Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1874, Page 5

LOCAL MISCELLANY, THE HON., JASPHR D, WARD, Tho Hon. J. D. Ward, who raprosonls the ‘Woat Bide tu Congreas, returnod home Mhnrad 8y, and & ropostor oalled on him yostorday to have & (nlk with hiw ib roferenos to the political situe ation in Chieago, and his plans for tho next eam* poign. Tho intorviow, which was not wholly Batisfactory, is subjoined. NON-COMMITTAL, Roporter-wWhnt do you think of the politicsl tutlook {u Ghlengo ? Ar, Ward—1I hinvo baon home but & short time, #nd hwve nob laoked ovor tho flold, sud havo not talked with many mon, Hetco I am not Able to fhn an opluiog that would'bo worth muck, LUhat B 4n Lionest Ahawar to the quostion, M8 (NDEVENDENT ATTITUDE, Roportora-It was tunored hoto threa or fonr wooka ngto that you {ntomdod loaving the Repul- licah party hod “runnivg as au idepondont cone ute for Congros toxe fall, In that trua P Mt, WardeI lmvo not board the rumors, thongh poople huve stated subsantinlly that.to me. "I have nob tharked out sy suok plan, Dur it the past winter I was nesaiied several times for havig votod ns though I did not oare about PALLY ; but I have nlways voted, sud always shall Yote, s I thbik 1 oght to, without refereuce to party. I an & Nopublican, aod havo aiwaya #ald’ 1 wad ~ whonevor sald anythiug About it My nssocidtlons have baen with i¢, nud its history and rocord are doar to mo, ©do oot hke Inany things that bave baon done n fta name by somo of tho préminent members thoto thiugs, however, have rathor aprung W) than boon promoied undor ita ade mimstration. TUB NRAULAR NOMINATION, Raporter—Do you intoud ssoking the Hepublis ¢an nomination again P Mr, Ward-lam s condidate for Gongrons, bttt am not golug to spovintly sock the nomiuas font, I wus olocted by the Ropubliean party 1f I have mot its approval 2o far, Ishall be glad to hinve itk indorsciment. Seoking tho nomina- tiun does not menn with mo subscrvicuoy to what thla wan or that nan eays about party mattory, and patty dutfes, 1 have lived & good Wwhile in Chioago, and Linve actod witli the Ropublican party from- {ts stnxt, and I hava alwnys foutid t its momborahip mon whoso ood opinion I desired, and 1 desiro it still, I Enve'dnnn nothing to forfeit it, and do aot menn 01 yet I lusist, as I lvays hovo insisted, tpon maintaining my iudopoudence in matiors li‘:’oul whioh I am {nformed. 2 WILU YOU RtUN ANYiTOw ? % Toporter—In oaso you do not suceeed in got- ting tiio Republican iomination, would you run on au indopendont ticket? Mr. Ward—I huvo not contomplated an Inde- poudont race, and mn tiot in a position o teil what I might bo prompted to do, 16 is hardly fair to ask 16 &t this oarly day what L might do, #incs It is difewlt for ono to toll what s day will bring forth in this country. .I Linvo assimed thnt thoro will bo a Ropublican nomfuation, of course, and [ feol that 1 um ontitled to it if any- body is_cntitled to nn{lmiug. Tdving done my duty. What I might do throo mouths houce, is a uestion Leannot auswor, It is my purposo avt to o anytlhing,—not to vo 8 candidato for oflice un- der giich ciccumatancos ns to forfeit the good fooling aud rospect which my old trionas in the Bocond Distiiot outertuin for mo, The iden I wish to convey in referenco to, my caudidacy is that I doxlro g re-clestion, and I havo no hesita- tion in enying that I dostro the indorsement of tho mon who elected me beforo, and tho support ©f all mon fn tho Socond Distriot who can con- eaientionsly vote for mo on nccount of what I %mvn I.Leuo, oud what they bave renson to judge will do. gt THE CHESS CONGRESS, Yastorday was tho fourth dayof the third American Choss Congresi, and the evouts which characterized 1t wore cortainly among the most intoresting of the moeting thus for. ' Tho at- tondance was very large, and tho room was con- tinually crowdod with an cagor aud exaited throng of pontlemon, all canvassing tho situa- tions of tho games, aud froquensly making far more nolse than was at all agreesblo to the plny- ers, Howover, undor the best munagomont, this 1a oue of the unavoidable ovils attending n chicss tournantont, unloss the publio aro 1igidly ox- eluded from the playing-room, and provided with snother apartmont, where they can anslyze and souverse to thoir hearts' contont. MACKENZIE V8, HUSNER, The first ovont of the duy wau the contest bo- twoen Oupt. Maokenzio mud Mr. Hosmer, the Zormor of New Yok, and the latter of Chicago. In the frst gamo My, Hosmor won the tirst move, and played the Bishop's Gambit, which bie opponeut decliued with pawn to Queen's fourth, aud afierwards P Q B3, A very bonuti- ful wamo rosulted, playod by Mr. Hommor with tho mout ignal ability throughout, Cupt. Muc- kouzto swrendered to lim his King's Pishop's puwn, a comse which was of very doubtful wig- dom, we tutuk, and Mr. Hosmersucceeded in fur- ther improving Ins advantage, untild Lo bnd au ovorwhelming suporiority, His two Bishops Tuked tho whulo Board, und, the. Queens beig exchunged, the Bishops very speotily put an end to tho gamo, nnd worked Capt, Mackeuzio's do- feat, filx‘ Hosmor was deservedly compimonted by all prescut lor the masterly annuner i which Y nougumed tho entire partis. ‘fho_wecond gutne Louween thess gentlemon was o Ruy Lopez Kbigul's gamo, oponod by Cupt. wuuckouzio, aud Wwoo by lum. By, Hoss mor played the dofouss correctly, but was tempted to commencs a counterstiack bofore bis own position was suieieutly secured, and ho spoedily Tolt into ditlicultios as tho result. 'Lhe - paulo was vory hundsomuly played throngnout by supt. Muckou aud ono of hid moves was supoaiatly protiy, Wo publish this' gamo Loloy, nd sball in future publish the gutcs won by B Ser. ELDER V8. CONGDON. Massrs. B, 1L Eldor, of Dotrolt, ‘sod Gen, Congaon, of Thiludelphia, were draswn agast eacu othior, Lo tiret guulo was opencd by r., Qungaou, who played tho Harrwitz attuck in tho Quecn's opening, viz1 £ Q 4, followed byQ B . KB4, Tho oponiug was not charactorized by - suyihing unususl, bus tho attuck vussed into M, Elder's biuds quite soon, aud ho held it throughout the guwe, Wiuning in about twauty- five movos, : The second gamo botween theso gontlomen yas commcneed, but nov completed, Xlr. Elder Liud the attuck, uud played the Quoon's Humbit, whioh was declingd by Mr, Cougdon, Tho ale tack wus oxcoedingly fioree for somo twaaty moves, but at tho timo of adjournmont iy coutd not be suid that thero was uny docided advan- tugo on_cithor sldo, The game wilk bo tnishod his mornng. 500K V8. JUDD. Mogsre, F. Book, of Chiosgo, and Max Juad, of 8t. Lowws, woro palred, aud comimouced thyt firut gamo at 10 v'eluok youteiany mormug. Mr, Judd nnd tho uttack, sud played the Huy Lopes Knight's game, The advautage in tho opouing #0ou pnssod futo Mr, Book's Lands, howevor, sud o had tho easior gnume tlm:uglwm Alr, Judd naving two doubled pawns an fgolated one. “‘The atrugglo was o voiy pio- tracted ono, aud was disputed by both playors With the utiost obstivucy. ‘I'he gamo was fiuai- :K diswn at & Iato Lour iu the ufternoon, aud ese goutlomen will vonelude thair wuteh to-day, ME. KENNICOTT ADSENT, . Mr. Hiram Kenuicott, of Duuton, was unablo tocome in yesterday aud_play, so that neither o uor Mr, Porrin, of New York, took RUY. pure in yeuterday's proceedings. A BPECIMEN PARTIE, ‘The following is tue game won by Capt, Mag. kenzie from Mr. Husmer: g ’ii :l. Auckensie, Le L PR+ 2 KK By 9, K@Dy | . BQKLS W PQuy LBQLd 4 KUK 6.0&11:. 1.8-%”0 & PxKP Y. BES 10, QKi Q3 L gK? Barah D x H.PQDY 16, QIxBP Qu 16 Rxk i 17 IxQet x 1 maghea KB¢ 10, PEKe4 Qu 20, K Kt KKt LA LKY Qui 22, RXERug % Kt 29, Rx K¢ Kud 2. PKRS o . Px P X u3 2, KKD3 KB 87, Ktz K P K oi PEBY 94 BaEP ] . X And Mackenzfo wing, CONDITION OF THE ScohE, ‘Tha s¢ore now standy a8 follows 3 & I Mackenaio, Now York, L ¥owun, 3. Fonn, B, Wploo ‘o yy, TR PLAY OF T0-DAY, ) To-dsy Vil witnoay .fg’m. fuo’ gamon In the | tournamont, Mr. Howmer and Mr. Parrin will Iny ngainat each othor, whils Monsra, Dock and Em d,,and Mosera, Comidon and Lidor will finiph tuolr matches, Cnpt, Muokenzle, too, will prob. ably play njmln»& sonte_ong {n the aftornoon, olthor Mr. Dook or Mr, Bldor. Tho probability In that the attendanco will bo unusually largo. ‘Tha Congroes aoems likoly to Inat throiigh the gredtor part of noxt ook, Capt. Mackenzla's chiances ara bont ; tioxt, thewe of Mr, Houmer, aud probably noxt, thoso of Mr, Book, P Nivchiv i LETTER-BOXES ON STREET-CARS, Lnst summor Mr, G, F, Bquires, Assstant- Postinator of Olitongo, cohcoived the fdes of putting lottor-boxes on tho Btreatsonis, being aonvinood that thiat would romove to s cortatu. dograe the domaud for moro atatlonary boxos, and would rosult o improving what {a ovory~ whoto onw of tho wonkost poluta of tho postal £orvloo,~-+tho deltvery of oity lottors, .. Undor tho old system, 16 took an long fora lottor to go froin the Bouth to tho Wost Sido ss from Ohioa- £9 to Now York. Tho drat stop in ndvanco con- silod in the groption of tho sub-stationn the second, in thé attaohmont of boxes to thio streots onta, At prasont thoro nre twouty of tha boxos, DUt on tho Stnte and Maclaon strost lino, Lhoy oaré romoved ab Hurrlson wtrost' s thoy paus along, and others subsdtitutod in tholt place, Thus, & letter intonded for a Boutlt-idor, Put in tho ar latter-box At the coruor of Wood aud Madixon stteots, goes Btraight' to the Gen- oal PoutsONlao, abd . thonce in a fow. minutes tb its dostinntion, Whoro & day was once roe quirad, now n fow howrd suftico. - ‘Luty advanco . was thio work, an wns said, of Mr, 8qwiros, Ha it was who concelved tho idof, and urgod 1t upon the Postmaster-Qonoral. 1t wh hat, and 1t took Hmo to galn consont. Iv finglly came, howwover ; tho Chicago : oflas was suthorized 10 try tho -oxporimont with uwonty boxew, ‘l'ucy wero put ou tho. eross-towa oors, aiuce of all which woht nearest the Post-Ollco, they covotod the most giotnd. ‘Tho plan wout inta oporation Sopt. 8, 1878, It In tow July, 1874 Lot M8 soo tho statistics of thase nino montis to seo whethor the iunovation has beon 8 ducocas,—whother tlio peoplo Liavo taken Lind- 1y to 3¢, Hero uro the figaves: Month, Bopt, Bt Oct, 1, 18Ty 24,8L0, NS : m w20~ fry 104 Octonor, 1873, dus0f 4,0481 5,774 00 Novemuor, 18 48,033]12,4u0/ 0,8 Deaombery 1873, 60,805(11,70: | 7 January, 1874, 7580 [ 10 B Fubriiary, 187 108 673 9,753 March, 1874, 102 331 8,115(0,453) 145,830 April, 1874, 17114,433 105,401 ay, 187 3 602) 1Bkl 4,08, L0 | 140,008 Jue, 1874 64,112 28,004f11,00 | 80| 205940 Total for thio hine monlhnn...........‘..ll,lfl.fl!ll "Lhis 1able neods but littlo explauation, oxcept in regard to, ™ drop-lotters," which are thosa whieh reach tho Poat-Oftice nfter the mails ave mado up, and which aro bundled together, put n o spocinl wngon, and sont to the depots just in 4imo to catch the doparting traius. g It will bo seon that thoro bus'beon no lack of publio appreciution, and there s been n con- stant crease montl by month. ‘The only varia- tions wero in postal-cards, whore tho groat i eroaso 1n January sud Moy is ,nnqueuuonnl:’l{v duo to tho number of notices sont out by busi- ness men, ote., who had chunged their locations, Iu theso nino montlis, lattors, papors,nud postal- eards numbet{ng 1,164,894, buve pasued through these twenty boxes, Llis nverage numbor taken up doily durig Ootubor.way 1,704;, June, 6,505, b Thess figurea have satisfiod Mr. Squlors, ag thoy will uil who read thom, Bo ho now whuts to ‘extend and porfoot his pot idoa, The tirst Btop ho wishes to take isto puc one of thess boxes on every struet onr, whether it runs in tho North, South, or West Division; whother it fs ou an arstooratic or a plubelan libe, Indiana ave- nno or Clintcn streot. Tho noxt fs to build st the coruor of Randolph aud SHtato, the point whore thoe majority of -the atroot-car linos con- centrats, an immonse box, whorews all theso lesser boxes may bo placed whoaovor a gar gets thure after its round tiip, Thon, at winted times, thoy will ol be taken to the Goneral Post-Oulco in u wagon, and tho contents dishiibuted and sent to their destination,—out of tho city, or to tho sub-utatious within its lmits, . “Lhis systoms once in oporation, tho stationary letter-boxes will lose noarly all their valuo, Phey will bo incontmently “deaorted for thoso ambulatory ones, which deliver their contouts ut thie Pust-Oflico In a thurd of the time consttmed by thie hardy - carrior, Then, uuder the now rTogiue, instond of 200,000 pnpors and lotters col- leutud poc month from strootecar lottor-boxes, there wiil bo over a mllion. Lot us, while thavking Mr. Squires for what ho bny alroady accomplished, hopo tust lio will Knru\wem in the good work, and “coase not wnsil 0 bins carried out his plaus to the fullest extent, —_— . THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPOSITION.,.. Aun adjourncd meotivg of the Chicago Phuto- graphic Association was hiold last night ot their rooms, 154 State street. Thoro was buta slim sttondauce, Mr. 8. A. Douglaes, Drosident, called tho meoting to order,” and reported that all the prelmmary arravgements tor tho con- voution lnd -beon made. The room would bo decoratod with flags and flowers at the expenso of tho Association. Ho hid provured the budgos, which were ready for distuibution. TUE TICKETS, i Mr. Hesler, local ‘Socretury of tha National Pliotographers’ Assotiation, requested all ity photographers who wanted space to inform bim of thow requiremients by 10 o'clook this morning, #o0 thet he could, muke the uocoswury arrangomonts for locatiug thom, As thoro Lad been numaious applie cattons for fuvitation. tickiets from porsons who did nob wish to pay for thom, ho had ordered 500 additional for thelf mccommodasion. The price charged for those vciots was $6 por 1,000, Alr. Cunnin ghiam searcely undeomtood the use of the iuvitation tickots, if tho invitation was freo. The system was rathor too oxclusive and bigh-toned for im, aud seomod to bo too much of an hdvertising dodye, After & twenty-chroo yeurs' rosidonve iu tho olty, it was juss Ppoasiblo fm lind o fow friends whom ho would fize to invite, aud ho did not sce why Le should Lo de- burced from dowg uo becauso Lie way. notdisposed to spend &6 for uckots, i he I'resident remarkoed thnt tho admlssion was f100, Tho tivkets wore printed for Photog- raphors to teud to thelr putrons, aud would bo u strong advertisomont for thoso who uvailed themuelves of them, 4 Mr. Hall suid Le, too, mattor, 1o would izeait, . Mr, Mesler said Mr, Iall was on the Com- ?mlmu' aud ought to kuow all sbout the sub- ect, e, Iall rétorted that 1t was no uwe to bo n member of the Comnuitteo aud not buve tho Irivilege of attondlug 118 meotings, Tho bust- uews Lud Loon doua wolaly by ouo or two mom- oA, Mr, Moshor anid it was proposed to make tha oxhioition treg, und not ehurge tor admittance ag bLavotofore. He thought if puotogruphors waut- od tickela printed to seud round to thoir putrons it w08 o good 1den. A Further disoussion took place, rnd tho matfer was dropped nfter tho oxplauntion that the tickots were not abyolutely required for admit- tance. The oxhibition. will be froo, but only mml}:!‘«::s ot the N. P, A. will bo aduutted to tho sossion, duting did not understand tho like to know who aathor- TIOTONES REOEIVED, * Mr, Meslor sald quito o numbar of plotures hnd been recaved trom #broud, and Lo would bo glud ot the auuistanco of auy gouttoman to Lang them proverly, Mr. Hoslor ulsg aanounced fhut a tneoting would bo beld in tho Exposition Haild- Ing thix ovening to male fluul arrangoments, THE OUOAN DENOUSQED, Mr, Hail thon complained of the manaer in which tno Philadolphia Lhofographer recorded the procoediugs of tho Ansociitiol, Tustead of tuking thoir Sterotary’s roport of the lust maoot- ing, the oditor uwed tho roport in u Chicago peper. Lhis did not do Justico to biw, for Ly wait roada to *doride ™ & Bubject which he Lind treated in a fair and genfemanly upirit, - This subjeot drow forth suudry commonts from tho wémbers presont, who were indiguant ot the couduce of the offloisl oryun, aud g mow tiou was Bubmitted that Anthony's L'hotographio Dulletin, of Now York, aud tho Western® Piglo. fraphiuvmv. of Ohlengy, shionld iu tuturo pub- st tho ollloia! roports of the Associution, Mr, Bowler nld no doubt tho photographio wotld looked 1o Chicago for somo inforwation, but they woro hardly justifiod in pasuing the motion presaut, Mr. Mo promature, and it was 1t lay over for a mouth. In rogmad to the Nutlonal Convontion, Mr, Hoalor eaid it promised to bo the largest doloy tlon over pot togother. 'Ihoy woro all looking forward to the good timo thoy wero to huve Chicageo, and ho wantod all oily photographory to work hund in haud to briug aboat that good thmo, tor tholr own orodit aud tho credit of tholr axt, Mo hioped they would show what Ohlcazo ultimatoly decided to lot -laust, ivappropriute. - But Mr, Hartol or also objeotnd to the motion as, could do, o that thoir visitors would tako nway & favorablo fmprosslon of tho city. Tl montiog shortly afterwarda adjourned, ——— i IRA BROWN, ho trialof Tia" Drown ori the chargos pro- forrod agalnst him by tho pastor of'the Adn Beroot Mothodist Uhiaroh was proccoded with Inat evoning, Dr. Folton in tho chair, e oponed tho proceodings’ with prayor, . Tho first witnees oxamimod waa Mr. Fred T Cook, asslatant elty editor of the T'imes, who tos- tifled to hnving rodeived from Ira Trown infor. mation ombodled In an artlcle written by him, and that Ko wrota loea than Mr. Browi told bim, Mr. Chatles - Paltnor was eallod” to* prove tho chiatge that tho dofeudant * sisuderously, mali- clously, and falsoly caused to b publishod & statoment that Dr. Daudy farced himwolf on the Ada Btroot \Church by unduo inflnonco . $he Uonfotenco, =i Paliner uatratod how ho wont to tho Uonforonae o pross tio olaims of . tho Bov. Mr. Kondiy for tho pastoratd, and to irge that D, .'Dam!v%ao nob appolntod, ' 16 tvus nob sucavesful, and in. proferonca to baving & Rav, Mr. Yotos enddiod upou the church at a anlary of 83,000, and n furmshoed parsonago, ho nskad “that” Dr, Daudy bo.nppownted. This way douo, not at Mr, Dandy's 1equost, but at tho enthest dosita of tho ennrch ns tho lonay wn- doalrabla of tho two. * When witnous w4 wolootod to xeproscnt the ohurch at the Rook Itiver Con- A foronce, thors was no idea that Dr. Dandy would ba agladtad, thougli the mttok Was ko bo-lofs ab tho disorotion of witnoss, | tho cross-oxamination of this witnoss a lit- tlo serimmaga ocaurred botweon Dr, Binggs and Me, Drouso, - tho Intter nssorting that cortain winks and nods woro passing botweon the Doc- tor and the witnoss, to tuo ond that tho latter might racoivo a hiut as to how he should tostify, But for this agreoabla doviation, the cross-oxam- thintlon would hiwve boen oxcoedlagly todions and stupid -to tho andlonco, Mr, Brouse wns Youy, portinneious and minte In bis questious, and Mr, Palmor was aqually guarded i bls an- swers, 80 that ho was kept uit tho raok for over ou hour, i . Mr, Palmor, in the cowrso of his tostimony, nieutioned tha fact that there waa & belief in the Ata Stroot Oburch that Ceutonnary -Ohuroly wanted to put Dr, Doudy in this church so that Coutonary could wealkon it. Ira Irown was at thio bottom of this au woll a8 of othor uchiomes. The Chuirman ruled this out, aud tho defouse enterod an objcotion, Lator on, Mr. Palmer oorreoted himmelf by Aayiug that Ira Brown lad circulated tho story of the ntouqin of Centenary Church, Again tho Chintiman fiterposod & mild domur- Tor Lo this ort of testimony. i Mr. Brouse thought it veiy probablo 'that thero was something important in this contliot betwaen Centenary and Ada Blroot, and it was. vory dosirablo tuat all the facts should bo brought out. g Tho Ohairman thought it had no rolevanocy tq tha ohargo under. considoration, snd ruled out tho testiniony, . : 'What with' reading over. tho teatlmony, and arguiog ou the. objectionable fentures of it, tho Comimitfos did not got through with Mr. Palmor until after 10 o'clock,s - : 3 iy Mr. Isano Gilon testiflod that Mr. Brown snid bie was earrying Ads Strost Ohureh indebteduoss $b tho nmout of &12,000, % ‘Tho Qommittes adjourned until Monday even- ing at 8 o'clock. i PET NAMES, Tho ropéra and stcrors for gambling-housos and short-oard gamos iuvarlably havo . nlok- numes, sud thoir true coguotmens aro in many crses unknown to one auolhor. Among tho many two-ponny sporting (?) men now in town aro tho following: Taothpick Bou, Peanut Johnny, Btovepipo Bun, Canudu Bil) 3 Appatito BIil, Rube, tho dambler,’ Jumplog Bam, . Juw Mo, - . Nobby Tom, Grassliopher B, Snappy Jobnny, Hungry George, Cracker Jack, Ouc-Arm Goorge, . Tho Kid, Blung MeLaugnlin, Laat-Turn Jim, ilky Bob, Dusty Dan, Dy Bouduet, Lingio-Ouf Jim; Dutoh Poto, , Pretty Tom, Iuneat Dan, Contiléneo Dave, Dutcn’ George, Striug-icel fim, Big-Douth Goorge, Windy Ohrloy, Californin 8.m, Dirty-Shirt Brown, Bll, thie Butcher, Virgiuta Davo, All that Is nocarsnry to bo dona_to make the Aequaintanco of.any or all thesa individuats s to aununio tho air of A wealthy and vordunt coun- tiyman, and patrol Clirk street, noar Madison, for au hour or ko, - * ————— . AMUSEMENTS. 3U'VICRER'S THEATRE, To-dny the Lingards will give thelr last por- formanco of *‘Ln Tontation" st McVieker's theatro, at tlie matines and in the avening. Tho woatlier proviug agresablo, tho houso will prob- ably bo bottor. Last ovoning, Mr. Lingard's beuefit occurred, and A fair' house was found to _gratify him, Mr. Tartel mado & blundor in ofio of tho skotehos. Mr. Hartel mnkes mauy blunders, one’ s to anppose that dirged are always ju order at daVickor's, and thut slow music proparas ono for_ comedy. Tho Monkey, Califoruia Joo, ‘Biy-Noao Dau, Bpectacls B, shamus O'rie, Toston, bt Lust night, howover, when . AMr, Lin- gord commenced his after-dinnor &peech a8 “OId. ‘Muddlobrain” " My, Iartel facetiously commenced tho alr for the following akotch, I Bhouldu't Lilo to Buy.” Considermg . that ** Old Aluddiobraia * rore Lo Lis foot for the purposo of nylug, tho music wus 'to say tno 's welootions suilor from tho sume blighting iniluence. ' THE ACADEMY OF MUSLC, George Davonport had o lair houso at tho Acadowy lnst uvuniu‘z, playing the Irish sketel of “TIreland It Is," followed by a farce, The sama bill will be pivon tis ovenmg. At tho matines, **Rory OMore” will bo played, fol- lowed by s fatce. r. Gardiner's company bas totnttiod, and s supporcing ‘him, topethor with v, Gardiner's orchesira.. Thip.must bo ratbor irritating to Mr, Hoskius, as his cugagomont was roined by the wrotched artietic rubbish chosen to uvaporl. bim in the old English dome— diog, Tha Vokos Fawily ranyen Mouday night, THE HIPPODROME, To-day is the lnss of the hippodroms on the lako shore. ‘I'wo porformnucas will bo givon, aud tho afternoon witl bo unusually oxciting, Mr. Jack Muore, tho padostrinn, will fun anotner race with the Indian who vanquishod lum, This timo, it oluimed tho mattor is earuest, thero belng a stuko of $500 o side on tho mateh! ——— PICNICS FOR THE POOR CHILDREN. T the Euitor of L'hs Clucago Trivune : Bim: May wo ask you to ivsort tho ace compavying eall in the columus of your paper : In New York and in Philadelplin theso froo ‘excursions have proved a great mucoess, aud many thousands of poor ebildren have eujoyed theno ylaits to the coumry, We fool assured that if you will ingort this call in each issue of your paper, bolween now and Monday, wo shall have & large moeting and Lo ablo to start tne thing it good shape, -All tho paperts hinve takon the matter up editorfally and thus contrivuted to tho succoss. Will you please bolp us in tho sumo manner, and obllge, * yours truly, & CoMMITTER OF AURANGEMENTH, Ciutoaao, July 10, 1874, Thero will b s meoting of tho business men of Chioago held, at tho, oflico of the Itopublic Life Insuianco Company, 157 and 169 LaSaile stroot, on Mondry mormng the 18th inst, ‘at 10 o’claclr, tu cousider tho quostion of furaisl Y tho poor children of our city with free oxotir- Hious to the country during tho ‘ot season, All friouds of children ure oaraestly requosted to ba presont, . I, Allen, L. Z, Leitor, Duent & Lyon, W. I%. Cootnugh, . Teving Lourco, John' V. Farwell, . B, Goodell, Auson Btagor, Dr. George E. Hall, Wiltivm B.ons, Kimbark Bros. & Co., - Robert Cu‘l“lfi 13 Q. M. Hondurson, Tuul Coruell, Aud many otuers, e — LOOAL LETTERS, ONBERVATIONS OF A LOUNGER, o the Editor of The Uhicago Triouns ; Bk 1 Not long ago your looal- columns gon- tainod an sccount of the' suocosstul exposura of aswindling outorpriso,—~thon being conducted on Fast Madison stroot,—waich, aftor conalder- ubla porguasion, tho polico condosconded to promiso to look to, but dId not, if I recollcat aright, until the operators had foldatt thote tent, About that timo, while repoatedly passing down Cavnl stroot, my attentlon waa attractod by an | unprotentivus . auction atore, the poouliar fon. turo of whioh was the crowd thorein, Any man Wwuo would cast an eye over the cceupauts of thutGstablishuwont, sud nob instinclively fool for 0Dt o S o, Bubsosoity, il o 3 havo boguile conalderably nlfna whon yln fltfin nelghbgrhnod obsorylng tho business transactions in that on- tablialimont, and found tltom both amustug and Iustructive, I noticod, amongat othorunacsountabls things, that thog oliangnd_ nuationoors vary oftotl, AL firat L vlionght it likely tho proptietor hind dla- chargod two or thioo of thom for anoriileing his guu({»‘\ 20 shamofully, and was almoat sorry Lhat tho poor- erontures should be mndo to Bufor, whon tholr scomed to bo gonorally ono cuse tomor, nlbeit about half-n-dozen rogular biddors dlsplnyed groat anxicty to procura tho arclolos, aud wuch 1ogrot that thoy rogularly pormitted tho Inat plon of the agonized voudor to pass e honded. But aftor a while, whon I noticed tho raappoarauce of tho man with a hideously pogti- markod fngo, who sold tho gold repuator nud &-foot chath for 18,78, followed fn turn by tho | young gentlomnn with a stubby mustache’ and groat brondth botwoen the eyaw, who waa cow- Lmuud to rolluquish 8200 shot-gnn for 837, — o0aues ' o teadde {4 & tradd, doublo-barrol or singlo,"—I concluded the vbungoe of talent at this coticorn waa tho rulo, aud, for somo roagon bost known to thomaelves, onoh man -would rebira {rom tho publio gazo for & poriod, afior bLaviy, tlirantonad e outdit with ruln by' a fow *gacrl+ ficas. That this rockless disposal of numbor ono goods rogardloss of valuos did swamp tho staro {8'almost cortaln, for not long nyzo E 16 ueod tho fiag was down, nud doors olosed, . The soundy of a guitar, accompantod by s thin voleo, cdmo from 4 winddw overhend, and I rocognizod Lt as Liaving once ot twiss ocnlrlhumd to tho outurtainment of the storo, Monday nvuulnf, whilo walting for n car, T saty 006 oOf tho atiaches of the defunct anction- room industriously.** biddiug " in a like concorn, also on Canal stroot. _Compotition . was sharp botween Litnsolf and a brawn-baired Grangor. 1 did hot wais vo learn the resutt, but my monc; Bnya Ltho Grnuuur{got away with tho goods. t was at this last placo, ou *corner-stone day," that I hoard ono man' offer to show & atranger eutirely through the privato track of Washing- tou streot” tunuol for 1. on tho ocorner, ‘who conld hardlye fall to discorn the gamo, . ovidently thought It was choap onough, “aud anid nothing. ~ Yostordny 1 eccured a good poiut of obsecvation, and undertook to figuye- the lossea of the man who stnnds in the siley opposito the Shorman House, and conduéts o lottery businosy. ' Tho entire poptilation of this oity muut bo famliiar with the sight of tho chance-box games. This individnal must havo taken in 810 or 812, ono person con- tributing 6 withont sufforiug tho mlsfortine of a siuglo lows, Indood, whilo I #at watehing him, although ho frankly sssured tho orowd that ho id not always como out whole, his raceipts woro not profit. after protty. thorouglily oloaning out tho crowd ho retired deopor into the alley to close business. I watched him going’ through tho. boxos, nud out of probably 100 thero woro four which' contatned currohoy, aud bo did not seom surprised or dmnmmmtud. Cucado, July 8, Joux ALLEN, JUDGE A. X1, GIDDINGS, To the Editor of . 1he Chicano I'ribune s 2 Bin: It was with saduoss that I learnod this motning cf the accldent that bofel tho Ion. A, 1L, Giddings, Judge of .tho Thirteonth Judiciai Cireult of Aictigan ; and,on bolalf of hismau: frionds in Miclugan, I'desire to thank Mr, O. Bheperd for his promptnoss in preventing such an-untimely and unnatural death as would have reeultad from this temporary it of insanity to which ho at times 18 subject. And for his hu- mane action on this ‘occnsion Lo cortainly de- sorvos the gratituds of all lovors of mankind; ho not only provented a follow-boing from commit- ting solf-destruction, but saw that he was placed whore he would have care and troatment, which will no doubt bo thio means of restorivg bim to health, 50 that ho can resumo bis labora npon tho Denoh, whora ho lss gained such grant dis- tinction. A. H, Giddinga 18 ono of tho most im- partal and popular Judgos In the Stato of Micli- gan, and Lias long boon an ornament to that pro- fosslon which he 80 highly adorns, - Cutiogo, July . 1874, el ORIMINAL, L CRIMINAL COURT. Thomas Smith plendod guilty to the charge of stoaling & watch and ohawn from Mr, Sawyer, an attorney, and was sontenced to flfteon days in tho County Jail, ¢ In the caso of Qharles O'Leary, continuad from Thuraday, tho jury roturned a verdict of not guilty. E. W. Loonard, an Evanston Constable, in- dicted for nssnult with intent to commit rape upon Rosa Borthold, was aoquitted. * The'case of John W. Smith, and Jamoes Gor- don, charged with an nssault: with a revoiver upon James Tighe in February last, was .given to tho jury, with loave to rdturn a sealed vor- dict. . MoNavn, ' TME POLICE counTs. For llowing » nuisance to romain at No, 28 Randolph street, to tho groat injury of his noigh- bors’ noses and {n opposition to thio rules of {ho Board of Iealch, W. I, Stowo was flned £23 by Jus.ico Boully, yestorday, . Jolin O'Brien introduced his hand into tho monoy-drawer of Gus Levi, aud withdrow it in counaction with two mckels and a cont. Justico Scuily sent him to tho House of Correction for winovy days, remarking that tho morul principle involved wns of moro importance to lum than thio monstary consideration. " Tho easo of Juliua H, Walkor. a philanthropio old person, whoue great love for hiy species leads Lim to use evory means that his fauey suggests to injure the ubiquitous enomy of tho human rnag, the boarding-Louse keopor, ' was again called before Justica Boyden, but, owing to tho abseuca of the defendant, who'is said to bo 10k, was contioned until- the 18th, A callous world imputes tho crimio of swindling to Sr Walkor, bocause 1o was succosuful 1 procuring moat and driuk for six weeks ou reprosontations that liad no foundution in fuct. Nr, Hotchkiss, of New Hayen, whose search for bis wife was conductod under circumstancos that mado it th o subject of sovoral newsprpor ‘paragrapbs, was bofure Justico Boydon yester- duv ou the charge of disordorly couduct und carrying concenled wospons. Tho Court, having 1o aetlnite notton what course ho wonld' pursuo it ho wore 1 Mr. Hotelikiss' plado, but inolsing to the loliof that ko would go Lo the wildest -oxtromes, took pity on the deserted man, and diseharged him with some sound advico, Edward Vino, a notorious chiaracter, was takon iuto custody on tho chufgo of vagrancy., Whila being condteted to the station, ho throw a gold Watel to a coufederuto nuned Jolin Conley, and tho latter was immodiately pursued and cap- tured. Tho wateh was identiflod by R. Vandos Lurg, of Calumot, s his proporty, it having boon stolen from his safo a fow mghts ago, Tho churgo against the prisonors was accordingly ¢hanged to robbery, and yoatorday Justico Soully bound them over to the Crimiual Court, J. G, Morrig, of Northoast, a rural apot in tho Interior of Ponnsylvunia, and Plulip’ Roson, a resident of Buffalo, an ambitlous place at tho houd of Lake irie,'wero inducted iuto the myu- torics of turoe-card monte by Clarles ITurlick, ot an sggregate oxponso of #00. Afler thoy oscap- ‘ed frum tho clutouos of the swindler, thoy wore couvineed by a littlo caln refloction that tho koowledgo they Lad gained’of tho BRINO WhY not worth anvihing like tho sum it bad cost thom, and they sposo to thw -polica authori- ties ubout tho amatier. Tho result of tho consuitation wna that Hurlick was arrested, and yeutorduy ho wa rraignod botoro Justico Doy- don, A fino of £50 wud imposed on bim, from which o took an immudiato appeal to the Orime “inal Court, and furnished the nocossary boody for his sppoaranco, 'I'nen -ho left the courte room to seok for moro vietims, and with the ploasing retleotion that in nil human provability the Crimiual Court will never bothor ite august head nvout Lim, In April a man named John Walsh, living at No, 280 Groou streot, was before Justico Senlly on tho charge of beating his wifo, und giviny sway her hard-earned mouoy ta prostitutes nug othor dinraputablo churactors. * o was vely [nwmrly tined $100, and, not being able to raise Lt umiount, wos sont to tho Bridewell. Aftor bo bud been thero s short timo ho aroueod the sympathics of his . wifo; and she Wwous to the Justioo fu bi bohalf, and_succosded in having tho fine reducod ‘to 900 by reprosonting her husband's grent pomtence, and positive de- #iro to do botter in the future, Bhio thon paid tho fino, und he wus roioased, Instond of koop- ing liis promises of good vehavior, the ungrato~ {ul sooundrol ks ncted woiso thau ovor sinco seouring his llnmt{, oup of bis last despicable acts being tho ateall ¢ of six cows belonging to big wife, which wore the solo support of her and her ohildron. Ile is alyo accusod of beating hor, uud gtoaling bher clothos for tho purpose of pgiving them away to prostitutes, oHe terday - moroimg wuw him bufore Justice Soully again, but, remambering tho Beverity of the punishment whivh thuat ofliclal pro- viously l‘:nliutml upon him, be applied for & ohaugo of youuo to Justice Austiy, and it was granted. Whoun tho cavo was oullod thoro was found Lo bo somo informality tu the warrant, auid therefore it wos diwmiased. 16 {8 probublo, howoyor, that Mre, Walsh will not pormit Lor rusoully husbund to ouospo bis Juet ducs this time, but will canse his roarrost t0 be accom- Dlishied {u a logal nmm“'u'snua AIHOKLLA 3 i ' " Jawmos Spauldivg sud Bumuc! Owous, bunko The policoman . “W. Schaoter, for a_fonr-stor; ropors, woro arrastod yosterday by Officer Bwan- son, and thoy will liavé to anaiver bofore Justico Boydon this moruing, for vagranoy, B, Mouroo, of Elgin, has nent to tho police of this clty for' informniion regarding n pair_of Dblagle mntes and a carrings, which somo ono borrowed from bim and forgot to return, Botwsen 2 and 8 o'olook yostorday morning, burglnta ontorod tho roaidonco of Mr. Lt Franl, No. 77 Brown alroot, by forcing a side window with & fimmy, and atolo 8100 In bwonty-dollar Dills, Tho theft was committed without. Arouse ing the Inmntes from sloop, und thorefora no cluo to tho robbers oan be obtainoed, Profosslorial _burglats attempted to rob the safe of Alr, @, Vondorayd, I’ostmaster at Ilowo- Inud (Calimot), on tho nightof theth 7 inst. Thoy tttompted to drill thie safe, which contained 81,500 in monoy, bul, only partially anccooded, and abandonod the worlt for soma canko tot ap- parent,’ 'Phoy entorad the Post-Office and so- cnrod 812 worth of stamps and a926-watoh, The robbors oscaped. It 5 gnid that partios .who ate suspooted of having had a hand in tho recont gunpowdor plot to blow up and burn No. 191 Lako stroot, bave suddonly decampod to avold nrrost. . Dotootives are sti!l ongagod fu 'working up tho caso, but thus far with poor sucooss, Two Qorman womon wore mnhll;(q anxions in- qnirlos Inst ovaning_ for Pater N..Lousingor, saloon-keapor, whom thoy rapresent to. be their husband. "Ono liven nt No. 187 Fourth avo- ono. and tho other at. tho ‘corner of ‘l‘-v}nr stroet and ‘Lhird nvenue, Thoy agsort that Polor {8 n marrying man, having talon to his bosom no less that sevonteon wives, and thoy, deoming that Lo has had his day of con- nubinl felicity, proposo to ehook Luh in his niad caroer. o was acon yoaterdny In the vicialty of tho Madtuon Btreat Station, making proparations toopon a lagor boor rosort, with monov which tho women state ho hns procurred from thom, James Lealle and Edward Brown are netors at the Grand Contral Varlotiss, on Causl stroot, uoar Madison, a plnco which'has baen prolifie of rowa and brawla, Last ovoning, about 8 o'clock, tha young mon unmed were ougnged in taking a r:uhmlunry drink, when thoy bocame involved 08 ausrrel ovor some frivial mattor, abd floally rosorled to _blows. In the course of thd' alfray, Loatio grasped a knifo from ~tho ocountor and siabhod hla antagonist fn_tho knoe, inflicting a slight wound. Oficor Boott was 'called to tho placo, aud arreatod both mon, Leslio boing chargod with an assnult with n deadiy weapon with in- tont to kill, and Brown wag Liold a8 & withess, The former is reprosented ns an unusunlly neacenble young mun, Justico Hoully will nottlo the mattor this morning, Ouo of the most vicions nnd reprohensible cases of cruolty which Las boon noted for somo time, cccurred on the 4th ivst., and the facts regarding ‘it wero brought to light “yesterdny, A man, or brute rathor, entored n honse of fll-repute at No. 516 Bouth Ulark stroot, kopt by Ellen Oaroy, and bogan to abuse the keopor. She remon: strated with bim, and ordered him to leava the place, when he knocked her down nnd gave bor sovoal hoavy kioks in bor sido, neck, face, and abdonton. ~Sho was proguant at tho timo, and in five days nfter tho shocking troatment sho gave bitth to a dend child, and vow lis in n vory aiitical condition, Dr. Bliss bag attended her, and reports hor recovery ns vory doublful, ‘Mo body of tho Infant has Deon placed in chinrge of tho Couuty Physiciau, Dr. Houratin, and tho Coronor notified. Officer Crook learued of the oconrreuce at3 o'olook yostorday wnorning, whilo on dutv, and after o soarch found aud arrosted Simon, who Is at present confined nt {ho Armory to await tho ro« sult of his victim's injurios, — THE CITY-HALL. The Bireetaand Alleya Oommittes for tho West Division, meota on Monday at 2:50 P . Thero is no docrense in the number of appli- cants for employmant in the various depart- monts of the City-Hall. Collections at tho city offices yesterday were; City taxcs, $45,000; licthuos, $3,800, and water taxos, $1,280,22. About £50,000 wero paid out by the oity Troas- uror yestordny, K Comptroller Hayes oxplainod to Ald, Hoath, yeatorday. morning, that be did not menn to impogo on the Finnuce Committos any hard task bolonging to himself. e did not poss upon the salary mattor, because ho was an into r- ested party, and ko intonded to kaep clear of auy imputation, That was tho solo resson why i viows were not given. The contrnotors propose to have tho air-line tunnel complated, * from crib to Twenty-second #rroet, in ninety doys moro, Tho engives Liave yotto'bo ordorad aud built, and a bouse to be eroctod for thom, Tho Board of Public Works think tho prospoots fair that the wator will be drawn through the now aveunue by January next, Tho enlaries of the membors of the Polico and Firo Departmonts wiil bo pad to-day, Somo of the minor lights, and not & few of tha ‘major, &ro rojoicing 1 consequenco. Mayor Colvin was occupled a considerable llx'lm xyoumday siguiug Neenses and vouchors for saluries, ' i Asat.-Supt. Hickey waa busy inspeoting tho polioe stativos Thuridsy. o yoports that Cote tago Grovo and ‘I'wouty-socond Btrect Stations ara too small in all deparrments for tho requires monts of tho districts, aud recommends their imwediato culargomout, Yeatorday tho Bonrd of Public Works issued building pormits to Wiltiam Puetz, for a two- story and Lasewont brick building, on Went- worth avonue, nour ‘Twouty-third streot; to A. ond basement stons building on North Clark stroct; to 8. 8, Unyos, for & two-stcry aud bascment brick builditg ou Dopot placa ; and to Lowis A, Brown, fora four-storv and basement stone buflding on North Clark, southkeast of Superior streot, Tho Board of Publio. Works yeatorday exam- ined tho proposals for raisiug tho Louses on Huluted strect, tho construction of the vinduct on that street rendering this necoseary, It was docided to grant tho contracta to s many of tho proporty-holders as will do the workat tuo lowest prices bid, Deotsion in the cason of the othors 18 withheld in tho hope that thoy will fall in with this arvangoment, which is undoubtedly s good ong, ‘Thoas persons aronnd the City-Hall who have nothing to do but tals aro disvussing tho ques- tion of mout mspection, They Lud other things to fnterest them before the mon wera appoiuted, Lut thoy aranow gravuly donsiduriug what benoflt will bedorived by tho wspectoral seruting of beof, pork, and mutton. Mosy of tho * bummors " nre aprood that it was a ditfoult mattor to procuro aumal food 4t for consumption, It is ulso ac- knowlodited by thom that inspection, carried ont in a proper manner, will tend to itnprove tho ox- isting piato of things, But the * oummers ™ nre srioved aud gloomy ubout omothing, and shrug hior shoulders oniinously. What ihis way bo, hhas ot yet como out ; but of ono thing all may bo eortain,—that whon bummors aud louters nro dlnnp]m‘iutud, other men nre protty enfo to cry contont, A FERWENT APFEAL, Tho Finnuce Comuittee bad under considorn- tion this moruing » potition, which is bore given s 4 litorary ouniosity : o tho High Coundil, Clileago—The potition of G, J, Mold, tram +Bruchaal, Baden, Gernuny, lnee 8 Now ‘Yyumlior 1808 in Qulvsgo, fu rogard of . yayiug buck of 49 for taken in fufustice, T above buid potition I como in my misfortun as in very mousnful situation anothor thuo to the bigh counell o that way, aud allow mo following to pro- duco, 2 In- March 8 1873, went along with mo A, Clans senius, consul, [0 the' ex-Councll Mr. tuiid, who wun tuat thno eulef on tho Husnco atfuires, " Nr, Bond promised Mr, Clauesentus fn tho huud, Lo will {ske care, that I got back surely thosa namoll §19, but Ar, Bond bias decuived Mr. Clutisseniua with untrath, white thonald did not keop bt promiso, wiint it fsiow hussol aWay OVer & your, or much moro sendod buck g tho act wlthout acquistauce {n tha courthouss, ‘That for aro thero the bewt withess from sides bigh mon fn thut cage in the cts, T do notneed to moution only that much Iulow we 1o say my . gonts, thut my"mvnfly that sin able to * doseribe contribute the perstied . futes, griof and misory for the measuro of my pussion to o~ etito an unjust wug, Cousnl Cluusecutas who knows very wall uy roal truste sliuation did give nie the consell that I"should difeot mo again on tho high counsel and it to produco; Me, Glaussoniug wants to Lo susworablo with truths aud ‘ights, whoroby I ullow mo yot (o porceive without this that'T mn ut prosent very passivo, wiila Law nlways scorched with gout on my feot, Consider furthor my gents that my daughs ter frum Gormuny did soud thal suoney for some uld on mowhllo 1 did losw by the largs tire all my gouls and chuttola and abull loso things for tho money of my daughiter as un poor, unfortunute men of 04 years of ug 01 60 injustico woy, ¥hy, gents, if you bring all that in montion, T can- Dot butuve that you won't 1efusv, my gencrops, hu- mmun hearty, thoso Justo request ; 'but” will resolve, to Foturn woun thoso §1), for o prosuro some mitigcon o my tndeserivablo, ireldy sud gutierlug nlscrs, that for Uam obiigod to the ctirnal thanks, ctfully, o 579 N, Wolls utrodt, G, J, Alin, | . LOAID OF YOLIOE, The hearlng of ohargos against policamen aconpied the Loard of Lolico the wholo of yeu. terday alftornoon, Michuot Hewins was frat called boforo’ the Board. ‘This ofticor wus tricd on two sopurato oharges—tinst, of willfully mal- treating oitdzons, and sovond, of hulufi intoxie cated on his boat. The evidonce in tho first cavo proved that dofendant had gone 1nto & house off © bin boat, and acted fn an improper manner to- wards n Indy, Bome gantlomon progont romnn- Btratod with him, and ordered bim to loave tho place, wheroupon hie struck thom. Tha officor's yorslon of the affair was, that ho woe sttracted to tho houso by a disturbanco theroin, and that he cantfoned i’hn ocoupanty againgt disturbing the poaco, Ilo oxcrrad tho liberty with tho young lady on the grontul_that sho waa a friend of lis, and had fnvited him to sit by hor, Whon "he was going down-stalm ho was pounced upon and mimick by tho youor mon, and afl he did was i golf-tofonse, Tho other caso was proved by tho Sergenntof his divislon. After n earoful’ conalderation of tho ovidonco, the Comminsionors dischrrged bim, Teano B, B, Cialr and Frunk Zomnn wero noxt arrafgned on & clisrgo of disobedlencs of ordora and hintloution to dnty, Thoy wero lot off with a cauton to bo mora attontive in futuro. ., Bdward forst was thon brought boforo tho Commissionors, ocharged with maltroating a mebor nimod O'Hnia, Complatiant was ot ho tunvol with a friond on Monday ovening, whan Lo was adonsed by ono Mack of n mild im- oroprivty, ~ O'lara indignantly ~ donted the clinrge, and Mack callod defoudant, and rapostod the allegation to him, Complainant gave hia aceusor the le, whon Horst shoved him down the stops of tho tunmol. O'Inra asked tho oflicer for his number, but the Inttor rephod by splitting tho back part of his hond open, and throatening to shoot him. T'wo wituessos cor roboratod, and tho Commlssionors dismissod Horut from tho foreo, e J 3 GENERAL NEWS, k Tho Employmont Bureau of tha Youay Mon'a Christion Asaoolation 18 glving work to elghtoon or twenty mon por dag, mostly in the country, If theso mon will bo wiso and romain fn the couatry inatead of roturning to tho city to spond tho wintor, nalsher thoy or tho oity will Lo tho losor, Tho comet pussod its porihotion last evoning, oud was a vory brillinnt object, its tail extending #omo fifteon degross npwards north towarde the zonith and ourving porcoptibly towards the left, It was soon by a great numbor of visitors to the Lxposition Building through tho toloscops mounted on the north baleony. It will bo still more intoresting to-night, should tho woather bo flne, osers, Spaulding & Morrick manufactured aud wotd duriug the first six months of tho prog- ent yoar 1,024,120} pounds tobaceo, on which thoy paid a tax of £324,825.90. Mra. James Smart, of No, 84 Dierca streot, found a month-old boy baby, wrapped up i a shuwl, and lying on the sidewalk, at the corner of Congrowa nud inlated treots, yosterday aftor- noon. She toolk tho littlo one 'to the Madison Strent Statlon, whonco it was sout to the Found- lings’ Ioma, At the somi-annual genoral meoting of the “Froja " Scandinavian Binging Soctoty, the folo lowing: were leoted officors for the ensiilnz samo- stor: Prosident, Obarles Xerm; Vice-Presidout, Uonry L, Hortz; Cashior, Gust Nyquist; Ho. cording Beorotary, O. G. TLundverg; Finauoial Becrotary, Th, Kaysen ; Corresponding Secrotary, Martin Iertz; Librarinn, Sven Nolson; Trus- tees, Bophus Storm, Em, Turuer, and Carl Brydo; Ausical Director, John L, Swonson, A man named E, Cummln{z whilo at work yes- torday ou o butlding, No. I3 Eaglo stroet, fell from a scaflold, a distanco of 20 fest, and suck among a pilo of bricks aud atones, His right arm was brokon at the oibow and wrist, 80 that tho bones protruded from the ekin, Dr, Boll diessed tha injuriog, and the man was taken to his howmo, No, 749 Fulton atreat, Madolln, ono of the Azteo childron on exhi- bition a¢ a side-show copnected with the Lipuo- dromo on tho Lake Front, foll down tho stairs londing from a platform last night, and dis- located tho left humanus, a small bone of tho nrm, near the shoulder-blade, Sho was romoved to tho Novads Hotel, wiers Drs. Tounent and Phillipps attended to the fnjury, and plaved Lher in o comfortable condition. Ellis Storen, of 'No. 152 Paciflo avenue, was thrown from his wagon yosterday morning, at the corner of Waslington and Aun atraets, by bis horse, & poor animal which had become frightoucd at a performing bear, Ho was slightly injured, and the bonr and its owner woro anicsted,” but subsoquently - disoharged, Bruin giving & gratuitous performanco at the Madison Btroot Statlon, na a recognition of his gratitudae to the polico for not locking him up, Coroner Stepliens held an inquiry yestorday {uto tho circumstances uttonding the shootin, or Addison Burr Rowloy, whoso denth nccum\fi ‘Thursday morung, at his late rasidenco, No, b5t Tulton streot, Deconsed and another young msu, Edgar Terhune, wero in Unfon Park on tho Fourth, whon tha lnttor was about to show him & new, londed pistol, The weapon was acci- dently discharged, tho shot stnl ting Rowley in the hoad. A vordict of death from nacoidental shooting was rendered by the Jury and Terhune ditchargod from custody, At 4:30 o'clock yotérday aftornoon s T-yenr old boy, winle playing on & pilo of lumber on the bank of the river just north of Van Buren street bridgo, fell into tho water, and was drowned beforo nssistance could be rondered. “Ihia polico draggod the river .until 6:30 o'clook inst ovou]ufi without fludivg. tho body, The bumo of the littlo follow had not beou learned up_to miduight, nor had there beon any inqui- quiries at the Armory conceining him. Tllis Lodge, No, 447, I, 0. O. F., located at 810 Cotingo Grove avonuo, hold o vory euterttining installation Thursday evoning, conduoted by Jolin G, Rogors, 1. G- M., assisted by David L. Shorey, . U. R., and_ otbers, The ball wan ciowded with Iadies aud gentleman, who took great Intorest In the x;:ru(ermn of Odd-Fellow- ship, both ns illustrated by its forms, and as cloquontly oxplaiued by the orations delivorod. Bu¢ the atdience were 'still more pleased with tho sweet songs and rocitations by Mrw, Dlince Uregory Slayton, a protessionnl reader and elo- cutianit from the Enat, who has recently settled in Chiengo. % ‘The following tolegram was received yosterday at Aty Headquarters in this ity ; 8t. Paur, July 9, 1874, Awslstant Adfutant-General Milliary Division of the issoue i, Chicago, 11L,: Last repiort from Pembina, Just recefved, indicates overything quiot. The wifo of ono of the murdered men positively fdentiies two of the Indiuns us cone jvg from the Devil'a Luko Regervatlon, somelimes kuown ns Lako alinufwaken, where she find boen liv- dng und known them, Bhe ia also cortain ahe had seen the others thoro, Tho commanding ofticor st Fort "Totior has been fustractod o investizato s eport, . D, Giteexs, Assistaut Adjutant-General, The South Park Cowmissionors have com- glulcd some vory extonsive improvoments In tho outh Park within the past two weeks., The principal one is the oponing to travel of Bayard aveuuo, o magnificont drive, which tuns amony tho groves southwost of the bowlevard, Noar tho contre of tho avenue is the old Bailoy man- sion, which is fittiey up for a restaurant ana realing placo. At the south ond of tho avenne Lavilion avenuo commoncos, It is sim- ilar to Bouth Park and Drexel boulevards, and runs as far wost as Wostorn avenuo, Tliess now drivos are alive with carriages and turn-outs every ovening, and the Comminsioners are com- monded for edding to tho pleasures of tho people. A fow minutos aftor 11 o'clock yosterday fore- noon, s fire occurred 1n the barn of H, Huslop, & buler, nt No. 497 Milwaukoo syouuo, near Noble streot, and for o tlmo nu ontive block of small wooden etruatures was threateued with total da- atrugtion, The alarm came from Box 621, and the Firo Departinont quickly respondod. ' The flames spread 80 rapidly “to -the adjoinin property that Marshal Betner soutina secon and third alarm, aud sixteon engines and other flre dpparatus wora soon on thespot. A hoiso nud cow, and a wagon aud harness in Mr. Hus- lop's bain wora destroyed, The stables in roar of 405, 499, and 501 wore speedily consumed, and tho houses In front of them badly scorchiod. A Iarge multitude of peopto gathored, and tho occupants of houses near the lire removed their offeots, In'a short time the firemon_ succevded in arrestiug tho progross of the flames, Tho houses of Frod Canl{ No. 501, and Mr, Haslop, No, 405, woin partin] l'y Jestroyed, The loss of the formoris 1,600, sud tho lattor $2,000, John Stohil suffored damago o the ox- tont of 81,000, Fritz Garton and e, Dilock are losera to tho oxtont of about 500 onch, Tho total Jous is about 5,600, and tho propoity was but purtially insured. The fire way firal dis- coverad by & sorvant-girl, who gavo the alarm, Its origin i8 not known, SULCIDE, Tho dead body of a'Uerman, whose full name Inat J)rounnt uukuown. to tho authoritios, wua fouud at 6 o'clock lust_oveniug, floating 1 tho river at Polk stroot bridgo, ‘Tho casois ovidont- ly one of suiolde. Doceussd way omployed in the suloon of eorge Roasouor, at tho vortior of Titeh wvouuo and Polk stroat, and was_kuown only by tho Cliristian name of Hormun, Lasi Tuesday oveniug;ho appoared to bo troudlod about soniothing, tud was ob- sorved to cry, and look very ‘much dejocted, Ho auid nothwng, howover, and about 73¢ o'clook wontout, geing in the dirgotion of tho bridgo. ‘Whon found, his wateh had azuprnd at o quarter past 8 o'olook. It {a thought thut be jumpod ]nbu the rivor from the shoro, sy 1o oue sbout tho bridge observod ham. On & valise which - he loft st Reason- or's, the name *'Horaian R." s marked, Ho hisa o hrothor-in-law in thigolty, but hia nddreny is not known, Deconsed was n singlo man, about 28 yoars old, Tho body was sout to the Morgus, whoro tho Corunor will Lold an Inguent {his forencon at 11 o'clook. e ia ANNOUNOEMENTS, Thora will bo musle in (e Obiosgo Avente Dark to-night, Tha fourth annnal pionic of the Western Iil- g(no Buud will bo given at Ogdon's Grove Bun- ny. The firat anntial plonis of the Iebrow Family Boueflt Assoclation will bo given Bunday at Bl ver Loat Grovo, "Tho asscasment books for thie Town of South Chleago witl be turned over to the Qouaty Olark Moudny marning, There are numorous poople, mostly morchants, who hayo noglocted to attond to thin matter, and unlesn tho businoss ls attond- od to to-day much additional expanso will bo tha result. A mooting of_tha Womon'a Tomooranco Or- ganization for the Bouth Side will bo hold in the - prayor-meoting room of the Young Men's Chrlse tinn Associntion, 148 Madison sirdet, at 8 o'clogk’ P, m. to-day. All Coristiae women ato oarnostly roquestod to attond., Tho Young Man's Obrintisn _Assoclation will - urgnn‘zovn Converantional Biblo Clase at their roums, No, 18 Madison atrget, to bo hald ‘ovory Bundny morniug at 9 n, m., Lo continue one bhour, o subject for to morrow will be Lazarus and tho Rich Man, Al young mon, atrangors in tho clty, aud sny othors wishing aro cordinlly invited (o attend, The Rov, Arthur Mitoholl, prator of tho First Prosnyterian Chureh, corner of Iudiane avenuo aud Tiventy-fivat strovt, will proaoh this morne ing, Tho " First nod' Becond Prosbytotian to study the Bible, Churchos yill unite thoir ovening congrogations * during tho months of July and August, worshipe lug in the two churches alternately, © To-mor- Tow evening the Nov, Mr. Gibson, of tho Sedond Clurely, wilt prench in tho First Cliurch. Tha following i8 tho programmo of the gon." cert at Lincolu Park thia Erwgmooux n,' P %a 1. Lincoln Park Marel 2, Stoam Galop, TaRTI, 4, Qverturo to 1 b ou ot Ta Tayedere 4. Atiu from " Stradello,€” nolo for cornot., ... i 6. Tuutasa on themen from # The Hyghes oo nots" Rosenkranz Tiivior Finr 11, 1. Overturo to “ Itallann In Alglord, 4 Nortiorh Galon. o ot . Bucond finalo from Liicrerla Torgiu e 4. Firat Love Walt A oy G, Potpourri fron 0. Beriin Marc, v AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Tony Past_o?s Troupe. Grand Matinee To-day!l: Grand Matinee To-day! Grand Matinee To-day! AL, A2, Ate. THIS EVENING, A Great Saturday Night Bil Taok out for Now Novoltis M'VIOKER'S THEATRE, Close of tho Season LAST OF THE LINGARDS | LAST OF TILE GREAT PLAY, LA TENTATION! Played tn Now York nndertho title of LKD ASTRAY, MATINEE AT 2 P 1, ENING AR § P, MM, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Last appoarance, provlous to tho Lindon engagomenty of tho wondacful § VOK S 1 MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JULY 12 AND 14, FUN IN A FOGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, BELLES OF TEE KITCITEN Oporturoat :10. Deamatio Company, 8:20. Vokosntd, ™ Ordor carriagas at 10230, S A et EXPOSITIO_N_BUILDING. The Comet! The Comet! Tanlght, and svory nlght this wook, tho COMET will o liowis to " tlio DULIG. 1rom (1 maghs A o ob 1 ilon” Bulidiag, * thugd " TOWREEOL LE, 3C0PE, undor o diraotion of My, K. COLBLIT Y ThE O10AG0 THsuNL, THE WONDERFUL ILLUSION, | 3k e benatta Btil open and_ thorongily vontilated. Al eautifo; gfixfifirfilx%&%%x vurls, aod DUBUFES DON EXCURSIONS, THE STEAMER BEN DRAKE RUNS TO 'Evanstcn, THREETRIPS DAILY, Loaving Clark.st. Bridgo at 6:15 a. m., 1, m., and §p m. Leaviug Evanstonat8am., 1p. in., and 630 p, . Sundays oxcoptod. THE FIRST ANNUAL PIONIO Oricutal Lodge, No. 43, Kuighis of Pythias Will be hold at WRIGHT'S GROVE, North Olark-st, '}‘XOL‘\? B‘t’)’ Jl;l] 18, 1. All brothren aro luvitd N, AR brathron tn untform who wish to tako pan in tho parado_trom tho halt to Northeav. will ploaso 1o t 9 o'olok K. m. v o hall, it bo In waltipy i N o (ot parading u Ny bors froo. 19 Grove, Otator parndiag EalUT IEler o AUADEMY OF MUSIC, MATINKE TO DAY, DAVENPORT IN TWO PIRCES, TS EVENING, A Great Irtsh Drama and Farco, EXPOSITION BUILDING, Gilmore’s 22d Rogimont Band PROMENADE CONOERTS, Commencing July 20. Tiokots nowvn saleat tho usus ‘plages. HOTELS, WESTMINSTER HOTEL ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN, Corner Irving-placo und Sixteeuth-ite NEW YORK, Only ano blocl: from Union Suuare, tho mont otral kot Tocation in tha elty, in tho imniodinto viclnity of ‘a tho prielnal places of umusement, and loaditig potal e e GHAS, ROREIAR Brousistar. TEAS. ENGLISH BREAKFAST PAQOKET TEA COMPANY. endo nag,, Whilosale Depol, 123 Pearl-st, Now York. . Tho finest grades of all kinds of Tou i\ may bo bad ‘of the Jeading drugglets it ackuges Irom onc-quarter of & puund up, at the unltorm price of o ONE DOLLAR PER POUND. ‘'ho following aro nlroady appointed - gonta in Chig Wo LI, 56 W opp, it Houao, sty Palnior Houss, ) =z 5 FRACTIONAL CURRENGY, G ROOTION AL OURRENDY, . .. $5 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCGY FOR BALK AT TRIBUNE OFFICE, . i i