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

THE CITY. " EIGN_ MISSIONARY SO- WOMAN'S FOR G MERTING OF THE AUXILIARY AOCIETEIS, Tho auxillary uocietios of tha Roelk Rivor Con- foronce of the Mothodist Churoh connected with tho Wornan'a Foreign Misslotary Soclety held a mooting at tho First Mothudist Church, Fvans- ton, yostorday morniug. 'ho attondanco wg small Mrs. Dr. A. J. Jutkins presided, and, aftor the preliminaty oxerelacs, appolutod the following committees, who mmmodiatoly rotired to prapare Hon—3eadames Quesl, Willing, Bannistor, ‘Oicera—>eadnmes Tent, Matcy, Hitt, and Mitlor, A fow remntks woro mado by Mra. Biggs tola- tive to tho Joliot District, and” by slixs Kulison concernitne District Awnociations In Miehigan, A enll beivg mado for 1EPORTS from tho dolngates, reports woro prosentoll by the following pessons from the socleties nnmed 't Mrs, Conwail, Oak Park, 60 mombors: ra. Qi nev, Englowaod ; Mrs, Martin, 86 Pau's, 30 men berd; Mrs, Powers, Grant Pleeo, 40 members; Mew. Note, Itavenswood 3 Mrs, Brown, Vuuko mon 3 Mrs, . I, Stovens, Naperville, £20 raised ; Mra. Warner, Rtogers' Parls, 26 mombors; Mrs. Yowel, Graco Church, Chiengo, 26 members ¢ Mrw, Dannioter, Iivauston, 74 mambors, 8140 rawod ; Mre. Roe, Downor's Grove; Mes. Dan- Forth, 'Contenars Churcl, Chicago, 200 mem- ers, py ort of the Committes on Organization wnlnh?n:u‘;:lx’-awd‘ and tho constitution presented Hpted. m‘f\lh l‘im afternoan rosslon Bishop Harris outer- {nined tho mecting with n few apt remmks ou tho Indy missionuries of the Eust, wiile waitivg for the Committes on VERMANENT ORAANIZATION The Committeo finnlly roported as to roport. follows }'.rmnltnl—!lrfl. Dr, A, 3. Jutkine, X entil v, Saller, §t, Panl's; Mrs, G, O, e i Chrtos Nhouler, Clurk Bireet Mirs, rinity § Mrw, W art, Adu ‘bnlru. Spring. cor, Park Avinue: Mra, I co Ohueli; A 30, M. Durkbnrst, Mic tand nvenues drs, Pavers, Nossnth; M, Dr. Dauforty, Centenal Stute strect s Ss, Campbell, Westeru o o} dre, 5. . Kean, Hulsted strect; Mra, Doles ‘Cautine, Pt steet s Mews 10 hard, Togara : Mrw, anstn § Mg, Pfot, Kellogg, Evanston | vasiston; Mrs, Hoover, Jarring Tale, Ok Dark s Mes, W, H, Da J, G, Canpbol, Whduion; W or's Grove. Correanc 1 Secretari 1xs Lizzie True, JReccaraing Secretury—Dtiea Mury Hurrls, Tha report was approvad. A discussion on tho Leat mothods of misston- a1y work followed, in which Mesdames Humlino, A, J. Brown, A. J. Juiking, Dliss Rulison, and pihers, participated. : The meetiny then rdjourned until ovening, whon n faw-sized audienco nssombled, and was sntertained by a brief addros by NN, DR. DANFORTI, of Chicago, nud an orieinal wtary written for the occiusion by Mrs. John B. Miltor, which bad rcial reference 1o misyionary labors, o quarorly meoting of the Northwestern Branch of the Socioty, embraciug several States, will commencs at the same piuco thin morning, and continue throngh the duy and ovening. —_— AID FOR BEGGAR WOMEN, ORUANIZATION OF A NEW HOCIETY. Among tho many cagos of eruolty which always ouglt hut never do receive tho atiention of pur lueal Socioty for the Provontion of Cruelty Lo Auimals is ono which bag oxisted loug in our midst, but which, thanis to the energetio meas- wes which wero takeu vesterday by a numbor of promiuont lndies, whose namus are withold les their knowledgo should mar thewr efforts, oxist- enco vo longer. The meeting wan beldin the cozy parlor of ono of our largo hotels, and wan very well nttended, #averal af the ladies prevont bo- ing members of othor benovolent sociotiod.” e Chinir was taken by MRS, DORCAS, who, in & pathetic speceb, allnded briefly to the ouject of the meeti Every ono present, sho aicd, know of tho faes that many crael mendi- ant mothery, as st assistant in their begging, ried witn them iufants of agey varying from 11012 montls, In the zummer months this wns ingenions, and not inluman ; but at rosont, with the thermometer bolow freezing, and sometimes Lolow zoro, tho practico wae most ropreicneible und cruel, Sho harself bad scen tho httlo sniferers bivg with the cold, almost frozen, and had often been led by their misera- blo appentance to part with o nickel which sho folc wus being foolishly applied. She gould not help it, however. Sho hud been o mother her- sc!f of ten ps fine—. Hero thoe feelings of the speakor overcame Ler, aud she subsided into hor chur, JMs. FRY heartily indorzed tho kindly sevliments of the provions ‘speatkor. She had seen worke than hat had been obwerved by Mea.Doreas, With her own oyes [it might be woll to stato hore that Indies are vers fond of making thi assurance, ‘st ag if auy of them could poasibly see, or ;ould wish to” seo, with any other ldy's eyes] shio had scen thess mothers, when their young ones wero too coid or weak to cry, pich them antil they gave the moan which was intonded to work upon tho feclings of those—thosu—{rom from—whom—. llore the ludy’s foolings got the better of her, amd she sanle in hor chair and bid her 2ace, and eubaued her sobs in bor cam- Lrie. EY 2 NIOUTINGALE bed hed » r experience than that of tho previous spcal Sno hnd soen theso wmhu- man mothers—monstors would be u botter term —stick pius iu their oltspring in ordor to oxtiaet rom them tho cry of pain. I ber foelingy did not get the beiler of her, sho would tell of even & moro pumnful incident which once eamo acroen ber notico. Lo was onco standing at her door- &b when—a—womat—bear—ing—a—cho—e —il Hero the speaker sanl into a chair, and ac- iimowleaged that tho subject wag tvo muck for ber prasont suitated state of mind, “Ihie Chairman, who hud recoyered her com- posuro by this time, #nid that if tho meeting went on relating their expericneos (hoy would vever got through business. What was wanted w8 A BEMEDY for what shio wonld not. mopportuncly torm this zrving ovil. Bhe awsited suguestions from the indies, £ A ludy stated that hor hueband was quito inti- mate with & gentloman who hvedat Washington, and that perhaps something conld bo dono at the Capital which would help them. Mrs. Bozz thonght that the matter onght to be suttled now wd right hero, [Appiuuso.j Tho babies of Chi- 0o must Lo protected by the ludion of Chiengo, wmd not by tho gontlomen of Wushmgton, [Cheers,) * Sho hmd & wschema which, if promoted by the meoting, would at onco and forever relieve the bubies from such crugl servitudo, 1L was plain that as long na gears had babics—of couiso boggars had no ripht to have bubies, bue thon they porsisted in doing s0—so long would they take thom out In tho cold, pinch them, stiek ping into them, and uro muny other dovieos in order to induce them to protuce tho sympathotic _ecrenni, Whit she' proposed was thin: Let tue Indies of tho moeting resolved themselvos into the Anti-bal inching-nnd-wax-doll-substitut- e Soelety, with the objees in view suggested by thedr title, nawely, that of providing euch of the mendicant mothors with & patont-oye-moving aud stomach-squalling was doll which prop- erly mawmpulsicd wonld mpot fail to ox- cito tho sympathy of tho tfender-heart- od, Mrs, Curp objecied to the iden on tho ground thut theony cheeks and soft dimplos of the dolis would at” ouee confirm any sus- picions on the purt of thoso solicited for sims. Az any rate slio hoped nothing would bo done in tho matter unuil nexi year, as if the dolls were provided st prosent uil the mothorn could mako Christmas presonts of them to their oldur daughtor Dirs, B thought Lhore was some sonso in the lust supestion of Mis. Curp, but none at all in the formor. Could not undimpled dolls bo pittchased, and could ot the tips of tho dolls’ nosen bo 1 wnted bigo to lmitate tho action of thecold ? OF coutke this cunld bo done, and sho would at once move thnt tho mdetng proceed to the orgnuization of the Anli-buhye piuching-nnd-seax-doll-substituting Society, The motion was earried alter o long dobute, nid at o Juto hour iu the evoning the ladies bogan tholr Dalloty for ofticers, the resulb of which o Trru. €k roportor wan not ablo to lemm in time tor this mornivg's lssuo, — s NEW RULES, TIE COUNTY CONMISSIONERS ANE TO Dit GOVENNED, Tho Bneclal Committeo on Rulos of tho now Doard of Connty Comuisgionos wers in vossion in tho cowmmittec-room noarly all n!yaut’urdny, The Committco mudo uevoral chungus in- the rules adopted by the old Bourd, Tu tho maiu, the committees wore increased from three to 8, flv¥hn;ng;ll::';m“ on Miscellanaous Claima way abolished, aud the Commlttes on Public hn_rvice will in the futuro uitend to all matiers wlich mow bavo horotofore boon Lefora thio abolishod Committoo, The standing committeos wero ro- ducod fiom flfteon to fourtaon, Ttule 21, nuthorlzing tho payment of monoy oul of tho County Troamiry. wad amonded, res iring o yato of tha mujority of the Board au- &nrlzmg tho pavmont of funds from tho;T'rens. ury, IHaretoforo o majority of aquorum, which was elaht membors, had this suthonty, As amended it willroanirs » majority of tho wholo Bonrd, or olght membors, At n mooting of tho old Board Monday, Nov. 80, Commlssionor Earrison offered the follow- ing, wiiels wasndopted s Jiraolved, Tt the Tules of this Board bo nmendod, and n ruto to bo known as No, 26 e added thoroto, which rulo ahall reatt un followws “No contract ju writipg, muls’ in purauanco of a reeolution of the Toard, wherota Guok Gounty is & party, shall bo exo- wuled "or aliall by bindiug ujon the connty uutil tho sning shall bave been it read boforo, and approved Dy, {ho Toard fn open Keruton," Jeeaalued, That Rulo No, 20 of tho presout rules ho numbered No, 47, Yestorday the Commition amendod o0x-Com- mirmoner 1nirison's now rule No. 26 by ndding thereto +tho words, ** nor until a subsoquont nieeting of tho Board aftor approval,” An entiro now rulo was establishod by the Com- mittoo, which ronds : Auy purchuro or salo of real estate shall receiva thoapproval of two-thirds of the Doard before Lo- coming bludiug upou the county, Rule 24 was nmonded #o that It now ronds: No original proposition or resolution relating to the affars of Cook County, oz the ropeat or nimondmient of tho former action of tho Bourd which aa become a matter of record, shal bo debatod or uctod upon until {110 samo slinl] have beon engrossed by tho Clerk of tho Board, and thien only at a subssquent meeting. And no ordor or warrant for the payment of money from tho County Treasury ahall o possed uotil the subject matier lias been referred to an appropriato committeo, aud hisa beon roporiod upon at n subssquent meeting, e LOCAL LETTERS, JIOUSE-NUMNERING 8WINDLE. To the Bditorof Ihe Chicago Tribune: Sta: Thero was o most contemptible attack mado npon mo in tho T'imes of Tnosday last in an artjole headed ** The Ilouso-Numboring 8win- dle," over tho siguature of Buckthorn Sturdy- stubblo. Owing to ita extromo longth, and tho' pressure of official duties (consisting partly in issuitg permits for house-numbora to anxious applicanis), it was only glanced over by mo dur~ ing tho dny. A careful reading of it by auy ovo in the loast fumilinr with the duties of my posi- tion made the ridiculous sophistry of the writer but too plain. I iulended to toko no furthor notics of it, ag 1 bolioved then that the infamous injustico dono mo in it was wo tronsparent thut its intended vonom would fall to the ground without harm to me, There aro, ‘however, so many who are but too cager to boliovo the worst that can ba said of a person i o wmblio position, and I hinve also since founa tbnt not a fow of my woll-meaning follow-citi- sone, nmong whom I lava maiuzained n good anmo for over twenty-four yous, misunderstnad thiy matlor entirely ngainst 1o, that I hopo you will do mo tho personal favor, 1 having no other way of defonding myself, to publinh ~this conl- munication, which stisfuzlion, for reasons ap- ring below,” would be refused mo by tho ncs. ‘This business of stroct-numboring is_suporin- tonded by mo, among other work, under mdors of the Bontd of Dublio Worke, tho latier boing dirceted to do so for public conveuiouco by ordinances of the Council, and tho revenuo from this is strictly accountéd for Ly tho Board, tho samo as water-rnty and all other pormt tecoipts. As I, 8. has poraded my namo wo conspicnously boforo the ublic, I would also like to heve you do mo the ustics to permit mo to mako kniown who bo ie. All who snow tho man personally, aa 1 do, wili agreo with mo, that oven such vilo attacku in o newapaper ns tho one rofarred to nro preferablo to bisog obliged to lisien to the low blasphomy of his convoreation, n misfortune I had a fow weeks ago ou.tho samo subject-mattor of this vretonded correspondonco, From this conver- nation Tam satistled that big wome is Andro Matteson, who lives on Ellin avonuo, whore, ho receivad two of the notices roterrad to, and is tho asocinto editor, with W. I\ Storoy, of the Chicago Times. In conclusion, I hopo that tho expectoration of tho stail inlo the wloughs of tho Zimes bns boun beneficial to Mr. Matteson's health io the samo aegree os 1t has beon amusiog to my many friends and solf, who underatond his scnsoless twaddle. if #o, I owe him nothing for tho en- denting terma Lio mado use of, aud for the com- plunent ho paid mo by suving thut I wasnot fool. I wish Icould sny the eamo for im. Cintcaago, Dec. 10, 1874, Orro PELTZER. BMELTING WORKS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes Sm: The failare of aunother of the silver amelting works of Cbicago justifies a fow plain words regarding the business as conducted in this city, to provent the public from condemoing, au industry which has failod from mismanage- nient aud incompetency on the part of thoso at- temptivg it, rather than from suy inheront do- fect 1n itself. The fact that a competent metallurgist should bo ua well versed in chemistry, miueralogy, and kindred scionces as in tho manipulation of fur- nacos sooms to have been ontirely ovorlooked by thoso who havo iuvested in smelting in this city. Doubtless baving tho patriotic belief, g0 common to all good Americans, that Yankes cnergy and ingenulty can supply all deficioucies fn oducation, thoy have riuked shoir capital in o pursnit which realls requires moro sciontitlo kuowlodgs than auy of the man- ufacturing industrios. Processes had accord- ingly boen usod here which bnd beon tried and abnidonud 18 impracticablo yenrs ngo in Lu- ropean works. ‘Thousands of tons of ore have heen omelted in Chicngo furnoces, and not an analysis made to determine their coustituonts. In short, tho busincss hero hus boen simioly. guess-work from_boginning to ond, and, as a mnttor of course, has resulted in failure, In the sming of 1870 the “ Swansea Smolting and Itofining Works " wero startod by Mr, Ada Bmith. A brief examination of Balbach's works, in Nawarlr, N. J., and a fow workmon from thore, wera thought suflicient to furnish tho requisile ekill and knowlodgo to guuranteo succoss, For a time, the low prico of ores and tho high remimin on silver more than covered the osnes sustnined in smolling, and n profit was notted, As thewo conditious gradunlly reversed themeelves, ores ristng and Milver dopreciating, the profits waned, bocame nothing, and flually appeared on the wrong sido of the ledger. To- duy, nftor having paswad throngh (he hands of & variety of Superintendents, muny of whom were thon and thore tnking their first leseons in smolt- ing, the works are naled up, und huve an indebt- cdness, as is currontly roported, of nearly $200,- 000, “ Can any good oomo out of Naznreth ?" The “Swansen” Lave farnished tho Suporin- tendents of the othersmelting works of Chicago. Many of theso gentlomon havo done 1emarkably well whon tho foiw advantagoes thoy have Lad in aequinng their metalluryrical education nio con- sidored, and deservo no littlo credit for doing as woll a8 they huve: but for ail thut thoy huve proved unequal to the tasli. The Bouth Chiengo works dragged out an ox- jatenco for noarly two yours, and 5. P, Lunt ran his works for sbout fiftcen months, Tho Drighton works yan gpasmodizally from time to time, but recently 1 was inp med they have taken o now leaso of lifo, unvZe n new orgamza- tion, and sro now tho only works of tho lind ruuning in Chicago. < Sume of the Chicago smeltora havo tried their gkill at Deonver, Col. It is Lurdly necessary to udd that the works ara idle and in the possession of creditors, B ‘e businces, after ropentod trials, hiss beon proved uuprofituble under tho presont system of operating, though thero 18 no rensun why suolt- mg caunot ba mado to pay here under proper minagoment. The business in yot in its nfancy in (his country, but it by groat and succoutul ruture hofore'it. Indeod it would be dificult to find an industry that can show larger and moro cortuin profits when conducted by thoso really compotent. I would, however, advika all who may think of investing in it to study tho records of the works uow closed in this city, not that they mny know what course to prysuo, but what to avoid, AX OpsERVER. Citicaco, Des, 10, 1874 WIDENING OF ABHLAND AVENUE.. Yo the Editor of T'he Chicauu Tribuacs Bin: Owing to tho intelligent enterpriso of B. J. Wullker, Ashiland aveuuo bas boen widencd from Mudiron street to the South Druuch to the width of 100 feot, bas been plantod with large olm troos, graveled, and ottiorwiso improved and beautitied, 4o that now on the West Side It stunds without a rival, Wo are all ko ongrossed by tho intoreuts of tho pussing duy thut fow ronlizo the future fmportanco of this avenue ny agrout north-nud-gouth throughfare, Whon the denso population of tho city shall bave extonded weatward to the now parie and bowlovards (an ovang which must bo surely realized withln fif- tocn yonrs), Ubleogo will number considerably over 1,000,000, and Ashland avenue will occupy a position nonrly coutral to tho wholo 1mass of poople, Can wo fally rvalize tho jmporianco THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1874 of this gront thoroughfaro with such an in- crenso, whon finporatively tho furthor widening is domanded from Union Park north to tho clty- limits? 'The opportunity of offecting this im- provement {u_an econonmical manner mny Aoon bo lost by tho constviction of now bulldings along the route. Already nomo buildings aro in progress hotwoon Lake and Kinzio atrocts, and oon improvements will tako place north of the latter strcot, A largo portion of the frontage, howevor, 18 vacant, and tho fow Improvoments that have boen made ara inoxponsivo in charac. tor, The oulinncad valuo of the proporty, shonld tho avenue bo widoned, wonld repay twica or thrice tho oot of tho fmprovemant, and would nrove a substantinl bonolit to the entito neigh- borhoad, * But it is not only for tho aaka of an improvod thoroughfare that the changa is desirable. Widened north of Lake straot, it would continuo Ashland avenuo a8 an offoctive firo varrier for tho nccurity of tho city ngniust any serious conflagration to the west. {t would” complote tho oirouts formed by tho Northiostorn Itailway tracks on thio north, the Chicago, DBurlington & Quinoy Railrond {rackn on tho south, and Ash- land avono on the wost, North of Lako atroct, it would continue tho same effectivo firo bar- rior to the North Brauch. A fow momonts' study of tho mnp of tho city will meko this ob- vious to any ono who will give it attantion. Tho citizena of "tho West Sido are more ospocially in- Lorested in such u monsure, not only na o matter of public safoty and convenience, but also from tho fact that an enhanced vatue in nll the ronl eatato in the nelghiborhood would hoe suro to fol- low. It is a mallor of surprise that such a nota- ble improvement should have beon delayod so lone. ProvIDENT. CuoAao, Dec, 10, 1674, THE RIGHT TO ESCAPE. . To the Editor of 7'he Chicaao Trivune: Bi: Ihavo just read the ncoount in your paror of tho escape of ** tio prisoners from the Jail,” and the evidence found in cell No, 21 that o othiers bind tried their hand; and the public are Informed that * Jailor Hand had thom locked ubin darker cells, and, with empty stomnchs, they woro pormitted to brood over tho ill suc- coss of their daring ontorprise.” . I would likke to ayl, Is it & erime for a man in confinemont to seck to eecapo from tho sama? What tight bas * Jatler Hand,” or nny othor Jnilor, to prosumo to puniuh prisoner for scolt~ ing that which is dear to everybody—liberty ? t 18 too common & thiug for a custodian of prigsoncrs, when ho bas bLeen too caroless, or Iuiled iu vigilnuee, or relicd upon too woak bars, locks, or bolts ; and o prisover has taxen advan- tago of tho situation, and tried to escapo, to wrealchis vougeance on his poor hoad, and thore- by sntiely i conscionce; and it would scom that Mr, Hand is not above such n wonknous. T'lus i# wrong, and tho aooner Mr, Haud lonrns 1t the bettor for himeelt at loast. The porition of Jailer is ono woll caleulatod to brutalize o wan 3 smd ho will flud it to lns advantage to con- stantly wateh Limsoif, to gunrd ngaiost ity ovil tondencies, Lot him rocognize, at onco, thas it is hisduty to use all fair und honorable menns to socuro Lis prisonery, and, on tho other hand, thut tho pricaner bos & right to usg all honorablo menns to gain s Hberty—that it 1w Wit v, Wit ; and lot i show by his vigilauce that ho is equal to tlie occasion, and not under- take to secomplish by brutality what he shoula ellout with siill aud watenfalness. I now wheroof [ spealk, for T bave bad ox- perience with a larger number of prizoners, and far pomer facilities for their keoping. I'hio halo which boy surrounded * Jack Shop- pard,” aud has turned the heads of thousands, 18 not his deeds of robberfl and erimo, but the gudacity and cunning of his numerous escapes whou eaptured. ‘Llio world ndmiros emartness and conaing, and dors not antirely condomn 1t whon nesociated with erime; but sho abhors brutality wherever it sliows tts head, Lot Mr, Juiler Hand tako_due notice, and govern himuolf nccordingly. IsAAC GAKNETT. | Cuicico, Doc. 10, 1874, ORUITAN GIRLS' MOME, T the Edstor of The Chicago lribune: S Ao articlo having nppoared in Tne Tnin- N of Dec. 10, in which it is stuted, among othor thinga, that tho Orphan Girls' Home 18 run in tho intorest of C. W, Huskins, I wish to show the public the cxtent of tiat intorost. 1n general 1 dony baving received any benefit from the institution, olther directiy or fudiectly, and tho tollowing statomont will show that frou tho duto ot tho organizntion of tho inst:tution it has recoived material aid from mo, independ- ently of what my wifo hus coutributed, , L have contiibuted i Grocery and meat Uil 0 ) 1,00 Milk bill, flour, aud galt,. 27,69 Cesh 3K T'ho above I havo contributed, besidcs ¥ dollars that Lhuve Lept no account of, to tho Howe, and, iu addition, have kept n horso and buggy for its use. ©18 further slated that some of tho inmates of tha Home woio omployos of mino., I desire to stato that this is false; that m{ hired help boarded at Liowmo, but ovcasionally ono of my mon would tako & lunch st tho Home, but tho uumber of these moals would not exceed twen- ty 3 and, s this help was overy day coutributihy to tho institution, I'did not considor that I way at all iwdebted to the ilome. Thio wbovo statcwent L amn propared to mako afidavit. to, and to provo by outsido evidonco, and [ sk the public to judge whether, undor tho tacts, the Orphan Givls’ Home is ran in my intorost. A report from mny wifo in regard to tho workings of the institution,witl bo pubhshed to-morrow, - C. W. Haskixs, Cuicaco, Dec, 10, 187: ————— GENERAL NEWS, Among the transters recorded yestorday is the salo by Thomas . Snydor to Mioheel W. Man- ning for §25,000 of the lot on tho wost sido of Aurkot stroet, 100 feet north of Yan Buron, Tho tomporaturo yosterdny, as observed by Manaeso, opticiun, under 'I'ne Tnisuse Build- ing, wa, ot 8 o, m., 23 deg. Fahr,; 10 . m,, 27 ; 12m,,29; $p.m., 28; 6 p. m., 23; und 8 p. m., fi Tho Board of Underwiiters hald an adjourned moeting yestorday afternoon at their ofiice, No, 127 Lusulle streot, President George C. Clarke iu the chinir, Too coditication ot the rules and rogulations was ugaia discussod, aud finally the whole matter was recommitted, A joung womnan named Davideon, living at soma placo on Cottago (rove avenus 'mot uscor- tained, attempied suicido yostorday by taking lsudsuum, Tour ductors, asslsted by a stomuch- pump, saved her lifo, Disappointed lovo is said to huve been tho causo for the act. And yot the wowman is said to bave a husband. : The dead budy of a man was found on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Hailrond, at tha Wenern avonue crossing, yosterdny morning, by a switchman, ‘The body was shockingly munlut- cd. 'There wus nothing on the deceased to in- dicato who he was or where he bolonged. The remaing woro sout to tho Morgue, aud the Cor- ouer notified. ‘Tho Coronor held an_inquost yesterdny after- noon on tho body of Thomas Gettink, o work- mun an Grover’s new thentro (old Post-Olfice building), who was fatally injured by th falling of u phunlk Iast 3onday, nud who died_yesterdsy at tho Merey Hospital. Ile lived at No, 157 Di- virion siroot, A Vordict of doutl from fincturo of the skull was readored, Tt appoars that the reasons nlleged by James T. Kl tor coutesting the validity vl Mr. Corco- ran's oleotion us Alderman iu the Lwentieth Wurd ure the snme ua those given on buhulf of My, LeMoyno whon he tried tu Indues the Board of Canvangors to throw out the First Precinct of that ward—illognt voulng; tho acting as judges uud clork of porsons not qualiflod, und tho leay- l)lig of tho ballot-box ovor night at the Hutch vuso. It is nssorted, on what may bo_cousidored (he vory best nuthority, that thera wili bo_but very fow chauges in Council Committous of the onsi- ing your buyond thoso cecasioned by the elec- Lion of new mombers, It is conceded that Atd, O'Brion will bo Cinirman of the Iailroad Come mitteo, his pust oxperionco in railrond mattors fnirly ontitling hin to tho position, 1t is honeq that by judiciously placing the now mombers oll the faults of liwt yeur's committeos can bo sucecestully eadicatod, o A movoment 18 on foot to chango tho tom- porury loeation of tho courts and city oftices trom”their prosont quuriors in City-Iall to tho Merchants’ Building, on the northiwest cor- nerof Lusallo and Woslington streots, A meot. fug of u vory privato nature wos hold in ‘o1 out. of-the-way cornor yesteiduy sftornuon, aud the . subjeot given o full und iupartial hoaring, Aw fur as could be ascortained yosterday many of tho most prounont Aldormon and city aficials swero strongly opposod to It, arguiug that if thore was to bo nny chaugo at all, 1§ ought to bo to permaveut quartort., It has boon uscorteinod that the dafaultin, portner of tho Prairie ¥armer, Heury u.f Thomas, loft Ohleago on tho uvonlnq of Doe. by tho Clicago & Alton Railway. {la was a companiod to tho dopot by Mr. Corbott, his p nor, and Mr, Bmory, onio of tho principul stocl holders, On tho saino train Mr. Patlks, of Wan- kogan, and Messra, Coclirano, archiloot, and Rust, of the Lire Stock Jouranal, both of this city, woro travolors, ‘They maw and conversed with Mr, Thnmas, and wero given to undurataud by him that ho wae going Wost, Lo Denvor, A gonorous'rosponse is bolug mnade to the ap- Enul pitt forth on behalf or®tho suilorers in Ne- raska. Thus far ©9,600 in cash and produco hao beon sont from Chicago, and {rom other EI“M in tho State, 85,000. Among the contri- utlona from this city wero tho following: Onohox clothing, "I B, Browno ; & barrels clothing, Firat United Presbytorian Church 3 1 box clothing, 8t. Paul's M, E, Cinrch; 1 box olathing, Mrs, Ces ter; 1 batrol flour, d. W. Smith; 1 brrol cloth- ing, varions purtics, Hovoral of tho chuiches horo and in tho suburbs sto organizing with the viow of ramiug funds, ote., for tho sufforers, The oreditora of Stephen II, Luf® aftor & thorough oxamination of his assots and ac- counts, hnve coucludod that thoy binve no reason to oxpect to roalize anothing upon their clatms. Henoo, they have mnot agrood npon any naction In the matter, but, for tho presont, will romain quiet, and lot_affairs take their own canrso, _ Wadnridny, the First Nation- al Bank obtmmned judgmont for its claim, smounting lo over #40,000. Dosldos thin the batle holds omplo seeurity, Mr. Lunt appenrs vory littla concerned in the watter, and nlso aooms dotormined to await results, without mak- ing any effort to bring thom about. A frightfol and probably fatal nceldent ocour- at Lurner's plaviug mitl, corner of Maxwoll and Lumbor strocts, yestorday aftornoon. Barbarn Simmitz, n Bohomian woman, was ongegod in ploking 'up shavinga clows to s circular saw which was in motion. As sho rajsod up from s stooping position hor head cume in contacl with tho suw, and o ahocking wound wns made, which ponotrated to tho brain, Bho was ro. moved to hor_homo, . No, 12 West Fifteonth. atreet, where Dr. Henry attonded her, and nd- vised hor romoval to the County Houpital, where o was takon, Llor racovery 18 vory doubtful, Slie is the mother of two children, and is sbout 42 yonrs old. NEW-YEAR'S ADDRESSES, The following order of Lostmnster-Gonoral Jowell bas just beon mado publio s ‘Thio Postmanter-General, having been catled on for an expreasion of Lin viows rospocting the issuing of 0w yoar's aildresnns by lottor-varrlers, desiven to ro- peat the viewn of his prodocessor on thin sublect—in which Lio fully concurs—unmely, that the soliciting of giftn ar presoiits, by meansof sieh addresses or ofher- wike, J4 projudicial to th service, and detracts from thio Fospact cavriors should at all {imes command, It fa thereforo ordorad that tho issuing of any nd- dross or substitutn therefor, by letter-carricra, fn- touded or caienfaled o induso tho publio to muko thom gifts or presents, {s forbiddon, IT MUST IIE STOPPED, The soul of a daily travelor on the Wisconsin Division of tho Northwestorn hne boen gioatly muved by a littlo incidont which oceurs ovory morning nonr one of tho suburbs, and, being & volunteer momber of the Bocloty for the Sup- preasion of Vice, ho sonds s communication to this papor conoorning it. It aopoars thatas the train, drawing eitynard, noars o cortain white cottage, windows fly up, and ceriain yonung meu, lended by n hardened and godless brakeman, draw handkerchicfs of varying degrees of whilo- uese, and wavo them, ali at onco, as “a fair dumdol who stands boldly ou her own dooraten sbaking o white awicle.” What this whito urticlo 18, tho modest correspondeut doos not stato, but ho loaves the worst to bo inferred, for after the word **articlo” come tho following glriekers, throo, to-wit: 111 Tho cotiaye passed, tho boys furl their hand- kerchiols, take in a reof in the windows, and in- dulge in wild lnughter and conrso josts, ohwery- Ing that tho young lady in question is a **hunky gal," a statemont which tho corrospondant says ho neithor aflivius nor denics, not Lnowing tie young woman in question, but snggests whesher uny gontlomun woulil liketo hove yuch an epithet appliod to b mster. 1t nlso_opponrs thet theso earryings-on aro Lighly offensive to the Indics ou the truin, who, in elf-defonse, havo to shut thelr eyes as thoy approach the coltago aud romain in darknoss un- ut the slamming down of the windows notifien thom that the unscomly exhibition Is at an end. Tho attention of Lhe oflicers of tho Northwost- arn Road is iuvited to this stato of affuits. Arg they aware that this is o Christian country, and that oven in the worst days of Sodom and Clomorrah no such iniquity aa this was ovor practicod? They should instruct this brases- man, whoso name is withheld, he boing tho solo sopport of sovernl agod paronts, that tlagging is not o part of lua dutics. but to lenve that to tho employes who hnve charge of such muttors, CRIMINAL. Thres boys, August Swartz, Jamos Jonnings, aud Thomns Brown, wero arrested yestorduy nlf- ternoon for mtcaling seven pair of kid gloves from o storo on Stata stroet, near Washington. Juliua Procbsting's house, No. G50 Fulton street, was onterod by thioves yestorday after- noon during tho absouce of tho family, and 3200 worth of clothing taken. Every drawer aud trunk was ransackod. Storckoopers must keep an oyo on the mon and women who come into their shops with re- ceipta for articles. Unlesa thoy do thoy will bo swindled, sinco & gang nvo going over the Weat Sido, and muking considorablo money by this trick, Mr, H. W, Johnson, of No. 201 West Washiug- ton strosl ; Goorge 1% Lotz, of No, G West Washingron sttoot, aud Thomas Gorman, of No. G646 West Indiana sireet, havo Leen Inte victims of Bneali-tneves, Fhoy roport the loss of rabes and clothing. Mr. G. C. Mooro, of Canton, IIl., mnde tha ac- quaintanco of n femalo while riding on the I't. ‘Wayno Itond yostordav morning, nud sho talked sowweotly to him that it wusgomo o after she lef: bofore ha disvovored that she had tnkon his bocket-bool and $125. A young man in the employ of F. E. Dodd, of No. 169 East Madison streot, was nrrested last evoning for attempting to poss a counterfoit 320~ bill at Clemons' snloon, corner of Clurk and Mad- igon stroots, 1fo was lold to appear bofore tho United Statea Commueaiol At o sociablo held laat night at the Second Daptist Church, corner of Monroo =ud Morgun stroots, R, II. McDowell bad a {ine new overcoat stolen from the coat-room, aud anothor goutle- man had his stolon. Tho thiof had to pass through tho room where the socinble was held, und & groat many wero it the room when the coata wera tnken. Mr. AcDowoll will give n ro- ward of 820 for his. Yesatorday aftornoon. during the temporary absonca of the occupants, burglnrs made a bold raid npon the premises No. 828 Buttertiold stioot, occupied by Augustus Lotoy and 8, Wiltsbiro, ‘Che honso was ransacked from cellar to garret; trunks woro torn opov, nad thow valuables, togothor with tho conlonts of tho burcan drawers, piled upon a table, proparatory for removal, The opportuno arrival of Mre, Leroy cansed o hasty rotreat of the robe bers, who, howover, took with thom tio watehes, Jowelry, table-waro, aud clothiug to the valua of abont 3300, Entrunce was affectod through o rear window. Quo of tho burglas wore an’ ox- prossman's badge, and Mrs, Loroy thinks sho could idontify him. Detective Tom Simmonn spotted four of the woret desperadoes aud thieves in the oity last night, and caused thelr urrost. They wote in the low resort on Canul strect, botweon Wash- ington and_Maudisou, kuown ss the California Varietios, Borgt. Garnty, accompanied by Oill- cors Hinklay, Walden, Douiolson, and Barry, captured the party. Jim Black, one of tho prisonors, nttemptod to eecape, and was pro- veuted by Hinkley, wha arrestod him threo years ago for highway robbory, aud had him sont up to Joliot for n fony tune, e is ono of tho mont hurdened eriminals m oxintonce, ‘The whole party wero recognized us garrotors and burglhes, just tuch fellows whose nppenranco stamp them ns villains of tho blackest dyo. ‘Ihoy woro chargod with vagraney, aud lockoed up, ~ Thoy gavo the names of James 1hack, Joseph Curtis, Charlos Moran, and Hugh Buron. —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho mombers of Prof. Bwing's congregation ara to bave a eocinl tug evoniugin the parlors of the Fouyth Chureh, ‘Po-day thoro will bo a trial of tilson's patont car-shoo, at the cornor of Westorn avenue and Kinzie streot, A wspecinl train will leavo the Wolls Streot Depot at 1 p, m. Mrs, Cofting, from Marauh, Contral Turkoy, will address the ladios to-day at 2 p. m., at tho parlors of the Now Englind Congrogutional Cliurch, North 8lde. All are mvitell. There will bo u meoting this evening at 7:30 o'clock, nt the Washingtonian Ilfomo, of the Y'emperauce lloform Club. Ioformod porsons aud those wishing to roforni are vordinlly mvitad, Thoro will be a publio temporancs mooting at tho Marinors’ Tomplo, cornor of Michignn and Marlet streets, to-night, under the anspicea of Shoet-Anchor Division No, 842, B, of '\ Tho public geuerally ars invited to attend. Helplug.Haunds," of Murssy Olspol, Third Univorsalist, will hold thoir wookly noolal at the residonca of s, G. o Russoll, 1272 Wabash aveno, third door aouth of ‘U'wonby-ninth stroat, inatead of 1268 Wabnsh, an announced in lnst Hunday'n paper, thin evoniug. Tho 1Ton, Emory A. Blotrs will bogin n_nariea of publiclaoturcs bofore tho Union College of Law Snturday, Nov. 12, at 4 oclock. Tho sub- Ject is, **Tho Englivh Coustitntion as Tlustrating lilm‘ Maorits and Defocty of an Unwrittou Conatis utton," Tho final trinl of oandldatos for the position of Locturor on Obutotrics in the 8pring Faoully of Rush Modieal Gallogo, will take placo at the Collogo this syoning, Lixtomporauoons nddrosses upon aubjocts to be thon nssignoed will be ro- quized. Nombors of tho modiesl profossion are invited to bo prosout. Tho socond popular concert of tho sorieq in the Third Presbyterian Church will take place this ovonlng nt 7:80 o'clock, at the chapel corner of Wosat Washington and Carpontor stroots, Thore will bo voeat and instrumental musio by somo of our first artists, and n dolightul eveningg will bo passod by thoso who ato ablo Lo bo pros- eut. Admieston only 25 conts. Mr. Charles Bradlaugly in his lecturo on Ro- publicanisui in England,” Sunday aftornoon, will oxplaiu the causes of the rocent Consorvative resction, and the probable offocts on tho radical reform movement in that country. ‘The lesture will bo delivorod before the Sunday Leclure Sucioty at tho Graml Opera-llouse, at 8 o'vlook procivoly. Tho Young Mon's Christian Association have srranged for a gerics of mermons to be dolivered Lo tho masses in Farwoll Iall, Bunday nftornoonn, &t 3 p. m. - Tho first sormon will ba dolivered next Sunday nfternoon, by the Rov. J. 0. Peok, of Contonnry Mothodist Chureh, The subjoct {8, ** Lifo of Moaoy,” by raquost of tho young mon, ‘Tho nonts ato ovliroly free, nud it i fntended an & place of worstup for all wishing tonttond, Mr, Peck will ba followed by othor muisters in tho city. Tho chorus roheateal, proparatory to tha con- cert to bo glven in aid of tho Foundlings' lomo, Deo, 23, meots this ovening at Reed's Tomplo of Musie, ' 1f this rolienrsul passos off us smoothly and onthusiastically as the laut, tho musical suc- coss will bo placed boond u doubt, We hopo it is unnecersary to romind ench, or indeed nny 00, of tho injuatico they would ' do Mr. Pratt, ns well o8 those noblo womon intorestod iu tho concerl, by not boing provont, ns at this Iate day it in ImellusibIB Lo procuro others to serve in their atend * e THE CITY-HALL, Tho warrants for thie collection of oity taxes for 1874 will bu placed in the hands of the City Coltectar Monday morning. Mai. Neil Donnelly, of Woodstack, wne in town yesterday, und, ns is usual on such oc- cnsions, ho cnllod on all his City-Hull brothren, Tho Engincers' Committea of the Ci u's As- gocintion yesterday bogan, their investigation ot Lho Wator-Works, boginning with the south en- gine. Tho fuvestigation will occupy the re- mainder of tho presont month, Tho following city. condemnation cages will be on trial to-day before Judge Jamoson, Frank Adame appenring for tho .city: No. b1, 799, widoning of Farrell streot; No. 52,816, widening of Haynos court ; No, 46,950, widening alley, Block 117, School Bection. About a yonr ngo tho Board of Public Works were allowed to conatruct a sewer on Loomis utreet, oponlug into the Snmpson Slip, on condi- tion thut tho slip shonld Lo kept freo from all sewer accretiond for a distan~o of 200 feet from tho mouth of tho sower. Thoagreemont hos nover boon enforced or ovon thonght of until yesterday, and ag soon a8 posriblo an ngreomont o that effoct will bo ontered into betwoen the Illo:ud and J. Biedler & Co., tho leasees of tho shp. During tho present wesk, frequonters of the City-1Inli huvo noticod the overfed look of the various clerks in the Comptroller's oftico, Inr- well has been looking 1 the merits of the Doot- ing avstom, nnd D'rauk Dorrott has not spent u singlo nickel for freo lunch during tho whole weok. Yesterdav tho renson of their good con- dition cnsually leaked out, Last Monday even- ing the cmployes wero givon 3_supner i _Patlor 1 of _tho Sherman House by Messrs. McDonnld anit Cunimines, of U o firm of McDonald & Rus- noll, contractois for street-claaning, Tho boya ate and diank enough on that occasion to last them until Christmas. The Bonrd of Polica and Fire Commissionora met yestorduy aftornoon to try some firomen wr- raigned on trivinl misdomoanors. No pennlties wora found uocessary. During tho past fowr days tho Board has baen soroly troubled to fiud a way to et rid of the suporananatod members of the polico forco. ‘Choy bave alao been hunt- ing up thoir fricnds wanting niluations, to use tho eppropriations mado for thirty-cight watche- men at tha Inst seasion of the Council. About twonty of theso watchmen wera solected voster- day, and it was first rosolved to mako tho rost of tho uppointmonts from the number of the superannuated policemen, This was strongly objected to by Commissioner Ayars and_Firo- Marsbal Benner. It waa finally agroed that each Commissioner should nppoint two men of ‘hig own choien. Klokke nod Reno will appoint policemen, Shoridan will appoint one firemnn and ouo policemon, while Avurs and Denner will appoint from the fire forca alone, as they do not boltove in throwing tho refuso polico matarial ovor into the Firo Dopartment. No now appli- cauts will bo received, A delegation of some thirty or forty residente and property-owners, headod by the Hon. Ingwoll Ouson, yeatorday callod on the Mayor, the Bonrd of PYablic Works, and the Law De- partment, to urgd upon the ity the nocessity of taking the propor stops to set_aside the mjunc~ tion ngaiust the oponing of Milwaukeo avauue, from Kinzie to Lake street, Owing to tho ovorwholming umount of _ businoss now awsiting dispesal in the Law De- fartment, bo dofinits answor could be givon thom, but thoy ware informod by Judge Dickay, City-Attornoy Jnicson, and Frank Ad- ms, that their caso would bo taken hold of ns Koo 08 wns possiblo, It nppoears that thicre was an error in the condomuation mado soveral years o, nud ont of this error L arisen much of the tronblo about oponing tho streot. Potor Fox, tho clief complainant, backod by Murray F. Tulev, strongly opposes the opeving until a now condwmnation is mado. The Law Departmont intends to look tho matter up. p el b SUBURBAN. WASHINGTON IAHTY, The littlo son of 8. X, McNnb, tolegraph operat- or here, died Wodnosdey of ecatlot fovor, The fuueral will take placo to-day. Mr. Adam Hough is building o block of stores on Vinednnes road, at Dummy Junotion. Tinprovemonts are making in the rond connac. tions and crossings at Dumnmy Juuction, by put- ting in culverts, eto., und conncoting tho cross dtreots with tho nowly-graveled Vinconues road. ‘I'ho rosidenco built for the Rov. Fathor Druno, who has the charge of the Catholie Church and schiool, s about complated, and he will soon tako posseesion of it. Tho boll lus been placed intho towor of the convont building, aud may bo lieard for miles, early and lato, in its faithful disehargo of duty. O MATWOOD, 'Tho lndics of tho Irosbytorian Church will givo nn ontortainment Friday ovening, Deo, 18, Anmple provislons are muking for adminstering to the puysical and social wants of thoso who may attend, The children of tho various Sunday-schoola are boeoming impatient for the appronch of Christmas Lvo. Visions of the many nico things which thoy will then recoiva from tho Chrintmag-tres alrondy disturb their atoop. Tho proparutious for tho dedication of tho now hall progress finely. Prof. Woscutt oxprosses outire uatwefaetion with the proyress mado by those nuder his Inatruction, 1lo is detormined that tho musio for the evening shall lack nothiug in nny respoot. OAT PARK. Prof, A, A, Grifliths will give s literary entor- tamment at tho 3, B. Church this evenlug, The ontortaimnent will consist of recitations nnd nn- personntions from Shalsposro, Longfellow, Poo, ‘Trowbridge. Dinkons, Bret Ilarto, Read, Butlor, and othors, Tho procoodsof tho evening will ho donated to the Ladies' Furnlstung Fund of the M, E. Church, Ouk Parle now has a picturo-gallery, Just how long it will enjoy this distinctlon is rather un- cortuin, s the thing is on wheels, aud may move oIt ut any timo. 1ty present location is on Like nbroot, WEST MAYWOOD, ‘Iho Unlon Bunday-sehool will give a concort and festival Tuenday ovoning, Dec, 29, ot tho rallvond dopot, 'Who proceods of the ovening will probably be oxponded in enlarging t Ybracy of th school, BITHLG" o BUDURBAN LIFE, To the Editor of The Chicuae Tribune; Bius In the okden timo, seven or elght yors #go, bofora the northern part of this Stato had Dbaon cut up into dimlnutiva lots to accommodato the suburban population of Chieago, thin place uged to b called * Prvolve-Dilo Mouws,” after- warda “'Tupper's Lawn," but neither of thoso uames quite satlufied tho rmsthotio taste of tho mora culturad of us,—tho oxchisivo fow. Wo craved somothing especially choics, soma- thing that would npponi to the Imngination, stimie Intoreal-catato values, and londagracoful and Inn- auid air of aristocratio soctuslon to our rosdonco in tho country. Accordingly, as with one voice, wo rechristencd the town Onks Park, Doesn't that smack of Hmpld fountaine and undulating paths bordorod with flowors, with Myrinds of rivulets hurrving t il MoAR of doven i lraremcerer! il Bl Howover, I would way, in parenthosls, that our wholestock In trade conusints of a tow ragged oals, commonly designatod *scrib," Tho moro sugacious amongst us bought our placos diroctly from the Governmant, snd fought ialtantly during many yonrs of denul[m-y warfaro witl Lo frogn and lizards, but tho eternal prine ciplon, tiol thio ginnt Intollect of man, finally con- quored ; and tho frog no longor singn his chear~ ful ditty bouoath our chamber window, keoplng s company whilo the wild winds wail and monn through tho loufloss end wierdlike branchos of tho romnnntia ecrub, It follows that thuse lntruplfl aplrits amongat us who jostlod the red man in his native wilds, and naviented tho trackloss platn in our pre- turesquo dug-onts, are to-duy In gorgoous pos- sossion,~tha lords of many lots. But wo are jostled by ‘tho new-comers, the Rentora, and tho Salaried mon; thav spend their thme in the onen air, ogling our privato parls and scratehing theiv backs on onr thrifty onks, and conducting them- solven genorally without roforenco to the con- sorvativo Inflionces that act so happily upon ug, tho older families, 'This sort of thing caumot endure forover, and in an- ticipation of that happy timo when tho rude customs rnd institutions of our bosterous Rto- publio will give placo to tno conservativo aud smisblo ways of _the gracious despotisms of cnl- turad Buropo, I havo propared for * onur fam- ily" o cout of nrms. It reprosonts a slern yot chivalroun goutloman of courtly bonring, gal- Inntly storming, with uplifted yard-stick, tho habitution of o ferociows muskeat ; a goutlo rip- }:ln on tho othorwiso placid waters suggosts the hurried rotroat nud final disappearauc of the original lord of the placo. **To this come ploxion has it como at lnst" is the loxend undornoath. Times aro just a tritle hard with ug; howover, wo burolsh up tho front fenco now and thou, and conduct oursolves generally with au air of opulonco that paralyzes tho grocor, and appals tho salaried mon, My dog-cart (an anclent grocors-agon ropaintod) always meots mo at the dopot, nud in it I am driven swiftly to my mannion, n quntter of a block distant. I romain closoly seciudod untfl it is timo to drive down to tha stution to talko tho train for town. Tha seclusion 1 o littlo wearisome, but it is not valgar, and tho oxerclse to and from the dopot in indispensablo to my Lealth. Aftor tasting these luxuries, who wou'd consont to livo in the crowded city, with ita social oblivion nud dearth of toadies. Oh, wo aro childron of Nature, wae are, loving the greon fieldn, the violats, tiie birds, and tho sunlight,— and the réputation ot beins rich. It is a sura aflliction to us, Lowever, that thoro are no churchies in Onks Park. It is snid that the real first family oannot ex- ist i full vigor without a church to coddle. Your well-rogutated country church is their prido and porquisito; in it they spend their monoy, and joyfully tako the lead. In somo of the suburban towns contiguony to this plnce, it is polito to rofer to Brothor Swail's church, or Neighbor Dryoog's taberoncle. Theso stalwart provincialiots oceupy the Blnccu of honor. rud the Good Shopherds may be soun awaiting with patience nnd resignation such casual notico and recognition us is kindly vouchsafed thom. I sympathize with Lhis sort of thing, I do, and a procinte how fully it harmonizes with the pi prioties of bigh life in the country, although it undoubtedly has a tendensy to demoralize the flock, aud make the good dominio hail death and tho charnol-house a4 tho lnst and groatost ovi- dence of a Divino Providouce. PAuL STonE. AMUSEMENTS. TAE APOLLO OLUD CONCERT. The Apollo Club gave its tenth recaption to its mombery lust evening in tho nuditorium of tho Mothodist Church Block, which has proved it- sell to bo ono of tho cosiest and most elogant music-balls in the city, The sudienco was n very largo one, filling ovory sont in tho Lall, and manifested its eatistaction in the most unmis- takeablo mauner, Tho Club numbera about tho same in voicos ng last yoar, but Is much botter balanced than then, as tho tenors have beon matoiially strepgthoned by somo strong and telling volces, Their programmo numbers wers Bmart's ‘‘Tover"; Abt' ‘*Everning Grooting;” Rudenberg's «“I Lovo All that Is Beautifut;” Mendelssohn's *Turkish Drinking Song;" Storen's *Seronnde;"” Bosch- nitt’s * Ossinn;" avd Thundor's * Flag of the Heroes." Tho singing was fully up to the old steadard of excollonce, both in procision and ex- pression, and in all tho nico details of work it showed the results of careful drill and diseipline. This was specially noticoable in tho Abt, Ruden- bery, DBeschwitt, and Storch numbers. Tho *Soronado ' of tho lutter, thosolo in which was heautifully given by Mr. Edward Schultze, with its pretty humming accomponiment, was one of {ho best pieces of chorus singlng over Leard in this city. The ether vocal numbers were a duct from * Willinm Tell" by Mrs, Stacoy and Mi, Corby, which was marred some by tho imperfect tones of the tenor, resulting probably from fright; Schubert's borutiful song “zllullia." which was sung very sweotly and tastofully by Mrs, dtacoy; aid two numbers, Men- delssohn's * Springtime _of Life,” and an nren from Roioldion's “Joan do Parls,” which wore given mr{ offectivoly by Prof. Borgntein. I'ho crowniug fenture of “artiatic oxosilence wa the wonderful piano-playing of Miss Rive, which was a rovelation to all. “Thero hns been but one planist liore who rivals her, and that is Rubine stein, whom, In Drillisucy and power, she very closcly rosembles. Althoogh a pu- pil " of Liszt, and baving had the advaa- tago of playing with him in concorts in Woimar and Loipsic, hior #chool is that of Itu- binstein, Bho has all that artist's oxpression and {lre in playing, whilo in tochuiquo her dis- pluy is fairly duzzling. Her wrist scems to boa wrist of iron, and hor fingers ate unorring, &0 that the union of accuracy and power gives her playing even in the most intricato passages a bonu- titul clonrnoss, Her numbers wore Schumann's * Intermezzo,” Lisat's “ Faust Waltz,” a Chopin *Lallado,” n waltz by Tanvig, and Liszt's Sce- ond “Ithapsodie.” Al roceived oncores,—the lnut, by her wondorful oxecution, arousing a per- fect ntorm of enthusinsm, 'I'he Club doserves the thanks of the musical community for inira- ducing 80 cousummate w virtuoso bhera, Wo lopa it is not the lnst timo she will be Lieard. QHURCI CONCERT, A concort will bo given this evening nt the chapol of tho Third Prosbytorian Clurch, with tho Tollowiug programaie ; ranTY, 1. Quarlotte~* The Miller . Gurden, City Quartctte. 2, Piano Duo—* Der Felscnmoublo +svesen.Cross : +1ev Relsolgor iss Poster and Mr, Bard, 3. Bong—* The Wuy to Paradiso ", Blumenthal Mre, Fox, 4. Quartetto—'*Evening’s "I'wilight », . Garden City Quurtell 8. Trio—* The Marluers ", ,,,,.., Are. Fox and Measra, Howard PART 11, 1. Bong—* Marjorlo's AmINAG ¥, s« sssasssee s Dolby i Foster, 2, Quartolto—t Tar's Suny Gurden Cily 8. Bong—Selacte: 4. Quartetto—* Wandorers' Night Song Garden City Quartstty, &, Qli{n‘ln(!n—"ohl ‘World, Thou Art Wondrous Atiss Fox and Gurden Cily Quartette, An Amatenr ull Fight, From the Conncautvitly (Pu) Conrder, Mr, Tsune Cumpbell, o well-known citizen of Bhouaugo ‘Lownshup, Crawford Couuty, is {ho ownor of & yaluabio bloodod bull, whicts has ear- ried off tho firat promium at our county far in & nnmber of instaucos, and haw boen horotofora considered ono of tho best trained animals i tho county. On Wednenday morning of Jast weolk Mr. Campheil undortook “to drive the bull from ouo pesturo to auother, whon the anfmal rofused to oboy, and his ownor, by way of persuasion, peltod "Bim with a Fow stones, ~This treatmout was now ta the old fellow, aud he ut oneo ro- soutad 16 by turning upon’ My, Campholl, who, finding it npsosiblo to wave himself by flight, attemptod to eutel hold of, tho ring in the ani- wal's nose, Lho senflle, wiich lasted fully vvon- £y minutes, was ended by Mr. Campbell's being knocked down by a blow from tho beast’s lLorn strilting him above the eye, rondoring him lnson- siblo, How Ion;i’ho lay thore ho doos not know, to how ho camo to hiavo liold of the ring., M. Campholl's apponranca tnlly nttestod lhukfluruo- ness of tho struglo o had niacto for his 1f, aud an oxamination showaed il collar-bone brokon two ribs hralton frain the hnck-bone, threo from tho braast-bone, anil tho breast-hono sinnshed in #0 thut it movas with enoh hrenth drawn ; ono one nearly torn Dfynd body and limbe fairly coverod with euts and bruties, Tho bull wiis woll broken to the ring In his noko, and gave P as #OON A8 "}“l‘;:: E:;‘?:‘u;w‘l!ulyl'ln Hx‘zmclful“k:d in catehing hold of it, i man st Jaye ng woll &# could bo oxpacted, 0 e doIng a8 et i The Ladies All finy that Hamilton, Rowe & Co,, corner Biato and Washe Ingtou atreots, displuy tho rickeat, ehotcost, and prote tiont holliday toc' that han gt been shown {4 Obicago, Fino watchos, cliatus, beautitul Jowalry, clegaat silvor waro, Fronch clacks, opera-glueaes, and lovely littlo fancy noveltics In great varloty, sppropriato for gifta and keapsaken, Thelr wore wlit tomain apon oveningn, aud nll ara VILed 1o favor them With a call, whettad dosiring to purchaso or not, e 1t ia Falso. . J, Buth belongs tono ring, but will eantinne to supply the trade of Chicago with his old relable “Saquaro-Urand " ogatera at {ho following prices XXX, 140 ; Squares, 250§ ¥, J, R, 3%¢; and Bolects, 4%, Do not submit to extortion, Sbould my wagona fail to cull on you, send your address to or call at 165 E-;:«r‘l::::untm;x, \horo yau wil alwngn fiad e <Brand,” his colebrated solld mont Kiuds o TEah i mls wfor Sl g et Tt Foolish Extravagance for any Indy topay tha prices saked by most shose dealarn whils auch prices na thioso can alwnya ho found 8¢ tho Now York Store, nnd for tho samo gooda: Bosk pobblo goat, $2.50; Minses’ do, §2; children's, §1,25; slippers, $1, Buy nt 284 and 230 Wost Madison stract, Low Ratos, Now offering navy Lo repollants at $1,005 old price $1.75. Genle' siik Wrappors and drawers at £3,007 prlco eldnwhers, $7,00. Lulics’ underwear, 750 to 1. sout half price, Teal Darusloy tablo dnmask, 750 5 al} linen towels at 15c to 3¢} old price, 300 to W‘B. I"Alb DRIDGE'Y, 114 and 116 Btato street, - —_— Pianos for Cnsh, A fow {nstrumonts that Lave boon rented hittle used canbe bought nt Road! No. 93 Van Buren streot, at th prices, and bub s Tompla of Musto, o very lowost pania —_—— Tho paoplo of Wilton, N. F., aro r mitols distioartoned ovor tholr ibasan iy b corerd firo, Within the Inat flve yoara thoy have suf- forad a large number of misfortunoy, prominent smong which aro the loss by fire of ' the Davia M, in 1869, reaulting in th logs of 240, 000 tho Wilton M, in which thoy loat 50,000 an numorous honvy losses by robby tions, and the Jiko. T-taptorle, doibless MARRIAGES, KENOR—_MURPHY—_0n Wodnosiay aft Ror. d. Lawlo, 5. I., 2% tho Cliurol of tho fl'fi’(-"!"}’r’nf“fl il Roliod, Fau., i Jliss Kato Slurphy, of Hautiton, e s caamnnns (R AY~Thumdas, Doo. , James G, Fay, aged A, b fiflfifificflkmfi his Tato rosldonco, 8t Wilionat., Feldag, GITIENS Tho funoral of T Killod at ths old Pust- ey’ Lhmae Gifteny, who may dee it lnek,”teou 17 st Diviionest By ohrs o BLANTY—Dr. Jamos V. G, Tllancy, at 1 o'clack th (Eeidas) smorming at bis vasidoncs, 04 Allahiganar, SPECIAL NOLIOES, Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdus swellings, hoal burns, and will cure rloumatism, 3 sparin, and any fleeh, bono or el /1'\ allment, Tho White Wrappor 5 for i f=l e famly use, tho Yollow Weappor is for KelThvaor auimals, Prica 50 conty; largn lote tlon 31 CATARRY CURS, 20 YEARS Afllicted with CATARRHI and Loss of 8mell, cured by a remedy found at last. Hundreds haye been cured by it--many of years® stand- ing. I now ofler it to the thousandy of _sufferers by the name of TOVWN s UNIVERSAL CA~ TARRII CURE. 4. W. POYWNE, Pronrictor. Bold by all Whalexals and Relall Dengelits, VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID, Lialusale 5 gonts, AUOTION SAL "By ELISON, POMEROY Friday Morning, Des. 11, at 9 1-2 o'clock, Rezular Auotion Salo Now and Seoond-tand FURNITURE. Parlor Gtts. Chinmbur Sots, Dining-raom and Kitchen Faeniture, Lounges, Law Oholre, ControTubles, Car. poty, Hods, ledii lankuts, Staves, and o, 1 cunal Slers Ehiaidlun. Qlockn, Ulgace, orce Ajan & bankeont siock of 7 {ardyaro, Tiiiware, Couking and Tioating Stovos, Grocks ¢rxy Glassrarn, ‘s Ty (oode, sufiod for tho Holbiay Tailo. A+ Gur Friday's sale 73 now heatis: Parlor and Ganking stoves. VLISON, POMERO CO. Auctionovry, &1 wnd 8 1 AT OUR FRIDAY'S SALE, Byorderof O, W, Weod, Assignoo, Bankrups Salo of 60 Packages TEAS. Japan, Youny Wysan, Oolong: Al gond, frosh, and der sirablo goods, Wil bu solil in Jots ) euit, HLISON, POMEROY & CO.. Allc(lflnmn.__ AT OUR STORHS, 84 & 868 RANDOLPEI-ST., Commencing Saturdny Morning, at 10 o'clock, And contingiuz Aftornon at 9, aud 7:30 Eroulng, & larie nud ¥plondid assortmont of DIAMONDS, WATCEHS, AND Fine Jewelry, Koy and Btom-Winding American and Forclen Watohes, f tho finest gradon, Sulliatro mud Clustor ltinge aad Pius, Tadios® Fino Sut Gunia'Send and Siguat K0y Slvovd Lockets, G Chaius, Leontina Opers Giasses, aud & goudral sasorts oods. 8 10 olphint. All goods \vmmul};.ul preeented, Bt paromptory. Fino chsuco to parchaso dostrable goods for Hotiday Present ELISON, 1% 'UMIEROY & CO., Auctinnears, By GEO. P, GOLtE & CO0., 08 & 70 Wabash-av. AT ATUCTION, On Saturday, Dec, 12, at 9 1-2 o'elock, 10 Crates W. 8. Crockery, 10 open lots, 8 Crates W, &, Crockery, i oviginal packages, 50 Degoraled Teilel Sels. Hougehold Furniture, TParlor and Chiambor Furutturo i undlo Walnut Budsaads s Hngosusy Biarbila and Woo Tavles, 1ok Casen, 8 ngos, Easy Olinlrs,' Wardrobes, 4 and Obairs, Mattrassoe, Mireors, (Opposite Flald, Vislor & Co.'a), NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNIURE, CARPETS, STOVES, EIC, On Suturday, Dee, 12, at 9:50, AT BALESROOM, Parlor, Dinlag-room and Ladding do, Tlolliny Gands. i Blnes i olee sE 30D Wood Sy Salo without rouervn. _LEONARD & €CO., Anotlonacrs, ROCIWELL, WILLLAMS & €O, o Fast Mudlion-st. ‘wenlturo, Catpots, v Lle atenaf BATURDAY, Deo, 12, at92 a'clock, Turnitureand Household Goods OF BYELRY DESURIPTION, Ta be olosad out WINHOUT RESERVE (o inake rmom fo Seimants coatly ooz . 1A T ot ity ey s Bk, Gl v e Gty ohns e Kot o P ANS & Gy Aictio o) Wil By JAS. 1; MeNANMALL 7 Rast Washingion-at, but when found by bl son ho was supporting nimgelf by ono hund on tho fonco and holding tho tnll by the nose-ring with the othor., Ho Liad rocovered hin sonyos, buk Lygw, nothing ss Trade sales of Dooty and Bhoea at Auotiol evory osday and Thursday Mornings, of 9 1+ o'oloolks, JAS, P, MONAMARA & Qo,, Auctionesrs.