Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1875, Page 10

o . THE CITY THE BATTLE OF WESTERN AVENUE, A BALLAD OF THE ITOLT WAR. Aot e, e aptent y ont doubt, the apt e fop A Ly wer and decds of derring-do, B lepd me your aticution Waile 1 tell ibo disreusiitn That has fed to tle conlention on Western avenno, The reverand Brother Gordon, The partor, har (according T evidenca wo cun't reject) been puttiog on o fow ‘More alrs that auit bis siation, And Incoused 144 cougrezating, Or, #4 loast, a portion of &, ou Weatern avenue. At thelr rogular menthly pothers A oy T T ALy Chrlsiian Liothers, Do tbis, oF 1l reefin sud leave, sud then what witl 5u 40 {1l it dawned upan the Deacons Other spisiue) beacona 31t Lo got, porliaps, 1o Ulume them, o Western avene, 8o they plously conspired, And another pastor bired, Or Lary che,—which fu # fact, bough it's known to but o fow,— And, when nest he rroke ef geing, Thoy n carvest toot hia blawing, Brother Gurdon, g aud — from Western uo, In the last disroneas of Gordon “The peeocher put s word in P t¥hslel T o not thiuk accordivg to Hoyle,—nor, pere ha Bad i 1t you And Gordon ; A Deacon was a-ralsing 3hin protest, whon—wmnzing § The organ'a dispason drownsd nis parley-roo. “Afior fiat contradictions, Topped off with benedictions, They oajourned tiil Moudsy evening on ‘Weatorn aveuue, ou, ‘Now it would please us nd up for Jesun " g0 they roso up on Western svenue, ozt night the chinrch was cromdsd, Among the rest somokow did The dovij—as in Job's day~siip into alsle or pa,* "And to stir up irife delizhited, Tiae *sons of Golt” inclied To proceedings most exeited on ‘Westorn avenue. Brother Goodrpeed's firat oration Was cholied off wiih * Caronstion,” Bung by the cougrégation; tucn, whilo fresh breath thioy drew, All peaee fully united In yroyer and dvited The Frines of Lesco ta come down to Western avente. Drother Newland, Maderator, Wuen tho motions canio ip lter, Cut off overy dubater, which Lie Lud 50 Tight to do; Towie, filled with sacred fise, . Called Jumison a e, And claimed Lo was not in ordos on Western avenue, Thev took a vote accusing Fach the other side of uriog Gorrupter practices than Tweed of Tammany ger e They declined to censure Gordon Or (o D2acons, this awording The palm to nelther faction on ‘Western avonue, Drother Frost sald : 1 think Sister Coyue's Longtte lad ought to blister, She'a talked a0 taitch i meeting ;” theu Drother Coyna back drew, Calieid Brotier Frost 8 And Baiote im on e sneller, With the *aword (isl) of tho Spirit,” on Western avenue, llor, " Drather Froat had ecarco retortod Tn kind whey they wero patted, 'SIid cries f * Know you where yoit sro and what it s you do? o pugilictic pother ! Thau tho honeo of God 1o other 18 this $"—then home each brother went from Western aveuue, "Tis clear the firet immezaion After these folks’ conyorsion «Talled to take,” and iny idex of what *tts best to do” s once miors put e under, And heep them there, by thunder, And then oli will be harmiony on Western svenue, “Boe Job, 1, =i, 1. 18ce Genesa, xxvill,, 17, LaBls s THE * CHECK.DEPOSIT " SWINDLE, OW IT HAB BEEN WORKED, It may be rememberod that about two years 0 the country bankers i the West weto swiu- dlod out of constderable sums of money by tho 44 check-doposit " schieme. Tho men in this pe- culiar and emincntly succesoful line were well informed regarding the intricacies of banking, were apparently well, acqualnted with leading bankers throughout the couutry, and could fise their tongues Lo such sdvantago that they rarely failed to crests & favorable impression, sud to got advances on worthiless cheeks, Their manaer of vperation was this: A well-drassod fellow would call at & bank and presont & letter of introduction purporting to be from some morcantile firm in Chicago. Tbis docu- meut would recommend bim bigbly, sud the hops bo axprerted in iv that tho ouo (0 whom it wus pddressed would treat the bearer courteously, ziuce lio dosigned doing eowe trading o the town, and the tesult would be mutually bonetl- vial, Tuo name aflixed o the lotter wonld bo thot of o widely-kinown houee, and, in tho mb- sence of any hnonledge that tho mignature was o forgery. the person prescuuing the letter would bo ireated with congideration. The next step was todeposit o cueek for 5,000 or 10,000, sigued by the sume pereons Who wern inugived by the banker to bave wniten the lott Tho siguatures to both Lemg identic be wowd thivk, unless very suspicious, that bo nad added o customer 1o his hst. A du or two subzoquently the depositor would eall Rgaiu, ntate tuat he had mado o trado with such rod such o dealer in town, and, as ho sccured an wdvantago liy yovime cash. or desired to settle as ho went aloug, could ho be sccommodated with a certain wum—gencraily holf what s smaller check called for, and a'third of onosay for $10,- 030, In threo instonces out of livo the money woitld be handed to him, and of courso ho would uever bo seen agnin. lu tho other two & tolo- gram would bo #out to tue uuppoaed signers, sod u answer reburned * forgery.” 'Lhis profitable schemo wny oxposed when it was tlouristung, and theraseals who woro en- gagged in tho Lusiness became frightened, and, for o time, cenacd their vimta to tho couutry. Tliey Lave, however, Iately rosumed oporation, and the country bankers nre admonished to b on their guard, U'ho safeat plan is to tolegraph aud find out if every check presonted by n strsuper bo genuine ; otherwiso they will not discover that thoy huve been ths victima of sharpers uutil thelr curteney Lias disnppeared, What prompled tho calling of sttontion to thia matter was tho fact that u nian within the paxt weos had printed 100 * lotter-heads' and en- velopes of a well-known wholesalo grocery- houde of thincity, with no other possible ol Jeet than uming them for letterd of introduc- tion. According thoxe directly interested must bo very ca:efnl if they would not berubped by the smouth-talking deporitor of bogua choecks. ey GENERAL NEWS, The nnmber of lodgers recoived at the Armory for the quarter ending last yoar was 045, and lost children, 50. The fourth sermon in the Bunday afternoon goties in Farwell 1iall was doliverod by the Rev, A. E. Kittredge, ho repeuting his Clristmas sor- mon. ‘Fheso wervices ste growing in interest, au sssemblage of over 1,000 beivg in uttendance yeuterday, Jack Rourko, who was shot 50 dangerously fn the abdomon Saturdsy morning, wlile escaping from tho store of 13, ¥. Wilson, No. 106 South Halsted stroet, after an attempt to commit rob- bery, was rapidly sinking atalate hour last night, and there i no probability of his re- Qovery. Yenterday, after church, the girls compared liats of callors a!l the way home, and toll cach other giguutic Lica rs to Lho demnition total of their vistors, ‘T'he fact that thoy kuow sho was fibbing did not prevest Ler companious from eavying (he girl who rpoke last aud got off tho must hgurative lauguage. A littla Loy ou Hamilton avenup who had kill- ed his 1ua's pat hen yosterday went boma about duslt and stayed bolind o Jump-post rouud the coruct, whila his ettoruey, & playmate whose bands Lad wlao been imbiied in the blooil of the fnt:oceut poultry, wens 1o to Bea if tha old wom- uu would ecept o plea of guilty of enslaughter iu tho secoud degiee and save tho county the expeuce of & tridl, The Germen Veterans of tho Fronch war of 1671, #ud tho wars of 1864 sud 1866, hield auother weotiug yesterdav nfternoon at 1he coruer of Wells aud Handulph etreets, A constitulion snd Ly-laas for the now Hocioty wero read aad sdopted, and tho followine gentlemen ‘wero elected nu Exceutive Connuittee : Dr. Molbsum, M, Ubl, und 15, Carstenson, Tor seventeeu yeais tho Young Mon's Christian Ausvciation buve sustained & noot-day prayor- weeilng in this It bos Leon hold in four uutleraut placos miica tho iro of 1671, but to-duy « tpey move the mesiing into permancat quattess, 10 the originul spot it oceupied befors tue Gicat Fire. Tneir new prayer-room unde: Farwell Hall, 45208 feet in vizo, bes boon handsomely. frescoed and fitied uT. aud to-day at 12 m. tho tirst services will ho bold, conducted by the Rev. A, Youker. The entrance ison Arcade court, vither from LnaSalle or Clark streots, beiug la thorear of No. 148 Madison stroot, An cxoursion party of fruit-growera from vatloua poiuts in the West will nrrive in Chivago this evoniug or to-morrot morning, for the put~ oso of holding & reunion and convention at MeCormick's Hall, wineh lins heen secared for the acensivn, Tha different ralironds have ywo- vided Epecial tinins and oxtendoed oscursion rates, and arrapgements hava also been mada for n reduction in lotel-ratos. Abuut 1,000 fruit-growers are oxpected tv be hore. 1t s estimated that at lenst 475 echool-chil- dren, swho were yesterday up to & lato hour en- Joying the vory rudest health. wiil waken up this morutng with comihn‘ colis, toathinchos, etc., 80 sovero aa to forbul them venturing forth to acbool, 1t Is conroling to know that after 9 n. m. the potients will show signs of recovery, and mnnfip rolapso they will all undeigo to- wardy recesd giva place to compiete reatoration aftor the attoruoou seaston has fairly come menced. The Saciety of Votorans of tho Twouty-fourth 1lliuois Volubtesrs (Hocker Regimont) hold lts annual meeting at the North-Swlo Turnor-lall yesterdny nfternoon, Presidont Acthur Erbo oc- enprod tho chair, and Nr. Fritz Pleowlorf acted rsSecretary. Tho followng oilicars wero olected for iho ensuing yoar: Prosidont, Tl Hofr- mann: Viee-Iriesidont, Jacob Stetzloc; TFirst :ary, Gustay ltoscher; Sacond Scerotary, Philip Endors ; Trensurer, Frank Schwoinfurth, The report of tho Fressurer showed that thery was a balanea of £51 oa hand, from which, how- over, lind to be deducied a dotleit from the late reunion, The residenco of Mr, J. W, Odell, No. 6156 Wa- Dash aventie, was ontored by burglars last night about 6 o'clock. Tho thioves pried open n hase- mont window, and were leisusely packing tho pilverware, which had been loft on tho dinlng- room talie, whon n worvant girl interrupted them, One of‘the men turned ont the light, the otber knocked the gitl down, and, both toxother, attompted to carry the gilver olf in o tablacloth, The gitl, liowever, tecavetod Lorself, and sereamed, holding on to tho tablecloth with o Tusty Iristy The burglars were slarmed, and made their cscape. The police will bo - debted to Tur TRIGNE for information of this performance. . From the number of poraons on tho 9:45 train of the Chicngo & Alton Miailtond lust evening, it would appear that Cook County will not bo Jurgely reprosouted on tho oponing of tho lHonve. The only promioent pessous noticed wero W. 1L Harper, Chiof Grain-Inepector, wha goos on busness councelod with hiv ofico: Frank W, Falmor, Infer-Ocean: tho Jon. W. K. Sullivan, Chicago Journal, who nill remain for throe dayw ouly: A. C, Hesing and Gon. Liob, who go to work tor tho election of & Demacrat for Speaker, and also to recura the re- onactment of certuin portlons of the Mayor's Bill. Thero wore scarcely any delepatos pres- ent, and the probabilities are thnt many of ihe ook County delegation will pot start uutil tho Jattor portion of the weok, On Satmday night, abont 8:13, two young wowmen roge to leayo 0. 60 on Van Luren streot, near Morgan, They wero evidently rivale, Tho first, who waa wearer tho docr than hor companion, stood up, aud, with o coremonfous courteay and macking eumle, suid s ** Pars, Mivg Iligging ; ngo bofore beauty; ha! bha!” 0, no, Muew Verkius 3 Just the reverse ; ha! ha !l re- roplied Aliss Higgrins, wieoping by to take the placo of bovor with such diguity that n string wuapped, two folded mewspapers fell ou the tluor, aud the large of her buek melted into the smalt thercof. Mims Derking laughed ot tho dinaster till her front teoth fell out: then tao two rivals picked hip their disjecta membra and lett tho car. Lo conductor heard, long after he bad. passed the barn, snatenes of “mocking aughter and remarks of ** Ceenture!" *Thiug!™ etc., waftod towards the car o tho night wind, Ono of tha largest and finest sasomblages which gathered ob New Yoar's Iive, wus that at tho parlor concert and ball givon wnder the uuspices of the ladies aud gentlemen of tho Chureh of tho Itedeemer, at Rogers’ Hall, corner ot Laku strect and St, John's place. Among the participants in the musicsl progismue were Mesdames Forwoll and Balfour, oud Messrae Sloan nud Howaid. The con- cert was an excellent oud entertaining oue, aud at its closs duncing was begun aud cous tinsed until 1 o'clock in tho morniog. Tte Indion wero all eleguntly and richly drossed. Theto wero many prominent citizehs prosent who took purt it the festivitios, Tho sixth and Jast of tno waries of theso eujogable church partios, which have been ro suceessfully mau- oied from tho cutset, will he givou at tho sato placo on tho 15tk iust. —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, The regular monthly twosting of the Directors of the Orphan Asylumn will be hold at tho Asy- Jum Tueaday afieynoon at 2 o'clock. Tho membera of Chicago the Board of Trada Dattery are roquosted to meet at the DPalmer Tlouse, Parlor No. 27, Woducsday evening. Tho Ladies' Aid Society of Hatinomanu Hos- pital will bold & moathly maating Tuerday morn- ing, at 10 o'clock, in the parlors of the insutu- tion. A full attendanco of all the members of the Irish Literary Associntion in requested at their meeting Tuesday eveniug for tho purpose of olecting ofticers for the onsuing year. Tho Medico-Historical Socloty will meot Tnos- day cvening in tho Club-room of the Tremont Ilouse. An assesement agninst each momber will pe made, and every oro should bo present. Hosporia Todge No. 411, A. F. & A. M., will Dbovo thoir anuual installation of officers at Ma- ronic Templs, corner of Halsted and Randolph streete, Wodnienday evoniug, Ladies nud geo- tlemon are iuvited, Therae will ho a public_{nstaliation of the offi- cers-clectof Thomas J. Turner Ledgo No, 409, A. T & A, L., Thursday cvening at 8 p. m,, i tho American Exyxnm Tuildiag, 74 Monroo strest, with n musicsl aud liteary eutertainment, A meoting of the Chicsgo_Dental ‘Bocioty wil bo Leld at 14 and 16 East Madigon strect thix ovening ut :80 0'clock. Dr, M, 8. Dean will read o puper o **The L'rocess of Absorption of tho Toots of Deciduoun Leetin,” I'ho dental protes- sion are cordinlly iuvited. The annual meoting of tho managers of the Hall-Orplinn Asyluin will bo held Tucsday st tha Asylam, 176 Burling stroct, st 10:50 o, m. ladies of tho Board derire to oxpresy tieir thanks to the many fricuds for their Kl\mnl donativns for tho chiidren’s Chiristnfay, A neries of ovenlug entertainmonts, consisting of lectures, musical concoits, aud readiugs, Is being piven in tho Yabernnclo Congrogationl Churelt, cornor of West Indiana sud Norili Mor- won streets, E'rof. I W, Fik, of the Chicazo ‘flieolugienl Bamivary, will give tho nuxt lectuie Tuaesduy evening, the Gth fust, ‘The Chicago Yalo Associntion holdd itu eighth annunl Lanquet at_tho (irand P'scitie, Fiiday, Jan, 8, 947 p.m, Yafe Alumni sosident i Chis a0 oF vicinity, who havo not alrerdy received invitations, ato regnostod to send their namuy and address to the Secretary of tho Assvcistion, Dr. J, N. Hydo, 117 Clurk sireot, at once. Tha evening tohoal for drawing and mechani- cal plulosuphy will bo reopened by Mr. 8, 11, T'eabouy av the Lrauch of tue ilieh Schuol on on Moucoo streot, pear Hulutod, this ovening, at half-past 7 o'eluck, Instruc. tion is free, and persons who Lave had somoe Vractico in drawing are cordiaily invited, A class of beginuers will_tot bo formed, e this 1s but u contitiyation of the fall term, The school will be hield twico a weok, ou evenings yet to be de« tonnined. A sehool will be opened to-morrow evening at tho Newsboys' iome, to contingo thres mehts in cach week, on Mouday, Wedneeday, and Friday, for inwtruction tn reading, spollg, arthumetic, und geography. Writing will be tuught on’Lues- day evouiug, 'Ibis schuol will bo tree to others besides thosa lving ot the'Homo. All that will bo roquired is an_earncnt desito to learn, and coustant and regular attendance. A few worthy Luys from 16 to 18 years of sgo workiug on very Jow wapee, will Lo Tecoived nt the {loine,” aud given full bourd, with fteo uro of hbrary, grme nasiuun, and buth-room, at prices to st gheir winll earnings. This offer 18 made it the hopa of Maving soulo youug twen and hoys who oy ba \'umYflnllu«l to seak low wud disteputabla places for lodgings Uocuuse they sro choap and swit thoir onder mouid. ‘I'he Miuisterial Union of Chicago, feeling that Bstan bas latterly beon uaiing grievous Lesdway in our midet, have voted to make Fri. duy @ day of fusting sud of prayer, Lurwell Inil 10 Lo the ¢ceno of the rsligiouy exerviwos, whick willcontinue from 8 a.m. 104 p, m., during which periold the ey, redge will spoak o Lis respennibil f Curisttuus for tho sal- yation ot out the Rov. C. 15 Felton onreasons for tho Churcl's Juck of succeny 1n eaviug souls ; the Licv. W, W, Lverts ou conditiond tn God's Word tur the revival of thio Clutreh ; supplication fur indgividusl rcn}uculn will be lod by J. 1L, Cule; rolatiops ot the [foly Spuit to the power of tho Church will be opened by the Itev. . P, Good- win; Bishop Cheney will open on specisl reasous for expeoting sud laboning to secure a geueral ravh‘n" in the city; the subjectof covsocration will bo opeued by D W. Whistle. Lesdoru of tho [ CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1876, various toples will occupy fiflcen minutes. Frionds who cannot bo prosent throughout the day are requeatod to mnko specisl offorta to at- tond some portion of the eervice. THE ATHEN T gives the following progyamma for this weok ¢ On Mondsy evouilig, instead of the usual lecturo i the frea course, - Mir. Janos H. Dowland ywill give select readings from Khaksponte, Macaulay, 0. W, Holmes, N. Iy Willis, Mark Twata, W 8. Qilbert, and Bulser, Tho_public aro invited. ‘thursday, ab 3 p. m., Dr. H. A. Johnson will give the'c ]wnin;: lecture of the Afteravon Dima Course. 1is enbjeet is, ** The rgaus of Hes- piration.” Tho lecturo will bo in the bl of tho Athiennm, No, 114 Madison etreot, unless othor- wiso announend, but the indications are that & Targor ball will bo requited. Due aunouncoment will bo mado_of any change in tho placa Trof. Willinta Mathown will meet the class in Tuglish Literature Tuesdny ovening. Bnbject, “‘Dg Quincoy.* Thoe regular Dime Sociabla with be lield Thursday eveming, in chargo of the South Sido Commlttee, v, Alfred J. Knight, 1ho well-kuown reader and elocutiomst, has kind- I5 eonscnted to giva select roaings, and Prol. Hoybaum will preside st the pisuo. The mom= botahip of tho Athencum is now 60 large that it hna becomo uecesrary tu limit tho attendancs at the sociables to members, who aro roquested to show their cettiticates boforo entoring tho hall. A limited number of tickets of adwis- sfon will, lowever, bLe (urnighed on aprlieation at tho ofice to membera who wish to bring a friend with them. Piano Instruction will be given on Wednesday and Sat- wrday. The class i light gymnosties or ladica and children will meet Wodnerday and Satorday at 3 p. m, Small private clusses lu slocution and volee-calture “‘ill‘bfi formod to any oxtent thnt may ho roquired, The winter term of the evening classes opens this week, and classes will mect as follows: Monday ovening, second sad third classen in Corman and class in Latin. Luosday oventng, classes in Eaghsb literaturo, ‘plmnm:rnpfl)'. and drawing, Wednesday ~ovening, piimary clavees in_ German, advaocod pnd pri- mary French, and class in elooution, I'ri- day evening, vocal music, bookkeeping, nod Hpanish. Baturday evening, advauced Germnn, writing, English grammar nod composition, and arithmetie. Allof theso clasgen aro open to now mombers. Tho classes in bookkeeping, writing, memnr, aud arithmetic aro now, there haviow heon nono in those bianches i the fafl term on necount of the fres public eveniug schcols, sus- tained by tho Board of Edncation, But na thoy oro Dow cloked, theso studios will bo added to tho Athenium coursa of mstruction. As the opening of thoso claases is dopendeut upon the number applying for such instruction, all wio wish to onter thom aro rogquosted to call ot once ond enter their mnames, The reading-room, chess-room, hoaltu-lifte, and gymoasium aro open daily from §a. m. to 10 . m. Mombors are nob limited iv regasd to the time in which to use thoso twivileges, but can wuit their vwn convenionco. Memborship. fn the wociety is open o equal terms to all, wreapect- ivo of nativnality, sex, or creed. All persous, enpecially yonug peovlo who wish to devota their linuro to purposcs of self-improvement, will be cordially welcomed to mewmbership. ————— LOCAL LETTERS, BUCCESNFUL COONERS. To the Editor of Ilie Clucago Tribtne : Catcauo, Jan, 2.—By your report of an inter- view with r. Hooker, 1 sce you have boen hap- py in tinding svothor succeseful corner. 1ne Inst one being that of iIr, Sturgoes, tbo profits of which, at the timo roported 8o great, havo long sinco boen dissipated in oropty air and legal ex- peoeon, Thera cannok bo anvthing more danger- oue, than that the ides should becomo pravalent that * corering " is o paying businces. Auy ono behind the scenes knows well that tho resalt is, in nearly every case, hoavy loss to both buyer aud scller; to Doth the corneror and the corncrod. Notwithstendiog AIr. Hookor's jubilant tone, the preront corner in old No. 2 corn forms no exception; and tho parts who niow owns the old corn, a8 ho already kuows, hea on olephant on his Lauds of the bicgest dimensions, 1 stato very positively that the cort of tho old corn to tho corner is not lera thau 80 cents {u storo, attor paying commissions aud oxpanses up to date; and I know, on tho best autuority, that Lo had to pay ye-terday, (tha 81st,) for 70,000 bushels at 85 cente. If they Loep this cora hiers until May 1, 1875, the S0-cent stock will cost them 83 conts, ana tho §5-cont lot will cost 93 ceuts. Now, No. 2 corn for May de- Ttvery is offored at 71 cents. Thus, as on May 1, thoy stand to loee on 600,000 bushels abomt 40 cents n bushel, ns compared with tho position of o buver of May covrn ot 71 conts. It iy truo they bavo goc old corn, but sny ox- vert will toll you thet new No. 2 is oqual 1 value to tho old for oll practical Awer- icau purjoses, and is not more than 2 ceutd worse for expottiug puiposcs; whilst in Muy nexsold 2 sud now 2 corn will bo oue. On thio othiershand, suppose our friond ships s enrn at ouco b w York, thea if that warket would stand wuch a bipment without breakiug, its valuo ot tiie outsive is 70 ceots,—showiug a luns of 10) to 15 cents. 1 aw glad Br, Ilvoker bos fo much money of his customers doporited in s bunds, Tor o commission man ho is very Jucky ; but be may 1equize it all befors lio geta through, as alreudy 50 per conl of tua capital 1 gone, which i a fatr result for o successtul coruor. I am soiry any #auo man can ba found to so complotely bresl Liw bead and bimsel€ aeaiost a stono-wall ; and not find ont beforo this that coruers quickiy part fools aud ther wonoy, 1 ot serry that any snch respectablo houses an those vou mention, some of whom have boen onice beforo uearly rned by corners, can still bo found to lend thomselves'to oy such inrave busners, May I ask whot bank advanced the money to pav for the corn? aud did the bauk bavo 0 cents muergtn por Lushol # A VETERAN. TREATING, NEW TEAR'S DAY, To the ditar of L'he Chicago Frioune : Cutcaao, Jan. 2.—In your paper of yesterday morning, Miss Willard is spokes of es beiug sgheokod that in very many iustancen Whislty, brandy, and wine were froely presented and froe- Iy portaken of.” 1 read with grost interest and su’.sfaction the courteous aud sppropriato ap- poul made by Misn Willara, as the representativo of tho temperavco movement, to thowe ladies who received calls on New Year's Day, and must coufess that, as u Kow Yorker, convorsant with the usages of socioty in the ractropolitan city on Now Year's Day, I folt very curious to kuow how Miss Willard's appeal would bo ro- ceived, and whether the roputation which Last~ ern peoplo are accustomed to_give to Chicago of boing 8 *7ast” citv, iu comparison with our own, was & merited reproach or a slanderous impeach= weut of the charscter of thoir Wostorn rival, 1 aceopted, therefure, with pleasure, tho proficred encort of ove of your citizens, whoase soclal standing was & guaranteo that { should bo intro- dueed only into the housea of geutlemen of tho firat respoctubinty, and epout the day, until 10 o'clock at night, in makng calls on thoe prineipal avennes aud iu the most fasbion able quartera of the eity, and thus enjoyed tho opportunity of socing whuther tho ladies of Chicago, "Nl"m!i, in its best nocioty, sworo dis- posed to place before tholr gentlemen friends the temptation to dinlk wines and Jiquors. And it gives 1ne great plossure to eay that, althongh aLnaoy [lucon olegant tables wero sproud and evory dsheacy which o seflued tasto and sbuudant weulth could furnish was presented aud giace- fully offored to the eallers, yet in no instance did Isco wiues or liquors on the table or side- bortd, aud in no inatance wero thoy of- fered, uor did I seo ono person in all the places whbero 1 called,” who slowed uuy sigus of 1ntoxication, or exbilaration, througli tho use of alooholic drinks, I am sure that an cjual number of cails could not Lave becn made un ladiesin tho 2ame gocial pesition (n Now Yurk with ss satisfactory a reeult, and I conclude that, if Chicago i fast " city, the opithet is us ayprovriate 1n its application Lo the readinees oud facility with which sho accepts ro- forms, a» to the sbuiidon with which she plunges iuto vicos, ‘ 1f Minw Willgrd and hier noble co-workers had seen what I suw yesterday, thoy would be more encouraged than * shocked ¥ by notiug thio dis- position of the best socioty to give tuo weight of thelr intluenco Lo o wise and beneficent move- meuwt, destived to sccomplish groat shings for the preseut aud coming geueratious, L. Drros Mansrizn, TARE AWAY THE REPIOACH. To tha Editor of The Chisuuo Tribune: Cutcago, Jao, 2.—~It is extremoly gratifying to very miauy of the members of the Chicago Bioard of "Prade, and particularly to those who have long cvnsidered * corner " dealiug » damn- ing diskrace to thiy institation, that tho day has finally orrived when the advocaoy of thiu system of extorticn and swindling is sure dofeat toany candidate who may come belore tho Board for the suffrages of its members, . 1t {s well koown to all that the Chlcsgo Board of Trade, by virtue of the transactions evacted upon its floor during tho past five years, has be- coma a hissiog and by-word in tho dommunit, st homo aod abroad, and that its vory namo h bocome & symonym for gambling and sharp practice. Let ua hope that it is now starting upon s new ors, and that, su the futuro, ite rules will bo 80 Bhapod that equity and Justico between man and man will bo tho governing principto m all of ita dacisions, rather than tho highwayman's plon that * Might makes right.” 0,8, R, SUBURBAN, LAKE, The Lake Trustoen hold a roguisr mosting Eaturday aftornoon, with all the members pros- ent. ‘Tho minutea wero read and approved, and tho Board then sottled to busiuess. There was consldorablo mors harmony among tlio members at this mooting than at the ono held the wook tefore, awing to tho action of the mombers at a special meoting caliod by ths Presidont, At tbis meeting, the mombors who were so snxious to make tho Vicsident a Tronsurer as woll ; who did not care & smap for the town charter; who thonght the DBoard had a right to appoint whoover thoy wanted to keep the town mooeys and do goveral other uniawful things, took it all baok and osplained their formeor action. Mr. Condit offered n resolniion sotting forth that the Trustcon, being unable to obtain A re« port from tho ‘Town 'Fressurer of the condition of the flnances, and bocause tho credit of tho town had been impaired by tho selling of tho i in the manner in which thoy bonds of the town wero 80ld, and as the Boanl wero desirous to provide, beyond n possibility of failuro, for tho- suymout of tho iutorest on town bouds maturing an. 1, 1975, did by resolution ordor a '* special doposit ™ to bo mado of the procceds of £40,000 worth of town bonds, and as maid intercat has now boen provided for, snd the Board had no other object in ordeting the * spocinl deposit” theu to protect the iutorcet of tho poople, it was ordsined that all tho enid **special deposit ' slluded to sud not already l;gvmnrinlcd and paid out by a resolu- tion passod, bo turned over to the Town YTress- urer, to bo paid ou by him ouly upon order of tho Bosrd out of raid fund. 'I'ho excugn for their former action, s tho above i6 nothing moro or loss, s 8 vory good oue, a8 1t ought to_ be, boing drawn up by tho Lown At- torney. It was adopted novertholoss, althourh only upon remonstrances trom tho press, tho povplo, and overy sensiblo mau, President ‘fabor, ho whum Muirhead and Condst would maka 8 I'roasuror of, then report- ed that ho hnd paid, a8 per ordors of tho Board, 28,330 for intercat duo on water tonn bonds. 1t was moved by Condit, soconded by Muirhead, that the report” bo sccepted and tho netion of alr. Tabor be approsed. Mr. Brinkman asked to ho exeused from voting, and, not having his withes granted, voted a decided s gy, Ho ¢id not desirs to approve an illogal doing by any ono, an tho President's action cer- tainly wassuch, Colman was not present et tho :ime, oud of couzeo tho wonld-bo ring had it all their own wry, and pasacd tho motion, Several bilia wora allowed, and other busmoss of nunor importauco waa trausacted, after which the Buard adjournced. JUDGE MUALLISTER VS, THE BOARD OF TRADE. Answer to His Question, ¢ What, tn the Name of Common Sense, Are Uns= commercial Transactions 17 To the Editor of The Chicigo Tribune: Cuicaao, Jan, 3.—Your paper was quite right in statiug that the public gencrally were prepared for just such n disposition na was mado hy Judgo MeAllistar of the application made by W, N. Sturges; for the perpetuation of tho injunc: tion restraining tho B.ard of Trado from ex- polling bim from its momborsbip, Whilst tat was trne, it is not & fact that the public enter. taiood tuo thought that o Judgo of tho Supremo Court of 1llinois would bo obligea to look to Webater's Dictionary for tho definition of a plirnsa the intended meaning of which wss ox- plained by the party using it. The Directors of tho Dosrd of Trade, in pre- senting the membera of that body with tho re- sult of their tiaal of Alr. Bturges, roported tLoy Bad found Lim guilty of cortain acts which they deomed uncommorelal traneactions, aud they continuod Lheir 10port of their flndings by ro- citng in detaif thoeo rots, leaving no douit as to thoir findings, or of their mterpretation of the pliraso ** uncemmercial transactions.” It may hero bo eald that the learncd Judge quoted o rulo of tho Toard quoting olonses or acts for which a member might bo expeiled ; but, wtrango to ray, be overlovked or ignored the fact that the Dircetors enumernted (undor tho head of * uncommorcial tinnsactions”) - four sojar- atoand distiset eets that are included in the vory ralo ho quoted, and for whick the ponally is spuipion. From this it would secm that Judgo MeAllister's attontion did not rest upon tio rull toxt of tho action and findiugs of the Directord, 1t muy not bo improoor to ndd that Webster's Dictionary Ioils to gve he aigvificince now placed upon many commercial oxpressiond. ‘tho Logislatura of thl i3tute, lost wintor, enneted o Inw making it o criminal ofiense to auempt to v eornet " tho wntket, Now, if o accept any detinition of Wobsior of tne word * cornet,” the Tuw ruferred Lo appesns nidiculuus und sbsurd, Sull, the law is in force, and there is o povalty providod for its violation, "o some, too exprogsion ‘*uncommoseial traneactions " may bave no force, aud it may ap- pear so insufficiont u to mnku 1t sbsurd to maie arule provioing o peunaity for snch conduct; but thio public generatly place other and different neanings to tho plunses ** runuing s coruer” and *‘upcomtnersisl transactions " than are found ip Webster's Dictionary ; aud it does not requira tho exorcise of much ** common sepwo " to deternune that commercial Lodies moan, by “uumercantilo or uncomuorcial transnctions,” thuse which **are contrary to just and equitable priveiples in trade that shouid govern all cam- morcial transactions,” Nor does it reyuiro much wisdom to couclude that, if it is proper tor tha State Logslature to provide peualties for at- towpting to ‘*‘corner the mutket,” it is ulso proper for tho Lowrd of Trade to provide pon- altics for the eawo act, or any other “ uncol- morcial iransactions.” CoMMON BENBE. The Erench Vinages Tho most bountcous viutage l'rance has koown, the statisticiats &ay, is that of 1874, Not less than 2,000,000 hovtares (800,000 acres, thicteabouts) bave boen enltivatod a3 vineyard, and tise product is estimatod ut 75,000,000 biscto- livres (or 1,047,500,G00 galionw, very nearly). 1n view of which cuormozs figures, the mourning aver the phylloxora, it would soetw, must bhuve bLoon greater than thero was apy ocoasion for. ‘fue dread of this nsect's visitations, neverthe- less, weoms to bo unubutcd, e is ono of tuc moanest and most 1usidious fues of the vine, measuring not moro than ono-thirty-third of au 1aeh in length, multiplying by millions in June, July, August, and dHoptembor; in tho laltor months often covering tho ruot-8boots in a con. tinuous mass, making them «quite yollow withits bodies, Thero on the rootd it kits and sucks tho Jio out, ‘Phers aro wingless, but also winged phylloxeras: tho latter's wings being worthloss for voluntury movenient, but convenlent for the wind to wafe them by and specd their mischief to vineyards tbe other sort would not reach for a long while. Tlus 1nsoct in not much worso than the old vine diseass, the *vidium,” at whose qutbreak lu old times the magis! 1 nsed 10 go solemnly Into tho floldy, and command the insccty in the King's psma to begono. Iu 1854,7this dise cae had reduced tho vield to 11,000, hocto~ litres, but it is now apparently conquerod, Strange to gay, tho great vlu(afo Las ot choap- anad tho price of wine at all. The local con- wutaption i3 estimatod at about two-thirds the crop, the rest will be exported. ‘The demund of otlier countries fur the light wines of France - creases grently every yoor, America being vne of the Twmx markots,” ‘T'ho vintsgesf Gormauy aud Italy ure equally large, in proportion to past years, Iu [taly this is looked upon ss a provi- dential buon for tho disoase of druukeuncss, na n searcity of wines for o few yeass past bus led the er pooplo to use ardent spirits of tho worst soit. First in tho Fleld. In another columu will be fonud tha Twenty.fifth Auuusl Statument of the Unlted Btates Lifo Insurance Compauy. It pressuts & solid front of sasots, cloan from alf barnscles; also, & complote exbilit of ila Nabilities, shuwiug o cloar surpius over all Uabilities sa. regards poliry-holders of $473,504,00, calculated on the Jugal standard of (bls State, 'Fuis prompt exbibit whows the Comnauy's stfaics ta Le well tu hond, sud wu commend tie careful oxuminaiion of the sug0 to the Insuriug public, At a Ball, sl eyes arv sttracted to tho lady who las tbe finest feolli, Glittoriug whiteness Js vavontial to this charm, sud Bozodont, the most wholesoma of tooth Waalica, produces and preservod i, —————e Hainos Bros', Pianos. Prices exsesdingly reasanable. Warranted first-clasa 1o quality, Terms, $50 cash } balanos, 823 monthly, Heod's Temple o Muals, 92 Van Buses sieaty A NEW- NGLAND ELDORADO, Mines of Silver, Lead, and Gold, in Massachu. setts. “The Richest Veln of Silver fn fhe World"—Mognificent Speci- mens of Oro, Mining Already Begun---Pros- pects of the Future, Corranpondence of the New Tork Triduns Bostoy, Dee. 30,—Essox County, which used to bo 8o famous aa tho homse of tho Glouceater fishormen, and mora Iately gained s natlonal notorioty by its support of Gen. Dutler, now puts in A new claim for public notice cn account of tho valuable miuves recently discovered in Nowbary, at which mining opetations have Just been fairly begun, Tho discovory has boon g0 astonishing in many respecta that the oldest regidents, loth to admit that such weolth has ‘boon #o long hid beneath their very noses, are slrendy telling tales of tho working of theso mines & century ago, at loast B0 much a8 wa3 necessary to produce the wee- oAty motal for bullols in the War of Independonce, ‘T'heso storios, how- over, lack foundation. The prosent discoverer was a dissolute character named Rogers, living in Byfled. o was wandoring over Hightield pasture one day about. 8ix yoars ago, when tho weight of somo littlo stono which o picked up, together with occasional gleams of tho sun glauced on smal) smooth surfaces attracted his attention, and induced tho beliof that thero was motal in thom. o gathered soveral of the most promising-looking specimens and took them to Mr. Albort Adams, a quict bachelor farmer, live 1ng in Newbury, who bocame even moro interest- ed than Rogers bad been, believing that » mino D reslly beon discovered. Without going to a goologist be boxan tha atudv of miuoralogy and geology, until be becamo satisticd that alver aund lead were presont in considerablo quantities, Onco conviuced that bis suspicions wore cor- rect—and ho kept Lis counsel woll—uoe made avartures for the purchase of tho land from an old farmer mamed Jaquith, The pasturs, 12 acres in extent, was bought for 4,200 carly in April of tho prescnt year. 'Ihie modatation and caution of Mr. Adamns now reem likely to bring their reward. Haviug got Lis titlo, ho bogan digging. Tho surface fluds woro of courso more or lees osidizod, Lut at the dopth of 6 foot ho struck tho truo vein, and took out several tons, which be carted home far examination. Tuose axcavation could, not Lo mmlo witbout exciling remark, and rumor very soon said that load had been fouud in Iarge quantities, aud of & very puro _quulity. The rumor was eoon au- thenticated, bub the first to see mouoy in it was Ar, W. W, Chipman, of this city, who went to Newburybort and investigated for bim- salf, Ilo was casily entisfled of the presonco of Doths siiver and load, and lio offerod the oppor- tanity of becoming mining proprietore to Mr. Betly Wintties and Dr, B. G. Relley, nlso of this city, tho latter ouco Mayor of Nowburyport, which ndjoins ths town of Newbury, Theso three gentlemon agaiu visited Lhe spot, Aug. 6, and the next doy Dr. Kelloy again visited Huth- field pasture in cotupany ‘with Prof. Robert 1. Tichards, of the Instituts of Techuology, who took away some speeimens for B assay. T'ronu Lhis report it sppears that the rocks in tho viewity aro gneisy nodes, and quile lard, "The strike or ino of outcrop i3 about north 70 deg 10 80 dog., tho dip about northieat 30 dog. Ashefound it theline of the vein was about north 72 dog. oast by tbe compnks. The piccos takon from the pit, as dug by Mr. Adams, exbibited voin strucinte, the wppor b inchesof the spaci- mon being composed of galena, whilo the under 3 inches—the 3 inches next tho supoosed Zfoot-wall—cantained coniderablo giay . copper oro aud tetratbedrite, galena, quartz, coppor,ani ivon pyrites, Fuur wpectmond were sssayed. Tho first, n picce of coatso-graned palena,, assnyed for silver, vielded $56.37 to the ton; tho second, fine-grained golona, #75.23; tho third, gray cap- por, contuming also quartz and galena, assayed for ilyer, copper, an sold, violded &1,470 of kil- vor,129 of gold, and about 27 por ceut of coppet to thoton ; aud tho fourtl, apieco weighingabout 3 pounds, triol for lead, wag nearly ruie, and bammored quito easily, the lead in it being 52 per ceut. 1t would eoem 83 if this repors would have sntizfiod cven tho most cousorvutivo of succula- tors, but 1t was_not onough for Mr. Whithior, who withdrew, leaving the mino to Dr. Kolley and Br. Cupmau. 1t is nocdless to say thab thewa gentlomen did not searcl for & nesw part- ner, but began further oporntions at once, Dur- ing the sume mouth thoy ucjuired & large quan- tity of land by purchinse and Louding. Mr, Ad- ams agreed to sell lns 13 ncres, at buyers' op- tiou, 1or 100,000, the would-bo purcuasers to naflmn a royalty of 340 a tun for all tho uro they romoved uutil they acquired o title, Boon aftor this, B, P, Shaw, of Nowburyport, bought the quarter interast which 3, Clupman owned, and the now thrm of Kelloy & Shaw Lought halt of the adjoiuing lot of 40 secres of M, M. Boynton, of West Nowbury, tho latter retaining tho athior half. Tho work wus then' begun with 3r. Chipmen ag euperintondent. A phaft 10 feet syuara wag sunk emly in Septombor, aud 08 it wad incrensod m deptl (which_ is in mining parlance & Hfigsure™ vein), botweon two walls of granite Lrondeved from 8 foot at the surfacy to 7 at the dopth of presont working, which Is only 25 foot. Tho uro lso grows rickior and purer as the shiaft gaes deopor, the proportion of silvor and gold increasing, whilo that of Jead remuins the samo. 'The south wall has not yel bLeen reached, and the men are now therefora working on the pure ore, tha north wall being perfectly perpondientar, Owing to this faet, which is unusual in the history of mining, thero ia littlo oxi)\:mm incurred 1a removing the oro—bardly & dollar a ton. ‘About 10 tons are taken out overy forty hourse, Leig hoisted up in baskets, keoping o gang of four won constantly at work, or ouly eight in ail, Pho ore sy mived at present yields $99 of silver, $70 of lead, aud 11 of gold, w total of ¥171. The cost of emelting aud oparating 1 $20 & ton, s0 that tho protit to the firm is sbout 110 » ton. Tiven if the Lopes of tho miners for tho futuro aro fallacious, and the vein should prove to have no greac depth, a matter of 31,000 a day profit i worth looking nfter, 'This is from s singlo shatt ouly 25 feet decp, nnd without operating tho deiits or tho lateral veius. Dut in mluuag £Xpo- riouce s fissura vein is uuunll( of great dopth. Noar this shaft the gentlemeu who own the 40-acro lut bavo sunk a second shaft, begioning work unon i in Octobor last, This has renched about the sama dopth as tho first. The vyein is about 4 fest wide, and the oro of mumilar purity. The vein slso widous hero asit doepeus, Tour men wouk in this hatt by night, snd four during thio day. Hbhatt-liouses, alarge storohouse, and & boarding-houso for tho mon bhayvo boen built. The shafts boing coversd the men can coutinue their work dusing the winter, About 125 tons hisve boon taken outaod etored, tho miuvers having no royalty to pay ou tho oro from tho sccond shatt, 1u tho spriug it Ia expected that the Adams lot will be purchased sccording to agreemeut, and mining will begiu on an oxtensive seale, Ly that timo wbout 500 tous will Luve been taken out und tho vein excavated down so & depth of 100 foct, A steam-pump will be put in service as #oon as the water intorferos with the work, A large gaug of mon will be Ful on to bogla tho work of drifting in, Bmeltimg-houscs will bo erectod on ous of the Newburyport wharves, and a stock compsny will be lormed. ‘The Loston & Mmns Railroad Company will lay a spur track ta convey the ore from the mine to the works. A compeny in Lawrouce, which was formod lasc week, and which has secured some land v the vicinity, will sink a shaft aud proba. Lly send their ore 0 the samo works—if they find eny, 'Fbe miine id suppusod to extend in ity weueral direetion, 20 deg. oass of north, 6 or 7 milas, Thoe Comustook Jode in Nevads, litherto supposed to bo the richost in the world, ylolds $45, while this averages $80 to the ton. Tuo Mariposs minen, sold & fow yoars ago to a stock compavy for 910,000,000, yield " $15. The Ueloher minca 1w Colorado, which yield 840 o ton, divided $300,000 as protits durivg tho mouth of August last, aud that without the additional profl aceruing from the lead produot. ‘I'ho discovery of €0 rich a minoe iu such an un- oxpeeted quarior Las naturslly drawn thither geoat uumbers of the ourious, whoso endlesy «uestions, if uct quite origiusl; hase a quaint- uows thaot is amusing. To such an extont wus this curiovity carried that tho mimers were seri- ously iuterrapted in thoir work, until the gutrunco to tho 1nine was housed over. Au OvVor-ourious glergywan, in ons ivstance, bsdg‘erinu Dr, Kelly with inquiries, fiually asked. ** Well now, Doctor, how deep down do you think the lead woos?" ' Well replied the Dootor, '*1 once thought that Isbonld go to Iades on the brosd 08 Wil the 1wt of you, bus sowl thiok I shall go down on my ewn sropmy.“ ‘Ezperl. enced’ minors from” Colorado and Nevada who havo visitod tho place oxpross surprino at the tichnoss of tho yleld. Thoy have prospectod tho 1sud [n the immediate vicinity, and somo of them are oxpecting to begin working In tho spring, 1t uot sooner, THE MIXE IN LITIOATION. Newgorrront, Moso, Jan. 1—~Tho sflver mines Lierc, which promiss to b very oxtensive and_oxceedingiy tle, aro already i’ litigation. R. T. Jacques doeded tho land whoro the Chlp- nan lodo in loeated to ono Adams for £350. Tha Iattor has banded it to Kelly & Co. for $100,000, and (hey oro working a mine wlich gooluglsts and old miners declaro to bo as rich as avy in Colorado. Jacques now claims that thedeed was obtaiued from him by fraud, and the Suprema Court has gravted an Injunction to restzain all conveysnco of tha property till a hearing is ad. SUNDAY NEWS, LUCAL. Bheriff Agusw, in conversation with a Tninuxe reportor Saturdny, gave it ns his opinfon that tho Connty Jail, 83 at present constructed and arrangod, tw yerv inscenre, and offers greas ad- vantapes for tho resciuo of escapo of priconers. ‘Iiero aro two wenlk spots in particular—flist, at tho entrance, whiera & party of dotermined men might earily overnower tho ono oflicer in chargo, tako the koys away from him, sod liberat ¥ number of ‘prikonert: and, wecond, the up) 10 ceiling, which should boof boilor-iron fustend of plastoring, na &t prosent. Frodorick and Alfrod Too, two Lrothers who havo been doitig business a8 wholosalo grocery fobbers, have abaconded, leaving uapnid debta to the amount of about $209,000, hoiny for goods purchased of firms in Chicago and Now , York, They hnad converted most of their stock into cosh, aud Ioft but about 15,000 worth to satisly their creditors, 1t is supposed thoy have fled to Canada, whero thoy formerly residad, Mr, Ponlo, Librariun of the Public Library, #ald ton TninuNe roporter Saturday that the number of applicants aud the damand for booxs in something waprecedentotl. and that the lack of duplicato sets of the beoks most in demand renders it imposaiblo to nccomodato the public, Tho anly remody, M. Poolo thinks, {a o appro- priation by tho Common Council, or this failing, & Bubscriptton by citizons, Two murderers, both of whom pleaded grilty to manslntighter, wero sentencod by Judga Treo Saturday—Agino Francisco, who stabbed an Ital- ian {n a'fight, getting ten years iu the Peniten- tiary, aud James Pinnuean, who murdered Mot- thew Ryan, receiving a life-sentenco, Jack Ttourko, & notorious thisf, waa discoverod while loaving the ntoro of D). F. Wilwon, which ho bad ontered tor the purpose of robbery, Mr, Wilson flied upon Ium as ho was crawling turough tho (ransom, tho shot taking offect in the abdonion, and inilicting & wound which will probahly prava fetal, 'I'he loaders of tlic Peoplo's party are gotiing anxioun about ita futurs, and a secrot mecting was held Baturday night to taik over tho situn- tion and dovise somo plan to provent tho organi- zation {rom going to picees on account of ita rotton nud disrepntablo olemonts. No dofinite plan of action was agreed tipon. Mr, Jobn B. Drake, the appointoa of tho Board of Underwrifers 08 o momber of tha Board of Firo Commissionors, has resigned, on account of pressing private business. It ia thought that My, C. W. Drew will ho tho nominee of tho Undorsriters to fill the vacaney, TOREIGN, Tho King of tho Dolgians has formally recog- nized tho new King of Bpain, and hns tolegraph- ed the congratulations customarlly accorded to n new Govorumont, The blessing of the Pope haa boen eonferred upon the now King, whe 18 atill fu Paris, The European powers will,itis thonght, hagten to recognize him, The Emporor William's Now Year's address gavo nesurances of his desiro for comtinued peace. Vun Arnim's sontonce svas published sovoral hours befora it way pronounced, and the_prosid- ing Judge is uodergomny investigation. Von Ar- nim will carry lun appeal to o bigher tribunal than tho Kammergerict, should the decision of that body Lo adversa to him. Garibaldi_will not nccopt tho subsidy voted Bbim by tho Italian Lagialature. A groat famine is decimating the population of Asin Minor, Europenn Governmonts have taken moasures to prevont tho impartation of Amorican pota- toes infected with tlm Colorado beotle, The Iatest dispatches from Bpain dony the Toport of tho donth of Lspartero. Thn Joss of lifo i the burning of the ehip Cospatrick suma up over 50 souls LOUTSIANA. ‘I'he Louiriana Legislature will be very evenly mado up of Republicans and Conservatives, and tha palitical comploxion of tho officers and com- mittees is a matter of great donbt, In this wtrait, the Conscrvatives, who noem determined ta hava their way by fair mesnsor foul, on Saturday kidnapped two Republican members of tho Legistature, which ia to organiza to-day, and, it is foared, will succoed 1 porfocting an organization to ouit thomsclves. In caseof a failuro, liowever, it is thought they will want to fight, and that Gon, Sheridon will kave & chanco to again show what bo is wurdo of. ' Congresslonal Committee took testimony nino houra on Saturdav. In the ovepiug Gov. Kellogg subrmitted a lotter to thom, in which he asked that they should tako up the disputed quostion of his elcction in 1872, aud decide l: one way or snother, In the ovent of & verdict against him, ho gavo the Committeo earnest aesurance of his willingness to accopt it, and pledged n full opportunity for tho Opposition *tto mako good tho many allcgations of myglad- minfstration aud corruptinn thoy had constaut~ Jy #ent abrond regarding himsolf, WASHINGTON, The pubtic debt atatement shows an increaso during December of 23,759,067, Tho gront causo iaanid to lio in the diminution of customs ro- ceipta. Tumors of the reeignation of Gon. Spinnor and other officors of tho 'I'casury Dopartment, in circulation lately, are donicd. Gon. Morgan L. Smith wus buried with mili- ary honora ou Saturday. Miss Viunio Itoam will bo given the task of ex- ecuting o statuo of Admiral Farragut, to bo paid for by tho nation. The Presidont will not commute tha sontonco of the Indian, McClish Impaon, cunvictod of murder aud robbery, i MISCELLANFOUS. Capt, E. B. Ward, the millionalre, dled from apoploxy nt Detroit on Ssturduy, 1o was G years old, and it s thought biv éstale is worth 210,100,000, On Wodnesday, the 24 of Decomber, the stoamship Thomas Brovks sank off Guantanamo, lhirtz»lha peraous lusing tueir itvos, Bubpeeuas woro served taturday on the wit- nesses in tho comivg Tilton-Beeclier suit, and a paget of 600 jurorsdrawu, Mr. Knsgon was the only member of tho Pa. cifio Mail investizating Comumiitee on duty Saturday. Mr, Hourv Clgws, a Direcior, testiflod that no kuowledge "came (o the Board of Directors, a8 » Board, of the monoy wpout to procure the subsidy, until after it be- camo & law, and when they did Jearn the fact it wag o matter of surptise to thom. A, L. Phelps testitiod that Btockwell told hitn that monoy waa beiog spont in Wasghington. Buackwell also sald ho supposed Irwin would Lave to be sont out of the country, if an luveatigation lato the matter ghould be instituled. Phelps thoughe this waa in Beptember, 1872, i A Ifnre-Backs Eiders Tho Rochoster Fzpress gives the following ao- occunt of tho novel experience of a Michigauder in New York State: © Calob Harris, of ITudson, boars off the palm from al} compotitors in the daring aud romnutic foat of baro-back riding. e left Buffalo an the Teh inst,, with two car-loads of cows, purchnsed nesr Hudson, and destined for the fine dairy farms of Madison County, in thia Htate. Iutho early part of the evenibg the long stock {rain stopped at Fairport, a8 Bir. Harris uuprmmd. for supper, and ho embraced the opportunity to look aftor the welfare of his stoek, wnich was in the forward end of tho trsin. Finding all in good ordor Lic was about returning to tho vesr end of tho traiu when unexpectedly tho train ularted, and so rapld that he deomed it hozsrdous to attompt to get on the cahoose when it should reach lum. Hesolved not (o bo loft. he mouuted tho train at the risk of lifo aud hmb, aud com- monced walking back to tho calabooso, whon lo foll uud camo near Bliding off tothoground, Iio now resolved to make a virtuo of ncceesity aud rida to the nozt station ‘on deck. "Aftdr braving tho etorm, and cold, and wiud, & few moments, Le feared bo might freeze to doath in that exposed position, and, finding & trap-door on the deok of the shoop cur ou which he steod, Lo decided o ‘ga below® sud sock mors come fortablequartors amony hiswoolly follow-travai- orw, Hore hio was foiled again, for thodoor, fruly fastoned with Ico of iron, refused to yiold to bhis attompts to force it open, The ooly ro- wsinmg chance was to ‘tura in' with his horned passeugcrs sungly stowed away with veverv pittiug taken,' as it scemod to suy obeervor. [t was short, quick work. ‘The scuttlo waalitted and he alighted on the back of a frisky young Durbam. objeoted to his rudo intrusion in Her qui , and com- menced to kick, _Bhe squirmed, and twisted, aud fidgeted, til), Suding sl bor eX0sts Zutile,sho be, gan to ‘bollow,” Ttwoas nouss. Tha frightonnd &uimal was in n tight place, and our horo twas master of the situation, aud fully determined to hold ont and to liold on. Thine seemed lon, hu on thiaaered tho train, At Jongth thoy arrived 1m Hyracuno, where our friond found roleasa from hiw cattlo-car * Pullman’ to tho Joy uo les of hiy companions in the cabooro than of liumeo'r, and now congratulates himself as thy chanpion barebnck rider of the world, having 1id ion ) mihm' in throe hours un the unsaddied Lack cfa cow." A QUEER “AD.” Eow n Mintiesotn Merchont Auks s Pebtors to Pay Up, From the Chatpeid (Mian) Deniocrat, Deo, 20, 031G, Mz Dnan S T want Lo ask you a plain ques- tiot, in all kinduen. aud Ilucun{v, z\u-'l‘ 1y \f‘l-ml‘l liko to hiave you answer it honeatly and canduily ; ot in two or threo years or mouthy, but tow ! TiNg WEEK | Bupposing you weie poor ny Jub's turkoy, and had tovested two or three thon saad dollars in an ontorpriee which you desizn make AN EXCLUSIVELY cAsitbuslnens ; supposi a8 8 matter of accommodaling and good e you had trusted it ont all over the cou.y from [—11 to Jotichio ; Biapposing you had addingg your means, oud etitl patios {0 on tho books for o few daya,” nutil your 1ul wera played out, hiko old Foot's prayer-maetinyg suppesing you had elaims cowing asainst yo the handa of buyiness-men who hail necora dated you in good faith, and neaided thelr moic; upponing yoit had somo prido [y you, and masi to be square-toed nnt i""mmm' and hatod to se aman whom you owed, when you didn't haze tho logal-tender in vour trosesers to pey lis juat and lawful demands, worse than you woullto sco an IxJuy or the Devil: and supposing tl:ose whom you had accommoated felt porfoctly casy and contented ; “*shicd tho track™ when vou went to seo thom, aud told tho wifa of t) bosum to answer **Not ab lome,” or camo town and Joft without paving avon a pare; £4p- posing they held yeur money, and wafted paties:tly for whoal Lo cume up to ninety cents or u ol £, or poil to bring five or six dotlars s hundrnd, WIAT WourLD You 1o? Wenld you let yonr de..te o, **and smile, and smile, aud be a villain ;" or would you gio overy muthor's son of thom ti:uf didn's pay youif it wero tho last business sou transaciled in town ? 1f you woro un honest man you'1 do the latter, ann that's juat what 1'll bo asmpeliod to do, shall do 1™f tho Lord is Giod or thero is & King in fsraell I don't. want monoy to look at (I canearn onougli for that); I don’t want any to salt dovr (I never could malke it keop) : Lut out of sovers! thoneands irusted ont, I humbiy want areq HUNDREDS, nut I'fl ba d—d if 1 won't have 1t, o3 an oxecution ratwned nulla bona, 1 bave, in nddition to erccting an oxponsivs stors in Fountain, boen $zouckn nto investny over o thousand doilars in a new hall, which Is an ornawent as weil as couvenionce to tho town at largo. Ap you Lnow, I was promised ¥oun UUSDRED DULLANS. CASIH, to maswt mo. Weil, aus of this littla tour nundrad 1 have received Juet rwesTY-81x, Idow'l expect any more, snd Idon's wentit! Tho ball is done! It is mune, and to let, when tho seiivollisuse cannot bo hal But L waot wiAT 18 owED To ME, It if a small amount to you; it moang thon- sands of dollars to me. I sbail bo homoina fow doys to quare up, Let **Doc.” lLnve the monoy no, bofora 1 go. Thers is not one of you, man o woman, from Cbristiana to Dublin, that he would not stick his hiead in tho fire to servo, whother ho ever oxpected anything for 1§ ornot. et his raceipt bofore Igo home, and hia soul will rejoice, I luve you myeelf, as a mother lovetls her first-boru: but Iiova to pay my debta better thau I love zny 1man, woman, vy child, on the face of Ctod Almighty's green oarth aud, by the Great Liternal and the Coutinental Congress, 1 proposo to do it, 1f I have to make costa for overy man In Tillmore County. Now lot's havo tho spoudulicks, and goo how sweet and pretty Ican smilo upon you. Yours, car- nostly, CLR, Powss, Seutor partoer in tho firmof C. B. Puwers & ous. v FousTAIN, Doo, 11, 1675, —_— Destruction of Man-Enters, Tho destruction of man-cators, tigers and Jeopards, by means of strychuino, proved so effectivo in the Coimbatoro districts in Madras that tho loss of human lifo hasbeen reduced to nil during the presous year, and the number of eattla killod has been much lees than usnal. Tifty-threo tigars aud thirty-two eattle Lilig leopards have been destreyed within tho twelye months, the majority of {tiom by posoned baits preparcd bv order of tho village magistrates, and tho others by shouting and trapping. Although the wild benats thus dirposed of worn most of them onlv cavtlo-Killers, 1t 18 stated thay by their deatruction fhero iy a much less chauco of man-oators being doscloped DWIS_Tn this Tuged 71, at tho Third Uitagin Chuireh, hy CV'":\A'[ U[Y! 2\"!; Jobn W, allufmlnhfl‘ and Thig ey Tis Gt o Suuagest dunhier of tha §27~ lisgow, Hootiand, papot plenro citr, DEATIS, abvath aftorncon 5, on s Unitod Stutes Hotol, Gl t bis e, iu tho 4ith year ol ocossed was born In Ticondnrogs, Northorn Now York, and rewmovad to Hisnos woilt yora yonil. o, b Doon'a sonstan® rasident of (o City of Ghicige kice about tho yeur 1854, 1o becama early cagaged in real o tatu affairs, aud had becvine, at tho fimo of bis dea b, ono of tho nost prawminiout of our city bufidora aod rual eaiats oporatory. Nofico ot o lnoral will bo given heroatter. SCHIRMEIt—Marla Loulsa, wifo of G. L. Sgasy daa. i 16, £ L Seklmagn Tho funsral will take place from the Rt. Faul's (Cer. mau) Churcy, corner Ublo wnd TaSally structs, atl o'lugk, p. 1.y Tuesday next. £ 5t, Lodls and Now York papors plosss eopy. JAMUS—OnSaturday, Jan. % Irwin W. Juncr, aged gart, woa of Alleud, "aud FFancos VY. Jamcs, &b 146 cnuo. ot tuuoral witt bo given bereafiar. SPECIAL NOTICES. Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdus swolllags, heal burns, and will curo rhonmativm, spasin, and any flesh, hono or muscls atimont. The Whita Wrappor is for family use, tho Yollow Wrapper 1s for animals. Price 50 cents; largs bot- tes 81, CATAREH < URE. 20 YEARS Afilicted with CATARRII and Loss ot Smell, cured by a remedy found at last, Hundreds haye been cured by it-emany of years’ stands ing. I now ofier it to the thousunds of sufferers _by the mname of TOWNE'S UNIVERSAL CA- TARRH CURL. J. W. TOWNE, Proprietor. Sold by all Wholesalo and Rotall Drugglats. L AL AL Ll bt sl Y YexAvpor TUKSDAY JAN. 5, AT 0l O'CLOCK, DRY GOODS, OLOTHING, WOOLENS, BOUTS, BIOLS, HOSLERY, &a., 18 EAST MADISOR-ST, i e o WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 6, AT 0% O'CLOOR, AT 108 EAST MADISON-ST., HOUSENOLD GOODS, PIANOS, AND OATPETS, PARLOR AND UINAMBER FURNITURR, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, TABLE CUTLERT, . |, THUREDAY MORNING, JAN. 7, AT 0¥ O'QLOCK, DRY GO0DS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND GHOES, ETO., AT 108 KAST MADISON-6T, By GLO, P, GO & CO., 48 & 70 Wabash-nv, DRY GOODS. Largo Auotion 8zle of a Fine As- sortment of Desirable Goods, TUESDAY, JAN, 5, 1873, at 9: &. m, Wo favite attention to a full line of Dey Guods, Wool. hhootin, iats and Caps, Hosler) I!nfion' ur, nke s, Quilts, Covarlots, an 4 ¥enlv Goods. 24 Pkt e Blatod touds, do g Heyohs Biiawlt, Al Woof, loug aad Biusse Bhawls, c i of Gilove ats, A 3 . geais, Wear, 1 Uttt R L e S Alus & oo of Ingratn Carpata, Vry Guuda balo umu:u.'o‘.“\ 0. pote ot 1 o'elock, b A LI & UL By SR T & 500 Oases BOOTS and SHOES "4t auction, Tuosday moruing, Jau. b a4 954 o'elesk