Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1874, Page 2

LOCAL MISCELLANY. EORGE XK. OLARK., - . A j\ldzmglt by confossion was renderod yese terdny- ngalnst Georgo K. Cluk for tho largo amount of 861,430 In favor of Ashbury I\ Faw- cott. Tmmodintoly nfter » oreditora’ bill wag filed against Clark and J. W. G, tho Globo In- suranco Compnny, the Ohleago Railway Con- sirnetion Gompnny, ond the Chicngo Stone-l'ipo Company, on-thls judgment, which bill tated that oxcentfon bnd boon {winod, sud returned * No proporty fonnd.," The Shori(f wan conve- niontly noar to indorso this ordor on tho wiit, and tho croditors’ bill wag thon put on rocord, An adjournment waa h,"d thurnupotn 10 tho Ohnucery Judge, and ina foyr momouts n, Al‘nlcr was olftnlnclf ox parte, appointing Mon- roo 8, Ifonth as Recoivor, under ‘a_bond for 10,000, 8 About noon n gentleman dropped iuto the 8u- perior Qourt Clerk's ofties, and asked to look at tho bill, 1t wns handed to’ him, and ho bogan seading 1L, ab Lho samo timo romurling that Lo did not wikh the morning papors to get it A earcful mearch for the aocumont © Jato in the nftornoon fnited to bring it to light, and it ia possible that tho unknown has taken tho beat means possibla 10 keep tho matior- out of tho papers, by ncci- dontally taking tho bill with him, But his trou- Lie Ly been in vain, 1t is uutotstuod that Mr, Clark waa hit vory Dined by tho pawe, and hns, notwithstanding the most energotic and continucd offorts, boan una- blo to recover Ltherafrom. Ho boonmo entangled in nomo unforluntto speoulations with somo rathor rasomiy ludividunls, by ome of whioh ho i3 eald to have lost 76,000, Ti- nally, it is bolloved, it was decid- ed, in order to got rid of cortain sbligntions which ho did not feol baund to pay, 4.3 take Lo courso which way adopted yestorday. ‘W'ho largo proportion of the stock which Mr. Clark held in tho Globe Insurance Company, of - which ho was Presidont up to o comparatively mcoot porlod, was bought. from Mr, Faweold, ond ity to recoverits valuo that Mr. Faweoth diles hiw bill, -« Tho creditora’ bill s flod ngninst onrrornllm:n ond ndividuals to whom Mr. Clark fs Indebtod. Duniug his Presidoncy of tho Globe Insurauce Compuny, which nxJilrod a_fow months ago, when ho wne succooded by Goorge F. Harding, ho borrowed n considorable amount of money for tha Cmnpnny.—purhn)m 854,000,—givin; 3 accurity mortgagos on improved farm lan or guburban proporty hold " by him, which will moro than cover tho amount of tlhexo loans. Dlr. Cinrk was o largo land-owner, possossing ab ano timo 43,000 ncros, alghough much of it is Fow eucumbored by the motigage which Lo lag Lieen compolied Lo givo in ordor to rnise monoy. Tho awount of Mr, Clark's indobtodnoss to the Railway Construction Company and _to tho §one-l'ipe Company,—the Intlor {3 ‘engaged in ha manufacturo of “atonc-comont pipo,—is un< knawn, but is not bolioved to Lo vory largo. .''ho soundness of tha Globe Inmiranco Com- pony is in no munner affceted by this put. — gk ‘WZEST SIDE BRIGGS HOUSE. Yesterdny Judige Farwell ontered tho finnl do- erooin the woll-known controvorsy nbout the rigzht to ueo ** Briggs MHouse" to dasignate a Chi- eazo bolel. Tt i follows: This day cama tho enld compluinanta by Manros, Lizhie & Qibby, e solleiters, wid tho fadd dofonde sl by Ronnoy, Fay & Qriges, thefr soliciiura ; snd Tuseupon tho Conied, having fully conuldered ihe de- marrers of of Lio sald dofetdants o the bitl of coni- platnt, and of the sald complainauts to the croa-bill iy G s arguinent of counsel thercon, i of the opiniun that, undor all thie elrcumstaticos of (Lo case, the safit complainants bava the best right 1o uso thie name and _(radewark of “ Triges 1owso ” to deslg- pate and distinguiel (bolr hotel at tho corner of Fiftl ¢vutlo and Randolph street, in the Clty of Chicago, in* #1id couuty, nud that tho fald defondants Lavo Dot tho vight, a4 ngainot tha eaid - compiaiuants, -to uso ol irmdemark lo doalgnate nid distingulsl.- thoir the corner of Weat Madison anil Caunl stroets in deily. Wherefore the Courl doth ovarrule_ tho Tdemurrer to the rafd blll of complatut, and “doth - tho sald demurrer {0 soid crossblll in thia i hereanon tho partles forerald, having couferred e Tor tho parposo of uvolding Turibor Miiga= | usyenwo, do uow submit this cause o the ot the Court to make and enter hereln for the seto aud final disposlifon of the samo euch nn and decree 53 uteder all tho clrenmatinees div~ Lo the Comrt whull neew Just and oyuitublo SRYTICRTPRS (TN 1l and singuiar tho prem ses being soen understood by the Court Lere, it 48 ordered i decreed” by the Court, ‘ot tho maid €a i, and they licteby are, Allowed tilt tho \:p iy of October next, to solect and put in uso ot s 1 npon their a2id hotel nomo other namo nud des. {gtion than {hat of the “ Lrigge: House," ¢ ihit on or Dbeforo the ‘sald Ist day Octobor tha eald defondants and . alt wing or Lo claim by, through, or undor or any of them, shnll ceuso (6 o sald namo and cmark or any colorablo fmitution thereof oo g o0 for mid otel, or a mamo to ultract customora 10, st aball evis tho uso of sald namo or trade- % ot any colornblo finitation of tho samo fn all ad. serlisemcats, ou all bill-heads, reglaters, Uilla-of-furo, Uso Jike, fund sball uso, or Caues to bo ucd, uport §:0 hotel, and upon tho regiators, bills-of-fare, letier Lradle, nind 1o like, {hio now uane' 10 o rolocted and it it ugo an aforasalds provided, thut tho aatd do- Khanes, or any of o, ob Ghele phom BuCCoROTa, ¥ ni wiiclt shall not inchilo the wne Lc imitation of tha #ald name or trademark Itoue, frecly fuform fho public of their connetion With the proprictoralip or out_of the origlud, Brigga louso ho- ichi wan deatroyod in’ (e groat fire of und prozided aleo, that tnly order ahall mot o the eald defendants to romove tho words Uousa™ from any tablo-ware or other Insido of i defendant’s said hotel on which they ald, by thefr collcltors afore~ tu (Lo Court {he quostivn ants iy lawfully usa tho words s flotiae,” 04 and “for o namo and e fafd liotel, nud the Court having Ferod 1o question aforesald, i of opinfon’ thih sz would Lo colorabla Jwitation of the o of Uie complatant’s said hotel, and therefore ! uwlully Le ueed by tho satd dofondants undor And they ave horeby enjolned from tho ho bamo frow and uftor Oct, 1, 1874, Al zorwennch s b appears to' fho” Courh b tho - mdd defendants bave hitherto aod lhe widd vaigo ond | teadomnck of % Tiriggs House i good faith, with a beliof that' thay liad (e S eo to do, and il veakouablo color of ground ' vy whd S e much s his causo has hoon st 1 araied $u o anleable way, for {ho upoody enfent determination of "ta . quéstion hin. ordered, ndjwiged, snd . decreod urt, it each 1arty'to this mult do pay thele 4 ol the ey (0 betazed, &, 1u view of the fuvorabio {orms of the daoreo, fml of tha praclical bonefits whicl will. Tenlt :pxix thie solcetion of o wow and distinetive namo o 13 o © 0w, tho partios intoronted in the Wegt tel havo determined mot to appeul <rom well's deereo, but to aceept 807 abida ious, nud to that ond have, seleetod for thair Liowsa tho namo of Skinuar's Tiotel, ——— * . LESIIONO T0VO TY, ROSED. This evening, 5,685 yeary g, necording to the Diblical story, the world way craatod. This very buportant event hns ovor wines hoen celehrated o the Mabrevs all aver thy werld, and Lo X sl i D55 ot ot the mosb rigidly 1hey 1krow colondar. Tho reraunonics which will g poformod fnall tho syna. o5 Lhis ovouing il bo of o vory lmposing “ure, wnd the ad reng of the Now Year will bo sunonneed by Uy, Liowing of tho Shofers (rams- hiru). Borme.ny will also bo proachied this svening snd v oaorrow morning.- Althouple glus holiduy * tus fisst ono rigidly Giteryel al gho present Limie, the reformers yoo Lt ing, to - eeouniza tho wocond. Up to the tima Wb Lie, 1brows returned from their Dabylon- (his day wai murcly ceichratod ag of thio ereation of Lho world, but Lo day bas bad o mueh widor uolitos, Divlug tnoir cap- on it is recordoed that thoy entirely vehgion, and wtermarviod with the liens und adapted holr veligion, But whon 2 twought thetn back to Jorasnlom to build Vo eeonsd tomplo ik was on . thid day that ha ti:ok them Lo tho water-toor, men and women, ¢ plaining Lo thow thoir holy rotigion, wliich thoy {0t rorgoton, and ramindlng thom af theix low (@ ral condition, ‘Whey then all folt on thoir knoos, bittor Lears, and repented, and ngnin sworo tiaginneo to their old religion. ‘TI'horefora tho 1.1y hua over sineo beou ulso colebrated sy o dn! ¢ vonentaneo awl rotrospootion, and each anlita is thonght to look over his deads did. *ha past yeur on thig day, and, if any of thom viongy, to repout, ihn |uf\'xl:pyn llulla\\'lng tho flrst day of "Lishvi, | i4 Now Yonr, are called tho days of re- , nndd tho Inat of theso ten days i ohe i tho holiest of ail Ilebrow hollduys, i in known as % Yom Kopiir,” or tho Duy of f\tunuxumu, on which day roligious servicos aro 1:)d s ] tho synniogued during (lie outio day, and neither food nor deink I8 partaken of by auy larnelite over & cortaln ngo. Having thuy rey outed, thoy celebrate, five duys later, n fenst of joy ealled Sucooth, or Feast of Cabornatles, Itohynous sovvices Will ho hold this ovening sud tu-morrow marntuy, also tu-niorrow ovoning §red Bnndny morning, at the followlng pluces: ungropation Binay, Matine's Mall, corner of Wabia: b venie and ‘Pwonty-socond stroct, tho Bev, e, 16 Toblor ofliclatiug ; Cougregution Annhio Manriv, corner of Tourtoenth sircot nud Wabuuh avenue, tha Rov. Dr, M, Machol ofticiat- Ing 3 Congiogation B'nal Hholow, No. 66 Wa- Insta * two ouly iy bush mveuuo, the Itov. Dr, A, J. Mossing | ‘ofticating “Zlon Congroj ntlon, ocorcer of fifllg.mu'f.' and Jnokmfi itrnuw, tho Tov, B. TFolsonthal ofileinting ; Ifobrow Conjro- ntion, corner of Becond nnd May stroots; orth 8ido Iobrows, at tho North S8tar Ohapol, cornor of Hodgwick and Division streots, tho Tiev. A, Ollondorf? oflciating; South Side Ile- Lrow Asnocintion, church cornor 'I'wonty-sixth streot and Indiann nyonuo, the Rov. A. Clold- smith oficinting ; Tolish Bynagogue, on Paclile avonuo, botween- Iarrison nud Polk strcols, s ddslehins THE NINTH WARD. The Taxpayors’ and Cltizons’ Indopendent Club of tho Ninth Ward mot last ovonlug at tho cornor of Morgan and Polk siroots, In tho absonce of tho regular Chairman, Mr. Spafford ealled tho mooting to' order, nmi,. ad Ohnlrman of the Exceutive Committec, reported thnt sinco tho Inst public mocting of the Club, 4o names from oach preelnct had boon addod to tho Exccutive Committeo. T'ho Prosident, Mr. Konting, having arrived In tho meantinio, toolk the chair, whon thoe minutos of tho praviousmeeting wora rend and approved. ‘T'ho Commiltco to secura a hnll for the moot~ ln;i,u of tho Club, m{lor(cd that Mesurs, Burns & 0'Brien, owners of the hall occupiod, would give tho usa of the asmo to the Club, A voto of thanks was tondorod tho gontlomen “for thelr llhomlll{. Alotter was thon rond from W. O. Ludlow, rosigning a8 o membor of tha Exocutive Com- mitteo, bocausoe of his romoval from tho ward, Tho mopting wns thon addrosnod by Mesurs, ' 8pafford, Roynoldy, Fdreworth, and McCuno, Boforo 1he latier gontloman liad concluded ho was_fnvited by the Chair to sit down, and was finally cut off by n forcod adjournmont, T'he mooting ‘was boistorous throughout, and it is vory evidont, it tho Olub hopes to nccom- Ellsh anything in the wny of reforn, that its oat flold is iu ita own ranks, Tho next mooting of tho Club will bo hold next Thursday evening at tho samo placo. et Sl LOCAL LETTERS, TIKY OWE NOTILING. To the Editor of T'he Chicano Tradune : Bm: Your lssuo of thls morning contains a spocial tologram from Washington, stating that B. 1. Nickorson, of Ohicago, had brouglitsnit ngainst us fn Washington, claiming €10,000 dnwmagos. ‘Wo cannot seo what ospocial intarest tho pub- lio can havo in knowing such & fact, but, na you bavo scen it to publish it, please do us tho favor to publish this communication. Wo know nothing whatever of the alloged sult, savo from T'ne Trmuseand the Times. Wo bave not beon advisod m suy othor mannor that auch suit bad’ besn Lroughe, nor havo wo beon sorved with nny process, nor could we be, Wo aro in Chicago, not Washingtun,—vwo livo hero, do_ businoss boro,—and _thero is no way, that o know of, by which o Washington aourt conld get jurisdiction in the alloged suit, unloss ‘wo voluutarily n) |)cnr thorein. Wo closod our businoss in Washingtou last Decombor, and hayo nok carried on any business thove sinco, We have no agent thoro, have no proporty thoro, nordo wo owe.any person thero, including Mr. Nickaraon. But'Mr. N, is, or claims to bo, » rosidont of Chicago, and if he haw, or sup- poses.that ho Liag, o woll-foundad claini against us, ho oan enforco it lero, boforo n Chicago cotirt and jury, 1lo might ns'woll havo sucd ug 11 Now York or San Francisco as in Washington, As it is, Ar. N, has, for nome puraoso unknown to us, procurcd s gratuitous advoatisoment in the two loading journals of the North- west that Lo Cclaims $10,000 dame agos from McClolland & Jonkins, which Lo nooke to enforea in n court whore ho knows lio caunot acquira jurisdiction save by our act or consent. We ropeat, we do not owo Mr, N. a dollar, If 0 do, lot him sue us horo, and wo L thinks will doall in our power to bring on n apoedy trinl, g0 that, if possiblo, ho ean, it -ho gots 1 Judgment agaivst us, como in ahead of anothor goutleman (whom you dosignated aa Count Foae ©0), who Lias sucd us for $100,000 dnmages., MeoOLELLAND & JENKING, Quicao, Bopt. 9, 1874, B ‘ SEROT. 0'CONNOR. To the Editor of 1'ta Chicaga T'ribunes . - ;. Bm: A paragraph having appeaved in a ro- cont numbor of tho Z¥mes rotleeting on n highly mieritorious ofilcer, Borgt. O'Connor, command- ing thio second platoon of tha First Precinet Po- lico Btation, as ho was the officor in command at tho timo alluded to, wo, the ofticors of tlo' platoon, horeby indiguantly ropel tho msinua- tions and assertions contained in snid patagraph, aud declaro them to bo baso fabrications, in- spired only by mnlico and Jenlousy; and wo do not hesitato to nescrt that a braver, more faithful, ofticient, und temperato oflicor doos not oxist in tho eutire polico-forco of tho city, Coorgo Gubbius, Gustaf Swanson, Willlam Meniore, F. Donohue, Th. Traynor, John Buing, Willinm Messing, Jolin Croek, O. Can- non, Joln L, Mahonoy, \Villiam A. Bargent, A, J. Brown, A, Van Viiorden, H, Meyer, Johu Mona- hein, Ed. Liitzner, Willism Parkor, damos Biu- ton, Y. IMall, ¢t W. Hurris, Dan_Reardon, G, 11. Meifugh, Johu Tohav, John II. Rodadorp, J. Wiley, O. Maloney, Miclinol Crow, Jamen NMur- nano, William Tarding, 3L Schunover, William Morris. i b (Onto4ao, Bopt, 10, 1874, . —— CRIMINAL. ORIMINAT, COURT. Thomas Burnelt plended guilty to (ho Inrceny of clothing from Heury C. Champion, snd waa romanded. | Tobort Bell pleaded guilty to the larceny of Jewolry from tho house of Hary Linwrence, and waa remandod, James Monros, who was Jointly Indicted with Boll, was tried by n jury, and sequitted. Qoltlieh Abol pleadod guilty to the larceny of $26 from Fritz Ludwick, and was romanded. Willinm Bauor was tried for tho Inrcony of o paic of pants from Moyer Ausoll, found guilty, aud sentonced to twenty days in tho County Jail. James Horinrty and John Bilk wors tried for picking the pocket of Mya. 8. Waltz. Thoy wero found guilly, aud thoir torms fixed at oight years Zor Moriarty and six years for Silk in the Poni- tontiary, Moriarty is porfectly familiar with Btato-rison lite, Luviug been sont thora threo difforont times,—onco by Judge Van Buron, ot tho old Recordor's Court; once by Judgo MeAl- listor, of tho ssme Court; and onco by Judgo Farwall; ond now by Judge Rogers. Through some unknown influence Moriarty nas raceived n mm\un ench ilmo hofore the expirution of hiy rm of punishmont. THE YOLIGE COURTS, William Smith_waas arrosted n fow days 8RO, charged wilh steating o cont from Frauk Wilson, No. 405 West 3 wdison stroot, Yostorduy Justioo Iz‘}l:ullgy Leld bim ander 500 bail to tho Criminal ourt. ’ Bylventor Olison was fined £100 yestorday, by Justico Seally, for keeoping a salonn withont the neanssary licanso, and wlao for keeping a houso of ill-fame in the rear of his suloon, Hiy promises aro ab 269 North Greou ntvect, It D. Ldwards, n printor, s Arrosted Woduonday niglt oi suspicion of boing tho st that abductod littlo Aunio Micma, with foul hi tout, a fow dayg slnco, 1Mo was recognized by both the glrl nud hor hrothor b sight, wni Justlco Henlly hold hin in £800 Lail yestordny till this morning. Tho notorious Jack Handloy wny morning brought Lafore Justics Boully for hear- iug. Tho Justico veemed to think {he assault yestordny Wi 1ot as werions as ropresontod, wnd theroforo coutinued the oxamination 1l to-morrow, hold- fluz :lm prisonor for hig appearance under 3500 onds, Wednesdny night n thief nnmed Edward Tang atumbled upon o follow nat mneh his suyorior, numud Jumon Binek, who was asleap In_tuo cont cort-saloon, eornor of Caval and Randolph dtroots, aml robbed him of &35 in groenboeky, Howas subsoquontly amested, and yeutorday Justics Soully bold him over to the Crimiudl Court in honds of §500 to awuit the metion of tho Grand Jury, Angust Kreil, tha man who, through angor, while under the intluenas of liquor and roturn- ing homo from n hunt, fived inlo n crowd of Inda who waro annoying him near the Wells Hehool, the shot taking cffect in tho kugo of n littloboy named Johu® Cliristinnson, was yeuter- duy Dlfll'lim ifovo Justics Heully, and i hony- fug coutlnued UIL tho 10th ., undor 5560 bail. The ehurge sgainst him was assanlt with intent to kill, Joln Bakor was bofore the North 8ids Police Court yostarday morning for dinordorly conduct, 1fo in nn old offondor, ko Justics Knurmann son- cluded he would give bimn a doso of Justleo thin thino that would sotile him for {he eisuing nine mounths, Ninoty dnys to tho Bridewoll minl n fine of $100 was Lho punishment, Hentouco wis suspond- od, however, fortwonty-four hours, Lo give him n chanco to loave Chicago, aud ubsent himself for one yonr, Luker cousented, and if ho Laa not goua by this thno o will flud himsolf in limbo. About one wook Azo throo fellows namod “wero the .8toro at the -cornor of - Thirty-olghth and Burn. Youterday Ladd * Jamoas Langdon, Goorgo Itavorson,nd Qeorgn Treomnn eniled’ ot Lho' liousa of Mra, Disn, on Burling streot, and, whilo ono of them Inqu{md for n room, tho othows * went through™ tho houso, but wore discovored and onught bofora | they had stolon anyihing, Thelr eawo eamo up yontorday moraing for trinl on tho North Bldo, and Langdon and Freeman wore fined $60 esch aud dent to tho Bridowell for thirly dnys, aud Ilaverson wan finod 835, and slso given days in tho Bridowoll. Saral Oalloy Lins for somo time {msl. beon n boarder at a houso of ill-ropute on Fourth avo- nue. On the nl(s(ht of the last big blazo Dr. Loywis, a colorod dontist, loat n trunk containing articles of valuablo woaring apparol, o Intaly discovored tho woman' Onkloy adornod in tho lust Eroporty whioh Lo olaimn wne in his stolon trunk, Miss Onkloy was arrosted, and informod the oMcons at tho Armory Statfon that tho arti~ clos wero glvon her by & womnn callod Qoodrioh, This led to the arrest of Goodrich. Yontorday they woro both bronght Leforn Justico Jouf- mann tn tho South Bldo Polico Uourt, to answor to the chm"xu of larcony, Thelr learing wan continnod tll tho 16th st under €800 bail for Onliley and §100 for Goodricl, About o wook sgo two gontlemon namod Orittondon wore returniug homo at n Iate hour of the night from tho South Sido, ,and passed through tha Washington streot tunnol, aflor whioh they soparatod. Mr. Bamuol Crittondon, on ronching Joflorson stroot, was sat upon by tmo ighvazuion, ono holdlng bim whilo tho other riflod bia pockots of oll . the curroncy ho had, hmounting to nbout 818, aud then they folled them to the oarth and mado thefr crenpo. "Tho villning had ovidontly doggod tho Crittendon brothora from tho cast sido of tho ity until they separnted, Yestordny mornfug ot about 2 o'claok Ofiloor Milray, of tha hadison Btraot Btalion, hoard somo one crying for holp from near tho samo loeality in whicli Crittondon ind boon robbed, and immodiately aftor Eaw tvo mon running townards Monroo stroet, Hoe gavoolnso, ond nt " tho corner of ihat sirect mot with Officora Vosoy nnd Johinson, who had enpe tured tha two mon, n their flaoing at that hour iu tho morning looked to them vory ‘snapicious. The wholo party returnad in the difection of tho sttaton, m& strango ng tb may soom, mot Mr. Bamuel Crittonden, who at ouco identified tho prisoners ag tho mon who had robled bim at thoe tima abovo montioned. Yosterday morning they woro arrainged bofore Justico Scully for prelim- inary oxamination, and gave tho uamon of 13, I, Jnckeon and Androw Kelly, The Justico, after hearing tho ovidenco, hold them for trfal under bonds of 2,000 each. Willism Ladd aod John I Moyt, tivo young mon aged rospectivoly 35 and 18 yoars, woto - rostod one woolk ago yosterday by Oflicora Con- noll and M. Mahonoy, on Btato sireot, near I'wonty-third, for oarrying concealod reapons, Binco their arrcst it was discovered that thoy partios who broko into the grocery sido_stroots :somo wooka ngo. and oyt woro arraigned biofore tho South Sido ‘Polico Court for oxamination on both ohargen— carrying concented weapons,'and' also for lary. After hoaring . Justico Knufmann on urg- io* evidonco in tho cnsgu tho first chinrgo sent thom -to tho Bidewell fox ulm\tg days, aud in nddition thereto fined thiom $100 onch, On tho Eocond chargo—that of burglary—they wore hold over to tho Criminal Court in bonds of 800, Tiia sontenao will retain ihom at tho Houke of Cor- rection tho bottor P«rb of the onening year, aftur which their chances for o gojourn of an ;ml:mlml number of years at Joltot aro oxcel- ont, i b 3 3MISOELLANEOUS, - Johin Larson is his mothor's. son, and he hes no ambition that bis dnys may bo long in tho lund, Tho old lady-has taken ood care of her son from tho day of lia birth up, aud now Lhat 8o 14 old and helploss ho, instead of assisting to maintain hor, is o sourco of ‘exponso to hor, Ho aud bis Inmlly havo occurlod o portion of Dfrs, Laraon's houeo for tho fnst four yours, and, no ront boing forthcoming, sho was ‘nt length compellod to° bring suit ‘in foreible- detainer ngninst her own son. Judgment was rendored an hor favor bofore Justico Austin s fow daya 8go, and yentordny & writ of rostitution was n{s- sucd to Constablo_Rockwell, who promptly sot tho follow, bag and baggage, on tho sidewnlk, Justies Austin yoatordny henrd tho evidencojn o Ault broughit’ for tho recovery of rout for tho uso of: tho upper floor of & building on South Halstod street, the tonant having vacated boforo the lense undor which the hougo was held had expired. Tho dofendantstated that ho was com- polled to vacnte the premises nbout the'lst iust., thoy being untenautablo on nccount of tho main floot having beon lot for disreputablo purposoes, and ~cousoquently hLe was unabio to sub-lob tho rooms which. Le had lenged.. . The Justico desired to Xnow tho maturo of tho disroputablo pur{msuu mon- tioned; the defondant replied, * Why, Your Honor, tha rooms woro lot us & placo of meoting for the Couuty Commissionors.” Notwithstand- ing this, Justico Austin dgoided that tho de- foudant must settlo tho rent due, Tho goming-room.nt No, 148 South Olark atroat was raided by the polico under Sorgt. Connors laat night, and tweuty-six inmates cAp~ tured, together with ‘all the ap aratus wsod in Elnylu O, X, Jnmos and Charlos Waltors wero 00ked at tho Armory as'the Ieopors. The oflior prisoncrs_gave flctiilous names, as usual, and weio bniled out, Justico Kaufmann being brought to the atation for that purposo, ‘ Btelln Whito, a young girl who was sent to the Bholter of tho Good Samaritans somo timo ago by Justico Scully, was taken in charge agnin by tho police vestarday, but was allowed fo B0, oh roceiving a report from the above-mentiouod in- slitation to the offect that sho was 5o abandoned that reform waa hopeless. ! Joln Hubbard waé nrrested last ovening on tho charge of Inrceny, in stealing o pail of to- bueoo nud Lwo watehos from No. 166 Washington elroot. Ilo was locked up in the Armory to mwait & hoaring. A gorvant uamed Lizzio Toitter was arrantod last n\'nninf ou complaint of Mardn Mitchell, who nllogad that she stole agunntizy of cloth- ing from him. 8ho was locked up in” tho Madi- sou Stroot Station., . LN S 2 GENERAL NEWS. Tho explosion of coaloil in o can causod a glight fire in o two-story framo building, No. 604 Bouth Canal trect, at 1 o'clock yostorday aftor- noon: The damege was trifling, No alarm was given, Tho alarm from Box No. 563, at 4 o'clock yO&- torday morning, was oceasionod by fira in o barn Iu thio xear of No. 43 Fay sircet, which is eup- posed to have boen mot by an incendiary. Dnm- 8go, $100. insured tor £50 in tho Globe of Ohi- cago. Jomes Tinucan, an employe of the Board of Public Works, foll from au OXProas-wagon at the cornor of Fifth ayonueand Adaus atreot Wednos- day aftoruoon, and the wheels passed over his neek and bead, injuring him noverely., Ifo was romovod to his homo, No. 468 Wentworth ave- nuo, and carod for by a physician, Muurice 'F, DBuckloy, a groceryman, whose resldonco s at No. 1430 South Halsted gtreot, died suddenly Weduosday aftornoon whila Leing convoyod from tho Ifouro of Uorrection by his brother. ‘Doconsed hind boen sontonced to tho Bridowaell for eixty dnys, on complrint of his wile, who aileged that he was Inboring under an atlack of munia-g-potu. A horso attached toa buggy took fright yes- torday aftornoon st tha cornor of Chestnut and T.uBallo stroots, and upnot tho veliele, Chrlstian Henning, the driver, aud two Iady acoupanls, Mea, Winnor and Mvs. Godshult, woro shightly injured, A litlle 2.year-old son of Officor Thomas Traynor was run over by & wagon ut tho cornor of Qlinton und Kwing strootn ns 6:90 ‘Wodnosduy evaning, aud recolved sovero but not dangorony injuricn nboug tho Lend, Dr. Loo sitended to tho woundu, 'ho namo of tho corcloss tonm- stor coulid not bo learnai, The fall torm of tho Univeraity of Chiengo commenced yeatorday morning, with an nnus- ally large wumber of students n attondanco, Tho dormitotics are full, and many applications for rooms have of noceasity boon refused. Tho Chieago Typog: vphlcnl Unlon will fur. sk & coumnny for tho First Rogiment of Chi- eugo Militin, , Tho muster-roll of tho company —D-—1u in tho hands of J, W. Howurd, at tho Andustrial Age ollice, . Qoranar Stophona was Informed yostorday that Bilan Costollo, o voung girl living with Loy sister, Mrs, Bakor, on'Carrol avenue, nour Line coln, bad died uuder sunplelons ulranmutnuogs, und Lho oaso was ono whish oceasionad somo uxe cltoment in the neighborhood. 1lo mudo an Invontigation at onco, und loarned that (i girl Lad diod of loolkinw, causod by nall which sho had stopped on and ruw into hor foot, A certifl- cate of doath wmws issued, and tho body wag buried In Gracoland Cemotery, amlly troublos avidontly lod to tho reports of foul pluy which woro ciroulatod, Ihis concert Eglvon in nld of the Providonca Baptist Churoh Twosday ovening was lurgoly attoudod and ominontly succosstul in overy way, roaulting in & not gain of the Landioma sum of 200, which yill poy off nonrly ono-balf of the ‘h(xty, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER. 11, 1874, ° { indobiedners. Dralao fo duo to tho ticket- sollors who urgoed tho snlo with such carucst- neon, and the thanks of tho churol ro tendorad , to all tho kind frionds who ntdod by their tal- onts, tholr prosonco, and tholr monsy. Tho nug!u'; by Mios Sutclit, Dra, Gulo, Hrw. Dowoll, Bre, Rald, amd othors, was well ro- colvod, a3 was also that by tho cholr of Olivet Bnrtlat Church, Indeod, sll the singors “u’(’f" woll, Tho oxhibition of ventriloguivm biy A Dalo Armstrong callod forth muol !nui:tcr and applauso, li‘lm liarmonica solo by Mr. I, O, Ovorman was woll rocolyed. Tho thauks of tho chureh aro aldo toudored to Mossra, Thoodoro T, Llmora & Oo,, 78 Stato stroet, for gratuitously furnishing the Deoker Bros,” pinno. At the ur- gont requont of many who wish Lo onjoy anothor #uch ovoning'a entertainmont, aud to accommo- dato somo who wora not so fortunate a8 ta Bo- ouro admission, it will be ropoatod Tuosday evon- ing, Bopt, 23, Michinel Mndigan, ono of the mon who twore so bndly burnod st the ntoel works, in Bridgoport, ;oclkmtly, diod youtorday nftornoon of his fu- urlos. Yestordny morning n young man namod Ohnrlos Nott, omployed nan beakoman on the Illinols Contral Railrond, foll botweon Lho cars and was crushed so badly that Lo diod in & vory slort time. Tho romains woro remoyed from Koukaloo, noar wuleh place the accidont oc- ourred, to Lis home in this clty. Tho nn‘ht brldge-tonders of the Lake, Rau- dolph, and Mndison streot Lridges sleop souuder than Iup Van Winklo over did. L'isis 1y tho opin- ion of guoats of Lotels thoronbouts, who,are hourly awakened by the sbirill whintlon of stoame ors scoking to got past the bridgos at night. ‘The whistling nocessary to nwakon the tonders i ofton suliclont Lo disturb the slumboring for aquaroes sround, A Gravgor wns yostorday lurod by the sign on tho Madison stroot *busca, To the Kxposition,” to tako o ride. 'Fho troublo wan ho gob on at tho wrong ond of tho lne, on n atrange In yory apt to do. Afior meandoring sroutid Wontors avenuo a whilo in search of the Ixposifion Building bo about concluded thoro was some- thing wrong. Lator in the dny bo rotrnced his atops to tho Bkinuer Houso, and last night took tho Michigan Bouthorn train for Rock Ileland, By this timo Lo hna doubtless discovered his aea- ond miatako. A gecrat moeting of tho Joint Committoo on Public Buildings and Hospital of tho Board of County Commissionors wea hold last ovouing, for the pwposa of further rnviuwiufi the work ~which lad boon gono throug in relntion to the nllogod frauds in the contract for connty supplios. Roportors woro not admitted, of courso, and the only in- formation that ean o given i that tho Couimit- too liavo finishod thoir Inbors, and will roport. to- morrow or Monday, At n moeting of tho Academy of Homoopathio Physicinns and Surgoons, held at the ‘'romont Houso last evening, Dr. Follows in the chair, aud somo twonty Bnnllunmn prosent, n com- mutiiention from Dr, Granvogel, of Yruanin, on_tho medicinal . propertios of a f)nolnu. was rond and appropriatoly roferred, . Dunean read o paper ontitlod “* Aborting Typhold Fover,! which, ‘paased over, and the moeotiug ndjourned. A socinl gathoriog was Iield at tho rooms of tho Chicago Athonroum, No. 114 Madison streot, yostorday nfternoon, at which the altendauco was large. Tho ontortaiumont partook of o muuical nnd litoraty characlor, nud ot its closo Air. Gibbs delivered o short nddeess stating tho objects of tho Asaociation and oxp]nminfi the iutontions of tho managers with rogar to the courso to bo pursuod durluF the wintor. Provious to adjonrnment the foliowing ladica and gontlomon wera nsfipulntcdu Committes on the Hocial Fenturo of tho Bociaty's Worls Mra. Brown, of 1ydo Parl; Mra, 1. "ilton, Mrs, Me- dinn Woloh, and Mosara. W. IE, Swott, 8. Booth, aund J. H. Barnos, THE WOMAN'S CONORESH. The following s tho list of tho topics to bo diseussed during tho scgsion of tho Women'y Congrosa to bo beld in this city Oct, 16, 16, nnd 17, mention of which has already boen made in THE TRIBUNE 1. I'mance—What Monotary Enterprise Can Womon Safoly Undertako? ‘Whut now Element Can Women Bring Into tho Fiold of Finonca? The ort of Woman 1n thio Fiunncial Good or Til of the Gountry. 2. Crue—Tha Genesfo of Crimo; Faljon Women ; Prison Reform for Women ; Influenca of Literaturaon Crime, 8. F'rie Standards of Use and_ Deanty—~Household Art tnd Decoration: Co-operativo Ilousckenpings Hov to Cumbine TuLattoctunl Culturo with Houschoid Management and Yamily Duty: Dress Reform ; o Dofoets of (o Natioual Culaluc, and How to Romedy "thota, 4, Jiducation—Tindermarton ; Pliyaical Tneation of Girla; Industrinl nud Sefontifis Education of Women— Medicings, Surgery, Dentistry, ete,: What Carcers of Practical Svlonco” are Opon 'to Women? Woman'a Lttght 1o Tqual Control i tho Educatioual Worlk of tho ation. 5. Mitcellancous~Tho Physlcal Status of Woman ns 1t I3 nnd Showld Bo; Our Tnhieritauce, with Keferonca to Iro-natal Influences : Woman's Part fu Jowrnallsm 3 fow Cau: Womon beot Oppose Intomperanco; Tho Tatest and. Best Etorts.of Progressive European ‘Women," . - SERKING FON INFORMATION. There arc womo persons who otill are of the opiulon thnt Cuicngo is the paradiso for divorea- seokorn. Ono_of thew, namod Junnie Li—, who lives in Williamsburg, Md., wroto a lettor, and sent it to ““'The Olork of the Divorce-Court Reckord, Chicngo, 11L" Bhe inngined in her inno- conco that there must bo a specinl court for auch casc, 'Tho missive found {ts way horo, and way finally left the oftico “of the Olark of . tho Cirenit Courk, ‘Tho Clork thoro, however, decllued fo take jurlsdiction, and o' bailil kindly passed” it nlong to the Olerk of the Saporior Court. Xera also & demurror was filed, and, altor a search through the privato fnws and speoial acts, it was decided that tho indorsoment on the leltor would not cor- reapond with the namo given by tho Logislaturs to thesuccensor of tho Itecordor's Court of Chi- cago, Tinmlly, howover, -a Deputy-Olerle, got haying the fear of the Poal-ONico ~nutlioritios bofore his ayes, broko tho seal, nnd nscertained that Jonuio was anxious to Inow whether a gontleman mamod 'D'wombly ‘had pro- cured a divorco horo in 1870. ° Whilo still disclaiming the applicability of tho namo,’ the Clorl’s politoness would not allow him Lo pormit the lelter Lo go’ unanswored, and. roply wau sovt, staling that o littlo firo which happened hLioro in 1871 liud eaused the dostruc- tion of all tho coutt ‘vecords, thnt no informn-: tion conld bo givon of the mitter, and that tho fair inquirer would bo obliged to' utill rest on tho rgpred edgo of deapair and oxpoctation, or solyo her doubts in gomo olher way than by au application to (ho * Divorce-Court Rovkord.” OITIZENS' AUSOCIATION, In_another column thero s published a eall for tho mooting of tho Contral Committeo of 100 8t tho Association rooms this evoning, The Iixeouliva Committes have' necenanrily boon somowhat. embarrassed by the great pros- #uro of business put upon thein -atilio outset, and st a timo whon thoir organization wus in ombryo, and whon also soveral of thoir mombors wora unavoidably abaent from the cily, Thoy bnve, howover, boon asble to give. prop- or ~nttentton to aoll watlers ~ brougnt boforo them, .and the moat impartant aro now in tho hauds of tho propor standing and spocinl committess, whoso noulon is waitsd for s rogards tho particutar subjoats intrusted to thom, Lvorything v rnuning smoothly ang harmoniouy! ‘Tho gontlemon compriemy tho Iixceutivo Committes wro much oncourazad with thoir Aucconn and prospeets, ospocinly in view of tho hearty intorest munifosted in thelr under- taking by that clnsa of eitizoun. whoso intorosts thoy avo ohiavged with protocting, The wenting of tho Conlral Committee of Ono Hundrod iy for consultation with the Lxecutive Committoo as to the future Dbusia of action, and will bo addveesad by tho Y'rosident, Franklin MaoVeagh, 134q., as Lo tho reciproenl duties and obtigations of the two bodies, and_informed an to lllm plans and oporations of the Rxacutiva, ‘Lke muportanea of this meoting caunot bo overstated, sud ue n l{]l\nco it will ho woon that tho onorons dutied of the Fxecutive Committen will flnd sonsonable ml|nrhwurruufiaudeucn With tuo largor body ; und, on tho othor haud, the ward comnmittoes (which composo the Coutral Conmilteo) cannot properly earry on thoir work without n duo knowlodito of what hay heon done, and what lu vecemsaty for fulure harmonlous working. At m'S mooting this ovoning, 3lr. B, J. 8mith, Ohrirmnn of the commitles on placing nlenm puupy and oxton hose in the large ostablishe monliy along the rivor, will submit o long roport, “Fiig Commiitoo roports thut, in thoir opinion, 1t wanld bo of grent Lonoflt to place extrahono and pumps at the following places: Air Line Elova- tor, L‘ultnn Llgvator, Star and Orescont Millg, Tihihois Rivor Rlovator, Orloutnl Milly, Contral Holol, Might & Loughton Oil Mill, Bmpivo Warchouse, and n fow other establishiments on the Houth nnd North Branches, FERI o THE OITY-HALL, Tho Oty Colloetor yeaterduy rocolved $10,000 on city toxes, The extra appropsiation of 200,000 for im- proving tho water-supply will be ngod in Inying tho following sizos of pipe in tho west and southwestorn portlons of tho city: 10,200 foot of A-inch, 5,400 12-incl, snd 99,600 foot of 8- fnch pipos. Tho trial of Oficors Ole Bonson and Ford, for iho shouting of Marths Wazuor, will take nlace Bpocios of - after discussion, was | boforo the Board of Polico and Firo Commiaalon= otg Iridny nftornoon, Tho osso of Ofileor Car- lin will bo callod Baturday aftornoon.” gl Tho Doard of Public Worlts loap tho Natlonal Pipo Foundry busy night and day, manufactur- ing wator-pipo. It In highly probabla that tho Board will outiroly abandon tho uso of ail pipo losa than 8 fuglios in dinmater, Ald, Toath, tho Chonirman of the Committon on Finnnoo, is bnnomlnfqulku dlsguated with the mombora of his Committea. Ilo Aunouncos, ns & Inat onll, o meoting this aftornoon at 2 o'clock. Tho Committos on Counoll Rulea will_moot at 2 o'clool Saturday afiornoon in Ald. Richard- on's offieo, Tho " Committan on Judlelary will maot at tho samo placo ot 4 v'cloclk, Tho contract for tho curbing, pavin y and Al ing of Wout Divislon straot, from Ito} oy stract t0 California nvonuo, has beon awarded to Mr, Wallaco Carter, ot ém,fiou. ‘Tho mounoy Is fur- nlshod by the property-owners in tho viclutty and by tho Woat Ohloago Park Commisaionors, 1 "Clio Board of Public Worka recolved n com- munieation from Goorgo Bigolow, iu balnif of Bropuxty-ownoru along tho lino of extenslon of ontborn mtroet, inquiring whothior or not the Doard would eountenauce tho nction of the ownorain Inying curbstonos andin othorwine laying out the atreot. Tho lottor waa referred Lo tho Corporation Counsol for an upinion as to the %exnluy of tho Board's rocoguizing thio procood- nge. In the Firo Marshal's' office may .ba_geon nn Empiro reliof-valve for flro-ougineg. It is tha lnvention of Mr. Gilbort J. Orr, of tho Now York Tire Dopartment. Tho valve—aimple in con- struction and not Iinblo to gob out of order—is designed to immediately sbut off a stream of wator, wlon nocessary, without stopping tho engino,' With a fow turos- of the wheol tho water I8 provonted from going into the hoso, and at tho samo {imo ‘clroulatos around tho pumps, Tha invontion meets with many favor- able commonts from the mombera of the Ohi- eago Firo Dopartment. . Iho Mayor yostordny recoived s eommunica~ tion from tho Buroou of Btatisties of tho Trons- ury Dopartmont of tho United Btatos, raquest. ing Informatlon rogarding the manner in which p\fixllu chirities were conductod in this.city. At tho Ninth Intornational Btatistical Congross, bald in Bt. Potorsburg-in 1873, Ttaly wns ap- pointod to prepare a roport on public chnritios, and it is for this roport that tho' information i roquosted. Now is tho time for the Mayor o &1ve vent to his foelings on_tho -House of Cor- rection, Homo of tho Friendloss, aud othor siuu- “Ior fngtitutions, ! T'he Board of Polica and Firo Commissionora did but little yosterday aftornoon. Tlio rooms woro crowdod all day with applicants for ‘posi- tiona on the polico foreo, All applicants oxcopt tho pots of tho Aldormon wora told to cloar out, aud ad & consequonca tho accopted men’ iro nol at oll a8 good as might have boen socured. Tho Commissionors slould ut. once abandon tho ' presont system, and solest thoir mon from tho whols city. ~As long na tha presont mothod con- tinuoy, just o long wiil tho polico forco con- ;tinue” fo dogenorate, and tha Commissionors themsolvos " know. aud noknowledgo it. ‘Lho nl)pllmml.u oro, without. ‘donbt, tha worst that havo over eomo bofars the Board for cxdmination, ~and there aro ecarcoly o half dozen of suitablo men on tho wholo list of thirty names. Many of thom wora uuablo to auswor simple quostions about thom- selves, and vory fow of thom either write'n logible haud or are ablo to rend corroctly. Tho nccopted list roads as_follows : William Beott, W. H. Norrls, AL ;Finan, Jamoa Ray, John Tost, B, E: White, 0. IL: Gereh, J, Guilon, P, Hitter, I, IL Kurth, G. A. Coffman, T, J. 0'Con-- nor, O, Frantzon, 3, Kibuoy, T. W. Mayororm, J, Kirwin, . Leary, Joun Marigold, H. K. Smith, John Rohm, Flahivo, A, Jacoby, J. Wickons, 8. IL Ainnlan, A. Elson, J. G Davis, Valontino’ DBittel, and Marcell Schoenfield. bo eworn in to-day at 10 o'clocls. PO ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho Right Rov. tho Biakop of . Missouri will hold an ordiuntion to the Donconato and Pricat- hood at tho Cathodral, .of S8, Petor and raul this morning at hinif-past 10. o The second quarterly mooting of the North- weatorn Dranch of tho Woman's Foreign Miesionary Bocioty will 1o hold at the Mission- rooms, in tho Firet Methodist Ohuroh Blook, st 10a. m. to-morroy. Tho proparatory looture - will be dolivered in tho chnpol of tho Third Presbytorian Church, cornor of Carponter and Washington stroets, thia evening at a quartor before 8 o'clock, By resolution of tho Exccutivo Committes of tho Citizens':Assoclation, the members of tho varlous ward committeca constituting the Central Committeo -of Ono Hundrod aro roquosted to meet at_the rooms of tho Aesocaition, Nos, 28 and 29 Merehants’ Building, novihiwest coynor LaSelle aud Wnshington stroets, for consultation, this ovening at 8 o’viock, - ‘Do ollowing is the programms ‘of the’ Cen- tral Durk concort, givon to-morrow, undor the 'tho mon will direction of Ar. Haus Balatka : < PAUT 1, *Prince Willlam March *, #Sleigh-Rido Polka 7, L Torbect Feut Ovorturo, ., HNoubieh Totpourri from ¥ Maritana Dubols “Xaudol(nats "—Spanlsh Romanzs, corhot 8010, o4 eenssore votreseesisunres veos Paludilie e 4, Jokin,.” Quadrille—* Russlun », . sessrnses Riviero PATT 11, Concert Overtura, H Venus Waltz Funtusin on thios “Olara Polka ” ,, . Totpourrl from Der Frefachy “ Defilr March ¥, PERSONAL. : J, D. Layng, General Managor, and J. N, Me- QCullongh, Fust Vico-Preeident of the Ponnsyl- vanin Company, are in tho city.. v T'ho Journal tried yentordny, without success, to interviow Mr. Washington Hesing concerning tho rumor of hin withdrawal- from the politieal flold. It is roported that Mr. LodMoyno does not caro to run, but that Mr. Winaton is willing. Themna Whitnoy, Fsq., agont of the 8t. Louis & Oniro Itnilrond, i at tho Paciflo, Mr. Whituoy was formerly Presdont of tho ‘Opon Donrd of Teado iu this olty. ' 6 Y ‘Thoodoro Jucklin fs ‘smong thoso ‘anxious to sacriflea’ himself for tho’ good of tha Ninth Ward. " Ho wus yosterday distributing hig tickets and beor a3 candidato for Alderman, Jarrett & ‘Palmer's Black: Orook Tranpe, of Now Yorlt, woro rogistered at the Gault House rostorduy. 'Thoy opon at the .Acadomy of Music onday ovoning, i Frawk Lawlor is looking tor the nomination for Coroner on tho Republiean ticket. Ifo counts himsolf outitlod to an oftica for his past servico in tho pacty. § J. J. Crowloy announcos bimself a candidato for tho Legiulaturo from tho West Division, nud Jooks forward to n Leavy vote from his frionds in tho Ninth, Eloventh, nnd wolfth Warda, % Tho Normal Iustitute of Delawaro County, In., oponod recontly st Mauohostor, with Lrof. J. Woetnli, of this eity, ssconductor. Undor the charga of this well-known and competont in- wtructor it will doubtloss make satisfuotory prog- rosd. ! ' X N. T;, Thitoblin, lato war correspondaent of tho Pall Alall (azelte, wow spocial correspondent of tho Melbourna Argus. aud “conlributor to the Now York Sun, and Folix Rogamoy, artist of tha Litustraled London News und” Harper's Weelly, uro stopping at tho Pacifle, It is undorstood that the Hon, 0. B, TFarwell hag abandoned morcantile pursuits and gona into tho boarding-houso buainess, Uiy now va- tablishments aro not avistocratio—thoy are unot on Wabash avanuo, but on Kinzio and North Muvkot sireots, 'They aro intended for tho horny-handed Iaborers of tho Third Gongrousionsl Distriot, 16 Is understood (hat the oheap ratos of board, or tho suparior quality of the food, or love for tho boardwg-houso masher, have in- dneed nowrly ull tho stonc-cuttara_omployod on tho now Guatom-llouso nud Post-Oflico Luilding to o thoro to live, This genorosily of Afr, Lar~ weil's in eatablishing choup homes for tho ponr should not bo willious its raward, UOTEL ARRIVATY, Talmer House~i. A, Juckuon, New York; T1. A, dnrdnor, Dotroit 3 Dr, 1, 0 Liaud, Dhila- deiplila s O, I, Maloy, Now Yorl; I, ' Hurris, Lima, Yoru ; 18, D. Unylor, Mendota; J. 0, Day, aohy Mich,; A, D, Willlams, Now York; J. G. I0all, Bowton 3 W, 7, "Olark, ¥nsilantl, - .+ .+ Zremont Honso—Col.” 3, J, Slooum, Milwnulieo § J. N, Tord, Detroit ; M. 3f, Cohen, Now York ; . T, Tdnorion, U, 8. A. ; Gol.. Olimblirg, Cos bourg, Gan. ; L, 8, Vol Gulona ; O, V. B, and W. 0. Ostrandor, Now Yorl ; Willlam Grant, 8t. Loula; J. 8. Waforman, Byrnouso; I, W. Bib- h‘s)' and W. i, Whoolor, U, B, A; 0. 11, Bissoll, Waukosha, e SUBURBAN NEWS, WABLINGTON nutaira, Tho storo of A. Dittman wna ontorod the other day by o thief, who mado his oscapo with a palr of valunble alippers. A burgltar was caught In the houso of Mr. Kohlor carly Woduosdny morning, by his son Joln, who hold the foliow until Mr. Kohlor se- curod him, Oficor Doland took him to tho look- up, and o was fined 825 nnd conts, Tho calabooso was occupled for tho first timo Bundaoy evoning, and the prisoner was finod o5 and conts by Justico Pochman, Tho ladics’ socinl of Bothauy Olurch will bo held nt the residenco of P. L. Kingman, Esq., in Proapoot avenuo, Friday ovoning, C. 0. Howe, Es%,, cobdnoted tho sorvices at tho Union Churel , Bunday, in consequonco of tha illncas of the Rov, D, 8, Hoffron, Mr. Adam Wornor la pushing tho work on tho gradod uchool, the brick wallo of which aro now abovo tho troe-tops, Mr. B, Woimlor is mnking praparations to build a dwolling on Winston avenuo, north of tho dummy tracl, . The Board uf 'I'rustees mot Mondny night. An ordinance was adopted calling for bids for grad- ing and gravoling Vincenuos road from Ninoty- fifth stroot to South stroot. . A patition waa rocoived agking that tho liconse of Ionry Beckor boravoked, sinco hia seloon wog n ‘;{nnmnncn," Action was doforrod for ono week, An_ordinanco whs passod authorizing tho Board to issue bonds to tho amount of 83,500 for ganoral villago use. L'ho quostion a6 to tho monnsof obtaining finca fn caso tho larlaonnr cannot, or will not, pay, was raforred to the Comumitice oz Polica for sottlo- ment, ‘Tho Board then adjournod. RAILROAD NEWS. THE DAKOTA SOUTHERN, Mr. O. G. Wicker, of this city, President of tho Dakots Bonthorn Railroad, left for Yaukton, Dakota, o fow days ngo, whero Lo will bo joined by J. I Wickar and J, 8. ifeckling. Thoy in- tend to survoy a route for the oxtonsion of thoir road from its prosont terminus to a point on the Missourd at or noar Fort ‘Chompson. Tho osti- mated cost of this proposed extonsion s $1,000,~ 000, the distnnce boing a littlo mora than 100 miles, Itis gonorally bolieved that thero are .oxtensive conl deposita in the vicinity of Fort Thompson, and if this be the caso all thia seo- tion of country Lna & vital interost in securing rollrond connoction with that reglon, I is also o possibility that the now famous Blnck Hills will noon Lo thrown open to settlomout, and tho extousion of this road up o some point bear Druls City would sond all immlurn?iou from tho Enst “through Bioux City and Yaukton, AUGUST LARNINGS. The earnings of railroads during the month of Augaet are more favorablo than Lhoso for the .mounth of July, though in most easos below tho rolurns of August of Inst yenr. ‘Thoro is & gain in the Atlantic & Pacifio of $40,565; the othor gaina wero tho Burliugton, Codar Rapidy & Min-~ nesots, £6,319; Milwaukoo & St. Paul, 63,6715 and 5t Louis & tron Mountain, 853,192, Tho followlng ia & tabular statement of tho grous carnings of such ronds as have made pub- lio their business for the month of Angust: Atlantic & Great Weatern, ‘Atlantic & PacHlo, V710 438,168 Burliuglon, Codur itapids & 3 100,100 Chicago, Milwaulico & St, Tuul. 04,300 Cloveland, Cohtmbus, G, & T 420,283 Denver & Tio Grande., 36,744 Iiliuois Centrad, X Michigan Contr Misgour), Knnsas & Toxns, Bt Louts, Alton & Torro Haute. Hi, Louts, Alton & Torro Hauf DEADCIES. s 0oveovorvesean 4,080 Bt, Louls & Bouihiedstern. 11,162 8t Louis, Iron Mt. & Weal 291,043 Tolodo, Wabash & Wostorn. 8121200 otal,... Deogrearo, 1874, X "Tho total earnings of the samo rodds for the pnat oight months ook up 35,085,047, againat £34,474,288 for tho corresponding poriod of last yoar, showing a fain of 31,210,73), PULLMAN'S PAUACE CAR COMPANY, At tho annual meoting of the stockholdors of Pullmnn’s Palaca Car Company, held in this cits yontorday, tho following gentlomon wero unaui- miously locted Directors of_tho Company for tha ousning year : Guorf:n M. Pullman, 0. G. Ham- mond, Jobn Crorar, fobort Havris, and Amos T\, 1fall, of Chiengo: 'J. Piorpont Murpinn, of Now York ; and Edmuod Smith, of Philadolphia. Bubsoquently, at tho meoting of the Board of Tngland : A Tronoh, Pittaburg; J.' Bievanton Jr., Now Yorl; A, 1T, Holmes, Albuny; O, M. fhcldon, pr'iui,'flnm' 1L Xonnedy,” Omnha, oo Grand Paciflo—Ths - Ray, Chaplain -~ 1L 1B M. _Toreos ; R, Cablo, Rack Juland; J. 15 Dottuford, Oinclunnti; D, D, Erwin, Muskogon; L. J. Wateru, va\'urxr{ « N. McQullough and J, D, o Philadelphia; 11 8holdon, Dotroft; Mrs, 14, Bt, Loniy; John Camoron, Olneinnati tho oy, W. I3, Hougyman, Douyor; Honry Cao, Tndenapolin; 1, N, Pomoroy, Boston ; J. Augush Durgin, Littsburg, . . " Sherman House— O, 8. Btoplionuon, Now York; W, J, Morphy, ‘Poronto; Poter P, Noe, New Yoric; Irank Bluts, Duffwlo; J. Caupboll, Philadelphia ; Albort Jaokson, Momphia ; J, 0, Ecoles. Taowmn~ Directord, the following oflicors were elcctod : Goorge . Lullman, Prosidont and Gonoeral Man- ager; C. @. Hammond, Assistant Prosidont ; Horace Porier, Vico-President;. Amos 'I', Hall, Vico-Presidont pro tem.; COharies W. Angell, Booretary, — RECOGNIZANCE OF WITNESSES, % Bramarrec, I, Bopt. 9, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicago Ivibuns? Bin; Permit mo, through tho columna of T'ur; TRinuNE, to call nitontion to" tho following mec- tion of tho Rovised Criminal Codo prssed by the Inat General Assemlly: 364, Wrrnessss To Reaoawizr, § 18, When the prixoner is udmilted to bait or committod, tho Jidgo or Justico oF o Penco ahall biud, by retognizance, Buch witieoses sgalnat tho prisoner 1 Lo decn muto- rlal, to apnear and {eatify at tho nost court linving coge nizanca of tho olfense, aid In which the prlsoner shall balield to answer ; Provided, No auch witneas shalt bo reiived to givo ofhior sccurity than his own roc ogni. zinice for such appearance, [ /2, 8, 1874, p. 408], The only substautinl.difforence but\vuen‘ ihia and the formor lai is the nddition of tho provi- 80 ** No such witness shall bo roquired to give other security than his own rccoguizanco for such appearanco ;" it being tho ,lutont of tho Logislaturo that 'no witness in ' eriminal cases should be imprisoned for failura to give socurity for bis nppearanco, only his personal recogni- zaneo befug required, Judiclal oflicors genorally seem to be lgnorant of the chango thus worked in the law, and continue to imprison witnessos for falluro to furnish sceurity, as was done but & fow days ago iu Ohloago, i1 tho caso of * Can- ada Bill," roported in your columus, Thers s now na authority furit, and Judgou ond Justices of tho Penca will do well to govern thomsolves acoordingly. IL, W. B. —— 10WA TAX-SALE LAW, T the Editor of The Chicago Tridunes Sim: I think the majority of Ohicago residents who may bo unfortunate enough to havo money invested inTowa laud will take fssus with your Washington (Iown) covrespondont ns to the fn- vorable working of tho Towa ‘Tux-8alo law; and, furthormoro, tho largo amount of the aunnual tax hos convineed many that tho munpicion that Tows ofticials make, a8 far s practicablo, non- residonts pay all lhe taxes, is somothing moro than & suspicion ; and, wlso, the improvoments which have Lo ba paid for by taxos aro (ouncoinl- ly in Wostorn and Middle Io\\-n? surpilsingly lurgo, aud muko no sbow for tho money ex- ponded. JNo. G. NroworsoN. Cutuado, Sopt, 10, 1674, The Globa Insuranco Company. On tlio firat page of to-day's paper will bo found the advertisoment of tho Globa Insurance Gompsuy, of this clty, exhibiting & vory gratifying comlition of Affuira, Itappoars that its nngels aro consldurably ovor $000,000; aud {hat, duriug tho lnst threo yerrs, 4 hao paid mora than 100,000, including lt:!dll;'[:(‘z in tha two great Chicago fires, Yentorday it pa sov= enileth o by reson of tio fre of Tuly Ha A short timo ugo the paaftion of Prosidont of the Company wan ansumed by v, deorge F, Hardiug, o gentioman of great weallll, high roputation, snd liryo Dusiuves vz~ vorlonce, —_— Planos and Organs fo Rent. A Inrga asvortmont of supevior Instrumonts for rout at $5 to $12 per wmonth, Ront doductod I purchused, Lyon & Healy, Btato & Mouroo stroots, ———— Plnnos for Cash, Afow fnstruments that Liavo boen rented and but Tittlo usod can bo hought b Roed's Tomple of Musle, 93 Vau Luron strost, at tho vory lowost panio prices, e — Diamond Wedding. One of thoso yaro evonts—a diamond wedding, tho sixtioth nnnivorsary of » mnrviago day—oce ourrad the other duy, suya tho Lall Mall Gazelte, ot Humburg ; und from tho uccount given of the foutivition by tho* Juwish Chronicls scoms to have boou a grent succoss, ‘Tho stroet in which Horr leilbut (tbo diamond bridogroom) lyos wag, undor dircotion of a festival aommitteo, profusoly docorated with fings and garlands, On tho evening prior to tho fostive day tho Heilbuta wors geronnded by two choral sacloties, All night long docorators woro hard at worl giv iug finlabing touchos to tho atveat. At § o'alock on tho mornlug of tho day a_ rovoille was sounded, and an Lour later tho bridogroom, rocodod by o baud of mualo, wns couoto by tha Featival Commiitoo to a noighborin wyns nagogue, where a spcolal nervico wan hold, and bis. noat was gaily decoratod. On iswning from tho synngogue Lo roceivod an ovatlon from a groat crowd, who, with baro hoads, grooted him with dontunlnF choors, A shmilar racoplion awaitod him along tho rowtoto bis rosidenco, Tho Munlclpal Oouncil prohibited all vohicular traffio through the Elbatragso durng tho whole dny, In order not to disturb tho fastivitios, and n nuwber of policomon wero specially told off to kaop tho ground. Tho morning was apent in ro- coiving congratulalory vislts aud prosents from numorous bodies, including tho ‘municipality. Tho Chiof Burgomastor of Homburg and tho head Diroctor of Polico paid cnngrnmlntory vige its during the day, Among maiy prosonts ro- colved by tho diamond brldogroom ond bride waa r magniticontly-bound Ilebrew prayor-bool, with o Iarge dinmond sot {n tho cover, presouta by U0 Bmproaa of Uormany, tho gift' boing nce vompanied by o vory complitnontary lottor from Ior Imporh\{ Mojosty, In thae uvonlug tho Jlh- strasan wag splondldly itluminated, and Horr and Madame Jollbut wora onthuaiastically choored B8 thay drove through tho crowdod streots, Tho Yonorabls Jow, of coutso, donerves gront crodit for Laving pnssod sixty’ yenrs of marrled lifo without cither Idcking or beating his wife ta death, aftor tho manner of many Christians ; but it is not ensy to undorstand why thoso kinds of ovations aro specially bestowod on ngod mar- ried mon. No ono doos honor to tho old bacha- lor who hns for sixty yoars successfully eluded matrimony, e e CAPITAL AND LABOR. i End of tho Mincrs Difficulty ot Bratdwoods Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Jorier, Bopt. 10.~The minors’ strike af DBraldwood camo to s final tormination to-day. Tho mon ongaged in the strike agrood to terma of gettlemont on the 4th Inst., but work has not boen resumed to any extont until to-day. The progonce of tho ‘“‘blacklega” in tho G shnft camo near boing an obataclo in the way of a fiual sottlomont, as somo of tho mon were vers bitt ex over their presenco, and woro for an absoluto ro. fueal of negotiations, as long s tho obnoxious mon romainod. Tho **blacklogs” aro gono, and good lnofinlipruvuim ‘Thiis has boon o long strike, and has been so- voroly folt by all the citizons of Draidwood, ag tho coal trado fa almost tho oxclusiva soures of rovenue, and for over throe mouths it Lns boen entiroly cut off. Itia claimed by tho men thay the point gained in tho matter of pushing in about equivalont to the 5 conta that Htong in tho way of a gottloment botweon them and the companios. Tridoy last was tho day of sottle- mont, The town prosented s lively appearance, A mooting was held in _the school-house grounds, tho band out, and ovory malo citizon of the villago prozont. Dan MeLuughlin, a londer smong tho minors, addresscd the tauliis tudo, congratulating thom upon thoe porfect nui. ty of action, but doprocating tho fact that nt ona timo thero was n nanifest distrunt of the Comie mittee, whioh groatly embarrassed their nction, On_Monday, tho blncklegs, somo 800 in num. bor, wore shipped to Chicago. 'Cho citizons con. gratulato thomselvos thab peaco waa proserved undor such trying difiicultion, Thero Las beon 1 Leavy fallug off in population iu tho villaga sinco lnst fall. A census taken in August shows 8 population of 4,160, Thirontoned Strilia of Olay County, nd., Miners. Spectal Dispateh to The Chricago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Bopt. 10,—Nows to-night from Qlay Couuty indleato tho probability of & genoral striko among the minors there, 'Tho oporatives havo been sending out circulars for somo timo advising all minors to stay away from Indinnn on account of tho scarcity of wore, thus pro aring for the strilie. Thoro ia plenty of worl , and conl operators would liko to engage 200 moro workers if thoy could get thom. THE LINCOLN MONUMENT, Full Text of the Lotter of tho Ions Gldeon Wolles Boclining to Deliver . the Dodicatory Oration., Speeiat Dispateh to The Chicagn Trivune, SenrNeriELy, IiL., Sopt, 10,—Tho following is tho text of tho lottor mudo public this aftornoon of tho Hon. Gidoon Wollos, addressed to tho Ilon, D. L. Phillips, the subotance of which waa publishod in theso dlspatobios of Wodnosday : IIARTFORD, Aug, 51, 1874, My Dean Sm: Your eateemed favor und tho re- newed fuvitation to doliver sn orntion ut Springcld nra recolved, On gomo accounts I ohould be giad to comply withh tho roquest 6o Irfudly and honorably tere dered, aud my famlily aro ;importunata that [ should do o' hut for reasons, somiotot wiioh I mentioned to you whon liore, and others siluded to {u my lottar, T must adnoro to my original decizion, Tho onlarged, comprehensive, ulatesmunlike, and mngnanimous viows and ]lul!ci)‘ of blr. Liucoln on tho subject of what ia catlod 4 Tteconstruction ¥ hovo Loon 60 genorally dfse carded by most of his political fricuds that 1, with, wmy couvictions,wonld bo itkoly L0 give offenss to many wlio would bo' present, Olhor conaterations nlso presont themsolves, Tha extremo radical mon who Btrave to defoat bis renowination und re-clection bo. cumo ascendant afier ‘Lia” doath, and prostituted hin namo to their mischiovous schewmes, which hava wronght ucatoulable Injury to our governmentul structure, Timo will dovelop theso truthe, Scmo are ulveady apparent, but the day bas 1ot yotwrrived to prozluim them to' such an assembly as will be likely o o topother at Bpringflold, The intelloct nna capability ~of "My, Lincoln. aro, 1 appro- hend, ot fully understocd sud' apprecisted Dy thoso who kuew him Lefore ho enterod on his groat public career, Hin vigorous mind was continually ex~ panding, tho horizon oularging, 50 that on tho sy Lo wis mitrdered ho was Letter qualitied to dischnrgo tha Gulles of Olifof Maglstrate than sny mon living, - Well may tho uation doplors s ‘osa, I fecl under grout obligzation to the Uummiites for thalr attentdon, mnd mst request you fo presont my thanka and profound regard, It will glveme pleasuro at all thnes to hoar from you, or any of the gontiomon, of facta in relation ta Mr, Lincoln.” Will you do mo the fuvor o kend ma A copy of your review of Mr, Adama’ uratlon? Very respectfully, ‘(Sigued) " Gipron Wenimy, ’l‘ho Monumont Asuocintion aro also dvised that the statuo of Lincoln hus boen alveady shippad - from Olicopoo, Mnss., and it will Lo Loro in u fow days, SPRINGFIELD. 'fhe Aveornge ‘Per Capita Wealth of the Stnte—NSait for 8300,000 Dume nged Against tho Suporvisors of Nlaconpin County, N pecial Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Brpineriery, 11, Sopt. 10.—The average of personnl properly par capita in tho State is nu- cortuined to bo $105.03, and of all proporty §446 por capita, The county having the largest sveraga is Oglo, which has 319177 of porsonal pronerty, wud 870090 of all kinds per capita. Lo lowest avoraze Is Pulaski County which has 27,97 personnl, and Juckson County which hus bt 77.40 all kinds of proporty, Cook County has 210713 personal proporty per caplta, aud §140.83 of all kinda of property. A praoeipe s been filed in tho United Btates Cureuit Court liore, in u suit to be brought sgainst tho firat Bloard of Suporvisors (1871 and 1872) of Macoupin County undar thelr township orgunization, 1t istho socond of. n. worics of suits to bo branght ngainst tho officors of the conuty in tho bond cascs, for a failwe to por- form thelr duty, In this caio tho damnges nre Inid at 2500,000, and in tho doclaration to be flled 1t i izt aftogod that tho Donrd of Kupor- virors fallod Lo perform thohy duty us provided in. the stutute to loyy n tux to lmy tho indobtadneas of tho eonnty; secoud, ey failod to lovy tho tax necessury to 2y Judgmonts vihioh had boen obinined againat tho county on nccouut of the Court-Houna dobt; aud, thied, thoy rofusod to_ohoy n writ of mans damug 1wiued out of the United Blates Cirouit Court. divecting thom to lovy a tax of 1 por cent on the taxable proporty of iho county and with tho procoods pay oft tho said jndgmonts, und by 80 rofusing and noglocting to perform the dutics aforasald tho mnrkat value of tha bonds of the county hod boon wholty desiroyed, whetoby tho plaintif bad boon damingzed, ota, EE sy e dhin FAT PEOPLE IN COUNCIL, Tovevo, Sopt. 10,—1ho Fat Mon's Third An- nunl'Gonventlon was hold ot Dut-in-Bay to-day, 10,000 pooplo boing prosent. A pormauent asuo- clation waa formod, und Constitution adopted and ofticers choson, No person welghing less than 200 pounds oan becomo o mombor, Bixty mon and threo Indica UJ)pM tho seales at woighta yarying from 300 to 480 pounds, tho lutter figine :mim:) vonohied by Johu JTomploton, of Swaus on, O, — A Inndsomo Building. Tho bulldiug in Washington for the Britlsh Emhnau{. said Lo bo the handsomest and _cost- liont resldenca in the city, has hoon finkshod, and will ba 1oady for the ocoupanoy of Bir Edward Thornton ou tho 1t of Octobor. Its cost has boou about $160,000, and tho furnishing will cost balf that sum. 1t has sovonty roomis, ad covors about 10,000 squars foot of gronnd, It is of reused ‘brick, lald in Dlsck mortar, and ig immed wWith light-gru saudstons, .