Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 2x, JEWELRY. RICH AND ELEGANT JEWELRY! New and Beautiful Designs received daily di- rect from the Manufacturers, especially for the Holidays. C. D. PEACOCK'S, o8 ST ATE-ST., N. W. CORNER WABHINGTON, OPPOSBITE FIELD, LEITER & CO. OPEN EVENINGS. A SILVER AND PLATED WARE. A A e Silver Bridal Gifts, The Gorham Company, Svenssaras, EeTADLisneD 189L No. 1 Bond-st., N. Y. Rich Bridal Gifts---Testimonial Pieces---Fam- {ly Silver---Forks and Spoons---Services for Ten, Dinner, Lunch, &c., &c., of Sterling Purity only, Those dealrous of obtaining a-ticles of Holid Sttver, bearing the Gorham Sterling Stamp (Lloa, Anchor, and thalotter GI, whah Is & positivo guaranteo of pusity, ‘may fo so through the leading Jowelers of this city unon sarms as favorablo as if obtained from the Gorhem Com- any direat. FLOUR. FLOUR. THE STAR & CRESCENT MILLS, Choice Flour at Retail, STAR & CRESCENT Coest Minnesota Wb, $6.00 ‘Warraatod ta make 60 pounds moro bread, and of N Sotior Quallly thin auy Winter Wheat ‘Har at tho prico, THAYER'S EXTRA (While Winter Wheat), $7.50 ‘Equal to any Wiator Wheat Floue in this market. PATENT FLOUR (Very Cholee), - - - - $9.00 livered in any part of tho clty freo of cliarg, D e 20 Aty addross £3 tho coaatry ‘o8 rocolpt of prico. Quellty guaranteed., hegronnd Wintor and Spring Graham B R oy, Oat Moal, Fino White and Yellow Corn Meal. CLINTON BRIGGS & HEEBMANS, SEWING MACHINES. BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL. Sa0-Beckwil-§25 Portable tamlly Sawing of any—will not got oul . clifne—the most desirablo o oRTaE SIS of Double i aa ity £ Saaciine that can i nesd witiout ettt na Tonith - A, portable trendio nttacls ment can bo had at an ‘additional oxpeuso af ooly 50y ‘which ean ho !’h'irk!l‘ \'léh :all l:;un,l?:. h"m! rl:“fl'ta,l.:l‘lsllnlz i Cah by (Dy 58 of (W03 :}’yl:o:‘d-lru"!:::fsxn:nh o Inched-four to iz belag ordls fomn awarded November, 1972: Mednl awarded the American Tnatitute. 0 until you havo soonit, BECKWITH §. M. 00, NEW YORIK: 842 BROADWAY. Chicago: 231 Wabash-av. Pt - Dok kot ealottideniiec S TTUDINAE: BANK, <late of 1linos, Exclusively a Savings Bank, 105 CLARKSE, Welult Gl Bt S1x pe cent compound Intoroston dopolts. Pass mnfié'(?e":.‘: Ay, Woman of chila cin dopodi, Tl 6 Lo scourage savings, howovor Todes 1 smouats aat atiands as cheertuly o thoso Baring arger mearin. suall suits 48 L0 POrROLS 3, P REGVILLE, President, RILSEY REED, Manager. Norr—Depasita made now Are put apon Iniorast the 73t of woxt, month: GWYNNE & DAY, Bankers, No. 16 Wallest., New Yorlk. FSTABLISIED 1851.) ubjeet to clisak at elight, and allow ou _commisalon e B s . A A reoxd Siooke, Tnds, Gold, ota., oitiior for cath or on B Oya mako advancos to, ouF custamars, OF carry stacks on margins tor loug or short pariolds. ffim“sffix‘fimm EURNITURE. W. W. STRONG FURNITURE €O, 268 & 268 Wabash-av. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Stockholders’ Meeting. The National Bank of Hinols. Omicado, Des, 31, 187, 1 moetiog of f **Tho Na. T8 el mosko of e Btookliolders, Y e Dl Seotors lor e onauiug year, \ijl bo Beld At thelr Dankiug: Hiouse ua Tucsday, o Tibn day-of daausry woxt, bo- S "™ R, waSM, Cashlor, The Commerecial National Bank OF CHICAGO. i11c40, Deo. 19 Ci 1874, Tho sapusl meoiing of the sionkhldoy’of ‘(hl Uark R o foctors B S uas Tuionday, Jan. 1 18T ik GEONGK L. OTIS, Cashlor. Third National Bank. Ciicano, Deo, 13, 1874, "The anausl mesting of stookhuldors of the ‘Third Na- tional Jank, for the jurpose of electing Directurs fur the e ey ogts batigen the buro 3 Er o L. V. PARBUNS, C MISOELLANEOUS. Election Notice. Gorman-American Bank of Chicago, ction of Dlreatars of this Usuk for 1 'u,,:’x"-'a.'fi':f Cakn. Ty 1id. Valis wi SIOCk B, 1. HALLER, Secrotary, GUNTHER'S CANDIES ! Colabsated throughaut tho Unlon. Expressod to all pat 1 pound and upwardy s w oonte & Pt (T Gonteciioner, 1875 PROSPECTUS 167 OF THE CHICAGD TRIBUNE. TheLeading Newspaper in the West. l Independent Republican. Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Weekly. Tnx Cicaao TamuxE, under the guidance of its former oditor, hins resumed its old position at the head of Jtepublican journals, and will do uttle in the fu- tura for the truo principles of freo government, and fora purificd aud_houcst administration of National, Slato, and Municipal affairs, Whilo giving to the Repubitcsn party s cordial and earnent wupport in all wise mossures and to At candiidates, Tire TntooNg will nover ho -tho organ of any individual, faction, or ism, nor will it ceaso to combit oppreesiva monogalica or fail ta oxpose and do- nounce all corrnpt achemes for plundering the Treas uryor tho poople. Xt mllwag perpetual war oa lobiy. ¥ings who prowi azound tlo kalls of logislation quost of spoll, Tho Recent Elections. The recent_clecttons, whilo inilicting temporary de. featon tho Tcpublicalt patty, havo dono great good in wwoeping away fanatical and eldo dssues which em. varrassed_its (recdom of actlon, aud I erushing ous thoso baleful and corrupting influences knowmn as * But. lerisms,” which polsoncd tho channcla of the public life, Puriied, 2a by firo, of the evil things which had nfested ito gavments, o Ropublican party willentor upon tho tremendous strugglo of 1670 witn ronowed jgos for {ho posacasion of tha Government aud (he eliaplug of the policy of the natlon whon it entars upon th second centuury of ita cxlstenco, Perils of the Fature, The Democratic leaders, misintorpreling the real cnuses of thelr {rlumph, ato proclaiming the result & ¥ reaction " of the popular mind agatost tho principles of thio Nopublican party, and an fudoreement of the fandamental doctrines’ of tuo Democratio party, which meuns ¢ Btate Sovareiguty,” aud all that ex- pression includes. Whou that party obloiua pos. session of tho Government, under tho resumed leadership of their Southorn right wing, steps_will_surely bo taken In Congress to rofund tbp cotton War fax from tho Federal Treaaury, princls paland intorest amounting to $100,000,000 or more, Alnll will Lo passed to compensato tho Democrati rebels for losses and dsmages sustained by them whilo reslnting tho Unfon armics sna uphalding the “sov- erelgn " State right of seccrsion, And lnstly will como _demand for tlo value of the emancipated alaves, who, under_the docirine of State Soverclgnty, are alliged to havo been unconstitutionally liberated, Those ciaims Wil more than double the National Debt, In tho meantime, what will bocomo of tho righis and frecdom of tho colored raco thus placed under the sbeolnto control of their old masters? Againet those perlls to tho futura peaco and weifaro of 1o country all true Republicans must prosent a solld tront, Tho Tribunc’a Clatform. Tne Onicaqo TRIBUNE'S poaition on the leading measniren now bofare tho-cointey msy bo condensed into the following enunciations : A Agricuituro Js fuo basin of Natoss) woxlth, what- ever policy bonefits that great intercst promotes the prosperity of the whole conntry, The cost of trans- fimfllflon of Western farm products to forcign mar. efs constimes hialf the sclling value, and {he high du- tles levied to aubmdizo specinl {nterosts doublrs tha retadl price of tho goods received in exchange for tho crops,-—thin bleedily and burdening the faxmer tntil e snggers from weakinoss undor tho welght of (helosd, Ience he chief caieo of *hard Himes » among faraiers, Tapiff and Tranaportation Charges, Tnx Tnyse will sdvocate the adoption of such ‘measures a8 will cheapen transportation and reduco the tnxca on goods, -The lghtcst tariff which will provide the Government with neccesary funds fo ‘carry it on and mmntain 18 eredit should only bo fm. oHod on imports, and ths national higiways should o improved to crcator atronger competition with the raflroad monopolies, which will compel them to lower thelr tariff of charges, Reduction of State nnd Locai Taxes, “Tho utmost reduction of all direct tsxes muat be in- sisted upon by the people, Within a few years county, fownslip, and municipal taxation hss enormously fus creased, sud becomo almost boyond endurance, ‘-\lfb\lu‘lfi\“ tlie Western States, Bteps must bo talen to retrench these oxponditurcs, as woll as those of the ‘Natiousl Government, and choke down the insatiablo recd of the local tax-eaters, befors nll tho aurplus carniogs of the indastrious 4es are conflacatod by those tax-devourers. Tho Currencys Plenty of currency for all tho legitimata wants of {lio country, with Elasticity au to quantity, and Sti- Vility a8 to valuo by convertibility into colu, An end abould ba put to the continual fluctuations in the valuo of tho curioney, which iniliets fncalentable fujury on industry aud euterprise, ns it futroduces an element of doubt and uncertainty juto slf transactions, and makes ‘busluess little better ihan gambling, It 18 a National disgraco as woll as cvil for tho monetary standard of walues to be kept in euch vaclllating aud chaugeable Goudition, No Rtepudiation. Tur, Tnyse will sternly combat repudintion of public obligations i the form of watering and debunng {he currency or_auy other gule it may ai- sume, J'ar overy dollur out of which the public cred- tora tmay le cheuled by any form of currency dilution ar repudistion the people will suffer the loza of a lune dred which will result from iko deatruction of eredit that wiil fall like n blight on Stute and Munfefpal Goveromenta a8 well 8 on corporations and judl- viduals, ‘The nationsl credit must b mautaiued pure and unsulifed, and, ko tho vistus of Cxsur's wify, above susplcion, No lMore Subsidies or Tountiens Subsldies and bountica of public lands, money, or credit 1o carich salleoad-tings, 1un_ ateamship com- panies, or furnish capital to other corporations, ara tagrani sbluses of tiis powers of Goveramenty aud toud ta promate corruption, oxtravagauce, ani pecula- tion, Tug TinuNe will thereforo fn tho future, as 1a o paet, ikt ull such schemea of public plunder, Tho flunnru character of Tog Ciicado TAIDUNE is too wall established fouced recapitniation. 1Liaale ways independent and fearloes in the expression of lta viows, Inits niows department 3t Js socond to none In (he United Stotes, The Weekly Edilion contafs & carefully prepared sunmary of the nows of tho weuls, Dbrought down to the hour of going to press. Literary, political, fiuancial, social, and sgricultural topics will consituto, sa heretofore, leading fcatures of tha Weekly Ldition, and uo flulul will bo sparod to increano it atiractiveness in thoso dopsrtments, Is market reports are unsurpassed, embracing all tiie fn- formation which fatiners requira for the futelligent transaction of busincss, both as scllory aud buyers, Ttk WrERLY TRIDUNG da & lirgo olght-page sheck, of the 18me sizo 8 Lk DAILY TRIGUKE, couslativg of ty-six columus of closoly-printed moiter, and, as family newspaper, and in its goneral mako-up, {3 une purpansed by any paper fu tho land, ‘T, Twuny will bo furnished during the enauing ear at tho followiug raies, payablo in_udvance, ALL 'QSTAGE BEING PREPAID by Tatk Thiuune Come P WEPKLY TRIBUNE. —One yonr.. 3 200 fl’l"\%'i-':n’n'. on-no yenr %00 ek conten—0u 50 bai b rwenty conie 3,00 puily Fditton LA : TII-WEBKLY TIRIBUN —Oyo year., iR Y Z0ny yeur. T~ Postmasters and o may ro- taln 10 por cont on all aubkcriptions, und add Hogie ‘copien at club rates after they aro formeil, omitiances may bo maile by dratt, woney order, o ogiataed lotior, ut ous risk, Specimen Copies Sent Free, Give Post-Oflice address in full, incinding Btate sud County, sud address TRIBUNE COMPANY, Ohlcago, 1Ml CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1874, CHRISTMAS. How the Good People of Chi- cago Spent the Day, Services in the Chuf‘cnes---The Decorations. St. Luke’s Hospital and Its Inmates. What They Ate in the County Jail. Attractions Offered to the The- atre-Goers, The Orphans Find Renson for Re- jolcing. The Newsboys® Ilome.--The €hicago Turn-Gemeinde. Dinners at the Hotels. Anothor Christmns has beon gatherod to its prodecossora, The frolic and fun of yestorday aro replaced by tho devotion to business of to- day. Tho Christmas trcos bave beon converted into kindliog wood. Tho turkoys that wero so antisfactory yestordsy will barely oko oub the Qiunors of to-dsy. Tho presents tava lost apact of tholr freshness, and tho rocipients aro rather rogrotting that thoy did not roceivo somothing elso. But, whilo tho day lasted, tho peoplo of Chicago amused themsolvos, and wero happy. Thoy ,sought pleasure in tho churches or tho theatras, o in the seclusion of home, and, sinco tho day was & quist one, unmarked by rowdgism or drunkenness, it is fair to presumo that thoy secured what thoy wero in search of. The sympathotic roporters of Tne TRIBUNE speot thete Christmos in investigating the manner in which othors enjoyed thelrs, and the result of thelr inquiries is horewith given to tho public. Rty ‘THE CHURCHES, GRACE, The Rev. Dr. Locko, Rector of Graco Episco- pat Chureh, was greeted yesterday morning by & Trgo congregation at his charch on Wabash ay- enue. Tho sorvices wore unusually beautiful and impressive. Tho floral offoring snd docorations were deli- cnto and attractive. In the roar of tho altar and immediately under tho gorgeous chaucel'win~ dow was a largo sercen with a fleld of blue bor- dered with gold, bearing the appropriate inscrip- tion, “Glory io tho mew-born King.” Uader- ueath thot inscription was o large siar of patural flowers,—red and white carna- tions,—which was the gift of Mra N, K. Fairbank, Tho altar was vested in white brocaded satin embroidered in gold; nud on oach sidoof it woro arranged bwo largo pinos. ‘ho chavcol-rail was tastofully on- twinod with with garlands of arbor-vitm. The pillars ot eithor sido of tha chancel woro fluted with trailing codar. ‘The pulpit was covorod with & crimson satin cloth, in tho centro of whicb, faciig tho congregation, was a besutiful frosted star that glistencd in tho rays of sun- light roflectod through tho windows liko tho troasuron of Alnddin’s wonderful cavern. To the rear of the pulpit is the door leading into tho vostry-room; this was also wroatbed in co- dar. ‘The choir-gallery, to the right of tho pul- Dit, was dressed with evergreen, Thio englo lecturn—on which rested tho Bible —was _hacdsomely draped with ground-pine, In bold relict to il this, stood the booutiful and superb baptismal font of Grace Church, in front of the chancel. This woa thocentre of admira- tion ; surmountod with s pyramid sud cross of natural flowors, and in frout a atar, all mado of comollins, japonicas, violets, and lllics, plscod chiercan by Mr. Chauncoy T. Bowen. The main boy of tho church prosented o lovely nppoar- anco. Dotween tho massiva windows, Bevon on eachaido, was placed » Isrge pine, Over tho wide aisles hang twolve largo and clegant chan- deliers. ‘Phesa wero also adorned with wreaths of avbor-vite. Graco Clurch, on Christmas Day, 1874, it is galo to say, was vot suxpassed in 1ts beautiful {loral dacorations by any chural fu tho city, sud nono but the fair bauds of tho ladies of tho parish could havo so_artistically arrangod tho garlands of flowers and wreaths of evergreons thioro seon. “Tho over beauliful and hallowed morning sor- vico of tho church was conducted by Dr. Locke, nusisted by the Rev, Mr. Bweot, of Nashotab, Wis., snd _the Rov, Mr, Todd, assistant Rector to Dr. Locko. Tho services were opens od with the singing of tho Chris- mas carol tbo _ qnartotte choir, composed of Mlubnyl?mmlo Toot, soprano; Mrs, Ullmon, alto ; Mr. Pearson D, Smith, tenor; and M. Fritz Foltz, bass, Prior to the singing of the carol, tho rich and deop toncs of the organ ponled forth under tho magic touch of Mr. numbach, the organist. « Al tho cloge of tho carols, Dr, Locke read tho motning sarvice, the_choir siuging tho imyjress- ive ‘' Deum, by ‘L', Fry, follawod ith the Jubi- Into, by Dudloy Buck. At tho closa of tho ro- moining morning_sorvico tho chole sang tho beautiful hymn **Bhout the Glad Tidinge," alter which Dr. Locke announced bia toxt from tho second chapter of 8t. Luke, and part of tho 12th vorso. ‘At the conclnsion of the sermon a collection was inkon up for the benelit of the Nashotah Sehoal, the choir, during the collection, singing the offortory by Lachier, and it wos in thia puct of the gorvice that tha superb soprano voico of Miss Hoot was heard to tho best advantago. At the closo of the offertory, tho rite of com- muoion waa colebrated, and after this servico tho congrogation was dismissod with the bene- diction of their Reeior, . BT, MARY'S, The Church of 8t. Mary, Roman Catholie, on Wabngh avanue, was tironged with worshipors at tho Pontifical High Mass yesterday, Christ- mas being cstecmerd tha groatost of fostivals by the Roman Cathotio Church, the celebration of the moss, which upon ordinary occasions Is moat impressive and attractivo, was rondered much more striking by tho tich, agnmuoua coromonial with whichic was attouded, The cburch was olaborately omnmented, Upon entoring, a star of gan-jols, * thostar which tho Magi saw,” fm- mediatoly above tho tabornaclo, attructed atten- tion, and_brought tho coutral or high sltar prominently iu viow, Myriad lights in candel- abra srtistically clustored, shining with a brill- lancy almost dnzzliog, discovered tho altar regeds, with {ts magnificent painting of the Virgin Mury exposing her wounded hoart, a8 o backe ground; ita decoratlons of choico flowers and festoous of evergreens, and, high above ali, on tho atch of the rocess, tho iuscription, Qloria in excelsis lieo, Tha fide altars, known aa 8t, Josoph's and the Virgin's, woza alno lighted up, but not eo brill jantly, nor decoratod o oruatoly as tho high altar, At lif-past 10 o'olock Dishop Falnfl and lls asuwtant celobrants ; the pastor of tho oburch, Father Noonan; the master of coromonion Tather Riordan, and a long lina of thurifers aud altat hoya, olad in red cassooks and binetas and whita aurplices, and boarlng sach one a highted tapor, approachied the altar in procession, up tho nislos of the church, tho organ for tho time giv- ing forth_the introductory musio to tho graud »Kyrio Elelson” of Haydn's Sixteonth Mass, When all had gathored at tiie foot of tho altar- atops, the Bishop, w.th gold-laco capo and mitro, thio asslstanta_in gold-laoo yontmonts, the many youths with their pretty vosturcs, there was & Tarmonlous blonding of all, which, togother with tho nltar docorations, lent an air of magnificenco to tho scone, As tha caromony procoeded tho choir sang tho appropriate muaic, which, at times, a8 in tho Ave Tegina, wwas dolivored In o sweat nd charm- g wannor, Tho choir of St Mary's ranks among tha best in tho city, and cortalnly thero wasg vory full proof of tleir proficioncy in the “angolic nrt " glvon yostorday. After tho ronding of tho fieat Gospel, tho Rov. TFatbar Verdiu, 8. J., ascondod to tho pulpit and delivernd n sermon upon tho toxt: **And tto angel said Lo thom: Foar not, for behold 1 bring to you good tidings of gront oy tLat shall bo to tho people ¢ For thig day is born to you » Savior, who is Christ tho Lord.” At the conclusion of the mass, Bishop Foloy conforrod the Papal benodiction, snd, ak & con- cingion of the coromony, the choir ssngtho Cliristmes hymn Adests Fideles. EPIPHANY, Tho servicos at the Oburch of the Epiphany, Eplucopal, the Rev, Dr, 0. H. W. Stocking, Roc- tor, were unusually interest ing in thoir naturo, and woro largely attonded, as, in addition to tho very laigo congrogation ot tho church, a groat maiy members of othor socictica woro attruclod by tho roputation that the church onjoya on fes- tive oceaslons for the alogance, good tasto, snd novelty of ita decorativns. On thus occasion it did not fall short of oxpoctation, 1o begin with tho vestibule : ‘I'his wan festoonod with various Lkinds of pino and ivy, the archoy of tho doors being all borderod with epruco, Over the nave woro aprung throe srehes trimmod with Prince's feathor, a vory rare kind of pino. The gallory was docoratod with interlaciug festoous nnd wreaths of flve differcnt sorts of eveigroous, tho stairs boing bordored with runoing vinok of tho some. Tho bays of tho windows wore trimmed with vines covering tho ontire moldings. Tho font was surmonnted with a pyramid 7 foot mrih. torminating in & cross, tho bowl and pedestal being bound wath a ruoning vine of ground pive. The pulpit was pancted iu white with tracories of forn loavos, and fos- tooned with leaves. Acrosa the chuncel was ox- tended o rood acroon of flve arches, tho cantral ono 16 fool high, cach termivating in a Roman cross. From tho contro of the chancel arch de- pended yory hoavy wreaths to eithor eldo, end- mgin barpsof codar. Tho chuncol windows wore covered with white, and presented various dosigns,—n Roman cross, 7 feot high, being in tho contre of one window, 8 Grook croes in the sccond, anda trlaugle, emblamatic of the Trinity, in the third, Abovo tho wholo shonoa star of gas-jots symbolical of tho Epiphany or Star of tho East, from which ‘the church is uamod. The alter was vested in whito, with a fringo of running vinos; on tho supor-altar was eraciod s large cross, with bouquots on_githor sidle. At tho back of tho altar was o reredos in white, gold, orimeon, and groon, boaring tho in- ecription, * Venite, adoremus,"—* Cows, lot us adoro,” ‘Tho credenco-tablo wos trimmed with green, and covored with whito linen cambrio fringod with red lace, From tho cantre of tho rood screon depouded a hoop through which a ‘wito dovo was in the actof flying, the dove, of courso, symbolizing tho Holy 8pirit. Tho other articles of church-furnitura woro corresponding- 1y decoratod. Tho musica) port of tho service was especially fine, the children being musterod in force to sing earols, and tho ' To Doum” and chants por- formed with claboration aud succoss. The Roverend Rector preached n sonsonablo sormon from the toxt, ‘Lol us go mow even unto Botblchem.” ST, JOIN'S CTUROM, The services at St. John's Church wers of the uaual Christmas chavactor. ‘The auditorinm wag tustefully, but uos olaboratoly, decorated with voon ombellishmonts, giving it o brght and festive appenrance, There was no espocial mu- sical programmo, St John's bolog rathor men- grely providod with choral service, ~ Dr. Powors lamnclml & sermon. npprnrrhn to the occasion, aliing for his loxt a portion of tho 7th vorse of tho second chaplor of Luke: *There was no room for thewn 1n the inn,” this boing the rea- non why Josoph and Mary wera obliged to pro- vido the infunt Jesus with quarters in tho man- gor ————— CHRISTMAS IN A HOSPITAL. HOW 'THEY PARED AT ST. LURE'S. Tho Voice of Old eried, ** Tho poor always havo ¥o with you." It ia an cqual trulsm that the sick aro always in our mides, * Blessod are the merciful, for they rhall obtain morcy,” is doubly applicable to thosa wha, i life's turmoil, find timo and opportunity to ministor to tho nocessi- ties of the sick poor. It is quostionablo if any of tho royaterers who, in {heir own fashion, gavo thomeolves up to the fostive attractions of yos- torday, over cast & thought upon how maimod oud sufforing humanity spent the day. Mop in il tho robustness of health and vigorare too apt to forgot thab this lfe is aMlicted with shadows s woll as choerod by glinting sunlight. \Werae one to hava stopped among a party of rov- ollora yestorday and asked, ‘**\What havo you done on this, the day of universal Christian charity, to alleviato the pangs of poverty-strick- en sickness ?" with what amazomontnf contrition would tho question have boen met! Imngine the patonishment which would have yestorday greetod tho quostion, * How doos Christmas np- pesr in & hospitul # Tt is cortninly an osis in tha desort of forget{ulness to know that thoroaro some whoeo compositlon is not altogother of that sterner stult whick leads them to utterly noglect tho prosseng exigencios of thosa far loss favora- bly situated thon thomselves. ‘Among the many institutions administering to tho ills to which flesh is Loir, which grace Chi- CBRO, i 47, LUKE'S OSPITAL. This eatablishment iy, perhaps, less known and understood than its many merits domand. It suppor I dorived almost oxclusively from tho Tpiscopal Churoh of this city, bus ite oharity is ¢ freo 08 the alv, “* oharterad libertine.” It 1nust bo distinotly undorstood that ndmiesion to its privilogs 18 not only *without monoy and without price,"—unless under special arronge- monk with tho pationt,—but totally irrospective of nationality uud creed. "Tharo is otio featuro of tho institution that {s especinlly wortby of notico: cortuin of the Xipis- - copal churches of thiu city and of thoeir sub-so- ciotics SUPPOLT WANDS AND DEDS; that is, boar tho annunl exponsos of thelr ocot- ponts. This maunor of ohiarity is not confined to a number collectively, but 18 exorcisod by in- dividuole, Nany porsons suppork what are culled * memorial heds,” tho cost of which ia dofrayed by the douoss, in remombrance of losed oncs doparted, or of those snatched from the vory jaws of death, Among thoss are sev- oral ondowed by parishioners of Grace Church. CHINYTHAS-TIDE in always a busy time _at St, Luke's. Thon it.is that tho officers of the inetitution find thom- solves with abundant ocoupation, This year was Do oxcoption. On Christmas Eve o Cliristmas troo, furnishod with presents through tho mde- fatigablo efforts of Mrs, Looko, of Grico Church, gladdonad the oyes of such paticnts sa wore ablo to witnose ita array of suitablo gifts. "U'hexo wore distributed by the Rev. Dr, Locke— with him an aunual custont. T'hig, howover, was but the shadow of things to be hoped for. from avery Episcopal congre- Entinn in the city—oven from distant Alton, ccatur, snd Sycamoro—came Xfl\lril\“ in mul~ titudinona collections of thoso adibloa which aro considerad indiuponsablo to Christmas reflection. While nccording duo praise to the varions con- grogations who o gonerously remombored tho poor, it in but justico to say that tho donations rom TIE CATHEDRAL AND 8T. JOUN'R 1ed thevan inextont and varicty. As to the articlos sont in, pou fails to desoribo ‘thom. arrols of applos, bushiols of cranborrios, rogimonta of picldes, presorves, and ocanned fruits, platoons of ducks, squadrobs of quail and prairic-chick~ uns, divisions of turkoys, corps of cbickens, monntainy of boef, hills of mutton, plles ot dolicious oranges, pyramuda of shirst-quonching loutone,—in fact, varioky and quantity anougb to make ano wish himealt & convalescent ju Bt Luke's for month to come, Whilo tho inuor man was thus bountifully pro- vidod for, tho outward thiugs which afford ploasure and_reliof to the souses, wesrlod by monotony and confinement, were nok forzotton, Tho wards were tastefully decorated with tlowol Not & room but hiad some of theso sominders of outside health, Evummnuu—lipon of jmmor- fality smong wracked aud racked mortality— woro tantofully entwined wherover their presonco could gladden tho eye, ONE CIRGUMSTANCE, noticed during casual vislt to tho hospital, was oupecially affecting, A Bwedish woman lay, & groat sutferor, prono upon hor bed, Itisa oustom of her people to lght tholr oandlo at midnight of Christmas Evo, and, during Chrlst- mas Day, to carry in thohand some swoot-amoll- ing flowor or herb, 'This poor croature's bohest no to the candle had been fulfitled. 8ho had mnm\fffld to noloct from tha bouquot near hor somo little spray that aproad its perfume on tho air. IHow fondlysho hold it] How oagerly shio presgod ibto hor uostrilal Dojectod, tortured, who may toll tho thonehts and associations of distant homo that littlo flower ongendersd. One look in her faco waa sufliclont to know that she called tho donor * bleased,” Thoso who woro ablo desconded to the dining- room, and partook of thotr Curistmas fare. Iy far tho more numerons class, howaver, had to bo sorved in bed. It was **as good as n play” to witnoss the cagorncas with which unaconstomed palntos grootod the tondor morsols; it was ead to sea tho languid eyes turned away from prof- fored dalnties. Dut whothor the vinndy tickled the tasto or were reluctantly rojectod, ono all- porvadiug sentimont of thauk{ulness seemod to possoss overy pationt. Tho looks, a8 woll as tho oxpronsions, of gratitnds wore sufMliciont £o orad- jonto tho direst soMishuess out of tho vetlest Peclenifr, I THE COUNTY JAIL, PETER AND AND 1118 1OYS. Ohriatmns at tho County Jail was characterized by an unusually large ocrowd of visitors, mostly womon, who earried presonts Lo tho anfortunats of their kindrod confined in that gloomy struct- uro, Most of the fomalos wors quito rospoctablo- tookng, and, encountered on tho stroely, would nover bo takon for tho mothors, wivoe, slsters, or swoothearts of the scapograces- suffering ine carcoration for violation of the lawe, Pro- vislons, clean linen, clothing, nnd tobacco con- stituted tho ntock in trade of the Good Samari- tans, and woro received with due thoukfulness by tha captivos, who, as a rulo, Ignored tho rude but plontiful repast provided for them by tho county. Whon a man has a choice betwoon TURKEY AND JAIL DEEY, the Iatter is cortain to be elightod, although the quallty of bovina flesh’erved to tho prisonors has much improved under the rogimo of Jailer Hand, who haa moro of tho milk of human kind- noss than Folz, and who believes loss than tho lattor in groasy water for soup, nnd in tough “ galt-horso™ for rattone. It s generally acknowledged that thoe soup now given to board- ers in tho County Prison is of much superior quality Lo the very fluid oxtract which used to mock tho appetito of wrong-doers undar thoe old syutem, Dolitionl philosophers may talo oxcop- tion to this on tho ground that s promium is given to crime, and that a'man holf-starving around the strects may bo tempted to siu for tho sake of having a equaro meal, But, on tho scoro of humauity, the now ordor of things dosierves applsuse, eapecislly a8 tho exponso is not balf a mill in oxcoss of former rates. ‘Sinco the county lLas got to pay for the support of roguces ot all, 1t might as wetl bavo just value for ity monoy, Thereforo Juler Ilnnd descrves credit for his cheap philanthropy. Tho word #“ cheap ™ I8 uok intonded as a rotloction on AMr, Iand’s genorosity, but 83 aa soknowledgmont of his oflicinl economy. The prisonors took advantage of tho holiday to mako things lively, and kept up A CONTINUAL HOWL from their cages, despite the guttural admoni- tion of tho Assistant-Jailor, *Jim™ Mc- Hale, who ocousiantly shouted, “Shut up ' in thero, and give us & resk” Whon matters began to grow too uproarions »Jim" prenonted bis stalwart form at the cell doors, and his prosenco produced, for o time, the roquired lull in tho stortn, To nu{ of tho inmates who had still some moral fecling laft, tho confinoment on & day of genoral foutivity must have boon a soro adliction. Hardouned thioves, and follows inured to overy spacles of crime, cared little, porbaps, for the duy. To thom, one day i abont tho samo as anothor’; but vory few mon, howaver bad, can fail to have somo tender memorios—far, far away, maybap— of times when thoy, young nud unpoliuted, smiled around tho social bourd st home, and pluckod from the OChristmuy tcoo its cholcest tronsuros. And if such sy those had feeling on the subjoot, how scute must Lave hoen. TUE MENTAL BUFFER(NG of tho youth who was trapped for his first offense, or of the rash man who, yielding toa moment of passion, or to tho demon of diink, killed or maimed somo fellow-boing? Duespito the horror that over lingars on the track of blood, the violant belog who, from anger, shed tho gore of foe or of comrade, is uot 8o ropulsive sy tho low, despicablo thief who, too lazy to work, sud too beastly to feel a sonsation of shamo, covars himself with paltry infamy and suouks, like & mangy dog, to s dishonorable doom. There sre so mseuy thieves in Chicago that & rovival of " tho good old En- glish Ilaw of hanging & man for stealing fsixpence would prove 2 welcome boon to tho community. Tho rovival of thoold law would, most certainly, weod Cook County Jail of throe-ifths of its population, sud reliove thin city of noless of portons who eprond a moral contagion, and corrupt tho unsuspecting whonever and wherever thoy cau wso their poisonous influonce. Tho youth of many of tho captives—uearly all confined on charges of BNEAK-THIEVERY AND PETIT LARCENY— goea to prove that & deficioncy of yoars should 1ot bo a barrier to, at least, a long” torm in the Ponitontiary for this cluss of offenders. Tho “pnby act” foraver intorposes botweon them and condign _punishment. fow montha _in Bridewoll or a few wecoxs in the County Jail only whots tho natural viciousnoss of thoir natures, ‘Thoy aro again lot looso upon socioty, and, ad verwin breod with a virility boyond tbe power of Ligh-toued unimals, #0 youthful thioves, and all manuer of scoui drely, malo tools and followers with & success that ‘o apostlo of any religion whatavor could liope to amulate, Anybody who listenod yester- day to tho villalnous languago of young baye, unrostrained oven by the prosonce of fomalos, wust have beon convinced, in somo sort, that tho doctrino of tatal dopravity is not entirely dos- titute of solid foundation, It is truo that the jail officera_attompt to curb this conduct, but thoy cannot ho everywhore, and, whilo the body m:‘y e in Loudage, the touguo s fron to uttor lowd- noss and blasplemy without foar of God or man. Hoyond the dinpers furnished by friends, which were allowed to such persons as wero for- tunate onough to lave outsido sympathizers, tho Jail anthorities made no clhange in the rations of the captives, Thoy were supplied, as usual, with soup, tmet, potatocs, and bread, in quantities amplo cnough to satisfy tho most voraclous appetites, Mr. Iland did not con- sidor the atomachs of his wards deserving of tho dolicacien of tho scason, at the oxpenso of tho County Troesury. ——— ‘THE THEATRES. AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, Itianot to be wonderod st that theatrical maungers count on lovge sudiences, both aftorncon and evening, upon holidays, snd that somo of thom venture to draw upon the early morning fora bousa. With tho majority of pooplo, whon there 18 no snow on the ground, Christmns Day is moroly a rathor tiresomo proparation for tho festivition of the evoning or a sleepy retri- bution for the oxcitomeut of the pravious oven- ing. Amoricans, 06 & rule, do not enjoy a holi- day. They tako so fow of them that whoo one doos come it I8 actuslly punzzling to know what to do with it. Outdoor pursuits in dreary Decomber nre ount of the quostion, and, unless thoro 1a plenty of company at home during the day,—which thero soldom is,—there ia little todo, Under these cironmustances the theatro 1d & sort of ne- cestity, ond the liborallty with which it I patron- izod shows how much it is nooded, The attond- \Buco yeterday was protty large gonorally, and ‘Looley's, MuVicker's, tho Museum, and Grand Opera-Houso, wore very handeomoly filled. BUECIAL CHRIBTINAY DILLS were announced for all tho houses, , Mr. Booth, at MoViokei's, made a concesslon to popular tasto by playing Kotzobuo'a Hiranger.” This 1a an eminontly rospeotablo play, or ought to be it antiquity gives rospeotability. It should havo something Lo componsato for it whining tone, and dlsmal lutercat, “Tho Stranger™ hardly holds tho bonrdy nowadays, It was tho firnt of the serioa which grudllnl){ introdnced tho pernicious mock-sontimontal period iuto the his- tory of the drama, and marks un ora. 8o did *'Camillo" mark an ors, and the latter was tuo Jogitimato outgrowth of the formor, Ii would Linvo boon as impossible to make ** The Btranger"” a sonaption after “Camille” wa to havo made rolishablo that lattor nasty mess to the unpre- ] pared tastos and unacoustomod modes of thought Which bolonged to our parants and grandparents. Wihe Stranger" Las boen popular just nn “Camillo" has. Good taste eoxeornted it, but it bordored outiclugly upon forbiddon ground, and that was attough. We havo atopped fusther in and ovor '*Tho Stranger." ovor even *‘Ca- millo," and do not marvel much at tho formor oxcopt that 1t ahould ever hiave possossod a faucis nation foranybody, ¢ Kathorineaud Potruchio,” tho nfterpicco of the bill, was o moro Christmas- like pleco, huutlln;{, morry, snd in_copital con- Leant with tho wailing sontiment of tho procading Diece. AT HOOLEY'S, "The Serloun Family” was playad, followed by & burlesyue act of * Richard [IL," wbich was given recently at O'Neil's beuefit by Mr, Crane, and proved asource of genuine amusoment. Tho attendance both afternoon and evening wad ex-' collent, nud, a8 tho bill was sitractivo, the audl- oneo was plonsed on_hoth nccasions, FUE MUSKUN row well all day, ‘'he public had sn opportuni- ¢y to go through ita oxcolleut colloction of cur- onities, which was mado the most of all day. Tho bullding was well {llled from morning till uvflmug. Tho dramntic porformance opened with *Tho Drunkard,” ab 10:30 in the morning, which was pretty oarly for that porsonago's ap- pearnnce, oven on Christmas Day. _ ** Poop o'Day™ followed at 2:30, and *The Victims was givon ia the ovening. T'hio Minntrols gave two performances of * Lo Totit Faust," aud had ovorflowing housos. ————— CHRISTMAS IN AN ASYLUM. THE MALF-ORPULANS, A happlor fot of cbildron conld not possibly be imagined than thouo at tho Nurdory aud Halt~ Orphan Asylum on Burling straot woro yestor- dny. Through the offorts of tho Matron, alrs. Portor, the poor little waifs enjoyed o Clristmas which thoy will long remember. A kind of pro-~ liminasy cotobration was hold on tha evening of the 23d to give the fricuds of the institution & chanco to witness tho joy of tho children, and receivo from them the thanks for their bountiful contnbutions. Twyo tmmeuss Christmos trees wero lighted upin the Nursery, which atmost broko down with Awectmeats and toys. The dohight of tho children can botter bo imagined than doscribed when all theso nico thinga wero plucked off and divided smong thom, The littlo ones gave & concort sfterwards, which was greatly enjoyed by the jmany ladies sutt gentlomen present. Yostorday tho cuildren recoived o MOFT EXCELLENT CIRISTMAS DINNER, Thio tablo was loaded with turkeys, chickens, oystors, candies, nuts, oranges, eto., and each cinld could have all it wanted.” in tho cvouing tho two Christmus-troes wore again loaded with presonts, and brilliantly lit up, avd a concort was given, s on the evening of the 23d. On this gccasion there wers but fow outsidors rPmmmt, Dut, novortheless, the childron enjoyed theme selves just as much, and even mora, a4 they wore wnder no constraint, aud allowed to do as thoy pleased. ‘Turough TItE INGEXUITY OF TRE MANAGERS an immenso amount of clothing wae recoived. Thoy did {tin this way: They secured w lasge uumber of paper-bags, which wore distributed among all the friends of the institution, On the bag was neatly printed ¢ Ohrlstmas, 18%, Nurery and Hal(-Orphan Asylum, 175 Burling Atreet, and 855 North alsted streot. &eene 1, The Good Peoplo's House, (Eules bag, thin and very hungry.) Bag—Just poped tn ; lope X don't Inteuds, Goud Peoplo—The vorgopflnr felluw we wera looking for to taka a Chrlatmas-box. (Exit bag ns full as hie can hold,) Seene 3, Nursery snd Holf-Orphian Asylum, (Enter ag lookiug quite portly.) Children—Wolcomo, ‘O bag, and Llessings on thoso who made you what you are. A merry Christmas to all from the children of the Malt-Orphian Asylum, Thon, botween the sentiments of Faith, Hopo, Charity, Good Will, ana Peace, tho articlos tho children would liko to have put in the bag were all enumerated, containing evorything thas can bo thouglit of {o eat, wonr, or uso. 1t 18 nseloss to say that every bag waa returned brim full with presonts, and somo poople evon added othor bsga. The eNicions Matron and her nssistants woro alsa'maade happy with appropriate prosents for themselves, Among other things, tho Mn- tron recoived a beautifully-framed and valuablo chromo, Theroare at present 120 childron atthe Asvlum, aud tlioy aro as woll takon caro of asif thoey woro at thoir own homes. Pt cor el QTHER INSTITUTIONS. TUE NEWSLOYY NOME, At tho Newsboys' Ifome the day was colebrated in a fitting manner. The boys, twenty-soven in numbor, wero provided with an extra dinnor at 2 o'clock, which they dovoured with grent zest. Tho bill of faro conmated of stewed chicken and potatoes, and good broad, butter, snd cako, On ordinary occasions the boys aro charged 10 cents for dinnor, which consists of a singlo plate of taod. Tho socond plate always costs them an oxtra b conts, Tho rule was so far do- viated from ¥cs\m‘flny 28 to pot only increase the quality of the bill of fase, but to allow them tholr socond or third plato without oxtra cost. It is noedloss to say thot tho boys availed them- solves of the advantuges the “ocension offered. Thoso herotofore content with their first plate woro yesterday acarcoly satisfied with their third. In fact, each appeared to be therival of tho othor in tho smount,of food consumed. Ouns featuro of tho Albnor noticeable was that tho bove had lournted to oat with knifo and fork very comfort- ably, which thoso who bave attonded their din- ners herotoforo will best approciate, They do- ported thomeolves vory creditably throughout, aud during tho entiro day were the merriest of tho morzy. In the avening the boys wero eutertained at tho Homo very sgreeably. Reading and singing were the ordor of the ovening, under tho di- rootion of tho Superintendent. THK TUBN-GEMEINDE, Tho Chicago Tern-Gomeinds Favo grand fos- tivolin honor of Christmas at the North Sido ‘Turnor Hall {ast ovening, ‘The hall was nicely fostooned and docorated, and was well filled with ladios and gentlomon. I th contre of tho hall was an immenso Christmas trae,which waa brill- fantly bt up, and_which almost brake down with Christmos presents which woro aftorwards raf- fled out and distributed among the winnors, A Christmas ploy was produced nnd a concort way given Ly the ladies and pentiemen bolonging to tho Socioty. The whole concluded with a ball, which laated untit early this morning, ‘I'he Vorwarts Purn-Socicty will colobrate this ovoning at their hall on West Twelfth stroet. Grand proparations are makig, sod a good time may ba expectad by those who participate. TILE COUNTY HOBFITAL. The patients at the County Hospital, or rather thowo of the 150 unfartunates who woro able to onjoy a good menl, dined, on turkey, gooso, veg- otablos, and mince-pio yosterday, Tho fow who woro tao il to eat such'solid food wero suppliod with chicken soup and erangoes, a box of the latter being donatad by J. W. Farlin, The Rev. Arthur Mitchell and Dr. Powoll sent_a numbor of presonts to tho sick childzron, aad tho little folks were very grateful, Tho institation, thouph somewhit * rickety,” whowing signs of disintepration, it in excellont conditian so far as cleanliness is concornod, and tha honse phy- piciang ovidently bave some sympathy for the nien, women, aud children under thoir care, AMERICAN DISTIICT TELEGUAPI, The Amorican District Telograph made happy the hoarts of sixty of thoir messougor boys yostor- day aftornoon by providing them with neats and admivsion o the Mussum, ‘The littie fellows roturnod to headquarters fu tho ovoning bighly olated with the amuscmont thoy had taken, and tho differont accounts and stories relatod by them would fill & largo tizod volume, — THE HOTELS, THKIR CELEBRATION OF TI(R DAY, Ahont the Inst place that one would look for Clhiristmas jollity I8 [n the hotols, The cold for- malitiea of she hotel dintug-room da not coincido with tho average Amorican idea of o first-cless dinnor, Aa the champagne circulatos, there cir- culato along with It & rofinol fastidious, fash- fonable kind of pleasantry, as exbilarating in ts sporkle, and ns volatile sa its fosm, but it is not tha jolly, rosy-facod mirth of the home-circlo, The browned and woll- stuffed turkey of tho homo-tablo cannot bo compored o the monu of the hotel, although tho latter may roquire infinite mors skill In preparation than tho former. Tho punch-bowl, gladly filling and refllling ovory cup aud every hoad sround tho fostivo hoarth, far surpasaes the Mumns, Heldsick, sod Oticquot e Chicago Dailp Tribune, NUMBER 126, of tho hotals, costly as thoy nra’ It 1a for theso rossons that tho lLiotela are nauatly desortod Christmas-Day. 'Tho dinnor, with ita varied Qishes, its waltors marching in and out on the stroke of the boll, its restrained mirth, for foar of conspleuonsnoss, sll tond to add ta the goneral discontent of hotol life on any auch holiday, ! Consoquontly the hotol Christ- mos of yoatsrday was mimilar in variety to tho Christm™ <*‘a family who havo had oxcordingly” totok during the yenr; it was a littleoutof &rdinary run of ‘overy-day lifo, but ik wanr o totho high-wator ‘markof gaod humor, £ i §7E ananp racirc, the mana: =t had prn‘mrod a vory fine dio- nor, somv 7 romarkablo for its simplicity as woll saf o oxcollont charactor. Tho bill of fara 100’ <o a rantorislized kiss from fairy- Innd, ac Cty was 1t in sizo and in beauty, For novelt' s £ seign and oxguisitonces in taste it hos 0y been oqusied. A sufficient guarsi~y of its {;unonl appearanco i the &.@& (hat tho waltors prided themeotvos in fi aow mavy oach of thom could pilfer frotu . 1 guosts who wera 8o unfortunnts aa not to pockel thom, Thoae who did presorva them can look back with pleasure to tho Christ~ mas dinnor of 1874 in tho Grand Pacific Hotol The waitors marchiod back and forth In their usual good order, but all the while seomod in« tont on picking up bills of fara, The formaliticn of tho occoalon were in a groat measuro lessonod by some music from a string band located in the ball directiy opposite tha dining-room. About 500 guents wat down to the dinner, which wag sorved fu tho latest tablo d’hoto manuner, oxch course boing served successivoly as thoy appoars ed ou thebllof fure. ‘'hostyle is farauporior tho old custom of sllowiog each guest to chooss from a medloy of a fow hundred different dighos, not ono of which is propared with a8 mch caro as shoutd bo given to it, As an evi- donco of the popularity of tho now custom, the majority of the gucsts romained throughout icas ontito longth, lasting, as it did, noarly threa hours, Amoug the prominent personnges pros- out woro the Yoo, B. G. Caulfleld, Oba~ dish Jackson, Col. D, O. Houston, aad lady, J. IL 3oVickor, Edwin Booth nand Iadios, Goorge C. Clark snd lady, Dr. MoViokar and lady, H. H. Honore, B. L. Honore, and {amilics, Col. Samuol Stone, the Ilon Dickoy ; 8. M. Niokorson, Edmund Bor! . Rattor, C. B. Biair, B. I Gallup, A. Eiohbold, A. Vance Brywn, Heury M. Smith, Phil Wads- worth, J. M. Durand, J, Irviug Poirce, and Cod- dington Dillings. The large numbor of lsdied prosout was especlally notablo. AT TUE BUERMAN TIOUSE the day was passed very quictly indesd. The dinner was admirable, but no “attompts were mado to makio any great showing. It was os comfortable and 28 homo-like a8 the manage- mont could mako it, and their offorts in that di- rection wars woll soconded by the guests of tha hotel. They sont out quite & large numbor of invitations, which wore generally accepted ; con- sequently a vory large number sat down to din- nor on the stroke of tho boll. The Dbill of fara was vory plainly and penatly gotton up. Taken ol ma all, the Sherman Houso Christmas dinnor was well up to the average, and answerod ite purposo admirably. AT TILE PATMER JIOUSE the day pasacd off with but s mera racognition. Thoe Palmor being essentially & busincss hotel, the diuner was in every way indioativo of tha cold formalities usually sttributed to the atton- tive and thorough _ business ~man, ~ Of coureo_it wss somewhat above tho ordinary every-day dinner, but no particular attention was. paid to it, and conscquently it roquires no pai ticular meontion, The presonce of tho gebial Sam Turnor was the groat redooming featuro of the occasion, Whorever Turacr is, ono is pratty sure to enjoy himself, Msny of the regulay guests of the hotel distributed thomsolves among their friends residing on the avenues, and thors ogjlogod & home Christmas to tho utmoss of thek abilitios. i ELSEWHERE. AT ALTON, ILL. Avrox, IIl., Dec. 25.—Christmas paseed off vory quistly in thsis clty, the day being very gene erally observed. AT DANVILLE, ILL. apecial Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Dasvite, 1L, Dec. 25.—Dusiness has been onerally susponded hers to-day, andtho day heg £2om abaerved with thankngiviug and fesaling. AT INDIANAFOLIS, IXD, Spocinl Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. Ixpraxarouts, Ind., Doc. 26.~-Christmas wax merally ohserved to-day as a public holiday. g vicos wore held in oll' the Episcopal sod Catholio churches, but in none ather. The woathor was vory pleassnt, and the day passed off without any extraordinary ocenrronco. AT LASALLE, TULw Special Dispateh to T'he Chicago Triune, LaSaLre, 1L, Dec, 25.—Tho customary Obrist~ mas mass was performed st St. Patrick's Churak at an early hour thia morning. All business was suaponded thronghout the day, and univorsst choer aud good order have marked this anniver- gary of tha Savior's birthday. . AT MILWAUREE, WIS Spesial Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribuns, Mirwaukkr, Wis, Dee. 25.—Christmns was obsorved with unusual eplendor at the Catholia Cathedral, The religious servicee, dances, aad aaclal fostivitien wery more numorona than' ever beforo, and the streats wers alive all day with sleighing parties, Tho Chamber of Commeros appropriately absorved the duy by organizing for ebrasia reliof, tho Committeo appointod yes- ‘tarday holding {ta first meotin, BURGLARS' RIGHTS. s Shoot Them on the Spnt¥—Action of the Van Nrunts JApplauded by Charics 0’Conor. rrom ths New Fork Herald, Cortain practical questiona concerning the da- ties and fmmunities of citizens in protecting lifa and property from tho deprudations of profes= sional criminals have been diacussod, In conneo- tion with the prompt and admirable administra~ tion of justico upon tho two burglars whose lives paid the forfeit of their crime when dis~ coverad plundering Judge Van Brunt's houso s Bav Ridge. In connection therewith a letter of mquiry waa addrossed to Mr, Charles 0'Conor, ! which, with that ominont lawyer's reply, indisi aating what houest mon may and should do on! encountering & burglar or & highwayman, are’ copied bolow ARE FORMALITIES BIQUISITE? Nrw Yonis, Doc, 10, 1874.~Dran Sm: Wil you kindly give meo your opinion on the following quee= tions, kuowing you to be the ligheat authority : i7at—1s thiore a law_ou the atatute books i regsed 1o thio * challonging " of » burglar by his intended vio~ tm Lofore Nring ol him, even when 1n the ack of Ruo< dering s goods? . ‘Secund—Would tho liw Justify a peraon {n firing o and Killing 8 burglar_ simply on seeing him eudesvors ing L0 ollct an eatranca o his Liouss a4 night? toping 000 to Liear from you on the suoject, I am, doar sir, yours, truly, Tromas I, Restux. “Tho Hon, Chiarles G'Conor, DUTOH JUSTICE, BUSTAINED, Font WAsiINGTON, Duc, 23, —DEAR Bin: T see na present occasion for ‘considering iho tochnical quees tions atated. Men wio devota their Livos to housos reaking anid theft as an_occupation can bardly ba £aid 10 hayo any rights which ottiors are bound to rves spect, Their habitusl pureuit justly condemns them 10 outlawry, At Joast, such a " tletr condition whila proviing in tho night Ume within or around the dwele ngs of their intended victims. Whod, {u the sttempt to oxocute n foloufous onterprise, they hiypen to b slain by tho family whom they are seeking o pitn der, public jurtico will {nstitulo no fastidious scrutiny, No'ono will_ inquire whether all tho forms or ceroc moules wero yyerved, which eoms ancient law-giver, or modern_cuy YN'ont for ** that caso made and provis dled™ sy Lavo siscrcetly uggentod, Whatever way ba thie stract lawapplicabls to thucasn; aud whatever cxscl dnty might enjoin, uo Magistrate will commit the slayer to_prison, no Grand Jury will iudics them, noy will any Dlatziot-Attorusy prosscato or Patlt Jury cone vict, 1f, indeed, suy one in -this lino of oMcial sux thorities’ could be found to act sdvcracly, tho next in succeasion would bo api to repudiate hin doiuge, or if 4 coucurrenca of the wholo could be imsgined, ending i & convierien, % 18 vory vertan ihat no Goversion Would hesitate an fnatant i awarding to tho acoused a safo doliverunce by his dllmullgg rmvnr. ‘Tho Van Brunta wera justiied in_point of morslt, Thetr raco—the Molland Dutch of Now York—rarcly failto meet with sppropriste actlon any emergency appealing to hunor sud bravery, Let us uot enter ula aity nlco criticiame upon the manner of their achieve- ment; it was just and beuetlcial; applause is thelr due, "All honest men will accord if, rankly and In uie Allniad aiskstre, 1 am, dear air, Sour e Locnl Enformation. It is proposed to act up in all the sireels of 8t Potoraburg tablets iueeribod with poruts of local information, such as fio signals, tho where- abouts of polico atativns, the huuss of tho ucar- ost dootor, the location of the noarest apoth- acary, ote. Indications of thin ort are already iven, but on & less oxtouslye scalo, in mauy uropoan citlos. | !