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8 THE CITY. THE COMMUNISTS, EFFONTE AT NEOMUANIZATION, Thero fo ono thing for which tho Communiats of this city dosorvo adiniration, and that fa thelr nersovoranco and Ingensibility to dofoats, Though it wag shown at tho Inst oloction that theircango, inthis city at least, had faw adhoronts, stilt thoy refuso to bo yut down, Wheraver and whenover n good opportunity is offered thoy turn wiragain, trylng to mako tho bost out of tho vitu- wtion, and gain proselytos among tho working~ aen, Thelc small vote last November Induced many of thelr adueronts to loavo tho ranks, and evor sines the moctings havebeca but alimly attended, and it Jooked a8 1f the orgenization hiad gono back into obsenrity, This, however, was o mistake ; tha leadors, who aro shrewd and wily, have boou at worlk aver sinco trying to ravive thoir prestiga of lnst winter. They aro now again nt work among tho thousauds of unemployed ‘working- mon who have becu thrown out of labor by the present stagnatfon in bueiness. These men, though no Communists at heart, will Join any- tlung in tho expectation of gotting work or bread, and thoy cara not what the result witl ho, "The leaders of tho Communiets liave caloulated 1ight, nud their ranks aro again RAPIDLY FILLING UR, If thoro fo no troublo this winter it will not be tho fault of those lenders, as thoy aro doing tholr wimost to {uconse tho workingmen againgt tho capitaliste, tho speachen Leing still more fncen- diry than thozo mado last ye i et A1 a wan hold vosterday aftornoon at Norttwostern H1all, on Cornoll stroct, about 800 workinginon being present, The mceting way organized with Atr, Kulting as Prestdent sud Mr, Peter Froi- wuth oy Socretary, Mr, Jacob Winnen was tho firat spoaker. o shiowed that tho capitaliets wore using the labor- ern an tools nud machites. Their work wan their personal property, und it was a shamo to lob capitalints rob thom of it. 'Fhe present condi- tion uf the workiugmon showed that thoy were right lant winter, aud that a rovolution was com- ing, slowly bus surely. It wan their duty to ORGANIZE AND UNITE, e to bo propared when Lhe thuoe of notion arrived Nolhiug 1n the world could provent them from finally securing thoir rights, though thoy might bavo to wago s fearful war for them. Mr, Christian Krause, tho next speaker, could say bat very little, as ho had n bad cold ; 8till he wanted to improes upon_his follow workingmon that thoy ought to rale this as well na any other country, as they woro tho powor which created everything. "Uhough a rovolution was in prog- rers, still that revoiution could ot bo forced; it wonld con:o slongz of its owa necord; thereiore, they must prepara and got road; M, CAIL KL wns thon inlrodnced and greeted with applanse, o raviewad tho bistory of Com- munis iv this city, showing that, in spito of tho preas, which coutiintaliy isroprenented thom, they had continued to gain in public entimation, ‘Thoy had proven that they wero uoba lobof swindlers aud covniorante, bt honest mon who wanted nothimg but their rights. Why was it that £o many workingmen woro pgain out of em- pluyimout? Did it not show that tha present aia of gocioty neoded romodoling 2 Iho _pros- ent_ Htagnation in _business and ‘depre- ciation in railroad and other bonds proved leyond n doubt thab n crisis Way impending. Tho capitalists sufforod byt little from this slato of wfiairg, but those who sufered directly woro tha workingmon. ‘Thons- ands wers now otit of employment, aud the few who bail worl were gottng so littlo that thoy conld not make both ends moet. A clange could not bo wrought by going sround saloons, and Dlowing abont the injustics of things. Incendiary speecher and harsugues would nct do it, ‘Thoy wauted nomothing entiroly difforent, Tho laws had tabe go changed that & woskingman could live a8 well ns o eapitutist, Lhey were now getting new allien. whoro valuo wayimmenso, aud who would undoubledly bolp them win a great vie- tory. Tho middlo clnsser woro Leing pradually wiped - out by tho capitalists, aud the war between the £wo clas alrondy commencad, Tt wa d thnt Communism in this eouniiy was ridieulons, 1t being entivoly different from Xurope. fte lmd lived in this countty der fon years, and ho bind found but onn ditierence, namoly, that here there is o middlo viues which etands a3 a Larrier botween ho capianats and the workingmen. Ent this clagn is brizgg ravidly drivon into the rauks of tha workingmed, The new nllies could not bo in- duced ¥k bungry to zo toa packing-houso and ret tho onul, '[lidy ware used to livebouter than tho war mon, and, if driven to extremes, would maso o florios fight, 1o also urged them to ui gavizo, and go nmong their frionds and inducs them to jolu, as evontful times wera i prospect. several others made short specches of tho maie tonor, and Lho meoling rdjourued. —e— NEWSBOYS' HOME, 178 PRESENT AND TUTURE, o the Fditor of The Cliivugo Pribune: Cuncaco, Dee. 19.—1t is not at all uncommo: to meet with peoplo who decline to give to ehar- ilablo institutions, beeanse tho reanlt in the wor dono or tho good accompliched is so nueatisfac- tory, Meu and women who act intelligontly in all they do, who terutinizo with care, and reason logieally about giving of their substance, end witht tho same gooil schue they manifest in other things, ofien feel compelled to declino giving becnnee they aro not satistied that it i the best, oroven a geod, way to dispose of the monoy thoy aro willing to dovoto to cha ''bis mny hnvo Deen Lhe easie to a certain oxtent, but not by any means so comnion and so marked Ay ut the pregent time, The thinking, rearoning part of kociety aro moro cthical than ever before, ‘hough the muititude may cceupy much the 1amo placo 1t alvays hau,—roudy to follow tho wachers and leadera of tho timo, Now, any institution supported in whole or in part by tho voluntary coutributions of the com- munity icih cannot meet successlully sneh frea_and wholesoms criticism, is unworthy tho sonfidence and suppott of the commumty, Tho' ** Newnboys’ Home™ 1g ready to meot this kind o eriticisin, und Lo **show cause ™ {hat, while it may bo open fo sech criticism, it i not ‘so nuch the fuult of the instilution ilself. or tho man- ngora of it, ns it is the miktnkes of the origiua- tors and fonmders of the mstitution. _When the Newsboys' and Hnotblacks' Associn- tion of Clicago was orzanized and enactered, tho only {hing attempted or thought of was to better the condition of homeloss boys Ly cheap lodgiogs snd food at net cost; to tamo their witd, uncouth ways fud hnbits by vorking upon thom an masso, thronzh the agoney of Sundny- zchiool pichics, large public meetings, and otlier cumilar meane, Such n thing sy persistent offorc to_chango wholly their wodo of life, and bring them ont of their degraded congition throngh the ageney of onforced ohadionco to wholesoma rulos and ather modos of living, was nol thought practicablo, Tho *nevisboy” wna a recognized tnatitution, to bo exeerated and pitied, ctisod uid bicised {after o peenliar fshion), sunned and sought Bliors to'ho treated nt atm's lougth; o hino- teentli-contury Ishmuolito, fesring nothing (but n policemnu), loving nothing, but” boping overy- tling, Now, many sey: 1 do not bolieve in supporting thess boys in & way that oncournges them in their evit ways and habits, Do Lho Munt{ for them that saves them, and L will givo fracly;" sud thero i3 somathing worthy of earelnl noti and :cnous congideration contnined in this state- ment, Lut wo claim thot the work dono in tho Nown- lovs' Ilowme niteo 1t npened in July, 187, hat bhoen of tho seving kind, s0” far as wo had tbo authorlty © necescary to malie it so, Dut Wo ¢an nover necom- phsh tho tull measure of our usofulness until o uro clothed with such nuthorlty ag will en- ablo us to enforea obudience to wich rulas aud rogulations g8 aro found in all woll-nunuged housonolds, 'This suthorily must come through ptntutory and municipat Inws made to et ail the requirementn of the case, Not ihat we cannob now enforea abediones wlilo tho Luy is jn Tio Home, but that we have littlo ar o control ovor him whon onco iu the etreot; that wo mny bo porfoctly suro that through tho day the boy it followings & conrro of vagabowlism and orimo, using his * blackin'-on peddiin®” only ns a_cover and pretonse, yeb wo can do uothing to chango Iua course, excopt through coaxing and parsua- slmli which #oldom produce mny pormmnont guad, b Why should theso homalena hoys ho any botter fitted ta ctiowa for themsolvod in all thinzs por- tatning to doportment, conduct, modo of Jife, oe- oupation, snd education, than vy othur boys? Wit would be sair of & parent who lot his boy go on unehecked, wholly 1reo to nel for hinself 10 all fhingn? Yot, few peoplo havo over thought that tho municipal or Btute awhorition are 1e- wponsible for the erimo of lotting these homelews boys lead such n lifo ns 1nust of uecessily ninke n large percoutago of them criminals. Now, tho municipnl aud Btato authorities are croated by tho peoplo ; theveforo ovory individual hass ro- sponeibility in thiy mattor nhioh should bo oxer- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1874, clised falthtnlly, and trontod ap A sncred trust, Let anch individual ueo his Influanco, then, to bring about tho onactmeat of nuch lawa na will tnake it incumbent upon such ivatitutions ns tl:o 't 1lomno for tho Friendless,” * Orphan Asy. lum,"” and * Nowsbogy' Home," and all mailar lust[tuufnm, to receiva o glvon number of home- Tesu chiidren au thejr own, to oducato and fit for tho duttos and rosponsibilities of ife; having iho mamo right to control them as the paront, with tho rame moral and logal rosponaibilitios in tho dischargo of this duty, It veed not bo inenmbent wupon tho Instilution to fulfill thaw teust in_full and i dotall thom- nolves, for it may, and fu many ensoo would lo, biotter to put out tnto lionios many of Lhoss com- mitted to their keeping, * But tho respousibility on tho [’m‘l of tho institution should not censo until tha safety aud porfect soennty of the ebiifd woro mada secuto In every posribln way, ‘I'ifs course pursuod would eoon rid uur sireots ol thiglawloss clagy of sireot-boys, who now furnish recruite to tho ranks of our criminals, and fill our Jails und bridowells, Dut without womo legal brocess, which sball commit and bind the boy to tho institution or home, thore can never bo anything bt » partial good ecom- plished in the way of eaving our homoless clul- dron, whilo the oxpeneo is full ay much, or more, than it would be with such authority no w‘o\z\hl wako tho work done porfoot and com- ploto. g About two scoro of boya hava heon takon out of our siroets, during our work in the ** Homo," and placod in good situations or conutry homos, .whero thoy bave bocomo catabliehed aud firmiy sottled, coutented and happy. Many ofhory have been kept from golng wholly to tho bad, though no lusting good can bo _found as tho rosult of onr labors tpon thetn, Iut while thera i 80 mucl tolook back npon with real entin- faction in roviowing tho work of eur hands, thero is loft a keen venso of rogret in thinking of what inight have been, and hiow far short thoe result attatned iv of tho rosult that ehonld bo. But no institution can do the work of snving homolesy boys succeeafuily without the nuxilinty of compensatod employniont, beeauso of tho donble benefit whioh follovia tho cultivation of self-relinnea in tho Loy, and tho return from tho Irbor vhich will mnke that branch of the inatl- tution welf-sustnining, it not a source of rov nuao. Such, the, is tho ** Nowcboyy' Tomo " of the futuro, it tho peoplo will do their sharo in providing tho means, and give the moral support 80 ossontinl to renl siceesy, W. B, BinuiNoas, Goneral Superintendent. S e i THE REV. MR, GORDON, UL WILL LEAVE NEXT SUNDAY. A very full congregntion attonded av tho Yest- orn Aventie Daptist Cliurch yostorday morning, in oxpoctation that thie pastor would make somo intimation of his intentions with rogard to hia recontly-tenderod resiguntion. 1t was genorally sug posed, or, ruther, hoped, that tho oceasion would bo improved by thie pastor to mako tho pleasing announcemont that, taking all things togathor, I would romain with them, The sor- vico paesed without any ailusion on tho part of 1ho pastor Lo thesubject; but ab tha conclunion of ino sermon ho eaid that, bLefore lio closed tho services with tho benediction, ko would havoto porform & vers painful duty in making ho aunouncement that his sermon of next Sunday evening would bo hia favewall xer. mon to the cougrogation. 1lo suid that ho hopod & difforent termination could have come totho troable, but that ho felt that ho would have to sever his convection with the congroga- tion on tho following Sabbath. According te tha oviginal arrangomont his resignati tako offeet upou the 24th of Janvary, the eloso of tha church year, but he hnd attended tho 5 Monduy ovening busincss meetin, and hud Deen astonished to find tbad the Ticocona _upon whom ho relicd for ss- wistanco in the work were not present. 1o folt then that ho could no longer bo of soul- saving eervice to bis congregation, and decidod upon the courso of actioi which hio had juas on- nounced, “Tho announcoment creatod quito a sonsation in the chureh, and, when the rorvices woro over, tho matter was distuesed in knots by the congro® zation, who wera abont oqually atvided, a3 to whather the tource of tho trouble was really in- sido or outaido of tho church, — LOCAL LETTERS, ATPLAL OF A DOUTOR'S WIFE, To the Tidstor of The Clicitpo Tribune: Gtroaso, Dee. 19.—Will you kindly allow mo » small épaco in yonr papor fo presont a plea in beball of the most patisnt and worse abused clays in this country,—tho medical practitionors. Tho great mass who employ a doctor ara nob at all consclontions about payivg bis bill, al- thiough they aro quite honorablo about every other, They.scom to forget that the doctor's Tamily and employes nave the samo wants and tastes Lo gratify that thoy bave, How is lie to procurc them, or pay his colicctor or hostler? 1o must live in good style, or soms of theso sama peoplo will Iail to ace hin excel: tonco es a physicizn, and ho must thorefore o cupy o position of wenlth, with 10 eah to sup- port it, Iow Lumiliativg to a sensitive soul! I know of somo whose practice averages $10,040 per aunuw, and they actually cautot cotlect enough 10 pay expenses. What will you do for him? You cannot do stithout hin, und if any laborer iu worthy of his hiroit is ho. Give him what is his Just dus, that ho may be frea from care, and Do ablo to give you hin undivided attoution. Soine who owa bills will try Lo quict their con: acionco, or tio tho ductor’s tongne by giving a small Christmae-gilt or invito bim to dino or lunch with them occasionatly, 1 am sure it would be far more agreeablo 1f you would pay tho wholo or n¥ lonst o purt of yonr bill, boijt Jittlo or wuch, IL would not only mako the doctor, happy but it wonld diftuse Hanpiness to ol with whom he Liad been Qoing busiess this year, JusTics. THITNTNG 1N THE PUZLIO LIDRARY, Lo the Bitor of The Ciacnyo Trivune : Crucado, Dee. 20.—Last Saturday evening I wended my way to the Public Reading-Room, at the cornor of Madison and Wabash, whore I had often buen befors, end where hundreds of others 50 overy day und ovening to onjoy its advantages freo. When I arrived thero I took off my over- coat, aud laid it on & chair by ono of the tables, and went to tho desk to geta book. When I re- turned, in two or three minutes, my coat had taken unto itaelf n now master, rud had gone whera the woodbine twineth, Of courno [grieved over such ingratitudo, aud thought it I could only have thoe handling of tho thief about two minutes 1 would bo willing to Jot him have tho coat for his shroud. After my losa [ found that such thinga ce- curred thete frequently, and if I had known it boforo I should have been more earoful. Now, 1 do not liuow whether auy of tho froquentors of tho Reading-Room ura ns big fooksas [ was, but iv s posrible thore uro » fow, nnd, for tho benefis of that possible few, I think tho authorifies thiere should post up conspicuons noticen warn- ing all guilelesy youths ta haold fast unta all tlioso things which they poswens, lest their pos- ceeslony ko wiuzs and fly away. 1am sure such notices would sava somo hats and over- cont, Yours in worrow, Witnos M. WiLniasy, GENERAL NEWS, A man named Blackall, over on the West Sido, has a sign thav very appropriately is rod all aver an the Bouth Sido, that beiuy the way it faces, It i currently thought that tho Grangers are striving to promoto temperance, but yoi havdly o duy pusses that we donot hear of some Grango voting to ¢ olect a purchaslog agent and open a #nple-room," Tolive Captaln Buckloey was soted an clogané old wateh and chaiu by tho patrons of St Mary's fair, which closed Snturday night, at the Bouthi ¥ido Turner 1fall, A moemborship in the Young Mew's Clirintion Association would Dbo a nico Christmas gift to nusko to u friond, ontitling hin to & tickat 1o the Populur Leewnro Courve, und to draw books from the hibrary, Lesides other ndvautages, A toy-doaleron Stato stroot orderod a sign of tho timoew, anud whou it came homo ke found it vead * lolliday Goods," In his righteous Indigna- tion hio sought out the artist, and, to provent auy fipmhluu of the outrage, knocked **1" gutof n, A correspondent writes to say that thoro must o much moro boer drunk in Chicago than neo- pla imagine, e anys he has novar yet visited saloon, no matter what the hour, any inquired if tho beer wad ood without belugg ansured that *+ 1t vy Bhioost & freeh run," Dora F. Geluing, o littlo girl of 7 years, was so budly Lurned Hatueday, at No, § Auguuts stroot, that death onsued vhortly aftorward, The Coronor hield an - Inguosk yestorday, and it wan Juarued from tho evidonce that tho child's diow had taken fire from n stovq durlng the nhaoncy of her pareuts. A gentloman named Pickard attomptod t0 aavo hor Ly placing his coat over the burning germent, but she was fatally burned bofora Do could ronch hor. A vordict'of acol- dentnl death was rondored. A yonpg gontlaman in tho city employ as s Tamp-Hubter n\;\n tho Thirtoenth “Ward nover Jights n lamp, but gots donble pay, e lots ont each inmyr o n omall hoy in tho nelghborhood, who for tho privitege of being allowed to light tho nnino, pays him a ponny w night, and finds hin own mntéhes, Tk incident iluntratos nptly tha pasyion of the Amoriean eitizen for munici- pal lionors. Tu will alan oxplain to wondaring mothers m the Wairteenth Ward how {6 is that thelr nony’ pantaloons rlways wesr out suoner on tho {reido of tho leg than elyowhere. ‘Cha nttoution of tha pollce anthovities fa call- ed to tha crowd of yagrants aud bunko-steorors who Huo the west sido of Clark straet, botween Madison avd Mooroe, and espocially to tha per- #on of Lhe notorious loafer, ** 3napper Tohouy,” aling John Laltuo, alins Jols Agnow. Any time during the day or ovening, It ean Lo found oir- ing Itsolf on the nbove-mentioned ntreet, und no Indy pamsing in freo frotn 1ts fonl tangun o im- udait ataro, 1t 10 tinmo that such vornin should Do driven to thelr dens, or sont to {he Lridewell, ONE MUNDRED AND RIXTV-BIX, Formerly, whon two Iloard of l'rade men wanted to corner r victim for tho drinks who did 110t oporato in Larley, or carn, o¢ whoat, * cdd oreven' way good enongh for thom. If tho vietim'n nickel “tarned “hiond " “thoy showed two *trils s if he did a **iail" unfold, they unfolded two *heado.” ‘Thin game lina at funt hecomo obmoloto, and n gentleman who went short on barloy nbout thico mionthn ago, and now woars o Panama hat and n duster, hiag pat- cuted n gamo with thiteodies callod 166" It yau thvow n ono, n eix, ant afive, thatconntn 165 ; if you thraw throe ones, that counts 5003 if you throw 2 ono,nsix, and enothor one,that counta 208, In fine, it iu a game an full of points as dealing on tho rogular Donrd, and {a thera no motting ot on fujunction on tho yorker. A gontleman from Benvor Dam, Wik, whoso uano i suppreased ont of considesation forkid family, had abrief eeanco Saturday Insé with two_proficlouts, I always did beat Torhot for bad luck,” he romarkad, *hut 11 givo you another shake.” ‘Ha throw two sixes and 4 one. “ Good for me,” exclaimed tho Ieavor Dammor, ‘‘marle ‘em up.” Tho roforoa rapidly ran ovar tho situntion, Two eixen 8 twolve,” naid ho, **and a nought is noth- ing, and you have one to earry—that’s one,” and ho challied down 121, Tho other operator threw—a ono und two mixes. “‘That'sa tio,' #ald (ho gentlomnan from Wisconsin, *¢'Cis your suhle-foit," onsworod the refercn, ''two wixca iu twolve, that's 120, and ona Is 100, that's 220— —that siicks you," Tho Dadgor Biste man Insisted " tnat Lo hiad thrown tho same, * Kot mneh, Mary Anno,” enid kiy antagonist, **You throw two sixes and a_ona, and I throw a sis nnd & ono nund asix. Don't you_rememher?® Tha countryman seid ho would bet diinka for the crowd and Jeavo it to tho barkecper, and the barkeepor decidnd acrinet him, boczuse, uy ho subsequently. r marked in confldence, “whon tivo follows hety drinka n mar's got no bueiness in deeiding agniust tho follow that can't pay for tho Jiquor it he's st Altogethor tho famo isous that alfords many opyortitnitios for & display of hero- ism, TG VETERANS, The veterans who eervad in the Gorman army during the war with Franco in 1870-'71, aod thosa who served in tho wars with Denmark in 1861 and Austria in 1866, held snother mocting yes- terday atternoon at the loon corner of Ren- dolph street aad Fifth avenuno, for tho purpose of completing ths ngements for fortaing an Lnited Lieliel and Aid Ango on, rad zlao to hold awnual reuniots, 'Che meoling was at- tonded by forty-fivo memhore, M. 11, Sehlenker i tha chair, aind Mr. M. Schuylon acting un Bee- v, Tho Commilteo on Canslitution and Dy-Inwa asked for further timez, which granted, On motion, tho following permanont ollicors wero elected: M, Diederich, Tresident; IS, Sehlenker, Viea-President ; Max Sehuyler, Socro~ tarvs end 1L Sehmidt, reasaror, Several members made shecehies in favor of tho argaalzation, alter wwhich tho mooling ad~ Journed untit next Sunday aftornoon. S ANNOUNCEMENTS, Dr. R, Tudiam Jectures on * Mental Dyspop- #ia” this ovaning ia tho Athonoum froo courso, at 114 Madison street. 'I'ho public are invitea. The Doard of the Homo for the Frioudloss will ho happy to r1ecoive contributions from ther ' 0 city und country Tor the Chriviay ver, o for the Christman treo, to ba 1 tha ehilidren Dee, 29 b tho Tlome. T'ra Christmias gorvices in (he Cnthodral wilt bo on Thursdey ovoning, tho 24th, Christmas ove, ab 8 o'elock, when Dr. 1 Roctor of Graco Churels, will preach, Tho musio will ha spceiutly interesting, Thoro will Lo full wervico on Chyistmas day ot 10:30 o, m. “The twenty-first annual meeting of tho Stato Teachors' Arsociation will be hold fu tho Jiethodigt Clarelsm this city, hegmnimz day week ab 2:59 p. v, when tha como will_ho delivored by J, C, sewsion will Jast throo dayy, dming which fimo papers will bo read on jutorcating subjects by Pereons pramineatly connceted with the eaueo of education. L 4t 4, ., the Connty Su- permicndents’ Assoelation will meet at the ofileo of the Bowid of Tho ** Tielping ITands’” fair, in aid of Murrey Chapel, Indicna nyeaue, uear Twonty-nintic rivect, will open at Now, 274, 276, and 378 Wa- bash avenue, this eveviug, and continne un- tl Christmas-Eve, The walo of artivles, show of which promises to be wausually yaried, | Lo comluctod without nnportnnity. In con- neetlon with the bazar will by u dramatic enter- tainmont, withont extre charze, o gipsy for- tunc-teflor, r fine artmllery, and all the little ride-shows intisponsabla to o first-clasy bazar, In tho nfiersoon ro adoussion feo will bo chargod, Lut 1n tha evemnyg tho chargos will bo 25 centy for adulty and 15 conts for children, Tho object—10 re 2 Mwrray Chapel from debt —ought to recommond il as poeulinrly worthy of a geucrous supporl, Chicago invariably cclipses every placo in ell things undertaien, und the latest effurt in ex- celling i ovidencod in tho proposed coming eut of tha season in the grand seireo druznnte, ., tobe given by tho Knighls of Pyuuan of this city on New Year's Live at McCormick Mell, I'ropavativns of ancleborato chiaractor, un- cqualied aufwhoro or ap any time buve beew made and ofliviond commitioes of thorpugh- going and aclive busioss mombera ave closig up the mwauy details that will prosent o wholo aud perfect arrangement thar will insure tho maost onjoymont for and to all attendanty or par~ ticipanis of tho oceasion, Tho jnvitatious, i carles d'entreq," projenmines, oic., aro uniquo, frosh, snd novol in design, excellent and supo- rior spocimens of - the *art preservalive,” und jastiod on n seale for wizo, taste, and magnitl- conco equulled anly Iy those of tho Inauguration Bulls given a6 Washington overy four yours, O! recent charity faird, no ono has beon po well patronizod a5 tho Ialnomarn Hospisal ¥ Adogres of liborality in tho douation of gifta, and n dogroe of geuerosity in the purchnzo of anrticlen, was exhiuited in conncetion witis that fair which s never been excellod in like clia itable pathorings in (his city. For two da after tho desighatad time for clonivg, the fair waos kopt opeit, but so great wns tho mpply of goods that thero “aro still on hawl & lurso number of eeticlos, principally from Alrs, MacVeagh's Iousehold Art Depart- mont, and M. Etrong' children's elothing table, admirably suited for Christmas or New Year's preentd, 'I'hese goods nre now offered for sajo At Wheeler & Wilson's machino roans, N 3 Stato streat, by tho ledien of the Ilos Ditat Faiv. During tho next threo days, whet so many holiday prosents will Lo putebased, it wonld Lo well to vislt the machino yooms and nspeet tho niticlos which the ladien say nro nll marked nt prices far botow their cost, Thus tho good worlk #o well begun and emried on during “the continuanee of tho feir will ho honorably and nobly ended, with profis to tho Hospital nnd bonotlt {0 the purchasor, with the sttondant vlesaings of tho seaton, AP CRIMINAL, Port Seolt was arrestod lnut evening on com- plaint of Nollie Audorson, who alleged that bo stole her shawl, 2 ‘the liouso of Mlichnol 1iyrno, No. 49 Miller streat, was entered ‘night boforo Isst, and §19 worth of ladlé’ wearing apparel stolon, Totta Routzang, tho keopor of o house of ill- famo at No. 445 Clark street, quarrelad with ono ot hier inmates, Yallia Haokney, sud durlng thy fruy both wure asrested, (inorge Muckloy attemplod to Iy in & stock of winter clothing Baturduy st My, A, Cobm's o0x~ ponso, und wes nipped by u policoman, who put s fn tho Armory, ¢ Aparty of young mon wore making night liid- eoun Baturday, in the saloon of Jor Kirch, No, 105 Nortis Halstod slrcet, nud when polias ofli- cora atimapled to gat In 4o serent. thane thoy Tennted by Jocking the donrs, nad thon abwnod tho patrolmon, Kirch and ton mmatos of s placo woro tukon in enstody, Dotoctivo Meftarigle nrreated Fred 1lold, o Knmlg mau, ot Maywoed, Haturday, and lookod im up in the Central Btation, to await exnmiua- tion on tho charge of burglary, Tio wa, untit rocontly, omployed at the \Yaubington Life Iu- ewranee Compavy's ofico we & clork, and is ao- ougad of entoring tho placa after hiis dinchnrgo, by moang of & koy, aud stealing $50 from & drawor, —— SUBURBAN, MAYWoOD. At abont balf-past 7 o'clock Saturday evening, the village of Maywood had & gonuine acnsa- tlon, 1is gontlemon rosideuts having roturnod from thelr avocations In tho city with moro than their unne! burden of bundles, In prepatation for Chitfatmns, had put Lhemealvos outside of gool homo menls, and, baviog donned thelr rmoking-caps, gownn, and slippers, and clovated thofr beols, puffod their posceful pipen and clgars, aud woro watching thoir ehildran ab play, when tho ery of “firo” was heard, and (ho whols popnlation hurrled into the stroot, bucket fnhiand, and bent thoir footstops towards tho dry-houne of the nernper factory, which wan dis- coyarod to ho in o hluzo. Mo veteran Iire-Marshal directod the move- menta of the gallant fivomon who, for want of the convenioncen Tunished by tho hook-and~ Indder companten, leaned n plonk up_ageinst tho impeniled edlfico, and nobly ** coonod it to tho roof on *nall fonrs,” Yankea and Iiibernian, Teuton and Scandinavien, Franchman nnd Heot, viod with osch_othor fu doeds of daring. Thero woro no groat lnzy follows, in shiny hats and rod slirts, making night hidoous with” thoso mven- tiona of tho dovil that laok like dinner-horns, Lvery follow worked with n will, Fortunately, tha furco-pumnp was complotoly out of lilter. T'his ¢2ave tho Dopartmont & chauca to oxtinguisli tho fire, and doveloped tho litent nmochauical rewourcos of our towu ; for ono of our citizous nobly denied himpolt ol share in the excitemont of tho oveniug aud eat down deliborately to re- pniv tho fire-cugine, by dint of canves aud white lead, which ho accomplishiod, bul riun- filnlhy' not juntil tho fire-fioud Lina beon put to ight. And now the water commenced arriving from surrounding wells. Lvory buckeiful was made to tell by tho stoady and judicious aim of tho herolo Maywondory, each'one of whom focla tha docpest interest in the weltaro of tho town, and of the men whoae property thoy were working to navo, ‘I'ho tarred roof had burned through, and denga voluwos of black smoke rolled up out of tho seotiiug caldron, and hovering round this foarful crater wero tho foromoat citizouy of tho town, Whilo tho roof wavorad aud tramblod Tenoath their feot, they stood to thelr posts Unowing wator and making suggostions with abott equal vigor, ** Cust n hole thero 1" rhouts one, ** No, don bellows another, **you'll givo tv too much vend and ' I'hero, I told you 8o 1" as tue flame busts up throngh tho holo, **Give us n board 1" sinas out a third inowing follow, who at onco closon the nerture, * Keep cool!” yolis an oxcited fellow, who is the moxt noisyono of the crowd. Womon etend In dark and comporativoly stlent gronps at vafo didtancos ; 1o flve roars awd Licses ; tho flumen ligght suronnding objeets with n lovid ;lam. toam and amioie roll up in hugelmasses, e ibroka of axem tha crackling of thics, the shouts of men, the murmurivg undurtons of woen's voices, tho continued barkine of dogs, wnd tia plaintive ory of tla hoartbroken muloy wiueh havo helped #o lnrgely in the building-up and improvemont of Maywoad—all roso togother, whilestill tho tight weui on, the door wus thrawn open and stalwark hamis on' tite lumber within, and the wlapping of boards thrown ont of tho dry-hours waw_ edded ta tho. confasion of’ sounds, Graduplly tho flamos grow logs and less bright; the colimn = of smoke and stenm bocntno more and moro nitou- unated, Eucll horo survoyed himself, and many woro Lho wounds (moally o clothing) that vere discovored. Not n few only Inckod tho feathory to mako {hoir garb of & description uot ustally esteemed by tho wourer. Lhen the Uolonel *“cooned it™ to the top ot tha resoned building, thanked his heraic follow- citizens for their prompt aid, osprossad the hopo that ho and his men might 1ot baye the oppuztunity, but declaved that thoy woutd help savo tieir frionds from buruing il called upon. LARE. Tho Lako Trustacs not in seanion at tho Town- Tall Saturday ovening. Present, President Tabor and Lruatees uichoad and Coudit. A resolution wes introducod by Mr. Condit instructing tho President to appoint o commite too whose duty i sbiall bs to employ =n export accountent to compile from tho County Troay- wror'abooks a truo zud corroct eccount of at funds paid to tho town or any of the ofticers of tho town. The resolntion was unanimously adopted. Messrs, Condit and Muirkiead wero uppoiutad ns the Committeo. "o patice report for tao month of November wes rond and aceopted. From tho report it ap- pears that Sergt, Gaban and his mon bave bad lenty 1o do, Tha voport fo brielly a3 followa : Drunls, 17 ; drank and disorderly, 4 ; disorderly, 63 Inveony, 5; assuatt and battery, £ ; burglary, 13 miscellaneons, 6. 'Poial, 8. OF theco U4 wero £ineil 5 13 wero dlsmissed 3 4 were bound over ; 1 placed nuder bonds to keep the pores, and 2 vers kent to dusties Bovdon, Tha amonut of tho fines aseessed was 3182, of which $U3 wore paid, tha reat being worked out in jail. On motlon of Mr. Gondit, o resolution wag unanimourly adopted. in which it waa resolved that, as Meesrn. ‘Labor, Mwmrhond, nnd Biinkman wero nuthorized ut o recont mesting to negotiato for & lonn to the town of £40,060, by sehiting tovn nonds t par, that the said Commitice procoed 1% ouca 1o Mifll tho lutentions cf their appojnt- ment, and that tho proeceds of ruch nogolintiony he deposited as n upecinl deposit to tho credit of tho ‘own of Tnke, sanl dopusit to bn mada nine der the direction of the Committee abavo namod, and such procoads of eale of bonds o doposited uct to bo used “for any other pur- poso then that which shell from timo o timo bo npecinlly orderad by the Doard. It further provided that cll checks deawn againat nuoh special deposit whall Lo sigued, “John Tabor, President.” It was furthor resolvad that the President 1o authorized to comply with the purposos and intent of the resolution, and allow puyment of indebtedneas ab auy timo the Com- wittes detormine it to bo necessary., A larga munber of bills woro rilowed and or- ared pead, and the Bourd adjonmned, WHEATON. The ozatnination of Whenton Collogo claszen will commenco to-monrow, sud will coatinuo threo dayn. Tho followiny will bo the ordor of oxeminn- tiong in DProf. Straiton’s room: 9a.1n, Mental Philosophy; easny by Miss Kuight; 10 n. m., Juvounl; exeay by O. N. Carter; 2 p, m,, Cleere de Ofticits ; eseay by A. P, Dodd ; 8 p. m., Go- ometry ; essay by Miss Smith, In Lady Princi- pal's room: 9 a.m., Becond Arithmetie; 10 to 10:830 n. m., Physical Goography: 10:30 to 1%:13 a. m,, Geology ; 2 p. w., Fitst Gramwmar; 3 p. ., Geography, A pubiic exhibition will bo givon ot the Col- lego Chepol, DI ovening, nt7:90 Velock, “Lite public in cordially uvited to attend. +The Character of Joseph " will bo elueiduted at tho M. 1. Chureh this ovening at 7:00 o'elock. TOURNEN JUNCTION, A meeting was hold in tha basement of tho L I, Clurch, Wednesday evening, for tho pur- pozo of innuguratiug measures for alding the Kausus sullerers, Thers will bo & Chriatmaa-cross as the Con- gregations] Church Chrlstmas-eve, Tho M. E, Chureh will have o Christmas-tree, 24 aluo will the German Churely, the samo evening, Benjunin Whitmersh hes ayeln usaumed tho mnuagement of the Jimetion Lotel, Ono of Our Speoinltics, Ono of aur epectliles 1a to vell dry goods cheap, but tho ona wo refer to hero, particularly, s our Llack hiks, 0t §1.25 and $1,50, nold slsewhers 4t $3 and $3,60, e them, ladien, Now York Store, 204 cnd 283 Wei Muglson ireet, ———— Toilot Goneip, Tho Indles are cnthusiastio aboul Sozodont, bacanse 1t perfumes the breath, whitens tho tooth, sud beautl- fles end hanlens tho gunik, ¢ Tho demand for tho articlo 3 doubled within tho sear, Iicines Brog’, Planos, Prices exeeadingly reasonable. Wavrnnted fivat-clas fa quatity, ‘Perim, §50 eanh ; balance, 516 monthly, IeenTemplo of Musie, 3 Van Dur atreot ‘Lhio Very Beut, Kingsford's Oswoge Atareh, o8 & gives o substantial atiiness, sl o beantitnl, soft finful Lo lnews, fuses, and munking, e arho Olleat Easry Talo, A (ranslation of tho oldest fairy talo in tho world in_given in tho enrrent number of Mac- willan's Magazi 1t upposrs Lunt in 1853 an Bnglish Indy nequired w roll of papyrus n- koribed with hiovoglvphle clinractors, which sho oubmittod Lo the Vicomts de Rousn, thon Ii- roctor of the Musenmkof Uriontal MSK, fu arls, That distingushnd seholer doclared ti compo. nitlon to bo nothiug lets than u story writion by n Ihareohfo seribe for tho cdifleation of the young Crown U'rince, ¥cti Mahiphtu, non of Phia- inoh Ramescs 3i-amuny, foundor of tho citios of Pithom and Ramesos, who rulod fn Thobos B, 0. 1400, sud st whose Court bloses wae educated, Tho opinlon of tho loarnod Frenohman way sabroquontly conflrmed by the authorition of the Britiah Musenm, and in 1803 an equally Jonrned Clorman unfolded thy papyris end rond to a Barlin nudienco o litoral transiation of tho falvy talo told Lo tho non of Damaores the Second thirty-two conturion ago. {n language nud man= nor it reomblos tho ktrla and teticture of sevip- L}lr:;l writings and oflior produstions of tho pa- riod, MILWAUKEE, The Low Library—ioported Gold Disw covericss Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Mivwaunss, Deo. 20,1t has tranapirod, al- though Lho ouly Sunday papor In tho city liad no intimation of tho fact, Lhnt the etockhioldors of {ho Law Library Assaclation, at n meating held in United Btales Commissloner Bloodgoodn room Saturday ovening, deeldsd to continuo the oxlatence of thio Aeociation. ''his nction way takon in consoquenco of noveral influentint mom- Lors baving threatoned to Lavo the Associntion wound up, -and the Dooks distributod pmong tho paying mombora. Tho meeting was the lmpgest held by tho Association for years, Wakiog every porson present to roprasent their puvtners, aud counting tho proxies, all tho mombers of tho Association hut four woro represented. Gireal indighation had heen oxpressed {broughout tho Htats nt the threatoned nction of o fow membors who have largo libraries of their owm, lawsers comingg frequently to Milwaukeo from eovory part of Wisconnin Lo conoult thiy library, tho only othor publio Inw library boing at the Capital, aid that very incomplete, Tha” Chairoan of tho Asgo- ciation, J. V. Cary, Eaq., made o roport, show- fug tho Library to bo worlh over 57,000 ; that Aixteon now inombors, roprosenting B1,600 in feon, hnvo jolned sinco last mooting ; thut moro that $2,600 can bo collected for jmmediato uso when roquired ; that now and cominodions roomy hava boon negotinted for, und cen bo obtained freo of ront, and strongly urging that tho Aso- ciation Bo nob ubandonad. Tiually, this report was aceopled, 18 to 6, and Judgo Dixon, nnd Ileavrs. A, A, L. Bmith and J, Gu Pinndors were appointed o Commitica to obtnin suitable rooms, a tho meeting cdjonsned. Al littlo llurey skoat tho discovory of gold in tho northorn Wilderness of Wisconsin has brought forwerd all the gold-luntors in this scc- tion.” It i now remombzred that ro- ports of geologiets have ropoatedly shown gold -to oxist, probabty in puying quan- tities, in tho eutive norihery region of the SHtata; bnt itisnot bolioved that nny ex- tensivo fleld of gold can ha found yielding such rieh roturns oy the specimons shown by tho two men, ag reported iu Baturday's Ermuse. The general ldca i3 thet tho mion bave seloctod somo of thobest apeciwens thoy could find, with a view to s lend-volling operation, nnd that thoy trying to malka money out of . Laphan, Btato Geologist, nent!y received repocts of gold quartz sooverad, but tho_region in question buy vob been wurveyed, withough it will bo probabiy noxt spring. SUNDAY’S NIEWS, LOGAL. Tho war of tho Good Samaritsna was brought to & liead Saturdey by the sreot of 3rs, Whool- er aud throg others upon a charge of riot pre- forred by Alre. Walbort, Prosident of tho Socie- ty. ‘Chirty-two inmates loft tho Homo and fol- lowod Bsu. Wheeler to the Juatico Court, where, 10 ono appoaring to prosecuto her, tho cliargo waa dismissod, Mra. Walbort gained completo pogscarion of tho ifome by this moasure, und Mrs, Wheeler and Lor fellovers found slooping zpartmonts Sasurday and Sunday unighta in the Westom Avenuo olico Station, Alout soventy-five ropracentative men in the husingus of real esteto aud house-ronting agency keld o moating Saturday sfternoon to consuit wilh roforanca to o new law for tho bettor pro- toction of lavdlords, Committeos wero ap- yointed to draft o Lill and urge ita passago by the Looislure. After years of weary titigation the titlo to the old Motropolitan Hotel property has ot lsst boon veeted in Charles W, Spoer. Morton, tho Tudians grain-dealer who is chrrged vith allempling to bribe 2 gramn in- upector, sayy ho did not so muck object to the matter us to the manner of his beiug brought to Chicago upon a requisition. Mossora, Clavenco W, Meado and Willinin Day, Appraiscra of tho Port of Now Yorlk, are in Chi- 0, for tho purposo of examinination into the 1othods of appraisemant at this port. ara now in Chics; tho mpeeulation, D) iaz fro WASHINGTON. In tho Paclfio Mail investigzlion, the secrot oxamination of Irwin by tho Sub-Committee of the Ways tud Moans Committes Saturdny was #hort and fruitless, Tho general lino of oxawi- nation way_resumed whoro tho Committoo utopped Fridey, wns with tho important question designed to divcover to whom tho monoy wes paid. Tho Sub-Commilteo found Irvia more ruuotuto Lhan Lo had ever beou bo- fore, nnd detormined to po silont, Inquiries, romonstrances, or ibreats could commund no nuswer, {{o practieally told the Commitiee, 1T not in words, that his statement was comploted, £nd thnt ho had nothing moro to say. o only did say apnin that ho spont the enormons swn of money to securc tho subsidy, bub that ho should positively dectino to make publio the nnfiou of the persons to whom tho monoy waa paid. Tho Propidont rnd Ars, Grant will givo a state dinvor to King Kzlaksua to-morrow. ‘I'he dinner iy to boattonded by tha Kinz nsod bin suito, momwbers of the Cabinct, Siv lidward Thornton, the British Minister, and Mre, Thornson, Chief Juustica Waite, Seuator Cameron, Iiopresentative Orily, and 2 fow othera, DPinchback’s raco is tua, The Senate caucus did pos take fhnal action in his case, but & carc- Tul exnwination of tho views oxpressed in (he cauens shows that there is no probability that o will bo admitied, TOREIGN, Count von Arnim Las been sontoncod to throo monthy’ imprisonmont. The Germian Parliamont, after passing tho Im- perial budget, adjournced Saturday. A nowa correspoudentat Botlin tolographa that Bismarck stated, in tho convention Thursduy, that ho hatl recsived warning from tho polico o 4 frosh plot againab hig lito, JISCELLANEOUS, The Paclfle Muil Steamship Company’s ateam. #hip Japun, from San T'rancisco and Yokobama, wa burned on Thursdny last, whon 60 miles out from Yolioltama, IMagden, Goro & Co.'s new dam at Haydou- ville, 2lnss,, gevo way Saturday morning, and tha water demolishod overy object in its courae. ‘L'ho ico was covered withx skaters ab the time. ludisn Agant Ingalls telographs to Washing- ton from tho Indinn Lerritory thob he has dis- coverad immenwo illegal whisky trensnctions, and aska for authority to employ doteetives to work: up the mutter. The case of tho Chicago, Alton & &t, Lonls Tiailrond Company was settled Saturday by sn agreomont botween tlie Conunissionor of Iv- taimal Rovenuo and Judgo_Tockwith, tha nitor- ney for tho Comprvy, ‘Tho Internal Revenno Dureau has ruledjthat the 5 per cont tax eannot Lo Tovied upon improvements atter ithay once born lovied upou by surplus varningy, This roduces tho gmount duo from the roud [from 203~ 645, the amount viaimed by Huporvicor M, 1o 877,217, T'bin amount thn Compuny, throngh Judgo Lackwith, sarees to pay, Uhinis tho puwm which Judgo Lockwith in Lt statoment adwitiod to bo duo. e Fight with o ASippopotnmnny. A tragical incldent ocentred nut long aftor the ostabizahment ¢f tho camp, Phoro was un'oid blind sheik who froquently erossod the river to vislt the new-comera. One duy ho wus returning with Dl tiou, whon the canog was eharged by s angry hippopotnmuy, ieizing tho frail bark at he end where the sheile was pitting, tho mounter crueched it to fingments hetween hia ponderons Jaws, nnd so crushed and ncorated the poor okl inan that, although reseucd by Lis comyados, who hnatoned to hie asslstance, ho died during tho night, The hippopotumuses wore often (ho sourco of great unnoyunco, avd gomolines of dnnger, to tho expedition. One boautifal mwoan~ Hyht mght, when tho tlotilla was quictly at anchior in'n Jako closo to the Whita Nils, one of thoso monytura made r most dotermined attuck upon tho digliboenks bolonging to Sir Namuol, o ves- #el wod closa to & mod-bank covored with high grasy, and about 80 vards astorn of her waw o shallow pavk of the luke, about § feot deop, A light boat of ziue wius full ot stripis of hippo- potumus tloph, and tho dingy was fastoned ulong- vido, lh-cr{ onn was soundly sleoping, when, rays Bir Bamuol, I wag suddentv awakonod by w tromendous splashing closs to tho dinhiboonh, uecompanied by the hosrso wild snorting of a furlous bippopotamus, I jumpodup, and iounes dintely perceived » hippo, ‘whiok was appsrently nabout to nteacl tho vessel. . . . My earvant, Bulelmoan, was sleoping pezt to tho onbln door, I eallad to him for n rife. Boforo tho aftrighted Bulelman eovld bring it, the hippopotanus duuhed b ug with fndereribablo fury, With oua blow ha capalzed und nank the zine boat, with ito eargo of flouh. In anothor Instent ho ralzed tho diugy in his immeneo jaws, and the orash of splintored wood hotokoned the comploto destruction of my favoritoboay o , . By thiy tino I had pro- cured o rlilo from tho cabln, whern thoy wero nlwayn kopt fixed In o row, Jondod rnd ready for notlon, with hags of breeehe-londing amniunition on the samo phelf, Who movomeonts of the animal wveera vo rapid eg ho charged aml plungoed mlter= nately boneath the water In n eloud of foam aod wave, that Iv was imponsibla to oim correctly at {he small but fatal spob upon the head, Thao noon vanaxtrontaly bright, and preacatiy, no hio charyeed sitrajgght at tho diahheasln, T ntapted hin witlya No. 8 Teilly sboll, ' my nurprive, hio oon recovercd, andagain eommerieod tho attack, I fixcd uliot afior shot ot him without apperent ofeet, 'Tho dinhbeenht rockod about uron the yiaves ralsod by tha elfortd of 1o largo nn nolmal, T'his movement rendored tho aim uncortan, At lopgth, appaently badly wounded, ho rotlved to tho Ligh gir I'licro o lay by the bunk, at distance, gnorting and blowing,” r tho ereature tust Lo dying, Sw Sam- wel went w bed, but in aboat half an hour way nwakenod aguin by another furloun charge. A rifte-hall in the hiead rollod tho monster over, and ho fionled holplessly down stroani, T'lus timo ho surely must bo dend. To tho amazemont of all, he pregontly recovorod, and only gave up after recuiviog soveral butots fu hig I’mdy. On the followimz moning & post-morten examination nhowod that ho had recelved throo shots in the flank nnd sbouldor; four in the head, ono of which hiad hrokon hiv lower jaw; auother bnd paeced through his nose, and, pagsing downward, haid out ol onn of his large tunky. Huch dolorminod und nnprovoled fivy as was oxhibited by thin animal hed nover beon witiosnod—ho appoeared 10 bo raving mad, IIis body. was o mnes of fright ful seera, tho result of continnal conflicts with bulls of his own upacion ; some of Liicso wounds wora still unhoslad, ‘Ihers wes ono sear about 2 feol In lougth, and about 2 Inches helow thelovol of tho surface skin, upon ibe flank, o was avidontly n ehrvacter of tha worast description but whoko madnoss 1endored him callows to all punistunent, Tho attack upon the veesels was prbebly indueed by the twoll of raw hippopota- mus flosh, which was hung in long strips adout tho riguing, aud with swhich tho zinc boat was filled, ~Tho derd hippopotamus thiat was fionting astern lanbod to the dialihoeeh had not beeu molesf L'rom ** Ismailia,” by 8. 8. Conanl i Harpers Magazine for January. wvels Exis (Pa)) Correspondence of the New York World, On thro I'hiledolphin wnd Evie. Tallrond, noae Camnoron, Haturdoy, . Farroll, who did not_bavo & tictot, retusad 1o poy fare, Tho conductor atopped 'tho train sud put him ofz, He Jumped upon tho rear cor, wad ugain put off, and for tho third timo got on. Tho conductor and brakemen, enraged, put liim off again, and in o gentlo munnot, & brakeman nt the end of tho tram _preventing him from again golling abonrd, Farrell drow a rovolver angd fired nt tho brakeman, missing hum, tho ball passing throngh tho car door, over tha heads of the torritied passonzers, ‘and Lhrough nn open window on tho side o/ tho ear, IIo took uim for w socond shot, but nceing tho train wak coming to o stop, horan. — U'ho traiv-lands gayo chage, wnd oftor n hard ran of lmif & milo ho was capeurod, _After recoiving o tharough beating ho way turied ovor to the vivil authoritiea, Lin city, on tho 20t Inst,, tho wifo of "o tho wifs of Tolfcemman A, J. T —To tho wifo of Policomsn A, J. o v cn RELE oL By ey o 24 B D L i S AL S NICOL~Tio funoral ot tho lata Joln Nioof will tako lnco to-lsy (dumsay) 2t S p. . from rosldanco, 521 Ports O1LAPIN-At the rosidenco of hor daughter, Dre. I, W, Kinball, 45 Nouth AnReaty Sine 1300a . Chaptas agad 18 years, wotnor of ‘A, and . Uhapin. Funaral ik day, (o (o ahove nanbor, at 11:3 a, m. Teioxla of 1na famiilics nea favitod 0 attond, o Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdu swolilngs, heal Lurna, aud will curo rhoumatism, ' #pasin, and any flesh, Lono or musclo allment, 'Tho Whito Wrappor is for <1 faratly use, tho Yetlow Wrapper fa for suimals, Prico 50 cents; larza Lote 80 YEARS Afiticted with CATARRE and Loss of Smeil, eured by a remedy found at Jast., Hundreds have been cured by it--many of years’ stand- ing. L now offer it to the thousands of _sufforers by the name of TO WML UNIVERSAL CA- PARRIE CURE. J. W. TOWNE, Proprictor. Sold by all Wholcgalo end Retatl Drugglste. A£TCLION SALES, By GEo, P, GORE &C0., UB & 70 Wabash-av, HOLIDAY WEEK. TUNSDAY, DEC. 22, G reat Dry Goods Sale. A Baniceupt Stack of 400 Jote Miscollanoons Gaods, con- alating of Olotyluz, Drosa G iiats aud Cavs, No- tions, lasiars, Gluvos, atcu, ste. > “Alb Spacts w0 ‘Curtm Clothing, Eino Ovor- e 1 Suifs, Craslmoro i, ' Bosan, . ole. Aan Motio' aud Inittal Yidky s aiid Culle otc., for Hulldas it . lina ‘ol it it Hoada, 1,60 do: d ogds, Nublns, 2Iitty, St ofo, no Tablaand, Py futivey, Razors, Shonrs, Sols- soy, Plaled o A bliwieo 1o of Alay Rogulsr deewoar, B W o atid b, 1 olozi, Plaen Goods, Gio: v (ionds, Llankots, Spreads, and Covos Goods, Ladigs’ and 1ot fants! Wear, Furnishing Gootls, ete. Full lino Fien-Ply and Thece-Ply [ureain Carpata. Dry Guou Balz, 9:333 Uarpet Bele, 11 u'elock a, m, GEO. P GORE % CO., €5 and 70 Wahash-av. Wednesday, Dec. 23, REGULAT BALY Ov Boots, Shocs, Stipors, Rubhers, &. 500 Crses primo, vruu.nasortadonanfls, in Men's, Womop's, Misaas’ and Children’s wear, Saloat0:50a. X‘l‘l‘.o % ! On Thursday, Deo, 24, ot 650 0ok, Wa shall uido s3veral lexyrs cousigninant of Household Furhiture Partlos wishing furniture nh{:uld attend {pls sale for bar- geins, 18 Paxlor Buits of Every Style, wriaand Wood Top Chambor Boty, Walant Bodstends. 3 Bureans, 1 Wood 'fop Tablon, 07 Marhl 1§ What i 1 Trock: e an Neckero, it 1 xtorulon Tabios, and 10 fost, Walnut Wasnstand Bareans. Sofas, Tonga, VWardruot, Neakseaass, Partos and itias _hoske, & Qza2, Carpots, Alirrore, Hair and Ttk ).l.lllu'n'm‘lv 5 s ME P. GNORE & CO., Auel[«znfeik: By Wi B, FODGES & CO. WEH SEHALL SELL ON PUESDAY, Doo. 23,0t 10 2, m., PG ENTIRE NTS OF A TR TIYTARF T N DENG FINE DENOE, it At one Werernom 1. az, Dt and Siiting: £l Kitaten Furltaro 10y, 0lo, Alsy no %, and muit b 5 W, Alzo on Vodnesdoy and Saturday Evenings At Tu'elock, 8 largo assortmont of OARPETS, STOVES, AND FURNITURH, Of all descriptions, Muat ho sold. S & Voat Tak ROCIKWILL, WILLIAMS & 0., s amt 205 Fast Madizon-st, TIEE FURNITURE 07 prirato dwelling, v, 10l Prafrlgeav., noat Thirly. EU0ul At o1y T ULSDAY, a0, 23 54 10 'clook a. nisy consistivg” of Parlor, Chamb ng-room, " i Soltatien Sutniturer russols and ¥ool Uarpats, Plkted- gt oo, 1o o iy xoucorir, Hiovosd'ese ot IRt puione, 5 e v, BOORWELL Wrtiahs 560 Auoith AUTITION SALES, Dy BLISON, POMGEROY & GO, LAST AUCTION BALE, Mouday Morniug, Deo, 21, ot 10 o'olock, A% LEO @Etntonmt. CLOBING OUT EVERY ARTICLLE OF Aleo, 50 SILK UMBRLLLAS, apleadid Groen Eand Ghine Dinn BLIZON, YO st rocelved, ané o ROY & O Ao PERBMPTORY SALIL AT ATTCITEOIT, v Fine 0 Poniings and Chomgs AT QUL STORLS, 94 G 96 RAFDOLPHST, Tucaday Morning, Dac. 29, at 10 o'clack:, A largo and olegant colleettin of ffgh-Clasa OIL PAINNTINGS, Vhich will goritisely o colid ta tho highest Liddar, Tho wholo eatalogue must by solds WEDNESDAY, DHC, £3, 0410 O'CLOOCE, n ol o VDS, mountol [n elah L, Peiatine and it THUES, (E1G Shibiton of O o bought a? your e 1 DY & CO.. Auctloneers. e ey L5 & IARRISON, On Monday, Doo. 21, AT 10, 2 AND 7:30 O'CLOOK, Pawnbmlie_:r’s Sale DTARIONDS, WATCHES, &, At 81 Madison-st., OTPOSITE AUVIOKAR'S THRATRE, V7o nhall closo et poromptory sele, for a0 count of A, GOLDSMID, tho ontiro balance of Unredoomed Pledros, consisting of Els. fant Diamond Rings, Btuds, Ear-Drops, Line cilos’ and Genty’ Gold Watches, Inrzo 1ot Sita ver Watehos, Rings, Purs, Revolvern, Solid Bilver Waro in groat variety, Plaied Ware of ovory kind, &e., &e. I'his sale offors gpooial inducemonts to buyera of HOLIDAY PRESENTS Balo without reserve, for cash. BMITIH & IARRIEON, Auctioncors, 81 Madison-at., Opposito RieVieier's Thoatro, GREAT BGIK AGCTION, IMPORT.ANT SALE OF ABOUT BHET,000 W OELTEL or INPORTED ERGLISH BOOKS! Direct, from the groe shlag Ho 2 LOX] BTN AR, Tar B LA OM comprising tustzatod Gellories of Art, Audubon's Birds of Amarica, Silsby’s Birds of Tluropo (cost £L105), P Idorriok's Anciont Armors, LL TILE: STANDARD AUTHORS, 1 i Salr: TobRoveD. andhall salt bind, e Altozathor oud of tha tinoat colleations of B fltozuthor et of tha ¢ ctions of Books ovor sol By Sk, 7. 23l will commaneo on Tuesday, Dec, 23, at 10 o'olock, At Wo. B3l VEadisonast., Qpposito MoVicker's Theatse, And il oantifuio coch morni, ait . et anily oelhck wnil o Sromid. ey AR, W will conduct tnn ealo, Sale core. R HEARTISON: oo ™ dadlson-st., oppusite AlcVicker's Thestro, Tuesiay Moruing, Dec. 22, at 10 ok, Chattel Mortgage Sale AT ATTCTION, ENTIRE FURNITURE OF THE Grand Genimal Hotol Miohigan-av,, Detween Thirtconth and Fourteenth-sts, Splend!d Pinnot, Rich and Elegaut Parlor and Ohambes Sulte, Dinlog-Room Furniture, Whito Ialr Mattresses, Ueds, Bodding, Tabloend Bod Linon, Crockery, Glass and Chiny Ware, Slircr-Platod Waro, Fino Tabla Outlery Kitehen xnd Offica Fueniturc, Stovos, Raugos, &c., &o. Alargo roserva of Silver-Plated and Glass and Bar ‘Ware, bought for tho Hotol, but nover uzod, all tho finest auality, and will be sold in lots to eult, REMEMBIR—~Contents of 20 ROOMS, costing aves $30,000, which must bo sold without lirait or reservo. Ealo commonces fn tho Parlor at 10 o'clock TUESDAY JSORNING, KLISON. POMEROY & 00., Auctlonsors. Sy LEONARD & CO., 05 Kast Washington-st. (opposita Fisld, Loitar & Co), FINAT SALE VALUABLE (11, PATNTINGS, Ohromos and Steel Engravings, THIS AFTE Resores, Positiva b o LEUN » Auctioneers, Ladies’ and Gents' 9 e R On TUBSDAY, Dee, 83, nt 1L o'clook, al 36 East Washinglon-sh, o largo assortment ol Coatly and Modinm ¥urs for Dadies and Gents, comprising in all ebeut 200 lots, Tq bo sold wichout ressrve. LEONARD & CO., Austlonoers, Japanese Goods, Glésing Sile on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dee., 93 and 23, a4 10 o'cleal each day, at 3¢ ast Weshinston-st., ry. lot. without resorve te ‘eshibition, and persons o raln up 1o 1inoe vi aue. 1D & CU., Auctioneon, ank Books, WEMORANDUMS, ETC, On WEDNESDAY, ot 10 o'clock, at No. 3¢ Tnst Waslington-st., Ulauk Boel An favofoo of absut and B R AL e Mmoo Mo 14 1 Tota 14 . Lat{ra b en 1o bia clasad with £I57150, L4 e LEONARD & CO., Auctioneer TW AND SECOND-HAND i, Carpls, Sioves, &, By JAS P, FleNANARA & CO, o7 Hase Washiugtou-sts I'rada =alsy ot Toots and Fhoos at Auction avery Waosdey and Thursdny Nornings at 914 o’cloglk, A% B MOFAMARA & Co., Auctionsors. TRADE §ALE OF A ATTERION, TUESDAY MORMNING, Doo, 22, &t 912 o'clock, Also, 100 Lots, Daukeupt Sale, JAS, P, BIONAMARA & 00., Auctioueors, 2 tast Washington-she |

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