Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1874, Page 8

8 - THE CITY. THE STURGES CASE, CONGLUSION OF TIlE, VOTINO. Tha votlng at tho Bonrd of Trado to decide the quostion of whethor or not Willlum N, Bturgos slhiould be oxpelled from the Board, which was ntayod on tho 24th of Novembot Iast by & writ of Injunction of the Chenit Court obtained by Hturges, wan concluded yosterday aftornoon, be- twwoon tho hours of noon and 1 o'clock. Immo- diately bofors noon tho Prosidont annonuced that tho polls would bo oponed at noon to re- golva the vates of those who bad not alrondy voted, and thoso whe woro doprivod of tha power of voting by reason of tho injunction, Tha voting commenced and procoeded for tho hour withoue excitemont or incldent of any kind worthy of note, fiavo tho recoption by the Prosl- fent of tho following telegrams, which he read 10 tho Bonrd ¢ 111, Dee. 29, 1874 ~George M, How, Presi- dof Trade: % cAlildier orders revivor of injunction until nest ta cnable b to examine tho cuno. Ti10xas DeNT, [ Thundy WADREGAN, Til,, Dee, 20, 1874.—Grorge M, How, Presi- dent Jvard of Trade: T'dlo not coustrue thesevivor of fijunctiuy as einsing thie bsot-bux. ‘03048 DEXT, At tho conclnaion of tha voting tho 'Wellors prepared the followiig roport, which wan handod Yo tho Seeratacy : Tothe Dresitent and Diseetors of the Chfeago Hoard of e Sinderignnd, Tellers nppointed to canvas and connt thia vate glyed * for® and “nguinst * $ho expul- Short of Willlam ., Sturgos, beg to rejior that, by ordor S tho Prosident af tus Ausoclation, Georgo 8, Haw, i thies, the Teliers, wein orderad to contitiue the Tallit tad o the 24t duy of November last, sud which resulted v foliows : "o whiole nmber of votes polled.... Tor expulson. aust cxpulsion, It will b romembored that the number of yotos cxet Nov. 24 was 936, of which 657 woro in favor of, aud 27D arainst expuluion, Jenving tho voioat tho elose of the polls ot 1 a'clock yesterday : For oxpulsion, 681 against expuleton, 204, RS THE ATHENAEUM. 1TS EVENING CLASS WORK. Delloving that tho public will bo intorested in kuoning what s being occomplishod in its even- fug claen woik, the Athonoum furnishes tho fol- Jowing roport of tho fall term, which {8 just closed, “Tho claszee nre designed for tho capocial bene- it of e younyg pooplo whoeo early adynatages for adacation huvo been Jimitod,—who ara om- ployed torough tho dey,—who desiro to dovoto their ovonings to solf-improvoment, but whose smesns will Dot permit them to employ ‘privato tuition. ho teachers emploged aro thoronghly compo- 1t und oxperionced, aud willcompare favorably with any teachers in corrosponding branches of ntudy in suy educktional institution in tho city. Attention is invitod to the following statcment o1 tho class mombersbip snd atiendance duriug tho terai s o, entered Remaining diiring terah.. clase terut, _und deria rd Gerinin. Fhrat Zvenc] e-oid Fronch Jatin. Total v Tercentage of members rémuining ot the closo of the term, 50, S Ting ehowing 18 peculiarly gratifying whon comprred with e roports of the Cooper Tnsti- tuto fros evoning ciasses in ecioncs and art, which show that only 47 per eont of ull who onter thieso claskos rema to tho closo of tho term. The diftercnco in fuvor of tho Athenwum is bo- Jieved w bo mainly dup to tho fac that admis- won to the Atheneum cliascs costs & nominal um,—31 o torn,—whilo the Coopor-lustitute cleases aro cbsolutely fres. Arrangemunts are © 1merenso iu the oveuing- ter torm, which will open bows made for n lar taas wor ke iu tho wi t werk, Tastraction will be contitmed n all of the above-nuwad branckiea to all who deniro it, aud additional clazuos will bo formed in hookkeepivg, Yaitiog, tud Lngiiell grataiur sud composition, iF sere are o bulicienty nmbor of poraons due- ench insteaction to fovwm elasses, All who 11 o eater thess clusses aro requested to eall eud regter Bioi namet. s Au stternoon eclags in light gymosstica for Iadien aud enildren wus opoted in the lutter paré of tha tezm, With 8 very encouragivg attendanco, Phis clesa will ment twice o weok aftor the holi- departm 3 4 1 of plono inetriction has Biwe heon ojiensd, whick promites to_becoms an tane and valnablo featuro in the work of cicty. 'The gymmaeum has & large and yopidly incrossing otiendance of young men. Tl Thuredsy overing sociables Havo sooured an attendanes alwost beyort the capacity of the Yooms Lo acconymonate. The young people of the city, irrogpoctive of natsonality, sex, of aro juvited to wvail themselven of the i ‘which (ha Atheneut offers them, and identify themnelves with 1t work by tekivg memberships, ‘The besinning of a new your, und the opuning of n uew claxs-term, offer £n unusually favorable {ime for 30 doing, —_— DR, “ITTREDGE, 1S TN WEDDES The Rov. Abbott JX. Kittredgo, pastor of the Tinrd Presoyterian Chureh, was surprised Monday evening by about 150 of Lis congregmion, who took posscasion of his house and celobrated the tonth anniversary of his wedding, Tho fact was Topt n secret franu Mr, Kiltrodgo, who, with his wilo, wero invited out to dino nt half-past & o'elack by ono of tho Commilteo of Arrango- ments. During his nbseuce, tho ladies and gen- tiomeon invited went to the parsonage, No. 78 Achleud nvenue, ond tho house was soon crowded, Mr. Kittredgo and iy wifo weeo eent for ab 8 o'clock, nnd, v thoy cntered thoie dwelling, & hand of music st the Tond of tho atairs began, pluying, but tho Indies and gentlemen drownod the musla by atriking numborless picces of tinware, Tho astowish- ment of the popwiar prerebor was so kreat that ho turnod pale, aud was wurblo to speak for five or ten minutes. When o found hin voico hin wau nt o oss for words, and his embrrrassment ins very smusing. Che pruy, kaltles, ete., wera then preseuted to him, aud ho now has enough "Imckmu furnituro™ 10 wtock two or three or- dinary IRrGWaro sLores, ‘Something moro vainablo, Liowover, was ro- served for the last, Tlus was o tes sot of sil- vorwars, of claborato workmansiup, aud an abundaeo of solid spoons, Awmong tho frionds presont wers Judge Rtogers and wifo, Judge fluaro aud wife, Atr, and 3s, Iare, NMr.and Mre, D. IL Proston, Mr. and 3Mrs, Leal, Mr, and Alra, W, L Leo, Mr. und Mys, awson, Alr, Will- jam’ Osboinoe_end daughter, Mr. and Ms, B, T Crano, Col, Campboll, 3ir, and Mra, Georgo Tlalo, Mr, and Mre, Y. A, Vurpin, the Rov. dr, Mathews end wifo, W, 1L, Wells and family, and Hlr.oud 30, 3. B, Lriggn. A’ olegant suppor wag turnished by okburdt, the tables behu:d[ac- rated with flowers, from Shophord's, snd (ho party passed the tide vory plexsantly iii conver- sation. —— SPRUGLE'S LITTLE MISTAKE, THL YROUBLES ENTAILED BY AWSENT-MINDEDNESS, M, Sprugle {4 an absent-minded nuu, aud ho very ofton makes trifling wistakes, He hLas whittled tho backs oft all tho chiirs in tho store, and spollod at loast halt o dozon of the clorks' Tiats teying to got thaw on in piace of his own. 1le was never Lnown to keop un umbrolls or n handkerchiet more than half a duy In his lifo, for ho would loave the hinndkerchiof on tho table 8t the restaurunt whero ho {akes his dinnor, and bring away threo or four napkihs; and foave his wmbrelin hehind tho door, 1lo scousod tho bookkeoper of stealivg hisspectacles tho other duy, -and that person knocited him down with the lodger, and called him an over- hoating ald rasenl, Buruglo dikcharged him on thospot, nnd atterho had gonefoundthat ho had hin ppectacles inlis own hand all tho timo, Hprugto haw triod to hronk himsolf of Lhis peca= Tiunity, an the mistakes ho hus wmndo inve ofton ot Wim Into tronble, 1o made & little mistale tho otbier dwy, hawover, that cost him pretey dear, and he (hiuks that, if oxporionce teaghen a wmun auything, bo will nover make usuother wiutako in his life. Bpruglo has an old whito horss, which ho drives down (o the ttore every moraing und 1ves bitcbed in front until night, Ho drove wn the olher moruiog ss ususl, sud, afior Intching the horse, wout Into tho store and eat dosvn with his back toward tho window, 1lo had Jnst ot into the midat of o disonsaion with the new bookkeepor in regard to tho etate of the finances, when, happening to glanco out ot the window, ho snw o ran gelting into his buggy. Bprugle grabbed the boolkkeopor's hiat, ran out, notzecd tho horso by tho bend, and nalced tho man inrcxutlcnlly it o wouldw't pleaso bo kind nough to got right out of that buegy. The 1oen ygazod' at Bpruglo o momeut nnd thon romatked tont, if ho did got out, ha would mako him g?pruglo) wish thot ho had nover been born, * You can't bluft mo a cent's worth,” enid Spruglo; “I afu't afraid of you, and I want you to gob out of my buggy.” " Your buggy |" said the man, *' thisis my buggy.” **You villnhioua thiof1” shounted Spruglo, “I don't sco lipw vou.can have the faca ta sit thore in my buggvaud call it your own.'" Then the mao in the buggy grapped the whip, and, springing ont over tho dush-board, rotzed Spruglo by tho haiz and wipod up tho paveniont, with hiim, and drow an outline-map of the United Btatos on his Jogs with tho whip. o stopped into tho bookkeeper's hat, .mud, givhuy Sprunle o partiog kick, started for tho buggy. Linnking that ho really mount to ntenl the oo, Spragle “commonced to sbout * stop thief I ‘Ihion tho man turned sround, and, menwurin tho distunca between himealf and Sprugle with liia oyo, throw off Lita hat and started for Spru- £lo oh o dead jump, Spruglo saw him coming and nttomptod to run, but the man caught up with him, and, giving o spring into tho air, lhlnnlnu both fogt juto the emull of Bpruglo's bacle, and 80 suddén wan'tho_concussion thut it shoved Sprugle right ont of his boots, and sont him down stroot nearly'n blotk, Following nf- tor him, the man broko lith arm with a kick, aud wound up by breaking his nose with tho whip- stock, Thon ho gob into tho buggy and drove ofl, Hpruglo ploked himeolt p, nud, holding his Liand on hig noso, startod for the utoro, when he ran ngainst his own buggy, and got kicked by is horgo, which stood just where ho hud left hitn ,hitched. Then Sprugle wont into tho stora and Wroto down all the hatd names and cuss- words that ho could think of, and then shut him- solf up in his private oflico aud softly ropeated them over nud over to hinwolf, Whou ha drovo homo that night ho wore his own hat for tho firat timo in months, and on tho way counted over forty whito horaes, and thought what o fool he must have boon not to romember that thera ‘wore o gront many horuce of the sune color. MoNT LAYNE. g CAPT, JOHN H. RUSSELL, MEMORIAL TO THE BEGRETARY OF THE NAVY. A potition or momorial to tho Ilinols Con- greesionnl dolegntion, numerously sigmed by bankers and capitalists and otber ropresentativo aud solid mon of Chicngo, urging the claims of Capt. John-H, Russell, now commnuding the war-nhip Plymouth off New York, tv appoint- ment by the Seerotary of tho Navy e Chief of the Bureauw of Xquipment aud Reciuiting, a Yosiu(m s0on to be vacated by Itcar-Admiral toynolds, who takes commund of the Archic flect, waa yesterday pinced in tho hands of Goorgo . readway, Lwa., o well-known end esteemed fellow-oilizen, swho procoeds to Wash- ington to-day with thoe meniorial and acconpany- ing docwments, ‘The petition, which hesvy 1ho names of Georgo Bchueider, Georgo M. How, D. W. Irwin, Charles 1, Culyor, Georgo Armaoir, Hiram Wheeler, J. I3 Lyon, B. . Murphey, N K. Yairbank, P, D, Armour, Mury Nehon, W. M. Igan, A, Musison, Gooigo U, Walker, and others, cets forth that “tho subject of cho petition baw boon thirty-three vemrs in hetivo rorvico, pineteen of witich havo been among the porils awd privations of the oen, nud thab’ his borvices to bin country, especially during tho civil war, including many acts of _distinguished gallantry, such us the destruction by him of the famous Robel pirate, "Judith,” in Pensacols Iinrbor early m tho Livbollion, for which ho ro- coved n lotter of acknowlodgment and pruiso from tho Seciotary of the Navy, aa well as tho foymal thaulks of bis native Btato by resulntion of its Legalature, entitle his roquens to bo now detached from duty upon tha sca, aud to revelvo the appmntment montioned, to 1cevgnition. Capt. Russcll, who is connected by family ties to somo of tho beat peoplo of our city, is personully Lnown to n largo pimber of our citizens, and iy euid to Lo held in vory high repard und estsem, not feas on account of gocial and domostic worth than for the bouora with which bo has boen crowned in war, — HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES, FINST REUNION OF THL CLABS OX 1874, ‘Tho graduating class of '74 of the Clicogo Tigh Sehoot beld their first Teunion Jast ovening at tho residence of Mr, Dean, No. 289 West Ad- ams atreot. Tho claes, which numbered over gixty mesnbers, was vors fally reprasentod, and tho spaclous drawing-roows wero woll filied, Somuo of the young mon liave entered the varions colleges, both Enue and West, whilo othors have drifted rway,carried by varions social or commer- cinl currents into ather States, but stil a large number wero presout to meet their young lady clessates. Tho enrlior portion of the evening kelore supper way occupied by a tpecial programmio, commencing wilh o very edmirably-executed piauc-uolo by Miss Claiz BN Wintmon, Thon followed the Avion gresting, & quariotle from the Arion Club,—a ploagant combination of voicos. 'The clnss poom was read Ly oua of tho young lady graduntes, who, whilo shigitly em- brrravsed ot flrat, commonded her voie, aud did it fwl justice. A song in cou- twmo was the nest feaiuro, entitled, **We'tl Havoto blaitgage thoFarm,” in wiich Miss Whit- T zgain dmtingished herself by appearing os amose charmiog old ludy, uesisted by AMiksea Haxgis and Lonurd, aud Mogers, Shourds, Sex- ton, and Stout. Tho Lever, read by William 31, Paine, reflcctod wittily upon what the class had been doing Goting the past six months, bolug sliphtly personal respecting tho malo menshors, Noxt catwo n bueinesa meeting, followed by the clawn song by George 1oward; nfter that, supper, nd, v thoy wore all 3o unz people,of course dutc: ing. 3Ir, Iowlind, the Priucipal,wus present, and seemed much pleasod to meet his ity pupiis. Mies Dean, who was also a member of tha el Qid ail @ voung hostess conld do fo makio timo pasy swiltly forher classmates, whilo tho elders looked on weennngly ns mueh iuterested ua if thoy were alko just cancipatod from the re- pirictions of school. Allogotherit was n very Pleasant. affair, and tho yotn peoplo ate looke ing forward to their next meoting with the hiopo that it may be oqually a8 pleasant. NEW YEAR'S CALLS, ATPEAL OF TUE WONAN'S TEMILI The sbovo-named organization issues tho fol- lowing nddreas to the Jadios of Chicago: Dran Futzsps: WHL you yermit wr, in o opirit of courtery and Lindness, to solleit. your co-opcration in the worls to which wo sro devoted, on the irst day of tho new year? Wo nro decply tmpresacd by tho Mowght that, quictly, iu your Liomes, auriuy the merry lioura of Jan, 1, 1835, you may, slmost without efjort, achiove moro for (o youn men aud tlio public seutiment of our cily thati we_call necompliah by a wholo year of srduous toll, Wo need not multiply words—tho Vitfon of the baptshed winc-plass hos ulready possed Deforo your eyes, In the uams of wemau's mfluence wnd uam's templation, suall moy _ thla vislon Le changed fnto reglity 7 Shiall not the potent wordd, * Na winu” bo writteli sftor tho ninica of all Obleago'e niatrons snd wmaklens * who will receivo 77" Ny, more! ‘Chin I ho kewnon of # new resolyas,” of closta out old aceounts, aud openiny the falr, un- sritten paggos of & nobler life, Might not s word fram wa help ¢ somekody's eon® into 3 Lelter path? “ Thers oy thoso besido Ufcs bighway lost for sant of @ ward # sueh 58 wo nuay geadly utter on Now Yeur's Day, 'Tho cutograph pledge-book epen on tho parlor-talla il ropluco the wlie-glaes in mauy o oie, this year, in tho lund of {hio woman's Crumaite, Iu the Luery and the pleasura of the coming feetival, way wo remember, all of us, In the ellence of our hiearty, tho words of he uble old Quaker, wha exid & o Lpuis thia vay of life but once, aid if thera buany Kind word I cau peak, or friendly uct I mey perforum, 1et me not forget it, nor bo ut all negleelful, remems Deriug that £ uhall ot pres this way sgain,” On Lelin)f of the Univn, Ynancis E, WILLADD, Treuldout, Brs, I B, Rousps, bra, L, R, Havy, Secrcturies, e aiteoty NOT VERY SERIOUS, L, JAQKI LEAVEN YOI IARTS UNKNOWN, 1t is not ofton thot the criminal records of this city include the name of any Gorman of influ ouco or position, It may bo imngined, there~ fore, with what sstonistinont the snnounce- mant in tho Staats-Zeilung was received yostor- day that o man named W. Jager, & Gorman, had beon o defanlter o tho oxtent of $20,000. On inquiry 1t ap;pours that Jagor hag beon em- ployed sinca the great firo by Iurlburt & Edoall, wholegalo druggists, =8 boolkcepor, At no time durlng that period hes ho heen intrusted with any moro rosponsiblo duty thon the more posting of the hooks, and bag nover handled any cash holonging tothe firm, This, of conrse, aid not nccupfluu whole thme, nud he was necordingly engaged by various firms un & mere bookkeeper, but without any pozuniary sesponsibility. Itis bub fair to say thay, iu Lis regulay omploymont, Jagoer acems to Tave bron perloctly honout; wb Joaut, no com- plaints sro mado by any of those who gave lim quployment as 2 boolkeoper, Jugor bind alwiys bosrded ot tho Palmar House, but Le left that hotel on the 21sb Inwt, paying THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1874, his bill up to that dato, and the firat information his omployors, Hurlburt & Edsall, biad of his vagarios was his_removal at that timo {rom tho Palmor to the Grand Pacille, In tho Intter honsp, howevef, he never entersd ag n rogular boarder, Tho Jenving of ihe Palmor Houso was only an oxouge for folding his tent and slealing awny. Jagor has viotimized a cortain class, Thoyare not hin omployora; they aro outslde parties— Tivory-talda keopora and tho like, who nro now Toft to mourn tholr conlidonce {u & mon who waa altogathier too nlanaible, ———— POOR SOUTH CHICAGO, A TOUTION OF HER TAXES: Tho following I8 a corract st of the taxable roal entato and personal proporty in South Chi~ cago, ne Resewead aud oquallized for 1874 ¢ ¢ REALE STATE, Aencesed valnatlon, 841,437,020 ; valuation os equalizod by the County Bonrd, 600,360,418 ; val- untion os oqualizod by the State Board, 878,728~ 930; Stato (ax, §180,099; county tax, €014,074; town tax, 21,803 : South D'ark tox, §140,678 ; agprogato tax, $676,153, TLISONAL PROPERTY, Asnossed valuation, $20,018,692; yaluation os oqualized by tho County Doard, £25,013,602; valuation as aqualized by tho Stnte Board, 844,- 024,001; canltal stoek and franchiso corpor: tions a3 oqualized Dy the Btalo Bourd, 84,747~ 347, Bato lax, $117,112; connty tax, £195,08 town tax, $13,253; South Park tax, £02,70 ageropato tax, #416,168, Total Btato tax on real ostpta eod porsoual proporty, 3306.305; county,tax, 610,064 ; town fox, 301,646 South Park tax, §242,405, Grand total, $1,003,310, Warraits ghargod with VACK TAXES and forfelturos to Stato: Btote tax, §02,071; county tax, S16,576; town tax, ea,wox Houth Dark tax, £2,195: total, 8102,662; making tho tax due by Houth Chicngo for 1874, 81,105,562, fh g i LOCAL LETTERS, TIHE 048 SWINDLL, To the Editor of The Chicano F'ribune: Cuzoado, Dec, 20,—¥bur scathing denunclation of tho outrageous swindla pocpotratod upon tho xeeidonta of tho South Sido by tho Chieago Gaa- light und Coke Compauy will meat o responsive ocho amongut rll tho victlms of thls gigantio monopoly. Bouth of Tionty-second streot the gos hos boon o infornally bad tue last fow weeks that many.of tho housoholders bave boen compolied to rosort to penny dips or korosone, Is thero no eacapo from this thralldom ? Are tho pooplo of the Nouth Bido to bo forever Dound haud snd foot to this hearcless and soul- loun opprensior ? Tho moancst carpet-bog rule in the South in moderation compared with tlo ritlo of tha South Side Gas Company and South Sido Railway Company in Chicago. Thoy aro tho Boss 'I'woods of Chicago, and rulo to rgb, and rob fo rute, Tlheso corporations, whoso oflicers prida themsolven on their raspectability, aud thank God on curhioned bouches that thoy are not aa other thioves, do they not rule our city and run tho Common Councll ? Who needs to bo reminded howemnmarily the Common Couueil, at tho bidding of theso Lhoir mnstors, nre wont to squelch all opposition to those accursed monopolics ? Do you romomber how, Bomo four yearn ago, tho Mutual Gas Com- puny, embracing such mon s Lhompson Dean, of Now Yo and N, Corwith, Jobn B, Drake, and W. ¥, Coolbsugh, oasked tho privilego of upplying good gas to tho peoplo b €2.25 per 1,000 Teet, with all tho guarantces of every sort that might bo domanded, and low tha oid Gas Company stopped in with 520,000 snd scooped then ? Took at tho reccns exhibition of power aver the City Council of tho South Sido Ruilway. ‘Ul it I, and witl be, so for a8 I canses, Much of thin dospqsic Bway by thes corporalions over Chicago, I am sorry to bay, i3 owing to tho pub- Ko yross, ‘nko tho gos monapoly, ond how stanis Tt Tranose? Did it not oppogo in evesy inetance an opposition company ? 1 o1 sotry 1o allude to thess thinge, but it ts notorious thnt the South Side gas monopoly hes never failed to eecuro the inlluonce of tho lead- ing jourunis, whenever sotious cpposition was to La’ overcouto. A Vierns, To the Fditor of The Chicago Tridune: Carcaco, Dec, 28.—Your articlo in to-dny's issno concernjug the exections of our Gas Com- panies prompts the asking of ono or two ques- tions, the answering of which may bo of valuo to thoueauds of your daily resdors, By what nuthority does tho I'eoplo's Gaslight and Coko Company demand and collect of 50,000 consnm- crs 10 oach 88 soourity for the prymout of their monthly bille? If Ly virtus of thoir chartor, do the peoplo fully undoratand that thoy have placed themscelves in o position to furmish cap- ital to.rm, not only tho Gas Company, but any bsnking institution thot soms of tho oficers may bo interested in personatly ? e aze wnublo to neo iho justico of allowing thoo monopolios the exorciko of the power Lo ths indemnify themsalves against losses. If they do not possees s tight by virtua ot their charter, lot the poople undertand it, and uulock £500,000 now in the bands of thoao compauies by calling for their deposits, aud, if gas bo rofused, sottle tho matter in the courts, Damns Reaven, THE PUBLIO LIDDARY, To the Tditor of T'he Clicuno L'ribune : Cntoaco, Doc. 29.—A fow days ago the writer learned, by an articlo publiehed in one of tho morning papors, that the Public Library Doard it #hort of funds, and tbat much incouvenionco o resulting to the Lomd therefrom, With tho use of o opace in your paper, tho undersigued would liko to meko o suggestion to tho Toard and also to N, Pool, the Librarian, by the adop- tiou of which perliaps somo more monoy might bo saved, which is now spent in clerk bhire, wnd turnoed Lo a better noo. In applying for bookn, patrons of the Library nra often obliged to wait for from fifteon to thir- ty minutes longer thiou would bo nocossary if tho buak-eases had glass doors, keenred by locks and keyn. Then tho countors could bo removed, and llgvfi\)\zblic allowed to look throwgl tho cascs at will, “I'hn catnloguoes, 28 at presont compiled, would not need to b altored, tie cases buiug niptabet- jeally nrrangod to correspond with tho cluseifica- tion'In tho! eutaloguo. Fower sssistants would then bo required, for oach applicant could ex- mwino the eaaes, and, whon satisfiod, could cail upon the sesistant to unlock the door and doliver tho book, taking sn acconnt of the book, asis 1ho custom NOw. Undey the present rule, it the firet list of do- sirad bookn given Lo tho assistant proves usoless, vone of tho books beivg in, the applicaut must make anothor, and wait for.another soarch, meantimo Lo annoyoed [mvhn]m by seeiug tlie {uuug lady and goutlemen atendants col- oct in little Jmols to disensn subjects of no interazt to tho ladien and geutlemen waiting for books, and anzious to hurry to bugl- neasor_homo, g the case wmay bo. Tho oxponso saved in the reduction of clork-hira could bo partly nued in adding doora to tho crucs, and tho bulance to other and mora important uses, Terhzps thero may be grave ougecumm to tho plan proposed, bue dome other than tho syatom, now in use should bo spoedily adopted. Patnox. To the Editor of The Chicayo Tridtine : Cineaco, Doe, 20,—Tho manner of giving out Looky at the Library is n nulennce aud a disgrace to any civillzed community. Tho crowding, pushing, grumbfing, snatching, ote., rominds ono more of tho hog-pens nt tho Blook-Yards at “ fooding timo " than anylhlog olee. It is evory one for himeelf, aud the **longost pole knockatho persimmon,” or, in other words, thoso with the moat impudence, or the longest arma, by reach- ing over or hotwoon tho heads of others, will be waitod upon beforo persons who have boon wait- ing there an hour or more hofors thom, A ral log flve feet high, to provont reaching ovor it, strong and snbstantial, should be put up outside tha whols counter, leaving about eighteon inchos spacp botween it and the counter, the applieants paeing iu at ono ond and out at tho entt noarost the deuk, whero books nro rolurned. Oue of Lho Divoetors iuformed me that tho wden was talked of by them, hut thought impracticablo, I can- not “see why it chonld be; &t auy rato, that or fiowno other mothod botter than tho prosent out- ragoous want of any, ought to be tried right upoedily, (08X . ARCHITECTURAL ARTISTH, To the-Editor of I'he Chicage Tribune : Cicaao, Doo, 20.—~Thoro is o drawing now on oxhibitlon at the Acadwy of Design, the subjock *of which is an architecturul doslgn u porapeot- tive, Tho coloring Is rtistio; tho drawing Is artistio ; and the original concoption i artistlo, Tho owuor of this ploture is & practioing arobi- teot of Chicago, It is well known that a man may be tho arohiteot of & building, without boe. _Aid Socioty. ing tho artist who colors, draws, or ovon deslgna the samo on paper, Now, It linppons that this partleular deawing was dosiguod by anothor hend, and was manipulated by otber handa from bo- glnnlng to end, and not by thosg of tho gontle- nan who couldwrito ' Atchiteat " after (hin pic- turo, in accordange with the common custom, but who'can burdly, fu common decengy, choat tlio draughteman out of his right to bo onfled the nrtlut, Doos the gentleman kuow that his numo {8 put down in tho oatalogue not only as ownor, but ne arudst, of this pietiro, An ''amatour artist® would hardly build 9p a reputation at the oxponko of anuthor, and a roal artisd cortalnly srould not, Youra truly, Jo Lesr, PLEASE DON'T, 1o the Editor of The Chicano Tribune: Ontoado, Doo, 28,—Among the many Christ. mag prosonta racelvad by our distinguished oftl- zeus of Chleago, thoro was nono.more worthy of mention that tho ono rocelved by L. B, Walkor, of 169 South Greon streot. Ths package, marked “Game,” and purporting to hinvo beon sent from Micliigan, was, oftor paying the oxpress chargon, duly opened, tho logs of « turkey protruding thorofrom, Imagiuoe the surprise of tha recipts ont on tearing olf tho paper and seoing s full- Dlooded black-nnd-tan dog tiod to the turkoy's logs, O furthor searcly, o turkey and duelin ho lnat stago of docomposition o) ‘)unmfl. and algo threo Jargo bricks. Now, 8 1 bave no par- ticular dosiro to bo thy reoiplont of any mova auch favors from my woll-wishers on Now- Year's, or in_facl nv any other time, I should inank thom to bestow their presents ou some mors worthy individual, and ono who can hetter afiord to vn\y tho express charges, By giving this publlelty fn vour paper you willdomea kindnoss for whiotl T slinll Do avor gratetul. L. B. Wautes, WALDEN OF THE INSANE ASVLUM. To the £ditor of 7he Chicago Tribune: Ontoaao, Dec, 20.—For thirty-eight years I bnve paid taxes in thls city, and for & loug time Ibavo known Georgo Kimberly, Wardon of the County Insano Asylum. I know that public opinion {8 against him, and domand his romoval, yet T eannot understand wby he should bo re- moved snd Ed. Phillips, ox-Assoseor, placod thero, an tax-cater and professional offico- holder, However, if o chango ia to bo made, I trust that tho Prenident of tho County Commia- sioneru and his cotloazuas will o sure that nono but » good husiness-man, aud ono who undet- gtands’ his business, will' bo placed thero, To- liaving thut they will do what 4 for tho besb in- terost of all, X rewaiun yours truly, J. C. DoxArn, e GENERAL NEWS, Bevon mon turned over o now loat Inst night by signing the plodge nt the tomperance meoling of tha Y, A, G, A, In consoquenco of the holidaye, the rogufar moeting of tho Directora of tho Soldiers' Homo s been postponed until F'riday, tho first of the New Yeor, Tlo terperaturs yesterday, s observed by L. Minnasso, optician, under Tuy: 'Trinyxr Building, wag, at 8 8. m,, 4 deg. below zero; 10 a, m,, 3 deg. below; 12 m,, 1 above: U p. ., & above; G P. m., 5 abava ; and 8 p., m. 4 above. At the annual meeting of tho Society of tho Second Presbylevion Chureb, liold Mouday evon- iug, the following wero elected Wrustees for the coming yoar:_dobn 8. Gould, Georgo C, Closke, Joln Grorar, J. L, Thompsou, and It D, Gray. Potor Moonoy, an old man 64 years of ago, died on tho strect yeaterday morning, near his home, No. 191 Cathuriegstrcet. . A post-niortem oxam~ ination showed thut ho died of pnenmonia. A Cotroner's jury rendered a verdicl according Mrs. Bomuel Walkor—maidou namo Mixs Mar- garot Casoy—well-kuown to the commuuity in which gho lived for many deeds of chwily, dicd ot ber rasidonce, coruer of Thirty-fivst and But- tertiold stroofs, lase woel, aud was buried in Calvary Cometery lest Sundsy. Tho funcral wag very largoly attended. + To this the funeral-train ?” naked n pazoonger” of o brakesman at tho Northwestern depot a fow minutes heforo 1 o'clock yesterduy afternoon. “1r you'll usk him, I guees ke'll say it looks like it, dead suro,” replied tho ofiicial, ds with a stream of tobacco juico he indicated o denl-box about 7 foet long and 2 feot equare, ropoging on & baggage-truck. Nothing now was developed at tho Pacific Ho- tol yeaterday, and no ouo, uniess awero of the {act, would suspeet that any chaugo Liad taken place in the mansgement, "Tno nttornoys nro still at worlkcon tho f{ransfer papers, but it is probable that ¥r. Dzako will assumo absoluta control Monday moraing, Anna Liskoweley, o littlo git), was run evor by o slreet-car on Larrabeo streot, neer Willow, restarday afternoon ebott 12:30 o'clock, and had or feet badly injured. b accident aceurved whilo #he wan trying Lo avoid an omnibus, which war passing at tho time. Hor liomo is with on unele, ot No, 103 Fremont steeet, bus her inju- ries necossilated her conveyance to Bt Joseph's Houpital. Tho Lawndalo Musical Union gave their first publio concert slondsy ovemtug, wbt Milard ‘Avenue Daptiss Church, 10 o Inzge and apprecia- tivo audionce. The programmo was eelected with mueh cave_and gonid taste on part of the Diveotor, W, F. Dehel, and membors of the Musieal Union, Mrs. B. I. Dudley, accompan- ist for tho occasion, executed her pareto tho gatlsfaction of all present. D, J. G. Rober, nuthiorized sollciting agent for Dutler Conuty Ald Sociaty, Knnuns, cortifics that Mr. Willism O, Luglow, of tho Chieago Doat- Ofiice Department, i tho _only nuthorized agont to receive donationsof money, clothing, nud pro- visions for Lutler County suifarcrs, Kougns, - All Foods will bo shipped freo by lim over tho dit- foron railways Lo ibo Chairmun of Butler County o total recsipts of tho Fahneman Tlospital Thir wero $11,850.48; reccived frum patients pinco Deo, 1, §245; total, %12,090,48, Lixpenses and incidentals conuected with the couuncet of the fair, 5031683 paid for goads sold on commiy- wion, £647.50; hiospital billa paid einco Dec, 1, £2,245,61 ; total, ~ £3,744.69. Cash _halance, £8,364.79 'now o hand, dopoelted in Union Na- tional Bank. ‘The attondanca nt the Sunday-aehocls was ob- served on Sunday last to havo fallon off greatly, 8avo ot that conuected with a clinrch on Warron avenuo whowse Christmas festival taken placs on Now Year's Day, All tho classos woro filled they had to etand teachers up In tho alsles to commadato the oxtra scholars, and thore woro 50 many ehildron 1 tho Atroet wnabla to abtoin admittance that _the peoplo thought that anon. Habbatarian candy-peddloc’s wagon hed broken down. Almost overy brewer in town keops for his largest cuatomers the best boor of his manufac- ture,—numely, that drawn from the middic of tho vat, after the first aud loss clear liquor Las runoff, Fho kogs containing suporior beor ara Indicated by -n chull_murk, 50 that the cognos- canti froquont no saloons savo tlioso whowks bar— rels hear the mystic mark, 'This information shiould ousblo ovory kaloon-keopor wio bias o place of chiadlk {n his” posgession to lax in o eupo- rior run of beor. Imugination iy overythiug. Tho Chicago Fomalo Collego at Morgan Patk will open itn twenty weeks' kceelon Moriday, Tun. 11, The Collega hus Leen ostablishied {o moot a public want, and o placo a finished education, with tho retinomonts of « Christiny home, within tho rench of tho youuy fndies of tho Weat. Tho lacntion, for health and bosuty of scencry, cau- 1ot b surpassed, snd, whila within a few min- utes' rida by rnilrond of the city, and {rainsovery Lour, it iscompletaly removed from its influenco, Hea, Mary Fiolds, a woll-known instructor, is Principal, Among the moro important_trenafors record- od yoatorday ore the sala by John B, Filfordd to Georgo H, Wallker, for 850,000, of tha proporty on southwout corner of IHarrison streel uwnd 1lermitage nyenuo ; tho salo by £, D. Burler to Willlam M. Larcubeo, for $50,000, of twenty scros on Kincaid atroot, noar Thirly-nint s. by A, Johnson to 8, 1. Jolinson, for 330,000, of tho proporty on_tho santhoast. potuor of it sml Ppurtoouth stroots, sud by Algy Deau to Edwin Walker, of tha lot on the casc yida of Htuto atroot, 60 foot uouth of Madikon, for 854,000, - The Y, M. O, A, hins w0t apurt & plensant ronm for tho Women's ‘Lomporanco Union, which, thanks to soveral of our prominent businosy houses, i now comfortably cayy peted and fur- nishod, ‘I'io Jocation is No. 148 Aadison atroot, optrnuce to Farwell ITall, ‘third door ou tho right. Horo, until further nosice, & dnily tom- peranco prayor-mooting will ho Liold (beginning to-day) trom 3 to 4 o'lock p, m., to which the nublio” 4 invited,—enpociully thoso who well in- loxh’ullng drinks, or who suffor or are mude to sufler frowm thow ueo, Misa Willard's bnsiness hour in chauged from 11 o'clockeu., ni, to 3 p. 1, in the room aboyo indicatod ‘The jomt dobate betwoon tke Oliicago Leral and tho Irish Litorary Assoclations, at tho Lull of the Jattor Socloty, lost ovenlug, brought out & large audlonce. Tho question, '* Kesolved, That {he Latin race hod donoe mora for civiliza T tlon b the Anglo-Baxon snd Teutonlo races,” Iv‘;u debated by four lpuknr' on ench nlde, tho Irlsh Bocloty taking tho afirmative, Judgo Troo presided, bu ho voto of the audionco was lo_nottlo tho ques- tion. On this basle, tha Irish Bocioty won by n Jargo mujority, although tho Amoricans mustored & poodly crowd of supporterd, Tho dobate pnasod Off vory plonsantly, and at itw close n unantmous voto of thnnks was given to Judpe Treo, who responded in & complimontary epeoch, in which ho dealt impattially with tho” rival or gonfzations, Lhe meoting then adjourned. Theo auits of the German Nationnl Bank against A.J. Corrigan and Jobn Hchank woro disposed of yostorday by Justioo D'Wolf, ‘Tho naturo of theno nuits was an actlon fn_ ogsumpait brought by tha bank to recaver tho ntonnt of anotodated April 19, 1874, givon by Corrigan for 3209, for atouk in theClileago Union ; thaother wasagainst Hehanle for tho snmo amount, on a’nole given for the same prrposo, Tho notod wore indoraod hy the Union nnd disconntod by the bank. At maturity tho drawors of the notes declinod pay- ment, ot the ples of no conglderation, I, O. Collitis nppoarad n# tho attorney for tho bank, and the only witness pworn was Mr, ITaller, {ho Cnshier, who tostified to having discountod the papor before maturity, Jwdgment by default wos entered against Corrlgan, Mr, Schank ap- peared fn dofongo af hin caso, and entored Lhe vlen as abova givon, stating that Lho stocks inthe aoncorn was worthless, 1o also enid that lils note bad not beon discounted by the bank, and 12 1t hind been it made wo difforones to him, 0y tho namo was obtainod from him by misrepro- sentation and under false pretenses, ~ Tudgmont, lawover, was renderod nuainat Mr. Echuniz for tho nmount clmmod, 'Tho deolsion of Justico D'Wolt will bo appealed to tho higher courts. A man liviug In tho Thirteonth Ward reoontly urchased trom m volublo eanvasaer n patent iftor for il sorts of attachments to overy do- oeription of stovo, 'Tho prico wai 15 couts, and thers wero sixteen hooke, nicks, edses, and knobs on the machive. With one you could Hit out coyors, with & sacord romova auh-pany, with o third romovo spidors nnd frying-pana by tha adee, o fourth was designod az a polior, n fifth served to sbnke tho stuve, ole. The purchaser confidett the articlo to his wile in loaving for tho utore. Whon ho roturned &b night, ho found that sho had essnyod to 1ift o kotclo of boiling water with it, and, ot laving eeized tho handlo of tho kottla nt tho mathomatical contro, lind, of couceo, spillod its contonts ovor her foot and tho cat. 'ho ncoidont, he asuured hor, stoko only from the Ignorance of tho fomalo sox on mechrn- ical mnttors. ‘*Now,” sald ho, '‘this js the way to do it," and Lo seized tho diabolical enging, which was thou doing duty ou tho red Lot stovoas n lifter. (Women nlwayn teavo liftors on stoves—thoy aro o handy to cateh aprons and sidrts n.) Tha fron bolag hot moved him to somo furtbier eloquent remorks anent tho nupropared naturo of tho American femalo for tho bnlot, but wrapping bis bandlior~ ehiof round tho burned momber ho took tho ket- tie-holding hook to lift out the ash-psu from the Avgand stova in tho parlor. Ity capneity not bo- inguogrent na that of thonsh-panlitter.tho handlo of the pan slipped out, and precipitated o peck of anthracito coal-duat sndash on th new caipot. Order being rostored ho praceedad to shinko down tho stove, bub applving the door-catcher instend of the shaker to fho grate, ho whirlea tho latter ronnd and emptiod tho contents of the stove into tho ash-pit, This involved removivg tho bot conls and rebuilding tho fire, & pracess rosulting in brotsing his thumb, chopplug Jind- Jing, soveral burna, and an incipiont contlagrazion owing to the maid having omptied the.anbers nene tho fonce, As o concluding oxploit bo tried to lift out a red hot stovo covor noxt moraing with tho ¢linker-romover, and dropped it on his favorito corn end tho oileloth. 'Thoroughly dit- gusted, ho Hong the invention of iho nya through tho window and took the policoman wio wns coming up to sorve him with & notice for de- positing hot aghen near o funce coutrary to tiio city by-laws under tho oyo. Honow hezs iho wholo of one hand dono up in cotton Latling and [l:l\'cminu, and tho thumb of tho other tiod rouud with a 1o dipped in arnien, and he walks on ouo odo of ono foot, but ho eays that it ho comes acrosa that yolublo canvasser, no matior if ho in a3 biz ns o church, thors will bo a com- bat that'll mnke peoplo wondor how Grant, Sher~ mav, and Shoridan over camo to got promotion. IOULTRY, The meoting of poultrymen announced for lagt ovoning, to be hold ut 1he, Grand Pacific otel, dd not asremblo, for somo reason or another. Hovoral interested iu tho rovival of the Cook Counuty Poultry Assoviation, however, Were pres- ent. Al tho "businesy transacted wan tho an- nawncetaont tiat another mooting would ho hald at tho samo place Saturduy evoning, Lo which the public genorally nro iuvited JOUN CLARKE. At tho Doard of Trado yesterdny tho Prosidont announceit the sudden death on Mondny of M. Johu Clarke, n mentbor of the Board., Adum Kiliau submitted tho following, which was nnaui- monrly adopted: WitEngas, The members of the Bonrd have learned wlths regret et vadiies of tho sudden death of our e~ sociae, Mr, Juln Clarke, who has Uoon long and faror- ably known aa 3 worthy aud estoemed meber of this organtaution Jesalzer, That we record our sorrow at the deceasa of our worthiy member, whose pluco i soclety will bo long and mosrnfully vacant, and_wo would tenderly cxpross to Ll stiicken widow our heartfelt sympathy i hor great bereavoment and frroparablo losa, . ceoited, That theso resolutions bo engrosacd on the records of thin Associstion, and n copy trausmitted to 1o widow of the dezcazed brother, iy funorsl will take place this morning at his residonce, No, 498 West Tavior streot, at n quar- ter to 10 o'els Tt will then proceed by car- ringos to tho Church of the Holy Family, when o olomn, roquieia bizsy will bo colobrafed, and theuco to tlie cars, for Calvary Cemetery. LUMBER The Boef Slough Meuufacturi Looming, T.og-Driviug, nod Trausportation Company hetd = meetiug yoetorday ut the Grand Prcitie ifatal, Tred Wezathaysor, of Ruck sland, in the chair, and Thomea Irvino, of Mugeatine, Towa, ncting a8 Sccrotary, Riepresentatives from Wiscousin, Towa, blinvesota, Michigan, Missond, and Illi- uoin woro presont. Chicago had been selectod ui tho pluca of maoting on sccount af_itn contral toeation. The Company is quite an old ane, and iy an nuxiliary of {bo Mississipps Rivor Loggiug Campany, which wan organized in this eity soo Four years ngo, ‘Uho wont of tho operations of the st nemed Compauy s the mouth aof the Chippown River, near Alma, Wis, Duving tho pant yoar tho Company has rafted 183,000,000 feot of logs, which have beou distributed alung tho Dlirsissipph, from Winona, Minn, to St. TLoviy, Mo. ‘Tho meoting yesterday wasof o purely busitiess chnracter, ab which n was token of the ntmost importrnee to the Compuny, but of no jutercst Lo the publie. The meating will bo continued to-day. COUNTY OFFICES, Tho clerks in the oflice of tho Clerk of the Griminal Court wora -busily oceupiod yesterdey comparing tho indctmenty returned by tho Gravd Jury during the montls of October. The bond of Mr. Michael Evaus, Collector of tho Towin of South Chicago, was filed with tho County ltecorder yesterduy for record, and of- ficiul 130tico wai givon Gon. Tiicb, County Clork, of such filing by John Schonk, tho Supervisor. Tha Financo Committoo from the County Doord wevo In seaston yostordny altornoon, ex- amining iuto the accounts of “the County Ite- corder, and also congidering other business con- nectod with the tinances of tho connty; butnoth- g of importancs was dono, ‘The Committees on Tublle Sorviee and Town Accounts wore algo in sonsion during tho sfternoon, aud sudited sev- oral nuuor bitls, Gon. Lieb, County Clerk, roceived notice yos- terduy from the Town Clotkat Bvanston that bo had ordered o specinl clection for Jan, 12 of throe Conslables, to which the town is outitled according Lo {t4 population; this will _give Livauston, with the prosont moumbent—Isano 1lall—four Constables, Iu tho Wown of Lemont thoro is & vacancy oxisting of n Justico of iho Yenco, oceusioned by thy resignation of John T, Dorby on tho 5t inst, 'Fhis will bofillad as soon a4 the own Clerk ordera the elaction ; hin no- tico to pracede tho olection at loast twonty days. Tho County Olerk has nob yeb recoived notico that an olastion has beon ordered by the Lown Clerls, couseiuontly 1to has not glvon™ his notico to th judgeu of tho cloction a4 roquirad by lasw. ARONIC, Cloveland Lodge, No, 211, A, F. nod A, M, has sleoted onlcers as rollows: Itouben Clove- Jand, W. M.; Goorgo W. Deat, 8, W.; M. MoDon- = ald, J, W W, 3, Egan, “Drepsuror; Goorgs I, 2 seorotary ; W, Roack, H, D.j I B, 1 Sugo, J. D.; 'T. D, 'Flteh, Lylor, Chiicago Commnndory No. 19, K, T, Lins oleot~ od tho. following oflicors: Joln Molaren, Fini- nent Conunander; Jobn IL, Sanborn, Genoral R, 1% Flournoy, _ Captain-Gonoral; Iidward Grano, M, B, .3 1t J, Lindon, 8, W1 Georgo T, Sinclair, J, W. M, McDouald, Troasurar; G A, Wiltiums, Itocordor ; Goorge A. ltoss, Btandard Boeror; O, I, Rows, Sword Dearer; Willinm Curran, W7 J. 10 Witbeek, €, of ¢, Washinglon Chaptor, No, 43, R. A, M., has elocted the following oficors: John O'Neil, I, P A, 3. Guilford, 3, K.; lenvy Munstorman, 2, Thomng Ilutehings, C, of H.; Poter But- ton, Prin, B 4, B, Mogwn, R As U M. Me- Dounld, Trepnurer; O. J. Lrowbridgo, Socrotury; J M. Terwilligor, M, 8d Yo Ad B, Stilos, G, M, 2d Y, 13, 12dbrooke, G M, Ist Vi W. IR, Pattorson, Chaplalng J, 1L Witbeok, W, IIL ,}.Vniunlhury. AL Gray, Btowards ; John MeLuren, yler, Monday evening the ofiicers of Ohieago Com- mandery No, 10, K, T, vlected Dec, 21 for tho onsuing year, weso inutalled by I, 8ir D, I, Gur. noy, Doputy Grand Qommander, ae follows 1 X, Bir Jobn McLaren, Eminent Cammnndurl Bir John L, Banborn, Gonornlisaimo ; Ble Richard T, Flonrnoy, anpt.uu-(im-ml;r Bir Jidward Orane, Prolate ; Hir Robert J, ludon, Bonior Warden ; Bir Goorgo I, Bincinir, Juniar Warden ; Bir Mnlcolm MoDonald, Tronsuror; Bir Gronvillo A. Willingty, Rocorder: Sir Cieorgo A, Ioss, Htnndard Bosror + Bir Churtos 1. Ross, Bword Boaror; Bir William Curran, Warder j 16, 8ir John H. Witheck, Coptatn of Guardy, : TYLE HEA-DOUB OF WEST RANDOLPIt WTREET. "ho80 who have & passion for Lho son and have atudlod the bardy marinor an skotohed by * Nod Buntline” and other nautical authors would do woll to visit the snloons round Randolph-stroet bridgo whoro tho Captains who go down to Lo~ mont In scows, and do huslnesu in the gront wators of the canal, most dv congregate, Capt. Adonlram Blonklakop Is univoranlly nccoplod o# tho moat */ nblo sorman ™ on the canal. Last summer, on one momorahle ocension, a8 ha was tallog lils triok at the whool of Lis craft, the “Iolly of Lockport,” just as thoy wero presing through tho dangers of tho daop cut, n typhoon awoopod down on the 1ll-fatad vessel aad drove Thor head out to aew with auch violenco that the ‘bobstay brocchiugs of tho **labburd " mulo wero blown clean out of the bolts, and tho * Polly"” wont over ou lier bonm-ends, Gapt. Adoniram ‘Blonkineop did not loso his prosoncs of mind, though alt the atarboard watch (consisting of his #on tlko) wesgat that moment nsleep under latches, Awid tho howiing of tho wtormn, the flapplng of tho mulo'n brocohlug, tho sendding fonm, tho flaching llli;hlnlllfi. lio npplied s mun}m!. to his lnp, and, in s volco that was heard high above tho contending cle- meonts, oriod: “All hands, ahoy, on deokl Iko, yn pon of n rer-cook, comn up ou ficc Capt. Adoniram Bloukiunop fus aleo & high idoa of thoproprictios, Yestordny s pontlenian who hud hoon on {utimate terms Wwith bim visitod the saloon where tha battered old aea-dog hay coma to nn anchor till the land-lnbboru let tho water on next sprivg, intending to ask him Lo * take suthin’.” 1o found the auciont mnriner mn an arm-chair ond o roverle, embracing tho ntove \rlzlgl hls logs, who following conversation en- auod ¢ 4A|?|lll Acquaintagce—I1Il, Blonkinsop, havo a nip Capt. Adonirar Blonkingop made no sign. Auld Acquaintance—Say, Hiram, take suthin’ warm ? Cant. Adoniram Blonkingop romainod silent. Auld Acquaintanco—Cap'n Blonl— Capt. Adoniram DBlenkinsop (with elootrical ‘promptnous)—~SOR ? ——— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho Rov. A. E. Kittredgo will repeat, by ro- queat, w Farwell Hall, next Sabbath afternoon, nis Christmas sormon, Bubject, *Immanuel, oc God with Us" Tho Lekosido Leoturo Commitieo wish to an- nounce to the bolders of course tickets thet thoy do not havoto bo changed for Mrs. %aott-Sid- dona' resding Thuraday ovening. All mombers of Cogmopolitan Lodgo No. 6, Knights of Pythias, oro roquested to bo prosent thin avening in thoir Cantlo all for the purpose of clecting oflicors for the ensuing yoor. Tho Fourth Unitarian Sunday-gclioo! will ceto- brate its Clhristmay featival Thuraday aftornoon 4t 4:90 o'clock, Thera will ben supper aund ox hibition of parlor magic aud other featuros of in- torest, Owing Lo the recont deaths of relatives, and presant sickness of eome members of the # Arfon Mugical Club," their roception, which wa# to ocour this evening, will bo postponed oue wonth, Full particulass heveafter, ' Thero will bo o bright and plennant festival, for youny nud old, this oveniug, ab5 v'clock, ub Bt. Potor's Freo Chapel, 45 'Whird avewue, A sliort musleal vespor-yorvico, the singing of o fow cavols and hyrous, ond the distribution of gifts from the Cliristinas tree, will bring the manurs in the nelghborhood of Clybowrn avenio and Larraboo stroot, and at varlous othor points cloyo to tho North e distilleries, was rofersed to tho Sanitary Committeo, fo s < S Toung Men and the Now Zear. Young mou! Tnrn over n mow lenf {0 commence tho year 1875, Blrivo to proparo yourselves for doing hetlor servico in tho great baitle 'of 1ifo, Exort your- solves bo hio eelf-suppérting, and whon that Ia accoure plished you hayo taken a long alep in tho right diroo- tion, I¢ youncod further cducation, tale tho projor sud Englisfh Tranlugt School £a on oxcellont Jiolp 10 young ten striving to ndvanco (hcn\nolvo:.\ °’1‘§ }w’r‘y m‘l\nuyl Jocted,—soutiieant, curner Klato ami Wavis= ston rtreots,—ind all fby farulsbings aug - inigs aro Nest.class, A Ao e Onhristmas I—A Love Tolon ! To wifo, wmothor, siater, or aweelhsart, n Christe man presont should bo neeful, Loautital, and not nace conarlly exrenelve, Tho Wilson shuttlo scwing- 2 olilnn combines all of tlioso elemants, It fs tscful, cloe gant, durable, anil ornamental, and 1 (3 tho rost npe rropriato tolken of affection, It recelved the hiphest sward at Vienna. It fa so vory slinple’ that n nhfill‘r m | ily loart (o wra i, Insivictions flvon ot pu o1’ homas froo of eharge, It 14 Hold on oavy mon paymontn ab 1v7 Btato ateect, oavl In all of tho princiy citien and towna of the Unitod Siaten, Wilson Sewdiig- Maubine Company, manulacturers, Cloveland, 0, —e e $6,000 Rewnrd. As will bo seen by ndvertlsement {u another column, @, W, Blmmona & Son, of Boalon, the famous * 0:l JARY firm, offor s raward of 5,000, belng $1,050 1a nddition to the smount offered iy s father, for tho dcityery nf Chorlie Roes b ¥ 0ak 1141l befora n 1875, No anestions natied o casity 153 fews, o aetions s excopt (hoso occasiey £o3 —_—— Notlen, Having received some vory raro, choleo gems fa dlamond carringe, eamos, pearl, onyx, gold Jewelry, el 100 alo foz tho Olistmas trate, whtch we dosiza 0 convert inte eash, we will X - suro thelr [nmedista ex u.{?.'}"..‘%flfi“?{;'&’: o No. U Slnto atreot, corner Washington, 4 Pl et Not to Bat with morely, woro tooth given us, Providenco fntendad them to wdd t personal comelinoes, and they will do 80 1I you Lrush thom with Buz et white e wound, - o eouont sl tezsby koo Princo & Co.’s Organs, Fine organa with stx atops for 8123, warranted firste clnas in tons nud finjsh, Meney refunded If not sap {ufactory, lied’s Templo of Muslc, 82 Van Buren steeats et Dottled Minoral Wators for Familios by Buck & Rayner, makera of tho * Mars Cologne,” MEARR_LICING~In thia elty, Deos anas ot o B (aThs b s e o Sihrons S Yiiiam 1. Miénva and Bies' Bollo Afdy Wkins, both of ING—EDYTARDS Dee, 24, by tho Rev, Mr. ilianis, Thonry J. oy nad Nollio” Edwards, ‘all of e Ty _DEATHS, Arn YWhito, on Alon: 3 R miny the Sl Inat., at 4 i Utizlat Gureh, eornor ot Teantr.foustiye v Wortanideg, Lo eloei gy e s 110380 Gopy I3 3 3. Ogdon, davpht Cliseey Vatlos, 1hhs e k0, Yurk papors pleaso copy. STURTEN 2 Suddonly, Dee. 29, llahflt \\‘u:m!:rn. youngost chuld of J. O, and’ Mary L. ‘Stuctovaat, agod 3 P {ll‘":)n‘]l \Vl:dlnoldny, at 2 p, m,, froin 122 Ellis-av. SLARKE=1le funcral of Mr. Jobn Clack ey s (Fousalisy morning i sm'fl".,rli’w‘."fw!of'ffi lhcn?ruccud e rter to 10 w'elook, Tt will t aged 10 1bw Uhurch of the Holy Sty svhoro s solounit mave will o celeb o Uiy Garey RS Cark 1o CAVAR Coosstiry 0 theasd DI IARDYLoney Relnhardt ., AL 4'w'oll.c i Xatpral o tak olok M ey Teomy LS. To Stecot, wie v avonw tho reatdenco of hia yrholo within the compaga of Little moto than an hour. A cordial invitation I8 oxtonded to all, and especially to tho triouda of the mission. Mr. A. IL Richnrdson, who is h\hor!nfyin tha interest of tho Tennsaace Mauual Labor Univer- pity for Colored Children, will lccture in Provi- deneo Baptist Clurch thisaveningat 7:90 o'clock, iy subjectis : **'Tho condition of the colored peoole in the South, aud their progress in tho Unitod States.” ‘To-morrow cvening tho Knighta of Pythias Dold their graud ball, concert promenado, dan- gnate, oto., nt MeCormick 1lail. A laree num- berof tickets have alrends been sold, aud it promises to be thoball of tho soagon. ‘Flio daneo Drograwma cmbraces ovory novelly in tho terpuichoronu art, and & good timo genorally may bo oxpgeted. Tickotu can b bad at tho door on the ovéning of the ball, 1t is tho intontion of Uiy TrinuNe to repub- ligh Ihursday morning tho liss of ladies {ntoud- inz 1o receivo Now Yoars Day. ‘Po-morrow morning 18 chosen for the rasson thiot gontlenten aro in tho habit of making out thoir lists upon tho day preceding Now Yoara, Oheroforo all Iadies_whose names have not been published, and who desiro their tusortion, will pleass send them in by 8 o'clock this ovening., Any received aftor thathour will be too lata for publication, 28 wag tho engo with many rocetved last Saturdny ovoning. 1f there were svy errors in tho list published Sunduy, thoso concernod will also ploaso send in notico, that they msy bo cor- rected, e THE CITY-HALL, Tho Committea on Wharves sad Publio Grounds meots at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon Lo consider propositious for the purchaso of gov- aral bracts of land belonging to tho city. 1t in docidedly amusing to witnoss tho oftorls of Ald, Tom $lout and Peter Mabr in ovading Cood Somaritans who pester the lifo out of them, Stout became so exasperated yostorday when ho hoard that two ladies wera looking for him that ho wiggled Lis whole body into the German member's overshoe. Bomo time ago tho Council passed resolution, aftor learning that tha stroot-cleaning approprins tion_lind boon spent, directing tho Boerd of Public Works to propare an cstimato of tho cost of canlitning the work until the next appropria- tion budgot had boon completed. ‘thio Board yentarday handed tho Financo Committee thoir atimatos for proccoding with tho work up ta A"!rll 1, 1875, ‘I'lio following nra tha catimates : Woest Divislon, $16,500; South Divislon, 310,500 ; North Diviton, 89,600, ‘T'he Bonrd of Police having no dynamite with which Jio amueo thomsslvos yewisrdny, nor & Shaler to smother thom with .resolutions, nsed up their lolsurs in talliug over the prospects of organizing n corpa of sappers and miners, whoso chief weapon will bo dyuamite. In conuection with this, all tho other'recommendations of Gon, Shaler also received their atlontion. It is prob- ahlo that as scon s Shaler roturns the Honrd willsend in n communication recommonding that tho sugsestod improvomonts be complied with, and accompanying this will bo un estimato of tho 1otal cost, with the anuual oxpenses, Iv would have beeu submitted long boforo this, had not Gen, Shaler lor: for tho Enst, loaving s eati- mates in tho hands of tho Fira Marshal ‘with in- atructions to keop thom from tho Board. The Dourd, alter completing their own estinintes of tho worlk, wero too abnshed at the enormous cost to make tho estimata public, and ever since thot timo thoy have boen busily engeged in reaucing {ho total, THE TOARD OF UEALTIL The regular weokly meoting of the Doard of Tloalth was held at {hoir rooms yosterddy after— noon. ‘The resignation of Walter MeDonald, Mont-Inspootor, was accoplod and filed, Tho commuuiontions of n score or moro of potition- org for tho oflee just vaonted wore hnstily seanned and turped over to tho Sanitary Buper- iutondont. Tha Banitary Committeo rocom- monded that the IToalth Officor be inatructed to pronocuto all owners of packing-louses who woro Tondoring without the roquired condensing ap- paratus. Thoy also rocommended that tho Board of Publlc Worls bo rominded of the flithy ooudition of tho sewer Bmfilyhu{ into the sonth branch of the river at llalsted stroot bridgo, whoro it In claimed thoso sweet-scontod broczes ara ushered into oxiatonce, testing tha npatleuce as wolt aa the emolling caprcities of all Chicago's citizons. 'L'ho bill for Decomber, amounting in uil to 93,3720, wero sudited and ordorad paid. Tho Sauitary Buporintendont's roport showa _that dwing the wosk {here wore 104 denthy, 11 moro than during the vorrosponding weok of lnst yoar, Of these, G wero childron unider B years of ago; mulo 45; fommles, 6Y ; colored, 8, Dy dissases: vol anmption, 16; pnuumonia, 6; searlos fover, b: convulsions, 16 ; bronohitis, 45 oroun, 6: fyphoid favor, §3 searlot fovor, 6, ‘I'hero wero no deuths in tho Fiat, Llovouth, Ninoteontl, und Twon- tioth Wards, No now cused of sminll-pox were reportod. Tho lloalth Oficor's roport shows thut during tho week an unusual quantity of do- onyod mioat snd vogotables were condomned ns bemg unflt for uke, Dr. Mannhotumior, Banitary Inspector, roports bis district in good samitary condition, sud stutes that ho hos examiued tho pupils of tivo kehaols, 3,005 fn all, and aut of the unumbor 129 wore rnlloulml s not Loing properly vaceinalod, Dr. WilRams roports his district in foad condition ; out of 8,620 puplls ha rojected 162, A potition from Emnnny-owners of tho North 8ldo, requesting tho Bonrd of Ifealth to onfore the oralusuce xespacting tho dumplngof eonts, at Wond- AT F R WINSE—At the Taxn, on the 29tk faat,, Giarks 2, tho 3lst i Tuozal services on 10 Ireloudy era oviced SPECIAL NOTIUES, Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdus swollings, heal buras, and will ouro rhoumatism, eyevin, and any flosh, Lono or murela silment, Tho Whita Wrsppor fs for family use, tho Yellow Wrappor is for . Prica 60 conts; large bote r al . / oiThepm Yen Bl By GEO. P, GORE & CO., ©8 & 70 Wabash-av, OUR LAST AUOTION BALE OF BOOTS & SHOES FOFE 3ABT4A Will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 80, at 9:30 a.m. An offort will in maia to oloo ail of this yeav's cone alzomonts without rogard 1o pricos. 3 G 3 & CO.. 61and 70 Wabash-av, AT AT OCIECD I, On 'Thursday, Dee. 31, at 9 1.2 o'clock, Parlor & Chamber Sets OF EVERY GRADE, Black Walnnt Bodsteads and Baronus, Machle and Wond i Tabios, - Solar, - Lowiized, Duokcascs, W barn Wardrabos, Extorsion Tablos, Walut Obaies and Io ers, Oifee A Pacluc ek, ‘Shoveaseo, Cirpel, Mic- rotv. osiniz-out salo fo) nannfaci . Ce Eviatnee " G0, BT GO 700 Anetamacre, = 70 Wal 1 By Y BUITERS & CO. AUCTIONEERS. 18 BAST MADISOS-5T. REGULAR BALK THIS MOREING, JOUSEHOLD 0OODS, PIANOS, AND CARPETS, PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS, STOVES, 10 PKGS. OROUKERY AND GLASSWARLE, A FINE LINE OF TABLE QUTLERY, ETC. 20,000 lbs. Wire Springs. 50 OASES WINES ARD LIQUORS. WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dee, 3), AT 0% 0'CLOOK, AT 168 IAST MADISON.S THURSDAY MORNING, DiC. 8, AT 8 0'CLOOK DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AKD SHOES, ETC., AT 103 EAST 3[ADISON-5T. CEATTEL MORTGAGE SALE, LETTO Staie-st. Thursday Morning, Dec, 31, at 10 o'clock. Household Furniture, Comisting of French Piata Micsore, Cliunbior Sots, Wal: nut Dresslns Case Sots, {lalr Clotiraud Ltwy Parlor Eota, Yixtension Tabl d Wool Carpotay Lace Curtains, i trosaas, Crocks ory, Glassnare, &o, By BLISON, PONEROY & CO. bt RBanisrtipt Salo AT AUTCTION 01 3 largo stuck of Choioe OW1 Whikizs, Wings, Brandies, 8¢, TI1I1S MeRNING, AT 8 U'CLOCK, AT NO. 140 CLARKSST., near Mndisony By order of Bradlord Haneo 8., Assigace, Wa A ok of Whlaky, Uenudy, Wines, So. e O o Flxture, G Hixtros Micrars, QY & CO.. Austionoors, ‘i thvs Mortya QUR REGULAR WEHEKLY SALT Wl 3 i NEW AND SECOND-HARD PURNITURE, miueadayy Dec, By nt MAO alclocks (Tridny being s Holidas). ' A lirgo aud gonoral sxsortment of Naw and Socand-Hand Turniture, lureaus, Ward- rabes, i{v.,fll}&lrfllvlflls. 1 i"“ml"'f‘l“nn"l(;«% f\ll:,lire!!(‘::d &ouy anda ¢k of Ganer+! 8iorelnndiso sud - oo e, " ELISON, TOMINOY & Con >, TIoN AMAR! o7 Liase Wathiggiou-st, Trade anles of Noots and Bhoos nt Auction gvery ‘Mioaduy ond 'Phursday Norning, ot 9 1-4 o’oloak. 145, B, MCNAMARA ROCIVELL, WILLIARNY & Auctloncors, 2 aud st Mudlsonst. TO.DAY, Doo. 50, 9:20 6, ., wo soll tha largost atock of By JAS. steps for peenring it. An n medinm wo ean recommend Vary niglly fho Hryant & Sirniton Basiness Coll g0 * ’ FURNITURE, . Itouschiold Qnods and Gonoral Morchaudlso over offerod at Auction In thin ety #4150, 110 Covts and ITeating Stovon, AUCTION SALE OF Fine Pictures, Family Bibles, , And Fanoy Goods of ovory desoription, wiil bo gontaued this morning, aftornoon, and ovenlng, to eloss out entire Tiotafl Departmout of our businoss, st our Htors, 248 Bouth Olask-kbe oocuer of Jackson, GOITWALS & MaDONUUGH. ' '