Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1875, Page 10

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1875, _— \ - - ,— _ e —_—— e —_— m— ——_—_—_—_—————— — THE CITY. THF CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION. PHOPOLED AMESDMEN(A TO THE MUNICIPAL INCOR- PORATION ACT, The Etecative Commilieo of the Citizens® Association hold & meeting ab noon yesierday, {0 confor with a number of prom.nent eitizens fn regard to amendments to tas DMunicipal Incorvoration act, which it is proposed to have passed this winter. Among those present by nvitation wers M. I\ Tuley, F. IT. Winston, E. 0. Larned, and flermann Rastor, In addition, there wers of tha Committee, Fraukhu Maoc- Veagh, 1L P. Derickson, and €. M. Iendersoa, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS were sdopted ¢ Thatan ¢ s tion be held fn every, city In the State not orgenized nmler the gencral law once it evers four sears, begiuning with tha gencral 8 ate elerts in November, (873, in which the peoie sha vote ujon hie queetion whothier they will adopt ths geveral law for s charter of not, In euch citics as xuall vute for it, tha people tliereof #hall j roceed ot tha vnantug Arti election to eiect wll tio city otk era provided {or by o general law, inclndg the Muyor snd Comnnon Cuuneil, aud or:antio under ft, “That the. (Hizens of ans uity, upon patitton signed by one-cizhil of the vters ©50 Yuled uy che last jen- efal clretion, suull have the tight, througl the Cume mon Cuuneil, 10 call 3 svecial election to_snbmit the mame auestion ot (he Hi1to eloction tiwvo years siter that of 1473, or thal of 141, el Tuat when tho peopie oction of (Lie Htate mun e upot tha adoption or re- al chartey of general s, nes Shouid aio kave the 11gut 1o vOte ou o B0jarate yropositdon wuether the on Conacil Mall conalab B two braticlioi—a Lense 10 bo culled Counelincn, ond 8 howse 1o Lo catled Aldermen: the upper brauck [0 contist Of h.f un 1Aty members an Lae lower ouo; and, if 1o volo i« i the allirmative, whin tho electivn 18 hidd under o new chinter, they whi olast the bvo Lrancles as thus providel tor, If they v two braudher, ti,05 will then only elet o Aldermen, fn’ caxt they bave adupted fhie e Taala st may e 1 rought Ly any tazw namo and for the henstit of the chy or vilag Ay porern or corporalion, 9 TeEOFCT MUY 1Niey plLoj ety bolongiig to the citz of vilac, or fur Riouey which tiay iavo bien ey 5 feared without athority O Lnv, provided that su taxpayer shall floa hawd for sl eosta, 10 e approved b tue Cierk of the Court 4 which tio suit 15 ayet may filo n b oyl ecl?, trantfer, disponal 1 Wiy propeity, ppropnatlc atonglul payment of iy v, or to provent fleyal fonstructivn of ralivoul tiacks of any kiml on the ®, higl ic frrounds of the eity, it alho Al 1hi2 1emoval of nuattinaZud Tairosd (racks, of oth obetrictina from auy ouch etredt, slicy, uF publ highwa. AN AMENDYENT deslgnates th vitice!s whio ehall be clected,—n Mayor, members of the Comon Coaneil, City Attornes, City Clerk, and City ‘reasurer ; tho Iatter of wlom shati hokl oflica two vears, bt ghall not be elected oftener thon once in fuur venrs, so that, after holdg ofice tho alloted time, a snecesror whall bo appointed, in order to, allow glum au of portunizy to Keitle Lis nes counts. Al other ofliveis, 1ot provided for by clection of the peoble, shail be appoit by tho Mayor, wnpon con- litmation _of the Common Council, The Hlay not e n Coweil coutent; and tho Conncil munst ac: withia ten days from the timo of the removal, duritg which period cf theis inaetivity, tho placo shall Lo tempotarily fillsd by tho o, who ahall ecnd in names uitit the vacuney s tilled : {lio new offizial ta rive & bond 85 required by law £ dis 20 hus duties, Quita a numbar of minor amondmonts wero also aaopted, but those given above uio the cs- ones. hcso nro adoptod they will, in the epinion Lxecutive Comimittes, very mreatiy prove the exiting Stats law, and miako tho'gen- cral charter of o ety very supevior to that under which we ato to¥ working, aud luerasto tho protection t tax-pavers iu thy appropriation aud expenditurs of their monrys, 5 1t is belivved that tho amendrients will meet with tho geveral approtation of tho pecple; and it 1shoyed that tue Cook County dolegation will af=0 approve of tuem, and press tucm on tho Loguluture for adsptiva. all bave powor to remove nuy ollic anuual mecting vesterday afterncon ot their of- fiea, No. 127 LaSiatio street, President George C. Clarko fu tho chair, The iret thivg i order wasthe clection of ofii- cors for Lho ensuing year. President Clarke stuted that tho roport had gotten abroad that he wus u candidate for re- oicefion, 1o wichied 1t to bo particularly under- eto.d that Lio was not & candidate, and mould not accept tha oflice under auy consideration, Ths foilswing ofticers wero then nomiuated aud uurnimouely elected: Preaient—soucthan Gaodwin, Jr, ) 1 e-Preaident—E. Al Teall, Treasur.r—C, W, D e Limierick. Jamies, Bobert Crite chiett, Antuur Dacat, Litliaing Lat—Arthur Ducat, Georgo C, Clerke, C, W Diew, ¥ i.e Urdinance—George C, Lyon, Thomas Goodman, ane, :ce—Davle, Lewle, Montgomery, Suppuy=3oure, T.oyd, Ciitiiell, Leferctice—Case, Jame 4, and Ducat, THE BUI The Committeo ou ¢ L.aw snbmitted {hoir revort. They etate that alter mouths of luber, snd with the aseiziauce ct nome of tho Lest architects and engineeis in the aty, they hiad drawn up a las which thoy hoped would bo accepted. Lhe b which they subint is of nn- usual length, and is cowmyicte 1 every partiea- lar, aud, it adujted, will pivo this city tuo hest Jaw ot the kind in the country. Messis, Ar.ur Duent and Fredenck Laum architect, aescrvo wuch eredit for the ususual amonnt of tima and Juber they have bestowed npou this matter, A vote of thauks was teudered to the Com- mittee for their laLore. ‘Ihe discussion of tho new Iaw was deferred wntil tlus aitoynoon, when suothor meeting is to Lo held, ‘I'lie Iive Patrol Committea submitted their repuit, nhich was udopted, FIIE CoMMI Tha clection of a Fuo eloner, ta il tho vacancy created by tho resignation of Mr, Jobn B, Drake, wan then dec'ared in order, Mr, 4, 3, Muore was nomiuated, und his nom- ination was_ outhusissticaliy scconded, Mr. Blooro utated that Lis could not possibly take the ollics, lua Lusiucss Leing such 03 to 1equire all s sttention, Stll it was Cinsisted that Mr. 3loore was the only avail- ablo man for the position, Bemy; one of tho leading members of 1he Doard, and o man of irrepionchable charucter, the Cowmun Council eonld et poseivly reluso to contiru hlm promptly. It was furthes ciaunod that the Council was bound to reject overy mun nowm- inated from the Uittzevs' Arsociation. Mr. Moure was then clected, inspite of his protestationy, by a wuanimous vote, fhe thauks of the Lowd wero tendered to Mr, George O. Clarke, the rcuning President, and aleo to theretiring Fire-Patiol Comnittes, ‘e meeting theu adjourned untl 2o'clock this aflornovn. THE NEW OFFICER. ‘Tho result of the election ol cfticera is Inoliod upot by the Underwriters with mueh satistac. tion. it 18 the peueral opinion ko lusurance mou, and even thoso who do not belong Lo tho Board, thut mure popular aud satisfactory ofli~ cers could nut Lave possibly been selected, Mr, J. Goodwin, Jr., the uew Preeidont, in the senjor pattoer of the firm of Goodwin & I'asco, the ageuts of the Ata Tusurauce Company, of Hartford, aud oilier compauies, Mz, Guoodwin 18 not only popular with ull tise jusuranco ten in this city, but also nith tho members of the Natiousl Beard, whoas confiucuee in Chicagotira atfairs will ungoubtedly bo greatly wnbianced by this selection. Mr, E. M. Teall, tho now Vice-President, in tho eonior partner of the firm of ‘Lesll & Fisbor, and is & mo:t able aud popular young wan, who will retlect ciedis upon the positic Mr, C. W, Drew, of the fiim of Miller & Drav, the uew Treasurer, has for a lung time been onu of the lesding mewbera of the luard, knd has dono excellent wotk ou various coiiuittees, us- pecially tho Yire Patrol Comnntiee, Myr. B, M, Moore, of the mm of 8, & Co., who haa been olected Iito Commizsoner, is too weid kuown to the citizens of Chieago to need much iotroduction, A Letter cluica for wuch a responsible pceition could bardly have boen made, aud tho mewbers of tha Huatd feel delighted that they Luve timally succeeded in forcing tho oftica upon him. 1lis standing, char- acter, aud reputation aroe Buch that tho Council caunot do otherwive than prompily coutivm liw, —_— WAR ON 'CHANCE, WHICH PRESIDLNT BUALL RECEIVE THE LING ? Moudsy King Kulaka..a will ariive i Chicago, Monday the newly-olectcd Piesidont of the Loard of Tiade; Geargo Armour, will bo fa- stulled. Tho'ignoraut reader will see no connoc- $i00 between thiewe two itoaw, In reslity, thero 18 & very closo one. Now to point 1t out. Tbe Kiog teust be shown the sights of Chicaga weluding the Btock-Yards, the pumping-works, tiio can-cav, and the Doard of Trade. When it i tod by the peoplo. if tno-thirds of tho cnmes to visiting tho last-oamed piace, tho Presl- dent of tho Doard of Trade muss receive the Rayal visitor at the door, conduct him to the intorior of tha best molorn roproduction of the Tower of Dabel, sud introdnce him to s lot of peoplo who will vell at bim, It will boe scon that this is a responsible Dbueiness, ecpecially when in aadition ho will hiave to eatisfy Kalakana's consuining curiosity about the Sturges affair, and explain to him the meaning of * go.ter tho manth.” Dt who will bo the Presideut when ho cails? “Under which King, Lezowan 1a 1t to bo Armour, oria it to be How? wan for tho newly-clocted President to be ln- stalled at tho meoting heid i tha ovening; of tater_years, tho now mon_bas presided at the mreling of tho Doard Gl Direciars hell at 3in the atteruoon, Mr, Armour 1a undoubtally Pros- idant, oven thoush nit formally inditeted into oftic, ami r. Hluw 1 still Presideat, thongh not ro eleeed. Thus stands the cituation. a very peculiar one, shict yosterdar gave nssto milch dizcussion i conitroveiny oit ‘Change. Tt is no: ofton in tiia Ropnblican eountry that & has a chance ta reccivo & King and justy Iin_ on tho mubject of corneie, nind hoth Mesars, How and Avmoue are bens o 1 walesmag 1is Majesty of the Sandwich Irlauis. ¢r weouri tae lege of reeclvinz a visit from lim, aal Leing cnabled to wis; Jay on the top of the card-res ceiver a pastoboard ratiug ¢ KALARAUA 3, Bandwich Istands, Each one was Instating on his rights, and a great many delieate potats of ctiquetie wera die- cuased by the B ard of Directois, and by the mambers peuecally, Danng tho early part of tho day telepramn woro Bout by over-onthmaias- 1 tig friendw of both endes to the” ofticor in chaige of the King. Ous of theao vead, o6 10llown ¢ Do not recogniza Armour, 1fuw ia thie ouy man legaliy authc rized, dore by matl, Teustad, Later in tho day Messrs, Landolph and (uzche inson, the great wathoritics on tha cwilities ani coustesies of the Board, pat thewr heads sogeiner —it was o largo sighti—and concocted 3 comprn- miro, which will be vubmuted this mornine, 18 thun s King Kalakaua wiil o seleomed al p. s by President ilow, introduced to tha m>, ek, aua the syxtom of doing business e ed. A3 p.m. e will o 1o the Directos where he wi'l La weleonied by the 13,ard, and the ovxtemof doing buriness on 'Change will be again explaiedd by tho members in chorus. Iintediate- ivafier the jnstallation of Vresident Armonr, ho will weleome tho King, explain to hi method of doing Lusiness an 'Change, diees hiatto any new menmbers who may bave ed up, President Armour nill then gecom- the Ring to no hotel, and will bid lum the uiticind farewell on bebalf of the Boasd, Daning the eveuing Secretary Randolph will csll and preseut Th Slujeety witis a copy of the last re- port, *with tho compliments of the rutior.” Al this compromtes is notacceded to, it is feared that bioadzhed may ensne. and that the military authoritics may be called 1 to prevent divorder, [tis undorstood that Cea, Drum will reeognizo Mr. How, which will settle tho maltor. — PUIE, MRS. DU A DOARDING-UOUSL KELLLR IN COURT. Tor a la:go city liks Clicago, and one which is go well supplicd with boarding-houses, tho amount of troublo atising botween bosrding- house Koepers and thoir clients is remarkably small, Of courso, tha leilo matiers of differ- cnca which will atise between landlady and boarder will occur here as clsenliere; it muat te confessod that the air of Wabash avenuo is too often saturated with an odor of douotful Dush, oud thera i3 to doubt that too frequently this compouund, after baviug been enjouged, or at any rate eaten, is not o promptly raid fur as it might bo; atill, when differences on these sccounts do arisa, they ara goueral- Iy rcttled without rovourss to the courts. An exception tothis rule must, howeyer, bs atmitted io the cass of The People vs. Du Puio, which camo up for trial yesterday afternoon ve- fore Justice Hlinedals, at his oflico on Monroo street. Tharelator in tho caze, Mis, Harriet It Johnson, eharges tho defendant, Mrs. Du Puio, proprictor of the Du Puie ITouse, a Third avenue Loarding-hiouse, with the crimo of larceny, alleg- ing thot the defendaut, 1n August last, stole from her certain goods left at her houte by re- later. Tho case Las been postyoned fron timo to time, and two_civil_suits brought by JMrs. Jobusun asniust drs. Du Puic vave restlted in tavor or tho latter, THI COMPLAINANT, however, nothing daunted, and backed up by other (.arties who ullege sundry very discredita- Lle acts on the part of the defondant, brought tho cviminal st before Jusiice IHiusdale, o.d w28 the tirst witness callod by her attornoy. She testitied that sbio sent to board at the Du Puie Houso abone the 8:h of last May, and staid thero about vwo mouihs. \When she left there in July, she hed wmot paid Ler board, aud Alrs. Du Puio detzined a trunk aud a3 bhand- satchel belonging to witvess, coutaining, among other poods, & pgold chain and tocket, two gold riugs, a rair of gold car-rings, a £et of joweiry with ball poudants, nwo rings, o gold peneil, o eet of amethyst jswelry, a Llack velvet vest, a hand-mitrer, and & lacs bandker- cluof. She hind tiied since to get the gouds back from Mre. Du Puie, offoring to vay the buard- bill 1n iustaliments aud take Lack her goods ac- cording as sho paid, but tho laualudy would not conseat to such an arrangewent, Yhe uex: wituers was YATRICK 11, JOUNON, husband of tie relator, who corroborated her testimouy. CYRUS TISMER teatificd that ho \us o boardec at tho Du Pule ifouze on the dny before last Thanksgiving Day, on which day Mrs, Du Pate removed from his roum o numbor of the goods belougiug to Mes, Jobuson, which had been placed 1 witness' raow tho day before, e knew them to ko the rroperty of s, Jolumon becauso hie made o witiuto of thomn by going throngl the trunk and hand-vatelel at night. Ho did o becausa ho biad been robbed of a watch in the house, and wuspected that it might bo among these goods. e 01d not find the wateh, nor did ho see zuy of tho jewelrs deecrived by relotor a8 baving beeu stolen frow ber. B WILSON DUBRETT, a colored express-driver, 1deutified Mrs, Du Puie 2s & woman who bired lum on tho day af- ter Taanksgiving to take a trunk from the Du Puio House to Ne. 265 Michigan avenuo. ‘L'his ctosed the eass for tha prosecution, when COUNSEL FOI TUE DEVENSE stated that ho proposed to introduce as testi- mony the ovidence of Patrick 1f, Jounson and flarriets It Jobnson in tle replevin suit before Jumice ITaines, and uluo the cost of replovin, in order to fmpugn the evideuce of thoso wituesses in the precout suit, Objection was raised on the ground that the recoid in o case of a dilerent nutura could not bo introduced, but the Jusuce overruled the ob- Jection, and ollowed tho introduction of tue tranectipt. A BUDDEN DISCLOFURE, The Court was on tho puint «f sajourning when Jennto Lamblup, formerly s eervant as the L Luie llouse, zeting nnder the advice of Mr. A. 5. Trnde, haiided 10 the Justico a gold waich, which, she stuted, hiaa been givon 0 her somo fime ugo by Mr. Du Luicin order to jutluence Lier evidenco in tho case. This unexpected moyo created quite n httla Alir iy the court, and the girl's ovidenco, if heard, it 1 expeeted will bo quite Lively i iis uaturo. i el HURDLE RACINC. 1CY SPORIS AT TILE KINK, It has been ouarged against Americans, by thoee wha would know Lotter it they would read levs aud travelled more, that they are too quict- living a peopla—ihas thero is too little fan aud too much euforced eorionsness in their every- day-lite. Upon tho bams of this sssumption- thoy attributo tothis aileged natlousl sombrencsy of dispozition the existence of inumerable un- comfortablo complaints, such as dysvepsia aud others v\(ulch ave pecularly miserably in their nature, in alluding to wiich they kesm to think that not only are they peculinrly American in their origin, but that they uffoct moto or lesy seriously every man, woman, aud child unfortu- nate enough to bo born,or to becomo natarahzed, within Uucle Baw's domain, Without discusting the question of whethier the foud eaten by tha average American fa not a4 easily digested and as successfully convertod iuto museular tivsuo a8 thut of the averago Uritishar, or other eriticis- uf; foreiguer, it ju safo to ay thnt tho American ® just as fond of fuo as any other being on tho face of the globe. It is trus that the same ex- alteil porltion is not accurded to cortamn sports here #s in s laud whose legislatora atay tho wheols of Governmeut for a day to go to a horee-tace, but neverthiclesa in their propor placo eporis of all kinds flud as large a propor- :iqu' of mdhu‘;f" h:ufi:- nluowlluro’.l auy doubtor ol 6 position here assumed had been at the West Slds Ssating Riok last nigbt ho would at_once Lave boon convert- od from Lis ercor. The occation was the com- retitlon in a counie of s«ating racea for a connle of nominal p-.zes, and tho Iarge audionco which assembled, tus hearty manner, in which the races wera akated off, and the plack dis- layed by tho competitors, sbowal that in " Chicago at any ralo wanly sports pos- rored ny geat charma for the youug an auvithero, Fhe toial number of peapla prea- ent conliuot hava beon less than 1,000, about ano-third of wiaom wero skators, Atter ganoral s kating hias heen indulged In for some t:me. tho manager of tho rink, Mr, Snyder, clearad the toe for tho firet race, nhish was & co of & quarter of & nuld ever trelvo slox from 18 £ 27 weties {3 hoight, was it 23 bill, Tho dietance re- A the tink to be creled four times by the ssalesn, clearing four burdlea each © lap, ‘The skaters in fhuws 1aco vern Q. Bluhm, J. Nholdes, W. Foley, and A, Dlanchard. A ood stars was eltected, aud the raco, afier a toneh stmpzle and somo escellent Jumping on the part of il the competitors, was wou by (b Linlim m s minute and & quarter, The et was o milo race, for which there on- tered A, Blanchiard, Cook, dohuny Cook, G. Falaz, . Pomings, L. Robinson, W, Foloy, . Wells, O, W, Stoner, and utheis, ‘The prize for s wns a scason ticlkot for ladv and zentleania. Ting ra~o bionght forth ima very rapid skatine, but A, Bianchard showed np to tho front after tus secoud Jap, and, though onco ur twica gal- bint offoris woro made to wreat the leaderainp from hitn, ho kept lus ndvantazo til tne end af tho thuteenth Jap, cowmins i easy winner i tbres minutes aud twenty roconds. A moat awusing exbibition of tie troubles of a nuvics at thoe glidiue art was then givon by Gus Binhm, whose splandid imitation of the froutle efforta of tho Leginnsr excited consider- nole merriment. At tho sion of thia exhibition ths man- ager aunounead that Saturasy cvening a miver cup would bo awarded tu the winnor of & potaio race, Tho programmo of the ovening being ovar, tho ceneral skating bogan azain, wnd the coup d'weil prerented hy the Leautiful riect of ies coverad with lady and goutlemen skaters wae Tost plessing, ) ¥ Al the tri i — TR.UIPECTS OF TILE BEASON, The mout imagiuative cannot measurs tho comfort the weathier of the past fow days has al- lowed t) be stored for tue near future. Ico yoars ago was deemed a luxury, but it is nowa necoteity to aill, Tho receut cold spell, thon, has been a blessing in disgulse, wherein dealers i 1ee havo beon ouabled t3 st least cummence 1ha work of harvestiog their crop for the coming summer. The harves was inangurated Tuesday by most of the dealers of tho city under tho moet auspiclous cirenmatances, with tho proa- peci of un abundant yield. A toar among the ice.dealers yosterday ghowed, 80 far as 1t is poasible to judzo 2o oariy in tho scagon, that tho crop stored this winter will Lo at leaet one-third larger than that storod Inst winter. This supposition is based ou the in- farmation that tho- storago-capacity of dealers haa tecn increased in that proportion over what it has been in former yesrs, Upou the weather depends the realization of the supposition, “I'io principal sonrcos from which the ico-doal- ors of tho city disw their supplies are Culi- aict, Llgin,” _ Willow Springs, Stone Luke, Clear TLake, the Fox River, and roma moar pomts 1un Wisconein, At these places Tuesday the ico was found to vary in tekuzes from 7 to 14 inches. At the com. meucemcut of tho barvest lust year at no point did tiao 1ee excoed 7 inches, wherofore many ice- men did not caro to barsest it, Waiting for tho ice to (licken, bowevcr, they lost thewr crop, and, a3 o consequence, last sumwmer about one-third of the ice consumed iu tha city was brought [rown the north. The prospecty of this scawca v 1ar aie, that, inatead of wwporting tho coming season, vur dealers will 03 soabled to export, if #0 inchimod, Thers appears to be a general feelimg, hawever, duainet oxpurting, the pust having iwpresscd wany dealors with the neces- uity of rotdiniug wlhatever suryhs tucy miny re- curo to micst the uucertainties of the next sea- sui. In fact, several lugo dealers are making au efure to harveat a doublo crow Lo that ond, Tho quality of the ico bewg harvested in gen- erally better than it bad beon for yeare. Inthe witzr of 1871-'72, minch of (ho ico saved was frow 2 to U feot thick, which was an intermixturo ot #3ow and ico, and very imperfect. lu 1873~ ’i4, the o:lier extrome wns reached, the jce being not uvor 7 wnciies in thicknoss, but quite eohd. ‘The 1ce now bo.ng saved is from 14 to 12 inclies, whish dealers gay ia the most convenient aul desrablo thickness. It is almoss emively freo fro'n snow, and is prouounced superivr to that sav:d in the nortl. ‘'wI prescat prospects, unless that change of wind, dreaded Ly tho ice-desler and mariner aliie, should interveno, the ico-sup;ly the com- iug sesson nill be super.or both in quality and quantity. Dealors also predict that the prico wilt oo lowered, not ouly on account of the quan- tity to be storced, bul ‘becauso of tho reducud prica b whicl labor iw secured to barvest i, It i snnoanced by one ptominent desler that e will furn.sh fumiliea the coming summer at o re- duction of atleast 25 per cont from last year'a prices, while to larger consumers the reductiou will bo still greater, All dealers convorsed with nnite 1n the dotermination 1o roduce the price, bui tho amount of the reduction will bo gov- eined by tho supply, which doponds alons upon tho weather for tho uext twenty days. kil KANSAS. APTEAL FOR RELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTE. A reporter called ou Dr. J. 13, Mitohell yertor- dey to get some additional information about thie Knusas sufferors, ho being in this city for tho purposo of soliciting aid for them. Ile said that tha people in tho Lorder counties, which the rratslioppors visited, wero poor when they set- tled on the land, and had not under cultivation, sa many supposed, largo farms, bat ouly small patches around thir dwelliugs. Wailo able to support lifo1n_ prosporous scasons, aud clothe and foed their families, the misfortuno of lust summor, having desiroyed thoir cops, had com- pletely prostrated them, and tueir condition was now doplorable, The Legislatures had auathor- ized tho dstressed conntics to issuo bonds ia or- der to raise monoy to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, but the oonds had not beon issued, aud, therofore, uo woney Lat beon obtained by that means. The other counties of the Btats hielped their afllicted neighbors, but their scauty means wore long ago exhausted, snd Lience there was no zlternative but to send persons East to asic assistance, 1ln Con'cy, Bumner, Butler, Sedywick, aud Harper Couutics, the coplo wore living on bran and water ; their stock had no grain, and would not be ablo to render any service whan plowing-time cameunlessthey Lad proper food., About 23 wen, wumen, and children would need clothing and catables for the next six months; auu Lbus fac ooly 11,404 had beon coutributed toward supplying their_wantv, Unless thoy wore wided, many wuuld starve to death during the winter, The Doctor requested the publication of the tollowing appeul, and it {s to be hopod that lib- eral respousos will be madat 1u_the Penple of Chicagn : T o woilcititig wid for fhe wuffering people of Kausas, Uur peopio aro aturving, aud we ex you ta conttiiits troin your abundanes to save thewm from sturvation, Neferenco s given lo Henry W, King, wholesalo clothing merchunt ; Cnarles G, Cooley, Board of Trado ; sud C, U. Truadell, General Superiufendent Cbicago Helief and Ald Bouiety, Contributiuns of miouey nul _rupplios can Lo Ieft withh W. O, Ludiow, Puul-Oflice Depastiment, at his bome, No. 156 Wost Ad* a3 streot, J. B, MiseieLy, M, D, El Dorado, Butler Counly, Kan, st il SOCIETY GOSSIP, CAVENDISH—JONES. 3 The elegant rosidouce of Mr. Peter Cavendish, on the coruer of Juniper avenue and Bixty-sisth trect, was last night the scene of pleasig fes- tivities, The occasion was tha uuitivg of Mr, Cavendish in tho bonds of matnimony with the superb Misa Jano Jouew, a young lady who Las long overseen tho wauts nud whims of a well- Lnown avenue family, ‘Che unfortusate family will grently mies the charming bride, Thero wora proscat ab. it fifteen peraonw, the slite of the Soulh Division, and even then tho apacious par- lors wers not crowded. Tue gentlemen, without, wo Lolieve, s single exception, removed their Lata cu cutering the house, ‘The brile wore a pink calico dress, with » knife-pleating of tho samo around the skirt, ‘I'ho sleevou wero mado open, thus displaying the neat wilst und arms, which wore adurned with rubber bracolota. Blia also wore a liven collar, Her ornaments wero simple, aud cnly heightoned Lot charms, Ier hair was in lowing curls part wav to ber vaint. Tuo Neveroud Father McPlinder performed the warriage coremony, which was unusually im- pressive. Lue father left at an oarly Lour, bave g a choir-meeting £9 attoud, 'L'he ludied woro ull attired with singular tasto. Among the n:ost nxiiccable was Mra. Mullens, wiio wore n buff liuen skiri, with black alpaca over-gisist, rafiled, Jeor hair was in a coil at the top of her head, thus giviog her a dignilied ap- carance, Mrs, Mullens is a dara-complesionod rugctte, and woro a teautiful set ‘:{. coral Jew- elry, which could no b an §1. Ml up with the cost 8 Christina Labhatt, who s bride, was alny distinguished for her charming appearanca. Her dres was of dark blue dalsino, with whito polka dota, and a domi-teain of tluo pouling Ier ornamoncs wers & bead bolt and gold ear-ringa, Mra, Cavewdish, the mothor of the haupy man, wea arpavo! i purpla de.aing, with o sleaveless black velvoteen jaciot, and laco wits. Sho wera 0o cinamentd, being in moarsing fortha Iato Mr. Cavendish, who 18 not esa sly dead, but has gous sout (10 Jolist) far & coupio of yoars, 10 xee mhout ronio stono-cutlng, Mauy of tho Jadica wora charm-bells, Mrat of tho yotnger oney had raad trymmings on thefr drewres, and this fashion extsnde:d even 1o ti who w. te beadi of perapication on Tiis was more noticeablo alter sembera of the party amueed them- nelves with enshre, grab, eassino, &nd othior el gamer, awd, whilo tiey wern thws empioyod, tio voung peoplo maclo themselves merry with * co- penhagan,” *eategat,” aud ** ditehem,” & new Rgam>_intraduced by o Young gentlenan lately from Ircland, aad well hvown 1 saciety circles there. After thoeo pames, tho company were entertained with a aumptilous collatton, ad iv the roomy kitehen, Tho tablo wan rhed with a cake which cort thalareesua of Tacenty, Vo other ¥ wera correspondingly Juecions and axponsivo, Daker & Co, were tho caterern. After the repaat the company onjoyol n fe fancinating daucos, Ind by the enelanting music of illy Foote's band. A novel fratwo o. tho entertainment was furnished by a Iady who mod- catly mithno!ds hor name. In daneing the Loan- ciets this lady folt her bairpin giving way, aad, Defore alio cauld disengae hierself, lier awitch, a new 50-coat one houghit for the occasion, fell to tho floor and wag lost in tho exciting winrl of tho danco. Ths iady and ner partoer male known her loss, and diligent koarci was mado, but net for sume minnutes way n traco of it dis- covered, It was then found en tuo sapper-ta- ble, whors two or thico still lingered, ucar o (at bottle, in front of which & yoinr mwn sat. o was veiuly trng to pesl iy, bo said, tiinking 1t was a Lologan sausize. On he told the true nature of tho articlo ho promp'ly restored it to tho owner, and wterly refused any compansation, doslaring 1t to be 10 1n0ra than hia duty. He wan greatly troubled with hiccoughs, which o oshaasted im that he laydown on a eeltea soon after, ‘1he young wan's nawo wo eould not learn, ‘I'lho prescnts to tha bride wera numercus anil costly. Wo hiavorpacato namaonly afew: A poir "of pebblo-goat shiced from tha bride’s brotha-in-law; a glass door-plate from her grandmother's unclo; a half-dozen casa-knives aud n keraseno lamp from the bridegroom; a mop, brovin, and potato-masher from au un- known friend : n can of kerosens and a bundie of kindlinga from tho bride's mother-in-law; also a notmeg-grater and somo maniel oma~ menta from Ler ochool friends, The paity, kuoning the habits of the Hyde Park poticcmen, dispersed at 2 o'clock, wishing nauy bleesings on tue heals of tho Lanpy pair. Mr. and Mrs, Cavandiah will hold a sand wedl- ding o tho Mh of Apnl, a9 thev (hen will have anjoyed threo mouths of wedded Lhss. g WEST CHICAGO. RTATE AND COUNIY TAXES FOR 1874, Tho following is a correct liet of tho taxable real estate and personal property in tho West Division, with the various taxes : LEAL ERTATE, Asnessed valuaticn, 32,372,643 ; equalized by the County Board, §34,153,130 ; ** cqualized " Ly tho Stata Board, $63,037,703. Stale tax, 2164,- 31475 ;_coun! o, £109.629.80 ; park, 77,50, oulovard and pack, 284,467, 8. ‘Total taxen for 1871, 659,401, In adiition, there seo du forfeitures Lo the State s county, 203,580.41; £2,831.07 ; houle: back _taxer and State tax, $24,701.95; (92 N1 printers’ foes, 65, 1otal, old and naw, TERFONAL Arpessed valuatio: the County Loard, the Staze Board, franchises of corporations, 3 tax, S19,083.94 ; county, H6, Vs town, £05.- 470.67 ; park, €20,763.62; boulevard and park, ©3,201.62. Fotal, $161.310,03, TOTAL TAX, rcal ostato, 2nd personal property, $912,002.18. et GENERAL NEWS, Tha Coroner wiil bold an inquest on {ha body of Abrabam Glilard this moruing at 9 o'cleck, in rear of No. 173 North BSangamon street, ‘Iho ratticalars of the caeo appeared in yestorday’s paper. ‘The temneraturs yoaterday, as obsorved by L. Mrnasse, optician, under Tur Trinuse Build- ing, was, ot 8a, m., 10de3. above zoro; 10 a, m., 133 1210, 17; 3p. m,, 19; 6 p. m,, 16 : ond 8 p. m,, 12, Tue usnal monthly meering of tha Chicago Avchitects’ Instituta waa to have beon held yos- terday aftorncon in their rooms, corner of Clark and Madison straots, but thero was no quorum, so tho gathoring had to ba_pastponed uutil the afteraoun of Thursday week. Apoplexy was the verdict of the Coroner's Jury in the caso of John dcdullen, who diod Monday at the Coun:y Hospital. Deceased was a young wan of 26 yoars, nho had becone fiumplam wreck phyrically, the result of bad abits nnd great diseipation. 1t in admitted on all sidos that it doss roquira o good deal of moral courage in the partor of a clinrch whoso deacons are either engazed 1n tha coal trade or plumbing busiucsa to pray tu the pulpit for a dwcontinuance of the extrowno cold that entaila so.mucl suffe:ing ou the poor. Tno completion of the Now Adelohi Fhanm will not be delayed bozauso an employe sluck his foot througl tho Lody of Molponiene. Tho dec- orative artist has nlrendy mounted the senlfold- ing, ond will mako tho 1ause os ood a8 new, aud the ceiling a3 beautiful a3 befors tho bresk. Petor Smith, formerly a saloon-keeper at the coruer of I'ifth avonuo and Van Buren street, diea suddenly in Nispel's saloon, No. 330 South Clark stroct, last ovoning ot 7:30 o'clack, Dolirinm tremons i said o ave beou the canno, Tho body was takon to the Moigue, and the Coronor notitled. Among tho transfera recorded vosterday are the salo by Lanra A. Rathbone to L N, V. Bler- man of the property on tho southwest corner of Centro avenua_aund Jackson street for $52,000, and by Amos Green to ‘L. Tlogeis of 273 feot on tho north side of Chicazo aveuus, 120 feet wosl of Bueridan streat, for £22,600. The war 1n the Western Avenuo Baptist Chureh still continuos, but sisco tho accapance of the pnstor's 1esiguation id kept quiect, T'hero is an ijulluonce at , which sppears to bo gainiog in streugth every day, for the reoafling af Mr. Gordon, It isnot likely to take place, however, uotd after the churca election, which will bo licld in & fow wocly. James O. Hirn, the young man who was so dangerously injured by being run over by Lllinow Ceutral cars, at the Stcek.Yards, o few days ago, dicd vosterdav ot 8t. Luke's Hospital, ‘The Cur- onor held an inquest, and o verdict of accidental doath was rendored, Daceased reswded st No. 753 Indiana ovenuo, aud was cmployod a4 s switchman at the timo of tho necidonl, A man in the West Division was recontly noti- fied by tho Doard of I'ublic Works that the cor- ract namboer of his house was €9). 1lo ncoord- ingly went to Wolleusak's for three plated fignces to place upon his door. Ho wanted s six and two vines, or two nince and & gix, but they could ouly give him threo nines or fhireo mixes, beiug just out of #ixes or nines, zecording as you choose to look av it. After mature deliberation, ho said he would took elsewhere, A wealthy widow on West Adema eirest, re- elding 10 her own splondid mausion, Las reject- el the offer of & young gentleman with an wcome of $7,500 3 year, and_bestowed the haud of her beautiful and accomplished daughter on n handsome and well-educated yonng man woose father went up aftor tha War, sud wao has since learned the trade of a plumber. Tho old lady baa figured up that, by baving a plumber in the family, shio will save about 9,650 & year. ‘The fight betweon the 'huacs and cara on the Raudolph strcet lino is growing in intensity overy day. 'L'ho’buses aro now carrying passen- gern for 3 cents, whilo the cars adhers 10 the old price. The couseyuence is that tho 'Lusos are gathering the inast patronuge. The war was ko great yestenday that it was often unsafe to get off or or o 'bus when a car was Lehlund, I two instanced cotlisions, whick to lookers-on ncemed ‘malicious, ocourred from the cars runeing into 'buses, If the light between tho rival lines could be continell to their reepective proprietora rather than the diivers, tho publie would be equally well ploasod. The aad death of George E. Fuller, mea tionof which was mado in vestorday's 'Imisuxe, bas gasta gluom over tho entiro Liro Dopariment. "ho City ‘Velegraph oflice sud ougine-houses draped in respect. The wmoued a jury yesterday, and iovesti- ated the “accident which cost Fulier ia life. A verdict of sccldental desth was re- turned, and the jucy recommendud the clty to pro- vide meaus of support for the young widow of docensed. . Fullor waa terribly shocked, oa .70 Lave been wark of s a sum- mowning Corouner learning of the occnrronco. and it is feared by hor frionda that ilincas will ensue, ‘Tho Thomas J. 'erner Ladgze, A. T, snd A 3, had a pubite instailation of rocontly elected of- liears ut their beautiful hiall, on dfooroe siroet, opposito Blaisdoil's Muosonm, Iast svening. Thero nas a very largo attendanco of fadios and rentlemon, friemls of tus mombars, and the rocoolings wero of A most inerosting charac- ter, W, I Cuttler furnished momo fine organ muasie, which was supplamanted Dby the Oriontel _ Quartotto CGlea Club, lod by Mr. Charlea Philtiys, The installation cero- monirs wora _conlucted by Dr. Walter A. Sterons, I, D, M., and by tho Right Worshipfal D. A, Caghman, Urand Marabal, ~'Tho lev. Mr. hosking resd sn original poom, which was mmeh apt lauded, After nome more organ misio awd vuealinn, the procoedings tormunicl, The list of the oificerneleel, and now installed, 1 - beou already published. 1UHH RONGS IN OERMAN MOUTIS, Tor things are wmore touciting than to hoar & Gormau singing ** Bhamus O'Brien," ns follows: Ach, Baunis O'lirion, whit for yon You nlcht ket nel Ach, what for 1oty inn arm, Like der birds vot excapes und gous vree, TEMPERANCE, A meoting of tha Chicazo Temperanco Alli- anco wag held yosterday afternson in Room No. 4 ¥, M C. AL Building, ha Rev, Gion Woud oceupied the chair, 1lo aaid that tha meoiing was called to comploto the list of ofitcers, Mr. Shorwoud baving boen clected Ireeidont lask Tuesdar aflernoon. A voto by ballot was then taken, and tho list of oflicery, complote, now stands as follows : PreA lent—Qeorgs Sherwaod, Secvetury—Andrew Paxton, Treaairer. e, Lol s rils Side, Prof, David Swing, the Rer, 0, E, Fellon, Mrs, Frances Cragin ; West Side, ', 8, Rouuds, the Rev,ulen Wood, tho Itsv, B, I, South Sile, Biehop Cheney, the Lev, W, 1L Mre, O, B, Wilren, Commitiee—North blds, Oerin W, Potter, auder, Mrs, J, 13, Hobbs § South Slde, farrs, 1T, B, Cragin,George 1. Sidwell, Miss Wiltard § West Hid nthill King, Monroe d Carse, B, FranklunJ, ¥ Meath, Alrs, A reeo'ution offererd by Mr, D, 8, Covert, in- rtrieting the Seerotary to communicate with the diferent minietorisl boards and prayer unions, inviting their co-operation iu tho canso of pro- motiug tomporance, was wnnimonsly adoptod, It was agreod thac the meetings of tho Exaci- tive Commiittea should bo heli evory Thursday aftersnon, at 4 o'cluck, the place af masting Lo bo indirated by tire call of tho Secretary, and the meeting adjourned. TUE FIRST REGIMENT. Tho t Iegiment Illinois Siato Gnards ars fast grining a proficioncy in the compauy evolu- tiony, 'Lhere is e v & nizlit in the weel but what two companiea are drilling at their mag- nilicent armory on Lalo street, betwesn Clark and Dearbern. Last night Compauy ¢, Capt. Carponter, and Company E, Capi. Colling, were on diill, sud o sucprising improvemnent way shown over Inst mouth. I'ho Board of Arlministratior have made an appropriation of 8150 for tho purpose of Bup- iy tho rogiment with their fatyma caps, This cap a jaunty little affair wizh gray cloth body: wunken tip, 4% iuches in dinmoter: liettht at baclk, G inehce, including band, aud 2 mches in front: black woiated braid around band, tip, and up quarters; plain doubls japan- ned golid leathier visor, withont binding, 154 mches in depth ; claatio chin-sirap, aud lilinois cont-of-arms battous at mide: 3{ of an inchh gilt il front; millk glazo cover with but- ton-holen. They will bo ready tfor dolivery in abont four woeky. The ragiment, under tho command of their Lieu- tonaut-Colonel, Gon, hicCluzy, will have their lirst public parado o Washington's birthdsy, when tho citizens of Chicazo will, for tha firat timo, havo the opportunity of viewlng thia splendid body of muon, which is bound to be in timo the erack regiinent of ths country,—-sccond not oven to the renvwned New York Soventh. THE COUNTY BUILNING, The Committeo on Jail und Jail Accounta met and audited several small accouats, Thn Committes on Tublic Charities will visit tue Stack-Yards to-day for the purpowe of pur- chasing sevenly lcad of hougs for the I'vor- ouse, Thr Firance Committea was in session, and Dbusmily ocenpied in chosking up ths semi-znuual reports of tho County Recordor and Clerk of tho Cireuis Court, The Committce on Hoapital, of the Board of County Commirsinuers, was in sesuion daring the afioinoon vt yesterdsy, and audited a few aczounts, and then sajourned. ‘Iio Joint Committees on Public Bulldings and Charsties woro alév in acsaion, No business of fmportance wis trancacted, tuther than approve ing bills for tho laulaing of tho new Puor-llouss and for tho foundaiion to tho improvement of tho Insane Asylum, Tho Coramitteo on Roads and Bridaes was also in sassion, when B, 8, Ureeloy, tho Engiueer of tho Village of Hyde Park, lnid bofore tls Com- wittea his tiuui estimato of the cost of the bridge over tho Calumat Liver iv South Chicago, vhich was §2,473.70, Ths proiection to the bridge cost Q3,05 makiog a totsl oxpeudituro of §3,11:.65. Tho Committes accepted tho account, and will make a final report at the mooting of tho Board Monday, whon they will recommend that tiao Board appropriate one-third of the total cost of tha bridge, $1,087.55, thua leaving the towu the balance of the account to sotilo. PLIPONTANT TELEGRAM FROM LONDON. A lato cablegram snuouncea tha clection of Joln Crossloy, Lsq., il. 1, aa Chicf Esocutive Ofticer of this Iuternational Chamber of Com- merco and Mississippi Vulloy Socioty, of Lon- don. Mr. Crossley iy ths senior member of the waoll- kuown ¥nglish firm of Messis, Johu Croxssley & Sons, ouo ¢f tho largest manufacturers of Furope. 1l honso employs 6,000 handa in tho ufasturo of carpets, and about ono-haif of tha gocds made for the past tweuty-live ycars hiava beon sold in the Unitod Btatea, ITenco his extensive huoinces relations wih Americans bavo identificd him with our peopie to an oxtent perbaps unequaled Ly any foreign or. Asido frum theso businces considorations, Mr. Crossley 18 ono of tho most liberal of men—liberal in politics, liboral in_roligion, aud liveral in all tho kind-heatted and benovo- lent amenitics of saclal ife, It will bo romem- boted that Mr. Crossloy and a few friends vis- ited Chiesgo in October, and that our citizens honored them by & rcception under tho asuspices of tho Chicago branch of this HBocicty, of tha parent orgauization of which in Lundoa ilr. -Crosgloy was u prominent member. Tho impression mads by Mr. Crossley and patty duriug their sojourn in Chicago, through their nequaintance with our leadiug ciuzous, was very favorable, and it haa given assurances of succees in tho building up of this International Association, Mr. Crossley's acceptanco of the Prosidoncy of the parent Socioty immedistoly on his return to England, after visiting the diffo; brauches 1 the Niflfihui&‘.fl Valloy, 14 » fact of marked significance, To visit to Chicago and return homo o favorably fmpressed with our resources that Lo empha- ri1zes lils appreciation by becoming the head of & Lundon sociaty whose abject is tuo extension of busincas relations with tho leading cities of the West 14 o compliment which our citizons will not fail to appreciute. 1u this connection it is proper to advert to ths financial bonelits resuliting from a full under- wtanding by forelgn iuvestors of tho couses un- derlying thely failuro to rocoive promptly the in- teresd dus on thoir Amcrican investmonts, Witlout discussing the pos and coos of the prosent unfortunate condition,—witnout raising tho question ay to how much the foreizn inveat- ors nro to bLlame themsolves DLy beiug ton eager for wunwarraatable proflts,— one may bLs assurod that a delegation af disintorested experta in fiancs, who visit the Waost for the purpose of bocomiug thoroughiy aciquainted with our peoplo, and fully investi- gating the resources of tha Mississirpl Valley, will be of groat advaniago to us flnauuill){ and commorcialy. ‘That such a delegation wall visit us uost scakon under the ausdices of the Socioty soems now assured, a8 1t 18 well known that tho visit of Mr, Crossley sud friends last fall was oxpressive of 1ty importance, aod the acceptauce by Mr. Crossley of tha Preaideucy of the Bociety iu London, is an earnest that the Aseociation will ba mado a great enccess in the developmosnt ot the resources of the Mississippi Valloy. i THE CITY-HALL, The City Collector yesterday received $18,000 from Field & Leiter, in paymont of their por- woual proporty Laxed, ‘The following Committees have besn callea for the proseut weok: The Commwmittee on Btreots sud Alleya, West Division, ot 2:30 p. m. Baturday aftornoou; the Committos on Judicisry, Friday, at 2 p. m.; and the Committce on Fiuance, at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, A mon with no small amount of bavseod in bis oar yestorday iutorviewed John RMoody on the prospects of tho recovery of a parcal of Dooke left in m back by bim on his last visit to thisoity. Mr, Moody told him that Chicago haciinen were, as yet, uusophisticated Modocs who never returaed anything. Directly opposito the Grand Pacifio Hotel, on LaSalle street, in full view of the Fire-Commis. slouers a3 they alt in their zooms, there is being coastructed @ large three-story row of marble- fronta, oyned by o prominent insurance agent. "Thio buildings aro more tinder-hozes, filled with wouden partitiona instead of brick onen. The Board of Polico yeaterday recolved the Fire-Marshal's and Ilra-\Varden's renorta of firea during the month of Docombor, They alio tricd nevernl firamen who liad been arralguoit on raurv charges, amounting to scarcely auything. Putrick Wull was finod fifleon dags' pay for leaviog duty without permimston, and soveral others camo near losing tueir hoads, Tue nroceedings {n tho matter of widanin Wanhington stroet to 100 feat hatwaon Coutra Parl and WYestorn avonte closed yostorday, and tho caso was given to the Jury in the aftornoon. Tho easo has been a fong and tedions one, and Frank Aduns, Awnistaut Corporation Counsel, ll:f']llu ed yosterday when be fouud it off hiy wnds, Ald. McDanald, a committeo of ons, yoaterday vinited the Bunrd of Publio Woiks to solicit their atleution to a seieme tostituied by tho property- ownera of the West Diviejon to locale tho now City-tiall on the gronuds now occunied by the Heammon and Hligh Schooln ou West Madison utreot, near Halstad, 'Tho schema is an ol one, aud meold with but littlo favor from rosidouts of tho North and Soutt Divislona. ‘Tho Commilteo an Schools fiiled to maot yea- torday. Tha Commitioa on Markets met yester- day alternooa in tho City Clork's office. ‘An or- dinanco pravilg for the weighlug of coal on city seales, subjoct to tho sams Iaws a3 those uow governing tha woighing of hay on city calos, waa favorably raportad ong subslituting a8 an’ amoudment n feo of 5 conts per tou, no partof which goen into the City Treasury, instoad ol 20 cen's ag i8 now charged on each tonof hay. Tho Mayor yosterday faaued invilations to the Al‘larm"f to attond a meeting to Lo Leld in his rooms Shturday, at 3 p. ni., to complets arranga- manty for the reception of Kiug Ralakaua, who will atrivo in this city Mondav. ‘There 13 but wbout iU contingent fund now in tue Troasury, and thero will no doubt bo eousideralie tiguring to mako both ends meot. Mr. John I, Drake kindly tendered tho Grand I'neitic Hotel to Mayor Colvin yesterday far the uso of the royal guest, nnd ths tender wana forwarded to the IKing, Up to a laie hour vosterday alternoon na nngwer had beon receivod, aldiugh it hardly can bo vetused. Tho Commitice on Railroads met vesterday afternoen i tho City Clerk’s oftice, I'teswdont O'Urien in the chair. The North Wells strest horse-railway orditiance was reforrod bucz to the Corjiotation Counsel with directions to prepare a proper ordinanco. An_ordinauco establishing a passeager dopod on the Lridewell Jot, in cone Junction with thejChbicazo & Southern Railway, Wwas favowubly reporicd on, as it was thought to Lo a “decidod imorovoment to tha Dirdowell proporty. An ordinanco diroct- ing the sevorsl railroad companios interes.cd to build & viaduet ovor their tracks on Wost Kinzie street at 1ho Sangamon street crosaing was alsa favorably roported on. Tha petition of the Soulh Atlantic Baiiroad Company for permigsion to lay o horse-tailway traci ou Wabash avenue, was placed o file, 28 way aleo a petition for tha sabstitutfon of horss far sicmm power on tha Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Iailroad jnsido the ciey limita, ‘Chis afternoon the Board of Public Worka will moet 1 canforeuce witl the County Com- wminsionars in rozard to tha jowt orection of & new Court-Houns cn the old site. Tha Loard of Public Worka will nrobably coincide with I'resi- deut Prindiville’s viow of tha ritnation, which in neazly ne follows: ils proposos, if possible, to arrive ot some amicable decisio in regard to'tha plan adopted. Attor adopting the plan, his idsa is to lot out tho woric to contractors by plece- mea!, building as mueh of tho Dbuiidmz svery year ay the maoey m ths Treasury will ad- mit of. D'l plan, although it would cousumo sevoral years in tho coustruction of the building, 13 considere:l to ba tha bost by mauy persons, a3 tha work thas done by different contractors 18 more open to inspoztion, anid Lsnco will be bot- tor done than if the wholo work were compriged in ono coutiact. Morcover, thora will be no chancas tor large stealy should this plan Lo adopted, ——— CRIMINAL. A roll of eixtecn yards of oil-cloth was stolen from in front of the store of Jam=s Ilulmce, No. 152 West Randolph sireot, last night. Thero aro at the Armory, awaiting o claimant, two gold chalus, an opara-glass markod ** Car- rie,” aud a large job saund chain. Tho ar- ticles were stolen by William Kliuo, who is under arrest, enpposed to be tie criminal kuown as Anttsburg Juck, Bheriff Agnaw loft ycsterday morninz for Joliet withs thir:con prikonors, convick tho December term of tho Supremo Co tho gang were two boga bowad for the Reiorm School.” This loaves in tho care of Jailor Ifaud 224 prisoners, A thiof in search of tho Englieh languaco found it complate 1 tho shape of an unavridged Webstor's Dictionary in the oilice of Dy, Vineout, No. 113 West Mudison strect, Wedneaday night. When o bas fouad the word ho was lookiog 1or, tue Doctor sava he will prescribe a blue pill for hiwn it s will bring baclk the booi. Mary Jane Collopy snd another young female, charged with vagrancy, wore entortmwning tho audicnce in tho colls ot tho Madison Strect Po- Jice Siation lasi MBMHF by swuging ** iome, BSweet Home,” and delivoring lectures upon man's inbumanity to woman. Thoy closed tho night by a 1ecitation of the beautiful posm com- movcing, * Now I lav mo down to sloep, waore flcas, aud lico, and rats do creep.” Charles Btock, the spscial policeman atths Alhsmbra Thoatre, was agum brought Lofure Juntice Soully yeaterday moraing for prelimi- nary examination, on tho charze of shootinyg and dangorously woundivg William Grab, in tha Alnambra, last Monday night. D, Plunko, Grub's nctending surzeon, certified in ritiug that the conuition of tite wouuded man was more favorabls than the doy before, aud prospects fair for his secovery. With this information, Justice Scully continued the bearing of tho case till Wednesdav, aud admitted tho prisoner to bail in Louds of* $3,000. Bail wus furuished. Officer Mahonoy nrreated Lobert Moore in the notorious saloon liept by tho Murray Drothers st No, 121 Van Buren stroot, last night at 10 o'clock, and was besal Ly a party of -roughs, Chartles Wiebl, » German, cameto liis assistance, and Moore was taken to the Armory, wheie he carelessly thiow o pistol down on tho railing, to tho imminent dangor of the life of O. C. Adows, of the Times, who was engaged in taking notes at tho timo. Mahoney hud no sooner taiten his prisoner from thbe saloon than ona of tha roughs fired a sbot at Wichl, which camo near hitting him. OMcers wero sout in scarch of tho rufilans, wha ran off aftor tho shot way firod, i ANNOUNCEMENTS. 1. G, Bpafford will lecturs Monday evening at Farwell Hall in the Y, 11, C. A, Popular Course, on **Oliver Cromwell." Mr. Emery A. Storrs will continne hialectares on the English Constitution, Jau, 16, sud 23, Thoxe lectures are publio, Tho Chicago Yale Alumni Association will hold its eighth annual banquet this eveuing at7 o'clock at the Graud Pacitic Hotel. ‘Tho Chicago Boclety of Physicians and Bur- geous will mest in tho Graad Paciflo lotol Mon- day evening. lutorestiog papers wilp be raad, Tickets for BSchuyler Colfax's lecture on # Abraham Lincoln,” to bes given in MoCormick Hall Tuesday, aro anuouncsd for eale this morn- iog. James Wylle, chiecker player, will play the lovors of the game at Caledonian Hall, 167 Washington street, Friday and Saturday, from 2 to0 5, and 7 to 10, befora leaviug Chicago, ‘The Rev. C. L, Thompson will doliver the fifth sermon 1 the Sunday-Afteruoon Course in Far- well Hail Sunday at 8 b, m. The subjoct is, *+Tho lnheritance of tho Bins of Youth,™ Thomas Hoyne will lecture before the Union Colloge of Law, Baturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, on tno **Effects of Insanity in Cases of Hell-Destruction upon Life" lnsurauco.” The Athenwum classl vocal music, boolk- keeplog, and §panish bogin thow wiutor term this evening. All who wish justructiou in theas brancliea are requeated to be present at 114 Aad- ison street. My, Witlinm O. Ludlow desires to inform per- mous wishing to sce him about Kansas matiters that thoy caunot ea him at tho Post-Office, but ouly athis house, No, 154 Weut Adams stroet, from 1 to 4 p. 1. Company B of the new regiment will hereafter hold somiwoekly diill-mectings—onday and Baturday—at tho Armory. 1t is urgontly se- quosted that the mooting to-morrow eveuing be well attendod, ‘There will be a moeting of the friends of tem- perauco beld at the Tenth Presbyterisn Church, Ashlsy streel, between Robey and Hoyno, thin evoning at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of organiz- ln* » tempersuce reform club, ~ Good speakers will be present. The mansgors of the Star Course anpounce that, in order shat all who desire to attend the lecture by Hehuyler Colfsx om ** Abrabsm Lia- aoln" may Lis scoommodatad with desirable asats, they have arranged to have tho lecture glven in McCormick Hall, sud tuat to all purshasors of a resorved neat a ** Btar buatiekot " aill Lo niven, ontitling the holder 0 a freo ride Lo the hail and liomo ngain after the lacture, Praf. Llias Colbort will lectu-s on * Tha Weathor™ beforo tho Sunday Lncturs Sacloty Sunday afternoon, n the (irand Opern-Tlouns, st 3 o'clock, ‘the Professor will discuss tha phenomenn of rain, wiod, anow, and temporas ture, and other yointa n metecrolore, and wil} explaln tho workinga of the Wentlirr Burcan at Wanhugton. Tho lectura will be tllustrated by blackboard-drawings ana maps. ‘T'hvis heing the wesk of prayer, apecin) aervices have been lield by the Younrg Men's Chrintian Awsociation [n their naw pravor-room? on Arnada court, ‘The nttendanco yestorday “was largs, numbesing over 400 nersony. 'To-day liss bron et avart for au all-day meating in Farwoil Hall. Teeling desply the shonuding wickedness and forgotfulnces of CGod prevailing in the city, aml {ths coldness nnd indiffore onco ot profomring Chrietisns to tho anlvation of porishing’ sonls. and the honor af Curist’'s name, tho Ministerial Union of Chie cago liavo voted to_recommend to the chnrches and to individual Christians the obsarvance of day, Jan. 8, a3 a day of [asting and prayer to God for thn outpoiring of tha apirit uvon this city, and & weneral awakening in all of the churches. Thes mesting will commonco st 9 o'clock and close at 4. —_— SUBURBAN, ’ JAYWOOD. All tho churches of this town Lave unlted in observing this week of prayer. Monday and Tuesday evenings, sorvicos wera Lold in the Congrogational Chanel ; Wedneaday and Thurs- day eveningn, in the Preabyterian Church; bLut for tho greater convenisuco ¢f all the peoplo it has been decided to Lold tho moetings Fridsy nod Satnrdty evoaings nt tho new 'uwn-Hall, near the dopot, ‘Tho churches vill also ail unite Sunday 1 10 naw bail, whoa the Itov. Mr. Lamh wilt proash in the moruing, and tho fNev. Alr. Browu in the evening, —_—— MICHIGAN STATE LIBRARY. Special Dusvaleh to The Chicaan Tridune, LassiNg, Micl,, Jon. 7.—~The ropors of the Blate Librarlan, dre. 11 A. Tonny, for tho pariod from Dee, 1, 1872, to Sspt, 30, 1374, makos tha following showing: Appropriations and in- culental receiprs, 85,02L.72; 1 for books, ete., 24.76L.07; cash on oy 3 new booxs vesrived, 1.9, mazing tho total nambor iu ths libeary, 45,745, A furthor appro- priation of $3,000 iy asiked 10r 1875 and "6, Chicago, Alton & St. Lows Railread. This Company is now rumniug a special Pullman paluco slesping-car for the accommodation of passene gera going to Bpriugficld, lenving Chicago at 9:43 p, m, evory night, and arriviug ut Springfield at 5 s, m,, one hour and » quarier fzster timo than by any other line, On arrival ot Bpriugheld this car {a Jeft on a sldes track, and passengers bave tho privilego of remainlog in the car until breal me, This car may alao La taken at Spriugficd any tima during tho evening for the relurn-telp to Chicago, Truin leaves Spriugtiold at 11:50 p, m, every night, wnd urrivea in Clicago at 7:30 », 2, . serongers Ly laking this Jine eoouro tho advantags of & Pulitian pulace rleopitigecar 1a & train which ruis {Lrouzh nn ovo rosd, thiid avoldiug tle ennoyauces of i disturiie-d by o transfer from one train to anothe er, fiichlent (o Indicect und circuitous rodtes, Numbor of Illinois Contral Zailroad--Special Notice. Commen {og Tueudsy, Jan, 3, through sleeping-cars will bo run to 8pringfuld, leaving Chicagu at 8:39 p, m, (Szturday’s exceptod), snd artiving at Springfeld aL5:00 8, . Tussengers by taking thin linocan remain in alespe ing-car at Suringfleld until breakfast time, thus avold- iny the disigrecubio sunoyance of Loing disturbed Lefore dayilght, fucideut to otuer routes, Tor tickois aud sleepiug-car berchs upply to the Tt noia Central Indiroid dcket oftie, 121 Randoiph streot, and_ut tie Centrad Dapot, oot of Laks steooty W, L. Jousuus, General Iaesenger Agent, e Worth Roemembering, Ladies, The fact that 310, less & liberal discount for cash, will buy a besusiful #Ifoma” sewing-machine, warrante €d iu every reapect equal fur family use to an $43 of any other make, Joinaow, Ciark & Cv,, General Aguats, 141 tata atreet, —_— Pianos for Cash. A fow instruments that havo boen vented and b Iittle used cast bo bought at Rood's Templo of Musie, No. 92 Van Luren strect, ab tho very lowest panio i MARRIAGES., SINCLAIR-SPOON—At Spoanelll, Jan, 6, 183 110 Kov s 3T Gena: 25 Lo Restienss"af doun 'Sseey L., tie ior, 3ir. Gourge ¥, Binellr, of Chis @ ' Siuoit, N cards, VASLY-FRENCH—At Erio, Ual., Dec, %, 1875, {h Lo, Nathin Thomsno, of onony 2ie. Jrbe Vascy, vf Clileago, sud file Clara A, Foonel, of Eria, et e e DEATHS. A s MEgldg;fis:Aflor a short illncss, Ellen, daughiter of nyral will take placo to-day, at 11 o'clock, from her Iate sealdencs, 17 Wentwortn-av., to St. John's Oburel, then by cacs te Calrary Cemels SMITH ~Jan, 1, st Now fiaven, Conn,, of apaples; Goorigy W. i iu tho dith yearof bis sgo, IE?EM' fi Usu, Georgo W, ditly, of wiselly, L —Woduosday, Jan, 6, Joaalo Stawar! ; Hatt L stowact, aud doacly belove Latiorson, 'unoral servicos will bo hald this morning at tho raale donce o1 lart L. Stevart, No. 1138 Preirioay, A suscial eavo thu hiuzia stract deput for Hase. Bit 1w after tho depasture of us regular § HOOPER—The f: 1 of the late 2 dJezult Chureh, earner of West Tweifth aud ay atroots, u‘(‘i;llury Cemotery, Friends of iho family il to attand. 117" Ualona, {l1., aud Marzland papsrs pleass copy, { JULEDSun. 7, of cungoition of the heart, Willlo T Tocds, only’ svi of Clurics aud Louba Lecils, sgod nd Lda Ural ut 1orelnek Saturday ot s paranits, 311 Wout Mour CLYBOURN—\Wodneiday, Jan. 6, of membrass conup, aflec tras dasy sanaribE, &t 221 Biswel bt Kibars Hetiry, rom of Houry G sud diary Glybourty Ao 30its, 1] twntiis, and 13 dagd, Tuucral nuticd Lucoartor, JUIEAETUN- At Washington City, D. O, Jan. 17,1878 e, Wil s, Jomatl, Tk .} aged KILIE_Jan, 6, 1875, at the resldoncc of hor son-in.law, 11, lowiay, W8 Aruoid v ¥ ral services id utroety drs. Jorusha Kilo, sgod Fu; , at2p. Friaads of tho aiwiiy sre Savitad. lernoon, from rosidonce root, m., at 88 Arnold strechs “SPECIAL NOTIGES. Centaur Liniments allay paln, subdus swelliogs, head Lurns, aud will ouro rhoumatism, #pavin, and any losb, Lone or muscle ailment, The White Wrapper is fof = | —me_ family use, tha Yellow Weapper is for anjmal tlos 8L, Prlos 50 conts; largo bok KENART risdeblabpo il s sty CPRe oY By GI 1, GORLE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. AT U CTIO N, UN SATURDAY, Jan. #, st 9§ o'clock. 15 Crates W, G. Crockery, in open lots, (A FINE STOCK). Household Furniture. LOOIC AT TINS LARGE STOCK,. Mastle and Farlor Sulta ta avory stylo; Cligmber Sots, Wood fas, Lounges, Book Caans. ! Casos, Tlod. toads, 4 Cominodes, Whatno 0 and Wood top ‘ablay [isy Chalrs, Upliolatere and Caneveat Jtoskors, Walnne Coalgy Extenlin, iroakisat, aml Kitehan Tables; Micrors, Ollce and Pars or Desks, Show Cas Clolb, Lograin sad “Tireo-Piy Carpet, DBy WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONLERS, 1 EAST MADISON-8T, SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 0, AT 9} Q'OLOCK, REGULAR SALE OF WOUSEIIOLD GOODS, PIANOS, AND CARPETS, AND A LARGE VARIETY OF OTHER GOODS, AT 168 EAST MADISON-ST, —— ] DBy BLISON, POMEROY & CO. Feiday Morang, Jaa & et vid oclock, OUIL OPENINO NLFULLE BALE £OR 1875, 20d FU Tho largast stock of naw and wecond ¢ AULI’I{J;\' An. tho eity. Piso: ¢ Hetcaandise. tire coatons Jerge toridence of first.class Tuse & chattel mortgage stock Hardwa ¥ 0¥ & CO. A ELISON, POMER yg'{um W By SMITIL & IIARRISON, On Saturday, Jan. 8, at 9 1-2 o*clocks CLOSING-QUT SALE OUR ENTIRE STOCE, WITHOUT ANY HESERVE. SMITH & HARRISON, Agotion, ll)h-l»ugm.. wpsoiile u»v‘ (ar's Tusstm