Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMB R 29, "1874. THE COUNCIL. 414, Dizon Proposes to Expend $5606,000in I.nying‘Lm'ge Water-Pipes. ¥he Matier 1s:Referred to the Comimittee on Fi- nance:. Some Aldermen Want to Delay in Or- der to Investigato- Other 8§ys- tems of Water-Works, The Order for the Purchage of Addi- tional Engines Reforred for Engrosgnent The comptrol.]ér to Make o Temporary Loan. Miscellaneous: Business. Tho Common Couacil mot nst evening, Presi- out Dixon in the cheir, Amoug the spoctators presont wero Franklin MaoVaagh, Li. % Leitor, and . M. Honderson, menbers of the Citizons! Assovintion. } 1OCATION OFA DEPOT. AJd. Cannon prosentod in order. directing: the Poned of Public Works trascortain whether the dopat ~# 11+ aiB80 & Pacifle Nnilroad Com- 4Dy Waa loczated on Hivkory atroct, rud if 80;.ta o3ug0 tho building to ba yefUIS - . awan . It was referred to tho Commiteeo on Railroads. 3 THE NOLLY BYSTEN. | ! Ald, Richinrdson submilted & rosolution ro- ‘queuting thia Board af Publio Worka- to mvesti- ? gato the Holly syutom, and to’ confor with the ropresentatives of tho system mow in tho city, with tho vlow of its introduction: in this: citv.if. they dedn it fonsiblo. 1t was referred to the Commifles on Fire and Water. /INCREASE OF THD WATER-SUPTLY. Ald.Dison presented tho following : WriafiEas, Al emergency iss arisen #nco tho annial oppropriation orainanico wus passedinJuno for the SPAr Jhi, whereby 1t bun becomo beressaty for tha Butlor protoction of tho city agoinst flro to: uthorize tho making of & temporary loan to tho.smount of 500,600, theruforo be it, 3 Orilered, That tho Complrotlor bo snd- lie is- Lerely sothortzed and dirested to mako o temporary lot to the mmount of $500,000, to Ve oxponded {n laylng ator-uuine, and farbiuling (e necessary numbor of fire-plugs fu tho principul budness und e ol toud ot the clty,1a p\'a.\’mfidfur i Suc, U8, Cliap, 5, City Charter ; aud, aiko bo Ordered, ‘that the Boart of Publle Works ba. and {hey ave herchy directed 1o wald $500,000 fu losing walcr-mains p0d furnisitng the necessary nunbr. of firc-plus $u thio distrld boinded by Chicagy ayennio, Fixfrently strect, Hukled street, and Tako Michigan, urd i sl strouty rusiing north. and: south,. and the Jrucipal atreets ronsing: cast and west in‘said. iy trict 3 the water 1 to bo uot. less than 8 fuchos In danicter, DISCOYEION. AN, Whito crlled for its reforence to the Com« mitteo on Iunuee, Ald. Cullerton moved. to reler it.to.tlie Com- mitteo ou Firo and Water. Ald, Schaffaer said this resolntion was a loud Did for popularity in the oenlral, portion.of iho city,. lonving the outer portions nusupplied with wator. Hobod no pationco with. such. rosolu- tions, This Council owoll it fo tho city to in- ventinate tho. Ifolly systom,. and. adopt.it if it. proved-to Bo what wos claimed for if, Ald, Cullorton renowed his motion to refor to tho Committeo on Fire.and Water. He protested ageinst tho passage of o.rosolution of this char- actor. It was unjust to o great portion of tho tax-payors of tho city, a8 it naked thow to pay. their proportion of £600,000 to givo the ceptral poition.of tho cily a beltor supply, of ‘water.. In iho matter of thio firo.ordinunce he ladbeen. compelled to ‘Ssubsido by the. majority," aud now ho.was asked to vote for this resolution in~ traduced by some ono. Ald. Schaftner—DBy the President, to manufac- 1ara a little popularity for tho uuwapmm. d. Cullarton said hoshonld have disapproved of it moro yes il hio had kuown this, AlQ. Canipbell said tho proposition ought to havo origiuatod with the Board of Publio Works. During tho prosont yoar $500000 had beon ap- proprinted for water mains, £200,000 of it for maing in tho eentral portiou of tho city. Ho did not bolieve tho Preswdent had any ides. of tho passage of. tha resolution, for tho reason that tho Board of Public Works had the power to direct whore maine should bo Iald. It would. work an injury, for the Eastern insurance men would sny that the Council had rofused to protect tha city agaiust fire, not Luowing that enough had ciready been done. Therp wos unneccesary alarm- on tho subject. Tho Firg Commissioners Dad stured it up to cover up their own inofli cieney. Everybody know that old Marshal Iar- ris would Lave equetched tho July fire in half n block if ho Dad bean hero. Sueh fires bud occurred only ithin ho past two or three yonrs, when incxporienced and incflicient men hind charge of the Tiro-De- partment, Ho wauted to sce the right men in tho right placo Lofore any more money wag ex- pondan. ThA wak aues that tha inAuraco. Som panies would coma to their senses, and find ont 1hat Chicogo risks wero 08 desirablo as nny. Ho did not believo that they would withdraw from tho city; they wanted to Increate rates, and get up & #caro, o that they could get a bigger rate of intereat ou their loaus. Ald. Corcoran thought that there was none- cessity for pasying- the resolution, and thab tho poo'fllo could not stand it. Tho President slated that Sec. 35, Chap, &, of the City Chartor, gavo thie Council the: power to mako & temporary loan. 1lis rosolution had beou submitted to the Board of Public Works, Tiayor, Comptroller, aud Law Department, and all werze in favor of its passago. Lo lud ob- tained fignres from the City Juwineor showing that $£00,000 srould bo - required- to lay larger maing in the central part of tho city.” Not a dollar of tho $200,000 already sppropriated could bo used for this purpose. There way un insurance of 223,000,000 on the cential portiou of tho city, and tho rates had beon incroasod 1 per cant, or aver 2,000,000, becauso of tho ins sulliciont water-supply. Thoy now throatened {o withdraw sltogathor, Dcarly-bought oxpe- rionce had shown tho necoasity of addiilonal protection %geinst firo, ‘The averago sizo of water-maing in Chieago was less than in any other city in Awmcrica, Ilo was sorry if the resolation interfored with any pob water-sys- tem of any of tho Aldormen. Ald, Schaffuer snid the Chairman. kuow tho resolution never would pass, for tho reason that tho Aldermen from the outside warde would veto against it. ‘Tho Chairrasy hed got the influence of tho Sixth aud Boventh Wards by voling against tho Liro ordinance, and now Lo wanted to court popularity in tha other warda, Ald, Camphell thought tho resolution should Do roferred tu the Bosrd of Publio Works for in- formation nw to whether thoy could lay the pipes if the money wore appropriatod, 'lie Olair rulod that the resolution was ro- forred to tho Gommittea on Financo, Ald. Cullorton uroso o a quostion of privilege, Beveral motions hiad beon mnde to rofor to diffor- ent commuttecs,and it must bo docided Ly o voto. Why did the Chair tako it upon himsolf to rule a refereuce to the Iloance Committee ¥ 1t was an infringement of the rights of the Gouncl, sud ho propoked to rosont'it. Ilo Lad his own 'ideas as to tho politien] reasons for the introduetion of tho resolution, The Chair udmonished him that this was not with £ho scopo of o question of priviloge, Ald. Cullerton appenled from thes deolsion of tho Chair in orderlug tho referonce to tho Com- mitteo ou Fivanco, - Ald, Cumypboll askod if Ald. Cullorton was run. nlug for the samo office thut the Chairman wiw, "Ala. Cullorton replicd that ho was ruaning for 1o oftico, and_did not cure what oflice the Chair g running for. 3 "'i‘uu resolution was roferred to tho Commit- Les, antd Ald, Cullerton was squelched, Ald, Cullerton jnquired if the Chair thought nio had made much potitical cupitul by Lis rul- inf;n on this queation, Thern was nio sugwer to tho question, LICKNSING TIE COMMISRIONAIRES, Ald, Clark fntroduced an ordinance to cnmpn} the city comissionnires to pay & liconso and ivo socuvity thint strangers will not be tloeced y them, It waa reforred to the Comumltieo on Liceutuy, WOODEN BUILDINGE, Al Titzgorald offerad n resolution directing ho Law Dopurtment. to tako immediate stops towprd uompumn[; tho removul of waoden build- ings orected in violation of the Fire ardinanco. "Itavassroforréd o the. Commitionon Tire. nudy Water. i QULLUNTON TIED IT/AGAIR, , Ald. Collorton, I;mnamcd an ordor, dirocking, ‘tho-Bodnrdiof \Ditble, Works to layn, 16:mck, wator maln on Blue Iulaud aveuue, from Hecond streot to Harrison placo. In support of tho ordor, Ald. Culloron said -tho.pross-of- the oity-shouid- bo-pet- right upou. tho question of protection ngninut fire, so that thoy would conse the publication ,of Incondiar, artivles, Ilo.belioyved that tho resolution provi- ously itroducod was not only for politienl pur- poaes, but alko to conflrm the wrons improssiona that prevailed concerning: tho. eflicioncy of: tho Firo Dapartments Whon it wasJgiown tliatan ate tempt had baen made to introduca o hottor systom. of - protection: ngainst firo in Ohicago, it Wonld: | havon:bad effoct’ on ouwsido . capitalists, . Tho. Uounoit biad paexed a fire ordinence, and yot tha, National Ioard of- Underwritors. threatoncd to, withdraw from: the.oity, Tho Committes-of Ono. Iundred 'bad tried to diatato tho passaga ofi tho: fire_ordinanco for no-other purposs. than to. sink. the presont: Admrwistration mto oblivion, but thoy hind been frustrated in this.by tho ng-. tlon of " the COouncil. It wna now proposed to bring_to Ohlengo nnd placo st the hLenad of -the Fire Dopartment o tolal stranger. A worso thing could not bo doue, ‘Iho Choir- yemindod the gontloman that ho was nobspeaking to bis resolution, Ald. Callerton” maintained that.ho had o right to.ro on with-his spacel, I'ho Chair was of o different opinion. Ald. Avore called” for tho roforenco. of the resolution o the Bonrd of Publis Works, ‘e Chair docided it #o reforrod, nud Ald: Cul lorton was onco moro squelched; aondition topay thin hoavy addilional tax, Wit! tho #200,000 slroady voted for- wator mnins, Chfengo was.in just an good shapo to resist ren Ay elly in the Union. . Vitzgorald concuirad in theso viows, bo- Heving that tho wants of tho ponplo.waera alroady iet, "It was tino & stop was put to thin appro- priation.of - manoy in.anuwer. to. to.demauds.of. insuranco compantes, Ald, Quirle said it wonld bo impogsible to. uso thio monoy this fall 1f it woro ratwed, The on- | rinc-bousen could not ho buile, ‘Tho eatimnten iva:o 100 Intyre, boing brsotion.tie oost,of: Inboy nab yonr, . Ald, Btone corrocted thin stafoment. The entimata Lad boon rovised by tho Committeo., Ald, Quirk suld. that, the. calimatos, woro too Inrga.. Thoy ought.mot to boy prascd, 1o had obyerved that the- unFIuo-lmuauu WOro.1iona.of thiom to bo loeated in the dangorous portions of thocity, If tho Fite Marshal was né incompo- tont s it wag claimed by tho Committoo of* Ono Hundred that bo was, no, moro. appsratus ought to be.plaged undet: his chnrgo. Ald. Sobnfnor hoped thnt, tho appropriation would not bo mado. Lho taxos. wora too hizh: already. Tho Ifolly systom should firet be in- veatigatad, ‘Tho peoplo wora alrendy over- burdened, and loud complninta would bo hoard noxt year. g Ald. Maore thonght that. tho. Gouncll, would do. woll' to move: slowlyt in.tho mattor, in ordor {hat Lhe merits of tho Holly systom: might be.in= i vuu!]mnluu. Action should bo postponod for two waoks. Ald, Hildroth snid it sromod thab aftor & great firo Aldermen woro romdy to do. anything: to add to tho city’s protoction, but when it camo to, THB PAYMENT OF BEWEI-DUILDERS. Ald. Callorton offored ‘an order directing tho Boand of' Public Worlts to waue vonchers to tha Inborors empioyad. by, Donovan & Donoliuo, sower contractors, to: an amount- not. excoeding 1,170,806, nud direeting, tho Comptroller to pay- such vouchers whon jssued. Ald, Compboll Tield that this conld not ho done logally, and- that tho Conneil Lud no powerto voto tho fesus of such.vouchors. Tn conncelion avith thin subject tho raport of: tho Finance Cominittoo was presented, relating to a pimilar, ordor prosented Bowo Limo, aga, and stating tha thera was no logal way by which the money conld bo paid out: of the Uity Troasuty. Ald. Cooy moyed tho veforenco: ofitho roso- Intion to fle Committos: on Judiclary, Tho motion waa loat. A, Cullorton movad toiwaive, tho engroes- mont_ of: tha order. ''ho motion waa, lout for lack of' the rnqu|ullnv\:g}g. Iho. resolukinu: wits O e T 3, CLEARING AWAY BTREET i A communication was. received: from.the Oity: Comptroller, inclosing a communication:from: {ivs Hearotary o, tho Lioard: of Chicago Undore writors, askivg tho. eanoellation of tho lenses of- stroglpends, esgeclally in tho Inmber distriot:, ‘Tt ‘mn ferred to tho, Committee on Lire, and Wator. ADDITIONAL FINE:APPARNATTS. Tho Council then took np the roportof the Committeo on- Fixo. and Wator, presonted Aug. 31, he roport is a6 follows': * Your Comuittea on Fira and. Water, te whom, was referred nu cstiinato from thie Board of Police and Fire Commissloness, having: had the: samo under adviso- ety sorpostfily ropost. tht they bavo examited carefully tho estimates, and cut the down all tiat: they conld consistently, and woull recommend tho adoption of the cstimate, hlleving: tisat the bost lutor- enty of tho city demand thet tho order should bo pasned, "Lhg following is the order: Ordered, That the sunuzud_echedule of npperatna reconucuded to bo - purchared for the Flra Depart- mont be, nud the same {3 hereby, approved, and the apparatiis as o sehedulediaro hercty ordered to bs purchiased . il tho- cost of. the iz, as ot farth fn 8ald reliedule, to+ bo defryed by fund. to e dorived: from a fomporary loai, . Jlo followiug ro to grbimatens I'or purcligse of two-lots near. su{n and Thirty-cigbthstreeted 6,000.00 doiblo brick butid- Tor vne boolt and ladder truck., . Tor ouoAteAM-LbALET, rruesraress Yor one hoso-cart (four wheele).. pay of { ginoer snd twelve . fircinen {8ix moutha)i. wor beddbng, firiitifé, Tiel il w 00 foet of oo, .. for pusebaso of lot on Ogden av cnvie, between Iarrison. sud L8, 1,400,090 $36,727.80 | Twelfth strectas 2,600.00 For two-story bricit + 70000, Tor on socoud-clas. firo-cngine 4,2i0.00. For ono Aleam-Deater,vevuurees 1000 or on hoso—cart (four wirceisl, BI0.00 For four horees at $175 00,00 For harness and blankols 16100 ¥z horse-fead. and, sl % ontan 230,00 For pay of foronan . Sovon Nremany 1% ot ee 023,00 For beddiug, furniture,.fuol, ofl, nnd gas, . 623,00 For 1,00 % 1,40000— 2%, For {wo-story brick butlding on lot_aiready’ appeoprinted for, near Laavitt and North aveuuo. For ona recoud-clusa. fire-ougine. Tor ono stesm-heater . T Tor one hose-cart (four Wiicols). . X Tor four horses ab$175 . R ) Tor horness and biankels,... ... 16400 ¥or. horeo-feed and el Mx moutls, . 330,00 For pay o . Fotoi fromon, 4,625.00 Tor beddingy. furniture, faol, oil, and gas. . For 1,000 feet of hoso, 023.00 1,400.00— 20,007.00 For purchinse of ot Witht followlng limits, viz: Detseen Madisonand Vah Buren atrects and Abordeen and Ashland « 500000 - T0U0,000 For one first-clnea fire-cugine., .. 4,600,00 Tor ono stoam.hoatar,., .. . 16000 T'or one Lose-cart (four wheels).. BOLU). For four horses, nt $175. . S00,00 and blankets, . e x L 830,00, Gind hyven firemen (4fx mMOnthS) 4,625.00 Tor hedding, fursiture, fuel, off,’ 628,00, 1,400,00— 25,317.00 Tor tive brick butiding Tot formerly occuplod by tlo 1, Rlco Engino Compsny o J. Nulnuunclt(.“ SRR 7,000.00 e solf-propelling. bre-cne Tor onu self-propeliny, b’ 130.00 10,00 4,625.00 and gos, . %0r1,000 foot of hoks. Tor purclasc of ouo Helf-propcl- Huig fro-engine, to Lo locuted in Louse alrendy appropriated for on Frunklin strecl, botwoen Washing:on sud Randolph. Tor ono atean-neater Tor one Lioee~cart (fou Torpay of foreman, engiucer, and soven firemen, stk monthis..... Yor tedding, furniture, fuel, ail, 628,00 1,400,00— 20,108,00 4,623.00 gy, < 1,400.00— 13,108,00 Tor tio fleal-cluca. Lro-enginics (o take tho place of cngines reu- o fhoin Joug ser 0,00000— 9,000,00 1030.00— 1,00000 VDL yee e For two fucl Wagons, . & Tor ono propelior floiting fire- etirlue, with capatity'to throw 1vo or six stroams of water, ... For thiriy-clght - witalimen fo ngino. honses ut ez P 27,000.00— 27,060.03 Tor pure] v sitrcet, Lotween Jefferson” and Despluinen ntreo Far two-story bi For ona soconi-oluss o cug Por one stenm Destor., oo Tor onw Loso exrt, LotiF who Fur foue horses af $175 Tor haroess aud blinkeis Tor horso feed and kboving, ¢ix TODAly oo Tor pay of foroman, ¢ 3 Tl evon-fircmen, six montls, 4,625,00. or beddling; fa and oy, Tor 1,000 For purchso of oue firo-engino 10 talu the engiue No. 17, locutod ut 2o, G0 Weat Luko sircot, No. 17 tauo Tiked 0t 4 FCEEEVD CGHNIGL ooy 1 oie Tor ffty mon fo bu'distribuicd samous the varlown canlramw, fo Lo organized and dxfiled as #appera and minors, wnd do duty & hich when oveiwion voquires, clighit moutlis, ut $1,000 eaeh yop o, . .. 33,300,04, For ons Acting Assistont 10 . comtnund BuDpes inurs, oliht xnonthia, ut $3,000 Jer untiuts, FUr OHO VOGN v srases Tortwo horces, at #1786 each EFor haruped auit Lisukets, 040 ¥or Lorno feed and sbedding, ©lgbt montLe, L 1,260,80 For beddiug and . 1,000.00— 38,1007 20,000,00— 20,000,00 450,00 628,00 140000 13,067,00 450000— 4,000,00 o Yo hooks, plkes, laddors, other equipments,ve o Hm 40l essereosriseansias ,$201 Ald. ITildicth Lioped'that the seliedio would Do panead entive, Ald, ', I, Bailey moved to amend by provid- Ing for & lot in-tlio vicinity of Cuval and Loik ptreotd, I'ho motion provailed, Ald, Richanieon moved: tho addition of nn ordor sutborlziug the Compltrollor to make a loun, NT £“&;’u:rlwu spoko in oppoaltion o this mo- tako notion thoy:wero wenk-knoed. An olostion . was approaching, and thoy wero afraid to go-be- fora tho peoplo with. tha record of* having, nddod to the burdpus of taxation. Ifor his. lmrt1 o would prefer:such a.rocord to. that, of halling and bositating. In protecting.tho, peoplo agaiust gy of firo. 'his approprintion ras not for tho beneflt of the insurancs compnnlos, but for. the benofit of tho peoplo who_ownod cottagos, 1Mo hopod, tho. Cotneil wonld hove the moral courago to, stand up and do its dyly. The fira waa linblo.to coma b, auy. moment, and action should bo-taken at oncos Ald: Ttichardson urged the passage of tho ordor that night, for the bouofit of* tho city at large. It was o mistaken iden that any pattic- ulnr olnsy, wag to bo bonellted, 'The. Lest intor- catu.of tho poopla living.in the outskirts of tho city depended upon- tho welfaro and pro- tection of: tho. business interests in tho lieart of tho city. If tho lenyy iusuranco com- pantey withdraw- from the city, it would sot Clu- ongo bmek twonty-fivo yenrs. 'Tho crodit and succoss of onr merchants dopond- od upon thoir nbility to obtain insur- anco. upon thele stockd of goods, Business and manufacturing intprests wero all depondont in the sumo way. Cripplo theso interosts, sml what would bocome of the laboring classos 2. Tho dilutoriness of tho Common Couucll in taking sction for bottor protection against fira biad almost driven the jusurauce companics from Chicago ; if thoy were quite driven away, o, fear, ful injury would bo inflicted upon the business interestwof tho city. 1ehoped that the schodule would bo reforred to the Clerk for ongrossment, thuy_sbowing the Bonrd of Underwritors that the Council moant to do something for tho true Interests of Chicngo. Ald., Camplell did not bolieya that the appro- printion of £261,000 was just tha thing to do at thie timo. What was neoded was & Firo Dopart- ment to snndf oub tho small tires, and thon thero, woull bono largo fires, Tho expendituro of 1,000,000 would bo. useloss with the, presont minngement of tho Flro Dopartment. Every- body = was jtalking about big fires; nobody thought of taking care of tho littla fires. This Te-and-ory shout burnitg up Chicazo shouid bo stopped: by reorganizing sho'Fira Departmont, and taking {t out of -tho pohtical rut.in whic it ud run for the past Lon years. ‘This wowld bo bettor than tho expendituro of £1,000,000 to fos- for tho. vory things which. lad led to tho presont condition of affuirs, ‘This 8260,000 would RO in [ pool to be nsed by corrnpt politicians to control- tho cloctions in the.city, It was. idlo to talk. aboub tho. i“l“" to: Chicago resulting from tho with- drawal of the. insuranco compamics. Chicago could not be injured in any such way, Capital would flock to tho city, and organizs othor in- sursnce companics to take thoir places. No more-money show!d be expended for tha politis col machinory of tho Tire.and Police Depart- monts,. . Ald..Schaffpor inquired if Ald. Compboll had over kuown.that Murshal Tonuer or any of his asplatants had beon identifled willeany political movement, 5 Ald, Oampbell roplicd that ho roforred to the Bonrd of Commissioners, Ald. Sidwell spoke of tho danger of the with- drawel of the ivsurauce companics, 1 deterring tho slipment of produce to tho city. The pas- sage of tho.nppropriation would allay tho feoling oL distrust and alurm prevailiug throughout the country. The” voto. ou Ald. Richardson's amondment, authorizing tho Comptroller to make a tempora~ 1y loan, was as follows : Fena—Richordson, Foloy, Warren, Cooy, Sidwall, Bpalling, Stouo, Schintz, Ieidy, Uildreih, White, Eoklmraf, Soliafiuer, Lebgacher. Lyuch, Gorcorsm, 3ir, Preshient—17; ays—TFitagorald, McClory, Cullerton, Clark, Miner, Heath, AMoore, Cunpbell, "Quirk, Cloveland, Stout, Canmon, Murpby—13, 2 Al Richardson-movod to.rofer the repors for engrossmont, Uhoanotion prevailed. Tho Couneil' adjourned. WASHINGTO. Lawyer festored to tho Izoll torneys—T'hé Government & Off1ce—A Sater Lamp Wanted. Soecial Dispatel to The Chicago L'ridunc. ‘Wasmrxaroy, D. C,, Sept. 23.—3Ir, Joseph A. Bradlay, who, it willberemoembered, wasstrickon +{ from tho,roll of aitornoys of tho District Court, in 1867, for hawing ehallauged Judge Fisher, while ‘ou tho bench durwg the Jobn 11, Surrat tril, fo fight o duel, was to-day reinslated on motion of Judgo Thomae,J. Durant. Judgo Fisher, now tho United States District-Attorney, and Mr. Dradley lavo hoaled their difforences. Chief-Justico Carttor, in nnuouncing his Tolnotatemont, said that Lis fault had been abundantly atoned. Ar, Dradley i8'quite advatced in yenrs, and has been ouo of the wost prowinent layyers in Washing- tou. L GOVERNIENT PRINTING-OITICE. Mr. Clapp, tho Congrossional DPrintor, pub- Hahes o card in {ho Slar to-duy, inwhich bo un- dertskes to show that the Governmont Iriuting- oflico iy snfo from probablo dauger of fire, and that oven if it slould burn, the cmployes could ceonpo without injury. Asho rolios, howaver, on narvow stairvzass snd elevators, both of which moans of ogreuss only Eorvo as flues to fan tho lamoy, it does nob appoar that lLie has holped tho ense, and the fuct romaius that the destruo- tion of the building by fire would undoubtedly Lo-nttended by loss of lifo, morp or. loes con- siderable. A BAVEL LAMP WANTED, 'The Post-Ollice Dopartiuent ofticials aro taking ateps to havo,tho.postal cars lighted by some- thing lous dongorous thinu conl-oil Inmes, whero- by - repetition of tho recont tragedy on tho Baltimore & Uhio Ruilroad will b rondercd im- pozziblo. TOBITUARY. Ex-Congressanan Ganson, of Bulialoe, Burraro, N. Y., Sont. 28,—Ex-Congrossman. John Ganson died of apoplexy this morning, 1To complained during tho morning of a pain in lis chest, ‘and was taken serlously ili in the Buporlor Court whio trying & cese. The cnso was adjourned, aud ho way aasintod £o his car- {;Inp;o. 11o died whilo hoing carried iuto Lis own ous0. — SAN FRANCISCO ITERS, BaN IFnaxcic, Cal,, Sept. 28.—At G o'dlock thils marning Mnyor Ould took possession of tho Ausesgor's ollco, books, #afes, nud rccords, and cxeludod the doputios snd the Assossor, War- ruuty aro out.for tho arrost of woveral porsony o'the ofilce, on what preciso chargo the Mayor whil nob slalo; but it I reported that oxteuslyo fiands bave beon discovorod in. the poli-tax dp- purtmont, No. arrosts have been madae yet, ‘Tho action of Mayor Otia Las caunsod muoh ox~ citoment hero, I'ho Bupreme Court ing doclded tho Local Op- tlon Iny nnconstitutional, Bamuel I, Blafsdoll, xocontly liguidating olerl in the Unslom-1Tonse iu_this cily, shot himself to-dny.. ‘Tl oaueo of bis sucido 19 ot kuowi. 1o was for eovmnl yenmrs & delivery olork in the ; Wostern Univn Lelograph oftiee,” and Zen old ploncer of tho Biato, — NEW ORLEANS PRODUCE TRADE, Niw Onreans, Bopt. 28.—~Tho Price Current hils nfternoon enys of Westorn produce aud pro- vislonu s * Undor tha prosent crsh or wonthly nocounts gystom, trade isin o stiute of suspen ‘wion_just uow, awaiting the proccods of: thn stuplen to All moxecuted orders from the couns try for all worts of goods, uud for rmducn and provisionsof ull kindy, Inward trips of coaute lmum;lu ure looked for with woro than ususl wm- terost.,” 5% oy for thairoanon that thoe pnoplo, wara, h”‘l? i LOGCAL MISCELLANY. XATH MILLER. Lata Miller, whp was. 8o ernolly hncked Snns | dny night by tho inhuman follow who boars tho “the Qrovor girastod, npponred aw n Wituos rolation of stopfathor to bior, was atill alivo at o lata hour last ovonlng, Considering the num- bor nnd charactor of the wounds Inflicted, {6, I8 ostonishing. thay gho haa not beon ® corpso theso many hours, and particularly so whon it ia known that, ncoording to tho calculation of-tho modical mon in attond- ance on hor, sho.has,lost nob, losp,than 80 fluid ounces (G pints), and not, more. than 100, fluid ouncos (3¢ plats).ot blcod. Dr. Ward, of Chi- engo avonue, visited tho sulforiug girl twico yes- torday, and; whils ho. exprosses o hopo of hor recovery, yeb, would not. say thab. tho. wounda will. pop. prova fatale ‘Lo girl hes rolaiued congolongnesn - 8o. far, and conversed without dinteulty-or pain concerning the attompt upon her life, NER RTATEMENTS,— and thoy.may holiaved.as ube ia i font-of dnath, and gonsaequontly not atall llkely to provaricato— show Ifischonto Lo su arch-tiend, ono of: yrhom socloty.should_rofoica to.get rid 3 aud, whother Dis diabolical design is accomplistied, or nok, do- sorvos;tho . aovorast ponnjty tholaw ean fingos, Iirdaed, whon ono liptova to the tala of. horrors which thisunfortuuato young woman ralates, it in oxcusabls if' a desire comes to hnug tho scoundrel at the nearast Inmp-post, WILLIAX. FINCHER, who should haye heen the protector and support of: thispoor girl, lina bacn the destroyor or hor innocence, efectiug her ruin at an ago when sha was_completoly undor tho flond's control, and unablo to,underatand fully the cuormity of tho crimo in which sho acquiosced. Whan Lior moth- er.died~and. how, bliud that mother must hayo beon that eho was not awaro of her Lusband's Imx-ndy ond of her daughter's error— fnato ~ DMiller- remolved to leave tho lomo of hor misfortune, Sho carried out ber pumss but was. subsaquontly induacl by, prome sos of.good behavior on Fiseher's part to xoturn to hin roof. Ifo, howover, renewad hin dovitlsh practicos, nnd tho immedinto causo of his frone zled nttack on his stepdanghtor, it is alloged, hay ll:‘auxll that, heving againlefb his house, ube posi- vely . REPUSED, TO RETURN. Ttigoher-bad beon many minutes in Denowald'n houee, No, 210 North Wolls atreot, and vt o dis- | putennd altpreation with Donewald and his wifa beforo ho attacked tho young gitl, It is said that. e agtuslly mado.a lunge with ths pen- knifo at Mrs, Dengwald. If this statement be ontablished as o faci, Donowsld nust have been nwaro of the altack on Kato Millor, at ite inception, aud it i vory nirango (hat bo did not malko sore attempt to provent, Fischor from uslng his kuifo so. eruslly, SIXTEEN WOUNDY, Dr. Wood statos, wero intlloted by Fischer : Ono cutting the middle joints of the fivst, seoond, and thivd fiogers of the right hand, caused by tho gitl graspiug tho knifo in 'héc strage gle for ‘lifo; “ono in tbg right arm- ity 8 inchos long and 13§ inchos doop, aln lattar.is tho ngverast ent of all, and it was mado ns thongh Figoher meaut. to out hor right nrm off. 'Tho eut narrowly missod the axillary artory, A cnt runs obliuoly aoross tho right wrist, 214 inches long; and thoro isavery large wound on tho foft shouldor 33¢ iuchos long and 1 inch dacp, which algo narrowly cseapod entting thio axiilary avtery, Thorolsalso a woundin tho gonital orgaus; o wound in tho neck, near the lowor juaw, right side, 8 ° inches long aud ovo and a balf deop; o wound Just bonenth the lobo of tho right ear, throo- quarlers of an ol long. ‘Phis is dangor- ausly closo to thagearotid- avtery; s wound be- low and bolind thY right car, thros-quarters of an duch long ; o wound through tho right noe- tril; ond four scalp wounds, which, Lowever, are not very dangerous. g Whon tho Dootor visitod Fato. Miltor. vestorday morniug gho expreasod tho greatost concern for the enfaty of LR LITTLE DROTAERS, whom tho wretch told her ho would Lill after ho hiad - sated his Dbloodthirstiness on her. She wa3 muoh relioved when assurod tint Yigohor wns sccured beforo ho_ lLpd time to sccomplish lis purposo, It is mnob ofton thnt tho polico have to ba complimented ; but in this casp tho police of the Chicazo Avonue Statlon soom to have really eserted themsc]ves, for within twonty minutos from the commissjon of the crime, this may, of whaom the officers had but tlio most mengro desctiption, was srrested and in custody. —pe— SEFEING PROTECTION. Tho immuanity from arrest which the burglars anjoy who mnke the southosst past of tho Thix- toonthy Ward thoir hunting ground has ot length aroused the rosidonts. To bo viaited once by those * pontlomon of the jimmy "may bo borno witls, but that the visit shonid berepeated withina vory short tima tho residonts will not {olovate any longer. Policomen are dotailed for duty in that noighborkiood, but ono might as well look for an honest wan fn Mike McDonald's gam- bling-biell as look for o biuc-coat thero aftor nightfall, Thia nogligenca is all the moro of- fonsive sinoo tho citizous have, in not a few ia- stances, * como down "- to tho peelers in order to coax them into dping thelr duty. Bt nejther tno aigeiplino. (mnrkhblxa word) of the forco nor the grutuities of tho poople bave tho desired offeet, and tho southonst part of the Thirtoonth Ward is now unprotoated by the police in in- vorao yatio 08 tho gambiing holls are protectod. A Inrge numbor of property-owners in tho #bealogad " distriot held a meoting last ovonng at No, 175 South Pauliva street, to cousidor iho alarming state of affuirs, and doyieo & meany of romedy, Col. DBaldwin presided. Addrossos were made which waro rocitzls of tho deeds of tho gang of burglara, Thirly baralaties, i was enid, havo bsen commiticd within n shokt spaco of timo, of which sovontoen took plice witum cirenlt of four blocks square. Ar. Hatgood told how lie arrested ono mis- creant, who entared g hougo occupiad by a lady, demanded ber monoy et the peril of her lifo, and then atiompted ap outrago upon hor person. ' Mr. Hatgood states positivoly, thatn chargo om- Dodymng theso facts was mada ‘sgainst the follow ut the polico-station, bub 1t wus ontored on_tho polico blottor ms. wmoroly # drunk and disordorly,” Tioforancas wore mado to the rod-taperism of the Polico Dopnrtmont, wud, fiuglly, aftar a good deal of hiarah, yot truthfnl, commions upon th polico forea, o committas was appointed Lo wait on tho Tolice Commissioners, and docldo what mea- suyes aro bost for tha entira protection of lifo aud proporty in_tho district. Tho Commictag consitits of Ool, James, Mr. Hatzood, Gapt. Mo~ Kay, Cal. Baldwin, and O, 0. Kolilsaaf. Another moeting will bo held Fridny evoning, at which it in oxpacted tho Committen will roport tho rosulé of their offorts, ———— \ THE OPERA-HOUSE WAR. Yesterday moruing's paper montioned tho war al Myere’ Opora-Houso, and gpye Dotk sides of tho atory of tho causos that lod to the collision, As was- stated, after tho Grover party had in- vaded'the premises and takon forciblo posses- sion thoreof, Mr. Dickey prooured their arrest. on o warrant, takon out DLo- foro. Justico Doyder, charging them with riot. At the convoning of the Bouth Sido Polico Court yesterdny morning thoro was _quile au orray of thosirical goutlomen present 8 witnosses anil speetatora in tho trinl, ‘fho partiea montionad in the warrany, aud who wore out on bail, conaisting of C. II, Thompsan, B, H. Grover, and Joln Edwards, wore arralgueid befora tho Justico for hoaring. 1Mr., O. W. Con- stantine, with D. II. Yyons, appenred for the dofondants ; [Messrs, 1Mutchinson & Lufl ap- pearad for tha prozeontion, Tho principal witncssos for the prosecution wers Mosars, Diokey and Wallace, Dickoy took tho stand flrat, aud pointed out tlie offondors, Ar, Wullaoe followad, and statod thaé Thompron suarded the stago with & stick in his haud ; ‘that 1o seived hold and provouted him from gah:f whore lto wishod to in tho hall; ho had; Lo said, lield peacoful occupation of the house for ovor 5 \VNH:. and conmdored the intrugion on Lis ve- hoarsals outrageons, Asbatweon the rival losucos bo bad no futerest one way or the other, ha bo- 1ng a sub-Jessoo, My, Loouard Grover, tho managoer of tho old * Adolpbi, wlio fs mainly intorested iu tho laase of Myor's Opera-lionso, und who is & broumr‘ar or tho defouso. 1lo tentiflod ho lad tho Loys of tho house, nnd walkpd in as tho propor lesrao, Tie rogrottod that tho troublo occurred on tho Babbath dny, and ho moraly desired the possossion. of what Lo claimed was rightfully his owu, No oune was ordored from tho Liouse, and o wit- neasod notling thut could bo termed vialonco, Mo had entored ab the front door, aa any ano woulil his own prowiscs, ote, Blr, Grover closed Dby adding that dr. ‘Lhompson wae preseit Hu diy aftornoon o4 thoe ropresontaiiyo of M Placoy, who was the partner of Mr, Dickey, prineipal in the complalut. 1o was followod by his brothor, B, U, Grover, who teatified that Lo carrled no weapon oxenpt & property-oane, Mr. ‘Thompson awore ho did not lay bands on Mr, “,nllmo; lo simply [ hold: up his.bhonds to warohoueon ensos, now peuding in tho ovont that gentioman from paasing down stalrs. Juatlco Boydon, nftor henrling tho evidencs, goomed to rogard tho futorforenco of Mr. Gro. yor' party as,not parinking of riot, hut mora of tho nntura of disordorly conduot, aud annonnced ho would give hils doclston fn tho matter thiy morning. “Mr, Loonard Grovor holds tho leaso mado oiit. by Mra, Myors to Mr, F‘llwn( whiol ho obtninod from tho Inttor for i muolf and e, ‘Thompson tho.transfar of whicl was approverd by Mra, Myors, although the othor parties claim to'tho contrary. GHIOAGQ AS. A FRUIT MARKET, Chilengo bna ronson to bo prowd of hor frait, Intho wide rango of Intitudo from which it comes, tho reasonnble prizo at which it is gon- orally sold* and tho focility.with which 1t reaches 1t dostination, probably no city in tho nation thissido of: Californin can . bo. comparad with Chlengo. Bho Inys undor coutribution the entiro country botweon Lake Buporior nnd the Ciulf of Moxico, nnd almost every train Yrom Californin brings {to car-londs of splondaid poars, grapos, pluais, and othor frulls from tha Ool(‘e‘.x Sinto, A’ Low yonts ago Southorn and Cantral Ilinols, In the vicinity of _Alton, furnished us veith onr béat peachon; Tattorly, the wustern .const of Michigan has proved n formidablo rival, and ono who will take tho troublo to visit South Watoer streot any fine morning may feast his oyes on na fine fruit from thatsection ns can bo found. any- whoro in the couutry, Tho vicinity of B, Jo- soph, diroctly neross tho Inko, firs beoamo fo- mous ag & frulk reglon ; but tho last threo or four yoars havo shown that for nearly n hundrod miled north the crop ia as good, and, if possible, it is surer, nmf1 safor from frosts, than ic {s noaror tho south oud of-the lnke, Metoorol- ogiats have no ditifcuty in nuslgning as tho roa. son for thlo tho modifylng iultuenco of tho Jako .on the west and northwost winda d\lriu{( the wintor and epring montha. Vrof. Wiucholl; of Ann Athor, prove some time ago that it is ay warm on an_averago at Fruitport, noar Grand Havon, diroctly ojapo- sito Milwaulkioe, us at Normal in flus State, nonr Bloomington, 'A-fow miles noutht of St. Jooph tho pench crop is somatimes killod by the frost, whilo at that place, aud north as far a8 Grand ayen, it is soldom it over injured. Drof, A, J. Sawyor, of thiy city, has two froit-farms. “at “St. Joseoh “snd pwo oa Bpring Loke, .noar [ruitport, aud, this season certninly, tio two farms, nonrly 108 miles north, huvo oxeolled both in the siza pnd the bonuty of tho fruib his tonnnts sond to this matket, Tho fact ig im porsapt, ag it.grestly ox- tonds tho cction of vountry from which Chi- ©ago can procura her fruits. Iractically, tlio pimount that can bo ralsed fo this favored rozion i without limit—cortuinly n mostimportsnt mint~ tor to the hionlth and tho prospority of tho city. — DRIVING CATTLH, To the Editor of The Cliicago T'ribune: fin: Huvo wo a city ordinanco torogulate tho driving of herds of cattle through {he stroots ? Buturdsy aftervcon n largo herd wos driven orth through the most thickly-sottled part of the Weat Division,—ihrough Aberdoon and Cur- tis atreots,—and it occurred to tho wiiter that tho movement of such herds shiould be under tho ime medialo direction of two or throo of our best, our’ most humane polico ofticors, The routo of tho hord, eird ospecinlly tho junctions of the abovo streets with Madison, was all ngog; with tho houts of thoso in chiarge, and with the continnous crack- of thoss great whips, tho sight of which is re- volting, and which should be probibited by law, just ns wo probivit the dercinger, tho ditk, the slungshot, aud Drmss-knucklo, Wo owe thess domb brutes protection from tho abuse of tho heartless, crusl men who jnvariably bave chnrgo of such bords, and wo owo it to ourseives and to our childron—who nlwaya flll tho streots on such occasions—to provont such oxhibitions. I( wo havo no ordinance reaching such cages by ull means let us have ono fortbwith: au ordi- nance compoiing the owners of tho hords Lo & outa permit, ond have thom placed under tho Clm"il“ of Lwo or mora trnsty ofticers to provent ¢ruelty aud noise, which aro wholly ununecessary, Curtoa0o, Sept, 28, 1874, —_— GENERAL NEWS. The temporature yestorday, a3 observed by Mannsso, optician, under Tur Tainose Duild- ing, was in tuo shado a8 7 a. m., 50 dog. Fahr,; 10a. m,, 655 12 m,, 675 3, w., 50; 6 p. m., 6; aud 8'p. m., 67. James Hollabnn, o switchman, was run over by o frejght-train on the Illinoiy Ceptral ail- ropd, yestorday atternoon, while .coupling cars near the depot, nnd ivstantly killed. ‘Lho Cor- - oner was notified. Mary Barrlngtos, n woman nddioted to the ovorusa of intoxicatieg hiquois, died therefrom atNo. 103 Wost Lako stieot, yesterday morning. Decongod had beon marriod, and was sbout 40 yeois of ago, ‘Lhe Corouer was notified. The alarm from Box 663 at 1:45 p. m. yestor- day was occasioned by o slight firo in o Carpen- ter shopn tho bnsoment 0f tho throo-story framo building No. 94 Weat Eria streot, Damago trifling ; causg of five unkuown, Aroward of 9760—8500 from thio American Express Compuny and 3250 from the Wardon of Clinton (N. Y.) I'rison,—is offorad for the arrast of John-f, ing, tho Albany express robber, convicted in Albany, March 15, 1871 of robbery, first degreo, and sentencod to Clinton Prison for twenty years, whenco lio csoaped Sopt. 16, 1874, o s 40 years of ago, b feot 9'% inchos in hoight, light complexion, brown hair, gray oyes, right-liand thumb distlgarad, loft foot toos all gono oxcept largo ono, and small folsa upper foath. \Woight, 165 pounds, 'Tho Young Men's Christian, Association ac- Xnowlodge the receipt of packages of cui, flowera from Mrs, Sibley, of Aurora, Afrs, Urown, of this clty, and other unlkuown' donors, to bo dis- tributed among tho sick at tho hospitals. Othera wishing to distributo whnt thoy mav have whero thoy moy oheer soma faint howrt can loavo thom at the rooms, No. 148 Madison stroct, markoi, For the Hospitals,” aud the g’n_\m[z men who visit thoso places will seo thab they aro carefully distributed smovg tho slel and dying. A firo ocourrod n.1 o'clock dyrmtcrdnv morning 1m tho frame barn of Fdmuud MeGrath, in roar of No, 816 Wost Polls straet, and boforo it could bo oxtinguishod throo horsos wera burnod, upd saven othors weyo saved by Ofticor Dolan, who* wuccoeded in gotting thom out ufter great dlile culty. ‘Ujio total losa amounted to £1,600 or &2,00; no insuvance. The firo was probubly au incondiary ouo. A dog, whose ownerlives at No. 21 North Adp streot, swallowed 18 in grecubacks yostorday, and ,money boing niore useful thao tho ennluo, ft wasg killed aud tho greenbacke removed from its stomach, Ofleor Blood found William Renrdon at tho corpor of Olinton and Washgton streats, Sun- dny evening, suffering from g fracture of the right log, which the ofllcer belioves Lo received whila attempting to escapo from o lLouso which o had broken into. Reardon was ramoved to tho County Hospital. A littlo 8-yonr-old daughter of Ald. D. W. Clark was run over at 6 o'clocic lust avening at tho corner of Adams and 1lalstod streots, by a wagon bolouging to Swaln, Barnard & Coq liquor meorchants, Tho child was sevoroly, but not dan~ garously, infured. Blio was attondad by n physie ciun and subsoquontly taken to her homo. at the corner of Adams aud Morgau stroots, T, T3 Poud, o salesman in tho nm\:lnyol Fallor & Luller, wholosalo drufi:lutu. acoldeutally shot Dimeolf in tho zight sldo, with o shot. gun, whilo hunting on the Calumet Iiiver, aud dio:l at 11 o'cloak Nonday night, at his residenca, No. "141 Lwentlotl streot. Docensed loavos n wifo dnd ohild, Ifo was & young man of ecxcellent character, and respocted by a large ciroto of Iriends, ‘Cho Bocloty of Phyafelans and Surgeons lotd thoir regular soml-monthly mooting lust evoning at tho Grond Pacitio Hotol. Dir. Owens ocou- piad tho chair and Dr. Juokson aoted as Scero- tary, Aftor tho trausaction ot tho regular rou- tina busiucss Dr, Owens read a disguosls of Lo onsos of fractura. lo also road n paper on. & caso of pnommatio aspivation of a poricardil sao. Dr, Johnson then doliverad a longthy and elnborato discoursa on * I'neunintia Aspiration,” ilustrating it with numborloss ox- perimeuts. T'ho meoting then adjournad, Stato's Attorney Rood, ercutonlny morning, ro- colved - lottor from Attornoy-Gonornl Lideall concorning tho famous warohiouse cases, 1t sooms that My, Goudy, ono of tho coungol for Munn & Heott; had wn intorview with the Attor- noy-Genoral at Oltawa, and tho Biate's Jogal roprespntativo has consented to waive tho jusu- CITI2EN, “ing of s writ of eyror from the Bupreme Court of tho United: Btutos, ko that the conatitutions ality of tho ** Warehonso Iaw " may bo doclded by that tribunal at ity noxt session, which will 1o hold in Qetaber. Thin procodura, howovar, will not pravent Mr. ltoed from bringing tha timinal Court, to trial noxt month, . Ouy Fronot-upeaking oitizons had & fontlval Bunday night in honoy of tho cighty-sccond s niversary of thoflyst Fronoh Ropublio, ,Mons, do Qouriaus, wha served with hopor in ‘our elvil war, and an Liontenani-Colopel in tho Fravco- Prussinp war, wag ologted Chajyman, Tho first || 1t warm for tho tont wna to tho opublle of Tranos, and was To- #pondad ta by My, A, L. Btorsault. ho next; tonat was to tho Presidont of tho Unitod Statos, which wa nbly anaworod by Mows, Ghstnvo Damare. Tho thisd and ast - upzesh wau doliv- ered by M. Tiovionno, who dwolb st fousth o1 tho * Parin Commmne,” MIKE MCHONALD, When Mtito McDonald got sober yentordny o gamo to tho conclusion that o fiad malo o Blunder fn assaulting MoGarry, snd thas il tho Inttor wan mindod to prosooute if, ho gonid malto gombler, and might Jand him in doliot, Ifonoo lio mnde offorts to compyomise, and sont ambnssndors nrannd (o Mr. Garry's to soo if that suit ‘conld not bo droppod. ~ Tho miasjonaries had no Augeoas,. howevor, Do Qarry and bis frionds doclared thoy. would Aght it ont to. the ond, and warrants. wore ynutcr.fin! {ssued by Asslatont City-Attorney “Camoron ngalngt MoDonald, Carrity, ‘and Qlonry — for aumault with ntent to ill, nud for n riot, As #tated in tho Polico Qourt procoodings, (ho gql‘iua woro arrestod and held 1o bail to appear Friday, Thero Iy n protty genersl faoling that thin fa o good Ltimo to gol rid of McDonnld, 'he sonti- ment {8 onterinined not only by good citizens, but by the quiot aud better belinved gamblors,. who fear lest McDonald's sntica will Involva thom in trouble, and if carois taken to aveld having o pagkod jury the man may find himeolf in Jolich boforo New Yoar's, Ilithorto ho hing lind to doal with insignificant peoplo whom ha Iind chontod ont of o few hundrods, Now ho iy denling with his superiors in wealth, in- finence, and smartnoss, . TUE COTORED REGIMENT. A manting of colored people interosted in tho formalion of & military body was hold st eveu- ing in one of tho Counly Court rooms. Thero wore about (hirty prosent, and Willinm Bakor prosided, and Josopit Groon was Booretary, A commuuication from the IIannibal Zouaves, declining to have any connection with tho orgau= izalion on the termy proponed, was recelved and pinged on filo, ‘I'io Committeo on Hall was glvon further timo to Topoiy and, in refrunco 'to tho samo subject, Mr, Bakor was nppoititod to call on tho Mayar, and, i possiblo, socara tho. uge of. ona g{ lllm vacaut rooms in the First Procinet Polico ation, John Bhaw aud Moges Kudy woro made ro- ertiiting oflicora, William Balrer, Josoph Groon, and Capt, Mub- Dard wora appointed & committas to procuro 50 stends of army. Afior eomo dikcussion, it was_rosolved that :hu rogimont should pe arrayed in bluc uni- forma, Mogos Kudy roported that he: had' inducod sovenleen torsous Lo joln Company B, T'ho an- uounapment was ratificd with applanse. William Baker nnd Goorgo Alott woro olected Treasuror and Beerotnry, rospectivoly, of Company A, and the mooting adjourned’ until AMonday ovoning at 8 o'elaclks. ——— PERSONAL. # Cul. Frod D, Graue i8 o guest at the Palmer THousoe. T'ho Bt. Lonis cricketers aro ntopping at tho Sherman Iouse. Bpeakor Blaine visited the Ezpoeition last ovpning, and spont an hqur in the art-hall, ad- miring tho paintings, and oxprossing bis sur- prise at tho varioty and worth of the coliection. Tho Williom Rodmond arrested for stealing horeg and wagon is not tho samo mau who,was Iu tho employ of French & Co. Baturdsy ovening A, C. Hesing: slipped: upon the sidewall and foll, spraining i ankle, 1o at first pald no attontiou to it, and wont.: to sov~ oral places bofore going homo, After a, time, liowaver, it grow very painful, and a dogtor was called in, who declared' it n bad sprain, and said that ono of the ligamonts of tho Jog had boon strainod. Itis not expected that e will bo oup for o weok. Mr. Nicholag A, Lauer, tho Olerk in Judgpe Bloora's room, was married yesterdny morning to Mias Lizzlo 1, Roig, Tho coromony._togk. placo at tho Cburck of the Holy Family, md tha happy couple immedintely “theroattor loft on their wodding tour zor tha 1ast, 1t appoars thet on the 27th of July tho firm of Douovan & Donohue, contractors, was dissclved, tho formor. ns.unmluq ali the liabilities and tak- iug all tho assots. Therofore, Mr. Douohre is in no wey linblo to any of the mon employed by tho firm In thoir sowor-building operations, und hng no connection at all with tho mattor, Fred Willlams, stage mannger of IIueln;'u Tueatro, loft tho city for a flying, vislt to New Yorl vesterday afternoon, His misston is not outirely disconnacted with ¢ The Sphinx,” whick Lo intonds to bring out at Iaoley's.. Claudo Williams, agent of. Montgomory Queen, maltes Chicago his home for a dny or two befors rojaining tho olrcus in California, fla rovorts the. most flattering success in the Far Weat. 1Ir, Queen will winter on the Pacific Slaps, and ey in the spring tuko his show to Australis. Yestorday the Hon. J. D, Ward, Atd. Heath, and a few ather Ropublicans, culled upon Bpoak- or Blaine, aud asked him to delivor aspacch dur- ip?v his stay horo, Ho promised to do o ou bis ‘return from Osltkosh, where Lo js golug for a brief visit. JouX g. Wniayrr. Last Saturday Jobn 8. Wright, an old and woll- Imown resident of Chicago, dicd-ut West Phila- dulfihin, agod 60 yonrs, Mo camo hero in 1832 with his brothors Timothy, Walter, and Edward, tho first two of srhom are still alive, aud was for many- years_prominently connectod with tho grawth and devoJopment of this city. o awned at times large quantitics of real ostato, nearly all of which, howover, ho had sold, or lokt in tho sorfons financial revulsions which this placo haz known. 3 1io was ono of tho firm boliovers in tho groat- ness of Chicago, aqd du 1371 wrote and publish- ed a comprohopsivo statwatical work, sotting forth what_ the_city hud beon, and what ho wag confldent it would Decome in a fow’ years, For #ome time provious to his death ko had beon eulering froo montal alienation. Iis brother Waltor is now in Luvope. JOTEL ANBIVALS, Lalmer House—Tnmes A, Woir, Belfast, Ire- lnud ; 8ra, Jacob Ruun aud party, Springfleld ; D, MoKichan, 0. W. Mather, .George L. East- 1mon, Springtiold; G, O, Poarson, San Franaisco; Qol. ¥, D; Grant, U. 8. A, ;. Charlos Johuson, Ingland; Henry \V. Iolland, Cambridyo, Mass. . . . Grand Paclic Hotel—J. M, L Washington; Col. .A. M. I B Gllmen, Eogland; Joim G Loudou; Dr, J. tlcarns, Doston; A, I Daldwin, Hudson, Wig.; Lnomas. H. Kimball, Uniou Pacifle Railroad’; W. Dichmond, Buf- falo ; the Hon, R, G. Logersoll, Peoria, . . . Tremont House—0. Barrows, Mexico ; A, Bouy- for, Bt. Louls ; L. . Noble, Now. York; & II, Dodgo, 8t. Paul ; Adam Reid, Now. York; B, W, Hincks, U, 8. A.; Dr. Johuson, Now York ; J. Alaijo, Now Orleans; J. Higgins, Butfalo; R, C, drier, Pooria. . . Sherman House— o R, bort, Jacksonvilla Jowrnal ; Llishn Starr, TLoff Augolos, Cal.; 0. D. Hoss, Now York ; . D, vor, South Boud ; Thomny Blakey, ¥, 11, McCullough, L. M. l\lallwr, Phitudolphia. g ANNOUNCEMENTS, N. 1L Biwelle, n veformed liquor morclant of thia city, will narrato his experianco this ovening ab tho temperauce meotmng in: the Y, M. C. A, Tooms, No. 148 Mndlvon streot, The third grand ball of the Emerald Bonoficinl Assoolation will be given st 'Lwelfth Stroot Tuyner all Friday weels. To obtaln n good booklkeopar, copyist, or snlesman, with good reforonces, it i only necos~ sary to apply to the Young Mon's Cbuistinn As- socintion Treo Employment Bureau, 145 Fifth _aveuuo, Thoro will bo & mosting of tho stockhotders of tho Great Woators Insurance Compuny, bawks rupt, at 2 o'clock this.ufteruoon, in the Shorman l{uusc, to tako getion upon declaring a dividend, ofo. ‘Tho Library Lactura-Course will ba opaned this eveuing by the Rb. Rev. Biskop Dwenger, \rh.u will looture upon, " ‘Tho Amorican Pilgrimago,” in Bt Patalek's Chuych, cornor of Adamd and; Deaplaines/atroots. This leofuro will bo, donht- loss, of groat intereat, Bishop Dwongor having: takon 8o knportant o 12ark i tho pllgrimago. A moeting of tho corporation of tho Obiosgo eving Wotsa's Hotng for Teform, wil ba Letd ab tho institution, on” tho southeast corney of: T'hirty-first utropt nand Tudiang uvenne, Satur- day, tho 3d of Octobor, at,2:80 p. m., t0 considor. tha propricty ot o chuuge’ of lacationi the salo. or lousing of tho groundy on Uhirty-firat stroot. aue [ndicus avenue, aud-provido. for thoisame purchasing o new lob for tho institution ; to a!)-‘ point all ugcossary. committoos. and ofticors to earry out tho action of tho vorporation; aud to, provid ways and meaua for the orection of u, now building. Tiio Bt, Josapl Churclx. Fair, which way to be- sl Mouday, Opt. 5, ih North Side Carner Hall will opon Tuonduy, Oct. &, und 1ast o full weok, I'ho hunld way rontod for Monday to the Conven- tion of tho Opposition pavty. I'liero will bo n meoking of the Chicago Calo- doninn Socloty Tugsday, tho Gthi of' Qotobor. ‘This will Lo the anuual wootlng of, tho Hociuby, b which tho officors for ia onsuing year will ba clionon, Au effort, ls makdug by Hif3 prominont mombora of thiy Boctoty to olect good and come ‘Jnmm“mm\ to_ afilco this year. Accordingly, }m Tollowing tickot Js ufDl(ml of, which galng al mulnl% univorsal aprrobaflon: Prosidont, Hobe ort lorvoy: Vico-Presidont, Col, A, Rafon }:mnnu.mr. Rlobert Clark; Kooratary, William dgar; Aesistont Beerotary, William Cocliran, OPENING OF TRE COLLLOE Of LAW, Tho Unlon Uollopo of Law will reopen QOct, § In thelr niow bulldig, In tho roar of No. 77 Clak stroot, Tho oneyg-oxorcleen will consiut of an oxamination, by the Faoulty, of tho stndonts ap- plying for admlssian to the ' sonior clasw, ot 9 deloct in tho foronoon, lnsting watil 1 o'slook p, m., aud of addrossos on Mouday aflornoon as B o'cloclc by the Donw of tho Fac, ty, Judgoe Booth, and by Jidges Trumbull nad Dogflette sad o ors, About fifly-fivo studouts witl upply for ad- mission to tho Sonfor Clavs. A lago mimbor of Junlors aro also autering, Tho entirg bullding in tho rear of 77 Clark streot hna baon takan for purposos connegted with the Collego, Tho first atory and baseuiout will bo: accupied-'os a stg. doniy’ dining-room whero thoy can got board st afll per :uuk. . a £ & Lo thrao uppor floors of tho samo buil will bo m:c||plnl}, a8 dormitories for tho hlud;‘:[x':g of the Colloge of Law at prices varylug trom 15 conts por weolk to $LG0. Lhe rooms ara oqnal to any in the oity, and will bo plainly but nostly fornished by the junitor of tho building, nud lieated by ateam. " 'T'ho large ball on the second tloor.will be eccuplod -as Eu loclure-room, 1t Will weab comfortably 200 atudonts, and is as neat and ologant a room for tho purposo ag tho clty affords, Atraugemonts .of the most commodions and ologant charactor Lavo thus haen mado for ac- cominadating law. students. ns cheoaply a3 thoy bavo ovar been provided for at nuy pofut fn tha cou.ntr_v. whilo “affording them opportunitics during all tho businows hours of tho day to at tond tho trints of causos in the courts, a priy- 1lego no whoro olso_affordod them in.aqual do- groo oxoept in Now York Gity, Tho Faculty in- oluda gentlomen sufliclently” ominent fu tho lnsw to satiufy the mose ambitlons student, aud no- :'ll;;’lt!fl: ll?‘ :;::n mnyh ut:}rfznlllmmlml youths may ughly bred to tho fay in “thi overy year lioucoforth, R aolzol ——— ~THE OITY-EALL, Tho City. Colloctor yosterdny recelved 95,500 on clty taxes, aud on licensos $700. Tho wator Dopartmont received $2,100, ‘The Commitico on Markots falled.to mook yestorday, owing to the absenco of a quortm. Tho Chairman will report on his owp account, ‘i Board of Public Works yestordny awardod tho contrnct for planking : Rundell placo to B, Bngon Jr., the lowest bidder, at & prico of 81:14 por lineal foot, Tire-Marehal Bonner will loayo town nsxt Sunduy evening to attond tho National Convon- tion of Engincors, which takes place In St. Lonis on the 5th of October. Sovoral. of . the mombors of the - Bridowoll Committes vistted thst institution yesterdsy for o tour of inspection of tho promiscs, Tho mombers of tho Board of Publia’ Works; loavo for Milwaukeo this eveaing,. Thoy go on invitation of 1. P. Allls &.Co., of that olty, for tho, purpase. of wltnmlnf and examining the Allis water-pumps, uged in tho Mitwaukeo Wator- Works, Thoy have alo raceived an invitation tg go-to Nowarl, N. 3., for, o elmilar purpose, bt they will bardly accsp it, on secount of: the dige tauce from Chicago. Ald; M. D. Balloy having sunouncod himself a. Republican, and hn}'in{: lonned an. old: iat, is, but baroly recognized’ by his old aseacintes around tho all. e is anxious:to accara morg soworago for tho Eighth ward, and says he will) 1ot reat antil ho obtaius some promises shot ate- tention will be given to the mattor, The Bosrd of Polico and Fire Commissionors. mot yesterday afteruoon in the Firo Marshal oflioa, Owing to tho absonco of President Sheris: dnn, Commissionor Klokiio ocoupled tho chair. Thomas Flahive, of the Light Procient, waadis., charged undor eharge of drunkenness, Herman Ilanson's resignation, under charges of conduct ‘unbecomiug nu ofiicor, was accopted. Doth of tho abovo afilcors wero on probation, and belong to tho last batoh of npfmlutmmlhs. T'his makes five out of the original thirty that have already been. djscharged. * Ofticor 1lorat, avraigned.on charges of .refusal to do duty, was,roprimand= ed, and tho charges takon undor advisomont. Olicer Baino, charged with unnocossarily. outor. ing tho houso of a citizen and the uso of: insult- ing languago to a'Indy, was also roprimanded, and the chexges taken under advisoment, As is.usunl on Mondaysy o groat. number..of. Aldermen wore to no_ geou atound:-thay Hall: I'hoy-wero o]k busy in tronsncting. busness. prow liminary to.tho gession of tho. Council, AL, Schunitz wants improvoments on 'I'wenty-gecond straot, and gowors and \m(nhl’l\ipn» in tho.south< ora pottion of tho Sixth Ward, and wants tho Council to fill np. Hoaloy: Slough, Ald, Mahr and Btout want water-pipes in. their ward, Ald; Hildroth and; Bailey want sowernge in .tho Eighth-Ward, Ald. O'Brion wants. the Inrrison Btreet bridgo put under way of " coustruction, Ald. Quirk wants sewarago in. the Fourtcently Ward. Ald. Whito wants nothing,, oxcept-to-ga ta tho Senato, now that ho.Las.s0ourad. pramiaca’ {fvom tho Board of Publio Works that every foot of lis-ward will'bo.gowered this fall. Evory ona of thom,wantsabont n dozen of his political supporters.appointed to positions on the Lire and Polico, Dopartmants, s CRIMNINAL. RECORD. CRIMINAL COURT, St Jiudas, Rogers—Moses Iolslngton pleaded guilty to petit,laraon; ontonced to- sixty-dayo in tho County: Jail, lism Duny, larceny of 83 from monoy-till:of. B, Tritzouchat; trial by jury ;'vordict, guilty, and sontenca. suspended.—., John Quilett, tried for-an attompt to rob.Julins. Tleyordabl; verdict, * Not guilty."—The motion: for a now trinl 1n.tho caso of. Andersan, the con-’ victed incondjary, willbo hoard. Friday or Batur day.—~The prosont torm. of tho Court will ond Snturday ; Judgo Mooro will prealdo during tho_ Octobor torm. o JUSTICE COURTA. Justice Boyden — Bridgot ITayos, making thrgats ta do_violenco-to:Oatherine Jonnon:: con tinued till to-day in-bail of $200,~Igaac Cleavo- lang, larceny; continued'till Friday,—Nollio St. Clair, Inrceny of &5 from Casper Uering; con< tinped til) to-dny in bail of $200.—Joln Edwerds, 0. IL Thompson, and B, H, Grover, riot; tried, and decision to-day: prigoners hold in bail of 300 each,—Jolm Sniders, Michool Harbert, and Arnold Smith, dwwordorly ; continued. til Iriday. in,ball of $200 ench.—Samuol Darnett and. Ed- ward Connos, larceny of 854 from John Sallis van; held to Criminal Court in bail of* 3000 onclr,—Thomas MeGuiro, mbh!?:. garroted und, robbed Jmwes lloward of 84 held to Criminsl Court in beil of ~ 8700,— llonry Carroll, larony of a. valiso from John Haskell; fined. §20.—Nicholus. Goary.and Johu Garrity, assanlt on Jamos McGarry, Satur Qay night lat, with & deadly weapon with intont to kill; continnod titl Friday at 9 o'alock, in bail of €8,000 cach.~—Same partics, riot, continned 1]l sawme time, in bail'of 83;000 cachy, Justicg Soully—L. A, Wostorstrom,, nssaulf with u deadly woapon with intant, to kiil.C, aud 0. B, Bward; continmed till to-marrow. in buil of &700:—Jamos Andorson, vagranoy; fined & Julin Bradloy, disordorly: “fined $20.—Aficlinel Lelly, disorderly; fued 850 Juslice Kaufmann—Lhomas - MoDonald, as< sult with ‘intont. 10 do bodily injury-to Witlam I'riflo; continued: till to-doy-in ball- of: #400.— Williuta Lisher, azeanlt with, o doadly weapon with intent to murder Kato' Millor; comuiits tod witlout bail till. Oot; 8.—Joroph Knufmann, obtaining. mouoy. undar false pro= tenxos from D. Rpy; hold to'the Criminal Court in bail of §600.~—Some, obtaining- monsy under false protonscs. from Ilonry Tisher; held to Crimjual Court in bail of £600.—Sawe, obtalnis money:undor falso pratonsos fram, 1lon mau ; sont to the Nridowall for ninely days, and {inoil 3100, WJustive Haines—Augnstus I1, O, Worres, Uon- rad Frapk, and:Q, W, Dlajudell, tho partios who wore arrostod Friday for recoiving stolo goods —lknowing thom to havo. beon stolon—from the boy Geary, who. is.in, the employ of Bronson Brothiors, Woro up for preliminary henring, Tho prosocution was conduclod by Gen. Taurtolotto, and-Alr, 1. J, Follows nppeared for, tho defensn, I'ho oxnmination ocenpiod.the enlire aftornoon, aud will ba rosumed this atternoon, Justico Winship—"Tho South Onleugo riot cago way on trial, aud continuad, MIGOLLLANKOTS, Comniigaloner-dlpyne—Jotos T, Darrow and iy won, who woro arrestod: togothor with My, Daxrow, forcountorfaiting, and who wora to have heon filod yosterday, were grautod w contine uanoo, undor the mno ball aa of T'riday, Ll Sate urday.~Phillp Wintor and Jamos 15, Tnylor, oharged with sonding postal cards with seurrils lous opithots- thoreon to Dr, O, W, Zsramba through the medium of the United Statos mailst hold on their own recognlzance in 2500-bait foI tueir appoaranco this atternoon, Burglaries.—~Burglars _ontored the stora of Willlnis Burke, No. 287 Raudolph otrook yeator