Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1875, Page 10

10 B THE CHICAGO DALY COUNTY AFFAIRS. IXeoting of the Committco on Public Charities. The Requisitions of Yarious Depart. ments Cut Bown The Joint Commitice Takes Up Commis- signer Holden's legert. Mr, Lonergan Make: an Exhibition of Hinelil & The Poor-1Touse to o Visited To- iny. PURLIC CHARITIES, ROUKISE BUSNES Tko Committce on Fublic Charities of the Caunty Board was in eession yesterday afier- noon, in the Comuntlee-room at the Conuty Duiiding, with Commizacucr Holden presiding, aud Commirsioncrs lonergan, Ilerting, Me- “Caffrey, aud Cotiley preaent. Commigsioncr Lonergan moved that the Conn- 15 Agent b matiucied ot 10 EIVE OUL teas ex- £3pt to the kivk. The snmo Connaisriouer moved thai the War. den of the T'oor-1lonse Lo instrucizd uot to give oitt any teas except to the empluyes and sick, Arcsolution referred to the Committce for the appointment of #ix visitors to the County Agenl's oflico was talien up, when it wan found "that tha appointments had been wado by the Committeo at a provious meetine. The Committea recommentded for the ue of the County Agent's ofice, for the month of fan- uary, the following srticles: Vive chests of Foung Ilyson tea; ety of Qolong ten: 40 Larvels of Rangoon rico: 30 barrels of grovud Ao coffco ; 75 boxes of evap; 4,050 paper hag, No. 2; b0 pagper bags, No. 4 1 100 pairs of men's £hoes, Nos, 8, 1, 10, and 115 400 pairs of womon's ‘shoos; 400 pairs of musses’ shoes, Nos. 1,2, 8, 11, 12, and 13, Tbe requisition of the Superiniondent of the ‘Insuno Asylun, for Jannacy, was taken up and pazeed wpon, Yhe Conmitteo struck out 4 lotrele of green applss; % barels sof dricd applen; 2 barrals of blackberries ; 12 barrels of dricd peaches ; 400 pounds of but- iters all tho cranberries: el the egzy; 4 boscaof ‘coflee ; all the chiesse; 1 hox of castile soap 3 1 "Lox of tobaeeo 3 0 pounds summer-cured cods fish chapged to Georgia Bank codtish. © ha puv-rolld of tho Iusane Asylnm and Poor- rHouso for the month of December woie ap- praved, +“fhe requisition of the Suporintendent of the Tneang Aeyluu for dry-goods sud shoea for the Toonth of Jannary waw cut dowa one-hulf, The requisition, as rut dovi, waa raterred to the Superintendetn, with etructions to pur- schavn tho 4o0ds ub Tales 10s to esceed tho mar- Ect pri Commivsioner Holden oered a resolution that the Warrteus of thie lusata Asylum aud Poor- 1lonse bo iustructed to procure n book aud xeep recond of every srticle received 8t vach of tho hovo,institutious for the eunuivy year. "Tho mittes msked tis clark for anmples of gaods, and wan informed ho dido’s iava thew, 5 Commissiouer € missioner T.onergan if tits Con UL SAMPLE. and whether they ancartained i th ou or cotton goods. Commissiotier Ionergan didw't, a thero wera no sainplos, Comnuuesioner Cloagh wented to know if the Committee esumined the Funples of hats. Commssioner Jobusen vaid they did. Commiseioner MeCaflray movel they adjonrn, to meet to-day st the County-llouse, and ex- sinms accounts there. lere n discussion snsuoil an to the necessity of gomg there, [} waioner Lonerzau thought it useloss, oy seioner 1folden thought the emploves of tho Poor-llonso #hould bo Lrought befors them, Instead of thoir poing there, Commierioner Met'sTrey understood that the Warden had pernutted geods o be trausferred from ono deparbnent Lo sucther, and hie thought 3t was their duty to go there and investigate the ngntte Commisaioner 1,onergan sald serions chargos Biad Leen brought ANALEST THE WARDES, 1 hie character wan at stake, and Lo favored gotng there and ok tato the matter, Commissiouer Schmidt waa opposed to the ox- Peuse. Cownirsioner Lonergan said a for dofiars was of 1o iapostatics whioti w man’s Tepntation was at stake, and i the Wardon was wuilty of (ho clinrges, die for ono way in favor of dismissiug ini, Cotamiratoner Hehmidt eald hio had been in- formed that tho Warden brought in a bill for 10 patinda of onion-reed at €6 per pound, e if thut way w0 he wanted toknow it, as 10 pounas swoukd pow hinlf of Cook Connty. Commissioner Clougli sai the repors was true, Lut the eeed was ot all used. Commissianer Clongh wanted to kuow if the Thyaician at the Tusane Asylum had tho suthoti- ty tinder the ralesto employ all tho asstutance, ‘ommirsioner Lonerpan said e bad, Commierioner Cloug said that ho thought Cownmissioner MeCailray wiis NOT WELL FOST; in regard to the affairs of tho Insane Asylum : that Lo guestioned the gourco of the Commma- Rioner'w infermation. Commissloner MeCaffrey said porhiaps hie Liad boen misintormed. Cammissoner Lonergan sail that Commission- ar Clangh had #taled tha Dr. 'l\"lu bad supreme authority st tho Asvlim and tho P'oor-Far, Commissioner Clongh imediately arose and addressed the Cnair, aud denied ever having male such a statement. Cominiesionar Tonergan, without rising from Liis seat, sad to Commisnioner Clough, **1F YOU STATE THAT, YOU'RE A LIAR." Commissioner Cloush turned red in the face, and 1eplicd to the belligerent Lonergun, with suppressed ange: Very woll, sir, you canboa gentleman or nof Several Commisgioners moved in tho same Dreathh an udjournment, snd tho oconomical Schumidt appearcd greatly alarmed at the war- liko demounstrations iu which tho mecting bid “fuir to ond, Finally tho Chair decided tho meot- iug adjourned. without a motion from any oucin particnlar, Whon sud shere to meet again wag tho quention, Finally Commissioner McCaifray, who seemied to bo deterniined Lo diag the Com- mitteo into the country with tha mercary at 10 degrees below zero. eugrested that tLey meet thiy morning at 10 o'clock at the Connty Build- ing. where carrages would Lo awaitiug to drivo them out to 2 THE POOR-IATSE AND 13 in order to invertigate turthe wes nccapted by all parties mterested. During the iuterval ‘that susued between ad- Journing and determining when to meet again, Tommissioners Louergat and Clough wero sejie arated by the long table at which tho Comuwittee were seated befors the wuss. Encli appoured .o be ready to pounce tupon the other, aud distin- guieh himsell at once. Commussioner Holden seemed to enjoy the ap- parent proparatious for war, Tho more self-pornesred menbers of the Com- wers wool- zesollition wan pashed. ha requisicion of tha Warden of tho Poor- ‘House for tho month of January lor dry goeds -and thoes was reduced one-half, and the pamo Anstruetions rezarding the purchasoof the goods ‘wero ziveu him as it tuo caso of sho Insane Masium. Ttie requisition from the Poor-Honsa Warden ior groceries fur tho mouth of Junuars was “iaken up st disenesed. minsioner Toner- Jgan moved to striko ou 1rels of sugar and inmert 3 instend, whieh was carried @ 6 lurrels of “wirap vaw wwerted instead of ¥; 1 barrel of dried apples instead of 3 rels 'of green upplow was stricken out entire; 2barrelsof blackborrics was ttricken out cutirs; 6 Lurteln of craubetrivs w3 etrieken out entiro; 6 barrols of A sugar ! catirat 2 buxer of rheces xen of lobacco 2t 1t e 25 pounda of eurrants stricken out entiro; 5U0 + poiinds of butter siricken ont and 106 juserted ; esty of black tea stricken out and 2iuserted chestn of groen tea mirwken out apd 1 waert- ©d, 3§ barrol of mackurel stricken out entire, Cotumissioner Loneruat mioved that the Foquirition for groceries us passed upan by - chaded [rom the present contractars, Jamea For- 3th & Co., and tho motion was carrivd. *I'hern being no farther busmicss befors tho Cownitee thoy adjunrned. THE JOINT COMMITTEES, A LOVELY Luw. ‘Tho Comtaiilzo wn rubliv Bervice, Clarities, and Hospinl were in juint sewsion yesterday aftornoon in the Caunty Building, to take un the Special Committee report ou county supplies, whick wea referred to thew by the Board one week ago. Commissiouey Conely pregided. Coms misgioner McCaMev, Jones, Hehmidt, Carroll, Johnaon, Clough, Lusee, olden, lurting, and Lonergan wora present. Commiesioner Louer; read. Commissionor Clonglh was chosen as Seere- tary. On motion, the recolutinn of the Toard, refor- rivg iho work to the Counaitteo, was read. The Committee being entitlod o s cleik, Come missioner Sehimdt moved that County Clerk "Lieh bo requested o Celaila closk from hia tollico for that purpuse. Cowalasioner McUafréy objocted to taking a Joris from Gen, Lieb's ofiice, and nowmated M, *Campboll for the position, + Commireioner bebtdt reported that Mr. Dru , tie Deputy County Clerk, would furuish the Jomuuitteo witli & cleck. i+ Commissionur cCuffrey btated that Mr. Campbell was an oficient yegiaier, and long fBervico on tho public press sitted lim for tag Peertion. Lomminsioner MeCaflroy saiid that the evie .donca (o be taken would be very exteurive, Commsgioner Holden nanted to kuow what be weant by that. Cutnnisaioner MeCaffrev replied thal BLRIOUS CIALGES have been mado agatust Tersats cmployed by the Tuszne Aeylum and Hoepital, snd it would bie Lecessary to examine thoti all. Comtnissioner Holdeu suid he hud made no . charges againet ang one ut tho Lavlum, sud he coutd not kos what tigure thov wouhd cut o this examioation. 1o bnd oudy maverted thut no ree. 01d bad boeu Lepit of tho recoipt of puods, rud only that. * " Commissioner McCafiroy thought lie denired 30 show that {he goals lid bemns recraved, and : that an opder was in voguoe whick: would account for tho dispoaition made of the goodu. Ilo wishied it to be undoerstood that o lisd never i tentionully dous anything to . CHOKE OIF THE REFOLT, had been charged by tho morniug papers, e &iad takon stops Lo Lave Latkiop's porton of the . Yeport strickon out, p " Commissioner lolden replied that Commis- siouer MeCaflroy liad done by force whit would ot ue tolerated by any deliberative Lody, Ile Tard had & pottion ol thie roport stricken out be fore st was read, und Lie conld not understand how the Clalumsn hed ruled such e motion in order, xnd atlowed it to paga. Comuissioner Clough desired that the Commit- teo couflue thomeclves to the, subject belfuro them. le wantod the mutter to be s thiorougiv 4 poseiblo, Hlo wau in favor of stiice cconomy, could nmot understand why the clerk frow Gon, Lieb's otlice shuuld not be etuployed, 41 o short-hsud reporter was needad, bo woudd be in avor of elployibg oue when the timo came, Complsslonor MeCaffrey withdrow the nbmi- nution of Mr, Campbell, and ths wen from tho County Clerk's ofiico entored upou the clerical duties of the Committes, ‘The Clerk then read the report of the Hpuvizl Comuaittee for the purchiusy of county supphe:, Corairsivuer McCalfrey anked Cunituinsiones Helden if bd found soytbing in the fiat charged Bbove the regutar contract price. u moved the report be uisiseioner Halden satd ho did not, ssiouer Clough desired tolinow of Cow- oncr Hartioge of Ho Luaw e, Hagen, wio uld the Auylun the goo:is tentioned in the Tusse IS araiseioner Horting did not. Cotagnzeioner Lovergan #sled Comwinzloner 05 1¢ Lo aaw suaibies of gouds purclated. 7 seiouer Heting said ho did uot. Ceriuiteioner Lonorgau stated that the Com- mitteo weors determsived that the divgraceful seena should uot be made more disgraceful by blows, and 1o prevont this they were caretul that the distinguished Commirsioners whould leave the rvom in different dircctions. When they meet to-day yun ia expected, and it i impossiblo to predict the resuit of th:o’ day’a proceediugs. Comniisnioner Conley, who I8 to order the car- risges to convey tho Committes to the country,. will bo careful that tho hoxstile Commnursioners do not rido togethor: conserfuently i not be hiatle to mect until they al door of the Insans Asvlum, and then, a passane-at-arma Loty cen them, the Ll not Le bettor selected, BOSTON. ©Orgunization of the New Clty Gova ernment Nondny—Ynyor Cobh s Mess sage—fenturcs of tho City Charter Which Now Goes tnto Operation, special Diapateh fo Tke Chicage Tribune, Bosrox, Jan. 6.—Mayor Cobb's fusugural ad- drex, deliverad yesterday, is & very satistastory document. Tho not debt has beon increased only about £100,008, notwithatandiug tho ox- traordinary onterprises in which the city has eu- gagod. 1o thinka tho costly busivess of widen- ing; sireets ought to bo suspended for tho prea- ent. llefavors mecuring the land for o pullie park uow, but thinks it would be unwike to at- tetupt to improve it immediately, and that, when improvement is begun, it should go on slowly, withiout iucreasing the public devt. Thie cliief wterest of tho day, however, ceutres in tho promulgation of the new city churter pra- pared by o Commiseion appointed for the pur- pose. Tho miginal members of the Connmission Cartis, Georgo T, Bigelow, Otis Norcross, Charles (i, Greone, and Charles Allen. "TioLwo lattor resigned early on aecount of other prevsing duties. Arthur W. Auntin ana Lemuel Rhnw were appointed to their places, Judge Curtis died last Septembor. Lut before that time the fundamontal principles of the now charter hnd been fixed, aud tho work was well advanctd, Lie baving taken a great interest in it. ‘fiie muin featurosof the charter are that greater atubility in given to the Municipal Govornment by longer torms of oflice; that an entire change of eitber branch in ouo year is impossible; and that a largo part of the work of administration is taken fronitho City Couucil aud given to a Ticard of Comimninsloners. The control of the nrliools is divided between a Board of Schiool Commissionery, eleeted by the people, zud Loaid of six cxaminers, appointed by the Muyor, with tho_approval I tho City Counal. 'Tha Masor is elected for threo gears, Tho Board uf Aldenmnen will number twelvo, one- third of whom will go oat of oflice oach year, fhe Board of Common Council mill bo comyponei} of two Irom esch ward, onoof whom will g out every year. ‘Thero ara to be nal exceoding twenty-fone wards, Tho Keheol Commizsion will convist of iwo from each ward, cleeted for a term of four years, una to go ont ayory eecutd ye Pho clurter maks provision for the following departwments: 'The Publie + tho Asssssor'a Depariment ; tho Uokics Departuwent § the Wauter Board; the {ngith Department ; ths Firo Jupartuient; the Direvtura for Public Justitutivns; “the Oyerscers of the Pour; the ‘Frustcos of the City Hospital; $he 'Trusteos of the 1'iblic Library; the Department of Public Ground the Lioayd of Fublie Printi tho Loard of County Secounty, Mach of thewo will be gov- srned Ly & Board af Commissionors wppointed by he Mayor, with the approval of the City Couneil, Most of the Boards cuasist of threa wcwbera, but wome of them of five, They are o xervo Jor terms ol from thire to five ycars, ouly one member, or one-third of the montbors, baing chianged in'auy ono year in the regular couran of thiupgs, ' hiesa Loards bave i entira control of eso departments, oxcent 3y they de- peud for approyriations on the City Couneil, and must bavo tho approval of the Mavor for somwe of their principal uppuintmonts, Tho Mayor's respousibulity v vastly fucrcanod, Lhe charier bas 1o 50 Liofur the 3ty Connml, bat, if rejected Ly them, ean olill bo eubmitted to the Legislatuts for aputoval, end subnifesion to n poputar yote, Nodoubt thers will s s proat outery on the part of tho rwall politiciaus wio do 1ot selirh being deprived uf the power, und the oppurtunities sforded by un wunual eiection of twoive Aldermen, four Catmion Couneilinen, e four Bichool Comitieewen from ewch ward, faut the indicstions are that the vight-thinking and unselfish wen in e eity will strictly sup- Jois i and in the end gec it, - - - A Veterun Rorse. A hotse, 95 years of age, hue been retived from g were Jadea B, I active sorvice 10 Lebanon Couuty, Peun, He in iba vetaru of tua Nebuliiom, i which he vas nider 1irs 1 nine battley, sud wis wounded. 1L lnve bure wus Lo o buadlet in his leg, tad fc ceused & lamenses, from which ho hus never quite recouercd, After the War ho sastlod Govn in avil lite ua & fawily carriaye hose, 2id way wmuich respected for trustworthiess and suna- bifity, 1le uow cujoys & pousion of four yuatts of vate aud s mun-k cut feod as he waliy every day, sod can be e 1azy ws ho pleasen. AFTER HIS WMONEY. The Ross Preach of Promisc Casc Has Begun. The Velled Witness ‘T'ells the Story of iicr Last Loves Faneher’s Caresses, Kisses, Embraces, Hand-Squeezings, Etc. From a Lover toua Lawyer. On tha 8th day of lant November Tuc Inineye roviswal. st a8 great length as the event de- werved, tho vircutustauces productive of and ot~ tendant on tho beginning. somo time previous, by Misa Charlatte F. Itoss, of this vity, of a suit tor breach of promise agunst one Uourga M. Fansher, of Stocktow, Cal. It is diffienlt, at firat thought, to sind a valid reasom for the docp interest which the public never fails to show in o case fn which a party who bas suflored in loye shiould acok for & balm o tho by, which i in ilrelf & dry. mattev-of-fact aMair, with a couree fullyag free from amooth-running as that of trualove itse!f, and bampessd with quilo as many voxatious delays and crossee. 1t standa irrafutable, howeser, that not only is the disap- pointed lover, whom the oceaniovally Gieklo god Tismon has cluded just on tho poiut of eaplure, prone to moek for redress, greenbacks, and ro- venge in tho courts, but that whenevor such a caxo doers come up it never fails to draw a very full audience. Land cancs, concerning acies of clty propar volving wghty prioe ciplesand millions of money: even murder trials, deciding tho question of the integrity of the privoners’ wecka, sro conducled without suy noticesble fucrease in thy size of the court audis ouee, but it a talo of woman's fove and man's putfidy accupy tho attention of a vourt, snd tha room is crowdod with spectators, not tho least interested among whom ars the lawyets, wio always ock in numberd to snch eceuvs, 'The court-room of Judge Dooth yostorday was by no means an oxception to the rule when the case of Miss Charlowte E. Itoss va. Georgo IIL Faneher, in whicl tho plaiatif sought to recover 220,000 from defendant for breach of promiso of ‘marriage, came up for trisk, Au eftort was mado by tho couuscl for plaintiff for & continuance, on the pround that the day bafore defendant bied introduced, frtha shape of depositions of parties in California, ovidenco impuguing tho chastity of the plaintiff, and thut, notwishstanding au agree- muent to that effect, no cross-oxamination of wit- neases Lad boon made. Tho ceso was confinued until 2 in the aftornoon to permit of the oppos- ing counncel to meat together and determiug as to what portions of tho evidenca reflected upon the character of the plaintiff. On tho respesing of tho court, tho counsel for the conulainaut stated that they had cxammed the depositions and stricken ot sach of their contonis ay re- flncted on the charucter of thewr client. he Court then decided that, on the condition that notlung should ba permitied to nppear in tho depositions questing plaintiil's character, hs conld order the ease to proceed. A jury was im- p:unlm} 1Inrl|\ th, and tho trial of the caso was procesdad N etens thes 4ol e Yty x was completod, ¢ auterad tho court, aul took a eeat beride her counscl. ke prescaced the wsual melanchely, handterchiof-in-hand appearance of ladies wlio, disapnoineed iu fickle love, seei B in tithy lucre, Sbo was nestly Black velvat cloak, trirnad with black: lace, satin skirt, black velvet hat, trnnmed with purple vel- vet and laige fustler, mink mull, laveuder kid gloves, aud balworal bootw, Pernonallz, sha presented Lhe nprearanco of a determined lady verging npon 40 Years of age, Jargo aud well pro- portioned, but ths jmporiant sucition s to Whether lier facn powosned & mufticicnes of charmy to have ever indaced matrnoouial inten- tions on tho pars of the dotendant bal to bo lort undecided, s her fearurod were successinlly concented f1om tho viigar gaze by a heavy black laco veils THE DUNENDANT Presented the appearativs of & poorly-preserved man of 00 or more, sallow of compirxion, aml viithout a lino in his faco to indicata that hio had ever vieldod to a tender emolion of any kind, not to mention that which has always beéen Juoied upon us tho tenderest, ¥ IN OPANING THE CALE, tho counsel for tiw provscution sot forth in prop- erly tender and cloquont terme tho e of the parties to the mut s Stockten, Cal eir o= gngement in marriago ; their traveling togotber a4 wan and wife {rom Stockton to Clicagu ; the subkequent cooling of the detondant’s aticctic aud his subtequent. allexing that Laforo marry ingalady of such formidable proportions fio would requiro to spend r fow monthy on the TFacitie#ilopa to resuperato his physival energies, which had teen exbausted in their hitls tip, Ho denied that during this prondo-lymeneal tiig the defendaut had ebtaed any ndvantage over plaintif's virtuo ; but said that tho fact of her Raving cousenfed, at Lis solicitation, to travel witis bim under such peculiar cirenmstances, was astai upon Ler chiutactes for which be, being :\lrirh wan, ebould Lo mude to pay his chent's elnina, ‘Ihic counscl for the defendant warved the tight to pddresa the jury, and the exsmination of tho witneses was procecded witk, Tho fist witness examived was the plaintiff, 31188 CHARLOTTE 1, KOS, who, after reviewiug tho eatfier pwit of hier Jifo, stated that she beeame fivst nequuinted with the defeudant on Jan, 1, 1873, at Stockton, Cal, ‘The witnees way wearing lier vail down at tiiis ataze, and the counsel for dofense clzimad that she should raien it, 5o thut a full view of her face could be obtained, "This was objected to by tho counsel for plaintiff, and the Conrt wuslaini tha objection, witness procoeded w mouy, veiled a8 befaro, an follows Lie was introduced to defondant b Blurgoon, at the bouse of Mr. 1. which she wa rooming st the tim Fho” de- fendant cxlicd to seo her, and epent thut oven- g alone in fier company, and i the wonth of March fallowiug ho called upon hey simost every eventug, His couverdation was mainly upon lus former lovo affuir, twanty-uno yewrs before, with the daughter of o Nenntor of New York State,t lio toll witneds that durlng that twenty-one yearn e had 1ot eared for any woman, but that ho had fiot to love witnes, ‘They went out SLOURE-IIUNTING together to chicoso w propor homo to dwell in when thoy wora married. ‘The demeanor of wit- ness when ho ealled npon her wan that of u lover, Yhey sat down on u sofa together, Sho did not measurs Low far off hie was, but he was generally very close ta Ler, and ouo of Lis artos wus generslly around hor waist, 1o wus not romuntic fn conversation, but (alied gonerally about Lusiness mattere. They talked ubout where their bouse should be built, and ho decid- ed that ho wonld build it whorever sho Liked, ay lony u it wus noar tho sito of & projected nar~ rov-zunge raifroad, In tin course of their love shp went with hin to churches, theatres, lees tured, ciredecs, and other entertninments, on winch occasioun no attowpt wad mado by plaine tift to conceal their being in eompany, 'Che des feudant protined to marry hor in the early park of Juuo, 1873. 'Tho umderstanding then. wan that, whilo they wero to ba eugaged. the tine for marriaga was not L0 bo e, but 1 the wueautimoe they were to live together iu order ta LEARN WRETHER TUEY WERL APEINITIE, Kl neespted the conditiouy, Thoy starled Hant together in the latter park of Auguat, he promis- ing to marry hor st the conchision of their trip. Tho defendant peid oil oxponses, Thoy camo in o elecping-car, sharing the samo stleronin, Tiey stopped e Saeramonto City aud Salt Laso City, ut which lattor prace #be ocenpied tho samu room with him, Their nest stoppage wuas at Tho deweauor of defendaut on the Tonte 10 Chicago was wifestionuie: o caressad and Liesed her (uite frequently ; often they went into thy open ¢ar, sud onve he put his g vouud Lier waist in night of the pusscugers, AT CHCsiy the defrdent left herto visiv slvic sister i Now Yorl, promising to roturn to bor shurtly, Hodidro i the Novewber foilowing, and vily ok Bim i hor home in- Chicago, o the Sorth Sido, ut8 o'clucis in the evening, Il Livied Ler, fcuted lier by bis eide until 10 weleel, and thout went to his hotel, whero rhe protwsed {o meet hiw at 11 the nost mormny,’ Kho did so, Sho found tur very crosm, audfatice a whils sho found out e hiad coucluded uot to marey ler, Ho wsid ho wanited (u go o Buroyo fivst, apow Sue told hin that ghe was much dwappointed, and thiat sho would not like to wail ro long aw sbiat. Ste would feel muels hustiisted to return o ber fiiends uuwarnied, o said bo did not caro for what THE OLD GRANNIES would say, and that ke would not be ferced to naree againat biv wiil T0= may obdurato, and Ae want eal attes deelivees to dians vith e, o o Mr, Lor lawyer, aml ol o W ile | Wi alonc, liewuver, rne dote W rendant afle 158 thea ha w Bl Lo, b Juad Man dinnar, i (o hope i bo fn n diNerent framo of Wiineas mineerely loved defomtunt at {he the defemtant fived rare of (he tino &t on wd pan of tha time at Mercer, whora ad ranch Witness bt visited detendmt s tanelies fone fanos, aud had gone with him eranionto il othor pineen. Rho had occa- yirdtho same room with han during tho day on thers virits, Lnt not during the vight, Durmy tlieentring hio carow o hor, wllowed his srin to enitdo her. aud alluded (o the subject of mar- g it uentiatasable bints, Whiio defendant man inNow Yoris and ehe was in Chicago, o re- crivad from hisa two postal eands anid o lotter, W itnas recognized dosumonty produved by her cun the orcdsnee inpeation. | The wuneel for complaiunut here introdueed 84 ovidauce to A NUNREG OF L ate., widch complaitiant | fendant. but the v Witheau, contiuni hie woalthy. waiich L piostponod, Considered defendant to A - ths conse) for de- S1tiiam Sturgoon, who way canring ber ab fondat intiodsead ¥ Lo b, b sealliine g | witledlaris, and be went home swith hier, but be Iaft ol pun hier when Sturgeon «ame round, tners nehnowls elied to anjuainiancs with sy i, but desied the slightest intunsey with any of them, It was hatween tho a4 and 19th of June, whils watki n Weller avenne, in Stoek- tou, that defendant waied hee o marry bim, Thav mnds » trip to weres tugotier, whoro they etayed for fous dass. aunf hotel. ero they had adjoindug voo anicnting door, whicl, howsver, was kept tufghi-Gine, 1¢eould hot heve baew opewed nelier, o khe put bor bed up agwivht i, In tho etay at the hotel in Salt Lahe City #he and defendant oceupied the same room, lie sloepinz ou the bed, and sho on tie lonuge in tho roomn. TiL EXULINES o this and all other trips were horna by the de- fendant. withass giving him s diswond ringand o watch as seenrily for reimburang him for lis ontlay, Witioss afterwurds stated that the watels was given defendant Lo wear sa & Tie- mento: besiden, sho did not wauk to by under obligations to hitn, Wheu within o fow miles of Chicago, #he, in fulflilment of an ucrangement 1ande in Stockton to secura him for his outlay, eawod Lier dinmond ring lu bis pociet-book. At the Brigg House, on the acenvion of their lant moeting, ho asked hor what ho ehould do with thoring, Ilewad that it bad been s constant TRIBUNLE: WEDNESDAY., JANUARY 6 roureo of trouvlo to bim, and thatif she did” not tedeent it bo did not kvow what to do with it, In anwwer to a juror: Sho tunght wax-work while in Stockton, Cal., sud had followed a sim- ilar occupation in Chicago, Witness liked defendant very mweh the lirat evoning he spent with ber. It was after sovoral other Visits that TIAT FEELING DEEPENED into o moro kerions ono. Counuel for the defenso—How often has the witness Loen engased 2 Objected to sl abjection wustninoed, y Canneel for the defense—Ian the witness avor o0, Couusel for the defonse—1Tas rhe over bronght action for breach of promise agatust anybody, or tureateued to do so sjected to and ubjection sustained. 10 exatination of witness by the conusel for the defenso showed that she visited Mr. Poters m Uhieago hecauso be wag bor astornoy, Mr. Tmneher promined fo writo her from tho East ve- garding the etato of health of lus sister and l\'llxcu Lis would ba back. e did writa two post- al-cavd o Coungel for the defense tried to clic witness how it camo that eho was Lnown as L in California and as™ Charlotte* in Chi- cago, out objection was raised and sustained on tho ground that the pomt hud not been alluded 'i(“ in either the examivation or erose-exumina- ion. This closed tho evidenco of the plaintiff, whaon the court adjontned, and the case wasconzintoed until 10 o'elock shis morning, I'he eoungel for tho plaintiff are O'Bilen, Darge, and Dixon; thoso for tho defendant, Mageo, Oleson, aud Atkinson. The correspond= encein the cann produced in court of tho de- fendant was quite unintoresting in its nature. RESUMPIION OF SPECIE-FAYMENT. To the Liditor of The Clintun Tribune: Cuteato, Jun, b.—Being & mewber of amer- eantiln firm of thin ¢ aud ony to whom the continual fluctuation of gold causes much troudle, as well as loases Bometimes, [ would re- quest a small apaco in your valuable journal to give my views as a merchant on tho resnmption of spocie-payment. Gold for years past has boen, ood is considered at prosent ag, merchandive. Tha prico of nearly 2ll merehandise is vegulatod by the nupply aud demand. Now, wo sil Kuow gold as merchandiso is in short supply ; hence it iu continually sold ¢ & preminm, or st a prica #nowing this srticla tn bo searce. And, while tais ecarcity in this country coutmues, the price will ba high; but snppose the United Stutes Governient authorizes an iszuo of bonds snough 1 valuo when told 1o redeem every greenback in thin country, and sells these bonds in Eurots for yzold, what would be the efiect of such activn ou gofd, us it in quoted to-day at 111177 Why, in twenty-four heurs after such action by tho Govornment you would sco gold deciiue full § per cont, bringing it down to 10614, Lut ono akky wisy this sudden docline, na thero in yot no more gold# I roply, It iy but tho natural result of all such trausaciions with merchandise that has been wold for mors than ity real value, becauss of searcity, Buk now thero i & prospect of plonty, but yetonly a prospect ; yot all boldors of tho overvalucd ae- tiely will seck to realize un aud sell what thoy fool certain will causo thein & lora by Lolding. it go a step further, aud suppose the bounds sold, aml goid o tho Treasury, ready to be coined, together with thac now in ueo 1n this country, and you would sos another ducli t lenst 4 per cent,~making pold at 10217, und set not a dollarmore of goldl ln circulation. Unt hotders of gold will bie as anxious to sell sventiign as the holders of greentacks will be to holion, Loth baving confidenco that the Gavernment ean aud mill pay ivs greenback in gold 3 «ud, an the payment of the iirst dollar by tho United States m gold for & greenback, the preenhack will ko a8 good aw gold; baving provided itaelf, auLefoze atuted, with more gold than sufiicient to pay all itn greonimek promikes, Now, Cougrees may legislate for years, and politiciany make stump-avecclies by the million, and all advocnte rosumption of specic-payment ; but, without the snccio to resimo puvment with, and a surpins besides, it wifl be all labor in valu. There aro 10any who beliove that, ag xoon a8 & greenback iy “redecmalbls with guld, & class of #geculators will obtain &ll tho greenbavks, and demand tho gold. ‘Yo such I would ank, Would not thio Netivual Danks bo spt to have vontrol of TaGat 0t the prosnbachu. of I country 7 And, it tho gold wak obtuneil, it would be: ohtained by them, sud bold to securo thair cireniation, fiug, you guswer, thoit circulation would Le presented for goid, but their loans apid disconnts would be drawn iu to moro then balance this, and thoso outuide of tho banks, who hud aucceedeq in ob- taiming possession of 2 Yot of gold, would not find it protitablo to hold merely for tho snke of havig it, but would xoon bo seeking a profitable inyestmont for It, and distributing” it again o parties willing to pay interest for its uso; sud Ho it would ind its way into our banks 1o be ro- louned. Undoubtediy soma would attempt tho sbove, Lut their number would ba few indced, A Dixvenase, it from —— Wellealoy College for Woinen, Frout the New Vork Tribtue, The new Wellenley Collega for women iy to hiave a course of study not cxactly the samoe ag that prescyibed for youug men i most of the prineipal cofleges, the eleetivo plan being carried furtber thsu o theso institutiond, But tue caurse s not flews corapreheusive, und contera- plutes no lees thoroughiners, ‘Ihe oflicars of the coliogs are atl to be women—Urevident, Profi- rurs, tutorw, everyhody about the schiool, 1unt bo womeu, Bomo question it mude as 10 whelher ut medent women can be obtafuelwho ere quali- tied by education and executivo sbill 1o tako tio Dighest ponitiona; but the founders ave canfl- defit of being ablu to secure tho women for Lho Places, and are resnlved to launch tho institution upon that banis. ‘The coliege will have attached foi n prepuratory sciiool wherd young women wha, going vut from the various seadenges aml somivariey, fiud themeelves inmufliciendy pres pureil to eutor college, may complete thoir piep- uration, 'The courde of studv. after wntering college, is four years, [t i3 pupposed that & ma. Jority of tho girls gradusted from the bosiding~ Bchouls and destriug to cuter Wellesluy will luve to spend from ou W o Lbe propara- tory departinont, " GAPY. E. B. WARD. s Sudden Déath Dby Apoplesy in the Sireets of Delroits Stetch of Mis Life---His Vst Business Enterprises and Geeat Woalti, From the Letroit Post, Jan, 4, Shurity before 31 o'clock Saturday morning Uapt. Eber 15 Ward, ths great mining operator, tron manufacturer, lnmberman andrailivay tua; nate, wasuiricken down by anattacs of apoplesy while walking along Grigwold street, rud died al- ntost iugtantly, DETAILA OF TUE DEATH. Capt. Ward was prodisposcd tu apoplesy, hay- ing suataiued a rovero stLack of the dread malad: in 1869, and a Jight sbocks i the apriug of 197 but for the past yesr he was in the evjoymuont of excocdingly good heaith, notwithstanding the closences with ho appiiad himself to the menagn. wment of the manifold buninwws enterprises in wiudh he wasinterasted, On Now Year's Day ho wus appatently in tho begt of Loalth and spirits, aua wado soveral cally upon futunato friends, Saturday moiniog bo was rather late at his oflice, it boug o few minutes efier 10 o'clock when he arrived there, but the omployes noticed that Lis eye was clear, lus slep tine, and everything sbout him indicsted good health. After the transaction of some private busincss ho left tho offico, wich io at the foot of Wayne street, and started up town, with tha intention of vimiting tha Superior Court. to turned np Grivwoll atrect (roim Jeferaon nvenng, and when oppoxito 15, K. goberta’ banking-vthee, only » fow fect from thy aveiue, Lo wus seon to fail to tho mde- walk. Tho streel was eruwded with people at the time, and reveral genticulen who were clore by sprang to s nentsuce, and 1awsing up his provivate body eariied bim nto Mr. Roueris’ otice, Alodical assintancs was promptiy sum- moued, and in a very few mimitos Dre, Fareawl, scown, snid M. Y. Bmith wero in attondance, cit cfforts to restore Cait. Ward were quits umeless, deatis hoving evidently becn slmost iustantancous. A fow minutes later Coronor (iriflin arrived at tho oliice and hold an inquest. 3, L W, King, who saw Capt. Ward whon bo foll, testitied briofly Lo the f2ets, aud (he physicisus concurred in propouncing apoplazy to hnve becn the vause of death. Y'he ususl voruict wag rewurved, and the jury relired, CAPT. WARD'S EABLY LITE. Eber B, Ward was horn in Canada—although of American_pRieutago—on Christmas Day 1o (ho yoar 1811, aud was, therefore, at the timo of Ius deathy, 63 years of age. Yhe rosidouce ot his parenia in Cnnada was oply temporary, and afltor tho troubley occarioned by tho War of 1812 bad nubsided, thoy returued Lo theirgold Lows- atead in tbe Town of ol Tutiand County, Vt., & most dolighirul local wheto o suv- joctof thi sketeh remained until ho was 6 years of age. In 1817 lun paronts decided to 10move to the South, and aet sut for Keutucky, but whils on thoeir juarnoy Mre. Ward was taken ill and aied at Watorford, ¥a. Yhis event led tho fatber to abandon s original intention, and L ducided that ho would go 10 Ohio. Afier a short rosidence ju that state the family camo to Miclizan, aud iked it 80 well (bat thoy de- ternnned to make it Lheir permanent howo. When young Liber camo to Detrot with his fatber fu 1821, tho town boasted of ouly ono framo building, a log-cabin with & cedar bark 1oul constituting thie popular style of editice, 4" be anrival of ouo of the little vessely that made p the luke leet, tho largest homg only 30 tons batden, nas a gieat oveut for Detroit, aud tho cutiro population, wnon, women, aud chikiren, would flcck downi to the river to get a sight at tho strango craft. At that tinio not ano of thoss crats was owned in Detrait, aud the only means of water communication bewween this city and Luftalo was afforded by tho titide brug Sunter, Buch was tho condition of the mariuo intorests with which ypung Ward was afterwurd Lo ve so exteustyely coneorned. ‘o year following youug Ward's arel val in it o accompamed lus fatuer to Slarius City, and in 142k tuoy romoved to Muckiunc, whero, for s time, tie old gontloman scted s lightlsouse-keepot. 1t was in this year tbat young Ward, then only 13 yens of age, began Tun matine 1ifo an cabin-Lug upon & smail Echoot= er, Youug us he was, Lo visplayed lnuch of that strong seli-relianes, fhrnness of will, and keen- ness uf perception, which weie among his dis- tinguished characteristics in after ife. 1o was uniing and fathiat in the wscharge of hig humble datics, and displayed 8o much energy and astivity thwe s unele, Mr. Samnel Wery, wan was tlien a prowinent siip-butlder at Marino City, gavo tha Yotz cabin-boy s elerkstup in big watehuuss, an eitablishment which ny that cavly dzy wu considered & vury estonoivo one. 1lera he nas afordod a goodupportunity for obtaiuing &n jueigit nto the maunor iu which atip-busid- g and manoe transaciious generally wers cac- ricd on, tud the huublo position provedl tho vtup- pinig-stone to tho vast furiuna which 1o subse- quently aceumulated solsly through bisown ex- criuLb. ¢ FANLY MARINE VENTURES, Young Wasd was provident aud cconomical, 1 out of bis Ezwall salary ho haved money it Lo purchass onswuartee inturest in tho aaer dien, Harrson, 'uo boas was not cuoled, and wag Josng money, when 1835, took commurd of her, cul donu cxponses, and used such good_judgient in maungement that the seasan proved & puying one, iostead of o losing oue, as had been antici- pated, Hubsequently Mr. Ward commanded other vesuols with success, for a long time ruu- ning botween St. Josopl and_Chiesgo. Aftera timo be formed a partnorship with his unclo Bamuel, and was oxtensvely engaged in slup- building at Marivo City and in steambonting, Iu 1550 Capt, Waid camo back to Dotroit, whera a Inrger field for mavino operationa wus offerod. For mauy years bo was tho propriotor of a ling of sterners plying betweon Buftalo gud Cbicazo, and in this news was_ successfinl in mahing & groat desl of money., Ilo wes un- iring in Lis allorta to sdvancs tho marine inter- cents of this vicinity, aud the resuits of lus labora speak for themsuives, Amony tho stealuets und eailing vessols wluch Capt. Ward built, somo of whicls’ ara atill plying tho laken, vioro tho Gen, Harrison, tha Chawpion, Samuel Ward, the Tearl. Atlanuc, L. F, Wade, Montgomery, 1iu- 10, Detroit, Lacille, Ocean, the Cospdan, Fanct, Arotie, and' many othor smaller cralt, whioso names aro not readily availablo, Of lato years Capt. Waid I{N\YIIII“.V withdrew from wanhe business, and invested bis capital in other dircctionn, nlthough at tho timo of his death thu number of barges which ho owned and employed in tha transportation of Lia lumler and iron would Lavo boen considered by wu ondinary Tuan as a heavy invostineut. LAND AXD LUSKEL INVERENTS, Homethiug over tweuty vears ago, after tha alltond policy heeama rottled, Capi, Ward saw thiat the sieambuut nterests woull suffer by tie rivalry, and wnilh keen foresight resolved that o muat seel oo other rcthod of inveating hie capaisl, In thecoursa of 4 conversation with Lis unelo, ho suggerted tho propricty of buying lauds. but the elder geutleruan shook his hiead gravely aud wasinelined tolook upon tho project with disfavor, “Uut wo must do somiothing clso with our monoy," zaid Capi. Ward, “and what ehall it be " ‘Lhie unclo was obliged to con- feru that he did not Lnow, and the Captain de- cidod without much besitation that the specula- tion would be a safe ono, As usual, Lo was right, Mo invested beavily m (racts of pino land, and coutined huylug sud solling for thoe nezt ten or Qfteen years, As the tina of bis death, Caph! Ward owned a body of 57,000 reres neur Ludington, in thiy Hiate, togethier with two mummoth saw-mills, onu of tuew pronaunced by competent judges to Do as tine a mill an thera 18 anywhero in the wold, Far this property, topetner with cut legs and the boats used in transporting the luwmber, Capt. Ward was offered alout on:e year and onee hulf ago the sum of §1,000,000, A goutleman who was in Lia oftlco at tha time the proposal wos made stales thal Capt. Ward, after o fow winttew’ coneidoration, called in a clork, aud brietly said, ** Toll the gentlomuu Lo can have tlio propercy for £1,000,000," 1o consldered thia plecs of_vruperty obe of Lis bext imvestments, Cupt, Ward alio owned viber largu bodies of Michigan pius Jauds, rsuging from 5,000 to 25,- VLU acics iu eatent, togethor witl vast tracis of furming lands in lowa, Wisconsin, aud Ohiv, Tt is catimsted Ly = momber ot the family tha Capl. Ward's Jundod praperty, i€ properiy hine ull; , i3 worth to-day frotm €5,000,008 to $7,000,« e, MINIRG AND MANUEACTURING INTEKE N, Txtonsive a3 wore Capt. Wurd's on landy, by fartle largest puition of bis weshl wan invested in fron-works and nining outes- prises. When Lo advent of railvoads thieat. ened o injure tho veesol interests, bo turnod bis attention o irun wanufacture, aud bought a largo wmount of tho then dovreciated slock of tha Eurctia Lron Cotpony, which wus organized Ly Detroitera, aud was in & bad wey fuzaviaily, L shrewduess aud good judgnciit wrought a womlrous chisnga ; ths drvaping yrospeets of tho Company revived tder bis toich, aud soon ho beeawe the mgctor spirie of the Lurchu, His 1875.---TEN PAGES. i6tt movo was tho octablighment of rollng- mills and binet-fuinaces at Wyandutte, bolow this elty, and, snbsenontly, of ehmilar worka at Clicago wnd Mitwaukeo, Al theso exstablint- tnents nre very extansiva and emplay Lnndrods of workmen, Atk Chicazo mills tho manufs ture of wicel rails in heaviiy carried on, and con- teaetn have heen mado which will require a year fo fulill. Tualtof thero great cstablishmentn Capt, Werd owned a vontrolling intercst. s mining interer e wero sl vorv Incge. 110 own- ol the Now England Iron-Mine, back of Mar- quotto : 8 Roft-Aron-ine fn Wisconsi, which Lo conilered rathier valuahle proforty : extoveivo mining lands in what is koown_an tho ** Monoa inca Tron District " in Wisconrin and Mi a capper-nune in Arizonn, near whers thn i lexas & Pacitie Tailroad will go. which has never heen worked, but is considercd the richest mins in the world, and wan prved by 1 2w bin mont valuable miting propurty {1ralko was exteusively jotcrested 11 silye i, beiug ono of the principal vwners of the Filver Tulet wing, Lake Bupetior, eud of tho Iorpe silver-mmelting workn al Wyandotte. Oqj. Ward's more recent investments in the Guraks Eibyer-Mine, in Utal, will bo retaemberod on ac- count. of tho Bowspuper publiity which = wa fiven to the atter about n year ago. (b wow chinged that Capt, Ward was gioesly deceived ns 10 tio character of the proporty, aud legal pr ceadings, both of & civil and eriminal characte whivh eaused conwiderable Jitigation, were inati- tnted by him against tho alizped swindlers, At the time of his death ho rotained his intereat in the Euroka. Of Iate, Capt. Ward had uot hewit entering opon now entervrines tuany estent, but Vi ravlier endeavoring to eurtail, BAILIOAD INTENES Capt, Werd was quite hen road sutuiptives. o owhed tho FFlink & I’ere Murguetin Haiiroad. ol w he was President. and prized liglily, yeara ugo ho enppliod the Burfingion & Sonthe west Rarlrond with the sum of §250,000 fur the purchase ol iron, but ho was unzble to pet bin pay, aud subsequently bacawe the lessea uf the cutira interest probably being not far 0,000, '£ho road passed under i pors sonal contrat, 2nd, an it extendsturough « fortile country, ani i econamically managed, tha pros- pectn w6 that it will ultinately bocotso a pe nstitation, vanes i il Targa dntoren: i nx bls Capt. Ward aleo und a conidera fnvestmont in o Texad railroad, buy tha exael a1n0un i not known, OTEER ENTENTRISES, Tho decenscd had s Inrge emonut of money invested in other enlernrines. tho prinetnal vae of which was tho American Plate-Gleg. npRe ny. Hecoming aware of tho fact that thera were Taviza deponits of sand ruitable for the manulac- tuvo of plate-glars in Missours, he purchased the entiro property and orjanized a stock company, of which i wus rresident and Treasnrer, Tho munufactory i8 tocated at Crystal City, below 5t. Touin, and 14 the woust extonsive of “ita kind in this conntry. ‘ Capt. Ward was, from its establishment untit romelbing over a year sito. s largo stockholder in the 2 and at ono time Presideut of the company. CAPT. WALD'S OFFICER, At the time of bis death Capt. Ward held the tollowing oflelsl positious in variouy stoek com- panics ; Tlint & Ders Marquelte Linilway Company, T'remident. Surlington & Southiwestern ailway Company, President and lessce. Wyandotte Itoiling-Mill Company, President end ‘freasurer. North Chicago Rolling-Mill Company, Treas- uter. Ailweukos Iron Company, President. Detrot Copper-Mining Company, of Arizoua, President, American Dlate-Glass Company, Presidont and Treasurer. Yureka Iron Company, Wyaudotte, President and Trossurer, fecond National Bank of Detroit, Director. Silver Inlet Mining. Cowpany, of Lake Bue perior, Director, Wyandotto Silver Smelting and Rofining Com- pany, Ditcetor. Lurcka Mining Company, of Utah, President, 113 WEALTIL Capt. Ward's inyvestments wero of snch an oxtensivo character that eny close ostimate as to the total valua of hin property must necessarily, nt {Lis tima, bo romowhat vague. 1o was apt to undorestimate, rather than overcstimate, Lis property, and was gever given to boasting of his wealth, A member of lus family stated to the writer Baturday that, if Capt. Ward coula have Jived to rettlo up his affairs, e conld have paid all kin debts angd had $10,000,000 loft, He made 1 will @ fow montbs azo, and named As exocu- tors 8 geutlemsn of Clavelsnd, T, C. Qwen, of thiis city, and Orrin Potter, of Chicago. LIFE INSURANCE, 1t is undoratood that Capt. Ward carried an inkurance npon his life amounting to 85,000, Not loug 2go, in a conversation with a friend; he etated that o ehould like to_maite the amount au oven 100,000, but that his advanced years Znd provious touches of apoploxy woull of courso render it imposeible, I8 POBLIO LITE. The deceased was (or many years prominently connected with the Ropublican party, and was & very zealous partisan, Iwo years ago, he was n delegata f1om this Stato to the Naticnal Convon- tien nt Pbiladeiphin, which renommnated Gen. Girant for the Premidency, and wus choson ong of tha Vice-Presidonts of that bodr, When the Ttoard of Estimates was firt crested, he waw chosen a member-at-Jarge, and, in tho fall of 1873, was 1c-elected to that ofico, WIS FAMILY. Cupt. Ward was twico mary tho first time in the spring of 1837 to Misy hiary McQueen, of Mariug City, liia second wife, Misa Kate Lyon, of Couneait, O., a nicco of the Han, Bou Wade, ho married about nix years ago. 1o leaves five cluldren by Lis first wifo: ilonry, Milton D, Charles, Lizziwe, and Mary, the first pamed being 33 years of age and the youugest 19, Thers 1o also two littlo children by s sccond wifo. Ono of these, Khor Ib, Jr., is 4 yearsold, and the other, & ttle girl, s 2 years of age. 3Mrs, Ward swas absont upat & visit to hor 1clatives in Cone neaut, O., at the timo of her husbaud's desib, gl . NEW YORK, The New Mayor and Elis New firoom ~A Warning to IRing 'Thieve New ¥ & communication to tho seversl heads of De- yarunonts, emphasizing the recommendation in his mensago that an end Lo put to tho practice of eending porsons to Albany to cffect or influ- cnce legiefation Laving particular referonce to the department represented. The commuuica- tion, 1t is rumored, was suggested by the knowl. edge that Comptroller (ircen's agents are sl- ready in Albauy, eadeavoring to securo fresh lc(zmluuon affecting his oftice. '1ia Mayor has ardered the Corporation Coun- wel, 15, Dolatield Smith, to sliow causo why he #hould pot bo removed. 'fhe Mayor, in the contsa of » long lotter to (he Corporution Coun- eol. anyE: ** Your appointment to oitice is plain- Iy traconblo to the agouey of thess men, Tweed el biu benchmen iept them {n the eamo re- Iaitons to tho Law Department which they held under your predecessor. Who cloims against Tweed wnd his gevociates, involving wany mill- ioua of dollats, ara now, by tho decistons of the bighest court, placed oxclugivoly in chargo of your deparunent, and we baye reached the fourlly yoar mncotho lust of tho frauds was committed, No gentloman standivg in your rolation to ‘Tweed and Lis ansociates could proso- cute themn with tho zeal sud active encigy need- «d to competo succesefully with the large corps of eminont and sble counselors whom thewr stolen millious enalle them to cmploy." The Corporation Conusel, in yeply to the Mayor's fetter, mays thut ho cau anwwer to tho satisfac. ticn of every just mind cvery fact, sud oven in- fereneo, in the communication, which is caleu- lated to Lring the sdunuissration of she Luw De- partment undor criticlsm. Commissionor 15, 1., Donnelly, of {hie Depart- ment of Chavities and Corrections, has resigned, owing to Lis businews fnterasty foatl. Senatur Nehiare, From the Sprngrietd () Bepubisean, Thera has boci rouio speculation concerning tho fuluro of enstor Seliuz, as Lis will probse Lly retue from tho Scoate ou the 4th of March, and ouo statemnont has Leen yublishied that bho intended to move Eaxt with bis family, perbaps 10 Maesachusotts. 'This 18 certatuly ‘not truo. 1Mo is a Leavy owner in aud one of tho editors of tho grout Genwan paper of Bt, Louls, which in aluo the leading Gornan nowspaper of tia coun- tey, and hos other important iutorests and at- tuchmonts to St. Lunis, aud it is not at al) Jikely that ho would on any scconnt remove from thut city at present, 1o does puzlume, hLow-. ever, to improve hiv prospootive leisure in eoms valushio literary . work,—ons of his pro- ru»,ud bookis b & wnch-nceded polhitical hise 3 ized Btaten; aud for (y oxceution it 14 quite litely that Lo moy epoud v or two in the vicluity of : whoro he can have gnick aveean to libraries and othor sourcen of authentio anformation. ~ Probably noman fu tho country is ter flited for wiiting sach a bitory than Mr. w1z, lio Las etudicd tho sabject with enthn. ot and anduetry for msny vears—so muclh so s tu have led Mr.Charles Fiancis Adamu to eay ol Jiiw, pomo years ugo, that tho mun who best undistood the political history of Anierics was a Gerwau s whila Lo hay the seholarly acquite- ment, sud wiiting ekill and wental impartality w0 necensary (0 4o yurdive L0 80 grent u thewma. . of 1, Jan, S.~Mayor Wickham has sent IOWA. Prozress of the Hawkoye State fn Popufation and Wealth. A Baptist Cenfenniat Movemeat. Kirkmun ARalves«Colics &) eeiul Corresy ondence uf The Chirage Tribune, Dra Mowsks, Jan, be sctiring State officers heve heen fur revery! duys putting their houses in order for (ho comnng ef their sus. cesnore. BTATE AUDITOR RUSSELL will return to liv farm o Teoedey, sod, atter four yoars' wervice, will nurrendor the portfolio of thaywmost impurtant State otice &8 pour in purse a8 when be took it. but wilh tha conacious ssewrance thae ba 1os iono Lis duty, 1le bas managed the finanves of tho State with serupulous care, aud well earned the appellation of IIsnest John Ruasoell. He bup paid into tha State Trens- ury, na fees of his affice, during his four years' e, £63,000, —thrico oxeoeding the amount of any producecaor, snd three tines moro thaw the entiro expenses of hig ofiice, including salary aud cleri-hire, ‘Uho Seeretary of Statoe received and paid over, last year, tecs Lo the amount of £1,600. During Decomber the amount was $211.25,—a larger eum than for any previouna month Hioee the State was urgunizad, NOLARIAL (OINXINATONS, Duriag the year thare were 1ssued from the Governor's eliiea 1,019 notarial comniireions, 82 wiscellrneony comuitsions, 43 appointments of Commitsioness for other Btates, 97 ragnisitions for fugitives, 42 warrants on roquisitions from vtaer States, and b finea renntted. _ 'I'te Hecratary of Sunle, for tho eame poriad, irsued but 927 notarial commissions. Tho in- terenes is, that a large number of Notaries sre Rebigg without anthority of Jaw, — Under the old law, an appuintment wasauthority to act; under the new law, nu rppointment sud 8 comminslon oy pecansnr Neziigont oflicials would do woil s nes i old the peunities, nathe ) ated tho reproben- #abla practics o & Lundred acts_cach reseion Lo legalize tho weis of delinguont Nota- rica. K DISSOLTIION, The Salmle Savings Liauk han filed notice in tho oftice of the Secrotary of Stato that it will diunolve July 80, 1875, and will do no bauking Lusineas sltor Jan, 1, 175, T0WA PROGKES: Jlouday last wes the twouty-ciglith aunivorszry of tho samission of lows iuto tha Union. Ita growth hes been surprising. Tho following i3 the population for tho years named ? Iy compatigon, the growth m Florida was admitted into thoUnion on the same day with lowa, In 1570 Florida had & popula~ tion of 187,748, or 1,006,073 Jess than Iowa. 1hs United Stales Azricuitural Report for 187 shows that Iowa s in the front rank in the production of tho four leading farm-products of the nation : cony, Titinols, Airst, bu,,. +4142,290,000 Towa, eecond, bu.. L5 200,000 WHEAT, Tows, Brst, Bleeesenensrs CSTTLE, Tlinots, Ohlo, e 1ows, third Tows, first, Tho total vo places Towa second : Tilinols, Grst, ..., Tows, second., thews four products 125,538,323 90,664,822 CETENNIAL MOVEMENT, Tho Itev, J. A. Nash, President of the Des Moines University, was in Chlcago the present week, tonitend a meeting of & Commities for tho Baptist denomination, and anotbor from the State of Iilinois, to devise memns to carry out the rlan of celobrating the Centenoial Ly largely ceudowing the higher echools under Baplist con- wsoi throughount the country, Several measures wera adapted, amang which were the followiog, which 1 get frota Mr. Nasu: To ancurs somo of the ablest writers in the donomiuation to furnish educational articles To ercure the co-operation of pastors to bring tho huh{cct bofore their people ; & “To hold meetings at promineat points over tha 4 ' orstanize eocleties in the congregations, snd gend efiicient agents tocanyasa for Bubscriptiony. KEQUEL TO TUE KIRMAN AFYAIR, (inorge N, Kirkman, of Washiogton Township, who wae sharged with burning his son-in-law’ ‘barn, threo woeks ago, and was waited on by 3 cu.:l»s of men to get him to confeas the deed under threats of hanging, Las turned the tables ou hia persccutora, Ils has sold all bis personal property, and commenced & prosecution for the threutened banging sgainet the would-be vigi- Jants, smong whom are both bis sons. o is liimeclf upder bonds to appear at tho Districs Court to answer the chargo of arson. COEE. Lxperiments havo beon made by Mr. Wesley Redlead, of this city, in coking the coal which is mived hero ; and it i proven that a quality fully equal to thet made st Connellaviile, Pa., can’ bo_produced, Thousands of tons of the Teuneylvanis coxe yasses West through thu eity for the miuing regions of Colorado. If ex- reiimenta on a larger scalo shall prove a succes uwa will taiso tho lion's shwro of that trafi:. Hawgeye ——— Druldism Ntill Preserved in Wales, Luncon Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial. T iave just obtained through a Welsh fricna afaw items coucerning & myetorions sect in the south of Walns, concorning which no record whatever exists, but which I believe to be tho En;y 1ast remnant of the sucient Druidio ro- giou. ‘The people belonging to the little sect aro few and poor ; they dwell scattered ninong the bills i tho neighborhood of Pontypridd. They gather togethor only twico every yoar—on the summer and the winter solstice.” Thoy then ascond s mountain called Eglwyeilan, Thiv wountain's namo seoms derived from FEglwoys (French, Kolise) Church, aud ilan, a height; bub the mystorions roligiouiats say that tho latter word—Ilun—is tho name of" tlicie founder. Tho miountain iu connected with antiquity Ly having on us top a holy (rocking) stone, and near ity baso thoe 1emains of an old (so-called Druidie) teuwple, circular, but witi 8 loug_sluu- oua line of etones, such as are_thought by sous & relict of ecrpent-worship, Whoa theso brothe ren asseinblo at tho mountain's base at the ol stice, thoy are hoaded b; aged man who bears w s hand & lung wand. - At the lop of 1l wiud {8 a swall sphote with threo prongs, hke divulgent rays, issuiog from one side of it. Bly informant asked one of tho eolstitinla what wat the meaning of this sphore aud its three prongs, Mo renlied that the sphere was ** the aphere,* and, as for the three prongs, * you will find three in everything,”" ho said, *inleaves and irces particulariy,” Tho pilgrims warch silently aftor their sged leader with the wand up the mountain, aud whon they armive thera e preac! ea 1o them a strango 8yrt of mixture of malesis alism sud fetichism, e ‘Twonty Miles an Houie ‘Tom Sanders, of Bullalo, owas & little, lazy, “low mare, thet i the ridicule of Liv frieus Oso recent svening lio aud somo of thiose friends ture tulking of burscs, when he astonished then by offering to bet §100 that ho could ride bis inare 20 unlos in an hour, Ho counted ont money in a taotalizing way, romarkiug that hu mare had been laugled atlong cnough, and L hsd mado up his miud to show what ubo could do. 1t soewed liko robbing Tom, 8o tboy all eaid, to tako bis bet, ut Lo iusisted, and tbe stuked were pub in trustworthy hands, A day was choscu for tue trial, ane when it came Tors Jud then to tho Central Railroad depot, where the homely little maro wat found aboard & Laggage-car. Tom Ls ticieted hor for Rochestor by express, sud whes tho train wes ready to start lie got on Ler Lack swiling trinwphsutly. 1o sa1d Lo rechoucd thad Lo could rdw that way 20 miles in an lour, ud less the time-table liod. Away wont the tram with the rolerco holding his watch, and thres fellows wha bad Joined in the bet agaivet the mure vory surrowful of expicselon, Abost 15 mules budt been run in about balf sn bour, ap! Yoin was grinuing i auticivation of an easy vic; tory, When tho eur bumped over something, as hio Waa tluown from the mare by hastily aphlies Anaxle Lad broken, and itho traid than oy bour, And Tom wa 102 60 Eurful over is Joss of tha ytukes ynd the fuiluve of hListrick us bo wus over hus stupidif in uot thinking of taking the mare off the cir at ridesg tho rert of the 29 miles, o4 thore hiad veds a3y Lo 19 du witiva the bugs.