Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1874, Page 8

LOCAL MISCELLANY. BOARD OF EDUCATION, The Board of Education mot Iast ovening, Presidont Richiborg fn tho chalr, 2 A communication wns recoived from: tho Board of Publio Works advisiug the ojectinont of the squattor from the Donrborn schuol property, 1t was roforred to tho Committeo on School- Tund Yroporty, with powor to act. T'he Committeo on Buildings and Grounds re- ported, rocommonding that the freo use of the Jones School bulldiug, corner of Clark and Har- rison streots, bo grantod to the Roliof and Aid Booloty for tho benefit of tho poor during the coming winter, Inspector Goggin thonght the Noliof and Ald Bocloty wore In n position to pay for tho uao of tho building, Tho report of tho Committeo wan concurred BONOOL-FUND FROTERTY. Inspector Qoggin, of tho Committes on School-Fund Property, roported that tho bid of $1,200 por front foot for {he Dearborn School lot bad beon rojected. Tloro wore etill duo in ronts $30,000, and the City Attornoy had issucd & cironlar notifying delinquonts that, unless thoy paid up, their leasos would bo cancoled. Thoro was much noglect in tho matter of collocting revenuo from zohool property, aud the School Agont should Jcop . shorper oyo on tho accounts, o also atatoll that tho lense for tho old Post-ofiica building had not beon oxecnted by Mr. Grover, and urged shat some stops be taken to scouro ul?n‘:“)!x;nunn, the Committoo on School-Fand Troperty wae instruotod to sscortnin tho cost of procuring abstracta of title of all the school- erty. lnin‘:l!::g&r \{'nlnn called attention to tho meet- ing to-night at No. 89 Madison stroot of mem- Yhers of tho Bonrd with the Deaf Mute Bocioty, Iie considered tho conferonce wn fmportant one, and hoped there would bo a full. attendance. Partinl certificales to tench German worg gronted to n{‘lgsoa Augusta D. Schrader aud pros T l}. T, of the. ommittso_on ain, of the T toola, vonbrtal FesomimoExlivg thiat reomotrienl drawing and bookkeoping be lnug'ht. here were ewrolled 2,018 pupils, and tho aver- ngo attendance for the weok euding Sopt. ‘5 wag 28 o HGI-3CTI00N, CHANGES, Tuspector Blutbardt ealled up the report of ihe Committeo on kigh Sechool in relation to certam proposed changes in the conduct of that- institution. Mo moved the appointmont of & specinl committee, includiug tho regular, and £lio tho President of tho Loard and Superin- tondent Pickard, to oxamivo into tho matter,. snd report within two months a new course of jnstruction for tho Iligh School. e pupported lis_raotion by an oxlinustivo discussion of the pubject, snyiug that thero wos much dissat- jufaction with tho present High-School mavage- ment, 'Tho salnries paid were very honvy'. the oxpenso per pupll each yonr being £82. - This was too much, Two Latin and Greek teachore only should bo flm[;loycd, sud ono Professor of Natural Science :‘ ould do what five teachers v loyed to do. " Hspector Reed did not bellovo this would be esiblo. P iapoctor Dluthardt ssld that wo German snd Trench teachers would bo_sufiicient, in placo of the threo now employed. A mau who conld teach only ono language or branch of instruction “eas ot ¢ for tho 1high School. Thero should bo a Iigh School . ench division of the city, and tho courso of instruction should covera longer fime. ‘Iho mation for a epocisl committes provailed, snd Juspectors Blutbardt sud Clarke were ap- ointed, P The Suporintendent roported the summary of echool uttendanco for October, a8 follows : Whole numbor enrolied, 88,426 ; sverago num- ber belonging, 85,006.9; averago daily attond- ance, 84:400.6: por cent of attondaaco, 95.6; per cent of tardiness, 66.04. The Lioard sdjourned, — INSURANGCE. Tho Chicago Board of Underwritors held a meatiug yosterday aftornoon at their oftice, No, 127 LaSallo streot, About twenty-five mombers wero prosent, aud Prosident George O, Clarke occupied the chair, The Committee on Cisterna reported that thay hiad waited on tho Board of Public Works, and received tho assnrance that cistorns would im- medintely bo constructed at tho intorsection of a largo number of etreets, Thoy wero aunounced » fow days ago. The Scerolary was instructed to make a reduc- Yon of 10 cents on tho rates of bwildings where e automatio fire-alarm is used. A letter was received from Fire Morsbal Ben. ner inviting tho Board of Underwriters to tako purt in the inspection of ongine-houses at 9 o'clock this morning. The invitation was nccoptod, and the follotw- Ing Committeo was appointod: Mossrs. Wit kotwsky, Drow, Teall, Lyon, and Goodmnn, On miotion, thio Prosident, Mr, George 0. Clatko, was xdded to the Committeo. Slossrs, Straight and Wheeler, representing tho Btundard lneurance Company of New Jer- soy, sont in their rosignation, which was nc. led, NE\ motion was mado to reduce the rates of tho resont tarifl, but, in view of the return of the F{miuunl Bourd Companies at an early day, no ac- hon was taken. 1t was reported that Mr, Alfred Jawes, agont of tho Northwestorn National Ineurauce Com- proy, had bren * cutting” rates, and a motion wua cousoquently mado to have him oxpellod from the Board, A longiby and snimated debate Iollowed, which ended in ihe expulsion of Mr. Jumes from the Board for violating its rules, Tho meoting then adjourned until Thursday aternoon, Nov, 19, There woro present at the mooting of tho Bonrd as visitorn Messra. Sammel ~ Gould, DTresident of the Manufacturors’ Insur- anco Company of Boaton, und Mark Hodgos, President of the Hoffman Insuranco Com- pany of New York. The companies of both thedo gentlemen, thongh belonging to the Nation- a1 Board, remained in the city, and thoy. oxpross themsolves sy groatly satisfied at having done s0. 'They are well pleased with the condition of our eity, and {hey have no doubt that the com- panics that have withdrawn will bo back ngain Iu afow daya. ‘I'he foreign and Hartford compa~ nigs aro bound to como back, whetber tho Comn- mitteo of tho National Honrd, which is oxpected to arrive bero Saturday or Sunday, advises tho rompanies to return or not. ——— EANSAS SUFFERERS. Thore has Just arrived in this city Mr. B, K. Smith, of Bwith County, Ka,, whoso speoial object is to ropresout tho wants of tho victims of the grasshoppor plague in that particular sec- tion, which is 50 miles from any railrond, and Lias nob received any sharo of tho mup- plics that have beon sont for the aid of Kanens sufforors, He rofers to varlous prominent gentlemen of Chicago, smoug whowm are A, D. numl, of Lhe City National Bavi, A} Carpovter, 0.1, 1fouglr, J, W. Goodupeod, ., Hall, and I C. Cone, Any desiring to sand foud or clothing to tlieno distressed peoplo sen do o by forwnrding their contribations to Mr, Cone, Itoom 2, No. 78 Tifth avouue, who aill send thein via the St. Joseph & Denver City Road. s o following will give a cloarer idea of the Acetitution which it ia songht to relioves tguied, wppomied by tho clth t o undersigned, nppointed by tho cltizens o Bx’xl:ll:h County 56 o Conimitico of Abd, for tho desti- lute, forced by tho fillberal und varrow apirit of tho Legislature, 0 look outeldo the Stato for thal neelst- suce we had reason to expect wonld be afforded by our own citizens, mako this nppeal to all benevolent persons_who muy learn of our distress, Dear Frionds : Through a dispensution of Provi. donce, wo huve been rediced to u condition of uctual want ; ot loast Lwo-fths of the population of our wounty, will_ be entirely destituto within the next two 1r.0uti, aud of tho remuinder ol more tiap 10 por vent hive more than u bore subslitenco thll'the nust % e guthered, SR ot g,nfio porsona will require to be supportod in this connty alon for tho elght months following the Jut of December next, aud & great amount of clothing Wil be needod to prevent nctual and extromo suffer- g, Wo hiava received from the State mockery and Il fn o scrod uawe of ciaritys wo askul for bread, und_ they nva glven a stono, Wo will not en- faif upion our county, doprexsod snd {mpoverished as 1t iv, & Jouded dobi, until every othor meusurs hus Jatlodt; wo will appeal to aur fatiery brollis, iaothers, and siaters i1 the moro Eastorn Hiatos, coutie dent that, 2a tho spoutancous patriotim of - the utton was found sufliclent in the hour of {ta tria, the sjontaucoun charity of the peoply witl always bo hio fo reliove the poverty of uny purtion, A Hitlo from your abundance will rellave onre_ distrces, aublo us to Fotain our bonies, for which we liuve tempted tho dau- gors and endurod the trinls of tho Just {wo years, anud auablo us 10 myuin plucu tho couuty upon tha ruad to Suncem and prosperily, T tha coufdent, hofe that you whil ¥indly rospond o our ) heve uppolaied v our ugent e, K, P Emt ¢ 3 progeniy ages dited 0 Teciivy snd TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1874 lence may prompt you 4 Bmilth OCenter, Kan., thls 3d day of Ootobar, Onantra 8. Avvrsorn, BaMvrL VaArn, Gronrax HUOkLEY, JrERR BIRANTIIAN, HZRAT Annrnonasote, W. i Drens, Counly Al Socloty, e, the officers of Bmith Connty, Kati, hersby in- dorsa Lhe abore, aud rocommond 1, K, S:bith, Lan,, to the favorable connidoration of tha cimeily and botevo- leuco of any locality that e may vinlt, EDMUND 1TALT, Superintendent of Publlo Instriction for sid aounty, Joun 0, HARLAN, Judge of Probato for axid dounty, I, ML LixLM, "Troasurer of snld county, . W, M, Sxawnmn, Qlrric of maidl connty, Toreaa, Kan,, Oct, 10, 1874, Mr. R, K, 8mith, of Smith Connty, Kansas, line been appolnted and authiorized by fha Jielelf Commitics of #aid county 10 olicit and rocedve ald for destituto pore sons residing therein, TnoMas A, Osnonye, Governor, e RELIEF AND AID. PRESIDENT'S RECORT, At tho annunl mecting of the Chicago Rolier and Atd Socioty, bold Mondny ovening, Mr. Henry W. King, tho Presidont, prosented tho following roport of the work of tha Socloty for the past year: 7y tha iatd of Diectors of the Chicago Relicf ond Atd Sotely : GENTLEMEN : An tho annun) roport of thix Soclety will bo made i full detall to the publio in Jaunary next, T shall not attompt a woviow of our work ; hiit thia betng the time for' tho cluclion of Direciorh for tho coming year, T desira to cail your ltoution to the more promivent features of it for tho year which closes to-night, Thio entiro Qisburaemonts of thin Saclety hinve beon $302,008.84, Tho unmbor of tons of coal distribmicd in about'8,000. Tho number of tsmilics fdod during the year 18 16,100, the majority of them being su(forers by tho great firo of October, 1871, while tho romainder ware chiolly aged, sick, ov [firn, Lodgings aud ‘two meals weie furnishod to 4,100 ersous, PIilo Humbor of foteriments of porsons uader the caro of this Soclely i3 147, + Trankportation has been firniehed to 1,100 persons, and tho verage number of slak kopt 1 hoepitala bay boen nincty-five, Thio foregoing aro somo of 1ho Htoma of the work {loti, naide from tho chief ono of oxtoading id divecis y in monioy, Tho tolal axponuo of condueting tho work han been $44,05%,67, or about. 133 per cent on tho amonnt (is— bursed, When it ia romcribored that, tho sage of coy applicant for afd is carcfally oxamined, und hat the iusior portion st found not o bo proud aubjests, or aro outside tho aim of this Hoclety, bt tho oxpense of ovach examination fa o8 great to the Soclety as in casoxn whors aid is filvun I think you may juslly elafinan cconomieal admindatratior Having hsd some experience in business, I beliovo that the expenco of conducting our work will compare {fuvorably with that of most retail dealers in merchun. o, Diring the last winlor thore was an nnusnal denand npon thin Boclely, resulting from the reduction. of employment aud tho sudden curtaiimont of 1auy af our industries, but it §4+ belioved tiat an adjustment of pupply ant'demand In tho labor rnrkot hna. taken place, und that the wiuter upon which o nro tow ene tering will not witness a largo number of unemployed, On thie 14th of Juiy last onr city was aguin amistod With a largo fire, which rendored innny futnition home. lees, and ‘enlatlod upon the Socfely tho temporary care and expento of alding, Lo n groaier ar loas uxtent, About 8,000 persons, In closing this Lricf communi: thon, I desira to congratulate thio Donrd on {ts e harmony of action ‘in_deciding the muny questione presonted, and on & steady purpose to o s work with the fidelity of thoso whio would give an account of théle slowardultip, HrNnr W, Rixa, Prosident, . ELECTION OF OFFICERS, The alection of Direotars and oflicors for the ensuing year resultod as follows: o¥FICKRS, President—0, G, Mamimou, Treasurer—~Heury W, King, Secretary—Oharies L, Allcn, Clatrinan Executice Commisttee—irt Dextor. General Supertnitendent—C. G, Trusdell, Dimserons, N, K, Fafrbank, E. B, McCopg, 7 W, Harvey, " King, X 8. Bouton, 1 G. Caultield, C. G, Hammony Wirt Doxter, Julius Rosenths IL. A, Johnson, A, A, Bproguo, Larunrd, 1, 4, ’} aylor, Teltor, . Crane, 40n Loomls, 8, Mixer, EXEOUTIVR COMMITTEE, Wirt Dextor, N. . Bouton, 0, G, Hammond,} E. B, McCagg. Julsus Rosonthafy COMMITTEE 0 OIAWTADLE INSTITUTIONR, N. 8, Houton, . W, King, . 6. Hammond, B.G. Caultletd, I, A, Johnaon, AUDITING COMMITTEE, . Mason Loomis, . 11, 8, Mizer, T, W, Harvey, —_— THE WATER-SUPPLY. Te the Editor of The Chicago Tridune : Bin: In reading your papor of Monday, Nov. 9, my eyes rost upon an article headed " Com- missionor Shoridan on the Water-Supply,” in which Shoridan’s argument, in briof, is, that our water-maiug aro tofally inadequato, oitnor to dis- tribute the regular supply of water for domestic purposos, or to supply our ongines at fires. AMr. Suoridan atates, also, that our firomen are frequently compelled to walk up to o furlous fira to allow tho wator to dribble from the nozzles of their pipes. From the above statoment of tho Commission- orit is easy o comproliend Lis motives. 1o iude- termined tolay the entire blame on tho water- supply, and not upon the men whom lho has pinced at the head of our Fir -Dopartment, for their bad managemont and blunders, which bavo 80 froquently occurred within tho past yoar, Allow me to ask Mr, Sheridan, throuph the col- umns of your paper, was it an inadequate s ply of water that nnused tho burning of M, D, Wells’ hoot and shoo houso? or was it a lack of roper mansgement on tho part of the IFiro- Rinrnlml and his nesistants? When not ovo of those brilliunt™ officers wad ablo to find tho stairways leading up into the build- ing, and forgot to raime tho hoso clovator nntil it wan too Inta? =Tho wily Commissioner aluo claims & seurcity of water during tho big fire of July 14, I wish to state that, whon the fire of July 14 was raging, thore was nioro force and botter aupply of wator than I over witnessed bofore or siuco, notwithstand- ing thoro woro twenty-six ongiues to worlk on the firo, and still lator thero were ndded to this num- bor st or soven angines from other citios, mak- ing in all thirty-throo onglues, Yot thora was n big head of water in the third and fourth storios of my building on Indisna avouue, near L'wonty- qur!{x stroct. Will Commissioner Sheridan plonse state if it was & lnck of water that caused the destruction by firo of Giles & Brothors' jowelry bouso on Binto street? ‘Fhia bwlding wna sitnated 1 the centro of onr large maius. But this boautiful atructuro, like M. D, Welle’ bluck, was allowed to burn from garret to_basement, aud only for the substantial fire-proot walls would Lave de- stroyed the entire square, Groat credit is duo the Board of Publio Worka for tho prompt mauner in which they havo lnid water-maing, and tho placing of fire-hydrants for tho pnst 'two montls. in my opinion, thero are but fow citiea that have any botter water- supply than Chicago, Taxraves, Cuicado, Nov, 10, 1874, e ey GENERAL NEWS, The tempesature yesterdny, ns obsorved by Manaesce, optician under Tug Tninoxe Build- ing, was in the shado at 8 a. m. 43 deg, Fabr,; at 98, m., 46; 104, m,, 46; 12m, 47; 8 pom,, 49; 6 p.m., 465 and 8 p. m., 44, Mr. Burdick and Alr. Busso, of the Committes on Equalization of the County Commissioners, wero ongaged Wednesday afternoon in hoaring tho explanation of tha Clerk of the South Town Doard ns to what he basod his demand for §05,000 upon, but they adjourncd .without coming to any conclusion, In accordance with an official call, tho North Town Board wero to hnve held an ndjournod moeting yesterday at the office of Justico Tawmill, No. 45 North Clark streot, ‘ho attompt, how- evor, to gok o quorum was a failure. ‘Cho naturo of tho business on the hands of the Bourd is of a trivialcharactor, consisting of a fow minor ap- poiniments and the auditing of a few poor bills, A glight fire ocourrad in Goodwillie's planing- mill, st 50 nnd 88 Obia etreot, Monday night at 10 o'clock. The watohman oxtinguished it bo- foro any damngo resulted, Ovorhioatod boxos in o latho causod the fire, The alarm from Box 7566 at 6:50 o'clock last evoning waa eaused by a fire in tho lumboer yard of Hubbard & Wood, at tho corner of Halutod osud Diviglon serosts, Damnge, $200; fully in- sured, Incondiarism ia attributed as tho causo, John T, Claspill, & young marrled man living with his wifo ut No, 981 Stuto streot, died Mone day at tho County llunxltal,\\'hnnuu ho was takon in'a delirious state, host mortem oxamina- tion revouled the fuct that doath had eusned fram congestion of the braw, and o verdict wag roudered sccovdingly, ‘The Exccutivo Committeo of the Oitlzons® Au. soclution youterday sppointad the followlng com. mittoo of five to rn}:ort on the work acconiplishe od by tho water-worke' enginos, aud the amount of coal consumed in running thom : Mosos Lane, of Mulwaukeo ; I% J, Whitmau, Bt Louls; Johu Tdwards, Detroit; Tuolen Tilton Warringdon, of this olty, A gront Westorn oxhibition of roultry I»lguona, rabbits, and other pot atack, to bo hel n Uh[cngol is talkod of, and sooms to bo ro- gardod with publio favor, 1t i undoratood that the managoment of the Exposition nnllulnfi bave tho subject under conmderntion and wi tala dolinito notlon upou it at thelr noxt rogulnr meoting. To suit tho convonlonco of broortors, it is thought that tho month of Jauuary will bo golected fu whiich to hold tho exhibition, Coroner Btephons held an inquest yesterday Aftornoon on the body of Mnrgarat Parleer, who died at No, 871 South Ilalated atreot tho day provions, Doceased was in tho habit of drinli- ing to oxcons, and wan sufforing from dolirium tromons when Dr. Goll was eailod in to attond hor. [To proscribed bydrato of obloral and Liyoseynnue, with dirootions to tako one tone spoontul overy two hours, 'Tho womnn at firut rofuzed to tike tho medicine, but, whon her Lusboand's back was turned, soizad tho phial and drauk its coutonts. Bha died In an hour afor- ward, A verdict wna rondered in nccordance nlmla tho above facts. Deconsed loaves threo childron, Mention was made in Monday's Tiinuxe of the stabbing of Gus Leo, cirous clown, at o nogro don at No, 166 Fourth avonue, Friday last, aud alko of the dangerous cutting of his compnnion and the reportod denth of tho lattor, Tuo mup- posed domd man has slnce turned up accom- panied only Ly a huge black oyo, and tho detectives " have lad a look ot bLim. "Lhe roportor gave at the time all the informn. tion that could b gained, and it neoms that tho publication sot all tho sonaational skirmistors at work, aud caused thom no little nnxloI{ and somo littlo chagrin, boenuso the affair did not *pan out ™ aa o murder. Chiof City Enginoor Cliesbrough says that ho doos not caio to expross un opiuion on tho wator- supply just vow, ns & committco hns boou ap- vointed for nis trial, 8o to speak. Relative to Water for domontic’ usos, ho considors Chicago bottor off ‘than mot great citios ju that rospces, ‘88 wo ara pumpiug eighty- hine gallons to the ludividual a dny The fire wator-supply bhus _ been Insufi- ciont all along,—a fact to which Mr. Chosbrough ductarss Lo called attontion lon ago. Tho fault 18 not, howaver, ho thinks, in the pumping ca~ pacity of thio engines, but'm tho small sizo of tho wator-pipos,—n dofect which tho Bonrd of Pllb"l(e Works is ropairing as fost a8 meaus will parmit, TUL BIURGES CABK. Tho rosolutions oifored on 'Cliango Monday in roferenco to the Sturges caso come up for consideration yestordny, whon Mr, Starges of- fored tho following, the' substance of which was adoplod in lieu thereof s Witrnras, Tho rasolution offered on'yeaterday, and which comes up for your action to-duy, resolving to mike an abatract of the evidence, and direct suchi as fhie Commitieo in thelr fudgment deom adviniblo ay rolates o tho case 3 AND wigitias, Toak onlya falr and impartial trial Lased on the evidenco, and_ desiring in justive to all thint the testimony nll be publiskied i pampulo form, and that each of” my follow-members be furnished With o verbatim copy, that each member may judgo for himeolf; AND WHEREAS, Baid resolution further provides thut tho hour at which saldl casa shiall como before the Board of Trado shall be 11 o'clock on the 23d day of November, and thut tu cage of bullot, the polls shall bo opsnud at 11:30 o'clock ou that day, sud closs st o'clack ; AXD ViitenEAN, Such 8 provision in without proce. denton this Board, and would work great infuntice from tho fuct that the timo between 11 and 12 is high 'Glmxll(fi. whon sll the uctive membors aro otherwlse engaged, Filoretoro move tat sald resolution bo 20 amended #3to requive that all the evidencs takeu in sald casp be publiehod in pamphiet form, and that a vorhatim copy o Tirnluhed to. e Meribor, s that & sy mecting be called, a8 provi by tho rules, and that flio hour of mcetiug bo 3 o'clock p. . on the 23d inat,, sud {hat in cuse of o ballot thio polia khall re- maln open froi 10 o'clock to 3 p, 12, of tho following duy, —_— THE CITY-HALL. The City Troasurer yosterday forwarded $281,- 820 to New York City. The monoy is to bo used in liquidating the $1,200,000 debt. 1t is tho last payment of tho only debt this city owes to the East. The Committeo on Police will meot in the City Clerk's oflico at 2 o'clock Thursday after- noon. The Finaneo Committoa will mect at the samo timo and place. Bofore this Iatter commit- too County-Treasuror Miller will attempt to jus. tify his recont effort at salary-grabbing, which ho clauns ke is ontitlod to for attending to the tax snles, 2 The Bonrd of Public Works did Jittle business yosterduy. A protest ngainst the moving of the ‘¢ Evangolical Church," on Lots No. 41 and 42, in See, 27, to tha cornor of Dearborn and Thirty- £1th slroets, signed by property-holders adjn- cont, was roceived, togethor with a subsequont withdrawal by some who had signed their namos, Action by tho Board wes deferred until Friday, Pormirsion was grauted for tho removal of buildings heretofora advortised, aftor which tho Board adjourned. The Mayor yesterday signed an order for tho transfor of ono Georgo Harrison from the Houso of Corzastion to tho authoritics of Princeton, in this Stats, whero ho is wnuted to sarve out an unespired term in the County Jail. Tho Qummissioners of tho Board of Public Works think the Commutteo appoitrted by the Cutizons' Association to investignto tho Water- Works will fiud that the engines in uso thore aro equal to those of any othor ity of tho same #izo. ~Thonow compound ongines, ono of which will bo ereqtad in tho Wost Division, aro tho only oucw wuperior to thoso now in neo. It i sug. gostod that the Committes mvestigate tho kind of boilers and coal in use, Tho Mayor nnd other clty officials have re- coivod myitationsto attend & jolut meeting of tho Board of Education and the Donf Mute So- ciuty, which will take piaco this evuning in Reom 10, No. 89 Madison street, It i eaid by soveral of tus Aldormen that ov- ery possiblo offort will bo rande to dolay motiow in'regard to the potltion prosented by the Citi- zons' Asgocintion. Whenover it is prosonted bo the Council it is proposod that 14 bo reforred fo tho Commiitteo on County Rolations, and thev co to uoveral other committoes, at lnst passing irato the linnds of the Judiciary Committee, witl. in- structions to procure an opinion on the subjact 1rom the Corporation Counsol, It romaiws for somo good honost Alderman to soo tuat tiria po- titien recoives tho respect duo it. This morning ut & o'clock a "“"fi' cornposed of Committocs fvom the Board of Underwritors aud Oitzens' Associstion, togothor with tho Mayor, Firo-Murabal, aud othor city oflicials, will start from Engino-1ouse No, 18, situated on Dearbor streot, betweon Loke aud South Wa- tor, on tho sunual jnspoction of the Firo Do- povtment. A large band-wagon has been pro- “iided for tho occasion. The propriotors of the Nineteonth-stroet lime- kiln, compiaints against whom wore made to tho Bonrd of Polico s few days_ago, yesterday ap- poared bofore the Board of Polico™ to sottlo tha disputo, ho attorucy of tho proprictors claimed that tho rocku wero not thrown from the Bpaouer ki, but from » noighboring one. City- Altorney Jumicson stated that, although thero was nothing in the law indisating an; Power of the Bonrd to prohibit blusting within the oity Timits, yot it could not bo disputed that it was tho duty of tho police to protect the livea of the citizend, 'I'ho Bonrd have ontored proceedings agniust tho propriotors, and intond to maken tekt ceo of it. Lieforo lonving, City-Attoruoy dawmicaon assured tham that he would attomps a gettlomont by drultiug an ordinance rogulating all binsting within the limits, For o long timo past Otto Blubm's feot have boon standing rebukes to tho reportors of n mworning sheet. Otto has heon writton up and Writton down 1 almont ovary issuo of tho papor for Llie pust six mouths, Hik feot havo recoived more froo notices than any publio charity in town, Youtorday a roporter was assigned to City-Hall duty, “While lounging around in _the City-Clork's “offico, Lo wiote an item about Biubm's big feot serambling thirough tho rear windows to tho saloon on tho opposito #ido of the alloy, Mr. Blubm told him that Lo would thrash bim if ho pub- lishod any wuch iom, The roportor avowed Lis intention _in still stronger lauguago, and thon Mr. Bluhm told him that ho would horsewhip him if ho did not tear up the copy, This Lo rofuned todo, Thon Mr. Bhilim solzed nwlur which wan closn hand, and bogan to ;\Ll‘n;[‘:"zlel‘:lx.M'J"hul:fiporwr, hailing over witl rago, api 88 puusible, - dignation in gnuhn? 4 Vi ik b : THE BOARD OF mEALTIL Tho rogulnr woekily maoting of the Toard of Tealth wis hald In thole rooms vewiorday afsep tioou, all the members being presout oxeopt Dr, Millor, who_in attendiug thio meeting ot the 'A.mmlv.'nn Bonrd of Ioath fu I‘m"ndnlplun. Thore was no buminess transagtod besiden tho rocoiving and readmig of the reports of the Hunitary Superintendont and tho Hoalth Omicer, Tho former roport shows that durmg thy ookt tiora wore 105" deathn, ‘of iy 82 wero undor 1 yoar of ngo, By dlrensos Consnmption, 19 convulsions, ; diphtharia, B3 rouchutl, 6 ; tahos mosontotics, 4, T thort mowmetor wuy BLd doge, 12,2 deggs, highor thap during the proceding wook, The Healtli Offloor'a roport shows that 248 nuinauco noticos wero eorved, 804 nuisancon abatod, and 103 sowor connoctionn made. Durlug tho woolk two cosns of amall.pox waro reportod. The roport aluo showad about tho uaual quantity of moats and othior artiolos gondomned. ‘The Board, afier re- coiving thoao roports adjournad. et gt CRIMINAL RECORD. OIIMINAL GOURT, Judge Booth—John Burns oud fugh Riloy, triod for riot; verdict *gullly,” and motion ontered for anow trinl.—Bamuel Egbert, indlcted for cheating; discharged.—Miobaol A. Dall, trled for larcuny of §8; verdiot, * guilty," JUSTIOE COURTS, Justice Boyden—Darnoy Roonoy, Bylvostor Donohe, Richard Loo, John MeCarthy, Georgo Doughorty, John Burns, Thomas Jackson, and Johu Gorham, arreated for larceny of goods bo- longing to 8. D, Haskoll & Oo., 187 Btato atroct ; bold to tho Orimiunl Court tn boil of $260 cach for the first fiva mentioned, and 8200 eact for tho lnst throo, na wituosses in tho caso,—Jonnio Riloy, orrosted for druuken and disordorly con- duat ; soutencod to the House of Correvtion for forty days, aud llned $16,—Horman L. toynolds, arreated for lnrcauf; continued till to-day in baill of $300.—William Ilos, nrrested on’ the chargo of larcony as bailao, in sp) :rofirlnllng to his own uso §60 hnlaughui,tn . K. Bowen ; Lield to tho Crimiual Cours in bail of §800, Justice Scully—John Collins, arrested for robe bing O. H. Clay of his watch and chain ; con- tioued ¢l the {flh {ngt. in bail of 32,000, Charles Doughorty, arrested for vagranoy ; cor tinued till to-day in bail of $200.—Dominick Nolan, arrosted for disordorly conduct; finod $20,—Lous Koch, arrested for assnulting Albort Schiriobor with a dnndlfl weapon with intent to kill; contimued tll tho 18tk inst. in bail of £1,600.—Thomas Haloy, nrreated for disordarly conduct ; continued il tho 14th inst, in bul o 8200.—Charles Porcy and Jamos Willinme, ar- rasted for vagranoy ; soutenced to the House of Correction for 90 daya aud flued 850 each. Justice Jaufman—Catherine Graw, arrostod for miscollancous mischiof ; finod $26,—Clarlos Olson, arreated for disorderly conduct; seutonc- ed to the Bridewell and finod $100.—August Fischior, arrosted for larcony : continued till tho 14th fust. in boil of $400.—Ceorgo Kuhn, urrest- ed for broakiug into tho residonce of Mrs, O'Brien, 816 North Market Bireot; held to the Crimiual Court in bail of $1,000.—Froderick Ilupt, arrested for assaulting Fredorick Ram- bach with intont to kill; continued tili the 13th inst. in bail of §800.—Edward Connolly, arrest- ed for assaulting Potor Connelly with intent to do bodily mjury; continued till to-day in bail of $500.—Chacles Kuhu, arrested for asenult with intent to commit murder; continued till to-day in bail of &1,000. : Justice Van't Woud—Naria Barton, arrested on complaint of AMaris Nechwadd, onarging her with ausault and making throats to do her bodily injury; placed under poaco-bonds in $100 to keap thio peaco for one yoar.—Josoph Solomon, arreatod }:)r oo assault on Korl Jurkor; contine ued in bail of 3100 till Baturday.—DM. Meaee, airested on complaint of Ilenry Adams, ohayg- ing him with malicious mischiof ; held to the Crimiual Court in ball of §300, Justice Haines—L. Isancs was arrested on complaint of John Eldridgo for receiving stolon goods, knowing the sumo to have beon stolon ; contiuuted until the 13th fust. in bail of $750, MISCELLANEOUS, William Rooves was arrestod by Capt, Buckley yosterduy, on the chargo of burglary. ile 1. snid to Lo ono of tho parties who brolo Into thiy ntore of Joseph Koono, No. 395 South Olars streot, and robbed tho safo of $45, Bill Johnson ia the subject of & police searc h at the presont time, o is aceused of fiviug th barn of Thooduro Cooper, 3-miles south of tlio Drighton Houso, Proporty valued at $2,400 v /ay destroyed, and thero was no insuranco upozs it. The incendiary is supposed to be in the ¢ty Tho fire oceurred a woek ago, About 5 o'clock yesterday morning the howse of W. L. Hoftman, No. 1178 State streot, 1 ay entered by throo burglars, two of whom b ol rovolvors to bis hoad whils the othwr senre hod Lhis clothes, aud got $6.20 in money, 2nd n wateh, Tho men escaped uubsrmed and, un- identifled, An organized gang of robbors is ‘making lite unondurablo for tho pevple hiving n-2ar ‘Lincoln Park. Friday night, aud alko tho w sk pravious, Mr. Moore’s Lonse on Franklin stroot, near Webstor aveuue, wns ontored. M2 Prondfoot's house Lias besn twice invaded, at «d ¥ir. Bartho- lomne, tho brewer, has had unwe Joomo vigitors, The Bonrd of Folica ssy thoy bero not cnongh policomon to proteot that soctions, . Wililam VY. Thompson, who v/aa formerly om- ployed in thia city ag nukobngfl At of the Hinoiys Contral Railrond, was bronght; hero Yyesterdny from Savennah, Ga., to andwer the charge of ombezzloment, by a private cloteetive. It is nl- logod that the prisonor's socounts showed a do. flvionoy of §600, when he left Chicngo. 1le wan committed to the County Jail. His coringel pro- Dosew to wuo out a writ of haloas corpus, ———— PERSON AL, Gon. L. E. Wobb, of La‘Crosso, Wis., and Col. Kuight, Tegistor of tlvy United States Land. Oftico at Bayflold, waro rogistered at tho Grand Pacifio yosterdny, and laft thors lnst uight for Dotroit, Mr. Goorge E. Walker, of this city, died Mon- day ovening at tho advatieod ago of 71 yeare. In councction with ox-Gay, Reyvolds, ho built tha railrond excending fram St. Louis to Bolleviilo, Lator in life, bo removed to Ottaws, 111, whero bo made bis fortune, Ho surveyed this Stato aud agroat part of Miseouri for tho Govern- mont, Ho wns & great friend of many very promivent gontlemon in thiy city, smong whom may bo montioned Mossrs. Hubbard, M, C. Stcaros, Col. B. D. Taylor, and John AL Dongtnss, ox-Prestdent of the Tliinois Central. Lut o short time ago he lost o daughtor, the wifo of Mr. Chatles Gossago, and Lo Las left two children to mourn his denth—Dre, A, I, Walker and Mrs. Mary A. Colemun, both living on Indisus avenue. “Mr. Walker loft considern. blo proporty. His remuins will bo taken to Ot tawa, IlL, for iutormout at 10 o'clock this moru. ing. B TOTEL, ARRIVALS. Granad Pacific MHotel—orace Aglwin, Canada B A, V. i, Carpanter, Milwauleo ; C. D, Wool- worth, Yankton ; . A. Chaplonu, A. B, Farsot, Montrenl ; Johu T, Ames, Munesata s J. W, YVomo, Doston; tho Hom. Jowopl = Utloy, Dixon; Gen.. L. E, Wobb, ~ Lacrosso ; Geoorge W. Julinn, ~Indious, . ., . Pals mer ~ House—~Col. John Btillwell, Chata- worth; John W. Bunn, Springfiold; = Ed- ward Carey, Indianapolia inel ; Samuel Tor- mau, Bertin; William O, Mitenoll, 8t, Louis; . L, Ravdot, Now Orlonus; 8, P, Tarmaleo, Now Orlenus; B, Boldon, Erio; Robott A, Lell, Mon- treal; the Hon. B. K. Edwll, Springtiold; B. Borlo, Thomas MoKons, Philadoiphin » | + Tremont House—Lovi L, Barhour, Datrolt; L. Van Vlect, Batavin, Java; 8, 1, Mills, New York,; W. A, Hicks, Now York; Joln 1. Korr, Pittsburg. . . . Sherman Llouse—). J. Dur- dee, Buifalo; the Rtov. Dr. Figh, U, 8. A; Charles J. Barelay, J. Macmahon, New Orlenna; Cloorgo L' Emory, 'Salt Lako; Lrof. William I Korr, Granville, 0. e ANNOUNOEMENTS, Every mombor of Company “A,"T. 8. G, s expectad to report at the armory this ovening at 8 o'clack, sharp, for battalon drill, in compli- anco with regimontal order No, 4, publishod elsowhore, Tho ladios of the Church of the Holy Com- munion, assisted by ladies from the othor Epis- copal churches in the eity, will give & sorica of down-town lunches, commencing to-dayand con- tinuing through this weok and next. They are for thebenofit of the Church of the Ioly CQowmmunton, which is doing a most important mission worl in tho south part of the olty. Thess lunchos aro sorved from 11:00 to 8 o'tlock, at 60 and 52 Bouth Clark street (Shorman 1louso Duilding), and are most vonveniontly located for businoms men, and ladies on their shopping expoditions, PINST REGIMENT ILLINOIS TATE GUAND, Mombors of all orgunized companios will bo expectad to Lo prosent at tho urmory this ovon- iug at B o'clock sharp, in complinnce with the belows BEGIMENTAL OnDER No, 4—IIPADQUARTERS Fruwr Ka1NENT [LLINOL BTATE GUARD, Nov, 7, 1874, All the organized companies of thy First Rtuginient will assembly for battalion dell at the Avmors, Noa, 71,7, aud 81 Slato sirect, Wednesduy ovening, 11, 187, By order of Laeur.-Gon, ¥, E. Bueusay, Conmunding, Ouanvrs §, Dirn, ‘Hecoud Lisutenunt I, 8. G., Acting Adjutant, st SUBURBAN NEWS, NORWOOD PARIK, The honse of G, H, Ihuyer, Lsq., was crowded last evoning with the olile of thin pinco and Park Ridge. Danclog was in ordor, and it was entered into hosstily, and carriod on to a late hour, "This condod to intoront the poople in thisvicinity, The Company Liad throe routos in contomplatio: onilod the Canfleld: nnd Poor-Houso; anothor ky Point, and tho third tho Bowman- Bubsoriptiona to stock wora solteit lons of “Innd and th awlkod on oach of thouo throo rouf o intorested {n_propo; o tond vied with eacl Inducements to th run the line throngh lots, a8 the caro mi took ndyautngo of Ul gomo of polor with thoso 4 prospoct of hankruptin, who would securo the papor al loaxt, o right of way zong and thos the linos of i ho Company to tholr front yards or out- ht Lo, Tho Company soon and bogan a huge ron routos, with n tho winueis of the pool, HORr o thelr proporty. bo too grouely imposed drawal of the Canfleld'and Poor- from tho sbrifo left the tri 0 loga, with the on, sud tho with standing on twe ing over at any momen fited by tho Yo Chicengn & Nortl doos not go at all, from Park Ridg, Over §100,000 purposo already, question of timo 1f the Northor T'ho Ladies® Af will givo an oy N1t of the church, lo of tho Roformod Church will be at the housc of John I, Tridny ovoning, Munlo torosting feature of tho oc prospeot of keol- nt. ‘The pooplo to bo bono- or-Ilonso routo propowoe, 1f the ncific gaes clsowhero or A dummy railrond rwood Tatk to this has boon plodgod for this and its _oxoonti 0 through Nor n Pacific goes d Soclotyof tho Baptist Church ¢ Thuraday night, for will bo made ai ‘Tho Board of Trusteos mot in rogular sosalem Monday. Prosont, Trusteos Vannatta, Welch, Dymond, dent. Absent, D, 8, Drido, A potition, slgned by H. O, MoDatd, For: Jonos, and others, was prosontad, Dickens avonue bo laid out ang tho Chicngo, Milwaukeo & 8. tracks ; potition granted. ¥. D, Cossitt, J. C. Fox, sontod, asking for the construction, of culverta on Stewart avouue in Montroso, .t its intersec- tlon with Lawronce avomuo aw boulovard ; petition granted. with thirty-two siguaturos waa that tho town oxtond tho Ln Sco. 12 to tho North Biar River; roferred to the Cor:, Bridres ond the Villago F ngineer, Thoe Comwmiasioners ap coat of openiny roportod that the cost court oxponses would motion tho report wy, Attorney mstructed ’, Gonuty Court for /4 sioners to mako a4 The Commuittae, tor of laying out, vard neross the le, ortod in favar ¢.f tick sowor be “put in, froj tho wast liv e of tha land ow: voperty of Mr. Dymond bo uot as. ing suchimprovement. Mr. Weleh port, which upon n motion of Mr. ed and placed on Dingee, Hauswn, ) snd Fouda, Prusis ) askin g thag d oponed: ncros Paul Bailrond A potition,, sizned Ly aud othore, wog pro- d Irving Park Also a potition presonted, asking e Viow drain near iwch of tho Chicago .mittoo on Streots and pointed to estimnto tho ot placo in Maplewood '9f oponing, grading, aud . amount to §2,120. 4 adopted, and the Vitla +0 make application to he appolutment of Comniig- 0 whom was reforred the mat- and opeving Montroso boule- ud owned by Mr, Dymond re- m 81,600 and that o moved tie ndoj boing pat to vote was lost, Vaunuzta the roport was accopt ption of tho r In, regard to putting in culverts whore strects tho mutter was 1oforred to troots and Dridgos. The to advartise for bids for placo from Porry avenuo to for building sidewalks tralin stroct, from Mil- t streot; on Edbracko ¢ro zs Divorsoy slreot, thy Committes on § Clork was instructod gading Dloasant 1Foffman avenuo; on the west sido of Con wuukoo avenuo to Pojul fiom Waestorn avonua fo P aud on Poiry avenne, from Edbr Milwaukoo aveune. in at the intersoction 40-foot rizat of way ol ooke place to A culvert was ordored put of_tho plank road with tho n Montroso boulovard, illaga Attornoy was instiucted to make 1 Lo tho County Court, for the appointe condemnm tho right of from Divorsy streot to 1t way ordored that Montrose o plank-road to Elston road, 6 graded and tho necoysary Jmmissionora to way on Holfman ayonue, Beimont avonno. boulovard, from th as now donatod, b It was ordered that the avouue, from the plani. bo lot in geotions of n half-milo tract for prading was awarded to tho lowest bidder. The Villago Engineer was ordered n-work on Belmont avenno bridgo abut- dono according to contract or stop the grading of Clybourn ‘6torson avenus, P. 8. Potorson, R. T. Race, Village Treasurer, ly sworn roport, which showed ¢! fund had beon overdrawn $513.6; roport was adopted, ourned for ouo week. made his month- hat the goneral On miotion the Tho Board ndj The Trustess met Mondsy evoning, all the mombers of the Board prosent. A communication was received Wuit, sotting forth that, aminod tho petitions for saloon liconses, aud bad found that but one of all tho number com- plied with the conditions of the village ordi- Many names wero writtel the same person, tho registry list at all, AMr. Obureh thought tho licenso mattor neoded Lurthor looking sftor, and moved tho appolnt- mont of aspecial committeo for the purpose, provided tho regular comwmitteo rofusod to boe stow further by request, Lo had ox- m evidontly by and many wero not found on rofused to ap- poivt tho committos,fithe motion was onrriod, , Faulknor, and Morgan ‘hair binted that tho pros- was o furco, and that its scuo the Loard from ond- and Mossra, Churel, ont liquor ordinanco opoal nlono would ret less complicutions, Chureh moved that the Captain of Polico tructed to enforco tho ordiuance, and that itted to sell Jiquor till Somo remarks, in pacticipatod, fol- aid over for ono ratanding that tho Specinl 8 report by that of somo kind may may beo no salovn-keoper bo pormi Lo had obtained his licen: which the menibors goneraily lowed, and thon tho maiter was waok, with the undef Commwittes havo it so that a decision Au cider wns passed directing tho llinois Cen- tral Railroad Company to removo its fonoo from ifty-ninth to Sistiolh stroct, the South Park ig to improvo tha intorven- ‘Thio contract for furnishing tho vil to Niblock, Zimmor- mmissionors desirin oal was awarded mun & Alozander, at . resonted the report of the Com- od laat April to fuvestiy: mude agawnst certain of tho villag which wore fully published at the tim somowhat voluminous, fivo sossions, at whioh twonty-four witnessos bad been oxnmined, an d onough tostimony taken togothor with tho argumonts, not lesa than 8,700 pages of legal eap.” Tho result was, that, whilo thore were discropan amounting to from $4,000 to 7,000, they could not bo traced to any soures. The proof cloarly bowaver, Mesars, Waldron Hunloy, nor was thore uny evidanco of dishonast intout on tho part of Mr. Rhodes, Tho " Commitioo recommended that the dcrepancios be sottlod by arbitration ; that & specinl committae be appoiated to rovise the blanks now inuse; and that o now mathad of Locpiug uccounts be devised, togethor with some other measures of reform, Mr. Faulkuer offorod & minority roport, con- ourriug with the majority that there was no ovi- dovco of intontionsl wrong on tho pait of Mr, Waldron, but muintaining that the vouchors gol, and condomning tha looso manuor in which, nd was provon, his buste ness lind boon conductod. Tho roparts wero no- cepted aud tilod. illage oflicers wore olected as follows ; Treas- urer, A, D. Waldron; Aftorney, Ilchard S, Thompson, Tho others will bo selectod nest cics somawhero, igsued by him wera ille B. 0, Rhodes presonted lis rosiguation as Vil- Ingo Buperintondont, and tho sawe wag laid on Mr, Ryon offorod his resignation as Trustos, to tako offect Doc. 1. Nocossary abronce an prossure of businoss wero assigned ng tho eanses prompting his soconsion, Tho rosignation was abled, and tho Board then ndjourned. The furniture, fixturcs, sto ! Motropolitan Hotel,” 8t, Puul, Miun,, aro for salo, Bulo necesnsry to settlo the estato of the late Gilbery Dutchor, Addroes J, O, BURBANIG, 8t, Paul, Miun, Tho Irving Park Litorary Socloty mot last s ovening, and continued the dabate on the quos- tion considered twice by tho Bocloty a8 to whether the American aborgines are outitled to p of tho soil in Irving —_—— The Gulinut Sons of Spain, Fiuo organs with afx stops for $125, clusn In tone aud fulsl, Monoy refundedl if ot wat. Istactory, Reod's Teuiplo of Musio, 93 Van Duren the oxclusive ownershi ntroot, B ACADEMY OF SCITGNCES. Taper on Freshwater Molinske—Sups Ply din Cook Coranty. The Acadomy of Bcloncos beld n rogular meot~ ing last ovening, attho Ac ademy, No. 263 Wa- bash avouno. Dr. M. A. Jolneon, President, was in tho ohair, aud sbou thirty membors wore prosont, Aftor the disposition-f somo rontine business, tho Committes on Mamborship roported, recom- manding tho olaction of Profs, Bartlett and Hon- y N. Lyman as nnomborn of tha Acadomy. Upon & volo, tha recommoucation was acquloscod fn, MOLLUARS, W. W. Calkine, thon rend & papor ontitlod * Ro- markson tho progross of the study of Amorl- can land and freshwator mollusks, with notes on tho spect ns of Cook County, 11" ‘Tho follot sing s & BYNOPSIs of the paper: Tho stu ly tes occuplod somo of tho ablest sciontifio snlnds in this country, much oa Dr, Bimpson. ‘Tho lectaror hind ofton admired the boauty av.d varlsty of #oa-sholls, but nover sus. pectert Yaat boneath his foot wore to be found an- males with o sholly covering, as interosting in corntrraction and hinbits as the marine forme, Thes activo study of Amorican Conchiology “datos from 1815, Tho closo of tho war of 1812 witnossed arovival in loarning as woll 88 in dom- .morelal and social intorests, Institutions for the -promotlon of eciontiflo kuowledgo woro foemod in Philadolpbin and Now York botwoon tho yoats 1812 and 1820. Tho Academy of Nat- ural Soloncos of Philadelphin issued the firas numnber of its jourasl in 1817, Tho third odition of Nicholson's Encyclopedia, published in 1819, also contcainod dnuurl‘)uaus from the pen of T'homas Say, The Aunul of Natural History wero first published in 1823 ; tue Journul of iho Boston Socioty of Natur Ilistory in 1834, Theuo publicntions, with the oxception of Nicholson's Lineyelopadia, woro de- voted exclusivoly to natural bistory, and in thomn apponr the names of Say, Tiafinesquo, Lesuour, aud Nuttall, tho four most promiuoni of our oarly naturalists, All that has boon done in this dopartment of zoology wad coutained in theso works, and auticipatod foreign authors, So that, with fow oxcoptions, and 1 1 o, subjact of congratulation, American spacics hnve been firat mado kaown by Amierican authors. 8 of tho Now York Lycoum The greater part of our Innd-shells onst of the Rocky Mountains were firek described by tafincaqrio, mostly in the Journal of tho Phili. dolplis Academy of Beionces. About 1835 Dr. Amos Biuney bogan s sorios of monographs in the Boston Journal on Iand-shells, Thess woro subsoquontly compiled 1 four volumos under the titlo of *Torrestrial Air-Breathing Mol- lusks of the United States,” and form tue first complote work of the kind published in this country, Bay ‘and Binney havo passed away, and have 2oft tho carth to be continucd and porfacted by othors. Among the most promiuont of theso may bo moutioned Dr. Isanc f.en, Willimn G. Binnoy, Dr. Cooper, G. W, Tryon, Jr., 5. 8." Haldoman, Dr. Thomas Bland, I, A, Conrad, John G. Authony, oud Dr, James Lowls. All but throo of thero gentlomen ure atill living, and laboriug iu this departmeat of zoology. Williom Bimpsou, Dr. A. Gould, Lhe progress of tho study during tho past twenty yonrs bos boon rapid. ‘Tho study of malacology—or of the soft parts of animily - 48 bot, unfortuuatoly, kept pace with tho study of tho ehells, More than 250 spacios of univalyes have boen loseribed from the waters of Alabama alono, aud inone single family of mollusks—the Btrapomitido—thoro are ovor over 500 recog- nized spocies. Of theso 95 por cont are from waters north gf the Ouio River, This fact alono shows the enGrmous dovolopmont of this kind animal life, The = Urionidm—olama—are reprossnted in North Amarica bfl maore than 700 specics. Fow would supposo t] river claws, was worthy of notice, Howovor, moro than 1,000 books and papers have beoy written upon tho subjact, and 1,500 #pecivs from various parts of the world described, at thid family, our common Ar, Calkins uhon gave the rosult of his_ob- servations in regard to the specios of Cool County. Tho list read by bim aunounced twonty-five spocies of land-sholls and fifiy-throo of aquatle, sltogether sovonty- cight woll-ofinea specios known to in- habit Cook ~ County. The = list ald not incinde soveral varietics, somo of which he men- tioned, aud oue cwlled by some anthors distinot s#pecies, 'Thoro are, no doubt, s fow moro to Lo nddmtli,o tho list that bave mnot yot bosn ob-~ sorve Ouly a fow comments were made on the papor, but it \wns elicited that Rnfincsque, quoted ne o rellavle authority ou concholog, 3 a8 insana for u congidorablo time beforo his li;) that period he doscribod thirtesn different 8pecios of thunder and lightming, aud classod tho clomonts with tho trive Unios, ath, and during HYDUATE OF OHLORAL. Mr. Delafontaino then made un oxtempore address s to the action of hyvdrate of obloral, As tho rasult of mumerons oxperiments, Mr, Delnfontaine said that the admmnistration of Lydrato of ohloral produces deuth by usphxis, Tho Prosidout thon aunounced a papor on. THE LATE EOLINSE by Mr. E. Colbort. As the result of Lis obsorva- tious, Mr, Colbsrt bronght out threo points, which may bo bricfly stated as ; First—Tho duration of the time of the eclipse was nlmost preciely that caleulatod, with an atlowanco of one-sixtioth part to b added to tho dizmator of tho «hrdow for atmosphoric ab- sorption. Tho popular statemont that thore i uo atmosphoro at & greater distance than 45 1ntles from tho sca-lovol is orronsous. Second—Tho absoluto times of first and Inst contacts seomod to bo a little earlier thau indi- cated by tho previous calculations, tho plice of tho moon in her orbit bo- lug moarly threc eeconds of ars in advanco of tho plneo sssigned by computation from tho lunar tables, Tho solar coclipse of Aug. 7, 1809, proved the existonce of an orror in tho luyar place equalin amount to that anglo. Tlhrd—During the total phase, tha edge of tho moon that was farthost from the nxis of the sbadow was very closo to the oxtonsion of a right lino tangent to tho sun and earth’s surface, Prof. Androws read n short paper on *‘ Birds," and the meoting closed, DONATIONS to tho Musenm have been mndo by the following orsons kinco the last meoting : Mr, Goorgo Cr Waller, Alv, Daniol Thompson, Mr. Solim Mo. Arthur (Sen ancigeo, Cal.), Dr. O. W. Nowell Aunawun, 1IL), Mr, Samuel Johnson, Mr. Jharles L, Wilkon, Mr. Robort G, Clnrk, Mr. Thomas TI, Douglas (Waukegan, 111), A, W, W. Calking, and Mastors Neddio ' W, Blatehford and J. W. Yolis e Economize Those Hard Times---One Dollar a Week, Make your own clothiug. Tho Wilson Shultls Sew. fng-Muchino will savo its cost in oue meason, The clildron or ecrvunts can use it, Instruotions given at your liouss free of eharge, It will carn from $i o 45 & day for wan of woman who muy wish to do suwing, clther in familica or wanufacturlng, Warranted fop fivo yoare. 1o best in thoworld, Rscelved tho highe eat award at Vienna, From $10 to $15 cheaper than all otliers, Bald on casy monthly payments st 197 State sireot, and u all of flio principal citio in the United Btaton, WILSON SE¥ING-ALsOIINE Co,, Manufacturers, Gloveiand, O, —_— 0il Paintings. Auothier opportunity to purchase from the elegant calloction of olt paintings now on extibition and sala ot the nuction room of Elison, Pomeroy & Oo,, 8¢ and 86 Kandolph atroet, Thls morning at 10 o'clock the salo commences, and will bs continued fn the after- noon at 3 o'clock. Tho wholo collection must b sold, The ualo yosterday was o great ancceas ; largo number of tino pututings sold Lo somo of the most particular critica, T'ho cataloguo still oimbraces many lne gems, Attoud tho wule this morning, —_—— It Is Never Too Late To cloanso the teeth and rendor the breath oderiferons with Feagraut Bozodout, but it 16 bost to uss this won derful Vegotablo Ellxlr beforo tho teeth begin to fuil ad tha breath 1o loso its freshuoss, Hotoel for Sal and loase of tha —— ! Princo & Co.’s Organs, rranted firste Bottled Mineral Waters for Familios by Buck & Raynor, makors of the “ Mara Cologne,” Neto York Timea* Bayonns Lelter, The fighting at Bohoblo on Monday was une doufably * withous quarter” on eithor side. #aw one Caillat roldier betuy draggod in wonndod utate in tho direction of the bridgo, Hw leg hud boen nmnshed, and a vouplo of I publican soldiors wore dragging him along by the DIOKINRON--REVNOLD donus of (Lo brido's paronty, aiga, by thu Rov, Robert, G of tho Lo, Jobn P, oy of tho firm of Hugh'Moleuuat & Co, Nuea party was tho firet of o seriosto bo given durlng tho wintor by the Club, composed of gentlemen of I'ark Ridgo and Norwood Patle, Tho Chiongo & Northern Iucifio Railwsy hos FOS8-DA Fu\]llll, WAL ate Oapt, K, ot INRY. LKILBON—-Noy, do, No, 961 Ohlo-st., by the Ray, Af, ‘. W, Moiary wud Stisy My . Poionses U7 wonnded linb, As the party passed one or two Ropublican soldiers noar tho “ontrance to the Lridgio, hio was struck upon tho Lioad with the butt ond of & riflo und killed upon the spot, MARRIAGES, 17 RN Teatt, o410 fonl- 506, Tk, BOBOnGL st it Wlfiamn, 1lua‘k' e -ds. h fust,, by the Rev, W, II. wid Hab, Mt Gaditor ot s ¥ ‘l): f thy 8 at 1] Tradbice, Adsy T S ouy OLATC.~Manday morning o AN A A ) Misa Mary It, Clark, The neral took wlaco on "oy fov. 10, s t the i Lio it [ lils ago,. Sl i B S S ety aitrneon PANORATZ~-Athin Into rostdenao, No. 460 West Uhle ardinand Panceats, cakoRT. AR poe funeral wiil take placo on Thuraday, Nova 19, at 1 Centaur Liniments allay pain, subidus ewollings, hea burns, and wil oure sheumatlem, spastn, and any fiest, bono or musels "= atlment, Tho White Wrapper s for family use, tho Yollow ‘Wrapper ia for Prics 60 conts; large bottlos 81, Cliliiron Cry for Cuntorin,~Pleamnt to ako—a porfeot subatituto for Castor Oll, but mora eficactons ia rogulating the stomach and PERFUMERY., THK OELEBRATRD . § Phalon’sCercus (N.B.) Phalon’s Flor de Mayo 3 Morse’s White Rose, s Wood Violet, s Paphian Bouquet, s Dedication Bouquet, qunlitios, while in FRESHINESS nng N of cholco flower odors thoy ara war uriass the most celobrated English and VAN SOHAAC!] Diigaisie sod ot Excol in Aromatia TION SALES, 3 ,’L(;. - GORE &'CO., We Have Never Plaeed 2 Tiner BOOTS AID SHOES Boforo our customo: display at our A; catalogue, on Wednesday, Nov, 11, at 9 1-2 4, m, OUR ORDERS ARE TO SELT,, GORE & 00, 63 and 70 Wabssh.av, THURSDAY. Regular Sale on Thursday, Nov, line of Custom-. CLOTHING, FOR GENTS', BOYS', AND YOUTHS!, Also, Waolon Ploce Goods, Oloths, Oassi- mores, Batinets, Jenns, &o. Dross Goods, Notions, Hoe Oups, and Underwoar. Dross Coats, Caval. TS than we shall slory, Hats and Govornmont Olothing, 1y Jaokets, Blousos, AT ATUCTION, s 13, at 9)¢ o'clock, wo shall affer s, Household Furniture That canaot, be surpassed, vatioty of Parfor and C] 3, Iilogant Rudsten bas, ~Marble.T On THURSDAY, N By ELISON, P LAST CHANCE | LAST CHANCE ! The remaindor of tha catalogue of fins OIL PAINTINGS naw on oxhibition AU our Salesroom, 84 and 86 Randolpk-st, ‘Will positively be closed out, commencing this morning at 10 o’clock, This Afternoon at 3 o'olock, The finest displayof Choice Works of Art, Every platare must be sold withiout limit or resorve. BLISON, POMEROY & UO., Auctionsors. Bankrupt Sale 219 West Madison-st., Tharsday Morning, Nov. 12, at 10 o'Clock, Tho entire stock of Real inont of Fest Qunlit 1 Pronch Clina Ware, s vor-Plated Ware. noo. FO3EROY & CO., Aucttonosrs. & WILL Householfiurniture, Cnrpots, Btoves, Beds, Mattressos, Book Oases, Orockery, Glass, Cutlory, &o. POSITIVE SALE. Nolimitor rosurso, On Wednesday, Nov, 11, at 8:30, At tho Salosroum of tho Auctioncers, ROCKWKLL & WILLTAMS, IMPORTANT SALE, A 26,000 Stock of Wises, Linuors, & iz, - On Fridoy, Nov. 13, at 10 ololock, Atthe Auotion Room of RUCKWELL, WILLIAMS & ©0., 204 and 206 East Madlson-st and most important sals of tho kind which cn placa fu Chioigy, comprisiny is Wines aud Brandios, Nativo Wiiiskios and Gonuino Imported Nirauds, Genoino Champay ublin Stoat, Tnp ROCKWELL S and 208 on and Irish Whiskivs, lals, Bitters, Touics, oto., ato, d without roserve n By WM. A, BUTTE AUOCTIONEERS, ROOMY, lyg EAST Hi\DX.jDN-fl'l‘. 'ifuusrfmm. OARELTS, STO DRY GOUDS, WOOLENS, AN] EGULAR SATUR] N LANO3 AND OaRpRTS, 25, AY NG, AT Dl OOLOUMRL FINE CLOTHING, HOSIERY, Gi 0DS, 1 ) TUESDAY MORK] WL T. IIODGES & GO, 421 W. Madison-st. + WE WILL SELL TIIK ENTIRE CONTENTS N WEDNBSDAY, NOV, 11, A7 10 &, 1, Cansiating of Brussols and In pierony and Kicolon Furnitur o 1 5 T by “\IVRID:HI"{HI.l“lSB!U K8 & Cflfiimgcflnmeu‘ 20 Hast Madison-st, Wa sball offor to the tradaa largo and attraotivs stack of DRY GOODS, &c. doz, Drawos St o b i W YORK AUOTION HOUS| Bk 202 Kast Madi 41 aud 48 South Cunal-at, TFurniture at Auction! e o1 Fave \ of Darlo Bover abd itcuen Eent e, K