Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, THE CITY. THE CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION, AtoTiEn ‘rrstEy" HOAX EXPOSED. A‘Tninoxe reporter called yesterday morning at tho office of tho Chicago Citizens’ Association in order to discover inst how much truth thora was in tho rey rerday'’s Times regarding the solling ont cf Association by ous or two of its moro prounuent mombors, ‘Tho first mom- Der of the Association ho met thoro wns Mr. C. ‘MM. IlenJorson, who at onco sigaitied his willing- ness to be questioned on tie subject, and in ro- prone to interogations put to him exprosied hitnsolf substantially ag follows: No mbarmony bad entered tha Association, but all tho members wero nnitedly making tho enine efforts which had been their object all through, During the past weok of the Associa- tion's oxixtence, the work chicily ou hand was (ho Lermonizing of all partios interested in tho Association's work, Tho fact that Mr, Hosing tad oven conmulied on differont mattors by tho Association was no ground on which to baso avenvatonnl and ovently sapposititious sale of its mewmbors and principles. ‘Lhe other cditore of the other papers had been similarly consulted, yot noboay talked ubout the Association's selling out to te oditors of ‘Tne ‘Intnuxn, or fnter’ Qecan, or Journal, As far as could be xcer Mr. Uesing bad been in fall accord with the mam measures the Society propose, 11 poraible, to have become law. ‘Tho utatemont that there was a cliquo in tho Association was absurd. It was true that several members of thy Asrociation met at the Siaats-Zelung ofico with tho editoc of thet paper on Monday last, nud that at that imeoting the samo questions which wero under tho consideration of the Asso- cinton wore diswnesed, but these gentlemen were, and still are, in full accord with tho general woildng of the Association, Mr. Hesing had never, to bis luowludce, said at the meetings that be would oppoasa this or that in the Sitas-Zeilung, but from the start bad beer in favor of thn geboral racastires the. Citizons’ ‘Ameoctition haa beeu advocating. Mr. MacVearh indorsed in Tati tho opinisns expressed bey Mr, Jicnderson, und ead that when ho had fuby digested thy matter he mast have more to way about yt. eee CENERAL NEWS, Tho work of thawing out the frozen bydraate avd water-pipes continues vigorously, and gives smplosnyut to many Isboring moa. Tho Coroner will rosumo the holding of the inquest in tho Austin reeidont ab 2 o'cloce this Aver jon, in his new ollice in the Criminal Court buildiug. Thy Corouer's Jury in the caso of Mra. Sul- livan, who died at No, 554 Lultoitictd street, Eeusrday night, under suspicious ercumstances, repjdored a verdict of deata from pneumonia, Grant placo inhabitants aro obliged to go to Weir neighbors Llucku away for water, and aro imagining diveful things, lo which tho Zines, genwation is forble, in caso of tire. ‘Lucir water- iain is frozex as tizhtas a brickbat, Frank Birdeall, not Burdell, ia tho namo of one of the accused parties in tho Keck {sland Na:lvoad ticket case, 1. Luse, the other as- Cased persan, 34 nob a conductor on tho roud, aa hay been reported, bab is a merchant at lowa « ‘The range of temperature, sa obvavved yos- teiday, L¥ Manaaye, optician, 84 Madison street Clemise Building), wasas follows: 8a.m., 3 deg. Lelow zoro; La. m., 1 above; 12 m., 6B alova; tp. m., l0nbove; 6 p. w.,8 above; § p.m, batove. Coroner Dietzech has not taken apy action in the ewxn of Jolin Kelly, the man who died at Ko, 716 South Jefferson stress, day before yeoturay, from tho eifects of blows received in iwaloun nt No. 119 Seward street, and from ex- posure te the cald, In fact, Mr. Dictasech did oot Tearn of the case until yestorday. Mv. J. H. Brown bas beds appointed the au- thorized representative of Mitnobahe County, Viakota, fer soliciting md for tha grasshuppor- vaiferera of that county. Ilo is tmdorsca by trav. Pennington and Fred J, Croos, ‘Lerrito- nual Superiatendent of Emigration. Ifo may bo aldreswed at the Young lhien's Christian Ayso- ciatiun in thia city. Attho annual mecting of tho Franklin So- ciety, hold last evonmg, tho folowing officers wero chosen tor the ensmug year: Lrosidout, wtman; Vieo-Pvesiaenta, Jt, Z. Culver, Dr. ieasurer, D. W. Pago; Hecord- harles A. Whitney; Financial +. JL. R. Bows; Corresponding Secretary, 5 rds; Managers, C. W. MeClnor, damesun, Juhu Marder, 2, C. 4. W, tiin, L Lloyd, D.'f. Brock The Executive Committes of the Citizens’ Ag- sociation tnel yeuterday afternoon for the pur- pogo of taking fiual action on several proposod uew Jasna dratted by them, especially those in relation to the collection and astousment cf city faxes, Tax-Comimirsioner MeGrath and City- Collector Vou Hollen were prewnt, and aided tho As-ugiation with eomo scund practical ad~ viva about the proposed changes, ‘The bila, to- gother with & large delegation of lobby hive at Springticid thia mornug. ‘fhe Committee on Public Charitios wero in ecrrion yesterday afternaon in the commitice yoomat tue Conuty Hailding, aud decided to recummond in favorof awarding the couiract for he burving of tho county dead to G. Klauer, G1 Malvaukeo avenue, at $1.45 por corpae. Hho Comuriteo oto audited several bills for enpplies delivered at the Poor-Ivuas und Insano Aayhun, ‘tuner alsa rereod to recommend %600 forthe current year tu the Gesman-Amorican Diepensary, Aumn who gave his namo os Goorge Lang, and his resience a8 No. 119 Ontario strect, on- tered (he rertanrant ot Thomas U. Gilmore, night Pefora last, with telonious intentions upon the portable property of the place, Ho groped bis way to the bedroom of a hittle gir! employed in tho bou-o, where outcrics aroused the othor in- matrr, aud cho iaveul was captured before ho cyuld rotraus big way out of ths building. He waslocked wat the Hartison Ktreet Neation Hight, ana yesterday morning was held in $700 ouil to the Urinal Court. Ascrics of Hterasy ontortainments aro being givon in the Tabetsado Church on alter- uate TSAR evandiute, The fourth m tue coureo wa a lecture on Tuesday evoning law tho tov, SW. Dutiold, of tia yiye upon a siee, tin Luther and Hie Times." “the lecture was ous of rare merit, combining both instraction and entertaininent. Mr, Dutneld bastamarkanie forco und Leauty of style, and stauds atone the fival sueakers ia the city. The Eigath Vreghy- torian Cunreh are fortungte ta securing & Youog paxtor of such morit wud promiso, A fow mouths avo Tug Triauxe pointed out some glaring Uefects in the construction of the jul, aid thoy wero heeded but parnally by the derelict contractors. ‘There are stilt sonie changes: nocessury to be inudo before tho prison can be at all secure, Viotm tho roof of the main Luilding there 1800 iron larder, leading to the ruot of tho juil oftico. ‘Vuis should be removed ; for an oseopng prisonor who reached the main roef, a4 did Wchards recevtiy, could climb down tho lacder on to thervot of the jail oflco, and by 4 bold jamn or drop, or by the uro of a rapo or Vlanket, if ha had oulhor of the jattor, ho could Teach the area wud thence escape. With a fow iuore improvemonta ant a proger guard over the pawunote tho jail can ba rendered secure enough, Thero ja an irreprossibio and irrayintibte huge ebout Coroner Dietgech. Without intend. ing gugthig humorous, he sometimes thrown a compeny into a inlarious mood that contians ntraugely vith the surroundings, He iy able to Tusk6 the evidenee of witnesses beforo a Cora- nor'y Jurytead hte happy sulections from tho mnust humorous of writers. ‘he jurois sud wpecta ois wucentub to his witliciaus, and give it ap, Dla “blowing the weasto,” bis facetious allusion ta ‘rhatchces,” and tho belind wheels of tho car,” hls divsertationa upon *outtlo-gareens,” und ' Wossemn-huusa air Drakes," and his sinnl “dnt dat so#” are too much for their gravity under the uravest of circumstances, ‘Uko great Coroner, vrupt up in his digmity, sooma all the while un cousctous of the work which be has done aid of the rossernton of tho instiument with which be bas wrought. ants, ars CATCTING & BURGLAT, - A epeciat du:ail of tho ever-tlleiout palien force was yosturduy xt work to fasten wpon the TobLers of s Mouroe strect waivou tho nizbt bo- tare. ‘Pho alleys of the city were weoured, but in vain, for the farther the search and tho more thorough the investigation the groator tho mystery giew. Last evoulng, however, ovo of the robbers wag caught, but uut by tho police, A small piecs of obéose rerved to pait a rat trap, oud ure very large rat ventured therelu and wae victimized, ° ‘Phe rat’s euils was decectod only by the odor at emitted, which fastoned to it very siu- ularly, It was pamger-alo thot the rat was after, sud, tn guawing the cord f.om the cotks of about twenty Loliles, upset o whieky-bottle, During the peatch of the police for the suposed bur- glera their word was “imum.” ‘fhey wore *workiug up" a big thing, aod, as usual, aneweraper repos would spou it all. thought ‘The rat ts to be tendosly dealt with this morning | boon supposed 1 by a terrier, and the police force is especially in- vited to tho funeral, THE PROPORED NRW GAME LAW. - Tho amoudmont to tio oxisting Camo law of this State, proposed by the Chicago Produce Ex Chango, is as follows: ‘Any pereon may rel or have in bis or thelr pores: sion nny wikl buck, dor, of fawn, pinnated grouse, conmmonts elle prairio-chicken, ruffed gronee, cons monly culled partridge or quail, from the let day of Annuary to the Ist dey of March, ond shall not be ha~ Iie to ‘any penalty nader the Law of the State of Dit. nols entifled ‘An act to reviee and consolidate the roveral Inwa relating to the protection of amie and for the protection of deer, wild towl, and birds, and to res yeal certain awe 3" provided that io prove that ouch deer, bird, of game were killed within (io period pros sited by satd act, or were killed outsiile tho limimm of the State, A pelition, of which the following ia a copy. 18 hoing circulated for signatures among the gamo- denlers of South Water street, aud is being es- tensivaly wigned : Wo, tha unilorsigned, dealers ‘n qume, and baving 8 direct Interest in all that pertains ta if, inclading {tn prosorvation an ithe propee reatrictions to be pluced on the traiite fm it, won respectfuly. request tha pare Rago of the accompanying amcnrdment to the prevent Gaine lie, 60 that tlio cud of tho period for selling aime shat be March 1 instead of Vo, 1, rat present, For all purpoms of commerce tho monin of February am the miust le of nny ju the year, the game handled that nmionth’ ex erding in valiae that handied in any other two nentis, and is the ronrce of a protit of many thousands of dollira, Tho prerent Jaw drives a ay great qnintitics of game in Febrnary to other markets where the law yes into eitect March 1, or whore there 1a no law, to cue m Meat detriment, The proposed amendment inn Alfecta the preservation of game, the tine for k remalning unaltered, and the present law, by ¢r.ving iusinzes from tho Biato, Is contrary to tho public ood. For there and othar food reasons that will enggest themeulves to your howurable body, we ask fur the amendment, “ CHICAGO RUDESESS.” Undor this heat the San Francisco correspond- entof the Naw Yok /ferald thus writes of King Kalakeun's experioncea fie this city : Ills Majesty was particularly linmorous over his ro- cepiion by the meretunts or brokers or doalera tn hoga, or something of that land, of Calcago, Tue bruaque style of the Mayor of that breezy city in ine troducing itm to the assemted represeutatives of tho Dustuers partion of the cominunity, aud the malapro- por greeting awarded him by the aembly in respouso tothe Mayor's clumsy spesch, was fliusirated vy tho King in capital style, and when Gov, Kapeun sp the Mayor's lines, atl gravely tatroduced the King of {ue Ca,” with the chorus of the “Ring of tha Cannibal ‘falsnde," as sung by the Ihe Majevty waa convtilsed with 1 do uot think that he bears an toward tho bold, festlve, and trreverant Citeazoans wha vuarer out thelr chor, ruggesting inan-cathny procltyitics onthe part of tho royal guest, ty his very presence, but Tam of the onion that had any officer of nis bhindered @a stupidly 3 tuintny a national guest, ho wou very epeedily in a rort of ragout ye oof the outlyng isteuds, ‘That apoctal Chic: pecformance, whtie it mado the King laugh, eviter ieft un unpivasant impreasion of “American po. ness and deroritm not eapectatly compline ary fo the Chicago school, Ho ‘wan vurtly tto- Hignted with hia experionre of Nurthiern niows and the follity and exhilaration of a genitina sleigh-ride, He woult be almost ready to give up tas luxury wud pleasures of the Tropical climate of hit Jslaud home for tho sparkilug ana brilliant enjoy meine of the frasty region of the Neeiuern States $f he canld witaetand the ngurajel tho Arcticatmorpbhere which no encottntered duriug b's travole, Bata genuine attack of influenza aud congestion of” the lungs warned bin tint he was better suited, constitutionally, for the ait, indeny, delicinas climate of the Sxudwleh' Islands than the flerce, rude, daug-rous airs of the northern pri tian of the Uusted Svatex, Yet he diviikes to relin- qlush ull the attractions of our great cilles, AMERICAT ELUCTRICAL BUCIETY, Tho regular moathiy moeting of the American Eleutricat Society wes beld iu Umon Building last ovening. In tho absonco of tha Prewdent, Gen, Stayer, E. MU. Barton was called to the ebnir. ‘Tho following-named gentlemen were elected members of the Sovrety; ( FP. Milliken, Bou- ton; ‘IC, Mendenhall, Ohio: C. E. Hughes, St. Paul; FP. B. Joluon and ‘Thomas Henning, “ifalo; Q. C, Greeno, Duluta; aud A, Leouud 1, Victoria, B. Cy fho following now applications for mamber- ship wero then recoived, aud. ou motion, the rules wero puspended god they uuanimously alected : C, F. Annet:, Cheyeuno; C. H. snail, Alvany ; B, H. Johngon, Cincinnati; and B. 1 Barton and iL, W. Plumb, Chicago. Tt, W. Jowea thon read a longthy paperoxptan- atory of the Quadrup'ex imsairument, which is now being iutrodaced into tho West by tho Western Union ‘telegraph Company. | ‘tho paper was Wlustratad by diszrams, and was list- ened to with a great deal of attoution. At tho conclusion of the paper, tho practical working of tho instrament was shown by oxnerimonts upon instruments which had beow provided for tho occasion. Somo discussion followed tho roading of tho paper, which was fuil of interest to all prosout. LOCAL LETTERS. AN EMPLOYE OF TUE GAY COMPANY. To the Editor uf Phe Chicayo ‘ribune: In your msue of Sunday ia an article headed “Qos.” Howavor solid that articio may appear to you, it in fact is tho thinnest quality of that mitch-abused matorial,that the pablic hayo been furnabed with for some time. Your roporter’s inforraaut, as his trtle would mply, is willing (without knowlug much about tho business) to mako any wacrifica for tho geuersl weal; bus be is no bou- anza” whereby tho publio can become rich in gas lore, or lower gas, for that mater. 1 am hal inclined to bel evo that * Philanthro- plot” ia a myth, a Ilcandio myth, and that tho interrogator was tha interrogated, from tho fact that two such sages would hardly be Likely to most this side of tho lat of April, Such eredulous innoconcs is found only in spiritual vircies, or in thosa whom God, for xomo great porpose, haa afflicted from birth, With what conscious knowledge thoy talk of 7 and 9-candlo ras, Tho “Philanthropist” says: Tho Ohi- cago Gas Company's gas will averago all the way from % to 14-candles, generally tho lowor figure.” That atatemont would make Mark ‘Twain a cnpple for life; a little ambicuous, but boldly put. I suppose it will go fora eenerat avorage. What surpasues all beliof fa, that a re- porter of a Clicago daily payor should allow bim- salfto ba pumped fullof so thin a material by buch e squeaky old pump. Now, 1n all Reriouszese, thore is nots gas an- gineor or ga8 company, Who means businesy, that sill propose to furnish any municipality, corpo- tation, or individual, with L4-caudle gas; thers js nat a gas company in tho United States that doos nut furnivk their conanmors with at loast a 16-candie yas. Pooras the Chicago gaa is claimed to bo, 1 risicnothingin caving that their gue ie for in excess of this figure. “ Philau~ thropiat” wante s liberal charter, I think that with o charter so liboral 1 its provisions as ¢> allow a company to erect their works in the busi- ness part of the cily, where evory foot of pips would bo taxed to its full capacity, bo thoro would bo uo loss from leakago Oe condensation by sending gas through iniles of unproductive mais, you could far- nish gau at a profit for 82.50 parm, Any ono can get fut ou clear cream, * Philanthropist” thinks that the ollicers and employes of the Gas Company ought to be more courteous. Perhaps they would bu,if consumors wore more courtauns to thon, hut to bo denounced o8 o isc, thiof, swindlor. aud a pestilenes, is not calculated ta develop the sunny sido of one’s character. As totho reportar's comparative statietloa, 1 guoss vo ono will doubt from tha showing that some consumers burned moro, and tome jens.gns in 1871-'5 than for the corresponding period of 1973-4, It looks ull clear onough, Jsm nota gas consumor, and have never ro- culvad any favors from any gas company, Inex. _—— THE CITY-HALL, Thero are at prosent vome fifty or sixty com- plaints about frozen water-mains lodged in the ollice of the Board of Public Works. Acting-Suporiutondent Hickey has ronowed the old practice of photographing of tho noted criminals fur tho 10 of thu Poliso Depart mont. Folt will scneatuce the muye on tin, snd will be 8 regular coatributor to the togues’ Gatlory, The following Committess have been called to meot in tho City Cipri’s ollico: Comaitteo on Cas, Saturday at 3 o'clock; Comtittes on Wharves and Public Grounds, 2:30 p. tn. to-day ; and the Commitico on NMailroads at 3 p.m, Friday. Tho Comptroli.y announces that tax-salo ver- tifigutos hold by tie city may be radeomed at the following rutes provious to tho Ist of Bfarch: Certificates of 1873, 5 percent; after Murch 1, 10 por cent; certilicates of 1972, 25 por cout; rfter March 1, 75 per cont, with accrucd penal- ties, Tho taking of ovidenco in the Alste street coudetunacion caxe of the wileuivg of Stato street, from Jackwou to Marriyon, now on bears ing tn tho Nupertor Court, was finished yosterday aftcruoon, ‘The arguments wilt commence to-day, but, as there ace wuine iftaau or twenty long- winded lawyers un the dofenso, they will not bo completed tor soveral days, Tho solltary man at the crib, who bas hitherto so be the oaly man alive who knows nothing about Deocher-Tilton, Kansas laud specuiatore, and their allies, the Consres~ sional peculators, hag nt Jast bean connected with tho rest of the world, and ho now breathos more treoiy than over befere. Tho cable laid in the new tunnel {4 in working order, and hoe keeps una continnal correspondences with tho City Engineer, ‘Tuesday ho teleyraphed that the temporaturo of the wator in Ui sell wos 34 de- grees, aud veatorday at win degroas, with tho well partially tillod with te Tho Board of Potice, whateyer maz be ssid about their official traneactions, cannot bo ac- ensed of any ditatoriness in attending to basi- ness, Not a day paos but what thoy moat promptiv at hoadquarters at the appoimted hour, Whee there is no business cn Land, aa ianpened to bo tho cane verterday after:ioon, they solamnly nick sheir thinbs, chow epit-bally, and look out the back winuewa for eound horses or at the piotly janndry gitls of the Grand Vacife Uotel. ‘Kno President looks wise, Reng smilox, aly Long Jobn, and flatters him, awl Klokke smoothie tis curly locks and laughs a: lis colleagues. ‘fhe Beard of Public Werks have notified all the interested railroad companies that thoy wish them to subunit dn writing just waal they pro- pogo ty do about building vadncts at Milwaulice and Buo island avenues, Mr, Robert Uarrix, representing tho Chicago, Butlington & Quincy Ratiroad. wishos tu defer tho mattor wutil Mr. d.3L Walker, Provident of tho road, rotarne home fiom Now York. Anothor meeting will bo held atan easly date, and itis probable that iis nctiun willbe tinal, as thera scoma to boa porfevt understanding between tha Board and the diferent companies, to the offoct that tha city will build the abutmonts and approaches aud the railroads the superstructure. MEDICAL SCRVICES FoR POLICEMEN. It was on tho strongth of the followmg opin: jon from tue Law Department tuat the Comp- troller has refured to pay medicine and surgical bits fur services rendered at tue call of police: mon; city Law Drranturyt, ToS. 8 Hayer, Comptrotier: T have con-idered tho question of medi ino and sargteal bills for serrices Performed at the cull of policcuen, In cage of nce cident unt sndden emergeucy, 1% is proper that the Vila abould be patd, but Pecan find no provinion of law which requires the city te pay them, “I biva alno ex amine} the quostlun of lawful eutizoritirs for the Com mon Counril or a depurtment to direct part of an ape lo for abecitic purpose to some ober Lich appropriation hax been nite, but a bocome exhatntad, Sach proceedings would sea ba eminently useful, but, after very reh and coneilerution, Ido nat feel ware tit woutkt bo Inwful, Dioxxy, Corporation Counsel, TUE TOWN OFFICES. Andy Corrigan. Jobn Sehank, Lasrence O'Brich. and Jat Rater y, of tha Suuth and West na of Clvergo, will all tun for oftico in tie coming April election, Thoy cre already getting np their combinations. ‘Town Clerk Josaph Gruenbut will not run for ofice ayain, but will on tho expiration of hin term retarn to bis first love, joururtism. . Ho is completely disgusted with political life, ospecimlly Yown Buaids aud tuat kort of thing. Michne! Evans, the South Town Collector, has courpleted bis levying tour through Soutu Water street, and to-day will tako s tour through Stato strect, Considerable trouble was oxperienced in iuiing the South Water streot collection, owing to the Aenewsor baying mado raudom hits at the aseceemonts, A large number of the yooror classas of commtsriun-merchants—those who own Lue little else than a pine de~k and an ink- bottle—have todged complaint sith tha County Clerk about tho enermous amounts for which they have beon assosyod. All the vesso!s in tho river aro assessod by their names, and not those of their owners, Many of the ownors revide in suburban tawns, and retuse to pay Chicago town and yaork taxos ot their prop rty, claiming thatthe Town of Cni- eago has no claim on property which ia lying at private docks anil iy not owned in the town. The gama vartics comviusd lo-t year, and effectually resisted tha collection of taxes, ‘and they now en to again combine for the purpose of ob- ug an injanetion wzainst tio South Town Collector restiaining hia trum tho collection of the tax. oo ANNOUNCEMENTS, Thero will bo a sociable st tho Union Park Congregational Church this evening. ‘The noon prayor-moating, Lowor Farewell Hall, will te conductod to-day by W. H. Wells. Subject : “Conditions of Provailing Prayer.” Lirs. Van Cost will conduct a Lovo-feast meot- ing at tho Firet Methodist Church at noon to- day, and will preach in the evening. A. Bronson Aleott will hold a conversation Friday evening at the residonce of E. 8. Brown, Oak streot, ucar tha Hydo Park Dopot.' ‘Tho Athenum given its regular sociable this eyeing. Mombers wishing to bring frends with them will Lo furnishad with tickets for thoir admission at the oftice. Tho ladies of the Templo Church, corner Iar- rison and Sangamon strerts, will give anothor sociable and full supper at that place this even- ing. Good music in attendance, W.d. Onahan, Esq., dotivers his charming new lecture, “ Mary, Queen of Ncutts,” in the Library Lecture-Courso, this evening, 1m the hallof tha Uniou Catholic Library, southweat corner of Stato and Noncoo stroets. At tho Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of ‘hirty-uinch street acd Langley avo- nug, they aro having meetings avery nicht this weok. Capt. Kitstoud preacues to-night, and will rotate wome of lng thrilling personal expo- rience. ‘The last appearance of tho graat English ora- tor, Ciarlos Bradlaagh, in this city this seasoa, will bo before tho sunday Lecture Socioty next Sunday afternoon, at MeCurmick Mull, at 3 o'elovk, His subjoce will be “Land and Labor” Admission, 10 cents. Tto grand concert and literary entertainment tondorod tho Rev, John Gordon to-night at Far- woll iat! promises to bo a grand succoss, noarly 1,500 tickets huv.ng been sold. Tuc following artiste appear on the programme: Mra. Slayton, Mrs. Watson, Miss Busher, Mr. Schultz, Mr. Goodwill.c, aad tho Binney Quartette Club. The Saturday lecturo of this wook, at the Collage of Law, will bs doliverad by Obadiah Jacksvo, Ea}, on ‘Taxation.” ‘The ensuing lecture will be on tho foliowing Saturday, by the Hon. James P. Hoot. on tho * Law of tue Or- ganization sud Govemment of Parliamentary Badios.” Lyexo Iectures are open only to such attorvays and students outside of the Collego oa can come att o’ctoes, sharp, and remain un- til the fecturo is onded. Agrand temperance celebration will take placo in lower Farwoll iatl on Monday evoning, Fob. 22, under the auspices of Life-Boat Lodge, I. 0. G,'E. Mra, M. M. Stacoy, bettor known as Bello Boach, will dotiver hor cetebrated parlor lectace, aud Prof, UH. 4. Burnett, the olosatiomst, will give soma of his best readings. ‘There will bo iusto atid recitation by first-olnes artista, and it is expected tliat a short oration on * Washington as .au Example to Young Mon" will bo delivercd by ove of the most sluquout orators of the Wast. Admtpsion, 10 conta, Cosmopolitan Lodgo, No. 6, Knights of Pythi- as, will guvo thelr sixth annaal rauaioa and ball ou Monday evening uext, at ilaro’s Mall, North Claric street. Atthe meoting of the lodgo Iast evoning, in thoi Castle Hall, corner of LaSalla and Adams streets, ull the committees repsrial their are lanzements, aud the prospact tora ploasant en- terlainment looks bright. ‘Ibis lodge has won a golden reputation for xiving yearly highly-social and enjuyable enzortatumonty, and the commit. tersare detorminod that the forthcomlug ball bhall eclipss any pravions entertainment given by the Knights of Pythiag in this city, Dr. 5.8. Jowoll will give the eevonth lecture of tho Afternoon Dimo Course ot 3 p.m. to-day ithe half of the Athonwuin, No. 14 Madison street, Budjoct; “Norvoun Ilygiouc.” ‘his course, Whiek opened tho frat Wook in January, has had o large attoudance, considering tho Ho- yerity of ths weather, and 1 really of more prao- tical valus than any other course of popular loo tures avor betore given in the city. ho lectures: aro all by joading plysiciana of the city, and upon topics relating to the care and presorvation of health, mental and physical habits, and kin- dred topics, ‘Tho romnining leaturos of tho euurde, siler to-day, will be given at 4, inatead of 3pm, o—— SUBURBAN. AUSTIN, ‘Tho jury which hold an inquest upon the hodios of Mr. and Mrs, Wood, who wero killod here by tho cara Moaday afternoon, could aot agteo upon a vordict Luceday evening, An ad- jouroment was mado to 4 p.m. to-day. The jury will meet st the office of the Coroner, White the momory of this horrible accident is fresh iu the minds of the people of Ciccro, tho Board of Trustees would do well to turn thoir aliention to the adoption of an ordinauce which might regulate the xpuod of trains upon the rml> soads running thiough the towa, aud expocially whilo pasving the statious, If the oft: cers and employes of the Chicagu & Nocthwest- orn Kauroad Compauy have so lttio regard for fuman life a8 to dash # train, rauping at tho rate of 40 or 43 mules an hour, pant @ station Where another train is recelyivg aud dinohargiog pene FEBRUARY 18, 1875. pameniotn: somo other corporation rhonld hava he power to say that thay shall not this imperil Nfe. ‘This powor the charter of Cicora, fe ln claimed by those wha have avery facility for knowing, beatowa upon tha Trustecs of the town, Itavatated by a mumber of porrons who witnessod ths resident of Monday afternoon, and who aro cuinyetent to judges concerning the mat- ter, that tho Omaha tran was canning, at tho time the accident ocehrred, at the rato of 45 miles as hour. ‘Lhe enginsor temiflod that ho was attemeting to mako up tost thus, aud was ranning much fastor than usual. Ifo also tes~ titted that he put ou the mir brakes, reversed his ine, and opened tho rand-box, befors reach- tio depot. So rapidly was tho tram run ning that, evan under these circnmatancos, it ran 80) rods.or one-quarterof amilo pant tac depot bo- fore being rtovped. Ue also tostided that horas the Storing paxsongor approach from tho east whilo his own triin was 1 or 2 miloa west of Austin, and that ho thonsbt tho two traing would arrive at tho deyo: boat the sama timo. When itis remeinbered that tig Sterling train was on time, that tho Umabs train was au hour late, an-t that. thera being no taiograph office at Aust'n, no notice of its approach wes given otior than the sounding of the whixtte, which, anid the tanal butty aud noise about the depart, would bo heard, if bv any, only by a few, tho terrible reck~ Jossness of rashing by at a speed of 45 miles an hour cannot bus bo appaent. ‘That Mr. and Mos, Wood did uot act strangoly in stopping upon tho track in order to rexch tho Sterling train is attesicl by a num: ber of persons, wh stated, sumo of them under oath. that hed they had oceision to got non tha Sterling train, or to receive frionds from st, thay sould have done juss as Mr. act Mrs. Wood did do, It is, torhaps, an oxcesdingiv fortunate thing that tha Liss of life was no greater than it was, as but for tho anuaial exertions of the ca. ductor aud brakoman of tho S.erling train, who ed themselves to prevent paxkengers fram ving it, a much greater aunber of lives would doubticss bave bosn lost, Anumbor of ins:ances havo ocenrred at Aus- tin, Oak Park, Maywood, and otaer places upon the Galena Division of this railroa:t, demonstrat- ing, to say the least, the utter recidossuess ond folly of passing passougor-traing 1 tho dopots, or permitting it tobe done. Attention has beon culled to this matter in these columns velore, and what was thon ssi had omy received em- phasis from tha accident of Moilay evening, which waa so gad and horrib.o in all ity dutaila, WAUKEGAN. Tho Masonlo Hall of our city, which is locnted at No. 49 Genoxeu stroot, is justly tna prido of tho Masonio fraternity here, as it will cumparo favorably witl: tho halla of much more preten- tiowa cities, and is infinitely superior to a lareo majority in tho West. Waukegan Lodgo, No, 73, in tho result of 8 coneolidation of Union Ledgo, No, 78, and Waukegan Lodge, No. 324, which took placo in Fobtuary, 1864. The firat loigo in Waukegan was tho Union, which was establishod in 1849, haying Salmon Stebbins, W. M.; 1H. Joslyn, first 8. W.; and BR. D, Dodgo, J. W. ‘The officers of the Waukegan Lodgo for 1375 aro: J, A, Watson, W. SL; D. P. Millen, Trena- urer; H. L, IMatley, 8. W.; J. K. Palmer, 8, De; P. Maynard, J.W.; Jobn K. Dower. J. D.; W. A. Gray, Seerctary; the Rey. C. 11. Van Dyne, Chap- lain ; Joseph Palmer, Tyler. It bas 130 members. A Chaptar, No, 4H, 2, A, ML, was ostablishad iu 1433, to which the following officers wore appoint ed for the onsuing year “son. IL, 2. J.P. Nicals, G.M. ist Vo; A. Z. Biodvott, K. 0. F, Mason, G. M, 2d V.; Goorgo H. Hyon, 8.5 Houry Palmer, (. SE ad Ve: David 3. Guy, C. of A.D. Uutebins, Socretar James Prid- , A. Gy) C,H. Van Dyoe, Chaplata, ‘Vhis Coaptor has a membership of “ninoty-iivo. ‘Tha Waukegan Commandery No, 12 K.'T, wos oxtablinhed 10 196, hada memberstup of forty- six, and holds 11s regular conclave tuo second and fourth ‘Enesdays of each month, C. W. Bord, M. D., one of Lake County's most prominent physicians, met with a serious accident at Livertyvilla fast wock, In leaving the residonco of ono of hia nazivnts, ho aliopod and foll down the front ateps. thereby breaking his leg. Tao most notowoithy fact apout the caso, in that Dr. Bond, who is periaps ono of the tallest and finost built mon in Lake County, picked himeolf up after tho nccidont, carried himself home, put himeelf to bed, sot his lee, tucked himeulf up, aud then imformed bis frionds that ho thought sumebody had got hurt. ‘This Aamo gentleman way the parsy who, sume timo since,nceing two great hulks of citizens preparing to fight each other, coully waiked up and, seiz- ing them by tho nocks, with as much easo as though thoy bad been children, bumpod thoir heads togetbor till they promixed not to quarrel any moro, ‘A fgatival and oystor-supver for tho benofit of tho Baptist Church was held ‘Tucsday ovening at the roa:denco of Mr. Nelson, some 6 milos north of the city. This evening (Thursday) thoro will be a socia- blo at the Baptist Charch, a ball at Libortyville, and 4 “nigger” minstrol ontortainmont. Waukegan scoms to take 5 prominent position amongst Western citios in a variety of ways, for gow William Yeoman, Esq., tno well-known jow- elor, is adding another article of manufactory tothe list ulready existing. Mr, Yeoman in- vonted, two or three yours ago, a wall-papor cut- tor, tho first of its kind ever scen in Earopo or America, and bas refused £5,000 for the vatont. His latest invention isan carriug, which roudors morcing the ears unnecessary, For this ho haw retused £5,090 cash down, and bas aluo been of- fered large sums for the priviiogs of manufac- uring on rovalty, by Jeading Now Yori jevol- era, Mr, Yeoman goes onst next woek to make sirangemonts with these parties, AMUSEMEN THE MUSICAL COLLEGE CONCERT. Tho long-expected Musical College concert takes place this eveving at McCozmick's Hall, end promises to bo nat only tha tout intoresting ovont in the history of this Institution, but also one of the most important ovents of onr musical season, Mr. Ziogfold, tho Director of tho Col- logo, has been proparing for this concert for a long time, and the pupils who are to appoar bavo zealously co-operated with Lim to make tho con- cert asuccesa, It will, therofore, bo spoclally attractive, not only as a mueical event, but as representing the hest culture of the College. ‘Tho programmo will bo as follows: PANT I, ¢ 1, Overture to “ Promotitoita ".....+s0+00eBeethoven Orchuatre, 2, Beene andaria,from Nigitt in Granada ", Kroutzer dir, A, Schwure, , 3, Concerto [with orchestral ace, companiment...-..:sa ,Norbert Durgmueller J 7 ir, Lawis lee 4, “With Verdure Clud,"Irom “Tio Creation "Haydn Atias Aitee Wibier, 5, Concertatueck {with orchesiral accompa niment),., weve oTolnecko Alisa Kats Davie, Paur 11, 6. Dal Profondo Dell’obtio Campana Mist UH, 1, Glenn, 1. Capriccio brilinte [with orchestral Accompaniment)... cece. «Mendelssobn Mess Ide Roving, 8 Waltz, from “tomes sad Juliet” «+-Gounod Mra, We ie, Fuote 9, Conesrta [with orchestral accompants- ment)... soovess Hummel 10, “ Bweot Ione,’ stra, We Toute, Mies He He Coginand WU, Pairman, THE ACADEMY OF MuUSIG. In due rotation Masamo Janauachek eppoared Inst evoning as Queen Ekzabeth in the historical drama “ ‘The Earlof Latex.” ‘Tho audicnco waa large, and composed of some of tho best people in the city, but showed a slight falling off in point of sizo compared with that of the previous night. The ‘Eatl of Exsox” is akin to the drama of “Elizabeth played by Mis, Lander, Mrs, Bowers, aud Balvini, both in avtion and incidont, Wut difforent in dotall as woll os in tho charaster of the Queen, Jn Madame Janauschek's play, tho attributes with which admiring postority has loved to on- dow the Virgin Quoen, whoso reign was tne Golden Age of English literature, of English entorprise, and of English chivalry, are bostowod upon her, The qualities which should survive in all stage repredoutations of Elizabeth are pro- gorved-—tho inuato dignity of charavtor, the courage and hauteur of the Tudors, tho mascn- ‘ine dirmuess of will nnd self-reliance iu emergencica, the strength of the queon- ly charactor, sro promiueutly brought forward. Elizabeth ia presented to usin the purple of maajosty, iu the mpy autumn of her hfe, Aod sucha ligure, majestic, inscrutablo, anc gracious, does Madawe Javauschek emvody upon tho stage. ‘There is a dignity abort hor muvoments nich ia quuouly; the deliveration of hor action in bero moat renarkably appropriate, aud tho measurod toues of hor voice conie from tho lips of a quecu of tragady, ‘Tha finest soous iy that wherein sho sxives play to her passion, aud confronts Fsace with the charge of treason, snatches from uita his baton of olce, tnd tramplos upon Lis protousious. Bir, Chap- lin’s Hsset was @ forcible bit of ucting, which suffered from tho effuct of lack of judgmaut. Mr. Couplin's roading is faulty in that ho seoks to lay the ompbavis of a sontenos upon ever; ‘word in turn, until it sounde samonotouously ac tinmeaning upon tho ear as that of w bass-drm, Thoother charactors wero farly takon. ‘Tbie ovening * Mary Stuart” will bo given. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. If Mian Hawthorne is woll onough this evening, the double bill promised tor the commencement of the wook, commencing with Lonnyson's pae- toral + Dora,” followed by tho musical burlesque of “Jenvy Lind,” will bo given, THE MUSEUM. Diancho DeBar and a company haatily got to- gether aro plasing “tho Hidden ifand" at this theatre, The menngement promiso for next weak acompasy siliciontly stroug to compate wilh counter attractions, Mr, Keller, the utage> manager, 18 well cnough to bo about. aA Sie iE ROCKFORD, Tho Cnn-Can—A New Conrt-Eouse Wanted—03f for Johet—the Post- Osivo City Charter—Sipposititions Journinitsin—Cold Weathers Speerat Carrespantence of Phe Cricaga Trtonne, Rockxvorn, Ul, Fob. 16.—Roe! ford was tarorn into a fluttor of oxciloment » fow days ago, when tho bulictin baarda anuouneed tho coming of tho fearo Can-Can, The fast voung mon looked up ie sparo half-dotlara, and tho heads older in ein cliucilod ut the prospect of short skirts and baretimds. ‘Thoxo, howovor, al roatized, ore the show came of, cho truth of that Scripture which ‘Tho oxpectations of the wicked whall On tho afternoon of the show, Mayor Woodruff informed tho propriators, Meesrs, finrrison & Farnham, that they would not bo permitted to give an oxhibitton of their Can-Can. Ho further unformed them thoir liconso was rovoked, and that tne police had ordors to provent the oxhibition at all bazarda. Of course, Harrison & Farnbam got mad and stormed, but tho mora they atormed the more stubborn and determined tho Mayor becatne, aud Warrison & Farnhum hat to rack their traps, stulo jokes, and women af questionable vircue, and Ioave tho city. Sefora doing 0, however, thoy cummonced a suit against the city, laying damages at £5,000, for breach of contract in revolting a livouso for which tuey had paid their money, Yue acticn of Mayor Woodruff reccives the hearty approbation of all tha leading citizens, aad thous who dosire peaco and yzeod order. ‘Lhe legal queation is one for tho pusleiaer to poets moral quostion baa already been vottled. Ono of the most needed things just now in Winnobago County ie A NEW COURT-novaL. The present venerable woud-volored, woathor- beaten structite, catlod, by courtesy, a Contt-House, was crovted in 1944," by private subyeription, and it, tho band- aume osquarc oon which ft stood, and a substantial brick jail and jailer's residence, wete that year presetiod tu tho county, tho deed of transter Leing in consideration of the sum of Si, Ever einco then the old Cout- dlouso has been made to do duty, and the jail wan only supplanted laut yoar by a good modern one, Onr poopie now feel a8 if they bad outgrown 8 Coutt-Houss which fairly represented the wealth and population of tue county thirty year ago, and are clamorous for a wow and modern building. ‘fhe Board of Supervisors is vow in soasion, sud it 18 being urged oy many of tha citizout of Rockford und the heaviest tax-pay- cra to take etops to set the enter:rise agoing, avd cive tho counly such public buildings os it deserves. TUE POST-OFEICE NOW. Rockford is again in the throes of 9 political fight, the contest Leing thin time avout the Dust~ Oltice, ‘hidis a youd. fat plum, and, bke all good things, more than cno porsou wants it. ‘luo puncipal contestants aro Mr. Spafford, the present incumbent, who Becks to revain tho place. and A. EB. Smith, editor of the Gazette, who did a vast deal of work last fall for Iurlbut, andis now claining his reward. Mr. Spafford bas made an acceptable Postmastor, and nearly all the busiuess nies of tho city (aay nineteen- twentiothe) have petitioned that he bo 1utained, asm capsblo and oflicient officer, Mr. Smith claims tho office on the ground of personal sor- vico to Hurlbut, and ae a reward for political work dono him, In this bo sets at defi- anco all the tlaroy in favor -of Civil- Service reform, #o often and vigorously talked in tho partisan prees, and often in hisown paper. Smith says ho las a down- right plodge of the office; if uo, of course civil- vervics recorm is a humbug, and only tit to bo talked about just boforo clection. CUANOE OF CITY CHALTER. There is a proposition on foot, and is being vigorously urged, to abandon the present city chatter aud orgapizo under tho general law of the State, A petition contsinmg nearly 800 names was presented to the Common Couvell fast night asking that the question be submitted to a voto of the people to decide. ‘The petition was 1oferred to an appropriate commities, and an olection will po doubt soon be held in accord- ance with the goncral law. Rockford now hagone of the beat and most liboral chastors of any city in the Btate, and mauy of ber citizens will regret to exchango tt for a now and untried ono under the general law. SUPPORITITIOUS JOUNNALIAM was thoroughly illustrated in tho Clicago Times of the 13th. and our citizens, in common with those of other placer,aro juatly indignant at such wonustional jourualiem, © ‘Tho Times, by its dia- reputable course, may well bo 1ozarded as tho Auanad of newspaperdom, and truly merits tho contempt of all honest poaplo. {ha weather continucs cold with unabated yigor,—such 9 cold January sod Fobruary as tho present have not been felt horo for the laat twou- ty-tirco years, Since tho let doy of Jonuary the thermormotor has beou below zoro twooty-zix of tho forty-seven days, marking at times an low a3 30dog, Twelve of tho sixteen days of Feb- ruary it ban been below zoro, ‘This will certai ly entitle i¢ to rank among the ‘cold winters, ‘The sleighing was never botter, aud is being woll improved. ‘The oxtrema cold woather has been productive of a magnificent ico crop; tho icc-honses are all pooked full, and vext summer we will, undoubt- ediy, feol thankful that thore was enough cold to furvish 1co-croam aud lemonade inntorial, to say nothing of cocktail and suerry-cohbler coolers. Tho mony readera of Tue “Intnune this way are pained to learn of the doath of * Rural,” whose pleating and inetructivo articles have 80 long graced ith columus, {Tis doath is a loss to. be woveroly felt among all the agriculturists of tha Northwest. UccastunaL. —~_-—_——— Tho Catholic Church in the United States, From the New York Heratt, r Tho Roman correspondent of the Boston Pilot, writing on Jau. 17, sendy tho nows that the Pape lias beon pleased tu raise the Dioceses of Bos- tou, Pliiadelpain, Muwauteo, aud Santa Fe to the diguity of Archdiccoves, and their respective Bixhops to that of Archbwhopa, Tho corre- snondout adds: ‘Ii 1a atso nid that the Diocesa of St. Poul, Minn., will oe divided into two.” j ‘Tos Lishopa who are thus eluvated sre as fol- ows: ‘Lhe Right Rov. John Joseph Williams, D. D., the fourta Bishop of Boston, was consecrated on March 11, 188d, “Ihe Divcese of Boston waa as- tablished in 1808. To all Catholics within the diocese—piiests and people—this great honor to their Iteverend Bishop will bring hoarttelt joy. Tu the United States there is no Bishop more bo- loved than he, Hy ia eminently titted by natura to guide wisely, to judge dispassionately, and to take safo chargo of all tho high interests which belong tothe hierarchy, Archbiybop Willams 1a a native of Boston, aud is in bis 53d yoar, Tho Right Rov. Jamea Frederick Wood, D, D., the fifth Bishop of Whiladelpbia, was sonse- cratod, cum jure successtonia, April 20, 1857 vucceeded Jan. 5, 1860. ‘Tho Divcexo of Phila dolphin was obtablished in 180%, Archbishop Wood is a native of Puiladolphia, a convert to the faith, and is 60 yenis of age, ‘the Right Rev. J. 31, Menni, D. D., the firet Bishop of Milwaukee, Was consecrated ov March 19, 1844, in which yoar the Diacese of Milwaukoo was cxtablishiod. ‘Tho Rizht Rev, J. B, Lamy, D. D., firet Bishop of the Diocese of Nauta Le was conrecrated on Nov. 24, 1830, ‘Tho diocese 1s very large, com~ prising tho Torrtory of New Moxico, with pepelatton of about 90.000 Mexicans, 8,000 Puobdlo Indians, and 1,000 Americaus, As an iuatance of tho rapid growth of tho Catholic Church im_ America wa may tako the dioceses of Naw England. In 1825—junt filty years ago—whou Bisbop Fenwick arrived in Bos- ton, theres woro: Lpticutia Maseachusetts; 1 pra in New Hampwbire; 1 priost 11 Maloe; churches, of which 1 only deserved a higher titlo than a chapel. And thie was the Cutholic Church in all New England. ‘fon years Iotor, in 185, there were: 27 pricate; 22 churches; 40,000 Cathotica. In 1844, whon Connecticut and Rhodo Island were made a new diocose, thoro wero but 30 pena. or churches, 60,000 Catholics in all Now ‘ugland. ‘to-day in New England thera ara one arch. dioceso and tivo—probably soon to bo six—dio- cesox, Everywhero you find the Cathclica with their churchos, schools, colleges aud academing ; with their hospitals, axvylumy, aod bouses of refuge. Inthe New England of to-dey we num- bor 1 Archbishop, 6 Bishops, #41 priests, 432 churches aud nearly a million of Catholl THE TIMES’ HOAX. Popuiar Expressions of Disapproval of the *Cnn-Can?? Style of Jotnrant= Amine tor of The Chicago Tribune: Ciry, Ia,, Fen, 1,--Allow mo thiongh your columns to exproas my detostation of the erttel hoax put farth in tho Saturday edi- tion of tho Chicazo Times, I am a Chicago man, andtako Tite ‘Trmune at my home, When in the couuiry I genoraily buy it, but this morn- ing happoned to got tho Times, and for tho apace of fifteen minutos was horrified with the ides that perhaps dome of my loved ones nt homo had died a ftoarfal doath, or, if wot, that so many of my townsmen had met ouch a terrible fate. 1 have strong nerves, but when T fo it a hoax, tho rovul- sion of fooling was as bad na tho hortiblo pus- penen that [had beonin, I 1t posainle that tho Zimes is waning 89 ray idly that [t necds resort to an inittation of asimilar aonseless hoax ina contemporary that, lio iaslf, hy outiivod ita usefulnesr, if itover had any? Iam much mis- taken if this miserabla Ha'd20s uot caxt it into tho slough where it belougs, Asa uowspaper, thon, thero can ba no fartier dopendenco pinced in auy of its stnrtling wlatoments, I know not how this may affect others, butas for myself, I shall xbbor tho sheot evermore, dE 8 To the Editor of The Chtenuo Tribune? Citcao, Feb, 17.—~1 have read, with feei of doep sympathy for our suburban neighbors, tho various expressions of disgust and indigna- tion against the Times for its latest gross fabri- cation, It wags ciucl as tho grave. There is not another porson in Chicage wicked onough to orig mite aud exccute auca a diabolically Nondish outrage. Aud is there no ro‘lress ? Alast the community suifor all che outrages this dreadful min chovses to inet? It appears, I fave been told recently, that the Julgos of onr Courts, aud tho State's Attornoy, sie afraid of aint. ANMUETY. To the Editor of The Chieaao Tribune: Cepar Rartns, Is., Fob, 15.—Toa illustrate to you to what a shamoful oxtent the theatro-hoax in the Ties decotved tho people, I will moution f litzlo incidont that occurred at Mechanicsville, in this State, Tho Mothodiut clergyman thoro prayed caroostly for tho suiferers by the burning of a theatro in Chicago. Great indignation pre+ vatls hora, aud many subser.bers to the Zines have declared that thoy will never again buy a copy of that paper. I. a. We Des Moines Register, Feb, 15. The Chicago Times of last Saturday had a doapernte offort at a hoax which was not more brutal than it was stupid, It filled ita whole first page with an account of tho burning of a thontra tuo night before, in which 150 persons were burned to death. Ita descriptions wero minuto a8 to detail, avd harrowing in its horrors. It went 8o far ua to givo tho names of those burned to desta, the names and residences of thoss wounded, and the amoun's of msuranes on tho building, with tho vamos of the companios enbtaining the losses. ‘Tore tas one small ino in tho many sensation headings to wara the reador against the miverably apisions sell. In this tho Times bas cvidontly folluwed atter tho New York Herald's menagerio hoax. ‘The flerald's boas was very mean, just as tnean as that of tho Times, out not near co Btxpia Cleveland Leader, Feb. 16, Tho Chicago Times, in servile imitation of fo bad a modol au the Now York Herald, appeared on Saturday with an cight-column account of the burning of a Chicago theaire and tho crema- tion of hundicds of people, whose names wore given, The whole affair was doscribed with a careful fidelity to aotall which gavo it the im- preasion of a horriblo reality, atid ‘of course pro- duced, fora fow hours, a feeling of horcor and alarm. Its oxcuse for the outrage wau that it was simply doscribing what might bappen. It need hardly bo said that on this basis a nowapn- por might sey anything it choso, It was sup- posed tha’ the harvest of contempt and indigna- tion which the Jerald reaped from its asinine canard about tho mimals in Centrai Parle would prevent aoy other newspaper from repeating tuo exporiment. Lut Mr, Storey’s paper could net be satiaiied without tryiog the game itself, and it Probably kuowa by this timo what a mistake it tnado. i MISCELLANEOUS. Tho Shakers of Now Lobsnon are goine to erect new buildings on tha site of those destroy- ed recently by fire. Baye your poonies, Tho Providence Press says it neverheard in faneral oration or sermoa, and seldom in private conversation, the opmion oxpreased that a mau with 310,000 income had gone to hell, Tt will cost the Now York Central Road nearly $50,000 to pay tor the forty car-loada of catclo which were frozen andinjured by cold a fow nighta since betwoon Nocheater and Syracuse. ‘Lhe total quantity of anthracite coal minod in Pennsylvauia in 1874 was 21,600,000 tons, or over 669,050,000 cubic fect. Placed in one solid masa, this would fortn n solid wall 100 feot high, 200 teet wile, and noarly 11 miles in longth. ‘Tho wator-pipes at Dayton, O., aro buried tos dopth of 5 fect, aud yet they aro frozon so that po watorcan bo obtainsd in some portions of thecity. ‘Tho soil is thoronghly mixed with gravel, which accounta for the poenotration of the frost. Sineo the froight traing on the Now York Con- tral Rosd have tad independent tracks, pawsen- ger-traina find diflculty in making their timo after snow-storma and driftings. ‘Lao numerous troight-trains formerly kopt tho track clear, but now they have to paddlo for thomselves. It is stated ana ramarkablo fact—witbout pre- ecdent in the momory of tho oldest inbabitant— that Great Salt Lake bas been trozen over mont of the paut winter, large fields of ico having ne- cumulated between the mainland and Antelope Island. Varioua theories Lavoe been advanced concerning this oxtraordinary occurrence, but the simplest volution is that intense cold weather provailed in Salt Lake Valloy this winter, which it has not dove before. Chailes A. Merril!, a native of Wa'do County, Me., wont to California sixteen years ago, when hho was but 19 years of age, leaving bohind him a yours lady in Belfast to whom ho was betrothed. By bin perseverance and industry ho haa been very successful, aud has become a man of in- fluence aud high respovtability, as well as of a largo fortune, Lant week ho roturned to tho acones of ia boyhood, and was married to tho young lady of his cholco, with whom he bad kept up a correspondence during his long ab- sence, ‘The English and French Governmonts aro tak- ing steps towards securing observations of the total eclipse of the aun, which will Le visible in tho East Indies on tho Gthof April. Divracli’s Governmont has pranted £5,000 toward tho entorprise. Tho calculations of the aatronomers show that no eclipse of the aun will oqual this in interzst until 1893, when if will bo eecn in Contral and South America. It is thought that the British expedition will loaye somo timo in Fobruary. Not ontv is it slippory ontatio, but Iudoors too, eays a Washington correspondent, and at one of ths ewoll Germansa few nights aguibice couples tell ou the focr, polished not wiscly, bnt too well. Quo ot the six was tho belle of the hall— toll, and stately, aud haughty. What o fall wae there! She was leading; sho was tho best dreused woman there; Bie was the focus of iniration; she cought hor dainty foot in an- other girl's flonnco, and, while the womon wera envying her and the mon adoring her, suo tum- bled, in a confused beap of laces, and mbbons, and flouncea, aud partuer, in the middle of the room! Bhe wasup iu & moment, shaking out her rufllod plumsge and awallowing the morti- fication with lovely emiles, But sho turned and luoged at tho gill who tripped hor, and, merciful heavon, what a look. — ite iene which you can arily do befcre the ev by noticing how thick s eat is wade’ yoet% teil whether that catd goes out. This heyy? you in tho draw. Sly 6. Keop a sharp eya on tho discard ; ; seats, ‘Th may bo of servico if yonr daw j i en aapll 7. When vou nro “In Incl,” wateh yo: iuaity, froro ima to time. to pat womeroy nets cheota in your pocket watheons deine « a will enadia vo Ly awe” np if inek tiene will prevent your bem boriowed fram, Md 4, When any one wanta b> bay im: Ae. and you have plenty. got him to bur eres possible, i prefererice to the nuk. Tt ove you to cuteeal the amount of vonr wing an}, benldes, the baute may aot ho able tei up, 9 When you are “chipping out" ote., puta cigar in your Fee koe wrong nti, while. Yon aro aure ty bo Ho man abead of ye fame, and they coma in vory handy, oven wh “4 Sonaloa'e smoke. ie |. Nover permit anvthing to mata y for a monient that tno whole objess wert gamo fs to Kove your own monoy and eccuie eomoborly oleo's, anil lat evorsthing voudo: bee aver trifling, toud to this desirable end. oO" 11, When the game is over, if vou aro. wing dony it outirely, of tix tho figure as low ane sible; if you ate loser, doclars that you ihe lost twice'ns much as you really have, ‘Thignis is never dopartel from. Tho money Jost a gamo of puker always foote up four times a intich as tha money won, * 12, When it 18 incouventont to avotd pa your pokor debts antiraly, uso discriminations ‘yo maltor. Veuta to porsons whom you ary ne Iikoly to maot very often you enn avail, May piavers foot dolicacy alivut asting ior a poke dobt—these are anfe ones not to pay, petersenii es A Tough Story. The editor of the Lyndon Uuaion wants tome one to baliove the fullowing story: In toobig over a pilo of old lottors which had boon pickes away for upwards of flve yonta, m large aug howatifal burtordy was fount folded in ono ef the tettors, where it tial remained t.9 shorg length of time, and which, atter ling asiite ig n warto room, Suonea ying round tue lowe, andtanow as woll aad livoy as a udurnee buttorily. em ———————— Opening Tals Diy. Table-dsmank at SU cout, worth 73 cents; dim. * towely, 25 cents, old prico U0 conte. Look at our 1 saahnoero jour $1.52 Gulnet back dress silky, area tan fain. Tn above goods noily one-half saved, Pade Tidges', Nos, 116 and 116 State wtr ies ——— Sealed Proposals for the construction of a stona Jull and Flere re, donce at the Villigo of Culodouia, Houston Const; Minn, aro asked for by tho Atelitor of tie county, 1g bo prosented nniii the 16th of March next. Fuli partic. wars wil be found in an udvertsement i anole, column, Reed & Son’s Orgars. If you wieh to buy a first-claas organ with the fated improvements, tho awoztest quality cf tor, anithy newest etyloof cave, go to Revd’. - Van Buren street, 200 2 ots Femple of Bate SAS Eee ale Sle of TEE i St hee ‘ayo, rolte ay erie Somors, toruterly of tic Hritisn Arnivy Wigiand qeapgrat friday Cha, tn teat tno acid nt, Mitse He subastuny av, are Fasitad to atton snes: BAN late nia (Canada) papers ple: EAMUIN Ice Now tank City, Fob The ae eat of the heart, oun D, Gardinse, of this eit, aged sty "rhe fuuioral nervlces will bo hotd at the fatty reside TIA Mlohiqan-ay, at 4 ‘Thurstay, Nie a of tha inily seo (ached, ‘tho coms. Siiwaukae for Invern _SURDAM—At Teo; i, Ys, Feb. tu, 18% fucdarns aged Spsract, inettiog of SLES Bea. GW, dwell, of this city. ERT tha funcral eorvio 8 of the lato Col. Joka, ee placa fe bate Ferldeneg.sf fils-tarh 4S § i Paty Ute Thursday ut 2 o'clock, f Helonds aro invited ta at a RES Wale es end. CATARRIT CUMS. ~~ TOWNES eh Bi) Swe B UNIVERSAL CATARRH CURE Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Dracgists. —_—_—_—_ een AL NOTICE. — Ss. ii Lan For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING BYRUP baa besa ont for children with noror-fatling auccoss. It corrects adds ity of the stomach, reliores wind culle, requiates tho bre els, oures dyneniv y and dlarrbes, whether arislog fua \outhing or otbor causes. An old and woll-tricd remedy. For all Purposes of a Family - Liniment, THY TOURSEMOLD PANACICA will be found innlus ble. Tnmediace rollof will follow fte nse in all case of paint the siumaea, bowels or sida; rloimatism, exig, colde,apraing. and brulsos. For internalanduxterasl we, Children Often Look Pale and Sit From na othar oanto than having wormein tho stom’. BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMVITS wil destroy wa without Injury to the child, being porfeotly wire, 43 free from all coloring or othor fojurluas Ingrodicaie cs Pe usod ia worm preparations, BSuld by all druggist, 451 Sixtheay. pen feb fai’ by june Line Todide Wis He Boxe, Mt. D., 106 ed Bixteenth-st. . image: VaR UU AACaS a ru ta. Vi a Rk READ, Wholveale, Agen : S00. FRIDAY MORNINN, bet 0 atclock, our rts: ular auction nale uf NEW AND SECONDALAND Gr f RNETTUMEs. Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-room Murnitnrs, Loantty Wordroter, Bedatoads, Burvane, Wash, stands, Carrs i Hig Jara etuck uf Gonoral Mereaise go, HtC. 3 Bt and £6 Randolphat ankrapt Stock! FINE WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, &, AT AUCTION, At our Stores, 84 & 86 Randolphestn SATURDAY MORNING, Feb, 20, at 10 oclot. A lary 3 and gonaral ssortmant of Kny and Stan. Wet fog Ladios' and Goats’ Fine, GOLD WATULES, C2ue Sieaat tituae nat tans eine Mare frucoltn J dc Also, & fall Las Holl Plate Goats’ ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctivacett, 20,000 Pounds Pruues AT AUCTION. FRIDAY MORNING, eb. 19, at 10 o'clock, wo soll, without rosarvo, 20.00) poudity ‘Turkish, Prateh 12 Prime odor, patupla baereis, Will ba sold toby sul Wo trado, ELISON, POMEROY & C0, E Blanket ftsnatpite, | By GLO. BP. GOKE & COs 68 & 70 Wabash-av. AT ATOTION,. On SATURDAY, Feb, 20, at 9 1-2 o'clitk, 14 Oratos W, G, Orockory, 6 Crates Yellow and Rockingham Wate Household Furniture, AT 10 O'CLOCK. swatost Elegant Parlor and Chamber Suits, Wald! Fedstoads and Durenus, Marble anil Woo bles, Walnut Wardrolon, Dasy Oba i Hall ‘trees, Extension, Breakfast, aud Ki en Tables, Sofas, Loungzos, Show 0.396% rora, Carpets, Floor Oil Cloth, Mattress Parlor and Office Dosks, &c. a ¥ t ules of Poker, NOT BY GEN, SCHENCH, Frou the Cincinnuts Cunce, 1, Don’t buy but half as mauy abips at the start as tho other players. ‘The expectation fe that you will win, and if you lose it is Letter to borrow or owe" up, . Nover ante up tillsome one tells you to, and then say that you havo and stick to it, which will genera ¥ persuade some one eleo to ‘*come in" twice, ‘This rule, though an excellent one, must be followed with discretion, If practived too often it is liuble to produco unpleasant feclings. 8, Toward the end of the evening it is always better to owe up your ante “ for s minute " than to puf up, as the winner of the put frequontly forgetd to charge up tho dobita, and uone of the other playord will remind him, as thoy may wish to do the samo thing. 4, When tho credit systom begins to crosp in, ait gevecully does about the middie of tho game, you should always uted upif possible, and jt cbietly syaiust those who alwara put up, This fg one of the moat importaut rules. To winin cash and loge or orodit is the great secret of successful poker playing. tho bottom card, 6 In dyaling, always obsery: By WM. A. BUTTE § HALESROOMBS, 18 AST MADISON-ST THIS MORNING (THURSDAY), at 94 ooo DRY OODE, GUsTOM-MADE CLOTHING, 4 WOOL KAP AUG, BIERES AND DR ANEDS HUSTRUY, Wtseutbant es mT Lines Gals BOOTS AND SHOES, AT 108 MADISON.ST,, SECOND FLOOR. BANERUPT SALE OF A GENERAL BEOCK OF gy ¥ z ‘LOUK, Tes: FEL, 2: ay! ad Ouse is ease a ASSN 1 WILL SELL AT PUBLIO AUCTION: ‘Without resurve, TONIGHT, at 7 o'clock AT 160 SOUTH DESPLAINES-8? Lot Hi Heators, snd full snd Foupleta rer tinnore’ Wools. Also, the, Be tures of Hardware Store, Show Cases, ier) yore, 0, &0, Aluo, 6-ton Boala, ‘Tbe