Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1874, Page 8

8 T u RAILROAD NEWS. Hotion for a Recelver for the Chi- cage & Southern. The Existence of a Petty Credit Mobilier Charged. The Common Council Said to Have Been Bribed. Settlement of the Rockford & Rock . Isfand Troubles. Miscellancous Items. THE OHICAGO & SOUTHERN. ATPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION A voluminous bill was filad yesterday morning: #n the Suporior Court by John B, Brown against thio Chicago & Southern Railrond Compnny, Itos- woll E. Goodell, Bounjamin V. Pago, Lonry F. TEomes, Goorgo B, Clatke,itho Chicago, Danville & Vinconnes Railrand Compauy, the Chicago, Danville & Vincannes Railway Company, tho Tourth National Iank, tho Commercial Natfonal Dok, Nattanfel 8, Bonton, Josoph E. Youug, Williem R. Fosdick, James D, Iish, O. N. Wiicoler, and Ilonry A. Smythe, to onjoin thom from taking possession of or rauvning traius on {hat patt of tho Chicago, Danville & \’lpcennea Railrond from Thornton to tho tutorsection with tho Chiongo & Alton Rnilroad, being tho line built by tho complainaut for the Ohicago & Bouthern Railroad Company, and slso asking for tho appointment of & Rocoivor. Brown states that on the 20th day of Juno, 1874, NE MADE A CONTRACT with tho Chicago & Southorn Railrond Company to build a lino of railroad from o point on the Chicago, Danvillo & Vinconnos Railrond in Boe. 22, in ‘Ihornton Township, to B point whore the Columbus, Chicago & Inaiaua Cantral Rall- yoad crosses Twenty-sixth stroot fu Sge. 25, 8Y, 14, iu tho City of Chieagso, For doing the whole work of grading and laying the track, com- plainant was to receive $175,000, of which, $50,~ 000 was to be paid in the obligationa of IL TF. Tamos, Benjamin V. Pnge, avd R. E, Goodell, ud tho remaining $85,000 in eash from tho sub-~ seriptions to the railrond stock, tho eub- ecriptions nmounting then to over $130,- 900, boing plocod in the hands of Goorge 1. Clarke, but subject o complainaut’s order until Lis domands shonld 1h~: pn\‘h. Complninaue was to build 8 miles of road » manth, and huve ths whole finished in two wontbs and o half from tho lstof July, 1974, ‘Ll enginoer who was to muperintond the work was James E. Bradloy. Brown, however, complaing that Bradley did not attond fo lus part of tho wori iu giving the noceseary instructions, bub was often absent, leaving complainant to go on as best he coubl. X ‘ ‘The Company alvo bas failed lo procure, as it agzeed to do, THE BIGHT OF WAY across the Illinois & Michigan Cawal, or the Chicago & Alton Ruiiroad, aud as to o lurge por- tion of tho southern eud of tho rond, near Bluo Taland avente, by which Lrown was greatly hin~ dered. A snll further delay was cnused by tho Comspany fmlmg to furnish tho iron ruils ns fast ns they wore roquired. Dy tho 26th day of September, howaver, Brown had bufll 18 out of tho 20 miles of the road, being thso entire distpoce for which the Company bnd obtaiucd the right of way. A part of this right of way had formerly belonged to the Chuengo, Danville & Vincennos Railwey Company, and it i1 chinrged tho Soutbiorn Raifrond Company built their tino on this right of way without any in- tontion of runping it_when completed, At tho timo tho Soutbern Ruilrond Compnny wos or- gonized, 1t was agreed between thnt road and tho Chicngo, Danville & Vincennes Ruilrord tlompany aud tho Chicago & Bouthern Railwzy Cotapany, tliat tho Bouthern Railroad should bo traneferted to tho Chicago, Dauville & Vine ‘connes Railvond Company on its completion, and that the ofiicers of the last-nnmed corpora- tion ara amid to have been the pritne movers in the wholo concern, thoy fthinking that tle Londs of tho Southorn lailroad would be o sulable than thoeo of the Chicago, Dan- villo & Viuconnes Railway, owing to somo pe- cunincy troubles of the -Chicago, Dauville & Viucennes Ruilrond, and tho eimilarity of the names of tho two companics, Prior to the or- gauization of the Southern Compaay, the Chi- cazo. Danvillo & Viucennes Rmlway Company bad given a trust-deed for §$500,000 on tho same Tiue of road since occupied by tho Bouthern Road, but it iy slloged that O CONSIDERATION lias been recsived by either company for the trusl-deed, or tto bonds, if auy, issucd and se- cared by i, aud shey should, theroiore, bo de- clasod paic and giron up. Oa the 27th day of June, 1874, the ofiicers of the Boutborn Rnilrond Compuny were changod without any apparent eayee, and R, E, Goodell, M. §. Bouton, und B. V. ®nwe nubstituted, Tl proceeding was, it is chined, through the in- tluence of somo of. the offiecys of tho Chicago, Danvillo & Vincennes Jeilrord Company, nud was caused through an ariangotrent whoreby tho above-named Compuny wns to release itself tromw liubility on a laige smount of 8. 1. WALKUR'S PAPER, and throw it on tho Southorn Imirosd. It ap- pears that the Fourth Nationsl and Commereinl Kational Banks beld & Inrge amount of the paper ot 8, J. Walker, who, it is snid in the bill, was m g circumstances, on which tho Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railrond Company was liable, aud it wis agreed thae Goodoll, Prexident of the Fourth Nationn! Bank, Enmes, President of tho Commiorcial National Bauk, and B. V, Tage stould pay $90.000 fo Do used for tho Scuthern Kailroud, Theso partios wers alko to Lo substituted as officers of this last.named r0ad, and o tiust deed wag to Lie excouted on its lino to secure ' 820,000 in bonds, which wero in furn to bo sold to repay the £90,000, and the Lanks wero to receive & gun aqual to the amount of Walker's paper, and thon rolcase tho Chics r0, Dauville & Vinconneg Railrond Companv. Brown claims that none of the original stock of 1ho Compuny Lad over beeu issued, and that two-thirds of the stockholders did not agreo to such mortgago, 88 provided by law, Some of the bouds, it is clnimed, Lave beeu given to tho Commercigl Natioual Dauk, aud alse to I Lowry on behulf of the Chicago, Danville & Viucenues Railrond Company, LROWN ATS0 CLAIMS that bonds to the amount of 15,000 have been uied to carruptly oblain tho authority of the Common Gouucil, by bribiug the members, to al- lat the railroad company to enter the city to the northern tormiuus af tho railrond, and for other logislation favorable to the Company, 'Tho next chiarge is that the Southern Ralrond Company, who hind and exorcised tho option of furnisbivg the neeensary iron ragls, by its aflicers, ay sbova named, charged §66 a ton for rails which only cost thom £50 & lon, thus making out of the whole coutract upwords of £10,000. About £15,000 worth of bonds woro sutd to hava been nsed in buying & right of way, which Trown charges did not cost but 27,600, and the whole proflt “derived by {he Bouthern Nailrond Company from the 120,000 of bondd was £118,000,—tho valuo of tho iron rnile, £7,500 for sight of way, aud 36,000 paid to compisivant, Bouton, Puge, Goudell, Bates, and Young now ¢lnim to bo tho owners of all the boads, and are endoavorimy to sell them, At the timo of Lrown's coniract there wero about $140,000 AUBSCIIPTIONS to tho threo rallroad companies, which might have boen all assigned to the Southern Road for Jrown's bonott, but whioh, by tho ameuut of §100,000, wore, by tho groes negligenco of Goudelt and the ofiicors, ho wholly Jos! Complainunt alleges next that, notwithstand- ing the numerons hindeiances placed i by w hae finished his contraot within ubout ten days of the time limited ; that since then tho Compsny hs boen husily engaged in HEEEING DEFEOTS AND FAILURES IN DUTY on big part, which lio hus been diligont to core xock an soon as found ; that, moroover, the offi- cors of the Company threaten they will turn the raad avor to the Chieagto, Donville & Vinconuen ad Compiany, who ])mluud to bave a lendo for it, thus endaugering his sccurity for tho hal- ance of 10,000 still unpaid, which Brown thinks ehould bu paid v mouey, he being under no furthor obligations to recofve payment in sub- mflnllnns. Lho complainant ulsa foars that the officers of the Southorn Hoad will place it in the hauds of the Chicago, Danvillo & Vinecnbes Naitrond Compuny, aud thun provent Lim from complot- ng i Y #od bo.adlcgen thut it Is absolutoly noces- | Bary for Lim to keop possession, os well b8 Lo ro- palr any defoots, and to finlsn the ramaining '3 miles, a8 to RKTAIN THE LIEN Lo olaims to havo for the consirnction. T is alao charged thet tho officors Lave nob kopt nuy office, as roquirod by law, nor sny stook or trapafor ‘Dbooks, but bave contontod themselves with a amall room in tho rear of the Iourtn Natlawals that lio called thara aud askod t7) sco tho 'booka and ascortafu tho stato of the Compnny's affalirs, but wan nformed that hio cov’d not hinviy nccess to tho booka until their attrrnoy conld bis consulted. Finnlly, complainany. claima that, by tho fafl- ure in_auy consideration of the trust-deed for 500,000, both 16 ad the bonds. If any, should be capceled; that tho trust-deod for £320,000 shov)d likewise be declared void on account Af the fraudulent disposition of tho bonds secarrad thereby; thal Bouton, Good- cll, Enmes, Rud Pago, for having tried to make o profit out of the iron rals, suould bo com- palled to acconnt, and compalled to excoute their own obligntions for tho $00,000 which thoy nFrond to girvo the Company, and thnut an ivjunce tion should. bo issuod to restrain the ofticers and all other partios from intorfering with the rond, tnldng po suesufon, or transferring, it to tho Chi- cago, Dnnvillo & Vincennos Railrond Company, and n Ruscelver nppointed to toke chargo of its affairg, An iojunction was granted, ng aslkod, by Judgo Moore, under a bond. for 856,000, Mossrr. Cooper, Garnett & Packard: appear as complainants’ solicitors, —_——— MISOELLANEOUS. TOE ROCRFORD, ROCK INLAND 4 ST. LOUIS RAIL~ ' BOAD COMPANY. | At lnst, after courstdorablo disousiion and do- Iny, tho conflict bstween tho Fedoral and Stoto Courts in the case af the Union Lrust Company of Now York ve. Tha Roukford, Rock Island & 8t. Louis Railroad Company bas beon decidad, and tho impondiny, iroublo averted by a kind of jolut-nppointmovt of William II. Ferry as Ro- coiver, the Un'ted States Court, howovor, ro~ toining jurisliction, It is undorstood that Messrs, Cable nud Lynd will gracofully abdieato in favor of ¥,r, Forry, who will proceed to wind up tho Conrpany's silaira for tho bonefll of all partics inte.costed, T CIU.0AQO, BAGINAW 4 CANADA TAILROAD. Tho ¢ ntract between the Bxaculive Comlte too and/apt. ilcGraw, relative to the work of buildineg the bridge for tho new road, was signed Qct, 26, snd nothing now remsins bt to placo the notes in one of the Detroit banks whero thoy will zemain intact until the work is all com- plotod. The Sagiuaw Courier eays tho idea waa that theso notes wero to ba given to Capt. Me- Graw on his furnishing a bond satisfactory 1o tbo Committee. Tis hus been disponsed wi 23 tho Compuny hns pleuty of moncy, and = s notes Lo the awount of £40,L00 ara depumted U, 0. D,, or till the worl for which they ara to pay is comploted, LI'wenty thousawl dollars of theso notes come dne in May, and £:0,000 in Novem- Ber, 1876, and Capz, Metraw sasnmes all risks in shrinkage attachivg to them. Tho Commitieo roturned from Fruitport on the 26th, whoro thoy mot the moneyed men of that place who are jn- terestod in tho rond, und they report overything Righiy satisfactory.” Ground was brokon at Sagic uaw on tho 27th. . CIEAT FREIGUTS. Theroe {8 an agont of the Baltimoro & Obio Rail- rond i this cityat preasntmaking arrangoments at the Unton Stook-Yards Lo take five stock to all Eastorn puints ut the lowest rates. U is roported by tbe General Freight Azent of an oppoasition lino tuat this road is domg o very Jarge wost- bound business at reduced rates. " A short timo ago it took out of DBelchor's sugar refiucry at Now York 1,500 hogehioads, which are oqual to 180 car-loads, It is estimated that this rond has, duriug the last fow months, (aken out of Now York no less thon 4,000 tons of froight which the other roads would have had had they not “ent." There are prusficnm of cheap rates and livoiy tumes when the Baltimore & Ohio vpens its dine to tlus ci ™D N DRIDGE CONTIOVERSY. The ditliculty betweon the Chicago & North- wostern and Chicago, Burlington & Quiney in regard to the Clnton bridge, roported in yester- day's IRIBUNE, is moro serious than ab firsd sup- posed, and thero is every probability of a long and tedious railrond war. Tho refusal to give, sell, or lease the uae of the island by the North- westorn will probably give rise to nuterous law- suits and injuuctions, which will postpone tho building of the pontoon bridge for an indetiuite poriod. p « ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, apeeint Bispatch (0 Vhe Chicaao Trinune, Covuania Crry, Ind, Oct. 29.—The annual clection of the Directors of the Dotroit, el Biver & Illinois Ruilioad resulted as follows: George E. Adams, Loganepors; James S. Col- ting, Columbia City; D. D. Dykemnn, Lognnas- ort; J. L, Davis, Auburn s James I, Joy, C. H. Jubh, ‘A, Sheldon, T. D, Jubl, Detroir; D. 1 Quirk, E. I, Ohl, Ypsilanti; and W. W. Cispo, Loston., AN INDIANA TROTECT, Sveefal Disviteh to 4 he Clacauo Tribune, Ticuxosy, Ind., Oct. 20, —A pasty of survey- ors undurchargo of 1. C. Shuto i8 ongaged in surveying a new railroad from Richmond to Union City, with_every prospeot of opening np the Whitowater Valley by this road, which can built unusually cheap. RMLIOAD CONDUCTORS' CONVENTION, 87. Lous, Mo, Oct. 29.~Tap railroad con- duetois took o drive around the city and visited tho differont parks and notable places in the suburbs this forenoon, aud sssembled again af- ter dinner, when tho report of the Financo Com- witteo way presented, discnssed, and adopted. Tho report on the Coustitution and By-Laws wau then sobmitted, and sdopted section by sec- tion, with_ slight revision, until the cluuse re- Iatiug Lo disability was reached, when consider- able discuseion arose, and flually, to give timo for further consideration of tho matter, the Convention adjotned till to-morrow. ASTRONOM ;C‘\ L. Questions and Answerse 7o the Editor 4’ The Chicano Trihuna: Bir: Iwill be greatly obliged if you will explain the getting into miles after knowing thio xun's parallas, Yor instunce, on_poges 8axd 0, I Serioucr’s for Noo vomber, nfter fully uudorstanding the angle ASC, aud the'arc ¥ G, how got tho miles to the sun? ~ After getling the miles to thie fun, the suthor tses it s n # yardesticl: ¥ to measure fn miles tho distance from any and nil planets 10 ho sun, I undorstund the law of reltion (Kepler's squate and cube); bu how get tho mile? - Very respectfully, Isquuikn, Cuicao, Oet, 2, 1874, When tho paratlax is known, tho dictance is found by u singlo operation in plsno trigonome- try. Draw straight lines, couneoting tho B 8 threo dots licro given. fu the trisngle thus formed, E represents the earth's centro; 8, the coutra of the sun; B §, the distance roquived 3 S 1, o tangont to the eartl's surface, at 15, mule ing a right unglowith E B, o 1tadius of tho oarth, Then tho angle at 8 is the parallax, and E Bis o sine of that anglo when L B is tuken ag ity ; or 128 14 the cosecaut of the paraliux when E B is takon ns unlty, ‘The valuo of the sine for every possible value of the anglo may lie obtained from trigonomer~ rical tablen: und tho logurithm of the siuo, sub- tracted from 20, gives tho logurithm of the cose- caut, Thuy, if the parallux bo 8,9 scconds, the logarithm of its sine T (D13 10)uersmnereerenaninns oo vernenenen BBHON .08 cosocant of do....... ian‘é Garils Tad. (396204 1) Log of 91,843,000 milek. suurireirinnensnnee 1 tho parnllux be 8.92 scconds, tho lox sina ia 5,655940, and the log ot the distance Iy 7.962076 5 gaving 91,692,000 miles. The trae value proba- bly lies botweon theso tw N1Les, Mich,, Oct, 27, 1874, Tuthe Editor of The Chicava Fegune. Btas A friend told me, Monday, that, durin eclipo of Kuturday night, us th' woon entey mbFa, s during ks yawxngo througl it, tho shidow uppeared o lavon *rugied cigo™ os seen by thy nalced oyt aud distinctly ¥o when toen thronght his opera- Wlats, T saw tho oclipse, bub did not notice the shade Gw particularly od to te 'odge, My friond accounted Tor it on the ground that the odgo of the umbrs was tho shadow thrown from some clain of mouniaing anl ntorvening volleys on tho esrils surfuc, corra- sponding to tho great chrels of Mumbiation, 1 Lot him thint the monntalns weroso amull compared with tho »izo uf iho cutth, that I thought ihut, at the distance 'of {ho moon, tho out Time of tho shudow would appesr perfoctly circulur, With 10 olevutions o dupressiung, It yort will pleass inforn us on the subject, und s to tho mountaius that might In thin cago have esst the wdgoof the sladaw, you will much obllgo TWo AMATEUL ASTHONOMENS, 1t “Two Amatour Astronomers™ will refor to the artlele on tho ecliuo which appeared in Tug Trinuxk of tho 24th inst., they will ud it thera siated that tho earth's atmosphore, to tho deptn of moto than 60 miles, intercopty the sunkight almost as offectually o8 tho solid body of tho carth does. Lhe it of tho sbadow is, there- fore, nut far from 60 milos outstdo the poit of projection of the top of the eurls lighost motntain on the soction of the shudow at the distance of thoe moon. The irregular form of the enrve reforred to ling hoen noted by some astranomers, Its cauvo may be referrod to tho fuct that, owing to vary- ing density, different portions of our atman. Liorio envolope aye more ar lees pervious to tho Eght ray, ac equul hoights from tho sea-lovel, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER $0, 1874, e ———— . LOCAL MISCELLANY. BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS. Tho Chicago Doard of Undorwrilers hold » rogular meoting yesterday afternoon at their offico, No. 137 LinSallo etreat, nbont twenty-fiva mombera being prosent, nwl tho Prosident, Mr. Georgo O, Clarie in the chatr, 'I'ho main object of this moeting wan the o~ Teotion of & membor of the Board of Commia- crs fu place of Mr. Jumes Ayats, Jr,, whoso timo lnd expired by limitation. T'horo wag hardly & ehanco for Mr, Ayars® ro- olection, a8 not ouly the mnjority of tho Lonrd of Undorwritors, but also tho Citizons' Associa- tion, was wstrovgly opposed to hini The opposition was produced by the pre- vailing oplnion that Mr. Ayara had beon op- posed to tho nppointment of Gon, Bhalor, aud that ho lind acted attogothor too much in har- mony with the Fire sud Polico Commissioners, Still he bad many frionds in_the Board, who clnimed thnt Lo hnd done his dutyas well and faithfully ns could bo done under tho cirenm- stances, Those mon woro bound to vote for his ro-sloction, sud make a strong fight in his favor. Howover, his oppononts wore in the mn’mlcy, and, as Mr. Ayars was rocelving 2,000 salary o yenr, it was declded b the last mecting that the onrd should hereafter pay no salary to their Commisgioner, but appropriate the smiount, with some addition, towards Goun. Shaler's salary. Mr, Ayars, thorofore, at that meeting declared his willingness to work for nothing should ho bo ro-olectod. It this wna uot what the Board or tua Citizens’ Commitleo wanted, Thero woro a numbor of condidatesin the flold, all having their friends who worked for thom with all their ongbt. It becamo woon appargut that to chooso & now Commissionor from the members of tho Board would load to serious dif- ferenceu, The Citizons® Association was thorelora cousuited, and the ndvico was given to rcloot o Commissioner from stnong the prominont citi- zene outsido of the Bontd, und soveral names ero proposed, At the mooting yostordsy alternoon, when the question of selucting & successor to Mr. Ayarn camo up, considorablo opposition to the Board candidates was shown, and it was therefore de- cidod to nbide by thoe advico of the Citizovs' Au~ #ocintion. "I'ie namo of Mr. John B, Dralto was thon pro- poscd, aud ho wny elected withonut opposition, overy one foaling that he was a strong man, and would roflect credit upou the Board. 1t was de- cided that Jr. Drako should receive no salaty, it luving fhet been ascertained that ko would ao- cept Lhio poeition witnout it. 'ho action of tho apccint mnnthx‘; of Qct, 26, appropriating £3,500 towards the enlary of Gen. Shuler, was approved. ‘I'he roport of the Committeo on the Palmieri standpipe, recommending 8 reduction of 10.por cont on buildings supplicd witu such standpipe on the outside, was ndopled. A voyw schodulo of rates on packing-honses was nlso adopted, Tho new rutes are lower than the old ones. Mesnrs, Mungor & atson, agents of the Franllin Insurance Compauy of Lostun, joiuod tho Bonrd. 'I'ho question of reducing tho tariff to the old figures aftor Jun. 1 wes discussed at xome leagth, but vo detinite conclusion was renched. S THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Tho County Cowmissioners met yestorday aftornoon, President Ashton in the chair. Upon request of Richard J, Colling, candidato for Alderman on tho Opposition ticket in tho Tighth Ward, M. O. Toomey was appointed n Judge of Election in tho Fourth Prociuct of that ward. VOTING AT BALOONS. Tho Clerk rond the following communieation : Grxsrenen: Wo find ihat msny of the volng places aunounced for the coming aloction are saloous. We tind rieo that your Board hns power to_change tho places whero tho polls aro beld, ~ Theroforo, wo ro- speetfully ank that you will chango tho voling places uow fixed in salogns lo olhers cqually conveulont, which, 38 an orguuixstion, wo promire to secure., Wo o nof dwem It iocessary Lo dolall the reasons for this renuest, Loing vonfidlent that you, gentlomen, in come miou with ali Hyht-minded clifzens, will, on réficction, prefer that some other place thau s aaldon shiould bo kelccted as tho location of the bullot-box of freeruen, O bebialf of the Women's Temperauco Orgunizalion, Mus. F. 8. Rousps, Becretary. Commissionor Jobugon moved that the com- munication be pluced on file, Tho Chnirman hopod that some action would Le taken in the mastor, It wns due to the organ- ization ppti:muluy. A Cowniissioner Jones inquired if it waa not too Iate to chango the voting places, Tho Chair thought not; the judgos conld ad- journ from one place to suother if they saw L. 'I‘l)m communication waa received aud placed on fila, . Iho report of the Finance Committce author- izing the borrowing of §100,000 was concurred w. PORSYTH'S DILLS. The Committes on Public Charitics reported, recommendivg the payment of sundry bills of James Yorsyth & Co., for' suppltes. Cummirsionor Bo[.lzno stated that he eonld not voto to E” theso billy, a5 for many of the arti- cles a higher prico was charged than that autnorized in the contract, The report was concurred in, Commissionors Boguo uud Clough voting in the negative. Cummnissioner Jones olfered a resolution in- structing the Committee on Publio Borvice to diaw the nccessary juvors for the ensuiug year, It was adopted. JUDGES OF ELECTION, Commissioner Lonergun moved to substitute the urme of Thomas Wixted for that of Maik Iimbull, who bad refused to act as Judgo of Etectin in tho Third Precinct of the Fourth Ward, The motion provailed. Upon_ motion of Commissionor Jones, the unme of D. N. Bagh was subscituted for that of Trauk Dinko, as Judgs of Election i the Ssoond Preciuct of the Fifth Ward, Carried. THE RECORDEW'S OFFICE. Commissloner Lonorgan inquired what steps toward recuring othor quarters for the Reoord- or's Oflico had been tskon by the Committee on Public Service, to whom thie matter had boen re- forred. Lo understood that some propositions hiad been tecoived. Counmitsioner Jones atated that Commissioner Crawford was abscut, and thut nothing had boen done. L'he Board adjourncd until Saturday at 2 p, m., when tho report of the Financs Committes on LhS tux-levy of 1874 will Le mado tho special order, THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. A rumor was curront yesterday that, in conse- quence of somoe differences which have arisen botweon Dr, W. W. Everty, pastor of the Fitst Baptist Churcl, efforts were boing mado to i~ duce him to resign. At tho residonce of Cyrus Bentley, a prominent member of tho First DBaptist Church, a private meeting was Liold Wednesduy evening, but Mr. Bentley's ox- L)humlm\nx tho purpcso of thoe couferenco, ny o termp it, places a differcnt comploxion upon tho actiop of tha church members, Mr, Boutloy £aid, substantinlly, in a conversation relative to e matter beld with bim yesterday afternoon by o Trinuse reporter : * Thete is uothing that 1'know us to Lhe tiying report thut Dr, Evortd is being pressod to resiko, oxeopt thut somo of the leading mwombers of the Michigan Avenue Churen Eeut & cummunicntion to somo of the members of tho First Bapiist Church suggosting that n consolidulion of tho two churchos ba affecied, The mesting leld ut my houso was private; only o few church meumbers wera prosent, aud its object Was to cowsidor the advisne bility ‘of presonting the communication to onr church body. It was morely an advisory meeting, It was declded to prosent it at & meot- dng culled for noxt I'riduy oveniug in the Tab- crnacle on Wabash avenue, A consolidation of tho churches invalves the resignation of tuo vastors and “oflicors, and vew elections, Dr, Boono, who is & leading mau in the Michigan Avenuo Chureh, thought that unton wonld be a good thing, ns it would bo economical, saving #10,000 por year. I cannot tell the coutents of tho communication.” Roporiar—Is it truze that tho membors of tho Tirst Church nro dissatinfiod with Dr. Everts 7 Alr, Bentloy—Thoto may be, for aught I know. 1 wish you would ot pross that mattor now ; wait uutil Friday ovening, and yon will know all; LOCAL LETTERS. SOUTH BIDY HTIEET-RAILWAY, To the £ditor o The Chicayu Lribune ; B Tho romarks of *Citizen" on the sub- Ject of the Nouth Side stroet-railway, in Wednes~ day's Trinusg, must be recolved by overy resi- Qent of thut division of tho city with approba- tion, Tho Compuny has shown o enpidivy in i deallngs with the publio worthy of sovere con- sure, nnd celling loudly for reform. In the im- pressmout of pussongors into its servico sy fare- pansors, in the scunty accommodations fur- nishad, in tho uniform uncleanlinegs of tho eaes, and in the vulgarity and importinence of tho dyivors, the publio at lnst feel that thoy aro being imposed upon beyond all limit, But, in scconding the complaiat of your cor- mfl:audnut, Lis cundor aléo should bo copied, sud tho wmuttor be fairly examined wto. While thers ia no exouss apparont for many of the ontrages, it 1s cloar that most of thom arise from overcrowding at speeial honts of tho dny, when Lhe gront bulk of this community nre pas ing fram tho renldonco to the buwinoss sociony, or homo_again,—principally in the lattor caso, for poople nre in'a boiter humor in tho morn- ing. At other timen a stroct-car ride ls compara- tively plonsant, Tho foct fs thatono sircat, cartying an fudiscriminato mass of paesongers 1o tho Stock-Yards, to Cottowo Grove, liridgo- }mn' oud Indinnn avenuo, and nlou{( the route, 4 1ok only overtaxed, bat the distinction that would naturaliy result if oach passeugor had his choleo of vuhflxl«m s lost nt theso times of day in tho sgcramblo that onsuea to got somowhore towards homo. 'The result "is voxatious and uncomfortable. There i s largo distinouion botweon tho habits of people, and, with all regard to repnb- lican rights, clawsos desira to palr off by thomsolves, and will not cordinlly ncflo‘\t anch other's xmolutr. Thoro are also stoh ronlitics ns dirt, gronsy clothos, frowsy heads, muddy hoots, aud uconifortable smolls, and some poople aro 80 unroasonable na to disliko thom, Theso aro tho basis of niuc-tenths of the complaints that arlgo nbout the street-cars, Tho cars tro ovor- crowded going home, and thoy aro all of n kind, Now, diitloult as the question presonted by this outlool may bo, there Is a solution to it. A liuo of streot-cars on nomo stroot anst of Stato atrcat would draw off enongh of what is tormed firat- clnus trafllo to reliovo Stato stroot, and to furnish 8 Lottor class of accommodations for thoss who desiro thom, at u triflo more cost if noed be, ‘Wabnsh avenue secms to prosent this advantage 86 for a8 the public at Inrgo sro concornod. With n line runuing from Lalke strcot to tho clty liniits, tho convoniencos of the publio would bo greatly sarved, and porkinps that large soction of torritory, now little sottled, botween Sinto atreet and *Cottnge Grove avenuo south of ‘Thnrty-fifth streot, would becomo more availnblo for reeidanco purpoucs. A Cuicado, Oot, 29, 1874, THE CITY TELEGRAPI, Ao the Edilor of the Chicano Tribune: Simn: A covrespondent signing himeelf “E. M. 11" in this morning's Tnivune possibly thinks bo has & griovauco againat tho oity tole- groph. Ouno might supposo from what “ E, M, H." says, *“Whon tho city telegraph wont into oporation, groat expociations wore bad of ita usofulness and convenlonco,” that Lio waa one of tho philanthropists who stopped forward and planked dows Lis monoy to help to establish o system of city telegraph lives at tho timo theso lines wore projected or in embryo, but no naing appears in that benovolont list nuswering to thoso iniunls, He wus not one of thosoe patrioty who pooled in to the original ~ public outerpiise, #olaly aud definitely oy an outlay, without any rotiirn boyond tite opportunity of being ounblod to soud o messngo from ono part of the city to anothor, and pay for it exactly the somo a8 un outsider who had contributed noth- ing, kuowing that the city lines conld nat be cs- wablished or maintuined switbout such help, for the patont reason that there would nob bw local ‘business euough to keop such iines in operation, ‘T'he city linos would bave to bo wound up tu-doy woro it not for tho patronage derived from the Western Union Tolegraph Company. Such fagtidious peraous ag ‘1, M, H.” proba- bly patrovize the telegraph once where the “busiuess™ man rofertud lo uson it » dozen times,~—~the complaints being in inverse ratio. 'Thio press i oftentimes wado the medim of injustico to tho mnvcent, A pervorsion of facts, gildod with plansibility, is pussod olf for trutli, The real facts i the ouse in point are not stated by ““E. M, IL"” Tho teleginm tefcired to as sving beon handed in to tho tolegraph office on ‘I'wenty-second stieet at 1:80 p, w, for a *pa- tient " at 662 West Van Buren stroct, was not handed in to that oflics until 1:50 p, m, Bearin mind that it iy minutes, or time, ** E. M. H." is complaining about. Itis said the messngo was ot dolivered until 8 p, m., whereys wo liold the receipt of the wifo of the porson addresued show- ing that the message was delivored at 2:15 p, m., domonatrating that only tweuty-five minutos timo was occupied in trausmitting the message, conying aud ouveloplng the same, and deliveriug it o distanca of four and n-bnlf or tive blocks. s not that rensonnble serviee ¢ “ 33, M. H." uays bis tolegrom * roquested " an onswor. Thero are a groat muny telegrats rent ovor tho wires which roqueet answaors, but, sud to rolate, tho answers never appear, much to the losa of the Telsgraph Company, but probably to tho entiro sausfaction of tho parson to whom addressed. 13, M. B.” not only expects wo will annibi- Iate time in hondivg his telegraw, aud thay tue Telograph Cowpany will have the party addressed at the polnt addrossed whetler gx; 10, but thac it will also force an answor for i, The party roceipting for the meseago in ques- tlon was ngked for an immedinte saswor, and the verbal roply givon tu thu tuecaeugor was, * Never mind the angwor,” Whenover » just cause oxists for complaint againt tho service perforwad, tho proper conreo to pursuo in order to right such grievance would seem to bo to preront the mattor at head- quarters for investigatiou and remedy. Cuicaao, Oct. 39, 1874, 8. G. LyNcu, Supt. HELPING TENPERANCE, To the Editorof I'he Chicago Trivune : B : I should lixe to call the nattention of the temperance peoplo to an opportunity for furtber- ing their cause. 7 1t s recontly como to my Irnowledge that th Paulist Fathers, who have been conductivg a mission in the oxtreme southwestorn part of the city, have snccoeded in gotting somo 1,400 peo- plo to sign tho tomperanco pledgo. This plodge not only forbids the uso of liquor, but_forbids the signer eutoiiug any piaco whore liquor is sold. As this is ono.of the rougher districts where drankennuss most abounds, and the moa aro chiefly laborors, hack-drivors, and oxpress- men, this will be very hasd to keep, One womon, whore husband has signed the pledgo, told me she thought hie would Lesp it till the oxtremo cold weathor camn on, whan, a8 it would bo impossible for him to stay out in the cold all day and eat a frozen lunch, ho would be forced to onter a ealoon to got warmi. As by do- ang this ho would brenks o part of tha pledgs, he would be tempted to drink again, It hag ro- quirod a great offort for him to stoy drinking,. aud he i cortaiuly doserving of holp in his offort to continue in well-doing, It is but fair to sup- poto that his case is ono of many. Now, if in tho vicinity of the oxpress and hack stands, and fu the rougher parts of the city, taero could bo placcs oxtablished whoro thieso en could accasioually get warm, and oat their lunches, and, if desired, purchnse acup of tow or coffon, it would romove a grest tomptation from tlis olnss of peoplo. Whilo not making any aescssment for tho maintonance of those resorts, il a box were con- veniently J)lacml for recoiving contributions, thoy would scon becomo solf-supporting, while common clonnliness and good order should bo roquired of all who onter. ‘I'he rooms should bo &0 plainly furnished and kopt that the roughest laborer should have no Lesitauoy uboul enturing ous of them. K Citicaao, Oct, 29, 1874, ——— ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, A bold and desperato auempt to eflfect & heavy roblery of diamonds, woatches, and monoy, agerogating in value about 8,000, was made by two thioves at G:30 o'clock Inust evening. The objectiva point was the private banking and losu oflice of C. O, Jerume, in the store on the southonst cornor of Monroo and Olark streots, Tho thieves liad evidently beon wateh- ing their opportunily, and, taking advantage of Mr. Jerume's abseuco in the rear part of tho atore, ono of them smashed & lurge plate glass in_the show-window on the OClark street #ide, while the other yenched in ihe apaning thws made to enatch tho valuables exposetl i the window, On howing the erash caused by tho bronking of the glass, My, Jeromo turned and drow a small Dorringor pistol frum hia pucket, and pointed it at the thief, who im- mediztely stoopod down below tho wxash, As he did 8o lus ooat-sleeve cuught on the edge of the broken glass, and woemed to hold him for a momont. Mr. Joroma thon ran {o the doorwsy with his weapon in haad, with & view to oatehing the fellow, DBut sho thief was too quick for lnm and ran south on Clark stroot into o crowd of peoplo aud ereapod with bio companion, in spito of tho oforts of astanished pedestrinns to prevest him, Mr, McDonatd, a partuer of My, Jorome, had lott tho stote but a momont bofora tho sitompted robbery, and hiad jus rouched the opposite side of Clark strect whiou ho heard the crash of the brakon glasy, aud van over to eatoh tha thioves, Dut too Iats to do so. 1o oaught sight of ono of {‘l:em. however, aud beliaves ho ean identify i, "Thore wera In the windaw eight large solitaivo dinmonds, valuod at £05,000, £1,500 1 baak wotes, #0600 in 820 gold plecea, ton Howard watehes, and othor proporty worth ubout $1,000, ‘Iho thieves obtainod only £40 _in monoey nil ona of tho watchos, and bui for Mr. Jorome's prompt notion wonld undoubtedly have socured the dlsmonds &nd a lafge sum of tho money, Thoy used a bosrd about 8 feet long and 4 or & lnchos wide toamash tho gluss, which is valued st about 160, Yho tragwents of | tho brokeu plute wero ecattored wboul in the ntoro and on the walk, and on ono portion rewnining in the sssh there are & fowr blovd-stalny, showing that the thief who ro bnrely atcaped with hiw life hnd lnun{nled hin arman ho dropped bonenth tho window, . ‘Thora wore 1o polico officers within enlt at the 4imo of the attempt, wiich wag ono af tho bold- est avor madan this city, Deleotives are ou- gaged in looking after tho tioves, with poor prog- pects of succous, S agten GENERAL NEWS. A third of tho work on the Fullerton avonuo sower ban beon dono, anud it is bolieved it will bo finlshed betore July. Mra, Gardner, tho woman chinrged with at- tompting to poison Mrs. Dr. C, A. Miner and child, and tho larcony of valuablo articlos, {8 ly- ing very ill in a coll at tho Coutral Station, from congestion of the stomach. Dr. Dunne, City Dhysician, attended her yesterday. John Lynch, a boy 16 yenrs old, residing nt No. 139 Hickory streot, accidentally shot himself in thie abidomen at 10 o'clock yostordny morning. o died in an hour afterward. Coronor Stephong will hold au inquost. The fall meoting at Doxtor Park will bogin Nov. 5, and Inst threo anys, Who premiwing offerod amount to §3,050, 'The conditions will be fouud ia the advertlsomoent fu another column, The now Farwoll Tall ia 8o far ndvanced that thoy oxpect to light it with gns this evening, in ordor to put workmen on st hight to completo it in timo for tho Lakerido Courso of leoturos, which commence in abont three weeks, Tho tickets nre solling rapldly, aud tho course will probably open with » full liouse. Over 100 new moembors have joined the Assccintion this month, sttracied by the oheap lecture-courses, The temperature yesterday, as obrorved by L. Managge, optician, under Tur Tnmuxe Build- ing, was at 8 n. m, 44 deg,: 10a, m., 435 12 m., 444 8 p. m., 42 G p. m,, 40; 8 p. m., 89, St. Bridget's Fair and Festival at Burlington Hall is dolng admirabiy. It will close Snturdny night, by which timo {t In hoped & lavge sum will hayo been rnised for tho schools under Futhor Gragan'y care. ‘Tho Hon. Witlinn W. Bolknap, Bocrotary of War, arrived in the city vesterday from Keoliuk, en roule for Washington, D, C., aud is & guest at Skinner's Hatel, — « At 8 o’clock yosterday afternoon a slight fire oconrred in the two-story frame houso No. 108 North Rumsoy stycet, owned aud oceupled by Chiaries G. Kraeeth., Damage, $30 ; covered by insurauce, ‘Tho firo originaled from sone shav- ings being placed too near a hot stove. An alarm was given from Rox 683, Tho committees appointed to solicit funds from the wholeknlo meichauts for the benefit of the Nobraskn State Aid Asusociation met yestor~ duv attornoon at tho ollice of tho Secrotary of the Board of Trade, and reported contributions a4 follows: J. T, Meauloy, from boot and shos merchants.,$1,150 ¥, T, dpencer, from bavdware merchants,, ., .. 845 . Hl. Winslow, from dry goods morchuais 4 Sdson Keith, from hat and cap merchants, K r, W, Harvoy, from lumber merchants.. 1) ’, Van Belanck, from arug merclinuta, 150 Jolin B, Drake, (rom bankers and capifal 50 Tho committees soliciting from the clothing merchauly, wholesale grocers, lumbor-dealers, und drug-merchanty, havo nov completed their worle yet, aud will wqon at & meoting to bo held ot tho usual place 2 The Board of Trade subreription amouuts to about 82,400, making in all contributod to this date nbont 36,000, which amount will bo consid~ evubly ineronsed. UOTEL ARRIVALS, Graud Pacific Hotel—A. C. Porking, H, I, Coshwwne, Eugland: Mr. and s, Loudon, Glangow; H. W. Davidson, Glasgow; Bam Mor- rill, DenMoiuen; tho Hon. Charles Stuart, lown ; J. L. DBlanchard, Iurtford; L. Doar- boru, Havans, . . . Palmer Housc— Rundolpl Hertioy, John A, Tilton, §. G, Brueh, Montreal: J, Icketts, Indiannpolis; Walter Sedtt, Philadelplia; F. V. Havden, Wsshington ; J. 8. Froeman, Umted States Navy; tho Hon. Blair, New Tersoy: B. D, Benjamin, China. herman House—Josoph Maas, London ; E. Muie, Tan Zuudt, Honry Penkes, New i W. P, Bluke, Now Haven; A. ¥. Judd, Ionoluln; Willism Carleton, London; A. Predig C. D. Ioss, Miss Beau- mout, Now York; W. O, dlanning, U. B, A.; Dayid Cowan, Toronto ; Goorge Suepherd, Scobe land. . ."." Tremont Housa—A. Millor, Copou~ hagen : 0. A. Fisher, Denvor; B. P, Farnsworth, Builalo ; Dr. John C. Noston, Rockfurd ; D, A. MeKintay, Dubnquo : B. F. Crossot, Jaussvillo ; J. 8. Ricket, Portlund. pate e, CRIMINAL RECORD. CIUMINAL COURT, Judge Moore—Jumes Howo und Thomas Can- non wero tried for the larceny of %11 from John Ernst ; vordict, ‘“not guilty."—Edward Camp- bell pleaded guilky to tha larcony of &7 from An- drow Konnedy; romandod.—William Duvis, Barnoy Gallagher, aud Edward Swantz were triod for Jarceny; found guilty and remauded.— TFrank Barry plonded guilty to the lniceny of rabber hoso; sentence suspended.—Jobn Miller (white) was tried for assaulting Lsabolln Miller, his wife (colored), with s batehet, with intont to kill ; vordict, guilty of assault with intons to in- jure, and .was remanded for sentence.~Joseph Martin was tried for tho larceny of n wateh bo- lauging to A. P. Boyiugtou 3 verdict, guilty, and terma of punishment flxed at two yoars in the Penitontiury.—~Tho cavo ol Kate Hartnott, in- dicted for ugsauit to do boedily injury, was distniss- od for want of prasecution. 'o-tay the prisoucrs convicted durmng tho present term will bo ar- raigned for sentonce.—Monday the Novombor term will open. with Judge Booth of the Circuit Court on the Dench. JUSTICE COURTS. Justice Boyden- mes Carroll, arrested for shig Inrceny of an overcoat from the store of D, J. Lyons; held to tbe Criminal Court in bail of £300.—Anthony Morgan, Lonis Robberson, and Friday Moore, arrosted Lor robbing Juseph Greon of §70; coutinned till to-morrow in Lail of €600, —Thomos Hickey and Thomss McKenna, ar- reeted for dronken and disorderly conduct ; con- tinued till Nov. 4, in bail of &300 cueh,— ‘Willinm Casey, arrested for committing an na- snult with o deadly weapou with ivtent to kill Richard Smithwick’; held to the Cramunal Court in buil of £500,—Patrick Clancey, rrasted for sesault with intont to do bodily injury ; con- tinuod till Nov. 4 in bail of #3010, Justice Scutly—Chailes Hotelikiss, arrosted for larceny of proporty belonging to Frank Lurce 3 held to tho Crimiual Cours in bail of §400.— Thomas Hnesott, arrested for the larceny of property belonging to Willmm Gnfiiu ; contin- ued till to-morrow in bail of ¥500.—Josoph Lyous, atrested for larcony ; coutinued till fo- day in bail of 2400.—Michao! Gurrity, arrested fof riot; continued till to-day in batl of 300, —AMichnel Collins, arrested for vagrauey ; cone tinued till Nov. 4 in hail of $200. Justico Kaufmann—Josoph IS, McPhalie, ar- rested for disorderly 5 flued 810, MISCELLANLOUS, Commissioner foyne—Calvin Crowell was ar- rested nml brought beforo the Comminsionor, charged with violition of tho United Staten llov- ouno Inws, which, tu this cave, consisted of soll- ing tobuceo and Diquors without having pad the Governmont sporial tax, The examinution of tha cliargo was contioned till to-day in bail of Arresls—Tomes Wood, 3. 8, Whito, aud Thotnas Walters woro urresied st ovoning in a North Side rondezvous by Detectives Tom Sim- mons sud Flauagan, who report thut they are oxport stenk awd bank thioves. Thoy will be examined this moining boforo Justive Senliy.— Charlos Jithsou was nrrested yosterday by Otficor Topping for_thoalleged Inrcony of a pafvof shoes from M. IL Duruett, No. 116 West Madison stecet, —~Ou tho 181 inst, the store of Jaseph Butler & Co,, No, 179 Madiron streat, wes entored by burglars, and rovolvors, kuives, flshing-tucklo, and othor goods, in ull valued ut £700, stolen. Five notorioun characters, Peter icbuol Lawlor, Louis Rosonbery, Teddy Twoh: Ed. Bowon, were arrestod yestorday as tho ones who committed tho robbory, nudlooked up to awalt o henting, Delooiives Chupin and Ilanagan found a part of tho stolen goods ubt West's pawn-shop, -~ and _ will probubly recover 1ho remsinder to-lay.— k’nmordn,\' aftornoon William Casoy and Liclinrd Bunthwick, enrpentors employed on a building on tho eorner of Fousth ayouua and Taylor streot, beeame involved in o disputo abont the nousties« nion of & eew, and the former wound np & word- war by dreawing o pookot-knifo nud stubbing him twice in the head and onco in tha luft ehonldor, ‘I'he wounds aro not dnngorous, Cnsoy wus ar- wostod and locked up, —— THE OITY-HALL “#Hoodle, In tho pavlauce of City-Iall om- nloyen, means money obtulaed by politfeal futlu- ence from the unfortunsto candidatos, Ald. Spalding is confined to his howe, sufler- iug with n sovero uttack of typhold fover, “lie Board of Public Works yostorday approved of the bounda of De Golyer & CUo,, for paving, by privato contract, Langley stioot from 'Thirty- ovontehs to Thirty-niuth stroot; also tho bondy Tonduy ut 8 o'vlack p. m.* of MoDenn Bros,, for paving Iaddock plsce from ‘Wabash to Michigan nvonue, Ald, Honth yostordsy porsnaded tho Board of Publio Worke to mupply the Hoyne streot pris mary school with water, TFito-Marohal Bonner intenda to hava n rfoview of the Fire Department on tho 6th of November, in tho preaenco of tho ity authorities, Bonrd of 'Undurwrlloru, and the Citizons' Associdtion, City-Engiucer Chesbrough prophsies that the crib will somo doy hocoma ono of tho chiet at~ tractlons of this city, Tho lighthouso tovor is ropidly npprosohing complation, It will saon be contiected by tolopraph with the city, and thon all that ocours within sight will be tranemitted to the city. Tho Bonrd of Public Worka yeaterday awarded contracts No. 10 and 11 to Alichaal MeNicholan ; conttact No. 9 to Charles Overackor. The Boat: will to-day advortive for proposals for paving Harrison “stroot from Tabash to Michigan av- onug, and for .the construoction of an cngine house on Deoring stroot on the sito of tho prosont ouo, About a month ago complnint of the erestion of nInmber-yard on Grove strest wins made to thie Board of Publis Works, on tho ground fhatit wos sgamst the Fire ordinance, Tho Bomd, on iuvestigation, wora &mlltoly informed by the ownor that tbey bad notbing whatover to nay sgainet it, as the ordinance rend, **lumbar for salo shall not bo stored,” ote,, and that the lum- ber thov owned was meroly Inid In storo for tho usoof an adjotningbox-fnctory. And thisis but onn of tho thousand defects of the present Fire ordiuance. Tho Bonidl of Polico and Firo Commissionars mot yesterday afternoon for the purposo of (ry- ing #ovoral firomon. In the absonce of Presi~ dent Bheridnu, Commisstoner Ltono occupiai tho Chnir. David Manwell and John Duffr woro dischargod for drunkennoss and general intompe- tency, Bovoral light finea were impossd with warnlugs to the culprita that bettor bohavior would bo necossary i thoy wishod to renain on the force. 'Phoy alwo granted o fow of :ho pros- ant roquirements of the Fite Deparimeat, in the way of hay aud oats. Me. Rono, of the Tonrd of Police, wms yestor- doy wutforing (rom the pesiodical voleanis eriiption of ill temper,” Two roporters aud - two Aldermen were sitting Lebind him whils tho Buard was in souion, in ihe counso of time the Aldermen withdrew, leaving tbo ro- porters o his meroy. Noticlng, thia ho com- menced fire by berating the 'reporters, and wonnd up with s curse, avd ordered thom out of the foom. Ono of them rotroated to_tho door, and the olher pussed into Dv. Ward's private room 3 ueithor of thom replying a siuglo word. ‘Tho frnte old individunl followed the latter up into tho Sccrotary’s room, wildly waving his shrunken arms and shnking his puny fists at tho stalwart roportor, swearing tromondous oaths il tho while, "1t is underntood tho othor members of the Bourd are aboutsick of tho termegant, and should stich n gcouo over mguin ensue whilo the Board is in sossion they will not put up with it, and will oxder lam out of the roumn nutil ho gets ol enough to take oare of himeelf, Thoy wero all . thoronghly disgusted with the scoas yostordny, ospecially ag thero was no possiblo provocation for it, . ANNOUNCEMENTS. It has been decided to chango the polls of cleotion of the IMrst Freeinet of the Eleventh ‘Ward to No. 118 Indiana atreet, instead of No. 91 Milwaulteo avenuo. The ** Merry Club™ havo their opening party this evaning at Martine's West Side Iall. The first snuual Dall of the Ancient Order of Hiberniang takes placo this evoning at the West Sido Turnor lall. The beautiful little engina presented to tho Tair of tho Church of the loly Nume will be diawn by lottery on Nov. 7, at 8 p. m., in MeCor~ mick's Hall, nuder the aupervision of tho Rov. Dr. McMuliou, At the closo of the Far it was impossibla to have thedrawing take place, owing to tho erowd and confusion. 4 The tickets for the Rounion Proesbytorian Church locture-course ars now on eale. ‘Tho ev, O, L. Thomson, of tho Fifth Church, do- livers the first lecture 'Thureday evouing, Nov. 5, on the subject “Wivesof Men of Genius." Tho Jectures will bo given at tho church on Wost Fourteanth siroot, noar Throop, Tho olhor lec- turers of this conrso are I'rof. W. 3. Blackburn, tho Rev. Dr. Helmor, and I'rof. Swing. il SUBURBAN NEWS, HYDE PARK. The Trnstees held an adjourned meoting Wednesday evening. A petition was received, asking that the cross- 1ngs of the Pittsburg & Fort Wayno and Michigeu Bouthern Iailroads ot Cottage Grove avennoand Comuwercinl streot be put in proper condition, s tho roady would not keep them passablo. Mr. Ryax, from tho Committee on Fire-Alsrm Telograph, repotted that 93¢ miles of the tolo- graph, with ¢ix alorm-boxes, would cost §83,000. The Board ordered its construction, The Water-Suporintendent was instructed to purchase all tho 4-inch pipo ho could get at tho contract price, as it was deairable to loy as much a8 possiblo this fall. The Superintendent wos ulso ordered to mako a final aud full tost of tho Holly engines, aud to.call in such sciontific aid a# ho might think proper. 1lia report 18 to be rendered Siouday evening, to which time the Board adjonrned, & % Wator-pipos aro being laid on Oskwood ave- nue, the norchern Jiwiv of the town, WASIINGTON HEIGNTS, At the Inst mosting of the Board of Trustees, E. F. Dorcs Subdivision of the W. 3£ of N.'W. }¢ of Sec. 7, T, 87, B. 18 E. of 8d P. M., was sub- mitled and approvod, subject to village ordi- nances, Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, of eaid subdi- vislo, aro already being Luilt upon by Mr. Gay,a promiuent Chiaago architect, Ho fs bnilding hondeome residence fronting on Ninety-fifth streot, just west of Prospect avenue, ‘Pho oitizons in the vicinity of, and living on, Prospect avenue, are building & dopot un the dutniny teack, at the Prospect avenwe crossing. Beveral new buildings zre going up on Maplo stroet, Churles utroot, Ninety-iifths atreet, Tracy avenue, and Winston avenne. L'he Itoek Inland & Pacific Ruilroad are putting IL“ I;Iuw eroasigs on tho strects crossing their rack, At the meeting of the Tloard of Trustees Mon- day evening, the Board paid ont 3222 for labor for hnuling gravel ou Vineonnos rond, 'Tho pube divivion known ns Lyneh, Hett & Wolfe's SBubdi- vision was lnid befora tho Bonrd and accepted. Severul lots ura alroady sold, and lumber on the ground tor new buitdings, ‘U'welve cnlverts Wore ordered made whonever needed in tho vil- Inge, . fi'lm Board adjourned for four wocke, but, it nocassary, s speciul meeting will bo ealled. i Interesting to All. No one intercst.d in maloattiro can fail to be pleased with our stock of anlts aud overconts of all grades sud oll aizox, from that of a 2-yoar-ld child up to the ostra lurge sfics for slont men, Our Lusines suite range fu price from $13 o $103 nobby winter over~ coata ut from $16 to $45; children’s schiool aud dross mults frain 33 to $15; hoya suits from $10 o §25, all cut In the very latest Atyles, Parties livitig in the country ean, by obtainiug onr self-moawuremant rules, Order geods_Fo as to kochire perfect fits, A, 184, thu C, O, D, Clothier, 184 nud 186 Htute ———— Tianos for Caah, A few instruments that bave hoon rentod and but Ittlo uxed canbn bogat ut Tteod's Temple of Musie, No, U3 Vun Duren wireet, ot the vory lowest pame Drices, b t’s Ducl. Fvon: the New York Sun, Ot 2T, Mra. Goorzo Washington Browne, a vory old Indy, Qe about two woeks ago, aud hor will wi adinittod to ‘probate yestcrdny. IHor hus- band lofe n largo cstate, n part of which was & remunerativo hatol or restnurant in Wator stroot, noar Ponrl, still extant and Honrishing, and from early times u favorito with tho men of Wall street 3 rosembllng nn Engiish inu with fts chops, almflm, ond tankards of sle, My, and M, Drownes diroet heirs svo two danghtors and tie minor son nad dnughter of o decoansd son, Richard, Anothor daughtor, decousod, wiy the woman for whow wus fought the duel fram which August Belmont limps to this day. Bhe wny Mg, Oscur Colos, beautiful and interustiug, aud for eomo ramark mado by Mr. Belmont ono ovening at Niblo's, o chivalrous South Carolinian, M, Hayward, of Charleston, chnllanged hiw, A sht with n Congnr, A lottor rrom Torl Qrifin, Coxas, gives ¢! fallowing account of o little opisodo In ftontior lifo: “On the buuk of the Clenr Fork of the Brazos River John Bolman and hiy fumuly wore sitting in thelr littls cabin, enjoying tho'comforts of & brilliane five, whan theie “dog sot up a flerce barking. Mr, Howoett, who “llves with Alr, Sol- man, walked out to soo what was the matter, e} Ing to return In & moment., Bnt tholr mornin Vinitor did not chooso to wait for hiu rotura, au followed tmmedintoly futo thie biouss, The fireh fntraduction the intrudor gave himsolf was to len‘) uLmnAmuu cbild, taking hold of its neok with his monstor toeth, iullicting somo vory sovioun wounda. Mra, Selman, the mother of the child, grabbed it and relcaded it, Tho ani« mal thon ‘made an attompt to rocopturs the child from the mothor, snd Ar. Howitt, who is gifted with uncommon size and wnusual atrongth, knocked the monstor down and kicked it under the bed. 3r, Selanu had gol holdof & gun by thnt timo, and, as the cougar oxmne from under the bed, shiot it, tho ball ontoring tho loft sido of ita neck, ranging tack and coming ounb through tho ehidomen. “But that ouly infuriated him mora than over. o then loapod npon tha bed, toaring the bod and bedding, ‘fho zflwr lad ot closod during tho fracas, and the wild animel aving becomo dissatisfied with his little prison, Tike o lioun in & cago, leapoed from sido 1o wido of tho room, upsotting tho chairs, tablo, and other furnituro, at tho 8ame time utterlug’ tho inost terrifle scroams imaginablo. At lant i, Solmnn. fiol hold of anothor gun, nad atiot it througl bae ind the shoulders, 1t thew Jumped nt tho firo, grabbod its mouth full of live conls, aud stood thera and gtrowled until Mr. Salmanoponed tha door, and Mr: Howeit took 1t by tho tail aud drapged 1t into tho yard, whoro it died. It monge urad 11 feet U mches in longth.” Isabelic, Evorybody, aays tho London Cour{ Ciroulay, ha hieard of Tsabelle, tha tlowor-wirl of tho Farig Jookey Club, who novor solls flowors, but only pivesthom, = Well, then, this *giver™ of Howors hias mado quito o res[vmc{nbln littlo fortuno by gving tlowors nwny, Vo bho suve, no vno evar thought of rocolving hor flowors withows some littlo acknowledgmont. Thus, for iho smallest rosebud a louis d'or was roadily pald. Homo, acoording to circumsiauces, gave more. Tha lato Emperor is known to have paid for hig buttop-holo bouquot 100 fiancs, Others paid Lior 1 jowolry ; aud at_ this momont Isabello the nuwerfifilrl's Jowolry. I8 more numerous thum Bohneidor’s. 8ha hina over 540 picces of jowalry, fgivon by tho highost porsonnstes of many nationy. And sho i no. “light o'lovo,” Issbollo is a portly, middle-agod woman, aud 8o plain that sho Iins searcoly known what it was to possoss Lho “ dovil's beauty "—namely, tho beauty nttendaut on all that 1s young, Her fortune and dismonda have been won by smiles, but nothing more. It hing beeu the fashioa to give to her, and overy one has given, Every momber of the Jockey Olub malkios hor & prosout on his installation, and on Now Your's duy; also, whenever o Lorso wins, the owvor romouibas fsabolle. DEATHS, A A~ A A LIE—In thts olty, Qat. 35, Nollle, youngast child cf thob Lato Wudgo lenry'5. Loe! of Mdwphis, Toau., agad eaes, RUNYON-~In thlacity, Wednosdny, Oet, 23, Davld A, Lavunt. mon of Daviil: O sad Sary B Roupoor mad i) wonths aod 37 deys, €= Michizag panors plaass copy. PIILSON—On Oot. 29, nt tho b f her grande fathos, Hs B Adhaae € paeuimonar Jaapes Donn, Soota yeiny, youugust obild of Willim and lasholla A. Blerson, ol Urnoge, N.d. SPEJ LAL NOTICES. Centuaur Liniments allay pain, subdus swellings, hen burns, aud will cure shoumatism, spavin, and any flesh, bona or musels "™ slimont. The White Wrapper Is for KEATPE fyrntly wao, tho Yollow Weappor ta for anlmals. Prios 60 conta; large hottlos 81, Chilliren Cry for Cratorin.—Pleamat to tako—a peefeot substituto for Oastor Ol but more elicaclous iy regulating tho stomach and howe) PLREUMERY. TH CELEBRATED 2289 A Phalon’s Cereus (N.1.) D27 Phalon’s Ilor de Mayo XURES 4 Morse’s White Rose, Morse’s Wood Violet, Morse’s Paphlan Louquet, Morse’s Dedication Bouquet, Txcol In Aromatle qualitios, whilo in FRESHNSS avd CCONCKNTRATION of choico flowor olors thay asa war- rantod to eurpass tho must celebratcd Foglish and ch manfactures. _Whaloealoby VAN SCHAACK, B VENBUN & REID. Sold by all Drugglsts snd No- tiun Doalers, ATCTION SALES. By BLISON, POMELROY & CO. Fridey HMorning, Oot. 30,8t 91-2 o'clock, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY BALE OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE. Tho larzost and boat-assorted stock AT AUCTION in fho clty. Now agd sccundhand Parlgr, aud Ghambee Sote, Wardrubes, Loungos, Sofas, trs, Liodalirs, Matfrossos, Binnkotsy a tull Iuo' of Koglish . Ieustols aud Waol E‘u'p':‘l!, Stbves, aud & 1argo stock of General orchandise, oic.), o ELISON, POMEROY & CO., 81 und 85 Randolna-at. Py POSITIVELY TIIE CLOSIN BANKRUPT SALE AT AUTIGN. TINE WATCHES, DIATIONDS, . JEWELRY, &, &, ] AT OUR STORES, Nos. 84 and 868 RANDOLPH-ST,, _ COMMENOING Saturday Morning, Oct. 31, at 10 o'clock, And continujug until the whols st.ck !s sold. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ENTIALLY NEW GOUNS TO BE OPENED. Diamond Rings, Pins and Studs, Koy and_Stem-Wiod. fog [ndles' and Gints’ Uoll Warches, 1ino Guld Vest and Lomtng amd Op i old Neckinons, Guld Locke ins, ota, Fiuo Gold Kinwy, Slovve Butwons, Piny, Earriogs, Seta o Jowelry, Uhain and band Mracolets, &c., e, id of ina Rull Plate Goods, Sold undor Alo, &l i % and il condlule unif vocy aricio s sld: waran wstod SISO, POSTIOY ¥ co., Auctionoers, CHOICH LINCOLN PARK RESIDENGE PROPERTY AT AUCTION., Saturday Afternoon, Oct. 81, at 8 o'olook, We will soll en the graund, Lovs, ook 4, Ses. 5, % 60 Feet Front on Clark-st. by 140 Feet Deep, East tront, near Beldon-av., and dircotly appostte LINCOLN PARK This Lot will bo suld ontiro, ar 20 or 40 to Alsg, at ramo thne, IN1IEY foat Lo ah 15, coror reabieost, and Lillortou-nv., will bo sold wiiole, oF ilinivided into four Lots of 2 ivet caoh. o titla to this proporty 1a pesteot, Abstract fumishe it il i roriia ¥ BALE AbOL o HRE] nced at sale, UUTLO! A . AT SALESROUAS, MADISON.ST. LAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEINOLD GOOD: l'l.\N()sYAl\'u OARPETS, It D OHANBER SETH, 81OV, U PARLY Y OEGYiEL 3, RNY PLANGII, BuGaIe WEDNESDA DRY GOODS, THUKSDA BN DWIELL i ( comuRiOLIND, GV, seloy, Chambul onslating o, L Carvoth, Stoves, oto R Adso, spoclornige PIERS et~ 1 By ULE & CO, 68 & 70 Wabash-qv, AT ATTCTION, On SATUID.L T, Get. i, at “ Grates tas of fine 345 Floor (1l Cloth. wbie wad Paclor Foratiorey White Granite Mouwohold Fuenituza, Ch: i o, Wl Wardropar, - iatomion, Tabl Liniuos, Macklo-ton Tabone (Fuimnt Rodtoaitsaid By I 3. Wainit. ftockers and cauv, Hasy Obalrs, 3 Citatre, 1ale and 1usk ey Diloa and”ar and disovored a lnygo vougar, My, 1L ulummd back to got a guu, leavivg th door opun, jusonds B ke, Bhuw Oascs, Carpoty, 1, 5 3 Dor e Gt Ll o 4o d Buggte 1 Ojea avd Top \UDCM‘ Anaics, GULL & 00, Ansilansors