Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1874, Page 5

" THE CHICAGO -DAlLa LadoUl B2 UL DA ., numbera: Lenda and lota, oual propo; Total valus of property found by At- BEAEDEuvvn o s oo AL T03,000100 Valus of properiy ok found 783,000,000 property wo havo, o8 thelr roal value, in round .. $2,650,000, perty, all of a porsonal charaotor, und over Boppcr cont of tho whole, i NOT FOUND BY THE ABSERSOR, and oscapes tnxation, Tt is not, hawover, ln‘sm by all classes of tho community salike. Tho facts show that less than 89 por ceut of tho por- sonal property 18 found by tho Asscssor, and Imyu auy tax, It isourious, and cspeolally of intoroat to tha fatmore, to knaw whoro tho As- soseor finda the 80 por cont of porsounl proporty whiah ko roburug for taxation, Hero fs somo of it 1 In tha list of onumeratod proporty asscssed, the horsos, onttlo, shoep, hogs, mules, asses, and wagons aro all fully roported aud taxed. B0 aro tho agricultural implements and tho Louschold fumnituro of il porsons residing out of tlho citios nnd towns. Livingston and Marshall Conntles, with about ono-ninth of the popula- tion of Cook County, pay tnxes on morc cicoks and watohes than Cook County; on one-fifth more_sewing-mnchinos; on twico na many molodoons and orgnng ; on onc-soventh as much household property; on one-fourth as many englues and bollers; ou moro than one-fourth 88 many iron snfos; on mine-tonths as many wagons and cartinges. Wo cito theao to show that it s only in tho ngricultural counties and townships that thoro 14 auy approach to nn aotual dikcovery of porsonnl property. In the whole Btate of Iilinofy thoro was only §38,600,~ 000 of merchandiso found, though in’ 1878 tho salos by wholosnlo and 1etail in Clieago alone oxceodod probablya thousaud millions ot dollars, The value of thoe i PENGONAT, PROPERTY FOUND by s tho Assossors (oxcluding ratlroad property) £299,000,000, It tho Mt making thia aggro- following Itoms, all portaining gato wo tind tho to the farma: gOnT.s. . Sowingmachines, Aprlcultural fmplomonts, &c. 8,000,00) ‘Household furniture, ...\ 12,000,000 Total... $132,000,000 If to this bo added o small. propontfon of the uncnumerated personal proporty, wo find that «tho mon who own tho farmivg lands actuslly pay ono-half the tax which s collected in the Btate on porsonal proporty. Excluding the porsonal proporty hold on tho farma aad portaiving to thom, -the Assossors only find in all tho ‘rost of tiuo Biate 8144,000,000 of porsonal proporty of evory doscription. 8o, of tho 89 pur cont of porsonsl proporty aotually found, one-bnif 18 found on the farms 'Tho missing 785,000,000 rull valuo) of porsonal roporty not found by the Assessor is owned and bH by those who aro notou tha farms, Tho euumeration of personal Pmporty oun’ tho farma 18 rigid; it includea ovorything. Tlio rosule of theso figures 1 that of the entiro tox paid to tho Btate undor the assessment of 1878, over 80 per cont A FALLS UPON THE LAND, ‘Thia is sltown a4 follows: ‘Whole valuation at 60 per centyua.y..e...$1,250,105,313 ZLauds, 682,410,007 144,000,000 37,100,146 8,824,260 Tolal lands, lots, snd proporty per- tafning to lnds, ... .. +0+$1,061,940,200 Tailroad perfonal property. 60,872,503 ‘Al othor par«onal property. 143,20%,800 $ 204,105,312 bit 0 that, count- dng the livo stock, tools, and imploments, crops . on Lend, ete., with the lind, and as pork of it, tho land pave_ 80, por cont of the taxes of tho Statoof Illinols. Under onr lnw, nssersmont for Btate purposos govorne all taxcs for local purposes ; therofore, tho land ‘pays 80 por cont of all local taxes, In 1871 the nggie- gato tax collected in this Stato (exclusive of taxes in clties for city purposcs) was 818,500,000 In 1873 it will bo §24,000,000, " Thia tax will bo paid from— > Tax on lands and appurtenanc On raflroad porsonsl proporty. arsoual property. 400, Total,.eess o $24,000,000 This pystom Is ono of unmitigatod dospotism. 1t oppressos production, and rostricts {t, It i3 n i;vy Alm tho growing corn; itles rontsl npon 6 plowg. In Lblgn ESCAPE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY from taxation, Illinois is not alone. The same ‘thing exists in every othier Stale where tho valua- tion systom provaile. In s roport mado to the presont Legisiatura of Now Yorl, tho Commls- eionors declaro ; * We are satisfied thal less than 16 per cent of the personal property of the Stale liable 6 tazalion jinds @ place on tie rolls of the Assessor.”” ‘I'ho Commissionera declaro further, that ¢ tho rulo bolds good throughout the State that thoso who own the cheapost farms and houses and lots, and have to battle bardest with lifo for subtistonce, nro compelled to puy tho most onerous taxes for all J:umouen"’ The Now York Commiesionors {itly describo the condition of thing ingozarable from tha ot ompt to tax by valuation. In this State we bave shown that S0 por cont of tho ontira taxable property is nevor ‘collcotedas afl Lytho Assossor; that while avory oot pud acre of " land is reported, 61 por cont of tho peisonal property is nover discovered, and ol tlat which is discovored, ono-hnlf {s inseparn~ ;.vlod!mn.\ aud constitutos part of tho value of tho and. Now what wo propose is: That the tax on 1ands sud Lown losy, livo stock, ote., ba rapoaied, and that all proporcy be placed on 'an_ equality; That the means of iaxation by valuation bo laid vaide, aud that tho State executo tho other BYS- tom provided in the Stato Constitution, Wo have given an estunato of the rovenmo from licenson. That rovenue may Lo incrensed by an incremsoin tho rates of liconso, Every dollar of that revenuo would be collected, -ani nono lost. Then, iustead of tho questionabla modo of toxing capital stock aud dobts of rail~ xond corporations by valuations, let the Stato adapt thnt modo, which has boen declarad by tha United States Supremo Court to be a proper and Tegitimats one, of . TAXING THE GROSS REOEIPTR of sucli compauies. This rule anplied, in ade dition to horse-ratiway corporations, gas compan nies, oxprogs sud transportation conmanes, in. suranuce, telograph, snd alt other similur compa~ nies, with o taxon the sales of manufactures, would produce at very modorato rates on ench class o rovenue far oxcesding any posaiblo wantg ©f the Stato, The total valo of manufactured articles in tho Btate,of Iilinois in 1878 was not loss tuun §400,- 000,000, A tax of 2 mills on tho dollar of those anles, or ono-#ifth of 1 por cont, would PRODUCE MONE REVENDE" '.!':’an !haulpl'c!nm "gx of 8 “éi;“ mflh? on all tho Teonal property of overy description assossed Ex tha wholo Btato, It would mom%vnr be rendily and cheorfully paid withont any- cost for collage tion. The gross racelpts of railroads, horde rail- Ways, gas companies, {usurance companies, ex- prous aud othor transportation companies, tolo- sflmph companics, for 1873, will average §60,000,- 0. A moderate tax on these rocoipts would produco ten timos tho amount of reyenus that cnu svor bo collocted from the capital stocks und dabts and tangible proporty of theus corpurations by tho valuation system, - "Thie cost of coliccting the ‘rovenuo under the valuation systom can best be thown by the lovy mudo by tho Auditor for 1873, o had £o ratvy 1,000,000 for seool purposes. 1u ocdar o raivo that sum net, ovor and above tho cost of golace tion, aud (axos uncoliocted, eto., ho fixed & rato to produco - 31,307,461, This was an allowancs of over 20 por cont for cost and losses in colleption. In' othor words, onoh man who paid 81 for schools, paid 20 conth addit{onal to pay tho cost of collegting it. Abols 48b tho valuntion syatem, and adopt tha othor, wnd thewhole rovouue will bopaid into the Coun’ ty Treasury and State Treasury annually or semi- wnnually, With no cost, save such porcontage g tho 8tato may allow County Treasurars, whioh ought not to oxcood 1 per cont, The fact that tho valuation system must be retained for coun- +$19,200,000 1,440,000 ty purposcs, furnishes no reason why it may not e abolishiod for Stoto purposcs, Tho valuation of 1879, or 1874, may be allowed to stand as the basis for county taxation indefinitely, There is no raguuoment in the constitution for an annual easessment for Stato taxation. ‘The presont one may be continued indefinitoly until “another is As it 1y Ulkely, it the valuation systom bosbal.- Lehad aud tho Blato rosort to the othor consti- tutional wode of taxation, that the Btato reve- fuo will ba double or treble what s neoded for Buato purEonnu, on equitable arrangement could fln mads by 1aw for remitting to the soveral couns o8 the nur})luu, the same to bo oredited Dlz; thoir l"{ or aounty purposes. ‘Thus, if the .B(‘)rlgoontnn‘duflfn lua g‘] ing. t:: & oounty m ), evy for county purposes =§Obl.hm, the local tax would u.ytgd:ged oue- lent] WHAT WOULD Bk 607 RID OF, This Bhug: in tho law would, anable the Eagulnturn sbolish the Biate' Duard. of “?unlln‘mom It would ralleva the couutiss: of we and responalbllly for dhs nssssament d collootion of Btato taxns, It would roduce tho numbor of soparato taxes which tha poopla haye topsy. It would mo matorlally reduce county taxos tlat their payment would ba less difficult, It would load tho countios, graduaily to look to othor sources of revonus than tax by vzluation, and oventuslly roault in the oxe omption of oither the Iand, town aud olty lots, livo stock, or personal Ym orty, or' sovoral of thieso from tho tax by valuation altogothor. Undor this law, OHIOAGO WOULD PAY into tho Biate 'l‘l'eu»ur]y mora revonie aunuslly, than the entire authorizod levy for 1874, which is to bo collectod from all mannor of proporty, Iands, lots, porsanal proporty, railrond Jand, jofs, atools, dobts, rolling-ntook, irnoks, aud all the tox on qum\l stooks and dobts, nnd franchisos of evory kind aud desorlption. ' The tex would bo paid L\ononflz, oheorfully, and promptly, bo- onuso it would Lo honeat aud equitable. 1t would practically REPEAL THE GRAD LAW in its dishonest provisions, but at the ssmo timo would wmoro than componanto the countios intor- oated in that law. 'They now got s 10bate of & [)oruaa of tho Stato tox ; thoir property would hon bo oxempt from Btate taxation altogother, enabling oll such muulcipalitien to apply thoir whola moans to tho rn{mem of thoir local dobia, h‘, would be of spocial benofit to all thoss coun~ 08, -Tho stupid writora in tho Bnrlngflnld papors havo asserted that chis proposition to ropoal tho Btato tax on land and othor property was & OIIDAGO MEABUBE p to avoid paying taxes. Undor the valuation aya- tom, ovon ns dootoredl by the State Bonrd of Equalization, Chieago will kavo mf‘py on the tax lovy of 1873 about ong-fourth of tho State lovy, supposing it sll to bo collected, whioh is very doubtful.” If that systom bo abohshed. and tho othor be substitutod, wo repeat that, Chiongo sloue will pay aununlly into the State Tronsury moro roveuuo than the wholo authorized Stato lo¥y for 1874, Chicago haa no objcotion to pay- Ing taxos, but whan taxation is unoqual It I8 rol bory. Every owner of s lot iu Ubivago is UUNTRD DOWN WITI TAXES, while tho Lioldors of personal pmpn.&{pmnuomly oroapo. A month ago wo gave a full oxposure of the complate farce and absurdity of thoassoss- mont of personal property aud tho collection of tho tax tloreon in this county, 3t isthe caso hore ns olsowhere nud overywherao, except perhaps in smoll agrioultural townships, that porsonal proporty escapos taxation. A very Iargo portion of the soven hundred and olghty-five mnilliuns of Kuramml proporty not found by tho Asscssors la ero in Obiengo. No law can furnish tho ma- chinery that can produco it or make it pay taxes, Lot us place tho other property on tho samo footing, and lot-us look to those sources for revenuo whicli are unoscapable, which will pay tho ueeded rovenuo witlfnely, and which will en- ablo us to savo tho 20 por cent now lost in tho cost of collechion. If tho valustion tax on lauded and othor properly wore ropealed, tho National Contenninl could be celobrated by no part of our poopls 80 appropriatoly s jn the FREE BTATE OF ILLINOIS, . ‘whero the Stats lovied uo taxes, anda tax-gath- oror, bearing State authority, had become ouo of the abandouod institations of tho past contury, Tho fame and glory of the Stato of 3,000,000 of poople, supvorting an army of magnificont publio charitics, free‘of debt, and with the soil and proporty of her peoplo freo of taxes, would be wide-spread, and furnish an example of what an intelligent poople can do who will shake off the rule of the professionsl offico-holders, § DIVORCE LAWS. Instructions in the Case of Jenkius v, Jenkins, Deflnition of What Constitntes Acts of Cruelty, Disagreement of the Jury. The case of Jonking v, Jenkins, in which Mrs. Jenkins secks a divorco from her husband. on tho ground of crualty, has been on trial in the Buperior Court boforo His Honor, Judge Moaro, during soversl doys of tho past week. It is closoly ‘contested, Mr, Jonking utterly denying that he has given any just cause for complaint. At tho conclusion the Court stated to tho jury tho law governing such casos, as fol- lowa: w L - - INGTRUOTION ON DEHALY OF GOMPLAINANT, 1. Tho Court instructs tho Jh:&y that, if thoy be- Hova froms tho eviduuce, thut tho dofendsnt Lus beon guilty of exireme ond ‘epeated cruclly Lo the come Jlainonty as chnrged in tio Ll of complain, tioy wil lud for tho complatnunt, . 2, The Court {ustructs the jury tust, if thoy be- liove from tho ovidence, tat the complainant wag, on or about tho times alleged in tho Lill of wmiplnlm, Qelied and struck by o defondunt, us alicged fn. tho i1l of complaiut, that such ucts wers acts of crualty, and their repotition was such as {8 confempliatod by {lie atatute, ond aro a csuse for divorco ; therefore, it tho Jury boilova from the ovidence that tho defendant was, while the complaiuant lived with 'him, gullty of such ropaated acta of cruclty, they will fiud tho fssuer for tho complainant. : s 9, Tno Quurt further iustruoted tho jury that thoy aro the judges of tho cradibility of witricsses, and the mauner of theirgiving thoir {oslimony 18 o clrcume stanco showing whcther they ave bmnt‘ycn cithor sido, and whetlier they are truthful or not, and if tho jusy aro aatisfled from the ovidence, that either of the ‘Wits nesses Lus wiilfully sworn falso upon afmaterial polut in the causo in question, they may wholly disregard tho evidenco of such witncss,—unltss tho eame 18 cor- roborated by otlior ovidenco, TNATIUOTION ON DEHALY OF DEVENDANT, 1. Tho jury are fustructed that it is thielr first duty, in “investigating tho focta of this case, to inquira yatlisy sy acts of vioionce huvarcally béon conimite ted by the defendaut upon tho clafmant which smount under the instructions of this Court fo extromo and ropested oruelty, Aud-f tho Jury, fail to find that tho ncts aforosnid constituto extrome sind repestod cruelty thon fhoy will ud for tho defoudante . 2, 1f the jury bolfove from the ovidonce that tho do- fondant hoa committed acls of violenco amounting to gxtroru aud repeated cruolty thoy sbould thien con- sider whetlier the complainant has _olao boon guilly of conduct, acts, or words of great indiguity or nsult to~ wirds the defendant, which might bo reasonubly ex- pocted to provoko tho acts of violonco charged ngainst defendant; and {f tho jury further find, from tlio ayi- donc, that the complafnsit gave considarablo proyo- cation for wuch acts, then the Jofendunt is entftled to 8 verdict, 1f the-violenc is provoked by her awn mis- couduct, by gross insult, in act or word, and the vio- Teuco banot out of ll proportion to i provacation: o e vo ground of complaint, and catinot Sustais s o 3. Tho Jury aro instructed us matter of Iaw, that o burdén of proof 1a put upan tho complainant to nustaln tho sllogation of facts. in hicr LIl by tho pre: ponderauce of proof, and if the jury find from'tho ovidenco that complainant folls io give uch pro- ponderunca of evideace, thon thoy will find for dofénd- 4. The jury sro inatrurtod as a matter of Isw {hat if thoy beitovo that any witneas has willful'y and cor- TUptly swurn falsely concerning suy material fuct in 1hia cage, that then uud in auch ovent they mny rojoct $ho entixe teatimony of such Witnesa axcopt such facts ;bnfol:;;l sy be corroborated by other competent testi- 5 Tho jury are instructed that the causes wi oh. Junlify divorco on tho grownd of ernelty mmusr b frava nnd welghty, and such us muko it oxtromely fme probublo thut ths dutics of tho marriod 1ifo can b djs Charged without dauger Lo fe, huaith, or limb, Tho cruolty must bo extreme, wnd.’ repoatod,—one solitary nce 18 ot enough,~and thicra mukt bo such sots of violenco us actunlly o endaugor Iy, limb, or -boalth; ond theso acts of vidlenco must bo withiout reasonnblo provocation, Tha complaining party must e free from Liame, inducing such conduct, and oven If acts of violouce were actually committed, unleus tho Jury furlbor bollovo fzom 1o ovidouco thiat tio com- Plainsnt {8 horaolf £roo from blame, or gave 1o reasor.. abla provocation for tho nllogad acts of violonco, and algo furtlier belleyo that thore wers ropeatod Inatunces of cruclty of u character o sfford reasonablo grounds of nrprn]mmian of bodfly.infury, the dofoudant is entitid 1o a verdict, 6, Tho Jury uro inatructed that divoros for cruelty is sllowod ratlior to provent spprohended bodily injury fhan to puuish for acts lready donoy and i they be~ Uove, from tho evideuce, and considering all tho eir- cumstances surroundivg tho parties,” that the come plainant could havo averted tho diflioultios by the ex- erclae of reasonable pationce, forbearance, sud discroe 4ion,—ta other words, the Gaurt does not intorfors to provent domeatio quarrels or violouce which may bo valdod by the comploining party, and, 1t she had in hor own iands the ramedy, sho’ should not oy to ¢ho Court for rollef ; and, in such cass, the defendant 4a entitled to a vordict, x DISAGUEEMENT. Tho jflr{a wore unablo to agree in the case, atandiog ten for tho defondant and two for the compluining lady; and, aftor bewg out nearly wo dags, with atill no signe of weakening.on tho part of the atubborn ten, were flnally dis« charged, THE FARMERS, Granges An Michigap, Siecial Duapich o 1hs Ch i Fribune, LianginG, Mich., Murch 15,—Fhora will be s Tmeeling at Mead's Hall, March 18, for the pu 080 Of organizing s Grango in this city. ‘Iho on, 8, I, Biown, Master of tho Btate Grange, and Btate Leoturor Bruorton will bo prosont, Genoral Dapflt{ 0. Al Wood n:porta rangos organlzed as follows at Vornon, with 60 mom« bers ; at Byron, with 60 membors ; in :ll Viotor, i\vulln 5;0 lgzmb:n. o ranges in lonia County. rauge has beon formod {n Fitohburg, Wit 53 ehariss mmies alao, one has lml{ baen organized in Bunkor Hill, Tugham Counf I. ropovta 03 ruio (s Do ate 3L ria 8 ~2D, ladsense J:-ux,w ia4wo wesks. iy the Toswn There are fiftoon 'HYDE PARK. Proceedings of ‘tho Board of Trustees. Tho Valuation of Property~--Taxes and Bonds, \.ocation of the Wator-Worke. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Trustoos of Hyde Park hold n rognlar mooting at the Village Hall: Satiirday aftotnoon. By tho timo the minutes woro rosd slf tho mom- bera ‘were prosent, aud they woro approved nem. con. - : TILLS PAID AND REFERRED. B The following billa woro approved and.paid ¢ Regular aud spoecial polico pay-rolla for Februa~ ry, $000,60; Clatlos Black, for sorvices teating wator-pipes, 8120 ; South Bldo Netws, for advor- tising noticos, 148,60, Total, 81,178, The following wora prosented and roforred: Potor Jolnaon, Calumot forryman, $80; Charlos Lynch, Calumot ferryman, 840; John Tbnor, “tor stooling pleks, §2; pay-rolls on throo .atrost improvoments, 869. Total, $181, COMMITTER NRPONTA, By No. 1: sesolved, Thot the Trogsurer bo suthorizod ta noll tho throo wator bonds now hypothoeated for $3,100, and placo tho proceeds in tho Troasury. tiesolved, That tho Treadurer bo suthorized to placo t0 thio crodlt of spooial ntsossment improvoment fund $52.00, and chargo aame to_spocial asscastnent oxpenso fund, in ordor to balanco tho same, 3 - By No. 8: . » On the petition of Hiram Vandor Belt and othors, it wos resolvod that Potor Stoouborgen ‘bo appointed Village Conatablo during thio ploas- ure of the Board, on his glving entistactory bond, according to law. On tho potition of William H. Lundor, it was ordered that ho bo appotated a lconsod sowor-buildor on his pre- so;;uu a gnnfl a3 roquirod by the Board. y No. b2 Oun tho potition of Poter Btorms and others, a formnl ordinauce was adopted vacating tho ailoy 1o Block 1, Brooklino, On the patition of Sian~ nard and oOthors, it was ordorad that tho attornoy bo inatructed to draw an ordinsuco for oponing alleys in Block b,Cleaverville,according to the plat siiown, oxcopt that tho Oooss alfoy shall bo 14 foot wide, and sholl extend from Forty-flist atrook to Unlou avonuo, 5 PETITIONS PRESENTED, T. D. Oroutt protested against tho glaring in- consistencios of the roport of the Commutteo ap- olntod to investigato bin chargos ngainst the liingo Attornoy, and domandod that wuothor in- vostigatidh be mado in full Board and opon ses- sion. Ordored placed on file. John D. Barker aud othera pray for water-pipss on Bowen ave- nue, trom Cotiago Grove to Parkway. J. L. MoKoover and otners pray for wator-pipes on Forty-first stroct, botwogn Charfes and Droxel boulevard, tho monner of condition and size of pipe to bo dotormined by the Trusteos. .'The South Park Commissionora pray that sowers, gns and water-pipos bo_provided angd laid with- out delay on Nouth, Grand, Opon snd Grove parkways, na it i their desiro to procsed to make pormanent improvements on tho samo, and they do not wish thom afterwards to bo up for such purposos. E. B, Rogors -and others ropresent that tha evil of “in. temporanco {8 becoming slarming, and shoulg bo chocked; that thoy have formed a tampor- anco sociely, and asl the Boatd to leasa thom the vacant strip of laud at the intorscotion of Hydo Park avenue and Fifty-fith strect, on winch to erect o temporance hatl, . Gonrgo R, Clark, ropresonting all tho ownora of Biock 10, of Droxel & Smith's Subdivision, reprosonts that, in 1870, said block was aesossed $2,169.29 for graveliug Oak strect and Drexol avonuo, and was also asscssed §1,400 for gravol- iug Oul atroot from Droxol to Cottage Grove nvenues, and that said last atreet has never been dedicated by the owners uor opened by the cor- porate powers of Hyde Park; ond, thereforo, ueks that o robato bo mado of ‘61,400, and they will pay the balance of $709,29, which is all that ought 1o havo boon charged to Block 10, ANSEXATION AGKED, . Tho property ownors and tho legal voters of Boc. 28, T 97, 14, l};ini‘ south of tle old Indian boundary-line, in the Town of Calumet, ask that thoir 120,44 acres bo annoxed to Hyda Park to moake the southuwest corner of ssid village n ;«qlure, by orasing tho jog madoe by said old 10, WATER-WORKS, O. E. Hoquombourg aska thatin view of the dolay in giving him the ordera for water-pipes the timo for fulfillmont of his contrnct bo ox- tended from Jul{ 1, 1874, to Bopt. 1, 1874. Algo, that an luspootor bo appointed to ox- amino und accept tho sixteen-inch eupply-pipe, ond that tho villago 1cceive tho same by accopt~ ing warebouso roceipt, free of storvgo ; and when EO accepted, that warrants' for the sum of 8,000 be awarded bim on account of tho same, accord- g to Lis sworn esiimate already submittod. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Riesolved, Tuat the fue of $10, imposed ea John Don- avan, Keb, 41, 1674, bo remitted, Jigwoled, That thio re-aubdivision of Lots ), 3, and 8, of Biock 52 on plot of Hyde Park bo approvel ‘on po- titlouer's complisnce with the regulutious, CALDMET DUIDGES. Tho bonds of D. B, Taylor, Exthor Taylor, and 0. H, Callioun for sdvauces to the contractyr in tho sum of $1,500, ‘wero presented- and ap- proved; sud the President and Clerk wero au- thorized to sign the contract With Ohntles Oreighton for the constraction of tho bridges at Ninety-fitth-st,, and at Chntenden, on same torms of payniont s fa provided in enid bonda, GNEENWOOD AVENUE BEWER, A formnl proposition was racelved from Bentty & Barker to_construct s sower on Groonwood avenue from Forty-seventh to Fifty-first streot, Inoluding catoh-busing, man-holes, otc., for the sum of 5,500, and, indtead of 18-inch tilo-pipe, thoy wil, i desired, make the wouth 063 foet of ‘brick, 2 foot in dismeter. Tho report of - the Commiftoe on thfs subjoct, mado on Janumy 8, 1874, wou taken up from tho ta- ble, and it was resolvad that the attorney be in- structed to preporo an ordinance for a spocial sssegsment tor the construotion of eaid vewor aa por spacitloations propared by the Village En- incer. : ABBEBHMENT COMMIESIONER'S MAP. Mr. Gray reported that the map lately ordorad for the Commissioners on ssuessmiont Tor wator worlia, for whick $76 hud boen cliargod, was ro- Eorxed to him to bave boen, purchnsed for $40, oferred to Committeo No, 4, @ JOINT MEETING LIYDE PARR AND LAKE. Puwaunnt to adjournment, the Trustees of the Town of Lake ngpnnmu promptly at 6 o'clock to meot the Hydo Park Trusteos on the subject of the walar works, . Buporvisor Colman was electod Chairman and 0O, E. Pope Begrotary, Tue Joiut Committes appointod at the laat Joint session reported, recommending 1. That s Committeo ou Control sud Mauagemont bo ‘appalnted of twa pursons, ono to be selected by Lalkio, and onv by ydo ark ; to hold thoir ollicea for ono year, & = 3, "Lust a Bitporintondont bo appofuted by tho Trus- teos to hovo eutwe coutiol uader the Committco of Togulation, : 4, Thsta guttable bulliling be procured ori_Stata stréot, near Fitty-firat stroat, for tho use of thu Watore Dopartment of Uyde Park und Lake, If thoso Bug- gestions b approved, tut thoy e referred fo tho Teapcotivo Doards of Trustees, ‘Iho roport was sccepted and adopted, Tho ‘requet of O, E. Hoquombourg, for the appoint- meont of nn)n»{mclflr was roforred to the Jolut Committee, ThoJoint Committon was roquoat- od to roport at the noxt meotiug, tho advisubility of appoiutivg a temporary Superintondent to aversao the oreotion of tho works, The Joint Committoo were authorized to procure o room ou Btato stroot, betwoon Forby-saventh dnd Fufty- firgt uiroots, for jolnt mootiugs. Adjournod to moot In joint session at Village ;Iull, Hydo Park, Wodneslsy, March 18, at P m, —_—— TAXATION AND INDEBTEDNESS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: 8in1 According to Inat Bunday's Times, thero i8 & terriblo atato of affairain Hyde Park now, with a cortainty that thio beautiful town will be bhiopolessly bankrupt at the oud ot the year; and, in order to domonstrato tho nwiul cortainty, a whole column of falue statements aro made, The writer of that artiolo could bave known botter, if hohad walted long enough to consnlt tho official rocords. He would have found TUE VALUATION | of roal.estato and personsl property in Hyde Park, 88 mado by Josoph H. Gray, Village As- sosgor, was $4,080,708 ; as rovised by the County Board, 87,808,077 ; aa fixod by Btato Board of Lqualization, §10,514,654, The veal value, noe cording to real-setate valuation, fs sbout fifty millions, ¢ THE WIOLE AMOUNT LEVIED YOR TAXES {or the past year, luoluding Btate, ocounty, vil- Inge, achool, and park taxos aconrding to Col- lootor's books 18 §810,041,70, ‘Tho kpooial tux for purchiase of Bouth Park lands for the past ear laylod L the threa towns of Saath Chioago, yds Park, wud Lake s 300,000, of wiuch Lipde ‘I)‘én;k poys elovon-twenty-fitths, or about $103,- THE SPLOIAL ASBESIMENTA = for improvements nro made only on potition of proporty-ownars, aud Are lavied only on tho proporty spoolatly bouefited, and tho elovon nssorsmonta mado Iast year amonnt to $100,400, Thus tha total tax for all the villngo Inst yoar wna 8561,441.06, The total spooial assessmonts collerfod In the last thres yoars amountod to £870,814,08, nud tho records of the Trustéos' meotings will shiow that tan ownors are olamor- ?\_mu{or fmprovemonts for overy ono who objects 6 thom, 8poclal nesossmoents are not imndo by tho Villago Assassor, but are mada on potition to Court by o Board of Commissioners appoluted by thio Court, who malo out o roll, whiok i#’ ro- tured to Court by thom and thore amendod, ro- Jootad, or confirmed, aftor ench aud overy indis vidun(lxlnturusturl Lns beon logally notifled to attond, Tho compotison mndo on assessmenta on Fifty-firat stroot sowor on Mr. Cornell’s lots and on Nr. Dunham’s, is an unfairone, Bobind M. Dunham's lots is a park-drive, 98 -fest wido, which, bolongs o the Jots and s to bo tuctuded with thom for taxos. OFFIOIAL EXPENSES, Hydo Park hing o Boord of six Trustaos, in- oluding thio Prosidont. whoso sularion aro &8 por day, for attonding Trusteos' meotings, and no pay whatevor for Committeo work or anything olgo, Prosidont Cody was pnld 8548 for extrn gorvices n yoar ago in_the suits growing out of thio fort ficror wak, Tho full smating of 41l aniar- 108 Enm by Hydo Park, including fon policomon, is about 21,110, The.Buperintendont of 1'ub- 1o Worka i tho only membor of the Board of Pub- lic Worke, e lns coro of 100 stroots, 68 avouucs, all the sidewalss, ditchos, drains, and gowors, It takos four lorsos and two buggles to kecp him ou tho roud, ns he frequently {s from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m. When he has tive or six Inryto jobs in progross, miles apart, ho is com- olled to hire superintondents to overnee thom, B\lt lio Lins no stoaling facilities, Iis nmrloyufl aro placed on o pay-roll which is submitted to the Board of Trustocs, aud when approved, the 1mon are Y‘A\ld by tha Villago Troneurer, ench inan signing tho pay-roll whon ho gots his monoy, 'he gas worka are ownad bfin private com- fnnz; and the parks are controlled solely by the bark Commisslonare. ; Chinrles Oroighton gota no contracts oxcopt thoso on which he ia the lowest bidder in fair compotition with olbora. Boaled proposals are banded in to tho Prosidont in open session ; oponod by tho Olork, aud coniracts awarded or rofersed to o committoo, TIE FIFTY-FINGT STREET SEWER, Sepmuol G. Rhodes has boon Village Eniluaor ovor & yosar. . Ilo'did not commencoe tho Iitty- firat atreot owor'; did nol hiave any of jt taken up; but did euccoasfully finish 1f, and moke it a8 good s mower n8 thoro is anywhere, and brought 1t out at Stato streot clghe or nine foot balow tho straot, aud {8 now, on urgent potition of proporty-owners, making the plaus for tho lateral dralus into it, which will drain ono-natf wile'wido of its length. Tho South Yark Com- ‘migsionors aro woll satisfiod, and hiave paid their full proportion of sald sower., T'ho nssosemont for eald sowor wad made equally on both sides of It, whore tho ?'mund s the same level. On tho north sido of it, given as sn illustration the Times, thoro s a private park 99 foat - wide baelonging to the lots, twhich has to bo considered a8 aading to thoir dopth, as thoro is no othor way of making it pay lte just propartion, 5 A TUE. WATER-WORKS, . And now as to the WatorsWorks. Not only are tha 700 houses north of Slxt{-thlrfl sireot to bo supplied from thom, but also tho sotilomonts at Cornell and South_Ohicago, and the Town of Lake, aud maybo Washington Holghts. The whole shoro was thoroughly oxaminod, and rocks woro found in such position that no tun- uol coula be constructed through them hero- after should ono become necesssry., Only two goluts wore fouud with clay bottom: one at Fifcy-ninth streot, on tho shores of the South Parls. When applied to for tha purposo, tho Bouth Park Commissionors would grant a leass only on such torma ea would; bind the village hband and foot for all limo, and muke tho prac- tical oporations of tno works impossible. ~ The noxt point found was the presont location at Bixty-oighth-atroat, whore s sito was donated by John Fitély, Eaq, - Mr. Cornell owns no land within two miles of this site, and did opposo the location thero strenuously. Time will prove that, if anv orror was comumittod in the locatio it will bo found to bo too far north, instead o! oo far south. BONDS, Thero will bo no nocessity for tho isano of vil- lage bonds to amount of $500,000. Tho con- tracts for wator-works, crib, supply-pipe, on- 5hm-lmune, water-maing and fire-hydrouts, is 800,000, On tha samo lido of pipos o spocial assessmont has boon lovled by order of Court for $80.000. Of above sum the Town of Lako Enyu 128,000, making $238,000. and losving to o paid in Hydo Pru'k!nnds #1493 000, Most of the largo pipea aro prdvided In abovo, aud tho remaining circlos will b filledin with smaller Dipes which the assessmonls will noarly pay for, 8o that & largo lssuo of bonds will be unnoos casnry, As to the referonce to a contract for wWator- ‘works for £100,000 loss thau the Holly, and tha array of figures from tho Auditor's’ books, no oue who bas oxamined those matters will bo Lool-hasdy onough to' boliovo ony suol - atato- meunta, The true explanation of the Times srticlo fs, that tho spring olections oro noar 8¢ hand, and soma fow porsons are very anxious to run on somo ticket or other for any oflice thoy can got ; sud appear to incline to make any kind of state~ mont, or indulgo in any kind of personntity which thoy may deem necessary for their Eub poses, : LOCAL MISCELLANY. : THE WORKINGMEN, Our Communiats celobrated the anniversary of the uprisiug of the German rovelutiouists snd the establishmont of tho Paris Communo last evening at Nob, 08 and 70 Wost Lako strect. Tho ball was ducorated with two gory flags, on which “was tho inscription in lottors: of gold, ** Warkingmen of All Natious Do United.” Thoy began coming at an early hour and moat of thom wero accompanied by thelr wives, aud long before 8 o'clock tho hall was crowded to suffocation, h THE 3USIO. Tho fetitivitica were oneued by thobaud, which consisted of six instrwmnents,. playing the Mareoillaigs, which, strang” 10 say, way con- cludod with * Home, Bweet Homo,”" ™ Tho music was not very harmonious, but novertholoss was groatly oujoyed by those present, This was “followed by oach of ‘those prosent drinkivg some lager-beor. They told tho ro- portor that this was drank to tha health of the martyra who spilled their blood ab Paris just throe years ago, Wino, thoy sald, would hava boen more uppropristo than boor, \gue beor was all they could afford in theso havd tines, TUE BPEZRCHES., Mr, Zimbel, one of the most sincers and en- thusinstio Communists In the city, aud who wears red hiair on Euuclplo, way then introduced o4 the orator of tho evening. 1o conunenced by ‘snyng that, slthough this was uot the 18th of Marols, thoy had decided 1o celobrato this an- mversury on Sunday - evoning, becauso nil the woikingmen conld bo prosent to pusticipate in tho fostivitios. his colobration was for two reasons: On tho 18th of Murch, 1843, tho workingmon of Borlin wero forced to take up urms againgt the bourgeoive, and thoy wera 80 succossful as to compul tho prosent Ewperor of Gormany to Jeava the city disguised ju o postil- lon's uniform, - ‘Tho Emperor was then ouly a Priuco, and, by his cruol act in fiving upon work- ingmen in’ tho wstreots of Barlin with grapo nod canistor, recaivod tho - nicknsme of “Qrapo and Conistor Princo.”” If the workingmen , ot - tnat timo had understood their misslon, thora would be no occusion now for auothor Communistio movomont, nor for s workingmon's association, ‘They did uot suc- coed bocauso thoy did not know what tloy woro fighting for; they had uot tho proper Bocialistio edneation, But au immones reaction took place, and men liko Fordiusud Lasialle and Cari Marx openly taught and advocatod tho proper Boclalistio ides, and plauted tho gorm for tho future Commune of DParis, 1o thon . wout on to Aliow how tho worluugnion of Fianbo aud of Gormany wore compollod to_fight ench othor againgt their will in 1870, and Low flually che workiugnion of Paris rovolted sgainat such an infamous rogime, and stortod a govorument of thotr own on tho 16th of Murob, tho sunivorsary of which thoy were now colobrating. ‘Iheso workingmen, ho continued, fought for thoir lib- orty aud for equality like truo aud brave men, and when thoy finally had to sucoumb to supe. zlor forcos, the papors all over the world dououncod thom ng Communiuta guilty of mur- dor ond arson, whilo it was well known that they wero nothing but honost workingmon who had becomo cognizant of tho tact that thoy were ops Emsued by tha capitallsts, They wanted nothing ut & ropublic like ours, an houest govoruniont of the poopls, and for this they woro cruolly murdorod, It was & well known fact that Paris a8 nover moro ordorly aud froo from crimo than during the existinco of the Commwuo, MARUH 1b, 18/4, ingmon of Parls, they must organize and pro- prre thomsolvos for the (nevitable confliot that ‘muat soon arhe bevwoon capital .and labor, or elso thoy must expeot to- witness many mora 18ths of Maroh, aud would forovor bo doomed to bo tho ulaves of tho aristocrats, OTHER PERFORMANOLS, Thore was 1o enthnainem mauifested during tho dolivery of tho foregoing oration, and the spoekar waa not onco applaudod, Tho band thon strugs up & waltz, and & mo- ment aftor about a hundred couples twirled nround w th lightning speod, neyer glving up until thoy woro nearly exhaustod, Aftor thoy hnd 1l again refroshod themsolvos with boor Mr. Thorsmark spok briofly, Thus with dsuoiug, speach-maldng, and beor- drinking, our Communists honored thelr dend Dbrothren of L'arls, and not untl oarly’” morning did thoy seok their humble Lomos. Another grand colobration will toko placo Wednosday svoulog at No, 189 West Polic strout, Sl o SHOOTING AFFRAY IN HYDPE PARE, Tho Villago of Hyde Yark has a sousation. ‘T'wwo men omptiod thoir revolvors at each othor, but neither of tho combatants woro injured. Tho circumatancea whioh led to tho difieulty bo- twoon them aro those: About eight months pgo tho daughter of W, B, Farrell, the florist, mar- rlod a tall, unoultivated Irlshmon named Jack Bhiophord. She had been o wifo bafore, but hor husband bad been dond throe years, and sho had threo littlo childron to take care of. Shoowned o lhonsa on Ellls avonue, which was prosentod to Lior by hor father, and possoss- od considorable cash, Tho man Shopherd was in her omploy, and took care of two horses and 8 cov. Bho fancled him for some unaccouutablo rongon, and ono ovouing ran awsy to Michigan nod married him, Whou hor fathor lesrned of hor conduct he was vory angry, and throntoned to disinbiorit hor, Sho cared not, but lived with Bhopherd, and took earo of him, I-‘ndng night tholr cottago was destroyed by fire, and, having no othor placo to go, thn{‘ wont to tho old Roform _School building, 'nt Torty- gocond utraet and Loko avenne, which, ns woll *ha tho ground adjoiniug, is owned by Mr. Farroll, his hot-houdos boing located on tho property, Bomo time ago Shophierd worked = fow days for the foroman of tho gredn-houses, and had a claim of 818 ogainst Mr. Farroll far wages. It was not poid whon ho domanded it, and Bhepherd, during s flt of argor, smashod nearly all tho panes of glaes in one of tho hot-houscs. ‘Tho damage mora than offsct bis olaim, and & sotilomont has nover boen made with him, Saturday aftornoon, Mr, Farrell visited lis nursery to g0o how tho Slnnw, ote., wore petting along, and was met by Shophord, who askoed bim it g Liad told Dunlap, the foromau, that ho {u- tonded sonding out two men from Chicago to thrash bim, » Mr. Farroll eaid *'No.' Bhepherd pulled out o rovolver wheu ho mada tho jnquiry, snd pointod it at Tarroll's abdomon, which fact, probably, causod Dim to reply na bo did. Shopherd said Duulap Liad told him ho was going to sond tho mon out, snd the foreman wna called to soo it he would ropent tho statoment. -He admittod having told Bhophord about tho men coming out, but sald it was o Mo, Farroll then lefs tho two mon togethor snd watked into the offico, In about s minuto he returned to the opon ait, and saw that tho mon were fighting, Progontly Bhophord drew out his rovolver, nud fived at Duniup, Tho latior roturned the shot, and thon ran. Bhephord followed, and dis- chargod six mora barrols, which oxhausted his’ ammunition, Dunlap tben turned on him, and chagod him, firiug 88 ho ran, Although the men wore not six foet from onch other during both racos, neither recoivod o seratch. Tho workmon in tho place wera badly frighte ened at tho subsequont thrents of Sliephord, and, with Dunlap, picked up their traps sud scattored, loaviug no one in charge of tho nurse- ry. MMr. Farroll socured two laborars and s fore- man yostordey, and took thom to Hydoe Park rnd [:ut thom in possession, Ho saw shthard, but .tho lattor did not see him. It i8 probable that thero will be more difioulty betoro long, and that Jack's anger will not bo appossed until Lo £A208 UPOD B COXPHO. o ————— THE VESSEL-OWNERS. A meoting of the vessel-ownera .was held in the Chamber of Commerco Baturday sfternoon, for tho purposo of recofving the roport of tho Comimitteo appointed at Friday's mooting to draw up resolutions as o basis of instruction to fheir dolegate at Buffalo, inbis sotion in tho matter of tho proposed now hull policy systom of the Board of Trado Undorwritors. Tho cliair was takou by Me. D. R. Holt, snd Bir. H. 8. Halsted saoled as Secretary. Aftez tho ronding of the minutés, tho S8ecrotary rond THE FOLLOWING REFONT, which was, on mouion, adoptod : Vusukas, Tiao Boaxd of Trado Undorwr'ters have ‘mado chiunges in tho form of policies to be fusued upon Luils, which wo 08 vessel-owners feol to bo not ouly unreasonublo, but oppresaive, therefaro, Resolved, Thut 4t 18 tho unanimond feoling of tho vosscl-ownors bhero nssomblod thnt - we should tako somo measurcs to prote:t our proporty from th lsrge dopreciation which such provieions in tho fusursuce policies would tond to ereato, rondoriug them practically. uninaurable, aud cosequontly of Utile valile as coliateral sacurity for ooy indobteducss with which we might wish to fnd 1t docessury_to encumber thom, Revolued, That wo will soud ono of our number to ‘prescut In person, to the Board of Underwrilers abcut to conveno in Buffulo, our romonstruuces, snd use our utmost endoavors o ulasuade sald Doard from making such changes in thio form of policles, Resvived, Thot if the Board of Lako Uudorwriters rofuse to accede Lo onr petition in tnis regard, that wo will uso our united influenco o induca ollidr 1ne suranco compunies to write marine policies, and will Dledgo oursclses to jivo our ontiro patronsgo to such reliablo compoufoa outsklo ‘tha Board us will fsauo such policics aa have bocomo by usago tho standurd rulo for marino risks, 0ud will avold tho tompsnies that bave nttompted to-forcs upon us, 88 we feol, this great Injusticy, Wo would ulso_furthor ropresont to tho sald Sonrd that, with the prospect that during the present scason frolghts aro mbst suroly to bo unremunerative, and veasul property so diffioult to muintain, that nby ma- terful ‘ndvance in (he rates of insurauce at this timo ‘would work disproportionatoly ngainst the yossel in- terest, and in favor of tho underwriter, whereas wo fesl thut {he fusurunco companies should, and that in tho oud 3t would bo for thoir ndvantage, to purauo a 1more liberal courao toward tho vessel intereat und holp to carry thom through the depressing tmos, rathor than 50 to their burden 80 us to cutirly crush those Wito have hozarded g0 largo amounts of capial in this brauch of busluess, Titomas Hoop, Chsirman, Tua I, Owens, 0.7, Maoiz, . PROPOSED INSURANCE ABSOGIATION. It waa then, on motion of Capt, Keith, secound-~ od by Willinm Doylo, Resolyert, That In caso of a refusal by the Executivo Board of Undorwriters st Builalo to withdraw the ob-~ Boxlous clouses in tho proposed (now) ull polloy, our dolegato shall proposo to tho soveral delogates tho for— mation of an Insurauce Assocltion, each dologuto to advise on tho matter with bia_costituunta and com- municate with encl port represonted, with & view to mutual co-operation, . Atter a short discusslon, it was moved by W. Doyle, soconded by Mr. McGill, and Resolved) Thint wo doprecato ng unjust snd malictons tho résolulion ndopted at thu Convention of Natfonal Dndorwritors, as follows: *That no contruct for inauranca sliail bo mado after thia duta unless subjoct- ed to tho tarifl, clsasltication, aud valuation for 1874, hereaflor to ba published,” The mooting then adjournod nnkil 2 p, m. Mouday, tho 24 inst., when tho report of the delogato to Buffalo will bo received, and action takon Lheroon, el GENERAL NEWS. Thoro aro ot prosent fifty-threo casos for vio- Intion of tho Sundsy ordinance pending sgainst various ealoon-kaepers. It is the desire of City- Attornoy Jamioson to bave thoso casos quashed on paymont of costs by defondauts, £ ‘Cho Ttt, Rov, Bishop Foloy, Mayor Colvin, and other distinguishod citizons, will roviow the St. Putrick’s Day f:mdn to-morrow from the bal- cony of tho Bishop's residonos, No, 705 Wabash avonuo, iugtond of from tho balcony of the Josuit Churcly, as previously snnounced, An individual who glves tho namo of Buar- bunke, aud his placo of residence Chicago, hus boon urrestod in Auna, IN,, for swindlivg, Ha has been travoling among tho fruit-growers, reprosonting that Lo was aftor consignmonts for comminsion houses in thiu city, snd, when not violimizing tho fannors, dovoled bls time to writlng aud gottiug money on forged checks, o is ‘‘wantod" in s dozon villagos in tho Bonthorn portion of Illinols, and i& likaly to ra uu}vo u‘xlo punishmont he dosorvas hefora ho Iy rolonsod. Although at the election noxt month there are only four oftloos to bo filled on tho North Bide, namoly, Buporvisor, Collotor, ~Assossor, and Lown Clork, still tho candidatd for those post~ tions are bocoming a8 nimerous s flies on n hot suwmmer day, ‘Tho most prominont namer men- tioned for thoso various positions in that divi- slon of tho city aro as follows: Buporvisor: @, A.. Korn, Robore Kiunoy, Nio, Kubuen, and Honsy Wiolaud, Gollectots Ario Voas, JTacoh Longacher, Mr. Murphy, tho prosont incumbont, and Georgo Kuerr, Assossors Albort Patch, G, A, Korn, M, B, Ryan, Q. Thiclon, \Y. Nool, and Justloe Sticknoy, “Lawn Olerks A, 1, Tranklin, Nothing that Liad tho appeorance of wrong was commisted, 4 1f the workingmen of thls couutry wiskied not f0 be sreatod in tho seme maunar 4 the worke dr. Bwecnoy, AL B. Ryan, John Wagnor, John Gallagher, and B¢, Olair Olevoland, H, B, Hobart, Eaq.,.who his beon conneoted with “khs prous thiy ety for eight years, and was for nantly threo the managin aditor of the Fuening Matl, hay ‘Just purchingo an intorent in the Jookaonville Journal, and will Invo Chicago in n conple of weoks to assumo tho editorinl managomont of tho papor, * IOTEL ARNIAALG. @rand Pacifie~Goorge Cookburn, §lnm1; Jamoy Kalo, 0!n&nw; Robor gore, Liverpool s Thomaa McQulre, Ban Franelsco Iarzy Tytingo, Now York; G. M. Rowol), Dritt ish Columbin, . . .- Sherman Hougo—T, O, Powors, Montroal; Jobn Guling, Clovoland; Bonjamin Williawe, 8t, Tonls: d. G, Boardslv, Yargo, D. T 3 J. D, Walker, Ban Franclscoy H. J, Rosonkrantz, Montronl, . . . Tremont House~iTo o, W. R, Bows, Miohigan Gity; Gon, F. B, Sowell, Mainoj- Prof. A, A, Grimth, Detrolt; . O, Humaaon, Conn. ; O.. orman, DBoston; . II Glbyoir, Olevoland, ., , . Zalmer Houso—Twald Schocllon, Germany; D 0. Torris, 8an T'rancisco; G. 8. Evaus, Now Yorle; G M. Farnham, Olovoland; M. L. Gib- 8ou, 8alt Laka; D, G, Jox, Plttsbutgh. e sdiug ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Rev, L. P. Ohamberlain will lead the noouday prayor-meoting to-day. A speoial mooting of the Board of Buporvisora of tho Woman's Hospital of tno Btato of Iilinols will bo hold at the houso of Mre. toos, No. 610 Michigan avenuo, at 2 o'clock p. m. lo-xl'ny. Tho annual clection for officors of tho Young Mon's Chriatian Associntion will take plnco to- day, at the Association's Mooms, No. 148 Mad- ison stroot, The polls will open ut 0 o'clocl in* :ho morning and’ clogo at 0 o’clock in tho ovens ug. 3 ‘o Womon's Benovolont Assacintion will give o musical and litorary ontertainment Thursdsy ovoning, at tho Eighth Prosbytorion Church, coruer of Washington und Roboy stroots, The Proceeds are to be usod to help thoe poor. = A macting of tho citizona of the Ninth Ward will bo hold'this evonivg at John Wade's IIall, No. 40 Bluo Island avenue, for thé purpose of making orrangomouts for the coming olostion. The roading rooms ot the Young Mon's Chrig- tian Association st No, 07 West Randolph streot, aro,closed, proparatory to removal to their new quirtors at No. 148 Madison stroot. Duo notico Hlll bo given when thoy will be opon fortho pub- 0. . Esq, Eo- + Tiod) —— . BUBURBAN NEWS. TARE VIEW. *The young poopla's * Olub * of this town gave a solact ball at tho Town Hall on Friday ovening, Tho ovent called forth & goodly sssemblago of town-folir, young and old, who dovoted tho ovon- ing to the pleasurcs of tho danco, Tho hall was tastofully decorated, as bocame thoe ocoasion and tho judgmant of tho maungors. Novins - & Doan's band was In attendance, discoursing swoob musio, and the wauts of tho inner man wera fully provided for, by o substantial supper. “l'hoso who wora present, doparted with the dis tinot impronsion of hnvlng{ spent the ovoning sgracably, and with the intontion of trying it ngain. Tho “Club® will moeot sgain in two weeks, anl will probably give auother ball 1n the oourso of & montl, . " - In o sacial pointof viow, a8 in othor diractions, Linka Viow is awakoning from ita Rip-Vau-Winkles slumbers to thio conviction that it i3 in tho mid- dlo of the ninetoontis century, and contiguous to o groat oity. 1t is timo thnt tho town should condo to bo s terra incognila to thoe good peopls of Chicago, nud become oa_woll known as” Hyde Park, and soveral” other suburban towns, which must yiold to it in point of sitnation and boalth, For sovoral weels past, o wsaries of roligious mootings, nttonded with muen interost, lave been beld in tho Fullorton Avenue Prosbyterisn Oburol. Wednesday evoning last, the meoting wad spocially dovoted to the cause of tompor- nues, in concort with similar services hold in tho olty churchos, ~ Tho pastor of tho ohureh, the Rov. William O, Youug, . mado a forcible presen- tation of the growing evila of intemporance, and argod thoe nocossity of prayorful offorts for tha supprossion, or at lenst sbatoment, of this pro- liflo source of sin and thmo. Mr. Goodwillio alluded to tho wido-spresd intorest uow excited throughout the country in rogard to this subject, espocially in our sister States. Although gome minor indisorotions may havo attended the movemont in those States, ho regardod it a8 sn offort in the rlfiut direction, and, in tho main, benoficial, Mr. Honderson followed in thoe rame voin, and rolated somo encouraging incidents altending tho movomont at Indinuapolis. Tha provailing opinion soomed to be, that, whilo a groat and vital intorost was ot stako, calling for unitod oxortions aod unceasing prayor, yeb it was best to move slowly and prudently in the :‘mmo' aggrossivo mousures agalnst tho liquor rafile, ‘Mr. J. H, Colo, of Hydo Park, woll kown in conncotion with tho Noonday Ifayor-meotings of tho oity, startod & Young Mon's Prayor- meoting ot the samo church Thursday ovonlug, Thoro waa o full attondanco, and the oxorcisos, swhich wera of unusual interost, wero quito pro- tracted. Thore will bo » similar meotiug evory Baturday horoaftor. Tho locturo of tho Rov. Georgo Rogers, on “ Tho Baorifice of tho Tabornaclo,” attragted a vory good audieuco Friday evoning. MIGHLAND PAREK. Highland Park, whioh is fast bocoming one of tho plensantest of our summor suburbau rosorts, i8 now boginuing to look buu{i During the past yosr tho Highland Park Bulldwg Gompuny. oxponded _over 200,000 place. Tho now hotol opens on tho fist day of April, and alrondy & numbor of familics havo engaged rooms. With o now hotel, managed by Mr. Charloa Dufiield, a month- ly nowspaper, and o rapidly-incressing nuwbor of private rosidencas, it is not to bo wondored at thot the sales of land in the locality havo in- oreased swnco thoe panfo, and thabtho sales during tho poat wook amounted to no less than 8 5 i On Monday evening tho rosidenco of J. W. Preston, Eug,, wos tho sceno of .o juvenile party in honor of Master Lowis' birthday., Under tha direction of Mrs, Proston tho' avent passod off delightfully, ; ‘The organization of the Highland Park Trin- ity Church will take place to-day at tha Baptist Chureh at 8:80 p. m. 1hoRov, Edward Sullivan vfllldoll\cinto, and the public are cordially in- vited. DUNTON, Two petitions, one asking that the namo of thig villago bo changod to Arlington Heights, snd tho othor that no change bo made, have boon sent on to tho Post-Oilice Departmont for its considoration aud decision,. The formor ro- colved the name of the majority of tho citizonu. Mr, J. Barlingame, a rosident of this pleaco and futher of tho late Anson Buclingame of na- tional roputation, {8 slowly recovering from a sovoro attack of sickness, DEHPLAINES. Tho Board of Trusteos mot March 7. Presont, Megsrs. Bonnect, Bohmillor, Hoftman, Talcott, and Tillotson. &. W. Hoffmau was called to tho ohoir. An ordinauco probibiting ammals from running ot largo in the villnge was pussed. A committoo was appolntod to_secure a pound and ot & Poundmastor. Prico James was appointed troot Commissioner. The Board then sdjourned for one wook. ) TALATINE, An offorf fa maliiug to establish a Prosbytorian oburch in this place, Dr. John Znhn, tormerly of Nilos, has settled ore. On Monday ovening the smallor scholars of tho public seliool guve o pleasant ontortainment to o orowded hauso, 7 About twenty-fivo farmers mot at the shop of N.Tock on Saturdsy uftornoon, but, dosiring o largor nttenduuco, adjourncd for ono wook. They will form 5 Farmors® Olub, - BARRINGTON, The sohiool-tax oxoitemont has not yot aub- sided, and the proapect now fs that Quba will &rlthdnw from Barrington at the spring oloc- ian, 2 No businees_of importanco ongrossed the at- tention of tho Board of ‘Prustaes, excopt that a belligorent, hurfihur offared tothrasl any mom- ber of the Board who rofused to allow bis bill which ho lad presented, o Literary Sooloty met Monday night, Tho subjoot for dinouneion "was the Grango movo- mont, Miss mma McIutosh read a selection from Dickens, and Mr, Frank Havons gove u doclamation, wwhich concluded tho outertainment. T'ho nubfect for dlscussion noxt weok will bo “8hould Our Sehool-Distriot Be Divided 2 PARK RIDOE, i Thoso who patronize tho Berrington ‘train whiok: loayos this placo at 7 0. m. aro allowod to smolto in tha dopot, but those who aro not up a0 onrly, and take-later tralna to Ohioago, aro obliged to esohow the wead. eRwooD, Misa 8, B, Williams, Mr. Willlam E. Spencor, and Jonas Stogs will addross the Highwood Sun- day-school at 8 o'olock this afternoon. gt sl ST." PATRICK'S DAY IN TCAZDO. * Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Toueno, 0., March 15, —Propsratious are balug mudo for' tho colobuation of Bt, Patriol's 'FIRES. Partloulars of the Grent 1“lm at Pannma, Feh, 19. Othor Fires Reported Yostorday. At Panamn, Nrw Yorw, March 16.—The Panama stenmor brings o dotailed account of tho gront firo at Pavamn Fob, 10 last. 'L'ho flames originated in o sitraw-hat store, almost dircctly In front of tho privato ontranco to tho Grand Hotol, The build~ ing in-which this firo ocourred was soon in flames, leaving the inmatos of tho second nud third storios only timo to escapn with what thoy hnd on. Tho flames toon communicated to the Grand Holol, o spnolons Lilding of many slories, aud occupying the wholo Dblock, Tho bosomont was orcupiod by valuable rolal and commissfon storon. pard of tho _bullding had been , sob apart a8 a residence for tho Bishops of Panama, a Catholic Bominary for young pricsts, and rooms for mombora of tho clergy counocted with tho E])fiucupnl Government of tho diocoro. The Dishop loat evorything 3 #o did thio_ pricats who asslsted him in his dutica. Mouy of those in tho Lotol had » varrow escapo with their lives, 5o sudden waa tho alnrm nnd g0 rapid the* IIOGRESS OF THE FLAMES, . Tho atnircages woro soon ‘in flames, and tho only was of cscnpo was b; laddora placed ngninst . tho front bsloony., Twonty miuutes after flames made an entrance Into tho hote! it was porfectly gutted, and nothlug- loft bat the pare walls, Tho hotol occupied tho morth side of " the pliza. Tho lousos on tho _onst uido, soparated from it ouly by & narrow atrlp, wore soon in flames. Tho firo followod down Yas Moujas strost, but thio wind changod, nnd thia iuterveution of largo unfinished buildlugs, srrostad its course in an castorly diroction. Tu a northern and westerly diroction from tho botol and house in which the firo originated. many buildings woro burnt, in- cluding tho Bank of Pausms. ‘The ehongo of wind thraw tho' fire back in the burnt district, whon it finally oxbinusted itsalf, but not bofore properly in tho stroots of tno ‘aller Comercio and Ban Jusn do Rios bad boon de- stroyod fo tho amount, it ‘ls ostimated, of B8U0,000 to £1,000,000, 'Tho contral and most valuabla patt of tho Uity of Panama, coutatning tho flnost buildings snd richost storos, was doe BLroyod, INAURANGE. Tho Imporial Insurance Company, of London, Toso $200,000; tho Bun, British, $105,000; Noxthe orn British, $100,000,' and North British and Meroantilo, $189,000. ‘Tue fico-angines wero out of ropair aud uses less ; not even buckots could bo obtained, and in improving the’ Tnothing could be dong to stey tho progross of tho flamos, 'The resideuce of Mr. Corswino and the offico of tho Pacifio Mail Steamship Corme pauy wero gavad, . At East Saginaw, Mich. special Dapateh to The Chicago T'ré bune, EAst SAGINAW, Mich., March 16.—A fire about 12:30 o'clock this morning doftroyed a framo dwelling hauso at Saginaw City, owned and _oo- cupiod by Jomos Parks. Tio loss is 815,000 insured for $1,000, Lho fire was tho work of an incendiary. At DBridgoport, Conmn. New HaveyN, Conu,, Maroh 16.—A fire in Bridgoport, this morning, deatroyed Ducking. hom's farnituro factory. The loss is §50,000; {usuranca slight. At Iloopeston, X1l Corredpondence of 'I'e Chicago Tribune, Flooreston, Vormilion Coy. Tih March 14— Yestorday about noon Roof & Wadtlting' blook wag burnad out, Total loss, as nearly an can b ag- cortalued, about 35,000, and no insurance. Tha dings, three in number, wora occupied by Roof a8 u drug-stora and Toovoy s & gonoral Eroc«ry Btore, with throo families above, viz: toof's, Watking', and Toovey's. Tho gpods, drugs, and_furnituro wore piled out in sucha hury that it is impossiblo this morning to agoor- tain the complota loas, but it will not vary yery matorially from tho above estimate. SILKS. TO BUYERS OF - BM@E&SEEK& EREATATTRAGTIONS CARSON, PIRIE Madison and Peoria-sts,, Offer the following Extraordi- nary Inducements ! Lot of cheap Black Silks for trimming, mak« ing over, &o., at 75, 85, and 000, Tiot of Blaok Glaco 8ilics, nice brizht goods, at$1and $1.10 per yard; 25 per cent un- Aer value. Lot of Blaclk Gros Grains, all sill, at $1 por yard; good sightly goods, and vory cheap. Bl'k Gros Grain Silks, bottor goods, at $1.20 ‘duy In this city on a scalo of oxtraordinsry wmag- unitudo, Bovoral Oatholis buildings aro to bo dodieated, A rovk las boou imported from Gashel, Irolaud, to bo iald ae n podesta! fora statuo of Bt Patrlok, which will ba unvelled that day; and geveral othor events are sat to tako piace, A hri(e attondance will ba prosont from tho surroundiog country, Qov, Allon i to honor the Wtk Lis presanos, ‘e and $1.60; groat borgains, BI'k Lyons Gros Grains at $1.70 and $L.803 bright, handsome goods. Rich Bl'k Lyons Gros Grains, satin finish, at $2; n apooial bargain, worth $3,76. Bichest and finest qualities Blaock Lyons Bilka at equelly low pricos, FANCY SILKS. Just reosived from Auction, and will saon he 8old, a line of Mancy Bilks in dark and light colors, at 76 and 85 ots ; o decided bargain, Two oasos new stylo groy ground and black ground Stripo Silks, great bargamne; being from 35 to 60 cts a yard bolow rogular prices. Bargeins in Renl Lyons Olonk Velvets, Bargains on Cheap Dress Goods Tables as previously advep- * tised. Hamburg Embroideries at a great sacrifice, > Madison & Psoria-sts. MEDICAL. TONIC OF HEALTH, (Tho finost. Expootorant and Tonda Byrup of Quinls siryohuing it frou) o woll knwn as a oxonllon sorlition tor Fhroat an Cataerh troublos and Lung saon. Lurio buctlos, 1 hnltatzo, 80 conis, whiolosalo Bouses aro anthorizod, for this month, ish froo, to druggists who ordor awount ‘of only twelv dollars, ur ologuit Lxdu-inoh Giass Bhovw Onrl, ln Gol and Poiitls, franiod bandsomo walaut. Also, 600 print matier, Wil nowe an nlrd.l ‘TONIO OF LKA LTI MEDIOINE 00., Ghleago, Tuvallds find Tonig of 1oaltis has o suporior for tho ro= Jlatand auzo of tha ftosplratory Urkans, or au & wonoral o, e M —— CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, &o. CHILDREN’S CARRIAGES! Dird Oagos, Marblos, Tops, Byso Dalls, &o., - in Jaygo variety, a! VERGHO, RUHLING & 00.’8, 188, 140 & 143 Ststoat