Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1874, Page 2

2 e e LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE GRAND JURY, The Grand Jury resumed ita work yesterday mornfug, after & duy's susponsion, and, an tho allogad frauds of tha County Commissionora was tho only matter of Importance befora it, the {uvastigntion of It wne procooded with, nnd pushod with grontor dlspatch than on any of tho proceding days. ‘Ihiors wore but fow fuquisitive bangern.on in the jury-room, sud from the acnroity of attendance 1t Econiod as it pubtie {ntorest in tho deliborations of the seorot twonty- tlreo bad almost abated. THE FOLLOWINO WITNESSES weto oxsmmed: Dr. Ben O, Miller, Dr. ‘Bogue, Br. Daldwin aud son, the lot-ownera i Col. Quehman, tho man who sold the Baldwin lot; Fornando Jouos, & wombar of tho absitact book dirmj My Nixow, Al Wauglop, AMx. Bwoot, of the fitm of Bwoot, Dompster & Co.; and Mr. Dompster, of the somo firm. Tho greater numbor of theso witnossen wore boforo tho jury but a fow minutes, tho time taken up by their Ltestimony bolng 80 brief, in fact, that they could not hnvo‘ thing of very great importanee, and :é!tollx:afl:: {Imo gndon;nysuch » rigld examing- tion as tho Stato's Attoruoy is supposed to pub all Graud Jury witnossos through. As they left tho jury-room & TRIBUNE toporter ondeavored to ot from thom the substaaco of their tostimony, Ellb mob wilh fittlo success, Dr. Boguo said ke testitiod to nothing that would jutesest tho pub- ha; Mr, Baldwin, §r., could not b induced to aoy anyblung, ond his gon imitated bis examply, bub it is bofluvod that both gave damagiug ovi- douco; Col. Cushman was ns spoechless na an fumata of tho Hospttal Tur Deal Mutes ; Vor- pando Jones could 1ot bo approached with » on-foot polo, Mr. Swoet was imporvious to all eutroaty, and Mr. Dempslor ran awsy from the Foportor as if Lo woro suat out of & conconled anuon in the jury-roam. Mr. Nixon was oquully rapid in lis_miovoments towird tho. widowal, and, s Mr. Waughop wad alleged o bo an at- tornoy, the newspaper-wen had too much sonso to appionch him, onie) som) —undorstanding —Dless hlk gonisl son),— 2‘1?.3‘ O and telbulations of focal jourunlsm, vouchsafod to impart o little julormatton, so dar sy Dhis ovidence was concorned. Ho eaid tbat Lo testilled in subslunce that on ono oceasion {mo\' to ko purchaso of tho Mathows lot Mr. Mathews offored him eithor 4 por cent of tho valuo of the lot or hulC ot the 4 por cont which ho_(Mathows) anid ho waa to roceive tor nogotiating tho salo of the lot, Dr. Milles’s improesion was that tho first proposition was mado to bim ; Mr, Dlathews, however, in- pisted tual ho hiad modo tho lntier, sud Dr, Miler tuought It quito likely that his statoment was correct. This ~ offer Dr, Miller rofused, aud subsoqueutly spoko of it to Comanssioner Lonergan, who oxprossed his {udiguation atit, and wouderod that everybody who wanted tha county to buy auything should g0 to work aud offer monoy for it. Dr. Miller Waa not aware that nn{ Comuaissioner had ro- ceived any mouoy, or that any Commissioner find beon offerod Auy. 1io hind epokien with van. ows Commisvionoss about tho dilferont lots offersd for Lospital purposcs, sud hind oxprossod hiig viows coneerning them, o had talked the gonoral subject over with Comminsionor Jones, oud Commissioner Jonoa bad agroed with all o snid about all tho lota, Dr. Miller was ono of the last witncssos, aud tho only smportant ono that was anlumu'll yeu- torday, Tho fury adjourted aboutd o'sluck, and thon State's Aftoiney Reed wus gracions enough Lo kay to Tus THIDUNL roporser that ho . bolioved A DLYINITE CONCLUSION would bo reachied this afternoon, bub ko would iston to no turikior guestionivg. During tho aftornvon ronie degreo of excite- ment was occagioned by thio nppearance of THE GRASD JUBY 1N COURT, Dbeoauso it woe belioved tbat it had” roached a conclurion on the County_Commiksioners mol- tot, uud was nbout to rouiin indictmonts, ‘Lho slutm proved to bo o Inlse one, Lowaver, thoro being but ono Indictmout, and that agaiust tho wale keopor of a houso of ill-tamo, whose name would wot be wiven for politie veu- sous, 'l'lo reporora woro not allowed to soo Lho bill, but the otlicass of the Court gave thl:xr word thut it hud no rercronce to tho County Comimise Hiouery. JE, BDIRCH EXPLAING, The followiug latter will Euflmpu giva a bettor iden of what the Avsistant Stato's Attoruoy reals Iy did ¥y to the Jowrnal roporter Thursaay tinn fim repott of the conversution which was priuted in thab paper: . Orr10R oF HTATR! GII}EAII;), A,\l;. A ditor ain Ecentity Joupni g Wypeated liy your paper of eaterdny, Aug, 47, wiint purported (o "be an futerviow LJI\\'E!II w Juttrnaf reporier aud myselfl {n ruference £o tho action of $ho Grund Jury fu tho matter of cer- ialn investigations ponding befors i, ond_coucorning the cauticction of County Comnugsioncra with allege frands, 1wish tossy that I nover ueed auy sich Ianguaizo or expressed tho oplnions tha uro attributed to fha fh tho futervice i) reguri (o tho proccodings of thio Grand Jury, br in Tespent 1o the Commiseione 1 proposo to uwuit tho developments aud_conclusio: of tho propor legal tribunals, und Dot accuse nor mo wvict any persona of clmo uutl hero s evi Y muhioea Vo WaRFAtL f, ana hopo (hat (ho b~ Yo wil do the same, aud thed 10 o vl Ue maligued or sutier unjastly, Men's feputntions ought 1o be seapociud, und ol smably amsslied or Yaubieny do- ol SO i siee Atoruey, [ —— THE WOLLFEL CASE. The inquest into the circumstances surround- ing tho denth of Georgo Woolfel, which was e- gno Thasday ot tho Connty Hospital, trus con- cluded yesterday forenoon, Taking into con- sidoration (ho composition of tho jury, & ma- fority being physicians in ombryo,~~medical studonts in attendanco at tho hospital,—thae ver. dict is (to say the least) o very singular one, Dr, Mearobiu's testimony benring upon tho probable cause of deathls: “Tho bruwses on the head and tho cut on the face would not of thomselves produce death; nor would the cuty upon tho loft arm; but the combination of the bruises and cuts would ve sufliciout to caueo deatn,” In roply to o question from Doputy-Coroner Yilgri, tho Dootor dis- tinelly statod that tho mau did nov die by drowning. Tho logical conclusion should thurofore bo that tho cause of denth wns a8 sug- gestod by the Doctor,—the cumbined influonces of tho brumsesand cuts, Yot the somi-ncientific i\uy ary in their verdict that decensed died from causcs uuknown.” Tho only problom which, after the Duotor's statoment, should have ougrossed tho attoution of tho fuy was: Who luKic!cd thoseivjuries; wera thoy welf-imposed or administored by auother? ‘Yho postion of Elort as o prisoner scems to lave been wholly lost ige of by tho jury. Thew verdict does not reler to bum; it simply relates to the bodily ablictions from which Waoeltel unght have been suilering ot the timo of his death; it does not ozoncrato Bhert axcopt by Implication, T'ne resuls of the iuvestigalion us well as tho Inquiry 1ol in its progross, CAN SCARCELY IE DEEMED SATISFACTORY. The witnosses, wl Germuns of » humble station, were abuut the most incomprohensible ol of be- ings with whom o Cotonor's Jury conld be siilicted, Not that some of them infroduced tho Deunsylvanis Dutch langungo—haf-brokien Ene giish, lnlt Gesman—much to thoe discomsiture of {urummul roportors, but it soewmed a8 if all of hew woio mentally obfuecotey, Seldom could o positivo sttoment bo olicited, aud onch witnead had o difforout ta'e to toll. As Mr. Matthew Arnold puts it, ** tuo natwmatly slugguwh fibra of the Leutoals biatn™ conld not bo stunulated inio notivity aud a recolleotion of the occurteuces relatiug to lha death of Mr, Ve I test] i "oter J. Iramer's testimony rultios a donbt as to tho truth of s, Wooltol's stntemont thut #bo gavo him &G2 bofory ho loft tho store Tuos- dny moruing, and tie jury and Coroner in. foumally oxpressed their opinion thut Waelfol did uot posyass such o Bum of money an his por- son, Yot Mra. Woollel was uot rocatled and uestioned ou this point. Kramer nlso states thut one Jaoger loft the saloon i the company oF Woelfol and_ Ebert, Who 1s Juoger? \Why was he not produced or somo oxplanntion do uanded of iy connectlon with the earo # Kra- wor was somowhat smusing as & witnoss, llo desired to instruct tho jmy as to dury und the cotirso thoy shonid pursnc,—which was vory fuo. rumptuous in & mero bartender,—and bo {nficod with snch oxtraordinasy fluency snd extraordi- nory uninteligibility ue to rewind oue of the nousonsicsl _rhymo concorning tho old mnn who “walked by .tho Tront, and talked 1o himsclt as ho wout, but so Joud and so much and moreovor fn Dutéh, that no_one conld tol} what ho meant.” It was this man who, in all Tikelihood, vathored the jay. TILE CONGLUSION, Tho inquent adjourned Thursday was opon- ed again at 10 v'olocl yosterday worhlng, Mr. Guyadt, in'tostifying us to his inowlodgo of tho ocdursoneo, ropeatod tho statoment whioh ho mado 10 n TmnuNe reporter on Thursday, in substauco, that ha raw Mr, Woolfol alive so lato & 6 o'vlock on tho aftornoon of Luendny, . Potor d. Kramer, of No. D17 Buuth Olark streot, earpontor, tontiflod that he was tending bar for Woolfol Luosday monlng, DBofore . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1874. Wooltel foft, ho asked depopont ‘for 82, Ono Tt o atpon it Wootfol an bort. Na othor_poreons provonting thomselves ns {tisonsos, $ho Qorpner and Jury aonferrad ns to Tl Voaring of the tostuiony. ~ Aftor exprossing anniyziny tho ovidones a8 woll as tho Doputy Cotonor ohsorved ‘n\'vlunoun easo all argund ; f tho cuts wera Inflietad by anothor party thoy wero cutoly done. 1€ Woelfel lins ‘cummlltud sujoide, whiat has boeamo of the H62 2 Tho prisoner (intorrupting)—\What's the ren- aon, I ho bind €63 in hia pookot, why did o ask Gendorf for 100 {g pay his Licenso, and thon, scoording to Kramer, ho asked him for 32 Why did ho do that ? Sovaral Jurors—Don't thivk ho bad that #03 with him nt all, Deputy Coropor—Tho avidonco shoia 1o cause doal Zl"nm Jury thon hauded in the followlug vors et ¢ opinlons, and tliey know how ting this wer Y8 Wo find that Genrgo Woelfel game to hin denth an or about Aug. 20, 1874, Trom eauscs Unknown. BET VUEE, M. Pllgrim thon fuformed tho prisonor Bbery thnt, as thoro was po ovigenco conpocting himy with WoolfoPs death, Tie would nob. saffer furs thor dotention, Lbort, who woro a cheorfal countennuvp dyring the Inyestigation. being con, fidont of aequittal, showod hig nn&-,rceluupu of tho knowledea oxteuded to. him by taking a speedy departuro. UNIVERBITY OF CHICACGO, Mention was mado in yestoidsy's ThinuNeof & contomplated movement on tha part of tho "'rustees of tho University of Chicago looking to tho establishnient of a $60,000 fund for tho as- glatanco of noody studonts in that inetitupjon, without xogard to class, sect, or roligious opins fon. It s proposed to have this fund completed by July 4, 1870, and that it shiall bo consldered by the friends of education in this locnlity as thotr commemaration of tho Natlonal Cantennial. Mr. J. W. Lorimoro, Profossor-clect in tho Uuivorsity, has beon appointod to take chargg of the moyement, and proposes to giva his outire time and nttontion to it until tho money {8 rased, “I'he following is the plan upon whioh the fund will bo ereatod and operated, ns embodied in tha renolutions rccontly. presed by tho tivo Committoo of the University. W most hioartily commend it Lo our readors : ‘Wizenas, Tho approaching completlon of tho frst onu hundred yoars of our Kutfounl existeiico in jrener= mly recoguized throughout tho country as 8 Nitiug oc- eaklon for commemoration ; sud, Witznias, There seoms (0 bo 10 wore approprista wy in_ whieh s city and uuniversity can uato i tha Natfonal dubilee thau_tho establishiment of foundus tionw for the wiler iffusion of higher oducationj therefore, Jlesaluet, Thot tho Trustees of tho Universily of Chleayo, navlsted by tho cltizens of Qhicagn and “tha Norihwest, will endeavor within tho next twa years to rafson funtl of not loes than $30,000, to bo khown a8 {ho Nutionul Contennial ¥und of Cifcago, on tho fol- joct of the Pund _shall bo to render tultion in 'tho University of Chieago freo 1o ull deserving young men and womieu who 4re withont tho meaus to Juy tho expense thercof, without respect to clags, sect, or religious apivon, 5 2," All contributions to ths fund ‘shall, as fast as col- Teefed, bo padd over to a npecial Board of Trustecs to Do uarmed heroafter, and shall by themn be permanently Iuvested in United States or olier reliable egcuritics, bearlng not loes than 7102 cont intoreat, tho inteveat of tuo fund anly to ba used, tho principl being for= over kopt macred for the object nained, 4. Appropristiona from tho fund, by gift or loan, at tho'discretion of the Trusccs, shall bo made seil- anuually, for the object beforo specified, (0 students in {ho Univereity who shail be cortifled by the Faviity 10 be of gooul cliaracter, talonts, sud progress in their several studles, H 4. 1 at any time approprintion for tho object hera nattod e not callud for to the full amount of tha semi-nnnual fulereat on the fund, the remafudor may Do drawn and used by the Trustech of the Univeisity to dncreato the faclliifes for fprovament 1 the waid fustitition in sucl renpocts nx thoy may deem most for o Snterert of the aluss Of stidanta for whopo Iencllt the foundation is_creuted, sud amounts ros ceived from sludeuts fn ropaymohtof louns shall bo ueed fn hle manner, 5, Tho Board of Trustest of the fund ahall consiat of five persons, togelhior withy tho Governor of Iifnoly, tho Mayor of Olicago, aud the Presidout of tho Unit versit & "Wio firat Board of Trustees ahall conlst of tha following-named porsonn : Judgo Thonan Drtiumond, thie Ifon, Lyman Trumbudl, tho Hton, Willlam ¥, Cool- baggeh, W, 1F, Wells, eq,, ind 3, V, Farwell, Eia, Reaoseed, Tk the wbwistunce of tho prews tliroughont flio country he remectfully aeked 1 oiding and en- cousagiug this movemout, — THE SOLDIERS HONE. A meotiug of the Board of Managera of the Evauston Buldiors' Ilome was bold at tho houso of Dr. R. 0. Usmili, No. 620 Wabash avonue, yestorday afteruoon. Present: Dr. I. C. Ham- ill, Mrs. S. R. Bail, Mrs, Judgo Bradwoll, My, 0. Y. Andrews, Mra. Brayman, Mea, J. M. Har- voy, aud Mra. W. D, Bialne, The mmutes of tho pravious meoting wors read and npproved, whon tho s«l‘)erlumuflom'a report was reud and ndopted as follows : e following roport for tho twonty-ight duys from thie 31st of July to the 25th Of August, s respectfully submutted @ Inmates reniatoing at dato of lsst report ‘Admitted einco lust report, One of the mmates wielica to be reut to thio Milwan- Keo Home, thiuking he cun gel employment in tho Home, You hud better give advico i thio matter, Jaes A, SrEWANT, Superintondnt, Tho Surgeon's roport was tnon road aud o iopt- od, le reports that since Ius last monthly re- vort thero ave b.on under his medical caro, 11 ; discharged trom treacwent, 7; continued for furthor pare, 4.~ ‘Lo Vigitiog Committeo roportad that it hind douo its work faithrully dorivg tho month, mnd found overything arouutl tha ilome in excellent condition, 5 g The Monumont Committee, through its Chali- man, Dr. Hamill, roported that no progress bal been matde, owing to tho prossurs of other du- tios upon th Cammittoo. On niotion, 1o Chalrnnt was instruciod to ack for the Qumiirtee. g A discussion ovsued as to the character of the monument, which Is fo boe erceted at Orkwond Cometery, i onor of the eoldiors who have died at tho Hotbo. The gotiatal expression was in favor of $ho atatuo of & soldier With & nfusket in hand, mounted on a podests); inateard of a wimplo shott, #s tho dowign of tho monumont. M'uo cost of such o monumont iy ostunuted to bo from 9500 to 81,100, Mg, Androwd ahd DBlainor stera ppointed a8 Viewlng Cominities for the next mountls, ‘On mation, the meeting adjourned, to nieet on the Iast Fraduy 1 Septembor, st the same place. # ——— THE WOMEN'S CONGRESS, Last October s * Congross of Women” was hold in New York for the puspose of miceting a demaud for interchango of thought ahd harinony of actlon amoug womehn iutercsted in tho ad- vancement of their sox. It was woll attonded, and papors wore road and discusslons had ou n number of interesting subjects of a domestle and soctal nature, including ** The Relation of Woman to her Dross,” * Equitable Mouatary Di- vision batweon Husband and Wife,” oto, ‘Tho suceees of tho Uongross was such ihabit was dotermined 1ot to lot it drop, and, titeroforo, ho next sunual sesslon will be hold in this city ou the 14th, 15th, and 10th of Qctaber, iu the Tirst Mothodist Chareh, ab the corner of Wosh- Ington and Clark siweots, Popers will bo read by Westarn and European womon on subjects similar to thoso considored ut Now York, aud will bo uceompunied by genoral and intercsting dis- ouBBioNs, This gathering ls not o political one; itls nolthior for nor ngainst wonian suitrage. Tho views of those prosont will doubtless Lo divided ou this a8 ou wany othior kubjocts. It Is puraly & gathering of women of high gocla) position umfi docitdod mentel ability who mout o confor upon snbjects which they doem of vital jm- portnncod to thomsolves, Due the obaracter of lhu meoting may be botter judged of by the numos of some of the moembork of the Awsosia~ tion: Mary Hafford Blake, M, D.; Mary A. Boud, M. D.; the lov, Cebn Burlolgh; Junms Juno Craly ; Mrs. Ralph Waldo Lmoerson ; Julin Ward lowo1 Mary A. Livermosa; Urof. Masis Mitehell ; and Charlotto B, Wilbour, The Loesl Committoo vonsisth of Mra, Doggott, Misy I, 5. Willard, nud Mra. Corbin, —_— LOCAL LETIERS, AN IDEA WORTIY OF INITATION, To the Editor vf he Chieayo ribune: Bin: Having oceaslon to go np the Northwoats orn track this morning on buwiness, I noticod tbe roof of the Northweatorn Iloop Fuotory vom- plotely saturatod with water, On fnquiry I found that the plan for wotting the rogf of that buliding was orlginal with Alr, J, A, DPooplos, foromau of tho works, Tho bullding is about 100 foet long. ‘Thoro is on inoh pipo running along on the rldge of tha roof, Tho pipo is por- forated with small holes drilled I such » whapo aw Lo throw tho Jots of wator ench side of the ridgo, sud in o vory fow minuies tho roof duy boen mudo 0 wat that it would bo impossibio for spurks to sot It nflro, Mo unys tha ubjeol ig not so much to extinguish fltos a8 to provout thom, boing #0 cluko fu the rmlrond traok. ‘o Bourd of Underwritors will cortafuty ape preaitn this, tho firet xont practical move which s boun uado to provout fivo eithor frdm sparky but tho ordingry walor-prossira, g common 5 inel hydrang, nny!l the efml aost dfd 1ot oxgoo 5 3N IBHIY R, Cutoano, Aug, 27, 1874, SRR of losom itiva or other fres. Jlo uscs nnth(nr d EXTENDING DEARNORN BTIEET. To the Kditor of I'he Chicagn Tribunc: Bin: Wil you inform tho ownors of property situniod vouth of Jnokeon stroot whothar therd is any dofluito concluslon arrived nt by tho Aue thoritios with rogard to’tho axtanston of Doary born utroet, = ‘Chix wnttor hng Jong boon on hand, and id bighly detrimontal to thils portion af tho oity, It Is to Lo hopod that such n chango may takq place, and tho ecity. inatond of ita stroots bolng contractad, adding tacilities for fromitont conla- grations, rathor Ba ‘miae widpr; nddibg’ beayty nud geourity to it mlbibants, i 0 ' =4 et PnpeRnTy-OWRER, Ousorao, Aug, 37, 1874+ ¢ o Aainwrt,—No dofimio action s yob boon had. ‘ TIIE GRRAT ONIOADO TRLEACOPE. To the Lditor of The Clacago Triaunet 3 . Bm: Lot ma enggest one or two methods Ly which tho manugora of tho Obsorvatory mnay bo pnt in spuedy posacsston of means to complolo their building 1 Exhibit the great tolescopo aur- ing tho Exposition;‘days, é(ior’ wheso it how stands, or ag tomporarily mountod at the Expo- sltlon building. Ohargo p smel} foe for looking ot or through tho toloscapo, If tho instrymont cannol bo snfoly movad, possibly tho Observas tory could be temporarily ropaired in tima for tho Exposition. As an fnducemont, lot tho man« ngers offer a froo rido to snd from tho Obsorva- tory to such as wish to seo 'tho (olcacopo, Mora that nina-tonshy of tho people of Clugsgo have nevor hoard of, much lesy sean, the grost tol- oescope, which, if properly displayed, would be as groat o wonder as. lYm Exposition itsolf. Woro the teleacopo to b plagod au exhibition during Boplombor aud Outobor, I have no doubt thas Trom $5,000 to £10,000 conld be realized m 245 cohb fous from tho undertalng, < [ CRIMINAL. THE POLICE COURTSH, J. W. Nowton, a “vag,"” was sont to the Bride- well yotorday, by Justico Doydey, for sixty doys, and, in addition theroto, was flued $30, Justico Kaufmann yestordsy dieposed of the following offendors: Irod Sobneider, disordor- ly, 8253 Yiank Gurponter, violation of Bridga ordinance, £6; and Frauk Lauber, drunk and digorderly, $2. Tho followiug casos woro con- tinuod: Yotor Cole, Iarceny, till Sept. 6, bai] §2,000; and Tred Noblic, riol, till Sopt. 4, buil §ull, 5 : heodore Wortheim, the man who obtained & watch from Albort Schutto, a watchmaler at No. 168 Clark sticet, under falso pro:enses, was agaln brought before Justice Knulfmann yesterday for xamiuntion, Theovidenco against tho prisoner as suflicient to lold him over fo the Crimiunl Court, and his bail waa fixed at 1,600, Wer- thehm s an old offender, aud 18° ibder bondy in addition Lo this of 2,600 for hin appearance ut tha nexc term of tho Criminal Court Lo unswer for various swindling offcnyos, Mary Wilcox s oluded tho ofilcers of tho Inw singo July M inst. ~Bhb wad arromed * Thuraany wughs by Otlicer Tompkins undor tho chnrge of Jutgony, Who woman 8 accused of tazig & trunk of olothing oif on that night, the propetty of Cluk Galo, Yostordsy morulng sho. was brought bofure Justice Boyden, who continued thio cxaminution of the cunrgo ngaidst hor vill tho 8th of Hoptombor next,.-sho buttg -held ‘under £800 for her appenrsneo; p Miltion Mitoboll) o nagro, was boford thoBouth 8ida Lolies Court yestordny on tuo churge of lurcony 3 badleo. "I'ho complulut waa mude by suotlier negro nemed A E, Jones, of 17 Cot-; tage Usove uvonte. It seotus that Mitohell last Weilnesdny obtainod employmont of Jonos to: drive s wagon fur Lim, and, during: the day, col~ lecied §8.26 aud spproptintad 1t Lo bus own use, ; Aftor taking the muaoy, the fedow mada hime sell gearce, aud it wod vuly Thursday night thut, lio was miTested, "Lhe evidencs 1u tho cuse looked! damaging for tho prisoner, aud bo was hold ovor' tu the Citniual Cowrt it touds of #2580, whicn wers given, with Georgoe Bugor os suraty, . Trod Iods, n teamsaierin tho employ of Ed- ward Borsuurd, propriotor of a s.ous-yard on Kingsoury sticet, "']"L into dibitouity Lhusday mghit.with a sfi.oun-keepor at Kingsbury aud tu- dinns streets, tho bone v coutention” boing n dog-tight. Cburles Mehreus, a apecial watehwan, Lieurd tbo row and put in an appearabce, lu temypbing to arvost Mess, the owner of a thor- ougubred bull-terrior, whoao fighting-qualities L Iately boon testod, and over whieh iho par- ties were qnm-ululfi, tue dog-fancier turncd ius ammal loose on tho oflicor. Mehrona advized biw to teko the bruto off or theio would bo a doad dog, Tais wdvive the belligoront teamater did not heed, whoreupon Mchirous drow hia 10- volvor, snd' fired throo slots; ona ball missod bis murk—tho dog—and’ shot Mews who unfostunatoly was 1 tho way, and stopped the budon The wound was o paintul one in tho knee, but pronounoced by Dr, Henrutin, who was summoned, not dnugerous, and with caretul truatmont will sooh heal. Ihe objecs of all tho trouble, (ho terner, also stopped ono of the bitlts Trof Lo oficer's revolvet, aud thut finfeh- od bim, Justice Kauttunbw, yosterday, wos calle ©d upoun to dispose of both Hess and Mebrons, who Lud been urrested audt bx‘oufiht beforo hiin, ohe for dikorddrly douduct aud the otber for us- sault, The exnmiuation of tho privonos was, contlhod tl Fridey, Hews was hotd under $200 bonds,-and Mewmens under x500, for their apbedfauce. Frederiok Kinsloy, will two or thieo of his friends, who aro cmiplojed in gomo capadity in tuo Natlonul ‘Lheatre, ivero out Thursday night at a lator bour than wns proper, and, ns a 1esult, got iuto a row, all abony & glass or two of buor. Some follow had luvited them to drinl; atid they: doclinod, At the cutrance of a beer-roomn on Ttush gtreet thoy wero Solicited agaly, sha tho sceond limd 1cfuscd, Pubrick Cullabh, beimg tho proprietor of tho beer-room, heard the re- fuga, and at tho satne thmo hedrd o sendlle be- tween the porson oxteuting the invitation and ono of the theatricul chapy, whioh was caused by biy attompting to drag bim into tho saloou. Rusblog out with au ico-plek, Ctllahan inudo one or moro thruats at Kinsloy with it, and final- 1y thrust tho wonpon through his hand, ontering at tho buck nad coming out ut tho paluy, sovoring un nrlery e causing an ugly aud dangorous wound, " I'he wholo nifair savorad vory much of o drankon row. | Cullalinn was held aver to the Urimingl Cowrt in_bouds of B70U yestordny Ly Justico Boydens Buil was givon, with Mithael O'Drion us surety. Quat Orent Johnson, b Beede, 25 yonrs of age, and by occlipation s peddlor, \an boforo Justico Boyden yesterday on complaing of Eliza Sioins- pocts, nproplossosslug-looking voung girl, who, ns tho evidenco prodicad jodicates, 1s vao vietin' of Jobnron's trenclory, Sowothing over a yonr ago ths teresting uunglu nict, Johnson woed uid won tho afloction of tho fair Eliza, and prom. ised, tpou cortain cunditions, to wed lor, At sty wnd for some months, the maiden rejectod the 'gny decowver's proposals.’” Finally, nitor soma munths of porsistont importunitics, she, in & ovil iwoment, slolded to Lis toquest, upor the promise that (e would coriatuly ko hor Drs. Johusou, During tho post six or elght mauths thoy have enjoyad cach othor's socioty, The young mug- whon it was tao lata, discov- ored tho uiror of hor wags, and appautd to the ¢augo of hor troublo forn fulflllment of his prom- Ise, bub wos et with & perowptory rofiinl, Lhis troachory on the part of the mau to whom #lig looked (ot consolation made thounfortunate iel almodt frautic, So Miss Jolinson souglit re- dress for her wronga at tho bar of {uutice. Bho mado hor conplulut to Justice Hoydon. Bhe dne sirad to protect kror unboru babo from tho flng. ory of sour aud give It the namo and protection ot tho man whon 1t wns justly ontitled to expoct thont from, Boydon latonod whih kudly nt&m\n fion to tho story of tho gitl's wrongs, und ns- sured hor tho law would adjust ovorything to hor sutisfactlon, 1lis warrunb was issued, nd My, Johoson was youtorday prosonted to His Mouor. In n tew moments n}lnr being Intorviowai by the Juntico the poddlor discovs ored thut ho would peddle no more for some timo to como unleas lo did tha fuic ching by Mg Lliza, and flanily, us tho least of two ovils, ho gonotuded to mako good his prowmlso, un inako her alrs, Jobuson for votter or for worwo, A mousongor was dispatohod to the County Clork for “tho novoueary livouse granting him his privilego, Upon o rowim of the Inos. songer with tho dooumont,the party ,with seversl spoctaturs, woro Invited into Justice loydan's {»rim!u oilico, and tho two wore mado ope, Whon thev wore pronounoed * mun and wifo," tha brido extondod Lior punting Lips for n Iise of reooncilintion, which waw given with reluetaneo ot tho pas of tho groom, mdieatiny that ho did not untivipato st exirn nmonnt of biwa dnring the Lonoymoon. 4'ho noaly wedded pair do- partod 1rom tho court room, tho budo smlllng #waotly upon tho Justico, until ho felt hie way amply rewatdod for tho sorvice bo bad rondered taeunfortnnato Bllzs steluspects, . UANADA BILL' HECOND YENTENDAY, Tho talented denler of *Nu. 89" Dearborn #troot, Coaunada Bill, tho fowous threo-cuid- wmonto ma, of whom montion has on wore than ono ocepslon hoon made bfl Tur Tribuse, wos agaln avled up beforo the South Blde Palica Cawy undor the ohargo of gnnuu;E‘. Unnada Tihil, whoso trie pinmo in supposed to bo Williom, Jones, is tho mont notorious oxport in this gamo i1 tho country. ‘Ilio viotim of the shatpor thia Lo was an_intolligont-lookiug mun namod J, 1L Btlnges, from Oolumbits, 0., who haa baon dying tho eity with Emy of oxourslonlsts fiom tho Huckeye Biate for tho paat fow daye. * Mr. Stingor was _induced to vialt No, 80 by somo ono of 8noll & Willinma' ropera. On mrclnnz tho ostnblishniont Mr, Btiugor was et by tho colobrated onrd-manipu- Intor, who paseed himsolf off for a cattlo-drovor, Ifo was umhiored {nto n rear room, when the throo cardy woro produced, and the trick begnn., _Bov~ oral pontdemen “hont tho gamo,” Shing- or, howover, wna muot one of thoro. llo, in atlompting to turn up the win- nipe card—whteh ho thought a halfwit Lol boy corlld do, »n thocard nas shown him with -1 pornpr turned up for his gpooial benofit,~staked his monoy ta tho amaunt of 20, and losb; his old watdh and chain followed tho &20; andat ,gflus &b appogred to his misky wind that ho had boon duped. o Complaut was filed, nud tho colabrated sharpor was brought In, " ‘Lho proporty, with the monoy, was recovored, Tho ent0 wan continund til to-iny, tho prisoner boing hold pndor $1,000 bail, and the victim of the vp- eratiop~Stingor—under 'émm bail o8 & witnoss. The prispuor s 8y odd-looking spevimon of hu- matity, 1o wears n rusty-looking old white hat oy hid iead, thak gives him tho appearauce of an unsophisticated farmer Just arrived in the city from tho vordant pnsturcs of somwo ono of tho adjoining counlry counties of Indiana, Bup upon ‘close inepection can ; bo boon tho bright black ecyo of 'the sbarpor, over oi the olert for some one of whom Lo can mako o rpléo, His fonlures botray the cool, calonlating gamblor; biw close-eroppad hinr nnd unshgyon faca present him in any othor lighit thou tunt of whioh his dross is evidontly intendod to. Tha cards with which ho plays his ;vmn wora sptoad ont beforo tho Justico as ovi- denoo of tho follow's profession. Iis sontouco thls motning by -Justico Bovdon will not bo n ligt ano, a« that tribunal {a determinod to aselut in rididing Ohicago of thiu class of mon, During tho day a man by tho name of Storms, from Mortig, 111, met & roper for No, 89, who found ont whore Ntorms hniled from, and intro- duced bimuolf Ay tho son of a banker at tho enmo placo, The two wandored futo No, 89, whoro Storms lost a watelt aund 00, and tho friend losb all hig monvy. Storms’ watch way rostored to bim, and he and the son of tho baukor separated at tho door, tha latter snying 110 would got sone money, moot bis frioud ai tho dopes ab night, and [my his faro to Mormie. Somo persons informed Storms that bis friend was o fraud, but Lo indignantly declinud to be- llove'It, stating that, wlnle ho did not know hiw, yot o know his father. Buch innocence is ro- freshing just now, and gerves to explnin whore tho peopl como from who betieve in Beecher. MISOELLANEOUS, Poter Lusk stolo a toam of horeos yestorday, aud the police ara laoking after him, Charlea Campbell Is onoe of those follows who can muster courago onough to go iuto jawelry- stores and grab watclios snd ruun off witts thon., 1o got caught in his latest attompt, LastThus dnv night ho entered J. N, Boccher’s storo, No. 818 West Madison stroct, and Willlam Dart showed him a 100 gold watch, which he quickly ee1zed apd mado off wilh, Ho was canght by Ofticer. Dutlor yosterday and locked up. Ilo played the samo’ trick on . Ilumiston, of No. 465 Wost Lako stroct, recently. } ————— GENZRAL NEWS, About 150 of the Flymouth Church congroga- tion took a four hours' excursion on ihe lake last evening on tho stenmer Joseph L. Hurd, ac- companiod oy & band of music. Yostorday wns scom for tho first timoa fino specimen of the equino raco quenching bis thirst at the mew cold wator fountaln of tho, Young Mon's Christian Azsociation, That horso should be made a lifo member. A laborer uamed Pater Kramer, who lives at No. 95 Fry streot, fell from o bullding orecting on Lake stiect ncar Wabash avouuo, yostorday morning, and sustained severo internal injurics, A correspondent suggosts to the Exrosition managers that, insemuch a8 the nowspoapor is o vesy-important factor aud product in the jndus- tey and enterprise of the Northwest, it would bo but fair to give that interest a special roprosent- ation, and to this ond that all the editors and publishers of tho Nortlwestern States bo ro- quested to send specimen copies of their publi- cations to the Bxposition, snld coptes to bo Aled, and afterwards prosonted to the Publie Library, or Hiscorical Socioty of the city or Sinie. The tomporaturo yosterday, fs obsorved by Mananse, opticiuy, wider Tits Trimuns Bailding, was, o tbo shnds, ab 7. m., 74 deg. Fahr § 10 8t 70; 12 . 815 8 p. ., 823 6 p. m., 0 ; and 8 p. in., 77 ‘The dend body of a man was found floating in tha river a$ tho foot of North Matlet strcot, lavt eveming, aud was romoved to tho Morgue, Do- coased hind on black panta and a striped elirt, 1lo was ovidently about 80 years old.. A man nanted Clango Andersen, & Norwoginn, wos wstantly kalled at the Chicago Bhot-Tower Inst night at @ o'clock, He was on tue fourth fioor, lnnkm§ down tho hatchway, whon ho was strick by the elovator, snd wos shockingty mapgled,” Deceased lived on Foursh sticor, whote bo loaves a wilo sud throe children, Cant, Buckloy Ling recommouded Buperintond- ont tobm 1o bave the Mayor closo up the no- torjous bunko rosort, No. 89 Deatborn strect, kept by ouo Svell. Tho Captain kays tho place Liay been uuder surveillanco for & long time. It was hioro that Conada Bill robbed two strungors Thursaay night. An old nisn named Asmuth Prossing, 60 years of 2go, 1ell down un b pilo of stotos while pick- it up serap-iton in roar of the old Poyt-Oltice, yesterday 1vrenoon, ahd broke bis loft log. 1o was removad to the Coutby Mospltal, Tdward -Iaydon, of tho firm of Haydon & O'Bricn, was sayotely Injured Ingt evening while riding bhothp tha bdp!?)‘. Ik vebicls was stiuck by one of Iiagar's stages, driven by s carcless drivot, ahd lio Wad Uifowh out violently on the pavement ond bis shoullor dislocated. Tho aecidant oceurred at tho cormor of Chicago avonuc and Lu- Ballo siteot, bty Hiaydeh wes yehioved to bis home, No. 317 ‘Lownsend stroct. Tho driver of he staga droye aloug rapuily after the oceur- rence, and no description of him was tuken. Alurmed Dy the repores of recent burglarios, yowigont of the Thirteonth Ward recently adopted an ingdbiols devico—a pationt for a ‘solf an- nounsitg burglur. o tied cords neroes Lhe sy~ pronches to his houso, about 8 fnchen bigh, so that tho thioves would pluogo over tho sumo upon tin-pans ahd broken pliss placed at coite votifent disatices therefrom: Ile, Lowever, nog- Teeted to take his family into his confldenco, and when teturniig from SeYioker's Iaus riight his motbier-in-law fell into the snaro, bieaking her jmw-bone. 1o recommionds the plan to all sub- rban reaidents. Miore I8 a thihl at tho Chicago aveitio polloo stavion which contaiua Juwolry worth §400 snu 10,000 L uotes and othier property. 1t belongy 10 n Mra, MoKernoy, who ut the tie of the lust firo, movod it from 'No. 859 Wabneh avouua to No, 278 West Madison stross. At the Iatter plnco she marvied Ira MoKornoy, and started on atoyr to the ttpper lakes, Aftor hor dopnrturo ono Potor Kohle obtained possossion of tho trunk Dy saying thnb the ownor wished I sont after Loy, Tho uutrutbfulnoss of this statemont waa subzoquently Ymvoa. and Koble was arrosted in Jefforson, and tho truuk recovered, Mrs, Mu- Korney is now on hor way loma to prosecutotho prisuner Wo havo received from J. M. Cale, of Bristol, Tondull Couuty, Itl,, u vopy of 4 rather mnguler map published by Lun and engiaved by lufus Blanchnrd, ropresetiting tho Stato of Iilinow ay at prosont dividod 1uto tounties, amd o map of tha sama Stato as it wonld bo divided ir Mr. Qalos’ Idons woro eartled oub. Mr. UGalos' ob- Joct I invroasing tho numbor of counties to 17h into facllituto nocoss to county seats, the dl. vialon_of tho Histe into falr Uougromsional and Togislativo | distriote, eto., tho guin pncnulurny ‘boing #247,000 annunlly. Among tho praposed inmes of tho new countide arc Aluam- Lm, Tovorudgo, Colfax.—onrvad ous of Banga« mon,~Crystal Lako, Iuk, Ingorsoll,—out of Doorin,—Mattoson, MuClullan, Oglosby, Feca- toniva, P'ols, oto. oputg-Coroner Pilgrim has produced o marvel lnD"I(Jm’\\'ncr'a Tquest Jaw,” Bowe of hls ¥ ink- witches" aro stionded with elavuinto reports, mprond fu wondorful hicroglyphies on the Coro- nor's book, kopt at the Ceutral Htatian for tho aspeoial benotit of 1opurtors, tho night squad of whom aro doomed to weary aud woiry thoir nleopy uyes and bralnu ovor thom, Yilgrln's Intost Is copied_vorbutim. 1t ruus thusy “In tho Inguost on Geotgo Woolfol nothing thore way dovelopied oxeept thut lio was soun b5 mi. Inst Puosday at the lalke shoro ne the place whore ho was found drownod the jury from a total lnok of ovidoneo in the ouso roturued n voudict that he camd {0 his dusth from canses unknown to tho fury, Hut Httls romains howovor butb was th denth was Buleldo, Vilgrim.” Tho Intelligunt ruador novds 1o commont, ANOTIER NYATENIOUS DEATH, Auothor mysterious caso of doath, savorlng -propriated for In oithor 18 atrongly of murder or muleldo, cnmo to lght yastarday, et dnvllpm. Watohiman Caspar Mot who found Waolfol's body Wedneaday Iast, dia- cavarad, ot tho topt of Tourleouth sireot, near tha round-tonse, tho partislly decomposed ro- mplus of o woll-dressod man, who in lifa hnd ovidontly bioon n comely porson. Docensod about & foot 8 inohox i hewht, and uas davk balr and muetscho, 1o had on o pairof deab pantalaana of fin ofoth, o whito shirt, and s paly of fno_stockiuga nud boots. o was about 26 youw old. Tn bis pookets wore @ € bl and n sbircbotton, | Thera were no papsts or cawds {0 indicato wha the docopsod waa, or whero ha osmo from, Oflicor Jamon Toll was natifled, aud the romsine Wworp romoved to tho Morgie, and placod on ono of tha marblo slabs, In com papy with Dr. F. A, Emmons, ox-County Dhysiviat, & TrrmoNs roportor mada n caralul exnmination of the Lody, hut could flud no warks of violaneo, Thy ons0 16 & myatarious ona, and Hitlons tho semalna aro_idotditied, it will bo diflonit to Jearn tho mannor In which daeorsed mat his deatls, The Coroner has boon notiflad, nud I ougngod in maklug inquirles, with view of solving this Iatost mystory, Thoro wnu no aoat on the bodv, Dr. Emmons gavo It a8 his opinfon that the remalns lind beou In tho wator for ovor a wook. Deoompasition s rn,ml dutlug tho prosont weather, and unloss tho body 14" soou fdentiflod it will hiavo to bo buried, it 12 0'0LOUK ONDING, ‘oB. thero Is not & doy In tho weol mmt what the morning {muum of Ghlcniu aro callod upon to writo up tho particutars of somo foul and shook- ing murder; somo bold attompt at burglary; a bomicide, n which razons aud plstols nig tho weapons used ; larceny, robbery, and assaults by tho dogon, Orimo affor criuio is committed ; miedemonnors of overy description are dally brought to light, The polico-courts of Ohicago daily dlsfinuo of from_thirty to 100 offenders against tho ponce and dignity of tho eity, Upcn s invostigatiod of tho causes that lond to all thiy, it is nine timos out of ton diacovorod that tha offonders wore seon to lonve somo low drinte- hl{.’-dm! of tho oity at a late Liour of tho night, 11 a halt-intoxloatad condition, and, beforo reach- ing thio homos thoy have pothaps mado misorable aud dosolato, they have committed soma foul crimo while uader the influenco of theintoxicat- ing cup. T'hare s an ordinance now in existenco ro- uiring all vonders of apirituons fiquors to cloke their pinces of business sy midnight. L'his oudi- nanco has not boon_enforced of late. 'T'his, in theminds of mauy, lisg incroasod tho number of otimos and misdomennora nightly perpetrated, pricipally upon tho leadiuz thoroughfares of our city. Bhould theso dens of drunkenness aod infamy bo oloned at tho hour desiguated by tho ordinanee, crimo and evil deeds would Lo diminishod. Tho culthroat murdorors, burglars, robbers, thieves, and roguos jgenoratly, have oo designatod placs of meoting, whoro thoy agsemblo futo at night to concozt, plan, and ar- raugo for tho ovil desd to bo com- milted betwoen the hours of 12avd 8 o'clook o.m. Thede places sro, S.nncmlly speaking, somo of tho numerous vilo drinking-shops with which Chiengo is now ntested, With a view of doing Bun\ulfihlg towards chiecking the foarfully rapid tucrense of crimo in the city, yostorday ordors wero {ssued from Supt, Rehm to tho dif- foront Captains of tho police force, to closo il tho saloons at 12 o'clocic Inst night, in compli- ance with_the ordinancoe, which was passed Juna 2,1873. It wassupposed that tho onforcomont of this order would meot with resistanco from tho ronghs, but the potico force wers propared for any emorgoney. 8o far ns hoard there wero no serious allrayvs rosulting therefrom. This i a good stop in tho right direction. and it is to bo lioped tho order will be maiutained and onforced all'over tho city 1n overy quaster. —_— THE OITY-HALL, All tho papers in tho tax-appoal casos aro now ready for the Scplember term of the Suprome Couit. Judgo Dickey, the noew Corporation Counsel, will qualify to-day, aud will begiu busiuess Mon- day. Mr, Frank Adama will contitmo to pros- ccute the tax-appeals. The Law Dopartment has temporarily sus- ponded business, owing to tho rnckot and confu- slon in making tho proposed changos in tho loca- tion of the rooms. This afternoon tho various city officlala have an invitation to bo present at tho Contral Park oponing. ‘Tha majority have signified tholr in- toutions of bolug prosout. Wednesdny afternoon of the coming woak, tho Tire Commissioners will attond tho oponing and oxhibition of the now wator-works at Hyde TPork, Leo Moyors, tho old Bixth Assistant Fire-Mar- shal, hay applied to the Firo Commissionors for a situntion. Ho resiened with a good record, and will probably bo reappoiuted. Diiring yesterdny aftornoon the City-Inll sag almost mmml( deserted, owing to tho opening of Ald. C. L. Woodman's new bakery ou Clurx street, ° The Mayor and Ald. Stout and O'Brion had an animated conversation vestorday in rogard to the proposed cortifioates of indebtednoss. ‘Ihe Committoo on Common Coutieil Rulos failed to meot yosterdny, n# is frequently tho case with Council comuittees since tho lusi fire. A communication from . proporty-owners on Stato streot has been sont in, petitioning for tho widening of that thoroughfaro immediatoly. Ald, Cotcoran desires n fall attondauco of tho Firo and Water Conunittoo at a specinl wmeeting in the Qity CGlark's oftico _this afcornoon at 3§ p. m. The Commttoo on Judiciary will also meet atthe eame place. 'Fhia Comumities ou Bridowell will méos Mouday. The Board of Police nnd Fire Commiysionors wore fu uession yeaterday from 2 p. m. to 0:30 in tho evening. Tho business of tho day tvas the trinl of gevernl po}lcu officers on various chiarges. The firut caso cnllod was that of Jamos Kou- nedy, olintgod with conduct uihacoming dn of- fieer, The charges wore of &0 sotdous o nature, howevor, that Comminsioner Bhorl- dan wad compolled, ~*‘in merey to the public and in justico to oursolves,” to distids him from tho polico forco, His ut- tornoy gave notica of au appenl. ‘Cho chargos agAlbat Officors Moran, Sheppard, and Topplug worD odcn postponcd to DMonday, Tho charpes against Oflicor ‘homag Brannock were dlsmissbd for want of sufiiciont foundation, Comminsion- er Stiorudan, afior somo proliinnry iy movod that ''nomns 1L Barty bo appointed Bixth Asailt- ant Fire-Marshat, and Commissioner Klokke strongly objectod, 4h 10 hotice of tho proposcd appoinimout biad beou givon, and also on account "o abuencd of Commisslonor Ayars, rogulur Polica Commissionct row soomed immi- noit; bub the suddon ontrance of a proninent nowapaper-man and politiciun put an cod to tho mattor for tho titme belug. CENTIFIOATES OF INDENTEDNESS, Iu defense of tho projectof issuingeartificaton of indebtednens, Uum])trollur Uuyea stateis that tho city is At presenc otting contracts for whioh appropriations were made I Juno of the presont ear, yob the taxes from which these appropria- fions "aro to bo puld aro not. colioctablo until n yonr from tho prosout time. Tho oty s obliged to pay abous §100,000 interest annually on the dobt of the city, and also to pay tho run- ning municipal oxponsos of tho goverumont, which amount to neatly $300,000 per month. Thero is yot uncolleoted noont 1,600,000 of tho taxos of 170, oud obout ' an aqual swount is tied upin sults which’ havo been upe pesled to tho Supramn Court. Basldes this, thero yet remain $200,000 of tho taxos of 1874, whioh "have mnot yot boen colleoted, aud Lhe Tronsury fs dellelont to the amoust of a halt wiltion dollars Ly the defaleation of Mr. Gsge. 'Who city, lo urgos, in compelled to varry an onormous floating dobg in order to inake good pravious contracts and ox- pondituros, 1Y thioro is By puvlio work, unap- /3 or 1873, of such im- portance that it should bo dome immediatoly, lio bost thok can Lo dofo without rinking tho oredit of the eity will bo to lot tho work to parties who aro ablo to wait for thelr puy until tho colléctions aro made from the now tax-lovy. Appropuations wore mado duriug the proseut year Yor $617,000 of woworazo, and ‘this, nddod to tlo prosant wicy dobt, will gartninly broak tho camol’s Lack. Howovor fonsiblo tho Mayor, Comptrollor, and othors may talte this projout to bo, 1t will without donbt pro- yole moro ericicism than suy provions act of the presont sdwinistraclon, —_—le PERSONAL, Liout, Frank O, Grugan, of tho Bignal Sorvico, {8 In Ohieago, inspecting tho workiugs of tho station bare, Judgo 0. M. Tackwith, Qeneral Soliortor of iha Chicago & Alton Railroad, hau roturned from s exoursion trip to Oatiforuia, Mr. B. 0. Cook, Goneral Bolleiter of the Ohi- engo & Northwestorn Railroad, hus rotwrned from tho East, and was ab Jus offico again yos. tenlay. Chneles Willinms, a colored barbor on tho Wost Bida, 18 said Lo hiavo fallen lolr Lo 340,000 by tho doath of wn udelo in Philadolphin, My, Charles L. Watherboo, for somo timo past tho Unehier of tho Graud Pacitle Hotel, sovored hiu cohmoction with Mossrs, Gage & Rice & tow daya ago, It way Mr, Wothorboo's intontion to toke a short rospita from bis long and con- tlunous dutios, but his sorvicos wors at onca in demand, ond ynuhrduz foynd Im nnut(l! onroonced behind the Cashiera dosk of the Palmer Houne, whither ho hina beon entlod to flll o milar position to that wo latoly vaoated by Dbl b the Grand Pacitle, HOTEL ATRIVATA. Tremmt House—I., 1, Warron, Now York ; Hmrry Bylvestor, Now Yorl; Qoo. (. Briggs, Crand Naplds : Goo, B, Rollor, Now York: Dr. Coolt, Now Yorle; Harry Bonnots, Pittshurg : Dr. I J. MoDouald, Now York; Dr. Mollrolt, Now Orjosna ; Dr, James T'ryo, }'unfiu; Thoo- doie Adams, Philadolyhia ¢ tho Ion. don, L. Buoll, Benomineo, Mleh,: D. Horbert Dunno, Tngland ; Witliam ]lllmlun, Su Paulg D, W, Button, Philadelpbin. . , , Shorman House—1, M, Danforth, Dubuque, Ins ¥. 0. Loonnrd, Boston: the Rov, 1. 1, Pull- man, Now York; IL I, Tloppin, Doston; John {,. IL}m\vx:f (l%t. gm&(a;"&l 'l‘l'l Unl:inmond. Wauh- ngtons John O, Gaull, waukeo G, Laroux, Now Orlonne; T, Dunham, Pittabur : @rand Pacific—G, Dolton, Lngland ; A. Kim ball, Davenport; J. Ya Keck, Cincinnati; T, 0. Jouos, Bt, Paul; W. T, Ayres, Mobile; J, 7. Cut- tlnl;(. Halt Lake Gity; J. D, Iall, Philadolphin; J. 1L, Willlams, Uittsburg J. 1L Blowart, Madieon, W. Howard, Brooklyn. . . . Palmor Ilonse— 4. G. Baldwin, Now Haven fi Geargo W, Adnms, Tifftin; John I Xounedy, Now York: Frank J. Caburn, Bostons J. L. 8lafford, Now York, . Lonry D, Bmith, . Apploton; Evorett Warron, Suranton; Bam ¥, Gaor, Philadolphin; L, N, Durfoo, Knunas; £, 0. thsohborg, . Teuini E, L. Terrcll, Indinnnpolis; 1L Dloyor, Philas mu\;zmn; . De Huvon, Rochostor; B. A. Ford, Toorta. —— - ANNOUNCEMENTS. At tho eall of the Chairman, Mr. Nicholas L, Hannen, & meoting ot tho Beandinavian Froe- ‘Trado Lenguo of tho City of Chicago will bo Lold Monday at 5 p. m., ot No. 36 South Clurk #treat, X ‘The Rev. J. H, McCarty, D. D., of Jackson, Hich,, will preach iy tho Wabash Avenuo Motho- digt Eplacopal Church, cornor Fourteenth stroot, Bundsy moming at 10:30 o'clock. 'I'ho Rov, Dr. McKown, tho pastor, will prech at 7:45 o'clock pom, A mooeting of the Indy members and frionds of the Union Catholie Library Association will be hold 1 its rooms, southwost cornor ftato and Manroa streats, ab 4 o'clock this aftornoon, to maka arrangemonts for & bazaar in ity aid. Tho Rov. J. i1, Brooks, D, D., of 8t Louls, will proach {n tho Wabash Avonuo Tabornacle (680 Wabush avenue) Sundsy ovoning, st a quar- er boforo 8 o'clocik. iR— HYDE PARK. THE WOARD OF EDUCATION. At tho meeting of the Board .of Education propositions were made concorniug the new Cor- noll Bobool-hougo: to furnish it with Alexander Symons as janitor; with clalk erayony; with furnncos by Rubol & Brothor and Irouch & Smith; with seats by Shorwood Furnituro Com- pany, and with coppor lightning-rod of four dit~ ferent pattorns, T'he contractor on tne ssme Achool-hotao promised thot by Sept. 6 Lo would bave the Dbuilding completed, Letitions were received for positions as teach- ors from Muggio Kenruoy, Maggie A, Watker, and Mary Doylo. The superintondonco of tho work of ropnirs on the diffurent school-houses was assigned to tho different mwembors as follows: Hydo Park School, Mr. Barker; Parkside, Mr. Binford; Brooklluo, Mr. Cudmora; Woadlawu, Mr, i bard ; South Parlc, Mr, Rusgell, The Commitiees on Music-Teacher, Furnaces, Bonts, and Lifbluing-!ludu were granted futlbor time; M. H, Iolmes was clected drawing- touchor, HOARD OF TRUBTEES, Tho Hydo Park 'W'tustees held, Monday ovon- ing, o meeting which wae sttended by all the memwbers of tho Board, & goodly represeuntation of tho third houso, and a body' of cruvadots, in tho form of delegation of l«dics from Grand Crogsing, who cnme to presont, through Mrs, Freoch, their carnest, eiucero protest againsg wrantiug auy drem-shop licensa within one-halg milo of Cornell School-Touse, The piotest, gignod by 134 names, was prosonted iu & very el- oquext abd impressive mauner, An enimest tomperance, oxhortation by Dr. Ivorson followed. and, aithough thoe ladies woro given o bouriug betora any other businoss com- menced, thoy yet remained until the cloto, evi- dently watching inteutly the effect of their un- dertaking. ‘An ordinance was adopted granting tho right of way totho Baltimore, Pitisburg & Chicago Hallrond Company, on thoir filing bouds n 100 to obey all regulatious and ordinances. The purchaso of a Dabcook fire-ougine for South Chicago, at n cost of $2,000, was™ recom- mendod by the Water-Commissioner when the Board receives information of the organization of a volunteer company to take chaigo of tho samo. Tho Commiesioners on Estimates for spocial aswessmonts for laying wntor-pipes on Wasbing- ton, Greenwood, and Jeffeison avenues, frowm Forty-soveuth to Fifty-first stroots, roported the cost of oach of theso ines at $3,090, which way approved, ‘I'he ordinanco to find tho outstanding bal- ancos dno ou specinl-asscssmont Tnuds, which was luid over from lant nicotlng, was taken wp aud sgopted, The man quostion on granting saloon-licenses was thon wken up. Mr, Morgan's ordinanca re-enacting the nowest Stato law, of Maron 13, 1874, ns proposed Tust woek, was moved and socouded. MNr. Downer olfored b pubatitute, loaving out tho now Btate rogulations of popular soverciguty, and plucing tho prico at 2100 it grauted before Oct. 16, and 70 if granted after that time, The substitute was loat—yens: Downer and gohflcld: nays ; Church, Faulkner, Morgan, and yan, 31z, Tyan moved to, amoud Ly sequlring all dram-shopa to closo at 11 p. m,, instend of 10 p. in., which was lost—yona: Downer, Lyah, and Bontleld ; nays: Chureh, I'aulkner, and Morgan. Tho_ordiunnce waa thon sdoplod—yens, 5; nays, 1. 31z, Downet moved that w apecial committen bo appointed to canyaes tho petitions for liceuses,) ahd comparo thom will the registry of tho election districts. Lost—Yeas, 3; nays, 4. Charles I, llursnnmbmu‘g presentod a com- muvication that his contract with the village in finished ; siking for an oxaminalion, meastro- gfinj,onncuptnncu, and paymout of balanco of 950, It wan rosolved thnb Mossrs, E. . Regan, James Morgan, and Samuel Faulkner bo tho Committea on Arrangements for tho publio tost, opening, aud celobration of the Ilydo I'arfk Wator-Works; nud the time be fixed Tor Wed- nesday, Sept. 23 ulso, that the Wator-Commis- slonor advertlse for proposals to furnish thieo hose-carriages, 3000 feot of hiose, and for ail tho water-pipes needed for the lines orderod by oidi- nauees alrendy ndopted 4 also, that Bupt. W, If. Lurdy bo fustrueted to Iay tho cirenit of water- pipes on Oak, Untk, Uornell, and YTifty-first strocts at tho oxponsd of the villego, in urder tu tent tho coat of laying pipes. Adjourned to Monday evening, A largo Nowtounaland. dog I argo Nowfoundland dog went mad Monds; aftoruoo, bitiug litlo Qoorgo Tuvani, a gontio: Juap, aud roveral duge, Quite an excitomont is vaging, and all the numuzzled eurs for miles around will recoive their summons to another world, — EFrank Walworth, o Pyomthe New York Express, 1t is very ovidont thut ** pipew are boing laid " to seenro the permanvut roleaso of Frauk Wal- woith, Parsgruphs, such as tho appended taken from_the I'roy 2%mes, aro boginniug to go the rounds of the press: * “*Uho condition of Frank Walworth at the Auburn Asylum s not suck as to inspire the brightest hopes of ultimate recovory in tho Liearts of his friends, nud it is tho {recly ox- prossod opinfon of many prison oftivinls” ant othora that the only ofiieacions proseription for tho young parricido fs his reloase from tho con- fines of tho auylum or prison nud restoration to frionds, In common with othor pationts, Frank i nilowod tho priviiogos of tho asyium grounds, whioh aro Jud out with exceeding good tnste {a4to and enro, and spondd much of Lk tine oub in tho opon nir, slways concealing bimsolf ho- hind the shrubbery, honovor, when visitors fn- trudo,” —_—— Another Frison le;.'ruml-“ L Tho Intornational Prison Congross, whicl as. sombled {n London fn July, 1872, undor tho Trosidonoy of tho Tarl of Caruarvou, it con~ sitorod, says tho Lomdon Times, lo hnvo Leon #o ugoful ih tho proercss of the questions thon disewssed that anothor similar Congross i to bo iold in 1870, This decision was nenved at by tho Intoruntional Ponitentimy Commission, which has_just ot st Biussoly, nud of which tho Ilov, Dr, B, C. Wios, of Now York, wus Chahimon, & gontloman t0 whose groat wbility awd poiseveranco tho Mt Congress waa vo Jargoly indobted for its ucoows, and who wus neeradited by President Grant to roprovont tho Unitod Biatos Goyernmont on that ooossion, i place at which the next Cougross 1 to bo o ——————— hold Ia not at presont dotorminod, but will probably bo at Bruasols, Paris, or Gohavn, It in onded that tho subjocta to bo thon discussed u\n\ll bo moro carofully limited and soloctod than ot the London gathering ; also that the votenof ofticial roprosoutativos si!l bo taken and ros cordod on tho aubjocts Lrought forward, Iur= thor reguiationn a3 to tho praceedings will bo orrauged ot tho noxt annyal mooting of tha Comminalon, which will bo hald st Tirnohsal, 10 Duden, Tn August, 187, wndor tha Ounirmunship of M, Srovons, tho experiouced Ine spoccor-Gonorul of "Holglan Prisous. Meane wullonmo,nl\flv Tnlernational Bullelin Jor the Study of Penitentiary Reform. will bo faued in tho ¥rench )nuf\mgu by Bignor Beltrani Henlin, Inspoutor of Ttalinn Prlons, - Tnformation ad l)npm‘n o tho quostions o bo diwoussad will slso ho cirenlated fn Ev{gllnll by the Amatican Prison Asoaintion, New Yori, aud by the London Hfowe ard Amsociatlon. ‘ho Youitontinry Clomminsian in inviting » comploto sorios of criminnl utatis. ticu Irom tiso various Governmouts, and has ale rondy roceived comprohonsive rotirus of thiy natro from the Governmonta of Ttaly, Holland, Tolglum, Hungary, Bvodon, and Baxuny, —— THE NORTHWESTERN STATES, Nows 1tomas Tolograp) engo Lribunce w d ulashemith-shiop of o wagon and blasksmith-shop of A. Raheg trow. in Clnlliouthio, 20 milos worth of l‘uurlnb. was totally destroyed by flro on “Lhursday ulght, Insurod 12 tha Lycomlug, of Maucy, Ya., and Atswo & Pacille, of 'Clieago. Tho o was set by incondiarios, and two mon named Porry and Horgau, wno lind boon hauglog srouud iy place for some days, woro arrasted on sus. bicion, but discharged for want of evidonco, ~John G. Manseynnd [sabolla Fronch wero ars rosted ot Danvillo, on 'Mhuraday, for bigamy, and ou tho ?ruhmhmry trint woro bound over Bo pear at tho Circuit Court, in the sum of 800, n default of which thoy Yoro committed to the County Jalt, 'Tho avidanco woat to show that Massoy marriod wifo No.1 21 vonrs ago, wnd thoy ived togothor until Inst Tabruary, 'wie Musitoy and Tanbolis. Froncky who. had hepecn bontder at Alassey's or sotne fim, elopad, goin, to Champaign, whore o liconsa was procure and Uy woro marriod. Yestordav Judta Tipton sranted Mrs. Muwoy No.1a divorco, —Nino candidates for admission to tho Acndemy have bron under uxnmlnnuon‘:u g:’l‘;llv: for threo days. Yostorduy the Committon ngroed to xecommond J. 1. Pilimoro, of Marongo, to Gon, Iuclbut, for appolutmoit, Tho desiion was based upon tho wodienl oxamination, g the scholarship of A, N. Taibot, of Curslamn, Wis 8o nearly oqual o8 10 rondor a choice difleut, ~Au tinknown woman was found vesterdn; near Bldridgo, Edgar County, with hor thross cut aad hoad noarly sovered ‘from thio body. 1t in uu}moum to havo boon dono with a razor in the hauds of Jobu Brauning, wito way seon ride ing ;fi.h 1l;(\r. W —Tho lon, Warren C. Watkiuy, of the firm of Watikinn & Witson, woll-kvown Jumber mor- chauts, of Bloomiugton, liss mado an assiqu. :lfiel:l. ltl? F‘I’i?rl}vb‘:j’tfl““ nixd A l)-‘). Mitchell, of ut clty, Il linbilities will foot betweon 825,- U0y aod $30,000. e —~aA youug nan named Thomas Rafferty, aged sbout "25 yems, was brought bofure {\'uu%im Bmith, at "Ottaws, yestorday, on a chnrgo of violating tho person of » girl named Mary Ann Duun, Bhe is about 18 years of age, and {s sard to bo a half idiot. ITo ackaowledyod tho crim 3 but pleaded hor donsont m justification, Ila was bound oyor in the sum of §300, Failing to pro- cura bal, ho way eent to jail, INDIANA. to tho Ohie . The Micligan Contral Iailroad dopot at South Bend was onterea yesterday morning by burglars, aud a_fise-proof afo blown open, ~Thoy gob four South Bond water-works bonda of each, numbered 160 to 163 inclusive, and two 100 bouds, Tho money was overlooled. —Yestordny Scoator Uratt made o spogch in tbo Court-llouso at Goshen to an immouso audis once. Ho was followed by tho Republicay can- didato for Congress (Jobn 1. Bahor) from the Thirtceuth District, who mado a neat hittly speech. ~—T'io Grand Jury in session at Indianapolis, Thureday ovoning rotwmed an indictmont Ig'lunnt P, P, Houdersou, ox-Uonnty-Treasuror, chrrging him with embezziomont’ of publio money 1o the amouut of 335,610.08. ‘Che Grand Jury have beon working uu the mattor for about threo weoks. Great foars wote onscrtained thot owing to tho former poeilon and influenco of the nceused o would sscape jndictmont. ‘I3 amount diffors but littlo from tho nmouut charged against him by tho scconutant of tha Bourd of Supervisors, “The trial will not take pince uutil Jauuary, 1875, oo, The Jamestown Tair closed yestovday, and s tho most succoesful beld, 'I'he outrios wora about douvle the formor oues. Admission re- oty woto @100 moro than formorly, snd tha 8al0 of titands about £1,000 greater. Themotbod of having no family tickets and charglvg all 25 cants proved wuceossful, Tho doublo_team trok resulted 1u first movey for Baker and Grearhare; time, 2 Catlin and Moody woro sccund 3 time, 8:05)¢. _Chenoy and Dhillips wero third, Ogden and Chono, of Tieedville, tool tho fitet 1uonoy on the golding trot Thuredey, and 8. C, LLidlips, of Xenia, sccond. —An immouso throng of pooplo way attracted 1o Alheus Phursloy by Jubn Robluson's show, aud boforo night soveral unraly customers wera temanded to jail, tho rosults of tree whisky and bad blood, It remueined, howover, for the mid- night Liours to siganlize bho most brutaland dea tardly not of tho day, Threo Nelsouville men got into nn altercation with two others aftor the night oxhibition, whon ono Wilson, of tho former l)urty, shot and lustansly killod Harry dlo\Whor- or, Who was ordinarily a peaceably-disposed man aud u rosidont of Zaloulst, whore Lo leaves s wife and threa childron, Wilson and party wora arresied oud a0 in Jall awaiting trial. BICIIGAN, Iy the misplacement of n switch on the track of the dlichigan Central Railrond, near Niles yesterday afteruoon, whon the engina Dolphin was on the turu-table, a freight train rrom tha West ran {uto it, and ooth engines, their tendors, and the turn-table were badly wrecked. The on- glucors aud firemen jumped off and woro uok art, Both,engines ara badly smashed, —'ho Bottlo Creok firemen arvived Liomo yes- tordoy from tha Btate tounament at Kelamazoo ina blnze of glory. Iaud-cugiue Tempest No. 2 toox the flrst puze, throwing 220 fect and 7 inches. Union Hoso Compuny No, 1 wna ‘awarded the socond prize of ~ 8100, Inying 200 feot of hogo in 42}¢ seconds, and also taking the awcopatakes priz. On tho arvival of tho fironiou homo thoy wero met by an 1mmonsd erowd with the Gerann Band, and a procession was formed, rud, amid the wildest outhusiaem, marcked to the City-1all, where Mayor Cox pro- dented tho firemen with an_omblenatio broom. Bpeeohics wore made by tho Hon, L, D. Dibble, 1L, 11, Brown, Ald. Whitcomb, C. P Craudine, oud others, congratulsting the boys upon their yletory. ‘Cho whole city waswild ‘with enthusi- asm, WISCONSIN, ‘Thie Ean Claire Driving-Park Associntion will Hold their fall meetiug Sopt. 33, 23, and 24, W'he track is in oxcellont conditivn, and horsemon autieipato & lively scason, RAILROAD NEWS. THE KANRAKEE COMBINATION. When the mnnagors of tho Kankakeo and Pan Haude lines arranged thoir pool thov calenlstod that this action would stop all competition to the Boutheast, aud consoquontly thoy would bo en- abled to maiutain high rates and pocket immonsa dividonds, but thoy socm to buvo rockoued with- out their host, 4o Cbicago, Dauville & Vin- connes Railrond is now meking arrangemonts ta extoud its line from Danyville to Tvrro Hauto, whonee it can run over the Cincinnat{ & 'orre Hauto Railrond to Cincinnatl. From Dunvillo to "Lorre Jnute it is but u hork dstanco, and the concetion botweon tho two roads can bs modo ot o very small oxponse, This line, when comploted, will have ns good fucilitics as any rond now ranming from Chicago Cincinnati, and tho pooled lines may look ont for n lively compatition. The Chicago & Southoern, whichi is tho Chicago torminny of the. Chicago, Danville & Vinconncs Railroad, in noatly comploted, and will soon be opened, NOOUFORD, ROCK 1SLAND & BT, LODIS, A meoting of the Gorman bondhoklors of the TRockford, Rock Inlami & Bt. Louis Railroad was hotd ag Frankfort, Gormany, on tho Gth inst, Dir, M. Ostorburg, who lad boou in this coune lrg during the Inst four months, examining tho aifalis of 1ho road, was presont ab the mooting, aud mado s full report” concorniog his action whilo a delogate of the Committeo in Amorica, Ho laid particular stross upon tho fact that the prospeots were vory good for tha bondholdors, dotpite the efforts of Mr. Cablo,tho President of tho road, and thoss of his party on this side, ‘I'hio meeting, after a protracted discussion, ro- uolved that the Committco of the Rockfard, fock Iuland & 8t. Louis Railrond bondholdors bo di- rectod to prosoctito tho suit againat tho manngo- mont of thoroad withall chorgy; to purcbase tho road {f il should bo sold for tho bondholdors reprosonted in the Committoo ; to cither loaso it ton rospousiblo compauy, subjoct to the sp- proval of the Imnd!:a!dors‘,l or o _run ik cn no- comnt of tho bondholders. Mossia, Thitip Petsch, of the firm of Johu Goll & Sons, and Houry Boligman, of Bollgman & Stotthoimer, yore_ sppuitited on_ tha Commitiua i bl of Maonurs, Consut Murphy s Couvul Wolf) whe lnd resignod,