Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1874, Page 2

2 A WEST SIDE ROMANCE, E How a Match-Peddler Reciprocatod a Kindness, A Poor Widow Unexpectedly ~Made “Wealthy. That In, if Mr Geay * Pans Out? Handsomély. . Intoresting Sketch of the Life and © (Denth;of tPeter.2hilips. Poter Philips, n match-peddlor, whone bitly torm, tn ragzod dross, nod Jocomoted by tho use of crutohoy, becauso of-the losa of ono of bis nethox Ninbu, was woll known to tho residents of thigolty,:dled ou Sunday, Aug. 23. 116" wan. og~ soutiully oue of, the **peouliar pepple,” for, al- though be readily received alms or reliof in any shape—food, monoyy-or-olothing-~Irom porsous who fele moved to pity by his appearance, Yet, -oddly onongh, “ho ns --quickly ~ ro- sented vy . oxproasion ‘of .sympathy by which ho might sbo -considored .a common strcot-beggar, sud would oxclaim ab such times, *1 have monoy sufllciont to pay for what I waut!" - Tho froquent ‘ropotition of this sny- ing, which « was- go- incousistent, 60 outirely m_n. of concort, -with - hia- moenn capponranco, has lad peoplo Lo beliove that I'hilips had quite | ) *4A LONG ETOCKING " when ho died; that lio bad, in fact, becomo pos- eeegod ol oonsiderablo property by Lis penurious babits and migorly, mauner of lMving, Instances aro not -wanting . of such strango oceurrencos, and thue tlio rumor of the poor peddler's wealtlt Das :oblalnad : crodence. (Undor tho guidance of :OMcer “Walton, -of the Bixth 'Polico: Lro- cingt, (& TorwuNe creportor yestordny vismted tho late .residenco ‘of Phillps, - on West Van Buron stroct. DIrs. Abby Wagnor, in whoso bouso-Rlulipa livad for tho past saven years, and to whom 'ho was Indebted. for the most catoful attontions .during his illuess, conversed fracly withthe roporters to. tho decensed’s manner of living.and his history. H THIRTEEN SEANS. AGO, Mra. Wagner said, -while rosidivg at-Watorloo, Tnd., gho hived Philips 23 a gardencr. .Ifo was thon s man above tle sverage - weight, and of largo frame. After two years' gervice, .during whiclh the only -remorkmblo -character in Pbilips was moticed to Do his -disinclinn- tion to speak of his antecedonts, ho loft Mo, Wagnor's sorvico in 1867, . 8lrs, Wag- nor having.meauwhiio aame to Chienjo - Lo, re- sido, Philips again prosauted hunsoiLat her door, aud in such o altered condiziun as (o causo ths Indy to shudder upon firat sesing him. _:ile was supporting hia body on crutehos, part of - his left 1 g{;nviug been amputated ; Lis vady, ‘Tormerly burye erect, was bowed down from pain, .aud g swhola appesranco-was such ns botolonod MUOI SUFFERING AND PRIVATION. TTo rented n small apartwont from Mrs, Wagnor, and immedintely comuenced to traltio i macehes amd ‘blagking,” .cairying bis wares ‘in o Doz, which was strapped .across Lus .chost. Within Lwo yoare' time, durivg which lie worited ngpitluously nt bis fowly calling, .and o8 uob known to exvend -n pedny either for food -or clothing, o seems to buvo becomo 5o blossed witl' tho world's wealth that to tho surprluu' of those 1who know, him he dared to rout Mrs. Wag- ner's house 6t nn anuual reutal of 31,800, Tiwa rolled by, and-no chango .in tho peddlers out- ward nppearanco to mdicato 81Ceoss WuS ObHOYY- abla; in fact ho scemod to :think it nocessary. to work bardor than_before -in_order-** to mnke o viug, ™ for ho added the collection of-old books, old lint2, anud old clothes of every deseription to his lowly -callipg. Lising botimes he would wandor forth on the etreots, and oy wake hus roturn to.his roow whon mght had futlon ; T QATUERINGS OF TIIZ DAY o wonld deposit-in this smail room, sud alter reading for samo time ho would throw lllm'uvu)l upon bis rudo pallet—bub not to rleep. Tho bouily,oXertions of too.day csused his injurcd liwb to acho ut night tino, and consequently many were tho calls upon Mrs. Wagner (whom ho laoied upon a a ralation) cach ighb for as- aletanco. On July 8 lnsp, Philips was xobbed of 250 avhilo ho.was golng tirungh ono.of tho byo- treols .of the cuy. ‘Paab circumstauce Soemed 1o affect bip miad very mach, for ofton since that occeurionco Lo hns been-heard to cry out; us in & moment of ab- straction, “'I'ioy’ro going to rob mo.” DLub hiy habit of early riglug, although it mey heave made him woalthy, did not bring Lim Liealth and wis- dum, ludeed, big filthy babits, such as all musors oro charged with bolug guilty of, were enough to unteimino tho Btrongest cunstitu- tion. Ilis nequonitanco whth water was very slight. Mys, Waguer said that sho uover knoiv bim.to, mako an ablution. His roow, as mny bo supposed, from tho accumulution of old boows pudshiped, hats and vests, blackiug-boxes aud ii-carded entlery picked out of tho siuks aud ath-nnrvels, cmitod an odoy not less foruduovio aud insmitug to delicato nos.ils thun THE ¥A3OUS STENCHES OF COLOANE, Despite tho protestacdon of good drs. Wagnor, whgeo sywpathy tor the maimed mau ** wikou & friend to taito caro of lum,” got tho bettor of hor judgment, Puilips would not allow his room 0 %o clepnod-more than once m threo months, aud thou under his own sujofintendenco. ‘Lhis filily, want of wersonal cleanliness, and ovor- onxiety to antuss riches, nmxu'pimd with Iils ach- iug limb to tour down Pailips’ systom, sod they succeeded. Tlo fell il about kix weoks ngo. Whilo 8“’“““““ sind _ofliees for him, Mrs. Woguer was made tne recipiont of snch information, now to her for bio liopt Lis transactions secrot, a8 T buvd mougy aud proporty—go to Ar. Gray, broker, and geb my papas and documents frow him,” Hoal firsl objectad to 1ecoivo medical attoud- ance, aud to tho physiclan's Inquiry as to his relatives THILIPY GASPED OUT I have nona. Whaudo you wang to know for? Dow't mako any fuks abous me."” On Thursday of last week ho sgain told Brs, Wagmer that, in teturn for the kiudness sho had oxtended to him, ho mesat to leave to lor what 0 was possessed of, and subsequontly ho cased o paper to bo writlon, which™ ho signed, nud &y which Lo wsesmigned to Drs, Wag- ner M property. I'nilipn died on Bunduy marning ; he was 84 yenrs of ago, und, ny far w8 caa bo ienroed, be wis o native of Clinmpague Couuly, O." 1lo nover spoko of haviug any relas tivos, Wus not kuown to belong 1o or bo aMilinted with soy seliglons douomluntion ; was never ltl::fl'd to fir?”r uufinlx heard to sweat, and soetmed ve solely for the purposo of " by o micerly motod, T PRV ooy T8 20TTO THROTGN Tave, as reflected by his reply to tho doctor, neamed to Lo, ** leave me to mysolf ; 1am uo one of eop. soquepco; I Niave u purposs to and Cmust - do it Noiing dy 1ok of his early lifo, and but _litle o Lis Iater days, even lag thoko awong whom lip lived, . o wus au o'ty und eccouticity,ono of tho ** peculiar people “—iudecd ho was in b sonug & mystery, At to his roputed wealth furthor do- yaldpments must bo awnited, but Dame’ Rumor Das already tixod it a¢ o big fgnro, Dlrs, Wage aer ivtonds to apply to My, Gray within & fow days, for tho mattors mentioned in tho aesign- ment; and oply then will myntery sa to tho monoy be unveiled. — THE COURTS, Mecord of Business ‘Transncted’ Yeoss turdays UNITED STATES COURTA, Tl Becoud Nationnl Bauk.of Aurors begen o suit ogainat Samue! J, Jones, cluimiug 81,500, BANKRUPTOY ITEME, . D. Bamons was aproiuted Assignoo of.tho eriate of David G. Whito nnder & bond for 6,010, Tho caso of Jullus- Kirchoff was rofarred ‘to tho Regluter for a fnal roport, on the potitton of 7. D. Kirchoff for a final dlschargo. *Alexaudor Bradloy was appointed Assignoo of E. L, Cloment. SUPERIOR COURT IN BRILL, W. M. Detby commonced n suit n assumpsit eaninstJames L, Tylor te rovover. $25,000. Barclay, Voorhis & Co, bogun n suit agaiwst A Ault for. $1,600, ngatvat. Josoph “Baxtor afdd. "Josoph:tnrids, - o i Vy . John ; Mattocka : sned) Chirloa® L, Rindlo, “Qoorga:A. Uliflds, Octaviug ‘Princo, and:B, W, Parier for 81,600, - e . he. Merchants'sNational Bahlk,- of ‘Ghilcego, bogan n anit for $3,800 agalnst Thomas Foster, Goorgo aylory tor tho uso of tho city, bogan o suit against tho Bank of Chiengo, olnhmug -Gy, S Kiug euod 8. W, Tnrdin for 81,000, Sarali Johuion sued 1t 11, Compton for #1,000, B, J, Morrls commonced n. suit _agaiust tho (lobe Insuranco Company to recover $10,000. 1 Jimen’ Olnro, “J.* bognn: o ewit in’ trospaes ngalust A, V. Plts, nyine damingos at-620,000. I'vedorick Vilmar undortoolk-to rosover 86,600 ]rmm E/Li'Roohl by commonalng -sult ngnluub stan. +he. Farmera’ - andtMerchants’ National Danl broughl suit Lo rocovar 81,260 be-8.: . Wallor, :Tho 'Chicago Bn{lding- Hocloty’ sued J, II. Bhannon; B.W. Caulfiold, and 8: T, Trippe’ for 1,500, . + Clintlea-8.-Wallor commonced - smb in cove nant againat I, P, Runyan, laying damages ‘b 5,000, Jnmess Kivk bogan :n suik in' treapnas against Av82 Moguire, V1% L. 'Khnmoy, - and ‘Maurico Crean, claining $3,000 duninges. \ GINOUIT COTNT, deorge A, Springor -filod” a"bill ‘ngainst: Ann Noreuts nnd John Noreutt, to_foreclose o mort- fsapa for €15,000-0n Lota b, 6, 7, and 8, In Block 2, of Bpringoi’s Subdivision of. tha N, 34 of tho W, if of the N . L of the N, W. )¢ ot 'Sec: 8, 38, 14, Francos C. Adnma “filed. o bill ngaingt tho Chi- cago'& Pacifle Ralirond Company and “the * Chl engo'& Evanstort Company to yestralu them from runotng on Hawthorno avenuo or for componkn~ | tion to hoy propexty. " THE COUNTY COURT. In tho- mattor.of tha estato of WV, P. Brink, rant of. administration to Fidelia : 8, ! Brihk and E;'h'cetcr MeAlister undor an approved bund ol 10, 00D, i af tha Viltags of BEvanaton the Conrt otdered Hall No: 2 contlrmdd, no opjociious having bean filsd. Frodorick 1L, Baitey, Hermau ~ onze,.aud Iliram 11, Jones were npno}umd'(}ommluslonm In spo- 101 nesossmont No. 3. B % In_tho metter of tho!County of ‘Cool, R, . Gardner prayed for au appeal, whioh was al- lowed, on filing bond in 8250 on judgmont for taxos, “On_ petition of County Agant and “cartifieato of phyaiciun, tho Court ofdorcd 'warrant and vanire to try tho slloged insanity of Charles Richmond, drs.'Ann 'Fhompson, and Qeorgo L. Wilson, roturnablo the- 318t -inet. at'10 o'clock a1, 1ITEMS, JIndge Moora will bo hiero Fridav, “Judgo 'Farwoll Iy nteonding to any neecssary bubiness dm{. ‘1t {8 'not known :when Judgo Drommond: or Judge Blodgatt will b m town. JUDONENT, :Burenton Count-CoxkussioNs.—Otto Z, Foch- tor va _Lao:Potrie, $579.16,—Auton Marung va. Jacob Speitel, £690.40. . THI WIND RIVER COUNTRY. Sad Tragedy Nenr Camp Brown—A «Soldier -Shoots Ehrec of “Ilis :Oo arndes — Dscapes and :Flees' to the MLonntains —Eromising. Appearincy in'tho Sweetwater Gold-Mutes, Corresvondence af T'ne Chicago T'ridune, Sourut Pass Orry, Wy, Ter,, Aug, 10,1874, A tragedy occurred.near »Old Camp Brown, Wyoming Torritory, on tho:10th Inst. It appoars that'Col. Fliut, Col. Brackett, CTapt. Gordon, and somo other ofiicers, wero on thelr way from Camp Scambaugh to Comp Drown, aud, while passing througly tha worat partion of thoilndian country,’hod for their escort @ Corporal and four cavalry-mon, “Upon reaching Old Camp:Brown, which lnst year was tho sceno of ono of the most fearful Iudiau masseeres.that have oceurredin & long time, tho.ofticers left their . oscort. and pro- ceeded to Now Onmp Brown, ‘17 miles.distant, alone, Tho .escort had orders to follow them on-tho followjug :morning. Thoy all storted out to- gethier, and ‘lud proceeded about b.milos, when tho soldier iu rear, whoso pamo was Groen, seomed :gcized with - sudderFronzy, sud com- monced shooting his comrades who woro in front of: him, riding by them ab o full gatlop sy Lo -was o dcing, Ho shot Puvato Charles T Ihekc through tho side, shot Privato Job noncy dead on tho spot, aud shot Prisata‘John Tiyan through -tho body, Ho flved at Corporal Biiopherdson, but fortunately missed him, and then gallopod off as fost a3 Bto could among; the monnuaing, -As soou as Corporal Shepherdson coald releaso tho bodies of .3ahonoy and Ryan from the eaddles, a3 they were being dragzed along tho rond by their Lordes, ho started in i gult of ‘tho murderer, but could not overtaka him. Ono of tho horses ran directly tosard Green, who eccured 'him, and'then disappeared in tho dintance, 5 Aparty of soldieis wos fent ont In pureuit, under Lieut Choso, snd anothor undor Serpt, Juckeou ; but thoy conld not suceoed iu overink- ing the murderoys, -Allof the escort belonged to Company L, Third Cuvalry, which wes on its way to tulo post at Camp Brown, This melan- choly ocenrranco throw a gloom over everything, Tho-Wind River .conniry is improving very rapidly,and, einco tho Shoshoneo Resorvation buiboon cut down, sottlers aro moving in and oponing excellont farms, Tho gold-mines bo- twoon -Bouth Pass and Atlwtic Uity novor ap- peared as promisiug as thov do now, and every- thivg secms to bo doiug -ne woll as could be wisbied. The northwestorn portion of Wyoming ‘Tertitory will-bo one of tho most desirnbie places to locate in, as soon as the new road to the Yol lowstono Park stinll Liavo boon flniatied. —_— Lenrning by Experionce, Frow the Sacramenta Unon, A fow dnys sinco au elderly gentleman, who hnd got out of busiuess and cousidored that o wus too ndvanced 1 age to do hard work, cons cluded to stmt o grocory sloro. Ife secured o stock of goods, and yostevday morning, while proparing for oponing the cstablishment, con cluded that he would tap-thekegs of becr lott ou tho provious dey. A friend whio was prosont, sooing ki approach one of the logw with an nuger, inquited what ho was going to do, and learned chut ho iatended to **tup tho beer.” The questionor suggested that the propor way was to place the taucet in position snd drive in tho cork which the rovenuo stawp covered, but the old gentloman con- cluded that his wny was tho best, and fortwltl farced o hola throuzh €ho top of the keg. Of courso tho bocer asconded like a foun- tain as Lo withdrew tho augar, sud ho ondoavor- od fo suvpress it by putting ltis hand ovor the hole, and, failing it this,, by _insorting-his fin- movy es o laat resort he gat down upou it, eall- Ing loudly for somo one to hand lum n fatees, but meanwhile the beer Lad foreed its way thvongh his pants, ollmbed upward, and was, oozing out everywhoro—emovging from big waistonnd, and oven at his shirt _collar, and the bystanders were laughing 8o hard that they wers unuble to do anythiug to rellave Lim, even if they had dured to vouture within tho arca of beer epiny. Tv wns not wntil evoery drow hud Toft the kig that tho old goutlonnn relt warrant- ed In gotking up. —_——— . Fian’s Devotion, From the Zichmend (¥a.) Enquirer, I'e funcral obsequics of Mrs, Jauo C. Lay- lor, who died at the ago of 80 years, wero colo- brated on Mouday ut tho Trivity Methodist Church. Ier father was a Baptiat and about tho fret minfstor of that denomination o rrmlnh in this city, " Mys. Taylor bns boon gradually do- dlintng for five months, Her. Lnsband, My, “Thomas Taylor, 18 well known by all the peaplo near the Clicsaponko & Obio Railrend dopot, s 8 mght watchnan, Mo is about 05 yoars old, oud hag lost a log, Though ontirely dependent ;\\xml his labor for Bnpnn:'t, #0 guon ng hLis wite volc ill he surronderod Ll placo and took his Vorition by hor badslde, Call night or duy, yon would ulways find bim ot bis post. 11is wifo ree quired much attentlon. For fonr months bo Was ohly i bod threo nights, Day nud night for 120" dava bo sat by the bodside s roady on tho dny toforo hor danth s 86 {he i inning to comply with overy wish, l'ow women have ovor ?.‘-‘f:‘:m\’::‘:gxlfi';f“fm in cionj\lgnd dovotion. No itll, WO YONLUTD 10 sy, £fuce tho founds this elty, b oquated i, Siiidioder —_——— i Lntulnlncnvorv. adies and_gontlemon shonlid try the new purle fied nul deodorieed componnd ue'cna-zub-oll ;:u::;’:i_. thon for tho halr, called ** Morso's Luxureno,” 1t i fruly an clegant articley and nlso iua tho merit of atop. ping thio bty from falling oir, sol ‘hu?aclumk, Stoveuson &u Roldy \\r;}.‘,‘:fifi?kfifl.fi""' ittt Sl Princo & Co.’s Organs, Fjue organs with alx stop for 3145, warrantod fiage elnsu i tono nnd Autsh, Monoy rofunded If uot wyte €, aud Q. F, Dadger and W, W, Ihilton, clalming wfl.‘lfllfl?;n. Bhorwood’ & Co, sued Py A lov for mifgg'ry Biebold . aud. Barnlard Mejnors uued , for.&1,600, B adtard and Nathsh. Astliony brought i8factory, Roud’s Tomplo of Musls, 13 Van alreet, . ke ——— Love Turns His Daock on nloyenlinoss, us regarda tho tooth, Keep tlien puro, all ya who wishito Uo buloved and carcavod, Sozodout 15 unoqualod a3 o means of whiteulng, pollehi Dreubcving o, | 8 polleliing, and ' iy tho mnttor of tho special -nsscssmont-rolla’ THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1874, LOCAL MISCELLANY. - JOLIET IRON. AND STEEL/OOMPANY. © AN ACTIVE DAY, | 4y “Yestorday-was an ncilvo dny ‘with' the'dtock-., holdars and creditors of ttio Jollbb Trow stict Btool Compnny. At 11 o'slock thocreditora held apri- vato.mooting-at-tlio olub-room -of -the -8Bhorman Ilonso to further coneider ihoir -Intorosts, -It waa found that out 83,000 of tita *érodits of 'tho Company - had ‘ngreo:l to-accopt tho proforred= atoolk plan of wettlomont alnco thor last meating, and that tho:reslduo ‘of oroditors, who nd ro- fased tho plan, woro ay stubbotias over. At tho mooting, Mr, Btarroly, & Boa- tou attorney, “tho “io hmtong ‘tho ‘unfor- tunnte oréditors ;of - tho. Company, . #uggoested a partially new plan Lo adjuat itho difeultivs. Ho introduced a:doanmout proposing, froln what could bo Jenmtd, the appoliting of two gdta of ‘Tenstoos, with whom tho. ndjudication ‘of tho whole thing shoild Us 16t Tho diity of tho firat. got, Mowsts,- J. Ne Jowott, of this city, nud V. B, Brooks, of Jollot, was to voceive tho olaims of croditors which had not “yat boon peesouted. iI'he duty of the sccond Ret, composad-of John O, Beott, of Bt: Louls, aud J.#N. Jewett, of thig city, was prokeribed “to ‘bo tofsmte proferred Btool in payment of cliims, in'the sume of such asavould accopt -tho same, aud 1o -hold such utock for tho space of vixty daya, iTho documesnt fthor - providodsthat il abtho end of sixty doys tho oreditora +had . nhnost ' unanimons. 1y aignified <tholr . willingess to uccept proforred stock, thosamo shoild'be delivorad to thom in'person. On'the other band, if tho éred- itors now rofusing uw‘,)lnn of " sattlomeit con- tinuad to rofuso, tho . Trustoea -wouid return all surrendored olaims at thoe oud:of: sixiy dl:}'& and tenve cnch craditor - to nct -ne: ho.plased. W'ho dooument nlyo nuthorized the " Trustzos to o cortitleatos ‘of Indobteduesy to’ the treditors of the Company, which, upon prosinttion ‘4t tho annuul olection of Diroctors, would Gblo thein to buve o voico in tho samo to the extent of thoir olnms, $ho anmo as i they * had ‘besn pmdeup stocklitdors, Tho whole plat*met 'tho apprdbation 'of the eroditors predont. Iv was subsuquontly laid be- foro tho stockholdors’ ‘moeting, 1n the oflice of tho Company, by-a-Dostou croditer, Mr. Fny, ‘nud, aftor gome explanationy was agreed to, The oreditors’ -mooting aajonrnod about noon to meot thio stocicholders i 3 o’clotk. b STOCKIOLDERS' SEETING, ‘Tho'atockliolders wero rathior ' slow i gofting together, “Xn viaw of tho nction'of the orditors in.tho - forenoon, considernblo “workbad to ba Uone to preparo for the meeting. Llio surreudor of stoolton tho part ofrsuoh'of the origitial stock- holdori a8 had-ucceptad tho préforredistock piin of soitlomont had to Do feceived, aud 'alsg the claima of eraditors, far whom ?rbxmma slock had to bo prepured, ‘Ile 'mecting was callod to No. 168 Waahington Atrapt, whore a longthy.con~ 1ab took place, " Liltlo conld bo loarndd'in re~ (}nnl to tlio action ;thlon oy the conclusion ar« yived ot {t, ns thoss'who woro presont and dould toll fvero unuguplly mum, It lonked out, how= ‘over, thnt the Natlonal Board instatod on’ tho adoption of their demand by the Councll bofora tho 18t of October: otherwise the Bonud companios will wilbdraw on masso on that date, aud tho anomaly of o ront olty without = msuranco would [rosontad, Apphtoutly tllo fnstiranco ngonts of thin city aro In Fmvor of the companiss wnbdn‘wlng nml{eun clty iu bettor ablo to com- bt donlldgratiots, yot thoy would rathor go on and do busilicas nsdunl, and_privtoly they do, ol thoy ehd to coivilies o Tustorn contpanios that Chioago is fust ad goud o plado for lusre anco tisks ag aty'others bue utifitokily tho th- surhii¢a dompiid veluse to becontd vonvinced; Should tho eon\umflns withdraty, Lheto agohts, ‘ilm herotoforo hiave hadl larite ihcothcs, Will bo thirownt ot of biwelhoss, and will hato to look .nwohud for other joba. 1t 14 tunrofora buy nat- urol ¢hnt thy Bhonld . look upon thé withilrmwal df tho coihpubiod ns o ednnlity ‘ot ouly o {ho n'.yx it wleo to At selves, A répor'tor df s Thineis onlled b the Grand Pacific Hotol last evehing to consnle 3ir, Montgomory, tht Geticral Agent of tho Nne tiohal Board, bt tho gentioman widonbtedly belongs to thab Al of tiah who'do 1ob liko to bu Initefivewotl, 1o rofiised to bo Hoth, tilie was bitsy, atid-1ie eould not tell whoh lib solld bb trotizh, It I, thoraforo, nn impoesibility to give {o the publiv the ophiion of thiy preatman iin rogned tv thd nttitude of tha Nutiotint Board tosniily Oliiodgos oI e i s 5 O . THEPOWN BOARDS. THERE \wAS No aleeriva oF it costintres on.Equalizatlbn of- Waxos yestorday aftornoun, Ithnd booh oxpooted that tho various Town Bonrdy Would gabriilt dothilod. ostimiatos of (tho approptiatibne nocetsary to covet thoik expensos during tho prosent fAueal yenr, in accordntco with tho requiremont of tho Commitloo ab ito last zcaslon, but tho only estimato:idd why ‘that of tho Toiwh Oleric of Notth ‘Cliledgo, on--whith fto agtibn why taken, Tiio ostimate is nd follow, Ex.Colloctor J, B, Walsl. . tatatitifiig ordera elaca 1871, Collector Murpl AGERL Piten, Tilol, ront, o Asgoenors salar: Oollaclor'asnlar; Buprrvinor's nry, . “Lawn Cletls galary Balurfes thd sarilo as TahE Fonrs’ fijures. Totalieasis CRIMINAL, ‘T YOLIOB cotnmd, - * Jomen Bilk and Chiiles Morarity, who wore chatgdd with robbing sho saloon of Mra, Mortfs, wéro. ybhtordhy lield by Jubtico Beully to' tho order, howevery about. 4 o'clock, with - D, Buelc in.the. chair.and. Mt, Bigolow, Ssoretary, Tho oujeot of "the meothig wvias-to elétt: o Biard of nno Directors for the CDmpnnyl which had heon' deferrod sinco ‘Fobrttary Jaut. “flig eloction jyad at opco ., procoodad witl, Ik-wai fotind thatifwo tekets woroin thio fluld, ono of which was known £8 (£ho *craditory’ -ticlkot,” tho otlier Ay the ** ytookhiolders' tickat,"" Tho only diffarones in the tiokots was that in‘tho: latter'tho hamo of F. B/Mnckley was sitbatltated For W, L. Wheturore. Tiie olection Insted” soveral hours, tho craditgrs fnd stookboldors voting with likie froadom mfim oxtent of (thew. rlghts, After tho polling: of 16,122 voten, roproneoting 8o mwny ahnves, tho “atockholdors’ " ticket was - declated ‘cloatad, whicli {8 as fullows: A,'B, Meeker, O. I, Che~ tig, I T, linckloy, Chienzo; O. B. Fillov, Jobn C. Bcott, ‘St, Louis; J, 1, 'Cado, ‘Racuios T, 8, Fay, Baston; Thomas Biekely, ‘Pliladelplis; and W Brooks, Joliot. “'W'no moating thon ad- Jouraed. " APMVATEMZETING L, of the Dircetors-olect was hiold immedidtely sfter adjonrumont, Mr, O. B, Filléy in ‘tho clir, Aftor some discussion it-was agréed to adjourn until'this njoruing 8420 o%lock, whon Prasidgit, Treagurer, nnd Heerotary' of tho Boatd wul bo elected. ; TTho mootings of tho lant two ddys Linve in no- wiso clmngmfl‘ tho nspeet of fhe Conipauy's aifars, Uil "the debts’ of tho Cotipany” avo met, by _gvivg .preferred | stosk thore- for, “or by ‘womo ofhor’ Mwans, tno great works ~cate Jolieb il [ idlo, ./Tho *meotings 'simply ‘amount to giviy stackbollera who Jiave ‘retusod to.Hucrendor n sharo of thoir:stock 10 liquidato the debts.of the Compauy, aud eraditora who have rofused to ac- eopt.protorred stock “for thelr elaims, Xty Ay moro to consliler thowibjest, If-at -tho odd of sixty.dava:therads no obango-in * tho ‘opiuion of withholding stockholdors ‘and creditors, bank- Crlithal Coutt ustdor bail of $760 encl, Cinvles Johnston wos befors Justics Scilly yesterlay, chargod with stealing tho poéket- boolk of Mré. Mary Smith, who residow at 157, Norih avenue, Johustou was flued $G0, and Turnished with o pass to tho Iridowell for aixty ¢ doyh, DdterVogelbetg wna brotght bofore Justico Knufmann yesterday, chnrgod by Mis. Clara Jobnaton with being gullty of breath of promiso, Uniler tho stimalus’of tho ofticial oys, Potor aproed to miamy tho widow to-day, nud gavo bouds in 8800 to ubiow his good faith, g 3 Yestonday.Goorgo Wagnor and Georgo- Bow- nian; tHo partics who woto arrested Thursdsy on suspicion 6f boltig imptlcatod in tha recent rdb- bery of tho ticket office of tho Northwestern Railway, undor .tho Shermntn Ilouso, wero. brought btfore Justico Boydon, and by roquost of tho proséeution tho caso was contimeed Il Sathrday no io prisoners wero held under 9300 Eonds exeh, i 4 Threo Bobomien saloon-keepors woro up bo- fora Justica Sculty yostorday, charged wish vio- Jating 1o * d¥over orditiando,” rocently passed. “L'heir nahies are John Kloffeiistein, Jolin ‘Red- loplzk, and Angustus Beck. Klolfdastein was dikeharged; as it was provon thab his entortai mentaras-of .o privats charavter, 4ho remain- ing two pariies wero held without bail till to- MOETOW. ) ~‘Bungny'abuvuh midnizit & man named Johnson' tushed franticelly into. the Hargon-Stroat Sta- tiop and Yequestéd that Yitle Leo, a membor of thé Heni-inibiitiy v¥o reaides on Fourth'ave- uuo, should bo -nrrestod fortliwith, and. stated: that eho bad robbud: liim of his monoy. The Tupiey will by tho ond ofaho Company, - —_— . EQARD OF EDUCATION. Tho Doard of Education mot )ist ovoning, Presidoac Kiug iu the Ghair, [0 -cradentiala of Charles 'H. Reed and Adélpho Schoeninger ns‘members of.tho Doaid were ' presonted, ‘and thoxo gentlemen wero'duly installed. Inspeotor Sheldon, of the Committes on Build- Ings and Grounis, -roporied tho elurts of the Committoo to seauro temporary school quartors for tho children of tho “Jones Schiool, peidivg the crection of tho buildiug. Tho 'Cowmmitteo bad secured tho building Nos, 2fand 26 Van Buzen streot ot a youtal of 8125 per month, ‘or $1,000 until Moy 1. -A lov adjolning the bui Jdwg hind boow'secuved for %76 per mouchh, Yho re- port was conctirred i, Inspoctor-Sheldon movod that the Gommitteo on Buildinga aud Giounds bo authorized o ad- verase for proposals tor rebwlding the Joues Hehool. y Tuspector Richborg inquired if it was to bo & four-ctory building. Inspebior Bholdou eaid that sucl was tho ac- tion of the Bonrd, and sucn’tho undorstanding of the Council 1 voting antbority for o tem- porary loan to rostoro-the buildug. Innpector Richborg was oppored to-four-atory sohodl bldings, and ho moted ‘thsttho Jones builing Ve throo slories high, Ivepootor Welol thought there was noed of a fonr-ytony bualding ror the Jones distriot. Chio mdtion - to Inada it & threo-story building was lost, rud tho origial motion for rour scories wes enrriod, 8 “I'he Committes on Duildings and Grounds ro- ported-thnl tho Blm Strect School was réady for oconjunoy, . 3 'T'ho Uommittee on Txamination of Tonchiers reporled rooommondivg -partml cortifleatos fob followtng :-dts, Rark 3. Boorrity, Jennie Par- ranton, May 11, Bailoy, Lilla O'Counor, Kate L. Allen, Muitio J, Parkor, Xato Hannun, Bditl A, Martin, Tunnio A, PisttAnua Tulbot, Helen 8, LeXtor, Linnio E. Lako, Maggio C. Jonat, Ame- lin M.' Ackermaun, Mru. Aublo K. Huvitloy, Sarah Gull, Neonal B, White, Sarah J, Gilison, Abbio A, Builard,” ¥anny Stapletoir, - Emma O: Sicklos, Augusta Von Horn, 3lis, Colin i, Hitch, “Anastasin Healy, Bullio 1 " Hotcomb, Bollo 8: "euigrow, . ] Yor ]\nrlh\l cortificates to toach Gorman: Aus guets Bulihay, Mutilds M: Hesler, Lily Born, 'L:hu Toport coticurred in, ‘Ihe Uommittod y Appoiutment roported the foligwing: resiguativing 3lyn, Myra Jonnings Ca- tor, Beauimon Behool ; Swjin, ]\f, Davis,” Kinzle a\?haallj;xyu%lflxm ’ll‘; Dlflrmxl\ Traulin Sobool; Mya, Julin Shaw Fowler, Noster School; Mrs, Llizn &, Mlllor, Ogdon Betigol, e "Lho Temgnatious wore nccepted. On motiun of Inspector Clurko, the exumina: tion of cundidutes Yor - the chaw of Fuglish Lit. erafure fn the High Behool wns set for uoxt Tuosduy. On motion of Inspector Clatko, Alr. W. T, oBaltiold wau assignod na Leucher of Yiutin iu the Hlxgh-Bchnol. napeotor Olarko submittod thoe roport of the Comuwitieo ou High Sehool, recommonding the omploymont of Prof, Booth_as teachor -of olo: cution aud rondiug in the High School; at & sals ary of 33,200, Lhis recommondation exelted much distnsslon, and the matter was postpoudd for two weels, Tho Board adjouried, ——— INSURANOE NEWS, % TUE INSURANOE AGENTS fblt-mueh dlvappointed yebiorday because tho Common Coitueil lind done wothing in regard to flro mattora tho evonlng prdviois, Thoy wois quito confidont that somothiing wonld be doue in togard to the new flve ordinanco submttted by Clon, Arthr O, Dugat; sud that the demaiids of tho Natloual Bodrd of Now Yok would rocoiva sowo considoration, But 24 nothlug lins beon dono thus far, thoy ate bocoming convincod thut thoy inve but little to oxpeot from’ tho protont Counell and elty authoritios, Thero Is no longér auy doubt that all the fasuraice companios ho- givl was'bronght Ju'anil Johnson held oy & wit- ness agalist - hory. and loft o 2900 gold- wateh as pecarity for lns appearance. ' Yestor- day tha prigoner was mraignetl beforo the South: Sido Court for ' proliminsry hearing on the chares of Inyceny, but Johnson was not present to tostify agninst her. Boyden licerd tha ovi- dence, diccharged the giil, and inflleted a fuo of 10 o Jonnson. “Lho affair looks myaterious, an it 18 not probnblo thiat Johnson would leave stich | o valuablo watoh ns soourity unless Lo intendod to redeom it. Joliti Loo wis aivasted Mouday evening by Qflicar Joues ou cotitiiluink bt Lia Mife, who ro- aidos nt No, 161 Foarth avoutoe. Loo is an Irish Iaborar 85 yoitiy of uge, aiid is entisly too fond of tho intoXicating oup. Whou uiidor the in- {lugiteo of llyuar ho ia a rultian, aud has beaten and o cruclly treated his wife that ay a final' rosort whe Was dumpelled to” canse his are rest. Monday ho returned bome aid gmnshed thungs genorally, broaking furniturg, dishos, windowi, ote,, and_attdmpted, in addiion to this, to bropk Mrs. Leo's head. Yesterdny moim- ing hio was brought befare Justice Davdon, who, upou hearing the ovidenco of tho abused woman, with that of twoof her ueighvors, inflicted u, fing on tho prisoncr of 100. The wifc-beater and furmlure-giiaghor was uncblo to liquidate, and consoquontly will Bojourn £ar' the coinfug winter with Supt, Felton ut the Bridowol. Thomas Wasd, an sudaclous roper-in to some of tho numerous buuko swindling dives of the city, was bofore Justico Boyiden yestecday in n now role. Mouday ho mat o Uravger iu frout of iho Sbormnn House, avd nttempted to hyilnco tho geutleman to sccompany lim. Mr. Frank Potorson, of No, 97 Clark, streot, witncased the prococdings of tho swindior, end, stepping promptly ~ forward, informed the strauger of “tho churacler and stinding of - Ward, and advised him to “whake” him ab anee, Mis advics waa aecopted, and tho sharper sneaked off. Darlig the afternoon Mr. Potor- Aon was on South Clark strect, ndur tho Paciflo Hotel, when lie wus accostod by Ward, who struclk him i tho_faco With a sioivspaper, in tho hopes to_anger and embrofl *him in & quarral. Mr. Pateraou, scorning to exchango a word with the follow, muel leas to chnstide him, and there- by acknowledge that o vagtant could insult Lilm, called an'officer and hauded tho bummer ovor to his custody, Yestorday moruing Justico Doydon' fined the prisonor §10, MISCELLANEOUS, . Mention wda mada in yosterduy's papor of tho arrost of u_patty charged with committing the' outirge on Z\{ius 1lupor, at Gracoland Cemetory, on tho Gth inst, It haviug since boen loarncd that thio prisoner s nob tho guwily man, Lo was digaharged at onco. Chiirlos Goodwln took n nap in a daloon on tho cornor of Dosrborn and Raudolph utrcots; one duy lust weok, and A, 11, Adums tool, uf tho samo time, £60 from the sleopor's poclots, Dotective Dixon arrostod Adnnis yaatorduy after- noon, aid looked him up at tho "Coutral Btation 16 await & hoitiug. A boy 14 yoars old, named Darthotomow Cloo- nan; was run ovor by i téaln on tho Chloago, Alton & Bt. Louis Rnilrond, near Turnot's acking-houso, yostorday aftortioon; -and- kind otli legs broken, Dr. Hivies attondod the ins Jurod mombers,'and the susferor was aont homo: Nuthan Nosth wag atabbed fu tue lofl arm youterday aftornioon by Fred Milior, whoni ho Wtampted to arrest whils tho latler Was making olf with a pair of booty, taken from & store on Wost Ravdoiph . streot, nenr Carpenter. Dri Barnes uttended to the mjurad. man, and Ofigor Gurduor took Miller to tho Madison Stroes Hin- tion, whare howas booked on the chargo of lar- cony und an avgnult with wdeadly weapon with lutout to do bodily injury, Lot ‘Thuradsy morning’s, papor mentioned that tho Dugon beathors, ico-denlors, ad boci avrested for violation, of tho flro-ordinunce by Duilding on fco-honse svitkiiu tho fire-limits, and bronght beforo Justioo Boydon for hoaring, whon s ohango of vouue was takou o Justico- Boully, ote, Uhis was. pn orror. ‘'hoy, however, wero snod for putvng o femporary cover ovor the ioo that waa savod at the tima of the fire on il waukeg aveauo, aud JusticoScully continued the cnso til] tho 20th fist, to glve, thom an oppor- tunity.to remove tho sbed, and-thereby comply longlug to tho Dosrd of Undorwrliors contomplate withdrawing Ly the Ilet of Il:‘ulqhur noxt ghould -tho Councll porsist 4 predont | fuactlvity, 4he Gewornl Asenbot tho Narioual nnuulvnt,Now York, M‘x“. "L £, Monigomery, atrived horo yostordny mnoru- lug to consult withi the insuranka agonls of this olty au o \ihink was ' bigst to ba'doue undar tho elroumilanoos, ' 116 mot & niilyr of tle agouty fu tho aftoruoon attho ollvo of v, O; 1, Onso; with-tho ordinauce, Txvort plckyopketa nro aotively at work on tho atroot:eatd, A fow duvs pidco Mr, Rochow, of the' Hoening Journal pross-rook, Wiy rul;b:xl of £080, hid pocket-baok cohtatuing tlia nondy bo: ing vory adroltly tlon ffom Liid coat ifter 4 hola hndd boon out in tho garniont. “Miss Jennio Jael son, of No, Wost Badison stroot, is the latent _victim. K Bho wag ridiag in o Waost Bido ear’ yestorduy' nflurnuqn!nufl lior' drosy paclob wia'one opon-aind 9140 abstracted, The tholt was conimittod ot Madluon stroet, botweon Doarborn aud Morgau,. Tho lady dld not ob Hotva. anytillag iintiedal . Jfy tho “appenvitide of thiogo whio sat bosido hor, aul cabinos degorihe nuy of the pasddngora, Yantordlay morhlnkls phpst montlobiod. fio ar- " roat, qt e 12, Jook) o 5 WRETRE- {nsned by Justigo Hinsdalo, charging him with ombozale- mont, and bis honrmng coutinued til tho nftor- uoon \lu(lnre_ 000 bx\lfl> At 2 o'clack the cnse waa enlled, and oceuptod tho romaindor of the g, bikd Wil bo yesuwmed thls morning. It scoms that July, 1873, the complalnant, Mr. Trederick Vilmar, of Now York Clty, com= stitutod tho serused ns, his agont- in nfngu for tho m’\n,nl Iniman hairrindor tho fol- lowitg tornis: Viluinr ivais to furuish the stook st a low ipvoles to Nuchl, who wns to bonr alt oxponses Jun tho busiiicrs, and romit tho fnvoico prico to Vilinar abcartain yieriods, Lo time overytlilig wont sloy swimmingly, -Iinally Ttoaltl, 1L Is_ clalimad, isponad. of stock to tho valiio of €6,1G66,61, aud hne novor ne- counted to. Vilmar _for .it, honco tho charges of omooznlemont, Noohl's storo in localed at No, U0 §tato streot. Judgo Doohiltle appencs for tho defénse, and Juésdn & Andorson for tho prosccution, ‘To-day will dacido tho guilt or in- nocence of. tho v, Vilniur hns also riHONOK, commohcod a civil action nfiuhm(. Ttoohl fu’ tho Buporlor Court for the auolint claimeil, and yos- tordny o caplng wnu gemucd abil placed. i “the -Nnids of Dopuly Sborilt Schorluo, who arrested Ttach! fito Inst ovoning, 03 ho wos lenving Juntico Iiusdilo’s oflice, ——— GENERAL NEWS. ; ALL RINDS, The toporature yostotdny, a8 observed: by Mabnssee, optietan, ubfer Titk: Trnuxe bullding, was, {ii'thoe shade, at 7 0. m:, 04 deg.: 10 a, m,, 703 12 my 725 U po a0 745 6 pu iy 735 nud 8 p, m., 08, “ o second amiual fofiort of ths® Wominn's Tospital, No. 220 Thirtloth elroet, fins just Leon ‘issued; aud mpkes a nost phmphlet of over i thirty pages. It coutaing a grent doal of infor- . mation that will'be thtckesting to thosa who aro in noy'way connected with tho inatitittion. The slarm {rom Bok 451, at 12:26 o'clack yos- . tolday afterfioon, wag ocousloved by & sHglit' fifo ib & barn I tho fonr 6f'Noi 589 West Fourteotith stroot, Tho dawmage \was not serious. Tho orl- giu of. tho blazo wns probably tho act: of an in- condiaty. Chin is thosccond timo tho samo va' [ promised Have bueir flred within the prosent mouth, 5 Joln leNelll, omployed by Tield & Loitor, was drowtied iu the lake Moudsy forenoon, whila bathiig, ifear thoe Torty-second strobt pior, His body.au feeoverad boforo lifo was extinct, bit all efforts to resuscitato him fatled, o was ac- companied by a friond -at tho timo of the' ac- ' cldetit; niidrioithtr of thom could swim. Justico Ford hold'au luquast. ‘Thomas Hooley, a boy-10 yosrs old, broke his arm, near tho wrist, last ovoning ot 8:15 o'clock, He was swinging on tlio iron bate of the Sonth Halsted stroot vinduct, and fell a distanco of 16 feot. Dr. Goll attended him, and'ho wns sub- sequently removed to his lome, No. 646 South : Causnl atrodt, Thonie ughes and Johu I, Kinsolfa beeame engdgod lu'an- alforention’ over gome trivial at- fmr Inst evening ab 7:30_o'elock, ot thio cornor of Madigon, stibot sud’ Fifth avewue, and tho Inttor stabbod tuo former fn the hand with a pocket-koifo,, Kinsella was arrosted. At o 'meoting of the Prairle Shooting,Olub, held last evoning at tho gun-atoro of v, Joscpl Budor, the tn!lawing gontlomen wero selacted to represent the Club ac tho forthcoming Nation- ol Convoution to bo hold at Ningara F'alls : W, .. Jolngou, D. 1. Flston, 0. N. Felton, W.I, Milligan, P.-8chuttlor, W. iL Orndorir, John ‘Mérmans, & enilor, ‘was arrostod lhst night by ORlgor Scott, for tha alleged ‘Inrceny of o choose Lnife fiom n ealood on Wost Ravdolph dtrest, ‘Ho eclaimed thias eome druuken companions had _put the Lufe i hin ‘Fndm os & joke. Ho was locked up in o coll at thio Mahison Btrect Station, and, us- | ing the boneli as a batioring-raw, brake tho bars of the door aud got out luto tho corridor. He in o emall idau but- s vorv' powerful one. 'The station-Kaeger placod bim in‘another cell, Lest ovoning. tho Eighth Ward fire-patrol | ngain falled to sccuro an attendance Jarge enough for thio transaction of business, Tho whola project would have beon abandenad woro it . not for soveral individuals wha insist onealling ‘largo mass-moocting. at the.same place, No. Y33 Blue Island avenuo, on hext Tuesday evoning, A meoting of tho Tleventh Scction of the Chi- i eago Worlanginon's Sacioty was hold yestorday : evoning-et the cornor of First strect and Ash~ | landavenue, 1t had beon inténded to hiave a de~ bate on tho new Five ordinance, but, owing to tho ' small attondance, ouly rontine 'muthors wero dia- osed- ‘of. The question will probably ba vonti- atod' at:the noxt maeling. of. the Soclety on. ‘Tuesduy evening noxt. A widow npmod Mnrtha Diyer, liviig with ‘hor gon'ab No. 1563 Noruh Grcen stroob, was buriiad to'doath yostordayaftornoon at 1 o'clock, ' Sho was partinlly paralvzed, and it is supnosed that her clathes took fire from & Lieated cooking- (8tovo, nnd, boinz unablo to extingulsh the flames beeause of lier helplossnoss, sho perish- cd, Tho occurronce cansed sn 'alorm of, fire ; from Box 51, but the scrviees of the firomen woro nok required, L] Tho Micigan Avenue Baptist Ohureh sufforod: | quite saverely in thid galo lust Friduy. Tho largo ciroular window in the frout of the church, abont: 8 foet in dinmoter, .was blown from ity cosing and foll msido the church, a dis- tatico- of about 15 fect, and lodeed on the Joists over tho library-room. The fall Lroko threo joists, 2x0 juches, tore down about 10 foet sauare of lath and piaster~ ing, and atso fractured o large cross beam or girder, which liold the ends of tho juists, Tbo window also was of course broken., Whak malkas the mattor worse is tha library had just been ropaired and calciminod, IN MEMORI. Tho following resolutions were nrosented to 'the mombers of the'Y. 31 C. A. Lycoum last WisEnnas, It hns pleasod Alnighty God in is infi- nite wisdom fo roniove b‘y, deatn, slnce .wa last met, Goargo £, Arclior, ouo of onr most active membors aud Bearotary of onr Lycount, ono who was highly es- teemod and loved by all; therefore, % Resolved, That wo chorlsl on aifectionnto” romo- brsnco of §ils zeal, earnestness, and faithfuless In his Auties whilo councated witli tho Lyceum, licaoloat; That wo deoply reg-et his departure from our gathioriuz, whicl 13 o losa to us; but his galn. Resotved, That we sluceroly sympathizo with Lis be= reayed rather and parents, Resolved, That wo placoa capy ‘of lligea resolutions’ In. Lif4 brothors hinuda; glso Mace o copy on our rogorda it remmemibrancs of Georgo B, Archor, TUL CHARGES AGAINAT WIANK, ‘Som vajuo and sorious charges havitg been made ngainst Mr. Shank, tho South Town Supor- vinor, rogardlug tho colloction aud approprintion {0 his own nee) of public fpndys smounting 1o 9,000, o "Cmuye roporter made inquiry ro~ garding tlio mattor, yesterday and learned that. no such wum had been “colicoted by him, nor could ho bave used tho money without the kuowledge of tho County Treas- uror. 1t has béon mald that | tlio gum uiontionad nbove wng collogtad as town taxes for 1873 and 1874, and shoild havo beon used to pay off a temporury loan-of 96,000, ob~ [ tajucd.from the Fidohty Bank in pursuanco of.a regolution passed by the Lown Board ou the 18t of My Inét. Tho baiii adyatced 26,100 of tho amount, and it wad dlsburstd to pay off Asalst- dut Asyessors. Tho town ordors required to uogotiato tho loan wore not tuken up, so It hos boon agsorted, but it hns Doon Jonrnod that £8,100 hns boon pmd ont for that parposo, and that that sum was all tho . money that has boen collected for town taxes, ‘o colleotions : usuully begin .to bo active in Hoptombor. U'ho random agsortions which have boen mode in theso Lown Lonid mattors have thus far davoloued o groat doul of porsonal aul- mosity among tho members who pye ongaged in the controversios, . and 1t is now.abong timo to tako such clinvges as tho abova-rontioned with, sovpral gralos of allowance. —————— "THE CITY:HALL, MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, The City 'Trentiuror recelved 8315,000 yostorday miordling Tiom tho Clty Coltdetar. David A, Gage yestorday paid .on account to tho'Olty Trensutor tho wuiu Gf §5,000, Thid mikos 326,000 Which'ho bias'paid in, About ¢wonty bids for tho construction of the Lincoln strdot evgine-houso wera yostcrday opondd by tho Doard of Publio Works, Tho low= est was that of 1, I, Courtney, who offered to do tho sork for §9,000, A mooting of tho Comnion Caunuil Committeo on Lire und Wator and tho Commitico on Fire Ordlusiiood Is cdllod for on Thinrsday, ut 8 p. m,, {n the City Clovk's oltice. Tho Finanso Commit- too and other clty ofiieials will mooet in tho Yiro Marshul’s oflivo this afternoon, ' Committeo o Mnrkots will moot at 2 pian, today in the ity Clerk's oftico. Yostorday morniug the Mayor rocoived n potle tlon from citlzons resldiig in the neizhborhood of Bisltdnd Ninoteenth stroots, naking. hitn tc £6v0X0 tho lioonsos of thred: disordéily snlooria! In thal neighborhood, Ho refdrted :46 to tiio JBupotinteudont of Polico for hivdstigation. {Ilio enloon-keapors’ robated ara roafly, -sxid all aoldtti-koopors ato requestéd to'cal) imtiodiatoly and rocolvo whatover [s duo thom, Thenow sireot, numbers on the following BLEOSUANED I thio Nt af thio Doard of' Pabiic Works: Vornon and Eilis avenuos, ontire longth § West Madison and_Washington Atroots west of Wentern avonuoj Chostnut and .Onk straots and Webster avenuo, ontira langth ; Dayton nnd Bige soll strests notth of Wiflow: nnd Sedgivick strcet north of Qontro stroot. 'Y'o avold any fur- thier troubleZ proporty-ownors on theso strects uco roquestod to call ot ouco and prosuro tholr correct uutnbors, ThoBoard of Polits Litviug no bualnoss to trausnct yestorday, shut thomuelves up for tha {mmosu of -roading thio rogzulations and rules of ho Department, i Judgo Dickoey, tho fipw Corrioration’ Coungol yestordny dropped in% Tho T Dopartmout ('5 vestigato tho differont mattors which are now awaitiug his dectsion, Ho will enter upon the duties of the oftice at once, : JIOARD OF NEALTI, The rogular woakly meoting of thoe Board of Health was héldin thoir rooms yostoriny after- noon, Tho gaport of thio Sunitary Suporiutond- ant hows that, during-tha weok onding Aug. 22, thoro wora 202 denths, 12 loas than tn the pro- viohs weelt. Of thes, 120 woré under 1 year of “f‘“. moalel, 1593 (omidlcs, 188+ niarided, 67; o u{;‘u, 36, ‘Tlie Loaviewt morlallty was I the following diseneés : :Cholera infdndum, 84; con- vulglons, 84 diarrhon, 20. Tho mean tempera- turo for the waek wis 76 degroed. o mortali- Ly was greatest in the Blxth, Beventh, Bighth, and Soventoonth Wards, and lightest In tho Tourth Ward, Tho Hoalth Ofoor’s .roport rhéwn that 467 nulsauces woro reportod and 607 wora abvated: 81 sower notiads wérfo sotved; ands 131 sowor coimoctions mado, Condemned: 815 dozon ogys, 63 pounds cheeso, 5.casos of muskmolons, 1€ bushols turnips, 16 bushels potatoes, 1 bushel toinatoos,1 bushol applts, 125 pounds of wauange, 165 of anlt pork, 100 o dmokéd bect, 1,570 of cornod bicof, 3,045 of fresh moat, i hnms, 8 cnlvos, and 22° qtfarters of beof. Thid 1a con- stderad the mast fayorsble roport of the sum- mor, The Baniiary Inspector of the South Division roportd no cades of small-pox, and sanitary con- dition good. 'The othor: diyisions are’ also ro- poribd to bo in good condition. The Daud_F:wp poimigélon to s company to loento o fortilizing ostablishmont routh of tho Ashland avoune bridgo, . Saveral slaughter- houncu ware ruportad in bad condition, aud the lenith ONicer was Insttuctod to koop closo wateh of them, and if* o 1mprovemént is-madd-in their condition thoy wiil bo sued at tho noxt torm of court. On motion of Mr, AMaoro, the Finance Committco wore instructed to procuro rooms suitable for occupancy b{ the Bonid, sud to roport at tho noxt meoting. I suitnblo rooms cannot bo obtnined “by Ihe Board of Pubide Worls, they intond to entlsfy thomnsolyos, Tho Board thon adjoutnod, et ANNOUNOEMENTS. LN GENEUAL, Tho Holiovers' meotiug to bo held at tho Toundiings' Homo this - nfteynoon will' couslder the results of ablding in Chwist. Tho Board of Managers of the Soldiors' Tomo will meet'nt tho liouse of Di. Hamill, No, 629 ‘Wabnsh avenue, at 2 o'clock Friday aftornoon, The sccond freo oxcursion for childron and- familics will tako place to-day at 1fighland vark, Tue Coodrich steamer will leave hor dock at Tush stroot bridgo at 9 a, m. Tho Rov. 0. M. Tylor, of Ithaca, N. Y., former pastor of tho South Qongrogational Chureh, who lias been supplylng tho Plymonth Ohurch during tho presont montl, will meed his friends at the regidenco of Mr. A: L. Kellay, No. 116 Calumot ayonue, on Thursday ovening, tho 27th inst, Tho invitation is genoral-and cordial to all, Boventy-five porsons is the averngo attendance at the voonday prayer-meoting. D. W. Whittlo led tho meating yuutexdn‘ f,: the snbject being *Lhe Freo Gift.” 0. G McCulloch was an- nounced ag the leador for to-day. The rogular moeting of tho Socloty of tho Good Samaritans will bo held ot tho residencs of Mra, Loonard, No. 508 Fulton stract, at 3§ o'clack this atternoon. ~ All'ladies wlio ard interested in’ the worlr ara invited to'attond. This nftornoon’ tho' White Stoclkings anil this’ Balumoros will play anothior cliampiouship gama on tho Twouty-third straot-grounds, aad, in view of the closo contest ou Mouday, thers should bo & larger attendanco than there was at tho last gamo, Tho Sundny-School Committoo of the Young: Men's Christian Aegociation have cliauged tha time of tho Sundaj-schonl teachers' excursion to Highland Park to Wednesdsy, Sept. 2, 50 ns to seouro the Iargo passonger boat:Muskogor, of tho Goodtich Lino of steamers, Any toacher or Buporiuteadent who may not have receivod siok- ats cin Heourd thom at tho roonisof tho Youug l‘lun': Christian Associdtion, No. 118" Madison stroct, GRAND' NASONIO PrONIO, ‘Tho aunual baskot-piculc'and encamptuent of ' Oriental Boyereign Constatory, Thirty:Sccond Degree, 8. P. R, 8., will bo hold at Highlaud Lark to'morrow. Traius loave ths Chicago & Northwestorn Depot, cornor of Canal pad Kinzio| stroets, ot 0 a, m, All Sublime Pirincos who are oquipped will moat at tholr asylum, No. 72 Kast- Monroo stroct, ot 8 o'clock, aind mareh thenéo in a-body to the train. Tho amisemonts of tho day will consist of dancing, vocnl aud -inetru- monts) musfo, and gamos of all kinde. Among the distinguished brethren who will e present ' aro the Ohlcago Commandory No. 19, K. 0%, g8 escort to tho Consistory ; INiustrious Bro. Jumes A. Iawlav, of Dixon ; Btds, Lounsbury, Ciegler, nnd'others. 'lickets can bo obtained of mem- bers of the Ordor, and as' Shaw's photograph parlor, & Oo.'s, No. 102 Olark scroot. ——— PERSONAL, GENERAL, Enod Brown, Euq,, hng, it is anoouvced, re- signed the Prosidency of tho Btato Strout Bave ings Baak. ‘ Robert Lavw, Eaq., the lwel\-kriowu “coal mer- chant of this city, has gono to tho'sea-shore’ for* o fow weols' recreation. ; Tho Rov, T. Makor, C. 8. C., Gorioial 'Séd tary, and DProf: J. A. Lyous, General Agent of Notre Damo Univoraity, aro in tho clty’ on' busf= nens connacted with the iustitution:’ Tha Rt,-Tav. Bishop Chisuoy, of tho Roformad’ Eplecopal Churoh, has ovidebtly madoquite n’| favorablo impression on our Domibion noigh- bors. Lato Canads papore conthin” fitll ‘roports " of his lecturos, acoompaniod by flnftofinyy ‘el torinl comments. W. I. King, Esq., ex-Pronidont .of the Doard’| af Edngation, statos that his rosignation of rho Prosidonoy of that body was poromptory ahd ab. #oluto, and that ho only prosidea Inst oveaing at tho roquost of the Basrd. o also .intines that ho will soon tonder hia reskynation ny.mombor of: the Bord, Lis private business requicing his en- tiro attention, Me, BT, Dilscoll, fu aadwer Lo aparggraph in! in tho Ghicdgo Times of Iato dato, to'tlio offoct’ thit he' was o canaidate for Sheriff, wiid, if olect-' od, wohld hava t6 biro & clork to porforin his du." tios, 'and éven to slen his' name, daslros'it stited tha he will place 8500 i tho hatds of Wilbur ¥ Btoroyy or any ‘géntliman in Ohldago, 08 o Torfoit, if' the writer of tho atateront will truthe’ fully stibatiuthito 6, JOTEL ANRIVALS. ..., .. Palmer Iouse—G. D, Murks, Phtladelphin g J. 1. Eddy, Now York; Jamps L', Douglss,, St. Louts; JL W. Osborno, Clovelniig; Loou'Magen, | Washington ; W. B. Plokeo, Doston’s 11, Giliott, Usstngy, Minn,; T, B, Brown, Westflold, N, Y. .4. . Grand Pacifio otel—8. S, Caouaut, Now York; Jay A, Napler, Glnagow ; 1L, W, Leo, loston'; Jamos DM, Bourdsloy, Rlook Islaud; W. II, ‘Gioug, St Louls; Joseph Royal, Fort | Garry 3 T, Updorbill, . Stomford,” Coni.; Artur TG Allon, Now Jorsey. . . . Tremont _House—A, A, Blrublo, Washington Qeorgo I, Whoolor, Sholtor Tnind g W, W, Bistiop, Geriesco, N, ¥,; W. 1D, Magrudor, Now York ; Banuel 0. Ellls, Ban Francisca; Goorgo 1. G, Bt Touts; Johis P Duncomba, Inws Tarbour Lowis, ' Momplils, . . .. Sherman Jouse—D, B, Handlt, Now Yorl ;' W. L. Wot- more, Marquotte; Oharlds Tarner, Quinha ; Ouluido 10, Mook U. B, A tho Hton, J. 1% Facnsworth, Bt Oharlos ;' J, B, Ilowe, Olluta Tou; I W, Falla; Alban i Ot g JELVERSON, Tho Villago Doard of Trasteos hold'an ad-' Journed meoting on'Mouduy I’ tho Villago all, Livory momlior was prosout with thio exbeptioii’ ‘R, 1. Splicings, for S182,80; R. No.'143 Stalo stroat, and N. 8. Wadiams'| | . religlon, 1. hay ty Gourt would douhtiess bo rulod to bo dae fdollve, all throngl tho buvglors who proceded the prosont Board In offico. Tho uddross waa ordorad printed for a came palgn document, at the sxpenno of the town, A communlcation was rovolved from Col. Nllon, Clork of tho County COommissionors, stat. Ing that the Bonrd bad approptiated 1,600 for thio, county's sharo of tha oxponss in bullaing tho Bolmont avenuo-bridgo * * - ¢ On recommondation-of- the-Village- Engineor, an ordor wag drawn on the Tronsurer for $00.40 In-favor of. John- Balkow, for nuling gravol'on- Irvmg Park Boulovard, said ordor tg bo paid ub of tho specinl nssossmant fund for Eif"' irposo. 00421 Abol Ky, 1o SH0H0F sl ot UafoF Donald, for 22,66, for work on Clybourue ave- nuos Tho following petltion was read? We, tho_utideralgned; hnving® proporty'interests on or, éar North avéuus, polition you:td gr.nt un tho privilego of laging » ninglo'or donbla track for horaon cars on tndd nyouus’ from- Wellers “svenus fo the norlhiwest cornet of Hfumbpldt Ptk 0 bo pain for by volumtary contributions uf aursolves and othors, HENRY GuipNEBAUS,. (BORGE 1, Monse, AvuusTus Jagonsor, OuAnLES l‘nuuuwnur«l. I11031A8"B,; FULLAN. Tho priyor of - the petition wAs grantol. Lo Committeo anufn(ed to nscertaln the probnblo qost of givdering or graveling Armitage avonne, from' Woslorn ‘avonue ‘3¢ milos’ wast, presented o lengthy report, snd-resommondo shiat it bo einidorsd, Tlioy ontfmated tho cost of cindoring tho atreot at 86,640 but redotiimended that o Lax of 28,000 ba lavied, Roport accapted, | The Clori was instrugted to notify tho Chie cogo & Pacifio Ruilrond Company ‘o' incloas | thoir tragk with a fonce, B The following " coutracts’ wéfo ' awarddd} 9m\’ul|ug Uelmont nvouus to Josoph. Still- ab 91 conts ‘por leal rod; ddeponhiyg Fullorton avouuo diteh, to sanio parfy-nt 18 cents par cubls yard ; eradwg Waraor avonue, to Jamos Stocks wc[l)l ab XJBt cunmfimr gucal rod, 1 motion, Mr, Hpikings. waa -allowod-1,600 foet of Jumber for mlmxifiag n!’:oruaelng at the river, & Bundry small bills wore o whichithio Dord:najonny - ros Paid attor TUE GRASSHOPIER CONCERT. Arrangemonts are boing mado wleraby It is oxpavied Lt tho suburbay towiy will'bd Inrgely reprefiotitedat’tha grand eharity concort noxt lt\:ll?mh;y f'aul;[lngr. ab-thnf;}!mmr Congrogational itreh, in nid of the sufferers by the per dovadtation: el . LNGLEWaOD, . T Wigh-Sclool at Luglewood and the pablia schools at “the cnr-shops and Btock-Yards will opow Moaday at D a:'m,” e e s A HISTORICAL HOLR,: Gen Plitnnni?s Woll'y Dony’ A correspondont'“of " tlto Bastdn Adverfiser writes ns follows: *Ib wna my fortuno whils moking a trip fecontly in tho ploasaut Town of Lomfret, Conp:, to visit, in company withisnjolly pienic parly, tho” fowons- ¢ Wolf . Don’ whora Gen, Pucoam, whon a ‘young man, 1071730, at- tacked and killed -a-alia” wolt, whase' depredue tions fipon’ thé sheop-and goats of tho noigh- buthodil ; Liad ‘taised - the wholo*county against her. Gen. Qumpbroys, in hig lifo of Puinom, publishied in 1783, has givon a’vary minate, ne count of this advensuro, and in ‘hig description of the dot bo Baye: & " 'Bho apérturd of thio dsh, on thiosouthodst of o very lgh-ledgo of ‘rocits, is nbout 2 feat wqro; from “thenco it dosconds obliqualy 15 feci, :then runuing horizontully about' 10 foot more’ it deeconds gradually 16 “feet: toward its tennfuation.. Tho sides of ‘this~snbtcrratcan carity ato camposed of ewdoth and ealid rocks, whicl scom to have beon divided from cach other by sommo former eartiquako, The'top and bottom nro also 6f stonc, and ths eritrance’ in wmter ‘being-‘covered with- ico, 18- oxcecdingly shippery. Itis n o place, high enongh for a man to raise lmddlt upright, or 'in ady part wmore than 3 faot - vidth & I was curiolia_to - investlgato this historical dou for myself, asid, -though tho placo wus far Irom lnviting, I stripped off' my " coat “sml erandedan, 1 had providod myself with a stout” etick, about £ foor {u longth, tofool my way" shoad, a8 tho pussnge wag'éntirely closed by m: entrinco, aud'I could sce'nothing 48T proceed- ofl, - Aftor woriing mysolf along on my elbows with considorablo difioulty, I ot longth'ronched tho ond of tho cave, and found myself %na smalt caamber; very low indoed, but soma wider* than the entravce toit. * * As Humphreys aays, the entrance is about 2 feot yquaro, but a8 to thers Loing ‘an" obllijber . dencoat and an ascont towards_ the tormination, Do is uttorly ot fault. As I crawled in I did nob notico 'tho Jenst doprossion in any pars'of Lhio : way, and when I renched the ocud: of 'tho oavk, whero I found a little mora room, o fow rays of light from tho entrauce struck tho rocky “wall oppoutte, whica could not have taken placo it {ho paysogo isd not boon level. Furthermoro, tho passogo is ontiroly. stralght front tho opon~ .ng to the end, and not oblique; whilo the'dis-* tance, which I carcfally-moasured, is not over 25 feot, ' ‘Humphroye' acconut makes it ovor 10 ‘foot. I olocted my rotroat from:this holo by the only posuible mothod,—thnt of bacllag out; —and was thank(al dot to hove ancountored nny of thoso roptiles_ (anskos) which, actordiug to tradition, iufest tho place. * Notwithstanding the dramatic way {n which Humphreys tolls his_ atory, bosides making tho rnsu‘ngn from which *his hero was drawn out by his log u crooked ono and nearly doubla its truo tangth, still *Old Put’s® achieyomsut la entitled to tho admiration of all boys, of small or larger growth." TR e Tho Siamesc Twins Qutdones Front the' Dayton (0.Y Journal, s On tho night of the 1st'of August, Mrs. Mary Ilcay, wifo of David Hoss, living at: Pottsdem, Miami County, gave' birth totwins, ‘who nsa naturdl ‘enriosity excel’ the far-famned Siamoze. The childron were botli males, fully develobad, thoir'combiued weight belng 18}¢ pobnds. Inch d o soparnto ‘circulation, “and they were in all .respects twvo’ distingt porsona except the union betivaen them, which was about as follows: ‘b distanca from tho baso of the akull to the 'point 10f union was 1i¢ iuchdwon onch side, Tha lengtlrof tha'union'was 43¢ inches, oxtonds ing to tha umbiliois, thure bomng but ono ll:s both, ‘Iha nipples wore. 21¢ inches apart, ‘thie nipplo OF tho loft child was on it back, It was 6 luolied from the' joint of the right shouls der of “tho right child to the left ahonlder of the loft child, The circumforonce of the unioa was 18 inclios, and tho eutira length ‘of 'the’ chlldren w08 19 inchos. Tho bond of union botwoen the tif0 was 1 bony substance: = Dotl ohildron wors bom doad, but boforo tho intormont photographs of them were taken, and & picturo of thom in India vk {s on'exhivition ab tho gallery of ' tho Mossrs, Trosizo, on East Fifth eireat, in this city. My, Hoss; tho father;" is a blacksmitli, and largo sime of mondy wers offered bim for tho' bodies of* tho'ohildran, but ho dectinod thioin, aiid,” after tho burlal, a gunrd wod placed ovor tho gravd to pravant them be- ing gtoldn away.’ Lllay wore nfterwakdssodrotly - ramaved and baried in -anothdr placs uaknown to any porson but the parents, Tho mothor was threo davs in labor, and wae attondad by Dra. Sigerfoost and Bobls. Sho has bdon up aud weil for somo time. i ——— i Porellyacinitho’s Resigniition, | Tho follawing is a translation of Pere Iyne clutha's lottor rosigning his ouraoy: _ ! Boxhiuun LE PrEArDENT Er MuSsIEUTa: - Attachisd from tho very depths of my heart! to.tho Outhdlio Ciurely, 1n which I was baptizod, whoge reform 1 wish fofry Wikt not ita overthirow, convincod bestdoa by an’px- {ver'lunm now uuilicently”lengthenod that tho apielt hat, provalls fn: tho" liveral Oatbulle mbvatiient "of Genova J4 nefthor libepal fn politics nor Cathotlo fu va tho honor to tondar o' you tha resig- u':mfln of my functlons of curoof tho purish of llfil Eity. Ricopt, Monatave 1o’ Prostaent of Misstdis, tho o5 Dression of my respectfal sputimeats, | S 3 ol M¥aotwmiie Lovsoy, Priost.” i, A Morigfdiir lo Presldont ot Mdssictirs’ low Meiabres * u Cousell ’Etat do Is Republiquo ot Csuton do Genove, . i GeNiva, Aug. 4, 1874, Thio resignation ‘of Fatlior Mydointhe resulted- from o strugio Loweon tho modorato Old (Catholics, of whom he was tlio leader, who wish~ o retain cartadn Cautliolio furms, and tho ad- vancod pnw*.,wlzh‘ whom tho ~detostation ‘of ultenniontanlst in a ruling passlon, A wombor ‘Of tho Iatter, AL Quily, ouro of GChono, sharply attackéd Fattior li{auimhu‘ sud thie recently * oleotpd Supetior Oatholic Council removed tho * forger from his_post, & majority of "that body, ihowever, bolopging to the oxtroma party, ‘[0 at tho same timo nsked Fathor Hyasintho to ox« ‘ain lug aystomatio abspneo” from the dollbora- tions of the Council, whoroupon bo sent in his Tosignation, A « K'rom the Newbura (N, ¥)) Journal, Blir, John J, Rtgohio, tho paloon-keoper, hns o bluck-and-tan dofi who inglats upon drinking with ovory one who comos 1w, Whonover an jn+ dividual, Or soveral, 'go up to.tha bar,.without \u\lunfi for oy invatation to ** take o littlo somo- thing,” tha dox Juinps up on & chait -tnat steuds onv wido for the purpoas, nud, placing”his *toro fdat ou tho bar, drluks (water) with tho rost, It iby chanco the climir js nway, or hiv- glass s not of the Yillagzo Oloik, David 8. 21 la, David B, Fanda, Prosidons of the Board, made o lougthy speoch, fn whiclvho stated that ofight' of tho spociat sesossmonts now bofors tho Coiin” flltod und ‘e:fl!fl g barke aud ‘makes *a '‘douce’ ‘of a notso" wntil waltod on il tho rost, Like' ‘somo mou, shien ho gots ¢ full ® aud can drivk 1o moro, ho just tonelios iis tangua to the nloss, ‘asmaiol a8 to sav, *** Woll, hero's o wiiack,”