Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1874, Page 2

TEMPERANCE. The Subject Discussed by the Mothodist Preachers Yesterday. Voes the Biblo Teach Total Absti- nence? A Majority of the Meeting of That Opinion, Messrs. Strobridge and ‘Thomas Are Bold Enough to Differ. The Simple Drink of tho Rev. Arthur Edwards. ' s the Bible Edict- Against Braided Hair | Still in Forco ? 45 Jlow the Work Progresscs Elsowhere. The Mothodist miniators' wookly meéting was: told yestordsy moming in thoe Mothodist Book Concorn. ‘About thirty clorgymen wero on hand.. The Rev. Arthur Edwards called tho meoting to order, and prayor was mado . by tho Rov. Jamoes Hill, of Congross, Ohio, The minutes of tho Just meoting woro read aund approved. TEMPERANOE IN OHIO.: % Mr. Hill eald it was his privilego, undor tho providonco of God, to be, in tho, midst of tho great tomporauco rovival in Ohio. All the churchos and tho bottor olass “of ~'peoplo wero with - the movement. Tho .effect of the women's _ movomont ' wes: truly marvelous., They ehut up a wholesals lquor- honso in Columbus, and did immengo good. o doseribed tho crusaders, They drove young men out of saloons fastor than-rats ‘cvacustod meal-tubs. Tho wholesalo liqhor:men trombled in theur tracks, afraid of idgolvonoy. He thanked tho ‘Lord that ho heard » Chicago lmwyer re- marlk that the whisky-business in this city waa next door to-ruined. No ministor or Christlan should eay » word against’ those godly women. The devil and tlio saloon-keopers would abuse thom onough. .Mr. Jutkine coming:in, was eoslled - to -the chair, and the regular order taken up. P + LE TOTAL ABSTINENCE. The Rey. 0. 8. Felton, of ‘Grace, Church, read m" total abatinonce. -It.was tho right of & man, according to the Bible, to uso unfer-- monted wino in'the samoe mannoras‘ho hada |. right to oat the grapo freeh from lhe vino: "Tho vory limitation was Paul's low of socinl oxpe- dioncy. . The Bible law permitted only tho uao of the unformented juico of the grapo. = Loviticus, Chap. 10, Yorsos 8, 9, and 10 were cited to show -that tho imuats wero not ;allowed to drink.whilo ougaged in_thoir prieatly “dutics, snd the samo il applicd to tho pooplo in gonoral. * Tlio firat vow of a prieat was_that ho would drink-no wino or gtrong drink. tho uso of drink, as it woa not nocded to enable nny membor of - the body to porform, its fune- tions. Tho conscquences of tho poison contnined jn alcohol and fermented wines woro fatal to the systom, ‘Tho law of revolation and of Naturo Toth prohibited .the usc of fermonted liquors, So far as thoso porsons who used drink moder- ately and naver became drunkards wero cou- comnod, ke could only say they did not oboy tho law. i = b The ossay wos applanded,. and it was decided to hinyo it debated in five-minnto orations. THE OTUER SIDE,: The Rov. Mr. Strobridge, of Oal Park, snid tho law. prohibiting priests from drinking wino roferred to them only when, thay wero on dntg, and it was impliod that when thoy woro off duly thoy might drink. Itwas ot shown whother tho wine alluded to was fermented. Ho quoted thie passago about wine making glad -the heart of man, Olarke sald that wino made a man clisor- ful by-strengthening tho muscles and bracing tlio nerves, Wino frosh from the grapedid not ex- hilarato s man moro than acup of coffce, Wine was prosertbed in noversl paesnges of Scripture. They woro advised to give strong drink to him that was about to perish aud to givo wino to & poor man that he might Iurqet his povorty. Ho thought thore was somo * body" in that wino, [Laughtor.]. Paul told Timothy to take a little wine for his siomach’s sako. Ho did not think Poul was o toototaller. Whenever auything was the mattor with Paul's stomach ho probably took o little wine. 'Tho apostle said not to drink wine to excess, which implied tboz’ might driuk mod- eintely. Ho snid he took tho other sido of the question to get at the truth, and was going on very well whon time was eolled on bim, ° STROBRIDUE CRITICISED. The Roy. Dr. McKown did not want MMr. Strobridge’s remarks to go to tho publio as the gentimont of that ministors’ meoting. A Mr. McChesnoy said BrothorStrobridge could gay whothor ho wanted to have his spooch printed as ho mado it Mr. Strobridge said he.was aftor tho truth, | and pupposed that was what they all wanted. Ho did not beliove the Bible domanded total ab- stinenco. . ¢ Tho Ray, Dr, Edwards hold that tho languago of .the k and went on to provo, that wino could be kept for a hundred years without formonting, Paul did not say to Timothy to take a good don) of wine for his “big bolly's sako,”. but a littte wine for his stomsch's ealoe, e (Ed- wards) . . PULVERIZED OURBANT JELLY on Sunday, added sugar aud water, .ond “passed it round bis table. It was n most dolicious Qrins, and it was somo such unformented drink Paul advised Timothy to imbibe. Turn to tho classic authors ‘and thoy would. find that no decont heathou ovor used formented wine. Even Bacchus, tha boss of sil topers, was reprosented s squoozing tho juice ‘of the grapes iuto a cup. B 3 . The Rtov. Dr. Briggs, of Oalifornia, did not bo- lieve Brothar Strobridgo moant all Lo said, but only desired to atart tho dobate, It would have + heen as disreputable for a devout Jow to bo DRUNK ON FEBMENTED WINE a8 for o devout Mothodist to be drunk on whisky, He belioved wino was unformented wine in the oldon time. The juico of tho grapo, puroand unadultoratod, was good, but formented aloo- holio wine was dumagiug {0 o stomach, Timothy's or snybody olue's stomach, or even his gizzard {loud laughter), or any othor part of him. ~ . Aftor somo cross tulk, it was docided that Mr. Folton's essay should ba printed 'in tho North- wesiern Christian Advocate. ° . “Pho Roy. Mr. Youker moved that Mr. Felton's paper be indorsed a8 - b THE SENTIMENT OF THE PREACNERS' MELTING, 1t anybody wanted to sny thet the Bible did not torch total abstinence, lot thom vote no. Nobody was_ bLoard {0 voto no, but Mr. Btro- bridge remarked that ho supposed thoy wero after truth, aud, a8 & yon% man, he wished to ponrch for it carnestly. What waa tho frult of the vino as they understood tho Boripturos to toach it ? The Rov. Dr, Pook sald that was tho subjeos of his osssy for Mondsy next, aud ho did not want his thunder stolon or mnlufpnlod. QETTING JIOT. % Mr. Btrobridge roferred fo tho new wine and old bottlos, nmlG was Iutnrmtztnd froquontiy. Dr. Thomas suggosted that Mr. Btrobridge bo not badgerod by fifty men et & timo, Mr. Btrobridgo suid It was an undecided ques- tion whother nFcnlml was polsonous, Tho Savior himselt drank wine. Timo was called on Mr. Strobrldge and lio was shut off, Mr. McChesney wanted to kuow if the Bible adviged a man to " TAKE }‘DXEBN\ Lok 1 il nto bis system, against which lis whole sichl. mainrg | protostod. o liiblo wos the houdmaid - of civillzation, A puro civilization wag_dopendont ou (od's word, Admit that the Biblo Indorsed modorato ,driuking, which lod to intomporance, and ‘You ‘praved that the Biblo tencling was 1ot condu ive ton bigh civilization, Bupposo it woro nd- ‘mitted thatin one placo tho Diblo said that ;atrong drinlk was raging, and in snother that it .was good for tho stomaol, and tho Biblo would \be contradiotory, snd then what would become wof it inspiration. ~Was that tho best God could do ju jnepiring s Biblo? . Martin #nid . tho Bibla proolalmed thatno draukerd spould ontor into the Kingdom of Heaven, and was In favor of total abstinence. Mr, flluflhuauoy hoped Brother Btrobridge would bo sllowed noxt weok to show who enid that & man should drink to forgos bis poverty, { The law of Natare intordicted. | Thoro woro many things in tho Bibl that God novor anld, Mr, Morodith was very sorry it was connldered such.—. . . & A TENRIDLE TNING for Brothor Strobridge to take the side ho dld, Ho woa glad of it, #o as to bring out the truth. THE DAPTIST DREW. Mr, Youker said Mr. Gordon, the Baptist Min- Iator, told him thoy used wino of thoir own man- ufnoturo for communion purposcs, It was un-' formontod, and ho bad promicod to bring a Lot tlo to the: meoting, that tho Mothodists might samplo it. ‘Somabody suggeated that lio have it thora next weok. y JRUDENTIAT, MORALITY. Tho Rev. Mr, Thomaa had yot Lo flnd that the Bibla probibited tho uso_of intoxicating wine, cxcopt ns o mattor of prudontinl moralty, Thab was tho lacsmon‘ thoy should take, and not try to prove things out of tho Biblo which wore not clonr to evory mind, Ho. stood on' prudential monmy, where ho folt ho had firm ground undor m. Mr, Youker said tho toxt * £iook not upon the wyino whon It is red " taught total abstinenco or it taught noihing. g . Tho Tev, Mr. Burns, of Houth Lvanston, ‘wantod to know whoro Mr. Thomna' prudonti polioy would placo thom.. Dy. Thomaa did not belloyo in oxtromes, The truth might lo midway snd ho belioved it did in this caso, Thoy might as woll admit that wino was deanle in tho oldon timo and sanctioned in tho Biblo, but thoy should tonch thnt it wam wrong to drink bocause it rot-n bad examplo. Mr, McChesnoy could not agree with the phil- osophy of -Dr. Thomas, § THE TCMPERATURE BTILG TUBING. Dr. Briggs donouncod the position tnken by Dr. Thomas, and believod thoe truth did not oseillate botwoon two oxtromes. Ho wont on to relato somo porsonal ndventures in connection ;| with slavery, which wore somowhat ogotistical. Dr. Thomas romarkod that the spocch was all vory nico, but he saw no nrgumont in it. Dr. Briggs (angrily to Dr. Thomas)~To your capiclty, my doar sir, I did not bolieve there ' coutd Do any argumont, Thin oxplosion, of nngry of_n soneation. e . Dr. Thomas took it very qnlntl{, and safd per- hinps his cngneuy conld not take In the supposed argumont, but lio was still of the. opinion that wine was uspd in Biblo times, and its uso sano-; tionod by the Biblo, - . b > Dr.PEdwardu wonted to know what kind of: wina - Dr. Thomas #nid that was the quostion, Paul tu;;l 'Timothy to take a littlo for .his stomacl's ssko, T st ‘asaion causod a bit g " " MED WINES DANGEROUS. 2 Dr. McChosney—Look not upon the wine when it is red, Reconcile tho pagenge. Dr. Thomas-belioved the trua~gronnd to take was that the Bible donounced intomporance, ‘ni\':d thot total abstinonco wes n mattor of pru- onco. ¢ - Dr. Edwarda voluntcored to show from a Ho brow or Grock Biblo that wino in thoe Soripture was not fermonted. 2 Dr, Thomas did not believe hio could do it. g . TUTTING HUIM ON RECORD, The Rev, Mr. MoKown—I would like to ask mu, Dr. Thomas, if I am toundorstand that you llevo that Jesus Obrist, your Savior and wine, may havo used formonted wine ? ; - A voice—Was o modorato drinker, Dr, Thomas roplied that was tho way he -wished to be nnderstood. Thero was danger of ‘goiug.too fur. The Biblo, for.instance, prohib- itod braided hatr to bo worn by women. Would thoy enforco.tho Biblo in that particular ? Iy this timo sovoral gontlomen Liad left, and tho debate bogan to be a repolition of what was said boforo. Aftor somo further talk, in which nothiug partioularly bright or novel wan uttored, the meoting disposed with the undoratauding that the ‘Bible inculcated total abatinence from _formonted wiues. R INDIANA. THR TURNERS AND THE TEMPERANOE QUESTION.: Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune. Inpianarors, Ind., April13,—At a Convon-: tionof Ohio Valloy Turners’ Bactotios twdnfl, 0. -delogatos to the Goneral Convention at Rool oster,. Ala; Kohne an 24, wore elected, us follow A.Soidonstioler, Indiadapolis : Hor Miller, Dayton, aud J. Kramor, Columbus, O. Altornates—L: Kimmel, Lnfayotto; A. Kriogor,. Dayton; H. Biobole, Louisvillo. Tho delogates wore instructed to vote in a liberal sense on all «quostions coming boforo tho Goneral Bund, but espeolally to denounce the present temporance movement carried on by the women. A rosolution possod recommonding that in oaol Bootion o district auti-tomperance club bo ) tormed, and donouncing tho n{utnm of irenting. |- Tho Conveution was ontorfained td-night by tho Indianapolis . Tarnvercin, which closes tho meoting. g AT JEYFERSONVILLE. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., April 13,—For tho-last month, a report hss been ciroulated on tho streot to the effoct that tho women composing tho Temperance Board wore being paid $1,60 por diom for thoir prayors. In an. cditorial in. the Now Albany ger, tho re- port, coming ns roliablo, 18 ~sovoroly oriti- ¢ised, “ond at_a tomporance - mecting ot Mozart Hall, on Bntunlni evening, the oditor’s informant was denonnced by James Forrior in an excited manvor, and in” most harsh and bitter torms, suchas ‘¢ Mur,” *‘scoundrel,” * villain," The editor’s informant proves to bo s newspaper reporter, who says his informant is an honorable fiontlemnn, nnd ho has no objection to glving 18 nnmo, and Lie suggests to the Tomporance Union to cloar away tho charges, and not de- vounco men a8 'liars,” ‘‘sconndrels” and ‘o yillaing ” in public because thoy dlscuss strect talk. The situation Dotween the temperance snd anti-temporance mon scems to be of an irritable, political nature: o . ELKHALT, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. - Erxuart, Ind., April 18,—A very largo and onthusinstic mooting was held at tho Opora- House yeatorday, over 500 paople belug proont. Thomeoting was _addrossed by the Itave. Barr and Holdstoclk, who made very fitting nddrosses, which oroused tho enthusinsm to such a hoight ihat o meoting was appointed for 8 o'clock to-dany. After the mooting to-day, tho women visited tho ealoous and drug- stores with pledges to rofrnin from eelling liquor. _‘I'hey woro recoived with courtosy overy- whore, but their success was not flattoring. To- - morrow thoy commence a goneral crusado. Thero ie great excitemont among the maloon- Leopors. : GOBIEN, Snecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GosuEN, Ind., April 18.—Soveral Indios vislted two ealoons to-day and prayed nnd talked with the propriators. At ono of tho snloons the kooper knolt in prayer and promised to quit tho business to-day, if possiblo..-They desired the Indies to pray for tliom at tho mooting to be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church to-night. 1t is rumored that soveral saloonists will yleld to- MOFFOW. 3 " LATORTE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Laronte, [ud,, April 18,—To-dsy Charles Teo was arrasted and brought bofora Justices White- hoad and Fraderiburg on oloven charges of hav- ing sold liquor after 9 o'clock In tho evening, Afildavits for n clango of vonuo from this town- ship wore Immediatoly filed, and the cnses will bo Bont to Juntice Higgins, of Scipio Township, e bolug the neanest ono. . 'The orgauization of saloon-keepers is not ‘making na desperate n fight s iroa. antleinatad, but the crusaders, on tho otbor hand, hold out admirably, and are galning ground. Boveral saloon-koopers of tho organization have signod the pledgo to T‘u rather thau to fight. prayiug did not take well, and, therefore, it Las not beon contioued. Baloon-mon complnin of hard timoa, ILLINOIS. AT DARVILLE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chiengo Tribune, Danvisuy, DL, April 18.—Tho tomporance crusaders and mass-mootings aro mum!) lying in our midst, and will probably continue till aftor thoe munlicipal eleotion. All tho churches oxcopt the Catholica have jndofinitoly discontinued Buu- doy evening services in tholrrespoctive churches,: sud meet in'masg-convantion to prosecuto tho tomporance work, The usual masg-meoting waa hold last ovening at the Opora-Ilouse, whioll way fllled to ovorilowing, nnd addrossos wore mede by snumber of Iadios and gontlomen. Thin avening anotlier ono is catlod, and will bo addroesad by the Rav, Dr, Davies, and on Wedneaday evening Mrs, Josephine It, Nicholas, of Paris, o lady of Bomo roputation n tho leoturo-flold, wiil hold forth. ‘I'he ladles in their visits to the saloons to-day woro BE“ nron, hiad thelr drosses trod upon_whilo kneeling, and wore otherwitoe iu- sulted by the bystandors, AT MOUNT VERNON, 81, Toums, April 18.—Tho Globe hasa latter from Mount Vernon, I1,, which gives an necount of o now kind of ocrusading anutlnfld in that town, Last Friday Mra, 8. 8, Wilsop, accompa- nlod by hor slutor-lu-law, Mra, ‘Thomaa Watson, wontto the drug-atore and demandod & presorip- tion upon which her husband had l}moumd Jig- uor, Mr, Shopherd bolng absent, hia clork told Ler that sho would havo to seo Dr, Portor and_got' him to rovoko the pm- soription, ry, Wilson; regurdivg his nu evasion,; drew & rovolvor from her muf, | told tha elork that If ho didn't give.up the pre- soription sho would blow his brains out,” aud presonted hor plutol at his head in a sfote of groat_exvitement, A parley was had, however, sud Are, Wilson was Lnally luduced to call on Btroot- | Dr, Portor, which sho aid with her drawn |. woapon, and obtainod his spoody ravooation of tho prencription. 'Cho ladics thon marchod to _{ Bhepard's saloon aud Dr. Johnson's drug-storo, and with prosontod Arma gave thom their ordors, attor whiol thoy wont homo, muoh to tho rollot | of all tho dootors and ealoonista of the town: . niteh to 2o o Tt Spectal Diapateh to The Chicano T'ribune. GAreanung, Ill, April 18.—Tho final decidion o tho llquor quostion, 8o far ne Guloshury I8 concerned, was givon this_evening Dby tho Oity Councll, who grantod the petltion of tho Indior praying that no liconso ho granted during tho coming yoor. Olubs have baon formed, and tho irrodeamablo can still indulgo thoir appotites for tho flery liquids, — MIOHIGAN. ; AT DATTLE OREER, U Sweetal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tridune. Barrie Oneek, Miol,” April 18,—For two wooks the temporanco movomont in this olty has boon atoadily gaining gronnd, and to-day the Women's Tomporance Assoointion was porfostod by tho cleation of a full quorum of officers, Mra, 8, H. Morlog helng chosoun President. . The Rov, Mr. Tyndall, of Yélnflnutl. looturadat tho Presby- torian” Churoh, . Bunday evoning, .to a large and ontbusinstlo nudience. A large number of tho most prominent citizons have pledged their nomes for futuro co-operation, and thero {8 be- luning to bo some approhonsion smong tho aa- oon-koopers that sovere damage to thuFr traflic will soon bo brought about. et IOWA. AT VINTON, Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, OrpAR RAPIDS, In., April 18,—The -temporanco crusade has brokon out in Vinton, Bonton Qounty. Tho ladios are visiting ealoons and drug-stores, somo of the proprictors of which are dlspnsm’l to yield, i N ——— MINNESOTA. [ ' IN GENERAL. 8 Irzdal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, g 87, PAuw, Minn,, April 18.—Thongl no_pray- Ing-bands are yet hoard of in Minuosota, thore s |. o rovival of tomporanco foeling ‘in tho interior. towns and smaller citios, and liconso or no license waa tho principal question in tho local ioleotions. Tho tomporance advocatos - woro, ,gonerally succossful, but mot o square defont in Rochestor, tho lnrgoest placo -whoro ' {ho isauo was made. Tho Rev.: Mr. Torry, of Plymouth Church, this city, yostorday preached in'defonso of the women's moyement, and proe phesied that 1t would soon reach hore. . i AT MINNEATOLIS, nmecting {8 boing held this aftornoon at the First Baptist Ohurch, at which it ia proposed to g‘x;gmllzo bands to ciroulate pledges and pray for 0 CAUS ¥ —_— ! . PENNSYLVANIA. AT PITTRDURGH, * . * Special Dispatch to Ths Chicaqo -Tridune. « Prrrspunany Pa., April 18.—This morning, in nfiflo of the Liquor Longue resolution ndvising the propristors of sealoons ‘not to admit the proying womon, and the Mayor's- proclamation proventing sidownlk-gatherings; * tholadies met at the Alllance rooms- and concluded to ngain visit the - saloons,.: whorover thore wes no opposition shown. At 10 o’olook, aftor prayer and' somo discussion, tho proces- sion; ‘ some _thirty in number, * started to tho 8t. Clair Totol, on tho opposito sido of tho rooms of the ‘Alliance, corner of Pennsylvania avonuo and Sixth streot,” Hero they ware por- mitted to hold n meoting, but tho.Hmprlumr falt sntinfied thot his bnsinoss was all right, and he concluded to-continuoe, e 1 THEATRE BALOON . ' TRIMDLE'S VARIETIES was noxt visited. John 'Primble, the proprietor, wag absont, bnt & moeting was held in the placo without result. A large mob had coliceted, aud ‘an interview was had with the Mayor," but thab- functionary said ho' would furnish *1 no polico, oxcopt to leop the rabble out of tho snloons whera tho womon wero admitted and tho crowd wns mot wanted; othorwise they must:|, ‘proteot themselves, Sy ‘A roturn was made to tho rooms, from whenco again, in tho aftornoon, two.bands:of thir- ty womon ench starled out - at Luolf-past ry' | 9 o'clock, Thoy visited soveral places. The firat .wag under the leadorship of Mrs, Binck and Mra. Collins. - They visited Joha A, Wood's place, on Wood - strect, 'saloon and. goneral xn.mbhng‘ lionse. - Xono, - faro, - bunko, ‘and every ame ‘{8 ' carried on here, mot' - exoopt- ng_ Calfornin . Jack. Mrg, Black. owns tho'building. Sho lonsed some yonrs ago, and tho 1esseo re-lonsod for s saloon contrary to hor; wishes, Tho propriotor . “WOULD NOT BION A PLEDOE, but would ‘sell out and quit Pittsburgh - for $5,000. - Thoy will buy him out. il noxt place visited was Lawrenco White House, on Fifth avenno. This 18 the dandlest and largest billlard and drinking-saloon in tho city. 1lers tho mob was allowed to crowd in, and & torriblo jam was.the resuit. Drinks Bpront's were ~ denlt out” At tho .bar, and.a bedlam ~ was the result. = .Thero was ' 'a-_meeting . .held,: .‘however, _and Mrs, Dr. Btarr epoke to-thio crowd. ‘The band hore became seattered in going: out, and re- paired back to tlio rooms. . TAEOTHERBAND _ ' .. . was in cherge of Mrs, Hill and Mrs. Morgan. They wanted to gob into Gotiy's,.on Fifth ave- nue. Mrs, Black also owns, this bullding, The salooi-keapor rofused the women admittance. ' Pittafleld, 416 Bmithficld stroot, was then visited, whoro another large crowd sssombled, and & mesting was held, It was thought bost thon to go back to tho rooms, &g tho crowd fol- lowing liad become to0 grent. ‘Fhovisits of tho women, the agtion of the Liquor Lengue, ond appavent cowardico of the Mayor, Who refuses to offoer tho ladics proper polico rotection to shield. thom from insult, and hold- ng thom rosponsiblo for the setion of the mob, hes 3 v GAUBED AN IMMENSE REAGTION in favor of tho women, and great oxcitomont. This evoning o lu.rfio mass _tomporauce jceting was hold in the -Bmithfield- Stroet Mothodist Chureh, st which appropriate spcoches wora madoe, and groat enthusiasm manifested. IN ALLEGUENY OITY tho lndics continuo to work, under police pro- toalion, with littlo apparent succoss. JLLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS. Bonrds of Supcrvisors for 1874, [* donotes re-olected.] HKANE COUNTY, Aurora—0, N, 8hedd, Anti-Monopoly, John Roleing, . W. I\, Dickinfon, . Zacharmh Squires, * W. D, Smithy s P, Keyes, Batuvia—Thomas Moredith,* Ind, Blg tock—Dauiol 1ivans, Paopcs’ ‘Blackborry—J, W. Suool,* Ind, Burliugton—0Olarles Lovell, ‘Campton—A, E, Freeman, Peoplos’s Dundeo—H, E, Munt.* - Elglu—Georgo 1!, Lord, 1. E, Porling, . - FBr ; Raymond, Geneva—d, I, Mayborne.® Hampihiro—8, 0. Rowell, Ind, Kanevillo—N, N, Raylin,* Ind, Plato—John 8, Leo,* ¥ Rutland—F, L. Brayman, Peoples’, Bt, Charlea—lartin J. Bwitzer, Farmors?, Bugar Grovo—Lonjanin Georgo, Virgil—E. Brown,* Peoples’, e __Total, 23, _Re-clected, 8. . Tha' contests were mostly. of n-perdonal claracler, .excopt In Aurora sud 8t Cbarles, 3 4 . mibILAND COUNTY. Donpas—Georgo uvey, Opp, Olaromont—Jonl Gardor,* Opp, . Decker—A, Junking, Opp. Denvor—Philiy/ Heltman,* O dorman—Lenry Lot - Madlson—a, L, Howe,* Opp. Noble—Thonas Whicclér,* O Olnoy—William Nowell," Rop. B, M. 8t, Johu,* Rep. Preston—Jumes Tinkado, Opp,, ) Total, 10, Re-olected, 6, Republicanw, 3; Oppost- tion, 7. In a speclol clection (Aprit 7) for County Treasutor, to fll & vacanoy, the volo was: John Keestor, Democrat, 1,043 A, W, Mace, Republican, 527 O, J. ‘Allson, Rophblican, 316, HTEPIENS COUNTY, Buckeyo—Danlel Mussor, top:” Dukota—R. AY, Milliken,é Rop, Erlu—F. A, Dirling,* Kop, Flovsnce—J, i, bierco, Op: Froeport—Thotius O, Gatlitr, Tep, Charlos G, BlefTed, Opp. lhm?‘ oul, Opp. artom—Jacob Jacgor,* Opp. Jetreraou—S, A, Froy, Rop, Keut—W, D, Naramore.* Upp, Yancastor—i, Snyder,* Rep, - Toran—Georgo 8, Klcckuer, Rop. Oueco—Andrey 1liuds,* Oph. Judoti—11, Yoltouorger, Ops. Rock Grovo—Bamiticl Unambora Opp, Rock Run—John Gralism,* Koy, Bliver Orook—Abralium Ghnd,* Opp, Rop, Waddama—8, K, Flsher,” Opp, Wost Polut—-D, 'L\, Porey,* Gpp, Winslow—ilinui oz, top, Totaf, 20, -Re-olected, 14, Repubilesns, 0 3 Opposl- tion, 11, East yoar—Topublicat, 10; Opyoaiiion, 0, —_—_— —A noted polifician and divine, who was an oxport at & horse-trado, is roported Lo have nold & Liorso to ono_of his Doacons. A day ortwo aftorward tho Dencon called on him, when the following colloquy toole placos Deacon, N.— M Elder K., that liorsp you_sold mo s stovo in tho foro-shoulder." * Eldor 1,2 £l | Denogu ?. It that bo g0, I adviso you to say nothing atfut it. Yon may want tosell tho auimal, aud that would injuro the ale of bim," THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY THE COUNCIL. Passnge of an Ordinance Reg- " ulating City ' Law- Officers. An Offer to Supply tho Oity with Gas ot Reduoed Rates Aldormen Anxious ' to Let Coniracts for the New Cily Halis Proposition to Commence the Worls Immediately. The Mayor Requested to Revoke Protly Waiter-Girl Saloon Licenses. Confirmation of Two School In- spectors, Tiio Common Counoll mot Iast evening, Prosi- dent Dixon in the chair. TIE LAW DEPARTIUENT, | Ald. Richardson submitted a resolution enlling for information a8 to the numbor and names of tho porsons omployed in the Law Dopartmont, tho amount paid them, by whom, and for what purpogo.” It wos pneeed. : Ald. Riohardson presented an ordinauce ro- quiring that ail officors and aosistants in the Law Departmont shall devote their ontiro time to tho duties of their respective positions. - En- grossment was waived, and tho ordinance was passed. . DEUTY ‘OITY CLERE, The-City Olerk submitied a communicntion nominating Johu A, Moody as Deputy Olork. Tho nomination was unanimously,confirmed. EMIPLOYMENT ON_TIE POST-OFFICE, . A polition. from varions mechanics, nskin that nono but citizens of Chicago bo oemployo on tho Custom-House buildlng, was presonted by Ald. Hildreth, ok Ald.-Woodman moved that it be referred to tho mombora ot Congress from Chicago. Ald, Cooy snid tho potition was o fraud, The trouble wia that somo’ stone-cuttors from Cin- cinnati wore employed ou tho Govornment build- ing. ' . &‘bo potition waa reforred to the Committee on Public” Buildings. 1OW ASSESSMENTS SIWALL DE MADE. Ald. Quirk presented s rosolutivn dircoting the Board of Public Works to mako no nssess- mont for streat improyemonts until a mngofitg of proporty-ownora shull fyst have petitione for the samo, . | . NEW RULES WANTED, ° Ald. Bohaffner moved that the Judiciary Com- | mitteo bo diroctod to roport ok tho noxt rogular meoting tho new rules for the Council. Every- body was smoking and making anoiso. The proceedings wero like those of - & bar-room or a political convention, 5 : THE LEIGIT OF CHTMNLYS. Ald. Jonas presonted an ordor directing the Bourd of Tire and. Polico Commissioners to cause the Firo Wardons to votify all peksonswho a0 using chimiioya for manufactuting purposes ilwhom tho said chimneoys aro loss thaun the oight roquired by Beo, 10, Chap, 11, of city ordinanco entitled ** Firo Dn}mflmem ) tocauso said chimneys to be immedintely raincd to the height required_ by the said ordinaunce. Tho order waa past CHEAP GAS. A proposition by the Globo Gas Company to farnish gas at tho rate of §35 yor year for each lnmp-?asl‘ making all necessary changos of fix- ‘tures mitteo on Gas-Li TIAILWAY TRACKB TO IE TAKEN TP, e Ald. Schmitz submitted on order directing the Board of Public Works to causo tho track on Sonth Clark streot, laid under the authority of the ordinance passed Jan. 7, 1856, to bo romoved forthwith, and also to remove tho track ocoupy- ing the sidowalk space on tho west sido of Clark stroot, botwoon Hixtoonth and Twolfth, Tho proamblo sofs forlh that the M!chi[um Southern and Rock Islnnd Companies inve fatled to comply with the conditions under which pormission was granted for tho lnying of an additional track on Clark stroot, and have theroby forfoited all rights and privilogea acquired thercby. The resolution waa roforred to tho Committeo on Railronds. _THE OITY HALL AND COUNT-HOUSE, Ald. Counon submitted the following, which was roferred to tho Committee on Public Build- ings: -WitEREAS, It would sppear from the opinions rocent- ly published by the press of this c“yl: which onl rliorto similng Opitioa freely axpreased by our oitl: zons at Iarge, that immediata measures should bo taken by this Oormmon Couneil wilh a view to the rebuild- ing of our City Hall and Court-Houso ; and, WitEnyas, On account of the prevailing low prices of materlal and labor,1tis cerlain thaton immenso saving can bo_offected in tho erection of 30 large & structuro by the Iotting of tho principalcontracts withe {n the present yenr ; and, ‘Wiugneas, It 18 the opinion of our most exporionced and able mechanica sud busiuesa men, ihat the rocont architectural compelition for o Colrt-Fouss plan sigually fallod Lo supply ono in evory way sufled to tho ‘wants of tho city snd county; thorefore, ba it Jtesolved, * That this Board to clect an architect or architects, who shall preparo plans and specifications and estimates for tho proposod Olty-Hall, undor tho immodiato supervision and instruction of the joint commitiees of both city and couuty, and who elall bo bound in suitablo bonds to ineure tho supor. intendenco and proper comsiruction of auch busld- mm‘,c under the general supervision of said joint com- miltecs., roce A SLAP AT THE PRETTY WAITER GIRLS, Ald. Cullorton prosontod the following, which waa referred to the Committeo on Polico. ‘Warneas, Thero are noveral saloons in thia city .where waltor girls oroemployed, who distribute liquor amongst the Trequenters of such ealoons, Faid girls being omployed far the oxpress purposo of inducing young men 10 vielt such saloons ; aud Wienras, Many complainta aro mado by bolh the police and citizeus of the disorderly proceedings of {ho waitor girls and thelr vialtors ; thoroforo bo ft, Resolved, That tho Mayor be, and hois heroby ro- quested to rovoke tho liconsca of any and all saloons whero waiter girls aro employed, whei requested to do 40 by the residentaof tho neighborhoods in which such saloons msy bo kept, or whonover complaint is made Dy olthor the police or citizons, . OFFICIAL LONDS, The offielal bonds of John Benzinger, Woighor at No, 279:North avenue, and of Willium Krecke, Pound-Magter for the North Division, wers pre- sented and approved. Y0 THF CITY-HALL FUND, ‘A communication was received from tho City Qomptroller na followa: In roply to a resolution of your honorablo body, de- siring fuformation ag to tho condliion of tho fund re- sorved. for * Public Bulldings (or Oity-Hall Fund)," T'have to roport lhat, on nesuming the duties of thia office, T found standing to the credit of * Publio Build- ings " upon tho books of the. Clty Cressurer the ana of $004,130,02, but in reality tho aciual cash then in hiaud was but' 27A¢ per cent of thie total amonnt calted for, which . would. glva ihls fund $114,603,40. From -.ihis bulanco, with the ssnction of the Mayor and_Fluanco Commitico, T have transtorred to tho' Bawerago Fund » tomporarily (o bo Yoplacod by tho collootiona from taxus), taward thn paymont of a portion of the interost due Jum. 1, 1874, on “ River Improvement” bonds, tho sum of $i2,000. Thig leaves, 08 tho actusl balance now’ available In matd fund, the sum of $712,563,40. In addiiion to tho ubove, T have eince recetved from tho Stato Trenaurer tho sum of $120,438.8, to tho eredit of tho ¢/ Cannl Rodemption Fund,” which I deom advirablo to uso foward tho payment of intorent duo July 1,167, on Rivor Improvorent and Howerago bonds'of tha city, Itospectfully submittea, 3 £ 8, 8, Haves, Comptroller, BTREET-ENDS FOR DOCK PURPOHES, The Comptrollor preseuted u roport showing the stroot-ends loased for docl &)urpoaes. and {he amounts roceived therofor, and recommend- ing that, innsmuch g8 tho rontal In many casos Is too small, a now schednlo bo prepared. It was roforred to tho Comnittoo on \Wharyoes and Public Grounds, The annual roportof tho Board of Health wa presonted and placed on file. B A CONPLIOT OF ORDERS, The Board of Publio Works submitted o com- munication to the offoct that tho Council hag passod two orders rolative to tho improvewout of Waost Polli streot, ono thut it Lo graveled, and anothor that 1t bo cindered ; while the fact was that no nmfil!cntlon for the improvoment of tho atreot had boon re- colved from the Pollc stroat_property ownors, This bolug tho cage, the Board would like moro oxplicit instructions as to what kind of an ordi- nance to report, - 'Che mattor was reforred to the Committoo on Btroats aud Alleys, West Divison, FERRY AT TWELFTH STREET, AL Hildreth presonted an erder, which was passod, directing the Board of Public Works to provido a freo forry-hoat at Iwalfth stroot dur- ing such time as thie brldge is opon on aceaunt of tho work of widening theriver at that point. ' * DELINQUENT TAXES, The Committes on Judlolary reported an ordi- nance divecting the City Collector to roturn, ou before May 15, 1874, o list_of the uunpaid aiclpsl taxos for lé’m, aud for proceding reo of exruflao, wag roferred to the Com- ight. G , APRIL 14, 1874 [ yoors § also, All wator assossmonta romslnin due and unpald; aleo, tho amounta of apocial’ taxos ond asscssmonts, the warrants for which wore in hidg hands prior to March 81, 1874 ; ond the County Tronauror i# roquired to apply for udgmont to tho County Court at tho enéning uly torm, against tho dolinquont roal ontato so rolurned to him, for the nmount of tnxes, Bpooinl sseessments, and wator assonsments -ro- turned to him undor the ordinnace. Iingross- mont was waived, and the ordinanco was pasaod, & ‘' ONEASING" A RAILWAY TRACK. Tho Committoo on Streots and Alleys, Bouth Division, raportod advarsely to tio potition of the Onfeago Plato and Bar Mill Company, for an ostongion” of time to rotain their track on Thirty-first atroot. 1t was concurred in, A motlon to roconsidor wns mndo,’ and also o motion to Inyon tha tablo,. Tha lattor, wae voted down, and tho motion to recounsider proyatled. Ald. MoGrath suggosted that, if the track woro gronsod, tho Company could got Its oars in. lllo wantod to glve tho Houth Side Aldermen a ohinneo. Tho matter was roferrod to.the Committes on Rallroads, NOMINATION OF BONOOT, INBPEGTORH, Tho report of the Committco on Bducntion, rocommending tho conflrmation of Goorge O, Olarko an » mombor of the Bonrd of Education, was takon up. Ald, Cullerton moved to postponoe action tom- porarily. Thia wna Tost by a voto of 21 to 14. A minority roport was read adversely to con- firming tho nomination, for the.roason that.Mr, Olarke was appointed to fill a vacanoy ocoasioned IV tho reeignation of J. F. Bonfleld, of the 8ixth Ward, and o poreon from that vieinity should bo nppnfntcd to fill the vncmm{. ' "Ald. Oultorton spoke ngalnst the conflrmation of Mr, Olarlko, for the reason that ho waa not a rosident of Bridgoport. That distriot ought to, ba ropregontad in the Board of Education, snd o hoped tho, nomination would bo m]uolné. Ald. Mooro sald that, under the present organ- ization of tho Bonrd of Eduontion, ther was no, limitation na to districts or localitios. Mr, Glarke was o capable man, and the nomiuation shounld bo confirmaed. Ald. McGrath poid it was vo have good mon in tho Board ul'gduenunn. Ho had met Mr. Clurke in 8pringfleld, lobbying agninst an insnrance bill. + Mo was convinco thut Mr, Olarke wns not a proper man for mem-! bor of tho Board of Education, Good reasons for this belief had been given him by fiunblomnn of undoubted intogrity who know Ar. Clarke thoroughly., 3 Ald. Campboll asked if Ald, McGrath had ad- vised the Mayor to withdraw the nomination. Ald. MoGrath roplicd that ho did not considor 1t his duty to advise the Mayor, Ald. Cooy ansked if Ar.” Olarke gronsed tho wheols down at Sptlu[{fluld. : Ald. McGrath snid thoy didn't use any grosse down thore, Th‘i?v had more; regard for their oatha than thoy did in the Council. b Ald. Cony' #iid Mr. Olarke's failure fo uso “grenso ! Wag pm'bnblg tha rongon for: the op- position to bim.. DMr, Olarke.was a good citizon, and no man could say anything agninst his char- noter, ot 2 Ald. MeGrath said ho could tell. that. of Mr, Olarke which would provent any Aldorman from voting for him. - & Ald, Woodman inquired if the *‘ 23" did not consider themselves bonnd to vote for the Mayor's nominces. B Ald, McGrath replied thnt membors of the Board of Education wers - not inciuded jn the agreement, ” o 0y Ald. Woodman eaid ho had known Mr, Clarke for eighteen ycars, and know him to be & good man, . ; Ald, McGrath asked if Mr, Olarke used to buy bread of Ald, Woodman. i Al&.‘Woudmun roplied that Lo did, sod-paid or it. . ey ‘I'ho vote on conflrmation was' then taken, =8 follows : so oy Ycas—\Warron, Cooy, Fitzgerld, Sldwoll, Btone, Olark, Woodman, Minor, Tfeathi, Moore,Campbell,Quirk, Cloveland, Mabr, Stout, Schnffuer, Lengacher, * Cane nog, Lynch, Corcoran, Youns, Mr. Presidont—25, Nays—Richardson, Toloy, Schmitz, Reldy, McOlory, Qullerton, Bailey (M. D.),” Hildroth, O'Brien, Balloy: (T, ¥.), White, Eckharaf, McGrath, Aurphy—i4, : So Mr. Olarke was confirmed a8 n mombor of the Donrd of Tdueation, Mr. John Johnston was also confirmed for the same position, thore boing no-opposition to the latter nomination, * ‘Tho Council adjonrned. . —_— THE PALACE HOTEL. A Into issuo of the Euening Bulletin, of. San Franclaco, containg an intercsting asticlo illus- trativo of & progressive stride which that city contemplates taking in tho mattor of hotel-build- ing. A briof chaptor on tho attractions which San Fransisco presonts for tourists introducos the deseription- of tho proposed enterprise. It is thero atated that tho chiof city of the Pacific slopo I8 fast atiaining pre-eminence as one of tho focl of Amorican travel, and that the proof of ita superiority as o resort for those in soarch of health and ploasuro is-abnudant and in- covtestible, Tho mild and invigorating climate is thoe chiof magnet for the tray- olor, _tho ° mean thormomoter boing 04 degreos, ‘and in ° wintor 55 _ degroes. Whilo those figures furnish & good indox to the goneral cheracter of tho climato, thoy leave a groat donl unenid. Thoy cannot toll'what ~ AN INVIGORATING TONIO i tho balmy nir of thecity and suburban rosorts, nor portray the benoficizl effcet of the winter sunshine. It is claimed that Snn Frenciaco has olroady sacured a liboral share of tourist travel, but that a greater ourront of pleasuro-sooking peoplo can bo caused to flow in thot dircction by tho dissemination .of knowledge concorning tho climatio influences of California, The ch- mate of Florids caunot compnre with: that: of Ban Franclsco and vieinity in point of salubrity nnd tone, and yot, nccording to the :lowost outimate, 20,000 {mnpln wintered there . lasb senson, to oucape. tho rigorous woathor of tho North. GUEATER TOTEL FACILITILH, 2 Aftor enumerating other chuses which- shonld tond to divert travel from old channels and bring it to tho oxtremo West, among which arc tho famous natural curlosltios of California,—tho Yosomito, the Big Trees, tho' Goysers, eto,,—nall of which aro oasy of nccoss from San Francisco, tho Bulletin enys that tho prosont hotel facilities , of tho city aro not equal to tho demand, That an expansion was necessary, in order thatthe prospects of tho immediato futurs might be I)rupurly met, becamo apparent to two prom- nent capitnllsts of tho city, Mossrs, William O. . Ralston, Presidont of the Bank of California,: and William Sharon, and for somo timo - post they bave . been uiotly arranping. o hotel projoct that is destined £o colipso tho- grandest oiforts of tha capitalists in the, 1iast and in Europo, and achiove o national repu-. tation for tho city, to sny nothing of supplying. tho impending: luck of "hotol .accommodations. Over o yoar sinco, J, P. Goynor, the architect,: baving businoss to transnct in Emngo was in- structod by tho capitalista to inspeol the promi- nont hotols of Grort Britain and tho Continont, . and study the essontial points of each, with tho. viow of pianning a hotol for 8an Francisco, He waa nlso dispatohed to tho Enstorn States to ox-. amine the lending hotels of this country boforo, doolding upon a plan, and ho devoted sevoral months to the work.. Recontly, in_conjunotion with Mr. Warren Leland, ho finishod AN ORIGINAL PLAN for s hotel suitabla to'tho requiromonts of Ban | Trancleco, and it was_at onoo accepted, Mr, Lo- 1and boing tolegraphed for to nsaist in arranging tho details, - - X . TIHE PALACE HOTEL. : The new houso will be .called the Palaca Hotel, and will occupy the land bounded by Naw, Montgomery, Market, Aunie, and Jesslo stroots, having frontoges a8 followa: On Now Mont- gomory, 350 tect; Murket, 376 fact; Aunlo, 360 foot nnd Jonnio, 276 feot, covering a space of 90,000 feet. Fhe'cost s eslimatod at $1,260,000, THE EDIFIOR £ will bo six storios in boight, and will furnish amplo nccommodations for 1,200 guosts, Thero will bo no rooms in it that are not lighted: di~ rootly from tho opon alr, aud cach suito of rooma and most of the singlo ones will bo furnished with every appliauco that con contributo to the comfort and convenionca of the occupants, Tho ventilation will bo complote in.evory respect, o separata flue to cach dopartmontloading d{‘rnclly to the top of the buildiug. NOVEL ARRANGEMENT OF THE TODES, A noval foaturo of the edifico is tho arrange- mont of twenty stores on . Market and New Montgomery streots, whereby anch - obtaius a double frontago, one on the atreot and the other at tho areaded in the roar and within the hote), thus commanding tho street trado of tho cit: and the trafiic of the hotel. There will be 1,20i foot of arcades, 12 foot wide, on the oftleo floor, connocting with tho vavious stores aud the stroots, all finished 1 handsome style, paved with biack and white marblo tiling, and brilliant- Iy lightod, By means of this original device tho storos constituto s grand bazaar. Hore the gueats of tho Louso ean porform all their shop-" ping without “F oxposure to tho woathor,—an advantago that thoe Indies will be fafrly charmed with, 'I'icso storos aro dosigned for "ghe finest ratail trade, TIE MANAGER AND LESSEE, - Tha gentloman who Las beon solected for th important position of genoral manager, and Jossoo of this magnifioont gatablishment s Ar, Warron Leland, whom Jlarper's Magazine alludos as ‘““ono of tho few who hava become roprosontative mon in this great dopartment of our soplal oconomy,” important to |, LOCAL MISCELLANY.’ VIADUOTS. Tho Board of Publlec Works mot yestorday aftornoon, nt tho Olty Hall, iu conforenco with President Xoop of tho Northwostorn Rnilrond, Mr. Hugliott, Goooeral Buporintondont of that road, Mr. Gault, Buporintondont ‘ot “tho Milwaii=" koo and Bt Paul Rullrond, and Mr, Walker, At- tornoy for the 0. C. & I.. 0., tho M. & 8t. P., and tho C. D. & V. Riallronds, The subjoot which thoeso gontlonon considored waa tho building of vinducts, M, Prindivillo, President of the Board, fn tho chair, anid that the mooting had boon dalled for tho purposo of talking over the vinduct question. Tha talk would Lo prinolpally @ircotod ab tho Milwaukeo avonuo, and Dnunflllnen stroot, and Ashland avenuo vlnduces.” 1o 1nid boforo tho fmeoting tho rlmm of tho threo vinducts, Ilo thought tho llallroad Compnnich hind como to tho conclusion that thoy would haye to bo huilt soonor or later, nud that it would bo ensier. for both the_Companies and the cityto bogiu at oncch;lmd. oxtond tho work ovor as fung n timony. posaiblo. Mr. Walkor wanted to know what would o re- cm]t;ml Potl tgm'filkonfl!s g}‘h ear, ey r. Priug o gal ot ho wanted two mora viaducta to bo built this yoar in addition to tho Halstod atroot vinduct, which ho lcoked upon ns a'matter of tho-yoar bofore, - e Mr. Walker objected to tho construction of more than two viaducts in one senson, . He did not think thoro was o logal right to compel tho Companies to construct three vinducts this year. M. Prindivills did not think tho Railrond Oom- Bnnlu had II\F_ ronson to compldin of tho onrd's action, in viow of the dissstrous congo- q:mnfus of mflpm running on ‘s level with the stroots, In anawor to a question by Mr. Gault, Super-~ intondont of the Milwaukeo & 8t Paul, Mr, Drindivillo atatod: thst ho donsidorod ‘no logai diflculty stood in tho way of the cumplotion of tho Halated street vindnct, é ¥ BIr, Walkor aid that diffioulty would nrise. ! _ Mr, Prindivillo-said- that Lo -was inclined to eal loniently with the railronds, bub still, as far a8 the Indiana. and Erlo "street “viaducts weroe. - concerned, the railronds were not antitled to any” credit for tholr constructidn; as: it. causod tho vacating of much vatuablo ground, of whick the railronds got the benefit, - - - A general discussion cnsucd npon tho Milwau- keo avenuo and- Dosplaires- stroeb, vinduot, in which Mr, “Prindiville claimed that’ Désplaines: Atrest was tho . matural outlet of - Milwaukeo avenue, and ag soon 08 the avenuo ivas oponed the viaduct ould beoome -an imporative nocos- sity. ."Tho cost of the Milwnukee vinduct it way agraod would bo abont '$125,000, which tho don= tinnation over Desplainea stroot would incradso to’ 200,000, -Tho cost to..the Northwestern Rail- rond 0% its portion of the viaduot would be sbout Mr. Kcp, of tho Northwostern, statod that his Company wonld object to paying: for moro than tho Milwaukeo avenuo and Desplaincs streot approaches. - The ‘item of ' lateral ap- proaches would not bo considered. Io objooted to tho separation of tho vinducts, which ho thought should both bo builk this year. Thoplans submitted hLo would considor satisfactory to the Northwestern Rond, and- ho was willing to give the mattor & propor’ considoration, and -lot tho DBoard know the decision of the Company. The gonoral opinion'of. the railrond. men, was that thoy wero undor obligation to build this senson _tho Holated stroot vinduct and anothor ono'ywost of Halsted 'stroat, ' R PV . It was immaterial whothor tha'other oune’ was on Bangamon stract or Ashland avenue...'Thoy -0id:not. favor tha, building of: the Desplainos satroet viadupt, bocauso - the expense would do- volye upon one Company, the O.. 0. &1 O., wheroas 1n those wost of Halstod - thore will be “threo companies to ald ' the undertaking, - . Mr. Priudivillo called upon :tho' railrond men for an o] in the matter of tho Ashiand ave- inion in -uuo viaduct, - Mr, Keop 6aid that.the_city was running tho railroads protty hard, and they wero beginning ‘to question tho tonshmity of romaining longer -in . Chicago. They .making roagonable ‘improvemonts, but they thought - that such structures as tixe, roposed Ashland avonuo viaduct was a luxury rather than & nocessity. Ho wag sure that this yoar tho rail- roads were saddled’ with 'as much exponse ss they could manage to afford, " It must bo remem- bered that those improvements wera for the pub- lic, and not thoe railronds', beneflt, & : The Prosident of the Board called for tho plan _of the Blue Island avonue viaduct, but the rail~ Tond mon docided that thoy had had enough via- . duct for ono sitting, and declincd to examine it, Tho meoting thon adjourned. ———— S i . COUNTY AFFAIR3. . :The County Commirsiouors mot yosterday aftornoon, President Ashton in the chair. * An application for- permission to hold meet- inge of tho Chicago Liycoumin ono of the court~ rouwns, was roferred Lo the Committee on Public Borvice, d. -not- objeot -to n EXTRA PAY. A’ communication was roceived - from Arm- strong & Egan, architocts, asking compensation for extra sorvicos in the dosign sud construc- tion of the Criminal Court and Jail Bailding. They have received 18{ per cent; of the .cost of tha building for plana and superintendonce, while 4 por cont is usually allowed, They ask for oxtra pay amounting to 86,180, The communi- cation was reforred to the Committeo on Publio Buildings, £ ‘ & | MISOELLANEOUS. ¢ The Warden of the County Hospital reported that six bodies wore raceived at tho Morgue dur- in% tho mouth of March, arions proposals woro receivdd ‘for. the . pur- | chase and romoyal of the five brick buildings, fonces, green-houses, ete., on the Reform-Behool gmumls. rauging from 1,725 to $2,500.. Thoy woro roforred to tho Gommittoo on Financo, A protost against romoving tho courts to any rontod building, on tho ground that taxes are al- xendy too bigh, and that the people of Cook County should not bo taxed in the intorcst of & roal-cstato n{mculutlon‘, was roferred to the Com- mitteo on’ Publlo ‘Borvico. = Tho protest alao urges that tho county proceed to build a_conrt- houso fnstend of renting bulldings. It was sigued by John C. Haings and ‘about 100 others. | TILE IUMANE 80CIETY'S WORX, The Committeo on Miscellancous Olaims, to whom were roforred réquosts of R, P. Derrick- Bon, John O. Dorn, and Porkins: Bass, | proprintion of 4,000 to tho Illinols Humana So- 8, for an ap- cloty, roportad, recommending the appropriation. askod. z - Commissloner Harrigon was in favor’of in- cronsing tho appropriation to £8,000, and offored s motion to that offect. * .- " o Commissionor Orawford: Twas opposed-to this. 1t $2,000 was not cnough _to educats * humane snimals,” tho Board could increase the amount. horenftor. <5 . Tho_roport of the Committoo was concurred in, and tho amendmont was voted down.' .. Commissioner. Jolnson offered s rosolution, authorizing the County Troasurer to roceive all Tebates issnod by the Board, in part paymont of ’mrsnnsl delinquont taxes. It was referred to Le Committeo on Jadiclary: s .. LEAVE OF ADSENOE. " Commisgionor Harrison ssked leave of ab- gonco for four months, in order to visit Burope, |'It was' granted, and, on motion,” Commissionor Harrigon was roquested to make somo inguiries into tho Furopean systom of dispensing publio chariiics, and roport to the Board the rosult of bis observations, . Ou motlon, tho Chairmen of the Board was added to'the Committee on Judiciary. . The.Board adjourned until Monday, at 2 p. m. ——— d i HOSPITAL LUXURIES, Among the correspondence to Tux TRIDUNE yestordsy was a lotter from pationts in the Jof- forson (Cook County) Hospital, complaining bit-, torly'of the food whickiis served out to thom. The letter sots forth that, although it was anticl- patod that tho vielt of the Grand Jwy to the Hospital would havo brought “about a desirod chiange, thoe food vinco’ thon 'haa boen, if any- thing, worso than before, aud that tho trouble s, causod by the nogleot of gomo one fn charge who fails to look nfter matters 1Jm»pnrly, ‘The mout which s dolivored at tho pital arrived there in barrols, sud fs, ovidontly, tho rofuso of what falled to find o ealo in the city, thoe quantity of bone largely oxceed- ing tho quantity of flesl, BSodnmaged is tho mest froquently that, when oooked, it iy diffioult to toll * whothor it is Loof or carrion, and it is not 1t for anytliing but houuds,” 'Fhe amoll of .tho ment 18 ofton most offensive. ‘I'ho quality of the buttor served out at the Instituto s not 8o _muoh complalned of a8 the quautity, throo and onc-hal? pounds boing mado to sutloo tor each meal of 200 mon, making au averago of about & quarter. of wu ounca apieco. As a‘8up- rlnmnut to this homoopathio dose of buttor, Lo inmatos aro troatod to o small ?“Iflflty of damaged prunes, which *‘ aro not fit to bo enton by any human being.",, On Good Friday morn« lug the Eluonlu weroe prosentod with o dish of lash, which they objeoted to aud promptlysent back to the kitohon,.for which contumaoy tho; wore subjooted poxt day to a diof of dry bre sud coffce.” On’ tho “morning of Aprilll, tho cook—who, mordlng totholottor, *' thiuke ho is everybody, but isnobody "—entoriained the pas tlonta with a hash concooted of taintod ment, Which waa 80 offonsive to the olfactory norven that it had to bo romoved from the table, The Doputy Wardon, John Walch, was onlled in~ to - oxamine tho uusavory come ound, and, without tasting’ it "to toab ts flavor, ho described-it ns n moss which: ha would not like to use. ' Dr. Topo then took a look at {t, and wag so. mortified that e inter~ viowed tho cool on the subjeot, but falled to got any satiafaction boyond an acknowledgmont on tho part of the lattor that o bnd mado & mis- take.; Tho amnzing part of it all was, that at tho satno timo thero was frosh meat in tho kiteh- en, which waa sorved up for a lot of bummoras, who-bad not thoslighteat right to it, Dr. Topo atatod that ha bind roported tho stato of nffaira {o tho Comminsionors, but they porsisted in (mylng no attontion to hin roprosentationa. Wardon Kimborly had boon n&mon}nd to by tnn{- four potitioning pationts, aud had promised fo #eo about {t, but tho samo cook atill remaing in power. P TLOCAL LETTERS. “BPONTING "' AND THE POLICE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: 81n ¢ I am glad to rend in your columns to-day afow well-spoken words “donuuciatory of the cook-pit and dog-fighting oxhibitions pormitted by tho nuthoritios of thia.city and thoso of an ndjacont Btato, logt weok, A more timely and fitting- protost ‘agninat & disgraceful practico, which i8 perfodieally allowed to bofoultho neigh~ boring countios of Indiana, could not bo offored; and it must cortainly bo the wish of every decont citizon of both Btatos thot the matter should nok ‘bo dropped here,, but forcibly’ and porsistently prossod upon tho authoritios until thoy can do nothing olso bitt exorelio that power which tha 1aw not only permits, but requires thom to use, towards all violators of peaco and public decon« oy, 'To enlargo upon tho subjoct, by comment« Ihg upon o Bratil v ul’jf.ho’ Bg’hln of tho chickons, doge, sd men (?) is unnecessary ; for who could forgat ono flithy fenturo after loving rend tho roports which, as gathorors of news, the Ohicago journals bavo given in full? Tt would soem sy if, in theue timas of. changing ovonts, a bottor disposition “of - spaca’ might bo made'than its dovotion to the particulars of a muunn{; botwaon a party of raosters from Loula« +villo with -anothor " parsy from Chieago, ot .tho oqually importaut circumstances of n-%ug-flxht, or o flatioud?"botwaen two broken-noscd roughs,— the Lilling of * eithor or both, in the lattor caso, boing tho_only- tter which one ought to road - with any degroe of satisfaction. "It I mistake not, I enw insome print—possibly TyE TRIDUNE~an announcemont of tho arranges ment for ono of theso fights, followed by the do- liciously renssuring statomont that Suporintend« ont Rehm had promised not to intorfere with the “‘gport.” - How good of Mr. Rohm, and what a disposition to handle the sceptro morcifully doce ho exhibit, in thus notifying tho boys thoy may have overything ' their own way for a fow days, and enjoy themsolves, It must bo from tho goodness of his hoart, for he can hardly bo undor. tho impression that ho is not, by: virtue of his-offico, .required to [)ruvnm. such procoedings instond '0f " encourago hom with his protection; and no ono will be #o bold as for a momont to entortain a suspicion that ho might have been countennnced, in thus guarantooing them against intarforauce, by auy ono of Lis suporiors in the City Hull, to whom nothing but a horso-race, Pnrhnuu, can equal in intorest tho spactaclo of two bull-pups tearing oach other to piecos, 2 It is cloar that he has not made the fatnl mia~ take of lis narrow-mindod predecessor in sup< ‘Posing himsolf ngpuiutud to dircot the protocs tion.of the law-abiding community; but, with a ‘bronder view and more liboral sonse, lie extonda his sheltering power over all,- and. with - the ro- oponing of tho billiard-rooms upon Bundays, comes fitho .carte bianche to - tho cock-pit. What next, if-public opinion dosa not step in, “with tho press to.give it voice 7. . W Ginoaao, April 19, 1874, A A . -.THE. PUBLIO 8ONIOOLS, * T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : + Bmr: To an interested spectator of oursohools, 1t ecoms vory sad that’ there shonld bio a lack of spaco for all tho scholars of the city; and how - ,to obviate the troublo, is the question of para- mount_importance, ~ Allow me to suggost, through the modium-of. Trz. TRIDUNE, “to out School Board, that the crowded schools be ro- ljoved of their surplua in the following manner : Let thore be two sossions of schaol cach day, of four hours oach, instend of thrco hours as at presont, one-lalt_of tho scholars to attond in tho forenoon, and the rest in tho afternoon sos~ gion; tho schools to bogin at 8 a, m,, to closo at noon a8 at prosont, and the aftornoon session to bogin at 1 and closing'at 5. In this manner tho seholara can all be accommodated, and at tho same timo thero can_bo made o trial of tho idea that our soholars are being too hard-worked. Lot the number of studies bo diminished in proportion to the number of hours, and in that ‘way wo shall Imow/wwhethor we are crowding too fast, by comparing the succoss of the two classes of schools, Thero isa vory gonerally-recoived opinion among our best thinkers- that wo are pushing our soholars too fast for- thoir bonofit, oithor mentally or physically, and I cstoom this o !}uadnp{’mx‘mmty to solvetho problem. t may be objected that tho teachers would find fault with fhis arrangemont, making them pestorm cight hours work & day instend of six; ut, if peed be, thoir salaries can bo raised in L aud thuy moat that oxciisa; but by all moans let us find room for all our little onos. S WinnonN Apaus SmaAw. proportion {o tho increase of hours, ELEVATED RUSPENSION COACH-WAY. To the Editor of 'he Chicago T'ribune: Bin: In Tue Trinune of to-day you give tha plan of Mr. Eastman, also quoting Mr. Morgan, on slrost-locomotion. The gentlomen agree, and wisely, that udorground roads will nevor do for Chicago. Thay clearly show tho impracticabil~ ity-of any rapid locomotiou on the surfuce of tha walka or in tho stroots, iu the thronged parts of anyeity. - ] Now wo wonld ack, Canany of our allays bo mado to orve for such purpogea? I there any onoe alley amilo in longeh ? Then, if 8o, sud of sufliciont breadth, would steam Le allowed? Thera aro many serious objcctions. Tha frightening of horses by the noise would bo ona of the lenst important, whilo the nocossity for Kkeoping & fire-ongine with stcam up, and ablo ta follow cach train, would bo of lmqurt:mce. Then the day and night scavangors could attond from tho streots in front. Possibly it would ba wiso to front our housocs to tho renr. Tho gotoral -plau-of “elovated sidowalks and roilronds ia condemned. 'They not only shnt ont the'light of day and puto air, but ruin trade and tho property they pass, by taking tho peoplo off tho walks and past our placos of businoss. The uacesalty for high atnirs (20 to ‘25 fect) at encl crossing is o serious objection to many, ... Now, there remaius but ono plan that does not ‘prosont theso'diMoultios. I is tho on doseribed #iomo, time ago in T Trmuxe, and_ illustraced in tho Weslern Manfacturer, callod the Elovated Buspension Oonoh- ng. This, erocted ovor tha outor - edgo of tho - sidewalk, or-at the side of streot noxt the walli, is & vory narrow and open track, 'so light it would “hardly cast a shadow, «| belng auppotlea by single posta placed 80 or 10 rhy foot apart; withiita”conches, suspondod, light and noisoless, passing in tho thronged strocts, sny 10 foot above. tho sidowslk,—thus requiring obly ‘s short “staurway to roach them. ‘These coachos being very light, are cerlninly easily mauxauod, and they promiso the quickost possible spoed. Lvery stroot could bo supplied with thia chenp carringo-wny, aud wo see no roason for all goin, and comiug-on one_ atroot,- moro than for living on one and the samo. ‘Wae notice the peoplo on Kinzie stroet bava in- torostod themsolves in this, and bave gonerally granted right of way; nlso, othor streats nra trying for right of way to orect the Buspansion Carringo-Way, Rospeotfully, Boiunens, Omoaao, April 11,1873, " THE COAL EXCHANGE, o the Editor of ‘Yhe Chicago Tyibuna: Bin: Bome orrois having occurred in yonr stniementy of the fustitution of the Chicuga Conl Exchange, I beg to hand you s correct list of its officors: - . Presidont, O. W, Qoit; Firat Vico-Prosident, A. E, Curtia; Second Vlca-l’rnaidunt, W. E. Johnson ;3 Ireasurer, Robort Law; Beorotary, Josoph Kirkland ; Board of Directors, A. i Bvwoet, J. A, Stone, J, IL Liftle, E, W. Morloy, 7. G, Hariwall, D, MoGarry, W. P, Rtond ; Com: mitteo of Arbitration, James I\, Olcott, Frank Crosby, M. Dunn, J. L. Hathowny, Poter Tay lor; Comumittce of Appeals, Olaronce II. Dyor, TLewis 8nydaoker, Daniol Rlston, C. 8, Hule, Joln Grifiu. Yours rospeotfutly, Josepir Kixraxp, Bocrotary, 73 Wushington stroot, —_— ORIMINAL, OIBIINAY count, Judgo Gary bogan tho trial of the rogulnt .Apm calendar of the Crimiual Court yestorday. - William Browstoer, charged with burglary, was soquitted by the Criminal Court ygaterday. John @, Millor was found guilty, in the Crim- {nal Gouxt, of baving stolon Philip EuEnlhlug\! horso, valued, at 8100, and was sonb to Joliet for threo yoars, Villiam Moory and William Shannon, a bracq