Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1876. THE CITY. BOAR OF EDUCATION. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEMI-MONTHLY MERTING. The Board of Education held s semi-monthly meoting Inst evening, Presilont Richborg in the Chair, Thora wero preront Jnapectors Binthardt, Clark, Cove Tlamtieton, Moyne, Johnston, Olinger, Reel, Schoeninger, Welch, and Wilce. ASCHOOL-HOUSE WANTED, A petition was reevived from tax-payers of the Rixth Ward calling attention to a lot on the corner of Kozsuth and Wallace strects ass good location for a echou!-house, which thoy had wanted for years, It was referred to the Com- tnilteo on Buildings and Grounds, FCHOOL FUND PROPERTY. Acommunication was received from Attorney Goggin, avking the Board to adopt the following resolution, which was done: Keaaieed, That the Common Council of the Clty of Ohieaqo he respectfully requested to anyolnt na rom cy as posaible after tha Sih day of Tela tires appratiers for the purper oC appraising Ute vaiue of the SchooeFund property now feral, no as to des "4 ext tollow= co with the terms fermitie the vnlue therect for five ing tegth of May, 1975, in ace 1 of tha lozaes cf puch property Wito BEAT THEM? A communication in German wos recelvod from ono Kutz, who complained that hia children wero ill-tired at echool. As ho failed to state who abused them, Inspector Lintaard$ was im. sirneted to hunt him up aud getinore detluite information. monn Room. On mation of Inepector Wilce, tha Committes Mnldings and Grunnds wero authorized to ve for bids for a twelye-rocm bnilding to bo erected at Nickersonville, and slso for a echool-site near the cuner of Cornell aud Noble atrocts. Un motion of Inspector Hosne, in necordanca with tho recommendation of tho Council, the Commitico on Buildings and Grounds wero di- rected to advertiso for a school-site in the vicim- ty of Twolfth street ana Centro avenue, Tho Committcean Examination of Teachore recommended that _ PARTIAL CENTIFICATRS s bo granted to Olivia O'Connor, Minnio G. Sin- clair, Apna F, Danforth, Alice P, Thissell, and Mabel Kenmoy. Concurred in. Tho Committee on Appointment of Teachera recotamended for s CONTIRMATION Annio G, Sleeper. Louive M. Sherman, Matic C. Ayres, ary Li, Whuris, Mary HDailoy, Mattie J. Parkor. Coneurred in. The resiguatlon of Liltio C. Boyer, of Pearson Street ebook, was aeecpted. aud Maria 1’, Noves wae transferred from tae Clark to the Brown School. BIATE-PENCIEB, Bupt. Pickard etated that tho saving of $100 in tho cost of elate-;oncils (tho item bang stricken out by tho Council) had lost (ho children £5,000 worth of time. Ife hoped, — there- fore, thst pencils would be purchased, tho money to bo taxon from somo epzcinl fur and kept at achoal so that the children could 4 them thero. and not bo obligedto go out aud buy them, and thus lose tine. On motion of Inspector Wilee, tho School Agout was directed to buy two cnees of al pencils, 5 cach, the money to be taken from the Burr Fuud. THE Wan-ectrooL, Tnapector Dinthardt, frou the Special Com- mitteo ono new courso of instruction for tho Tigh-Sehocl, submitted * somo- thing which was not a report,” — etating that tho Committee had decided to recommend the ostablishment of three division High-Schools —one m1 the North, one im tho South, avd one in tho West Division ; giving the courso of study for two years—tho stuaies consisling of mathe- matles, natural science, history, langnagos, and misveliancous—peomauship and phunography, Ile asi that this, which ho called a © progress report,” be laid over and published, nepector Welch protested against the action changing tho course of instruction in tho.gram- mar #cbool, since that was not referred to tho Commitiee, Hoa had eloven objections to the report, but had uot prosented a minority report because ho lad been assuyed that the repore would not be prosenied. Ilo objected to it publication until tho minority report wasp pared, and the people, by readiug both, could tee which wau tho better. ‘The report was recommitted, and the Doard adjourne! —_—-——. THE SHERIFF AND THE JUDGES, D EMENT ON SHE HAILIFF QUESTIO When Sheriff Agnow assumed bia duticu ho ent his attorney, Mr. Hicaby, to inform tho dges of the Courla that he would rive thom tho priviloge of appointing the bailiffs to serve fn their respectivs rooms. This wasa prorosn- tivo lus predecessor had not granted, and tho Bonch save Agnow pratva therefor. Mr. Bradley's sppointees hnd becn eatistactory to their Muuars, und thoy retained them in thoir service, Bub the equanimity of tho Louch was slightly dis- varbed Inet week ; for Mr. Agnow sent a now bailit to Judge Farwell’s Circuit Court—ono McGovern, His Honor had nv objection, per- tonaily, to Mr. McGovern, but ho thought thera must bo some mixunderstanding in tho matter. Mr. Longley fiad boon trans ferred to his room trom Judge Moore’, aud was conducting affairs nicely in conjunction with Mr, Dunham, Judgo Rogers wax aleo imbued with tho idca that thero must ba a misunder- standing; he know that the Judges bad uo pow- arto appoint, nud bad ouly named their court pillcerg through the courtesy of tho Sheriff, Col, Ortermun was discharged by Mr, Agnow’s order last Thuraday, but Judge Rogers told him to remain until 2 euvfercnce was had withthe Sherif, The latter was sent for tuat eamo day, and met the assembled wis- fom of the Cook County Lench in tho toon of Judga Varwell, And he somo- What opened their cyes by informing them shat ho did uot intend ‘that their appointments should bo pormancnt ; he gamo them the sub- limo privilege of naming their baililfa only until such time ag bo could put the Sheriff's office in tmuning order, avd get round to the appoiiit- outs. To would givo the Judgea good men, ye eaid, but tho houornbie goutlemen nero #0 woll ploasod with Mz. Bradley's bailiffs, who have scrved diligently for over four yeara, What they were loth to part with them, and cold not givo way to the Sheriff at that moment. Mr. Agnow raid Lo was willing to treat the gentle meu With oll duo respect and doforence im tio matter, but they abould know — that hero had been o ‘great pressuro brought fo bear on im, and he must ihe refore exercise tho powers and prerogatives pf his ollico m otcdignes to that pressure; oh, 20, he could not allow the Judges to make np- ointinents, Mtill, the learned gentleman felt it they were all-powerful in thoir respective rourty, and hakgome rights which the Shoriff ind tho “great pressure" wero bound to re- pect ; they determined to run their own courts, Well, Mr, Agnow said ho would seo about it, ind deparied with the understanding that smother conferonce would bo held ina short ime, Tho Sheriff went to Spriygfeld Frida wening, sud up ty the present hal not returned, Therefore, the . matter retnuins in statit qo, and will until he gota _ back, when there may boa compromise, The Judyes nope to inslilin the Sheriff's mind tho groat secestity of allowing them to havo ofticers in iheir courts agreosblo to thom and their auditors, Tho Bheriff may consons to this, dud he may sot, io must answor whon ho returis, —+ SOVEREIGNS OF INDUSTRY, ANNUAL MERTING OF THE OLVER. ‘The Mlivois State Council of the Novereigna of (ndustry held its aunual meeting yextorday at tho hall No, 679 Wost Lako streot. A full rop- tesentation was present from all tho subordimate organizations, ‘Tho following OFFICERS were olected for tho ensuing years President—Dr, 8 J. Avery, Vice- Present, G, Becretal B, Alten, Y'reusurcr—Dr, K, A, Muntun, Lecturer—Nre, P.O, Bteveus, Stecard~ilugh Doran, ‘Avselant Stecard—L, Van Baren, Inner Guard—W, A, Jonson, Quter Guard—aeob Wold” Reerutive Comnittica—Mernre, A, L, Partum, ott Van Buren, aud Ld, Alico. a Ee THE SECKETARY then read u reperi on the deliberations of the National Council, to which he Yad besa u doie- ate, : "The report, after digcoursing upon the progres- sive character of tha oigenzution, said thac it was frauglit with moro blessings for the masses w evory wyente of Jife than any other orguniza- fion on the faco of the carth, not excepting the Church. In jotellectual and moral groweh iho world, though perhaps it had reached tho tipo old ago of 6,000 years, “was yet in the rut blush of u roseetinted inoruing.” Dut ont of tha rude, rodh-ehod social order of the pros- tnt there was deatined to grow a now order, io which evil would be reduced to iisnavimum, and tvery geod quality have a fair chance, Aud Joie, tho writer predictod with preat buoyancy of pope, wax to Le the miasion of tha 8. of t te y lunportant changes were made i tie constit ation at tho National Council, and committees had heen appointed on *Ineuranco,” “Tho Good of the Order.” ‘Woman, snd Her Rotations to the Order,” “On Co-oporation.” and “On Declaration of Parpores." Tho roporte of — delenates evowed — that tha trade arranramente of the Order wero operat- ing entisfactorily, and it wos estimated that 150,000 peopia wera dertvne honefits therefrom. Tho report coneladed with prodicting a groat tud glorious future for tho Ordor, and tho near anproach of tho tima when tho qnostion of Iabor and its worth would recoiyo zrenter attention, and when tho rights of tho laboring lasses wonld be recognized, During the evening s seesion of tho Order wan held, bat the proceedings werd confined to mal ters only of intoxvest to ita members. east to this city, in reported missing, aud fears aro entertained that ho hag met wilh foul play. F, J. Aldrich played bunko at tho expenre of JM. Nowman yesterday, and was arrested and locked np in the Armory, ‘The victim lost $10, Riding on a complimentary ticket, and begging your tobacco of the poor atreot-car cominctor, is rathercheoky, Novertheless, such ja the prac- tica among 4 few. Tho temverature yesterday, ns observed by Managse, optician, under Tie Thinuxr Duilding, was, at Sa, m., lo deg. above zero; 108. m., 19; 12m., 23; Sp. m., 23; 6 p. my 90; and 8 p. m., 3d, Tho Finance Committees from the Board of County Commissiouers was in session yestorday afternoon in the Committee rooms at the Coun- ty Building, examining the accounts of County ‘Trengurer Milter. Jobn Kibler stole €75 worth of cigars from a nsaloon at tho corner of Stato and Taylor streota lat September, and was arrested Inst night, an Ascomnysiea called Greenio having 'squealod” on Lim, George Williams and William MeIntosh, noted yogs, wero found with two new ovorcoats on, {net evouing, and, eurpecting they bad stolen them, nn officer arrested aud locked thom up in the Amory. Last wock during tho cold wave a young man took his hfo in his han), ond asked 4 driver on a Van Buren streot-car if he wouldn't subscribe a dollar and como ont for a sleigh-ride aftor his eat had run in at 8:18 p.m. 'Tho now fire-alarm boxes now being received aro non-intorferiug in their oreration, When two boxes aro turned inon tho same circuit, only one will bo given by tho onerator at the Contral Station, ‘Iie new Invention thus prevents all chance of interference in the ponding of alarms for ono and the same fire, . A.L. Higging, the Adjutant-Goneral of the State, met with the oficers nnd a portion of thotrank and filo of tho Tiret Regiment, at their J Nos. 114 and 116 Lako street, last evening ho presented the ofticers elected with their com. qmitsions froc the Governor, and distributed fifty stands of arma each among the Fix com- panios A little gitl on Winchester avenue was offered Scouts by hez mother if she woutd cease imitat- ing those chavuhim who continually do cry. Hastily rovolying the matter ia hor wee blondo head she repliv . it's waft more'n free cents tome to cry,” and. with ao fresh “ boo- fio,” sho started 8 whole row of shingles on the roof. Lawrenca Nolan, an old msn 62 vears of ago, living at No, 169 Bremer street, cut his throat yesteiday afternoon, andat last accounts was lyme in_a critical condition. ‘The physician wha attended bim yi he eapnot recover. Family diflenities nro said to bo the cause of the at- tempted euicide. “No,” siid the conductor of mcross-town car contemplatively ae a passenger (whore identity may have boon mistaken) followed his hat, aud carcered wiklly through spaco from the back step, “ [don't think he's very drunk ; in fact, £ don't call & man dr till he falls backward over the sail of the rear platrorm when the car's going down tho bridge gra.ic.” Through some nnacconutable error an item appeared Kunday rtating that tho aunnal ball of the Liederkranz Sociaty had taken plaee Satur day evening. ‘his was a mistnke, ow tho grand balt of this well-known Society docs nod Lako place until Saturday ovening, tho 30th inst., at the North Side Turner Mall, Judging from the intorest taken by tha members and their friends, thia affair promises to bo a great eiteccss, 18 have becn all fosmor eifurla of tue Socio “And, 80," raid a short-haired young man wifh a patch under his right eye to keap the Halance of lis head otherwise imoairel by lump over Ins left one, and su Suorty, anys, he, ‘I can fick any —— in tho house.’ And cays I, I'm no — — — — —— — —— — nd T want to seo tho = sho ang T am, Ani then wo clinched, and I got Suorty down and climbed Lm, and in abouts minuto he'd have walted off of bls ear, ouly I bit it off.” Tho Deputy Coroner held on inquest yestor- day on tho body of Otto Koonis, a young mai who was fottad dead in bed in his rou at No. 7 West Nandoiph street. ‘Tho evidence showed thet ho came to his denth from an overdose of morpilue ‘ho jury censured the druggist for Siting so largo. dogo of poigon without a pro- acription trom a physiciav, and for not taking “rent pains to find out for what purpose auch poison ivte bo used,” Tho gentlomen aleo de- cidod that the verdict shonld be published in tho papers ut the cxpenso of the county, ‘Tho Grand Jury were still seoking after knowl- odo yestetdny, in their rooms, in tho Wabarh ‘Avontio Ituilway bribery eases. During tho day they interviewed Iis Honor Mayor Colvin, Catnpbell, and tho Vieo-President of the Chie: & South Atinntic Railrcad, together with Eugeno Tory, of tha Chicago, Danville & Vincennes [ailrond Company, ‘Who probabilities avo that they will rixo nnd report to-day, and receive thoir final digeharge. A now jury will at once bo im- panoled to servo during tho fow romaining daya of tho January term of the Crimninal Court, Sergt, Johnson is Acting-Sorgoent-in-charge of Madison Streot Station, nnd Sergt. Callaghan in on duty at Sorgt. Pvench's station—Union Purk. Tho Polica Superintendent bas been il for #ey- eral days, from asavere cold, aud bre not aswigtad thoXergeants, tis thought that Jobngon will bo appointed to tha vacant Horgeantcy-in-chargo, and Callahan sent! to Madison Street Station to command tho second platoon, Thoro ix some talk of transferring O'Donnell to Bladison street, Int it is not Hikely that such action will bo take Thero muy be tomo transfers anuounced inv few days. Tho enlo of tickots for Parsons’ lecture on {* Slichacl Angelo," to bo given to-morrow night iu McCormick Mall, 18 ono of the largest of tho eeanon, and indicates that his Bastorn famo hus preceded him, ‘The lecture is pronounced by Sortou critics to ba ono of tho most brilliant rhetorical lyceum productions that hag ever been given in that city, and that in delivering it Mr. Parsons displays the most fervid and im- patuionod vtyle of oratory. It isoxpocted by hiv frievds that his lecturo will be the most cla- quent of tho whole of the “Star” serios, not oven excoptiug Doughorty's. Abad young mon asked 8 prominent divino how old Methussloh was when he begat Lamech. {ho man of God turned to Geuesis v., 25, and roplied, 187 yoara.” * Well," wail tho son of Belial, Lamech lived 182 years and begat Noah, didn't ha #"— Ayo,” was the reapongso, “Then Methuee was 369 yoara old when Nosh was born?” = Undoubtedly.” And Noah was GUO ycara old whon the flond tool place?" “Cortaiuly.” “Then Methuvaleh wau 98) yoars old, and that wae the year ho died. Bay, dou't it uox like he got drownded?” ‘Tho clergyman walked away too much disgnated to eay ha would write to Mine Anthony about it, simply remark- lugs “‘Lhis comes of reading Tyndall's intldel works," and tho bold, bad young man dopartod with the remark that it was monoy in o!d Dill eee pocket that Methusaleb didu't know how O BWin, J. MASON PARIER, Many hearts in Chicago wore puined to ace the brief uotice of the dexth of this old aod woll- known citizen, ia cultivation, bis integrity, aud his remarkably agrecutlo social nature had endeared hin toa largo circie of friends during his twonty years’ residence among us, He died at St. Catharines, Ont., of 4:30 p.m, Jan, 19, of congestion of tbe brain, after an iincss of ten cays, His death was peaceful and spparontiy painless, “Sit ei terra ” ‘THE CHICAGO MINT, ‘The following preambla aud resolutions wero adopted Ly the Bourd of Trade yestorday : Wurnras, A Lill bas been presented in the United Blatcx Benate by the Hou, John A, Logan, of Uiuuly, taiug for ths ‘tatablishincnt of a Blut i tue City of Chivago; and Whtreas, Bald bill was reterred to the Committee on ¥iuence more thu a year since, and bas not been reported upon; and Wa The padsage of said til! to the production of ls of the greatest be precious metals ‘ost, sone of the ainelting works hero having just entercd tuto contracts to sinelt the ores of yonie ‘of tho large mincs of Califoruls, us well ss of Colorado and Utsb; snd Wiruras, It is expected to $5,000,000 iu Chicago during thescfore, Keaelved, That we, the members of the Ree-* of roduce not less than e coming year; now, ‘Trade of Chicago, respectfully reqneat our Senators aud Membera of Congress ta tego tho pansage of this ‘ill during tho present recatons aleo, Hesoe-l, That tho Reoretary ba directed to by theeo reenlutions published, nnd forward a copy to cach of our Repreeentativennt Washiugt a. TIE PLANINO-MILG LITLIATION, W..N. Groone, of Burlinzton, Vt., Chairman of tho National Exocutive Committco of the Plan- ing-Mai Argociation; D. A. Koes, of Detroit, Chairman of the Michizan Committoo ; N, Cole, of St. Lous, Chairman of tho Missouri Com- mitteo; ant’ James Soper, of Chicago, Chair man of tho Committee for tho Northwest, held a consultation st tho Palmar House yeeterday, and united upon is plan of action “in the matter of tho — dofenro against tho Svbodtmry geatent on prossure bara used on planing and molding machines. ‘Tho amount involved 1 this litigation ts several millions, and a nnited dofenso of all the nsers of planing and molding machines has boon agreed upon by thy Committees having chargo of the matter, ‘THY LOTANICAL GARDENB, Tho South Park Comtnissioners have recently sont out tho fallowing circular: Cntcaso, Ul, dao, 15,—Di mz The South Park Commissionors ef Chicago. ‘orecently determined upon. the establishment of botanical gardens in the parks, and hove set npart fer the purposs a tract of 60 aeves, to which additions will to wads frou thne to fine, a8 occasion imay require, ‘Their general inwuhgement has been placod in eharge of tho above Board, who havo accepted the trust sud prepared plans for tho gardena upon a comprebensive acale, ‘Chey will comprise 8 botauls garden proper, provided With auitable houses for the reception of ‘planta ree quiring notectiva ; an arboretum 5 n garden for geu- eral florieniture; a‘holanical musoum ¢ an berbartin, anda botanle Mbrary, ‘The grounda will be prepared nud tho erection of ‘houses commonced as soun aa the searon will permit, "This cireulur is issued by the Board of Moanogers for the purporo of gollciting contributions to the rey- oral deparimenta of the garden; espacially of necils, enttings, living planta, and herbariiun specimens, Tho solicitation is made with the expectation of being ube to make suitable returns for such contributions at an carly day, and for (his purposo collections of materiel will bo actively prerecuted under the immediate super- viston of the Director, All parcels nddrossed as above and forwarded to tho mitseriber will bo greatfully and properly acknowl- edged, I hava the honor ta bo yonrs, very truly, IL, H, Bascoas, Director, ——n THE CITY-HALL. Comptroller Hayes is slowly recovering his health, and will ina day or two be ablo to take o moro active part in municipal affairs. Corporation Counsel Dickey was again at hia post yesterday morning, making inroads into a inass of unimportant itoms which bave accunim- Iated during his absenco. Ald, Cullerton’s Special Committeo on Legis- Intian will moot in tho Mayor's office Thuraday afternoon st 2 o'clock, to con- sider what, if ony, legizlation is deemed advisable for the benefit of tho city. Evorybody knows just what Boards Ald. Cullor- ton wishes aboliehad, but what Mayor Colvin, Comptroiier Hayes, Commissioner McGrath, Collector Von Hollen, and others, will recom- mond, cannot in avy way be predicted, A potition for additional potice protection was presouted to tho Board of Police yes:erday after noon by the citizens rosiding between Madison and ¥an Buren strocts, and weat of the Colam- bus, Chicago & Iadians Central Railroad track. ‘The petition rob forth tint thore were moro burglaries committed in that portion of the city than in any other, owing to its dietanco from tho main portion of tho city. ‘The petition was referred to Supt. Rehin, with instructions to remedy tho mattor, if posaible, Tho Board of Public Works yostorday hold a confercnco with Messra. C, D. Gorham, General Superintendent, QO. A, Simonds, Locat Superin- tendont, and k. £1, Winstow, Attorney, for tho Pitteburg & Fort Wayno Railroad, rolativa to the improvement of streot- crossings slong tho lino of tho railroad, es- pecially of etrects mouth of Twenty-sixth. dt apnears that many of the etrects do not run in direct line, and'are Lrokea along the rail- road, Owing to the danger of croasiog such streete, they were excepted, and the Company fully agreed with tho Board. in determining to fix goud crossings at all streets whero it was do- sirable todo se. ‘Tho *bell-tower" ordinance was also discussed at somo length, and it seemed to be the opintou of all preseut chat, although the ordinance might profitably be enforced at o fow of tho mare prominent street-crossings, it was considered supeifluous to placo the samo protection at streots over which there was but litte travel. Ne HOARD OF WEALTH. ‘The weekly meoting of the Board of Mealth took placa yesterday afternoon at the roomy" of tho Board, President Hishn in the chair, Tho Sanitary Superintendent's report for the weolt ending Jan. 23 showa that during the week thers wore’ 193 doaths—1 lees than dur- ing tho procoding week, and 21 moro than during tho corresponding week of last year. Of these, died by accidents, Alexian Hospital, 2; Foundlinga’ Home, 6 Mercy Hospital, 1; police stations, 1. There wero males, 71: fomates, Gl; married, 48; sin- gle, St: colored, 1, By discases, thora wero 21 deaths by convulsions; consumption, 13; pneu-, monin, ¥; scarlot fever, 5; bronchitis, 5; old’ age, 4; croup, 4. Undor 1 year of age, 43. Tho moan ‘temperature fer tho woek was 19.9 de- ures, 6.9 higher than during the preceding weels, Dr. Munnheimor, Sanitary Inspector, ro- portod that he had examined ton schools with 1,170 pupils, 29 of whom wero tejected as not being properly vaccinated. Di, John F. Williams oxamined 030 pupila, 25 of whom wore rejected. Dr. 0. B. Damon oxam- ined 403 pupils of the school corner of Nowberry avenue aud Twelfth street, and rojected 51, and ulso 241 pupilé In the Mitcholl Stroat School, 31 of whom wero rejected. ‘Dut tio cases of small-pox wore reported dar- ing the week, and both of thoue wore of a very mild tyne. The Health Officor's report showod the meual amount of meats and vegetables condemned dur- ing the weok, Added to tho Superintendent's report woro the following recommendations + I desiro to call your attontion to tho sower situated on Archer avenue and McGregor street, The sewor is cettainly defective in construction, as the housea on the lino of the samo are kept ino Bad condition from sewer gases eucaping through tho catch-basins and wewer-pipes, {hat reudor it almost iinpossiblo to lve in tom, I heard of one femily that could not Uve in the house, notified tho Jaudlord, and left, Inotived this odor particularly in the Fire-Engino Iouge, on Sanger atreot near Archer avenue. It is a wonder that the entire company {8 not slek, I think the Board of Pab- lio Works should be urged to cleau this immediatoly auil then disinfect ft thoroughly, Io algo called attention to the’ practice of “blowing” slieon to appear well iu market. Tho ructice ia an old one, ond ono that cannot bo 00 weveroly punished, Dr, Hahn states that tho ractice is bocoming exceedingly provatent, and itis frauzht with danger to the mmuktonseattDy, public, ‘There are izaumerablo digoases which may thua bo widely circulated, many of thom of the most foul and disgnating noture. The mat- tor was referred to the Sanitary Committco, with instructions to prepara a law, which will bo sub- mitted to the Stato Legislature for ratification, After a little minor talk, tho Board adjourned, ss CRIMINAL. The room of D, O, Roberts, at No. 200 West Yon Buren streot, was entered snd robbed of €Ct worth of clothing yesterday. Poor old Nick Bhremp! IIe was going along tho atrect Jast ovoning with alx pairw of new panta ou his arm, and was knocked down at tho corner of Fulton and Clinton strocts by two young fellows, who took the garments and ran. United States Deputy-Marshal Adams left yoa- terday morning for Joliet with aix United Statos prone sentenced tothe Ponitentisry at the lato term of the District Court. Juilor Hand now has under bis caro 210 prigoncra in tho County Jail, having received four new ones dur- ing the day, amongst them boing Christopher B, Maloney, tho murderer of Keogan, "Pwo dozen ivory-handled table-koives, adozen plain, plated forks, und 8 carviug-knife, fork, aud steel wero tound by the detectives yesterday. ‘Vhey were sold by a prisonor, Max Nosouthal, to a colored woman, aud aro si pricdod to have been ttolea from soma house on the North Side. An owner 18 wanted In order to tusure the prosecus tion of the uccuxed, pala meee ANNOUNCEMENTS, The sovyonth annual ball of the Mulligan Zouaves will be held ut the Woat Twalfth Strect ‘Turner Hall Friday orening. Capt. Farroll will Jeave nothing undone to make attondants com- fortable, Aconcert for the benefit of the Sewing So- ciety of Bt. Paul's Reformed Episcopal’ Church will bo given ‘Tucsday ovoning ot the churo. ‘The entire ontertainmont will be of tho highost order, and o liberal patronage is hoped for. ‘Tho Temperance Reform Club gives an entertainment this evouing at Wood's Mu- eio Hull, corner Groen and Washington etreots, for the purpose of raising funda to ald thom in organizing auxiliary clube and placing some money in their treasury, that they inay be Letter able to carry on their workof re~ form more effectually. They have secured the services of the elocutionist aud reader, Mr. Al- hart J. Knight, who gives vome of bis beut selec tions for this occasion, which mates tha onter- tainmant—aaide from the claims the Club bave tipon the public—woll worthy of patronage, a THE CITIZENS IN SPRINGFIELD, Conference Between the Chicngo Come mittee und Cook Connty Delogation.: Special Dianateh ta The Chicaao Tridune, Spninarieip, I. Inn. 26.—) udgo Caton, A. 0, Hoeing, Goorgo Armour, E. C. Larned, M. F. Tnloy, Gon, Hotchkiss, Gon. Chetiain, Franklin MacVeagh, ©. M. Henderson, I. P. Dorickson, L. B. Boomer, and |. Holden, tha Committes of the Citizens’ Association, hold a conforonco at the Leland glouso this ovontng with the Cook County delegation. In bohalf of the Committee, Franklin MoacYeagh, President of the Citizens’ Association, stated (hat the Committee had come hero to placo in tha hands of members of the Legintatara sundry bills which embodied the wants of tho tax-payors of Chicago. These billa had about thom no flavor of politics or partisan- slip; they represented einiply the sentiments of the good citizens who sought, through them, rolicf for a city overburdened with taxation, ‘Their entccess or failuro could ro- dound to tho credit or diecredit of no party or clique, What now was soked at tho handsof tha Logistataro was only a hittle,—s mero beginning. If this wore doniod, the result would bo a failmo of ropublican govornment 20 far as the mnnici- patty was concoracd. Tho tax-payers of tho city have been practically diafrauchised, aud cate hero asking that relief, that protection, which was protmsed them by the Constitution, Thoy asked but little, and Colt suro they should not ask iu vain. OR. TULEY followed. Ifo snid tho vote soon to be taken as to the incorporation of Chicago under the Gen- oral Incorporation act had ted to an oxamina- tion, by the Citizoun’ Associntion.of that act with a view to determining whit moditications thereof wero necessary to adapt it to the wants of Chicago, This Lod ted to tho fraining of tho Dilla now brought here as amendments to that act. Theso, Mr, ‘Tuloy explained, boginning with that which woult defor tho incor- poration until tho October lection, 60 that tho terms of tho present city officials should not bo extended beyond the terma for whick they had been elected, as would bo the case did tlie city become incorporated undor the General act without such amondmout, Ho then oxplained bricfly tho amendments pro- posed as to tho organization of the sovoral do- partments of the City Government, the Coun- cil, atc., according to the plan of tha Citizens’ Associalion as publishod in ‘Ine Trrvoxe, JULGE CATON was called on by Presidont MacVongh to pivo his views, and, ip reuponge, said tho amendments Proposed met his approval ns far as they went; he questioned only whother they went far ‘onouch, But it was woll not to attempt too mach in the start, The govern- mont of great cities was ono of the gravest prob- loms of the times. It required legislation not needed in tho villages ‘ond country districts. This should bo romembered in consider- fag the amendmonts, as sbould it that compromise should bo mado on minor points for tho satso of accomplishing the grentest youd to tho greatest number of the poople of Chicago, , C. LARNED, in response to calls, said tho measures asked nt the hands of tho Logislatura wero designed solely to rescuo tho city from somo of the worst evils from which eho suffered, He explaived briefly tho provisions of the Citit zona’ Association's bill for tho Common Council, eonsistiny of two #eparate Boards, incrossing the powaor of tho Mayor, ete. A. Cy HESING said the greatest ood to the eity would re- sult, not in consolidation of the city departments into a Cabinet, nor tho estabiishment of two Houses of the Common Council, but hy cutting the city clection off from State and national politics. Give thom s fair cloction in the spring, a9 contemplatod hy tho bill, and he believed there was honesty enough in Chicago to elect on honest Acminis- tration. ‘Tho peopls wanted a chatco to bolt tho caucus, aud they coukl do it when tho election wan no: at tho samo timo with that for n Stato or national ticket. ‘Che oxpou-e of tha City Administration lust year way %6,000,000, Dosides $1,000,000 for Cook Counts. ‘Tho tax- payers wanted relief. When tho bill proposed what did not, mect = the viows of tho Iegislator#, amond it, but give to Chicaza tho main provisions of tho bill,—the bills to prevent tax-fighting, the Building act, and other bills propared by tho Citizons’ Asso- ciation, ‘The conferonco was attended by a number of Sonatora and Nepresontativos fram other coun- tice, by whom Lho szhomo of tho Citizenn’ Asno- ethtion secied genorally favorably rogarded. ‘A. G. UPSING states that the eole object of hia visit hero is to nid tha Committeo of the Citizens’ Avsocisttion in securing the passage of tho necessary logisiation for Chicago. Ife lauzhe at Agnow's flutter nt his (Hering’s) coming, and pays tho alloranco for jail board pays Agnaw about $50 9 dny at tho ‘oxpenso of Covk Connty, and should he reduced, but that he ({esing) ia uot hero to muddle with it. —___.+____- FAILURES, Watertown, N. Y., Jan. 26.—Charles G, Har- gor & Sons, bankers, of thia city, suspendod this morning, Powavetruta, Jan, 26.—Tho liabilities of Malin Brothors, iron dealora, recontly failed, aro $500,000. The firm declaro thoir asscts to bo nearly 23,000 over that amount, Two-thirds of tho creditors have already agreed to grant an ox- tonsion and facilitate tho firm's recovery in ey- ery way possible. Movers. I, P. Fulton & Co., of Conshockon, inanufacturars of iron pipo, also hava failed, but exnresa opinion that, with far~ thor lenienoy from their creditors, they can weather through, Des Motnes, Jan. 26.—B. T. Allon makes fs statemout in to-morrow morning's Hegiater of the causes of tho suspension of the Conk County Bank, and aunonneing his future course. It will make about a colum: ———-—___—_ The LaFrance Improved Rotary Fire-En- gine. Wo nave before us the report of the Judgen on Firoe Engines of the American Institute, at the late Mxhibi- tlon, which gives the highest prize to the enyine aboye named; and also gives a full descriplion of its im- provements and operation, Ite general construction fs tho same ss that of tho Hilsby Engines, which sre so well and favorably known here. pecial improvementa are in a larger, heating surface and better circulation in tho buller; solf-adjusting slde-packing plutos in the engine which provent all leakago of steam ond yield to tho ox- pansion of tho ongins without friction; sijust~ able packing-plites in tho pump, by wich wosr may be tuken wp at any timo without opening or atopping it, and a safety-valyo which “may bo {ustantly rajued from its seat befora the blowing-off polut ie reached, and ns instantly re- placed without disturbing the tension of the spring ‘which weights it, thus making (tho judges say) for tho first timo an absolute gafoty-valve,” (On the trial the engino miado: ‘Ten pounds of steam from cold water in three minutes, ‘Twenty pounds in five minutes, Thirty pounda fa six minutes, and gayo water-prossiires equal, with allowanoe for the lift of water, to threo tinise tho steam-pressures, ‘We are informed that tuo La France Manufacturlag Company, of Himira, N, Y., will soon send one of thoir engines to this city, wuen our cuthorities and citizeus will have an opyurtunlty to witnem $4 work ngs THinois Central Railroad. Excursion tickets to New Orlcans and return, $33. Balo of tickets commences Fvb, 1, and. contluncy until Teb, 20; return-tickets good until Aprill. The 8:40 a.m, train hos sleeping-car through to New Orleans, For tickets and information apply at the Tlinola Cen. tral Haflroad ticket offices, Noe, 191 Raudolph atreet and 76 Canal atreet, corncr Btadison ; also atthe depota font of Lake street und foot of ‘Twenty-seoond street, W, P, Johnson, Goneral Passenger Agent The Elmwood. ‘cyhe beat-lald plans of mico and men gang aft agico,” ja on old aud truo Scotch proverb, but uo truer thon the untversslly favorab‘e criticism thut haw boen awarded the Elmwood collar, ‘Thoy are tho beut-Atting articles of tho kind ever sold, ac teeta The Agents of the Home Bewlng-machine, 14t Stato stroat, challenge the world dn competitioy om each and every point of superiority clafinod for the “Iome” as essential to a tirst-cleas family machine, Price, $40, SS Scold As You Will, ladies, you can't dobar the men fron: tobacco, but you can induco them tofbrush their teotlrwith Suzodont, which removes the unpleasant odor of the weed,” and whitens the dental surface, ° Chickering Upright Pianos, © Just received at Reed's Templo of Music, corner Dearborn and Van iuren streets, a fow very fine up- right pianos containing tho latest and best Improves menla, Bottled Minoral Waters for Families by Buck & Raynes, makers of the “ Mare Cologas,"’ THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. Tho Stockholders of tho Great Western Tel- egtaph Company avo a Ficld-Day. Parliamentary Rules Forgotten and Gross Personalities Interchanged. Reeve and Harding Nearly Como to Blows, Sutherland as An Insoot""—-Procesdings in Court, MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS. AN INSUNGTION, Amecting of tha stockholders of the Great Westorn Telegraph Company was hold yester- day, tho mocting boing flxod to tako placo at tho hour of noon in No, 127 LaSalle streot. Tho hour was considored too carly for businces, and an adjournment wna offectod until 2 o'clock: in the afternoon, when tho soasion was resumed in Durko's Euro- poan Hotel. Among the stockholders presont wore noticed M. D. Ogden, G. C. Harding, E. MeDonald, T. J. Sutherland, O, D. Bond, of Chicago; Mr, Clark, Utica ; Joshua Stark, Mil- wankeo; H.B, Krary, Ln Moillo; Mr. Aiken, Jolict ; O. A. Horton, tho Recoiver; 8. Reovo, T.. Stoward, Mesars, Steward and Monning, Plano, Ill.; Moury ¥, Smith, Chicago; H.W. Williams, Iockford. Mr. Joshua 1, Stark called the meeting to ordor, a8 President of tho Company, and said that businose was in order. ‘Tho matter of a circular signed “ Tho Chicago Stockholders,” in which the oflicers of the Groat Westornm Telegraph Compauy wero very aoroly handled, was much commented upon. It charged, among other things, that tho Direstors wero oven now employed, in an wodorhanded way, in au_attompt to thrust a debt of at least $00,000 additional on the Company. At this stage of the proceedings Mr, Stark rose and said that an injunction had been served upon tho officors of tho Company. Deputy Sher- iff Malloy waa intrusted with tho document, which read as follows + Wutraras, It has heen represented to tho “honorable tho Judges of tho Circuit Court of Cook County, in the State aforesaid, on the part of Willisin M, Gregg, complainant 1 bis certain Will of complaint oxtibited Leforo vaid Judgea, aud filed in said Court against you, tho kaid Great Worlern Telegraph Company, 0. D. Bond, Beerctary of suid Company, Joshua Stark, President of iid Company, A, A.’ Blixe, Superin- tendent of said Company, ot al, smong other things that you are combining und confederating with others foinjuro tho complainant touching the matters ect forth in ssid bill, and that your actings and doings in tho prewisca aro coutrary to equily and Kocd coa- science, And tho Hon, W, W. Farwell, ono of tho salt Judgos, having under bis hand indorsed upon wid bil an order that 9 writ of injunction issuo ont of said Court according to the prayer of anid bill; we (herufore, in counideration thereuf, ond of tho particular matters in paid Lill set forth, do atrictly commend you, the eaid Great Western Tele~ graph Company, ind ‘the persons boforn zacntioned, and each of you, that yon do absolutely desist and ree fraln from proceeding with a pretended ounual mect- fug.and election called and apponited on the 26th day of January, 1868, in tho City of Chicago, untit this honorable Gourt, in chancery sitting, aball make such order to the esutrary. Hereof fail’ uot, under the penalty of what the law directs, ‘The bill wa filed in the Cirenit Court yesterday morning hy Wallan BM, Grogg, the unfortunate owner of some forty shares of {he ‘Company's rtock, it covers ucariy ninety yages of logal cau, and ie filed by Bir, Groggy aw well on his own Lenalt as for tho beneftt of cllotler stuckholders who shail elect to come in andtoke a hand, It cites un defendants, the Great Western Telegraph Comrany, Sela Reeve, David A Gage, Juabuo Stark, the Vresident, 0.D. Bord, Heerctary, A, I. Blise, tho Superintondent, Jostal Snow, Dan MeMullen, Thomas J. Sutherland, A. A. Lathrop, J, M. W, Jones, EF, Nizsen, and Edward MeDonald, ‘hy immediate object of the Dill fs to obtain an in- Jonetion to rostral the holding uf the annual meut- ing, aud the fact that notlees calling tho me-ting wero ouly published twenty fnstead of thirty days in wo newepaperr, an reytired by tho charter aut by- laws, was‘ efficient. to warrant the issuing uf tho ‘injimetion writ by dudgo Farwoll which war dono on (ho filing of w bond for $1,000, Ths lie tory aud troubles of Uiis inselyent Company are too well known to require repetition here, but overything. 44 rot out at length in the Dill, witch 4s evidently propared in just the proper stylo for the tusis of & tiret-clany scnrctional newspaper article, The whole transactions of Selo Reove, Gaye, und Snow in get. {ing through the scheme, ax well na the alleged grab of the majority of the etock by thevo partica, 1s eot out at length, ‘Lhe Terwilliger sult, tho reatiing opinion of the Bupweme Court, end the buleequent ac~ tion of the Clreuit Court in setting aside tho contracta with Roevo, end directing an accounting with him, anil the fasta of new sinck to these who had prid 40 rer cent on the old, is also given, ‘Thon cnino the elec Uon of tho now officers and Directors, andthe report Of tho Meaior Anding who wero entitled to tho ivsuo of siock nnd to vote for the new olllcers, Tho new elec~ tion was held on Jon, 29, 1813, At this mecting, John I. Bonnett, Josuua Stark, 8. B, Frary, D, CG. Farrell, G.M, Rix, snd otuers wero elected’ Directors, ancl Stark was'chozen President, 0, D, Band Secretary, aud Biles Superintendent, and thoy are the present oillccra of tho Company, ‘An auicubte settlement with Reevo of his account with the Company for Hues constructed and rtock 1 ceived and gold by him was then attempted, but faile utterly, In the February term, 1873, a decree wan en- tered referring the whelo mattor of Reeve's accounts to Hiram M, Chage, one of tho Mastera of the Court, who, after protracted oxamination of tho evidence, found $55,953,09 26 fairly due Reeve, after deducting all stock un crodits recelved by him,” ‘This report tho catnplainant now elnins to be eulircly erroneous, and it 44 stated that excoptions to it Lave Deen fied, ‘Puo fact ia uext stated that about $100,000 "of ine debtednen was created by Reeve, Gage, and Snow, who obtained Gcorga L. Otis, one of tho officers, to jusuo negotiable nutes of the Company to Reeve, by whom {hoy wore nseigned to John O, Hilton, the Com- mercial National Bank, David A, Gago, Ou some of these notes the Compahy was PUT INTO DANKRUPTCY by J.C, Hilton, after judgments at law, recovered by him ‘snd the Commercial Natioval Bank, in suits to which the then officera of the Company oifered no do fense, Tho judgments, howover, were uct aside, and, after a struggle of some two yearr, the proca:dings in lankruntey Were diumissed, and the Company allowed to havo tholr fignt ont in the Stato conels, ‘Then the forination of tho fo-called North American Telexraph Company by Reeve, D. W. AMeMnilen, George C, Dtullen, A. A. Lathrop, T, J, Sutherland, unt others in 1874, 1s alluded to a8 8 very forttl scheme, ‘THIS PRETENDED COMPANY bought tho claims of Heeyo ta tho linca in Iowa and ‘west of the Migaiseippi, and gaincd posscesion of thum by varlous dovices, requiring much litigation and x- pense to get thor hack again by # decree of the United Btates Circuit Court there, In the tnenntime, ono Oliver H, Borton has bean appointed Receiver of the Company, and ite property and asvots aro all i Lis ands, ‘After roforring to tho immense amount of money ex~ pended in litigation, and the schemes of Teeve mud others, by which means combined a property which coat somo $100,000 lisa been eutircly friffered nwuy, reference {a made to a conspiracy formed hy Neave, D, ‘A, Gage, Hilton, the Commercial National Banx, D, Y, WeMullon, T, J, Sutherland, Edward MeDouald, A. A. Lathrop, J. Bf, W, Jones, and. F, Nixeon, for tho purposo of carrying the election by unfair’ means of their own tools, and thus to suddle on the stockhoders tho payment under the terms of tho chartcr of tho Indobtednesa to Recye, Hilton, and others, umouutlug to over $100,000 in all, To affect their purpose, it is ehargod that the above parties got up an anonymous circular, which was ent to thu stockholdera secrolly and without the knowledge of thoso having charge of tho defense of the Company, In this document the xttorneys and those parties who sre in chargb of tho AInterceta and defense of the Company, are inaldiourly charged with intending to fleace the stockholders, It {ualeo pratended that the futention of tho ctreu- lar isto warn the stockholders agalast the miaman- agement of the affairs of the Company; that the ollle cers and attorneys were IN LESQUE TO non THEM, ‘Tho clreular gocwon furtuer to advocate the dropping of any furthor litigation bout Reeves! $55,000 2 being. fruitless, and saya that the attorneys feca hava al= roady, reached $30,000, and the debts aver $200,000, ‘Cue Dill winds up by slating that blank proxies uecom- panied the circulars, and thut McMullen, Suther- fand, McDonald, Lathrop, and J, I. Hounett wera well-known nd respected ellizon of Chicago who would act for the proxies, Undor tho elroumstanccs, says the complainant, if would bo necessary to have the auual mecting leld aa called, whou auch o circu. Jar haa uiterly unfitted the stockholders to judgo of the true merita of the case.} On behalf of Kelah Reevo, whom ho ropre- sonted, ‘MM, THOMAS J, SUPHERTLAND rose somewhat excitedly aud delivered tno fol- Jowing speech + like, as representing by proxy a large number of stockolders weat of tho Missiselppi, ae well as in this city, to say a fow words, I recogulze in thia uctlon the carrying ut of the programme of the prevent ofticars of tin Company and of thelr present attornoys, Ido uot charge it yot, Zask the attoruoya {¢ thls muu Greff is not in here at their instance, “The stockholu- ers understand the matterasIdo, Tho attorucy who commences this haa generally been in the oflico of Harding, McCoy Pratt for more than six mouths, snd hae been identified with the frm for a’ loug time, I leave the stockholders to consider what the purport of tho injunction tu, ‘They know very well, as they ought to kuow, (hat the atock~ holders Lavo been disgusted with tho’ management of the present oillcers and all connectod with them, ‘There has been uothing Lut mismanagement from tho time they took oftice, 1873, when they howled oLout the robbery of tho preceding years. It has becn nothing leas thay continual routierg, since then, rub- Dery porvelrated tunder the prand plea of Selah hore and bia wrongs, But I suy that the stockholders ure Well ewaro that tne present oilicers aro moro corrupt, miore yenal in thelr Intentions upon ‘the Gowpany than auy thet went before. (Hear, hour.) And they come hore to-day, knowing that tho stockholders are euragod eb their conduct, knowing they wera to be t2ken by la which he was assisted by Snow aud Gag the nests of thelr breeches and pitched down stairs, ‘Thia ta WHY THE INJUNCTION ITAS NEZN BERVED. ‘Tho notice for thin meeting wan placed. in an out-of. {he-way column of the Post undor the heading of “Tegal.” Why not head it To the Stockholdors of the Oveat Weatorn Telegraph Company 2" ‘Tho notice was publishod nndor tho patronage of the President, omticers, anil attorneye, and placod ro aa not to. alteac the attention of rtovkholders, They did not wont s fall niceting of stockholders, and they only oxpectod & few with pocketfinls of proricn, who would perpotnate thor torm of office, Tho President who could ance tion nich a scheme is worthy to be President of such a venal crowd. Ehis “legal notices reached nobody, and was in- tended to perpettiate a achomo of robbery upon the Compans'a property. ‘Mr. Sutherland capped the climax of his re- marke by calling tho Juectors ‘ “A RET OF YENAL BCOUNDRELS,” A yoico—Wo don't want that Inanguaga—we don't want to bo arrested, Mr. Harding—You aro a liar—you are. ‘Chia remark produced terriblo confusion, amid whieh AL, Reeve rose angrily and said, " Mr, Sutherland is not a Har.” . Mr. Narding—T any lio {s, and that you are no botter if you back hin. ML. RERVE OREW PURPLE and shook his flat in Mr. Harding's face ina mannor suggestive of speady aunibilation. Groat excitemant fullawed. aie Van Buren Seprtented oxcoedingly tho romatke mado by Mr. Sutherland. ‘They could be productive of no good, and would, undoubt- edly, convey o bad impression outside. Tho rontleman ought to have kept his temper hotter. For himsolf, he bolioved that somo of bis claims were not vahd, and never could be Buy- tained ina court of jnstice. He did uot think that suythhig dono in pursuance of contracta mado by tho original orgavization, which orennization was declared fraudulent anil void by tho Supreme Court, was legal aud no party could act under such agreements and be sllowed compensation, In plain words ho at- tended Br. Heovo’s claim, agninat whom the Court bad decided. Who had procured the in- junction ii know not, but it was evident thoy could not precead with the election of officers unless they wished to bo punishod for contompt. ‘They should act with prudence. If they woro dissutistied with tho present officors then men sould be clected worthy of their confidence. Mr, Sutherland (intarrupting)—Aro you nat tho atlornoy for Moers. Bliss aud Bond ? Judge Van Buren—I was, Mr. lies was mado a party for a specific purpose. We PUT IN A DEMURRER upon tho ground that the supplementary bill you filod wos a humbug and a fraud, Mr. Suthorland—I did not file it, appenr for Mr. Bond ¢ dudgo Van Buren—Very likely I did; but my appearances for thoxe gentlemen does not affect this cane at all. Mr, Suthcrland—So you say, Judgo Van Buren—Do you doubt me? a Mr, Suthorland—I suppose { havo a right to 10 RO, Judge Van Buren—Not if yon are a gentle- man. |Confusion.] Mr. Harding denounced the circular against tho Directors as boing a tissue of falschoods, and moved to ndjourn. Tho motion prevailed, but sn adjourned mect- ing was immediately resolyed upon, with Mr. Stork in the chair. ‘TNE RECEIVER, ‘Tho Recetver, Mr. [ortov, was called upon to make a etatoment, which ho did, in substance aa follows : ‘The nyeots aro lines in Wisconsin, which em- braco one end of the line between boro and Dillwaukee, tho Hlinois lines, and the lines went of the Misyixsippi—about 1,600 miles in all. Ie was impossible for him to state what thie property could be disposed of for. There waro 111 different genoral clainis against the Com- pany. the aggregate amount of them being 891,383.83. He could not find tho amount al- lowed correctly for tho reason that scme of thom lind not boen passed upon by the Master, and for the furthor reason that two large claims hind been presented not adjudicated upon, Yuere were also other claims, which, with in- terest, would foot up tho total to 5184, 138. HOME DISCUNATO: Mr, Bennott said that it wos intimated t» bim that ho had some sympathy for Mr, Reevs. So facas ho was couverncd, ho Lelieved the Com- pany should recover every cont that it way en- titled to, ‘Tho evidence went to show that quite alarga sum had sono into the hands of Mr. Josiah Snow, Alihough ho believed tha’) Mr. Reovo was responsible in law, yot, in aquity, ho thonght that the money in the hands of Mr, Buow ought to bo taken into considerrtion. He would Jiko tho matter to bo thoroughly in- vestigated, and to havo a full account of tho tontter beraparnic tod to overy stoekholder, Mr. 1. W. Williams mato some remari, in the coures of which ho roflected eovorely on the conduct of tho President in dealing with the business of the Company. Nr Stark rox, and, alter replying somewhat vaguely to the previous epeaker, alluded to ir. Suthorland as “THIS INFECT DYSIDE ME,” and further proceeded to say that any language coming trom that source would not bo noticod by bim, as ho did not conmdor it worthy of seri- ous consideration, Mr. Bennett—Does the gentleman allude to ma? Mr, Stark—Not at all, sir, Mr. Suthorland—It's to me that he alludes. I am ‘tho insect," but I will answor him, Mr. A, HM, Bliss said that, os far os regarded stock, ho was willing to tako as much as others, What mouoy ho tiad received was paid out for Donds to tho amount of $2,460, A GENERAL UREAK-UP, Somo yory desultory cenvorsation followed, and Mr. Sutherland attempted to speak, but there wasn goneral ery of “ Adjourn,” amid which everybody rose and unanimously cleared out. Somo of the parties indulged in gross ersonalities on the steps of the hotel, but no lows wero atruck, In the evening, a meoting, looking toward a compromise, was held in tho oflica of Mr, Harding, but nothing dofluite re- sultod from the gathering. oe PROCEEDINGS IN COURT. THE APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION. Tho complications of tha unfortunate Great Western Tolograph Company woro still further increased by tho addition to the records of an immense bill of olghty-flve pages filed by Will- jam M. Grogg, 2 stockholdor, in hie own behalf, and for any others who may wish to join, against the Company, O, D. Bond, Sccrotary; Joshua Stark, President; A. Ii Bliss, Superintendont ; hh Heove, David A. Gago, Josiah Snow, D, Y. McMullen, T. J. Sutherland, A. A. Lathrop, J. M. W. Jones, E. F. Nixon, and Edward Mc- Donald, to restrain them from holding an oloc- tion yosterday, as proposed. Mr. Grogg says that he was ONE OF TIIE ORIGINAL pUDSCRIDENS, and took forty sharos of the capital stock. Tho Company was organized in December, 1467, and received a charter in 1808, ‘Tho whole manago- ment, uccording to Grogs, was attoipted to bo yeatod {u tho Board of Directors, to tho exclusion of tho stockholders, and uo articles of agsocia- tion wero over printed for thoir enlightenment. No mocting of the stockholders was hold until January, 1873, but Snow, Gago, and Roavo acted upto that timo as Directors, undor some un known authority. Reeve, one of the Directors, resigned eoon after his election, and A CONTRACT WAS MADE with him by which tho whole stock waa consigned Did you not to him ‘without security to indemnify him for building tho liuos of the Company. ‘his echomoe, it {ia charged, was simply to defrand the stockholders, and was in furtherance of the design to auly call for 10 or 95 ber cent of tho stock, and then refuso to justin any cortiticates, on the plea that the Com- pany had not called for 40 por cont, the amount it was stated would be callod for before any cor- tiflcatos wero fusued. A large amount of stock was gold by subacriptiou-lists, while Roevo, aftor tho transfer of the atock, wasin Canada build~ ing telegraph lines, About $25,000 was col. locted in installments on the stock, and Reove, on his return, built 8 portion of the proposed lino, Snow boing bia partner, and receiving the monoy on subscriptions. ONLY ONE MEETING of the Directors was had prior to January, 1873, and up to July, 1872, no oxbibit of the Company's affairs bad been made. Glowing bills were, how- evor, published, sotting out the namea of a large uumbor of well-known citizens who were said to be Directors, but who, it has been sscertained, utterly rofused to act. Other ciroulare intimated that a largo portion of tho lines were built, when only two, to Milwaukeo and Rock Island, had been erected. STILL ANOTHER CINCULAD, in 1869, stated that the carnings for tho Milwau- keo Division were 18 per cent, and in July, 1871, a dividend was declared. ‘Tho capital ptock was 3,000,000, divided into 120,000 shares, of which 117,897 shares were held by Itvove, who was in- solvent. ‘The bill then sets ont in detail the construc- tion of the lines by Leave, and the various cons tracts and anb-contracts mado in the progresa of the work, all of which havo beea ropoatedly pub- lished in couneotion with the Terwilliger # It ia charved that Reove received about $150,000 for building 41714 wiles of line, aod that be, owning or controling pearly all the stock, used his power for DELUDING THE UNFORTUNATE STOCKHOLDERS, Tho contract with Roove fa charactoriz Breat farce, becattne it was a ease mn n Compan without dollar of capitel and one of tholr own noma who was & bankrupt, for the constructi, of 2,000 milon of wire to coat from 2600, (u) €1,200,000,and wan tn fact only a Fchomo to draw fn great Bim from unsuspecting subscribora, why know nothing of the contract, but who wero Be pected to be bound by ite terms, Gregg #ayn hig would'not have subecribed had he known. tuck facta, ‘Tha complainant thon makes tention of tho Terwilliger bill and ity allogattons, and the deereo of tho Supreme Court therein. Tn pure auanco of auch decrees tnecting of slockholderg wan Rely an Tanyiaely OU han ae by-laws wore attopted, one of which, still in forco, the offeet tint Senta NOTICES OF RACH ANNUAL MEETING of the stocktotders should be Riven for thirty dayn provions thoroto, by advortisomcnt fn at leant two daily paporsin Chicago. A Board of Virectors was thon electel, one-half of whom are now Directort. Lhe now Board of Diroctors having failed to make any amicably rottlement with Neovo, » reforoneo was liad (¢ a Maater in Chancory who filed his roport recente ly, finding a balanco duo Reovo of 256,954,459, ‘This report it is claimot, ix entirely orrancous, “After the filing of tho ‘Verwilliwer Lill, Grose atates, Reove, indofiance of justica aud Ue riglig of other partion, rad WENT 0% DUILDING over 1,000 miles of additional lines, also collect. ing money from stockholders to tho Binount of #400,000, and issuing notes of the Company to tho amount of $100,000. Judgmonts by coutes. sion were entered upon thexe notes to thy amount of $20,000, and J. C, Hton, who held somo of the paper, filed a petition in bankraptey against the Compauy, but which waa Doally dis. eee Ti i i ith a ‘ceva, in connection with D. W, 3 Mullen ond others, united in forming & ihe NORTH AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, of Towa, bought tho claims of Reeve to the lines of the Company in fowa, ousted the Com. pany’s ofiicers and operators, and took posses. sion uf tho oftices ond lines in that State. A Dill was tiled agninat Reeve and tho othorg, and after a timo the Company again obtained poeses. ston of its property. Another bill wav thon filed to provent Hilton from levying on the Con. pany’s property under his alleged fraudulent s claims. At this atago of affairs Gregg saya . A NOTICE was publishedin tho Jost and Mait and Evening Journal, but for leas thin thirty sucecssive dasa, to the olfect that a mesting of the stockholder would be hold Jan, 26, 1875, for the electicy of Directors, In furthor pursuance of a schome originating, it is ulloged, with Reovo, Gago, il. fon, MeMMulten, and othots, . _ AN ANONYMOUS CIROULAR has beon issuod to tho stuckholders, warning them that thoy aro in dangor of being flocced by thoxo who have charga of their defense, and charging that the attorneys of the Company are scheming speculators, who are seoking to rob the Company, charging, also, that the officers atq reckless aud unfaithful, that Reevo's claim is juut, that tho attornoys’ fees aro over $30,001 tho debts of the Company $200,000, un im to that tho prosent officors aro. Beoking to assces tho stockholders unneccesarily, and thould be Licked ont, The circuls thon advizes tho stocklioliers to cease to litigate nave themselves from further agsersments, an send proxies ta vote, to the gentlomen abovi named, who will protect their intereste, Groge noxt saya it is feared that the officers, overwhelmed by the litigation, and misled by tho false statements in the circular, will not tale Proper steps to defend the Company's intorests, and that the stockholders, also deceived, and who have scut their proxioa to their onemies, will not rally for their iuterests agninat the attack of foiah Roove and his confederates, Complainant has asked the officers to FOSIPONE THE MELTING because proper nolico was not given, and hy therefore elt bound to file a bill to prevent suck proposed election, He also attachen a long list of interrogatorica to be answered by the de fendants, with a view of ascertaining who sen| tho circulara, what relation Reeve had with them, ond in whove intorcet thoy woro sent ‘Lho injunction asked to prevent tho election was granted by Judgo Farell temporarily. aes Tho eportsmen of LaSallo and Peru, to the numbor of fifteen, have organized a club to ba called “The LaSalle and Peru Sportameon's Clad." William T. Mason is Prestdont; J. P, Williamson, Secretary; T. Donoghuo, Treasurer; aud John B, Boal, Gamekeeper, papenncnnenn san DEATHS. IATIN—Tuesdey at Op. m., Ci hi Norhan and dennis Ale Tabac” rt ‘fant vou ol PRR ‘ueeday morning, Jan. 24, of consnmption, at Hide Park, near Iios'ou, Mass. Eliza M., wile of fy G; Working, Lag, and sisiot of Airs, lus, 1 Gils, of tid o 5, 15; dA Letertes 10, REED, Willio K., son of Margrett and ark Gmunthyand b vay, ty 4? >uutl Dearborn, Wednow re cS ae eats ‘i ny fan. 29, 1975, at hor residenco, 74 Klxin-st,, naumiog,” Ahuso ‘Lpued, “wile of "Philip. Lyoth, a ‘Thursday at o'clock, to St. John's Cl aaa cae Oan ik 28a Gua _SPECIAL NOTICE, Centaur Liniments ‘ allay pain, subdue swollings, hel burns, and will eure rheumatism, tpavin, and ang flesh, bone oF musclt ailment, Tho Whito Wrapper Ls for family use, tho Yellow Wranpor 1s fot avimals, tles $1, as) Prica 6 cents; larys bor HEN TAYpCE “By Wir. A. y WHT WEDNESDAY MORN TAN, 81, AT 10 O'ULOCE, FURAITURK, CARPETS, W, GRANITE AND GUASSWARL, #88 WAGO: PHAETON, to 81 LRATARNE At log SON-ST, i THURSDAY, TAN. 38, { ‘habe sat DRY Goons, |} Custom-mado Clothing and Furnishing Goods, Clothy ‘Casslmoros, and #lanuels, i \ | eee eee mas SECOND FLOOR. TUE ENTIRE HOUSENOLD ERYFEOTS Ol MRS. W. 0, GLEEMAN, AT DWELLING 601 SATIS’ THURSDAY MORNING, JAN, 23, AT 10 O'OLOUE. Wa. A. BUTTERS & £0. Anottoneens. By GEO, P. GORE & CO.,, | 68 & 70 Wabnsh-av, Four Hundred and itty Cases Assorted BOOTS & SHOES Will be closed out nt our REGULAR WEDNESDAY AUOTION SALE, Jon 27, 510 a, m. prompt, GUO. P, CORE £ CO. 0 co. ROC. ILL, WILLIAMS Auctloncors, Wi and 20 Kast Mudison-st, TO-DAY, Jan. 27, 0:204,m., wo mako & CLEARING SALE of Furniture, Household Goods, And Goneral Merchandise, conalsting in part of Parlor Suite, ia Torry, Plush, and Hair loth; Marbla-top ad 1, Walnut Chamber Sota, Loauyes, Hook Casos, Carpets in variety, Cook and Ecating Stores, Show Casos, Pistuh So. Uno Claat Figura at im, BARGAINS} BARGATNS!! BARGAINS! By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. FRIDAY, MORNING, Jan, 2 oar Togalit Weckly Halo « hod BFuURNIETORE. eat tar gpat stook ta the eityab Auction, Perlor, Guat ining-rourn Furatiuro, Wardrobes, Back Cas Loudugos, Easy Chairs, Carpets, Bediling,' Mattrosey Rtovos, dou Gong Cor | Morohandise and Housuhotd s tire Furniture of a I conveniuncs of eat Ghattel » Nurvany, Wathe 4 General Housetvid By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO, 27 Kaat Washingtun-st, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, &C, ALT AUCTION, EDNESDAY MORNING, Jon 27, at 934 o'clock. _, By LEWIS BALLELS. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.—Ono Saloon and tha atures. Aleo, a Bowling Ailey, tn goad. running of er. A koud businuss plavs, at iat aul Las Suutls Ciaske at. in baxoment, on the wth day of January, 14h, ot oolock sharp. Ehwis Baierts. ‘es ee ae sb id Anctt neers MORTGAGE SALL, Dy T. E. STACY, ut Burlington Wi coruer of Siete und Sixteenth At 10 a, m. THURSDAY, Jan. 9, lot of Firniture, consisting of Hedaten Execherys ‘Bedding, Saruisure, $e: Sale peak