Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1874, Page 8

» THE CHICAGO DAILY 'I'RIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER I8, 1874, —_— THE CITY. RURAL INGRATITUDE, TRIDR WINCH GOETIE REFORE A FALTy The ingratitudo of man Is something past com- prohonnion, Now instances avo contloually mak- {ug thoir appoaranco. Wodnosday it was Froo- man Allou ; Churadny it tvas nomo othior conntry- wan, But tobe briof, Ofiicor 190 Liaa boon for somo tlmo stationod at tho coiner of Madivonand Blnte straots, By dint of koeplng hils oyes open lie has coma to kmow the linoamonts of n great number of thiovea, confidenco vporators, ropers- In, ato,, andwhenover ho soes ono of thom with agroonhorn n tow, lio givea the alarm, and spolls tho gamo, 1o fs & sort of local guardian- angel for thut sootion, and, like most bonofne- tors of his speolos, gotn moro abuac than thnnks, Yostorday foronoon ho eaw a rathor notorious gonfidence operator piok up a subject nenr the gorner, hold bim {n convorsation for a timo, And shon walk westward ‘with him. When they roachod the stloy onst of McVickor's, the oflicor sang out to_the contidonce man to quit that, which he did, running nimbly up the alloy, nnd disappoaring in the distance, Thon the ofticor accosted Lhe cotntryman, who atood thora puzzled by the sudden doparturo.of i new friend, aud asked him in a friendly way why ho was go silly a8 to suffor himeelf Lo mako aequaintauces on the streots? Did ho novor read tha papara ? 'Tho countryman_immodiately wantod to lnow why tha officor could not. attond to_his own busi- ness, Did ho take him for a confidonco an ¥ No, ho did not, but did the countryman know that tho porson he was walking with wasa notarious thiat 2 Tho countryman eald ho Imow nothing of the kind, The ')Bl’nml in question Delonged near Ningara Falla, whoro Lie himself rosided. Would the oflcor plaaso inind his own businoss ? Did be tako him for n sucker ? Thon ho launched out {nto profanity of a rather oxaggerated type, and tho oflicer was groatly tempted to arrest bim, but forbote, and returned to his station, "I'he day before, tho samo ofticer saw an old man travoling down Madison street witha 17+ year-old lad, who was far from heing a Sunday- eohool teacher, e followed tho pair, overtook thom between Dearborn and Clark, and oaid to tho old gentloman: * Do vou Luow who this follow o ?" +No," unid the oid gontioman, ** but ho kanows mo, Well,” eays the officer, * ho is a well-known thief. Do off’ with you, young fellow.” The lad protested, sid ho was rospoatable, and told whore his room was, but tho officer was in- cxorablo, and he loft, “ Now,"” says the officer, * how {s it that o man 83 old a8 you' allows hitsolf to Lo picked up in thia way? Do you nover road tho papers, and oo biow pooplo are fleoced 2 ™ 4Sir" raplics the old man, I il not pormit you to talk to moin that way. I am notn fool, slr. I wishyon to understand I have traveled through all the cities of thiy cnuntr?‘. It takos a pharp man to cheat mo, X consider your remarks ns porsonsl, snd I wlsh yon to understand that 1 can take care of mysielf withont auy of vour infornal intorforonoe, This is Bingulnr conduet on your part, and I shatl re- t you, sic, it it is ropeated, My namo i Wil ine, of Quinoy, and I have travolod, sir.” Hore tho ofticer abandoned him. Yostorday Mr, Wilking appeared at tha Central, and statod that be had gono into tho lottery business nud lost 882. 1lo was quite subdued, and muode no reforence whntovor to his conversution with the officor, _All ho wanted waa to get bis imonoy back. Itis a pleasuro to stato that ho did ‘not recover n cont, aud had to borrow money to go bomo with. g ‘THE BETHEL HOMES. DONSIDERATION OF TIf SUBJECT 1Y THE PRESDY- TERIANS, Tho Committen appointed at a late meeting of the Presbyterinn mumisters to investigato the Bethol ITomos of tho city mot yestorday nfter- noon at McCormick's Block, Present, tho Rova, J. M. Gibsom, R. W. Patterson, and Mr. J. V, Farwell. For somo time thoro hus boen a frietion botween tho Bothel Homo located on the West Bido, and tho Marivers' Tomple, on the North Gide. Doth institutions, 1t scoms, are llentical in character, and ongaged in the enms wrok. The former is run under tho auspices of the National Seamen's Boclaty, while the Iatter is nu independent and purely local institution, An iovestigation was ordorod into tho merits and demonits of both, t:at the Curch a8 & body miglt dotermino wiora ity charity was most deservod and whore its ap- plication wonld do tho most good. At tho committca-mooting yesterday n clrsh of words was nuticipated fram tha fact that the oficors of tho two Iomes, rpresouting rival intorosts, woro to be proseut. ‘I'ho Committos took precautions, howevor, to prevent this, aud pot only excluded the oflicers, but tho press rop- royontatives, in consequonce of which mueh of the dotuil of tho imbrozlio is lostto the public, T'ho only bueiness transacted by the Committoo was tho reception of written stutements from the Chaplains of the two institutions, setting forth the financial condition of their respective sliarges. THE DETHEY TIONT: report showed that since tho firo of 1871 abont 40,000 biad been recelved and oxnooded. = Of this amount abont £43,000 had boon renlized from tho businoss, from which, after supporting the inatitution, a proft of £11,000 had acerued, which had been applied to the complotion and furnishing of the Ilome, 'Ihe balance of ihe receipts over and above the busiucss, derlved from public contributions, had also bean appiied to the bmiding. Tho roport shows that sinco tho fire about 30,000 porsons Linve been accommodated at tho Homs, and, on tho wholo, that the institution, under the direct manage- mont of tho Rev, ‘rankland, has been more than solt-sustnining. THE MARINERE’ SO, The reporis from tho Mariners' Home wore not quite 8o satisfactory to the Commi too, from lho fact that they wero war ing in detsil. It appoarod, Lowover, that the institution was = incumbared to the amount of $14,000, and bosides bad a floaling dobt of $G,000, with nssets snid to be worth £50,000. Statemeuts of receipts and disburse- ments wero absent, which the Committes dzemed it neceassary to seo. Tho failure on the partof tho Chaplain, the Rev, J, H. Leonard, to pre- sent thom was regarded as an oversight, ora 1failuro to comprebond the wantd of the Com- mitteo. After inepocting tho report prexouted, Dr, Gibeon and Mr. Farwoll visited tho Ilome to got the missing links, THE FINAL REFORT of the Committeo {s promised to be ready to bo presonted at tho Mondny morning meoting of the ministors, but 1t is very doubtful whother it cxu be complated. At prézent tho Committoo have no idea that thero has been any inten- tionnl wroug committed in the runuing of aitherof tho Iomes, but it is sntislied that much of tho mansgoment bas been Joose and unbusiness-like, Tho end the Committeo bopeato rench is thoeon- solidation of the two Homes, which scemsalmost imposoible, undor the circumstances. If tho congolidation is mado at ll it would scom that the losser must succumb to tho greater, whick would wips out the Mariners’ Tomple. .In this event it is quito likely that tho Dothal Homo will undergo a change ol manngement,—not that a chango would in any wise improve it, but that such & course wonld bo necotsary to tho quiet- fug of faotions nad tho promotion of hurmony among thoto intorested in tho wuccoss of suc) an ingtitution, — ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION, MEETING OF THE XXECUTIVE COMMITILE, A moeting of the Exccutivo Commitlee and oflloors of tho Illinois Press Assooiation was hold at the Bhorman Houso yostordsy aftorncon. Tha objeot of tho gatherlng appeared to bo to teko somo action looking to o meetiug of tho Auso- olation during the wintor at Springfleld, while tho Logialature swas in ession, that its influence might be brought to boar upon thiat body to se- cure the pnssage of luw requiring all legal notices, espocinily of forced eales, to bo pube lighed in the county papers, "Mio mooting waa oullod to order by Goorgo Berogze, of the Champaign Gazette, Proident of tho State Assooiation, Pressnt, J, W, Bailey, ublican, Yrincetoni J, 1L laviland, Gem of the West, Chicago; Mrs. Myra aud Tudge dwall, Legal Netos, Chicaio; Drs C: N. Wit noy, Herald, Princaton; and M. Al L, De- Geer, Crusader, Chlengo, . Lettora woro rocoived from H, L, Clay, Gazetle, Onrrollton ; Joswo Harpor, Commercicl, Danville; J. W. Cliuton, Ogle County Fress b Avthur Hall, Gazelte, Knunkeltoo; eud L. Il Phelps, Post, Wyoming, all approving tho objesu of P meating, and regretticg theie mabliity to bo present, o~ » 0mo disoussion it was rosolvod to hold 2 WINLOE IBEDULG UL 180 & BBIGRIUU WL SjEI; flold on Weduesdey, tho i day of Januar! copvemug at 13 m,, and adjourning at the same hour on tho following Friday, ho following brogrummo of exercisea was thon agreod upon for the muehing s ESSAYY, w“Editorinl Courtesy,” by H, A, Coolidge, Monitor, Litehifield, W Advertieing and Adyertliing Agenls,” by E, I, Eholps, Last, Wyoming, “Tho Moral Power of tho kresn,” by Mra, M, E. Do Goor, Cruaaaer, Ghienyo, *Tho Minslon of & Local Editor, by R, B, Ioyt, Journal, Olenigo, 4 o' Country Editor,” by B, ¥. Daliwin, Journat, El Pano, 0‘; Indopendent Jourmatlsm, by 3fr. Davis, Sun, atro, QUEHTIONS ¥OR DISOUSSION, “Ta tho method of uning roadysprinted shestn nd- wantageous P Afirmativo, O, N, Whitney, Herald, Princoton ; nepative, I, I, Olay, tFazotts, Carrollton, “ Fow {6 mnke and aavo motioy fn n printing oflico," Obarien Holt, (Fazetle, Kauknkeo, leadiug disputant, ol prfing, nd Liow 4t st bo conduistod tioat rofitanly in connection with o nowopapor, 8, P. tounds, Printers’ Catanet, leading lsprtant, It way resolved that the roguiarly-nppointed spenkors and esanylsts bo limited to 20 ininuten’ timo, nnd that, u the gonoral dinenasion follow- lug tho inttoduclion of n nubject, tho llmit Ahould be 6 minutes, An invitation wno oxtended to tho oraft throughont the Stato to bo prosentat the Bpring- field meoting, and to bring with them specimons of thoir rospective papera ana of thelr job printing, T'reeidont Beroggn was nuthorlzed to 01l any vacancies thal might occur on aceount of any oue falling to porform the dution assiznod them on tho programme, and to meko every arrango. mont necossary Lo tho success of tho meeting, Adjourned. — THE LAST DODGE, FOW A GREEN (ROCER WAS DONE. Attontion has froquently beon called to tho in- genuity dlsplayad by thieves and confidenco opo- rators this wintor. Tho nlertuoss of the press in diaclosing ovory new idon that is practiced puls then upon their mottle, and tho -result is that ovory day shows somo now Bchome for raising tho wind, Tho Jatest oporations practiced scom to bo upon tho store-keopers, and espocinlly up- on family grocery stores. It waa told n few daya ngo how an oporator had gono through eoveral ‘Wost Bide grocory denlers, and now comes ouo mora who tolla a very peculiar story concerning the mauner in which ho wns deprived of $16 in curroney, A fow dsys ago a cortaln gentleman received hin mouthly grocery bill, nnd in chock- ing it ovor was unrprised lo meo the fotlowing chargo: **Item, To curroncy (borrowed by wife), £15." Calling hin_wifo to him ho ox- proused himself surprisnd thab sho shonld have tukon ‘thin mothod of gotting money, to which vlio indignantly roplied that sho hnd never got n cont of the grocorymnn, and, upon appealin to him, ho courtously but' firmly enid sho had and that ha conld prove it, whorenpon ho gaé out 1 noto reading us follows : Ciniosao, Dee, 2, 1674, M — Will you ploaso let mo tako ffteen’ dollars until tomorraw ovoniug a8 Mr —— §s_not in & there wre somno {hings come from St Lonln & I wish o get it immediately If possible, Do o and oblijo Yours ro- Bpectially Mrg — Tho nzmes in tho above communication are omitted by request. It appedrs thul tho above delusivo dosument was brought to the grocor by an intelligont lad whom ho Dad often seou in tho neighborhiood, and who ho_thought wns tho son of tho aforo- said lady. Of couraa this brought about an ox- Jlauntion, and thn mystory was golved, s fol- Iuwu: Ou'tho day montionad tho grocery wagon stood for o fow momonts i front of the door of tho gontlemun's house. Aftor it had gono, n man camo up and raug tho bell, and when the gorvant answorod it, said, ‘1 wish to seo Mra. Drown.,” ‘““Butshe don’t livo hero. Mry, — fivea_here." Then the thief made tho oxcusg that ho woa mistaken in tho house, and went awny. Ho then wroto the noto, and, again sook~ ing tho neighvorhood, hired o passing boy to de- liverit, Of courso ho got the monoy, and the greon procor mourns thet thoro ara othors abarpor avon than those in his own profesaion. —— LOCAL LETTERS, TRE LINCOLN PARK LXTENSION. To the Editor of T'he Chicaao T'ribune: S 1 'Tho rocent purchase by tho Lincoln Park Commissioners of 52 acres of sand-banks lying north of tho present park for tho sum of 3640,- 000, or at tho rateof $20,000 per acre, in viow of tho recent panic a'¥ tho present oxtrnordinary dopression iu outside property, is unquestionably a big thing—oapecinlly to tha tax<payers of the North Sido. 'This iu, I boliove, the highest prico aver paid for acra proporty in the subirba, Do- ducting alleys und streots, and allowing for Jots of unual dopth, say 180 fect, Low much is this por front foot # 18 thoro any other city in the world that can afford to buy land in Lhe country at 820,000 per acre for & purk ? But wbat's the «adds 8o we aro happy, and can go it whilo we are Foung. Nontu SipE. Ci10aao, Dec. 17, 167 b GENERAL NTWS, Tho Committoo from the Board of County Commisgioners on Jail and Jail Acconnts was in session yesterduy afternoon at tho county build- ing, and audited a fow sceounts, Tno tempornturo yesterday ns observed by Mannesoe, optician, under T Tninuse Building, was, at 8 a.m., 82 deg. Iahbr.; 10 n.m., 803 12 m, 27; 8 p.m, 255 6 pom, 2¢; and 8 p. m., 20, An officer of the Madigon-Straet Station picked up a package containing cotton goods lnst evou- ing. Tho bundle rolled out of a buggy while the occupant was driving rapidly along Madinon atreet, and the mau could not bu stopped in time to notify hina. Among tho transfers recorded yosterday oceur tho snle, by E. £, Burnham to Jobn B. Augur, for 345,000, of tho lot on Lhe wout pido of Canal stroot, 6 feot south of Adums, and tho sale, by €. J. Wright to Honry o Warren, of the prop- orty ou tha west side of Fifth avenuo, 100 fost south of Washington street, for 245, Au inebriated individusl, in passing down Stato street yostorday with some companions, waus struck on tho hoad by a coil of ropo dmp};ml from the top of a building. It knocked him down ; but, staggering up, he greaped o lamp- ost, rnd exclaimed : , "old on to mo, boys ; Xuew it would come; I knew (hic) Chicago wouldn’t bo beat; we'ro goin' to Lnve 'a earth- quake.” In tho nrticlo_publishod youtorday relative to Morton, tha Indiaman chinrzed with attempting to biibo Tuspector Irwin, wero certain stnto- ments in refercucs to alleged accomplices of bis. ‘Tuo wording of the sentence might create the impresaion that Chiof-Inspector liarpor way respongible for them, Ty, howaver, is not the cano, tho information having bean derived from another sourco. A Indy who was sufforing from a chost disorder raceutly, celled in a physicisn to learn if shio wore i dunger of dying suddenly, ILmagine her astontehment whob tho doctor told her hnsband, in hor prosence, that thers was no mitral lesion, but the thoracic impuigo way diminished, which might bo duo to the thickness of the pariotes of tho thorax—possibly to a diminution of enrdiac forco, Tho lndy was worse yestorday. Mr. A, J. Rickhoff, Superintendent of tho public achools of tho City of Oloveland, recently took o trip to Chicago, during which ho visiteil our public nehools, Ou bis retirn home ho pro- sontod i cammuniention to the Cleveland Bourd of Education, which, allowing for natural par- tisan feeliug, showed that Mv. Rlickhof, liko overy oue clvo ywho sponds a day or two in Chi- cago, wont iomo with quite & number of valu- ablo ideay, which hio would never hiave aoquired withiout traveling. Ono of tho “‘snido gamo men” from Clark ntroot, who is going to Boston next woek, hag beon watching around the Palimer Houso, and observing tho swolla as they como sauntering out with tooth-pleks in their mouths, llo got n sliver and commenced prasticing, Ilo went in uud out of the door wntil the porter bousced libn ; anil then o wont down to_thoe Grand Ya- eifie, 1l iv evidently going to show thoso Dos- ton chups Liow to come out of a hotel and sling a toathi-piok in sylo. I'wo nowshoys stopped before a window on Dearborn_stroct in which wers hanging some tlingtrated papes, * Look 'ere, Jomwy," suld ong, who was undoubtedly English, ora's o hengraving hof that now firo-bous, Ginoral wat's ‘i name,” * Novy, thon, Hob, dow't you go fer 1o talbin mo that that's Ginorat Bhalor; do yer tako o fer n suup? Thut's Long Johu." #ilit hain't 'ardly 'igh bonough for Jdohn, but thero bar somethink hiabout the hoyes ki recognizo, you linow,” nnswered Bob, Tho ¢ hongraving " in (ueation was o wood-cut of the trausit of Vouus., The Judicial Confereuce of the Mathodint Cuurch, coustituted by its recent Gonoral Con- foronce, wus in eession again yesierday, The cuso of the ltov. My, Borge, of ~ Norih- wostorn lndiann Conferonen, — octupied s Inrgo _portion of tho day, Ilo wnu charged with oltalning money under falno pretouses, and of othor unchristian con- duct, Tho caso was romanded to hia loeal Cone forenco for now trial, ‘fho nost couo was that of tha Rtov, My, Chaffoo, of {ho Minnesota Con- fereuca, ehergad with imprudent conduet, The Cauforonco ndjournied befora compluting the case, Fa aunyal meoting of th Cools County Board of Liduention, held Wednenday aftornoon at tho LBuglowood Normal School, was attouded b! J. dy Kearnoy, 16,1, Lewis, William Swatt, 0. 11" Ve- ,000. riolat, Robort Olark, Commiasioner Burdiok, and Connty Suporiutondont of Bohaols (oo, E. Plant, Mr, Bwott wns unanimously oloctod Ghatrmon of the Board for the ensiing yoar. Principal D, 8, Wontworth mado an_ Interosting report of tho sorkings of tho Achool during tho pust year, aud Moesra. Konrnoy, Clark, aud Bur- diok wora appointed & commitioo to oxamine the echool accounts, ote. ‘Uho Doard ndjourned after oxtonding st invitation to the Conuty Com- missionora to attoml tho graditating cxerclsen of tbo sehool. A gorpulent old gentlonian, who knd hoen aut Into nt ufght, came ruuning down Stato streot Just ns tho Inst Dudiwon-stroob car dhmanmud around tho corner. Tho old man had good wind, but by tho thno ho got to Madlison streot tho ear was nt Dearborn. Nothing daunted, ho struck out nftor it. 1Te did not gain any, howaover, and whet hie reached Dourboro stract the cur was ab Clark, Lho old ?nul now boeamo oxcited, and roko badly. ** I, hi1™ e shouted, ** stop that earl” But tho couductor wus u\!gngm\ in kuooking down favas, and did not hoear Lim. Tho old " follow uow ot mad, and the way ha stronkod it along Madigon stract was n caution, W Iln¥. thore, conductor, stop that carl” ho yollod; but tho conductor did not hear, and la Auw ho wonld have torun forit if horode 1 that ear. So bo loosoned his necktio, and put in his heat licks, and caught tho car at Desplaines atrost, 110 hnd just soated himsel! snd paid s fare, when ho discovered that he had passcd his dostluntion boforo o got on, 1o only wantod to go tho to Gautt ouse. Drivora of oxpross wagons, both publio aud private, on South Water atroet, overlook the fact that podesirians bhave somo rightsat the crosingy, und, without rogardivg tho ocrowds conatautly crossing, dash acrogs ag 1f tho doliv- ery of o foad of produco 1nside of ton minntes was o matter of TNifo nnd donth to theoi Thera Is & amall ono-story framo shanty two doors oast of Clurk stroct, “on Bouth Water, oc- cupicd by » commission flrm who havo o drivor who yeatordny aftoruoon attomptod toride down ladiot as woll as gontlomon lviy driving hendlong over the crossiugs, which nro luvariably crowded on Ofark ftreot, noat tho bridge. Whon romonstrated with for his hoodless driving, ho manifested himself a rufiian by Jumpivg down from his soat, and, with whip In hand, in o throatoning manuor spproached the objeet of biu ire, cxpocting um to “fleo from the wrath to come,” but when confronted; ho haited, reconsidered his intention, and sncakod alt, to the amusemont of the spoctators, and do- cidedly to their rogret, a8 tho follow deserved o trounging, and would bavo recelved It had ho placed himsoelf in reach of the gontloman whom Lo cama go near Ariving over. Unfortunntoely tho nanio of the deiver is unknown. FPECIAL TRAYER. At tho request of tho Stunding Committoe of thio Dlocaso of Iilinois, tho Rt.-Xov. Dr. Wolls, Bishop of Wikoonsin, has proparod the following form of fprasor for u diocero havinz o vacant opiscopnato, Its ueoin Ilinois is nuthorizaed by 'Titlo 1, Canon 13, So¢, 4 of tho Canons of tho Goneral Convontion : Almighty God our Reavenly Fathor, of Thy loving- Idndness grant to Thy Church: in this dloeeso s Bishop acceptable to Theo in” sounducss of faith sud holmess of life, ana_profitable {o Thy poopio in watchfulnean and wisdom, in faithfulucss and zeal, through Jusus Christ our Lord, Amon, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. At n meoting of tho University Trustees, held yooterday aftornoon et the club-room of tha Sherman Houso, at 4 o'clock, tho following gon- tlomen woro present: , Scammon, J. R, Doolittle, President Moss, Chinncellor Burroughs, E. N, Binke, R. A. Loveland, Fornando Jones, T, M. Smitl, Charles Plotz, IL. A, Burt, F., G. Uinckloy, Robort Harrls, O, W. Barrott, andJ, A, Smuth, J, Y, Scammon prosided. The business boforo tho Board waa partly con- nected with rules of the new organiznation of do- pactments rocontly mado. A committes, how- ovor, to which had bLeon reforred, with some other matters, that of the Chancellor’s rosigna- tion, roported upon that subjoct, that, by re- quest of tho Committeo, the resignatton had been withdrawn, Tho roport was ndoptad with- out disdent, ‘Tho following reeolution, offered by Dr. Bur- roughs, was ndopted : Resolved, That, information having reachod. thin Hoard of tho deccase, at St. Louis, sinca tho lnst meet~ ing of tho Monrd, of the ilev, i, B, Patifson, D, D, Vie-Presldont of tho University for tha year 1871, tho Doard of Trustces placo npon their records their hiigh esieem for tho darensed persomatly, and thelr np- preciation of Lis eminent kervices 1o (ho cauno of cducation and religion, und convey fo Ass, Pattixon tho assurauce of thelr condelenco with her inher Lereavemont. Mr. Durronghs nlso nfferod the following, which was iu like manner adopted ¢ Renolved, That tho thanks of {hin Board be, snd aro haraby, tendered to tho Qakwoad Q:ctary Aveacias tion for the gift of a lot in Oakwood Cometery for the ua of tho University. OHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Thoro are threo momentous at present agitating tho mind of people, young and " old. Ono of - theso la; “Wihat sort of presents am I going to et at Cristmns ? " another is, “What sort of presonts shall I make at Christnitas 2" while the third question, moro common than both tho former pus together, is, ** Whore on earth aliall T get the monoy to miaka Christimes presonts 2" ‘Plio amonuot of oxoitement which theso simple, qnoa(i?nu bLut m many cases unanswerable, ques- tions causes, is intoneo at present, snd increases in _intonsity aa tho merry dny draws noar. It iw safo to say thab everybody in Chicago expects a Christmas’ pres- cnt, no matter Low greas or haw swmall; the ax- pectation, with perhaps ono solitary oxeeption, 13 universal, This ono oxcoption i8 a man by the nawme of Chenter Ayres, who has nddrossed a clr- cular Jetter to tho different lotel-keopors of tho city, which for a picce_of checky mondicancy is perbaps without & parallel. Tho latter, of which 2 cony was sent Lo Plui Conloy, of the St. Charles Hotel, runs as follows: dnesd to amsist me in 1have noent as much or ten years, 1 have Lricd faithtul to keop myself In deconcy and Tespect with the higher clasn of citizens, but my health nud mouvy has fafled_me, und T have o bard wiater to pasa through, I do not bolleve {n bogging ; 1t fa a Jow Calling, aud 18 practiced by unprincipled men nnd omer who with (0 got & Iving without work, Yours ruly, . Citicaao, Dec, 14, 1674, juti SR THE CITY-HALL. Tho Commitieo on Markets will meot at 2 o'clack Satitrday afternoon in the City Clork’s office to consider an ordinance providing for the weighing of coal on city scales, A fireman nawed Frederick Sloat has proved himaolt to bo incomparably inferior to hiu brother firomen in natural acutoness, Kuowing his lack of moutal smattness, ho resorted to a trick which should call down upon him the wrath of b fellow-firomen. One Dr, Atkinson bed sued and obtuined a judgmont agaivat him for the pnayment of a Dbl for. medicel morvices. In dofault of tho payment of this Judgmont, Dr. Atkinson appenled to tho Bonrd of Polico to compel Slont to pay his just dues, Bloat on hearing this_sncaked around sud clan- destinely prid the i]udgment‘ and then, when Dr, Atkgon npgum‘m hofore the oard yeaterday afternoon, Sloat drow out Ins receipt, Of course Dr. Atkinson was oxtromely mortiiied, end if tho noxt pationtthat comes nudor his care from tho Firo Depnrtment doed nol suffer it will bo bocuuso tho Doctor in u moeok, forgiving man. ‘The Bourd countonanced tho not Ly dis- charging the cato for lack of evidoneo. Marghnl Bonuer, in conjunction with Cen, Bhalor, yesterdsy completed tho_ostimates for muking the improvements which Gen. SBhaler has thus fur recommended in tho Liro Dupart- mont, The Board, fn coujunction with it Bocrotary, yestorday held a conforenco on tho nubject,. but thoy wero all 5o ashned at the im- mousio (otal (thoy dared notb foot it up) that they rosolvad to keop it atrictly quict, and heneo it was cousiguod to the bosom of the Boird's obliging Seoratary, with instructions t keop it from the public press, nnd expecinlly from Tz Trisuse, A A Qelegation of Milwankee aveuun pmperl{- oviners yestordny called on tho city ofticials to confer witli them ubout the opening of that svenuo from Doupluines to Caual strosl, Tho Assessiuents for benolits wera made somo wix yoars ago, and have in greut part heou pnld into the City Tronsury, Tho streat would have beon opencd months ago bad it not bean for an njunciion ayainst ull further procoedings, ob- tninsd by Murray . Culey in tho nama of Poter Tox, whose property the ]Ampusu(l extonsion would out through, 'Tho dolegation camo to the Iall for tho express purpose of iuterviewing Comptrollor Huyes, and induciug him to py the damnges, as thero s no doubt ot o compromlsa Dolugg offooted with Fox ; and, If thora §s iiot, tho injunotion can onsily bo dignolved, Thoy lourned that Cowptrotlor Ilayes was conflued to hig house by sickness, and they have uccordingly defarred all action until ho lis ably to return to hin datler, ‘I'he Louvd of Lolico yeutordsy trisd Firoman Patrivl Dignan, 1u this oaeo s burglur lind one torod the jowelry store of M. Fouoratein with tho intoutlon of stealing wateheu und ather Jowolry, Iis was discovorod in the uct Dby the propriotor, and such an outery wos made that Dignun was attractad to the place, and took tha thief in ous~ tody, Not knowmg his suthority m the caso, bo heultated about bringlog” the man CresTeR Avies, dircatly ta tho statlon, _and tho man oseaped. Dignan pleaded l[{nomnno, and nokod for tnoroy at tho closo of tho trial, Commisslonor Hano was po satonlshod at tho dofendant’s honast, outspolien mannor, that bo olovated bin thinkiug too to tho desk in front of Rhim, and bethougght himself of & fit sontonce for tho offender uun{unl}onrd-nf-l‘nllou fustlen, ITe tickled hia brothor Commissionors, nud thon in- structod tho Premdont to inform Mr. Dlgnan that ho wns nun}murlml from duty until ho de- liverod tha thiol at a polico atntion. As a fit conclusion o ro novel a sontenco, ho wan in- formod of tho oxiktonce of A datoctiva's oflico, which mizht or might not aid himm bis efforts to Lo reinatatod. OVENING OALUMET AVENUE, Tho Committen on Strocts snd Alloys (South Division) hield & muoting yestordny rftornoon In tha City Clork's ofiico, Ald. Btono in the chmr. Ald, Warron, Fitzgorald, and_Sommor, of tho Commitioo, woto prosont. Soveral property- owners on Calumot avonio wora prosont, nud had gomo talk rolativo to tho ordinnnco passed somo twelvo months ago for tho oponing of that thoroughfara botwoor Thirty-fifth and T'hirty-soventh stroots, Thoy wanted tho ordinauce ropoaled, bocauso to carry it out would bo damaging to tho proporty intoreata of the protostants. 'The gontlomon Who Fmtuntcd claimad to roprosont ovor 1,700 foet of frontage, which wonld, they claimed, bo damagod to 8o groat an extont that thoy could hava no adequate compeusntion thorefor. ‘Thoy furthor stated that & porson named CGray, who had bonght somo property on tho avonto at tho rate of 60 per front foot, had potitioned for the opening of the avenuo nt tho poiut indicated, Ilo wanted to enhinnco tho valuo of his purchaso. Whon neked to withdraw bis potition, Gray statod that ho would oblige thom if thoy wonld pay him 100 per foat for the ground ho had Donglt, which thoy, of courao, retusad. Mr. Gray nol boiug ropresouted, the Commit~ too decided to postpono sction until ho could aye an ommrlnmefl of atnting his caso in porson, Tho Committee thon adjourned. ——— ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Grandmothors' and Granddsughters' Suppor of the Fullorton Avonne Daptist Church will bo held this evoning in tho church-building. All Indios intorested in tho Foundiings' Homo will moot at Mrs, B. P. Staddous', 505 Monroo ntroot, nt 2:30 o'alook to-day. Emory A, Storms will delivor the sccond ldo- turo of tho sorics on ** The English Constitution a8 Illustrating tho Merita and Dofoots of an Un- writlen Conatitution ™ beforo the Union Collego of Law Saturday at 4 o'clock. All mombeys and friends of the Third Presby- totian Church and congrogation aro cordially in- vited to attond the socinble and fair this éven- ing in the lmr]nm and chapal of tho church. Hot nupper will bo served from 6 to 8 o'clock. Music by Jolmoy Liand, Tho Rev. B. W, Duffield, tho now pnstor of the Eighth Presbyterian Church, wifl bo instailed Tuendsy evening. The Rev. Dr, Swazey will proach tho installation sermon. The Rov, Dr. Pattorson will doliver tho chargo to the pastor, and the Rev. Mr, Matthows to the pooplo. * Holping Hands " ara reminded that a meot- ing witl bo held this evening nt the residonce of W. A, Barton to concludo tho arrangemonts for holding their fair in aid of Murray Chapel Mon- dny avening at Nos. 974, 270 and 278 Wabash ny- enue. Admittanco to tho fair during tho day will bo free, but In tho evoning the prico of ad- mission will be 35 conts, .Tho bngomont of the now 8wedish Methodint Lpiacopal Church, cornor of Market and Oak stroots, In this city, will bo dedicated Sun- dny. Thero will bo preaching at 10:30 a. m, by Bishop W. L. Harris; at 2:30 p, m. by the Rov. 0. G. Hedstrom, from New York, and at 7:30 pom, by O. G, Trusdell, All ars cordlally in- vited to attend. Since tho reopening of tho Jefforson Park Prosbytorinn Church, corner of Adome and Throop streets, four weeks ago, undor the minis~ tration of Prof. Francis L. Patton, tho attend- anco has boen steadily on tho inorease, Com- munion servicos will bo hold noxt Sunday, in conueotion with which Prof. Patton will deliver tho preparatory locture in tho church this even- ing at 7:30 o'clock, A specint mooting of the Dircctressosof the Or- phuo Asylum will e hetd at tho Asylum this morning nt 10 o'clock. 'The mew Dircotressos will plenso attond. All frionds of the institation who would like to assist iu making tho children happy sre reminded that thoy aro to huve their Christmag-tree and diwnnor the doy nfter Christ- s, and that donations to oither will ho vory thunkfully roceived at tho Asylum, 789 JMichigan avenue, —_— CRIMINAL. Aroll ot terry was atolen from Oharles Mun- son's wagon, at 57 Iubbard etreot, Wednesday ovening. T. H. Polors, of Joffarson, was inquiring ot Madison Street Station, yestorday, for two sots of billinrd balls, which wore stolon from his sa~ loon. Ldward Wilson and Joshua Brooks were held by Justice Scully yeatorday, in bonds of §400 ench, on o charge of committing a burglary upon No. 19 South May strect. During tho progroas of the fire at tho corner of Madison and Throop satroots, yesterdny morn~ ing, somo ono carried off au Awmerican cabineb sowing-machine belonging to Mra, Dr, Quirls, Libbie Roid entered complaint yestorday altor- noon ageinst Willism Nixon, whom she charged with stealing a waterproof cloak, Tho aceused gnu [an'natuu and locked up at Madison Streot tation, Potor Muloy, & boy, was arrosted “yeaterday by Ohicar Ludors, wha found him in pussession of a buflalo-robe which was evidently stolou. ‘The Prmoner sud the property are at adison Stroot statlon, The notorions Tom White, whose carcer as & erackeman bas been notad from time to time, was #ent down to the Bridowell yesterdny whero ho will devote 650 days to sarving out the various sontonees which have accnmulated against him, Ignatz Kolb was arrested yesterday afternoon on complaint of Patricle Ifeforman, of No, 203 Inbbard strooy, who alloses that ho atola from bhim olayon wilk cans. 'Tho property swas found ;uxn I{olb's possession and ho wag taken to tho sta- jon, A span of ponios bolonging to T. P, Yormilyn, of Crystal Luke, was stolen Wednosday, and ho roportod 1t at Madison Street Station., Oficer Dollows arrestad Philip Weleh at Brone's Hotel, 150 West Randolph stxout, last night, as tho man who stolo thia praporty, and locked him up in the Madison Btreot Station. The toom was found at a livery stablo in the city, Monday evoning about 10 o'clock, whilo Col, Qeorgo . Clarkoand bis wifa woro muking & call on C. W. Weston, cornor of I'hirtioth stront nnd Michigan avenue, o couple of thiovos stols tho Colonol's horse und buggy, which stood hitehod beforo Mr. Weaton's resldence, The thoft was discovered within five minutes of its oceurrence, and dr, Weston went immedistelyto lis stablo, hitohed np bis own towa, and drove Lo tho Twonty-zixth Street Stalion, w charge of Ofticer Drentiny, and had tho doscription of tho horno and buggy tolegraphed to all parts of tho city, nnd_in_loss (han wixty minutes from tha timo tho thoft was committod the horde, buggy, aud thioves were intorcepted on Cunal streat, noar Iiandolph. Yestorday morning tho thioves woro held by Justice Scully in 5300 bouds oach, ta appear bofore the (irand Tury, The namen of tho thioverwho wero thus promptly nabbed wore Tdward Paluo and Jmnes Hassett, R o SUBURBAN, WHEATON, Tuordsy aftornoon a drunken Irishman named John Noonan entered tho store of Northrop & Tiils, und, when nouo oxeept himaelf and Mr, Northrop wore prosont, began to abugo him, While A, Northrop was off his guard, Noouan fired 2¢ him with & rovolvor, From somo defoct in the cartridge, the ball did not penetrate Mr. Northrop's olothing, slthough tho fores of it knocked him down., 1o at onco disarmod biy ausnilunt, and othera coming n put an ond to tho fracey, A wareant was ab enco lssued for the arrest of Noonan, Ilo was casily taken, and was placed under bonds of 62,000 for his ap- poarauco ut the next term of comt, Noonan 18 au_intemporato mun, and somo yoars ago placed pwrt of hin property in tho Tands of Mr, Northrop, fu ordor to provent him- solf from ruuning through wath e, 1is ill-fool~ fug towsrds Mr. Northrop was Ymbnhlv pro- duced by wome suspicion thut he hud Loon wronged in somo manner, - Attompts uro making to establish at Wheaton n Chapter of Royal Arch Mosonw, A muss- meoting has boen calied for thls ovening at the Court-House, for the purposn of dimenssing whether or not tho establishment of puch & Cbapter would bu & beneilt or sn injury to tho oitizens of Whoanton and vicinity, An gnvl- tation hug heen givon to Froemusons to bo rosoat and to ald in tho discussion, Tho call 4 wignod by J. Blanocbard, I G, Daker, H. A, Iacher, B, F. Btratton, Johm Butelie, A, M, Comfort, Willam Cowan, P, Tong, W._Williame, J, Glenson, L. Moenchom, T, I, DoWolf, A, Austin, A, D, Molfutt, and A Whoelor. _An {uteresting tima is antieipnted, N T'ha M. E. Church Socjaty in makiug propara™ tious for orecting n mmunvnuorn of tho church building. Lixnminations of tho colioga clanaes commonco Monday, Dea. 21, and continua thres dnya, "Tho entortalument given by tho musical class of Whoaton College, undor _diroctlon of Irof. Dakor, was woll attendod and wan 6 most onjoy- ablo aifair. All concerned ncquiited thomsolvos 1n o vory oreditablo manner, und wero recotvod by, n lnrge and ngpmclnuvn audienco. Tho Bonrd of Buporvisors for Du Page County hold n spovinl mooting nt tho, Court-llouss Wodnenday evening, ‘Tho Iadion of tho different congrogations hayo forwarded a good numbnr of boxen of provisions and clothing to tha grasshoppar suforers. Tho rogular I'ridny ovening mooting at the Wosloyan Church. will noy tako nlace this ovan- ing, on account of tho muss-meoting ab tho Court-1Touso. Ab tho sonnal communication of Whoaton Lodgo 269, A. I'. & A, M., hold on thoe ovening of tho 16th inot, tho following officors woro clocted: James Saundors, Worahipful Mastor ; W. H. Johugon, Ssnior Warden 3 Iloraco Jayno, Junior Warden ; Hoenry Bondor, Vronsuror ; Il. 1L, Fuller, Bacratary ; A. Bisboe, Sonior Dencon ; imlm Rline, Junlor Dencon ; A, O. Btophons, Tylor. TLOIN. Tho city las Just beon muloted In damnges to tho tuno of $1,000, by L. 8. Eaton, who silegod that his promises had boen damaged to that amount by stroot-grading. Iis testimony was that damngo to that smount was inflicted. No others of the very fow witncsses summonod by tho city could sco near {hat amount of injury, but the jury, in their wisdom, gavoit. This {s tho moro surprising na the oity ailows Mr, E. to use & publio stroot ay 8 lumber-yard, And anothoy suit for 810,000 damngea against tho city i now in prograse, and, 1t 18 quito prob- wble, will ba decided in favor of complainant, as & corporation is fair gawo for evory jury. M.i]' Goorga Washington Ronnick allogos that neariy two yenru ago ho ntappod througfl o hole in tho sidowalk, and injured himself to ench an extent that not loss than €10,000 will restore his use- fulness. The Major hns boon n resident hiore for moro than & gonoration, and has alwnys boan unfortunate in noarly every undertaking, Ban (, Ward Yost of ¢t 'A. R, lns mado a gon- orous donntion to their suffering comrades in tho grasshopper roglon, Dr, Frost, of Clieago, will lecture in the par- lors of tho DBaptist church this evemng, Sub- Ject: **Silent Foreos.” This is tho fitstof o courso of flve loctures to bo givon in tho chureh. The Catholio Falr will closo this avening, It has been quite & suceess. 'Pho new hotol—iho Central—whichcommonced oporations and colln[mnd s0 suddonly, is to start agniu, this timo, {t 18 rumored, under moro fa- vorable nuspices. - The Illinois Dairyman’s Assoclation will hold its annunl meoting in this city Wodnesday and Thursdsy, Dec, 80 and 81, This important As- eociation how interosting sossions, The Elgin Dairymnu's Associntion, tho oldost organization of the kind in the Wost, will meet at the samo timo. s There wers twonty-six marriago-licenses re- turned to tho Clerk of Kano County in Novem- ber. o expeets n much larger business during Daocember. Tho sevoral church sacleties of Tlgin are mak- ing propurations for the weok of prayor, which they hopo will inangurato a revival sumilar in ex- tout to that of Inst wintor. THOSPECT PATK, A Bunday-school concert will be given at tho Congregalional Church Sunday ovoniug at 7:30 o'clack, ‘Tho Literary Soclety mot last evening and dis- cussed tha quostion whother or net men of thought hiave hoou moro benoficial to the world' than men of action. Misses G Allon and Emma “Thraghor gavo select readiugs. Tho maetings of tho Sooiety are open to tho public. * OAK PARIC, Tho Redowa Club gavo its usual sociablo Tues- day evoning, and a plakant tima was had, A dramatio entortainment will bo given at the ‘Whito chureh this eveuing by an nssoctation of young ladios and gentlomoen. The procecds of tho ovening will bo donnted to the school of Christ Church, Tho programme promisees & rare catortainmont, aud everything has been done to mnko it o succons. JAYWOOD, Tho Upion Sabbath-school will hold a festival and sociablo at the Congregational Church Christmas ove. Voeal music and recitations will Do pleasaut features of the ovening. Thesecond annual festival of the Presbytenan cfimr\i}x will tako placo thia evening at tho chureh. —_— AMUSEIMENTS, THI BECTHOVEN SOCIKTY CONOERT. Tho Bucthoven Society gave its first concert of the sonson last evening at tho new Farwell Hall, and madoe it the occasion of a Beothoven anni- veraary festivity, tho chronologist of the Soclety choosing betweon the disputed days and years of Liiw birth, 60 ag to bring it on tho 17th, and mako it tho 104th anniversary, thus assigning the 17th of Decomber, 1770, instead of the 16th of De- cember, 1772, as tho roal birthday, Boothoven himself to tho contrary notwithstanding. Tho audionce was a very largo one, and, if it did not colobrate the aupiversary with an unbounded onthugingm, or monifest an overwhelm- ing joy at ihe roturn of tho Geburtstag, it may bo eet down to two general facts : lrat, that the programmo wns too heavy and tong, lasting as it did until 11 o'clock ; and second, that the fostival was hold in the worst possible placo imaginablo for the learing of mueic. Tl namo of tho hall shonld bo changed out of reypect to the memozios of the old ono, for no music ean ovor sound well in it, Its acoustios aro killed by tho cnormous shelving gallery which projects mo far forward that it only serves for a porfoct domper on sound. No singors can gain cradit in it, hdwovor woll thoy may do, and this fact Bhould bo talen into acconnt in ostimating the rosults sccomplished last ovoning, Weo doubt not that tho Socioty itsolf will rojoice that the birthday of their patron can come but onco a yesr, for it wns n hard task that Mr, ‘Wolfsohn sot Lefore lis singers, requiring an fmmense smount of swdy, and, aftor all, con- ferring roal pleasure only upon the fow, As o mattor of novelty and ocuriosity, howover, the production of o great a work o tho Mass in G conld not but prova interesting, under any eciroumstunces, Its original tille bears the opus number 86, and the date 1807, with o dodication to Prince Pordinand Kinakey, although there hnd been a provious dedication to Count Esterhuzy, Althongh not o worlk of tho stupondous proportions of thoMass in 1, or Soe- ond Mass, as it is usually called, which was com- posod about tho time of tho Ninth Symphouy, it s peculiarly intorosting as a composition which led tha way to the Second, and as having beon writton in thae poriod which gavo birth to somo of his best compositions, among them tho *'Jonat of Olives” and six of big symphonies, Many writors lavo sought in this mags & retlection of Loothoven's rolig- ious idona, aud nttompted to assign thoso idony fa romo prenliar soet, but of caursa without any appreviublo reawlt, 1t would bo as absurd to iy that Boothoven was o Cutholio bseauso ho wrote this muws, 48 to ney that Yordi is aworshiper of Isis bocauto he wrote *fAlda.” Ilaydn said Tloothoven was an athoist, bue this was untruo, becauso Bocthoven, in bia famous will sud on namorous other ooeastons, recorded his pro- fouud convivtion of the oxisteuco of God, lle was undoubtedly an adhoront .of that CGor~ man mysticism which las ineludod in ity ronks so many of {ho goniuses of that country, The view of tho Beatltic Vis- ion which this masy disclonss is o pootieal one, 1t u the mustug af o roligicus poet, which, futhe xlSuleml Mann, deoponod into gouuine roliglons eoling, Torits praduction, the Socioty turned out ahout 150 membors, protty evenly dividad in the avts,—3Ira, Farwoll, Migh Flla “White, My, ny or, aud Mr, Sloan taking tho quartotto and solog. ‘Tho (}‘nnrlmlu wag changod from its origionl cust, Migs White having tho part as- signed to Mrs, Johuson, aud Mr, Sloan that of AMr, Itoot, owing to tho illnosy of tho two absenteen. Conaldering the dillleulties of Lhe work, and tho youthi of " tho Booiaty, the porformanco was o vory craditable enn, and'what~ ovor blamiyhes thorn “wore, wero atoned for by tho onthusinsim and the conseiontions ondeavor with which tho siugors addrossod thomaolves to thelr worlt, showing that thoy have studiod this musie diligontly aud faithtully, Tho balunco of tho chorus is by no meant perfect, as yet, Tho tenors, although numericalty strong,are tho woal- ost part in voice, aud havo comparativoly littlo nolid, otfoctivo tono, Tho altos ars aleo wonk, but when the opportunity offered they mads mome yvory oxcellent poluta, ‘I'ie bastes are ntrong, but a little deaggy, and tho Anpranos aro admirablo; fino i tone and quality, quick, Rrompt, and declslve, and throughout the whole Mass moved with oxeotlent provision and Bure- nosn, Tho quartottoe, althongh mado up of light votees, wns good in quality, but huardly vro- nouncod enaugh againet the choral haskground, It wmny bo thot tho wrotchod ncountics offftho” hall oxapgerated thioss dofects, and tundo Lo chorus scom mora unevenly halnnced theu it roally in. Thoro was o mistaking, how- ovory tho consclentioun work of the singors, ond such fidelity under diMieultion In tho bright~ st promieo of futura succoss, under moro vosablo mmgh.-nn, and with o less Lrying coniposis tlon, tho Hocioty can havo, Tpo lovors of Doothovon's munfo will henriily thank the Ho- cioty for tho glimpso of this groat worle it hna glvon them. The other nnm- bors of the programme wora tho overluro to “TEgmont,” with which tho orchosira in vory familinr; the Choral Fantaalo s the ** Ali] Porfido ;" tho first movement of the violln con- corto with Jonchlnrs eadenzn, which is n Lorror to all violinietas and the Inllelujal clorus. Ona of tho mont Intorosting of theso* numbors wan tho Choral Tantasic, op. 80, for piano, orohostrn, and choras, in thren instrumontal parts and one vocel, Its firat performanco was on Dao. 22, 1803, and_its firat porformanco in Chieago, nt the old Farwail IHall, on the 14th of Novomber, 1870, at which timo it was produced with ~suporb elfect by Theodoro Thomas' Orehestra, Miss Annn Melilig having tho pisno part, aud s golect chorus, orgunized for Mr, Thomas out of tho old Oratorio Soctoty, tho vocal part, Upon this oc- caston 3lra, Regina Watson, racently of Grand Rapids, Mich,,—~who, we are giad to Jmow, hay como hera to rosido,~had tho Elnun part, and proved borsolf n mout accomplished artist,” Sho s & honutiful touch, and plays in a thoroughly artistic mannor, showing the rosults of excollent and painstaking study. Wo ean hardly form an _ogtiate of her abilitics from thin singlo hoaring, but her performanco Inst ovouing wns markod with suliclont excellance to indicato that the ranks of our omo pianists hnve ;;nmod o most valunble nccossion, Mins Ilsskoll ind n mant trying number in tho “Ah ! Poriido," that immonsa dramatic arla written specially for 9mbuug soprano of unnsual forco and pasaton, Tho recitation was wanting in dramatio forco and oxpression, but tho arin was givon with much fooling and with an effect which was only want- ingin powerand breadth. As awhola, it way very croditablo to this talontod voung singor, and ganed for hor tho most enthusiastic apolause of ihe ovening, and u floral tribute, ir. Lowia' playing of tho concerto was tho most_artistio ovent of the ovening's porformanco. Itis an effort fow violinists liko, to nudertalo, enpecially with tho cadenzn, which Joachim wrote ws if dotormined that no one but Joachim should ever play it. Mr. Lowis, howaver, mastored its difficultios in tho mostad- mirablo manuer, and gave the nudionco tho most ovon and fluished pices of work of the whola ovening. Such s display aethis from a player who has o littlo time for practico only makes ono wish that he could givo his whole time to his inetrumont. in talont is too fino and his work too conucientious to be kept undor limitations, Making allownnces for tha difiicultios, length, ond henviness of the programme, and for tho atrocious acouatics of tho hall, the Socloty may ot down tho concort as a very croditablo suc- coss, Tho same nmount of work upon a less novers programme, and renderod in o hall whora it can bo hoard to some nadvantago, will mako a utill groator succcss. CRANE'S DENEFIT. An error was mado by somebody rerarding Mr. Crane’a bonefit, which was announced to ocour Baturday night at Hooloy’s Theatre, This wasa mistalke, for that intoresting event willocour{this ovoning, whon a very remarkable bill will be given, tho quarrcl-scono from** Drutus,” for in- Btanco,—a sceno which, we venture to say, ling not boon played for many years, Even Mr, Booth has omitted that scenn from * Bratus,” anditisan open question whother any living mortal has ovor witnessod it, To-night, there- foro, will bo ono of extraordinary novelty, The {ll-disposed person who ~misdated v, Crane's benot injured the public moro than tho bonoficiary. Nearly all the sonts aro sold, and_unless an oarly application in mado at tho box-oflica thera will bo soveral hun- dred persons standing. Tho ovent promines to bo ono of tnemost intorestingof tho presont season, MVICKER'S TIIRATRE, Edwin Boolh appeared last evening in bLis suporb chasacterigation of ago, Nr, Hurdio play- ing Othello. This was s change from tho pra- vious ovening, whon the parts were ravoreed, flo will ropent this finished personation at tho Saturday matineo. This evening ho will play Othello again, and to-morrow night Shylock, It must bo bornoin mind that theso characters will not l;o played egain during 3r. Booth's engago- mont. A GRUMAN THEATRE, Ina month or s0 we shallhave six thestres dovoted to tho smusemont of the English- npenkiug portion of tho population, 1t is not gonorally known ¢hut o movement is on foot to build a German theatro in somo contral locslity of which Germans can feel proud, and where rogular performances will bo givon just ag by the olhor places of amusement, overy evening. Titherto German theatricals havo boen confined to Sunday nights, and to the Turnor Halls of the North and West Divisions. Jlesers. Mothua and Pollissier and their talented Indies have dono moro than their share toward sustaining public intoreat in the drsmn, “he first named gentle- man ia _conducting the present entorprisio, and the leading Germans of tho city are subseribing liborally to ths fund. Mr, DPollissior, who is an suthor ps well as an actor, has writton an oviginal historical drama in tho CGorman languago, cutitlad ** George Wash- ington, or the American Revolution,” in throp acts. ‘The pieco opens with a view of Washing- ton's eamp, ombraces tho incidents of Arnold's troachery, tho capturo and exccution of Maj, Andro, und torminates with the surrondor of Yorktown by Lord Cornwallls. Mr. Pellissior will play tho title role himealf, CAMILLA URSO. The sale of resorved seats for the $wo grand concerts to bo given in Farwell Iall noxt Alondny aund Tuesday evoninga by tho Camilla Urso com- pany, commnonces this morning at Jansen, Mc- Cluig & Co.'’s, 117 Stute streot. ——— NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. Moxmouir, I Ta the Editor of The Chicago Uribune : Bmm: It would seem that, aside from tho theorfos of political purties concerning State Hovereigntynaud National Union, thera is enough, in ovon a alight and superficial comparison of tho Artieles of Confoderation of the United States with tho Constitution, in the Jight of our oarly history, to sustnin the strong and eminent- ly sound position of Tur Trinuxe, that the Unitod States is & puprame, sovereign powor, in- atituted by tho people of this country, as di tinguished from the * Stato " Governments, Applying that sound maxim which oxists in ovory tode of written ‘law in tho world, viz.: thnt tho prenmnble of a statute iy tho key to ita construction, wo 1ead in the Articles of Confed- oration that the Stafes partios thereto **theroby sovorally eater into a flrin leaguo of friondubip with ouch othor.” It {4 notorious fact that Lhis groat intor-State compact was only ratified by the soveral Togislatures of tho States, and naover by the people in convention, “fho ouly genoral organie nct of tho inchoato nation, up to that thne, had been its Declaration of Indopendones, which declared in bohulf of one panule, T'ho Stuto (fovornments, in their endeavor, by o confedorncy umong 1homselves, totulio on new and genorul powers which had nover beon dole- gated to them, or any of thom, violated tha na- tiounlly-declared truth, that Grovernments dorive thuu:l just powers from the consent of tho gov- orned. - As plroame may not riso abova tho fountain- Liond, nor creatures unnrp the functions of the creator, 8o the authority of this Geueral Gov- ermment bocamo much” ignored, and fallod to win tho recoguition and consout of the peoplo in whose will lay the true sourco of all ||msala|:ntml governniental powers, Waghington echoed tho national sontinient of that poriod whoen ho said ; ** Wo aro a nation to- duy, and thirtoen to-morraw 3 who witl treut with us on sueh tovms . Then tho peoplo of this country ordained their Constitution, and passed from an undefiued con- ditlon to their place as n nation boforo the world, “'ho solomn aud terne lnugusge of the pronmble to that Coustitution is the kny to itgconstruction and meaning s ** Wo, the people of tho United States, {n ordor to form n” moro perfoct Union, ole., do ordain and ostablish this Constitution of the Unitad Btates of Ameriea,” T'o quote {ho languago of the groatest com- mentator on fundamontal law that over lived : "It was an ace of tho pooplo, and uot of the Btates In their political capucition. It way an ordinanco or establishmont of governmon, snd =ot a compact, though eriginating lu cousent § Deo, 14, 1874, and it binds as & fundamental law pro. mulgatod by tho movercign nnthority, aud not ns acompact or treaty ontorad fnto sud in fleri hotwann ench and oll tho citizons of the nll.'uduln(uu ad distinet partios, ‘Tho Iangunge 1s, * Wo, tho people’—not Wa, thie Stales—*do i’fiiffi"z?éifl vnzir(x[’:lliszn ‘I—not. (\q’mnlr«ct ud onter eaty with onol N V"’J" e g : h other."—Slorcy's Consh, In numorons solemn ocens Court of the United Btatoy lmf,u mzér;»fi:’:’:&c&? liboration and investigation, déclared the wame doctrine to bo tha gniding rule for construction of tho Constitution in our law couyts,—ueln, this langitngo lu tho enso of IHunter v, Maritn, Wheaton, 05: *The Constitntion was ordained and eatablished, not by the States in their sover- fign ‘i“l’lm‘([:m" h\xc u:mpgntllcuuy, a8 tho proam- hln o 1o Coustitution deolaros, by thp United Stalca,” Ve tha pespleor 'ho prohibitivn of many powers to by the Constitution {5 not fiid slgning n‘fh . ‘32:1';: 1o abatain on thoir part, but the commsud of a great novoraign pooplo, ordained as ono nation, nnd_npoaking to local Governmonts, that thoy confino thomuolves within their natural provines, ‘WiLLtax 8. Braokerr, —— THE ALABANMA METHODISTS, MoxTaoueny, Doo. 17,~The Alabama Confere enco of tho Mothodist Eplacopsl Chnrch South has ndjourncd. Tho Rov. Jofforson Hamulton, ono of the mombors, died during the session. A e ot S Sk Hosjory and Underwenr, Blik shirts and drowers, $3; worth 0, Wrappers and drawors, $143 worth $1,60, Gonta' full rogular Britlsh i hoso, 25 cents; prios clnowbiero, G0 centa, 20k at our 60 cont Balbriggnn (indies) hoss ; chony TanpBInar’s, Non, 114 and 116 State straot, —_— ‘Tallted All Over Town, and wa are surprised that any ono Liys shood anyv whero than st tho New York Dry-Gooda Store, Nos, 23 and 260 Weat Madiaon street, They soll a gennine §t :l«hhnuo:l ;;t‘fifl ond $3; 4 gonuino $4 pobble-gost utton at $2.50;3 o $3 grain butto R thing elso accordiugly, AT e, ey Pl:fl::n for Cash, fow {nstruments that Lave beon rented and by littls urad catibo bought nt Reed' Temple of :!uu::. o3 Von Buren stroct, st tho very lowost pasia MARRIAGES, CHANCE-CLANGY—At th X parenie 0 Midigan sionise Woststes cvamibe oLy tha Kov. J, 1, G, ita dtors 91 L G Mokown, James L, Ghance and Luly DEATHS, -Ou Thursday, 17th lost., at b o ircon e lary Ao D{-'ffl fomiencey ang, agd bt 5 poirn e Natiocs, e NGit=Dec. 17, a3, m., of oflammation of th Lrain, Charlns Bonton 1 ! o Ja saphino Fecuch, agod 3t montia: *Hostiosse aed Taons ateout, MAGUIRE—Doe, 17, at her resldonco, 313 Third avo- , William Toach. Fuugral will tuko placo Jridar, Doo. 1 bour, Trom ths Jesie Cliuret, by enenin atsars . "0 CES. s TRy Centaur Linimonts allsy paty, subduo swollingy, hoal burns, aud will oure rhewnatism, spavin, and avy flesh, bone or musclo aflment. Tho Whito Wrapper is for v Vo famlly use, tho Yellow Wrapper is for animals, Prico 50 conts; larga bote KeitAvpoe tles 8L, . WILLOW WARE. And Gentlemen in soarch of Holiday Presents will find tho largest and most clogant variety in the city of tho following goods, viz: Ladies’ Tine Work Baskets, Sewing Stands, Sowing Chairs, Gonts’ largo_Easy Chairs, Children’s Diningand Rock« m% Chairs, Rocking and Swinging Oribs, Cholee Styles Hair-pin Bas- kots, Silver Baskots, Chil« dron’s Toy Purniture Sots, Rocking and Spring Horses, Childron’s Car. riages, Boys’ and_ Girls’ Sleds and Fine Cutters, Doll Perambulators, Toy Carts and Baby Jumpoers, &o. &ao., &c., o oL 2 POTTLES Willow-Ware Manufactory, No. Wost Mndison-sl;y, 208 A By LEONARD & CO., 20 East Washington-st. (oppoaito Fiold, Leltor & Go), FINAL SALE VALUABLE (IL, PAINTINGS, Chromos and Stoel Engravings, THIS AFTERNUON AT 2, AND EVENING ATY% AT STDRE 160 STATE-ST,, Under Palmer Houso, Positive Sale. No Rasorve, LEQONARD & GO., Auctionse NEW AND SECOND-HAND Farniture, Garpets, Stoves, KL, On Saturday at 8.30, AT 36 EAST WASHINGTON-ST, Ansortment of Parlor, Chiamber, And Dinlng-Toom Fure nituro, Carpets, Stoves, Mattrest, Natony, olo., oto, L D'§ GO., Angtl By BELISON, POMEROY & CO. Closing Sale OF ELEGANT FOLIDAY GOODS! TO-DAY, ATLBO Sitato=St. SYhonwill bo spactally oflarod tho mazniicent, lino ot Hacble, Nironzo, aud UL Clocke, hosllos many other val. uabilo and fmpartaut works of art. Wo ou n"fl lnflvfi Lrahanura (o (L5 salo, &4 ovaey lot oflorod ik ba ol Without regaril {0 coat. ELISON, POMEROY. & CO., Austloncors, "~ REGULAR WEEKLY SALE OF FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD G00DS, STOVES, Eta, eto,, FRIDAY MORNING, Don, 18, at 03¢ o'olaclc, Hi St Eithed nand. Rarinino, Cyroots, - Doduing, Blnukoty, Stovos, and a largo stock of Goneral Morohane dise and’ iggm y On Saturday, Dec. 19, at 9 1-2 o'clock, 27 . G, Crocko ¢ Lrntea ‘gfi Decomtogy‘foilot Seota, £12,000 STOCK OF Household Furniture, Of overy dosaription, Oflico Dasks, Show Oases, Floor ik ety l.'an.fi‘nfl Stireors, &0 :0), =Ty SMITH & HARRISON. On Saturday, Dec. 19, Al 10 O'CLOCK, 81 MADISON -ST., Opposite MoVicker's Thoatro, Asslineels Balo of Carpota, Waluut Conntors, two larga e tupiacoy tucor,. Devka, - Sido-Boarts Nattliske, 190 Coulra, &o., &e. Balo absulute, for cash, 17 rdarof th Astlchow SR annisoN, Avstionoors Bt Madiso anpurite MoViokor's Thes A heatra. ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO, =t aud 208 Fast Madison-ste Suturdey, Dee, 19, at 9 1-2 o'clock, Pho largest and linast stovk of FURNITURE Iiror offorad at public sale, to hosold l’qfll\ll”l of cost, 80, Gouk, Paclar, and Otllos 5¢ , Shiow.{lascs, 1lare oy 0.7 20 aga Blody, sud an it of Toys tot fiie o Ol WRLL, WILLIAMS & €O., Auctlongers By JAS, >, MeNAMARA & CO, 47 Kast Washington-st, 'rade ralon of Boats aud Shaos at Anotion .Jlu,“ ';‘\fssiluy and Thursday Morningy, ot D 1-d o'l g0 1. MONAMARA & Cu, Auctionsors. iy ™NO.