Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1874, Page 4

fakert { THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1874 LOCAL MISCELLANY. EARL DUFFERIN. TOR CHAIR OF THE COMMITT-EE. {Aug. 14—Eventde.] You must wake,znd call me early, call ma early, ther dear ;. M;’X‘;v;l; be the happlest day of all the fiacal Fortomoriow will come Earl Dufferin, togethies with And I am to welcome His Ludship, as Chair of the Committ-oe. {4 There's mapy » Lopefal Alderman, but none with hopes like mine, There's Pickering, Miner, snd Jonss, and the chiv- e 0'Brine ; But there's none will wake {n the morning to my ex- uisite ecatasy. For Xumi o welobmo His Ludship as Chair of the Cotumitt-ce. ZLsy out for me the cost and pants I wore upon the da Iwed, snd eke the low-necked vest; and, mother ‘dear, you may Waah cut sy cotion gloves to-nignt a8 white s white be, For 1ah 10 welcome Hia Ludship a4 Chalr of the Committ-ce. As T came by the City-Hall, whom, think ye, sbould 1 sce But Dixon leaning on s lamp-post, groaniog paln- fully T " 5 He gave mc a eharp look, mother, Lut I don't care a d, For'] am to welcome His Ludaiip as Chiair of the Committ-se, They say he's dsing of envy, but what care I for that? They say hix beart i bresking. My own goes pit-s- vaiting me. For T am to weleome s Ludship aa Chair of the Committ-se. Ang. 15—Eventide.] 1 thought His Lus Letween, Apd the Loys agrecd thpt the President did sight to iutervens; 5o on the morn of te happiest tima of all the fiscal 1 tore ny thread gloves into rags, and fell back to the rear, It seemed so hard st first, mother. His Ludship eemed aggricved 10 for He bad not met Tubbs but once or twice before, aud the latter stated to bim that he was in immediate need of money, and desired Bentley to go out and pawn the earring. The Captan did_ not credit tho story, Lut beld the prsoner to swait identification by the parties concerned. In tbe meantime Rentley's mother and step- father called nt the siation, and mquired the caugo of.their son's mirest. The mother wus indigpant, and demanded an investigation forth- with. The caso came up for n h g on the morning of the 18th, before Juetico Scully. Laugley, the pawabroker, did not ideutify Bent- ley as the man who pawued the caning. and Mr. Leib fsiled to recognize the prisoner a5 ouo of the thieves who entered his room. Under the new law, thio prisoner mado & stazement under oath, eubstantially the same as tuat given to Capt. Ellis, Bentley was therenpon discharged by ihie Justice. Mrw, Leib, boing absent in the country, 6id not anpesr. Capt. Ellis says that he was not appronched by the parents or friends of the prisover with the view of having auy lesiency shown Lim, tor was any **inducement beld out In any way. shape, or manner” to bim for the purpose of ‘haviug the young man sct st liberty. Bentley was booked in the usual form, on the charge of larceny ; the cace came up iv its tyrn, and some time wasg oc- cupied in its beasing, in open court. The de- tectives who made_the arrest—Tom Simmons, Fiyn, Flanagaa, and Chapin—corroborae Cant. Ellis’ statement, disclana avy unduo wilaeuce 10 obtain Bentley's release, but, on tha contrars, endeavored to bold bim on the evidence they had. The other ear ring bas been found at snother pawnbroier’s estublishment, and the oilicers are H mt ! engaged in looking afier the party who pawned When T hiok of the {rinmph a-coming, of the honor ) ig. JTSTICE SCULLY. The following eard {rom Justice Scully, who bud been attacked in reference to this cuse, ap- peared in the Post and fuil of yesterdsy even- 1o welcome, but Dizon stepped | ing: T the Editor of the Post ond Meil S1u: Anarticle appeared ju_ Lt night's Post and Madl reficeting upon the conduct cf jolice ollicials, and mycelf fu particular, io regard to tho discharge of & prisover who wax rofent) chargo of lurceny of property belongivg to a Mr. Hen- ry Lub, er*is the pertinent inguirs of For the reason that T Leitovad him {nnocent and nona other. I kuew uothing whiaterer about the case until the priscner was Lrought rraigned Lefore me on & ully d:schorgs that prison- the Post and Mual. Why il Justica tofors me, when That the Chair of the Committee should be 5o cruclly decefved. s But iz Dixon’s awkward motions from pain I found Telease, ; And each word of that spesch of Colvin’s Was mes- senger of peace, sings on his kindly oice, and on his silver hatr! shade of Linley Aurray, bless our pagugo-Sousshing Mayor, 0, bicasings on s Kindly Lieart, and on his silver head s Tt ‘iwere better ere ko madg the speoch that he had fall 0, swest and gtzang it seems o me, that, when throe a Thetr Ludsbips and their Ladyshipe will pack up and Ab, then T'll benish pride, snd seek o ‘weicome Lords 10 mo Bat T s meto the Grand Pacif. and to mylittla store, Forever and forever, all fn my little etore, T petjently wast fof custom o darken e Clark-street door § With strict sttention to business, and stock of the very L Corclins, Conetin, and Partages, Bequliag, and Koy ! FAREWELL, MY LORD. Farewcli! Fareweli to thee, emblem of bsuteur] (Thius warbled an Alaerman i o high C) Fo NibLs ever crssed the green Michigun’ More nobly, or longer of titie than thes, A} long in the City-Hall's dingy recesses - Bomcimbrance of thee and tisy words alall dlumo 4l their darknees, and thoughi of those sweetly Uzped S, ‘Half wigh and half whistle, ahall brighten their gloom. 4nd &till though the Aldermen wrangle in session, Though vetows may flouried, the youug and_the old ©liy Fathers will st:te with benignest expression Wen the tale of thy grest condesvension is told. The high-born O'Brien, when cach Mondsy he dresses In the cout that b woro on the Esrl's coming day, Capt. Efis and Depmy-Supcrintondent Hickey informed mo that upon investigaon they were satisfied that he was inuocent of the clarge. Tulice-Oticer Flynn, who, I understand, “worked 7 uj, the case, aasiired mo that tho prisoner was 1ot th guilly party, but that the polics oicers Know who the thiel waé,and wero then on bis “track,” und expected 10 arrost bim woon, when tho prisoner Gt the bar would be forthcoming as the uiaterial tness in the case, whercupon I discharged the Jrisonor, o evidencs Leing furthcoming, baving ini- Jlicit confidence in the statements made in open courk per reporters. I placed the fulleat reliunce in tho siatemeut wade to me by the offiers abovo neincd. whow I bavo always regarded as good ofticers sud fusthful public serviute, Tuese are the facts in thie case, as the oilicers named can venfy. Sofaras I am cancerned in the mutter, I was actuted by o other motive than that of doing Juetice t0 a man who I pever raw until that morning, aud was 1od to belicve was inuocent. and I sincerely deplore the necessity of uppearing fu priat for tha first time, to vindicate myself frow charges of official miscopduct of such s damaging character as a miscon- struction of tho fucts would lead to, As Lo the gult or jnnoceuce of the young men re- ferred to, T hopo the matter will be thoroughly sifted, X wn prejured for and court a thorouyh investuution, I cannot befieve thut any fraud was practiced in this matter ; if there was, let the_guilty be punished with unsparing hand, Respectfuily, DANIEL Scurry, THE ATLANTIC & PACIFIC INSUR- £NCE COMPANY. 5 | About thirce weeks ago a sait wes comwenced in the Superior Court to wind up the uffairs of tho Atlaaiie & Pacuic lusuranco Compauy, and Lave & Receiver appointed. An argument was had on the question of the Receivership, but ad- journed for o time to enable tho Compay to 1ako up the doficit which was alloged to exist in the capital. Yosterday the sttorneys met again to conclude tho srgument, but, owiog 0 tho absence of Judge Moore, the matter was ad- . Jackmau & Co., 166 Randolph street, and Horaco Will recal the most gracious s uite dintinet preses | jourmed untit Monday at 2p, m., when it will bo ‘Thy ingens accorded his commoner elay. ] or shall Forrest the rubicund ever forget thee Nor Schutfuer the moral, nor Dixon the grund, Close, cloFo o their hearts khull the Aldermen 6ut thes Th:6 Doble whoes touch left thrill on esch hand. “The Cotmell shall purchase the Patmer House pillow, pointed by mutual couveut. smong tho stockholders, and tho separation of icard, if possible, before Judge Gasy, if Judge Moore is not present. Itis about certain that a Receiver will be ap- Owing to troubla ere gracious the vice-regal head deigned to rest, | the variousinterested partiesinto several cligues, oh 4nd twil be (Comptruller Hayes setties tho bill) Of all civic treasures the deaieat and best, Arcund it aball glisten the lovellest shaw-case That plate glass and gold can accomplish, and then Karl, Talles, and Egun (without doubt in 110 case Cauld such work e done Ly Ameri 1sh the per cent of dividends. 0 Ve M0 doie by A el pumber of tho stockbolders, Gebt to the Company. are iryng to get control of the Compauy's ailairs, aud then manage the asets for thetr own individaai profis. Thero seews to be & variety of iuterests, and each party desires o difercus man for Receiver if one be ap- pointed. Among tho nawes suggested are Fred Ingalls, Comptrolier Burley, Col. Wiltiams, and D. L. Hou Detter to close up tho Company's affairs, it is said, aud with much trath, that the mero fact of 2 suit being brought ugainst the Company would injure 1t, and hay already doe %o, 8o that busi- ness mon will bo Will combine (for in such jobs one needs combination) With Hiidroth the silent and Bailey the bland, And ut of 1herr beads they will canse tie formation 02 » suitably sulid and stous wooden stand. Fareweli! Farewell! Muy tho palm Alermanic Contractional greenhacks indignautly spurn ; Muy our Tammapit rings lose their touch talismanic Ero ocr love for your Ludship e'or ceases to burn, placdaivcande FAILURES ON 'CHANGE. Quite a flutter was occasioned on 'Change yes- terday morning by the nunouncement that H. Burton, corner of Jefferson and Indiaua streets, | i nsd fuled. A TRIBUNE reporter was detailed to sscertain the facts of the case, which are hero- with prescutod. MR. JACKMAN ‘was found to be on a visit to the East, where he hod been called to aitend his father’s faneral, aod the *Co part of the firm was_ ascertsined to be s myth. H. B. Gifford, howover, represented ‘himself 88 in charge of Mr. Jackman's business, and statod thst Mr. Jackman Dad failed to tho amount of about $5,000, which was caused by ‘being ** long " abont 80,000 bushels of wheat for country secount, upon which tho margins could not be raised. Ho stated further, that if Sr. Jackman had beon home, the failure would not have occurred, for ho could have gotten the Tecossary money from the banks. He (Gifford) claimy, also, that he could bave avoided the emsis, Dbut he would wot assume to amange with the bank in Mr Juckmen's absenco. Gifford refused to gire the Dawes of the creditors of the firm, but stated that chey wero scattered through the Bourd of Trade, and that the amounts ranged from ¥5to £500. " Mo expressed tho belief that the suspen- sion would obly be temporary. _3lr. Juckman has always burno & good reputa- tion in busess circles, and especially o the Board. locama to this city b fow vears after ho War, and was reputed to ve worth &50,000. Do agreement can deficit was paid up, and issumg mew stock to the amount of the deficit would depreciste tho old scock in the same dogree, xud of courss dimin- Lo made Ly which the will be maie up, “The stock It1s said that s ho aro largely in gl As one of tho causes why it is reluctant o insare in t. It may be stated, however, for the benetit of the policy holders who bave eustained losscs, that tho assets uro awmple to pey ell losses in full, and etiil leavo » surplus for tho stockboldurs of 30 to 50 per ceut de- pending upon tho eecuritics, and the manner in Wiueh they 210 sold. Unicks ome person can be agrecd upon by all parties Judze Gary will | Dot prabably consent to bear auy srgument or appoiut o Receiver himself, and the matter will thon necessarily bo postponed until tho return of Judge Mooro, which will Le in a week or two. —_— PREVENTION OF FIRE. A very satisfactory trial of o stationary steam fire-cogine pump was made in thie presence of & largo number of gentlemen, yesterday aftcr- noon, at tho estonsive works of tho Crane Bros. Mavufacturiog Compauy, on Jefferson and Desplaines stroets, just noith of Rundolph. Among thoso who gavo particular attention to the tess were Firc-Marsbals Swoenio, Petrio, Musham, snd Kinney, 2 number of engincors, and others ekilled w maclinery of the descrip- tion teatod. The pump tested is what is called a * Balance- Wheal Duplex.” It is claimed that it is con- structed in such proportions. workmanship and waterial, 06 to muko 11 tho best puwp in_tho warket, 18 ndvantages being that 1t i3 ontiroly relinllo 1n starting, and working steam economi- cally, and et tho samo time having every merit contained in_any othor pump. The Company Lave been buildiug these pusays for a uamber uf He was quite successful in business for a num- ¢years past. Ouo of them was in Field, Leiter Yer of years, but when the lato_panic_came on he wus ubprepared for it. Bioca tue panic he has been pecuvierily cramo- o, aud, 1t is uuderetood, without any available resources. Great KOrrow i ex- * prossed by the Board at his misfortune, and many of bis creditors are confident tl:at he will yet come ont ali rigls. ek L. LOBACE RURTON'S liabilitios or differences will reach abont $10,000. He, 00, was *long" on wheat, but up to a few days ago Lnd expected to meet all demauds for margiue, onless wheat should decline beevily and suddenly. His creditors are scattercd through the Bomd also. He enjoyed the coutidence of the business public fo a limited extent, from the fact that in Ins deslings he was given to wild speculation. Ho -is, Lowever, reported posscused of prop- esty, -dc?;m to more than meet his lia- bilities. ide some city property, he bas & farmin Lake County. Hotried to' realize apon Lis farm to meet the emergency, but failed, be~ cause lus wifo refused to eign o morigage, He olso faiied in negotiating & loan, when the worst came. 1t is believed in some circles that by the Time the claima apuinst him aro proved, he will Do in ebape to liquidate tho same. On the other band, & prominent commission man was yester- Qay heard 10 offer a liberal discount to_sny one e AL e firm of Burton & Co., of whic Horaos Durton ia the senior member.. —e TEE LEIB ROBBERY. ‘Vague and wdefinite charges of bribory hav- ix;g Leen intimated in conuection with the arrest o Bon Bentley. the son of & prominent raiimay mb::x, oo tho harga of complicity in the Leib T, & Toporter of this paper ealed on Potice-~ CAPTAIN mayw of tho West Division, yesterday v obiaia from him & statement of the matter, The Captain #ay8 that Bentley was arrested on tho 126 inst, andkopt in durauce wanl the 18th, Thew searched, & pawn-ticket for ons of A, fre. fy Leib's diamond earrings, pressat. ol to ber by Christino Nilason, :nd Yeloed at 100, was found on him, The prisoner strongly -saserted his innocencs of suy counection with the thisves who robbed Mr. Leib's room, and stated to_Capt. Ellis that Dok d :h;:n;no: the ticket ;i _lLlnxls_\-’u pAwD Blap, man named Tcobbe, who was )I-rhxfim{mol in Foley's bulliard Lall having Far s eaming o pawn, and he recelved | & Co.'s store at tho tima of tho greut fire, and saved the building up to tho time the water-sup- ply gave out. The gamo firm now have this pump for protection, and they are 2150 used in tho Palmer House, Pacific Motel, and tho Americsn Express Company's uild- ing. ©The Company Lavo - organized among their own_ewyloyes, living near their warke, a regular fire department, composed of three times the number of men required to man the apparatus. and with this arraugement they £lunk thoy have no cause to allow their rest to be disturbed. Tho pump i placed in the yard of thoir works, midway between the wain buildings, aud 18 to be inciosed in 8 brick tire-proot building. Itis so arranged 88 to take its steam from cither bouers, located on tho Jeflerson or Desplaines etreck front of their works. They also have threa stand-pipes in different portions of the build- ings, muking direct connections with the pump. The water 18 supplied direct from ‘the -inch water-main in Desptaines street. and is forced {rom the pump to the buildings through two S-iuch jron pipes of about 200 foet in longth, and counected with the staud-pines ou the different floors, and on the roof. Fiftv. foet of ordinary rubber-hose were conuccted with the pipes yesterdsy, and thestreamns thrown perpendicularly and borizoutally. The trial cow- mouced at 4 o'clock, the pump stasting promptly and working smoothly until the watcr-eupply be- came_short, when the pump had to be stopped, “Thie firet test was through a 1i~inch nozzle, aud a Lieight of 48 fect was reachod from the top of the building, which 18 80 fect from the ground, making s total of 120 feet thrown. The second test was througha 13g-inen nozzle, undsr & water-pressuro of 140 pounds to the square iuch. A bheight of 145 feet was reached. Under s water-pressure of 175 pounds o heisbt 01187 feot was reachod throngh an inch-nozzie. For the fourth trial two streams woro thrown tarough inch nozzles 3 height of 100 feet each, the water pressure being 100 pounds. From the roof of the wast or Desplaines stroct building tuo fifth test was made tbrough a Iig-fuch nozzle, and a beiglt of 172 feot reached, tnder pressure of 200 pounds. On tho sixth test twa streams—one from each building—were thrown through meh nozzles & height of 187 feet, or 65 feer from the roofs, tho water-prossura being 110 pounds. A test wes mada through » 1i-inch nozzlo from tho roof of the egst bitilding, and under s pressure of 180 pounds 8 horizontal siream was thrown across tho ares to the wert Lulding. sud balf way orar c.hz foof, ». ;fi:linw of 234 feot, Y mOong thusa prossat wany oxprosions of s proval wers iuade, Aud ihe wore peccical fll: men were warm in their praise of the excellent perfortaaces ot the pump. ; The Company have gono into this matter not for putting out fires origwating in theif own Duildings, sa they bave no fear of fire from that source, but to keep off a large conflagration, should such an emergency arise, their works be- ing well protected agamst fire from the iuside. i S JOEN CHINAMAN ON THE WAR- PATE. Tuis timo Al Bo was the principal actor in an excitiog Cuinese stabbing affuir which occurred lnst evening about 5 o'clock, Ai Siu figuring sec- ond inimportauce, and uot showing that sdroit trickiness which Dret Harte has credited his fel- Jow-countrymsn with in his rythmic fction, The 150 heathen Chineso of Chicago aro usually very quist, fortune-secking people, and it is soldom the most vicious among them lots out his suger at the point of a dirk-knife. Ah Bo dd it yesterday, aud 80 savagely that it was foared death would sot in immediately afierward, and thio Jous sticks be called 10to requisition for thu secoud tme in Chicago, Bo was very drut and vouted himself in broken English and Chi- nese, which defied 1nterpreters who are adepts in tho translation of the Celestinl gibberisi, After au hour's patient scarch, pureued wilh ali tho mildness aud forbearanco of which a Chris~ tinn Dature is capablo, o TRIBUNE reporter suc- coeded i obtaimng what be thinks was the probable cattso of tho row. Ab Bo is & laundry-man, like all the rest of tho heathen Chincso in Chicago, sud baving frood bumself of from the cares of tho tub aud washbosrd, drank copiously of whisky until ho becamo gloriousfy druuk, if there is any glory in beastilinees, Dresscd in white vest. checkerod Pants, and clesu liven, and armed with whisky courage, ho zigzged over to Ah Siu's lsundry, in the basemont of No. 87 West Madison sirast, ungder the Gault House, twisting aud biting sn extremely Jong pigtail as ho proceeded, and ut- tering loud ejaculstions iu bis native touguo, Ho was mot cordially enough by Ab Sin as he en- tered tho door, and after taiking about making “mucheo monce in dam Alelikan country" came to the poini. He wanted ompioyment, at feast that is what Ab Sin says, but was tofd th e could not Lave it until he paid back % which bo Lad collected when formeily in Sin's ewploy, and which he had appropriated to his own use, without 0 much s saying By your leave. Bo saya Siu owod bim for four moisths’ labor, and when ho told bim Lo owed him $60 ho was “mucheo dam mad.” Ono of Sin's friends, Lu Gum, ssys Bo was ordered out, but rofused to go, and challenged Sin to attempt to bounce him; ho kiew Bin: was bigger than himeelf, but if he conidn't *lickea lum,” be conld **kijeo bim.” Suuting the action to the lsoguago, ha drew & now and gleaming Luifo, with s biade 5 or § inches in lenzih, sud, braudishing 1t over his_head, bounded upon sin and begou o carve him up in s promiscuous mavuer. Tho first Stab was inflicted on the Inft cheok, the biade passing into tho mouth,— an ugly cut. Tue second was over tho loft cye, but did uot penotrate_the bone; it was a ganh abouc an inch long. The left shoulder-blsdo was tho next objective point, bad wound about inches deep beiy iutlicted, With flat-iron in hand Lu Gum went for bis vicious countryman, but dropped tlo weapon sud grasped Bo's mm. A struggle ensued for tho Jossassion of the knifo, and dusing its progrods 5 raised tho Weapon over his heud with tho evis deat intention of butchoring Gum, and in 80 do- ing cut » Lole in the crown of his hesd, from wiich the blood flowed frecly and scared Mr. Bo, Tu wrenchung tho knite from hun Gum cut him botween the fingers, and thea Bo ren up the steps aud down Madison street to Canal, Gum following with the bloody Llade in bis hand. The fugitive was caugt at the tunnel by Capt. Hambien, of the Morchsnts' Police, and Serx Kelly, of tho samo force, stdpped Ar. Gui Yatroiman Scott was_also on tho ground, and touk chiatge of the prisonors aud attended to tio woundod tman, A lsrgo concourse of peopls adgembled duning the chsse, gud great excite~ meat ensued for some time. Many sujposed that Gum was tho ssssulting parcy, from tho fucs that he chased Bo, aud Done wers able Lo learn the causo of tle stabving and the perpe- trator. Dr. Philips was called in the miserable over- heated-place whero the injurod man was lying, aud dressed hug wounds. Ho was afterward ro- moved to the Madison Streot Btation for better airand care. Sin was vory weak from loss of blood, and sppeared much depressed and ais~ troesed Just might. His wounds gro not, how- ever, considercd dangerous, . Now Mr. Ab Bo gives his sido of the story to tho effect that ho wout to Sin to demsud his ‘money for four wonths' labor performed somo time ago. After some loud tals und apuse hud been indulged in by both parties, Sinattomptod to throw Bo out of doors, sssisted by Lu Gum. o defend bimeelf, Le drew the kuife and cut Sin, as stated, but Gum got the knife away from Lin, aud cut bim in the head and hand, when ho ran Off to escape doath. Ll denics Laving col- lected 360 of S:u's_money, and spproprinting 1t to bis own use. When taken to tlo siation bis faco and hands were covered with blood, and when told to wash thera, ho dechined, saying— “hle uo washee, wacheo ; makee sick,” Turce or four Chinose intorpreters wero brought into requistion by tho police, and after pumpivg tho prisoncrs for couplo of _hours fhe oflicrs fave up the job, and will probably faruish no_repoct, or rely on the papers for ouo, An smusing vase is promised Justice Scully to-morrow moruing, and it 14 suggested that all the other cases bo con® tinned i order that the day may bo spent on the case of AlSin vs. Ah Bo. — TEE PROPLE'S PARTY. Primary meetings wore held yesterdsy by the Teople's party for the purpose of elecang dele- gates to tho Democratic Convention, which meets at Soringfield Wednesday, The following petsous wero selected : A #irat Ward—F, C. Sherman, Philip Conley, F. A, Jensck, Thomas Foles. seeul Ward—Dr. Wickersham, Jobn Wren, Anton Berg, Yhonas G. Birnes, thurd Ward—Georze A. Meech, Michacl Evans, Frank Schweinfurth, I, D. Kiug, D. OSullvan, Edward Cady, George Ruissuer, Jobu Shank. Fourth Ward—P, O'Lrien, Jereminh Buckley, M, Vlricl, M, J. Cunniugisam, Jhcob Bitter, Figth Ward—attin.Quinla Guldhardt, John Byau, J. R. Dooisttle, Edward Phillips. Sicth #ard—William Houen, Ju Boufeld, Dauel Tracey, P. J. Corcory, F. Dobeny, M, McAuloy, Dean Kelley, Hetiry sloritr, Johin Hicke: Seventh Ward—1. J. Mickey, C. C, Kloss, P. L. Joyce, ¥rod. Loding, Martin Sich, Jubn Sousars, W, Ludwing, Eightl Ward--3. B, Tafley, P. W. Morteli, James yuch, Wilhawm Rtuchl, Morgat O'Bricp, A- Muus, and Yatrick Carroll. Nanth WWard—Jacob Moore, Patrick Clinces, M. J, Carboy, August Melzus, L, O'Brien, Ald, T. B. Bailey, Teter Wa U. J. Soutz. Yenth Wri—W, J. Oualisa, A, Sshabury, Jobn Cochrune, C. C. P.'Holden, Dr.'W. P. Dunne, Elerentn ard—Ald. Giorge White, Willizm Gil- more, Jurued arris, Henry Ackhoff, William Farrell, Caxarles T. Brovn, T'celfts furd—Goorge Yon Hollen, J. J. Crowley, Josepis Hogan, aud . 3. Kel.y. Trirtesnih Ward—iL, B, Alifler, John Sutton, W. . Vilifam Eelly, P. Donlan, Will- taus Bess, Jumes Oiricn, J, J. Kelly, Fifteenth Ward—Willicm Gasttield, A, Fuerstenberg, I Luechuer, AL _Rysn, A. Schermanm, John Lindt, H. Wollf, Gedrgge Ralfs, R. Perl, Stztecnth Wori~Herman Lieb. John Castello, George Mentzel, Emil Dictzsch, . ¥. Cirtis, John Seiibeimer, Wiliias Golson. Seventeenth Ward — Adolph Sechoeninger, Jacob Bebiediuger, Dr, H. Geiger, Anton Hottinger, Willism Charles” Bpoorris,’ Edmund Jussed, Albert LEighteenth Ward—M. Sweeney, Jobn MeCaflery, James Lymnn, P. Hosbraugh, F, Stoltz, John Petersor. Nincteenth Ward—Pouwr Hand, Jobn Thielan, Danici Gsllery, William Wischendorf, Aug. Beck. Tuentieth Ward—Anton C. Hesig, William 0'Brien, . C, McClure, F. H, Winston, F, Bocker, sy CHICAGO INSURANCE, HOW TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFE. T the Editor of Ihe Chicago Tribune : S1: There have been 50 many plans, practica- blo and otherwise, suggested for rend.riug onr city more secure from fires, that a further pur- suit of the subject sooms s special tax npon your courtesy. The theme is, however, ona of eminant importanco, for the fatare of Chicago turns largely on tho security it may offer to capital. It is well known in insurance circles that the Natioral Board of Underwriters, comprising all the forcign, and mearly all the considerable American companies, is considering seriously the subjeot of retiring from business in this city, Leaving out of viow the great fire of 1871, Chi- cago has always been, ss on insurance field, beavily unprogitble. Pravious to that event, 3 number of companics hed withdrawn, and smarting under severe losses many others were preparing to follow. In 1372 and 1873 the basiness hers was fairly productive, bat the slight vantage gmined in thosa years hes been swept away Dy the disastrous and fraquent- Iy recarring fires of 1374 Ineuranco compan- ies are not of course charit 1ustitutions, and, therefore, do not do business’ mpon the thecry that * it ia more bleseed tv give than to receive.” Their stock ia largely owned by pemons of moderate weans, wio have made the 1nvestment in tho Liopa Of restzing a rowsouabls retamn for the nss of their meacy. Bo that, when throogh 8 of vears s ular city proves ur protitable, insurance wanayers wist ask them- selves whether a continuunco in such ficld is consistent with their duty to their stockholders, 2nd parcicularly so if tho existing hazard is evi- dently and dangerounty great. x . Thia question now coufronting the companies is oue of paramount importance 1o our citizens themselves. 'Fhe buswess iuieres:s of Chicago Test upon tho basis of insurance, and bence the perpeunity of the city's prosperity would seem to bo measurably wnvolved iu the continusnco hers of gonud undervriting capitsl. ¢ insurance were witidrawn, meccbants could not buy gouds on crudit, mortgages on Louses aud lands would ba & * diig on tho market,” fire aud backruptey would go nand in hand, and the empire of truda would pass to other cities. Whatever may Le -the views of those who igoors this issue, aod acquire a picayune stock in trade by the abuse of insurance companies, every thoughtful citizen kuowa the foregoing stat went 1o be true, and realizes that companies can hardly ba oxpected to continue in a civy that has reduged muufortune to a daily “*walk and couversation. In Ciucionati, St. Louis, and, for the most part, Milwaukee, wo find solid and sub- stantial brick ecities. St Louw hasootin it & wingle mercantile rame range, but in Chicazo the situation is ausmolous. Allwaukee sod Blue Island avonnes, West Madison. West Ran- dolph, and Weat Lake streets, aro lurgzely made up of porilous framo ranges standing like 8o many file of soldiers. When the order comes they will march down upon us “more terriblo than an army with bauners.” The great lumber ro- gions of tho southwest interspersed with box factorios, planiug mills, aud shautics are simoly ‘*biding their time,” and'we all knowit. Beside the hazurd from the houses on the street livo of the dungerous regious the ulieys aroin o fearfal coadition of litter, and will abuudantly sproad any fire ~liich may arise. In many of these lozal- itics the sizo of the service pipes is too small, aud in event of a covsiderable supply of water being veeded would hardly be mose eilcctive than the appliance uced by Gulliver in behalf of the Lilipnun:l palace. We aie then menaced by e great danger, and it is very desirable somethiug should be doue sud at once, For having made tae fire limits co- extensivo with the city limits tho Council are to Lo commended. Now, haviug dischurged their duty to posterity, cannot somothing bo done for us.” It would ecem o, A serics of brick walla— say three or four in o block, 25 or 30 fuct high— 12 inchos thick, and long enough to protect front and rear of buildings, aud placed in the spaces between buildings vin long frame ranges, wonld add very greatly to the safuty of the city, and if the system wero thoroughly carried ont, and dabgerous roar buildings * condoped and removad, Chicaxo would be 89 eafe to live in, msure in, aud do buiuess in as any city on the Continent. Tbree million dollars would place in the fralue regiona probubly 7,000 such walis, Our last 8ro cost us tbat, and our most, in our presont condition, TuAY cost U8 len timea that sum. Such walls, if Luilt, would bLold fires in check uutil the Fue Department could be brought to Lear success- tully. Tho writer bas just Lad an illustration of their value in his own experience. arose in o frane range in an Ohio vilisge, &t midnight. The ruge was divided by a 12-juch fire-wall. Tlis wall Leld tho fira in check unsil the occupant of & stare protectod by it had removed 15,000 worth of groceries. The building itsel? could have been easilv saved but for the eutire nbsenca of both engives and water. The wall was zn imperfect one, and cost perhiaps 2300 If this' city wero Jrotocted by a woil- digeated system of fire-walls it would at onco restore the confidence of the East; would re- duce the cost of iusurance over the eotire cisy ; would immeusely reduco the percentage of fire lose; would cusble property-owners in framo regions to iusure with tlhe better class of companies; would reduce the wear and tear of engines and hose; would serve as party-walls in futare buildings; would afurd employment at ouco to many workiogmon : and, finailly, would give to the citizens of Chicago 2 feeling of secu- Tity they aro now very far frow enjoyiug. kean- wiule, small service-pipes sboutd be replaced by pipes'of adoquato size, and fire-plugs cunnceted w;]l.\ the mains themselves as speedily as pos- sible, Chicago is magnificent in everything but safo- ty, aud her present oxposure and danger of de- struction are unworthy & City tbat has been taught tho evils of fire in lessons so frequeat, perspicuous, aud bitter. 1. 8. C. Calcaao, Aug, 22, 1374, T'n the Editor of The Chicago Triduna: = Sie: While there is s seeming quiet in the insurance news, snd while everything appears lovely, and in tho minds of some an ides the late excitomeut is dyiug out and the insurance companies will very soon be writing aeain as of old, aud eversthing will elide along smooth, I beg to inform you it is only a cali beforo s storm of much greater maguitudo. The Eastorn insurance compauies are, it pos- sible, becoming more nervous, and daily-grow- ing moro firm in the belief there 18 no mouey to be made fn Chicago, and, whilo & few of the compavics with limited experienco and little knowledgo other than that picked up from books and papers, aro doing what they thivk o splondid business in our city, the “old reliables,” who buvo beed in tho harnees many years, who havo purchased thoir kuowledgs of tho business in paj losses, and have lnid down thousunds of dollars to receiving ona dollar frow the city and that agida from tho fires of 1871 and 1874—realize the i’;xslice of ticir demauds wade, that our Firo epartment should be reorganized ; that wator- Ppipes 1 greater number and luryer sizo should belsid; that fire-piugs aro needed ; that many of our business buildiugs are built in a very un- safe maouer 24 any prolection syuinst sweeping fires; that there is & sad ueglect on the parc of our city suchuritics, by reasou of which -buiid- iuge in the very Leart of our city can be almuok Leyoud control of tizemen before the firo is dis- covered, aud, in_whort, the total indiffereuce shown by our citizens aud authorities to tho prospect of auotier Oct. 9, '71,—that they are virtuully closiug their business in this’ city, Ageuts pay our companies Lave not withdrawn, bt are duing busiuces as ususl. 'That is true to but 3 very small extent, and is ouly among the smaller ayeucies sud simaller clasaof companies who go it ou the luck princivle, and who, when fires of nny greet magoitude occur, creato places for receivers and assignees to closo up the busi- ness, dividing the nsets between courts, them- seives, aud policy-Lolders. 'The compunies that 8tood up 0 nobly in 1871 and paid dollar for dollar, are the ones who now feel they are justi- fied in the cuurse taken, becauso at that time they made euggestions of improvements thut could e made, a8 the city was rebuilt, sud but few, 1f any, of them wero Liceded. Tho result of ali this will be, that inside of sixty days the City of Cuicago, which is so de- pendent ‘upon insurauce cpitul, will be without tlat judemuity utfordea by sound, large, and conservative compauies. Why 18 the Council so ready to expend money for a Court-House, sometbing we can get wlong without untl our city i put in_a eafo condition agaiuat sweeping fires, and one likely to destroy the siructurowheu comploted? Why is so much money expended in our parks and boulevards which can be allow- ed to rest until our needed improvements are made~unless it will seriously injure tho snburb- an land speculations—and those should be will- ing to rest easy o while ? This is 3 subject worthy of consideration s0d one which, unless some sction is taken, and that soon, will eeriously cripple our trade and cotnmerco ; a5 if insurance caunot be obtained, merchants of other places will not sond their wares to this markes, and our mer- chants are not in & condition Lo buy for cash and run their own risk. What is our Citizen Commit- tee doing, and what has becowme of the Board of Undorwriters, who for a tite Leld daily meotings and passed resolutions 7 e Cuicaao, Aug, 22, 1874, s PSS CRIMINAL. CHIMINAL COUET. Willism Wheeler, charged with larceny, was bronglht before Judge Gary and admitted t0 bail in bonds of $1,000, with William Wheeler, Sr., 18 surety, The Grand Jury will be impaneled to-mor- oW, aud will return lalls to be tried during the September torm of the Court, Judge Rogors, of the Circuit Coust, will ba on the bench during the next term. THE POLICE COURTS. Andrew Irwin, & bar-tender 1n the saloon at No, 184 West Chicago avenue, was fined 310 yes- terday by Justice Scally for selling liguor to mi- nons. Justice Kaufmann yesterdsy called up the casoof Jobn Powers, who was befors hin on tlie cbarge of larceny, and contiumed uuder €500 bonds. The evidence was sudicient to hold the prisoner over 10 tho Crimuzal Court in. §600 bonds. The caes of the People va. G. W. Parent, full paiticnlars of which wore published in yeuter~ day morming's TRIBDNE, came up before Justico Sculiy yestoraay sfternoou, and was by azrec- ment of conuzel on both Aides continued antil Dnext Wodnesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Potor Morgan, the man charged with the lar- ceny of & paur of ponies, tne properiy of E, F. Thotnas, was before Justice Boydon for examins- tisa yestenlay aftarncon. Tho evidencs wr the A fire | ficient to hold the priconer. snd, s actions beiug those of an 1nsave man, be way dischinrged. W. F. Paterson, s saloon-keeper at No. 223 Diviaion street, who seems to be troubled with delirium tremens, was seat to tho Bridewell yea- terdag by Justice Kaufmavn for disturbing the peace. Roxy Lewis, au Indian woman, who is married toanegro, sud lives at No. Gi4 North Wells street, was arrested Friday for disturbing the { neigzbborhood in which sho resides, and was beld under $500 bail till Tucsday by Justice Kauf- mann yesterday morning. Justice Boyden disposed of the following of- fenders sesterday : William Loobain, disoc- dorly, 155 Onurles Johnuon, cruoity to animals, $15; Frank Dintz, assuult with intent 1o do bod- ily injury, $10; Jumes McQuail, keepng disor- derly houss, 815; John McKay, vagrsucy, 310 Francis Waiter, aseault with intent _to do bodity wjury, $8; and John Brown. disorderly, $5. A man named Goldsmith was acrested bs Spo- cial Policeman Coluer, Jast Wednesday, for vio- latiog the depot-ordinance. Goldemith is & unuer for tho Centrsl Union Hotel, and was soliciting transienty from tho traius whon he violated the ordiuance. The caso was coatinued till youterdny morning under $100 bonds. Dur- ing the foteuoon the hearing was had, and Jus- tico Boyden tined him £10. Tne proprietor of the house paid the sssessment under protest, intending to tako zn appeal. Mention was made some few daysago of an assuult committed at 345 Sonth Clark strect by s ncgro woman_nsmed Lizzio Myers on the por- son of Alice Felton, one of her own race, who received & dasugerous cut on ber hesd with a pieco of gas-pipo. Yesterday morning the case was called up before Justice Boyden. Alice ton was presout, but etil) in a fesble condi- tion. The Justico held tue prisoner over to the Crumingl Court in bonds of 31,000 to await the actiou of the Grand Jury. A man by the name of Samuel Ellis was ar- rested Fridsy on & warrant sworn out before Justice Boydeu, charging him with highway rob- bery. It s alleged tuat, last Suturday pight, Lilis and anotuer person, who bas oot yot bean argested, azsnulied Willinm 11 2uffany, who 1 in the omuloy of Binger's Sewing-Machine Manu- 1scturing Compauy, and stole his wateh anud chaw, ou Mourve street, near La Salle, Yester- day the prisoner was brought before the Justica, who continued the hearing of tho case until tie 25t ingtent, Lllis was beld for his appearance under 700 boads. Ofticer Parier, at tho early hour of 8 o'clock, yesterdsy.morning, arrested a man who gave thio name of Jumes Glenson, on Wabash aveuue, with 1 Jot of carpoater’s tools 1n his possession, Upon Parker’s iuterrogating bim as to what he was doiog at tirat hour of the moring in the rain with the touls, bis reply wes auything but satisfactory, and the fellow beiug in an in- toxicated_coudition, he was furnished with quarters in the Hasrison Street Station. At tho cunvouing of the South Side Palice Court, the prisoner way arraigned before Justico Boyden to suswer 10 the obarge of larcony, sud pleaded guilty to baviug etolon the tuols found in his posseasiou, together with another lot which he 1ad taken Friday from A. Rupp, s carpenter, at No. 1093 Prurie avente. 3le first lot 'he aclinowledged to baving concealed under aLouse in the localicy of Rapp's resiaence. 'The prisoner wax held to tae Crizunal Court i bouds of 300 John Buckhardt was before Justico Boyden yeuterday to auswer to tho charge of disorderly aad resisting an_officer, snd waking threats. Friday forenoon Buckhards went into s tenement howss, 865 Fifth uvouue, for the purpose, as he avsortd, o 806 3 party who occuvied rooms on the upper floor. ‘The house belonged to & wom- an named Josephiuo Hartman ; she ocoupied the iower tloor, couscquently be was obliged to puss Ly ber rooms in going 1 and ot of the house, A3 he was passiog out be was accosced by the landiady, nud & row ensued. Sho strack him over the’ head withi 8 womsn's usual weapon of dofense,—a broomstick. He retalisted by seiz- ing hold of her in a rough mannar, and tesriog her clotbing; she broke away from him, aud took refuge in the kitcben, locking the duor al- ter her; bo pursued, snd broke aown the door. At this stage of the proceedings Oficer Cannon potin an sppearance, and, in attempting to ar- rest Buckbardt, be was met with resistance, but ho brougit his man in. The Justice, upon Lear- ing the evidouce in the case. tined him $25 on the first charge: on the second, thai of making threats, he doemed it advisable to (lace the pris- oner under bouds of 500 to keep the peace. 3r. L. C. Swegles, formerly business-manager of tho firm of F. B. Brown & Co., manufactuf- ers aud importers of patterug, st 472 West Madi- s0n street, in tws city, who was charged with being connected with the larceny of several hiorses and buggies some two years ago, and has from the fira declared bis innocence, and court~ ed examination of the chargos, was Teleased on bail of 81,500, and the csse continned by the prosecution & number of times, and yesterday Justice Boyden called the case, and honorably discharged the gentleman. The forfeiture of his Lail, Aug. 15, was & mustako ; tho bail was then xeduced to 31,000 and the cade continuad to tue BUBOLARS ARRESTED. The police of the Madison Strect Station made 2 good banl of burglars yestorday, and probably put their foot in o den which has barbored a gaug of thieves for somo tme past. The storo of Lermsun Burgheim, No. £9 South Canal street, way entered by meaus of falso keys, mght be- foro iost, oud & large quantity of clothwg stolen. ‘T'ho robbery was discovured arly ves- torday morning. Oicers Houley aud Marphy, boing acquainted with tho fact, discovered Tom Lyonn and Jobn Burky on_tho'corner of Adams and Clinton streets, with Dew uits of clothes on, which answercd the description of those talien from Burgheim's. Knowing tho fellows to bo hard citizeus, acy srrested them, sud Ar. Durglioim identified tho garments they wore us his property. Sergt. Johuson, learnmg that the vrisonens Lad ludged at the saloon and boarding- houso of Maunée TFlyun, No. 127 - Souds Cunal street, grocurcd = s soarch _swar- sant ond procceded o the place. There Lie fonod & quantity of the clothing, some of it undor mattresses, aud portions in Posscssion of George Preudergast, Jobn Fitzgerald, Dennix Cavey, sud Flynn. Tho tirst-nawed is barteuder st the saloon. All the parties named were ar- rested, and will be held to answer charges of larceny aud recaiving stolen goods. Oucor two of tho prisonors bave been in Joliet Peniten- tiary, and all are represcoted by the police ss bad men. MISCELLANEOUS. Thursday night burglurs_broko into the store of James McCombe, No. 1154 Sisto street, and earriod off goods ¢o'tho value of $430. i ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Rev. Willium Lusk, of Niles, Mich., will ofticiate at Calvary (Episcopal) Church, this worning aud eveniag. Tho Rev. J. F. Walker will preach this morn- ing and ovening at tho Church of the Epiphsny. The Rev. Robert Collser will proach in the morning at Unity Chareh, corner of Dearborn and Whiting streets. There will bo no eveniog service.” The Chicsgo Society of Physicians and Sur- geons will mest at tho Grand Pacific to-morrow ovening. ‘Chero will be & meating of the Central Club, at No. 204 Madison ntreet to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, sharp. All memoers are requested to be present. Alr. A. Schultze, the mimic, will introduce some Chicago celebritios at his performance at the North Side Turaer-Hall thus evening, The pastor-elect of the United Presbsterian Chusch, corner of Monroo sud Paalina strects, will be ustulled Weduesday evening, The Rev. Mr, Swmith wili preach the sermon, the Rev. Mr, French will give the charge to the poople, and tho Rov. Mr. Moffett, who will presido, wll ad- drexs tho pastor. . The snousl basket vicnic and encampment of Oriontal Sovereizn Consistory, 32a degree, 8. P. R.S., will bo held at Highland Vark Thursdsy. ‘Tho Sunday-School Committes of tho Y. . C. A buve arranged for an oxcursion oa Lake Michigan Tuesday, Scpt. S, for the Saondav- scliool teachers of the Home and Mission schools m the city. « Mra. McGuire, assisted by the German Man- nerchor, will give a coucert at their hall on Tafth avenus Sept. 10. The leading solowts of the city will bo present. The members of Montgomery Light Guards aro requested to ropsir in uuiform to their =rmory at 7 o'clock Tuesday moraing to sttend the picnic of the Alpine Hunters, A meeting of the workingmen of the Seven- teouth Ward will bo held this afternoon st Thieleman's Theatre, on Clyhourn aveuue, for the purpose of protesting against tha adoption of tho uew fire ordinsuce. : A plosic for the newsboys ama boobe blacks will be given moxt Saturdar, Aug. 29, at icid, Ind., on the Pitte- bug & Fort Wayne Railroad. The lunch 1s furnizhed by the Palmor, Grand Pacidlc, Sher- wauy, and Tremont Houses, and everything will Lo fres to the Loys and invited questa. No uno will bo takeu on the excursion train excepting those having lavitations, which will b waiied by ths Commitios of Arrangemants, consisting w the following gentlemen: _George W. Gage, Sam Tnrner, Jobo A. Rice, W. F. Wentworth, Alvio Hurlbut, oo Scuemerbora, Tom Fo- ley, and B. C. Miller. The trsin will leave the depot, corner of Madison and Canal streets, at 9 o'clock in the morping, and the boys wiil be sup- plied with tickets at the morning newspaper of- fices Saturday. ‘The Young Men's Christian Association make tha following auuouucements: Conversational Dible-class this morning, 9, for 1 bLour ; Yoke fellows meet at 6 p. w. ; :Gospel-meeting at p._m., conducted by J. . Cole; sers’ mecting, Moudsy eveniug; Lycoum, Tucsday evening; Youngz Men's temperauce mcetiog, Thursduy evening ; Young Men's prayer-meeting, Sawurday evenivg: meetng in Depot Resding~ room, on LaSalle streel, to-day, 4:30 p. m., con- ducted by Robert Parlett: sermon to young mea, Sunday éveving, in the Michizan Avenue Hapnst Charch, by 'tho Rev. F. ). Elis—subject, *‘Manhood Perfected in Jesus.” Freo library and reading-rooms, at No. 143 Madiwon street, open every day, from 8 . m. t0 10 p. m. The Military Officers’ Associstion meot st 374 West Madison street this evening. A full at- ] tendance is earnestly desired, as matters of im- | portance pertaining to the future welfare of the Chicago militio will be acted on. A report from the comuuttee appointed to select an .armory may be expected. Tho Central Park, West Side, will bo opened to the public mext Saturday, andan opou-air concert will be given to celebrate the event. Sinai Congregation servicea toke place this morning at Martine’s Hall, corger of Twenty-sec- ond street apd Indiana avenue. The Rev. Dr. K. Kouler will lecture at 10:30 o'clock. The entertsinment for the benefit.of Miss Virginia Campbeli, which was to have taken place at the West Side Turver-Hall, Saturday evening, was unavuidably postponed, and will take place Tuesuay evening at Halsted Street Opera-House. The tickets previously sold aro good for the en- tertninment of the 25th jvut. ———— GENERAL NEWS. The temperature yosterday, as observed by Manasse, opticians under Tz Trimoxe Building, was m tho shado at 7 a. m., 65 deg. Fahr.; 10 5. m., 66; 12m., 63; 3p. m., 69; 6 p. m., 65; and 8p. m., 63. The first number of Carl Pretzel's Weekly was issned yesterday. It is neatly printed snd spicy, and the proprietor feels assured that it will be successful. . The Franklin Society has received from Wash- ington eightesn bound volumes of scientific aud other reparts, and the reports of the Cougresa~ ioaal Printer for weveral years. Tho Library, which is at No. 118 Monroe szreet, 1s open from 12to 1 p. m. daily. The choir and Sunday-school of St. Poter's Mssion loitered awav Wednesday in Lincoln Park, and bad a very enjoyablo time. The Golden Link Society celebrated its second souiversary at the house of John Jones, on Ray sveunc, Thuraday evenming. The exercises, which were interesting, wero supplemented by a lunch and conversation. A Cotiage Grove ayenue sign reads, “ The original Joncs is here.” Whore, oh where, is the onginal Smith ? Tho dead body of a full-grown baby was found yeszerdsy morning on the corner of Hubbard utreot and Artesian avenne by Officer Mitchell, who removed it to tha Morgue ad notified the Coroner. Toe remains wera much decomposed, an evideace that the corpse had been lviug 1n the placa above mentioned somo tims befors it discovery. Anp escaped lunatic caused soms excitement sbout the corver of Washington and LaSalle streets yesterdsy afterncon. Tho man was sccurod by policemen, and taken to the Armory to await 1dentification. The lightning played some strange freaks Friday night. When 1t struck aad killed Alvert poorman, on mew Blue Island avenue, ho wag eating his supper, not for a moment thinking of the gudden death befors him. He was usiug iy knife and fork when the vivid flash come down the chimney. Tka biade of the kmfe was meltod dowp, partislly, and one prong of the fork was also meltedl. The fiash struck Spoorman on the right side, leaving in its counso downward bluwh-purple marks. A large brass- handled knife in his pocket was struck and one end of the handle shghtly melted. Tho parlor concert for the benofit of Calvary Church, which took place at the residence of Mr. P. 8. Hlescrole, 707 West Adams street last Tharsday evening, was well zttended and proved a most enjoyable afair. Mr. Louis Falk pre- sided at tho piano, and tho plessure be gave to the audience was attested by their hearty ap- plause. Mr. Singer's violin piaying was also re- coived with groat favor. iiss Dickingon charmed every one with her lovely aud highly cultivated voica. Ar. Lefler, the popuiar beaso, haviog two engagements o fill that evening, sang both Ins uwbans u the fitst part, the second as an encore. Early a2 he leit it was not until he bad contributed greatly to the pleasure of the sven- ing. The singing of Mr. Schuitze, the woll known tenor, was something long to be remem- bered by those who appreciato puro tones, snd artistic and expressivo execution, The Posi-Office is now in Honore Block, corner of Adams and Dearboru strects, and this moining wail matter will bo sent from there. Tho opening was duly celebratod by the oflicials Iast evening. ‘The removal took place withont tho slightest difiiculty. Yestenlay evening, & laborer returning from hiu wori foll, at the corner of State and Twenty- fifch etreots, 'in an epileptic fit. His bead came in contact with the railwav-track, and ho recowved an ugly scalp ‘wound, from which the blood Tan profusely. 1{e was stretched upon the sidewalk, aud Dr. C. W. Burnll, who bas an ofiice sud residence at 1162 Stato street, was summoned. That philan- thropic {dispenser of drugs caimly viewed tha prostrate, blecding man, but refused to minister to his sufferings unless somo one would guaran- toe payment for his valuable protessional ser- vices. Philip Polack, &n employe at the packing-houso of Lees, Hondricka & Co., No. 467 South Canal street, was struck on the head by a rafter, which was blown from the roof of 8 new building, ad- Joiuing tho abova mentioned premises, during the storm of Friday evening. A deep gash was ivflicted, which Dr. Goll dressod. It is feared thai the wan witl not recover. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Polack isa singlo man, 26 years gld. About 7 o'elock Fridsy evening, the lightning struck a two-story frame barn, iu Tear of No. 519 Twenty-fth street, owued by Johu O'Neil, and killed two horses, valued at $300, The barn was dawaged to the extont of $100. A honse on tho corner of Armitaga road and Wood streets was struck by lightning ut 5 o'clock, yestordsy morning, and slightly damaged. 1t is ownod and oceupiod by Charlcs Winterbarn, At 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon, s fire oo- curred in & bern owned and used by W. F. P, Peck, oo the corner of Michigan aveouo and Twonty-third stroot. The damago smounted to £400. ~An adfoining barn was slightly demaged. Tho eause of the firo was unknown. Box 62 gignaled the alarm. George Irwin, a colored man, did some white- washing for John_Horalt, and wont to tho latter's house, at No. 243 Third avenue, yester- { day afternoon, to get his pay. Instead, he got badly bruised with brickbats, hatchets, etc,, with which Horalt and bis wife greeted him. Tho assuilants were arros THE LADIES' SAMARITAN SOCIETY. ‘This Soctety is orgauized, s ity prospectus de- clares, **to give guls and women who, from any canee, are without employment, home, or frionds, a helping hand, a8 woll as needed sympathy and counvel.”™ To accomplish theso ends, in part at least, 2 house of ehelter has been opened at No. 44 LasSalle street, between Randolph and Lake. Already the Socicty, though scarcoly two weeks old, ba sheltored and relioved quite s number of poor and homeless girls who wers at the mercy of the worst influences in city life. The Kood which a society of this kind may do is in- calculable, and its asefuiness is only limited by the means sod faclities st its command. Provided with & band of able and zeal- ons mothers, what it Dnow meeds ia for & few rich men {0 come forward, and guarantes for & definite period the necessary expenses of the institution. Next to the actual contribution of money, what the So- ciety especially desire and need i tho gift of bedateads, bedding, and cast-off clothing. Any- thing of this kind will prove very scceptable, and the givers may rest assured will o judi ciously veed. Plain sowing and dressmsking are done, at ressonable ratcs, to help defray the expenses of the ivstitution. Persons chantably inclined are requested to remomber the institution, and the place, snd send in their contributions at as early 2 dsy sa to them may be convenieut, e THE CITZ-HALL, Tha Clty Tressuror received from tha Clty Col- lector £117,000, and 2,400 from the Water De- partment. The Collector yaaterday received sbont $1£0,000 on city taxes. the different watering-places {n Wiecong; Sparta ho caught seventy-three trout, uu; tho 130 guests of the hotel with ¢ breakfast. Ald. Thomas Stout also has retum 0’ vacation. He chose the Esst, espwegll;?;hu sylvania, for his pleasure-trip. In all the dm:n- ent cities through which he pagsed ho considen, their meaus of protection against fire inco; e abiy better then that in Chicago, e No business wss transacted by eith g ither Board.of Public Works or Fire Commxaeion:: The former wers on a trip down the South eréch, and the Xfi]!erc ere examiniog a gtatiog. ary fire-engiue at tho Crane Bros, Alzn ing 2 Srvengiue 08, Manufacturing The complainta of the Board of their_agartments are by uo m:muufi'njf:um?f Tiso late heavy rain soaked through the roof pg cetling, aad vesterdsy the conditiun of tha roo owas suything us delisbtinl. Oito Pelizer sy retains the occugation of > COrner room. e s eeted During toe storm Friday afternoon Mory lost hor hat. A subschipter ot e around the City-Hall to buy her & new oqy” ©*% Now that the new lead tuunel i compieted. the question as to wnfitl;:: el e Lo put, i in order. It will take st josto it t0 build an engiue to pump tho water g e ern end, a0d Do mOve uay st beon madg tor e cure tho eugine. The fauliis appaent, byg tg whom sball it b charged? _The Finance Committes of tha Com cil met yeatorday afternoon in the Comghy oflico. Present, Alds. Heath, Quirk, Spanit. ivg, and Nchaffoer. After auditng s foy bills, they discussed the proposisiy of laying “conduits from the ‘mver, auq land tunnels in dufferent portions of the o Ala. Heaths favors the sinking of cisterns. wii Iarge water-mainy. Ald. Dixoo's proposition of using the surplus water-tax for tho purpose of pusing in larger wazar-maios, was aliy. du cussed. The surplus smounts to about $200, 40y, und would improve the size of at loass 2 or § nuies of water-maws, They rosched po coueln. sious In any of the proposicions, aud, hefors ad. journing, resolved to twite the Fire Marsbal, the Boards of Public Works ana Fire Commis eioners, and the City Enginesr, to meet them gt 2p. m., Wednesday, io the Fire Manshal's oflica, Tuey will there investigate what has beeu dons withh the appropriatious made by the Comman Council for muprovements to the city. g N PERSONAL. The Ror. Saltern Giviny, of Toroata, Ont., i stopping at the Gardner, A fashionable Hebrew wedding, for whick young Israel has long beon on tip-toe, will bs solemnized thia afternoon at G o'clock. Tus contracting parties aro Miss Ida F. Leopold and the well-known citizea Heury N. Hart. Tle ceremonies will be porformed by the Hev. Mr. Adler, at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 38 Sixteenth street. The ladies in charge of the Grand Charity Fair, to bo held in this city in November, in aid of the Hahnemaun Hospital, thankfully sc- znowledge the ift of & peautifal buges, worth €500, from Mr. W. P. Sargont, the celebrated carrisge manuficturer of Bouton. Ono of the pleasantest affairs of the season cawe off at the Pslmer Houso Friday evenung. It consisted in a complimentary benefit in the way of & medical party to Dr. T. G. Comstock, of St."Louis, giveu by some of our most prominent Homeopatbic physicians, Dr. C. and hia ex- cellent wife sre enjoying their aunual visit to our goaside metropol, snd our local doctory did themselves tho credit to welcome them most warmly avd heartily. The host of the Pilmer tendercd_the party & first-class collation, sud this reveilion was enlivened by speechesin French and English, and s resl overtiow of good cueer. ‘A number of the members of the old South Congregational Church entertained thewr former rastor, the Rev, C, M. Tyler, of Ithsea, N. T., by a 84l oo the lake snd a Junch on the banks of the Calumet. The Rev. D. E. Bierce, of Rs- cine, and the Hev. Henry 8. Bennott, of Nash- villo, were also present. > HOTEL ARRIVALS. Palmer House—Charles Spencer, Brooklyn; H. C. Beckwith, Monmonth; George W. Kim- vall, Boston; E. S. Sweet, New York: Lauren D. Cone, LaCrosse, Wis; C. G. Miller, Now York; F. L. Palmer, New York; the Hon. Matt, C. Carpenter, Wiscousin: George C. Rand, Savannah; A. Horton, New York; John D. McClure, Peoria; A. A. Cowles, New York; G. C. Gorbam, Washington,.D. C.; A. H. Have, U.8. A.; J/L. Randolph and_John King, Jr., Grand_Pacific—John Allen, President of the P.,P. & J. R. K.; the Hon. A. 8. Alston, Davenport; the Hon. Jota Laemp, Mis catioe; Benjamin L. Pregg, England; C. Stade- baker, South Bend ; Thomss Dousae, Dalutn ; J. W. Burbridge, New Orleans; M. E. Townsend, Neow York; S. M. Pinney, Madison; Thomas Gaffiold, Boston; tho Hon. Beojamin Pield, Albion, N. Y.; &. W. Burbridge, New Orleans. < . »_ Tremont House—S. G. Howe, New 'York; Juliom P. Cordier, New York; C. A. McNair, St. Louis; J. B, Daggtt, Boston; J. H. Sauderson, Engleman Transpor- tation Company; C. B. Fargo, Cleveland: J. F. Wood, Columbus. . . . Sherman House— Anton Hapfow, Now York; A. 8. McDul, Wis- consin; A. S. Portier, Duffalo; John H That- cher, Now York; George M. Wright, 8t. Lonia; idwio Fox, England; Thomas Biakle, Philadel” phis; . & Dplying rout for AL B. Ednger, Ssn Francisco. —_— MISCELLANEOUS. The California fruit-cars luat pass here so frequently nowadays are hsuled from San Franciseo to Chicago for ¥1,500 each. The profit ou the frmt is about $2 on each dollar iv- vestod.—Cheyenne Leaier. —Col. Jobn Stinson, who died st Dunbarton, N. H.. on the 13th, was born in the house whict Lias always been his bome, Nov. 13, 1780, sud was consequently 95 years of age. He waa “Fown-Clerk from 1333 untul 1845, and was Beleci~ man 1o 1845-6. He was for a long time Colone! of the Ninth New Hampshire Militis. —Preston Powers is uegotiating for the pur- chase of a lot at Woodstock, Vt., on which stands tho house where his father, Hiram Powers, tho great sculptor, was born. He proposes to pull down the old house, and, after erccting om itd site iu 1878 a bust of his facher, givo the whola to the village, which he bopes ultimately 0 ‘make his own home. —A Cleveland alumnus of Westorn Reserve College has begun to write newspaper articls 1 favor of raising 500,000 in that city for tho re- moval of his alma_mater to Cleveland, Thiz scheme hus been * in tue air” for a long time, and bu susficient merit in 1t to deserve moro at- tention thaa Clevelaud is likely to giveit. —J. G. White, the keoper of a pursery near iggeville, Iil., hes fled to parts uuknoirn, v being charged with committing & rapo upoa & young gul nsmed Ellen Hoobs, who was sa or- phan ward. The aMair excitess good deal of excitement, as the gurl in highty connected, sl i possessed of valuablo property. WL wife and family, whom Lo o jort. behind— Springficld Register. —Another American mining scandal hss go: into the English courts. It is slleged sgainst the defendsnts that they becatne the puschasent of certain American mites, afterwards called tho Ruby Mines, for £10,000, sud that choy then con- spired togetber to induce the public to purchase them at the ensrmously advanced price of £285,000. With that viow a company was form- d, with n capital of £325,000, in 82,600 wharai of £10 each, and sold them all. —By & recent survey of tha State boundary Jino between New Jerscy and New York, 1t Lat beon discovered that Jacob Hourne :ludJlmo_< Cones, who for vears supposed themselves resi- dents of New i’nrg, are really residents of Ber- gen Couuty, . Both men bave regularly voted, paid taxes, snd otherwise dis s anties of citizens in the wrong State. S —There could searcely be a more commonplacs or lass promising tille than the * Narrtive uf Geargo Smith,” yet this now English snnousce- ment covers 8 work of utmost interest snd iu- poriznce. He will be remembered as the ageut of the British Musenm whose discoveries st Nineveh and letters to the Telegraph theteasnt attracted euch wide attencion, and his wark bids fair to rival Layard's iu iutereat. el e AN 4 Dream. From the Aurora (11L.) Bracon, On Weduesday night, Milo Eytugton, of Elgin, dreamed that the barn of bis brother-i-lay, the Hon. George 8. Boven, was in flamos, aud a0 impresscd w2a he by t40 vision that, having par- tially dressed himself, be seized hia revolver aud repsired to the barn. Hearing persons inide bo secreted himself to watch opeiations, wheu shortly two men came out and passed around o the south end of the building ; Mr. B. followed and heard one remark : “*Now you go in and get the horse aud I'll fire the thing.” *No. I guesd you will not,” kaid Mr. B., when he was immedi- itely fired Gpon. The fze was instantly re- turned with interest, when the fellows t00k 10 their beels, one of them saying that he was bit. Both encaped, and aftorwasda & ball of ragzs u; urated with kerosene wsa found at the end o 1ho barn, together with matches. On the nig! AL, Wile yeaterday retumcd from trip to revious sevara) buildings were burned, resalts I;ng in damages of weveral thuusand doliss, 853 Qubiloss tie work of incoudississ hasn et WA, K AT . decazunr S T A L. o e e e L A TP WA A B s S e wase [y & & q a o o ? P 5 E L3 & 555 FEETEE