Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1874, Page 13

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1874, 13 THE SPECIAL COUNCIL. Review of the Episcopal Convention at Milwaukes, sketches of Prominent Members of the Body. Incidents of Clerical and Lay Eloquence. The Criminations and Recrimi- ifations Indulged In. In witnessing tha proceedings of the Iate fpecial Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Wisconsin, held at Mil- waukeo on the 12th and 13th insts, tho un- prejudiced observer could not help thinking that, generally considored, the causo of Curist could Lardly e advanced by a religious convention, especiolly where there waa an inharmonious pingling—if the paradox may be allowed—of tho lsy and clerical elemeats. The Romsn Catholic Church, however despotic as regards canon and other laws, appears to have caught the right ides, €0 Tar 88 dignity is concerned, in keeping her dissepeions secret from the ontside world. 1n that respect Rome may be likened to a vast Assonic orgavization, where there may be dis- sension, and even acrimony, but no scandal. THE CONTEST. To evers honest Protestant Episcopal of Wis- consin and of the United States, tho proceedings st lilwaukee eannot fail to bring s certain pain~ fal ecpsation. The clergymen who attended ! thero wero, many of thom, theologians of the highest standing, profound and scholarly. The 13y delegates were from among the wealthiest snd most honored residents of the State. The fight in the election of a Bishop, to succeed Dishop Armitage, decessed, was not & etruggle between High Church and ZLow Church, but between the former and Bitualism. Consequently, the dividing line was not, to ordinsry observation, so well defined as it might have been. Yer, strange to say, tho High-Churchman fought the alleged Ritualistic candidate with an almost Calvinistic bitterness, while tho supporters of D, De Koven, on their part, retalisted on their - opponents with more tusn Boman Catkolic entbusissm and persever- ence. Detween the two clerical factions stood THE LAYMEN, fired, for the most part, with detestation of the party that came nearest to the primi- tive feith, aud resolved that, whoever clse might don the purple in ' Wisconsin, the ecloquent aud learned gentlemsn who believed in candles, confessionals, and cu- charist, in & moditied form, should not bave that Locor. ELECTIONEERING. TFor months befors the couvocation of the Spo- ¢ial Countcil the probabulitics of a contest for tho ‘Episcopate had Leen discoursed, and the battle was entered upon with an ardor that would do ‘credit, if credit conld o be gained, to a party- cancus in Caicago, or in New York. The flame of dissension was fiercely fauned by open assor- tion aud by pamphlets, ackuowledged ar anony- mous, as their backers deemed most prudent. Therefore it is hardly to be wondered at that the mesting of the Special Council was characterized by scenns that would Lave been disgraceful in 80y pubiic assembly, and that were doubly igno~ minious when exinbited in the proceedings of a Dody of men who may be_regarded, socially, in- tellectually snd religiously, a3 the elite of the fine Stato of Wiscousin. ‘Che regular report of the sessions of tho Council, telegraphed from Milwaukeo to TuE TRIDUNE. gave tho resders of this journal some idea of how fiorce was the ianguage and how ungraceful ihe bearing of the ‘more promiuent actors in the business. It may not prove uninteresting 10 give to tho public pon-and-ink portraits of tho more prominent characters in that now famoas assemblage. DI DE EOVEN. Tirst in order, a8 first in attainments, gentlemanly bearing, and magnetic elo- quence, combined Witk sn overwhelming Logic, éomes the fev. James DeKoven, D. 1., snd Dircctor of tho Racino College. 'This ‘etinent cleric is ettll in the vigor of manhood, —he appears to be no mora thun 40,—although .3 ncquaintances assert that he is nearer to “thie confines of half s contury. He is, ovidently, of Teutonic descent,—perhaps some of tho Knickerbocker blood may course through his Seins. In person, ho is over the medinm height, syaarcly Bailt. sathor nchned ta Hoeh bus graceful witbal. Ho wesrs a short all: round beard, which 1, like his bair, of s very light-brown color and rigidly straight. Tiis cyes, like those of most distinguished men, ac rey, approaching blue. He has a struight, Lavdsome nose, & well-formed mouth, and very tinp teeth. The face, taken a8 & whole, indicates strong_intollectuality and latent power. He Tool:s like o man capable of tremendous work, end bis general physical sppearance, when the 1an iy not excitod, i8 suggestive of & lion at Test. Tie voico of Dr. Do Kovenis very peculiar— the noss singular thing that pertains to him. 1ts ordinary tones are almost feminine in their 3 f the outset, aleulated to disappoint the auditors who look 0 orator with ‘* throat of brass and adaman- iupga.” Dr. Do Koven's eloquenco is not uloricn. It has no brazen ring in its voice. Trom the low znd sweet modulations of shapes conccived to bo the female pitch of vocal sound, it srudually rises to tho grandeur of silvery mel- ody. Dr. De Koven, wher be made that thnil- ing speech to_the Council, explanatory of his thieoiogical position, on_the afternoon of Thurs- day, literelly astonished and_even appalied his Learers. 80 grend an outburst of ecclesiastical oratory was never heard in Milwaukeo before, 2ud it 1s to be doubted whether Dr. De Koven in nil of his future days can ever equal tiat glorious effort. Like tho lost spcech of Skeridan in the _impeachment of Wrren Hastings, which the English Senste lamenied, 25 old Liome migit have wourned for the les3 of Cicero's orations, that splondid pro- duction of De Koven's brain and tongue conld bardly have becn done justice to by tho most sccomphislied of stenographers. The peroration swclied beyond the bounds of theology, left or- Givary rhetoric at an infinite distanco, and ap- pealect to & principle of religious toleration that Oijer nges could not compretiend, and that even e mfixghmued intellectusl progress of this baaste century might find it difficult to enter- taiu, In auy case, the effect wos magical. Men turned pals, women wept, and the bitterest ¢bouunis of Iutualism gazed wpon Dr. De Eoven, if the comporizon may without 5 bo allowed, a8 :Le jealous Jews might szed npon tho Savior when he preached the Se;mou ou the Jount. The conclusion of the effort was marked, for s full mwute, by an awed silence, and then, for- gatting: dowe and sanctusry,high-priest and tem- 3le, tho audience, friends'and foes, joihed ina exshof applauso thae might be heard at the Bates Of Paradise. DB. EEMPER. The next most prominent divino is the Rev. Dr. Keper, son of the Bishop of that mame, ®ho, L ke Dr. De Koven, isa gentloman by natare, #ad uy amouat of political or prefatical animogi- Y cau make him siok that high character. Dr. Kewyer is chary of his words. He in istocratic in appearance, but Lo has all the stics of s thorouglbred Churchman. Dr. Kemper is the idol of the High Church Lyiscopalians, and was the proposer of the Rev. Lizcae loffman, of Philnaclphis, for the Eriscopate. 1lad Kemper been nominsted for tke i:ghopric by the clergy,—as Le would have bee: not Lis modesty been equal to ,—tho laity would have coucurred in tho ipi.tment, and the great Church wrangle “oull have terminated. i DE. ASHLES, TLird in point of popularity, but socond to Bouein point of dignity, is Df. William Blss Aslilay, who was elected President of the Coun- 2l Dr. Asbley in closo nponG0. Ho has s fine, Yeacrable face, a patriarchal bosrd, and s man- Bor which proclaims that, in fighting the good 8554, hie Lus adosted the' motto of Constantine, ~Inlice signo winces. Dr. Ashley in * not an arator a8 Bratis is,” bat 8132 worger, a conservator of the religion to ¥bish he belongy, and au houor to the Diocese | of Wisconsin. ~ He presided over tho stormy fetsions of the Council with the calmness which oz tos true American. Ho was patient, tolarant, and just, and his rule was gracefully ;;:g:d by the most turbulent of the excitod 0. DI, EAGAR. % Wl'lm head-centre of the High-Church party in lécansiu is, by pretly general sclmowledg- Lk, Dr. John H. Eagar, of Nashots College. Us {samanaof grest sizé,—nob corpulent but stalwart,—and hss about his roug face aud square, strong shoulio i S of Cromwellion ruggednees. His voico 1p like by person, hareh and strong. Ho i, ovi. gently, u dsuntloss person, honest ia bis convie. tions, but Lardly ‘seruptlons in his eruswdn against thoso whom ho deoms to be bis foes and the foes of truo religion. He is the author of the fery pamphlet—* Principles Not 3en "~ which was hurled at Dr. Do Koven, and shich was distinguished by savago energy and inex- gusablo injustice. Dr. Eagar is another pot of o laity, but is not a formid i Sialaly, bt rmidable candidate for ME. WILKINSON. The Rev. Mr. Wilkineon iy another of tho clerics who scruck tae thealogical with Lis sscerdotal tomahawk in | hatved of Do Kovew's situation. Mr. Willaumon 18 aman of magmificent physigae. He is very tall, very powerful, and very dark. s features are massive but finely formed, and. bis earnest- zess is something tarrible in 'the intensily of its display, Mr. Wilkinson usod to be s Kmd of bosom fricud of the Racino Ritualist, but, bav- ing worined out of that sble gentleman all his littlo secrots as regardod Cliurch forms, ho turoed, 20 to speak, an approver for tho safie of Clrist, and made use of privato letters und pri- ¥aio convorsations to defeut the wman who bad, iu happier days, made Lim s condent. This can hardly be Leld 88 honorablo—oven for the cause of preserviug the Protestant Episcopal or auy other Church, Ar. Wilkinson Lus, by Lis course, fallen _mueh in public favor, aud is regarded 2s a kind of cross betweon Judas Iscariot, of Jerusalom, and Benator Yorke, of Kauszs. DR. EVERIARDT. The Rey. Dr. Everbardt, os his name indi- cates, has German blood 1 au Amcrican frame. Mo Liad tho distinguiched honor of nominativyg Dr. De Xoven for the vacunt Episcopato, and ho stood by bis triend with that phlegmatic faith which the countrymen of Luther hug to their besome. Dr. Everbarde is, persomally, rather & goad specimen of s divino, but, oratorically cousidered, ho is haidly eecond cliss. As an apostle of thia faith, Lo lias the reputation of be- | ing effective. DR. SAGOFFIN. Thio Rev. Dr. Magoffin is bald-headed gentle- mau, with immense, red whiskers, and formida- ble oye-glauses. Lo appeara to bo retrospective, and clings to the memory of tho late Dishop Kemper “with filial devotion. This affection of the good doctor for the dead prelate Le hos transferredto the gon of the later, Dr. Willism Kemper, whom ho nominated for 'the diocesan puple. DR. FALK, The Rov. Dr. Falk is a naturalized American and a staunch frieud of the Ritualistic oaudidate. Ho was educated in the Lutheran Church, und atill retaius tho gucturals that aro_heard by the Elbs, tho Iser, and tho Rhinc. Dr. Falk isin the vale of yeurs, and the anows of many winters bave “‘usurpedthio raven’s stand” on his venera~ bie head. DR. ADAMS. And now comes the Boyle Roche of Wiecon- 8in,—a production of Ireland nurtured i Trin- llege,—~the Rev. Dr. Adams. “The old man idently of goodstock. He is & professor in Racino College, and a man of great Jearniug ; but is cureed by the failing of being perpotunlly malepropos. He hus an itch for speaking, but inherits noue of that fiery eloquenco Wich is very generally credited to the sons of Eri which they, ~after all, possess only in a limited degree. Ireland has produced orators, but, as & gab-factory, abo Laa uover been s great siic- cest, except in O'Connell's time, and fhat rsonnge was tho very Emperor of Gub. r. Adams Las a thin, squeaking voice, 80 lu- dicrous in sound that the suditor caunot refrain from = cachination when it first breaks upon iho ear. The Doctor’s seat was about helf-way down the aile, but, whenever Lo found it nec- cssary to epeak, he commenced the operation by shambling, up the passage, toward the Chair, (alking as he proceeded, shaking his right indox finger at somo imaginary object in close prox- imily to Lis sowewhat prominont nose, and crooking his back, like & dramatic amateur attempting, for the first time, the part of - Kivg Richard I Having reached the = Chair, and shaken his vigorons forefinger vehemently in the face of Dr. Ashioy, until that gentlemau tilied ingtinci~ ively backward to escape possible contact with the Adamsonian claw, the Dootor would_execute s right-about turn and march back to his sca, talking as be proceeded. His main principle ap- arcd to be *‘Death on Do Koven,” Tor, be it known, Adams ig sn offshoot of the red Irish Protestant Church, and hetes candles and boly water with an intensity that must appear ridicu- lous to the average American mind. The Doctor's: elocutionary efforts were al- ways greeted with lsughter, shouts of “order, sod tremendous ~ wproar, for he always kept ssying thoso things which Le should not, and raised s mest of hor- nets abour his devoted ears. He made some queer blunders, ooly a few of which are remcrm- ered. Ono wag, Mr, Director and students of this institution!" which provoked several rounds of uproarious merriment. At another period of the debate he gravely proposed that tac lay members be ** permitted to rotiro to the chapel Sor consolation.” The old man bears 1 high rop- autation for erudition, but, judging by his display at the Milwaukee Cathe his friends may sy to him, ag Dean Switt once eaid to & profound and prolific bore, *Doctor, may God grant you a decrease of learning !” B OTHERS. Besides those mentioned above, there were among the mere prominent clergymen the Rev. Dean Spaulding, of Mlwaukee, **a fellow of in- finite jest;” Dr. E. B. Spanlding, of Rucine, & ‘young mau with a mustachio and plénty of pluck ; Dr. Newell, of LaCrosse, a bold denunciator of the disgraces of the Council; Dr. William Park, of Kengsha, who 1mmortalized Limsell by stig: matizing, on the altar steps, * the brutish fas- tidiousness” _of the Protestant Episcopal Church ; the Rov. Dr. Ten Broeek, of LaCrosse, an adairablegentloman iv all pirtienlars, and mauy others whoee names can be found in the ofticial proceedinge, if the faithful are disposed to rescue them from cold oblivion. EPECTATORS. Among tho privileged Spectators Canon Enowles and Dr. Locke, of this city, were con- Bpicuous. The pale, scute face of the Canan used to fiush with indignation at times, cud again his thin lips would curye themselves into the mere semblunce of a semi-sardonic smile. The Revy. Clinton Locko Iooked about as usual —his faco flushed and his black eyes starting from their sockots, 08 if his white choker wore drawn too tight. THE LATMEN. The _laymen who most signalized themsclves were Meuy::s. Vemillye, Xing, and Martin, The first-named told the Rev. Dr. Byllesby that “ixyhen he was long euough in the Wisconsin Diocese, he would learn that it was not custom- ary for one gentleman to interrupt anothor,” and that, too, after the Rev. Byllesby, who is un- commonly gentle, meekly spologized to the fierce lay brothor. i Ar, Strong gave delight to the children of Satau by firiog hot-ghot into the clergy at every ssiblo opportunity. - He was responsibla for keeping tho Council up until Morpheus provailed sgainst him, and the tired legislators for salva~ tion consented to disband themselves sine dio. Alr. Martin told the clergy that they wero a disgrace; that they were afllicted with thoologi- cal craziness, and that the laity were disgusted with them, root and branch. = It would be imposeible to record within tho limits of this article all the unseemly words that were uttered; all tho ungentlemanly condradiction tbat was indulged in; &l tho political measures and *onc-borse” dodging that were resortod to by the members of thal ‘most singular and eignificant * Special Council of the Wisconsin faithful. A great sigh of relief was upheaved by all prosent when the voto to_sdjourn sine die was Carricd, aud tho gonoral prayer of tho righteous, including the reporters, was ‘‘may we uover look upon its Like agam.” The whole affair irresistibly suggested the lines from one of Charles Lover's novela: i like devils for conciltation, iilg;g:gng each other for the love of God, A Turkish Lottery. Tocomotion in Constantinople is accompanied by & plossing excitoment beyond that caused by the actual journey. All persons using the Tram- way Compans's cabs, recaivo from the driver & printed slip_bearing_s number, and every two fmonths a lottery is dmwn, the winoing pumbers gaining various prizes. . At the last drawing the prize of £20 fell to the lot of the lucky owner of No. 51,547. This Iottery i, says the Levant Herald, not only an amunsement to the public, but it enables tho Company to exercise & control over the pecuni- ary honesty of their drivers, 18 the books from Fhich thexo numbers are drawn have counter- foils with corresponding numbers, aud persons \who uve the cabs bave an interest in preserving the tickets given to them. Ao TS ASeriire In Bavana, kmen of Havans have Lad a strike; bu?h\:nllxrgnmwly, they came quickly to grief. A yaternsl government would ctand no non- Sense, 80 the cavalry was ordered out to compel tho ntrikers to resumo their whips. They were Toft the choica of forciblo enlistment or return to their duty. The mero mention of sending themnear tho insurgcots wes suficient, The strakers struck their colora at once, thinking it bettér to whip skeloton horses than to be whipped into aksletons thamselves. war-post | LOCAL MISCELLANY. NO INFLATION WANTED. The potition to Congress deprecating the fssuo of additional currency, and asking tbat specio payments be resumed at tho earliost practicable momeut, has been sigued by the following whole- salo firms of this city: Willizm Blair & C Hibbard, Spencer & Co.; Secberger & Breakey ; Miller, Brothers & Keep; Markley, Alling & Co.; Drintnall, Ferry & Delden ; Dano, West- lake & Covert; Crerar, Adams & Co.; Kirk & ! Darker; Walwor:h, Biooks & Co. § Reid, Mur- iy, Harvey & Carter; ldeck & Fischor; T ! Fuller & Fuller; N. Shorwood & Co.; Field, Leiter & Co.; Charles P. Kellogg & Co.; Keith Drothens; George W. Weber; Charles A. Lowis & Co.; Samucl Dempster & Co.; L. Selz & Co.; Gage, Mallory & Co.; Jansen, Me- | Clurg & Co.;' W. B. Keen, Coolio'& Cos; Lhilip loore & Co.; Brown & Bobnor ; Fraukliu_ife- Veagh & Co.; Field, Beuedict & Co.; Ames, Bow- mau & Co; Gimbel, Lindsuer & Florsheim, Simon Meyer, Strauss & Co.; Abram French Co.; Bocaum Brox.; C. J. Mics ; Leopoid Alayer; Goodmau, Barbe & Mayer; Lindauer. Bros. & Co.; Phelps, Dodgo & Pelmer ; Kussel Brothers ; A.B. Jacobs & Co.; Haige & Wilkinsou; Webs | ber, Southwick & Co; James Forusth & Co.; | Mekiudley, Gilchriet & Co; Davis Bothers s | Maurice Wright & Co.: C.S. Hutchins & Co.: Leunott, Fuiler & Co; Lamabeo & Nortn; The Western Nows Company, per Jolu ' I Walsh, Mauagers o) W, Doaze & Co., Doggett, Bassett & Hills; Leopold, Kub’ & Col; Ilart Brothers; Cahu, Wampold & Co.; Durand & Co.; Towls & Roper : Gruy Brothers ;' AL J. Neuho & Co.; J. 8, & W. G. Afead ; J. B. Indersicden & Bro.; L. A. Tal- cott; J. H. Dunbam; David E, Bradiey ; . 8. Osborno ; Ingraham, Corbin & May ; Jool I. Dix: L. Gould & Co., Harnon, Messer & Co.; Latayia Paper Manufoctuting Company ; Cai- | ver, Page, Loyno & Co; Cleveland Paper Com- youy ; Clayburgh, Tinstein & Co; Georgo Ross &£Co} & Weil; Huyel: & lnox; MeNab & Jolnston ; IL A. Koliu & Brothers; Spraguo, Warren & Co.; Nyc, Campbell & Co.; MoNeil & ius ; Flint, Darker & Co. §. 1L Ransom Jobin 'Clarke_& Co.;’ Gould, Briggs Charles W. Day, Agent for Jewett & Root; Farwoll, Steole, & Dratt; James M. Smith & Co; W. McGr@ & Co.; J.K. Ormsby; Sibley, Endicott & Co,; Moxo- fy Relog & arrait; W. AL Spaulding & Morrick ; A. Stepliens & Sons ; Knowles, Cloyes & Co.; Harner, Mars- ton & Felix; Boies, Fay & Conkey; Pitkin & Drooks; F. A. Waidner; Stewart, Aldrich & Co.; Willard, Tacon & Co.; B, B. Boynton & Co. Crugin Bros. & Chandler ; Clarke, Abbott & Co. : J. L. Wayne & Son; Ionry Sears & Co, ; Franlt Sturges & Co.; IL B. Cragin & Co.; 4. W. & C. Parlridge & Co.; Theodore Newbarth; H. August Kirchol & Co. ; Greeusfelder, Roacnthal & Co. ; Drice, Rosenblatt & Co, ; Rathbone, Sard & Co.; Eallurd & Fast; Van Shaack, Stovenson & Reid; Brigham & Ward; Tolman & King; Hemy ' §. Titeh; T. V. Strode; Edwm Hunt & Sons; Haywood & Cartledge; Camoron, Amberg & Co. ; S.J. McFarren ; H. D. Foster ; William Marsb, Jr.; Alexander A. Ullnieh &' Co.; Esmay & Eldridgo; Giadle & Btrotz ; Dorand, Broa & Co.; J. W. Kroger; Tinnoy Bros; William H. Bush; Charles 31 Lindgrau ; Wheston & Honderson ; J. & E, W. Blocki & Brown; Lowenthal, Kaufman & C McDouald Bros; Hull, Lidell & Watkins ; Mitc ell & Hathaway ; H, IT. Yan_Duson ; Chiarles B. Stout ; Galo & Blocki ; Louis Moss ; Kellogg & Jobngon ; Chapin & Gore. A similar petition was tigned by the following baoks and bankers: C. B. Jilair, President Merchants’ National ; W. ¥. Goolbaugh, Presi- dent Union National ; Sol A, Smith, President Merchants' Savinge, Loan and Trust’ Gompany ; Samuel M. Nickeraon, President First National | H. L. Eames, Presidont Commercial Nation: E. Maynard, 'Cashier Natonal Dank of Co merce; Orson Smith, Cashier Corn chauge National ; Jameés D. Sturges, Cashier Northweatern National ; Preston, Kean & Co, ; T. P. Tallmon, Cashicr Traders’ National; W. ¥. Endicott, President Central National; George Behneider, President National Bank of Tiiinais ; 4. M. Adsit; J. V. Clarke, President Hibernian Bank; Henry Greenobaum & Co. ; Henry Greene- Dbaum, Presidont German National; James M. Scoville, President Prairio State Loan and Trust Company; C. D. Bickford, Cashier State Savings Institution ; Thomas L. Forrest, Cashier Hido and Leathor Dank ; C. Follansby & Son; Greene- baum & Foremsn; B. Lowenthal, President In- toruational Bank. RS THE LUMEERMEN. Tho represontatives of the lumber interest of Chicago held an adjourned meeting st tho Graud Pacific yesterday ovoning. The report of the Committeo on Constituticn and By-laws was presented by the Chairman, Mr, V. D. Honghteling, who made s few introductory re- marks, to the offect that the Committes wero unanimous in_ believing that it would not do to exclude any branch of dealers in the trade from the Aseociation. In the courso of his re- marks, Mr. Houghteling statcd that ho belioved the amount of ~Chicago capital invested in lumber yards, mills, pine Jands, ete., was con- siderably Jarger than that invested in' the bank- ing interest. The report was sccopted. On motion of Mr. Anderson the report was taken up to be acted upou section by section. Ou taking up the first scetion relative to the nawmo and objects of the Association, some con- siderable discussion took place na to 'tho devira- bility of allowing all lmber dealers to como into the Association. Most of those who had opposed the admittance of the manufacturers acknowl- odged that they had changed their minds, and wers iu favor of admitting them, since all their interests wero identical. ‘Tho following 1 an abstract of ‘THE CONBTITUTION a3 finally adopted : Tho Association shall be called the * Chicago Lumberman's Association,” and ehall bo for the benefit of all lumber-denlers who may becoma members thereof, its offico and place of businesa at Chicago. The government shall be vested in o President, : Vice-President, eleven Directors, five 10 coslituto & quorum; a Committea of Arbitration and o Committee of Avpeals of five members each; all the foregoing to bo lumber-dealers and residents of Chicago. The Secretary ehall keep s journul of the pro- ceedings of the Assaciation, kcep the books, pa- pers, ctc., keep a correct account of the lumber imports and exports of tho city by lake, canal, Taiiroad, or otherwiso ; collect 3nd record valus- ble statistical information pertaining to, or that may benelit the lomber interests of tho city of Chicago, aud post the_same in the rooms of the Association daily, sud at tho snoual meeting in each year make to tho Association . full report of the business of the city for the preceding year, ending Dee, 31, with such other informa- tion that may bo in bis possession that may bo of interest to the members. He shall furnish the Chairmon _of each Committes s copy of the resolutions whereby he was appointed and, under the direction of the President, sall give notice of mectings; conduct the Corre- spondeuce of the Association, aud road such records or papers as ho mny direct; shall Lim- self, or by substitute, attend meotings of Com- mitfeos of Arbitration or Appeals, and of the Toard of Dircetors, and keep an_oficial record of thelr proceedings: give nolice vhon their services ara required. isane tho necessary notices and papers to perties, and render copies of the verdicts to the parties in o casc. He shall col- lect all moneys due to the Astceiation for assess~ ments, fines, fecs, or otherwise, and pay the same over to'tho Treagurer ; shall keep his oftico (which shall bo at the Associstion rooms) opan during usnal business hours, ehall see that tho rooms and property of the Association aro kopt ingood order, sud perform such other duties aathe Board of Directors may from time to timo direct. ‘Tho Committeo of Arbitration shall in- vestigate and decide all disputes, tho state- menis of tho principals snd witnosses in each case bemg mado urder oath. The duty of tho Committee of Appeals shall bo toreview tho evidonco and decision of tho Arbitration Com- mittce o8 may be demurred to, snd its decision eball be final.Avy individual, frm, or company cealing in lumber may_becoms o member of tho Association by subscribing to the Constitution, the application to bo_approved by tho Board of Directors. The initiation fec for each mem- ber shall be §15, and the anuuai dues shall be §10 each. The Board of Directors may raise such further UMS &8 may be neccesary by asscssing the members equitably. Inno casw shall the total nssess- ment ia any one year exceod one-twentioth of 1 per cent on the gross sales. Any member of tlie Association failing to_ comply with the rales and regulations msy have his rights suspended by the Board of Dircctors, and only restored at their discretion. orFICERS. The Corstitution baving becn sdopted as a whole, an informal ballot was taken for Presi- dent and Vice-President, resulting in thirty-nine votes, divided among dfi“ aiferent candidates for President, Mesars. Honshton, Calkins and Van Schaick receiving the largest number. The latter then withdrew his name, and s formal ballot was taken, which resulted in the election of A, Calkina. A formal voto was then taken for Vice-President, resultiog in the election of Alr. Charnley. Tho ballot was then taken for eleven Dircctors, resulting in the election of the following-named gentlemen: Alexsndsr Offi- cer, Malcolm McDonald, C. A. Street, A. R. Gray, G. C. Bentan, A.d’u. Van Schaick, A. A. Carpenter, R. F. Queal, B. L. Anderson, W. D. Houghteling, and J. B. Goodman. The Association then passed a vote of thanks to the proprictors of the Grand Pacific, and took o recess subject to the call of the President. Mr. Caikins then called & moeting of the Board of Directors for to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock, at No. 244 South Water street. jisost e nioe DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN., There died st No. 118 Sebor street Friday morning an old woman named Bridget Campbell, who, it is alleged by ber relatives aud scquaint- auces, was about 103 years old. Althongh none of them know the date of her birth, they are all poeitive that thws was her age, the old woman bhaving always kept ler virthday. aud Ler memory is said_to have been orfect up to the timé of ber death, A 3rs. [cliride, who is now 70 years of age, and lives at tho corner of Taylor aud Desplaines stccots, eays she livod in the sume placo in Irelaud from wheuce Mrs, Campbell came, and was her next duor neighbor, and when she (Alrs. MeBride) was still child Mry, Campbell was already roar- ing o family. Mrs. Everett, the granddaughter of the deceased, tays that Ler grandmother had. lived with ber in the house they now occupy for tho last twenty-three yoars, aud sho looked just 28 0ld ot the time when they moved thers s sho did st the time of her death. Ths aged woman was quite well and hearty until about a year azo, when ber health commenced to fail. She could, until about two years ago, sccording to her granddaughter's statoment, tum out 08 biga wash 28 any woman in Chi- cago. She was a hearty eater, and ate any- thing that wa3 sot beforo bor; but ber epecial delizht was hor pipe, sho having been un in- veterato emoker, ratler doing without her meals than without her smoke. Bhe had five chil- dreu, all of whom are dead ; the youngest, the mother of Mms. Everett, died ~ sbout four years ago, ot the oge of 50. Besides Ars. Everett, sho has several other grandchil- dren, and one preat-grandchild, = all of whom speak of Ler with the utmost reverence. 8ho has been s widow for tho last twenty years, lier Lusband baving been quito an old man when e died. Sho eame to this country shorsly after bLis deats, and bas ever since lived with Lor ndchildren, who tieated her very kindly. flr:r remains will be taken from No. 118 Sebor street, at 12 o'clock to-day, to St. Patrick’s Ca- thedral, from whence the funeral will start for Cuivary Cemotery by the Northwestern Road. plediasilais THE SUIT AGAINST GAGE'S BONDS- MEN. On tho 2{th of Docember last & suif was brought by the city against the bondsmen of D. A.Gage. A demwrer was filed shortly after, aud argued yeaterdsy morning before Judge Booth. Counsel for the defendants, Walker, Dexter & Smith, urged that Gago did not undertake to pay over all money in his hands, but only all monoya that remained after a proper scconnting lad been had. One of the covenants was that the Treasurer should bay over allmoney received by lum in accordance with all the orders passed by the Common Council. The declaration should lave averred that tbe money claimed to be due camo to his hands during the term of the office for which bo_was elected. in, it must be averred that he hiad refused either to account or pay over. He might do cither, and eitber would exonerate him. Judge Norton, for the city, stated that, as he understood it, the whole objection was that the declaration sbionld atate that Gage had refused to pay over. This_declaration did most fairly allege this. It said: “And yet tho maid David A. Gage did not well and faithfully perform and discharge tho duties as such City Treasurer, and bas not accounted for and paid over all moneys received by him as such Treasurcr, and has not delivored the books and papers belonging to said city. . . . . Andbas received a fargo sum of money,” ete. Now, that means that he Lad not done this in accordance with the law. If Gage had psid over any money this must be shown by the defense. After learing tho arguments Judge Booth overruled thie demurrer and grauted the defond- ants twenty dsys in which to plead. e, GENERAL NEWS, Oriental Lodgo No. 43, K. of P.,was duly in- stalled last eovening, H. C. Berry, 8. C., and W. H. Bico, G. C., officiating. The following is list of officers for tho ensuing term: G. Vocke, P. C.; N.M. Plotke, O.C.; C. Rosenthal, 0. C. A. 8. Liviugaton, P. ; H. Detts, K. of R. and 8. 7. Livingston, M. of F.; W. Bolden, 3. of E.; W. Maas, M. atA.; H. Newburg, L G.; Jacob Livingston, 0.G. Tho West Bide cars will not immediately be- gin running at night. Tho purchasing agents of the Company are abroad picking up the thisty or forty horses needed to enablo theam to run the extra trips, and 8o soon s they are Ianded in Chicago the night running will begin on the Mudison strect route. The other lines will be sccommodated s soon 28 tho Company can conveniontly arrange matters, Tho ladies of the Christian Union hold a meet- ing yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the class- room of the Union, to consider ways and means to extond the usofulness of tho institution. About thirty wero present, all young, good look- ing and welldreésed. All acted in the most natural and becoming manner. They resolved themselves into Comuaittes of the Wholo, and appoiuted each lady present a committeo of six to confer with tho Indies of the soveral churches, and finally resolved to meet sgain at the same place, next Fnday afternoon st 4 o'clock, im- mediatoly after Mrs. Doggett's lecture, which is free. In the mean time eech committee is to ko its bost efforts to induce as many ladies as possiblo to meet with them at this time. A. X,. Stimson, Manager of tho Fidelity Safe Dopasitory, in this city, up to the 1st of Novem- ber, when bo resigned and became connected with the Amarican’ Express Company, has filed in the Patent Office an application describing an invention of his well calculated to block any such game 18 was_practiced upon the unlucky bank at Quiney, Tk, by which barglars descond. cd into the vault by breaking through the top. Wo have boen showa the model. It consists of chambers (similar to those patented by Mr. Stimson last fall, for ventilating and drying bank vauits) but lled with tubos or pipes containing, altcrnately, bicarbonate of Boda and sulphuric acid, which unite when any portion of the vault zoiling, floor, or wall is broken, and in their uniou form’ carbonic acid gas, which_being heavier (han the atmosphere, 'deacends in the vault snd expels all the vital oxygen, by that means rendering the vault like one of those old walls, in which life csonot exist. Tho ssmo chemical armor is applied also to safes in vaulta. At a recent meoting of the Exceutive Com- mitteo of the Washingtonian Home the follow- ing officers and_committaes wera elacted for the ensuing year: Consulting Phyeician, Dr. T. D. Titch; Attending_Physician, Dr. Charles Tarlo; Auditor, Frauklin Ilatheway. Cor mittoo on Admission, Dr. 8, A. McWilliams, B. L. Bowen, C. G. Hayman ; Ladies' Committcs, Mrs. G. 'D. Marsh, President; Mrs. L. C. Calkins, Secretary ; 3rs. D. A. Colton, Mrs. Warren, Mrs, F. C. Morey, Mrs, Willlam Hod, son, 1rs, A. Miller, Mrs. B, A. Miller, Mra, G, D. Howard, Mrs. \. B, Batebam. _There were in the Homo Fob, 2, 28 persons. From Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, lodgings were furnished 33 men. . The Rev. E. G, Holland, of New York, lasy gvening read a paper before the Philosophical Socicty, the subject peing * Goethe and His Writings.” The attendanco’ was very Isrge, and s resolution was adopted with great unanimity expressive of tho Society's appreciation of, and thani for, the paper. The Chsirmou of the Exccutive Committee reported that they had not yet succeeded in obtaining any otber and more Batisfactorv room for holding meetings than that in tho Christisn Union building. An offer of o room had been receved from the Union Cattolic Library Association, but it was coupled with condition that the Catholic religion hould not be atiacked. This pat an end to the negotia- tion, a8 the Society held itself at liberty to ot~ tack anything. On motion of Gan. Stiles, the Committoe were instructed to continue their efforts to secure other quarters for meeting pur- poses. The Tremont House, which was fully de- scribed in TneE TRIBUNE two weeks ngo, will Eo open for tho recoption of gueets to-morrow. Alr. Rickard Sommers, the caterer, has prepared au oxcellent bill of fare for the opening dar. 2Meessrs. Brownell, Hurlbert, Hibbel, Btevens, Spaulding. aod Mago, the clerks of the house, will Lo at their posts to give the gueats s wann and cordial reception. “E‘A\mg John " will agsin occupy ihe same corer room he Lad before the fire, and the bedatead has beon expressly wacu- factored for him, andis seven and a half fcet long and about ‘five feet wide. The house ia magnificently furnished througlout, and the gu lors are superb, the 18 of uncut velvet, eing tho fincet in any botel in the city. RAFFERTS'S FAMILY. A lady called at this office yesterdsy, and de~ sired that notice should be given of the desti~ tute condition of Rafferty’s family. She wisited the house the other day and found them without fuel, clothing, or provisiona. The mother has boen blind for nine yeazs, ond his father cannot do any work, and one of the sons has left town, being unable to support the thougbt of his brother’s npproaching fate. This lady went to the Relief and Aid Society and told the agent of the circumstances of these people, aud he im- mediately gave her .an order fora ton of coal and somo money. Sho wishes to call the atten- tion of the charitable to this case, hoping that those who are so disposed will do what they can torelieve the necessitics of the family. T. A. HABES. ‘Thomas A. Hares, who was arrested on the 9th of February on a writ of ne exeat, and commit- ted to juil, filed a petition yesterday in the Cir- cuit Court for a writ of habeas corpus. Hares states that Le is confined in the common jail by T. M. Bradley and Conrad Folz, by virtus of a writ of ne_exeat issued against him on the re- quest of his wife, who lately began a suit for di vorce againat him. Hares alleges that the only rround on which the writ issued was on the alle- gation by Mrs. Hares, that ho was about {o leave the Stato with Barbara McMahon, aud leave Ler belpless and witbout auy means of support for Lierself and child. This allegation, Tares is advised by counsel, is not sufficient ; first, be- causo there is ot such a statement of fact in the complnint or aflidavit attached ag will author- ize the issuing of 3 writ of ue exeat; second, because tho order for tho writ fixed the penalty of the bond at 5,000, when the writ made the bail the * sum " instead of tho * penalty " afore- 8aid ; and third, because the Judge stated that no bond should bo required of the complainant, whereas the slutato expressly requires that in such case the complainant skl first give a good and euflicient bond to be approved by the Court. In view of all theso alleged irregularities, Hares thinks o habess corpus should be allowed. It ya8 grauted by Judge Farwell, roturnable thia Monday morning at 10 o'clock. TUE COUNTY HOSPITAL. Jobn T. Matcthows and Dilfon IS, Hutchinson began a suit in chancery yesterday in tho Circuit Court agamnst the County of Cook. The bill sets out that the county, being desirons of buying somo land for hospital gronnds, the Board of Commissioners of tao county, in it behalf, vo- ted to instruct the Committee to advertise for proposals for such grounds. In answor to such advertisoment, the complainsnts submitted o Pproposition on tbe 18th of July, 1873, to sell the real estate on the northwest cornor of Asbland avenuc and Trwelfth strect for $180,- 000. A conference was bad on the 18th of Au- gust between the complainants aud the Com- mittee of the Board of Commissioners, when Matthews and Huichinson agreed to take $158,- 750 in bonds of the county at par. The Com- mittee mado & report to the Board the samo day, advising the purchase of this property, which repori Was concurred in. Complain. ants theroupon signed o memorandum contract to sell the property, gave an ab- stirct of the premises, and offered war- ranty decds, These the Board of Commissionera refuse to accept, alleging thaton the 25th day of August it reconsidered the action of the 18th, and thereby became relossed from executing tho contract to purchases. Complainants, however, hold that such was not the case, and therofors bring their bill to compel specific performance of the above-mentioned contract. —_—— ANNOUNCEMENTS. The second social of Kilwinning Lodge will be given at-Corinthian Hall, No, 187 Kinzie street, Taesday evening. * Dr. Cheney will preach Wednesday evening at the Sccond Baptist Church. Meeting every night this weck. The next lecture of the Christian Union, fres course, will be given to-morrow evening at 114 Tast Madison strect, by A. B. Keith, Esq, The title of his locture is : Droam of Future Social Conditions.” The Rev. Albert Bushnell will locture Taesduy ovening ab Leavite Street Church. Themo: “Qver the Andes, and Upon the Amazon.” Tickets, 25 conts. A sacred concert will be given in Bt. Jarlath's Church, corner of Hermitage svenue and West Jackson street, this cvening. The members of tho Jewish Ladics’ Sewing Society are requested to atteud tho last meeting of tho season, at the rooms of the Society, 755 Wabash avenue, Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2 p. m. The annual ball of the Enights of Comus will be given Feb. 20, at the Transit House, Union Stock Yards. The regular meeting of the West Chicago Ly- ceum will bo held Monday evening, at 7if o'clock, in the Leavitt Street Congrogational Church, All interested aro invited to ectend. There will bo s strangers’ devotional meeting this afternoon, at 8 o'clock, at the Free Metho dist Church, on North Morgan strast, botwoen Lake and Fulton streets, to which all strangers intho ety aro invited. Seats froe. The creditors of the Mutual Security Insurance Company are notified that AMark Kimball, As- signee, i8 ready to pay tho 35 per cent dividend ;fimidy declared. His oflice is in the Honore lock. The first grand national bal of the * Clan-na- Gael " Association takes placo to-morrow even- ing at the West Twelfth Street Turper Hall, wliich i beantifully decorated for the occasion. The arrangements aro now all completed. Ample preparations for supper have beon made, and the best mnsic has been secured, and thers can bo no doubt that this, the first Irieh ball given here under the auspices of this Society, will bo a snccess. Tho first annual ball of Germania Lodge, No. 58, 1 0. F. 8. of L, will bo given at Orpheus Hall, corner of Lake and Peona strects, Wednes- day evening. Gerald Massey will deliver the firat of s course of four lectures in Grow’s Opers Hall, No. 517 ‘West Madison street, this evening. His subject will be “Why Does Not God Kill the Devil ?” 3fedical gentlemen and the general public are invited to witness the operation of tho traus- fusion of blood by Prof. J. W. Froer, at Rush Dledical College, corner of Eighteenthand Arold streets, at balf-past 7 o'clock Monday evening. The lrish Rifles will psrade on St. Patrick's day, and give thoir soventh annual ball at the Turner Hall, corner of Clark aud Van Buren stroots, in the evonng. The regular weelly meeting of the Irish Literary Society will be held in £, McHugh's of- fice, Nizon's Building, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs, Mary Nowborry Adams, of Dubuque, is announced to givo the locture in the regular courso at the Memorial Chapel Tuesday evening. We believe this will be the first time this culti- vated aud brilliant woman has over lectured in this city. She hus been prominently connected with the best names of the agitators in favor of woman suffrage, and is woll known in the East 58 one of the most vigorous thinkers of our day. No doubt ber name will draw & great sudicnce Tuesday evening. 2 THOMAS NAST'S LECTURE. " As Jr. Nast is goon ta locture bofore a Chi- cago audience, the following description of him 24 he appears on the platform, and which is taken from s Boston paper, will be road with intorest: With Mr, Nast’s personal appearance the public has laog been familier, through the frequent pictures which keve appeared 1o the tilustrated prints, & sbort and quite stout’y built man with black bair, and besrd Tunuug Lo a point, snd of 3 modest unsesuming ap- pearance. Ie_coufines himpelf rtrictly lo_bis notes, except when drawing his caricatures sud commentin, upon them us be proceeds. Il voice is light an Pleasant, and he speaks with 3 nalvete most_refreshin toBear.” Uis monner {s ingenuous and unuffectod, an ifstory s told with eu artless azd childlike snd bland simpliclty, The iecture is illustrated by fro- quent caricaturve, which the artist draws with mar- Velous rapidity aud skill on a large screen stonding on the vlazform, the audience meanirhile Jooking on with intenso interest and applauding enthusisstically wisen some quick touch changes the entire characier or brings out some wew festure of the work, in the exccation of which colored _crayons are used. Altogotber, an evening with B(r. Nast makes us fresh, ght, snd delightful an_entertainuent o8 has been ' devised of late, and one which fully deservas the great popularity atienciog it. CHRISTIAN TNTON. ‘The Cliristian Union announcements for this week ate as follow: Monday evening, Froo Lecture Course, lec- ture by Mr. A. B. Keith. The subject iz A wide-awake dream of futuro_social conditions.” “The lecture will bs in Union Mall, the audicuces baving outgrown the Lecture Room. Tho ad- vanced class in German meets on the sameoven- ing. Sn Tucsdsy evening Prof. Haven's class in English Literature meeta 1n the Lecturo Boom for the study of standard English writers. The couree is not continuous, the works of some one author being taken a5 the subject for each oven- ing. Persons con join the cliss at sny time. The membership is large, but should be much Iarger, 23 tho course 1 006 of great interest and rofit to those who attend. The class in short- Biba lsc ments Trosiey evenmg. Wednesday evening primary classes in Ger- msan and class o astronomy taught by Elias Col- bert. A, Colbert is making this course of in- struction in astroncmy very valusblo to tho class, treating the subject in ‘an ensy, familiar maoner, a3 frea from all dry ecientific technicali- ties a3 possible. The privileges of this class are afforded at but nomiual cost, and shonld secure :ig\rge attendance. Members can join at any 0. Fridas, at3p. m., Mrs. Eate N, Doggettde- livers her next art lecture. Fridey eveniog the classes in French snd vocal music mest. Baturday evening, the Litorary Socisty. The programme for the evening of fithis Society in~ cludes extemporaneous speeches, esssys, read- ings, declamation, snd_debate. ‘the reading- room, library, gymnasinm, aud health.lift are open’ every day in the woek, Sundays excepted, from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. The re 1g-room if open Sandays from 2 to 10 p. m. Theodore Thomas will conduct a full rehearsal of the chornses for mixed voices to-morrow at 11 o’clock, aad of the choruges for male voices at 12 o'clock sharp. A full attendance isre- quired. Armrangements have been made with the Mad- ison and Randolph street lines of buses by which they will - carry passengers direct to AcCormick Hall for the Festival Concerts Mon- day, Tuesday. snd Wednesday nights, returning aftor the concert at the regular fare of 5 cents. ‘The Wabssh atages will run direct to the hall, charging tho regular fare, but charging for the return trip a special rate--10 ceats. - Theso ar- Tangements will prove 2 great converisnce to tho Sonth aud West Sido iy . ——— THEE CITY HALL. Tho taxes paid i yesterday to the City Col- lector footed up £17,000, a considerable increase over the two previous days. Building permits wero granted yestordsy to the following nauied persons: Anthony Casper, two-story and basement, brick, 22 by 53 feet, at No. 101 Newberry avente ; Edward Woods, tio- story und basement, brick, 24 by 65 feet, at No. 395 Blue Island avenue; J. B, Corlies, two-story and basement, store, 8614 ‘l;I 50 feet, on Centro avenue : Jeremiak ~McAuliffe, two-story snd Dbasement, brick, 24 by 33 feet, at No. 65 Waller stroet; and J. L. Montgomery, two-story, brick, 24 by 42 fect, at No. 792 Ashlind avenue. * Callector Cleary hus exterded the time of pay- ment of tazes in many cagee to the 1th of the month us an_sccommodation to many businss men, bat he now proposes to push things, sud will have the warrants issnod to-morrow fo ser- vico in caso of further delay. No extension of timo can now be expected, and delinquents, when they see the Collector or his Deputy, will Imow that he means business. Tho tunnel nnder the city from the crib to the Dew pumpiug-works, on the southwest corner of Achland avenue and Twenty-second strects, & distance of 30,600 feet, is progressicg rapidly, and on the 31t of January 15,100 feot bad been tuunclod and bricked. The work done includes eix working and fwo firs shafta. The contract calis for the complotion of the work by January, 1875, and there is no doubt that it will be com- Dleted at that time or sooner. The Committes on Wharves and Public Grounds held & short meeting yesterday, and, on motion of Ald. Jones, decided to report in favor of selling the lot on LaSalle street near the Chamber of Commerce,—the old engiue- house site. It was deemed botter o sell it ont- right than to lease it for tweaty or thirty years, with the troublo incident thereto, aud at the end of the time tobo obliged to pay an exorbite 0t price for an old buildwg. Mr. Wirt Dexter, counsel for the Pullman Palnco-Car Company, called upon Collector Cleary yesterday to see sbout the payment of the personal tax. He stated that tho case of the Company was paralle] one to that of the Chi~ cago Plow Company, and suppoend that when that case was decided the Car Company would abido the reault of the decision. The Collector, however, desires to close up his books, and as ho cannot take oath that Lie could find no property to levy upon, they must either pay up or obtain an injunction. The Board of Public Works transacted no other business than the acceptance of the resignation of the Seoretary, Mr. F. H. Bailey, and the ap- pointment of Mr. Alexander Bullivan to the vacancy. Mr. Sullivan received the hoarty con- gratulations of his friends during the aftornoon, yparticularly from his late nssocistes, the report. ers, of which fraternity he has been, until re- cently, s member. He will enter upon his new duties with the best wishes of all acquainted with bim, and will undoubtedly have the success that marked ability and conscientious zcal de- Eerve. . Tho Board of of Police held a regular moeting yestedday afternoon. . Tho case of Officer Wells, continued from tho pravious day, was taken up, but some of the witnesaes being absent, the casé was again continued until Mondsy afterncon. A partial investisation was had intg tho the injary done 10 Mr. Plotke's buzgy by Fire Engine No. 17, last Tuesday, but, owibg to the sbaence of r. Plotke's withesses, the farther examination of the caso was continued until Thursday pext, and the Board adjonrned. The Fire Marshal, having obtained the follow- ing opinion from the Corporotion Counsel, has instructed the Fire Wardens to carry out tho provisions of the section referred to in every case which comes under their notica : CITY LaW DEPARTMENT,] Cu1caco, Feb, 12, 1674, My Dean Srm: Sec. 23, Chap. 11, proviaes that Batehos, hoistwzys, cellar-openings, etc., shall be pro- tected by doors or shutters, and piacing ralings around such openings does mot comply with the statute. Very respectfully, Jesae: O, Noutoy, Corporation Counsel. 3 Bexoem, Eeq., Fire Marshal, The following is the section referred to: Ciur, XI, Szc, 23, All buildings within the city having ‘hatChways, hofstwass, _cellsr-openings, or other openings leading from floor to fioor (excopt properly-protectcd skylights) of whatever name or description, shall be provided with good and_substan- tial shutters or doors for all of such hatchways, hoist- wayy, cellar-doors, or other openings, and_ the rald shusiers or doors ghall be kept closed, cxcopt when in actual use, from the hour of 6 o'clock p. m. to 6 o'clock a, T, of each day. Al persons violsting any or elther of tho proviaions of this section skall, on con- viction, pay s fine of not leas than $10 or more than $100, a5d shall also in addition be berscmally liable to all tiremen or persons in damages for all injuries by reason of such violation or neglect. STEAM ON BOUIN CLARK STREET. A meoting of tho Committeo of the Commoen Council for the South Division was held yester- asy afternoon. Tho object of the meoting was to report on the ordinanco requiring the use of horse-power by railroads on Sonth Clark strect. Thero wero wero present Ald. Dixon, Schmitz, Foloy, and Stone, Coey being absent. On reading the _ordinanco &5 drawn up, it was thonght that the date fixed for compelling the companies to comply with the change, being the 1st of April, was too cazly, it being & mattor of great difiicuity to get ready in so short a time. ‘The ordinance also stated from Thirty-first street porth, and this was couceded to be 8 mistake. Theclause wasaccordingly changed to read from Twonty-second etreet north, after the lst of August, and these changes wereagreed to by the Committeo, —Dixon, Schmitz, and Foley being in favor of it, aud Stone opposed to it. The ‘mooting then adjonrned. TIE PUBLIC LIDEARY. A meeting of the Directors of the Public Li- ‘brary was held yesterday afternoon in the sanctum of Librarian Poole. When the reporter ‘made his appearance for the pargose of report- ing the proceediugs, he wss told by the Presi- dent and gontlemen present that tho meeting was of an entirely privato nsture, aod no reporter, would be sallowed. It was subscquently learnod from the members that the question of engaging assistants in the task of cataloging came np for consideration, and tho following applicants, namely: John Hadden, John Turner, and F. Kiss, wers engagod on trial at & salary of 91,000 per year each. Tho Board then proceeded to oper the bids for sup- plying the books of current American literature, cousisting of about 12,000 volumes. Tho offer ofW. B, Keen, Cooke & Co., being tho lowest, was accepted, and tho contract awarded to that firm. ‘There remein to be bought about the same number of foreign publications, bat _the Board concluded to postpone action relative to this purchase until another time.. —— CRININAL. Michaol Casey, who stabbed John Todden, on Twenty-sixth street, ncsr Wallaco, 8 fow days 8go, was yesterday admitted to bail in $3,000 by Justice Boyden, it now appearing that Tedden is likely to recover. No leas than soven vagrants appesred befors Juatice Boyden_yesterday moruing, all of whom gt sent to tho Bridowall for terms running from thirty to nincty days. At tho afternoon session of Jastice Scally's court, Frank Berry snd John Ferry were cliarged with ‘scealing two costs, s vest, ond pairof ants from & desler on Bluo Ialsod avende. Perry turned Btato's evidonce, acd was hald in %500 'bail_as & witness, while Berry was held in $700 as tho principal. Johin Ering was beld by Justice Boyden under bonds of 300 to auswer at the Criminal Court t0 & chargo of stealing s blanke: and other effects from a bugzy lefc standing on Stato street. The second floor of No. 274 Stato street, occu- piod by T. Cabian as a dopot for tho eale of Lur vods, was entered by burglars at a1 carly hour Socterdsy moming. They depleted the stock: to 2u amount estimsted at 2400, making their selec- tious from the choicest of thestock. Tho police aro on the alert for the capture of the thieves. irl fnamed Guasie ol was bronght befiv’:%flgu‘em"den yesterdsy morning charged with having stolen from Misa Eunice Dunlap, of tho Odeon Theatro, on Twellth street, a quant ty of wearing sppeacel and stage propertics, v: ued at 3100. . The girl waa employed 28 & ser- vant by Miss Dunlap, and the theft ocourred while the lattar was nitending rehearsal. After hearing the testimony, the Justice remanded the prisoner to the Criminal Court under bonds of 750, A member of the firm of Springer Drothers, dealers in cigars, was brought beforo Commis- sioner Hoyre yesterday on a charge of failing to destroy the revente stamps on boxes of cigars which had been nsed. He was held in £500 bail to provo that he was in the habit of deatroying the stamps, and that tho case in question arose from neglect. It must be remembered tbat it is incumbent upon venders of cigars, a8 800D 28 & box 18 finished, to destroy the revenue stamp, 0 that it cannot by any possibulity bo need sgain. THE INTER-OCEAN LIBEL SUTT. The Inler-Ocean contamned a statement iho other day relative to James Lawlor, to the ef~ foct that his death was due to his having been shot by a policeman on the ovening of the 22d of December, when somo officers wery trying to arrest a party of burglars in a Jumber-yard on tho Weat Side. We are requested by the reia- tives of tho deceased to stato that om tho night of this affray James Lawlor was in his bed, 10 ‘which ho had been confined since the 223 of No- vember, and that he did not leave his parents’ home until he was carried to the graveyard on tho 25th ult. More than a kLundred citizens, friends of the family, who feel outraged at tho article in_the Inter-Ocean, can certily to tha fact that Mr. Lawlor was unablo to leave the house daring the time mentioned. Day befora yosterday Mr. Charles H. Ham, one of the To— Bponsible editors of the Inter-Ocean, was taker: beforo Justico Hainee, at the instanco of Frank Lavlor, 5 brother of the deceased, and gave bail to appear yesterday, when the case again camo up. Meusrs, F. W. Palmer and Ham wore pres- ent, and the latter waivedan examination, giving bonds to appear before the Grand Juryat itr next aession. Barney Culfleld, attorney for Mr. Lawlor. states that bix only object in procuring tho ar- rest of Mr. Charles Ham, one of the editors of the Inler-Ocean, was to obtain greater publicity for the suit, ands more extended contradiction of the slander. MOCK AUCTIONEERS. The mock auctioneer swindlers aro Leing at- tended to. Fridny afternoon Officer Kenuedy was detailed to Iook into their ovil doiugy, and Le set about his work in a scientific manner. The disguise ho chose was that of o ichigan woodchopper. With the aidof & green-chocked shirt, a very bad hat, a dilapidsted pair of pants, 8 demoralized pair of boots, ond a_seady carpet= bag, he snceeoded in peranading John ' Burton, the proprietor of tho mock auction ehop on tho coroer of Washington and Canal streots, that he was & Michigander, and that oroide watch was forthccming in & very short space of time, The timo-pieco was produced by Martin Galltgher, & notorious watch-stufler, who reminded Burton that he had left & watch for sale on commission s fow dars previously. The watch was accordingly put up, and the disguised officer bid 35 for it. The houss bid $10, when the officer bid 311. By advancos of 21 » bid the watch reached the prico of £25, when it was koocked down to the ofticer. He did not have the money with him, but Barton was willing to go with him to getit; so Ken- nedy fetched him along to the West Side Sta- tion, where he got him safely locked in a cell. The securing of Gallagher did not take long, and tho swindlers wero greatly surprised at facing each other at the West Sido Station, with the green wood-chopper register- ing them on the books as mock auctioncers. Yesterdsy morning they were brought befors Justice s:uu;, who fined them 2100 spicce. They appealed the fine, and wero allowed to do- part under bonds. In s few days the mock auctions and mock auctioneers of Canal strcet will be & thing of the past. —_—— PERSONAL. The Hon. William Parsons, of England, is a8 the Palmer, en roate to Mnnesots. Afra. M. A. Livermore, who is undoubtedly one of the most popular women lectarers in the United States, has arrived a¢ the Palmer Houso. She has over two * onths' lecturo eugagements in the West. 3Mr. H. W. Shaw, better known ss “Josh Billings,” is staying at the |Grand Pacific. Mr. Shaw is accompanied by hia wife, and is on Lis way to California, whero Lo goes both fora pleasure trip and to fill o number of lecturo en- gagements. He will return to Now York about Zpril 25. Hans Herting will, Monday, resume his formor position 22 one of tho odiors of tho Chicsgo aily Union. E. 8. Washbum, Assistant General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, has gone to Council Liuifs on busi- ness. Wo aro requested o atate that the usoof the name of Mrs. H. S. Towle as & member of tho Exccutive Committeo appointed at the recont meoting of tho Illinois State Woman's Snllraze Association, was without tho knowledgo or con- sent of the lady, who noither favors nor sympa- thizes with the Woman saffrago movement. Dr.S. B. Collins, of Laporte, Ind.. the dis- coverer of the celebrated opium antidote, was married at tho Palmer House, in this city, last Monday, Fob. 9, to Mrs. C.F. Audrew. Tha ceremony Wwas performed by the Rov. Mr. Noyes, of Evanston, IlL, formerly of Laporte. HOTEL ARBIVALS. Sherman~C. H. Gago, Fairfleld ; Copt. T, J. Wint, U. S. A tho Hon, Thomas Ruiter, Xt York'; Capt. A. B. Hall, Honston, Tex. ver Wobster, Iona, Mich,; William Hendricks, Cleveland ; tho Hon. H. J: Lee, Boston; George B. Raymond, Baltimore. - . . Grand Pacific —Lient.-Col. G. A. French, the Hon. T. How- ard, the Hon. J. Boyal, Dr. Taslor, Fort Garry ; Dr. J. M. Connell, Salt Liake ; the Hou, B. N, Farren, Msssachusetts; . T. Buchauan, To- Tonto; W. Monros, Montreal; gulge I W. Dlodgett, Wankegan. . . . Palmer—A. G. Bhuman, New York; Cbarles E. Whitehead, New York; E. H. Hough, Philadelphin; the Hon, Edward Ingraham, Connecticut ; C. F. Summer, New York ; C. F. Ransom, lows City; Jobn - Harper, Et Paso; William Parsons, Loston; James P. Newcombe, Austin, Tex.; O. Damon, Worcester, Mass.; R. Plumb, Streator; Moj. ‘Hohm, Buffalo ; B. G. Ingersoll, Peorias J. Pardic_snd wife, Balt Lake City; W. H. lock, Secor. SUBURBAN NEWS. JUGHLAND PARK. A grand masquernde surpriee party was given Tuesdsy evening to Mr. and Mra. H. H. Doy~ ington, at the residence of the father, W. W. Boyington, Esq. Among those present were Mr. and Mre. Downs, Mr. and Mrs. French, Mr. and Mra. Giletto, Mr. Frank Hawkins, 3r. aod Mre. H. C. Busye, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen, Mr. C. Becbe, Miss May Wiliard, Misr Clara Wiliard, Mies Alice Allen, Mr. W, Hall andsistor, Mr. W. W. Rusco and sister, Mies Phelps, and many others. The Highland Literary Club will hold a rega- 1ar weekly meeting Afonday evening. LAKE. The Social Dancing Clab gave s complimen- tary ball at tho Town Hall Fridsy evexing, which was one of the most picasant of the season. A A party will be given Friday at tho Transit House. ~ Dancing and a banquet will bo tha order of the evening, and & general good tima iz expected. RIVER PARK. B Several Iadies and gentlemen of this city will give 8 grand mueicaland literary entertainment at River Park, for the benefit of tho Sunday school, Friday evening. p i R W THE WISCONSIN EPISCOPAL CONVENTIOK. v the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Dear Siz: Iwasglad to read yous eensible editorial in to-day's issue on tho late pitiable exhibition at Milwaakee, and would commend its sentiments to the several pastors who took part therein. Does it not seem a8 if, in their carncatress for outside things, * official places,™ # ceremonials " of all kinds, &c., (designated by you ns *candles {!, thoey had quite forzotten thu practical ides of their responsible office. This is well-stated by you whenyou ask, “What are tha member of this denomination going to do absut erishing human souls in Wisconsin 77 Alag! 1f this is peglected, which is the essential work of the mibistry, ** Bishops,” * minieters,” ** soc- rament,” acd all ceremonials are mera ob- scurers of the glorious light of the truthand of Him who is ““ the Light of the Worid." Faal, under a sense of this, kays: * Woe untome if T preach not tho Gospel.” To the crasinzs of a0 awakened sonl, nothing earthly, notaing of Luman observances, can be offured ; nothing bat to proclaim the glad sound of salvatiou to bim, » sinner; that “the blvod of Jcsua Chnst cleanses from all sin;" and tbat, *¢ Belioving an Him, Le shall bave oferaal life.” Ambassadors proclaiming the gloricus tratks of Gou's love and mercy are what are needed by the Church everywhere ; 80 that, * holding forthx tho word of lifo ™ s light-bearers, many may Lo brought out of darkuces into marveloas light; many may behold the light, walk in the Light, and dwell forever in the blessed place'of which it is eaid that “the Lamb is tho light theroof.” nnpecxuuuy yours,