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——— " LOCAL MISCE GEN. SHALER. A TRIRUNE roportor yesterdny aftornoon sought to fiod out what was tho causo of tho hiteh at prosont standing in the way of tho co-oporation of tho Uitizons' Association and tho Fire Donrd in conuection with the socuring of Gon, Shalor's sorvices. How woll ho succoeded will bo shown in tho followlng intorviows with a prominont member of each body. The first gontloman in- viowed was Y MR, L Z. LEITER, & 7onding mombor of the Citizons' Assooclation, who was quite aommunleativo on tho subject, as follows ¢ , Roportor—Mr. Loiter, ploase let me know what was tho canso of the Citizens' Assoclation declining to net further with tho Fire Doard in ‘bringing Gen. Shaler to this city. Mr. Leiter—~Tho fact of tho matter is, that tho Association hiag becomo tired of the Bonrd's doublo-dealing. When first the subject wna mentioned o the Board, thoy soemod to bo quite anxious to co-operate with ns, Commlssioner Ayors, who was prosont, oxpreusod s willinguess to resign in order to make n place for Gon, bnnser, and the Board scomied to colncide with his iden. Ayars chunged lis mind, howsver, subsequently. Reporter—But in tho conferonco botweon ths Board and tho_Associntion was it not agreed upon that the Bomd should pass cortnin resolu= tions in royard to callivg in_ Gon. Shaler's as- sistance to roorganizo the Firo Departmout on a moro ofliciant bnsis 2 Mr. Leiter—Yos; duringitho confersuces— there were threo of them—botweon the two bodics, the Board soemod always willing to further the designs of tho Arsociation, and res- olutions were framed accordingly, which received the full approbation of the Association? Thoso resolutiony wore, however, invariably ohanged nlterwarda o that thelr original meaning was entiroly lost. Roporter—That was vory fleklo conduot. Mr. Leitor—Whonovor tho Bonrd was confor- ring with the Associntion, 1ts membors evon wont furthor than our members in desiring tho pres- ence of Gen. Shaler, but thon Mr. darke Shori- dun, on after consideration, invariably framed tho resolutions to suit himsclf, I tetl you this Mark Sheridnn is o crafty customor,—the crafti- est I avor mot fv my life. When I first talked with bim, I felt that he wonld willingly atd the Associntion in 1t8 operations ; o coincided with all my views, and I 'left his prosonco much grati~ fict with the rosult of my interview with "him, 1s0on learncd that his " coincidenco with my idqcas was but simulnted, and now [ am of the opinion that this gentle-voiced, meek-mannerod Mark Sheridan iy, without exception, tho deep- nat, craftiost man I ever mot in my life. From the frequency with which the Board ful‘lml to Keop tho promises made to tho Citizons' Com- mitteo, wo folt_that, even if Gon. Shalor wero brought to tho city, the Board would ronder all liis efforts at amelfiorating our condition unavail- ing. Thoy liave no feeling of good-will towards Iris coming, and, as long as thivgs are thus, thero is no use of employing the Genoral, “The reporter thon callod upon MR MARK SHERIDAY, the Presdent of tho Board. That gnn!llumnn Hind but fittle to enf about tho matter, The re~ portor wanted to seo the lettor which the Asso- cration hind sent to tho Board, and tho Presidont «f the Board wont to the City Attorney, who had it 1 his poesession, in order to show it to him, Fhig the City Attornoy would mot du, fairly trembling with emotion when tho Prosident «f the Doard requested him to do so. He had it locked up in his voult, and it wus evidont that he intended o keop it thore at »il cost. Leaving Mr. Jamioson to guard his L.eanuro, the roporter asked DIr. Shoridan why he had gono and changed the meaning of tho olutions as charged by tho Citizens' Associa- sion. Mr. Sheri®an—The changes I made wore of no vital consequonce, The resolutious as propared hy the Board and Citizens' Committoo were in- ufopnne of oxproseion and awkward of construc- tion, I morely put them iuto such shape ay bo- comes tho m:oré of the Bourd over which I pre- Hide. Roporter—Why, n momber of the Committee told me this moruing that you invariably altered the resolutions which meant o good deal, g0 a8 to mean nothing. 3 Mr. Shoridau—VWoll, now, look hero. I' will show you what the lotter from the Citi ' Committeo was cansed by. * 1t was from a little changoe I coused to bo minde in a resolution, or rather an addition to the resolution, of our Donrd of last Baturdny, published in Tue SoN- vay Tninuse, which “the Association did not deom sufliciently strong. On Monday afternoon Mr. Xlokke prepared the following addition to tho resolution : And (Lat Lo (Gen, Shaler) bo gmployed In the or- gnnization and discipliniug of the Iire Department, und, whilo thus employed, be sball be known e Ad- visor-General of tho Joard, Now, I did not thiuk that this was an olegant amendment or addition to thoe resolution, and I decided that its wording should be somewhat al- tered, T'his I accomplished, as follows, and the following amendment was placed on the Board record, and a copy of it forwarded to tho Citi- zous' Association; And that whilo thvs employed in tho reorganization and disciplining of the Fire Department, i shall by kmawn o8 General Adviser of the city autliorities, and shall Lo reapected accordingly, Now, you sco thatall the chango here is tu give Gon, 8haler tho wide scope of the whole city authorities to give the bonefit of his wis- dom, and to call him Genoral Adviser instead of tho Advisor General. In tho namo of all that is good, what fault can the Citizons' Association find with this? Reportor—Thon this 18 the whole cause of the hiteb, is it ? 1r. Shoridan—The sole and whole cnuse, I agsure you, Tho reporter again interviewed Mr. Jamioson, and found bim stili unwilling to sllow n glanco at tho lotter, The reporter departed, but not until aftor ho had Jesvned that it was proposed to hold auother conferenco between tho two bodies bofore all hope was given up, The conference, in all prob- ability, will decido whother Gen, Shinler is com- ing to Chicago or not. ——— ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. The meeting of the Alumni Institute was con- tinued yesterday morning, and will hold until noon to-dny, 88 Prof, Androws, on nccount of sickness, will not be able to give his lecture on Lako Michigan as Earth'a Timepieco to-night, After o prayer-moeoting of half an Lour, James Tompkins, of Kewaues, 1L, read au able paper on tho Rolation of Natural Law to Prayer. Ho defined prayer and natural Inw, and argued that, 1. it is ndmitted that nuswors to prayer can be obtained in tho apiritual world, the samo may happen in the physical, and that it is more rea- sonable to expoct auswors in the physical than in tho epiritual world, Thig oekay provoked considerable discussion, and it was ndvancod that thero wasn natural Juw of prayer, as well 85 of any othoer element of the universe, ‘The roview af BEARY' FOURTH GOSPEL, the henrt of Christ, was then read by G. W. Coloman. E, 1. Sears, tho author of the worlt, is & Unitarian, nearly alliod to orthodoxy, hns & warm, loving heurt, ‘and loves John nnd loves Clirist. Ho arguen the _suthonticity of the Gos. pol of John wgainst ity beimg an apoeryphal waork, by institnting the paralletof interpolatin a0 article iu tho Constitution of tho Unlu:fl States, of tho dato of 1600, tonching Stato’ Rights, sccossion, aud the Divine origin aud zuthenticity of Slavery, showing what o violation of history such an act would bo ! Hoars” ground on the subject of miracles was completoly taken out from “under him, shiowing vhat working miracles does not noed gront physi- cal power ou the part of him who worky them, or that spirituul men aro widely known s musen~ lar gymuusts, Christionity is dofined as & re- markable influx of power in a pause in history, thia pauso being the general despair of tiie world at tho stato of things about the commence- meut of the Christian ora, and the book shows that this powor producod @ serios of remarkublo characters in bistory. he Greok philosophy Lad 1ts consummation in I'lato,400 years before Chirist, and if the world was to be mproved by eulw, this mprovoment ought Lo have beon oo menced long before tho timo of Christ, The acmo of Roman clvilization, a4 oxbibited In ‘the roligion of the poople i tho time of Chirlst, was shown, in a woudorful word painting, ns aun utter failure. The incarnation ol Christ wos wonder- fully shown In this fourth gowpol, aud it s the testimony of 1,600 yours that the pocial gift of the Holy Spivit in all Christian lustory revesls this mauhood of Jesus, and this manhood brings Il ko nonr to us that whon we want Ilim we find in Him tho trossurc-house of Cod's gonorogity to our needs, n supply far more abundant than our nocossitios, The madern aoliglons which duto the world's progrosu date from Clristinnity, for the othor iwo greut religious of tho world oithier haveno futuro orno [ THE BUSINESY MEETING . followed thie oxorolye, at wlich £, ¥, Willinms, ort Btherldgo, and W, F. Brown wora admit- tod an membora of the Aesocintion, Tho Com; mitteo on Entortalnment was banisliod from ox- intonco on the ground that, If the frionds of tho Bominnry and Alumni_ wialiod to entortnin them in future, tho firat advance should como from thoso frionds, aud Lot from any commiitoo np- poluted for the purposo of finding lodging and feoding places for htogry and needy min- istors, and it wns Buggested that it, at tho noxt annual gathoring, no houses wero voluntarily thrown opon for tho reception of the Alumnl, hotol should bo found that would ccommodato all who shonld ba prosont. Tiua Indepondonco, and consideration for tho faolings of, and incon- venionco to, tho mombors of nolghboring chnrolios and congrogatious, was an admirabla foaturo of the bnsiness mooting. Horonfter i good peoplo want to entortain any augols of the Instituto unnwaros, thoy mnst mako their desiro known to the oficers of tho Almnal, or Faculty of the Sominary, . et THE ATHINZEUM, The following {8 & summary of tho annual ro- port of the Chicago Athenmum The fleld occupied by the Hocloty is that (oth- orwiso largoly unocoupled) betwoen thechurohos and religious associntiona on the one, hand, and tho organized charities on tho othar, espeo- iat roforsuco being liad to the wolfaro of tho young peoplo of tho city, especially thoso with- aut homo influences and associations, The agonoies omployed aro o readlng-room, library, cliega-room, gymuasium, evoning classocs, leoture-course, sociablos, and eutertainmonts. PATRONAGE, All dopartments of the work havo boon well patronized and sustained in the past year, though the attoudanco upon tho ronding-room’mnd li- brary has been somewhat_diminished sinco tho oponing of tho froo Publio Library and Ronding- Roowin the jnmodisto vicinity of tho Athonw- um. cnrss, £ Arrangomonts woro in May Inst porfoctod with tho Chicago Cuess Olub by which1t was furnish- ed & roomn with the Athoumum on torms whioh make the priviloges of tho Chess Club and Athonmum reciprocally open to membera of both organizations. THE QYJNASLOM AND MEATN-LIFTS aro largoly patronized by the young men of tho city, aud to some oxtent by Dusinoss and pro- foesional men, affording the opportunitios of ob- taimng proper oxercise and musvular dovelop- ‘mont of groat valuo, THE EVENING OLASE-INSTRUGTION hag bocomo ouo of the most important foatures of tho work of the Bocloty. During the yenr clases woro maintalnod for periods averaging from twonty to forty woeks, in Gorman, French, Lnglish Titoraturo, phonography, * botany, sstronomy, vocal mueie, and Spanish, ‘'ho agrrogato class-membership was 410, with an averago weekly nttendanco of 260. The froo lecture-course oponed in Decomber, and was continuea till May with an average nt- tendanca of over 200, Bocinblos for members and their frionds woro bold monthly, and formed one of tho pleasantost fontures of tho work of tho Socloty, ~ The aver- age attondanco was about 200, CIANGE OF NAME, In Moy Inst the name of the Socioty was changed from tho * Chicago Christian Union " to the Chicago Athenmum, = Tho rensons which induced thia ehango wera that the similarity in namo to othor inatitutions organized for diffor- ont purposos led to great misconcoption in tho minds of tho Fubllc in rogard to the objocts and purposos of the Bociety. REOEIPTA,AND EXPENDITORES. Tha total roceipts for tho year oudivg Sopt, 30 wero $14,182.15; total oxpenditures, $14,112,80 ; balance on hand Sept. 10, 263.77. OF tho nmowunt roceived, $3,211.10 was from loans obtained by tho Sociaty, 'and of tho nmonnt oxpendod $4,360,46 wag in paymont of loaus and outstanding in- dobtodness, Tho balanco of expendituros, amonnting to $9.743.84, was on account of cur- rout expenses. OROANIZATION OF THE WORK FOR THE COMING YEAR. Tho fall torm of the ovening classes opened in tho weok commoucing Sept. 28. Classca wora then formed in Gorman, Fronoh, English litera- ture, phonography, mechanical and objeot draw- ing, vocal music, olocntion, and Spantsh, Pres- ent class-membership is 883, Additional classos aronow in procoss of formation, Instruction upon the pisno is givon Wednosday and Satur- day of each wook. Tho Society has been fortunate In socuring Lthe sorvices of competont and experienced teachers, and it {s belloved that the instruction furnished is a8 thorough and officient a8 can be socured anywhoro elso n the city. Sociables aro held o overy alternato Thursday avening, ingtoad of monthly, as tast Year, Theic conduct and management 8 in tho hands of n committeo of tho membors, ‘Iho frao locture-course opened Oct. 11, and will bo continuod till May. The lectures are of a bigh order, embracing a wide range of sub- fects, many of whick are of an emineutly practi- cul character, MEMDERSHIP, The present membership of the Society is 1,227. At no timo in the history of the Society have the ndditions to membership been greator thau in the past two months, giving promise that tho timo i ot far distant in the future, when a memborahip will bo reached which will rendor the Booioty eolf-supporting even at tho low rato at which its privilegos are now furnished. T'he memberwship, with privileges, is of threo classos, viz.* Anounl, by thopayment of $1; subscription, by thopayment of $16 ; contributory, by the pay- ment of $10. The $10 membership ontitles ono to all the priviloges of the Society, including the gymunsinin, hoalth-lifts, Chess-Club, evening claugey, lecture-courso, socinbles, and library, THANKS, Grateful ncknowledginent is mado of servicos posformed and aid rendered by those who Joc- tured in tho free course ; thoso tenchers whose services in tho ovening classes were {;'mtulloua % the duily pross of tho city for publication of weekly announcements, a8 well as for froquent frlendly mention of thefworklof tho Sacioty; and, mst but not lonst, thoso nobloand genorons womon who organized and ¢arried on & series of Innchesin nid of tho depleted treasury of the Hooloty at tho close of Inst winter, DEATIL OF PROF, 1A Tn May lnst tho Atheiuoum sustained tho loss of one of its warmest friends in tho death of tho Itev. Josoph Haven, D, D., LL. D., Vico- President of tho Bocioty, Apprapriste resolu- tions of respect were adopted, and ontered upun tho records of the Society. THE OUTLOOK. At no time in tho history of the Socicty has its work appeared moro bopeful than at tho prosent time, nand, though tho mooting of its expeused for the coming yoar is still question of serious moment, the Bonrd feels confldent that, in viow of tho past work nccomplished, and that now being done, the business men of Chi- eago will not suffer the Seciety to Inck for necded support. ————— ATITEMPTED STREET-OAR ROBBERY. A daring sttempt at robbery was made by threo thioves lust evening, in o Liako strcet car of tho West Division Railrond, sbout 8 o'clock. Soon after the car started from s western limit citywards, thros ruffians cutored tho car by the front piatform, A Indy and a gontlemau woro the eole oo- cnpants of the car at tho timo. Oue of the fel. lows passed olear through the car, und, as ho ronched the rear platform, ho gave thoe con- ductor & blow with his fist in' the mouth, 4 but the conductor, quickly recov- ering ~ himself, roturned tho compliment with stunning effect, for ho lLnocked his asenilunt clear off the platform on to tho roadway, Tho villain's colleagues wero mean- while busy inside tho car; one, feigning partinl drunkenness, managed to fall on to the lady, and attompted to snateh lior wateh-chuin ; the otber mado a stroke with » stick at the goutioman pas- songor, but fuiled of Lis mark, Those two suddenly oxhibited signs of o~ briety whon thoy heard their villainous compan- 1o shouting for Lolp, aud they instautly wont to hisaid, ~ Dut tho ludy, quick as thought, and with a lively conception of tho dexigns of tho trlo, rushiod ow to the front plat- form, informed the driver of tho state of affairs, and, when the Iatter had put on tho "brako, stopping the ecar, she took hold of the rews, thus giving tho_drivor an op- portunity to go and assist the couductor. After & short struggle, in whiel tho car-hook was used with vigor, tho thieves woro benten off Otlos Wero ruiwed for the police, but in such a latitude it In usoless to look for u minion of tho law, e conductor's thoory ok to tho nttack Is, thiat hio had just rocelved his monthly pay and thoso Dious gantlomen wishud to rulieve }Alm of it. e st ok ARON ANDERSON, The offorts whioh have been mado Lo securo tho pardon of Aron Audorson have thus far proved unavaillng, Gov, Boveridge yestordny decllued to intorfore, but suggontod the viroulns tlon of pelitions, #o that he might learn public sentiment on the subjeot, Accordingly, w form haos boen gotton up, which, uftor giving tho lot- ters of Judge Rogers nud the jury, ulrcady pub- lished, and oue from Wushington {)uahuull, goen on tosay: In considoration of the sbove statcmient, and from our own kuowledgo of thy evidence wdduoed vn the THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE trial of Aron Anderaon in the Oriminal Gourt of Cook County, asld evidonce belog purely ciroumetantial, and, {0 our opinion, Iuauficiont to warrant tho convio touof Anderson; from tho faot that Anderson on tho telal proved from hin youth up ns good & chnracter na it s posaible for any nian to prave; from tho fact that Do was an industrious, sobor, akifitnl workman, uns ombarcasted by dobt, hut with monoy at intercst at {ho bitno of i iereat ¢ from tho fact that lio had n wifo sions, there in no good exonno why abungry man this noon should atay away. Tho tabls is vory attractivo, and Invishly sot out both with aub- atantiala and luxuries. Tho visitor, thoreforo, gets n good meal, and helpa n good canse, TIE OPELA. | Thoro wns no performance at MoVioler's last aud two young ehildeen, plodges for his good be- | ovoning, tho honso boiug closod to allow of ono havior; from the fact that no motive sufllelont to in- diteo even o wicked and abondoned man to commit tha erimo of arnon, aud absolutely no motive which coutd Aerve frou his integrity n man of (ho frropronchisblo gharacter uf Andcrnon, waw praven; from all thess facte, wo flio undersignod, citizons' of Chicaygo, are entinfied of tho innacahco. of Aton Andorson, of the crinio of which ho stnuds convicted, We deom tlio fate whioh toars an inuocent man from Iis frionda and Lfs fmily, and from usefulness in life, consigna Liim to a folon's doom nnd punishment 1u the Pentontiary, aud forovor Llights his and his children's nnme, not Iesa terriblo than that of him who {ibilo yet alivo {4 fucload in Uie coilln and burled in 16 v, W‘u believe the mazin of law L a8 well a4 morol ful ono that 1t i bottor that niueiy-nine gulity men go unpunished, rather than that ono [nnocant man should puiler. Wo do therafore, confidently aud most earnost~ Iy, request of Your Excelloucy that yon oxtond fo onr worthy (a8 wo belleve) but unfortunite followscitizen, that exoentive clemency which by tho organto law Iy mercifully us wiraly atid fustly placed 1 Sour hands to bo use thts, . Copies of the Eotltlnn have baon loft ot tho Palmer Houso, Shorman Houso, Young Men'a Ohristinn Associntion Rooms, 'No, 148 Eaat Madivon stroot; Athonmum, No, 118 Xaat Madison Btroot; drug store, cornor of Twonty- #econd streot and Indiann avonno; Gault Honse, ot Wost Bido; Puroor Hall, North Side; and at Tur TRinuNE offico and ZWmes office. 'All who fool dispesod to sign tho petition aro roquosted to call at oithor of sald places and do o at once, an il the papors in the cnso aro to bo pmsonle& to the Govornor Monday or Tuasday, when ho will deflnitoly act {n tho mattor. —eeia THE ART-SALE. Tho snlo of the plctures in tho Art-Gallory at tho Exposition was coutinued yostorday ovoning, with the following geault : Artiat, Puvohazer. Price, 8, Johnson.$ 60.00 60,00 67,50 67.60 50,00 16.00 Subject. oy ... 1 . Lake Champlain,, D, ¥, Kone futhe interests of “justico in such & caso aa | witl 76,00 Mr, Van Aradale presided. full-dress robearsal of **ignon,” which will bo glven this evoning for tho firat timo fn this country in English, _As tho troupe hns dovoted muohi time to {ts stndyaud proparation, an oxcol- lont performance of {t mny bo anticipatod. Tho anla for thig ovening is thus far tho largest of the scanon. . SARIIAGE LIOENBES, At the Instance of tho County Olerk, wo eall tho altention of tho minlstorsof tho difforont denominatious and tho Justlcos of the Ponce in this connty to tho facty that cortifieates of mar- tinges roturned by them to tho County Olork not properly fitled up, or_in noy way unsatisfao- tory, must bo correctod bofore euch cortiticates ean ba ontored in tho record of warriagos. ‘Iho County Olork hos sont writton notiocs, asking for tho corroction of orrors in such cortificntos to tho following poraons, withont racelving any mngunuo Ly thom, If this, tho last call, moots tho snmo results, Lo will tuko such stops as will ennble the State's Attorney to forco thoso gontlomon to obey tho lnws of the Stato, For the protoction of warricd parties and their hoirs, it {8 positively nocessary that theso laws be striotly complied with, Tho namon of theso gentlomen aro: Tho Rtov. 1. A. Walsl, addross unknown, ‘Tho Rev. Goorgo 8. Mulliug, Gontral Clristian Church, “Tho Rov, O, W. Riardan, 1233 Prairlo avenuo. The Rev. J. L. Klivg, addross nnknown, Tho Rov. J. Ranrchert, address unkuown, 'ho Rov, John \aldron, 182 Eiglitoentl sireot. ‘Tho Rov. J, K, Walkor, Reunion Prosbytorisn Church, Nool B, Boyden, Justicoof tho Peaco, TRE YOREFELLOWS, Tho Mission Band Union, composed of tho Young Men’s Christinn Assoolation, ** Yakofol- lows,” ond kindred bands conncctea with ovangolleal churches in Chicago, organized to dovigo and carry out the bost plang tu‘iuuuca tho multitudes in this city tonttond Divine servico in our churchios, lield its quarterly mooting last ovoning at the locture-room of tho Young Mon'a Christian Association, No. 148 East Madison streat, about twenty-five porsons bolug presont. “ Individaal Tho subjeots disoupsed woro: Van Sovera S0 | hristian Lubor," by - John L. Lo 105,00 | ** Can = work bo best done singly or _with two nasocintes togolhor ?” 'i)y 5000 | J, N. Crittonden. “In what WAYS ean 160, Christian women_asgist in the work 2" by “® | "1\ D. Bontloy aud W. H. Reddington, What iy 52,50 | the bost way'to tront strangorsatour mootings ? 07.60 | by J. A, Mattock and Arthur Farwoll, * \What 200,00 | ovidonee hayo we that the Lord n&wprovoa of the 100,00 | work in which we aro onpaged 7" by W. L. Clough and J., N. Crittenden, 750 | “ho Committcs nppointed to oncourago tho o r0.00 | Organization of ** Yoicefollow bnuds through- MOrton.ees e esvessON tho Schuylid, G, R, Jone out the city roported that during the past quar- n%...... 70,00 | tor thoy bad boeu nbuout from the aty, and Brichorsusss sesNnrragansett theroforo wore not able to roport ns much Beach ... ‘S.“!':.a ‘Ilfluk- sibi pragmfls ;a du{in tll‘m plrt:]vlous quarter. Nlo s see 1104 bauds hnd to their knowledge Leen organizad. oo s S SWatker 17,5 | T1io pastora of tho Michifan Avonne Mk Feren Shors and Sloro e Baptist Churctiea bnd oxpressed thomselves Allko Jacknon, 160,09 | favorably towards undertaking this work, Tho J, R, Woodwell.,,.Cernay R, Jen- Contonnary A, E. Church hnd an organization, 8500 ( but not oxactly in thoir line, This suggosted Augus..e.os ooee A Holland Inte- TIOPs vt e G. W, Hale, 120,00 ReamM yuessaeees Yollow Poaches ,.Robt, War- : .50 .00 L, Gay... \prlu Blostoms,, . L, Tilton. .. 200, Carabaln... Bridge at Lu- Cerfi.,easires . RObE, War- 3 Teh...... 110,00 Carabain lel’%crna and Mt W. DoHans., Al Guillemin, tin 172,50 T, Hill..........Under Tablo Rock.. Scoki, Je 6250 TZoyer...ss.nes.Tho Song of tho Bhirt...veseers.0.F. Hanole tine..... 172.50 Mncaems ..ee. oo, Chuirch Tnteriorat Brussels,,.,....T, W, Bar- Ve¥..s. .. 150,00 Paul Wober.......Lake Luzerns....C. A. Greg- tho nccesuity that thoy should sock to onCoUrage organizgtions of bands eimilar to tho * Yoke- follows ™ and kindred_bands, becauso in thia way our churches could be educated to this work ina systomatic and effectual manuor, Aftor singing sevoral hymus and soying womo prayors the moating adjournod. et S CRIMINAL RECORD. ORIMINAL COURT. Judge Mosre—W. R. Whitney, who plonded puilty to tho larcony of $13, was sont to tho 1ouse of Qorrection for six months,—Annis Heit- man pleaded guilty to larcony, and scntonco waa suspendod.—Charlos Harria plended guilty to larcony, and was sent for thirty daya to the House of Corroction.—Johanna Tilberg ploaded gullty to larceny, and sentence was suspended.—Jamos Shiny and Honry Williams were tried for larceny of clothing, found guilty, and term of punish- 55.00 | mont fixad at throo yoars each intho Pouitontinry. 260,00 | —Willinm Jackson was tried for an assault witha revolvor upon Daniel B. Scully; found guilty, erwon..., 350,00 | 8nd term of puvishment fixed at Bricher ,.......,.Manchestor Olifs,J. Mason . 500,00 | three years and six montha in the Ponitentiary, Vun Starkon- burgh.... and Innd, ..., Willlam Hart.....Coming Starm,...L, Tilton... —_— THE FAILURE TO INDICT MIKE Mc- . DONALD, To the Editorof The Chicago Tribune : 8m: Your editorinl in this momning's fssue suggests the true solution of the failure to in- dict Mike McDonald. The Supreme Courts of Qoorgin, Louisiann, Iowa, and Kentucky, have each beld it unnecessary to prove that the gun or pistol was loaded to sustain an indictmont for aseault with intont to kill. Johnson ve. Stato, 26 Ga,, 611 ; Stato va, Marco, 12 La., 635 ; Burns ve. Commonisealth, 3 Met., 13; Stato va, Shoppord, 10 Towa, 126, In our Slate, uuder an indictment for assault with intent to inflict bodily injury, the sccused may b found guilty of an assault only, the pun- ishment for which may bo $1,000 flue and im- prisonment in the County Jail for one year, **When the circumstauces show an abandon: ond malignant heart,” Ave theso circumstancos wanting in Mike McDonald's caso 7 Yet he goss seot-freo, Next. LAw 4xD OnpzE. Cuticago, Oct, 33, 1674, (ain PR GENERAL NEWS, The potitiono calling on the ayor and Coun- cilto submit to the popular vote the question whether the city shall be incorporated under the gencral Inw passed two years ago will be put in circulation to-day, A solf-propolliug Amoskong fire-ongine will be publicly tosted this morning at the corner of Madison streot and Miokigan avenuo, under the direction of Marshnl Bonner and his Assistants, The trinl begins at 10 o'clock. A slight firo ocowrred in the drying-room of Iambrook's furniture factory, at 11:30 a. m. yestorday, sud caused the alarm from Box G42, Damage tritling, Tonedict Bangertor, a carpenter, is missing, and his wife {8 suxious 1o learn of his where- abouts, He is nbout 80 years old, and & native of Bwitzerland, Tho alarm from Box 355 at 8:15 o'clock yes- torday uftornoon was caused by firo in o barn in reur of No. 416 South Morgan street, owned by John ilable. Loss, $G0; no insuranco, Cause unknown, On dccount of tho rain Inst evening, the ine Atheneum was postponed until next Thuraday eveniug, at 8 o'clock, The temperaturo yosterday, as obaorved by Munnsse, optician, under Tue I'ninone Building, was in tho shadeat 8 u, m., 55 deg. Farenhoit ; 108, m, 68: 12m., 61; 8 p, m., 59; 6 p, m,, b8, aud 8 p.'m., 60, ‘The homoopathio physicians met at the Tre- mont lust evening, aud, after a briof disoussion jx! lhnd diyouses of women and children, ad- journed, Yosterday afternoon at 3 o'olock, while Mra, ITymun, of No, 651 Michigan avenus, was bLelp- ing her mothor out of n buggy in front of her zosidenco, tho horso attached bocame frightoned and upsot tho vohicle, which fell on Mrs, Hy- man and broke ler right log just above tiio anklo, Sho was carriod 1nto the houso aud surgeon was sount for, Mesers,” Charlos B, White and 8. P, Blagdon, Munagers of the North British and Morcuntilo Insurunco Company of Englund, are in tho oity looklng over the ground, with a view of resum- ing businces, The Luncasliive of Englaud hns alroudy resumed, and the Royul of London has novor ceusod umdorwriting in this oity, Icis gonorally beliaved that tho uthior lurgo European compinles will resuma 1t less than two wooks, cupaciaily sinco it is known that somo of them are now writing on good property claudestinely, Youtorday Maj.-CGlen. B, 0, 0. Ord nddrossed the members of the Board of Trado in reference to tho destitution caused in Kunnas by the grany- hoppern, 1o stateq that great sufforing existed, the supplies vrovmlmly sent having hoon ex- lumum‘, Clothing was nooded, a8 well as food, A committes Loitor, Uoo) go U, Walkor, John L. Huncoclt, 0, M. Hendorson, Juhn 8. Drake, N, K. Fuirbanl, Ldwon Keith, W, M. Zgun, sud 0, G, Cooloy, way nppointed Lo eolicic subseriptions, Tho Indies of Plymoutl Cliurch opoued thelr lunchi-rooms at No, 124 Washington streot yon. torday, with groat success, and fod & large and femishing crowd, to-dny from 12 to 8 p. ., nnd, a4 tho procaods §o to the wupport of the Plywouth Ohurel mise | yery atallution of oficers and sociable of the Chicago | [ ‘Tho rooms will also b open | monce Montay morning. —Aaron bavo was triod for the larcenv of o lot R, Warren.. 275,00 | of brass ornnmonts ; found guilty, and term of B, Kiri+ punishment fixed at eightcon months in the s%%'m Penitontiary.—Thomas Boylo was triod for Inr- ceny of clothing ; found guilty, aud, under ago, remanded for sentenco.—Goorge Hendricks pleaded guilty to tho larceny of a cont, and was sentenced to filtoen days in the County Juil. JUBAICE COURTS. Justice Boyden—Mlollio Goodrich, arrosted for assaulting Josio Dnvnnrnrb with o deadly weapon with intent to do bodily injury ; continued till tho 24th inet. in bail of 81,000,—John Cook, nr- rosted for disorderly conduet and for carTying concealed weapous ; continued till the 31st iust. in bail of 8500 ou cach charge. Justice Scully—Willism “Smith and Michael Kennedy, arrested for larceny; continuod till to-gay in bail of 3700 oach.—1:d Hall, arrestad for larceny; hold to the Criminal Court in bail of £300.—John Cooli, arrested for digorderly conduct, and canying concenled weapons; change of venuo to Justico Boyden.~—Jobn Olaucoy and John Slattery, arrasted for va- granoy ; continued till ta-day in bail of 8200 ench. —Clurles Liuglo, arrested for Inrceny ; continued till to-morrow in bail of 8500.—David Garvoy, arrosted for disorderly conduck; continued till to-morrow in bail of 200, Justice Kaufmann—Mary Luney, arrested for disorderly conduct ; sontenced to the Dridowoll for sixty dnys.—Donald Thompson, arrented for makiog threats to kill . Yhompsol; placed un- der Londs to keop the peaco iu $300, WORTIILESS CIECKS, Thero is much demand iu cortain quartors Just uow for a man who calls himself John R. Bath- woll, aud assorts that bo is ono of tho ngkociate oditors of tho Ohicago Times, having spocial chargo of tho Sunday papor. ‘A'bis individual haa been obtaining money upon vheoks drawn on banks in which ho had no money whou the checks wero presentod, and thoss poople who hold the chocks now want to aeo the drawer. Tho last individual to get one of theso piecos of papor was & tember of a prominent flun of druggists. He had scen the soi disant Bothwell in company with roputablo people on two or throo occasions, and heuco whon, a fow dn. 8go, tho man came into his store lato in the ovaning aud asked him to cash a anell chack, ho cowpited. Ilo was not quito certnin about it, Dut then it wus better to Joso u little monoy than allront o porson who represented Limself a8 edi~ tor of the Sunday Times. The next day be tool tho check to the bruk on which [t was drawn, and 'was intormed that “J, R. Bothwell * hud no monoy thore, Ho was nlso edified by the information “that weveral simliar checks had boon presonted at tho bank, so tho druggist is waiting for the so-called Bothwoll to turn np andjdopositithio funds to mootthat eheck, 1t it appenc that J. R. B, wan not jolring, but was in earnest in his porturmauce, tha police will ba put on his track, Beveral similay storios abont porsons claiming to be reporters on tha Zimes nre now undor- Roing oxamination ; but it will be a day or so bo~ foro auvthing dofinito can bo published cou- carning them, UTBUELLANEOTS, Pelty; Orimes—Guntay Frivk was arreated last evoning ou the charge of larcony, n stealing fivo shirts from tho olothes-line of I'ox Rteod, at the comer of AMilwaukeo avenuoe and_Uniou atroat, Ho was locked up in Madison Streot Station,.—Andrew Murin was takon in enntody Inst ovoning on suspicion of having atalon a rubbor horo which was found in bhis possossion,—Oflicer Hiitlo dizcovored two mon in the not of forclug an eniranco to Trod Tockor's ealoon and banrding-houso, No, 482 Fifth avenne, ut 2 o'clock yesterduy marning, hut the thieves escuped lml'02 ke couldronch thent, ANNOUNCEMENTS, Judgo BE, 1. 3L Wallacoe will doliver o spocial locture beforo tho Union Collego of Law Sature day alternoon, at 4 a’alock, on “The Practical Workings of Our Yrobnte Bystem.” Che lecture is opon to tho public, Thomas Dent will lecoturo on the following Baturday, ut the snme hour, on » Bquity.” Amity Council, Bovorcigns of Industry, will moot at 210 North LaSallo slroot, cornor of Chi- caga avenue, at 8 p. m. to-day. T, B, Allon wilt address the Couneil. Hubject, *T'he Pandora’s counlaling of Ceorgo Armour, L, 7, | Box of Modorn Leforms.” T'ha session will bo anopen ous, All porsons iuterested, whothep mombors of the Order or not, ure cordintly ju- ‘vited to ba prosont. ‘I'ne Aale of reservad seats tn the Lukoslde Courso of locturen, muder the nuspioes of the Young Mon's Qhristian Assoointion, will com- Thay have arranged a And attraitlve sourde, whieh will woou ba nhm;mmuhr‘hny bsye OIVII‘ MU‘UO wembers to attond, making 1t wico for the publio to scouro thoir sests oarly. Tha art sales in the Expostion Dullding have shown thnmblcn{(o mon roully onjoy fino workn of art, and aronblu to pny for thom. Ovor 100 {mlmlngn havo boen purchased horo, nud one. ialf of thom will rank emong the bost produo- Hons of modernart, It lins proved impossibio to offor all in three oventngs, and to-night thore will bo a final anlo of pictures not yot placod upou the edsol, commoucing with No. 274 of the catnloguos of tho salo, Tho ‘Toundlings' lunchos, at No, 01 Washing- fon streot, closo to-day, Tho iadios who have been thore g0 long will alondon the fleld to others, and rotlro to count thoir gnins, and ro- Jolco ot tho gonerous manner in whiolt tho busi- neaq community has troated them, Binco thoy will havo to-morrow us n dny of rest, it 1s thoir Intontion tomnke npecinl offorts ta-(ny, and to dio in n blaza of glory and daintios, ‘Tha billof faro is to consist of cluckens, toudor and good chickens, who woro killed young, nnd also of that calobrnte ed plomb-pudding with which visitors WOre ro- goled Wednesdny, In view of all thoso nt- tractions, to-day's sudionce munst bo smmonao, Yestorday n gontloman stated that he would bo ona of twwo tofinikh the outside wood-work of tho Home, 1t is hoped the paw will be com- ploted to-duy. 3 ———— PERSONAL, @or. Bevoridgo s nt tho Shorman Houso, Joo W. Braoks, an old and popular conductor on tho Ohio & Misslsmppl Rallroad, isat the Motropolitan, : TOTEL ARRIVALS, LPalmer Uouse—Dr. Summeors, U, 8, A A. MacLaron, Londou ; B, I, Shiorman, Duttal 0. 8. Seyton, Londonj M. 4. Horrick, Boston ; J. D, Lyon, Now York'; P. J, Pluukett, Nichalag Lynch, Dublin g Willlam I1, Hagor, 8aryland, oo v Grand Pacific Iolel—Gov, ° Jon Evans, Colorado ; Gen, J. Kilpatrick, U, 8, A Dr. Judge J. B, Niles, Laporta; 'N. Uro, Montreal: J. I Courtney, London; Gorham Dinko, Boston ; ''had. Dodine, Ovid, N. 5 Qorhiam, Fort Wayno; tho Hon, Joln N. win, New York ; 0. L. Bholdon, Auburn; the {lon. Robort B. Greon, Now Bedford. . . , Zvemant Houso~8. B, Thorp, New York ; W, P, 1ndon, Now York; G E. Porter, Ean Clairo i1, Wyant, Now York; H. Chappoll, Green Bay; 1. Williamson, Philadolplin; Houry J, Gordon, Goo Heral Quiney. . . . Sherman House—W, AL Eu\l\"lnm l’u{mnvlvul\!n.: R, 8. Johnson, Lin- porto ; 3. #, Mosris, Louiavillo; ow Iaven; J. Zimmormno, Millor, New' York; I Nowk Edward Dodd, London; II. bourne. 0. 0. Marsh, Milwaukeo ; If, O, itk, Central City ; J. Bonnott, Mol- — THE CITY-HALLU, Tho membors of the Board of Pablis Works will return from St. Louis to-day, Almost all the deputies of tho Clty Collector's offico are at present ongaged in collecting tho personal taxes of 1873, o Committno on Raflronds will maet this afloraoon in the Oity-Clerk’s office. Tho Come mittae on Wharvos aud Pablic Grounds will meet to-morrow aftornoon, The Judiciary Committes mot yeostorday after- noon, nnd immediatoly adjournsd to take a drive ovor the Fullorten avenuo conduit, for tho purposo of judring whethor or not tho Council ought to allow nuy additional appropiations for e work, Tho Bonrd of Polico and Iiro Commissionors mot yestorday afternoon for tho purposo of iy ing sevoral firomen agninst - whom variois churgos had beon profervei. ‘I'he ULATEOS Werc all sorione. Ouo discharge and two finey wero the sontences. The Bomd glso audited all tho bills which have buon secumulating for the pust w0 wooks. ¥ Tho Mayor and Commissionors Ayars, Klolke, nnd Sheridau yestorday hield o private contor- cnce on the Shalor matter, In tiie oppinion of the city ofticials, the Doard have done ufl in their powor to bring Gon, Shalor hero, but thoy have, thoy say, in ovory instauco rofused to ovor- stop their powers 08 granted them by tho city ordinances. Tho Mayor read & resolntion ndoptod by the Citizous® Asgociation some dnys ago whereby Gen. Shaler way to como hore ut tho expeuso of the oity. Afterlong debato tho matter was unnntously intrusted to tha City Atiornoy to attompt to nrrive at some logal decision 1 the matter in conjunction with the Hon. Thomas Hoyne, rop~ resouting tho Citizens' Association, —_— RAILROAD NEWS. ADOLIENING COMMISSIONS. The Westetn Burean of Railrond Commission- ors has just igaued tho following Genorat Ordor: From and after tho1st day of November next, no oflicer, agont, emploge, or other person, on tho part of any raflrosd compauy,’ party o this contract, or any {fast-frefght Jiuo operating over such road or roads, shall oither piy or reccive ouy commisaion, drawback, rebate, or other consideration, for tho salo of tickets or for the transportation of treight, loading of cazs, or for their influeuco i directiug auy busiuess to o ftom any railrond. “Ihis rulo is not to affect tho practice of any raliroad which payt its ogenta or employes by giving them nleammluslnn vn gale of tickels over its own road sloug, Each raflroad comnpany Is hereby directed to ssue a ‘poremptory order to all 1ts agents and employes, pro- nibitlug the giving or recclving of apy comtmissious, ke, in violation of this rule, and notifying them thnt {inmediato discharge wil follow o violution ; aud that all vollers of tlckels yoquiro tho pussengerd to scloct their own routo, No rnilway liva shall for tickets fraued Ly the firal (1s) dey of Tales, “Tekets sliall bo withdrawn from all stoamabipf lines by orders fesued immedtatoly, “Tois wpplics to Exst-ound busiues oy, By vrder of the Bourd, Gro, B, Wnanr, President. As will bo seon by the above circular, sgents aud employes of tho roads that aro partics to the agrooment aro prohibited from giving or re- ceiving any commissions, oto, How rigidly tins rulo is obsorved can best bo seen by the fact that tho sealpors fo this city have received lettors from various Geuorul Ticket Agents of roads thut aro parlics to the Suatogn ngrooment and como under the above rulo thut thoy wore pro- hibited from paying any more commissions, but it thoy (tho gealpers) would keop o stiict .uo- count of all tho tickets told bver thoir road, and sond thom a statemont of tho same, n sum cqual to the nmount of commission would bo loft for them nt oy conveuient point that they might dosignato, ‘Lhe Chicago ronds, a8 Ims been proviously stated, aro not purtics to the ngreement, aud cousoquently contivue to pay coinmissions ng horotoforo, but tho agents of tho Enastern ronda that are purties to the agreement ave prohibited from receiving such commissions_on ponalty of beiug immodiately dischargod. Dut this dini- culty [ also easily overcome. A cortaln Goneral ‘Tickot Agont in this city sout o draft for commiy- sions to one of those Eastern ngonts, but the draft was returned again with a noto sayiug that it was rather dangorous to rocoivo n dinft, 08 that would have to bo oxchauged in u bank. If, however, that monoy was went by Post-Ofico order or rogisterad lotter, withont suying what tho monay was for, or compeiling Lim to sin a vouchor, It would bo thankfully ye- ceived, But theso are not the only instances showing how the proyvisions of the above zone orul ordor cunbo avoidod. Tor oxawmple, somo of tho tienarnl Ticket Agonts malke acensionnl visits 10 all thoptioket awents and seulpors nell- ing tickota for “them, 'ho monoy dus iy then conveniontly dropped into n corner whero tho ickos gout will ‘hove no troubloin finding it, Or t.o wifo of tha agout, if Lo hay one, is visit- od, und eho is prosontod “with such a sun ay to cover tho amonut of commissions for tickots sold by hpr husbrud, yThatunder such circnmstunces this businoss ean nover ho stopped must Lo ap- vuront to every ono, ‘This comuwission businexss hias boon abolishod time and agnin, and overy timo it camo up agnin beenuso _tho agreoment was violatod, Justus it is now. Unlosy thoe rull- ronds hecoma more honost thun thoy ave noy, and rigidly enforeo rules when thoy nre mad, and not Ly to outwit one anothor, there Iy no uke 1 Saratoge sgresmonts or BWoaping ro- forms, accept of or take np orders any steamslip compuny after November, 1874, except at full A GREAT UATLWAY oasi, T'he importunt cuso of the lien of the State of Minsouvl aguinst tho Alissowdi Pumfle Itnil- roud, In whish millions of doltars aro involved, I8 mow botore the United Brates Suprome Courl, Tt in ontitlod ¢ Situs Waondson, Uovernor, and 1, Clay Liwlug, At- torney-Cenernl, of the Bwto of Nissonry, up yellunts, v Urtel A, Murdoch and Luther ¢, Clurk, Truntoes, appolloen,” 1L was taken to the United Btatos Supromo Conrt by appoal faom the Clreuit Court of the Umited’ States for (ho Wontern District of Missourt, ©he How, W, A, Tyarts, In the briol mmbmitted "yestorda HoyH thut tho aeifle Ruilrond Compuny had ived ald from lho Klate prior o the yore 1350 towardy the construction o the voud to * the wmount of 7,000,000, in tho fouin of u loan, by un lustio of Btate Donds. Fhe Compuny wan 1o provide for the intorest on these bonds a4 iL ucerned, and for tho priveipe! au it maturod, aud sotunlly provided for wuol jue toraut up to 1630, ‘Lo War dolayad the worlt on +ho road, end wubroquently the” County of ki, Louls was authorized by tho Sonnte to loan its cradit - by the issuo of bonds to the amount of $700,000' to the Company, under obligntion that 1t provido for interost as It nccrued, and tho piin- cionl b maturity. At (ho cnmu‘nuan of the rond the Compnny found iteolf in such ombarrassod financinl condltion that it way tinabla to pay tho Intorest on tho Stato dobt, and it hecamo necossary for tha Stato to tako somo action upon the Company'a default in tho pay~ mont of Intorost. Tho Stato thorefors pazsod an ack providing for the enle of tho I'acifio Rond, and to foraslono {ho Stato's lion thoroon. Tho’ Company, upon the soitioment of the Stato tion, mndo o mm'(t);angu to tho complamnnts as Trustoos for #7,000,000 of bonds, Theso bonds ware all negotinted_and_ tho procoedn applied to the objgcln and tho bunds wore taken in good faith, "Tho Company hins sinco made o nocond mort gngo, dated July 1, 1871, for $3,000,000, negoti- ntald all the bonds under the #amo, and appliod tha proccods of the samo to tho improvement of thnt rond, 'Tho compony have alvn urchased ralirond depot proporty in thy Oty of 8t Louis, and Lo provido for tho purchaso monoy issuod bouds ‘for 8800,000, Hecured by morlgage on #uch lands, Subsequont to said mortgage for 3,000,000, March 91, 1873, ‘tho Gonoral Ausora: bly of Missourl passed a joint regolution, pur. lyoxung to bo basad upon *giave doubts a4 to hie conatitntionality™ of tho transaction with the Lacitie Rallrond Campnny under tha nct of March 81, 1868, becauso of o clauko in the new Conglitution of Missonrt providing that *the Gaoneral Assombly ehnll have no powor to relenso tho Jion hatd by tho State on avy rafirond.”” "his resolution fustructs the Attornoy Genoral to inatituta suits for tho purpose of tosting tho constitutionnlity of tho sald law, and protecling tho intorasty of” tho State, * and to enforco oy ond all rights, intorosts, or claims of the Stato sgalusk . ., the Taciflo Ruilroad.” Tader this supposed nuthority, tho defendants, Wood- son, Gavernor, and Ewing, Attornoy Gooeral, wera proceoding iwlthnnb Buit) to advertive and sell the romd of the Company, in exeeution of tho original lon of tho Stuto, a3 if tho net of March 31, 1868, and the transnotions undor the same, wore moro nullities, nnd asif tho new ights and lions, undor thosubsequent mortgagos put npon tho proporly, were not in oxistenco, ‘Tho complainnuts, represonting those now rights aud {otoreats fn_bohall of the bondholdors, fllod thowr bili in the Circuit Conrt of ibe United States for tho Western District of Mis- souri to restrain tho threatened sale. A pre- liwinary injunction wus granted, which ias maintained at the henring, ~LFrom this decroo an appeal was brought to tho Supromo Qourt, and thio question presouted for consideratton by tha Court 15 of the validity of the trawunotion by whioh the Pacifio Railrond Compnny and tho State of Missouri #atistled tho len of tho Blits in conformity tn and by the authority of the fifth section of tho act of March 31, 1868, BIRANGE RUMORS IN WALL STUEET. Tho New York Z'ribune of the 31st BUYE 3 Soveral stories were reneated amony the knowing onca in Wall street yesterduy, and catisod considernbly Qiscuesion. First ‘in fmportance wan a roport that Commadore Yanderbilt lid gold to Danlel Drow the privilego of dolivering 60,00 sharos of Lake Shore stock nt 75 durlug o yorlod of thirty days, This was regardod by the bulls ¥ ns n guarantes thnt tho prico of the stock would Lo kept cbova that hgure, As no oflicial tafornntion {8 obtafnable in relation to the matter, and ns tho transactlon 13 ono cntirely at vare unco with tho conrse of the Cummedore during rocent yours, thio ¥vibune gives tho story for what it s worth, Noxt in lmportutico was tho aunouncement that the Erlo Raflway Gompany had obtained ouother loan fn London, The anonut of the loan was vatlously stated to bo from §5,000,000 to £6,000,L00, Tho conditions une der which the loan was rafsed woro roported L0 bo vory unfavorable to tho Company, It was usserted thnt Joln A, O, Gray, an Yrio Direstor representing tha Compnny in London, had been obifged to place the Tooti at 60 por cont sterling, which wowd net nbout 64 in currency, With a view lo ascertaluing what tho fucts were, inquiry was mado of an Erlo Dirostor, who stated that ho did ot know tho detalls of the nugotis. tlona, nor, indeed, onything boyond the fact thnt Alr, Gray hud begun to romit the day proviouw, his fivst ros mitianco smouuting to £100,000, or £500,000, Anothier statement fn eirculation §s 10 tho effect that Mr, Gray went abroad to negotiate n sccond _morigago of $10,000,000 upon the Bufalo, Now York & Iirio Railway, rocentlyncquired by tho Erle. Inquiry of tha Eris Dircctor firstreferred to elicied the statement. that ho know noting of tho matter. A former Eelo Director, who 18 friendly to the present administration, and {8 famitior with the'managomont of the Company’s affalrs, sakd that ho had beard somothing of the matter, but dld ot know sutiicient to impart authentie infor- 'matfon, EQUALIZATION OF TAXES, The Now Yori World snys : Tho raflroads oporating in Missoncl have raised sev- cral interesting questiony concerniug the right of the Stato Board of Lqualization lo assess thom for Luxes. Thoe Athntle & Pucific and Missourl Tucific Roads clnim that, under {ho chiartor of 1853, thoy are excmpt, from all county and municlpal taxes. It regard to Slate tuxea thoy clatm that their charlers proscribo the munner in which they shall bo aacsaed and taxed, nnd that they are not subject fo nsscsament Ly the Bato Board of Equulization. The Iron Mouutiin Roadund $he JMseourl, Kansas & Toxas Road elnfin that tho ns- sesamentsare oxcossive, whilo the Chicago & South. wostern “Hoad _complans -that it s sssossed with oll “the rolling slock belonglug to tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfic Road, The defence of the Btato agajust the patition of the two first- nnmed toads sets fortl that the oxemption mentioned In tho charter of 1853 expired with tho completion of tho roadds; and further, that i did not pass to the present owners, In repard to the alleged erroneous urscsements by the Board of Equilization, the defonts claims that an {njunction Is not tho proper romedy, sud that tho Federal Courts have no right to restratn tho State from collecting its revenurs, Tl ugpreguto amount of Stato and county taxes in controversy in about $3,000,000. The applications for a temporary injunction restruining the collection of the smonnts usicased to tha neveral raads wero rocently beard by Judge Dillon, and a decision s cxpected o tho Seplomber torm of the United Statea Uourt st #t, ouls, TIE POTTER LAY, President Albert Keep, of the Northwestern Railroad Company, received a letter from Wash- ington, yoaterday, informing him that a motion bad beeh mado boforo the Supremo Conrt of the United States to advancoe their case in regard to tho constitutionality of the Pottor law ou the dacket of tho court to Dec, 10, 1874, A decision on this motion has not yet bioon given, THL PEOIIA 4 NUCK ISLAND NOAD. Specusi Dispateh Lo Lhe Chicwo Tridune, New Yonr, Oct. 22,—At o meoting in this city to-duy ot tho first-mortgage bondholdors of the Peorin & Rtock Islaud Rnilroad, a committee, previously appointed, reportod on the affairs of tie Company. 'The rpport presentod n plan of reovgunizution, Ly which tho bondholders Liave tho appointment of an additional Mrusteo, and tho rond is to run under the direotion of an Advisory Commitloc for the benetit of the bond- lioldors, who are to nequire peaceablo POBSeESion of tho rond should the Company not reinstata thoir aflairs ju tho course of two years and n huif.” Tho report was ndopted, TILE CALIFORNIA PACIFIO, 8a¥ Fravawico, Oct. 22.—The petition to place the California Puacitic Rnilvond Company in bunk- ruptey presonts abont tho same facts as stated 1 the answer in tho caso of Reeso vu. Lutham ot ul, concorning the Company's transactions, us befure reporzed. e fISCELLANEQUS, An enthusiastic Kusson man eapturoa %1,600 on thut gontlonian's olection, —ILis proposed by tho Mompnis Avalanche that Tilton’s mothor-in-law shall marry Toonmbs, of Georyin, | ~The h‘prmgflcm (Mags.) Undon states that Chester W, Cliapin will rosign the Presidency of tho Loaton & Albany Railvond in Fobrunry, —Couuting in the ususl wny, tho vote of Co- Inmbuns, O., at the late oloction fdicatos a popu- Iution of about 46,000. T'he number was 6,044, —L'ho Domocratie Convontion of Iduko was at o deadleok ou tho selection of candidats for Delogato to Congraes, at Inst necounts, Forty ballats hnd been taken, the vote standing noarly the sume,—14 for R, B. Poole, 11 for ¥, I, En. sign, and 8 for 8. 8. Fonn, Tobut W, Farnoy, of the Philadelphin Press, who is at prosont in Europe, doseribes tho rosi- danco of J,. L, Pnloston, M, P., 08 bolug ono of thegrandest ho has yob 'seen in Lngland, It iy nok many years ngo Aes Mr, Puleston was ed- itor of tho Pittston Gazetle, aud his residonce was not the garndest in Dittsion oithor.— s~ Vurg tiazelle. —The recent aleotion dovoloped many curlons rosults, and sows very winull mujoritios. The smullest was that of Miles Watirman, Domo- cratic candidate for the Logislature in DoKalb County, who way olocted by one majority, the voto stnuding 1,661 for him to 1,660 tor his ilo- publican competitor. 'This, howover, wus not quito us elose ws Knox Connt y Which was an exack tlo, reyuinng uuothor oloction.—Indian- apolis .Inurun}. ~** Mr, Aluiworth In the first Domoerat oleoted to Congroua from Towa minco 1852, when Lineoln Olurle Wy returned,” 'Pho nbove itom s going the rounds, Tt is meorrect by two yeurd, Augus- fus Hall, ot Von Buren County, was tho lust of tho Mobilcans, insteud of Clark.' fo was alected from tho Fimst Distriet, then including the In 1856 Hall southern half of tho Stuto, in 1851, was u eandidute for ro.cleetion, by Qen, Carbiw—Des Moines ‘Ao Restite ol Reing IRun Over in Bratvive Larey Hoopor writus from Puris to {he Philne Qolphta Lrens: T huvo spoken hefora of tho nm.rlmv which thoy have here, by which a por- son, on boing run ‘ovor whilo crovsing the stroot, i8 obligod, (f not Inlled, to puyu fino for obatruct- g tho publio highways uid u vory peenliar and opproskivo Instsnee of its enforcomont exmo Lo iy knowledgo tho othor duy, A httle ehild, the offrpring of a poor eouplo residing in ono of the minor stroots ruuning out of tho “avonno’ Joros phiug, whila playing fu the middle of tie stroat, Wi kuqokad dowa auid xuD wver by u'pwhm oarringo, and inatantly kitled. The boronved paronta, in addition to thoir vorrow for tho lons of thelr ohild, waro condomned to pay n fine of 100 francs for not having kept tho child out of tho atreok. Tt ju n marvel to mo that sumehody is not run over and killed overy hour fn tho dny in Laxln, #o nitmorous avo tho veliiclen, 5o rocke las ra tho drivars, and go. farions th prco af which the horsou nta driyon, Thore is no law againat fast driving haro, and podentrinns hava 10 rights which choriotaors nra bound to respeot. Down thoy will chargo point-blank nt tho proma. ymlor \!ho may hn'crosrlng tho streot, sbricking Garol' or *Hay[' byt nover turninga handse broadth eithor to tho right or to the loft to avold golng atraight ovor b, Tho amnibus-drivera are ne bad 04 the rost, and not long .ogo a Indv as run ovor by crowded omulbna on the Ruo du Faubourg Bt. Iouore, and go badly crushod thnt slio died la & fow hours, 1 presumo hor liotrs had to pay a flno to tho city for the orima of eausing the dotention of g ublic vehiclo, as woll a8 tho obstruction of tho Ligheagor & Gront Fires In Enssin, 8t. Potersburg lotler to tho Lo datod Sept. 10, says: A fowdnvanganl:l?;éf’ulg from Bobruisk statod that mora than 10p Louses Lind boen burned to the ground, Bueh fires ara Locoming 80 common now, that wo siearcoly over tako up a papor withont soolug ona or tivo wimi- lar calamitics in it. Binco tho 8pring seaccoly o wook has passed without sowme littlg counts town hoing partially or wholly destroyed by fira, According to othelnl stalistics, in Buroponn Rus. #in, during the month of May, no fower thag 1,718 fires ocourred, of whloh 238 wero duo to molica, 470 to carolussnoss, and 978 to ‘oauses unknown *—tho loss hang estimated at 8,500,000 zoubles, In'Junn 1,002 firos aceutred, and de- stroyed DProperty o tha valus of 5,070,476 roubloa, ?f which loss moro thun 1,000,000 roublos foll on 0 Governmont of Mosoow, 'Noarly 900 houseq }mm burut to Lho (frmmzl in o littio Polish town, lln -n-A0Zon sinal] country towns wero more or lmm tomporanly offaced from off tho onrtly, and n Moscow o largo firg convorted threo streots g]lx’lmr:nugnzl:;r ’Phl. umo‘kn and ash. This month a wnufuctory in : dintronon nstory tho eamo oity bas boen iny) 829 houses, an orthadox ohuarch, and thros synngogues, valuod at 800,000 eutiraly con'summ » b sl Tavolioy ——— ept Up with the Train, Erom the Detioit Free Press, Saturday last s hound belonging to aman named Soudder, of Fayatte, 0., was tied to tho end of a roar caron_ o Cannda Soutborn train during tho stop at Wyandotte, His ownort had & bot that the dog would keop up “witly tho train and como inte Detroit all right, and tle hound did. Tho train ran at it usual rato of spaod, and tho dog did not have to be pulled & foot of dio way. Tho nmount of tho wager was S50, Ll;;; Dot belng 350 to $20 that the dog could nof win, » —_— Pianos for Cash. A fow instraments that have been rented and but Iiftle used can bo bought at Noed’s Templo of Musio, lh“;;. 2 Van Buren street, at tho very lowest panig ooy, . JIAREIAGES, MORGAN-SMITIL In this clty: on Thumday afioe the mm o0m, 1o S3ud Insty at nco of | ot Ko 6l Wosi v Blironest., 1hg Revt b ge udiio wioi i Mors Smiit, Dotls ot Ghigaia, -~ 0ot 8ud dllss Julla’ i DEATHS, HOTMAN-On Thursdayy (i 2 % and patufil Hlatss, Bire. Louiss Boras, & or8 1208 gar. Yusoral on Saturday Oct. 8f, resldonce, 138 Souti Sanzamon-st. a4 1 o'clock, from Centaur Liniments AUAY pain, subdus swolllogs, bes burns, and will curs rhoumatismg #pavin, and aay flosh, bone or musely allment, Tho White Wrapper is for tamily uso, tho Yellow Wrapper 1 for, Price b conts; largo bottles 81, animals. — Chilitren Cry for Castorla.—Pleasaat to take-g vorfeot substitute for Castor Oll, but moro eflicaslous fa mlnla(lnfi tho stamach and howsls, 1% HORSE'S LUXURENE FORR THE NAIR. N R A mow and porfeot Deodorized Cocoanut Ol Gempound, haviog NO EQUAT 1N ELE- GANUE; rendoring tho Hair soft and glossy; promoter ils growth and beauty, and removes Dandraff, NaA. TURK'S GREATI:ST AND BEST NUTRITIVE TAIR DRESSING. Solisatsight. Prico, B conts. Wholee sale by VAN SOHAAOK, STEVENSUN & REID. Sold ad "By ELISON, POMBROY & GO, BANKRUPT SALE, AT ATUCTION, THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, voninercing at3 o'olk, AT STORE NO. 124 STATE-ST. TILE ENTIRE STOCK OF FINE GOLD JEWELRY, Sterling Silverwars, Silver-Plated ‘Ware, Watches, &c., Wil o aloned out e Anetion. Salu by order of Assignse, ; BOR. PUMBROY & T8 Feotimamnr O Rogular Fuuitwe Sel Friday Morning, Oct. 23, at 9 1-2 o'clack, Larganod Gannrnllflmrlfiffibflul NEW and SECOND- FURNITURE, Patlor aud Cliambor Jurnlture, Extension, Marblo-Top, and Walint Tublos, Buok Onsts, Wardrobos, Laungons Mattrossts, Carpsts, and Goneral Merchindiso. Also One Splondid Piano. BGLISON, l’:"l‘Aal 2 " & CO., By C. C. THA CO. PEREMPTORY SALE, On account of formor purchaser of the Elooant Rosience and Lot No, 027 Michignnsav., VAT ATCOCTION, O the promises, SATUEDAY: Oct. 31, ut3 . m. Y chted on Michigau-nv., batween Twane P Aol gty e A P - Thost desirablo ploges of Imprere restdchcy property ik Ui oity Tor corbiort, gonoral ennvenionces, atd Toostion: "F1vo otz fu o 3-4tory (raino, WL brlok basomenty haws H % on ama in, on . Good bt 3 £ B Tl Wit Se postavely Without resorve. “Iitlo perfoct, B h; halsnco {n thrue yoars, at 8 pee S e o ;, THAYIL & 00, Al By o4 L) ISON. On Saturday, Oct. 84, at 0} o’clack, vory attractive Auotion 8ale of FINE HOUSEHOLD GOODS, At INo. 81 Macison=st, Oppaits MoVlcker's Thuatro, of Fiun Plush, ‘forey, und talr Oloth Parlor o i Rl Ut abian” it PeCiet Woal Uarpots, two goud Planos, sold undor Uhattol Mort= oo ) Wainipt Bocrotary, » ot ahole stool tingravings dd lenclteh Ohrouuw, fieds nd Bodditi, 8 Ik oume Do of Toathug and Cook Rtnves, lfli‘lllmnl nL(Ii;:xnghl)\{yruln‘ml.I'u.M attond o 3 ondn shon 3 e N R Tiktonoors, 81 Malison-ats, apposita MoV Ieker's Theatss, AT AYWCTICOIN, On Saturday, Oct. 21, at 9 o'clock, 22 Crates W. G. Crockery. At10a'clock, a vory oxtensiso assortimont of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, g hasubor Sota—a fano vidoty ; Library and T T Pt el b R A AT Pirior aud Unjes Desksa. 31 irtors, COTpOLs, Bloves, Siate tresses, Bhow (asos, o, At [¥ocluck, Ope atil Ey P ButtorséUo/'s Rogular Saturday Sala (r satosroamis, 108 Hust Maidison-sl., SATURDAY Mn'l'ffnf.{"}.\'fi?uu. =1 ALY:30 w'elock, aver 500 lots of HOUSEHOLD GQODS, ‘Fablo Qutlors, misfit Deussoln and ool Carpats, Ol olotia, Parl: L e vl H; > Lo | { hawbor ults, Planu-Fartos, Safin, Curid ruthery I opon Ioiy, aud & gLeat vari- ndine, pitt oty of othior, e BRUSH, SON & CO,, AUCTIONEERS, ;m\:mxk.\mk nv.&xw Wabash-av: ta-gay, tho Bws

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