Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1874, Page 3

r THE CHICAGO. DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCIH 20, 1874. 3 LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE CONGREGATIONAL GOUNOIL TN .. ' BRODKLY] Laat tvoek fho Comnmittoes of tho ohirchos of the Rov. Drs, Btorrs and Buddington, of Brook- Igh, issued u olroular to tho cotigrogations of the loading Uongrogdtionnl Churches of tho cotn- try, inviting thom to send encht & delogate, in ud- ditlott to thelr pnstors, to & Council to bo held on the 24th of Mareh, for tho piirposo of consldoring certaln ir- Yoghlaritios tn Monry Ward Bocchor's Churelt Tho questions to bo brought boforo this Counoll have nothing to do with thio prator of Plymouth Obutah, bue tolats to tho action of the Charch it toferoties to Mr, Theodors Tiltot,—whathor the nctlon taken in drnflplug his nand from 1lia tolla was right according to order and usage, and whothor the position of ontire indopondonoe toward othor congrogations, of Plymouth Cluteh, s rightly to bo maiitainod, whilo its public congrogationsl rulationd ¢ontinuo, " Four of tho Glicago thutches recolved in- vitations to sond dologates. Thoy wore, the Plymouth Chureh, the Now Eugland Qhuroh, + tho Union Park Chiurol, and the First Congro- atlonal. - . g Wédhighday night, this subject camo i at the maoting of the dongrogrtion of Plymouth Qhurob, and it was volioment end almost unams mously votod not to sccept the invitation, and to have nothing whatover to do with the matter. The enmo matter camo up for discusalon on tho sAmé night In the Union Park Churct, and, Bttor nomo 1tslo tall, its considoration Was poste doned until to-night, in order ihat a fullor ot~ tondance of church-members might be obtained, 1t Is thought likely the invitation will not bio no- edptod. . i‘)r. Goodwin, Elstorot the Firat - Odngrighs tional: CQhurch, has been out of town for a fow days, aud_his congregation will not take ony nc{lnn until bis return, Xt is thoughtlikely that this ehuroh will gond dologatos. The Notv_Engfand Oburch meb Wednosdsy _#voning, and without sny partioulnr hoesitation docided to send dologates, thoy will bo the pas- tor,®ho Nov. L. ', Chamberlain, and the Hon, 0. . Hammond. Ono of the lending Congregatiotial minfaters ot thoolty statod yesterdny that it looked to Lim saif nll thoso who wors on Mr. Boobhor's side, or sympnthized with Plymonth Church In this matter, would have uobhh:f: to do with the Councll, whilo thoso oppotiod to hist would sond dologatess and that, consoquehtily, it might Beom a8 if Mr. Bocolier waa in a doclded minor- ity, wherons, in renlity, it would bd. just tho other wey. The Council would not represent the Church throughout the country, or even all tho churchios Invitad to patticipate, but sltaply o few of them, S e TOWN ELECTIONS. FIUNG THE VOTING-PLAOES, Tho Committes on “Lown aud fown Accounts .of the Bonrd of County Commissioncrs, met yestorday oftornoon to considor the quostion of providing additional polling-places fot the'cisu- ing town clections, Various partios Intorosted in tho foeation, of polls in the difforont wards wore preseut, and offored Buggeations as to the poina bost suited to tho convenionce of votors. 1t should be borno in mitid that, dedording to the opdisiont of tho Connty-Attorney, the sddlijonal soting-places aro meroly optionsl with the votora of tha towns, who may voto auywhera in the town. The list, sy adopted by the Com- . mittes, aubject to the abanges which may be | mndo to-dny ot the meotingof the Cotinty Bonrd, i8 s follows ¢ . . First ard—Tho o1 (ourt-Totso, " Second Ward—Coruer of Olark and Van Buren streets, Ihird Ward—Corner of 8iato and Tywelfth stroets, Fourth Ward—Howland's livery stable, on Tweuty- second streot, near State, Fifth Ward—Corner of Twenty-ninth strest ond Boufh Park avenuo, -Stzth Wara—Corner of Archor avenuo snd Halsted root, Seventh Ward—Corner of Mulated streot and Cannl- portavenua, Zxghth IWard—Corner of Brown sud Maxwall strcats, Ninth lfard—Corner of Blus Island svonue and ‘raylor streot. Tenth Ifura—Polico Statlon, cornor of Madison and Union strtots. Eleventl) ¥ ard—0ornor of Tako snd Halatod streols. Zueelyth Ward—Cornor of Handolph and Ada strecta, Diiirteenth Ward—Corter of Weatern avenue and Madison streof, Fourtcenth Ward—Corner of Indlans and Lincoln atreots, IYsteenth Wurd—Oorner of Milvaukeo aventue and Division strect, Sizteenth Ward—Cornor of North avento and Idt- xaboe slre et Seventeenth Ward—Corner of Scdgwick and Bigel streots, o Eighteenth Ward—Corner of Chicago avenue and ‘Togrusend ktreot, Nneteenth Wurd—Turner Hall, on North Olark street, Zwontieth Ward—Nos, 01 and 63 Notih Dearborn strect, % . THE SIXTN WARD. At o meeting of tho voteraof the Bixth Ward hold Inag night at No.” 648 Ageher avenuo, Mr. John Tierney was choson pefmanent Olhairman, and Mr. John Bonficld was mado Socretary, . Tho Ghairmau stated tho object of the moet- ing was to soloct delogates to the convention which _would ~nominato eandidates for the officos of Suporvisor, Colleotor, As- sossor, and Olerk of 'tho ‘own of Bouth Chitago. Mr. John Farrell hereupon remarked that ho did not wish to mako a mo- tion, but he would suggest, ns thoro ias not ag largo a number preseut as ho expocted to seoy for the renson it a miatake bad been mado in giving notico whore this mooting was to bo held, that they mnke no nomination of delagates, and, 'when they ndjourn, it ba 1o moet again Spturdsy Dight at Iealey's Hall, on Archer avenue, Mr, Banfiold, the Seorotary, said: * Fellow- cifizons, the Peoplo's party is dead ; it died last Saturdsy whon—-"" @ r. Bontlold was hero intorrdpted by loud cricsof ‘*Put him out,” ‘No, you don't," “Thnt'a so," and groans sud hisscs. Tho Chairmon rapped loudly for order, and ‘yooiferouely cried ; ** Mr. Bonfiold, you are out ‘of order. I will not Fannh this."? tho midat of all this confusfon Mr. William 1Dempsoy moved that the maoting adjourn, to mect ogain at Healoy's Hall, No. 513 Archer avonue, Baturday night, at 8 o'clock, A vote was talion on Mr, Dompsoy’s motion to adjourn; Thonays wero in the asoendanoy two to'ono, but tho Chairman deolsrod Br, Domp- 8oy's motion cnrriad, and tho mecting theroupen adjourned till Baturday night, to meet as above, ————— * 0OL. HARES IN DANGER, A rominisconce of tho McMahon divorce cnus was amobg the procoedingd in tho Buperior Qourt, befors Judgo Mooro, yestorday morning, on tho roturn of tho attachment agdinat Thomas A. Haros for contompt of Ocurt In refasing to poy alimony at the snit of his Wifo, upof tho ro- quest of whose solioitor THE LATE MRS, M'MATION was sword in reforonco to the case. Bho testle fled that sho had mold to Mr. Haros s Bpan of hordcs, a carriaze, and harness in Jine, 1873, for $1,056; that Huros kopt thom until some timo in Junuary, 187%, when ho seut thom to Wal- worth, Walworth County, Wit whors ho 1o them In the possassion of Mr, Ayres, the fostor father of NMr. Harey; that she was in Walworth abont two wooks ngo, and eaw the horsos and ¢arriago, and saw Hares drivo thom, e, Sebalion furthor tostified that aros svds ab thd prosent time living with ler, and had beon sinco Dacomikor, 1873, or tha 18t of Jan- dnry, 1874 ; that In January she paid bim somo. thing over §100. COL. TTARES, Upon his cxamination Mr. ITares stated that rior to Lho war, over fiftaon yoars ago, he had rrowed from bis fostor-fathor somd money 3 that his foator-father and mother wore very old * pooplo, and thnt ho hod nnul{ Il‘lé\pflrlcd them sinco tho war ; that they lived o Walworth, and that ho Lad two daughtors aged 18 and 10 who lived with them ; that ho had pmi.m.l & houso and lob {n Walvorth 'for his daughters, audiu their nsme, and had pald aboat €700 ou t; that tho old pooplo fived 1 the houso_and bosrdod tho doughters ;. that Lo (Harow) Lad to boord the doughtors; tlat tho 1oney he borrowed from his foster- fathor, Mr, Ayres, was about $000; thal tho old man wag now yory poor and had nothing to live on oxcept what the witnoss furnished, apatt from tho wmall salary ho was recelving as Doputy-Postmaster at Walworth, & village with about twenty houses in it. To cancel tho dobt he contraoted with Mr. Ayren bofore the war, bo gold kit the horsca and carriage after the mid- dlo of Fobuary, 1874, for the aum of 81,000, and :{":fn Ar. Ayros, bis fostor-fathor, now owns * Hares algo testifled that on the 18th of Feb- uary last he roceived from Mr, mmurcou' ngm for $5655.45, which he afterwards negotiatad, and rocelved on It the sum of 8328 ; that ho wag Loarding with Mra. Barbara Divorny Tose, lata Alrs, MoMuhon, a8 the valiaut Colonel pat it that ho bLiod spent all his monoy wat” sooah #60, whioh he hod' inhis pookot, Iialeo ap- peared that tho docreo for alimony and sollolt- or's fees had been entered hofors lisros had disposod of his biorses aud carringe, and boforq he roceived Lhe moua{, on the Honora note that he paid Mrs, Hares, the complainant, the sum of o il of this procseds of Wie note, and that whnt was loft of the $1,000 ron)ized out of tho cartiago, Aftor pAying big_ fostep-fathion, he had given to his dsugliters in Wiscousin, AN INDIGNANT JUDOE, At the concluslon of' tho examinntion, Judge Mooro commonted with groat sovority upon the conduct of Haroy in rnmnvlmt his proporty from tho Btate and dluposing ot It in paymont of.a protonded dobt of fiftect yenm‘nlnmmm, nftor an order bad beon entered’ nfinmn him for pay- mont of slimony. 1o had mndo no offort to pny theb dobt whilo ho \wan in ablo cltx oumatances, and was not living in the houro of a woman with whom ho fs ohnrged to have committed adultorons pravtioos § ho had not shswerod tho bill of complalonnt, who alloged_chnrges of intimacy Lotwoon bim and Mra. MoMahah, bub allowod the.samo to go by dofault, Mra. Iarcd bad fully uuntmnus hor bill of ovldenoo. In the faco of all this tho do. fondant biill continuod to keop the company of and livo with charges of adultory were mado. Judgo Mooro romarkod that ho could not holp fooling indignant st sush onduct, bt would not permit shis fooling toundulyinfluence hisdecision, lares did not rolish thoso commonts, and rushed from tho coutt-room pracipitately, The Court allatrod him until to-Gay to mako np hia mind whether ho would or wonld not pay ths dlimony, In odss he should refuds, ho will prabably go to jail again for contomps of Court. g HOW ALD. LENGAOHHR VOTED: Tho Sladis-Zeituny ahd Uhion having sitgled ottt Ald Lotigaokior nd ono of the Hhfalthful who holpod o olact Ald. Digon Prasident of th Counoil, Mr, Longacher takes a etirlous mothod of gotting himsolf right before bia constituonts ~—not before Mr. Hesing, to whom'ho declaren he I not responsible, hud owes no sxplanation. Ho anys the only rosson the Slaats:Zeilung had for it chargo was that 16 votod to cleob tho Trosidont by ballot, bolleving that to bo a better nnd fairor plah thao the viva-voce method. It sooms that, sony the sentinold posted by Mr. Hesing that night to watch how overy Aldorman Yotod, Tom Gough stood ginrd over Longacher, oteupying the seat by his sidd just vacated by Ald, Bohinftuer, Tomwas unknown to Longacher, who found him out afterward, and proforsns f(font Joy and satigfastion at belug able to pib- sl £o tito world in gotioral, and My, Heslng {n portionlar, tho following outlons afildavit : Slatoof Iiliuols,} .. ook outty. f 8 . & Thomas Goitgly belng duly swors, on oslls do dss 080 and aty Lhot 1 know Ald, Lonigachior, and that, on londay ovening, tho 10lh day of Match, 1874, 1 was resont during the Comncil prooeedings on eaid oven- ing, whon the vole for Prasident wad taken, and sat in thio' cliair of Ald, Sohinffuor, and eaw tho Uekot or voto of enfd Lengaclior, which ho votod, lylng on his dealk, bofore {ho telira’ camo around; ‘st the satd ticket or voto waa for Ald, Cutllortoti § "and that Ald, Tengachior taok aafd voto and put i ‘inta tio hat os In's uamo was called, and that ‘snld_ickot or vota was for Ald, Oullsrion; thnt ho olisorved tho aotion of raid Lenguciier, and kuows whoreof he spoaks, and farthor #alth not, '10M AR ovatt, Bubaoribed otid sworn to before mo thiln 10th day of March, 1874, W. II, Rionausox, ‘Notary Pubilo, ey RAILROAD NEWS. EASTERN FREIGEY RATES, The fréight ratoa from the Easb t6 Westorn points have stiffoned, aud a new eohndule fa now propating, which will be roady in s few days, Tho Gonoral Froight Agonts of the rosds in tiis city lending to tho East hold o consulta- tion yesterday, for tho purpose of ascertafning whether & ligher tarlft from hore to the Fast conld not bé agreod upon, bt, owing to divers: ity of opiuions, nothing could bo acoomplishiod, and tho ratoes still romain as Loratofore. BATESTO RANBAS. The Genmeral Frolght Agents of thb ronds lending to tho Wast aro vory auxious to irioronso thoir rates to Lonvenworth, Konsas City, Atchi- son, aud Bt. Josoph, but {liey ste do- barrod from doing so bacause Mr. Jamos Smith, of the Ohicage & Allon, I8 determined to stiok o tho low rates aa long a8 tho other roads d6 not plodge thomaslven to ack fairly and withdraw their, acalpers, Mr, Smith sava that ho was compolled, in the firat place, to make tho reduction, as the 8t. Louls roads woro shipping goods to tho abova-named placos st 15 conts por 100, the Chicago roads chnrging at the eame timo 75 conts por 100. At the prosetit rated,—86 conta por 100,—Chiosgo merchants could compato with tnose of Bt. Louis, while bofore the rodnction in rates was made thoy wers ocompelled to withdiaw thelr me mora and_leave the Xauess trade to Sty Louis, He further claims that he had alwoys acted i good faith tfowards tho Goneral Froight Agepts of tho othior roads, but was shnbbily treated io roturn. Ho showed the reporter sevoral bills of lading from & fival road, whera cars had been overloaded moro than 1,000 pounds, which, at the prosent low rate of 35 donls, amounts fo a robate of $95 por car. Besidon this, othar irrogulatities wore in vogue, ‘which had to be corrocted boforo he would be willing o join the others in raising the rates, He also asserted thab tho Burlington “Road had contraoted o large amount of froights for the yoar, béforo it decided on an increnso of the presont rates. Tho intoresta of the Altons Rall- road and merchants of Ohicago woro mutual, sud whilo tho former rond had agonts in Now York whiich cost thomn no_loss thait $20,000 per an- numn, bis rosd was depending entirely on Chioa- go trade, ® : ——— 3 LOOAL LETTERS, THE COUNTY HOBPITAL. o the Editor of The Chioano Tribune : Bin: I do not like to sce so respectable a pa- por a8 Tne TRIBUNE * wiité mg an ass,” and thon deliberately proveitotit of my ownmouth. Whete- 1 have I offended you? In your report of Wed< nerday's proceedings of the County Board, yop give a resolution and my romarks thercon, which showed mo doubtful of the propricty of tho county's bullditig a costly hospital, stid then you inako mé vote sgainst my own resolution, Withi tho explanation that * I wantod & new Hose pital.” ; The names Johnson and Harrison oro so nonrly alike that a typo might ensily be misled. I was not tho one who voted no. I confess I alluded to the frequent tloquont anonymous loitots srhich have apposred in your coluritis on the hoepitsl question, But thers wae no hint that you wrote them. A long acquaintance with Chicago's sprightlicat minds, the real catato ton, antiafied romo- of us thab thiose offdsions liad their origin thero, The old parson's preaching was greatly im- praved by thie febling of 910 ih bis pocket. A real-gatato man is wondorfully oloquent when & landsomo epeoulation looms u;x boforo his viglon. Cook County's 'Treastiry is s temptitig enib to foed from. But, now that tho ico is ‘broken, Mr, Editor, lot us reason togother for a moment on this Lospital question. The Wardoh's Yeport showad tha oxponses of each paliont to bave bacn 84.509¢ per weok in Decombor and $428 in Fobruary, with every- thing rus on & low-préssura scale, and complainty umnfiag to us frequontly about too oheap sup~ plioa, ~1¢ wo oract & now and largor hospital, our oxpenees will bie incroased for the larger Louse- liosping,—eay at least $10,000 per year. If tvo purchaso & ton-nore block at & cost of 150,000, e will naver got up a bullditg to suit the pride of the outy) for loss than $850,000. Thero 8 $500,000, Our bondassll 8o a4 to cost the county at . feast 8 per cont. JIntorost on outls thorefore, is €86,000; inoreased sxrenuo, em,oa'fl (o small ostimate) ; grand total, $45,000. Now, thoro are’a number of charitable insti- tutions in tho oity anxious to take charge of our slok at from 84 to $4.60 per week. Iorty. five thousand dollars will thus take caro of from 200 to 212 patidnts for fifty-two weelts, Thoso inutitutions ave willing to contract for xll of our slals, st pricos not gtmntor than our presont por capits, So thero will be tho eaving of the care of_fully 200 pationts for nn entiro year. uf, 6ays some oo, those aro. religious in- stitutfons, They are Episcopalian, Catholio eto, Doci tho Eund of i woman whose vo! shuts out from her vision the world’s pleasures, fool lees cooling to a fevorod brow thau that of one who worke for 318 por mouth and found ? o nnureo less capable of ministoring to_tha sufforer hore on earth booanse she hae dodi- cated herself to charity, and believes with im- plicit faith that each kindly act to the poor helps to bleach tho white rohes which shall onvelop herin eternity ? Dothe physiciang who attend to sick in tho County Hospital find their talents dwarfod in the prosonce of nurses who work for the love of God, or cnlarged by contact with thoeo who crve for pay ? Hundreds of ?nor slok recoil-fromthe thonght of & publio hospital, and plead with thelr friends, almost as poor as themselves, to take them to one of the other inatitutions, Aud well-to-do people prefor tho attentions t6 ba bad in these places to such sa they can purchase in-hotels and boarding-houses. Ohiozgo taxes are already a weakening blandingfiof the peaple's pookets’s £8,000,000 will eoon be drawn from the pockots of tho masses to. bulld =& Conrt-Houso, The toxes of the rloh fall upon overy mun Who genta a houso or pays u board-bill. Tho landlord pays taxes and iu forced to add it soonor or later tohis rents. Tho tenant salls his pound of coffeo or nuiur ta the paor, but adds to thoe cost per pound for his in- oreased rental, Ask ourrloliest landlord what in this elleot 0f our enormons $axes) be will tell tha woinan sgainet whom publio- on ronta must moreasd or butlding must oonse. g!bp Ennlflmiz, and who Wil food “onx fdlo-res ohanios and laborora? Btop ovor to the Tax Cal. lactor, Mr, Editor, aud pay your taxos for 1873, And, when you find how tiey have atvollen sluco last’ yonr, “toll ua if tho County Boord should oroot atatoly Lospitals, e Oanten H. YAtintdon, TONORANLY ACQUITTED. o the Kditor of Tha Chtéago T'ribuné: Biiv: Homo timo ajto thore appored In the cols umna of tho daily papers a statement of tho ar- reat of Mr, 8. D. Luddon on tho chnrgo of riot, And b8 1o moiition wan mado dh your paper of {ho trial, and as tho articlo _somowhat rotlocted upon the character of Mr. Ludden, at tho re- quest of somb of his frionds I deom 1 but jus- tice to him to say that the trial was hed boforo mo, and a8 thoro appoarod no ovidoneo whatever ngotust himd ho was hohorably disshintged. Mr. Luddon evidontly had not boon guilty of any disturbonco whatovor, 'I'ho facts, as doveloped In{ 1he evidence, woro ns followa: A writ of ro- plovin hiad boon suod out for the rovovéry of uur‘lhl‘immh Lelonging to s brother-in-law of Mr. Ludden, and, aa Mr, Luddou knew whore tho pmnnrly wha Becroted, ho ncdompaniod the oficar to tho place of moorotion, and designated tho goods to him, which was tho act domplainoed of. , J. Crtanres Hirngs, Justico of tho Penco. Ouioaso, Mareh 19, 1874, BOUTI TALSTED BTREET. To the Editor of 2'he Chicaao Tribune : Bin: Ploaso allow me spaco enough in your papor to say something concdrmng the berotlts Wwe rocuivo from the Hoard of Publis Works of Olicagd. ‘That portion of Ifalsted stréot, from Atchor fivéuud Eo Thirty-ninth etroot, I8 tho principhl thoroughtaro botwoon tho packiug-houses aud tho Btock-Yarda and tho ¢ity. ‘Ihis part of 1al- sted ettoot is in n cohditlon ivorse than nuy street in tho olty, and it eannot bo said that the rosidonts havo not sont In_potition after patition feking its improvemont, Lit 8o little tvero thoy frogarided that thoy found thoir way to the wastoe basliet bofore a weck. Onr toxes suroly ara heavy énoufzh, bt weé mukt see more improve- mbnts from thom than we do, The traftio on this part of tho street is consid- erablo, roquiring, of cowrso, tho uso of horses, and the torture which horses Undergo should be noticed by the Humnne Socloly ; and lot them proggeute the parties who are the causo of it,— not tho ownet of drivor of tho horsos, but the Doard of Public Works atid tho Common Coun- eil, Yostordsy I saw s horse attachod to 4 light bugey unable to extricato himself, and what can you oxpeot with heavy teoma with which this blroot 14 coutinually thronged? Iloplug thid communication may result in guod to borses in particular, and businoss in goneral, I am. yours truly, HuaaxiTy, PRI THE CITY HALL. The Oity Oollootor took in $10,000 for taxes yostorday. B g ¥ Tho Collector of tho Board of Public Works rocoived $2,017 from water-rents and $304 Irom miscollaneous sources, . | "ho Bontd of Public Works yesterday lot the contrret for ropatra sud altorations in tho Elghth Procinct Station to J. ana J. G Lobstein, for the aum of $1,005, Mayor Colvin was in his office nlmost all day estordny, bnving somewhat recovered from his fudlupun{tion. ilo- stated that he had miguod the new Sunday ordinunce, and that it had baon seut to the Oity Clerk for publication. The City Tronsuror recoived from tho Oity Colledtor yosterday, for taxes, ote., the sum of 27,000, and _from the Collevtor of the Board of Publlo Works, on account of water routs, #2,800. The Mayor's toom in the Oity Hall fa to be atill - furlhor beautifiod, by puiting , down & handsome Brussols carpet, while the ‘Secre- tary's office Is to hava a now ofl-cloth, 'Tho Olty Hall will soon be hardly rocognizable by tho vigitors thereof previous to the late altorntions and improvoments. . The Board of Publle Works yostorddy ohanged tho oftico-hours, ag suggosted by ‘Tn TRINUNE, from 9 to 4 o'clock continuously. ‘The change takou place to.day, and the presont hours will bo & great convenience to the public, and alao to tho employes of the Doard. X Ald. Mildroth yostorday called upon the Board of Publie Worltd n bohalf of one of his constit- uoiits,—a’ Mr. Norris,—to gbtain for him tho right of sprinkling o cortain torritory. It hag boen the custom iu tho sr‘rlug to divido tho city into distriots, and grint the privilego to tho dif- forent contractors for stroet-sprinkling. As tho award had alropdy been made, Mr, Norris was loft out, but tho Bonrd thought that, if ho wished to buy wator from the city, ho could do 80, and got as many customers as bio could, In other words, thore Will be 110 monopaly in stéeat- sprinkling this yoar Judgo Norton did not visit, the City Hall yog- tordny, owing to family aflliotion. ity Attornoy Jumisson wns partionlarly jubilahé over his Bsucoess in the suit brought by Oapt. Connett against the city, in which a vordict of $500 was Fvon against éw,noo claimod, Jamiosou says hnt tho vity would have setsled thros yeatd sgo for €3,600, and that tho former Law Departmonts had beoh fightltg off the trial of the auit for four years Eunnusu thoy were afraid of it. Thé Committoo on Loonl Asséssments mot in the City Clerk's oflico vyesterday. _Prosont— Aldormon Fitzgerald, Hitdroth, aud Murphy. Tho time-honored applicdtion of My, Jamos Hamilton for a rebato of 8702.40 on assessmonts for curbing, flliog, cto., on his lot on Michigan streot, wost of Olark, was {akon up. After read- ing through s quantity of popors, which dnly soemed to bofog the minds of tho Committes, the wholo matter was refarred to the Board of Publio Worke, with & raquest to bnve tho record ready Monday afternocon, sod the Commuttee ad- journod until that timo. Capt. Duckloy states that he saw Mr, J. B, Mottulleh yesterday bftornoon, and that the lat- o 64id that Lio wout up to tho' Gaptain o tho City-Hall and wnid that it was a pity that tho men should treat tho lndies 8o badly; thnt the Oaptain replied, yos—that it was a home; but that it was foollsh (or all nonsonse, Mr, MeMul- lon was not gure wlich,) for the women to bo thara; and that Capt. Buckley was vory busy ok tho time, and might not bo abio to recollect the eonversation. In reply to which Capt. Buckloy states thiat ho will not Us positivo that lo did not speak to Nr, Modlullon that ovening, be- cause ho waa very long looking after his men, but that he has no racollection of having svon Mr, MoMullon that eveuing, Mr. McMullen stated to Cn[i'“ Buckloy that ho did not tell Dr. Tdwards that Budiley had enid that the ladies hgd no business in the Qity Hall,” He had told him that tha words woro that it was foolish or nonécnsidal for the ladies to bothore, As the matter stands, it reems to bo a question of vurlflty botween Mr. MoMullen and Dr. Ed- wards, The Mayor, Boatd of Publio Works, and Chist Enginéor will lold & conkultation Lo-dny a8 to tho oouso to be pursued relative to the Ogden Diteh, That it is 2 material damage to the Canal is indlapntable, and the only quéstion to be do- termined is whethorit can bo summarilydammed at the ond nour the Aux Plalues Rivor, lenva the remaindor of the diteh to do its proper worl of draivago, or whother it will bo nocossary to dam it a¢ the lowar end,causing a complete over- flow of the lands adjoining, Tho firat plan is, of conrse, to be proforrad, but if tho property-own- ors will not bo_satisfled with that arrangoment, perhapa thoy will liko battor to have their hay- meadowe overflowod and reduced to thoir fonbor condition of impassable marahes, ‘The oltizons of tho southenstern part of the city have long complained that, in caso of a fire in that portion of . the city, they wore without roteotion, as thero is no enginc-honse in the istriot. Tho Council Committeo on Fire and Water, foollng that the want is a _conatautly growing one that should be attended to, and in view of the fact that tho eud of tho prosont month is the limit of the appropriation for tho year, docidad to visit some of the proposod lo- calitios for an engino-houso. Of tho Committco thero wore present Ald., Oorcoran, Foloy, and Mabr. Aftor looking at sovera! sltds, the Gom- mittea decidod that the most proforablo ona, as rogarda price, location, otc,, was a lot on Duur Ias placo, betwveen Halatod stroot ond Emorald avenue, 40}¢ feet front and 180 feet deep. 1¢ can bo boughit for §2,300, Tho Council Qommittoo on treets and Alléys for the Bouth Dlvision went on a tour of Inspoc- tion yestorday o the sonthwestern pottion of tho olty.' Thero were present Ald, Behmidiz, Foloy,” and Cooy, The proposed opening of Astiland avenue, from Archer avenue to the canal, waa firat disoussed, and the torritory ex- amined that the opening would cover, Mulligan streat then recelved the attoution of the Gom- mittes, It soemn that this streot s of little or no uso to the city, and the South Sido Itolling Milla raake & propoaltion to the oity thst {hoy will bulld a steal-wire mill on the land cconpied by it if tho city will close up the streot and glve thom the uso of it," Tho Commition ar- rived at no conolusion, but took tho matter un- der advisoment. 9 The fact that Madlaon stroet bridge is inan un- #ate condition, bosides belng fur too narrow to sccommodato the great awmount of traftic whioh orouses tho river at that polut, has hoon far some time well known 1o the Board of Publfo Warks, but the enormous coad [nvolved in the purchiase of land at elthior ond necéssnry for o widor and 1ouger bridgo—-oatimated at hz't & million dol+ Inra—haa continuaily oporatod ns a poser to tho Bonrd, Thoy discussed tho matter at momo fonjgth yostordny, and conoludod that ad-litional width of from fitteon to thirty foot would bo roquired, and incronsed langth ‘of not less than 30 feot nt onch ond. Thls would necossfinto tha purelinko of somo valuabla m—opun,l_nman othor promisea the Oriental Mill—and £he Bonr havo found that 1t would bo cheapor to pitt n tunnol under the river that £o donstruct a sulte ablo bridgo. Thoy have roachoed no conolusion a8 yet, bpt will probably procueo plans and ostl- nates for hoth tuntol and bridgo, THR DOARD OF PINB AND POLIOR. Tho Bonrd of Fire Commissionors mot yostor- day aftornoon to trausact B largo nmnount of businoss that had boon scdumulating for.romo days, ., Prosent: Commissionors ~ Bherlidan, Klokke, Ttono, hnd Ayres, A communication wwn redotveil from the Fire-Patrol Committoo of the Underwritors' Asnociation, ssking tho prive {loge of plnclnf in the Cley Fire-Alavm offico n Gray printiug tolowraph fnstrument, The mattor was tnlron undor advisemo Chargos woro n‘uformd agninat Tamos Duff, n truckmot on_Hook-and-Ladder No. 8, for Intoxi- ontlon and disordorly conduct, Thb .0ase was Leard, and, in view of Dufl’s provious good charactor, Lo waslot off with a fino of five days' ay And a reprimand, Thomas Maxwoll, ninom- jor of tho samohouso and onrgod with {ho samo migdomonnors, was also punisted vory lightly, 116 has boon in the department for sovoh yoars, aud this wan his first offonse. Tho Board repri- manded him, and imposed & flno of ono day's pay. ! Chdrles H. Riplay, engineor of No. 18, was also chargod with tho snmg offonso ns tho two othots, §Iu was roprimanded and flned throo days' pay. Willam J, Cross snd Louls P. Ialoy, stoker and firoman of No. 13, and Hon: Wololy, pipoman ot No, b, woroonoh chargod with Heing sbeent from duty withoht pormission from their superlors, wore found gulilty, and wero soveroly roprimandod ana admoninhod not to upaenr ngait of tho samp chinrge. 'ho Lonrd then passed nn ordor to foromen of houses to 8o arrango their mon that cach one conld attond tho church of his choice evety dltornata Sundny, Aftor auditing sovoral bills, and l.rmusnctiu;j gome routine busiuess, tho Board adjourned. ———— ORIMINAL, ORIMINAL COURT, Gaorgo Wagnor plonded guilty of stoaling the tvatch of My, E. R, P, Bierloy. Ho was romand- od by Judgo Booth. . Willlsin Langford and Joeoph Bhalkenberg woro tried for burglary, broaking into frolght cars of tha Chiongo & Alton Railroad. Vordict, guilty, and romanded for sentonce, Jolin O'Donnell, tried for the larceny of two barrols of flour. Verdict, guilty, and romanded. John ¥mith was tried before Judge Booth for tho lnrcony of a Lolt of flanttol, valued at 88. Vordict, guiity, aod Lo was romahded for sontence, . Frank Rico, chargod with potty larcony, plead- ofl fruilty to fho chavge, and confessod to tho stonling of the library, valued nt $400, of tho Rov. Mr. Davis, pasfor of the Forty-socond Streot Presbytorian Churoh, He was romanded, THE TOLICE COUNTH. Thomns Hamilton, tho colorad youth who was the ring-lender in tho cumng; affrey amongsb the waiters at the Grand Yacific Hotol & fow dnys ago, in which Dauiol Lawlor, tho hond- waiter, was badly injured, moution of which bas boon mado, was_ bofora Judgo Bovden, of tho South Side Tolies Court, yesterday morning. Lawlor's pbysician being uncertain as to the re- sult of the wounds inflicted by Hamiltou, Jus- tica Bogdon vontinued the onso to the 37th inst., and refused bail to the prisoner uutil & cortifi- ceato iu furnished him that the injured man is out of dangor. Jolm Smith s an 014, gray-haired man, nnd should have known bottor than to carry off a kot of harness belonging to a Gorman living ot 818 HBtato atroot,and but for this offonso Lo would not have booh before Justico Boyden this morning, Officar Stewart, who arrested Joln, and tho owner wore presont, to tell His Honor all about it. Capt. l!)y, thie Clerk of the CQourt, read the ohargo : ** John Bmith, you aro oharged with the Jarcony of n sat of haress ; aro you guilty arnot guilty #' John ploaded guilty and snid “Your Honor, I got on a spres St, Patrick's Day, and waa protty well on it yostorday. or 1 would not have takon the larpess.” The Judge, in oonridoration of the -gu of tlie offohidor, ohatiged the olnch to that of disordorly, and inflicte fine of 810 on the old gentloman. Justico Seully, of the Weat Side Polico Conrt, rocoived a summons yesterdny morntng to ap- pear forthwith boforo_Judge Bootk, of tho Criminal Court, as a witnese in somo cases be- fore that tribunnl. Hoenco the Justico dis- posed in quick ordor of tho many littlo cases Lo« foro him, and thoso that needod Lis specinl at- tentlon ho continued, as_follows, viz: Jnmos Waelolr, Inrcony, bond of $200 till the 21st inst. ; Charles Book, larcony, bond of 3300 till the 21at inat. ; Honry O'Connor, larceny, bond of €200 £l the 21st'inst.: Wm. Conroy, recelving stolen goods kuowing them to bo suoh, bond of 200 tall the 21st inst, ; John Corbitt, assaulting Oficer Wiggiue while on duty, boud of $400 to answor to-day; Michael Comnoll, burglary, boud af 81,000 to nnswer to-day: Wm. McDemett, Tarceny, bond of 800 till {he 24th inst. MISCELLANEOUS, Yestorday morning & well-drossed and ap- porently rospoctable .young man entered_tho clothing stors of Simon Mvors, located on Hal- stod straot, near tho Stock-Yards, and in payment for some trifling article tondered n $20 bill Upon examination, Mr, Myers discovered tho bili tobo & dountorfolt, nd fmmediatoly actused his oustomer of attempting to ewintllo him, In- stead of protesting his innocence, tho **shover of the queor" took to Lis bools. After an ox- citing olinse, J. W. Bweonoy, a Stock-Yards po- licoman, captured him, and took him bofore Jus- tico William, of tlio Town of Lake, who caused him to be lockéd up. He gdve his natne as Charlos Stubenruch, et GENERAL NEWS. Theo resolution of Mr. Rlanuey, to have s pro- viglon and grain call overy afternoon, execpt Saturdsy and Bunday, whicli was offered on 'Ohange Wednesday, was considered by tho Lonrd of Trade at noon, yosterday, and laid on tho tablo by an overwhelming vote, A momber of the Montgomery Guards ro- quosts Tur TRINUNE to correct & statoment made iu the Times of the 18th, to tho offect thne the organization In question ttrned out only twolvo riflos in the 8t. Patricl's parade. Tho correspondent states that the Company, which Iiad mony difticultios to contend with, mustored tionty-one mon, exclusive of oficars, and was commandod by Capt. John O'Brien. Prof, Yorke, who has lived many years in Southern Asia, fvon locture laal evening in the First Preabytorlan Church, descriptive of the oudtoms, architesturo, aud religlous observancos peculiar to Indla, His doscriptions were mado moro cntertaining aud jnstructive by the uso of o spoctroscope, by which pieturos of tho various subjoots wore shown. The large audienco was oqually delightod with the locturo and the views. Tho attendanco at the Foundlings' Homo lunches, No. 173 Madison streot, was excollent yostorday,—almost as good as tho dioners that wora sorved, or tho ladios who ministored to tho wants of visitors, Tho money which is thus Inborlously enrned by the Indies is to be expend~ ed in completing the Foundlings' Home build- ing, on tho cornor of Wood and Madison stroots, and it cortainly could not be used for a bottor purpose. TlLe votes for the clerical ploture stood as follows yesterdsy aftorncon: Prof. 8wing, 178; O. D, Helmor, 183 J. O, Peok, 112; A. E.' Kitiredgo, 47} Dr. Goodwin, 80 and 80 odd scattoring. A A gcone of considorablo excitemont ocourrod at o Ohieago gambhng house Wednosday night. Tt apponrs that ono of the dealors had formed & consplraoy with an outsider to “ throw off " tho #amo for Bovoral thousand dollars—that is, to so shufile tho cards that his accomplice shonld know Low to place his monoy to win with abso- Iute cortainty,” 'I'he schemo had woll nigh suc~ ceeded, whon oneof the proprietors of tho oa- tablishment * dropped on ™ the little gawmo, and, a8 & mattor of courdo, was _torribly ouragod, Piatols wore drawn, snd bloodshed é6omod i ovitablo, but 1o ono was Lurt, the dealor's cond- Jjutor escaping in tho midst of the oxcitoment. "Tho stock in the National Insuranco Company, hold by JayCooke, the Philadelphia banker, smounting to nearly $500,000, hna been pur- olinsiod by the Ropublic Life, of Ohioago, with which tho Natioual will be consolidated, giving Chioogo & company witl about 93,000 polioy- boldors, about §68,000,000 of buginess, and rep- rnunnllnfi genuluo assots to the amount of §6,000,000, The managomont will bo as herato- fore, with the nddition of Emorson W. Poot, of the National, as Aotuury, ‘Tho Fidelity Bafe Doposlt Company will, it {s #aid, soon be dofondant in a snit or two on ro- count of fallure to duliver avor papors doposited in their vaults, and the dumago rosultiug there- from, It.happoned {u this way: Jaust Monday the Assistant Cashior, tho only person who had thie combivatian by whioh thio second vault door gould bo uulovked, puel who lives ot Winnetkas, did not mako ppescance at the usual hour, o waa tolographed, but without sucocas, and at Iust Ate Olinelos . 1latnes, tho Cashior, who know unly tho combination of tha outer door, was sont to Winnotkn with o horso and buggy, m%l roturnod with the combination. e didnol reach Chicago tntil 4 o'olock in the afternoon, and up to that time a number ' of porsons who hind fmportant anum on dopaslt wore unabla to got at thom, A membeor of tho Board of Trade hind gomo warohongo cortifiontoslockod up thoro, and ns ho could not got at them to dolivor thg oorn whioh thoy yobresonted beforo oloso of 'Olinnge, lio intends bringing Buit for damagos sustainod 1n consequence, Rmnu wns ot work Al Monday forenoon trying to nulook the inner daor, but, though tnml)fixr with tho businoss, uttorly fafled. Tho acaidont belng ono for which tho Compahy Ia hiardly reshonsibla, and growhig out of sn bxcose of onution in intrusthig tho combination for each door to a separate individ- “\l:lli tho plaiutitts will not bo apt to pross their shite, Lk . —— PERSONAL, - 'Tho statemont that tho Rov. Dr. Patterson has purchasad some proporty in North Evanston is Incorroot. H. 0. Dichl, Getoral Froight Agent of the Indintapolis, Bioomington & Wobtorn Railroad, is In the clty. Oliarles W. Mond, Gonoral Managor of tho Northorn Paocifle Railrond, is in tho oity. . J, J, Mitchell, Prosident of tho 8t Tonis, Knnens City & Northorn Railroad, is iutho city, Ho 1 taking bis fomily t6 New York, Georgd Btrant, Présidont of tho Bt Louts, Jackaonyille & Ohteago Iinilrord In in the city, having just returncd from a trip to Californin, CObnrlos Randolph, for many yoars Secrotary of thio Bonrd of Trade, tondered liis resignntion to tho Directors Wednesdny, and was by thom yes- torday asked to withdraw it * Mr. Johu MeGullough, Califorola’s gront rapresohtative upon tha dramativ sthge, is to ap- o st (L) Acmlumg of Music, in thia oity, for o riof engagoment, boginuing eatly in April, Mr, MuCullough comos with the strongest indorse- mont s 6 lighly honorablo gontlemay, and & mastor of Lis profossion. Mies Ada Bwoot, daughter of the Into Gon. B. 7. 8woot, and manngor of the Unitod States TPension Ofieo in Ohicago during hor fathet's term as Ponsiou Agont, hins just been appointed to that position by Progidont Grant, in placo of David Biakely, removed. The appolntmont will cause gone ntisfaction in Ohicago. Theéro was a rumor on tho streot last night that Louis J. Lull, formerly Captain of Polico, aud ‘now In the employ of” n dotective agenoy, Tind beon shiot in Missourt whila tryiug to arrost tho Yonlkers, tho Iowa mail-robbers, His sup~ ]}cnnd fato was tho toplo of couverantion amoug 18 ftionds, and many o rogret was oxpressod ab his suddén teking off. A TRIbUNE reporter could not traco the rumor to its sourco, but lentned that it waa tintrao, Capt. Lull havin, bosn henrd from yestordsy by telogram, au Loing woll and happy. | DEATI OF MRS, B. T CAMPRELL, Tho mnn{ frionds in -this city and elsowhere of Bonjsmin IT. Campbell, United States’Mar- shal for tho Northorn District of Iilinols, ro- giding in this eity, will sympathizo with him in tho doath of his wifo, which occurred yostorday morning at his houso, No, 878 West Wawhington stroot, Mrs, Oampholt was an sccomplishod Iady, ond grontly beloved by all who had the plossure of hor acquaintance. Bho was tho aughter of the late Hon. Andrew Seott, the first Kodoral Judgo in Arkausas, and uicce of tho Hon, Georgo W. Jones, ex-Unitod States ‘Benator from lowd. Sho loaves a_family of soven children, ono of whom is Birs. Geu. Babeock, of Gon. Graut's stofl, Mre, Campball was for thirty years a rosidont of Galona, IIL., whero sho was'n member of the First Prasby- tarinn Church of that place. 'The funeral will tako placo from tho family rosidouce, Saturdny, at 2 o’clock in tho afternoon. HOTEL ARRIVALE. Palmer IHounse—W. W, Adnmng, Boston ; 3L A, Hanua, Cloveland ; W. W. Wilson, Milwaukeo ; J. W. Orocker, Riolunond, Ind.; B, H. Grant, Hobart ; A. P. Ralph, I'rovidence. . « . « @rand Pacific—Eawavds Piorropout, Now York @. 0. Oarpontor, Boston ; I. D. Homans, Mil- waukes ; B. W. Brown, an Franclsco; . D. Emory, Oskland, Cal;' R. I Oakley, Lincoln, Nob. . . . . Sherman lousc—J. Drown, Dos Molness W, Raynor, New York; W. B. Tones, Momphis; G. Baruim, Hamiltons G A, Eilis, Boston ; H, C. Fraucis, Philadelphia. « + » o Tremont House—E. Nelson, Brook- 31711 3 T Noil, Marongo; L. Ji Powors, Now York; . W. Huntor, Whoeler; J. 8. Wgrron, Erio; J. ZLabott, London, g ANNOUNCEMENTS. Gen. Lockwood Brown will load the noondsy prayor-mecting to-day. Franklin McVengh, Esi., delivora the noxt lec- ture of the Christinn Unlon free coutse Monday ;‘wmi‘ng,‘ at 114 Madison stroot, on * American olitics.” A nolghborhood meoting to hear the plans and purposes of the Sovereigus of Industry will bo hiold this ovening at 8 o'clock at 409 West Itan- dolph street. - All interested are invited. - Miss Brittan, tho well-known pioneer Amorl- can missionary to the zoumnas of Calculta, will address o mooting of ladles at tho locture-room of the Fourth Presbytorian Church, cornor of Tush and Buperior strools, ac hlf-prat 2 o'clack thin afternoon. All interestod in the Womalt's Mission are invited to attend. s ki) SUBURBAN NEWS. HIDE PARIC AND LAKE An adjourned jolnt moeeting of the Truetess of Hyde Park ond Lake was beld Wodnesday evening at tho Village Hall in lyde Park, Zeonas Coloman, Beq., was clected Chairman, and Charles E. Popo Secrotury. Tho Joirit Committeo raported on tho sovoral matters formorly reforred to them as follows ¢ 1, Upon tho examination of the suction pipe thoy found it apparently {u good ordor, a8 roported, but on oxomining tho contract with O, E, Hequembourg and taking legal adviea in the fnutler, thoy aro of opluion that there is no legal obNgation under the coutract to ‘mako any payment on fhe pipo untilitis dehvered to the village and put fn placo, and thoréfors recommend that tlie estimato askod for bo not at prosent allowed. 2, A tothe proprioly of granting further time to Mr, Hequombourg to complete bis contcact, your Com= milteo must roport adversely, as it docs not clearly ap- pear to thom thst thero I8 any sufMiclont ground for so doing ; they urge, however, both Dourds to use sl tiso recources within {hielk potvor fo placo or leop them, agles In condition to fulflll, at ay time, oll thelx legal obligations with tho contractor, aud thus svoid any cormpiicatious which may othetiwise arise, 3, Your Gommittc further roport that they have, fu pursunco of your resolution, rented the ground-tloor of tho bullding ou_Blate aircet nesr Fifticth street, owned by Mr, Howard for {lio jolnt uso of Hyds Park, and Laks, for two years at a rental of $300 por anuum, und lore purchesed some clairs und o desk, as fu- . structed, 4. Your Committcs have beon moat of all impressed il tho necosalty of appolnting o Suporiutendout of tho Water Dopartment without deiay, and pendiug the finnl arrangement of the dotails of the managomout, Als roady a Intge portion of the work i3 upproachiug com- pletion § tho machinory will soon be on the ground, ana the building aud foundationy ready for it roce) tiot ; tho contractor will shortly bLegin loying the pipes, aud constant and caroful attentlon i Toquired 1o {nsure the work belng doue proporly, W therefore recominond that John F. Burnoy, Fat., be appointed Buperintendent of tho Water Départment, temporarily and notil such tine as the dotuils of tho mansgoment of tiie Departmant bo sottled ; nifd also that this ro- port b ucceptad, nud reforred to tlho Boards of Luke and Hyde Purk respoctively, for tholr conuideration, Mr. Cady proposed an amendwmnent to Sco. 1 of the report : & i That the suction-pipe be uccopled on warehonse-ro- oaipt freo of storage, ond properly naurcd, (o oxdoer that tho towns s properly socured ; and tht, 1 order that the contructor may bo reluved in hin long walting, that bonds bo iasund (0 Llm for $8,000, on his wworn cstimate, , 1t was seconded by Mr. Bonflold, Mr, Drnke proposed turthor to nmend ¢ ‘That the matter ba refarred to tho attorneys of Loth Toards, to propare o supplomental contraot under ‘hich sald ateepionce and payinunt can bo made, aud lnyort tho swe 10 the Boards for their adoption or rejection. T'ho smendment was acoepted by Messrs, Cady aud Donfiold ; was thon adapted ; aud the yoport ns amonded wos roforred to the respective Doards. dr, Oudy roported that ho had recoived & tologram frow Benator Thompson anuouncing that tho amendment to Chap, 9, on Bpoeinl As- gosknionts, providing that assessmonts may bo lovied and collected in annual fnstallmonts “not oxcooding tou Hnm, had beon passed by thoe Loglslabiro and signed by the Govorner, and that & copy would bo at s oflice in Chicago at 2 p, m,, Lhursday. o royardod this as tho moss slorions news rocetved this session, not only for i’xyua Park, but alvo’ for Evanston and othor towns which had wanted pure water and could now arsuge to procure it without feeling the burdou. Adjourned, tomoet ot “ Water Department ull,” on Htato nud Fiftioth stroets, Monday avening, at 7 o'clock. . HYDE PARK. Presidont Oady then ealled the IHydo Park Trustooy to ordor, and, on motion, the rogulur of busfuess was dieponsed with, A commaunication was recelved from D, H, Horue covoring womo provisious in tho now law on townshlp organization, on which it was Resoived, That the County Board be requeated to | appelit for tho ensulng tawn meolings tho seme aleblion precinote and plicoa of voting ihat woro sed laat spring for tho villaga olootion, On motlon of Mr. Bonflold, the roport roferred to this Board by tho jolut meoting was accoplod ond ndoptad, Lotitlons woro presented from ownora of prop- eorty on Unlon avonus, botweon Langley and Coitaga Grovo avonuos, for wator-pipos ond wator, the connoctions nnd sizo of pipo Zu bo do- tormined by tho Trusteos, Reforred to Com- mittoo on Water-Worlks. On_roquest of the Tronsurer some atiall tranafers woro ordored in tho ‘‘Assossmont fund " and " assorsmont blank fund " accounts in ordor to clouo one of theth on is books, On tholr potition & saloon liconss was,granted to Gould & Simpson, on Btate streot, botwoon Torty-soventh and Forty-oighth straoth, on thotr filiug borid ahd complying with the regulations of the Board. Adjourned to Friday avoning at 7:80 o'olock. : EYANKTON, * A mooting was hold at Lyons' Hall Wednosday ovoning 'to organiza n cricket club, Mr. Clar- onco_Beatos way chosen Cbnirman, and Mr, J. 11, Hamlin ncted a8 Scorotary, Mr J, P, Rapnljio explammed the object, of tho moeting, slter which & commition of throo wag sppohitad to framo a conatitution and ritlos for tho J;nvummuul of the Club, which is to roport Wodnesday evenlilg, Olilcors of thé ydar weto thon olocted, ns followa: Proaldont, J. P, Rapaljle; Vico-Presidont, Olaronco Scates ; Sog- relary, D, O. Mill; Trenaurer, G, ¥, Hine, Ad- joutned for oho week. A numbor of Indies, ropresonting the various ohurches of Bvanston, mot to consult in rogard to tho soclnl-ovil question, &nd the patition to tho Ohicago Common Council, asking that [)mntfl.\ltlon bo not liconsed. Having loarned hnt & -bill probibiting all towns and villagos ihronghout tho State from lcensing prostitution is ponding in . the Legialaturo, it was declded to forward s lottor to Mrs. Gov. Boveridge, who i ad ° Evanston Iady, calllng on hor to use lhor nfluence in pupport of ihis bill. A lotter was accordingly drawn up and signéd by thoeo present, whose names pre as followst Mosdatmes Bishop Iamline, Francis Badiey, Charles E, Browno, Georgo 0. Noyos, William N, Brainard, J, M, {villinms, A. Gilles- Klu, Cliarles . Groy, Miss' F. E. \illard, and osdames Dr. M. Raymond, F., L. Chappol, ¥. N. Packard, Dr, Sannlstor, Tsano R, Hitt, John A, Poagsons, 0. T. Corbin, and 0. A, Willard, ‘Thoso ladies ropreaont tho Mathodiat, Congrogh tional, Daptist, and Prosbyterian churchos, and fnmpr!ao tho most prowminont women of tho vil- ngo. WINKETEA, A public meeting was held Wednosday oven- ing, when & lurgo audionce assomblod to hoar tho Hon, J. R, Doolittlo doliver his Jeoburs on the * United States Republic, as Scen by tho Light of Blblical Prophesy.” J. P. Aéwaod presidod, and introdnced tho spoakoer. Aftor shotching the rise and fall of various dynastios mentlovod i holy writ, the spenkor atated lis opinion that tho last historical potiod forotald in tha prophetic books of tho Bible was anterad upon and its condivions fulfilling by tho dovel- opment of the republicin Governmont in this country. The lectura was highly appraoiatod, aud listonod to with marked attontion. ‘Tho Hon. Artomus Carter, aftor moying a voto of thanks to tho eloquent speaker, alluded $o the connoction botweon the Winnotka Academy 2nd the Chicago University, of which Sonator Doolittle is now tha Presidont, and oarnestly urged upon the citizens the necessity of giving support and influence to thoir own seademy by sul ufiriblug libarally to the funds of the Uni- vorsity, Tho Tov. Dr. Burroughs, being called npon, exprossed hig rogrot thit fdvorso cirenmstancos in~ tho hlstory of the Univotsity hid pro- vented tho Trostoes doing nd much for thoir Winnetkn protego as they liad hopod to do, but ho dosired it to be known that the privileges of the University, ita library of 20,000 volumes, its philosophioul apparatus sud mnseum, were always open for tho uso of the pupils of the Winnotka Acadewy. Mr, Doolittlo oxplained to the meeting the serions dificulty tho University had encountored sinco its commencemont, aud especially ainca tha Chicago firg, torflrck of funds, and to this canso alone shionld be aseribad the fact that tho Trus- teos hind done for the Witntiotkn branch 8o mush losa than thoy desired and hoped o do in the future, TIGHLAND PARK. Last Mondny ovemmng the ITighland Park Literary Club had » very lively dobate on the subjoct of tho present womou's movemont to suppross the liquor saloons. Messr<. Pholps and Atwater wore in the aflirmative, and Messia, Iawkine and Leslio iu tho nogative. Noxt Monday evening there is to be a contost between the H!%hhuul Park and the Highwood Literary Clubs, ju the Gity Ilall, ot Highland Park. "Pho subjoct is, “Is tho Granger moves ‘ment advantagcous to tho country ?” Mr, Fisber, of Murdock & Fishor, hasre~ cently purchased thoe splendid brick dwelling oreoted by Mr, Stoers, on Bell avenue, command- ing & viow of the lake, Lt purchased tho homestend of the late Mr, Aslka K. Allen, sitnated on Port Clinton avenue. Dr. Bakor has' purchosed s fine_residence on Contral avooue, just eret of St. Jobu’s avenue. Dlra. Watren ot bargained fora new dwellitig now in , procosn of ercetion on Prospoct avenno, Mr, Hall recontly purchased a now dwelling on Laurel avenue and moved into it. But how about that dopt 2 Is tho Northwest- ern Railrond Company too poor to provido & suitable atution for this populnr suburb ? If thiey are, thon the Uighland Parlk Building Compauy shonld seo that the citizons are no longer im- posed upon by the ure of the worst presenger gtntion on tho road, It is disgusting to tho son- sibilitios of most of the porsons who Lave to congrogato there to talio tho cars. Itis small and dirty, Tho floors are so worn that thoy hold all the dirt sand filth brought in. Thore j8 but ono small chimnoy . for three stoves, only ono of which can bo used at ntimo in cold weathor without smoking out theother room, this dngy placo s tho baggage- Toom, oxprees oflie, ticket office, ate, Wore it uot for tho broken glass iu tho windows tho air, whon the rooms are heated up, would be in- tolerable. Tho ladies’ rovm has been all wintor without n lock on the outwde door, and with o stove without a firo in freazing weather, But it is hoped that, if tho citizons and tho IMighland Park Company oan agroo upan locution, thoro will bo & dapot ereeted which shatl bo in keop- ing with tho place. NATERVILLE. T'he lectures horo como by course, and dccom- anying onch one it au oceasional special offort Ey somo individunl on his own account. Itis #aid that, previous to the past wintor, a locturo course Lins not beon sustaiued, but this wmtoer i more tlian fin oxcoption, The pooplo attend and ondure some lodtures with & inartyr horoism, while thoy enjoy others with a gonuine xost. Blaj. Powell Jecturad on * Lifo Among the In- diang,” to_a largo audionce, last Wednosday evening, *Prof. 0. G. G, Paino lectured Monday ovening on * China and its Customs,” nud Mr, Fung, & Chinnman, gave somo seloctions of Chi nose ong. Mys, Waughop gives a reading 'this avoniug in Oolloge Chupel, T'wo other lecturcs on the *Crention of tho World " are to be given soon. 3 "o Colloge opans Iés spring sossion with ovor 200 sludonts. Considerablo improvemont has boon mado in the Commeréinl eud Fue Art De- artments, Thoology is taught, for tho prosent, y Prof, Heiduer, + Mra, Hurtranft, tho wifo of o woll-to-do me- clianfo, well and favorably known, died vory sud- douly with thoumatism of thoe hoirt, The func- ral sorvicon wero vory largoly attonded, many not belng able to got iuto tho Evangelieal Churob, AAYWOOD, Considerabla religious interest is mubifosted at Maywood, Froquant public meatings aro hold, and tho numerous montings at private Louses aro woll attended. At tho closo of tho prayor-moot- ing Wedneuday evouing, a patition to tho Mayor sud Common Coungil of Chicago, entroatiug thom not to liconso houses of prostitution, wad prevonted to tho ladies prosent, nearly all of whow signed it. MELROSE. Thero 18 considorable talk about gstablishing another Bunday-sohool at Melrose, Inguiry hag rovoalod tho fuct m“&""m a numbor of youths of that village would not bo much dwmuged morally by attending tho Subbath-saliool. . RIVER FOREST, Tho Literary Bocioty of River Forest will give an ontortainment at tho house of Mra. D. O. Thatohor. River Forost feols tho neod of s Pown Iull. hls want will bo in soms measure satisfled during the coming summer, piSimeri oSy MR, SUMNER.: o the Editor of Tha Chfcago Tribune? Bmn: A statomont from tho Boston Journal of Commerce, copled into 'Tue Tuinune of thiy morning, rulative to Mr, Bumner's views of the Tarim, rominds me of 6 conversation with him, sovaral yoars ago, on that subject, ITo was notb a boliover in the dootrine of Protoction, as held by thoschool of Mr, Olay, Mr. Curoy, and Mr, Grooloy. As the roprosontative of Mussachu- sotts, ho ok no fesuo with her In regard to hor favorita polloy,~his great purposo of life, and that for which ho Bcems to have boen born, baing thoe establishmont of univeraal liborty and oquality beforo tho law. DBut bo aceopted tho philosophical dootrine of the Political Ecouoe Mr. Robert Middleton- e ‘miats, in tho nbatnot at loast, tat Freo Trado ia the true policy of nations, Having socn n good dénl of Mr, Bumner bofors and dutlng tho War, and ocossionaily sites, I tako tho liberty of roforring to hiy opinions on nnothet sibject. I have notiped with surprise the silonce of tho pross and publie sponkors in rognard to his roligious views y and thia silonco i woll caloulated to loave tho improssion that o wasn skoptio. I thorofore state that X honrd him, during the War, expross “his faith in tho Qhris. tlau roliglon, 1o sald that ho was, front educas tion, porhaps, of from chiofeo, an hl‘)lflmpnlmna but I infotrad thAt o was, thoologleally, moro than hnle o Unitarlan, of tha Climihing sehool. 1 hove scon him at tho Unitarian Ohurch in Washington, . Without boefnx ablo to siate dofinitely what his roligious convictions wsro, I remomber that tho convorsation loft tho fin- }arfin»lnu 84 abovo stated on my mind. nuap‘;"t' ully, 3 Citfoaao, March 10, 1874, dans . —The Springfleld (1IL) Joksralbas the fol-- Towiig hoading in largo type ovor an artiole in 8 fito lapuo s Tt Rortloty Parallél Hailwap.” Woaro nob Informod pracisely what langaage this phrase is taken from, but understand that, boing loterpretud, it moaus, /*Tho fortioth parallel ratlway." AMUSEMERTS. " IWOORMIOK HUSI0 HALL, PROW, J, U, PRPPER. of Tondon olyteolints Insii~ tute, will give his secund Populnr Bclonco Lacturo TO-NIGHT, ON TR ¢ ROMANCE OF LIGHT,” uelng the ing| ost mAgrificont dxpatimbnts ovor sdo: g T st e Grina, o, Gladsiono and Diszpollcs +41lug Bpootru, ™ " Tho ** ROMANCE OF 80UND," To-morrow Night, MATINER Saturday (To~-morrow), 2 P. M, In whish somo of the mast popular oxparimonts of the threo uvenings will be repeated. g Priosi Admisainn, 60 conte; Rosorvod. Bets, g centyokttn. Matioua Tickots, 80 conta; for Olilidran, ) Thor fiitoon chfldron's tickots, Honght by ond boy'at omo,timo, 3 trco tigko will bo given; for twasty, wo frao tickots. * Tickots at inson, McUlurg & Uo. CARTENTEE & SUELDO an . ‘Mandgire, THE GREAT ADELPHI, THIS (FRIDAY) RVENING, MARCH 2, TWENTY - EIGHT SPEOIAL NTARS, The Invinoible Programme To-night. T.0-1.0, THF, DIt GLORIANS, TIHE FOY SISTERH, ERKI’?‘. LULU DELMAY, MISS FRANKIE, 83 JENNUS MORGAN, THA' REMMBLSBERG STERS, 1DA IDALIK, L RIY- NOLDS QRDTIIHMI GULIOK, e & AL ARS AND GORMAN, ‘T LEONS, GLO. DAV SNPONT Sud Dramntio Gompnns, ia tua Day. SEVEN SISTERS! Tat; in this eity, gcopo, sl ** Browator's VENUS AND AURORA —EXPOSITION ILLUMIN. ATED_CONSERVATORY OF ROSES—~KALRIDEO- SCOPIO FOUNTAIN, Three Iours of Uninterrupted Delight ! Romonthor Pelces—50, 35, or 16 couts. Soeured Orches. tra, 25 cunta oxtra, e POPULAR MATINREE BATURDAY. Monddy-PATTE ROSA, TENY 8, PAGE, snd SCOTT, M. O'REARDON, and athor stars. 'HOOLEY'S THEATRE, TAST WEEK BUT ONE. THI GREATEST 8UG. OESS EVER AGHIEVED. "Ovor. £1),000 pooplo have withogsod SJARRETT & PATMESR'S Gland Combination from NIBLO'S GAILDEN, NEW YORK, in tho glorlous UNDINIE, \ Family ity of Hungarian Duncers, ités, Bani and Ganrnsal. Tho Verdais Children, o 1 Magisigal loys. Oarl Lind. Twolv Sce Kizlfy Halley Traupo, T Dompi Baliot, Kiealfs's_ Oreat Ballot of Nations, March D3 Amazous, 2R Mart Murgan's Panornma, noyp orlon o i i = e NI 4 LN TIZARS, 8 “Yho whols forniing & omnbinatlon Farcly, equaled nevar excolled in auy theatro fn Liurano or Amorica. oo, Suturday, at S o'olosk last, Matinds bt tio Undine. ~Box Oifics opon from 93, m. 11 103, . ACADEMY OF MUSIO. TO-NIGNT, BENEFIT OF MR. FRANK E. AIKEN, And last tima but two of his now Romantlc Drams, AR ICE. “Seats for tho OATES OPERA GOMPANY now ready, MoVIOKER'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE O¥ EDWIN BOOTH, WHO WILL APPEAR AS . RICETAIRI TIT, Matineo, HAMLET, Haturdny Mo FGo T e sHYLOOK. 3 Heata can now boacured for Dt wook—\Wilkin Coltiet WOMAN IN WHITH, Wsbert Reovo as Count Fosco, KINGSBURY MUSIO BALL, “ELI PERKINS,” The CARTOONIST of the New York Daily Graphic, WiLL DRAW IO N G & © EXIN I MONDAY REVENING, MARCH 23, v . For ealy nt Janson, MOl Rosorved smm,iu} e eOlurg MYERY OPERA-HOUSE, ‘Bioarou st.,-bot, Dearborn and Stato. Arlington, Coton” & Kembles Ninstueks, First Waok of thio Sootacular Burlasauo, K1 UNDINE IN BLAC NY WOOD T0 SAW? THE BEAUTIEUT, WALAZ: A 0N O e AR A RBVSKINTAN e el ot Lincam, A . Churter) SMotton, Lindap, fingtan, Cotton, and_ Kombio, - vory Evontng. ol ‘Matinc on Suthrday. KAHN'S ANATOMIOAL MUSEUM; 148 South Clark-st, TEHE WONDERFUL LIVING SKELETON, MR, GRANVILLE, will ba on oxhibition for a short (tma ar Dr, Knt's Anatomial Musoun, 148 South Olark:st. Wolght, 4 lbs.: holght, 8 feot; nge, 38 yoars, in whivh time hie'did not oxperiouco une day of sickuess. ‘Admissiou to the Musoum; 25 couts, MICHIGAN-AV, BAP'T CHURCH, . BT 'S Tootare on BULWETLS NOV- DO s 1S ATRRNCUN, at i welock § aIn i of GENERAL NOTICES. BEPTIA e balouioa b b Lo S To Denlers In and Manufucturers of Frait Jurs The undersigned give notico to tho trade, that thoy ary the only and sflo ownors of The Masun Porcolatn.linod Corered Frait Jar, uud that all roparts by 5, B, Ilowly or his apont, O, N, Huswol, that tho patont had oxplroc ' ara untiuo, wod afo Intoudod e dgcalt and a (raud, ai E‘ lain Mr}nlfllfllnlbuun hllul lLul I, ll'l‘ ‘.dhg L E o ‘o furthor givo warning to ai Uit ko snast 1316 violatian of & patont iold by this Gumpay, Landod bay 10, 1870, sud undos whicl tho sun Impieoeod §8 magafacturud; and thak tho suil {astitu. td by R 1, Itowlos, aeainst ‘Gibnoy & Goblo, of Now Yurk liy, and which hias Loen 80 lony tsod sas torror to o trady, wa abanilouod by the complaimaut, e Uireute Conrt of tho U, 8., 1n tho Uty of N disproving 1ifs many rockiosy hnd huld assortion; i dofentod o ofaim and shatainod his patont. HOLIDATIZD FRUTE JAR OO, 8. R, Pinoknoy, Proal- dants O, W. Roud, Treusurer, Ollce of the S1. Louls, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad Company, QuioAGo, 1il,, March 10, 1834, “The annual mooting of (ho Staok and Ham hoidars of this Gompany for the vloction of Dircoturs for the eustiing yoar, and for the imansactlon of wther apprupriato L nesy, will be hold st tho oitico of tho Chilesgo & Alton It zoad Company, in Obleago, ou Mouiny, tho il nm{ of Ahri} uoxt, hojwwon the hiura of 10 & ths sk 4 wolock . m, ‘Iho transfor books will Lo olused at tho closo of buel: noes howns on tho 3ith day of Mareh unt}l fha 7th day of Aprll, 1874, ROBER' NOLTON, Scu'y, “TAY SALE CERTIFICATES. Natluo is liereby ison that, aftor tho dlst lust., tho pro- milin ot Tax Gofificaton fiold by tho oity IoF €1ty {8x4 ot Bura will o Jnorsssstl 10 perbont ity Gomptrollor, BUSINESS OARDS. W.C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Bullding, Liverpool, Ballolt cvnalgnmonts of Yrovisions, Lard, o., and exo- ‘ot ordor for 1ho pureliuso atd salo of sawme’ for future shipmunt or delivery, Ativancos madu on cansignmonts, angfall fofurimacts fordud by oug frlouds, Messrs. Foi & Flaah, No. % Willium-st., Now Yoik W. F. Stetson & Co,, Doalera in Patonta and Patentéd Articles. Over Quinoy Market, Bostan, ' *