Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1875, Page 8

THE CITY. THE REV. JOHN CORDON. COMPLIMENTARY TESTINOSIAL AT FARWREL WALL. There are few ministera of thea Gospel in Chicago who havo atiainod so high » place fn the estoem and rospect of poople of ali denomina- fone a8 bagthe Rov. John Gordon, until lately tho pastor of the Western Avenue Baptist Church. Few indeed can show #0 proud s record of the reaulta of carneat zeal and anflagging work in tho ministerial spbore, His talante asa preacher, not loss than bis qualitics as a man and a Chriatlan, have placed bim in the front rank of Chicago clergymen; and tho general approval by all classes of the rotigious com- munity of bis manly and dignitied course thronghont the troubles in the Western Avenue Church, which finally culminated in bie resigns~ tion of ‘tho pastorate, found fitting expression Inst evening in @ munical and literary entertaia~ mont tendered at Farwell Hall san complimon- tary (estimonlal to Mr. Gordon, It wae by no means Baptiet affair, but was participated in hv the beat people of the city. irresvective of cect. The severity of tho weather did not pro- vent a large attendance, and the entertninmont offered wanin overy respect worthy of tho oc- casion. The regular programme of the evoning ran an follows: PART LL Quartetro—" Forest Hong "..sesceseneeee se Mangold W. @ Cofin, W. a. cag D. A, Kimbark, C. C. 3, Resding—"The Dries uf Enderby ”..Jean Ingelow Deneath the Eveaioge task Sweet coast 75 sere eseeeeo Schubert M0" ,seeee seerences: Dir, Ti, Schultze, 4 Pino Solo—" Invitation to Dance ",.. Weber Tauslg proper that wo should now hear from the other sido. ‘The first anbject of importance is that of placing conductors on the “bob-cara.” This is & vory good suggestion, a8 a conductor Is a very nice animal to have on a etreot-car, as be is eo kind and obliging, slmavs keeping the rear door opon, 20 a8 to cause pasnongors to feol as If the: were inside of s refrigorator, and you muat al- ways pay your fare, or else ho will “bounce” you. And ho is always 62 rccommodating, ea pecially to lauy prssongers, and, to give Lim tho Tull benedlt of this subject, he is a very handy article to conduct passongers to just the street that they don't want to go to, and ho is vory nor- viceable to conduct doad-beats of of his car. And, lastly, he is faithfot to his own little voat- pocke:, by conducting every stray nickel into it thathe happens to “knock down." Thus wo lhave tho stroet-car condustor, a hv now is, aod ia akely to always romain. 1 will now proceed to give neveral good reasona why E think that it would bo detrimental to the South Sido Company to place conductors on their cars: First, tho Company operates 800 of theno cara, which cost thom on an average 3800 each, making a total cost of $240,000. Tho cars are not fitted for a conductor, as there fs no rear platform for Lin to stand on; hore wo Lave the very first obetacio to cantend with. Second, if conductors wore put on the cars, large Natform would hareto be attached, the fare- zea takev out, and eovoral olor minor changea made, which would make an sveraze expense of abont 2100 for cach car, which would make s total expense of $50,000, So much for # beginniug. Nov, you have got to employ a conductor for eich oar, whoso wages average 93 per day, and with adriver at the eamo figures, tt would amount to $1,900 a day just for employes. ‘Lhird, the cara sill only scat twonty passengais, whilotho double cars comfortably soat about tate comfortably eeating thirty passeogors, specially fitted for a conductor and drivor. If now cars woro to be purchased, the oncs that aro pow in uso would be lying idle, a4 thoy the purchaso of now cars, capable of and Afra, Li HE Watson, thirty. Thus it would not be 9 very a a seen at ne paying inveatmont. Now to peso cone 18 Belk VB - « M Looking Baek". ductors on tho lino, woul necosai: HH, Qoodwoulse, rant I L. Quartette—" Raight’s Farowell "...seess+0¢-Blaklo ney Quartette Club, 9, Tenor Bolo— God, to ‘Thee special Feanenh could not be disposed of, provebly only to sone f at Be Shue country ton that is too poor to parcluss now uy onos ; and, it thoy were sold, it would hava to © Pane Bolo— ° Marks, ar, WBS cubart bias be alan i auinenes reduetion from first cost, aod Aira, b. i Wate! The ws picbably tho reduction would be $100,009 on tho @& Boading—Seene frown te Scandal”. ool for + Sheridan 10! New double cars cost in tha neighborhood of Aire, Bi 81,400 apiece; theroforo the Company could 8, Galo—" Flan dee Alps "a jsssce2 sever oe Weberlin not sfford to parchase aa many of the double @, Duet. % 4 ee toa | Cats auof the single cars that they sre now re He) Goodioflide and Mr, Schultze, tising. ‘The oumber purchased would bo about 150, Now, anybody who is poaseseodof any com- mon sonoo, knows that the managers of the Chicago City Railway Company would be direct- ly projudicing thor own interests as a corporn- tion by elthor introducing this clasa of cars or placing conductors on tho cars now inure. One Great festure of tho * bobs" is, that # porsou can go lo Stato streot sud get acer thst is going aouth every two minutes, aud, if double carts wore used, vou could got ona only evory eight minutes, Thus you eco we havea saving of six niinutes (quite a long time to stand on a streot corner these cold davs waiting for a ptroct-car). Lhbave observed that thecats on Cottage Grove avenue, State streot, and Archer rond are crowd- ed with mechanics every morving on thoir way to theic work, Now, if they bad to wait from eight torixteen minutes every morning fora car, it would cauuo a great loss of time on their part, and it cau bo called a great accommodation to getaboard acar and juat pasa up your faro, and not bo waiting half'an hour with a aickol im your band, almost froczing, while you aro “ waiting for the conductor.” ‘Cho Times Brat informed its readers that tho Company woro violating one of the most im- portunt provisions of their chaiter, the ecction that calla for a carwithaconductor, These glad tidinga wore esgorly recoivad by the vast army of dead beats always fouud on o atreot- car, nnd they linve carried the suggestion mado hy tte Times into good effect by entering the car and takingo seat, without paying any fara. Rrosently the drivor begins to jingie hia bell, calling for the missing faro, Sut uo fare comes : and, shea “ patience bas ceased to be a virtuo” with tho driver, he opens the door and vory politely roquests the gentleman who got on ab mich & atrect to please pass up his fare, but tho pssesveet tells him that if be is tho couductor he cat, come Into tho car acd get the foro. Finally tho driver takes unou himself the cognomen of a conductor, and boldly enters the ear and collects tho fare and deposits Jt in the fare-box. Now, tha drivor is violating ono of the Grat rules of tho Company, as tho Company Tho manner in which tho various artists per- formed thor respoctive paits was auch as to prodaca an uonsual degres of enthusiastic ap- preciation, resniting in numorons encores. Be- fimecn the first aud second parts thore were loud and peromptory catls for Mr, Gordon, and at lant, somowhat unwillingly, it soomed, the rove orend geniteman, who was sitting in tha audience with his wifo enjoying the ontertain- raent like all the rest, mace his way to the piat- form and tendered his acknowledgmonte, He nuid tao programme made vo allowance for the porson then occupying the stage, sud, indeed, ben hobeard tho calls iu the house he at firal thought they were Ordor!" instead of “Gordon!” Yio was Hse the Iriahman who fall off the laddor, and, whon asked if he was dead, enid “No, not ticad, but spuecdless." Io had traveled a bun- fied miles to atteud this meating, bat he bad bad no shadow of thought regarding a speck. For the labors of love of those who bad fur- nished tho entertainment, and those who had called the assemblage together, ho returned sin- core thanks. ‘1 am, however," said ie, '*some- what at a loss how to takoit. If it is intended av a nbitewssbing procoss, { most respectfully decline it, as Lbave no noed of that ordeal, If asa farewell to Chicago, 1 mant etill decline, for I'm not yet prepared to say good-by.” [Ap Isuse.] “Ho added thot ho waa hike the captive Tighisnd piper who told tho Frencbmen bo could uot play a retreat: bo had navor learned it. (Apptause.] Eight years ago ho had como to Chicago, aud for eight years bo bad tried to live na became a minister of Christ, He wanted to thank those ministers who had not beon afraid to sign their names to the tontimor hoart warmed toward ovory ministor of t! pel in the city—toward the city itself, Eo had goon thirty-eight Baptiat ministers turn their backs upon Chicago, but be bad nover yet mado tho promise to be the thirty-ninth. [Applauso.] He bed received numerous invitations to go eluowhore, and, if he listened to mau’a voice, ho might go; “but,” said he, with much energy. “+f don't propose tobe kicked out of Chicago.” bas posted a placard in the intorior of tho car Taper He eee UT ie euenies | stating ~ that the driver is o0s aligned to vithor Nould be deprived of the satisfaction of | receive = fire or Soposlt, at, fay uaa noting these extemporancous remarks. he enters the car and collects 6 [aro tio koows that he is violating tho rules of the Company, right in tho vory {ace of thom, sod I have obterved passougera who have gaused drivers to collect the fare report thom for violating this rule, Such roxcality on tho part of passengors should bo eoverely punisted. ‘Cho drivers aro all working on e& meagre pore contage, and it iano more than right that thee thould receivo the fares, in order to rocciva all tho wazoa due them, Now, just becanso tho Company ia violating sn objigation of thoir charter, can # driver be held reeponnipte for the action of bis employers, and must Lo fortett a part of his wages to halp paythe penalty? Thisis just what thoy aro now obliged to do, becauso thoy have to gain returning thanke for tbe kindness and warm regard which had been manifosted toward him, aud giving assurance that, wherovor he went, ho should carry with bim a remembrance of the greatest city in the world, Mr. Gurdon, after having acknowledged tho receipt of a beau- tiful bouquet presented by Iady friends, retired amid boarty and prolonged applause. ‘The affair was in overy rospuct a success, and wus in fact, as it nas intended to bo, a eplendid compliment to the Rey, 3{r. Gordon. —+. COUNTY AFFAIRS, ‘THE UREAD CONTHACT. The County Commissioners held an adjourned mageting yentorday afteruoon, Prosident Burdick in the cbair, The first subject to be considered ‘wus tho report of tho Hospital Committee. At the last meeting Commissionor Burdick had moved to recommit the report, on the ground that it was not sufficiently explicit andcomplote; while tho roport itself contained s recemmonda- tion that the whole subject matter be roferred jointly to the Committees on Vublic Buildings aud Hospitals, When the Board assombled, Commissioner Burdick withdrew his motion to recommlt, aud the report was concurred in unani- mously. Tho matter of the bread contract wan then brought up again, Commissionor Holden offer- ing ® motiun to reconsider the Board's action at tho last meeting, whereby the broad contract was deferred for one week, ‘Tho motion pre- yailod, wherenpoo Commirsioner Holdon movod to adopt the report of tho minority of the Com- mittee, and award the contract to Fred Volz, at $2.19 par 100 pounde, claiming that 84,480 would Deraved tothe countyin one year from the amount recommeaded bythe majority of the Committee, who bad proposed to award the con- tract to Schweinfurth Bros., at €2.50 por 100 pounda, Commlesioner McCaffrey camo promptly for- vaid in behalf of the targer bid, under the pro- texzb that Volz would supply sour broad if tho contract wero araided to him. An effort to enforce bonesty and fair dealing wes mado by Commiestouers Holdon aud Clough, who urged that economy required the award of the contract ta tha loweat bidder. A matton to recommit was lost by a vote of 9 to 5, and the motion to award the contract to ‘Volz wan lont by the saino yute. Commissiousr Schmidt said that he was cons vinced that Yolz could not furnish good bread for $2.19 per 100 pounds—though ansurance had been given that Volz was propared to turoiol ample bonds to secare the fulfillment uf the contract, Tho mafority of the Board seemed to be better posted avout Bir. Volz’s business then that gon- tloman bimeelf; at least, they made this dimsy oxouze for voting the contract to Schwelnfurth Brothere, thereby taking $4,480 ont of the peo~ les pockets. The vote on the motion wes se faliows Yaas—Carroll, Coals, Herting, Johnson, Louergen, McCaffrey, Russell, Kelsmidt—3, _feve—fusee, Clough, Guenther, Holden, Burdick atop the car, and pay just os much to tho dend-beat os they do to the honost man who pays his fare. Somo of the communications speak of *mutiah rivors,” “drivore who are not civitized,” + who do not know enongh to write thelr names,” and various other titling phrases. To concentrato tho tio stdes of the atory and bring them ‘into foaus," wo find that the majority if tho drivors aro juat as well educated ap” = dna. apecimens of true mon as can be fon, They aro men whohavo families depending upon them for thor support, and now, in tho midst of thia try- ing and inclement aeason, they lave to forfeit part of their wages and bo responsible for tho actions of their employora. Now, let thie course of — procecding be stopped. If the publicare coofideut that the Compavy oro doing wrong, lot them go to the Commpn Council aud petilion tho members ofit to enforce the legal statutes of this city, if thera je any law in it, and mako the Company carry onttha agroomont between thom and the city, and not bs imposing on tho poor car-drivors, aud making them responsible for the eins of the Company. Juasticu is justica the world over, and let the publlo mind roflect for s momont, andseo that thoy do justice to the drivors by pazivs faros as hoveat incon should, and let bim have tho mesero wages that tio is entitled to. Nona of these uoad-beate would be found oo & atreet-car for oightcen hours, receiving about $2.25 for thelr componsation. dusticr, — = THE HARTWELL BROTHERS. UNTORTUNATE COMPLICATION 1N THEIR AFPAINS. Alter the Roes and the Cook County National Bank, come the Hartwell Brothers (Jumes B, and A. V.), dealora in coal at No. 75 Washington atrect, corner of Dostborn, In the basement of the Commercial Bank Buitding. Thoir failure was anoounced yeetorday to a amall bat aclect number of coal-men, and a meeting of credit- ors called to settlo up, which means to make the most of the difference betweon liabilities of $37,000, aud asucta of @18,000, Some excellent arithmetica woro indulged in yesterday afternoon, and will continue until 40 or 45 per cent of the amounts duo are realized by the tors, James Hartwell took time by the forelock and fled the city, but whither he has gone no one seems to kuow, or if any ono does know be cautiously koopa it to himeclf, notwithstanding the condemnation and une complimentary exprossions applied to him, Tho other brother remamed courageously at his pont, and faced the fire flashed from the crelit- ore’ eyes as they eutured tho office at3 p.m aud took possession of the books and accounts, ‘Tho principal creditors aro anid to bo the Bal- Simore & Ohio Railroad Company and a couple of firms at Pittsburg and Cleveland, A recklesa “expenditure of money and rosa mismanoge- ou tho part of the fim are raid to be the which led the suramary clo of thoir ao! Jamew Hartwell, ita 0 sald, engaged in several outside upocu- lationa which proved digawtrous aud lnvolved his dina, His courve fu sbaconding is condensed in coal-dealing circles, aud it w thought that be lett more throngh fear of the impending wrath than anything olae. Tbe firm was reported nearly a wook ago as being in a ehaky condition, bot no atepa were taken by the creditors thon, as far op cup be learned, Etforta were made to keep the failuro trom the public esr, but it was kuown in coal circles, and atteropts to suppress a ciiculation of tho report proved tie tile, ‘The creditors talked yeulerday of effecting a compromise w by A. V. Hartwel or some ond else tlgut be allowed to reautie tae business again, but pothing deilaite to buat affect waa dus cided upun last evoulng. —-—- RELIGIOUS NEWS; ‘TUE PROPOSED UNION, Meetings of the Spocial Commltives of the Nioth and Grace Presbyterian Churches wore lo have been held last evoning to furthor consider the union of thotwo churches. A quorum of the Ninth Church Committee sasembled, and, withous Going any business, adjourned alpe dis. Jones, It would be interesting to know whatspecially olan etguments were brought to bear upou 8 nine Commissioners whereby thoy wore in. dosed to duuats to Bchwoinfurth Bros. $2,450 of tbe people's money, » report of the Committee on Publio Chari- tice. recommending the appropriation of £625 for the German-American Free Dispcusary, cor wer of Fitth avenue and Monros street, was concurred in. Commissioner McCaffrey offered a resolution providiug fur the designation of p01 Jnelisb dally paper in which to publish the oficial re- part of the proceadings of the Board. The mate ter was referred to the Committee on Judiciary, ‘The Board adjourned until Monday at 4 p. mi. —_.—— SOUTH SIDE STREET COMPANY, TUL OTUER SIDE OF THE wTORY, To the Editor of The Chicace Tribune : Curcaco, Feb, 18,—As the old adage runa, one ide of the story holds good till the other iv told. ‘This old seytng is applicable to the inter. ests of tho Chicago City Railway Company, of which this communication troata. ‘bore have appoared through the columns of thedaily prees'of thleclty several anonymous communications in reference to this Compauy. Allof them hsve some fault to find, or somo trifling suggestion to make, in regard to plactug conductors on the one-horse care, which are now fo extensively operated by thie Company on the Bouth Bi ‘These various communicatious, salich bave eppeared in print from time to time, ‘on the prosecution's aide (sa a lawyer is), aud ib is po more than just and oa THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1875, The Grace Church Committes failed to assem- 0. Ata joint meeting of tho to Committecs re~ contly “hold, ic tas agreed naa condition of the union that ench clurch should drop its name, and that the oxtato of each should bo deailed to, and the dabte be paid by, the now organization; that Graco Church ahold be the placo of wor- ahip, and that tho Ror, B. E. 5. Ely should have hia ealary continued for four months, and be granted n leayo of absence for that time, "Tho debt of Grace Church appears to be about 915,500, and of the Ninth Church about €11,000, Tho debts banging ovay both appoarto botho great obstacle in the way of thounion, but as a church neither has yot sivon any expression. It ie pro- cateidery it muat asom ag if both ignored a Holy pirite In casoof asnfirmation, many vf the Episco- Paliave will say, 29 an undoubted goed ona once wroto: = Dare any of the mitred host Confer on bina tho Hoty «bout, For if they did, ff ia woll known, ‘They gava whal neror was (heir arm, Wititax Fraxcrs. —-—_ GENERAL NEWS, Tvan Lew, s Norwogian, died suddenly at tho County Hospital yesterday, and an autopsy showod that death ensued from pnonmonia. Isat, and shot him {fo the righ! wae arralgne ‘ol baforo Juatica Boydou yeatorday and hold to batl, ponding a further hearing, Jones being no- ablo to appear. Chiof-Dotectlve Dixon bas been notified by tho Philadelphia potlco authorities to look out for a man named Norris A. Bird, who fe accused of stealing $2,000 in bonds and currency in that city. Ho wan Iaat cen at tho Brevoart Houno, A tomard of $250 is offored for his capture. Goorgo Rayvmontl, alias Gordon, & young man 23 years of ago, was arrosted yesterday by Der tective Dounis Simmons on a telegram from enie nt District Attornoy Russell, of Now ‘ork. Gictod. horover, that the Ninth Conrch | Tho Rev. Father Waldron lias thanked the ik, He is charged mith tho forgery of s mill not acca & the proposition apron Fito Departmont for asving St. John’s Chnrob, | Cugck tn rintorane La elena tes upon te Committes, especially a0 Mr. Se ee. bs cae Pet ance caatios and presented the Bonoralent Association with | went for at once, @0; Bp. m., 19, SMartin Androwa bos sold to George II. Fox gad others the property on the porthwost core ner of Dearborn strest aud Chicago avenue, 100 by 150 feat, for €30,000. Edmund Carey, a man 42 vears of age. siippod and foll on the walk In front of No, 372 Wout Madison atroot, fast ovoning, snd broke his rinht ankle. Ho waa romorad to the County Hospital. The temporature yesterday. a6 obsorved by Manasae, optician, 69 Madi¢on streot (Tawons Building), waa na follo: At ta.in. d deg. bes Jow zeroy 1a, tn, 4 above; 128.m1,13; 8 p. ma, 105 6 ph my 1D Church aa the place of worship. The bultding is not regarded a3 of eufficiant slze to accomme. date the nnited congregation, and the number which contd be accommodated wauld be unable to bear the jorot debt. If tho union is effected atall, which ia very uncertain, tuo now organize. Hen pitt most probably be called tha Bixth arch. Bankers, mercliants, and others desiring to keew 8 closo connection with their property, os- pecinily that part of it which is locked up io safes, will do woll to keop a cloro lookont for itr safoty. A Ingo gang of thieves who sre known tobe especially proticiont in thonrt of nafe- lowing are pow in torn. Tho potico are on thelr tracks, and the thieves aro bacotning dee. perate. Wutoumon of banks are especially cau- tioned to beware. Soret O'Donnoll raports that bo bas recovered seventy yards of new calico, which wan taken trom No, GU Stomart avenuo, and is bellovod to have been stolen, Au owner in wantad for tho Kocls, and hin appearance may lead to thodeien- MURMAY CHAPEL. Aninformal meeting of the mombers of the Third Univorsahat Church—Murruy Chapel—was held last night st the boueo of Mr. W. Guthrie No. 1286 Indiana avenuo, to take action io regard to the disposition of tho furniture in the chapel istely closed, gnd also for mocial convorse, Tho membors of that church, since hav- f the thiov. ‘The & tis of ¢! 2 4 Jotn Kollay, the man. who died from tho | Yor oO! niovens The Secgoantls OF tie 18) sloeed._ thelr. Dlace He wo eflects of blows secoived io A saloon at 119 | Opinion that everal houses in tho neighborhood ofthstabovs mentioned are used for the necre- tion of stolen goods, and thinks a search-warrsnt would prove ellicacious, Sheriff Shoarer, of Tipton, Cedar County, Ia., “atrived hore yoatorday with tho nocessary requi- sition for the removal to his State of the dau- geraie and notorious Joho, alias Buck, Ryan, who ts charged with tho murder, in Octobor, 1873, of aman named Horrigan, in a place called Irish Valloy, ‘Thera was 8 danco at the lattor’s house, and durlog ite progress, Ryan, who board- ed with Horrigan, , became involved in somg difficulty about family matters, A fight ensued betwoen them, and resulted in tho killing of Horrigan, who was struck on tho hoad with the nock-yukeof » wagon. Thore wero Witnesses present at tho time, and Mr. Shearer thinks that the evidencs is ample to aend Ryan to the Pouitontiary for ilfo. Ho cannot bo hung in Iowa, [t will be recollected that Ryan is tho semo fellow who hurlod a chair with terrible force aetuct tho abdomen of a young man named Mellalo, a fow Sundayaago,io a ealoon on Goose Island. Chicago is wall rid of so danger- ous aman. Le was tnkon to Iowa Inst night. THE OAMBLELB, For thrae aya past Dotectives Slayton and Gallazhor bave been vainly endeavoriug to catch the Innkins brothers in deatlng or playing the “noble gamo” of faro, but thus far withont auccess. Tho pamo has not beso played lo thoir sight, and if played at all it tas been done with great secrecy, and when tho oflicers were not about. All tho faro banks on tho West Sido have hasn closed by Cant. Ellis, whose mon keep a close watch on tho places whero gamos have beon in progreas. Theis in a stand- ing osder from the Superintendent of Police to pull all gambling-housea whoro playing is going on, aud, notwithstanding this, some small games havo been plied hohind donblo-doors,— locked, barrod, and bolted. A careful watoh is kept, and if an officer or any ono who has tho semblance of one appears tho loy-oute, deal boxes, chips, ete,, aro removed, and the players lounge about, reading and smoiing, ag if in a gontesl club-room. it tho ergo majority of tho patrons of the Temting “banks” bave kept away from their favorite haunts latelr, for fear of a pull, and 8 number of the gamos havo thus been broken np entirely. aod the farniture and offects removed for aalc, Many of the gam- biora have Ieft tho city for toro congenial places, and there is ap absence of thoir presouce on the sirects at night, which i refreshing. The bunke boys have foldod their tents and sought now flelde and pastures gicon,— tho ereover they can flod tho bettor thoy will Heward atrest, and oxpovure to ths cold, hae been burned in Calvary Cemotory. Porbaps the Board of Fenith will explain why a burtal cortiticate was issued. Nothing was dono tn the Criminal Court yos- torday concerning the etrange proceedings of Juutico Daggett in providing moans intended for the rolonse of Mike McDouald a4 cbronicled in yeaterday’s Inipuss. His enee in connection with that of the gambler aforasatd, will come up to-day. Tho Board of Directors of the Chicago Cham- ber of Commerco ate about to nut into their edi- fica S panna ‘ar elevator of aufiioient capacity co carry thirty-five persone at atime. Tho contract has beon awarded to the Crono Bros, Manu- facturing Corapany, and the work will be com. menced st once, undor the supsrintendonco of Mr. Cochrane, tho architect. Yoatorday Mousrs. L. Z. Laiter. Goorgo Ar- moaur, Georgo Watson, F. A. Riddle, H. Spru- anco, and C. E. Calvor subsoribed $100 och to tho fund for putting the dome of tho Chicago Observatory fo working order, 6 coniition it has never bacon in at ny time, But twelve moro anbscriptions remain te be secured, nnd thon tho observatory can bo ennbled to obacrve tha im- portant occultation of Juno 29, Tho commission men had another meeting yesterday to discues the somewhat throadbare quostion whether they shall stay where they are or go somewhore else; and it they decide to go, whathor tt chal bo to Kinzio or Markot streets, ‘Ibis meotiog, like its prodecessors, showed tint no cuncorted action ielikely to bohad, After Alucnesing Kinzie and Market atroots and tho propoaitions of property-ownors thorcon, tho mosting adjourned till Saturday wook, The Chicago Chapter of the American Insti- tuto of Architecture met yestorday in Room 52, No. 145 Clark streot, But few members .woro presont, and no business waa transacted beside the reading of the minutes of eeveral preceding moetings, and the presoutation of a roport atating that tho petition to tho Legislature for the paseage of the ew Building lav propared by the Citizens’ Association, nith the concurrence of the architects and underwriters, bad beon for- warded to Springfleld. Tho mooting adjourned to the firat Thuraday in Ma:eh. 5 A fatal accident occured yesterday to Thomas Olson, mato of the schooucr J. B, Peofo'd, lying in Opdon’s wlip, neat Archer evonuc. He was engaged with John Gardner in cutting ico from around tho voesel, wheo sho suddouly Nightoned up and crushed Olson so badly bullding, x8 wall ns its contents. ‘Tho last one they received came from the Episcopal Church on Burnside streat, noar Tronty-alnth, who do- sire to take tho cispol just asitetands. At the meeting last night. tho mattar was considored and discnused at length, but no final conclusions wore arrived eee ee OBITUARY, COL, JORN EC. BWEET. Tovery many citizens in Chicago and the northern part of Indiana, aod to tho officers of our lato volunteer army, the notice of tho doath of Col, John E. Sreot, at bis homo, here in thle city, which appeared in Tue Trrounk of Wodnes- day, will come with unmixed sorros. Although during the past five yoars, by roason of hia ex- tromo fil-bealth, be bad in a measure dropped from public notice, yet by very many bia no- quaintanco was highly prized to the last, and his carly doath i¢ s cause of groat regret to hls many frends and admirers. Col. Sweet was born April 6, 1940, at Milford, N. ¥., consequently at his death was o young man of scarca 95. Ho was 9 bright, brave boy and dutiful’ son, tho just pride of bis parents and family, At the breaking outof tho War, hocolisted oa 8 private in tho Trrentieth Indiana Rogiment, and loft it nt the ond of threo yeara, with tho rank of Captain, to take oa mand of the 15let, of which bo had boon aj pointed Colonel, he being at that time but 23 years of aze. Atthe head of this regiment ho remained until tho close of tho War, and tho 15ist was, by gonerel consent, sc'nowledged to bo tho best drilled and disciplined rogiment which wan raised in Indians, aud ita surpassing excellence in these partioulars was but the ro- sult of months. where other rogimonts had tho tralaing of years, Col. Swoot waa a born discip- linarian. and army-man, tho especial favorite of “Old Pan ‘Thomas ” and Gen. Hooker. Yat, while offorod swift adsancomect by tho heads of the ary, his pride in his 1ozimout waa so great thatho prefertod to take his chances of promo- tion upon the field, leading bile men. 5 ‘Tho carly closing of thn War after his anpolnt- ment as Colono}, cut short hia prorpecta in thin directioa, with the disbanding of the army. Yor ‘his merits ag a patural-born goldior were so wall recognized by tho War Dapartment that sfter the fall of Rickmond he was tendored 5 commia- sion in the rogular army, which he declined, He camo to Chicago and ontered upon commer- cial pursuits, to which, by ble Leon seaae of hon- suit them. of, doit. and grdan' be was peculiarly aulted, | fa" a fae tok aitecmaed, Canines sHDURC EATS iva years ago bo fount Oo was farlin: efore ry ty rie dal destroyer consumption, contracted in | Barly escaped by Jumping out of the way. ihe : we An entortsinment in ald of the Churoh of the Messtah music fund will be givon in tho churoh parlora this evening. Tho Chicago Sociaty of Physicians and Sur- geons will meet Mouday avening ab tho Pacific. Interesting papers will be read. ‘The anuiversary menting of the Bonrd of Nan- agers of tho Soldicrs’ Homo will be eld at tho Home, st Evanston, Monday, The train loaves the dopot at 9:30 a, m. ‘The mosting of the Eberhartonian Rociety of Cook County Normal Schoot wilt bo held in tho Audience Halt Friday evoning. The exorcises are to ba conductod antiroly by tho honorary mombera, A good tinsis oxpocted. Alumni and their friends aro cordially invited. The Sunday Lecture Soctety have ongazcd Charles Bradiaugh to doliver tho lecture Suuduy afternoon, and for that lon havo scouted the use of McCormick Hall. Mr. Bradlaogh's eubtect will bo “Land and Labor." This will be the laat opportunity to hear this groat orator be- foro bis :etura to England, Admission, 1u cents, Tho Rev. A, B. Earlo, the evangelist, wil preach this ovoning in tho Second Baptist Church, corner Morgan and Mouroo streets. Venfiold was loaded with coal, and men woro en- gaged in taking. out thocargo, Decossed was takon to the Morgue, and the Coroner notifiod to hold sn Jaques. He leavos = wite and five children in Sweden. Hla age waa 95. Aend ncoldont occurred yeaterday forenoon in the cosl-yard of C,H. Dyor & Co., cornor of Grove stroet and Stowart avenue, resulting in tho donth of two laborers, Joho Kniling and Poter Mohrin, ‘I'bey wore engaged in ‘undor- mining,” or shovoling coal from the lower portion of s huge pilo, end while thus at work @ slido occurred, and thoy wero buried beneath several tons’ weight, and enffocated aud crushed to death bo- fore ageistance cout be rendored. Tho bodies wore oxbumed sud takoo to the late residonco of Aulting. ‘on Jefferson strost, near Twenty-sco- ond. Mehrin boarded with tho formor. Both men leave families, Mebrin's being io Germany. Tho decoaxed wore each about 40 years of ngo. Tno Coroner hold au fuquest, anda vordict of accidental doath was returnod by the fury. AUGUSTUS FISCHER, Tho Board of Trado at noau yoaterday con- aldorod the petition of Augustus Vischor to ro- move his disabilitics and reinstate him as a momber of the Board. Altor reading the petition, which was signed tho treuches sud swampa of tho Southorn battle- fiotds, and hoe spents year iv tha Far Westin tho hopo of recruiting bis shattered constitution. Ifo returnod to Chicayo, and from that timo un= til the day of his death it was a stand-up strug- gio with tho Inronde of disease, and iis tndomit- able will waa tho wondor of bis physicians, bat did not enrprise bie former compsniona io arma, Tils remaing, aceompsniod by loving frienda, woro takon to Laporte, Iod., his formor homo, for interment. —— LOCAL LETTERS. COAL AT 818 A ‘TON. To the Editor of the Chicago Tim @: Citrcaco, Feb, 18.—Can any ono oxplatn to ma the dotay in,tbo dolivesy of coal aftor it is or- dored of the dealor. I have a sleeping-room, and worl: at soy trado In anothor part of the city, my wares being $3.00 per day. My coal-box only holds one-half tou, and thorefore I can- not get moro than that xmountatatime. Last Boptember [ ordercd my coal from a promivont dealer, aud asked to havo it dolivored at 11:30 a. wm. Ho promised [t would be thore within half an hour of tho time. Well, tho coal srrivod at twonty tofoules to 6, making mo | by ten members, I. T, Gurrnoy moved its ref- | This will bo tho first of a series of moctings to loge half a doy'a work, or $1.76, | erence to the Board of Diroctors. be held afternoons and eveniogs for some Tho half ton cost, put in my room, aif Houeley: ania fis jeanne for smftol the days tocome, In a thousand places Mr, Earlo " af Lot 0 S78. . Wonks atten otderod: mary (ot ths charaoie, an 4 ‘on Boat a cote nel only fee the agent of awakoning :ovivals of ro- amo firm). ey ast their own time fordoliv- | aftor a oraug! investigation. comes ery, 11 o'clock. It did not come until 3:30, | mitteo had slo investigated the charges ‘The Atbenwum bas recently added to ite library the following valuable books of -refor- ence: Hayden's Dictionary of Dates, Lipen- cott’s Pronounciug Biographical Dictionary, Bpler's & Bursune's Freoch Prononncing Dic- tionary, Adler's Gorman and English Dictionary, Alibone's Dictionary of Authors in three vol- umos, tho International Atlas, Handbook of Univeraal Literatura, and the Btudonta’ Mistoric- al Serica, by Humo, in five volumos. A cordial jnvitation is extended to all persona who may desire to consult these words or the ayclopediag and other booke of reference to avail themsolyos of tho privilege. Valuablo additions are ulso being made to the eienlatiog department of tho and sustained the Board. The caso was then taken to court, and sgnin tho Roard wae sus- tained. He thon movod to defer the mattor unlil to-day, when the Board should settle tho appiteation by a vote, lis motion prevailed, and, strange to any, without # dissenting voice. MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION. Menara. MacVeagh and Dericknon, the Presi- dent and Vico-Prosident of tho Citizens’ Associa- Hon, went to Springtiold, Wednesday evening, in company with Judge Dicker, the Corporation Counsel, sud somo others, They had in clargo the new Incorporation oct for tatroduction into Agatn, upon ordering, I complained about tho do- Jay, and this timo thoy aald thoy would have it at my placo in ao hour. I went back and waited from 9 a.m. toSp.m., and then wont to the office and complsiued, Some excuso was given, and they eatd the coal would be immediately sent. It arrived at ton minutes to6 p,m. I could ob- tain no ona to put tho coal in st that late hour, and offered the driver 81, but be would not tako it up, consequently it lay on the payo- mont all night, I mado up my mind I would try some othor dealer, and consequently 7 . Grateful acknowlodgments are tender. ordered, They had twenly-four hours’ no- | tho Legisiature, to take the place of library. Draraatio Soa n Pruerdnd aneocd “to doliver the coal tho | the amendmonts now ponding in that | od to the Home Dramatle clety, whose rocent tice, and eroet a olslucke’ Tvaited etl dey | body. “dhe bil above ‘roferred to embodies | entertainment In ald of the Anthonmum fare nished the means for making these additions to tor it; aud, it not arriving, went to tho office a ite library. few minutes of 6, I then complained, and the doalor told me he would try aud have lt thera tho noxt moralng, As trying did not suit mo, £ ootainod my monoy and ordered of another firm, giving thom the timo at from 8:30 to 0 o'clock. Fora wonder, the coal camo at fifteen minntow to 9. If I wero for advortising any one gratis, I would mention tho name! I wonder if all largo coal dealers treat their patrons fn that way, toe latho cost of my coal, por half top, each time: Firat half ton cost, eee Becond half ton cost, includ allthe amendmenta proposed by tho Citizens’ Association, but it ia so framed as to obviato the objections. urged by othor cities which bave or- ganized under the general Jaw, or are about to doso. Itisin the shapo of a now law, not to take the place of the present unc, but to mako it optional with the cities eicher to accopt the prea- ent law or the ons now proposod. ‘To obviate the objections of the smaller citios is convidered 5 great point gained. ‘Tho only vatiation from the plan originally proposed by the Citizens’ Agsoclation ia, that tho ward sytem Is reteined, but the number of Aldermen is in- creased to three from each ward, to ba clectod —— THE C'TY HALL. It la rumored that Prosidont Dixon is going to take sehort trip to Washlogton. Tho South Town Collector made s levying tour through Bouth fitate stroot yesterday afternoon, but mot with no recalcitrant tax-payers, The Railroad Committeo meeta at 8 o'clock this afternoon in.the City Clerk's office, The Gau Cammittes will meot at the same boar to- may Inat time... 1K my lost time, Zhan half ton cost, Including my Joat ime 35 | on mat Ua calied the minority plan. The Uppor | morrow afternoon, Fourth hatf ton cost, uding my HNO. s ouge of the Council will consist of fifteen ¥ Ne Se ane eee Lae a eaeEa ae CEVece [Itc OaLaa Catan Ca akg Ee Lara AUNT Wee ee eee fae Net Tak Sale vane: He wants to see Bescher and Tilton, and, what is exceedingly more delightful, he wanta to Hoo tho Dilliard match which oomes off thie week. ‘The Committcc on Wharves and Puobllo Grounds failed to mast yesterday, owing to the donler to have a time whan it would be deliver. ed, and keep to it. “ Ong oy THE Surrenens sx Tut Desay.” the minority plan, and on « goneral ticket. LM MOYNE-FANWELL, Tho taking of testimony in tho Le Moyne- Farwell contested-cloction caso was resumed st the Hatch Houwo youtorday morning. Ollicer Willlam Dunham was examined in beball of the A REPOUNED EPISCOPAL RETURNS, To the Editor of The Chicauo Tribune? i Nnees of Ald, Warren, ils Chairman, who is Jald Citicico, Feb, 18.—Your readera will recollect | coutostee, and testilled that bo was at the | 1 one 1 with what & ourisi af trumpota {t was heralded | Polling-place of the First Procinct of the I'weu- mpiathhishurne by Maprerelansek Of ester had ague. Jndge Dickey, Corporation Counsel, has gone to Springfield in the interest of the proponed ameudmenta to the City Charter. Me returns thie evening, stopping over at Ottawa on his way home, ‘The Board of Polics yestorday appointed and eivore inas mombers of the reguiar Fire De- partment sixtoen men who have watisfactorily eorved the usual alxty days’ probation. They further amused themeclves by fining soveral other firemon five days’ pay each for various mlg- demesnors, ‘Tho bookkcepar’s office of the Board of Pubilo Works recelved a fino addition yesterday in tho shape of a mammoth Hail eafe. I¢ weighs 7 tong, and is‘one of the lurgert in the country. It la as neatly: and 86 artistically finishod as the gentlemen who will handloit, To add anything moro would merely bo a waste of papar, An attempt will be made at tho next meetin: of the Com.non Couucil to repeal the Wabase ayonne railroad franchiso, It is now claimod thatelarye majority of the propariy.owners ofthe street areatrongly opposed to it, notwithstanding the strong assertions made to the contrary. Tho way ie porfootly clear [f the Common Council sso fit to revoke the franchise, but tho probabilities are tbat thoy cannot soe itintbatheht, Ald, Stone, of tha Fourth Ward, is uoderstood to be the leader iu the movement. Jobn D, Kline, of the Fire Department, is ono of the moet unfortunate men on record, Home months ago lus wife was complotely biluded by a aurgical opcration ou her eyes, leaving to his cure # large family of oblldren. His noxt mis- fortune wasa broken avklo while doing duty at atire. His lest, and by no means least, misfor~ tune was to fallin witha buman shark styling himaolfa doctor, whowe nate ought really to be ‘published for tbe boneilt of the community. He was called in to attend to DBfr. Kline soon after tho ocident, and continued bias visite «up to the time of his recovery, In ali he made testy vielis, and for lieth Ward on the 8d of lust November, Ho saw Washington Heaiog there about 10 o'clock, but saw no aseault made apon him while there, as Hoaing had previously tentitled. Eo heard ne one call him uames or threaten to pueh hii way, ‘There wat % good deal of “hallooing” at the thne he came up, and eomo ono aaid “Push bim off,” '* Kick him vut;" he was not pat off the platform, Edward Flahorty, a bartender for Mra. O'Lrion for thirteen yoars, testified thet ste kept aeaioon ond boarding-lonse, On the day of tho election thers were at the Louse about twelve or fifteen buarders, Hu know Mr. William Stattorly, @ vessel Captain ; tho Captain hoardod with Bra. O'Brien about five or alx months before the election, Witness did not know whether he was hors ontheday of the election, but believed his name waa ropletered three times, Alr, Blatterly had boarded at tho house wince the election. Wituess did not know Mike Bullier, William Burns, aud Philip Keon ) they might have boarded there, but he was not acquaioted with thom, A groat many uailors boarded there, He knew Joun Leo; the man was out at 80a on electlon-day, but had his name registered. Witness did not know that any aailor had returoed for the purpose of voting, Ho voted Io the Firat Precinct of the Twentlets Wurd. Ho knew Frank and Owen Gordons they boarded ot his house, but did not know that thoy were in town on the day of election; he was batter posted about the boardora than Mra, O'Brien, and generally baudled the money. athe Court then adjourned til! 7 o'clock, when two witnesses were oxaminod. Thoir testimony was of no special intereat, An sdjournmont was then had antil this morning. 3 — CRIMINAL, ‘Three cows were stolon from the barn of John Keofe, night before lust, at No, 66 Wright atrcet. Robert Hughes, the watchman who mistook Olicex William Jones form thief, uight before by our Rofarmed Episcopal brothrou that the Rev. W. Ii. Johnson, Rector of Bt. Paul's Church, Charleston, 8, 0., bad withdrawn from the Episcopal Church and united with the Ne- formers. It was atated that he bad bean called to the litte Reformed Society at Louisville, What news coméa to us from Loolavillo? That this samo Mr, Johnson, disappoiated in the Re- formed movement, has returned: to’ the Eple- copal Charch, and has loft the Reformers, The Rev, Mr. Johnson saya that he ected improperly tn joining the ‘Neformera"; that “the sooner one abandons and admits an error, the better for himself and the Church,” He does not hest- tato to admit that ho has orred greatly, and acknowlodges the error. Who of tho Reformers will come noxt? = Thoy would be treated so gonecoutly and Jiberull: under Dr. De Koven that wa trust that they will au feol theinsolyes at home as to return to the old foldgagato, and thus thore ba ouc sect Jews, Dh, DE KOVES. To the Editor uf The Caicrga Tribune: Cuicaco, Fob, 8.—Will you kindly let we give one suggestion to the Epiecopal party, who daily shod so many oceans of ink onboth sides. woth seem to have ignored wholly that there was auy superintending Providonco over thetr dolibera- tious, or that He could at all be present. Why did the one party resort to the tactics that are fomillar to ue all, who know how primary eleo- tions sre couducted—buttopholing, caucusing, canvassing, smuggling in (to eay tho least) dubi- ous voles, electing their vholce fr Moderator, who always rules in their favor, coming tothe con- vention with their minds firmly fixed, offeriog a prayer to an omntsciaut being to direct th mockery. On the other elde, if the Holy Spirit dlsects thelr consultations, why noteubait? Te thie he charges @112.50, not lncinding $20 extra | sorson, the fall of b al varia! for two plysiciaps whoa ho called lo fora con- ponson. the durin, is extending fab feroncs. All this for atianding # fireman dia-| about tho Ist of Baniberts April or May at abled for active duty, with o large family of ] communication with the main land {5 attended shildrea $9 SuppOtt, niing hee Held Stet ot an with oxtrome risk. account of his whole amouating in all to -bloak th ee aT ek capa Wine, ther ase Lede aney he ree anace blag ee cae ed, b th! manta wore cot made regulaily the dostor immo- Pa Us pfeky aartots ula ‘meen eae diately preferred charges sgainat his patiant for | settied, tho population boing only about not ‘paying nin just dues, Ho has | of whomperhaps10,0U0 ronide in Chelarger tae dono thia soveral “times buat, yesterday | Jeaving only about $0,0i) acatterad over hy proved the death-blow to his a perscoution. Tho Donrd saw through tho doctor's game whoo Kiting, with tears stroamlug down hia chacks, told them that be conld not pay any more promptly then bo waa doing uader the clrowm- tances, and the Board prouptly diamissod tho cbargea on Kisno'a promising to pay as fast aa ho could. Bosides the doctor's bij! thero wore aleo two other small onos, which ho promise to pay out of bla uext mooth’e salary. ‘ho Prasident ravo @ little souud advico lo the doctor in the way of reasonable ramindersof his own oxperi- once tn cotlecting bills, sad the doctor snosked area of aomothing like 2,000 aquaro mites, facta would nen to indigate that there eee probably bs some very serious consequence ospeclally os the island-winter fe seldom Tiatked by vory noticcablo thaws, ————_—_ A Tennossoo Fox-Chaso Loads te gq ie ‘Tragic Feud. (0 Williamson County, Toan., ® tragical haa juat grown oat of a for-chasa. rene a party of Lunters captured two foxes alive, and tho quontion of right of possession got {nto thy Magtatrato’s Court, and subsequently j SHAT: Secs United States Coirt, on account of clea ee SUBURBAN. fimidation of nogro witnesses. ‘Tho footing bo. WAUREORI. twcen the prosscutian and dofeuso grow ve. hitter, and as each sido bal many fricnds, nous ly all tho peoplo living iv tho immediate acction became juterestod iu the aair, ono way of other, Tao pelud als hovwovor, ‘wont about armed totho tecth, with their weapons ready primed and swinging within onsy teach. Tue poor foxes, howovor, Innocent of the minchleg they wero making, wore all this timo langnishing in the custody of tho Iligh Sheriff. Wudnesday night last, Mobert Wilson, who was tho leader upon the aide of the plaintif’s, while riding along tho road, wns fired upon from a covered vehicle, god Instantly kiltod. A companion at tho tina was dengerousty wounded. This bloody deed will probably quash tho suit, whilo at tho same moment it brings about a murder trial. ae Opening This Day. Large Mine of ladies’ cotton underwear, our ow manutacturs, ot asaving to buyers of at least 40 pep cent. Look ut our 40-cent, 50-cent, and $1.00 co; a great bargain, Yardridgo's, 114 and 116 Sute street, ‘Two tramps, mirporting to be farm-laborors, callod lagt Monday upou Lewis Fisher, » farmor In Wauconda, and sskod for work. Ons waa im- mediately bired by 3x. Fishor, and the othor by sosigbboring farmor. Tho samo day,—Monday, tho 15th ult.,—taking advantage of Mr. Fisher's absouco, they forced an entranca inta the house, and stole a watch worth 25. Afters sbarp pur: suit, they wero overtaken at Crsutal Lako, brought before Hiram D. Burnott, Esq., com- mitted to Jatl, and lodged thore on the 17th. The church sociable bold on the 10th at Mr. Relson’s was a complote succors, over 125 per- aons boing prosent, in spite of the axtramo cold, whilst over €40 was realized. Biogular to say, Waukegan’s citizens wero reproseuted by only W. 2B. Worden and wifo, 31. 8. Kesckor and wife, and David M, Erekino, Jr. Wednesday ight o catico ball waa hold at tho Grove House, Libertyville, and Thuraday the following = sleighors = aud. dancers visited tho sama hotel for a sup- er and dauco: Mossre, Ed Upton, Ed Bests, 3. C. Durphy, FP, W. Gotchell, A. O, Bawor, Gib Watronse, O. F. Wiard, Romo Biddlocomd, W. A. Duell, 0, B. Dedrick, sud ladios, Mr. Gray, of the Gas Manufacturing Com- any. of St, Louis, was in town last waolk, scok- jug to introduce gas works tn thia city, . E, Baldwin, formorty of Now York, and Intoty of Lookport, N. ¥., was in Wankezon Monday, with tho probabio intention of starting = gpa in Chicago, and depot for slipping Wauke- DEATIS gan mineral water East, His many frieuds are anxlons that John F. Powell should accopt tho nomination fur Mayor. Mr, Powell, » Chicegoan by birth, has evertden- Ufied himaelf, since his residence in Wausegan, ‘with every ontorprise aud project tending to the aity’s bouefit, As ore of tho loading aud most succesaful manufacturors in tho Northwest, no is widely known throughout this aud neighboring Btates, and wherovor bo is knossn he is resvect- ed, whilst as a tomporsuco mao ho ju truo to the — Reed & Son’s Organs. Uf you wish to buy a first-class organ with tho fatest Improvements, the awestest quality of tone, andthe newest style of cose, go to Reed's Templo of Busi Van ‘Huron ‘streets 7 © bi sneet Ter. De. 1 Mig ie “GAIDNEM—At tha roddenos of NB Miller, Beas M Wiachnster-av., Fev. | u a . Fuaveal socved Baktedsgs ile, une bo reaidouse™ ARS | Me norsl on Satnrdsy at Qo'olnck p. m., from the red. a bor bud donee of nor huibaud, ab the plavd ot BtZ. W. 0. Goudr, BMITH—In Pacts, Jan. 8, Walter, Pr Jung forer, ngad 4 soar, eau’ of IST Paleeer Oca es ees city. URY—At Waukegan, " tart.,, of saatict favor, Least 4 ‘calles, seat anid, o backbone. months, youogoct ctuld of damnoa Yano Litas Pe Cary, {Hs eroniog, a, testare, non Japan wil be nrnocral irom io bowso ‘on Suaday alternoon, iy givoc ot tho Mothodist Chure 10 procea’ MOARTHUR--A fo'go to the School Lib:ary Fund. Pe eats, Tsiesh aaugutst of Dp. We Beet LAKE FOREST. Georgo Howland, of the Chicago High School, will locturo befora the Academy this ovening, Tho programm {is also mado attractive by vocal andinstrumontal music, ee “ THE CAN-CAN OF JOURNALISM.” ornperal ae ML a, wa. fowday. Carriages to Gracslasd SPECIAL NOTICES. Pinna nanny Centaur Liniments allay palo, eubdue swelltogs, hal borns, and will curs rhoumatlim, travin, and any flesh, bono or muscle ‘iment. ‘The Whito Wrapper ts for milly use, the low Wrapper [3 for Prieo bY vents; large bote ‘THE OLD, bes BTOREY. ‘There was an encient editcr Dwelt in Chirugo town, Avd reporters all skodsdillea When they eaw that editar frown, Ona tine, he bulng short af news talthrerz thes 81. AW Cc if Diphtheria." shaatra geen Garey ah Dinmertas rues at ‘That well would Bult tho Timea, ther Wetton tlctwent Toda of Armmonta tong He wroto au all-Gred Storey, Hae a ee En ee ee ta atten ase With which to rake in dimes, enells, ancl eatarnelly coat ase aeeecieen ae Deprtdst siathenv., Now York, Kold br all drogetsty, m thorutsand Sin bole, VAN SCUAACK, BTEVEN. Quoth ho: “I've gol, a dead eura thing: SONA RIN Wholcese Agents A theatre itn» binze, es pana Pull Sve-rcoue kilied and wounded; ~ A. good ecuration aye, Bo etralgutway ho did sit him down, And wrote so long and well, ‘That in the mornipg there sppeared Eight columns of nonpareil, ve AUCTION SALTS By ELISON, POMEROY & Co, FRIDAY MORNING, Fob, 18 0° 9:50 ototock, . Ca Te REMAND SECONDS AND FUORIITITTOoRE. Parlor, Chamber, aud Dining-room Farnitues, Loingrs Wardrubes, Bedeioats, Buronus, Wash Stance, Carzety Uddin, Stoves, and s largo atock of Gonseal Sorelan dias Clocks, Gigere, ete. ates ELISON, POMEROY £ CO,.4 and £6 Randotphat. “$10,000 Bankrant Stock! FINE WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, &€,, AT AUCTION, At our Stores, 94 & 80 Randalphest.. SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. 20, at 10 o'clock, A largs and gonoral assurtinnat of Te A Brom. Wink ing Lakin ‘and Gents" ‘vine, ‘Cab Waraiths, thai Ravkteces, Upers Costar Gold Locks, foals Ga se not 2 Ins, Jadios' Cine Set y "i ae hits tall as Holt Plate poodse ee KLISON, PUMEROY £ 0O., Auctioneers. 20,000 Pounds Prunes AZT AUCTION. FRIDAY MORNING, eb. 19, at 10 ototock, wo wf toll, without revarve, 20, Oy pana ‘arkist, Prins, te pene odor, put apia barrois, WI be sold in lula sult tho trads, boa In bold type headed ** Diarned Alive!” “Culosgo truty mourns” And harrowing tortures dld deptct ‘As honest manhood scorns, Intenso excitement did prevail, The nickels dil tlie to With snch profusion that it made Ths fabricator grin. 1, Tio cared not for tho anguish, Tie cared not for the drod ‘That ontered many a household ‘Where frends were mourned as desd; But soon {t was discovered "Twas but an Heruld'e joke, And that this tale of horror ‘Hrd endod all in amoke, v. ‘Thon tndignation filled the hearts Of ell wuo'd heard (ho tale; Bome even threatened lynching ‘Anu tiding on @ rall, And so ye ancient editor Found himself in a pickle; Ills circulation, much roduced, Did loose him many a nickla, MOBAL. ‘The moral to this Storey Is one ne'er to prov wiate, Th am that “truth fs talgly ‘Anil ever will provail,” Nonp-Szrre, ponies ELISON, POMPROY 4 CO., To tha Fiiltor of Tha Chicago Tribuns: == Bien $4 Haadtpaett Journ, Ill, Feb. 19.—Boing in Chicago yeu By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, torday, I was at Burke's Hotel in the afternoon 68 & 70 Wabash-av. about 5 o'clock, and a poor boy camo,in wantiog to soll the Times. As ho hid « large paroel under his arm, 1 asked him if he lad “got stuck.” Ho sasid he bad: that, 2s usual, he had obtained forty copies or the Times, and that be- fore now ho bad no difloulty in selling them, but yesterday everybody wanted a Tarnunx, and did not desire to buy ‘that Iying paper, the Times.” Tho poor bov was afinid to go home without money. Adj bis day haa been wasted, and Le bad thirty-five wauto papers on baud. A company of four of us subscribed a quarter cach, aud rece ommended the boy to make the extra Sccuts naeded to relmburae him for bis outlavin buyin, au unpopular paper by eelling bia useless atoc! to some rag-doaler, Yours truly, “Bact,” AT AUCTION, On SATURDAY, Feb, 20, at 9 1-2 o'clocy, 14 Crates W, G, Orookery, 6 Orates Yellow and Rookingham Ware. Household Furniture, AT 10 O'CLOCK, Blogant Parlor aod Chamber Suits, Walnut Bodstonads and Birzaus, Marple and Woo top Tables, Walnut Wardrobos, Basy Chai-4, Hall Yrees, Uxtension, Brenfast,and Ritch on Tables, Sofas, Lounsss, Show Casns, ure rors, Carpets. Floor Ohl Cloth, Mattrossss, Parlor and Office Daaks, &a. Ge: ORT + CO. By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO. BALEUROONS, lié KAST MADISON-8T. REGULAR SATURDAY BALE, FURNITURE, Pianos, Carpets, etc. Battle Creek (Hich.) Journal, Any omount of indignation fs expressed at tbo infamons performance of the Chicago Times, in giving the details of a calamity onder flaring hoad-lines, with ® partially explanatory lino in omall letters at tho boitom. What waa so ox- coodingly funny to the Times was doatn to oth- ors, aud 1% baa already cost that paper many subscribors. ‘Tho calamity wes a ‘auppositi- tious ono; but suppoaltitious news is what has been the Tunes’ atock tn trade a Uttle too long to suit many. For this kind of nows it haa always boon sbead of any Chicago paper bot for reliablo news ‘Ine Tarnune and Journal wore always in advance of lt. just GF A GENERAL ATOCK OF Goons, a peneHinG, Soars ‘AND SHOES, KSDAY, BEB. $3, A‘ 934 O'OLOU! AT als Ant MADIS Siena By LEONARD & CO., ‘81 Hast Madisou-at., opposito MoVicker's Theat New &Second-Hand Foritarg, This Day, at 9:30, Comprising Giegant Parlor Sults in Drocatelin, Tepe seca Neitapneies Cramer bet stress Chalrs, Carpets, Bedding, 4o., LUSNARD & 00., Anctiantary, ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & COs Anotlonvors, stand 8 Yast Medlsop-1t Saturday, Feb. 20, 0a. m., at Auction, The Contents of 2 Private Drvelings, ‘Ounslating of Blogaut end Common Furciturs hold Geode, consisting ia pare uf ors ON Cwmetnnati Enquirer (editortad, The Chicago Times of Saturday morning pub- Vohes « brutal sensation, in the farm of an an- nouucoment of the burning of a prominent thes- tro of that city on the previous ovening, giving dotalle of tho affalr, with lists of the dead and dying,—which contained many prominent names, —snd it is denounced both by the prere and the publio of Chicago ns ashamaloss abuse of tho reas, The excise of the Jimes is that it wishad call attention to the inseaure character of Chi- cago theatres; but, aa the now theatres all aro excoptinoully sate, the excuse of course aniounts to nothing, Sprinnfeld ((U.) Fourna, ‘The dishos of ‘“‘hamble plo” served by the Chicago Times for the benoit of Lonergan, rt Ashtou, and Fairbank, prove how hopelesaly nd Tugenta Carte Se and C Dankrupt that sleet {4 in morals, Ite quartering eres teat royeteloadlay bbet rt ite logialative correspondent on tho State ‘T'reas- ury at $4 per day shows it to be oqually hard-up dnancislly, Nag Tho Chicago Times’ logistative corrspondent and Committee Clerk (Hayuie) iy in no danger of losing elther of tia positions for lack of servility, Laudation of Haines scourcs him $4 por day, and cow that he has commenced to alander the Btato Printera he will be appreciated by the Zimes, —_+—__—. Winter en Prince Edward Isiand. From the Loston Journal, A dispatch announving that Prince Edward Sa AUCTION SALE Dy Assignee of the late tirm of Gottwals § McDonous Picture Doales, - ARE ENTIRE STOCK AND FIETUR Wil) be sold ta tha niqbest bidder, regardioss of +slae Fias Oil Patasluge, Sock Eee Witaliy iiblar, Miscrficnouay Doves, Bieroe o os 63 og Saturday Moraing, Fab. 2h opt ‘and contioue muralug and stterugsa of esc TAS until ¢da tiniienso stock + ‘na grote of sbure Bru, 248 South Clazk-at osed of, at ee a Pitoaaptirn Inland (a at presoat ouehuge snow-beok gives | By WILKINS, BItUSII & CO. but a ulight ides of tho aufferiug that cust oxist 106 and 197 Eaat Randolph-st. : there. An island paperof tho 4th inst, atates Vane that in some of the setiloments the farmers find | Dlegant Furniture at Auction. it impossible to get, Hrewood, and Faire been | | gatiRDAY, Feb. 3s 10. m.1 Pastor Galle a Sb ase compel to burn their fences, and in some Plush, Toi Hair Clot ra atgtos, Matt je TOP caasa cut down their cicbarda, fn one loeality | Guember ‘ey else, ‘Bafass Lounges orn & barn broke down with the weigutot anow upon | Wardrobes 3 the Dest gaailty; ‘content fk Winter on the taland ls aleaye © rigzrons | ™Ulsnee! Haves tie TY tne ausiioneee