Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1874, Page 2

¢ LOCAL MISCELLANY. SEWERAGE, "ty The moworago contracts, which woro awarded Shursdny by the Bonrd of Publle Worka provide for tho countruction of sowers on the followlng wtrootay FIFTIL WAND, Length. Diam. i in ks o feats Jeeh Bl avenue, from Thirly-Afth atrect to 3 Thiely-reventie e sessseers » 1y 21 Blli nyenite, from Thirty-soventh atroot 7 to l‘lll(lil)'d)mlll..‘.- 5 1,450 Ooitagr Grovo nven . um‘.‘:t {0 Untversity place... 820 e University placo, from o 3 avanuo weabward, s 1 Ok nnme, from Vincennes wostword, 4 Thicty-ntuth siroct, from Indiana svee oy nug to Sito strect.,, 5 Ray atreol, from Prairl anot, Thirly- got, fro avonuo to Collago Groy 1 1, 1 Vornon ayenue, from Thirtleth trect i ] 1 1 to "Chity~fin... Thirly-econd elvcot, {0 ilehign nventio, Calujet aveuoy froi 0 Ehitty-first. " o Goltagss ur’nlvlo’u on &:{afln’xmm.mh U;(‘l:fl;al Grove n\?ulmu, from Thirty-sev- ‘entit strect to Thirty-ninth. Murry 6ivoe Tiventy-clgh! ull Board shoutd ba "'m“nnu sl Oollootor o plnoes of tho, and it bolng desirablo ‘in nttondanco, Assossor Oortl Tvana woro nutliorized to Ol A vosdon callod for ho raport of tio ro- buraomonts of the Suporvisor, by ::;c::‘ll!n:lr"!‘inlxnnk anld ho had no rnlmrlrendy. but would bring it in ol the next moeting. GETTING TIAT MONLY, T roply to & quostion o to hin visit to the Qounty A'rensnrer's ofiico, - Suporvisor Sehank oald tho Ohie! Olork rofused to examiua tho books of tho 'Tronsurer, as b would talo two months, Mr, Miller, tho Troasurer, eaid ho would not ‘sllow an outsidor to oxamine the books, but ho would permit tho ‘Town Doard to do 5o, Justlco DoYolf sald that anyoltizen had n right to oxamiuo tho County Lrensuror's boolts. ‘The roport was accopted, and tho Commliiteo "was discharged. - Justica Do{dnu'anld Lo biad talked with County- ' Tronstror Millor, who Intimated that ho dido't want_to havo anything to do with Schank, but would like another committes appointed. Justico DoWolf soid that this wag meroly a sldo-fasuo, and should not be discusacd, TRE OLERK'S PAY, - . The Olork presonted a bill of £600 for sor- ‘vicon roudcxm{’ from April 1 {o Oct. 1, with an nl:compxmylnfi corlificato to tho offect that ho hind dovoted Lifa ontiro timo (o the dutles of tho offi 0 Suporsisor Schauk sald bo hind ordorod tho Qounty Tronsuror to pay the ‘' Fiddcles ™ Dank 2,008, “L'ho Olerk spid hio wonld like to hiave tho Whnee rh Tyent; uninier sireot, from Lwenty-aisth (o Tarendy Pl ces s s s bereniaiasns Wallacn lam-ut, from AicGiregor to Twen- fth, . 1o hfi\%nu sxcide, to Twenly-Bit . Twouty-iftls etroot, from Wallaco 10 Baugor, . Twenty-fifth strect, vent:vort] i Blowart ave O N A Jitfa avoutio to frein 0o e 4 o a, ct, Loomia sfret.... DantOl,seeesresanssass sessan Bottor ctrvet, from day 10 SHOHG, ve s Damon slrwt{. fl'l)fl{(fllll’ ta H‘:?\"r‘k‘r,&. e Hogo sirect; from Morgan casl . TRk ontyairec, stom Biue Tsloud 1o to Cemre, R Firect to Wrigh o Blewart nvenus, from Maxwoll stroct to TFourteonth, towal Biuo Inlaud aveuno, from Eightoenth strect o mln%\mu‘x 3 ccond slroo iy . 9,4 Wentern avonue, from Twanty-sccond BLrect 0 SIKUEDusieeserensaress s Z000 A3 TRNIl, LLEVENTH, AND TWELFTIX WARDS, My eireet, from Yulton to Carroll, 42 A street, from Lake o Garroll, Elizavctltatrool, from Fulton to Carroll rtrcot, ffom Peorla to Ada, Thvop elrect, fror Adas northy Dusm nircet, from Kinzlo to Cook. Qunk wtrent, 'rom Dunn castward. santer ktreet, from Xako f s strect, from Lalir to_C: from Desplal .n"m ireol, " from” Despiainies”'fo o esseeersrariena sireet, "from Despiaines ' to Stard o . Quincy sivect, from Climton to Joffor- TUIRTECNTIE D FODRTE Hoyno av 1 Fulton st Walon. oM R M e M BBRSHMERE ..o 218 ENTS WARDS. ot to ‘Weatern ayeuuo, from Fulton streot’ WALAUL, viies seeesnsessanaas . Wetern avonue, from Jtoboy streot to 230 foel caat of Weatern avonno.. Hyyne wvenue, from Lulton sl flg'uauguuu v to Mo Tauilua rizeet, fr B FIVERLL L WADD, treot, from Milwaukes avantio ) 7 2004 - § a2 2 l,fifl:g 1“ 1% i 559 1% eticol; from Jluron - to Ol Eeith oircet, from Huron street to Obie # - gy uvenus .o03 1 o 816 1% 3 n 2 97 1 ¥ tieet, from Rose to Hoit,. 0 1 Tubic trect, from Erlo stroot to Obica- - & o wvenuo. sisnaniotetnsessarie: DO B Divicion viveet, from Robey strect to Califania nvenue (ncluding the fane nishing of wll malerinl). veevererers GHZ - 4K SIXTRENTH WARD, nhourn place and Racine road, from go River to north lina of Jroger 4 s rond and Contro strect, from 1l Lue of Kroger stroct to Shemcld ) 20 2y o« 1,022 3 boo 1,518 g Lrcct, fromn Larraboo to Molawk 260 ~ 1 s eirect, from Lincoln avenuo to SITCCtsvneeas sre sinrees 070 2 ktreet, from Wells to Scdgwick, 1,006 a2 n to 2 2 onee Etreet, from Fea 950 ne g 660 2 sz 1 m to Day! 330 1 0 pireet, from Menomoneo stre i zd eonciiresonne 400 17 rirect, from Menomoneo to Liucoln avenua, .. .. 1,230 1 Jiriibut street, from Menomonoo to 2 L1 1 660 1 TE; 3 block, from Glybourn avenun lotol glicet; from Dlackbawk FHRCLOTU00 . yesonsassionrsnaeranes KT X E nessy treel, from Gootlis o o, it W nd pipo Lowerag: endy in uce. 'Tho contracts have boon: awarded to onght differont contractors, who will! campleto tho work in ninety days. :Tlioy will bo :aid in city corlificates o soon a8 tho work is. wnleted, 'The aggregate cost of tho matori- 1 uscd i (his worl fs §112,617.03, and tho cost of the work in construoting thom, amounts to £40,595.46, o will bo added s 'THI 80UTHE TOWN. An adjournad meoting of the Town Board of Houlh Chicago wng bold yesterday nftornoon, Bupervigor Schauk o tho cbair. Thore wero, prasent Juslices Boydon, DoWort, and Daggett,’ Tavn-Clork Gruenhut, Assossor Corrigan, and Collevtor ivaus, Iho minutea wero road by the Olerk, TIE MINUTES, Tnatico DoWolf kald that thoro: wore somo hinga in tho minutes which ho did not romom- ber ag beving happened, 4 + Tha Clork vonlied that ho hed taken short~ hund noten of theprocoodings, and wau sure the minutes woro correct. Ilis minutes ngraed with {hoso talien by four reporters. : Supervisor Behank said the roportors lind nothe ing to do with it T'ho Cleri roplied that Lo bolleved ho iy buninoes. , Justica DoWolf alluded to the action 6f tho: Toord with roforence to drawing uew ordors, doted Bept. 1. B ‘Uho Clork explained that the old orders had been aurrendered to him, Thie minutes were corrocted by fuserting ' a clauyo to this offoct, and wero then approyed. TUY: ASSESFON'S PAY, Suporviror Schank wanted to nnderstand how t wals that tho Aesessor had got 6,100 from the Fiddelee ' Banl, and also yarlous othor orders, pecfivoly Tor wd,000, £3,000, and 2,600, Justice Daggott maid it was 1ot oxpoatod that the Ascrgor should loso tho shave on the ordors negotintod at tho bank, Buporvidor Beliauk suld ho did not oare how It Wi, only 50 Lo came ont straight. [It wag oviv dant that the Huparylsor bad not como in atraight on thip oceasion.] e roltornted that hio was ro- know " spunnibl for the monoy in tho -*1ddelea " Lank, i uslices Mnines and Minadale bolng absont, Board reconsider tho veto by which his snlary was fixed nt §700, i Justico DeWolf Inquired if tho Clork thonght that either he ‘or tha Supevisor was ontitled to moro than $1.60 por day. Tha Clerk roplicd that the Collector gob $16,- 000 for ton wooks' work, Why should not tho Oierle rocoive $1,6007 Justico DoWolf oaid that thoss *amonnta woro estimated morely ; it was not decided to appro- pristo nud pay the sums namod. Justico Boyden anid it had been tho practico of provious Town Clerke to mako out bills for to many days’ work at $1.00 por day. The Olerk olaimed to bo on the ‘srmo footing with tho othor town ofiicers in respect to com- pensation, Justice Boydon hold that the cago of tho Col- lector was difforont. : ‘Tho Olerls insisted that the Assessor and his assistants bad been paid far in oxcess of. tho smounts named in thoe fnw, ¢ Justico DoWolf thought Gruonhnt was na of- flolont as Schnior was lnst yoar, who couldn't writo, . Tho Clork—Ycs, nnd he got 81,600 a year. Justico Boydon—T didu’t voto for it, Justice DeWolf—I didn's. Justico Daggott—I didu't, ¢ Justico Noydon anid thnt he did not shink it necospary for the Town Olork to dovote all his timo to tho dutios of tho, oflico. * 1y Justico Daggott aaid Lo was not willing to voto a large aalary for sorvicos not wanted or noeded by auybody. E Justico Boydon moved to allow tho Clerk 2100 on account of rorvices. The motion provailed. The Board then ndjourned until tho firgt Fri- doy in October, at 4 p. m, - JAOK M'BRIDE. John MoBride, bottor known in. police annals | 88 Jack McDrido, who i8 nceused of stabbing Po- lico Oficor Cowdrey,. of.tho . Bixth Precinct, on Wondeaday night; Is still confined in o cell in tho ‘West Madison Streot Station., Io is. vory reti- cont about the affray, nud-haa rofused to com- municato oven with counsel nbout ik, Yeatordny afternoon n TRIBUNE roportor.cilled st tho- sta- tlou aud requosted to-bo allowod to s00 McBride. Tho Oaprain *conrtoously” granted the request; but expressod the opinion that tho reporter’s of- fort to got any mformation from MeBride would be fruitioss,, o % N As tho roportor descendod to'the colls, threo or four polige ofucers” folilwod ind took up po~ sitfons frontiug and. on-eash wido of McBrido's cell door. Thelr presonce’was ovidontly ombar~ rassing to him, for ho deciined o hold any con- verantion, and rotired- from the grating at which Lo stood talldng withy tho roportor until ho no« ticod. tho polico ofticors, ~After s whilo thoy re- turned to tho oftico up-stairs; and McDrido sgain showed himsolf at tho door of the cell. 3 Mo i3 & man about § foot 9 fuches in height, 98 years of nge, and of kparobut wiry frame. ilIK JIEAD WAS BANDAGED, and tho oloths wars_complotoly. saturated with blood. Tho first words _ ho spoko to tho reportor waora in complaing that the doctor Lied not coms to see him sinco Wednosday night. ** Aly hoad,” ho gaid, **is painful, and my shoulder—thera is o bultet In it—iti gotting quite sore. T wish tho doctor would comio,” ) Roporter—IHave yon asked for the doctor? McBride—Yes, sevoral times; and {loworing his voico] I heve had to sk for n'drink of wator very often boforo I got it. Ono of tho ofticors is a fair man, but some of them have come to mo and gaid : - ** Get up here, you — —— ——, till I tako Jook ot you!" 1 'Wish you, would npeak to the Captain, and got him to sond the doctor. Tho reporter nasured him that his wish would bo made known to the Captain or ofilcer in chargo, and McBrido e . BECAME LESS RESERVED in his manner. Mo would not malo a fall atata- mont,—porhaps ho conld not, owing to tho pain ho complained of,—and it was only after much coaxing and mancuvering that ho was brought to cjnculnto as fallows ; % =it 1 wosn't drunk ab all. Isupposo I was protty full. How did my head got bruised ? I'hoy boat mo with thoir olubs,—nix of them, I think; I am nob quite sure; and they fired a bullet into my shoulder. I cnnnot' romembor whother thoy clubbed mo bofore tho stabbing which thay ac- cugoe mo of, or afterward; mdeed, my head is not well, -and I have not a cloar recolleotion, This pinco on Dunn stroct X boarded at for tho last two yoars; it is a private boanding-house, I -don’t know what brought tho ofiicer thora, I bad a fosv words with the boarding-mistross, and wont up-sinirs to bed, "I guoss her daugbter ‘sent for him.' X was in bed whon tho oficer -came, and got oxclted when I honrd Lim exproas, u wish to 0 up-stairs fo takome. -The bord- (n}-mmrnnu did not want mo takon, wont down to him, .and what happenod aftor 1don’tXnow, Inovorlind any troublowith him; used to sos him abont threo times overy day for tho past six months, as I was going to and ro- turning from work. I am o Igborer; am not marrlod ; am sixtoon yenra in this country, I do not knoy that I stabbed him; I don't carry Enife, and do not know whora I got tho knifo which thoy say I used ou him, = OFFICER COWDREY, according to nccounts recoived yestordny oven- ";f’ i8 vory much improved, and “indeed may bo snid to bo out of daugor. From first appenr- nances, the physicians were inclinod to boliove that bio would dio, it boing, in their opinion, al- most impossiblo that Lo would live' aiter loding 80 much blood. Iis condition when taken to -his homo on Prico-plage sfter the affray may’ porhops bo underatood. by saying tunt, g0 gront waa 3 nmth dlow. .of blluw from 3 tbg woun oro_was denrcoly any park o T P st B! LT conld bo felt. Intornally his condition was most procarious, and on Thursday but-littlo hopo of hia_recovery was Leld out to hin wito and frionds, Yesterday, howover, o grent chango for thio botter way noticeable, n quickened pulso, o clear oyo, and porfoct consclousness bringing Joy to his family, s All'that is naw needed for Mr. Cowdrey, the doctors sny, e reat, ‘and they doclare thatho hing wonderful vitality Lo bo in existonce oven o Jong. A visitor to tho Went_Madison Biroot Po-7| loo-Btation informed ~AeBrido {hat Ofticer Cowdroy wns pronomnéed to bo out of dangar. MeDBride, -1t 18 enid, who waa proviously quite sullen, becamo at onco approachnblo aud appar- ontly much easler in his mind, —_—— THEBOARD OF UNDERWRITERS. Tho" Chicago Board of Lake Undorwrltors held s, _specinl mooting yestordny aflornoon at thoir rooms, No. 127 LaSello siraot, President Goorgo O, Clarko in tho Ohair. : A rosolution was adopted authorizing the Com- *mittee on Firo Ordinance and Building Law to omploy Lwo or three loading arohilecta to aid them in propating o new bullding Iaw for the olty. . ‘'ho Prosidont of 'tho Board was authorizod to mako public tha faot that tho Board of Publio ‘Works aro willing to Iny down Iarge water-maing at the oxpenee for labor ouly to proporty-holdora. Tho Committeo appolnted at & provious meot~ Log to investigato TIHE DIND PTAN for oxtinguishing ilres, submutted tho following roport : 1u the Chicago Roard of: Underwriters : GENTLEARN } Your Commilteo on the # Bird Plan of Proventlon of Firea ¥ beg leave to veport that, §n pur- suaneo of tholr inveatigation, they wroto for Riforma Sion to e, Josepls Blrd, of Loatoit, whols utroduciuy {ho plan, "My, Lird uustverod thio lufter in porson, ay on arrival had au fiterviow with your Commnittos, in which tho morlis of Lls mystem woro thoroughly dis- cussed, Tivo empty resinlurrols woro piled fn » tor withs tio opan endds axposod ta tho wid; {hoso wore thon partly Slled with ntvaw, pho Lindifngs, nnd othor combustibles, nnd o 'ire wpplied 1o’ tho wiud- word, Whon' the whols mass ywas burniug frecly the ' aigual - wos givon, and fn- - half -8 minute the Aro waa under control, about a buckod full ‘of wtor hnving been nusod, Hiavos of resin-bareel ywora than pilod longthwiao and crosswiso o & helght ) af, 6ny, 1 feat, with cravices oxpascd to the wind, Tuia! plloywhen lghted’ burnod rapldly, but the fire was Shiockod In 105 than & minuto by tie pump. This oz perimont was_fiterentiig o8 shiowing Low offective in nuch canca & litlo walor may bo when drivan with force, aud woll aisiributcd, Wo mny here romark, Howovor, thnt tho usunl test of tar of Tosln' Larrols fgnited {h opon alr Is_only measurably eatlafaclory, as. 1o aaine ntnouat of conbustion i o oulined ron or Jioso would dovelop onough hieat and amoko Lo rondor o near approach impossiblo, Your Committco woro, howevor, well - satisfod (lat, undor & certaln condition, these pumps wonld it fntroduced Do of aucl valuey e condition baing that esoh pump nhould be lung, fogathier with two buckotn, 1n the fm- nodialo vielnly of w good eupply of wathr, ne wator whion brought from & distance Is, under tha oxclto- ment of firo, Yory apt 0 bo spilicd on 1ho Wy, B ron- deriag tho sipply for tho pump precarious, In tho opinton of your Commilteo tho Johingon pump would 1o valuablo f_putting out incipfont fites {8 partition walls ot othoe places innceeaaiblo by ordinnry mothods, but chiofly valunblo in wotting - down rhinglo roofs in tho frame roglons In caso of lires during o high wind, “Thes pumps Liova commonded highly by tlioso who Uayo tricd thom, and_partioularly by Gen. Molgs of {ho War Dopartment, Thoy lnve tho ndvantage of belog light, nszponsive, snd requiriag but lttla saoro thnu 0 chil{'a trorigth f0 hanttlo snd e thom, M, Dirds plan is hat thoclly buy 13,000 of those pumps and dlstributo thom throngh the framo regions oF tho city, to be kopt in parlioular placos, and under caro of thopolico, ‘o cost wouldl be $100,000, Whila auch o plan fa not without valuo, your Gommiiteo will bardly venturo such s rocommondstion st this time, Such n puggestion would direct nitention from other aafeguiardn, which It #a of supromo fmportanco aould Do dutroducod, svich as an increaso In (he number of our engines, that thero may bo redorves to ment all firs; ongints capable of thrawing largor volumes of watef & miguto; fire walls in long framo ranges, oud tho plactng of our Firo Dopartment_on the Lala of military efiiclenoy, Still, as the pump in question costa bitt $1,000, and 1 of real utilify for donioatls aa well s fiva purgosos, wo do not_donbt it will find roady purchasors smong our citizens when intro- uced. 5 Your Committeo will not clodo this roport without axprosaing thelr Ligh cnsa of Mr, Bird's labors as & votoran in his business, Our inquirios, which woro numorous, woro all anawored with candor and courte. 7y, and bie fmprohscd us na & gontloman of thorough h(Ael‘l“!to “m&:““.‘“’““"m' lly submitted, ‘ of w e . pocttely 75T, Fannmaron, An invitation was accopted to witnoss on oxhi- bition of tho steam fire-ongine *‘Iame,” bullt by R.,J.Gould, of Nowatk, N.J., at tbo Lake Potl, hiond of Tiubbard court, sk § 'cloos a, m, to-day. o An{:r transscting somo other unimportant bual- ness tho mooting adjourned. 5 A — g FIRST ILLINOIS INFANTRY. + A moetivg of tho Tirst Regiment of Till- nols Infaniry was held ¢ tho club-room of the Tromont last ovoning. Inthe absonco of tho Preaidont, Walter G. Goodrich was choson tomporary Chairman. The. roll was then callod, after which tho min- utes of the previous mooting wore ‘read snd ap- proved. i Fra X o Tho Committes of Ten appointed at a provions meoting to propare an address to tho business publio, and to solioit nid for the organization, re- ported that thoy Lad consultod fogathos; ud agrood {0 postpone suck notion unti the organ- ization is formally comploted. - _ TIE " ARMORY. . Tho Chairman of tho Committes on Armo; reported thot ho had oxamined hall on Fift] nvenuo, in rear of tho Slaals-Zeilung ofilce, Which was offored_nt §500 por 2o 30d" had slso an offer of Rodfleld, Brawn & Co.'s building, Lako stroot, at the samo prica. . A member ata that Capt. Hubbard had oflored tho organization room in his building on Btato atreet, north of Flold, Loitor & Co.’s, tom- pamnliv, witliout :componsation. - Mir, Hubbard boing presont was called on, and said thebulldiug was at the comimand of tho Euglmon:. and that thoy could hnve choice of loora, % On motion, Mr, Hubbard's kind offor was ac- copted, aftor which ho was tendered a vote of thanks, M. Hubbard was subsoquently clected an honorary mombor of tho organization. GCTITING RECRUITS, o A momber of the Enrollment Committoo re- ported that ho had roceived twonty-threo sig-~ natures ginco Inst mocting ;. anothor member enid ho found tho young nion ignorsnt of the purposes of tho ‘movers, and thought o com- mittoc ought to bo appointed to draft somethin, for publication in the dally papers sotting forl! tho object of the organizution, . - N T'ho Beerotary moved tho continuanco of exist- ing committocd, which was carried. y roquest, the Bocrotary briofly stated the nature aud objeats of the Associntion, for-iho. bonofit of such prosent as had nob attondod pro- vious meotinge. . 23 B . . ... . UKIFODMA. - Bome ono waoted to kuow if it was contom- plated that esch mombor should furnish lus own uniform. v 3 N ¥ . - Mr. Collins mglled that the organization had assurances from leading men that about 375,000 will be rafsed toward uniforming the regiment. 1f tho pnblio did not tako hold and assist a8 lib- orally aa was oxpected, thon the membera would have. to uniform thomeelves. - The uniforms would not cost moro than £20 por man for pri- vates, Thoe Stato. wonld furnish tho arms and accoutremonts, except sido arms. | MISCELLANLOUS, Mr. M. B, Carpentor volunteered aame whole- somo advico in referonco to tho complation of the regimont, and stated that Lo had o list of twanty-throo attornoys and students who wantod to join, but were at o loss to know how to pro- cood. o thought company organizations ought to bo first porfectod. - ) L MMr, Carpentor wad then invited by motion to join tho organization, after which ho was elected & recruiting officer, . ‘Thogo wishing to conneet themsolves with : the organization wora hen fuvited to como forward and sign the constitution, A voto of thanks was then tendored tho press of tha city for their friondly notices of tho or- gonizatlon, $ 3 Col, Btryker was then called for, and_paid 2 for tho priviloge of sposking. 110 Aaid.ho bad attended the mootiogs of tho organization, but this ovoning tho “boys” had notod o great deal like childron.” He folt & deop lutorest in the Buccoss of tho orgnnlznuon, and would holp it to tho oxtent of his means, Col. 0. E. Knox was. then clooted an honorary momber, afier which- ho came forward and mado a fow romarks. - On motiox tho mooting adjournod. : DUSINESS AIEETING, Immedintely aftor adjournmont a business meeting was Leld, with M, B. Carponter in the ohiair, - Roports wors lieard from the recraiting ofil- cors. . Ouo hind enrolled twenty-soven, anothor thirty-throo, and anothor sbout tho #amo num- ' ber, whila for tho fourth company more than the ' minimum of namos had been sacurod. § A motion was carriod that, at the noxt meet- lnf" companies, bo formed aud ofiicers electod. . Tho Bocrotary was inatructod to doposit whint-| gver funds ho 'may haye on hand in tho Uniox Nntional Bauk, in his own name. Adjournod until Tuesdny night, to Nos. 77, 79, and 81 Btate utreot, socond floor. | % —— {RAPE., A groes criminsl outrage was committed yes- terday afternoon on a young German girt named Lenn Kellor, who is but 10 years of ago aud of preposeossing apposranco. It her evidonce is accoptod as conclusive, Claronco D, Rackafollow, formorly of Mochanicuville, Pa., will be consigued to Joliet Ponitontinry. 'The gitl is employed at tho Atluntioc Hotcl as a chambermaid, and has beon ongaged in hotel worls sinco July lnat. At 8 o'clovk sho was busily employed in Room 84, whon Rockafellow, who bas boon a boardor in the hotel for tho past ton months, and is & young man of 35 yoars, camo along the hall and en- tored tho room. Ife hmmediately.locked tho door, nccording to the .girl's statement, aud forcibly outragod. hor. ' Siho attempled | fo sercaw, but ho plugod bis hand - tightly, over' lior mouth, sud for n time provent~ ed bor. Bho finally sncoceded, nnd a ludy boarder who happened to bo nenr tho room rau snd ealled Mr, Newman, ono of tho propriotors, from tho dlning-hall, and that gontleman fmmo- diately procscded to No, 84, bu{‘llou](n!ullow and tho girl hod loft {6 whon he'arrived, Jo poarched for the formor and found Lim In his room, Nao. 72, and staton that ho ws folgning sleop.’ ONi- cor Murnan was called in, and the Young man wos plecod In his obarge, and'talton {0 tho Armory and booked on the chargo of rape, Ihe prisonor 18 an intelligont fe\mg man, and strongly nssorts hia innocondo, 1lo says that ho bas ** fooled" with the girl before, and E:Mnruny did g0 again, and kissed hor ; that sho I vory suscaptiblor nd id nob rosint hig’ caresses, Rockafollow wbatos %llmt 1}:0lhuumlulglxlfi-flaslmfitlhln conuections fn cclianicavillo, ond hoy been & corro; de rolx:um .ll(mlnlnuz‘l of that‘tmm. % Hogbdont «ana Koller ta an orphan, and has no relal in this city. 8ho lwlrgunn engagod an A ..,xm’? n Mr, Nowman's mother's famnily, on Whiyd avenuo, until tho houso was destroyed by tho gront firo of July 14, whou BMr, Nowwman oniploy- ad Ler In tho hotel. Ho nays sho is faithfyl innocent ‘Flrl, unused to tho rough ways of tho world, and hio rolies fnplicitly on " hst stutomont Togarding_tho acourrouoa of yeatorduy. 1% boe llaves 1u Locknfellow's guilt, and propoues to prosocute him to the full extont of tho law, Alr, Nowman rogrets oxceodingly that tho Lil- e ices and thig Jagk alfaix have cooursed;iu the ‘dorod’ miflnnnnnu: notorious, pmnnr[ 3 Atlentio, Hotol, which ho nasoria has boon ron- 1lmeaolf and Bullivan, deslro to kacp n rospoct nble liotel, and fool groatly grieved at the ocour- ronces which havo {(akun Placo in It, and which woro boyond their control, -~ R —— A STREBT INDICATOR. « Yontorday afteruoon s ' Btatlon Indieator,” patontod by L. V. Adams, of Rook Ialaud, in May leat, was trlod upon o otreob car on Btato siroot, in tho prosonco of . tho Presidont, Bnporintendont, - and soveral Direotors of tho Chioago Oity Rallway Company. Tho *indicator” was originaily do- slgnod, a0 ita namo indloatos, for use upon rall- ronds, but that it willact equally woll ad tho fu- dicator of stroots on horse-rallways was fally domonstrated yesterday, Tho ‘‘indleator” is slmple in construotion and mochanism, and costs o lttlo and workhs so antlefactorily that its gone oral uaa on strcob-railvays In largo oitles would seom Inevitable. C The maghine can bo desoribod in o fow words ¢ Tho “indlontor® propor consiats of nbox with n glass front, not as large as tlio ordinary fare- box of & streot-car, 'Tho box {sfnstoned scouro- 1y in tha top of tho forward ond of tho car. In cither and of tho box isn roller to whick tho ouds of o ribbon correnponding with tho width of the box aro fastoned, The uppor roller is worked by a spring, after tho style of tho ordi- oary spring window-curtain, whilo tho lower zollor galna it motion as will horonftor ba mon- tlonod,—tho ono piving and tho othor taking tho ribbon nltgrnatoly, a6 tho course of tho -car io rovoraed, Upon tho ribbon areprinted the namea of tho sovoral atrocls ong the routo, with such mathomatical oxaclnoss that ns tho car crogaen & ftrcob the nawo of tho stroot in brought immdointely boneath o haud similar to that of o clock, thus pointing out the uame of ovory Btroot aait is passod. Irom tho bottom of tho “"box . oxtends on iron rod, which passos through the floor of tho car. f'ha lowor ond of thia rod s providod with Dovol-goaring, from whioh a doublo-jointed rod extouds along Le- nonth tho floor until it roaches a8 point jmmedi- stoly over tho car-oxlo. Upon the ond of thin rodis an ordinary cog-whool, which comes in contaat with n singlo worm-hand Accuroly at- tdched to the mxle, Tha motion gained by this awrangomont from tho axlo i imparted to the Jower rollor of the box befors ailuded to, b{ moaus of & cog-whael attachod to tho uppor’eni of tho vortical rod, and inside tho * indicator” proper. . There aro- no now principlos of mucl;.wnlm doveloped in the- invention, thongh tho patontoe olaims to have ‘laborod for years }‘W‘f‘ it'to bring it to ita presont dagroe of por- oction, Thoso who saw it in operation ' yoaterday woro hi[fmy ‘plonsed with ita workiugs, “especially thio oflicers of the Uhicage City Rajlway Company. The ¢ indieator” will be used 1ipon ono of tho cars of tho Company for a fow weoks to give it sn oxtonded trinl, when, if it proves to bo all that is claimed, the Company will attach thom to all of their cars. Tho cost of tho *indicator” will be about 10 apioco, and, it tho Company should adopt shem, it will roquire an outlay of about 88,000, ‘Mr. Adamae is how nrranging for :lfiu manufaoture of the “indicator”’ in’ this ORIMINAL. TR POLIOE COURTS. s Justice Kaufmann fined William Eurize $256 ‘yostorday for disorderly conduct. » John Rogor was tiued €16-and H, Weaterfiold 825 yostarday- for not keeping tholr- stabls promiges in propor condition, - Juastico Seully imposed the fine. - Justico Scully ‘came ‘down on tho vegranis yootorday, Charloa Dresott got ninely days, Jnmes Donohuo thirty, and Ned Welch itfty. "“Justico Boyden disponed of ‘tho’ following offendors yestordny: Poter Gaynor, disorderly, §25; John Blownrt, ‘disorderly, £10; - John Donahoo, disordoriy,” §8: Mary Drown, dis- ordorly, $7; and *Frenchy” Brown, drunk, §6, §1H.D.. Hasdlo practiced boll-ringing at the door of Mrs, Waldron, on Madison’ sircet, near Halsted, Thursday night, whon' he wag Dbofad- dled with whisky, o paid’ @16 for tho sport yestorday. i Bnrab Mitcholl was fined $10 yesterday by Justico Soully for keoping a disorderly houso at No. 183 North Dosplainosstroot, Whon arrested sho’ Lind Toliof Lickota in Lor pookat.. . 8lio drinkg ‘bord, nud supports » husband at tho city's ox- pouso In tho Bridewoll, E - John Xoonnn took Ednund G. Stilos' horao ind buggy from in front of tho lattor's roal estato oftico, 99 Madigon stroot, Iast Thureday, . Btiles lodged complaint at the Armory, and about 6 o’clock in tLo aftornoon Ollicer Anrtin Hayos captured the thiek, attor conniderabla difii~ oulty, at tho cornor of Van Buren streot aud Firth ayonuo, and’ conflned him 1n a coll ar tho Harrison Strcob Station, Yestordsy morning the crisonor was arraignod hofore Justice Boydon [or preliminary oxamination. Tho evidenco was suflicfent to hold tho aocused over to tho Crimi- nal Court in bonds of $800. | James Bhay and Honry Williams wore arrostod Thnraday in tho act of robbing the raom of Will- inm H. Buckloy, No 83in Kentucky Block, at the cornor- of Adawms and Olark strcots, aud ware takon to the Armory. Tho prigoucrs aro botk| workingmen, and statod that thoy wero driven to tho uct from'sbeolnto wan, Thoy wera brought beforo the South Bida Polico Comrt yostorday morning, and upon cxomination the ovidenco was oconclusivo, and thoy yare held over tg the COriminpl Court in bonds of $800 eacl. . Throo wooks ago iast Thursdnynight o mulatto man named-Josoph Martin wout Tnto tho jowelry momborst of Hook and Laddor OumKnnvN X wero callod, and oxtinguished tho' firo bofore any sorlonn ‘damago reaulted, Busplolon lirg rextod on a certain: porson, and it is probable o will bo arreatod. Tho promises ard owned by.G, Dolat, and ocoaplod by Ilonry Btiobllog as o nboo-storo, Poligo-Sorgt. Fitzpatrick Is ougaged in Investigatiog tho mattor, Mr. Jm? Thompnon, traveling for Goorge R, Augoll, of Dotrolt, au Inuoconl, pretouding youtl,'swan takon In to tho tuno of 250 Tuoada onhe Lake Bhore & Mishigan Bouthorn Balle rond, botwoon Mishawaks aud South Bond, Alr. Thompson gotling on tho Lrain, whioh was orowdod at tie tine, took a geal in tho smoklug- eur, Whon ho was aocostod by a groon-appoaring nhnr.lwho won hin Bym?]nthlon h{‘ymunmng to plain [ to Chompoon how ho Bad just Loon Bwfimllod out of $26 by a sharpor, fllug- traling with o pack of cards, Thomp- son thought it was prolty rough, nnd tho conversation wns intormaptod by a gontloman standing by, who consured tho “man for boing talon in by such a foolish game, Duting tho argumont n bot arose between No, 1 and No, 3 DLy which No. 1 won 810, and offored to bot bim agatn, thon losing §26. No. 1, appoaring vory mneh oxcito, ho offered to bet any man in tho oar ho could win this timo, then turning to ‘Thompson asked him if ho would bet. ‘Thomp- non doglined. No. & thon picked up a oard and marked it (ns No. 1 waa looking around) and put nek., No.. 1. thon sald ho would bot ten to oho with ‘any ono, and turning his conversation to Thompaon, offered to Dot him again 826 oven. Thompson devlined, Ho thon offored to bot $100 against Thompson's wateh and chain, Thompson patup, and ploked his oard, nnd, to his nstonishmont, it was tho - wrong ono. Thompson then grabbed No.1 by tho cont-collar. No,1 drow a royolvor, and ‘Thompsou lot go of hiim. Thompson thon atarted for tho conductor. In tho moantime No. 1 and No. 2 had disappoared. ‘Lhoy jllm[)l‘ud tho train ot a raflrond crossicg, lonving Thompson to mourn his loss, % . ———— g GENIRAL NEWS. Owing to a mistake in the advortisomont of tho Inter-State Induetrial Exposition, an impros- slon prevails that tho prico of tickota of admis- alon will bo 20 conts, This {8 inoorract; tho foo will bo 26 conts, - Tho temperaturo yestordsy, as obscrved by Manaago, optlolan, undor Tite TrinuNz Building, for Saturday, was, in the shado, &t 7a. m., GO dog. Fahr.; 10 . m, 13m., 64; 8p.m, 64; 6p.m., 6); and8 T'ho alarm from Box 81, at 2 o'alook yesterday afternoon, was oconsionod by the discavory of fira In tho ongine-room of A. lfishor’s flouring- mill, No. 20 South Desplaines streot, Tho dam- 8go amounted to about $200. : Tho promises aro fully insured. Tho firo is thought to hava orig- inntod from-tho heat of the bollors. ./ 0. I\ Cools, tho saloon-kooper montioned yos- torday as having oitompted suicide st No, 63 North Aun ntreot, by shooting himsel? through tho head, wae alivo last night,. but the doctor in sttendanco on him says that ho can survive but o few hourn longor. .This 18 the third timo tho unfortunato man has triod to kill himself, Pocuniary smbarragement 18 tho supposed causo of his misory. ‘Tho Chicago City Railway Compnnr :has ‘ros coutly added thirty-five pow oars, The Com- pany now havo 280 cars and 800 horses, which ouables it to stert a car from tho corner of Lake aud State overy minuto. Thoso who have paid costs for violation of.the Tievenuo law aro quito indignant at Col. Munn's roport of his investigation of ~oharges proforred by them againat Commissionor lloyno, Thoy ato_arranging for an indignation moeting to be hold gomo timo next woek, A liorso nttachiod to a buggy ran awny on Lako streat,” from’ Clark, yostorday forouoon, and throw out tho ccoupnnts, o Mr. Vriedel, and his wifo and au iufant, who fortunatoly vecapod ua- injured. A collision.with another vebiclo caused tho runaway. A dosperado and & burglar, ‘iamed Buobanan, from tho town of _the same namo, in_Borrion; Aich., was arrested horo yestordey by Doteotivo MeAulay, for n burglary allegod to” havo bosn committed by him in Buchanau. - Detectivo Jor- dan took chargo of tho prisoner,. aud took him back last eveniug. ¢ A temperance-plodgo:book is kopt at the rooms of tho Young Mon's Christion Asssciation for peruons wishing to reform, Thirty-six persons ombraced tho opportunity to do botter during tho month of August, Tho young men will bo g0 to 100 tWwleo ay many come Jn this month. Tho Grand Jury dovotod yesterday to miscol- Iancous matters, but to-day will make their ro- turn in tho cases of tho allegod-to-hiave-been- bribed. Oounty Comminsionors, Itscema to bg uuderstood that no one has beon: indleted, and that the Jurs will submit a report to Judge Gary ummuqu 1bo Bonrd for the mannor in which the houpital,fot was purohnsed.- - - e Alr. Johu Wrenn, who proferrod nunr%vou of oxtortion agninst Unitod States Distriot Attorney Glovar and Commissioner Hoyne, hing written a Ietter to Commissionor of Internal Revenuo -Douglaes, complajuing that Suporvisor Munn's {nvestigntion nhnplg smounted o a whitewash, oud stating that ho_purposcs calling a public mocting of tho ‘ victims™ to obtain an oxpres- slon of tholr nentimonts. 3 AVillam_ IL-Gerry, 8 1ad 16 yoarn of age, was passing along Clark atroet, botween Nandolph and’ Washington, yosterday afternoon, cnrrylng 8 hieayy bundlo of munilla wrapping-paper, an slipped and fell whon oppoaito Joo Qarroll's suloon, sud tho -bundlo went crashing through o large plato-glass window of the eatablishmont, much to tho . constornation of the gentlomon | atore of A, T, Boyiugton, at No. 583 Stata atract, ond asked to 100k ab his stock of watches, BMr. Boymgton showed lim soveral, from which ho selected one yriued at $107, and thon called for, & chain, DBogington turned to got a' tray of ‘watcl-chawns, sud thus gave the fellow the op- portunity to soizo the $107 wateh aud make his' ‘escope, Loat Tuosday Mertiu wos arrostad, and. gneturany morning brought befora the Houth ido Polico Court for heating, Tho evidoncs ‘wag partly hoard, whon it wags discovered that a "cortain witness, whoso ovidence was of great importance in ordor to cstablish tho guilt of the : accuned, Was pob prosent. ' Tho farthor hoaring of iho caso was thoreupon continued to this 1hnq§nlng, the prisonor belag hetd undor ©700 ail, -7 Yosterday morning Justice Boyden dispensed Jnsticens fur o8 wag in his power to n bruco of .confldonco yagrants named ?. L. Anthony and Jenac Bimmons. Tho sitgle word * bunko" oovera the offenso for which' thoy woro arrosted, ond with which Chicago is porfeotly forailiar, thorofore it is uunocoasary to ontor mto tho dos: taily of tho mannor in which the unwary strangor i takon in and swindled out of Lis last dollar by this olnsg of sharpors. 'This follow Anthony, howevor, I8 ontitled to special mention, Io 16 uotorlous a8 & contldence Gporator, swindler, nud vagraut. Ho will comparo fuyosubly with: © Can- ada Bill,” **Nobby Tom,” and ‘* Appetito Bill.” On tho 10th of last montls Anthony was brought heforo tho Justico on n similur chiargo to thut of, yeatorday, and was diuposed of by u fine of £525 and thiriy dnys to the Houae of Correction, and ivon Liventy-four Lours to leavo the city. T'rom hia declsion Anthony annn]od to tho Criminal Court. Mo subsequontly lofs town, and lag only just roturaed, Thawday ho wae dotectod vy Officer B{'run at his old tricks and npain brought in, together with Simmons, Tho Justico gave Liim on tlu_oceasion kixty days and £50, Bime mous got off with thirty days and 295, Ay ugual this decisiun was apponled (o the Criminal Oourt. Durlng the Beplomber torm thoy will Lo boforo tho Uourt,and it ia tha Intontiou of State's Attor- noy Reed to do his bost toconyict Lieso mon, L0« gothier with woveral athony of tio wawo solioo], of & violation of tho Blate's statuto in vegurd to ;;\nmlnfl' wfloh nu‘{“l‘“bl'““‘!’;‘u x|qu throo-card~ monto, and is punishablo mprlso thio Pauitautiary. 7 MAErhmitng MIBOELLANTOUS, . HMorgan Ward aud Thomas Duity had an al- torcation in a saloon at the cornor of Vifth avo- umo and Bouth Wator siraot yostorday _afcor- uody, and the formor wound it up by stabbing tha Inttor lln tho I'.!mnk\,‘lmllliutlng a ulight bug ngreoablo wound, Ward was ayry lovked up in the Avmory, - Feishad, il Traucls O'Maro, & man_omployed ab Tally's Yrick-yard, at the cornor of Au"nln’nu avento nfl«l Thirty-third Ktroot, wan nocldentally shot in the left arm, yosterday afiornoon at 2:50 o'clovk, by Thomus Uodtallo, who was ungagad ju shooting ab birdy with & plaol, 'Tho latter was nob ar~ restod. - Wiggins—David Wiggins—ie up ngain ot i old frlls yantortay aftecnmon b auction room ou Caunl strect, oue dooy from Madison. Donjamin Wllingw, of No, 200 Weub Harrison atroot, was tho vietim thiy tuuo, and ho allogon that Wiggins obtalned money undar folse protonses by ‘wolling him n worthiess watoh,” Justleo Sonlly will probably hayo to lob him go this mornlng, or give Lim an wppeatk, An attempt was mado o burn the two-sto framo-bulidiug, No, 66 Archer ayenue, yomnrml;y aftornoon. A pilo of shaviugs, kindng-vao A and yags wore placed in a conveuiout position agaluas tho bullding, and set on flre. T'ho flamaes ‘Wworo disoovored just in the nick of timo, und the bio was Humopk 1ho wero in tho saloon teking 6 quist * nip.” Tho firm in whose omploy.tho boy was seltled the demage, |, 2 e Coronor_ Stephens was summoned ont to Lo-! mont, on tho Cliicego. & Alton Railvond, abau; early hour yestorday, to hold_an inquest in the caso of Ar. Isnac A, Fisk, Ho was, thoroforo, | unable to attond at the Chicago Avenue Police-; Bation yostorday at 1 o'clock to closo sho Mary “Wagner™ shooting _investigation: Tha *Uoroner will bo present to-day at the hour named in tho .order of adjournmeunt, and will subwmit tho testi- mony of oxperls nd to the oarrying capacity of the rovolver used by-Polive-Oficér Ford. e THE CITY-HALL, | ‘Tho City Collector yostorday rocoived $23,000 on cliy luxes, - sioe Tho firc-ongino trial will take placo this morn.’ Ing at 9 o'lock, on the corner of Michigan av- emiio and ITubbard court, .. The Committocs.on Finance, South Division _Btreots and Alloys, and the Special ‘Committeo, on Conncll Bules, all“threo’ of which woro to meot yestorday aftornoon, failed to sccure & quorun. Tho trinl of the weekly batch of policemon wns postponed to Mouday on account of tho il ncen of Mark Bheridan aud tho absenco of Com-, missioner Klakko, . . o Mayor Colvin is daily bothered with porsons petitioning him to rostoro. the licouse of An- _drows, tho pawnbrokoer, Io poromptorily ro- fuses to do 80, a8 ke claims. to bo -fully. satisflod. that Androws wes gulity of recoiving stolon proporty. e i The Mayor's Polico are engaged in punching up snldon-keapars wha have uot yet paid thoir liconsen. As tho tobates aro now roady, thero should bo uo furthor delny. e Tho ealeiminors and painters, having fintehed tlio upper floor of tho City ‘Hull, yestorday went to wotlk on_the lower floor, and in o short timo lio old rovkery will asaumo a cheorful and agrao- ablo aspeet, i I'io Mayor yestordny votood tho nction of thei Common_ Council in ordering the pnyment of £8600 to Jobu Wilheln and §i00 to Dorothon Thuegel for tho destruction ot their proparty by, tho fiventon in tho Malated-streat firo of Nov, 17,' 1873, Ilo bnaea hin nction in this mnttor on a dealsion givan him by the Olty-Attornoy, who | olajms that the pnymont of -any such damages (8 in divoct violntion of & olear and woll-doflned Iaw, Ald. Hildrett aud othors strongly oppose Jiis notlon, and hopo thint tho monoy will bo paid to thaso poraons in spite of tho Mayor's veto und tho decivion of tho:Law Department, Ald, Dixon saya that if John Comiakoy will only Jog up his momory in rogard to tho investi~ vatfons which followed tho charges mndo by \im ngolust the Polleo Department, whilo in the Conunon Council, In 180,7 ho will ecrtainly ac- ¥nowledgo tho ncorsoctuens of sovoral sinto- mients mado by him tn a lottor to the Zimes. 1o thinks that John ought to havo montlonod o report which Ald, Walsh and himsolf mado im- modintely ofter tho iuvestigation, whioh com- fcloly oxoneratod Suporiutendent Rohm aud rbu ontlre Polico Department Tho Committes on Biroots aud Alloys of the Bouth Division will make a majority roport to tho Comuion Uouncil muommeuflln{( the passage of an ordinanca providing for tho Wabash Avo- nuo Harso-laitroad, 1t 1 clnimed that the rope reaontativos of 16,000 foot of proparty on that avonue favor the passsgo of the ordinance, Notwitbstanding the carelosancss of many of tho Aldermen in not attonding to commitlos mootings, tho following oommittcos aro booked for to-day; Common Council Rnlos aé nr. m,, in Clty Olork's offica; Commliteo on Behool 8amo timo and placo; Committoo o Judiciary 8 8. m., in Ald. Richardson's oflico. Tordinand Link and IL B. Miller, tho bondn- | men of tho defunct Donoghuo & Donovan, yos- torday visited the Doard of Publle Works' for tho purposo of making somo nrrougemonts by Whioh tholr work can bo finialiod - with tho' lonst possiblo loa of timo and monay, No contractor oan bo found who will complote tho work’ ab tho originnl figures, Lionco tho boudsmen will bo obligbed to loso whatoyor difforonco thore MRy bo Lotwoon tho two bidg. As tha Oomptrollor rotnina 16 por cont on all contracts, thoro is yob about 8700 duo them in $his mannor, and it 8 thought that this amount will covor all Jogaos. —_— PERSONAY, Gon. W. MoReo Dunn, Assiatant Judgoe Advo- oato Gonoralof tho Unitod Statos Army, on duty ab Washington, Ia & guoat 8t tho Palmor Honso, Bisop Chonoy and his family havo roturncd from thoir summor vacation, Tho Bishep {s in ;excollont honlth, nud roady for his Iabora in our olty during tho fall and wintor. During tho timo ho has boon absent from Chicago ho has, by re- quesat, pronohod and leotured to immenso and- iouces in Ottaws, Montreal, aud othor Oanadian clties, ond is much plonsed with the intorost manifestod thoro in conncotlon with tho Ro- formod Episcopal Qhurch, Tnformation was roceived in Washington last night that 0. O, Huntloy, a mail contractor, formerly of Ohiongo, dropped dead in tho stroota of Ban Franclsoo on Thursday. Mr. T, N, Jamioson and Miss Annie Binghain ‘woro marriod ab Highland Park, Thursday aftor- noon, and loft for tho Sonth to enjoy tho houoy- moon. - Both bride and groom have many friends in tho southern Eurc of the city, all of. whom wish thom much happinoss In tho Tuturo, The following prominont gontlomon from Indinna aro gnosts at tho Palmor Houso s Col.. E. 8, Alvord, ox-Ohairman of tho Indlans Domo- oratlo Btato Oontral Oommitteo; tho Hon. D. Riokotts, Preaidont of tho Indinnapolis, Joffer~ sonville .& Loulavillo Railroad ; and the Hon. Owon Pallor, Presidont of tho Iudiana Trotting Association, “Maj. Jonathan W. Gordon, of Indianapolis, is in tho city taking doponitions of witnossos fn an lm]lmrlau: criminal mattor in which he nngnnu 88 tho prisoner's attorney in the Criminal Court of his State. Maj. Gordon is porhaps tho most able criminal lawyer in tho Wost. It wad owing o his enorgy that the notorious Mrs. Clom, of Indiann, who wos convicted of murder and gon- toncod for life to tho Ponitontiary of that Stato, recelved threo difforont trials, and finally ob- ‘tained hor. liberty aftor belng imprisoncd six yoars, . Dr. Ely McOlollan, U. 8. A., who has been fn Ohicago soveral days collgoting statistical mattor for hia roport on tho cholora of 1873, loft for Loulsyillo Inat uvunhxg’: Hoe had a conferonco with the lendlng physicians of the city at tho Grand Pacifio Wodnosdsy evoning, and thoy' aid< ed him in securing much vatuablo informiation. I'ho roport of Dr. McClollan will nat bo in tho Lands of thq‘surfiuon-enuuml for somo timo, but when it is published it will bo o valunblo cou~ tribution to medical literaturo. t HOTEI. 'ARRIVALS. Palmer House~A. Lo Duc, Now Orleans; the Hon, 8. 1. Hammond, Albany; Goorgo O, Lang=~ don, Dotroit; James A, Haydon, Now York; J, W. Lord, U. B. A. ; Doaiol B, Tyre, Minnoapolia { W. D. Righardson, !{Prlugllel(l; 8. B. Row- loy, Philadelphia; - H, Gardiner, London, Eng.: L. H, Enmés, Ottaws. . . . Grand Pacific—Lindsny Russcll, Oftawn, Ont.; 3. 3, Hogan, Boston ; D, McOlure, U. 8, A.; Mr. Galdwoll, Now York; Henry Denkia, England ; Jhmos, Yarrar, Boston ;. A. W, Hall, A, & A, AL, . 8, Co; E.' N.. Winalow, Boston ; 1t Caboll, Tlook Island; tho Ion, Bfmoon G.'Rood, Port: 1ond, Ore,; Jobn DioksoR, Syraouso ; 3. N. Wil son, Bt. Johus, N. B. . . . Sherman House— L. P, Vilas, Madison ; A. L. Congor, Akron, O.; Jaa.A, Lyon, Now Yorl ; Luclen Barnes, Albany s Charlos J, Kondall, Ounge City ; H. X, Langhlin, Foud du Lac é A. A, Jackeon, Cincinnati; Josoph Tailor, Gincinoail, . . Tremont Housd L. M. Kolloy, Now York; 0. M. Whitnoy, La- Crosso; Jamos 8. Young, Now York; II. D. Coloman, Now Orloana; L. M. Loaol, Konsas Gity ; Doraot Bhaw, Eau Clsire; H, T. Gowan, Bollaat, Iroland. i ANNOUNCEMENTS; The roguliar monthly moeoting of tho Board of Mauagora of tho Erring Woman's Rofsige will bo held at the institution ot half-past 2 o'alock to- day. “Tho scssions of tho Sundny-school of tho Bocond Bwedenborgian Boolety will bo resumed 8¢ Murray Chapol Bunday aftornoon. A meoting for public installation of officers of Liborty Lodge, Advoeates of Justico, takes placo this ovening at tho hall cornor of West Madison aud Roboy streots. * Tho musical pmgmmm«; of Vaus & Hoffman's band for tho oponing night of the Exposition is na followa : £ nrch—* Ohieago Exposition ”. Grund modioy-Nationsl as. Ovorturo—* Nabuceo ™, Andanta and polks (cor: Potpourri from ¢ Mati| Waltz—# New Vienna " Overturo—+ Ricnz Fautaslo from 4 Fra Dinvolo Potpourrs from “ Boliomian Giri ™ Qvorturo—* Poot and Peasant ™, Quadrille— Souvomr do Verd( Galop—¢ Over Land and Sea ™, . The programmo for the Lincoln Park concert: +Hoffmann. | this aftornoon is as follows : rPaNTL, Buskiea, ..Oarl “iouvion Potpourrl from Higuon ™ Vents Waltz Grand fant Osorture to “ Mosantollo Amazou Polks. , La Roso—Uallad, Polpourrt from Grplicus” Blavonian Quadrilly, Parado Mareh, .. TIIE LARESIDE ENTERTAINMENTS, The now hall of tho Yourg Men's Ohristian, Asgociation will bo comploted in Qctober, and’ will bo ono of tho finest and largest. audience-. rooms in thoeity. During the months of No- voembor and Decomber tho Association will give tho firat series of tho Lokosido cntortaioments. Arrangoments havo hoon perfeeled for a courge mora attractivo, it is boligved, than evor offored beforo in Chicago, Lecturos will bo delivored by Carl Schurz, Daniol Doughorty, and Brot Harto; concerts will bo given by the Comilta Urao and tho Adclaide Phillips concert troupes, aud a rond- ing by Mrs. Soott-Biddons. fombors of tho Assoclation will be supplied with courso tickets, including ‘resorved sonts, for 81, - All young men sund thare ars no old ones in Chicego) are oligible es membors. 'L'he annusal foo for memborship {8 §2. Ladios nro admitted na suxilinry members npon the payment ‘of @1 yoarly, Applications ‘ for momborship shonld bo nindeat tho Library and Reading~ Ileom, No. 148 Madison streot. ) Arraugoments are in progrees fora courso of lectures to bo deliverod during the winter upon; }mpniu and sciontiflo subjects. This will bo rco to mombors and ladios accompanying them, and will bo known as the popular conise. e SUBURBAN NEWS, 5 WOODBTOCI. ‘The McHonry County Cirentt Court, the Hon. T, D. Murphy presiding, convenea §n this placo on the 2th inst. Thoro are govouty-fonr erimi- nnl cases to bo triod, fifly-throe common Iaw, and twenty-nino chancery, - “The twonty-sccond annual exhibition of the MoHonry County Agricultural Sooleby opous in thig city on the 22d inst., and continues four dnys. Tho bulldings havo beon propared, and tho race-track put in splondid ordor. Tho Rov. J. WV, Btotson, of Griggsville,.. TN, will preach in the Daptist Church Bunday morn- ing and ovening. - i " Tho twonty-second aunusl Agrionlbural Falr Dall will be given at Natlonal Hall Wednosday ovoning, the 282 inat. Musio by W, W, Pound's orehostra, of Chicago. Thero aro 48,234 shoop {n thia county,—batring Lako County, moro than in any county in tho Btate. Tho Hoocinl Olub of tho Prosbytorian Clureh -f making an average of road and approved. O, O, Parsons, Enq,, thon dolvered an nddrens on * Raitrond Monopoly aud Extmlwun(u Dricos of Agrioultural Imple- muutui_' wlioh wan able nnd maturo. Tho lov. L. V. Prico, n gentloman of falr attainmonts, do- livorad an Intcronting addross, A voto of thauks wan tenuuygdvnr. Trico, and the nddross orderad prinod. 'ho Prenidont wou inatruotod to Invite (n‘?l' Turnor to address tho noxt quartosly moots * HARYARD, A yonng man by the namo of William Buclkloy waa acoldontaily shot whila out guoning rocent~ . Howns in soatoh of prairio ohfckons in company with a friond from Now York, whon ono aroso, and flow partly ovor tho hioad of the Enstorn hunter, who, following it with hig gun, dischargod its lond into tho faco of Mr, Buckloy, who was n‘lolo buhind.d Onoof the Iattor's oyen vas fotally dostroyod, nod he wi ly in- Tovod fint hia ifo 13 dospatrod g " Padly ‘Lo Ohicage & Northwostorn Ratlway Gompa~ ny havo steol rails Inld from Chicago to lyu- vard, and havo ballasted tho track, making it mg’:; of tho smoothast plecon of rond in tho 0. . A large’ pont-siyamp & fow miles from this placo was ignited by sparks from tho locomotiyea running on the Ou,lcnzfiz sud Northwostorn. Rail- way, and, dospite nll tho attompts mado to ox- tinguish it , has burnod over 40 aores of valuable meadow-land, and down into the ground from 2 to 4 foot in depth. NOBWOOD PARR. Tho Bonrd of Trasteos of this viliage will hold thoir first mooting this ovoning at 8 o'clock, '.fl:) oloot aro roquested to bo in attendanco, vory ploasaut surprisc-party was given to Mre. Bonjamin ¥, Hmhroofl lnr;: uvofilng‘ A lArfin Ylnny woro in attondanco, and a vory go~ clablo hour was passed, TAKE VIEW. Tho sixteenth nnnual ossion of $ho Prosby torian Theologieal Sominary was oponed Thura- day sftornoon with the customary matriculation oxoralacs, Tho oponing addross, howovor, was not delivered, owing to alcknoss of Dr. Halsoy, but hns been doforred to Monday, at 8 o'clock p.m. Tho Soralnary raopons with fair prospoots for tho onsuivg yoor, and with n full corps of Profossors, nix in numbor, Dr, Elifott yetarnod Wedneedny from his summor'a sojourn .in Eu- .ope, looking tho bottor for his vacation, Dr. Pat. o I8 rostored to hin naual Licalth, nud resumes tho dutios of hia chair. The Bominai building hna been brl;ihmncd up Internally, with now car- pets and whitoned walls, and will bo filied up in & fow flni;s by tho tardy arrival of tho oustom- ary number of thosa who add o week .or two to #ho rogulation vacation. During the summer ro- ¢o58 D Blackburn s nccomplished the jmpos- tant work of ‘systematizing tha library, and when hils cantomplated oataloguo s fiuished will ron- dor the valuablo collcction of bool available for referonoo, Work on tho Wellington avenno blosk paye- ment is noarly comploted, and when dono this will bo tho most desirablo_stroat in tho town for residence or driviog, Halsted street is mow graded throughout_i{s longth, and the ocinders oro down on & good porlion‘of it, This summer Las soon moro work dono on tho thoroughfarog of the town than all the provious ones'in Lakq Yiow bistory, ' MYDE PATK. The fall term of tho Hydo Park High School beging Monday, Sopt. 7. Examiuations of cau- déd;h]!r lur‘uin}lsnm\vgllbullmld tlllnnllflemoun at half-pas| n 'rinelpal’s offic - Behiool Building g B Rl —_——— Somebody Makes n Stelnwoy Plano - by Mistaice. From the New York Surday T¥mes, * Bomebody Lias attompted to mako n Btoinway plano without the consent of Moesra, Btoinway & Bons. Whothor this was dono under tho charit~ ablo hallucination that this ominont firm wera Incking in factlitios for supplying tho cobstant groat domand for their instrumonts, or whother it'was a hair-brained offort tostoal their thunder and disposo of it for cash, has not boen sa yob fully oxpluned. We saw the plano and hoard it lio. You could tell it was lying overy time it emitted a tone. No snch fraudulent notos could over be uttered undor tho firm namo of Btolnway & .Bons. Thoro is the ringof puro gold in their musical notes s unmistakably ss in thowr popor. Any bank would cortify to {ho genuineness of an A flat in any part of tholx nenlos, and any musicicn in tho two worlds could toll tho truo Stolnway troble from the base imita« tion with unerring skill. Yot & party unknown hias thought it worth while to glus togother a ohanca 1ot of cofiin wood and scrap metal, and to posto upon tho plato tho lettors comprising the Bsmo of *Stoinway & Sons, New York. " Theso lotters in all Stoinway planos are cast in tho plato. Inthe fraudulont instrument thoy aro simply stuck on toit with mucilage of an unrolia- blo cliarnctor. But it is not so astonishing that such a gwindla should bo erpu!mled 08 that the concootor of it should find a ready-1nade fool for o purchasor, which ho soems to have done. The Mlessrs, Btelnway havo capturad tho bogus piana and placed it on exhibition in their warerooms, The polico aro looking for tho manufacturer. Tho purchaser ought to bo placed in o gluas case alongsido of his prizo, for tho odification of the musical public. ‘The Jesson will soon be taught thatitisun- profitablo to make Steinway pianos without the consent of Btoinway & Sons, who so far appear to bo abundantly able to sustain theirown world- wido roputation without tho uneolioited nid of outsido speenlators, who heve not thoe foar of Blug Bing sufliclontly bofore thoir oyon, b et e A Female Walking Feaf. PENDLETON, B. 0., Aug. 16,~0n the 10th {nat, your correspondent intorviowed Mrs. Fannio DBaldwin, & poor, bnt rospootablo woman, resld- jug at the foot of tho Bluo Ridgo Mountaing, ia Oconoo County, Bouth Caroling, who had just walked from her home to the residence of hor ‘| fatnor, near Pendloton, o dietanco of 84 miles, earrying lier buby, .6 monthe old, woighing 21 +{ pounds, in her arms, Bho loft homo at about 6 o'clock in the morniug, and reached her Inthor's at b o'clock in tho aftcrnaon, @ little ‘over § milea an bour, for eloven consecutivo honrs, over a moutainous, hilly and rough road, with tho thermomotor Btfllldil}g‘ at 90 degreos most of tho time. No other motivo induced tho walk than parontal affestion—the pleasuro of sooing her parents. Considoring the sox of the per- formor, tho weight carrlod, tho distanco, tho tino, th nature of the road, the tomporatiro of the weather, and the sbsenco of an oxciting motive, this walk hae searcoly a paraliol in tho history of pedestrianisn. Mra. Daldwin is about 26 years of age, rathor below the medium height, ihough thick sot, and the mothor of four childron. Olicngo, Burlington & Quinoy Railrond Sundoy-Train > Tor Omaha, 8alt Lake, Ban Francisco, and all Far. ‘West polutd, will Icavo tho Central Depot, foot of Indiana avenuo sud Canal sircot siatlons, Tickets and sleoping-car berths may ba hed at No, 69 Clark street, or ot tha depots. Through tickets vis Chieago & Northwestern, or Obicago, Kock Island & Dacie tallroads aro good on this train, ———— Ohicago Musleal Oollege, 493 Wabash Avenue. , Tull torm commences Moudsy, Sopt, 14, Dest fne structoru In ovory dopartment, viz.: plano, sigivg, organ, viollu, violoncollo, fluto, harmony, and_compos sitlon, cto,, oo, Sond for eataloguo, ~ ¥, Zieglold, reclor, a el ——— Drow’'s Business Qollaga. ... The ovoning clasees tn bookkooping and ponmanchip Wil o organizod noxt Monday ovening, sud those wishing {0 entor should do so at ouco, thot thoy may (Lo ablo to finish a course by spring, Olroulars dent (a ‘(Imlo Wiehing for partioulars, Copies of Drow's prace lcal hoolieoping sont on & recelpt of $LGO, W, A, Drow, Proprstor, g i e e T Tho “Golden Sun” Fire-Placo Hontor Ta without s oqual for stmplicity, eass of wanage- nont, economy, aud nmount of Liat produced, Huue " dreds now using them in Obicago toatify na to ftg morlt, Daogs Bros,, corner State and Vau Luren atroots, Duryens' Starch, Duryeas' # Improved Corn Btarch ™ {a tho {itle the Moners, Durgea give to this famoun articlo of food, ‘This articlo is made from the cholocnt corn, which {s solocted with great caro, Its groat delleacy and purity mako {t an arilelo of food much_sought ufter by thosy will give & pound party Triday evening, Sopt, 11, Xach porson is to bring & pound package, aud thoy nro to bo sold at auction, for tha benofit of tho chsroh, without being oponed. ) All membors of the 1 FMh Illinofa Oavalry, and othiers intereated {n the rounion on the mg, aro_roquosted to meat at the Court-Houso . im= modiatoly aftertho adjournmont of the County Convention, Tho Molenry County TFarmora' Assoolation mot in tho Coutt-Ilousa day bofore yeatordayy T'nomns MaD, Richurds, President, in'tho chalr, “Llia roports of tho Socrotacy and Lraasurer were ‘wha approciato a good thing, Inquire for Durycaw' Y Tproved Uorn BIATc 1% 4 Dy enst ory ayory Da ago, Obickoring Upright Pienos, ftrong and cl:;r iu tono ; sland tn tuno splendily; wazranted durable: ocoupy v ) spaco, ¥ Teniplo of Ausio, 01 Vau Daren strasg, o oo —_— At a Ball, All oyos aroattractod to the lady who hag the fnest m‘\’h. Glittoring whitonesa ia oasontial to Inta chiarm, | and Sozadont, the mout wholovomy of tookh-wnalivs, Froduces and prosorves ity e ' Lake atrcol, Suuday, Sopt,0,0¢10 o, m,, stopplugat |