Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1874, Page 2

GOOD SAMARITANS. A Warlikke Moeting of This Pence- ful Organization, Strife Between Those Who Are For and Against Prayer, i Is Resolved to Havo No Quarreling Hereafter. Election of Officers, Ete,' Tho regular weekly meoting of tho Qood Sowmaritans was hold yastorday aftornoon at the reaidonos of Mrs. Dr. Bluthardt, No. 48 South Peorin strect, Mrs. Loonard, President, in the chair, and Mrs. Chisholm, Secretary, Tho ot- tendance of nou-membors wag cepecially largo ; and, on wotion of of Mrs, Itussoll, all woro ad- mitted to membership withont their names being takon, nEronTa. Mre. Spaulding, from the Committes to socure an luduytrinl Homwe, reported. Mrs. Leonard supplomontod the report by roforenco to what was published in ‘iz I'niuse of Sunday last about tho donation of a Homo, The Treasuror, Mra. Tuttlo, roported 813 in hor hands, and the exponditure of ¥18 duriug tho woek, The Matron, DMrs, Whooloer, reported that during tuo week sho had received quite & quanti- ty of provisions from thoe restaurants of the city, ono machine from the new Wilson Sewing Macline Company, coal from W, B, Rond & Co., furniture from Hodges & Co,, and sundry othor arlicios, and that the Ilowe now had thirty inmntes. COFFEE-TO0M, Tho Committoo to establish a coffo-room nenr the Exvosition, fpr the bonoflt of tho Kooioty, roported tha’ no yrogross hnd been made, The question of having the coffea-room was put to & voto and carried. Most of the membors of tho Bociety pledged thomwelven to doveto a day cach to the room. Tho old Committos was re- tained to mako tho necessary arrangoments. A CONTRIBUTION WANTED, Mra, Loouard then stated Lhnt & necessity ox- {ated for coustitution nud by-laws of tho So- cloty, in vlew of the fact that-tho Socioty wonld soon bocome 1corporated. Sho said the Socioty coutuined antagonistis eicmonts, but she hoped all differoncas could bo sottled, aud that tho So- olety wonld worlk in porfect harmony. Amembor stated that o commitieo to draft constitntion aud by-laws alroady oxisted, and in- quired if it tiad reportod, 5 Mra. Russoll moved that a now ‘committoo ho u})pnlmna, which, aftor soveral votes, wng car- ried. Blrs. Briggs sald, if It was in ordor and right, she woutld like to noo Mry, Loounud Chinirman of the new Commitice. THUE IRAYER QUESTION. Mrs. Russell was opposed to Mrs, Leonard boing Chairman ot the Commitico, for the rea- ton fhnl. sho was opposed to prayer as s means of roelaiming tho fullon, : Mrs, Spanlding wanted to know Mrs. Russell's authority for iho statoment that Mrs, Leonard was opposed to prayer. Brs, Briggu was in favor of tho utmost ro- liglous freedom in the conduct of the Boclety, and counkeled conclitation. Alrs. Ruesoll snid tho praying women only asked tho pilvilogo of visiting tho Ilomo or Sheltor, aud praying when they wanted to. Thoy did not exuct pn\f‘lug of thoso opposed to prayor, but were not willlng to o cut off from the right of prayer with thosa under tha caro of tho No- oioty. ~ She thought Mys. Leonard’s opposition to prayer was generally understood. Mry, Leonard was then called nupon to ntate ler position upon tho prayer question. 8ho said tho Sacioty had & hwmunitarien work on its hunds, and had 10 denl with all closses. In hor opinion, Clrist never ovordid tho praying busi- ness, She propowed 1o follow Christ in that particular, 8ho Was not opposed to prayer, but would neithor dictato nor forco prayor upon any ono. 1f any ono under the cara of the Socioty eignified a nood of ‘{m\yur, or o willingness to listen Lo it, sho had no objection, but would gladly go' out and pot just such prayers ns wero demandad. Sho confessod “that sho prayed hersclf sometimes, but not so loud ng somo people. 8ho was o homeopathic in medi- cino, and iu prayers sho ulso bolieved in smail doses, with very littlo sugar-coating, Sho shought tho bitteriess of many pravors was tha sole gratifiontion, just os many patients attribe uted the virtuo of medicine to ity taste. She was of tho opunion that whatover of antagonism existed in socioty oamo from the attempt of cor- tain Indy mombers to foroo prayor ngniust tho popular wish, M, Tuttle wantod some of Lho praying Indies to recount their oxporienco in pruying in tha saloons, and with such women as_3May Drown, Bhio wanted to kuow who had been Lenefited, 3B M'CLEAN said she hnd undorstood Mrs, Leonard to state ot provious mectings that only the Lord's Prayor would Lo tolerated at tho Sholter, which she thought was too close o limit, Sho was a Mothodist, bus didn’t want to pray nll the timo ; but, when sho felt like prayer, she was opposed to being circumscribed. Sho' aid gho attonded the Sunday conversational moeting at the Blelter whon dMay Iirown was present, in com- o with sevoral Chyistion ladics, and, aftor istening to Mr, Billings' spoech upon the ocens sian, sho felt that she was out of her place, Hor oompunions lad declared thoy would never nt- tond another mceting of the Sociaty, becaune of its want of roligious charactor, Mrs. Leonnrd eugeested that Mrs. McClean might consider Lomolf liconsed to go to tha Sholtor whonover shio saw fit, nnd pray as hearti- Iy an sho might, My, McClean snid Mrs, Loonard was woll aware that sho visted the pulico-station ovory day, nnd bad done a great deal of work, yoh ot tho stations, £ho said, the Socioty was growing in disropute. An officor told lher, only a fow dnys ngo, that the Socioty oncnried ity time in *‘cursing .and dwmning,” “and the opinion way gelting provalent in socicty at Iargo that tho Good Hamaritans woro not what Um‘y ought to Lo. Bho know of saveral ladies who folt o deop intorest in fallen womon, who would neither contribite nor attend tho manhufiu of the Sovie- t{'l Sho herself could nob work with tho Bo- cloty. 3URH, WIRT, On the prayer quention, Mrs, Wirt wantod to say & word, Trayer, shio #aid, had suatched hor huabaud from tho gutter, and driven bim from tho gambling holl.” God hiad heard hor prayors, aud had lifted ler from tho thought of com: mitting suicide Lo bo tho wife of & Lappy home, She thought if $hio ladies prosent hiad us fully testod tho officney of prayor as sho had, to the curing of o husband of driuking, gnmbling, aud tho uso of tobaeco, all opposition to proyoer would eease. She thon oxpreasod the wish that all might onjoy the fimm of God to an hicrensed extent, aml {:rolm lown fu tears. body d not RAT, OPSERVATIONN, Ara. Tuttle uaid slio never praved for an; oxcopt hersolf, for (ho roaon that ghe dl feol good enough. s, Russell did not want to be limited to tho Lm'xd‘u l’lr‘uynr. Ctgiae 1t Mra, Tontly thonght if prayer was sucl 0od nod effectual thing um'.’t. thore wns no |‘m: for. the meolings of tho Boclety to dincuss Wiys aud means to rescuo fullew womon, I1f rayor was tho bost mothod to accomplish tho object of the Boclety, & grent donl of unnccersary work was boing done and oxponso incurred, ' Niw Deal said eho was a praying womnn, and hod beon o Mothodist. Sho, howavor, had given up formal prayer, since sho found 1t impossible to fecl thaukful for aflictions, Sho thought the most feryent of prayers was tho merest mockery unlots they came from the heart. shis, Leouard thought thet for an anti-prayor and anti-Cbristinu socioty, us some snw, it to cell the Good Samarituny, o groat deal of Homl lad heen dons, Whilo sho was uot an antl-Clirlatian, sho_thonght, so far, tho Saciely had demon- ntrated that & great doal conld bo done withous rnyer. . L A’ membor thou statod that she joined the So- oloty because of its non-soetarfan charactor, and that ghe understood that ib wan orgunized to koop wonien from falling rathor than to help tho fullon, Hhe thought if prostitutes were gotting & good living nbt thoir vecatlon, aud ou- joyed threo smoals & day, they wors doingg woll. ~ Bhe would ot them go on until thoy wora 43 years of age, whoen she thought they could aford to reform.e 3 WAR IMMINENT, Mrs, Carponter sald sho was nol & membor of tho Saclety, but sho glorled in 1t. Hhe was a Bplritualisg, and prond of i, and had no faith in prayern to an finsginary CGiod. Sho thonght the worl of tho Hociety o noble oue, and that ity snceess in tho future woilld bo mensured by the nbsongs of prayer.in dts connslls and: worlk, At this junoture tho munum(l was groatly ox- oited, and nbout one-third of thoso present woro upon thoir foet. ]MI"H. T.gonard plied hor fan upon tho tablo, and finally succeodod in gotting ordor, Bho then nunotneod that the quoestion bofors tho Soctoty was, whothor or not sho should bo oloot~ ed Chatrman of tho Commiltee to Draft Constl- tution aud By-laws. & i Tho motfont to malko hor Chairman was thon | put nid earried. A great doal of confuslon thon onauod as td the charnotor of thoraat of tho Committeo, Ono fnction wanted tho religions elomont to propou- dorata, whilo the othor wanted the lboral-mind~ ed to bs in tho majority. Aftor some whinpor ing, andiblo to x'e}lmrtonv only, It 'wan ngreod to Rive the religlons elomont n baro ropresontnation on the Commitice. . I'ho following lndion wora then added to .the Committcos Mrs, Blutharde, Mra, Ruesoll, Mrs, Chistiolm, Mis, Loomis, Mve, Rounds,' rs, Jolnson, and Mrs. Rastor, POSITIVELY SHOCKING. » Whon the Committeo was sunounced,drs, Rouuds, yreatly oxcited, camo to hor feot: and declared that sho would not sorve upon & come mitteo in company with Mrs, Loonard. Somo lndy suggested that Mrs, lounds, con~ duct fudicnted thut sho noedod prayor. \ Mra, Ilounds said sho might need prayor, and would liko to sce tho mootlug turnedsinto prayor-maoting at once, TIE INDUSTIIAL HOME, M, Loonard then statod that, inasmush ag mn Industeinl Home had been socured, somo stops onght to o tnken for Its govornmont, Sho clolmed tho Homo as *lov Laby," and thought ofticors for its care ought to be choson at onco, On _motlon, Mra, Whoolor was chioson Super- intondent of tho {ndustrial dopartmont, and Mrs. Pintt solectod ns Matron. Tollowing thiy action camo an outsido dls- cugslon as to - A PRIVATE HOSPITAL which Mra, Tieonard nud Mrs, Llinn proposod to havo in connection with the home. Alrs, Loonard rofused to toll its ohnraoter or the charnctor of tho patients, but assured tho, Sooloty that it shiould in no wise conllet with the intorosts or work of the Society, My, Russell enid sho understood tho charne- tor of tho hospital in_ quostion, and had hienrd ?l;‘licul.lou to it already by qnhe & number of ndios, Mre, Loonard asked hor to atate the charnotor gr tho hospital, espaclalty {ts objectionablo foa- uren. Mrs. Russcll declinod to mm'fll with the ro- quant, for tho renson that Mrs, Loounrd had al- ready refused to explain its choractor. A mombor statod that she undorstaod the hos- pital was for the treatment of vilo and conta- gious diseanos, Sho wha ‘opposod to its having uny, connection whatevor with the Iomo, ‘'ho question was dropped, when Mrs, Trank- Inud complainod that cortain furniture loanod by tho Beamon's Home, through hor, to the Shol- ter, had boon removed to tho Industrial Home, Mrs, Leonard informod hor that it had boon x;m\-ml through mistake, and could be nd at any time. On motion, Mrs, Hicks wag choson Matron of the Bheltor on LaSinlio stroet. A VOTE OF TUANKS wag then tonderad the gontloman who donatod tho Homo now oceupied, and tho Seaman’s loma for tho uso of furniture for tho Sholter, NO MORE WAR. A regolution was then adofited decloring that Lereaftor there should be no more quarrcling over praver, or anything else, at tho mectings of tho Socioty. ‘I'ho Bociety then adjourned for one week, to meet at the residenco of Ars. Chisholm, 59 Union P'ark plnce. It is thought that the roligious or praylng cle- mont of the Boclety will be wanting st tuture mastings, It is alko ansorted that tho Socrotary will tender hor vosignation ab the next meoting of the Society, e R LONDON POLICE STATISTICS, The annual report of the Chicf of Polico of London, Lugland, shows somo intorcsting sta- tstica of that immense eity. 1t requires 9,833 policomen to protect property, life, and morals, ‘I'hors wero 79,867 arrests mado Inst year: TFor assuults, ote., 9,630; burglary, U28; larcony (uorions offenses), 488; potty larceny by sory- suts, 1,199; beggars, 2,768 ; recoivors of stolon goads, 219; prostitutes, 5,656. Dogs appro- honded, 10,160. 'Thoro wero 2,613 porsons in- jured in tho streois, 125 of whom were killod, Fivo hundred and goyventy-threo fires ocourred within tho year. Eloven thousand, sovonty- soven public volicles wore liconsed. Fourtoon thousand one hundred aud thivey-six articlos wora talion to the Lost-Property Oflico by honeat cab-drivers, Thore nro 800 temperanco cab-driv- ons fu London, Light new police-stations havo beon opened, Ono hundred nnd fifty-four new streots and Bquares wore buils, covering 26 miles and 890 yards, Soven thousaud six hundred and eighty-nino houses wore orected, and 593 liouges of ill-fumo supprossed, Thero lins boon great decrenso in erimo and immorality, which tho roport attributes to the lutoxicating ‘Liquors Licensing nct, - SUFFERING IN THE GRASSHOPPER REGION. Eutract from @ private letter received in Chicago, ALLEGAY, Rico Co,, Kan,, Aug, 30, 1674, Dran Sisten: We are starvipg, We bLave lived on tho charity of the nelghbdry for tho last two wacks; but thoy can do nothing moro for us, for they are mot much bLotter off than wo aro. Thero aro » great many familios bore, in thig noighborhood, that are no botter eituated than woaro, Whoroaro mon owing Poter, bus thoy Lave no more money than ho hins, If our orops had not failed, wo would not have bad to ask for holp this winter, o wonld have bad abont 20 bushols of wheat, 200 bushels of corn, and 200 ‘bushols of potatoes,” Now we shall huve noth- ing but what our friends may Lolp usto, and that holp will have to bo given as soon as Possi- ble. I havo coaxed the childron to go to bed without tleir suppor to-night, so that we still bhave o Jittlo lefs for bremkfust; but God only knows whero we will get our dinnor Peter wont away this morning to try to find somothilig to eat. - Io cun o no more at Lis houso until we get gomo provistons, In rogard to his going to kome villagzo and takinga sohool, thoro are goin to bo no echools in oithor villnge or country, an thera s no othor busineds 10 get into. —_———— FISH-CULTURE, Baxpwion, 1L, Sopt. 7, 1674, To tha Editor af The Clicago {'rivunc: 8in: Tho first semi-annual mosting of tho Itli- nois Stato Fish-Culturlsts’ Association will bo Lield at Poorin, during fair week, on Thursday evoning, Sopt. 17. Local associations, clubs, and porsons favorably inolined to this important industyy, aro cordielly invited to attoud. The Stato Board of Agrienilturo has gencrously mado arrangomonts, in tho Dopartment of Natural Lils- tory, to do wissionary labor in this important fiold, by exhibitng, in elegant and ospeusive aquaris, the native broads of food-fish in our inland wator, and trout from tho Elgin fish- farms, Chis fenturo alono must sltract thou- tands to the Btato Fair, which hns alroady be- come ouo of tho moalflmuulnr Btate exhibitions, DBatrov, Bocretory, —_— Gon, RRyan’s Will, o Pino Binfl (Arlt.) Press stntos that Qol. Joln Q. Ryan, of that placo, has, aftor a long dolay, obiained possession of tho will of his late brothoer, Gen . W. A. 0. Ryan, made on the day bo- foro he was excouted by Burriel in Ouba; “&nd that, by this will, the Colenol comes into proper- ty valued nt not less thau $130,000. Duryeas' Starch. Haurckospers sud laundresses will bo pleased to kuow that Duryoan’ famnous * Sutiu Gloss Starch ¥ s now Introduced {n Obfeago, ‘ho roputation of thi articlo needs no commont, Its popularity in tho Eaat aud fn Lurope, whoro it has vooi told for” the pust fif- teun yoars, du now extending ovor the great West, Tho ot of Judges declara it to bo the *porfvction of quality,” s ol Chlckering Square Grand Planos. Tatza parlor pianox, Alltho latest improvements, Warranted 19 please, or monoy rofundeid, Tisois empla of Miic, 03 Van Buren sicoet, peguhenion dsb el Album of Musio, The socond editton of the “ Album of Musle," con- talning forly-threo pleces toloat smusio, 104 pages, vocal and instrumenta), for plano, bouud fn clotl und fold, 18 nowi for walo ab W, W, Kimbs uibsil's, Stato aud Adains pireots, nus tho Exposition, Only §1, 2 it vl i N Tho Steinway Upright Pinnps ara remarkablo for thelr extraordinary durability and capactly for standiug u tuno, Deautiful desiiun of caxcd, elilt alilerent ktylos, Dricos same un Steluwuy Waquares,” Lyon & Healy, Stule and Mouros alrecis, If Tou Want o Good fire-clasa stove, ranyie, or furnace, go to Dangs Droy,, Blute and Van Duren steoels, where you can seleot from tlio finest assortont in this Hue 15 tho city, THE CHICAGO DAILY' TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1874 LOCAL MISCELLANY. ., ' OFFIOER OARLIN'S CASE, ~The light of L'ollcoman Phllip c;'rllu_‘n atar s about to bo oxtingulshed. It will rio longer shinaon his broast, in tho lustro which asslduous polishing produced, to dazzio and eause foar to cltizens, and to be the instruniont of blackmall, a8 It s now boyoud daubt o that,it bas boon tho boncon light for burglars, Carlin was & bod- onrrior, aud no doubt ho filled that responsiblo’ and somotimes olovated positfon with ability. But ho hns & vaulting ambltion and o'orlenped himeelf, 1lis downfall ninst date from the day bio becamo invested with the blucjcont with brany buttons, and tho locust club was placed in hig Liaud, : A8'A PRELININATY to his obtaining o position on the forcs, Carlin of courso intorviowed tho politiclans, partien- larty tho liquor-dealing political scalawags, with whom ho bnd apent hia hard earninga In bis days of lonest toil. oy roadily assented to sign tho spplication for bim, and in dolng 8o each lmllvmlmlly doclarod that hie was qualified to spoal Intelligontly in relation to Carlin's chinrac- tor and habila} that *Carlin is & man of good charactor, correct and orderly in his deportment, and notin any respoct o violator of the law; n sober man, aud & man of truth and Iutogrity.” Furiher, they declared their readiness at any tima to apponr bofore tho Iioard of 'r'olico and mako onth to tho truth of their statoments, Moesrs, John Parsons, George W. Waite & Co., Jones B, H, Powell, Daufel Hoaly, Michnel Doylo, O. 8. Ilough, Charles E. lews, J, P,, Johu Kichman, Jolin T, Carpontor, and \Villinn: Carponter signed Carlin'g nfl’,“m!a“ for a posl- tion on tho police force, which wns presented to tho Board Sopt. 33, 1873, I8 LECORD, A On the Tth of Octobor ,hio was appolnted n apooial ofllgor, and on Dec, B raised to thie dignit .of n regular oflicor, Iforo s tho manuer in which Oflicor Carlin provos tha'truth of the certifieato of good charnctor which his frionds gave him: Aug, 18, 18739—~Oflicer Philip Carlln wos rop- rll:uruldcd for nrresting a citizon oy o falso ohargo, . Tob, 23, 1874.—OMcor Carlin is fned five days' day for asenulting a cituzou. April 13, 1874.—Olioor Carliu ia fined ton days' pay for Inationtion to duty. . 4 What political influonco must hayd beon ein- ployod to presorve Carlin's hoad from being cut off ? Ilora are throo offenes recorded, tso of which—arrosting the citizen upon a false chinrge and maltroating a citizen—should have prooured bis dismissal, ° Mon on tho forco have beon dis- graced for lightor offonses. Carlin bad bocome ovidoutly emboldoned from iho lonienoy of the Polico Board in punishing him; ho folt porfoctly at his onne, baviug such woeighly signatires to his papar, aud scomingly began to mfilnvn that nothing losa than o homicldo woutd cause a brooze against him, and should give him cause of uneasinoss. But It is most likoly from tho developments in his Intest offonso that ho will bo shown hiow delusivo are his idens, . Carlin's carcor is happily exceptionsl, Thero aro judeed polico ofticers who aro sbout the most domoralized, degraded croaturos in oxist- enco. It would seom that tho bluo cont dohu- manizog thom. Now York, Phulladelphla, and this eity aro afllicted with such porsous, as tho eriminal records sbiow, In Cmlin's caso, if tho siguntarics stnte tho truth, then must tho lify of n policoman be the cortafn path toward ruin. The polico force, on the contrary, being composed, in the main, of good men, shows that tho signitarios declore what must hiave bicon curfously the roverse of truth, Carlin wag not 11t to bo a policonan, . A Tntyusx roportor called at the Olty-Iall yostorday aund conversed with DEPUTY-BUPERINTENDENT HICKEY In rolation to the chnrgo of complicity in the burglary of Jr. Dewar's promiscs, which is pro- forred against Carlin, Mp, Hiokey said : * Wo havo searched throngh Carlin's” offects, but have mnot found any othor articlo bo- longing to Mr. Dewar. Carlln hne maide o statomont which does not satisfy 18 by any monns. Oa thio contrary, wo think ko doos not toll the truth, o was, I beliove, awaro that tho burglary was to be committed, or hio ar- reated tho parties after tho burglary was effect- ed, and aliared tho plunder with them. His beat talces in the placa whers the burglary was com- mitted—No. 1218 Indiaun avenue, No blamo, go far u8 T kow, can attach to Sorgh, Barrett. His roundsmen secerm to havo done their duty tho night of the burglary, The patrolmen all answered tho roundsmon’s summons, Whon Mr. Dawar roported Ins lossca to mo, ovory soarch was mado, most of tho pawn-ofileet in the city being. yiclted. T hayo talkea ‘with Uatlin, but his oxcusesdon't stiek." Carlin's osplanation is, thet ho bought the ring of a peddler, but connot romombor what the poddler's nameo is, or whore he may bo found, Frotn the jowelor's statement [t will ba seon that Carhu'a story in hlgh(liy improbablo, Tho reporter vite N. P. WILLIAMS, joweler, of Cottuge Grove avenne, who was ar- rosted while trying to sell the stolon ring in Qoldschmidt's pawn-office on Clark-strect, Mr. Williams snid: *About two weoks ago, Oarlin loft & watch with me to be ropaired. I had fre- queutl{ seen him bofore, but never spoke to Lim. When o camo to fake the watch away, thoro was 50 couts to pny. Ho did not lnve any monoy, and told me fo wait until o got his pay. Mo invited mo to take a glass of boer aud in_the enloon, where he went on trust aléo,-ho showed mo o ring on hig finger and wished mo to buy it. He sald that ho dlin's 1qi\ru moro thau 84 for it Aftor oxamin- injg it Dnald it was woxth from 816 to 820, MHa agreed totalte 215, butasI dld not have the monoy Fm then, T pruroaud that wa shonld trade,—I to ilvn him a ring and the Dbalance in ensh. e choso a plain gold ring, and I gave him £3.40 besides, deducting tho cost of the ro- pnira to the watch, I hod no ides it was stolon. Ho wont away and I did not soo him until Tuos- day last. On Monday I was arrested while en- deavoiing to sell the ring.” Carlin wns admitted to bail fn!h!l‘fll\y; An ox- amination into the chargo will take place at tho South Bide Folice Court fiutunlny. St ‘AN OIL REFINERY GONE, A fire occurred yestorday aftornoou at 2 o'elaclk, which for o time throatonsl to involvo tho loss of o large amount of property. A negro was on- goged fu boiling ofl in o Jarge caldron sot & fow fect in front of No. 57 Weat Water streot, ocou- pied by tho Northwostorn Ot Company, whon the fluid boilod over and ignited. Tho flames spread diroctly into tho refinery, whoro sovoral tanks of oil weto situated, and in & few minutos atterward tho place - was ouveloped in o mass of flamo nnd thick black smoko, An alam was quickly turned in from Box 512, and tho firomen promptly responded. ‘T'he building is ono of the oldout in tho oity, and contained much inflamma- blo rubbish, Tho fire onveloped it complotely, and attacked tho adjoinivg buildings. But the flames wera kopt from sproading in epite of & combustible planing-miil. Y ‘Che buildlug in which tho fire originatod is a four-stary, old-stylo brick, and embraced Now, 55 and 67 West Wator stract. Is was complotely burned out, the walls uul{ boiug loft. Claunce; I, Bowen owned i, and it was valued at abou! §7,000, Tholoss 18 partially covered by in- suranco, ‘Tho Northweatarn Oil Company's loss is about §2,000; no' ineurance, Thoy oceupiod but ona tloor in tho huu(hu;: Clinrles Knostner & Co, oceupying tho rest of it as a mauufactory of mill machiuery. Tho boilor and engine-room_occu- ied tho tlvat floor of No. 65, Tho loss of Moasrs, nostnor & Co, is plnced at 87,600, Thoy had no msurance in the building, "o basomont of Nos. 50 and 89 South Onnal strect is accupiod the snmo firny;- us an office aud store-room, A polioy for 1,260 ‘in Drown's Agency covers tho partinl loss on stack, Thore is s small aros botween the burned building and Not, 50 aud 68 Bouth Canal streot, and the firo oxtondod across It, and did some damago to tho oftice-furmture of tha Co-oporative Medicine Company, and Jamen Fargueson, dealer in atenmn ongines, Thelr combined loss will not roach 1,000, and it is amply covered by insuranco, ‘I'ne uppor floors are 1ot oconpied.” Mr, Bowen in also tho owner of thisbullding, . s No, 59 Wost Water stroot, i a four-gtory briclk building, ccoupled by Willinm Wisdom & fon, a4 n)ylaniuf geroll-anwing, and’ turning ostnblishe mont.. The upper flaor was burned out, and con- pidorable damage was dono on the irst floor, Tha lows amounts to 82,000, and iusnrance §8,- 000, oqually divided in the Lirawors’, of Milyat- koo, aud the Lancastor, The building bolongs to the Ioward ocstate, sud wos dame aged to tho amonnt of £600, It s tully - insure). Tho same flrm ocouplos tho firat floor of No, 60 Bouth Caunl siroet as an ofiiou aud store-room, 'The fire burnod the rear portion, caueing slight lows, Bevoral tonunts on tho uppar floors of “adjoining atructures hont a lasty vetroat with thofir offoots, but cuuaped Wity littlo or no loss, Adjoining the burned bulld(uE on_ the north Is tho large now four-story brivk bullding of L. W, {atos, “extending from Cunal stroot lo Wont Wator. Torlunatoly it cscaped injury, but j¢ wan threatoned by the flamoa whioh burat in the wiudows looklng into the aroa botweon Mr, Boweu'"s buildings, Tho total loss caused by the fire will not fall far nbort of $20,000, and only & fracllon of it 1 covored by insuranco, . i VISITING THE BOUTH PARK, . At tho invitation of the Doard of South Yark Commissionors, & numbor of gontloman, promi- nont among whom wore soveral membora of tho Bonrd of County Commissionors, tho mombors of the olher Prk’ Boards, Mr. Chauncoy T\ Dowen, Mr, I, Irving Pearce, tho Hon, Willlam Tiross, Mr. IL B, Millor, County Troaauror; Alds. Moore and Behaffner, and Commissionor Thomp- gon, of the Dontd “of Publis Works, onjoyed a drive, yoslorday aftornoon, on thio boulovards aud through tho South Park, and witnessed for thomeolves the' vast improvomonts that havo boon mado in that onco uniuviting portion of the clty's suburbe, Aslde from mombors of tho local proaty, the ‘journallstic profossion waa roprésoitod by Mr, N. L. Thioblin, of tho Lon- don Standard, and Mr. Folix Rogamy, of tho London Jdustrated News, . i Adinnor ot the Grand Paoifle provious to starting fully enabled tho party to endure tho possiblo fatigicos of a rido that proved to bo of a8 much interout to the natives as to the visitors from forolgn lands. . The gontlemen thon ontorod the carringes which wero in waiting, and wore drivon through tho.most agraeablo rosidonos part of tho city, to the Grand boule- yard; thonco, via Onkwood, to the Droxol boit-, lovard, whicl all agrood waa a marvel of- tnsto’ and bosauty, and thonce, nkirng around tho grand campun to tho esst ond of Puvillion Park- way, tho party woro takon wostiard 854 mlles to Wealorn avonug, to s park of ' about’ 20 AcTes, adornod in the highest styla of Isndscapo art, T'his puk is to form tho conneoting lluk be- tween tho North and Houth boulevards, snd (-iomplou tho Wost Bido systom of parks and ves,. 5 At this point the party turned south to tho. farm of Mr. Georgo W, Gago, L'restdont of tho South Park Commiusion, where they wore mont hospltably entertatnoed, Judging from thae dis- play yoatorday, this farm {8 unusisll «prolific ju the matter of vinous, alcoholie, nmf formontod liquory, which wero Lighly appreciated, though modorataly partakon of, by tho visitors, * The roturn Lrip woa thon mado, ond at tho South Lark Rostaurant the party woro mot by Dalatkn and ks band, who gratied them with much ox- collent musle. Asn ]l:go number of carringoy wore assemblod, all filled with good olttzons nnd attontive llstouors, At was doemad tho propor timo to mnko tho inovitablo specch, without which Amorican fostive gathotings nasumo to- ward their clogo tho charactoristics of s funoral, Maturo cousideration, howover, induced tho postponemont’ of * the oratorical part of tho * procvedings until the . house of Mr. Buperint§iident Dorry wny roachod, whoro BMr. Gage and Mr, Bidway gavo full oxprossion to their viows of the onor- ous dutios ontalled by Iaw on a Bonth ark Com- missionor. ~ Of courso, overybody withi hearing ngrood that it wou & lazdwhip to hold the post- tion, and Mr. Carter 1L, Harrison, among othors, mada a snitablo roply. Having somo knowledge of tho European park systom, he suggested that tho Commissioners uso “overy offort to ndorn n small portion of tho park for the bouofit of tho oor, whers thoy could enjoy its advantages. 'ho suggontion mot with tho profound attoniion 1¢ deaorved, and st the close of tho romarks the party disporsed to rofleot on thoe plonsant hour which had baon spout. 5 ———— THE SISTERS OF LORETTO. Bome timo sgo nn nccount of an {nterview hiad with tho Lady Superlor of the Sistors of Lorotto waa published in Uiz TRIBUSE, in which the Lady Buporiorclatmed to havo beon wronged by Dishop Foloy, Yestorday tho Sistors of Lo- rotto fled & bill in the Circult Court against Bishop Foloy, both in hiu private capacity aud as Catholic Bishop of Chicngo. Tho complainnats slato that thoy aro organized into o corporation; that in August, 1871, they woro owners of o lot of fjund described as ' Lot 8, of DBlock 23, in School Secilon Addition, valued st $40,000, ' Bishop Foloy concoived a plnu about that time of goiting tho title to eald Iand, and undertook to get a dead of conveyance from thoe proper parties. Tho charter of the Sistors provided that the lnnd could not bo con- voyed'except by a'deod signod by tho President and Seerotary. ” The Bishop procured tho signa- ture of tho Bocrotary, but was unablo to obtain that of the lrosident, and, ns complainants chargo, tho Prosidont's nnmne wassignod without authorlty by somo one eleo, ‘Whetuor Bishop Foley han taken the doed in his own namo,or a8 Trusteo thoy eannot stato, ns it haa hoou Lopt seorot from thair luspection 5 at'any rate, they huve recoifed no considorntion for such protended conveynnes, Soon aftor thia, in tho same mouth, Blstiop Toley went to the' premises whon tho President of tho Ststors wag #bsont, and roprosonted te thoue in possession that ho was entitled to the possossion of tho lot, and if thoy did nob vacate the promises ho would oject thom. Not wishing a lnwsuit, thoy complied with the request. Complainants now filo thoir bill, stating that tho protended docd is fraudulous, and a cloud on their land, and usk- ing that it ay be act aside. —_— 5 ENCGLISH VISITORS EXPECTED. Mr. Thomas Wright, tho ropresentative in the Northwest of tho Misslseippi Vatley Bocioty of London, England, 18 In receipt of the following Jottor from tho Secrotary of that important cor- poration. It will, doubtless, bo rend with inter- ost at this timo, fn view of tho fact that our Exposition—ono of the * annual falra " to which it has referonco—is now holding: DranSin: Tho Exccutlvo Commitiso have con- stantly kopt in mind tho organization of au Intlnential party from Buropo to visit your aunual fairs, and, by dintof considerable work, lad had somo shars of favorablo result, chiefly wmoug mauufacturors who dealrod to oxbibit their productions, The question thus naturally aroee, Un what terms, as to fmport duties, would such goods bo admiticd to the United tated? The rulo in this country s, to admiit gooda for ‘such » purpowo duty free, subjoct to the usual rate being lovied should the stuff bu sold in this country, Iapplied to your Minister Lcre as to Whether & aimilar -~ concesslon would be made by the Unlted Btatos Government o our manie fucturers deairous of exhibiting at your fairs, and was informed thut ho boliuyed not, althougl probibly sono drowbuck ur;mfi;mmut might b como to, but genorate 1y was ruferred to the Treasuror at Washington direct, llccnrdingl{‘m-\du such application, and Lave rocente l{l been much grieved to recelve s communication to tho effect that no coucesslon, allowanco, or deviation ‘will be nade, Tho result of (hie is thut our manufaclurors will noithor oxhibit nor sund delegates, snd our disappoint= ment 48 very great on thin hoad, "The only cousolution is thnt song goutlemon, among them Mr. Johu Crods- ley, M. I, Mr, Thotuns Wobster, Q. 0., aud Mr, H, D, Juncken, Hocrotary of the Internatioual Law Confers once, will visit 1o Btates thia fal, aud, I trust, your ranoh atnoug otliors, My spetial object 10 now writing s to potnl out ta you the very scrlous obstacle ralsed by this action of your Treasury to tho prosecution of wu inportant braucl of tho offart for diroct trado, and to suggest to you_tuat your Cliambers of Commerce, Dossde of Trade, muuicipal aud othor public bodies, merchants, manufacturern, and producers should unito in using ull possible iniluonco with fhelr ropressutatives to procure the Irtroduction and pussing of o bill {n tho uited Htates Cougress conformiug yonr Treasury practlco to our own, or at loast permittig roclvmution of any duty pald, it tho evont of acticdés not being sold in your countr, Dlenas bring this’ ttar prominently before yonr Directory, and dovoto all your energy 10 carry our viows, Yours faithfully, Euxgst W, Nonvokr, Boeretary of the Intornational Chambor of Commerce and Aiwsissippl Vulley Socloty, No, 445 Btrand, Oharing Cros, > Loxoox, Aug. 14, 1874, LOCAL LETTERS, A GORRECTION, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune; Bm: I find the following in your paper of this moraing, the Bth inst.; Tho Ohicago corrospoudont of tho Philadelphia Preabyterian tates that thoro {8 a rport well authentis cated that Prof, Bwing will bo called to buceved Jtobort Laird Collior, and that hia .will sccept, Tha report fa ouo heard ouly by tho correspondent, Aaitls preity woll kitown, “hero and horo- abouts,"” that Tam **the Ohleago corrospondont of tho Philadelphia Presuyterian,” pormit mo to sny that I havo atated nothing of the kind, and that no suoh statement, from this or any othor quartor, has over appearod {n that papor, Idid rocently noticon published, and apparently woll- autlienticated, roport that tho Noy. Dr, MoKay ‘would xubuhfy recoive, and accopt, a call to Mr., Colller's lato chintge. ¢ Ooly tlm, and nothing more," Whone * cultivated mallco " hns changod what I did say into somotbing which I did nog uny, 1 neithor know nor care, 0. 0, Watens, Room 47 McCormick Block, OmAuo, Sept, v, 1674, A BUGOESTION. I the Iditor of T'he Chicago Y'ribune : Biu: Soolng in a recont issuo of e Tuinuxe on artiole desoriptivo of the nnmber, quality, ota,, of tho pictures to be oxhibited at the Ex- position thia month, it ocourred to me that the oihibitors would confer a grent pleasure on the prbllo, and save much valuable tinte aud nunoy- azco, if, whon placing thelr pletures In position oa tho walls, thoy would sppond a eard stating ttonnmo or what the picturo s dosigned to roprosont, tha locality, oto, Tako, for Inntance, a rivor-hconoy tho locality might ho on the ITud- oon or Uppor Misslesippi, but who woulil lmow which without stopplng to tutn over thirty or Torty ngos of a cntaloguo? L'hls plan would groatly facilitalo the operation of slght-seolng, and a4 there aro so many pictires on exhibition, 16 will at best consumo a groat donl of timo, Cimioao, opt. 9, 1874, Ant, e ORIMINAL. | CRIMINAL COURT, Judgo Rogors yostordsy morning nt tho con-| voning of Court delivorsd hin' doclsion fn tho mattor of TFrank MeCarthy, convicted lnst July of larcony on tho tostimony of & folon namod Kennoy, in which bis counsol iad moved for o dirchinrgo ®n tho grounds that the tostlmony of a folon wna not ovidonco. Tho Judge's dooision was thatjlennoy was not & proper witnoss, aud his tostimony ehould havo been oxcluded, and thoroforo ordered that McCarthy bo discharged from custody and tho oaso dismissod, ! A. D, Wright, « traveling agent of the MeCor- mick Roaper Company, charged with ombozzlo- ‘ mout, was callod for trial, -when it wne learn- od that the nct had boon committed outelde tha jurisdiction of the Court, , Mr. Wright was thoroupon relensod from custody. i Tho alloged oriminal Doadlesdorft was bafled - out on throo charfyo, in 500 onch, two of thom : for burglary and one for laraony. Mary Brady ploadod gully to tho larcony of o dross, tho proporty of Mary Malsacler ; sen- teneo was auspondod, Honry Ross plended guilty to the burglary of, the satoon of Olo Anderson 3 ho was remaudod ‘ for soutonco. . Ldward 0'Douncll-was tried for tho Inroony of kniven and brasaca from the planing-mill of W. R. Robbins i ho-was found guilty, aud being un- dor ngo was' remanded, THE IOLIOR COURTS. Justico Kaufmann, of 'the North Bide Polico Oourt, yestordny continuod tho followlny casos: John Burns, Hugh O'Roily, Pat McKny, and Pat Buray, rlot, till the 10t ingt., Latl 3900 ancl, and Ml chael Sharkoy, laxcony, till this morning, bail 3500, - » . Jobn McCord waz placod undor posco bonds of 8230 yostorday, in tho Seuth Side Polico Court, to keep the ponco townrd his wife, and wad alo fined 826 for fll-trentmont of her and his tamily, ? . The caso of Conatantine for obtaining monoy undor falsa protensos wae catlod up yeaterdny !J'ntum_tlm BSouth 8ide Polico Court for hoaring. "ho acoused convinaod tho Uonrt that ho had the right Lo gign tho firm namo of Hayward & Con- stantine, of St, Louis, and ho was discharged. Richard Baxter, John Kelly, J. 0, Eaton, and Tiouis Markman, i saloon-kaspors, Wers bafors Justico scu,ll‘{ yoatorday, chargod with violating the 12 o'clock ordinanco, ~ Thoy wore fined 220, 325, $20, aud $16, respoctively. Michnel McCarty, for disordorly conduct, wag fincd by Justico Kaufmann yestorday in the North 8ido Polico Court $25, and in addition theroto wna onsignad to tho Bridewell for sixty doys. Richard Lbort wos also arraigned boforo tho eamo tribunel for mishohaving himsolf towards Ilonry Vookman, and taxed sfn. Tuoedny eovening Officor Garrity made a deacont upon o * bed-house " on South Iinlated siroot, kept by n person named * John Sniith," and arrestod dovon inmates, including the pro- riotor. 'Chey were yestarday morning brought fora Justico Soully and fiuod 310 oach, Montlon has beon mado of the arrost of Frank Stanloy sud Willinm Edwards SBunday last by Do- teotive Blayton, for being conncoted with the biirglary of Wotson & Ball's stora nt Leland, in LaSallo County, in_this State. Yostorday' tho cntio was callod up boforo Justico Raufman fn the South Sido Court, sad the henring was for the third timo continued by requeat of Stanloy, who claims Lo can provo an alibi, Justico Kaufmann, presiding in Justice Boy- den’s Court, disposed of tho followlng offondors yesterdny :. Johu Bquisim, drunk and disorderly, £20; Q. IL Stowart, disordarly, 310; Villiam Lconard, disordorly, thirty days in the Iouso of Correction ; aud_Patriok Cnrney, disordorly, thirty days in tha Houso of .Oorrection. Edward Dugnn, John Quigons, Sperlo Baronf, H. Behule, Jolin Burns, Patrick Molioy, sud Pat rick Jonos woroe all seven bofore Justico Seully yosterdny, charged with indulging in a riot at the, Baloon of David Brierly, on the corner of Clark and Tndinua strcots. = Thoy woro hold to tho Crimiual Court on bail of $300 each. . Meution has beon madoof the arrest of Henry Livingston, a pawnbroler, on tho charga of ro- colving proporty from o minor. Tho coso Las been continued “from day to day, and finally was ealled up yestorday bofore tho South Side Polico Qourt, when, on applicatfon, a chango of venue wa takon to Justico eully’s Conrt, Ho decldad the prisoner was guilty of violsting the city or- dinauco cuvo:‘inf{ tho chargo, and inposed & fino of §25, which Livingston sattled. Justico Kaufmann, in tho South Side Polico Court yestordny, disposed of the remaindor of the gainblers who wero_arrested Saturday night, by nesessing o fino of 325 ench ngainat John . Bmith nnd Johu -Brown, who wore booked a4 ropriotors. Tho inmates of Watt Robbins' Knnuo wero taxed $1 each na costs, and the rost of tho fellows wore dischargod. Llecto Wanzor hag been i the employ of Mrs. Wolls at No. 6 Twellth stroot, and purloiued a dress und ather articlos of wearing-apparel and dispoied of thom for bogus Jowolry. Bhowas arvestad by Oflicor Burton, and lodged in the Arnory Station ovor night. Yestorday sho was brought bofore the South Side Polico "Court on tho clarga of lnrcony, and nfter hearlng tho ovidenco of tho cago Tustico Xaufmann held hor over to the Crinunul Court in bonds of 8500, Bonjamin Elba was bofors tho South Side Po- lico Court youterdny on_the clinrgg of larcony. The chargo was changed to that of disordorly, and le was sont up for ningty days and tned $26, ‘I'his follow sometimes appenrs under the namo of Fearburn, und was up a few days ago before the samo Court and fined for disorderly. o is tho snmo porson who stole a coat from o buggy 1 frout of tho Board of T'rads raoms st Aoril, which contained in the pocket £87 aud n check for a small amount. The check, signed by n gentleman named Adsms, he disposed of. The porty, on presouting it for payment, was in- formod that it wus worttlens. ‘Lt way by that wmeans his capture was effocted, aud it wus on this charge that o was yostorday tricd. Judgo Kaufmann's Court was tho scone of rothor an oxtraordinary procoeding yesterday morning, Itappeats that one J, P. Thorndike, anindividnal who must bo seen tobe appreciated, —a lauk, lean oxtract of an ily-worked farm,— was arrostod Monday at the instauce of a Mr, Tinch, on the nhnr(;}s of embozzlomont. At the time of tho arrest, Thorndike was on the ovo of sniling for Kalamazoo, or some other foroign port. ~Mr. Tiuch was the complaining wituoss, and bis_anxiety*to hnvo justico moted out to Thorndike impolled lim to bo carly in court, Hayiog had little oxg)ununco in court, ana lnm:F little acquainted with the ways of tho world, Tinch took the prisonor’s box, " and as the court losfers bogan to axsemble Lo was tho obsorved of all cbservors. In o fow momonts in camo Thorndike. e comprehended tho situation iu a moment, and when thocaso was'called Lo turned his eyo upon tho prisonor's box and sig- nifled his readinees to tostify. He testifled tho Lest ho could, while the inniate of tho prisoner’s box looked on in amnzement. Among other things, o complatned of having boon falsoly ar- rostad, which led IHs Honor toinquire who was the prisonor on trial, In a moment Iinch's faco mot ''horndike’s, and simultansously each pointed to the other s tho object of the Court's inquiry. ‘Tho Court 'was a little mixnd| and in tho:minds of tho loafers’ tho *easo’ wad In about tho wame fix. At this Juncture. Iinch romarked, fn child-like lconutn' that the whole case was “‘mistakon {dontity," and that Thorndile was not the embezzlor he had aupposod ho was, Thoe Court dlsmissed tho cnse, amid roars of laughtor, and Finch aud ‘Phorndike wero equally plersod;with this dispost tion of it. MISOLLLANEOUS, : Tenvy William Bartol, of 231 Nortl Sangamon stroot, Bwore out 4 warrant, Monduy last, bofore Juatico Vau't Woud, ngaiust James Xoonan, com- plaluing that on the 7th fat, ho (Koenan) did mallciously and wilfully breuk down aud dostroy tho fenoe soparating tho )mportfiy bolonging to himuolf and tho defondant—whioh isin violation of tho statuto, It scemns that Bartol has soveral times orooted tho fonco, ond ng often Keenan hoy torn i away, Juatice Yan't Woud conclud- ed that tho maiter would bear investipation by tho Grand Jury, and i’unlnrdl\y, with that view, hield tho acousod, who had booui arrestod by on. stublo Boho, over to the Oriminel Canre, Yostorday evonluiz. while O, A, Guthrlo way vluuln;i thi6 Expositlon, Lo loft his buggy hitohed in front of the Garduer Iouse. On loaviug, ho found it gono, Troouring n team from a livery- stablo, he drove with hLis wife to the Contral Btation to report bis losa; Whilo Insido, hs wite saw a young wan drivo by with thelr toam, Slie guvo chaso in her ouvoyance, eliouting * Btop, thiof I" and flually overhaulodshin, so that ke jumpod out aud fled, and slio récovored hor property. The thiof was o young follow of abont 20 yoars, e v GENERAL NEWS. A Gathollg church has posted placardn an- nouncing a plenfo for tho benettt of an tnatitu- -tion undor tho patronngo of Our Lady of Do- lorw," but the ticketa nro only 75 conts, Tho temporaturo yostorday, ns obsorved by Manaaao, optician, undor Pnr: Trrnuxr Building, was, In tho slindo at 7 n, m., 03 dog. Fahr.; 10 . mi, 705 12m,, 80; 8y, m,, 81; 0 pe ., 785 and 8 p. m,, 76 . ‘Tho mnungors for the Trrlug Women's Refugo thankfully ncknowledgo the rocelpt of 3100, n dountion from tho surplus fund for laying tho corner-stono of the Oustom-Tlouse, The donn- tion ia partioulatly accoptablo at this time, whon tho crowdod condition of tho institusion groatly iricrensos its ourront oxpousos and rendors tho nocoeslty for s largor bullding imporatite, Should tho management put up a now bullding, which thoy hopo to do fn the coming yoar, thoir finanaos will bo soveroly taxed. hierofora, thoy acknowledge this nsslstanco with oxstremoly gratofulhonrfs, > ‘ Thothrough baggnge ear of {he incoming train on tho Michigan Bouthorn Railrond wad burned' lagt night o fow milos outside thoe city-lmits, ‘I'ho Coroncr hold an inquest yosterday on tho body of & man found Tuceday floating In the lnke near tho crib, who is - supposed from . papers found on him to bo L. I’ Rumsdell, of Wilcox. A vordict of ddath from decidental drowning was roturuod, 1 A horsa attached to & buggy in which wore uoatod two Indies and a gontlemau. rau away on Lako stroot, from Doarborn, yosterdny noou, aud throw thio cooupanits out ab Olark peroet. "Tho goutloman was injured slightly, and the Iadics escapod unlurt, Tho runnway was stoppad aftor upestling o couple of vehiolos and smashing the one it wis hitehod to. The alarm from Dox 871 at 1:95 youtorday moralng was catised by the upeottiug of a ktoro- sono lamp, which eansed tho destruction on No. -181 Stowart ayonuo, s two-story framo slructuro, oined and ocelx(lllud by August Phingardt as n ahoo storo and dwelling. T'ho loss amounted to about $1,600, and is covered by & policy in the Milwaukoo -Insurance Compauy. —No. 183, ad- Joluing, wag slightly damagad. Coroner Btu}ll;ens Lold o inqueat yostorday on Charles A, Loowenthnal, Iaborer, “who died from {ujurion received by a ploce of coal which nccidontally foll ou his head at Gay's lotal, Nos. 116 and 118 Pifth avonue, Tho usual vor- dict of accidental death was rendored. Tho Portland (3o.) Argua publishes the arrout in that city of 4 porson” known ns tha Rev, Dr., Irving. .ho nowspapor eays that, toward tho clone of the War, Lo bought a Bouthern planta- tion with £8,000 advanced by a Mr, Nicliols, of this ocity, who was to share in tho profits of the vontnre. The place was Bubscquently dovnastated by Unfon troops, and aftor hoatilities consod Irviug socured indomnity from the Governmont to tho amount of £10,000, but neglacted to give Nioliols suy shnro of it. The latsor put oflicers on his traolk, and ho was finaily arreston.” The roverend fraud I)mved that ho had squandored the property, and had no monoy, and, on takiung tho debtor's ‘oath, was givou his liverty. - A recont Philadolphin paper announces the v, thnt city of Mr. L. D. Cortright, of Ohloago, Vice-Prosldout of tho Nntionns' Lifo Lusurauco. Company of tho Unitod States, who was called thitler “to prosccute R. B. Cavorly, accused of blackmniling tho Compnny. Tho caeo, however, did not come to s henring, aa tho defondant withdrow his writ, and secured n postpouemont until somo future timw, - It np- poars to bo tho intention of the officors and stockholdors of thio National to prosecuto tho cago to tho fullest oxtent of tho lnw. Tho Joint Committoe on Publio l!uihllnfis and Houpital, engaged in the inveatigation of alloged frauda in county supplios, having looked over all tho bills, and” takon all availablo toatimony, yountorday held a sccrot Bession, and reviowe tho work doue, It must have boen known that tho rotrospeotivo glanco would not bo oncorag- ing, élso why should the Committeo lock its doors and_dobar reprosontativos of tho pross from Learing what may bo called tho * summing up " in tho sillicst ofticial burlesque in the politi- cal history of Chicage. 'I'ho performers in tho afterpioce wora Commissionors Burdick, Horting, Jolmson, Louorgan, and Dusse, aud 1t is said tho Committeo as o wholo will ‘make somo sort of a roport later in tho woek. —_— THE OITY-HALL, The City Troasuror yostordoy recolved §11,- 000 on clty taxes and 81,800 from the Wator De- prrtmont., Billa hinvo boon pressntod to’ enjoln the Clty Cotlector from collocting tho taxcs on Lots 21, 22, 23, of Block 67 of the School Bection,” The casos will bo prosecutod by Mr. Frank Adams this afterncon in Judge Farwell's court. The Board of Public Works aro at presont ad- vortisiug for tha curbing, filliug, and paving of the intersoctions of Monroo streot, from Ashland avonuo to Roboy streot; for the .grading and pisuking of Rundell placo, from Aberdeen streot to Contre avenuo; and for tho condiruction of 2,718 foot of sowerago in the South Division. r, Bt, Clair Cloveland, the Mayor's secretary, is highly indignant ot tho courso of nn ovenin; Journal 'which sunounced that ho was & candi. dato for the oflico of Coroner. 1o umiphn!lcnlly denics tho allogation, claiming that ho is ontiro- Iy satistied with his position as secrotary, The Oity Attorney, Mr. Jnmieson, proudly points to & 8-foot pilo of abstracts which he and Lis Asgistant, r. Cameron, have drawn up for uno at tho noxt sossion of tho Suproraa Court, . Tho Fira-Marshal, Presidont Prindiville of the Board of Publio Works, and Awd. Spanlding took a drivo through tho southwestorn portion of tha city, yostorday aftornoon ; but they don’t wan aoybody to know it. "Tha resolntion presonted by Ald, Spaulding and adopted by tho Common Council July 20, thank- ing sister cities fur tholr many kindnesses during. | tho great firo, hag Leon noatly Ennlnd, auitablo for framing, and & copy will be forwarded to ceach of the citios whoso assistance was tendorod; Mr. Jobn Moody s sttonding to tho mailing of them, and at tho samo timo is entering infoa correspondonge with the various City Clerke of tho difforont towns. . $ City-Enginoor Chosbrouglris making estimntes for tho expendituro of $200,000 ordered by tho Council for tho purpose of- uulurgmf tho wator- supply in tho most dangorous disttiots of the city. "Ho estimates that tho sum will lny nearly 10 miles of 8, 12, and 24 juch pipe, and rocom- menda that it bo laid in the sonthwest portion of tho West Division, Tho Board of Tolice and Fire Commissionors wero busily eugaged all day yestorday in exnm- ining candidates for the polico force,” The cun- didates wore sololy tho frionds of Aldermon, and thoro waro but few good-appearing men among them. It was amusiog to witness the amount of strotclifug mado by somo of tho shortest whilo boing measured. 'No sppointments woro made, and it is probablo that vory fow will bo, unless somo bottor men prosont thomsolyes, f e . 'PERSONAL, J. F. Chapman, formorly proprietor of tha Gault Houvo, and family are registorod at Kuhn's Turopean Hotol. ¥ I, R. Giffuoy, of the Now Oileans Price-Cur- rent, is & guest at the Motropolitan, g HOTEL ABRIVALS, - Palme House—Charles 1. Fox, Doston ; O, 0. Toroux, New Orleans; {7, IL Mae ‘;[nr, Rochoster; E. F. COlark, Now .York; ohn Platt, North Platfo, Nob.; Willia O. Ward, Now York; Loroy O. Partridge, E'enucu Talla; D, 0, Gilman, Onkland, ¢l ;. Nicholns' Portman, MMotamora ; Nathar! Tlaisch, New York; Thomaa 8. Ilidgoway, Shawncetown, , . v Grand J’ac(flo—fi!. W, Wells, Peoria; -7, Q. W mlkoop, Cordova; O, P, Hurlbut, Qlevelanay 0, I, Booth, Mansficld, O. ; tha Ifon, J, Laowmp, Muscatino; L. 3L Bonnott, Omahn: John M, Young, Montrenl; O. 0. Asne ton, Oblo; A, Wittich, Colwmbun, Gn.; Clom d J, ¥, Biudobukor, South Doud Wille iam Woelsh, Oincinnati, , . . & House—0, Evorts, Indlanapolls ; Bluwhart, Now York; Col, 11, J. Switt, Now York ; 0, J, Chapin, 8t. Lonis; 0, J. L. Meyer, Fond du Lnao; W, D. Bucnott, Now York: A, Murray, Washinglon, . , . Tremont House— 2. N, Itloo, Now Yori; D, I, Walkor, oston 1% E, Dunn, Joraoy City; 35, T. Sifngaby, 8lii wator, Minn,; M. “Snith, Qormauy ; E, W. Noff, Now York. S e ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho socond conovrt i Centeal Park will tako placo Baturdny, commencing at 3:30 p. m, ‘The Academy of Homoeopathio Physiclans and Burgoons moats this eveniug in the club-rooms of the Tremont Iouse, ** Aborting Typhold Foyor” 15 tho subjoct for dlsousslon, *for ton yourn, Olark ntroot, Me, 11, W, 8. Olovoland will rond. & bapor an_ " Tho Iniportanco of Bowlovard Means of Checking d(,mxfla;;?nt?uus?"' Ay * Lho grand_complimontary concart tondered ;\(r‘ll. Antoine McGuiro wiil {l{lm iinoo_thin oven- 6", nt ltho Gormantn, anuornfimr Hall, over l'flfllllfl,fl\"m“ Banle. Tho programmo ombraces n cholds solection of opors, ballad, and quars totto musfe, An tlolpatod: onjoyablo ovening mny bo auy ‘Tho Chicago Athenmum glye; of the season thia nianlnn%ll xi‘n’f&ffl. ar:‘;:fn}:’lg Madlson stroat. An inyitation ji oxtomded totha laung paople of tho d? generally, na woll as lo lu; mofign;u and frion E of %llm Boclaty. A vory cnjoyablo progiammo has hea nuh;whn come will be made wulu?mg.r upu?d, AL ho Mt. Vernon Military Acadomy r dny with cmwurnmngl Dmlpculu.y L vf.‘i.""é}.".;f,‘,’; will havo n rocoption hop this ovenin ) to which the frienda of tho Institution aro co; inily invite ed. Maj. Novans will glvu & drum oxhibition in tha parlors of the Acadomy at8p.m, A drum ganps of tho'cadats will Lo organizod by Maf. jovnna: -BUBURBAN NEWS, A‘monljl}g of tho Donard of T'rusteos took place Tucsdny evening In tho 'Lown-Ilall. Drosont, Meysra, * Gilbert, Wiltard, Blanchard, and Gogo, Tho following bills woro prosentod, audited, sud orderad paid . Corwith, ...’ Goarga 0, fito, Viliyo Attori Holly Munnfacturing Compan, Lishting slrot In athun L C Lrank Wb Kt sntictUriniy Company ., .. l13g0 Olet v or y LYAN N, W, Gas-light l:mf V. Sawsyami. ...y, L. 11, Nowian, Liarian ' Tota The C lowving report : Your,, Committes on Water-Work: roct ek tiey linva takien undor aieiremens ss e ton of letting iho layiug of our wator-main by con- tewct Iuaload of by fhio day en horetoforo iitonded, and aro unanimounty of the opinion Lot with A& properiys drawn contract the villaga can meours o porfect phoce of work ot lees oxponse undor contract thau’ by the dluy, and.wo recomnmond thnt the Presldent of thg Board bo authorized te lot said work on tho uost ade ‘vantagoous teruma that et bo obtanod, T'hia roport was accopted, aud the Presidong of the Board nnd Mr. Blanohard wore appointod to seo that tho roport was carried out. “hAnr;rwm;uctlpmvid(ng laor tho lovyinfl of tha sary tax for the yonr 1874, in tho Villa; Evanston, was adopted. e On_ motion Mr. Gago, tho Presldont of tho Board, wag suthorlzod "to contrnet for tha stona necossary for the construction of tho foundation and smole-stacle in conuoction with the Watore Works bullding. . ‘Tho Board thon adjourned to moot this ovene g. . . -$7,841,7L 0 on"Watér<Wotks mado tio fore \ . © PARK nooe, A special meetityg of the Board of Trustees of this placo was hold in' the ‘Fown-Hall Trosdny ovening. Thers wore present President Goorge B, Care pouter, Trusteea Josoph T. Jonos, Thomas P, Robb, A, J, Whitcomb, John Hasseman, L. D, Tonant, and Samuol Cummings, Clork. ‘Thie Board proceeded to discuss the question of supplying the vijlago with wator. Attor soma disoussion it was decided to boro an artosian well, and n‘i‘:lfix}‘l Pbg:l;‘l: ‘:m.: J “fx"'& T.‘IJ onon wera app ac 0 £0 o alior which the Boced adjonrmen, > blds, The wall i8 to cost aboit 86,000, and is ome pected to yiold a lberal supply of water, —_— THOUGHTS FOR COMING LEGISLATURES. Mrnwavxer, Sopt, 7, 1674, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : i Bn : Railroad bonds, ropresenting hundrodg of millions of dotlars, aro maturing, Thosg bonds wero givon for terms of fivo, ten, fifteen, and twonty years, and so on. Thoy wero takon up, chiofly, on forelgn markets. The yoarly 1ne torest, alone, has baon a Loavy tax on tho rovos nuo, Tho bonds wore lssued i tho bolief that at maturity thoy could be ronowed by a now is« 8u0. Tho day of maturity s mriving,—has are rived for many millions' worth,—and thoy cane not bo renowed. A combluation of unhappy oce ourrences has depreciated our railroad, if not ony national credi, abroad as well as st home, How the liabilities aro to bomet, isa problem witly which wo are face to face. If thoy go to protost, tho ‘mortgages may foreclose. /A mation may ropudinto; bot & corporation must pay, or ilg property goos under the hammer, As mary corporations will not bo able to pay. their prop orty may bo oxpooted to go under tho hanimor, For this eveutuality it iy timo thoy should ba propared. It [a not an nnmixed ovil. What can theea foreign boudholdora do? Thoy can ouly assuma the property. The proporty” will nu{ perish. Thoy may reasonsbly be expdbted to 80 manaza tho " proporty ns to compel it to yield the lorgest roturna. Thereforo, the chiof dangey is, "that much of our railrond proport: will pasg into othor hands. The franchises wifl romnin. ‘Cho service of transportation will cona tinue, But, it may be, uxPenslw Boards will ba awept away, and ‘coonomical management take their plage. Fow will bo found to lamont tha chango. Thoe Boards will make a fight for lifo; for such rovolutions aro effected slowly. Iub the creditor must oventually stop in, with his Ilens of cconomy nand retronchmont; snd tha gill-edicod millionaires must stop out, with their idens of watored stock and munificent compon- satton for doing nothing. The end will be, that tho. creditors may some day see their monoy again; but the strugglo botwoon the produces and tho carrior will remain unchanged. Violont changes alwayas affect markot-values, The prica of railroad-stack will inovitably ga down under the influenco of hostile sction., Id will a8 inovitably go up with the ro-cstablishment \of eredit, Millious will bo lost by tho dopracis~ itlon of prices. Panics may bo precipitated. Bup tho stmosphioro will bocleared. ‘I'ho artificial conditions will disappear, and proporty will g« sume a roal, not imaginary value, Thoen will ba a favorablo timo to talk of rogulating ratlrond~ charges. Ixnot valuew will have been nscore toined. Fiotittons values ba¥o bLeon piled up, and tho flations Liave to be Awept away. ~ A clear lmrcnm(ou of facts is necossary o ostablish o ruth, We aro struggling now towards a clear percoption of the facts, and the truth will in due timo appear. Lot tho truth bo established, and then th Logislntures of Wisconsin, Minnevota, and Towa can safoly go ahoad with thoeir roforms, A A — [OWA TAX-SALE LAY/ Wasinatox, Ia,, Sopt, 7, 1874, v the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : 8m: Your Dubuque correupondent pleturcs tho Jows Tax-Salo law worso than it really is, and thoreby does injustice to our State. Illa reprogents tho law as giving tho tax-purchaser 80 por cent ponalty and 20 per cont on the wholo. This is Incorrect. The Codo of 1878 provides that tho tax-purchaser sball havo 20 por cont im- modiatoly added to the amonat paid at salo, asa peunlty, and, on the whole amount thus made, he shall havo interest at tho rato of 10 por cont per annum, Tho ownor bns three years in which 0 rodeom his lands, Provious to” 1873 tho pous ulty was 80 por cont, - ‘Of courso tha law works an injury in man; cagos; but, In nine casos out of J 5 )y ton, this i tho rosult of oithor a wrong assossmont, or carolosa~ uags on tho part of tho owner. An old farmer of my acquaintance hns boen paying taxcs promptly on his 10 acres of timber-land, as ho thought, for five yoars, ‘His recolpts, lowover, sliow ¢hat he hind” boen payiug on the wrong tract, while his own wne sold for taxes and dood~ od to tho purchaser & yoar ago, In sll thosa {om ho lind nover " discovored tho error n the desoription on his receipt, Ho waa fient awakoned to tho situation by being for~ Dbiddon t6 cut any moro firewood from tho spot that had furnighed him with fuoland fonoa-posts Of course tho county will refund him the nmno{ ho wrongfully paid_as taxes, whichis all that can be done. Tho State nuat havo somo way to cuforce the paymont of taxos, If tho prosont modo is hard and exacting, lot your correspondont suggest a bottor. Kvory taxpayor in lowa hns from Nov. 1 to Marchl following to pay hi taxos, without intercst or ponalty,” It not paid by March 1, a Ammlzy in added of 1 per cont 4 month for the firat throo months, 2 per cont for tho next throo months, and 8 per cont a month theroaftor, Most persons whose Jauds are sold are either caroless or deil~ aut, Roally poor people, who cannot pay taxes, can havo tho sanio romitlod by application to tho Board of Sunorvisors. A man who owne 80 acroa of riok Iowa soil and cannot pay tho taxes on 1t had better oauit farming. An 80-acro farm is ofton nsscssed at Jess than half [ty real valuo,—say at &800. A 10-mill tax on this would ha just §3. Bo that no man nood bo datorred from coming to lowa through foar of taxation, Tho Olvil Euglnoors® Olub of the Northweat moots [Monday evoning at oom No. 63, 146 or the danger of losing Lis land at “HM.IL