Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1874, — e LOCAL MISCELLANY. OUR INSURANOE FRIEND AGAIN. Yestorday morning's Unmune rocorded the woos of an ingurance man who Lnd bot and Jost bis litslo all, the noroontago on throo wooks' hardly-galned lifo-promiums, on tho White Stock- inge last Wednesday aftornoon, and then, while oxploining on tho cara to n casial friond tho peculine advantages of tho half-noto systom, had his pocket plcked of his wallot containing a whole note, happlly not worth tho papor it was wtitton upon, and a number of jnsursnco blanks, * Hardly had this unfortunate mnn got over musing upon the proverbinl truth that misfortuncs never como wingly than ho was swakonod to iho fact that sometimos they nve tho ill tasto {)n cowg in threes. For many o long day it has een THE DREAX OF TIB XATE to own n cow, snd thus got at reduced rates frosh mitic for fawily uso. At last tho fond desire waxed into o passion which wounld brdly brook deley, The ring of the mututinal milk-boil aunayed him beyoud mensuro, and his wrath at the sight of o gleaming milk-can woy almost uncontrollable, ~Evory time ho sottled up with bis dairyman, ho made subtle caleula- tlong as to tho wumber of cows ho could huve purchased with the money bo had expended in milk during tho last ton years, and at last Lo mndo up lus mind that e would eithor buy a cow ar emigeate to Texas and purchase a - roanch, Fortune decidod for him in favor of tho formor altornativo. LAT BATURDAY EVENING, a8 ho sat on bis portico, & counlry cart passed hin housa with the slow and moeasured solemnity of tho vehicle which is under the control of o Granger, Inthocart wors the farmer and n honlthy young bull-calf about 2 weoka old, and Dbohind it drugged o cow, whoso oye, tho insur- anco man fancied, looked upov the calf with matorunl tondernesd and yenrning, To stop tho cart wna the work of & momont, and in a minuto the insnrance agent had begun his burgatniu for tho lot of stock. By this timo lus wife ane fumily had como out of tho hiouso, aud tho en- comitms thoy lnvishod upon both animals prob- ably eansed” the farmer to raiye thelr prico $20 highor than his original intention, aud to expa- tisto with extrnordinary fluency upon TIt WONDENFUL LACTEAL CAPACITY of the cow, which ho fixed unblushinglyata stendy porennial supply of not less than fifteon quaris o day, While tho convorsation with tho farmer was~ in progress, tho jusuranco man's better-binlf sont off to thonearest house-furpish- ing storo aud purchaced a patent chum and comploment of tin pans for $10, by tho ald of which sho decided to give hor husbaud a surprise in the butter line in tirco days at tho romotest, Then the milk-man made lis ovening call, but be was soon disposed of, the jusurauce mnn sottling up with bim in full, and informing him that his services were no lougor required. Aftor yoms littlo bickering A DARGAIN WAS BTRUCK, and tho Granger moved off without his cnttlo, Dbut with 340 in his pocket instoad of tho $30 ho at firat asked, n twiuklo in his eye, and A quaint dry chuckle in his throat, which in the excite- ment of the moment was lost to the purchasers. In o fow minutes **bosoy ™ was onsconced in her slall, tho calf being Kept in the yard for tho childron to pliy with, Of courso tho noighbors dropped in to viow the purchase, and one of them, anxious to sir what he kuew about farm- ing, remarked that ho didu't seo what tho insur- snce man wanted with o bull-calf anyway. 'The Intter was too sharp to acknowlsdge his over- wight, aud morely #aid, knowingly, that tho animal would core in bandy for breeding purposes when be grow up. The man who was 50 conversant with agricultural pursuits pinted thata back- yord dovdid of a blade of grasa was a poor place Tor raising stock successtully, and an animatod cunversation arose, which was intorrupted by THE DLEATING OF TILE YOUN® DULL. Jtwas then decided to take it to its parent, who, tho spiont. ngriculturist remarked, would bo all the better for supplymg her young with lactoal refreshmont, ‘I'he excitement attondant upon taking tho calf to its mother was intonso. The iusurauco mau doliversd his children a briof lec- turc upon the sivgular attnchment which the materual cow shows to lier offspring, and warned them not to be_ frightoned if, inthe excoss of lier joy st regaining it, sho indulged in rather boisterous expressions of delight. He thon oponed tho door of the stabls aud tho bull calf rushed in, STHANGE TO FAY, not only did the cow refuso to show any of the littlo marks of tenderncss to tho calf, but sho actually acted in a way ealeulated to recall to tho bosom of the hungry littlo thing the linoy 1t was all very well to diesomblo your love, But why dld you kick me down-stairs 7 Tho nearor tho oalf spproachied her, tho moro glo kidked ot it, and in despair the insurance man withdross it, closed up the stablo, and called o council to investigato mutters, Tho agricul- turist voluntacred au examination of the cow, which resulted in the discovery that the animal wus perfectly dry, hud pot given milk for months in fast, and that tho calf must have boen the offspring of amuch more philoprdgoni- t1vo membor of the vaccine speoied. T'ho insur- anee man lind beon mudy’ the vietim of a put-up job, nud the victory of the agriculturist was complete. THE SEQUEL OF THE TALE 18 goon told. ‘Cho msuranco man rescinded tho orders ho had givon disponsing with further at- tentions on the part of the milkman, and, threo days nftor his purchase of tho lot of cattlo, o sold them to o buteher for $16. Sinco then ho has been engaged in making subtle caleulations a8 to how much milk the $25 ho lost in tho trane- action wonld have purchaeed, and the nearest appronch to the cotrect flFum wos, at last no- counts, just ahout 400 gallons. 'To this must bo added about 100 gallons more for the loss on the chnrn and tin-pana, which, sold at & Canal stroct auction, netted the unfortuuste proprictor tho very iuconsiderable sum of $3.60. —_— TROWBRIDGE—-McCORNMICE. To-duy's Alliance contsins the following lotter from the Rev. Mr. ‘Lrowbridgo, giving his state- ment concorning tho notice to lkeop out of tho Inferior ofiice which was sorved on him lust woek : Tl erack of o whip was heara, the olher morning, at tho corner of Randolph nud Dearborn. streets, 1o roverberations of which stariled every Presbylcrian miudstor fn tho cily, The following letter fully Tocords 1l facts in tbo cay EDITons ALLIANG metmber of the Cbi On Monday morning last n cago resbyters, who had ncted with the majority of the Court’in the recent trial of Frof, Swing, stopped futo (he oflica of tho [nterior, and, whilo awaiting the assembling of the Minsterlal Assoelation i un adjointng room, took up und bogsn toread ouv of tho 1tumerous neWspapers Iying scat- tered about. Whilo thtis engaged, Mr. Oyrun 1T, Mc~ Cormick, tho proprietor nd publislier of tho Intorior, cutered fyo olilce, and, uu ho passed him, waa courte onsly saluted by {lio visitor. Mr. McCortaick then en- @y in privato converantion with an emplova of tha Gllice, uftor which ho_left o room, Mr, MeCormick Bad 110 tooucr thus tokion his leavo than tho aforesald visttor was appronchied by the eald employe and in- fornod as politely s the tature of the cominubication admitied that 3 was Mr. MeCormicls wish that be, tha visilar, #hould not again Visit that_place, his press enco thiers ot Lelng agreenblo 10 the proprictor of the ‘prowlses, Tha rfjht of the gentlemanly and courteous pro- prictor und publishier of the Interfor to purso the Ccourse ho did lu this caso th not huro called i question, Terhopu tho main thing o bo regretted 1 that Lo had ot manhood cnotjth o have glven the notice iimself, instond of dovolving It wpou unother. But possibly ‘hia contract With hiw sorvants covers ult work of that Bort. Now, {he incident wo have thus dotailod ¢ fn iteell of Hifh or o consequenca (o thopublic, It hus, hows ever, relations which give it no inconsiderable signif~ cunce. A8 the Pt‘l'mm thns wneeramoniously forbid- den tho oflico of tho Zuterior Iis bad a1 ncquatntatics of several yoars standing with Mr, McCormick, dur- Ang which uo unfriondly or unpleasant word was evor spolien upon eitiier Alde ; nud, as 1o Ia nob awaro of baving ever, by word or net, given to thut gen- tlemun any oceasion for tho treatment thus aecorded Iim, thero I8 but one possiblo cause to Which to refer f, viz: to Dbls Daving ncted with the majority In defeating the prosecniton of Prof, Bwing, ~ That Mr, MeCormick regards this as ground of porsonud offense, thers i wich ndditlonal reaon for helfoving, There I8 very good reason for expeet= Ing that u wimilur order will soon Lo Issued concerning all thoso wlio shall expors thoruselves ta it, who have n tike manner provoled tho ire of tho noblo nnd gen~ wrous f of the MeCormick chair of theology in tho Prewbyterian Sominary of tho Northwest, uiless this publicution shall deluy it, Tudeod, it is crirzently ruparted that ho haw already {nformed his prstor and the neslstunt editor of the” Interivr—~tho I{D\'. A, . Kittredge—that ho need no lon, expoct iy “Rupe ort ' from him (McCormick), ) l{luml who know E\m connervative course pursied Ly Mr, K, thronghe ont tho briul, no comment on_ thia fact—1 favt it b, a wo suppose 1t is—will bo neeessary, lia bearings of all this on the Vatton-Bwing can- taversy need not bo pointed ont, e, afcCarmickis connection with the wholo thing T Leon too obyvious and pronounced from the heginning 10 loave any donbton the minds of inteligont ohservers of the close understanding subsistiug betweon tl.w founder Saul o nceupsnt of the Professorabip of Theology iu Hho Hemiunry of the Northwest, Wo have i Qbsjiost t0n 10 hold Mr, Patton rospotibiblo for all that wny bo sald or dono by Mr, McCormick, but ho 4 shugii- Tury unfortunato in hi two-fold rolationshin to tunt gentleman at tho prewent Juncture, He hue mido ro- Yated reforonco to the odium " ho bos fneurred in pursuing what ho regurded ns the path of duly, unl huuw glored in it, ws Uideotd bio mlghit do, from lis gwn politof view, ut tho ¢ adium ¥ which he luy incurrad or may fucur from this sawree] will prove to Do vory slight ol compared to that which will fall to Db from hils connection with Mr, McCormick, if thnt ontiemun ehwll follow out the courso ho seoms ta uvo outered upon, Whother 1o will bu ablo to. buae up dor (sl wighartad by fio samo lofty eousldera- tionn, bu muy posuibly have scession to constder, In coucludiug, we suggest to tho y\'uul.lu o reconslders ation of this remarkablo oans, from the now point of viow nffordad by the nbove facta, Mr, McGormick han boon cliseied wilhs detiring to ! fun ! the Seminary i & cry fn which thio sritor of this lin nover jolned, /Thin ho ' run * tho nterdor, tho Preabyterian * organ # of tlio Northweat, 18 vory well known, Doea ho olso anplo to regulite tho pulpila of Ui’ xeylon and to dictato to Prosbytora haw thelr voten aro to bo cast In all casen of trinf for hereay which lie may inatignto? Verily, Preabyterianfsm hinn ronched a Jow obb, if the yower'of monoy lin reachied thin altitudo. “Lho Alilance also contnine a sympatholio edl- tortn! on this subjoct by Lrof. 8wing, whioh con- cludes aa follaws The question whother tho act of banishmont was Juntifiable {s ot prosent oclipend by tho aolomnity of ine inaldent, Wo at presont glve way anly to our pity, and conld “wa only givo rothor Trowbridge Lnck to tio roctoty of the learnod and valuablo Lirother Mo. Cormick, and ylaca i agsin ot tho fect of such Gnmoliol’; could wo galy restoro to o Tvarsito frlvnd tho infinenco which hours of meditation intho /n- terior offico mnust have brought fo lila mind and soul, wo shoulid feol ourelves justificd in bringlug about thin reatoration of privilego at any cost, And to show how sincaro ara o words, and how deoply wo feol for tho oxlled friend, wo_horo publicly stato that If tho Inferior witl only reatoro ta this friond 4ho frovdom of its aanotum, wo slinll permit Mr, Mo. Cortafck nnd Lrof, Paiton both Lo slt in tho . ilfattes oflico an bour each moruing, und wo will even rend to thom from ¢ Truths for Foudny,” and will eapeclatly submlt fo thom passnges from tho 100th Paalm, ns be- ing not far from appropriato to thele upiritual need, e SUNDAY-AFTERNOON LECTURE SO0~ CIETY. Tho following {s the roport of the Ixecoutive Committen of this Aesociation : Tho oxporiment of giving good lectures on non-thieological Bubjocts nt low ratos of admis- sion on Sunday afternoons hns proved o auc- coss, It was origlually designed to begin worlk noxt fall, but it was finally declded to glve half a dozen lecturea this sprivg, in ordor to test tho demand for them, The six were givon. 5o were four extra onos. Tho courso was oponed, Maroh 29, by tho Rov. M. J. Bavago, on *Make tho Most of Yourself," On succooding Suadays, tho following lecturors poko : April 5, Dr. N, W, Abbott, on * Bclonce and Truo Teligion ot Aniagoniatie," April 12, Prof. J. W, Clarke, on * Evolubion of ut, Rprfl 19, Dr, A, E. Small, on * Rovelationa of the Aniinal Kfugdom.,” April 26, tho Rov. Tobert Collyer, on “ Olear Grit.” Alny 3, tho Nov, Dr. Thomas, Msy 10, Dr. R, N. Tostor, on “Plan 1 Living Structures, May 17, I'rof, Nathan Shoppard, on ¢ Godliness and Manliness,” * May 24, Mra, Knto N, Doggett, on * Raphael, " May 1, Mr, A, D, Koith, on ' Possiblo Social Condi- tlous of the Future,” , Dr. Fostor's and Mrs, Dogrotl's lecturea wors illustrated. The gront intcrost manifested in the anntomical ongravings of the oneo, and the art-photographa of tho other, showed the im- portance of apponling to tho oye and ear at the #ame timo. At tha oloso of Mrs. Doggott's loc- ture, nonrly nine-touths of the audieuco romain- od to oxamino tho photographs moro olosely. MUsI0 was furnishod for sevon out of tho ten lecturos. A quartette from the Apolto Club sang twice, and tho choir of Prof. Bwing’s church kindly volun- toerod for ono Sunday. It wns dillioult, howovor, to secure good uusicians and suitablo musio,— especinlly tho Inttor, It was therofore decided to cut off the mueical part of tho programmo, and trust to tho attractions of tha loctures alono, This policy bas boen justitied Dy oxperience. The AUDIENCES have beon drawn from all clnssos of tho commu- nity. 'Tho attondance of workingmen has not oqualed the oxpoctation of tha Committee. Tho lectures have beon givon in a kall on the ocorner of West Adams and lalsted streots, for tho suke of putting knowlodgo at the very doors of tho working-cineses, Tho number of artisuns intho audienco bas apparently incroased somowhat of Into, It is hoped that very many of them will bo renchod hereafter. ''ho smollest nudionco num- bered sixty-fivo; tho largest, 850 (at Robert Collyer’s lecturc). ‘Tho attention shown has boon gront. No down-town nudienco wanifests such interest in the thoughts to which it Jistons. Tho FINANCTS of tho Socfoty are in » satisfactory state. Tho ‘Proasurer, Mr. I B. Van Wyck, submits the fol- lmflvlug’ balence-shoot : n, ived for admisaions, memberships, e Teveneveres $100,00 Dn, Dy rent of hall, By musto, 1y printing. By chaira, . 60.44—$100,00 When it is remombored that the chiof sourcoof incomo hns been the entrance-foes, nnd that theso are but 10, 5, and 2 cents, it will ba scen that this s o bighly satisotory oxhibit. Tho Socioty now has assgots of 266,44 worth of chairs, {ncluding 325 worth recontly presonted to it by its Prosidont, Mr. Murry Nolson. For tho FUTORE tho Bocloty hopes to carry on its good work with even groater success. ~ The lectures will be resumed noxt October. Tho half-yearly tickets, which expire Qct. 1, will be good until Feb, 1, During noxt wintor, lecturors from other citics, and distinguished foreigners tomporarily in Chis caggo, will bo engaged. No offort will bo spared to falfill the Socloty's object,—tho giving tho bost possible lecturos at ‘tho lowesi posible price. This onterpriro is withont a parallel in this country. Thors is but_one other such assoctas tion in"tho world, 1t is in London. The Chi- cago Socioty is modeled aftor it, Tho Commit- teo will be glad to give any information {n their power, about the organization or management of such a socioty, to persons in othar citics who may wish to carry through a similar onterpriso, A lottor nddrosacd to tho Sccratary, at the oftico of ‘Tue Trmuxe, will be promptly answered. Tho thanks of tho Society aroduo toTix Tarn- e, Times, Iuler-Ocean, Journal, and Zost for the abundant advertisomont it has recoived at their hands, For the Exceutivo Committeo, Avrnep B DMaisox, Becretary. ot LOCAL LETTERS. BWING'S NEW OHUNCIL To the Editor of T'he Chicago Z'ribune Bint 'The membors of the Fourth Prosby- torinn Cburch will make a gront mistake, it scoms to me, should they porsist in building nnother church edifico on tho North Sido, If a larger church ig ncedod ab all, it is that tho masses who have no carriages, but must rely on public convoyances, may bo nccommodated. Common sense points to the junotion of streat- oar aud omnibus lines n8 the most convenient locality for onr largo population. The new chureh, to be suecessful, must not only bo cen~ tral but free—freo from the kid-glove usher and “my-pow " pystem of tho so-called fashionablo churches. Horein was the socret of tho thronged at- tendance at MoVickor's, whoro Y'rol, Swing un- doubtedly attnined his highest popularity, At MoVicker's tha home-fecliug provailed; avary~ body knew that ho would be welcomo, aud could enter or leave without tho lesst rostraint. Dut where the necessity of bullding a vew and costly church ? Why not hiro o central bell,— MoVicker's, Kingsbury, or McCormick,—uud thus savo tho vast expense? Lot tho Fourth Church keep its present odifice for its rioh pew-holders, and sparo Prof, Bwing on Suuday mornings fof o sormon_in somo public hall,” Consider tho «economical aspoct of the new nulur!lriuu. The proposod abernacle will cost, with ground, 210,000, Uhat smount of wondy (to 88y nothe ing of ndded intorest) would hiro the use of MoVickor's Thentre at %75 n Bunduy for a poriod of nontly twonty-six ?'uuru, A8 0 question of oconowy, in theso hard timos, “ls it not vastly botter for tho Bwingltes to rent than build ? M C. i or. o the Fditor of The Chicagn Tribune: B¢ 15 tho Boavd of Houlth dolng {ts ntmost to place tho city and suburbs in & condition to rusist tho ruvagos of some new or somo old epi- demic? Has it sont its ugents Lo the Btack- Yaords, glue-fuctorics, and distillories, to romove the ncoumulations of tho spring nod wintor? Aro tho vacant lots and outlyivg spaces to the north, wost, and south,” covered by any seavenger doposits calouluted A o breed discuse during tho nost six weeks? Lo dnsure perfoct ingpoction the 1lenlth Board should Leop n moantod oMoer on tha gonll the thne from ono portion of the sulmrbs to anotbor, roporting the exnel sanitury voudition of neglected portions of the city. PREVENTION OF FIIES, T'a the Raltor of The Chicago T'ribune By Your paper of this muruln? Los an editoyinl, under the oaption of ' Pratection Apniust kl‘ire." offering some truthlul snggos- tiows, espociully ng to the f;raub and most singu- Tny indifference of the publia upon thie wast vital subjeot, Go ta n buildor to-day, muke sug- gestlons looking to additional safoty gainst firo, und, unless thoro ns been what Van Sohnaok, tho druggist, eally o *“lively poorch ™ within ten faat of lim, aud that within® forty-cight hours of Limo, the ehancos nro ton to ono that you will find him stolldly ndifferont upon tho biooty not willing to oveu stop to loo! utupmfixmnun to koop his hiowso from burning up within per- lmrpn an houraftor ho lias it finishod, This in= :l‘lcg:unm lfh‘fl tl]mi“numnnjs qnfl;o Bny ll]md cago entiroly dlsrogarda tho fira plos of mafoty I building, & L EEfagl Dut, talkiug ot ‘*safoty,” thoro i n polat which has boon dlscussed but vory little, if in- dood any ab all; and, In & word, that point is, Drovontion, ' Gait flres bo provontod,~stoppod boforo thoy bogin? Aftor all that has beon sald and_dono in’ tha way of oxuur\uuhlu firos, big aud littlo, would it not bo woll to neo if we connat lot our action anto-dnto tho firo, and thus provent it? If #o, o may anve lifo, billions of proporty, and much hard aud dnngeraus lnbor, Lot us fook at thia poit, Wihnt fa it that burns? Wood,— chiofly wood ; somotimes stocks of morchan~ dise, “but not often. Tho almost nbaohito neconsity for tho use of wood in bnlldings, snd its inflammuble nature, aro tho kernol of tho nut thot makes the tronblo. Now, can wood be 8o Ivmpamd thnt it will not bo nflammable sud -burn, affording food for Its own destrnotion b firo? 1t s not necossary to ask that it shall stand tho heat of a smelting-furnnco or a rod- ot conl-firo, for these will destroy anything. All that in necossary {s, that it ubnl{ Lo 8o pro- pared (witbont injury in other rospects, of oourss) that, i 1t Lo sot_on fire by eithor ncel- dont or dosign, the fire will not run, sprend, and focd upon it, All fires, of necossity, and withaut oxtaptlon, begln smafl. Now, 1t 1o, T bollova entiroly poseible to so prepate wood that it wil vot burn from' any of theso small bogin- nings, nod will " not afford food for its own destruction. Entirely possible, not unreasonably exponsive or diffionit of applion- tiou, nor fuvolving injury in any reapeot. I bo- lovo this Is miscoptible of fair demonstration, that the wood-work of the storo of Mosara, Wolla & Co. might have boon go proparad that thnt firo, vory small at firat, and still small when first seon, wonld not nor could not have run, sprend to, and loked up evorything within thomo {rluk ‘walls, notwithstanding the splendid efforts of onr Fire Dopartmont, so oarly upon thoe ground. Tho firg at Indopondanco, tiio othor morning, was s Yoo littlo Lit" of a thing whon first dis- covored ; and, had the wood composing the roof of that buildlng whero it originated heou pro) erly proparad, thio firo would Lave wilted, sick- onad, and died out of itsell oven, and Indepond- onco havo beon still sianding, instoad of bolng Inid low, as slio now is, in ruine. But I am no nowspapor-wrlter, and have prob- ably already mado this communication o lon, that it will find ite way to your wasto-bneket. writo it in tho hopo chiefly that it mny possibly stimulato you to keop the eubjoct boeforo tho publio, and g0 8ce if you cannot draw out full oxprossion upon it, and thenco great good come. It is of vast importauce. Rospactiully yours, s, Cuantes L, Tooken, CitoAao, Juna 5, 1674, — AN OLD CASE REVIVED. A singular caso Is ponding in tho Olreult Court which contains an oloment of romnuce as woll ag lnw, Tho bill, which was filed May 27, makes tho following allogations: B. W. Porter, tho plaiutifm, in the yoar 1869, como iuto poasossion of certain information respecting n tract of land which had boen subdivided under o tax-title. Ifo lind nscertained exclusivoly that & patent title was outstanding, held by a_mnn named Richard . Tobortson. This man Robortson had mur- dored, n8 alloged, a notorious courtesan of Now Yorlq, and had fled tho country, By the ad- vico of coriain partice Mr. Porter applicd to tho dofondant, Horace Mill, and secured his co-operation in the mattor, looking toward the purchnso of the property. Beforo making known tho full particulars of the caso, Mr. Portor obtained from Mr, Hill an agrooment to advance all tho money nocossury to the pur~ chaso of the land, & quarter-section of which was held by Mr. Seammon “Ean somo claim, and o stipulation that the ease shiould bo prosesuted by Hill, after which the availa of the property woro to bo equally divided between tnu Lo, Mr, Hill wont to New York, and, formation given him by Mr. Por‘ur, found out whero the title wine, Mo was thus enabled to purchase the property for the sum of 2500, Returning to tho city, ho took possession of the [f(u;mn.y. instituted suit, and the title was finally sottled. Ilo has sold au undivided half of it, and bocome a rich man, Now ho_rofuses to givo to Mr. Porter tha shara whick that gontloman claims as rightfully due bim, 'The contract botweon Messrs, Portor_ and Iill had not been reduced to writing, ¥t was moroly vorhal at tho timo tho ogreomont wat wndo. dr. Yortor subBequently endeavorad to moke DMir. ILll give him & twritten ngreement, but tho Iattor rofused to do so, urg- ing that his word waa ns good a8 bLis bond, and tho torms of tho vorbal contract should bo strictly adhored to, Aftor ropented iutorviews upon the subject, Mr. Porter has concluded that ho can got nothing from Mr. XML without the act of the law, and now comas iuto court ta roecovor his shnro of tho property. It comprises a territory of about 1,600 acros, valuod at 3150 a0 ucre. from the in- gLy ! CRIMINAL, THE 'OLICE COURTS. Androw Tracoy was flned £25 yosterday, by Justice Scully, for sovorely beating William Qarroll, Edward Fairburn, tho burglar, was beforo Justico Boyden, yeoterdsy, under two charges, and was hold to answer Weduesduy, undor bondy of 2600 in oach case. The notorious John McMnlion, who was up before the South Side Police Court about ten doys ago, for burglary, and bnd his caso con- tinued {3} yestorduy, wns again_boforo Justico Boydon, 4vhio hold him to the Criminal Court in Londs of $1,000. August Murrald is s rising young scape-grace, and hus mado sevoral unsuccessful sttempls to gotoJohot. Uis last oxvloit waa pilforing silvor goblet from A. E. Clark, of No. 176 War- ren avenuo, for Which ofenso ho will undoubt- !dly wucceed in necomplishing s purpose, ias antico Scally gave him bis agwistance yestordny by noldln'jz Lim’ over to the Crimiual Court in $900 bonds. Datoctivo James Morgan arrcsted a man numed Jobn Buinugencrsy yeslordny aftornoon for plying his vocation, that of a monte-denler, in n saloon on Vau Buren streot, Ho hoad made a watch and a smull sum of money. Boyden will tako cognizanco of tho facts this morning. Nellio Harris and Annia Gillon wore locked up in tho Armory Inst_night, chargod witts farcony u8 bailoes, 1t i nlloged thut thoy got o sewing- macbiue n short time ago under falso ropresen- tations, When payment was demandod, thoy deolared tbat it hud never boon recelved, Upon this flagrant violation of the contract, D. I, TLamborson got out o warrant for ity recovery. T'ho noodle-women will plond this morning bo- fore Hoyden. “8lim Jim,"” n notorious youug ‘‘lady” who hoards at tho Dridowell, eame (o tho city last Monday, nftor a sojomu’ at that Institution for thirtecn days, T'ivo days in Chicago was sufli- oient to corrupt the moruls of the girl with tho masonlino sobriquat, and ‘Thursdny she got on a uprao, and brouglt up ot the Unjon Stroot Sta- tion, * Yesterday sho was beforo Justico Soully, under unmorous chnrges of dinordorly condut, and was remanded to “the Dridewell for soven- toon days, whore sho wiiiZronnin that, longth of un&a. roturn to town, got drunk, and go back again, Charles Hornish was arrosted by Officer Lan- dick, 'l‘l_numln(!, with a coil of lead pipe in hia possossion. On beluy questioned by the officor as to how he camo by it, he would give no suswer, After being takon to the Hurrivon oot Blutlon, ho'acknowledged to having stolen ik from tho Odell Lumboy Cempuny, No, 622 South Olark stroet, Yestordsy murnivg, when brought before the South Bido "Polico Court, ha plondod guilty, and Justico Boyden Lold Lim' to the Criminal Court In bouds of 300, Janies Proston, one of tho trlo who was ar- rosted with Ketly nud Willlamis on the charge of lurceny, und fired upon Oflicers Lohlam and Wolf ou Desplaines stroot, was bofors Justice Beully yestorday to answer to tho chargo of shooting at tho ofllers, and was hold in $800 bonds to the Criminal Court, At a formor pro- limiuary lmurluy Doforo this Justico, ho Was Lield, with a confoderato, in honds of tho samo amount, for stealing £200 from Mrs, Whiting, corner of Ashlnnd aventie and Cathervino stroot, On ono of the two oharges his chanco for Joliot aro good, Tho onap of Nellio Ayors, Ladinia Ferguson, and Mrs, J, 0, Trwin, obarged before Justioo Kaufmann with nbtnfnlnu mongy under fulsa Pmtunmn, was disposod of yostorday by the ae- fon of the Grand Jury, 'i'fm two farmer wera . duly indicted by that Dody, but the evidonco in the oato of Mra, Irwin nov warranting ihin cons clusion proccedings ngainst hor wore disgons tiuned, In viow of theso faots, Justico Kauf mon dlmissod tho ohurgo in his court agninst the young womon, and slso ugatust Mrw, Irwin, by roasou of tho failure of the Jury to jndiot the latter, ‘thoseindictod wore relensod on bail pend- ingg their triul, whioh will take pinoe during the prosont torm of the Criminal Gourt, At nbont 2 0’clock yostorday morning, Dr, B, Towell, whose sloopitg-room adjoius hix oftice in Adslt's Blook, No. 41 Clark’stroot, betweon Tandolph and Lako, was arousod fron his lume berd by & knook ou his door. He answorod the alurim, und on oponlng the doox was attavked by a man, whilo 4o of the confodorates robbed tho Daotor's pantaloon pockots of §100, Tho otlos of tho assaultod man brought to his assistance Officora Donahoa and \Vnfl:m who arrostod tho robbora and confinod thom fn tho Harrison Straot Inck-up, where they gave tho names of George Duncan, Goorgo T, Thomns, and Willlam Wooda, Yeostorday morning thoy woro brought beforo Juatleo Hoydon, and, owing to tho inability of tho Doctor to bo presont, tho ensn was continned tiil this morning, the prisonora boing hold undor 1,000 cnch, 1t will bo romomborod that ten days ago throo mon wore arrestod on a ohnrge of larceny, aftor oxchauging sovoral shiots with tho officors of tho ollco forco who mado tho nrrest. 'Ihoy wero rought baforo Justice Seutly the moruing aftar thoir capture, and wero hold to ball, John D, Ryan becoming the suroty for ono of tho prison- ors, namod Villlams, This fellow Ryan mado afiidavit that ho was tho possossor of cortaln proporty ou Tiolfth stroet, olc. Justico Soully received him ag’ bondsman, but, doubting tha truthfilnoss of tha statomont contained in tho aftidavit, ocaused n search to bo made for tho title of Lho proporly which Ryan clsimod in his afidavit, which showed that Ryan hind perjured himself, as tho Jproporty ha claimod bolonged to the Wost Bida Turnverein,land that thelr Turnor Hall was oroct- edon that] propocly, Kyau wes immodistoly arreated for rnrjury, and “brought before thia Justice, who hold him undor $1,600 bonds for his appoarance yuutnrdq. Mr, James cDonald thercupon beoaine Ryan's suroty, and ulfznnd the Dbail-bond, Yostorday tho onse was callod, Me- Donald appeared, Dut Ryan didu's; ho had “jumpod " Lis buil and 16fc tho town, " Bir, Mo- Donald, the baileo, I porfectly rosponsible, aud witl bavo tho $1,600 to pay. Willinm Busso waa arrosted on the 26th of May Inst, charged with cruolty to animals, and tho caso continned by Justico Boyden on tho 27th till yestorday, when iv was called up; Tho complaint againat Busse is that ho pormitted a horso belonging to him to remain in tho alloy in tho rear of Lis promises, noar Twonty-second Bbroot, in dying condition, fostering with all the cruptions that horsoflosh is hetr to ; that tho poor animal romaiued there for two or threo dnys without food or drink, until an officor of tho polico force ordered tho auimal shot, Sev- eral witnosses in the cnse wore examined, both for tho prosooution aud tha defense, and the tostimony was vory conflicting. I'ho votorioury surgoon who bad attended tho horso testitied that ho was dying frominflammation of the hack, and that ho dircctod Dussa to romove the horso to the alloy in order that the stablo could bo cleansed and purified for tho comfort of tho aui- mal. Tho cago was continned till to-day. MISCELLANCOUS, ~ Yestorday Ald, Poter Mabr sworo out n warrant bofore Justico Xauftnann for the arrest of Russel Bholdon for benting the Aldorman's IIx'mtiEmr, John MMahwr, last Bunday at Lincoln ark, ‘Willfam Koller, it is alloged, was engagod In a. fracas lass Mondny ovonng st the corner of Van Buren sud Halstod streats, during whicls Thomns Tuseay, of 101 Willlum straot, was seriously stabbed. Yestorday Keller put ina voluntary apponronoe at tha Bixth Prooluct Station, and do- niod having anything to do with the row. Richard Warren took rofugo under the side- walk on Chicago avenue, mear LaSalle streot, icflturdny afternoon, and_ his partner, Daviul \Inddon, ostrich-liko, poked his hord Into a dirt- llo beneath o houso nonr Chicago avenuo and \Vells stroot, Loping to oludo tho pursuit of Ofticora Mornn aud Wobbor, John Coolt, of 83 Wendoll stroet, alloges thut tho pair snosted bo- hind tho countor of his moat-store and omptiod the till. It contained o gold watch and tho pro- coods of the day's businos, sltogothor amount- ingto poarly 300, ‘Thoy wore locked up in tho Twelfih Precinct Station, and will answor to tho chargo of larcouy this morning. On tho 2d fngt. G. A, Hudson awore out s sosrobi-warrant before Justice Linedale, claiming thit on the 10th day of May, an organ, Sewing= iug-muchino, threa trunka of clothing, and othor mg[urty waoro folontously stoton from Mrs, M. f. Hudson by soma ona unknown to him, or by Lowis Blonuis, aud that bo belioved tho property waa concoaled in thoe third story of & brick build~ ivg on tho northoast cornor of Randolph and Cunal atreots, known aa tho Blennis Iloueo, and on thatstatomentobtainod the warraut, Thursday Liowis Blonnis appoared bofore Justico llaines, snd swore out o warrans for the arrest of 0, A. Hudson, and stated on oath that Hudson por- jured hfmaclf, and faluely, corruptly, and will- fully sworoe to a lio beforo Justico Trinsdalo to obtain the soarch-warrant, o fusther alloged thnt vo part of tluo property was ever stolen or taken away from Mrs, Hudgson by a porson or 0rEon uuknown, or by himsolf, aud that he ?}Iudnun) know full well at tho timo, that ho was swearing falsoly. Hudson was arrcated, aud yostorday gave bail fu bonda of 2500 for his ap- ‘poaranco bofore Justice laines, on tho 16th, to nuswor to tho ailegations contaiued in the com- plaint of Blonnis. Charles G. Horton hns given the Poat-Office Department considorablo trouble during the past fow montha, The 12th of Fobruary last he was arsested and brought boforo Commissioner Hoyno nodor the charge of ciroulating obsceno matter through the medium of tho Unfiml Btates muily, 'Tho Commissioner hold him over to the District Court, Information was aftorwards fllod sgaiost him in that Court, and Judgo DBlodgoett fined him 8100 and costs. This was “hursday, and_ the man_bogged that o might have til) the following Moudny in which to sot- tlo. Hia outward appoarnnco boing that of n gentlomnn, tho Cowrt oflioials wore deccived thoroby, ond consonted to tho roquest. Monday he did not appear, and subsoquontly it way discovered ho had left town. Informu- tion being obtainoa that Horton hnd gone East, nud Doputy Marshal Bird, of this district, being in Now Yorlk, the bonch warrant was mado out for the nrrost of tho fupitive and sont o Mr. Bird, but ho faited to arrest him, and the war- rant was roturned. Up to Thursday last the 100 fine was still standing egalnst him. On thet day Capt. Buck, one of tho Doputy United Btates Marshals in Ohicago, received n lotter from Anthony Comstock, Specinl' Agent of the DIost-Ofico Department at Trooklyn, New York, stating thut ho bad rocoived circulars that led him to holiovo thnt O, G. Horton was aperating in Chioago with an obsceno beok, the titlo of whioh wae * Under Lock and Koy.” The ciroular gave tho addross of P. O.°Drawer, or Box, 88, Chiongo. Bpovial Agont Comstock thought that byglocingndntwtlva over that box, Horton could bo arrested. T'his suggestion was carried ont, and by thin means thio fellow was tracked to o book-store on Stato strect, and thara arrosted, Yesterday hie was taken hefore Unitod States Marshal CnmElmll, sottled tho old tino and costs, and was discharged. e meta ) THE CITY HALL. Tho Wator Collector yestordny took in 83,- 742.00, The Oty Collector yosterday rocolved from liconsios $260, und from tax colloctions, §10,000, The Board of Educntion yosterday decded to William Hughs, of Cincinoati, a tract of land, situnted noar the Bharpshooters' Park, and con- taining 190 acres. The prico puid by Mr. Hughs is $67,000. Yestorday tho mon in tho erib ond of tho now Inke tunuol could distinctly hoar the drilling in thio shore ond, which shows tho two parties nre closo to each other, and working m tho right diroction, ‘I'ho Board of Public Works yofllurdnY raceivod hids on sewar work to e dona in various poe tious of the city. One hundred snd cloven bids wore mado for work in tio West, thirty. #ovon for work in tho South, and thirty-soven for work in tho North Division, . Tho statomont mado in tho moming pApors yosterdny, that Mr, Camoron, Assistnnt City Ab- tornoy, had rosigned, is incorrect. That gentlo- man was in his offico yestorday attonding to the ouorous dutics of the City' Attornoy, aa Mr. Jamioson Is stifl ill, sud unablo to loavo Lia room, Judge Norton has been engaged for sovoral days past in trylng boforo the courts kovoral tnx- ausossmont cases, some of whioh are six yoars old, ‘Choy ao mostly confined to oaties of po- alnl asnossmontg, sud, in certaln iustances, are very imporiaut, 88 they are test oasos, In oxtending the lake tunnol Foutnrdn_v, anather sulphur ufiflng was ** struck,” boing the third within a weok, 'Lho wator ruehios up with n gront doal of force, bub 1t is not thought by M, Chesbrough to be sulliciout to lutorfera with tho work, The Roard of Poliaa transnoted no businces ontorday boyond auditing o fow Lills, - Prosfs fiuut Shovidan and Ald. Iildroth hold au au- mated disounsion on tho canal, and the roason why it doos not perform_its functiovs, L'his brought into disoussion * Long Johy,” his ditoh, {uuluu, and varlous othor matters of publio in- ovost, . ‘Iho Firo-Marahal's afffos has just rocolved o vory haudsome aud ueotul presont froin a moem- ber of the I'ire-Department, Georgo H, ldell, assistant foroman of I3ngine No, 19, It laa largo and ologantly wrou;ilxt p-holder, composed of native woods artistioslly inlaid, Tho flrst map to bo hung in ¢t is & new undorground map of the City of Ohieago, This map, which s pub- Juhed "by & flrm In this oltv, givou a complote lisv and the oxaot location of allstraots, patks, Loulovards, wowery, wator-pipes, hydrants, tun- . organic affection of tho honrt. nols, fire-alarm boxos, and engino-houson In tho nlti. Tia sizo is about @ foot by 0, and It Is sald to ho tho moat comploto thing of tho kind ever publishod. Bupotintendont Tohm thinks, an indood moat Enmnnn do, that it 18 vory singular that Justicos oully and Boydan woro unaware of the exist~ enco of Boo, 7, Ohap, £0 of the clly ordinancos. o stated yostordny to a TninuNe roporter that ho should again arrost tho ssloon-keapers ar- rostod last Bunday for a violation of tho clty ordinances, and dlamissod by the Bouth and Wost 8ido ' Pollag-Justicou booauso they did nob know tho law, Ald. Hildroth says, *thero {n & dond wrong in the Rolfof nnd' Ald Bocloty, and disintorostod mon umvorsally say there inanigger in the wood pilo somowhers.” The Aldorman complaius thnt all efforts to discovor aaid Ethiop are balked by cartain mambora of .the Couunctl, who dara not #ny thoy sre ohnmplunn of tho Soaloty, but will move to tablo, refor, or do. gomething olso with tho resolution, 8o that it Is effootually hidden and all invostigation {8 provented. Some Hmo sgo tho Common Counoll mado an appropriation for a brldqc nerosd tho oanal ab orth ITalstod stroot. "I'he only ronson for not building tho bridgo was tha refussl of Ogdon, 8holdon & Cq, to take what tho city thonght to Lo a rensonable prico for the land that must bo condomued. Yestordny Ald, Stout visited tho oflico of tho above firm, and obtained » promiso from thom that they would offor no obstasle to tho building of tho bridge, and would give tho city tho land nocassary. On March 0, tho Uommon Counoll passed an ordinanea allowlng srloons to bo kept opon Sun- day, providing tho doors and the blinds on_tho windows of tho bar-room wero kapt closod. Last wook thoro was given fu T TRinUNE an ac- count of tho arrost of soveral West and Bouth Bido gnloon-keopors for violating the ordinanco, and their subsoquent rolense from custody by Polive Justicos Scully and Boydon on tho ground that, in drawing the ordinanco, no pnmqty had beon fixcd for its violation by tho Council.” This was doomed o good joks on Ald Riclardson, who framod thoordipanco,and it was genorally thought it would binve to bo amonded by the Qouncil, Onpt. Hickoy *yostorday wont to Assiatant Cor- oration Qounsel Munn, and Asgistant Olty At~ orney Cameron, to got their adyice In making rrrosts whilo the prosont law is in force. Thoy B0ou found that in spito of tho biundor made by tho Council, o ponnlty was flxed by Bec. 7, Chap, 30, of tho City Ordinances, for all ordinancos whero no pennlty 18 namod. It 18 not loea than $3 nor moro than $100 for overy offonse 0om- mittod. WADASIT AVENUE STREELT RAILWAY, Tho Common Council Committeo on Stroets ond Alloys for tho South Division held a moot- ing yostorday astornoon in tho City Clerk's oflico, Prosent: Ald. Bebmitz, Dixon, Foloy, Cooy, nnd Spalding, Tho princlpal busitess bo- fore tho Oommitteo was tho considoration of the Wabash Avenuo Straot Railway, In bohalf of tho proporty-owners dosiring the railway, thoro wero Mossra, Enos Ayres, IHoward Priostloy, Stovens, Jennings, and soveral othors. Dr., J. W, Millor was present to reprosent tho various coplo who do” not want the cars. Mr, Cobb, Cresldent of tho South Side Company, was also prosent tomnko o statoment ns to what that Com- any was willing to do. Botwoen Randolph and wounty-second-straots, — tho proposed tormim of the rond,—thore aro 23,000 feot front, or about 11,000'eot on oach sido, A liat of prop- orty-holders, u“ruuum.lug 14,280 foot, Was pro- eouted, all of whom aro dosirous of baving the railway. On the part of tho remonstrants, Dr, Miller presonted s long list of names. Mr. Cobb waa ealled upon to mako tho statemont on behnlf of the Railrond Ooml}?uy. Ho said the Company of which ho was Dresidont was willing to lay tho track from Weslington street to Congreas and south to T'wonty-eccond a8 fast a8 tho pavoment was 1aid, and that thoy would benr ~ the expouse of laying tho pavement botween the outer rails of tho two tracks, In ran{ to a question from Ald. Toloy, 8lr. Cobb stated that tho Com[gm,y noodod a now outlet for the Bouth Bide ears ; that now cars started onco every throo- fourths of a minuto on State stroot, and that soon they would be crowdod 8o as to impedo businoes.” Mr, Cobb wishod to oorreot an im- pression that was orroncously entortained by many porsons, including some Aldermon, His Company would not pay any bonus- to the gen- tlomen who obtained tho charter, but simply the oxpenses necossarily_incurrad in gotting ~said charter, not to oxceod $1,000. Dr. Miller hioro aroso to stato his position, ITe opposed the proposed railway as a citizon of tho South Division, o did not state why n oitizon of that part of Chicago should opposo tho laying of tho roed, but undoubtedly would havo done o bad not tho Committer decided to postpono nny further hearing of tho caso until poxt Friday, in the samo placo aud at the eamo hour. The Committoe mnde this do- olslon bocause Ald. BStone, a membor of the Committeo, waa not ~prosont and was very much intorested in tho question, and because thero woro preaent few of tho property-ownors of tho stroot who opposed the projectod railwway, The railway gontlomen having doparted, tho Committeo ook up tho ordinanco introduced by Ald. Btono to widon DMichignn avenuo thirt] foet from Randolph stroet to Parl row, This proposod ordinance was offored sovoral months n%o, and has beon lying quict, awaiting the Council's action on tho Inke- front question. Asthore i8 no probability of that matter being soon settled, tho ordinnnco was placod on filo, 3 A" petition wns read by tho Chair- mun, ‘asking tho Committeo to recom- mond ‘ the oponing of certain stroots in tho Walkor Subdivision. Tho Committce de- cided ta visit the ground Tucsday wmorning and goe for thomsolves what waa neoded. Thore ho- ing uwo more businoss bofore them, they ad- Journed. —— GENERAL NEWS. Yestordny Ald, Mahr and Commissioner Prin~ diville mudo & tour through the Bixteenth ‘Ward to sce what strects noeded improvements. They also took a look at tho Fullerton avenue canduit. y * A Galllo Thespinn, bearing the doubly-historio namo of Pericles Rochofort, becamo luvolved in o digputo with a man on Ifalsted stroot yeator- day, nud ono who proved not to bo an smateur, Daring tho fracas, tho Communlst’s namesnko was thrown to tho pavemont, and his Jeft leg fractured at the nukle-jomt. o was taken to tho hospital, where ho bora,the operation of set- ting tho bone with the fortitude of n stofe, A man uamod Jobn Newman, Hvin‘; at No, 87 Wost Twontioth streot, droppod doad whilo ont- ing broakfast yosterday morning, Corouoer Pil- grim hold an” inquest in the aftornoon, and o vordict was rondored that doath ensued from un i 1fo was o Dolig- mian, 50 yoars of ago, a Inborer, and unmarried. ‘About 11 o'clock yosterdny morning, a fira was discovered in & two-story frame butlding at No, 231 Coutre stroot, ownod by William l"lugg, and ocenpiod a8 o residonco by John Dalton, Oficer Bigler extinguished tho flamoes, without sounding an alarm, bofore much dnmage had boon sus- tained. Insurance not reported, At about 5 o'clock lnat ovening, a young man namod John Dirg_ was ran_over nnd instantly Jilled by Eugino No. 176 of the Chicago, Bur+ Tington & Quincy Road, ab the Burlinglon Ele- vator No. A, foot of Bixteonth streot. iy right arm was amputated, and ho was fearfully man- #lod about tho body. 'Pe fragmonts woro gath- ored up and romoved to tho rosidenco of his parants at No. 181 Wright utroot, wherotbe Cars onor will hold an inquost, Decoased was an Amserican by birth, and 17 yoars old. During tha wind-storm, Thursday aftornoon, the school-house in course of orection on For- tioth street was struck by n gust, aud about aix feot of tho southwost cornoer was blown oft, Tho bricks foll inward, and cnrried tho floor-joists into the basoment, sovoral of the workmon making very narrow ckcapes, A bricklayer wos lifted off tho third-story wall, and slighted in tho collar, without, liowdver, belng ‘fl.l'lwll. bo- vond a fow soratchos. A smali Qothlo out- liouse on Forty-oighth stroet, which once bofore mot with & sinilar mishap, wag upuot, but nok materinlly damagod. Tho Cook Connty Ropublican Convention to nominnte elghty delegates to ropresent this county fu the Btate Couvention, whiol convoucy June 14, will be held in tho Council Chamber av 2 o'elovk Mouday wook, The primarios will be hold Baturday, June 14, botweon 4 und 7 p, m., tho wards Loing entitled tndo!ouulnun»uzntm\ bolow ; First, B3 Booond, b; Third, 103 Fourth, 8, Tifth, 01" Sixth, 8; Bovontl, 6; Eighth, 81 Ninth, 95 Tonth, 8; Bloveuth, §; Twalfth, 8; 'J.‘hirtnanlh,fl; Tourtoonth, § Tittoonth, 107 Sixtoonth, ;' Bevonteoath, 9: Iightoonth, 7; Ninotoonth, 0; Tiwontloth, . Il polling-plicos will ba announced hereaftor. & Therae I8 a correspondont who I exercised on the mad-dog quostion, aud is not satistied with the prosont nrrangoments for oxtvrminating thom. Ho wants & genoral crusade, and sug- gout that tho city aiithoritlos swonr in avory man as & specinl poliooman, avm lum with & olub, rovolver, and ammunition, order tho olosing of il places of buntnoss on a cortaln day—tho Bt. Bartbolomew’s Doy of the eanine raco—and do- voto the timo betweon suurise and sunset to n\vue{»lug sloughtor. It i# gubmitted for tho consideration of the Mayor, THY WEN OF "8, ] A numbor of tho votorany of tho Gorman ‘to obtain dower in tand sol Rovolution of 1818 and 1849 assomblod lnst ovoning at tho pnloon, cornor of Clark and Michigan streots, for: tha purposo of makin, final arrangomonts for tho commemoration foati- val of tho uprising of tho Gorman rovolutionists in 1848 and_1849, to bo Liotd at_T'isher's Gardon, on North Olark streot, nonr Lincoln Park, on tho 16th of June, ‘The mooting was called to ordor by ox-Ald. Hottingor, who atatod that the arrangomonts for the fostival woro noarly comploted, and that ho bfillvinml 1e wonld bo an enjoyablo and succossful affair, Mr, Lindan, tho Boerolary, stated that bo had wrltten n lotter to Mr. ¥redoriok Ilacker, inviting him to delivor tho aration of tho day, but {hat gentloman had do- clined on account of sicknoss, Hovoral othor prominont Ropublicans had been invited, aud promised to b6 presont, . Mr, Lindan also statod that tho badgos wore gotting up. .Thoy would bo in tho Gorman-lio- ‘publicau oolors—rod, blnok, and gold. Dr, Schlootaer siated that tho Gormania Maonnerchor hiad promised to Lo presont at the fostival. On motlon, it was decided that tho other singiug socioties and tho Turnors should also bo nvited. Aftor somo furthor dobato in rogard to the atylo of ticketa nud othor minor mattors, tho meoting adjourned. BEVEN THOUSAND FIVE IIUNDRED DOLLAR FILE. ‘The alarm from Box No, 518, at 8:45 last avon~ ing, wns cnused by tho dlscovery of flamas in tho bneemont of & two-story framo butlding b No, 7 Wost Rondolph stroet, ownod by Mus, Horrlot Murphy, ocoupled on tho first floor by Thomas Hnastings ns a boot and shoo stors, whilo the uppor story was ronted to 8. I Keun and William Doavar, who earriod on the buainesa of a hattor and show-oard paint- or rospootlvely, ~The inflammablo matorinl which compoged the building wherein the fira origlnated, ne algo thoso adjolning, causoed it to sprond to Now. 9, 03, 11, and 18 on the ssme stroot, notwithstanding the extraordinary exor- tiona of the Department to provent it. Jacob Iartz had a cigar-store oo tho firet floor of No. 0, and was unable to estimato hia loss, but thinks it fully covorod by an fpenrando of 81,000 in tho Adrian, of Alichigau. The second floor was uaod as a dwolllng by colorod woman named Mary Brown, who losos noarly all shio pox- seasad, thoro belug no insurance on hor waros. No, 034 was ocatipled by Mathias Qoltzsch ag o hat-manufactory ond No. 11 by Joseph Mn{nmu o tailor-shop. Tho formor's loss ia oatimated at noarly 8300,aad the lattor's at 8800; insured for §450 in tho Globo. No. 18, ocoupjed 08 o 8aloon by Daniel W. Xlynn, is damaged to tho oxtont or"about $500, the latter boing in- sured $300 worth. Thomns Hastings, tho occupsant of No, 7, moots with a serious loss, whili it iy bolievod will Lo fully covered by au insuranca of 8,000 in tho Lycoming and othor eumsnniuu. 8. H, Kosn placos his loss ot nearly 8500 ; {nsuranco not ra- portod. Doayor's loss s statad to bo in tho nm#hm-hnad of 8350 ; insurad in the Globe for $100. Tho buildings ‘Nos. 7, 8, 93¢, and 11, though bodly damagaod, sro insured in the Globe for $500 each. 'Callaban, propriotor of tho Junjk-store in which tho flames first appearcd, vatimatod his loss at £200 ; insuranco not ascer- tatnod. Firo supposod to have beon caused by spontancous combustion, TIE CLYDOURN DOWER-CASE, Reference bas alroady boon made in those col- umns to the suit brought by Mra, Mary Clybourn by hor late husband, Archibald Clybourn, many years ago. Tho per~ ons miado_dofendants aro Goorgo DL, Kimbark, B. D. Kimbark, and soma twenty othors, Tho property involved includes the north ¢ of tho southwost X of Boc, 82, Town 40, Rango 14, and containg somo 480 acros upon which tho rolling- mills aud othor valuable property are situated, Tho Dbill alloges that in Juno, 1836, Archibald Clybourn dolivered to Arthur Bronson a mort- gngoon the promises in whichulo joinud,as socuric for 37,400, Juno 81, 1841, Archibald Clybourn entered into an agreement with Arthur Brovson, by which he conveyed tho premiscs to tho said Arthur Bronson, witbout her consent. Mra. Cly- bourn ropresents that, as Clybourn's wife, she ‘wad entitled to dower by tho equity of redemp- tion aftor tho oxecution of tho mortgago, as hor hnaband bad cnuvn{od to Bronson alone, with- out her joining in the convoyance. She further roprosents thiat sho bas never relinquished tho antd dower, her husband's convoyance being in- suflioiont to deprivo hor of it, — gy AMUSEMENTS, BOOLES'S THEATRE. 1 the houso at Mr. O"Neil's bonofit last even- ing could bo roliod upon as o test of tho actor's popularity, Mr. Hooloy's now leading map s moro frionds'and better frionds than any motor who has played in Chicago for yours, Tho thea- tre, though not crowded, was filled, tho audionco being smong tho most brilliant that has been progoent at & porformance in Hooloy's for u long timeo, * David Garrick™ was tho main attrac- tion, Mr, O'Neil, of course, playing the titlo role, supported by Miss Katlo Putuam as dda Iugot, eand Mr, [Everhom as Simon Ingot. Considoring tho short timo given for rohonrsal, tho pleco ran vory smoothly, the leading parts belog evonly and carefully ren- dered. 'Tho satisfaction .of tho audienco was oxprossed in frequent and hearty Elnmluu. At tho termiuation of the pfeco, Mr® O'Neil wos called out, and the ourtain raised for & Bcens not. on the bill, Mr, Brock MoVickar, in behalf of Mr, O'Nell's friouds, prosented bim, in & nent spoeah, with a very hsndsomo sob of studs, The ‘boneficiary’s reply, being impromptu, was;not do- livored with the ongo and fluency for which, in other parts, he is noted. It wae cordinl, aud was roceived by the audience in tho snmo genial spirit. The presentation was sl tho more re- markable that it was quite extemporaneous, Mr. O'Noil's frionds deciding upon it aftor the our- tain rose. _ ln this reapooct, a8 in many othors Mr. O'Neil's bonoflt was remarkoble for an absence of pomp and civcumstanco, and & hearty good will and kindly feoli ICVIOKER'S TUEATRE, Thoso who have not yob scon Mr. Sothern in his poorless inyporsonation of Lord Dundreary, should remombar that the last oppartunitics tur doing 8o occur to-dny. Tho houso last night was unusually large aud tho porformauce heardily onjoyable, DALY'S COMPANY, The Fifth Aveuuo compauy, guided and guard- od by the great Augustin Daly, will arrive 1n thig city this morning about 7 o'clock, and take up quartora atthe Tromont House, It is under- stood that a seronado party will render night lidoous to the occupants of that hotel this ovon ing. Mira, Daly is in town, aud sottlod uirendy at tho Tremont.. Monday the Company will open at Ilooloy's, in thelr speowlty, and Nr. Daly's areation, ** Divoreo,” THE LUCOA BEAHON. A concert wua given gt Kingsbury Hall Inst evoning by tho Lucea troupe to o giand house, but as the programme embraced littlo or nothing new, it docs not call for any specinl notice. 'L'his afternoon, tho soason will close with o performanco ot Hooloy's Theatro, at which the first act of * Don Pasquale,” tho soc- oud aot of ** Miguon,” the second nct of ** Mar- thn,” and tho fourth sct of Favorta™ will Do given, LINOOLN PARK, ‘Iho programme for tho music at Lincoln Park this aftoruoon will be ax follows & 1, “Yarude March”, 3, “ Feutival Gulop, 2, Ovorture to Fra 74, Fautasio on themes from ¢ 5, Waltz—* Monthly Rasos ™., §5. Overturo to “'Tlio Hermitiy Loil ™, 7, ¢ Bamartan Polla Mazurks 8, Fantasta from ¢ " 01 Arla from * Siradel 10, Waltz—ti 8pring, Gent! 11, % Pluto March Behmldt PERSONAL, Dr. Grant, member of Parlinment and Prosi- dont of tho Oanadian Modical Socloty, Is at the ‘Tromont. Judgo Bkinner refusos to-ack ag one of tho exocutors of tho will of tho late Martin O, Walker, on tha ground that ko was not consulted by Mr, Walkor. The many friends of Ohaplain H. Clay Trum- bull will be giad to learn that ho i to pronch noxt Sabbath morning In the Eighth Prosby- torian Church, cornor Washington and Robey stroets, All who road his thrilling lotters from the prigon-peus of tho Bouth will want to seo and hear him. A ocorrospondent nsks us to sny a word com- mondatory of tho obliging apirit and plensnnt munnors of the lady-nttendnuty conucotod with tho Chlcago Publio Library. The lack of s priuted enfaloguo, whioh In some fnstances com- pols thom to mako a dozen *searolies bafors tho {mnk oallod for is found, must bo trying to the mont experiouced librarians, and their aogomnio- dstlon aud_pationco under such disadvantages merit o word of approolation from tho pubtic. . Ono of tha firat comors to attond the rounion of the Old Abolitionists tu Alf Burnett, the elo- outionist and aotor, whoss father—Corneliuy— was mobbed threo mon fu Clnoiumati end niw houso torn down because of his Abolition sontis ments. o was draggod by the halr through the styooty, iabrother-in-law—Samual Alloy—pub~ hished the Philanthropist, afterward the National Era, Allrod was tho lirst mun 1o raiso tho Birney | flng, and glories ovor tho old times. o s sto) g it 10, N B Lowie, iy eigps Tho Hon, I\ E, Ferrlor, of Ohleago, while on his way to a wodding near Galonn, ‘Fhursday at< ' tornoon, mot with an acofdent which will make Lint lame for gomo little timo. Whilo watoring hia horaos at Barraclough's mill, on Bmall-Pox Crook, tho animals started to ran. He and a gontlemnn who was with him seizod tho horsey and attompted to stop thom, but attor bolng dragpod sovoral yards woro thrown down, tho whools of tho buggy passing over Mr, Forrior's loft anklo. - U'wo youny Indlea who wore in the voluclo woro tlicown out, but cscapod infury, GLO. W, THOMPSON. 7 At n foint montlng of tho Vostry of Chrlst Churcl (Reformed Eptscopnl) and tint of Chrisk Ohureh (Protostant Eplacopal), Mold Sunday Juuo 1, 1874, tho followlng resolutions wera unanimously adopted : Winnzas, It hins ploased our Heavenly Fathor to res ‘move fran_our present world our belovel asmoclatr, Goorge W. Thompson, for many years s Veatrymon ol Christ Cliirel, and o faithful worker in ol our parlsh netsvitien, thercforo, Renolved, That, whilo wo recognize the hand of Divino Providenco in tho blow whicl Lns fallen npow us, wo deslro to record our decp scnno of tho loss stine tuinod by thio Church of which our brother was o most doyoted mombor, Reaolved, That wo recall with dovout gratitudo the consistont Ohristian apirit of our departei friend, hiy self-denying work n8 o lay_reador, hin professional services i belialf of this Ohurch and HBJank!r, and tint gonfal personal character which mada him unle versally beloved not only by his follow-Yoatrymen, but by thia cntire cougrogation, Tteaolved, That Mn resolutions be algned by tho Tector, snd by the Benlor Warden of cmfil parochial organization reprosonted in thia meeting, and that & ops' bo tranemiited to tho family of tha toconsed, . CuAntzs EbwAD CugNey, Reotor, E. B, VuuLis, Sonlor Warden Chstat (2, 13) Ohurch, Wst, Aubiiois, Boufor Warden Olirist {It, E.) Ohurch, Grand Pacifio—br, . M. Tolcomb ran lo—Dr. A. M. Ilolcombe, New Orlonus ; Maj.-Gen, G, O. Boott, U, 8. Aut H. AL Bkorlo, Japan: 8. A. Peddur, London, Eng.; W. Winaton, Alabamn ; R. E, 8poed, Memphis; Tionry 8. Campholl, Pittubnrgh; E, L. Thomas, Boston; Mius Aunn Touiss Oary, Now Yorks Viotor Capoul, Italy: Mons. Htrakosol, New York ; Tom Karl, Naw York, . o« DPalmer House—John 8, Polk, Arcola, Ga,; N. Mullikin, 8t. Louis; C. F. Abbot, Boston; John R. Iore ron, Dittaburgh; ‘W, T, Qory, Now York, Tremont Ifoune—C, aydon, 8t. Lonis Wolll, Frankfort, Ky. ; Georga Menitt, Tadian. apolid; Lloyd Dowors, Mobilo; A. II. Lowis, ow York ; “Agustin Daly and wife, Now York| G. A. Bhulilubarger, Philadelphis. , . , , S‘Iwrman IHouse—C, T'. Compan, Galvoston, Tox.; L. VenHook, Cynthinna: Goorgo Dird Grianell, Now York; K, Nutmeior, Now York; Dra. Whiting _and Bond, Janosvillo; G, M, Hutchinson, Now York; R. MoNamoe, Now York 5 13, R, Davidson, Loutsvitla, s el ANNOUNCELIENTS, ‘The rogular monthly meeting of tho Board of Managers for the Erring Women's Refuge will bo hold at the institution this sfternoon at half~ past 2 o'clock. The Foundlings® Homo will bo open to-day from 1 . m. till 4 p. m. to givo the childron wha own bricks in tho samo an opportunity to exame ine their proporty. The attontlon of employorsis called to the Employment Buroau of tho Young Mon's Chrise tinn Asgocintion, whore rollable men can ba soecured, 3 An adjourncd busincss mooting of tha ‘Womau's Temperance Organization of the Wost P‘:{:‘"fi}, \fl:lcbn hold AJ 10 lo'slll\zck :‘hle morning u the First Congrogational Ghureh, cornor of Aunn and Washington streota, i ¥ ‘Tho Young Mon’s Christian Assoclatlon invite oll young mon, strangors, in the city to nttond u:atl;youug murfis g;xgy{[m;uuziuz dlth ovening at thewr rooms, No. udison atreot, conduot= od by 7. N, Orittonton. ' S The Third Union Sunday-School meeting, un~ dor tha ausplces of tho Y. M, 0. A,, will bo hold this afternoon in tho irab Qongregationnl Chureh, D, V. Whittle will conduct the meot~ ing, P, P. Bliss will havo charge of tho singing, ‘'he Rov. E. P. Goodwin will deliver an address. All Sundny-sohools on tho Wost Sido are iuvited. Tha fifth conferonco of the Unlversalist Mige slonary Union, of Chicago, will be held to-more row elternoon at 8:35 o'clock, at the Church of tho Rodoomor, corner of \Vnsmnztog ?nfl Snnge- mon _olivoty, AQarosacs wili bo delivared by Dra, Ryder aud Forroster, the Rov. W. 8. Ralph and B, 8. Willard, Thoro will bo union sorviges at the Hocond Prosbyterian Church, corner of Michigan avenue and Twentioth sirect, moxt weock, commencing to-morrow ovouing at 8 o'clook, whon addrosges will be delivored by tho Rov, 1. O, Trumbull, of & Hartford, D, W. Whittle, "nnd othors, 'I'ho Churchos and Suuday-schools’ of tho Bouth Sido are invitod to take part. —— BUBURBAN NEWS, TIOGHLAND PARK, Thp Xev. Dr. Hurd,.of the Prosbyierian Church, has roturned from tho meoting of the Gonoral Assombly, and will occupy his pulpit to- morrow morning. In tho ovening tho Rev. Donald Millor, of Gouon, Ttaly, witl proach. RIVER PALK, At o meoting of tho Xirst Prosbytorian Church Sacioty of River Park, May 23, it way regolved to lay the cornor-stono of the new ohurch edifico Tuosday, June 23. A committes conalsting of COharles Mnrtln, Adnm Popp, Charles G. MoNeil, I M, Clark, and the Rev. g B. McClure wera appointed to arrauga the de- tails of tho programme, Sovoral eminont di- vines are expected to participate in the cere- mouies, aud & apociel train will run ont from the city on the oceasion. 'Lhe now odifice, whon comploted, will boiho Anest of its size In Cook County. > ‘tpet Us Ilave & Couplo of Dollars Tho Milwaukes Sentinel's Waehington corro- spondont tolls the following on Gon, Rual : ‘¢ Congrossmen aro subject to all sorts of im- positions and voxation. But innoconce must sufler, and Congrossmon must have their sharo, Ouly yesterday whilo our mutual friond,” Gon, Ttusk, was standing on & sbreet coruer with o 32 Dill in hiy band, which ho was playtully twisting ardund bis ‘flugors, a micoly-dressed mau ap- proached him with * Good morning, General; how is your bLealth?' Tho Geuoral answore: him politoly, suppusing ho had mek an old friend wliose nsmea Lo had forgotten, A fow words passed botween them, and whon the Genoral wag about to ask tho stranger his name the unknown friond said: * Genoral, pleaso lot me have a couplo of dollars,’ nud at tho samo time inno~ contly taking the bill out of the General's haud, turncd on ns heol and wolked off, loaving our Congressman standing in a stato of perfecs con- atornntion, This is the way mombors aro sorved in Washiugtan. ——— Late Discoyory for tho Hair..-Dorse's Luxurene. Thin fa o purifiod, dooilorized compound of cocod« nut ofl, with other valuable fugredients, for restoring and thickening the growth of the hair, It is the most refinod oleine dresaing yot offered to the public, whilo 1ts nourishing propertics aro wonderful for reatoring falling hatr, It i fast superseding the use of all othior preparations wherover introduced, Itean bo obialned at all drug-utores for 50 conts per bottle. Vau Behaack, Bltovensou & Mald, wholoeale agouts for the Nortliwoat, —_—————— Bargains You Rarely Got. £ Refd & Co,, 925 Weat Madldon atreol, affor greaf alus tn English walking jackots, Redingotes and Linen suits to closo the stock ; linen sulta for §J, usuat yrlea $8; boyw! sufta reduced to §1.25; Jot buads, bucks les; poar, jot, and atoel alldos; buttons, aud ull Kinds of trimmings ot low pricos, A full sssortment of xov Habla papar patferns always on hand ; alio, & largy lve of Froneh porforated patterus for stampmg, Bults and dresses of all kinds mado o orier ut short notio, Ttewomber the number, 221 Woat Mudison strect, —_——— Ohicago & Northwestorn Rallway---Sune day Train. Tho through Pacifi oxpress traln for Counell Blurs, Omuba, Ban Francisco, and all other Far Wost point, will leava tha Well ateeot depatof the Chiesgo & Northwestorn Ratlway at 10:16 o, m., Bunday, Juna 7, 1874 Turough ticko!s vis Ohteago, Burlington & Quinoy and Obleago, Nuek Island & Paciio Raflways aro good on this traln, —— Duryoas' Satin Gloss Starch, Duryeas’ « Batin Gloss Starod ' is tho wost populay starch in the United Btatus, A Bovere Teut.~fhe Qommissary Goneral of the Untod Slates, aftor o trial of all tho principal atarchet 1 the couulry, dgslded that Duryens’ “ Batin Glos Btarel @ wax tho best that could bo proeured, snd the {ovornmont from that time to_ tho prevont ara bugluy this el This 1o o fact worlly tho situnticn of consuuiery, —— Bargulns in Planos. A fow good acven-oclave rosowood planos, st prices from §400 to 400, -Heod’s Tomplo of Muslo, coruer Dosrborn sud Van Buren etroets, - k