Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1874, Page 8

1 8 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3I, , 1874, ~ THE CITY. CHARLIE ROSS, 18 THE LOSC HOY IN CHICAGO? On tha 1st of last July poor littlo Chiarlio Tiosn was kidnapped from fu front of bl paronts’ . residenco in Gormantown, Pa., and sines that time ho hay never boen heard of, afthough tho goarch Institnted immediatoly after tho ocenrs senca way of tho niost extoustve obinrnetor, Tho paronts, frenziod with grief at the loss of thelr durling, vainly ofterod {ho 1most oxorbitant ro- wards, but all to no purpose, Tho mowspapers of overy town in this conntry and in Cannda teemed with long drawn-out acconnta of tho ont- rage. Binco'that timo tho deteotives ot ol parts of tho couniry bave hoon fruitlossly ongaged in tracing Wiy whereabouts, . At ono time no would turn up on the Pacifio Blope, tho pest day In tho northorn put of Blaino,—in fact, evory village from tho Atlaatic to tho Pucific has furnishod n sonsational s~ count of tho discovery of & boy cloeoly ro- sembling the lost Charlio Roes, Tho oxcitomont about tho affair will probably nover vomplotely dio down uniil tho chlld is discovered, oithier déad or alive. Tho cioso resemblanco of 80 gront & number of childron to tho lost boy is a fact of bumau ualure that hoa probably nover before been so ncenratoly impressed on {ho minds of obsorvant persons. Almost every city in tho Northwost baving found o boy rescmbling Charlio Roes, it was utterly imponsible thal Chicago could bo n single jot bohind her sistors, nud consequontly alic, too, must Eurnleh o ropros duction of Charlie Tioss, A fow days ago n woman residing in Uleneoo visited polics headquarters and informed Capt. Ilickoy that n friond of hers living on Siato sireot lnd o homolesn boy.ln her posscssion which _etesely rosomblod tho - descrips tiou of Charlia Rose, At Lha request DL, 1lickay, tho boy wus brought down to him for esamination. 1Io wap mob very well sntinfied with the b nppenranco ; ho seonted younger than Charlio Rows' nyo, and in mony otier par- tienlars did nov suswor the description. Ha turned tho easo ovor tothe dotectives for furthor informatton, but, owing to a prossuro of othor Dusinoes, thio caxo ling not yeu boen attonded to, A 'TrapysE reporter, henring of tho facts in the easo, yestordny startod out to tind the boy. Tlaviog Oest prepared bimself with a foll do~ seription of the boy and an accurato phiotogreph, bio yesterday visited tho premisos, No. 899 Stato street, whero tho boy was #aid to bo. 1o fouml tho cild Iying on 3 comfortablo hed in apart~ ments oceupicd by s very poor Irish family, On fitst wiche the roporter wag struck with tho regemblanco of tho child_to tho phlotograph i his posscssion, But, on cloko oxuminnion af tho photoginph and the deseription of tho lost boy, ho was fouml fo dif~ for materially “from both. The enrs, mouih, chin, noso, and expresaion of tho oyes wero the exact reprotluctton of tho likeness, but th fore= head was Jow and seanty compared with that of the pliotograph, Yeu tt keemod probublo thut o hotograpa of tho hov would oxhibit a grentor rendth of forehead than tho originnl, owing to its peenliar curve, Ou_furthor {uquiry, it waa 1ound that the boy was left thera by a drunken {nilor naraod Bucsley, somo threa months ago. Hinco that time s been on o continuons druul, and hay called to seo the ehilil but onco winco leaving him there, 1t iu almost impoasible, to obtain nuy answers of tho questions which’ the eriziual Charlic 13083 is supposed to bo able (o apswer corectly, s 8 migchiovous littlo Irish boy, the won of, tho Isudlndy, lns ottained n copy of thom, and has frightened tho hitle follow into answering correctly, Ifo anuwern Lo the numo of Eddia, but is very baghe ul, shading hio cyes with his arm_ just ay tho original Chiailio Roeo is #aid to have been in tha hubit of doing. After s prolonged woarch, tho yeparter yesterday trnead the mnu Buckley to tho tniloz-shiop of L, Dovis, No. 953 State treat, whero bo began work tho day before, fIo seomed atonishied when questioned” about the boy, and waudered how b whereabouts Lad hoen' dis- covored. Mo stutes that the boy is his own cluld, and was born July 19, 1871," The mother ho states is dead, and one child {8 now i charge of tho Drothers' chool in Dridgeport, I statement is furthor corroborated "Ly Jamos Coolr, with whom ke used to work. Mr. Covk remembers baving scen the clnld whon quite young aud before it was zvle to walk, Further- more, in speaking of its former homo and roli~ tions, the chitld porrists iu saying that its memmn whinped it, and 1o amount of searing can niter tho child's opinion. ‘Lhe above is but one of tho numercus casrn of tho supposed discovery of Charlic Ross, and probavly containg matorinl enough for o Lottor keusation than sovaral ulher vasen that have Iately boen written up, Ilow- aver, thero yes remnin o link in the chain whick islett for the detectives to solvo, and that g, Bow camo this man Buckley With the ehild? Ilo is cuprently yeported to have pretty rouzh cons aections in Pennaylvania, and, 1 ordor to mako their worlt suro, tha chiid's parontage should ba thoroughly traced bac! f e . NOVEL ELOPEMENT, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND BON-IN-LAW, A singular elopement, which provides one of tho most remarkuble esceptions to an accoptad dogma of matrimoninl othics, occurred in Chicagd recently, tho yprincipals in tho ovent being o Mrs, Baumbach and ber son-in-law, It has gene orally, nay universally, been understood thut the relationy bebween wothor-in-law and son-in-law could not possibly, at tho beet, ba suything moro amicable than an armod newtrality ; that the former always looked upon tho latter as tho ty- rannical opprossor of the child of ler Losom, whilo the Jattor viewed tho former asan ntor- meddier nnd erentor of mischiof without ceasing. ‘Whilg it is pleasing to hear of tho excoption to tho case, it i8 painfal to have to, confess that thoro was too wuch of reciprocily of fecling botweon the antagonlets, as the lol{n\\'ing nartation of facts will show. Moro than tivuty ears eince, o German nimed J. J1. Baumbneh, Swhils liviug iu Moxico, warried a young Moxican sirl, and for yoars thoy lived togother, begotting children, and pccumulating onough monoy to ,warrant them in_ striking into a freor country than that they bad buon living in, Accordingly, about two months sinco, thoy camo to live in thid city, bringing with them their son-indaw, {1he husband of their dnughter, whom they Joft Lebind them, Ioro they wtarted o satoon ou Wells street, and tho $300 which Danmbach had over aitor fithng up his saloon Lo deposited in Greenobuum's Bank. 'This movey the wily Mrs, Tunmbach succeoded in gotting hitn tonluco in her umo, ‘Lhe Wells atrect businegs not dolng woll, thoy moved to No. 164 West Lake stroot, and things began to wear a rosy nspeet, when, threg days after their romoval, Mre, Baumbach preked up her trunk und pot an oxprossmun Lo loko 1y over 10 the YVillsburg & Forb Wayno Road, by whick: line sho took n tyip Bast, along with hor paramour, As soon ag Mr, Baumbach Jearnod of Lhe affuir, ho hnstened to tho Lank, bub ouly to tind that his faitiless spouso had drawn ouf all tho monvy. 1is raga at this foaturo of tuo transuction was territde, and he vowed ven. geanco upon his wifo and sonvin-law. Tho mont peculiar featuro i tho easo, porlnps, outsido of tho rolntiouship of tho eloping partics, ju tho fuct that, while the Indy iu the coso is 50 yonrs of ago, tho ron-In-law 13 only 22, aud tho nus. picion aviees that tha clalme possessed Ly tho £iU0 were o stronger ndugentent to tho youny wan thun thoso porsessed by his quivgnévenn- rinn innmnorata, Ono of 3irs, Baumbuch’sdanghte ors got u letter from tho Inir .eloprees yester- doy, dated at Philndelphis, in which tho aworous old ludy expreesed full content at the eituntion, and n determination nover ta roturn to 1ho busbe.nd from whom sho Lad fows, sdiol b DYNAMITE, BOMY EXPERINENTS, ‘The Board of Police and Firo Commissionera ond the TFire-Marsbals have Leen sctively con- sidering the proposed 1wtroduction of dyusmito into the facllitios for extinguishing fires, and will probably take some actlon in the matter thiy afwernoon. . Lust Saturday afternoon, it will be romembered- thar several oxperitonta ;wore mado 400 feet wicht of thocity hmits, in the vieinlty of Harri- ran gtreat, The exporiwmenty wore mado by Cal. Tallnnn, o clvil engineor in good standing, and eliested theunqualifled admiration ot the Heard of I'iro Commissioners and Fire-Marshaly, "o £ollSWil? taGunlent déuoription of thie ovent, s boen obtained from Col. Knllman by a repre- sentative of Tk TruNe: ; “Cest No, 1'wns mado upon au iron column 12 inclies square, and upou column of “timbor of Upoun tho tap of enel columm way Tho result of the 10 inches, placed a 1-luch cartridye. wimultmeons oxplosion was the reduction of tho frou column to fragments, and tho parting in twoln of the timber, placod n 134-inch cactridgo. Tho result was an avalaueho of {ragmonta, Tho third charge was & magnificoft ufrair, Fou: thuburs, 10x12 ench, wore placod In n hor- fzontnl position, forming o solid mass of timber 1x{0, "On top of this wna placed 1briek plor 89 fuchag tn_thicknoss, Upon tho fop of tho timbor was placed o 1ig-inoh easte riigo, 2)¢ feet from the end, aud leaning apninst the briek, ‘Uho eartridge, oy n rosult of tho oxplosion, eut tho tunber in twain and do- mollshed the brick. The fourtl ohorgo was mado upon a brick pler 33x33 aud. 83 inches In helght, Tho plor wag builf upon sofid gronnd, On the top of, tho Pler way nlaced a 1iglineht cartridge. A per~ foek shower of bricks followed, folllng a dis- tance of 50 or 60 foot, Tho Lifth chiarge was made upon Lwo upright tmbora 10x12.° A 11{-iuch cartridgo placod on top ennsod n cloaving thronal of the timber and burling of the uppor portion 1o a dietanco ol abont 6 fest. Theoxaeution wan dono thrangh tho powoer of n battory placod about 129 feot digtant from the eartiidges, Col. Knlimaon declares that but ano roport is neceesary, irrospective of tho numbor 5 of cartridges. " ¢ This is tho firal test of tho gonuine dvnamito made, Several othaws, k¢ i understood, will rhorlly bo ordored, exhibiting even more thoroughly the wonderful sirength of the com- pound known o dynami THE MlSSlSSl;PI VALLEY, THE OWICAGO BRANCHL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLANDER OF COMMEINCE. At n macting of the Bonrd of Divectors of tho Clilengo Branch of the International Chambor of Commorce and Miesisaippl Vallay Socloty of Ton- dap, hield a tho rooms of the Socloty, No, 6 Xe- Cormick Blogk, on tho avening of Tueeday, tho following preamblo and resolutions wore unani- monaly ndopted : \Wizneas, The oblect of the Interantional Quamber of Commerco and Missisulppf Valiey Soctety of Lous «lou fa tho pramotion af diract irade, and tho employ- ment of surplus forclgn eapltal for tho further de- \‘nl:llummt Of tho resources of the Alississippl Valloy; and WHEREAS, The Boclety, {hrovgh fts system of co- nperate oranizations Ji tols conntry called Branehos, 13 u wignal sccoguition of two paipabio wante—tho want in Europu of opportunitfes for tio safo and profitablo omployment of $ts vapital, and o want i (ho West for tho garplus eapital of thy Old World; and Wirkneas, The recont vilt o Chicao of ona of the ZLondn oftléera of the Saclely, Tohn Crowloy, Eaq, M, 1L, s farnished additionel cvidenca of ita’ pracifonl ‘ulility, nnd hasawakenod regowod intervst in its ob- Ject atid plan s and Witnyas, The fact lisx Dncamo ngarosafvely appar- ent, in Hurope, that Tuveslors regard witli suspicion all few Amoriean enlerprisen, sud capectally (Lose of tha West and tho South § and Wutgnras, This unfortunato conditlon 1s Iarzoly at- Aribatably o tho want of authentlo fnformation can- ceruing tho many projects fu this country ealling for capital from nbroxd ; and WitrnEAs, Tho International Chinmber of Commetec, ond Mississ{ppt Valloy Socisty of London i designed s w iiroan of fnformatfon to fucilitato bustness bo- tween tha people of Enropo aud thy peoplo of the Weat B Sonh 3 [ hin Ansoclation {s o purely non-trading Toucliftis 0 no ma's privato ftorvets, LubAubserving the prospertty of all; znad Witeneas, It 9 oxzpected “that a' Inrgo delegation, from Evglond, of prominent bueless mon, will noxt kesgun virlé Chilcago and other Awerlean Beanshos, to {akpact and Foport upon 1o various outerprisea catling or an a8, Tho nidvantaga to bo darlved by Chitcago snd the Stato at Jargo from auch a delegation will beja proportion to the niater 'of our cilizing who jdontl- Ty thonwelvea with the Sucloty ; therefore, bo it Jtesoired, That wo will hieartils co-operate fu Tarecly inctensing tha momberahlp of thia local organtzation, Resolted, That we liereby extond on carnost invita: ton to merchnnts, mnm‘fi copitaliats, farmers, man. ufsctirers, sud husiness inen gencrally thramglont thoelly aud State, to visit the Chirago rooms of tha Boclety, and nequaint themselves with tho detail of the argunization. « dicenived, That tho Secretary of this Branch boe in- riructed to placo hitnself, by ctorrespondenco and atlicraine, in communication With the leading citizons of tha Stute, with & view of enlisting thelr co-oper~ utian in the premiscs, Jteaolvei, 'That copics of thess Tesoiutions boirnns- mitted for publication by thio Zecretary to tho various nows-journals of the city snd State, trusting that the imporianca of 1o movemont horeby recognized will cntitio the eubject to editorial consideration, —_— THE BOARD OF TRADE, NOMINATIONS MADE YES1ERDAY. . The mombers of the Board of Trade hold their aonual nominating meoling yosterdny afternoon af 4 o'clock, in the Ctiamber of Com- merco. Tho ationdauco wes Inrgo and the con- test lively. Tu tho absence of tho regular pre- slding officers, Josaph Preston, ex-President of the Doard, wes callod o keep tho noisy nesemblago In ordor, but with poor succoss ; and 'I. 'L, Gurnoey acted as Sceretary, After somo confusion, iho meoting {00k an in- formal ballot for Presidont, which resulted as follows : George L How, 165; N. K, Fairbanlk, 151; A ML Wrlght, 81 ; seattering, 4. It wes then decided to voto foi the two highest candidates by ballot, and the following was the result: Falrbaok, 130; Ifow, 120, 'Che first. named gentloman was declared tho regular nom- nee. % Tho voto for Second Vice-President was ag followa: ‘Goorga 1I. Wheeler, 65; II. C, Itan- noy, 83 ; Thomau Wight, 20; D, IL. Lincoln, 15 ; seatteriap, 21, Mr. Whealer wna declared nominatod. Ttobort Warren, Chainpan of the Committes appointed to vominate Dircctors, returned the following vames, and_thoy worn upprovod : Danial Thowmpson, 1L T, Noss, C.T. Wheelor, I, I, Murphy, Dasid G, Buah, Tha follawing wero aldo ropartad aud ac- coptod ¢ S Commitleo of Arbitration—T. 'I'. Gurnoy, T, Ormsby, B, W. Denwmoro, J. 3. Bali, C. AL Oulvor, Commillée of dpprals--B, P, Hutehlnson, A. Murison, Asn Dow, Thomas Wight, W, M, Lgan, “I'na mcetlug then ndjournod. Tho aunual olection of officers takes placo noxt Mondny, when the polls witl bo open from 10 8. . to Fp, m. Itislikoly thnt an oppasition ticket will bo pliced in tho fiold, with Mr. How at its head, and, an will bo soon by tho close voto abovo, n sbatp contest ko probablo, ——— GENERAL NEWS, E.J. Owon, of San Francisco, arrived yestor~ day from that place, and, while in & rathor boozy coudition, somo thiet stolo his gold waten. Joscph Etlison hna idontified the wagon Joad of meat found in Charles Potera’ possession night boforo lost, and the Intter has been held to bail for trinl, g The tomperaturo sesterday was as follows: 8n.1m, 6abovo; 108 m., 7abovo; 12 m, 9 ehove; 8p.m., 13 above; 6 p.m., 9sbove; 8 p.m, 7 above, Matt Colvin, tho woll-known trainer, has pur- chasiod tho G-yoar old bay golding Quickatop, Lialt-brother to Red Oloud, ‘Fho horso was bought ot J. W. Morrow for $3,000. Wm, Rtooney and Charles Dussoy are charged with siealing J. I. Kolie's valise from the For Wayno dopat, uud_woro yosterday held by Jus- tico Beully for trial in tho Criminal Court, Adam Roinliold, & young man 20 yoars old, iy misging. 1o lived with Mr. Pushol, on tho cor- ‘ner of Huron tud Wellk straots, Ho has dark ;:‘flmpluxlon and oyes and musteslio of tho same o, Michnol Evans, Gollactor of Soutls Chieago, ou Tucagay filed hin official bond in tho stn of 3,000,000, having for his surctios Lornard G, Caulfiold, ' Dauicl O'lfara, Clark Lipo, B. i Goodefl, wnd 1. V. Dage. The ITon Phil A. 1loyno nud n party conslatin, of Tiaron NeQuaid, of Quuon's Cowity, Trelaud, und the Ifon, James Walsh, Tipperary, put in an appearance ab Skinuer'n last ovening, L'hil said thoy were on route for tho can can, A woman named Aunfe Johnson was arrosted last oveniug Ly Delectlve Flynn, for the ullegad theft of about &G0 worth of jowalry frow Julia Duston, of No, 45 Houth Aun streot. ‘U'no prisonor was conflued in Madison Streot Station, Pwa Chiengo Inkuranco compenios—tho Globo and tho Mareantilo—onch had a 92,600 policy on tho furniture-manufactory*of Warron Ward & Co,, of Now York, burned Deo, 27,~tho tota} foss ‘befuge about €150,000, aud the totul insurance £104,000, ‘Iie propriotors of two rival toy-storen on tho Went Sida nro wagiug a wordy war againut each otlier. Ono he the following placard in his window: ¢ wii Dont lare o kUss wat wR groon #ez of Wo kan't sell ns choep goods s Liim woel o und soko our hed," Yeaterdny morning at 1 o'clock Oficar Bt Clair diecovored fivo in tho frame building on tho cor- ner of Cottnge Grovo nnd South fud oxtinguinliod it with fow ‘]llulln of_sviuter bo- fore uay serious damago ensned, M, Diuno ag- cupied the place uu a caal Ghice, R Tho mooting of real estato mon to o lold yenterday aftornoon st Korfool's ofica did wot inko place, 14 tho new luw for the protection of lendlordy which was [o be eubmitted and pumsed nipon hag not yot beon propared by the Inwyors, ‘Tho nost meoking will bo duly advertiscd. The tecond charge was mado upon g &olid briok pier, 22x22, Upoun the top of this was Coronor Dietzsch Leld an inquest yesterday on the body of Ubarlcs Marquart, » Gorman 94 Park avomes, venrn of ago, who diod auddonly at his boarding- houso, No, 14 Aliuhigan siroot. A poat-muytom examination by Dr, ITonrotin showed that death onsned from plotco-pnonmonta of the hungs, ““And 80 yau are not golng to soo Hooth, Mra, Porkina? " ¢ No, ma'am, that I apnot, 1hnve oon DBialydell not, nud besides I fhink that Tooth hing only takon to play-nating to ndyertiso bis ovatorn,” “Mra, Porking' roa) namo I snp- pressed out of aympathy for her aflictod family. South Town Collootor Evann makos announce mout thint tho books nre now opon at oom No, 1 Gity Iull (City Colloctors oltieo) for the collos- tlon of Htato and county taxes. Io wishes to disposo of tho busimess” promptly, ani\ requests atl concerned to call around sud #oa Lim without unnocossary delay. Tho January insua of tho Western Manufac- turer, ond tho” firat number of tho socond vol- wme, 18 just jsanod, It contalns an oxcollont engraving of Cyrue 1. MeCormielk, o hnngdsome viow of thie intorior of the Chivago Wator-Works, and yarlaus cuts of now iuvontious, nnd 18, on tho wholo, tho finest-looking number yot issuod. At aspncinl communleation, hold Monday oven- ing, of Chicoga Lodgo 437, A, I% & A, M., tho Tollosriug offiaers wore installod_for the onauing year: Adolph Shire. W. M.: J, Geldor, B, W.; M. A, \annbcrir. J. W.; P\ Goldschmict, Trons- uror ; S Socleman, Soorotary ;: Charles Cu\lmn,| . D, 3 1L, Gelder; euberger, Tslor, On Now Venr's Dav, Friday, Tne: Trnuxe will contaln n completo aud oxhaustive Aunnal R viow of thio Trade aud Commerco of Chiongo, | Thoso wanting copion to sond to their irienda and customers abroad, can obtain tbom at tho counting-room on Friday, In wrappors, rendy for malling. Ordors fora large number of papors shounl ba lefs to-day. Tho Standard of this wook contains an an- nouncoment to tho effact that nogotiationns son foot for sevoral months for a change In the pro- Prictorstup of that paper, bave resulted in the councetion of the Iev, Jumos 8, Dickerson, D, D.. of Donton, with the Standard, as part ownor, iu place of dir, Church. 'Tho next tssno will bo publishod by tha now fiem, Goodman’ & Diokor~ o Somo ona tied an oyater-can to a freozing dog's tall yeatorday morning, and be went all over tho city in about twenty mjuntes. Information re- coived up to 7 o'clock Inut evening roporis partics out in Indiann, Michigan, Wisconsin, aud lowa lnntiag for that dog. Dhoy won't gob liim. how- cvor, for he waa snen in tho basin eatiug ice be- tweon 0 and 10 o'clock p, m, Whenover duty calls you to go into a enloon ond givo the prosiding ofticor a nhinplester that ia particularly soilod, rrayed and patchod,—liko thono tha South Sido-streat-car company puts up in ita chinuga envelopes,—it {8 the corfoct thing to sy that tho other bar-beeper gave you thng Just o Mitlo whilo boforo, or olso Lo “romark, ** 1lera's somo of poor changoe coming back.” The Athenmum loat Naw Yoar's lssued o larga number of costificatos of membersbip, which worp givon as New Yoar's presents by eomo of our lending. hibineas mon to the young mon and women In their omploy. This oxamplo ought to bo gonerally Zollowed this yonr. No presont that can bo pracured for an equal amonnt of monoy can bogin to equal thig in read practical valuo, Mr, Thomag F. Judgo sovered bis conncotion yostorday with the Clerk’s ofiice of tho Critminal Court, for tho positlon of Cashior and Chief Deputy In the otlles of the Colioctor of the Town of Houth Chicago, Mr, Evans could hava mado 0 bauter selection than dir. Judge, a8 his knowl- edzo of tho dutics of thet office 1s (lloroxggh. ho laving beon connocted with tho aifiiorent taxe ofleos ineo 1959, oxcis)t tho whort timo that ho s boon with Austin Doyle, Clerk of the Crimi- ual Court, TLast might, nbout 10:30 o'clock, Officor Mur. naao discoverod two mun on Washington stroet, betweon YoSallo aud Clark, with (hreo boxes of cigars under their arms, and, suspecting thoy Tind utolen thom, walked up ta them when thoy turned and fled across Court-IIouse Bquare and nuccooded In cucaping. In thoir flight taoy throw the boxes eway, and the cigars woro strown plong tho ground, Murnano gathered up all o could find ‘aud took them to the Armory, whoro tho owner can flud them. 'Thoy aro onty Clay Conclins nnd Partagay, made by J. B. Motan, of New York. Slippory Jack made bis Now-Year'scalls yeator- day. " o roalized four overconts, threa plug hata, throo pakr 0f glovos, opa shawl, two sillk and oug calico overcont-tics, and nino umbrol- Inn,—all with brokon' bandles, * Tha last placo Lo wont hie found an overcoat without any lin- ing in tho sleoyes. This disgusted bim wiih lifo and Intman nature. o took & tour over tha house to find tho man wio owned such a_coat ag thnt, 1Io found bim in tho garrot, ood forth- with proceodod to kick him down stairs, He did not stop till ho got out on tho atrept, Then, after giving him a lectaro on the impropriety of leaving such o cons in the hill, Lo peramptonly ordered hini to buy o agw one, “New Orloans, sir,” anid the bumble froquent- er of u heer-saloon to tho autoerat thoroof, tho profegsional politician who is slways thoere regu- lating tho univorso in a deop bass voico, ** Now Orleans is a Tnrgo city, und contalns mouy foroigners.” *'Dot ish s0,” replied the autocrat; *daro fu more ash 80,000 Shormaus doro.” But thoy spoak French, thom croowls,” ‘“Act, so," continyed the nutaceat, * doy shpeak Fronch ho- cauyp dey cannot livlp 1t—doy lear it efo from doy aro 8o old ns dat"—holding his bund about 2 foat from the iloor,—* but all dose for- eignors {s Shormans,” Thero is & new game played in s Madison street saloon, It is played on & pool-tablo, with ninctoon ballg, and is culled “peven out.” “ You seo, I'll told you how dat vas," soid the German who rans the table. ** You ‘mm tho balls by der tobles, der fifieen balls, nud den you removesiho sovou Dball,—daz makes dor soven ond, und don you counts high, low, juck, und der gamo, Tho fiftcon Lall vas high, tho ono lovw, the ten jack, und all dor rest counts game." Several of the loading biilisrdists have acknowlodged it to bo one of the most sclontifle gnmes that hag over boen gotton up, and all tho high-toned room- Jieopors in tho city nro proparing to introduco it. " Atarozular meeting for the olection of offi- cory of {hio * Contonnsy Literary Socioty,” com— posod of young people’ of tho Centonnry M. E, Cburely, ‘Tuesdiny ovening, st the residenco of the ltev. J, O, Peck, tho “following oflicars werq choson: Prosident, Miss IFannfe Dickinson ; Vico-Prosident, Alv, Honry Baker; Sacrotary, Miey Clairo Schuablen; Editross, Aliss Mary Campboll, 1t will bo suon from the above that the mombors of thin Hocloty, which numbor wore than 120, ate willing to beatow some of tho Tionors ae woll as ollicial dutios unoa tho fadics, acd liavo cortainly made selactions tha witl bo o4 bonor to tho Bociety. A prominent city oficlal, whils returning to hig homa last uiglit, was stopped by two_goutlas mon with pistols and wasks, who ivited bim to play siroot enr compnny, snd wheek up. 1le cotiplied with alacrity, sud handod ovor his hare af ths tax-lovy aud & fine gold watoh, Ono of tho highwaymou took tho citirenay, and was putting it tu his pockot whou the other, who had inezuwhilo boou exnmiuiug the watch, handod tha chcouawmetor back to its ownor with a polito bow, and ald : ¥ Ixcuso mo sir; wo did not Inaw you, - Cully, givo the gontloman back tho pocketbook 3 Lio's in the samo busiucas. Good uviglt, sly ; in your orisons to Ifeaven be all our sius romewmbored.” 8o saying, thoy vanisbed fu- to tho vbkourity eauded by tho gag-lights which were burning around theto, ¢ A lottor-carrior up in tho Thirtoonth Ward had, yasterdny, n lotter to doliverat u wmall Louse, Knocking ab tho door, n fesblo voico culed £ Comoin” Enteving, ho found o sick woman in bodd with {hreo emall jebildren. ‘Choro was no five in tho roow, alf ware thinly clad, and the em‘armfiu o the bod wore miserably inadenuato, 5ha bad, sho said, tulon slck on Monday uight, and waa unablo to loave tho bed. Tho fire had sot0 out, the childron wero ton young to pond out for ussistance, and xo sho hn& taken thom into bed with het and there thoy had lnin somo thirty haurs, during tho intonge aold of Tucsday and Wodnosdny mornlng, Tho postman mado up hor firo, got somo foud for tho eryingg ehil- dren, and doparted, having boon {he wittoss of an averyday srona in tho olty during thoe Passago ofa ' cold wiave.” s AT Rogors Park posresses s young Indv by namo eleus, bub populerly termed Icleunr, whenco hor lng sprung the corrmption crobus-in-hor, Liot Intent oxplols was to lio downon the raile road-track ad tho tratn was coming in, anly rising tharofrom and skipniug to oo tide (pursued by o ourgo and & ehunk of cosl from tho enginger) {]uut ns, With tho bell aud whistle golng, the air- rulios on, wud tho ougino royeraed, tho eaws catohor brushed tho suow off of kor wkirts, Tho incldont so yratitiod tho portly and papular Jonrualist, who Jives just above on tho samo road, that he sont gy 4 hox of carutucly, ** an tribnto to hor heralam,” wud guaranteod Lo keop Tior in the gnwo Inscious eonsnrvo till tho day of hor doath it #ho would vopeat tho exporhmant ropularly, only, haweyor, honoring “with Lor ronago the trafnd el Chicago nt or hofore 10:90 4, m, +$ AR u that rezohes us after 1 o'vlook,” ho'said wBglbntiously, ** 1 have no bukinews \\~nh."_\-‘§‘hu' or hay offered to go halyee. Ey Vg0 neustTg APreEn TweN na sErenaioN, Among the multitwdod wha wera -attracted ta Californim and tho gold rogiong by. tne gotd fover of 185t was Abram M, Drookbank, o farmor in Princeton, Durosu County, 11l Liko thousands of othors, ho left his wife pud childron in tho old home and siarted for the .wng #o - Imporfect that m almost ovory caso ‘mow City Hall wis yostorday recolved by the Taolflo alopo with tha expaotation of smaesing o fortuno in an fncrodibly short tme. In those onrly days of clvilization in tho Waost, tho mnil tho fnther vocamo completoly soparated from hiy familv. Tho love of “weslth ond the nxoltamonts of Wostern Afo in n grent dogron mollifiod the loes 8 his family, and i n short thuo thay toro almoat complotaly for~ olton’ ¢ Bugh was tho caso with Abram Diroale. auk, wito lefu is home in Princeton in” Juno, 1854, Ho first arcived fu Snecamenta, pursuing tho earpontor trado for six 1nouths, thon lesving {or tho gold niines in Northern Californin, near Aubugt and Red Blafts, Aftor sponding throo yoors among tho mines, ho agaln roturnod to Hnoramanto as & houno-bujidor nvd contractor, sponding sovoral yoars thers it n vory profitable mannor, In 1840 bo mada hiu firat £rp o Avle woun, emmdh\f four yenrs thoro nmong the miuey, chiotly in preupocting. Durlog this timo Capt, Portor, of "tho Unitod Staten Army, was bis ‘companion, Ono day ha was cnuglt, m compaay with a dotachmont of United Ktates soldiers, by tho Tudiann and the whola squad were killed and ocalpod, Aftor losing bis oom- panion, Brookbank wandered srotig considor- ,nbly, finally rottling in aomo Hilver minos around Lucson, Avizoun, ° Aftor lonving Tuckon, ho apain returncd tn the Pneifle alopo, whero linre- mainod among Lthe mines nuti! ho was found by iiw phicky dauglitor, Franklo, who startod aut dotorminad to flud’ her fathor and bring him lhome. Bho foind him near Wataonvitle, and ubout the middle of Inst month tho two of thom raturned £ o rofoictng family wtill tocated in tho old homo at Princoton. Tho tonty-yoors' sleop of Rp Van Winklo hina thuy beon disconntod by Aau outlaudish farmor of 1llinoly, | BUAPLAGED CONFIDENOE, An amusing stono gocurred ventorday morning on Stnte stract, near Madison, which might nog havo beon thoroughty undarstacd by the! throng of passors on that busy thoroughfaro, but thero was ano in that erowd who zonld not istake tho full import of @ho occurronco, or fail to nppro= cinto tho upward tondenoy noticeable in tho loathor markot, 3r. MoLonnan, tho suryeyor, wad qulatly praging down Stato stroot, thinking of tho dullnesa in real ontato matlars, snd the congequent searcity of jobs, when ho was hur- riadly approachod by a woll-drassod young man, who “gragped the hnnd of tho sirveyor aod scomod overjovad to moct an old acquainte anco, and was shout to make many inqui- ries a3 to tho health and welfaro ol friouds at homo, whon, alas for the uncor- tainty of all things carthly, our friend gavo him ono witherjog glancs, nnd tarried in thnt apot only lang enough to clavate ono foot towards the house-fops, and then resumad hisquiot walk, That caufidonee-man taok o vory suddon atort from that epot,aud with o howl aud o curss wont through tho airliko a domoralizod wind- mill. 1o ovidontly thought that a tornndo had dtruck him, and futorested witnosses of the affair agreo with bim entiroly. 1lo will probably bo a little eareful forn few days how he ap- praaclies atraugara, and will eatitnate in ndvauco the * ltting " eapucity of intended victims, A RUBPICIOUS VERSONAGY, About 8 o'clock last Sunday ovening, ORicor Tobort Jonow, of 1o Sixth Precinct, ntates ha mok n young woman, npparently in distrass, run- ning toward him, on Morgan strect, noar Cor- roll; that, accostiug tho girl, slio oxprossod foar of tha siniuter purposes of o mnu who hnd ob- tamod o Indder anid was peoping into p Moth- odist charel, which individusl sho noticed on Tulton streot, botween Snugamon and Margan ; that o rought and found the man, and, ha ing mearchod him for a weapon, erdorod him lomo; that lhcmuJ on tho mau iusulted him, and he incorcerated him in the lock-up; that noxt morning & coupling-pin was fonhd m tho vicinity of tho church; that tho prisoner Lian notifisd Commizsloner Sheridan that he will nroreaute him for falwsimprisoumont ; and that, finally, the man, whoso nama I ‘Ihomas Marply, will lisvo o ceso Inasmuch an tho party han tho unanviablo roputation of following up women with evil design. An inveatigation would most likely olicit somo intoresting rovelations. o e e LOCAL LETTERS. A IOSID OF TRADE JATTER, 7o the Fditor of The Chicano Trivuns: Curcaao, Dee, 30.—Mr. 8, G. Hookor claims to havo mora old No, 2 corn boaghté for fo-mor- row's delivery than thero is in this market to delivor, If thisbo wo, very many wiil have to dofeult upon their contraats. - B Now, incaso of default, as you eald in laat Sunday morning's Toisuxe, ** What is going to bo dons about it ?}' Supposs Dr. Hookor offers to seitlo defaulting contracts at 91 por bushel, and nothing loss, will the Bonrdof Diroctors sus. pend the dofanlter should lio refubo to submit to any such pieco of oxtortion ? Tho by-lawa say Loy must, and yot Mr. Iooker can pa3 onsily ot tho price ot 82 or 85, and, according to this theory, o momber must submit to any sum lio muy name or have s franchiso tuken away from him. And this is callod trado, Was aver anything mora farcical—moro non- sonsical—snggostol? This is ndvauciog com- morcinl character ™ and ** inculeating just and equitablo principles in trade,” ns the preamblo to tho Doard of Trado ronds, with o vengoanco, Thaok Heaven, this kind of doaling, "in tho namo of honorablo trade, ia to bo made tho fssna at the eloction to bo beld yost Mondav on tho Board, 1f it carries tho daf, thoro will be soma ancouragomont for tho shrée-vard monto mon from the Paciflo Slopo to all muke their faturo Lomesjn Chicngo. Muanen. OIVE THE DUSINESS-JEN A CHANCL. Ta the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune: Curcago, Deo. J§0,~Tue communication from “C. J, . in your issuo of yoster- dny rolating to the manoor in which books aro given out at tho Libwary is mot at all oxaggeratod. T waitodfyosterday from 1:30 to 2 p. m. without the slighest chance of being waitod upon, and wont away. Ouly ono young lady to wait upou somo sixty persons, and tho systom scemed to be to only wait tpan ona cud of the counter,~consoquontly ouly thoso at that particular sgot bnd any chaneo, At the hour mentionad thera was, as said, only ono lady to wait upan some sixty men and boys; st the samo timo there wara threo tadies waiting upou ahout twonty young ladies and missos, ‘I'his is mani- feetly unfair, 1t sooms to mo shat 3t wonld be no moro than fair for the Directors to specify two dnya iu tho wook in which boys conld not ba admitted to tho priviloga of drawing booky, so a8 to give business-mon & fraction of a chante. i UeApeR, QUICKER WORK IN TUE LIDNARY. To the Edilor of e Chicago Tribune: Citoago, Dao, 30.—The lettorof C. 1. J. in to-dny's TRIDUXE oxprossos the thoughts of moro than bimaell. - It is & diagraco to Chicogo to havo such & * hog-pon ™ na the Library-room. * Every ono for himsolf and tho dovil for the hindmost,” scoma to bo the motto of » majority that draw books, I piunk tho presoni pysiom might be worked satiafuctorily onongh it tho clerks in_attondanco only hnd moro life avd ouorgy, If thoy cannot fly around and got rid of the crowd as they would do.in o private store, or 48 your clorkd do whon thera is a crowd in your counting-room, thon lot'others bo hived ihat will. ''ho prosent forco got snlary enough to porform tholr worle much battor than thoy do. Lot us hiave quicker worl, Mr, Poole, Yours, Boxo PupLico. THE CITY HALL. Tho City Treasurer yosterday paid tho night sohool-tonchiors, and will to-day pay the ity em- ployes. The Flnanco Committeo will moot in the City Comptroller's ofiice, Saturday sfternocon at 2 o'vlock, to considor referonces, Thomas O'Brien, watehman of Chemical En- giue No. 4, yeutarday resignod his position rathor than answor to tho Board on chargos of caroloss- noss while on wateh. Tha coutract for building tho new Third avonue engina-houso has boon transferred, by nutual consent, from Flint, James, and Chapin, to whom t)io contract wasfirst awaxded, to W, O, Doakwnu and N, W. Abbott. Thio most aggravating joke of the sonson way porpotrated on Houry G. Napor one day last wook, DIr. Napor was obliged to bo absont from businoss savoral daye, and whon ho roturned to Lis ofilolal dution ho wus considerably atmoyod with tho congiatulations of his many tiouds, it having; boon roportod thint Lo bad boen intorviows ing Hymeu, Hly dlsguat roacked a olimax when tho Commisslouors in & body congratulated him, and nt Inst aecounts ho wns hunting Tom Colhns, tho man who got up the Jole, WILEX THEY WILL CONVETL Cha fallowing commuuioation respaoting tho Board of Publio Worlks, in anmver toa Inttor sont to the County Comminsionors somo tmo uinco, fnviting the "Commissioners to appoint o timo and place foran intorviow on tho subjects 20 the Banrd nf” Publio Works : T am fatviicted by the Commitios on Tubllo Dullde inga of tho Toard of County Commlsslonore of Gaok Conuty ruepeotSully %o _rouiest fhat your bonorabln Board mct safd Coramittco at this atlico on Leidupy Jun, 8, 1875, at 3 o'clock p. m,, to confor with them roforonce 10 the construction of a now COourt-House | and City-tll; Thin n auswer {o your communioation of Nov, 13, 1614, Vory reapocttuly, inwand P, Nivrs, Olerk, 13 OCOUPANGY OF TIHE ESPOSITION BUILDING, Judgo Dickay, Corporation Counecl, yestorday directed tho following commmnnication to tho Doard of Publio Worlks, iu_relation to tho oc~ cupancy of tho Expositlon Nulldingby the Daltl- mora & Oblo Rallruad. ~ ‘Tho Aldermon_at firat roboliod agniuat tho Idan, prabisbly bocaffro thay had not soen any “ boodlo "' to rocomn&nd it, but tho oninion of Jndgre Dickoy v outhnoh & charnater that it cannot bo_mixunderat! 'l to be ndofonsos of tho action of the Alder?®) or of tho Bonrd of Public Worke in qutmk nion, ITin opinfort rends as Collows t ¢ 0 the Poard af” Puslte Works: Y] T liava rocoived yoitr communfcation of roferenca to tho orer of tha Common G, < duy of Inst weck, tauchiny tha occuptpeg ot vosition Building, Yon Tequeal mo 10 yavize yo 88 to whit nation you whould tako in the mafy. 3o slato {hiat a part of tho bullding was occuijad by (s Dot moro & Oblo Ratizaad when tha resolugion was ndopted, From tha it would acem that tha Coungll oter) undor a misappreliension of tha fucts, I sy nleo fugormed that no part of the huilding 1 leaed to (ho INIFOA0 Compnng, but ihat tlioy sinbly” hnva parmissson to 1tse, whilo tho vermiasion and control remnin ¥ the Bloard of Publle Works, Thio Council avem alHo to Dinva ncted umder tho imprension that the oity, fu granting pormisaion to erceytho bulding, tealardl tho purnoxo for which §t might’ ho occupfed. 1 njfl no #uch doclaration, and no fimitatien £4 to tio e Liy tho Bxposition Assootation, duye that 1t i to o used ynder the airactton af the Hoard of Pallic Worke, (Soo Council Procecdings, Aprl 28, 1873, 1ingo 103.) T muggeat that “your Bonrd shoild cauus thy facta to Le neceriafnad and ropart (o tho Caunc T, L¥Lz Dioke, Corporation O —_— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Company " I3," Firat Rogmiout I B, G., wil hold it rogular delll thi ovoning at the Armory, No. 112 Lako atroot. Tor mon tfo cut joo, or any other laboring work, go to-tho Y. M. 0. A. Employmenit-Buraau, No. 145 Fitth avonue, The Sauth 8ido Divlalon of the Woman's Tom- perance Union will ment this afterncon at 2:0 o'cloct, fu the Mothodist Churoh Blook. A full nttondanco fa doulrod Ellis Park Club will handle tholr invited guests with kids and good muslo on Now Yenr's Evo, at thoir hall in Cottago Grove. Chntllo Dotzlor, with & full band of Pound's musle, will pipo mauy 1appy Now Years to tho E, P, O, Thoro will bo an informal meoting of the Mt, Hoiyako Alumni Association at the Palmer [Houso at 1 o'elack to-day. i 5 Mrs. Beott-Siddons ronds this evenivg in Far. wolt all. Thin is horonly appearance in Chi- cago, and a rich treat is in'store for all who will Loar'thls gifted, lndy. THE ATHENZUM DINE-LECTURE COURSE, The programme of tho Athenmum Dime-Lec- turo Courso, to connst of twelvo Jectures, given Thursday aftornoons, by lending physiclany of tho eity, is o8 forlowa: APormia. day in Jeehr Man. ‘tho B part of thom wora stolon, leaving him about onougl for o respentable dinnor. On Chrlstmns Jive, s finoat gobbler roosted on the ridga of his dwelling-hounse, nnd hla owner was ufotly drostning af tho good thingn of the tollowlug daoy whou ho was nwakenod by the ciack of n fun, snd, thinking of hia_turkey, ho got out doors to find his Chrlutmaa dinnor Hlopplng tn tho yard, and loard retroating footstops malking aod tima down Lho road. TIE BROOIKLYN SCANDAL. Dr. Hacon . Warns Toward Mr., f3cochery wud s Xuclined to Think RRiwr Inusccut-Tho TiltonsLicocher SuittoGoan, ' oveesnl Dispateh to The Chieags Tridune, New Yonr, Dec. 80.—Dr, Loonard Bicon, of Yalo Golloge, formorly so active in stirving up tho Tilton-Beochor scandal by his lottors in tho Independent, hea lately oxprenzed, fu a significont way, his confidonce In tho innocenco of Mr. , Beechor, Dr, Bacon wan longg looked upon as the enomy of Beechor, and his lotiera woro at- tribittod to n malicious dosiro to **smoko. iim out.” During a lato vislt to Brooklyn, tho Too- tor expresod n wish to most prominont mom- Dogs ot tha Lovostigation Committes, and an ar- Tangemout was elfocted wheroby two. wero brauglit togother in a woclat manner, Duriug lh:\‘hnnmn\v. Dr. Bacon, emoung othor things, said : ‘Thora bian keen an imrrens chango In publie opin- don on thin aubjees of My, Biechier's gullt o dunorence durluyt tho tust four weeke, A far u my expericnee goes, ho very grest umfority of peuple dn tho country Dollovs §n Mr, Beechiers- ebtira innoconce, Much of thi# ta dus o tha thorough exposuro of (i falseness of the charas I relation to the Azat Mra, Bowon and Miss Proctor, Tho sklen aro brlghlening for dir, Ticoclicr, aid T havo no dowbt of L liimate complots outablisbiment of Lis innocenve, - Dr. Dacon_hias somo Interesting rominfaconces concorning Tilton to rofate. 1Loth tho Dootor and Dr. Thompron, of Now York, formerly pas- tor af the Broadway Tabernacle, ware cantribe ntors to tho Judependent when Thoodoro Tijton taok chinrgo of tho papor, Tjiompson declared that Tilton's engagomont by Bowen wns n groat. miatako, *7ilton,” eaid ]g . Thompsou, iy uothing but a brilliant Loy, and ho never will bo anything elso.” In roforonco to Monltvn, ho Aaid that lio considered bim & very bad mau. “*In fact,” gaid he, **in an articlo not long sinco ont by me to the Independent, I churantorized him ag a villain ; but Mr, Bowen thought _that Loo atrong o tarin to mako uwo of, gud modified 1& witly something sortor." 7 ted Prese,) (7o the daso Dee, 30.—Willinm M, Evarts, the Benior connkcl, for Mr, Bacclior, says that ho does not think ‘the dooision of Judges Nellson and Tloynolds, yastorday, on the Tiiton bill of particulars, could bo appoalod from. In any avont, Mr, Deoctior did nat iutond to appeal, and tho cnso wonld go on s it {s, Tho trinl was st down for Monday next, and, ao far as ho know, it wonld thon procced to the regulsr Courso, as stipulated. It was cortatuly big uudorstanding Jan, 7, Dr, 1, A, John#on—* The Orguns of Respl- ratfon ; Their Uso aud Abuse." an, 14, Dr, Edinund Androws—"* Decomposttion as a Oaueo of Disense.” Jug, 21, Dr. R, N, Fostor—** 2eutal and Plyalcal Ecouomy,” Jon, #, Dr, A. E. Bmall—* Moral Inluonces of Dys- popaln,” G‘F'ah; 4, Dr, Mary IL Thompaon—* Ilabita of School el , Dr, T, D, Fitch—*Dress of Children,” Dr, J,' 8, 'Sewell—* Nervons Hyglonne, C. lotz~* Near-Slght and 1ts Relo- ol-Ttadm.” r. IHenry M. Lyman—* Vontilation," Marel 11, Df, 1, Ludlani—* Housoliold Cares and Theix Intluence upon tho Jeslth of Womon,” Murch ¥, Dr. J, 3L, Halllater—* Sensiblo People,” March 95, Dr.'N. 5, Dayis— What Constitittes Tealth, Mental and Physleal, and tho Laws that Gov- exn 1ty Preservation,” TIL}f GRASINOPPER AID CONCERT. A concort and Nterary ontortainment will bo {;l\'cn at Farwell Ilall on Friday ovenlug for tho ienofit of tho sufllarers by grasshoppor dopreda- tions, 'Uho programmo on' this aceasion will bo nn follown: Fub, 11, Fob, 18, PART 1, 1. Instrumental, 9, Reading—* Tho Bolis ¥, H Ar. Date Armatrong, al o “Serenada ... b “ Impatiouco 5. “Impatience™,, ira, 7. C, Jones, 6. Reading—*Tho Creeds of tho Balls ¥......, Bungay rs. Staylons TAUT II. TIN0 8010 esecvrisrneens Who Treada thio Pafti of Diity Jatida I, rown, 9. Dugb—"T Masnadior ", Mra, Joneoand i 4, Reading—Buck Fansliawa's I ‘uneral, Mr. Lale Armistrong, G, * Babbath Morning Chimes Miss Llla &, White, 6, Xellogg Wal iz, . Reniling, 8, Quartett lol AMra, Jones, Misa i hite, Tho following correspondonco explaing itself, aud will bo raad with intorest: (Osrcanc, Dea, 28, 18TV, K. 8 T'ruwcbridae, Faq,, Ko, 210 JiaSalle élriet :~Dran Sin ¢ Your very Sno do- sln for tho * Grasshoppar Ticke for tho Now Year's Concert lina beou recoiyod and rompored with €lx ofhe er compoting dealyns from leadiug artleta of tho clly, aud unnuimonsly accopled zsa most fitting design, ts Sitnioss and ofgluolity securad it n profercnco withi~ out liea(tation, Iuclosed pleaso tind $10, the roward T allered for tho best design, Wwhich has boon awarded to you, Hoping the coucerk oy pravon financial anc- Cusy {0 ald ¥ Starving Kansas,” T remaln_yours, very truly, A._J, REYxouDs, . No, 151 Lanllo street, Siriosno, Do, 2,167k, 1. J. Reynlis, Fag, To: 154 LaSu'ts atreet : DeAn 8in s Your favor of s 20t duly recelved, advising that your Committeo have nc- copiod my daalpu for 1he Grasshopyer Tickel, Tho auw awarded aua prizo for tho best design shauld bo “ placed whoro it will do tho moat good,"ana I beg you will receivo smno for tho venotit of suffering Kunaas, ‘Lrusting that tho concort will yrovo an entira Miccess, thoreby enabling you to accomplish fully the purposs of your uoblound benevolent entecprise, I rewala, vory truly yours, W, E. 8, TROWBUIDAE, No, 210 LaSallo street, —— SUBURBAN, TARK RIDOE. Monday ovoning o soofnble was held at tho rosidence of Mr. Charles Hanloy. Tho cltizous of the placo wore largoly ropresented, and the occaulon woas roplote with pleasuro and gonlal intercourso. Tucsday ovening, by ilavitation, the Cor- not Bandmo! at the rosidonco of Afr, Jolin Muysman. Light instrumonts wero roprosonted, with A, B, Shorwiu as lnndinli’ cornof. Thougl thio band bos been organized but cight montha, yot thoy Liavo mudo rapid progross in latmony; and the exceution of ditficult ploccy was done in the very best stylo, and evoked enthusinstic ap- plauso. Aftor tho musio,,the * boya " wore in- vited to n well-filted board, where they showod themselvos oqual to tho omsigency, and also Hhelr bigh upprociation ot tho bospitallty of their 08, At tha Inst gathoring of tho Chass Club, in tho contost for tho uhumpiouuhi v oll havo beon ro- tirod but two, Mra, Col, 1\ P, Rubb and Mz, I, Gy Moss, who aro to have a series of pames bo- foro the docision i rendered by tho judges, Tho arteslan wall hins successfully roachiod tho depth of 700 foot; no flow of wator as yat, Mr, Willlam Faruhem, of Libortyvillo, has tnken up his headquarters ot the now brici hotel, whoro ho is rondy to ontertain his frionds and patrons, BIr. 1% hns bad a largo oxperiencs In ** looping a hotel.” 1o will givos Now-Yoar's patty on tho ovenfog of Jun, 1. JEFFERRON, 3t the festivition of homoe, thatcrownod tha adyont of Clristmns morning, whon tho naturnl man wonld anchor himaolf, gowned and etip- porod, in the ‘ol arm-chair,” alono, roady for tho enthusinsm exeited by the coming of Santa Olaus, tho heartfols sympathins of n fow found ractival oxpreesion in o visit to tho County Poor- rlcnuo. At 10 o'clock in tho marning two wagons, loadod with gifts; 68 woll a8 visitors, wora warm- ly wolcomod by tho inmatos, Tho mysterious paclages woro quickly Eransferred to tho sehool- room, and a8 quickly distributad to the oxcited olukiron. Al wore romombored; tho sick, Jumo, and Dblind wero suppliod with the good thingy provided, Thus was a litle sunshino earrled to nourly 800 nauls, nnd tha *God bless yous " that wore showered thick and fast upon tho visitors omnply paid tbom for evary sacrifleo, Tivory Sabbuth nfternoon sorvices ara held in tho difforent wards, wniler tho chargo of Messra, Hemmingwey, Smith, and Burna, AWING PARI, Tuesday ovening o voesl and Instrumental concort was Rivon ab tho American Roformed Cluarehy, by the leving Park Quattotto Club, as- sletod by A, L. Uoldamith, baritauo; W. I, 48, Thomay, tenar § Charles Hovels, guitaviat, and othoys, "he solos and quartottos wors fiuoly oxcented, aud the duob, **I've Wandored in Dronms,” tung Ly Mr, pud Mrs, Quabing, was o fonture of tho eveniug, and was nung moat Lpr- moviously. WABTINGTON HEIGITE. Oneof the citizons of this place bought & quantity of fine turkeys a fowr dsys bofore that thoe trlal would go on, CAPITAL AND LABOR. MEETING O COAL-MINE OPERATORS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Tont Memioxn, PurtaprLrua, Dee. 30, —Tho floal meoting of the coal-mine operators of ihis State, to arrange & bosis of minora’ wages for tho onsuing yonr, wag hold in tho Lohigh rogion to-day, Tho conferonco was secrot, but it hag bocn learned from a prominent producar who a8 present that tho wages acalo for 1875 waa ro- 15 per cent on contract work, nna 10 per cent on tuiners' and Inborors' wages, the now rates to £o into offect on Vriday. The oporators® Com- mittac will meat tho miners at Hazioton, in the nppor Lohigh region, to-niorrow to offor them tho propositton. 'As the coiora havo recently beon lolding secrot moetings and nro dotorminedly opposed to nuy decrenso from Ppresent mining rates, thoy will “probably refuse to accopt tho onarntors, ultimatum and o ont on a alriko, Thero are uow botween 40,000 and 60,- 000 miners unemployed, and »_Auspension will augmont thia number fally 25,000 mon. Tho distroen and Inwlossuess iu all sectiona of tho conl-flolds is very gront, and the outlawry in- croagos evory day, | REORIVED TIEIR PAY, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaon Tribuns, Gnaxp IIavew, Mich., Deo. 29.—Thoe hundred Inborora who have boon waiting for the past Obristmag, and, in & couple of nights, the bettor manth for their pay from the chiof contractor on tho now Michignn & Ohio Railway havo at last receivod it, the Trengurer of tho Company hay- log, it I8 raportod, drawn sufliciont monoy in his Own name to pay thom. Presont appenrances aro docidedly ngainat this Compnny, which will probably be alt cloared n{x to-morrow when the officora and Directors will arrivo, after a lengthy absenco, to hold a meeting, —— SPRINGFILLD, Gov. @everidge and the fllinots Poni- tentiary—rho Spentkorship of the kilouse. Sneetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Spnizorrern, Il., Dec. 30,—Iis ZExcellenoy 1s at Joliet, engagod in looking over tho Poni- tontiary with tho view of joating Limuclf o s to write up the prison in Wi forthcoming mes- sago to tho Legislaturo, As tho timo npproaches for the meoting of tho Logislaturo, tho Domoeratio, pohticians horo- awny are groatly axorcisad over tha organization of tho two Honses. Thoy gasort that the Indo- Yunduntu and Farmors must voto with tham, but t is plain to bo scen that they fear thoy will not, and it ja belioved thuy have cood rossons for auch foars, Thoro is mow littlo doubt that Cullom will bo Bpeaker. Some of tho straight- out Domoacrats will vote for him, o farasa voto for Cullom i5 concorned, thoy do not pro- pass to anbmit their indopendence to & Domo- cratio caueus, ———— ) SUICIDE. CreveeAnp, 0., Dec. 80.—Toraco F. Androws, & young man well known in this city, committod eulcida at an oarly kour this marning by shoot- ing himself, at tho residonco of Lis mother, on Tantingtonstrect, Devonsed loft n noto for tha Coroner, in which ho enys tho causos that led to tho ot cannot bo nscortnined by examination. o also loft lottors, in which lie disposos of ovory artiolo of his proporty, « I MEMORIAM. New Yonr, Deo. 30.~A large number of per- nons called to-day at the residence of Gon. John Cochrano, to view tho remains of tho late Gor- rit Bnuth. A pinstor cast of his faco has boon takon. The Cuban Assacintion has prosonted o floral cross as & tributo o the momory of tho dacassad, S MAMITOBA ELECTIONS. 8r. PAvt, Minn,, Doa. 80.—At tho Provincial loctions m Manilobn to-dny, tho How, R, A. Davis, Premier of tho Manitobn Cabinet, was ro- olucted to the Provincial Parliamont for Winne- pog by 16 majority over Capt. Bcolt. A contest Mill ensuo, on tho ground of corrupt practices. Thora was no disturbauce. B ——— The Famous Song, 4 What I STomo Without a Mothor 2 " has been transe lated inlo muny lawguages, In ono traalation, {bo wrritor, who liad evidenily Lecomo onthushastic over thio performanco of & cortaln sowing- - 1300 o wonda'of (o i ina. 15 pea s Motlnr Without & Homs! Sowing-Machine for n Chrlatinaa present? To Lo kad at No, 141 Htato sty at tho Cowpany's roduced rales, fosiseih ——— Dress Conts and Whito Vests, for Now-Year's cai.ors, can ho olfaincd at Nos, 184 and 186 Stato stroct,of A, J, Nutting the 0,0, D, fino clothier, Ulater overconts of varlous grades aud Drices ore belng elown by (i houso, aud have attafncd an unprocedented popularity during the prosent cold #oasoD, —— If Zou Want a Good fiest-claes cooking stove, cooking rauge, or parlor slovo, go to Bangs Lros,, Btato aud Vau Buron atroats, whero thoy huve tho largest stock fu thocity, They uake aspeclulty of furuaces and piping houses, —_— Ohickering Square Grand Planon, Extra prior planod, Al tho Iatest fmprovements, Warrautod ta pleas, or money refunied, Tised' Towmplu of Mialo, 93 Vau Bureu sireot, ———— Fatnl Duod Between Mwo Brothors, Lorrespondencs af the Laltimore American, In Fawn Townsbip, York County, I'n., Jivos Yory roupeotablo colored fawuly,” composod of Btephen Young and wifo, ono danghter, and two #onw, the oldout vou, Robort, aged sbout 17 years, nnd his brothory William, nged sboub 14 yours, On Balurdav, tho 19th Insk,, the two hoya slarted out in tho morning gunning, to shoot a bird op 80 for u neighhor's sick daughtor, and, nfter hnting untit ahout 3 o'olools, thoey took diuner at an unclo’s, and aftorward shot at n mark, and thon startod for homo. They wero socu by a contloman about sundown within half o mile of heir bomo, fiolna m ihat dirootion, About 9 o'clock that nlyht n gentleman passing along the toad Lioard some groans, aad digcoyered Hobors l Iylag_in tho fenco cornor mortall wonnd. od. Ho uterted to run toward lhye t tioma and found Willinm, the younger, lylug pon his faoo about 100 yntds from, Robart, [l o dring coudition. A fow of tha nolghborn wara anthor- ed, and the vufortunato lnds woro earriod to thoir homo, Twa physiclans wora immodintoly enllat i, but thoy conid give no rolinf. Ono died nt 10 o'clook and tho othor at 2 a'clock the noxt day, 'Ariury of Inquust wus callod together by Bamitol Adnm, Ben,, and, aftor oxnmining sovoral wilnessos, gava it aa thoic opinion ihat thsy hiad shot caoh othor, standing shont o rod anart, bath #hots having beon fired at tho samo fngtant, und both boing khot in tho hond, Noje thor of thom mpoke aftorwnrd, althongh Will. um, the younger, had 1un 100 Yards alter bolog shiot. No canso oan bo ansi<hod for tho act, 0A Lhoy wora ou guod ternis with cach other, woro gober, quiat, nud industricus bays, and well liltod by all with whom thoy casue fn contnet. ey MARRIAG A AR AN e e A e P MOIARLAND -BARKEIt—AL thahonsa of e brido's fathery Audtin, M., Doa, 5, 10N o o »:.’%»'ufi:u:'i\‘ulfllaca g A A R T 4 A1TNES In thix city, Dev, 20, " civion, B v B Lota s i DEATHS, AMET—AL Puet Shiaw, Mantans, Dao, 17, Liout. Al bort Aoty Seventl ¥ U iatos” tr By AU S ol DLERMUS—-On Dog, OIS =On Dac, 29, Gaargo Blormes, hnstand of “Tho unocal will tak a1, saiigiunscal wil (ko pinco Jnn. 1, fram tha e lde h e af o fhrmily o taviiads SPECIAL NOTIOES, i SEEOIAL NOIGRS, ; : For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SODTHING SYRUE has ‘boen usod for childron with novor-failing succaen, 1t encroots acld. ity of the ctamach, rellovos wind colic, rogulatas tho Lo ols, curca dyzentory and dlarrhea, whethar arising from toathing or othior cauras. Auold and wolltried romedy. For all Purposes of a Tamily * Liniment, i TIIE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA will b s bla.” Toumia(a 0. Kliot N Tl s 1o 13 payalia paii In tho wtamach, Lnels, culds, sprains, nad bini-s,_Forintorialand oxtarmal nag: Ohildron Often Took Pale and Sick Tram na other cauno than hnving waemain thio stomach, BROWN'S VERMIFUGI: COMUITS wiil destroy wormy withont injury t5 tha child, boing perfectly WitiTz, and froo from all colorin or otlior iujurlous ingrodionts nau. ally usod In worm proparationa, Sold by all drugglits, Somnisabur, ar elo; thonmatium, colie, CATARRH. No disonso moro common in this changeabloclimate than CATARRH, It is dangerous to nogloct it. Hun- dreds die annually of' Consumption brou%pt on by Catarrh, TOWNE'S UNIVERSAL CATARRE CURE is 2 sure and safo remody for this trou- blosomo disoase. It is takon inters nelly, unliko most Catarrh romodies. gor nale Ly all Whalesdo and Retall Drugs, ‘ronmnan, IR N ORI ennnn By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO.; AUOTIONEERS, 168 EAST MADISON-ST. TRADE SALE TO-DAY, THURSDAY 3IORNING, DIC. 31, AT 0% O'OLOCK, DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SIIOES, ETO., INVOIOE BADIES' AND MISSES® FURS, AT 108 EAST MADISON-ST, CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE, ATST7TO State-sit. Thursday Morning, Dec, 31, at 10 o'clock, . Household Furniture, Conalting of Fraach Plato Mirgors, Chumber Sets, Wals L Dreasing Oxso Sute, 1130E CYotk Aot T Pasior Sony Fxtouian Tabilor, Trdigor, Dentiols and Wl Carpe Laca Gitatan, iods, Hakoo fiane, Maitiee 0 . Glaswarn, Yo, B, -y arasel the ; WAL BT RS E COo Aot REGULAR SATURDAY SALS. HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PIANOS, AND CARPETS, BATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 9, AT 9} 0'0LOCK, AT 103 ZAST MADISON-ST, By SMITH & HARRISON. Wowill soll on NEW YEAR'S DAY, at 10 o'clock, at No. 81 Madison-st,, Qpposito MeVicker's Theatro, Without Reserve, for Cash, v A VIRY SELECT AND CIHOICE ABSORTMENT OF TINE DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY, from the Loan Ofica of A Doldamid, No. 115 South Tk conalsting of Vino Dismanis in ‘sots, Far.Rnge, Mings, Pinw and Studs (solltaire and clustor), yxtra tino Waiclies in Gold and Nivar, tino Guanl and Vost Ghinins, Solig Sllvorware, fua It Glassas, Gnow, fod Golil Nocklacas, o o, comprising fincat stook ovof wifored dt ‘publio nilction i th. eit. Putat bo wnld o veducy ook, raiao cash, and to lacilitar Ccontomplatod linmigcy I Iusiness rolations, Purchasora of ino Goon srill planso thko notloo, as 60078 WILL BE OF PIRST CLASS ONLY. REMEMBER, OnNew Year's Day, at 10 ’clack. SMITHI & ITARRISON. Anctioneers, Madisun-nt., opyosito MoVickur's Thestre. GORLS & CO., 68 & 70 Wabnsh-nv, AT AET QT T o I, On Thurslay, Dee, 31, ab 9 1-2 o'elack, Parlor & Chamber Sets OF EVERY GRADE, Dtack Walnut Bedsteads and Hureaus, Marblo and Wond 'hop Tables, infan” Loungss, Bukeasss, Wiatnots, «Wardeulios, Fatonsion Tubics, Walnut Cavys s .d Rock- crs, Oflae and Parlue Doxks, 'Shoswcases, Carpste, Mice oo, Closlug-ont galo for o mannfucturors, (Cuina for Dbargains, 0. P, GURIL & €O, Auctiunsors, 04and 70 Wabwsh AT A TTCF oy ny On Saturday, Jan, 2, at 9 1-2 o'clock, 1 CRATES V. 6. CROCKURY. A vegp Ineno asortmant of Paclor nn Chler Tueni- atiit Bodstouta mud Uikt Kixtanston Tablos, Botgs, Loungos, W hicots, Marbla atin Wand. Tablery ara, ovolvees, Opors Linckots,* elv.. Glintre, Jtuokors, Mntiromde, Comfortoim, Micrors, Buok Cau e, W Ui Cacpcts, Flaor OR Gty eriton ot i G, PG s, ROCIWELL, WILLIAMS & CO, Augtlonoois, 2 ani! 28 East Madison-st, Ta closo conslgnmonta and tnake ouradvances, wo sal} 10-dnys 8:0 0. 1m., soyardios ot valud, FUOWIEL T I T T ER IR, Honrohold finoils, J_General Morchandiso in gread B e T A EHOLIDAY IGOO(DIJI?S wiatiug e part of Toys, T N L Sl by heme, O Lalntlngey dor DIWE WILLIAMS & CO., ROGRWILL, WILLLANY & oc Clock i By BLISON, POMBROY & CO. GULAT, WEEKLY SALT) e Rl SECAHARD FURAIT, T B el e atrmen A Sotond Lisud” atattnves Hucoain, Wasde e, B ikote, * Maitros ral loreliudiss and HOSHHROY & Ol 3 Hnialplat. i S ey By JAS. Ty MGNAMARA & CO,, fast Washington-at, I 1 3 ts and Slogs at Auction 03'};““!%33"?\"“‘}‘ g(:‘n '}h\lrud:\y Nornings, at O aolag b MoNAMARA & Cn. Ausll AUCTION SALE Fine Pictures, Family Bibles, And Fanoy Gaads of evory dosostption, will bo continuod thlx morulug, aftorupon, wd ovenlit, Lo closo vut, ontlra Ttatall Dopartinont of vur busincas, ab our Ktoro, 20 Souths Olavkest., cornor of Jackson, Tho undorstgnod will recsiye bids for the whole or parts ol thostaok o1 0, A, Crell o of Gouts' Furalahe Gaqds, Pever Oollars, Nack Tios, Jeweley, &q, TSy VI LOWY, Auigngs, 4 8 300 & ftate-ad, 1 (. v { L W