Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1874, Page 3

THE- CHICAGO . DAILY TRIBUN! b LOCAL MISCELLANY,, . - THE NEW COURT-HOUSH. "A{olnk pioating was hold at the County Com- missloners’ Committoo-room yestorday after- noon, canalstiug of tha Commlitees on Publio Buildings of tho City aud County, Thore were progont—Commisaioner Lonergan in tho ohmr ~Ald, Foath, Bailey, Bohuwlat, and Caey, and County Commlssioncrs Johnson, Horting, and Busso, At tho requost of the Committees, Gon, Niles read tho resolution of Prosident Ashton, passed at the County Board, providing for tho elootlon of an architeot or architects for the proparation of plaus and speclfioations for the now budding for the oxamination of the plans by the eity and sounty muthorities, snd for euggoations with fogard to thie arrangemont of tho buliding, sud an ultimate inspoction by the public at lurgo. THE ABGHITECT QULSTION, Commissionor Johuson suggontod that the duty of tho meating wassololy to decide whothor to recommond to tho Connoit” and Commission- ©ra tho soloction of on or _two architects, with- out namiug thom, 1o moved that the maetiug Tecarnmoud tho election of two atchitacta. BONE BUGGLSTIONS, AR, Bailos asked for aud abtalned pormissfon 20 rend the following docuntont butoro the ‘mu- tion vraa put to tho moeting ¢ In submitting their report, your Gommitteo wonld alio present for your consideration tho following sui- gostious, which nro_ framed with aview {o provent Josiblo combiuntions or riugs, wheroby tho vost of o proposed strucluro may be ducrowseil, and to in- wuro th faithral porformunie S tho sovoral contracts Rocesory (0 1ho Proposed work, + Firat-=Tiiat apy combination between (ho selected nrchiteet or architects nwd- Lty contractors or ving of contraotiars, Aiteotly of indiredtly, or uny offurt or ot fompt to favor or promota tho tnorest of auy pattlctis traulor ‘or, contéactors by (he sclected arebie toctn, {f proved In waficiont ovideuce beforo sour Comlttew, aliall bo doemed 'and ngreed npon by all partios ns Just iprounds for tho fmmediate” dismiuesl f tho skehlteafs nuvil tho forfoituro of all Toea aud molumonts duo to Nam by the Bonrd of Common Bouncit und the Bosrd .of Gounty Gomelsstonors, ‘Second—Thnt any ttcwwpt Wpon the part of any con= tractor, dirdotly or {ndfractly, to’ oblalh unduo favors Zrom the architects, of to enler into auy rings or com= Dinations wlioreby 'they iy v the advantige over their cotnpotitars {n socking tontracts on tho propoeod ‘works, aliall, if:Culfy featificd \aud proven, ba cousld- ered Just and dquifablo gronnd for the rejootion of ull bids from such contractors. . Third—Thot i making condracts with solected architeots 1t shinll bo dxprossly st’pflated theroin thint all plans, specifications, aud detvils #lsll bo copled and sealod, snd verified by the architects and do. positod with the proper .committes, and that said Architools alall Lo abligod 1o prewont 1o 1o commitico » monthly repord, seltiug fortl tho progress of tho ‘workn, If &uy, aud all change, devintious, ¥, altera- Eonn of any Kiud whatovor (Hat it may Lo des, Tablo to iak o thut wny ave been made froin tho phnround wpectficationa, Wwith tha lucrcase or dvcr 1 the 20t of the work, also plaiuly et fortl {n puld ropor’ts Fourth~That {he arclftocts shall uot bo empowerod to niske any chaagos o aliorations Involving nn extra ohargo witliout the vanstion of the junt commitices, Futh—~Thyt: measures bo takau Lo provent tho ac-. ccas” of cuutractors to {ho architects dating tho progress of tholr Work fn peepuring plans, eatfinates, and speoificationy, so that they ehall be feft Lo thair own resources, unbiueed by the picadings or solicita~ tloun of intercated partics in favor of xuypartioular modes of conetruction fuvalving the nw of auy par- tleular materluls, ond thut tho Committecs o Bulld- 1ng ouly, in conection with_the par(ies named fn tho remolution of Commissloner Ashiton, bo allowed ac- Foss #0 thale work-room during tho time of the prop- aratlon of uld plany, ¥ DISCOSFTON, Commissioner Johuson charactorizad the reso- Tations ni8 promuturo. Ald, Balley held: that proporty-owners wero opposed to the building of tho Court-House as long 08 there wis any prospoot of ths existonco of rings. Thoy objacted to being lable ta pay taxos to gratify tho ovil gontns of ring rapacity. Alll, Cooy Btuted that ho bnd no fasr of tho exitonoo of rings, sud that tho city aud county authoritios would take care that they would not exist. RINGS, ANYHOW. Ald, Tnath thought (bat Lhere would ke rings in spite of tire dooument of Ald. Daley, which ’ho thoaght was promature. Ald, Bailoy nioved, in amendment to Commlg- sioner Jolmson's motion, that the Comumitiovs xocommond simply tho aclection of one or more arobiteots, 5 Tho amondmout wea loat and the original motion curried. THE PERCENTAGR, | Commissionor. Jobuson moved that the meot- ing racommend to their reepective Lodies that tho porcentage allowed to architeoty do nob ex- cood 4 per eonb on $2.500,000. Craried, Ald. Hooth thought shat after the architects ad bren selcoted 1t would be timo to pripese and_adopt prossutionnry resoluttons, which bo would like to Bee made strouger than those brought forward by Ald. Dail?. Thie mooting then adjournod subjact to call. ———— SINGULAR ATTEMPT AT SUIGIDE. A sad ‘snd singuler attompt ab suicide wag wmndo yesterday by a highly respectablo and in- tolligent man, o cotmperdtive stranger horo, but woll kuown in Miobigan, whero ho has held positions of publio trust and is known ag & man of ability and intoprity. The oiroumstances of Eho case, a8 losraed by tho writer, aro as annoxed: At noon yosterday, Mr. O. Shepard, of No. 252 ‘Wost Mudison street, a humano citizen, while walking along Pino streot, in tho North Divit don, obsorved man mour Whito straot, en- Qeavoring to knock out lus bralus with ®» portion of a brick. Mo ryan towsrds him, bub betore he could yeach him tbo party had thumped heavily sevoral times on his skull and causod the blood to flow froely, MrShepard causod bim to stop, and kaking hold of bim demanded tho reason of the strange conduct. Ifo saidhe know hehad beon foing wrong, and had so disginoed himsolf that 1ie ought to bo tortured. e nppoeared dolirious, theloflects; appurently, of nn exhnustive debauch and o troubled cousciouce. Ho walked along with Mr. Bhopard, who intended to place him in tho hands of an oflicor as 8oou s Le could find ono. ‘They walked toward Olark sirest, and on the way the stranger informed Mr. Shepard that bis mme was A. H. Qiddings, snd that bo hiad boen & Cirenit Judgo at Neawsygo, Mich, Hie motuoraud other rolatives ware ut Grost Darvineton, Masw, snd bis brother, Udwerd Giddings, ot dlousatonio, Mags, He thou bogaw to kuy that la must die, and that ha wounted & fow minutes for prayer. Ha telked liko one who wss about to dio, sud gave Mr, Bhopard {ustructions oconcerning bis eNects. o enid ho bad a rntohel et o botel near tho Michigan Centrad Depot (probably the Massa- Roit louso), and anothor at tie deput. Both contaived _valusble papors belangiug to Lis clients, Ho had a woich at Mark's pawn-diop, which ho wanted rout to his motlier, and o chain in a faro-bank on Jouros strost, which i dosired Mr. Shopard to goud to his brother. 1o drow a railway pass from b pocket, signed by James F. Joy, Presidont ot the Micliizan Central Tailrond, at Dotrojt, It bore tho neme of A. IL Giddings, Cirouit Judge. ‘Ihio two renchod Olark stroot bridge about 1 o'clock,, Mr. Shepard sus- pecting bis oharge of an offort to kul himsolf, and keoping o close wateh on him. Just as they wero wallans dowu (o, apinodcls Giddingh slipped bobind bl custodian aeud suddeuly jumpod off the walk. Mr. Bhopard turned quickly, sod grabbed for bis leg oy be want over tho .approwch, but miksod Lim, Ho fell distance of about 90 foet, ono of his logs striking on tho stone wall ‘28 ho went dowu, Mr. Shepard ran down tho stairway, with othors, and found that the wonld-be suicide had broken his leg, ond was othorwlise seriously, if not fatally, injured iuterunlly, Ils escupo from Instunt douth was miraculons, Sevoral police- man wera soon on tho apote 8ad thoy hud hit sonveyed to tho County Kospital, whoro Dr, Shumway, the attondant physician, .drossed tho injured limb, It ‘was brokeu iu two pluces, abont the contral portion. The Doctor, owing to tho delirious coudition -of the Fusu, was unnble 10 [ivo au opinion #s to Lk ju- tornal Injurics, Giddings was still iu s delirium Just night, nud it mey be that Le i dn%umnuly hwrt, o foct which will bo dutermined to-day. 1o ju confuctured that durmng Lie debauch he wau lured Jnto & gambling-hiouse and boaien out of his money, for when found ho lad noue on his peraou, o IRA BROWNM'S TRIAL, . Tha trisl of Ira rown oun charges preferred agninit bim by mombors of the Ade Strost Mothodist Chureh was cauttuued last ovening, Tho chnirs in the audience-room wera epargely sottled. with & score or ¢wo of pooplo, the mast of whom wore women. Tho trinl commenced aftor the usuul formalities of reading tho miuutes and calllug the names of tho committos, which was reduced to six mombors, The Bacretury Toud tho upeoitioations of oharge spouud: Exhib- iting o wallctous aud vindiotive spirit, Qol. Moare was called to the witness-stand. The questlon was asked, What ho kuew about the oaryo ; 4o which ho vopliod, that, ab & maot- Ing Just provious to the .publication of the ar- tiolo fn the newspapers,.a quarrel ocotirred, and Mr, Brown 'made tho roiark that ho ‘would not Do scarad out by o Mothodiat proschor, Mo told witness ultwrwards tuat e would woll tho ol noten. . Meathier Reami And, Braldstgod. v, ore was nothing liko s fight, “Brother Brown said to Mr, Dandy: " Yon woro sppoluted bere oo ac- count of your financial abliity, aud I waut to soo you earry 1t out.” =, e = Charlos Paltor atatod that tho meoting ro- forred to was & rorular mouthly meotiug, Brown ‘had mndo_n chiargo of §25 for atlonding Con. foraucs, Bonothing was onid. agatiet this, md ho eald ho would not bo blufted off by any Mothodint preachor, o naid tn rogard to tho notes that ho would sell them, Dr. Dandy oharged Do vty fonsting proaclom at the Conforenco in ordor to got them Lo work against his appoiutmont, ~ Wilness did not know whother hio spout the &2 to treat the preachers ar not; it waa oharged to tho churcl, R. V. Vusoy aflemod the tostimony of the two proceoding witnesses, Mr. Brown snid at that meoting that Lo would put tho uotos in tho linnds ot partios who would sue thont, J, G, Thompaon, ngont for Hollleter & Oo,, voutiflod that he wont to Brown to uno whors the manoy, $i141.40, was coming from for tho churcl fuenitire, Brown sald ho- would pay tho bill, but never had dono so. Ebenezor Jonmngs, “former Trustce nnd "Troasnrer, was callod to testify to spoctfication Brst of charge firwt. Brotbor Brown mado. the propoaition to pay bwo-thirds in lota and oue- third cosh of tho prica of tho church. Withess toslgnod tho Tristooship beeause Brown wanted to pub inhia own Jots and take tho notea ot the church; boeauso wituoss did not wantto got into this kind of 5 sorape. [Lawghe tor.] Hs did not uny who was to pay tho onsh, Samuol Polkoy was called undor speclfication fifth of chargo firat, roforring to tho threat mado by Brown at tho cornor of Madison and Htato atreets, thet ho would cut his guts out, Air, Brown bad usad his nnmo in & lettor that Lie bad written to Robert Commons in a way which wis falso and nlalicious. ‘This waa not the first time ho hnd so written. Tho lotter was signod Brown. Tuoy bad s diepute aboutit, aud he anlled withosy & low-lived . Wit ness wont to bis oflico and wrote it down, In the lettor couplod with 'his nsmé wau *old Tolkor,” bootblaclis, nowsboe, and some mora alandotous stuft now forgotten, Thoy had not spoken alter a cartaln sifair whiok the witnesa hoped the Court wonld allow bim to stato. "' dofenan objcotod, gud the Committeo sus- taived the objection, i Witnces procceded: Mr. Brown was| very, angry at the t{me we met, and mede motions aa. if to earro out his threat, I was both sugry atd’ plussed, I was d\zlenund beeauso he gave wo womo_siight Lold 'to mako o chargo upon. Ho Lind fired at me from béhind the bush. Ho Liad mado sach attacks on ma_1s tuo letter fndieated. W Orces-Ezamination : Queation—Did ';ou ever kpow of Ira Brown's carryiug s weapon Answer—No, Q.—How did_Mr, Brown act when ho madehis throat? A.—1fe stopped back In o tragic man- nor, and put hia Laod tnder his coat to his hip. Q.—What was tho exact languaio need? A, Ho said, **You low lived 1 I'will out or Jas your guts out.” Ilio crosg-examination of the witness wag car- Ted to the point of his trouble undor the pas- torate of Mr, Btowbridgo, ~ Witness sald that if le wag to be oxamined on that subject Le wanted to tell why he aud bis wifo bad Jast tho chureh, which was undorstood to bothe “ affair” Veforo spoken of. A member of the Committeo #aid e would liko to hear the wholo story, to which tno Chairman responded that he could lave the witussd to-morrow evening, sud the Court then adjouraed until this evonivg. ———— THE LYNDON-HANCOCK DIVORCE CASE, Teadors of Tae TrinuNe il probably romem- ‘bor tho celebrated Lyndon-Hancock divoreo case, in which the father of Elln Lyndon, nes Han- cock, endeavored to heve an fil-starred marriage annnlied by Judgo Gar, of tho Suporior Court, on the ropresontation~ thay Thomas Lyndon, the ‘husbang, and formor conchiman of Col. Hancock, Dad procured tho marriage liconse by falsely stating that tho pirl wasof lawful age, 18 years, when in fact sho was bt 15, and that dofond- ant bad allured Lor from homo by ropresenting himeoif to be an English nobleman, o the son of one, and about to Acquire great weaith, ete,, oto. Tho Suproma Court, to which the cage was appesied, rofueed to anual the mllianco, and tho father, dotermiving that his wayward daughter should never live .with ber liege,—who ig a man of abont 35 yonrs of nge, gifted with o broad Yorkshiio sccent, mnd ot posscused of an overstock of Imowledge, but, withal, & good groomuman and a fair judge of horgeflaah,—4tipulatad with hia obnoxious gon-in-lnw that he should allow the girl to live at tho parental muneion, But the torms of the comprowiso were ot given, sud also some other facts which bave since trauspired, avd which do not place the wily coachman iu 68 favorahle a lighe boforo the nublic as tho guahing and brl- 1auv oratory of Liy couusel did st the time the lognl proccedings wero pendivg. -1t is mow kown' that ‘Thomas racolved o ransom, and a goodly ono, for tho delivery of his captiva into the hunds of her atbor, snd whilo tho case was in Judge Gary's Court o was baving a grand ju- bitation, which resulted in hin arrost and juckr- ceration in tho Armory Police Station, whore i counsol ineldentslly found bim, aud drew his purea-strings for & no of @10, The coacman did nobgive bis real namo to tho ofticor, As is usual in sach onsos, Thms tho Attornoy eaved bLis caso from condomuntion, and was enabled to continuo it without fonr of ondnngering his roputation in tho eyea of tho publio aud his brothren of the Bar. Furthor, it hns been learned by a Taowe ropurtor thut the conris will agnin have the case of Lyndon ve. Hancock brought before them undor now auspices, unless thoe strong box of the millonaire i1 again opencd, and ke blesds frealy sud unequivoonlly. Love and affection, tho strong ties of tho maritnl relationahip,—it bos been told to Thomas by a blackmailing sbystor with whom ho has fallon in with,—nro mot to bo ‘barterod and sold; and’ unloss o largs sum Is forthooming siops will probably be iaken to secura tuo return of the youug wifo to her lawful husband, If & round figura is paid, Thomas maoy grant o di- varco by alloging thas his vito haa aosorted Lim for moro than a yoar past. I'he scalos may ba turned upon Lyundon by the countor representation thut bo isnot fit to be tho Jord aud master of tho affections of tho young girl, and some ovidonco may be brought to place hifm in a bad light as to bablts, eto, P St M. 0. WALKER'S WILL. The Martin O. Walker will caso was to have come up beforo Judge Wallaco in the County Court yesterdey morning, and all the lawyers on both sides, with tho exception of Mr, Melville W. Fuller, who wus othiorwiso engaged, wero present. Mr. Small, for the contestants, stated thnt ho would aslk the indulgence of thoe Court for & con- tinuanco of the case until Mr, Fuller, who was the main advocate ou thelr side of the question, could attend. Mr. Faller was then engaged with & vory lmportant mattor in the Circuit Court, It would be awkward to proceed without him, - Mr. Campbell, for.the othor #ido, remarkod that they wera all roady, and that tho matter hnd beon continued savoral the Court would deside to procead. My, Binalt thought thut thoro noed bo no gront hasto, 1t would be a delay of ouly & couple of days ot moat, bir. Loonard Bwolt eald that ho hiad no objeo- tion to a continuanco until Mr, Fuller eould at- teud, Judfiu‘ Lawsouce, too, ou their side, way not altogethier at libarty, Mr, Campboll said thint it was inconveniout to Do bringing witacseos acaund every morning. Judge Wallaco was ulways, Lo waid, williig to scoomodate liwyers in any reasousble monuer. ‘Ihero was nothiug to uterfera with the Walker enso botoro noxt Wednosday, Ilow soon would AMr. Fuller bo able to attond ? Mr. 1. A. Small_said_thab ho expaoted My. Tuller to be at liberly by Mondsy. How would it do to sol tho case dolinitoly for that day ? My, Bwett said that he hod no objeoction, pro- vided thnt thoro was no further oilurt mado ab cantinuance, ‘The Court advised tho gontlomen to havotho case sat from duy to dsy until Mouday, wheu i showld be flually takou up. . "I'lis was agrded to, with the understanding thut in case Mr. Fuller was at lborty earlior the atier should be tuken up. - - e LOCAL LETTERS. . GABWELLS, Te the Editor of The Chicane ribuna: Biu: Under tho above headiug, in to-day's issue, A, J. Finch, in_Lis arsicle on * Gus- Wells,” 18 a little fanolul, I judgo from the follawing :~* There ate gas-walla thut have fur- nlsbed fuel for the manufacture of ealt in Ol for thousauds of yesrs.” Query: Where did the anihor procure this fund of antiquity? Wan it from the Mound-Duilders ero thoy bo- oamp u defunct race ? Mora Hght 1 wantod on the Buckoye gevlogical furmation of “ofl-bsaring stsatp. AMERIOANUY, Quicsao, July 7, 1874, DRINKING-FOUNTALS - Tu e Buitor of 2he Clrigs o | ., Buis & Vv b + & wpibur i gaiivi)' pnos suggoite'to times. 1o hoped that. thnra.pervaetindamyeroadtmic—miw val ur your rondars to ‘say that one ostimnabla Jady, in onrly spring, feoling gront dosire to-do some: thiug in tho groat causo, was muoh burdenod ab tho almost entirg Rbsonco of any- Y“bllo driul- ing placo in tho bualncas part'of 'thoe oity's and from hor thought was sout o roqtiest to tho oit: fathors upon tho subjoot. Waitlng weoks, nu sdeing no dction, a formal committoo wos sunt, withi a polita yot urgent ‘roquest to tho City Couvell to havo hydrauts plagad froquoutly slong tho siroaly whera orowds go constautle. In Inst woek's achedule’ of appropriations by the Counoil T ace €1,000 for tho above purposo. Lot us bo vory thankeul for that s but who will move in scomg them ercoted ? and who further will think of tho poor Liorsos to whowm we aro all indobtod for all jonr comfort in this ' oity of distancos,” and have counccted with * thewo Dydrants s fountain for thom? . Why not, with tlio lako rnuning all along under our foot avory~ where, let 1t como to tho surface? Dfton lndlos wish for watar whon down-town, and willingl rny to bavoit. Thoy'do not want soda, bul knowing no pay will ba tskon for a dilnk of ‘wator, torboay to ssk for it, lost ‘Bka as thoy must, at 8 soda-fountain, the act might seom parsimonions, Lot public funds and private philanthropy vie with esch othor till every black, Y lenst, shull bo supplied, Alus, O, H, 0. Curoao, July 1, 1674, TIIE BMORE NUISANCE. Ty the Faltor of T'he Chicago Tribune * Bin: I haove notived several avticles in your paper lately iu roforouce to the *tstaoke nuisnneo.” I frimst you will continue to agitato tha mattor untll onr Aldormen and “* Honornblo Boards " begiu to roalize the necossity of doing Homothing (o abatu it. It seomy strange thut the proprietors of 'buildings ahich as the Grand Pucifio, Lakosido, Amorican. Express, and others, should’ Louitate for o mowout m procuring amMoAns to tlo n“x:fv with tHe fithy smoka which is continually {esning from thoir chimoeya: Wo Davo a Jarge boiler in our bullding, and to it is attachod o “ smoko-gonaumor. " Tt warks por- footly nud simply, fs economucal, aud, sbove sll, doos not allow auy smoke to cscapy, Le: tho lovors of froali air and olean livon ittt upou baving it. Yoursin thecauso, ANTI-SiOKE, Cm10AoD, July 8, 1874, > . To the Editor of the Chicayo T'ribune ; 4 8in + L am ploseed Lo notice that you have goau fit to direct the atteution of the prapor of- ficinla to tho nulsance of Lirning soft coal In the Lieast of the ity without the' propor spplinnces to cousurme tho soot arisivg thorefrom, At tbo momont I writo acloud of this binak filth comea in at my open window from the chimney or smoke-atack of the Brovoort House, rendering it fwpossiblo to keop up n circulation'of Air with~ out ruining by smut papor, clothes, and furni- tuo, The oapecinl attention of the polico should be directed to this hoial, and in_cowmon Jjustica to'tho acotpants af ofticos In the vicinity ordora should ba given the proprictors to abate the nuissuco or sulfor the ponalty incurred by &l violitora'of common deconey. Yours, “ OnexTAL Bumvixe,” | ———— THE CITY HALL. ; The City Treasurer paid out for city Indobtdd- nees yostorday the sum of 8150,000, The City Compiroller yostorday iesued war- ‘rants for about £230,000. The Doard of Polico hove not yob arrived at any decision In tho boot caso. The following collections wers mede by the city yestordny:. City taxes, $19,000; waior, 81,690.17; lcensos, §5,074. 3 Mayor Colvin {s having hia*patience soraly tried just now by tho largo number of cavdi- dates for matrimony, who mistake his offico for thatof the County Clerk. The Water-Works ou ‘Tacsdsy pumped fato the city 43,600,000 gallons of waier,—tho largost day's pumping this season. The average amount pumpod 8 from 39,000,000 o 40,000,000 galions. The Doard of Public Works yeatorday opened twouty bids for tho ralsiug o grado of houses on North Halgted and Carroll streats, in the vioin- ity of tho Garroll stroas vinduct. Tho Bomyd of Public Works wore cugaged yosterday in proparing the advortisoment for tho two angitics to o ueod in tha new West Side Water-Warks, whosa capacity is ta bo 15,000,660 gallons n duy sach, The advertisomont ' wiil bo publithied on Friday. 1 Tho Streets and Alloys Committeo of tho South Division will hiolda mooting this aftor- noon, to considor tho matfer of tho widening of Twonlty-necond slroot Lotweon Stato streot and {bo diobigan Soutbiorn Ratirond. Tho Copmit- teo would like to buvo propeity-holders kuter- ostod nitond the mesting, aud evlighien” tho Comyraittee with their peowlus yiewson the subject. " Tue easo of Sangor, Staclo & Co. v, City of Chicago, in which complainunts sua for datnnges for clewning tho canal in 1865, and which wau coutinaed uutil the 2d dey of, Qctober uost, in nitencting tho attention of iho Corporation Counsel. Dr. Muun was engaged yesterdny in taliing depositions on belialf 0f tus city side of tho cako, ~ Tho following building-pormits were iusued by tho Bomd of Public Works yestorday: To O. Disnuobold, for & _throe-story and bazomont brick building on North Clark stroet, ucar Di- vislon; to Jagob Bpangler, for a Hirostory snd basemont brick building on the northeast corner of Cottngo Grove svoua and Ticuty- fitth streot; and to Cutherine Charlton, {hroo- story and basement brick building on' North Btuto street, The Bonrd of Health have made the smendo Lonorable to the Aldermen whom thoy bounced from thoir sanctnm on Tuesdsy, by explainin that thoe intention. was to clear tho room of al outsiders, Aldormen not boing cousidered o such, Tho npnlu?' Las beow sccepted, but the Aldermen till look for a hereadter when the ‘boutcing power may rest with thom. They say that tho days of onoof the members of the Board, who is not a residont of the city, will be numberod at tho nexs mesting of the Common Council, ' UBELESS APPLICATIONS. Commlesloner Sheridun bas cortainly just grounds of cemplaint. Hp is not allowed a mo- Mont's rost by iersons auxious for appointmonta inhe Polico and ;Fire Dopartments, Hix door- bell aunounces them often before 6 o'elock in thio morniug, und continues to tinklo in their bo- half titl about midnight. 1f he walks down tho street Lo has no peaco, bub is buttone holed nt overy stop, nud, should bo wiop inta, a storo to miake & purchaso, his irropressiblo tormentors pounce upon him from behind couuters and other umoxpected. quartors. It would bo a8 well for people to know, and especially - those who are augious to wiold & aion or operate 8 nozzlo, that there will not be the slightest chaucoof omployment in the depariments for a loog timo to come, Theroare already 1,400 applicationa entored for the police force, ahd about 600 for tho Firo Department. Degidos, ' thoro S4an_approyod st subiciont to eupply all vacancics likely to ocour during the uexs twelve months, The spproved epplicants, who number about forty-five, eunnot Lo put on until next Boptembor, ns tho Council has only allowod for soven mouths' poy. It is to bo Lioped that, attor this explanation, Mr. Sheridan will be allowed to pursue the eveu tenor of his way without boing troubled by applications which it is utterty impossiblo for bim to scosde to, —_— CRIMINAL, CIMINAL COURT. Tho natorlous Dr. Earll was brought np again at the Ciyminal Court yosterdaymorning to pload toan ludictment for the murder of Rosotta Jaokson. As his counso) was not in artendancs st tho time, ho was pormitted to romain iu tho court until hig arrival at about 1 o’clook, Whan askod whothor guilty or not giiilty of murdor, Do firmly and emphatteally ploaded “/not gullty.” On tho queation of fixing tho day for the trin, Btate's Attornov Roed pressed for noxt Wodnes- day, Prisoner's counsul, Col. Doray, wished for alougor delay, ‘The case was sot for the 16th Inst, A notable case under the lnw which permits » avimlunt on trlal to give lostimouy in bis own behalt ocourred yoaterdny morning in the Crim- Innl Conrt, whore Jamos' Browster was urcaignod upon tire-chiarga of an ssunult with lntout to kil Policomay Loblum on the 23d of Muy, Browster took tho stand and gavo bis sido of thostory, It upon cross-oxamination by tho State's At- tornoy, ho.was compolled fo admit thas be had boegn couvieted of burglary, and had sorved ve yoars ju tho Yeniteutiary, It was & short and catiy way of gotbing at an important aud dam- aging fact, thuugh the prisonor was acquitted. Tiomas JoMarson pleaded gullty to nu esault with iutent to do haJfly lujury to "Mary Pearce. Jufferson, who vosides on Taylor stroot, ‘near Thlrd avonue, wad abuslng and wistroutivg his wifo, when Mary Postes intorfored, whoroupon Joffarson sbot dior, iuflicting a serio but bot -dangarous, wound iv the thigh, Ie wes sen- toucod to thirty days in the County Jail. ‘[o-Iay tho oaso of Jaoob W; Warthelmer will b uied. '4ha pelsgnor is Mdiciod for raveliiog . THURSDAY; | JULY 9 1874, eirdnuyennye vt Joiamy, viie thupoy L HT Northwestorn Rallroad Company, LIVELY ROW'IN A MIONMIGAN AYENUE DOARDING- 1OURE. It iano soldom that an evont outsido of tho rogular monotony of dally evouts of 4 fashlonn- blo bonrding-house traunspires, that when any- thing doos happen of an uuusual naturs every porson, man, woman, and ohlld jn tho noighbpr- hood for mquaros around hoar of it lus.u . mattor of couraa, onch ono oxprosses bls of Lor viawa {u regard thereto,—a right which all tn- mates of o boarding-liouso aro entltled to, But yoatordsy thore were lively timoa in ouo of the Tashiouablo institutions on Michigan avenuo, and tlio good poople donnccted with tho sforosnid “livaly tines " wore kind flflflll?h to drag the matter iuto tho polico and justices’ courts, in ordor that thoir frionds aud tho frienda of thetr frionds wight Loar of their Lullydolngl. It nostuH that soras time nyo a Miss Filthauser wea united in the holy bonds of wedlock to a mook and in-, nocout little man named Vonlonakl,—~Pater Vou- lonski,~bettor kuown as ‘' Spectucle Pate.’” Ars, Vonlonskl, with tha landablo intont. of as- bieting her woraor half along the rugged paths of this toilsome world, oponod & fivet-claes Laah- ery ot No, 260 Michigan avenuo, and overy Suu- day morning oan bo“scon in the papors, her “pd," 4 First-olnns bonrding ab roasonabls sod liviug rates at No. 206 Alicligan avouuo, Refar- encos oxchangod,' until sho” bas' ‘succcoded in’ acquiting a houso full of ologdnt ladios and gon- tlomon, who daily sest lhemqnl‘al At AMra. filcs sumptions fablo. Yor sowo littlo timo past, howovor, & storm has been gathoring ovor the domicile, and yesterdny and tho day befars it broko looso in all its fury, throsteming to uttorly annihilato sird domolish all aud every- thiing within {t reach, and sk tho prosent writing thoe angolic spirit.of peace bovers not over the Youlonski mansiou, dr, Oharles Polthausor (who lsn traveling man) has nover boon ' satiaflad with his sister’s matrimonial choles, and-whou- oyer hie 4 in tha city he improves the oppartu~ nity 8 givo * Spoctaclo Pota” somo wild ndvica in the shapg of a little elbow. gresso. -This- lio coneidorod iwsolt jutied lu doing yoatorday to both bis efator and hor husband, owing to tha foct that, tho night boforo, they had soused and 1ll-tronted his aged mothor, ‘During the row old man Doto out thio young man's clothing into, threndd with a kpifo he held in s hand, Young Telthouser, who- lad: iu this . man), mantor thinshod ¢ho partios xho had mistreate his mother, was’ arrestad on complatut of his brothor-in-Jaw, and- yosterdsy brought befora Justico Boydon under the chnrfig of an ageault. I1o was placed nndor 8200 bonds tokeap the ponco. ‘The nssnult will be examined ' into to-day by the Justico. On Mre. V.'s roturn homo sho sought. tho presenco of Mrs. Von B, Tripplott, one of hor lady bonrders who had boen su eye-wituoss of tho whole affair, and desirod to know, in langunga more forciblo than polito, it ahe pro- posed to appenr to-dnv as o witnosa it 'bohalf of har Drother, aud tostify ta.the fact that * Bpoctacla Poto” had drawu. & kuifo on him.’ On being nusswored that sho certainly did #o fintond, tho bLolligerent boarding-liouse keopor dealt Mrs. Tripplott a. blow botweon the oyes that made hor Bea stars, tho comet, and tho entire wolar system, and for a for moments who was camplnlul{ cclipred, On recoveriug. borself, sho seized n huge colfos-cup and snucer, and wout for- her Jandindy, deniing hor blowa with & rapidity that was astonishivg to bobold, Mrs. Youlonaki beat a hiasty rotroat, and haunlod up av tho offic of Jnsuca Ilinsdnlo, whore ke awora out a warrant for tho arrest of Bre. Tripplott. Yestorany sftornoon that Justico Loard the cago, Soveral Indies of this aristo- cratie bashory wors on Liand, oud, scemingly with great plessure, informed His Honor all thoy. know n rogard to the mattor, sud _considorablo they did not know. "' One lady testifled that, dur-- ing the fracas, Mrs, Tripplett oslled dirs. Von- loneki » “ pork-sating Jewoss.” . To apply that cpithat td the wife of *‘Bpactacle Peto® was auf- flcient to horden her muscle aqual to thavof o trawed prize-fightar; etill, thooup aud saucerin the bands of Mrs, Tripploth did thie busiacss for hor. Juatico Hinadalo concluded chat both portien woro right, or wronfiy and dismissod. tho caso. . Mre. Tripplott's husband, Van,” is at prosent Bbyont from the city, and b6 e is, In thocategory of adjoctives knows to tho frequenters of the prizo-ighlers’ arens, “an ugly citizon," it is Bafe to preaume, that when ho returns e will reuew the war, and things will again be lively in the locality of the domicile of the Yonlonski's, THE PILICE COURTS, * A man named D. Fairfleld waa swindled out of. 240 and Ins watch by K. Wilder, 8 tires-card- monto mau, thics days ago, in tiio Gault Houso, ‘\:\;ildnr was arvosted, and thils morning was flued: Ge ¥ Thorna Mclahon, an ex-Constable, who strusk is wife with o stick, was arrostéd and lield m 400 bail. ¢ . Thomas Coffey, who was shot in the rignt Dbreast by Chales Heidle, July 4, 1 rocovering. Yaung Herdlds case was sontinid yostonies b Justice Scully until July 18, in bonds of $2,000, Last waek, John Murphy, of No. 227 Twen- tioth stroot, beat bis wifo tersibly with a ciub, and she was {aken to the County Hoapital, Mur- phy was arreated and put under bonds of 8500 for futluro sppearance. P ock i,c!um Michecl Jordan, having $125 in.his went homo and lay down for o snooze. Tlavin' know of the money, aid stole it ‘Wwhilo Jordan wns aslcep, Ho was arrested & fow hotirs lator, and €80 recovered, Yostorday he was ox aminod aud hold for trial. Yive small boys—William Burns, Jobn Burke, Joseph Donigan, Edward Burko, sud George Payno—wera_ yosterday churged bofore Justice Beully with Laving burglariously entered J. B. Rico'’s jewelry storo, and carried away property to tha extent of £400. Nono of the stolen prop- erty bng boou recovered, and very little evidonce way forthooming against tho_ young scoundrels, The Juetico gonoluded to send thor to tho Brida- well for.9) dpys each. Burny, who is tho leadorof tho Enn‘;)g; in & notorfous thief. His parenis nre well-to-do, but ho sometime apo deserted tho parcntal yoof nud rents o room on lus ' own hook ™ at No. 117 Canal streot, e recently (mwnnd & wotch and chain at MceGeary'e stora an Wout Madigon straat, which bas been idontifled 18 proporty stolen from No, 120 West Washing- ton stroot, “Ho ‘nlso latoly disposed of a $30 baujo, doubtless stolon, for a emall sum, Childrou should keop out of tho way when Heury Deitman is shooting cluckens. 1lis aim is not very aceurate, and it iy just poseible’ he uay shoot snything but what ho intends. This actually happoucd when Mr, Doitman was prag- ticing on a chickon at his residenco on Archeor nvenug, Miswing hig objeot, ho wounded o 4- yoar old child of My, Tul Tho child fortunate iy was not much injured, but Justice Boydon had siomothiug to_say £o Mr. Doitmnn yentorday on the subject of shooting withia tho ity Lmits, Tho result was that the offander was $10 poorer than the dav bofore, and ho will no doabt dis- ;:gnnuua thioken-shooting un.l Lo s surer.of i aun, ¢ JUSTIOF, COURTH, John Emumett, Capluin of the private polico squad boaring bis usme, wae tried belore Justice Tlames yosterday aftoruoon on charge of obtaiu- ing ofoney under falso pretenscs, As thera was no proof to show caude for couviction, Mr. Em- mn!’t was Louorably scqyitted. QOger Pltzole, o Polo, rosiding at No. 150 Larrabeo strect, sword out' o wirrant Tuosday bufore Justioo Vau't Woud_for tho arrest of his urothier, Monnasshe, charging him with thé lur- cony of 850, n gold watoh, ond two valusble fiugor rings. He was arrcsted Tnesday night ut 12 o'lock apd couflned in the Union Btroot Station. Yostordsy ho was bronght bo- fore the Justica for'henring. By roquost of the corplaluing witness, tho. cano was con= tivued 41l tho 14th inst., undor €700 bouds. Mr. D, Adams qualificd aa his bondsman, Trnotz Micketanskl swore aiit o warrant Mondny last for the arroat of ¥idilaus Posimur, undor “tho followwg cncumstuveos : - Aboub April 16, 1873, tho Qofendunt committed ou ag- sault on tho Wifo of tuo complaluant, and mio- geodad in porpuirating su - ouinigo upow bor porson, Ahis vilain was wn inti- mate | friond of the famlly; snd compalied tho woman to silence, during el this time, by threatening to poison hor should sho dare, by word or action, expose bim fo the wrath of the man whose friendsbip ho bad thus violated, Kle has boon kopt m.abject torror of the follow for tuapmst year aud s hatt, aud finally. Mr. Miokotauski moticod her strauge behavior towards the fraitor he presumed to ve his bosom friond, and compelled Lor to confide to him the eause of her conduct. Upon recdiv- iug thys uformation from bis wifo, the wairsut for bin trrost was tekon out, Justise Van's \\'n':u‘ll will disposo of tho misoreant whon ar- restad, MUIBOELLANEOUB, ‘fwo men wont into Mackenzio's lnt store Kmerday. about 2 q'aldek, aud while Mv, Mac- onzié was showing ono of thoin a hat, the other h\d ono undor bis coat, aud walked off with it. The propriotor’ nt once missod tho hat, gave uhawe, "aud tho thiof wag captured and’ placed uudor orrost. A sult for falss imprisonment, agnlust ex- Polics Osptaln Fox, was ou trial botora Judga Murphy yestorduy. ‘Mr,: Landér, the comn- pluinant, jnya dumagos at 85,000, ” Obinrles Harria was arrostod lest night, at fhe Instunce of Lllon Walton, who gilogod that ho utole from _hier & gold fugor-ring. Tt is prob- abio that the maatier will bo wmicubly sottled in Juslie Seully’s gowrt g moraing, . Ohsly, Haxpo Wwas arrostod lask.night, om 8 7 I and e ot oo iy Sindison S Hadon b0 nwalt a lioaring. : i ) GENBRAL NEWS, Bovernl Weat' Bido snloons ha¥e hung out “Two Qlassos of Bnor for ik Conts," aud sn thnl sign ara ooiquorlug. . 2 Tho rocont. heats hava discouraged tho ero- quot fudustry on the West Sida, andl young poo- plaswingon gates, fan themsolves, awap pep- portaints, sod hunt the comet, A gtoro on Malatéd street, noar Monros, affers for nlo “A Lurgo Ausortmont of ‘Law Biavks, Flroworks, and Candy,” which might bo,classed allitoratively us Inw, Jowlosanoss, and loltipops. Yestorday's . temperature, ad reported by Monnseo, optioian, -undot Tag, Taisusk Build- ing, wns nn followa: 1 a, m,, 76°; 10n. m., 829 12'm,; §2°; 3 p, m,, 82636 p. m., 770;8 p. m. ki ' * About'1d p. m. every dvening, untll furthor notleo, it s in order to use one of thous formnlie ; “ Yonder, noar the Dippor.” 0, yos, parfoot~ Iy *Can't you so it'a tail?! * Do you raally shinic i will ateiko tho, oarth " ofo,. In ordor to piit oo end to 'um, prosence, of o, atroam of 18l sight-soars, the Exnosition Build- fog ‘nutnoritios hivve docided fo mako o o).mrgn of 25 ceuta to everybody wishing to Inspeot tho building. i o 5 Aftor o few woake' -bsonfil Ln Arkansng, four of which wore spout at tho Ifol Sulphur Bprings, Mr, Gaorge T, Willinms, tho'vory ofticlont Bdo- rotary of the Union Btook. Yardand U'ransit Com= pouy, s again nssumod tho Quties pertaining 0 his oftico. His hoalth, which by too closo ap- Dlication to businogs, bod bocomo impsired, is uch improved. Ona hundred =od. efghty-fve new. members Joined tho Young 3fen's Ohrissan Association turing tho pret two,months, It only costs 52, sud sny youug wan s eligible. A fow copics of thoir last annual report aro loft. sogutre 00py froo by calling at the' rooms, No. 149 Madigon street. An employo in Kimball’s a;hm( mill, 8¢ the cogpor af Boventeonth sud Arncld stroets, had four of hla right-band fagors out off. yostorday by o oirculst saw. Dr. Shumway drossod the infuirod mombers. A young man, 16 yoars old, tho son of William Paino, Laq., rosidont un the cornor of Polic and Morgan alroots, was shot aoros the bronst by a Tourth-of-July colobraut, during the picnio at Hoinedeh Purk., 'Ho ‘was' not dangorously wounded. Andoragn, the man who, hed the sorlous fall out of a thitd-story window of tho Holt House, and smashed au arm to a jelly, \vlJlJlralml'ly ro- covor tho Wise of his limb, notlistanding the fact ‘\’l\u‘x‘\:mflxn bonos woro brokon in a Laif dozen o8, Tho barn of Mr. Ogear Johnson, of Danby, about 8 mules from £ho vity, was struck by light- ning Ingt ovening aud, taking firo, burned down complotely. It was iilod with'Uay, the damago smounting to about 81,600, on which thore is10 insuranco. b The 8t. Louly Globe hus *not the least doubt that Tom Colliba'was hired by tho ouvious poo- lo of Ghicago to intercopt the immonse traln of ira-works ordored by Mr. Judy, and that be an- goupled the cors on the prairies, und switched three of the four on to & side trook, 4 be rested and panishad.” : A cass of Instant doath from sinstroke oc- ourred yosterday : afternoon, at 4:15 o'clook, on the corvor of Mudlgon aud Olinton streats, The viotim-was Dennis Murphy, an expressman, who foll doad from his wagon sest, r. H. A, Phils lipps wag called, but “too late to rondor assist- anco,, Docensed wos 95 years old, aud loaven a family o No. 116 Nawbuiry avenue, where the body was talo, A prominent citizen on Ashland ayenue was 5o shockod by readivg in the papers of the prodi- g:xht{ withwhich poople used water, that ho eadly shook his hoad and wont to bed, loaving the hose attachied to his trevoling Iswn-spiinklor for the night, and dreamed ull night of Eastern oourt- yurds, i , Whore theron) nods to the censoless plash Of sunumer waterfalls, Yestordey morolog thie body of Edward T. Gibbs, aged 7 years, was found floating in Lake Michigan, norih of th north pier at South Chi- cago. Tho boy hsd strolled away from tho Lousa.of Mr. G. M. Scott, Fourth sireet, where he o8 on o vialt wiik his. parents. Notling more was llulrfi of him until lua body was found a8 stitod. Ho was tho sum of Alr. Johu Gibba, No. 469 Fourth stroot. Fishing oporatious in TUnion Park- are stlll actively proseouted, and thore {3 uut & grasshop- por or_carthworm ' this side of Westorn avenie which has uot beon ougagoed for the senson. Yestorday Mastor Tomuhy AMartin, of Sheldon straet, caught a moss of one’ minvow, weighing one-sixteenth of auonace. A'small boy, who gmtmded conaderably through his clothing at 1 soveral oxcromition, also Lad a bite, but Ta TRIBUNE reporter was -unuble to ascertsin whetbor it was dlsh, flesh, or fowl, The South Side Assossor has sont postal-cards to il the five, mutiue, and fife insurnco com- puuios, sud o sbout 200 Inrge wholesule nud ro- tuil dotlors, mforming them that they have beon agsossod agoording to roputation, and advising thom to call sud adjust the assessment before 1t is too Inte. The books of the Assessor courain not legs thon 11,800 namos, whioh is 4,000 more thau tho cisy books contaiuad Inst year. Avout 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon a span of horses atzached to o buggy run away from tho goruer of West Waehiugton and Curtis streots. T'he occupants of tho vehicle wore Migsos M. F. Molvin, Heleher, and Stolla Bailoy, and thoy woro thrown out aud slightly injurod. Oficer Vésoy tiad the Iadics conveyed to their howes. “I'he team broke Jooso from the buggy, aud ran onst ou Waswgion strook to Morgan, whero thoy collided with a borso and bugpgy, shd threw the ocoupant, o gontloman, out. e was slight- iy bruised, ‘o collision Liad the olfect to stop tho runsways, An Ttallap fruit-vender coming down in the stroat-cars yesterday, in paying fare for himself and big dark-eyed bide, scoiduntally slipped a G-cont notoiuto the box ivstead of 10 conts, Upoa being told by the driver that ho could not gob it back, and not being ublo o comprehtid the complicaiod muddle that was surgestad, ho conductoa himself in tho manuor thut Italinn villaius gouerally do I the tif*h act of a:tragio opern, tore bis bair, rolled bis 1s, aud rushiud wilaly from the gur. ‘Thore id a strang probabili- ¥ flw thora 16 ouo loss posaut-stond in town o-day, The following editorial from the 8t Louis @lobe is bolieved 1o be a ariticism on recont io- topviows in Lue LRINUNE ontho vomet questious Tha anglo of dotlection da 00 great for the paribols of thy urels, which becowes i oblute sphiexold ut the iutorsoction of the perpendioutar rhombold, und from thence i8 fikely to éxpund futo au obtuso angled tri- angle, to the detsiment of the curvilinsar longitudi- Dudes but thiors 1 wtila hapa tliat thy pressura ugou the iypatlunues may not quita oqual’ ths square tuat of thiy’ presaura upon the paralielopipedon, and thut thi comiat tuuy you paus lu_ safety shouid the'specd Lo gratuated in i sveruo ratio. GULIOUS EPFEQTS OF JUMPING FROM A THAIN QF A, A singular accidont tools place ou Saturday last on the Vittsburg, Fort Wayno & Chicogo Ltail- roud. A man nauied Jemes Galvin, of No. 85 Union atreot, wag uamme into tho city on the carg, and_whon at the Waymian streot crossing {umpud off while tho train wan in rapid wotion, o iruck squarely ou s feot, aud received o sorious concussion, . Ho was piolted up aud con- voyed to the ,County Iospitul, whero ho has boen attonded to by Dr. Bbumway, who roportd ' that, siuca tha accident, tho wwi has' sudared trom paryplogia, or paralyeiy of tho lowor,oxtromitics, 4 Lulf of tho body—lrom tho walst downward—boing eutlroly paintyzed, Tho symptows have baon the usual congestion of the b{uuu‘ with sovero paius in tho spiual chord, Galvin 'bhas Improved a little inco the oce ronoo, and 1t 44 pousible, bub hurdly probublo, that ho may recover tho uso of bis limba, llo bas 4 wifo und six chuldron, dopeudeut Loroto- foro ou him-for support, ———— ANNOUNCEMENTS, This afternoon, at the Hippodromo, foot of Wanbington strool, a filth of a milo running mateh tor $250 a side will como off botween Jugk Mooro, of Oauada, oliamplon 100 yards run- ner of Amotios, and an Indiau-bolonglng to tha giveuy, . The mmupl plenic of the Union Catholio Library Association will bo hold uy Tracey Grove on Thuradoy nexf, tho 16th fost. Prais will run from the ookt Istand and Paciite dopot, on Vau Buren street, at 0 a. m and at 12 m., for the accommodatiou of ploniokers, Tho cltizens of North Woells straot wiit mest at Svon 1)l thn ovening, for. the purposa of finaily vonsldoring - the question of leving o ruitrund truek on that stroor, “The roprosontutives of the Noxth Bido Comrany aro 1equeatod to bo presont. ‘I'he curner-stona of the Cathodval of she Holy Nuwe will ba laid ot 4:80 pon, Bunday, July 19, Tho ‘sooletios that propose uttending the cere. mony will meot noxt Bunday at 8 p. ni,, In Tem. pexance Hall, oprmer of Hurou sud Qlirk strests, Auy one can | Sie should. e nte 4he DrO0GARIUn, Tho Rov. Fathor: Do LBV prosh. Vil T: i :| ll ‘Clio alxth sonnal oxhibition of tho Natlonal Tl Ansociation will bs givon. a6 tho Expoattien Bulidiig, commoncing of the 14tk innt,, and wantinn! 10 the 18th, inclusivo, ‘The ontertninmeut '¥\| Degin at 10 s.m, cach dag, and olowo at 10 p, m, W. 0. Olark, ol Culifornin, delogsto to the Natlonal Divislon, Bous of Tomperance, will ad- iirows Taborngolo Divislon this oventag at tho hall of tho Waslingtoulan Liomo, No. 673 Want Maddison s:root. Al frionds of tompor- nanoo and the publio ganerally nre tnvited tont- tond, DMr. Olark will also addroes tho peoplo Triday evoning at Lamont, Saturdny at Lock- port, and Bunday at Plaintlold, Bitbject, “ Trip Around the World,” inveatigating tho temp BUCD quostion, ——— BUBURBAN NEWS. XVANSTON. /The Doard of Trastecs of ho Villago of Evanston mot ab thoe ‘Town Holl in rogular sos- sion Miiesdny evoning: prosont, Trustoos Gil- bert; Willard, Powors, and Slanehard, - - A petition signed by sovoral proporty-ownors: in tho vicinity, and asking the construotion of & bridgo across tho * Big Ditoh " on Lincoln aves nio, was progonted and roforrod, to tho Com- mittbe on Stréots and Alloyd, = Tiso Clotk prosented the* following atatemont of disbursoments for theourrent oxponasa df the villago forJund s Ropalrs on Town Hall and rent of ground.s..$ Lighting atréita., Total, Evauston ‘Tota), Including Librasy tand Tho !ufluw{nF ills wore pi , auditoed, nod ordorod; paid : - Northwvostern Gnsiight and Coka, Company, :34.50; J. B... Haywood, &7; Polico Dopartment, 140.60 ; Buliotin Print- ing Company, €163 G. A. Boll, €68, Publle Library bilis—L, 'H, Nowman, %131 Jomos MeClurg & Co., 8365.87 ; A, L. owoll, 81675 ; Goartre Jouninga, £02.69. Total, '§702.90, Tho Btreat Comnnssionar reported the follow- Ing_oxpendituros for June: For tesm work, $120.78; labor, ©07.48: sundrios, ' S115.13 "Potal, £542.90, 'Thie Olotk was diroctod to draw whrrants for the sumo, 427 Tho Stroot Commusaioner way diregted to sond noticos to thosa who had neglected to build side- wels which bavo beon ‘ordered. Lhe Committea to whom the bida for the con- siruction of tho Water-Works recoived last woek wors roforrad, stated thit they wore not propar- ed to roport, and sukod that tho bids bo reforrod to thom with powor to act. This was ot done, but It was flually sgréed to hold a consuitation in the city yesterdsy afternoon toconsidor thom, afior which it was thought agtiow could be taken on thom irimediately, Adjourned till last evoning, ¢ a5 + MYDE PARK, ; ¥ (Thnmdmyg evening, at tho lectura-room . Nirst Preabytorian Churcl, ** Thé Renp- ers,” avoung Indfes’ Missiouary Sovioty, give thoir aunual entortainment for {the bonefit, this yeur, of the * Fouudliige' Lome* The’ pro- granmo ia replete. with promiso : Tabiosux, rocltations, Bovon Timos Seven,” * Fow Vir- ing,” mnsio; Aong of tho ** Roapers,” songs by §iks Fanay Hoot nd. othors, lco.oronm, fowat- stands, aud ' Robecea at Jacob's Woll,”. otc., oto. " Those wha Lavo horotofore cnjoyed tho ontortalnmonta of this charming Sooioty at the residences of Mr. Farrington aud Judge Will- iams will bo glad to know that moro room has boon seoured for this ocoanion, gavdaanrbaie Sl . Duryeas’ “‘Sntin Gloss.” . After tho lauudress has waskicd and cleansed, it 1s dosirable, as & uileD, fo tuse the purest starch she can get. The boat fa anow whits and cass. to use, By asking thogroger for Duryess® “8atin Glosy Slarch,” the laundrebs of lidusckeepér will bo, sire fo got tbie boat artlalo, D Organs, Organs, N Tt san wish's first-cliss organ with six stops for $123, or with olglt utops for $150, go,to Reed’s Temple of Musio, coruer Dearborn sud VanBuren stecots, Geyser (Soratoga Water on Draught By Buck &-Rayner, maxers of tho * Mara Cologne.” AMUSEMENTS, M'VIOKER'S THEATRE, Forty-uintk and last wock of tho soason. Last woek of tho ronownod LINGARDS! Tn their universally adinired plag, LA TENTATIONW! Friday—LINGARDS' BENEFIT, Baturdny~ifarowll Ma.{ngo aud inst of the sesson, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Tony Pastor's Troupe. "I'TS (THURSDAY) RVENINA, ENTIRS OHANGE OF PROGRAMME! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMMBI i¥ow Acts, New Hongs, Now Daneer, Now bkotohen fow Farcés. All tho Great Star Troupo in their Gulo- braod Spuchaltics GRARD MAT! SATURDAY. k ot for now and sfaztling noveitios naxt waek. EXOURSIONS, THE STEAMER BEN DRAKH RUNS TO Evanston, THRERTRIPS DAILY, Leaving Clarkat, Reidga at 6:15 a. m., 1l a, 1., a0d G 0. m. Leaving Kraustonat8a ., aud §:3 p, m., Suudays excantod. EXPOSITION BUILDING, The Comet! The Comet! Tonlght and ovoryaight tha wenk, tho COMcT il T Rt e S TOWRIRE R . throw 4 'cn’?-fa‘,auuun; il diieiton of v, . COLBTALE, of iR CroABd UNE, THE WONDERFUL ILLUSION, PAXRTS CrEXT 2 #till opan and tharaughly voutilated. = Alno, Heaatlial Htareaptloan Plotures of Vars, and DUBUFE'S DON JUAN and HAIDEE, EXPOSITION BUILDING. Gilmore’s 22d Regiment Band PROMENADE CONCERTS, Comuwencing July, 0. Tiokots nowon saloat tho usual b 3 luges. MRS, WM, G. BRYAN'S BOARDING SOH100L FOR YOUNG LADIKS. . Tho Tuli Torw of Mew, Bryan's Kohaol commonicos Septoniboe 164, Batavia, 3 3 MADAME 0. da E“l;:‘n\‘.\ DIt « BILADFORD'S formerly Mes, Ogden ish, Fronch and genian, Boandiig Sobool nd guildron, 17 Woat Tifriy-oixhtl 3. Appil cation may OHEGARAY INSTITUTE, filadelplie, will roopen on i i e and Day 1637 snd 169 Somue Fnglish, Frouoh, and Latin, GEO.W. KING & Co., BANKERS, 74 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, (CONUEAVONDENTS Taondon—ALLIANGE HaNK (Limitod). 1Vor ool - SATIONAL 1AN (Lunitud)e cotland —NATIONAT rolund ~ROYAL BANK, atin I ADEUNETTE, KANY & €0, Rorlia—LaTiio & WOLF, Hanburg—Di UitAprAuRaTaR & CO., Buca's: Also, ot rosponaiblo Jinakor (n Avntei, [tniye Swoden, Norbay, Donivark, Bolaluny, Hulluud, aud Switzeriand.' Ltios of redit'{souud avaliable s Torglgn colleotions mado. _Inlant wito dustro o suld (heir wi Exchan armangements with us. RS. BITTE: pactsel furopo, o and’ Bankers wake favorablo PERFECLION! BOKER'S BITTERS. Bowaremf Conntorfoity. SCALES. e FAIRBANKR BFANDARD SCATES OF ALL BIZES, .{53'—,;; FAIRBANLS, MORSH &00 i 14 AND U3 LAKRST o STMMER RESORTE. . ... THE THOUSAND-TSTAND HOUSE, BITUATED ON wHE MVER ST. LAVWRIENOD, ¢ ALEXANDRIA BAY, JETERHISON GOURTY, N, ., 8l I o Tnmadiat visluliy of the (ar-tanind ‘thotis s Istands, il o uhonad for lim xovpntin Wanio 1, 1876, Thin Hotiso wan oroctad Ieac ao Sontaife all tha mndorn” improvomonts. Honme O Anito, with bth-raoms A . Ora will ind thfs vlago &a hostibful as 1¢ I boautitul, wi nt musqutans e il and evort witle' o' the ‘hen soongey fn tho world aro atdd {he ftenatima of ifiate g, Miouing. tandi, and Bathine, as wll o Hillinrdn Bowling-Alloy, Croqust Groumin, oto, 'Gufaino wonud o none, Agcommuations for 00 guoain, Partivs tuking To0us for tha a0axpn wil ithd 1iboral doiictions from e uine raton, S for pampion i bors, i SLAPLES & No prexoup B ¥ (T bt aforancs: W, H, Whooior, O, Darand, D W, Irv PO LN ; ot SUMMER RESORT. POMONA HOTUSE, FRUITPORT, MIOHIGAN, THI ORIGINAL SARATOGA OF TILIE WRST, This Houso hay boon rooently rofittod and rofarnished 1n thio Leat passiblo styla, and (s anfd by istsons who arg ‘visiting it to be the moat'baautiful summor rexdrt It tho Unjtod Statas, Finost of fiahiny aud buating tu be found ‘Ail kinfts nf smilomants Knnwn at waloHng- found thoro, PHILO NILAUNS, & pauulsr um Chiengo, will ba In attendancd during tho gomon, | Jtatag of buard Ly the, waok, 41740 to, &l 00. ‘rurlont, by the day, %380 Hoa 0 Goodrich iine o Siasinore, or oy SN e, 2O WO 1 B, 1 Onrreenpon, Mansger, LAKESIDE HALL, EVANSTON, Thia honeo s eitastad 1o tho midet of an ontiro biogks B el b T G T et of tvanston, vonisnt Chiuts , SeRemtes Trublts Tibvire, Dapor aad Y whort walk from tho Lake-Shore. from “'EI]I-I&. Dopot. ' Ifarg on 100-rida tickets is but oents, A Lake Stoamer mnkos thi (ally trips to. ani e e RO LSS DR LA RE R Ll fapilias,-Addra 5 3 B_IDE HALL, Evanston, Nl CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE; ’I'lvnlvll n;yne. Imbm the Viliaga of Catekill, N, Y. Accossibla by the 1t mountain-road I o Eiveativa, 5,000 ot Viaw, nxmmmnfiuv‘:rlo‘\lgq:?“fll% i sauaro milos of the Vally 8t tha Hudaon; unsurpass Byany in thpworld, Cololestod for fia nvizaraiing ot woaphare. Teinmporatute 15 La 20 degroes lowor that thad Mo Yook Gty Mg opon Jutio 0 ot 1. Board, X ) oF' weuk. . R z Por TS, 1. DEAON, Propriotar. oot GRAND HOTEL, SARATOCGA SPRINGS, 18 now opou. Torms, $3.50 por duy aud 21 por wook for the senson, B - .JOIN B. COZZENS. ON TEHE SBASHORHE!L - Watch Hill Poiat, I 3. (neat Stoniutou,. Or. Dirgien s enonal dussn Yl s b, T celloat suel-batling, boating and |\l|l|-\’l1: tha coalost and. TS T Rine York (hy Stomiiton. ssaseiors ta Wateh TG 8. Toring suads Socoptybly; £ A8, PLIMPTON & €0, Catskill 'and Mountnin’' Ifonse . Stages and Carriagoes, r JAMES R, BRAOH, il bo'ln tondanct Ko, Peopriotor. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRALNS ma sty aoiaaynonnd, Ak A00., d Propiriotors, (Visttors will ploago tna Agont at Catekill Lanilt pou tha acrival of all TXPLANATION OF INEFERENCE MATRS,—+ Saturdagye d. ¥ aud e {n niay 5 Ve iy 200 ms e Dulty, o Soovteds FAx WICHIGAN cENTRAL & GREAT WESTERY RALRATY Dty oot uy Lake at.y wid Sool o7 Tientyocontog Celetoffee, 7 Chirt ok, ‘Sonticast corner of Huna ik By Lamets o o i T Fandolah Tewe, | drriee, « / Mall (xia wain and air lino), il E m m T30, m . |%8:00 p. m AR HENRY G, WENTWOILTIL, Guoeral Passongor Agosite CHICASN & ALTON. RAILROAY. Chicagn, Kansan Cily and_ Dencer Skort Line, ela Louled i, 30, und Chicaga,” SpringAeid, Alton and St Lout Throvgh Line. Union Lapot, West Side, near onaf bridge, " Tickét Opices : At Depol, and 15 Kandolphwst Leave, Ransas Clty and D i g e o 1 8E Loula and oz Tast HE 1100 1%, Jia dacksonvilla 1) pringrield Bxprosy. Springrold Vast By JeRerion Clry Lixpross, s, Keagug & Buriinvton, S e £ Sirvator, Lyoon, Weahiniion Jollot & Diriht Adomiod: PastEx. 't CHITARD, MILWAVKEE & Sr, PAUL RAILWYY, mon Dt orner Jiuditan ind Cavesv,” ictat ifes 83 South Clarkst,, oppsits Sherman Heue, and at Depots Teate. | Arrive, i Madlson & Prai b et d Giitan 31 8:008. m. [*11:00a, m, Pulnt, St. Uaul & Midnesvolis, Dav & 2 Mifwaukes, O i ook TR attiwnnkis, ol N ial 0300, m. |t 685 8. . JLUINOIS CENTRAL aiLanen, A S N e Teave, Ticka Ta0a. m. I* 520, o @) Runs to Champaign on Batardays, CHICARD, BURLINGTON & DUINSY RATLRIND, Depots—tunt of, Lukeat,. Indianaas,y and Sccicentieat, <k Cot d Sctecntheste, . Ticket uicas, Now 50 Ciasle 2., Grand Puctic loiel, and at depots. Moll and EXprett,veecias Otiawa sud-Sirvator Piison Dubuque ¥ Sloux Clty Jixp, Pacioe Faut Line, Tor Ol Kausas Clty, Laavoruror Norora Pavscrier: ‘Awara Prssenger (S Dubuque & Sfoux l}) ‘Puoliio Niglit Kxp, fo [ ¢ Loavonwarth, AL . Josepn sy *Ex, Budldare.” tEx. Saturany, &z, Monday CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILRIAD. Clly aifices, G Olavkaty (Sheinian-House), and 73 Canal ., corner Vadlson-at drrive, & PaclfioFast Lino,... S i Vit via Clistos & Cluaha Niglt fxnros 3 Miswaukoo & Milwsukea Passsngor, § Aliivankos Piieany Abross 5 Paut & Wihunn ¥ Haryuotie Exprots... 8 B Tat Farongo hsbtsormer ot Sale and e opol corigs of Canat s VoL e NN G e, Agodte CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILRDAD. Ticket ojles, Devut, coruer o7 Va Buren nk shermangis, corner o7 Y vand Docio flott. o Zeavs Airive, * 30w e A, . . [* 4y § B0 . e PROFESSIONAL CARDS. POSTINNS TS0 bv et b s Sm e DR. A. G. OLIN, 187 Wasliingtou-st. ‘Tlio longost anzaged and most wuce sl Iigelean lo o iy L thcolal Ssomtnant o1 it Sorvous, nd heoti Ditosue. Tiksateron: aullar to fowales speedily cured. lnvalids provided with bt A roraltan b DO, A11OTBROD, K0: Aod 3 Bipd B Gouttoo. Patiduls ot distanca troatid by mail, 0 CURL! NO PAY!! 300 SOUTIE CLARK-ST. CRIVAGO, Aay bo consulted, porsoually or by apatl, trog, ot clikrao, Ghull ehwata or dervoa diioason. DI, J, KEAN s ths only pliyslelun i Ltho oity wlo warrauis olros or 0o Pay, Uitfou Birs. § . . G b maet Sandays from b to 13, S b s FRACTIONAL CURKENCY, $56 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENGY XOR BALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE, Dr. Kean, .