Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1874, Page 8

8 TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1474, e e e e s, THE CITY. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. OTPENING OF THL DAZAAN OF ALL NATIONS, The ladics of Plymouth Congrogational Olyrch oponed thoir Dazanr of All Nations last wening at thoir now church on Micbigan nvenuo, aoar Twonty-sixth streot. It was corlainly & yory brilliant spectaclo that mot tho oye of the looker-on, ns eithor from the maw floor, or bot- lor atill, from tho gallory nbove, his gazod upon it. The booths woto ns Lright as Ingonulty and & harmonious combination of colors conld mako them, and the gay costumes designativg tho varions nations wero admirably gotten up. 1f thero lind boon no altraction in the benutiful fonds, the somblance of uationatitios would have bosn suflictent to have repnid auy one fur golug. THE CENTHAL BOOTHS, Threo booths wera placed in tho contraof the hall, ano being for tho salo of confoctionery, #nd horo fair maidens from Parly presidod, and, with all tho graco attributod to tho ladles of thnt country, doalt out their lusclous sweots, The noxt booth was o pagods from Chiua, aud hero Ohincso andJapancso had aliakon hauds and woro denling out thelr tons without the loast jealousy of each .other. The dresues hero wero really suporb, being genuine costumea of oxquisite wor;iuxmmmPf;ccglornd with that rich embrojdery that can never -bo oxccuted by othor nations. Theno dresses wore & poifect study, and the lady who ropresenied Jopan, from tho skillful mon- nor in which her hair was dressed, really looked wvory much like o truo Japaueso, A little arki- lcia) curving of the oyobrows, nud narrowing or lengthoning of the too full cyes, would mako the illnsion porfoct. Chinn also wns well repro- seated 'by Mra, Gilbore, while Confucius him- eolf, inrobos of rauk and pig-teil of unexcep- tlonablo lonuth, dispoused wisdom to the cruwd af questioners in n inauner that makes the qucs- tion of kuowledzo of iutetior China a moro hogatollo. 'Lhe oihor booth was for the male of flowers. This, straugo to oy, was in tho chorge of Swilzerland, but the Swivs mnidons disponsed ovory woud:oue and ravishing blossom Kuown %o tho sunnicst climes. William Toll was reseut, but liad loft his bow and arrows at gamo, and hisson said that **1f the tyraut didn't abjeat aud his father wasn't afraid of gotting out_of practice ho should prefer ealing the apples, even & dozon if neod bo.” Alt uround tho sides wero OINER NOOTHS, amnog which was that of Spain, with fragrant cigura and_dolicious Sponish fruft, sorved by datl-eyed Senoritas in sll the charms of thowr pational costume. Rome uvaturally lent herself to Fino Art, and the Contading shared with the Pringoss or Marchesa tho plonsant tusk of eox- Bibiting this wonderfal _collection of raro, besu- tifal, and artistic goms. Tho Sultanns have ewrancipated themselves, and sit unvoiled boforo tho Christinn sud scll him of their charming wares. Germany, the homo of St. Nicholag, contrib- utes toys, and *The Doll's Wedding” is woudor- fully trup to natuio. Lut just rearistho oursety, nod s little farthor off evidently tho promennde whoro Florn McFlimey shows hor latest fniporta~ tion of nothing to wear. llersis oversthmg ta delight_tho littlo folks, and tho big fulks scom inchined to linger as well. Tuo Stars and Stripes wave over tho CHILDREN 8 AND LADIES' DEPARTMENT. Hore is dainty wear to suit any motber for her olitld, and many things she would ike for her- self. Thero are all manuer of sido-shows, nud a vory fino_refreshment-room whore Turk, Rus- siag, nnd Polo sit down together and discuss tho American variety of caviaro and shotbet _with tho utmost affoction for each atier. TFrauco and Germany are quito en rap- rt, and leave a!l pohtical questions to be set~ Jed on the other mdo of the water; vhilo Rome and England aro like twin-sisters, and Chinaand Japan oxtend their civilitics to Austrin and ‘America. A8 a gontlemnn was heard to romarl, “There are no Importunity-shops at tho Da- xaar,” and porsons visiting it can purchiase the goods or nol as thoy lcnf iuclined, 8till thoy ara &0 pretty and choico of their kind they found veady eale, and probably by the closa of the woek the ladies who have worked go hard and feithtully will bave put money iu their purses, and will sit bobind bure eounters. Tho young peoplo give a differont enterinin- ment overy evening. Last nightit was a very Joamant coucert by the Garden City Quartette,— ostrs, Toward, Halo, Clark, and Smitl—inter- speraod with select readings, an address, and & Lumorouy sermon, TING EVENING there will be another concert, with tho addition of solos aud duetz, to whicn Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Unton, Miss_Smith, Mr. Smith, aud Mr. Bowen will cootribute, Thers will bo an one tirs chaugo of programme every evoning, including amatonr diawatic performances, aund “)rs, Jarley's Wax Figgers.,” No pamng hos boen epated to make the wholo matter a success, snd it reflects much credit upon those who have carried it out. A paper, “The DIlymouth Buznar,” s publiched deily, contaiving the Tatest telegrama from all quarters of tho globe, which are epecwls for that publication, To peoplo not up in uotional costumes, coats-of- ormy, and colors, it will prove a valu- sble interprotor. Tt s well worth poy- log & visit to tho charch if only to w00 _Low admirably the ideas respocting the nalions and costumes have been carried out. Tho attendance last ovening was very largo, there having been fully 500 peoplo present, which, for & mattor rolatiog only to o rather rivate affair, or ono at least affecting personal- Pyonlyn small portion of the commuvity, was cortainly o flue start, It would repay any one, bowovor, to go snd enjoy a glimpse of the bright Bcoue, ———ga TOM MOORE, AN IRISHMAN'S OPINION UL POET. Dy, Jobu I, Finerty lectured in the Irieh Literary Hall, corner of LaSallo and vake streets, last ovening, on * Tom Moore.” The Tecturer reviewed tho carecr of the remurkable Irish poet at domo length, and recited a fow specimons of his best paotry,~—quoting maro es- pecially from * Lalla Rookh” and tho * Irish Melodies,” whick nare the endurlvg monun- ments of tho Trisk national poot's famo, Io Eaid thot Tom DBlooro had two distinot nutures—the naturo of an Irish patriot, which was his redecming virtuo, aud tho nature of n ‘Whig place-beggar, which was ono of the great- ot tnins upon Lis fawe. 1le was, at ouco, o hero and o flunkey, but Lis heroism was in ex- coes of his flunkoyism, This was nmply shown by tho colebrity which his purely-patriotic poetry had attained, whilo the pieces dedicated to Goorgo IV. and to the Duke of Wellington wora almost formotton, or wore, at lonst, die- carded by the Inish nation. Mooro was the great nlly of O'Conuell 1 secuting Catholls emancipa- tion, s lyrics were suug in the palatisl bLulla of Princes, Dultes, Lords, and Barls. They vi- brated throughous Europe, and civilized human- ity recogmzed m Irish music the certificato of Irolund's claim to civilization. Who nirs to which Moore hnd written immortal words could uot have Yeen born of & burbarous and besotted raca. It ail oleo relative to svciont Ireland were mythical, her musie conld ot be so described. Thut was hor diploms of glory, and her hurp— Eho swactest of all the world—might have tor- ever been hidden nmid the duat aud cobwebs of timo, had not tho haud of Moore reseued it from provincial absewity, and, sweoping ith divino phords with the touch of o muster band, given it w waorld-wide fame, ¢ His Lalls Rookhb liad been translated into many languagoes. It wad famliar in Porsin and thronghout the renlms of tho Bast—the most orgecus and tho mout sublime of the produc- {ons or all the English-speaking poots,—that {4, Iyrically considerad. Buskspeara wan & grander dramatint, Bycon had, asn rule, moro five and wvigor, but *The Iire-Worghipers” outranked fu beawty and in sentiweut aaything roduced by tho modarn Muse, The jecturer quoted a fow oxtracts fram the poom last re- ferrcd to, which specially referrad to that politi- cal treason which hed been the bano of (rolaud, Although IIafod was the horo of Hloore's poom, 1in tho written sonse, the writer had Wolfe Tone, and Lord Edward, sud Robert Lot before ixs mind in tho imprecation scone, il tecited some of tho lrish melodies, smong others * 0, Hlamo Not the Dard!™ which ho cousidored boyond anything writton anvwhere in power of oxpression aud depih of feeling, In view of the great famoconferrod npon Ireland b tho geninp of Moore, bo thonght that the Ivish race sbould absolve their poot from the littlenesy of bis Buglish tondylsm, In contemplating the jipmartal poot, thoy ought to forget the lmnpor- foct mortal. In any caso, tho geningaud patriot- Ism of Moore, thrown 1nto the scale uf moric, ut- terly weighod down nuy foeblencas of mind or sentlmont he nught have otherwise displayed., Atter roforring ub somo longth to the careor of iho great nost, the lecturor conaluded by appoul- iug to the Ir.sh-Axorican population of Chicago tp suppart a Lycoum of their own, and 8o win tho youpect ot ull clasees of thair Collow-citizens, Ttducatlon meant revolution, for au enlightencd oonle must b {rse; and frish-Americans, while ILylx-lm thcirown Goverumeut,could yot lend their \ moral snpport to the political struggles of Ire- iand at’ homo, The Lyceum waould have morn boaring on Trish Hborty than all the windy rosolutions that might bo passod from now uutil iho final day againat the Govornment of Gront Dritain, 1o concluded by saylog that Ireland atd the Irleh could never blugh whon the namo of thoir piftod Mooro was spokon, ——— BISHOP HARRIS, RECEPTION AT TIINITY METHODIST EPISCOTAL ontuneit, ‘The pormancnt location of Bishop W, X IInr- rls, of tho Mothodist Eplscopnl Olinrcli, sa & residont and a cltizen of Chicago, ta o thing vory ~much to tho liking of the Mothodints of thin olty, who regard it as ominontly propor that Oli- cago alionld hiave n rosidont Bishop, and are par- tioulatly pleased thnt Dishiop Harris should bo tho ono. I'ho evont was tho occasion of a bril- lant and highly onjoyablo recoption tondered lnet ovening in lonor of Dishop 1lar- ris, his wifo, and intoresting family. Tho recoption took place in the parlors of Wrinity Church, on Indisus aveuno uear Twenty-fourth street, the chairs having been removed, and the pulpit and platform shoved back for tho occaston, leavinga broad, spacious, handsomo room, adwirably ndupfcd for the purpose, It was puroly a noolal gathering, Tho good ladies of 'WLrinity took euntiro chargo, fssuing a genoral {nvitation Lo mombora of iho dovomina- tion througliout ths aty to ba prosent, and tanke the ncquaintance of Dishop [lurris and bia family, 'he invilation wao acooptod Dy about 1,000 ladies and gontlomon, roprosonting tho woalth and enlturo of the Church in Chicago, and, 88 o ropresontativo sooinl gathering of ~ Mothodists, its equsl hns mnevor boforo beou seen in this city, ~ ‘Tho clergy wore uumerously on hund, the sittings or the Judieal Court of the Rook Rivor, Northwest- orn [ndisua, aud Wisconsin Confercnces assist ing to awall the numbor, Among tho ministoia prosent wero Dr. C, H, Fowler, 1, Coloman, of Fore Atkivson ; J. O. Peck, T. C, Clondenning, L. Morddith, J. R, Cioighton, of Chicago; J, 1L More, of Sterling ; C. N. Stowers, of Miliwaukoeo; F. P, Cloveiand, of Frooport; J. Baumo of Otta- wa; Dr. Thonas, Dr, Folton, Dr. Hitcheock, Dr, MoKown, R. D. Shevpud, C. Q. Truesdell, B, M. Doring, W. C. Dandy, John_ Williamson, Dr, Ar- thur Edwards, ‘T, E. Wobb, L. Dangs, T, £, Wil- son, L. Bampaon, and others. , I'nere wus no spoooli-making, and no formali- ties woro observod. The object was to givo the Methadista of Chicago an opportunity to become potsonally acquaintod with their Bishop, and if this ond was not attsined it was suroly no fault of tho good peopleof ‘Lrinity, who did ovorythiug in their power to make tho occaston agraonblo, The Learty warmth of Bisbop uami and the gracoful, easy boaring of hia wifo and daughters, ndded no Iittlo to the enjoymont o alt presant. An introduction, a shakiug of hands, and & mo- ment's chint were all tho privileges that the cir- cumstances admitied of, but theso were enough to mako tno reception & memorable snccesn in ovory point of view. An clogan: collation in the church basoment was duly appreciated by all the guests, and at « roagonably lato hour tho nasvme bingo disporsed. —_— BOGUS CONSTABLES, HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM. State's-Attotnoy Teed has pacticularly strong viows in regard to the serving of warrants with- out proper authority. Ilo has already * put lhis foot down on bogus Constables, and, doubt~ less, bis next atop will bo to deal in the samo manpor, by means of a eriminal information, with certnin citizend of Cook County, and tho City of Cbivngo, who protond that thoy nro Justices of tho Peace, and who aro audacious enough to issuc warrants in that ospocity. A T'nisune reporter called upon Mr. Reed yestorday aftornoon, and found that geotloman rather busly ougaged in hunting up nuthoritios cn spurious public oficers. Ho was, thorefore, uot 1b & moad to bo very communicaivo, but wos decidedly omphatic, The roporter said: I bavo como to ack vou somothing rolative to the sorving of warrants by unuushorized pattics.” Mr. Reed—Yes. Well, 1 am P"“ looking that metior up. I tiled an information agaiust some bogus Constables yosterday. . 1.—Some Justices of the Peaco, who aro said to have no authority to act, aro m the babit of fesuing warrants. Br. Reed—I lavo heard nomothing of tho kind. Do you kuoy of auy *Justices™ who do that kiod of thing? R.—1t is_not my dorire to nccuse any one, but It is asserted that Justico Banyon conlinuos to act 08 formerly. v, Roed—IIo has no mora right to act as & Justice of the Peaco siuco last Decomber. Ilo iy nxor, quatitied, and lays himsclf opon to prosccu- tion. R.—SBuprose that & citizon is arrested by a bo- gus Conetablo on o legal warraut, what redresa hias ho got ? Mr. Keed—Ho can bribg st for false nrrest, and malke it kot for the bogus Constablo. R.—Supposo that tho warrant ia all correct and tho Constablo bogus, doosjilio Intter fact do awsy with the power of the formor 2 Mr. Reed—No man has any right to servo o warrant, or Lo urrest a citizen on thot warrant, unless duly authorized by law, Ay man who acts as o Constablo, without authority, is simply an outlaw, I.—Then any citizen has o right to resist ar- rest by a bogus Constable ? Mr. Roed—Cortainly. : R.—Aud a citizen, in resisting arrest in knock- ing n bogus Coustublo down, would not bo liable to crimiual prosecution ? Mr. Roed—Not at all. The knocking down would bo perfectly justifable, Iam, lLosever, going to mako thia thing #o plain that tha blind- est of them can soo it beforo very long. Wit this promiso Mr. Reed returnad to his authoritios, and tho reporter departed, oxclaim- ing pathetically, * Alus, poor Banyon !” it TRIBUNE x{)nbhuhun thio othor day a liat of genuino_ Coustablos furnished by the County Clerk. Now, all that is needed is for every clti- zow to get tho list, and if auy man whose name doces not fignre thoraon pretends to molest his persou or his property, to kuock Lim down and pound him, ‘Thera ig faw for it, it seems, —_— GEN. SHALER'S FOURTH REPORT. THE FIRE-ALABM TELEGRAPIL Gon, Bhalor yestorday submitted to tho Board of Polico his racommendations as to the chungos that onght to bo mads in the fire-slarm tole- graph system now in use in this city, Tho Board licld a conforonco with im on the subject yes- torday afternoon, and then wccopted aud plaged on file the following recommendations: Tuthe Nourd of' Polic Commissioners : GENXTLEMEN: The * Telegraph Dureau,” the im« portance of wilch in connection with the services of tlio Fira Brigada §u fully upprociated by you, requires somo changes and additions to mako it #s rollable ana eflicient ay it should bo, A fire=ilarm telegraph fora city na large a Cilcago ahould embraco, #irst | A distribution of siynaliboxes, from ono {o thireo blocks apart, connected with tho coutral ofiies, and (isposod upou the Hnes Ko tuat no two contiguons bores, r two of uny threo boxes,ato upon tho #ame cironit, Second—There are now hut two alarm circnits cone necting the central ofice with company quarters, cic, used exclusively for that purposo, Uefore the groa fico thero wera iive, ono of which was destroyed, nd, inutead of rebuilalug it, tho questionnble oxpodient wwas Tesorted to of usiug the signal lines for sunding out alyrme, Lo other alao Luye eluco beon used for Dotls sigual and alarm purposes, aud in my opinfon ahiould ho councetod, The- largs tower-bells' are now struck by tue same eirouit thut stvikes the gongs in company quarters. This arrangoment consumns un- nocessiry imo it notifylug the companies, aud should be romedied by placiug the tower-bells o s separato ine, T'hird—Tho towor-hells of each division, with thelr slow movement etriking-apparutus, can ba placed on aoparato lines ot o small oxponsc, and aliould b for the reasons nhove stated. Fourth—There ave twonty towors erectod upon the engine-ousen high enough in 1mosk cases to bo usernl in dotoctiug fites; Uit hous af them aro douncated with headquartors b{ lulu;!:'n b, As & cousoquouco they are ‘of Valite. on ly i of fornin ”Hf information of iires near by, 1f thoy aro uscd at all as lookouty, thoy should bo' connected with the cuntral offica by moats of & Roparato fiug, With o Morse koy and tatrtis ‘ment in eachi lookunt, s0 that in dircovering a fire in any purt of tue city tho watcbman may, by use of hin Morse koy, notlty fhe central ofiice of itw lucation ; or 1€ i 803 & suspicions Ight or_amoke moy call the at~ tentlon of thonolghloring watchmau 1o it, Fift—DIid or talklug clrontn, connocting tho dif- fercut boadquarters of the Jire Dopartment, may not be regarded us indispeusable, but are sxtroily uso- ful fu transm{ting communieations with s saving of time, which fu muuy instauces in this branch of public gorvico fs of tho Lighest fmpoctunco; and takon in counection with the service thoy le roudor in the operations of the other burcausof the Fire Departs ment, thole Introduction may bo regarded b necesin- Ty, stid §u therefore recommuiided, AStrth=No aystem of tire alarm tolegrapl can be cangldored complote which doos niot furnii faollitics for company commandor o transmit corps signals 10 headquarters, The fntroduction of a Morso koy and Sustrunient st each compsny quorters fu thorefore rocommendd, derentli—Thio nchtuory, batferies, otc,, now in wio would roqaira but 1{.t o enfargoment to work the line witt the ehungos und edditions tta cecomrmoudeds T'hoy ure fn geu | condition, ate woil cared for and ro- fluet erelit 1i.on tho ofticer fn onarge, ‘o telegrupn dines aro run_almost exclusively wpon houso-tope, 1 uoed not say that untll (hoy sve trane ferced 10 polos the Fire Alarm Telcgraph whil bo i & moasure unroliably, Tho loss thalmay be susta‘uad by s singla ino e Lisowm out of s fn consoqusaca of & fire in & Lone boneath it is & suflicient reason for {us chango at sy exponso. To gob the full bouofit of 8 Fire Alnrm Telograph, the groatost facilittes shiould bo atiordud for {8 umse. Blgual Lox keys shonld bo carriod by ovory oMcer and niombor of tho Polica and Fire Dopartmicnts undor suok rules ay would accure their safoly sud proper use in addition 10 thooo now depositod & thie bulidhoga near each Lo%, and a printed card ahonld be_poaled in every liouso 1n thocity informing tho ovcupants of the location of nearost slgnul box and key, Tho {mportance of hav- fngn thoraughly rollabln fire alarm tolegraph eannot hio ovorastimated, and inmy apinion no grenter mis. tako cunbo mads than tocripplo and wiaken it by withhiolding roasountila appropriations for porfecting aud oxteniling L an the growth of tho city roquires, T hava the houvr to be, “gontlemen, your obedieut pore aut, LEXANDER BUALER, Citoano, Deo, 18 Constlting Engineer, &o, i TRANSIT OF VENUS, LECTURR DEONE THE ONICAGO ATHENEUAL DY TROF, COLUENT. Yoatorday evening Mr. Elins Colbert loctured in tho clwrch-room in tho Mothodist Ohuroh Block, intho Athoneum courso, oo tho 'Transit of Vouus, The room was fillodand tho audlence attontivo aod interostod. Aftor giviog & do- tallod account of the object of the obsorvations, tho mothod of making thom, eto., Lo closed ay followa: # Thero is danger that, amid the eclat which attonds tho succousful obsarvation of tho tran- tit of Vonus, tho value of tha labor, which have lod up to it, will bo uudorratod or forgotten. Tbe haman mind is ready onough toapplaud tho roault of a succossful combat with a huge dif- fleulty, while lc is too ofton lnsonaiblo to the vnlue of tho tralning which reuders such a ra- sult ponsible, and to the importance of the proparatory work which forws the gronnd on wirloh tho contestant strugglos for tho mastory. Doro, in Chicago, the people aro alivo to the importanca of tho traneit; thousands read ongerly tho tolograms which announco that this or that party has succeeded in luldu}z valuablo obsetvations of tho Eheuomuuon, while they en- tircly forgot thnt wo have in our midst an instru- mont capadle of doing aimost equally important work, whicls is suifored to rost for years togothor for lack of a littlo peounlary support. ‘'Llio Doarborn Obsorvatory s tho standing disgraco of Clueago, not only aince tho groat flro, but beforait. — Our citizons ought to b ashamed of themsolves that o tolescopo, which till within throo yoars past was tho best on the face of our globe, has boon suffored to lie boro 1dly for want of funds wherowith to enablo Cbicago to take the snmo rank tn tho sciontifio world that she lnn long since asserted fn tho commercial. [ almost blush at tho thought that tho Director of that Observatory, a gontloman whose abilitica entitlo him to tako a placoe in tho very front rank of rciontifie workoers, and of whom not only Chicago, but the whole United States, onght to be proud, has not rocelved a cont of salary sinco thoflra of more than threa yonrs aga. I have not, howevor, relinquished tho hops that thers will yot bo found in this cllfl onough men rightoous to tho causs of sciontiflo invostigation 10 pluco our Observatory upon a satisfactory bosls, and cnoblo 1t to nid iu tho work of as- tronomical rescarch, ‘Cho Gro wns porhaps o sutlicient sxcuso for tho uon-ropresontation of thig city in the observations of last ‘Pucuday night, but it will not, and ought not to, prevest our co-operation {n 1882, fu tno task of Vorifying nnd corrocting the rosulis obtained from’ the transit of Vouus in 1874." R OBITUARY. DEATH OF SAMUEL PEARCE. Mr. Samuel Pearoo, fathor of Mossrs, Myron L. Ponteo and J, Irving Pearce, dlod in this city Monday afternoon at the age of 83 yoars. Ho was born in Middlceox, Yates County, N. Y., July 27, 1792, and was a goldier in tho war of 1812, Ho camo to Cbicago from Clifion Springs, N. Y., fo 1864, nod haa resided here evor since. In his oarlior yeara ho was ono of our most activo and istluential citizons, and took much intorest in local politics. Ilo leavesan sgod widow, who had walked fondly by his eide during tho lnst sixtv yoars, e had been the fathorof fivo children, but threo of them have died and gono befora him, Thoe former wifo of Mr. 1I, 0. Stong, whosa benutitul tomb at Rosobill is known to all who vis.t that gardon of tho dend, way their oaly datghter. Ar. Willlam L. Pearce, thoir oldest won, died last August, and was wall kuown as one of the former propriotors of the Mniteson House; and Mr, SBamuol Darwiu Pearce,: their foarth won, died iu this city sowe tivelve Fenrs nzo. Tho dovansed has always beon remarkablo for hia physical strengrh and sctivity, oud his mind waa vigorous and clear up to hus last moments, Ho bus bardly aver paou sick, und eunjoyed hia usual hoatth up ta one weok sgo last Thursday, when lie was suddonly attacked by inllummation ot tho lunge, 'The consoquent sickness render- od him so feobls that Lopos for his rocovery waro 1o longor entertained, una ho finally died Alonday afternson, 10 boreaved widow, thoneh comforted by lov- ing clilldron and grandchildron, fuols tha loss acutely, The fuoeral will take place from thy regidenco of Myrou L. Peares, 1035 Indiana avenue, to-motraw morning at 11 o'clock. —— PHYSICAL CULTURE, WIAT 18 177 The Phyaieal Culture Bociety mat at the rooms of the Athenewn yesterday afternoon, Tho nt- tendance was linited, for some cause or another, Wit the Bociety, which is compnratively now, ** Phyeical Calturo ™ is but & now uamo for short dreases,—in other words, dreas reform. The ob- ject of the meoting has not yet beou discovered. Tao President, Mra. Swisshelm, was absont, as was also tho Tronsarer. Tha Intter was charged, in o jocose way, with baving absconded with tho Socioty's funds, smounting to $2.08, but no no- tico was takon of it. Mra, Babbott presided, and the firat ordor of business was Lo dotormino whether or not the Socioty had an existonce. Boforo this question way gettled the idon of amalgamating with ths Athoneum wan_bronebed. In the disoussion it wis undoritood thay the Atheneum was unwill- ing, when it was decided that tho Physical Cul- turo Society hnd an existence, which it would labor to perpetuato, Mre. Dr, Undorwood then rend a paper on W Physteal Dovelopmont.” Tollowing this camo saveral littlo snocchos, and tha olection of Alrs, Underwood a8 Presidont. The Socioty then ad- fomncd untit the aitornoon of the tirst Baturday a January, R GENERAL NEWS, Barney Anron was bonsting yestorday that he went grand rounds Monday night with a South Side Sorgeant of Polico, and got him very drunk. Who wag the man # Among yesterdny's transfers is that of the lot on the west sde of Michigan avenue, 160 feot south of Monroe street, sold by Horace White to Jobn B. Lyon for £32,000. Ohlof-Inspector Harpor has just made an im- portaut addition to his oflice by putting in neat boxes to exhibit the wamples and tho grade of grain inspocted by him. Tho tempernture yostorday, as observed by Manasee, optician, under'lue Trinuxe Bullding, wag, at 8a,1n, 18 deg. Fubr; 10 2. m., 25; 12 m,, 293 8 p. m., 82; 6 p. m,, 30; and 8 p, m.,, 29, Tho Chicago Athonmum has resolved upon a courso of dime loctures, by home talent, Th first ono will bo deliverod Thursday aftornoon, Jan. 7. Tho hall, spoaker, and subject romain to be agreed upon. = Isnne Lovy slipped and foll at tho corner of DMadison and Greon stroots yesterday foronoon, and broke his anklo, He was attonded to by Dr. Richurdson, MMr., Lovy does business at No. 185 West Madison streot. The Aldermanic conteet in the Eleventh Wara, ‘Walsh vs. Gounderson, will come up early next wook in tho County Court. Qounderson's at- torneya will filo a demurrer to Walsh's potition, ciniming that tho chargos of {he petition, upon whicl the contost s based, are not wpecilic onough. A cunned-gooda dealer of Daltimore—a city which claits the distinction of being the chiof distributing point in the United Statos for that alasy of goods—hns just effocted the purchnse from & Chicago firm (I, A, Wuldner & Co.) of a car-lcad of peachon, * This {s believed to bio the diret recordod 1ustnnoa in which that city s been a purchaser in tho West of canned frults, Tho cato of Ross va, Janchor, n suit com- monced by Miss Itoss, of tlus ety, for breach of prumise, the history of which hus boen pub- lished fu thosu columug, will come up bofore Judgo Booth oo the Sth of January, EFrom tho uuumor :l‘l‘ld l)!llurnlur r;l t'lhu doporitions already on_fllg, the hewnng of tho caso Tich dlsclosuros. ¥ ol Tho lobrow congrogation Ausho Maarly, which, boforo tho fire of July 14, worshijiod i1} tho synagogio that stood at’the cornor of Wae hash™ avonuo and Yook court, has since beon worshipiug in tho odillco corter Wabssh ave- ouo and Fourloonth street, Tho congregution hng just ?urchuuml the chnreh lately” used by Trinity Eplscopal congrogation, at the cornor of Michigan avenue nnd Twenty-slsth strect, and will immodiately convert it ‘into a synagogue, “Lho price paid was £20,000 in cash for tho build- ing, the organ, and all ths furniture In the audl- once-room nud onsomont, end tho lot, which monstres 100 foet saun Tho seesions of the Molhodist Judicial Confor- onco commencad yostordny morning at 9 o'clack in the Methodisi Preachiera’ room, at No, 47 Washington street. Tho objoot of tho Confer- oneo 18 to honr appoals from declsions of variona Aununl Conferonesn, The Conforonce, or Comt of Triers, I8 compased of sovon porsons cacl from tho Rock Niver, Northwontern Indiana, and Wiaconsin Conterencos, Tha Court was occu- pled vesterday in honring nrgumonts fn thoe onso of tho Hov. William Itice, of tha Michigan Con- forenco, 'Tho decision of tho Conforouco, W] was ndverse to the ministor, was sustainod. Herman Memlocl, foreman outtor with Rinde- Xkopf, Burbo & Co,, wholesale clothiors, corner of Washlugton stroot and Wabash avonue, whilo on tho fourth floor, lost his balance aud tumblod down tho olevator-wall to tho basomont, Dr. Purdy, corner of State aud Madiron sircots, ar- rivod immodiatoly aftor, but found lfo oxtinct, owing to dislocation of the neck. In addition, hio found, on oxamination, fracture of tho right arm noar tho wrist, componnd fracture of tho right log in two plaaes, aud finctire of tho loft log ond arm. Tho upfortunato man was sboub 44 yonrs of ngo, of Russian extraction, and lived on Butterflold streat, whore ho loaves s wifo and two childron, A long controversy {nvolving the titlo to tho Metropolitas Hotel has just beon sottled by an amicablo agreomont. Many yoars ngo Isana B’:em', fiuwo er, had & clork who mado froe with Lig emplover’s monay, and with it bought the land whoreon the old Motropolitan Hotel atood aud pnt up tho buildibg. Mr. Spoar discovered thag hia clork was mnl:fnu wore money than ho, and finally found where the ombezzied funds Lind boon invested. By that timo the proporty hind boon sold to E. H. Haddock, aud Eposr sucd bim to recovor it. Aftor muoh litigation, & venr ago tho Iatlor got & deorge, by which the formoar was ordored 40 hand over' the proporty and &50,- 000 In monay for mesne profits. R day or 8o ago Mesars, Ilnddock and Spenr compromised, the Iattor recoiving the propeity nud £12,000 in monoy. A gentleman, whilo enting n etow of oystersin & rostauraut mot far fiom Clark streot, wes in- terrupted by tho entrance of two rough-looking individunls, evidontly Iaboring under the effecty of too much whisky, Seating thomsolves at s table apposits him, one remarked to the othier s * Bill, what arc you going to have ? Lot's have antow?” “Ilaln't n-goin for to eat no atow,” answored the ono addrosacd as Bill; *Iknow all thoso rest'rant follors’ tricks; usod fo (o) kesp restisnt 'welfy ' 1 know how {t works, Thoy toke 'm put all thoe dond oysors into thor atowa 'n throw ‘om down ther reglar custmors (hic). I used to bo in oystor bujsney, 'o know how his, and I don' waut any kilt oystera in minoe.” Tho geutleman bnd boon listening, aud looking first at: bia oyators and then af’ the speaker, until he made the remsric about “kilu oysters,” when ho got up, and, putting his handkorohicf to Lis mouth, boltod for tus back door, while the lutruders or- devod a half-dozon raw. A lenevolont-fontured, mothodical-lnoking olderly gentioman, whilo walking down Dear- Yorn dtroct yesterday morning at a lively pnco, was unexpoctedly stopped. Ho came to a place near tlo Third National Bank whero somo water spillod on the pavemont from the horse-fountain bind frozon over during tho recent cold snap, His No. 8 boots were suddenly elovated to an angle of 45 degrees ; bis benovolent countenance disappoarod into & new #9 ik lhat, and tho smotherod exciamations that issued therefrom wero nn_\-tblnf but plous. Iis fall angored him exceedingly, and Lo rosolved that he would walk ovor that s'reak of jco or dio in the attempt. Carofully gathering himaclf up, ho mude o dush for tho other side. The results were exnctly the samo_as beforo, only a little more pronounced. ITo camo down on his rhoulders, aud his boaver coat went ovor his head liko » tlash; thero was an ominous ®ound of ripping sfitches and rondod cloth, sovoral roleased vest buttons strik- ing a llufhlng Dbystander in the eye. put a specdy oud to his morriment. Tho old gentloman was bndl{ detnorulized, but he bad 15ts of grit, and, picking bimaolf up ngain, ho walked back two or three rods, took a long breath, and; spitting en his bands, agein made a rueh, As ho reached the feo, a happy thought seomed to strtko him— ho wou'd elido ncross, Ho got » sploudid start, but just as bho got to the edge of tho fco his tacs cwmno iu contact with achip that was frozen fast to the walk, His noble form urose into the air, and he camo down upon sll fours, sorapiog holes through both knoos of his pants, whilo his spectactes wont gliding down the stroct. o arose with an ef- tort, and gazed with a sorrowfnl exprosuion at the holos 1n his knocs ; sod, after giving o boy 3 conts for bringing lum his spoctacles, bo rotracod his stops and wens around the block, evidensly lhinl:infi ho eounld walic uround in less timo than Lo could croxs that fusignificant stroteh of ico. BPECIAL DEPUTIES, A fow days ago a law_fitm o this city wont to Sheriff Agnew, stated that It wag the last day of morvice, and that they knew thas his oflicors coulid not Berve the paper, and roquested thut one of their clerke be soociell; deputized. 'Tho Sheritf informed Lhora that Lo had been advised by counsel that theso way soma doubt ns to his powar to apr.oint & epeoial, and ho must decline to mako such appointmeuts until the question had beon sattled by the courts. They tondored tho feea for service, and reiteiated their 1equest, with which he 1efused to comoly. Thoy then applied for a rulo to require him to show cause boforo Judgo Rugaws yeutorday why Lo showtid not appoint a special, On argument, Judge llogers retused tho ruls, on the growud that 1t wa#l a matter of discretion with a Shoriff as to whotber he should appoint ono or not, or who he should appoiat. The question 88 to his power to appoint, Lo resorved to bo submitted to tho whole Bouchi. EIGUTH WARD FIRE-GUATD. The Fighth Ward Pire-Guard, an associntion of citizons formed for local protection in cases of fhio and outrago, aud recognized by Lhe Fire aud Palica Commuwsslonots, held o moating last oveoning at No, 325 Bluo Island avenue. AMr. Adolph Mims, foroman of the Company, presided, o seatud thal thore woro fily-threo men on tho roll, and thac at an early doy o sys- tom of oxorcises would bo iustituted, with a view to making tho Compnauy effectiva workers. DBadges were thon furnished to tho membors, aud, alter tho transnction of somo routino busi- noss, tho meeting adjouraed, ‘Uhis movemont on tha part of the rosidents of the Eighth Ward is highly commendable, aud if the exmmupla wero followed in tho othor wards of the- city probably tho immeuss expenditira called for by Gen. Shaler would be unuocessary, FADING AWAY, Whot doen it mosn—the apparent apathy among the mombers of the Industrial Aid Socie- ty? Twico within the past fortnight havo attempty boen made to hold moelings, at which it was ox- pected that matters of importanco, mnattars nffecting the very oxistooce of tho Hocioty, would comeo up, Yetnot more thun five mem- bors (aud thoy were enthusicsts nctuated by earncst wishes for the accomplishment of tio puepose for which thoy united) could bogotien ta- gother. Dirs, Sundford Lowis, a very prominent member, has tenderoed her resignation, aud Mra, Ternando Jones, it is eaid, intends to witharaw {from the Socioty, having becomo tired of the twiddle-twaddte ohnracter of tho proceodings, Iewidtbe o reproach:to tho ladies who in- augurated thiy industrinl-nid movowent with so much suceess, if 1t dio by ronson of thoir want of enorgy. GOOD HAMARITANG. The regular meoting of the Good Samaritan Bocisty waa beld_yostorday aftornoon at Iloard Toom'4, No, 61 LuSalle strect, the Prosident, Mrs, Annio E, Walbort in the chair. Roports were given from tho Home, Iinance, and Visitiug Committeos, The Committea for Clirlstmas dinver to bo given Wednesdny, Deo, 23, reported abundant donustions of turkeyw, canned fruits, mouts, and otcoteras for the ocea- sion, Outhe ovoning of tho samno day a vocal and instrumental concort wili be givon nt which soyoral woll-known profossionnls will assiet, ''he Iadios extond a cordial wolcomo to all frignds of the institution to vigit tho Homo on thag day. The President, Mrs, Walhert, sud Vice-I'res- idents, Mrs. Rastor and Mrs, Bluthardt, were appomted a Recoption Committeo. Thursday evoping of this week a parlor con- cort will bo givon nt tho lome, TFroparations aro making for » charity social to bo given Jau, Among the donations to tho Home was an olo- gantly bound Biblo from a Iriond of tho inutitu- tion, The dovations reported through tho ofiice were: Clothing, provisions, and cash, $47,04 ; to Alts, Baker, cash aud books, 846.76; to Mrs, Diuthardt, cash, 821; to Meadames Hpaulding una!onnlrum, dry goods, 816; to tho President, 1 Vivo now membors wore addad: Mra. Floyd Qooloy, Mrs, Wheolor, Mrs, Willis Young, Alrs, Platt, wnd Mrs, Funnie Whoelor Wood, DI 3. V. Z, BLANEY, Tho following It the action takon by the Fao- ulty of Rush Medical Colloge 1u referonco to tha death af Dr. Blpuoy: Tl Faculty of Rurh Medtcal Jressto tho family of e lie o Dlitioy [ioir sento of thio" Iosa widch thoy, I Funiinion Witk tho medloal profossion sud sacioty at lnrgo, huve pun- tained in the dextis of thelr lwoited frtvmit it Nio. long colleague, = Assoclated from ita commencement Witk ils {natitation, and for mmatiy yuars the tesdior hy {ta councll, tho momory of bis inaplrin i prevonoo will Lo over chorlabed by thy hiowt of students who, fu yred yonrs, hnvo been profited by his inatruction ; but by Too’ can his Wneommon gifls by mora thoroughly ape precintod than by his survivors horo. Whorover Lin went, in camp or court, the contral Nguro; lioro, as st hoine, 1o was mora {han Lonored— 1o wan loved, * A plonoor Jn the provinca of sclenlife sustritction, s work was no mero rudimontary ouch; 1t oxtendnd to (he bighost dopartmonts of roxearch. Adapting Limsolf witliout elTort to tho naconitios of tha bumblost boglnner, his versattlo taients mnde him aunlly tho ogual of the farthet, ndvanced in the pathia of sefonce, An nccomplishod physician, o colsbratod teacher, a belava:l aneociato, bis work s donat lio lian becn promotad to thint Lighier atation for whicli ho was #0 complalaly propnced, _ Yor him thero e bo 1o ro- ol for Liaaurvivors alono aro o dojths of worrow zesorvod, Jonopla'W, Frear, M. Dy, Profeasor of Phyniology, and Preetdent of (1o So:i0ty, J. Adump Allen, 3T, D., LL, D,, Profesaor of Prin- elpica and Practico of Modiciiie. Do Lanklo Mlllar, M. D., Profemsor of Obstatrles. 1. L. Ren, 8. D, Profusaor of Anstamy, Mosen Giiany A'B, M, D, Trofomorof Surgery, gt Yowell, A, 81, 3. D,, Professor of Milltary urgery, : Jueoph P, Ross, M, D,, Professor of Olinteal Med(- ne, Tidward T, Tolmes, A, AY,, 31, D,, Trofossor of Dis- eoiea of (he Eye and Ex Ienry M, Lyman, A, 3., M, D., Profossor of Chem- siry. Jutnes 11, Etherldgo, M. D,, Profensor of Matoria Medlen, TUE ADELPHL Tho work upon that chaste tomple of high- tonod amusement Into whioh blr, Giover i con- vorting tho Post-ONlee building s progrossing with grent rapidity,—with perbaps too much linsto to allow overything to bo finishied off in porfect good tnate, The oritieal public—about fifry of thom datly—are comiug in porson to this oflice, or writlng long communications, com- plainiog of tho small uize of the panca nf glasy ~—piesynuo pancs ono allitorative porson caltod thom—swhich Mr, Grover bas stucit in his win- dow-sashes. Thoy assort that thoy are so small o8 to bo out of proportion with averyihing elso, aud thiat they rosomble tho windows of o cottago rathor than o grand theatro. Of oourse, theso poople Linvo beou argued with, and told that Mr, Urover doos not owrn tho Comstock lodo yot, and cannob bo oxpected to indulge in Fronch plate rlnga and similar luxuries, doieover, tho acte ng will not be materially affooled by tho wine dows, siuco nobody would try to look through thom under any circumstances. ‘When they got convinced, as they somotimes do, thoy begin the attaclt in another z}usm\r, and want to know tf Mr, Grover should follow at a distauco the examplo of Semiramis, and plant & grovoe of treos: pines—on the top of his thoatre, making, thoy say, a mass of firowood, whieh, if lgmlod. would ruin the walls, the beat in tho eity, which are worth 850,000. Thoauswor finnornll_v made 14 that, it Grover hnd tho monoy, o would build with iron, or the codar of Lebanon, or mahogany evan, which is a protiy incombustiblo wood; but as aman who hins ot money wherewith to buy a dinner goes a-froo- lunching, so Grover is roduced to dry pine. ‘Thon thoy aak whotbor tho Board of Educs- tion, whon 1t rented this bit of sshool property to Mr. Qrover fo. tho purposo of giving him a choncs to cducnto the mnsses after lius fashion, toole any bond of indemnity in case ho dsmaged theso walls, Thoy zay the Board did not, Lut cortainly it could not havo beon so hoedloss. It it did not get one, tho only wnv is to fall back on the old answer, and esy Ar. Grover had not tha money. —— THE CITY-HALL. Ald. Woodmon and R, B. Btoneof the Firs and Wator Committeo have chengod places. Tore- after Ald. Btono will bo Chairman of that Com- mittee. Tho renowned and illutrious Gorman membor of the Iairpin Bociety, ot present employed in the City Clori's offico, may hereaftor be found sitting on the wallin *Humpty Dumpty,"” initint. ing **Moaoca™ by tho hundrad. Thureday aftornoon at 8 o'clock the Commit- teo on Biroots and Alless for tho South Division will malo its dobut in tho room conneoted with tho City Clorl's office. Ald, Stone in Ald. Spald- ing's shoes will ba tho chicf attraction, The Board of Polico yesterdsy commonced the worle of reorgavization in the Cottage Grove Avonue Station, by travsforring o balf-duzan patrolmen tootherstations. Sergt. ‘fom Barrott yet romains i command, but is womentarily oxpecting his execution. Mr. Chosbrough, City Engineor, exhibits in his offico a fossil of what is known a8 nn Ortho- ceratito, Tho fossil I3 imboaded in rock which Lias been cut squara and polished. The block is srm in two parts, dimclosing the oxposod half of tho foesil, It is & present to tho Acndomy of Seloncos from Mr. Singer, of tho Singer & Tal- cott Stono Company, ‘Whatovor disantisfaotion thero may have boon smong cortain_Aldermen who wero displeased with tho new Committees, all such sorrows were completoly displaced on honring that a vory proud Alderman, who found himself without i Chairmansbip, wes going around calling his Fresidentlal brothor nasty namos. And yot the Alderman in question is on thros of the very bess Committoes of the Council. The Engincer Committee of tho Citizens’ As- sociatiou havo comploted their Inbors for the prosent. ‘Fhoy have not sot made known tho ro- sulto of tho trial, owing to reatriotions placed wpon them by thoe rules of tho Citizens' Associa- tion, From what can be learncd from porsons outsido of that Committeo, it 18 thought tnt they will mrnn favorably on the pumping eapac- ity, and will limit tholr imprecations to tho small watey-mains, WADASH-AVENUE STREET-RAILWAT, Tho following communication was yesterdny sent to Presidont Dixon s Cutoado, Doc, 16, 1874, Stn: In responno to aresolution of tho Gty Ca wneil passed Moudsy, Dec. 8, fnviting offers for ths il to build sud ‘opotate strcot-cars on Wabash avonue, from Lako street to tho city limits, the Obicago & South Misntia Reflroad Compuuy ‘mulio the following offer, viz,: Fust—To Iny % donbio track from Inke streot tn Twenty-second, and siugle track from Twenty-second fi’( "}fi‘",?.f"““’“" atreet, nud doubls track theucs to 5 limits, Seconi—To ho constructed on or befors the 1st of Soptomber 1875, unlees restrafned, Tird—~To bulld aud Leep in good order aald streot from curb ta curb, Fourth—To run palsce-cars of tho same clss and fininh as thoeo used on Third avenue, Now York, Lfti—To run cara every hour after 12 o'clock at night until 6 o'clock p. m. Sixth—Fare, wholo' distanco, & cents; commutation tickots, 4 canta per rido, Sevent/i—To pry 1 per cent of its annual not earn- inga uto o City Trewsurs to bo sppropristed for such purposcs as the Couucil may diroct, The rosclution required bond in tho ponal sum of $100,000; this wo are rondy fogive within tho time preseribed in said resolution, or by said Gpuncll, 1f our offer s nccapted, It savea to tha taxpasers owning property on eald ‘avenue tho sum of about 125,000, This estimato fs verifiod by bids mado by threo of the moat responsiblo sirost-paving firms fu this city, whor natnes wero furulshod us by the Clerk of Publfs Works, J, Cavenpist RopINAOY, Sccrotary. THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Tho rogular wookly mooting of the Board of Health was held iu their rooms yestordny after- noow, all the mombers boing prosent. The Sani- tary Superintendent’s yopcrt shows that during the past woolc thero woro 07 deaths, twvo lesy than during the proceding wook, Of these there were 24 undor 1 yeor of age. Colored, 1. Males, 46; females, 41; married, 89, eingle, b3, During the woel thoro was but ono caeo of small-pox reported, and the pationt wau immo- diatoly carsiod to the Small-Pox Hospital, Lunt's »melting worke, agnainst which numerous complainis had boon mudo, were roported as closed and in the hauds of tho Sheriff. Dr, Willlams, Suuitary Inepector, roported thag durivg tho week he had oxamined the pupils or"um following wchools with the following ro- sul Nowberry School, 1,480 pupils, 47 Franklin Hehool, 1,150 pupils, 81 unsa 1ihn Btroot School, 765 pupils, 05 unsafo, Ogden Hehool, 683 pu]vdl, 70 unsafe, Dr, Manoheimer roported that he had exam- Ined the pupils of several schools in his district, sud that nearly 20 per cout of the wholo number needed rovacclontion, T'lio Henlth Ofiicor’s report showa that there wore 275 nuisance noticos sorved, and 209 nui- sances abutod. Ho called the uttontion of tho Bourd to the sower on the sonth sido of Halsled stroet bijdgo. ‘I'he subjeot was roterred to tho Smmmx' Committee, nud the Board then ad- Journed, —— CRIMINAL. Tho roont of Tu. 1. Clapp, at No. 338 Wost Madisou ttroct, was ontored night bofore last and robbed of a pair of gold car-rings and §25 in enrrency, Oficer Beott arrostod Poter Stovens, on Canal atreot yestorday, ou suspiclon of having stolon #ome hinrness and an overcoat, which weve found in iy possession and of which ho could give no satisfavtory acoount. - Tdward Oliristiun and Tlenry Rumebodor wero arrentod Inst ovening on the charge of larcony, in siealing & volumo of Bhakspeare and ono of Hir Waltor Beott from the hibrary of the Young Maw's Chrlstiun Asgociation, ‘Lhey wora lovked up in tho Avnory. Hatwoon 11 and 13 o'clack on the 18th iust, Willinm Drown, of No. 7U8 Contre avenue, struck hiu wife on the sido of Ler neck with a sooop- shove), inflloting a sovers, but noé daogorous woutd. Brown was arreated yestordny by Ofll- cor Tim Mahonoy, and hold to ‘awatb the resuit of his wite'stnjnrion, ‘The blow was piven dur. ing o quarrel. jlrs, Brown was sent to the County Homphial, Thore appearad {n an evening nu‘mr yonter- day an itom which dotajlad tue maudlin oxploits of Jamos Ryau ot the Madison-Stroot Btation. Tho roport was Incorract. In the firet pince it was not James Ryan who was arrested; it was Jorty Kerry, s esloon-keopor on Blup Islnd avonuo. 1T was arreatod at tho corner of Union and Washington strcots, and not Halsted nnd Washington, o did not call at tho station and rn with four polico ofticers to arrast some ono 3 ho was found drunk at tho place mentioned by Ofiicors Hinkloy and Flynn, who brought bim into the station, whero o bocamo obstreporous, aud sttaokod 1llnkioy viclonaly, In tho strugglo which ensucd the officor's rovolver dropped from Ins pocket, and Korry anatehod it up and pre- sonted it nt Flynn and Btation-Kesper Wilay, and threatoned to kill thom. Rinkley, saetng the dangor, {mmediatoly dealt him n {znrd blow on tho Licad with his club, and seat bim rooling down (ho stairway leading to thocolls, ‘The blow only stunned him for & momont, and befora tho oflicora could -go down and eecuro bim he ]’!rummlcd the piatol again nnd fired two shots nto tho stairway, and, with lond imprecations, callad on the policomon to come down wtthe poril of their lives, Ho wns in o _socurc plnce where ho stood, and Scrgt. Garrity, who had by this timo come out of hia Toom, desmed it bost to lot him romain thore until io should cool off sufllciently to enable them to put him in & coll, Ile roarcd like a mad bull, and throstonod to kill the flrst man who howed Limsclf st tho top of tho stairway, 1linkloy desirad togodown and taokla him, "hut the Bergeant objected, dooming discrotion tho botter part of vator, an not doalring to endanger a lifo whon o eimple lanaa of timo would seu Alr, Kerry safa in o cafl. Flynn then coaxed the fellow until ho gave up Lin murdorous Intentions, and took the rovolver away from him and lockod him up. Thone are tho real fucta {n tho matter. s ANNOUNCEMENTS. Rallroad compnuies or contractors baving largo quantitios of wood tochop, can bo supplied with good choppers by applying in porson or by Iotter to tho Young Mon's Christian Assoclation Lmployment Buroan, 145 1'ifth aveane. Monday eventng thero will bo a concert in tho First Prosbjterian Church, corner of Indiana avonue and Twonty-firat strect. The procceds will bo nsed for tho bonofit of tho reading-room &t tho Itailroad Mission, and for tho Church Sunday-school, Tho old Weat Side Rink, corner of Randolph and Ada siroets; will bo oponed {his ovening. Thoro is a pood flold of ice, and the proprietor of the institution intonds to try to revive tho tasto for akating which was so atrong here in 1865 and 1360, Tlio membora of Cosmopotitan Lodge No. G, Knighty of Pythias, aro roquosted to bo punctual- Iy on bhond this ovening at 8 o'cluck, in their onstlo hell, corner of LaSallo and Adams atreots, for the purposo of nominating ofiicors for tho on- suing term and to transact important businoss, ‘'ho management of the Bacthoven Soclety Lins decidad to isnua a limited number of eiuglo tick- ots of admiesion to the Beothoven IL'estival, ‘Thursday ovoning, at Farwell Hull. They can bo obtained of Mossra. Roob & Lowis, No. 156 gtlate slt;met, and at tho box-oflico at tho Lall, at euch, A grand prize callco ball {s nonounced to be held “at Lurner Hall, corncr of Yan Buren and Clark streots, on tho evoning of the 224 inst, ‘The ball is for tho bonefit of Edward Nealo, who received » sorious nccident by falling from o seaffold whilo at work wpon the (ivand Opera- Houso. Sheriff Agnow heads the liss of man- anors, It is proposed to hold the next bionnial moot- ing of tho American Pomological Soziety in Chicago. The Executive Committeo of tho Stato” Horticultural Socioty will meot at the Prairie . Farmer oflce, 118 Monros streot, Wednoaday at 10 o'clock, and will bo glad to racot all who feol an intorest in having tho noxt moeting of this Socioty in this city. Tho Christmns Fair now holdiog nt the St. DPaul’s M. E. Church, on Mouroo street, nenr Nowborry, promises to boa fino siccoss, and witl be continued overy ovening during the pres- et weelt oxcept Soturday, A largo variety of Lioliday zoods are oxhibited for sale by tha ladicy of thio church, and now and intoreating foatures will bo introduced oach ovening. THR ADIEE BEASON. The lovora of opern-bouffe will be glad to koow that Aimoo, the favorito singer and actreas in this olass of opera, commences a woek's §on- son at tho Academy of Music Monday evening, piving nfuo performances, including threo matis neys,—on Wednoaday, Christmas Day, and Batur- day. 'The enlo of scats wi'l commento to-mot. row morning at tho box-oflica of the Academy, Tho oponiog opers will bs * La Filie du Mano. Angot," —_— INDIANA CORPORATIONS. Sreclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ixpiavaronts, Ind., Dec. 15.—Articles of in- corporation of tho Railrord Grain-Car Weighing aud Sealing Company of tho United Statos wore filed with the Secretary of BState to-day. Ed- ward B, Allen, J. E. McGottlgan, Robort 8. Cox, William B. Hendrick, and Sumuol N. Maxwell aro tho Directors, Tho Company ks for its ob- joct tho manufncture of Edward B. Allen’s tables, showing tho beight froight-cars can bo loaded in bulk with oats, corn in the ear, shelled corn, rye, wheat, barlay, sod moal, to roduce 20,000 pounds, aud tho weight per inch 0 height when loaded, andapplying tae sama to railrond graiu-cars, Tho capital atock 18 $30,000, ;zml Lusiness of the Company is to bo earried on hore, Articles of inonr‘[{or&flan of tho Gloue Print- ing and fmprovad_Advertising Company of Val- paraiso, Porter County, wera naleo filed, "Tho eapital stock 18 950,000, Tho Directors for the fist_voar aro Jobn O. Wost, Gieorga H. Wallaco, and Walker T, C. Biowne. MEMPHIS CITY FINANCES. New Yonxk, Dec. 16.—The Committee appoint- ed by the Common Conncil of the City of Mom- phis relative to tho debt of that place Leld n meoting hore to-duy to consider ways and means of consolidating the debt and improviag the oredit of the city, Mr, Apporson, of Dlomphis, presided, and a numbor of members of tho Com- mon Council of New York wero present. After a longthy couforenco it wos resolved that the lolders “of bonds of tho City of Memphis in Oharleston, Baltimors, Plulauolphia, aod elee- whore, bo, and are beroby, requosted to call a mieeting snd appoint one ortwa delogates ench to meet a committes of two n{)pninted by this meoting in the Olty of Memplis on tho 1ith of January, 1875, for’ tho purpose of cousidering the quostion now before the Convontion. —_—— Christmns !—A Tove Tokon ! To & wife, mothiar, eister, or sweotheart, a Obtist mas present should bo useful, boautiful, aud not nec- ossarily oxpensivo, Tho Wilson shuttlo sewing-ma. cliue combines nll of these elements, It 18 useful, elo- gant, durable,and ornamenta!, snd it la the most ap- propriato token of affoctfon, It recetved thu highest award at Vionna, 1t {8 4o very simple thiat a child can enslly learn to uso it. Instructions given at purchns. ore’ horges freo of charge. It {8 sold on e28y monthly poymenta at 17 Stnte stroct, und in all of tho principal cities pud towna of the United Btates, Wilion Sewlug- Machine Company, manufacturers, Clevoland, O, pilo i ok el Drow’s Business College offers every facility to young men who ars desirous of obtaining a thorough practical education, A new do- partment has been organized in which instruction is given in ponmanship, arithmetic, reading, and apells ivg. Thoso deslring {o euter tho commercial depart- mout whll find the course wore practioal then any businoas college fn tho West, For Your Own Sakes It will be woll to remomber, when about to/buy holldsy prosonts of diamonds, walchos, Jewelry, sllver sud sllver-plated wnre, that wo sro selling at strictly wholesalo prices in order tc closo out our retall stock, sa wo retira altogether from {his Lranch of the buai- ness. Wendoll & Hymou, wholesule ond retail dealers, 235 Wabash avenuo, corner Juckson street, 40,000 Mon and Boys Can yet obtain frue prizo-tivkets by uddresuing through $ho mall or calling ut Now, 184 aud 188 Blate streot, The satne number of persous cau also b provided with fine, atylish lroadway garments at popular &rlrfl. Tho long oyorcoats belng shown by A, J, utting, the €, O, D. clothier, uro the * nobblest ' omx:‘;nnuwh in the West for men, youth, boys, aud clilldren, —— Renl Laces, Over $30,000 now opoulng in every varlety, and will bo offercd at lea thun ha.f the regular pricts, Also. 00 plecea blaok dress sllk, 8t f10i 75 centa to §3,60, holng not thole gold cost, PanomibuLt, 114 aud 116 Htato ulreot, e Tho New Album of Musio will beready for asleat W, W, Kimball's, Slato atrees, corner of Adams, mext Friday, with an ealire new wslogtion of forty-one pleces of vocal aud fnstrumental musio for tho plano, handsomely bound in cloth and gold, such s Miguon, Atdn, Lokengela, cte, Prico, §1, —_—— The Tearly “ubitance of the teeth fa Lrittle, Bodozont, comyose! exclusiva 1y of byglenis vegotabla alomonin, an | contuniug no solvent, 14 ts ouly arlicle which, while whitenug th enamel, presorves {1s sounduca, —— Every Lady Knows That tho 35, 45, aud 60 cont Wack ulpacas, end the & ;;‘n a.-:l ?B:L\:‘lrun-znndu attho Now York Stors, Nos an ‘est Matlaon ereeet, tlo best ta Clteago. ARy e s ——— Prince & Co.’s Organs, Tiue organs with Aix stops for $125, warrantod firey olaas {n tono and fintsh, Monoy Tefuuded 1 pot aabe J.mtfry. Deod’s Templo of Stusle, 02 Van Buren ——— Bottled Mineral Watars for Families by Buck & Nagner, makors of tho Mara Gologna, DEATHS, WATSON.-Ttdwin Wateon, aged 20 yoes, of P o Sl o s iy Tt sl Frlonds aro favited . HERRC a0 St £ Loudon papors plonso copr. TLALL-Da. b, a3 s, m. North Doapiatmoners, Cant: S S donee, 163 Fanocal will tako pinco i Thursisy by cars to Catrary, AonabiTG pabors Plaaso copy, REEMINGTON-Of_conmumptlon, a4 10 Pinowst., on tho (50h inat., in Lor 87tk yoar, Alrs. An ko, wilg of Wil i fi Rowington, and daugitor uf Garrott 0. nod Ju.la Lunoral st 1 o'elock p. m. Thuraday, 43 5ongross Park, rlonda of both A o2, Bullslo, Clovoiand, and Now York papo PRAROR= AL his osidones, Dec, 1, Hamuol Pear 10 tho 824 yoar of. hls a3, farmorly of GIton Speiage: N Y., tathorof Myrou L.'and 0. Levtois bosreo, of Lot Tinoral from tho rosld b " Tadiana:av., at 1 o'slook Fraendagy " 1 Posrse, 1625 BATES-At Mackinac, Mich., Baies, nfe of tho firin'of Dot AR > Port, ITapo (Canada) pancrs plonso capy. BMITHL-On Tuomiay, Do, 15, of typhold lover, Alare 'hl"“lll 11, o, 5 L1, Ml sgod 7 yeas 11 o'clock, Dos. 17, at ear, servics will bo boldan Thaeadas, 2t th ther, 18 0\glock, st tha varldonoo of Lis bratho, W, Lo Bigih, E7~Orangs and Nawark, N. ploaso copy. i and Now York papors SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Linlmeuts allay pain, sohdus airollings, heal buras, sud will curo rhoumatism, sravin, and any flesh, hono or muscla allment, Tho While Wrapper s for ~f-f-1} . Tamlly use, tho Yollow Wrapper s far avlmals, Prloo 80 conts; largo bote KHTAYOOT tioa 8L oo AUOTION SALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. CLOSING SALES OF THE BANKRUPT STOCK Fine Jewelry, At our Satesroom, 84 & 86 Raudolpl-st, THIS MORNING at 10 o’cloclc, TIIS AFTERNOON at 3 o’clock. A chango to buy the BEST GOODS AT YOUR O Qpleo, Amorican, English, aud Swits tom and i Windors: Dismand Pins, Rings, oud Studs; Ladles' Fias Gold Bols, Stude, Bloove Tiuttans, Full ‘line of ¥ine Goods, which must uosltively be olosed out, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auetionsora. Coninmation of the Grand Sale OF ELRGANT HOLIDAY GOODS! TO-DAY, ATIBO Stayte=sit. ‘Whon will ba specially offerad the marntficsat lino of Marblo, Bronzo, and Glit Clooks, busides many a'har val. uahlo and {mportaut works of art. Wa curdially {ovi: Durohascrs 10.1his alo, as ovory 1ot olforod will be sald without regard to cost TISON, POMEROY & CO., Auotlonsrs. At Nos, 50 and 52 Canal-st, BANKRUPT SALE AT AUCTION, Thwsday Morning, Dec, 17,-at 10 o'clock, A NUMBER OF BUGGIES AND SLEIGHS, EXPRESS WAGON, A lot of Hubs, Spokes, Whools, and athor Carring Stook; “Teon' Snfo vt ~Olicn. . Furaiiurs, Hlaotsilis T4 aud Bollows, Also the Buildl b t., with leaschold {ntarcs llc;“hulldlng stands, Sold by order of i oo enking, ") 2 Anctionoors, By GI£0. P, GORYE & CO., 8 & 70 Wabash-av. Large and Attractive Sals, Wednesday, Dee, 16, 9 1-24. m, 1,000 CASES. BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS, Of all graden, in Mon's, W ’a, J B e ullcrs o » Misses GEQ. P. GORE & 00, K3and 70 Waban-ar, AT AT CWE O BT, On Thursday, Dee, 17, at 9 1-2 o'cluck, Wo shall offer soime moro hargaies in Household Furniture, To closa up consignuwonts and advancos for this year. Call and Bxaming Onr Larzs St Parlor, Library, Chambor and Kitchen Furmturg; Toungos, Soits, Boo's Caios, alnut Bodstends and Bureaus. Cashier'a oy et B e Ehoar S} 1wrors, Oarpel 00! Gloth, Wardrobas, otor o o G0, P. GORE & CO., Auctlonzors, Yy SMITH & ITARIZISOX. TIHIS MORNING, AT 0% O°CLO K, At No. Bl Incllsoniust., Opposita BlcVickar's 'Thcatee, SPECIAL AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD G00DS, d entiro contonts of FINST-OLASS SALUON, cout siating of ‘Tables, Ulales, Lamps, Glassos, Faucote) olon otor Al wlEoL s RN 1t Ammason, Auct ; uetionoo 21 Madle oppasito MoV fhcatre. Ou Thursday, Dee. 17, at 10 and 2 o'elock, NO. 81 MADISON -ST., Opposlts MoVickor's Thoatre, Pawnbroker's £alo of au Entiro Now Btook of FineDiamonds,Jewelry, Watches, &c., BY ORDER A. GOLDSMID, WITHOUT ANY RESERVE FOR CASH, Anentirels new golleation of Farfcited Plodgos, o msistin of Diamonds, Watclios, Jowolrs, Itingy, Fucs, Sl Vorand Platcd Waco, tovolvers, etc. o, Soid sl Grond Chance for Uhristmas Prosents, SMITH & HAR; h a1 2lnd s A ro. AT, ELE_GTAJ:N‘T JAPANESE GUODS, THURSDAY, Dee, 17, aud FRIDAY, Lec, 18 AP 10 0’CLOCK EACKL DAY AT BALESROOM 86 DastWashingtones( The gooda bave Just bson recolved diroat, aud fn many Instancos canmat Lo duplivatod fu Amories. Tho lue Yoloon compriao specimonn of tho rare and costly batzume Ware, Raro Antiquo Bronzes, Rlegant Oarved Irary, Buc purb Embroldurlos, Sitke and Satius, Elogant Laciuored Inlatd Cabinats, Tablos, Fauoy Hoxes, Gomboal Yoys, Cus: pidore, Costly Japanass Jowaley, Lalta' and Gontst Robos, eto.. oto, Guods on exhibition Tt LEONA lonnors, By JAS, P, MoNAMARA & CO, 2 Kast Washlugtou-ut, Tradg antes of Boota and Bhoes at A overy '[uosday sud Thursdey nmmé‘é’f,'?fl 9 1.4 o'alooks, ROUK\VJ‘ELL, WILLIAN i sud 208 Kast Madlion-sr, On WEDNESDAY, Doo, 10 nt 835 a. m. TangeAt stook oocs 1 hld ity of o e o4 Auotion, the Now and Second-hand Furniture, d ling 6 3 St e, Sl dentandy RUOKWELL, WILLIAMS & Q0. Austionsny a7