Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1874, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1874, —— e —_—— e e THE CITY. POMOLOGY, ARRMYGENENTH FOI A NATIONAL MEETING, At tho bicoolal Convention'of tho Amorican Pomologient Bacloty, hield in Boston in Soptem- bor, 1878, it wan votod to nccopt the invitation tondered by tho Illinofa Stato Horticultural So- cioty, and to hold tho next Convention in Chi- ongo. Accordingly tho Xxccutive Bonrd of tho Illinois Bocloty mot in this city yestordsy to considor tho arrangenents nocossary to bo madoe for the Convention. Tho mceting was held in tho offico of tho Prairic Farmer, and there wero pregout Nobert Dougles, Prosidont of the #into Torticultnral Sociely; Dr. E. 8, Iull, Tresidont-clect ; O. B. Galusba, Becrotary; W. 0. Flagg, Sverotary of tho American Fomologi- cal Bocloty 3 Jobn P. Roynolds, Becratary of the Intor-Stato Industrin]l Exposition ; and Mossrs, Worlhington, Starr, Baundors, Parker, Earl, and Cobb. "Tho objeet of tho meoting wns atated by Mr, TFings, who saidl that it was necessary t0 ascot- toin what provisions would be mado in Chieago for tho Convention in Septomber, 1876 Mr, Roynolds euggeated that tho Exposition Duilding wau of all otliers tho bost adapted o o grand pomological display, and though ho was not suthorized to offer tho building, ho would suggost that tho Bourd pay o visit of fuspection and dotermina for_themeolves the quostion ol jts desirability, 1f tho Convention were held during tho tmo of tho aunnal Exposition it would havo the advantago of reducod railvay fares and Lotol rates, hesides necuring o largor attention that it could otherwiso rocoive. Tho question of oxpenso was touched wpon by Dr. Jlagg, who said that tho outluy requirad by 4ho Couvention would be partly mado good by the State Hortioultural Socicty's aunual appro- priation by tho Stato Legislaturo, and ho folt coufident that an additional apvropriation could bo securod this winter in viow of the Convention, The balance of tho oxpenses would have to bo made up by contrilmtions. Thoro was & pros- pect (hat apnco Tor displny would havo to bo pro- vided for ench Stato, and, if this were done, it smight becamo necossnry to orect an addition’ to iho Exposition Building. Ar. Worthington favored tha selection of somo other plico thun the Exl;oaillml Building, or nt Jozst ho was oppoaed to howding the Convention Quring tho progress of tho autual Exposition, Tor they would stirely bo crampod and placed at B dinadvantago if they joined in thio general sliow. Alr. Rognolds enlled attention to the advan- tagos to bo gained by making tho Conveniton and pomologicsl display o part of the Exposi- tion, aud expressed tho holiof thnt the queation of raquisito spaco could bo sntisfactorily sot- tled, In tho mattor of attendance and public interest the Pomological Soviety would bo tho ainor. 8 Upon motion of AMr. Starr, s Committeo of flve were appointed to report ab tho Jaouary meoting of the Exocutive Board of tho State Hortieultursl Sacioty, to be held in Springflold, tho bost. place in Chicngo to hold the_oxpsition of tho bionnisl Convention of the Pomological Bociety. 3lonsrs. J. Reynolds, Daniol Worthing- ton, L. P. Ellsworth, 1i. P, Bmory, and W. C. Flajy; wero appointod such Commitioo, ‘Plio Board and tho Committoo then ndjourned to havo a Jook at the Exposition lmll(]hlgi. 1t wag tho genoral boliof that the plan of jolning with the annunl Exposition of 875,108 for the best intorests of the l'omological Socioty, and it was found that amplo spaco could bo furnishod in tho building, the consorvatory being given up to ihe display of _ilowers, plants, and vines, Mr. Teynolds stated that ho would lay tho matter boforo the next meating of the Divectors of tho Expoeition, in time to give an auswor beforo tho January meeting of the State Board. > It is to bo earnestly hoped that tho proposition to unito tho national pomological display with tho Chicego Fxposition of 1875 will provail, s, in tho ovont of a enerally fair crop next year, it is regarded o cortain that tho digplay of fruits from every Stato n tho Union will far excoed anything of tho kind over scen in Amorica, It would constitute o magnificent fonture of the Exposition, whilo it woitld atiract o degroe ofat- tontion and public iutorest such sa the Pomolog- eal Socinty would bo unable to work wup if its Convention wero hold either boforo or after the Lzposition. e FREEMAN ALLEN, BTRIKING INSTANCE OF INGRATITODE. A yonr ago Treeman Allen, of Terre Haute, Henderson County, Ill,, saw in somo Chicago pa~ per an_cdvertisomeut to tho offect that Aliss Molly Parsons wanted to got & husband. Thia announcemont nttracted Freoman's attontion, all tho moro sinco the girls who lived i lis neigh- borhood did not have those qualifieations which his great sonl longed for, Ho wanted 2 city wifo, with a bronder range of feoling and expori- enco than country lasses geuerally possess. So bo bogan a correspondenco withh Molly, which Insted nearly & year, and which closed whon he discoyerod she was simply coaxing money out of im. This correspondonco was .published in Tix TrivusE, and wno read with the interost it de- eorved. It Inid the soul of Freeman Allen open to the publio grze. Ono could almost hiear hia sighs snd groans a8 ho surrendered ono $6-noto after another—all for love. Ittold of Lis love for naturo,—how ho wns Y\null!ngncubbn 0~ rden 3 how ho lm(pc(l Lig love would belp his oaring, and how niter marringe he would lavish untold wealth—$100 s year—upon her. Tho ‘public read theso lotters 3 and, whilo it lnughed at Freeman, yot it symonthized with Lim oy the coming of his sweethenrt was delayed month after month, aud grieved with him whon ho dis- covered how elio was tryiog to get §25on the strength of an empty trunik. But it seems that a copy of the paper con- taining theso lotters found its wayto Terro Haute, Freoman bad bid his love in his own 1:080m, and nons of bis pnuB!u know anything of 1his little romance which had gono on in their midst. They bnd noticed that Allen was at timos n littlo depressod,—off his fead,—but thoy ateributed it to dyspepsin, not to o sorrowing licart, Bo thoso lettors camo upon bhis towns. mon liko a thunderbolt, and thoy wero filled with oxcoeding ungodly glee, and thoy gathored b crosgroads and country taverns, and the bosy ronder of tho congrogation read tho cpistles aloud, amid much rojoiciug. It was the sub- ject of conversation all over lendoruon County, and wherever l'reeman Allen went 80MO oo was sure toynuk him how it was with RMolly Parnons, and whether he had gotten his 50 back. Thoro was Riggling among tho girls whom Allen had noglocted; and, whon in church, proyors wero asked Tor n person in ofiliction, overybody ind nn nnplonsans way of turning around t0 Jook st Allen to seo how it struck him. This opon geniality of his neighbors—tho Lindly intereat they toko in his morrows—scemu to havo disagreod with Allen, and the ungrate- {ul fellow oven goes Ko far 88 to thronton tho papor which lifted him from obscurity aud madp & man of him—which introduced him to_the Northwest, with o beantiful top-bead on him, aud which corrected his spelling, proppedup his granuanr, and gonorally sinod by fim maufully hrough allbia troubles. Iero i his opistlo : Penne: HAuTE, TIL, Dec, 14, 1874, T the Ldltor of The Chicays Tetbune : 811t : You luve disgraced me_ by publishing flio cor- respondenco botween wiyuelf aud 3lias Yarsons s aud now my littlo lown ls entirely noisy aver that atticle, Yow, I shall prosecute you for publisbing my corro- npondenco without my couscat, uk I never ordered it 10 be published, nud no ediiar Hut u matura fool would Beteny the lovo correspondence of «n honest deaf man 10 the world, Now, you liall bo respovsibla for $15,000 damago, and my uiicle, a prominent lawyer of twentys two years' oxperience, 'will tako tho coro, unless you mako o flnal settlement, 1t yon havo anything 10 Ay on this subject, you can Writé mo Ly mall, aa 1 sm not n reader of your paper, aud you unced Not send wy wota suck articles 1o this town, nor to L Tlar 1¢ ather papers coplen that arlicle, you shull ba Biblo for it. Reapectfnlly, FIRENAN ALLKN, Owing to tho intoront taken in Mr, Allen’s sor- yows by tha pooplo of Terro 1aute, it acemuhiest to answer throngh the papor, and not by mail, ns. ho deslros, Evon thongh' o doeo nat read tho aper, somoe kind friend will bo found who will oll him of the l'0'-"-‘\lll of his lotter, Upon his sondings o bill of particulars of the damago auf- fored,—sue decigion In Tilton-Beschor caso,~tho monetary queation will receive prompt consid- eration. St THE TANNERS, A CONVENTION OF TILE CRAFT. A wecting of tauners from all portions of the eountry, but cbiofly from the Westorn and Mid- dlo Btatos, convenod last ovening iu the Palmer Houso, Quite o number of hide and loather donlers wore also prosent, as the intorests of the two branchos of businens aro almost idontioal, Tho mooting wes ealled for tho purposo of adopting somo plan of distinguishing betwoon good and bad Dhides, snd also to entor into somo agroemont whereby the tanning tmsiness could bo sot frco from many of the fraudulent proctices with whioch it s now incumbored. Mr, Thomss Wallin, of this city, was unznimously electod Chaurman for tho day, snd after oxpounding the varlous ooy for which the moeting had been called he roferred in _atriking torma to the provailing practices of salting down and waloring hidos, ANONG TIE AUDIENCE: wero tho following: L. 0, Lolat, Uincinnatl ; T, T, France, Louisvillo: Wilhnn Bhuft, Lonie- villo; Conrad Fabol, Louiavillo; Jullus Long, Cincinnatl; Willinm DPlatz, Racino; L. Kriegvillo, Lonisvillo ; 1 Maoney, Columbup, Q.; M. Waod, Loulsville; Irodorivk Monk, Louiavillo: Dantel Ilallonbergor, Louisville 3 W. J. Wecks, Doston : 8. A. Kimball, Milwan- kao ; Jorome Qross, Dotrolt ; Goorgo Kirby, De- troit; M, O. Tillinghant, Chlcagos d. W. Hto- vony, Konosbn ; L, B, Shopherd, Chicago 5 J. T, Toborta, Boston ; Goorga W. Allon, Mitwankes ; . Lliel, Chiengo 3 J. W. Oakloy, Chieayo; O. Troutweino, Lonisvillo : Thomas §, Wallor, Chi~ engo ; 1% Lpsteln, Obleago; O. L. Zachotzsolio, Bt Paul; Josoph Phillips, Milwaulteo. MR, GEORUE W. ALLEN, of Milwankeo, was the firat spoaker. Ho said that tho tannory presonted no front; thure was no unity, and consoqtiently no progross, At L)muunl. solo-toathor tanner whon invosting in iden wns obliged to buy both flne and coarso bides. What ho could not couvert iuto wolo loathor ho was obligod to scll atn gront loss. In England sll the lides woero soxted out iuto lots, not by their quality but by the kind of teathor they would make. What was neoded most in this conntry wnu o sciontific gradation of every hido brought into markol. o wanted all grub hides to bo called and sold os damaged bidos, whothor thero was one grub or o huudred in thom. Agein, the tmnuer was obliged to purchase brandod and cut hides nmong thoso that hio bought ss firet-cinss hides. For somo lonther, brandoed hides did woll enough, bub thoro was alwaysa loss on cut bhides. If tho hide-producor choso to cut his hides, lo nlono should suffer tho damages, and not try to lay it on tho shoulders of tho tannors. Sposking of doctorad hidos,—that is, ndes that Liave cither been watorod or salted,~tho Bpoaker enid that the dealer who sold such hides a8 sound and good wns liablo to & criminal prosocntion for frand, and ho, for oue, intended horeaftor to on- forco the law. Mit ELIEL, of Chitengo, eald that o iad axnorlonged o grant denl of trouble in buying hides. Tho hides whicl: the tanners bought for No. 1 wore usually sold in grent part for No. 3, aftor tanning thom. But the complnints of tho tanners woro not limited to hides alone. There woro othor injus- tieca in the busivess which bo thought ought to have been rightod long ogo. Whntevor the tanner bought he s oxpected to pay cosh for “it: whatover Lo mold Lo counted himselt doing woll 1If he got paid for inside of four montbs, Bosides this fomo of the different kinds of leathor ofton remained ;fin haud for soveral months boforo a market could be found. 1o boped that In at- tompting to right tho wrongs of the tannera this fact would be taken into considoration, as woll n8 salted, walorod, and out hidos, B, CHOWT, of Dotroit, sald that iu that city abont 1,000 hides wore tanned oach woelk. “Tho butchors tako off thoir bide in o vory bad condition, A Iargo por cont soro good, vet if they woro graded business could’ b conductod much “moro oconomically, Ho snid that in every car-load which he bought 110 uaually found at loast fifty branded hidos, aud, a8 1o was & belt Jenthor manufacturer, theso woro of 10 ueo to him, and had to be sold at a gront roduction, 3 3R, CONTIAD, of T.ousville. atatod that they sworo afllictod with similar troubles in lua city. "Ho thought thattho trouble did not lio ko much in the non-classifien~ tion of hides as in tho fact that cut hidus wero almost iuvarinbly gold as first-class. e hoped that the meeting would adopt some rules by which dealer s would bo compolled to sell good hidhs at good prices and poor oues at poor prices, theroby compelling bulchers to be more careful in entting thoir hides. Mr, Oakloy, of Chucago, Inquired if tho tan. nera bind over thought that thoy themsolvey wore perhaps an much Lo blamo for these frands as tho hide-deslers. If tho hides were waterod the tanuers must hovo beon a party to tho traneac. tion. 1t was the question of prico moroe than of quality that sold tho hido, Alr. Bond, of Toledo, anotbor_hide-dealer, co- inclded with the views oxprossed by Mr. Oukley, but Lo chioso to couch them in etronger languazo, He accused the tanners of vaciliating from deal- er to dealer, whérover they could buy the cheap- est hides, without questioniug whother the hides wera good, bad, or indifforont, Mr. Allen roplied by stating that he, as agent for tho isconsin Leather Company, bad bought nothing but A No. I bides for the past two years for uppor leathor. Wherover bio bought, ho hnd insigted on_getting firsi-cluyg bides, aud Lo had nover failed to get them, Sovoral other npoakers also volunteered ro- marks, notably Mr. Ullman, W. J. Weeks, and Mr. Shufl, of Lonisville, The moeting sd- Jourued ala fato bour, without mccomplivhing anything, to meot at 9 o’clock this moruing at tho samo pinco. e THE AMATEURS. BUSINESS MEETING OF TIHE FINST REGIMENT, I'he First Regiment Illinois State Guards held a business-meoting Inst night at their arniory on Laoke street. In tho absouce of Capt. Curpon~ ter, tho Presidont of the rogimont, [Capt, Knox, of Compsuy B, was called to the chair, snd Liout. Jarncgen was appointed Sccretory pro tem. Capt. Collins, as ono of the committes to mo- tify Gon, A, €, McClurg of hin olcction ns their commanding ofilcor, presentod the General to tho command, Gen, McClurg nddressed tho regiment in o brief speech, thanking them for tho honor they Liad seen propor to confor upon him. Ilo informed his men that his whole soul was with them, and it would bo his endeavor to make of them & command that Chicago would bo proud of. Maj. Hubbard was then presented to tho com- mand, aud took advautage of the opportunity to return to them bis {hanks for tho honor they had conferred in electing him to the Majority. Maj. Hubbard, from the Board of Admunistra- tion, then offored, a8 an amendment to their Constitution, tho following : ARTICLI X1 —BECRUITING COMMITTEE, Ssoziow 1. Thio commandiug oficur of the’ pugi- ment shall annunlly appoint o Itecruiting Committue, toconsist of ono ifleld-oflicer and oo member from each commpany, whoso duty sliall be to rass finally up- on poiitions for uemberavip, ‘Tho ‘roport of sald Committeo for oragatust any caudidate shall bo made to tho company_ through which the application for uenthership elall be racetved, and. froth iin- declsion thcra abiall be no appeal, SrC,2, Sald Commiites shnll bo governed by tho action of tho mnjority present ut any meetiug, Suc. 9, All peraons whoso membership shnfl_not buve icen perfocted by the payment into tho Regl- mental Treasury of tlelr initiatory feo ut tho {imo of tho ndoption of thin nmendnient to the Coustitution shall bo subject to thn setion of waid Comuwltivo, »4._Upon the_ request of two or mOro compa- ho Board of Administration shall present to the reginunt chargen agalust suy company, a two-lirds vols of the regiment it aball b6 ox requested to withdeaw from tho organization, “Iic amendment as above was votod on by soc- tions and carried, The next business in order was tha appojut. ment of tho regimontal stafl officors. Gen, M Clurg onnounced that hio was not yet prepared to make his appolutments furthor thun to an- nounce the now hnnrd of Administration, which wau a6 follows : BMaj, 8. 8. Hubbard, Capt, M, B, Carpenter, Capt. I, B. Kuox, Liout. W, Dick- iugon, and Lieut. 8, Apploton, A committes of eovon wns, on motion of Quartermnstor Gillospio, nppointed to wait on GUon, Shorman, and the Coole County delogation in tho Stute Logislature, snd consull them In ro- gord Lo the passago of & now AMilitiu bill by tho noxc Qonernl Assombly. Tho Committes ap- pointed consiatod of Maj, Hubbard, Capla. Knox, Carponter, and Ilawlay, aud Liout. Dickinson, Qunrtormanter Gillegplie, and Adjutant uynie. Thero being no furthor business belors the rogiment, the meoting adjourned. gl dosu ke LOCAL LETTERS, ONE OF CHIUAGO'S GHEATEST WANTS, o the ilitor of 1'he Chicago T'ribune ¢ Bm: Chicago, Tho Queen of the North and tho West,” has many noblo benovolent Institu- tions, aud yot I would say to her, s the *Master” sald tos cortain oxomplary young man, who eupplemontoed a vital question Ly n rolioarsal of his good deods, *Yat ona thing thou lnokost.” Inr great clty liko' ours, and in timos like thoso wo aro now pasning ihrough, there saro mauy who aro tomporatily suffering from lack of roady weans. I do nat al- ludo to profossional mendicants or chronio borrowers, but to lonest, hard-working folk, who, by roason of eicknous or lnck of om- ployment of the * Lroad-winner™ of ilio house- hold, are compolled to resort to tomporary lonns upon perdonsl soenrity, or pledges of porsonal offects, to Lridgn over the chasm of want whick confronts thom, I'his class of persons rre, as o rulo, too proud and independent to apply to rolief wociotios or similar organizations for aid, and would antfor any amount of privation rathor than submit to the mortification of doing it, and so they aro driven to the ‘*Bhylacks," who, undor the sign of threo golden bally, are liconuod to advauce thom ln{whern from ouc-fourth to one-ifth the valuo of thelr pledgen of potsonnl of- fools, nt tho rato of 10 por cont a month for thirty days, and thon, if tho artlclos are not ra- doomed i Lhe usnry paid, lhur are forfoltod and tho pawnbroker ns a rulo doublon his money every nlxt‘{ days, ho Lhat with o caplial of few thousand dollary ho 18 nblo {n o fow yonrs to reliro with an ample fortuno, all mado out of tho necosnltien of the poor, Now, what Chicago wauts, and whnt ovory largo city wants, for tha leucllt of this class of its population, iu o regulnrly-chiarterod pawnors’ bank, with nmplo capitnl, whoro daserving porsons can ob- tain loany upon plodges of porsonal proporly without boing eaton up by the oxtortions of tho ardinery pawibroker, 1In Baaton thoro {8 wuch an_inatitution, with a Inrgo capital, T'ho stockholdars onnnat recoivo dividends to oxceed 8 por cont antmally, and tho President and Directora aro prohibited from re- coiving any snlary for tholr sorvices, The clorki and appraisors, of conrso, aropaid thosama anthe employes of othor banks, Whon I invostigatell their mothod of dolug business somo years ago, tholr rulo was to advance 76 por cont upon the appraised valuo of Lho pladgo deposited, and the rato of interestchargod mmli}g porcont amonth, nnd the lonns wero mado forsix monthy, with the privilego of an extonsion of pix monthn on luy- ment of intoront, waloss tho pledges had dncliucd in value, in which cave, to uno stock-jobbors' perlance, the margin had to bo mado pood. At stated porfods the Board of Dirootors had to ro- port the condition of ths banl, aud if thero way nuy surplus after paying tho exponses nnd divi- doudy, it wom divided amouy certain specitiod charitublo inotitntions, 0 Of courso, in tuo Went, where thore {8 a scaro- ity of surplus capital, nnd tho rato of {nterost is hiigh, & bank of this doscriptiou wonld be com- pollod to charge s highor rate of intarest, and tho stockholdors should get Inrger roturns for thefr investmonts ; but still I think that a pawn- ors' bank could_bo established in Chicugo, which would Lo n good invostment for the stockhotd- ors, and at tho snmo tima an almoat incalculnble bonetit to thousands of worthy cltizens. My objoet iu this communication is nob to ex- haust tho subject, but sluml{ to mako & sugges- tion, intho Lopo that it wilt attract nttontion, and provoko a discussion among our bonovofent monayed mon which will rosult in some tangiblo benoflt to tho clags in whose bebalf I writo, Cu10Auo, Dec. 16, 1874 “Yerior," s GENERAL NEWS, “DBuy or I will buat,” is tho briof but oxpros- nival suuouncomont of a Madison stroot shirt dealer. Sbuffeldt & Co., liquor-dealors, st tho corner of Adams stroot and Tifth avenuo, loft two easks of apirits on thoe walk for shipmont Iast ovoning, and gomo unknown porson carried thom off, Ldward Wilson was found in a boardor's room at Mr. Halpin's houso, No. 19 South May stroet, Inst ovoniug, arraying himself in o suil of clothes and o pair of boots., I was arrestod. Among yestorday's trausfors appoars that of a batch of ninoty-fivo lots sold by the Inmboldé Parle Residouco Aunociation to Ellas Groene- baum for 264,000 ' Tho tomporaturo yestorday, as observed by L, Mannsse, optician, 83 Madison stroot, undor TitE TripoNE Building, was at 8s. m., 83 dog,; 10 4. m, 353 12 m., 96; 8 p. m., 98; 6 p.m., 57; 8 p- m., 36. At o meoting of the Mulligan Zouaves, hold Monday ovenivg, tho following oflicors ' wwore olectod: Captain, J. H. Farrell, vice J. J. Tlealoy, rosigned; Iirsl Lioutenant, James Reilloy, vice J. H. Farroll, promoted; Second Lioutennnt, Willinin Marab, vice James Reilloy, promoted. _ Prosident, Witham Marsh: Vice- President, J. Black; Lroasurer, Jamos Roilley ; Socrotary, H. L. Keono. Attorney-Gonoral Edaall was in the city yes- terdny. Tho special objoct of his visit way to gnln n personal knowledgo of the working of tho city warchousos, Wikl & view to tho propara- tion of an argument to bo made during the win- tor in tho Munn & Seott caso now pending in tho United States Supreme Court on writ of or- ror from tho Suprema Court of this State. During tho ntterncon ho was ehown through thoe clevators by Assistant Inspector Parker. The Rov, G. W, Northrup, D. D., Prosident of tho Baptist Theologleul Sominary, gaso a ro- coption at his residenco on Rhodes avenuo Tuos- day ovoning to the Daptist clergy of tho city, TReyents and Trustoos of tho Umiversity, faculty of the College, and faculty aud studonts of the Heminary. oro than 200 gupplo woro prosent, comprising meny widely-known citizons, and any numbor of titled uaines, whoso_ownors have won placo in thoworld of lotters and sclonce. It was o thoroughly enjovable feast of reason, though not entircly n fenst of that kind, and wag beyond question tho great theological soirce of the eeason, ADDITIONAL MATS, FACILITIES AT THE STOCK-TARDS, Tho following announcoment made by Post- master McArthur will gladden the souls of the dealers in booves, hys, eto., at the Stock-Yards: The Inst colloction of wmail from tho Stock-Yards Station Poat-Ollice lins hieretofora heon made 2t 5:10 p, m. To.day wa commence making o dater colloction, the mnll Icaving thy ttion ot 5:55 p. m., and reaching the main otico in timo for diapateli in’ tho evenin malls for thio East aud Wost, Wo have boon cnabled togivo this sdditionad and vory important service through tha courtesy of F, E. Morso, Eaq,, General Tyckot Agent of thu Michigen Southern & Lako Shore Matlrosd, who hav kiudly permilted tho tranafor of this mail to be 1udo over his lino of road. 3. McAnruun, Postmanter, RANGAS RELIEF. r. W. 0. Lndlow, of tho Post-Offico Depart- ment, whose residenco is at 154 West Adams atreot, hns been, as will be scen in the following Iotter, appointed by tho Kansas Rolief Commit~ too its agout for the socwring of monoy, food, ota., for fho Kauens sufforora. Ho had entorod upon bis worl, aud alrendy shows a vory cradit- ablg list of monoy subacriptions, _ PARKERSVILLE, Kan,, Deo, 12, 1874, W, 0. Zudiow, ¥ St At of the Committes to nocura aid for the sutforers of this portion of the community, you were appotuted agent for tho Committeoto seeure nid 11 the City =f Chicnga, by request of Charles A. Lowls, and, on molion to that effect, all goodn, etc., ot ard to Lo directed to tho Rev, Jamos if, Green, sa Chisic- man of tho Rellof Commitfee, Very truly, A, Mosen, dn, Secretary Ruilet Commitite, ) s THE CITY-HALL, All coupons on City of Chicago bonds duo Jau. 1, 1875, will be paid at the City I'reasurer’s oflice, if prosontod prior to tho 25th instant, por order ot 5. 5. Hayes, Comptrollor. Tho Committee on Strcots and Alloya for the South Division will moot this arternoon in the City Clork's oflice. Thoy will talk about the ‘Wabash avenue street-railway. Commissionor Shoridan yestordny noticed for tho first time the article in Zarper's, ontitled tho * Reorgenization of the Fire Department of Chicago. Ho oharacterizes it ns the ‘*brolen« windod production of an uuprincipled moral aa- sassin,” Tho Law Dopartment, under chinrge of Judge Dickoy, intend to look up tho law concerning the school fund, and also to prosecute all peraons who sro not paying what thoy owo to this fund, It is roughly ostimatod that thero aro somo $260,000 yet uncolleeted, Tt is thought that the fow, but conclan, recom- mendations made by Gen, Shaler rogarding the Firo-Atsrm Tolograph will iovolvo an outlay of uearly £100,000, with an_additional annusl ex- peuso of about 910,000, Mr. Chinndlor is propar- imyg an oxact aatimsto of tuo suggested improve- ments. Somo cartoonist, name unkuown, is proparing 2 enrtoon which will soon bo publishied i some Tantorn paper. ‘Tho kiud and bonignaut cown- touanco 0f Uon, Shaler will figure as Macboth, snd tho throo Commissionors will o transformed into the threo witches. ‘Tho appointments re- contly mado to the Polico and Tire Dopartmonts could scarcoly ho ntoro incan.‘"rumm thun the varied contonts of tho witchos' kottlo, Among the recont appontinonts to the foree of watchmen in tho Fire Dopartmont is said to be ax-Ofticor Panping, who sowo tima ago, in o drankon brawl, nearly murdered an inoffonsive woman, 1o roslgnad under charges made ngatnst him for this offense, and has not boen hoard of sinco until yestorday, Now that he has soenred Lis appolutmant, it ia but fair that he should ba allowed to romain, Judgo Dickey in compiling his ploadings in the cato of the injuction sorved upon the Board of Publio Works 1o provout them from signing o contract with the Quintard Iron Works for the constraction of tho West Division Wator-Works, Tho injunction owes Its exintenco to tho dissace 1sfaction of tho American Tiridgo Company bo- onusa thoy did not obtain tho contract, As was mentionad at tho timo, the injunction was not worved until after tho contraot hind boon signed, consoquently thore by hoen no delny, and tho Quintard Iron Works aro ut work upon the now enginos, Menury, HBtein, Hirah & Co,, whone premises nt 503 Blato stroot wora recontly hurnod, huve ro- built the building,—o framo one,-~clsiming that tho dawnngo was leen thau 50 por cent. The oard of P'nbile Works, howavor, ure convinced that such {s not the case, and thoy have ascord- jugly ordered thom clther to tear down the im- provemonts, incase tho bullding with briok waile, or nuffor tho fno imposod for auch violations of the firo ordinancon. iv}vury day adil to the neces- slty for n fivo-proof, iron-clad building law. Will not some one of tho now Aldermon take thin subjact in hand, and mnko his mark high in tho calondar of munieipnl aflaira ? Patriok Digann, a drivor fn tho Firo Dopart- mont, was smnrt onongh to play o little trick which hay coat him his situation, ~A storokeoper on Bonth Hniated sireot arrosted a burglar In tho act of gaining entraca to Jis promlses. Diguan, ooming up ot this juncture, volunteorod to tako tho man to the station, ‘Lhe storokeopor agrood to the plan, and Diguau and Lis man took s eir- aultous ronto to the atation. 'Lho curiosity of Aovoral oitizons was arousad, and thoy followed up Dignsn, and waw him allow his_man to caeape. For this e wan suspondad by Marshal Beuner, and wiil bo triod by tho Board shis afterivon, e es ANNOUNGCEMENTS. Tho firat orchestral rohionrsal far tho ¢ Found- lings' 1fomo * concort acours to-morrow morning ab Farwoll Hall. Snve & dollar for tho Youndlings’ Home for Christmna and buy a tickot at Ifeen, Cooko & Co/'sto the grand concert, Dec. 23, at Farwoll Hall, ‘Tho ladion of tho Fifth Presbytorian Churoh hold n fair and fostival thia afternoon and ovon- ing in the church, cornor of Indisna avenue and Thirlioth stroot. Tho Rev, M, M. Parkburst will dolivor a lec- tura on ** Johu Ohinamsu at Ilomo aud Abroad,” in tho Michigan-Avenuo Methodiut Episcopal Churoh, Thuraday ovoulng. ‘Tho #ocond of the sories of Sundsy aftornoon #ormons for the massos will bo dolivered in Far- well Hnlt noxt Bunday aftornoon, by iho Rey. Joln Gordon, of tho Westorn Avenuo Daptist Church, An exemination for admiasion to the High and Normal Behools of thia city will tako placo nt tho High and Normal School Buildings, rospootivoly, Friday of this wook. All candidatos must be ao- tual residouts of the city, and eandidntes for the Normal School must bo st least 10 years of ngo. ‘Ihore will bo & moeting of landlords and roal ostalo renting agentu at tho oflico of W, D. Ker- foot & Co., No. 85 Last Washinglon stroot, Sat- nrdnfl, 4 p. m.. to consult sud foo if o now law for tho protoction of landlords eannot bs framed, and prosonted at tho noxt meeting of tho Logis+ Iature for considoration and passago. Tho Third Prosbytorion Chureh will havos socinblo and fair on Friday ovening of this weolc, in_tho chapol and parlorafol tho church. 1ho fair will opon at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, nod auppor will bo sorved from G to 8 o'clock, Music by Jolnny Iand. Al mombors and frionds of tho Third Preubytorisn congrogation are cor- dially invited, ‘Tho Atheneum givos its rogulnr sociable this ovoning, in chargo of the West Sido Committco, In addition to the usual attractions, ** Signor Blitz," the mogician, aud Prof. Whitney have kindly consented to givo one of their amusing entortainmonts, entitled ** An Ifour in tho World of Magic." All mombors of tha Athenoum aro privilogzed to attond, and to invito thoir friouds 10 como with thom. A mans-meoting of the citizens of the Sixth Ward will be held this ovening, undar tho aus- pices of the Workingmen's Club, at Johu Hick- u{‘a Iall, cornor of I{anover and Twenty-fourth utroots, for tho purposo of adopting the necos- sary moans to compel tho Pitteburg & L'ort Wayno Ruilroad Compnuy to put Stowart svonuo and its intorsostions iu such condition as the laws of thio Stato of Illincis and the ordinances of tho City of Chicago call for. [N SUBURBAN. SREFERSON, The Board of Trustees met in regular acesion Monday., Al of the Trustees woro present, and David 8. Prido, Villago Clerk, and Asa F. Brad- ley, Village Enginoor. On motion of Mr. Welch the rules wers sus- ponded, and the bids for building the bridgoover tho North Branch of the Chieago Rivoer on Bol- mout avenuo wore talen up. The following arc tho bids that wore prosont- od and openod: Dotroit Bridgo and Tron Works, 81,600; Koy- atono Bridge Company, Pitteburg, Pa., $1,015; same, with wooden floor-boams and iron hand- railings, $2,005; #ame, with iron floor-boams and wooden hand-rsilings, $2,105; samo, with floor- boams and hand-railingsof wrought-iron, §2,265; Soulerin, Jamoy & Co., bridge and iron works, Milwaukeo, $2,200; Fox & Howard, $38,120; algo, anothor stylo of bridge for the sum of $8,200; King Iron Bridge snd Maoufacturing Company, of Cleveland, O., §1,480: The Awmor- iean Dridge Compnny, of Chicago. $2,240; samo, w,%on; ughes, Grabam & Cbild, Cinciouati, 2,045, ‘Aftor tho morits of tho respective bridges Lad beon canvassed, which took all of the mnrniu,i sossion, on motion of Mr, Vannatta tho contrac swas nwarded to the King Tron Bridgo Company, of Cloveland, on their bid to build an iron bridge for §1,480, tho bridgo to bo comploted b{ Jun. 90, 1875, This malkes tho fourth bridgo that this Comyany Lias built for the Viilugo of Jofforson, aud the nwarding of tho contract to tho King Bridge Compay gives genoral satisfaction. Mr. Hastings appearcd boforo the Board again and made complaint of that etonch from tho Toor-1lonse sewor ; that it was almoat an impos- sibility to live within s half mile of it. 3r, Tastings wantod tho Dontd to urgo tho impor. tance of this boing seon to immodiately by the County Commissionors. Mr. Lill thought that, as ke had givon tho land for tho purpose of extending Wostern avenuo, it wag no more then just that the village shiowld yay him for moviug bis fouco back, Lho Board, [mmg of the same opinion, granted the roquost. ‘The Village Atcornoy presonted un ordiuunco, whict way adopted by tho Boaxd, to bo known an the **Ruilrond Ordinance,” so thut tho village ean forco tho railrond companios whose tracke aro within the corporation to llenE their fences inrepair and do othor thinga that bolora tho ordinanco was passed the vilingo could not en- forco, On motion, tho Clerk was orderod to huve 200 copios of tho Railroud ordinauco printed. Tho matter of robate in the Turner Pound cago was rafesred to tho Villago Attorney, Lo ro port oy tho noxt moeting of the Board. AMr. 11, Segelkon addressed 2 communication to the Board that thoy had oxtonded Jonea street throngh his land, and graded the samo, and that the Bonrd had " cunningly docoived ™ him, and gono upon his land without giving him notice; aud now if, within thirly days from dato, tho Board did not either fluish tho streot from Mil- Taukee avonuo to North avonuo, or make just compousation Lo him for tha land taken by'the villago, ho wonld obtain his rights in snothor way. Tho commuuication was ordered filod. Pl Clork was ordered to advertiso for pro- posals for graveling Hoffman avonue from Mil- waukeo avenuo to Diversey sirout, to bo pro- souted at the next meeting of the Board, ‘Tho Committeo to whom was roferred tha complaints ugainst Oficors Kimboll and Booth, roported that thoy could 1ot find ang cause of complaiut sgainst thom, but that thoy bo in- structed to protect Mr, Levy the samo as any othor saloon-keoper. Ltoport adopted, “A. L Jackson offered to furnish gravol to the villago for 22 cents pot cubic yard. Referred to Conimitteo on Strcots sud Dridges, A unmbor of resolutions were intraduced and passed pertaining to streots, bridgos, and side- waiks, T usual numbor of bills were presanted, re- forred to difforont committcos, and tinnlly passed, T'ho Bonrd ndjoured for ono weok, 10 moot at 10 o'clock, . m. PARK RIDGIA Dlessiy, McDongell & Joyco, contractors, ara working tho artesian woll night aud day, They liave In uwo the hoaviest machivery In tho West, sudl, with twenty yours' experieuco, are proparod to boro any dopth roquired. ‘Tlioy bavo nuw roachied tho dopth of 270 foot, The first 115 was composod of olny, with a very small mixturo of ravel ; tho romaining 165 Toob I8 principally finmumne, proving very Liard to ponotinte. I Chaoss Club mokt Tuosday evening at the renidence of Mr, Knowlea, Five gnmos wero in progross, the contestants striviug for the cham- Plonship, which, us yet, has not been dovidod, Themusio of the ovoning wan contributed by Mins Lilla Robb, who porformed some brllinnt come positions on tho piunoforto, The noxt gather- ng witl bo at the residence of Col. I P, Rabh, "Puenday ovoning. HYDP, YAUK, Homo of the Hyde I'ark peaple tallk consider- ablo aboub Lomporance, and urgo strick lawy, but they do not come out atrong at meotings. Ono was eallod for Tucsusy ovening to torm a Taw-and-Order Olnb, to seo thut the lcenuo ordinanco Lo onforced, ‘Thore wore porhaps thirty peraoun presont, but all save two wore valoon-keopers ur their supportors, and conscs quently tho Club waa not organizad, and ad- Jourumont was almost simultancous with {he call Lo ordex THI RINK, An Old QOhicage Amusement Renp- ponra. Thoro 1s good protuino of a skating opldomic in Chicago this winter. Tho mania is raglog at Paris, has invadod Now York, and, in tho naturat ordor of things, mist bocoma fashionablo in tho world's third melropolle, The art of wresthng with the ico-fiend has not boon in vogao hare ainco tho yoar 1807, or thoromhout, Chicngo grow tirod of wkatos, and dovoied hor- molf more to tho domestic boarth, tho Iycoum, or tho thentre, Iiut, although tho mind mny be most doveloped by tho two lattor contsos, tho hody will demand excroine, and, noxt to dane- Ingg and_ the fonclng art, what o graceful, no brain-whitling, 8o ecutatic, na the swift skato under cortain condiliovs. Ono of tho first con- ditions Iy that tho skater must remomber not to atand on bia hosd. 1f this primo principle s lost sight of, tho issue s swre to bo dinastrous, In the caso of & lady, & violation of this rule would involyo tho ponal- ty of suicide. Amd tho vital principlo is to ro- mombor that tho foot can only sproad {o a cortaln extont with safety, oxcopt,in tho caso of ncrohats, Any violntion of this rule'mny romult In injury, and yot, on the ice, this cardinel point iu the vary iinrdont to obsorve wheu skimming along tho glossy surfaco, Lquilibrlum in alao to bo regarded with terri- Dblo #olicitude, Tho differongo of » singlo hair removod from thoe left to_tho right side of tho hiond might provo fatal. For thin reason skatorn nhould aiways part their hair in tho middla, Tho colebrity which tho Canadians hayo acquired on thoieo i duo to this custom. The ht, or cap, should be worn straight, for any tilting to ons wido i swro to bo damaging. Thora aro wovoral othor points that ought to bo attondod to, but thoss roferred to nro pouitivoly vital. Tho shurtor the nkator the bettor. Six-foaters nro gonerally failures in tho accomplishment. Toys, not having far Lo tall, grou nlong in Drat-clnsd stylo. The panior is not n bad ally whore the fomalo oxperimenter is uncertain, Mr. G O, $nydor, managor of TILE WXST BIDE RINTE coruer of Ada and Randolph utmu[n, ia responsi- ble for muking Chicago giddy this season with the mnew prospoct of pleasuro. ‘Tho wonthor hae hoon againgt him, but his exertions hiave been admirable. Tho floor of the Rink— which has o capncious srea—ig coverod with a very fuir supply of ice, which has boen carefully Irozon, despito the rathoer lofty stala of the ther- mometor. Of coutse, tho water bulges throngh in nomo {llnmn. but tho general offect is good. One good nll.'hz of frout would mexo the bottom of tho Rink lika tho polished purface of o mirror. THE OPENING was last night. There was o fair turo-out, Sev- eral actively inclined ladies and stoutlomon put in an appearance and vonturod thoir nocka with o herofsm that was truly sublime in this anti- lorolc age. Bt tho ico was rather hurd worlk. Tho skates cut through it almost to tho earth, axcopt o fow squaro yards. Yot some very agilo foats weora performed, Apart from the monoton- ous long sliding, which nonrly any kind of a 8kater can make, thero woro n variety of figures * oxccuted by somo of the visitors. Mr, Dovins, his wife, and n Imi'-lrluud showed to good ndvantage, ' Tho gentleman woro o star- spangied zono, which showed that ho was & champion of #omo sort, Ho also wore side- whiskors of prodiglous extout, aud prosented wto n warliko figure. In addition, flve profegsional _nkaters wore on hand,— MMesgrs, Bluhm, Pratt, Crocker, DBlanchard, nud Johnnio Cook, the latter boing the champion juvenilo skater of tho Northweost. They oxhib- itod, 08 well as tho naturo of the ico would per- mit thom, to tho satisfaction of all presont, tha chiof hits boing mado by Mossrs. Biuhm, Pratt, and “the juvenilo," Soveral cheers rewarded their efforts. AMr. D. L. K, Btewart, s well- lmown lawyer, piloted around several charming Indies, and showed o capacity on the ico quite romarkable in a lawyer. An UNKNOWN DAMSEL, with very long hair, made great stridos from ono end of the Itink to tho othor, and flattoned ber protty little noso once. ‘This did not dishearten Ter, for sho was still skating at last accounts, Several very awkward youbg gentlemon showed an affection for a horizontal attitude that was quite rofroshing to tho spectators. One mnn, in 2 stove-pipo hab, slid with bis noso to the ground all tho timo, but novor foll. It was bard to do- cido whother his volacity lay more in his proboscia or in hia skates, A band—Gorman from the fifo to the trom- bone—discoursod musie of a mingled charactor ot protty long intorvals, Thoy had good wind, but their time might have been improved. Tho urrangements at tho Rink are not yet fully completed, buv will bo within tho prosent weok. ‘The Indios' waitiog-room ia quito com- fortable already ; snd thoro is a neat littla cof- fee-houso, whero one can gip the inspiring bev- erago with a fecling appronching tho luxurious, fio institution: is well-lightod, Chinoso lan= terns Bllpflumuuling tho efforts of tho gas in throwing lustre upon tho scene. 1t is wafo to nuuounce that o visit to the Rink any timo during tho sesson will. not be time wasted—if one i8 an idolizor of tho ico. Somo thiof stolo fitty of Mr. Snydor's admis- sion-tickots Inat evoning, 80 tho public must bo- Taro of purchasiag any pstobosrd {rom out- gidors, INDIANA. Roport of Exs-Attorney=General Den= ny—Tho Smte Normal School—A Lover of Education. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, IxpraNarows, Ind., Dee. 10.—Ex-Attorney~ General Denny submitted a report to-dsy to the Governor, showing tho amount of money hehad collacted for the Stato during the two yoars of Yis incumbonoy. The totnl amount is $200,- 884,70, of which £182,730.78 came from tho United States, pald on war claims, and £82,872.70 from uncluimed court fecs, fines, and forfoitures, ete., the majority of which finds its ‘Wway into tho common-school fuud, The bionnial report of tho Stato Normal School, located at Torre Hauto, was submitted to-day. It i3 nn able aud conciso argumont for Normal education, sotting forth tho labors and noods of the Achool, sud is from the pen of Col. Dick Thompson, President of tho Doard of Trustecs. Tho Normal School Duilding wns orocted soveral yonrs ago, but only two stories liave beou furnished, and now tho Toglslature is asked for sn approprintion of "$02,000 to finish tho basemont and third story, Approprintions are aleo asked for water, stonm-hoating, Mbrary, nud board- ing-houso, smounting to €81,168, Tho re- coipts of the year bavo boon $20,706.83, and the expenditures noarly 210,000 more, loang having beou mado by the Trustoes from Chauncy Rowo to carry on the school. An approprintion of 20,000 ia askied for the pryment of 160 Fac. ulty, nnd o luw is suggestod for the payment of tho travoling-expeuso of students to tho school from different parts of tho Stats, so tiat_its bobofits mny be moro inpartial- ty distributed among tho soveral countioa. ‘T'ho nehool opened with 21 pupils, and last yoar biad 401, 187 males and 214 fomalos, The school baw turned out 41 graduatos, roprosonting 75 countion, Sixty-two por cont of the students bave boen of farmor parentuge. Only Lalf por cont bnd lawyers for fathers, and only 114 por cont aro ‘the children of teachers, ‘he, I’uufl number of puplis who linve been in tho inatitution number 835, exclusive of tho ontrios? in tho Modol School. Chauncy Rose pays tho oxponses of twenty pupils at the Normal Seliool, and_ has slso fuformod the Trua- tecs that ho has sot apart 100,000 from his esitato, tho interest of which s to bo used in aducating porsona unablo to bonr thoir awn ox~ vonsoy, 1lo hus also contributed $4,600 fora Jibrary, — THE WISCONSIN LAND-GRANT. Special Dispatoh to The Chicage T'ribune, Map1gos, Wis., Doc. 16.—Tho Bt. Crolx & Su- perior Railroad Iaud-grant controvorsy, roforred to in dispatchon last night, is not yet sottled. It iy understood, howover, that the Governor will to-morrow iusua cortificatos to the North Wis- consin Railroad Company for the 40 milos of its rond uniting with tho Madison & Portago, Gov, Fairchild having proviously vortitied 20 miles, ‘The question will thon bo, whether it is suthorizod* by tho law of last winter, 1tis concoded that the Company in ontitled to 520 weetions of Innd, und to whatdver of thom it can find within 6 wiles of ity limits, ‘I'ho Pore tngo & Madison Ratlroad Company and the Wik- consin Raliroad form the Mortgage Land Asso- wiation, which clalms priority of soleetion within 0 miloy of tho Indomuity limits, undor provious acts of Congreas aud of the Htate relaive to grants of land for a rond from Madison to Luko Huporior, 1t is possible somo compromise may be agreod on, —_— Capturing Tigors, Jamrack, a London dealor in nnimals, gives tho particulars of tigor-cavture fu Asis, Fuli- grown tigors are nover brought away for the use of shownien, ns thoy cannot bo tamad, and make frouble by guawing aud broaking their cages, Therofore only thone undor 6 months of ngo ara captured. Thio natives stonlthily watch the lnlre st the tinio of braoding, and, upon waylaying a mialo al o distance from tho tomale and bor litor, ahoot him, Tor his hood thoy gt & Governiment roward of fifly rupeon, When' tho cuba are old onongh o live without their mothor, sho i also shat aud bohended, The capturo of the young ones i then safo and onsy. ‘Thoy are kopt nt Caleutts until attor tecthing, nnd aro thenco sont to tho pitrehiagora, The Hnltan of Turkoy buyn many, but most of thom go to manngerion n various parta of the world, Tigora aro also Lilled by tho natives for thoir slius, which, it bLandsonely marked, are worth a hundrod rupnos onch. Tho claws, too, aro hought by the Indian jowolorn and sold for ornaments, Jumrach BAYH that the numbor of mon eaten by tigory in Singa- noza ia vory gront, and that nn’ avoraga of ouoe Chinero woodehoppor disapponts evory day, ——— STATE AFFAIRS, Iteport of tho Trustces of the Nortnhe ern Insane Asylum — The fiates Ilouse Commissioners Make 'Their Ansual Exhibit—A Final Approvrine tion of §500,000 to e Called Eor. Special Dispatch to The Chicao Tribune. Brnivoriewy, 11L, Deo, 16,—The roport of the Trustees of the Northern Inaano Asylum is quito voluminons, but its Juteroating contents mey be stated briofly: Tho building Lns beon com- ploted upon its origiual plan, aud will now no- commodato 450 pationts, They nsk an appro- priation of $100,000 per aunum for the nost two yoars to provide for tho wants of the petionts, Ten thousand dollars more is wanted por nunum for the purposs of puttingup outbuildings, and for ropalirs. Bince the institution hns beon open for the trentmont of porsons, thers Lavo beon admitted 460 persons,~males 284, fomalen 182, Of this number 72 have boon discharged enred ; 92 much improved; 42 {mproved, and G5 unimprovod. Tho doaths have loon 37, and 4 havo hoon discharged as_ mot insnne. Thers woro on tho lst of Decomber, 1874, romuining fn the lospital, 214,—males, 1853 fomales, 70, Tha daily averngo i3 now 210. Where tho insanity wan'loss than three montha, 62 por cont of the pationts have recovored. Over threo mounths and leas than & venr, 33 por cont hava rocovored, Tho nvorage timo in which pa- tionts have rocoveredis six and throo-sighthu mounths. . An immediato appropristion s urged for tho southorn wingof tho building, which hias not yot been oponad, for want of money. Whon this s openad_tho whole number, 450 pationts, can bo recoived. THE LXPENSES ACCOUNT ahowa racoipts from all sources, 8124,350.37, in- cluding balanco on hand at Jnst roport. Of this, 89496170 was approprinted from tho Stalo "Troasury, all of which hint hoon oxponded, save s balauco on Land of 51,203.70. All thio offigors have dono thoir duty woll, and aro specinily commended. TII BTATE-HOUSE COMIIBSIONERS aro at work on their roport. Its moust important foatures, aside from tho progress of tho work, which tho Commissioncra say bhas been very eatisfactory, is tho financial statoment.” This shows™ that thore has beon expended sinco the work began §2,637,675.46, of which $1,010,238.06 Las boon oxpended in tha last two years. Thero is on band to the credit of tho lst appropriation $02,304.6L. Total ap~ propriations, 2,700,000, 'he Commiuslonors will nsk for an appropris~ tion this wintor of §300,000, which exhausts the £3,600,000 allowed to bo appropriated under the Constitution to comploto tho building. Thore is no doubt that that sum will do, and the Commia- sionors expect to complote it within the next o yoais. —— SPRINGFIELD: Ponston=0ffico Disbursemonts~Intera nal Rovenue Iecoiptss Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bpamvorienp, 1L, Dee. 16.—Col. Joeso H. Mooro, United Statos Pension Agent for this district, has just about concluded paying the pensions for the quarter ending with December, Ho has sbout 4,000 ponsionors, and the amount requirod to pay thom is $130,000, making in tho year £600,000, Col. Mcrriam, the United Btates Collector for this district, is just concluding his roport for the fourteonth month of his sorvices as Col- lactor, In thattimalobas collocted £:1,881,994.96, and not o dollar romains on his bzoks uncol- lected of tnxen assossed by tho district officers, and but £2,738.27 of taxes nssoanod by the Inter- nal Rovenuo Lopartmont in tho district romain uncollected, and for this smount applications have beon made, and ara now pending in the Dapartment at Washington, The judgments against the Pokin distillers, obtnined at the Inat tern of tho Unitod States Court, amounting to over $300,000, havo not yot been satistied. It was expected 'tbat a com- promiuo swould bo reached, but it ia uudorstood to bnve failed, and oxccutions for the collection of tho amount will doubtless {ssuo in a fow days, AMUSEMENTS, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, The attondance ab tho Acadomy of Musie lask ovening was very meagro. Tony Denior's Panto- mime Troupo is porforming * Humpty Dumpty Abroad" this woek, and it must be bocause of the recent giut of excellont ropresentations in the serious and gorious-vomio line that this en- tertainment of Denier's is not receiving the pa~ tronago it merits. ‘This is tho moro surprising aa Humpty Dumpty is woll suited to tho tastes of tho sudiences who frequent the Academy. Fony Donlor works hard ; juo leaves no point unobserved, aud bo makes tho most of his part. If b were supported with ouly @ tithe of the onergy he himsolf displays, tho entertainmont would bo most intoresting und amusing to chil~ dren, nurse-gitls, and fowivine dry-goods closks, One foature in tho porformance must bo mentioned, a8 it s regared as Mr. Denior's chicfost succoss, Mr. Pat Rooney, n dirty-faced, ruscslly-looking fellow, appears as a reprosontutive Lrishman, Ho capors nbout and swenrs to tho intenso doilght of tho** gods,” aud finally, after doing his little best to bring disgrace and disfavor upon his nationality, ho winds up with o jig in tho most approved pot-houso stylo, ‘The delight of tho great unwashed is unbounded, and Pat Rooncy must appear again. OAMILIA URSO. ‘The Camilla Urso Company will give two con- corts in Farwell Hull Monday and Tuesday oven- ings. Jowelry for the Wolidays. 1t in tho common judgment and goneral vers dict of el visitors to our ity that tho groat busr- ness thoronghfares of Chicago are ornamentod with a more attractivo, costly, and maguificently arranged class of sfores than any other matrop- olis in tho United Siates, and favorably com- pared by foreign travolers with the business palncen of the old capltnls of Europe. Tho Jowelry store of N, Matson & Co., southwest corner of Btato and Monroo streets, is univer- sally admitted, by all who have seonboth it ox- torior architooture and ity intorior decoration and oquipment, to bo, without oxaggoration, one of tho most elogant stores in the world, Its costly marblo countors, its richly-carved casos, and ita mognificont displsy of jowlry, bronzes, silvorwsro, oto, make it at all timos of tho yuar, hut moro espocinlly darlug tho busy holiday month, one of the most notabls and attrnotivo sights of Chicago, which no visitor to tho city should miss seclug. Thore is porhaps no othor articlo of moromndiso in purchasing which tho buyer must dopond more ontively upon tho soller's reputation than in the sclection of jowolry, Alloys and imitations ero Ho porfect 8 to decoivo tho most oxpert buyers; but, hav- ing dealt steadily with this house for many yoars, tho wholo community kuow that the firm can bo {mplicitly trusted} that ‘the groatest iguoramus can trade thuro, and bo ny sure of pfiumng kood goods ut fair pricos and of bemg courtconsly waited upon as tho more expert and wealthior patron, whoso bill foots up £5,000 & yonr. Thoir copitally so amplo that banics nover cramp Lhom, and thelr trade is o argo that thoy hiave tho firat choico of the mar- kot. 'This yoar thoy huve takon advautago of tho dull timos to buy largoly at pricea much lowar than avor boforo, and for this reason can afford Lo sell at such prives oy would seom prac- ticully to dofy compotition in that important ro- epect. ¥or tha lmltur couvenienco of * their cis- tumors, the houso will romain open ovenings uutil after Clirlstmns, h —_——n No Uso in Talking. Tho prices quoted by that popular “Weat Side store— the New York Blore, Nos, 384 and 288 West Bladizon atrost——ate far below any others for the same quality c: :;:m, and every one who teata 1t will be satisfiok o —_— Ohlckoring Square Grand Plano Extra parlor planos, Al tho latent improvements, Warranted to vleane, or m, _Tusi's Tamplo of Slite, 3 Vap. Bue iroet. —____MAREIAGES, NRWBURY—SUOVILLU—AL the rsidence-of Thi hride's paronta, £ Webhar,, IS alionen 25 1« AR o R N 3 ian Cornel ol o sineil Eh a1l of Gliugne 2110s daughtor of N, 6, p]miw;wam N X504 Konostin (Win) papen SHRADILR-MATTISON—Tussdny, Doe. 15, b, the ronlifonoo of tho brido's fathar (R, A. Afattianng Do et bt Taher b drlioe) oo 1 Matilson, of Ohloako, by tha itor, DY, Obarias Howliry cnrds, £~ Lotrolt papors pleans capy, WOLIF—FLECK—AY it s Sish outio, LamEn oot Tan AL oqree Ar Wall DEATHS. BAUTEIR-Dao, 1, inctor, Betoves {piait son of DIary and doiopl Barior, agod s o oglores 5, Iunoral sozvigns Thuraday, Doe, 17, at 1 o'cl N Amsidonco 48 Walaut st A Eonids afo ropaetiuisEh §T~Gontral Cliy (Col.) papora ploass eopy. : 22 MITHE-Doo, 15, of (yphold faver, Maralall N, Gmitt, Lanotal tram tho rostdence of hia brother, W Bmith, 291 Wast Van liuren-st., Doe. 17, e 5 3 o Ttno 1111, ianeo And Nowark (N. J.) and Now York City pae i ozt oo LLEI-Dao, 16, Brieo C, Millar, 4 D107, 0f Nilor ke ipyar Sead oy ores homas I ursilay, Doc. 17, at 10 o'clock &, 0., {ror idonce, 164 Kaat Indiana-st., ta Hoso M) \currlacos, Felonia of tho iy o favitod to ntiond, o ohes. 16, Mre, Luolioo do Zong, wifo of Ruiat. ad Chfeasn asrfom) mains 1010 takon 16 0 31" 0swego and Baltimg Trankla Tomard Tarior, rontdones, cornor of oy (L7t} at3 p. .y ror aners plaato aopy. SPECIAL NOTICES. For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING BYRUP hian boen us for chilldron with never-faifing sussers, Ty woreers s ity of the stomach, roliovos wind colic, rogulatas the hone cls, curca dyscatory and diarehen, whethor arising from tosthing or ofhier causon. An old and wll.tried romedy, For all Purposes of a Family Liniment, THIE HOUSTIOLD PANACE, D Tromocuiats. Tolor vt oriam ih b, fotnd tnvalas infa ot stomach, bowale, oraldot thonmati: gaie colds, spratny, and brulses. o Intornal and oxtermal asg, Ohildren Often Look Pale and Sick From no other caute than tinving wortas tn the stomsoh, BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMFITS will dp!nvr:v“al::l without fnjury to the child, boing porfectly WIITE, and froo from all colorlng or othor fnjurians ingredionts ally wined in worm propacntions. 25 oot boz. CATARRH CURE. CATARRH. No discase is more common in this changeable climate than OA« TARRH. 16 is dangerous to ne« ;;l_cct it., Hundreds die annually of CONSUNMPTION brought on by CATARRH, TOWNE'S UNIVER~ SAL CATARRM CURE is a sure and sate remedy for this trouble« Sold by all drgglat gome discase. 1t is taken internals 1y, uulilkke most Catarrh remedioes,; Tor salo by all Wholosals and Rotail Druggists. 20 YEARS Afilicted with CATARRH and Loss of Smell, curcd by a remedy found atlast. Hundreds hayve been cured by it--many of yoears’ stande« ing. Inow ofierit to the thousands of sufferers_ by tho name of TOWNE'S UNIVERSAL CA~ TARRH CURLE, Bold hJ'n m:v Tl‘) \Y}:ZE.DI’ roprictors o n]es ta il lsts, VAN SOHAACK, STEVENSSH & mip, Wholesaln Agonts. By ELISON, f_‘(lD_I.EROY & CO. At Nos, 50 and 52 Canal-st, BANKRUPT SALE AT AUCTION. Thursdey Morning, Dec. 17, at 10 o'clock, A NUMBER OF BUGGIES AND SLEIGHS, EXPRESS WAGON, Spokes, Whoots, and other Oa o ind " Olico, Farmiines, DA kite Forgoh, Taote, sma Hnltows, “Atee tho Hinding, ot o Oanil-ate, enaohotd. s rhichy bulldlng stands, Sold by ondor of Ke E Jenklns, Al N *IE™"% ELISON, POMEROY & GO., Auctionoers, Continnation of the Grand Sale OF ELEGANT HOLIDAY GOODS! TO-DAY, ATIBO Stato-st. TWhon will bo spoclally offaced th ificont, lin Slarble; Teonzo siud (I Clocin, besiiss mmgy Sthorral Vo cardlaly fort o Stack; Iron unhlo and {mportant worka of att. Purehasdrs to this ealo, as avery lot offered will ba without regard to TLISON. POMEROY & CO., Auctionsers. REGULAR WEEKLY SALE OF FURNTIURE, HOUSEHOLD G00DS, STOVES, Fte., oto;, FRIDAY SOMNING, Dog, 18 at 03 clock, Now and Sucond-baud Furpiture, Carvets, ‘llodding, Hlankots, ftovos, and a largo stock of Gouoral Morchen diso and lwm.g ‘Goods, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctionoers, . & and '8 itandolpirat. AT ATOTION, On Saturday, Dec. 19, at 9 1-2 o'clock, 15 Crates W. G. Crockory, 26 Decorated Toilet Sotsa $12,000 STOCK OF Household Furniture, O ovory doreription, Offico Dosks, Show Cases, Floo. O TioTh, Satyiote, Hirgors, e 68 & 70 Wabnsh-av. AT AT CTIOIN; On Thuvsday, Dec. 17, at ¥ 1-2 o'clock, Wo sliall offer sotno moro bargaina in Household Furniture, To closs up conslgnments and advances for this sor, Call aud Examing Oor Lavge Stock. Parlor, Library, Chamber and Kitcher Furmiurer Toongos. Sofos, Baok Cases Waltnut Bodoteads nnd Buroaus, Oashior’| Denk (standing), Cylinder and Ofloo Desks Show Unwos, Mirrors, Oarpets, I'loor Oi Gloth, Wardrobes, ote. QEQ. P, GORE & CO,, Austionoe: By LEONARD & CO., BELEGANT JAPANESE GOODS, THURSDAY, Dec. 17, aud FRIDAY, Des. 16, AT 10 0’CLOCK BACIL DAY AT BALESROOM 86 BastWashingtonesat 'Tlio goods bave Just hoon recelvod dircot, aud In man; fnstancos cannot bu duplicated fn America, The in volcos camprise apocimens of the raro and costly ¥atzom, Waro, Rtare Antiquo lironzos, Elegant Oarved lvory, Su porb Embrolderios, Silks and Satins, Elogaut Lacquore Inlald Gabinots, 5 Boxes, Conudcal Toye, Cua pldors, ‘Japauoso Jowelry, Falios' aud Gonl Rubus, ote.. ote, Qoods on oxbibitlon Tucaday, ; CO., Anotionoor Ly noles of Boots nnd Shaoos at Auctio 8v1n§"q;'|{ouduy and Thursday NMornings, a -4 o'oloo BOXES OF CONJURING TRICK: 185 165 -~ BTATH-8T. -