Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1874, Page 2

2 " LOCAL MISCELLANY. RESIGNATION OF OORPORATION COUNSEL NORTON. Tho anponucement made in it TRINUNE of yoaterday morning that Mayor Colvlu had had . nvery gorlous confevence Sunday evening with the Corporation Counsol on the subject of tho Inticr's roxiguation, croatod couslderablo oxelto- mont at the City-Iall yesterdoy morning. Whero woro not wanting (hose who doubted. tho verncity of tho ltom, many of tho Aldor- men avowing that nelther tho Mayor nor Mr. Notton would spend & holy Sabbath ovening In talking vvor the matter of so purely socular n nature. Lo owder to thoroughly ascortain tho facts of tho caxo, o Trinuxe roportor called upon THE MAYOL, sud asked him whotlior or not 1t lind its fonndn- tion in fact. 1o was much surprised at fiudiug B0 eompe & report of the couforence, hut ac- kuowledged that bo and the Judgo had had o fullc over the Low Departmout hitch. ‘\'t'um #ame timo he safd thoro was *no authority " for thio publicaton of tho jtem, Lhe reporior then repared to tho sunctum of JYDGY; NORTON, % and quostioned Lim with regard to his futorviow withs tho Mayor. ‘b Judgo stated that he had invitea the dayor to his house tor the purposo of consulting im generally ou miattors pertain- jog to tho Cily Uoverunient, awd that daring {hir talk vo mention was made of the Luw Do- partmont hitoh, Mentally rosolving that ono of tho gentlemen must be mistaken, tho reporter again called upoa tho Mayor, and oxplained to Lim tho variation betweon his voporkand that of tho Corperation Connnel. 1l Hovor looked puzzled for o mintte, but at Jast blurted out tho truth, which wss that Corporction Counsel Norton TAD TENDERED IS RUSIGNATION and ho lad accepted it. Tho wolo questton then romaining way who is to bo Mr. Norton's suc- coswor ? The Muyor hind nothing to ssy upon thio subject, and usn rulo the Aldermen voro very roticeut upon the mattor. TUE NANE3 MENTIONED in connection wil the offlco aro those of Megsrs. 1. M. nnu, Assistant Corporation Conuuspl; L. Jamieson, City Attomey; M. F. Tuloy, Frank Adame, and Thomas DNoran. Nome of tho gentleman _con bo looked upon yot as candidates, however, Tho strougest mau in tho lot {s dL. F. Tuley, whoes powerful pointa aro hins provions snccessful occupation of tho affice, nud tho atatament, freoly mado yesterday, that hohad espreesod the opinlou thut tho re- cent opiuton of City-Attoruey Jamicson in the City-iall mattor was not tho corcect one, Ilis weal points are tho fact that uoithor the dayor nor the Comptirollor aro favorably inclived to- waeds bim, sud that Lo Las tho misfortune to owin 8 lawr practice worth from $12,000 to $15,000 1 year, which ho would Lardly rehuquish for the wiko of tho city's 56,000, CITY-ATTORNEY JAMILSON doelares that ho fools quite bappy in his litile ooz, and has no wish to move next door whilo {ho enlaries attached to each ofiice are equal in nmount. sud thers in no doubs that his hoad is 40 Jovol as on tho day that ho indorsed that cdi. Lorial with that opinion. Bir. Munn, the Assiste aut Corporntion Counsol, Lias msny friends who considor him woll adupted to the oconpancy of the oitico, nud there is no_doubt that tho main objection to him will be the fact that be was nssivinub to ou ubsuccessful su- perior. Either Tom Mloran or Frank Adams aro looked upon o lawvers who could condudt the business of tho offica successtully. hs great thing, however, which tbo Aldermen are on the look-out for, 18 n Corporation Counsel who will bo willing toride over lnw, procedants, aud previous adverse opivious, in order to PAT TILE CITY-UALL BINGS ON THE PACK, end fvdorse for their benotit she recout informal elections. Yo secure this man, mauy of thom will be willing to sink as low in the Bar scale ay James Leary or Charles O'Malloy. Under thocirenmstsuces, there nover s utimo when the eloction of & Corporation Counsel meant o much good or ovil to tho eity. “I'ho resignation of Jlr, Norton, it is uuderstood, will taiso effect immeodintely unou the appoiut~ ment of his succeasor. ——— H. L. GAY. Rumors have been current for some time that Mr. Henry L. Gay, » well-known architect of this city, was amoug thoso who had been ap- nroached by tho Aldermanic combination for the purpote of vocing whether ho ‘would pay any=~ thing to secure tho position of Court-Housa architeet, It has also been reported that Mr, Gay was not ignorant of the cupidity of Alder- wen, und that little remniued of the $3,000 bha reccived last year for the second-best Court- Houso plan, nfter he had paid out tho money he had in advauce promised to persons * having in- flucnce.” In order to ascortain somothing, if poible, as to tho truth of theso reports, & Tep- reaentative of Tix TRinuxz had o telk with Mr, Guy yestorday afternoon. The conversation was soniewhat ay follows : < DL.—Well, Mr. Gay, how are yon feeling over tho action of tho Conncil and County-Board in referoncoe to tho appointmont of architccts for the public buitding ? M. Gay-—0h, T havo taken no Interest in the matter recontdy. I saw it wasnonse. 'Tho mat- ter lind gotten into the hands of a certain clique, and it was as good £0 lot it alouo, R.—-Do you mean by *cliqno” that undue in- fluonces were brought to bear on city and conn-~ iy ofticluls ? Mr. Gay—That iy A very common belief, so far 8y I can seo. R.—Do you, of your own Inowledge, know of anv such influsuco having been brought to bear ? Mr. Gay—Nothing that you might eall tangible 89 regards the appointmeont of architects, 1t.—You Liavo reference Lo tho pluns lst year, I uuppose? : Mr. Gay—Well, yes. Something came to my Xuowledgo then that looked, to sny the least of if, someiwhat suspicious, R.—Were you “approached™ by any of the city or county oflicora?, « Mr. GGay—Not by sny officor. Tl —Then you must haye beon *approached " by sonio ** infermediato” u!:nufxyi‘ Ar, Gay—I waus given to understand, through intermodizte persous, that monoy should uced to got my plans shoved through. B.—Did the intermediates intimate to you whom they were acting for ? Mr. Guy—They did not, and they might have been blowing for all T Inow. One thing is cer- toin: thero is an avenue, somebow, by which the good graces of tho Council ean be reached, if tho Broper purties can ba necured, T.—You beliove that the rlans and the archi- tects were not selected by merit ? Ar. Gay—Cartamly, because i€ merit had auy- thing to do with Ltho buriness my plang would have stood as good a show a8 tho rest. But I don't wunt the public to imagino that I fool xore, and ura ready to Lbowl about it. R.—Did you, us roporled in the Times, volun- teer to go gobeforetho Graud Jury, and tellwhat you kuow, Afr, Gay—Tho first I know of it was_roading tho statement in the Times s I coms in in the cnrs. 1 go outof town every Suturday night, Tho' assortion 18 withont foundation. I am, liowover, 88 o citizon, willing to answer auy ques- tions bub to me Ly tho Grand Jury, i I uhould ‘bo snmmoned Lofore that bodly, {huvu 10 dix- position whatsvor to voluuteer any statoments, I don’t desiro fo figure lu tha charector of o public gorsip. I'hio was oll that Mr. Gay had to utter on_the Bubjeet, but woen the woxt Gieud Jury meots it mizht =8 woll put the quos- tiou to MNr, Guy whother he naid ont any oney last year for serviees rendored in secur~ Ing tho adoption of his plan by the Speeial Com- filtme‘ ufl “helleml lm‘:‘\;&\u\nslfled ‘to DY any~ ing to have bis plan ndopled by the Conucil ks tlio ono to build by, s ——— THE SUNDAY NEWESPAPER TRAIN, Evon tho Journal hts becomo oxerclaed ovar tho Buudayv nowspaper brain, and yesterday mada the following romark ; Tho Westoru Nows Company, with its usual onfor~ prise, now runs u special uewspaper traln from Chi- cng:vuiln )\Lfin\;mkluel;rfi‘n}n‘?:)r';x:or‘nlnm ml‘x‘l two of our woTning contemporatie ryin ci of s et y outa CIailng (1o trih ua 1t o, ‘Wo have already explained this matter. Tho Western News Compauy doos not ruu or pay for tho Bunday traln, aud hos never claimed that it doos, Tha Times bos claimed i, aud, in dolug o, comes oy noar the truth 24 it over gots ubous anything,—thab is 10 claims what iy nob true, ‘The facts aro, that ik Tmsuns enguged o specinl train to caniy its Sunday odition junt ‘’balt an hour eavlior thau iue Zinies, and wan a0 woll convinced of ita superior advantagos for reaching tho peoplo, that it extended au juvitn. tiou to the other newspapers to 1ido on the auno truiu, Tho Pones, with an slacrity which nover sharacterizes tho movemonts of its employes, axeopt when an iuvitation ju Inened, engoily oined in. All that Ty Trrvuss hos to reproncl ituelr with Is the fact that 1t Lins hioon in any way ustrumental [n carrying o our virtnous nieigh- hots on tho lino of tho Miwnukes Road n publi- cation which no modest womun will be soen roadig, Iut na tho Bunday subnrban edition of Tie TriwuNz wao rapidly exbimusted,and thero srusan oager domand for more in Milwaukos, wo hiave tho consolativn of knowing that its ciroula- Hon wiil olly énuntox&ct the viclous Influenco of tho fow coplos of:$if# {lidonont papor which tags on bohind. "Qz 2 o THE MIKH HIDONALD OROWD. It has been iu tood for some time, by those who Lave,hiad;means of kuowing (o rolntlous that oxlst betweou the proprictors of gembling-houses and parsons {u authority in tho oflico of the Ohinago:2¥mes, that Mike McDon< ald wes oxempted. from unduo exposuro and abuse, for n reagon that could nok ba dell- nitoly explaiued, but \which was generally sup- posed to bo -d'n fluaucial ono. Tho violont astnck miido on him by that paper on Buiday' way, thoreforo, a surpriso ; but ho '(fwun n plausiblo explanntion of it, and {g entitled to n hearing, 1o aaya that Tor o long timo oue ot tho renponniblo editora of tho Times was indebted to his partwor, Morrin Aartin, for borrowed monoy to the amount of &176, which was loaned provious to tho editor's leaving Ltho city for a_Buropsan mr. Not lang ago thoro wero cortain itemns pubiished fu the Limies nbous dMoDouald's place, which ho claima wero not gnly nutrio, but ungrateful, wm view of tho favors whicl hud Ucou dono by him for this peison who might have provonted thelr publiostion, nud for ethor porsons of loss con- sequenco wonucoted with the paper, aud in a promiseuous evowd ono day Lo romnrked that the Times men hod Dbottor pay tholr logitimate debts bofore thoy abnsed him and his partnera, o boiloyes that this romark was carnd to tho Timea ofico, becauns the oditor aforanaid callod at bis gamblingshouso Saturday night and paid Iis partnor, Martin, the 75 that ho had borrowed from him, remnrking at the same thne that e (tho editor) sbould noy bs blsmod for auything that miglt anpoar intho Z%mes thofol- lowing worning. All thet McDonald nske now in thas tho other Times mon who owe his house money will pay it back ns woou us Lho{ can con- vonicintly ; elss hio uight bo inducad to publish them Ly name. Tu thia conneotion, it may bosteted that Mayor Colvin is oxcocdivgly wroth about the Tintes® allusion to] Inm in connoction with AleDonald, and Do has not fully mado up bis mind what courso ho should pitrsue fn the premiscs, 1o talky about *chusing old Storoy until ho fs dend,” but it is snafo to say ho will secarcoly st~ tompt this at prosont. Suporintendont Jehm troats the wholo affuir with tho utmost contompt, oud cluis o bo ready for au investigation st any momeat, — INSURANOE NEWS, Tosuranoo compaulos are vory ceutlons at pros- ent in regard to insuring proposty, snd thore is hardly a ohance for snybody to got overinaur- ance from a first-olass compeny, Thers are a few which wilt tako rlsks on slmost anything thoy can get, but ono might just s well have no insuranco nt all as to bo insured in suoh con- corus, Xt {s not lilkely that in onge of a large Gro thoy would bs able to pay their lossos in full, 83 thoir nssots ave elmost valueloss, and thoy arocompellod to insure almost aoything in order to carry on thelr businoss. - Tha bottor class of companics ars greatly reduclng their linos of in- surauce, aud canceling soms of tho policies they no longor consider rat-cluss risky, Ts was also stated vesterday that tho Ztna of Hartford nud the Springfield Fire & Marine bad withdrawn from the city and given orders to have thoir pol- jeies canceled. Boveral othior prominont com- panies are suid ‘to have withdrawu within tho last day v two. . ‘SIH CILCAGO TOARD OF UNDERWNITERS held » mcoling’ yesterday dfcertoon ut their oltico, No, 127 LaSalloe’ streot, Ar. Goorge O. Clurk, tho Prealdont, in the ohalr. ‘On wmotion, it was reaolved that tho iron-shutter chatrge of 1 per cont attach on all buildings writton nuder the minimum tarif, Mv, Davie offored tha following in regard to rating frame buildingy, which was roforrod to o counmniltes of fiva ¢ Resolved, Thet tho minimum rate on the classes of Dazards cnumcrated in the followiug schedulo ba a8 follows {n tho dlstricts definwd : Frame dwellings, not ezs than 3 por oent, Tirlek dwollingd, not Jess than 3¢ per cout, Framo stores and menufactiuring csiablishments, 10k Jeau thun G per oent. elek ntores, not lews than 137 per cent, Provided, I if tlho owner of any framo dwollin of framo tloro #all jucaee the samo with a brick wa or ollicr firo-proof material, and yrotoet the roof with fire-proof materinl, then the rate on auch frame dwall- ing may Lo reduced fo 117, and on such framo stores o3y porcent, at the diseretion of the undorwriter, and tho district 0 hercby defined as follows: Com- menciug on Stafo streel ut Eldridgo court, therice run- nimg sonth, including both sides of Stite ntrcob at El rldge court, thenco rnning gouth, fuchuding Coth eldes of Hiato sireot to Twenty-second street, thonce weet alony the worth ‘alde of ‘Iwenty-second strect to the weet mide of Ladin streol to Tolfth streety o o Tland nvane tiouce along tha west sido of Lhto Islaud aveuue to Lalsted street ; thence nlong tho west slde of lalutedotreat to Allwaulkea aveuuo § thence along the west side of Alil~ waukeo avenue o' North aveuiie: thoncoalong tho south slde of North avonue to Fifth avenus or North Wells strect; thonvo south along the weab sido of North Wells street or Fifth aveuto on tho mafu branch of tho Chicajio River ; thonce followlng the north slido of the main braueh and the west slde of the South Lrauch to Harrigon slreet ; thence eant on tho north side of Harrison utrest to Clark atroct ; thenco mouth at the osst ldo of Clark streot to tho piaca of bo- glualug, A regolution was adopted that the reduction for keeping watchmon and watch-clocks shall ouly bo allowed when oll policios on buildings aud contents have a writton wurranty that said watchman and wateh-clock shall be kept on the pmx]n(:iucs stull timos when the hands are not at work, On motion of Mr. Davis, s resolution was ndopted that & Commwittea of threo be appointed whose duaty it shell be to confor with such oitizens o8 thoy may find willing to co-oporate with them to tako such measires os they cun to put our Fire Department on such 2n offective footing a8 will commnnd the resncet of our citizens and undor~ writera doing business Lerg. Acommuuication wag received from Mosos King, Goneral Manager of the Chiptry Monufacturing Company, of 8t. Loui#, in roference to n com- Dbined fire-proof shutter, firo-laddey, and escape. ‘Iho apparatus consists of atiaching an ordinary wrought-iron laddor to & fira-proof uhutter 8o construetod o8 to permjt of its being oponed from tho outsido or isido, aud while asconding or deseending, 'L'bo invention kins received the unqualified indorsoments of the Iira Depart- ments of Now York, Boston, Chicago, aud Bt. Liouis, and las raccived the unanimous spproval of the Underwrters of Now York, Boston, sud 5t Louis. “Fhe Board appointed s committes of threo, consisting of Messra. Clark, Davis, and Case, to consutt with Mr, King in referonco to ita intro- duction in Chicago. g THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, The Cecunty Commigsioners met yesterdny sf- ternoon, Prosident Ashton fu the chair, ‘Tho Committco on Hospitals reported recom- mending the construction of firc-cscapes at tha County Hospital, and asked an apprapriation for thut purpose. The report was concurred ln, BECORDING AUSTIACTE, The Committoo on Finnnce reported on the subject of recording abstracts by tho Reourdor, Lhat they are of the opinion that 1t was a stop in the right direction, and will in the end do awny with the prosont monapoly in tho abstract busi- noss, aud slso provo & source of rovenue to the couuty, A large number of abatracts have beon recocded, ana persgons nro now avlo Lo procnre certitied copioa from the Recoidol's office at very emall cost compared with what they would have to pny for abstracts ordered ut the abstragt- oftices, Tho Committea thersfore recommonded that an appropriation of $1,000 por year from Jan, 8, 1878, Le made for the oxpentie of rocord- ingg abutracty, and that the Olerk draw an order for $1,600 Lo tho ordor of Jomes Stewary, Recorder of Deeds, that baing the umount dus atb thod rate to'duly 1, 1874, Commissioner Jolinson offerod an amendment fising the Ltecorduer's exirn componsntion af £2,000. This was voted down, aud the report of the Committce was coneurrod in, MELVING THE YOUR, Commlssioner Jones offerad the following : Wiknkas, Tho subjoct of publio charities and the Lost wade ot dispensiug the nuwe to the poor wut indiyent baw bocotnu waautter of gouvral diveussion ; therelore,(Uo it ! Jicavlred, That (ko Chalrman of this Bonrd bo di- rectd to exumiue and investizoto the question 09 fo thy beet, maet mndern, aud economical way aud mai- ner of crecting hospital, thelr munagoment, coutrol, und diroction ; also the best nud Mot approved and ecouonitcal tans kit ean bo providod (oF tie dispens sation of piiblic charities, nud caring for the insane, aud Iu whot maunor aud to what oxtent our County Poor-Houso und farm can bo mudo to spproxitmuie slf-suainfuing, and report to this Board ot tls earitoat convoulence, ? Commusstonor Crawford hoped to ses #omo vlan wdopted by which the pauper problemn would bo solved, Commisstonor Johngon graw quite warm over tho rokolution, regardiug it ay un insult to the Committee on fospitals, Comuigsioner Joncs denfed any intontion to fneult thot Commntteo, but was nouo the lesy firm in ngserting that thore wore loose practices which onght to ho corrected, Ho moutloned tho fact that” women from adjaccut countios aud Btates camo to tho lying-in ward of the Connty +IToupital, and afier tholr babios wers born and disposod of the mothers went on thele way ro- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST' 4, 1874, W Joleing, loaving tho Hospital In grent -l{lo, with Haratogn trunks pnd n bl{: outfit gonorally, On motion of Cominiusioner Bogue, tho rosolu~ tlon wau lld ovor for ono wauk. A JINT TO THE *TIyES," Tho pamo disposition was mado of & rerolution, nffarad by Commissionor orting, directing the Caommitloo on Publlc Iecords to take tho tgooy- eary stops to nscortain whother tho present quarters occupled by the Recorder's office eould not ba had for lowor rent, and, if not, whether & suitable placo could notbo had for loss monoy, and thus dacrease the expenao of the Rocording Donartmont, 'he Committes on Public Oharitles reported thnt the expondituras for the Tusane Asylum for the month of July wore £1,078; for tho Poor- Ilouso, #1,201.204 for the County Agont's of- flco, €6,316.80; total, £8,625.81, Tho Hoard adjourned until Saturday at 2 p, m. s THR CITIZENS' REFORM ASSO0IA- TION. Tho Committoo of Ono Hundrod appoiuted at tho lost mootiog of thoe Oitizens' Associntion mot yestordny ovoning at the Palmor Houso, Mr, T, O, Dora 1 the chalr, and Mr, Emery A, Btorra actiug a8 Scerotary. Tho rell of membera boing called by tho Secrolary, it was found that sll the wards but ono wero ropresented. Tho mombers, at tho roquost of the Prosident, thon oamo forward and eigned tholr names to the constitution and by-laws. On motion of Mr, Boomor, the following gen- tlomou wers sppointed to fill vacancioa in the Contyal Committeo: Mossrs, Gray, Dliss, Jof- froy, Yotwin, and ‘Tilton, A motiou was mado that the Chalr appolnt an Txcentive Commitieo of fiyo, I'lip Chalrman statod that ho was not yob pro- pared fomuko the seloction, ns that Committee ahould be a yery important one. On motion of Mr, Honderson, the meetlog adjourned for five minutes that a meoting of th cltizenn could ho held to amond tho constitu® tiou o ax to provido for ru Excoutive Committes of from fivo to nine mombers, The citizens then held a mecting, Mr, Hough- taling 1u tho chalr, On motion of Gen, Webater, the eaction pro- viding for an Exccutive Commlttes was recon- sidered. 3ir, Emory A, Storrs moved thab the scction bo so amendod that the Committeo sbould con- sist of nino mombors, and thyt they bo solected from citizons outsdoe of the Committes of Oue Ilundred. Agreed to. Tho constitution, na amondod, was edopted, and the meoling adjourned, and the Committeo rosumed ita session, Mr. Doggott moved that the Chairman appoint o committco of dve Lo velect the Executive Com- mitteo of nine, and to report Friday night. The yotlon waw agroed to, and the Chair an- pounced a8 tho Appointing Commniittee Mogars, Houghtaling, J. €, Haines, 8, D, Kimbark, Ge, MeClurg, and Thomas Hoyne. Tho Committeo then adjonrned until 8 o'clock Triday evouing. ——— FIRA-PATROL, TUE SEVENTH WARD. . Anothar mocting of the citizous of the Sov- enth Ward, with a view of orgnnlzing a fire- patrol, took place last evening at 183 Conalport avenuo. Tho Commisteo of Five which were ap- poiuted at tho last meoting to confor with the leadors of such movementa in other wards ro- ported that thoy hind conferred with tho Polico and Fire Commissionors, and also with the mem- horn of tho tire-patrol in the Centh Ward, and that in their opinion n potition should bo seut to the Common Council asking that powor bo geanted for tho organization of anck n brigade. 3Mr, Hanisch thought that tho citizena of the whole ward should be called to a mass-meeting at some prominent hall in tho neighborhood. Thiy, liko a1} other suggestions of any value, wos lost sight of iu the aniwated per- sonal dobates that prevalled during the ovenlug, An Executivo Committee of nino . was_ appointed to draw up a2 sot of resolutious to be presented to tho Com- m'ml:t Councll a8 tholr meeting on next Mondsy night, sn motion, they adjourned to maat again on Fridav ovonlug of this weok. Tho ausembly was composed entirely of Gormans, and nothing bt tho German languago was spoken, At tho prea- ent rata of speed ndopted by thess citizons, tho Boventh Ward wilt probably hava s flca-patral romo timo 1n 1875, but hardly bofore that time, Whiat wo{ want {8 some onterprising person to ot thio ball a rolling, bat until such a porson turns up nothing toward organizing fire-patrol will bo nccomplisbied, and the hovest citizens who aro nos supporting a good caure will find thomselyes supporting a set of pot-houss poli- ticions, At their noxt menting, unless somo sohid, subslantin! work is put in, the whole plan will fall to piccos, . THE FIFTEENTI WARD Volunteer Firo Brigado Lius just beon organizad, Tho objecty aro to reudoer such aid aud nssiat- anco to the r;fiulnr foreo, in case of firo oceur- nng in tho Fiftoanth Wnrd, as the City Fire Martuhal or his substituts shall direot or consider ngvisablo,—~such as the shutting off of all travel and passage on streats and alloys adjacent to the firo, tho esisting the rogular firemen in remoy- ing bogso and other apparatus, ete. Aleo, to save goods, and guard tho same agalnst thoft; to provent or causo to bo cancoled excessive inguranco in all cases, and to bao espacially and continuously on guard againet tho causes of fire, such as dofective fluca and chimneys, smoke-lousos loft unguarded or in too closo proximity to hnildlnfu, urning straw and othor inflammablo materials in alloyes, and othar equally dangerous things and praclices, and to prosocute all persons guilty of mnch practicos, Every person reslding in the ward, abova tho sgo of 20, of good reputo, who earus a living b{ reapsctablo mosns, may apply for memborship. There will be & meeting this even- Ing ab Aurora Turner Hall, THE EIOHTU WARD. "The citizons of tho Eighth Ward are invited to attond n mooting to bo boid at No. 805 Dlue Island avenuo this evening at 8 o'dlock, for de- vising ways and meang of protection from fires, Soh-se s e THE SUANDINAVIAN FREE.TRADE LEAGUE. The Scandinaviau Free-Trade Leagus held an adjournod meoting at No. 38 South Clark street, last ovoning at § o'clock. Thoere were about iwonty-five mombers present, Nicliolss L. Han- sen, Eyq., ocenpled tho chaiy, The League has been organized for the espoolal purpose of ad- vaueing frec-trado and o raturn to 5 bard money busis in ihis country, tho mombors belioving thatin those priuciples le the wholo future of the country. ‘The ospocial bueiness of the meeting was the clection of ofticers, and the following, nomfuated by & commilttee appointod at & provious meeting, wwero unanimously chosen : President—Nicholas L, Hunsen, Vice-£residents—George D, Béy, Androw Peteraen, Dr, Laoll, A. B, Juhuson, Sveu 0, Olin, I, J, susen, ‘A. Chaser, C, I, Matson, Churles J, Sundell, “eercunrfzs—Johu D, King, Auker Aldiug, Y'reasurer- Pelerecn, Kreeulive Coninitiee—Dr, Pearaon, J, M. Wennberg, @ilbert Oleen, Jucob Niolsen, M, Pouisen, John D. ll(lug, Auker Midliug, J. Z. Alateup, Martin Poluen, A, Founuer, Ono gontlomon, Mr. Honry Hertz, thought that the Reform Club aud tho Loazue were or- ganized for & uluuluimrpnsv, Lut tho Preeldont expluined that tho Loaguo \asa nutional body oud tho Club & Jocal ono, and therofore it was not inconsistent for the gontloman to bocomo identifled with botli, In uccordance with s motlon, Jacob Nollsen, Dy, N. I’ Doardon, and John Wickors woro ap- pointed a Committeo on By-Lawa, Tho meetiug adjourncd to gathor sgaln ina fortuight, —_— THR OHIOAGO FIRE IN ENGLAND, Tho Loudon (Eng.) correspondent of the Now York Tribune, writing two days sftor the rocont grent firo, saya: “Cho nuws of the Iaxt Shicago fire was recoived hiero yeslordup, abd the feoliy of syciyatiy witl to West- orn cily under ita new calamity 14 universal, I have ot mat u Englsbman who las not bustetied 0 uxe press U s, s ngwaiapers, aluiost evury oo of them, echo tho Voley of thoir readers, aud if it can da Chicago any good to know tht lier ‘misfortunes are Bearly deplorcd hero sho may bo corlain of the fast, It aid Inugain wntod, that, aleo, 1 doubt not will Ls forthcoming, nor will_Engllsbaen wood_auy hiut op appea) from Auioricaie to stulato their genoroaity, Ocriaiuily thero ds no couutry in Europo—tono in thy warld 1 think T oy say—whiore money fa so Hborally ud o8 wisoly giyen 28 hero, and (he® stroam_nover Arieaun: If & Olifeago ibseription wus atartod fo- morrow # wonld resch & great sum bo- fore nifgut, Thore aro peoplo Lore of ko muany varjuus sympsthics that no caitve _goes znll)lr Bway, Fuunco and ernany found in 1670 aud 1671 that Ene il purscs wero oped 4o both of them frecly, 1 kuow Flow olten and fow neartily Glicago s oxhreasod Ror patliude, “Quo of her psomineut alizeis, e, Wirt xlet, tow here, mna3 [t bis fiews Lusiness o Brrive ing to find ont M7, Mughvs and toll bim for Limmelf fuiividunlly how muli ho folt indeblod 10 tho many sl constait kind ofllces. of Mr, Huglive in respeot. to Chlongo. 1 hava board of other wimilar cuses, und the osiutoiice aud vxproson of puch a soutimont aro no mcan lielps to gaod feollng Vobweeu the two untlons, Tiie pavers of ‘nia smorulig—the ity Newe una th L'imen espocially—publish protly full accounta of flrg, and givo (Bo Loundurles of it; a0 that Clicagou {u London were soon wble o say ‘whctlior thoy were wmong the sufiorers, Of two large owners of real ‘ 4, Rostaod eslnto whom I have met, one eacapes wholly, the other losos whola blogk, Ho much for the forfuno of war, ——— THE QITY-HALL, Clty Attornoy Martin, of Nashvillo, Tenn,, was at tho City-Jlall yestordsy afternoon, and was shown around by Clty-Attornoy Jamiason. "Thie Board of Polica hold a rogular mosting yeatorday aftornoon, jbut, beyond the trying snd dismissing of two charges of mnltrentment of cltizons against two polioo oflicors, did nothing of fmportance, Tho Committes on Schools Leld a mesting at tho City Olork's offioe yostorday afiorncon, but didno bueluoss of importance. The mattor of the nomiuation of Messrs, O. II. Reed, Puil. Hoyno, R, Wolch, A. Hchoeningor, and G, Clark n8 mombors of tho Board of Eduostion was loft to the Councll, as the Commilteo did not fool thomselves sufiiclently well soquainted with the nomineen to report upon thom. Tho compaat and comprohensiva summary which appearod in Bunday's IRInUNE of the oxcollont report of the Board of Public Worka Was vory favorably commented upon by the Aldormon yestorday. Tho lack of onterpriso displayed by the Times in Lelng “*sooopod ™ 1n the report, which would have croatod surpriso somo time AR0 whon the Z'imes had soms pro- tentiona to bolng a nowspaper, waa looked upon a8 ouo of tho untural chain of curront ovents, - In yosterdsy morning’s TRIDUNN an itom ap- poared stating thd an Aldorman liad, the weok provious, lost and paid a $1,000 gambling debt ton Clark atroot club-room praprictor. At the City-Hrl yostordny firtean Aldormou called "upon Tur Trinuye roporter and assured him on_thoir words of lionor, micht thoy drown in Lake Pownukee if they had, that they had nover scon tho iusfde of ¥ gamblyg-room in thelr lives, aud that, if asked wliat faro was, they would at euce' 1espond that ko was a vory ob- atinate old gontloman who ruled over the Egynuians, Such innocenco as thuy will meet ity own roward, Tho Finance Committee hold a meeting in the Mayor's oitice yostordny aftornoon, at which the priucipal business was the reforonce of threo ills, “amounting to $338.33 each, from O, N. Holden, for service aud clorical labor in the ‘Pax- Comtmigsionor’s oflice, Those amonatn wors in liou of galary for work dona in that otii¢e in the months of March, April, and May last, diiug which Mr, Holden run the ofiice panding the ap- ointment of bia succossor, Comptroller Hayos, b appeated, Liad refused to pay the monov. Tho matter was roforsod for an opinion to thio Oty Attorney. As a subjock of convoraation, the now City- Hall is not popular with Aldermoen. A wook ago, and the word architoct was heard whisporod gontly or spoken stoutly from one end of tho low briek-building to the other; but that is changod now, aud any mention of architests or architocture {s suro to bo frowuned down as ut- torly uncalled for. The deeply disappointod are not tacking in assortions that » prominent nows- rupnr man was at_tho bottom of all the schem- ug, but whon challenged to mention names thoy look very stupld, and branch off upon eubjocts remotoly distant to tho distasteful one of thelr recont Watorloo. ‘Thoro are not wanting thoso who' stato that they would like to sco the Cliy-~ Hull Luilt in the vicinity of Unlon Park, aud bavo no doubt that within fifty yoars that lacal- ity will Le quite central, In tho moantimo, the disappointod ory ont that thoy do not cars for nuy opinion in the matter, and that they will go ou building the Karlg-Egan-Tilloy strasiirs just as soon o8 thoy got the mouoy todoit with. How saon thoy a0 likely to get the monoy, how- aver, 1s & point thoy have not yot begun to study up. WOODEN DUILDINGS. TIn reply toa question, Capt. Prindlville yes- terday stated that the ouly offect ho had observed of the fiftecen day's notice was tho anxiety which the builders of frame houaes showed in regard to the oxact menning and powors of tho uow Iire ordinange, Ho bad asked the Corporation Uounsel with rogard to tho powers tho Board woulil pousess after tho expiration of tho Hiftosn days’ uotice, and had rocorved his opinios to the effeet that tho Board would, after tho expiration of the notico, have the right tostop tho erection of all buildings save those winch hed nestly ap- proached complotion. With rogard to tho shonties orected on city proporty, Mr. Prindiville stated that thoy would bo removed or pulted down forthwitb. g bad rocolved a note roceoily from Mr. King, Prosidout of the Board of Edu- cation, tuforming him that thore was no legal right sustamiug shautios in the school distriot, The melbod of proceduro sgoingt infractors of the Inw will be jnvarinbly persuasive in the com- meucemont. Civil aoiions will be broughit against them, which, if successful, will result iu thew being fiued $35 for onoh day on whiok their shiantles remain aftor the termiuntion of the case. After one or two finings, if the Board flud the propriotorsjof shauties obstinato, shelr buildings will bo removed by force. ‘'Tho question ol romoving buildings from ouo part of tho city to another, which the uew ordivange is framed to prohibit bo- twoen the luko and Ashiand svewue, and ‘Pwenty-sccond aud Division 8tracty, was tho subjce of couversaton yesterdny on the park of Ald. 1leath, Schafliner, and Quirk, Whilo Licse gentlemen agrecd upon tho goneral bene- 1it that would aise from this low, “thoy docided that its application would be too sovore on such liousc-owners as bad orected their dwollings ou Joagod Jand, Without the ability to movo their dwellingy a8 soon au their land-loaso ran out, thoy would be at tho completa meroy of the land-owner, who might give them unything ho cliose for their property. TEDATI OF LICENSES. The Lasr Department cau mp littlo jobs in tho hud a8 well as overthrow gigantic combinations. For some little timo the Corporation Couusel ba had in his hands tho proparing of an opivion in the moitar of rebates of licenses, 'Lhis order Wan & nice little ateal gobup for the beuofit of billiard-table proprietors, etc., and the popular- izing of its Aldermanic promotors, Yosterday moruing Assistant Corporation Counsel Munn sont to the Comptroller the followivg opiuion in tho matter: CiTy LAW DEPARTAIENT, Qitoauo, Aug, 1, 1874, The Ilon, 8. 8, Mayes, City Couptralle /SiR 1 You 5ak my opinion whether the order of the ommon Counctl, passed June 49, 1674, dirocting you 1o graut rebatos on old lceisses ixsucd to persons for Dilitard-tables, piu-allios, o shoating-gullerles, oxpir- iug Asrch i1, 1676, 80 us'to couform o tho rates Bxed in’ the ordinanceof June 23, 1874, amending Boc, 10, Cliap, 23, Rovised Ordinuces, eulltled mindemeatiors, 15 legal xnd binding, and, if logal, whetber the robate {810 be paid $n monsy or to be applied {n payment of {futuro licensos, This order ia sufficiently clear and explicit, but thero appears to e no fund appropriated or dealgs nuted out of which you aru o pay such robates, In my opinion this iu au order *appropriating monoy ¥ In violation of the provisicus of Sec, 9, Chap, Ordiuances, requiring the calling of th yeas ond nays and the afiirmative voto of wajority of all tho Allermen entitlod to a soat in the Councll, ‘There mre othor objuctions suggested iu Bec, 38, Ohap, b, and Sec, 60, Ulsp, €, Revised Urdinances, lu rogurd (o payment of money without 8 pravious sppro. priation, udicnted jn a former opinion which X noot not conslder, 1 am of the opinlon that the order of Juno 20 is illegsl and vold, Wers it legal, it would doubtioss be your duty to pay tho robatos in money, a8 thera iv no Jrovision in the ordinanca of June 42 for retainiug the robuh“monuv 0 be upplivd on futuro liconses, I L yours, ), AL, Mosn, fespacttully 3O tatant Corporation Coubsel, _——— CRIMINATL. CRIMINAL COUNT. The August term of thls Coirt opsned yester- day, with Judge Gary, of the Superior Court, on who Bonch, The petit jury was impaneled, on which are & numbor of members of the Board of Lrade, Soven prisonora of tho twenty-four who were indioted for various offeusca by tho speoial Grand Jury last weok wero arraigued to plead, Most uf thom pleaded **not guilty,” and all wero elther remanded or admitted to ball, They will Lo triod to-morrow sud tho day followlng, Tho noxt Grand Jury will not be impaneled lbiofora tha laat wook of tho prosent term. TUE TOLICK COURTS, Capt, Martin Beully, Clerk of the South-Bldo Tollos Court, was busily ongaged jn making out thio transcript papers of tho appealod ceeey from thut Court, l)rupum.ory to sending thom over to tho Criminal Court, Jobn Plumb's mothor-in-law paid & visit to hor danghter. John Plumb, not relishing hor pros ance, doliborately put hor out and knooked hor down, Ho wan arrvosted and fined 20 yonter« day by Justive Kaufmonn, Juotico Xaufwann continued the followlng catios yostorday : lobert Dutlor, Michiaol Iutty, and Joln Millor, sssnult, and Miohael and Giar< roie Darry, riot, til tho 8th inst, nuder &300 ball, oud” Johu Davly, asssult, till to-day, undor 400 bail, Courad Coneskoln and eloven othor eu{leuurs were hrought bofore Justios Boydeu yesterday, ohargod with .violating tho tire ordinunco in erocting framo buildings within the _five-limits, ‘Phoir casou wero continuod titl the 8th instant under 9200 ball, Jawes Qlark and Georgo Miller wore arrestodt tho other day with a lob of carpontors’ tonls in their possowsion, 'L'ha tools were idontilled as noms thnt wore stolon from a mew hounsa on Unlon Park place. Lhoy wora held undor 8500 onoh {o the Oriminal Court by Justico Heully yostorday. Justice Boydon disposed of the following of- fondors ycalurdng + Geoorgo Hoflman, disordorly conduct, 8105 Startln Koller, diuosdorly cou- duot, $10; John Mooro, assaulting Charles Mc- Quald Bnlumsy uight in tho Tivoll gardon, 8155 Lmma Bt. Clair, digorderly, $10: Dridgot Jobn- aon, vagraucy, 815; Frank Baumstarl, dlsor- derly, 810 ; Lottle Millor, disorderly, €6} aud Tticlinrd Wilds, a vageans, &5, . Honry Jackeon, for obtaining money under falyo protonucs, was nrrested on complaint of Gaorgo Robortwon, by Oflcor Miller, and brought bofora Justico Boyden yeatordny mornlng, whon » chiango of venuo was takon to Justico DeWolf, Tho ovidence doveloped tho following facls: A man namod Ward owued o horse, which he do- wired to disposs of, and with that intent ho pluced tho animal u tho hands of Jackson, with ordors to oithor briug him $140 or tho Dorse. Jackson disposod of tha equino to o 5mmomnn named Georgo Robinson, who pald 50 down to biud the trado, Jaokson still hold- ing the horse. In tho meantimo Mr. Robinson, doubting the right of Jackson to disposo of the proporty, instituted luquirios as to tho standing and roputation of tho may, and, upon learning that thoy wero nono of tlho Dbest, ho called on bim for tha roturn of tho mnoney or tho dellvery of tho horse. ‘I'his was refusod him, whorenpon ho swore out o warrant for the arreat of Jack- son, On tho ease beingealled up boforo Justica DoWolt, thut tribunal decided that the prisoner could not bo helt on tho cbharge rogistored agelust him, and theroupon dismiesed the caso. Jerominh Casey, who resides on Archor avo- nue, opposito 8t, Biidget's Church, was before Justico Boydow somo mouths ago, oharged with having assaultod his wifo, Tho evidenco at that timo showod that Casoy, who is known ag having somo two years ago belonged to tho police foreo, was roquested to resign iy position, aud it was alloged hio wadinwano, Hinco that timo he dis- lays occasionally signs of lunaoy, and, when rnborlng under thoso tompoiary fits of jusanity, he becomen quite violent, and Invariably Lis oor wifo is the sufforer. Justice Boyden at bat time held him over to thie Couty Court on tha chargo of allogod insanity. Upon belng brought baroro Judgo Wallace, au order for o warrant and voniro was issued, roturaasble forthwith, to try his case. Upon'bolng tried, bis mind wos rloar, thoro being no ovidenco of insanity visi- Db.c, in fuct Lo waa ns sanc as the jury who wero sitting unon lus case, and their vordiot was for bis dischargo, Saturday last Casoy was agaiu arrested o & warrant swarn ous before Boyden, charging him with assault with a deadly woapon with intent to do bodily mlury, and this timo, a8 usual, it was Mrs, Casoy who was obliged to save bier lifo from tho mauiuo's aseaults Ly flying through the open window, Yesterday mornin: ho was brought boforo the Justice, who inflicter o fine of $100, and placed him under 3400 bonds to keop the peaco. His brothor-in-law, Mr. John Brauatield, of No. 20 Sangor street, bocamo his boudsman, The $100 fiuo was appoaled to the Criminal Court. _Mrs, Horrick Allen, with her daughter, s littlo girl about 13 years of age, and a wvoman named Bural utzsiumons, woso boforo tho_ South Sido Police Court on tho chargo of larcony. Saturday afternoon thoy wont into the stoce of Simon Jacoby, No. 24 Cottaga Grove aveuuo, and whila thero purchiased a bunch of artificlal flow-~ ars. Aftorthoy bind gono tlio propriotor missed sovoral bunches of ‘the flowers whioh thoy had been laolking at, and ho immodiately followed them to tho store No. 220 on tlio samo avenue, belouging to Mr. Mont- gomery, Theto ho caused (heir arrest, and, uipou bolng taken to the station, the flowers wora found on the poreon of the girl, The ownor of atrge No, 220 also missod a pair of shocs, but thioy wore not found. 'P'io gitl acconnted for the Yunouulnn of the flowors by informing Iis Honor that in looking at them they becamo on- tangled in har handkerchief, sud in that way were conveyed to her pocket. 'The Justico thought that statemont a little *gauzy,” and fined hior §10, which hor father sottled, MIBCELLANLOUS, Mra, IL Millor lofc hor houso, No, 127 Wost Mouroo stroot, yesterday afternoon, aud, while sho waa absent, Jamos “Woleh ontdred {t, ond loft bis pal, oue O'Brien, outsido to watch. Ofllcer Vossy happencd along, snd thinking somothing was wrong about tho promises, wens it and oaptured Wolch, who bad helpod bimsolf to & pair of gold Lracolots, which wote found in hig pockots. A pair of carrings is minsing, and it n‘likaly O'Brien got thom before Vosoy's ar- rival, Tho boarding-house of Mrs, Pattorson, No. 1635 Aberdeon airect, was robbed lately of $600 worth of jewelry, belonging to Mes, Laiirs Lieob. Among thio stolen property it o parr of diamond oarrings valued st €300, which wore presented Dy Nilsson to Mra. Leob. Bneak-thicves com- 1aitted tho robbery by cutoring ihe frout door. Detoctive_ Morgan made an_espedition to Momence, Iil., for tho purpose of catehing a trio of horso-thioves, snd succeedod jn taking Charles Loomis, Willlam Stoue, and Azol B, Stoue, and securing flve stolen lorses. The oflicor arrived horo Inst evoning with his prisou- ors aud tho auimsls. Ono of tho latter was identifiod by & 3r. Gross os & hoiree which had boen stolon from im o year ago. The prisonors waoro locked up in tho Oentral Btation. Bill Jackeon took advantage of the momantary absonce of D. 18, Scully yestorday aftornoon to tap his till at No. 78 Movket streot, and while in the aot the Jattor camo npon him, Jaokson 1an, and Soully threw o stono at bim, whioh missod 1a mark, The thief drew a pistol and fired at Scully, but failed to Lt him. Jackson was sub- sequoutly arrestod and locked up in the Armory. A man committed s terriblo outrage on a little Qerman girl named Pauling Schmudt, only 8¢ Yyears old, Sunday afternoon at 1145 o'clock.” Ho conxed tho child into an outhouso at tho roar of her L{wmnm' dwelling, No. 27 Cleaver streot, and ued & knifo to_sccomplish Lis purpose, o child's father heard ler screams while bo was standing in front of tho houno, aud ran to horas- glatancs, but the unimown men oscxpad before ho could cotaprehond the causo of tho crios. A boy saw the villain runuing off, and deeoribes Lim a4 of modinm Leight, with hoavy black whiskers, He ran through tho alloy northward, and disappeared on North ayenue, * Dr, Sauer attended the child, aud esys her injuries aro so- rious. Bunday afternoon, while Dr. J, S, Stitt was out visitiug & pationt, o most during _robbory was committed at his rosidenco, 176 Van Duren sirest. On the Doctor’s return, which was about 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, ho discovered that during his absouce his houso kad Loen surropti- tiously entered and xobbed to the ox- tont of 8500, The thieves, apparcntly, having becoma alarmed whils o mruing, hurriodly decamped, leaving the Doctor's Iaboratory tho seoune of wildest disorder, and overlooking many very valusblo articlos in their hasty rotreat. Unfortuuatoly for the Doctor, howover, thoy romained long enongl to possoss thomeolves of o bonutiful poclket-caso of sur- fcal inatruments which ha prized vory highly, v having been bub recently preseuted to him by a grateful patient on whom Dr. Bttt porformed au intricate surgical operation; two or three suits of clothes, $50 in cash, and a gold watch. ‘The caso Las buon given Lo Dotectlvo Slmonds ta *wark up,” who hopes woon ta bring the maraudors to ]usllce. At about 12;80 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as D. B. Scully waa working in his pump-facrory at No. 78 Bouth Market street, his atteution was called to tho slamming of a door in the front ollico, which had been loft vacaut, Ils rushed in the dircction of the sound, and saw anmn escape by the front door. He guve instant chaso, cryiug out * Btop thiel I"—un luvitation which of course tho latter did not accopt. The thief _ran up tho alloy botweon Mourco and Madison atreots, “and was closely pursmed by Boully, who tried to foteh his man by Lnuuklug him over with a stono, Tho thiof re- souted this treatwent by pulling oul his ro- volver and fring at bis pursuer, who, nothing danuted, kopt up the chaso, Thethicf was final~ ly run into o shod, whore bo atood at bay with bla rovolvar at full cack Leariug upon the enemy, whe, boing unarmed, foll back to s rospeot~ ful distauce. jAt last Hpecial Policcman Jossa Fairehlld approsched with another rovolver at full cock, tho sight of whloh made tho thlet droop and withor, e ecricd quarter, flung away his revolver, and submitted to tho embraco of tho come.alongs, By tho time ho rescliod the Contral Btatlon o was the contro of an ad- mirlng erowd, who found him guilty of every orime {n the calondar, fram wmurder to avson the Intior belog the Tavorlto. At tho Contral Siation the thief, who did not scom to bo moro than 18 yoara of age, assumod an air of bravado and smiled as ono of tho ofticers drew from mn&aaknh & **billy," composod of a conpls of pounds ot taad and & haudle af uu{;‘pur wira doubled. 1o gavo hia nawe as Bill Jackson, and ututed that Lo was not a rosident of Chicago, —— GENERAL NEWS, The application for a new trial i tho Earll caus will probably Lo argued in the Criminal Court to-day, ‘Tho range of temperatura yesterday, as ob- sorved by Manasso, optician, undor Tue Tnin- uNg Huilding, way, in the shado, at7a. m., 05 deg. Fabronbelt; 10 8. m., 47; 12m,, 085 8p, m., 671 6 p. m,, 07; and 8 p. m,, 04, Fifty-ulx young mon joinod tho ranks of the Young Mon's Obristian Associstion during 'the member, Dy their Conatitution all young met can become” mombors. 'Thoir memborship now Toots up over 000 nnmes, Tobert Cribbin, ron of 1L, Cribbin, wont to bnthe in tho lake yentorday afterncon’ snd was drowned, Tho St. Louls Globo anys: **A Obleago gen- Homan had ab first intended to .-cun“mu ato woslth b lnfiurlni(‘hlnhouen for §600,000 nud lmylllfia nrrol of koroseno, but biu calmer judg- mant hios provailed, and ho intowds to bring out a directory with 00,724 on tho covor i big gilt figuras,” A ntill alarm of fire was givon to Engino No. 18 at 1 o'clock yeuterday aftornoon H#Omo Voys, who saw sparks fiylog from tho chimney on No, 302 Boutl May street, Tho wservicos of thoe ougina wero uot needad. An Incendlary endeavored to burn tho Roy. Tathor McQulto's Catholle church, a two-sto; framo atruoture on the cornor of Panilun and Eu‘htnumh stroots, at 11 o'clock Bunday night. Oflicer Loary discovered a quantity of kindlimg- wood and shiavings pilod up against the buildlng, and burning. Ho quickly scattorod and oxtin- g{ulnhou tho pllo bofore any damage rosultod. 0 alarm was glven, Coroner Btophens hold an autopsy yesterday on the body of Michsal Mahonoy, formertly sta-. tion-keoper at the Dooring Street (Lridgeport) TPaolice-Btatlon, For a fow mouths past, doceancd had been keoping & saloon at Souths Ohlcago, and drank mo excossively tbat ho dicd Baturday last. ‘Tlio romaing wore brought hero and taken to the Louso of relative of docoasod, ot No. 162 Arnold ' siroct, Sevoral of Bahonoy's friends [nelstod that hia doath was the result of ill-troatment on tho part of his wife, and consid- orablo oxcitemont onsued, Bomo iusisted on an examination, aud others apposed it. Mo aettlo tho difiiculty, the Coroner had tho body taken to tho Morguo, and n post mortom oxamination Hudo by Dra. Steolo, Shumway, and Strausor, lo jury impanoled remdered n verdict of doath from fatty degonoration of the liver, pro- duced by oxcensivo uxe of aloobolia liguors, A potition was prosented to tho Common Counuil last ovenlng signed by John MoCalroy, Prasidont, and Frankhn DD, Gray, Bolden F. Cul- ver, Wilson K. Nixon, and Edward I, Lawrence, Directora of the Chicazo & Maywood Raitway Company, asking for the xightof way to lny down, maiotain, and operato & sluglo or donble track for a dummy railway along DBarry Point rond and Harrisou streol, tn this eity., ‘Tho rmmnf;nm of this entorprise bave proceoded, quiotly and without parado, to porfoot their ar- yangemonts for tho conatructiou of thin rond. It will open up o Iarge territory hithorto unde. veloped, ani groatly onhance valucs of real cs- tate along the wholo tine, The ladics of the Chiesgo Flowor Misslon who aro ougaged in distributing flowera Lo tho aick in hospitals, to tho inmatos of our charitable in- stitutions, and, 2o far as possible, to tho sick poor at thoie homos, invite the co-oporation of all porsons Intorested in tho charitablo work, whother living in the city or in outslde towns on tho llnnT?I any nllbba ?llrnn‘ds leading to Chi- CcAgO. ho rogular day for distributing is ‘Weduesday of each weolt. The points as which flowors are raccived and propared for distribu. tion nre at prosont Unity Church, corner Dear- born and Oak strcots, and Grace Epiacopal Church, on Wabnsh avonua. Flowers scat iv on the Illinols Contral and Michigan Contral Rafl- roads will bo received by the ladles of the South Side Mission, at Wolden Station, and those pout in on tho Chleago, Burlington & Quincy will_bo roceived at tho Sixteenth Bireet Statlon, Tho Nurth Side ladies will xccoive all flowers sont ju on tho Northwostora, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul, and Michigon Southern Railroads. It is earncstly roquested that tho flowers bo sont in on th early traing Wodnesday morning, Any familioso in tho city wishing to holp in this charitable cause aro onrnestly requestod to_sond Howers to either of the churches mentionod. The Jooknonville Journal hies gons into arith- motlo, and emerges with the following pleasing rosult Tho 8t, Louls Globe has been playing with s boome~ rang snd got ita own head thumiped, It devotea a cal- urna sud a Lialf editorial {0 sliow that the clam, based on the city directory, that Ohlcago has & population of 531,703, ix nol well founded, and in the coursa of tho offork asserls that the vole of each of the eight princi- pal eitlos, in 1873, fur Presidont, will averags 1 to ev- ery 728100 wouls, whenco it dalluces that the popula~ tion of Chicago was 309,837, W will take the (ove & step farthor, Accordiug to 1ts own figures the Preai. dential voto of St. Louis in 1873 wan 30,043, which, multiplied by the ssine ratio, makes tha population of 8t. Louin 921,043—or #,378 leas thon that of Obieago | Tho Globe bas put its foot into It, It has proved too much, A paragraph appoared in this paper a weok ago to tho effect that soma of Lhe archoes of the Car~ ver Building, Nos, 46 aud 48 Clark streot, wera Dodly eracked, and that praLm wero required to support tho etructure. It appears, however, that all that was craclied was oue outer lintel, and that was owing to the dofoctivouess of the atone, not from an unoqual presstire upon it, In roplacing tho stons with asound one, it was unecowsary to uso tho props reforred to abovo, No woight comes upon tho contra lintels, and tho oracking of one of them proves notbing ngainst tho building, which hag not sottlod at all, and is porfeotly sonnd. Yosterdnv I, O, Hamilton, Gonorsl Ament of tho Illinois Humano Bociaty, arrested John Vinke, in & brickyard at Dlidgutpurt, for cruelty to animaly, Mr." Vinke was found working a hosso that from sge aud misuse was unflt for aorvice. The animal was displayed on Dearborn stroet in the afternoon, and was tho object of the sympathy of all beholders. Tts right hind leg wan &wollen to double its usual size, and _its vight shoulder was soverely galled and inflamed, The animal othor- wiso was in s wratchod condition. 'ho horse had boen purchasod by Mr. Viuke about s month ago, and with two other animals, whose coudition was very little bettor, hund been worked con- tinuously, yiclding him about £5 por day. Mr, Vinke's plun was poverty. 'U'ho animal will most likely bs sliot to end its miseries, and Mr. V, ho excused from prescontion under tho laws, this boing his first offense. ‘The monthly mooting of tho Woman's Tem- peranco Organization took placo yestorduy aftor- noon in the rooms of the Y. M. O, A., 148 Madi- ron streot, Mrs, Wilson in the chair, Mra. Caso, President of'the Wost Division braueh, led in prayer aud wos followed by tho singing of o bymn by tho audionce. Mrs, Wilkon then oalled for tha reports of tho Scorotaries of the dilferent divisions, which wero road and acceptod. The Treasurer of tho socioly rond her roport, which was also necoptod. After somo miuor transactions of o business naturs, which the roporters: present wera politely requested to_make no notes of, the Tronsuror statod tho reault of a correspondenca betwoen hersolf and Miss Francos B, Willard, of Evanston, ruxilrrlm;: the engagement of Miss Willard by that Socioty 88 a tompersnco worker, As to “salary, Misk Willard bad written that all she ‘asked ss recompense was that her daily contingent ox}mnunu should bo paid. It is probable jthat a formal request will bo mado to the lady, aud it is conlideutly assertod thnt she will sccopt. 'Tho assombly was o large ano, aud, as the Ureasuver halds 3113, tho Soei- ely is considored to be in & first-olass condition, gl PERSONAL, Tho arduous dutics of Justice Hnines' Court haye prostrated that gontloman upon a bed of sicknees, His many Irlonds hopo to soon sco him out agaim. Commigsionor Louls Wahl and & party of rail- road men Lave just roturnea from J. T, Bands’ elogant summer rosidenca on Pine Lake, near Hartland, Wis., where thoy Lavo boon flshing. Thoy brought along a large catoh of fish whioly thoy eithor bought or broke tho Habbathin oatohing, as they did not loave this city until Saturday night, sud roturnod early yesterday morniug, and it is not probablo that they have Doon flshing d\lrluix the nlfiht. Amoug tho fish Commissiouer Wahl brought afoug there was au eight-pound baus and a ten-pound pickerol. & HOTEL ARRIVALS, Grand Pacifio Iolel—Col. Montaguoe, British Army ; the ov. Dr, A, K. Btrong, Michigan ; Q. Burrits Waite, Brovoort Houas, New York ; tho Hon, Jaboz Howes, San Franclsca; 8,8, Mer- i), Milwaukeo ; 1, ‘L' Farrish, St. Lonis ; Loyal annjnI. Boston ; Jolin Kritser, Bhoviman, Texas j G. W. fiobinson, Pensacota; J, 1, Liriggs, La- con, Ga.; Malcom MoNeil, Kentuoky ; J, fi.c;ud, Cleyolaud, . . . JFaimer House—W. Howes, London; James W. Evans, Bristol, England; 1L F, Biglor, ronusylvania; J, . Nor- villo, Bt Louis; B, ¥, Leonard, Springtlold; J, 8, Abbott, U, B N.; J. P, Williame, W, 0, Dudd, San Francisoo ; Robort liold, Montreal; Cbarlos T, Whitman, Bt Louls; A, 2. Burton, Erio, . . o Tremont Houso—W, Floming, Han Franoinco; B, ¥, Tweod, Bonton; F, A, Trown, Bt, Paul 'l Hanry Tiogors, New York 3 1L, B, Bmino, Buffalo ; John Finney and family, New Orleans ; o, L, Compton, Now Orloans. . . . Sherman 1lousg—0, F, Bumner, New York; D, IL. Loowis, Now York ; J. W. Hnnrfv, Troy; B, W. Howe, Behionootady ¢ Ool, 8. ¢, Lomon, Washiugton | @G, A, Mouttord, Now York ; Janics Molay, J. G, Davis, Buftalo; A, J. Mawyor, Duluth; W. M, Murray, Cinclooatl, .~ . . West Bids Biriggs House—Tho Ifon, N, Madden, City Conutal, Bt, Youis ; 'I', 1’n1vlu, Olty Uonnoil, 8. Louls s Jobn B, Bloyin, Clty Mursal, St. Louls; 1. J. Yitzgerald, Depity-Marahal, 8t. Louis ; The Hou, W, A, 'L'horubwg, 8t. Louls j R.a. month of July, It only costs $2 to bocomo & I ?-“ Louls; $ho ITon, Austin, U, 5, A; Col, Charlos L, Hunt, amos Noddock, Pliteburg, a, e =AY ANNOUNOEMENTS. Justles Bogdon having ramoved tho records of Lis privato ofica to ls now quartors, thoss fne . terested in judgmonts, ote,, wil stalton from 8 8, m. to b p, L it ind bim ot the Tho monthly mooting of the Ladles' Ald So- cloty of Ilalmomann Hoapltal will be Lold In the Tiospital parlor At 10:30 a, m, to-day, 4 The rognlar monthly meoti; oatior of the, Mothol ok Women wct ron will o hold ; Dr. Dyas, at No. 504 Woat Aquaoree, of, M. moruiug ab 10 o'clock. Tho Catholio rociatics of the oft; by tho Rov. P, Butler to attond nn{e%t:nl&?: m::’i 4 p. m., tho loving of tho cornor-stong of 'l"}m Immuuulntlu Nlenlcupuou oun the coruor af arth Feank) Behillor stroots. Tho oflicors of such n‘;‘ulem% a4 will ind it convaniont tonttond are thvited to oot at tho North Sido Tomporanco-11all, cornar of Huron ani Clark streots, at 8 p, m. Thuraday, Lo dotormine tho ordor of prococding. . A mooting is to bo held at tho Shorman Tou at 4 o'clock p, m. to-dny, to consider a propn:ls tion for cuh\blluhlnfi a flcat-class manufactiiring ostablishment for tho manufacture of Bprings, £xlow and otlior matorlal for carringo-biilding fo this city. A gontloman from tho Esst, of long exporionco in this speclos of manufactur- ing, having earcfully considered tha subject, bag deeldod nion makiug Chicago the point for such an onterprise, 1lo has wsecurod grounds and cuusod plans and speclfleations to bo drawn for nocessary. buildlugs. Il proposos to build tho ° same, and ' put }n boil- crs, ugines, ote,, ready to ut on sleam? o capital required will Eo from 160,000 200,000 No inatallments roquired to e paid until tha buildings snd machinery abovo meutionod are ready for oporation. Af this mooting plans will Do exhibited aud exe planations given. Tho proporty sclected 18 the north sido of Adaws and west of Market atroots, haviug 200 foct dock-rront, Tho bulldings will, in partl bo four storioy high, aud arohitecturally {ino; thoy will cover tho greator paction of tho property, aud furnish euploymont to upwards of 100 mon ; 890,000 of the capltal has boon sube seribed, ono woll-kuown eapitaliat of Chloaga baylog, it 15 said, taken $00,000 of tho stogk, ———— SUBURBAN NEWS, ELAIN. Btaflord McOslier, of this clty, dlod at mide night Sunday, Ho was 52 yoars of age, born in Ircland, aud has lived here twenty-five years, Howas o man of more than ordinary intelli- geaco, and grootly osteemod by n large circle of auqun!ntuncpn aud frionds, OF an industrions and entorprising furn, he sconmulated a fine proporty. A liltlo moro thau ous year ago he had n porsiytio ptroko, and sinco then has boen cngagod in gettling up hLis affairs and gotting ready for the flual summons, The Council last Friday ovening ordered the river to bo mowed, fearing the gravs which war Rrowing up through the shallow water would causo sickness, dlon and toams have boen busy singe, and tho work is nearly done. Qulto n numbor of tho bost workmen fn tiig watch factory have accepted ilattering offerg mado by a recontly organized watch company in Lancaster, Pa,, 0 build up s factory, and Lave loft us. Otnars aro going from various departe mfllurrqouu a8 n::lmlcd.‘ i The African portion of our population he grand parado Baturday, and after x;.lllv.u; thrn':f};]: tho principal streats praceoded to Colby's Grovo, aud enjoyed a plenic, X Tlgin, by a voto of 347 to 194, hns decided that cattle shall uot bo ellowed to posture in the uh’lvlolusuficr ?ct. Lbl(! G § 'ho Supervisors air to have a livoly ¢ in oqualizing tho county nssessmont, (= Ab tho regular mooting of tho B 0 regular maotiog of tho Board of Edu. cation in fimmx No. 1, Hyde Park, Saturday ovening, M. M. J. Russoll was clectod Presi- dent pro tom., and annouuced the rosult of the special election Lield Saturday afteraoon for ong member_of the Bonrd, vieo John Middleton, former Preeident, who hind romovod to Highlang Park, Tha wholo number of votes cast was 250, of which Patrick Cudmoro recoived 156, and IHenry M. Wright recelved 100, Mr. Cudmore toul his sent as o membor of tho Board. Applications for posittons as teachers wera progented and glncod on_filo from Miss 8. E, Church, Mary B. Porry, Mary Moouey, Angela 0O'Moara, sud Homer Dovaus, and for teachor of wmusio from B, F. Rix. Tho lattor wns referred to o special committee, consisting of Messrs, Barker and Hibbard, * A petition from forty-two porsons, for the ens tablishment of a primary schiool botween Osk and Fifty-fifth streots, was roferred to a spocial cominittee, consisting of Mossrs, Remmor and Dinford, A formal resolution was adopted to levy$25,000 as the tax for sohool purposes for tho onsuing ear. Tho salary of the principal teacher at Cornell Scliool was Tixed at $1,000, and of two nssistant teachiers at $700 per aunum cach, The olostion ot principal teachor and of drawing teacher was postponed to o future_meeting, Miss Mary Bloonoy and Mry, Annio D. Ldwards wore eloct- od assistout teachors at Cornell Bchool, and Prof. Hzasoupilug was ro-clected toachor of Gorman in the High School at tho samo salary a8 was paid to him last year. ‘I'be Litloleon well at Cornell Boliool boing ra« ported dried up, it waa ordered that it be deope eacd at an oxpense not to excoed $100. 1t was ordered that Miss Lily Gray bo eme ployed to taka the school consus of 1874, TFive boltots were ad for President without a choice, tho fifthona being, for G. W, Bixford, 8; II. N. Hibbord, 4; J. N. Barker, 1, whon the cloction was postponod to tha noxt mioting. Lyman Riley waa elacted jubitor of tho High Sehool buildiug &t £55 per month. Adjourned to meet at Village-Iall Saturdsy avoning, At 3 o'olock Alonday mami.nfi. o firo ontirely consumed » large doubla barn bolonging to Mr. ‘Thackerny, of Washington Hoights, situated noar Kenirood Depot, Another barn close by on. the north, aud six or seven large dwellings on tho west, wera in iminent danger, but were saved by enorgetio ‘action andthe aid of four Bab- cocks. Alum was sounded from the church bolls and an unusual oxcitoment was causod. The barn was unoccupiod, no train had passed for somo timo, and sparks from & train would be intercoptod by a denso row of treos ; #o that the couclusion ia ingvitablo that vowo incondiary hag done the deed. —_— AIAUSEMENTS. HOOKEY'S TUEATRE, Afr, Grovor scoms determined to supply whate ever ia wantlug in popular amusoments, In fact, Mr. Grover is at prosont supplylng all there is in tho amusemont world, Ilooloy's Thoatra boing the only louse open, whother in the le- gitimato or illegtimato line. The theatre waq crowded Inst ovening, up-stairs and down-stairs, tho woather favoring in tho most dosirablo mau. ner, The programmo this weok is outively dif- forent from that of Jast. I'ho miustrel part of the programmo romains, and is all that can bo deirod, ~ Certain changes Iava been made in this part of the programme, aad sl for the botter. Kuyno, Bandiord, Carter, and Wilton bave comio and sontimontal ditties more or less pleasiug, while the finnle, “Crowned with Liie ‘Lempost,” from Eruani, ia givou with tho fall strongth and purposo of old tuney, Diss Wren and James Collins have & pratty sliotch entitled ' Barnoy's Courtship,” tho Iatter agsuming two roles, 'The praut novelty is the norforinance of the Carous, ‘'his ja a feat of acyabutivm and strongth in which tho strong axtlstio fonturos ara quaintly blendod with humor, and one hardly kuows which to pre- for—tho comic element or the artistio. The ox- hibition by Anguste Caron of his educnted dogs was alao smusing, aud rathar fu advencaof those usually nssoclated with varioty performancos, Miss Fraulgo, in her scrio-comlo vooal nolectious, appearod for the first time, whito Nisolo Nnr{m\‘1 Wayno & Lovely and Sauford & Wilson fillo out tho varioty bill, 'Tho programme, conch:’dcd with tho ficr:lmlgg lfice .".t\vnl bna;l :vl.?‘;y, ns,; Collins, Norton, Surrldge, Wayno, 1. h tho compuny, The ssmo bill will bo repoaled uutil furuor notico. THE ACADENY OF MUBIC, Mr. Baldwin is exposing Spiritualiom at the Acadomy of Musio lu the most surprisiug way. Thoso who luyo ebuddored — over tho wonderful fonts mccomplished by medi- ums will find a very substantial vefutation of the allegsd phonomons iu 3, Baldwin, whilo those who give no crodenco to cither will bs amused ot tho logerdemain which Ling brought hogus conviction fo the credulons, Tt Is all & matter of faith, Parhaps Mr, uldwin could ex- plaiu by eloight of hand niany of the orthodox marvela ovor which thousands poudor by tho colupn, s performances will ropay sny one whio caros to 800 thom, not only as refuting so- onlled Bpiritusllsm, but as suggaating ronsonable theorios for other wondors which it is cousidered wacrilego to contomplate with curious o orisioal 0y, oat Adams sircot, thiy ' VNI i P ihie A P A -