Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1874, Page 2

e ——— LOCAL MISCELLANY. TEMPRRANCE, A number of young men hold & meeting yea- tardny ovening at the hall of tho Youny Mon's Cielytinn Association, No. 148 Enst Madison stroot, for tho purposo of gobtlng up an organis zation to provide for the radomption of drnnk- urdw, and to lend thom back lnto the paths of so- brioty. Tho wooting was ealled to order by Mr. Cole, who stated tlab tho young mon of this city shionld do something to save the thoueauds of drunkards who wero going to dostruction, A OENTLEMAN - . #aid that tho main objoot of calling the moeling wns 0 orgavize for the purposo of making drunkards beiter men, lond thom back to their familios, nnd nesist thom in bocoming good membors of wocloty, ‘o begin with, they should provide moro ico-barrola Kimilar to tho ona in- 1ront of the Young Men's Christian Associstion Duilding. Moro than a thousand people worn drinking nt thet fountain evary day, aud many wero thua provaunted (rora golnw into saloans, On motion, Mr. Cole wag olected Prosident and Mz, Vau Ansdalo Hooratnry. Mft. ROBERTH Anid ho d1d not beliove in na arganization that made it s object to make waron swloons, Tho objJeet of tho organization should boto sgitate that lquors m tostod befora they woro sold. T'ha sreat trodble wastho polsonous ingredionta in tho liquora, I thoy had succeedad in gotting pure hquor, thon they might go on snd look for the entito pupprossion of the #nlo of liquor., AMr. Cole stated that tho object was ndt to worl agninst the saloons, bnt o work for tho palvation of thoso who had beon . thrown out of clmr;gfs, comployment, and eocioty, AlxgV. W. Van Arsdalo apoke iu favor of tho cstabliblment of drinking~fountnins all over tho city to provent mon from gainginto saloons. L. A, CHASE thought tho idon of drinking-fountnivs an oxcol- lont ouo, They owed these fouutnins to tho soor uufortunates, and thoy owed them soolal lnmwm\mn. In this way thoy could keep them away from the foul haunts, ik, Smith peid the worst thing about drunk- archs was thelr deceitfulness; thoy muat take tha conceit out of thom, and show tham tho errors of their ways. Ovo gentlomen proposed that o man bo rlmimlcfi nt ovory fountain to molich’ men to wiem the pledge. My (:h‘r’uo gmrud that n committoc of threo bo uppointed to placo ] ICE DARRELS, similar to tho one in front of tho Young Men's Christinn Association Building, and to got somo ono to astend to it = Mr. Clisse thought the front of tho Tivoll Y Wn oxeollont place to make tho begin~ S San Arsdalo thought it would bs bottor to placo tho fountnin infrontof tho Mothodist- Chureh Buitding. Mr, Robarts efiggenena tho appointmont of & committoo to wait on our merchauty, and ro- quost them to placa water-harrels in'front of thatr placas. - : Mr. Tturo was in favor of plncing & fonntain In sront of thio Tivolt. Thoy ought not to bo nfraid to beard the lion in his dou. They had the powor and tho right to do it. . Tho Chair ssid they had no right to place: fountnins in frout of any place excopt by por- mission’of tho proprictors. Mr. Chase's motion wns adopted, and tho Chair appointed tho following Committon : For- woll, Chayp, and Van Arsdalo. gy A rontloman movod that & committeo bo ap- pointed to solicit tho ald of business-men in erecting fountains, & ¢ Mr. Van Arsdalo stated that two ice-companies bind offereil to furnish all the ico needed. Mr. Haro moved thnt printed notices ba placed npon thoso fountaius requesting pooplo to join fhioir organization. Hoth thess motions wore adopte:d, and_tho Cbnir_stated that overy ono present shonld consider himsolf on the Commit- teo to solicit tho aid of business-men in placing ice-water in front of their places. r. Chaso moved that tho oficors propare a constitution for a pormanont organization at tho next meoting, which motion was adopted. On motion of Ar. Cole, it was rosolved to estublh o fund for tho SPECIAL RCLIEF OF DRUNRATDE, the money to bo rained by special contributions. Mr. Colo pleo stated that it wos their unltimate intention to estublish a_lomoe whore drnkards could find skelter, aud bo cared for, froe of charge. ‘Tho meeting thou adjourned until & wool from Thursdoy. i EARL DUFFERIN. Tho Viceregal party, less the ladies who help to composa it, put an apt flnish to their Chicago visit by taking o run into Chicngo's prairies. 0f conrsa tho limited time which wns loft At their command hindered their going vory far from tho city, but tho short distanco they traveled gavo thom a good iden of the richness and boauty of the Jand whosSo iuhabitants look with prido towards Chicago as their commorcinl centro. Tho party, accompanied by Alds. Moore and Pickar~ ing, Howard Priestly, Vice-President of tho Board of tyade; Pregidont Newsll and Director Titden, of tho Illinois Contral Railrond ; 01&{ Clerk Joo Forrest, and othors, left Chicngo at 9 In tho morn- ing by the Illinois Contral Roud, and arnved at Asheomb at & littla bofore 12 o'clock. Hero thoy ‘were welcomed by Mr. Ross, who drove thom oub to his beautiful farm, where an ologant awaited the Tunch party. Having _on- Joved o bemutlos of ilio place, Tord afforin, _togotor with Col. _Fletchor nd Capt. Hnmiiton, engerly accopted Mr. Ross' invitution to take a'pop at the prairie-chickons, "Phio gpovt waa not vory good, still but vary fow miuntes elapsed before Mis Excolienoy knocked over s chicken. Col. Fletcher followed with a vory protty and long #hot, Capt. Hamilton way sot'so fortunate. Withont going into further wurticulurs, it may bo stated that when it cams .umo to atart back home there was no necessity .0 totograph to Chicago for an oxtrs froight-car j0 catry tho gamo, Ab 2 o'clock the departura from Ashcomb was mado, the party arriving in Chicago s little before 4 o'clock. Al a littlo Lofore 0 o'clock the party arrived at tho Michigan Contral Dopot, and took posseasion of the special car securod for thom, Their do- pasturs was unmarked by any demonstration uot even an Allermon being presont to say * Goc Dlesa you, mv boy, como again and goo us,” al- though i is safo tosny thot sch of tho Alder- men as hivo had porsonal intercourse with His Jxeelloney would like to soo him come again, aud come often, capocially thoso who bappencd to bo on the Dufferin Committeo. Take it alto- wotlior, the inpression created by quict aud un- pretending Lord Dufforin was 5 good ono, Ha lins succceded in overcoming tho (with some people) nlmost insuperable disadvantages of bemg A Lord, and o British one at that, and of heing nn Irishman without being a Fenian, Por- Liaps the most favorablo impression mado by tho party ab hurgo was among tho prairic-clickens ag Asbcomb, “They would much soonor he visited by provineiul sportsmen than by members of tho Chitago Gun Ciub, —— AMUSEMENTS, HOOLEY'S THEATRE. ‘Tha present is tho last wool, for eome time at all events, of the Adolphi company n thia city, and,ay sliould be tho case, tho mauagemont have an excollent bill. Itis the most enjoyable of the renson. Mr. Grovor's policy iy to leavo bolnd him a glow of nopu- larity which” will remaln ftor woeks nftor the ovent which bas occasloned it has be- come s muttor of history. All tho strong points of his company have beon gaved for this last week, and the arranpoment of thom on the progtumne eshibits thetn o tho best possiblo The minstrel feature of tho ovon- ‘an good s over, and $hat ig accoiding It " high jpwaise. Aiss Frankio wives wome of hor lest efforts in serio-comio wongs, and is oncored heartily. The Roynolds hrothors buye saved thoir “Trlp to Pans for the tast weak, aud, by meangof local gags added to their own Inhmtablo nonsonse, keop tho nudionce convulsed with laughtor, Their #jockey olog-danee,” too, 8 recofved with ‘overy ~evidonca of approval by tho nudience, Alies Lavaruie follows Inhor chnracieristio sketches, The Roid sistors in m thoir uloj;‘dnnms 810 also strong pu’p\flur favorites, Tho crowning abuurditios ‘of tho ovoning tro given by Barnoy and Tlekoy, Thoir thwt sketel, *“The Mulenugtioy Vwing,” 5 vory abe hut tho Inst, **Awbition,” is one of theinost tudierons furces on thoboards, It represonts an ambitious rustic desirous of political distinotion, aud recklosy as to tho cost of obtaining it, 1t was oviginally played hy them in Now Sork, but hiny beon eurlehod and localized for production in Chiengo, und i now desorving of a highor rank on the stage than its ingeulous and talonted nuthors clim for ~ it. Tho wme bill will bo rotalned for the vemninderof the week, aud then the variety-season will have elusud, THE ACADENY OF MUSIC, ‘fho Bchumann Novelly Compiny at tho Acadomy of Musio are dolug well. The novelty has not yob worn off, awnd the sword-awallowing, " velocipede-ridiug, and pentowime maintain thelr hold upon the publio attention. In addition to the programmoe of last wook s a sorles of tublonux, which givos Lidi- Sldually and ‘nollnotivolf genoral Thia 14 tha Iask weok of th © Parislau Foliy " au \well ag of th Adelyhi Variety. - THE FIRST BAPTISTS, ~ ° A mosting of tho First Baptist Chureh Roofoty s liold Tast oroning nt tho Tabornacle vy Wo- baah avhiitio, noar Fourtoenth * straat, for- tho purpase of taking netton on the location of tho now chipeh, The Rov, Dr. Lvor nted ns Modurator, 5 Afr. Cyrus Bontloy, of the onimifteo ‘dn Lo: entfon, roported racommeonding tho purchngo «of n lut 100x170 oot on tho cornor of Pralrlo av- onuo ‘and 'Twonty-ninth sireot, the prico of which waa §20,000, . 3 Somo discusaion on the wubject af lacation ensuod, and it was apparont that tho Bocloty wna not 'u‘ngnlopbllyln{grmaxll a8 to tho ml;(tlh;o mexita of tho yariou -sitos proposod to ko fiaal actlon, kere war ot ovklong anwill inguess to vate upon auy partioularloontion, and | & motion waa adopted to refor tho maitor. to tha Comnittes on ation, tho Committea on Plane, and tho Butlding Committoo, . whon' tho Iattor'should be appolited. ‘W'ho Commlttoo appointed at n provious meot~ ing to nominato tho Building Committos roport~ o recommendiug tho_appointmout of tho fol- lowing, gentlemon: F. E. Hinokloy, B. F. JocobR, J. F. Gillett, J. K. Burtis, Kobort Har- Tis, A, B, Meoker, - I Larnod, B 11, Tarnor, and 3. . Docreot. 20 Dr, Evorts romarked that there wore soveral ontlomon bo would like to have on the Baildlng Eomrumitton, thousl bo i not want o Arop Ay of_those nominated. In ordor to make room for thoss who could not bo provided for in & commitien of nine, it was volod to add six moro, The folloving wore ohoson: Qyrus Bentloy, Grange Sard, Jr., L 10, Bmith, W. B. Howard, G. A. Marah, sud Georgoe G, Pope, B On’ motion, the {oint Commitloss were in- struotad to report, it possible, st a meeting of tho Sacloty noxt Tuesday night, to which dato tho mooting adjourncd. A —_— THE EXPOSITION, , = The Exposition-Direotors mot as.usual yoater- day attornoon, and woro engsgod, nlso as usunl, iniporfectlug arrangoments in dotail for the np~ proaching groat shiow on the Inke-shore. Ro- forta from the varions sub-commitiecs, i rogard to the condition of tho soveral branchos within thefr charge, waro vory matisfactory, Tho hail for agricultural implamonts nud' machinory is | completed. - Tho adaition to tlic Art-Hall 18 alio cbout done, and is of ltsclf the bost and largest ball in the country, -exoopt the ono'to which it is added, ‘Tho Hon. L. 8. Morgan, of -New York, has signified his robsent £o' loan. for oxhibition tho painting roprononting:,» oattlo-scono by Voltz, of Munich, aud it is now boing paokod for shipmont, Anothor gentiomon of -Now York Olty, whoso namo ls withhield sk, his roquest, hss slao loatod fourian of tie ohoioest prlutiugs iu u his Iargo and: -woll-salootod private . gallol thoy n%o being sont ro:m-fl. What wnar{x‘npu«l forin the beginning it I3 now cortain will bo | renlized, and tho people of tha Narthyyost will b ‘pratified with o viow of tho best and Iargost col- .fioxlon of, works of art ovor opanad to the pub- Ifc 1o this country, or likely .to be again nssem-; bled at ona poiut for many years, . All avallablo_oxhibition-spaco in tho ontire ' huilding and additions has now béen allotted, and_yot the - applicationa for which no rodm could bo .found number hundreds, . One rosult of . thisis, of course, lo. disappoint many who. woro eagor ko ba raprosentod, bus tho eomponse: tion i found in the foct that it justifiod and ro- uired a disorimination, which Will" be soen n o high quality of, tio xLibilion as & whola. . The florists "have mot and accoptod their as- sigumont. of placos o tho conservalory, and cacl ono.ls now devisiig wayd and moaus o render his own tho most abtractive diiow In tho grond gluse palaco. “ Paris by Moonlight " iy fading away, sud soon tho grodt hall will'bo without obafruction. An army’of men, with hoso and broome, are putting the floor in order for the delicate and valunble offerings soon to pour In, Tho Committoe will moot again Tuesdsy. h ———— UNION CATEOLIO. LIBRARY ASSO- CLATION. The quarterly moeting of the Union Catholia Library Association wag held in their well-ap- pointod rooms, No. 172 Btato stroot, last evon- ing, thelr Prosident, Mr. W. J. Onabsn, in tho | chair, In calling the mooting to order, the Presl- Qont said that hoe felt it was but fitting thatsomo word ghould be spokon in reforenco to the mom- ory of their firat Presidont, Mr. R. J. Brass, tho anniversary of whoso untimely ond thoy com- memorated yestorday with o solemn ;masa. 1o thon ‘spoko with trembling - voice in well- choson #oundoed, sontonces most eulogistioally of tho oxeellont qualities of head and heart for which Mr. Bross was 8o eminontly diatingnlshed, and which ondeerod him to avery momber of the Sooloty. Ho did not doubt that the memory of their firet President would be chorished by tho _Bacloty through all timo. After a feeling address, which was listened to with attention, Mr. Onshan callad upon the TFi- nencial Secratary to rond his roport, from which it appeared that tho incomo from all sources for 1ho quartor amounted to $807.87, and' the ex- penditurea to $640.38, leaving a balazice in favor of tho Bogloty of §101.04 7 The Librarian’s roport, which followed, show- ed that there are somo 1,750 volumes in the li- brary, of whicly 350 bavo boen added during tho three months, 60 of them boiug donations. “Tho daily uvnrngo aftendance s 13, Emcuxdng;s 20 Total nttendance for the thros months, 1,231, Tho Picoic Committeo reported that the pionie of the 10th ult. was a success -in every respoct, wpuchuy financially, Tho Buzaar Committes recommendod in thoir roport that & bazaar be held- in October, con- mencing about the 19th, and continuing ahout. o wook of ton days. After an animatod disous- sion, in which soveral mempers took part, tho ro- port was ordered to be fllod. o0y Bome timo was occopiod in counsidering various amendmonts of the Constitution as suggested by the Committeo appointed for -that - purposo, After tucso woro finally disposed- of, tho Presi- dent mfind tho necessity of ovory mombor ox- erting lis ovory onoigy to extand the Assoola- tion by inducing now members to join. Many | suggestions wero made rolative to this purposo, but uone of them suficiently- practical to bo em- bodted in & resolution. Afler tho transnction of othor business of mmor importance and of no | publicinterest, tho meoting separated. THE TAX-GATHBERERS. To the Editor of The Chtcago Tribune: Bm: Tne Trisone hes so froquently and porsplovously discussed the subject of local taxes, and tho modo and mauner of collooting” them, that T was surprised by the inaccuracy of tho oditoria) ststomont yosterdsy, that thore ex- ists in tho city tio difforont scts of Tax-Colloct- ors, whosa dutiea and ofiices ought, in justica to fho publie, tobo consolidated. 1t wiil add forco to your argument and resson- ing to know that in fact and practically thore aro no loss than five, and perhaps I might fairly claim saven distinct offices in tho city for tho collection of taxes! T ouwnorato thom as follows: City Collector's Office—For colloction of city taxes and assesmmonty. Wruter-Zics Ofict—For oalloclion of wwiterstuxan, etey Zoton-Collectors! Offices (3)—0na fts ench divislon for colloctfon’ from and town taxed, . South Park Collector's Ofice—For coliection of South Park usscesments, County Lreasurer’s Office—For collection of Stuto, county, und town taxei uftor roturn of books by {Lo Town-Uollector, * T'b 8dd any commonts of my own to the foro. goiug oxhibit i, porhups, hardly nocessary, T'ho substantial aceurasy of my statomont thut thore aro five, aud, I might say, soven, T'ax-Col- lectors' oftices in Chicago s, I beliove, made wulllciontly oloar and manifest. Respectfully, yours, W. J. ONAUAN, Omaaao, Aug, 18, 1874, Docembar to May of fitate, county, i VO CRIMINAL, ORISCINAL COUNT, The Court convenod st 10 o'clock &, m.,, and admitted to bail August White and John Black- more, both charged with Inrcony, tho former in 300 nud tho Intter in $100 bouds. TUE POLICE COURTS, Jaceb Millor, tho butchor who naswaulted his wifo last'Baturday with o chalr, was youtordny morning held undor £300 ball to tho Oriminal Uourt, chargod with committing s doadly nsssult, This was ot the Wost Bido Uourt, Yostorday morning, at 10 o'elack, George Calow, who lives ut No. 425 North avouue, ontored (e ualoon of Nicholas Hohnaldor, No, Northy avonne, aud, uftor a littlo whilo, thia Lwo tmnen on- gaged in an’ altorention, and Nioholss was ne rested and hold undor 600 bull tl tho 28!“, by Justice Kaufmann, Conrad O'Day adnired & sot of gord studs worn by Julius Foster, and ho mad o up his mind that howould have thom, Goura 4, by hook o datinfaction, | erook, abthined “THE. CIT1 G . poagonsion of thom, itk at n'ednt :;,:;’5 :fla& 'I‘u;lu ll:[u msg“l‘l‘t ot!!l)uddilmp:rfid t by Justioo Houl oatordny, T'ho ‘siuda‘'ard yaliod ab §5. T B W . Jitntleo Rautmann yestorday continned tho following cases: Mary Aun_O'Brino, throts to o violotes Lo tha pordou of Mary Ellou 0'Brino -till-tho 21th Innt, badl 300 ; 3L_8. Jmk and_ Gtay Tintner, nwnanlt with intont to do bodily ijury, il the 3Gk it bull €300 edeh 3 g, lureeny, W thiv morning, batl 3 lrmlu “Crilor, * intorforing witly-at -olllcor, tll tho 20th. {nyb, ail 300 ; and Jamoa Contw, Jar- conw, ¢l tho 42 fyut,, bail $300, ¥ : John Binloy will labor: for the noxt twonty- tour _d(:{yu at tho Bridowell unlose ho pays o fluo sasponsod agalngt him yestordny mmflln¥ by Jus- 'llcanoildan of 912, for violating Soc. 11, Ohap, 18, of tho olty ordinancos, Tho chinrgo wab that Bisloy, who {8 ‘s 'bua driver, drovo, with mali- "clous fntent, on tho_stroot rallway, snd rofasell 't0 Tonyb tho track whon notifind, ‘ Oficbr Carlin ' arrestod ‘Bisloy on a'alty gummons, ! - | Theodoro Wortholi s an old offendor, and Is ow out of Iimbo in considoration of,§2,600 bail, | whioh Lo has given for various awindling of- fousen. ; Yostorday morning ho wna, brought bo- fora the North Side Police Courk oh the chargo of oblainlug goods undar falso profonses. i cnge was. coutlnunod Hll tha 20Uh’ fnst. This ohargo gréw out of tho frot that ho swindled Albort ' Hohutto, a watchmaker at No, 103 Clark slxoot, out of n gold watch. 1is ball for his ap- poarance on tho 20th was fixod al $400. ! Constablo’ John ‘Casey was on trinl yostorday morning boforo Justico Soully, chiarged with as. . snulting- Thoodoro Worth' and William T, Blanobard, "It soems that, ‘having a warrant, ho wont to the promiscs 361 Wost Madison stroot to scize somo fioodu, when, uomdmim hin state-~ mont, Worth sud Blanchard threw him ottt ofthe loune, tore: bis. clothés, and, worsa than all, l\nr\cgd out his $25 ahirt-atuds, so that oy woero jobt,. No witnoasos appearod agatnst him, and {)h‘n‘trm waa postponod till the 224 under $500 ail, . : 3 ! Jamoa Kotly fa a Joung man, and works for A. Bootl, the oystor-dealor.” During's fit of joal- .| ousy klnudny night, he assaulted and bont a woman wwhom ‘ho_has boen, 1t is nlloged; living on tarms of Intimacy with o} ki houso. *On tho night in quéstiori & ‘woman ‘came into the AMadi- gon Btroot Station, * and _ informed the ollicar “tifat * Kolly * was' murdoriog his_wifo. An officer waa dipAtohd post hnsto to hls rosi douco, but whan-ho got thoro “tho nsanulto womai hiad 1ott in searely of a policoman, * Kelly | T angested and ¥ila- worming con honi ! brought beforo Juatico geuug. o nasaultod - {on, "and bo was party faflod to appeur against dischargod,” = + Miko Honnay and Edward Roberts ontarod n (Clark stroot 'bus pear Thwelfth stroet, Monday aftornoon, . aud . Hoanoy seated himself noar a 1rail sister nnd picked” hor pockot of. 87, and made of with it,” followed by Roborte, Tho woman. immediately missed hor pookoi-book: ;| 'and gave:¢haso, and, with nsslstanco, succecdad’ in ohpturing them, : Yosterday.they wore braught bofore Justice 8cully, and tho guilt of Heaunoy was proven. 'Ho waa hold over to tho Oriminal: ,Court in i‘:gndnuct $‘6'00. ‘élabom. l»wu ;‘Ini: chargod. .The prisoner isanold export in pockol ioking, and has sorvod five years {nthe Poni- -‘renunry. His' chancos for returning thore aro , “Roberts, his companion, is o firoman, and Assiatant Foreman of Engine No, 23. g . A most unprovokod and villainous assanlt was eommitted oh(};{y ovouing sbout 8 o'clock by two roughs named Maurico Downoy ‘and Jamon Haltorruan, upon Mr, John' Gotlicb, whi resides nt No. 267 Houry stroot.' The aasault was com- shittedl ‘ab, tho' cornor of Browwr and: Wright camo without a moment’s ivaruing r. Gotlleb, who .wss struck- by a popibattlo in tho hauds of ‘Hattormna and Imocked sénse- less. “Justlee Seully holds the prisonor to awnit tli roult ‘of tho “injurics inflictod upon Mr, Gofllahs? s _ Justice: Boyden hnd,a lad 13 yoars of ago, namoed William Rouch, befors him yoaterday morning, who- waa arrestod Monday by Officer O'Brien. « The with two othor boys, went into a salgon an tho corner of Arclier avouae nad Halstod stroot, and tho féllow who owns tho catablishmont gave' thom liquor, with whiol thov beoame intoxicated. They afiorward en- torod a stablo in ocallty, and stolo thoro- from n quantity of, grain. ‘Tho boya, whon dis- covored, attempted to olude the oflicer, and all biut Rounch sutcooded in gelting off. -Tho Justica changed tho.charge which waa rogistorad nfinlnsz Dim (tbat of drunk) to larceny, ana.hald him over to Lhe Criminal Court, for. tha uul‘nmm of baviug him sont. to tho lteform Sehool. Mia ‘bond was fixed at $300. Rudolph Waltor, s shoomaker lying at No. 217 Tast Van' Buren siroet, is_oxceodingly libarul with proporty that doos not belong to him. Fri- day lagt ho'hired a horso and buggy from Millor's ]lvor{-embla on North avenuo, and startod off for the houso of o Flrl -and . invited hoer to ride wwitly him, ‘Sho declined on" the grounds that ho was a marriod man, and bad no buaivess con-~ ducting himsolf in that manner.' ‘Ho thon asked ber to ride slone, and notified the fomalo whoro sho could find bim aftor tho rido, On’ hor ro- tumn, tho follow displayod his liboralty by mnking her’a present of tho eutiro rig. ~ 8ho accepted, and drove off to tho stable of a man - namod Hofman, snd put up her newly-obtained turn-out. In the meantime Miller was wondor- ing why Walters did ot come i, and Baturdny Iast ho obtained the scrvices of ONlicor HHeinzle- mauy, and the borse and bugry was found as hove. Waltors was arrestod on the * chargo of | larceny, and yestorday was brought boforo Jus- _ tico Kaufmann, who, out of consideration for the fowily of the prizoner nnd bis herotofore good bohavior, and aisotho fuct that ho was intoxi- | cated ot Lo tima he mode the' donation, lot Lim off with & fine of $100. MISCELLANEOUS, The miscegonation den kapt by Jackeon Daly, at No, 125 Van Buron stroet, was ‘‘pulled,” last night, - and thirtoon lomates, white and Llack, arrosted. ¢ “""Jotin Colin, n renl-eatate donlor, was arrcatod by Ofloor David Barry yestordsy. saftornoon ou tho chargo'of recolving monoy undor fulso_pro- tenges, in solling Frank Fishor two mythicul Iots; which bo_said woro valuod at 86,500, and taking 360 08 w flret poymont. 5 * Potor Bioffold, an resgman, dropped desid yestorday afternoon, at thecorner of Socand and Mny atreots, while losding lumbar on Lis wagon, Paralysis wae_tho probablo causs. Doconsed was a Dano, 37 years old, and leaves' & wifo and four children. Meotion was made in lost Sunday morning's gnpfil of the fact that a felloyw named Louls C. \wooglen, who waa arcostod for,hors-stoaling in tho month of July, hnd forfeltod his bail bond .| of 8300 for his appearance before Justice Boyden the I]ll'{ bofore whon hia' onso was enlled, and that during’ the sftorncon hio loafed into tho court-room after tho witnesses against Lim had left, and wag renrrosted and hold under bonds of 21,000 for his appoaranca, ote. IHis ‘suroty on the bond that waa declared forfeited was Georgo W. Wotboy and W, D, Felker. When he was nr~ rested, n man who Iy not unknown to fams,—ho having boou hefore Justico DeWolf about ton days 8go on tho chargo of perjury,—who is_stylod ““Doctor * Fallor, was presont, and mado him- dolf decidadly obnoxtous aud offendive_to the Court. by inslating that thoy gmunnlng the prie- oner and bis frionds, Lio counting hls important oLl as one of the latter) understood tho trinl to De got for tho aftornoon instoad of tho morning, | Thi is an old dodgo of the frionds of criminals to avold trinl, and Doyden is fast bocoming wenried of it The man Woesboy, who appoars, with Follcor, I8 "what, is kuown a8 & *' straw- bailer.” Tho firat of May lnat ho wont on the boud of ono Miclael Conlon, who was chargod with tho larceny of a watoh and oliain, the prop- orty of Mr. W, E. Aikon. This was for $500, snd was algo forfolted on tho 18th day of May. Bince thou the oNlcors iave boon ‘*Inying " for “ofolodl Ity £rlcuiuld, Lus coourilon - for tho benofit of tho ehlidren of.tho outh ida liv- ing botwooh Bixteonth and Van Luron stroots, °|. Obly the-Olerk of tha Bouth Town appoarad ‘botoro: tho County Commitieo on Jiqualization yeatordny, and conacquantly no conelusinn way arrivad at. Tho mnstor will bo furthor discussod | Bnturday, The misorable and nueomtortalla_quartors of tho ofticers at tho Madinm Btroet Station ard o disgravo and a orying shamo, The cily ought to furnish bettor quarters at onco, The ofiicors are nnoblo to sloop during warm woathor, and vém"wurn out with restloss nights and arducuy ution. A slight firo In rosr ot No. 580 West TFour- taonth “atreot cansod tho alarm from Box 461 ab 11 o'elock {cmlnxdny foronoon., No serious dam- :m rosulled, © Mischiovous boys caused tho 0. i ' A matiross canght firo in the eabin of the tug- boat A, Millor, Iyiig at tho foot bf Clark streot, and osuded a. still-slarm of flro, at 4 o'clock yos« tarday aftornoon, Tho damago 'wna slight, Tho body of.a boy 14.yonrs old wns fonnd floating in:the rivor nt Ruaf strect bridgo, you« torday foronoon, and talan ont and conveyod to thio Morgue. Déecoased hind silvor ring on ono of hLis fingors. A 81,000 fire oceurred at § o'clock seaterdny aftornoon. The flames wore flrst discovered In o tailor-hop In tha roar of 214 West I3rie streat, aud an alnvm wag telographed from Box 505. Lou- is'Rows owned and vecupled tha promises where the flre origlnated. {lin loas on stock and bulld- Ing amounts“to 310,700, Ho has an iusurance of §600 In tho Globo, of Chicago. The stablo in roar of No, 218 Wost Erle at. was burned. It wag ownied by M. Rosanhard, whose losg is £300, and insuranco £200 in tho Agriculturasl, of Watortawn, : Y. Tho houso inronr of No. 220, omwned by D. Thomson, and uwug‘l’ud by Oharles Johnson, wras damagod o tho oxtent of 260, * Xnsurauco, £800, in'tho Agricultural, Johnson's loas Is £200, and {nauranco 3400 in tho - Globo, of Obicago, 'he oause of tho firo was not lonrned, - A OALL FOR NFLR, ' The Truatoes o Quinn Chspol, which was da- stroyod by tho flre of July 14, have.mado tho following nppesl to tho bonevolant : “Aftor pasaing. through two fires and meoting with at loss, wo aro compoliod to sak assiatanco, Wo lost our Lionso of worship In. th great firo of 1871, and again in thafire of July 14, 1674, Iundrods of oue ple woro burnad ont in the recent dissator, and will find t ditlleult to ‘make provision for tloir’ families \during the appronching winter, Somo Tiavo hoon obliged to 10avo tha city, and our momborship will ba, ‘considernbly woakenod.' Even if our houmo woro not. destroyod wo should bava Il wa eould do to eop u runuing oxponsos, As It 1s, wo are obliged lo an) holp towardn orocfing snollior placo of worship. Wa a5k 1t Lolloving that considurato men will agreo with us, and that wo thonld be suatalnod in offorts to” ssciiro,9 the - moral nd _rol inutroction of qur 3 ‘show " that” our colored churches and Babbath-schools flll a place in the community which would otherwise be-unillled, and do a work Among thousanda which | would oihiorwise boundons, Wheihier moro or ‘loa skillfully, thoy strivo to foach the boltor way * with | more or leay Auccesn oy striko at vico and fmmornli- by, Tholr m tend to eason idlonoen ana ctime, to make men u), indusirious, proporty-respoc 20 Inwabiding, We aak the prbio tohern on 8 All persoun authorized to solicit for us will havo our siguaturos and .the stamp ot our Ohureh altached to {helr subscription papers, 0. L, Pagne, 0. ¥, Jacknon, 1L, A, Dartlott, Win, Tucas, John Tarmon, J. U, Williama, Dewacy Croms, 3. T, Atidornon, F. F, Wililama, Trustors Quinn Clpel, A, M, £, Onurch (colored). . OinoAuo, 11l., Aug. 18, 1874, EXCURSION T0 GENEYA TARE. The . excirsion yestorday to Geuova Inke, nndor tho auspices of Cbrist Chnech, Osk Parl, ond in chargo of John H. 8. Quick, waa o grand success. A chartored train of eight woell-fillod conches carried tha happy company. Among tha humber woro the Rev. Dr. Powors, Roctor of 8t. Johw's Oburaly, John_Atkinson, Suporintondent of tho Peopla’s Gas-Light & Coko Compnné and wito ; Ruobon Taylor, tho_Rov. J. B, McClure, of .tho Alliance; tho Rev. Dr. Roynolds, Mr. ‘Mitcholl, of Mitchell & Hathaway, ani others. Arriving” ab the Iake, the multitudo seattored in ol directions, somo neeking for tho wooda with'their baskots, others going to the hotala for.n moro substantial dinner, and othors taking to tho boata for o snll. Al enjoyed tho on to the utmost, Tho loke was smooth, tho tomporaturo just right, and _tho breezo quito refreshing. Aftordinuer the * Lady of tho Lake," an clogant stocamor, onpablo of carrying 260 passengors; mndo a Bprcial trip, ‘consting about the tros-lined shores for two -hours.. Tlua tour especially dolighted Dr, Pow- ors, whose only regrot was that he had not his fshing-tackle aboard, Many of tho party wero happily grocted by old frionds who aro just now tarrying at that ploas- ant poiut, Among thess woro Goorge rr. Dnn. Jap, Gon. Stager, Gon. Dueah NI Toir- baul; -Mr. Gallup, Messrs, Moath, Milligan, Shelton and George Sturges, Dr. INich- cock,~J: L. Wilson, I W. Clark, and many others. . Thero nro nabout 5600 visitors now at tho lake quartorod in tho lotols, privato rosidoncos, cottages, and tents aronnd tho shores. In- fact, the summer business in in full blaat, and oll scemod bappy. The excursion _party loft at 5 p.m., and arrived, all safo and _sound, *at homo at e THE OITY-EALL, Mr- Prindiville, the Preaidont of the Board of “Public Works, left for Goderich last ovening, ac- companied by Lis family. Heo expeots to return in about a wools, i Dr. ' Ward, the Sooretary ot tho Board of To- lco, i on a Ashing oxcursion to Genova Lake,' Hoin expacted hack to-day. ¥ Tho Board of Public Works to-day open bida for 44,000 feot of Lrick seworsge and 22,000 feot of pipes, ‘I'hey yeaterday issucd cight building pormite, throo of iwhickh are for buildings in the pow hurnt distriot, Tho Board of Police met yestordsy aftornoon. Aftor oxamining tho plans for tho new engine- house on Third avenue, thoy locked themselves WP for the purpowe of finishing the roading of the rules and rogulations which have beon latoly drawnop, “Tlie Committeo on Dufforin mot yesterdny af- tornoon in tho Mayor's oflee, aud adopted the following : Resolved, 'That the cordial thanks of tho Spacial Corm- itteo of Seven appoinied by and from thio Common Council of tho Glty of Ghfcagoto tender an official ruce- tion to Wi Excollonoy, Earl Dufforin, Governor-Gelier. nlof Canadn, ba and thy samo aro liéroby oxtended to Mesarn, Glago & Rie, Propriotors of the Grend Pacifio Holel for thuir unbounded hospitality in placing thair magnificent hotol at tho' disposal of tha Committco and the distinguishod visitors, and in entortaining Ilu Exeellonoy and suito, togother with n largo nuume bor of tavied gucats, at graud luscloon o Mondsy, g, 1874, eceolied, 'Cuat the hoatty thanks of the Committen bo aud aro'horoby tenderod o Mr., T, 1. Ganklll, tho sble and ofticient manager of the Grand Pacific Motel, for tho unremitting caro aml’ attention bostowed by him upon tho outire parly, sud o gencenl excollcnc which_charactorized all his arrangenionta for their convenienco snd comfor, The Committeo awo_tondored {lioir hesrty thanks to Joun 8t, O. Clovoland, the Mayors Bacrotary, for tho oficent mannor in_which ho porformed his dutios as Socrotary ‘of the Rocop-" tion Co amitteo. Owing to a continual run for appointmonts on- the Fire Dopartmout, the Firo-Marshal has post- ed a uotice in front of his door to Lhe effoct that ?{g m(iru applications will be recoived until aftor. ov. 1. That tink of iniqulty known ns the Alblon, sit- natod on Olark street, noar tho vorner of Adams, hias at lagt boon brokien up, For months it hos buun‘ a standing repronch on our Oty Govorn- mont, him, and, yostorday Conlon, atlas Buffalo, alins Dwyer, was arrosted In a stroot-car, and Is now in durance vilo in a coll of the County Jail, Wesboy I8 & man whoso residonce i burd to dis= cover. —_— s GENERAL NEWS. The temperaturo yeatordny, au obsorved by Manasse, opticion, under Tur Trtuuxe Build- ings, was: In tuo shedo, at 7 n. ., 70 dog. Falronholt; 10 8. m,, 73; 13m,, 78; 8 p. m., 763 6 p,m., 78; and 8 p, m,, 72, Yestorday morning, while Dr. Laskio Millor was driving on ‘Wabash avenuo with hisdaughtor, ono of the wheols of tho buggy eame off, und tho vehiclo upset. Happily tho horse stoppoed inatantly and uo one was injured, ‘I'he meoting of vha Poor Ohildron's Exourslon COommitteo yostorday was not as wall attendod ns It ought o havo boen, It was agrood, howover, to givo tho ocond of tho sories of oxonrsious on Friday to Evanston on one of Goodriol's largo ntosmory, Mr. Goodrich donating §60 to the af- fair. Tho Rey. . T, Dickingon and Fathor Kent woro appolnted n committoa to gathor the children, with {ustructions to molect as many small ohildren of very poor patenta as posaible, No ohild over 14 'yoars of ago will bo nllowed upon the boat. Tho trlp, b 18 eutis mated, will cost mnot over $300, and the monay {a in tho Tremsurer’s hauds, The boat will loave Goodrloh's dack at 0 c'olock a, m, sharp, Roturaiug, & will resoh tho olwy al 6 Tho Speoial Gommitte on Flro Ordinancos, ns well se tho Comuwittoo o Firo and Walor, might as woll bo drummed out of town, For woeks thoy have been nnumyunr to hold o meet- ing to considor roferoucos. Only onco bavo thay s#uceeoded 1 obtaining a quornm, and thon they did nothing worthy of a notios of two lines in n country newspaper. At their noxt meotiug. the Common Council as a body ought to consure both commitioss, and then appoint now ones. It Chicago ia to havo no Fire ordinanco at all, thon the peoplo ought to know it. At tho prosent timo frame bulldings aro golmy up in dif- feront rections outside of {ho old firo-limits, and thero aro no laws regulating tho building of brick oues fueido tho fre-limits. Tho Noard of Publis Works rocelved n com- muniontion yostorday morniug from the Y, A O. A, askng tho Bowrd for permlusion to evoet o drinkiug fountain on the sidewalk, and for a supply of wator for tho samo. Tho Doard roadi- 1y grantod the permit, sud promised to supply t{\u water. TUE DOARD OF JIEALTIN, The Donrd of iloalth mot yestorday, Trosent, A, Habn, B, C. Millor, G. Behlootzor, My, Moore, sud J, McDermott, Tinanco Committeo reportod a Vill of §5,60 for Small-Pox Hospital, which was allowed, ho Banitary Buperintendont reporto 001 donths for tho wook ending Aug, 16, of which 100 wora males, and 148 foniales, 800 whito, aud 4 golorod. 'I'liiy 14 a docroase of B ae comparod with the correspondig weok of last yoar, T'wo liousoa were roported infeoted with® small-pox azalust 28 houses » yoar ago, Bixtoenth stroot, botwoou Btato aud Clurk, was roported in a Althy T 5 R e AR5 A g Ayl 07 NP5 e s e N L K1 MM LGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19, 18747 couditlon, Il oitlro’ ropott. was- recolved And put on filo} ¥ ¥ YT oD *, Tho Ilealth Ofticor roportod that lie had absted 478 nulanncos during tho woek, and “condemned ;l““l“ ® quantity of fruits Bud monts a8 unfit for ood, F R Dr, Bohloptzor wantod the Henlth OMcer to horaatter assign his reasou for ull condomuntions g malkan. S = The, Haalth Oflecr farthor saportad Hisk coms | nlaing'tind beon ladied agalnut cortain donlers in oystord, aud that ho hud sont to meveral of the Placon namod without gaining any ovidenco thab tho hoealtl: ordinanoo was b«m;‘ violated, - Dr, Sobiloatzos oatled aitontion to polsonous baking-powders, and citod n caso whoro & famlily hind beon alclionod from the uso of thom. This lod to Romo diseussion, but no epecific satlon. Adjournod, \ : ——itn ANNOUNOEMENTS. The Rev. ¥. A, Ellis, pastor of tho Michigan Avouno Baptiat Church, will presch o mermon ospecially to young mon ‘Bunday ovoning, in his cluroh, boing tho fifth Hormon in the course, un- dor tho auspicos of tho Young Mon's Christian Asgoclation, 2 All mombors of Cosmopolitan Lodge, Ne. 6, Kuights of Pythias, aro roquosted to be present this evouing for tho purpose of nominating a V: 0., and to transnct other important businoss. Tha third semi-aununl gathoring of the High- Innd Assoolntion of Ilhmols will bo beld in their Linll, southswest corner Waslungton and Dos- plaivos stroots, Thuraday, at 8 p. m. The Chioago Military Officor's Association meet at Copt. Ragglo's rosidencoe, 874 Weat Madi- son stroot, this ovoning, at 7:30 p. m.; for tho o of importaat businoss. Tho plenio for the cholr and Bunday-achool of 8¢, Potor’s Mirsion will tako place this aftor- noon at Lincoln Park. All frionds of tho Misslon aro cordially invited to attond: A Tho fair for tho bonofit of Bt. Btophon's Catholio Chureh i4 progresstug, aud all desitous of aponding & ploasant evening should not fall to attond, ~ ° 2 & PERSONAL. The Rov. 0. W. Wendto, of -the Fourth Uni- tarian Cliurch, of this city, who has been on o six monthe' loavo of nbsonco in Europo, sails from Liverpool on the 20th inst, for homo, in the Samaria. i 3 i " Owing to the ill-health of.the Rev. Fathor Corsoman, Presidont of tha Joauit Collogo, in thin city, ‘tho’ Rey. Fathor Do Bleick bas béon mado Progidont. "The Rev.. Fathor , Venunoman, Librarian of tho Colloge, .lisa boon transforred to Olncinnati to tako tho Trossurorship, of St. Xavior's Collogo, in thot city. g A mont enjoyablo rocoption was given .Bignor Cavanna and wilo, iucammemoration of his 80th birthday, st tho home of his son-in-law, Dr. Bilva, Wost 8ido, Monday night. Big, .Cavanun 18 ono of tho oldeat and most wealthy. Italinug of Chicago, having lived in this city moro than twonty yoar, * IOTEU ARRIVALS. Palmer House—Duncan . Phyto, New York; . W. Phol}js, Rochoster ; John J, Bafoly, Towa ; 1L, W, Beldon, Guleflbm‘gh\v. H, Locke, Cin~ ciunail; 0. L. Bartlott, Blgin; B. P. Ostes, Boston; W. A. Fishor, Milwaukeo; W. E. Grif- 1is, Japan;. E. F, Secliols, Molbourno, Australia, . L% @rand Paclfic~0, 0. Godtroy, Man: nibal, Mo. ; Georgo 8. Mooro, Louiaville ; 1. H. Cummings, Cairo; J, B. Trug, St Louis: 0. 1, Cummings, Pokin’; George W. Diair, Pittsburg 0. T, Arna% Cloyenno; O, 2. Weathorby, Cin- cinuati; W, W, 3.5'"”’ 0. D. Arms, Y 4 oungs- town, O.; W. E. Wallington, Dubuqua’; O. Toob inson, Toronto ;i B, Norton, Hartford. - .- . . Tromont House—Goorgo Pitorbsugh, Fioria Loo Kaufmay, New York; P, Contanl, Paris; 1. F. Wattson, Now Yorks 'J. . Lund, Now Or- leana; 8, H, Molvin, Bpringflald; A. G Clinton ;' A, "Currlo, Bhroveport; H. - Moyo, Ottaws; H.T. Platn, Rockford.. . . o Sher man. House—D. P. Cannon, Brodnead, Wis. Theo. I, Jousup, Kondall ; Linoo Reoloy, Savans onli; Charles Smith, Doston; B. T, Norvoll, U. . A.; J. Y. Moson, Now York; D. B. Judson, Milwaukoo, Johu Nash, Cincionatl. wing, SUBURBAN NEWS, HYDE PARK, © - The Holly weter-works aro comploted. For tho last two woeka the pipos bave boou testing in soctions, and sa tho prossuro has been put on tho weals spots bave been blown out, and zeplaced. At thoe first bend oftor leaving ths works tho {ron stirrupa proved dofleiont, sud the rosult was tromendous. The broken iron was hurled up 100 feet in tho air, and the tremondous force of tho water oxhibited Holly in » new character, as “ditch-diggor. On ‘Mondry - ovening roport was mado to the Trusteos that'nll tho pipos had heon tentod up to 117 pounds to tho iuch, and an early day I8 roquosted for tho publio tost required by tho contract. Beforo that timo pressare will bo put on to 200 pounds to the inch. s Alittio sportivo exhibition was made at the cornor of Onk and Hydo Park avonues to sliow the Trustoes of . Iyde . Park and Lake what thoy may oxpoct to woo. Only ous rotary ongino was put in motion, leaving thio'othar ono and tho foir- doubla-noting piston pumps at rest, Prossure was maintained ot 110 ln 114 pounds, and thoro was ono broken pipo on Btato stroet to givo vont. At the ssme time two Btronms wore thrown at tho corners, 1 and 13¢ inch nozzles, and the reanlt proved that no. fire-ongine in' Chicago could squal ono of them, tho water mounting to twice tho hoight of the Masonic building, and when plsyed horizon- tally spraying a whole block, and swaying tho four atrong tmen who bLeld tha pipa to and fro like so many reods. The Trustoes hold au owl sossion Monday avening belng called’ to order at 9:25, and ad- {gumln» at 11:40, Prosidont pro tom. E, E. iyan, 138q.,..in tho chair. Py Billa wera nygrnvad and ordered paid amonnt- Ing to 925,253.07, s Tag's, Dovoy's, Huat's, Thompson's, Noul- ton's, and Boal’s nino plats of mubdivision, all in tho northoast quarter of oo 1, T. 87, R. 14, woro approvad. 3 Potitious wero prosontod by six saloons for liconsos; (rom all tho pooplo of South Chicago for & flro-ongino; from-8. H. Kondall for plumbor’y license ; from Lucy Greon' for allow~ auco of &6 for lying five days iu jnil; from Van- sant & Co., in reforouco to'tho villago advortis- ing; aud ‘from Nutt & Brookes, ond others, ro- mounateating agaiust sewer, and grading, and stone on Savonty-fifth strook, from Greomiwe avenno to Lako HMichigan. ' Bupt. Hoaly reportod tho sidewalks on Sixty- third, Clstnut, Onk, Forty-sovonth, Hyde Park avenuo, Btato stroot, and Madison avenue ‘s neoding ropairs to tho amount of 8207 ; Hydo | Park avenuo, Onk and Forty-soventh streols needing ropairs of screencd “stone, and thoe draius on Soyontg-ninth, Bouth Oliicago avenno, - Fifty-ninth, Sixty-third, and Sevonty-firet straots | noading clcauing out. 'Tio aukod faaEruations, Tuo old sore " Bpot,—tho doficioncics in. tho Bpecial nssossmont accounts,—was healed over again b‘y provision for fundiug them all in ona- loan o ,1375,000, to Lo due Jan, 1, 1876, This now Doard do not appoar to understand this old busincss, By looking over tholr old records, thoy will find it commonced in the sconomical donlres of Trnateo W, B, Lowis, wito ‘would por- sistin figuring down Uho estimatos, end was flnishod by the gront Ohicago firo burning up” asgosgmont-rolls, thon about to bo collected, in thosum of nbout 150,000, cflvorlnq improve-~ ments which had beon made in anticlpation of tholr colleotlon. Part of theso old doflelencios huve boon ropald by now lovies, but there re 1aius yot unpaid 870,650.77, Ordinancos woro adopted to Iay wator-pipos on Jefferson, Washington, and Greenwood avo- nues, from Fifty-first to Tifty-Nith stroot, and Dumol I11. 1forno, Morwin Church, and Samuol Fflul{&lmt woro appoluted’ Commissionors on Bu- timatos, 1 It was ordorod that the Superintondent repair sldowalks on Forty-fifth stroot, woest of Cottago Grovo ayenuo, ‘I'nis timo Trusteo Morgan had propared and rosonted an ordinauco on the liconse quostion. PA provides that no’ ljiconse shatl ho granted ox- copt on_tho potition of a mnjnrui ‘oftha votery of tho eloction dlstrict ne sliown Dby tho last reg~ istrys supported by £3,000 bond to pay all dam- agod occasloned by the gale, and §500 bond to comply with all ordinances, and pay all finos and coatd; to oxplro on tuo third Tuskday of April, 18763 to pay 30 foo, and oxponuos of lesua; to clase shop entirely on Bunday, olection days, and on ovary othorday from 10 p. in. to 0 s, m. ; license to Lo ‘rovoked ‘on failure to comply with all Unltod Btaton, State, and villago Inwa, Mr. Ryan suggestod soveral smendmonts ; thig ordinanco was snbstantially tho same ns the ono offerod by hitn two months ago, whon he could not even obtain a second, andnow only nooded n fow more provisions to make it good, Alr. Faulkuor aud Mr, Ohuroh deslrod time to exnmino this important subjeot carofully, aud ko tho ordinanco was 1id ovor, sud make tho spocinl order for Monday ovening noxtabout midnight. LAKE VIEW. The Board of Truatoes mat Monday, Prosent, {ho full Bosrd, ‘Tlio applioations tor saloon loenses of Aug. 8 | labor every day, i bolng takon up, aftor somo long and heated do- | batbs, it was ordorod that they be' 1aid on tho tablo nntil the declsion of- tho Supromo Conrt {u in the oaso_of John Borniger va. tho Town. of Lalo Viow, o haviny through hi¢ attorneys ‘| Bpplicd for n mandamun fo compol thio Doard to gisot im a saloon liconeo, Comuiisioner Bulzor roporied hnving ox- amluald tho improvement ou 1alsted stroet, from deaceland nvenno to Bnlaor-stroot, -aud that it gutruotod in wecordanca with tho ordinand®, whioh was orderod on fiio, aud on motlon tho Board acoopted sald worl, 1lo_nleo roporied that Mr., Lay and his tonauts agrée to tha widon- fug of Graceland avenuo to 100 foot, and will sot back tho fonce 17 foot au saan na tho orapa aro mflmedit ‘ot Wellln Tho mattor of ton stroot waa deforrod untt 16 and tho Groon Tisy rond Aro Readod Adam- Maros mndo spplication to hiavé his sloon lioonso transterrad to Nicholaa Glorsch, which was orderod granted. A petition asking that n saloon liconso bo granted m‘ John Kaeil to koop a saloon an tho wat alde of the Greon Bay road, opponite tho Bt. Doolfic Cuinetery, wai xoxl, u.m} l:lld ovor. adopted . rosolution_was adopted: ordering the clean- ing of tho ditchos on both sldes ol Onwulanml avonue, from Boulhiport weat to Ashlund avonuos ; and also that tho avenuabo graded to the width of G0 foot, {ucluding ditchoa, tho ditches to kg 8 foot wido at top, and 15 inohes doap, the low eut responsibla biddor to do the work. A An ordivauca was adopted orilering {ho ime provomaut of_Divoraoy straok from Greon Iiny Tond ta Lincolu avenue, by the voustruction ot & road-bod of clinkers, olsy. and gravel, 24 foot wido, and sppomtng . Fastor, L. P, Goodo, and J. G, Bohienwohl Commlssionora to mako an ontimata for the same, B, B, Chaso was™ givon permission, with tho consont of thio owners of abutting property, to romovo blaok soil from Wollram streot, fo be re- placed by him with rand from hills on_the same &troot whoro it roqairen s ba Wd down. 1t wna ordered that John P. Wilion bio empow- ored to mgnflcnt the Town of Lake Viow in the dolinquent assossmant casos § thio mandamus of || rica. | man ho evor maw, aud would have pai John Boringer, above roforred to; and also agalnst_the Ht. Bonifaco Comotery Company, it Thaving boon shiown that the Company have pur- chasod and enclosed an additional 7 acres, and aro negotiating for 5 acres more, and hava al- rosdy mado inlormeuts in the BOToH, mnh—nxfltu Iaw and thoir righta in the promlaca’ undor the chartor of tho town. i Megars, Weeklor, Schieswobl, nnd Stilzer waro appointed 8 committos to oxamine and roport $ho correctnoss of the crodit sido of the Town Tronanror’s nccounts, The Bonrd thon adjonrned, DIIGUTON, This village, In the southorat corner of _tho, Town of Cicero, in falling into line with the otlier villages of tho town inthe tomperance caugo. A righton Woman's Tomperance Union has been organizod, ‘Mra. Wilson Presidant. Ou tha lagt Sabbalh afternoon tho 'scoond of & serios of monthly meolings was bold in the schoal-houso of that placo. Reprosontatives of the Womon's Tomporance Uniona of the North- weatern Cox-ahops, of Auatin, and Oak Park were prosont to tho number, in all, .including pentlo- mon, of twouty-Aive. Tho, Pronidanta of thedo Bovoral organizations sat togothor upon the plat: form. Mra, Llolloy, Acting Presidont ot Ouk Park, prosided, with tho assistance of tho Prosi- dout, Mra. 8, J. Humpliroy. Tho choir of 'the BL. B. Quiurch of Brighton lod thé dovations in song. Tho Rov. Mr. Burratt, of . Austin, offorod prayor, Ten-miputo_sddrosses wero mado by tho local piistor, tho Rey, Mr, Wakeman, and tho Rov. Blosara. ‘Strobridge and J; E. Roy, by Mosers, Biarp and errick, members “of tho Town Board; and'Mossrs. Bell and-Sharp, of Osak Park. - v g i Tlo meoting was ono of fervor and enjoyable- noss, ‘A rogulr Lovo Fonst,” wns o ropeated oxpression of satisfactlon. ‘Clie Catholio priest of tho locality, who had boon waited upon by the ludios, exproased ontiro accord with the move- mont, being himsolf a temperanco mavn, Ho would speak to his paeople about it, Iohasn tumperance society in his parish, with whoso Boarotary ho desired to have tho Lindios’ Socio- ties como into commnnication. It was under ‘alood that some of tho Catholio pooplo were presont, £ 2 In four wooks, on the 18th of Soptomber, at 8:80 o'clock, another meating ta to be held, whon it'ls planned to socuro s socond speach from Mr, A. L. Morrigon, * Theso mootings, kopt up at tho difforent points in tho town, evon on through dog-ddys, show the tonncity of the tomperanco movement I Clearo, as nianaged . by the ladios. WILD AFRICA. Lectnre by Dr, ¥, A. llunt nt the Becs ona Rnpiist Churche - According to announcoment, Dr. J. A, Hunt, & colored . man, who for fifteen yonrg has rosided in Weatern Africa, lecturod at the HBocond Bap- it~ Clg.urch - last evening. The Uasement of tho ohurch * was woll- filled, and ‘by’a highly intolligent sudlonce. It was sn- nounced that the lectaror would take as his aub- Ject lils “ Exporionce Among Wild Africans.” Ho ‘mustolthor havo made a mistako1n (ko aunounco- mant, or in speaking lorgot it. In ocommencing, tho spenker was, & strangor, and than snid ho sk qut to . profaco . hls remarks with a morap or |- two of his porional history: Ho was bornin Utbans, 0., on the 2d of May, 1832, When 15 years of ago he went to Massachusatts, whore for-two yenrs ho was-in the employ of Damiol Webstor. Ho lolt Massachusolts of bhis own ac- cord in 1857, and sailed for Africa to loarn some- thing of his forofathora. “Aftor & thirty-olght |- | days® suil,io arrived on the const of Africa Aug. 1 of tho samo yoar, ih6 vory day of the cole. bLratlon of tho emancipstion of Woatorn Africa. He wesput ashoro at Monrovia, the seat of govorament, and was mot by Eroomen, n olass who aro taught to swim bofore thoy aro sble to walk. At Orst sight all was desolation, but as ha appronched tho city a now light dawned upon him. Tho Government buildinga were pointed ont to bim, and he was smazod. A Bepnto- chambor for nogroes was more than ho fwas propared for. o had’ béen’ used to.seoing no~ groos In the kitchen and flold only, and it was with difficulty that he conld transplant them in his mind to 8 Sonate-chamber, oven in their own -land, - Monrovia i8 n city of some 20,000 inhabhi- tants, of whom probably fifty aro whita. Ths city * i, wall © bulf, wul ita public buildings will compnre ~ favorably with those of tho ' country ~towns of thiy country. Tho atroets hava the sppesrauce of being nllowed to grow up in grads, to bo mown ‘periodically, o Ha'found whito people great ouriositios in Af- Ho saw one man arrested thora for drunk- onucss, and saw him (ried bofore s colored court. ‘The prisonoer was nonplnssed, Hiy -real offanso way for onterjug & house aud tum- bling:into o lady's .bod, boots and all. Iia was willing to do anylhing to. cscape tho penalty of his crimo, ‘Che Judge fined him $1, aud ordered Lim to seo thatthe bedding o hod soiled was cleanod. Ifo wag the hn‘x)plont au, smount assossed upon him rathor than faco m{ voigeancs of an Aftican Court, Liso lecturer then apokoe of the dress of tho inbabitunts of Liberia. iTe said that, in thirty- two davs aftor our foshion-plates wero fwaucd, thio bollos-of Liveria woro in possossion of thom, and that tho .oloandor parks wore alive with tho Tustloof evory uow rufilo. Howsnid tho bottor classos wore equally as attentivo to tho domauds of fashion s in this country, "Tha lacturer Lhion Apoka of the moans of trav- ol in thointerior of Woatern Africa. Then la noticod tho habits and peculinritios'of the peo- plo. Homaid thoy were Inzy, working only at planting and harvosting timos ; tuab they wers axtromoly hospitablo, visita bolwoon nelghbors and frionds ranging from one woak to six mouths at o time, This, ho sald, was the oxcuso for Tiivingatono'a alow.progross, fe doubted not that Livingstono in his travals and visits to tho Chiofs of tribes hud Lo wait from tho laying of - tho egg. to tho .hatchiug and.growth of "tho chickon, to plonso their whime,—or- wait from the blossumiug to the ripening of fruit, 'I'ho lecturer noxt spoke of marriago in Africa, sottlug forth that the dolight of the natives was. & multiplicity of wives, A man solocts his pavt- uer for Nfo whon sho is from 6 to 10 years of ago.. Ilo has to buy his wives, aud’ the flrat prico f a brags kettlo. From thaage of G to 16, gifts muat bo sowarod upon bor, aud aftor all & men is not suro of his prize. Mothors Jook upon their datightora as of g0 much valuo, and if A {3 not Hboral enough in hig gifts of koftlos and trinkets to support the family, B Is allowod to stop iu, and ovon O, A fow yoars ago » man having mora than six wives was not allowed to voto, bub now to bo possossed of mora than two worke disfranchisomont. ‘Cho leoturer thau offered to tho sudience his plan for advanoing clvilization in Africa, It was usoloss, fu his opindun, to sond out our misslon~ arlos to tabor with the adults, or to devote any considorablo attontion to the education of the childron, 1o sald tho averago lifo of & whito porron thore was but eix yoars, and it was o Aquandoring of preclons lives to send adult white Indtos and gontlemen thero al this timo, His plan wad to oporate outirely with tha childron, not so much to” educate them in lottors as Industry, Glvo them four hours echoollng, and sfx houty and vory mowm it oot would baroan. It was tnnatursl for the countrytoworl, If they woro taughl tho woalth with which they were Afrlea would oplo of that to work, with. surroundod soon booomo a tributary to tha ‘wealth and prospority of this country, Thoy bad tonchors enough among thom wha ware ae- cllinntod for tho wark of adiication If Lhots oiee Rien woro usod In tho proper dircction. The spoaker alusad with n glowing tributo to -tho nataral ndvantagos of tho laud of his foro- fathors, and by ramtnding tos_sdionco thnt ho was on hiy way touco und noeded mnonay tu lielp e foct fall y The locturor was full of anccdote and mirth, and, fallivg to insbruct in reforouo to ¢ Wild Afrieatis,” he awused with storica of haire braadth oseapas from bolug chawed up by lons ol;l:‘rlghhmu to death by other monstors of tho wilds, % —— + ANOTHER PLUMBRIDGE CASE. A Mnan Attempts to ilnave His Snne Wifo Confined it o Lunatic Asye « lum. From the New Orleans Pleayune, Our oity has juat beon tho scono of a atory as dramntioc and sonsational a8 any of Charles Rendo's mad oreations in his story of * Jland Canl,"—a novel which shows us that oven this proanio ago lins 1t6 Tomances, and that aane para Bong way, with sll tho law's dotenscs, wasta away thelr lives in an asylum. "o hiorolue of tho story is Mra. B. Coloman, a pativo of Gormany, and for mauy yoats o resi- duent of this city, She was married somo ten youra ngo to Mr. D. Coloman, or Natohoz, Miss, About a yoar sgo Mr. Colemnn believad, or rotonded to boliovo, that bis wife .was insano. o told the physicians that sho wna dangerous, A monomaniac on the subjoct of jealousy, and that sha futended to polson him; that sbe was oxporimonting on hersolf by taking polson to faa just what amount would kill him. Dy thoms ?;z;xg:a ko formod a mork of projudicsin hig Of all theso storics Mrs. Goloman knaw noths Ing. Physicinna visited hor but sho was igno- rout ihat thoy aud bor husband woro wnwfilng her evory action to soo if thoy could not detack Bomo Bign of fnganity or monomania. With theso pr«pnmtor{ atories tho husband brings a saitin tho Natchoz Court for the futere diction of his-wife,—n decroo doclaring her in< 2ano, Of this alko aho was uttarly ignorant; tha {:lpot! sorvod on her wors approprinted by tha usbsud, and, without Jawyor, witnoss, or ovie dougo, lLier-oaso. went bofore the Court. Bha could not defend Lierself becanno sho was ontiro« ly ignorant of tho very existonce of tha suit. BMr. Colomaun know that tha pregence of hilg wifo would bo nocossary for tho interdiction, e I:«ml\sd«l hier to tho court-room, but Inckily for hor, the 'Tudge did not come, tha court nd~ Journed, nud sho‘went bomo a fras womsn etill, d of Mra: Colomnn, Mr. Morris Marks, Attorney of.the Parish of Auconsion, happonod accidontally to boar of tho caso. I8 hurried up to Natohoz not a second to0 soon. Voluntooring a8 Mra. Coloman's attorney hio oxaminod tho cage, nnd showed its illegality,~how o lady way boing doprived of Lor liborty and properly ox porto, withoot a hoaring or dofense, . The appenranco of tho caso Immodiataly changed, and tho Judga rofused porowmptorily Lo graut the deoroo of intordiction. Tho busband, st this, sworo. ho would earry lils point, Judga or Inw to tho contrary, that bis wito wad_ingane, snd would have to bo o da- clared, Ho threatonod to take an appaal to tho Bupreme’ Court, and havo the docision wiped away. Ho nlso offored to settlo 3,000 on Lor it sho would % to Europo. Mrs. Colomap became somewhat alnrmed ng her husband's throats. About this timo a lady called, who protendod to sympathizo doaply if hor misfortunos and troublos. Sho advirod Mra. Colomai to leave Natchos, whero she was under the power “and authority of her husband, and como to Now Orlonus, whero frionds would wal- como and care for Lier; that hor hugband would ever bo sotting plana to got hior into an insano asylum, and that f tho appeal was decidod in hia favor, sho would bo seriously snnoyed by im. il : ; Listoning and agreelng to thoso spoclous ar- rangomeonty, ra, Coloman consented to como to tho city. Blho and hor Indy-guardian set out on the Lice for this city, whero thoy arrived safoly Baturday. The guardian tried to induco Mrs. Coloman to go to an up-town hotel, but thatlady rafnsod to do ¢o until sho conld pey a visit to some old frionds of hors, Mr. and Mre, Knisor, living on Carondolot strest, near Thalia. Mra. Coloman spont soveral hours thoro, con= yorsing with Mra, Kaisor in a rational and sensi~ ble manner. ' Mra, Kaiser noticod that tho lady- guardian_nudged hor soveral times. She was curions about this, and was anxious to undor- atand it. Tho lady-guardian told her that Mrs, Coloman waa insanc, and tbat sho (tho guardian) had beon ront dawn by Mr, Coloman to take his wifo to the Loulsians Rotroat for tho Insane, Bue then oxhibited su sutenticalod cortificato, which declared Mra. Colomna insano, and whicl was signed by three physicians of Natohoz, ons of whom had nob seon Mra, Coleman for twa yoars. All the accommodations had beon mada for Mra. Coloman ut tho asylum; s comfortablo room bind boon obtained by s larga cotton-broker of this ity ; everything indecd was in readiness; _Mra. Coloman would over then have boon in tha n?lnm had she -nok inefstod on visiting her 1rlends, v ] Mrs, Kaiser could not, of courss, deny thesa dootors' cartificatos, which were porfoctly ai thontic and in order, As, howover, Mrs. Col man ywas o friond of hors, and had conversed in such & sensiblo mannar, sho insisted on o further examination into her ganity by Now Orleaus doe= tors, and that Mra, Coleman_ should stay with Der until the doctors had mado the oxamination, ‘Tho oxamination was made, aud throe of tha mosb respoctable phyeicians ‘of this city—Drs. Armand Moreler, Francois Alpuents, antt Folix B, Gaudat—all cf(\clnmd, without tho least hesi~ tation, that thero was not a word of truth in the atary 5 that Mra, Coleman was not sano. There cannot ba the slightest doubt about 3w, Coloman’a savity, Bhe talls wolf, though with a atrong German accont, and {8 Lright and {utolligont in appearance. As to tho husbaud’s couduct, it is inexplicable, ‘Tho moat charitable'and the moat uatural theory is, that tho wholo Atu%in a_roproduction of (ha play of 4 Droams of Dolusion,” and that Mr. Coleraan I8 like Bir Bornard arleigh, who way himaolf insane, and who yet boliovod that his wifa was the mad one. . . ‘Che lady-friend, of conrso, disappeared immodi~ atoly after hor groat fiasco. Mrs, Coloman, notwithstanding her narrow ea- eapo from the most uuplonsant snd dangorons imprisonment, returns to Natchoz to nttoud te logal'offaiss, C——— An Xndiann Lndy - Shot at Yellow Springs, O0.— A Mynstorious Afinire ‘Lhe Supposcd Causes Yellow Springs, 0. (Aug, 16), Correspondence of tha t = Indianagatie Sentfuel, Tho tranquility of this usually quiot villnge was violontly disturbod a fow days nfin by & shoating affair, which camo near’ furnishitig the publio with a first-clasy tragody. Miss Mary Marlkloy, tho victim, is a rosident of Bluffton, Ind., andiy vixiting relatives in this placo, About 10 v'olock on ovoning, almost n waok azo, whila ontoriing a front daor, ahe was shot in tho baok by soma unkuowu person standing on tho ontsida of tho yard, uix buckslaot penotrating her porson. Sha hus baen iu o vory eritical condition, "but s bo~ lievdd to bo rocovering. Drs. llarris & Drots- 1man, both ekillful surgeons, now pronounce her out of dangor. The whole affuit s involved in mystery. Tho people..” however, bad thoir ~ suspicions, and accordingly o Toaylor was arrosted on tho 3r, nn]\goaltiuu thiat Lo was the parpolrator of tho doed. I8 trinl was Aot for to-day, but at thin writiug tho rosnit has not boon reached, It iw supposed that Taylor mistook Mina Marklay for Lid wifo, who occupied s room in tho samo building. 8ho Lad obtained r divorce from him and slimony, Amoumln¥ to £8,500, to pay which lio wan compollod to soll his farm. This oxns- paratod bim grontly, and Le threatonod to bn nvengod. It was &lso rumored that Mya, Taylor was recolving-tho attontions and visitn of n cer- tain gontloman, whose namo it {3 thought best to withhold, and tho knoweledgo of thig intesi- flod Taylor’s anger and jealousy,which oulminato.1 i tho shooting of Miwy Markloy, whout ho mis~ took for hiswifo, ‘Iho young lady's pnrentd wore tolegraphed to_fmmediatoly after tho uns fortunate affuir, and are now here. Thoy will romove horhome as soon 0y she s sulliclontly recoverod. ———— Mutton Fattenod on Mummnies. A correspondent of tho Londan_Times, writ- g from Alexandrin, romarks: * Faucy wutton fattonod on anclont Bgyptianal Tho othor day, at Sakhars, I eaw nino camela paoing down from the mumny-pits to tho'bank of the rivor, Iadon with nots, In which wora fomors, tibin, and other Dony bits of tho human form, somo two hundred wolght in onch net on onoh #lds of the camol. Amang tho pits there were pooplobuslly engngod in soarching out, slfting, and sorling tha bonen which almost crust tho ground. On” inquiry, I lonrned that tho oargaos with whioh tho "camoln wore ludon would bo sont down to Alexandrin, and thenoo boshipped to English manuro manu-~ facturers, ‘Chioy ninko oxcollont manuro, I am told, partioularly for Bwedos and othor turnipy, I'ho trada ju brisk, and has boen going_on fot years, and may go on for wany more. It is a4 atraugo fato,—to prosorva one's skoloton foe thonsanda of yoars iu prder that thoro mn&'“lia flug Bauthdowna aud chovlots fu & distant ! But Lgyps Is alwayy » placo of wondori” KEmem om) =0 P i " It