Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1874, Page 3

1 HbE CHIVAGU DALl LIADUL G, LULGUA ., FILbRUARY 24, 1.4, " LOCAL MISCELLANY. . . 'THH GILPIN BRQUEST. Tat: TrinusE tiontioned Bunday morning tho boquest of $38,000 to tho Ubleago Ilistorloa Bocfoly by Mrs, Eliza Giipin, of Thiladelphia, Lo following ndditional facts In rolution to thin lady and hor will, doubtless will bo road with dutoroat, Mrn, Gilpiin wan the dnughter of Dr. Jobn Bibloy, of Louislana, and was born in North Oarolina, whoro &ho wns educated, Sho lott school at.an oarly ago, and jolnod lior fathor in Louislaua, whore shio was married to tho Hon, Josinh B. Jolinaton, thon a Judgo of tho Westorn Diatriot Comrt of that State. Judgoe Johnston sorved fu tho Natlonal Houso of Ropresontatives from 1821 to 1823, and in tho Bonato from 1824. until his donth, in 1833, During the rosidenco of Mr, and Mrs, Jolnatoue at Washington, thelr Lwuse was colobratod for {te houpitality, and.was 8 favorite ronort for tho londing minds of tho dey, After gomo yenru of widowhood, Mrs, Johne stono was married_to tho Hon, Ienry D. Gilpin, of Philadolpbia, who wag ot that timd United Btates Attornoy for that dimtiot, M. Gilpin was aman of great ability, aud, in 1837, attor his martingo, wha_appolnied Sofioltor of 'the Trons- iy by I'vesident Vin Buron, dnd; in 1840, was rrommcfl to tha pomtion of Attornoy-Ctonoral of d\u ‘Unitad Slates under tho samo Adminiutra. on, : g . . Uo was &.voluminous writer and n great bool-cullector, and was, At one time, Vico- Prosident of {ho Historieal Bogiely'and Prosl- dent of tho Acndety of -tho.'Fino ‘Avts.” A fow years aftor tho roturn of Mri and Mrs,' Gilpin to_Philadelphin, thoy sccompanied -ex- Presidont Vou Buren and his son ‘on s tour through Enro;l)f, vielting Bugland, Scolland, the Continent of Lurops aud tho' Holy Land, and asconded tho Nilo s fnr as Tliobew, - Mr. Gilpin dled in 1869, and_sinco his death. Mrs. Gilpin lived in comparative_xotiromont, sltliongh ‘ala continued to take an activo part lu all ; rr!vnto olarities, nud to mako Lor hothe attraot- vo to all oultivated minds, * A2 Vs . Mr. Gilpin loft & largo proporty; $100,000 of ‘which was ot tho dlsponition of his wifo.- Of tho. remaindor, ove-third was to bo given to the. listorical Socioty, of Phllndolph(n, for thoe oroc- tion of o fire:proof library building, one-third to thie Academy of Fino Art, for the crection of a gm-pmnl gallory, and one-tiiird to the Hstorleal ociety of ChicAgo: ) "The teatatrix, in the will, after roforring to. t of her husband above-mentioned; says: My beloved husband, Bnnr‘v‘ D, Gilpin, ) by his last will“and tostament, dated tho 17th day of Jonuary, 1860, aml remalning’ on file in_tho Reglster’s oftice a¢ Pliladelphin, haviug ompowered mo to give; devise, and bequeath by suy fustrumont of writiig lgnod by theno poreons, o tuke effect: after my death, tho sum ©01$100,000 of tho principal of his estats, I do fieroby a0 rocecd to exercluo all and every right’ aud power of ppofntinent which I have in and to the sald sum, firat oAt oarnestly and affcotionalely expresiing the hope Lnd desiro to iho relatives of my boloved husband that 3 Phdush‘tl and bequoatis -for tle bonefit of the thres ustitutions or sociotica mentioned in Lis will #hall be warried nto effect atrictly in_accordanca with his own Wishes ne therein exprossod, for they wero bis dying wishios, and thoy ougl to bo rogarded a8 sacred, After making an absolute boquest of $20,000 to a graudeon, tho testatrix continues: Tn the hopo and on tho expross oondition and con- Engency that the devisos and bequests mado iu the 124 will of 10y Leloved husbund for tho benefit of the Historical Bocloty of Penusylvania, tha Pennsylvania Neardomy of tho Fine Arts, and the Historienl Soclsty ;L Chicago are not oppored by any of tho relatives, by ponsanguinity, of my sald husband, but aro allowoil to take eftcct according to Lis will, without claim, come promiso, controversy, opposition, or litigation on thelr yart, thon aud In that event I (ive, deviso, boqueath, Bnd appolnt tho romainder of tho sald sui of $100,+ 0C0, aa my hunbaud liag substantially dono it his will An tho event of my failing td appolat by writing; to tako ®efect fter my deconsd, . o o 1f tho dovisca and bequests contalned in my hus- band’s will in favor of thesaid three sociotics ‘or in. stitutions, as therein expressed, are_opposed by any of my husband's eald rolatives and are not allowed to tako effect according to bis aaid will, thon s to tho’ rosiduo of the said sum of $100,000, that s lo_sny, tho Bhares or portions thoreof which areabove appointed to - bopald to therelatives by copsanguinity of my husband ‘who shall make claim t0 any other part of 'his ostate, or neglect or rofuso, or £4il to releaso any claim tharead s afaresald, tho sald rosidua shall go, and I appoint €hioamo as follows, Lo wit : o my ssid executors and their succorscrs in trust upon tho uscs following, that 48 to say,"as to ono equal third part thoreof for tho uso and benefit of the Mistorical Boclety of Ihiladolphis, 88 10 tho otlier equal third part thervof for tho uso an ‘beneflt of the Historical Bocloty of Chicago, and as to the remaiuing one-third pact thercof for the uso and ‘beneflt of the Pennsylvaniu Academy of Fino Arts for thio uses and purpoecs declarod rospecting each of tha said societlos in my husband's will, and also with full wer to my oxecttors, if thoy slall doem it expodiont, pay to (io #aid fnstitutions respectivoly, or any of * them, tho principal of tho sum, or anypart thervof, lioreln bequeathed for tho beneflt of each of them, or Lo pay to them, or to any of them, the indomo acéru- ing from eaid principal suma at such perioda as my Rald oxecutors may eleot, Hor exeoutors aro tho Hon. Ianac Hazlohurst wnd the Fidelity Safe and Trust-Doposit Com- pany. — THE PENDULUM EXFPERIMENT. . The big pendulum was in motion yesterday afternoon from half-past 1 o'clock till 5, and was vigited by a good many pooplo. It' was fearod that the high wind would mar tho success of the experiment by eausiug a shifting of tho poiut of suspongion in tho dome. The greatost displaco- mout noted was rather less than a quarter of an inol to the enstward, which did not sppreoiably chongo the direction of the movement. Batur- doy the pondulum will swing from,8:30 till 5 o'clock, for tho benefit of teachers in tho pub- lio and other schools, The oxplauation of the {!honmnunon will begin precisoly at 4, Privato eachors wishing to procuro tickets nmz' apply to Dr. Bridgo, No. 287 West Monroe streot, belweon 62and 7 o'clock in tho ovening. Sv 2~ P TIE CENTRIFUGAL PORCE.. A correspondent asks at what- distance from tho surfaco would a body lose wollflnt' and coase tobo carriod round by tho onrth fn hor daily rotation, Ho seoms to think it very hard quos- ublio and |- tion. The limit .of tho atmosphere over tha oquator of any massis equal to tho cubo root of tho ratfo between tho' total attraction at tho equator and tho loss of woight there, as due to contrifugal force, For tho oarth’tho distanco is about 22,260 miles, nud for the sun, about 16,~ 000,000 milos, outward from the surface. A RENEWED IMPULSE. Tuthe Editor gf The Chicago Tribune = . 8rn: Permfl me to offer the following suggention of 8 plan for imparting renewed impuigoto the pendulum ‘without interfering with its plane of osclintion : At ts placo of, suspension Gz Srly iu vosition » hoavy eylindor of fron, securatoly bored througliout 1ts entiro length, Into'this tarrel drop a Jong pinug- ing-rod, accurately turned to it tho Lore of tho eylin. dor., The uppor cxtromity of tho rod should be pro- vided with monns- of Mfting it, and tho lower ond ehould terminato in an abruptly-formed conieal point, for tlo attachmont of tho pondulum wire, By this ndjustment, a renewed impulso in givon to 44 ball, whon roquired, by simiply causiug the plung- ing-rod to move upward in s oyiindrical case Emng tho time when the ball §8 passing from tho perpondic~ ular toward the polut of groatest elongation, Thia movorent may be repoated durlng a few ouclilations il the initial momentum of the. pendulum 4 nt~ tained, when {¢ muy be intermitted till sgain neo- esanry, Thioro aro ressons why this plan Is not desiéable when precision in cstimating the rate of rotary moyo- ment of tho carth'a plane is pimed of, But tho writer 8608 110 reason why, for purposed of popular demon- sizration, it may not bo used to advantage, It {s easen- al that the rod bo retsfned in the cylinder without [z or shiako, and that ff bo most carstully ndjusted o tho perpondicular. 1ts movement may be entrustd to one or wore mon, who by practieo havo acquired ex- perienca in the work. Any ono desdring to test tho practicabliity of thia suggostion msy do o by oxtomporizing su apparatus 8 follows: For (ho rod use an ordinary pon-holder, snd for tha cylindor, w spool. Attach a convanionl wolgbt to a throad, and, Laving mado this faat to ono ond of the pen-holdér, pass tle otler oxtramity through tho spool, Bupporting the latier on the core nor of a tablo-loaf or other auifablo objoct, cause the bt Lo vibrato slowly by itiog tho pluoging-rod as suggested, the motion of the welght sccel sted in a atriking mannor, Al iRt This plan wos applied by the writer to Toucanlt’s sxperiment many years ago, Tho pendulum yos suoe eosstully kort o viotlon, but tho insccurato adaptation or and cylinder, o tho utter, doprived tho résuit of tntecaa, o **iy 6 Answen.—This plan Is undoubtedly an exenl- tont one, it 1t bo denived to repont ‘the oxperi- mont on asmaller scale. Inthe Exposition building it s not necosnnry, a8 tho great longth of the pendulum Insuros ita vibration throngh a conelderable distance for a lnn&;ur poriod of timo then most poopla cere to speud in wutohing it —_—— MINISTERIAL MATTERS, DR, PATTON'S COURSE DISAPPROVED OF, . The Presbyterian minislors of Ohleago and vi- cinity hold thelr rogular weokly meoting yestor- day morning, at the oflice of tho Alliance. Ro- ports wero made by tho pastors of tho different churclios in rolation to their spiritual condition, and numeorous and gralifying galng in membor- sbip wore announced. Aftor tho transaction of somo rontino buel- nesy, the recont repoated criticisms of Dr, Pate, ton, editor of tho Inlerior, rolative to Xrof, Bwing, wero dizoussed at lougth, aud woro gon- arally donounced, tho universal foeling seem- dng to ho that thoy wera unwarrantable and totally fucorrect. "It was doolded mnot to sllow any mentlon of tho debato or of tho reso- lutions submitted concorniug Dr. Patton’s con- duot to go on the minutos, since that wag hard- Iy pertinont to the rnfi:lnr buslnoss of tho Asso- clationy but the meetlng sdjournod with an un- derstanding that the olarf)mun should meet at a futuro time, whon resolutions will bo-passed exproxaiog the pentiments of the Prosbyterina minlstora of Chioago rogarding the courso which bog boou taken by Dr, Patton toward Prof, Swing, Of oourao, thia mooting will, "in roality,~ bo that of tho Praobyterian Assooiation of Ohl- nnsjo though 1t will not bonr that namo; The ‘ol thnonts of thoss pastors, a8 brought out hy the disotneion ab tho moeoling yostorday, plaiuly showad that the action,o? Iir. Patton {s oxccod- ingiy distastoful, to all of {ham, i ' TRE METIODISTA: . The Methodlst ministors 6f Ohlodgo and yioin- ity hold thelr uaual wookly meoting at -No, 67 Enst Wnabington stroot ‘yontorday, imorniug: Elder Jutiiui prosided. “Tho verbal raporte mado showed that roliglons intorest iu iucress- ing, and that o isrge number of ‘buniuoss mon -ara nooking snlvation. ) Elder Jutkion statod {hat in tho absonco of any othor businoss ho had a mattor that hie ‘de- sirod to prosont. - As thoy could only work iron whion it was hiot, it was ‘equally truo that ‘thoy could only mold ohurchos i n stato of ro- vival.' IIq belfovod thoy hind mado & mistako for yenrs, in keoping ' their- oyes on tho mooting alono, loalng might of tho original idon of por- soual visitation, 1le thonght this work foll partioulazly within tho jurisdiction of tho }u\lau._ THE ANTLINFLATION RESOLU. 5 ) TIONS. ” The following résolutions wers padsed by the Morchants' Exohangd of Chiosgo, Friday, Yob. 20; at a mesting called for the purposo of dis- oussing tho finsncial schbmes 'now beforo Oons’ gress, and hive beén signed by the goutlomon whose names are apponded ¢ B A REGOLUTIONS, B 5 ax WnrneAs, Meastires aro llendlu;i in Congrees; nnd Mlinola aud ofhors, adsacated by tho Sontors from having for tholr object an tricroaso in the volumo of fenrreney 3 b Jtesolved, That wo bellove tho actfon of our Senatory ivintuenctd by misspprolonsiot of (o wants, and acntimonts of tho morchants of (bis city, whoso inter- eats. aro fdentiiod with thoso-of the peoplo of the orthiweat, i i N eotoed, That & forcod Gltcuiation of frrodssmabla ouey can only .bo. justified :by gréat and cmergoncien, aud nuEm 10 Lo restrictod s’ speodily as_conalstont ‘with publio safety:, that no suoh emergency nuw oxiats, and auy incroass of cur- rency would only depreciato that alroady oxisting, aud disturb and derange valuca gonerally, Tesoloed, 'Thatthe faith of tho Government has boen sclemaly biedgod to tha redemption of its curvency and thot jlo bonor s fnvolved in the fuldilment o pledgen atréady 100 long delayed ¢ and {hat wo recog- nizo no distinotion botween the Government and our- sclves 1s respoct to tho ordinary obligations to fullgl prominca, Resolved, Thot when tho signaturos of the metbors of tho Merclianta’ Eschango of Ohlcago are attached to thesa rosolutious, thoy bo forwarded by the Becro- tary to the Hon. John Shermau, Olinirman of thoe Finnnco Committoo of {ho Unitd Slatus Senate, TOE BIONERS: % P. H. Willard _(of - Willard, Bacon & .Co.), Prosident ; Horatio N, May, Baoretary; Btowart, Aldrich & Oo;, Kollogg & Dmrott, J. N. & R. West, B. B, Boyaton & Co, Far- woll, Btécl & Pratt, 8, Dinger & Broi; ,War- ron, Marston & Tolix, Holew, Fay & Cohkoy; L. M. Droniis, J. li. Duvham & Co., Sibloy, Endlcott& Oo., I, A, Waidnor, H, D. Ellis,Gould, . Briggs & Co., hnumdwa Dros,, H. A. Ianuon, Knowlos, Cloyoa & Co,, Spaulding & Morriok, William A1, 0&0 & Oo., Towlo & Roper, Bhor- man Hall' & Oook, Allen, Koith & ~Co., Bell, Cunrad & Wobstor, W.J. Quan & Co., Harmon, Mosgor & Co,, Bhever & Young, L. Gould & Co., Jool H, Dix, Franklin McVengh & Co.. R. W, Tausil & Co., Brown & Bohner, Bliss, Mooro & Co,, N. Bherwood & Co., . " H. - Colvin, Barrington & Schmall, :Gray , Brothors, Mosiback & nnmpuo(, Durand & Cb,, - Goorgo Ttoss & Co,, MoNofl' & Higgine, Ingraham, COorbin & Mgy, Wolls & Faunlknor, S8looum, Ber~ gon & Co. “Bonnett, Fuller & Uo, Mullln & 'lagg, Mauran, Wright & Co,, John C. Part- ridge & Co., H. W. Ruffner, ‘L‘qlmt_m& King,. L. Burnbam & Son, Booborgor & !Droakey, Pholps, Dodge & Palmor, Doggott, Boassett & Mills, George N. Pratt, Sprague, Warner & Co., . Nyb, Camphell & Uo., Thompson & Tay- 16t ; M. Graft & Co., Hibbard & Sponcer, Joln- son' & Abbey, Jobn Meyo, Davis Drotliors, J. B. Indulredon & Ivo., J. B. & W. G, Moad, Edwin Hunt & Sons, Markley, Alling & Co:, Haydon & Kay, Wiswall & Thompson, F. D, Cosglit & Co., Cahn, Wampold & Co., McKind« loy, Gilehrist & Co. 3 ——— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. MOURS OF BTUDY FOR S0HOOL UIILDLEN. Ao the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: . Bim: Itls understood that on Tuosday tho Bonard of Educalion will chisngo tho sohool-houry in tho publio schools of tho city for tho -month of March, No change i# contemplated in tho number of houra which wil confina tho pupile in tho. too-ofton unhenlthy atmosphero of the sohool-room. The ' dnys becoming longer, tho afternoon sesslon s usually extonded. The noon interim is slightly chinoged in duration, It would bo well for the Board of Education to congider the proprioty of very matorlally ourtail- ing the lioura of the aftornoon session whilo they .aro ongagod upon tho subject of echool hours. The writor has had an orpormnlty of ancertain- ing tho views of judicious teschiors upon itho uu?n]unt of tho effact of prolonged conlinemont ufmn tho hrains and bodios of tho youngor classea of the sohool-brigade. It is the gonoral verdiet _thnt after hal E&et 2 or 3 o'olock thoro diffuses itsolf ough tho echool- room. an ‘ivroprossiblo restleseness, ond o porcoptible drooping of corebral activity. o children of - tendor age (and how many of thom aro found .in pur school-rooms!) become hopelosely fuatfontivo. Bl xecognizing thole olloginnco to tutolago, the disciplino of tho school-room becomes & burden too gricvous to Do borne, through the imperious ‘physical do- ‘mand for reloaso, and tho last hours of tho “daily scssion are consequontly the most unsatis- factory to the teachor. Projonged mental Jabor, small a8 may scem Its domand upon the littlo childron, is a cruel and unreasonablo thing—quite a8 much so a8 "tho subjection of ohildren to tho hours of physical labor of adulte, In tho lattor caso we find o ro- sultant in dwarfed, doformod, or stiolated bod- fos. In tho formor wo fiud that froquently tho montal powers aro distorted or cripplod for lifo, The opinion js growing nmnm‘ oducators that tho montal demands upon childron should bo cartailed, cepeocially upon tho large class of very }uuugohl}drnn who throng the public schools. t is concadod by many who koow the obildren best that in their tender yoara montal disoipline should bo used a8 o corrective tonio for the brain just oxpanding to sbsorb tho wonders whioh Jic sa thickly about them, nol—as the gole brain food, Honco tlio storling advantages of Kindergarton instruciion, - An hour less of the - school-room in March or any other month will give blessinga rociprooslly to pupile aud toachers, Whon tholittls chicoks bocomo flushed and tho bright oyes begin to laok dull and list- 1oss, let the little onos go out-into the freo air snd oxygenize their brains and blood, * If this be done, “tha germs of knowledgo which' havo beon alroady gown’ there will strike doep, take fl‘:-gfi' ‘a]l:]d, unobstructed, bring forth an hun- -fold. | RESPECT GEORGE WASHINGTON, o the Editor of Yhe Chicago Tyibuna : B1n : In this pocnliar time, whon there scoms to bo no littlo seriousnesa to lifo, and #o much {rivolity, ono becomes acoustomed to rending in tho newspapern commonts on men and:events - that sometiinos suggoest that their mission is to continually tear down. charaotor, and to denude oll circumétances of any of their praotical teach- inga by prosenting thom in a ridiculous and comical light, Tnamled to this thought by ob- sorving that, in speaking of George Washington, the papors of OChicago, and your -own.among tho number, have not lot " the occagion of tho commomoration of bhis birthdsy pass by without repoating the worn and silly jost about tho chorry-treo and tho hatchot, and all ihint,—nsif his oharacter iad entliroly passed into this atory, aud wero not worth remembrance, excopt 88 the butt of 'a witloss and irrovorontial Joke, . I bolieve Mark Twaiu is rospounsible for starting “this nonsongo on its journoy, nnd in nothing ho has written has be moro to rogrob than this, although much that ho has eaid is unworthy of the pn&)qr ugon which 1t 1 printed ; but, whoover started it, X protest that it is high timo to end it, Thoso who have road Goorge Washington's life khow that It was no woik nor purposoless ong, but that, in the bistory of our. country, he utill stands tho modol man, without stain or roproach of any kind, It ia & shamo that, whilo othor nations and people veneralo him, wo only have slurs ond trifling.wit to cast upon hig hallowed grave, H, ———— GENERAL NEWS, In reply to varlous inquirics from afilicted ones, thoy are informed that tho Unlon Furnishe ing Company, which was fully writion up in thig paper some months ago, I8 dofunct, aud no one knows whoro tlio proprictor is. Porsons who have orderod goods noed have no expeotations of recolving thom, . A meotlug of tho County Comminsionora wag held yosterd ‘K aftornoon, but, immediatoly upon assombling, the Board mhaumm], on mption of CGommissioner Clongh, out of retpeot to the day, Many of tho Commiefonors paid a visit to the new Jall and Oriminel Oours building, John Mulconny, who was sovoroly crushed betirecn the bumpors of two cars on Sedgwiok avonuo, near Bixtoonth stroet, Bunday, died eatly yostorday morning. The deconsod was 17 _yoars of sge,#n Amorioan by birth, and A, laborex, Tho Coronor Leld ‘an Inquést, and roturncd o *vordict of accldontal denth, s Aboitt hialf-post'1 'olook yestordny aftornoon, a.woman npparontly 50 years of ngo, Who gave ‘hor.namo s Bophia Ilolm, entorad the liouso of Ohristina Riokloss, st No, 10 TFifth stroot, and sal down to rost: horsolf, Aftor romah\lnqlln the houso noarly an hour, sho foll from lor obalr, and died bofore ‘modical ald could bo pro- durod: A woman by the ssme namo was arrosied af i Inte hour Bunday night, at tho corner of Coindlia &nd Noble stroots, aud was flued b Justico Boully vostordsy morning, aftor which sho wnas rolensed; Doceasod is supposad to bon Dang by birtl, of medium height, with dark hair and oves, 118t body wns takon to tho Morguo, and the Coronor nofifiod. Tha troublo botweon tho Aioemakors aud thelr omployors Is still unsottled.” Tho Iattor stick to thoir ultimatum that tho mon shall not. contrl- bute thoir money to aid atrikers, and the formor hiave rofusod to comply with it. ~In the shops of Groonfolder, Rosonthal & (o, and . Phillp Goldman, " tho men wera sskod to sign papor me!glng thomselves not to help iho shoemakora alroady out, Mont of them decliuéd to do Ao, and wora™ abont to quit worlk, whon their employors asked them to wait for a short timo, Tho" Crigpins’ individually declaro that thoy will not- glvo up to their employors; but thoy will hold n meoting of the Ancoclation towurd tho olose of tlio weak, nb whicl some gon- ‘eral and definito action will bo taken. Bunday bvening Col. Blood, Mrs, Waodlull's husband, called tpon® Mr. Payno, tho mmmlzur of Tingabuey Musje- Mo, 1 tondored him th alanco of tiio monoy for the rout of the hall for Bunday night: Dlr: Payne zofuacd it. ‘Thé mal- tor, nu alrondy stated, was put into tho liands of Mr. Emory A. Storrs, who will wait until this morning for tho agont to pay Mra. Woodhull tho damnages claimed by her, whicl amount to about’ 1,600, coverlng printing, advortising, losa of time, ote. If a moitloitens bo not made, Mr. Storrs will fllo doclaration in tho Unitod Btatop District Court. Ho is of opinfon that Mr. Dayne's oxcuso, that ho was mot fully authotized ta lot the Lall without an order from the County Court, it absurd, and that, had any othor,porson applied for it, no applioation would hive boon mado to Judgo Wallnco, Mirs, Wood- hnll left last night for New York, TIRED, .The alarm from Box. No, 846, at half-pnat1 o'clock yestordny afternoon, was caused by Lhe disoovory 'of a fire in a wood-shed at_tho roar of No, 838 Sonth Clinton streol,. caused by sparks from & chimney. No damago, . Tho alarm from Dox 146, at 8:25 o'clock yos- iorday morning, was ocensioned by ‘n defactivo flus In the twesstory frame dwelling on the southweat cornor of Thirty-soventh streot and Wontworth avenuo, “Loss, £400; no insurance. _"About b o'olock yostorday morning a fire broke out in tho onc-story frama building owned and ocoupied bfl Potor Brichsnider, on tho southeast torner of Tigan and Ashland avenios, nouth of the city limita; Loss on building and furniture, 81,400. Insured in Milwaukeo Firo Insuranco Company for §800. Unuse o! firc unknown. 7 THE WNAT B'IITIT, Tho socond day's session of the sixth anuoal Couventiop of tho Graud Lodgo of the Sixth District of tho Indopendent Ordor of B'nai Brith ‘was mostly consumed in considering and amend- tho Censtitution., - The ondowmeont assessmont was reducod from &1 a yoar to 75 conts, - A dountion of §100 swns mado to the Roumauln Mission, and_anothor 8100 was voted to a blind. man_ ot LaCrosse. Tho name of *Sinking Fund " was abolished and tho * Regorve Endow- mont Fuud " substituted therofor, 'Che follow- iug-named gentlomen were elocted officors of the Grand Lodge for the onsuing year: Prosident, Adolph daser, of Chicago; First Vico-Presidont, Isodor Bonjamin, of Quiney ; Second Vice-Proy- idont, I Ullmad, of Peorln; Secrotary, Philip Btoin, of Ohicago ; Tronsurer, B. 1L fiollgmnn, of Clilcago. ‘I'he Convention then adjourned sino dio. g . 7, Y. BOALIMON, At tho timo of the dififculty betwoen tha Mo- chanice’ Nationnal Bank and the Clearing-Touse, Tne TnisoNe stated, if ita ehumerntion of tho nasots and dabts of Mr. J, Y. Bcammon, that ho owed tho United Btates Mortgogo Company, of Now York; tho sum 'of $220,000 in gold. From an advortisoment of a mortgagee's snle, pub- lished in tho Post and Mail of yesterday oveu- ing, it oppears that Mr, Scammon dofauitod in the psymont of tho Novombor intercst on this s, amounting to $9,900, and that, moro than ‘twenty days having n]u&»‘zon since tho monoy becanio du and payablo, the Mortgage Company, ,acoording to the provisions of tho mortgage, has elcoted to declare the whole of the principal sum and acerned interest duo and poyable, and to ol at auction tha promiacs moxtgnged Lo Eccuro the dobt—iho ealo to talo placo at 10 o'clock a. m,, Morch 81, -Tho property to bo gold is tho loty on whick the Inter-Ocennic Builaing on Con- gross stroot {u situated, and alaa the two lots on tho couthwest corner of Wabneh avenue and Van Buren streots, togothor with the buildings, oto. DOARD OF POLICE. Tho Board of Police Commissionors convened in regular ‘session yesteiduy aftcrnoon, Presi- dont Shoridan in tho chair. 4 Officer Jolin Beully of the Firat Precinct ten- doved his resignation, {o tnke effect on the 24th inst., and 1t was accepted, Abill amounting to 500 was presented by Drs, Guoriu and Boeler for profossionnl ser- Vicor, including twosurgical oparations, on Ofii- cor Andrew Deering in 1871, Luid over for fu- turo action, Tho sum of $35 wes directod to be paid Thom- a8 O’Coundr, for rorvices as night-watchman at the Firut Procinct station. Officor Dolan, of the Fifth Precinct, plonded not guilty to n ohargo of malicionsly -shooting n “}lgok-and-tan,” tho property of John P. Coun- sol. Charge dismissod for lnsufiiciorioy of evi- lonce, Patrolman Pbilip Carlin, of tho' Sacond Pre- cingt, was brought befora. the Board to angwor to tho sovoral obarges of intoxieation, conduct unbecoming an officer, and maltronting o citizon, :Tho firat chargea wore dismissed, but ho was found guilty on the Inst count, and fined n sum oquivalent to fivo- days’ poy for his unoffi- cor-like cond~ct, Mrs. Barah Torronce, the prosecuting wituess, is a Indy upward of 80 yoary old. A quarrel arose botweon herself and Car- lin'a wifo as.to tho ownorship of a flat-iron, T'ho .accused mado hinself o party to tho altercation, and, with a bratality that ecalled for moro em- photio disspproval, tried to drag hor toward the station on n frivolous chargo of disorderly von- duct, In addition to tho fino imposed, President Bheridan reprimandod tho oflicer. Ofticer Edward J. Clark,'of tho Sixth Precinct, oamo undor the notica of the Board, ehnrgnd with lounging on his beat and conduct unbecom- ing an officer, . Continued to Saturday at 2 p.m. - Miles Colburn, of the Bovonth Precinot, was acousod of lonnging on bis beat and innttention to duty, Tho ovidenco convinced the Buard of tho truth of the charge, and ha was, diswissod from the force. ) ‘Tho Board, after passing upon somo bills, and transacting business of an unimportant cherae- ter, ndjourneds B MANAGER OAUDINER -SUING MISH WESTEMN. Sinco the oxcltemont consoquont upou the in- torviewing and countar-intorviewing of the vari ous porsons inost iuterested in tho businoss and artistio dopartmonts of the Strakosch Opora ‘Lroupe, tho amusement-world Las beon devoid of speolal oxcitomont; nnd, when ‘tho Tolico- Justico reportor found at Justice Hainow’ Court, youtorday, sftornoon, that no less o pervonage thon Mannger Gardlner, of tho Acndomy, had hnglun & suit for bronch of contract ngaiust no.Jeus o person than the emotlonal Miss West= orn, ho made u;n his mind that ho had some- thing worthy of af least a couplo of intorviows. ‘Tho flrat ono ta be Interviowed was Mr, Gardinor. Au nudionco with Mr. Muir, Troasuror of tho Academy, disclosed tho fact that 1Ir, Gardiner wag ot tho moment miles distant, and the ro- portor's heart sank within him ; but it rovived a momont later, when tho urbano manager ap- pearod in the hall of tho thoatre, and put to -flight tho crafly ‘Lronsurer’s subtorfuge, ~ Mr. Gardiner had not much to gsy about the nffair. Mo said that ho bad engaged Miss Weatorn to appoar at Lis thea- troin April, and that in the contract it wue sottlod thot Briss Westorn wea not to sy pro- viously in any other_Chicago theatro, nnd that the play of “Xast Lynno” was not to appoar Bm&..my on tho boards of tho Acadomy, Mr, ardinor only arrived from New Orlouns yestor- day moming, aund whon lo found that Miss Luoille hsd broken hor ongago- mont he felt wrathy, and oconsulled his lawyor.. Tho consequence was tho beginning against Misa Wostorn of tho action, in which the damages woro laid at 61,000, ' Mr, Guordl- ner thought that Misd- Woslern wau Fo!fing rather too ‘upplish,” Ilnving ox- haueted Mr, Gardiner's fund of informntion upon tho subject, Tue Tninune reportor vonded his way to -tho Bherman Houso in tho hopo of finding out what tho contract-dosplsing TLucillo biad to sny on the subject. Lore ha was mot with the annouucement by tho polite hotol-clerk . that Allss Woutorn hind " lott osltive ordora that no oards bo sent 0 hor room, By dint of porsoveranca and porsussion & okrd was forwerded, and in & Driof tfon . minutos on anawor wd brought by the obliging boll-hoy s “*Misu West- oru wWay oxtremoly sorty that slio could not nf- ford Tue Tmnuse ropresentative an intorvio but sho was busy." It was {n valn thal the v porter pleaded omorgonoy ~ of businoss; tho lady waas Inoxorablo, and reforrod him to hor agonf, Tho seporter expressod a wish to neo tho Iattor, whon .a bystandor. romarkad, # 1t lio's in'tho house, ho'll bo in the hnpmnm."’ ‘Phio boll-boy lookod into tho bar-room ; ho waa not thoro, whoroupon the” olork of the hotel drow the concluston that- ho was not in tha houso, It is tho fntontion of Mr, Gardinor to put tho cnso through, but, although it les In his owor to 40 #0, lio.daclded not to do anything hat would dotain Misa Weslern i tho ity to the dotrimont of hor future ongngomonts elsdwhero, —_— ORIMIIAL. Ada Noss ralsod bor voice in Iamentalion laat ovoning, nssigning no o causo that Honry Moo had enatched $10 from hor, Justleo Boyden thought that $15.was about tho right nmoiint to fing l‘mmmm yoaterdny morn« ing, a4 out of n dozon finos imposed by him no louR thon eight wore of that mnount, ~ With a fow moro euch lucrative mornings’ work nn that of yosterday, thoro will e no necossity of xolling tho Lake Front proporty, )y Mny Johnson _and My Taylor woro hrought before Justico Bcully yoaterday morning, oharg- ed with playing the panol qnmo upon W, W. Hohnoldor, an unsophiaticatod inhabitant of New York Btato. Thoy ploaded not gutlty; and urged in oxtontiation of auy offenso of which lfiuy might bo found guilty tha fact that the doy pro- vious was_ the Dbirthday of Gaorge \Vnnhlu;: on, Tho Juatico, who 18 much miore” mattor-of-fact than mnuimn). h(:l(.\l tho mlnmzmahln llllondn of 200 onchi - Lo appear in answer to the charge at ?lm hoxt tormm of tho Criminal Court, T+ 0 Nollio Hines, a dwollorin a houeo of ill-famo, was chorged, at tho Bouth Hido Pollco Court, yestorday morning, by Julin Bowen, with aa- snulting hor with an axwith intont to do bodily injury, Tho prisonor camo Lo the front weoping ponitentinl tears ond oxpressing tho decpost contrition_for what Aho Lad. dono, When Juotico .. Boyden, nskod hor shothor it was trua Cthat sho had gliced about threo Invhes from Julla's acalp, she answered with ‘becoming modosty and a romembrance of - tho day 6n whi Ioh tho deed was nccomplished, #Yon, Judgo, I cannot Ho; X did it with my littlo hatchet, that s to say, the one thoy make kind= ling with in the wood-shod,” Tho Justico failed to roward tho wonderful truthifulness of the spaoch, and fined tho prisoncr 816 and conts, ‘whioh she paid cheorfuily and departed. A min named Thomoaa Ontloy, charged with boing a fugitive from justico, wns arreatod Sun- dny by Datective Elliott, on s roquisition from tho Btato of New York. In 1871 hie appoars to Lavo boen a resldent of Buffalo, whore ho way in business, By fraudulent checks he pacured Iarge sums of mnuo{, and emigrated to Kanoas, Bomo timo ago ha soitled in Cnieago, and carried on business a8 & mult dealer, having his offico” ond waroliouss on Twonty-sixth stroot, ncar Cottage Grove avonuo. Ilia presence hore beeamo known to the authorities at Buffalo, who sent an ofticor to arrest and rolurn him to that city for trial, Dotootive Horace Elliott: wan do- tailod to nssist in socuring Oatley, who, ns the oflcors wero nearing his placo ' of busincss, caught sight of them and tried to escapo. Aftor o long chose he was socured and locked in tho Central Btatiots, from whero o was last night tnken'to Buffnlo by Deteotive Cusick, tho oflicor sont to procure his orreat. Business at tho Justice Courls yeaterdny was dull, notwithatanding that it was Monday morn- ing. ' The bulle of tho cases prescntod by oficors and indorsed by .{heir testimony wore for iu- obrioty and {ho naturally consequont disorderli= ness._ Among the moro prenounced dicordorlies was Ieory Vogolgosang, a Milwaukeo avonuo 'bus driver, who, on Bunday afternoon,.threat- oned, in the most guttvral Gorman, to lot tho 1ife-blood of a car-driver gush forth on tho cor- nor of Lako atreet if he aitompted agnin to erowd him upon tho sidewalk just aslho wna fi?mn o couple of fares. Justico Seully ouglit the car-driver was equally to blumo with the 'bus man, and discharged tho dofond- ant, the lattor pleatling that, inasmuch an it was Washington's birthday, lio hind managed to got o *littlo off,” nand waa not strictly accountablo for hia utterances. John Hothers, o Gorman, 23 years of age, wag ohnrgad bafore Justice Scully at tho West Bide Lolice Court yostorday morning with cutting the clothes of his oomfi)ml lon, Ernst Sahinmpt, ~ Ac- cording to the ovidence it appearod that tho par- tics to the case got into & quarrel, in the course of which Schlumpf got Bothers on the ground upon which tho lattor had drawn & ona-bladed pooket-knifo, with which he succooded in de- moralizing Sohlumpf’s clothes, Whatover may have boen the prisonor’s intontions, it was im- Boualblo for him to have dono much harm, asthe lado of his xnife was only Lalf aninch in longth, The defondant statod; in extenuation of kit offouso, that ko was somowliat oxhilarated on account of aving celobiated tho birthday of the “ Fathor of s OCountry” with manifold li- Dations, but the Court farled to nccopt tho ox- cuge, and leld him in 500 bail until the 28tk inst, unnblo to ohtaln admission to Mr, Nast's lectura Inst ovohing, overyset bolng sold, arrangomonta hiavo boon inade by which ho will give ono moro ontortalumont, Tuesday, Maroh 10, - —_— . PERSONAL, s J. T, Joy, President of tha Michigan Contral Rallrond, in oxpectod in tho city thin morning, * 1o will romalu hore for two or threo days, - The Hon, A, B, Mullott, Buporvising Architoot of the Troasury Deparlmont, swas in town yos- tordny, tho guost of tho Ilon, Phil A, lloyne, Unitod Biatos Gommisslonor, Mr. W. W, Ohandlor, Goneral Froight Agont of the Dluck Star Lino, and author of “The Tridl and Convigtion of Michaol Tonos, olo.," has abandotiad hly gearch for tho slatou said to Lave boon buried at the Huntors' Llome, noar Tol- leuton, by the 8tar Lino robbora, Aliout 2 acros havo becu turnod over in vain, and tho pro- prictors of that place aro mach obligod to lim, a8 it will savo thom much plowing in the spring. 5 HOTEL ABRIVALS, Grand Pagifio—0. O. Post, Doston; T. A, Upson, Now York ; O, K, Brandon, Dotrolt ; 0. « Rangom, Baltimoro ; J, D. Oarr, Californin ; Thomas R, Greon, Now Yorl: Richard Grny, fian Franeisco ; Calvin Oarr, Cleveland, . . . Sherman Iouse—A. B, Mullott, Washington ; P. W. Bohnoldor, 8t, Louls; O. Il Garduor, Now prleuus; tho ion. U, Guasctt, Corpus Christi, Tox.; W. B, Hoar, Lake Buporior; Dr, James 8, Porking, Milwaukeo'; tho Hon. 8. B. Ray, Morris, TIL.; Goorge Vau Gunter, Philadelphis ; 3. A, Pattorson, Now York; W..IL' Watson, Houston, Tex. . . . . Zremont Ionse —J. W. Mealr,” Dotrolt ; B. I, Hinman, Cin- oinnali s B, - Clomont, Waukogan : Oran_OLt, Mondotn ; Jobn, H. 0. Quick, Harlom; D, H. Jouos, Racine 3 O, B, Cottnoe, Milwaukeo; N. MoLao, Tario, Pa. 3 David MeWillinme, Dwight, Il .- . . . Palmer House—J. O. Northrup, Philadelphbin ; Franlk Von Phul, . Now Orlenus 3 8, A, Chism, 8an Francisco ; Melvillo L. Landon; * Eli Potking,” Now Yori ;. Honry. Conover, Buftalo; J. D, Londursat, St. Louls Charlos 11. Allright, Now' Orleans. ——— BUBURBAN NEWS. ity ., BLOWN. 3 The Rev. Robort McKenzio, pastor of the Prea- byterian Church in this city, proaclicd his faro- woll sormon Sunday. It is understood that ho nccopts o call from Docatur, Il gontloman will leave many friouds, and has good wishos for his futuro usefulnoss, Pho Poalc Family will “mako tho little hells jingle for joy " Wedneaday ovening. Lloven persons wero baptized in the Baplist Oburch Sunday evening. The meotings will continuo s - usnal through tho .weok. Thore soomns to_bo no dimiuution of intorost in this church, the congrogations incroasing stendily, * From tho Asgessor's books it appears that tho valuation of Elgin aud Aurors, a8 listed for 1878, wos as follows: Aurors, $8,118,451; Elgin, ©5,602,986. This waa oftor the Board of Tqualfzation bad thoir chance st arranging the figures, 'This is a good showing for Elgin ns it does not bonat of wonlth.” Ono thing, however, io certain : Elgin pays an enormous tax, 520,005 _higher than mony eitios of similar sizo, aund thero seoms to bo a detormined effort this sprin to olect men who will ondeavor to pul n - stop fo momo of tho exponditurow Somo of the wards have called o cauous for Thuraday evening, and the wators are kopt boil- ing hot by & _succoseion of nowspapor articlos, ciroulars, onths, afiirmations, eto. candidatos mako oy much fuss oy if the poople renlly wanted thom to gorve. 0."Dayidson lins bought the distillery prop- erty at Clintonvillo, and it seoms aa though ho and hils associatos would soon absorb allof that well-located suburb. It is a good thing for olthor proporty-owners cortainly. EVANSTON. Prosident Fowlor inteuds to recommonce o, sorioa of Bunday afternoon lecturos in the Uni vorsity Chapol, beginning at 8:80 o'clook noxt Bunday. All gxtorostad-in organizing & orioket olub are requeated to moob at Lyou's IIall to-morrow evening, H The Rev. Dr, Wm. X, Ninde, of tho Garrots Biblical Inatituto, preaches in the Trinity Meth- odist Episcopnl’ Church of Detroit, Sundays, during tho illnoss of its pastor: ‘The Rov. E, N, Packard will lecture bofore the students of the Woman's Oolloge Fridoy aftor- noon. A concort will bo given ta-night at tho Seandi. pavian Methodist Eplscopal Cliurch by tlhic me: bora and {rieuds of that soclety, and 8 Fran- ces E. Willard will doliver ber locturo, entitled “How I Olimbed the Pyramids,” nt tho samo F‘“fl' Friday evening. Both entertainments nro for the Lenolit of tho church, . ‘The T'ry Society moets at the houso of Capt. Myern, in North Evanston, this evening. A sociablo will bo held at Mr, McCollum's, in RAFFERTY'S REMOVAL. Tho departure of Rafferly from thie County- Tnil, for Waukegan, at half-pagt 7 o'clock yestor- day morning, created quite a flutter smong such of tho occupanty of tho dismal plucans happened to bo awnke at thoSikne. During the.dy pro- vious Jniler Folz wan nwavo of tho change of loention of his .most illustrions guest, but with _his accustomed reticenco he had 1ot allowed the fact Lo cucapo his lips, In this ho undonbtedly noted wisoly, a8 Iind tho fuck become known at Bridgoport without n doubt ten thowsand Bridge- porlers would havo attended on the occnsion, and tho removal of Rafforty to tho atation might have Leen attonded with somo unpleasantness, Atabout 7 in tho morniug Sherifl Dartlott and Doputy Bhorift Langdon, of Lake County, ar- vived ut tho County Jail and progonted 'the necoxsary documents for the tranafor of Rafforty {0tho Wankoegan Jail. Beoing that all was in oxdor Jaller Folz went over to ool No, 87 and called out ** Clrig " in stoutorian tonos, Tho prisonor, somowkat surprisod to find himself waked so early, called bacl norvously * What's the matter, Mr. Folz ?” tho tenor of his voico phowing that ho thought tho snnmous of tho failor Lad in it more than ordinary import. Haviug beon mado noqunintod - with . the objoet of his :early rising, he got ‘up _and . propared himsolf for his trip to tho country, paoking up his clean clothes and the roligious books to which ho hus become decply attached sinco tho refussl of the suporsedess, 1Tho ofil« cers of Lako County are evidenntly determined to tnko good enro of their charge, as they ro- queated the jail authotitios to shackla his feob and put hand-cuffs upon his wrists. , With thoso instrumonta mecuroly laced nnd iho * come-alongs " binding tho prisoner to each of thom tho officers vontyred into the open air, and succeedod in landing, what umi ovi- dontly cousidorod as . yory angruuu ong, within the Waukogan train smaking-car. When thoro cuecoriced, Raflorty drow froni thovolumin- ous folds of tho parcol he had got togethor in Coll 87 threo cigars, twvo of which o guve to the Bhoriffs and regorved fho third for himself, Ono mmtch lit the threo weods; ‘the gentle ewmolto ourled .upwards, from thrao pairs _of lipn, the engino-whistle souuded, Shoriffs and prisoner bogan “sn_ intoresting con- versation upon tho probability of a reprieve or commuiation of sontouco, and tho traln moved forward bearing Rafterty, probably from Ohi- cago forover.. During tho moruing quito » num- bor, of Bridgeporlers called” av the: jail to fiod out whethor it wus , roully truc that ho bad boon removed from ihe city, and whon thoy found puch was the_ code thoir an- gulsh was oxprossed’ in Innfgungn mich more forcibla than polite. Among the moat dojected at tho doparture of Rafforty was his father, who burst into tonrs whon ho heard of the suddon translation of his sou, aud cxprosacd his inton- tion of {nllnwing him at {ho earlicst possiblo moment. e ANNOUN CEMENTS. Tadios intorested in the work of tho' Chicago Obristinn Union are invited to attend a businoss meoting of ladiosin tho lsoturo-room of the Union, No, 114 Madison strool, at 2:80 o'clook this afternoon, ‘I'he Rov. Dr. Goodyiu will proach at tho unfon North Evauston, Thursdsy evening. LAKE, The Board of Trustoos of tho Town of Lake hiold a rogular meoting at the Town Ifall, yester- day afternoon, Prosont, Presidont. Burcky and ‘Trustecs Drako, Colvin, and Tabor. ‘The minutos of the meetings held Fob, 16 and 10 wero road and approved. \ On motion of Trusteo Drake an order-for 200 was ordored drawn in favor of Christiua, Vogt to wply on ordor in favor of August Schoouling, (0. 82, nnd dated July 26, 1872. An order for £2.40 was drawn in favor of Jobn McGrath, a8 robate, on opeaial asscssment tax, No. 16 Wantworth avonuo, sidowalk, S Tho potition from ¥. W. Borry, 0." W. Ford, and othors for n sidowalk on the onst and wost wides of Wright stroot, commoncing at tho south o of Fifty-niuth stroet, to ‘tho north line of Bixty-firat stroot waa acooptod, and an ordinauco ordered draftod for said improvement, The liconso of Mrs, Rosio Morris was granted and hor bonds approved. Tho liconse of C. W. Walther was extended to April 1, 1874, Tho following_ bills were allowed ; Tho Sun for advertising, $35; M. A. Coleman for writing up special *assossments, regisiry books, eto., sél 4 aud Jamos cln\vry(’ 65,20, Tho McMahon family, on Forty-third street, - boing in destitute ciroumstances, tho Clork was instructed to order 86 worth of grocorica from 2. McQuado and o half ton of coal from Ileming Bros. for thoir relisf. T On_motion, the Doard adjourncd till Friday morning at 9 o'clock. 4 FNOLEWOOD, Tho Englowood Bocial Club will colebrate ‘Wasbington's birthdsy to-morrow ovening at tho new High-School. A'splondid timo is expected. The Eberhartonian Boolety will give a concort for tho bonofit of thoir organ-fund at tha new High School Baturdny evoniog. *fhe membors of tho Normal Lodgo, No. 509, 1, 0, 0. I, aro roquestod to meot to-night for tho trapsaction of important busluoss, —_— . Axt Sale, 3 There is much pleasurable anticipation shown by the connolaseur and the artistio fratornity in relation tosn exhibition of finc original paintinga now on view ut tho salearcoma of Ellson, Poruoroy & Co,, 84 aud 80 Randolpl atrect, Charles Rode, Esq,, of tho Brooklyn Art Gallery, who gocs to Eux&:‘pu in June, propotes ta Qleposo ‘of the eutiro colloction by auctlon this day, commencing ot 10 .o'clock o, m, a1id 2 p, m, Messra, ‘Eiinon, Pomeroy & Co,, bave, thoroforo, recoived posle tivo inutruction’ to close out the entiro colloction ro~ gardless of price, ‘Therafore, uo doubt, great burgains Will bo obtainod, 18 wo hava mever scen so valuabloa 1ot of paintings offored ot auction to be eold regardloss of prices, ‘Truo art lavera who wish for bargains will of ‘couras, bo prosent this morning at 10 o'olock and afternoowat . The Column Vendome. About thirty foot of the masonry of tho Col- umn Vendomo havo beon, covered with bronze platos, and in & couplo of monthe’ timo the mon- umont, pulled to tho ground a fow days bofora tho Army of Versalles took Paris, will have boon restored. It will bo romombored that in the fall not many of the plates ‘woro damaged, and that tho Communists had not time to carry off tho bronzo, which they had intonded for tho mint. The Siccle vonturos on sn apology for the aots of destruction committed during the Com- mooting in tho First M, E. Churchat 8:30 p. m. to-day. Allare iuvited. To-day heing 8t. Matthias’ Day, thore will bo morning prayor,” with a celobration of tho Iloly Communion,” ot Bt, Peter's Miesion Obapol (Episcopnl), No. 328 Blate stroot, opposite Con- gress, at 104, m. ) A freo locturoe, Botting forth some of the lato discoverios in astronomy, will be givon this nvunlufiln the lecturo-room of Unity Churol, North Dearborn stroet, by tho oy, B, R, Calth- 1op, of Byracuso, N. ¥, Dusinces meoting of tho' Fratornity, 7:0° p, ‘m.; Hterary eutorfaiu- mont and sociablo for all frionds at 8 p. m. Thero will bo n young poople’s prayor-moeting thia evoning in tho parlors of tho Yirst DMetho- dist Iipiscopnl Ohurch, corner of Clark aud Washington streots. Young Indios and gontloe- men are cordially invited. Mnj, J, W, Powoll, the distingnishod oxplorer, will delivor hin socond looture this ovoning al the Miclignn Avonuo Baptist Church. Bubjeot, “Indian filto Boyond the Rooky Mountalus,” | * An owner {a wanted at tho Armory for throo plocos of striped caljco shirting, found near tho cornor of dzlnrk and Lake atroota, by Ofoer Wyman, Alse, for a large 'lined robo, tukon from Jomes Jackson. yostordsy: morniug, who statod to Ofoor Londergan that he had stolon it. In conBoquonco of the great number who were | mune, It nuks whethor it is worso to pull down buildings deliboratoly or to demolish thom in a {it'of rovolutionary pnsslon, ' Did not the Gov- ernmont of Ohaxlos X, knook down the Opora on whoso stops Louyel stabbod the Duo do Dorry end build an oxplatory cliapel on the sito?- And .did not the Govornment of Louis Philippo de- molish the chapel and replacoe tho sacred build- ing by o fountain? For Charles X, thore wna somo oxouso, for tho Duo de Lorry, whon wouud- od, hayving beon emrrlod into tho greon-room, the Archibishop of Paris rofasod to enter audadmin- .istor tho last speramonts to tho dying man until ho obtainod tho promiue that the Opora'should be demolished, ‘Fhoro wea to bo ne moro einging nor danoing in a building where he hnd ofliviated,"” ot bt shop Tho Assailant of o Duke, Capt. Maunsell, tho English’ ofoor who as- saulted the Duke of Cambridge some weoks ago, was tried boforo Baron Pollock and a jury on Fob. 8, Mr. Poland in opening :tho caso sintod that last Monday tho prisoner wroto a lottor to the Duke mukipg a most ample apology, and vay- lug that the assault arose from his brooding ovor his wrongs, which hed almost driven him mad.. The Duko of Uumbndfic, who was oxame .inod na o witness, contirmed ‘this statemont 3 and tho jury returned a verdiot of guilty, bub recommended the defendant to meroy, 1o was sentonced to ono month's imprisonment withoub hard labor, Muen Lo ho Ago, T T MOORBLIA Tho revorond . omo of tho* or tools, 89.20, Tatal,’ 3 AMUSEMENTS, THE ADELPHI, i SR SN i i | o 10 Tigamueohenaibla and Tuniplicable Mye tyof uT‘.I" 540 INDIAN BOY YRR o it Wnk ot the Tiilint Tooruss of Oomody and o FINANOCIAL, ROBINSON, CHASE & G0, BANKERS, No. 18 Broad-st., N. Y., Transsol a ganoral hankl g ttatout i Homodmall 14 dotatts BANES, SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, PR DANKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS, e BSTARE AND "SI N bs, And Information rogarding tho samo furnished upn; pplloation, oy, and scll vnog, Shivmion Gald, United. Sraten 11w Htocle, nnd all securition doalt it fio'Now York Stuck 0. . mm..fi:’.;- Manioipal nad Raltrond lfonds nogatiated. TUGEND LONINBON, Tromans B. ATRINS, Groor, 1. O i WithiAM . Mogs, . MAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAING, TCXPLANATION OF REVENRNOPE MARKE t Baturdayse enptod. * Bonday exconied. 1 Monday sxcepiod, 1At ¥ivo Blinday at 410 8. o s Dalip, %Y #xeopled. ¥ v , LULU DELMAY. ¥ s irt:t ‘waok of 'YAA15 0'DONOILUE, tho Groat, Trlah. K}?:I: w‘:e‘k of the Poorloss LOUISA DOSIHELL, VineReSiA IOt honao, of the woal Qorast i Onarming Oporatio Vooallst, Miss JENNIE MOR~ Ths PopularBorin-Oomla Vacallat, Mins IRANKII, Thn Faur Groat Gomodians, B{LLY RIOK, CIEARLIY HOWAID, GEORUL REYNOLDS, OHARLEY LY. 'l'll'n:h;nnm arablo LEON BROTILERS. JUMIO JUM, EPIPS DIEAM OT HOME, ] FLIUKS-T0 oants; U5 cents; 15 contsy Boourod Orolicatrs, 35 conta cxtea. ADILPHI POPULAR MATINER TOMORROW (W 2p. m, Admisson to all "mr‘nmTx.nf.«XE"'i%’:‘?.?.’{}"nflnxi'lun.’\dfll’é'z?.“ it Tee arowded with th ofite of tho ofty TILIRD T,A DIFST NIGITT—Next Tlhursday, Teb, 26. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. | TULSDAY BVENING, Feb, 21, sccoud rapresontation ot Llie great Boolaty Coinedy, vatitied DIVORCED! | TOEIN DILI.ON A2 1IOWSON, tho Divorco Lawyer, supportod by tho on- tira Company.” Grand DIVOROED Matinoo Wednesday aud Saturday Afloriivons at 336 a'olonk. .. McVIOKER'S THEATRE. EDWIN BOOTH * TO-NIGIT In his groat charactor of O TP EX 73 o Lo € w MI88 PATIMAN and all tho Compang fn tho cast. ' \ MICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS Depoty font af Lake th,, and ool of Ticentyarcom-st. irket ofice, 67 Clay roulheast sorrier v) und b Canal-sf,, corn Madlaon, Handolph, Mall tsin maln and alr 1ine).. Day Fxpicnss, sase Jackaon Accommudat| ‘Atlantic Kxuros,v.. Night (txpros GUAND IAVIDH *AND SORREGON, Morning fixprons Night lGaproes,. Y8:30m. m.|¢ +8:00 p. i =MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. HENRY 0, WENTWORTH, ey Ly APOSTAT L. Goneral Pasasnger Agent. Saturduy—BOOTIE MATINEE. \ 4 CHICAGD & ALTON RAILROAD, Chiengo, Xanras City und Denver Shart Line, sla_Zoulal. Sy Mo Chicage, surinafeld Allonani 3¢ Tout bridge. Zicket Officen : A% Denot, andt 153 Handomr ot # MYERS OPERA-HOUSE, onrouut., bet, Doarburn and Htato, Artington, Cofon & emble's trels, | = e[ oz COMPLITF, AND ENTIRE OHANGE-) e i Tacksonviile thy mkniicant Plokurial hiuslom votied ook of xl-'xl.kn'-"g:l" e Mo gy 9308 .| Al m, OTEL CrIRITAT O o | gontit. i, i Lasienae alolf 8148 p.m [+ 7:0 0. m, With enchanting offeats of Moonlight, Starlight and | - Louls Kxpress, via Main Line * 8110 1. m. Gralight.” First wook of tho comical frifio, WIIISKY | Gt Louls Fast ftx. via ain Ling 7:in, BTRAIT, Wowoomb, Gourtwright, Walters snd Marton, | §i: Louls tr. vii f Liudon, Arlinglon, Cotton, sod 1cmbla in sovoral now | Spinatold fexpro Aota and specialtios, avory Sventng and Satardsy Matinos, | SEREROI ast Fo ‘ooris, Ke bioaito & Paduset ia f0 & Paduga! road i7x. ‘onons Lagon, Washington lix. Jollot & Dnight Aocomarmedation. ACADEMY OF MUSIO. y Monday and Evory Itvening, Wadnosday and Satarday ‘Matinoos, OLIVER DOUD BYRON Will appoar in hin grest Historfoal Drams, ”“E"H}fiflg’u- Mll.w}'l:dk[EE & sf, PAUI 83 Souch Glarie sty opposie Sherman s RAILWAY. + Ticket Offe* nd at Depats DONALD M KA X! = A Story of Lovo, War, aud Ad ; raploly —a Bm e VLA IS | Minestar, Ores Dy v marche oto, ¢ Sros: 8y B1p) RS 9508, m. D Milwaukoe Mail and K, 500 p, m, GLOBE THEATRE, Milwaukos, Bt, Paul & X Z OU8 Night EXDrote.s....euseseretH10:00p.m. |* 4:15 p. m. MONDAY, Tob, 33, also Wadneadny and Satarday Mat. neos, tho strongost attraotlon in Amerior, MR, JOSEPH K. EMMER, 1In his original charactor FRITZ; Our Cousin German, _Rupported by n full and powerful compnny, MICHIGAN-AV. BAP'T CHURCH. HAJ, J. W, POWELL ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. Depiot foot af Lakeat, and foot ar’ Tcenty-sacondut, Glark, ejicé, 121 Randolphst., near T {a) Runs to Ubampalgn on Saturdays, CHIOARD, BURLINGTON & GUINGY RAILROAD, Depote—toat of Laket.. Indiana-ao., and Sizteanth-s, TO-INIGEIT, TO~-INIGELT and Canal and Sizteenth. Ticket offices, No. 50 Clariks TO-NIGELT, TO-NIGELT, | s Grand Facidc Hotel, and at depots, TO-NIGXT, TO-NIGEIT. Mail and Expres: Ottawa and Stroa Dubuqua & Sloux Paottlo Kast Lino, Iyl i Beyoud fie Roeky Mot ' Admisslon, 50 osnta; ohildron half-prico. EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY. g VISIT IT EARLY. DUBUFE'S GRAND PAINTING OF THE PRODIGAL SON. NOW ON VIEW AT THE BXPOSITION BUILDING. Day Exlibltion, 10 to 5. Evening, 7 till 10, ‘Tickots, Bgonts. Obildrou, 2 cunts. REDUCED PRICES. Provious to romoval to anothor oity, tho vropriotor of the ‘colubratod DR EAHNY ANATOMICAL EXHIBITION; 148 CLARE-ST., Han roducod admission feota 25 CEINTS, To onable rloh and poar to 530 tho most wondorful colloc. tion of works of Art and Naturs overcxbiblicd 12 thlssity. MEMORTAL CHAPEL, Cornar Michigan-av. and Twonty-third-at. WM. ALVIN.BARTLETT Wil leaturo tn the Momorial Capol, Course, cornar Mich- THIS IVENING, iz, Saturday, “Tix. Bunday IBx, blonday. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. ou , (ol e ¥ 5 1y afics, corner Mandolph and LaSallese. and 76 Canal. apucifoFugt Line,.. a Dubague Night b NIgit Eanr ‘a lflxcwpn:éi;flu‘mnuni oo b b mHn’flke. i stz ‘Marquette bx Madison & Flroy Patsongo a—Depot comor of Woll, Y Bobot carags of Canat and Kineie-ars: . W, STENNETT, Gen. Pasa, Agent. €OLONADD. KAtisAS & 3 ekt ami Nty Bt T CR fgan-nv, nad oty Fhird-she Spacial Induceimoats, Graxt Now Ravtn: Bubjoot:. ¢ MAKING LOVE.” Folt. It. ; A AT R OCEAN STEAM S, " CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. A A A A AR A S BN e | Dewot, sorner or Vanny 5 TR LINE G et el e Tkt ofce S E: A. . 5 Leav, Arrive, s B Ty, Qmabs, Loavonw" im0, e ‘Z‘: gll.:]:gow. Tielfust, Liverpool, Londonderry, &e. [ 9 nats, Loavonw thiAtehtson Ex| & m; $s0p. m. 3 OF PENNSYLVANIA salls, .Saturdsy, Mar. 7 el B0, o BTALE O VIRGINIA sal urday, Hlar. 21 LI 3tk T STATI: O3 GEORGIA,. safisl .\ Saturday, Apr, 4 FROM PIKK %, NORTIH RIVER, N. ¥. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD, Wockly Sallings nozt Summor, Rates of passago: Oubin, 300 and %0 £old: Btogrago, £ urroucy; propaid, Gl currouoy, rafta at lowost rates, ; For farthor pastioulars aprly to AUSTIN BALDWIN & 00., Agonts, i3 Broadway, New Yorl:. CUNARD MAIL LINE, ESTABLISEIBD 1840. Steam Between New York, Boston, Liverpool, Depoty Van Buren-si., fool ar LaSalle-st, norihwest carner Clark and Randolphetes, Ticket offcer, corner Canal and Jadlson-ats, o and southwest ol o Altiantio Kpr Night Iexpross Sotith Ciifoase Astoinmmad CHIcAGO. m. i6a, m, 1350 p. m., INDIANAPOLIS & CINCINNATI THR LINE, VIA KANKAKEE ROUTE. Hagen Quecnstown, Glasgow. London and - From the @reat Central Railroad -Depot, foot of Lakew, y British Toints, T s T s Arrive, | BRICK MACHINE, S e R e MARTIN’S IMPROVED BRICK MACHINE Wrill ;noke mora and botfer Brioks than_any Mnchine in From Now York ovory Wodnesday. IT'rom Boston every Saturday. W , 860, $100 and 8130, Gold. Ol e otn . odgaed tataar, & Ol Bieorago Passage, 830 currmnsy, Prsseugora and fralaht booked o and fov olt purts of Kurupo at lowest ratos. Bl s o G P NIEE, Gontt Y astin Agont ! TN WL oo, Glark and Randolul-ats, NATIONAL LINE, © NOTIGE-This Gompony takpe thorisk of {asuranca (un | use. "Adgpted and used by the oadiog Beisk o4 1 S Ty oy Lot eE i toncinsar thus. pving | . anarsi Mlaaufsotinsen aer aatd by D& Brisk Msuufao Pactongors fho Lokt possiblo guarantoo for safoly a dougor at soa. :"""‘(':"&f&'?' iy ot es always beon adabtod by e ny to avold ico and N o TV IPOUE and GUEENSTOWN, from Plors Nos. 44 and 47, North River , Now Yorl. AMES M'E’G 0O., Chicopoe, Mass. HAVANA LOTTERY. "HAVANA LOTTERY. Fgrot.. Ureace,, Drawings ovory 1 N 7 find ot B i commenciog 8 HOLLAND, Brag «.Tuesday, [rob. 17, at Bp. m, L hrjzeof 130,000 Cubin Pausnge, 870, §80, und 300 Curroucy. 1 Prize of 3 Ktcornge, 829 Currcnoy. 1 Brizo of Roturn tiokets at roduced rates. Passen; g from Gormon and Scandinavian pointast low sat ‘T'he Btsamships of this lino are tho fargostin tho tra tho Cantinont, at s of KL nacl Draits on Ureat Bpltato, Itoland, and rizes of £300 eaol 16,500 rihoast Iark and Randolph.ats. (cvnoeito tiow | Oirculars with full informati ok e ey, Obforko. WILLIAN MAGALISTHI, | sain and prisos Shshod by B G. DIVIAN. Siimice ‘Genoral Western A NEW YORK TO CARDIEE. Thie Sonth Walos Atlantio Steamship Uompany's Now x d, Olydo-bullt Btoamships will f.’;’n‘%‘.fifl’i‘"flafl'-'}fi.":fi'x“u}‘xmfi‘ 5X'z:u'('1'fi37('" ity: DRI, harere 5. | 2unu.wx|=h A at through ratos from D ot toviand Osnads Lo porta In The Tirito) Ghannol, and all athoe polate (n nglatd, prizes Rant, and Ganeral Aganl, 3 Liberty:st., Now York. 2 HOTEL. ESTMINSTER HOTEL, ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. Corner Irving-plnce nnd Sixtecnth i W 9 Only one hlook from Uniog Squaro, the most contral yob ristol \llflHnen( lon in the city, in the immediate vicinity of ‘all i en teRmANIpg, built exprosely for tho ttade, are pro: | fhia princinal places of mnusoniont aud leadng rotal vidod with all tha latost irapravouionts for tho cojnfortaud | ataros, has boon eniargod and tmproved tho past soason by convononoa of tho addition of ity touma and & passengar elevator, OADIN AND STEERAGE PABSENGERS, GHABS. K. FERILIN, Propristor, Vieat Cabin. 41t and ¥80 curranor, e — Sscond Gab ¥ Sirroncy: NEW PUBLICATIONS. o .re 80 Pronaii Siesrass oot a3 i Gocd warda, ¥or [urther partioul n"fi- ply {n Cardiff, at the Qo me ' . 1 Dy Jiaml and fu Now York to pans Ol it ALD BT 0. Aot THE SIAMESE TWINS. ! Tho detallad Offolal Ropard of the Autopsy of tho Blam eso ‘Twiun, fllustratod, will bo found in the PHILADEL- PUTA MEDICAL T1MEH, for . 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