Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1874, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE:" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1874, LOCAL MISCELLANY. RUMORED DEFALCATION IN THE RECORDER'S OFFIOB. "Tho clty waa filled with rumora yestordsy of Iargo dofaleation ju tho Itecorder’s oflco, and, whilo no oo oxpeoted that tho Gago affeir would bo rivaled fn nmount, it was confidontly hopedby the scandal-lovers that tho dotails, whon pub- * liahed, would sliow & moro sonsational dofalca- tlon than any of ita prodecessors in tho publie oftices in Chieago. T'ho roport, in its Infancy, nlleged that il the clorks in the Rocordors oflica had boon dla- chargod for lnok of mouoy to pay thom, and that” somo ono “had lolped hiwselfito & largo Bum of money by fraudulent vouchors, and that Ar, Btowart could not make up the doliciency, thua noccssitating tho closing of the oflico for tho prosent, A vigit to tho old Oourt-Houso by a roporter disclosed tho Ion, Oartor I Hayrison in con- versntion with Austin Doylo, 'Iioy Lind heard tho roport, and Mr. Horrlson was considorably disturbed thoroat, o statod that ho had comao down, a8 Chuirman of tho Financo Committoo of tho County Board, to examine tho books show- ing the refurns from tho Hecordor's offico, ‘aud, if nocessnry, to take possossion of thowm. §o far 88 lio kuow, thoy woro all straight, Thinking it bost to take the buil by the horns, tho roportar started for tho Recorder's obico aud was overtaken on the way by Mr, Harrleou, who accompanied him, Mr, Stowart cntno ' in at tho ‘moment of thoir arrival, and wns muok distressed on hoaring of the report. 1o stated that work Lind boen very slnck latoly, the receipls not boing ovor $160 or $175 per day, whils thoro was very large force of clorkd employed who wero working partly on salary ond partly on ploce- work, bolug pald Ly the folio. Tho ofllec Lad 1ot paid its oxponsos during eithor Docember or January, and ho folt that it was necossary to out down tho force, temporarily ot lonat, Ho hnd ne- cordingly closed the fomalo dopartment for n month at most. It might bo oponed soonor,—possibly within s wock if work grow brisk o, nP. 1Io supposed that this action Lad caused tho rumors. — X¥e anid furthor that bo ind over twenty follo-writers employed in copying nbstracts at an oxponso of about &G0 per day, for which thoro was no rofurn, and this wag rapidly cating up the roceipts from the rogular * Obleo-worlk of sosotling foods.. Tho Tttor: waa moro than payiug oxpouses, bub tho abstract eopying was a groat sourco of oxponee, r, " Btowart seemod disposed to orodit tho rumors to tho ladies who . had beon tomporarily discharged, and was quito ag- tonished on loarning how widespread thie roports were,” In golecting tho ladies for deeapitation ho wa governod by no prrtieulnr reason ;. it was difficult to decido who ghould bo romoved, but it was necossary to got rid of nbout twonty-four clorks, and, as thero was just that number of 1adics, hio thought it best to lay thom off for n montli. Dr. Stowart will probably profor noxt timo to dischargo overy man on lis force rathor than ono lady. By no doing ho will porbaps oscape tho circulation of injurious storics, although 10auy are by no meaus sure that the Indios were guilty of Jibcling bim in this iustanco.” * But, whilo somo lay tho blame upon the Re- corder, others say that tho offender is one of his subordinates, sud that ho hos proposed to somo of thio women copyists to Increaun Lhioir bills two or threa thousand words n month if they would divido tho diffeveuco with him, gt THE ROARD OF HEALTH TESTING WINE. Tho Board of Honlth yesterday wont upon tour of savitary inspection, with tho spocial ob- Joct of looking over a new slaughtor-house just built by Mr. Obarles H. Pugman, on tho north bank of the canal, a short distance boyond tho old locl, Tho party went in’ carringes, and on arriving at thie'placo were treatod to s substan- il lunch, washod down with o plontiful supply of dry Verzensy, aud supplemonted by somo exccllent cigars, Thus reiuforced, the Board mado a careful inspection of Mr, Tugman'a new slaughter-hougo, which had been built without obtaming o permit, but where no' killing had Loon done, tha object boing to shoiv tho ostub- lishment oft 't tho best advantags, gud trust to an excollent improssion to receivo a permit after- ward, “In this Mr. Tugman wus quite succosaiul, for ho showed tlie Board n liouse construcied to fl;\m that it was possible to carry on baof-kill- without erexting o nuisance. “Tho foprs are &l doublo, with o filling of dry carth bokweon, @0 that tho blood “end washiuga may not lealt through and soak into' tho- ground, and in warm ‘weathor create a'sinoll. ‘The drainage sppeared to bo good. Dr. Haln, President of the Board, was pleased with all ‘he saw, and had no doubt that the desired pormit would Lo granted. Dr. Millor, the Sanitary Superintendent, nid ho fisd no fault to find with o arrangemente, bt ealled attoution to tho sanitary regulution adopt- od in 1872, by which tho erction of slaughter- houses was prohibited “within cartain limits, and if the Board saw fit to sispond that regulation in this instance, it would have to be donobyn ppecinl permit. Lator in the afternoon o large delegation of members’ of the Board of Trade paid .their xespects to Mr. Tugman in his now quartors, and werd hospitably entertained, ‘Tho health gnrly next ‘visited the fertilizing works of Col. J. J. Stovor, just comploted, nbout & mile west of tho Traosit Houso, at the Union 8tock Yaidd. Hero thoy ere courtcously ra- ceived by tho propriotor, and en hour was presed in oxamining 1o the workinga of tho concern, Qo). Stover's procoss of reducing offal and dead animals to inodorous fortilizing material om- bodics sevoral’ now fontures. “The'tank offal, blood, ete,, ié dried in & rovolving iron oylinder 60 feot in Jength,the contents boing subjocted to o heat of 1,800 dogrees. This intense heat ‘is produced by tho use of finely-powdered conl in- troducod to the furunces by means of blow pipes. Tho gases liberatod from ‘the offal dur~ g tho drying progess are led throngh o pipe to & furnace espeeially constructed for that pur- Pose, Here also the hicat iu inteusifiad by-tho uga .of pulvorized fucl,and as thogases aro temporniily confined in tho furnace bo monns of a perforated axcli, thoy ara " entirely consumed, and no smoll . whatever fluda its way to tho atmouplera, 'Lho applicability’of Col. Stover's patent to deddariz- ing tho gases from 2 rondering-tank is also il- " Iustratad af this edtablishmont, which containg a hugo tank., Tho drying-cylinder bas o capacity of oight tons por hour of raw matorial, and tho fortibzor Is produced at o coat of $8.60 per ton at tho works. 'Iho frolght is 88 to w10 per ton Baltimore, ‘where it sells’ readily for $28 to' $30 per ton, thus leaving an inuneneo margin for profit, Col, Btover intends soon to add another drying cylinder of equal capacity, aud he will tlion bo abla to take caro of all tho offal of the packing, slaughtering, and rendoring cstablishmonts of tho entire city end suburbs, - I1is fertilizer foctory is regarded Dy tho Board of Hoalth asa most satistuctory solution of the dilemma in which tho sanitary suthorities have beon involved for sovotal yonrs, aid which at ous timo soriously threatencd Chi- cago's vaut packing interests—viz.: How to dis- 1030 of the accumulations of offul so as to avaid tho intolerable atonch which they have so long coused. * After a short sojourn at tio Transit Fouso, whare there was moro wine, the Board rofirno 1o tho city, plonsed with the'duy's jaunt, alliurta THE LATEST DEFAULTER. His name is Morrill, Ho iy the lntest accos- gion to the long list cf defaulters who have uado tholr mark on the times, putting honesty to tho blush, and giving material aid aud com- fort toull tho enemios of virtuoand decenoy. The dotalls of the offenso aro as follows: 1t goems that about two years ago tho lumbor firm of W. N, & J. F. Woodruft wanted to .get 3 salesman of moro than ordinary capacity, one of -the firm being iu poor hoaltl” aud about to go abroad,-and tho other having resolved ta go into tho hotel-business, it wau ossential that o trusty and oxporienced man should bo engagad to carry .on dyring their absenco thoir extensive lumber- yard, whicl is locatod at tho foot of Soventconth Btroat, With this ond in viow, the services of ono Morrill, who hnd x‘arquol‘l beon in the omploy of the Garden Cily Manufag- turing Compauy, woro scoured. 1l was woll conueated, bighly recommended, s man of fame 1ly, and mombor of a Congregatlonnl Chureh {n good stauding, and was thought iu overy way yunlifiod to mcot tho requiramontsdemauded,and ‘was accordiugly cngaged ubn salary of $1,600 per yoar. Up Lo Just weok thoro boen no Buspicion that Lo had in any woy proved faith- loss to tho trust confided in him. At this time, by » more accidontal circumstance, Mr. Wood- .xufl, who has lately roturned from Euro}m, no- ticed au ontry upon the books which excited his attontion, Upon tracing it up, sud finding that 4t was what is gonorally called a © orooked ™ or forcod itom, bis suspicions were aroused, znd & Auore particular seurch and inquiry wag ontored upon, resulting in the digcovery that Morrill had bioen guilty of o sorlpg, of peculntions covoring tho poriod of two ye durlng which Limolio hind wbstracted & yob down © wmn, - whish 3r, Woodrnff says“many run from_$1,000 fo §25,000 5 it canuot ba told how muoh until the pooks &t thoroughly oxumined, if than, As the salosman had almost completo charge of tho Jumber firm's affulvs, It was un oy sutter to prascopte his dishauost purpoges without foar of discovery. Jixcopy in tho iustanco spoken of, and goveral otliers whioh huve bosn found of - gmall pmounts, thoro je liptlo writigh evidenco againat him, As lumber is mostly sold for cash, it is tho proswmption that ho has pookotod tho procceds of such eales right along, and i thin oase, thoro bolng 110 noncnnligfor covorlug hia lnwfm. 10 clow a8 to thesmount ro ahstracted can boarrivad at, excopt by comparative ealoulations, Lumber mnuuun{; in cosh tohundrads, or oven thoussnds, of dolarg would acavcoly ba missed from somo ynrds that carry hnuv stocks, Upon tho discovory of tho thoft, Mr. WoodrufY, bolloy- InF it to bo only & smnll mattor, was dlsposed to roloaso Morritl with no furthor punishimont than Eho loss of his plage, but as each day has dovol- opod somo mow fpot of dishonesty on the part of tho clork, Lo now socs that tho ombozzloment asstmos sorloua {n-opurtlans oud o disposod to proscouto = Marrill for tho erime. Tho guilty man is. now canfined to his houso by an attack of sickness, suporinduced by romorgo and shame, Iu this his family, who aro held in high respoct, also ehare. It is statod by his nssociates Lhas an on- doavor on the part of his wife and -family to maintain a highor and moro extravagant position soclally than was warrantod by big incomo has boen the cnuso of his dopredations, and conso- quent downfall, e ) THE PENNSYLVANIA FARMER, A vory molancholy scono has boen ennoted during the past six months, some ton or fifteon timos w duy, at the different auction rooms whosp whereabouts on’ Canal streat is fndicatod by the hanging out of & dingy ploco of red flan- nal. Tho chiof notor in thoso scencs has boon o broken-down old soldior, Johu Burns, whoso shrivolod oarcnss, queased in an nrmy over- cont, aud whose generally miserablo appoarance could hardly fail to oxoitosympathy in the brenst of an on-looker, About fiftoon times a day this misorablo man would wend his way up to the frout of tho crowd of yokols who froquont tho Canal stroot guction rooms, and timidly requost on interview, and _fiftcon times n day tho auc- tioncor would bellowv_forth at him, ™ What tho ——can nn old ousslike you have to sell?” Slowiy and tearfully the old man would open his sly-buo cont, and, with o sigh as big as thosouth sido of tho Pacitio Hokel, ha would haud an oroide watel, worth about €2, to tho auctioneor. ‘Tho following converaation' would then be in order: Anctioneer—How did you got this watch ? 0ld Man—I have seon botter days, sir ; L have beonuufortunste. Iam hero in OLicngo, and Liave uo weaus of getting back to my home in Tonnsylvany. I must soll it. Auctioneor (who bas morely glanced at tho \vltul!?—A.\'u you awaro of tha fact that this fs a first-clags, doublo-cased, Euglish-lever, chro- nomotor-balauco, jewsled in ~top snd bottom gold watel, worth at lanst $160 7 0ld Man—I paid 8175 for it in Montrenl, Auctioneer—Don't lob mo_sell i:'mr watch, old man, Don'tdoit. Tako it to Lipman; pawn it ; ho will advauce you $200 upon it,. aud' you can ¥ond for it when you get homo, The old man, however, would always insist upon’ & sale, ond tho watch would b placed under the hammor a,ccordlngli. Then the yolols would Jpon their mouths In sstonishmerit 2t tho thorough scquuintauge which tho auo: tlonear showod with the l‘?‘unuhus of a watch g0 recontly examined by hiwm, and, in too many cascs, ono of them would malko the timo-pioce his own at o cost of %30or 340. Then tho old man would toke Lis money, less the auctfoneor's commisston, aud thecountryman would bo loft to rieh bacl homo and show hig prizo to the family and toll all about the soft thing he got off on an old Pennsylvanin blue-coat. ‘Then it would Lo in order for the auctioncer to unéoromoniously bounce tho crowd from tho room and wait for o new lot of customers before the aged Pennsylvanian, with the old cont and a freau wateli, would ' bg permitted to ercop up agzain to the countor, ‘Tho chicf actors in this froquently-onacted scono apposred -yostordsy in auother part, —that of prisonors ‘before the _South Side Polico * Court. Justico Boyden henrd the chargo against thom, dischargad the old man g8 boitig ' tool rathor than an acco plico in tho busingss, and sont tho mook- suctioneor and the proprictor down to the House of Correction for ninoty days each, Buch treat- mont 28 this will goou mako the running of mack-auctions o procarious s busingss that somo of the hundrods who ply it in this city will bo forcod to surprise their hands with honest Inbor of gomo kind, . 3 C———— METEOROLOGICAL, Tho following is a summary of thomoteorology of Ohicago in tho year 1873, from tho observa- tions of tho United Statos Signal Sorvice, taken by Sorgt. W, B. Kouftan, the Observer at this post. The barometric readlugs are reduced to the sea-lovel, The actual height of the mercury hero i about {wo-tLirda of au fuch loss : DanoMETER. Month, Average, Hghat, Lowest 50054 . go.6l ou3i 0,63 80,78 50,18 20,42 30,20 8031 50,32 8041 5040 80,69 80,68 808 207 fowest, Range, e B ~13 54 b3 59 83 50 35 52 Ty 8 50 el 63 (] Boptemiber. a 41 October. 25 50 Novem! § 31 Docombes 1 47 Year, . —1d 09 WIND AND ALY, Tho following table shown the greatest volaclty of tho wind in miles per hour, tho total ‘wind movoment (averaging ncarly 10 awiles per hour for tho wholo yeay), tho raiufall in fnclies (including melted snow), aud tho nwmbor of duys duting which rain or snow Greatest * Total Rainand Daye wind, aand, apow, of o, 4 10,529 . 250 14 047 [ 089 4 613 b0 7.20 17 14k (4 404 1 158 o 453 8 243 12 161 10 Lis u Total,,.... 30,31 438 CUORRESPONDENOE. A DEFENSE OF M'CARTHY. To the Editor of The Chicago Z'ribune : Bin: It is safo to assumo that nothing of late oceurrenco in our midst hias created such o decid- ed und ovorwhelming sonsation s tho recont unfortunatoe scandal in the Union Park Baptist Churehr. The public has suffored from & shook produced by Mr, McOarthy's exceodingly plain language of Feb 1, and the pulpit and pross aro now lengued againat Lim. i 'T'o @ looker-on, unintoroated save from tho fact that » deep moral question iy involved, and tho good name of o hitherto blamoless mau is at stake, tho treatment which Mr, McCarthy hng recoived opoms harsh and unjust; snd it has Dboen & sourco of surpriso to me that not ono of all profesaing tho religion of the Christ whom thoy clnim to follow should hayo been fonud to throw tho mantlo of charity over ono who haa not yot beon proved guilty of any crime againgt good morals, ‘Che billinrdist shamea tho ohurch~ man, ‘While I should nover undortele to indorse the courso of Mr. MoCarthy in making & psssionate, rasl, sud injudjcious appeal to publio justico, T cannot find {t in my Leart to blame an innocont mon for rising in toniblo wrath to ropel tha foul insinuations which he olaims to havo beeu eir- culnted aguinst him. I #ay on inuocont may, for I have yet to leara by what law of elvil or rulig- dous justico wo havo the right to ssy & man is guilty till Lo by boon s proven, Now, I kuow I am mmnufilnounlnr to the pop- ular tido, bogauso of Mr. MoCarthy's orror in Baying &;ubliuly what bo might, without being charged with gross iuduuuu\g liave gaid qulatly athome, Dut thoro is ono \ug that we do not cousidor, though X think it is a fact univorsally known : Buropeans aro agoustomed to tall with much freodom upon gubjoots thet with us are tabooed in good soolety, DBut, whilo I depre- onte too gront, familiarity in the diseussion of disagraeable subjocts, £ would agk eandidly it thora are not circurstaucos uudor which a man wmay publicly rofor—and in unmistaksble torms —t0 vilo insinugtiony that are ‘d)flvawly pagkod. about, soized upon with avidity bv mon aud womon, aud stealihily, but surely, nndermining lis p?nluuuiu #ocioty and his roputution as u ""&'L t ho spld somo ugly things, nobody pro. 'hat he . toud: to aa:. v That nfafimbmlyshm Bald tho, gamu fihiugu‘ ?X o\gt&nlm. 1ok quite yo plainly, no- ody has ouied, Tho publle hoara nd blgshos; but it bluskes bequuag Ay, AoCagthy hwg, violatad, soqd braods. Ing 50 far 08 to say bofore & fow hundrod peoplo what ho {ifln}mu cortain mombpra of his church havo enld of him privately. Xnd ho boon mora choloo in his lsuguage, would the ohnrge of in- doconoy liaye hoen brought agninst him, oven thoughi ho ind expressed tho samo sontimonts P That the spoech was unwiso and iil-timed, X again admit ‘n It wo must view tho faots os thoy stond, Mr, MeOarthy is, if physiognomy sponks ly, 8 man of oxcitablo tomperament, genorous lmpu\su. tmou his friondships, bus unrelont- Ing toward his porncoutors,—in ovory sonso, o Ynuluvn nature. Evonts' have proved that such, n part ot least, is the case, His poople, Lo clyimu, saw fik to Iusinunte what thoy did not o&mn]y nesort, 1lis influonce wna belnic dostroyed, his raputation made to puf~ for, and i namo o roprmw\n smong. thosp who hiod hithorto boon s friouds, hose things cnmo to him, Ho called for oxplanations, but nong camd, Instead, ho was toquestod to ro- sign,—to go out from his postorata with tho bal- ance of hia yonr's salary in his pocket, but n blot upon bi roputation that would follow bim wherover ho went. What innocont man wonld submit to this? True to his impilsive nature, he boldly, but rashly, tells the publie’ from his pulpit what bis peoplo asy of him in their par- lors, Wa all know tho result. I cannot consclen- tlously joiu in the howl sgainst him, until tho investigation which ho hnu at_loast tho moral ll(tht to domand ahall bo brought to bear upon his cnso, and prove him what hio claims ho is not. Until this Las been dous, X beliove it to bo cloarly tho duly of ua alf fo trost r. Me- Carthy praclscly as wo shonld want to bo tronted if, through any mistake of ours, wa should flnd vursolves in o slmllnrly-unhnpgy positlon. Notwithstanding tho recont editorinl in the Times, I foil to soe by what law of etbica—still furxtner, of civil or religions aquity—wo have the right to assume n guilt that may nover havo ox- {atod; but may have originated in malice or mis- tako; honco I inaiat that thore should bo a sus- sonslon of public condomnation until the nconsod 'xns boen arraignod bofore the ocelosinstical tri- Lunal which I supposa will firat try tho cage, - Tho affair Lssanothoraspect that I caunat woll omit.” The ngortlon that Mr. McCarthy is in- sane soms to mo to carry with it arefined oruol- ty that cannot be surpassed, It tells us that a man, a8 KM unconvicted of crimo, has boou so tortured by tho mental agony which ho hus on- durod at tho hands of Pmmued Olieistians that Lis mind haos ot Inst ylolded to the prossure, and ho is from this timo forth irresponaible, —* I hinve no personal knowledgo of the merits of the cago, having tukon the facts as tho daily pa- lmm havo furnished thom. From thuso roports am foroed to tho following conolusion: 1f the Union Park Paptist Cliurch had bocomo dissatis- flad with 'thelr Enstor on’ the ground of personal dislike, why did It not say so, pay hum, and let him go? If, on the other hand, the membors of tho church kunow snything ogaivat thoe moral urity of the man, thoy hiad no right—still loas Envo thoy now—to witbhold diroct chargea for tho purposo of sparing tho. modesty of any, or shielding othors uqulql( ?umy. : As tho mattoer rests, it I8 tho most outrageons cago of wanton cruelty aud opprossion, under tho cloalt of piaty, that has ever come under my ob- servation. - What man in activo bualnos would tamoly submit {0 such troatment 7 Is Mr. Me-~ Carthy lois a man boonuse Lo is o ministor ? Did ho forfeit” his manhood when he put on clarlcal robes? Oan wa wonder that one of hiy excitablo naturo, gonded to dosperation, mad- doned by injustice, should have beon drivon to an oxcess of indiscrotion which Lo hiag doubtless rogrettod? In thoso lnter times, nothing is too sncred to bo uptirned by the press; and tho amount of injury dona fmoplu of & Bonsitive, shriuking noture, as well as thoso of g steruor typo, is incalculablo, and in this caso the press is not guiltless. It doos woll whenit says a Enml thing of man ; but it doos ill when, without abundaut proof, it holps to destroy his roputation and peaco of mind, and carries KOrrow into many Louseholds, ' Ibeliove thora will como, ero lang, a rovolu- tion of feoling in Mr, AlcOarthy's favor, I hope at lonat that ho may have tardy justice. The American peoplo aro swayed by impres— slons hastily roceived, and in this cae, as in most others, thousands aro swopt along by tho current, never onco thinking for themsolves. T'he pross londs and tho _poople follow ; bat tho peopla have gonorous hearts, and, in the end, things must comg right. REVERE. 4 PEREONALS. o the Bditor.of The Qiicago’ Tribune Sin: Somo oxcoddingly virtuous nowspapers of this city having takon Tug TRInuNE to tosk for insorting in n'racent isaue a ‘‘ Porsonal " in which & young gontloman desired to mako tho scquaintanco of a young lady who left the street- car at the Scammon Sohool, I wish to avk thosa virtuous newspspers a fow questions: How do you know that the young lady was & pupil? Is not thet o more assumption on your part? Ho) do you know that she was not n toncher? How do “you kuow that tho intontions of the young man, wore dishonorablo ¥ Is not that also & mero assumption? Does it necessarily and fnovitably follow that a youn man hos dishonorablo futontions towa o young Iady. merely bocause he is loasied with hor porsonnl apponrance, desires to ecome acquainted with hor, and advertises for that purpose? Can you suggest auy impropric- £y in thus secking an acquaintanco bobwaon total strangors who havo no othor way of becoming acquaintod ? Is there auy 1nw to compel a young l:«?y to avewer such e ' Personal” sg tlic ono abovo mentionod ? Ts it nny worse to insert such ““ Porsonala” than it is to insert such ad- vertisemonts of quack noatrums aud quack doo- 1ors a8 aro nlways to bo found 'in thowe virtuous nowspapers ? Are no} thoso tiradoes agninst Tne TRIBUNE prompted by a potty spito against that paper bocause it raceives tho lion's share of ad- vortisiug ? A. C. Douoras, ‘WILL MR. REEM PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ? Cu1cAco, Feb, 11, 1874, Ta th€ Editor of The Chicago Tribuno ¢ B : Noticing {nur remarks in this morning's isane about patrolmen and -policomen, allow me to call your attention to a matter that ocomrred ot my houso, 804 Michigan avenue, a fow avonings ago.” Twrolo n complaiat fo Mr, Rohm the noxt morning, but haye hosrd no moro’ shout it. About 7 p. m. our servant girl went to the barn, ua usual, o help tho boy carry in noything. ho may have brought homo in_ his wagon, and, just 18 8ho ontored the barn, » man walked in, Tho Doy asked him hig business, when ho romarked hs kney his busincea d—a woll, and said to tho {:Irl, “Oh, my-pretty dear,” and ran after her into tha houeo and across the yard through the ecullory into tho kitohon, The girl ran. into tho dining room much alarmed, unyxnf there was a man aftor her, which frightoncd the family, I at oneo went to the kitchen, where I found & man, who answored to my question, What is your businoss ?" by saying “ I know d—d well what I'm doing.” “Ho showed me o star under his coat. Hohind no excuug for being thore, and I thinlc such men are not fit for the polico forco. A. BTRIORLAND, DI, D, OIS =i CRIMINAYL, Johin Murphy waé- tried and found guilty at tho Criminal Court yesterdsy on o chargo of stealing & quantity of carpontera’ tools, and #ontonced to one yoar in tho Ponitontiary, Thomng Colling, who was arrested by Officer Maloney Monday night, for stabbing a man on tho cornor of Sampeon and Loomis stroets, was held by Justico Bcully yestorday morning for ox- amination in bonds of $500, i ‘Tho charges recently made, undor oath, befora Unitod States Commisaioner Xing, against Mogsra. P, Kelder & Sons, byono John Zarembo, for violation of the Intérnal Rovenue laws, in solling tobacco and quors without license, wore to-dny thoroughly investigatod by the Commis- #tonor, and proved to Lavo boon made in o spirit of wilful maliciousnoss, Tho complninant fail- ivg to appoear, the Commissionor dismissed the comphiu{’, and relonsed the Imrtlos uncondi- tlounlly, after satisfyiug himsolf that thore was no ground for the charges. Thoro were thirtoon cases before Justlce Boy- den yestordny morning, ‘The bulle of this small dookot Was mindo up of drunk and disorderly casos, Oharles. flerzog, implicated iu o case of nlicious mixchiof in eutting up lesd pipe ina nowly-built house, was remanded until the 13th Inst. John T, Quinoy, for being disorderly and intorforing with an offivor, was remanded until to-day, In the confidence cato, $he counsel for Tames: Crosby presonted an aflidavit by prisoner to the olfeot that wmaturial witnossos for the defense Liod not beou propured, upon which tho Court ranted a continnation of tho oaye until tho next orm of tho Criminal Court, Justico Bcully did » good five-minutes' work oaterdny, for. which ho ought “to sve the pub- lo thanks, in invostigating o charze of vagranoy agalnsb the notorions Tom -White, whom Lo sont to tho Houso of Correction for ninaty days, Tho Jugt time Tom way Inearcor- ated in the Bridowell he munnfiod to got froo in 8 mystorious mannor a fow duys aftor, which, it is to bo hopod, will not again oconr. At the Wost Bide Pglico Court yostorday morning there was butlittlo busincss dolng, and that of au uninteresting chavacter. Tho inovit- ble John Bmith, without whoso nama tha smalls sh dodligh would bo. Incpmplats, turued up yoge terday as the burglar who ontored the atore of John Carrlo, at No. 824 Dlua Island avenue, Ofilcor Edward Walsh tostificd that ho oanght the prigonor and a bundlo makiog n simultane- ous oxit from the storg of tho prosocutor at about 8 o’clock in the morning. Tho Justico eld tho prisonor. in. bouda to apposr at the Oriminal Courk Tho caso againat Froo, Korr, Hondarson, and Payno, which waa bognni at tho Criminal Gourt ‘Tuosday . morning, wna coneluded Fnumrfl-y. the 1nry bringing in & verdiot of guiity sgainst all the prisonory, with sontonco of five yoars' Penitontiary sgainst tho first. throo prisoners, and x:]r ono yeut's Penitontiary ngainst tho last named. ‘Tho old confidenco-gamo was played last evon- ing on n mau named Btanton, & rosidont of Kausas, now visiting his daughtor, who llves on Twonty-socond streot. A nico young man neeostd him at tho cornor of Wabash'avonue and Washingtou etroot, and walks along with him, There outers a second indlvidual of ‘)rn]m!uasn- ing oppearanco, who holds s b1 agalnst the nico young man, and pertinnolousiy demands payment. Tho visitor iu appenled to, and consonts to loan 800 on &80 in Logus golx] plocos, The sequol is that tho nleo yonng man sbsconds, aud tho Kansna farmor discovora too lato thot hia conliing naburo bnd boon unmor- cifully imposed on. No arrosts. ‘Tho caso of John Graham, Charles Hondorson, Oharlos Payna, Willism Korr, sliss Jem Darry, and Cbarles Froo way called up at. the Oriminal Court yeatorday moruing. Theso prisonors wora charged with lmvlng robbed a farmer from Whitoskie County of 8170, in tho szloon of the {irst-montioned prisoner, as was previously do- tailed in 'Lug ‘TninoNE. The prisonors were dofendod by A, 8. Trude, who prosoutod an afidavit from tho prisonor Graham sotting forth that ho was siok and unable to attond, upon which o continuanco of his ¢sso was granted by the Court, Tho ange was pro cooded with againat the othor prisoners, Tho ovidonce for the prosecution brought no new facty to light, tho farmor stating thnt ho was in Graham'senloon drinking with prisonors, whostr- rounded him nnd robbed him of his monoy. The dofonse sot up wes that ail hands had ongaged In playing eards, and that the farmorloft bofore tho prisonors did. ‘Fho oase was not concluded at & o'clock yoaterday evening, Justico Boydon yesterday sont down to tho Houso of Corrcction, for thirty days oach, two notorions Joung Drostitutos uamod Tily Witl- ioms, alias Bailor Juck, and er{ Kane, aling Botty Bowlwo, Thoso two girls had by some meana or other got accens to tho cabin of a largo barge in the Chicago River, noar Twelfth streot Dbridge. Thia thoy had fitted up with furnituro and * & small stove, aud thoro they entor- tained thoir friends, ‘Thiugs went smoothly for o whilo, but at last tho girls, with an oye to rofit, bogan the salo of infoxicating liquors, his proved a euccoss for some little time, but T'yonday ovenivg both girls -got, drunk thom- golyes, and- thair visitors, taking advantago of their incapacity, helped themsclves to the stook of liquors, Tho result was a froo fight, which attracted tho attontion of tho police, and ended in the arrest of the girls, who were too drunle to geoapo and tho broaking up of the floating brothal, A MYSTERIOUS BESTORATION, The vorb possens ” has had n_singular con- Jugation of late in the family of Porry H. Smith, Esq,, living on Oak stroet, in the North Di- Vision. It was roported in Tur Tninune somo doye ago that tho first porson singular, rospect- ing somo 5,000 worth of jowelry, had boen suo- coeded by the-second Fumon, aud uow it ‘ap- poars that, contrary to all rules of grammatical Hucceayion, tho firsl person singular again pos- sosses, and succoods the singalur socond porson, To oxplain: ko articles of value, jewals and loirloome, thac wore stolen, linvo roturned as mystorionsly a8 thoy vanished. Rumor, which is nover ldle, however much qthor dofoctivos may sloop on their. arms, tellsnow. stories re. garding tbls transnction, which §0 10 uhow vory cloarly” that a profitablo somnolonco, or elso strango stupor, posscsses the sonseén of the polico forco of our oity governmont. It in suthonticated boyond s doubt tha, although this heavy 'robboiy wWas perpotrated upwards of a month ago, aud though detectives snd police hove oxamined the premises, and have sont hera and thero, to Boston, Olnoinnati, 8t, TLous, and evorywhoro ; hiave watched the stations, and the oxprosa ofices, aud gona through all tho othor customary formd of lookiug in the wrong_ placo, all tho timo tho jewslry has been in the city, sind, moraover, Los baen flaunted in thoir oyok upon the public streets. Bat the soquel of its flual recovory in mnone the lesa strango than the history” #o far disclosed, for tha L)ro)muy b beon roturncd to Mr. Smith, not )y tho police, but by vome unknown porson, and itissnid that it passed through four or five hands in its passago from tnef to owner. Have the polics, who -onco dniad’ tho robbary, any oxplauation to mako concorning this wind-up of thoaffair 7 TIE BTABIING CASE, Bichaol Carey, the youug Bridgeportor wha stabbed John Sodden Tuesday, ny rolatad. in yoss terduy's TunuNe, was brought bofore Justico Boyden yesterdsy morning and..plendad guilty to doing tho cutting. A IRIBUNE roporter in- torviowed the prisoner, who mado the following statoment : 2% I lived on Twenty-sixth streot, near tho cor- ner of Wallaco. Yestordsy afternoon I wos ust coming ome ~ from work fwhen I saw the boys: snow-balling two menin & wagon. Nonme of thew was stiuck. ‘They jumped trom tho wnfinu and ran after the boys. - Oneor tho men had: caught a boy and; was sbusing him, whon I cried out that Lie had no right todo so. Tho othor man then caught mo by the nock and boat mo with his whip-han- a knife in m{ hand at tho time, and, in solf-de- foneo, Lcut him with it. I am sorryI did it now, and hope the man won't dio. ong of tha lust, judging from appearances, whom one could suspect of boing conflned on & mur- dor-chargo. {0 wag Deld, without bail, for trial o tho Oriminal Court, upon whatovor charge circumstances will cause to be brought ngaiist bim, : AIEST OF CIMOULATORS OF OBSOENE LITERATURE, In tho interdsts of public morulity, and at tho instigation of the Young Mon's Christian Asso- cintion of this city, & raid was yestorday made upon the dealers ‘in ob&ceno literature, who set thomselves up as * specialista " in the mattor of modical practice. The poculiar kind of litera- turo which those parties had. mado themselyes amenablo to the law by publishing is too well known to roquira duuuriptlon, evon if sucha thing woro desirable, The porsons arrested were D. B\, Towngond) G, L. Stono, alias Gonor- ous L. Hondorson, 113 Wast Madison street ; A. G. Olin, 60 Randolph ; Dr, Bigolow, 464 Stato ; Dr. A. J. Shipp, 817 Clark ; C. B, Nolson, alins John Kerr, 860 South Clark ;. Johnson H, Jor- dan, alins J," H, Clyrk,. 101 Hurrison 3 T, L. Motiroe, 275 Clark: Morton Phillips, alins Dr. J. C. Colburn, 177 Clark, Theso mon were all held undor §5,000 bail by United Statos Com- mssioner Hoyne, and all of them succoeded in. obtaining thol ‘h’mi ‘oxeopt G, L. Stone, who 04, consequently, locked up for.the night., The. arreats wore prosured by Oapt, Anthony Com- stook, of Now York, a Special Agent of tho United Btates Poat-Offieo, who has been in tho business of guppressing -obsceno literature during. tho. past fiftoon months, Duting this timo ho hes succoeded in demolishing about 18 tons of tho yuminloun gtufl, and ha i still on the war-path, Tho arrosts wore made hfi Deputy United States Marshal Buck, "who was™ compli- monted by the Bpecisl. Agent for the energotio manner in which he did his duty, ‘Iho offenso with which the prisoners are chargod Congress passed June 8, 1872, aud smended by Bec. 2 of tho act paseod in Marol, 1873, whioh ia. spocially dircoted to tha supprossion of trade in, and tho cironlation of, obscono literature. and contraband goods. ‘s penalty for the crime, is a flno of $6,000 and imprisonment in the Peni- toutiary for a torm.of not. Josy than aix months, nor moro than ton years. ——— GENERAL NEWS: The roport of the Auditor of the.Vessel-Own~ qrs’ Association, submitted at- the . annusl meet- ing of the stockholders Tueaday nftornoon,, shows thnt tho busincss notted n profit of $18,5600 last yoar. * A man nemed Tockor, who, was omployed ns conductor ou & North Bide city-Limits car, foll off tho front platform of his: oxr atitho cornor. of: Clarls and Mudison streots yestordny, aud, the whoels bassing ever hiy right arm, it was crushod to a jelly. Yeatordny aftornoon s man named:George Butt, omployed in g furnituro factory ot No, 1005 Btato street, had his hund. mashod by some por- tlon of the machinory, Ho was conveyed to his boie, iu the vicluily, aud Dr, Johnaon oslled to attond him, At half-past 5 o'olock yostordsy morning an alarm sonudad from Box fio, 814, and was caused by s firo {nn_twoutory frame building at No. 603 Wost Mudison strect, The promiucs .wos. owned by Mrs, Jolm Sutherland, and occiiplod by 'thonias Hoyden, as o bonrding-honse, Dam- age to houso. gud furniture ostimatod at 3700, Cnuto of fire and Insurance not roportod. A boy namod Buffonsohultz, while attempting o ule om0 s ot oas o the OhBLE | Burlington. & Quinoy, ‘Railroad, Tuesday*afler- | n00n, wlssed 1y Zooting, and, falling bonqsth dlo o the baclk of tho hoad, I happened to have | thoe cars, was injurcd so uoverely thab ho died shortly afterward, 1o was xemoved to hin fatlor's rosidence, at tlio corner of Clayton ntreat and Weatern avonue, and the Coroner notifiod. A dont and dumb man named Hondrickson Hudson loft his _boarding-house, at No, 68 Wal- nut stroot, Tyesdny ovoning, to go” down-town, and has nbt boon soon sincs. Tho missing mon was employod by Messrs. Kloln & Stuart, of No, 277 Madigon strect, ns n peddler. e lad o small smount of “monoy in his posdossion, bub the boliof ia that Lo Lag mot with an noofdont rathor then foul play. ‘Tlio oponing sesslon of tho quarteily moeetin of tho Ohioago Conforonca of Unltnrian an other * Christian” churchea. was Leld 'in tho Chapel of tho Church of tho Messial, coguer of Miohigan avenue and Twonty-third streof, Tho Rov. 0. G. Howlsnd, of Kalamazoo, Mioh,, rerchod the Conferonge sermon from tha loxt “Provo oll things, Hold fast that which is gaod " the subject of his discourso being tho proper method of religious. study.® ‘I'ho Oon- foronco will rosssemble ap 10 o'olock this morning. Tho followin, tologram was recolved }nator- day at'mititary headquartors in this city : OMAMA, Feb. 11, 1874, Col, M. C. Drum, Chienpo: Followiug just recoiveds _ . “Fonr Lamasr, Foh, 11, 181, “ Lisut. Nobinwon and Corporal_Colemaz, 1 chorgn of lumber-trafu, woro ldlled lnst Monday by_Indiaua, Bupposed to bo forty or ity {n tho party, Baud nol known, Tirelve milos cast of Laramio. Peak, on tho Littlo Cottonwood, Their bodies wero found yosterdny aftornoon. Doth cavalry compantes from this postand thio compnny from Fottorman sreont. It 16 thne tho present farcieal Indinn poley should ond, “JomN E, Baxry, Colanal, “E, 0, 0, Onp, Brigadic::oneral,” Mr, B.' G, Blatherwick, tho inventor of {he suspension’ railway recontly desorihed in Tim IRIBUNE, haying comploted o working modol of. his invontion, exhibited ilioatuldny on "Change. It exoitod groat des of aétontion; and- woa fa- vorably regarded by noarly every ono who saw it Tho prolfmiuary ~ stops for tho orgauizn- tlon ‘of 'a Htock compan have' " been' taken undor the name of *The.Buspousion Tranafor Company,” The capital_stogk will be 260,000, in shares of 350 each. "Mesars, It G- Blatberiok, Churlos B Donnidson, ‘0: W. Yalo, sod Norman R, Blathorwick avo tho in- eorporators, and subsoription-books have been oponed, A potition s in olroulation asliug” the ommon Oouncil to.giva tho right of way,to. the Company on tha lako front, from Wasliing- ton stroet to Park row, and'it is haped to bave ouno, of the soctions in oporation. within. two months. The mombora of the: Unity Olmrch Fra- tornity and their frionds enjoyod a vory plens- ant ontortainment yestorday nvening, given, by tho Indfus of thio Bewing Booioty of tho Clurch, in tho Bundsy-achool room.. The: eyening was paesod in soclal conversation, varied by music, singing, rond.IuF, and somo smusing games for childrat, in which thoso of largor growth-finally joined, with a8 much zest snd- abandon ng if tLoy were not, in many cases, fathers and mothors of wing ‘fomilics; A very substantinl snd well-cooked supper was sorved by tho ladics, in which the variety and quality of tho entables woro only equaled” by the profusoncss of tho supply. "A vory amusing feature of tho evoning. was an anction salo of cake, turkoys, and hams which brought o canglderablo sum, ' Tho objoch of the ontertainment was to Jyrovkh\ money to furnish tho cliutcl pulpit, and. tho sum. obiained was upwards of $100, All the entertainmonts of tho Fratornity aro oharacterized by thorough good-humor, harmony, and jollity, and tins was no oxcoption to tho vulo, 3 o BT, IGNATIOS, Tho -semi-anunual oxhibition of - the ‘students of 8%, Ignatius Collo[in was hold m the ball of. tha college building last evening, it anoo was very laxge, the hall being ded. to oxcess, while many wore unablo to find even so much 08 y squaro inch of unobstructed spaco through which to observa_the distant scholars, The oxercigos were of & literary and musical charactor, and were conducted by tho students nnder the dircction of the Faculty. Tho amplo stage, which is quite as, com_sluw.ln,lta nppoint- mentd g thot of many modern " theatres, wag brought into requisition for the scholars, o tho use of 0 entortainmont: was be- quartetto- arranged for was woll renderod under diroction of the com- petent organist. Lhis was followed by an amus- ing prologuo recited by thrés lads, who drew, tho conplusion, from remarke that tho seniors. lind let fal, that their position, in tho junior de- parfmont was not “ono of fovoro_Lardship aftor all. The youngstors having liad the introduc- tion to the litorary. feast, a moro solid repast was shortly furnished in ~ tho essays of Nicholag Coolto, Antony Bchager, Robert McAvoy, and John Driscoll, of the sanior departmant, who ench dolivered'a thoughtful and portinent dissor- tation npou tho thomes ohioson. Tho ontortain- mont conoluded with: the awarding of- testimo- nials for profiviency and good behavior. Thelargo eudicuco romained to the closo, testifying by fro- quent enthusiastio. applause to thio' pleasuro afforded them, The music, cousinfln% of_ golos, duets, aud quartots, vocal and inetrumental, wau eapeolally good, and; altogcther, tho entor: tninmant wag one which gratitied. the suditors, and displayed the aptnoss of the pupfla and tho thoroughness of the instruction they have re- ceivedifrom tha soholarly aud abla Professors, This valuable collega iy growing in numbers and . gun by = ho plano, violin, viols, aud violoncello, which' |- inflience, and ia now ono of the most prominent institutions. of learning in the oity. g IR A, - PERSONAL, 8. 0. Corlis, Munager of tho Cunard Stogmship :Lino of Now York, is rogistered'at tho Shorman, Col. F. Van Vict, U. 8, A., loft last evening Caroy is o decont-looking young follow, and |* +for Washington, D. 0., on the Pitteburgh & ‘Fort Wayne Railroad. Tho Tennessesns visited tho houss of Mrm. A; .H., Holden, on Park ayenue, yostorday, and sang :somo boautiful songs in tholr best atylo, The suniversary of Wauhlux]:ton‘s birthday is + to be celobrated at Mattoon, 1. Among.the at- ‘tractions will be o, Jecture. by tho Roy. Robert {Laird Collior. Tho potition asking for the commutation of i Rnfforty's sentonco is stifl circulating, and is ro- icolving numerous signaturoy. It. {8 snid that :I!iuhal{) Foley and Commissionor Sheridan haye {signed it. Tho reason assignod for wishing commutation is that Rafferty. was vory drunk whon ho killed 0'Mears, and did not commit tho murder intentionally. i BURNS—0'CONNELTA i A large number of the cougregation of the Church of the Holy Namo assemblod last ovou- g to witness the marriago of Mr, Garrett Burns aud. Mies Bellode O'Connell. My, Bumnsis.a . gentleman whose uniform courtesy of manners, and’ culturo have endeared him to o largo iclrolo: of acquaintances. He is jumior artner and general mgnager of the well-known iHirm of Taug, AoNally & Go. Tho brido s tho nfeco of the late Roger J: Brass, The marriage soryice was. porformod by the oy, Dr, Me- | Mullen, aftor which a most editying disconrae ig that of havivg violated Seo. 148 of tho law of: was delivered-on tho sacrednoss of ' marriage in .the, Catholjg Church. . After recoiving.very many :valuablo presouts, and . tho warm greotings of ‘hosta of friends, Mr. and' Mra: Burns left on the night train ona wedding towr to.tho Enstern citics, : 2 TOTEL ARRIVALS. i _Sherman—Gon, I, D. Sewall, Washington, D, 0.; J. V. Boach, Washington, D. C.; Capt, W, Tarris, Houghton; J.W, French, Threo Rivors; D, 1. Jones, Racine; L. L. Btophons, Omaha } . @, K. Bloomhard, New: York; A.TFrankenthal, Bt. Louls; I, V. DoWitt, Albouy; B, McAuloy, +Citicinuatt, . . . @rand Pacifie—The Hon, 'F. H.Van Glove, Michigan the :Hon.: Charlos Millor, Ponpaylyauia; E. , Ubl, Caire; J.II, Winsor, Ponnaylvania; M. Jones, Ban Francisco; ! Charles Nibloy,, Balt Lake-Olty; Jamos Luding- ton, Milwauked'; 8., B, Gauwlg; ‘8t Poul; B, 1f, Langloy, Winona ; J. N. Allen, Montroel ; David Rico, Fort:Aun, N. Y, ; William: Hongly Delphi, Out.; J, R, Prontice; New: York, ... . Jal- mer—W, Wolcott, New Yorl ; Dr, 8. Clay Todd, Fort Wayne, Ind, ; W. B, Plorco, Boston ; T, 0, Homan, Now York ; W, Wi Wells, Nebraska.: G . Millor, Cluolunutti ; W. J. Uatliufii Ontario ; ” It. Bolo, Pittsburgli; I, T Bolby, Ailwaukoo E, H: Paddook, Now York. 0 CILICAGOANS: ABROAD, 3 Tho list of Chicagoans abroad on the 24th. of Januunry was ns follows: Parig—-Jamos B, Atkennan; Mr, and Mrs, C. iBarford, John A, Outtor and. fawmily, J, il. Los Rosiows, Misy Caerio J, Fiul, Mr, aud Mrs, O, P, Kellopg aud_ family, Mise E: O. Kolioge Mr.and Mra, 1T, H, Magie, Mr, and Mrs. Robor! [Ritohio, aud Johu C. White. Nice—Eugeno L, Gravos, Mr, and Mrs, Dr, Frod J, Huso, Chns, B, Munn and family; Mr; and Mra, Th, Van Vale ‘konbuwigh,. London— Chas,, Aukler, G iW. Tnino, " A" B, Mooker, A, D. E, DPutnam, Mrc ' and Mm, iPullman, [H, G, Spaftord,. Geneva—L:, JL. Grmmon and family, Mrs, and tho. Missos Ifunt, Miss Harriot | Mark, Mrs. A, L. Powoll, Josoph DoHavon, Miss Mary Kidder, Mrs, A: 1. and Mias L, Lull, B, 0, Portor aud famlly. Florence—I, N. Arnold and family, Mra. 1, L. and the Mlissos Millor, Misa Lottie E, Nyo; B, 0. Parkor and family, tho v, 1. G, Pottor, Mixy. AL, L, Bhiolds, '—Mru, It A, Eastmon, T, T llsymond, Mr, and Mrs, L. B, Williaws, W, W, Williams, - y ' . GEN, LANHING AND, CENTERNIAL MATTERS, Gen. Lennivg I tnco tha Inat of Ootobor, o o Ot ta T i o Bigtes and" Dertltorles i) th Wos but- dve; Srom flg Obio. ta.tho Pyollle Qooav, and oty | L . cDmlmlImLh(H work until ench fiato and Torri- tory shall have it rropnr organization to givo matorinl aid to tho Exposition. In dolng thin he has dissominnted through his nddrenacn bofora differont Logisinturos, Boards of ‘Lrado, md Ag- rionlturnl socletios, an amount of information roparding tho Exposition that iy waking n doop intorcst.” Yo han just returned to this olly from Bt Paul, Miun., and Madison, Wia,, and lonves tu-night for Indianapolls, lo address the Htate Board of Agrioulturo, and will address ¢he Board of Trade of Bt. Louls, aud the Legislature of Misnourl noxt wook., ‘Tho Illinofs State Bub- neription Committeo meot Gon. Lansing hore on the 14Lh lust. If tho committeos appolated dis- play tho samo onergy and activity the quota of stocle l‘m’],l,‘llrcd from the ~Wost- om Btates will ba rapidly made up. Many of our. oxchanges have olroulated a reo- port that Russin had” declined to he prosent at our coming Centonnial of 1876, This roport fed Bavon Offouburg, the representative in thid of Russin, to deny that his CGovernment had takkon puoh o stand, Tho trath is, ne Gen, Lon- sing Informs us, that nolther Russia nor any ather power has ag yot recelved - any officinl in- vitation from our awn_Government to bo proa- ont on that ogeasior, * It I8 necosanry that Con- mvaen should first preg a rosolutlon directing the Prosidont to oxlend auch invitgtion bofore it can'be nuthoritatively done. | ———— : OITY AND COUNTY OFFICES. . The- Bonrd of Polica fined Policoman Arnold Rofchort five days' pay for striking Andrew Parks, 9K ‘ Tho City Clerlk imuod s cominission to Tiouts Wahl, yostorday, ss momber of the Doard of gnbflo {Voflm; 1to will- eucoccd Mr. Oastor to- ny. Tite Comptroller was bothered sl day by the applioations of contraators and othors for monoy. Nono was pald_ouf, o cash is soarco.. Oity core tificaton Wero offercd, and generally nccoptod. Tho County Tropsurer, yestorday morming mdved his eafo from tho old' Court-Hoio to his ey qlrxurlovg on Illinoia street, adjoining tho Jail. “Tho'clorks will move in about ton days, Tho Tax Collector was nover so busy as ho was yostordny, nearly §25,000-boing’ paid 1 by pro?(uny-mvnnrs. Durin? the presont woek tho. clerks have remalued in the offico until 9 and 10 o'clack atnight, chocking the accounts, and this wook promisos to yield the. largest amount of taxos ever collectod during the same period. Tho Board of Public Works jssuod tho follow- ing building pormits yestorday: Charles W. Rigdon, three-story and basoment stano front, 44 by 40 feot, Weat Washington stroet; John Hengles, throo-story and basément stono' front, ©7 by 70°foet, northwest corner of Haldted- and Fourteonth sbceols ; Edward Bufton, two-story, and bosemont briok, 41 by 87 fost, South Park avenuo. A committee of ‘the Workingmen's party called upon the Mayor in the. morning and: nskod bim to aid thom in proopring & Lall in which' to hold rmunss meatings, and is understood that Mis. Honor .-con- sonted ta doso. It, appears, howevor, that tho, Committeo was uttorly unsuthorized by the as- sociation or any of’ the sections, and it ig | undorstood that Mr, McAuliffe waited upon tho Mn{er lnter in-the day, and-informed him of this fact, stating. that the association could not proporly ask for such w favor at hia linds, a8 the workingmon’s party.as in n&)poxiunn to the ono which His Honor roprasontad. COUNTY HOBPITAL: Tho Hospital Committes of the County Board mat _yestorday .aftornoon: to reoeive proposals | for 'lot a8 & sito for the County Hospital, but camo to no definite conclusion. “An offor was rocoived from 8. J. Walkor to eell Block 8 in his., Douglaa Park subdivislon with & parkway to tho rnilrord, 200-fcot wido, for the sum of $05,000 in 7 per cent county.bonds at par, The morits of the block wera considored, 1 aleo.were those of tho Baldwin Block, batween Wood, Lifcoln, Harrison, snd Polk streata; the Carpenter Block, botween Rendolph and Washington stroots; the Iot corner of Tyolfth streot and Ashland avenne; tho old-Reform Bohool ‘sito at Kenwood, The Qommitteo aro recoiving propositions avory day, but'it will be somo tima before they make aoy recommendation, BODTH CLARK BTREET. The. Council Committeo ou Streets and Alleys, South Division, met in tho Gity Clerk’s oftico ‘and spont neatly five houra in. congidering tho potition of properiy-owners on. South Clark 6troot, proying thot tho Chicago, Rock leland & Pacific- Rollrosd Company be compelled ito uso, horso imstead of ‘sleam-powor. in drawing their cars from Twolfth to ‘fwenty-second stroets, Mr, Withrow, the +Goneral Solicitor of tho Railway Company, and Mr. Tuloy, on bolf of tho property holdors, prosonted their viows in olaborate argumonts, going: ovor tho ground and making the same points which have horotoforo beon mado during tho long controversy, The majority of (ho Com- mittee declded to-report in favor of granting the raliof asked for, and to; report an ordinance to :compel' tho substitution of horse for steam powor. ‘The Rallroad Company claims that tho nseage of euch au ordinauca would bo “speciat ogislation,” sud henco, if tho Couneil adopla the roport of the Committeo and pnssos tho ordin- ance, the Courts will undoubtedly, at last, be called upon to sotilo the controversy, : — ey ANNOUNCENMENTS, Luu alodonian Club will give a Valontine Bociable at their hall, No, 167 Washington streot, Friday evening. This cvenin’{;,' #Two Can Play ot That Gamo,"" Er,'.‘d L3 Pux and Cox,’ will be repested at Murray apel. Four of the lnigo paintings by Lgomsns, which have beon on’ exhibition ' for” some- timo nst at Baner's musig-storo, will be sold at auo- fon this aftornoon, at 8 o'clock, at Bultors' rooms on Madison stroet. Tho Rev. William Alvin Bartlett will preach in tho Wabash Aveuuo Motholiist Ipiscopal Cliireh this ovening at half-past 7 o'clack. Dr. Aitchell D2ad s largo audioncs last niglit. Tho T'ri Kappa Litorary Bociety of the Chicago TUniversity, having: rosched: the .mature age. of- ten yoars, proposes to celobrate its annivoraary, in the-usual ontortaining manuer, this evening, at the University. Place: Baptist- Church, corner of Douglaa place and Rhodos avenne,. Tho. ladies -and. gentlomen belonging to the Apollo Club Ohorus sre xoquested to mcat at the raoms of tho Olubthis evening, for rehenrsal, Ad this.will bo the lust evening rehoarsal bofore the concerts, o full attondanco is roquestoed, The Woman's Suffrage Anniversary Committeo will‘hold » mooting in the DMethodist Church Blook at 2 o’clock this..aftornoon. The Rav. M: J. lEn.vkn;m will address. tho. evening. meeting nt 7 o'olock. Mr. 8. M, Davia will doliver a lecturo on ' The Harmony Botween Solence nnd Religion, ™ nt the TRounion Presbytorina Church on: Fourtconth stroet, noar ‘Chiroop,at & quartar of 8 o'clock this eveniug. Admission frec. Miss Anna Dickinson will deliver anew lec- ture, ontitled * For. Your -Own Sake,” Michigan Avenuo Baptist Church Monday ovon- ing. 'The salo of regerved souts commences this morning.at.Jansen, McGClurg. & Oo.'s bookstore, Nos. 117 and 119 Stato stroet, — SUBURBAN' NEWS., e .ELIN, Thera ig a loud call made through the columns of ong of our city papers for our City Fathors to count tho money, and show a clear report of what has beou done with the large amount col- Jooted by taxation during tho past three years. Tha acoount should: ba) made . up, cartainly,.for. wunicipal. effairs, yuloss caroiully watcled, havo a way of gotting tangled in the courso of timo, and evil results orisuo, * ! Ahoro. soems to be a difiiculty in. Frocunng suitablo candidates for tho Moyoralty. As & artisnn affair there 8 but little_hope for a run, for thio names Republican: aud Democratio have scarcoly any significanco in our local election, Aldormanio candidates secm to bo abundant, ond for anofice which. pays no salary, It ig astonishing how many are rondy to ho sacrificod, and tho facling is mcrun»m§ in Interiity, Noxt woek tho clty expeets. to bo defendant in & eclaim for 10,000 preforred. by Mndnr George Washington Rounick, who nlloges that Lo fell npon or througl' a defactive sidewalk, and thore- by Injurod-bimsolt - to suchk an oxtont that not. loss than the abovo sum will healit, Itiso little ungratoful in thie Major to thus attempt to doupoil the city which: has. yuavtorod . him for yenty, aud wineh bado him such a hoarty good- i:ya when Lio wont forth to sook glory or a grave “in tho bravo days of '61," ; Ovor 20,000.tuns of ice have boen packed here this winter, all of an oxcollout quality. Alarge nnmber of- candidates for Town Col- lautor:huve already. sunouncod- thomeelvos, and tho fovor s spreading. R ‘Tuosday wus pay-day at the wateh factory, and nearly 60Q porsions wera- mado- happy by roceivs g thoeir mouthly stipend, EVANHTON. Tollowing fs the Sn'o vamimo:of the concert to to bo glven at tho Mothodist. Ohurch .this svon- | ing, undor tho auspices of the Woman's Educa- tioual Assoclationt * . Faataals for plang ( Norma ™., 3oraiii / 'mriil Liebl et~ Mornin| ng ?“ .. My, OV,BV. Johnion-and verssesndaell vdyo . Qumbert” Foltay o~ ‘*In Natlve Worlh " (4 Greation "), My, A, Ly “Tho Boll-Ringing e, 1 Hesleal » Mra, O, K, Jolngon, It 1a Enough * (% Elijak 1) «++s4Mendalasobn Mr, Flaslien from tho Werp Prof, “Qlitterlug Blarn.. i, ] * 011 Gérman Drinklj *Tho Ktorm ", . i Duct from *BIEadoNa Msarivsevener,, )y voy o Flolow Mensre, Disehog’ and Foii, Tho motit of this entortainment sliould insuro o largo attendanoe, but it is probable that tho [reolocture at Lyons' Hall by Mr. M. H. Boveo will be patronizod inatend, Evanston custom. R i +Goldbeok Iow n Michigan Girl Can Wrostles Jram the TWyandofte (.‘I’dh.‘ Courfer, A young lady of ‘Irenton Vil ingo, of consid- ornble physionl strength, is tha horoino of a wmumnfi matolh which ‘taok placa a fow days 8go, While purchasing somo goods of & dashing young clork sho mado somo romarl that imylied doubta of his muscular ability, and was romptly cbnllenged to n trial of strongth, Tha oung Indy nccepted tho bantor aud stepped oug into tho ggreot, and waa followed by tho clorik, who did no beliavo that tho ohallougod party ywas in earncst, Tho moment the young man clearod the sidowalk ho was grasped by tho Iady, and 8 vigorous tusslo followed, In defonso the clerk exorted oll hia utrengilbh. but was thrown to tho aund, where, with bis head in chancary, b got is fnco nicely washad with snow. Tho aiTair nte tractod o crowd of noarly 100 porsons. This statomont is accnratoly truo, but by requost tho names aro withheld, 3 —_— The Proposed €nlhoun Monumont. The Calboun Monument Fund, which the womon of Clistloston, 8. ., Lave boon ratsin sinco 1854, is ab prosont valued nt $38,304.14. At = rocout maoting of- the Associntion o propo- sltion to apply the fund totho croction of g ‘monument over tho grave of Mr. Cnlloun was voteddown, as was another to devote It to educn- tional purposos, Finally, it was decided to sub- mit toa committos of six men a proposition to fivn tho uso of the monoy to the Confedorats omo of., Charloston, on condition of the Ango~ ciation recelving in roturn Calhoun gohiolarahips equal in value to the interest on the smonnt in~ vostod, It boglna ta fookasif Mr, Calboun's grave will nover bo adorned with & monument. NEW PUBLICATIONS, D. APPLETON & G0, 549 & 551 Broadway, N. Y., PUBLISH THIS DAY: TR CONSERVATION 0P ENERGY, By.Balfour Stowart, LL. D, With an Appondis, troattng of the Vital and Mantal Applications of tho Doctrino. 1vol., 19mo. Olath, Ptice, 8LK. 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