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

LOCAL MISCELLANY. - A NEW REVENGH. A Tho infinite varloty of woman is In nothing ¢nora plainly shown than in tho differont waya In which the orually dacolved avenge thomgelvon fipon thely cruel docolvors, Of courss quite o pumber of thoxo who havo lovod 1ok wisely bub 00 well do not feol, or successfully evarcome, all rosontmont at their lll-troatment, and, letting vonconlmont, 1iko & worm’ In tho bud, feod on thotr damank cheoks, follow tho advico of Oliver Primrose, and dopart from o world whioh! tna motlung foft for' thein but misery nud ghame, This was tho nathod of m;%ccduro usu- ally adopted by the decelved ey ?itod & con- tury or two ago ; In fact, nimoat $ho only retribue tion of ou unfortnunto in thoso days was o ro- mppear aftor death in ghostly llmpu“n 1a Alonzo ‘fiu Travo, and torture to jondness tho oruel ong Just as ho ;lmlleld his ‘;‘g‘lilm';‘l.?::; nl:.h oyos, and T8 '%’:fii%%“fil‘.&u‘,’ hnl%uvur, sud post-mortom ro- pppenrancos aro nhot nearly ns common noy a8 tlioy wore a contury or w0 BEO, and nowndays tho sox agsorta ita dignity, smongz_othor things, 1n taking » more practical method of puniabing hoso srho have wronght thom ovil, In Enj land fho favorito metliod is for tho parents of the v ‘to guo for damnges inourred fi;:nct;ln‘g loss ©of hor sorvioos, which, }t sho bo B govomness, or & music- Loncher, or ougnged in somn such Tuerativo worlk, e ool i a vordic for from ifty toono hundrod ponnds aterling. In Awerics, howaver, whera women got for themsolvos in most mattors, tho quontion of damngos vory soldom cuts & fig- ure in such casos, the ordinary procodura hm“fi Tor tho wrongod ono ta purcliasa a No. 2 Smit & Werson revolver aud pour itg contonts into tho body of him who bas" wronged hor; or, if Jen bolligorontly inclined, thoro is n County Cot:et to o to, whore tho docolyer is made to feel . tho =11 woight of tho Jaw, howavor, that adopted by ono * Of wll mothods 3 'short time ogo must carry Fllan Condon & ot tho palm for ~ origiuality. Ellen mot David Corbott nomo time boforo — the gront fire, and at the timo of ity ‘ocenrronco thoir acquaintanco had 1o far ripened futa nfeckion that thoy woro engagad to ba mar- red. Tho girl left tho elty aftar the firo, but re- turnod duriny the Lonten aeason following to bo married to hF . An thoir church would not nl- 10w any stylo at thoir wedding during the faate ing soanon, tho coromony waa poatponed until Timster, Dolnys aro proverbially dangorous, and ¥n this case they proved ospooially 8o, 88 durinj tha intorim Corbott seduced Mise Condon, an whon Baster camo ho not only abaointely re- fused to marry hor, but took ta himsolf & ‘wifo, sud started housokeoping on the ground flat of & dwolling at No, 555 Archer avenuo, Tioro Miss Condon,- togother with a bogom friend nomod Magme Curtis, followed the youug cml‘-le, and boga to: wroak vengoanco upon tho porfidious Corbott. Thero wore no pistols used, the subjoct of Corboit's ovil-doing wera nover spokon of, the name of Judgo Wallaco wasnever montioned, but whon Mr. aud Mrs. Corboit would eppear withinrango of tho- Condon aud Curtis room thoy wero tronted to a copious sup- ply of dishwator, and 'losa plensant mat- ter. For n long time- Corboit nud his wifo submitted to tho' indignitios, but ot last their patienco’ gave way, and when on Tuesday last a novw silk bt of Corbott's was ruined by a shower of filthy water thrown the doxterous arm of Eilen Condon, ho and i wifasnlliod forth for a warrant. ‘Tho result was that nll tho parties appoared on Wednesday morning in tho Court of Justico Bovden, who* hield them to appoar on the Tth inst. It is proba- bablo that tho peenliny motliod of punishing hor deceiver miopted by Bilen Condon will hardly ‘maet with the indorsement of tho South Bide Justico. g LOCAL LETTERS. FIRR-PROOF NOOF3, v the Editor of T'he Chicano Tribune: Sm: Noticing an editorisl in your paper this morning in roferenca to flro-proof roofs, in which you rofer to Mr, Medill's lotter, &c., allow me to say that you arc making an apparontly very great dilliculty out of what is reslly a vory pimple mattor. You ontertsin gravo doubla about comont ronfs, becauso thoy crack and lot tho wator in, aud tar and felt you eay Is combustible. - Evory arcliitoct knows, or ought to know, that nothing of the naturo of cement lnid on boards will long remain tight enough to hold water, and undoubtedly tor and folt will burn if cxposed to n grent degreo of hient ; bus suppose wo put tho two together, First loy an inch of good quick- linio mortar, or cement mortar if we would havo it pot quickly, all_over tho roof boards, and ontirely out _to tho fire walls all around.. 'hen when this is sufficiently dry or hard cover 3t ovor with selt-and _gravol in tho ordivary way. This I have been dojug for years, and roofs built in this mannercannot be set on firathrongh LHE CHICAGO -DAILY TRIBUNG: FRIDAY, STPTEMBER 4, 1874 5 = S T h for tho ‘intokogt of ‘prapogty-owners Lo domand thomand work for thumy _ : « R ) :{"l‘x:‘;lm'.’nm \mnluvv;uimu ‘ihe proropt fnsur- &hco ayatem, chiefly intorested ln tho-proventlan . y salon of tires? Tha inanranco-coni= ';:gle“n‘.‘ppi!ficy Tiave aproed $0 poy to the inaured Pl famago reaulting from firo, ond thoroby they Lavo pasmmed tho ontiro risk. Whoun proparty~ owner aro fully fmmured, an thoy aro pract eally, or as thoy gen~rally hollovo themselves ta bo, What intorcst linvo thoy In n firo deparimont, of » wator-supply, or nny other devico for provents ing or oxtinpuirhing fires? Thoy hnvo Lurued ovor all intorest in thasa thinga to the inourera;; and tho rosult s Just what should have boon an- ticipntod: uttor indifforenco olitho part of nmn—l jority of proporty-ownors in rogard to tho onro! ‘and presorvation of thoir proporty, an well a8 » gready donire on tha part of many to hava thelr propotty consumod, fn ordor to abtain tho full value thiorcof for whlch thoy hnve contractod, Y.t tho insuranco companlos rofuse to insuro snoch bulldings as thoy ohooso to rejeot; but, | whateyor thoy may determine to do, thoy owo it o the public, ns woll sa_themsalves, nob to in- gara bufldinge ar proporty of ony kind, in suoli a oy aa to rohn\-a ho owner from all risk, - This they aro now dolng, and, by doing so, thoy aro notoniy offeriug promiums for and indirocly occasioning fires, but they ‘aro_cronting that - difforonco {n the publie mind which laada to the abandonmont of oven the ordinary means of protection from disnatrous conflagrations, Tho remedy for thia state of things I in thoir hands, and {t is & very simplo ono. Tet thom ngroo, in their policies of insurance, to pay only threo-fonrths of tho lons or damngo oconalonad by fire, in any case, and thus compal tho assured to bear n part of tho risk. Buoh an ngreement would chango materially tho present pinn of flre- insurayco ; but tho recont fraquency and oxtont of deatructive fircs, tho rulnous rates of Erumlums for insuranco, and tho confossod inn- ility of the companiod to conduct tholr busi- noss with financial succoss, evan with their con- stantly shifting and ndvunclnfi rates, would soon: to admonish thom, nR well as tho publio, that thore is nood of a chango. W, H. W. TIE NEW FIRE-ATARM. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune? Stn: SBomothing likea thrill of dclight quiv- erod through my frame us £ perused your aitt- clo on tho abova anbjoct, aud visiona of n stead- ily-growing and firo-proof Chicago roso In pano- ramio array bofore my montal sight. . No moro t gront fireal” What a glorlona ‘proapect! Cit- jzons aud undorwriters, rejolco, and intonding inveators, quict your misgivinga. The tharmom- otor of comniorcial confldouco mmust risa and maintain & steady Indication hencoforth.’ But, at tho samo moment, tho brightnoss of the vision waa boclouded by tha thought that it would avail nothing if mot univorsally npplicablo sud.a Pliud. What sienifies it if my evory Toom ig + thermostatically ” pratacted, when:my noigh-, bor -is roveling” In tho Indilforence engon~ dored by past immunity and apparent security, end falla to adopt tha alarm? Can anything short of municipal law, and that moat rigidly on- forcod, bo dopondod on ?° If over thoro was & question on which Authority, Sclonce, and Iu- manity should lift. tholr united voicos over the olamor of tho solfish and indifferont majority, it is suroly on such a question as this; ' | 1 sincoraly and ardently hopo that, if this plan; of protoction bo found a practical rnd officient one, onough onlightment and public-apiritednces. oy bo found in our | 1ato withont delay on the matter. .Tho question; of Inrgor water-mainn may woll bo allowad to ro- tiro a littio until thoir being nocensary is sottled, Yours, ¥ * Bunst Our, —_—— THE REPUBLICAN OENTRAL COXM: IIITTEE, < The Repnblican State Central Committes mob in Parlor No. 27, Palmor- House, at 11 o'clock yostordsy forenoon. Tha following mombons wore in atiendance : At Large—Tuo Tlou, Oharlos B, Farwoll, Ohicago ;. P, 1L, Popo, Caito; Ghiarles 1. Tteof, Chil 3 Jamod 1, Clark, Matt cago oon s E. 0. Hamburghor, Springheld ; Johu W, Bunn, Springfiold ; Theodore 'Canisius, Au- X, 8. Toslor, Oloago, -~ - - © “Firat District—Charles IL. Ham, Chicngo, - Gecond District—P, A, Hoyne, Ohicugo, Finh District—W, O, 8nyder, Fulton, ‘Sixth Dintriet—Norman L. Byan, Amboy, Tentli Dratrict—Jotn D, liamilion, Carilitgo. Jleventh District—A, O, Mathows, Pittstield, Theclflh Uhn'_m—dnmuplfllx:hbldr,' Jacksonville, K uns ocal rom; Fourtéenth Distriet—3, an, Docatur. Fiftcenth District—f Darlow, BHlingliam, Bizteenth Diatrict—3, N, Tritt, Miltsboro, Leventeenih District—J, 1, Rinaker, Oarifaville, . liteenth District—GoJ. Burr, Murplysboro, Nneteenth Districi—Edward Bonhmn, Fairfield, dition to those wore tho following goutle~ mon, from all.the diatricta of tho Btate, who wore invitod to take pait in tho proceodings ¢ Firat Diatrict~~Soontor_John A. Logan, Root, thie Won, Joun B, Rice, W. K, Harper, O, 1fam, W, F, Palmer, L, Duboly, Frauk Glibart, Maj, Taylor, 3aj. Brockway, . Second Duatrict—A Ballsbury, Clark Lipe, W. Af, Ionugh=|n. Josoph B, lteymolds, *John Oluey, AL, onrall. Thira District—E, 8. Taylor, Louls Hchaffner, G, tho mottar bil any fire from without. Tho burn- ing of tho feli and tar on top would not ondan- er it in the least. I do nob now rocall what Enildlnnfl thoro ara in the city so covered, fur- ther thun that the building oif the southonst cor- norof Jaclkson and Btate stroots, bolonging to Chnrlea Toby, and occuplod by the HoweBowing- Machine Compeny, is_ono, and thore aro, also, sovoral in the North Division. In tho caoe of Blr. Toby's building, noarly the Domars, G. Cbasor, Charles Feldkaap, Fourth District—/the Hou, Stephen A, Lurlbut, Senator Canficld, . D.Towoll, W, . Allow, A, I, Bmith, G, A, Plringle. Sixth Distriet—J, W. Tompleton, Beventh District—The Hon, Franklin Corwin, @oorye Radeliffo, Menry Weolis, Jamoa Goodapeod, A: V. Marsuall, Eighth District—Tho Ion, J, G, Btrong, the Hon, Groeubury L Fort, e XNinth District—The Hon, J, Dartloro. Zonth District—Maj, 8. W. BlcClsughery, T. G. cost of making it thus securo ia soved overy yoar in insuraues, Tvery good building in the businoss portion of the city ought Lo bo o conatiuctod, and in addi- tion to this the floors should be similarly pro- tocted by an inch of mortar betwoon tho floor covering and tho mortar beneath, I yemembor to have Gono this niura than twouty yoars ago, and I havo never changed niy mind a8 to the value of minking both tloors and roofs, to this oxtont at least, fire-proof. A floor lying flat upon o bed |. of mortar will not burn, even if & bugko of conls wore emptied upon it, beyond the citouit of ho conty, aud for tha reasou that a firo will not burn unlees fod by oxygon from boneath, Therc era various wuys of partislly firo-proof- ing buildings, aud 1f vroperty-owners would ook a littlo more toward tho pravantion of fires, by & modorate oullay in this direction, thoy would save the smail extra oxpouse tou timea over in reduced insuranco rates as soon as this proctice becning goneral, Enropenns protect their bulldings by this sys- tom of partial five-proofing, and to nn oxteut that koops tho fires, if thoy have any, ontirely within eoutrol, and geuerslly conflnos them to the Luilding n which thoy originate. In convorsnbion with & gontleman a fow days nftor our late five, ho vomnrked that Lo owned business buillings in Chicago, sud also in the City of London, 'Thore, he kaid, Misinsurance onat hin 14 of 1 por cont, and hore it woutd cost him twelve or fiftepn times that smount. Our unn folly in building, aud tho bad systom of in- kurance practiced hero, bids faix to ruin us unlers the stiong arm of the law shall intorfero to sat. i G. P, RARDALL, ept. g, 1874, RD ITI0M IS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFIOE, To the Lidtor of The Chicapo Tribunes Stz The tollowing sppears i (o-day’s issuo of the Chicaga Times : Tt Riedel suot Williun Romor beforo Justico Mammil for twenty-two daya' servico an hur-tendor, 0O tho witiesot ol toutitied tht during his engzgoment with Romur ho worked steadily every day. fio0 6o tn tha morning until 6 o'clock ot night, On the eromeexaminstion it was learned that” Riedel wat ane of Lich's clerka; and that ho rceived hla pay. < diy il the tiw that hie worked for Romier, prosacittion vecovered 8§15 from Romer for lia cos; o 30w wouldu'L it bo fu order to refand to ity hat 7 e dvy avieh o draw on tho - sition that bo was vinployed in tho Clerk's oflies Theve ucver wes o man with the nane of Ernst Ricilel omployod iu thisofiico, nor any achor man, wnder why ockor wame, connected. Wt Homer's waloon. Buch are tho stuwtements; such tho chargos against au honest ofticor, which arg Isid daily beforo tha readers of the Zimes. s there no Jaw in the fand through which such infamons slunderers cun be Lrought to grief ? Enwiy Dauny, Chiuf-Deputy County Clork's Olco, Cirzeaao, Bopt, 9, 1974, FIRE-TNBURANCE, Zu the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bm: In a letter of Mr, Medill, published In Ty TRIsusE of the'iat inst, he shows that the fosurance companiea have it in thow power to conpol the owners of woodon buildings to put thew in 8 condition of comparativo eafoty as to fivo, nnd thoroby provent their. endangoring tho roul of theoity; aud that thoy may accomplish thin rosnlt by rofusing to insure snch buildings, unless thoy ure inensed with brick aud covered with cowent. Buch n couraa would no doubt be baneficin), but it would come far sbort of a remedy for tho dengers sud difficulties in which wo are pliced. What we need to counteract and romedy now I the mora) hazard (ns it has boou callod) which u porniclous and dofoctive syntom of flro-insur- unco had crentod. Whon thio wooden structuros sbrll huvo boou cased In, as thoy should be, thoy must atill be oarod for aud protected ; the ¥ire and Police Dopartment. muss be reorganieocd 3 sud an sbundant supply of water st ba ob- tulned, Bui how can theso and other mouns of waleky bo wcoured ¢ Ouly by making it clearly 0 Tayo. Eleventh District—Capt, Micasl Plggot, tho Ion, John Tillsou, : & Zueljth Listrict—E, 0, Hamburgher. “Thirteenth District—Tha Hon, D, A, Ray, tno Hon, John AMeNulta, "lvwnvlnrtimm Dintrict—The Ion. J, O, Cauuon, Jamed , Olack, Tifteenth District—=\, Tf, Barlow, Serenteenth District—¥, M, ‘Taylor, G, F, Prontz. Elghteenth District—Col, D, W. Minu. - Nineteenth Distriet—Thomias 6. Lidgeway, Gen. G. . Raumn, Tho mooting was called to order by tho Hon, 0..B. Farwell, Chalrmen of tho Btato Central _Committeo. Mr. Danicl Bhophard, Bocretary of the Com- mitteo, ofzciated in his property capacity. ‘Tho Obnirmen stated that, a8 the meeting waa merely for the purpose of considering- dotails of the camprign, in accordance with the platform ndoptod &t tho Ropublican State Convention, and not for the purposo of shaping a poliey, it would be quite uuneccasaty for tho roporiers to ro- main, Tho meeting was to bo strictly privato, The roportars secopted this polito invitation to leavo. « * _ Aftor their withdrawa), tho gentlomen prosent -dovoted thoirtalents to o dosultory debale over the minutim of the fall campaign.” Many little questions wero take up aud warmly dobatod. Bouator Locan snedo -his usual. speech, and was, as usual, hopoful aud incowprolionaible. Ho pmiu:!m] o grent victory,—tho uttor demoralizu- tion of all oppcsing oloments,—aud a mejorit of incradiblo piount, all of which was ap) ll\ududv. “I'lio Bonator did not sltudeto tho platform of iho party, oxcept by way of genoral roferonco. Bovaral othor spoakers dollvorad thomsclyes of small orations in a somowhut slmilar strahi, Tho appointmont of a \vorking Excentive Conumitice was_particularly urgod, the nominatioua to bo mndo by tho meating. The Exocutive Comumittee was 80 electad, ng follows: Charles B, M'arwoll, Churlcs 1f, Ilmmn, Joha W, Bunn, W. N, Brainard, V. IL Barlow, Ldward Bouham, A, C. Mathews. Aftor somo furibor talk of n bighly unlmpor- tant character, tho mocting, at half-vaat 1 o'clocls, adjoutned snbjoct to cull. - : Tho Lendquarters of the Republican party in this city are lcentod In Room No. 26, Palmior I{‘mmo.r Dan, Shepard i8 the presiding gonius thereof, - &y L 3 THE LICENSE QUESTION. A woek or 5o ngo, Blnate's Attorney Iloed re- ceivod tha following letter from tha ofllcera of tho Woman's ‘'emperanco Unions of the Town of Provigo.: ©. Lty g, Si's Atorne: DEAR I Thicro o ariaen u necossity, by the e- tion of cortotu parilca in this county, thil'ch opiafon . abould L givon publicly by sn uitorivy queliiied, and in whom the peapla hiave confidenco, apon tho consti- tutionality of tho proviso, and the axfent to which it in pronibitors, cntalned 1h Bea, 3 of tho e xolutin ctably of thia Sta N to, and upproved by tho Govarnor 11l yon, thurefore, be kind cnough to gve us for publeaiod yaueapition won il o g 4 ufureahd s and alvo, it ponnalty, I nuy, atuchios (o 0 act of eny Hoard'of county oiticers granting o l- consa 0 koep'y dramthop within the Yocatiea mienie floned nwakd provivo; wid also for geanting licoses 10 towi witea tlioy liavo authority nador eald Ho. ;. o petltlonce dovs nut secute n maforiby of the VoL Of the town I Which (1o drum-abop {4 to Lo Busaxnaie Tuatonkn, Lrouldont, LA B, Nuowy, Vieo-Prosilont, Comtuia M, Tilaroien, Swrotary, Work Sl L Woonuyp, Sccratury, ! mparuuca vt S By Usidous of Froviso, Ta tho sbovo Mr, Reed makes the following roply 1 11 Sumnnah Thalcher an oman' Tawmperunca Unione of l;’u:;::?. Aeirs e£ e Wi Laviea: Your request in writing for my opinion concerulng the conutitutionallty of tho provieo to Bea, pogo 203 of vol, 8 of Urom® Htulutus, ntitlod Liconscs," 1 receivad, I have nadoubt’ but that anch provise 14 constitutioual, Any licouss geauted Ly any Board in violatiou of adel provis fs uill and Yvoid, and no proleclon totus holder thercof, 1fa 52 Common “Couneil to legie~ | Jamed P. - ensn e 30 1y any Gaunty Tivaxa tn’ A evin i “Doard lia power Lo : grint wiioraj atich 8AMo, |Lbut whore tho applieant. thoreior daot nob Tosont il Tloard o ipetitlon * signod n mojorily of thio legal qotors of tha town, slevtlon -precinet: or ‘dlstrict, su provided fu o first'part of #ald Bac, 3, T ntn of the opinton that auch liconso fa o protoction o tho haldor iliereof Wil tho sano o res yoked, You niso ask me, “\What ponnlty attachen, any, & Hio nct of any Hotwd of eanty BNcers muti= ing fconncs for & dranuatiop within thia loeslities m tiuned in anld proviso to raid 8co, 32% Thore ls no penalty provided by law it auch n case. Any Doard ‘woutd undonbtaily correct any flatako of that charac~ tor if thio mame wan brougiit o fla- nintico, swl would not grant thio, liconas jny tho frst inatanco f 1t was made swaro of {ho fuct that the ll]\L)llmlnl camo within thio provino to aaid See. 3, Youra ‘respcelfull Onanves 11, Rxxp, Blale's Attorney, . NINTH-WARD OITIZENS' OLUB, The Oitizens', oud . Taxpayors’ Indepondont Olub of the Ninth Ward mot lnat ovening at the corner of Morgan and Polk. mtreots, Tliomas Koating in tho ohalr, and W. 0. Ross acting as Socrotary, ' Tho ‘minutes of tho last mooting woro road aud approvod. Tho namoy of the mombars of tho Exeontive Committoe of Fifty who ‘had not reported wai rosd, ” 3 i The * Mr. Frozlor wantod the names of the membors of tho Committoo from the Tenth Prooinct read, and théir rosidonces announced, ** The Bocrotary- informed -the- gentloman that tho list bad boon publiahod,.snd that,.by tho re- quost of the Committeo, his namo had' boon orased. " £ s ¢ Mt. Frazior said ho was glad'of tho action of tho Committee, and -amid ories of **sit down," &o., insisted upon his right to bo hoard snd ronpocted. - e it T 6 Tho Secrotary thon moved the nppointment of & committeo of thrao to socuro o bl for tho use of tho Club, Tho motion provailod, and tho fol- lowing_gontlomon woro appointed: Jamos L, Caulfild, Gharles Stiuo, aud Thomas Jordun, Mr. Frazior wanted to know hy hia namo lind boen erased, if this movo: waa indopendent of party, Tho gontloman,was intorruptod in his ro- ‘marks with crics of *put him out,” ¥ arrast him & a vagrant,” &g, &o., which lod'to a great doal of confusion, and tha oxchnnge of harsh words potweon Mr, Lawlor aud tho apoaker. i Mr, McKeown wantod to know if the Glub had any constitution and by-laws, and if so, ho wantod to hoat thio'same read. 7 * Thin led to,n eross-firo botweon tho Chair and Mr, MoKoown, which .waa anything but good- oatured, . ¢ Pty = . Mr, Edgoworth thought tho Executive Com- mizteo ought to draw np a conatitution and by- aws and seouro & pormonent - place for maoting. 1Ho eaid tho Club hind been organized for o pur- poso, and & groat doal of Work was boforo it. Ho thought thoro would bo no difionlty in ralsiag, | funds to maot the oxpensos of the Club if it was: ance_ orgnnizod as it should ba, Ho wonld con- tribute his suaro. t T AR 12 > - Mr. Mokoown was in favor of renting the hall now ocoupied. . iR | - Tha Qommittce -to.soouro a hall was: thon tn. strustod to wait upon Mesars, O'Briou & Burna, | and- ascortain- what' they would charge for tho hnll now oceupled. B _ Mr, Lnwlor, baing callod for, sald he bad no | | of making o speech, and Lad hoped -tho mooting would bo devatod to.businesaslono. - Ho would not .consent. to.apeak at.all bat for tho .&.groat deal - of - bickering - Lnd- ‘alroady ) .- The Club was-organizad In tho intoress. . of the-ward; and pot'of suy fudividunl, Ho waa { satisflad thot thero wora not losa than sovontoon | i residonts: of tho ‘ward * roady to nacrifico . thomsalvos as Aldermon at tlio cosning oloction: + Ho wau not » candidatofor “ofics of _any Lind, {and did not wish to bo fio considerad. - Tlo hopod fMed n'bill agapict ‘Gonrga ' M, Darnard et Adsignons, aud Willinn 11, ITart ol al., rortoc of tho Boston, Idrétord. & lirle Railrond Coa- pany, to anforce a lien. on iho propacty. Ths dofandants filed n domurror on to 2 of Soplom- ber following, nud to-dny Judgo Shinloy haa giv- on a docislon nuaaining tho domurrar CORIMINAL. ORIMINAL -GOURT. Y Judge Gary conveonotl coust nk the usual honr, and the.Grund Jury roturned two tudiotments,— ono agaivst Josoph Grognskio and John Bwoe- noy, and tho other against Thomas Bluncr and 3.D. Loo, Theso bills woro for obtaining mon- -0y by thio envolopo and throo-card-monte gamed. J. R. Towneend, who was commitiad to jall on a'caplna nd satisfaclondum, filed hio potition for awrlt of hapeas corpus, Tho writ was issuoil ond cago hoard. by tho Court, and taken under advisament, It appeara that thoprisonor rofusod to pay his villago rosd-tax at South Lvanston, upon the ground that It was unconatitutional, whioreupon Lo was brought bofore Justico Iun~ toon, who fined him 84 nnd coste, and on rofus- ing to sdttle the fine Lo was committed. Judgo gn;y will rondor his decision [n tho matter Mou- ny. A Noxt wonk th whon tho trial of }i : THE POLICE COURTA. ‘The following offeuders woro disposed of yos« torday in tho North Bide Polico Court for dizor- dorly conduct: John Mauger, Bili; Detrick Manger, 816 August Mullor, §15; Morris Rein, 810, and Audrow Johuson, 4. Justice Maufmnon contiiued the following casos yosterday: Jamos Langden, Georgo lar- rigon, and Gaorge Frooman, larceny, Ut tho 10th inat,, boll 8600 onch; Willlam Reimbow, riot, tn to—dnr, ‘batl $300 hanry Bmith, larcony, till tho 10th [nst., bnil $300; and Ionry Grozonir, obtaining goods undar falso protousos, till to- morrow, bail £800. v A houso of {ll-famo koept by n nogro woman named Mar( Bnflw, at No, 80 Weat mu slroot, was “pulled” Wodnosday might, snd Mary Rusk, Ada Smith, nnd a man named Juling Wilkio wero arrostod with hor ag inmnton of tho cutablishment. On being bronght Lofore Jua- {loo Boully yestorday, thoy tool a change of venno to Justico Boydon, who inflicted a fitio of $20 on tho mistross, 85 onchon tho two womon, and 87 on tho man, who i3 tho most dograded of the wholo party, Tobert Mnlcom is » disorderly individual, and for tho paat few daya bas beon roaming aronnd the vicinity of Hawthorne avenuo, noar tho Gna Worka, socking whom ho might dovour. Yostor- , day ho was introduced to Justico Kauftnann, and roquested (o give o renson for hix disorderly ba- | lavior, and aldo Lo account for. making throats |t do’ violence to ono of his botler-bohaved nolghborsa, © T'his hio was unablo to da to tho sat- ! infagtion of tho Justice, who, npon tho olarge \af alsorderly, sent him to tho Bridowell for sixty i days, and in addition theroto inflictod a fino of 1§26, On tho Inttor chargo of muaking throatn, iKaatmaun deemod 1t advisablo to placo im un- {dor pence-bonda of $400. ; . Jamos Ludwig, n Iad 14 voars of age, is going D thio bad fant, Ho was brought bolore Justico ‘Boydon yesterday on cnmplnfnc of his fathor, Touis Ludwig, wito is n fowelor at- 651 Archor *ayonue, charging him with the lrn‘mm]y.I of o gold" ring, whioh Lo took from o nhop of his siro and Txn‘ncd for a fow dollars. With o view of send- ng tho youth to tho Reform Behool the Justico Tield liim ovor to tho Criminal Court in bonds of £200. Alr: Dudwig, the fathor of the youthful ‘eulprit, thon aworo out & warrant_for tho arreat of H, Livingston, the ownerof tho loau ofiico, Jmm Jury will bo impanoled, 1 oanos will bogin, 1that, nt the- futuro meotingn.-of _the Olub, ho wonld be excusod ‘from. sponking, exprossing a ‘{lm!&unce to liston to ths views of “oldor resi- | |douts, ! i a oy i MRy ""3r. Toynolds, bolng called, sald that, although not & mombor of _the Clab, ‘his sympathios wara | with the work, o hopod to seo;it go forward, | and ho would gladly subscribo to jta rules and afd it all in bis power,, Ho believed' it irould'bo | boneficinl to.the ward and the city. - Wi i " The Obnir then invited ali prosent whohad not- roviously joined tho Club to come forward and oin. ~ About twenty reapanded.. 5 This being through vwith, tho mesting wae found to bo in the posseasion of o rabble of half- grown boya. All effort to silonéo them was in vain, nnd it was found neceasary to adjourn for. ono wook., = 5 . e — BAILROAD NEWS. MEETING OF TIE GENERAL FREIGIT AGENTS. ‘The sovoral Frolght Agents of the Wdstern and Bouthwoatern railroads hold o meeting yos- torday morning at tho Grand Pacific Hotol for tho purpono-of fixing minor disoropancios in rates. ‘Thoe following gentlomen wora prosorit : A. A, Tolmadgo, General Buporintendont Atlan- tic & Pacifio Rallroad; W. B. Arthur, 'Goneral Superintendent 8t. Louis, Kaneas City & North- orn; Robert Harris, General ‘Suporintendent, and . R. Wadsworth, Genoral Agent, Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Raflrond; H., H. Court- wright, Ganoral Frolght Agent Hanaibal & Bt. Josoph Railroad ; Jamea Smith, Gonoral Frolght Agout Chicago -& Alton Rallroad; . M, Btan- ton, Gonoral TFroight . Agont. Springfield & Southonstern; J. A. Hill, Gonoral Freight Agent Atlanto & Pacio; A. O. Burt, Goneral Froight Agont 8¢, Louis, Kansas City & North- orn; J, B. Cook, Gonoral Freight Agonb Poort Pokin & Jncksonvillo; Louws: Viels, Goner Freight Agent Ohicago, Rock fsland & Dacifle ; J. Q. A, Boan, Genoral Freight Agoent Ohlcapo, Burlington & Quinoy Railroad ; J. C. McMullin, Gouoral Buperintendent Chicago'& *Alton Tail- rond, and A. Mitchell, General Superintondent Tllinois Central Railrond, - Beaides the compar~ ison of ratos and the fixing of minor discropan- ciog, nothing was dona excopt the passing of & resolution to abido by the arbitrary rates docided 1pou on the 15th of last month, Bome changos in tho clasuifications woro also made, : . NEW SHOPS AND MODND-HODER. Tho Baltimore, Vittaburg & Ohicago Raflroad lot the coutraots for o now round-honso, black- smith-shop, aud machine-shop yestorday. Theso buildings will be ercoted nt Bouth-Chicago, and will bo of n very wsubstantinl charactor. " Tho round-liouso will havo'sixtoon stalls,’ and will in time bo nnlnrqod to’ twonty-cight. The binck- smith-shop will bo 104x70 feet and 18 fook Ligh, ‘Che machine-shop will be 116x70 and two storios bigh, Tho moson work hoa been awarded to Ald. M. B. Bailoy, of this city, and tho carponter work to John W. Garroy, of Now York, All these buildings must boe finished by the st of No- vomber. 3 COTTING DOWN EXPENOES. The FEeeniny Wisconsin of the 2d says: Tho Clicago, Bilwankeo & 8t, Paul Itallrond hna iraued an order cutiing down tlio forco of employes i tho wmuobine-shops nbout 40 por cent, This I8 dono owing to tho dullness of the season, Tho receipts of wheat ure rapldly falling off,—cars aro not necded,— theroforo tho manufacturo Las to o large degree coased ; consequently many of the workmon xre {0 bo dlschurgod, Should tho busineza contintis Iu its present state, other dopartmenta will bo reduced. 1n olher words, tlie Compeiry proposcs to manago Lo road: exictl ann busineas firm manages ita affafrs, That s, (¢ ‘Dnnines densuds it workmon in sufiiciont nurbors to fill the demand will be employed ( it thero Is noth- ine for workmen to do, workmei yill bo dirchargod, ‘Tho mansgers stuto that tho * Yotter LIl Is entiro- 1y reaponaible for (his, and-thelr reasoutug scews very conclusive. . TRE FLINT & PERE MARQUETTE RAILVIOAD. Tho Bagiunw Courier hus a long articls con- cérning tho Flint & Poro Marquetto Railrond, from which tho following is nn extract ; 1 During the month of July the Company paid canceled $48,000 of itg h{ld- nt n{’flfl’lé‘a‘l‘:m‘l:]‘:l‘ “I'ho tofal paymenta and cancijfatious of bouda frowm January 1 to July3l, utiounts i tho sggeegato o $130,- D00, W hero rounatue outstendinc of 1s Teut orlen of $160,000 boud fsauied but $7,000, and of tho $300,009 vecond gerios, §43,000; or bt $93,000 of tho cntira 980,000, Tlobsyanca of tioso will probably ba paid wud cangalad quring this year, . Liis Qompeny own sorlytin Incemolives, tilely pansengor-cars, besldes platform, stocl, aud box-cory noceseury Lo do tho businees of tho road, Among the Imprayements worlhy of nute, which Navo bouil mado by tho Gompsuy, ds & dam across Annkegon River at Evart, ot o cost to_ April, 1874, of $13,850.99, Tho dam wus constructed at'a polnita milound o half below tho rallrond bridge whero the riyes 13160 feet wide, rulaing tho water in (ho poud 8 feed boove tho ordinary helght and furnlshing Loouis ing capacity for 20,000,000 feet of logs, ‘Tho dam alsg fagui:hes Water power which must eyontually prove of fbuniondo valus to Evaxt fn w manufactuviug yolnt of viow, ‘ Tha work of ralsing about 8 milea of the F tho By ity Divisio, Whlch n miblact &5 bvociiom during {ho spring fecshets, was commencod by tho company last yuar, skt willuo completed this seison, Au_naditfonal roundbouso In Hagluaw, capablo of Tiousiug twelve locomolives, oracted” ut tlia oxpenso of $H4,613,14, liaz been compleltod. Yllio wor'k of comploting the maln line from Xeod Qity to Ludington, u* distaneco of 48 miles, 1a fn progs ross, and tho fren hins already boon lafd 10" mifles ‘west of Hood Clty, 1t s oxpeetod tho wholo dittsuco will o completwd 1hls aoason, s tho road=bod and brldgos liuve already beon completed, Tho Company havo Juzt Anlshed in Saginaw & build. ing for oftices, locited on tho corner of Washinglon avonte and Tiiscola strosts, and at onco attracty” tha eye of tho atranger by ita subatantial and handsome appearance, 10 18 o brick etructuro with s front on Wanhilugton scroet of 70 foot, It iy threo stariea and anenient 4n hoight, with stous froat, 'fho malu entratieo ia In the' front centre up & Hight of fron sdeps, The bullding I hoated by wleami, and the #ovordl oflicos 3 ulll‘:ed. of oro substautislly and elogantly fur. MANTFORD & TRIK HULT, Tosron, Bept, §,—In May, 1872, Biduey Dillon | tlon was unneceseary. which ia nt No. 183 Honth Olark streot, for viola- tion of the city ordmanco in recoiving goods from a miuor. Thornontor Ludwig is detormined to “proscouto Liviogston to the. Dittor ond of ~ tha Inw, for his conduct ho offers inducoments to lods to commit misde- meunors, which, if persisted in, wlil evontually Jand them in‘tho Penitontiary. Tho pawnbroker and monoy-lender was brought beforo tho Jus- tice, aud insisted that ho transncted his businoss \“on tho square.” As 1o one quostioned it, al- though many doubted It, his yoluntary informa- T'he hearing of Lis cagy ~wag continued till tho 8th jpst., and ho was held undor bonds ot $200, on his own rocognizauce, for his appoaranco. 1 Henry Btapling is apposod to paying rents for tho mansion on Archer avenuo, near Wontwortlh, in which ho rosidas, and,ns o was about moving ont, Lis landlord waited on him Wednoaday in order to colloct tho amount duo, At this indig- nity offered this fllustrions descondant of tho house of Stapling, he soized an_fron bar and started for tho aforcanid landlord, whoso namo is Diso, and who rasides at tho"corner of Tifty~ third_and State stroots. Mr, Diso couoluded that disorotion wss tho belter part of valor, and “lbout.” In the nftornoou Dise called on hin tenont with a distross warraut and do- mandod immediato paymont of his ronts, Stap- ling, on receiving this'sccond call from the por- sovering Diso, soizod an ax which was lying in roximity to his hand, aud sgain ho wont for Ir. Digs, At this ungentlemanly conduct on tho part of his tonant, the landlord sworo out a war- rant beforo Justics Boyden for hils arrest on the chargo of assautt with intont to do bodily injury. | Yestordaymorning ho was bronght beforo Justico * Bpydon, who, aftar hoaring tho ovidanco of tho oaso, concludod the matter would bear investiga- tion'by the Grand Jury, and thereupon held him to tho Crimiual Courtin bonds of 8i00; Bail waa furnished with G, Pottgolser sy surety. | BIBCELLANFOUS. . Josaph Jordau is a bolligoroat *busdriver, and #omo weoks ago hio was arrosted on complaint of . Miohaol Conway, a West 8ido car drivor, for agsnult whili intont to do bodily ‘injury, and was haulod up bofore a Polico Justica aud fined $30. On the 19th of last month ha ropeated tha oMenso, and was rearrcsted on the sune charge 1 nnd taken before Justico Boydon, and from thovo took o charga of venue to Justica Hinsdalo, who , coutinued tho heariug of the caso till yestonlay. Sinco that time Jordan hos persistodin making himbolt Qocldely obuoxious and disagrec. able to ovary ome with whom Lo chanced to como -in_ contact, and finally ho was for tho third time arrestod, and yesterday Justica Scully took a **hack " at him, oud_fined tho irropressiblo *bus driver 7 for disorderly conduct. 1n tho afternoon e pub in s appearsuca before . Justice Hinsdalo to answor to tha change of venue from Justice Boydon. 'That Justico dismissed the charge lodged against him on the 19th of lant nonth, on :lhu‘s:flumu thnt the chargo of disorderly for .which Scully flnod him 87 covered tho ohnargo for which hie was befors him to answer. Immodiatoly after this docision of Justico Lfingdale, Conway swore out n peace warrant boforo Justico Van's Woud, on_tho grounds that since the 19th ‘of July Jordan bad throntoned at divera timen to end his (Conway's) earthly existonce, aud stated that ha feared Jordan would slark ou't on tho war-path, and put his throats into oxce.i« tion, inasmuoh au b at prosont has tho abiYiy to do o, 'Ihe warrant was placed in the hasidy of Constablo Klyn, who will look after the ilan- garous Jordan to-day, and Van 't Woud will thon x him by placing his bonds to keop the ‘poace ut o Oguro so bigh that Mr, Jordun will cor iolude {6 b fituro conduot hiwsolf bl u docont man, —— PRERSONAL. The Rav. William 11. Hare, Misaionary/ Bishop of Niobeara, is ot tho Bhorman Houso. Tho ITon, J, G. Cunnov, of- Tuscoly, IIl., is regiatored at the Grand Pucifio, 0. B. Goodyoar and family arrlved luara yosdor- day, after an oxtendod sojourn in Lviope, nud aro atoppiug at tho Paclflo. Mra. Aunlo Ladd, wifoof J, 11, Las 1d, of Lima, Ind,, and mother of Mra. Sanford X.owis, of this city, died o the 1st'inat., after s 1f.ng aud puiv- ful {lluoss. Justico Maloos I8 slowly recovt wing from his long and sovero illnoss, but ic vyl bo several dnya yot Loforo Lio will bo able, . to rosume his Autics, Until that time, hioway or, Justice Wid- whip will proside nnd dispose of business in that gontloman's ofiice. Qeorgo R, Herivon, recontly appointod o eadob to Wost Doint by tho Ilon, ., B. Rtoe, Lian pasu- od his prollminary oxamination, and hoon admit- ted to tho Acadomy. Oub of a‘class of ilfty- twvo, thirty-ous wore rojected, Berivon stood fourth on tho Jist, and wag iha only ono out of | lvo eandidatos from IDmdis who pussod, Tha Rov. D. Bglinton Barr, of Now Yorlk, agent of tho Unlied Btatey Military Post Litor- | ury Assoeintion, artived in Cllcago yostorday, | Dbearing lottors of reconsmondation from proini- nont geutlomon in Now Yorl, During his stay Me, Barr will preeent tho eause of the Associn- Lion in this city, mud will explain tho oluracter af tho work undartukon ju botslf of tho wmoral litorary, aud yoligiows intorost of tho Unitod | Staton nrmy, aud the noglected puaple living in tho vieinity of tho military posts, TUE JON, UV 31'0ULT.O0H, formerly af thio Unitod Ktates, now of Tondon, Lngland, lu rogistonud ab_ the Paimor 1fouso, A B Yo 1 w. Dickinson, tho *J. W, ‘Iuinung roportor saw the ing, asd hm}tba following briof, but ewinently | sutlefaciory, conversation with bhm T.—Mr, McCullgeh, it is _rumored or stafed that you bava boop toudprod tho Begrotaryelip Eaullnmnu lunt evon-: | of (ha 1mited Bintes Tronsury. Is thers any trutly dn it ? e Mr. MeGulloch—Nono whatover—nok a partl-| clo of foundation. Naver thonght of-1t, You can sy ns much, 1f jt plensos-you. 6 will bo snoi. from the' foregolng roply, thab Me. MoCallozh hns no idon of shuilling oft o rolden anil of & hanker} to asiume the glittorlng clining of o ‘Lransarer. JIOTER ATIMVALS, Sherman—A. 1t, Manning, look Island ;- Dr. J.'W. Tosoburgh, Ifamilton’s diew, Longfollow, Bouton ; 1, P, Underwood, NowYorlc; Oharles; L. Applogato, Now York 1{ Or:{:b. T.co Math- own, Nan _I'ranclsco § Iro W. _Ellet, Topokn, Kan. . . . Tremonl—] Jordan, Olfawn s ‘Dr. M. K. liiles, Rapldss Gk _ I MoKibbin, .Now York;' J. G. Butlor, 8t. Louln; A. K, iTale, Ann Arbor, Micli, ; Jacob Dick sud Thomaa Redmont, Quin- oy, L3 W. B, . IInlo, Eugland; 0. O. Shor- it Dunlon{ J, Woloott, Montrenl; Ada C. Bweot, Lombard, IIl, Palmer Louse—W. H. Bloolo, Appleton; Wis.; IL H. O, Danwoody, Unitod Btates Army; 0. 0. Gilman, Towa 3 Darrler, Uanton, 1ll,; Bamuel Gardinor, \Juh- fugton, . 0.3 Col. Williany Wright, Dotrolt; M, B. A, Turlbut, Bolvidoro, 1ll.; Hon. . Corvin, Porn, Ill. ¢ J. 0. Thomas, Omnha W. M. Donn, (vmiufcon. D, 0.j John L. atoholdor, Doston; I, 1L Carpentor,” Now ork, . . . Grand Pacific—J. D. Daven- ort and D. G, Bluce, England; E. I, Dorby, oston: I\ A, Shale, Rochostor; P. . .Stude- bakor, Bouth Bend; O. 'I. Thompson, North Adams, Mass, ; A. B. Loet, Grand Rapids; Maj. 8now, Tingland ; Obarles W, Ollsbee, Caesapoli A.V.'II. Carpontor, Milwaukeo; D, G. Fort, Oswogo, N. Y.: W. I Goodino, Colorado; E. 0., Luor, Oloveland; 3L Turpor, Vickeburg, Miuw.; L. M. Johnson, Now York; James B, Kolly, Now Yorlk. —_— THE OITY-HALL. Tho City-Colleotor yosterday rocoived $29,000 on cliy taxos Tho Finauca Cominittea of tho Common: Coun- it will meot a6 10 & m. to-day. - The Committee an Btroots’ and Alloys will meot at 8 o'clock this aftornoon, Tho trisl of tho Could, Silsby, and Amoskoag ongines, which wes to have takeu place this morning, was poatponed, on sccount of tho rain and wind, to next Baturday mornivg st tho samo timo and place. L g o Committos o Tiilronds ‘agatn falled to Bocure o quorum yostordsy aftornoon. Honlth-Onicer Roid roports that on oxamina- tion of tho diseago which has appearod among cows in the southwestorn part of (ho city, hols ot the opiuion that it 18 whatls known na'.tho ‘Toxan cattlo disonso, It fs not known whethor 1lio disense will .provo dangerous or not, a8 no now cases havo as yot beon reported. Tho trials of firemon which wore before tho Bonrd of Polico yesterday woro pogtponed to Baturday, on sccount of the TLillio Reos trial, which ocoupied ¢ho larger portion of tho .aftor- noou. 4t R s Tho Board of Pablio Works yestorday awarded tho contract for \J!lfldll:F- tlio Lincohi stroot on- glnn houso, tower, and iron’ root osmploto, to ohin_1. Doulin, for £11,20%" Tt may bo sdded thiat 3Er. Donlin is one of . tho contractors in thiv city thut paya Liio mon prompily. For tho con- stiuction of .noarly 71,000 feot sowerago, tho Bonrd - awarded contracts ‘s follows: West Di=* vinlon, Jolin Dufly, two awards of $11,177.83 nnd 12,101.01," 'Bouik Division, W, AL"Doe, 811,~ 59185 ; Miohnol -McNicholas, $7,204.50; L. Seanlas, ©2,375,5, Wast Division, J. 7. M Nicholas, $11,431.40;..W, . Cartor, $20,600.20; Simon 1Ialiban, $8,119,62; Dickoy & Co,, 88,- 812,255 Lyons & Boanlan, $0,842.50; Ofinrlod Overackor, 12,420, GENERAL NEWS. The members of the First Rogimout of Minois Infantry will moot av the, Tromont Mouse this ovening. i Tha Prosbytorian Ministerial Assoiation will resumo fts rogular moetinga Monday, in tho Presbyferian rooms, at 10:80 o'alook, - A mooting of the Bosrd ot Governors of tho ‘Woman's Ilospital of the State of Iilinois will ko hold thin evoning, nt the residence ot Mr, J. L. Juines, No, 620 Mioligon aveuuo, . All membors of the Knights of Pythias aro- roquosted to meot with Cosmopolitan Lodgo No. ©, this ovoning, st Grand Lodge Hall, coruer of * LoSalle and Adams stroots, for the purpose of arranging o roception to bo tendered P, G, O, J: J. Hoaly, on his roturn from Europo. Tho Y. M. O. A. noonday" prayer-mooting to- day will bo bold in the Methodist Church Block, uniting with the Indio' all-dey temperance mocting. J. W. Dean will conduct the exorcisos betwoen 12 and 1 o'vlook. ' fhe number of applicanta for work at tho Froo Employmont Burean, No. 145 Fifth avenue, is vory rgo just now. Boys aud businoss-men are a4 numerous a8 laborera and meclinnica. A meoting of tho Republicans of tho Eighth Ward wna summoned for last evoning at No, 883 Blue Island svenne. The hall had beon engaged for that purpose, but no Ropublicans mads their appoaranco. . An attompt was made te_burglarizo the com- mission house of L, S, Chase & Co., No. 133 Sonth Wator street, night bofore last, but the }Jmavus wora scarod off liefore obtsining any a0ty. About 600 Mennonites arrived in this city yes- tarday morning, by the Michigan Southern and Pittsburg & I'ort Wuyno Railroads, and loft shortly after for Dakota py the Chicago, Bur- Miugton & Quinoy Railrond. A man named Potor Prendergast foll overa railing fnto & basemont on Fifth ayenuo, be- tween Inrison and Polk stroets, and dislocated ono of his hip-boues, The accident oconrrod last ovening. Albort Licbonatatn fell from the platform of & moving _train of onrs on tho Michigan Central Taddroad, smsmrdny mornlng, near Van Buren stroet, and had his right brokon in two placea. 1o wos remaved homo, No. 833 Droirio avenue. Tho temporaturo yostorday, a8 obsorved by Mangase, optician, undor Tue IninuN: Bm!dluf. was: In the shado, at 7 8.m., 59 dog. Fahr 10 8, 0., G0_dog; 12 M., 61 dog.; 8 p. M, G0 dogs; G'py ., 63 dog.; and B p. m., 67 dog. “Property-ownera fn tha block bonnded by T\\‘unfiv-ufilth and Thirtioth ntroots and Prairio and Mdinn ayonuos aro requested to meet tha Committes of Stroots and Alloys on Baturday evouing at 73 o'clock, at houso No, 1852 Pralrio avenue, to cousult 33 toopening an atley through snid block. Tho voting for the gold-hoaded cane ab tho Moly Family Fair, on Morgun atroot, s going on vigorously. Mr, Cowiskoy stood ahond dur- ing n considerabla portion of last evening, but tho fricnds’of Col. Cleary camo forward toward tho cloae, aud placod him' ten votes ahoad. Tho doputation appointed by tho Caundisn X’mnhy(c\'# to wvosagato the “affnira of the Seotel Prasbyterion Church will arnye hioro on uorday noxt, It i oxpeatad thoy will take im- modiuts action rogarding tho posscasion of tho church. o Times is ogain in troublo. Mr, John \\'fllfl).gr No. 260 bgtr:uu streot, proposas £o 810 W. T Sitorey for libel, luying damagos at $100,000, “f'lia llcgad libal is contained in an articio pub~ iulied i thnb paper a fow doys ago rolutive to tho Hoyno-Glover invostigation. N 4 D, Walsh & Co,, No. 164 ‘Clnrlg streo hn{'uahl:mhllahud tho Lumborman's Directory, containing n full lik of manufacturors and denlers, lumbor comtnizsion mon, )1lhuiun-muh‘|, ote,, aud nlgo tho rules of tho Lumbormon's Toned of Prade, rulos of iuspeotion, foes, ote. 1t s » usoful nud compaot buok. . Whitflold, of No. 577 Buttorfiold stroot, ,,i‘,ii‘im‘s"l‘, ‘Borgoaut Fitzpatriok, yostorday, that £ young muan numod Thomas Duly outiced hor fitlo d-yenr-old deughter into an unfinisb Imilding, No. 803 ‘Chirty-frat stroat, aud at- templua to ontrngo lior, 'ho ohild was sovoroly injured. Duly eseaped nrvost, 0. T. Coolt, » asloon-kaopor at No. 68 North Aun streat, actomptod suieldo ag 12:00 ‘1 m, yeas Ly shooting himweif. ‘Cho Lnll pased hiough the tleut tomple, inflicting o wouud Whicli will probnbly prove_ fatal, Cuok lias & yifo und four uhildren, Na causio has boan g wlggnod for the nttempt ot self-destruction, bub it way probably peountary ombarrassmonts. John I:}vh\ King, baving recuporated from lilg u rdnons dutios of tho past fow_ wonths aud re- turned from his lake trip to Oauads, will now to s Opora-TIall, on'tho West Bide, cornar of, Madizon stroot and Bisliop court, Bundny sftor~ _noon, at ball-prat 8 o'clockz, All tivo fnvited to allond. Au ndmittanco foo of *10 oontn will bo rfilhfistfid at tho door to dofray the oxponsea of 0 linll. Tho Grond Juty resamod thelr investigations sentorday morning at 10 o'clock, After o shiort Somian of mtout bl on- hou oy ropelred 10 tho Oriminal Qourt-raom, whero Judge Qary woa ~in Gaiting, ood roturned ndiet- mouts ogalnst two monte-game scouudrols, W] wore tried o fow dayn bofore % Juatioes -of tho Vosca and finod 0 cagos wero appontod to the Oriminal Qourt, Stata’a-Attorney Reod talks of rondlng _thom to the Ponitentiary, Tho investigntions ns to Lribery -mon%mn County Comminslonern havo boon completed, and & _committeo of throo is now at work proparivg a roport, whioh will o prosented to the Court to-morrow morning. A torrifio oxplosion ocourred at 7:80 o'olock youtordny morulug. Tho switch-engine Mooso, of tho Northwestorn Railway, waa slanding on tho traok nt- the intorscetion of Union and Bix~ toonth streots, when her boiler suddenly ex- ploded. Tho engino was torn to piecos, and frogmonts woro blown in all dircctions. Frod- corick Btrou, o Gorman, 70 yoars old, was atruck on tho head by ono of tha flyipy missllos, aud fatal- y injared, Fla waa romovad to bin homo, No. é Luko stroot, and ot Inst acconnts was still alive. Tho engineer, Comelius Flahorly, and tho firomnn, Jnmon Spain, woro slightly acatded, and had &' very marrow escape from -instanf donth. An investigation of tho couses which lad to the oxplosion will bo made. A 15-yoar-old boy, namo nunkndwn, .had a nar- row oscape from ‘donth_on Htate ‘stroot, noar Madison, yostordsy. In alighting from a sireot-car he foll to the ground, and rollod botwoon tho whools - of . snother esr olng m aa opposite dircction. The grnlma wora © ot onco applled, which atoppad tho whools, ond had tho offact to push Lim'out of the way. In his éfforts Lo escapo under the oxcitomont of tho momont, ho rolled back and-bonenth another car in motion: The brakes wore again appliod with tho samao rosult, Tho boy camo out without a scar or bruise, nud wwas so dolighted that ho could not bo dotained for on futerview, + WASJINGTON NEIGITS, . Tho Romaa Catholies arc pushing the work on tholr convont, having commenced this weok on (o west par of the churchi-building, intonded for o rosldouco for tho Bonedictine Sinters. It will be of tlio samo sizo of the church alrondy finishod, and will sdd about $16,000 to tha cost of tho building. @il ¥ QG " Tho Board of Trustocs mot Monday evaning, Preuont, Mcssra, Lowonthal, Gorton, Groonacre, Bohultz, Mdaurer, and Presidont AMasou, . .. ‘A potition was rosd from citizons asking for o sldawalk on Tracoy avonuo from tho Rock Island. Tailroad asat to Halatod stroot, and tho sldowall was ordored Inid.- - g Mossre. Schultz, Greonacro, Lowonthal, Gor- ton, and Clork Wyman weto appointod 4 com- mitteo to investignte tha qualitics, and ascertain tho cost of the difforont kinds of gravels to bo usad In improving Vinconnes rosd. Tho Board thoo adjourned. ¥ 3 THE OBARITY CONGERT, = = = - A statomont of tho roceipts and oxpenses of tho' coticart rocontly iven in this city for the” honefit of tho sufferora by tho_grasshopper Tlague is furnishod by Theodore J. Elmare & Bosof No. 78 Sinte’ strost; Tho roport fots forth that the recoipts wore 8170.60, and tho o Poures £12£,96, loaving # balanca of $64.64 ‘and, oftor oxprassiog thauks to :varlous orfons_ for favors, closes ns follows: The Govornara of tho Htates to which thoso . funds woro designated, having taken & caroful aucvoy.af tho extent of the injury by. grasshop-. pors, and callod upon thelr. poople. to meet tho , emorgoncy, express confidenco 1 thelr willing~ ! nees and abllity to do go, and, for tho prossnt at” Jonst, docline aid from without. The mrnngers, thoroforo, publish lLiercby their intention to turn over tho sald funds tosomoone of our desorving local charities, BSnhonld' tho publio \offer ua abjection bofors Monday noxt, thoy will wit rogard silonco &8 su sequiosconce in thol"declsion,”™ 2 £ s we o .w...- BT.PETER'S MIBBION, - - - A mooting of the mombore or Bt Pator's Epiecopal Mission wna held at the chavol, No. 45 Third avenue, -yestordsy aftornoon. : Tho Chaplain, tho Rev. Georgo-O. Btract, atated tho object of tho - mooting to Lo to arrauge for montbly. mootings to considor the past and fatura of the mission. {The pastor atated that & noconsity oxisted for o gign on thoe front of tho building, that would Do sttractivo to the publia day sud night, and resontad o plan -for the samo which had been findly furnlshoa. by o city architoct, Tho plan contomplates tho addition of sn artificinl front from tho transom up, to bo surmounted by s cross. ‘Ihe question of providing tho' front windown with ourtains was then diecnsscd, and propost- tions to do the work were entertsined. Tt was ngrood to hold an oarly colgbration of tho Holy Communion esch morning during the sesston of tho comlnf: Diocesan Convontion. Tho hour was fixed at balf-past 6 o'clock.” -~ Bofore adjonrning, it wos resolved to hold monthly meotiugs of tho congrogation for tho discussion of the intorests of tho mission. S iades ahes i Lty THE MONTPENSIER PICTURES. Tho Collection Loaned by tho Duke do DMontpensior to the Musoum of Fine Arts at Boston, From ths Boston Journal. The collection of pictures loanad to the Trus- toos of tho Musoum of Fine Arta at Boston, by His Royal Highnoes tho Dukes do Montpensior, wil bo opened to the publio at the Athencum about tho 16th of Beptombor, When tho on- nouncement was made b tho bogioning of the yoar “that the Duke had offored to make this losn, the iuterest of all lovors of art throughout tho country was greatly excited. In proof of this wo cannot forboar quoting tho following paragraph from a lettor written by Cliarlos Suin- ner to o gontloman in this city in Afarch last :* TThe thought of thoso pictures hns ehecrod—almost thiitled me, I wish thoy could eomo in a national yossol, ns Thorwnldson wos carried from Italy bomo in » King’s frigute. ‘Unoxpooted. - difficnlties, rosulting from the novol character of the undertaking, at ono timo threntonod to put a stop to it. ‘the pictures wore to have beon ecnt to Boston int e mouth of April, but, a4 this turnod ous to bo impossiblo, it wos thought bottor to postpone thoir’ ‘shipment until Augnst, rather than to havo them arrivo hera in the middlo of the summer. In the mean- time oxisting impedimonts woro romoved, and : the way rondored easy by tho genorous oifer of the Cunnxd Company to bring tho pictures free of charge, via Liverpool to Boston, aud by the: Tind consent of tho United Statos Consul at Gibraltar, Mr. Horatio Sprague, to roceivo thom from Mr. Engolbach, tho Duke's agont, and to oo thom anfely ehippod. This ko did on the 20th of Augusz, sud if tho picturos ronch Englaund in timo ocateh tho stonmor of the 27th from Liverpool, thoy will boin Boston by tho Ot or 10th of soytcmbor. As 1t is dosirable that the public should cleerly undoritand tho circumstancos which have brought about this rogult, it may bo woll to stato them as briofly ng poasiblo, Somo timo last year, tho Duke, in- jflyonced by the troublod 'condition of Bpain, uout the tlfty-fivo most valuable pictures in his Dalaca of Sau Telmo ot Boville to Gibraltur, with tha Intontion of forwarding thom, to London, whera 8fv Francis Granb, tho Prosident of tho Royal Acndomy, hed offered to oxhibit thom, 1o howovor aftorwarda found himself obliged to declina to do 8o, on accouat of tho necessity of glving up the halls of thu Toyal Academy lo tha pictures of the lete §ir Edwiu. Landseor until tho time nm\uinm«‘dl’nf hé :annua! exhibition, Thus it havpened -that the Montponsior plotures woro loft fn the Custom-llonso at. Gibraltor, whero,- belng safo on Euglish gronnd, thoy might’ bavo remained for inonths or: yoars to como,- lad not & Boston gontlomay, Ar. Arthur Codmon, prssing through Gibialtar on his. way to ‘Leneriife for the wiunter, heard of thom ; concoived tho ides that, as thoy could not go to Linglind, thoy might come to Amorica s and writton to frionds ab howo, that if propor roprosontations wora mado to tho Dako, and guarantioa offored by rosponulblo porsons, it was not impoasiblo that he might givo bis con- sont. Application was tmmedistoly mude to the Duico, throngh dlr, Lungs), thy well-known and highly ageomplishod author, who hau loug Mled tho oflico of privato secrotary to tho Duc d'Au~ nnlo, and I\'*ID, both by lla” Inilnonco with the Qrlesna Prinees and his l.-uowlml;io of tho par- tien concornod on this 8ido of tho Atlantio, was, au the ovent proved, admirably qualitiod Lo sorve a8 a nogotiator. Tho Duke consented to tho ro- questof {he Iruatoon, 08 profferod by M, Laugel, on condition that tho picturas should bo insurad ‘tfon, nnd one, Ve ‘Thros genorationa of i have already had iho rare good fartung o adiniro on 1o mpat, and to dlofen tho free datititiona of tho Unitod Sintes, aud I shall naver fnrflnl tito pensrous offora whilol ware mads to no in arileal yunm by worlhy roprosentatives of your grest Boyoral of tho greatost palntors of tho soven- toontls contiry, tho poriod o 1o highiest davolx opmont of tho Bpnninh sohoo!, are ropresonted Dy lmportant works in tho Montponsior collce- Murillo, who stands sccond only to Vensquoz in tho ranls of Hpanish artists, by o mastor ploco, valned at 100,000, This is ' La Vierge auz }Angu." 80 callod from the awnd- diing clothos upon which tho infant Christ llos, Palnted for the Qount of Aquila, it romainod tn his- fomily at Bovills until 1840, whon it was botight by Baron Taylor for tho Spanish gallory of King Louls Philippe at the Louvro, ~ Aftor thodenth of the Xing it was purchasod by tho Duke de Montpenaior, ' who brought it bnok to Boville. Tady Horbort refors to it in lior * Im- prersiont of Bpain " aa'ono of “two most ox- anlulm Mucllios " which she oaw in the gallory of an Tolmo. Anothor of the groatest Spanieh mrstors, Francinco do_Zurbaran, whom Bir Willinm Stor- ling Maxwoll charactevizes as tho ' poontisr paintor of monks, as is Raphnol of Madonnas, aud Ribora of marlyrdoms,” and “whom Philip 1V. called *Painter to the Kiug, and the King of Paintors,” gontributes five {»\clum, Ono of these i & praying monk, which wo remomber to have soen in tho Bpanish gallory ot the Louvre many yoars ago, and which has always romsined presont to ua 08 & type of powerful offect in the managoment of light and shado. Tl othor four plotures by this Bpanish Coravaggio, formed, with two wmallor picoss now st Borlin, tho grm\‘ altar pioco of the famoua Oarthusisu convent at Cadiz. 'Thoy hnog in tho Louvre until 1849, and woro bought at London {n-the following year by tho Duko of Montpoosier, Thelr subjests are tho Annunciation, tho Adoration of tho Shep- hards, tho Adoraffon ‘of tho Magl, and tha Cirs oumoision, and thoy are valued by the Duko al the aggregato sum of $120,000, Of thio throo picturos by Valnaqnoz, the groat- ost of Bpanish painters, and ono of tho groatest of tho yorld's artists, one, long aupposed to be'a ortrait of himsolf, was loft na a Jogaoy by Lord tandish 10 King Louis Phillppo ; E:omur two, eald to bo tho origioal studles for the splondid m}uealrlm portraita at Madrid of Philip IV., aud of his Ministor, tho Dule d'Olivatas, Woro’ pur- chased from tho banker Balomancs, by Quoen - Teabolla, and prosontod to heralster, tho Dughoss do Montponslor. Tho two engravinga which ox- ist in the Caloogratla ab Madrid, woro probably m%l‘p Ifltl%m thess mus‘:lurly skotches, era, commonly callod Lo Spagnolotto, a Bzmnlurd who paased tho groster pack ot Lis o at Naplos, thoro la but one example, Cato of Utlea tenring oud his ontrails. 8ir William Slerling - Afoxwoll, who Baw it in tho Bpanish - allory -at tho Louvro, spoakes: of it in la “Livoa of the Spanish’ Paintors™ na ‘g mosterplocs of horror, too frightful ta bo remombored without a shudder.” Thia verdlct miglit bs rondered upon mauy of Ribora's pictures, which would bo ofton unbearable on account of thoir subjoots, wero it nob that tho vigorous wayin which they aro paintod, the poworful offoct of thewr ohiar-oscuro, aud thelr ablo anatomlcal dolineation rendor thom tech= nioally intorouting. - . - - Other ominent Spanisli mastors represonted in tha aollection aro Jusn Valdos Lenl, by a study for tho' great . ploturo -of -tho Discovoery of the Holy Croas in the Charity Hoapitnl at. Hoville ; Luin do Mornles, surnamed the Divine, bya Madonna holdlnqzthn doad Olrist I bor arms, a subject called by the Italians the * Piota;” Trancisco Horrors, the oldor, by a 8t. Augustine aod the Doctors of . the Clurch, painted as was its ““pendant,” < Bt Jerome and the Dootora of tho Ohurch, by Francisco Herrora, the younger, for the Convent of 8t Jeromo nt Sovillo ; Iier- rora, tho youngor, also painted two l-ndscnpcn guu }nt by tho Duako out of a privato gallery af oville, » Tho two othor Spanish mastors repreaentod in thls collection aro Juan do Ribulta, by tho Ee- stasy of Bt. Francls of Assisi, and Atanasio Boo- canogrs, by the Rupununt,Manulun diveating -horsolf of Lor jowals, Opeof thomost inter- against marine aud flro risk, on the valuntions 8ot down in the list which ho sont to Bouton, ac- turn Wis attontion towards Ymuuxlng spocdy ro- liof for tho notorious * Doctor Barll, the ngod abortionist, who 1« now in duranae vilo at golmt. M, King will in o fow davs prasont Earll's caso to tho Supremu Court, with the viow of proout g n pupersodens and his veloase from the Fout~ tantiary. At thio roquest of citizoua of Oblengo, Mr. 3. "D." of tho arifoiou on tho Boocher-Tiltan saandal which have rnconug wppoured in tho columns of i TRIDUNE RO 7imcy of this vity, will deliver a lecturo upon the wubjeot of the Becohor-Tilton imbroglie at companied with lettor, of which tho following i an extracks Thavo recoived, with grent satlafaction, the' lotter hioh you did no tho Lonor to wilte 16 i in your 1intrio, wud dn ho uama of (e Tristea of thie Musoum of Fitte Arth at Boston, concorning tho o of a cors tnin munbor of works ofart (o your gallery from my Talaco of San Felmo at Bevillo, v I makiug this Joan, 1 rolofes to think thiat the firat Limo thesa plotures loave the placs wiioro thoy beloug 1t wil ba to ocoupy one in wn Awmerican musoum, It will afford o roat ploasurs to think that I Luvo thus beon abla to i tu uproading and_devolopluga uoblo love of the 4rte In thab gront ualion, o which a0 many bonids Dave 80 loug united the mombors of wy family, esting. works of -art gont to s is n small portrait of tho Conatable de Bourbon, in paintod einmel, eignod Dy tho colebrated -artist, Loonard de Li~ mogos, first direotor of the roys] manufaotory of enamols, founded in that town by Frnualslz in tho sixteonth century.” Visitors to tho exhibition wiil do well to examine the very boautifal aigui- ero (water-pitcher) by this samo arlist, which is kopt In & case in tho second room of the Aluseum, togethor with other enamols by Courtois and Penie onudlwuo worked at Lh.qflnl at the samo poriod. An_Leonard waa oepocinlly famons for his por- traits, and a8 ho rarely signod hialworks, the pors . trait of tho Constablo do Bourbon is worthy of attontion, spart from ita historio intorest astha likences of the mau who led the wild Gorman morcenarics of Frondsberg to Losioge Rome in 1537, and was_elain by ashot firod by Benvenute Cellini from tha Cstlo of Bt. Angelo, 08 Lo him- foll tellsusin his well-known nutobiography. Among painters not of - the Spanish tchools, whoso works aro to bo found in tho Montponsicz colleotion, aro Sebastian del Plombo, thoe pupll of Giorgions, by the unfon of whoss Vonetian color- ing with his own powerful drawiog, Mlohael An- zalo strove (o edlipse tho divino Raphael, The Iolvflanny, DLy this paintor, is valuedin tho list at $20,000. Othor E}Iatflrss by forolgn mastors aro two by Jacopo DBassano’; ono of ‘*Lions in Roposs,” from the colleotionof the Count of Altamirs, at Madnd, by 8nydors ; a_lInndscapo with figuros, Dy Antolna Vandormoulen, from the samo col- lection; two very fino hndscnge! by Balvator .Ross, from tho gallory of ths Vista ‘Alegro, at Madrid ; throo laudscapes by Piotro Orronto; and na Intorior; by Van Ostado, Besides thesa works of tho old masters, tho colioction con- tains soveral modorn pioturea by artists of noto. Ono of those 'is by Francois Grauet, well known as tho paintor of -the _intarlor of- tho Capuohin Convont at Romo. It reprosonts a lay brothor in chargo of the rafoctory. Thero ars two pic- turos by Honri Lohmaon—* The Wator Nymphe \VnnpinE upon tho Rook of Promstheus,’ paint. odin 1844, aud given by -Louis Philippe to his son tho Duko do Moutpensior, in 1846, and ** The Syrons_Beoking-to Iintico Ulyuses,” nncr\mrdi‘ printed oxproasly for the Dika a8 & ** poudant.” Tho twenty-two'other small pictures whick form tho complomont of the collection won. painted by 'Tony Johannot, aud engraved for the famous edition of the Gospels and that of the Imitation of Clriat, issued by Carmer, the woll-known ?ubLIuhur of “Les ITeuros d’ Anne du‘lgmtngne,' and other eplondidly illumiuated worls, . TFrom the above seconat it will be scen that, thenka to the liborality of the Duke do Montpen- sicr, au American city to for tho first time to pea- sess, for & Fonr at loast, & vory valuable collec- - tion of piofures b{ somo of tho bost masters of the Spanish school, Althongh it would bo ab- surd to protend that they aro ropresontod iu it . by their fineat works, which are only tobe found . in the great Spavish gallories, theso pintures offer an opportunity for cnjoymont to tho*gen« ersl public hitherfo unattainablo on this sids . of the. Atlantio; and to Ameriean artists o chaneo for study Buch as thoy never bofore enjoyed out of Europo. had_ honrd with foolings of longing and onvy .af tho opportunities which liboral-minded men lilca Sir fuchard Wallaco offered to tho English publia of sealug their splondid pictures, and of : tho loan collections tomporarily formed at Kon- slugton, at Manchostor, and ot Loods, and hd ¢ nover darod to Lope that any ono would bo found willing to sot an examplo of still groater liborat- . ity to tha world by sending pletnros across they wido ocenn to delight truus-Atlantio amuteurs, Novortholess, such o Miocenas has been found: in tho person Of n Princs _af tha Honse of O loans, through whom the Musoum of Fine Art of Boston will bo ablo to borst that it, flist: among Ametican institutions, oxhibited to tha citizons of tho Unitod Statoes 1 flnor collection of pieturos by the old mastera than any luthero: seon in tbls country. Ioo.erat in votis, and woi gincorely rojoico that prayers, apparently so. hopetoss, havo boon answored, tructing at” ibe. samo time that visitors from all parts of tho. Uudon will prove L0 tho Duko tuat bis liberslity - is fully appreciated, and encomage othors, who o ‘rh:h in-guch trensures, to follow his es-- ampla, -— Money Snid to Be Powerkul in Ko siag Prisan, Lrom the Newe York Star, Stokes, It appenya, pays $50 o wook board ab the Uotol dubing Sing; thiu ismoro extravagant than the city hotols, Up to within the past threo wooks Stokon was paying §40-for his hosrd por wook, but It bas now boon rafuod 810 a woek. “Ilis board daos not cost tho porson wha furnishes it ono oent, ns tho Stats supplics tle vamous anil tho convieta caok. ‘Ta be wuvo, 10 gots the very bost tho marliot afTords, As to tho othor allegatlons, Htokes has not done one Byuara day's worl sinco ha has boou in lymou. Wihon ho tirst ontered he was woeant to be the alovk of tha chaplain, u uhfimnm, of course, but oven that was tuo bard, anll ho was lmh in tho hospital, Thoro was no doubt that at that time Lo wan protty aick, as tho sojourn in the ‘Tomby had [mflml Lim down and weakenod him con< atdorably, but he svon bogan racuporating. Whon ho was woll, iowever, ia_had fonnd oub that money hag powerin Stato Prison as well ay olsowhorp, and e didw't care to do even the chiaplain's work. 80 ho managed fo somo man- ner to got the esplialt contractora to auk for Lifm, and bo was acoorded to thom as one of their mon. Of courso, in that capaclty ho waa solol reapousiblo to his omployors, and they_ coul glve him au littlo to do as thoy ploasod. " Monoy works wondars both in aud ouk of prison.