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THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 6, 1874—SIXTEEN PAGES. Disturbance at the North- " w western University. president Forbids Temale Visitors at {le Meelings of tho Literary Societics. P‘m‘ission Must Be Obtained from the *" pean of the Woman’s College. president Throws Out i Gloomy Insinuations. fie Students Refaze to Submit. fniss prospect of & clash betweag Presi- < Fowler, of the Northwestern University, ‘:msmdznu, which may develop into a row B st proportions. At tha beginning of the # vuse seat {ho students wero notified that the sisdes,students of the Woman's College, Jinolonger be permisted to belong to the s ieties of the institution, and they wero 1o form societies of their own, which has * teen done, two societies, composed ex- o iy of ladies, having been orgazed. B e psat 0 years the young Iadies cou- ith the iostitntion have been allowed 2 erinleges in the literary societies with the ¥ men, and o pomber of them heve been poters, with tho best of results. At first s_m:h Sowsiion creatod considerable discussion, s working of the plan has been very satis- L2, especially to the young men. . Toem the young ladies were thus summarily il from membership, tho malo students v pitaraliy mdignant, but sacquiesced, snd 15 the mora resdily as they soon found that trier of the aw could bofollowed but TS SPIBIT EVADED. Tha consequence was that he ladies withdrew o the Bocieties, but have sinco attended quite rarly 88 visitors. This arrangement has yias very satisfactory one to many of them vindd Dot care to take part in the literary ex- =25, and to the young men who took pleasure Fascompany of the fairer eex, and felt ia- 5% 1o lofdier fights of eloquence in their i 3 Dr. Fowler is not aman who can calmly bion snd see himself thus circumvented. Faaho first became President of the Univer- i tho Woman's Coliege was_taken under Fapmtecting wing of the institution, be was wagly 1n favor of all tke * AIOST RADICAL mix!m’Tstea ivin ucation system, and advocated giving Lfifgf ladres equal freedom from sll “rules plequi faclities with the malo etudents. A ar's experience in these experiments appears $lavextected s msterial chango in his views, firbe bimself inavgurated the changes made at L.+ boguonicg of the present college year. “Taving determined to take some steps to pre- yezt Lis wiskes from being furcher disregarded intbmatterol the presence of ladies at the Neskiy mactines of tho literary societtes, Dr. ¥ sier, probably withous consultation with the © Faemity, ventto the Presidents of the Adelphic i 32d Bicman, the two societies of the College, i aodinfomed them that Lereafter ;! NO LADY VISITORS } st bo permitted to attend the society meet- { Epexept by permission of Miss Souls, Desn altke oman's College. } “sarh an unexpecied snnouncement almost rrershe'med the young men with sstoniehment. Fatier retained sutlicient presence of mind to Equre the resson for such 8 peremptory order 3 ud wEat it meant. 4 T wstote President then explained to the ?m:mmea youths that, as they kuew, the brxties met in rooms in University Hall ; that Seampas upon which this building 1s located keneasive and THICKLY WOODED ; citht the danger of permitting young people ¢ buh eexes to sssociate togetber in ‘11 evening, under such circumstances, was wpreat to be risked. In other words, he guve L to cnderetand, in plain terms, that the so- tEamost close their doors against all lady &y, whether students; residents of the vil- ip,or etrangers, who did not obtain permis- wiom Miss Soule to_sattend, because he xed that the opportunities for improper con- t1were greater than human beings of less rtzontrol than himeelf could withstand. s young men were requested to announce fsiscizion of the President to their societies, Hid eoat theregular meet:ngs beld Friday rzing, after the reguiar exercises had beeu ixsed of. THE DMMEDIATE RESULY nmyhat might Lave been expected,—an ex- ) widecussion of the matter 1n both Bocieties. Ee Univereity hus alwsys provided spacious { Kfor the use of the societies, and thexe have ketandsomely furnished and fitted up at the gase of the members. Whule the students \ited the legal right of the institution to ex- fa vhomeoever it pleases from the bullding, fafeing of indignation st the statementa of ; EePrestcent was fervent and universal. Those i %0 dwmssed the subject were loud in their . sadecmtion of his course in this and otber Iateswmnectid with the eame question, and suedsmth, especially at his insinuations in { Tuitothe character of their visitors, which Lesdenonnced as utterly unjust and_entirely valedfor. The tenor of the remarks made "4 vhils the members could overlook what- 4 mrvis eaid about themselves, they could not Izgite the gratuitous insuls offered to the who at different times, honored the Lipeof the socicties with their presence. ‘vieel that, if they are competent to run 4 Cemcisties at all, they are able to decide the fills:_an of admitung visitors, and to determine § \osll be admitted. lbeidea of geeking to obtain jurisdiction over tesidents of the entire village by compelling the ladies who desire to visit the societies, \ students or not, to first obimmn per- = from Mies Soule, was aiso neld up to and sarcastically commented on. course, nd body of genmine Americans i dispose of a matter in wbich they felt such 3 h’-’mse interest withont ndopll:fiz 8ome reso- % and this vas the result of these e THE RESOLU1T0ONS “Hed by both societies wore paseed unani- by i3ud wero of & similar import, They 1D briet, but to the point, and tereely in- 15 eutho President sud Facalty of the Univer- 1t the eocieries did not propose to shut n:lbfln 2ainst lady visitors, o the upehot of this matter will be cannot T foretold. Thero is no doubt that tho G tro in earnest in the step they have ton2d that public opinion iu the village otagly in their favor. One result will be, if e Of zuthority ensues, that more interest totaken in tho socicties than ever before, \iiother msy be to demonstrate tno fact, Tnleelees to further conceal, that President bas ost the good-will which the students J oipned towards him six months sgo, aad oy PoPulacity has veneibly declined in that 3 PERSONAL. o : NEM 8. George, editor of the Lansing 4 h) Bepublican, is st Kuhos® Hotel. - P Lilian 8, Edgarton, the lecturess, ar- »K:!M-ad‘y morning at the Palmer House. 'J‘“hfli&ndhaim, of this city, whom we L’an;‘ Arrested for grand larceny, has been 5 I discharged, 1t being & mistake. oy “;nx hns received any number of invi- 1 impy ™, lecture this season. So far he has o7 fev. He has declined engage- Wiy the 40y from which he wouid have real- ° 3ggregate £12,000. Ly ":‘fmbm of the Keystone Lodge No. 639, L pyyc AL, presented their Secretary, Mr. Ergpi®®, with & check for 8125, last Wednea- Viggpye® 38 8 roward for Lis efilcient gervices Bteots The recipient delivered bimsal( of e u:;-r-hmu in scknowledgment of A i e 2 TOTEL ARPIVALS. g Houso—3 5 NinoGores, Boston M. heg f1e¥elaad; "3 M. Woeks, ' Springfeld ; /‘_—_—\ BOYS ARD GIRLS. burg; 7. . itterd =% seph E. Shaw, Saginaw; Collins, Morris, Tll.; C. 8. Smufh, Marqueito; C. L. Grant, Ithaca. . ... Sherman Iouse—James B. Redman, Albany; Georgs B. Brown, Son Francisco; U. R. Haarback, Boston ; Charles ¥. Wateon, Augusta; J. M. Drummond, Portland ; B. Greenebaum, 8an Francisco. . . . . Tremont House—Jobn Bacon,- Boston; Cbarles Dov, Philapelphia; Charles Holland, Danvillo; J. Redman, Aliiance; 8. Denmis, Baltimore; H. B. Ledyard, Detroit ; James Woodson, St. Linis ; G‘:ioxgfl Stone, Boston; M. P, Morton, PhJladel- phia. MIND-READING. Is Not Prof. Seymour Somewhat of n Rumbuz? 1t is rather annoying in Nature to environ all her modern secrots with an atmosphers of uncer- tainty, such tbat nobody can tell whether or not they are actually revealgd. For instance, the ‘phenomens of Spiritnalism are all hedged about with an inaccessibility which defies actual proof. Matorialization must evade our senses by taking place in obscarity ; and the fragment of pencil will write a message ouly out of sight,] and to in- sure the best results the sense of touch is can- celed by joining of bands. It is not wonderful that mankind laughs densively at being request- od to take a satisfying draught of such a beliof. The mystery of the hour is MIND-READING - so-called. The young men Brown developed 2 faculty for following the thoughts of an indi- vidual, and transterring the sense of locality from the brain of another to his own merely by touch. We all love mystery, and Brown mysti- fedall he saw. Tested by scientists in New Haven ho has given some very unsatisfactory exhibitions, failing seven times in twelve to ac- complish bis feat. Now comes another psy- chometrist who claims to perform miracles in the esme order. Mo has been partially successtul in the city, and alo very ucsuccessful. He claims to be superior to Brown, because he assume- notbing. He oboys, Do soys,an mdetinable impulse, and not a definite, seneile guide. Brown tees (or professes to 8eo) & light before his eves, which leuds him, like the Star of Bethlebem, to the object he ought to find. Common seuse would receive Brown's theory less readily tnan Soymour's. ‘What the Iatter claims to do13 to receive the §m{r&sa’mn of auy person upen any particular ob- ect SUBJECT TO CERTAIY CONDITI For instauce: Hide any object, ret your mind intently upon it, and atlow Seymour to hold yoar band, and he will guide you to the spot. He has a chart with ~ the names of States and certain numbers thereon. ‘Lhiuk of your native State and your age, and he will lead you to the chart and point out both. Thiuk of 0 object in the room, and he will lead you to it. All this Seymour claims, and mora yet, Thiok of & name before his alphabet, and he witl speil it out for you. As an invitation was. given to certain gentlemen, including members of the press, to investigate Seymour's mind-resding, six or seven gentlemen were present in the club-room of the almer House last evening. Two newspuper-men sr- rived at the hour named, snd waitad alone for an hour before others came. When a small audience was assembled & fiiend of tue psychometrist named certain conduons, and Sevmour left the room to bandage his eyes. A call was made for a volunteer to try the frst ex- periment, and oue journalist, rising, tossed his glove to the other, who put it in his vocket. The first then gave himself over to Beymol who SHUFFLED AND SHAMBLED ABOUT for mearly ten miuutes, iuvestigating nesrly every co.ceivable niding-place in the lower end of the room, inclnding two bedsteads, and, final- Iy bringing up by the reporter in whose pocket the glove was hidden, announced that it was thereabouts. This test was unsatiafactory, for this reason: The two newspaper-men Were sitting together when Sevmour left the room ; the glove was hidden in the presence of all the spectators ; the acknowledged partoer of S mour, and ’ another gentleman sufficiently him to be his brother, were in the room, and, though they percaptibly said and did noching to guice i, still thore was a chauce of thewr kind co-operation. THE S8ECOND TEST was more thorough. Capt. Houston whispered to three of his friends acd the Dewspaper-meu what he thoaght of. It was the soap-dish at the south end of the room. Of course neither part- ner nor (poseible) brother were sdmitied into the secrét. Capt. Houston was led round the room, stumbling and shufiling againet chairs and tables at the north end. The two beds hada grest atusction for the peschometrist. He dived into them, and oo them, and under them, and ronnd them; he plunged wildly into _the upholstering of chsirs sod burted himself 1 the tete-a-tetes; he dashed wildly and energetically toward ths win- dow, into the laps of the visitors, bat did not find the object. ~ Ho implored Capt. Houston to keep hus mind upon the object, then to be pas- sive for au instsnt, then to resamo his concen- tration of thought ; all of which, though perspir- ing freely, Capt. Houston did. ~Then -Seimour resumed his intimacy with the bedding, and, jumping into it, overit, and under it, finally ave up the chase. Capt. Houston politely told him what he had thonght of, and called on the wituesses to substantiate the statement. This test was very unsatisactory, it is needless to remark. Thers were but a few thinge in the room, and Seymour tumbled into or against nearly every articlo likely to be thought of—the dg:znudle. spittoon, bedstead, furniture, nd chart. . THE NEST PHENOMENOX was siill lees satisfuctory. The acknowledged partner, tuining to tue (presumable) brotber, asked him to be the next student of psychometry. With a tare modesty, this gentleman declined un- til others had tried. The hesitation and geveral onsatisfaccoriness of the first two trials had s discouraging effect all round. The partner, s well-dressed, coriectls-spesking, and natty man of two or three aud thirty, said that both the previons experimenters wero hard men (which indeed they were), and that the other re- porter would doubtless prove & very much more tractable subject. After some discuegion, o third and last trial NEEDY STUBENTS. The Proposition to Raise a- $50,000 Fund for the Chicago Uaiversity, Mass-Meeting of the Children at Farwell Hall, Addresses by Prof. Larimore, Prof. Swing, Bishop Chenay, and Qthers. Plan of Operations, Farwoll Hall was yesterday afternoon crowd- ed, from the platform to the rear sests of the gallery, with probably the largest audience of yonth and children that ever assembled in this city. There.were not less than 8,000 present, while many were unable to obtain even stauding room. The occasion was 8 massmeeting iv the interest of the recent movement haviug for its object the ereation of a $50,000 vermanent fund for the assistance of needy studcats in the Uni- versity of Chicago. The -enterprise has Leen committed to the management of Prof. J.W. Larimote, the enthusiasm exhibited by this meeting showing that the Professor has succeeded in deeply impressing the community with the importauce of the work. The audience was sbout equally representative of every church ad denomivation in thecity, and, considering that it was composed meinly of children, be- haved most admirstly, givicg the most wterest- & attention to the various speakers. The insrrumental musie, which was furnished by Colson's new bund, was mo-t excellent. both in the seleczion of the programme and execution of the numbers. Among thoso upon the platform were Prof. Swing, Dishop Cheaey, tho Rev, Dr. H. N. Pow- ers, of St. Jobn's Episcopal Church; the Rev. Dr. Thomas, of the First M. E. Church; tho Rev. AL M. Parkburst,fof Michigau Avenue M. E. Cburch ; Pref. D. 8. Weatworih, Priovipal Cook Courty Normal School; Prof. Blackman, Dr. Ransom Dextor. Professor m the University of Chicago, and Prof. William Sunth, of Engle- wood. Tue meeting was called to order by Prof. Lar- imore promptly at tue bour appoiated, after an ovarture by the band. Prayer was offezed by the Rev. Dr. Powers, who, in brief but earpes: words. invoked the as- sistance of the Almighty in the greas work rep- resented by the mectiug. PROF. LARINORS then stated the cbject uf tie meeting, which wag, be gaid, tu inform the youth of the city with roference to, and to interest them in, one of Chicago’s greatest and best enterprisos, the cre- ation of tlus fand. The work w83 one in which alltho citizens wore int:1estod, aod which all would undoubtedly assistia carrying forward. The immense audience beforhim fromall thechurshes, and from the homes of tha city witbout regard to cluss or sectarianism, was an ovidence of the popularity of tho work. It was proposed to raige £50,000 in the ci.y and Northwest from the spontanecus gonero-ity of the friends of educa- tior. This fund was to be completed if possi- blo" by the Natioua: Contennisl, avd to Le called the Natiousl Ceutenmul Educational Fund of Clicago. Proi. Larimore hoped to enlist the chuldren in tho work. To assist them in doing this be had inveuted a novel little collection-box. This he projosed to place 1o their hsnds, and have them solicit swall contributions from sll their friends and neighbors. Of these boxca be said somc 1,500 would be distributed at the close of the meeting. FPROF. SWIN( was introdncad. and was received with & hearly round of cheering. Ho said that he had only s single remark o make, and_thoy could hardly besr that. Prof. Larimore had pressed bim ia- to the sorvice. He wished to remind tbe chil- dren present thas all of them were more or leas educated by the money of others,—in the free- school svetem of education. Tle idea of Prof. Larimore was to raise mouey enough to endow a free depariment in the University of Clicago, so that young men sand women, graduating in the public schools, could pursus their matwer studies , in the igh-" er _ educational inetitution. It . was possible for thoro present to szve enough during the vear to eudow this great 1ree depuriment. There would be room for 100 of the best, the most meritorious, of the public scholars who graduated each year, to follow up ths grand work of educaziob for four years longer. After founding that deparcment in the Chicago Uni- veraity, they conld also found avother aud sim- ilar department i the Evenston College. He noped that the grand work would be spiritedly undertaken aud successfully carded out. It would be a pride and a blessing to the city and county. (Loud applsuse.] . THE REV. DR. THOMAS was the next speaker. He hlked the spirit of the meoting because it was an agpeal for the boys aud gitls to take held of aud belp along the work of the world. He had no idea thac any child that would help to raise tha: fund would over noed it, becausa i maulfesting that spint of enterprise they would give ovidence of & spirit of self-reliance that would never cail for nelp from others. For himself, he hsd no faith in helping the idle or uaworthy, but be did velieve in forwarding the inter- ests of worthy scholars, as a matter of premium for good attainmen:s in the public schools. That was the ouly way in whica the proposed endowment could bo rendered benefi- cial, and in thst light he was proad to giva s s was made by the now skeptical Dewspaper man of the first oxperiment, and ho proved limself sonclusively & “hard mau.” Eioma B8, Detroit; A. 5. Ma: 3 . Maynand, Boston; Qflf‘fli Salt Lako City; W. A. Caldwell, s B R s Thomas J. Curtis, Philadel Feb Condict, Newark, N. J.; Church 1 $rim paska; W. C. Bailay, New York. . . Y Pogte, j’dqfio-The Hon. William C. Maca- EnVL i O.B. Grant, Ithaca; B, James Jacob H. Walter, Pitis- There wera two charts, containing the pames of Btates, one at esch eod of the room. The primalist named to Capt. Hous- ton the State of New Hampshite on tibe szouth Chart. Beymour wrestied with him before the north chart for fifteen minutes, until the oper- ator's patience gave out, and he politely decl.ned to continue his_investigation. It need not be gaid that this trial was very uneazisfactory. Under the circumstances, the whole exhibition was very discouraging. Of course the psycholo- gists said that it was a coincidence that two recalei- trant subjects were found successively; that their mind wandered from the object, and, in the language of the circle ‘ the conditions wero unfavoruble.” It will appear to the merely com- mon-gense reader thatthig was a pity. At the game time the squirming and juggling and plunging and diflng and jumping and scratch- ing and pulling snd pushing savor of the saw- dust-rng too strongly for acceptance. Why & man endeavoring to rexd the secrets of another’s brain sbould behavo like an ecl out of water is ‘more of & puzzie than his occasionel sucoeas. It is too fishy. ~ ——— THE WEATHER. ‘WasarNGroy, D. C., Dec. 5.—For the North- weet, elear or clearing and cold weather, with north or west winds, and high barometer. For the lske region, generally cloudy weather. with light rain or snow east of Michigan, and south- west to northwest winds, and slight changes in temperature and pressure. LOCAL OBSERVATIONA, Cuicago, Dec, 5. Wind. l’m"' Wiher. Time. |I,'ar. (Thr 1. :53 5, m..90.10. 41 { 83 8. W., fresh..| .17Cloudy. 88, m./30.19- 46 | 67 |W., gentle, .|{Cioudy. 0 p. m. 130,22 44 | 15 gentle, Cloudy. 53 p. m. (30,18 44 | 75 Cloudy. 20 m.{i010) 40 | 82 | 10:15 p. m. 30.14! 7 | 80 Tisximum thermomater, 4 GENEBAL OBSERVATIONS. Cuicaco, Dec. 5—~10:18 p. m. Station. | Ber| Breckenrdg Cheyonne Chicago. Fort Garry.; Fort Gibson Eeckuk Leavenw 'h|30.34] LaCrosse. ..130.14) Marquette .[29.62 3 Afilwaukee..[30.07] 30, 34) 30.02) 30.16] heartiest approval. [Loud apjlause.] A very excellent drumrwer gave 1mitations of railroad-train and some tine marches, which pro- duced boisterons approval. THE BEV. DR. POWERS wes then called upon. He had :o say what St. Peter #aid on the Mount of Lranstiguration,: “Itis good to be here.” He Lad uever sceo s0 mauy cbildren together in one room before. ~ It rcminded him of what his frieud, ex-Masyor AMurphy, _of - Davenport, had_eaid to hum once, when driving along th ronds in Iows, iuspecting somoof the public schoolg, ** [ wish all those children were mine.” [Great Iaughter and applsuse.] But, for all tnat, he did not waot them to forgot the money. [Laughter.] While be believed in seif-reiiance, e al8o believed 1v as-isting the worthy who Lad tho spirit, but not the means, to belp thom- solves. He believed in giving support to the fine, bright spirita of the schools who desired to shine as thorough scholars. THE BT. REV. DISHOP CHENEY. who spoke next, said that be obscrved that more than half the sudieace were giris. They kept quiet, and evidently came ihete to listen. All the noige that had been made was wads by the e Did they seo the representation of the li:tle donkey in the last number of Everybody's Paper? [Loud yells aud cries of *‘no."” with counter-cries of *yes,” which preveuted the Bishop from proceeding for several minumu.} Well, he rememberad a donkey in his youthful daya that would put Lis nose to the ground snd kick up his heels as high as auy hedls conld ba kicked when a boy attempted to mount him [laughter], but, when o gurl essayed the saimo thing, tho donkey kept down bLis heels, and went smoothly along. Now the moral he wanted "to draw was this, that if e were a boy in that audience, Le would try and be as polite to the girls a8 the littfe donkey was. [Laughter eud cieers]. The Bishop then procoeded to advocate strongly tioe endowment of the free dezartment alluded to by the previous speakers, He iudoreed the move- ment with ali his hear:. |Applause]. ANOTHER GRAND ENTERT. MENT ANNOUNCED. At the close of the exercises, Prof. Lanmore announced that the collection-boxes would theu be distributed to those wanting them, ond that on the 19th of December, in the afternoon, there would be given in the same ball a grand exhibi- tion of viens with the improved form of the stereopticon known as the kelleopticon. To this entertainment all the children would be admitted free who in the meantime assisted in filling the collection-boxes, which were to be retursed at thas time. TOO MUCH LIGHT. “Prof. Larimore spologized to his little auditors for the non-vroduction of views with tho kelleopticon at the preseut meeting, for the roa- sou tuat the workmen bad not as ‘et becn abia toput up all the iron shutters to the hall. so that the room could be darkened as was neces- Sl MORE BOXES. As the demand for the collection-boxes was so great as to early exhaust the supply, Prof. Lasi- more snnounced that more could be obtained at bus oftice, Room No. 10 Farwell Hall Buildiug. HAVEMEYXER. Funeral of the Late Mayor of New York City. New Yong, Dec. 5.—The walks in Brosdway aro thronged with people who are awaiting the passage of the funeral of Mayor Havemeyer. Business generally is suspended. The residence of Mayor Havemeyer was crowded this morning with relatives and immediate friends to attend the private services, which were performed by the Rov. Dr. Bethune, of the Methodist Episco- val Church, and the Rev. Dr. Burchard, Presby- terian, The choirof St. Paul's Methodist Church sang the hymn, after which Dr. Bothune deliv- ered an address on the Life of the Mayor ss a pubtic man and private citizen. Dr. Burchard also mado an zddress on the career of the de- ceased. After the services, the employes of the sugar- refineries filed past the casket, those from Jersay City having » wide piece of crape hangiug from the back of their hats,—ao old Dutch oustom. TIHE PROCESSION. ‘The body was then transferred to the bier, and the procession, comorising the attaches of the varions municipal dopartments and the scholsrs of three putlic schools,—the bier being cariied on the shoulders of men from one of the refin- erios,—marched to the church. The church was filled with Iadies. except that portion reserved for the Aldermen, Aldermen-clect, and other functioparies and delegates frum numerous or- gamzations of tho city. AT TILE CHURCH. There "were no fuveral decorations st the chareis, but there was a protusion of floral of- fermngs in various devices, After an anthem had been sung, prayer was offered by the Rtev, Dr. Hulton, aud addresses wero delivered by Bistop Janes, the Rev. Dra. Adams and Hare, aud & benediction. THE CORTEGE. After the services in the church wers ended, the procession tock wup its march down Droadwsy. uuder the escort of tho Beventh, Twenty-second, Ninth, und Eighth Regiments, under Prig.-Gen. Ward. tbe Old Firemen and ‘Ihe Old Guaid acting as guard of honor. Gov. Dix‘s stafl, Governor-elect Tilden, and other emi- nent men, wers the pall-bearers, The procession paseed down Broadway, reaching the South erry at 3 o'clock. The immense mass of peo- Plo preserved the most decorous order. On reaching Brookly, tlhe Twenty-third Regi- ‘meut, together with tle authorities of that city, excorted tue remsins to Graenwood Cemetery, the cortego thero being witnessed by thousands of peogle. d RECIPROCITY. The Wool Growers? Assoclation Don’t Ise 14 l—myome 0l Therr Keasous ‘Therefor. New Yorx, Dec. 5.—A protest against the pro- posed Reciprocity Treaty with Canada is about to be irsued by the National Wool-Growers' As- socintion. The document, which is signed by the Hon; Henry 8. Randall, the Prexident, di- rects sttention fo the counsel given by Gen. Warhington to avoid political allisnces in ex- tendiug the commercial relations of the country, and states that the treaty admits Canadian ves- sels to the full enjoyment of the American coasting and lake tizde, and allows them to be registerod as United States ships. It shows that the Hon. Malcomb Cameron, of Canada, admits that the treaty will secure the highest price for everytling tbat the Capadian farmer sells, and the lowest price for all kiuds of goods. It stales that the people of Canada now con- tribute about £6.000,000 in gold, paid for duties. The treaty would surrender this sum, and add it to our overweighted industry, and mako Can- ads s thoroughfa:e for smuggling for all of the world, Every branch of industry in Can- ada would be stimulated at our expense;” aed concludes: ' Wo insist, with full confi- deves in the truth of our meu'ou, that every real gain thet is eanmerated as secured to ua by tho proj:osed treaty is either now ours by treaty, oris freely giented s a result of policy by the Canudiun authorities, and that there is Do neces- sity of u treaty to cause tho Caondians to allow our vessels, 10 time of peazo, to pass from lake ta lake, thronzh their canels, upon payment of tolis, for without iolls tiom ovur veesels such ca- nals would he of littls value, and ihat ordinary legisiation is entirely adequaty todeterme, and from tume to time change, any specis: relations with the peoplo of the Dominion that grow out of the fact of two countries being so intimately connected by reason of their joiuing esch other by & long line of boundary. THE PACIFIC MAIL. The REow Among the Directors—A Lzich Sensation and the Disclosure 0% Much Rottenness Predicted. NEW Yous, Dec. 5.—The Pacific Mail discus- gions continue to be the sensation of Wall street, snd interviews with both Rufus Hatch and Rus- sell Sage are published to-day, each accusing the other of willful lying, aud being connected in “ghort” speculations, avd using their ofcial posttions to further their speculative placs. In regard 10 THE SAN FRANCISCO OFVER-DRAFT, Rufus Hatch eaid toa Times reporter thatit amounted, Nov. 1, to £87,000, but has since been considerably redaced, and was caused by heavy purchases of ccal. To the same reporter, paragzaph in the forthcoming STATEMENT OF THE COMPANT'S AFFAIRS was exhibited, showing that the receipts from froight nlone during September, October, and Novewber of the present year amounted to 2575,000, against $350,000 during the same time Just 3ear. ANOTHER STATEMENT. Mees's, Guion, Alexandre, and Talcott, the Commitice who examined the affuira of the Company in Septemoer last, publish » card cirming that the report then rendered was correct in every pardcular, except as to taxes, which were then reported as in dispute, thes Compavy admitting an indebteduess of 18,000, while the Courts Lavo since 1endered s judgment for 132,000, which has been paid. A SENSATION EXPECTED. Richard Irwin, the former Agent of the Pacific Maii Steamsnip Company at San Fraucisco. Cal., bus sriived, to anwwer the Company's suit against him for §750,000, which, he says, he ex- pended at the mnstance of the former mauage- ment to procure a Governinent subsidy. Should De tell ail he knows in relation to tbat expendi- ture, a sensatioa is promised rivaliug that of the Credit Mobilier. ENIGHTS OF THE STICK. Grand Tournament in Yashington— Some Tail Work in tiie Type-Set- ting Line. Wasmixatoy, D. C., Dec. 5.—A printers’ tonr- nament took place to day, with the following re- sult: There were cight entries in the first class; typo, monpareil; time, three hours. The first prize, a solid gold composing-stick, was won by S. N. Bennermsn, who set 5070 ems. The second prize, a solid silver composing- stick, full newspaper size, Was won by R. A. McLean, who set 4,993 ems ; the third prize, Menamin's Encyclopedis of Printing, was won by W. W. McCollum, who set 4,720 ems. In the gecond class,—time 1 hour and 30 minntes,—VV. V. Malonéy was awarded » silver composing-stick, newspaper size, having set 2,278 ems; Frank A. McGill, German silver com- posing-stick, full size, 2,250 ews ; H. M. Hart~ mau, Harpel’s Typograph, 2,187 ems, In tho long-primer class,—time, 1 hour and 80 minutes,—J. K. McBride was awardod tbe first prize, a solid gold composing-stick, breast-pin siza, he baving ket 2198 ems; G.J.S. Hunni cut, an **American Encyclopedia of Printing, 2,037 ems; and H. C. Turleton, a thermometer, 1,988 ems, The tournament took place in the National Republican office. The decisions were made in accordance with rnles proviougly established, and none were presont except the judges, referee, and proof-readers. The tournament closed with s grand banguet to-night. D g v oo s ONE MORE CHARLEY ROSS. 8. Louis, Dec. 5.—The Globe has a communi- cation from Chester, 1l1., which gives an sccount of a Little boy brought there s few daya ago by two ruffianly-looking men, who, from his appearauce and _the story he of his vparents, his former bome, and surroundings, is believed by the people of Ches- ter to be the long-lost Charley Koas. He fully answers the description of that boy. He nas been taken from the men who had him iu charge, and will be retained until parties in Phiisdelphia can be heard from. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yorg, Dec. 5.—Arrived : Stesmship State of Indians, from Glssgow. Liveeroor, Dec. 5.—Stesmship Wisconsin, trom New Xork, has arrived out, INSURANCE NEWS. Report of the Special Committee of the National Board, What They Learned During Their Stay in Chicago. The Opinion of the Citizens’ As- sociation. The New York Tribune of Friday containg the report of the Committeo on Inspection of the National Bourd of Underwriters on the condition of this city. It is s follows : The Special Committoe appoiuted by the Executiva Commilzee, at its meeting fn New York on Nov. 5, beg 10 seport that they visited the Cliy of Chicago, reachi- ing there on Nov. 20, and remuining till the afternoon of Nov. 27, all the members of the Committeo belng prosent except M. Lockwood, detained by ilines, sind whose place Wiiliam H, Ross acted. The Commit- tee pursued its lubors diligently, meeting st various times with the Mayor of the city, the Buard of Fublic Works, the Board of Police and ¥ire Commissioners, the Ctizens’ Association, and a laige number of mer- chtats and others interetled tn progerty in the ity of Chicago, by whom every facility wss placed 8t their disposal for obtaining fuformation relative to the pres- ent condition of the city as compared with that of July 14, 1874, the result of which observation they beg to present you herewith, They will consider in detail the several subjects which formed the repurt of the Bpecial Commiteo of this Board on the 2ith of July List, taking them up in the order which tholr im- portance seems to demand. FIRE LINITS AND WATER-SUPPLY. An ordinance fixing the fire-limite of the city, coex- tensive with the corporate lmits, was passed by the Counil at i:a regular meeting on Sept. 21, 1674, zn L now in full force and effect, Your Commitice have the assurance of the Mayor and others charged with its enforcement that the sume is now Leivg, and will bereatter ba strictly euforced. [The text of the ordi- Dance is here given.] The careful exaiaination given by your Committes shows that much attention Lus been given to ti:ia sul- Ject, both by the authorities and citizens. This depart- imeut, Lelug under the charge of the Board of Public Works, that body bas shown commendabie zeal in car- rying out to the full extent of their ability 8 completa system of water-works. The Dew tunnel, which is 7 feet in diameter, ia now comploted. It extends from the crib, in neariy a par:llel Line with the old tunnel, to the shore, and from thence through the city a distance of 4 milés in southwest direction, haviug its terminus at Twenty-sccond street and Asbland aveute, in the midst of the lumler district. At this terminus it it Droposed to erect pressuro engiios for tho equalizing of the pressure throughout the eutire city, These eu- gines aro now being built i the City of New York, but cennot be made ready for use until the fall of 1575. Oue vulusble festure in_counection with this tunnel 15 tue intioduction of whatare termed * fre-shafts,” in which the water rires to lovel with the lake, whica can be mude avallable for suppiying the engines, efther by the use of the suction ires of the steamers, or, better sull,—which your Committee urge,—bs suc- tion hydrants on s level wiih tie streets, Tleso sLalts ace sixiceu in numler. 1t {s expected that the two tunnels will be connected. during the month of December, xud thus the new tun- nel can, as fur a3 these sbafts ate coucerned, be relied upon for fire purposes, Tre depth of thix tuunel be- low the Inke {6 80 fect £t its greatest deyth und 31 feet atits lowest. The foliowing is the amount of watur- hoa been laid in the city from July 14 to Nov. 25, 1874 124 feat of 4-inch pipe, 8,326 feel af G-inch pipe, 16,057 feet of Binch piye, 5113 fect . 1-inch File. 1,008 feet of 16-1nc pipe, 2,404 fect of ab-inch Dipe, all in the South Division, In the rest of the city: 7.616 feet of 4-inch pipe, 24,- 082 feet of G-inch pipe, 23,758 fect of B-itich pipe, fect of 10-inch yipe, 14,711 feat of 12-inch pipe, 3,941 feet of 16-iuch yip 243 feet of 34-inch vipe. The 12, 16, and 2% inch 1dpes mie maains, while the larger purt of the S-inch pipes have been used to re- place those of smaller sizo taken up. They have also put dowa 125 new hydrants i the South Divition to Thirty-nintl strect ; 18 io_ Wert Divirion, and 135 in North Division—in’ all, 338; but & lirgs number of these have Lieen placed in the Dewer parts of the city, in which the water pipes have been Inid for the first timo this year. It fs expeeted that thesyatem of water circults will be completed Lefora the close of 1873, and if carried out on the plin explained to your Committee, and_of which thero rcems to be no reasonable’ doubt, will afford a full, reliable, end adequate supply for toth fire snd domestic purgoses, The Commiftee beg, however, to differ from the Luard of Public Works as to the size of ripe generally to be employed, and urged very strongiy upon all the oficiala ife edoption of a T2-fuch suprly vipe ax 3 mintmum in oll businesn azd ezposed sections of the city, Itis profer to =dd that no suificient protect'on exista to preveut bydr:nts from beiug frozen during the long and ecvere winters to which thecily fs sub- ject. Your Committee were ezrfiost 1n cailing atten. tiom to this went, which il underwriters know to be of such grave importance to their iuterests. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The statement made in_the report presented to the Executive Comuitt v on Juls 11, 56 10 the forca of tho Tire Department, its disclpline, Orgunizition, &nd ap- paratus, proves to be true in every particular, 8 your Cowmltes verified from the staicments of the Com- missioncrs themselves in the course of several inter— viewa held, The ouly chinge mede dn this Depertment. since the July fro is the ad- dition of four engiues of the Silsby patitern (rotary); two of these aro stored, toere being neither Liouses uor compauies for them, Two Look- and-ladder trucks have slso been ordered, and two hote carriages, capzblo of holding 1,600 fect of hose each. The complement of hose to sn engine is from 60010 800 fect, the kind used being mostly leather riveted, A further amount of hose has been crdered, aay 10,000 fect, one-half of which will be delivered be- foreJin. 1. Tho une of leather hose in a city whers the temperature is as 1ow a8 that of Chicago in_ winter, 18 to your Committes of doubttal expediency. The Committeo here give Gen. Shaler's first report, and then proceed as follows: Anatber series of recommendations will be made for {he Western Division of the city the prerent week. Should all of these suggestions bo carried aut, they will _goa great way toward reinforcing the Dipart- ment and giving I a reasonsble chiance of protesting the city. The wabt of proy er equiyment of thaappar. atus, and especially of the hook-und-ladder trucks, wos one’ thing that fmpressed such of your Com- mittes as visited the. several stations, Your Committes urged with great earestness upon the Board of Polico snd Fire Commissioners the necessity for tbe sdoption and immediate putting into operation of all these recommendations. The plea of want of funds is one that can be made agains immediate complianco with them ; but attention t the discipline and morale of the force can be effected at once. We await with much intercst the action in re- gard 10 these sugBestions. Chicago, a8 _30u are mware, covers nesrly half as much agiin territory as tho City of New York, with the addition of Leing surrounded on two sides with very dangerous localities, dificult of access, and set, to our defense of 41 steamers, 18 trucks, and G {uemicul engines, in all 63 compuntes, with s force of 700 otticers and men, it oppores only 20 steamers and 6 trucks, including the mew ones since ordered, two of which, 15 before stated, are not in commission, and a force of 279 _ofticers and men, The Deprrtment retains no duplicztes of virts of stesmers, and ouy accident is aure to_throw oat of commission the injired engine for weeks at o time, thus lessening the force st command. In tne_oplnjon of your Committee, a8 stated to the suthorities, thete #hould not ba less than forty steamers and_elgnteen trucks to enable the Dopartment to cope promptiy and eniciently with n fire in the extensive bLusiness and wonilen localities. One useful addition has been made by thio Fire Department fn the lumber district ; that i¢, the building of eight tide-water cisterns, placed at the head of tho slips marked on the map. A the supp'y of water i8 constant, their great utility can readily be seen. FIRE-TELEGRAPH AND DUILDINO LAV, The full Information obtained aud examfnation given by your Committes to this fmportant br:nch of protection, enables themn to stato its condition with entire accurscy. The eystem in use is called # The ‘Amorican,” or ¢ Gamewell's,"—the best known: the boxes used aro of the automatic pattern. Of these, fhcre are 275 street-boxes mow up, or about twenty- five to s circuit, of whi~h there are twelve: 200 addi- tonal boxes lLiave been ordered by the Common Council, and will b erected ot onca. A substituiicn of the mewer ones in tho more fmyortent districis for those 1n use will be made, The system of laying the wires over house-tops referred to in the re- port of Jaly 11 still existe, snd has Leen the nieans of causing the wires to be buraed, cut, and spliced, to accommodate house-moving, and buflding, until their conducting capacity has been serjously impaired, of- fering greiter resistance in consequence, and prevent— ing prompt working. It will be necessary ere longto Teinforce with new wires those alreads in use; un:il this is done, it can hardly be impheitly reiied on, The conduct of the telegraph is ic tlie hands of Mr. E. B. Chendler, an _sccomplished operstor and electrician, who can be relied upon to bring it to perfection when” ever the means aro placed at bis disposal. The compilation of a building law is in the hands of a competent committee, cnd is under the care of the Citizens’ Association, Haviug given this Liw a very cazetul examination, we find it a very maiked im- provement upon the one now o force. Your Com- mittee have suggested namezoun amendments to it, all calculated 10 increase the safety of tha city. These are now under consideration by the Committee having the law in charge. The law will be presented for the action of either tne Common Council or Legislature oarly in 1875. ‘In this connection, we fosl it onr duty 1o state that iron shutters have been placed upon many buiidinge, since the July fire, mainly to the rears of buflings. A Targe number of owneis have ordered them for their buildinga; they are to be erected at once—this is » most hopeful sign. Notliug hes been doge towards the establishment of this buresu, the Folice and Fire Commissioners Daving taken the investigation into the origin of fires into their own bands. With the burdens alreads rest- ing upon this Board, we bave littla hope of 1t dutiza being thoroughly performed. We found littlo or nothing donein this direction, axcept thie sinking of the cisterns heretofre Tefvrred to. On the complation of the water-ssteiis uext ye: more smaple meaus will be avafiatle, but the ex Temains &3 before. No flouting engices have 33yt been provided for use npon the river and Lie {rosts. Your Conmittee urged the utiiization of the river tugs in this connection. 3 "The Committes cannot close their report witbout ad- verting to the very great zeal zad intelligence sbows by the Citizens' Association in their eforis to secure 10 thelr city all the protections that will prevent & re- newal of the great contiagraiions of 1671 and 1874, This Assoctation promised tiars shall be no relazation of effort on their part to accomplish the desired xesult; they atand ready L0 second aoy of Qur sugges- MILWAUKEE. POWER TO REGULATE BAILEOAD CROSSINGS. MiLwaukee, Dec. 5,—A question of some im- portance promises to come up in relation to the First avenue railroad level crossiog. There has, been considerabie loss of lifa at this point, and some time ago the Common Council passed & resolution, under the powera conferred by the charter to regulate level crossings, cause via- ducts and bridges to be constructed by railroads at the expense of the railroads, and so forth, re- quiriog the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railrcad to build s visduct within sixty days over First avenue. Although reserving the poiut that there is no power in the Board of I'ublic ‘Works or City Council to compel the Company at their own expense to do this, yes J. W. Cary, Esq., attorney of the road, wrote a letter Ang. 21 lnst, expressing the willingness of the Com- pany to build the viaduct if the city would con- demn and pay damages for the land required for the approaches ; and he submitted an ordinance for the purpose. On the 2ith of August the matter was submitted to the Counci} by the DBoard of Public Works, with & recommendation of reference to & proper committee, with the City Attorney. Nothing further wes dcne until the 23d of November last, when a resolution was adopted by the Council instructing the City Attoroey to confer with the railroad people aa to the best mode of carrying this matter to an issue. The difficulty in the way of s settloment is the questicn of damages for land to be taken for 1he bridge approaches. The Couucil assumes 1t has power, uuder the section of the charter re- fericd to, to order the viaduct to be built, but thereis a doubt as to whether such power ex- tends also to ordering the ptapartl\;-halders to ray damages. So, &s o way out of the difticulty, au effort was made to get properts-holders on the spot to eign a petition for the taking of the Iand and assestment of damages, which they will notdo. And thero tho matier stands. 'The city orders the vizduct tobe built; the railroad offery tobuild a viduet worth £17,000 or 18,000, Lut requiros the city to mako the approaches; the owners of iand on which the approachies must be made will not consent to the work; and now the question i raised, how sball the dilliculty be ot aronnd, and who shail be compelled to pay the piper ? A COUSTY OFFICERS’ SUTORDINATES. In the Connty Treasuror’s office, tae County Treasurer elect, Richard Rooney, will retain tho gervices of H. H. Everts. who is about the ouly porson living who comprehends the mysteries of county bookkeeping. Deis & worthy gentle- man. In the County Clerk's offico there will ba no cimnge in eitker principal or Deputy, Jobn Suar, the re-elacted Clerk, sceing no reason to dis- clarge his Devuty, Frank Cutlor. The same thing aa to tho Register’s office, simply substituting the names of Best and Schloemilch for Suar and Cutler. Mr. Connolly, Clerk of Court, has given the Court Deputsship to his brother, Joha Conoolly, a gentleman of excellent character and business quelifi;ations. Max Gerlach’s familiar face will scill sk’ o in the oftice. Charles Hoizauer, Sheriff, has appointed W. G. Parsons, for fourteen years in the Sheiifl’s offic, a8 Under Sherifl. The Deputies already chosen mio Jobn B. Stemper, Caspar Borgelt, ggmms Connaughty, John C. Toll, and William King. Peter Schaffuer, Superintendent of Poor, has appointed 11. C. Dawon, now Deputy Clerk of Court, s his Deputy. Mr. Damon bas been & journelist, and for integrity, amlity, industry, und general fithess, the appointment could not be Lettered. Henry Haase, a police officer, is to be Superntendent of the poor-farm ; Mr. and 3rs. Bogk will be recppointed to the charge ot the insane, and Mr. snd Mrs. Doran to the County Hoepital. 1i:e entire force will, at all events, be abont a8 eflicient a8 before. THE LATEST INVESTIGATON. Apropos of the discussion of the affairs of the House of Coriection, Tne TmisoNe, Laving given the figures on one side, now finds roum for those on the cther. Ex-Supervisor Fiok has made a calculation, sud finds that the net cost of running the juil, based on the assumption that it contains an average of 57 short-term convicts, is a8 follows : Boarding 57 convicts 52 weeks, at $3.50 per week - $10,774.00 Eight e 4,320.00 Bourding elght guards at £3.50 per week.... 1,456,00 Ciothing, beddivg, etc.. for 57 men, at §8 per . 1,641.60 ..o 3,800.00 Fuel to heat a Jail with 160 ceils and idichen, 400 tons coai at £9.50. Taking 27 prisoners to Waupun, at §35. For repuira ou building, ut lewst. ... Ho gives, forther, the following estimate of extraordmary expenses which have contributed 1o swell the largo amounts appropriated for the support of the institution : Enlarging prison. Chalr fuctory, with macbine; 5,000 Chalr material (low estimate). 20,000 Chairs rezdy for market. .. 9,000 Book accounta outstinding..... Estending water-mains to th which in time will Le refunded, 68,700 As tho Connty Board sre attending to thia matter, comment st tLis time would be uncivil. THE EHLEGS DEFALCATION. The Committes on Finance of the County Boaid of Supervisors had not, u» to the time of forwarding this_ dispatch, caused the ar- rest of Edward Eblers, tne defaulting County ‘I'ressurer, as they were credited with an intention of doing. Inquiry at Mr. Ehlers® saloon, ehcits the information that ths gentle- man has neitber :un away or committed suicide, bat that he is reposiug, after the excitement and worry of the elecziou and discovery of the staie of Lis accounts, at a friend's housc, where he is freo from inquis.tive visitors. His sureties are in full possession of his property, and will re- aliza on 1t 88 rapidly as possible.’ The saloon will be completely transferred to a new owner as soon a8 the terms of purchase can be arranged, as the business s a yaluable one, aad can readi- 1y be disposed of. BEAL ESTATE. The followine are the aggregate transfers in each ward for the past week, as 1cported by Weil & Farvum, Real Estate Drokers, 83 Michigan Fourth Ward. Fifth Ward.. Town of Wauwatosa. .. Town of Granviilo, Total.... ©eeene.$30,00250 RELIGIOUS The Rev. E. R. Ward will preach in Christ Church forenoon and eveving. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. m. Services will be conducted at St. Edmond’s Mission, Roundhouse, at 4 o'clock in the afzer- Doop, by the Rev. E. R. Ward. Sunday-school at3p. m. i A'Word to Young Men " will be the subject of the Rev. J. L. Dudley’s lecture in Plymouth Clurch, in the eveniog. In the Second Bapust Church, corner of Spring and Seventh streets, the Rev. A. R. Medoerry will preach a8 usual, both morning and evening. Subject for tho moraing : * The New Testament Jiracles and the Witness for Christ.” Dr. E. W. Stevens will lecture in_Fieid's Hall at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Bubject: * The World Conquered.” = ‘I'wo sermons for the seagon will bs preached on Sunday in Bpriog Street Congregatioual Church. Subject of the morning sermon: ** Rules for Bestowing Charities”; and of the evening sermon, **'The Commercial Advantages of Chris- tian Charity in Boainess.” BEEVITIES. West Side German-Americzn citizens have or- anized the Milwaukee Building - and Savings Society, with M. Gassman for President, Otto Wick for Secretary, aud Meaars. Boeblin, Carl Lk, a0d George Heier as Executive Com- mittee. ‘The Grand Opera-House was the scene to- night of a_magnuticent anniversary ball of the German Society, which 13 the wealthiest and most influcutizl German social organization in the city. Tha Chevres Keneses Association of Israelites bad a theacrical entertainment at Bohemian Tur- ver Hall to-mght. The Ladies’ Temperance Band hold a people’s meeting at the old La Croese Depot, a: 2 o'ciock to-morrow afternoon. - The P. 8. M. Society of the Spring Stieet Con- gregzuional Church will give o Bach's orcheatra concart and oyster supper st the parlors of the chureh on Tueaday eveni The Shadow Social Club will give a bail at Bo- hemian Turner Hall next Saturday to kindred societies. Ar. George M. Moody, mssistant foreman of ‘the composing-foom of the Sentinel, lett, afnoom .- to-day, for Columbus, this State, to bo baptized: by the Rov. AL G. Todd, of that place. M. . | Aloody is an industrious, faithfal, relisble, and .| aober employe, and has done with the pomps and vanities of unregenerate typographioal n4s0- ‘ciations. B g Twelfth Ward new public-school was inspected by the Board of Public Works and other inter- ested pers: g, this afternoon. The work was ‘pronounced satisfactory. 4 Following are the officers of the St. Antonions Benevolent Association for the ensuing year: President; Henry Surges: Vice President, fler- mann Beyer; Secretary, John Biokawitsch, As- sistant, Joseph It =; Treasurer, George Matee; Marshal, John Wildo; Standard-Benrer, thsq:lh Surges ; Représentative, Joseph A. Grim- scheid. + 1. 0. 0. F. The following were appointea and installed ofticers of the Giand Lodge of 0dd Fell..ws to- day: M. W. Grand Master, Tbeo. Rodolf, L1 Crosse ; R. W. D. G. Master, J. W. Jones, Osh- koeh ; R. W. C. Warden, J. W. Ostrander, Jef- ferson ; R. W. G. Secretary, L. B. Hills, Madi- sou: R. W. G. Treasurer, D. Adler, Milwaukee; R. W. G. Cbaplain, E. B. Freuch, Milvaakeo ; R. W. G. Representative, P. Vau Vechten, Jr., Milwaukee. After the appointment of Standing Commit- tees the Grand Lodge, which has beeu iu nession during the week, adjourzed to meet next year in Oshikosh B —_— EVANSTON. The Woman's Foreign- Missionary Society of the Methodist Church propose to hold a meeting Thureday and Friday of this week. Thuraday will be devoted to s district assembly, composed of delegates from all the auxiliary socicties in the Chicago District, under the supervision of Mie. Dr. vntkins. Thursday evening Mrs. Emi- ly Huntington 3iller and Mrs, F. S. Rounds, of this city, will make addresses. The exercizes of the regular quarterly meeting of the Northweat ern branch of the Society will commence at 1( O'clock Friday, and continue through the day and evening. All the exercises will be held in the lecture-room of the Methodist Church, and will be of an interesting character. Mr. Holly, of the Holly Manufacturing Com- pany, bes been in Evaoston duwing the past week, endeavoring to expedito inatters in con- nection with the water-works. People are be- #gmning to gei a littlo xmpatient at the numeroas delaye. Dr. F. D. Hemenway will conduct the sacra- mental services at the Jethodist Church thie morning, and in the eveung the pulpit will ba filled by the Rev. Dr. Rutledge, General Agenl of the Freedman's Aid Societ; The Rev. E. N. Packard begins this evening series of lectures on Biblo history. . The Indies of the Baptist Charch will give an oyater-supper in Union Hall, Thursday and Fri- day evenings of this week. The proceeds wil be itsed in fornisbing their now chnreh. ‘The sociable of the Secoud Methodist Church was held Thureday eveninz, and was 3 pleasaut aifair. Mrs. Ravenhill read some excellent se- lections. Atrs. William Blanchard, with her gon, started this week for a trip to Florida. Dr. 1. C. Briggs has gone to Akron, O., to at- tend the anniversary of the Methodist Truct So- ciety and Sundny School Union. wkers he will preach one of the annual sermons. The Rev. George Steele, President of Lawrence Uuivereity, Appleton, Wis., delivered & leciure before the students of tbe Institute on the ** Pregent Prospects of American Umitarianism.” ‘The Philosophical Soctety will meet in theit rooms to-morrow night at 7:30 o'clock. A sale of 26 acres of land was made one mile west of the Sonth Evanston depot, at 500 per ecre, which is #aid to be a real bona fide sale. The South Evanston public school will csle- brate Christmas week by giving a public exhibi- tion at the church on the 23d iost., under the supervision of Mr. Huyman, the Principal. —— MAYWOOD. ) ‘This place will soon be eujoying the luxtiry of a public ball. Itis situated in the new brick block nows nearly completed. In order that the ball may be dedicated ia a manner pleasing either to Minerva, Apollo, or Terpsichore, alarge Dumber of citizens met Friday evening at the residence of Mr. Small to make proparationa for the dedication, which will probably take plact Clristmas evening. ‘The selection of musicians for the event war- Tants anticipations of a rare muaical treat. Col Nichols wes chosen a8 solo-flageolet. Alr. Small was- with remarkable unanimity chosen nigbtingale. Ar. Skemp will act ns cuckooist. The arrangements are not entirely completed. The farthier musical preparctions are under the care of Prof, Wescutr, who is at prescnt engaged in procuring instruments for the uso of tho membsrs of his baud. He has ordered from New York a cucioo, being unabla to procure one in Chicago duriug & search of threo days, that would auswer the requirements of the cccasion and bis own cultured musical taste, Durirg the preparetion for the dedication the Profassor will enforce the severest disci- pline. The people have long needed s public hall, and with gladness welcome thé opening of this one. It ia & ueat room, and sufficiently largo to eatisfy any demands that may for some time be made of it. —_—— OAKLAND. A fuir for the beuefit of the Oakland Congre- gational Church has been in progress during the past week, which closed last ¥riday evening. . A bandsome amount of money waa realized, which will be used to pay off sundry indebted- nees of the Society. The Ellis Park Club held its usual gathering at Carr's Academy Thursday eveuing. Rumor states that o line of ’vuses is to bs placed on Vincennes avenue very soon, lesving Egan and Vincenncs avennes every ten Imiu- utes, and running directly down town s far a3 Lake street. This will be & great accomodation to those residiug in the vicinity of the bonlevard, ‘who have to walk five or six blocks in order to reach the street-cars. The Oskland Literary Society will hold ita next regular meeting at tho residence of Olin 1. Browse, No. 67 Laugley avenue, Tuesday even- ing. All are cordiaily invited. o work of paving on the avennes in this part of the city is bemng pushed forward ravidis A largo cistern has been dug at the iutersec: tion of Viucenues avenue and Dooglas place, capable of supplying wator for eight engines ia case of a large fire. The sewer on Cottage Grovo avenue has just been completed. Tho street-cars 2re DOW Tiu- aing through to the city limits. Every house on Cottago Grove avenue, from Twenty-second streot sou:h, has been subject to a change of number. A numberis allotted for every 22 feet. —— RIVER FOREST. The people of ltiver Forest beld their regular sociable Friday evevin ‘The clegant residenco of Mr. Andrews was brilliantly illuminated, aud a large number were present to enjoy the hos- pitality of their amiable host and hostess. Ruare exotics and beantiful bouquets of natural flowers adorned and perfumed every part of the com- ‘modious parlors. There were present, among others, 3Ir. aad 3Mrs, H. Odell, 3lr. apd Mrs. George Rlair, Jr. aud Mrs. George Drake, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Counts, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Thatcher, Mr. and Mra. McKeilor, JIr. and Mre. Blondin, Mrs. and Mrs. Walker, Jir. and Mrs. D. A. Cost, Mr. und Mrs. Garritons liss Moore, Miss McKellor, Miss Knapp, Mies Layman, Mits Case, Miss Jones; r. Odell, 3r. Layman ; Miss Jones, of Erie, Pa.; Mies Wilson, of Fiqua, O.: Messrs. Lewis, of Osk Patk; and Mr. and Mrs, Larkins, of New York. liss Ansie Andrew eave s recitation, and elicited much admiration by her_perfect and charmiog manner of delivery. Jliea Jones, Musa Moore, and Miss McKellor each in her hap- piest manner performed pisno golos. The shadow-pantomimes were very excellent, and produced much merriment. A good number of charades were acied. ' e During the evening. the compsny paid their respects to some fine fruit grown especially for the occasion. 8 : ‘While participating with & number of his pupils in @ game of shinney Friday, Prof. Beal received & severs blow upon his pose. It is feared that he may be serwusly discommoded for a whiie by the accident. —_—— LOMBARD. 5 Monday evening the Rev. Mr. Cavanaugh was the recipient of o most pleasant Bsurprise. A Iarge number of the members of his congrega- tion and other residen:s of tke village assemrbled attho residence of 3Mr. Clafflin, and then pro- coeded to the house of their unsuspecting victim, aud made him the object of a donation party. A Iarge number of useful and bandsome presents were given to the surprised yet happy man. Ac= ditional interest was given to the occasion by ite being the crystal wedding of Mr. Cavanaugh. After the party a good number availed them~ selves of thoe excellent opportunitine of enjoyiug » aleigh-ride offered by the * beautiful snow,” eSS A T TR VR NS A e e

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