Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1874, Page 2

THE COUNCIL. Aotion Begun on the Courte House Scheme. Tho Oombination of Egan, @ay, and X Karls in the Field. Alds Richardson Wanis a New Deal and 1o Iznore Tilley, The Comptroller Does Not Want the Tax- Levy to Exceed 15 Mills, Ho 18 Directed to Malko His Esti- mates on that Basis, The Milwaukee Avenuo Extension, Tha Common Counoil met last ovoning, Prosi- dont Dixon in tha chalr. M148 GTLDERT: Tho following communication was roceived from Linda Gilbors : ew Yon, April 20, 1874, 20 the ITonnrable Jayor, efe.: GENTLEMES ¢ 1 alc your Iionorable body to supply a lbrary of 1,600 voluines for. the workhouse formar- 1y known na tho Bridewcll, You are swaro that 1,600 volumes which it had been my privileao to get'tos ther fcr {his institution, and woro at that o in o Gourt- oo being covered, wero totaily deatroyed by tho great fire, without {nsuraves, The Jook Coun- iy -dufl. Library, which cost $4,000, wus Ukowiso do- atroyed, and ud no insurance, And How, thank God, that our benutiful city ls Talacd up from its sorrow, bringing up with it bigh Bpires, courl-hiovscs, and noblo cdifices, it 45 hut Jilat that tho work I 'Iabored B0 Lard 10 accomplish Bliould bo restored witl: the rost of our casontial fuati- tutions, Trustiug thot this commuulcation will ro- celve dite cousidoration, I remuln, youra réspectfully, LNpA GipERT, It was referrod to the Committee on Judiclary. orbERS. The following orders were passed: Directing the Bonrd of Public Works to .procuro wator- pipo on tho contraot mado by thom for tho yenr 1874, and to caueo the ‘samo to boInid on all strcots that will pay the required intorest; lo requost the People’s Gas Light & Coke Com- pany to lay o gas-main on North avenue, from Noble stroet to Milwaukoe avenue. THE OITY MALL TLANS. Ald. Jonas prosented the following,, which was roferred to the-Committoc on Public Buildings: Resolvedl, That Mesars, Egan, Gay, aud Karls be, snd Moy aro hereby, uppointed on tho part of tho city to repara plins and_speeificationa for s now Court- ouse, their fee for proparing sald plane, and for su- perintonding tho orection of snid building, fo be 4 per cout on the'total vost of tho samo: provided, however, this resolution £holl not bo binding on the city unless concurred n by tho'Bonrd of County Commissioners, Ald. Richardson submitted the following, which was similarily reforred: Wirneas, Mony of our hoaviest taxpayers aro de- sirous of having somo stops taken toward tho con: struction of & new Clty-Hull and Court-liotiso ; aud ‘Wheneas, If tho city ond county wore to take im- medinto steps for the relcotion of & person or porsons fo act us architects in-tho copatruction ‘of suck build~ ing, It i8 not probablo that autlicient progress would be mdo Lo fuwarg tho lottiug of suy contracta before tha t season ; thierefore, nc;iv:uclnuzl,‘ ‘That our Committeo on Public Buildings be, oud ' they aro hereby, instrncted tor seloct from tho followingnamed persons: William W. Doylogton, Otto M, Matz, Hemty T. Goy, ¥. Boaumanu, A, J. York, and Theodore E. Horlr, two pursons to act s acchiicets in tho plan~ ‘ning and ovorsceing tho construction of onr proposed v 1all and Courl-Tonse, nnd report thoir selections, %It tho spprapeiata resolition, communieation or or- Jtissuce, to the Councl at thelr chriiest convenience, Ly cut, writo upon, njure, deface, tear, or desteoy any Book, nowspapar, ‘pialo, pletare:’ onfe ving, or ot Delotigmg to %'hhig Obloago Publlo Lihrary,” shall o Jinblo lo & e of niot lena than §5.nor mord -than $30° for overy suieli oifenno, Heo, 9. Auy. porson who shill wilifally ot maliclous. 1y cnm‘p\u Bny m‘iury Apon “'Fho Ohleago Tublio Li- lirary,” or upion {ho”grounds, building, furnituro, fix- tured, or of eumjwrw thitreof, whail bo labld ton i flue of not less Vi aich ofonne: A 10 nor wmoro than $100 for every 8E0, i, Any porson who sl fail to return auy book belonglng to The Chlengo Tubilo Librars,” nccardin Jto the roquiroments of the Ly-laws duly mado an adopted by the Directors of tho Library, for the gov- ernnignt thiersof, shll bo Jiable to o fino of not less than $3 nor mars than 410 for avery auch offenso, ONOE MORE BEATEN. Tor n second timo Michaol Murphy wns do- feated na the Mayor's appolutoo for Oity Weighor in Market Bqunro, i Ald. Hildroth moved to proceod to au-oloo- on, Ald, M. B. Bafloy moved to postpons for vwo wookn, T'ho motion provailed, Ald. McGrath moved that when the Council ‘adjourn it bo until Thursdny evomng, in_ordor to rooeive tho annual cstimates from the Comp- trollor, Tho motion provailod. For:tho firat timo in many mofthe, the call of **unfinished business was oxhausted, ENGROBSED ORDINANOES, Under tho hend of *'engrossed ordinancos," the Council toolk uF the ordinance vacating Lhirty-second streot from Ashland avonue to tho Houth Brancli. Ald, Reldy offered au amendmont requiring tho Union Rolling-3lill Company to romove the old railroad trnak west of Ashland avonues Ald. Cooy said that if tho street wero vacatod the Compnuy sould ogect a mull for the manu- asstuma wire, at an outlay of sbout $1,000, Ald. Toloy ‘did nob beliove this, Ho under- atood that the rolling-mill was nbout to suspend oporations entiraly. Ald. M. B, Bailoy moved to recommit the wholo subject matter. Tho motiou was lost. Ald, Reidy's amoudment was lost. and thavota was thon tn{mn on the passago of tho ordinanco, which received 24 votes, and foilod for lnck of tho roquisite nnmbor. Ald. Campboll moved fo reconsider the vota just takon, ‘Ald, Cullorton moved {o adjourn, but tho mo~ o -catato of Ann D, Riloy, under an ( bf 8800, 853, Clty of ) for paving Third avonue froin Taokkon m Put Lo wolfth stroot,-tho-nppoal bond of ITugh T, Diolgy ko tho Ciroalt Goust in 8600, was approved. '\ In thio matior o\tho estato of Jamos L. Roy- tho trancript of revord of probnte of will bo” ro- an}r\ded.rd ; A 1 ordor was {aauod tor the adoption of Martha Etoila Loomis to BriggsT,, Ilydnr? THE (ALL, Jubos Drumirosp—Commenco nt 82 and will bo nulimitod, Y nfiglwu: ‘Rooens—830 ta 851, oxcopt 032, 836, Jupax Boori—170-to 191, :{ upaz annz—gb'lloz-, 1,400, 817, 1(111 b;m} &!h;a? UDOE GAny—! 0 120, sxeopt 103, 100, 108, 113, 115, 118, Sraislipy e -JUbEE JANERON—170 to 198, oxcont 105, Junas MoRonErTa—Asslsts Jutlgo Gary. JUDOMENTS. Buprnian Count—doruasioNs-Willlsm Rauttol- ’fln"‘ofie V. Honry Tegelmnfor -and Anna’ Tagolmaier, Junar GAny—Tohn D. Diffenbagh v. J, I, Eggert, $410,—Patrick O'Nell v, Ghiarles MoLaughlln, $181.i Fourth Nutfonal Bank v, -Charles Cloaver, $2J0,0 Bamo v. Danfel Newhll, $611.75,—G. 8. Ohapi ot 'V, Nellio = Coatello, 207,07, —~Emanucl Whilam Mclteon atid J, 8, Grubbs, $219,—Thomns 8, Wildotol, v, William Ioythorn, '$325.65.—~Godfro 8 cker v, AT, B, Dailey, £638.80,—John Boba et al, ward W. Broywn, $257,00, N—Ttudolph Kicoman v, John HMay- ward and ¥, -Swift, $37,00,—Mouroo Heath v, Georga Grusaing, $800.21, Cinaulr Counr—Junas Roorns—Charlea E, Cook V.'Cbintles F, and M, G, Totlansheo ; verdict, $200, THE ATHENZUM. Meeoting at Kingabury f2all Yestorday Evenug, Tho Chicago Athonwum, formorly the Chris- tian Union, held o mooting last nightin tho Kiogsbury Music Hall. In tho absonco ofthe Prosidont, Mr, Pullman, the small audlonce was callod to order by JUDGE NENRY BOOTH, Farehow Ve tion was lost. Tho motion to roconsidor provailed. - Ald, Cullorton moved an amondmont requir- Ing thio Rolling-Mill Company to first construct s sowor and upon & court, for tho benofit of pru?crl.v-uwnom. Ald, Bidwolt moved to recommit the subject. Ald, Batloy moved to lay this motion on tho table. Carried, The Counoil adjournad. THE COURTS. Miacellnncons Dnsincss Transhcted Yestorday. Matthew Laflin flied a bill in the Cironit Court yestorduy, sotting up a long list of troubles and wrongs recoived attho hands of tho oity. Ho states that the city in 1872 adopted Articlo 9 of the act to provide for tho incorporation of citios aud villagea, Then, although by its old charter it hnd smplo power tomake improvemonts by special nssossments, it prooeeded to make a spo- cinl assesemont for grading and filling Third avenuo. Aftor tho asscssment was mado, it was approved by the Gounty Court and confirm- od, by which 1t bocame o judgmonton cortain of complainaut’s lands situnted on that avenue. A warrant was duly issued. Complainant owned Rbout fifty lots in that neighborhood, the most of which wero not assessed in hiz name. By tho torms of the law, it was rendorod inocumbont on the Commissioncrs to make inquiry to ascortain the names of tho ownors of tho lnnds ndjolning o sbroet on which a special nssessment was made. But, thongh W. H. Carter and Horman DBenze both knew complainant well, and could have caslly ascortaioed which was his land, thov negleoted to do 8o, and the assessment was confirmed withont his hnving any kuowledgo of it, or opportuntsy to conteut it In July, 1875, suit was boguu to condemn Iands for, the oponing of South Denrborn gtract, to which defendant was mado a party. About one- fifth of fourteon of hin lota was taken for tho .An order was pasgod for the Ohicago & North- wostern Railrond Company to station = flngman ¢ North avenua, 4 THE DRIDGE NUISANCE. A12, Camphell prosontvd an ordinance requir- ing that bridges over which street cars pnss shall remain closed from €:30 to 8 a, m., from 13 m.to2p.m., and from G to 8 p. m, It was referred to tho Committeo on Harbors aund Dridges. . AKF invitation for tho Council to take parbin .tho Inying of tho corner-stouo of the Custom- Houso was accopted. MILWAUREE AVENUE. A communication was roceived from the Board of Public Works, in reply to n resolution of inquiry, to thoe effect that up to the present time thore has boon collected $72,809,58, of swhich 56,621 hes bean paid to ownors for property condemued, leaving on band €16,288.63, which 4 sufficient to pay far all the property oondomned, from Linzie to Fulton strests, not alroedy paid for. 'The Board bas advertised aud has sent personal uotices to the parties entitled to dampges, that the monay was in the bauds of tho Qity 'Troasurer, ready to be paid out, but a portion of them have failed to meke the required epplication, The Board proposes to noufy all tho parties personnlly tho present weok, and to then cntor upon and appropriate all the proporty for which the balance in the Treasury will pay. The roport was ordered published and placed on file. 4 B MONEY NEEDED. . The following communication was received from tho Comptroller : * The city has labilitles to u considerable amount ma- furing the let of June pext. It will bo necessary to Tiorrow money to mecta portion of these liabllities, and {bo paymeuts of intercst and princlpal of our banded debt duo July 1, besides the current_expenses for & purt of tho presnt facad year, IL would fuctli- 1ato the negotintion of loans, and would bo a gulde to 1hio Comptroller in preparing Lin estimates, to have an exprossion of thio Commnon Council fu reforence to tho amount of the appropriations to bo mada for the pros- year, ullnfl:fi:lo)pimon ‘of tho underaizned, lovy of 15 mills on tho dollar upon the realand persoual proporly Subject to tazatiou, With tho incomo from other gourcee, Wil yleld all the mouey that ougbt to be ex- ended or almulld e collected from the taxpayers for s cal yoar, ::}:;lg“;rggmeil loans should be placed as soon o8 possible, and the snnual estimates must - Lo reported on or before the 15/h inst, {0 your honerabls Lody, it is important that imumediate”action shiould be had on 1hio subject, ‘Tho undersigned would, therefore, reapectfuily sub- mit the following ruguuonllla, and ask thelr considera— C uncll, iy P e 8, 8, Haxes, Comptrollor, Resoleed, Tht {hio sppropristions for tho present fincal year, ending March 81, 1076, for all purposes, fo~ cluding the payment of all obligations of tho city to mnturs iu eald yoar, sbould not oxcoed s sum which will bo covered by the miscelisneous roceipts, and tho rocceds of o tax of 16 mills on the dollar upon all T35 taxabl roal auid peruonal property in tho city, Tesoteed, That the Comptrollor be, and Lie is hicreby, directed o proparo Lia estimates for the apbropri tlons for sald fiscal year upon the above busla, if, in hifs judgment, 1t can be dono consistontly with the yublic interest, The rosolutions were passed. TAX. COMMIRSIONER. The Committeo, on Judiciary reported re- commending tho passage of an ordinance con- cerning the appointment of a Tax Commissioner, io lmlts( oftico until tho second Moudayin De- cember, 1875, Laid ovor. UEALTU DEPARTMENT. Tho pome committeo ruportud an ordinance appropriating monoy to cover tho deflciency in lfi‘o Hoalth Dugunmnnt, and also to furnish the Fust Precinet Polico conrt-room. Engross- ment was waived and tho ordinanco was passed, Tho report of the Committce on Fire and ‘Water, authorizing the purchase of a lot corner of Thirty-fifth strcot and Douglas placo, for an engive-liouse site, was laid over. FIONT OVED A §CHOOL LOT, Tho Committce on Bchools roported recom- wmonding tho purchuse of u school-house lot, corner of Garibaldi sad Twonty-soveuth stroets, 175 by 192 feot, for $7,300, cash, A, McGrath moved to' smond by making tho price 80,000, Ald. Boore did not believe the proporty could o bought for thie sumn, Ald, Richardson proposed that the Comptroller Yo anthorized to make tho best bargain ho uaulfl, ' the price not to excaed 7,800, \ TK» Tntter amondment prevailed by a voto of 28 to 14, An ordor wns paesed for paving Fourth evopuo from Twelfth to Fourteenth ntreats, WEST HIDE PARKWAYH, The ordinance authorizing tho West Clleago Park Commissioners Lo improve Wost Washing- ton, Division, aud Twolfth strools and Qgden uvanue was roported for passnge by the Commit- 1co on Btreots and Alleys, Wout Division, It was d ovor. ’m'l‘lm ordinsnce requirlng ull employes in tho Law Dopurtmont to doyoto their gutire timo to the dutios of their respective positions was passod, ongrossmout bolug whived. TUDLIO L4DRARY PHOPERTY. Mo following ordinance for the protection of ihe property o the Pnblio Library was pased : o tc.: B ot einam who ahalt willfolly or maliclous. oponing of that strect, and n_verdict was ren- dored for him for such lots. But tho troublo is, ' that no evidenco was introduced to show that an asgessment had been madg on the aother end of tho eamo lots for spooisl nsscssments on Third avenue, and complainant maintaing that ivls not right to assoss Lim the fall value of im- rovements, aud thon tako one-fifth of his laud, Eut that the assessmont should be reduced inn liko proportion, Ho insists that so much of Artiolo § of the sot of the Genoral Assombly, nllowing a city to adopt the provisions of said Articlo 9, is unconstitutional, as being o deloga- tion of ifs powor; that the ordinance is void, bocauso tho Legislature ought to enact the charter Jaws for n city ; that tho specinl nasess- ment proceodings ~ are . void, compluin- ant not having lad notice, Inor the lots ussossed fn L wuind, that he ought to bo crodited with the Eroporhmn of his lots given to tho city, and that, the judgment of the County Court having beocon pronounced, he has no recourse at law, Ho theraforo asks & perpotual injunction against the city and Georgo Vou Hollen to provent them from collocting snch special nssossment, amounting to nbout 4,600, BILL TO RESTRATN SALE. L. J. Hitz_and David F. Eisoubart, filed & bill agaiust William Ilopkinson and Thomay DBartree_to provent tho proposed foreclosure of o trust deod. Thoy state that Eisenbart bought of Hitz the W, 30 ncres of the 8, G0 eeves of the i of Sec. 14, 87, 18, giving back a trust- deed for §6,000 to scoure part of the purchase mouoy. Ithas been siuce ascortnined that there aroon tho rocord two pretonded trust-decds given by W. A. Travis, attornev of Ldgar A, 'Travis, & provious owner of the land, to securo tic puymont of $6,250, Complainants allega that W. A, Travis novor had any suthority to give o trust-deed for E, A. I'ravis; that™ tho docds aro fraudulont sud havo boon me- knowledged tobogo by oo of tho defoudants. By the torms of ono of the deeds, £2,083.33 and $500 intorest fell duc March 23, last. About that time, Bartee confossed thut the trust-deeds wors 10 charge on complainant's land, and proposed, if they would pay $500 intorest, £187.49 usurious intorest at the rato of 1 per cont a montii, and alyo 10 per cent on the balance unpaid, ho would cxtend the time of tho pryment of tho note for niuo months. This they agreed to do, but ho* then refused to accopt it, de~ manding payment of tho wholo 'mot, and, in dofault, advertised the premises for sule for yesterday, To provent this, tho il was filed, aud on’ injnnction was granted by Judge Moore under a bond for £1,000. BANRRUPTCY ITEMS, In the matter of Adolia §. Tuttle, s provis- ional warrant of soizuve was lssued. In the cato of Van Voizer ot al., dischargos wero {ssuod to W. W, Van Volzer and Blakeman, Mary J. Williems filed a petition iu tho mattor of the National Life Insuranco Company, asking for an injunction against the United Statos Mongni;e Company, to restrain_it from solling tho building and 1ot on Dearborn streat, nenr Van Buren, under its mortgago. ‘Lhe injunction was grauteds % Stophon W, Smith filed a potition against Al- bert Bmith, o draggist on West Madison atroot. Petitioner's claim 18 for monoy loaned, amount- ing to ©960. It 18 charged that tho debtor baw ailoved his properly to bo taken b the Bhontr, who in nbout to gell tho enme. A rule fo-show causo May 21 and wirrsul of seizure were issued, Haris Levinson was adjudicated bankrupt, and a warrant issucd, roturnable June 11, The Marshall Connty Bavinge Bank, of Kan- sn#, filed & petition ngainst McOlelland & Jon- kius, on a mote for #1,000. A rule to show cause May 21 wes jssued, ; TrEMs. Jodge Tree will, on Monday, May 18, com- menco & goneral call of th common law dockob of the Cireuit Courty and dismiss a1l enusos for want of proseoution whenever no apposrance is ontored or filed, Two hundrod osses will bo culled ench morning (Saturday excepted), until further notice, commencing with term number one. 3 7 BUFERIOR COUNT IN BRIEF. John McCormick begau an action against Duutel G. Rierdon to recover $2,000. CLUOUIT COULT, Daniel F. Crilley filed o bill against Eliza 1, Norns, A, K. Norrls, und N. 1", Gussetto, to fore- olove trust-daod for 59,5676.99, given on Lot 5, of Crilloy's pubdivision of Lot 8, in the Anspsu- or's Division of Block 95, in the Cannl ‘U'rustocs’ Bubdivision of tho wost 3 of Seo, 27, 89, 14, THE COUNTY COURT, Olaims agoint tho following cstates were al- lowed : Clistlotte Boys, 838.25; Ohristlan T, Block, $188,25 ; John\, Bontty, #3815 Ohnrles 1. Carroll, £61; M, Coffoy, 635411 ; Willinm Clumpha, 5249 ; Jamos A, Collins, %333 ; August Praotorious, 360 ; Louis Iickhardt, §1,241.18; Ttogors Fowlor, 847,75 ; Honry Iraind, §420; Mory Forrest, 68,68, T'ho tollm\lng claimy wore dismissed s T, B, Tullnm, aguinst cntato of Fraucis Grookott; J, B, CGear, nguimuc eptato of Renncluor Coon William Hearson, against cstato of Rogera Fowl- or. In tho mattor of tho estate of Christiun F, Block, ordor npproving statoment of assots ayd,; linbilitics, entarcd May 7, waw sob, anide. Joseph E. Hwrlbut” was sppointed adminis- who, on'teliing the chalr made o brief-spoech, in whict he oxcused himsolf from oxtending lis romarls, on tho ground that oratory was not with him a light undertaking. Thoro wore pros- ent, howover, gontlemen who ‘hnd made the'nrt o studly, and ho would call upon one who noeded no iotroduction, otherthen thomnamo, to make him wolcome,—the Rov. David Bwing, [Ap-~ plaueo.] TROF. BWING, Trof, 8wing snld that he thonght the sudienco would bo much better pleaseil it addrossed by a now volee, for ko had, from timo to time, ao- tailled to thom muoch ideas as he had, and thero wero othors on the platform, who could say something froshor and, thorefore, moro valuablo. ‘Whon tho name of tho ‘Union was chinnged to that of Athonmum, ho was, at first, rathor shocked, but, after consideration, ho thought it might bo all for tho botter. Tho matter of edu- cating tho young mind, was tho most Important that could ponsibliy oceupy ‘tho attention of bumanity. That justuution wes not found- od . for tho foeble, tho sobile, tho sfflic tod— othor institutions were devoted {o ministering to tho wants of the physically aud montally un- fortunate,~but chiofty for the cullivation of tho yo;:th‘fnl iotellect aud to train‘it in a vigorous Behool. Comparing the colloges of the country with such institutions as tho Athenmum, ho was un- ablo to say whotler thie courso of training in the Tormor was suporior to that of tho lagter. Tho lectures, books, and oxercises of the Athonmoum touded to develop both miud and neart, and to lay o brond foundation for the futuve varcer of tho student. Mony young men, graduatos ot colloges, oamo out, parhaps, houghty, inclined to go lmuup\llx the world' as if thoy thought themselves bottor Ehan auny ous else. Not o with the young mon cducated in soliools liko that. Thoy_ recognized that the eduoation which they found cnme from the love of their follow-1uen, who wora simply the almoners of thio Almighty in carrying out His behest to do good toward all men,” It was a favorite theory with bim that God and man wete in copartner- ship to do good—muu being the agoent of tho Divinity, Ia no dirdotion could vkis free agency be go well oxerted as in that of educating tho mind and improving the heart. He would not oceupy furlher time, aud concluded by wigiug o Learty support of the Athenwum. MINRY GREESEDAUML Tha Oheirman uext introduced Mr. Henry Greenobaun. who proceeded to speak in haghly commoudatoty words of the good accomplisiied by such societios ng that to whioh lis audienco belonged. It was organized for the purpose of ounobling the commou brotherhool of man~Jew and Gontilo. [Applause,] Langusges wero tanght thero, eciencos was taught there, art way theto cultivated,—ayve, and the heart was not, and should not be, forgotton, |Applauso.] Ha thought that, in additon to tho mental cutture, tuoy should not overlook the faot that tho Athonmuin aléo culiivated tho physical man, ‘Thero was, for example, the gymuasium, plause.] e thought that, Gonsidoring ovory- thing comprehionded in the principles of tie orgavization, overy good citizon, overy well- menning person, ot whutovor class, oroed, coun: try, gex, or color, ehould join hands to support tho liberal nud enlightenod” Chicago Athonwum. [Applause.] THE REV, DR, THOMAS was noxt introduced, and said there was ono groat want which Ohicago had not yot remediod : Iu this, agin all othor lnrgo cities, thers wero always hundreds of slraugers, who weroe litor- ally “homoless nnd without anything to di- yoit their minds from tomptation, " Theie shoula bo_somo mensures taken to remedy this evil,and he thought there was no institution that could come o near meoting tho exigencies ot thig class us tho Athonkoum. Its terms woro vory liberal. For £10 thoro was one year of mental iustruction and physicial exerciso. He was glad that they Lhad dropped the name of the Cliristisn Ubion, because it had given them an unoceupied field to work in, aud onoc which should be most industrionsly cultivated, [Ap- plause.] 1t was within their” province to direct the minds of strangers w the city toward educn- tion. Tho Young Men's Christian Association had other work to do, and it _should bo the object of tho Athononm fo cultivate the ground which logitimately bolouged to it. [Applauso].s TILE REY, DR. 1L N, FOWERS was noxt introduced, end mado a brisf spoech, in which Lo ardontly ‘ndvogited the principles of the orgunization, and prodioted that it would bo- come one of the greatest agencies in this city beforo many years had passed ovor, He was glad to recoguize his disuuguished namesake Irom Now York [Dr. 1, Powers] upon tho plut- form. [Applause.] DIt I, POWERS. The Rov. Dr. Powers, of New York, was then called up,.and delivered & vigorous nddress, o remombered that o erimizal, condemned for mur- dor, had said to tho miuister, just bofore margh- ing to exccution, thut had balf the attontion bocu paid to him while ho was at liberty, that had been given sinco biy incarcoration, ho should nover have lifted his hand in violonco against his fellow- man, {Applsuse.] Thereforo, it was right that an Association, such as the Athenmum, should exist and bo supported, as it was a voblein- structor of youtl, and a guide to thase who wero living through the alluring temptations of the ssloon and dunce-hall, Ho urged active work on oll the members, and besroko the support aud encouragement of all good poople, of whatever form of beliof. BODERT UEWKY, 4 Judge Booth theu introduced Mr. Robert Hewey, who read an elaborate usunz'h on_oduca- tioual institutions in gonotal, and iho Chicago Athonwum in partioular, Tho geuius of tho ngo, Lo uid, tho intelloctual urging of tho peo- plo, was in tho direction of liboral oducation, It as an agoe of. scionce, Man had bid the fire and tho water unite, for the purposes of comtnerce, sud thoso putagonistio elomants had obeyed him, as exemplifled in the stoam-engine and the ovconn steamsbip, He had chained the Lght- ning, and pecomplished othor wondertul things, and all this was due to cducations) progreesion, whioh, in its onward mareh, dia- olled tho misty of ignorance, sud doveloped the Eumnu intelleot to o mosat sstonishing dogroo of puwer, The Athonmum was ous of the osgenty enlisted in tho intorests of udvanced clvilizution, and desorved united support at tho hands of tho public. [Applause]. W. 1L, PAGE thon mado n brief speack, in which hagave some statiatics of work scoomplishod by this Union, all of which have beon horatofore published, au concluded by wurging monotary support, to which thoro was p liboyal rosponse, Among the subseriptions, which amountod to 6,000, wore the following; $200 & yeur for throo yoors, Goorgo 3L, Pullmau ; $100 a yoar for threo yoars, W, F. Coolbangh, B3I, D. Wolls & Co., 4.1, Lockwaod, Judgo Booth, M, Solz & Go.. Pholps, Dodge & Co,, H, It Eikna, Dog- att, Biassot & Tills, O. B, Hondoraon & Co, (0. "1 Pago, aud Henry Groopobsum ; 850 & enr for thros yoars, Mulry Nelson, O, IL H, 1xer, Robert Ilervey, O, H. Yargo, . Rosen- thal, and F. B, Wobbor ; £25_a yoar for threo years, John Van't ‘Woud and Milton Goorge. Tho mgobing thon adjomrnod, ap Tn lho-mn\fl{: Bpocial Assossmont Roll No. nolde, tho-Court: oxiorod-that-a cortified -copy of - [Ap- | MuUsSIC. "The Triennlal Fostival of the Boston Handel and Haydn Socloty, A Resume by a Listener. Spectal Correspondencs of The Chiengo Tribune, Bostow, May 8, 1874, This is.= groat weok for onr musle-loving pub- lle. I suppose you aro hnving Inll accounts dally, by tolegraph, of tho progross of tha 'L'ri- enuial Fostival givon by our Handel and Haydn Bacloty, Ishould like to tell you the atory mora in dotall; but, if X walt to hoar nll the concorty, and two days moro for tho slow malls, my lottor will by, to quote Bt. Paul, “asono bor out of @ue timo.” TheroForo, lot mo write youfrom sho very heat and rush of ‘tho porformances, and you Wil .onglder that enthusinsm has not yot coolod 88 youread, ' Your readora havo probably road, In tho novel “*Oharles Anchester,” the fino description of the SBlrminghom Foatival, with its great porform- anooa-of oratorio. Thoso grand trienninl colo- brations no longor nepd the tingo of romanco to mako thom famous; :the echo of & Birmingham TFostival is hoard oven noross the ocosn, OUR IANDEL AND MAYDN EOCIETY, grown ambitious with Ita fifty yonrs, has ondeav- ored to'transplant ‘the samo oustom here. In 1808 it matlo the firat ‘vonture; ropeated 1t in 1871, with doublo preparations ; and now it gives ua almoat o solil wook of snored song, on & sosle nover boforo attompted. A guarantoo fund of 850,000 seourcd the financlal bauis,—a precau- ton proved utmecossary, howevor, by the ime monso wudionces, And Music Hall crowdéd meang a comfortable sum of monoy, with soason- tlckots at 16, and singlo sonts at $2.50. Tho engagement of the Thomas orchestra fixes of iteolf tho musicnsl standardof the concorts, and their forve of fifty tadnorensod to eighty-five by tho ‘addition of oni Mendelssohn Olub and othor musiclans of equal eminoneco, Our loading solo- ists—Aunnie Cary nnd Adelside Plullips, Mra. Smith and Mrs, Woat, M. W. Whitney, Rudolph- son, ‘the Winchos, Varley, Osgood—aro roin- forcod by Miss Edith Wynno, the sweot soprano of tho Dolby troupe of ‘two years since,—now, thoy say, tho bost oratorio-singer in London,— who comes ovor on purpose for the Fostival. Tho ‘*'noble six hundred" thomsolves—mar- slnlod under Mr. Oarl Zorrahn, whoso sgperb leadership you know something of in Chicago, and who conducts the entico Fostival—have given the wholo winter to proparation, prasticing Iattorly two or throo ovenings of the weok, nna, at the vory last, evary ovening. ‘This ia'tho epicodid foroe with which the Fes- tival opened on Tuoaday evening with tha per- formancoof *Judas Maccabeus.,” They wmako an amphitheatre of our MUSIQ JALL PLATFORM on theso ocoasions, 'ranging the singers tier above tier about the groat organ,—the bright, fluttering colors of tho Bopranocs and altos giving tho sceno the look of animmonse flower-gardou., Intho contra i8 mnssed the orolestra, n very thicket of violin-bows in front. DBeforo these, the soloiets, in immuculate broadcloth and glis- toning sitk. And in the midst tho tall figaro of tho conductor, like Baul among his brathren, wielding the wholo forco as il his baton wore magnetio. Behold all this on the platform,—tho front draped in gay bunting, and garlandod with flowers and blorsoming plants as befits n May Tentival ; crowd the whole immense hall to top- most gallery with an andienco as brilliant,~and you have the scons, good for the entire weck, Iwould L micht give'nn entire articlo to RIS FIRST CONOERT, wondorful as it was in brilliancy and etrength, The oratorio is smong the most popular, if not tho most olaborate, of Iandol's works; the musle is atirring, awift, full of patriotio fivo, in choruges as woll a8 #olos; and the great body of vingors took up tho awitt war-songs with an in- spitation, n.gmni«loh. o fino sbading of exores- ston, o confident ense, that, if not porfection, woro something niear it. Thae four star soloists appeared, and dliss Wynne sang nobly hor almost: constant numbers. Bhe is an earncat, pure, aud soulful singer; hor voico rominds one both of Parepn and Nileson m tho flatediko quality of its pure, silvory tones, Like all truest arti«ts, hor manner iu 28 simple and unaffected ne her art is excol- ont. Hor byilliant success was mntched by that of Mr., Nelson Varley in the rolo of the hero, who snng his difiieult tonor role with gront fire and atrength, Tho other parts weie woll-balanced in morit, while the orchestra supported tho whole with cqual precision and insniration. The whole moved on from succoss to succoss, as by spontoncons, inward impulse. If this sounds rapturous, hear what others say. Mr. Zerraln, suid, privately, at the close, that * Ono might hoar it in Europo fifty times, and never onco eo well as that,” T'ho Aduertiser called it “an oxtra- ordinary performencs ;" and John 8, Dwight, of the Journal of AMusic, pronounces it tho bes: rendering of oratorio ever hoard 1n Boston. Bucooeding this wo have concarts every after- noon and ovening. THE AFTERNOON CONGERTS, by orchostra and eololsta only, do not diffor greatly from the ordiuary Thomas concert,—if, 1ndoed, & Thomes concort might over be spoken of ss ordinary, Merely to name the overtures to tho famous oporas and tho great symplonics which form the staplo of these classic concerts, would porhaps give tho most impresssive iden of their merit. They require the utmost of mu- sical proception sud imagination ; the absorp- tion would be tao intense wore it not continually relioved by the happily-chosen ecfforts of the soluists, who interpret” their mission in theso concorts to bothat of refroshmont., For in-~ stance, this aftornoon, betweon au adagio from Beothoven and Listz's ** Bympathetic 1’oom," camo Miss Wynue with two of hor native Welsh ballads,—one o weird minor song of **Tho NMiss- Ing Bout," and the othora quaint, olden lovo- song 3 and, recolled, she gave & third boautiful melody, with bLarp-accompaniment and old Wolsh' words. In genornlizing the afternoon-cancorts thus, wo must excopt L hursday, which, as it * broughb thom to the middle of their song,” was allowed to broak the programme. ‘Chere was no evening porformance, and chorus and all appoaroed in the aftornoon with a LONG AND ELABODATE PROGRAMME, After the overture, Mr, Varloy .rendered fincly ihe tenor nir '“In mnative worth,” from * The Creation;” and Miss Wynno gave, with tho chorus, Mondolsgohn's famous motetto, * Hear My Prayer,” with moat improssivo and honutiful effeot; tho requost is so ent for its ropeti- tion that ft is crowded in to-night, The “ Christus "—the unfnishod oratorio of Men- delssohn—was mnoxt given Liko most unfluished works of gront mastera in art, it is interesting malvly in its agsociation, It ia frag- montary, consisting mainly of tenor recitalives altornatiug with ohorusos, descriptive of tho #eones of Passion Wook, The recitatives aro grandly choren and fiuely sot, and wero worthily rendored by Willinm Winch, The choruses have conatant rominisconces of “*Elijah " and * 8t Laul;” and the lnst, **Daughters of Zion, weep for yourselves aud your children,"” is especially ohatnoterized by the molodious tenderncss and aweetness peculinr to Mendelssohn, 'I'ha cons cort concluded with & touch of modorn sncred wugie,~Dudloy Buck's setting of the 4ith Punlm; *“ God is our rofyf 16 is familiar to | most chureh-choirs, spicitod and singable, so that tho chiorus practiced 1t but for an evoning, It will never havo a_ flner rendering, probably, than it received at'thair hauds, with Mra. West and Varloy in'ttia, aglos, and the other leading nlueeru in quaytetto, Woduesday eyoning, .the classle soverity was fl;n broken by tho introduction of the firat part % HMAYDN'S. BEASONS, the ploaslng and fanciful cantats, one may call it, ot M BPrmg." To_go_back to tho sunvlioity of dear old Inther Huydu was a comfort, attor 80 much Wagner and Loothoven, How rofrosh- Ing were tho homely nomes of Simon, and Liucas, and Jlmal apphed to our amiling artists; ahd to what idyllio slmpliclty was our digaified chorus {lml\lcuvll‘ when rofiiularnd 88 ‘“youths" and mg"l‘rlu‘ For a delightful balf oveniog we hed Brort of Amaryllis In tho sliade; and thon tho wh:gn .of soug wore plumed for s :g::fl&ulnx flight. ‘T waw that wouderful, enig- NINTI BYMPIONY OF BEETHOVEN, with its choral ending; the throo long otchestral mfi;amuntu l‘ tho yearning, rostloss allogro ; the a;\‘d Y, dolirjous sohorzo: the strong, reposoful nh unto; thon the wholo reoapisulated In tho ol?‘xul arta set at the lnat to Suhiller's * Iymn of ’ny‘ “Lho mololsts, aa usual, took their parts perfootly and with inspiration,—lhe Bwirt, Yl ht ;lnnduzl:uu of ]Indqlrhuen'n baga balng cupoolfily nos bub only with *tull ohoruy fs the olimnx rouchiod, with jts Wild rush of jay, its nl- most impossible domands 1 on nhorn{'puwm’ “Tlioy have done it bofor admirably, a8 wo Al | remomber. from tho h:}.'.l.‘flennh.l; hué uoyor ‘| 10o thnes, could thoy linve tonched s higher point -of en- thusinsm., Wo rald thiero waa no concort -last ovoning Dut tho chorun—" Poor things," overybotly ssya; ' Dbut thoy séom as frouh Friday ns thoy did T'uos- ‘dny—woro In their moats, with orchostra and sololats, to give us an oxact duplicate of to-mor- row ovoning's concort, in publio rchenrsal, Tho houko was agaln full ; 1t seems s it did fn Tubi- na if nvory\mdy ata and slapt thers, 80 constant s tho crowd; but the audienco varies, finco oyerybody alternnten with -his wife -an #istor tha uso of his soagon-ticket, It in tho NEW ORATORIO "BY -PHOF, Js ‘Ko PAINE, of Harvand; and lot mo whisper du your oar that it will be n tedlous porformanco, As a com- pliment to the first Atnarican writerof a anulno oratorio, and n graceful recognition of Harvard, it mny bo woll to bring it out; but it can nover bo popular, it has boon attemptod but-once bo- foro, and that was last summer, by the choral socloty of Portlnnd, the composor's vative place. A singlo chorus wag rchearsed for the Peaco Jubileo, and drapped. Mr,Paine has been an enrnest studont of the achool of Baol, and hing gainod the ssme labored rud complitated stylo, without its groatnesn. To ono listuor, at loast, most of the muelods moaningless noles and con fuslon; thoro is_-absolutoly but one nir in 'the wholo immenso longth that I could distinctly rocoguizo. It 'hne morits, say tho critioa; bot thero is_this differonce botwesn ‘it and Bach's Pesglon-Musio: after you hnve héard that a hunilred times, you may hope to appraciato it ; yon would nover hear this » hundred timos. To-pight is tho . TASSION-MUSI0 NIGHT,~— tho concort closing ns I writo, OF this, too, wo stolo tho duplieate in tho Inst rohearsal, and it. hins been an event in musio, ¢ a8 nobly rendered a8 then. Nobody has been enteriained, but oveXf'body hng _been most profoundly l.m'ibaol- emniy moved, It hea beon called tho grentest musical work eyer writton ; It must bo tho most weird, sad, and wonderful. Two great climaxes it has's tho conclusion of the first part, with tho wild improcations ‘of tho bollbyors as Josus fs Dborno _away, * Ye lightnings, yo thunders, in olondahavoyovanishod!" and thounuttorableosad- noss of theclose, with the grief-strioken women, at tho sealod sopulohro, *+ Ardnnd -lis'tomb hora sit wo wooping.” IHeroit stops, crushed and Dopeless, knowing nothing of the glad surprive of tho resurroction, Itis of oxceeding pathos throughout, uudl the solo, **1'll wateh with my done Jone always,” as sung by William Winoli, and thosc'of Miss Wynno and Miss Philtipps, aro vory beautiful. Necdloss to say that it iy given for the first timo in this country; and, since tho chorus havo practiced it notonly great part of this winter, but of soveral wintors, aud at last kuow it woll, it is donbtful if it ever hiod & botter rendering, even in Germnny. Suudny evoning, the Foatival concludos with VT BIESHIAN ;" and, as it is perfoctly familiar and an inspiration to all singers, it cannot fail to go, as Robort Collyor says, ‘‘migltily.” And 8o closos aur grent weok of song. It hus gone thus far Trom succoss to success, and wo have nover had any- thiug Iiko it. The Jubllees wera so entiroly dif- foront that they do not como into comparison; for puroly olnssical concarts, Boston hns never hod nnything to equal thus wook. Ho say the conductors nutl tho oritics; and so hoartly be- lievea your listenor. . Davne, ——pe A Yndicroun fncident in & Chutrch. Aludiorons incident ocourred on a lato Sundey in one of the Han Francisco chutchos, The oponing hymn hod boen sung, the voluntary flaished, and the minister fairly Jaunched on the sormon, Tho organiat roso with the proud con- sciousnoss of having portormed hia duty well and, taking a soat, rovorontly howed s hon upon the choir-rail. From sermon to slumber is but astop, and boforo he was aware of it the droway god hiad closed his oyos, and ho was in tho land of dreams, Gently as sleops tho babb on ‘the mother's breast slumbered the organist, while from tho pulpit volloyed and thundered tho invectivos against sin and. sinnors. Tho “‘thirdly” was finished, and tho ‘‘lastly” reachod, and still the'organist slopt. Tha closit hymn was given out aud read, but no sonn came from tho organ, excopt tho Pmflu sighing of the bellows. The good pastor looked appenl- ingly toward the organ-loft, and the oyos of o majority of tho congrogation were tmrnod in ‘that direction. Tho sexton rushod up ‘the stairs, and, selzing the podal master by the shoulder, shook him vindictively, ‘T'ha Bom- nolent, partially awnakenod by bumplng his hoad agaivst the gas-burner, tubbed his oves, and wont to sloop ngain, ‘[lie ituation was bocoming unpleasant, whon the minister, looking Hmmnl.moly solomn, “pitohod tho tune,” and the congregation foll in one by one. As ench ono savg in tho tune ho deemed flitost, tho clergyman got throngh frat, and finally the others, ono by one, finished, cxcept a eracked falactto that liad got lost, aud was vainly looking for a good plaee to stop, Disregarding tho Int- tor o3 boing beneath noues, the mintstor pro- nouuced the bonediction, and the' congregation waikod out in silonco, A meeting of the trus- tees hins beon called to decido whother the or- ganist sliall be slot or burned. —_— A Son of Napolcon IIl. The ghost of Louis Napoleon. or what looks slrangoly like tho wraith of the defunct Emperor, mny bo seon daily haunting’ the Restaurant orol, kack of the Opera Comique in Paris, o cafe much froquented Ly arlists and authors. ‘The ghost in question is no other than tho son of tho dend ruler, the oldest child of tha late celovrated Mrs. Howard, He is remarkably like his father (an advaningo which the Prince Im- Bcrlnl does not enjoy), and is said to roscmblo im also in conduct. " Ho is o middio aged man now, but is not i the lenst o settled or steady one, and his habits of dissipation and oxtrava- gauco used to give tho Emporor much trouble. o ggt rid of thixs wild sclon, dnd to avoid the seandula which might bo set aflont by the Liber- als respocting his conduct in Paris, his father sont bim firat as Consul to Bolfast, and finding that still too noar to France in all probability, he tranuforred bim to the Consolate of Znuzibar, Ho is now residing in Paris, and beara the titlo of Count de Bure. Some day perhaps ho s play the part of Duke de Morny to Napoleon I‘}.’ —Paris Leller, — Chicago, Mobile and New Orleans, Mr, John A, Punch, of the Mobilo & Ohlo Road, Mobile, telegraphod hiere yesterdayto Mr, Charlton, of tho Chicago & Alton Road, that all the breaks cn tho Now Orloans & Mobile Rallroad are mow ropalred, and trains ruuning through on regular schedulo time, conneating ot Mobilo with possenger trains of tho Mo~ bile & Ohlo Raflrosd each way, ‘Chis i8 the only route running Pullman p slace slocping _cars through without ehiange Letween St TLouls and Now Orleans, via Iron Mountain route and slolile. —_——— i 0il Paintings. Thooshibition of ol puintinga at Messrs, Ellson, Pom- oroy & Cov'a suction-rooms yestorduy attracted large crowds during tho day sud ovening, Bver 500 catulogues woere glven out to the art-loving multitude who wit- ncssed this elegant display, AMany of tho visitors marked thelr catalogues, iutanding to be present at tho salo tLis morning, The whole of this splendid collec- tion of aver 200 pictures will be sold at auction, com- mencing {h{s mora{ng at 10 o'clock, aud afternoan and evening at 2 and 7:30, We can only rocommend all to Lo on Nand at the commencoment this wnorning, Bargains in Refrigorators. Aossrs, Morwin Ohurch & Watkius, of Nos, 202 and 294 Blato stroct, having recelved their atock of Jewett's calobrated refrigerators too late for the jobbing trade, will gell them for tho next twonty days at 10 per cent discount., Monte, those in want of a refrigerator of any size cannol do better than take advantage of thls opportunity to purchase ope, Tho firm hag nlso acomplete Btock of kitchen furniture, oice ab low prices, Duryeas’ Sntin Gloss Starch. Duryoss' * Batin Gloss Starch * ia the most popular starch in tho United Btates, A Bovere Test.—Tho Commissary Genoral of tho United Htates, after o trial of all the principal starches in tho country, decidod tbat Duryeas’ * Batin Gl Btarch # was [ho boat that could bo procured, and the Goverumeut from that thoo to {ho present are buylng this atticle, This is & fact worthy the attention of consumers, —_— Reed’s Temple of Music, Chicago. New pianos, $50 cash; balance, $25 per month, Now orgaus, $25 casli; balance, $15 per month, ‘Warranted to suit or money refunded, 01d planos ang organs taken in exchango, ——— Motropolitan Hotel. ‘Tho Metropolitan 1otel, corner Stato and ‘Washing- ton stroets (sito of old “ 8t Jamea™ and Ordsby Opora-Iouse), vlegantly rofurnished, is now open for thie recoption of guests, The Metrapolitan 1s the most centrally located aud beat $2.60 per day hotel In Ohi- cngo, Field & Leltor’s great storo fu direolly oppoaite the Mofsopolitan, > g — Becond-Hend Barrels, .Parfies in tho country having second-hsnd ofl, Hquor, sud vinegsr barrels {o disposo of will Aud & cash purchascr by addressing ¥, M, Bradshaw, dealor in second-hand oll barraly, 494 Buttorfleld atroat, Chi. CBHO, —_— The Popular Tailoring House, J, T.. Gatzert, No, 163 South Qlurk street, three doore woutliof Monroo (not Randolpb, as fncorrectly slated Bunday), {a now prepared to muke suits to order, in iy ususl stylish manner, ‘LOCAL MISCELLANY. PAYING DELINQUENT TAXES. Numorous correspondonts have writlon Jotters asking for Information ag Lo tho tlme when Btato, county, and city taxes become duo; when do- tinquout property will bo advortised for salo, and judgmont applied for, and what ponalty I8 addod in caso psymont ia mado after ndvortiso- mont,-elo, The subjeot 18 ono concorning whiol property-ownors living outsido tho city aro uttorly | ignorant, whilo those within its bounda lmow Jit- ‘t1e,-nnd thorofore, in ordor to satisfy n gonoral | desire for informntion on this imhortant sub- Joot, o roporter callod wpon Mr. Willism Bye, Avslslant ‘Courity-Treasuror, and obtainmed from him tho following informatton, Tho only proliminary statoment nocossary, is that tho Town Collcctors who collect Stato, couiity, town, 'antll Enrk ‘toxos, Havo thrbod ovor their books to the County Tronsuror, H, B, Mil- ler, and to him All'thdse who'have not patd their taxos should go to s6ttlo up. Ttoporter—When shall you advertias doline nent property on which State and County taxes or 1873 have not hoon pald Mr. Byo—Wo nru'prupnrm%‘chu lists ‘mow, bit how aooh wo ehall advertiso I caunot toll ‘dofi- nitely. I think, howavor, sbout tho middle of June, If wo should not got tho hala ready by that timo, ‘tho advartising will have to bo do- forrod » month, na nothing would bo gatned by advortising soonor. It i8 necessary to begin threo weoks boforo the commencemont of a term of the County Court. 3 Rnp}unun—-Whun shall you adyortise for city ] Mr, Byo—In Juno, €o a8 to bo roady for tho July torm of court, Roportor—How long atteradvertising do, you spply for judrmont ? r. Bye—Tho lists must bo out throo wecks, Roportor—Dotwoen the time of advertising aud tho time of applying for judgment, how muoly ‘extradoos tho propattyiholdor have'to pay ? Mt Byo—It Varits,” As the work progrosaes, tiio cokts aro:added for work to bo dono. For Stnto and cotiaty, it will bo 'from 16 to 25-cohts a lot, without rogard to the amount duo; that fa Yor ‘copylng, printing, and tho¥eos, which gointo the Treasury, Toportor-—What other peroontage ie added bo- twoon judgment and sulo ? Mr. Byo—None at all. Teporter«How long atter judgmont do you procoed to snlo? Mr. Bye—Wo apply for judgmont the firat dny of the torm,” and commenocetho ale-on the lnat day—{hat 18 four wooks from tho timo of appli- catlon, ‘The Judge ronders up jufgment four or five daya aftor wo apply, iv ol cases where no objections are made, and on ‘the olhers s soon a8 counsel make. thair arguments. Thus we ahall not sell bofore thae close of July. Roportor—When will tho City Collector turn over his books ? Mt Bye—Ho doosnot turn over his books now, but & ‘delinquent list, which he must do under the order of the 'Gouncil on the 15th of this month, Last year and the year bofore, ho turned over hia lists to the Cotinty Trossurer, and tvb mado the eale and put the monoy into tho CityTreagury. 'This year, the City Collector will keep on collacting up to the timo the prop- orty issold, and, aftor wo make tho sale, tlie City Trossurer colleots tho amounts realized on property. Roportor—Whnat amount is added to the lots sold for city taxos? $ Mr, Byo—The coats aro about 21 -centa a lot. TReporter—How soon nfter you got tho lists will the property bo sold ? Mr, Bys—In about two months, and this do- linquent proporty has to pay all tho expouses. Roporter—Is all the property sdverlised at the enme timo? Mr. Bye—No; the Btato and connty at ono time and tho city nt another; one about amonth aftor tho othor, 4 —_— THE WINDIATE CASE. A motion was mado, yosterday afternoon, to diesolve tho injunction granted in tho caso of Mary L. Windiate agoinst William T. Windiate. Tho DLill, filed about ton days ago, chargos the dofendant with extrome cruclty, with denying hior food and clothing, and compelling her to porform the tork of a servant, ote, DEFENDANT'S REPLY, Mr. Windiate filed an answer, denying tho charges of the bill, and alleging that bo liad always kept hor well supplied with ‘money; that sho had tukon boarders 6n hor own account, and Lalreceived tho profits therofrom. Ho also denlos that Iie is worth $300,000, but is possessed of 50,000 of stock in tho Swansen Swmolting Works, The answer also charges the complainant with tho use of impropor languago, and other unwifely conduct. AFFIDAYITS FOR THE WIFE. In support of the motion to dissoive the in- unction, tho defendant offered tho afiidavits of ichacl Traver, Adnm Smith, Matthew Laflin, Natban Corwithh, Stophon P. Lunt, W. I. Cool- baugh, and others, all testifying to tho Ligh character of the defondzat, and the friendly ro- lations of tho parties to oach other. The complainant read tho afidavits of Annio 1 Nolson, Oscar Slannor, J. A. J, Kouig and wifo, the Rev, Francis Mansficld, the Rev. II, C. I~ noy, the Rov, H. N. Powors, L N. Stiles, Alary J. Windiate, Joseph Haven, Mary E. Haven, Jobn E. Btridiron, and othors. Annio Nelson, who was o sorvant in tho family of Mr. Windiato, testified to lus harshness, and the hard work the complaivant was obliged to porform. Oscar Bkinner, the family grocor, testified thai the ocery bills from January last hnd averngod 7.47 3 week. DMrs. Dodgo, the mother of Mrs. Windiato, testifiod in Lor aflidavit that sho had scon ropeated acts of craelty, snd upbolds the allegations of the bill, The washorwoman of the family also ndded her mite in favor of Mrs. Windiate, testifying that sho hed seon the complainant washing quilts, blankets, eto,, and doing the cleaning of the house. Bhe had shown witness black and blno marks on Lor shoulders, said to bave boon re- coived from her Lusband. Mre. Windinte had told her she was obliged to do such hard work to got money to pay tho Lelp. 3Ir, Stridiron, tho Cnshier .of the Times, stated that ho could festify to the high characler of Mra., Windiate, having been a member of the Church of the Atonoment with hor. Iu rogard to Windinte's statomens that the Swansos Smelting Woriks wero and had boen un- protitable, afliant romarlks that he has rocoived sevoral advertisemonts to be insorted intho Times, to the offect that the smolting works wore ready fo pay thelr rogular 1}4 per cont mounthly dividend.” Judge Gookins also bod some ovidonco to give on the subjeot of Mr, VWindinte's former wifs, from whom Do bad obtained & divorco in Utah, Ho lad been omployed. by the wifo to got alimony, which ® ho sucoeeded in obeaining. A long discussion of noatly throo houra succeeded after readiug the aflidavits, JUDGE FARWELL declined to modify the injunction or dissolve it. He remarlked thet ho would bo inclined to do so if the wifo could havo somo other security mada for hor, Tho writ of no exeat might be allowed to atand as some security for the defendant's ap- pearance, but the wifo should bo allowed somo Bseeurity that she should have alimony if she succeeded In her eunit, and to ~ ocompol the attendance of tho dofendant to nuawor any ordor of the Court, The papers show that Windiato has resided somo time in . McOlare, Principnl of tho Milltas thio Tlona. Judgo r]‘.‘ampklm nnd Ingy =the two Inttor boing now no more, died truo ** Indopondonta.” The now Olurch Is at this dny, Inrgo and flcurlshing, and i blossod with communicants of nmdpln moang nnd fncom. nrablo fun tho way of good worlks, The partiou- ars of tho trinl woro uutpnhliu\md to nny extonl by tho roliglous pross of, tho country, and the socnlar jouroals did not penotrate onstward in sufliclent numbor to attract publlo attontlon 3 bat, with one or two cxcoptions, the lattar sided with tho porscouled gentleman and donounced tho inqulsitors, . A copy of tho Ban Dlogo Unfon of. the dato al« Tuded to hns tho fotlowing to sny, editorlally, on tho subjoct : Homo 11mo age tho peacoful And slow-jogging rell fous world of Onkinnd_was sraused, ah r’vyai" o sitroke, from n quiu, eolf-conscfous sioop by tho preachie ing of thotov, L, Hawmilton, Ho told hls. congregae tion that thoy need expect no more of the old styls of dogmatio, stupid, trite teaching from him, or from his it ito dotorminod foyroich them whnt ho mow o bo right ; not meroly what ho hiad been taught to beliove, On the aubject of futuro punishimezt, ha advanced the Idon {hat, perhaps, after deaththo condie tion of the soul might dhange, aitlior for the betier or Acndemy § go 8hnftor, and hinving JAho worso; that In thislifoor iu tho noxt, the crisin for the sutil might bo met ¢ hat & liloral bitening hall might bo perchanca a violont ploco of imagery. T thess and other violent nitacks upon the equinimity and senutivo norvos of a fow old fogles, o his bean tried sud found guilty of monifold herorles. Ho ia no Tonger A1t toassocato with to olcot, aud miist bo caat inlo tho outer dariuess of tho witked world, ~Dut novortholess, this candid, foarless, tatonted aponker of ‘common acusp and tha trith, must by itnpalod on the point of o dogma, He i to bo driven from his churob, ‘whon hia frionds will follow him_ whers he need fea? 10 iralght-jackiot nor religions curees. It wonld appoar by oxtracts citt from other Onlifornia papers that tho proteodings of tha Proabytery wero not conduoted with thiat degroe ol di;gnlflod forbearance which have charactor- ized tho trial of Prof. Swing in tnla city, and the papor already quoted has this to say upon thio gubjoct: The Rev. L. Hamilion Indd befors the Presbylery a communication in which bo aeked that Lis connection with it might Lo honorally issolved, Lo eaw no reanon to chango his opinons, which had boon cohe @emned both by tho Presbytery and Synod, and thores fora d aired to dissoive hia connoction with tho etoles sinitical body, Tho membors of the Presbytery cone sumed the enfire oftornoon in disoussing some ve abaizact and Inir-apiiing auesiions, hnd an ttemp a8 made to ahow that the pastor of 'the churoh liad uotin gomo of his former rolationa been considerod sound in tho falth. 0 insinuatioh was_vory [romptly denlod., e, Hamflton was furthor called o nivorualiat, o term that ho repelied and denfed. Tho ineinbors of the Presbytory seemed to hold that Mr, 1iamilton could not be pormitted to withdraw nt ol o any honorublo method, Anylhing but brathorly, Christinn love seenied to animate some of the meme Lore, Onoof them acknowledged thnt it mado him mad o boobliged to travel twenty miles fn tho storm 1o Lo present, and others seemed {o conduct thie case after tho manner of conrt of JaW, Whoto the ntfors Tioys tay fight ovor varloua motiolia aud propositions totheir heart's content, Mr. Hamilton was repeateds Iy interrupted when conduciing Lis defenso, and 1t Tfil‘!’lll:)elllv:h‘l’:_l :?nd’rcll&yl:;y d!dz kod to hiear Mr, Home cwa at all, and vviticed & strong ulspositic dou‘y him a veally fuir hearing, i The forogoing, 1f it will do nothing more use- ful, will at least go to prove thut roligions rancor i not quito ko turbulont on the Atlantio 28 ou the Paoille alopo, and that however Ohjs cago clergymen may differ from each other in gumla of dootrino, ‘or in intorprotation of tha oriptures, they aro not quite so disposed to en- act tho part of those gentle reformers who made heresy n word of torror, signifying booca, thumb-scrows, buraing-brands, nud = red-hok ncodles, during the sixtoouth contury. 8T, LOUIS, The 8t. Lonis Qlobe saya : . Tho caso of Prof. Swing in Olicago Justly eliclts teution o another attemi: to muztls. i‘l\u Toteicotad sud religious freodom ihat rightly belongs to overy human budng, Tollowing so closcly on the heals of the Brooklyn Council, it will draw ll{lhu more attone tlon as {ndicating a roaction from tho liberslizing teae doncies of the nge, o a8 marking the last straggie on the part of ecclesinstion to manort thelr right to govern the conscionces and_dictato tho thinking of other peo- ple. If Prof, Swing wero n mers nensationalist, the caso wonld pcarcely ba worth & word. Bat Prof, Swing ovidently belongs to uo such catalogue. 1o i, in the ropute of even his enemics, alucers and most earne ik Christian worker, 1fa bolongs to tho schaol of theom logians and preachars that, in tho bettor genss of that ‘word, can be called Broad Church, But, more than this, e bellove no ono_queations that Prof, Swing has doue & most excellent work ; Lt ho hus reached, for Rood, o intellectual clsees ; ~that tho freo-thinkora aud doubters, the ¢ outsiders, as they ara callad, havs gothered around him and become euthusiastic cone verts, “the question does not stem to bd whother thess men hive been convorted to romothing sliort of Olristionity, bub whethor they are taught somothing short of a special confession of fuith, ———— THE COURT-HOUSE QUESTION. The Journal of yesterday contnined an intere eating account of the stntus of tho Court-Housa question, from which thoe following oxtracts aro taken: There ave in tho field FOUR PARTIES, Two ura combinations, mado with reference to catcha ing pationalities 3 tho othier two rely mote or less on tuemsclves ond their frieads, The ciassification may bo thus mado Tirst party—Matz and Gay combination, Hecond purty—Katls and Sgan combination. Tofrd purty—Thoman Tilloy, suthor of * Eirola,” Fourth pacty—W. W, Boyington. 1t will bo remembercd that Astz, Giy, and Tillay bnd_ the prizo plans, nnd that tho puthorities subsce quently resolved to bulld after tho plana of tho latter, thio futilous Greck cross design, This selection would naturally place Mr, Tilley i the most favorablo posi= tion for boing appointed to suporviso tho building of tho structure, und to counteract this advantago and boat their wost formiduble opponent, tho coinbina- tlons wero formed, Tho basis of stiength oo Lhe polnt of uatiounlity will readily be pereolvod, Tho Council y 18 Tulod b TOE INISI AND GKDNANS, without doubt. Au American bus o chince of prefore ence, So Thoodoro Karls, an architcet whoso plm was cousiderod * fair to midling,” counts on tho suppart of & certain number of tho Gorman Aldermen, iu coms pauy with Mr, Egan, of Armstrong & Egan, 'who il Derpotrated a plai, and who reiles on s follow Colts, Agali, 010 Malr iiose drawlug v volod thoirst prizs, compotes with Korls ainong tho Germang, and Mr, day depends on personal fricnds to muko bis sida a siroug one, Mr, Boyington fs not deemed dinger ous, but Mr, Tilley {4, Tals Uuo ls drawn perfeots clear, Thoro is good reason o boliove, as is ussertod, that thoro is AN UNDERSTANDING botweon Matz nnd Gay, and Kurls aud, Egun, thot one of thelr combinations niust win; that if 1t Lo discov ured thero 15 1o hopo for Matz and Goy, thelr support- era Wil turn 10 Karia and Xgan, aud yico versa, I'ne POSITION OF TIIT: ALDERMEN 1ins boen escertained na carefully us ponsible, and will ot bo fonud far out of the way, Tiso divisions aro: For Matz and Gay—Ttclnrdson, Foley, Fitzgaruld, Sslmitz, Gallerion, Eckardt, JiéGrath, ' Brand, ua onus~, For Egnn and Karla—Reidy, Schaffner, Lengachor, Lyuch, snd Malir—5, For Tilloy—\Wurron, Cooy, Bldwell, Bpaulding, Plcks eriug, Stono, M. B, Bailoy, Wildrell, T, ¥, Hailey, Clurk, Woodinan: Kchioe, Moore, Oampboll, Oleveland; Corcoran, and Dlxon—17. For Boylngton—TIeati Doubtful—McOlry, O'Drion, White, Mingr, Quirk, Stout, Cannon, and Murphy—4, From thts it'wlll bo soon that the balloting in the Council, if over roachod, will bo aufliolcntly” pirited, and tho result depends on tho *doubtful® ones Among tho County Commissioncrs the matter haf Deeu tuaroughly eanvassed, 106 quict way, uud an Talygements aro being made'to Az 7 that body, Th ‘prowmimont ovTaIDE ‘Wonxzns are sald to bo Mossra, Heslug, lioum, and “ Buffalo* Miller, who aro Tesalvid to got the place for o German &t any cost, Mr, Hosing duslstivg that *tho Courts Houso must bo a monunent to German genfus,” The Gormwns of tho County-Board ruthier favor Mote, bul Egun hopes to countorbalunco that on the scors of good ‘work at tho now Jull £ Ortminal.Gourt-Houss, Baturduy afternoon A CAUCDS of Aldermen opposod to making the Court-Touss a shutticcack botween tho Gormans snd Irisl, or any other nationality, was hold, Tho atiendanco was not Utab, has property there, and, if overy rostric- tion were romoved, he migbt £o thoro igain and nover roturn, He once cbtained a Utah divorco from a former wife; o might now ropeat the snme oporation, especially if bis ouly attraction Liore was a wite with *whom ho is quarreling, In such o caso his wife might socuro her deoroe, and thon bo loft pouniless. Not only had sho a right to bo protected, but the puplio had a right also, that sho should not bo left withont support. If his character was @o good, ho would have no diffioulty n procuring security, He would, therofore, mnke no ordar, hoping that the oounsel might agroo on somne way Lo arrango the dilllculty, so &8 to release tue property. PROF, SWING. The trial of thia dlstinguished prencher will Le resumed this morniug at tho First Presbytor- fan Oburob, corner of Indiana avenuo and ‘Pwwonty-second strest, Prof, Patton will begin his argument for the proscoution, which will doubtless ocoupy the entire day. A CALIFORNIA OASZ. A lady corrospondent of Tur TRnUNE hag called attention to tho fact that Prof. Bwing is vot tho firsb Prosbylorian divine who bhas folt tho wrath of the orthodox in the United States. During tho yoars 1868-'0, tho Rov. Laurontine Hamilton, of Ban Joso, Cal,, was tried by tho Presbytory of that place on cliarges of horesy, aud, after a very protracted soseion, the spiritant tribunal found him guilty, and bad him duly do- posed, Tho reverend gontloman thon, st tho tolloitation of many of his flock who ocaded with him, cstablished the Indepondent Prosby- torian Church of Oakland, Cal., and nwnbored in the ranke of hiy followors soveral vory distingwshed poople, prominent amoug whom wero the Rey. Dr. Durant, ox-Prosidont of thie University of Oalifornin; the Rov. Daniel very large or very encouraging, sud nothing was dono but to deofdo to ‘awult developments, It i cxpoctod, by those seaking to control the Job, that the bullding Wil cost 5,000,000 befora it ‘is comploted, and that £1,000,000, at least, i1l Lo * dividod.” TUL LATEST PLOFOSITION 18 {0 elect a City Architect, who shall liave oharga of all city butidiuge, and a Connty Architeot, who abuil hava cliurgo of all county buildings, Whou elected, It is roposed that they shall be instruoted to prepure plans oiutly and superviso tho work i partnorslip. ————— RBAILWAY MASTER-MEOHANICS' AS. ¥ SOCIATION. * The sevonth annual convention of ths Ameri- can Reilway Mastor-Mechanics' Association, will boginat 9 o'olock this morning at Kingsbary Musio Hall, and will probably not get through with the largo amount of labor that will come bofors it for threo or four doys, TUE DELEGATES. A large numbor of dologates have alreadv am rived, and are stopglng at the Sherman Ilouso. Prominont among thoso that had arrived up to Inst uvoulufi were: I, M, Brittan, Cincinuati, TPresident; N. E. Ohapmin, Olovoland, Tiret Vico-President; W, . Robinson, Cunae ds Wost, Bocond Vice-President; J. H. Sotchicl, Cincinunti, Beorotary; M. N. For- uey, Railway Gazelle, Now Yorlk ; § M. Boone, Fort Wayno; 0. Graham, Kingston ; 13, Garfleld, Horiford; W. 8. Hudson, Datteison, N, J.] Morris Sellors, Vittsburgh; W. M. Btrong, New York; H, O, Towne, 8t. Paul; John Thompson, Lot Doston; 1, 1L Williaws, L'hilndelphia; I, B. Milos, Philadelphia. This Association consists of tho Mastor-Mae- chanics of the various 1nilroads in the Umtoed Btates and Canads, who have chargo of locomos tive, und in somo oasos car, dopuariments, ‘Uhora aro alko eloven assoviato mombors, who lave a thorough scloutifio education, and are intar- oatod in sciontlflo purswits, Thelr vames are ns follows : W. B. Bement, Philadelphis, Ta, ; W. W. Lvaos, New Yorks M Tornoy, i i % b ’\:4‘ [t i