Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1874, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUGRSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874 MAGNOLIA. . The Lottery-Swindler, Mason, Comes to Grief. Examination of Letters Received at tho Post-Office. $holee Extraots from a Volumnous Cor- respondence. ‘SWhat Some of the Writers Think of the Benevolent Mason. Tho last of tho library-concort-lottery awin- dlors, Mason, ngaln appoared bofore United Btatos Commisaioner Hoyno yostorday morning, The oxnmiuation of the prisoncr was not made * with o view of oltalning any frosh information with rogard to thoawindlo, but slmply to got from him his writton permission to the Mail-Agent to open all lettors which camo nddrossed to the firma of Mayuard & Co. or N. H. Bancroft & Co., of both of which ho sworo ho was the sole momber. : btal :‘lfltglnlLE?E::&ry dooument, the Having obtaines 8 noc . I\Inll—Agsnb rotirpd to tho ox-church on tho cornor of Iarrieon street nnd Wabash avenuo, and the prisoucr, Who mado a cloan breast of tho mattor, was romauded to jail to await the rosult of the Post-Offico clorke’ invostigation of tho lottors whioh have sinco arrived ot the Chicago Post-Office, addrossed to tho above-montioned fivms, during the last threo doys. Of llmnvu sbout 1,000 woro on Land, whioh tho Mail-Agont's slerks attacked yosterdny aftornoon with scissors and paper-cuttors, ‘Thoobjoct of thoir resoarch- 8 WaS AONEY, : and thoy woro rewarded. Out of about 800 lot- ters from all parts of the Uniou, no loss than Afty-two contained the romittauces of tho crodn- lous, sont in respongo to tho ciroular alrondy ublished in Tue TrinuNg, Thesa were in bills, nnk-drafts, and Post-Officc money-orders, while one or two sharp customors sent along 100US DILLS, with o roquest for change. Such letters as con- tained monoy wero soparated from those which did not, in ordor that tho money inclosod wight bo returned to tho . writers, with o plecs of enlutary advico, which the 4 mnfi agout causod to bo put in printed form for tho bonofit of those who 8o nearly became the dupes of & knavo. A LITTLE WISER. Those lottors which did not encloso a $10 bill, or ils equivalent, in many cages direotod May- nard & Co., to act as the writors' legal agoent, goll tho 3200 worth of miscellancous goods, do- duct & handsomo per contago as sgent, and ro- mit the procceds of tho salo to tho vriters, Othors reprosonted thab tho lucky tioket-holders would bo glad to have the goods sont C. O. D., hen tho &10 would willingly be handed over, whilo not s fow show that the writers look upon_the scheme a8 a clear swindlo, and would liko to nct as special agent for it in the Perritory in which they reside. Bome of tho Jottors are vory amusing as will bo seen by tho following, which were copied from the lifo yos- tordny by o TRIBUNE reporter : GUNNING AB A SELTENT. Ono of tho longest us woll as tho sharpost of the lottors sont to Maynard & Co. is froman divinity student of Pompoy, N. Y., from whoso cpistlo tho following eelections aro taken. That tho Pompeiians are destined to bave an eloquent preachor in their midst beforo long, somo ot the fullowing flowesy sentonces will attest. Tho ‘beautiful apsZaggestive couplot : WAVill you walk into mK parlor 2" Soya tho spider to tho fiy, ‘heads the epistie, which opons as follows: Maguolin! Swect nsmo; Low can any resist thy charma? In imagination I scem to catch the pas- sionnte fragranco of the lofty and graceful Magnolias, 3 driuk in tho aimost_intoxicating fragrance of tho queen flower of the sunny South, It would acem to o to bo sacrilegious to mention thy name n connee~ ‘ou with tho paltry sum of ten “slums,” Aftor tho disinterested ofer you lisvo made, dsto angons, man, ‘woman, or old maid, proclaim tho doctrine of total do- pravity? Your disintercetedncss surpasses all webave over scen or licard, 1listory furnishes us with no E!?mllnl. Gooxge W, and hifa littlo hatchot is nowhere, enceforth tho namo of * Maynard” shall be kopt of - ~our—- nears wthin - the - —jnber vel fomple, We eholl sing pealms of prais tq tho nawe, Our first-bort, Lo it a Lo or o #hic, sball carry down to posterity 'the name of # May- pard,” und fa old ago {ie namo of Maynard shall bo as wweot to us as tho fubled nectar of the gods, . . . Aly heart yearns o you like a toad for a Junebug, Why flon't you run for Congress? - You have all the qualr,l' sations, With you In Congress Butler would sink {nto lusignificance, ~ o with the cock iu his oyo would no \unscrlrnad our Legislative halls, 1f you should con- #ludo to go to Congress, you wouid hinve to raiso your Eercunlngu. I'ive pier cent 18 Loo low for a Conaressman, ‘hiere would bo no troublo about thint, If you should thets yourself 0, 0, D, to Gen, Grant you would not be zefused Mke {u bull-biten pup was, This correspoudent concludes that the lottery man may take any por centage he likes and vemit the balance fo tho writor. TILE YOUNG LADY SPEAKS, A young lndy from Roso Stream, Yates Co., N. Y., addresses the firm a8 follows: DIAUOLICAL AND DEAR Bins ¢ Your favor of Jami. 2k, auuounclug our good fortunc, was received with doaps aud beartfelt joy. . . . We tonder you our grato- Cul and heartfelt thanka for the complimentary ticket . d iz, and for the prompt mnotification of our good farlune. In Tegard to tho trifling form_of your mentionof the 5 per cout baays, we wafgld giadly nuugu‘&,‘ Lut, owing to {ho latffianic igh price oPAitter, W urs unable to *¥aiso thi Bouey and o cum’lflled to task your kindness utill further, ¥ou Torget Lotgention which prizo wo bavo drawn, Now, 3 our faM{ly haveno need of horsca, carriages, parlor Tets, or planos (being well supplied 'with musical fu- strdments, o lin-horn and -a babg), We_propose that you may deduct tho 6 por cout boua and 5 per cent” #xtra to recaiouke you for your trouble, and sond on tho balanggiwcaals, ¥}, FIERCE BANCASM, A sorcastidyoung man of Purgiteville simply returns thio circular with the following informa- tion upon it, which will prove s maxim intor- esting equally to anglors and lottery swindlers : Suckers don't bite when tho water i8 80 very low, “Thunk you for your.offer, A butcher inNow Casitle, Dol,, with a wenkness for euchre, writos to the swindlora as follows : I recelved your lotter, statiug that I Lad boen a Iuely man, ond had drawn a- prize of $200, and you deruand 6 per cont before sending the prize, 1 profess to bo n moral man, ond sbatain from pro- fuue langusge, but I sm not s0 much of o fool a4 you area d—d rogue, and if you want to ocuchre me, como to New Castle, whore I'can got a deck, and hove thie pleasure of seolng you do it, A Mrs, Woodward, of Mt. Vernon, 0., saya: Thero is 8 dlscropancy In your cireulurs, In one you eay that you will conduct no more distributions, The other in tho samo envelope states that your next gift award will take vlace March 15, sud that *if you profor 1o exchango for tickets In the next, wa wil send uil valuation in tickots iu the next.” Which ia true? And how many tickots (if thero s’ another drawing) ‘will you send me for mine, without the $107" ABHTABULA MEARD FROM, Au oxnaporated and somowhat profano individ- ual from that nursery of prococious thorough- breds, Aslitabula, simply Jous o gontle invita- Lion, beginning * Go to —" and followed up by a string of dnshes oxtending ncrosu the page, A dr{-gaodu merchant in Lagrange, N. 0., aomowledges tho recoipt of tho notification thot hoihing won & 3200 prize, and nsks tho firm to sond it along by express, C. 0. D. o A Loosburg, Va., farmer also wants his 8200 g\t sont by oxpress, 0. 0. D. He wants to be iuformed what ho can’ got in caal for his prize, 8 ho wunts to got the cash, and at tho samo timoe do right i the matter, ey DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND,, - Mosors, Allon & DBaker, saloon-kespors of Valley Falls, N.Y,, write to requost the $200 gift won by ticket No. 154,288, and inclose n §20 billof tho late-lamouted Confedorato Btates of Amorieal They closo thow lottor as follows : ! Change being vory scarce hanre, and trusting you are honest and will scnde change baclk, we romnju, ote.” **You Bet,” writing from Mor{den, Conn., on & pleco of brown papor; gives & hint ou the out- sido of tho lotter to tne Postmauter as to tho nlndv.uro of its contents. *You Bot" wnys in- sldo s I am sorry I caunot sparo yo * too this, the gm0 100 105 Yo Wil bes oo ‘hmu? 24 tind by way would luinig overy pup thore 1s 1 the business, you ar & poor dog any wiy, iremember when yolt Were bora, your sothor had very o boy but he died sud st ook, & puodio pup o draw tha o envo elckuess nug proved any sinco, ¥ YouharenoL ia, A oun Iady of Nigan, Wik, wh young lady of Ripon, 8,y who provide: a ik iator A & Dedriddon” mothor, worke or & pathetic husis, ue followa: Gould you sond it without ol or L of a1 you will 0 B0 hd s o s m ‘;;?hlf-gn s valioin_ cash, whiel wil leave you 0. ou ever wish to doed olrfirfly. plesso db{u now, and may um‘l’ r‘nv“l:sg you, A.gmce:ofl’nuburgb, T'n, writing for hls son, Baya: ou fake me for a ssnguinary fool, do't 1 aorislaly Would bo an 453 0" send you @ $10, s [sting to got anything in roturn, T was fool enough 1 o inveat in your awindto once, THE LAW. For the bonofit of thoso who may think that utilizing the Post-Oflico au a tool to a wholesalo awindling of thoe publio ts not an indiotnblo of- fonse, wo publiok tho two soctions wader which tho prisoner Mason will bo_tried bofore Com- missfonor lluynn‘ aftor the Post-Oflico nuthorl~ tos Lavo gono- through the lotters, which will doubtlesa continue to atream into the oity for sovoral doys to come ¢ Bro, 140, That it shsll not e Iawful to convey b madl, nor to dopozit in a Poat-ONice to bo sent by mail, nuy lottors or circulars oflnuamlm] {llegal lotterfen, o~ ealled gift-concerta, or otlior similar onterpriscs oifer= ing prizos, or concerning achomes doviaed and fntended to defraud the publio for;tho purposo of obtninin money under faise pretonsps, and a penalty of nof ‘moro than $500 nor lean than $100, with cosls of proso- ontion, is horoby imponed upon’ convictlon, in auy Federal Court, of the violation of this scetion, 8E0, 301, That if nuy porson Laving dovised or in- tending to devise any schomo or ariifico to defraud, or be offected by either opening or intending to open correapondence or communication with any other por- son (whother realdont within or outside of tho United Slates), by mosns of the Post-Ofiice establishment of the United Btates, or by inciting such otler porson to open cormmunication with tho porson so dovising or intouding, shall, in and for excouting such schomo or artifice (or attompting so to do), placo any letter or packet i any post-ofiica of tho United States, or take or Tecelve any thorefrom, sucl becsor, #o misusing tho Poat-OMce eatablishment, shall bo guilty of a misdo Tmoanor, nud shall be puniished with o fine of not moro than $500, with or without such imprisonmout, aa tho court ahall direct, not excecding oightcen calendar months. Tho indictmont, information, or complaint may Roverally chargo offenses to tho numboer of threo whien committod within the samo six calendnr montha ;. t the court theroupon shall givo singlo scatenco, hall proportion the punisiiment eapecially to the in which the abuse of tho Post-Offica eatnb— fment ontars an an fnstrument {nto such fraudulont schemo and device, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Complaints About the Roof of i the Jail. The Sewers of the Times Building Out of Order, Talkk on the Question of Town- Assessments, The Board of County Commissionors mot yoa« torday afternoon, President Ashton in the chair. The only absenteo was Commissioner Rooelle. MINOR MATTENS, A communication urging that Judgo Williams® Court-room bo ropaired was roforred to the Committeo on Public Bervice. A communication from A. T. Gaull, proposing to sell various sites for tho County Hospital near the corner of Clybourn and’ Pecific avonucs, waa roforred to tho Committoos on Hospital and Public Borvico. _ The Warden of tho County Hospital submitted his roport for tho month of Jonuary, showing that tho avorage number of .inmatos was 200 ; recoipts of monoy, $62.25; total oxpenditures, 23,826.85, It was roforred to tho Committeo on Hospltal, Tho bill of Presidont Ashton for oxpenses in- curred while on his recent lobbying tour to Springfleld, amounting to 868.75, ‘waa roforred to_tho Committao on Public Servico, i ‘Various proposals for furnishing gas fixtures for the County Janil and Criminal Court Building wero opencd a8 followa: H, Byrue, $3,350 ; McQinloy, $2.884 ; J. B, Bassott & Co., $2,161 H. Lampartor, 82,800 ; L N. Pollonz, $2,451,16; Lane & Murphy, 82,980; Joseph Hogan, $2,047.15; E. nsgott, 81,700,415 H. M. Will- marth & Bro., 81,785, ' Tho_proposals wero ro- ferred to the Committeo on Public Duildings. ‘Tho Committeo on Public Bnildings, to whom was roforrod the bill of J, M. Marshall & Co,, of 7,600, for rent of Kontucky Block for tho dis- play of tho Court-Hauso plans, reported rocom- mending the payment of $750 as the paymont in full of tho county's sharo of the rent. The re- poxt was accopted and Iaid on tho tablo until it shall bo ascortained whothor such amount-is ac- ceptablo. ne 2 : TIE JATL. ‘The same Committeo mfioflud recommending tho paymont of 8,000 to M. B. Bailoyonaccount of his contract for the construction of the Coun- ty Jail and Criminal Court building, Commissioner 8inger was dissatisflod with tho roport, for the reason that the usual 15 por cent was ot rotaiued. “Tho contracs called for a tile- coment roof, which had turned out to bo a fail- ure, aud o folt-nsphalt roof had been substi- tuted. Thoro remained o large amount of work to bo dono, including the question of tho accept- ability of the roof, Commlssioner Clnud;h thought it unsate to adopt tho rug‘ort, and ho moyed' to lny it over tomporarily. Tho motion was lout by the follow- ing vole: . Yeas—llogue, Clough, Orawford, Harrls, Jones, Slager—, Nays—Burdick, Busse, Harrison, Herting, Johnson, Loncrgan, Russoll, Ash{on—8. Commissionor Boguo stated that thero wore othor sorious dofects boside thoso mentioned by Commiusioner Singer. : ‘Tho roport was conourred in, tho onlynega- tivo votea boing thoso of Commissioners Bogue, Clough, and Singor, The Committes on Publio Charities reported recommending that thore bo an appropriation for the caro ot tho sick poor of the connty to tho Contral Freo Dispensary, Wost Divislon, $1,000 ;.. N 59' Star, Diggapsary, ’i*E ‘roport.wasToncurred i ¢ i S A BILLS. \ iio Commiltoe on Town and Town Accounts roported recommonding tho payment of bills amouuting to $267, for reliof to the poor of the outside.-towns, The roport wag coucurrod in. The Committee o Publlc Service roported ad- ‘vorsoly on tho' paymont of s bill of $12 for ro- poiring sewers undor the Times.building, where the Recorder's office is situated, the Comamitteo belioving that Mr. Storey should assume the ex- pgn?us of convoying away the filth and - nastiness which abounds in the Times building. This portion of tho roport was comcurred in with great unanimity, The ssme Committeo roported, without ro ominendation, upon a bill of $700 for 'conl fi nishod to heat tho Criminal Court and jail build- ing during the process of interior construction, Commissiouor Crawford stating that he, for eno, BuW no roason why the" county should Eny for conl to holp a contractor with his work, The Dbill, howevor, was ordered paid, Commissioner Clou‘p}h nlone voting against it A bill of 338 for constructing storm-doors in the Times Building was ordered paid, as the con- tractor hnd dono the work by order of tho Re- cordor, and thore was no liope that Mr. Htore; twug]d pay for it, though he was in honor bount 0 do 0. Commissioner Burdiok suggested that Mr. Btorey would reimburso the county toy tho amaunt of the bill,—wheroat the Doard laughod unanimously. e COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION, -3 The Chairman stated that he iad been to Springfleld, where he foand logislation vory much bnb{ud, but, by a proper undorstanding with country mombers of the Logislature, they would vote for unyllllu{:\gook County asked for, butthey fabored under tho difiiculty that tho Coolt County dolegates woronot agreed upon anything. Boveral of the Cook County members were opposod £a tho Feo bill bacauso tho salaries paid | to Cook County woro too lugh, ‘The Assessor's bill had beon lost, but ho belioved that, if prop- orly looked aftor, o similar bill_could bio passed, He was of tho opil that with propor atton- tion all nocossary{fgislation conld be procured. He was woll tredtéd in Springfiold, and ox- prorsed thanks thorefor, ‘The Board thon took up aundr{ Dilla for tho transportation of paupors, and the bills wero ordored paid, TIE AYSESBMENT RYSTEM, Commissioner Burdick called attontion to an articlo in Tue TrivyNe on tho subject of nsaok- monts. Ho urgod mombers to road it carofully, a8 it wag n sensiblo artclo, and thoy would be- como convinced of tho nocossity for.action in tho matter., Somo plan Was nccossary for an oven, decont asscssment by the State and Cmuni' As- seasors, e quotod extonaivoly from Lirk Tnin- UNE to show that the City Assessor was nimost invariably correct In his valuatious, while the Town Asgesgora appoared to bo men of very poor Ludgmeut. 1t was osgontial that an offort should 6 mada to scouro logiulation., I'he Chnirman stated that a bill providing for & County Asscssor was now boforo tho Logisla~ ture, and if_iv were proporly looked after thero was no doubt that it would be passod, Commissionor Harrigon sald ho undorstood that Honotors MoGrath and Xehoo had with- drawn their oppesition to tho Asscesor's bill, aftor having beon assured that none of the Com- missloners wantod moro officos, aud they would lioreatter givo tho bill their uuflmrt, The Board adjourned until Blonday at 2 p. m, —James Wynn_has been committed to tho ‘Woodstook (V4.) Jall, charged with tho murder of Willlam Donahuo, Wynn aud Donshuo were nolghbors and farmers. rth Divisiow; 500 | THE LAKE FRONT. Messrs. Walker and Douglas Before a Oounoil Committee, The ‘Roads Will Give $800,000; and : No More. A Majority of the Committee De- cide to Report Ad- vorsely. The Committeo on Wharves and Publlo Grounda of the Common Council met In the Mayor's offico yestorday afterncon, Ald. Usunon in the chnir. 'Tho considoration of tho Lake-front question waa takon up. A FAIR PRICE, Mr, Walkor, of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rond, said that ho considerad the prico oftered by the rallronds—8800,000—a very fair ono, and ho did not think that the grounds woro worth any moro, In 1869, tho groundon the weat side of Michignnavenuo would bring $1,600 per foot, The lots woro 176 feet doep. Now thoy were solling for §1,000 por foot, whick waa o cansiderablo decronse, Ald. Prckoring thought that tho lots on the wost side of tho avenue wero only 160 feet doop. ‘Tho eaat sido lota wore 110 foot. g Mr. Walkor thought that might be correol, but ho could offer no more than the price airoady statod. Tho ownors of the property betweon Van Buren and Monroo stroots, and botwoon La Ballo streot and the rivor,wore willing to sell that whole tract for $760,000. If tho oity's titlo was good, the prico was enough any way ; if it was not good,—if the city hud no Ycfln“ titloin the Loke-front tract,—thon the - prico was 8i{ll more reasonable, Judge Willimns, of . the Circuit Court, hold that the city had no property- intorest in tho ground. In fact, the bost Inwyora hold that tho traet was in tho keeping of tho State of llinois. The bill of the Logislaturo lind, howaver, given the city a title, and he (BIr. ‘Walker) hold that that titlo was sufficient for his purposos. Ho did not care anything about riparian rights,—he did not care nbout that queation at all. WILLING TO DUY AT PUDLIO BALE, Ald. Cannon asliod whothor Mr. Waller thought that if the property was put up at pri- vato #nle it would bring more than tho price of- forod by the companies, Mr. Walkor said he would bo very glad to have tho land put up ot & public salo and lot whoso- over would bid for it. In that way it might, possibly, bring 850,000 more, but ho had somo loubts tipon it. Judgo Norton, being asked his opimion, stated that he was not then fully prepared to stato his opinion on tho subjeot, but ho undor- stood that the railrords were willing to make the purchaso for $800,000 and take a quit-claim deed from tho city, WILL PAY AT ONOE, Ald, Cannon asked how soon the railroads, in coso t]lm salo wag mado, would pay for the ground, Mr. Walker stated that $200,000 had been paid alrendy, which tho city could have atany timo. Tho balance, 8o far a8 most of tho railroads wore concorned, would be paid immediately,—at lout‘ gnper immediatoly convertiblo into oash woul o givon forif, "There would be no trouble about that part of the businoss, AND G0 ON WITIL TUE DEFOT.. Ald, Pickering nsked whether the railroads would build & dn}mt immedintely. Mr, Walkor said that the companics would go to work with as much oxpedition as possible in that mattor, but thero woro suits pending which might ombarrass thom in some moasure, But with & quit-claim they would take their chances. Ald, Pickering wished to ask another question of Mr, Walker, ? CANNON GOES OFF. Ald. Cannon—I prefor this work dono by the . ‘mewmbors of the Committoo. I wish Ald. Pickering aud other outsidors to understand that whon thoir advico is required it will bo called for by the Committee. Judgo Norton—I understand from you, Mr. alker, that you baso your titlo on the Legisla~ tive act and in & quit-olaim deod bg tho cltf'. 3r, Walkor—On the act of the Logislature along, for tho city ouly ncquirad title by that act. Ald. Mooro aslted Judge Norton's opinion. JUDGE NORTON'S OPINION. Judge Notton—As I undoretand 'tho maller, r, Walker's idea 16 corract, Tho land bolonga to Chiongo, ne » point of equity, but tho city bos no nbsoluto titlo excopt that which comes from tho people of Illinois represented in the Gon- eral Assombly. Mr. Walkor ngain sesorted that the Legisla- ture only had the titlo,—thoy wanted a quit- claim from tho city, 80 a8 to have s peacenblo posgession of tho purchaso. J ALD, MOORE goid that ho was in favor of solling thb threo blocks to the railrond companies for $800,000— the land to be comprebended botwoen the south lino of Raudolph stroet, tho south line of Mon- roo streot, and 810 feot cast of tho east lino of Michigan avonue, . Ald. 1. ¥, Bailey—I om not in favor of solling the land for that sum; it i8 worth at least £1,000,000, That would bo a fair price for it AN ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN. Judgo Norton—I will now introduco Mr. Doug- Ing, of tho Illinols Central Road, Mr. Douglas entered the ofiico, Ho Ia a'sturdy~ looking business-man, Judgo Norton, in his ‘dabonair mannor, said: *I can tell you a atory |"of my firat mooting with Mr. Douglas. Ho was | trying a caso for the Central at 8pringfield, and Abroham Lincoln was ogaingt him, It wasa ju{{ trial—" Ar, Douglas—Tell them how it was. Judgo Norton—lr. Lincoln commenced by snying that thero was an old adage which eaid that whoovor tried his own caso had a fool for Din oliont (meaning Mr. Douglas), and thata wiso lawyer always looked after his own in- torests firat. - Lincoln was attirod in his usunl caroless mauner, Ho had on a pair of unblacked boots, shiny black pants, & light dustor, and was without a shirt-collar, Ilis dustor was thrown Dack and displayed a brokon suspender, which allowad ono sida of bis pota to droop olumaily low, * But, gontlemon,” ho continued, before proceeding with my pmrticular caso, I think (catching liold of the broken suspender) I'll first hitoh up my tackling!” [Loud and long cach- inntion.] * After that,” continued Judge Nor- ton, ‘“‘Douglas had no chance with the jury, and Lincolu won his caso.” Z “T'his is not to go into the papers,” cried the Judgoe, *for Ihavo told it at hundreds of din- ner-partiés on Douglay, and may have to uso it again.” The reportor has made tho thing publlo proporty, howaver. 3 ‘The business in Land was then resumed, and the Chairman statod what was oxpected from tho visitors, MR, DOVATAS thonght that the companies had offered a vory oo price,~ndoquato ontirely to the valuo of tho proporty, Thoy might parcol it out on long orodit. * Whatman of businees would not profer selljug tholand in bulk? Tho city onght to s fine structure built upon thelake shore, The railronds would, before any bargain was consummated, requiro that the city should have all pending suits dismissed, THIVATE OFVERE. Ald, Caonontropeatod his question rolative to rivate sale. Ald. Jonos lod stated that lio now of a privato oitizon who would give 1,- 0,000, B Mr. Walkor—Thon you had botter soll it with- out dolay, . Mr. Douglas—Real-ostate men may say what . thoy like about what might bo_given,—privato “porties may, but ask thom for their monoy, and then you'll 8eo whero they will bo, Thé railroador then rotired, ' Judge Norton proceedod to genoralize on the subjoct of tho salo, and oxprossed decidedly his opluion that the title of the city to the grounds camo from tho act of tho Legislature, . A NEGATIVE IEPONT, Ald. T, F. Bailoy moved that the Committee report ndvorsely to the salo of the Lake-front. Ald, Schmitz” soconded the motion, which was cnrriod, Ald, Mooro voting in the negative, on the ground that tho prioe offerod was & fair ono. —_— LOCAL ITEMS, A mau, glving the name of John Lavin, waa ar- restod at 1 o'clock this morning by Oflcor Olurk, who detected him, in company with two othors, porpotrating tho robbery of ealoon noor the cornor of Clinton and Lake stroets. ‘Iho ofiicer attemptod to Lioad the party off, but they evadod him, and it was only aftor ho had emptiod threo Lurrels of his rovolver at the fugtivos that the prisonor was halted, o was locked up in the Madison Htreot Station, aud will bo oxamined hy Justlon Scully this morning, At hinlf-past 3 o'clock this morning n firo wns discoverad in a holf-story frame houso near the coruor of Adams aud LaSiallo strosts, It spread tapidly, and the entive row was gooh in flames, No. 143 Adams stroet, ocoupied by Woodruft & Bon and A, W. Raffin was nllg‘hll_{ injured, No. 145 is a samplo-room, as is No, 147, ocoupled by J. P, Niedorhofor, and No. 149 Evang aud Hiokey. Damogo catimated at about 81,0005 fully jnsured. i JAPAN, Government Financcs==Nisccllaneous Nows, BAx Franoisco, Fob, 0.—The following is & gmmnry of the nows received by tho Vascadl ama: Yoronana, Jan. 18, 1874,—Untll recontly the Japaneso have found it expedient to_coucenl tho nctual condition of thoir financial mattors on account of Loth foraign and ‘internal compllea~ tlons, It hs now boon dotormined to publish statomonts of thelr resouroos, tho first of which will bo imsued 1 about tivo months, From this it wlllnY pont that thoro fs an mmount i the Natlonnl Treasury of no less than $265,000,000, fnoluding {ho last English doan, and thaf tho surplus rovenito of 187 was neacly §5,000,000, Tho Japnnoso Govornment is oxuliont ovor tho deores of Portugal supprossing tho Coolio trado in Macao, an action which it tracea to the courso of Jopau in tho caso of tho Maria Luz. The dotachment of Frenok troops stationed in Yokohams 18 about to bo withdrawn. The Enfllsh soldlers, somo 400 in number, will ro- maln, in dofianco of the wishes of the Japaneso Govornuiont, Slmadegu Sabaro, the virtunl ruler of the Provinco “of Snlslims, has beon sppolnted a COouncilor of tho highest Board in the Govern- mont, Ho has no reguiar functions, but is to be callod upon ns nu advisor in casos of difileulty. His titlo is Nnlkakeo HKomon. Thls ap- solntmont 18 complained of "fi thoe English resi- lonts, for tho reason thnt Sabaro hay beon ac- censod, though falsoly, of being the solo cause of Richardson’s doath, many years ngo, Primo Minleter 8anjfo lias recovored from his dnngorous_illness, and resumed his dutlocs. A socond docreo Lias been issued, this timo o peremplory one, rocalling all tho stiudents now rosiding abroad | at tho oxpenso of tho Govern- mont, oxcopt those who have given the vory highest proofa of ndvancoment. gunodn Kokichi has sailed_for England as a Commissioner to thejLondon Exlsqsltlon of 1874, The fimnt Templo of ‘Lonshig Daijon,at Bhiba, in Yeddo, was destroyed by firo on the morning of Jan, 1, 'I'bis was tho most imposing struc- ture of ita kind in the capital, though not ono of tho most sacred, The hugo bell, ten foot high, waB g0 injured a8 to bo worthloss, The rclations botween tho Governmont of Jnpan and tho foreign Ministors, oxcopting tho ropresontativas of tho Unitod Btates, avo becorh- ing more und more inharmonious. Japan still rosists tho pleas for opening the country, and roquires a striot onforcoment of the ‘troaties as they stand until a rovision shall have boon agrovd upon. Mr. Bingham acquiosces, aud gm other envoys aro vehoment in their opposi- lon, At tho Now Yonr's recoption by the Mikado, Mr. Bingham was absont by ronson of illness. Other members of the diplomatic corps pro- sontod an address which haa creatod groat irri- tation in high quavtors, Jt directly ‘urged tho removal of sll restrictions upon freo intorcourse and trade. Whon first received, the question was gorioualy discussed whether it should not be roturned o8 unaccoptable, This decisivo stop was not, however, takon. 3 The truth of tho Buroponn Ministors is shown by a romarkablo thing: A German in Kabe was filued by his Consul for transgrossing trenty boundaries, ‘Tho German Minister ipstrioted the Consul to rescind judgment, and notified tho Government to that offcct, The Jnpancse havo, thorefors, informod Mr. Von Brandt that, unlogs o just penalty has boen forced, they would decline further “com- munication with him, and makoe the nocoseary roprosentation to tho Prussisn Government. Tflln ‘moans, of course, that they will ask for his reoall. Ina procigely simflar caso, the punishe mont of an Awerican for going boyond tho treaty limits, outside of Hakodadi, the Unitod mnitos Ministor hes fully approved tho Consul's action, : ‘Tho demonnor of & certain Ministor Las now become g0 aggreasive that it will o nccessaty for a fow moderato foreign envoys to act with thom aa hitherto in & uuited body, Ea The following are particulars of an attompt to Lill Iwakura, on tho night of the 14th inst.: As Iwakurs Udaijin was roturning from the Mika- do's temporary residonce to his own dwnlllnf, his carriage was stopped near tho outer castle mont b¥ a bamboo polo stretchod scross the road. 'The sides of the vehiole wore out through by swords, and Iwakura, hastily desconding, found himsolf attacked by sevoral armed mon, from whom ho reccived wounds in his loins and should dors. Horan to tho moat, close at hand, and sprang into it, romeining Lidden for about an hour ; after which ho roturned to the Milkado's houaw, to whieh fornign surgeony wero onwm. ‘monoad, who at onco discoverod that his injurics were in no degreo dangoerous. "Ho will probnbly bo ablo to resumo his dutios in a fow wooks, This is tho first attempt ab assassination of a Tigh ofiicinl pinco the murder of Hirosawa Sanga, carly in 1872. No clue to the person has yot boeu discovered. —_— CASUALTIES, . Brakeman IKilled. Specinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, GrAND Rarios, Mich,, Fob. 0.—Edward Barkor, brakemen on o epecial freight train of the Do- troit & Bilwaukoo Railrond, was killed yostorday in tho yard of that railrond at this city in & pocu~ lisly distressing monner.. One of his “foot slipped botwoen two raila’né.-tho .switch whére thoy appronch to o point known as a frog. At that instant, tho rear car of i train, which: wos | broking, struck &un of theso rails, forcing it more,0los 0] Tuily and fastoning his fdvk&ffi%‘f;‘.{!v. 4t ngeefl the two, His {frontic oftors to withdraw hia foot wag pitiful ‘to behold, but tho wholo train rolled atendily upon him, its nearness mak- ing futilo nny offort to avort his fate. Soveral 1rucke passed over his body longthwiso, teatin, it.open horribly, and carrying his_Lowels an blood #overal ‘Tods along tho track bofore the tiain could bo stopped. He camo to tha cmploy of this rond a fow weeks piuce from tho Enstorn Division of the Eric Railroad. Ho was a singlo man, aged 37. The Coroner’s inquest failed to loarn of any relativos, excopt sistor, name un- knawn, in New York Uity The jury fonnd-bis death _ ontiroly accidentat, The remmns will De buried hore, at the railrond company’s ox- penso. Fatdl ' Sleighing Accidont, ‘TrrusviLie, Pa), Feb. 9,—W, H. R. Ielty, of the Wostern Unlon Tolograph oflico, this placo, wag thrown from his sloigh lnst ovoning, badly fracturing his skull, Ha lingerod in an uncon- gaious atato uutil 3 o'olock this morning, whon 1o oxpired. Glycerine Explosion — Two Iiileds ‘WmreraLy, N, Y., IFob, 8,—The tary of Michaol Brady, at Fort wna deatroyod by explosion to-day. MeMaton and Keofe—wero killod. Men lycorino fac- i yconderogn, Two mon— ik Smothered to Denth. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb, 9.—Alfred Tiloy and ‘Willinm Zinzer, employed at tho Allentown Roll- ing-Dilis, wero smotliored to death this after- noon _whi\n at work fixing & valvo at tho bottom of the well connceted with the mills. Suffocntod by Conl-Gan. PamaveLriia, Fob, 8,.—Jacob Wieland and his wife wore found iu their residence, this morning, insoneiblo from the offccts of coal-mas. Tho lusband rocovered. ——— THE WEATHER. ‘Wasuinaroy, D. C., Fob, 0.—For the Lake TRegion, northwent to southwest winds, with partly cloudy wonther and gonerally riying tom- perafuro, For tho Northwost, falling barome- tor, southesstorly winds, proceding n storm contro, GLNENAL ODSERVATIONS, Cinoaao, Feb, 10—1 8, m, Wind, |Rain| Weather, thr| Stution, | lar.| 10,08 9 10.45( 54 03| 29| 40 5} Davenuport,.|i0.20[ 20} 29,55 34| s R—— —As thio rosult of o prizo contost held at Yowa Collogo, Griunell, In, Honry O, Adum, who took the first prize, haa beon arpohxtod orator from Iown Colloge in tho grand Intor-8tate Col- Jogo contest to be hold at Galesburg on Yriday, 1'5\7. 27. Tho lst of orators 18 now comploto, and the Adolphi Bociety, undor whose suspicos the contost is to Lo hld, feol confidont that the QGalosburgh Opera-House will be crowded on that ocenglon, . STATE LEGISLATURES, A Loud Call for Retrenchment in tho Towa Legislature. The Investigation of Judge Cole’s Alleged Lottery Transaction. Debate in the Wisoonsin Legislature Abount Railroad-Taxation. The Temperanco Question Agitated Doth d in Xowa aud Wisconsin, : IOWA, snectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, © - TEMPENANOE LEGISLATION. Des Momnes, In, Fob, 9.—In tho Sonate to- day, that scotion of the code which authorizos a Justico to ncquit & drunkard on his glving the namo of the porson from whom -the lquor. was obtained was roponlod,’ This is somotbing of & tonl-voto on tho subjeot of tomperance legisla~ tion. The present Logislaturo intouds not to be fouaticn), if this may be rogarded as o test. . NETRENCHAENT, In tho House, tho question of snlaries for pub- Tic officors was disonssed, with a doclded inolinn- tion to cut down, Rotrenchment was the toxt for- evory spoakor, and, while a vote was not reached, it {8 protty cortain that coneiderablo ro- duction will bo mndo in salaries. « . JUDGE COLE, g Tho resolutions with roference to Judgo Colo adopted st o bar mooting in Keokaule will, prob- ably bo Frcsenkud to both housca: to-morrow, ond to-night it is tho all-absorbing queation of talk, tfis not goncrally supposed that tho Judgo can bo tonnfi guilty on tochnical grounds, though all admit that it Is o matter that ought to bo investigatoed, ns the poople domand it. {70 the Assoctatea Presal Des Morxes, In,, Feb, 9,—In tho Agricultural Colloge investigation to-day, a lotter was road from G. - W. Joues. and many othors stating that thoy could - give valunble information if allowed accoss to tho books. College sccountants report that thoy shiowed « deicit of over $7,000 in 1806, and ‘ovor §0,000 in 1868, in the amount paid over Buossott to Rankin, which was mnot record- od on, tho baooks of tho latter. _Prof, Jones, ono of the deposed Professors, testified that the colloge waa drifting away from fts original iu- torest. Devolopmonts begiu to assume a graver charactor, and othors more startlingjare promis- od soon. . —— . WISCONSIN. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TUE GDATAM LIQUOR LAW. Mapisox, Wis,, Feb, 9,—The Assombly had a sosgion thisimorning, aud, though there were govoral vacant sests, considerablo business was done. Moro protests against the repeal of the Grsham law wero presonted, and 500 oxtra coples orderod of tho bill, which offocts such ro- poal by a consolidation of the Exolse law. DILLS PASSED. To amond Bee, 1, laws of 1873, and to provent feauds in tho salo of porsonal propéety; rolating to the collection of statistics from towns, vil- lages, citics, and countles ; to provide o mode of issuing commissious to tnke evidenco of non- rosldonts; to re-cninct and amend Sec. 0, Chap, 123, tho Rovised Statutes, g0 asto prevont abuses in change of venuo. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Abont two Lours wore spont in Committes of the' Wholo, whero some two-scoro bills wero con- sidored, mout of thom being ordored engrossed, somo_rocommitted, and a fow indefinitely post- poned. Included among the latter wero bills to ropenl laws against tho salo of liquor on Sun-~ dsy ; to amond Chap. 13, Rovised Biatutes, con- ceming Notarics Publio ; to amend Seo. 1, Chnp. 166, 1awa of 1871, to provide for: tho assessmont of proporty for taxation, and the levy of taxes thoroon; to increnso tho salarics of Cirouit Judgos to $4,000; to prohibit the use of rajl~ rond passes; proposing an amendmont to the Constitution go as to contlnue ‘during good ‘be- havior till 60 yeara old Judges of the Nuprome Court attor belug olectod to sorve two terms, ¥IEE PASSES. A bill to proliibit tho iesue.of frco passes on rallvonds, oxcopl to employes, was ordered on- grossoed. 3 3 BIORAGE OF WIEAT. Thero was considerable debate on a bill to rogulato storago of wheat in elevators, fixing 1 cont 88 the maximum chinrgo for fiftcen dnya, An nmendment limiting its provisions to eleva- tors owned by railronds wae rxejected, and Mr, West, of Milwaukee, nuthor of the bill, is san- gumn of its pasenge. Its offect, if passed, will 0 to reduco the chargos on the etorage of grain throughout the Northwest. The bill, with sun- amendmonts, was ordored prlnted, Tho Asgembly bill giving Trustees of inssno lLospitals;the pgwer to remove oflicors of the ard wos concurrod in, TRerolutions were adopted for the codification ,of .the ginma lawe, and roguiring. & dotailed ‘atatemoitt, of, expondttures from” the Duilding gammi:ulouurs of tho Northorn Hospital for the Duane. A bill providing for the taxation of church, school, and benovolent socicty proporty, now cxcmpt, tho same as other property was in- dnnmm'ly postpouod—22 to 2, BAILIOAD DEDATE, Thore _was lively dobate on the bill raising licouse on railroads 104 por cont of their gross carings, reporied by tho Railrond Committoo as a substituto for tho" bill ta tax railrond property tho samo as others. Propoeitions wero made, on which the discussion turned, for the referenco to n joint solect committes of the Commiticos ou Tarift and Toxation and the Judiciary. Finally, nfter three-quartors of an hour's talk, scarcely touon- ing on tho merits of the question, tho bill was postponed till the abovoe seloct committes make a roport, on or Leforo the 17th, T'ho bill for tho creation of o Board of Nailroad Commissioners camo next, and was referred to tho Judiclary Committec, to report on or before tho'17th, At 9:10 p. m., adjournod, i OHIO. Covunnus, 0., Fob. 9,—In tho Sonato to-day Lills were introduced to reduco the rates of taxation for bridgo, road, and iowuship pur~ poses_on an avorago of about 20 por cent ; to grovido for five Trusteos of tho Agricultural ollage, instead of twouty; to amond the act- rolativa to incorporated ~companics, so as to ‘sllow corporations chartercd bofore tho adoption . of ~ tho prosent Conatitution to increase their capital stook, and chango the number of Direotors ay otbor incorporatious under the general Jaws rolating to incorporation. companios ; to authorize the correction of cleri~ cal errars, omissions, or dofects appoaring to ex- v in doscriptions of real estato, in orders, decreos, or findings of Probate Courts, In the Ilouse, the gonoral appropriation bill. was introduced, i A rosolution was adopted requesting the Cone stitutionnl. Convention.to smeud the Constitu- tion 8o s to provide for the olection of Town- ship Trusteos for throo years, oud for the eleo tion of ono each yoar. —_—— MINNESOTA. Sneeial Diswatch ta The Clicugo Tribune, 81, P'auL, Feb, 9,—Tho Senate passcd o momo- tinl to Congress for the iwprovement of tho Minnesota Hivor. s Bills woro introduced in both Honses for tho extension of the time for building tho Bt. Paul & Paciflo -extension branchos. Tho genoral foa- turcs of both are similar, requiring that tue Broword branch be finished by August of this yoar, tho 8t. Vincont branch to Tergus -Falls by Qctober next, and to Bt. Vincent by October, 1876, A memorial to Congress is pending for tho samo Kur oso, roquosting tho renowel of tho grant to the State, with the power to give it to othes companies, and to limit the solling price of lands to g4, In the House, bills were introducod to provide for tho frial of offenscs upon information ; for a constitutional mmendment nboliuhiuq Graud Juries s provldiul; for Normnl training in publis schiools; also, allowing 12 per cont intorest on damages awarded fu coudemnation of proporty for ratiroads from tho dato of tho award, g T TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, hotol-keeper at Bt, Luuront, Canads, 14 ro- oeml to bavulmunlaxcfl his daughter, who ad. Brnn it disgrace ou his family, ——.fi Lill appropriatiug $100,000 for tho Centen- ninl celebrstion has pussed the New Jorsey Bouate. —Yeutorday afternoon a woman named Poolt attempted to_drown hersolf aud child in the canal at Fort Wayne. When lifo was uendy ex- t{uct bystandors rosoued thom, 1Mo causo is as- signed for tho act, The woman s belioved to bo insnno, t‘i‘%e colebrated Rebecos Boyd murderosse, an .'anm from Dureau County, Thureday noxt in Ottawa, Iil, - —~Tho Bwrutnr(y of Btato has isened s cortifi- cate of organizafion to ‘the Attrition Milling Com ln{ of Chioago ; oapital, 8800,000, —Another spasmodio offort was madoon Satar- day lnst to _onforce tho Enndn{ Liquor Iawin Ln8allo. Tho City Marshal notified the saloon- kaopors that thoy must kon‘p tleir doors olosed on Sunday, and tho notifleation waa hoeded. —A brakesman named Steole, whilo coupling onrs at Winchostor, Ind,, knd his arm mashod &0 badly that amputation 18 nocessary. - —Jncob Smith, » stook-doslor of Guernsoy County, 0., was robbed of 4,000 on Friday night, while on his way from ‘Washin on, that county, to his homo, Throo men attacked him, ono holding his horso, whilo tho other two drag- ged him off and robbed him, —A horso-thiof, ropresonting himsslf as & Du- buquo Bherlff, stoppod_at a hotel in Freaeport, 11k, Inat weok. Ho had a pair of handouffs with Dbim, which como handy when the Sherif? of La- porte, Ind., found him aftor a long search. —An inquest was hold yestorday on tho body of Tacob Friond, of Bloomington, «Ill, who was killed noar Springfleld in & mysterious maunocr on Batucdoy ovening. A vordict was rendored stating that the ‘J\u-y bolioved that the docoasod wos killed by being struck or run over by a traln of tho Ghlun%n & Alton Road. Soveral thoories aro oxtantas to the death,—asmong them aulcido and murdor aro talked of, If the do- censed was murdered, his body must have boon gnld ;m the track from all vvidenoce 8o far pro- uced, —A'man named Sangol 0. Youut was_found dead in the stables of the Apploton (Wis.) Paper Mill Bunday morning. An inquest waa held, and the post-mortom oxamination devoloped = tho fact that Dhis doath wns caused by concuselon of the braln, produced, without donbt, by a kick from ono of the boraos, Decoased was an lntem‘pontu man, and when laat seon, about 3 o'clock in tho morving, was undor tho inflionce of liquor. Ho had beon in Apploton about sovon wecks, and was a singlo man, Lottors found on his poreon show that his rolatives resido at New Hopo, Augusta County, Va. During the War hio was a soldier in the rebel army. —TFather Burke, n Cathollepriost, of Dubuqne, In., camo out Sundsy in a vgz bitter and deoun- olatory scrmon against the daily nowspapers of the city for thoir course in relation to Mrs. ‘Woodhull and horlecturcs thero, The Telegraph, of which D. A, Mahony,| an eminont, atrict, and life-long Oatholic, is editor- in-clnler, wos selooted espociall for Fathor Burke's attack, and tho rofusal of ab- solution to all who would subsoribe for such a papor was threatonod, In tho Telegraph of yes- torday ovening Mr, Mahony published an articla defending himself, and nhow'l:’g that he hod de- nounced Woodhullism. Thearticte will probably bring out a roply from Bishop Honnessoy, wha 18 no doubt responsiblo for the sontimouts of his priost. FOREIGN. Disraeli Said to Have Already Arranged His Ministry. Spanish ltepreseniafives Retire from Leading Euroneau Courts, GREAT BRITAIN. ToxpoN, Fob. 9,—Tho Times advises tho Gladstons Govornment o resign botwoen tho olose of tho olections and tho sssombling of Porliament. Gladstono is eaid to be at varianco with his Ministry on the quostion of tho rosigna- tion of the Governmont, Tho Premior is ropro- sented as wishing tho Mivistry to resign im- mediately, while they desire to wait uutil tho now Parliament assembles. Disraoli is atated to bavo alroady arranged his Ministry. Mombers of Parlinmont thus far chosen numé bor 500—267 Conservativos, and 242 Liborats and Homo Rulers. Ono Homo Rulor has beon re- turned from Cork City, and two from Kilkenny ounty. It iflypmbnblc that Edward Caldwoll, Becrotary for War, will be raised to tho Peerago. ‘The organization of a new company to loy & light cable from Great Britain to Halifax via the Azores, is announced—onpital, £380,000. Tho prospestus eayait is the intention of the Com- pnnf to -convoy mesenges at tho rafo of one sbilling por word. Lonpoxy, Feb, 9,—Disracli will address his cnnatlimvmu at Buckingham on Wednesday next. —_— ) SPAIN, Loxnoy, Fob. 9.—The dinlomatio ropresenta- tivos of Spain at Drussols, Berlin, and Lisbon Lave resigned,’ Thoe Intrausigente refugees from Cariagena who have not beon convicted of orime were re- Jonged yestorday by the French authorities of Oral. “Contruras and Forrez rofused to accept thoir dischargos, Contruras is writiog su so- count of the sicge of Cartagona. —— FRANCE. Tanys, Feb. 9.—An eloction for mombor of tho Assombly waa liold in tho Dopartment Pasdo Calais to-day, and resulted in tho choice of a Consorvative, OBITUARY, Bishop Guigmos. OrTAwA, Can, Fob, 0,—Bishop Guignos, Catholio, diod here last night. Dr. David Strauss. Benu, Feb. 9.—David Friedrioh Strauss, tho eminent thoologian, is dead. Francis C. Moorc. Onawa, Nob., Feb. 9.—Francis 0. Moore, lato diod hore to-day, sged 78. of Quiney 1L, THE TURF. A Sonsible Xlorse-0wner. New Yonx, Feb. 9,—Gonoral regrot is oxpross- od that'the famous race-horse Tom Bowling will not run at tho onsuing epring mesting of tho Jeromo Park Associntion, Mr. McGrath rofusing to allow of any oxtra woight being placed upon tho horse 18 o pnnu:f for his viotories. M. MoGrath is represonted a8 willing to run Tom Dowling on his monts against any horsein the couutxy, but will not consont to Liave the animal punishod for bis successes. HUMANITY AND HORSES. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; Bir: Itis n Iamentablo fact that our horses aro intrusted to the most ignorant class of men in the community to ehoo, drive, sud care for. Tho Society for the Provention of Cruolty to An- imals endoavor to put » stop to whipping, over working, starving, snd uuncccssary exposure. Tho owner only looks to the sleok, glossy coat and genoral appoarance of his horaes ; is proud of his groom and clogant team; but no one seems to take any intorest in tho most important care, viz.: the condition of tho horsos' feet, or the manner in which they aro shod, until they becomo ,Iame, By this noglegt, ignorance, or curelessness, nonrly all the misery horsoflesh t8 heir to {8 produced, Evou our -beat horso- mon pllow the frog, sole, aud bars to bo ocut away, reducing tho hoof to about half its natural size nnd strongth; then, to make the work of cruolty and destruotion complete, a hot shoo is applied, destroying what littlo vntumr there is lett. A hoavy, flat, broad web-shoo, with threo oalks, is nailed on, raisipg tho foot an inch or mors from the ground, * The frog soon becomes dry and hard (what thore is loft of it), for waut of action and moistnre; thewholo hoot booomes dry, fovorlsh, aud brittle; tho coucussion from tho hnul-cullm produces corus, quarter-cracks, atilf and awollen joints, wind-galls, and spran; knoos. Wo all know thiu treatmont s cruel an barbarous. When our horses should bo in their primo, at 8 or 10 years of age, they are, from this old style of outting and burmng tho foet, roducod to cripples, Whon properly shad, horses will work on our payemont from ton to fiftoon yoars longer, draw hoavior loads, travel with moro ease, with au immense saving of mus- oular _power. There is no reason why a horso should not have sound feot during lifo, if proper oaro is taken in ulmalu¥, and_the necossary at- tention is paid to the foet. I adviso all persons interostod, also tho Bocloty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to” investigate this im- portant subjeot. TMPROVEMENT, e SUICIDE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, VAxWERT, O, Fob, 0.—A stranger uto‘iplng at tho VanWert [louso, rogistering as 'Thomas MoHinfto, Xonis, O., committed snicide laat night by !huotlufidhlmleu on tho right side of the hoad, about half way betwoen the ear and crown ‘of the hoad. Tho ball took s course downward towards the mouth. IIe had on his raon 8170, Ho appenred vory melanchioly all ay. Tho roason for his action is not known, . Corresnondence of The Chicago Tribune, MoGneaon, In., Fob. 7.—At Jesup, Ia., one: dsy this weok, an old man by the nomo of Bim- oon Jonos, committed suicldo, by hanging him-- solf in tho back room of Lis houso. Whan fouud,. s kneos and hands touchod the floor. " NEW ORLEANS MARKET. Nxw ORLEANS, ¥ob, 9,~BREADATUFFA~Tlour aos Hivo: 6,000 bria sold to-day for Giibn on prizato formas 2,000 40 o trade; treblo, $0,00GT.00; family, $1.16@ 9,35, Corn active; white, T6@780; vellow, 82c, Oats firmor at 600, Drax—Eanlor at 050, Hax~Dull ; primo, $16,00818.00; cholce, $20.00, Provistons—Fork quiet at $16.75@17,00, 'Dry-salted meats scarco at 0(@8X@8@d%c, Dacon quict ot 1%@0X@100, Msms dull ut 13, Lord scarceand firm; tlorco, 04@92¢0; keg, 10X @050, GROORMIER~Sugar dull; *'common, 0303 falr, Tog primo to cholco, @0, Molnases in’ good ‘demand § glatern botlom, 5003 fair, 80 primo o sirlly prims, e, Wrisir—In lght supply ; Cincinnatt,, $1,04, . CoTToN—Quict § sales, 05 balea; pood ordinary ta ‘sirict good ordinnry, 13X@léxo; low middling te atrict low middilng, 14@14;(&.113 a7 middliog to strict middling, 10@16%0’; Rood mjddiing, 11@17xa,. Tieceipts, 18,00 balca ;0xports to Grent Drlialn, 3,627 Uale s tho Continent, 8,343 balea ; stock, 320,605 'baleag unrold, 200,000 bales, MoxETANY—Gold, $1113{ § storling, $3.60. sight, Xo disconnts MARRIAGES, MITH—At tho rerldonco of R, M. Mor- -av., Chles Tuary, 167, by tho It 5 Ravlin. 'S, "n%hflrf‘v‘:,:'l’nhgi Towa Falls, Ta., and Miss Natioy Smit b , of Chicago. DEATHS. LYNCH--At 381 Maxwollat., Jobn A. Lynch, Kunornl from Jesuit Church, Wost Twolfthest., 10 o'clock Tueaday, by cars to Calvary Cometery, REED—Tub, , Misa Miria Rood, in tho 70th yoar of Fanoral from hor tato residanco, 46 Contraar., Tues- at1o'cl 3 sy, I'ab, o £-1udscn, N, Y., papers ploaso copy. WALL-~At her rosidancs, 448 Sogth Halsted-st., Mary ‘Wall, wifo of John Wall, Futioral will tako place on Wednosday, at 10 o'clook, by cars to Oalvary, CINOINNATI SANITARIUM, APRIVATE INSTITUTION. Tnsamity, Eplepsy, ad Inshriscy Reforonces: Rov. 0, I, Taylor, John Shillito, Hon, Bellamy Ktorer, Tor furthor information and clreulsrs, addross CINCINNATI SANITARIUM, OINOINNATL O. AUCTION SALES. By WM. A, BUTITERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, INO. 108 MADISéN-ST., (Bouwoen Doarborn and Clark.) BUGGIES, PHAETON, & CUTTERS, HARNESS &, On WEDNESDAY, 410 o'olook, at 108 Mudison-at. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &o, On THURSDAY, at 10 o'clock, at 108 Madison-st. ' SPECIAL SALID e (il Paintings, Chromos, Bhtograph Porfrait: Of Prominent Men of Chicago, Also 5 Fino Paintings by Loomans, whioh hav boon on exhibition at the plano atore of Jullus Bauor and Jo., on THURSDAY AFTER~ NOON at 8 o'clock, at our Auction Houso, 108 Afadison-at. ‘WM, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auationoers. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND. GENERAL MERCIIANDISE, On SATURDAY, at 93§ o'clook, a 103 Madison-st. Desiralle Marble Dwelling, BRICK BARN, AND LOT, ‘o, 686 Van Buren-st, near Ashland-av,, .0 Monday Afternoon, Feb. 16, at 3 oclock, ON THE PREMISES, The houso fs finished in tho bost style, with all modera , hot and cold water, Marblo Tarina and s throughout; contains two Parlors, Li- ambors, Diulng-Room, Kitohon, Servants Hoom, Panteios, Cldsots, and Dath. orts oasy, - Titlo porfeat. PN, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioncors, Valuable Property Eash Front on Fourth-nv, (botwoen Van Durcy, and Harzlson-ats.), On Tnesday Afternoon, Feb, 17, at 3 o'clock, ONN TIE PREMISES, Lot 813¢ foot by 100 focs deop, holng south 2434 foot of the north 493 feot of Lot 17 (or Lot 3 of Asscssor’s Divislon of Lat I7), in Black 134 School Soction Addition. ‘Tarms casy; titlo porfoot. J WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., . Auctlonecrs. 48 Residence Lots In Blook 8 Atwood's Addition to Washington Helghts, On Wednesday Evening, Feb, 18,at 71-2o'clock, At our Auctlon Houre, 103 Madtso; Partleulars hero. after, WM. A. BUTTERS , Auationoors, BY GEO. P, GOBE & CO., 08 & 70 Wabash-av. DRY GOODS. Regular Sale, Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 10 oclock, Consisting of a fine atock of Notions, Hos. iory, Underwear, Gloves, &o. DAL of Ikt Gond Tadies orwear, 3 ) Rl Dotk Sinen Towels Noplins, Handkorchiefs, Bosoms, &c. Bfi? l;voice of Tinware, Hardware, Saws, 8, &0, Whito and Gray ‘Wool Dlankets, Bed Bpronds, Horso Biankets, &o, 31 nls& Iolem nG nanléfi\;gl&smok of Hata 0, n o, Rag-Jupe ov’l}'fl“. . GORE &:CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av, BOOTS AND SHOES AT AUCTION, On Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10 a. m,, by GEO. FP. GORE & TO., 08 & 70 Wabnsh-av. Gauntey Morohaata shanld note tho fact that PRICES ARE LOWEL TO-DAY than thoy will ho when Spring trady i3 falrly opor By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Regular Friday’s Sale. FRIDAY MORTING, Kob. 19, at 9} o'clook, Household Furniture. Patlor and Obambor Furnlturo, Nodsteads, Durcaus, Extenslon Tablos, Marble-top and Walnut UentroTablos, Mattrosses, Hodiing, Uarpots, ftoves, aad o large varloly of Genoral' Murehaudiso, tg _MLISON, POMERGY GOOD & WILLIA By OS WL ‘Woat Side Auctlon louso, 63 South Oanal Havo daily Auction Bales of Furnltury and llngnnhnm Uazpots, Uooking and Heating Ntoves, Heds, Bed. ding, ‘%0., aud variety of ather goods. Wo - mindd ta dlosu out the fargo line of o o dutor AND NAIL FAOTORY, WEDNESDAY, Feb. lISl at 11 o'cloc] thuated la’ Thicty-ourth Ward, Plit ‘Works of J, Palufor & Son and _Singi o, Capacity, 16,000 to 18,000 tons Iron and Natls porannum Oasl, 81.7 por ton in MIlL, Labor sbundant, and Wark could ho_quiokly Put in bporation, orni—Ono birq PR A A T ad atatouent o ury, 80, nddross Wy ANBERsON, PILARMAN, ULIVER, IR, ) . "'fi‘n’. it} gfn&r:‘lg y %t't ?lvl;% At Auetion, . m., hurgh, adjoiul Rt & Gatee