cities and towns do not seem nuxious to re-onact 1t, and thoso who live in rural districty swhon bills of this kind come_up rotues to sup- port them on the gronnd that the goneral ‘ncorporation not whouid bo suflicient. ANOTHERL BILL PINDING, There s ponding on third reading in tho Houee n bill permitting the Common Council ot cities to ndopt auy section of tho General Mu- nicipal Incorporation act as part of their churtor. Soe. 7, Att, 2, of this act, provides: ‘Il Mayor shell have power to removo any officer appointed by him, on any formal charge, whenover o sliall bo of opinjon that’tho juterusts of the city de- maud such removal ; but ho shall report the reasons for such removal to tho Councll at its next rogular meeting, i . If the bill passes, the Council in Chicngo may ndopt this seetion, and givo Mayor Colvin power of romoval, and, a4 the Veoplc’s party liave o majority, thoy can give him tho power it thoy please. . Will {hoy do'it? Looking nt Chicago from thin distauce, and_judging from tho roli- tions thut apparontly subsist betwoen 1is Honor and the Aldormen of his party, tho opinion is vontured that thoy would not.” Thero are other l:mv!uiuns in the Incorporation aet which might o adopteil in tho snmo way and bo advantageous, but, &0 long ne Aldormon can say whothor they shall bo ndopted, no roform nced bo expected, cspecindly ir it limits their ability for mischief. Mattera will bo condneted on tho old plan until the people beecoma disgusted, and domand that tho Mayor shall be something moro than u figure- head ifi the govornmont of tho city. A SEW POIST, Thio approaching domise of tho bilt hus raised the quostion whother the provisions inthe charter which it repedlod will tuke efieet when it oxpires, ot will have to bo re-cuncted. LOCAL MISCELLANY. RAILROAD TRACKES ON * CLARK STREET. The Committee on Streots aud Alleys of the South Division mot yosterday at 2 o'clock, and took carringos at tho City Hnll, whonco thoy pro- ceeded to the corner of Clark and Sixteonth streets for the purposo of making a personal ox- amination into the condition of tho railroad tracks on and adjoining Clark stroot, thus ob- taining o bottor idon of tho muttor than a more inspeation of ntaps aud plats could give. Ald. Cooy, Dixon, Schmitz, Foloy, aud Stone wore prosent, and Me, Withrow, of tho Ttock Island, attended to keop an oye on tho fnterests of that rond. On nmriving nb Bisteonth street, the party loft tho carringes und mot & coi- aldtorabl delogation of citizons residing in tho vicinity of the obuoxious tracks, some of whom wero intorested na property-owners, and all of whom were strong objectors to the contin- uance of the iraclk on Clark street north of T'wonty-second. s I'ho party formed quito an imposing appoar- anco ns it moved down tho track to Tweily- socond strect, Yirst camo i dotachment ol boys earrying largo placaras of pustebourd, upon which wore ingeribed various mottoes: © Give us our right to Clark streor.” ! Iorso power | Hopso power 1" * Why havo this strect ob- nv.mcm{ with shantios " ¢ City Fathers, do your duty! Sea tho vacant lots on our stroct!" ¢ Ald. Stono, listen Lo the ery of the widow and fathorloss "' Following tha boys, who might have been regurded g tho hoeruids of the processlon, came u detachment of young loufers, such as aro always on hand in any crowd; then camo ona or two Aldernon, and close bohind, like tho ment in a sundwich, woro tho roportors, whoso rear was proteotediby the romsinder of the Aldormon. Following tho lust- montioned was o betorogoncous crowd of abont thirty porsons, roprosenting uenrly ull ages and nutiounlities. A thoy wero all valuuble ealiors —in thoir respective native tonguoes,—the noiso of the procession boro s cloko resomblunce to that which must have nccompunied the cessution of worlk on the Tower of Babel. As o mattor of couvso, tho oxcitomont was considorable, and tho population alupg the routo flocked ont'in u way which would lrave mado ovou Barnum onvious, Thereis no doubt that, asout-door attractions, Aldermon draw woll, und it ig quito within the bounds of probability that n pohtically woll- mixed assortment of City Fathers would mako n profilablo and instructive side-show for n moral lecture during the summer season, or uny other osquully entortuining porformanco, ‘U'he pupulace, it may be romarked, wore not of n diflident chauetor. 'Fhoy asiscd pointed questions and mnde sarcnstic specchies Lo tho Alderten, in a decidedly personnl and disngraea- Dlo minuor. All, Btono was purticnlarly wufor- tunate in this respect, und Ald, Dixon did not always escnpo, Whon n dummy-train enmo in wight o tho party was standiug on thoe track, o youngater who warned them ot their dangor way Bharply roproved fov so doing, on the charitable grouud thut by Killing au Aldorman or two thuy would know Low it wos thomsolyos, * Yes," suid unothor, ** ehuck o ne\\'nlmpur man under tho whoolw, oo, nnd then they'll tako ome notico of the dungor we poor folls ure in overy duy.” With u connoiontious rogurd for tho interosts of tho newspupors they ropresented, nono of the Toportars in the party pormitted thumselves to Lo wade of sorvice in the way suggosted. At the cornor of Clavk ‘sireot and Archior avenue, Lwo signk wero posted up on opposite lamp-postss ** Clonr tho track " and ¢ Give ug our street, Awny with tho man-killor!" Tho ex- wininntion of the numborand position of tha tracky was tade o8 furus Vyventy-second stroot,nnd thon, taking oarringo again, thoe Aldormon roturned to Bixteonth stroot, and walked north to Twolfth, Lhoy then roturned to* tha Uity Hall, and witl old o mooting af the coll of tho Chairmun to pmsmrq thoir voport, ‘Tho dvguments for the romoval of the track on Olark struot huve beon provoutod vo often that it iu hardly nocossary to do more thun rofer to thom. T'he property-owners wost of Olork sirect claim thut they never would hava sold the rear of thoiy lots to the railvond companios if thoy Lud uot understood that the track in front of SOUTH them was to be takon up, They also claim that no stonm-powor whould bho allowed north of 'Uwonty-socond slroot. owing to the dangor thorefrom to Hfo and prop- orty, Tho locomolives nro contimunlly muuln;{ over peoplo ud wotting flro to build- ings. ‘I'he use of horso-powor ‘lxu l|11|1u|'ntlvuly domnndod, In order to make Olark strost n nreat thumupfhl‘nrn, tho traolks must ho romovod, Farmors will thon como down Atrchor uvonue and proceod noth on Clark stropt, instond of blocking up State street and Wabash avenuo, which ava alrendy overcrowdad, On tho part of tho rallrond companios, it fis olmmed that thoy cannot sparo a emgle traok, that over 600 cars daily pasa down Olark streat, and that a reduction of thoir facilition will groat- ly dumnge thelr businoss. Novortheless, it s Brulu\bln that thay will bo obliged to yicld, nnd, fflolug no gracefully, they ean nyoid tho un- plensantnoss which must neccssnrily rosult in cao of rofusal, — HALF-ORPHAN ASYLUM, ‘Tho Bourd of TLady Manngors of the Half- Orphan Asplum held theit mouthly mooting at tho Asylum yestorday morning, 'Mho Prosidont, Ars, V. O, Goudy, occupled the Ohair, Mrs, Bluckinan, tho Ureasuror, presented lier mionthly report, which showod a balauco on Fau. 1 of $76L64; oxpenditurés during January amounting to $472.81 ; rocaipts, §003 ; loaving a balanco on hand in cash of ©1,196,83. Among the lnr{wr dounntionn recolvad aro the following : V. Halstod, $25; Judgo Luwronco, $25; Mrs. L. W. Dintohford, €60 Albort Mubgor, 4100 ; and eash from the Ltelief and Ald Bocicly, 500, A communication was recoived from Mrs, Hall, consonting Lo sorve aa n lady managor from tho ‘Third Proibyterian_ Churel, nud osking to Liavo Tior district nsvigned, The resignation of Mrs. D. G. Bawyoer as o member of the Board was recelvod und uccoptad, Next was presonted tho Matron’s roport, whiclt showed that during January fivo childron wore admitted, six loft, and two had died, leaving 139 iumates in tho nsylum, 127 boing children. Tho Alntron aleo reported sevoral dountions of goods. A roport was thon rerd of tho numberof chil- dron atlonding tho school during tho month, showing the amounts raceived or duo fram their porents. During dauuary $166 was recolved for the board of uchofare. Thero wero sixiy-three childron, from many of whom little or nothing lind boon obtrined.” It was dotormined to tako staps townrds collecting somothing from those of ths parenty who aro able to pay, and, aftor sponding somo little timo in talking about tho coudition sud tho work of (he Asylum, the Board adjourned. ——— NORTH SIDE ROLLING-MILLS. Tho diffieulty at the North Bide Rolling-Mills lag been tomporarily adjusted, pending tho adoption of n pormancnt agreoment which shall be mutually sntisfactory as botween tho employ- ors and employod. Satuvday tho rollers, cnteh- org, and heaters gave notice that thoy should cancel the agreoment cutered into somo time ngo. A conferonce was hield, but no conclusion was ronched, and, as it was agreed to carry tho mintter over until Monday, the mill was not firad up until yesterday morning, when tho men re- turned to their work upon their old scalo of pricos. Another meoting is to b held soon, ot which it is confidontly anticipated by both om- plnf'om aud cmployod that & now ogroement will be made. Tho mon aro anxions to work, and tho Snporintendent has assured them thet thoro will be no lack of uml)loymmut from this timo forth. ‘Cho north mill will bo sturted Monday, and n largo numbor of men, now idle, will have work. It appears that the Union was, after all, at tho bottom of tho suspension, ng our reporter was informad yostorday by one of tho workmen that they wore compeliod " to rescind the agroc- mont for tho reason that it had been refused in othor mills, and to adhoro t6 it would dobar thom from obtaining work in thoss mills, Tho Teut of feoling socms to provail, and the quos- tion is ono of managomont, aud not of prices. 1o wogos aro satisfactory to all, na they nro firmrl,fld according to tho matket prico of the pro- uet. gt GENERAL NEWS., Mary 0'Kane, an inmato of thio Home of the Triendless, was deliverod into tho Looping of Tailer Yoltz yostordey, in a condition of raving insanity, Ilor paroxysmaat briof intorvals aro o violent that sho is tho object of o constant watch lest sho may do lorself injury, Tho uu- fortunato ** Cora ™ will bo brought before Judgo ‘Wallaco to-morrow morning for permanent dis- position, A largo crowd of poople collected on tho corner of Jackson and State streots yosterdey arternoon to sco n Jehn manipulato cight mules attached to o large truck, with o stove woighing slx tons upon it, At onoe timo, it scomod as if ho woro stuck but at Inst, with the aid of much swoarlng, somo levers judioiously appliod, and the shouts of the multiindo, ho got oxtricated from his ombarragsing situstion and moved on. Tho quostion of the ica supply for tho coming sonson, in view of tho patticalarly soft wonthor that holds on, becomes n mattor of considerablo l)nh“c inforost. It willbo gratifying to luow hat Mesyra, Jemes P. Bmith & GCo. Imva re- solved to go forth to meot the Arolic visitor who delnys bis comiu? to this vicinity, and aro now building o large ico-house on tho Fox River, be- tweon Gionova and Batavia, for bis accommoda- fion. In this building there will shortly bo stored from 15,000 to 20,000 tons of tho firat quality-of ice, # boautiful specimen of which of a thicknoss of fourteon inches was shown us to- dny. This supply i said to bo amplo to moot the first-clasy domestic demand of our city. At o mecting of tho Diroctors of the Croat Westorn Telegtuph Company, hold at the ofilco of the Company yestordey, tho Tollowing named oflicors_were oleeted to sorvo for the onsuing year: goshua Stark, of Milwaukee, Prosident ; B, I, Allen, of Chicago, Tronsurar; O, D, Bond, of Chiengro, Sccrotary; A. 1L Bliew, of Chicago, Gonoral Suporintendent ; Joshun Stark, of Mil~ waukeo, Jawmes Clark, of Chicagzg, O. D. Bond, of Chicago, It, 1. Frary, of LaMoulle, Ilis., Chns. T. Kearney, of Kausas City, lMo., Exccutive Committee. . WOMAN BUFFRAGL. Sovornl membors of the Ilinois Woman's Suf- frago Association and tho Cook County Woman's Suflrago Socioty hald a pralimitinry maooting yos- torday afternoon, in Room No. 49 Doro Ilock, corner of State and Madison streots, for tho purpose of making arrangements for holding an unnual meoting, 1t was 314 o'clock when M. IL Day, IL §. Brooks, . . Black, L. Q. Loomis, Wait, C. Leanard, aud two or threo otlior ladias asserbled in Room 49, 1t took but a few minutes to trans- net'the business, N, Loomis was called upon to proside, and Mrs, Leonard aetod us Secrotury. Tho Sucrotu{lsuid sho had no regnlar roport to make, and the Obnir sunounced the objest of tho moating. Mra, Dlake, through Mrs. Leonard, snid sho bad visited fho Christian Union rooms, and thought they woro suitablo for the anuual mottmg, Bho wonld visit them again, Mru. Loonard announced that 3rs. Campholl ond Mra, Bwissholm would addvess tho anmml meoting. Sho believed thoy were ublo onough to do Lhio nocensary spealing. Mesdames Brooks, Day, aud Blake wero ap- poiuted o commitice to make uominations for ofiicers, aftor which the meetiug adjourned, INDIGNANT BTONL-CUILTLRS, About two months ago the stoue-ontters en- gagoed on work for the Governmont building, in thus eity, wero notifiod that 36 would be doducted from thio salury of ench man, 'Who renson glven was this s thoy should puy §3 for tho shod under which thoy did thoir woerk, aud £ for Lho stoye and coal “that kept them warm whilo at worlt, Of course tho mon hnd to accept the situstion or bo discharged. As tho mon are paid off to- day, apd muny of thom apprchend anothor appropriotion of thoir bard esrned mnoney, o Tmuuse roporter . yesterduy visited tho Atono yard, ab tho foot = of Wwolfth strect, and gothorod from soveral of tha workmen their views on the subjoect. Mauy of them arve men who have long beew em- ployad on publie buildings, nnd thoy all conour in giying thut thut tho wholo thing is an oper- ution they noever smw practiced olsowhero, It #oems to bo the goneral opinton of tho mon that tho levy is not ouly uujust, but illogal, and not known to the autijoritios ut headquarters, Mr. Ttankin, tho Governmount architect, could not be sosn, wnd his clorky wera found to bo gentlomon whoso self-lmportance cuast their courtesy into the Lack-ground. Ono of them, uf thoe TI'wolfth streot ofileo, when nsked ro- garding tho lovy impouod wpon iha men, kindly volunteorad tho information that ho was nob a stone-cuttor, which, thongh valuablo 1 itsolt, had no particular boaring ou the sub- Joek in_guestion, Soveral of the workmen woomud to thiuk that o fonoral protost would bo nm(tln by the mon aguinet u thing wo evidently unfur, TIE WARENOUSE COMMITTEE. Tho Connnitteo of tho Bomrd of Trade ap- Fomlefl to lnvestigato whothor additionnl waro- ipuso nnd railvond lufilu&nuon ie nocosunry, and to recommond what Lhoy think i nooded, mot in the Clinmbey of Commoreo yostorday aftornoon. Mr.Wight cooupiod the chuir, and thero wovo pros- out Messry, Sykow, Wright, sud Murison, ‘Uhoy took no uotlon, talking ouly inforwmally of sov- oral mattorn, It was Auggostod that it was ob- surd to ask the Logislature to ropenl tho prosent Warohouso tnw, whon it hiad nol heon I opera- tlon and without knowing whothor 1t would bo benoflcinl or otherwiso, Now that it hind beon docidod fo bo constitutional by tho Bupromo Qourt, an opportunity would bo afforded to seo liow it worked, Tirom tho_convorsation of tho Committeo, it s doubtful if thoy malo eny rec- ommondations, heyondonoto tho Bonrd of Direct- ors askng them to roquost tho lail- rond and “Warchouse Comuwissioners to on- forco the provision of tha Raflrond law roquitiug the comnpenlos to kaop track #ealos ab tho piacos whopes grain iy lflll}qlc(l. Tho Commissloners have ignorad this provision, nlthough it is ono of tho nmost important ones in tha statute, DBy ity non-onforconiont it canmob bo told whothor shorlage s clinrgeabla to tho pinco of shipmont, to tho ears, or to the clova- ova, TOLICE COUNT REFORMATION. "I'ha Bouth Bide Polico Court Is manngod Lottor now than it ovor has hoon bofore, Whon Chief Justico Banyon ocouplad tho baneh, tho police- nion ran the Court, and prisoners wero punishod us thoy dictated. If an ofilcor whisperod in tho onr of Danyon, “Giva him (n prisouer) n fine on goneral princlples,” the poor follow got o vontenco unwarranted by the Incts, Indolont policomon wero in tho habit of nrronting slightly-Intoxieated porsons, who wore lrcrl‘ocily ablo to mnka thelr way bhome, and look- g thom up, for thoe solo ]mrpnnu of avolding duty tho noxt moralng, Whon thoy had plul:ctl up o violim, their presence in tho Polico Court was noceskary to testify agaipst him; and by this mesns o large number of men sbirked work. But o olunge has taken place sinco tho advent of Justice Boydou, Io listons not to tho whisporings “of the polica- won, but puts thom on the \\'hnuns- stand and makes thom toll why thoy mado nn arrest, If they canuot show o good ~cnuse, the prigonor i _discharged, aud the officor ropri- tnauded aud throatoned with arraignmont bofore tho Bonvd of Palice if ho docs the like ngain. I'hly couro has hud u hoalthy offect. No morn lonfiug policoman aro to Lo soen at tho Armory during thao session of tho Coutt, and it is very toldgun that any. povionis ‘are 'flogally. or un- Justly arrostod. Justics Doydsn 18 entitled to much cradit for tho reformation. —_——— CRIMINAL. William McMann was flned €25 by Justice Boully yestorday for stealing a toy wagon from a storo on Weat Madison streat. Ileury Edwards stole spoons, forks, cte., worth $160 from No, 1388 Ktato strest yesterdny morn- ing, and was committed by Juutice Soully for trinl, Georgoe Wagner, who attompted to steal two watchios from Shurloy's jewelry storo about two weoks ago, and who broko his leg whilo trying to cacapo trom the Contral Polico Btation, was be- fore Justico Boydon yestorday morning, sud way guld ‘Iu 92,000 bail to anuwer at the Criminal oust. A Indy gava John King somo goodas to hold, but John, hocoming tired, handod thom to nu- other pergon to keep, ‘Ulie lattor made off with thom, and John was arrested. 1lo is now in tho County Jail awaiting trial, ‘The mother of Eddie Safford requosted Justico Seully to sond him to {ho Bridowell, and ho was givon thirty days thoro. o has been playfog tho vagraut for somo timo, and his mothor i snxious to keop bim out of bad company, Williom H. Yowell was arraigned yostordn. before Unitod States Commissionar Simeon W, King, on tho cliargo of having in lus posses- siou, aud offoring for salo, nbout 35,000 or 40,000 cigars, unstamped, and in old boxes, in violation of the United Btates rovenuo law. Tho ofticors maoking the arrest aleo soized cfsara to tho nuwmbor stated above at the residonce of iho nc- cusad, and which aro naw in possession of tho Colloctor of Intornal Rovenuo, ‘Tho mceusod waived a proliminary examination, and gave hail in tho pum of #3,500 for further appoarance bo- foro Commissionor Kiny Thursday, Gyrus Fulkotson, of Lnko Gity, Iova, arrived in tho Garden City yesterduy morning on routo to Elkbiart. Ho had only bogun to do the city .when ho wos npproached by nno of thate Oily Guammons who 1ufest our thoronghfares, who introduced himsolf ns tho sou of & bunkor named Morehouse, an acquaintanco of tho oo credu- lous Cyruy. o nssumed tho part of adry- goads merchant in the city purchasing supplics, and by his gentlo voico nid - ongnging. manneri 50 ingratiated himself into the good opinion of Iulkerson that tho latter boctmeo communi- The pseudo linon draper told his vietim tho % o0ld, old story,” nud, upon that gentloman being applied to for tho 1oan of $76, ho respond- eod llm)mptly. Somo manouvres on the pars of * Morchouss " induced a suspicion that ho was o confldence man, and his sudden disappoaranco roduced suspicion to beliof. ITe, howover, turnod up again ; this time nt tho Armoty, at which buznar he is eoxposed to view labeled Jamos Crosby. e ACCIDENTS, Alittlo girl about 1 year old named Julia Chalka, living with horparentsat No. 128 Shurt- leff avenue, foll inton tub of boiling water yesterday morning, and was 80 goverely sealded that death ensucd shortly after. The Coronor held an inquest in the aftornoon, and a verdict of accidentul denth was roturned. A girl named Mary Viselti, abont n year old, whoso paronts livo in the rear of No. 74 Frank- lin streot, died yesterday from tho offects of burns recoived Saturdey last. Depuly Coraner Pilgrim held an inquost on tho Dbody, nud a ver- zlicl. ix‘xL accordence with the above facts was ro- urne Abont half-past 10 o'clock yeatorday morning an accident oceurred near the Kinzie streot cross- ingof the Milwaukee & Nt. Paul Railrond, by which & man named Danicl O'Connell way almont instantly killed. Xngine No. 2, attached to o freight train, was backing into the Pun- Handle yard, and it is supposed that tho mun attompted to cross the track betwoen the cars. In muking tho uttempt, ho wns_struck by o car, and doubtless seriously injnred intornsily, for, whon discovered, ho was in the lust slagoes of dissolution, ‘The unfortunate man was picked up and taken to s house near by, when Dr. Trimming was called to attend him, but ho ex- pired beforo tho physician was able to reach the seono, Sergeant Johnson caused the arrest of John Van Duzor, the engincer, who wus subso- quontly rolensod by order of Coronor Stoplions, Doceased was o single man, and lived at No. 365 West Park avenne, but his body was tuken to the Morgue to await the result of tho Coroner's inquost, which will bo held this mgruing. Honry Roeves, who was a school-tonchor attho ‘Town of D'alos during tho Iant six months, was found dead night boforo Inst in tle cornfiold about 20 rods from his boarding-place. 1fo had been in Chicago on that day, and at first it was supposed e had committed” suicide, but o post- mortom oxamination by Dr, Pierce, of Louont, rovenlad thoe fact that tho unfortuuate man had died of heart discaso. A Coronor’s jury was ompanelled yostorday morning by Supervisor John Conley, whicki roudorad s vordict in ac- cordnnee with tho above stated faots. Tho de- cansed had no family, and it is not known whore ho is from, but lofters to tho Ohwlstian, ot Louisville, wore found upon his hody, —— THE CITY HALL. It was rumoroed about tho City Hall yesterday morning that the Kloklo caso, whick has boun ponding before tho Supreme Court for somo timo, had boon decidod adversely to tho defond- snt. A tologram from C. 1D, Trimble, Clerk of tho Suprome Court, to City-Attornoy Jamiokon denics the rumor, nnd statea that no decision s vot beon filed. Bids for the construction of the Fullorton ave- nue conduit will bo oponed on Fridey, in tho ofiico of tho Board of Public Works. Tt will bo remombored that proposals for tho' building of this improvement woro advertiscd for somo timo nge, nnd, in rosponso theroto, quito a nwmbor of Dids vecoived. Dut they wero all thought by thoso ntorested in the anterprise to have baen too extravagant, aud wore rojocted. Tha Bourd of Ioalthhold their regular weekly »moeoting yostorduy aftornoou. Billy to tho amount of £6,600 woro andited, and othoir busi- nosy of minor importancs. Dr, Bon Miller mado his weokly roport, showing tho numbor of donths lnst weal to Lo soventeon moro thun for tho preceding ono, bus forty-throo loss than for tha corresponding weok of list yorr. 'Tho whele numbor of donths for tho weok was 128, Of these consumption, pucumonin and convuisions took mora tlan a third, ‘Fho unmbor of doaths from kmull-pox was ouly threo, Only two denths out af the 124 ware thoso of nogroes, Notwithe standing the mnlo tyrants and tho fomulo shrows, of tho adults who died, but one-third were mur- ried poople. “L'ou more men diod thau wonion, ‘I'he Bourd of Polico Commirsioners hold thele rogulav sossion yostorday, Murk Bhieridun, Pres- wdont, ocoupying the ehuir, 1, J, ealy prosentod a bill for $100,12 for caring and “providing for o stray horse, which was considorud favorably aud orderod paid, Bupt. Rolum offered # communication rolative to tho organization of tho Lako stroet squud, 1t at present couslsty of nbout thirly men, but must bo incroaged witli thio approash of suminor, April 10, ¥ The suggostions commauuteation ; ‘Th Bonrd nne: for the nonth ot some buginoss of Journed. \‘ ANNC Tho Chicago Pl meot at No, 168 Btat | ' ¥ Ihd annual moatin, cors of the Brring W' nt tho inptitution Thu ‘I'ho public are fnvited 1% Tl dodication of tho’ slon (IBpiscopnl), corne siroots, will take plnco H * thae Bishop of Tlinols wir. Hormon, The Rav. Dr, Inven wil! "'\ odial Block at 4 p. m. to-da} ; ratos,” “ ke ‘I'ho montuly meoting of £V agors of the Ilomo for tho 1} hold at tho Homo at 10 8, m. tondanco Is dosired. I'ho Iannibnl Zounves will monthly meoting this ovouing,! Clatk htroot, south of Ilarrig, importance {4 to ho trnnsnctod. | The Ladios’ Bpocinl Blwumlol‘ thin aftornoon at 3 o'vlovk at 1. nito. Al charitubly inclived lag, Lo attond. Dr, Thomas will proach In ' Chreh, corner of Clark and Wasl this ovoning. ‘The publicare inv; Tethel Home Lodge, No. 200, I horonfior bo kiown 'na * Pridc, Lodge,” Thoro will bo an installa at thoir hall, corner of Washing plaines ntreots, this ovoning. Blon Order aro invitad. Tho young ladios of iKenwood Soi, givo u 1ecoplion ab tho Sominary, ' Lorty-cighth stroet and Madlson ava o'clock this evening. Whero will ba rou, and music, —_— i PERSONAL, K Tewin Moss, Exq., of this city will leavo Ni. Orleans to-day for Iavana, [ ! Honry Clows, Enq., of tho groal New York banking firm of fonry Clows & Co., wag at the Talmer Houso yostardey, Judgo David Davis, of the United States Su- preme Court, is at the Palmor, Tho Hon. Thomas A. Scott, of Philadelphin, President of the Pennsylvanin Company's Lines, i nt tho Grand Iacifie, This _ovoning n lnrgo dologation of Fond du Lacand Oshkoah lmnbermen will visit' Chicaga for tho parposio of intorviowing tho Chicago & Northwostern Ileilway authoritica in bohalf of tho lurgo intorests they represent. Tho following prominent officials of tho Pann- sylvanin Railroad Compauny nre rogistered at the Grand Paclfic: Thomas A. Heott, J. N. McCul- lough, . D. Barclay, W. L. Scotf, and John M. arding, of Phuladotphin ; Willinm Stowart, B. 11, Rubio, W. A. Hughort, and 1, R. Meyors, of Dittsburgh; A, M. Gerdner, Now York; A, Gaithor, Obio, and W, R. McKinua, Indiana, “Ihoy held o private consnltation dunng the dny, tho purport of whick could nob be learnod; it 18 rumored, howaver, thas soveral important chnnges In tho ofice of the Compuuy in this city will ghiortly be made. TOTEL ANRIVALY, Sherman—ITonry A. 1Iadden, Now York ; Nor- man iy Now York; William Huamilton, Dittsburgh ; N. Acker, Washingtow; J. W, Bradford, Quinoy ; A. Hooper, China’; Goorgo Martin, Hudson ; Gon, A. H. Goodall, Worcos- tor, Mass.; J, J. Walloy, Danvor City, + . . Palmer—J. Coleman, Fond du Lac, Win.; O. T. Orton, New Yorlk ; I, 'I'. Hyatt, Cincinnati; the Rov, John G, Wolcott, Springlleld; the Hon. Walter Philbtook and_Charles L. Johnsou, Michigan ; B. Smith, Tows; tho Hon. J. O. Woolston, fowa; the Tion, d. ‘L' Fronch, Con- neelicut. . . . “Grand DPacific—1t, Blakeloy, 8t. Paul 3 Joseph 8. Coolidge, L. G. Parkor, M. Hargont, W. B, Swett and Gon. Whittier, Boaton ; Jacob Foreyth, Indisna ; N. G, Robarte, Milwau- kou; D. C. Soymour, Paokskill ; J. A. Grior, Daveopost. . 4 RSO LAEE VIEW. The Board of Trustees of tho Town of Lako Viow met in the Town Iall Monday. Thero wero prosent Messra. Chaso, Wober, Lulzer, snd Schioswoll. OPENING WE4TERN AVENDE. The following resolution was adopted: Resolyed, That the petition of Margarelta Ieher and ‘Theadoro Siuner, aking for the openiug of Western avenuy {lirough’ tho northwest 3{ of Scc. 0, in thin town, ba reeefved and placed on file, and that the peaver of sald potition he granted, und’ the dedication uf Innd thereln madn for & higlway be nnd the samo 18 araby accopted by e Tawn of Lake View. PETITIONS. * Theo following pelitions wererecoived and laid ovor undor the tuleg: For tho assignmont of n policoman for daty in the southwestern portion of tho town ; that Georgo Cappoll bo sppointod and assiguod to duty thero ; asking the appoint- ment of Nicholag™ Nessor as policoman; by Sylvostor Mooney, aaking appointmont as polico- man ; that o peddlor's licouso be granted to Anron Glouck. VILLAGH ORGANIZATION. "o following, which i uigned by forly-fivo persons, was aluo submitted : ‘I'he undersigned, legal voters in the Town of Lake Viow, reapectfally petition the Presidont and Trustoes to submit the question wietlier sall town will be- conte organized as a village under tho act of the General Assembly of o Stuto of Illiuols approved , entitled “ An uch“to provido for tho ineorporation of cities and villages,” to the decielon of the logal volers of suld town, It was laid over undor the rules, " RESOLUTIONS, The following resolutions wero adoptod. Resolvzd, by the Loard of Urustees, cte, Thut (ho President of salil Board Lo’ instructed to employ legal survices to oppeal tho suit of the Lincoln Avee aud Niles Centre Gravel Rond Cosupany v, Phillip Danw, and prosecuts the gamo to a fnal termination, and to revoke tho tranchites of said Company, uulens thoy rhow a disposition to fullfil thelr sgreement with the Lown of Lakie View, [tesoived, That, upon payment by N, Kranz of his State and county taxe i canls, Lio ho ailowed to offect as to s other faxes the certificato of indoltedness or town order for 153 lie now holds ngainst this town, PLATS. "'ho following plats wore submitted ap- proved : _Gohrko & Brauckman’s Subdivision of part of Lot 30 in Pine Grove, Sec. 21, 40, 14 ; Josoph Shoflleld's Subdivision of Block 45 in Shoflield’s Addition to Ohicago. Tho police ropdrt was read and ordered on file. BILLY, The following bills wors ordered to be paid : Monthly polico” bills for Jaunary, 52785 J. T. Wilson, buitding_sidewalk on Lincoln wvouto, 206.66; 'County Olerk, filing applications for Cormitsioners, 1835 Ifiteheack & Dupoo, ar- guments and oxponses, $260.50. Tho following bills, having boen paid, waro approved: 'l'o Asa I, Bradloy, survoying, ote., €305 to B, I\ Cloaves, sloves, olc.r for hull, 8187.46; to D, Ololland, worlk on ‘Cown Iall, £ to Inano Conle, fine rofundad, 5205 to to, work on Town Hall, £8.50 ; to W. V. Johnson, worlk on ‘Cown Hall, $200: to Mrs, Mc- Lain, assessmont rolundod, #11; to ', 0'Con- nor, copl $16.50; Lo Thomas Ridout, work on Town 1Mull, 2262.08; to Georgo Blunkenburg, vopuiring doors, $1; to William Mcdanus, po— lico sorvicos, %i; to P, D, Bottichor, building sower, 160 ; to 8. D, Fwining, emull-pox oxum- inntion, §10; to J. J, Wilkon, sidowalk on Lin- coln avonne, $24,75; Aen 1% Bradley, surveying, 6, ‘I'ho Board thon adjournod. ELGIN. Lysander Roverly, ono of tho earliest sottlors in this weotion, died Bundny, n ged 55 years Tunoral sorvices to-day nt 1:80 p. m, in tho Bap- tist chureh. 'Tho decossed wos o prosporous farmer, nud loaves quite a proporty, acoumulated by his mdustry. A movement is in progress to dividve Llgin into six wurds—two moto than at proont. It iy question as to the proprioty of the movemont ut prosont, Eight Aldormon avo about ull thut uro neodod. Our Yros Tibravy 'Trusteen find that tho tnx thiss yoar will ylold thom ubout 4,000, nud with this thoy oxpact to form n reasonablo fomudation for tho future. Negotintions are progressing for suitablo looation, whicl will bo proporly fitted up for tho intendod uso, and tho Lurdhusing Conuittoo yisited Chicago Monduy and made solootions of quito on awdortmont of utandard works, 'Thoy proposo to inaugurato u systom which, it is lioped, will prova bonofleinl, plakesd, Pl 2 LAXE. The Board of Bupervisors of the Town of. Lako, which wag to have mob yestorduy foro- uoon, fuiled to obtaln u quorum, and the Prosi- dont ealled n mooting for Mondny. I'ho Committes on Water will moet at 9 o’clock to-duy, ot tho house of Buporvisor Coloman on Forty-soventh stroot, Tho Lolice Roport for i on colvé~ meeting for prayers su.—. A very intorestiuy delivored in the oveniif ™ inme, on * Rawmeses and Muw., with the preseut courso of Sabi. sons. G Btormy wenthor malcos no differenco .. tondance. "he meoting of 2onday ove. voloped liercasing interost, ‘Uhis oveniug, tho monthly coucort, prayer is to Le made tho conversion of tho world, S THE GREAT ADELPHI, ‘Wabasli-nv., cornor Congrossst. THIN WEDNESOAY, AT 9 D 2., FIRST MATIINEEL T'OIt LADIES AND OHILDREN, ADELPHI COMPANY. Admigston to nll parts of the Thentre, 25 cts.g Children, 15 ey, ALL TOE STARS APPHAR. 24 'NO SBATS RESERVED," Tmmense Hit of Charlos end Carrie Austin, Alox, Davin, Colia_Bell d Charles nannhlu Billy Rice, Charley How~ ard, Teopold and Goraldine, tho Lavarnics, tho Leon Brothers, Willis® Cobb, Goorge Dayenport, and oll tho Stars. A performanca of nnoauzted magnificonco at tho Matia neas, Suioking fs wrabibita, and tho Suloons ro clorod. TIIS (WEDNESDAY) B RNING, IMMENSEH PROGRAMMIB! PRIOES: Yarauolto, Druss Clrole, 3o Gallery, 1o, KINGSBURY MUSIC HATLL. THE TENNESSEANS Invite the citizons of Ohileago to FIVIL of thotr Unique Slave-Cabin Concerts. Friduy, Saturday, . : O e Y ooy, Tugaday, and TH; TENNESSEANS aro a conpany of Ton Singorn, Fivo Young Moit and Flvo Souns Laiios 26t v worn anca Sinver, but v Jnostut thom, Biu- dents from tho Central ¥ allcuw, | Eney Are 3 Colleigo butlding, vaiy groatly nceded, at asl N "oy sing with wondorful pa NI RELGIOUS MELODIES OF THE PLAN 'FION, just as thoy havo known thom from chlldtiog have Iearned thent frun the lips of tho “Old Auntle: tho lowly cabins of tho South, Tiig musig of 1 o3 s ns original. qnaint, and touching v tho son ralves, i WORDERBUL UMW ILETRN U SIC of our country, and our anly charasioristie National Musio. Tho welfd Dmagury and touching pathos of the songs, tho auatnt eharin f the wusic, tnd tho ewoot, posertul volees of tho inesrs combing to mnko an ent tuinnont which ias doliaiitod 25,00 of tho olite of il Loutsvilly, Cluciaiatl, and Dayton, vithia tio last monih. Lierg ata the titlos of some of tholr son: Moses; Nobody Knows da Tranbla I Sei iy Wo' I, Como Alang, dust Fix Your sou in do Valloy So L dnw’s Ribbor I'm 'Bound to Cross; Li {Hiidron, Walk Neats Toe Down Geb 1610 1 2y Hoge Relgn, Massa Josus, Rotgns 3 Camp Me e Wi oo for Pan) sod Silag; Oli! Thoso Angels Don't Gomo: My Sistors Tonk do Sucrament wud. Gono loma; Git Up in do Ghuriot: and moro than W others, If 30u axo withiu Fifty miles of tho Tennoscana go aud hear them, * Hckats, G cints: Rosarrod Soate, 75 oonts, o 1o salo af soats for tho fivo nizhis has commoncod a! tha THox Otfica and Gubb'a Lilire Bocuro s sent boforo thioy aro jzuiie. . HOOLEY'S TEEATRE. This altornoon at 3 o'clack, positivoly Farewell Matinoo of S A I VINI, Tn hls famous tmporsanstion of OTHELY.0. PRICES-Goneral Admlsslon, §13 Resorvod Soats, 1.5 sud £2, R e e e BViAnAND Ros, 1 roauests tho creas Bt tho Friday, IFob. §—Benoilt .ON. A Grand pliriday Fo enoilt of JOHN DILLON. A Grang Buturday, Tatineo and Eroning, To Glorious Plecos. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, **A HIT---A PATPABLE HIT.” BAKER & TFARRON CHRIS & LENA. The N Attractive Musieal nud Dramatio intertalinuent Lvor b the Citye £3Every Night and Wodnesday Matinoo. MoVICKER'S THEATRE. Tast wook of the Brilliant Young Actross, ISS CLARA MORRIS, Roocolved, nightly with tho UTMOST ENTITUSIASM, Eho wiilappear durliz the present wevk i hor notod sucoess of AT L IE TR Rupportad by a paworful Baturday—~LAST MORRIS MATIN, OPERA-HOUSE, Monrao.st,, hot. Dearbur and Stato. gl (otion & Kemble's Minstrels, STER ATTRACTION NS WREK. et ppoaranco of Mosars, WALTERS & MORTON, Thio Climnplon Some pud Danco Artints of tho world. First appenrance of BILLY COUILTWRIGIIT, tho ro- nowned Sioolulty Artlst and Comedian, Jivory ltveutig i AR P uy Matinoo. ‘Look o M. ~DUBUFE'S GRAND PAINTING _ OF TIR PRODIGAL SON, Now on Viowat tho ART HALL, EXPOSITICN BUILDING. Duy Exhibition, 10 to 5. Evoning 7 to 10, Plekats, 60 conts; Kuason Tickets, $1.00; Childron, 25 aonts, ME. 0, DALE ARMSTRONG, Tha auscassful young: Elocntlonlnt and Ventrilogulst, wil Rivo ou ontortainmont on THURNDAY EVENING, FER. G, At Oakland Congrogatiunal Churolf, Osksond.ar, Pros coods for the Ronutivof tho Ohroh, ' Admission, b0 ots, 1 chilldron, % otu, "GLOBE THEATRE. Thin Afternoon at 3%, Evoning at8, SUANPLEY, SUERIDAK & MACK'S MAUBOTIH TROUPE ~ MEDICAY. Sir James Burray's Original Fiuid Maguesia For sixty years tho beet proparation for Acidity, ludigus« tlon, Hesrtburn, Uravel, and Gout, and the nest agrooa bloaporiont for ladies and childron, Sold by all Chomy 1stx I Jargo-slzod bottles. M, JOUN ¥, HENRY, Wholesale Agent, Now ¥ozk: