Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, SNe ———————_—————————————— Teglalature and Stato Government from which he Serivces claltn to arost wero never Irgally elector, andthe Senata knows it. Jct Me, Birrirn atop canting demegogiim about tho colored soto: the 1 publican party has bect fuoled tow mnucls by lm, and other auch men, into offorta to esteh tide, or that, or the other clasa of yote, It ta high timo for the party ta bogin looking after, not tho Uerman vote, nor tho Inuh vole, nor tho colored vote, but the people's vole. pte ee PERSONAL, Bast Wanp ja offoring Lig monoy to lecturo, Faann 8, Coaxvnay, tho actor, is at tho Shor- man ITouso. Tho Rrowixas-Benxanp Concort Company were \n tho city yestorday, Epuoxp and Juzrs Gonciavx, of Paris, aro arrtvala at the Palmer Mousa. ‘Tho widow of ox-Gov. Henny Caro, of Michi- gan, died at Flint on Sunday, aged 70. W. W. Dovinatox, of this city, ts proparing plans for tho nuw Windsor Tote! nt Montreal. Don't forget Mrs, Mazpen’s bonofit Monday night. It will be tho first sbo has over had In tho city. Tho funcral of tholate O. 8, Heap, who diod at Konoaba, Fridsy morning, will ocour this afternoon, A company of English light comed:ene— known as Onaven Roninson’s ‘* Casto” com- pany—tis coming to America. A new comedietta, Maggic's Situation,” by the veteran Mapison Monto, baa boen actod in London, without much success, howevor. Capt. Ropext Porter, formerly of Company A, Twenty-ninth United States Colored Regi- ment, now of Hearne, Nobingou County, Tex., 18 visiting friends in this city. ‘With tho immutability of Time itsolf, tho New York Sun repeats the joke abont Deacon Rici- agp Suita, It has now reached tho 17,223d edi- tion, and the papor is not tired of it yet, Gronax De Barriate, who brought over 1,000 slavea from tho South to Canada without tho consent of theic owners, previous to tho War of the Rebellion, died at Detroit youtorday, Mennx M. Sairu has takon tho oditorial chair of tho Brooklyn Unton, and, from the clover eu say on “Tho Symptoms of Cotarrh” on tho city pago, itieclear that bia right hand has not lost ite cunning. Savo your pennies, Tho Providence Press pays ft nover heard iv fanoral oration or sermon, tnd goldom in private convorsation, the opinion prpreased that a roan with 810,000 income had yone to hell. An Indianapolie Judge, whenover an iufantino widition is mado to his family, has tho namo of the newcomer engravod on his watch-chain, Ho ban just handed tho chain to tho ongraver for tho ninth tino, Mra. Scnuyter Conrax and sop, accompanied by tho Misses Wane, arrived yesterday at tho Grand Pacific, where they will romain until Mr. CoL¥ax completes scveral lecture engagements an this vicinity. ‘ - Bome of the metropolitan papers are very se- Yero upon Mr, Benon, although ho isnot the nuthor of that very popular sentiment, *Boctor that every Now York editor should die thao that ono good horze should perish.” A poot of Hickman, Ky., thas describes the girl he adores: The glance of her eyo fy blae ruin, Hire binsh fa the blood of the vines fer pout {8 punch in whose browing ‘Tart, mugar, and spirit combino, ‘No loss than forty-five parishea of the Catholic Bishop of Stedlicz hove gone over to tho Greck Church ina body. Tho sickened shepherd had bettor take ono of bis own powdors. He is doubtless working by hook or by crook to recover them. Annire Lanne, 6 12-year-old Fronch girl of Kankakoo, Ill, singa in English, Fronch, Ger- man, Itallan, and Spavish. Milo, Aunanz hag hoard hor, and recommends study in Europo ; and tho folks noxt door: havo cohood ALmx's tecommondation unceasingly. Jadgo Lonosrazer, of South Carolina, tolla s sed tale of Miss Carmenine Bezourn’s youth. Years ago eho was botrothad to ALEXAXDEn Fisnen, tho Admirablo Crichton of fitty yoars ago, who was shipwrecked and drownod, and her life haa beon a porpetuai mourning. Mavison Sweerzen, Esq., one of the plonesra of Northorn Indiana, diod auddonly at Tort Wayno yesterday morning of apoplexy, at the agooréé, Mr. Sweerzen has boen a prominent tltizon of Northorn Indiana sineo 1880, and was sxtensively Inown throughout tho Btate. AroLoay wae the greatest winner on the En- gilsh turf last your, being credited with £12,860, whilo Gxonog Fneventcr and Aruantio, who came noxt, won for thelr owners £6,075 and £5,625 reapoctively, Anvextune honda the let of winning siras with £21,000, followod by Brain Atnot, with £16,000, Gxouox Atrnep Towngenp says of Trropore Tinton: “Lot him, composo a besutiful epi- tapb, repost it to Mfrs, Woopnurt and a fow lhundred other sympathotic old maida and graas- widows, and then get undor it.” “Gath” ale waya was o triflo changeable in his opinions, but TowNsENp ought to know that ‘l'on is not the aman whois “going under” in thie fight. A now extravaganza, produced in ‘London by" iMr. and Mra, Genuan Rezo, is callod ‘ Auclont ‘Britons,” ‘Tho action is supposed to occur in ‘the your 5005 A.D, Tho Britons, eavages who havo tholr abode among the ring of Loudon, aro intorviowed by an enterprising Fiji Telander, tnd what tho London Observer calla “s run- ning firo of allusions to bygone days" ts topt up throughout tho piece with amusing resulta, Mr, Gitpenr a-Beoxert, a son of tho author of “The Comla History of Rome,” wrote the ploce. A Georgia writer who happoned tosee a women ‘onthe care got off the following of her: ‘Bho {asroreand radiant ariatoorat; white, serono, and whining aa a.utar; full-bodied and voluptn- ous; eyes of decpest blue, and a wealth of gold- en hair, cought from her sloping shouldory in Rreat tawny’ masses. Bho iaas fair oa newly- fallon snow, and the chante whitences ja nowhero v broken, save in her coleatial palma, where the prisoned blood kindles into a rose color, or in her curling lips, where impatience whipa it into ® passion,” Brooklyn Argus: In an anonymous poem, en- titled “Katy Carey's Vision of Judgment,” we flud the following stanzas : As Dorey held iis Susan Q, Ho clasped hor hand and fondly emiled, And rald to her, “By white-aouled oblld, O (oll ine, tell me you believe, Atuer, utmer, c'est a virre.”’ Bho droops her head, as if to rest A moment ou bie manly breast,— ‘Then, blushing, gute fo lis even, Au, pouting very sweetly, cries? “0 desreat Ls, I do buliove, Atmer, ain "est @ viore,” On Wilham's Fork, Arizona, « man namod Keaayry lout a mula, and blamed two man with hating atulen and wold the auimal. He weut to thelr cabin; an angry discuasion arose; ho drew Brovolver, fired firat at ono, then at the othor, and goon aftor lefe thom both for dead. Atter- Rard he roturned to tho cabin to take @ look at hig victims, Oponing the door, ho was con- fronted by one of the dead" men, who had nie tufllcient strength to procure # shot © contents of which he specdily buried in Keanner’s body, killing him instantly, HOTEL aRbivals, we, Hallam, Oot We. mare; D, d, Beunett, Teese dona a ER "Fipio, W. J, Williams, . estey, ‘Atcuizouy Veoticse00.,.4Shernian ¥ Hotei, X, Guang, Boston t a, 3, ae Pie! Dat ney pot . Da te 44. Kaus, New York; Tremont Houss—J, 8, be lo ed 9192, aud be 1 oak haps fot ns pape coy Be ou the THE WAHL BROTHERS. Dostruction of Their Immense Factory. Singular Delay in Giving the Alarm. ‘ Statements of the Various Per- sons. Concerned. The Loss Is About $400,000 and the Insurance $86,500, Probable Qause of the Conflagra- tion—-Unavailing Pre- cautions. Future Plans Undecided. Chicago seoms doomed to n poriodical destrao- tion by fire. Ono by ovo the Jarjeet houses in tho clty have succumbed to the flames, aud twico a aweoping conflagration bas lovoled alt alike. Tho July firo, which devastated a vast tract in tho South Division and threatened the destruc- tion of the entire business portion of tho city, was afterwards followed by tho State atreat fire, and tho destruction of tho most palatial Jowelry house in tho West. Tho building has but scarecly been rebuilt, even with the pressure of Chicago enterprise, whon deatruc- tion ogain breaka loose and again burns itself out, consuming ovorything in ite way. Yostor- day morning about 3 o'clock tho glue factory of the Wahl Brothers was discovorod to bo on firo, and before dawa the ontiro works were a heap of broken brick, destroyed machinory, and ashes, The factory was the largest, without a singlo ox- ception, of any in the world, Tho buildings eecupied about 8 acres on tho cast fork of tho south branch of tho river, fronting on Benson atreot, between Vhirty-firat and Thirty-secoud atroota. TRE WAIL BROTHERS, Christian and Louis, came to this city in 1854, and after running a amail factory ou tho North Bido for s few monthe, moved out to their lato location, where they Lavo since continued, In 18C4 the works wore for the first timo partially Gostroyed by fire, Tho losa at this time wag osti- matod at about $100,000, nearly one-half of which was coverod by fosurauce. ‘Tha works wero rapidly rebuilt, and hayo beon run- ning almost continually until about four weeks ago, when thoy wors closod two weeks for repairs, At tho oxpiration of that timo work was again commenced but not to the full capacity, about 260 mom boiug employed, whera- og at full blast it required some 30 or 400 mon to run all the difforont dopartronta. THE Wonks consisted of a large three-otory biick structure aurrounded by at least twonty-sovon umallor buildings, These, togethor with tho stock, aro ostimatad at betweon #400,000 and $500,000, sl- though it is probablo they could not be replaced for less than $600,000, They kopt thelr own machinists, carpoutora anu other mechonics on thelr own premises, and had ovorything complete and arranged oa the vory beat scientino principles. ‘The dry-housos, inooe of which tho fire originated, wore ex- traordinary for their design and completencss, ‘Thoy employed about 400 mon when running to full capacity and turned ont 2 maximum of soven tons of gluo daily. The wizs aud capacity of tho worl aro fally illustrated by tho fact that dar- ing lost year, 1,600 tons of gluo wero turned out aud sold, ‘Tho worha bave been almost entlroly freo from accidents of oll kinds, only two deaths baying ovor occurred among the workmen ou- gaged, These two mou were killed by the ox- plosion of s tack somo two yeare ago, and ever since, ns before that ocourrod, ovorything has | run smootlly. ‘TY Frnw WAN FIRST NoriceD by an omployo nomed ‘Tiodo, who was at that timo coming ‘on duty to aasiot in runing of u tau of glue, Ho first wont tothe large gix- story building formorly used as a dry-houso, but which has boon vacated almost complately until recontly, when it has boen Thoated aa & resort for tho mon during nooa-lour, on ho opencd the door he discorored that it was all silro on the inside, andho shouted “Tire!” ‘The watchman coming up at this juncture, tho alarm waa nade general, aud tho watchman states that he immodiately soundod the alarm from the box on tho building. Tho foraman of tho factary had by thls time boon aroused, and ho, together with the two night firemen, got out the houo, and had just got to work whon they wero driven off by the flames, Joho Boyer, the watchman, distinctly atates that he gave the alann from Box 84, right after ho discovered the building ta bo on fire, and bis statement ie strengthened. by ® policeman who gaw che door of the box open a fow minutea after Boyer clains to baye sounded ‘THE FAILURE TO GIVE THE ALARM PROMPTLY in thia justauco reaulted, no doubt, in tho total deatruction of tho great works; for, iad tho Fire Departmont beon called out inimediately after tho discovery of the tiamos, tt is probabla the buildings would have beon saved, with com- tively trifling loos, At the presont time it 8 imposalblo to definitely rest the blame on any of the partios concernod, and, | until ‘ thorough investigation ia had bofore the Boerd of Police and Firo Commissioners, it would be unwise to attach it to anyof the individuals who. took part in the working of tho instruments, Pending the investigation, William H. Brown, the operator on duty at tho Fire-Alarm Tele- gtaph office in tho clty building, has beon aus pended from service. THE PARTIOULADS in regard to the dinastrous dolay ara aa follows: John Beyer, who ia unable to speak the En- Blish languago, and hae made hie statemont through an intorproter, was tho nigbt-watchman on duty at the gluo works, Je claims to have Arat board the cries of “Fire!” “Fire!” while walking on the west sido of the yard, noar the rivor, sod ran around on the ‘Thirty-trst stroot sido to the office, and opened tho door of signal- box No, 84, and pulled down tho spring. This Wi 4 he Btates, at 9:15 o'clock, Officor Norton, of the Deer; i Streas (Bergt. Hood's) Station, asserts that he turned in Box No, 83, at tho corner of Archer and Ashland svonuos, at R Olticor Maverty, of the same station, claims to havo turnod in Bor No, 82, at the cor- nor of Archer avonue and Broad street, at tho Bomo time,—%:15, Roundaman Crogan rtatoa that he pulfod the spring of Box No. du again at 8 After pulling in Box No, 82, Haverty ys ho ran back to the plue-factory, nd, finding the door of Box No, 84 open, pulled down the spring again. Not- withatanding this, thers waa no alarm given and Crogan caya ho ran to the Decring Street Volice-Btation, and instructed Btation-Koopor Scanlan to call tho city telograph oflice on tho police instrument. Scanlau ct to have dous 80, and, aftor the ee of goven minutes, to hava received no reply. ile then went to the Babcock shetaeehonss: next door to the atation, and, after looking at the fro fora moment, and finding that ho alarm had beon givon ou tho bells or gong, yan foto the siation and repoatod tho call to Con- tral Station. By this timo fully ten minutes had elapsed from tho timo he mado the first call, Ho tecelyod a reply from the maln oftice, and in- ftructod the operator to ring the alarm from Box 81, which is at the atation, ‘The bella struck 81 iomediatoly afterward, and the flromen respond- ed prompily. the oporator at the talograpli-ofice, states th rator at the tolegraph-office, states that he heard no sigoals from any of the boxes’ until ho was adjuating the dials propertory to ringing the bells for Box 81, aud thon ho heard the usual slguals given by the mall gouge when alarme Bro sent from the boxes. sing busy with the dials, which roquire careful adjustment and close Observation, he waa unable to pay heed to any signals coming in at that moment; for {0 ia often the ease that several boros are tarued in simul- tenoonsly for the same fire. The signals ho heard caine over the same cirouit, a fact which .| Would make it appear that all tho boxes above montioned were turned in at about the wane time. Tie eaye that be wax engaged ata deek, close to the instruments, writing a totter, when he heard the call of his otico—two™ from ** four-ons,” Deering Street Police Statian, on what la kuown as the South Bido police-in- etrument. He anuwered immadatoly, aod wae told to give an alr trom Hox 81, which he pro- Seeded to do insteuter, As tg customary, and inmperatiy: joked at the clogk, whiols in- vetorded the je io the paper attached to tho registoring-machino, upon which all eignaks aro Indicated by alectricity. ‘Tue raporter intervinwed the Superintendent of tho Fizc-Alaran ‘Telegraph, Sti, CHANDLEA, and learned from him that tho adJustmont of tho inatrumenty might lisve been too low, and thore was 8 bare porsibility that the signals might have boan cont and conld not be hoard by Brown, but ho thougat it unlikely, and wae ato load to ace count for tho tardiness of tho afarm Inany othor way thon that of neglect on tho part of thoso who claim to havo turned In tho boxes, or on that of Brown, whom ho rogards aan faithful and zeatoun operator, and who haa never Louw caught napping during » long service. Yentor- day ho discovered a difference of twolve minutes in tho tine of tho police-station snd tho central olfice, the clock at tho formor place being tho faster ove. Thus it would appesr that ninoteon minutes olapsed from the tina when Beanlao muado his first callon the polico initiumont to tho thne of tho alarm given by tho bells, If this time fs correctly glvon by tho partion, ft soems that tho flro was burning fully Lalf an hour bo- foro the engines arrived. It will bo soon from tho abovo report that Boyor’s, Norton's, and Ravorty’s timo of turoing iu tue boxes thoy claimed to have used ia the wang, 3:15,—a rather strange coincidence. Mr. Chandler saya tho wirea might have boen tomporarily obatructod or ernssed whon tha boxes wero turned in, bat ho tested all of the circufts yesterday inorning. and found them fn good working order, The pravalling wonthor baa been oxcellout for the oparation of tha instru- mente. Ho also tested Boxes 81, 82, 83, and 84, —thoro used, or claimed to havo beon uod, youturday morning,—aud found thomin perfoct. Wworning order. ‘The spring boxes will stand a suddan ork without affecting tho Inetrumenty in them, but Chandler atatos that it would bo poralblo for an excited person to giva ono of thom such a sudden and herd pull as todiear- range the mochaniam, and causo a failure of tuo signal derired. So far as the observations of the night report- or of Tus Tnmuse has gone, Mr. Lrown hos ale ways boen found at hia post at all hours of the night, Lo saw lim at o fow minutes before 2 o'clock yesterday morning, wido awalo as veual, and occasionally teating tho instruments, which Lie claims woro adjusted proporly whon tho alarm was given by him, aud bolioves that, ifthe boxes woto struck at the timo stated by the odicory, ho would havo received notice by the wlich of tho inetrumonta or rioging of the small gouge, which. are vory sousitivo to tho slightest curront of electricity. , THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE can bo nccounted for by no other fact than that the building liad become overhuated by tho fire in the furnace, It might possibly have boon caused by n epark from a workman's pipo, al- though this is highly improbable, as, lad tho origin beon a slow aud gradual increase from 4 spark, it would in oll likelihood havo been noticed by the watchman or his provious round, Sho theory that the building had been over- heated gnina the most crodence from tho fire- men, who stato that the building was a macs of flamo threo minutes after it was tirst discovered, Tho watchmon counected with tho Piro Do- partmont gave eixht slarms to ongines Nos. 15 atid 6, and they were soon on tho grounds, and, togethor with the Babcock chomical, worked their utmost, but all was of no avail. By tho time that the nlurm bad boen properly given to the Departmont, tho vast works woro surely doomed to dostruction, and tho couceutzatod of- forts of tho Firo Dopartmont merely confined tho flamoa within the yatd. ‘The only building devtroyed, other than the factory tnulldings, wos a two-story framo building, north of the worlas, owned and occupied by Charlos Chardet. Tie estimates his loss at $1,000. It was reported that some of tho employes had j beon burned wile cudoavoring to stay the tire, but none of thom woro missing youtorday, and, so far aa can bo learned, there wore no casualties during the progrogs of tho conflagration. Engine No. 0, while procceding to the firo, upact at tho corner of Arnold and ‘Tsvanty-sixth strocts, but fortunately cecapod damage, and waa righted quickly, and econ after put iuto wore vies. None of hor company waa Injured, Assistant Fire-Marsal V’atrio stated ycatorday that Lo agw the flra from an engine-houxe toner in bis district fally twolve minutes before tho gong was struck, wod others also report baving observed it, yot no one communicated with tho Coutral Olticé, as they auould bave dono, under the circumstuncos, ‘fhe danger to the surrounding proporty was at timos oxccodingly great, the sparks aud cin- ders falling in vast showers on the roof of tho Catholic Church on Archer ayonue and tho sur- rounding wooden buildings. Tho wind wax moat fovorablo, blowing in gontle breezes from tho southwest, aud not unficiently strong to carry the apace and cindors outuide the grounds cov- ered by the Fire Department. Wion Marshal Benner arrived on tho scone the flaines had spread to all parta of the gronnds, and = faw hours later tho ontire works, togethor with a yast amount of machinery and stock, with the oxcoption of = fow small out-bousos, tho ofico, and a fow bins — filled with horns and teaners’ wcraps, wor duced to 8 mass of rubblab, hero aud thore the ragged edge of 4 wall projecting, aud tho tall, mavsive chimnoys standing as wmonumonte to tho desolation below, ‘The glue and secapes emitted a most offensive smoll dur- ing the burniug, aud it way soou known all over town that the glua-factory tad at Inst suce cumbed. Lt was alinoat as gonorally known that tho lous was immense and the insurance ox tremely light. Louia Wahl has long been noted tor bis antrpathy to insurance, preferring to em- pley, the maouoy which woald otberwige have en expended in prowmiume iu adding to the apparatus for tho extinguishment of fires. For- tuuately for him, however, his brother and only Pp Christian Wahl, provious to his de- parture for Germany, in Ingt November, insisted on having tho works insured to somo extont. Accordingly, POLICIZa WERE TAKEN OUT on ths following companies for the appended amounts: Adriatic Fire, New York ‘2stus of Martford. . Fire, Pittab Anvelean, Philadelphia, . aeoo Atluutie, Hew York. 1,690 Atlas, lartford,, 2,000 dangor Insurauce Company. Diack Raver, Watortow 1 Moxtou Underwriters’, : ‘Mochuntes' and Trado: Mercantile, Cleveland, Michigan Btatescers Millvilw, Bhoo and Leatber, Doston,.,, St, Paul Firy and Marine, es Ciizons! Fire, Wiseltn; Bouth Side, Pttavurg. Bostmen’s Fire and ‘TUR PRECAUTIONS takon in protecting the works from all fre wore without doubt tho most oxtengive in any build- jog or buildingy iu the country, ‘hore wore on the promi ach dalivering: hoarly 1,000,000 of gallons daily. Besides this enormous ‘supply of water, the buildiugs wero closely connocted with the river, furnishing an inoxhanstiblo supply of water whouovor neod- Zech housoon tho grounds was supplicd with two or threa laddory, at alt titoes ready for actlyoservico, Thor wero distributed through- out all the works 250 pails, kept filled with wator at sll times, Connected with tho engines was # poworful steam-pump of groat capacity, ‘Chis waw kept conuected with a reel of hose 234 tuchey in diameter and 50d feet in longth. Meuldua thevo, thero waa a Babcock two-whooled gaping, & boso-cart for the wano, two ameller Bal ks, and s large quantity of smaller hose distributed all through tre factory. ‘Tho Fire Depsrtinent had been wystematically trainod ou the grounds of tho buildings, and kuow exactly where everything waa located. Prominont members of tho Fire Depastwent had time and again visited tho works, aud doatructod tho standing corps of fremon iu the employ of tbe firm Pond how and what they wore to dosbould a fire over osour, Lro- queptly lociplent fro in aud around the build iogu Lave boon extinguished by these flroman, i in an unguarded moment the fro salzed ita old aud novor once relinyuished its graep wutil tho rulu waw complete, Mr. Wahl was firet noti- flod Of the occurence yestorday moroing about 7 o'clock by Mr. Holman, the Superintendent of the factory, Toe Huperiutendent and Air. Wahi Wore about the anly oool-headed ones connect- ed with the eeteblishaont, Mr. Webi bore hie lop with 3° masy, | aud mover Oc08 gave | Way Ye In fact ho hardly aeemod to realize the disaster until quite tate in tho day, aud then ho anya le could Iraraly make up his sind to feot doxpond- ct, Hia oye waaes clear and bright as usual, aud never & tear sphere ‘oxcept when noma kind friond, among his niuneroun ones, grasped him Kindly by tho band and offered him all the pecuniary sitecor they conld offer. Then hin emotions arose aud tha loars Htood aut in beads on his cheeks. Early ix tho afternoon he tolograthed the vowa to bis brother Christian, iow uujourning in Wolubaden, Germany. He oxpectas that ho -will immediately return to tho city, whon Jt is probable they wiil decide whethor to robuild or retirn from active business, In tho meantime he hopes lo recure vome neighboring packing-hotno to use np the steck now on hand, ane supply all linmeuiato wanta in tho gluo trade. ‘Cho main office being located at 49 #rankliv stroct, and all tha con tonia of tho factory-oflico hiaving been presorvod intact, no interruption will take place in the business, Roally the deepest aud moxt keenly felt luss is aunony the hundreds of workmen who srothua thrown out of employmont, many of them probably for montha, owing to the present lull In the labor-market. : ——_ OTHER FIRES, AT DUBUQUE, IA, Sneeral Diepateh to Phe Chteavo Tribune, Donvaes, In., Feb, 22.—The large and costly dwolling-house of C. H, Peck caught fire from a defective fluo, this ovening, sud waa burned to the ground, the family only waving 8 portion of tho furniture, One of Mr. Peck’s sons was con- fined in an upper room of the house with a bro- ken log, and waa only removed with great difl- |. culty. Lose, ¢2,000; insurance, $1,400. ‘AT WOOSTER, 0. Sveciat Dispatch ta Lhe Chicago Tribune, Woosrer, O., Fob, 22.—The building occupied by W. P. Kingor, on East Liberty street, as 0 residence and provision store, was totally dostroyed by tire Iset wight, about 8 o'clock. Lose, #0,000; Insured for 84,000 in tho Rich- and Mutual and Western Union. AT BELLEVUE, O. Crevetann, 0., Feb. 2i—-A firo at Bollevuo, Q., this morning, destroyed tho furniture-tore of Wise & Grogs, grocery-storo of J. H. Weber &Co., and tho tin-tore of 8. E. Foity. Loss, £10,000 to $12,000, Inaurance, £8,000, AT LOVELAND, 0. Lovetanp, O., Feb, 22.—Tho louse of Gen. ‘Thomas Heath, one of sho beat in the pluco, was totally destroyed by firo thia evening. Most of the furniture was eaved. The fire originated io the ro0f, Lovs aud insurance unknown. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Special Luapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Jacksonvinie, Ill, Fob. 22.—An accident oc- curred on the Paoris, Pokin & Jacksouvilio Rali- rond at So'clock Saturing avoning, about 30 miles north of hore. A broken rail throw the Passeugor car from tho track, and it rolled down 8.20-foot embankment, landing boltom upin a ditch, Conductor Cork found himself lying wedged between two soats, with coals of tire from tho stove scorching him, The top of tho car, whieh was thon the bottom, was on fire, and furnished the only light. Cork broko down tho car door and oxtinguished the flamos with snow, Bix passengere were in tho car. Alt but one wero injured. C. H. Underwood, of Chicago, wag badly cut on the head aud faco. Harry Royuolds, of Pol:in, had hia jaw brokes Dr, Diffenbacher, of Havana, had bis u broken, The couductor, brakeman, newebo: snd others wero moro or less hurt. The car wi badly wrecked. AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY. Spectat Dispaten to the Chicaco Tribune, Senixariery, Ll,, Fob, 22.—Henry Kramer, page iu the House of Nopresentatives, fell from the baniators of the stairway in the rotunda of tho Stato-Houso to-day, a distanco of 23 fect, re- coiving aeovoro out over biecyo, His rightarm was broken, and big left arm dislocated at the wriat. t was fearod that the skull was broken, bat it was sscortained not to be. His injuries may sot prove fatal. His mother is Iving quito ill, and is poor. Her buabsnd, a Mr. ‘fimmis, was killod on tho roilroad a fow months ago, be- ing run ovor by a train from which he had fallon. Hor first husband, Kramor, and father of the little boy, was ® rallroad enginsor, and was killed in an accident. THREE CHILDREN FROZEN TO DEATH. New Yorn, Feb. 22.—A dispatch from One- onta, N. ¥., atatos that during tho intense cold of Inst week three children named O'Brien, ranging in ago from 8 to 11 years, were forced by thelr parents, who aro bsekot-makors, resid- ing In Exoter, to utart on tholr usual peddling tour. On the following morning tho bodies of tha children were fouud on tho road between Exotor and s noighboring town, frozen to death, tho oldest with bia arms around the neck of the youngoat. =. DROWNED. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicace Tribune, Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22,—Saturday morn- ing, Isaac Haydis,a well-known lawyer from Bourbon County, Ky., who has beon visiting poople noar Independence, while crossing tho Allssouri River on the {co walked into an alrhole and waa drowned. His remains were not ro- covered, THE WEATHER. Wasutnaton, D. C., Fob. 22.—For tho Upper Misuissippi and Lowor Missouri Valleys, aud tho Northwest, rising or stationary baromoter, north- erly wiuda, cooler, partly cloudy weather, pow bly followed by lower prewsure and southwest winds. For the lake region, westerly winds, eolder, cloudy weather, with occasional rain or snow, and sing barometer, {CAL ODSERYATIONS. Cuicago, Feb, 22, Tine, [are Thefts [Kain Wither, O59 a, 10,129,846 29 Tila. E,, freab, Maga, ta, 39.70. 40] 73'S, bral 2:00 p. 304 8, 29.52" 43) . 3353p. 1m.|20-77 4a) 75'S. 9:00 p. 3015,20-82, Si} 109. 20:16 p. m0,,29,87] 311 _ 89; ‘““Moxitaum tlermomoter, 49; minimum, 2, GENENAL ODSERVSTIONS. Cuizaco, Fob, 22, Weather, 38. bewks.). 201N.E., gentic asl, Wi, froth, 4a W. 03) Cloudy, Threatening: 95] ONIN, 39.00]—10)4. "x, Ught, 0.78] da(8., free, [30,00] —i|N, We, Hight among tho glittering objects of {utorcs! whow window of Col. Andrewa’ diamond palaco on Montgomery utrect, It attracted o great doal of attoution yosterday. Ite weight GL 1-16 karate. It was found in Africa two yous ago, aud waa token to Amstenlam, whoro it way cut sand pollelad, ‘Tienty-two mouths were occupied fn subjecting it to those pro- conses, It ia wlightly of color, aud consequent. iytte valuo te anly plocod ‘at $99,000, Col. An— drawa’ brothor, residing in London, socured tho om and forwarded it to this city. Lue next largest @amond iu America iv owned by * Boas” ‘Tweed, and weighs 175¢ karate. ‘Ihe late Jim Fisk bad one of 16 karata’ weight. The moat vetusble diamond owned in San Francisco up to thiy time tain the possevelon of Lloyd Tovia, and is sald to be worth #15,Wu. ——— A “Slow?! Moree: Not long since, ssys the New Havon Union, a cortoin clergyman fu this city way tho reciplont of a horse, a6 9 gift.from « frieud in Now York, The rovorend yentleman, upon receiving the gitt, invested in the uccawury accowsories, and started on @rido, Ho had but a short dis- tance when ho was Seurprined at the epoed of bis horas, who seemed excesdingly ambitious, and pavied everything on tho road. A loiter to the Now York friend was the result, Joquiring wh; 0 Bent ry faut homo, “The auower came, waring tbat the horse had been boughs fore fast one, but that after trying him he found that he was anabl ica Bottoe tiene than 2315, sod had coms yy Rotten rid o} eUergyueD B01 isis Wéd hore, i 1875. AFFAIRS OF STATE. No Business in the Eilinois Legislature Wess terday. Senate Resolutions Regarding Adjournment to Be Introduced. Disagreement of the Two Bodics Recited and Guberna- torial Prorogation Asked, Eleomosynary Officials Rioting ‘upon Commonwealth Substance, ILLINOIS, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. XO RESSION YESTERDAY, Spectal Diepateh to Whe Chicago Tribune, Brninariep, Fob, 22.—The House baring patriotically adjourned over, in order to duly observa the birthday of George Washington, mombora loft for their homes, Saturday, with their valises filled with the week'a washing and thelr pockets crammed with candy for tho ba- bies, and will return to-morrow, complacont in tho happiness that comes of having done the propor patriotic thing, and secured a holiday by doing so, ‘Iho Konate resolved to do its duty to the people of the groat Stato of Illinois, aud refused to adjourn. Yet the Senators also de- parted Saturday for therrhomos with their week's wash and pockets full of candy, aud will not re- turn till to-morrow, Tho few who lived too far away too homo remained, mot this morning without a quorum, received a petition against tho ropeal of the fomporanco law, a resolution or two, and adjourned. Breolo will to-morrow offer tho following in the Sensto: Wurncax, A resolution—of which tho following tn scopy, to wit: “Resolved. By the Bonute uf the State of Iliinots, the Motes of Loprenentatives concurring horeln, that this Legislature adjourn sine dic on Sat- urday, Feb. 20, 1615"—was on the i4th day of Jan- uary, 1875, adupled by the Senste, and, polution—of Thich the follox- Rested, By thy Senate, tho sce coucurfing herein, ‘that, of this General Ansembly shalt adjourn on Wednesday, the 3d day of Sfarchtnest, they shall adjourn rine dio"—war, on the 16th day of Fel- ruary, 1875, adopted by the Heuate, cod, Witkavas, ‘Tho Hous of Reprotentatives haa failed and refused to concur with the Senate iu the adoption of sald resolutions ur either of them, thereforo, be It Reslved, By the Bouate that a disagreement existe Doweensthe Benatennd House of Reprasentatives, with respect fo the time of adjournment of this General As- sembly and that the Prealdent anit Secretary of tho Sen- ate be, and they are hereby, directed ta certify tho fact of such disagreement to the Governor of this State, tn pursuance of Bec, 9, Art. §, of the Conntitution, ‘There is difference of opinion among Sonators asto whether, upon receipt of such cortiticate, tho Governor is vested with discrotionars pow ors as to proroguing the General Axsembly, Tho Letter opinion seems to bo that it is now obligatory upon him to doso. In the ovont of tho passago by the Sonate of Bteelo’s reaolutions and the proroguing of the Legisiature, the Goy- ornor will immediately call awpecial session for tho exclusive purpose of considering and passing the necessary appropriation bills." ‘The geno fooling among Mepublican mombera fs that this is tho only means by which to get chia Logisla- ture out of the slough in which it haa by bope- Jags incapacity mired itself. BILL FOR THE PROTECTION OF RAILWAY TRAY- LENS, The great bill for tho relief of rallrond travol- ers will be roported shortly from tho Hougo Rai way Committco, Of course, it is aimed at extor- tlous. Among others at which it will be aimed, is tho sleeping-car extortion, That it will dis- noun of by limiting the charges to 1 for a 800- jon and £1.00 fora utate-room. But tho par- ticular outrage with which it will grapple is, in the phrase of tho Solon who {a draft- ing the Dill, that of the “nigger cuss who steals your boots, sud in the inurning charges you two bite for blackening ’em.” After tho paseage of this bill, the only charges that will bo tolerated iu tho sleeping conchos will be tho 1 and $1.60 2a aforcuaid, ond—tho Additional Civil-Rights bill to the contrary notwithstanding —the colored cuss who stenls your booty will not bo permitted to extort two bite for *black- ening ‘em.” CUTTING DOWN arrnorniatioxs. Tho Sub-Committes of tha Sonate Appropria- tion Comwittce have been applying the kmfe to tho cetimatos. ‘Lhoy bare commenced with the Geucral Appropriation bU). For tho $1,660,000 in round numbers asked they propose to give but 21,360,000, Tho $178,- 000'asked for completion of tho south wing of tho Southern Insane Asylum they proposo to dis- allow altogether, With regani to thie Auylum, it is claimed by members of tha Committee that, instead of appropriating monoys for tho wing, whot needa to be done {s to ‘remove tho ofiicials and their families and vinit- ors to more contracted quarters, and to aasign somo portion of the coutral building, occupied by thom, to pationts, ‘The coutral buildiag, the ground plan of which is 221x100 foot ia, itis statod, designad to be given up wholly to offices of the iuatitution and parlors and rooms for the officiats and thoir families and visitor aud tho attendants, I don’t pretend to vouch for theso statemonts, But thoy aro givon on authority of a leading rmomber of the Committee, as nistter of ' WIRES: Ausitiee ng ina copy, 0 WI House. of ie nows ond os matter, too, doubtless, of discussion in the fenate, though should tho facta support thcso statements there will bo very lito discussion sbout it—the appropriation will be cut. ‘he appropriation asked for the support of this institution for tho next two yeard—$99,500—the Sub-Committeo has reduced to 863,500, An item of 10,000 for building au approach to tho Asylam, the Com- mittea are also disposed to cut off: dy weil a6 that of €8,000 asked for repairs of the reservoir, which, it iaclalmed, could bo done for £5,000, ‘Tho like polloy has beon resolved ov ay to the other charitable tnstitatious. ‘The members of the Committeo say they don’t propose to cat aif from appropriations for tho support of the ine mates, bat that they do intond to cut down tho oxtravugont style iu which the resident ofiiciala and their families have boon suppartod out of tho State ‘Ireasury, Expensive furnitttro, olahcrate suites of rooms, riotily fitted-up offices, carriages, ote. are tho things of which tho Committe propos to doprive tho resident oficlala, If it bo tho fact that the latter are supplied with thoso at public oxpouse, and that ue jown, there iu no doubt but that it will bo Jono, Aa to other appropriations anked, the Snb- Committeo have mada tha fullowing reductiona: Normal Uulversity at Carbondalo—Asked, #29, 200; allowed, $14,000, Eye and Lar Intirmary— Asked, $20,800; allowod, ¥20,UU0, Iuatituto for #5, eigable-bdinded—Askod, 924,000; allowod, REPEAL OF TUE HeGitay Law, The Bonsto Judiciarr Committee will this weok roport & Lill ropouting tho Nogiuiry act. Oppoal- tion tusmbora wtate that it will paw both Housoa with # roah, eecte REFLECTIONS. BRBANT' LEGISLATORS. Bpeeial Correspondence yf The Chicago Tribun Braiaviecy, Hi., Feb, 20.—After aix wo soeslon the Oppoaition in tho Houso, na loge {u- congruoug, disvordant, aud disorganized than at the outset, le compeliod to go a-caucusing to ind aMosou, What would havo befallen the childron of Imact in their wanderings to the wilderness but for Moves, I can't pretend to say, Doubtloas they'd have had a hard timo of it bofore thoy got across the plains, ut their trials and tribulations couldn't have been » circumstance to those of the Independonts and Democrate of the House. Both cama bere to reform things wud retrench Republican extravagauces, ond generally to undo tho oppression aud burdon- some doings of Republican s.ogislatures, If they know what thoy woro talsiug about when they plodged thersolves to do those things, cer- tain itis thoy don't now kuow what they then talked about, For six weekw thoy bave bad » fair working mefority, and thoy baven’t reform: edanything. Thoy haven't corried into offect any of the retrenchment they promisod, and, though they havo in simlogs fosbion, and on mre suspicion, beew inveatigetlog pretsy thuck evecyihing that might have had moncy in {t, they havon't unearthed any Republican corruption, though they havo razed wome ugly-looking matters implicating ern of tho Opposition. Thoy aro yot with- ont purcoae or policy, and, thua far, though In tho majority, have, {nm fact, .puraued tho habitual Demaeratio tactics, atnca the War, of obstructing legislation, The reault fa that, at tho end of six weekat sopsion, nothing hag beon douo, and, beginning to realize that somothing mat bo dana to sequit them of thia rasponsibility, they aro hunting their Moxos. Haines embarkod in that role at the outgot. But, when he had elected himself Bpoaker, Moses Moines’ tacticn wero exhausted. ‘ince thon 110+ body has atood #o In nocd of a Moses to load him out of the complications in which he bes la- volved himself by ovor-sharpnena in the clair, na bea Moses Huines himseif, Tesidea, bo hi heen engroasod in the migity bosiness of wetsh= Ing tho qualifications and —extitnating tho atrongtn = and backing of the many small boyp who applied for ap- pointmont as pagos, I beliova he is Still wrestling with that mighty conitndrum, At all events, Hainer, who was only a brevet- ‘Nose, resigned. Mosos Merritt, Mosca Rogers, and Moxea Harrington, also Moses Plater, 4 tried to gotthe Opposition out of the wildornesy. But nono of thom proved the particular Moses re quired for this particiiar oc- casion, Bo, preliminary to finding their Moses, thoy began at caucts laat night, and, ‘to begin with, appointed ® com- mittes to co-operate with a like comrnit- teo from tho Democratic caucus, Incidentally they discussed also at treat length what was to Lo done at this session, It waa thon developed that a number of the rank ond tile bad arnved at the common-sense conclunion that thero was little, if anything, to be done, save to pans the Appropriation bills snd go home. That, however, was not the programme of the leaders, “That comprises protecition of the invoxtigations, . abolition of the Railroad and Warebcuse Commission, reductiog of tho estimates for tho various State charitable institutions, abolition of tho several Boards managing these, and contralization of tho man- agement in asingle Board, ropeal of the Neria- try Jaw, and rovision of the Revenuelaw, ‘Thero in far from being an agrooment among the lead- era as to tho details of thin programme. ® num- ber of them being in favor uf leaving the snbject of rovenmo-ravision untouched at this seksion, How tmuoh and what #liell be attempted is the matter which the Joint Caucus Committeo will determine. Whether anything in the programme will be carried out depends upon the wuccges uf that Committea in findiug their Moros. THE NEW CHICAGO bitl monte far more favorable consideration than was accorded the original Citizons’ Association bills, and tho indicetions are that, if properly managed, it will pass. Tho friends of tho meaé- ure have not yot determined whother to sitiko out bili 300 aa incorporated in the now bill. If that bo dono, amondimonts to the General Rove- uuo Jaw will be oftored, to effect the objecta vought by the new Lill, Dy tacit consent xction as to this has been doforred until after tho printing of tho bill of Holmcs relative to collection of taxes levied in cit- fea under special charter. ‘Tia is tho Lill noted in Taz Trmvne dispatches, to provide for the collection of taxes levied under bill 300, through the maovinery now provided by the Goueral Nevenuo act for tho collection of taxcs, ‘The bill, thongh peculiarly applicable to Chi- engo, was drawn by Dr, Roborts, an ox-member from Tazowell, aud waa primarily designed to prowide for the collection of delinquent taxes jevied by the City Government of Pekin, under apeciat charter, ‘Tho proyatling opinion staong Cook County members is thet, with slight amendment, this bill will legalize avd effectually provide for the collection of all taxes levied iv. Chicago under bill 26; MERDINGTON'S UNION DEPOT BILL will be reported back noxt week, nad, ita friends aro sanguine, will be passed. Herrington utates that the only depot project covered by the bill is that of the Northwestern Road and its connec- tions, and tho Pitteburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, on the Weat Side, and that, on examination of tho provisions of tho bill, it will be found it dors not enlarge the powers of coudemnation of right of way grantod tu roads undor the Genoral Bauway law. —_+—. OTHER STATES. INDIANA. HOUSE. Special Correspondence to The Chicage Tribune, Inptasapouts, Ind, Feb. 22.—-A joint reatiution was introduced against tho gtanting of a subsidy by Congress to the Texas Paciflo Railroad. Bulls were iutroduced to ropeal the appropriation tothe State Univereity at Bloomington ; authorizing the Governor to appoint s Board of throo Railroad Commissioners to act aa intermediaries between tho railroad companies and people, salary to be 24,000 por anuum, to be tazed against the reilrosd com- panies; to roduce tho number of cleris of the two Houses to twonty-four, thoy to bo clocted 10 joint convention. Bills passad provonting forced valo of aselguod property; authoriz- ing appraisai god paymont for mna- terial taken for improvement of roads, aud dotning anctlopoers to be those who acll eithor to highor or lowest bidder. A committee of three was appointed to investigate the allogod charges of cruolty practiced in tho Ingane Agy- lum. TUE BENATE spent the session in bills an second reading, Now bills wera introduced reloasing tho title of tho State to riparian owners of lands in the bed of Beaver Lake, Newton County, aud to rallovo cortain counties from payment of sums allegod to be duo under tho equalization of 1870. The bill for s State Board of Health failed on en- Gronement—ayos, 17; woes, 2. he bill re ducing tho Governor's salary to $6,000 and por diom to $6 was laid on the table, but on a recon~ sideration, aftor discussion, during which tuo proposition was submitted to mate the per diem reduction rotrosctive, a vote was passed fixing ‘Thursday afteruoon for coueidering the entire Feo-and-Salary bill on special order. It has beon suid that the Governor would call an oxtra segsion of the Legivlaturo, but on the floor of the Senate to-day ho said toa number of psrsons that ho hed no ides of tho sort, Tho appropria- tions will pasa without troublo, but it ta pretty Renerally oonosded that no State-House bill will pass, —_.—_. MICHIGAN. auoRT #E8s10NB, Brectal Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tribune, Lansing, Mich., Fob. 22.—The Hongos held very briuf eoss:ous this morning, and adjourned {IM Tuesday morning, df. Romer, Chairman of tho House Special Committse on the Liquor ‘Trafic, will, nu day or two, introduce 4 new bill to tax aud rejulate the trafilo, being dissatisfied with the presout situation of the Holion bill, whlch is loaded down with amendmenta, Mr. Romer's bill will proposo te lovy = losor rte of taxation on the traflo than the Molien tit and may moet some fayor, but it iy do itu whethos it can bo passed, Tho Houvex ara = decidedly in favor of some substantial restriction boing imposed on the trafllc, This morning » bill was mtroduced to compel the Detroit Savings Bank Company to hand over to tho Stato s'rcasurer all ity proporty to be applied by the Treagurer for tho bonutlt of its dopogitors, “Tho bill wae introduced to have ono in when tho time for introduction of bills shalloxpire, ‘Tits will bo on Wednesday night, If tho Comrittoo of Invostigation conclude that Jogisiation in regard to tho bank 18 required, the bil will bo whaped to meat tho requiromouts of the cago, If none is required the dill will be allowed to drop, Tho House passod the bills to incorporate the Townuhip of Gainoa; to organize tho County of Otsego ; to logalize thotaxeale of the First Ward of Coldwater, No other business of any consequence was done, —— KANSAS, ° ROUTINE WORK, Spactal Disvatch tu The Chicaoo Tribune, Torexs, Kav., Fob, 22.~A certitiod copy of tho misalog, House bill on printing was pro- sented in tha Bonato this morning, aud tho printing busiuess absorbed the attevtion of tho Souato at both saasions, A substitute for the Houso bill and one rauob leas aavaze in its atrik- fog out of fat was rocommendod for passage, kubjeot to amondinont aud debate. ‘The House Dill on ssscsvment and taxation way made tho special ordor for to-morrow ovouing, In tho House to-day the Froconinya woro werely of a rooting nature, No report wa mado by tha Committee of Conforonce ou tho ¢95,000-Hielio£ Y. MC. A, INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, To the Editor of Tha Chicago Tribune: Exrourive Commirrag oy tun Youna May's Cunistian Ausoctations oy tuZ Unirep Srates aup Duitisa Paovinces, New Youu, Fob. 1%.— qs Youvg Men's Chriatian Assoolatious of the jaited Gtates sng Oauads were cordially invited; Inst June, to hold tHoir Twentieth International Convention, In Iichmond, Va, Tne date of 26 has just veon fixed npon for tho meating hy this Committoe, — Is Is the first tine inca 1860 that this Convention haa hoon invited to meet inthe Sonth, Will you Please make mention of this imnorinnt appoint. uient, snd oblige, youra peal TR. C, Monsz, Scerotary of Committeo, Per order Committeo, SPECIAL NOTICES. Consumptives, Lake Notice, 3 Every momant of delay makes your cara more hopeless and much dopendaon tho Jodielous choice of a remedy. ‘Tho amount of testimony tn favor of De. Sohenck's Pal monia Syrup, asa cure for consumption, far oxcocds all thatean be brought to support the pretensions of any othermedicins, Seo Dr. Sohonck's Almanac, containing tho certifleates of many parsons of the highnst respocts- Ulity, who havo been restored to health, after being pros bonneed incarable by physicians of acknowledged ability. Schonck’s Fulmoule Syrup atone haa cured many, os these evidences will show; but the cure ls often promoted by tho emplosment of two other remedies which Dr, Schenck Drovides for tha purpose, Theso additional romedics are Aenenck'a ea Wood Tonto snd Bfandrako Pills. By the tmoly nso of these medicines, according to dirmetions, Dr, Schenck cortifics that most auy easo of consamption may be cured, Dr, Rchonck is professionally at hfe principal offloe, corner Sixth aad Arch-sts,, Philadelphia, every Monday, whore all letters for advice must be Great Anntal Clearing Sale, CARSON, PIRIE & (0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, In addition to othor bargains heratofore ad- vortised, tho following will be offored: Linens avd Housekeeping Goods. 100 oe all-linon Blonched Table Damasie, from O to 75 cts. yard, bost value ever of- ae Loom Dico Table Linens from 30 Hoavy and Fino Brown Table Demaska at Brant Heductions 300 doz. all-linen Damask Napkins at 85 cts., worth #:1.25, 250 doz, all-linen Damask Napkins at $1,— abarg an. 400 doz. all-linen Damask Doylies at 45 cts, dog., vorth &0 ots. ay Largo fot Linon Loom Huck Towels at 7 and 10 ctz. on: ch. Large size Hoavy Huck Towols, 15,18 and 9 cts.,—-gront bargains, 500 doz. Heavy and Fino Bleached and Brown Damask Towels at 26 cts., formor price 35 and 40 cta. st Hoavy Bod Spreads for $1, $1.50 and 11-4 Marseiilos Quilts for $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3,—one-third off formor prices, Vannels avd Blankets, White Domet Flannole at 12%, 17 and 80 ots..—2 slaughter, ‘White all-wool Flannola from 20 eta. up, swooping reductions. Hoavy Shater #Innnols, 20, 30, ard 35 ota. —fully one-third off former prices. ocd all-wool Red Flennels, plein and tugilied, Pin é ng lity TE Fi Roa ‘ormor ct. quality cavy ine Ro Twilied Maunels for 45 cts, Great baracins in Fino Wool Shelor Flan. nels, Rioh imported Embroidered Wiannele grastly reduced, - Bianxets trom $2.75 up,—nstonishing bar- Hlen Ct, Black Waterproofs, 65,75 and $1, worth one-half mora, Jieavy Union Cascimozos, 20 ots.,—a bar- ain, Wool Cassimores, 60, 75, 00 cts. and $1,~ & swooping reduction. Heavy line Wool Cassimeros, 4 good ns- Seana fecuced trom $1.60 and $1.75 to dl $1.25. Finor "G{ades Cassimeros from 50 ois, to 75 ots. yard below former prices. ona in Beavers, Coatings, and Broads i Great Bargains in Hosiery and Undervresr. DRESS GOODS AND SILKS AT A HEAVY SAORIFIO“. In addition to the shove and tho rest of our Mammoth Stock, Two Bankruvt stocks. one. of y AND OHILDRYN'S CLOAKS, and tho othor of LADIES" UN- DERGLOTHING, CORSETS, AND IAM. BUR TBROIDERISS, are offorad in this sale at less than 50 cts. on the dollar. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. Madison and Peoria-sts. a PIANOS. STRINWAYS' HATONLASS. PIANOS Are untyersally concoded to bo the Standard Piano or the world; araxought to be imitated by nenrly oll makors of Buropo and Aniertoas ave roguintly: SEpartat to Hurope and other parts of tho civilised world, in large and con stantly increasing numbers; sre usod whon~ over ettninable, and roconimondad by tho loading artists in both hamiaphores, and have rocoived tha higheat honors aver awarded to any piano manufacturer in tho world, BURDETT ORGANS! Tho Modol Reed Organs of America! ‘Thess Instruments have attained a, pone jari= ty unparalleled in tho annals of the Organ trade, Tha inventor, Mr. Burdott, hay do- voted over a quarter of a century to the im. provement of Heed Organs; beginning with the read board itself, he has added original dovico to devive, x0 modifying its ordinary rm and devoloping its Intent riches as to bring. urdatt up to its prosent unap- proachabio standard of oxcalionca, t-Mlustratod Ostalogues of tho various styles of Bloinway Pianos and Burdott Or- Gans mailed rreo by LYON & HHALY, Goneral Northwostern Agents, Btato ond Monroo-sts., Chicago. WANTED. COOK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK Deposits up to $25,000 takon AT PAR in oxchange for farm lands in Missouri, Iowa, and Indiana, all clear, or for city and suburban property partially inoumborod. B. ¥. CLARKE & CO., ROOM 4,132 LA SALLE-8T. DISSOLUTION NOTICE, DISSOLUTION. The copartuorstip bervtcfore exlsting undoe the name Ht ved bi: ti BEES era etl ea na nae ct Fuerst! Viduger Thos, suger. WINTER RESORT. ROYAL YICTORIA +» Bab: y 859 : A, Obicsgo, Feb, 23, 1276. ‘The busivess of thy abn snders Rat