Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1874, Page 3

LOCAL MISGELLANY. THIRD AMERTOAN OHESS CONGRESS. The firdt Ametlcan Choss Congress was hel Intha City of New Yoik in tho fall of 1867, Thore had boen many good choat-playera in tho Uniled Btates since 1880, nnd In 1867 Now York, Boaton, and Philadolphia ware all somewhat noted ohoss oirales, while Norfolk, Vs, Louls- vilio, Ky., aud Now Orlonns weio all rapoitod to contain practitioners of considorable skill and so- quiremonts, & TUE ONESE CONGRESS oF 1857, hotvovar, was distinguishod from all othor clioas meotings of modorn days by Lringing fnto the vory front riik of the world's plavers two men almoat unknown bofors,—Daul Morphy and Louls Pauluen, the tormer of New Orleand, the latter a remdont of Dubuque In., but first brought into promincuco ag & choss-player in Chicago by ths mombers of the Obioago Club. The former quickly overthrow all compun‘mm, aud bocans tuo champion of the world, The Iatrer gainod unusual renown as_a blindfold player, aud has for raany years ranked -mon% the iirat masters rosiding Europo, Br, Morphy, having un- doubtcgl_v mnlnm{‘ tho hoight of his closs am- bition, snd baving oxperienoed the arduous mentst foil and the plysleal salt-donia) whioh aro absolutely roquisita for groat success in thili puraut, soems neither to kave cared to rotain tho position, nor to advauce his ekill still fur- ther, e occasionally playe chass yet in New Orlehne, denpite the many absurd ruinors which havo of late floated through the newspaper- press, and fim': tlemen tvho have contdsted games Al Jarge odda #ith him thete within a year ro- port nis chosa-facultios to be entlrely unim- paired, _ TILE FIRST AND SECOND PRIZES N in the first Chess Congress wero rospoctively woén by Morphy and Paulsen, Tho third was onrflm{ off by Thaodora Bichtenheir, ¥sg., for- metly tho loading playor of New York City, but of late yeara a rosidont of Chicago, and who ro- ootitly died here from paralysis. Anothor prom- iuont contostant in the firat Congress was Iiram Koonicott; Esq., now a gentloman somewhat ad- vanced in vears, and who for & third of a century Dina reaided neat Dunton, & town distant some twonty miles from Chicago; on the Chicago & Northiwostorn Railway. % TR BLCOND AMERIOAN CIILSH CONGRESS waa hold in the City of Cloveland in the month ©f Decomber, 1871, It was largely attendod and proved grmfylngly guccessful ih Almost all par- tioulars. Tlo firkt prize was won by Capt, Géorgo H, Mackenzlo, formérly a Captain ln the British army, and for saveral years noted as ona of the lending Loudon players, He bt for soy- eral years, howover, baolt & residout of New York. bas botomo the representative chess-player of that oity, aud 18 now deemed, after Mr. Morphy, the strongedt choss-player in Ametien. The aod- ond prizé wai won by Henry Hosmor, Esq., of Objonzo, who is now unquostionably oud or the #oundest and mufl:‘{wwnrlul practitionets in the country, The third prize was won by TFrederick H. Elder, of Detroit, and the fourth by Max Judd; of Oleveland., Among the other excéllont layora fn_sttondance woro Mr. P, H. Ware, of !I.\os!onq Mr, . Hardiug, of Enst Baginaw, Mich.; ' Mr. H; D. Braith, of Cassopolis, Mich. ; ond s, Johuston, of Circlunatl, i TTE THIRD AMERTCAN CHESS-CONGRESS, gommencas in Chicago to-day, at tho 10oms of the Chicago Choesa Club, Nos, 114 aud 116 Tast Madison stroet, Yoaterduy moit of the leading players who are to particivate in it airived fn the city, aud, though thé numbor of contestants in the' tournament will probably not be very large, tholist will cortninly include Bome of tha strongest playora over the board in Amorica. A busincss mesting was held yesterday aftet- noou, st whith arrangoments wore mada for tho play, whick commoncos to-day at U n. m, 2 THE PLAYERS Who have thua far enterod are Manars George H. ackeuzie, Now Yorks P Vorrin, Notr Yorks H. Hosmor aud Frederick Bock, Chicago; Max Judd, 8t. Louis; Frad -H. Elder, Detrolt; Gon. Congdon, Philadolphia y and Hiram Kenuncott, Danston, 11l Otherawill be admitted who como to-day. Enchmanv is to play two games with overy other, and THREE MONEY PRIZES - will bo givon, the firat amounting to about £325, tho second to 8160, and tho third to $75. The players aro matched against each othar for the frst soction 08 folfows: Mr. Mackenzia sgainnt Mr, Judd, Mr. Houmor against Mr, Konmicott, MMr, Dock agawst Mr, Eider, and Mr. Perrin epaingt Mr, Congdon, 'Lhe play in the tourna- ment will continue from 9 a, m. to G p. m., With & suitable interval for dinner. Persons dosiring to witncss any of the games can learh the torms upon which they will bo ad~ miftod by applyiug at tbe Chess Club, Tha tournamont wille:rabnblyconliuuo for & woolt or ten days, will be governed by. the rules usually applied to such meetings, and tha player winning. the largost number of games will'be swarded the first prize ; the perion gaining the mext largest numbor tho socond prizo, and 80 in repard to ing third, Whilo the Coisgresd is in aestiion * IMPORTANT BUBINESS will bo transacted, inclnding the organization of n National Chess Associntion, and action wizh regard to holding & grand Tntermatiounl . Gliows Congress il Philadolpbiuin 1876,—& sort of cen- tonial ehesi jubilee. ——— THE GUNPOWDER PLOT. In yostorday's TRIBUNE & report of the gun- powder plot to blaw up tho building No. 191 Lnko strect was given. Detectiven woro busily engaged yosterday in investigating the premises, with a viow to learning, if possible, the mannor In which the partics obtained access to tho building, which is a three-story strocture, adjoining the Robinson Houss. Insufdnes mem, Capt. Bullwiukle, of the ¥iro Patrol, and others, examined the promises carefully. It was discovercd that loles had boen bored in tho roof, and kerosene poured through them onto the floor beneath. TFour butter firkine, filled with kerosene, had beon plactd on the roof, and others hud boen dis tributed about tho weconid floor. About thity- five pounds of powder was scattored about, halt of tue quantity being placed di- rectly under tho skylight. The powder- tramns had been ignited, evidently, by meaus of 8 fuse, Two explosions cceurred, but the third bad failed. Tho rdof is a tin one, aud jost whut the plottern expocted to accomplish by placing S8 Keronano, o 1t el scarcoly be canjectured. The damago to the buildivg amonuted to n tow bondred dolfurs. ‘The owner Is Mr. 1. Glaser, nnd ho has not auy insurance. . ‘I'ho second and” third tloors were aceupied by G. Waggonfuolr, cigar and tobucco munnfac- turor, “lis loss swmounted to about 2,000, aud ho Las an insurance as follows: Amazon, $1,600 ; Lancaster, 1,600% Brewois', €2,000; PonneyIvania, 31,0003 American, $1,000 Commerciul, of Albuny, 81,5600, Total,' §3,500. Brecher & Sauerborn have policies in the fol- lowing companies ou their Jeuther and findings stocl, on the first floor : Home, of New York, £2,600; Howsrd, of Now York, §2,600: Browers', §2,0005 Adrintic, §2,600; Commoereial Unlon, £H000; Buoo and * Lentbor, §2,000. Lo, . Pomoy & Geilen, the saloon-kespers and res- tavrateurs in tho basement, have an insurance of 81,000 in tho Lycomng Company. The officors bave thus far been unable to ob- tain a satisfactory clus to the anputlnlorfl of the fioudinh act; but parties who claim to know havo atated that tho entranceto the building was made from the hotol adjoining, and that if s cortain_portion of the house was searched the #ugor and other tools used would probably be found, It issaid that the marks of bare foot wera Visiblo on the floor of A room which has #inco beon serubbod, and this and otler facts gives eyidenco that this was the apartmont operated from by the plottors. Thé plat was a rufiulnr Gy Fawkes ailair, time and cara being takon to mako mesurance doubly sure, ‘I'he da- gign of the villaing can only be surmised. Thers 'woro no porsons in the building at the iime the explosions ocourred, but the firomen were im- modiatoly on the spot, and wera in sreut danger from tho mmx[pludo_d powder aud korosone. Asslatane Fire-Marshil Bweonie and & number of mon jumped down thraugh the akylight into anass of about 16 poupda of powder, while the firo wan burning on both floors. Their escaps from death wns miraculous, The nuthorities are muking stremnous offorts to deteo tho fmhy parties, and jt is probable they will bo disvoverad tu & short time, —— THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, The County Commitsionora met yesterday attornoon, Prealdent Ashton in tho chair, A communicatlop wea recelved from D, 8, Wentworth, rivcipal of the Normwl School, suggesting cortaln ropaira, Referod to the Committeo on Educatioh, Tho Committee on Tluance reported recom- moiiding the teinporary ddvarca of “wuiiclaut money to pay the: extra help in the County Olerk's ofico reqaired to make ont the tax-books, Conéurrod in, & Tho geloct conimtttee, consinting of Commin: slonors Divnis, Clough, Jones, aud Adhjon, ap- painted ip couydur the application for the right of wey of the Ohiosgo & Northotn Faclio Aly Line Rnilroad Comipany through tho Covnty Tarnt at Jeferson, roposted, racommotding that auch right of way Le granted, nnd that five néros of larid off the novthenst ndrunfiol the Farm bo deoded to the Compsny in cunsldaratlon of the entablishimont of & wido Lrack and dopot b the Farm, whoto all trains shall stop; tho rodd to bo bhils aid rin ay far ke the Farin by tha fat day of July, 1876, ‘Chia repott was lald on tho tablo until noxt Thursday, “'ho Board ‘;mmudnd to the eloction of & Con- siable to 1] tho vaoauey cansed by thd resletins tion of Jool Luil, Nattan North and Mr. Affeld woro candidales. Afeld wau choson, Mr. Dick Whitehend, a Doxtor fark hdteas tralner, came befaro tho Board, and made & statoment as to his auccess 1 training 8 Loise which bolonged to tho cotinty. T'he hotso wan Dought for #200 to haul the county ambnlarco. Heo sirayed away, and was taken up by a man nsmed Croighton, who placed him In Whito- head’s Lands to train and dovolop into troteer, Wikitohoad had very good auccess, and {u a short time got the horso'mo ho could do 4 tnile iu about 8:20, “Then the horso was ru?lavmcd by the county, and sold for £085. Whitehend submity tliat Lo Is ontitled to momo portion of the proilé raalized by the county on the horge dicker, No action was takon 1w Lho mattor, ‘The Board adjournod uieil Thursday noxt at P, i S LOCAL LETTERS. GAS-WELLS, To the Editor of The Chicago Trtbune: B: In your issuo of Jalyb, you glve an in- torosting description of a gas-woll that has ragoutly boon struck at Bouth Chicago, and sug- gost that the matter Lo investigated by the Acadomy of Sciencos, The auggestion will un- doubtedly bo acted upon by that body at an oarly day; but, in the meantime, I would offer the following faots aind theory for consideration: Gas-wolls are common in Wostorn Now York snd Ponnsylvanis, whero the gss has beon used for several yoars for, illuminating and bentlug purposes. Tho City of Frodonia, N.Y. bes beenlit with natural Bns for the past twelve yemrs, Hevoral ~manufaoturing establishmonts -2t Brie, Pa, have used natural gas n8 their prinelpal fuol for over ton years, aud the supply seoma to be undiminishod, Oyor ono-third of tho inhabitants of Titus- villo, Pa., use natural gas oxclusively for {uol, and innumorabla engines in tho ofl reglons are run by means of gas as fuol. Tho gas is roadily burned in™ an ordinary stova or over an ordloary grate, by having & common goé-pipe coiled by a blacksmith, attor which from five to fifty quarter-inch holes aro drilléd fato the pipe, and it is plngod in position, and counection made with the atreot-maine. Twenty fotd, withthe ordinary prosaure, through- out the oil regions are sutlicient to furnish fuel for & twenty-four-horse-power engine day and night, Thero are immenss quantitios of natural En8 burned in the oil regiou in the opon dlr, 1n addition to all that ie utilized, and, although thid waste has conttnued for soveral yeats, the supply romaing atill apparently tudiminisoel to nuy considerabie extont. = _ Goologically, tha oil-producing rocks of Ponii- sylvania lie immediately tindor the Tronton lime- stoue ; and, although To fosils have been, or can be, outaired from the oil-bearing wirata, tliey. probably helong to the Onoudaga or Heidolverg group of New York. Tho faot thav salt-water i produced in Iarge quhi- titiea from tho Gome rocki s - pre- sumptive evidence that they are continugtis with the ealine formations of Now York., The T'renton limestons is known in Wisconsin a8 the upsmr magnesion of Owen, and locally s the Qaleith Nuestous of the Wisconmin geological survoy. Immodiately beneath this lios tho lower magnesian liinestone, which formation overlies tho Bt. Peter's saudstone of Owon. The Se. Deter's sandstons is contemporancous with the Heidelberg group of New York, g Clucago 18 builc upon the lower magnostan. Geologically, thon, the bluck ssud which fur- nishios tho gas at 8outh Chicago muat be nearly contemporancous with the sand-rocks of Panu~ sylvams and New York, which vield gus, oil, and sult-water. Or, at least, it prabably bolongy to the snme general group, oven if it would be im- possiblo to identify it with nuy pacticutar bed of this group. Tho eand-rock of tho upper ofl ro- gion ,in Penusylvanis, is & psobly sand that heg either beon o sea-beach or tho bed of & s#trenifl, &8 the hobbles ara gll water-worn. In the lower ofl distridt of Butler Conuty, however, the third sind, which 18 tho great oil-producing scratum, I8 & graysh white sund with black grains. 1t1s sott, iria- ble saud-tock proper, wlule that of tie upper district would téchuicully be doslgndted oy o podding-etoue. o ak ‘I'he principal point of interest is whether tho supply of gasis likely to prove suticient.to wake it nvaildble for usoinl purposes? The cost of apptying it for manufaoturiug puiposes 13 eo Bligin thut oven 1f it should prove inade- quinto, it would piy to wid it tomporaily; but, judgivg from the known facts of the coustint use of such gus ag the Last, the probabilities #oem to be in favor of ihe idea that tuis discov- ory is of groat sconomic viluo, 48 it promikes to furnigh us with a practically inexhaustibie sup. ply of the most couvanieut and cioapost fuel hat has ever beon discovered by man, ‘Lhore are gus-wells that bave fuimaliod fuel for the munu- facturs of gale in Olio for thousunds of yours, and yot the supply seews to L as abtindaut ay ever, ‘'horo is e provalent iden that natural gas and potroleum are both derived from thie coal torina- tions, - huvanaoly, howaver, potroleum is de- rived from tormut.ous far below the coal, goo- logically speaking. This hydro-carbon natural gus may be dorived Itom degaved vegatable mut- ter, As a mtior of fuct, such gos is continually being generated in morshies at the presout tuns, Whether the vast quantities stored np in the eartl’s crust nre all the rosules of tlus procoss of doay, it n question over whioh sciontists are not hixely to agree until our meaus lor collecting fucts ave more ample thau at present. One class of thiukers beliave that tha gascomes from balow. Auother school contonds that the gas oud ofl were compressed from tho coal, and, becauso of their specilic gravity, #otiled to lower lovels, whero wo now fiud them. Those tleories, however intorost- ing to men of inquinng miuds, are, howover, uf compuratively. little pracucal importunce, What we ute most Iutorested in is tha practical mothods of utilizing the forces which nature kins provided, dnd in tuis instauco the task js sn easy one indovd, In the oil rerion the rulb seems to be invaria- Dle thut the amount of ga4 in a well iucroasos, aud the yield of vil decreascs, ns the weilis furthor Irowm what’ is technically knowr ay the belt. If this thoory ia correct, the probabilities are that oven should the ofly substanco takon from the well at Bouth Chicago prove to be potrolenm, the rmount would be 5o small that it would not pay to siuk oil-wolls, 1he gas is worth more to Chicago for fuel than auy oil that is likely to be fouud. It is well known to those Who are conversaut with fucts that the oil pro- duced 1 Pennsylvania costs mora than it will bring in the mariet. ludividusls fiequently make monay, but this does not_chango the fact above staed. Mining for oil, liko muniug for gold, silvor, or lead, is praotically a gamvling rcheme, - If gas can be struck within 1,000 fect of the erfaca m large (Pllm-in'ea, it will be of inesti- mublo value to Chicago. The waste gas in Venn- sylvauia would Le worth nullions if it could be utilized, but it is one of the unsolved probloms of the presant how ic can b transported to auy considerable distance. Lut here the oase i on- titely dillerant. 'Ihe domund for fuel exists ai- ready, aud if it can be supplled in large quanti- tiew at snch small cost, the futuro of our south- ern wmanufacturing suburb will sstouish even the poople of Chicago. But whother the quau- tity be ‘;mn! or not, the gas can be to eusily put to use that other wells ought to be sunic to tost tio extont of the supply, A.J. Fivon, Cr10Au0, July 6, 1874, 4 BLIGNTED ROSES, To the Edilor of The Chicago Trivne s Bin s fu an articlo entitled * Liightod Roses " in_your Bundsy edi L find ‘the name of “Nollisc McCoy” iwentioned as an ahns of * Mollie Parsons,"—oue of thuse seduotive orea- tures who rope in fashionable outters, and the ltke, by sdvertislng for Lusbands, and who {4 suid to reside at tho coruer of Stato and Thirty- fiest streocs, Chis alias, I think, must have boen suggonted to that sharp *dotective™ by somo one who cherishou & potty spite against ecithor the Eilen McCoy, or sowo of lier fuintly, who ro- cently lived at tho coruor of Stato and Thirtieth, and Who ia the onl{ porson of that or liko nome living in the vieinity, I'hs real Ellon McCoy 18 1n evory respact incapable of iguring in the churace tor uf an advortiser for husbands, or & docoy of ** fashionnbla cuttors,” or other poople. Bhe ju in evory way un tunocent and vespoctable girl, barely 17 yeara old, who would look with aston- mwhiment and disgust upou any woman capabie of enuoting the patt asmigued iy your artlole to Miss Mollie Parsons, By mbhumnfi ting, you will wuch oblige the fiiends of & guileless girl, DoNsrp PaTEUSON, Cutoiao, July o, 1874, | oMy TO TiE FOUNTAIN, To the Fditor of 2'hs Chicudo Tribue : Bik g 'l'og;lmm :l];gmmilfi in th?dwnrrrk ol tom- perauce reform, 9 writer wonl offer & sy~ gouilon which L Relthor naw wor origiual, but . pleasures THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE ' TUESDAY, JULY which, if abtnd upon, would be inentimable to |1§chulnl of tho community, 1 All Lhd latgd olties n¥ Entope drinking- fountning are lnneod in all ths streots snd parks st convantent Intervals, Taey ate placed thoro Ly the oorporationn of thons olties, aad in atyle tonembla thone in Tiincoln Phtl, But the morchants and publlo mon look upon the drinking-fountain as one of tho grontest helps to tho temporation cause, In thoe City of Glnsgow, Sootland, thora aro qQuite A numbor of fountalnn donated by somo of kor phil- anthrople publo mon - a froo gift to tho peo- plo. The namo of the donor Apporrs 1poh sheli of them, and tie pntrguni;u theso opon-air tem- Pmuno #nloond kaceive is A suliclont plaige Lo 1o donor that his gift hae oot appreointsd, Many a thm{,nunl, after quenching his thtrat, pronounces & blossiug upon the donor. dino of thosio fonntains are placad in front of the aaloons,and it is no exngegration of tho trath to any that many linye quonched thoir thirat at tho * autor soit " whoj but for thiz comfortabla nud cooling arrangomont, would havo ‘walked into the *inpor court,” and paid thotr monoy for adrink which only causos thom to thirat very tlnlchlv again, Will somo one of our phunnthmg[u and largo- hearted public mon mako the oxporimount? O:h- ers will soon follow. Thé object ia a good Gnie, and tho bonefits inostimavlo. And the people will drink, and driuk agoin,” abd thauk thelr benofactors, Yours, C.A O Cutoaao, July 5, 1874, ife L . THE CITY HALL. Olty eolloctions yostordny wers as follows ¢ Oity taxes, 824,000; liconses, $4,000; wator, #3,007.80. Dr. Ben 0. MilléF had réeévorad trom Lia it~ nosd, and was st fils poat a usial yeiterdsy afternoon, Ald. O'Brien is going Enat noxt Monday, to tako partin the groat band-ball matob. 1tis not yot soitlod whether an appropristion will be mude to defray hils oxpenscs there and back; but thore is no knowing. The Common Council failod to moot last even- ing for lack of & quorutn, the miijority being ex- hausted with thoir labors over tho Appropriation bill. A vacation for four or six waels ti talked 6f. Tho thxpayers would probably fiot obsject toit. T1id folloWing building pormits wéts lssued by tho Board bf Publc Works yéstorday : To M: M, Allois for & bivo-story hnd basement brick build- ing, 60 foot front; on tho northwest corner of Wabash averiue arid Thirty-third itroet; nd to A. Bratnstein for a two-story and basemont stone building at No. 104 Archer avsiio, Committecs are not coming ip to time 28 they oughit t6, Edveral liipcitaiit Comiiilttas-ineatings having beon adjournod of late in consequenca of tho von-arrival of & quorim. Yesterddy etter- nood o number of the residents of Indiina atroot, who had sdseiiblod at the Cliy-Hall to mact tho Streots and Allova Committes, had to En home disappoluted, after waiting & couple of ourd round the City Clerits olice. T temperature in the City Hall ranged yes- torday from 92 dogrecs In the coolest room, that occupied by the Fite Alarm Telograph Company, to 101 degrees in that occupied by the City ingiheer, Tho Alderinon ate all wild to goto the tuntie] to-day; in order to fiut cool; and any other plossant th(nga that may be ou hand, ‘The Boatd of Polico hold a mesting yesterday afternoon, at which they looked into the vase of Oflicor Mencer; who i8 cither a_clronio dead bodt, or olso_oug ol the most unfortunats mon in tho forco. Moneer s coiistantly broght befors the Board for aubt. Yesteniay It was on an secount of D, Peck's, which hind'beon rnn- ning sines. 1872, The ofticer declaved that hb wag unublo to meet lis liabilities; that bo bad n bod-riddea wifo who often required Lim to stay away from tork for the m'yom of ntirsing hior, but Mr, Shoridan atated hat thore mukt bo # leak sonivhere which no- body but Menoer kneiy anything about. This the ofiicer intignantly denied, ‘The medicnl ac- couit wau finaily sottlod by Moircer's agreeing to piy £8 in August, aid the balancs in monthiy iu- stallments of §2 each. The auu;fed larcany of boots at tho Wolls & Co. fire will be ap boforo the Board this aftornoon, Tho last brick in the new tungol waslaid 3atur- day night, and to-uay a party, consisting of tho Mayor and Aldormen; the contractors, Mr. Ches- brough, and otlier gentlemén to the nitmber of abous 100, will pay it a friondly visit. ‘There will be npccch-mnhu}i and othef lesa intollectunl od haud, and, best of all, an unfailing nupp{{ of a low temporaturs. i, in_ future ays, when the new tuonel hae entored upon active duty, the oru- #ador-lousekoepor fluds particlos’ of cork and aealing-iwnx flowitig from his tap, and the wator of the flavor of the muldest typo of cider, ho must remonibot that Aldetmer and contractors shook bands in the tunnol on the 7th day of July, 1874, . Mayor Colvin wanted "yesterday afterncon to anterviow tho Infer-Ocean. 'TI'lio oflicial organ hind gone back unon the Peoplel party, and 1lis Honcr expressed his opiiion with regard- o its editors in'a manner which showod pininiy hoir docp-ecated way his wiath. Whit caused t outpouring of tho vials of anger was the follow- ing, whicl appearod th tho news-column of yes- torday morning's Ziter- Ocea The Tndianapolld Joirnal draws this plcture of tlis atate of ailatrs fu Clilesgo: The experience of Clicago wider the rule of he Peuplo’s party (auothet namo for the Personal Liberty party) s not” very encouraging, Not only linva tho foodgates of vice and criind beens opunod, but te City Governniont hns been demoraliz- ed, aud ita expeuses cnormously inyronsed, The Rale aries of noarly all the city olivers have been largoly increased; and niew aluecutes have been created for the purpose of rewarding political favoritas, An atizose plhera of venality and corruption pervades the entire ity Governniont, und liwiessucin and crimo. are steadlly on the increano, In {hia state of fhings tho people of Chicag ara learniug, Iike ouraulves, that ce- fori movements do ot always reform, According to tha Mayor, the roprinting of thia Indianapolis calumny was a piece of bluck in- gratituds and arrant cowardico, —ingratitude bo- cause tho Lako straot affair draws nine-tenths of its rovenue from tha city, and cowardice boe €aude it was BITiid to attack the city oflicialas save by m‘)roduclug an article from auother paper. “As the Mayor porsisted in remarking, *1t' low, gentlemnen, it's — low." & I FINANCE COMMITTEE, A meoting of the Finance Committee was held yosterday atternoon in the Mayor’s oftice. There wore present Ald, Quirth, Heath, Sehalfnor, 8panlding, und Lynch, ‘I'bo first business done was the oleation of a Chairmay, which rosulted in the conferring uusnimously of. tha bonor upon Ald, Heath, A bill of ona Langdun, o contractar, who bnflt tho sewer on Sophia street, for the Bum of 85 for oxtra work, wits mudo the subject of an ar- ument. The oill way ordered to be paid by tho oard of Public Works, but the Committea wore agreol that thore were altogother too mavy clalmy made agabst the city for extra work, Ar, Olarke, of the City Engineor's oftico, be- ing sent for by tho Committeo, explained that tho bulls for extra work wore recommended to b paid only when an_ Inspector indorded the olaitn as & Just one, Ilo also atated that n new ystom was inangurated by swhich it was sottled with each contractor juat what oliims for extra work would ba allowed, On motion, the bill, togetlier with one or two othors of wimilar ohavacter, was loft with the Chajrmun, who was 1structed to look.into the Justico of 'the olatme, A bill prosented by Thos. Cowmrtnay & Co. for $286 for carving tho inscription etoues on tho Burr and King Schools was disaliowed, the faaling of the mooting boing that men who wish to immortatize their names and haud them down Lo pesterity on the walls of public sohouls shonld do o at tholr own expenso. The case of Quatav Behulte, the gontloman who last Fobrumy fell [rom a dofective sidowalk on Ontario streot, broke his log, and nearly got frozon to doath, was takon up. Iu clalm amounted to $2,767, but the Conunittco agreed to recommend to the Uounoit the anmeuc of 32000, Helulle ex- pressod bis willingness to aceopt this atount in Tuli of all damages. 'I'he meetiug thon adjourned, THE NORTIL 6TATE BTREET OASE, T'he following, prepared by Mr. Munn, Assist- ant Corporation Counsel, {8 an opitome of the argument in the mattor of tho North State stroot UBEOBBINONL COYO § v At fivst I donbled the e)flllny and power of the Com- mon Qottnell to rescluid {bo_ordinaice upon which the couderution praceodings for {h widening of North Btate stroot were busud, but sftor juore retluction, snd o careful vxaminstion of thy suthoritios and pruce- donts, I flud mauy aud weighty withorities austafnlng the positivs thnt the Comanon Comnull—rerasanttuy the j.eopiv in the leglulative brunch of the Clty Govurne mont—inay lasiully ropeal the ordiuanes wider which lill |3n<ln.mnlllnn proceedings wero lielit In the Bujio. rlor Qourt, A corputation is the agent ot tho peoplo, and When 1t takon private property for publio ume, nui fnds, at any slage o tha. procoodings baforo Anal fudgmont, that excosive datusges had Loon awarded fu the cone demuntiou pracendings, or thut the propriotors of the adjacent laud were to bo grievouely uurdened with tazation to pay the speclul avsessments for wuch fm- provement, it may, fn ite dlscretion, abandon_or div- continue s proceddinga withoul ftioursing Uability 10 the Iad-ownor for danages, Judge Dillon “ou * Corporattous,” vol, 9, p, 873, hglds thut utuny wtuge of feyal protesdinge by & cor pArution for 1he apbropristion of privats Jrojetty for Publio Use (h &) bufore. tha Buad ordex of sourt), e prosedution may bo d(dfonllmlflh utiléss prévonted by Zomé act of apacial lsgialatiun; for untll tua proporty for Jubito ks in teduotd Lo hossosloir tiider cormpleted procoedings, no vested righta have sccrucil, and tho cofpuration shotilit linva the dlacYativn to discontinup iy proceadings (€ deslred, : 7 n ar;\y‘t\l u"' Talmer, 10 M, R, 614, the same doo- nd 18 3 Blate va, Graves, 10 Md,, 353, tho Court declded that o dedition of private propdrly for pitblio NS {a ot dompletd ti1l the propristor {s fondered theamonnt of Hlia sascaninent, and until tho procaodiugs st couclud- cd tha ¢ofporafton may AUbndon, Tn City of 8t. Josephs vs. Uawilton, 43 Ko, 983, tho 1o déeltitio 18 Iafd down, In tho later. casé (Leing proceeding fok tha opéning treot and an osnossment of damages thorefor, whoh thie damiAzeh and hahoasmenta bad besn madd aud conirmed), ho Supronie Courtasyt ' I have iio doubt thit tha city may dismiss 164 tito- coedingsat any dima before final Judginont in' the Court below, and whon_the only fiablilty Inonrrod would bb the'expensca, It often tuthd oilt that ode ceaslve damages have ‘been nwarded, or from mome caltso 1t tuéy be found unwide ok ilig hArt of thé cir ration to procecd, and 11 such oadds the ity should E:Illawul to dlamiss 1ta own proceedings, for thera can be to divestitiirs of Htl8 from tie owndr LIl (b conclusion of the proceediugs,” Ti thi I Thé Btals vé, King, for mintidamius, or Qourt afirm {he it, Josopls va, Lamillot, dacislon 8 the controlling suthority f Migsauri, 1n the cade of Wond va. Tne Oity of Jollst, Facently dochled by McRobarts, Oltcult Judge, in » proceading for (o condbmuition of foth for 'strests, and. thg nstossmenila made il toufirmod, and all the rocesds inga concludod excapt thie confirmation of the report 6 the Gomminsionets, the Court Aecided (1) that ahy time befora u-m.;‘-c_lu_-l fossotston of tha ‘laud, e clly has the right fo abandon or discontinus tlio pro- caodings fu tato; (2) that tintil then tlié rights of the clty and Iand-owners are mutus! ana reclprocal 3 thnt. ihars fx no yastitnra of titlo in tho city, and no ‘right of aotion to the proprictor till {ha damogos ard nid, ele, Fun he Totttatans cise, Munfelpality vi, Lavés Catte pany, Seventh La, Roports, the Court aaya s *"TUu city lina $16 pawer 16 abindoh thé profect of opening a atreot any time bofors tha property is spe propriated, o It 18 not {0 bs taken ihat the and-owror Bad a vestod right {6 an asdsshment simply Lecause ono haa beon mado. 'The raport of the Conw miibdiotidrs muét fivat bo opproved or rojscted by (g Court, aud tho procoedings” conciuded, beford veated rights acorve,” L e i tthoclty righifally abindons its proceddiind, ibé Iand-ownor, if hie nd bieon doprived of hia land, can ouly démand Lis promies, atid th¥ datides, 1€ Ay, for{mlflg deptivod of its use or .fob fojuries 'theroto, It i only the wrongful act of tha city tuat createa & Habllity tor dataages (h auch Gane, 1t may s clatmed that under e now Goustitutton limiged niay bé clalimi alid focovated I edill sidd Mending party,—thore muat bea publia usgof the Brouid Lofore 15s 1atd-owmet cat Fgtrully Compiaty pumiiilireibraty CRIMINAL, _THE CRIMINAL COURT. X " Festorday the Criminal Oourt conven.d for ths July torni, with thio Hon, Willlai W. Fartvoll, of tho Circult Court, on thé bonok. Tho Grand Jury was impaneled and J.D. Tylor was ap: pointed foromtn, with the following venira: Goorge W. Reyoolds, B, D. Wheston, M. Do Condro, Liouis Cox, Willlam Clifford, T. M, Hobbs, H, P. Kellogg, John Horbert, Lovi Sat- ford, A. Andrews, Charlés Pickering, O, Néivion, Georgd Plunklnburg, Richatd Johmdon, J. R: Gasking, H. A, Wynkoop, &, B. Bentor; G. 8, ‘Whittazor, H. L. Prentis, Jolin Nolan; William Greonbill, and E. A.Wales. Aslior Bowers pleaded guilty to farceny, and soutence was susponded. Johin Kaue, tried for sn_assanlt with a Lnife upon Joln Webster, found guilty and senténcod for tivouty days to thé County Jail. Upon tho #pplication ot W. O. Gondy, fep- tesoiting tho dofendants, the following ward: houso cases wers continued #Il the October term: Ebanozer and Jobn Buckingham ; Georgo Armour, Cbarles 8, Dole, and Albort A: Mune gor; Murray Nelson and Euoch B. Stovens ; Daniol Thompson aad Jamés W. Odoll; Hirdm &nd Hetiry Whoolor; Goorgo Armour: William Dickenson ; Houry O: Nutt and Bohjamin F. Murphy § Hiram Wheoler and James McKay ; Charles W. Whoelor; Hugh Maher; Ira Y. Munn and Goorge L. Scott. A COOL TREFT. A euiilhg hd succedeful theft bt United Statos 520 bonds was porpotrated It the bink- ing-oflice of Preston & Kean, on Washington street, east of Clark, yesterday morning, At 1) o'cldck: & niatt, apparéntly a mochanie, caliod at tho offico and deslrad to Enrclmsn Londs ta the valuo of 3750, The broker handed the dogu- ments over, tlie élrico‘ with the porcontags added, bolng ~ §877.60. He - paid the amount; and Toceived the = bonds it a Iatyé biown envolopo bearing, tho addross of the firm. Ho thon ratired to & small desk onpasita the caunter, to count mome change, Meanwhilo an individual ontored, aud asked one of the clorks for ono of tho large enveldpes, It was given bim, and 1o furthor attontion paid to him, 26 thorg wore & numbar of persons waiting about thid dékk at the time. Ho walked over to the mechanio, and, drapping a 10-cent pobtal stamp on the floor unobserved, tapped the L:ater on the back, and ioformed him thahe bad dropped some chango. The miochanic atooped aud picked u[: the stamp, apd ashe stood upright again, the stranger disappeared throughi the door, Tho mechanto picked up what he supposed was Lis envelopo, and whils walking over toward the coriter discovorod, Lo his 5iamny and uttorastonishmeut that it contafusd nothing but a copy of the Chicago ZTimes of yosterds; mornlng.” He throw the pnfinr down in groa disgust, and ruahed about wildly for o moment, But the bird had tlown ; he had morely exchanged envelopes while the victim was stooping to pick 1p the stamp which had boon dropped So adroite 1y to deoy bim... He statod that be had been to Greonebsum's Bauk proviously, inquiring for Doiids, and it ia propable that the thiof followod him, and concoted the little game in & moment after ontoring the bank of Preston & Kean, Tho police-detectives kinve bsoh notified, but 28 1o deieription of the rovber can bo given, the chances for doteotion ara vory slim; e THE POLICE COTRTS, i James Donsgo stolo & $13 caddy df tabaceo from William Connor, of No. 852 South, Halstod slroot, and was yosiorday leld for the Criminal Coutt undor biotids of £500. Patrick O'Brlen, the léading rough at the Hemumerlch Park riot, ivas vostordsy morning placed wndor bonds of $1,600 by Justics Scully, on the charga of robbory, Tho case will coma up Tuesday, Juatico Scully dl;fmud of the following of- fondors yosterday ; N. Burke, ebstructing side- walk, 826; Jamos O'Neil, playing policoman, and searchilng Capt. Foeney's pockats, €5; Mary Datmor, koopibg housa of ill-famo, $16, iumates thereof, £95. Patrick O'Drion, who was charged with stesl- ing Ald. Hildretb'’s watch, valued at &200, ata picnio, Baturday, was hiold in 9200 bail by Juatica ully yostorday for his appearance before the Urimlual Court, James Cogoy and Willlam Rogers, arroated by Dotective MoLoan, of Pinkerton's forco, wero before . Justice Boyden yesterday —morning, charged withi burglariously entering the shoe tore of Judah West, at No, 88 Rtaudolph streat. “hey were remandod to awsit disposition, In the menntiiito the Justico Las the caso undor ad- vigement, Anton Roolld, the watchman chirged with shooting anothor watohman, was discharged yeu- terday morning, G, A, Senmans was fined $10 by Juatico Senl) for driving 8 sick horsa, \mluoh wyu Larnessed tg a wagon loaded with briok, John Bheridan was bield {n $800 bail by Justics Scullyyestorduy morning, churzed with utouling a hovse and buggy owned by W, Solimitz, No. 469 West Twelfth utrest, Toddy Twoley, who shot Mary Kaue, cook on a propelior, in the faoe,but did” not_injure her much, was Tot off yosterday morning for $15, Edward Putnam was held in 200 bail until Satnrday, chnrg'nd with stealing & borse and buggy from Bhelop's livory-stable, on Biuo Iuland =venue, Hoe waid the horse ran Bway from bim iu the country, Lawrence Egan was hold in $200 bail for steal- Ing #10.90 from BIrh, Moouey, living at tho cor- nor of Morgau and Rebecea stroutd, Ilo spont it in one of Mayor Colvin's pot institutions. Tho case of John Koating, cherged with bus- lary in brerking into the colored \valtnr- girl ba- oon, No, 3V South Clark stroet, and steuling a demifolin of whisky sud somo cignrs, came up beforo Justica Doyden yestorduy moraing, and was dismissed, Pat Callahan, living at No. 85 Bampaan ntreet, wag atabbed by hin brothora-in-law, vamed Jobn and William McGrath, They wont to his house snd got 1uto w Yo and utabbed him, hoy wore arrented and held undar $500 bail eaoh il 10~ worrow by Justice Boully, Totor Abt kcopa an eating-houss at No. 03 Bouth Oanal streot, Mr. and Mrs. Brukhoimor, who_ live next door, wout iuto his pince and a row begau in a hurry, Mrs, Brinkhelmer claims that Aut staobad ber, but no wound could bo found, Abtwasheldin $000 ball by Juatios Boully yeaterday, John Humphrey, In compauy with two accom- Ellcun, walked juto No, 246 Lake streol, a place opt by A, Houigsborry and J. M, Buskowitz, and while »fimy and ono of the other two octed sud throatoned to toar the unr-uriver to 7, 1R4 efigaged tiio attention of fie attendanty, the third Torue robliod the till of $200 ana cscaped. HItipHTLY tw odt {0 obstady at¢ tho Unton Rlroot Station, Yoaterday .{‘fl.g(gg Bolly hold him ia bonda of 86,000 for. lis apyosraiive. ha rob. borg was committed off the Fourcli, Wilitartt Willinmson in gueat at the Palnior Houss, aud registorod himselt from Rinladoiphia, Baturday night Villlamson atarted out, and, jnniping into's hack, drove to Fénrth Avbtuto, and induged a frafl !nr{;a]u namod Mary Milton to return with bnm to bis hotel, . Bovorsl bottlos of wino wore disposod of, dud ' finally Villismeon droppud off into & drunkon slumber, . When ho awakoned ho . was fiutls 8140, The gitl wab Accuscd of the obbery, and drrested. Yosterday morning sha was brought bofors Justice Boydon, but the evi- donge was quite misty, too mich wino, eto., tiade the charge tathar wonl, and the prisondr wes discharged, }VA\\llmwu teturned 1o his elagant rooms at the Palmor Hlouso, a dadder but wiker man; and in futuré will nob fposs women of questionsblo reputation upou the mansgor aud attachos of tho Paimer, _Jamos Kalaor and David McCarthy were chargod with utoaling o ¢drpét from C, O, 'Til- dati, &t No, 12 Bixtoonth stidet, SBunday aftor- noon. Thoy woro mreated and brought befora Juatlee Boyden yobtorday mmording, who hedrd tho evidonoo and eoncluddd that thoir conducy would baar investigation by tho Grand J:u&', and theraforo held ¢hom over to tha Criminal Court, Kaltiok in 8000, and McOartliy in 8100 bonds. Pattiok Mcdlahon, it id shavgoed, got kwiy iith a.watoh snd chisin belonging to John Ford, and also a cont buloluvgln to w:fillm Duwyor, otk live at No. 101 North Untort streot. ~Rometime Inst May Ford and Detyer wers returning on the cars from IFI?fln at Waghington flulgfiln, and oh tho trdin MoMahon stoits tho articlés. He has oluded cipturs dinca then, but Baturday he was _soon, and brought i, yeaterday morning, Justice Boyden hold hifi t6 the Ciminal Court in bonds of g800. Yestorday morning's paper inanfonéd thab Bunday forengon at sbpus 11 o'clook two men, named A. 1, Cooloy and William Foloy, wore in Joha Blosn's saloon at No. 106 Hickory atrdot, in Bridgepost. Whilo thers, thoy had an altorca~ tion with Bloan, but the cause of the digpute was unknown, and Bloan suddenly drew his revolver 842 fired &t Lolh mion, ane shiot taking effoct iA tha right Wrig of Cooley, and anothor atriking Foley in the leg ahove the kuce. Bloan was nr- rested. The woudded mon_ wero_ carad for by Dre. Bidwell and Higpins, Ovoley's wound s a vory datigerolis ond, and, it is. thought, he can- not possibly recover. Y’:ulnrdu,v thore was no imyrovemetit, and thd excitomant it the neigh< borhiood wan {utehse, 1t {6 claimed by partios yvho pretond to knoyw that the quarrol and shoot- ing of Biinday are thé fedult of an old gridge., Yentorday morningy Slonn wis brought bofore Justice Boyden, and committad witliout bail fil| to-duy to await the reault of tho injuries inflicted on Coolay. Théoitors McCung; & Founig man from Michi+ gan, who las boeed in the omploy for some time past of a fruit-dealer by tho name of Goodoll, wis arrested Battirday, sud yesterddy wa brought.hofors Justice Boyden to auswor the charge of (oygerg. Goodell bas besn shipping Iritis to Horice Blide atNo, 118 South Walor dtrost, and there waa dué him 810, Baturday last NMcCuna oalled at_ Slade’s store and iuiro= duced himeelt as Gobdell, . and_asked for thé aiotnt of his acconnt: 3If. Blade informed bim that he had nout n deaft for the amount, lcCune then replied that ho had left home be- fore the urrival of the cheelr, ‘and whon ho re- turnéd home ho would sond it back, but he would like to have the mouoy at once. Mr. Blade tlion drow his séconé draft pavable to Goodell for $10. McCune indorssd Goodell's name and obtained the money. Mr. Slade sus- pected by the tellow's actions that somothing was wrong, and cAused his arfest. He cone fessod, and wag hold to the Criminal Coutt in bonds of 3500, . MISCELLANEOUS. Tho attachment suit of 8, M, 3 against Bartloy Campbell, the dramatic or, ~ com= nieiiced before Justice Hames alout ten days ago, in which Aillard garnisheed cortaln moneys in the baods of Manager Hooloy belongiug to Campboll, and of which mention has boou made, Wwas ot for trial botore that Justice yosterday, aud a8 the gorilehed hns 1ot yoi beon merved, tho oaso was contined till the 16th inst. Burglars mnde a desporato attompt to rob the residonce of M. Loowenthal, Prosident of tho Intornational Baok, on Indiana avenue, Sundey night, but failed. Potor huniwinski was srrosted last evening at tho jnstance of Pauliua Lorandorka, wlio nllages hat 16 is the father of her child, and ti Btufo% 14 is invcumbont upou lum to support it. A rmmlnenh . party, whoso name could not be obtained, has beon guilty of sithor negloctful or iwiliful cruelty to s fine doubly tedm of horscs: Tho animals had rocently beeh driven bard, and while very warm ~ thoy were given wator, an " act which las since caueed the omuer w Idss of 9600, the vahie of tho horuos, which are at present in the cara of & liveryiman none the corner of Madifon atrect aud Beelyo avonug. They aro foundered and othorwise complotely used up, Tho case is one which should ba taken in hand by tho Humane Society, and fully invostigated. Lanst Satutdny ovehing a thisf olimbed npon the shiod in tho rear of the housp of Mr. William Riploy, No. 364 West~ Monroe street, and then gotting upon the ivator-pipe, which runs hori- 2zontally, was onabled to rerch the second-story window. He entered the room and Btole Bi5 worth of clothing balunfiiu to one of Mr. Rip- loy's sons, who had just lert the room. Twenty minutes lator anothor of his sons went in, but the thief had doparted with hia plunder, con- m‘uzlug of a couplo of coats, shitts, pantaloons, eto, ——e ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho Italian Bonovolent Soolsty gives its ninth snnual Ypicnio al tho Bharpshootors’ Park to- morrow, A grand 0dd Follows’ picnia will bo held at Sharpahootars’ Park July 41, Tho monthly meoting of the Ladies' Aid So- cioty of Hahnomann Hospital takes pluca at 10:80 3. m. to-day in the Lospital patiors. Tho fofmial opoulng of the new lake tunnel talkos placo at 10:90 to-day from the shop at tha ‘Water-Works, Tho monthly meeting of the managers of the Half-Orphar Asylum will be hold at 10:30 s, m. to-day, A meeting of tho property-holders oit North Wellg streor will held Thursday ovoning at Sved 1lull, for the purposo of hoaring the flual raport of the committeo sbpoiuted to make tho pr- rangements for haviug a railrond track Iaid on that street, Thoe ropresontatives of tho North Bide Strest Railiay aro also raquosted to attend. All tho petitiona will be handed in, and aro to be submitted to the, Council Monday evening. The Sovereigns of Industry will hold n meet- ing thiy ovening in the comfortable hallon tho southwest corner of Wes: Washington aud Des- plaines streots, at 8 o'closk sharp. ‘The pro- grammo will comprise good musle, short wpeeciies, dlscussions, rosolntions ko. All membors of the Order and tho publio generally are cordiully invited to attend. — GENERAL NEWS, The {omporaturo yestordny, as obsorved by Mdnasgo, optician, undor the Thinuxe Buildiug, was in the shado at 7a. m,, 77dog. F'ahrankoeit ; 10 8. m., 89; 12m,, 04; 3p, m,, 96; 6 p. m., 93; and 8 p. m,, 88, - A sorlous accident happoned Saturday on tho Prismold Railway at Hydo Park. While the train was rumiiog with sevoral persons on board, {tin somo way slipped tho track nud the cars came to the gronund, injuring one lady's shoulder #overoly and bruising soveral othors. Thosteam- pipe of the engine was broken, and the vacapiug sloam seaided the engineor, A slight firo ocourred in a junk-ahiop at No, 56 North Despluines stroet, Sinday night, The damago smounted to about $400, nud 14 coversd by insuraunce, The charge mado in one of the morning rl— pory, Sunday, that iho station-kespor ut lhe Chicego Avenuo Btation did not report accidants hapnening in his precinet, would have had more wolght if that very paper had not contwined somo items sunt by iho olticer who was so causo- fossly attucked, Yestorday noon, whilo a Madison atreet 'bus was standing atgho corner of Madigon and Hal- sted stroats, walling for some passengers to got in, & Lluo Istand avonus car, ronuding the cor- nor ran into thum, tho pole of the car atrikivg a sick lady who was slowly gottlug into the_ ‘bus, Ihoroupon grent wrath “ensued ; s crowd ocol- ploces, Ho got scared, ran ont of the renr end of the car, and fled up Madison street, leaving Liy toam where it stood. Tho conductor way called upon to unumnudo}lblo purt, which he did, but 1athor clumuily. The lady way not se- riously injured. A Norwoglan servant girl, Dell Tolkenson, 25 years of ags, was bianed {o death last evening at 188 Wost Wanhington atreat, whore she was employod, At 4 o'clook in the aftornoon she at- tempted to kindlea five by popring kecossus oll on 1t Tho resnlt was as uaual in hundrads of :l‘x’ch candd ; tho oll ini tho éan ignitod and burat over hot, birning hor clothes off, and bhsinrmg er body in a shooking mauner, = Tho girl dia {n great agony at 8 o'cluck. Doooasad Lias a pls- tor living at Lake Viav, At n mooting of tho hardwaro trads of .Chi- cago, held yestorday st the Tromont Ifouss, tho Ioliowing firms ware roprosonted : Miller Dros. & Keep, Hibbard, Bponcer & Co., Markloy, Alling & Co., Boeburifdr & Broakoy, Standart & Co., il. B, Oragin & Go William Biafr & Co, Oragin Bros, g Chandler, Drintanll, Torry & Baldoh; Frank Bturges & Co., Aud Iayivard & Onrtladgo, The objeot of the mooting was to advances the prices of deop alnmpnd tin- ware, in conformity with tho advaiuce Iately cntablislied by thé Eastétn manufacturerss ‘Thoso goods hava Dbeon sold” for somo hohths past, by bollt manifacturers and doalers, without any profit. At a late ineat- ing of all the maufacturers in the country, held i the ity of Now York, an advanco was estab- lished by thet ; thorofote this ndatlhg. After the trausaction of this busiuees, the gentlemen partook of a colintion sjiread in the geutlemon’s parlor of thie Tremont, and by 6 o'clock p, m, Wero ready to adjourh, e S . . PERSONAL. . M. Algglns, formérly of this city, ts now llving on » beautiful placs in Sontherh Oalifor- nis, Which is enthusinstically described in a ro- cont numbor of the San Diego Union. . W. 8. Young, Jr., Doputy Clork of tho Conuty Court, was at his post yoatorday aftor an absence of threo wdolis, duiring which time Mr. Young has been fustieating at Lig country Lomb véar Allentown, Pa, tiefore returning ho pub in a fow days 8t the Falls, Willism Btacy diéd at Gilman, 111, July 4, of aralysis, Ho was boru in Colunibus, 0., us coming to Chioago st an onrly day, was known for ‘many yodra s orio of its succesariil business mon, -He establishod tlie hLouss, dud for_many yoara conducted, tho business, now cartied on by Culver, Pagé & Hoyno. He was in lus doalings firompt and uptig! Hé Whs ro~ %.rd d by all who knew him &8 » consciontious, ‘bristian man, CIICAGOANS ABROAD, The Ameéricdn Register of Jitho 30 shdws tlio lallawinfiCmckgo 08 in turopa: Paris—Ci J., W. F, A., and Mieses Iatiie O, aud Emma 3. Dlalr, 1. J. Burliogame, Mr. And Mra. J. N, Dunham and the Misses Dunlisn, I 8. and Mra, H. F, Eames; Mr, sod Mrs. James J. Qoro, M. D. Héunesiay, Misd Lils Hennossy, Teddy Hone uosay, W: I, lflfmnu, Miea A, E. Hobart: the Missos Ilunt, Mra, Edwin Hunt, Mra, Hattie Q. Jones, Mr. and DMrs. F. Latcham, Miss Jonble and Mrd. N. Tudington, W. R, Manlorre, Joudph Medill, £hil. A. Otis, Ullman Steong, H. W, Whitney,. London—Dr. and Mrs, I, Iuas, 3. W Totrg, Jolin AL Yan Oudol, wife, and daughter, rh. Charlod Wright. Brussels—Mis, and the Missca Bou- inbaim, Geneva—Mra. D, F., Mifd Gortio, and Georgd H, Camaoron, Migs Balle Harria, Berifn-— A, F. Goodyear. _ Frankfort-on-Main—Mr. and Mre, U, O, Colwell. tenna—C, W, Wendte and Mts, Jand B. Wendto, E. M: Will- lams. Venice—Miss Hampatead, i ity BUBURBAN, L4 LAKE ZURICH, . Laxe Zynioi, July 4, 1874, T% the Elitor of The Chieado Tibtihes Brn: 1t rany be, and ptobably is, the fact, that most of your readers are not mwhre what a beautiful snmmer-reaort lios within an hour and & half's ride of Chicago. Mlany poopla who swolter through tho hot season, and who eaunot alford to take a vacation, or expend much money In pleasure-seoking, will undoubtedly bo glad to knoi¥ that withii 8o ahort & distance, atid which may bo reachiod in 60 shiort a timo, and at a dom- paratively nominal cost, thera lies one of tha most beautiful spots that can bo found any- whero in the Westorn country. Lake Zurich is Damed aftor one of the most splendld lakos iti Bwitzerland, and shor onceseen, and its sgénory and loveliness eunjoyed, no one would for a moment think that he who namud it was guilly of any presumption in the christening, This place in situated on the edge of Lako County, four milos north by edst from Burrington Sta- tion, onthe Wisconsin Division of {he Chicago & Nofthwastern Railvzy. An omnuibus s in waitlng on the arrival of trains to convey pnesengers to the Lake Zurlch House. The sghort mrde by atags is even more dalightful than by rail. The road Tuns through w splendid farming country, team- ing with all the eéxuberant richuness of a boun- teous aoil, alternating with woodland and gmtln, il and valloys; Boldh of waving grafn and farra: houses_embowered in_shrubbery,—making ona olh the finest landscapes I havo ever scen ’uy- wheres ‘This lotter is writton at the close of the cele- bration of our National Anniversary, which has beon a glorious day hers, Though rwiting from TLiako Zurioh yot I do_not live horo, and have nover beon hero Lofors. Ihave, theraforo, no ax to grind and nobody's horn to blow, but am actuated by s desirs -to lot the people of our preat eity, who .may long for the isoxpensive Iuxury of a brief respite from the dust, and din, and heat of the mnllnn.surgm?mnlmudd. know what o delightful rural rotroat l:08 upon our very outakirts, whera ploasuro and rest are within the réach of all. ‘I nover till to-diy mo fully roalized the force of tho uxErnn!on, *“Man made the city, but God made tho country ;" it was, porhaps, becauso the contrast waa fo great and #o immediate,—es the saying is, * Out of Purga- tory into Paradiso." Linke Zurlch is bolted a1l around by beautiful grovés of timbor, among the openings of which grass-plats slopo down to_the pebbled beach, whera tho pufe cxiysm wators lave the #liora. Tho lake, a8 1 sm informod, abounds with fish of yarious kiuds, the griucipnl of which aro pickerel and black bass, which may be taken with the ufien‘ by torchlight in the shallower ,urltlg of the lake'or with ook and line, and by trolling. i At'11 o'clock this morning, nearly 9,000 paopls, it is catimated, wore nssembled in omo of tho 1oves bordoring the lnke. The Declaration of ndependonce was road by Mr, Yarvell, and the oration of tha duy was dolivered by 8, M. Davis, Esq., who, I understand, is & member of the Chicago Bar. 1 ghall'not saon forget my firat visit to Tiake Zurieh; and, in conotnsion, can only express tho hopa that hundreds of others, from our crowded and dusty city, may onjoy, in this quict and se- o'nded rotreat, the delight which will not be ex- AMUSEMENTS, LAKE PARK, Foot of Wasbiogton-st. IMMENSE SUCCESS! OF THE et ouan otz 20,000 Delighted Spectators Yesterday. ENGAGEMENT OF THE ' RoyalPrussianfiand Roturning thanks for the magnificent ro toptioh extended to the Hippodrome pn yose torday, tho propristor takes pleasuse in dii nounoing 2 Penformances each Day fis Woek, Cormmeticing Digolstly at 2 and 8 p. m,, LAXKE PARE, * Foot of Washinglo Adralsston, 5 oéuls; Childron, 25 éonts. H, BUCKLEY & CO0., Proprioturs, NOW READY, BURSORIPTION TIORETS TO GITMORES _ Grand Promenads Concorts, At BXPOSITION BUILDING, commonclog July %0, and cantinuing oue wesk, may b oblalasd sk followiag named placas: Lyon & Hokly's) ¥. W. ornor State nnd Mrroo. ' S 3 We BT bl “Library, | N6, 8 Monzoes . Knon Cooke's, 113 and 116 Statet.; s nuor & Co, Fal & MoLanow und o P st Packer & it & 1, No, ¢ 3 Moot & Lewis', No. 160 State-st.: ki bt Shdo Librats, Mo, 5 Woat idinamaron & Souson Tickots, aduitling lady and gentl tire aix nights An threonights HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Fora short & ;. it Mond i " "aicht And Wadaondag and Saturdes Stotlues 207 TONYTY PASTOR. Aud Hig Brilliont Star Trougo, Always e Bist, This Stason Beltr Than Ever Beforp, Notwithitaudio the enormbus exponso attondtui this oasgar orgenization, tie adyisulon has oot reditod 0 r. Pator's foriior Pupaiar 1'rices, 25, 60 8ol 18 ot, Ng Sttrs aliargs for Revorvod Beata: - - K. D. ROBRATS, Tusluets Mdtigor. AUADEMY OF MUSIO. BIX NIGHTS and Weduosday and Baturday Matine: of the great aglieh Comodian aud famous’ cusrasior otar, Mr WILLIAMHOSKINS Bn rotite to London, the 4cond of his farmsr. titmphs, AMoudny und Tuesday Eroningy, July 6 and 7, % A Gante of Spbeulation; Or Board of Trade. o Conclude nith THE CRITIO, iaiinee Wednesday and Saturduy, = M'VIOKERS THEATRE, - Forty-nidth aad ‘h"n'x'fi'.‘,ufl'.é'é?x soaton, Last wook of LINGARIDS! In their unlversally admired play, LA TENTATIONI! (Th {xinal titl tad In Now York T bl o ork v st soone Friday—LINGARDS' BENRFIT. . Baturday—Farawall Matlnge and isst of thio season, EXOURSIONS, THE STEAMER . RUNS TO by Svanston, THRKK TRIPS DAILY, Leaving Clarkat. Tirldge at 6 . 18, my, and 6p, g Loy Eviasion b n sk e SHAiY S0 Sunds xcepted., EXPORITION BUILDING, Now thoroughly Vontilated. The Marrclous Hiluston, =) Ao, Stors Thé moat wondesful Patating in the Waeld. oi Vlowa o Furis, and DUBDFES DORSTAN eoptlcon Views of vuris BUFE! and HAIDEL, SUMMER RESORTS, THE THOUSAND-ISLAND HOUSE, BITUATED ON THE RIVER ST, LAWRIBNCOG, At ALEXANDRIA BAY, JEFFERSON COUN v‘l’h"‘ Y., aud in {mmadiate violulty of the far.fam seud Islant 11 be oponvd for tio roception of dune, 1834," Thiv house wan orcoted Iast cuataits all e modera Tuprgvamenis, Rooms siaglo ve ea suite, with bath-rooms aud closets atiachiods - Learol- cra will find this placs se haalthful as it s btmlll’l‘ul‘ with uo musguitses or enills an tle to tho fluest wvor; whilo sconury I the yeorld are added tho ‘attractions_of Luate ing, Fishing, Hunting, and Bathing, as well as B Bowling-Allay, Oroqut Grounds, ste. O to none. Accommodations for 00 fuests. rooms for the sonson will find Iiberat deductl ularrates, Boad fur pamphist with torms, ete. 8'& RO' ALLEXANDRIA Bay, N. Y. 1 i Propriofors, Rateranco: W. H, Whoelor, O, Durand, D. W. Irvin, J. O, Wuodruft, CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ™ 8 from tho Village of Catskill, N. Y. Accersibla by the best mountainrond In tho -country, Piavation; 3,000 feat. Viow, oxteading ovor bout 10,000 sausre wles of thie Vallay of tha Hudson, ungurpessod by any In tho wosl, ' Colebratod for ita invigurktiag ate niosphers. Tamperature 16 10 20 dvgroos lowor tha. g-at g Yow Yark City, Houso npui Juuo 1 to Qat. 1, Ho 40 per duy, or 328 pur week . BEACH, Propriotor, CONGRESS HZLL, Sheldon Springs, Sheldon, Vt, Eight miles onst of St Albaus. Minoral Wator and cellod though thoy travel hundreds of miles to n'..m‘ x'-u'- Alr. Exgollont Table,” Write for ciroulars y o A rourn find thom, Rostieus, _ | o ;'"’r'&:': r.“%a_ EITH, a1 Broudway, Now Yorly e “Cromout-uts, Baston, orap ) SCALES. iicant vory iows Sl Dicatmboe, U N THE SEASEHORE! . TAIRBANKS JWateh Hill Polut, R, 1 (neas Stoonian, 1) Tho BTANDARD Plimpton House racpensd dune 18. . Vislt o bost, Heo SCA T, TS| ol merbatiiog bosti andfshing; 8l and R Tere tom, Nine ock (by Stautigton atenmers) (o Soo [#h PATRBANKS, MORSE & 00 i1l AND 113 LAKE-ST, ) OHEGARAY INSTITUTE, 10wt o B RSl g e on !clgl:‘(nlhh, Fronch, and Latin, Boarding and Day for youug Ladtes and Missos, o v 1o Ianguag of the famtly,* MRS, WM, G. BRYAN'’S NOARDING SCHOOL FOI YOUNG TADIFR, The cali Termi of Mea. Jirzan's Hclioul Gormencos Sapiombor 74, Shatavis, PN MADAME 0, dn fil{.'nl‘v“ (MR ATEX, mrADronys fes. O Jish, F formerts Mo OF! Sotion T0F Young aalen and ghildven: 17 \?flfl 'l'hi“]-llll‘ll Y., roopens Sept, 3, Appli- cation tiay Lo wade o or by lutier us above, WESTMINSTER HOTEL, ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN. Corper Yevingepliico nwl Sixteenth-ity NEW YORK. Only one block from Unlon Hquare, the most cantralyat ot Jocation 1 tho city, in ths miediate seialey of Wi tha.prlueipal plages of amusement and siores, has lmlllhm.llmfll aud fmproved th ths adaitlon of ity sobma n s additlon of ity soomus FRACTIONAL GURRENCY. $5 Packages FRACTIONAL OURRENCY FOR BALR AT TRIBUNE OFFICE. Inading rote] ¥ il §5.76," Forulw made aooeyiah llgm"'_T 08 & €O, GRAND HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS, {s now open. Ternis, §3.60 per doy and 821 pior woek for the sexron, JOHN B, CUZZENS, Catskill’ and Mountain Iousoe Stages and Carriages: i pleaso fanulre for JAMES E. BEACH, Aot L'?.luk;\':f:l‘.:-lnfflxr.' ity il L 1 tioidanch Prafie nad Boate, o ha arrtvad ol Al o MR AEu1, Propristor, NE‘_RIMPUBLI_Q‘.QTIONS. Lo INOW RIEADY, ' THE ANERICAN LAW REVIEW ron JULY, Complotiug the Eighth Volumes LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,, PUBLISRRIS, 110 Washington-st., Boston, OLIN, DR. A. G. ‘e Torigout cpeeul Diysign 1 e uls 3 SUhaF o ot 1 eeed o 3 o SEivata upariua Ly houtd, Altendane,do: Kand 4 Stamaph for Patiunt, st treated by wa) NO CURRE! NO PAY 1! :D—I‘. Kean, sy 0 BOUTHL CLARICST. vuioaGo, ouall ; Y 17 cunuulied voraually oc by iyatl, iren ot lurge, on ll chrouls ar dgrvous disaavss, ey ¥ Seuopits undays krom U 1o ekt