Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1874, Page 5

appointment thereto of Muneney, law-pariner of Marr Canrenrenj that the new President way tho wnuthor of certain lbeloun artfelen ogalust Attorney-General Broaw, the Hon, W. P, Lyxor, and SAstver, RiNpakory, and that for such mismanagomont lio ought to bo romoved. o thoroforo prays for tho canoolation of the ntoek frauduloutly issned, and the appolntment of n Recoivor. It s oxpooted that something Iuteresting will bo doveloped. A It reienco dosa not como to the reseus of e Jous Yonsetine, minoral oxplovor, of Naw Yotk Clty, hio {810 an ugly flx, On the 13th of Novem- ber o and o friond, Mr. PuinrAs Dawrox, of Dhitadolphis, visited Wabstor County, W. Va, to nycend Terror's Ponk, o high, droary-looking knob, to examina sotne eutious motoorio atones seid to have fallon there. Noxt morning Mr. Yonsymi renpponred, wildly incoborent and rav- ing, nnd cafled for aaslotance, A party nccom- panied bim, and ko lod thom to tho ponk, Whers Banroy was found with o wound fu his head, stone dend. Mr, Fonsvrne snid o shower of XNovember motoors hnd como on, ono of which exploded liko n bomb-sholl and sbatlered NMr. Bantox's slull, Ifesat np with tho corpso all vight nand in tho morning dosconded for ns- sistance. Mr. Fonsyriue's story {8 regardod os 100 tlun, and from hiocell fn Wobstor County ail ha ealls on seionco o sustain hin defoneo. PERSONAT, Lord Lytton is writing a long love-poem. MMr. Bhorry, of Brooklyn, Conn,, is a tempor- auco fanatic. Mario Almeo and troupo sro stopping at tho Bhermrn Houso, Ewily Faithfull s2ys Now Zealnnd is the Para- dige of workingwomon, Ezra Cornoll invonted the popular practico of catching kites on telograph wires. ! Tho lato Gen. A. 8. Johnston's sister, it is cluimed, i8 n paupor ot Paducaly, Ky. Mr. Stein's mountain, Oregon, wes rudely ahocked by an enrthquuke last weols, Lucy Hooper wants to kiss Mmo, Grisot, who plays in “Genoviove.” Shoor wasto. Mr. Crows has donnted a superb rorodos to St. Auguating's Church, Kilburn, London, il Count Puckler and Baron @. von Ruffer, of Bilesia, Prussla, aro at the Paimor Houso. Charles Rondo roceived $1,000 for bis Scotch slory of *James Lumbert” from the New York Lribune, Prof. Simon Nowcomb is going to Europo to 1oarn the prico of tho great Lick equatorial tolescopo. rericles in dead. e wrs a Parisian rhinoce- ros, Butler will 8oou be the solo ropresontative of tho species. Fatbror Dack does not want a Jesnit Oxrdinal cominatod. The Ordor wants to be let alone Just at presont, Excuro this notice of Kalnkaun, but ho do- clined o private dinnor given by tho colored wou of Waahington. Boschor aays, * With Plymouth Church bohind ma, I can go it alona.” Pity, on Tilton's account, ha didn’ thiok of this before. Kate Tiold is obtruding hersolf into all the paragraphs, 8he is going to pley Laura Hawk- 3 to Raymond's Col. Seilers. A New England Indy has ron up an ooormous wine-Dlll at tho Hotel Splondide, 'aris, and paid it with & bogua draft. Col, Forney, her name? ‘Tus Bpiritualists of Ohio havo fallen back up- on Buddah aud Pythagoras, and think thoy livo struck out an entirely new patont in rolig- len, Ar. Petor McQueon, formorly in the provision ‘rado of this city, Dbut for the past five years in ks same buginess in Baltimora, was on 'Chango reaterday, Watts Phillips, author of tho melodramas ‘¢ the Dead Henrt,” ** Lost in London," ** Tho Tuguenot Captain,” ** Nobody's Chila,” und othe ers, ig dead. Ar. Grrrett, President of tho Baltimore & Outo Railroad, commencod ravroading at 4 fecrs, with atin ongine and a train of solid wouoden cars. 2dr. Thomea Breeett, tho gonial and courteous deputy in tho Clork's ofico of the Criminal Court, resumed his duties yestorday, after-an absoace of some threo weoks. 0 royal relatives of Princoss Perkins offer to aupport ey if she will repudiato hor husband. But she, like Mra. Micawher, will nover desert “her Porkiug, Ifoisin juil for fraud, "There wss an awful commotion in the Houso the otbier day whon s member recognized in the bauds of colored Ropresontative Ransier sn in- vittion to dino with Fernando Wood. \When Mra, Baldwin, of Benniugton, Mich., carte home and found the house in apple-pie Cor, sho sew sho was not wanted, and fled to +/Abreham’s bosom.” Abe was hor lover. A Toman Catholic Roman newspaper, the Ve della Vertia, wans Lord Acton to take _cara that somebody docs not mako short work “with him. Who eays the Inquisition is dead ? “ho “Prodigal Son" has boen dramatized. Ths gentlemen in the pudience who take two ‘sests, chaw tobacco, smell of whisky, talk lond, Lick the chaws iu front of thom, and piny the swine, Yinelness s busineas, The Americen Shirt Works, o: Blizabethtown, have begun to il o contract for 5, Y0 ch—I—na for Mrs, 8—l—w, of Chicago,—Loufs- v1! 0 Courier-Journal, “Chora i8 no auswer, unlesa tho C.-d. wants it, in which caso the 0.-J. must publish it. ‘fho Now York Sun says tuo troublo betweon tha coal-donlors and conl-buyers of Chicago is it the lattor claim a full ton, "and the former ive only 2,000 pounds, Tho Sun is mistaken, vmo of the latter givo only 1,800 pounds, aud et g full ton. ‘The expense incident to one of pretty Lilian . Elgarton’s lectures in Jown recently was €14 ara than the receipts. - She doubtless arrived intownon anight when tho ‘citizons” had biscked up and gone out to ang & man,—Louis- vitle Courier-Journal. The Northern Railway atation of. Parig wea rscently draped in velvet and galin, crowded with tho Russian diplomatic corpy, end thou- binds of spectators, to welcoma Alexis, Lis brother, and mamma, who wera traveling strictly Ieog., and wero theoretieally blind and doaf to taceo vest proparations. Mossrs. Froderle J, Iallow, Goneral Mana- rer, M, E. Crum Ewing, Jr., Director of the 1ho Scottish Commorcinl Insuranco Company at {3lasgow, und W. T, Rend, Assistant Manogor of tho same Camprny ay Now York, are in the city, with & view of having their Compuny resumo business again. ‘Chey loaye for the Wost to-day, As ono of the consequences of originating tho lato Tomporaucs crusnde, the Town of Hillsboro, Q., los gono wild. Mr, Heistand has becor ingano over Dio Lewls' work on *Chastity”; Mrs, Holstand has cloped with My, Nowby, hor son-in-law; whilo tho dosorted Mra, Newby #biuks the Doy of Judgment has arrived. The forty gontiomen who eomposo the *Frisco Argonauts rangoe from bartenders to preschiors, At a recont meoting eoveral candidates were blackballed, whon & membor, rising with dignity, #nid: ¢ 1f this thing's a-goiug to bo run by starob.nocked Biblo-whackers, then I goos in for arow,” His hypothosis belng granted, ho went i, TIOTEL ANTIVALS, Palmer Hotnae—3, Broussean, Yunlakes; O, Y, Coue, Cluoiunati ; A, M, wlsy Grand Kapdds ; Banmel B, . Wison, Urenton; J, B Telford, New Y q, Macld, Tiostou s ‘G, B, Bpriges, Columbig Woolworth, Omsha j M. J, Murph, Fogle, Canton, 0....Grand Piciyl T, Tarringlow, Whiliam Wiitshirs ¥, Togee, Déw Mol Yy cu'on, I, B, ‘e Hon, Phonins ueibnutls Usurga oc § {4, Jo Alken, Milwwikes Georgo 8. Bmith, Copelss 3 3% 12, Drows, Dea Mulned § 3, Fopploton, Onabia; d, A, Beardsiey, 10ck Tnlkud. o) Bliermun_House—Georygo O, Gorbm, Bau_IFranciico; G, Btarkweatlior, Boloit § Josoph Vilug, Maultowus ! D, 1. Brloy, Now York 3istn O, Miller, Tudious ; Wii- iain” Nevena, Laltuord | 8, 1, Gray, dichiuan ; G 16 all, chigan almer, Morductio. .. Zrémant Houwi—S, Q. Mate B, Dotroit | Glirlos Elmore, Biare, LUtTalo § J, 10, Bcott, Ciuciae gtun ay { W, . Jonos, 'x'x';vx‘:"fr‘g "-YE; Dutiuqus § Vs B, Fixkir, Deaye: B W g\ o B, Lax] sayer ¥ ) o Byrjudtolds EeE THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY‘' DECEMBER 22, 1874, THE COUNCIL. Indignant Aldermen Want to Expel the Baltimore - & Ohio, It Fust Quit Its New Quarters in the Exposition Buikling Right to Lay Tracks on Wabash Ava entie Given fo the South Side Company. The Ordinance for the New Com= pany Defoated by a Tie Vote. Funeral of tl'lo Hon. J. B. Rice, ‘The Common Council mot last ovoning, Prosi- dent Dixon in the Uhalr, TILE TATE HOS, J. . RICE, Tho following coznnunication was rocefved from the Moyor : Ci1cAgo, Deg, 91, 1870, —Gentlrmen ¢ T havo learned withs deep dorrow of tho death of tho Hon, J, B, Rice, Congreesman from tho First Tilinofs Distrlot, form 1y, for twa consecutive tering, Mayor of the City of CI cago, and oite of our oldest &nd inost esteemed fello citizens, 1 beq to notify you thut the funeral of tl lecenned gentleman wil toke place to-morrow morning at 11 o'clocls, from Qracs Episcopal Ohurch, on Wabash aventle, I would rospectfully suggest thut' your Lon- orably body, togethor with ofbes city_ oftictals, argem- ble st the City-Hall, whero carriagos will bo in waiting, at 10:30 n, . to-morrow, and _proceod thenee to tho chureh, (0 pay o lakt tributo of respect to thu memory of one Who 10 1ifo wos revered by althis fellowscitizend, Respectfully, U, D, Corviy, Mayor, On motion of Ald. Richerdson, the communi- cation wna rocolved nud placed on file, and the Councll voted to attoud the fuucral fn a body. Ald. R, I. Stono moved that all tho city oflices 1 bo elosed tn houor of tho memory of the Hon, J. B. Itice, It was unanimously adopted. THE CXPOSITION DUILDING AS A RAILUOAD DEPOT. A communication was received from Comp- trolter Hayes, calling attention to tho lensing of aportion of the Exposition Duildingas a pas- songor dopot for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and euggesting that such o stop might impair tho right and title of tho city to tho Lake Front property. Ifo nsled tho Council to take suitable cetion in tho mattor. Ald. Richardson opoke in opposition to the lonsing of tho building for any such purpose, foaring that if the railrond company once got poegession ¢ would Lo diftfeult to get it out. Tho ground had been granted for oo Industrial Bx- position only, and 1t way never contemplated that ic should bo pub-lat, , It was o cool propo- sition for tho Exposition Directors to pockot the rental of the buildng, and Lo thought the Coun- il should stop it a} unce, Ald, BebnTnor esprossod the sams vlew, say- Ing that, while ho would favor the selling of r. do- potusito totherailrord companics for atar congid- ation, lio was opposod to luasiug it or any pure of it. 1o movou the passage of an order di- recting tho Board of Iublic Works to tako im- mediata steps to prevent the vccupsucy of auy portion of tho lake-front property by tho Dalti- moro & Ohio, or any otler railroad company. Ald, Campbell yzantod to instrues the Lnw Do- partment to proveed at once to oust tho railroad company, o wag inforised that possession had clrardy been sccured, aud thas o train bad been run upon tho property the preceding day. Ald. Hildreth moved tho adoption of o rosolu- tion fustrneting the Law Dopurtmout to take im- mediato stops to provent tho occupanoy of tho Lake Frout in the manner nropoaed. Al IToath explained (hat it wed only contem= platod to usetho building as a waiting-room, and 10t to loy any side-tracks upou tho property. e Company wes to pay & rental of €500 per wonth untdl June 1, 1875, when the buildiug was to bo vacated. occupanoy of the proporty a8 o passougor waiting-room would jeopardizo the city's interests, ho would opposeit as strong- Iy a8 any man, Other Aldermon spoko in condemnation of the project, and tho opirion was freely exprossed that tho Board of Public Works lied trausconded ity Pawom in nesonting to the leasivg of tho ‘building by the lixposition Divactors, Ald. Campboll tnought tho Board of Public Works, in_tho light of the oft-cxpressed sonso of the Council on tho subject of tho Lake Front, should at least have xeportod to tho Couneil the proposition to lease tho building L% tho Balti- mora & Ohio Iloud. 'I'no compiunication of tho Comptrollor was referred to the Committeo on Judiciary, Ald. Cullerton oifeied a rosofution ropealing tho order passed March 23, 1874, oxtonding tho pormit for the ocenpancy of tho Lako ¥Front by the Exposition Building. ITo thought this tho bost plan to head off tho Dxposition Directory. Ald. Sehaffner did not approve of this scheme, ‘believing that the wajoriy of theo Ixpositi Dircctors had seted in goud faith, but had beeu i:npozed upou by tie railroad compauy, wio only detired to got foothold, But, If the repenling ordor wore passed, no ono could suppose that tho Lniling would ho torn down, Tho thing to Bo doneas for the Luw Depertmont to oust tho railroad compaby nb once, ¢ Ald. Mildreth’s order to this effect was passod withous s diesenting voice, MIHCELLANEOUS. A communication was received from tho Chi- cago Yubhie Library Directors setting forth the financicl omburrassments of thab institution. It was referred fo tho Commiitee on Finance, An ordinunco grantiug permigsion to tho Chi- cago & Louth Atlaubis Railroad to cross certain uu‘e]nln way roferrod to the Committee ou Rail- ronds. Ald. Jonas offered o resolution puncbing up Connmittses Lo subtit raporta npon muntiors re- ferred to them, 1To wibdrew 1t upon being in- formed that Rulo 48 coyored tho question. Ald. Watorman offared a_resolution calling upon the Bourd of Palice and Firo Commigsion- exd to report ag to the number of Firo Wardens employed, their districts, nod duties, Adoptad. Ald, Cullerton offored o resolution calli upon tho Board of Public Worls to coufor witl thio railroad companies interestod ns to the con- struction of n viaduet at Bluo Island avouue and Bixtounth streot, 'CUE SUPTLESSION OF GAMDLING. B Ald, Camphell offercd a reésolution instrucling the Board of Police to ‘report the roason why the law ngnivet gambliug-housos was wob en- forcod. Ilo understood thn Board had n reason, %‘1‘4 would, if called upou, state who was to nmo. Ald, Cullerton domanded thio roferonce of tho resolution to the Committeo oun Police, Ald. Campboli enid ho uuderstood that it was anid that gambling conld uot Lo suppressed. TFivo hundred policomen could hunt every gombler out of the city in threa days, and yot it was _claimed thet gmntling could not bo suppressod ; und, when au attempt was medo to bLrng the police uuthortiies to au sccountability for non-porformance of duty, Alderaten in thia Council werg roudy to smother the resolution by Laving It reforred to a commitioo, Ald, Ricburdsou uald thot this was tho usual apacels which hud buen Loard in tho Council for tho last yoar, If it wus dusired to stop gambling, why not #ay utop, aud not go to callingupon a fogy Bonrd for reasons why thoy don't stop it, Aged Mr, Heno, of the Boaxd of Polico, sub vory near Ald. Richardson, and feit highly com- plimented by tho term * fogy.” {'lio reealution was referred to the Committoo on Palico. . A resoluticn waa pagsed directivg tha Comp- troller to report tho numes of partics ocoupying school proverty, the torme of thoir loases, and tho amount of rent due. TIUI WABARI AVERUR, RAILROAD, A communication was received from the Chi- eago & South Atlantio Railroad Company offer- g to loy o doublo track on Wabash avouue, from Lake to Wwouty-socond stroot, a single track thonce to ‘Thirty-second, and a doublo track thanco to the city limits ; to huva tho lino countruoted by Scft. 1, 1875, unless restrained j to conetract and koeup lu order all streel pave- meut ; to put on pulave cars sud ruu thom once ovory hour from 12 o'clock utnight to ¢ in the wmoariiug; 1o chargo 6 couts furo, or woll commutation tickets at the rate of 4 conty, and to pay 1 por cent of tha not earniuge of tho Company cach year fnto tho City T'reusury, Who comumnoication, aud an ordinance embodylog its propositious, wus re- ferred to tho Comimitteo ou Btreots and Alloys, Bouth Divislon. Tiugrossod ordinances grauting to the Cit Tuilway Compeny «nid tho Wabnai Avenuo Raif- wiy Compauy tho right to lay teacks on Wabash avenus were takon up. Ald, It, 13, 8tons moved that ths ordinances be laid over until somo reraonsirauces conld bs cous \dorod. i }f]ru. Collerton hnsod fhere would be no dela, bub thint there w o k dizch vote upon ordinancos, and one or another might bo adaptad, ‘I'no motlon to postpons nction waa lont by o vola of 27 ngainab g11, Ald, Fitzgoratd, Btono of tho Fourth, Stonu of the 1fth, Ularko of tho Ticth, Watorman, Cnro, Cloveland, Lynoh, Dick- 1nHon, and Dixon voting in the nitirmativo, "'ho voto was thon taken on grauting tho right to tho Wabash Avonuo Iailway Compauy, 03 follows : Yean—Foley, Warren, Telds, Fommer, Gullerfon, MeClory, Hildretl, Builey, O'IiFfen, Woodmau, While, Gnuderuon, yan,'Lekhardt, Stout, Malw, Lougachor, Murply, Bivocnog—10, Nitga—Richurduon, Fitzgerald, Stonn of tho Tourt, iong ot o Tifthy Clarke, of 'tho. Fifth, Mebanald Clark of the <wonth, Jeath, Watornin, Campbel, Gre, Cloveland, %\)nrf(, Hehalnor, Lyncl, Dickinson, Jonns, Corcorat, Dixon—19, 8o tho ordlanaco wno not passea, and the othor ordinanes, granting the right of the City Rail- way Compniy to lay o irack as far south us Twenty-nocond stroat, wan taken up, Ald, Ttichardson_movad to reconsidor tho voto by which the franchise was limited to twouty- fivo yenra. Mo did so hocouso ho donired tlint tho ordinunee should bo pnssed ne drawn up by tht‘al Snrpomuun Counsol. he otion pro- valled. TWO-JIAN CARS, Ald. Richardnon moved to atrilto out tho clauso roquiring two persons, a driver and conductor, to cach car, All. Woodman favored tho motion, an the charter provision on this polut was amplo to cover it, und tho Council could aflerwards pues on ordor directivg the omployment of two soparalo porsous as conductor und driver, Ald, Watorman would iiko (o know what was 1o bo gained by reconsidering tha vote, ninco ov- orybody neemont to favor the requiromant of two parsons Lo n car, ¥ Ald, Richardeon oxplained that tho City Rail- way Company intonded to change to iwo-horse and two-mnn cara juet assoon nait could bo done, bub they wanted #ix mouths or o year in which to make tho change. Ald, Waterman said that, in that caso, {t would lia wall to put a limitation of & yoar iu tho osdi- nanco, though he stitl maintalued that the two- horso and {wo-man car provision whould bo re- tained pa it was, Ald. Titzgerald—It you ropeal that portion, you kin bet youw'll novor git two-horss cars on Wabnslt aventto. 5 The vote on the motlon to ropesl the two-man claugo was o8 follown: Yeas—Richardson, Warren, Cuilerton, McOlory, Iildroth, Hnlley, O'Brien, Woodman, Guuderson, Campbell, Ttyan,’ Stout, Mahr, Leugaclier, Hohattuer, Awrphy, | Swaeney, Lycel, Dickinson, Jouas, Cors coran—: Nuys—Foley, Fltzgerald, =8touo of tho Tourth, Stouo of the Tifth, Clarke of the Fifth, Roldy, Som- mer, McDonald, Clark of the enth, ybito, Lieatil, Vatoraua, Cuse, Clovelnud, Quirk, Lekhardt, Dixon o the amondment was roconsidered. Tho motion to waive engrossmont received 29 yeas ond U naya, oud fotled for lack of tho charter majority. ANOTIER CONDITION VOTED DOWN. Al Cintke, of tho Fifth, moved an amend- ment requiving tho Company to grade, pave, and oep tio stroet in vepair according to direetion by tho Common Council, ‘This wos voted down —yons, 103 nays, 92, 2 Another oflort to rush the ordinanco through was now made, Ald. Cullerton moving to recon- aider the volo _or: waiving engrosament, Tha matiou raceived 23 votes for aud 9 agaiust, ONE ORI EFIONT, This opetied up the queation onco more, end Ald. Richardeon taok tua iloor and made o stronyg appeal to the Council to pass the ordinanco to- mght, urging that the peoplo who lived on Waoneh avenuo north of Twenty-aecond atroet enmestly dosired o Loree-railroad, snd they ought to havo it, Ald. Fitzgerald took violont objections tosome of the remarks made by Ald. Richerdson, ag tending tocast & “stigiman” upon memborn of tho Council. o would put lis **ferocity " (ve- racity) against that of the gentleman from the Tiret, Ald. Tildreth throw o Jittlo ofl upon tho troub- lod wators LY an amendmont requiring that all new oara shall bo of tho two-liorse pattorn, This agreed to, nmotion {o waivo engrossmont was adopted by o vote of 30 to 8, tho negative vores boing_thoso of Ald. Fitzgerald, Stono of tha Fourth, Stonoof the Fifth, Clarke of tho Fifth, 2cDonald, Hoath, Waterman, and Caso. ‘I'ho ordinance twas then passed by a vote of 0210 G, tho nays beiug thoso of Ald, Mitzgorald, Stono of tho Fourth, Stone of the Lifh, Clarke of tho Fifth, McDonald, nnd Waternino. ‘Tho ordivnnce is s follows s BLoTIoN 1, 'That, In consideration of the acooptance liereof, end tho undertaking of $he Chlvago City Lafl- way Company to comply with tho provisions hercof, autbority, permission, and_consent wre neroby given, granted, nufl duly vestod in the galil Company, is succesavra oild saeigus, to construct, luy down, apor= ate, cnd maintain & double-track Tativay, with all nccossary turnonts, {urn-tabler, aldetricks, and Switches, fu, wpon, and long tlie cowse of certaln streets f11 {ho City of Chileusso, herefnattcr nanied, and to operato railway-cars and varriages thereon ih th manner aud upon tho conditions lierelnafter pro- seribod 3 Provided, The tracka of said raflway shell not be Jaldl within 12 feet of the ridowalks upon uny of tho streety, except in turning stecet-corners, 5ro,' 2, That smhorized o lay o ciugle or d in, along, und upon the following strects in sald iy, tolwlt: Commmencing on Twenty-uscomd Ktreot, colis necting Wit tho_rafivsy fracka s Gatd atreet, at ite intersection with Wabaeh avenue, thonce north alonj Wabeeh uvenue to Madleon sircet, rud thence west along Madwon street to State street, and connocting with thio raiway tracks in enld Stato sirect, 8. 3, Tho cars to be uved upon eald tracks heroby autbiorized 1o Lo constructod npon sald Wabash aveutts and Madfson _atreot ehxll he operated with oulmal power only, and 1o tostn raflvay-cur or carrlago sball Le used uptn or pusced over uitd tracls, SrC. 4, Thogsid tracks and esrs operated tharcon ‘whed for 1o other purposo thun 1o transport passengers and thelr ordinary bageage, nud the cars rriages used for 1hut purposs sball be of tho best yio and ¢lass In use ot wich Fails 0. . 'Tlo tracks of eefd rall vaied hovo tho snrface of the atiect, and shall b Ima with modern inproved tuily, ond elall La 50 Jaid that carriayes and otlier velicles éan caslly and frecly crogs i traeks, at wvery und nll polnts, and in auy und all directious, without obstruetion, 510, 6, 'Iho sald railway company, 1td successors and euiny, s Tespecis geadivg end paving, ebell, ot tholr owu expense, grade nnd pave tho spaco butwoen tho raile, aud keep tho eamoe in good ropalr und coudi- tion, ju sccordzuco with such ordinances, vrders, and rogniutions as hava hieretofors Leen passod ov sdnpted, or may horeafter ho pansed or udopted, by the Common Cowncll of #a%d citys such pavins greding, and repairy, o b pubjoct to, and dons utder, tus uuperitendonce and divection, aud to_tho satiafotion of the Hosrd of Publie Works of gakl city, vr other Board or ofhicers of satd elty baving cunrgeand superine tendoueo of Hio fnprovenicnts and affoirs of atroets; and ruid rallway company, its mccosrors and ussigns, slall bo lablo for ol legal dumagges shich suuy Lo wus- talned Uy suy persou by reasan of tho curleamess, neglect, or misconduct of any agont oF servant of said compony, its buccesors uud axsiguw, in the coubtsuce tion or tho sy of 6eid tracks or rutlyiay, or by reason of {ho miscoustruction, or fuully or dufective con styuction of axid track, or any of them, Bee, 7. That said yuilway shatl bo coustrueted from Modison sirect o Comyrerd ptrest withiu six months from tho pasage of Ll ordinanco, aud the rendus 09 fest o kaid avonue shall bo repavod, tuloss o~ ctrained by o court of compotent juriddiction, . Sro, 8, The pussago of 1his ordinguce sail not to conwtrucd s a ratification by the Common Council of an uct of tha General Assembly of the Slate of Tlinols concerning horve-raliways fn tho City of Ghicayo, passed Yoy, 0, 1805, or usn modilleation of the legal offect tliereof, Bi:c, 9, No righta or powers heretofora vested In tho City of Glleogo, or In thie oard of Water Commission- ors, or Hu\\'ur-’uéu Commiasioners, or_in tho Baned of Tublio Worls of exld clty, or I any Board, officer, or officel f sald vity, of wifel may hereafter'bo 60 veste e in respeot . to the witer, water-works, o sowerage of fulid city, shall fn any suuner Lo apairad of ifeat- el by this' ordinance, or by reason of T priv lwroby gruuted, Lut the privilegos herehy grantud WAl b ascteived. and onjoyed ublect il oitbors dinate tu tho exerclen of all siich rights nud powers in renpoct o Waler, Wator-works, A seWotago, Sz, 10, Tho pennisslon’ and authorily Leroby granted aro upon (hoe further condition thit tho waid #irhy Ghlengo City Taflwny Company ™ ahiall and will foraver fndoumify and wavo lisrimlcs the City of Cht- cg0 nguinst suy ad ull dumsges, judgnionts, docroes, sud costa and expensss of tho eame, which it may snfter or which muy bo racovored and obtatued agalnst oald clty for or by reakon of tho granting of such privilege end authorlty, or fur or by renwon of, or growing out of, or resultlug from, tho passago of thin ordiuance, or duy mattor or thibg counocted there- with, or with tho exerciaa by sad Compeuy of tho privileyes huroby granted, i, 11, This ordiusnea ehell tako effect and bo in force au oon us thie ntie shall hiave been duly sccoptad by th0 said o Chicogo City Haflway Company, auch accoptauce duly exocuted by eald Company, end filed with tho Clty torl: within twouty duys RItor tho bpe proval of thls ordinanco, Tho Oouncll adjourned, OBITUARY. Carno, 111, Doo, 21.—Louis Jorgensen, Grand Generaligsimo of Knights Templar of tho Btato of Iltinols, dled here this morning., 1o will be buriod ou Thureday with Masenio honors, Provineyeg, I, I, Dee, 21,—Josaph Knowles, sonfor publisher of tho Journat uince 1838, dlos this morning. RtousioNp, Dee. 21.—Danlel von Gronang, formany years Consular Agent of the Italian Qovernmont in this city, died suddoaly last aven- {ng of apaplox; — NEW YORK FAILURE, New Yonk, Deo, 21.—Tho croditors of . N. Morgan & Co,, the susponded produce dealern, have begun baukruptey prooeedings against Morgan, It 18 alleged that, Morgan's capital hav- ing boon dapleted, he had purobesed from vae rious doalers, aud when thoso began to apply for thelr monuir they wore Informod that lio” had failed, and Inte last week had insdé an aaalgns mont of Lis proposty to & selative, 7 18 eraby Tor a rallyay {he fosllags, ln A rogaed, of tlin duad gommandas, Mo withde paak TRANSPORTATIORN, . Victery of tho Danvillo & Vincennes Railread Company. Protest Apgninet High Charges on Sloeping-Cars, Miscellnncous Ttems, THE DANVILLE & VINCENNES, IT WILL NOT BE ENJOINED FNOM TARING THE OMI- CAGO & FOUTUERS. The Chicage, Dauville & Vinconnes Raflroad Company scomn to havo alraost =g much trouble in trying to get possossion of tho Chicago & Houthorn Raitrond Company au though it wero ottompting to swaliow the fllinols Coutrul; but s ray of encourngement wils givon it yestordny morning by Judge Yarwell, nud‘probably ero this it bre masticated tho desired morsol. About eix woeke ago J. . Brown filed o bill in the Buporior Court, nnd obtained nn Injunction re- straining the Ohicago, Danville & Vincennes Rtatlrond Company from taking possossion of tho Chieago & Bouthorn Iinilroad, on which Brown clained a lion for work dono 2nd mate- rials furnished. A weok ngo thin ivjunction was dissolved, A fow doyn after Bornard Looweutint filed o bill in the Circult Court, ofalivg that ho Lad £40,000 of bonds of tho Ohicngo; Danville & Vinconnes Railwoy Compuny, o part of which road had subsoquently beon built under the namo of tho Chicago & Bouthern Railroad, and_alleging that his luterosts would puffer [f ths Chicago, Dan- villo & Vincennes Iiailroad was permitted to take possession of tho Chicago & Southorn HRoad. Honleo awked for an mmjunction, nud yenterday the motion was partly argued, but be- foro conclunion Judge Farwell intimatad that ho would not grant an injunction, and tho motion, thorefore, was witbdwawn., Tho Judge suid that, oven by the nllogations of tho bill, sufficiont cnusa ws not shown to mecossitato an injunction. Tho Southorn Road was worth {u tho noighborhood of £200,000. Mr, Loowenthal aud another hnd o len for about 850,000, ond thoro wero algo lious for work, ote., to tho amount of porhaps 840,000 niore, but oven thase combined would not aqual one-half tho valucof the road, apd it did not seem as though complainant’s scurity would bo ondangored, nor did it scom equiteble uuder tho prosont circumatauces of tho case to stop the present Jeaseo from taking possonsion. * —_—— SLEEPING.CARS, DEDUCTION OF CHANGES NEEDED, To the Editor of The Chieago Lrivunes Curteaao, Dee. 21,—1 have read wilh decided approval tho articles in your paper of tho 19th snd 20th, on hotel chorges in New Yorlc and chieap rail chargos for pasaengors on ronds lead- ing from Chicago. I travoel oxtensively all over the country; indeod, am ‘‘on tho road” six months in every yeor. AsIalways pay full furo, and ask vo favors, I call mysell a good cus- tomer to railronds. I desire to call attention of thio pubdlio to ouo of tho greatost oxtortions of modern railrond traveling, viz.: tho palace-carand slooping-car swindle. Whon the latter irat commenced to yun, fifteen yeais. nzo, 50 conts was charged for a singlo bortk. Tho prico wea soon incrensed to 81, nod afterwards to $2 for onch Dberth; and on the Southern roads tho cbargos aro 32,60 for onch berth on the Wagoner oleepors, That this prico fe uunccessnrily bigh ia shown by the rapid appreciation of Pullman car stock now among our most vatuablo seouri- ties. Lot any person start for s trip fo New Or- leans, for inolanoo, aud ho will #ind out that the leopiug-car charges bear no small comparison to tho ticket caarges. On tho all-rail routa betweon Boston and New York tho eloopor charges wero $1,60 a berth for many years, But, on tho plea that evorybody oiso charges $2, they wero raised to tho latter prico threo years ngo. Two dollars, there- foro, is the wniform rato all over tho country. Tlhio complnint among travolors at this oxtortion ia attracting attention, and will make itsolf known and_fett. Yeaterdoy I camo from St. Louis on the Iltinois Contral Road, vceupying aleoping- car, ns fs my usual habit. ~ The ear iwself was one of tha best aud most Iuxurinut in all its ap- pointments I have evar noticed,—fully oqual to Pullmon's latest improvements. 'Che otheial in chnrge informoed mo tbat tho charges on Jan. 1 viero to ba lowored to £1.60 u berth, This Com- pany may rest assured that the traveling public will shiow their appreciation of this concesrion to modoration in clarges for sleoping-car accom- wodations. Tha great Pullman may, or may not, notico thischango, but tho Pablicwill, Plezesopell pub- lio with o big P, and cbnfer a favor by oalling at- {eutiou to the palaca aud sleeping-car swindlo, MErcARTILE. T MISCELLANEOUS, TUL ALION & 8T, LOUIS CASE. Judge Corydon II. Beekwith, Genoral Solicitor of the Chicago & Alton Railrond, rotarned from Washiugton yos{erday, having suceecded in satis- factorily adjustivg the difticulty of his road in regard to taxcy cizimed to bo yot due {o the Gov- ornment, Judgo Beckwith soys that the difti- cully nrogo from tho fact that thoero wero varions constructions as to tho oxpiration of thoRevenuo law of 1866. Whilo mnny claimed thut tho Inw oxpired Jan. 1, others again contended that it did noc expire until Auguast, 1870, and houcs tho clalm. 'ho Bupremo Court somno thne ngo de- cided that tholaw expired Aprily1870. The road, to avold diflleultien, offered, in accordanco with tho nbove decizion, to pay the tax, which amounted to 377,217,77, and tho Commisgionera finally docided to nccopt the offer. Shortly aftor the veturn of tho Judgo, a Govern- mout , officer called on the Company for formnl returns as roquired by tho Commissioner, The returns wero made out nnd hauded to him. They will have to be forwarded to Washington for approvul, nud when ngain presonted will bo promptly paid, RATLROAD EARNINGS. Of twonty-ouo railruads reponing ecrnings for Novembor, but tno show au inereaso, nu compavod wilh November ot Jast yewr, when, howover, trafiic was in tho extromely depressed condition resulting from the pnuie,” The nver- ago oarniugs par mils of the 9,003 milos roportiug were %680, against BE1D w1873, the inerouso eing abont 714 per eent. Lut whilo thoso rouda have made progrous sinco the panic, they huve yot to go nbout two and a half times a8 fur boors thoy youch the prusnority of 1872, Of the sevontoon runds roportiug for the eloven months of thiy year, Bix show un incrouse 1 total enrnings, but only threo in carnings per mile, On tho av- erago, thora by boon u decroaso of 53¢ per cent in curnings per milo—from 87,03t to 5, PAGSENGER RATI ON THE MICUIGAN OF! o the Lditor af I'ne Chicuao Tridue: Oirrorao, Doe, 21,—Tho fuots in rogard to The roduction of raten on roads running Last are theso: Ono of tho Eastorn lines, whozo local rutes liwvo boou in oxcess of 3 conts por mile, haye corractod their tarilf to thnat basw. This is beewuso of the opening of new nud shortor lines, ‘I'ho Michipan Central has not for sav- oral yoars chavged filglwr thun 8 conts per mile m any instance, and now its local ratos Linrdly avoruge 23 conte, and nre always tonding down- wards, whilo its through rates lavdly averago 234 cents, h By Ay AL, o Henny O, WENTWORTH, COMMANDER WILLIAM B, CUSHING, To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: ' Onicaae, Doo. 20.—~Another, and the groatost of tho Cusbing brothors, wrapping the mantle of tragody abous him, as beeame ono of his raco, has presed away, It was the dreum of this young Viking to become an Admiral at 80; ho yoarnad for glory, but not for himsclf alone, Alouzo I1, Cushing, » graduate of VWost Point, an ofticer of artillery, ufter voceiving o mortal and agonizing wound at the battlo of Gottys- Lurg, »till romained on tho flold, in command of his tattory, and, to tho lest speaking manly words of oncouragoiaont to his nion, foll dead &t the supremo moment of victory,—a soccond bullot through hiy braiu, Dear to the heart of tho sailor was thin sotdier-brother's memory, and ho oflen suid, whatover faino Lo might nequiro Le wished to shayo with sho dead§ that Jinked with his por- Bonal nmbitlon was the dosiro to rosoue from oblivion the comparativoly-obsoura herolsm of hin brothes, Romombering hia theao inadaquate lines in the hopo of partially fulfilling hin winhes, Sushing had « occond brothor whone namo whould not bo omitted in this placo,— Howard 1., an ofiloer of eavalry, who wad killed, two years ngo, in o gallant fight with the colobrated Apachio Chief Couhine, nftor hav- ing won o high roputntion for skill aud bravory in Indian warfaro, Like tho stout old Earl Biward, who,~tho English chroniclora toll us,—whoen dyine, do- mnnded his prmor and bis spoar, scoming to die in bed like a woman, Cushing, lind ho chosen Lia end, would havoe perishod amid tho shocks of Droaduidos, on the deck of a siuking ship. It way ordainod othorwise, 'Tho bruve ‘eailor, ho gonerous frioud, tho loyal husband, tho kind futher, hag boon tukon nway from tho navy of which ho wan tho brightent ornamont ; fromthe iriends who loved him aa ho dogerved: from tho wifo who know Lim botter and loved him mora than could ull othors; from tho childron—un- congcioun of their groat loss—to whom he law left a boritage of which thoy may bo proud in- daed; for aro thoy not tho offspring of, perhaps, tha last horo of the Bayard typo,—the lost mun whoso real netlons outshina tho apleadors of ro- 7 p:4 nianco # ! AMUSEMENTS, il OPERA BOUFEE, Tronch covers a multitudo of sing, particulnrly innconntry whero it is not gonorally under- stood, Torbaps this iy why Freuch opera has nlways beon 8o popular in Amerlea. At alt oveuts, tho popularity shows 1o sligny of wanhug ; thero wns a crowded houso at tha Academy last night to liston Lo “ Lia Tille do Madamno Augot ™ tortho fortioth or fiftioth time. ‘ho opora is protty enough nnd wicked onough to vie with any of Olfenbach’s in publio favor, As the pur- pose of opora boufls is matnly to burlesquo vir- tuo, “La Fillo do ,Madamo Angot” fa evon fu advanco of some of ils contemporarics, Time: that of Darras and Mademo Tallien ; sconos revolutionary; dramalis persons: o profepslonal drab; an amntour ditto; an adventurous etreet-singar; intriguing miniy- tors ; » daughter born to & mothortwo years and o half after the death of tho lusband, and reared under thoe fostering curo of tho Market of tho JInucconts. 'Those, with many-nided doceptions, suggestivo situstions, the Ingcivions ploasing of & 8ong or two, the cut-cap, and tho mnze of uiry nothings tost make up tho inimuablo huwor of tho I'rench slugo, offered a tomptiug oppar- tunity to threo French librottists who united to rival 1forve and Lecocq, who has erught the spitit of Offenbach, 'Who musie is indeed of » moro contagious kind, if possible, than Offenbach's, and if Mlle. Aimce and her coufreres camo somowhni oftouer tho nirs of the opera would be hummed in tho patrlora and whistled in the elreoty witih the same indefatigablo industry and the snmo wnrhythmio woasnre us tho ** Mulligan Guards.” As it'iy, thore s an eiv of familiarity running like an obligato throwhoat tho pieco, which we recog- nizp ay ono cotchos tho irrosisible tempoof o Yrench duncu, Blilo. Alinae’s troupe has heon almost entiroly roorganized, with the oxcoption of tho chorns; of courso tho chorus {salwaysthe snme. On the wholo, perhapa there is an improvement, though individunl comparivons wight bo made odious. M. Kolletz, the now tenor, will not bo sogreat favorite a3 M, Jutonut wos, 1l does not sing so well, doos not make so much out of tho voico ho haeg, and iy nob so speightly an octor, Lo takes things too innels au sevieus for tho I'ronch stega; thore is o diguity about him to which wo aro unaceustonied in bouffo-opera. Wo shonld 16 80ou oxpect to noo Lamlel in ontics in the gravo scouo n8 to expect gemuinoe, hearty fun from M. Kolletz. Tho pnvt of Jomponnel—per- linps the best malo charactor in thio play—wag talkon by M, Avrizotti (2 I'renchman of Corsican autecedents), who wns pubstituted for B, Sernud, tho gontleman dswn on the bill for it. M. Amigoitl played ond saug the part woll ; sang beiter, wo aroinclined to think, and acted botter, wo lLnow, than tho lead- jug tonor. Mlle. Nardynu, thoe zocond lady, wiio appeared as Mile. Lange, was olso an 1mprove- swont on hor predecassur; _Sho is not particu- lurly prewty,—but perhaps Mile. Aimeo will not permit this in the seconda donna ¢ bus she sings unusually well for the pluce sha holds, iy pleay- eot in manver, and g ¥aiv nctress, Tho winor parts woro botter takon ordinavy, cspe- clally those of Lavivandiere, Zrenilz, and Louch- ard, Of Mlo., Aimge it need ouly bo knid thiat sho has chauged but littlo ; if anything, hor voico hus improvod, and she brezka out in tho flnales with something liko gouuine wnorlt a3 a. voealist, Tho two duets between Bllles. Aumco and Nardyun—tho school-day Bcons in the sec- oud et and tho denouament of the Ylny—-\mru the voeal teaturoa of the evening, and have nover beau dono #o woll iu Chicago, Tlso special foaturas of tho opern wero well piven. Tho conspiracy scene (would opora- EoufTe bo compiota witkiont ono ) was oxcruclat- ingly fuuny, The can-cau wasiutroducod by i, Gonot and Mlie. Vandammo in the last uct, under ¢ho namo of “tho highly characteristic Nntional Ropublican druce of 1797—La Fricas- see” \Wo presume Lhis can Bearcely bo enlled ab anachrontyus, sineo an ingenious l'ronchman hos traced the origin of tho can-can away buck to Noal and Mount Ararat. Altogother, tho porformanco wes creditablo artistically, wincu, fa opera-houfte, is nlways in inverso proportion to woral morit. If tho houss hind been wanner to begin with, aund the management had not chinrged an oxorbitant price for their hbrettos, & great many peopla would have onjoyed it mote, *'he Grand Duchess " to.night, THE OAMILLA URSO CONCERT. Tio firus of the brief secson of concorts by tho Cawilia Urso Lroupo was given at Farwell Hall Jast ovenivg, under the suspices of tho Lakeside Lecture Courao managoment, and in this instanco the management is to bo credited with haviog given ita palrons and tho gomeral public 8 musteal entertninment which was vory attractivo, cspecinlly in comparison with its firat venture in the musicnl lino a few woola since, The sudtonco waa s vory largo one, and s on- thusiastio as pogsible,—its enthusizsm, in fact, worling up to such a pitch that overy number ou the programme, excopt the first and last, wo believe, was encored, tho oncores beivg distributed with tho ulmost imparliality to good, bed, and indifferent. It was ull caviare to the general. Madwmo Urso wes of courtie tho vrominont flrure of attraction, It iy o very long timo siucs sho hos Locn hore, and as thu audtonco was not o wusical but o leckuro one, thero wern probebly many who bad nover hoord hor hofore, ‘Lho old stagzer, lowever, would itnd 1o chaugo in lier. Iler playiug s murked by tho sumo cold, unimpassionod, but polished, stylo ng of old, the samo grazeful hundliug of her in- struwent, which never appenrs nwkiweard orout of placo in hor hauds, tho sume dolicate, tondor totich, the samo beautifully-shaded gradations of tone, aud wondorful diminnendo’ aud piame- sino, m_ which respect plio iuevitably rominds ono of Bragn and his ‘eello work, Hor numbers wore the alundelssolin Coneorto in E, Leclniro's queint **Barabuude,” which was o musterpicoo of roshnieal skill, aud '*'Tho Luat Roso of Hum- mer," given for an encore, with u_smoothness aud delicncy which ave warticulmly her own, Misa Doria sang the * Freischuetz Polonaiso,” the Haydn wong, “My wother bids nie bind my hair,” and Taubert's * Goldfinch and Dopsant.” It was her sccond up- poarauce here, ber fivat Dbaving hoon niade lust wintor in * Paradige and tho Pori," rad the disappointment of that firet appearance was not relioved h[\; lier offorts last evening, It i only n good method without nuy spontaneity or warmib. Iir. Baurc:, tho pisuint, plaved somo light nummnbors which were heartily ro- eeivad, althongh they wore givon neithor bettor nor worso than tho average of piano-playing, My, Yossenden and Ar. Rudolpheen both achioved au enthusinutio suceoss, thoir singing of the familiar Lallad ** Boware," belug tho popular hit of the evemng, and securing for them n doublo oncoro—a tace which may bo credited to Mr. Rudolphsen's mimlery nud hunior fu his port of tho duot, This ovening a_ gecond con- cart will bo given with the following pro- grammo; 1, Trto for soprano, tonor, and bas, .. SMias Dorta, Messro, tessenden and At « Sginllud, 2, awo solo {{ BEISS Deethoven £ 3 sen, ndelysohin Hocthoven uret, * A When tho Dove Las e etaneayeansHandol 3 3, Rocitative and arls, ments Hor Lovo " Mra. " Dorid, 4, Violin solo—Iutroduction, fuyue, and gavotio Mr, Feseewden, 6. Eouata for violin und plunw in e, Urso wid 7. Duo for tenor snd Lakivesiees, Megara, Feasenden and Ludolphack, 8, Arla—* Nobll Bignor ', , s s sadloyorboer sy Harid, 0, Berenade from * Taust '; (e, Urso. 11, Trlo~® Tho Marluers *, sreesess TANdegger Aisg Dortay Jesera Rudolplaan und Fessondon, OROAN DONORRT, A conoert wan glven laut evonlug ln the Firat Troubyterlad Oliurch for the bineff of tha Hails rond Mission and tho church Bunday-school. 1t was well attonded in spite of the unpromising wenther and nuncrous atiractionn elowhere, It aught Lo iave heon ovon botter nttended, tho entortainmont boing of n firat-clans ordor, Lotk iu goloction and porfurmance, Mr I. V. Flag. Ier played Moyerbser's **March Aux Flame boaux™ In _a_very snporior manner, and ** Vo~ riations und Fuguo in 1," composed by him- welf, Mro. Haveun nang Luzzi's * Ave Maria " carefnlly and woll 3 Mro, Farwell sang tho Tyrolosa nong, and Mr. 8loan the arfa, **Hhnll I on Mamro's Lertile Plains ?'* A couplo of qunr- tottes and n trio by tha excellant choir of tho Becond Prosbyterlan Church, given in Lho mont admireblo mnd effeetive etyle, comploted tho voenl parl of the programmo, Mr. 0. A, Iavons plsved solcctions from * Lohengrin,” tho sudasto and finalo from his own Offertorfum fn A flnt, and gavo also Liy origlunl variations on lluydn's hymm, * God Proworve tho Lmpotor,” in n manner which sl:mlwd tho results of caroful and cousclontious study. MOOLEY'S THEATRIZ. In ordor to glve tho patronu of hin theatrs o decided change, Mr. Hooloy brought aut tho groat rosourco of Wallacl's Theatro, New York, ontitled *'The Votersn,” lust oveuing, and n wiora nstonisbied colleetion of natives than those whto faced tho ourtain on 1ts final deseent it would Lo diffcult to find. It wonld bo almost an sorloun an undortaking 1o look for the plot of *Tho Votoran," It would bo impossible to give to tha reader any adequuto ides of this oxtraordinary composition, for fn slx aets tho nuthors have snccoeded in oxhibiting almost overy phaso of the drama,—trazedy, melodvamn, comedy, spectacle, farco, sud negro-minstreisy, with on’ occasional threat of tho variety hall, It opens with two scts of legitimoio comedy, whose sparkle is absolutoly dazazling, but tho ofiervescenco secmn to oxhaust tho vitallty of tho piccs, and on tho oranilm of tho third net **Tha Voteran” be- ging its cometary earcer, lauuching wildly out into space, gethorlng with evory scono fresh fni- potus in ils hyfierbullc courso, and Dringing up nbyolutely nowhere in tho celastial ocouomy. Townvdy tho closa its plot becomey u teleacopic object of Jusignificant juterest, but uny hopes or” calculntious, based wpon ihis ghmpso, of ats ultimato roturn to tho regions of possible computation, saro hngmofi by the finale. 'Thetwo first acta give promise of ono of the cheoriost, most bustlingeoinedies over played, und, oxcopt in oceasional inatances, the aoting of tho plece in confiued oxclusively to them. With the exception of Mr. Saulsbury und Ming Fewthiorne, who ontor only with the'tiird act, there js uothing moro of the legitimato left. The few moments intervoning betyeen tho con- clusfon of tho dramaaud tha hour of gomg ta prexs ave too Lyiel for au oxtended natice. Lut if one wants to bavo Kmis, and Fronchmen, and tow- peranco leetures, sud widows, and Irishmen, sud whisky, and seraglios, and romance, and sceuery, and raut, and cownoady, aud dresses, sud spaugles, and low comedy, sud molodrama, aud satin elioes, and dupgers, and flivlation, and romp, and revely, and incompreheusible eitnations mixed up Bo that nebody ean distnguish one of thaso from anothor, and laugh till one’s midey nacho over tho mtsture, then go by all means, and langh at *t'ho Veteran." Laugh ot the week- ness of the Luman intelloct in bunting for a sangiblo reality ; ot tho vanity of tho offorc to con- sidor o tinglo scuno of tho Jast four acts oven 1e- motetv possible, und laugh ot tho evident umusemant tho picco gives the actors. Thoy have plainly given tho matter up, Thoy kuow wo more nbout the pioea than tho andience, end whero & wir blind confidenco in the Providenca which waco ovalved order from cbaod is not tearful sud pathotio, it is wildly ludicrous. Evou the carc-worn theatre- goor of ton yoars' constant nightly attendancs can merely yicld himself to tho absurdity of the thiug, &ud laugh. ‘*'Tho Veteran® overcomos tho voteran, —— THE SUFFERING IN KANSAS. T'o the Xditor of The Chicugo Tribune: Fonr Hanken, Xon,, Dec. 17.—In justice to our Stats aud to this ontire soction of country, I think some explaustion bocoming as regards tho ®o-cnlled famiue in this and neighboring Statos, rosulting from the grashoppor-scourgo. The ro- ports goiug tho rounds of tho papers aro great exnggorations of tho facts, Ellaworth County, in which wo aro Jocaled, is in the ceotre of the State, and is comparatively a now county, Whal- aver suliering thoro mny bo for want of food or cluthing {8 coufined to tho extramo frontier counties, where, owing to the eettlemont huving been made within the last yoar, no crops othar thau corn has been plantod. ~ This having failed, tho rosources of thoso who depended eu- tively upon this erop is cut off, and thoy aro, iliarature, in neod of tho uccessarics of life. Tho loculity in which tho pooplo oro in this condition does not exceed two tiers of countics, running noreh and south, west of the contro of Luo Btate, as tho settlomonta do not roach bo- youd two counties wost of such centro, and, east ©OF thuy, Other cropy than corn woro an averuge viold., In our county wo sro just about on o mlznco,—wo have no grain {0 soll, and but littla to bufi; whilo Salino County, Hoxt east, is shipping whoat to Chiengo, which 18 bought from tho facmers at €0 conts por bushel. I thero nead bo want where wheat is G0 conts, and plenty of it, we loavo you and your roaders to Judge. Wo want theee facta to come fairly before the people of the Lastern Statos; we do nob waut them to think the wholo peoplo of Kaness are starving, whilo ihio eutiro cntiro eantorn half of our Btate, which composes ueatly all tho sottled Eor:ian. s plonty. A little aesistance may o nceded; but the peoplo of Kansas aro not atnrving. Rospeoctfully, 1, P Fans, ___SPLCIAL NOTIGES, Schenck’s Mandrake Pills Will be found to po3soss thoso qunlities nocessary to the total cradioation of all billlous attacks, prompt to start tho seorctlons of tho livor, and give a healthy tonoto tho ontiro system, Tadeed, It Is no ordinary discovers i1 mod. ol sclenca to have Invouted a rosady for theso stubborn complalate, which devclop all tha rosults producod by a Lioratoforo £200 1o of eslomsl, a minoral justly droaded y wankind, ond seknowlodged to be destructive in the oxtremo toths buman syster,. That the propertios of «cortain’ vegotablos comprise ull tho virtuos of ealomel sritiout ta injurlons tondoaclos, 1s now gn sdmitted faot, rundered indisputable by sclontific rosoarchos; and thoss who uso tho Mandraka Pila will bo fully satlsfiod that tha bost nedisines are thoeo providod by nataro in tha com- ‘mon horbs aad roots of tho flolds. “Chese Pills opun tho buwels and corroct all billlaus do- rangenionts without sulivation or any of the fnjurlous effects of calomel o7 othor polsons, The soorotion uf bils 13 promoted Uy thesa Pills, a will bo scon by tho altersd eolor of tho stools, and dlsappeating of the sallow come plozion and cleansing of the tonguo. Amulo dicections for use accompany onoh box of Pills, Treparod only by J. I, SCHENOK & SON, at tholr principal oflice, corucr Slxth nud Archests., Philadels vhia, and for sale by all druggists and dealors, Prics, 23 ceats por hox. Mercnams‘{ Falme}x; & }fiechanics' SMENGS BANK, T6 Gk, S et S 00 Opposlta ths 01d Courl HO“SE"‘ Near Madison, THE BUSINESS OF THIS COR- PORATIOXN is confined exclusive- 1y to tha receipt and care of Save ings Deposits and Funds for In- vestment, No commercial or gen- eral banking business transacted. SUNMS AS SMALLAS ONE DO« LAR recelved from any porson, and a bank book furnished. MARRIED WOMEN and minor children may deposit money so that no one slso can draw it, INTEREST at the rate of' G per cent per annum, 18 pald on sums ot One Dollar or more, ¥ THOSE DUESIRING 70 INVEST thetr savings upon real estate so- curity at o higher rate of interest than enn be satoly paid on Savings Deposits, should eall at this Bank and examine its INVESTMENT OERTIFICATIS, BYDNOX MYERS, Managor. HOLIDAY GOODS: § PIYS 10 TRATE WEST SIDE. CARMON PIRIEG. L0 RETAL, DEPARTMENT, Mudison and Peoria-sts., Open Dags and Bvenings 11l Christuas SPECIAT SALE OF GOODS ADATTED FOR | HOLIDAY PRESENTS Sowe of tle Most Bxirantfivary Barogiss owoe ool 45 lows: slsgg Llamo Lace Barbos at 60 cte,, worth 450 Limorick Linoo Idkfa., inon Jawn con- tres, GO ats ench, worth frowm 51 to $1,60. 100 doz. nli-linon Heme.stiteh Hdkfa,, 1350 onch, o bargain, 100 doz. Gents’ Linon F'cy Bordor Hdkfa. 380 ota., half price. Larzo assortment Ladios’ and Gont’'s Inf. tinl Hdlfn, at astonishing low pricos, Hiognnt line of Real Thread, Point Ap- pliquoe, and Point Geuze Lice Collars, ro- ducod in prico one-third for this occasion, Riok nsyortment Roal Liace Barbos and TALMs. at o sacriflee, Guipure snd 'f'hread Lrcos and Lince Oapes vory choap, Tanoy Coods of all kinds, Deeks, Work Boxea, Albuins, Hend-Mirrors, Jot Gerneb Jewolry, Pocket Books, Toilot Goods, and chojco Imported Porfumerion, Cluldren’s Fur Bols from $1 up to choice Brmino, Lnmb, Grobe, and Squirrel, Lergo eousignment of Lodies® Furs, in Minit, Lynx, Seal, and othor fashionable Furs Bonlaktin Jnckots snd Sots ot very low pricos. Bargaing in plain Beaver and Bended Clonka, Bargaing in Hosiery and Gent's Furnishe ing Goody, Borgains in Gloves and Corsets na heroto- foro ndvaertised, Another frosh lot of those nstonishing Dress Goods, on the aentro tables, at helf former prices. Hnglish Morinos, dark colors. 25 ots.yd. Fronch Morinos, roduced trom 80 cts and $1 to 50 cta yd. Rich ¥ronch Beryes, Poplins, Diagonals, and Oamol’s Huir Olotl, grently reduced. IDleyant printod Onshnloro Morinos for $1, formorly §1.78. Speoicl Burgeins in Black Alpaces end Bleck Cashmares, Choioo nindos rich 34-ineh Lyons Gros Grain Bvoning 8ilke, roduced from $3 and $3.50 to $1.50 ynrd. Hoavy, rich, sctin finish-Blaok Gros Grains $1.50 yard, formerly $2.25. Very riclt and olesont Blaok Lyons Gros Grains, $1.76, worth 32,75, Guinet's and othor bost makers richest Bl'kc Lyons Gros Grains, lower than ocan be bought elsowhore. Tor this wook only wa offor Cloak Volvots as follows $8 qunlity fine 28.inch Velvets for $5.75. #9 quality flue A8.inch Volvots for $6.50. $12 quality fino Liyons Volvoty for $8.50. S15 quality all-wils. Lyons Velvats for $12, Richost prades 1 sanle proportion, F'ino Gorman and Barasley Demask Tablo and Lunch Sot: ota, Iimbroidered and Tapostry Piano and Ta~ blo Covorn, IT PAYS TO TRADE AT THEH Groat West Side Dry Goods Honge, lay Prasens! J. B. SHAY, 84 & 86 State-st., Havoe now on display a very choica selection of Holidey Goods. Among many others are tho following specinltios: A magnificent assortment ol ;\J’RITING DESKS from $1 to BASKETS and WILLOW WARE of all kinds, from 10c to 46, Misses’ and Ladiess WORK BOXES from 50c to $10. A beautiful assortment of CO- RAL and GARNET JET JEW- ELRY at low prices. Gents’ Sitk and Cashmere MUFFLERS 1rom 75c to $4. Ladics’ and Gents’ INITIAL HIDKTS,, in half dozen boxes, very cheap, with & splendid varioty of Ladies’ and Gents' SILK HDKFS, and TIES,fin all the newest styles and colors. Purchasers wishing to save money and please their frionds, should not tail to inspect both goods and prices. DISSOLUTION ROTICES, DISSOLUTION. The copartuership Liorototoro oxisting botwean Semuo M. Smith snd Jobu Harcourt, undes tho flrm same of Binlth & Harcourt, sent, this day dissolved Ly matual con- B4 Al Swith will contlnue the husiness st 8 South and collect all bills duo said trn, sud pay all otad b sald busiag 08, BMETH SEANLESS PAPER BARRGLS e ik KNTERPRISE PARER MILLS, IHaviug comploted wmy luventione, and obtaiuod Letiors Patent on tho machinury for luaking ti suatnloss Puper Iaercl, and haying comblned mr Latonts with m.‘i‘m owuing tho Patont ou ¢uo Seamloss Papor Barrol, Lam l:::\v x\‘mmmr‘lhm wll :‘;fifl:nnlrn{:lhm(:\l:x:“n', s, m-ll; 1ho Rouk River Paper Compsny, 140 AT aab (ineain: Doriospoudunce aad urders saiiltods Lo . D, KEENEY, Rucklo Ot ov Ture oAt SRS i © UONPARY, UHICAUO, stwokholdezy af * ual todtiog of tho stook) i Lowtl, and ‘Urust Company, Sihmof slovon Fruktcus, 1 worvy ARG Cie pusuing yost, Wil 1 hoid b thouiticd of tha Company o Tuusdsy, Ju. H. w hoted of 1l . e 1w, & 1823, batwaon o Jones B8 B TROY s Cnabtor, American Brpross, Holiday Goods. urahnsing Auent uill 1l ord: . Addron P T T S YN P S A Y e Anleliate oyt SCALES. FAIRBANKS® STANDAKD SCALES OF ALL XINDS, i AFAIRDANKS, MORBE & 804 111 & 113 Lake 8t., Chicago, Brcarelultobly oaly the Giunixe