Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1875, Page 13

THE CHICAGO, DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES eee THE CITY. THE COAL EXCHANGE, COST OF HANDLING COAL. ‘A large mesting of the members of the Chi- Ccal Exchange was held yesterday at the yooms of the Exchange, in Metropolitan Biock, corner of Randolph and ‘LaSalle’ streets, Mr. *O. W. Goit. President, presided. ‘The Committee appointed at ths Inst meeting, to devise means of ‘ REDUCING DOCK RENTS, exponses of unlocding and distzibuting coal, etc., feported that they found a large number of idio @ocks which could be rented at 33 per cont less than was now paid. Tho expenses of unloading goal were grester than the public should be com- polled to pay. Every means should be devised toreduce expenses so 28 to be able to give the blic coal at the lowest possible orices. The Committee, in connection with the repurt. pro- gevted tho following resolutions, the pussaze of which they recommended : Resolved, That no member of this Exchange shall in any form, or under any pretext, negotiate with ny dock-owners, or agent, with a v.ew of renting any Iv now occupied’ as coal-ycrd by members of {his Exchanze.unless it kas Lean firet aunounced in the Bx bange by the party now occupying tue sume that they intend to vacate. ‘The inteat of this is to j rovent ‘unfair rivairy which might tend to pluco or mivintain eoal-dock rents above fair prices, : + Resleed, Thats reduction of full $33; per ceat ‘should be made in the price of hoisting, dumping, aud ‘wheeling co! for the season of 1375, aud that the mst- sa ter be referred to the Baard of Directors for final ao- e ‘Hon and prices, 2nd that they report to tie next regu- Jar meoling. We would alvo recomend chat the gas companies and tbe Nor‘b-Side Wo.ling-Mull Company should be got to co-o; erate with us, ‘The reavlutions were adopted. ® BATES SUGGESTED. ~r. Bogle. a member of the Committee, stated 4 or information that they had talked of es:ab~ iching the following rates: For aboveling, 7 cents per ton; fOr hoisting, 4 cents; for wheel ing, 7 cents; for dumping, 2 ceuts; making the excenses of handing each ton of 20 cents. ‘Iho Committee had in yart been williug to recommend ratea which vould confine the expense withiss 25 cents. This would be a material reduction in the razo now yaid from 88 to 40 cents. pep SOMerTING TRADE. . A member iniroduced a copy of a circular which stated that scoxl-dealer had adopted a new method of securing trade—namely, to give @ cer:ain amount of kinéling-wood with tach losd. The circular. instead of commending this outburst of generosity stated that the coal @ealer in question as an offset tothe cost of the kidling wood measured the coal at short weight of from [0 to 75 pounds, thereby actually steal- ing from 10to 15 cents above the price of the Kindlings. The gentieman who presented the eacolar stated that it bad boen privted and cir- ealated by Mr. UV. Oreson, and he called for that gectlemxn, 1f present, to atep forward and. ex- plain forthwith. : Mr. Oleson said ‘I am here,” and further de- posed that the circular Lod 0 reference té*'auy member of the Exchange. The statemenia it contained. however, were true. Mr. Hodgson enid that he bad given kindling $o some of his customers as Christmas presents. ‘He hoped be was not the man allnded to. , Nr. Oleson said he waa not,-and » state of Eencral satisfaction was restored. Mr. R. W. Nelson tendered hia rosignation 2g ® mewber of the Investigating’Committes. It was tabled. ee COUNTY SUPPLIES, PERIOLAT AT THE HELM AGATX. Tho Committee on Pablio Cuarities of the Board of County Commissioners met yesterday morning 2! their committee-room in the County Building for the purposes of buying provisions for the various county institutions for tho month, A large table was losded with samples of ali e sorta of provisions, makirg the room look like s wholesale Grocery house, There were present Commis- sioners Holden, McCaffery, Guenther, Herting, and Burdick. Most of the sampica ware from tne houses of McKindley, Gilchrist:& Co., and James Forsyth & Co, The former firm “was tepresonted by a clerk, and the latter by Mr. C. F. Periolat, Mr. Periolat acted as a kind of expert, and his recommendation se to which articles were “the nsnally followed. There seemed be a kind of agreement between him and Mekintley, Gilchrist & Co., he recommondiuy that several aricles, Sugar for examole, be ‘Ysken from that firm.as ue could cot farcish the article at the same low rate, «Rice, beans, flour, etc., were taken ov the advice of Mr. Pertolat withont looking nrach at the samples, but when it came to sugar they took great pains to sscer- tain wuich of the samples was the best. One han¢fui after another passed .into the mouths of the Cormmis-ioners, and not-until every a:ticle of the ramples furnished bad disappeared within their capacious maws did they decide to take the cheapest from the tirm of McKindiey, Gil- christ & Co. The Committce selected from. PERIOLAT'S BAMPLES Qbarrela of molzases at 48 cents per gallon ; 4 barela of No. 6 sugar, §{ ceate: 6 barrels of ccackera, 5}¢ cents ; 2 barrels barley, 63/ cents ; | 2 barrels kerosene, 22 cents; 10 Lage of coffee, ‘23% eents; 14 boxes black tea, 5) cents; 13 ‘boxes preen tea, 55 conte ; $2 barrels of rico, 'i33 cents : 6 dozen brooms, $13.15; 8 boxes cou- ‘eentratod lye, $4: 4 boxea tobacco, 52 cents per pound ; 25 pornds of peppor, 28 cents ; 1 Founds codfish, 53{ cents; 1 barrel split peas, (3% cenis ; 3 poxes corn-starch. 10 cents ; 4 tons ow fecd, 7 200 barrels potatoes, 90 centa er buebel, " THE oTIERS. * From MeKindloy, Gilchrist & Co. they selected barrel hominy, 4.35. rom Boies, Fay & Con- ‘day, 1 barrel of No. 1 sucar, 10%{ couts; 10 lpounds baking powder. 6 cenis. From William Xcinbart & Co., 100 pounds of lard at market price. i DEY-GOODS. ‘The reqnisition for dry-coods was divided be- | jtween Stettauer & Dros?, Simpson, Norwell & \Go., Careon, Pirio & Co., C.F. Periolat, and A. jG. Fisuer, Tne goods consisted of sheotings, [etirtines prints, hosiery, thread, buttons, bata, { ise. Periolat got the contract for the ‘shitting, aod A. @. Fieber the hats. } Tne Committee also allowed Periolat $25 for ; ;#®Rold camping-tent that Le with UH. DB. Millor jod A.C. Hesing parchased second hand fast jammer to serve taem on & fishing trip to Michi- |" From the. above it will be seen that C. P. ‘Periolst will furnish nearly t#e entire sapplies ffor thia month. He exercises a myeterious in- ifinence over the Board of County Com- eissionere and their Committees, Notwith- standing fact tbat the firm of { a & Co., presented to thea Com- (mittee two samples of shirting, one at 13 cents Per yerd and the other at 1114 cente, they fnubbed that firm, aud selected Periolat's at 1254 ‘ceuty, when thet uf Carson, Pirie & Co.'s at 114g cents was exactly the same goods, while their 13- ‘cent shirting was worth at least 4 centé yard Tore than that eelocted from Periolat. ‘This modus operandi of purchasing county pla has lately been ado;ited in place of the act system, and will bave to be gone through avary month. Comnissioner Juba Jones thinks that the new ‘Way of purchasing supplies is a regular bumbug and a swindle, After yeaterday's tiaveactions, the pebliz mili cnquestionabiy agree with Com- issicner Jones in his opinion. 5 pacts ries AGNEW-—HESING, . ATALK WITH THE LATTER. Mr. AO. Hesing was waited upon yesterday sftemoon by a Tarsuxe reporter, with a view to stecrtaining the result of the attompt to bring bout a reconciliation between himeclf and Sheriff Apnew, and inquired: “Well, Mr. Hesing, is the row all fixed up?” Mr. floaing—I'm not aware that anything bas been fixed np. 7 Reyorter—Has ‘hot an attempt been made to Lanmonize the differencos between yourself and Sher-T Aguow? Mr. Hesing—I believe such an attempt has been made. A committee of prominent repro- fentulives of the Iriah element in Chicago called to ace mo last cvoning for the purpoce, es I am info:med, of szsaring mo of their disapproval of Agrow's sdministration, and, as 1 suppose, of Proftering their services to bring about an im- Provement; but I was notin when they called, and did not eee them. I have sosn nove of them $8 yet. though I understand that they disavow (V2 ermpathy with or approval of Aguew’s course, and wish to hare it kuown that bis manner of conducting the Shortf's office docs not reflect the suntinent uf the Iriah eleméct in Chicago. sq-teporter—Ie the restoration of Hand as Ja:ler gre ot the coudiciona of the cozsation of bostili- 5 A alr. Uesing—I bave not im: that condi- fon, though I am told that Hand will’ be reto— Steted by Agnew in deference to the demand of Yarous prominent Irichmen, wuo are anzious that fairness hall prevail in the al.otment of Piwitious to the variuna nationalitios, rar—Lian act Aguew's coaduct seriounly best and cheapest was | peeetnes the organization of the People's Mr. Hesing—Jt may have had that effect, Custom and precedent in Chicago politica have heretofore required that the claims of the differ ent nationalities be respected in the matter of appointment to office ; so that a fair dirtribution has come to be regarded as a matter of course. aus Serene, Buding themeelves singled out a8 @ victims o: ew's malicious spite, very nat- urally would be indiapant. pes , Beporter—Do you consider that the difficulty is now in a fair way of adjuetment? Mr. Hesing-I can only spesk for myself. I have opnoeed Agnew on the generel ground that he bas appointed bad and corrupt men, and has removei good mon. If these causes of com- plaint are done away wit, I shall be satisfied. Reporter—Then yon do not imzoro the rein- statement of Hand as a condition of the truce? Mr, Hesing—No, sir; aot of Hand, nor of any eno else. 1 simply insist that the Sheriff's ollice shall be properly conducted. Br. Aguow bad nothihg to say on the subject yesterday. e . <= GENERAL NEWS, Chestnat coal will be raised in prices 50 cents to-morrow, and eell st the same rate sa range. ‘The temperature yestorday, a8 observed by L. Ma.asse, optician, under Tue Tpmuxe Build- ing, was a: 8 a.m. 9 deg. above zero; 10 a, m., 4; me Oho m, 7;6 p.m, 4; and8 p. m., 1. Eaward A. Williams, the cosl-dealer who fell from his wagon at the corner of Madison aud Lincoln streets and recoived dangerous injmtics, died yesterday at his home, No. 18 Winchester ayenuc. ! Gen. Lieb, Clerk of the County Court, an- nounces tha: io futuro ail bills against the county must be presen:ed on or before the first Monday of the month, otherwise they will not bo considered until the following month, Matt Hansen, a receiving-clerk in Sibley, Endicott & Co.'s wholeeale grocery-store, at the corner of South Water and River streets, fell down a hatchway, from the ficst floor to’ the basement, day before yesterday, and was dan- gerous'y injured. He was attended by a physi- can, and subsequently removed to his home. Wiltiam Kemp, of No. 702 Wabash avenue, was thrown out of s boggy by 8 rauaway horse lost evening at the corner of Twenty-second street and Indiana avenne, and received sevoro injuries about the bead. Me was taken into a drug-store and attended to. Tho wife of John Toner, one of the oldest members of the Fire Department, and in charge 4 ly at bee house, on Bremer streot, near Divi- sion, yesterday afternoon, of apoplexy. De- ceased waa 63 Years old, and the mother-in-law of First Aysistant Fire-) a] Sweenie. * Tne vrospects for the pasaage of the bill now pending before Congress to establish « miut here are yery good, but prompt action on the part of all intcrestea in the measure is needed. Its friends should get vp retitions and write lettors toeverstody they know in Congress, from this and other States, urging the passage of the bill. ‘The County Clerk compjains bitterly about the upustally heavy gas-bills that aro presented to {him by the Gas Company every month.* The bilts he has been called upon to approve for the monta of Jannary are as follows: Coanty Hos- pital, $314, ahd the Warden states that 2 portion of the month he bad pvogas; Court-House, county portion. $195; Recorder's office, 814i ; and county buildings ‘and Jail, $463, making s | total of $1,122 tor one nlonth. @. AS. Tho gas-bills have begun to comé in sgsin. They aro * ay exorvitantas they were last month, ' and the gasis naturally as bad asover. Itis now'in order for the gas-inspector to rush into priot and explain, on behalf of the gas-compsny, that the bills are necessarily high because the gas is poor, and thst tae gas is poor because the ills are high, and that the gas-company is nos at all resbousible for either of these things. It is by writing commpnications ofthis kod that ths gas-mepector ecms his $2,400 a year; if not io this wag, it is not kno#n how else he earns 1. Besides, it is consoling to the people who pay the exorbitant bills to know that nobody is to blame for it. DR. W’KAIG. An adjourned meeting of tho Quarterly Con- ference of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Chaorch was heli yoaterday evening at Centenary ' Church; the full Board being present. ‘The ; Chair was takea by the Rev. A. J. Jutkine, D. D. ; Lhe most important business done at the meet ing was the adoption of the folluving rorort by the Committee appointed to consider the anpli- cation of the Rev. Dr. McSnic for admission as an ordsined member of the cburcb. To the Quarterly Covferance of the Centenary M. B, Church? ‘Your Committee, to whem were referred the eppli- cation of the Rev, W. W. McKzig, D. D., for member— ship to our Chnrch, respectfully report that after con— sulting our Church Discipline bearing on the case, find thst tits Quarterly Conference has uo jurisdiction | over this application for memberehip as an ordained mainister in our Church, See Discipline, Sec, 12, page ‘94, paragraph 211, wich reads as follows : 4.[hose auinieters of other Evangelical Chnrches who may desire to tnite witn our Church, may be received according to our uesgs 28 Descons or Elders, on con- dition of their teking upon them our ordination vows Yeithout reimpovition of hands, if they shall give satis faction to sn Annus! Conference of their being in orders, and of their agreement with us in doctrines, in discipline, and usagos, provided the Confereuce is also satisfied with their literary qualifications, gifts, grace, and urefnlnesa ™ therefore, . Resolved, That Dr, McKaig be permitted to with- draw tho application, fi ‘THE PHILOSOPHICAL ROCIETY, ‘The Philosophical Society hold its regular weekly meeting last evening at Hale's building, corner of State and Wasbington streets. Gen. Buford read s letter from Dr. Thomas, tho Pres- ident, excusing his absence, whereupon WM Shiold, the Vice-President, assumed tho chair. After reading the minutes of the previous meeting, the Chair introdaced Miss Ella G. Ives, of Hydo Pari, who deliverod a most interesting ‘and Instructive lecture upon Language. The criticiems were mostly culogistic of the ability with which the young lady bandied the subject, still some gentleman ventured to disa- gee with gome of ber remarks aad statements. e reply of Miss lyes was one of the most s3- trrical and pungent ever given beforo that socio- ity, every one of her critica bemg floored in the most artistic menner, for which she was up- 1 | 1 | roariously applaaded. ‘This waa Misa Ives’ fi effort in public, and it was the general opinion of those who listened to her that she will yet make her mark. . ‘A vote of thanks was tendered to Gen. Buford for hig earnest, diginterested, and beneficial la- bors on bobaif of the Socisty. ‘The meating then 2djourned. TRISH LITERARY SOCIETY. ‘ At the last bneinezs meeting of the Irish Lit- erary Association, held in their hall, corner of Luke avd LaSalle streets, the President of the Society appointed the following committees to actin the matter of the sixth annual banqnet and ball of the organization, which nil! be held \ atthe Sherman Patrick’s Dav: Reception—The Hon, W. K, Sullivan, the Hon. A. T, Morrison, the Hon, Arthur Dixon, tho Hon, John F. Scanisn, the Hon, W. W. O'Brien, Capt. Thomas Brenan, Col Sames Quirk, Joun J. Fitzgivbon, Maurice J. Dooley, Maj. Obsrles EH, Noore, Frank Agnew, Martin O'Hrien, P. McHugh, E, F.' Cooke, William Kirby. “Arrangenrnts—William ©, MeClare, Justice Scully, Capt, Dauiel Quirk, Capt. 0, P. McKay, Mortimer Scanlan, Simon_J, Forhan, Henry F. Donovan, John B. Rocha, J. J, Egen, T. F, Bailey, Matthew Fleming, George D. Piant, Mf B, Bailey. ing—W. , McClure, Gi Fleming, M. J. orban, Printing— | Gabogher, Ald. B. Quirk, Simon J, | __Decorution—Wilism Fogarty, Capt. Z, J. Cunniffe, Frank P, Mc3febon, Robert Emmet Morrison, Jahn B, Roche, Henry O'ltuare, Mortimer Scanisn, John Mo- Koogh, John MaoNaily. ‘Joase—Jurtive Seully, the Hon, A, L. Morrison, Gene, Daniel Qairk, the Hon, W, K, Sullivan, 0. B. ip. ‘Floor-Monagere—Capt. Thomas Bren, David MMo- Oarths, Timothy Darcy, Michael W. Smith, the Hon, | John #. S.anlan, Maj. Chsrlea Z. Moore, Simon J, | Forban, George Fleming, Thomas Dillon. All membora of the above committecs are ro- quested to meot st 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the law office of P. McHugh, Nixon’s Block, corner of LaSalle and Monroe streets, Mr. Johu T. Dale will lecture in the Irish ! Literary Ms‘, coruer cf Luke and LaSalle strocte, Taesday ovouing, on ‘Ihe Rise sod Romence of Common Law.” The public will be welcome to attend. Le MOTNE-PARWELL. ‘The teking of testimony in the Le Moyno-Far- well contested election caso was resumed yes- terday morning at the County Bailding. ‘Mss. Catherine O’Brien, of No, 92 Kinzie street, was the first witness, and testified thet she bad resided in that neighborhood for the past sevan- toen years. £be was acquainted with Wiliam Slatterby ; be boarded with her before the fire, but not gince; ¢he thought he vow reeided in Mil- Waukee. Ske did not know William Burns, soddid not think he had ever boarded in herbouse. She was not inted with C. BL Port, SoBe. Keon, CG. ,ewis, Owon Gordon, Jobo Lea, H. Bilne, avd Mock Ballyer. She remembered John Shea snd Thomae Firherty es having boarded with her. Fraak Gordon left her bouse over sr ago, and the others left last summer. At the time of the election she had between ‘twelve and fourecn boardes. "Jobo W. Adai- tevtitied to having given Mr. Varwell notices of acontest of olection Nov. 23, and also Des. 31. Joh A. Fergus produced & map showing -alt of the store-100m at the City-Hatt, died sudden- ; use on the evening of St. ; the streeta, alleys. vacant lots, and houses in the First Precinct of the Twentieth Ward, aud testi- fied that No. 111 Notth Stato street was only 29 by 30 feet in dimensions. The lower flcor had two rooms at the time of election, which were oo- cupied by five men, two or three women, aod four or five childcén, The names of the men were James O'Brien, Michael . McMan John McManus, John Campbell, aad Joho Murphy. In examining the poll- lst, witness found the names.of twenty-four nersons who pretended to reside at that house, No. 38 Cass, No, 835 Indiana, No. 66 Rush, No, 185 North Clark, No. 69 Illinois, No. 106 Onio, Nos. 109 ond 126 Ontario, No. 804 North Wells, Noa, 126, 123, 146, 225 Indiana, Nos. 174, 179, 208 Ontario were vacant Jot. No, 111 North Water streat waa a one-and-s-balf-siory house, and No. 104 Michigan was a vacant sore. : Mr. Van Buren, counsel for Farwell, then pre- sented the Clerk with the certificate of election from Gov. Beveridge, showing that Farwell bad received 1,471 votes, aud LeMoyue 1,415 in Lake County. The meeting then adjourned ti morrow morning at 10 o’clocs. ANNOUNCEMENTS, The February meeting of the Farragut Boat Club will be held Monday ovening, at 15 Forrest avenue. The Hey. Dr. Locke will preach at Grace Church both morning and evening. Services at 10:45 and 7:30. ‘Tho Rov. Dr. H. N.- Powers will officiate as usnal to-day at St. John's Church, on Ashland avenue, near Madison streat. * a Robert Hervey, Esq., will deliver bis lecture on “Burng" in the Scotch Church Thursday evening. Thoro will be a numbor of poems sung by distinguished singers. i “The New Gormany,” by the Rev. C. W. Wendt, is the lecture for this afternoon before the Suoday Lecture Society, at the\Grand Opera- House at 8 p. m. Ameeting of the “Jewish Ladies’ Sewing- Society” will be hold Wednesday at 2 p. m., at the rooms of the Society, No. 755 Wabash ave- nue, at which s prompt and fall attendance is urged upon the members, Tore will be a grand yocal and instrumental concert given by the Young People’s Association of the Fulton Sirest M. E. Church Tuesday evening. Tho programme is s vory attractive one, being varied by select readinga by the elocutionist, Mr. John McIntosh, The fifth lacturo in the Y. N.C. A. Dime Leo- j ture Course will be delivered Tuesday evening in Farwell! Hail by Prof, Edward Powers, on the | Guriositios and Porsibilities of Metoorology,” considered with roference to the artificial pro- ! duction of rain. hia lecture, prepared with o | preat deat of care, bas called much attention to | the subject. - : Amecting of the Committee of 100, with the } ex-officio membors and delegsites of tho-Chi- cago Temperance Alliance will be held in Room 27 Palmer House Monday at 4 p. m., Brompt, to consider the report of the Executive mmuittee and transsct eucd other business as may be forthe advaucemeut of the objects of | the Alliance. . Tho_ovster-supper announced to be given last on North LaSalle street, but which was pos poned on account Of the severity of the weather, Fill positively take place next ‘Tuesday eveniug, commencing ut 6:90 o'clock, in the parlora of the | church. Supper will be served at any time bo- foro 10:30 p.m. A musicel programme acd gen- eral church sociai will sdd to the pleasures of | tho evoning. Allare invited. Tickets for Feb. are good for admission on the 9th. ‘The young reorle of Pivmouth Church havo arranged a series of four entettaioments for the pnrpose of raising funda to furnish the parlors of the new church. Tho first one of the series will be given Thursday evening, at the church on Michigan avenuo, tetween Twenty-ffth and Twonty-eixth streets. Ihe Home Dramatic Society have kindly consented to plhy ‘T. W. Robertson's popular thres-act comedy “Caste.” The number of tickets ia limited to 250, and at 59 canis each will no doubt be resdilv disposed of to the numerous friends of Plymouth Church and the Dramatic Saciety.* There will be 2 formal dedication of tho News- boys’ Home Sunday afternoon, Feb, 21, at3 o'clock, by appropriate religions services, and on the ovening of the 22d an entertaioment will be given a the lecture-room of the Home” to raise moans to pay for the renting of the lecture and school room. The entertainment will con- sist of singing, recitations, character-picces, aud dauces by the boys of the Homo,” anda supper, with such volunteer assistance a8 may offer, of songs, quartetce-sinring, and readings by some of our popular home talest. The writing-school opans this week for two evenings in each week,—Tuosday aod Thursday. The attendance continues with unabated ioterost in the night-scnool, with no decreaso m numbers. THE ATHENZUM. Monday evening, insvead of the rogular lec- ture in the frea course, Prof. J. Wooilett, as- sisted by bis classes in vocal music and elocu- tion, wil! givo s musical and literary entertain- mont free te the public. . Thursday, at 3 p. m., Dr. T. D. Fitch will give the uixth lecture in the Afternoon Dime Course. Sabject: “ Dress of Coiliren.” ——— THE CITY HALL, The employes at the Water-\Works yesterdzy received their wages for January, amounting to $1,349.95, E The Board of Police yesterday audited th psy-rolls of the Polico Department, amounting to $52,155.56, and those of the Fire Department, |. amounting to $30,748.86. Daring the month of January, the wateroffice took in 935,000 on water-colloctions. They ie- sued eloven bouse-moving permits and mado twenty-one taps on the water-supply. The Board of Pubtic Works have received from Duncan, Shorman & Co. of New York, the coupons of water-bonds becoming due in Janu- ary, which the city redeemed by the payment of $140,000. To-morrow the South Town Collector, Michael Evans, intends to make it hot for wome express- men intown. He will begin a line of march through the business streets of the South Di- vision. levying as he goes, on ali who refase to cash his demaiids for town taxes. esident Priadiville smused*himself yester- day by aifixing his autograph to sbout fifty mis- cellaneous bills, including the pay-rolls of the men employed in the Water and Sawerago Do- partments, sod those making repairs on streets und bridges. Tho pay-rolls amounted to $13,- 755.68. Aseistant Corporation Counsel Frank Adams will bo propared to continue the State screet con- | demnation case to-morrow. His illaess was { the result of overwors ip the prosecution of of- } ficial duties, Siuce last November he bxa boon { steadily ongsged on condemnativn caves, tht aryest of all dry law work. . ‘ The 8=b-Committes appointed by the Public Batlding Commictees of the Comaion Council, the CountyCommissionera.and the Board of Pab- lic Works, and consisting of Messrs. Pundiville, Burdick, and Cor have completed their report on the new Court-House project. A meeting has been called for the purpose of receiving the re- port at2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, ‘The report embodies the previously-expreased opinions of the Joint Committee. FDU MARSHAL'S REPORT. ‘The Fire Marshel, or Chief-of-BrigadeBenner, ns he is styled under the Shaler regime, Yoster- day handed to the Board of Fire Commissionors his fro and apparatus reporta for the month of January. During that month there wore 45 firoa and 16 false alarms. The causes of the fires were, overheated stove, 2; defective chimneys, 5; defoctive grates, 2; explosion of gas-meters, 2; accidental, 8; carelesaness, 15; incevdiarism, 6 ; unknown, 5; and leach from defective farnace, gas-oxplosion, jamp-explosion, sparks from stoves, grates, and forges. ‘The total value of buildings abd contents was $627,315; toss on bnitdiogs, 35,562 ; loss on goods, 88,495 ; total Jose, $14,057 ; total insurance, $249,050 ; insur- ance over loss, $234,990. . ‘Phe hiose reports show that at present there are $1,800 fect of bose in use in the Department, 27,700 feet of which are ruvber, 3,850 leather, and 250 of canvas. It is classed 2a good, 23,230 foet; fair, 2,890 fect; poor, 630 feet. During the month six lengths of carbolic and one length of carbolized hose have borat. Thore are 9,000 foet of Whitehead Bros’. howe in use, and all of it is reported by the Fire Marshal as excollent. COL. LIPPINCOTT. Col. Lippincost, who it will be remembered was ons of tus few gentlemen who volunteered their services for the asivation of the city dur- ing the Jnly fire, again appeared before the Board of Polico yesterday afterooon, for the pur- pose of setthnz’a bill for powder used by bim at that timo. Siz of sho men in his employ st that time yesterday acpeared before the Board, and teatified to the quantities used by them individ- ually ou the night in question. Their jecemonr wasnot of much weizht in theminds of the Boa as they would not teli where they got the powder. Bonides, the combined amount used by all cix was not half the amount which Ool. Lippincott claims to have ured. on the testimony was all in, the Colonol essayed a» brilliant and elo- qui6ut appeal to thé coulslétnes of thd Board, week by the Iadiea of Grace Methodist Churcb, , but he was quieted after the firut few sentences, tor the purpose of receiving Sergt, Dixon’s,testi- mony, which varied from that of the Colonel. ‘When Sorgt. Dixon completed hia evidence, the Colonel warmed up to his work, and poured hot shot ‘Tuto the Board, and raked, mowed, and bombarded them with as much vigor ha if they were veritable battlements or grayoackéd rebels. Ho stated that he had been informefl by an out- Bider that he never could get his bil] unless he first came down with the etamps to tha Board. Tois disturbed its equanimity, and Com-nizsioner Sheridan spitefully displayed @ miniaturo effigy of the Police Commissioner who was talked to death, neatly incased ia small cedar-wood coftiu. Tho Colonel did not show that he nohedd this exhibition of levity, but fired away with re- doubted vigor until he suddenly stopped short with the exclamation that he thonght be was ex- cokding bis allotted tweaty columus of noapareil. The cage Issted four hours, and was continued util Monday afternoon. e BESO. A few of tho knowing ones around the City- Hall gathere’ around the rooms of the Board of Police yesterday afternoon to witness the boune- ing of Commussioner Reno. It was rumored that Reuben Cloveland, through his attorney, wag to make a tormsl demand on the Commis- sionor td relinquish bis position. They waitod in yain, however; as Mr~Tuley had decided not to make the demand until Monday. Reno did not appear until late in theafternoon. Soon afrer bis atrival, a TaisuNE reportér, Boticing the unusual happiness in his smiling countensace, summoned up all his latent courage, and'went upto the happy Commissioner, determined to interview hit ov the euoject. [he interview, as it actual- ly oconrréd, is 23 follows Reporter—Mr. Reno, noticinz your uausually happy countenance, fhave come to interview soa on the Clevelazd-Reno imbroglio. Haye you anything to say to the roadera of Inz Tarp- UNE? ° Reno (indifforently)—So—h. Rwporter—I understand that, tends to prosecnte his claims. Revo (deaponontly)—Well.. - Reporter—Has 8 formal demand yot Meon made upon you for your resignation ? Reno—Non-commiltal. Reporter—Was it nado to-day? Reno (pointing tc the copper-toes on his stozy boats)—City scavengers ! Reporter—-Have you engaged the services of any attorney for vou: defense ? Reno--Moral assassins, 80 help me Board of Police ! At this juncture avother reporter, with the sword “ scoop" ringing in bis eara, ‘approached and proceeiled to try bis skill in smoothing the rnfflew on tha Commitaionor’s stony brow, bat he soon relinquished the undertaking. The repor- ‘uley, Mr. Clevetand in- ter then viated Mr. Murray F. and by him wie informed that tho formal demand would te made on Mr. Reno to-morroy, and ,immodiatelv there- after the caso will betaken into court. The sou- timent of all tae ctcy officiala is, as might be ox- ected on account of their aififiation with the Peapie's Party, deciledly in favor of Commis- sioner Reno, althotgh" they are all willing to’ submit to any cbaoge that would oroak up the present control of te Police and Fire Depart- ments, . 3 —— CRIMINAL. ‘i The show-cese in front of C, Howard Foote’s music-store, Nos: 154and 156 Souta Clark street, was broken by thievas about G o'clock last eyen- iug, and $100 worth ¢f property stolon. Harry'A. Percy was arrested on & Reodolph street-car Isat evenng, while in the act of at- tempting to steal I, T. Ellithorpe’s watch. A confederate escazed. Officer Murphy locked tho prisoner up in Madison Street Station. The police continw a close surveillance of all the gaming-rooms, aid if there aro any gamesin pregress they are played under Jocx aud key. Poere is an absence of illuminations and out- ward show not observable recently. BMaoy of the gambicts and ropers ara leaving the city, which 1s vow consideed t20 warm for them, in | spite of the frozen nércury. ; The gaming-room it No. 87 South Clark street was visited by Capt. Bucklay'’s men last night, and only three inmats found in it, They wero John Walvole, Chatles Williams, and Williem Briggs. The were tken to the Armory, and anb- sequeutly released oa bail. Other rooma were | visited danng tho pight but no games were found in progress,and .neither lights nor per- sons visible. Thomas Burns, James Cassidy, James Mo- Geary, and William Wallace, were examiued in | Justice Boyden's Pdice Court yesterday on the charge of Tobbery, 2 knocking down ono Mich- 1 fel Crawford, sud stealing from him s lot of picture-frames and52 in currpucy, in Bridgeport, on the 19th ult. Barns’ father bought of Craw- ford, and that wortiy reluctantly gave bis testi- 'mony. The Justice held Burns, Jr. to the Criminal Court, anc hie companions wore placed under bonds to mpear as witnesses, Burns, §r., was fined $15 or tampering with Crawford, and the lattor was #30 pat under bail in order to insure his appearance as a witness. Abont 10 o’clocklast night Odicers Corcoran and William Parke, the former of Pinkerton's : force and the latter of the City Police, ovservod | amaninrear of Jo. 112 Wabash aveoue, the glathing store of silverman, Lindanrer & Co. ‘The fellow caught sight of tho officers aud be- gantorap and cy “ Police!” wheo two other men ran out of thestore and escaped through the alley. The alamist was captured, and found to be Jim MeGairs alias “ Frenchy,” a criminal the police. Toirty-cight pairs of — pantaloons were discovered ving outeiae the stor, and bad evidently been in McGuire's chargs when he was discovered by the policeman, ant'perpetrated the old rusa of erying “Police!” yhen be foand the “trick” epoiled. Ie was lwked up'in the Armory, The thieves obtained ertrance to the store by break- ing a rear window, : —— PERSONAL, A. B. Holt, of th: Kankakes Gazette, is a guest at the Tremont House, . . Lincoln I. Dubas, of the State Legislature, isas toc Palmar Hinge. é D. H. Hersey, Ms. R. F. Hersey, and Jacob Bean, of Stillwater, Minn., were atthe Palmer House yesterday en their way, to attend the funeral of the lateHon. 8. F. Heraoy, of Ban- gor, Xo. THE LATE SHARLES H. GETZLER. ‘The telegraph reveutly announced the desth, in San Francisco, cf Charles H. Getzler, a na- tive and for many years-a resident of Chicago. Ho was born in thiscity about the year 1800, and ww ap to man’s wave among the earlier resi- nts. His adventirous disposition led-bim to join the army in tho Mexican war, at the conclusion of which he returned to Chicazo. The California gold-foyor was hie next infection,” andin 1819 he wentto the Pacific cosst, where be succeeded moderately a8 a minor. He enter- ed the employ vf Wells, Fargo & Co., and con- tinued in the Express Company's service several years. While in Sin Francisco Mr. Getzler ro- newed big boyhotd'’s sacquaintancs with Afes Sue Robinson, whovwas also a native of Chicazo, but was then with her father’s‘ small traveling show in California. She enbsequently becane an sotress of considerable note, and was engaged for the season of 1371 a8 leading Iady in Moricker’s company. Mr. Geta- ler and Miss Nodinson were married in San Francisco, and ther eldest child, a boy about 10 ears of age, is cow with his aunt in Chicago. he parents wed together for some years, but finally separated, and in 1870 Charley Getzler, who had in ‘the mean- while adopted thi checkered carcer of » sport. ing man, returned to thus city, where he expeoted his wife to rejoin bim in the following year. Her death in Sau Francisco in 1871, and tho eat Chicago Fim fotlowmg soon after, started im upori bis travels once more, and he returned to California, rommining there up to the date of his death, which o:curred Jan. 31, 1875. Ho was widely known and ss ganel for his many exceilent quahties. ELY D. TEBRY. ,, The will of Ely D. Terry was Aféd yesterday in the Clerk’s office cf the County Court, but owing to the absence of Judge Wallace was not proven. It ie aa follows : I, Ely D. Terry, of the City of Chicago, County of known to Cook, and State of Minols, of the age of <2 yeary, and ta, of feand de and declare my last will and testam following, to wit, = Pirstit is my will that my faneral expenses and all my just debte be fally paid. ‘Siond—After the payment of such funeral expenses and deste, I giva devise, and bequeath: unto my be- loved wife, Ceroline Torty, sll my estate, property, snd ete sof ‘whalever name of nature to ber, and her an forever. : Tinrd—t hereby constivate snd appoint Henry 8, autho, Est of the City of Chicago, executor of this my AD 'and testament, herevy revoiing sud an- nulling all other wills by me made, and co: this and no other to ba my Jast mili and testament. Fourth—It ia my will and desire that my stock of goods and store on Clark street maybe dispozed of te the best adrantogs, at the discretion Of my said execu- tor,in whom I hare confidence, either at public or Private ale, as tohini shall secin best for the interes! and advantage of my estate; and itis also my dastre fist no bonds eball ‘be required af my The consists of & terest ins atock of ‘The total yaine of the whale Bu real eatite. “SPORTING NEWS, * Snow-Birds as a Substitute for Pigeons. Their Special Advantage from a ; Sportsman's Standpoint. Local Gossip Concerning Turf and Trigger. The Billiard Tourney. . SNOW-BIRDS, a8 THE UNHAPPY SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PIGEON, ‘The sporteman—by this term we mesh the devotee of the gun—knows no special season for the enjoyment of his sport. Unlike the disci- ples of base-ball, lovers of the turf, and follow- ersof every Sther out-door amusement, be is not restricted to the genial weather of the sum- mer months. Though the temperature,of that season may be preferred by him as most con- ducive to s steady aim,-and to the liveliness of the birds he pops at, yet hia enthusiasm is not abated when ‘The frost has killed the roses, And winter has begun, And watery beads from noses Are glittering in the sun, Nor when the ground’is clad with snow and the intelligent pigeon has betaken shimself. to warmer climes to bill snd coo and breed, does he hang his gun onthe rack, and coatent him- self with a recollection of past glories wou on the sporting-grounds, oc drearily wait the return of warm weather. He braves the wintry blasts, rides for miles to bis favorite shooting-park, inures himself to the cold, and pops away with almost as xteady and denuly sim and with folly as -much Plorment as when the summer sun inspired iim to vicious slaughter, ana suggested to the pigeon, #9 he was sprung oud of traps, the cool and refreshing beauties of the noodg. i. Hence, while other out-door pleasures have tain dormant only to ba aroused ruto activity by warm weather, the members of the sporting | clubs have never ceased to enjoy themselves io | their own peculiar way. Indeed, the wiater baa ; been a rathe? active season, marked with a num- ber of important matclea and some very good shooting. * While the intemperate weather of this season bas no apparent effect upon the ardor of the sportsman, it fills the favorite object of hia gun with 8 proponsity to wee more of the world, sad, like well-to-do people, disposed to fly the snows and “cold snaps” of the North, the pizeon goea_ South. Not even to accommodate the Gun, Kennicott, Prairie, or other‘clubs, will be cousent to forego bis winter trip to warmer climates. The scarcity of this bud at the present season is about the only thing that gives the summer and fall so advantage over this timo au respects the pleasure of the sportsman. But his zeal nag almost overcome this advantage, and by,it'he bas secured objects for his powder and shot whicl are but little wfenior to the pigeon, aud serve very well in the absaucg of the laster bird. Whitethe piseons azo enjoying themselves in the geuial sunshine of more southerly districts, the snow-birds flit from snow-banis to soow-bans, aod chirp and twitter among tae leatless branches of the trees, ‘hese diminutive crostures of the feathered tribe, the harbingers of cold weather, | the winzed heralders of snow-storms, the solita- ry welcomers of all their tribe of winter, are substituted for the absent pigeons. ‘The wild pigeon, which furviahos the food for the sporisman’s powder, becomes tired of the amusetfient, however exciting, nnd departs from these rogions at the firat apgrozch of cold weather. In tho letter part of the fall tame pigeons are used, and until tho weather bas reached a wintry temperature they exlibit sll the favorite characteristics of the wild bird. But in such seasons thoy oro useless. | Zbeir habits incline them to-aeek places of warmth and shelter, and, now, when placed in tha traps they become chilled into inactivity. ‘When tho taps are sprung they fly sluggishly, and for the exporienced sportgman afford no amusement. Hedes the snow-bird. being indeed tho offepring of winter and peculiarly lively at this season, is used. ‘And they are obtainable im. Jorge numbers, They flyin immense flocks ‘over the prairie wastes of sgow, and hep and twitter,in every grove. The demand for them just now among sportsmen has created quite a commerce in the little lnpeds. They are sought afte by men who make their capture s busineas. ‘They are caught in nsts in groat numbers. At s club-shoot 3 few davs ago, held by the. Gun Club tits grounds on Milwaukes aveuna, 700 were purchased from ove person, and mcs: of them fell victims to the aport. This Ciub secures sts aupvly trom an Englisaman living in Laxe View, who. with his song, is every dsy engaged in their capture. On one occasion he petted over eighty at a sin- gle setting of his nets: He now has on hand 900 which aro to he usedin a club-xhoot to tako place Wednesday. . The shoots of this Club have occurred this,winter.almost 03 frequently ts during the summer and fall months. They are practicing most assiduousjy in expectation of ama:ch with the Kennicotts, a challeoge from whom ig certain to be ‘issued very soon, and as certain to be accepted. For the past two or three months they have used snew-birda exclusively. ‘At first, after being so long Sccustomed to mach larger and less activo birds, they found it exceed- ingly difficult to bit them, and scores usually comprised a considerable number of blacks. The snow-bird 1 so very small, and flies so very rapidly when released from tho ‘trap, that “it requires the steadiest hand aud most accurate eye to bring him to earth. It is obvious, therefore, thas snow-bird shooting constitutes the best club-praotice. »Pigcon-shooting, among not & fow sportsmen, bas been reduced to almost a certainty, ‘Co’ kill five straight doubles or ten straight singles is not an uncommon achieve- meat. Sportsmen becomes so familar with the charactoristics of the birda that they are monot- onously succeseful. é . A-yoristion upon the nionotony of akill, this certainty of slaughter, is partially secured by in- creasing the distancea of the traps from the shooter. But oven this 1s not very effective as a means of bringing his skill to greater perfection. A most desiranle field for practice been foand in the use of snow-birds. The clubs which Lave indulged in this kind of shooting re- cently have advanced very materially in dexteri- ty, and the anow-bird is rapidly becoming a fa- yorite. The shoots had this winter by the Guo Club bave incroasod to officiency in a high de- gree. At shootrecently in which twenty mem- bora participated, the fine avorage of seven birds out of ten waa mad a —.— THE TURF. LOCAL AND GENEBADy In local circles there has been hittle of sporting interest during the past week, everything being in prospective. The severe weather bas been & par to all out-dyor amusements, and inside of doors all has beentalk and exhibition. Turf matters for the coming spring in Chicago do not present a very favorable promise, Mr. Mansur doos not deem 18 expedient to offer any consider- able purses for racers, a8 the past hae demon- strated that the people of this section taxe but Jittle interest in racing. The uncariainty of the weather adds to the hazard of a racing spring meeting. On the contrary, the prospect for the July and fall meetings is most encouraging. Tbe Supor- intendent of Dexter Park nas received assur- ances from most.of the ownors of noted Eastern and Southern norses that their Syers will speed over Dexter Park at one or both of theso meat- ings. Thero ia a fine stable now at Dexter Park, including some of the best young horses in the ‘West. The latest matter of local note is the issuanco of the challenge by George Farnsworth, publish- ed in yesterday's T'aisosE, and which has: already occagioned ‘much local interest, which will, doubtlesa, attract the attention of the tarfmen of the country. Br. Farnsworth proposea to trot his roso gelding George F. {about 7 years ald, and without s record) against any horso, mare, or gelding in the United Ststes not having arecard (not barring George Jndd, owned by Mr, Bentley, of the Stock-Yarde, which horse has a record of 2:36) on the 25th day of noxt June, over the Dexter Park course, and according to the rales of the National Trot , Se ea caes 20 be placed br side, $500 of w som exch owner in the hands of Bir. _| dam Pliata, Tho price vais was $10,000. Geo ‘B. Menenr on the date of tho maldug of tha match, and the balence, @2,000 each, to be deposited with the stakohoider thrce days before the date of the race. ‘amor saya that it Mr. Bentley, or Br. Dick- fase anitcal «: a Rashvllla, dons as goon reply, if not shut out by. previous Eastern FeIDonety ‘a Michigan horse will make the con- ab. WESTERN TURF ASSOCIATION. | _ An adjouzned meetin? of the those interested in the organization of a Western Turf Associa- tion, ag heretofore fully noted iu theso columns, 10 to be held inJackson, Mich., on the 10th inst. Tho object of the Asyociation will be to promote the general interests of the turf in tne West, and to airange for a Western trotting circuit, independent of ihe present combinatioas. Iti Possible Caicago may be represented there, bat Rot by sny ona authonzed to speak for the management of the sole trotting-parx in Chi- cago. g : HORSE GOsSIP. 2 For the Withers-Btakes of the American Jock- ey Club, Probability is the favorite, the odds offered and taken on him being 30 tol. For the Belmont stakes, Gasconade is the favorite, at the aams odds. . - Mr. August Belmont has purchased from Jobo Hunter tae ctiestout filly Olitipe, by Lexingtoo, ere _ The New York Herald says: **Col. McDan- iel’e mare Penay, by Jerome Edgar, dsm im- portea Lady Sykes, droppd a filly foal to Harry jaseott on Tuesday mornivg. A dozen more will soem follow.” -Propheticully prospectively Prolific, profitable Penny. . ‘Tho value of borses exported from England daring the year 1874 was $1,026.320"in gold, against 8486,310 in 1873. The valae of horses sent to I'rance, the largest purchaser, was $370,- 875, or over one-third of the entire amount. The Warrior, a horse bred by the late Lord Derby, and the only white horee {hd ever started for the Deroy, was sold at Tattersalt’s, in Lon- don, recently, for 20 guiness. , SAVANNAM BACES. Savasyan, Feb. 6.—The atcendance at the races to-day was large. snd the track was in good condition. The first race wasadash of 2 miles between Granger and Timestone. It was declared adesd heat. Time, 3:44. The owners of the horees divided the money, and declared they wou'd not min another race. ‘Phe secoudace was 3-mile bests. Jim Hin- ton won in twostraight heats, beating Accident, 7:04, 6:21. The, third race was mile heats. ‘Three started, viz: Volcano. Denver, and War- fare, Volcano won two hests in 1:5734, 1:55. ‘The races will be continued on Monday. ————— BILLIARDS. 4 NOTHING DOING HERE. Bince the late match between Rudolphe and Sloseon, in which the latter won such an easy victory, nothing has occurrod in this city to call for special notice. Manager Foley saya every assurance has been received from the billiard fraternity of the country of their aid in eecuring the success of the forthcomiig Northwestern tournament, to be held in Foley's hall id’ April, as heretofore announced. Five-of the most prominent players in tne West bave already en- tered for tha touraer. In addition to the tour- ney games,-it is expected that exbivitions will be given by Rudoiphe, Dion and Daly. George Slosson, whose brief proprietorrhip of the West Side hal! prove? not very profitable, will hereafter be found at Foley's hall, where he has been engaged as Assistant Manager. —_ THE TRIGGER. MEMBERS OF THE GUN CLUB had a pleasant contest yesterday, on the “Club grounds, for a prize of a fox-skin, and there were several sweepstakes matches at the poor little.’ snow-birds. Considering the raw, cold wind, the shooting was creditable, but nothing remarksble was doze. . 7 There will be a shooting match, at snow-birds, at Tom Stage’e grounds Woedoasday. Tho birds are plenty and ‘“ shootists” eager. The Prairie Shooting Club holds a regular — meoting Tuesday evening, at balf-past 7 o'clock, at 179 East Madison street. All members aro Tequested to attend. LABOR YS. PITAL, THE EXPERIMENT OF THE FALL RIVER WEAVERS. = Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune. Fart Riven, ‘Mass,, Fob. 6.—Tne female ‘weavera crowded ‘emple Hall this evening, and had a season at communion which, if not'exactiy joyful, was satisfring to the soul, and they went home determined to stick it ont to the starvation point. When this will be reached none can spy. It may be for six months, but the corporations will never yield. The : weavers think they must, but older mills will support the three which are now closed by pay- ing them s fsir proportion of their probablo carvings, and, there is not the slightest posaibil- ity of their sutrender. The Directors own the majority of the stock, and they will see every mili stopped before they will consider the request of tho operatives. The rednc- tion from 27 cents to 24 cents, tho .rate whichall are now paying, took effect Jan. f, and the manufasturere have a standing offer to adoct the followihg lis: of prices to take offec- as soon as work ix resnmed in all tho mills hore- in represented, viz: Weaving, per cut 52 cents; spinving warp, per 100 akeins, 47{ cents; spin- ning woof, per 100 skeins, 4 cents: slashing per dsy, $2; carding and picker room, spooling and warping-roo-n, ard cloth-room, one-third of Tsst reduction added, as near as may be, but un- til such resumption of work no change will be made from the present price af labor, So it will be seen that all the operators in the three mills are losing 4 per cent of their wazes as long as the three milis are oa 8 atrike. It ie not a ques tion whether the mills can affor pay more. Thevcan, but they claim they aro . now paying all that any other mills in New En- gland are payiag. Percotitra, tha operatives claim that Fall River is responsiole for this do- crease in the wages. PENNSYLVANIA STRIKERS. Boecial Dispatch to The Chicaad Tribune. Prrrssugs, Pa.; Feb. 6.—The Iron Association met to-day ang expressed greater determination than ever not to give in to the puddiers, bar iron being brooght here in sufficient quan- tity to keep the men going at the mills now runuing, The puddlers say they will remain firm, but their ranks are breaking, and many of the men express a desire to go to work, but the leaders refuse to let them. Lhe masces of the laboring mea are decidedly ayainet the puddlers. The Monongahelx River mines have strack. It is the old trouble. Thsy now want3 cants per bushel for disging grar 1g inch screen, and all cash—no store goods. the pita are out, Coal, however, is plenty. The*miners on the Panhandle ‘& Ponnsyl- yania Rairoad are becoming devilish. Tho check-houses of the Clevelaud Gas & Coal Company, Turtle Creek, were destroyed on Tbunsday nigat by tire by the strikers. The minea of Dicison, Stewart & Co., Mo- Donald's Station, were visited: iast night, and all the tools destroved. There is trouble brewing among the minera here. ‘They have s thoroughly-organized Molly Maguire society, 1 understand, aud aro preper- ing for a wild spring campaign, -Threstening polices bave been pnt up at a number of mines. On the 9th inst. the river minera hold = con- vention at Monongahgla City. ? OBITUARY. James Blackmore, Mayor of Pitte- burg. Special Dispaich to The Chicage Tribune, Prrrazozc, Ps., Feb. 6.—James Blackmore, late Mayor of this city, died this evening at 5 o'clock of congumption. There is something pe- caliarly sad in the demise of the deceased at the present time. He was of the firm of Blackmore & Nelson, vory extensive coal-doztera. Daring the panic + of Sepcemper, 1878, by the failure of # number of their ereditora, thoy were drawn in the vortex of financial failures. At that tune Blackmore hod the city funds in MeVay's bank, which also failed. The crash was too much for him, aad broaght on a quick consumption, which ended in death. Deceased was a modest, unassuming man, s staunch Democrat, and leaves s wide circie of friends in both parties who will cerely regret his dome. He twice occupied the Mayor's Chair, from February, 1870, to Feb- rary of this yeer. During ths War be con- tributed $4,000 for raising the quota in his werd. He was one of the moat popular mon in W Pennsylvania, and, though a Democrat, succeed. ed {a obtaining office in a city which even at the Jast election gave large Republican majonty.@ PROPOSE TO LIQUIDATE. Porrapeurura, Feb. 6—The firm of Martin, Landburger & Co., recently suspended, propose to liquidate their Habilitios by paying 36 per cent cash, and 64 percent in bonds and stocks of the Pennsyloania & Delaware Railroad Companies. THE WEATHER. Wasmixotos, D. C., Feb. 6.—In the Upper ‘Missiasippi, Lowor Missouri, the Northwest, 2od lake rogion, sialog followed by falling barom ofer, northwest to sonthweeb bid cloar, onthe winds, THE LAW. Numbering Ballots Declared Un- constitutional, The Earll and Barron Cases. A BALLOT MUST BE SECRET. Judge Rogers delivered an opinion yesterdsy morning,io the case of D, H. Hammer va. A. BE. Swift and others, involving the right of s voter tohave his vote kept secret. It appeared; 28 charged in the declaration,.that the plaiatif® at the last November eleation delivered to the de- fendants, who were the judges of tho elo-tion in the Firat Ward, hia ballot, requesting them .to pat itinto the ballot-box without marking guy namber on it. This they refused to do, bus deposited it after giving it s number correspond- ing to the number placed opposits hia name on the poll-list.? By this means it could be easily ascertained, of course, for what persoo oF persons plaintiff voted, Hammer claimed that the secrecy of the ballot was violated, and he damaged in his constitutional privileges sud franchises, Tho facts were agreed on, and the case submitted to the Court. : ‘The Court said that, as the (gw, required ‘votes to be numbered, the judgoa werejustified, uoless the statute was in conflict wita Sez. 3 of Art. 7 of the Constitution of this State, which provides that ‘tall votes ahall be by dallot.” If the ballot mesnt secrecy, and was understeod to | mean it by the framers of the Constitution when they, adopted and used the term, necessarily tho: statute compelling numeration was unconsti- tutional and void, inasmuch ea it afforded certain means of exposing the vote, which would be taken advantage of, as the judges of the polls were. required by the game. statute to open and read ihe tiskota in tho presence of the clerk, ascertain the number of ths vote, find the cket correapond- ing, and afterwards, when they bave counted the ballots, they were compelled to string taem and. give them to the County Clerk, when aix months time was given in which the ballots were yet La- le to examination in case of a contes:ed tion. ‘The legislative contruction ofthe conatita- tional prorision ‘All votes shall be by ballot” was that such a vote was not necessarily j Secret, which was more clearly shown by looking at the action vf the Legisla- ture in ribing ‘the manner of determining | a contest for the office of Governot or other ex- ' exutive officers. The Constitution, Bec. 4 of Art. | 5, provided that such a contest should be dater- | mined by both Houses of the General Assembly t “by joint ballot, iu such manner as may be pre~ ‘ scribed by law.” In such case @ jolut com- | mittee waa appointed to repor: on the facts, and : then a day waa fixed by jcint reaolation of both | Houses, “in which «decision the yeas and j Days shall be taken and entered upon tho journal.” Evjdenily, then, the phraso fornt ballot was infended to wean an gpen and | public ballot. Buch construction, however, waa | only recent; for the law relating to the count- ing was passed in 1861, walle the enactment that “all votes shall be given by ballot,” waa made in 188. Previously thereto yoticg in Hlinois hai been wholly viva voce. This was the provision af the Constitntion of 1918, and though that of 1848 established the batlot, neither it nor that of 1370 defined the term. Reference then must be bad to the primary ; Mesving of the word and its history. The definitions given by lexicographers are: “Ball nsed in voting)" “ A ticket or written vote given m lien of's baliot.” In ancient Greece and Rome voting was by white and blaos pal's, beans, or pabbles,~ which were deposited ina box or urngand in Athens, at least, this mode was not secret, while in Rome it was. Balla at the present day in many societies tho Judge said, were need, and,’as far aa he knew, balloting in such c1ses was always secret, The { history of the ballot, their traditions, ! the common understanding of the psopic, all justified himin the conclusion that the term ‘was used in the Constitn:ion of Mlinoia to des- igoate a sccret mode of voting. aud to thas 20- cure freedom of action to the voter, aod sach was the underetanding in other States banng similar Constitutions. ‘The same question arose in Indiana, and the Supreme Ceurt held the i numbering to be nnconstitutional and void. In conclusion, Judge Rogers remarked that f% * might well be doubted whether secret balloting: had all the advantages claimed for it, sa it was liable to perversion and deception by wen skilled in ballot-box stuffing. But corruption would ex- ist at all times while the uneducated and wicked were allowed to vote, and fraud would be prac- ticed whether the voté were given publicly or in secret, He hadno donot that the ballot was in- tendcd to be secret, and the statute which com- pelled the numbering of the ballots was void. A indiog was therefore had for the plaintiff, and bis damages assessed at $10. ‘THE JUDGES IN A QUANDARY. The late decision of the Supreme Cocrt in the case of Hall ys. Hamilton has thrown = bomb- shell, as it were, into the camp of the Judges of the Superior and Circuit Courts. This case, it will be remembered, affirmed the constitational- ity of the law as to country Judges, but com- | pelled them to work without any compensation. { It algo decided that, “‘when holding court, esch to | Judge should hold a separate branch, keep a docket and a record, and in ail things per- form tho duties of a Circuit Judge. His record shonld show that he alone was presiding, nncon- , nected with either or any of the other Judges of | either Court. ‘Che plscita to his record shoald state that he was present holding as branch court, and ebonid not etate that aay otber Judge was present.” ‘The clause compelling each Judge to bave » separate record, docket, and placita, is thecanse cf the trouble. It is inti- mated that this change will necessitate more books,- exteoded and compli- cated indices, and cause great confusion which will increase yearly, so that a party tos suit, for instance, who in five years trom now should wish to look ups protracted chancery ease, would bo worse off than the Eeyptians uo- | der the plague of darkness. No defluite plan of action has yot been adopted, i DR. EARLL. ‘The deciafon of the Supreme Court {n the case of Dr. Earl, the abortionist, who was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one year in the Penitentiary, affirms the judgment of the Criminal Coart and refuses to order a now trial. Tho decision, delivered by Justioc Craig. sus~ tains the Gnding of the jury in their verdict for manslaughter, thoagh the indictment charged murder; approves of the inatructions complain- ed of, and also approves the refaral by the Cours to give en instruction for the defendant, relating to the possibility that the visit of Bosetta Jackson to ths office of Dr, Earif was consistent with innocence, for the reason that such an instruction would have usmrped the rovince of the jurr, as they would not bave Peso permicted to weigh tha facts and give them such consideration as they were entitled to. There is, says the Supreme Court, no doubs thal the death of Rosetta Jackson was cansed by abortion, and if the evidence was sufficient ta juetity the bolief in the minds of the jury that be «miscarriage was ‘produced by Earll, thon the verdict cannot be disturbed. The Court is sstisfied from a careful examination of the whole evidence that it was sufficient to jusi- fy the jury in retarving a verdict of guiky. Ths crime cannot be regarded ss ‘inferior in magoi- tude to any known to our criminal code, and the fury, undor the facts disclosed, could not have uitted without # total disregard of their ox-hs and the duty they owed to the people The jadgment of the Cnminal Cours is afirmod Justica Scott dissented from the decision, and Justice McAlister, while takiog issue with majority of the Court esto the conviction fo manvlsughter, concurs‘ in the decision as & whole. JAMES R. BARRON. Adecision tas also reudersd in the case of James B, Barron, found guilty of receiving etulen property, and sentenced to seven yoars 1D the Penitentiary. Theerror claimed in the specist yenire for » Grand Jury is overruled on ths ground that the indictment so found was iegal. The Court bolow, in refusing to grant a change of yeous, exercised its lawfnl discretion, and this point by the plaintiff in error is overrnied. It vag competent for the People to prove that Barron had fied the city and forfeited his ba:!, 28 flight bas always been held to an indication of gmt. No doubt of the guilt of the prisoner is left in tho minds of the Cogrt after searching the evidence. Tho law of the case was croperly given t the jury, and no well-founded compisint can exist as to the manner in which the case was disposed of by the Conrt, The prsoner had a fair trial; bie iit was eatablahed to the satisfaction of the Hla ig tbe feats, Toe Jodgrront “a tnetatese + pil acte, @ Judgment ei Bitirined, and Barron inal re Sacto jut bie tact,