Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1874, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 187a 7 COOK COUNTY. Annual Report of the Warden of the Hospital. A OQolleotion of Cheerful Statistionl Information. Tho Committoos of {he County Board Ro- turn to o Salary Question. And Reduce One Poor Wretch $800 a Year. Proposition to Gen. Lieb to Run His Office on Speculation. Austin Doylo Beclines Any Such Offer. COUNTY HOSPITAL, WANDEN'S ANNUAL REVORT. YWarden McLaugblin, of tho County Hospital, bas rondered o very comploto roport for tho fis- anl year to thd County Board of Commisaioners, fnwhich the following facts aro brought out : o oxpenses for needed ropairs to the building, machinory, oto., during the yenr 1873, amounted 0 §052.22, whilo for 1874 tho account was ewellod to tho amount of $1,005.81, which in- crenge fa satisfactorily accounted for by BMr, Me- Lougnlin. A stafrway, or firo:oscape, for in- matces, incaso of o conflagration, has beon built from tho third story of tho south building to tho sidewnll, which added o now jtem to the miscollancous expenso account. A supply of hinir-maitresses sud comfortablo bed- ding has beon Inid in; surgical instruments, yoxes for fractured limbs, and other paraphor- nulla of tho disponeary dopartmiont, Bave been sided to the genoral oullay, with tho Intention of making Cook County Hospital a firt-class Austitution of the lind. . Tho Warden thinks tuat tho futuro can be fooked to with confidence, and that {6 will not bo necoeuary to incur liko oxpouses for some time. A bond has beon filed with the Counuty Board by tho contractors, for improving the 100f of the building, that it shall romain cutire- 15 water-proof during flve yeara. Tho Warden, recognizing the old adago {hat ®a slitch in thme saves nino,” hus boen at paius to bave TUE ENTIRE INSTITUTION OVERMAULED, £0 that the incronsed items of oxponditure may ‘o regarded as o gain rathor thauus o loss, In fact, o conwiders tho best kind of economy ls o provent deosy by timely improvemonts, - In {bse disbursoments made ho Lo had in view only slio best interests of tho couuty, ; FINANOIAL, The following itews of cxpenge are onumer- ated ¢ - Docember, 1873, founary, 1 Fobruar Jareh, April, 181 Iy, 187: Funo, 187 July, 1974, Angnst, 1674 Beptomer, 1 October, 137 November, 1874, 67, 131 874, 4, : Dhis L 30118 B47,409,91 eeee$22,014,80 20180, 96 CLABSIFIED EXPENEER. provisionn. .., o Glothing, bedding, sid carpo Balattes, Drugs o Fuel... iscelia The average monthly cost of each inmate dur- fng tho year was £19.7737; daily cost, €5 9-10 conts. Tho bills for gy, wator, repuirs of en- gine and boilor, are not included in tho alovo roport, THE NECAPITULATION of tho roport ghows that thore were romaining in the hospital, Nov, 80, 187, 140 patients; nd- mitted durlng 1874, 2,148 ; recovered, 1,196 ; im- proved, 271; loft by request, 249 dicd, 175; sent to the County-ITouse, 1874 senttotlo Coun~ ty Jall, 1; sont to tho pest-bouse, 24 seut to the Inssno Asylum, 3; discharged disorderly, 25; sbeconded, 82; remaiuing Nov. 30, 1874, 148, * Tho total numboer of paticuta treated in the gispensary during tho yonr {8 summntized ns follows: Medical, 2,499; surgical, 1,002; syne- :oég%icnl. 126; oplnbolmological, 204, Totsl, Tue prercriptions delivered to outsidors mounted to 7,560 ; ot a cost of £830.50; medi- siucs delivered to the Town of Lemont, $1560.87 to the County Jail, 871.23 ; total, £1,108.69, This item, the Warden eays, should bo de- Jucted from the hospital account, Puring the year 1874, 130 dead bodies wers received at . THE JIOBGUE, tho causes of death boiug as followa: Acciden- tal drowning, 64 ; railroud accidouts, child- Sirth caused, 13 ; howrl-discase, 81 #nivble, 115 noploxy, 7; fauti, €& consumption, 8 ; congen- tion of tho brain, 23 accidental falls, 8; mur- iord, 2 rewainis of diwocling tabiss, £ igold sge, 1 ; convulsions, 1 ; total. 130, RECEIPTS ANXD EXPENHES, : ‘Aonoya reacived during tho year: Dr. Bnard of patients. nio ticketa, Kitetien greas Dld lead, 3 Tusane pot B0 ot Sy « Cry ald County ‘Cronsure L8070 Iucidental expenses, . 70‘19 Balince, Nov, 30, 1874 Cullected by the couuty from estates of Daniol Barnes aud Martha Thomus, tor bourd and medi- tal treatment, 9134, Tho Warden reports that no records hiad been ‘ots at hiu oflica of MONEYS NECEIVED FOR TIIE DOAND ud medicul trentmont of geveral pationts, al- shough lie haw had numerous lotters from rola- ives of decoased persons, inquiring into their iircustencos whon thay wera brought to the ionpital. e has been'invariably compelled to oply that ho had no means of lmuw_lnf,r. boyond Anding their names upou the hospital register. Lo thinka that some rule should bo Inid “down ©rtho future Warden in roferenca to tho collee- ton of hoard-monvy from rich and poor pa- tents who muy have small suni in thelr possey- yon. Hitherto the dinposition of svch funds gln beon discretionary with the Warden, which r. McLanghlin consiilora a bad gtuto of thivgs, Mr, MoLuughlin thiuka that by lesving tho powor dircretionary with the Wardon poor peo- {vlu might ofton havo o suilor, throngh mis- aken zoal, or for the purpove of making up & kood buiahce wheet for the fnspection of the zounly, all of which would be, in many cascs, iimyle roblery, “Thie Warden hus been tnstructed by Contmy iloner Jones, Chuirman of the Hlospital Conmit 108, to forward Uil for board to il tho rilrond sompanios whoso omployes may ho treatad at the aosmtal, excope the Chicugo & Alton Company, which Line o spacial contract with tho connty in referonce to such of their men as may be in- jured. 1n some Inetauces, tho companjos wers 20t antlsfiod, bue Mr, MoLaughiin thinke thas arrangemonts might o mado wheraby thay aight bo made Lo’ vgrea to pay all ressonnblo axpousca, OUTHIDE YOUR. Rolativo to the taniter of poor bolonging to sther Htates and counties, who, friondless and noueyloas, come heso for troatmont, Mr, M. aaughlin says This oxfra oxponse cannoot justly bo attrin. ated to a lack of chnrity on the part of tho suthoritios of tho othor Biates aud counties vhiero the peopls roforrad to como from, but -ather to tho absonco of a rociprocal Jaw he- iwoon the Htntes, and Lotween tho counties vithin the Btato," 10 rocommends that & bill covering this de- Tolonoy be passed by the next Logislatura, ZJonmtion not having houpital necommodations fowld ho compollod to py for thor putionts who ara tronted hiove, TIE LIDRARY g8 boon well patronized during the year,—thirty- two volumea Lave boon added thetubo, the gife of tho Rav, Father Downey. A mojority of the pationts hanker aftor worlka of flelton, Tho Warden hna pleasure in soknowlodging tho obilgations of Coolt Couuty Hospital to the Tadies' Iloral Misslon, compoged of commitiocs from the difforent churclics of ‘Oakwood, Ken- wood, nud lyde I'ack, Thoy havo beon fro- vlnum. in their visity, and most gonoroun in thoir tloral gifts and goneral charity, Ilo nlso heara teatiniony to tho efliclonoy aud honesty of the employes of tho [natitutios —_—— THE SALARY QUESTION. MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITT) Tho Joint commlitocs from the Boardof Coun- ty Commigsionors regumed thelr Iabors yester- day afternoon fn the Finance Committoo room, at tho County Buildings, in regord to tho rodua- tion of salarlos of tho various ofileials, Thoro wero prosont Commissloners 1iolden, Clongh, Jones, MCafiroy,CGinonthor, Belunidt, Brisuo, and Crawford, 'Ilio former occupled the Obair, T'ho Committees took up the question of sal- aries paid to the EPLOSES OF TUE COUNTY OLERI. Qen, Liob waa presont, In roply to Mr. lolden, hio srid ho biad oxortod himsol? to keop down the exponses of his dopartment 3 tho salaries tworo ouly falr, Mr. Druty, tho Ohief Clorl, fully earned Lig, and tho remunoration of tho othor clerks was frotn ©1,000 to 1,600 a year, and thoy could not bo cut down, o had tried, o8 far ns poasible, to introduca piceo worl Comnissioner Holden doslred to know if tho General could run bis ofico, and do tho work wall, for less monoy than ho now received. Gon. Lieb thought ho could not, a8 the work wis conotantly increasiugm, and tho exponscs would now comparo favorably with tho admiuis- tration of Mr. Pollak. Commigsionor Guenthor asked if thero hiad not been a congldorable amount of oxtra worlk this yoar, Gon, Lich nuswered tbat ho bad dono s good doal of work in roforming tho business of tho oflico, which would not have to Lo dono again. Tho ralirond-grab law cost nob loss than §2,000. The marrisge-licouso registor ho had arranged alphabetically, and he did not thiuk the ex- ponses liereafter would bo so largo. IIo did not lhink the office could be run much cheaper. Tho offico cost Inst yonr 53,000, but Pollak's expenses wero £33,000. Poilak, he said, mnde 242,000 out of tho oflico, and it cost tho county §756,000, 'Lhe subdivision of worth- Toss lunils, which had to bo filed in bools pre- pared for that purpose, cost tho county a large sum, Commissioner Clough wighed to koow if thoy did not bave to get tlioke subdivisions approved, Gon. Lich answered that they did in tbe incor- porated towns, bub i tho Town of Worth 1t was difTerent, Commissioner Schmidt seked the Goneral if Do would bo willing to contract for tha dutics of tho oftica and discharga them for a lum[) Lam. “I'io Gonoral suid ho would consider the propo- gition, bt thought ho could not do it for &5,000 Jess than tho oxpanses of laut year. Alfr. Holden—Not more? Gen, Liob said bo would not do it for &5,000. 1 e took the samo fees a8 thoy did in other counties hie could do all the work aud givo the county 35,060 bonuy ; but, ns tho law would not allow 1t, ho would not' tko tha work on a con- tract and mako $2,000 ont of it. “I should be Industrious Licb then mstead of Lazy Liob, as I am now tormed by the papers.” COLLECIOR MILLER sald thero wero ovor 60,000 moure lols on the booksnow than Lwo yenrs ago. Gon. Licb suid thero wera over 890,000 lots in the county, and many of them wild-cat. Ihoy cost money to_transfer the taxes, which woro novor paid, The cost of runuing bis ofico might Do reduced by & latv providing where the tixes wera only 25 ceuts thoy should not be curried on. Comnissioner Guonthor enid that lota of tho Iand was worthiess, Colleotor Miller thon producod soms of tho bgols, which showed that tho tases on many 1018, woro not over 2 or 3 ceuts, 1t costs 10 conts to advertice thom, and copsiderablo exponss wus hw?lvnu in copying theso books over and over again. S Bommissloner Clough thought tho only way to meot this espenso was to provide that all sub- divisions should bo spproved before they wenton tho records, Commieaioner Molden belioved the Logislature would pasgs o low regulating this mattor. Gen, Licb said if this wero dowe ho might run tho oftice for £40,000 per annum. "I1n salarics in the County Clerk’s office and in the County Court were then taken up, but no ohanges made. Commigsionar Holden desired to know of Gon. Lieb if o would not take a contract 10 run his ofiie for £45,000 n year, without his own ealary of £3,000. "Fhid would be n saving of £8,000 o vear, Gen, Lieh was willing, and tho Commiitee took tho matter under ndvisowont. Austin Doyle, Clerk of THE CRININAL COUIT, wll’lu thon intorviewed au to the expenses of his afiico. Commigstoner IToldon asked him if ho conld run his ofilce for lens than €8,000 per annum, thio smount it cost last yoar. Mr, Doyle thought not. Tho salariea in his oflico were only tho zamo a8 paid iv tho Circuit Conrt. Thoro wero no oxtra charges connected with the oflico. Binco tho snlary system was adopted there hod been a saving to the county of from §3,000 to $4,000 a year. Comumisgiover Holdon—Would you take tho oftice, snd ruw it on contract 2 Alr, Dovlo—No eir, I would not; I rn it as clionp a8 I could for mveolf. Cuommissionor Clough desired to know of Mr, Doylo whut he recoived whon ho was Chief Deputy, Ar. "D 22,500 o year, hut my succossor anly recoives #2,{00, & siving of & ©100 per year, 0 changes wore mado in tho Clerk’s ollice of tho Crimival Court. A diycuesion horo came up as to tho legality of tho proposition mude to Gon. Lich, and it ‘was decidad to obtain tho written opivion of County- Attorney RRounires on that poiit. Compmissioncr Clough remnrked that the clerks in the County Clerk’s ofive did not work Iuter thau b o'elock in the oveni & while othor oflico clorks worked till 8 or 9 o'clock, and ho thought the sslariow of the clerks who did the lessor amount of worl should bo reduced. Commissioner Crawford thought the clerks of the County Court could not worl for less. No changen wero mado in thut oflice. 1t was decided to veduce the salary of the marringe-liconse olork from $1,600 to §1,200, The Committeo thon ndjourned to_meet to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock at tho Recorder’s ofice, whon thoy will inveatigate tho snlarics paid to the Depuiics and cmployes of that in- stitution. RELIGIOUS, TN CASE OF T, O, WORKMAN, The Methodist Judicial Conforence continued its heariugs in appeal casoa yestorduy morning. 1t waa announced that the verdict of tho Micki- gan Conforenco in tho cage of the Iov, Mr. Itico, expolled for immoral conducl, was confirmed, The cago’of tho Rev. 1. C. Workman, of tho Tinnois Central Conforenco, churged with im- proper intimacy and immorsl relations with & lady momber of his_ congrega- tion, cceupicd tho Court of Triers yuu- terday, ‘Ummis_eage, which had such tragio surroundings, Mr, Workman's wifo having been tried for the murder of the woman, whom 1t was alleged she kitled out of jerlousy, exciles n pood dcal of juterest among churchimen, rs, Work- mon was nequitted of tho murder, but, owing to dovelopments on tho trinl, was expolled on tho charges montlonad, 1t s helioved, from the character and foreo of tho atatomonts which wore luid boforo tho Court of Tricrs yesterduy, that tho caso will be romit- ted to tho Hhmois Contral Contorenco for rotrial. METHODIST DOMESTIO MISSIONS, New Yonx, Dec, 16.—Tho Hoard of Managers of tho Alethodist Missionury Bosioty mob yester- duy to coucludo the busluess of tho year. Ap- propriations were made for tho purchao and ro- pirs_of property at Pachus, Mexioo, and tho Ttov. Willlem Butlor wau granted a power of at- tarnoy to requont ald for tho Bociety. Very large appropelutions wore mado for domostio missions, particularly for the relief of the districts devas. {:wd by the grasshopper plugiie, DMonoy was alko_appropriated for ‘au incrento of salarios, chiofly iu the district of Rome, Ttaly, o snie nt Muskogom, Mich, Fraw the (Grand Kopuds (et Demoerat, T.. (3, Mason, of Muskegon, is indefatigable in il offorts to obtain salt at that place, and hiu of- farts are ut last erowned with succosy, Wo aro informed thun the well i now 2,400 foct deep, aud that the last teat of brine proved it to con- tuin 90 per cont of ealt. IF thoygo much deoper they may find solld #alt, 80 tho next thing now in order, wo (ink, should bo manufucturing, ‘ho expense cf tha oxrenmmll b overrun Sl i 010, bt ity suczess 1 speodily remunorato its Lrnnu’iul.or‘ aud duskegon will hoon contain moro ores thun any of 1w noighbortnge cities, It a comfory 40 kuow thoy'll Do woll-zalted, though, THE CURRENCY QUESTIUN. A British Exzperiment in Cheapon- ing Monoy, Disastrous Results of the Pro- cedure. A Chango in the Financial Sentinont of Southern Hlinois, The Currcncy as n Standard or Measure of Values. Now York Gossips-=A Plan for Resumpe tion===Rrightening Aspect of ho Question. Prof.; Prico’s Opinion of Kelloy. AN EXPERIMENT IN CHEAPENING MONLY. To the Lilitar of J'ha Chicayo I'ribune: B1: Au oxtract or two from the history of the currency of England during tho reign of Edward VL might fust now bo very instructive nud profitablo reading, if our very progressive and oulightened statesmon, of Sevator Morlon's egort, bad not destroyed tho application of his- tary nltogathor, Wo aro begioning to loarn from thoso gontlemen that tho oxporience of the ¢t worn-out and offoto monarchics of Europs" is of no sort of uso to the * Bird of Freedon,” es- pecinlly when bo wants Lo soar. Porhaps, if you havo tlus lotter sct up some- whore among the scrmons in your paper, it may not coms Lo bo read by any of those persons Lo whom historical exporienco and old truths may Dring offause. I slinll only agk you to print two or threo very briof oxtracts 3 but, if you will refer to Volume V., Froude's History of Eugland, you will find o good many siriking facts, skowing how apt choap monoy is lo GET OUT OF JOINT and fail to work when it {s most needod, I'rowm 1541 to 1661, tho inflationiats practiced up to tho best light thoy hud upon the silver currenoy, by tho occasional addition of a little moro brass, & ponnyworth or g0 ab o time, to tho coined shilling, This appeared to be necessary to onablo them to keop up with prices, and, as pricos always outrun the debasoment of tho coin, a claorous cew was nlvays insisting upon fur- ther iesucs of tho carrency for tho relief of tho industrial interests,—[ucllities for moving the cropu. 3 Aftor corn and cattlo hnd risen from six to ton times the former pricos, many peoplo etill eaid thore must bo more currency to induco n move- mont of tho crops, **I'ho basonoes of tho coin was no objoction; if it wero all bross, or of lenther indesd, aud had the gonuive stamp and guaranty of the Crown upon it, aud men bo compolled by law to take it [legal-tender], thore conld o no fault in it.” Desides, it was a very safo ourreucy, inasmuch as it could not boe car- ried away and spent in Flandors, where the gold bad already gono, Tn 1550, th English Mint, to rolave tho sorcly- increastug want, ‘*was sot to MAKING TWO SHILLINGS OUT OF ONE: and orders wero sont out forall the plateremain- ing i the churches to ba brought to tho Treas- ury, and all tho church-plate iu tho Tower was brought to tho great cess-pool, “ 1'o concealjthis fraud, or to prevont the nat- ural consequences of it upon prices, tho magis- trates wero ordered eoverywlhero to publisu o scale of prives at waich farmors were to disposo of their produco. If thoy would not sell, the constables were to entor into possossion, to sur- voy (heir yards, thoir cattle-sheds, and their dairies, and to kol for thom at oflicial prices. **'I'he Council qualled boforo the bowl of in- dignation which rose over the country when force wna threntenod ; and, in o fety weeks, thuy woro compelled to confoss their error and to pormit articles of food {0 bo sold as buger and eeller conld ngree," Hir John Mason, writing to Cecil, said : * N turo will bavo her course, and never khall you drive her to cousent thut A PENNYWOLTIL DE HOLD YOR A FARTHING,” —Jivourde's England, Vol. 6, p. 260, “I'ho incroascd mnount of currency not only had now less parchnaing power, but it obviously fostered and ripencd **corruption and extrava- gance among tho hangers-on of tho Couucil,” indolenco and vico awmoug tho niddlo classcs, and **misory and waut o artisnns aud lnborers.” In a sormon which Dishop Latimor preachcd i 1550, beforo the King and Council, ho skotehed tho condition of England,—** whero profligacy was no, longer hiuld a crimo, but something to Lo leugbed at: whero tho law wns so weak that noither conld gentiomen be compotiod to do their duty us land-owners, nor tbo people be kept from rebellion ; where avarice scomed to be the only epitit to which men any longer acknowledgad ohedionce, aud tho oflicors of the Government st the worstand most glaring examples. . . . They augment thelr fortutes aud grow rich whilo the King's workmen monn that they gov 1O MOnOY. ‘Tho mieorablo fruits of this policy ripencd more fully in Ircland ; und tho reports of Crown oflicors from that part ot tho realm aro vory fall aud couvingiug ovideneo of tho valie of in- dlation when permitted to ruu its full course. Sir James Crofts, Lord Depuly, to appenso_ s general elamor, and by consent of the King, is- ned o call fn 1652, * for » meoting of peopls of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, and Drog- beda, to know the ceuses of tho dearth in_corn und cattlo, aud Low the gama may bo remedied.” It seets this meetivg wag well attended, and much tempernto and fntolligent discussion way bud, poiuting, in the lauguago of tho roports, to this conclumwon: * Therefore, thut prices had rieen with bad monoy, Whothor it were better that money should” bo scarco or pienty, they would not venture to eny ; ouly, 1T MUST DG PURE, % Thoy must trado i suchmoneyas bad gotten tha estimation of the world ; aud that estimalion could not bo changed Dy one littlo corner of . Tisat, if the curroncy conld 1ot honastly bo re- stored, they preforrad tha loast of two ovils, and desired thial it should bo immediatoly called down to its market-valuo,” ‘AL thig timo,” suys Sir James Crofts, “tho measuro corn that was wont to bout 24 tols, and in Mnreh, 1651, at Gs 8d, was sold iu Murch, 1553, for 308, A cow that hnd Loen worth 08 Sd sold for 403, Yivery lard causod his peoplo to rotamn thelr victuals within tho country, In many citioy, schools were shut up; scrvants wore turncd away, from the cout of malntaining them ; urtisans and tradesmen would iako no ‘moro appronticos ; and, ot last, tho markets wero closed, "Choso who before hud bought little at Ligh prices could now buy lmlhhui at &ny prico. Tha countrymou 8o, suspected ,the monoy that they would not take it ou nu{ terma, **And now they do collect all tho enormitics that havo grown In 80 mauy yoars, o that thoro is among them such batred, such wrolchodunesy upon the poor nion and_artificors, thav all tho crafts must deeay and tho towns wrn to ruln, and all things be in conmon, or eavh live by oth- or's 8poil."—Froude's Lngland, Vol. b, p. 400, Northmmberland, chiof advisor of the Xing, ropliod to thevo roports in a mauner mixed with o dovation which tho Xov. Dr. Kitiredgo could not fail to approve, Ilo gnid: *'Tlo heginningy of all things in which wo aro to prosper must bove their fonndation upon Qod; and, thore- fore, the Christian religion must bo planted and restored. ‘I'ne favorors and promotors tharrof must bo estoemed and cherished, and the bine dorers dimuayod, Noxt, the lawa of tho roslm should be Lotter obeyed, aud tho King's revouucs bo more diligently looked aftor, ‘Tho monoy was o econdury question; tho roformation of tho coiu was imposniblo, and tho calling down objec- tlonable,"— Froude, Vol, b, p. 399, Whaover chooscs to follow the history of (hiy oxporimont in watering a currenoy will find that the strugelo with its finatcial confusion nd olnos continued uutll 1603, when the Crown, under Khizabeth, ealled iu the soveral broods of stumptail, and rofesucd a stundard curroney, ut the vust of the Goverumont. - No ononeods to be mformgd that AN AGE OF UNEXAMPLED PROSPEIITY to England spewdily followed, Thu conclusson iy o8 souyd to-dey ns it wau 825 yoars agos ** Wo must tred in such mouney ns has gotton the estimation of the world,”” ~Our currouey I8 not world's monoy, It is o com- moiity, a8 much linblo to fluctuation in prico ay 'aciflo Mall, Tho groonbucks teere by Jaw con. vertihio nlo interost-heating honida; and a fool- ing of dangor cropt {nto tho™ public” mind when Congress, wilhont noy apparent call or presmiro whatover, rapoaled that clauso, and abolished the geeurity to the billoldor, Lot Cangreas rentore thio claugo for convorslon into bondn bearing o low roto of lutorest, if it ennnot givo un n speslo-redemption, I halr Tonf i hottor than no brend, Buroly Bomo scourity for o futnre payment of tho greonbacks inmonoy is n atop fu the right direotion; and this bringi mo to agk what fs tho fault m Mr, Kelloy's b?ll offering tho 9,65 bonda? Burely the bonds must contnin o condition for ultimato paymont in monoy, As it I8, trado I constanily monncod by tha threat of repudintion, and stonlthily granps lrgor profite from 1natinotivo approhension. {n it nuy woudor that tho world's capital grows sliy of & poopla whoso eurrenoy MAY BIRINK ONE ONl TEN FER OENT in n day or o month? Thero is alwnys somothing tempting in tho scramblo _among the wrecks whioh result from the ugo of o credit currancy; but tho prizes in this lottory nover fall among tho producing clagnes,—not {hat I over henrd of. 1 thinlk & rocont correspondent of yonra ox~ pressod somo rlunnnm nt tho prospoct of a ro- lmnl of tho * logal-tender act;” ho said it would hove n oheerful offcet on business; holdars of grooubncks would show mors readinoss to lond them, or to buy something with them, or giva cmployment to labor, At avy rato, the ropeal viould favor lively circulation. Doos this gen-~ tleman rowember the Illinols and Wisconsin stumptail? ‘That currenoy cams to bo endowed with the lvelicst qualitios, aud gontlomon would travel lato oud oarly, looking for chances to apend it. Its ultimato valuo, howover, wns only equai to thut synonym’ of zoro,—t continonial —n ¥ Speele will coma with the raturn of wros- {mrll_v," says tho Richmond Conveution, ¢ Enr- icst practicablo poriod, atlor busingss sball invo revived a littlo,” say a hundrod local Conven- tiona and their nominees to oftica, And this brings up rather vividly one of Mr. Nonl's charconl subjects of years ago in Lhiln dolpbia, who, poacefully drunk, wuss reposing, on n fair dnf'. under the spout of a leaky hydrant, whicli had thoroughly wet him down. “Get out of thigl” says a poticeman, atter pariially l'mlfi(n'g him up with much polking. “Tasy now,” growls tho charconl-nubject ; “oan't 'you let o foller rost alittle till it stops rajuin' 2" SOUTHIRN-ILLINOIS SENTIMENT ON TAR CUR. RENOY PROBLIM, CowixsviLr, Iil, Deo, 13, 1874, To the Editor of The Chirago T'ribune 8m: ThoeRepublican goutiment of Southorn Iili- nols is not thoroughly united upon any particular thoory of » solution of the cirreucy probiem; but all Republicans nro united in tho wish that tho Ropublican Mombers of Congress may sottlo upon some rationsl method of adjusting tho financo problom. This question has como to bo of overshadowing importanco; and our peoplo fool that, unlesa great caution and concilintory counsels provail in Congross, tho porty may bo wrecked upon this ook, In fact, this quostion Ling forced its way into a position where tho peo- ple feol that thelr pockots are involved ; and the pockels and hesrls of ordinary mankind, as is well known, are noarly allied. Last wintor, after the panio, it is not saying too much to ussort that NINE-TENTHS G ot tho people in Southiern Iilinois wero in favor of increasing the volume of our paper-money. In- deed, tho remark will apply to the Whols conn- try ; for, shortly aftor the pawio, every intorost in tho East wna demanding more money of tho Qovernment, and tho President’s meesago in- clined to inflation. Dut, when Congross had completed o biil to jucreaso our monoy, & reuc- tion Iind sob in,—s0 much so that tho Prosident doomed it bost to veto the measure. Iad our volume of cutroncy been increased §100,000,000 only Int winter, 1t is yot bolioved by many that ‘business wonld now bo nctive, peoplo would not be leaving our ghores by shiploads, and our parly would have been victorlous. It was be- lioved that, by expausion, the popular demand would b gratifled, and tho Unton party would, a8 a conscquence, bave remained in power for somo years, or at least until tho Southern prob- Tom had adfusted itself on o basis to iueuro tranquillity,, The writor also viowed tho subject in this light. But tbis notion would not havo provonted the ovil day ; it would only have de- Inyed it. Wo would hinve ballooued it o fow years fongor 3 but would, 08 incvitably s fato, lavo fallon goouner or later, I was what is gonerally known as & * mild [nflationist,” and at that timo 1 was not without company. Wo dosired to da- lay tho ovil day, but bad u0 hopod of cscapiug it. But now the evilis ujjon us. Wo Lavo, in fact, Eottled upon tho rock-bed of gecurity tnd gold, Wo have medo tho loap ; the peopls have made it ; the wholo busiucss of tho country hes mado it. Wonrre O A GOLD-TIAGIS PRACTICALLY § and the real trouble is parsed, Now, all Con- prveen has to do s to pass o simplo mensuya which Wil bring owr paper-monoy ou to (ho basis on which all businces hes now sottled. If this wore done to-morroy, it would not hmt tho farmor one cent o bushel on his wheat or corn, and {t would beuefit evory laborer in the coun- try, “I'he legistation which would have delayed onr foll ono year ugo would now bo folly, Lhe evil which the wisest of statesmanship ono yesr ago could only at best huvo delayed o littlo while fgnow upon s, or it liag, iu fuct, passed, The fearful problem of appalling import, therofore, which biwg over Cougross last winter, is now yemoved. Ho, whiln tho paper-money logislation of last winter was domauded by a majority of tho people, wre aro certain that such sohemes ay Nr. Kelley’s 8.65 bonds will not now bo sup- ported by the popular voico. As to the peoplo of Southern lllinoiy, I am confldont that any schemo by Congress which does not at least point to specio-payment : . WILL NOT NEET THEIR APPRODBATION, in the ratio of one to four. Our journul3 gon- orally will not this wiuter indorss’ puroly pupor Iogisiation, And such great dnitics w this purt of the country ag lho 8t, Louis Democrat und 8t. Lowis Globe, aud otbers, are uniformly for tho attainment’ o n specio-bnsia withont un- reasonnblo defay. Tho troublo with somo of our Republican Congreasmen is, they appear to loso sight of the fact thut the businoss of tho conntry bos now settled on o hintd-pan basis and I doubt very mucl if 1t would bring down prices_gouerally one cont if Copgress would order tho Secrefary of tho Trensury to mnko a loan of §382,000,000, oud to redeem all our fegal-tonders in gold immediatoly, Tho only point our people liere will_insist on—nnd tho knme {8 truw of tho whole West, iho South, and part of tho Engt—is this: that our volumo of monay ebnll not Lo contractod. ' Tt certainly socws there are nono of tho dificultics now hnnglnfi over the fieance quostion before Con- gress that thoro weve Inst wintor, 1t ginddoued the heart of avery true Republic- o ju these party wlien they learnod TUE TRIKUNE was fighting again for tho old pts, The only censura wo have for this journal i, that it not only ofton convinees, but sometimes it wounds in ita stricturcs upon paper-mounoy mon of lust winter. Upon the whola, we do not take them to Lo such o dduperato set of follows. Indacd, we lind tho majority of the pation Iast winter; but measures whicl then would have boen wise Dy Cougrees, would now, undor the changed con- ditiony, bo [olly, And, the sooneronr “rag” friond Kelloy discovors this, the botter. I'iie Thinuse is doing gallant sorvice for truth and good govern- ment. —T'he gplondid mannor in which its timely Joaders of somo days sinco ralsed o universal Aust ju tho ranks of Damocratio journalism, on thelr dungorons and indefvusible dogma of * Stato Buvereignty,” was udwmirablo, Tlie truth is, that purty must be drivou to tho wail on this iden, I wo are indecd n congrogation of “Sovercign ttates,” then our nationality fs u Lnmbug, and socession is right. 1t is wondorful to contemplalo what an immeasurable influonco *mn‘nnhum uow pogscssoa, ‘Tako Pk TRIBUNE, for iustance : No Sonator, and it may be doubt- ed whether the President of tho Republic, wields stich n potont forco, Laking all tho issues of such fournal within week, and counting their actunl rondors, togothor witn tha roaders of other publieations influonced by such loading journal, and it Iy porhups within trath-to sey hut they Influonce in agront degreo tho apinlony of tlve mullions of persons, ‘Lhis vast intluence, mnltiplied l:{ the wealit in & yoar, given Aoine ap- proximate ides of the influonce of u gront news- sud it abould WEIGH WITH BECOMING RESPONGIBILITY upon tho adjtors of such journala, But how ofton in this high trust abused! A singlo caso in hiand will illustrato it : W'ako somo of tho great ‘panors of the Demooraoy, in their ubusoe of tio Drosidout and his fumily, - Just contomplato that, with thoso ulmost inlinite powars and’ fulcos ub thele Dand, and for no othor roason thun thut ho i4 & politionl opponent, thoy hinve turnod louso this raging uon of calumny, unmindful of wound- ol hioarta and of the tourd of his soble wife ; and all this in tho face of the fact that, o8 o man, hiy life nud character are uusniliod by o singlostain, and, as a Presidont, his Administration is char- ncterized by os much wisdom and gooduess ay any tho country bas evor oxporioncod, 'Thoso cditors seom o hiavo forgotton thelr misuion, pap and, in thelr wild turbulonce of abuso, roduced Lholr dignlty about to tho lovel of a gaug of wild 'oxnn slcors In a ntnm‘mflm In conclusion, Mr. Editor, would it not bo wiso for our Uongressmon to try to rava our parly by harmonizing upon somo ratlonal means of solu- Uon of tho tinaneo problem? 1kis poseiblo for our friends to fnnugurato monaures, hotween now and the adjournment of Congrens, which will glvo our party avnr_{ Northorn™ State, and some Btates Houth, in 1870, LA THE OURRENOY AS 3“1?"\":'\[?'1)1\“1! MEASURE OF To the Exditor of The Chicago Tridunes Bin: In neatly nll tho articles or speechos, in Cangross or out of it, that wo tave acen, on the financas of tho nation, thoro ecoms o lack ot ap- |. prociation as to tho immoneo importance of the curroney, or ** Inatrument of exchange,” a8 the MEASUNE-VALUL OF ALL MERCHANTALLE CONMODI- TIES, Thoe ery from tho intlationlsts of tho Weat fa, ¢ ho wentiment of tho peoplo fs unmistakably for moro monoy,"—more monoy to facilitate ex- chavges ; but forgetting, or not undorstanding, the more fmportant fuuction of money,—the mensuro of valucs. Tho supertlcial atudont of public economy can cosily comprehiend ono of ibe functions of monoy, a8 the iustrumont to facilitato exchanges; ‘but tho other and vitally-important use or fune- tion, without which tho instrumont of eschango cannot bo fully and_truthfully monoy ac all, this function, a8 o standard or mensuro of value, ia not so readily undorstood ntd recognized by our modorn _ politicinne. “The eentiment of thoe pooplo t8 numiatakably for moro monoy,"” says Senntor Morton, Then why not on- courago tho mining of the preclous metals, outl of which alone monoy is mede and coined ? Why pursue such o Governmental policy as to dissonrage. tho mming mtorest, from shich sourco wo derive ¢ moro monoy,” by snbatitut- ing greenbnelta or tho Nntional Banle curroncy— mere due-bllls and promises to pay monsy—for tho raal articlo that costs much Inbor,—the ele- ment that must NECESSAMILY ENTER TNTO ALL VALUES,— monoy ng well a8 other merchoutable commodi- ties ? Tho Inck ‘of a littlo discriminnting knowl- edge of tho laws of values is tho sourca of much confusion and fog on. the subject of our public finances. 1r, at the commencement of our great Civil War, wo had boen more anxious to hiave kopt the our- roncy ot par vatue, as the first o of £50,000,- 000 of ‘*domnnd notes™ way; wo ehould have soved $1,000,000,000 in our national indebted- noss, which, through o greatly-dopreciatod cur- rency, was saddled wpon us, This enormous tax of at Joast $1,000,000,000 is but au {llustration of tho immenso amount of wenlth that Lias heen sunk and wasted by the mass of (ho peo- plo in their current exponses, by the substitution of our fluctuating systom of logal-tonder cur- reuey, Tor, at ono timo in our history, theso notes, although logal-tendors, doprociated to 84 conts on the dollar. Aud still tho cry is _“for more money.” It doca appenr, in viow of tho past history of our finances, that THE M0ST URGEST CRY from onr Ianguisbing indnstries, and from all the Iogitimnte channels of trade aud commereo, —the ono gront and_sll-important demand,—is, nob more of this fluctnating and depraciated stuft suporficial cconomists call money, but the introduction of a now and prosporons era by the apprecintion of onr currenoy to the roal money standard tho world over. J.IL AL RESUMPTION OF SPROIF.PAYMENTS, To the Lditor of The Chicago Z'ribine: Sir: Iam o poor woiking man, traveling from Chicego, and como in contact with all kinds of peraons with varicus idens as to the proeent dull times ; and mosi: of thom, from Illiuols te Kousas, PERFECTLY AGREE WITH YOU in your views as to a apeedy resumption of #pecle-payments, Some timo since, I borrowed 1,000 ecovomy, ote, I got togother §680, I reccived notico the arount was duo aud to -call around nud ecttlo. I calied b ono of our Chi- cago banke, and told thom I wantod to barrow 12 percoab_on 81,000, or €120, having somo proporty. Thoy vory randily loanod it tomo, I then went on to tho holders of my note, aud told thom I wished to pay the £1.000 duo. Thoy vory kindly roceived me, and told me, if 1 wished to uso the manoy, to do 8o for another torm; they only notified o tho amount was due. Now, slr, that 18, in my humble oplnion, the exact position of the United States Goverument to-day. 'Thoy owo tho public 100 conts on tho dollar. They havo got 85 conts. The banls or tho pooplo ara perfectly willing to Joan them tho 12 por cont ; and then, like ony bruk, wheu thoy offor it, tha publio will not wantit, Asthe Trenchign said, *If you have gob. it, T don't want tt ; but, it yon havon't gob it, £ waub it aw- ful bad,” ft is ontirely A MATTER OF CONTIDENCE, and it is most oxtraordinary that no Membhor of Congress has yot found out that o loan of 12 or 15 por cent would immadiatelycunblo us to pay 100 couts in gold to avery one who wonted tt. I von- turo to say thero is not ono porson in fon who would not profor to have a S5 bill to €5 v gold, ir ho were only entlsfied that tho gold ivas there, nud ho could got it whon Lo wanted it., 5 TRAVELER, A PLAN FOR RESUMPTION AGREED UPON, Specuit Disputch to the New York Daily Grapiite, Wasnazoy, D. C., Dec, 14.—At last thers is o prospect for somo action being taken by Con- gress looking towards indorsemont of tho Presi- dont’s views, aud a settionient of fluancinl ques- tiona genarally, The programme, &3 now sketched, is substan. tinlly ns fullows : 1. Roponl of tho Logal-Tender act, to take of- fect three years from now. 2. A gold loan 1o bo anthorized to redoom the greenbacls, the Inttor to be cancoled, 3. A chnrter to bo granted to a central bank agency, which will be to tho United Biates what tlie Bank of France aud tho Lank of England are to their respective conntrics,—the controlier of financinl influencos in our dealivgs with othor nations. 4. Tree banking,—all bank issues to bo rodoem- able ju coin. Dy 'he whole dobt of the United States to Do i couirolidated, without any o lxea for its pay- ment; in othor wards, the relative permanoncy of the debt recoguizod. As it ia funded, it is be- lioved that the Governmont will bo cnabled to unito all ite outstanding indebiedness in o 4 por cent bond. It is anticipated that such a bond or consul would sell above par. 5 Upon looking over the field, even the infla- tionists in Congross aro satislied that adding to tho curraney would nol Tevive busincss. Thera {8 plonty of paper manoy now, and the aaly hopa of its entoring the cliannels of business lies in an assurance being given that at some timo in the future it will bo discrodited os o logul ton- der, aud quoted at o discount with roferonce to gulll. Onco insuro the demonotization of -this Paper, and 8t onco it will b nsed in productivo eutorprives. The only wayin which paper money can stimuisto usiness is in tho cortainty of ily dopreciation ; this makes every ono who bas it anxlous to part with it for stable property, Tlenco & riso in pricos; hobco the rapid passago of notes {rom hand to hand. BRIGUTHNING ASPECT OF THE QUESTION. Specral Diapateh to the New York: Evening Post, Wasnisarox, Deo. 14.—A hopo is beginuing to provail Liore that some legislation may Lo car- rioil through nt tho prosent session which will tend in the right direction on the curroncy ques- tion. Londiug mombors of both parties aro im- pressed with the necesumty of fixing & national lmuuy on tho subject, Democrats on the oue hiand and Republicans on the other hand each feoling that dolay moy injuro them with the peo- pla. In the Sonate, this feeling is ao pravalont that privata consultations havo alrendy boon held botween prominent * hard-money’ Benators of bath partics with o view lo sgree wpon some racticablo measure iu sccordanco with the ’revident’s mossago and tho Becrotury of the I'reasury’s roport, THIE DUTY ON 1A AND COFFEE, Tt {s probable that the question of the roatoras tion of the dutics on tes and coffeo will take logistative form in connectiou with the efforts which will donbiless ba ninde, even during this short sossion, for modifications of the Larift ; and o communication which apponred in tho Lieening Past u tow days ago uu&muutmg the im- ozition of duties upon ten nud cofloo, payablo n precnbacks, and tho cauceling of the greon- backe socolvad i prymont of (o dutios, bins at~ tracted enrnest attonion horo, PROY, FRIOK'S OPINION OF KRLLEY, The debato on Kalloy's 8,65 schemo will be pressed by tho Ropublicans iu the dotermination 10 drive somo of the Domocrats to the oxpros sion of finuncial opinions, or elie to put a co struction on their silenco, P'rof. Bonsmy Prico, who i the guest of Mr, Clurkson Lotter hore, regards Kolloy aa » lunatio, s tctisss P The Great Seud of BEngland, A Insye amount of worls sooms Lo bo ot ont of tho Great Henl, Tho #Torter to the Groat Heal " informs tho Logal-Dopartmonts Cownly~ elonora that tho quantity of wax usod i3 abont 4 ot por month, ‘I'ho Portor says ho has chargn of tho Groat Sonl during tho day, and delivors it up to tho Lord Chancollor tho last thing ot night, The Porter 1a in attendanco for nino hours a day, and longer at timen in the Parliamontary rossion, a8 110 I to romain at tho Houso of Lords until hat Hongo is up, and then go to tho Tord Chan- collor's hono aftor hm with tho Gront Honl, Tho Portor adds that lio hiag nover lad moro than o woek's holiday in a yons JUVENILE OFIFENDERS. 1l IReport of the ‘Truntees of the dinnn flome for Juvenile Offonds ors, - Speetal Disnateh to The Chicagn Tribune. INp1aNAvross, Ind, Dec, 16,—The clghth nn- nual report of the Home for Juvenile Ofenders waa flled to-day with tho Governor, Tho Trus- foes report tho institution in splendid condi- tion, out of dobl, and with sccommodations for 350 Uoys. The suggostion is made that tho younger children bo placed in an Orphoug! or Olildrow's Homo, or in private familios, and it i3 hoped that tho Gtato will provide an intermedinto prison for young mon Loo old for commitment to tho Ifonwe of Refugo, and yot young cnough to bo futluenced by \vhn‘gnlome Toformatory influonce nud dis- ciplino. The roport of Huperintendent Ainse worth shows tho number admitted to be 118§ re~ lensed on tickot-of-lenve, 653 diecharged, 103 owoaped, 7; doaths, 2 romaining Doc, 1, 1874, 206, ‘Cho improvements made during 1878 amounted to $10,407.81, nud those in 1874 have cost §16,682:95. ‘e hioalth of the inatitution has been uniformly good, but two doaths baving aceurrod, The Su- perintendent urges osrnestly tho purchaso of ad- ditionnl land, the prosont farin being too small to profitably employ the labor of the constautly- increasing number of boys, The finaucial ox- Dibik shows an exponso of 8570,025.81, tho ap- propriation from the Legislatura boing for Inst yenr 237,500, tho balanco of tho recoipts boing mndo up out of sums pald by counties and from privato sources. —— WHISKY AND WOMEN CAUSED IT. Special Dispatch to T'he Chicayo Tribune. Ixprayaronts, Ind, Deo. 16.—At & musical gathoring nt tho g Lius Ilotel, Farmiand, last night, Alonzo Boidtkin, s young man, deliber- atoly and fatally shot himself through the hoad, lesving n note in substance roadiug : * Boys, Le- waro! Whisky sud womon ia the causo of this,” ITo was o promiuont young wman of the neighborhoorl, ECADEMY OF MUSIO, AT DAL R EE S ‘The mansgoment take pleasnro Ia anuouncing & short FIRKNOH ORERA DI BEABON, with LI MAITE ATME, tho Quoon of Opers HoulTe, and tho new FRENCI OPERA BOUFFE COMPANY, One wuok auly, commoneink Mondny, Dec, 21, at 8 o'clock . 1n., whou wiil ho produced for tha first itmo in Chicagn Citne, Lacocqs Intest and most famous musical nd ol LLICDE MTADAM cal scneation, L If p NQOT, ‘with th following arilsts in tho lending rofes: ‘Clafrottaither arlgluat rala), Mllo. Atnioe: Milt. Lanioe, Alie, Nar- lyiing Anie Pitou (i ariginn) roig), Mone: O Kolluca, g, aid Wodagsiiay Matinoe, [iA TRANDIE DUGHESSIE, {ednenday evouing (liest tinma_bero), LA PRINURSSE DIt TREBIZONDI. |~ Thursiny overiin Dec. 2, LA FILLE DI MADAME ANGOTA arand Christmas Matinoe, LA IELLE I ovening, bonofit of Almee, A DLt at o'clook, Inst Almeo ' Matinoo. Digo, 26, Grand Farowoll Nigh Hcalo'of Prices—Admisslo Olrcla and Parquotto, $1 aegording to lucation, < HOLE. Baturday, Saturday avening; {1, Resarvod ‘soats, Dress ).~ Yeirat Ralcony, 750 And 1, ocond Laloony, 20 aud Gio, 5, 230 Halo of sonts to comtnonce Thursday moriilng, Usunl e- duation at matin CHICAGO MUSEUM, Moot betwor Stats sad Doachors, R J. WATEIS 0 vov < oee- Managar. GRAND OPENING WERK! With its Great Colloction of Curiosities, and BLAISDELL'S HUSEOM COMPANY! JOHN DILLON, Mra, MARY MYIIRS, anda lostof olld Iavaritas t Jobin Lirsugbam's oxcollont comady of ROMANOCE AWD REALITY. I!lnéwlfiyl!!)lu_‘rdliuymn({nwfl TI‘JESGDAY.' T!IU&L@X}A". ant e etonn o - h A Dalinor tho Musam, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY. std [+ FRIDAY, Qenoral price of admiyston... 30 Cents FARWELL HALL, 10ith Annivorsnty of the Birth of Nootlovon~THURS- DAY EVENING, Doo, 17 THE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY & ORCHESTRA. PART I nt!—Orcliesten. Grand Blass bn €, Kyrie, Glorla, Credn, Saustis, Bonediotue Aggu Dol —lioothovon Socloty; (o Solo parts by Mrs, J. AFarwoll, Birs, O, K. Johiusod, Mr. U, £, Taplor, Hir. Clatlos 7' ook, RT J1,—Clioral Fantaste for Piana, Ghorus, and Or- clioatra—3irs, Roglua Watsos (hor lirit appoaratca in Gitoagoy, Neothovou oclaty nd Qrolistra, Noanaand At Portillo "—Miss Jossica 1is. oli—(Irirat movemnt's andonzn by M. Utiorus, **i1al+ n Socloty. hor Subscrntion s of Tansen, Mo- itht 0 olicars of' (he.Soeinte o Lickats to L1115 CONCERT ONTY not & Lowls, 136 Stato-st., 2t at on doline aseh. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. and ut Farwoll MONDAY LVE tho waok (Erlilay Sutusdity Matinony, fouracts, eotitled CILOUIDSI Dll:,r\hl‘\né Eveulng, Doc, 18-Beoefit of Mr. W. II, MoVIOKERS THEATRE. EDYWIN BOOMEL Wil appear for TILS WEEK ONLY I Lis mastorly ron itions ol the Shakspearcan oharactors, SHYLOUK, OTFEHT:LO, AND TAGO, SUYLOCK SOTHELLY - Doc. 14, osory cvening durin o) nud_at the Wednosday and Tred Marsdci's colebrated play 1a s folluwe & K Noniny, Tuosday, ed Satiday nichteas Wodnioaday and Eriday nihts as,.... 1 bt and Baturday matings as..e . ses . [AGU k_an_ entire change of ohnraciers. Hoats ean el wix days In advauco without exta charo. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TONY DENIER’S PANTOMIME TROUPE. Thursday, Friday, aud Saturday, and Saturday Mati- gy, the now und soreaming pantoinimo JACK AND TOE BEANSTALX. Specialty Actistn, comprisine leish, Daton Comte s, Tt Bomots, Usthnast] S, Sinds and fadet baueing Rcraits, SEaiing od edestal, ducling, ddva Donkiy, Dorforniing Ani- Bonin, Tonatiul Aoalo. N Seumory, New Frioks, Now Wardrobes. GRAND OPERA TOUSE, FRED ATk eppoilo Shoran o A WEEI OF PURE MINSTRELSY! Kelly & Leow's Famons Ninstrels IN A BILL OF GENUINE ETHIOPJAN FUN, [rory vz nd Wlnonday i Sabdy Sabiness, s Dee: SRl prodietion of f [ gm'lhi‘m of Sioraos Cumo. Opars, outtiiod 1 METLF AU HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL FAIR, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! CLOSING-OUT SALE! A largs atack of Qbildran’s Clothing, and frosh Involcon for the 1lousvhold Art llnsnnnmm. arriving 1ov 1aty fur tho Fatr, Wil Do oftored at roddeed prices. sale Wiealar & Wilsonte sowine aohitng Houiiay 165 sty 0o and aftor Monday afternoan, 1t OOEAN NAVIGATION. " STATE LINE. Nr\v Yorle to Glaxgow, Liverpool, fl‘f!fnnh and Landanderyye=tin g, i Ol do- il Blemmgia wil aall fronu Piur o, 38, North Vivor, a3 tol- KTATI OF GTORGI REATIE OF INDIANA i ! BIALE OF GEONGIA ‘odhosdngs Vot Aud ovory Wadnesday tharor r, taking passongars al heongh raton to alt parts of Great Britaln and Iroland, oy, vsdop, Douimari, sid dorupar, Dratip g ol s ¢ SALBWIN' 8 00 Aronts 13 Brontway, Now Yorie Btaerago Ulfiow, No, 45 [irc day, Hicorag na lo S e N Bioutoap, i pl i 2 JOUN Ty 3 Goi'l Westorn Agont, 6l Glackst., Glticago, CUNARD MAIL LINE, Salling Threg Times a Week o end from? BRITISE PORTS. LOWEST RATES. n’l‘\";:mmt:ifin s OMioo, northwoat cornor Clark aud i e, VB, DU VIR, donoral Wetern Axonts National Line of Stoamships, NOTICH. Themast sontherls routo hins always boon adopted by this Uaispany toavoud foo wad hieatllands, Salling rom fieve York for LIVERPOUL and QUENS. FOWN ovury BATURDAY. Satling from N, York for London (diroct) brary fortnight. {Inbin passnus, 0, §30, eurronor: stooenke, ot greatly reducod ratos. ‘Ioturn tickota at luwest ratos, Drafta'for o1 ond e, ener Oln! udoiph-sta. (oppos Sherman House), Uhloago, S {ofRousanew CGreat Westorn Steamship Line, From Now York to Bristal (England) direot. Cornwall, Capt, Stanper, Saturday, Dee. 10, Great Westorn, Capt. mdham. PR R AR b i Tiako Shors & M. sy Tty qo. 0y b Goul Brolght Dopt "GO, McDONALD, Axont. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. Fxruanpuon os Reseanson Manss.t Sstoray oz copted.” @ Sundny oxcoptod. 1Monday ozcoptod, Tive Sundey at 800 & ooe § Daity, T reor CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Iicket Offces, 62 Clarkett, (Shermun House), and 36 Canals 4ty ‘corner Madisonsst,, anid at the depots. Wodnendav, Doo, 23, Waitnesday, Jdan. 4 E; dArrive, «PaolfioFast Lin # Dubugu Day 1 aDubuquo Night tix. via Ulint aUmalia Night Exro Ireeporbé b ‘~Depot coruer of Walls, o7l S Danot cortier of Canal amd 1iinmie. MICHIGAN CENTRAL & Mr WESTERN RAILROAD, Hai (yvia matn avd atr Jino), Morning tizpros Nighe Hcpross CRICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD. Clicago, Kanear Clty aud_Denver Short Line, vla Loufri. am, Sfo., and Chicaqo, Springfleld, Alton and St, Zatils dne, Unton Depot, Wett Side, near dfadison.ats ieket Officess At Dépal, and 193 Kandulphesl, Arriva, Kenean Oty and Donver Fast Ex, Kusas City Expres: 5t Louls and Spris ‘Peorin and Keokuk Expio Chilcaga Paducad ltaiiro: Strentor, Lncon, Washington Joliot & Diwizht Acoommodation, i 5 £ £t o B 50 b CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILRUAD. Enfon Depat, corner Sadison_ and Canal-sts, Ticket 0flee, 63 Suuth Clrk-ats, oppusite Sherman House, and af Depots Leave, Arrive, pom, Miiwaukes, Madison, enroe &) m.[v4:00 " 7:45 p, m. Pratrie i Ghioy, Looal. Milwaukee, La Grosse, Witioua, St.Paul & Minnonpoly througi Yiipres; also, via Alifwaulkeo, 0: ] Sonashis &' Groon Hagu.cove.ed(9:30 20 m. ¢ 4:00p. e e e Thiions "'""u“ idsha, Ureon| Tiny's o #6100 po 11, |*11 008, w0 Milwankeo, L Crosso, W P18 R Bt. Poul'& Minoeapolls, Fast Egpreas 8ut5p.m.ls 758 m, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. 3 Enkrot, ani Faotaf Turentyareond:t, Tt Bepot, ook S LK Bl 6] Tosntymromnits Tlekd Teaze, rrive, Bt. Louls Expre 8t Louls Fast 1 Calrod Now Orleany i Cairo& Now Urlaaus Ez Spriugtiold, Veorl & IC Duhuduo & Sjoux Oity Iix. Dubuiqup & ¥t Dudgo Ex, Gilman Passongr. CHICAGD, BURLINGTON & QUINCY BAILROAD. Dttt ana Sisteeninate.Tiekes ‘Oees, 33 Glariarss and at depols. & 8 & 8 ik iEx1? 8 b2 1! . m| Leave, | Arrice, Mail and Express, Ot il StrosiaE ubugue & Sloux Qity b, Pactlc kaut Ling, tor Ol Katsne Cily, Loavenworth, At o & 8L, Iy 15 Texas Lgpros Aurora Pas Blendote, Uttawa &£ Hircator Fadi Aurora Bassenger, i ‘Aurora Passongor (Suiiny Dubiaua & SouzCity ap, PacilicNight Bxp, for Omn Kanws City, alilzon Dowier's S t Lenvonworth, At b Josonh Lzp rovo Accommodatiin| (irovo Accommoatian| Acenmmodation KANKAKEE LINE. !, Soat Lake-st., and depot Soot Ticentye ke e Teave, | Arrice, From Central steomd-st, Tndianapolls, Loulsrilla & Clnct il Doy Firiaa In.innapulis, Loutsiiife vttt 1xpros (iatly) * 9:058, m.|* 8:25 pu m. 7:2 b, | 753, . CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LINE. From Pittsbura, Cincinnatl & St. Louts Rallieay depot, cor: er Clinton and Carrolieita., Weat Sida, Tick 3 Thiiofapestn st ety | e2 Ste, Hickel aice 150 Teave. Arrive, Tndinsyalln Fouisrllo & Olnein ™ A a) .|* 8:008. m,[* 8:10 p, m. T bl ] oot natl (dall 7:408. atiy) LOUIS RAILROAD. 7:30p. m, PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & S T e, Tl WS-t s et Leaze. Arrive, St [T Coluinbu, Pitts] Night Fxpross (dsily). 2:0p, m.| 7408, m, PITISBURG, FT. WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAY, Day Ex 0, . | Ductfio [ . East L 1 s 4900 a' §4:05u, in. Ly DALTIMONE & OHID RAILROAD ro and Oho Kailroarl deyots, fuol of South s’ Tircatysecond-ats, Ticket afice, 03 La= Mall, B Expro CHICAGO, R?FK I‘SLAND l‘](sl:IWIFlfl RAILROAD. Depol, coruer ar arranad, Ticket afice, 165 WABASH-A. LKINS! on Do . Admila- The great Califorals Landy viol i 10 &, 10, ta 5 p.m, alon, %3 conte, Lialve ticko ¥ BOXES OF GAMES, A HANDSOME CHRISTMAS P 185 -~ STATE-ST. - WINTER_RESORTS. "WINTER RESORT. N MR ropriol Wil inforsaatlon, addeoss . LIDGERWOO1) S CO.y v, . Diuaniers sall ovory two woeks, S, . g FAIRBDANKS’ STANDARD SCALES OF ALL KINDS: FAIRBANKS, NORSE & 00, 111 & 118 Lake St,, Chlcago, Bocarefulto buyonly the Genuine, Arrive, Qmatie, Leavoun'th & Atclifson x|} Pern Avgomimorfativn. &0 Kighi lizures FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. $5.00 Packages oF FRACTIONAL CURRENGY IN EXCHANGE FOR Bills of National Crrvency, AT TRIBUNE OFTICE. v H . { i