Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1874, Page 2

* rocornmendation witl . o Fapid sprend of Uco; 2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 187, e ——— e " LOCAL MISCELLANY. INSURANOCE NEWS. TIE WITHDRAWAL QRDERED. Tho feoling of gonersl peaco and good will entortainod youtordny by {usuranco agonls and tho nobla army of tho lnmured by tho paessgo of tho supplentontal firo ordluauce, which (¢ was Hioped would mova tho National Board of Undor- writors to modify thof¥ views on the subject of vithdrawing from Chicago, wns sadly dashed yostorday by tha reeelpt of tho followlug tolo- Eram frowm the Goueral Agent of the National Borrids Nrw Yonr, Sopt. 23, €. 11, Cusey Chalrmnn “Tlio followiny; resniutions wero unanimousty passcd ab 3 mcoting of the Lxceativo Commitics thladay, feaulyed, Vit (b aulliorities of Ohirago Laviug £116d 1o comply with tho puggestions put forth by tho Nntlonal_Board of Eiro Underwerlters on tho 3dtly day of July laat, thls Committeo now recommend 1wt N compunies bolouking to tho Natiounl Boagd dincantiuio 1o bunbnces of frp inmuraico fu Lio City of Chicayo, clthier by now policies oF renawale, O ar fter tho fital dsy of Qatobor, 1874, sud that tho Goporal Agont boinpirited to communleato this de- cision At onco to il Natloual loard compauies for immedisto action, W Jiegotved, That tho Qeneral Agont bo fnntructed to notify thic Chiicogo Board of tho abvvo actiow, und slsg U iuform said Boara. tusk this commilten 84 mivised gt e Toarit Companies, wil carey out tho above ‘great untsuinty,” “uoxths 1L, Moyraoseny, i Qcioral Agent N, 1, Tt fhus appoars that tho Excoutive Commitieo s not estistled with the now Iire ordinanco, thougls it is at tho very loast an indioation tha tho city Lina nob relapsed into lethargy on this subjoct, but inslsts upon immedisto complisnco | with all tho demands made Jufy 24, ‘fhoso do- mands ara o8 follawas First—Tho establishoant of permanent firc-iimita ecoxtensiva with the limits of tha elty, and ta vesting in mudtablo poions Lo enforcement of thio luws relat- ing to tho ercetion of wooden mildings, and tho ox- ‘clunlon from tho busiuess districts of tho clty of such mauufacturing and othor oatabiishmonta na endanger Tot only the property in wch districts, Lt the safely of {hio entiro city, ‘Second~Tha cniactment of n siringent Lnflding faw for tho government of tho city, ud fla_ Riorough e Sorcameit by n competent birreat, as in other cliics, whicls law shall fucludo requirements that oll ware Touses or stores shall Lo pruvidod with proper iron shiitters or doors to all front, rear, or o openings: Thiat parapet or tiro walln of such height s e shall bo ercetod between the bulldings as will proven 1o _prolitbition of alt Bn #ard roofs or alorics nud cupolas from Yuildings, v Jeay thoy be constructod wholly of dre-proof matcrlaly nud & regulation limiting {ho Lelght of- bulldings 16 four stories, or 00 fect, unless {ho somo bo ton- structed wholly of firo-proof material, 2 htrd—Tho comploto reorganization of the Firo Do~ Ament of the city, under ho direction of o Board af Commismighers, 'or n_ complant iad epicially charged with s oako; tha oradication of politieal ine flueaco or fuvoritism from tho Dopartment ; the intro. duction of thorough and efflclent military diseipline Amoni ita meinbers s thio augmyntation atd improve- mentof its fire-opparatun 3. tho organization within {lio Doyartment of a corps of extpera and miucrs, to bo trafued in the uso of cxplosiveu caleulated to nriest sopflageatious; nnd the sntroduction of Honting e~ Face ugon tho'iver ond luko fronts, Fourth—Tho immedlato iucreaso of ho slzo nnd pimber of tho walertuuina wod pipes, a8 welt as fre- bydranta, enpeclally iu localities whero proporty in ox- ed by special hazards sud rows of woodes butld- 5 fage, §ith—Tug cetabiliohimont of Firo-Marsuuls B~ scav, chorged with tuvestigation into the orlgin of ull fircé, and with power (o gecuro thy punishment of fn- cendlaries. Sixti—Tho yoesago of o law which elili seouro tha gradusi removal of ho Jumber-yards nud epcelal haz~ atds, whicl now threaten tho city upon tho sauthwest and northireat, to isoluted localities, 58 woll s the ro- moval of the wooden Lulldlugs ad uniwlul struci ures now endangering valuablo sections of tho busi~ pacs part of Wocity, Tho firat of theso requiromonts waa substane tlally compliod with Mondoy uight. 'Llio **vost- ing in suitablo persons tho onforcoment of the laws,” cte., i & littlo ambignous, Competont persons—n committeo of insuranco men, aided by an_nrchitect—are proparing & building Iaw, which wlll cover the second do- mand, As regards tho third clsuso, additional appara~ tus will aoon bo obtained. ‘Crinis are now mak- ing to decida which ongines will Lo tho beat for aur, purposes, Tho Board of Undorwriters, in ita intorviow with tho Mayor, domauded tho re- moyal of Fire-Marshal Denner, in ordor to ec- cure tho dovired reorganization of the Dopart- ment. The Mayor is willing to remove bim, but the Mayor's bill in no mors, and the powor of ronioval is veated in a Bonrd of Polico sud Firo Commissionors, which will not Tomovo the Marshal,—nor could'it oxcopt upon chargos, and thon Lo would lavo aa appoal to tho Circuit Court. Tho Board will not carry out the recommendationa of tho National Board ; it will not {uu a *solf-donying ordinanco,” and strip itaolf of ita powers, Lho Legislaturo, which can mako s chango, does not most till Jauaary. How a “comploto reorganization™:could bayo boon socarod in tho short space of two months Is not very plain. Tho {ucreado of the alzo and number of wator- pipos hias recdived immodinto attontion, oud tho work is rapidly progroasing, Tho last two paragraphs havo recoived no at- tention whatovor, Tho latter 1s the most im- portant, and the Council lias ampie power in the promiaca. It now remaina to bo sson what action thp cotupanics bulnnfiinu to tho Board will tako— whother thoy will oboy and withdraw, or take tho ndvico of thelr Chicago agents and stay. Tha business-men of this city will await the ro- sult of their deliborationa with anxiaty, s littlo temperod by tho fact that wunnimity and _por- swtenaf' havo neverdistinguished cithor nutional or local Boards of Undorwriters, TUE NATIONAL OF PRILADELTHIA. A paragraph appeared in Tug Trasuse yentor- dey moraivg atating, upon itformation dorived from what was belioved to bo n trstyrorihy xouyce, that tho “National Insurance Company™ of Phifadolpbin bad fafled. . Upon inquiry, yos- terday, of tho Western managors of the Com- pany, Messrs. Suyder & Away, it appenrs that the statcroent s nob true. They binys recoived (romt tho Compuny tho following eatisfactory felegrom ¢ g LitaprLrizy, Sopt, 22, 1874, Shgler & Asey, Genral. dgente Ul and 165 Lasitte street ! Ttumor b false, National has not falled, and 38 oble tomeet all obiignlions whien duo. laa' voluntarily witlidrawn fram uaprobtably States, 1. R, EpstoNDS, Seeretary, The abovo tolegram iy suliciont, but in addi- tion to that wo aro informed that the Compnny hus rocently beon oxamined by Mr. J. IL Kefe logg, Actuary of the State of Ilinols, sud sey- eral other departments, and that exmmiuation tiww becn watisfaciory, Tho Nationol is o strong Cowmpany, and her Dirotory and stociholdors are among tho most wealthy and prominent nen in Bunnagivanin, Tho Taok thnk this Company iy aperating outsido of tho combination known ng o ** Nutional Board ” may bo the causo of such o falea and damaging rumor, The Company has voluntarily withdrawn from some of the Now Lngland States that have boen unprofitablo, The Liusiuoss in the Wost has beon very )lmfllxlhlo. and tho withdruwsl from unratitable tlelds should streugthen confidonco in tho Company, i THE NORTH SIDE STREET-CAR GON. DUGTOR. “Tho path of n stroet-car conductor’s 1ifois nok strown with rosos. Ho rlses carly nud goes to bed fato on ench doy of tho soven ; and, it Lo bo intollootually inclined, Lo has Lo cheat sloop out of Lier honeat duos to cultivate tho peeuliar form of bis intelleetun) Inclination, o works fourteen bours out of the twenty-four, catsthe majorily of bin monls whila perchied npon tho Dol rail of tho car, and musos il day long up- on tho dlsndvantages of humnn sy comparod with animal lifo, a8 ropresonted by tho mack torm Llnt draws lug car along, whoso day's work coneists in Jopging goutly ahend for nbout four hours caoli, and whose mewls aro fukon in tho most comforiable manner possiblo, When it Is known thab tho conduetor lives this lifo for wages varying from 13 to 814 a weolk, tho loast speculative of men wanders if thoro ju ot somo groat attraotion, mystorious in its wa- tare und kuown only 1o tho initinted, which not only causes tho supply of conductora to fuvarin- bly excoed the demand, bul keeps somo of thom #b work for years and yoars ou a stroteh, Thore are nat wanting thoso suspicions boings who are rendy fo ussert that tho groat attractionof n streat-car conductor’s lifo 1s 4 KHGOK-DOWS the {vchnieal and decidedly-vernnoular torm which weans the amount of money pilfered from the Comipany's faros, This * knoglt-down ™ hio, over sinca the incoption of atroot-cors, beon the proat bughosr of tha Rtoad-Buperintendents and othor * Buporior officora, It I8 w thing, bowevor, about which the conduotors, vue and all, profess nbsoluto ignorsuco. Fho ® Wa Do truo mon * of Josuph's brothron, or tho inalg- vat neseverations of a North Shlo Aldermnn whoea virtuo had beon puhllelyhnfipumml, 810 not mora curhosl thau the donial of the averugo cons ductor ab the alightest Lint of hin befivying the system of * yhroe for the Company and ona for tha boy." 1t tho vonductovs aro as bonest as they stato, thoy nre tho wost romnrkubla specimens of pa~ tionos and fortitude under trying clroumstancos gince Job or pationt Grieclda. Tholr work gooiny sitnple enougl, but A GLANOR AT THE TWLES which dog then evary faotulep shows that forn ftrect-car conductor to Yivo thoroughly up to thiom would roquiro stin to ba the most romark- able of mon. He would need to bo omniprosent, all-sgoing, and possostied of sevoral othor of those suporuatural accomplivhmonts of which tho orthodox hove always ageriboed tho monopoly to tho Almighty, Abovo il other montal pow- ors, that commonly known as abstraotion— not that r‘\u\my which lends to_kuack down— wouokl bo {udisponsablo, ‘e Hindoo juggler who pinyod five gaines of chess, four gamies of otibbage, throo gamon of whist, whistled o tune, compoted s posm aud o pleco ot musle, and con- cooted o snlnd at Lho aamo timo wos an fufant to tho Chleago car-conductor, wlio succeods in worle- {ug up to the rules and rogulntfons for tho gov- orumont of conductors of tho North Obicago Clty Raflway Company. AMOXG QTHER TRINGS, *while en routs hie ia obligad to stand on the rear Plnzlnrm witl his back to tho pnssongers, an ack u {taolf ropulsivo to n porson with gcntiunmn!y tuatincts, 'Thls is aggravatod by ula bolug obliged to whool round at onch stroct-crossing aud auhounco tho namo of the streck crossad ; 1o must see that no Infirn porsons risl their lives and tho danger of an actlon agalust tho Company by madly leaplng upon the front plat- forwm of tho moving car; Lo must ronder all nocdral asslstance to pasgongers having chil- dron or parcels, old Indfes with buga morkot- baskots, or young ouea with bi-handied clothos- baskets Included; ho. must not sllow any drunken, filthy, or indecont person on the car’; bo must Do patient, and avswor sny roason- able inquiry in’ roforonco to tho rond or Come pany s o ‘nust roport ail accidonts, bowever slight, giving nll the dotails, and tha nanes and nddresses of nll the witnesses of tho accideut xl ‘must bo lield responsible to the Company for al domages causod by noglect of duty or caroless- noss ; must obey {\m drivor's call io collect fare from passengers who have hopped upon the front Blntlflm in tho hopa of Enving & nickel ; must 0)p thio drivorto manago tho lorses wheu ealled uzmn o to do; must not ailow cards or show- bills, barrels, boxes, lunbor, iron, or blky mor- chandiso to bo put on the cor; must roport all dofeots in tho romd, car, or horses; and, furthormore, ie must uco that na largo dage, &: ‘baskets, or bundles of meat are atloswed insido 0 onr. Buch nra & fow of tho roquiremonts of onr North Bfdo car conduetors, ‘They got along welt ‘with theso for a timo, but the Compauy brake tho conductors’ nechs by tho futroduetion of TRE BELL-IUNCIH. Thera was o goneral murmur of discontont at this, Tha men argued that to carry round o punch which rang out every time the puncturing oF the faro-card denoted the receipt of & nickel, waa o virtual acknowiedgment of guilt, butb atill they acceptad tho soncrous puuch, and, in_ncs cardonco with tho Company's ordor, depositod $26 ot tho offics eg seowrity for it in caso of ncodontal loss, Vory few caees of rosignation followed the jutroduction of tho bell-punch, A fact which rathor proved that tho conductors wers not in the Labit of augmonting thofr salaries by lho knook-down procesa. A REW IDES, Ioweyor, rocontly ocorred fo tho North Bido Car Company, by which thoy hope to securo thomselves ngalnst all kinds of losses which may frlee from the carclessnoss of conductors or accidonts which muy arieo to tho cars in transtt. 'Plsis wag ombodiod ln an agrebment documont, which every conductor on the rond wss obliged tosign. The docuwont opons with tho agree. mont of the conductor to work for the Company for g cortnin amount pot day, payable wecldy, Tho following gloam of Liope wns held out to the conductory a¥ originally propared, but, un- fortunately, the words woro caroinlly exasod be- fore the conductors wore ealled upon fo signit: Anil at the ond of each nnd every mixty dnya orvico by tho ssid secoud party, sud uot otherwlse, an additionsl sum of....... vereenoper day: and at tho oxpiration of oue yoar, shiould eaid socond party romoin ml contluve in the cwploy of ssid Sorth Ghlcago Clty Tuflway Golnpany, aud sot other- g, o further and additional snm of... Zfor oyery dny's Bervice rendered by sald 1o snid Compan, 3 "The documont thon goes on to set forth that tho conductor ngrees to forfeit the sum of $25 for cach and every omission to punch fares ; for oncl_and overy attompt to tamper with tho puneb, or for tho Joss of or injury totho punch; for tho violation of any of tho Company's rules § or for ang injury wlich may ariso to the car while under his managemont, As old Ecclos was prouo to remark, ‘*ril E£S ARD." So the conductors think, howover, and tho grumbling on tho North Sideline a¢ the moasure i1 very gonoral. Within the past fow dnyn u fow vesignations havo taken Flnnn, and thero was some tali of & genoral atriko, but, ns a conductor rowarked to a Cninuxe roporter yealurdnfl'. the times ara too hard for such n mossuro, Siio Bu- porintendent of tho rond bollaves that the meas- ura is ono which, whila itproteets the Cnmpnnly. doos wot hurt the mon. T'ho conductors, on tho other hand, bold that the agresmont places an immonso power iu tha hands of the road, — Ac- cor«nn? totho documont, Mr. V. G, Lurnor,jProsl- dent of the road, is wmado uole arbitrator, with & fiual decision, of all enses of ncoident 1o curs, and, it a conductor ware wrongly found guilty of sllowing dumago to bis car, or wissing » faro, ar in auy other way breaking thoe rules of tho Company, tho $25 he had doposited at the timo L wmade tho agreoment would bo swallowed by the Company, ‘Thera is no doubt tha tho con- ductors would lke to strike It it would do thom any good, but they agraa with the Supetintend- ont that if thoy Aid resign en masso ho would bo able to replace them all in o day. Thus the matter siands at present, What new ideas the Company may haye for the utter annihilation of kuockdown and the sacuring iteolf from damago frow ncoldonts will probably nppaar boreafter. el 8, A BRIGGS, The arrest of §. A. Briggs, tho quondsm Vico- Pregldout of tho defunct Frauklin Bank, in Now York, Tuesdny, excited momo surprise in this city, sinco it waa not goucrally kvown that any of tho creditors of the bauk had decided to prose ecute him criminally. Tt appears, however, that somo of tho hoaviest crelitors wore mnwiling to let Wm enfoy the luxuries of lifo purchnsed wilh monoy hy iy alloged to havo stolen, and they accordingly appoared before tho Crand Jury in July, nnd maden formal complaiut agalugt him. They felt satia- flod that they Liad just grounds for the accusa- tion, a8 M. Sphuls, an oxport accountams, bud oxnmined tho booke of the bank, aud found pal- pable ovidenoo that £85,000 had boen abatractod, aud good proof that 20,000 more bad also been npprof!lnlcd. This gentloman, topothor with J. D. irvoy, the Assignoe, G. 11 1ddy, and X, C. Vesoy, testitied beiore tho Grand Jusy, atd tho resulb of tho investigation was the flnding of u iruo bill agafust Liiggs. Tho indictment sets forth that ho *‘willfully, folunlously, aud fraadulently carried nway u farpe sum of money, tho bersonal govds oy ohnttols, offoots, and property of thee franklin Bk, to-wit: tho sum of $15,000 in United States notos and cusront Lank-nates, and por- qnl:;n(}"ugnuda oud property Lo tho valuo of £16,000,” The tact of tho finding of the indictmont was kapt Bocrot, gince it waws hopoed that Brigzs coutd Do captured. 1o, howovor, must have chisined information sbout (ho inveetigation, ns o “ forthiwith-snmmona” was returned by ho Bberiff with tho indorzement, “defendunt not found.” 1t was mxhsuq{mmly ageertained tid Driggs had gono Lo Now York, aud, n roguisition Liaving bean pracurad frow Gov. Joveridgs, ona of tho creditors wont thithor ta bavo him wpps houded. Uriggs board of big nrrival, and futino- dintely sturted for Lis summer residouco, which it locatad o ono of tho Thousand lslandy, in the 5t. Lawronco, betwoen Now York and Uan- ada, 1lo was followed thither, mnd a posse of Noputy-Sheriy startod for tho Island in'a_small boat, Drigga saw thom coming, nud jumped inlo o 8kif and mede his way to Cunade, where ho was socuro from arrest. Tho cvoditor and the deputios mada sovoral other attempty to eaptne tha fugltive, but wore unsuccessiul, Ilo way continually on the wateh for boats from tho New Yark ehoto, and, by the aid of & opy-giass, was ablo to koo tho ofiicors coming the moment thoy left tho shoro; thus Laving omplo tiwo to gob into 'his boat aud rench Cniinda beforo thoy landed on tho island, Do- spuiring of soouritig him, tho eroditor-thon went to Now York and gave tho roquisition to tha Bhorifl, requesting him to npprohond Briggs It ho over mido hls appoaranco in - that city, 1o did o Tuosday, and, us mentionod in Wednes- duy's 'Tnanune, riggs wan lakion into oustody, He immeufately spplied forn writ of habons gorpuy, ond the rosultof his oxsmiustion Is not vet known, If ho comes withiu ton days, the Btutu’s Attornoy will propably hinve Lhim ufmn undor the indiotmonit duping the presont torm of tho Crimiunt Couct, ————— THE GOOD SAMARITANS. T'ha Exceutive Commitioo of the Good Hamar. itans hald & moeting youtordey aliornaun st the rosidonce of Mra, Mormamn Rnster, 801 Went Fackeon alrost. Ars, G, Leonned prosided, nud Mrs, Curpenter actod ns Heorotary, Who first businoss was the roading of tho Matron's report, from which It apponrad thut durlng (ho pagt woek provisious had beou showored tipon the Boclely by the hotola and reatnurants of tho clty, and that Messrn, Tlold, Leltor & Co, hnd presentod 100 yards of chintz, and that {ho Liomo now contains thisty-five - matos, Mrs, Crooke, from tho Soliclting Commttos, roported tho recolpt of sovoral gontributions of monoy and provisions, Anothor momber Yo~ Unflod the receipt of Nfty brond-tickels from Woodman's bakory, and the profter ot tho uso of a sowlug-machino for the uso of ¢ho Ilomo from thio Domestic Company. Tho Lronsuror reporicd that, oluco tho sk maoting, the Sholtar-ront had beon pail, snd bt o bnlanes of 87,60 was fu hor hauda. Mys, Loonatd collod attontion to tho finauolal conditlon of tho Bocloly, aud slaled that It was nocossnry that somo atops bo talon to raiso funds, Bho suggosted the proprioty of {{tmn“ up o sories of ontortainmonts, and thonght opon-alr concerte could bo givon-at the Home with succoss, Tho suggostion lod to nomo discuesion and tho {roo in nrnlmnfln of oplulon, All soomed to favor Lho idon, and thnt, kn connootion with the concort, 8 lunch, aftor tho Gorman stylo, of wrhich boor should be a loading foaturs, ought to bo sorvail. Mru, Loonard sald the nacossary beer would bo donntad, and thought the junch could bo ob- taned in tho sanio way. On motion, it was detormined {o hold the firat concort 'Tueadny oveulug ot tho Ilome, coruer of Manoninoa atd Hanumnond streota. Mra, Leonard and Mrs, Whooler wers appolnte od a committoo fo engngo music for tho concort. Tho followlng ladigs woro thon appointed & Goneral Committeo of Arangoments: Misa Hattio Loonard, Mrs, Carponter, dMrs. Daler, Mra. Buffum, and Mrs. 8paulding. Bovoral othor committons wezo appolnted to work in connection with the concort. The ad- amission-foo was flxed at 25 conts, Mra. Higgins and Mra, O, P. Dakor wora ap~ l)hoimcfl to soliclt provislous for tho Sliclter for 0 coming woolt, Tho Committos shen adjournad to meot at the Tome Wodnosday, ot 3 o'alock p. m. "I following ladios, aftor adjournmont, eamo forward, .ngnafi tho constitution, and cust thotr Job with tho Socloty: Mra, Qruby, Mra. A, (. Wood, Mys, Woltz, Mes, A. Hall, Alra. Clark, §\§rfl; Frouch, Mrs. Walbers, end MMra, B K. aker, Tho mnollu%tbrnngthunt wag hnrmonlous, and chiaracterizod by a determination to work woro sud quarrel less in tho Tuturo. vt sl WEAT THE SOUTH TOWN BOARD WANT A mooting of the Equalization Committeo of tho Board of County Commissfounts was to inve ‘boen held yoaterday, but, owing to the absonco of Commissioner Dague, the othor membors of the Committeo decided to do no businoss, Iad there bren o macting, tha following atatoment from tho Town Bosrd of South Clicago would Lavae beou considored : : 1872, town orders owtstandlng. 1860, town ordorn outatunding. 1870, town ordera outstadin, 1371, town ordess autetaudin 1772, town orders outstandin 1674, town ordors outstanding 8, Doto_unknown, disputed fn courd, originais ‘Durned, or lodt, euthuuted. .., . 1,800 Tottleesesansnes, vesiies s $20,705 Debta of 1471 fhcl ¢ (awn ‘orders for Assessar and Collector, Which orders caunot be agcer- tatuied by tho Towa Clerk, au tho stubs of tho order- ook werp burned, Dobts of 1873 cunslst of $1,67G, duo to Assessor Rode ‘ertus, and £2,200, dao 4o Colloctor Tappuu, Dobts of 1878 conslut of $5,609, dne to Cloary ; $3,100, Ano to Awscewor Fhillips, and $460, duo (o TowneClerl Jotu Beliafter, Q. B, Yarwell holda town order No, 9, dated Sept, 7, 1800, for $1,000, {msued to Aeessor Iilaui. Orders Ho, 67 to 63, of §1,000 eaod, £000, duted Bupt, 18, 1831, Wero fmsucd to Awsesvor Nodberius, Orders No, 8 to 12, dadod Qct, 16, 1672, Wero alto iasued to Axscssor Rode bortus, " total, §3,100, Abant $11,00Y i town orders nro held by Gieacy, Phillips & Farwell, Abont 810,000 ara held, mostly iu orders of $100 and $200, by sifty differont indlvionals, who from timo to timo spplied ot the town olice des suandiug thuir pay, TOWN onnERS rom 1814, For tomporary loan to 1ay aseestuiont ox- pRonecy or Afes services For Lown Clark's eeeviees, reat, Total.... oy Estimate of ox) of Coljeeior's pilles Balauce for Bupervisor and Clerk, &o, TotaSiuee e ‘Dabts of provio ‘Total.. Town tax dpked for, Defclency.. AMUSEMENTS. TS ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Wilkie Colling’ last and most disputed dramn, “The Now Mngdalen,” was produced nt the Acndomy last evoning, to a falr house, by the Lingard Combination. An Intercating fenturo of tho ovent wns tho rendiness with which tho poims of the drama woro taken by tho audl- cnce. What s fow months ago was re- jected Dy tho Chicago public a3 an ovor- drawn pickuwro of o phase of socloty they dld not caro to contomplato, was ovidently roliehed Just ovoning, ‘The public hava boon o habituated Jatoly to hoar guilt dofended that, wider tha pawaeeful spollof tuo author, b ey really open thelr arms in sympatny for tho de- ceitful wanton wlhe Lkos beeu mado the horomo of thostory. The audience, tao, could scarcoly rofrain from comparing Julian Gray withonother prominont elorgyman, and Anding, or protending to flud, yoluty of stwilarity botwaon thom. On Lha wholo, the picco was not well played. Ita serongont witustious wore lost by the “unreadi- ness of tho company, and delay iu action is wornolimos fatal, Whis wes unfortunate, ss the part of Mercy Merrick, playod by Alico Dinning, wag b{ all meana tho best pleco of acting sbo huy ozhiblted in tha city, I'or fervid aud impotuous declnmation tho scone in the third nct deservos n¢ high praiso on her account ns any wo have seen for a long timo, The part in (his and other respeets was deserving of more oxtonded eriti- elsn than the erowdad condition of our vofumus w]nn n&mn. Wo-night ** Ln Tontation” will bo viuyed. THE OTUER TUEATRES, ° Jaa Jofforaon i pleyiug * Rip Van Winkle * at MoViekor's still, This fa tho lust weok of the pioco, and those who mirs tholr op,mxlm:\ty will regretit, *The Wangled Chnin® s munzing and mmusmie andionces b 1looley’s, aud will continue to do su during the weol. The Min- atrels presout a strong bill, and aro doing a good busiuess, ———— LOOAL LETTERS, RETUBNING THANES. o the Editor of 2'he Chicaco Tribune: " Sim: Tho Exceutive Conumittes hava diraatod me to expross their zelkinowledgmonts te Tne Tripune, Limes, Intcr-Ocean, Courier, Jowrnal, Post and Hail, and Staals-Zeitung, for coples of their daly odition, and for many othor favors; alto, to William Donuolly & Co., for a copy of {hio “ Lakoulda Clty Dircotory, 1674-5;" Egbort Jemioson, Eaq, Cily-Attornoy, for a copy of tho * Lews und Oxdinauces, Chicago, 18734 Ald. W. . Nichardson, for dopumonts ami other fa- yais:- the Police Commisgionors, -for Map of Undorgronnd Chicngo;” Firo-Warden 1, I, MeCarty for dosumont and valualle informa- tlon ¢ propriotor of the Pulmer louse, [ty mana- gets aud elerks, fur various fuvory, J. G Auvven, Clork. Cureaco, Sopt, 23, 1674, CHIUAGO AND BT. LOVIS. To the Editorof I'he Chicagjo Teibuns ; 1t roquires 92 pagoes of Bradstreot’s roport for Janunry, 1874, o record 0,408 nwmes of mon and fiviy dofug bummosn in Chicago. Tho satne roport yoquiven 21 pagos to rocord 0,174 names of men and firms doing buainess in 8t, Louti, Balaueo lu favor of Chieago, fl,zlfl.n EAVISES, ——— ANNOUNOEMENTI, TOLTIICAL MEETINGS, ‘I'ho Ropublicans of the Thirteenth Ward will micot at No. 783 Woat Madison strect this oven. jug for tho purpose of orgauizing 8 Republican elub. “I'ho Ttopublieans of tho Hourteonth Ward win hold u meotiig this ovening ot Tummany ITall, cornor of Lincoln and Indions atrcots, ' I'he ‘Tweltth-Ward lepublicans moet in AMar. tino’s Tall, Ada stroot, this evoning, to organize for tho campaigut Tha 'Tenth Ward Itepublicans will organize this aveulag In the il over tho Home Natlonnt Tank, ou the coruor of Washington und Ialstod slroots, . I'he Oppaslition of the Boventh Wnrd will or- gunizo ub 70% South Malsied stroct, Bnturduy ovenig, ‘I'ho Bepublicans of the Elovonth Ward ave re. quostod to moot ab beadguarters, No, 113 Alil- waukes nvenue, this ovanlug, Sopt. 25, to conmlt and organizo. MIBOELLANKQU, A folr for (ho nonaflt of Bt, Columbkill's Cathollo Ohuroh will hogin this ovonlur at tho West Bido Itink, and wilt continuoe for nino doys. Prof. . Bwing's aongrogation moot to-ulht tor n‘lmmnmem, fco-oranm, muslo, and convorane tou, Tho rogular montnly meoting of tho Donrd of Managors of the So|dlors’ Home il bo hoid to- morrow at 2 o'slock st No, 620 Wabahi avonuo. Company D, Tirat Regimont ot Tiiinois State Quards, will mook av No. 70 Sinto strect thls ovoplug, for deill aud tho transaction of im- pottauc business. A full atteudancala dosirod. A mooting of (ho Mullipan Zousves will bo hold at Lbn(% armory this cvoning at half-paat 7 o'dlack. Al the mombers aro roquestod to bo prosont I full-dreea uniform, ho honorary mombers of the company will be In attondaneo. Tho anuunl soclablo of tho Wostern Avenuo Dnptlst Churoh, comer of Warren avonue, will 1o beld to-morrow ovanlug, in_tho chirch build- fng, Tho affair fa {n tho hands of tho youug ion of the congrogation, who buvo decidéd that the entortalninent is to bo o big success. Thio third concort in Contral Park will take ‘place Saturday, commoncing at 3 o'clock p. m. The Young Men's Christian Assoolation Bm- ployment Dureau, 145 Fifth avenue, doos not cmploy fomele liglp, but meke n apceialty of so~ locting en and boys, Employers aro daily ao- commodated witl Iaborars, teamstors, conolimon, gardauers, and errand boys, Tho Clilossto Acadomy of 1lomoopathio Physl- olnng and Surgaaue maats ab tho Wromont llouso {his ovening. ~ Tha saotion of surgory will pro- sont o roport, with cases, spocimons, ote. Tho Contral Conference of Corman ministors and congrogations bolonging to tho Goneral Synod of the Evangolical Luthornn: Church in tiio United States assewmbles st Springlield to- day, Tho scsslon is oxpooted to continue until 2ondny. The Catholic Library Association announces tbat it will give ' Library sociablea” on tho gveninga af tho socond Lhursday of each month duciug tho senson, oxcopt in Lout, Tho firet will bo given this ovoning, when the fareo of ““A Good Night's Rest " will bo prosonted, A quartotto from tho Apollo Olnb s consented to sing, Arraugomonts have beon made for North and West Sido atagea to lenve ab Lo conclusion of tho porformanco. Thera {8 Lo bo & very excollent concort at the Firut Covgrogational Chiurch this ovening. Tho public ara 8o surfeited with church and Sunday- achool concorts of n mediocro charactor, o far 28 tho porformanco s _concornod, thnk whon one of this ind {s given it deserves specinf patron- ago, A plaicoa tho prograwmma pablished in auothier column will gatisfy any ono as to the choiconoes of sho seloctions, and tho ability of tuoga who aro to render them, Lt i PERSONAL, 3 Ar. Eliot H, Poudloton, President of the Cin- ciunatt Doard of Park Commissiouors, was in tho elty yostorday. i Gen, Custer loft yoatorday morning for 8t Paul. Tho members and fylende of the Chicago Athenmum will give tho Rov. C. W, Wondte p re- contion at their rooms, 114 East Madison stroot, this svoning. h .5 Aiea Idn Townsond, one of Kanlkakeo's tavos- ito bolles, is sponding & fow days in the city, the guest of Ars, Bonjamin Allen, No. 240 Sonth Park nvenue. Rumor has it that Hyde Park will sogu became tho homo of the lady through tho agoncey of s certain druggist of that village: The Rov. W. A, Dartiott will loavo for New Yorlk, with tho remains of bis wife, ou tho steamor Rusels, Sept. 20, J.D. Jenuings, Esq., hes just returned from Californin, whoro hio has been for the pest throe months. 'se Hon. J. 0. Dore yesterdny returnad to the city from sn Enstorn trip, A largo party of Memphinns And_ others from various towns in Tonnceseo, Kontucky, aud Mise sinippl, avo guenta at tho Vafmer fouse, Uhoy are Liero for the purposo of scving the big vhow aud Chicago. James 0. Clark, Goneral Manager of tho Dii- nois Central Railroad, hag gono to Ghiman on busalnesa conneetod with tho 'oledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railrosd, of which ho fs tho Rocelvor. Albatt Keop, Tsq., President of the Chicago & Northwostorn Raitrond, has gono to Now York, Tuesday ovoning A, H, Morrison, lato Genoral Hanager of tho Chicago & Michigan Lako Shore Rnilroad, was surprised at his residence, at St Josoph, Mich.,, by a largo delogation ot bis, former omplayes, who presented him with an aawy chafr and & beautiful gold wateh nud ebain. Tho prosontation was wado by Theadoro J. De Tuy, Euq., local altorney for tho foad. M. J. Y, Gilmore, editor of tho Zonisiana Sugar-JTnel, nt Now Lhorin, and of tho Louis- iana Colfon-foll, at Vormilibnvillo, i8 in tho city, at tho Palmor lionse, and will remain hore for o fov' days, on business connccted with his publications, My, G, wud resideit of Chicago ubout stxtoen yours wgo. Tho Roy. Robort Collyer fitied the: 13\\1]\“ of tho Chuteeh of tha Messinh,” Now York, last Suaday eveving, Ilis themowns **The Church of tho Liv- ing God." Tho sermon was printed in tho Fimes snd Jerald the noxt morning, and wes warmly commented upon by the press st large. ‘Cho Herald pronounceos the sermon ono of tho most thoughtful of the day, Teferring to tho speech of F, A, Ioffman, Jr., atiho Commpuist gathetlug Sunday, the St Louls Qlobe eaya s # Eyarstling and evorybody,” enid tuls horny- Landed son of toll, ¢ muat bo ‘turned upside down," Now, if any ono will Just turn Mr.. Fraucin A, Hoff- e, Jr,, upside dowd, aud exliort thiat sldo of Lhn whiel Rl bo_ tompiorarily wppormost with a booc. jnck orn clapboard, Armly but fearlussly apied nt n point equi-alslant from the onds wheredn vespealively he puts his boots and hat, we, - common with the would {n general, il applutid, At tho usual mocting of the Cosmopoliten Loidge No. 6, Kuights of Pf'l.ll!n.\!. held last evoning in tho Grund Lodgo Iiall, cornor of L~ Sallo and Adas streots, tho followlng rosolu- tlops wero unanimously adoplod ¢ Witzntag, 1t has pleased tho Alntguty God in s inseritabio’ wisdom 10 swmuone foin “hin earthly Tubors {0 & better Hee our friend nnd hefoved brotlior, Puat Chonceltor Jatnes F. Brace § ali Wiriusk, T deveaitd Lrolier was ono of (1o old- cat memborh of this Lodie, cud wau prominent for bis self-sacrificing devds of charlty In relloving 1ho dis- fressed, burying tho dead, awd ‘protecting tho weak L33 the ey 3 thorofoto, 'ba i desolved, Timt we, tio Gesmopolitan Lodgs No, 0, Kistglts ot Pythias, while bowing subinissively to the wWill'of Lty who rdtes the wisivotes by i power, In romosing J, €, Braco from ot idit, do siucerely Tubtien (At his caseet ol @RI I3 Farover eeaved, bl Jontltly deods have terwinatad on tarth § sl bo t furllior liesolved, "That wo will, keey his memory fory (s un well e thy many Virt rastor Uf oE dopuricl Lo Tlra wo couyoy fo his rolatlves and frlends v o and Neartfoit synpathy (i this the hour of thete deep etlun, NOTES ARDIVALI, Patmer House~A. s Miller, Memphis; A. O, Cocla, Lnglnud ; W. A, Urno, Clucinuatt; Jnmes Colonisn, fond du Lag; 8. &, Thotpaon, New York; A, Wintheop Hodtings, lostous £, Gaye Jord, Magnolia s Col, Trulford, Luglands 16, D, Reid, New Yorkj M. L. Winuu, Qulenburg, . .. Grand Pacific~Ilovmun Schmmier, QOhiof Engincor of S))l'hli: Valioy Water-Works, Ran Franclieo s l[omiy Kiny, Piltaburges 3, M, Ldioman, Eikhsets John B Sauth, Lhiladel. phing 11, A Crawford, Ifumilton, Ont; J, I\ iudobalkor, Suuth Lond; A, 3L Lugh, Clneln- uatiy M. 0. Xoon, Ifiltadage; oJo M. Luthem, Kow Yotk Gou, % V. Van Buron, Javtn. ., . Shevman Honse—d. M. Rogais, Fort Wayno ; D, ‘Andoraom, Goorgo M Willls, Nesw York 5 [0 3. Danforth, Dibuguoy Max Moyer, Omutia; C. O, Trriridgo, Albau L, 8. BleCullough, Philadel- Jin, - Trenant Houso—Ps MoViakur, Yeopsicn's A. J. Nutsing, Now York 3 3. L. Dyer, Now York 3 3, T, Dlaek, Boeanton, P 1, £, Laekey, Washingtons L. Sl_lhlmlhs'l ow York, ¥, H, Cooger, Moudotir; J. € Milliizeu, Now York. y St GENEDAL NTEWAE, It Is sfated that tho tivo projvlutors of o Denr- Boen stract rostaurant with n waintly uppolistion Inteud ta advertiso tioir ostablishment In & man- not wa foreiblo as it i unique, Tho sovlor part- nox, whoso proportiond are quito Falutaftlan, will stand {n front of tho rostanrant bearlng n buge placard, 'hls mon diugs altho Bt, ——," whils tho juulor, who turns the ecalo b 120 pounds, il earry tho logond, **U'his man does not Alne ab tho B, ~—" Buch lngonuity ns tuls will hinraly go unrowarded, Au auusing comrolomps oceurred abn wod- Qtug In tho Third Preabytorian Church one day St wools, Paitions kad beou duly takon, and tha Docter had got 8o far an to bogln ono of the 1noat futal sontencos In the sorvice, '*I, ionry, tiko theo ——." Hore tho groom impotuously jutorrupted tho Doctor, remwking hasilly, # Hold on, Doctor, hold ony thors must bona” mistako about this, I want this dono up right. My nomo alu't Henry, it's Waltinm Henry.” Che Dootor smiled, bowod, and procoottod more car- rectly than bo hind commeneed, and st the can= clusion of tho coromopy tho groom nsnlomml for lis haaty intorruption, but plendod that ha *“would uot bave had flaty In It for tho world." The Commmittcan of tho County Board which hava boon constdering tho Torsyth contracts mob yestorday and condlitded thalr Inbors, A majority nnd minorlty roport will bo eubmitted 1o tho to-day, W. . Von Xuran, who was rocontly alachargod from_tha Nationnl Insano Asyiim nt Washitg- ton, D. 0., eacapod frown hia residence, 608 Wo- Dbash avenuo, yestorday morning, and in now ab Iarge. Ilo tw 21 yoars old, darl hair sud mus- tacho, and drousod 1n dnrie clothon, A and cago of poldoning ocaurred at Onk Parlt Jast Boturdoy afterncon. ~'The son of Mrs, John 1\0!10;!5. of 'I'roy, N. Y., o boy of.12 yenrs, and n o of 'Mhomas i1, Donno, of nenrly tho same age, wout ont tho day above montlonod and gathorod o quantity of tond-staols, which thoy mistook for mushrooms. 'l'ho‘y gove thom ton nnrvnukfi;!tl to cook, ond, aftar lhng\md Deon propared, tho three partook of ihem quite voely, Buortly oftorward thoy wore taken very eick, and medical ald way wummoned,” and ovnr,vlhlu[" done o rollovo tho sufforers. Youug Xotloge died Tnes- day, aftor updorgoing torriblo orony. Tho lnd Doano and tho girl will recover, Mra, Kotlopg and hior son woro visiting at Mr. Doano's, 8ho lott for ''roy yosterdsy altoruoon, with tho ro- wulng of hor son. A singnlar cage of equino prosontiment of ovil acaurred - n couplo of ovenings ngo on Madison ubreot, just onst of the bridge, Ad tho laat Blne Tsland avonue car was being rushed up the hilt tho borsss by mutual consont an{md whon within o fow feot of tho bridge, which was shut nb the tinse, There was nothing out of tho way in tho vicinlly, yot, do what thoy mlsht, tho driver and conductor woro not able fo induco tho horses to go_shoad. Buddenly an Intolligont passonger bothought him that tho horsos might think the Lridgo was open, 80 ho walked npon und bolf way ovor tho bridgo in tioir viow. Tlig wae oll that was nocossary. The horaes teuped forward aud crossed the bridge without ouy furthor misgivings, and tho intolligony passenger recefvod tho smiles and thanks of ail {ho lady passongors in tho car. TIE WINDMILL CONVENTION. A moeting of iho pstonicos and manufactur- ers of the principal windmills now in use jn tho United Statos. wad hold ot thoe Mattoson Tlouso Tuesday and Wednesday, 'Tho foliowing gentle- mon yore prosent and tho firms nameil yepro- wonged : W. W, Sedgwiclk, Iresidont, and T G, Cole, Local Agont, of tho Banidwich Entesprise Cowpnuy, Sandwich, 1l ; P, O, Perking, Presi- dout _ of tha Perlting Windmill Compauy, of Misbawaukn, Ind.; ¢, DB. Sulmon, Seerotary nud Treasurer, and Willinm Wheeler, Yico-Prosidont, -of thp Eelipso - Windmill Ooml)any, of Belvit, Wis,; Willinma, Buith & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich, ; 1L, Woodmanse, Frec- port Iil.; Gormly, Watson & Co., Dolavau Wis.; E. G, Stover, Freoparts_Eclipio Windmill and Pump Company, Ban Francisco, ‘Iheso mnnufactirors own_and control the Whaoler, Porking, Stover, and Shaffer Wy“fiul&, and raop- rosont s oapital of over $250,000. A tharough organization was perfooted for tha Erolcczim\ of thelr pateuts, tho following oflicers oing clectad for tho ensuing years § DPresident—W, W. Sodgmick, of Sandwlch, Til, Secretury—C, B, Satmon, Bslolt, Wis, Preagtirer—M, Woolmmise, Freeport, UL, Jireoutive Conunittes—A. D. Thomar, Dolavan, Win; Yilulaan Whuoler, Bolott, Wis.; E. G. Coz, Sanilwlen, On motion, the Executive Committeo wero In- atructed to proceed b ouca to prosecute and ottt witis nlclagars of tho patoats. I'ho attarnoys of the Associstion aro West & Bond, of Chicago, aud Hill & Ltliworth, of Wasl- ingtow, D, C. ————— THE OITY-EALL. ‘Thoe City Colloctor yosterday rocotved £10,000 on city tases. Assistant Corporation-Counsel Adams has gono to Ottawa to ntlond tho casos coming up before the Supromo Court. Tho Magor's sceretary yosterday mailod sovon- ty-fivo coples of the last roport of the Board of Health to tho Mayors of different cities through- Qut tho Unlon. Friday morning the Doard of Public Works will open bids for tha conatruction of neacly 10 miles of soworago in difforent portions of the city, Ald, Tlornan, of St. Louls, called on various oity ofileials yestorday foronoon, Like ail ottier olicial visitors, ho wns presuntad with a copy of the Inst roports of the Boaru of Public Works ond tho Board of Heallls, Corporation-Counsol Dickoy wns bumly on- guged nll day yosterday in drating on opinion tho Gago matter. ifo oxpects to vompleto it this afterooon. Thera will bo o special meoting of the Counell Friday evonlug, Tho Doord of Public Warka yestorday nwarded the contract for the coustruction of the Cottugo Grova avenuo wowor to Gladding & Komington, the fowoat biddors. Tho Citi Lnginoer, nncomranlnd by the mem- bora of tho Bosrd of Public Works and other gontlomen, yestorday did tio honors of tho city to Mr. Schussier, Chicf Engmeor of tho Han Francisco Wutor-Works. They sliowed him tho crtb, Watar-Works, nnd tite land tunnel, and tlml‘nugliv explained to bim tho workings of tho CObicago Wator Dopartmont. ho chiof toplc of conversation around tho City-Hwll yosterday, was tho action of the Citi- zouy' Assacistion in raquesting tlo decapitation ol Tire-Marshal Lemner. The Aldevmon uve Tou, fren i oxprosifiig (seir apiniony 10 rogurd to tho Atsociatian, eud they wiiformly think the Camuuittoo of Ono Hundred will, in o short timo, degenorato to o Committes of Seveuty, Latein £s doy, it wnd rumored thot au effoft would bo' mado 1 the Assoclation to Gppoin a commilios to investigate tho books nud netions of the City Trensurer, Comptrolior, aud the Boards of Pab- lia Works und Police Uomunissioners, Tho ru- smor, bawavor, lacked confirmation, “ Tho Board of Public Works aro ab prosent counting up and comparing the eoupony of tha first water-bonds of this eity that have ever be- como due, 'Thera aro tiuety-two bonds in all, ‘Phoy wera ieaued in 1851, nud woro shortly aftor- wards_cashod Ly Duncan, Bhermun & Co., of New York City. Thoy woere paid by the eity n short limo ago, and the Buard ure now oxamin- ing thom. Comparad with tho bouds now fn uap, thoy lock fully 100 yoars old. Tho Bonrd of Polico and Firo Commissioners liold o reguinr meoting yostorduy in tho Firo~ Mawhal's oftico, Thoy audited last weolt's bills, and dischargod on of tho luto appointees o the police forca for boiug the koppor of o buwdy oure, I'hig wna ouo of the nominees of un Aldorman, and, wlthough it may bo tho worst cuso atuoug the lot, thero yob Yemmin o nnbor almost sy Dud, Thy idon'of. such wman boing appoiutod outhe polica force was 5o revoltiug tiat gho Board of Iofics ungnimously passed tho follow- ing: "R 0 noroby ordered thnt (ho fvo citfzons slgatng o applicatias ot wich applleant for the yolicy foro wlall ol sppewr Lefor the Board unid swess to the facta slatoid jn the appilcition beforo suvh spplicans #lal) bonppoiel g placed i the servieo us pufrole e ‘tuly_vesolution, if cavrlod out to the leltor, will eNectually provens tho reunivonce of any such nppointimond, ‘Tho Commissoners now bogin 1o ses tha fally of l(uLcnh»g to na appli- ounts oxeeps thase nowlnntail by tho Aldermon, und when suy additiounl uppoinimuonts nre to bo tuodo, thoy will givo honost Infolligout men ng Lair a sliow ny the Aluormania potd, COMNITTEG O PUDLIO BUILDY A meating of tho Comuliteo on Publio Bulld- fupa wau callod for U o’eloek yostorday uficinoon, but, owing to (o non-stioudnics of Messiu, Beinnldt, deaud, and Cooy, the muesting wes nos orguezed, 'Cho Ohalrwan, M, Duiloy, aud Me. Ttaath, woro untsondatiee, Ttds four mobihssinea this Commitico held o session, and now, thaw womo renlly importeut mattern are (o bo consid- oved, tha wewvers canuob fnd u_ uparo bour (o duvato to publiv business, Dosidos the resulu- tlon of Ald, Poley xespecting the wroposed nuw Cowrt-Iouno, thero is an smendment to thoe Firo ordinunce, erenting n Dopartmont of Bulldings,— w very important mensure,—io bo dispoved vf. But weemtugly pablio mensutes of publio concern 1ouut Wit upon tha Committee’s leisure, £ty CUISIINAL, TUL POLICE COUNTS, Tlana Liovino was arrosted yostorday for ornol- {y to auhaafy, Justive Soully flued him 810 and conta. . "I'ng only person held to the Criminnl Conyt by Juatlea Bonlly yostorday wa Johuuna Guslolor- gon, who Is charged by Jola Nelson with huviug stalen &40 from hor trunk, while Doth purtics sera tving at 350 Pienty-fourth stroot, Justico Hoully yostorany imposad u flue of H30 onsh o the following salaon-keopots, for feop- ing opon thelr tippliug-hauseu after 13 o'ulook at nipht, in violation of tha elity ordinaugo of June 9,1878 : @, I, Dnnn, G04 Boutls Maloted nlroot; James I’raco, 720 Wost Madinon stroot 3 George T\ Davles, 225 Weat Madivou streot ; and John Jalinaon, 100 Noxilh Greon streat, * Juelico Koufmunn yostordsy continued tho followlng casos: Snmucl Fuchor, larcony, till tho 20th fnst., bail §400; Anton Fifehlor, resists ing an officor, ill tho 80Us inat., bail §200; lonara Cheny, asanule with deadly weapon, tll tho 25th fust., bnll £300; and Mary Jano llast- ings, larceny, Gl Oct. 8, ball $800. Dayld Wiggins, who runs a mock-nuotion nhop on West Mudison strost, noar Caual, wogaee routod yoaterday on complaint of Michaé! tioaly, of No, 177 Third avenuo, o whom le wolda brass wateh for §22, and hold until Saturdsy i buil of €600 by Justice Boully, Qeargo Stare wea arrafguod at the Wost 8ido Paolioo Conrt yeaterday, and hold until to-day in il of 600, on the cliargo of larcony, ho having aald hiorao at auctlon Lnesdsy whict wha stolen from Goorgo Bmith, of No. 713 West Maditon streot, o sliort thmo ngo. Cornolius Iyan sud Miclinel Marphy, who wera un Mondny for ussaulting an old man named Trocknow, were n%n(u up yosterday and continuad 1111 to<lag, undar 5400 ball, oxcopt ns to Murply, Tho nesault charged agamst bim wos dismissed, but Lo was hold with Ityan in thio robbery case. Gharlen Iarrls, Charles Roynolds, 7. D. Bon- ton, and Charlos Donton were bofora the South Sida Police Court forawindling, Erust Hoff was tho victim this time, and cotnplained Tucsday to Justice Dnaden, who {ssued o warrant for thofr arrest, Offleer Harden brought them in, and thoy gave bonds for thelr appearance to-day in o sum of $600 onch. Qn tho night of tho grent fire of July 14, last, M, 18, T, Hoplius, n hoarder at Wood's Ilotol, corner of State sircot and Harmon court, lost his vatigo, coutaining a cortiticato of doponit for $1,000, & bank-bool, somo valuablo papers, and wovernl small articlos, A fow daya ago lio ro- eolved n lotter from John Kay, of No. 665 State streat, {ufacming tim that ho had tbe proporty. Mr., Hapkius went to tite place, and Kay ahowed him his missivg valunbles, bat refused | to give tllom up without compeusation, Mr. Hopking reported tho matter to Chief Dixon, and Detective Llliott took tho caso in haud and arreatod Kay yestorday. Tho prisoner ag takon boforo Juatico Boyden and placed la bonds of $500 to appoar this morning. Snturday last Qoorgo Willlams, Charles Har- ns, and William Washington entered the atovs storo of Church & Watkius, at 202 Stato streot, undor {he protense of hu(lu; o cook-stove. Thoy wnnaged to divide thoe attention of tho propriotors of tho houso, and, aftor examining soveral stoves and sauntering oll over tho snles- room, thoy offered somo flimsey oxcuse and loft. After thoy woro ono it was discovored that tho money~drawer i the sefo had beea robbed of %14, Buspectiug thnt one of tho party had committod the thelt, 3Ir, atkiva imme-~ diately followed thp tvio, nnd abt the coruer of Tourth avonuo and Marrison stroet ho discoverod tha mon in closo converzo, Officor Onraon_tool: them into sustody, When arrestod tho §14 was found divided equally be- twean thom. Yosterday they were artaizned Lie- foro tho Justico for proliminary oxamination. Washington, who is quiten young man, is avi- dontly & dupe of Willinms “and arris, o plended guilty, and stated that tho othier twolnd nothing to do with tha theft of tho money ; that thoy wero strangors to him ; that ho wlona taok the monoy ; that whon ko found hio was fol- lowed ho threw tho money awvay, eud has not Reen it Alnce, Justico Loydon held the parties to the Criminal Court in bonds of $30J each., MISCELLANEOUS, Frodorick Torf, proprictor of tho Indinna- stroot stazo lino, plnocd #1265 In a box and put it under tho bed nt bis lowo, No. 607 Hubbard street, Yestorday morning lo swoke and dis- covored that tha houso had been cutorsa Ly burglara end tho wouoy stolon, Tho matter way roported to the police, but thus far iho thieved havo ckeapod eapture. o — SUBURBAN NEWS. LVANSTON. b An aljourncd mooting of the Village Trustoes of Evanston was held at tho Town-Hall Tuesduy evening, - Prenont—Truslees Gilbort, Willard, Phelps, Gage, und Blancliacd, After {ho minutesof thoe preceding meating bad been approved, the Committen on Water- Works roported, recommending that tho water- pipes bo Iid on Bhiorman avenu, Lotwaon Grove antt Lako siroots, fu ncoordaues with the ordi- nanco s onginally pssed, and in sccordauce with tho potition presonted Iasy weok:, A potltion for a gide-walk ordinanzo was pre- gonted and roforred to the Committes on Siroets and Alloys, Dills were ordered paid amonnting to 841,00, Apetition for o publio watering-place on tho open ground north of Davia stroot, batweon Or- sington and 8horman avonuoy, and on oloyated plpo to eupply sprinkling-wagons, signed by about fAfty sitizens, was prescuted aad roferred to the Comwmittes on Water-Works, - Threo ordinanees for widowalks woro pessed, a8 fallows: On Grove sireot, from Prairio u enua to Ruilrond avonue, west: on Greenwor stroot, from Asbury avetmo: to Lnke Michigen ; aud ot tho nurth lde of Emaraon utreat, from Ridge avenuo (o Shorman avenue, At ordinance was adopted clianging tho alty for refusing to pay vobl-tax from 4 { “Plio claim of I, P, Allis & Co. for wato: dolivored was brought up, and the Prosidone was authorized to draw s clieek for the amouue dua on tho pipo nnd cpeciel cestings delivered on their contruct, "Adjourned for one weok. 3AYWOOD. Tho Congregationnt Ghurch of Hlaywood have ing extendod to the Rov. G. C.Lamb n call, which ho aceopted, they called & Couucil, ‘congist- ing of Prof. Doardman nnd tho Iirst-Now Eugland atd Leavitt Strout Churches of Chi- cago, together with tho Congregational Churches of Onk Park, Lowbord, Dauby, Wleaton, Bt. Charlos, and Gouova, Tho Counell mat T'uceday forennon and or- ganized, appointing the Hov. Mr. Ifuntinglon Moderator. Uho atternaon was oceupled by tho oxamination of thocandidate. In tho ovoning the Rov. Mr, Goodwin gave o most oxceilont sormon, taking for his text Exodus xii, 29, Presidont Blanchard gavo tho_ordnining prayer, thio Rov. W. 11, Urowster, of Gouey, the charja {o tho pastor, and the Kloderator oxtended tho right houd of followship, nsing the occasion to noto that thia was tho third time that ho had boon called to moos with that church, first, ab its organiuslion ; sccond, at tho dedication of it chapoel; and thid, b tue ordination of its paator ; each ocension boing moro pleaknnt than the precoding ono, ''ha serviens wore alosed by siuging tho Doxology nnd the Beuediction by tho pastor, ¢ Mr. Lamb {8 a young man of flno natitve tal- ont, o graduata of Yalo, Tho chureh {8 young and of fow wembors, Lut lins & chapel fred from dobt. The church 1 to bo congratulatud on #e- cunng 8o good o pastor, and tho pustor on o- coiving & call to so promiging a leld of labor, ELAL, (o Waltonfan Club started for Fox Lako in fue stylo Tuosdey morning, Bundry iuvited guasts of Chleago partielpated, Larga quunti- tion of supplies accompantod tho expedition, ‘I'ha Chicngo guosts brought along various domi- Jolwe lubeled * Linko Water,” and some wero put on board at Elgin labolled “ Buttermilk,” eo {hat novo sliould bo deprived of their favorlte bevarage. Mr. 0, 8, Mixory the Indopendent candidste for shorltd, la making u strong push for vietory, ond 18 very sauguiue of tha result, un slvo tro s frionds, o Board of County Bupervisors bave been In - yeaslon: for Lo days, nuditing bills,_Tho Tunluesa caonot bo cotuplofed, rs nolthor Elgin novr Aurorn have completed thelr lists, and an adjourumont af tha Hoard for & wook or vo will be necenvar, It is wuderstaad that tho Chloago & Paclio Tullway Cowpany have abandonod thoir intetis tian of Atlnmmlufi to socive tho tomporary win of o stroot, nud wili push their work upon its pore wanont line, ko Bard of Truatocn of tho Ineano Asylum will convene thln evening nb the buildiug for the transaction of rogular business, Uua denand far Qansey eantinios unahated, and wvery bunlding I oltier pus up for ovuor's rasidouce or {3 rented beforo 16 1s completed, ‘tho recent rainy bave produced sine feed, whieh tho defrymon hewstlly sppreclutod, The suitlora alsa rafalca, CGirowud hou been brokon on Chloago pireot, near the bridge, for n fine bloek of huildings, with & froningo of ovor 70 feet. Nr. Bhers waod, thy propiietor, prawises (o put up o good Block, 3 18 vumored that & portion of it wil ba Hulshod off with referencoto i poymunent hiouso for the Last-Oflico, WASNINOTON NEIGITA, ‘Pua slore of My, Keil wus oul of & alr of now hoots from tho atore of Alvin DRt man, Tho vilinge authoritien sro having sidowala Inid on s}l dolinquant lots 8n Winuton avenuo, Tho Children's Babbathuschoo) pienlo of Tothony Clurch, Baturday, wea o comploto sue- cess, notwithalandivg tho bad weathor I g morning, 'Tho thanks of tho community aro Tm l\llr. Plumgreon for is groat kinduory in donating tho usa of Lis py o ine & park aud other kinduesa lho Ladics’ Sociable of I bo hiold nt tho rosidonce of tflh‘:\myv.cg“;d}x“'}‘-‘ ton Kriday ovoning, Al frionds aro invited. 2 Tho worl on_ tho Catholic churalr i #o far complotod inat 1o dodicatiou s fixad for nhony tho 2th ot Octabor, Dua ualieo will ho glyeu, Lho young mon of the ol o dnnciaionb o OF talelgiits hava orguntzad Tuo Joard of Truster fl’})flrifi'flm- . es mat Monday ovening ; . Lowonthal, of the Committes on Financo, Irgi;«;v'n;t:fl xuuulvlug'&l,unu for contingent ezs d# wora recolved for grading and gravall; Viucennes road, an to0 appiointed § e , and & committon appointed o ossts, Maurer andl Gorton wora apuols . committos to act with the own Dnmr;r:?z;‘lt:nndar: coueerning the grading of Vineonues road from tho villaga limits north to Bouth Luglowood, LARE, 'Tho Trustees mot In sesston at tho Town-IaY, Tucsdny afternoon, with all Prosent oxeeps Mr, Drintman, A fow plata woro approvod, savoral licenses granted, and bills to tho amount ot 2467.60 wero sllowod and ondered to bo pald, Mxl-. Montgomery offered aresolution relativo to ;m loon-keopore 1ok complying with tho provige ous of tho waloon _ordinaucs, and fustructing :ll:]:“l:;(%r‘:wivfi “If]\:‘udm‘y, !lu prosecuto all dotin- Hfljflh\'flfl ophan ay oI Octobor. The rosolu ‘Lo mutter of glving tho right of Ghicago & South Athsitls’ Tyslront Gopenrid along Contro, Lor feammon ayonio, from Nortys moventh to Eighiy-sevontn streots, was then broached. At & rucont wooling, sn ordinanco granting tio Company right of wny, as desigun~ lcz:bwn! vrosonted boforo the Board, hut was withdrawy on the Board roquiring fho Come pany lo oblain o potition for the railroad ou that stroct, 1o Lo .signed by majority of tho A o o‘uuo}: Dr.lm oirners of proporty abutling on iller, a large projiorty- . tho dirtrict tbrough which this ar'é“mfyw'n’)‘lv ";:::a‘: s then fook tho matter fu haud, snd, 58 the ror sult of Lis Inbors, presonted o long potition, shoving ihat, oub of 25 milow of Wy Iright of way dosired, ho hnd pecured 43¢ ‘milea clear, or out of the 10 miles of prop. erty ' obutting ou tho lino ho ' hud socurodl tho consent of tho ownors of 8¢ tilen. Bueh a furgely-rigned petition quita surprizod the Bonrd, but Toruer exporionce in rullrond matters induced thom to sct slowly, and fually veouited o laying it over till Saturs days whod it will bo madden special mattr, ¢ Tho Commifteo sppolntod to oxaming th es timates of O, P. lequomboury roported that thoy Lad mnde ouly s partinl examination, and would nsk further timo to comploty iv; but, in ibo moantime, they would recomimend the prymout of tho balageo of tho fousth estimato, heing 810,000 in, Lake wator-loan bonds The recommondation of the Committeo was approved, aud their requout for fasther Uime was grantod, At tho lust mootig tho muttor of faying watea. pipes throngh the {on\n and o Unelker's avouta wusmdo wupocinl arder for this weoling, and was nccordingly taken up. On reading the or- dinsuiea, soveral gorious provisions were noticed which wora uot in ncenrdanco with tho desires of the Dourd, ho watter was accordingly Inid ovar. . Afior appointing Mr. J. Jotios wspecial policeman & Lunt’s emoltiug works, and baving o littla Bght over tho ealoon quoution in K x-»rn\\-u{xd, tho HBoard adjourued to moct wittduy. BELIGIOUS, Tho Minucsotn Mothotlst Conleronca —Charges Agninnt Preachers, &peiat Disoateli to The Cheaco Lribie, 8, I'zpr, Mion., Sopt, 23.—~Atter an lour of dovotional oxcreiucn, tho Minncsota Conforence dommonued ity busiuoss seskfon with tho npe pointnient of stendivg cammittoes, nfter which Dr. Winthrop, cditor of the Ladies' Repository, e ‘l‘ntrudncnd, sud addrousod iho Conferenca rietly, ‘'ho usnal cnlls as to tho standing of Prosiding Eldessand ministers followed. Whon Elder Cobb, af tha Mluneapolis District, was reached, some ono mado tho custonmry reanonse, ** Nothlng agaivat Brothor Cobb.” “Tho Rev, Chofles ine quiired whother tho quontion ppileil tv mornt cliceqeter only, Bishop Ames roplicd that it ro- forced to ancral conduet, upon which Chaioo filed charges ngefnut Cobb for mulndministration {n tha mattor of tho Centouary Church ditoul- tion. Chuffao prosentod nlongthy writton raport of liia charge, but broke dowit i tears whon tho Centonnry traubla way roachod, nud the rondisg way fluinlied by Jaboz Lrooks. At tho eall of ChafTeo's namo, Eider Cobb pro- wonfod to the Diotiop formal chiargos proferred by Irvant, mombor of the Contotiary . Chireh, and Challco presented a paper donping that ho i3 the causo nf reaponsiblo Sor ho fronble, and averring g ability to show they &ro tho result of mnllcious pervocttion, 1o which Lo Lag wub- mitted for othery' snkes for yonrs. A Committeo of Investigation wan thon ap- pointed, with Cyrus Iirooky ns Chnirman, The Committeo’s procoedings will ho secrot, and thy affair is likoly to remain without explanation,and in publie ostimation {8 n big quarcel ou a small fouudation, = 11, 2, Wilson, IL R, Brill, . B. Deow, and G, W. Wright woro oloctod Prustecs of Mewling Univornity. 3 Dr. Arthur Bdswards, of Chicngo, ntfonds the Canlarcuca. Yho Conferonco sormon was prenchod this evening in tho Jnokson Street Chureh by tho ev. Witlizm MeKinley. VETSRAN SOLDIERS. Meettng of iinois Soldiers Wha Served in the Mexseun wWats Sutetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Broowrsoroy, ik, Bept 23—In complisnes with the reccmmendation of tho nalional meot- fng of veforans of tho Moxicau War, held et Washington, D. O., Gapt. I'syne, of Poutluc, ape poluted by thnb meoting, onllod 4 Suuto Qonven- tion to moot i Dloomington to-tsy at 2 o'elock p.m. Sixty dologates sure proxont at the Initial moeting i Durley Liall, representing il pnrfs of 1llinols, aud lt tho regiments ralsed by this Stato, wud somo of other States, Capt, Payns culled the mooting to ordor, aud stated thut ita object iy to pressut to Congress a momorial og the matior of pensions to bo givon all surviving voldfora and to the widows und chitdran of tho dead. 'I'no following wero tho pormanong ofileers chosun: Presidont—Col. Forrig Fovo- wiay, Colouol Lhird 1Minois Yolunloows, Yico- Trenidouts—Capt. Vuyne, of tio Poxan Rangors, Toutise; Capts Wyatt, First Volunteers; Cupt. Cornodius Rourke, Fourth Illinow Iufantry, Seerotarios—Capt. Lyman Guinnesy, Becond 1i- 1inols Tnfantry ¢ i W, Hartloy, Sixeh 1llinoia Iufanty. Vico-Presidonts aro to b appoiuted to-utorfow for each Confressional Distyict, and who aro to roport a lint af all tho Moextean vat crans in tho State to the poumauant organization oforo the ficst of Jauuaty, Quinuess, Buer, Burko, Otly, aud Wyalt woro appainted to we- morintize Congrosa, Donjamla Burt, of Chame Daign County; A, Rutiodgo, of McLean; A, W. Necee, of dorgon, nd_{ho pormanont Chair- man, wors appoiuted . Comunitieo on Dy-Lawa, 'ha mceting udjourncd Ll 9 o'clock tu-wmoriow worniug, ———e VESSELS LAYING Up. Speciad Diaputeh to I'he Ghivava Tyibune, Buorraro, N. Y., Sopt, 23, —Vessel- masters and owners liero nro talking of layhyg up for tho season, Dy doing B0 on or bofore the letof October thoy savo about 30 per cent of insurance. T'ho Aunchor Linowill Iny up four of thoir passen- fgor bouts—the Tndin, Atfzonn, Olfun, and Jupaa —as fast ay thoy arrivoin the Bnifaio harbor, Y'ha Uunlon steamboat Company wifl {lo up no lesy {han four boaly of thefr Iliio as fust o8 Loy coma fuport, Qnito o numbor of enfiing-yessels bava ugt lofs liore with tha avowed Intontion of going ono to Jay 1p for tho season,—mmons thew the seboonory 15, Harmon, -3, B Wilbur, wud Monitor, e Wse and Art-Oniture, Anatlier proof of Chieago’s progreas sinos hor contlageation fs found in tha clogant and costly reuldonco of Mr. Franols B, Peabody, now noar- fng complotion, on North Dearbara stroct, ‘Iho exterior of the building, which Ia of stone, is Clotlilo {1 dosign, noblo and maasive ; while tho intorlor decorations, uo far ay complated, includ« ing mantoln, gas-fixtures, ote,, wre very tino, nuticeablo foaturo is tho lmrd\um, whieh s of ornameutul bronze, of the mont tastoful and deli- onte pattorns, aftording n fluo _exnmiplo of tho matlern tondency toward combining uvse with avi~ culturo, 1t wad made to order by tho liopking & bickinson Manufacturing Company of Mew Yok, ‘Yho buildiog will be resdy tor ccoupancy Linat Thuradey night a thiot madovoft with BOUR, e e e et —re—