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- track’on Southport aveoue under the LOCAL MISCELLANY. IHE OHIOAGO & EVANSTON RAIL. 5 ROAD, x Tne TRInUNE gavo an account yosterday morn- bog ot the laying of ita.track on Inwthorn avenuo by tho Chlengo & T'aclfic Railrond, in drder to eave ita frauchiso, which would havo axpired in flvo days, Anothor railroad cowm- &my, the Chlengo & Evanston, was:suthorizod lny its track bi the samo’ ordinanco, and its franichiso wottld have oxplred in five ddys. By the ordinanco of Juiie, 1872, this corpofdtion was authorized to conneot with tho tracka of tho Chicago & Paciflo Raitroad’ Coinpany on Jonos avonuo, and to build o track northwosterly on that avenuo to. Bouthport nvenuo, and theneg porth on Southport avente to tho city limits, Owing to vatrious cousos, among. which tho panio. figured, , the mansgers of this railroad . bad taken up to last weok no stopa toavail them- tolvos of tho privilogon. granted Ly this, ordi- nnce. Like the Chicsgo & Proifié Tiailroad, ¢ ng,‘wem ‘mot by tho oppositionof the propérty- holdors on'the strests along which thoeir " track 'Wwas to run within the city llmita, - oo 1 .« Mr..Goudy, counsel for. the road,: had. been andor the impression that the two yeara: would i pot xun out,until noxt month, but,” discovoring Inst anurdny that bo was mistaken, tho porsons Intorcated in tho road sot to work yestorday morning, and bogan Inying down that portion of Shoir track whiol is within the ity limits, The_ Iaborera omployed wero protectod from atiack by a slrong force of police, under chargo of Borgis. Qarrity, Ebereold, ond othora. Tho manifestations of opposition by tho rosidonta therenbouts found- expression only in lnuguage, thelr remarks boing vory emphatic, This was the condition of sffairs ug to 9 o'clack, at which hour acombined attaclk by mon, women, and children - wos Mumptod. and thwarted by the vigilance of tho oity guardinns, The leador, Willlam . Honshall, was arrosted and Yocked up, but was subsequently rolensed, how- wver, ox-Ald, Bchmidt becoming surety. - HBuuday aitornoon, .a commitieo of three, con- slating of Mossts, Pock, Sickel, and Haegerman, wore appointed to apply fora writ enjolving further prococdings, They had not putinan lp]iclrnmu at 11 o'clock, by which time the worlk B:( boon extonded to tho interscotion of | Oly= urn and Boutbport avenucs, two blooks pouth of ‘Fullorton avonue, and siill progross- Ing with undimfvished apeed in the dircction ,0f tho ¢ity Limits. 'Mnch complaint was mado bi the, Empurl.,v-ownom about tho mnunor in which the ordinanco was passod by tho, City Council, and Bupt. Rebm was roferred- to o manner not caloulated to’ inspire tl‘.\no ‘nludlfm:oT hwull: ltnc;unnudlnc{lmsral I&)n to‘:! m: * ofticial neta. 0 gist of complaint mado agalnsl “' bim was that ho had suplmrlmi tho track-layors, nd his action, it was statoed,” was due to tho fact that ho hold stock in the . corporation. .;At 11 o'clock o writ of injunction was obtained, and its provisions promulgated at noon, When this was accomplished work on the track censed, and n quiot was restored that will continuo- until tha mattor is finally disposed of by tho courts. The jpolice will be on the ground this morning. . THE INJUNCTION. A . Willinm Lang filed a bill in the Circult Courc . agatnat the Chicago & Pacifie, and the Chicago & Evanston Railroad Companica for sn injunc- tiou,” Complainant atates that he fs tho ownor of two lots on the southeast cornor of Clybourn and Bouthport avonuse, worth about $10,000, “The Railrond Companies are sbout lnylnni 3 armig- sion, as they allege. of the Common Couneil. Lang, however, denies that thoy have lind n; nuthority given them, or that he lias receives ny componsation for the damage ho will suffor. +AAn injunction therofore was asked, and issued by ~Judee Williama undor a bond for 82,000, This {n‘]nncuon will stop any further proceed- ings until the 18th, when, by the torms:of thoe ipjunction order, it will oxpire unless further ro- newed. s 1t is now stated that .tho road to Evanston ‘il be built immediately, as a number of promi- ent men are intorosted i it. t e THE EXPOSITION. - ' The Executivo Committeo of this organization et yesterday afternoon at the . Exposition Building. Tho gontlemen domprising tho. Com- jmitteo, ns appointed by the Board of Diroctors at alato meoting, aro Messrs, N. B.Bouton, dwin Loo Brown, Jobn B, Drako, Conrad Furat, onroe Hoath, F. W. Harvey, R. T.Crane, ranklin MaoVeagh, and George I, Laflin. Mr. otter Palmor, President of the organization, is" ‘ex-officio a momber of tho Executive Committeo. Atits firat meeting, hold on the 12th ult., tho . Committce, organized. by. electing Mr. N. 8.. - oreditabla floral .Bouton, Chairman. Thosp -prosent. yestorday were Megsre, Bouton, Hoath, Drake, Furat, nd Harvey. - f Fl i | Tho mattors bofore the Committeo related on- tirely to arrangements for the noxt Exposition, with;which they are charged under the by-laws snd resolution of the Board of Dircetors, = * FLOBAL . DEPARTMENT. | . *Yt.will be remembered that the: floriats of this .. city and surrounding country have Leld rocontly, &t the request of the Executiva Comumttes ol » tho Exposition, saveral menllngui.nl which.was discussed the question.of suitab {n this department for such a display..as should bo in eyory way creditable. As-tho result of those deliborations, these. gentlemen, : through their architoct, Mr. Jeuny, presented plans for a suitablo structure at the south end of the Expe mition, to be built of briok, iron, and glase, coy: ering an aron of ahout 7,600 square feot, and costing about.80,000. Tt s to ba highly oma- mental and artistically arranged 08 to the gag-. Dghts, walks, rockery, waterfalls, eto, , After a caroful .oxamination of 'the. plans, soctions, and elovations, tho design was heartily approved by the Committee, and » sum .not -to, exceed tho amount. named . was_appropriated to cover tho entire cost, on -condition that - before letting the contraots the praminent florista of tho city and vicinity will agrao jointly and sovorally -to ogoupy the nimu thus to_be. provided with a. display, and maintain the same o :proparations * .during the continuance of the coming- Exposi- Yon, tho ‘florista so agroeing to havo cqual and oxclugive right to sell” bouquets and flowera to. wvisitora throughout the bulding and floral de- partmont, + Originating with tho florigts them- Belves, thero {8 no. doubt about:the comploto succoss of this projoet, which will assure the- moat splendid display of plants and flowers ever &een in the West. . . AGRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENT BECTION, : This dopartment was somewhat rostrictod lagt yoar, and the show, for waut of room, wae com- Au‘lvaly meagro.. It is designed Liat defect the .prosent ionr. aud provide for thia great intercat na nmE e ' accommodations ag ossiblo, Plaus wore thorefore preseuted by o architect for tho addition of a etruoturo to gorm part of tho main building, and furnish au additional aren of about 26,000 srluue foot, at tho north end, hdnfz Monroe-streot. After con- sideration, the architect was instructed to obtain bids and ser(echmn entimatos on this worl to be submitted to the next meeting of the Commit~ tes. Rinco this department adjolos the Dboilor~ bouse, the introduction of power will be easy, f required. ART WALL. - The Committoo on Art Hall reported having made definite- arrangoments for. the ! best dis- fll.{ of works of art ever presonted to the pub- 0 in this country,” and that thoir agents having the mattor in oliarge report very favorshle. progrees up to this time. It i also intended to :‘nluqo tho proseut hall by considerable addi- jons. VADIOUS PIOPORITIONS, |, including those of ' Dr. Doay, for entnb“shlni:‘ . tho systom of Turklsh baths in connection witl . the Exposition; of Mr. T. J. Rover, for- fur- nishing belting; that of the Cope & Maxweil Manufacturing, Company, to put ln steam- pumps; that of Mossrs. Domars & Ganni, for P etablising a Fronch Seotion ih tho Exposition, and othiers were duly considered and roforred to the appropriato sub-committees. Following is o list of tho BUT-COMMITTEES © lri é"dmma and Advertising—Mesara, Touton, Laflin, and Orane. 2," Admissfon and Complimentary Dickets—Nlessrs, Pearce, Douton, and Harvey. g a‘.'nnurfl: and A'yansportation—Messra, Harvey, ond Hoath, m‘ri Hestauranta and Musio—Mossrs, Drake, Brown, 10 3 . mls. ;-.-.v.f:fi. and Permita—Blessra, Droko, Drown, 4 Harvey. 5 2. ine Avte—Moesra, frown, Drake, aud Mace esgh, v'l.lgflfinl Department—Mossrs, Toynolds, Druke, d Laflin, "8 Space—3tessrs, Tteynols, Bouton, and Brows, 9, SteantPower—Meinrs, Granc, Furst, aud Bouton, Tho question of enlarging the rostanrants was algo considered, and tho architect fustructed to prepare plans and ostimatos for this purposo, as woll as for tho enlargement of the Art Hall, and report the tamo to the nmlmmprlmn committoos, djourned to meot on call. i, BEEIGNA'HONM(;ISI THE INDIAN QOM. s ON, The resignation in a bodyof tho Board of In- dian Commissionora provoked some little sur- ‘prigo, and Lhe reason for their actlon not Laving baen mado vubllo by the Intorior Depariment, to rpmody .| | " THE CHICAGO DAILY.-TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1874, -_— e % areportor called on Ji V. Farwoll, Bad;,: yostor-: dayyito ihtorview. him on the, subjoot. i Hd dld. not soom fnélined to talk;and consequontly Vory 1ttlo informntion was obtalned, Illowever, | the convoraation 48 subjolnod, slnce It contains one or two somi-important partioulars 1 A% Ttoportor—ALr, Farwoll, why. did tho mombers of tho Board rulEn ? | Mr. Farwoll—Wo thought wo could bo no ' longorusoful. LS ‘ - Teportor—Was thoro any dissatisfaclion in tho onrd P ¢ T Mr. Farwoll—1 do not know that it 1s best for. mo to annwer any questions in rogard toit, I was nob pnrtlculn\iljy diusntisfed, s Reportor—Did the mombers agted amiong thomsclves to tondor tliofr resiguations ‘at the 8amo timo P e ] ‘Mr. Farwoll—Well, aftor it was undorstood’ that soveral were gotny to ropign anyway, all of ‘tho orlginal mombors dosided to lonve. Reportor—DId the Dopartment over complain of your manhor of doing thlngs? . Mr. Parwoll—I think not. Of courao -thora wore poiuts of differonce, and nlwrlgn will ba, whore thiero are two bodios of co-ordinato pows ors, tno advikory ‘and the other ultimate, ' ' . . lfupuxlnr—wnn ‘ony dlssatisfaction offclally oxpressed by the Dopartinent ? B 5 r, Farwoll—I bavo novor known of any: bo- foro tho Bonrd ; thero may havo beon to ind}vid- unl membéra, - The most cordial relations Lave always oxistod botwoon tho Prosidont and the axd, nud I boliove tho Proaident 18 thoroughly lln;l)xlxlcnl in presonting his plan tor benofitting the dinus, L Reoportor—You say gou; resignod bocauge you Hmu%ht. a8 o Board, you could do no more good S Tarwell—Wo thonght that thors should Mr. o a differont way of adininistoring’ affairs, and tlint, woro tnt change mads, tho "Board would not be needod to givo attoution to thom. ‘Tho Presidont ngreos with' tho Board, aud o docs the Scorotary of - the Intorior, that thera should bo a chango in tho mauner of oconducting the Buronu. i, x Roportor—Wero tho' Board urged to resign? . Mr, Xarwoll—I do not think any ono know wo wore going to rosign. ‘Tho President and Soorotary have expressed the utmost confidonco in the Bonrd, and were aoxious that we should contluio to co-oporsta with them. Thoy have alwnys regarded the Dontd as o great: lelp. Thero is no doubt that' we saved tho Goveru- ment millions of dollars, having twice proventod a war with the Bloux ; and wo.mnde a treaty with the Utes that nobody olso conld have'made, Reporter~I cannot underatand why you should 41l rosign when it is.acknowledged that you ac- complished 8o mutch at very littlo expeuso?, Mr, Farwoll—Our lettors of resignation men- tlon our rensons. " Reporter—Can you give mo the substance of yours from momory 2. Mr, Farwell—It would not be right for mo to do it. 'Thie resignations are tho proporty of tho Interior Depaitment now, and thoy will bo made publio at tho propor time. ——— THE REFORMED REPUBLICAN ASSO- s OIATION. & Tho Concho-political party, who are to worlk tho roformation of Amorican politics nod politi~ clang, held n meoting yesterdsy ‘ovoning ig tho court-room of Judge ltogers. At the hour named for the moeting the venerable form of the 'gold- spectacled conchologiat was tho only répresontas tive of the now parly, but gradually tow faces arrived until by. @ o'clock thore wero. aboub twouty prosont, mon and boys. On motlon, Mr. Johin Korry wag called to tho chalr. Ap airof indefinable lagsitude and melancholy settled upon’ the meeting after the transaction of this import= ant business, which, however, was removed b an oxaiting motion by. Mr, Roynolds to the ef- foot that the moeliug do sond delegatos to the Bpringfleld Convention. % : s A MR, NODERTS . stated that in his opinion tho moeting, 85 & poli- tical body, should have & 'platform., 11 care what the platform was, whether tomperance ormtemperance, inflation or hard monoy, woman- suffrago or frec-trade, He thought that womnu- suffrage was the soundest and grandest principle for it to nssumo, and he, therefore, moved that tho Assaclation bind iteelf to the promotion of .woman-guffrage. Ho huad no doubt that the _meeting would bocome the greatess * political ro- forming power of tho ago, and that thoir most tout weapon would be the giving of tho ballot IS omon, - o thought ‘that. women woro groatly underraled, but the moeting should re- member, that, . 08 niagazine-writers, they werd hfi)rld to beat, while a8 gymnasts thoy were invin- oible, 5 . ' PURE PmiLbsormy.’ . ° The spectacled conchologist ‘thoiight that the reason. womon werae govorned by mon ‘was be- cause tho lattor hnd tho greator mitcnlar powor, He held, that thero was no nocossity 'for the meoting's announcing any spooial platform. e soarified , tho prescut Govoromont, , stating that ita misdleods wero so mnlodorous that nojorio oulside of " tlio meeting, possossing tho sonso of nml‘l‘ll.(l::l could abide ‘tho presence of & lattor-day : . pal\. German present mado 4 violent attack upon the sox, Ho thought thoy lind no reason in them. Would an'honest, docent womaun kneel down in a ealoon ond pray? If the women gob the_bnllot thoy. would kiclc'all the men they did not Iike to the North Polo; they iould closo up [ all saloons and spill all the liquois, ¢ , .- AN OLD COLORED MAN stated that lio hoped he would never sco the day when hus wifo occupiod” & soab in the Senate at ‘Washington, Tho first night' ho got married, whon ho dgub uguh.\ tha ‘morning, Le saidi $ Chloo, doah, am dor breechos ; put 'ent on:ef you wants, deali, now ; you s nover going to got anoddar chance.” . Chlos didnot put thom .on, aud the speaker agsured the meoting that he had worn them ovor since, and intended to do 80 as long ng bo conld, "~ ., 0t : The audionce bocame thinned by the dopart- 0 did not |+ ure of three of its componeut units, MY, Roborts quoted Queen Victoria a8 an example of the fit- noss of women for. tho wiolding of | political . power, but added naively that ho kuew froe Amor- 10ans would notlike to Dave & woman rule”.over” them_ either 88 *a Quoen or o King.” 'ho Oon- chologist. moved that tho motion of Mr. Roberts bo lald upon tho bable, aud auaiu moved that tho |: 5ireof waited upon tho Board ‘of Public Work, clection of a delegate to Springfield bo accom- plished, which was carried,—tho lattér motion, Dok tho former, which was 104t sight of during tho’ romajuder of the moeting. . Mr, Btono charactor- rized the meeting a8 a grain of sand, and mado soveral othor disparaging remarks, during tho ro- oital of which tho Lreast.of the Couchologint hoaved with;emotion. - : GERENAL LXPRESSIONS OF FERLINGL , Tho sged golored mnn again spoko. Ho thonght It was necossary for a child to bo' boru bofore it was .named; therofore ho 'nioved & name bo choson beforo the organization wag effcoted. A youngor colored man stutod that tho provi~ oun epeaker had put the cart boforo tho horne. Mr, Stoue stated that the papers had given tho socioly a name which Lo thought was very suitablo., T “T'he Conchologiat could not stand it any lougor. ;B CALLED UPON M18 CUEATOR ~ =’ In o most impressive maunor, .and asked the moul:g it they wero a lot of ignoramusos, and acoused them of endeavoring to undormine bis 1ittlo,offort. Heheld that.for 8 man wholind boon but recently ,enfranchised, who had but just found his libesty, to talk of donying the sullrage to woman, wad & pieco of unpardonable pra- sumption, The irascible German interrupted the speaker with the romark that the orusaders were a lot of froo-lovera. > 5 An _interostlog debato on. the morits of the Ropublican and Domocratio porties found a lensing littio episode just here, aftor which Mr, Ylolmrun moved that the meeling form itself into an association, to be kuown s 2 ; 44 1% REFORMED REFUBLICAN ASSOCIATION. .. ...The colorod element of tho .moeting to tho number of five, who had all gpoken in favor'of tho Ropublican party, here loft tho mooting in-a body, snd in o Luff. What with provious de- artures . tho moeting . now only nume orod, five . souls.. . Tho motion ‘o Mr. (Toborts . wad carried, and . after ran in- effcotunl attempt, to olect o Presdent, the meoting, an motion, adjourncd until noxt Mon- duy ovoning, the Conchologist romatking, by way of” encourngoment,,.that although Mr. Roberts had got tho botter of him, they might as well mept, innsmuch ns they got the room, gas-light, aud all for nothing, ‘Tho prospact.is, that as long as_the City-Hall Janitor turns the qu on in Judge Rogers' Court~room, there will not be lacking evary Mon-~ day' ovening a cortain number of human gas- omoters to follow suit. . Plosiodl PN WILLS, . PROY, DAVEN, In.the maiter of tho estato of Prof. Joseph Haven, his will was proven, and lottors testa- montary wore granted to Mary E. Havon, and hor individual bond in $120,000 was approvod, Tho property, real ‘mud porsonsl, of tho dccensed wos valuod at §60,000, and tho whole of It was bequeathed to his wife, and the will—which was dated Jan, G, 1872, and witnessed . by Eaward Butmn and Jobn A. J. Kindig—made hor tho excou- trix, upon hor personsl hond without seourity. The doceased left mnfiefly pod effeots as fol- lowat Oap'y right In “Havon's Montal Philogos phy " and *"Brudies in Philosophy aud Lheology," ‘valuod-ab £15,0003 homoatead at southwost cor« nor of Warron nvonro and Panlinn stroot, being ‘Lota 1 and 3, Bub-block 4 of Block 63; Uanal Trus- tooa' Bubdlvision, - Boo,- 7, 89, 14, .valuod nt §26,000; nlso, 200 foot noar the Chiougo. & Ndrth-, wontorn failroad (Galotn Division), wostof, tho clty limits, valuod at 81,000: libiary, '$3,000 Thousehold furniture, §200; lifo-ineurance fo Con- noctlout Mutual Company for #8,000, and In tho : Northwealorn Mutual, $2,000 3 notes sooured by. truat-doede, 61,600, 'Lho'docensed loft sucviyiny i i wito, Mty 1 wid. childrony dosoply and Ralph, who are minors, and Alico Danforth and Adn 1aven. # QEONGE W. TIHOMPSON. Tho will aud codicil of tho late CGeorge W. ‘Iiompaon was proven, und lotters testamontary woro {sgued to Uharles 0, aud Bamuol B. Chinso, and thelr individual bond in 120,000 was_ap- proved. Tho decensod loft his proporty, both -renl aud lpuruonul, to tho oxeeutors named nbove, to bo hol dl;( them in trust for tho following purposes : Firat, to pny lis funoral oxponses Bud all of bis just dobty ; socoud, to oract & suit- ablo monumont and matio suitablo inprovoments upon the lot in Graceland Cometery, whero 76 buirlod his firat wifo and deceasod childion 3 third, aftor tho balance: of his estato shall bave bogn converted into woney, it 18 to ho divided” equally © botwoen his _-preseut wifo and ° obildren, . ‘shara and .sharo alike, providod that this is to bo in liew of ntl dowor and widow’s award, moaning that his wifo siinil have no moro thian his ohildron out of his . estnte, 1Tho will furthor- provided, thati tho Trustoos might, in thetr disoretion, in placo of cobverting his roalty futo dash, divido tho eamo oqm\uY from timn to timo, and by doed trausfor it to his heirs ns montioned in lis will. Mo will appointed as oxcoutors tho Chascs, ‘a8 mon- loned above, and way dated: May 21, 1807, aud was witnessed by Houry R. Thiolcko, D. B, Ram- soy, and Samuol B. Chazo. * ' ‘T'o the nbove will was nttached tho codieil giv- ing to his son George L. his gold watch, which was presontod to the deoensod by Chrlst Church, which was to bo held Ly bis wifo Lill his son should becomo of ago. His doublo-barrel shot- gan with - his hunting aud sporting clothos, and artlcles pertulning to huinting, Lo lott to his son Cliarlos D. His wifa is to have tho use-nnd ocoupation of the homostond free of rent for one year, aud ho bequenthoed to hor all of the housshold furniture as her proporty ab solutoly. Ho nleo bequesathed to hor tha sum of £3,000 to bo_pald to bor o soon os tho estato i adimoisterod npon, . Tho codicil was ignod on Auril 10, 1874, and witnessed by 8./ Tt Haveu, I, ‘W. Pock, sud D, E, Barnard. ot} L ————— THE MoCORD WILL CASE. To the Editor of The Chicano Tribune: i Bir: In yourissuoof Baturday, Juno 6, 1874, ' you have insertod what purports to bo o resume of the MeCord will case according to its develop- monts to dato. Whilo wo do not now wish to coutrovert your statoments'in tho main, we must protest against your assottion'that, by the willof the late John MceCord, the *bulk of the prop- -orty " wna dovised to P, L. Yoe, the excontor and | truateo named in enid will, In fact, as a perusal of the will would show, not one cont of tho ostato was dovised to MMr. Yoo for his own use, and his title to any part of tho- proporty under said will was merely in afiduciny reiation, and forthe solo uso and benoflt of “tho childron and widow of tho testntor. Whilo nowapdpor reports do not affect tho Jogal bearings of any cass, tholr Leing widoly erusod may influence the popular projudico or judgment for tho time being, and wo thorefore 1alto tho liberty of sonding you-this communicae tion.in ordor -to onable you to corroct any mis- concelved impression your Ernvlnua raport may have convoyod, We make this statoment as tho attornoys who drafted tho will of tho lato Joln McCord. C. B. Hosurn & Son. *'Cmioaco, June 8, 1874, E e THE OITY HALL. Tho indebtedness of the city was docrensed yosterday about $10,000. ‘Ald, Hildroth and others’ interosted in the purifsing of thoBouth Branch take a trip down thio canal to-dny. The Clty Treasuror yestorday rocoived ua tho tax-colloctions of Baturday $24,808.95, and from the Water-Collector the sum of £8,287.73 as water-ronts, The Councll Committee on Judielary were to ‘havo met yeatorday aftornoon at 4 o'clack in the office of ment of City-Attorney Jamioson, concorning the [i:l!unga of ‘nn ordinance definiug the dutics.of he Corporation Counsel and the Oity-Attornoy, but, a8 & quorum were not resout, tho moetin, was not held: 4 % g Tl idon I8 eutertalnod by many poople that | Cnmslmllnr Hayes has been projudiced in cut- ting down the estimates of tho Board of Ednca- tion,. Bir. Hayos says that Lo Las attonded very fow meetings of tho Financo Committee, nnd that they bnve acted entiroly without any Buggoestions from bim. He is only anxious thnt the tax-levy shill como within 15 mills on tho dollar. 2 ' ‘Mayor Colvin still 'adhoeres to his ypolicy in re- -gard the concort-saloon question. ic orday morniug, at the closo_of tho mectivg of” the Council Committeo on Police, that Lié should ravol the licenso of avery saloott, whetbor thoy “omploy waitoi-girls -or not, that ho lad proof waa conduoted in a disorderly manner. . A number of citizons, residents and property- holders on Jofferson streot, yesterday called on tho Board of Public Works, and asked that the strect be paved from Twelfth to Twonty-second streot, and that & viaduct bo built over Sixtcenth streot, The Board roplied that the paving would very likoly bedone, but that tha vinduc would not'bo bullt before othors wore thau aro needed a great deal moro. . The Railroad Committoo of thoe Common Oaun?il, mot yestorday aftercoon in the oflice of the City-Clerk, The meoting was au, adjourned ono to consider a plan for an clovated railway, but, as Lthe Commilteo weroe more than an hour lato in assombling, that question was doforrad, and tho only businoss transacted waa to recom- mond the opening of certain stroets in tho Bevonth and Niuth Wards. A doputation of citizons from North Clark yostorday, and asked that the stroot bepaved b; . private contraot, and that tho Board do not ad- yertise it. Mr. Prindovillo repliod that this would bo contrary tolaw, but that ‘the Council had set aside the law in sovernl cnses, and if the Committae could bring a petition from a majori- ty of tho property-owners on the streot their roquest would most likely be grauted. v Yostorday was not & good -day for Counci Committecs. Tho Committeos on Marlicts and Judiciary could noithor of thom ralse a quorum. *| The Committoo‘on Railrondy accomplishod uoth- ing by weiting, snd tho Committoo on Yolico didn't do much better, Ald, Cullorton, who is noted for bis' urbavity ond unraffled tompor, camo very near losing the lattor, sud leftthe mooting lost hie should. .Takon a8 a wholo, yes- torday was au * off day " among Aldermou. Tho Finauce Committes will moot to-dayand | apply the rules of division and subtraction tothe euélm-m of the Board of Police. Mark BShoris den will undoubtedly go to bod to-night a saddor * if not a wisor man thin he will be whon. ho aits down to-day with the Committoo to expluin tho various itome askod to bo appropriated. Tho appropriation this year lies vory near tho heart of the gonlal Prosdont of the Palico Board. WAITER-GIRLS. 3 The Council Committee on Polico mat yestor- day morning at 10 o'clock in the ofiice of Buper- mtoudent Rebm, Prosont, Aldermen Schaflner, Cullerton, and Murpby,” of the Commit- too, Comuniesioners. Kiokke aud Ileno, of the Bonrd of Polico, Bupt. Iobm,' Capts, Dugkloy and _ Hickey, and Aldormon TFoley, Henth, and Lengachor, The meoting was callod to tuko action uran tho following rosolu- tion, Introduced into the Council by Ald. Culler- ton some time ago, and reforred by thom to the Committe on Police : o . Wugeneas, Thore sro soveral galoons in this city whero wajtor-girls avo employed to alatribute liquors nmongst the frequenters of sutd ealoons, gald girla bo- {ng speclally employed for tho purpose’ of inducing young 1nen ta vsit such saloons; and, % Wakneas, Many complaints aro mado by both tho polics ond’ citizens of the dirorderly proceedings of tha waiter~girls and thelr.visitora; thereforo, bo it B Redolved, That tho Moyor be, and ho 18 heroby, ro- questea to'rovoko the license of any and all saloous ‘where waiter-girls are omployed whion requasted to do B0 by tho residents of the neighborhood in which sald saloons moy bo kopt, or whonever complaint {8 made by either tho polico or citizens, F " The Committoe requested Buperintendont Rebm to gather all the facts that could be gained concorning theso places, and sond the report to thom o ald n_ tho considoration of tho pro- posod” ordinanco, Ile roguosted. Capts. uokley and IHiokoy to detail mon to gathor those facts, Thoy did so, and the returns show that thero ars nisotoon of theso dens in the Bouth and Wost Divisions of the city, and that 117 prostitutes aro omployed fu: thowm na waiters and decoya to bring custom the saloons. When - theso roports, which wera quite voluminous, Lad been ourefully oxamined, Capt, " Hickey was called upon to stato. hig opluion of ‘theso places. 1o donomicod thom s the rosort of tho vilost soum, and thought they should bo abolished as nuisancos, Capt. Buckloy conourred with Oapt. Ihokoy, and ro- arded theeo placea ay boing especially Inimical 0 noc(olg, from the fact that the! }mm%ed youu men. _Bupt, Rehm agreed with his oflicers, bul _thought, uudor the present condition of things, d: Riohardson, to receive tho state- “at No. 661 o snid yeu .that, unloss provided his own hands wero tied, and ho wne tnablo to closo " thess' placon up,” for' the Mayor's -police gran ]Inrmlsn{un to_..one . porson to roopon whon the. placo had heen clbsed,| by tho ordera_of Capt, Illokoy. = Comnilsslonors " Kloklio' and Rono both .wislied to'sao all tho concert-taloons olosed, but did.uot oo tho logal way. to do it L + Alil, Cullerton thought bia resolution would praduco - tho desited offcol, Ald, - Murphy wanted . the Council to do somo- thing_ to tloso’ thoso placos, providod It was dono Ibfnlly. Ald, Buhnftnor would liko to hear tho opinion of tho. Corporation Gounsel, Ho wna gent for, but, not being in; Anststant-Uorpo- ration Counsel Munn cmino, and gnve it as bis . opinon . that the .quostion was one bolonging to the Mayor, and that the Coun- ol nead not nocossarily pass an ordinanco on tho qutestion . but, if thoy shonld {mns & rosolu- tion awking tho Mayor to revolto tha licousan of theeo plncen, it would bo all-sufiiciont. - Ald, SchiniTner wanted thp ordinangemade more forciblo, and compoliing all theso places to closo, and keop closéd. 1o rognrdod theso snloous ns sinks” of iniquity that wore n bhurnlhg dis- grace (o tho -oity, and ghould Lo blot- ted out. . Ho .was not in fayor- of pulting - into anybody's hands the - powor to grant_pormission for thosa [ilucou to koop open.- Ila woujd havo thom ocloged up, nod wantod an ordiniuce that would'extinguisit thom foraver. * 1To proporad that that the Jorporotion Council boasked to draft such an ordinanco. ‘| Ald, Gullorton did not baliove tn_waltlug nuy longor, and thought the matter had beon put off so long that overyons was disgustod with tho whole sub~ ject, 16, for ono, did not beligve in hoing goy- ‘erned by such a clnes of ‘porsons, and ho would not ndvocnto® any - more delay, but would act ~ immediatoly.. Ald, Schaifnor thought the Corporation Counsol's opinion bottet be gnined bofoto noting.’ Aftor. making a fow ro- macks nol complimentary to such o coutso of action, . Ald. Ou‘ler!ou withdrew in dlsgust, aud tho meoting aljourncd. Wt GENERAL NEWS, The Congrogational pastors met yestordny mMornIng, ey usunl, nt tho Grand Peoific ‘Hotol, "I'he Rov. E. F. Willlams gave’ s flus ‘roviow ' of Bushnoll's now book, * Forgiveness hund ‘Law," tho furthor discussion of which was postponod for two wooks. Noxt Monday morning the pne- tors ‘propose to tell each othor somicthing of thoir bubits of study, aud in throo wooks the Rov. C. A, Towlo, of Bouth Chicago, reviows. **Ropeors’ Superhuinan Origln of the Bible.” Tho rang6 of tomporaturo yesterdsy, a8 ob- served by Manasse, optiolan, under Tur Tni- vuxn ‘Building, ts a8 follows: 7 8. mi, in tho shnde, 7095 at 10 6. m., 75°; 8t 12 m., 83° i, the ebado, and 92° in tho sun; at 8. p. m,, 019 in the shado; at 6 p. m., 100° io the sun, A man namod Willlam Plumber draik too much, and-tumbled into tho river at the foot of West -Washington sirect, early yesterday morn-. ing. eWhen lho ‘bad reached the surfaco nftor his- impromptu dive, ho ralsod an outery, which attrnotod - Otlicor Norst to his nselstance, who, aided by two mon, lauded him ou torra flvma, thoroughly sobor: - 1 Officer McCabo, whilo patroling the Illinois Contrul - dopot, yestordny worning at 8 o'clock, found tho body of a manin ono of the rooms sou apart for Imsongcrs awalting the doparture of trains. 1o is npparantly 86 yoars old, orippled in_ both foot, and dresecd in dark bluo cluthes, with & silik bat. From papors found on lus pos Bon Lig namo s supposed to have been H, Ha: wood, and his_dostination Jackeann, Miol. i lémly ‘is at tho Moigue, nwaiting tho sction of the oroner. 4 4 Owen Connolley, while in n -condition of pro- nounced intoxication yostorday afternoon, foll through the }auvnmnnt on Pacifio avenue and n- Jured bimeolf Intornally. Offieer Moyor convey- od him to the hospital, whore he was committed to the caro of the fuoulspians stationed at that iustitution. Tho house of Patrlck Gnllagher, at tho corner of Elston avenuo aud Rediield stroet was struok by lightning' at hislf-past 2 o'clook yesterday niorning, and the molding on tho corner dam- agod, About five fact of the pavement in front ifl tl:lu house was also torn up. No one was in- ured. The Committee of Fivo from the bh!nngq Literary Bocioty mot lost night at the Sherman Youso, for tho purpose of considoring applica~ tions for mombersip, Noxt Monday the Socie-. ty will moot at tho same placo, on which occa- slon thelr President, the Rov. Robert Collyer, will doliver on aduross, after whioh the Socloty’ will” Linve an inguguration diuner, Tho Baptist Ministorial Unlon held it regular mouthly meoting yostorday. Quito a number of clergymen worg presont, and reportod gratifying progress in thoir churches.. < A meoling of the Farragut Boat Olub was held ‘abauh avenno last evening, to take action with ‘reforonce totho regatts on Lake' Goneva, July 4, Bpeolal transportation arrange- monts have beon made by the club, and it was dacided to'entor a four-osred shell, a four-onred” barge, aud soveral singlo shells, | Alr. W, B, Cur- tig, tho well-known amntenr boatmnn, has re- coutly become a member of tho club. - Two_trains of ninotoon cars énch; havin board 160 mouuted polico from Caneda and 200 horees, commigsary supplics, oto,, arrived here Bunday ovening by the l\llc'higm\ Central Rail- road, ‘Tloy are -on their. way to Foit Garr; Manitoba, where they will have to do duty. fi not boing thoughbt safe to bring them iuto town, thoy were ‘left at tho-Stock-Yards, where thoy ombarked on’ the Chicago, & Northwestern Ianilvrond -for thoir destination. Thoy loft the city yosterdny aftérnoon st 8 o’clock, Formorly - tho reinforcomonts. for the military forces on the Ted Rtiver wore sont by water, bué tho superior facilitics and spoed, and the favorabloe rates just now offered by the Amorican railronds.have in- duced tho : Cavadinn Government to change tho routo and send them through the Btates. The alarm from Box No. 682, at 8:10 yestorday moining, was caused by fire in & two-story framo barnito Lhe rear of No. b Bumuol street, owenod Dy Sven Potorson, Tho firo was causod by_tho barn having boen struck by lightning, and dam- age statod to bo $100 ; insared in the Globe. T'he promigos contuinad throo Lorsos, which woro in- stantly killed Dby ~the thuuderbolt, which ignited their eholter. Tho loss s total, Whilo roturning from this firo Obarlos Forris, & membher of Lngine No. 8, was prostratod from the offects of a stroke of hightening, and remain- ed insonsible for a short time Ifo was convay- .oil tlo a pluco of sufoly, aud is rocovering slowly. About 11 o'clock Bunday night, as the Rov, W. 0.’Keovan, accompanied by -his wifo and_two obildren, were returning from oburch in & bug- gY, the horsu took fright at the corner of Diyi- slon nud Roboy streots, capsized the yoliclo, and precipitated. ita ocoupauts into a ditoh at the cornor. Oflcer Bouton happoned thore in _timo to ronder them assistance, and conducted tho Euty to thir houso on Bebor street, Mre, K. and or' deughtor wera . slightly injurod. TFhoso ditchen aro roported as quile frequent in the eighth ‘u’aulnut, and tho attentlon of the Board of Publlo ‘Worlis 18 callod to- thoso man-traps, 1 4 ngainst by~ immadinto :lcuan, will involve thio city in oxpensive litign- on, oy % . THE BTORM. Tho spprehonsious of aitizons rnnldlnl‘:]in tho northwest portion of tho citywors equally divided, Sunday evening, botween ihe moyomonts of the expeated rioters, and the sccontrio mauouvers of the olectrio current., The Hfihtnmz struck tho house of Williain Btraight and damaged it about §200 worth, without . fnjuring bis wifo and clild, who oouuFiud the room through which it passed. Bchmitz's browery, on Graut place, was struck, aud ono of tho laborors, with tho book- keopor, stunned. ‘The North Chicago planing- ill, at the corner of Franklin and Oblo stroots, s not exempt, being somowhnt damugoed. ——— ORIMINATL. s TIE CRIMINAL COURT. Joeoph Kolly, tried for burglary in bronking into the premisos of 0\ 8, Mitoholl, was found guilty, and sentonced to cightoon months in the House of Qorrection, William Kaufmann and Danfel Murphy pleaded guilty to burglary, and, bolng under sgo, wera sontonced to ono year in the Houso of Cograc- roction, Ellis Bonnott was Lrled *for maliclous mischiof in toaring down = shanty orected by Allce Condit on astrip of land running- belweon Wolf and 1Iyde Lales, both claiming title to tho proporty. ‘Lo Jury rotived with the case—after rocelving instruotions from the Court—at 8 o'clock p, m., and ot o late hour lass night wus still out, * THE POLICE COURTH, Michrol O'Brien, ohargod with the attompted rape of 8usio Nlu‘xunmu. & child of 8 yoars, wug hold to the Urimiual Court in 8700 ball, yestor- duy morning, by Justice Boydeu, Thomas Dundac, Anthony Bticklor, and Frank Kaskis, who aro ohinrgod with smashing tho shull of Louis Franz lagt weels, woro hold ‘to awais yesterday the rosult of bis injurios, Iiana lsin a proourfous coudition, | Wiltlam Dooley, the fellow whom it ia allegod stolo n cow belongiug to Walter Darron, of Yiouso and thora dlsposcd of tia animal, was bo- fora'Justico oydon +lield; to fho Oriminal Qourt in bonds of $500. ... Donnja-Kny wont Into W. Jamoson's aalbon,, "No, 788 Kiato atroct, Inat Saturday, and, ag al- 1dgad, finding Jameson nsleop, ho tappod his ¢l of about €8, ~ Ofticor Kiploy was on tho oppasite .uldo of tho ntroot and witnessed tho affair, und srrosted tho thiof. Yosterdsy ho' wns beforo Juatico nn?vdon aud hold to the Uriminal Court in bonds of 300, . Tho old sholl at the cornér of “Harrison .and Olarl stroots, whiok lias beon ocoupied sinca tho firo by tho Bouth Bldo Polico Court, andiwns familinrly spolcon of na_the **Old Armory,” was vacalod by Justico Doyden Saturdny Iast, Yoster- dny the Court convoned in the new, commodious, and alogant court-rcom in tho now-station-houso on Iarrigon, betweon. Olark -utroet .and Pacifio avenue. } Naliie Dixon, Neitlo Jolineohn, Nallic Jonos, Katio Kelly, ‘Emina Lynch, Goorge Williamw,: Ldwnrd Johuneon, D,.F, Lynoh,.Daniel Payno, Johm Iickmau, and Mapgglo Mooro, wero nll- Drought to tho HMarrison Blreot Station Bunday night, having Yoon inmates of a bagnio on Binto streat, nenr the Rurlington crossing, Yostordsy morning . thoy wero ' arraiginod bofore Justico ‘Boydon, who sontenced tho wholo party to! the Tridawell for sixty days, oach, and, 1o addition to (bl pinisbmont, fined John W, Dousuioro, who owned tho catablishment, 3 Johnnie O'lirfon, for nn8-year old - boy, pro- gonta a bad examnlo for his playmates. 0 hay boon sent to tho, Bridewell sgoma twoor throo ‘thnow, but,on scoount of his yenrs,or through an ‘appeal or pardon, has managed to'got.out. Sun- :| eapturing ono by ¢l day the littlo ro;iup was - dotocted attompting to break into the till of Jamos Cano, corner of Ganal and Lako stroota, -IIo was nrrostod and taken to tho Sixth Prociuot Btution, aud yostoiday, by re-, quest of tho child’s father, Justico Bonfly ‘sout “liim to'tho Bridowoll for twenty-threo days, « Fredoriok Falklamm was bofora Justico Boy- don:and Assoolate .Justico Doggott youtardny. mornfug,under tho charge of committing au out- tago on the porson of Bridgot Sulllvan, at 35 - Kiliogo street, Inet Doormber. ~ Mrs. Bullivan iy an old woman 00 yonrs of ago. Blo has delnyed tho prosecution of this fellow, awaiting the re- ' turn of hor sons, tvo young mon, who wern in Oourt this morning ns witneases in bobnlf of tho rosecution, I'alklnmin was hold ovor tothe, Uriminal Court in bonds of $1,000. Philo Duffe, o vagrant, and an old ono at that, was before the Bouth Bide Polico Court yestor- dny. mpruhlgi. Duffo nssured tho Justico if ho would” lot him oft he would loave tho oity. This follow is a- halo, : hearty, ' good-look- ing young man, but is. an indolont, good-for-nothing vagrant, and has no visiblo monns of support. - 1 o ovidontly lives upon bis «wits, and, from ‘his appearance,—he boing well dressed,—makos his wits sorvo,bim ln a mannor superior to Lho ‘majority of hig' class of offend- ors... The Justice cpnsidered that tho city would bo the gainer by the proposition, which was to lenvo " thio olvy 'this ovenlng it ho conld be_dis- ohnrged, and- thoroupon - dismissod Lim. Duflo startod out of tho couri-room with an oxpres- sion,_ bearing uumistakablo ovidenco of his sntisfaction nt- tho loniency of tho Court, But *thero's maoy & slip, "twixt tho oup, and tho lip,” .and Duffo will not leave thoe city this ovoblug in 08 much stylons ho nx]]a’enlufl to, although ho will ride bebind four in haud, and will go. to tho Bridowoll for tho spaca of 200 and some odd days, all owing to thoe vigilance.of tho eaglo-oyed Tunnison, Abontonc yoar ago Duffo was before the Court on the eamo charge, and was fined $100 and costs, from whick ho took an_appeal to the Criminal Court, audthe conso’ roturnod with procodendo, and an oxecu- tion was issuod, which was nevor sorved until yostordsy morulng, whon the stentorian volco of Constable Tunnison was honrd over thadin and confusion of tho court-room, ¢ Mr. Duffe, I waut youw.” An officor returned’ the unfor- tunate prisoner to the look-up, and yestordey aftornoon bo was introduced to Buperinlendont TFelton at tha Bridowell. : MIMOELLANEOUS, Redmond Rysu and Thomas Charles woro ar- rostad by Deteotives Dixon and Lyrrell yostor- day, andlocked up in'the Armory, charged with boing monte-atocrers. * -Domostio -unhappincss .provailed upon Julius Spangle, who lives at No. 216 Shurtlet avenue to lsunch himself Into aternity Bunday evening by means of powder and ball. * A physician who .was_called tomporarily, delayed tho voyrgo, but hoenconrages the would-be suigidé witha statoment thuz his wouud is excoedingly dan- gerous. i 3 Ofcor Beott discovorod four mon, Saturdsy night, making a sortic on promises at the corner of Jofforson and Randolph streots; with the design of entoring it. Thoy sucooedod in bresk- ing the door, and were upon the [point of laying bonds on somo movables, whon tho officor swooped down qun them, and succocded fu 0 namo of John Yoo. Tho ;nsfi tnuunpod, although roquoated to bhalt bya ullat, i : At 4 o'clock yosterday morning, Cal Nowman, the'proprietor of a resort at Bowmansvillo, was. aroused from his slumbers by a prolonged and woll-definied rapping at his door. Thinking it proceeded from somo thirsty inecbriato, and de- piting - to_contribute to bis reliof, he oponod wide his door.” It wos mo sooner afar than ho saw’ two -men who grestod him gruflly, and told -him thot, unless he in- dicated . tho locality of Lis wenlth, an; ability ho posscesed to read *'n title clear” would be tested. They wero provided with dan- fiwons-luuldng plecos of orduauce, which wore old in close proximity to his nose. Tho Sun- day receipts had boen unusually large, and their owner was happy at his ability to discharge tho ;weokly exponsos promptly, DBut the, persua- pions contalned in tho chambors ‘of the revolvers - wore irresistible, and, © groan- ing in epirit, ho ylelded up to . their possession tho sum “of 8250, This. was, furthor inoreased’ by tho addition of £26, con- tributod by o companion of the victim, | and the outlaws, getling iunbug@fi‘ left. Tho robbery, 1t is supposed, woa committed by & pair of non- descripts who lind been hanging about the place all day, and woro cognizant of tho liberal patron- ago beatowed by visitors, 3 —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, 4 The Lodics’ Temperanco Association hold an out-door munss-meoting this ovening at .Burr Chapel, on 'Third” avonue, nonr Fourteonth stroot. The Academy of Bcloncos meots this evening at No. 268 Wabash avenue. The English Literaturo Olass, undor the direc- tion ot J. A, Kendig, . meots this evening at tho rooms of the Athenmum, 114 East Madison stroet. Bubjoct: * English by Travslation: from tho Fronoh." ' The Inter-Btato Convention of tho Colloges of Ohio, Indisoa, Illinols, Wisconsin, and Iowa ‘moots ot tho Tromont at 10 a. m. to-day. To-day and horonfter: the dnll{ tewperanco prayer-meoting will bo held in'tho ravor-room of the ¥, M. U, A. building, No, 148 adison stroot; from4 to5 p. m. Monday tho business-mooting will be from 8 to 4 p. m, st the .samo- place, Prayer-mectings are opon to all persons, The Y. M. O. A. Lycoum’ meets this evenin, at8p. m. Thoro will b songs, roadings, au recications, to bo followed hya dnhnto-—mfll{eotx #Resolved, 'Lbat the passago of the Civil Rights biil will work disastrously xfion the educational iuterests of tho Bouth.” are welcome, La- dica invited, The anniversary exerclscs of Jonning's Sem- {oary, Aurora, Ill,, bogpan Bunday, Jung 7, and' will closo Churaday. “Thia evening thero will be o declamation contest for the Shepherd prize, at tho Bominas chnpulr and Wednosdry evening, alocture will be dolivored bofore the Ilitorary soolotios by Prof Willlam Mathows, of tho Uni- vorsity of Chieago, » . | __Thisovening two Doscons of tho Reformed Episcopsl Churol will 'bo ordained at.Chyis. Ohuroli (Bishop Cheney's) corner of Twenty- fourth ntreet nnd Michigan nvonue. Tho sor~ anl\\'m be proachied by tho Rov. Mr. Wilson, of corin, The Union Gospel meotiogs in the Bocond Prosbytorian Ohuroh undor the auspices of the Y. M. C. A, are well attonded, Tho Rovi'J; M. Gibson apoka to a large audienoe ‘last evening, und tho Rev. F, M. Ellis will spoak this evemng, Thoy hovo a morning prayer-mootiug at 8; a Bible-reading at 4 p. m. ; streot-preaching at 7 p. m. by D, WV, Whittlo, and then adjourn to the churoh Tortho qvening service, 'This programme oxtonds through the week. To-morcow evoning tho Iadies of 8t Mark's Ohurch will give anothor of thelr agreoablo en- tortaimmaonts which last wintor rauked nmong tho ploasanteat of South Side eociul ovonts. Y'lns entortaimment pronuscs to be unusually en- Joyablo, ug, in addition to the vaoal and initru- montel musiy and tho dance for tho youngor visitors, strawberries aud croam will bo dis- pensed Yy tho Iadies of tho congrogation, ‘Y'ho umuuudn of tho festival are to bo devoted to the onofit of tho or}(nn fund, & faot which iu itsolf should insure a full attondance. » ¢ Tho hell for Bt, Btophen's Churoh, ocoruor of Fourth and Banpamon streoty, ariived last woek, and will bo blossod thi evoning at 7 o'clook. Tho ceremonies will ba of that Indios’ mpresgive naturo Lriduoport, and droye hor off to tho slauahitor- L whioh charsotorizen tha sorvices of the Catholia éonturdn morming nml'wna' “wolghin, Lonis; tho Ifon. 8. R, .eame be movaed, Tureh. 'Tho Rt. Rov. Bishop Foloy will_omcl- a8, Ltho sponsora hoing tho Rave, Barrett, Burko, ‘Waldron, apd Medullon, Dr, Louls Lightuer will Lo the orntor for the ocension. % betwoon 5,000 and 0,000 gmnmls, is the Iargost church bell in thoe city. , I6 was cast to ordor iu Baltimoto, and is_unquostionably a fino {luuu of.workmanship, Upon the boll ata casb lio nnmes of tho sninty to whom tho boll I ded- lonted, tof‘utbur with the namo of tho pastor of the chiurch, tlto Nov. Fathor Barrett, The bell, — PERSONAL. Tho Mon, Francis Cotton, of Galosburg, ., of tho Contonnial Committoo, is a guost at tho Bhioimaun. John A, Tyrroll, ono, of the executors of the ostato of tho lato Martin O. Walker, filed notice of his renunciation of such appolntmont. :In rogard to (his ‘wil, which was published in full n fow., doys .mgo in Tue ‘Trivune, tho Jaw-firm of Bmall, Burkoe & Mooro requested yostordny that thoy might bo uotified” whoir the will comes 11p for probato, ns thoy intoud lo con- tost it ou buhalf of tho widow of - the deceasod, who only gots 2400 @or yoar. vt of tho eslate, whieh 18 worth $1,000,000, z |HOTEL ARRIVALS. Tremont Iouse—Jol Brooks, Boston; 8. B, THotp, Now York ,-Ohatles Barketville, 'Missis- sippl§ Georgo L Wllllm’nuiix Viokabur, 19 3 H, M. I, Dittaburgs W. Louis s J. M., H orlk, 2"y . i Paimer House—T. Hehonolk, Now Or- loans; R. Blankeuburg, Thiladelphbin; Charlos Rowo, Baltimore; W. Van T, Doylo, St icks, Now’ L. Murburg, Baltimoro; J._D. Bondurunt, Bt. Louis; G.-J. Sherman _ Hous: lich. ; Gov. dockor, Us 8, Av o o 4 o —II. 1. Hoyden, Nogsunce, overidgo, Burigflold; Dnph * Muanoit, BI. D., Aursra ; the Rov, Douald Millor, Gonon,; . Italy; John 0O, . Cox, DBoston; HL . R, _Woils, . 'Washington Cily; 8. I. Smith, ' Touston, Tox.; G: R. Toplifl, Now. York 4 Churfos ‘@, Gardnor aud family, Now Orlonns ; James D. Vall, Tolodo. . ... @rand Pacifie—"1ho Hon. ‘John J. Mitchell, St. Mooro, Kankakoo ; Dr. Ermoriug, Japau 3 J, 1L M. Savill, Bouton ; B. Frisble, Vallojo, Cal.; R. O. Conant, Port- Iand ; I, Austorborg, New York ; Josopli Fod- ter, Bouth Carolina 3 A. Jacobs,. Denver ;* Horr Zipporino, Hamburg ; Johu Allon, Now York, 2 ———— " SUBURBAN NEWS. & i * JEFFEBSON. R Tho Board of Trustees of this villago met in tho Town-Hall Baturdny, at tho usual hour. Thero wore proscnt Presidont D, B. Fonda, Jomes D. Dymond, Loon O, Weloh, Ionry Van- voltn, Froderick Maonson, Squire Dingor, and David 8, Prido, Villago Olerk atd ’ Attornoy of tho Board, i A communication was read from Wing and Far- in, asking how thoy could obtain & robato on taxos paid by them for tho purpose of sciting out troos on Humboldt Boulovard, * eafd - troea nover haviog boen sot out. Befokrod to n com- mittoo consisting of Welch, Vanuolts, Dymond, snd R.F, Rael, Villago Troasurer. * Tho Olork of the Board rend s resolution pansod by tho Bonrd of Trustees of the Town of Tnke. Viow, .asking that the Board of Trustoes of . _tho Villago of Jeffexson oppoint some ono to unite with the Superviror of tho Town of TLake View 'in spplioation to the Oounty Commisslonera for an approprintion of monoy for tho construction of an iron bridge ovor the North Branch of tho Chicago Illvcr' on Bolmont avenue, in the Town of Joifarson, Uhe Bonrd, aftor somo: discussion, appointed Prasi- dont D, B, Fonda to not with the Supervisor of the Town of Lake View in such application, A commuoication was recelved from James ‘Winship, nking that street croseings be con- structed in tho Town of Norwood Parl. Re- forred to the Commitios on Btreots and Bridgos. Tho potition of L. Proston and othors, pre- sonted at the lasl mooting, asking that tho sida- walks on Lowis atreot bo ropaired, waa granted, baving received the approval of tho Committeo on Sidowalks, 5 oF The potition of B, B, Morse and others, pro- sonted nt o former mooting, praying that six cul- verts bo built in Maplewood, was reported ou by the same_Committes, and granted by the Board. An -ordinance, prescuted by David 8, Pride, Village Attornoy, for laying out, opening, an grading Bolmont nvenuo from the Northwostern Elnnk road -to.tho oast lino of tho Villago of offerson ; also, Hoffman avoouo, from Divorsey Btroet to the Elston gravel-raad ; aud also Plont- ant place, from its prosent western torminne to Hoffman avenuo, \vas adopted, by tho Board. ‘This ordinance provided that tho oxpenso of lay- ing out Belmont avenuo, and all othor necossury oxpouscs, Lo paid by goneral taxation on all Luo renl ostato of the village, and, the expense of oponing and greding Hofman nvenue und Plons~ -ant-placo be pald by spoclal nsscssmentis on the Ero erty bonellted by such improvemonts. . DeVol, J. W. Austin, and George Klino wora appoiniod -Commissionars to eatimato tho cast of openiug gaid streots. ' ‘The application of Carroll Nowman for a li- oenso to soll liquora at hia botel In Bowmanville was grantod, ' . By rosolution, the day of meeting was changed from Saturdsy to Monday. VI 4 The Oaptain of Polico’was instructed to visit all places in the vu]nfin where liquor is kept for salo, and notity tho Board at its next rogular. meeting} who the persons are that are solling liquors without licensos, and to notify such par- lies to procuro licenses or stop solliug Hquor, R. I Race, Villngo Tresurer, presented his monthly report showing o balance in his: hands at this ‘dato of §2,676.14, which was accepted and approved. .- ... . Proston W, Gray and John Wilson were ap- pointed special policomon. T'he Board then adjourncd until Monday, the 92d of Juno, at 10 o'clock 5. m. ; NOLWOOD PARI. During tho_thunder-storm ‘of Saturday night (tho houso of H. V. Recd was struck by lightuig, I'he bolt upunrontlfl.atruok thio culmn:l?' on tho main part, demolishing it, then run: along the roof, tearing tho shinglos off, and then passed into the houee, tearing off the plasteringiu the sleoping apartments of tho family, and:-precipi= tating it on tho startled inmatos. Mrs. Reod was struck by a flying lath in tho faco, intlioting » not very serious wound, Tho family are nono the worae for the fright given them ; tho Liouso, howevor, is badly damagod. PPy . During the samo storm o horso on tho promises of Mr. Boyington was struck lightning auod killed, . . 3 - Suturday the Sunday-schools of the Baptist and Roformed Churchos join in & plenio to Dos- plaines. - A speolnl car has beon chartered, aud prepurations are makiug to give the little onesn plensant journey. Sl T AUBTING ; Tho Board of T'rustoes far the. Town of Cicero mot at the Town Hall in Austin, yesterdny mora- ing.' Presont, Butlor, Bokart, "Herriclk, Suarp, and :Crafts,. Messrs, Connersberger and Mc-, Oafforey cama in at & lato hour. i ““1Tlio patition of O. E. Crafts and othors for o sldowalk upon tho north side of Kinzio stroot, and for the macadamizing of Kinzie street from Contral avenuo to Hymau avenuo, was roceived, and tho improvemonts ordorod made. Tho poti- tion wns aftorwards: reconsidered, it boing re- portod thut part of tho stroct had not boai Inid out, and wau roforred tothe Committoo on Streats and Highways. : The onglucor mmrted that a survoy of Rob- inson aveuue had been mado, aud that the barn of Mr. McDormot was occupying part of tbe streot, Tho engineer recommended that the and accordingly the Doard in- structed thn,Ofork to servo u notice upon Mr, ‘MoDermot, ordering him to move his bara within sixty days, T o ‘Tho euginoer was instructed to submit, at tho noxt meeting of the Board, an estimnte of tho cost of cutting the ditch along Harlom avenue to Mud Lake, and ulso a piofile of Harlom de““he from' Mudison stroot to Thwonty-socond streot. ' 4 » Tho, Superintendent was inatructod to macad- amize Madison streot, comenoiug at city limits, ond oxtending wost ko far as improvomont muy boneeded, ‘ho improvemont of Grand avenuo was voferrpd to tho Comnnittoo on Bireots aud IMighways, ThoBupcrintondont was iustructed to'grado tho jubction of Coutral avouuoe.aud - Noxth avenue, . The Town Attornoy was instructed o propara an ordinauco making it & misdemennor for any porson to obstrugk the ditohos of the town. Boy- oral persons, it was_roported, havo done this In ordor to mako a placo for watoring cattle and ock, D"..]‘::l;:tnh P. Youug being presont, ssized of the Tonethio privilogo of luylug o saifrond traok on tho centro Jina of Seo, 85, or #o much thoroof as lios gontn of the caual, 'Tho right of way was asked in behaltof tiie Chicago & Bouthern Rall- rond Company. ‘Tho Attorney was instructed to proparo an ordinance grauting the Company the righit of way ad askod, T'ho Committea on Contracts reported Lhat a contract bad boen let to Frederiol Hohults for the mucadamizing of Madison stroot, from the point whore tho _gravol uow onds to a poiut ton rods onst of ludgoland avenue, and that Mr, Bohulta would recmive 11,60 por cord of 128 foot for stone, tho same boiug moasured upon tho streot. “’.\‘lm g:mrxiuon on l’I’allua xl'av:m;:mlmllgad Itlhns onry Ilunkeymeyer b appolntod night police- man fax Auu&n, b & ualig vpnt &40 ver mohths Tho roport was rocolvod, and_ Mr, Hunko A 3 mayer was :rolustatod in his old_placo of trunt, Inbor, hd diguity, 'Iho timo of Bugono Hanalian's lmm nimont aa policeman ot tho car-ghopa hay- n| |oxmrud. Mer, Hanralian was mado pormauont policoman, nt n aalaty of €50 por montlr, - Tho domumitioo ou’ Btreots and 1Tigliways ro- ported that the solnying of tho sldowallc on the south front of louk 1, Morrick's Subiivision of Austin, and tho lowsring of tho rondbod in front of the anmo, uhould Lo lot to cortain par- tien, who Pmponml to do the unmo froo of ox- pmiu:hota I}o town, lThr'lJ anpnrz wan rocelved, and the work was orderod done undor of tho Suporiutondent, et thio oare The Board adJourncd for throo weeky. OAN-BITODH, During tho torrible storm of Saturday evening, the houso of Jerome Davis, cornor of Kinzie and [v‘cr:f'-lourl.h stroots, wns ptruck by lighte ning, and was set on firo. A davghtor of Mr, Davis, 16 yoars of age, was from somo cause unnblo to loave tho doomed houso, nnd was burned to donth. Tho charred romaing were ro- covored, and n Coronor's inquest Lield avor them. Tho hoad was burned so that it crumbled at the touch, 'fho arms woere wholly burned away. Tho ribs of the loft eido wore gone: -those of tho right woro hanging to tho epiual column, which remained entiro, 1lor lower limbi' woro cutirely doutroyod.- 'The heart, lungs, and viscern lay exposod. Lo vordiot of tho. Jury was that sho bind como to lier death * castally, acoldontally, and by misfortune, sml not otherwiso,” DMr. Davin’loss is probably ntout $3,000, notling ex- copt auo or two trunks Loing saved. Tha houso was protected by n coppor, tubular, twist lightuing rod.” Therowete two points on the rod, andthese woro ropresonted ns boinj gold. ' Ouly one of tho points was found, aud i proved to Bo of coppor; and was tarnishod with vordigrin, It is gouorally Lolioyed, both by tho Jurors and otliors, that tho sad accident would not lave oconrrod had it not bean for tho imper- fectlon of tho rod, aud the fraud of thoso who placed it upon tho house. 5 AYWOOD, 3 Tho Indlen of tho Presbyterian Church will hold au ice-croam and strawherry fostival at the church this ovening, Thorough preparations for a good timo aro making, and ail who may at- tond will recoive tho best of trentment. I'ho Rov. Mr. Brown dohverad Bunday oven- ing tho firat of a sorios of wermons proving the exiatonco of n God, The sormon bae beon hlfhly cumYllmuutod for sound’ argument and olieitous illustration, Tho second of the so- ries will ba dolivored next Sundn; Maywood hoars no mure of {ruit canning works, WEBT MAYWOOD is rojolcing over the dofeat of the application for n liconso for the selling of intoxicating diinks in thas villago. All recognizo tho officiont labors fl‘ Qen. Bmith in opposing the issuing of the censo. . HYDE PARK. Tho Board of Education mot in regular session 1ast ovening at tho High School Buiiding. Bills wero approved and ordered to ho paid smounting to $3,073.00. Tho Presidout raported visitiog all the schools in company with tho Superintondent, and found snhul'nntol?l! progross, Meesrs, Middloton, Bar- Yer, ond Hibbard were appointod n committeo to arrangoe for annunl examinations and exbibi- ions. The school st South Bhore is discontinued, lsnvl]‘. er. A. II. Oampbell is transferrod to Cornoll chiool. ‘Tho rogular meotings of the Board were changod to the first and third Saturday evonings of oach month. At the fair atv Burllngtnn Hall, in progress for tho Tast weol, for the benefit of tho Iydo Park Catholic Church, & grand watch contest was de- .cided Saturday night. 'Lhero were four candi- dates. John Stoplions, the Coronor, and Commissioner IKenney, of tho Northh Sido, started fair, but ‘wore soon distanced, and the main contost was between A, D._ Waldron, Treasuror of Hydo' Park, and Androw .J. Corrigan, Assossor for South Olucago; and the rosult proved that ago is noth- ing, for blood will win. A. D. Waldron recoived 1.7é6 votoes, A.J. Corrigan, 1,242. The maguifi- cont watch is to bo presonted to Mr. Waldron at Burlington Hall Thuredsy oveniug. The fair continues all this weol, WINNETEA. ‘Tha tin wedding of . Mr. rnd Mrs, Homor Mc- Donald was colobrated at their residonce ou the Tth, Tho noighbors suppliod a profusion of tiu- ware, and enjoyed s pleasant ovening. evening. ts towmato and Y ELGIN. . _ Ao ovening sociable will bo given to-morrow evening in the now fuctory buildings of the El- gin Watch Company. PARASOLS, Sawe 7o Por (en ' BY BUYING YOUR PARASOLS MANDEL 'BROTHERS, State and Harrison-sts,, Twenty-second-st. and Michigan-av. LEGAL. - BANKRUPT NOTICE. In the District Courtof the United States for the Eastern Dis« trict of Wisconsin. Tn the mattor of the Osbkosh Manutacturing Company. Bankrupt, Iu l\nnkrllmn‘. Notioo (s heroby kiven that in pursuanco af an ordor of {ho District Conrt, of tho Unitod Statos, in aad for tho Rastorn Distrlot of Wisconsin, 1made and antarod on thie 20th day of Mareli, A, D, 18 in itankruptey of tho snld T v the undorsignod assignaes dkrant, will soll st publia auction to tho highest a: ost bidder, for c: Tharsday,"tho3ath day of Juno, A, . 1674 ab 19 o'clock in tho foronoon of fhat day, at the otloo of thoesid Lankrupt, sltuate on tha promises horeluattor descrl “on Iligh Stroet, in tho City of Ushikosh, and State of consin, all thio lyt, Htloand intarest Of tho said Ben rupt, and all the 11ght, 1itlo and fulorest of the uudy wcribod as follows, fiftoan 8, and fots ona (1, fwo " thrso @ity o1tk o, nlis @) o' (o) elvon (11 atid twalve (13), in Dorrunos's subidislaton ot ot one fn bl ono hundrod and gloven in sald Firth Ward, froe from all fnoumbrances. ‘'I'bore will also bo sold at publio auction #1445 samo tio and pitco with exid Theal Tatato/aif the right title and intorest of the said bankrupt and tho sald assignees in and to.cortain lottars patent for the Manutac- {uroor Throshiag: Machinos known as (o Golsor Soparator and Hollanoo 1 v in tho Manufaoturo of ‘sach Sopneators and Ho Yowers, And the sald asslgnoas Wil also at tha same 1m0 and plaso soll at. publio auation tothe highost aud CBlddur for cash, o Iargo Mnount of Tambor, {ron, molding sand, hubs, spokes, a1d Gthor material and por- Roual Droporty usod Ia tho Manufactura of hroshiue: k(lfifilflv!. also a largo numbor of Threshing-Machines nown ax tho Galsor. Bachino, sonia 6 iinishod and athocs in an unfinishod iato, ‘Tho lfoal atato above dosoribed consists of about faur sacewof fand Iylny on o Hivor, flie Chiago & Ny wostorn and_Milwaukoo & 8t, Pant itallways havo sido- {racks runniog to tho works, ‘T bulldinis uro of brful now, and buile {n tho 1most subatantial aad conronlant Thaumar. Moy 27, 1674, Datot Rlar M g xm'rcugrz']spmi Restinodii . GALL JOHN G WEISBROD, ‘Att'yn for Aral; EDUCATIONAL., KEBLE SCEOOIL, NYRACUSE, N, Y. Boarding Hohool for Yaun (10 puperasian of the I, WGV I towlt t Ladios and Obilicen, under 1. HUNTINGTON, 1nstriction eome 0 Anolont and Mods y , T liop of Uentral Now Driace a Clibrough. Toglist oo DR Tangtngos, Muslo and Drawlug, Tl togt school ent wil corimonco on Wadnosdsy, Sopt. 18. * Kor Cirous on avply €0 MAIY J. JACKNON, Kyracuso, N. K. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ‘DR. A. G. OLIN, 187 Wasliugtonnt, | ¢ t auccosfyl e e iy Bipucint and Ghtouio. Ds: oatod. * Alfootions of tba ‘Hlruat, Bk or Bonos troated i ataitoted Mccars o Infast & lantilio beiniblus. Hohu oo tainps for tranties; ull infarination. NO CURE! YooYt Dr. Kean, 800 SOUTI OLARUS-ST0 OIILUAGO, d, porsonally or by mall, fres of chargo, itk o isoavon., 'Lt: o KIAN b o Oitly phystolan in tho city who warrants GUFos UF o pay. Uflod hunrs, s, 0, 108 . m. 3 Bundsys from ¥ to 13, DI, SHIPP, 12 Vln]lfht?ln-n:lml‘i'r Clark, 7 hyaiolsn 1o NO PAY y UKD, UNTIL UUIn |0h To atill troatl ronte, N fd Bpoolal Dise L dil Slsanifgr et bt Womds ol ket oo nitl the patientis neod, Callor write, ‘"fll".‘_';""‘::,fli gggfia‘_ Patloyits Geated abs dlas,