Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1875. THE CIT THE OLD COUNTY-HOSPITAL, A HORRIALM CONDITION OF TItTNGS, The Lord of County Commirstoners, during (he coming bu ding season, will doubticas commence the erection of a County-Hospital, In view of the delay esttain to bo Involved In the aclection of architects and man{pulation of contracts, aome of the mem era most deatroun of securing an ro0n a8 fossible the benefits of the much-needed tustitution, are moving in tho matter even now. The Hospital Committen have beox on sev- eral recent occasions in carnest conauitation on tals important project. They have decidod to submit a re- port at the noxt meeting of (he Board, actting forth the urgont necessity of « hospital, and recommending its construction upon the general principles emboilicd in a plan presented thom by the mailical faculty of the preaent one, This Commities was to have visited the old {natitution yeatorday for tha purpose of inspecting itaconiltion, Owing, probably, ta tho reverity of the Sealbery none of the memttrs avo Commientonce Jones ventured forth, Me wan accompanied by Mr, F, Bauman, the architect, They were received by Dr, Tess, ws member of the Hospital Doard of Physicians, and the Warden, Mr, IHugh Mefaugbliv, and were shown by them aver the plwe from top to bottom, ‘Tho hospttal was found to be in & most WRETCHED AND DISGRACEFOL CONDITION. ‘The urgent necessity of buildings now ony ut the earilest poreble moment waa readily apy arent before the inspection wae half conchudod, Nozwithstandin; the ovident efforts devoted to ila cleanliness, it reeked wilh foul odors from imporfect drainage cnil hurate:t water and steam pipes, and the wards fu which wore crowded tho sick wero Mauneous with a fetid exhala- Hon resulting from the lack of proper meane to ven- Allate them, Tho party, at the imminent risk of their necks, roa led DOWN A NICKHTY STAINWAY, the boards of which creaked and threatened to give way at every alep, through a clond of eteam, escaping from the imperfect condenser, to the basement, The floors bere were fill ef ratlole, tho casings were warped and broken, the walls oxuded a slings, une hoalthful moiatnre, which trickled down their sidesjand the ceiling, mout of the plastoring of which bad per- ishod, was discolored with dampness, Tue boards of tho floors in the kitchen reemed to nave hal a mine ed to part ntaine.t by Ta had elevated themselves into a curvatare of the spine, and others were sMilcted with a malformation suggestive of the equine dilticnlty Known as "away back” ‘Tho etovo uid altompted to hold a position tn this uncertain foundation, but owing to the contrary eccentricities of the boards, tt fad the anpearanceof reariug upon its Lind lega Un- der the intinence of great fright, TUL CONTEMPLATIVE COCKROACIT waddled from every crack and crevice, and eyed th visitors with an oxpreasion of Feronity, and the in- aiaitive rat stuck bis whiskers out of the holes in the floors anit casings or darted under the legs of the party in bis migration from one haunt to another. In the ntore-room a dreadful stato of things oxinted. One glunce therein sutheed for the porseraor of a ore of the ordinary sensibllity, ‘The pipes from the water-clonets above leading through this room, rotten from age, had fractured, and the FECULENT FILTH cozed from the aporturea, Tis wneavory condition may be fimagiuel, AM of the arartinents where per- feel dratnaye is of the utmont neceasity where scarcely approachatee, Thelr horrible eahslaitons pervaded o Jerge portion of the buildiug. ‘Tho partios proseut, not accustomed to this state of affairs, regarded them with feelings Dordering on uousea, ond were filled with wonder that the pince was used a8 y hunian habl- taUion, inuch Jens ar a refuge for the sick, * IN THE REVERAT, WARDS the anme dilayilution aud evidences of rottennera and decay wera apparent, ‘There is an unhealthy lack of ventitstlon in all uf them, The only ono which, on thin occasion, seemed to suffer leset on this account svas Ward 2, 'in the wert sido of the building, through the broken’ and loosoly-fitted carements of which rushed tho wind in fitful disagreeable gusts, Tta tempersture, gecording!s, was nuich below what It should hove been for the comfort of tho eick, With tho ntcamn.pipes datecscly hot, the thermometer indi. cated but 69 dogrees. ring tho extiemo cold understanding, in whtcu they had concl company, Au unfriendly dintance was 1 most of them, weuther of afew weeks ago, tho temperature of thie apartment coukt not bo ruled above 40 degrees, Tho ‘Wardon waa obliged to take its occupants into the hullways to make thom all comfogtablo, Ward A, on the contrary, nt. the opposite side of ‘the Duilding, wan heated atmont to suffocation, and was without mecne of ventilation, All of the warts aro ace riously overcrowded. There are two or threo ‘imce as many in each aa there should be, under the beat cir- cumutances, for satiafactory sanitary resulta, TIS OVERCROWDING has led to yery serious effects, Tha management in oftou obliged to turn out patients. before thcy aro wall fo nmke room for mora urgent cases, and the rate of amortahty js increased and tho rapidity of cures iv dl- nuinished, All of the steam and water pipes throughont the en- tire Luilding aro frail with rottenners, wnd require sonstant attention, ‘The plumbing Lill alone last year wan $1,200, Taken cea whole, the County Hospital ia a very sorry, tumblo-down, filthy, unbealtliful, old took- ery. ‘There 4s uo doubt but that the county needs a new one, : —+—— WORSE THAN BANYON. TANK KAUFMANN AM THE GAMBLENS’ FRIEND, ‘When tho oflictalerm of the grext South Bide Chief Instice expired, decent people breathed freo and felt secure in the belief that, whatever future misfortune might be in atore for the city, at any rate there never could boasecond Banyon, What wae thelr gain was the foes of the gambling and thieving fraternity, and hopes were entertained that a severe blow had boon etruck at crimo and criminals in this city, As scon as tho Pooplo'’s Party, however, assumed tho manage- mest of city affairs it soon become apparent thst, an far aa tho gamblors wero concerned at any rate, thero was no fonger any necessity for o Banyon, The sbecnee of arrests abolishod the noces- sity uf a venal Police Justice's arting at tho mall houga of morning from hin bed to take bull for n lot ‘of “pulled” gamblers, Of late, howover, tha authori- ties huve been goaded un to making w' show of eu- foromg the anti-gambling laws, tho nevemdty of an obliging, get-up-andt-take-bail- time Banyon has been very ceveroly felt, and many of the euiierers have been enxfourly looling for the coming man, in tinat the fuct in It is with ospiser of Supreme Court decistons ; of tho slaugl~ terer of common sensa ani tho turderer of the Queen's English,—of Banyoo, in short, his at last Veen found, and that his namo'ls Keufinsun, If there areany wlio doubt that u porion Btto fil'the placo left vacant by Banyon bua really beon found, the Perusal obthe followiag report will net their minds at rent: At about 2 ollock yesterday, morning tho rambling. aonse over Miko MeDunalil's "Store was pulle:l, aud twenty-four persons weto arrceted and taken to the Armory, ‘Thele nemes were: EA Maria, Jamor Boll Samuel, James, und Al Smits, Jolin Leltoy, Low Vbilipg J. Contes, Chutles Grecley Henry ‘Mailey, daines Hartman, F, Ricke, 3.8, Robinson, Bamuel Quadwin, A, Homer, Henry Johnson, William Miller, J. ML. ftickor, A, Pitz gerald, Jobn Donahue, Jobn Sweeney, Juliua Brinker- inann, John Hank, Of course thry were followed to the atation by Biko McDonald, who bad already sent a back off somewhere ‘with Instructions to the driver not to npure the boraes, On arriving at the station Marka and Beil wero booked us keepers, and the remaindur ay inmates, of a gam Ying-house; but tho nenies wera hardly down on tho sheet when that hack rattled down to the station and out stepped Justice Kaufinann, A confureuce took lace between him and McDonald, wuo told tho tustica that he wanted” ‘tha wholo lot batled out, and that he “wanted” the ex- aniluatou Continued until tho 10th inet, tustead of having the cases triod yostorday'inoruing in tho usual course, The obliging Justica took MeDonwld an Dail for all, fiting the bull of the amates at $200 exch, snd that of the two dealers st $300 each, and kindly postponing the hearing of the cane until the «late mou— tloued by the boew-gambler, Justice and gambler then weit off: together, the former huppy in the uintles of the recently fiverated and something more solid, probably, the latter quoting the sense but garbling the words of Slakspeure on the ling: * A Banyon come to Justico; a; Tho object of MeDonald's in kn Justice to atavo cane until loth inst. wus undoubtedly the circumnvention of any action which Judge Williams or tue Grand Jury might take fu tho cate, wore they to ‘be brought before Justica Boyden the following day, It uow tests with tho Governur und the Hentto to de corded that the coming Dubos, Plummer cide whether a second edition of ail that wan indecent, filegal and venal in old Banyon shall be again inflected upon Ubleago in the person of Justice Kuutimunn who, by bis wallful stepping out of bia district into that of ahother Justice to defeat Justioe’s endy nud to protect abatch of gamblers, haa given (hat body up excellent reneon for refusing to indorse at least oneof the Judges’ recent recommenduticns for oltice, ——_ SHANK MUST SETTLE, LUSTLE JOE'S PREAENTMENT, Town Clerk Gruenhut ycuterday submitted to tho Justices of the Peace comprising the Town Board bis arraigument of Suporvisor Shank, as followa: ‘Tho Town Clerk, being required by law, together with the Jueticos, to examius the sem{-annual atutce ment of the Superviewr und tu certify to tha correct> ness of the sccounts of Lia receipts and disbureements, Das duly examinod the atatement of tbe Hurervieor ai {0 entries on bis book of town accounts snd compared. the same with the atatement of tho County Treisuror aud with the statoment of purties who recelyed money from the Supervisor for town orders issued in 1874 snd prior yoara ; and the Town Clerk submits hereby dhs report on the fusncial atstemeut uf the Supervisor to the consideration of the Justices, On the 14th of April, 1874, this new Board heb its Bret mesting, and at that time (he present Hupervisur received $117 from Lis preds ot, “Thi onount han teen paid in mall sums for auuury current gxpensce durjug the following woeks, and town orders” were 1s- sued therefor in September, On April 28, the bupar- visor sooelved $3,000 from the County Treasurer ae town taxes of 1473, ‘Three dsyn afterwards, atthe trot regular monthly meeting of tho Town Moard, the Su~ pervisor was suked in regard to town funds, aud he then aud there stated that be bad no money tu the Treasury, aud that there would not be any for sone time; notwithstanding that Le then had §3,0:0 tawny funds in bis poweneion, aud although be well: kuew that at the timeof bis quulifcation as Town Hu penne vout $18,0W0 town taxes were ptill outatunding for ud prior years, ‘The Auditing Loard mintrusted the Supervisor, but would not leave the Assessor without funds; therefore a temporary loan wis authorized to pay assesament expensca; $5,100 were received on $4,000 in town orders axcollateral at 10 per cent interest, and the Bupervisor was directed to pay Ee from the first money received from taxce of um of $5,100 caine into the hands of the WE, bas was paid to Assistant Assessors Up to Inly 4, 1874, Tho Saperviaor hal no chance to grab at It and losy commissions frum tho Asaistant As- fescors for disbursing the aime, Its waa very angry, and would not take part in the meeting of the Jd of nly, 184, We prosured the Tews) advice of M. Fy TH nd declired that ho wonid not be bound by the audits of the Boird, and that ho would not pay out the town fonda until the Board had audited the town charges at the sem{-annital meting on Sept, 1, 1374, aud be bag wot paid out any money before that day according to the entries Ju tifn bolt af tawn accounts, On the 12th of June, 1874, after using $3,000 town funds for reve «crsive weeke, be received §1,0r0 town taxon cf 137i {rom the County Treasurer, making A total of $4,000, whteh he keot for three successive works, refusing to pay anybody who preacnted town orders to him, {ed fu 1874 and in prior years, al- waya denying tat be lind any town funds in hia Treas- ury, On'July J, the day of the regular monthly mest- Angy he received 8500 town taxes of 1473, total $150.) fron the County ‘Sreisueer since 1874, Anil 28, ‘The Towa Clerk know from the books af the County Treasurer that the Suyervisor tial received the above nantes quma for town tazer of 1873, aud axked the Supervivor for money audited for ntullonery and other aitice ex- Dut the Supertinor - sponatbte for the town funds,and need not be borsodt by the Town Heard, ‘The above namie ews of $4,50) tho Supervisor tured! for thirea Ruccersivo werkn, drawliz thterent {n ths bank to his own wane; during oll this time refiising to pay any of the town orders, payable out of the taxca of 1874, even denying that he had any town finds in the Treamury. Dirlug the meath of July the Bipervisor advanced a few thourand dolar to A, J, Cor ds paying Assiatant As reanors, nnd exacted therefor $250 from. Corrigan, un der pretenco of acting an Assistant Asreasor, On Tule 0, the Supervisor received $2,560 town taxes of 1N73 from the County Treasurer, aud at tho meeting of the Board on the day there wera audited $2,300 tn favor of Corrizan’s assistants, and £4,000 on acconnt of salary af Aseeasnr Corrigan, sad #200 for rervices and expeisca of tho Town Ciork, Toe Supervisor claimod that he need not recognize the valldity of the monthiy meeting: of the Town Doard, ant the Town Clerk was compelied to pawn his own (own orders in order to nay current expenses, {hs Bupervisor drawing Interest on £4,000 town funds in tank for his exclusive benefit, On Aug, 2, he Supervisor recetved 330) taxcs of 1873 (rom the County Treasury; total, $7,500 sinco April 23, 1874, At tha rorleatinal meeting of Sept. 1, the Doard audited $2,500 nascarment expenses, $4,000 ou account of salary of tho Atsessor, $60) on accaunt of services and expenses of tho ‘Town Clerk, $150 for a $150 for rent, $409 for miscellaneous expenses, ani xuthorized a tax levy of $15,000, allowing $15,090 asrcnninent expenses, $15,000 collection expenser, $1,500 salary of the Supervisor, ond $1,360 for current. and coutlngent expenacs of the Town Clerk: the Walanco to create @ sinking fund te pay outstanding in- debtedness of prior years, Tho Superviwor was asked at eaid scinf-anuital mecting whether there wore any funds in tho Town Treasury. He replind that he had no money to the credit of the town. Wherenpon he was reminged that ho should mako lis eeml-annual statement of receipts and disbursements as required bylaw, ‘Tho Board, mistraating the Su- pervisor, unanimously resolved that the Supervisor shoud frameiiately pay tho temporary loan of $5,100, and that be should pay outstanding town ordera with the funds received from taxes in (873. The Supervisor stated that he considered Limself vested with disero- tlonary powor In paying town funde for town orders, he did use his discretion by eartying on = shameful brokerage in town orders, Io extorted a second town order of $250 as Assintant Aescscor 8 cousideration of paying some moucy on Corrigan’s own town ordere, when he would nocd rome funds, But afterwards he refuscd to redeem Corrigan’s own town orders, and Corrigan received but £2,460 cash for $5,000 town orders and $50 cish, the Supervisor re- deoming said town ordera through go-betweons, 80 a8, to shield himeelf from civit sitits and criminal prose- cullons, On tne cth of Novomber the Supervisor mada his ecmi-annual statement, and oa the {6th of Novem- hor he for tho firat time showed to the Board his book of town acconnts and the town orders, which he claimed to have rede2med, It appeared that he had yard §2,000 to tho Fidelity Bank for a town order on which the town bad received only $1,700; that he had paid unkuown sums for 2.7105 1 $500' town order {asued fn May, 1300, to J. Pilaum ; for n $M town order issued to Tappan in 1872; for $2,363 on iundebtedness of 1873; for $6.425 issued’ for Assessor and bis sasiotants, Ihe Town Clerk stated that he would not rocoguize ony town order as paid up until he wasuro that the payco was not rwindied hy tha Supervisor, who had made it 9 practice to slave town orders at 20 to JO per cent, and who even held a $200 town order of the ‘Town Clerk, which he, as Su- pervisor, grabbed on paying $100 a account, aud now rofunca to give in exchange of a 3100 town order. In tho nome statement appeared a town ordor of $1,000 paid by the Supervisor to hiniself on. ‘tho nuthorily of m yoto at a mecting on the 2d of October, 1874, belng an filegal timo for auditing bills, a8 the Supervisor well kuowas, Including this $1,000 Megally prabbed by the Supervisor, he acknowledge.l a balanco. 0f $2,119 on hand, ‘The Town Clerk then and there uxked the Supervisor for money to defray current expenses of tho torn, and made'a demand on bim to pay the $600 town orders issued in favor of the Town Clerk, Tho Supervisor replied that ha would never pay a cent to tho Town Clerk during his term of ollice, aud that ho mightsue him on bis Lond. Soon after this meeting of the Board the Superviaor recoived $1,845 town taxes of 1473; It bo did not even yay the rent of the town offices, the amall amount due to the janitor, the Liil for facland other necossary current expenses; sordid he pay the temporary loan, ‘The Town Clerk ‘claima, that tho apervisor should pay the principal ani interest of the balanco of sald temporary loan, bocanse he used tho money in buying town orders telow their full faco value, and used lurgo amounts of town funda for months tn’ bis own nome, drawing interest thercon, Ho has ruined the credit of the town, extorted largo discounts from necdy holdera of town orders, and aleolutoly atarved one branch of the Town Administration ns far a8 be could do ft b: his awn wrong, As ouo of tho members of the Board, I certify tat ihe account of the Supervisor {6 incor. rect, and I have aued him pursuant to Law. doserit Gavesnct, Town Clerk of South Chicay — LOCAL LETT=7S, 18 IT TRUE + Te the Fdltoraf The Chicago Tritune z ‘Omicaco, Feb. 3,-~" Waare fast becoming a nition of gamblers” was the assertion of s gentleman ju the couras of a conyereation upon tha provalence of gam- Uilng and the wnbinahing effrontery of tho profes. tionala who mako it thelr solo business in thin city, Humiliating as tho admisaton is, T am sneliued to think tt fs true, ‘Tho vice of gambling seoms to havo faetened itrel? upon almost every kind of business, ‘The transactions of all our gold, utock, and produco oxchanges are toa greatextent nothing muro uor toss than gambling schenies, ‘Take for an example our own Board of ‘Trade, If its business wera narrowed down {o teg- mar and logitimato purchases and sales of produce, the majority of thoze who operate thero daily would find their occupation gono. It ia probably uo exagge- ration to aay that nine tenths of tho traneactions sel- ther involve nor contemplate any transfer of property between those why ure by courtesy styled buyers amid sollera, but ure simply und only be # that cura, wheat, oats, our, lard, pork, or some other products’ will bo higher or lower'thirty, alaty, or uuety days hence, A margin {8 put up, ond st the exjiration of the stipulated thine the loser pays the winner the di(fer- ouce, ‘The selivr_ had nathing to sell and the bayer had bo fntention of purchasing, ‘The samo ta true in regard to stocks, gold, and bouts, All such traunace tions aro only a species of gambling, and thero is good reason for the Hunkinses, AleDonaida, Morrissoys, and ‘other confeased gamblers to claim that their business Ja just ae roputabie na that of merchants whe operate on Change, When Vanderbilt, plous Daniel Drow, or Jay Gould inake a cool million by a “corner” on suino wtock they are called great faunciers, but J think in the great Look of final account theft nanies will Le found on that pago of the index appropriated to gamblers, and that larga donations to churchos und theological seminaricn will not cuauge the record. ‘The tania for Letting bas become almost uutversal, All our national games nud sports are avenued for fambling, Horseracing, bawe-ball, billiards, pedes- trlaniam, the falsely turtued manly urt of self-defense, are one and all gainbling schemes, Tudeed, thora eeems to Le a wide xy reading and universal tenden-y to get something for nothing, One svoult suppose that our churches would he free from this domoralize jug vice, but instead of this our church fairs get up thelr raitles and Sunday-schosl childron take thelr tirst leraon in gumes of 8, ‘thera fs no doubt but that the manta “for gambling which — has reaulted in the run of hundreds of young men cay bo traced to the appetito formed in church rates, ‘Tho steps ere very cusy and natural; prize packages of canly, prize concerts, grand distributions, opera-houee drawings, great pullic Ubrary schomes are wuccossively putrouized, and thus 8 habit is formod that ends In regular out-aud-out gambilng. ‘The good Cbristlan wouun who get up churelr falra, and intro duce rafling to swell thetr recety.ts, wauld be suockod to kuow that thelr rons wero “bucking tho tiger,"or their daughters were uccretly investing in lottery licke ete, and yot these are in the bameof reliylou teaching them tu do juut theve yory things, Doing avil that good may come is Yery quevtionuble morali- ty; tho motives may bo good, hut the result ty’ sure to bo disastrous, aud ft t¥ the duty of all good men sud women to discountenguco any and every schonie that in talnted with this torrivlo vice, no matter what tho ultimaty object may be, ‘There seowns to be an infatuation about’ gumnbiing which, when it once takes possrasion Of a person, stale tiles all morat perceptions, und the Victim fa Huub pro- pared for any doyree of crinio, Home years ayo I knew a middle-aged gentleman fn an Fastern city wiouo reputation for probity ant moral rectitude was ai bigh wa that of any business mau in the city wheru he reaided, Hv had an iutorest- ing family, fo whomn he was warnily altachod, a pleas~ Aut Love, ‘sud 9 reasonably proaperouw Luaivest, In au evil Leura neighbor persuaded Lim te purchuay a lottery tluket, Not long ufter, another neighbor of bis said to me, D1. "has bad a» stresk of goodluck, “I am glad of it" 1 replied, for be dee most worthy mau, What {4 it? fie drawn & prize of $4,000," was the reply, I at once wald that T would take back what 1 bad said, for 1 felt, and m2 ex: pressed myself, that it would work bla ruia, for I bad Lover known ‘au tustuuce of one who lsd nerve euaugh to stop when he was abead, ‘The soquel justi~ ted He wan uo eluted with bis luck (hat " dotlae be hod, but inoney tw carry on y had revorted to forgericd to rate his usinews, aud buy more tickuts, feeling, ay bo him cif de , certaip that be should draw the capital prize aud thus save himeelf, Mis crime was dlacover- od, anid the prize drew Wis a avpteuce to Btate Pricon for along term of ye: Wis boart wae broken, aml, before be bad been iucarcersted a year, he wav pardoned, und reached Lia old Lomo just iu Umetodiv, Toisas no dsoluted case, Nine-tenths uf the defaleutions, embezzlementa, and’ frregularities which occur among those to whom? are dutrusted the funds of others can bs traced directly to gambling In awe form, ‘The evil ja a growluy one, and, if not checked, we anall roo dveerve tae oppeluation of ' A bution of paubicrs,” Vewon, ‘MB, A. C. HESING’s CAND, THE SUERIFY, AND TOE FEOPLE'S PALTY, To the Editor of The Uhiiayu Irwsnes Cutcaco, Feb. 3.—Carcfully reading A. C, Hesing’s card to the public respecting Sheriff Aguew's oifeusce, T fail to discover the cause of this expose, sud comy to tho conclunion that ff 49 ofthor dons ont of personal malice, or with tho intention of making political can:— tal for himself and tho “People's Party,” by endoavor- ing to show tha pubito that bis party can anly tolerate Purlty in public oMelale, ‘To make the citizens of Chl- cago believe this, tho “Dorn” will discover be has started on n task that he will find dimentt before he succeeds in cleaning out the Angean stables in the midat of which be atands, Mr, A.C, Hesing's revord a@ a champion of, Law. and-Order can stand plenty of improvement, and I would ack im, if we are not to look further than Deputy Sheriffa for the question, Why gambling has becn rampant in this elty ever since the advont to wernt thd People's Patty? Would he have us be- Tove that Police-Superintendont Rehm and the Hoard of Police Commissioners hava done their utmost to rid us of thelr presence, instead of allowing gambiing plies on the principal thoroughfares to et tke unwary by their glare and magnificence? Can we look farther for the caure of (his disgrace to Chicago than to the loaders of tho People's Party, and the out- growth thereof,—tho corrupt Pottes 2 If Mr, Mesing is sincere in wishing to cut down the emoluments of the afllcs of Sheriff, why ara other olicials allowed an increase of thousinds to their sniaries without & word of objection; on the contrary, recommended by the leaders of the People's Party, as in thacnse of the City Comptroller, Have we to thank Mr. A, ©, Hosing or hia party for auy mosaures tending to decrease taxation since their advent? Aro the rings in the Cuininon Counell and Board of County Commissioners lena potent than before their reign ? If Mr, A, O, Hesing fs sincere tn bis endeavor to place the oificials of Lis party on a tplunacle of purity, why did be tot make somo effort on bobalf of decency by roaroning with tha Mayor on the morits of allowing the dfegraceful exhibition of tue “Oan-Can" and ite attendant orgiea to go on interrupted amt encouraged by city oflictala, = week = after week, until the press | raised wth howl that they could not do otlersige thou order ths nulannce moderated, Who hava wo to thank for mich disgraceful exhibitions except the People’s Party, led by tho tophistry of its unprinoipled leaders, ‘The sptness of the proverb, * By thelr truits shall yo know them,” fs applicable to those men, Tt will not Fequtirs much diacernmont to nd out what we have to thank A.C, Mcsing and the learfera of the party found eon sgacrapes and sustained by fraud for, Like an overweighted ship caught in a atorm, the Captain finds {t necessary doubtlces to lighten the ship by throwin: overboard. tho ergo in oridue to save bis own life. 1 9 succeeds In throwing over all that is worthless he will ud himeelf without even the ship, snd in deep water, Donbticas Chicago would survive the destruc tho of them ull, Yours, ‘TNE SHERIFF'S INCOME, To the Eilitor af The Chicayo Tritune : Ciicaco, Feb, 9.-Sin; In the dally jasnea of your Paper, among other objects discussed by you te that of the office of Bheri{f of Cook County, its emolu- ments, especially the profits of fesding tho prisoners, Having been porsonally acquinted with the manoer in which the prisonors have beon fed for the pnst eight yoarr, the cost of the food, the manner of feeding, ete, I feel compotent to give you the exact profit thero dain ruoning the County Jail, The average number of pritoners i¢ 123 per day, tho yoar around, to be fod by the Sherif, He 1s allowed 35 cente por head daily, which amounts to $42 pot day, For breakfast each culprit {fe furnished two rmnlt loaves of bread, whitch cost 3 centa: atin cup full of somo sort of intd,—Got and the Bieri only know what itin; the Loy who deals it out calle it # chocolate,"—which costs about oue peuny a enp, For dinner, they boil potatocs, skins and ail, with poor doef, Inn large kettle, ‘They deal out of this pottage to each prisoner two potatoes and about two ounces of beef in a tin dish, filled, with tho water boiled {n, which thoy call “anup.” Tho average cost per pris- oner, taking tho ighest- =~ market price for the commodity, could not exceod, 6 cents pot culprit, For supper, thoy doal out to each prisoner one small loaf of bread, which could not cost toexcced 117 cents, Those, Mr, Editor, are the rations dealt out from month to month, without change of dict, Now, give the Sherif’ an extra allows ance of 44 centa per head for extraa, and he would mako 29 ceuts pet bea daily on each prisoner, which, at the aforceald average, makex $24 per day ou the whole company in the Jail, I am snformed by one of the ex-Jnil oficials, who ought to know, that tho not profits ‘aro $20 per day Aside fromz this, thero aroa number of persons in- carcorated who haye tiesns aud fronds, nud will not eat this slop, but Lave their menls furnished to them by sald friends from tho restaurants, and all is taxed to tho county, and no deduction made therefor, but a fall Vil presented to the Board of County Commis- nloners, which 43, of course, audited and ordered paid, Thus, Mr. Editor, on thia branch of speculation alone, at the low Ogure I havo eet, tho Sheriff speculates off tho packets of tho taz-payers of this county noarly $12,000 per annum, =” But thts is notall, ‘The Jail boy sells to the prison- ers goap, candies, milk, clgara, and tubscco (let alone the beer) at luis own price, ‘tha rovenue of which 43 undoubtedly divided, Le belug on a» aalory. Why 4s dt that the tax-rayers of this county should look so little to their interest as not téiastruct their Representatives to subvert this source of swindling, to let the Jatl-prisoners’ feeding by contract, and eave the county this reventio, appropriated to the Sheriff's own Uso and merged in his pockets, in addition to the largo salary he receives? If any one should choosy to deny tho truthfulness of this statement I will refer them to the Commiseionera’ books, aa aunplled by the Shoritf, A Tax-Parua, THE COOK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. To ihe Editur of Tha Chicago Tribune t Cmi0aGo, Feb. 3, 1875.—The Cook County Bank holda about oll tho money I wus possessed of, boing an unfortunate depositor iu that concern, There aredoubt- loss others of this city equally unfortunate, You can easily understand with what interest your paper {a sear-hed each day {n tho hope of finding something encontuging to depositors, Telit necessary or advian- Ule for simple depositors to. take any logal steps agafust.the bank or slockholders? A Derosiron, © fanaa GENERAL NEWS. ‘Thiovos onterod the house of J. P, Graham, No, 817 South Jefferson atreet, last night, and stole a watch and £6 in currency. Tho Le Moyno-Farwell contest gavo employment yester Jay to the altornoya and Notarles of alther aide, without developing anything of importence, Officer Prince arrested a man yestorday, on sun picion of atealing» tot of plumbers’ and carpenters’ tools, while were found tn Lis ps lon, ‘The pris- onor refused to give his name. A dog suffered amputation at the neck yesterday by a Van Buren street car, near Morgun, and showed hia approciation of” the event by wagging his caudle ap- pandage for some timo uftorward, “Ah,” muttered prisoner nt the Criminal Court pesterday morning, a8 bia counsel was slaughtering Hs Lupa ia 9 speeell tothe Jury, wouldn't It bee Joke tf the jury acquitted me ahd gavo my lawyer a year in tho Penitentiary t” ‘Tho temperature yeatorday, as observed by 1, ‘Manssse, optician, No, 8 Maditon street, under Tre ‘vawuse Uuslding, was as followas 8 a, 1h,, 9 10, m., 6 above; '12m,, 3 above; 8p, my 1 Pp. mi, 0 8p. m., 3 below, ‘Monday evening the following were elected officers for tho ensuing year of the Mason{o Board of Roliaf of this city : President, William Aldrich ; Vico-President, De. 8, Wickersham ; Treasurer, J, Sutton: Hectctary, E, Cook; Executive Committee, Dr. lt, Thibody, J, E, Chadwick ; Appoiuted Actuary, E, N, Tucker, Bophle Worrell fainted during the performance at the Adviphl ‘Tuesday night, and had to be carried of thestag?, It was subsuyuently ascortatned that the catigo of the young lady's wwoon was tho tlavor of two Villstnous woeda smoked by Hank Smith and his pard, who, as usual, occupied front soata near tho stago, Owing to the kevore coll of tast evening there was huts inal attendance at the annual meeting of tho Firat Baptist Cuuroh, on Wabash avenue, After a half-hour spent in devotional exerclaca in ‘covenant mecting, ft was resolved to postpone the election of officers of the Church till tho let of May, ‘The recep tion and d'acursion of the reports of the Building and Finanvo Committees were deferred Wil next Weduea- day evening. ‘Tho Committea appointed by the Merchants’, Farm- ers’, ond 3 ica’ Dank to make the sward of prizes for the best plus of tiro-proof construction met yes- terday afternoon and conversed about the plang, but adjourned withoutarriviug at any conclusion, ‘The Commutteo will moot ogain at 4 o'clock Friday "after- noon, when it Ia probable the awards will be made, For some time the question has bean mooted as to tho legality of aulua of real estate or porzoual property at tho door of the City-Hull bullding, when the trnet- deed or mortgage names the door of the Conrt-louse a the placa uf public aale. Yesterday Judgu Furwell, of the Circuit Court, refused to Wuaue an dujunction prayed for by Samucl J, Walker to restrain A, , Jenks, ‘Trustoc, from nolling w cortain ploco of Gock-land on the Buuth Brunch, Hable to ecto under 8 truviedeod, Holding that the sale could legally, be made at the door of the City-Hall as advertised, though the place of prospective sale named in the trust-dvod was tho north door of tho Caurt-House. Tho property was sali) at noon yenterday, Mr, Nichol- as ‘being tho purchaser, fur the aum of $10,000, Mr, Walker had given big note for $25,000 for the isnd, which ia salt to be worth $100,000, ‘The annual installation of officers of the Cblosgo Pho- tographic Avavclation tuok placo last ovening at thelr hall, No, 153 State utreot, Tho following geutiomen, who were elected. olticors for tho ensuing year at the last mosting, were duly tnatalleds Pres ident all; First Vice-President, 0. F, Wheeler; Second Vice-President, J,’ Sinith Secretary, G, A. Douglass ; 11, 'G, Thomp: ‘Treasurer, wou; Exccuiiye Committee, J. H. Denslow, D, H. Cross, P. 18. Greon, After the installation, the mem: bere of thu Awvoolation repatred in body to the Palmer House, whore » araud banquet was givon, Nutuberleas tGasia were peopored sad appropriately rexpouied to, It was not uutil an early hour this moining that the ceremuntes wero compluted aud the assembly dispersed, The Committee on Equallzation of Taxes were in wession yerterday afternoon fu thelr room at tho County Building, cousklering petitious from divers parties fur robate of luxe, Tabatex on the following ueucraments were made; Uarlilo Mason & Co,, ustoos ment, $20,000, whlch should have been” $4,000; rebute, $94.50, Stephen Wilkes, aneessrent, $500, which should have been €1,200; robate, $i1.sd, T', Loverenz, assessment, $10,100, whitch should have Leon $500; rebuto, 208.0, Sherwood Seluul- Furniture Gonipany, auecaatuent $15,000, which should havo Lcou $1,000; rebate, F4.483 Hornish & ‘Lockett, assonsment 312,00, which whould have been $1,000} robats, $30; Verkiny, Vay. & Co. asscagauen 000, “wii shuutd have been $10,000: rebates oi fof o. Aue i ‘Goa, nenoaaraent #4000. The property 48 not taxable iu Cook County, f being in Peidy i tranaltu} rebato, $13, m « A ropresentativo of Tux Torsuwe sought Afr, W. N, Giidack ) Biarged, yesterday, for the puryoao uf ob taining the history of Bir. 's connection with the corn coruer of lash November, it baying been reported that the Intter gentle had that grain achoma operated in bia interest, Dut Mr, Aturgoa declined giving any statement conceriing the transsction, and Tomarked! that he wan uot at itberty to tell what to knew, at present, and asked tu he exciaed from giving any account of the matter, A Recolver had beont 9) ts uted, he etated, and the would probably be brovght to Nght before him; the newapapers had given atntements which ho. thought should re- moln at present uncontradicted, Thero fs no doubt that Mr. Bturges has 8 knowledga of the corner, which, {f made pubile, would cao ® slight rensation in financial aud commervial circles ; but the puluic and tho prera mart walt for the devel- opments soon ti) be made before the Ieceiver, A, I, Burloy, VOTING FOR ALDT Mr. P. Atkinson, of the Fifte: that bia vote for Alderman In thrown away, writes a follows: At the last'election, wishing to record my vote in opposition to the two raloon-keopera who wero candle Gates for the olica of Alderman iu the Fiftecuth Ward, 1 relected ele own candidates, st American (0. H, Allen) and aGorman (George Sieinhans), both of them intelligent and respectable men, old residents, and ininitely better qualified for the oilive than any Of the canilidites cn tie printed H:kets, inthe returns publishet in Tux Tatmose these nomen did not appear; nnd I inquired of one of the Judgos in the Holstein District where 1 voted, witether the full roturn re given in Tur Tripune, to which ho replica that, “Ifthe men for whom I voted wero hot regularly nominated by a convention, they could not be recofnized as candidat.r, as st would be unpar~ Hamontary 1" Now, if you, acopy of the oficial tiaat hand, will yoa ples Infor ms whetber Bums appear on Wha record, and obltyo 2. ATKINSON.” Tho only names appearing on the poll-books ax bay- ing Leen voted for aa cauditates for the office of Aliler= aman in tho Fifteenth Ward, ore M, Ryan, N, Eckharat, J, A. #, Linut, A. Swine, L, Anderson, and EB, Wiikin, The name of 0. If, Alle and George Suonbaue do not appesr on the books in any manner, AT. IGNATIUS COLLEGE, The semi-annual exhibition of St. Ignatins Collegs was heid logt night, inthe coltego hall, at No, 413 West Twelfth etroet. — Notwithatanding the extremely colit weathor, with the mercury sinking below zero, and the wind blowing # fierce hurricane, tho attendusice wan Inrge, and the immense hall wae comfortably well filled by the friends cf the Institution, ‘Tho oxereiscs of tho evening were opened at 7:30 o'clock, and those who braved the stormy cold weathor were more than paid for their troubls, The entertains meat was by the Inds of the College, nnd was componed of orationa, dialogues, and poomis, intersporsed with MEN, Ward, nitspecting at fall's électlon was 4 voeal” and fusteumental’ musts, ‘The — puplls of St. Ignatius show an oxtraordinary cul~ ture for” youlba of thoir agey-they sil being quite youtbful,—ond there ia certainly the making of flaished orators and acholarein the material as secu lant night ot the College, It wonld be diicult to patticularize and make apovial mention of any ono of the young men, as ‘and every one acquitted himself with honor to bis inatractora and himself, Atthe clote of the exorcines I.shop Foley, assinted by Father Do Bileck, awarded tuo testimonials, and this jcomeleided) the exhibition and exercises of tho evening, It wollld bavo been wise In the managers of the ex- hibition bud they provided snme means by which the IJInargo hall could lave beon heated, and tucreby added to tho comfort of the audience. The hall was oxtromely cold, and there was not a spark of fire inthe room, If thé ladlea and children who wero thero present do not auffer for rome days tocome from sore throats and influenza {t will not bo the fault of tho person who bad the heating of tho Collego hall in charge. THE PROPOSED CHURCH CONBOLIDATION, ‘A moeling of the Committees of Confeconce of tho Ninth and Grace Prosbyterian Churches was holt Tuesday evoning at the reateuco of J. BP, Rumsey, Tho following gentlemen compose the Committees: Mossra, Ford, Bonsloy, Brown, Cowles, and Ewing, of tha Ninth Church, wud Mesnre, Everts, Forrester, ‘Mertctt, Rumsey, oud Jacobs, of Grace Church. The question of 4 union of the two churches was fully discussed and the Committes war unanimous for the union, The conditions of the union were aleo discussed, but no cducluston was reached, Thora wasa diffcrence of opinion on tho part of the Committee, but nothing of a vory seti- ons nature, , ‘There sppéared very litfle opposition to the proposed unlouin cithor of the churebes. What litle there fs comes of disaffection which has grown out of the altompt of some of Mr, Esy'’s frlends in either church to forcebim upon ths church, when united, ss ita pattor, A compromise {a likely to be made, however, iu the final adjustinont of alfairs, ‘by which be will Lovetained for awhlic, Tho majority of either church will not object to the proposition ax one of the conditions of the union, Another of the conditions will ue, doubtless, that ts united congrogation shall heen tho Ninth Church. Graco Church, tn this ovent, will moat IIkely be noid oF lensed to St, Mark's Church or one of tho Cutholi= churches, “The Reformed Eplscopal Churcls 1s also mentioned a6 desiring the building, since that donomi- nation is vontomplating starting a congregation in that viciaity. The Centenary Mothodlet Church Committee, ap- pointed to pass upon the applicition of Dr. MeKaig, of tho Ninth Church, for admission lo tht obureh snd denomiuation, bold a macting lant night, some fur thor invastigafiona were mado in the matter, bit no ro- port wan agreed upon, The report is promised tho public in s few days, st THE CITY-HALL. Mr, 8, Mf, Moore, tie re oatly-otected Fire Commis- stoner, yesterday qualtited and received his commis. sion from the City Clerk. The Board of Public Works wero yosterday busily engaged {n preparing the evidence which thoy will submit tothe Judiciary Committes at their mooting this morning in regard to the Fullerton avenue conduit. The Committee on Schools and the Committeo on Judiciary, together with the mora important city ofll- clals, maeet this forenoon in ths City Clerk's office, The School Committee will consider the appoiutment of threo appraiwors for school-fund property, and the Jndiciary Committe will consider the Fullerton aye- nue conduit appropriation, Owing to the sevority of the waather but faw Alder- men sppeared arou the Gity-Hall — yester- day, and these fow only met for the purpose of ad- Journing to the Can-Can matinee. Ansa consequence, news waa n discount around the old rookery, excepting the time Covnmissionor Nena delivered a Yoluminaus ircoursa on the subject, Is Reno a Police Commis sioner 2” ee ANNOUNCEMENTS, Amecting of the Chicago Bar Association will be held Saturday at 2p, m, ‘Tho Athonwum gives ite regular sociable this evens Ing, in charga of the West Side Committee, A cadot reception is to be given to-morrow night at the Mount Vernon Military Academy, at Morgan Park, A sociable will be given this ovening at tho parlors of tho First Presbyterlan Church, to which all of tha congregation are invited, A regular meeting of the Trinity Church Association will be held in the chapel, corncr of Michigan avenua and Twenty-sizth strevt, this evoning. Mrs, Van Cott apesks at the noon meeting in the First Methodist Church, and preaches in tho largo audlence-room at 7;30 p,m, to-day, “Tho Now Germany,” by the Tey. C. W. Wendto, fa the lecture for next Siinday wfternoon before the Sun day Lecture Boclety at the Grund Opera Houso, Dr, Mary I, Thompson wili glye the fifth tecture of the afternoon dime course in tho ball of the Athen. um, No, 114 Madison street, at 3), m, to-day, Sub- Ject: * Habits of School-Girlu.” ‘Membera and invited guorts of the Ellis Park Club ‘will be welcomed to our apecial party at Osrr's South Side Mall this evening, which ta given to Ald. T, 0, Clarke, Preaident of the Olub, Madame Leonowens will lecture noxt Sunday, at 3 P.m,, at the Church of the Messiah, Michfuan wvontte, corner of Twenty-fourth strect, on The vers of Epypt” Tickete 25 cents, at the door, ‘Tonight Nathan Sheppard will deliver the Afth lecture fu the Dime Lecture Course of the Young Men's hristisn Avsociition in Farwell Hall, Bub- fects The Tongue,” w humorous lecture never de- jverod in this city befora, Waubanaia Lodgo, No, 160, A. F. and A. M., will hold their second s2olal this eveniog at Oriental Hall, No, 12 LaSallo atrect. Dr, Stocking will give an. orig: inal poem, “ ‘Tha Pastand the Present,” Dr, Collyur ‘will dotiver an address, and thore will also be music and resding by well-kiows artists, A very pleasant evening fe expected at the parlors of tho Chicago University on Friday oyoning, wnen the young Indy students connected with the Institution will be happy to recelye thelr frienda ut a Utorary and musical entertainment, given for the purpose of fur- plahing and carpeting ‘their atudy-room In the buitd- ing, ‘ickets are only 25 cents, and » large attendance Is oxpected, ‘Tho ladies of Grace Methodist Church on North La Balle street, invite all who can do so to come to thelr oyster supper and social to be held this evening, com- mencing at €:30 o'clock and continuing until ull are served, The preparations are elaborate, and a good time for all who attend 19 assured, Cholce,vocal and instrumental mustc form part of the programin Tickota may be had at the door for 50 cents eac! Strangers in the city will find the reople of Gra Church ready to extend ta thom a cordial welcome, a SUBURBAN. EVANSTON, Atthe regular monthly mecting of Village Trus- toes, held in the Towo Wall Tuesday evening, there ‘were present Mesara, Gilbert, Gage, Blanchard, Mans, and Kidder, Two communications were recelyod from Fire-Mar- whal Humphrey, one in relation to the fire of Laat week ‘and fta origin, the otber embodying a request that 4-inch pipe be extended from the nearest water main to the Town-Ifall, by opentng which an alarm would be givonat the Wator-Works in case of fire. A communf> jo preacnted from Prof. If, 8, Carhart, proposing toconnect the Town-Ifall with the Water Works by morns of a telegraph line, A polition was presented by the citizens of the North ‘Ward for more light {a that locality, to the extent of half-u-dozen street-lamps, Heferred. Aplst of a new subdivision by the Northwestern University was proaented and accepted, It embraces the territory Letwoen Millurn stroct on the north and tor street on thesouth, aud lying between Chicago aud Ovington avenues, ‘The plat of O, L. Jenks of a reaubdivision of Blocks 27, 23, 93, $4, and 37, 1u North Evanston, wus referred tothe Committee on Plats aud Subdivinluas, An ordinauce fur the opening of Lyons slrest from Aubury to Ridge avenues was adop! Bills to tho umount of $314 wore approved and ore dored paid, the greater purt of the amount bylag for articles which will be used for the Wator-Works, ‘The urd prive, established by the Hon, H, ® Trord, to bo given to tho member of the Sentor ola’ of tho University wha shonld write the beat earay ona actentific aubject vastgned by the Faonity, hus Just born awarded to Mr, F, A. Ifilin, of Oregon, Ill. Tho five beat eanaya wera written by It, A Hille, J, ¥. Stout, J, Hf, Hombine, J, J, Crint, and’ FM. Ware rington,’ Thin fact given theae gentlemen an apror- tunity tocomplete for the Blanchard prize of #100 Jost before Commoncement next June, ‘Tho funoral of Naud Marcy, the youngort daughter of Prof, Ullver?Marcy, of tho Univeraity, wan lately attended yesterday ‘afternoon, Tt occtirrod at tho Methodiat Church, the services being conducted by Def, Fodutkings, The classes in mony departinonts of the University and public achool were dismissed to give the studetts an opportunity to attend. Prof. Matey loft Inet evening with, the remains for Wilbra- hut, where he formerly ro dded, WAUKRUAN, An ugly feature in connection with the burning of the achool-houre {a the Fourth Dintrict 1, that ft was esidently the work of an Incondiary, and had been no deliberately planned that, but for tho children belug dianitened for tecean at the timo of {ts bursting into flanic, lors of Hifo must alinast innvitably havo canted, ‘The sheol-howse was insured for 9300 In Erekina & 5 suey, nO tho city In not intich of a losor new Ay meeting aS likely a tooklng lut of young fellows, even if the city won't nilow thin ebirts, aa you cont wis to rec. David Erskine, Een, In fact, 1a Secretary t According to programme, the Isquor-a-tlera called fire company held Tuesdsy night last, thelr month. and are 1s Secretary of the company, and, loeversthing that fa inaustirated, yesterday upon 1. K. Colla,’Eaq., J. Py not, an wan supp ored, to onawer why thoy had openly, porslatont- ly, and deflntly broken the laws of’ tha Btate, Dut to act out a little play for the amunc mont of the Siqnor-loving portion of the pubite, Owing to Tie Taiause's comments tipon previous performancos,s change of programmo was deomed ad- ‘visable, nnd ‘eo, upon belng gathereitogethor, the Uquor-deriets, tiatead of belng marche t off ta tmag- fnary Jalla nnd muteted in ples of visionary gram hacks, wero oxhorted, Iecturad, and throitencd with the direct penaltion tf thoy didn’t literally ‘dry up Until after the election.” Of courne the aloontats. ee camo at onco the mont enthustartic of tomperntice inen, Esch nian took the pleitgo ta sell no moro, fiat for himeclf, then for hia neighbor, next they atl boand themsolves’ in body, and’ lastly yoiuntecred to resolva thomsoives Into n committee of provention to keop others. from retting at nanqht tho majeaty of tho law, Mr, Oolls had no part In tho proccediigs, and an tho canes were not prosecntod, of courae had tath- {ng todo. but Ail his roacrved seat, and provent any quor-dealor from committing harllarl in tho ¢xit- Derance of his devite to give somo tangible proof of his sinecrity, Howovor, tho etoction will now noon be on, and the voxod liquor question will be adjusted one way oF suollier, IC the mo-license party carry tt public opinion, now thoroughly arourod, will in the future bring about a sweeping roform, ‘Tho liquor- sellers know this, and they will reluctantly throw up tho sponge, On tho other aide, if the Hcenso party win, tho public will at ‘least be spared tho painful spectacle of necing that law, which should never spesk but to command, and nover com- mani but to to obeyed, belng mado the puppet and the playtliing of tho hour, ‘Tho Waukeganites are certainly a whole-conled people. Ono of the citizens recently loat lis wife, and wan loft in indigent circumstancea with a family of young children, Bherlif Buoll, Del Buoll, F, Mf. Fortor, et al, got up fs rafilo for hia old horeo yesterday, and ia lesa thon an hour nold $149 of tickets} Imt seven men baving to ba pressed to buy a ticket and but three absolutely refue- ing. Thoraftio comes off on the 10th. ‘A musical aotres was givon last ovening by Mra, IT, t. Putnam, whose scholars by thelr porformance showail the care with which they have been inetritcted vocally and iustramoutally. | Among otliers, wha took part Were Missea Ida Merrill," Lucy Bferrlll, Mtinnlo Gray, Hattie George, alae OAR PARR, ‘The Union Club will give its elghth soclablo thin evening at the usual place of mesting. It fs expected that a large number of persons will be present from ‘May wood, an invitation having been extendod to thom tn roturn for that given to the Union Club to ba pres- ent at the dancing party which took place at the May wond Hall Thesday ovening. There will bo an oyster slipper and dramatio enter~ tainmout at Unity Church Friday oveniug, commenc- ing at 6 o'clock, Alter aupper, a drama entitled “Dr, Mondachein” will be prorcntod. Preparations for niost pleasant and evjoyablo time are making. seit fe SEY Ne WISCONSIN DAIRYMEN. ‘The Great Storm Proves ‘fou Much for tho Convention at Port Atkinson, and Adjournment is Had. Special Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. Font Atainsox, Wis., Fob, 3.—Tha Wisconsin State Dairymon's Association mot hero to-day, and was callad to ordor by Vice-President Dous- man, of Waukosha. Owing to the storm tha at- tendauce was small. ‘The discussion was oponed by Secretary Hoard on tha topic, '*Ieit advisable to hold = dairy fair in connection with tho noxt Stato Fair?” B. R. Hinkley, of Oconomowoc, thought it ad- visnble to hold such fair. Remarks wore made by W. C. Whito, of Kouosha; Bf. C. Jones, of Fort Atkinson; Vice-Dresidont Dousman, and othors, in favor of the same. ‘Tho following reaolution was offered by Sec- retary Hoard and adopted: Hesolved, By this Association, that a dairy fair bo hold under tha auspices of the State Agricultural Socl- oty at the next State Fair, provided to Stute Society will agreo to tho same, and a committee of five be ap- polnted by the Prestdont to confer with the Executive Commiltes of the State Bocloty and make all necefsary Grrangements in the matter. Tho President appointed the following Com- mittea: B. 8, Hinkley, Oconomowoo W, 0. White, Kenosha; Hiram Smith, Sbeborgan Fails ; Chester Hazen, Brandon ; D. W. Curtis, ¥ort Atkinson. Owing to the sevority of tho storm, which continues unabated, it was thought bost to adjoutn the Convention until Fob, 17 and 18, at which time thoro will undoubtedly be « large attendance, —————r REVENUE APPOINTMENTS. Special Dtsnateh to The Chicago tribune, Newcasrie, Ind,, Feb. 8,~—T. D. Sowall, of ‘Mavanchusotla, has been appointod Supervisor of Iuternal Revenue for Ohio and Indians, vico 8.'f. Powell, whom the Government has ap- pointed to the Suporvisority of Internal Rovenue for California, with beadquartera at Sav Fran- cco. Mr. Sowall will probably remove his alice from this city to Cinciunati or Inilianapo- lia. Some degree of political importance is gen- erally attached to this chang: paneer Whe Old Woman’s ‘Treasures From the Detroit Free Presa. An old woman died in 4 lone house on Croghan ntrect Monday night. No une knew it until yos- terday, when everything looked vo grin aud si- lout sround tho Louse that the dour was burst in aud thoy found the ald worn dead. She had lived there for yoaraand yeara, Veople knew her, yet no one kuow hor. Some called hor “Oid Nan," and some thought hor a witch. She never loft ber yaid, novor spoke to any ous oxcopt to snarl and growl, apd a love sailor drift- ing about on the ocean could not have been more distaut trom love and sympathy, No one ever called twice on Old Nan” for charity, Bogyara sometimes knocked at hor hum- bla door, but as soon ag thoy saw ber witch-liko face, bent form, and monaciog look, thoy hurried away, marking the houso that they might not eallagaio, 1f you hnd asked any of the neigh- bore if the old’ woman had a heart,—could feol love, pity, or tandernos#,—if thoro was anything which could get down through tho crust af disap- pointment, avarice, aud despair, and touch tho nature which God elves overy woman, they would have laughed in derision. Aud yet sha had a hoart, and it was touched, Death touched it, bhe did notdiein bor bed. She might havo been ill for thres or four days, but eho did not call out and ask for assistance, Porhans sto folt that her time had come, and that vo human hand could aid her, and as ube felt the weight of ita shadow sho was a woman agoin. Thero wera longings in her heart, vew feelings in her soul, and no one can say that who did not weep, She crept olf the bod, mado her way to an old chest, and from ita depthe she pulled upan old aud tatterod Testament, Lotweon its leaves wore two carda, Ou one was pinned & look of hair, tied with faded ribbon—a brown, curly lock, auch as you might clip from the hoad of a boy of 5, ina quaint, old band was written on tho cart the words: ‘My boy Jatie’s hair.” On the other card were pinned threo or four violots, 80 old and faded that they looked like papor, She sat ino chair ho md the book in wer lap, and her stiffening tlpgers hold those cards up to her blind eves. ‘Thus thoy found her—a card in either hand and the Holy Book lying open in her lap! ‘The mon, women, and children who bad crowded in with the officer saw bow it was, and some of them wept, Old Nan had a heart, after all, Sho must have been a mother onco and had a mother’s tendor feeling. No doubt sbe was loyed and happy when she severed that brown curl from its mates aud wrote on the card, “ My bos Jamio’s hair!" ‘Thoy romoved tha precious rolica very tender- ly, aud when they came to look into the frog they eaw that it almost wore fa amile, and that the hard lines had al! beew rubbed out by the tendorneas which flowed iuto hor heart as death laying its hand upon her, ‘Who culled those violota? Where is Jamie? Ie aaa es Curio Customs, Some curious customs are still extant in tho Sproewald villages io Wondish Prussia whon tho ead of the family dies. For instance, if the de- ceased should haye chanced to bo » bee-keoper, ous of the tamily will go to tho bive, and, etrik- ing the comb, will oxclaim, ++ Bees, arise, your waster isdoad!"” On the mornolog of the fu- neral, too, the men proceed to the cattle-pheda, and after causing the animals to get upon their logs, and placing cheese before them, will wolemaly announce to them that the body is about to ba taken aw INTIMIDATION. The Subject on Which tho New Or- leans Committee Aro Tak- ing Testimony, Tho Experience of Several Northern Men Opposed to Such a Theory. New Onteans, Fob. 3.—Dofore the Con- gtessional Committee to-day Charlo W. Burt tontitiod as followe + Reside, iu Shreveport, Las realded there two yeata anita half, Occupation, merchant. Ia from New . Wan very. cordially rocetved by the ) epic, Witnosse’s social intercoures with the people of that city aud mection haa been most pleasant, Mepresenta- tive reslilenta expresa a desire tuat representative meu from the Nocth should settle in that country, ‘Loo [celing of the residenta is good toward the General Govornment, Troops haye bvon in Cults Parla nearly ever sincu witness had lived in the pariah, If the troops wero alsent from the pariah, a law oMerr of the Federsl Government, calling upon the peoplo, would receive asatetatice {n making arresta, Did not kuow of « White League in Shreveport, ‘The election Inst fall was ns quict as I ever sawhekt in any Stato. Thera wan a disposition on the part of the poople that {t would be the genoral desire of the pcople, without regard to races, for or+ der rnd good government, There is great dopresston in business nnd slirinksgo in values tharo, which has in part resulted from high taxation aud) malndinin~ istration generaily, Tho City of Shreveport, although patrolled by a volunteer police force, waa nt tho time of Morritl'a appearanco os orderly asany town in New England, Thell-feeling agatnst most Repubdlel- an oficiales isowing to their corruptneas, There are somo who are reapected, Mr, Wise, though s Repub> Hcanj and an oMecholder, {8 widely esteemed, To Mr. Frye—Saw uegrues voto tho Conservative ticket, Fortwo months and a half, previous to eleo- fion, under the voluntcar police, tho clty was quiet, Nelong to s white man’s club, butdid not foln the White League, Kuows of no’ Whito Leagne Jo the city, Iodoesnot know of nuy resklonta Lelng en- gaged In the Coushatta tnussicra. Everyboly with witomm wituess convorsed of that aifair con- demned 1°, To Mr, Whecler—If it had not been for the partiean action of 34, Merril, thera is no doubt but that the labor resolutions would have boon rescinded. B.D, STEERS was eworn, and toatified as follows: Resides {u Sureveport, Is n native of Now York. ‘Waa well received by the white people of Shreveport, ‘Tho peopio are ansious that respectable men should come from the North and ecttle there, A Republican office-holder, if ho bo upright and honest, spocted, Ho thought during the first fow years of his residence {n the South that the two racea could never Hye amicably, but there {a now a bottor feeling existing, and, were {t not for the interposition of certain white Republicans the blacks and whites wrould get on peaceably. The white people regard Kellogg a@ ausurper, and to that may be attributed tha istu troubles, It 1s my opinion that the affairs have not beon administered honestly, and certainly the peo- plo hava been excocilingly patlont, Thero is vo hostility ‘agatust the General Government, There is no desire for the re-establishinent of slavery, Any man who would attempt to dofraud tho nogroca in settlement would lose casts among the people, Knows of a White- Lengua organization. Thore are political eluba in the town, Tho eloction psaszd off very quietly, aud many negroes voted the Conservative ticket, Cross-examinede=To Mr, Frye: As to the dif- ference between the Warmoth and Kellogg Govern- menta,thera is little, «A number of colored meu vated the Conservative ticket. ‘The Republican offictals of the parish nro torome oxtent corrupt, There was a public card signed hy Nortborn realdents of Shreve. port denunciatory of Merrill'u reports, The most cor- rupt appropriations iad been made by Radical officers in tho Government of Sbravoport, particularly in the managomout of the asvings bank monopoly, Mr. Marshall hore reminded alr. Eyre that the cross-exaimination should not be conductod as in & public court. ¥. 0. MoMoUnE. was aworn, and gayo the following testimony : Tas lived at Shreveport sluce 1861. Came originally feom Virginia, and has resided in Louisiana for four teen yenrs, Was s caudidate for State Treasurer in tho List election, Soon after the reconstruction of the State it was found that tho negroca were induced to array tuemecives in aolld maen it tho intereat of clarsoa of mon who wero strangers in the State, and who had organized tho negrocs uot. for the pablia good, but to secura their election to official positions, Witness wan nominated for the Legialsturo in 1830, ‘The bincks were told that their interests wera dependent upon thors of the whites; that they wore thelr Isborera, and that there should’ be ho antagoniem ‘betwen them, The colored men wore impreased with those statemonta, but the Ttadt- cala eradicated this tdea from their minds in socret imeetinys with them, and told them thut the Conserva- tives were not sincere, and only desirod to obtain power in order to cast them bick into slavery, In the ginlaturo of 1871 and 1872 there were many plundor- Ingschomes, Ono of tore was the Stato-Mouse bill, which was defoatod by parlamontary tactica, the on- {fte Democratic vote going againat it, In the canvasn of 1872 there was a now’ featuie, Witness mid tha war in Louislana waa not against Republicsus but against dishonost goverament, In 1872 the Conservatives fused Iuto one party, Tuere were many colored men on the ticket, and the eloction was carried in Caddo, but the candidates were counted out, It has always been un attempt of tho white peo- ple to make the political division a fafrone, Tae or- ganization of the Whites waa not intended to deprive tho negroes of nny of thelr rights, In 1874, having tried sli other moans, the campnign was con- ducted under the syowed auspices of the whites, It was not tho iutention to deprive the negroes of aaingle right, It was belleved that more effect would bo produced on the negro mind by having a stralght-out white ticket, than by having « inlzed black and white, ‘Tho reault showed the cor- rectoessof this supposition, The white ticket had» lurger black yote than it over commanded before, ‘The campaign was fairly conducted at the timo, a6 fattly by the whites aa aly that has been held, The rola- tions between the white and colored races aro in reality, frlondly, except whon they are acted upon in an election ‘or by the machinations of men who aro trying to organize the negro and obtain rontrol of the ma- cbincry of the Government, I believe thera jaa gen- eral and complete disposition on the part of tha con- trolling cloment of the white population to recognizo overy leyal right of the negro. I beliove that the ne- ro Would enjoy infinitely moro happiness, aud bo tter taken care of, with tho State under Consorvalive control, I believo that, inthe ordinary overyday in- tercourse, the negro and white man aro mu:h more friendly at the South among employers and employe than at tho North, bocause tue two people have Leon ralsed up togetuer, ‘The election in Shreveport wan fairly conducted, 600 negroes voting without ony uufalr ueans taken tozaffect tholr voles, I do uot Delleve there was a colored vote unfairly influenced b; the whites Ja the parish, No one has ever seen wha disposition been mado with the colored school fund, In Qaddo $4,000 was mlasing, It aa matter of notoriety that the Legislature in Now Orloans is in- fluenced by improper motives, Falknor was the most notorious lobbyist. York, Dewees, and Mathews, inen engaged in theae achemos, und ‘others, ae again roturnad, Witness, upon proceeding to Conshatta, after the arrival of tho United States troops, found the principal citizens uudor arrest or tuking to the woods, fot only wna this condition of things in Coushatta, but fn the surrounding parishes. ‘Tho disposition among tho whites a to do Justice to black aud whito, A. HALE (colored) sworn, and teutified as follows: Resides jn Shreveport, Mellevos tho late election to havo beon n fair one, ‘Tho way iu which the savings bank was mansged made ® groat theny colored meu Democrute, Voted. with the Conservative putty fu order to sccure = guod-guvernmeni, Witness was disgusted _ with =the claims of Hadical speakers who pretended that all the negroes would again Le reduced to alavery, und trying to con- trol their votes jn that wuy, Wituoss lsd boen a slave, His pies wus that of confidential servant, and he could not-well say that bis condition now was much dotter than it was bofore the, war; that, judging as it had fored with him, the colored men who bebaved theinselves at ull were troated like whites, All the threats mude by wittes to discharge could not havo been carricd out and did not affect the colored men, because overybody know the planters were ob:iged to have banda till Jan- uary to get out the crops, ‘She colored people in tho parluh wore not afeald of any trouble about abtalning work, though they were dependent on thoir labor fur thoir Hing. Generally the colored people aro on the most friendly terms with the whites, The uegrues get Justice before a white Jury os readily asa white man, Sovoral hundred negroes voted the white \icket, Some would not voto tho Republican ticket from party dissatisfaction, | Intolligent negroes believe their iuterest ie identified with the whites, which ig the reason they give for voting for them, Nngroea voted {n Caddo and surrounding parishes of the late clection freely, quiotly, and fairly, Witness {a worth $10,000, Witness was subjected toa flerce examination trot Bir. Prya, who realted to: him various arti- clos fromthe Republican platform and party proceodingy, with the inquiry, What do you think of that doctrine? Replies wore mado in accordance with the above evidence, 2, UW. MARB sworn, and told tho following story: ‘Atn a member of the Now Orlesna Bar, Never have had an oifice of been acandidats, Had beeu Calr- mun of » Democratic Couvention early iu tha late can- yaaa, Acousidersble number of colored men seciaed to take an interest in the discussion, I then stated on many occasions that, where the colored element was in the preponderance that thelr choice in the elotions would meet with no opposition; otherwise there was a rfectly falr eloction Fodppout the State, The dif. ference between tho calored end white vole was very. eroall, rather in favor of the whites according to the census, although the cousus of 1870 waa taken whou ‘the white population wae mostly alseut from the olty, One of tho injurious assumptions 2 be res" ppesl tenrms, During the tant summer Contral Gommittes alwayn advised in Teforstee ate fuston ticket, that aach an arrangement ebould be made faltly, whenever practicable or advisable, ‘Thee aut Uberal colored men agreed to this, Witnons a; ke o favor of it, The people on bolh sider, in Reod fant sttompted to carry It out, | Tho volor Hos wan iguored’ The doctrine of a atrict whita man’s ticket wan Nove; carried out n any parinlis ‘The name undor whee the movemout for the redernption of the State was cs ganized wan tho Democratlo-Conservative party, Tee namo of * The White Alan's party" was volod’ do though the phrane, "We, the white men, and af others opposed to the Kelloge Government, oceurred, {n the Baton Nouge Convention, ‘Ths plirine waa nee intended to exclude Wack ‘voters. Compronieg Hcketa were seen in a dozen parlohes, Colored mon wero put in place of white men whenever it United the Onposliton tleket. Witness, road ‘an et tract from tho /epubirean to show this, The olfert of ajtuntion nae bron that the people the Inte political folt called upon to look to thomsolven for & rere of grievances more than under nny other circitnintances they wautld have done, ‘Lhe feat movomont in Golts Grint Parish, had, Leen opposition, oF protoncted my yort to the officers who hod heen announred fn tho ollicial Journal aommtantonodl by Ate Kelloga. ‘Tho ealored people had commenced Mean and white farufiier had fled to the woods. Witnos Tead oxtracta from the Republican, ntating that ne negroes at Colfax were well armed, nnd for two wok, in their armed occupation of the town wero expecting United States troops. He gave nn account of the desecration of a read boy th w private realdenen, aug fhe generat history of {he Colfax riot, ‘Tho killing which went beyonit meanuire, did nat occur until afiey the Willing of Hudnut aud the wounding of anotiee juan, At the commencement of the eampalgn it was the general opinion that there waa no nevd of haviig a canvass, becaure Jn any event it wr thought robnble that the election would bo dectted in favor wf the Kellogg party, and tho determination to go on was only arrived at by 9 small Central Com. mitten, — Wittoen Lelleved that whenever the qeners} cansiciion forced ftrelf upon the American mind that thoro Was frand in getting possesion of the Govern. ment, that there would be trouble in every care, ‘The people should remain passive when thelr righis were taken from them until thelr legal romailien were exe Iinusted, | ‘The racoa would long alnco lave amtoabiy adjuated themselven, but for the interested opposition of tho Radical fenders, who unet them to control the Binte, Ths action of the Genoral Governinont had er. cited the distrust of tho whlto pouple, Me firmly b. Moved that the whites had no disposition to take ayay from the negro his rights or any of them, St Sa HMymenenl—Literary—False Alarm ef Fire ona Honzgh Day. Srecial Dispateh to The Chtcaao ‘'rioune, Faerzvont, Ill, Feb, 8.~—The marriage, this svoning, atthe realdonco of Mr. A. K. Btibgon, by the Rev. I. P, Clovoland, of Mr. Charlos p, Chapman and Miss Anua Stibgen, was one of the most happy society oventa recontly occurring in this city. The Wigh School Literary Seciaty gave an in. toresting ontartainmont to-night. An alarm of fira to-day fortunately proved falso, but filled tho stroots with frightened peo. ple, : ———_+—_____ "THAT $5,000 PUFF. Mesrms, Tenn,, Fob. 3.—Tho Appeat says, in reforonce to the book found in possession ofp pergon at Louisville, relating to the intrigues aud slloged marriage of George IV., of England, that Louteville bas the book, but Momphis has tho man, and that Franois Wallford White, clerk in tho Southorn Joxprits ofilce, is the grandson of that monarchby Mrs. Fitzherbort. Mr. White ngaiust the Couservative party was that there waus strict color line in politics iu this State, In reality this wae not the cuse, A grest many colored mon had been put on the Conservative ticket, and commande: colored votes, Not one-tenth of the thinking peop! Welleve tho provent Governmout to be otherwise than iMegal, imposed on them agatust their will, After covery desperate reaurt by the General Government on tho opening of this canvass, thoy felt that it was of the Isat “importance to obtain pussusaion of | this Goverument, At the Isat eloction the returns showed thé dlsgpproballor of the people of the exist ing Government termaas strong as can be con- ved of, by twenty-nine majority iu the Lower House, Witness never sent auy such dispstoh ax bad been sworn to on the other alde, Witness will die in, the belief, aa be sald before, that itts the right of the people in's Republican Government to put down apy Wsurpation witha strong band, eves i they have te ¢ states that hie fathor, William Wallford, diod st Portsmouth Haute, June Qi, 1959, and tei pavers establishing tho fact that ho waa a fon of King George. Mr. White troata tho matter with indifference. Ho han two brotbors living in thig Btato, ouo at Nashvillo, ——_+—_____ Pinnos—Pianos. At Qoed's Tomplo of Music, No, 02 Van Daren atreet goed second-hand ptanos, with sovon octaves, rosewood canos, and carved logs, can be botight from $200 to $200,—warranted five years, DEATHS. A ARR RAR AAA RA ARARARARARAA ALAA AMAK MAROY—At Evanston, on tha Ist innt., Maud Mares, youngest daughter ot Prof, and Mrs. Oliver Marcy, Ee" Springdold, Alaas,, papors please copy. TERNY—In this olty, Fob. 3, 185, Mr, &. D. Terr, aacd years, ‘unoral from 401 West Monroo-st, Friday, Feb. 5, atl Fricuds of the family inviced, ‘Mr, Torry was for many years a prominont buetnvse men 4a Chicago, and for anmo yoars past, up to tho time of bu dleath, probrintor of the oxteusiva establishnoat knownat the Putnam Clothiag Houss, SPECIAL NOTICES. For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has boon nod for children with never-failing success. It corrects acld+ ity of the stomach, reliovus wind ovllc, regulates the bow- ols, cures dysentory and diarchoa, whothor arising from tostbing or otter causoa, An old and woll-tricd remody. For all Purposes of a Family Liniment, Ties” Immediate teliot wil elon dea aup fait cacy at pain ip the stomach, bowols, or sido; rheumatism, collc, colds, sprain isos, For internalandoxterual we Ohildren Often Look Pale and Sick From no other cause than having worms in (he stomach BROWA'R VERMIVUGE COMFITS will destroy worat without injury to the child, being porfoctly write, and free from al! coloring or athor {ojurious ingredlonts ura ally usod {n worm preparations, ‘Db cents a bo: Bold by all druggists, CATARRH CURE. ~~ TOWNE'’S UNIVERSAL CATARRE CORE Sold by all Wholesnte and Retail Deogglst AUCTION SALES. By HODGES & Co, 63 West Lakovat. ‘THURSDAY, Fob. 4, at108.m, AT PRIVATE RESIVENCE, No, 228 WEST MONROE-ST, Betwcon Grosn and Poort, we aball sull The Entire Contents of the 3-story Brick, Fourteen rooms complotely fural-hod, consisting of oot Tig-octaro Piano (Horewoud), Hruseellé and Lograly Cu ine Parlor, Diving, Sitting, aud Chambor lores Also, Crockory, Clnenwaze, Plated Ware, £0. Kitchen and Laundey Utansila, ‘Look ont for bargaiss nt ind without reserve, Halo poste ATA HODGES & 00, Auotioncers, tbs West Lakoat. By WM. A, BUTTERS & Co, BALESROOMS, 103 EAST MADISON-ST. This morning, THURSDAY, Fob. 4, at 0:20 o'clock, DRY GOODS. Huging aud Tusortin Fine Uustom-MadoGiothing. Tadioa' and Gonta’ Soasonablo Uuderwoat, Hosiery, Glave nd Alitia, 200 doz. Towole, ‘Palfle-Covnrs, and Nanking, Lucu tlaudkerchtofs, and Ladies Cloaks. BOOTS AND SHOES. Childron’s Shoce, Philadelphia Make, 90 Halos Catton Batts, Nagular Ka'urday Sale. NEW AND USED FURNITURE —SALURDA 5 ROCKWELL, WILLIA Auctloncors, a4 and 201 East Madlaon-st, Auotion Sale, Friday, 5th stock of Conslgummenta ta house compels ule FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS ond GENERAL MERGIANDISE, Fenect Harusiae Regular Weekly Sule. AT AUCTION: HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Friduy Morning, Feb, 5, at 2:30 ofclocks New and Hecond-band Parlor, Chamber, anil Vitae room Furniture, Fou rardrobos, Tickesses, Ui Dorks, Chairs, Carnot: luvow, wack of oral Maro isnu Boggy Hern 1ESY &CU. Su. By GEO. P, GORE & CO, U8 & 70 Wabasheav, AT AWOTION: On SATURDAY, Feb, 6, af 91-2 o'cleck, $10,000 Stock of Houschold Furniturs Id Crates W. G. Crockery; Parlor, Chamber, Pini room and Kitclisa Furuitats; ‘Sules, Mod aul Ere Lounges, Hair and Husk Mattros jow Shi Varlor aud Oitioe Doska, Show Casas, Flour Oil Gloth, one twd-seatod Cuttur, cout GEO. PL GURK & CO., Ai By LEONARD & CO., 81 Madison-at., (oppusita MeViokor's Theatre LEhIONS: 1. Og THURSDAY, Fe 10 ofelook, at sl MAD! BONST.. 40 Hoses P: mba will be sold witbowt Fosorvo, in Tota towuit the trade :RONARD & CO., Auctioneers. AMAIA & COs hington-st, Regular Sale of Boots and Shoes ‘THIG (THURSDAY) MORNING, ab 04 o'slodbe 3 By JAS, P. MeN. ‘77 Bast Wi