Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1875, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS, ‘We have recoived from Edward Buohlor, book- soller, 235 State strect, a copy of Victor Mugo's skoteh of the lives of his two sons. ‘The Zo Moyne-Farwell Court was not in aos- sion yestorday, owlng to tho illness of one of its mombors. It mot at 10 o'clock in tho morning, ind adjourned till thia morning. ‘tho tomperaturo yostorday, as obsorved by Nannsso, optician, 88 Madison atroot (Tntnuxe Building), was at 8a. m.. 10 degroes: 10 8. m., 16; 12m., 21; Sp. m., 26; 6p. m., 25; 8 p.m, 4 Capt. 8am Fllisis thought to be nut of dangor; the malady had loft tho region of his hoart, and bis symptoms last oyoning wero moro favorable. Mie legion of frionds hope for Lis spaedy ro- covory. Members of the Cook Connty delegation at Springfiold aro backing Clork of tho Ilouse, J. d, Crowlsy, for Clork of tho South Sido Polico Court ta fill tho vacancy occusioned by tho re- moval of Martin Scully. Collector Evans, of tho South Division, called m M. Gottfrid yeeterday, at the corner of 3towart and Archer avonuca, and domanded tho ersoual-property tnx on bia browery. Gott rid'’s reply was that ho would settlo ot bis plenaure, roms time next suminor, This propo- ation Mr. Evang could not tco, and at once levied yn the concorn, and placed s custodian in charge. Mr. William E. Day, of the Ecening Journal, ras tho happy recipient, a fow days ago, of a soid watch. The inecription on tho inner caro if tho watch road, ** W, E. Day, from his frionda af tho Chicego Polico and Mutual Aid Apgocta- dion of the South Division, in kind romembranca af sorvices rendored May 90, 1874." This won a reautiful testimonial from the Association to Mr, Day for tho interost ho miauifeuted in their be- aalf loxt ausmmer. The Uuion Stock-Yard Company have jnat tompleted a drawing of additional cattle-peng, feod-barns, snd other improvements, the erec- tion of which will involyo an expenditure of some £300,000, By the extension now coniem- plated, the capacity of the yards will bo increased cearly 100 porcent, ‘The work of construction will begin—so Superintendont Sherman says—an soon as tho frost fs out of the ground, and will bo pushod forward with all possible dispatch. ‘The Rey. N. D. Gulick will proach at the Ninth Prosbytaian Church Sunday morning and even- ing. “Lhe service, itis understood, will be of a unlon character, Iu tho ovent of tha union of the Grace and Ninth Churches, one of the prob- abilities ia that Mr. Gulick will bo called to tho pulpit. He is an ablo and oficiont minister, and tho nnited congregation will make mauy oxpori- ments before meeting a better man. Tho Rey. Dr, W. W. McKalg may be anid at last to be on an indopendent footing, which was intitnated in these columus two wocks ago. Ho has an organization already which bas pledged him a salary of about 21,800 pee year, the mem- bers of which nro Lis personal friends, who sta pledgod to suatain him at any cost. Tho placa of worship has not yet been agrocd upon, but will bo in a fow weeks, or movtua, at least. At the annual meoting of tho Chicago Cal- deo of Pharmncy, held Wednesday afternoon, the following ofliccra worn elected for the on- yning year: President, J. W. Mull; Vico-Proai- enta, C. Gilbert Wheoler, J. Lf. Wilson; Seere- tary, J.J. Siddall; Tronsurer, ‘T, N. Jamieson ; Corresponding Secrotary, Henry Biroth: Trus- 4ees, T. H. Pattorson, EB. U1. Sargent, A. bert, Georpe Ruex, N. Gray Bartlett, L. GC. foxnu, M. W. Borland, Thomas Whitiold, W. ¥. Blocki, 31. E. Huyet. Tho sixteenth avnunl reunion of tho Siginn his was held last evening tn the Grand Pacitic otel, Tho list of members ombraces many of #o graduates of Union, Hamilton, Wiltiatou, and Hobart Colleges and tho Univorsitios of Formont and Michigan. Prominent amoug tho numbor prenent last evening wera Ropister Hib- hard, Judgo Jameson, the Hon. Georro W. Al- len, of Witconsin; Bishop Chenoy, § U. Peabody, Arthur J. Caton, and George C, ell, An old man, avod 72 scars, named Christian omitted suicide yostorday atternoon y it He teft tho loueo of his von, No. 121 West Twenty-first atreot, with whom ho revided, at about 9 o'clock in the morning to taka a walk. Ilo did not return, and was discovered a fow hours afterwards hangiug by the neck from rope attached to a joist. ‘Ihe only cause that can be avsigned is the dangerous illnosy of his daughter, wire lives io Wisconsm,. He loayes a wife and five grown- up children, A correnpondent auks for information con- cerning Town Collectors, aud also for the length of timo he can delay paying State aud conoty taxos. Tho Collectora turn over their books to tho County Treasurer on tho 9th. Thoy can do nothing to enforce the payment of taxca on rent entate, Lor personal taxen thoy can, or do, lovy upto that timo on any of thé tax-payor's per- sonalty they can lay thoir hands on, Af- tor tuo books havo reached the County Troas- orer, more than amonth will elapee before it beconies neccayary to pay,—not uutll judgment is auked for in the Court. : HTAMIE TAX ON BANK-CNECHS, ETC. Tho Conmiasicner of Intornal Revenue haa sent forth the following circutar, to which the attention of businese-mon is invited : Bee. 15 of the act of Feb, %, 1958, provides: ‘That a bank cheek, draft, order, or voucher for {ho payrocnt of wny sini of monoy whatsoeyer, drmwn upon any bank; baker, or trust company, shall bo subjoct to ns stamp tax of 2 cents, By this enactmect, checks, Ac, drawn on fimo, ore Hable to the stamp tax, as well as those pasablo at sight or demand ;' vo ala oto receipta and all otlice vouchers, taken by banks, bankers, or trust come Panles for the payment of money to them, Collectors nro hereby instructed to eatsoa copy of thls circular to Lode'tvered toall tanks, bankers, and triat com. fiules in thete reapestive dlatricta, atid to note upon clr uta of cuch banker, otc,, the date of delivery, ‘DB, DE KOVEN. Tho Standing Cummitwo of tha Dioecso of ‘Texus mot st Galveston yesterday, and refused their consent to the cousccition of cithor De Koven or Jagear, of Souther Ohio, following therein the example of Central Now York. ‘ho Diocexo of Virginia, which tnelutee the Btate of West Ninginis; also voter agulnet Di. Do Koyen, who, aa tho thing now stands, has soven yotes out of thirteen, 2 ‘amp- — THE WEST PARKS, ANNTAL NEPONTS OF THE OFTicEns Yon 18it, The anuuol ntectiog of the Board of Wat Chicago Park Cominirsioucrs was held yesterday incrning at thelr oftico No, 25 Hoaleved street. Comtnissloners Dreier, Greonobaum, Holden, Lipe, Buuyan, sud Stanford woro prosent, PRESIDENT'A NEPONT, ‘The report of tho Previdont was submitted. It fa os follows: I ber to lay before you herewith detailed statements of tho work doue ubder your direction during the yur peat, Taken in connection with the ofliciat re- ports of the Treasurer, Atditor, and Secretary, 9 {ull Watery of the transactions nf tBtw Board may be bad Tor the year onding Feb, 28, 1475, ‘Tlesu atatementa show a large iucrease inthe amount of work done as compared with the previous year, 0 work for the future, which soeras to be the most yresaing, aide from finlsbing the north Go acres of Douglas Park, and tho eart 62 acres of Huisboldt Park already under contract, fs thot of providing a drives woyto Central Park, ‘This ts mmatter wiilch cau hardly bo louger postponed, We can serve the interéot of the public iu no greater dogree, aa {t aceme jo me, then to mako accesulbla the Improverunte, which areao far advanced aa to be enjoyable, ‘The throng of people who vielted Central Park on thy oc~ cusloisor the opeulug Inst fall wud. the coucert Qaya thereafter, fully demunatratod tho (nterest taken in the yaks, eedings to naveriaiu the damages sig. talued by the wideulog of Washington atreet froin tho Northwestern Railroad tracks to the park, have 00 far progressed that the amount has been tized by a duryi if no appeale ara. taken ae uae nue aoa ean : \sacaaod upon the proper S uit great tee Uy, Teivdestratio toquut trees on the line of this sioet thie spring; to thia eud ovnerabave been asked 0 40 far aniiclnte the condemnation of their anda as wo permit the Commisonera at olice to enter upon their property for the purress of plunting and pros wecting treos, It remulns to be acen how far they will Brant thiy roqueat, ; WORK DoxE, ‘The following {4 an ubstract of the work done in the different parka und boulevards, referred, to jn the foregoing report. Loads of nightsoil, worked into compost, 5,25 and top-soil excavated, 164,440 eubie yar manure and nigateoll compost spread, 10,258 cubic yards; ditching for eurfaco drainage, 2,630 feet; lawna cultivated 65,093 mute yard derd and stones wodded, 10,603 square yards) tilo drain id, 10,717 foeb; trenching for water-pipe, 530 fo water-pipo Inid, 200 feet ; drivea and walks ded and rolled, 7.457 square yarda; & and. and JU foot walks finlubed, 7,100 feet; 40-foot urivey fluiched, 3,060 feot; gutters payed, 4,500 fest; oxcavation for sewer, 650 cubic yards; er-pipe laid, 106 foot; gravel spread on ives ond walks, 6,010 cublo yards; hydrants 12; cobble stone laid along Inko shore, 200 cubic yards; yvooden culvert Inid, 729 fcet; ony suspension bridge built; two rustic foat- izes; ane ladies’ coltaze; two water-foun- taing; three row-boats and oue sail-boat; ono loatdanding ; fifty-five rustic seats, aud ove rf “The follow! list of trecs that have beon planted) Teg 2s7; olay, Lid; Haden, 2,000 mageo, 1905 whiletto dacin, 783 birch, Seitore, 417: acacia, 78; crabepplo, 160: hornbeam, 181; Iareh, 53; hic! ory, ri aldor, 243; wild chorry, 102; onk, 182; sycamore, 92; locust, 199; mulberry, 41; treon in varioty, 530; ovorgreons, 219; slicubs in va- rloty, 2,609, ‘Total, 16,220. RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES, Tho total receipts during tho year, including balancoin bank March 1, 1874, as reported by tho ‘Treasuror, M. H. Greenobaum, amounted to 193,319.15, of which 2129,647.89 were dortvat from taxation. Total amountof warrants pail during tho soar, $197,193.53, The following figurea wero taken from tho Sccretary's report: Patd orrora and abatements on tascr- i labor, ten and team, $27,930, Plants, and sccds, $17,811,755 wt rone,elcy, used for protecting’ trees, 8665.13 5 used’ in ‘planting, $645,773 contractor for graling, $29,035,24 einderlng North aveniio, {n front of uni bolt Park, $7925 hose, Inwn-mowers, and all oticr tools and implements, and for haniware, walls, otc., $1,300.04; Lumber, soak, doors for engine-honse, cot tage, and for citlverts earpentor work, $917; oll, paints, Blane, and patnting, $005.07 liydrante, plumbing io coltages aud drinking fountains, $59821 ; cultivate ing and watering trees on Central Moulovard, $240.74; tile drainage, Ishor and material, $740.30; gravel and macadam, $10,885.64 ; contractor for haul~ ing, spreading, and rolling same, $1,703.47 3 boats, $ Inwu ecttees,'misilo reats, und chaire, $104, largo fluwer-varor, $1763 engine-pump ‘and tank, $2,078.88; labor and material on bridgestutmente and boat-landing, $2,810,945 supersiructuce of suspension drddge, $903.3 coal for engine and hot-housr, $1,300 5 mmaron-work antl material for ro monument, $1,120,523 citt-stone work on same, $5,830 ; sower on Washington atreet, $2,700; sodding and paving slopes, G80; water-pipo and laying, $2,912.24; manure, $12, vices of draftaman, $t248; printing blanks, drawiug- matorlals,aud atationery for enginecrs,foromen, and for advertisiig, $14,603 saddler work, repairing wagous, horrefeed,” aud’ Uvery, $649.12;" polico aud park hard, $1,200 ; indebtedneas incurred in purchasing finds audliutegeat, $41,00813 balauce on. Apccial. ase Fersment for Improving Oqdelt nyeutie, $1773.31; sun dey particn for temporary loaun, $25,903.27; for print- used inganunal reports and all Dian oy in office, for office jonery, offico rent, slaricn of all employes, plane,’ auperintend= aineering, aud assistants, $9,010; miacclia~ neous expense, postage, expenses, fiol for ofilce, etc., Ote,, $412.60, After tho reports had heen presented and ro- ferred, an olection wos had, ‘ehlch rosulted in choosing tho old ofticers. ae THE FIRST REGIMENT. GEN. M'CLUIRG ON MILITARY TRAINING, ‘Tho Minneapolis Tribune of Tuesday contains a lotter from its Chicago correspondent, Willian D. Hall, in which ho gives oo interesting conver- sation with Gon. A. C. McClurg on tho subject of tho Commune and tho First Regimont. It is as follows: Neporter—Good morning, General; Ivo enlled to interview you, and for old acquathtanco eake hops you will giv the information asked. nt in #2 you want to knaw about 2 T.—All that you know abont the Communiats, Yon ‘Wora iu counsel last Monday night with the City Fath. crs, Will youtell mo what was lesraed there of tho intentions of the Communists 7, Geu,—It had bien ascertained that they intended to demand all the books, papers, and funds of the Relief Soriety to Lo turned over to them, and, if refused, they would bring Chiesgo to their fost, ’ They mado similar demande last winter, and those in chargo of the funds pald ont much to them, Embotdeucit by partial aucceaa then, they expected ta get full control this winter, but the prompt and decided netion of the outhorities equelched then, and I think this will bo tho fast of thoi, T.—Did you order your men out ? Gen,—Xea; the whole regiment, muatering 300 root men, wos ordered out uuder arma Wednesday night and drilled 'ti} 10 o'clock, loading antl firsng, and ono company rinsing] out all night, and the rest were on duty all day Thursday, ‘This was done to pravent any ror i the Communists, kuowiny it, wero no T,—Thank you, General, for what you havo told me, but T ain surprised at two tiuga: 1 did not know hes fore that there was a militia regiment in Chicago; and T thought you wero a mau of peacoaud not a man of war, How came you to be a soldier again? Gen.—I havo been connected with tha regiment but a very abort time, ond, though it isas yet nob filled up, elther ax to tha number of companies or as to the ccm- pleinent of mien tu tho company, yet the hardest part of tha work of the recruiting and organization was done before was connected it, I waa very reluctant to take tha command when preseed upon me, knowing that I had neither tho time nor the iuclination, and not thinking that I had the necessary qnalidcatious for ths position tono great a dogree as others, Howover, 1 was over- perauaited by those inslto und ontalde of the regi- inent, who urgat it a6 a pmlc duty. Qua reason why Tylelited wan this: I believe the pablic generally une Werrate the effect upon pervonal claracter af military drill and discipline, I bellnye the sesociations of an armory, under proper control, aud under oSicera of oud babite, out of salf-respest, are very far from ine lurlous to young men occupted In proferstonal or com- mercial pursuits, There is something Iu tuo necennt- tion of drill; tho eroct, decidod carriage and step; tho quicknosa and accuracy of movement; and the hsblt of close sud un daaging attention, tliat’ developes and dlaciylines tho miud ps woll 24 tho Lody, aud goes evon heyond the mulnd and body into the character ttaclf, uiving it w stratghtforwardues, directness, on decteion which it would be hard to get from any other elucation, I know tho oxpericnce I gained during the Wet, of mniiitary affairs, did much for me in every way, and my own experience of tho results of West Point educalfon, ax developed iu the charactor of tho regular officera’ whom I met, was mauch jn ils favor, ‘The character of George H. Thomas, than whoin I nover rawa noblor mau, wae oud of tore results, T've talked with quite a number of prominent citi. zenn within a day or two, who novor thonght or cared for the Firat Regiment herabefore, and fat that they anil tho eftizens generally aro waking wp to tho im- portance of havitng a well-drilled regiment in Chicago, end they are aubseribing $35 to $100 apisce for tho ten. efit of the regiment, and ff you don’t oon hear of 18 good a body of eoliticrs in the First Regimont of 1), H.G, as even tho famous Seventh of New York, 11166 nieaily mlstakon, aud that's tho good that will coma out of this Commune, ——— BILLY PINKERTON. AEST OF AN EXPREAs-nonnER, Pinkerton's Dotective Agency has ton another laurel by tho arrest of Ed Jobnaon, the Memphis expross robber, who was captured at Capo Girardeau Friday. * Tho Mormphia Appeal of tho 2d has the following acconnt of Ihe affair: For over aweek Hilly Pinkerton, the well-mown Chicago detective, with’ other detectives, aud Sherif ‘Lindall_of Metropolix, followed up Johnson, Last Friday Pinterton passed lin ia the rosd but failod to recognizo Lim, a8 Jchuson, to complete ils uliszulue, had secured & woman a8 a traveling coinpanion, Previous to this the detectives had ridden through awamps, aver hills, and apent houre and nights inn skit upon the river, They passed naveral dreary nights amid tho cheoriess solitudes of tho awamrs, far from human hatitation, only to Gnd that tho figitiva had left his bldlug-place and gone elsewhere, ‘To have pared him in the roan wan tor bad, but then Pinker- ton waa not to be foiled, for last Hiturday he tracked Johuson to Cape Girardeau, where he had sought lode. ings for the ‘night in a boarding-howse, Just after sundown the dotoctives cautiously approached sha house, and Vinkertou quickly opened the duor and en- tered the room where Johuson was sitting, Although Jolfuson waa not expecting an arrest, Dnkerton rec- owmlzed the fogitive by ineane of a phatograph, which ‘with thousands of postal cards. giving n tlescription o the robbers, had been distributed throughout the country by the oflleers of the Southorn Express Com pany, weGton entering, Plakerton sprang forward and fvved Johnson, mado him hold up his hands, while Bueng Tindall, from Motropolis, Tl. handeuifed the fugitive, who {nalated that they ‘ere mistaken In {he man, ane declared that he was not named Ed Johuson; thy. tie bad not been in Semphis for xov eral yeant, Vitverton told him it was uacleys to devy anything, for bs knew him toa well, Johnson ala denied having bay of the money, but Pinkerton, upon searching bis pocasta, found nearly $200, Being esgured that his captor waa Tinkerton, Noantd: + If Jou are Pinkerton, T may aa well give up, and make a Glean breast of the whole thing,” Having secured Johuron, the oMicora went to Ielmaut, and there, cron the river, took the tralu, and arrived here safe with the priaoner yesterday afternoon, —_—.—_—. THE RELIEF AND AlD, A PRELIDIINARY COMMITTEE MEETING, The Committee of tue Common Council, con- ainting of Ald. Quirk, McDonald, Stone, T, U. Clarke, Stout, and Lengachor, appointed tast Monday evening to investigate tho Relicf and Aid Society, with 5 Committes of Communists appointed at the Turner Hall mars mesting for a similar purpose, mot in tho City Olerk's ofiico yesterday afternoon, Thoy wero met there by the Vorwaits Mall Committes, cousisting of Messre, A. D. Woodman, Leopold Tellor, Charles Butt, and G. Petia, Ald. Quirk said that it would ba prover to no- tity the President of the Nolief and Aid Sooloty ollcially of their inteuded sction, snd to aak the Suporintondout, Mr, Trusdell, when it would te couvonlent for him to have tho books examined, For his part, ho believed in inaking a thorough oxaminatton or nous atall, He did not believe in half-way measures, Ald, Lengachor asked how long ft would take to make that thorough examination, Ald. Quirk thought it would oocupy at loast six weeku, . Ald. Lengachor said that he could not afford tospend that much time atthe thing, Ho had his own busnees to attend to, Ald. Stout wished to kuow whother the olty would employ an export to oxauine tho books, ) Quirk waa nut quito sure, but rather thought the city would nos. Ald, Stone thought thoy bad botter begin as swoon as pousible, 2 Mr. Woodman, the Communiat, sald that the Committeo of which bho was mber would need ot least a week to prepare documentary ovi- dence of alleged grievances, They hind to Heluct such complaints aw appeared remarkable, and rojoct others that were the reyorso, tla hoped the Council Committes would wait nutil thoy -Woro ready, Mr, Tollor vald that Mr, Truadoll told him tho ‘books wore open for inspection at any time. Ald. Btons moved that the President and Sa. Perintendent of the Helicf and Aid Soaicty be THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: I'RIDAY, MARCH 6&, 1876. toe, and that tho two Committees moect again in the Soctoty'’s rooms at 2p, m. Saturday, This ‘wan agreod to, and tho mooting adjourned. Tho Hellef Board will moet Menday ovening, and will appoint a Committee to ald the investi. gators, Mr. King is confident of tho Society coming out ahead, a9 tho acconnte aro just ns strict as tho magnitude of tho busincsa will allow, Every contof the money is accountod for on thoir books. *. —_— THE BAPTIST UNION. MEEMING IN TRE BECOND CHURCH. An adjourned quarterly meoting of the Baptist Union of Chicago was held in the Second Baptist Churcu, corner of Morgan and Monroo stroets, fnat ovening, F. E. Hinckley, Preeidont of the Union, in the chair. Thora was a modoratly large attondauca, After somo music, Dr, Everts read some los- sone from tho Scriptures, and tho Rey. F. M. Ellis offered up a prayor. ‘Tho report of the ixecntive Committee, pnb- lished tn Tue Tninuxs of Thursday week, waa rend and adopted. ‘Tho Roy, ‘L. W. Goadapeod introduced tho Nev. J. J. Irving, uot long from En- ginnd, now pastor of tho Western avenue Taptist Church, Mr. Irving spoke a fow worda ine general way, and especially al- luded to the warm wolcomo ho bad recolvod from his co-religionista of tho United States, Ho had no doubt that tho canes would prospor, ond hoped to ace their love of Chtist practically proven thora that night. Ho concluded by at- Loeting his strong attachmont to the Baptist re- igion. Mr. Goodspeed noxt {ntrodneed Dr, J. 8. Dickerson, oditor of the Slandurd, in a moat complimentary strain, . Dr. Dickeraon responded in a humorous speech, which sot tho audionco langbing briskly, acd coneludod by alluding hopofully to the open- ing of pocket-books to pay aif indebtednoss, Dra. Chovey and Blackall also gaye oxpres- sion to vomo tiancial viows. Only $850 romained to bo paid off, and it would bo o shamo on tho Baptists of Chicago if they nlowed no trivial a eousiderntion to ombarrass their Church. Mr. Hlinekloy and a fow friends raised $355 betwoon thom the other evening, Dr, Lomucl Mous noxt doliyered 9 vory briof addreas, in which ho spoke choerfully of the denominational ontlook, and also boped that tho debt would be liquidated forthwith, Au effort waa then made to get up a subscrip- tion, but tha success was not of tho mout flattor- ing kiud, ‘Lhe exercisos concinded with a brief address by the Rev. Dr. Northrup, In which ho apoko of the Baptist Union and tho approaching Centen- ninl, hoping that, asthe country continued to Progress with years, go might tho Church also Brogross for tho glory of God and tho salvation of souls. —— ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. ‘THR NEW ONGAN, The Rov. Dr, Ryder, of St, Paul's Church, has just reccivod the following letter from New York, which gives somo interesting information concerning tho uew organ, which {fs to surpass any ono in tho West: New Yo: x 1. 27.—Mr Dean Docton: havent Inst the geatifyiug’ fntclligeico to convey to you that the organ for St, Paul's Charch, built by Messrs, Odell, in Anisbed, and is to-dny being takon down and packed realy for wiulpment to Chivago, Yosterday wos a gala day A$ the factory, ‘Tho organ was pat up, complotaly tuned, and yesterday wan played from abunt Oto the moruing until 10 last night tho moat of the time, by probably twenty or thirty different organista, and, 1 joliove, was pronounced by all, without exception, axe of the flavet, If not tho fuest, organs ever built in this eauutry, I tas very bury all dy yosterday, and contd not be there to witness tho exhibition; bit Mr, Qdell kindly sent ine word that he would havo {textibited for any oven and Sirn, Hoyt personal gratidcation, aud aurh other friend ‘as wo desired, Last eveniug wo went down about o'clock, and Junlor played ft for about to honra, and T knew I never saw of heard 20 fosaninatrament, Itis a perfort monument of me~ chanical skill to. the Luliders, and, in my jndgment, will bon beantiful aud speaking wonder ta the munical car ofall wio may have the pleasuro of Uctening to fis boatutifaland grand tones uuder the manipulation of auy akiliful hand, To describe it is out of the ques tlon, It I4 graud snd magnificent almost boyond deactintion, “In front it 1s 40 feet wide and about 20 fort high, psinted in elegent taste, and, with its com- biustions, forms perfor harmeny, fram the awestest anil most’ geutle mote to tho grand and mujeatic, I know sou Will be pleased and proud of ft, and so will ‘Bt, Paul's people, I congratulate myself npon being able to plesse you fn tho way of obtaluing no perfect a gem for the church, I conpratulats ita builders upon belng a0 muceeseful in building it. I congratulate St. Paul's Church and yourself iu being sble fo procure tt, and of the enjoyment of {t, It will probably reach’ yon about the last of next ‘week or tho firat of the week after; aud I Lellevo that Se. Odell hss arranged with Junior to go out with it, and, when up, to oxhibit it for them and yott, I think he handles it wonderfully, and Thopo he will'ho auccessful iu showing it to hia own, and to the builders’, and to your own satisfaction, —— THE CITY-HALL. Un to dato 2,760 saloon licensea baye been is- anced by tho City Clerk, Tho City Collector yesterday received 7,000 oncity taxes, a larga proportion being small amonuts. City Treasurer Dan O'Hara yesterday return- ed hone from his recent trip to Washington. Iie looks as crisp and frosh a8 tho now greon- backs in his pocketbook. ‘Tho last hoard from Supt, Robm wis that bo had just started for Florida forthe benoftt of his health, Ho writes that he will not roturn inaido of a month at tho earliest. Tho Council Committee on Indiclary will moot Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ‘Tho chief subject under discnesion {4 the Mayor's recom. mondation of the diechargo of Martin Scully as Polico Court lori, : Marshal Kinnoy, one of the old residents in thie city, lias in his poaseesion at Engine-louse No. Yacopy of tho engraving representing tho fond of 1819. Ho thinks it is tha only oxmtiug memento of ite kind, During the month of February the License Clork recelvod $640 for licenses. This small amount is an indication that ovon tho ealoon- keepors find holes it thelr movoy-pockets, and aro retiring from busincas, . ‘Tho Committco on Ratlroads meots this aftor- noon in the City Clork’s office, Among other things to bo considered aro the franchises of the North Woils Stroet Horio Railway and the Chi- cago & South Atlantic Railroad. Mies Nollio, second daughter of Commissioner BSbhoridan, ia now in a fair way of recovery.’ Mr. Sheridan was again at hoadquarters for tho firat timo in four days. Phe Board mot in the after- noon, and tried several firemen on various petty chargos, Postmastor MoArthur is apprehonslys of boing flooded out in the bisemont of tho Post-Oilica building, allof which is filled with valuablo matter. Ho viaitod the Board of Public Works yeutorday to wee if the dangor could not In somo way bo ayortod, Billy Carman, Polico Custodlan, fs taking an inventory of all tho unclaimod atolen property in his pavaneelony provious to Jan, J, te7l. The Muse will bo submitted to tho Board of Police Bat- urday afternoon, and au auction sale will be ordered by them. At tho next meeting of the Common Council thoro will bo introduced an ordinance granting privileges to the ‘Wood Giaa Company.” This Company offera to supply gas at $1.50 per thousand foot, which Is 60 cente lower than tho Jow offer of the Pittsburg Company. Tho Inet spell of bad weather in breaking up lisa at the samo time broken up Mike Evans’ good nature, He is going to call this week on all the delinquont vessels aud advertise them for sale unloss tho tax is promptly paid. His war- rants expire on the 10th inut,, aud ho is becom: jng dosperate. Bome light-fingered chap, whoro exconsivoners of chook {a deplorable, will tind bimsolf in a tight tix some day in tho apring if he doos not immodintoly desist from pilfering from the Law Dopartmout, Jrank Adams! ovorcoat, tho North Wolls atreet raliway ordinanco, and a package of evidence In tho caso of Murphy va, City of Chi cago, havo all mysteriously disappoared within alo last three mouthy. The documents wero ail comparatively worthless, plainly indicating that thoy havo boon utolen more out of doviltry than for their pecuniary value, Corporation Conusol Dickey bas handod over dis opinion oa the Houo salary question to the Comptroiier, It is said on’ reluble authority that ho decides it is perfectly propar to continue pavinent, but this information not deduite, Should the abovo be the case, it fs evidout that the powors that be do not think well of the va- Nudity of enbon Clovalaud’s clalms on tho City ‘Treasury. Sovoral othor questions of miuor im- portance’are awaiting tho doclaion of the Cor- poration Counsol, nut have boan neglected ow- ing to a presauro of business in tho Courte, ‘The Board of Publio Works are of the opinion that, if the ico {1 tho rivor can be cleared out, thoro will be no immediate dsoger of a flood, evou under tho most rapid thay, If the great ice-flold at the mouth of the rivor can bo cleared away, the Hoard feol competent to manage the ico fn theriyer, T Propose tocut tha deep ice in long strips, yw these strips out into (he lake oub of the way. This appears to be the aod, should athaw act in, it isthe ono that will bo first ottompted. This plan, howover, ia almést impracticable, unloxd nm weaterly wind carrion baek the tes which haa necumulated on tho semper shore of tho Jako during tho prosont weok. Tho Boned of Public Works have not yot awarded the contract for rtraot-cloaning, The Jorporation Counsol has given a verbal opinion. ‘on tho question to tho offect that all tho bids aro proper and worthy of consideration, yot ho deomp it advisable that no binding contract bo sntored into until after the anuual appropriation has beon decidod upon. Tho design of tha Board in awarding tho contract thus early in tho year waa for tho purpose of having somo stroot- cloaniog done during the presout municipal year to bo pald for out of the uext annual appropria- tion. Accordingly a conditional contract will bo entorod into with the lowest bidder, to whan tho contract must be awarded ntl auch timo as tho appropriation has been dcelded upon, It is the opinion of tho Board that all tho bonds are thoroughly re- liable, and, on thie basis, it is probablo that tho contract will be awarded to the lowost bidder, Mr. B. B, Cunningham. I¢ is claimed by out- idore that tho figuros on his bld cannot bnt re- sult in a faiitra to make both ends of the money bag moet, and thoy predict the early downfall of Any one to whom tho contract may bo awarded. ‘They srguo that tho old contractors, MeDonald & Russell, woro only too ansious to have thoir contract annulled, and their figures wore some $4 por milo abavo thoso of the lowest biddora this yoar, THF AONOOT-COMMITTEE. ‘The Committes on Schools mot yoatorday af= ternoon in tho City Clork’a oflico, to consider reforences, ‘Thos accopted and passed favorably ‘upon & recommendation from the Board of Edu- cation, rogarding tho purchase of o achoo! lot on tho cornor of Lincolu and ‘Thirty-fifth atreots, Two almilar rocommendations regarding school lots at the corner of Wabash avonuo and Thirty. fl{th stroot, and attho corner of Loomis and Arthington streots, were both referred back to tho Board, as it was understood that it was in possession of other and cheapor bids which thoy had thrown out forsome reasons, ‘The Aldermen are vory free fn their expressions of surprisathat in tho matter of tho echool lotin the Ninth Ward tho Board have ropeatedly sont tn recom: mendations respecting lots 10 tho immediato vi- cinity of tho Seminary of tho Sacred Honrt on West Taylor stroot, wlicreas tho Committeo on Schools bavo repoatedly refnsed to act favorably on any lot in that neighborhood. ‘The quostion of appointing - three Commia- siovors for the purpora of estimating thu yaluo of sohool fund property na 2 basis for the leases during tho ensuing fiva years was noxt takon un. Mossrs, Avery Moore, Frank C, Vierling, and. James Ayaora, Jr, wero clactel by tho Committes to be proposed and recom- mended to tue Common Council. Just ox the vote ou the subject had been talen, Ald, Cuso camo in avd strenuounly objected to tho last named gentleman, Hoe yuo in favor of a prom- inont roat-catate deator. Ho won over to hia side “Ald. T. 0. Clark and tno two entered their ob- jections to Mr. Aynis, Tho other mowbore of tho Comittee, Ald, Clevoland and Roidy, wera oppoved to Alu. Case's proposition and refasod to give way. Ahothor meeting will tako place on tho subject this afternoon, PITY ABOUT BROWN, ‘The Conmittco, consisting of Marshal Bouncer and Fito Commissionor 8, M. Moore, aided by Gen. Shalor, appointed by the Board of Police to investigate tuto the causas of the delay in sound. ingtho olarmat the time of tho Waht gluo factory firo, yesterday submitted their report to the Board of Polico, sod tho same waa taken un- deradvsomant. ‘Choy ropeat that they Lavo ox- auiued alarge numbor of tho employes at the factory, mombots of tho police force, and mam- bers af tho Fire Department, and tho testimony goes to show tho occurrences a8 thoy Lappened at the fire to bo aa followa: Wirat~Tho fro orlginatedby what mesns ia not Xmown—about tho ceulco of tho Zatx-story brick drying. house, ne high up as tho third floor, aud possibly Srcond=Tho fire hed probably burned ten minutes before being diacovercit, and tho first sleam-engino did not reach tho fire until at Icast ton minutes’ more thmo Lind elapsed, swell an the atx ‘Third—Vhat sald six-story trick, story frame drying-houso adjoining ant connoctod with ft, snd, indeod, all the ‘surrounding bulldings, ‘wero constructed ant located fu atich a way a8 toren- dar tho greatest posalulo facllitios for tho epread of the Fourth—That fire-alarm box ise 84, located in the office of the factory, was pulled without any delay after the fire was discovered, and that within twenty minutes thereatter not leas than cight other slarma wore sent to tho Contral olfice, That attho end of that thme the police dialat tho Dooring Street Station ‘was resorted to, and fatled to got_a reaponso from tho Central office, although the call was recognizod at other police alations ou the same cironft, and that the fire-alurin was finally sont out from tho Central office only after the operator had been aroused: oy the second eat from Deering Btrect Station about tive minutes ater, LYth—That the tetegeaph lino was tn both before ond after she fire,ouc hour bet three hours after, Sieth—That oll companies answoring first fire- alarma on signal 81, which waa the one sent ont from the Central, excepting Engine No, 15, whose watch- man baa since been arraigned for nogiect to discover tho fire, and two of thoso answering second alarms, were at the Grooren route before tie genoral alarin was sounded, Seventh—That there waa no unneccesary dolay in tho apparatus reaching the fire, excopt in flo case of Engine No, 2, which capsized while running to the ee Highth—That the extensive and expensive fecill- tea kept on hand by the proprietors for tho extin- guishment of fires waa of no avail, the nine cinployes Present atthe time belng completely demoralized by the alarm snd terror at the outbreak ond tho rapidity with which the flames were spreading, ‘Tho testimony shows that un extraordinary delay of more than twenty minutes occurred iu sounding the alarm from tho Contral office, snd tho Committee hoped that the operator on diity: at tha timo would bo ablo to astisfy them that it wan through no fault of his, but in this lie has utterly fafled, ‘Thu facts aro extab— Ushed beyond u doubt that the boxes were pulled, and that tho ‘lines were in working order, and that the alarm must have been recetved by elther ouo of the two wires at the Central office. Under these circum stances the Comimittes recommend that the op- erator be discharged from tho sorvice, and that his Placa be Alled by some relixbte ant competent man wpe. mall ‘bayo passed a sultablo exaraiuation by Supt, andlor, Itinthoconviction of the Committes that, had the Gat availablo streams Leen sppitod with proper judge ment, the strictures sonth and southwest of thu main struciure would haya beon savod, Tho Committes closo their report by calling attention to tho poorly-protectod district in which the fire occurred, A tract of noarly 5 syunre miles is opou to a regular holocaust should # fira over becomo fairly atarted under a favorable wind, The nearost ongivo was 114 miles away from the factory. ‘They also tule occasion to saddlo a portion of the blame on tho shoulders of tho night reportors, who aro in tho habit of using the polico instruments at times, For this and other ressons they recommend that tho pollce-dials bo transferred to the polico head- quartors. Apnonded to the report was a communication, signed only by Mr, Mooro, respecting thoincreaso of tho Vire Dopartmont, putting in an extra big sontence in favor of the fougt y Shaler recom~ mendations, to tha effect that the Board should take immediate and peremptory steps towarts tho increase alroady recommended and approved of by tho Boara, ® ‘The Board wero to all appearances astonished by some of the sounding blows contained in tho document, and thoy plainly showed their aston- ishment by thoir wry fnces during tho reading of the report, and later by a unanimous motion to take the whole matter under consideration. Supt. Chandler was thon instructed to prefer chargea against W. f1. Drown, tho operator, for criminal noglect in the performance of bis duty. — THE COUNTY BUILDING, Sheriff Agoow, accompanied with Franco Wil- klo of the Times, started for Jolie: yesterday with a bateb of prisoners sentencod to the Ponl- tontiary at the Iate term of the Criminal Court. Jailer Doyle now has iu his keeping 150 prieon- ers at the County Jail, which Ja the smallost force since Sherif! Agnow took charge of the ofiice, “ The Joint Committee on Pudlic Buildings and Fospltal of the County Board wore In consulta. tion with the Medical Board at tho County Build: ing yesterday, in ordor to get thoir ideaa in ro. ard ta tho proposed now hospital building. There were present from the County Board Commissiouers Jones, Burdick, Guen- thor, Sebmidt, aud Clough, and from the Medical Doard Die, Mamill, freer, Bogue, Yowoll, Bevan, and Lyman, After conulterabte discussion ag to what tho Modical Bosrd really devirod in: the new building, ita cost, the ox penso of heating, atc., thoy adjourned to meet again next Tuesday, whon some final action will bo takon in the matter, PERIOLAT AUEAD, The Committee on Public Charities mot yes- torday to receive bids for supplies for the County Poor-EHouse and Insane Asylum for tho preseut month, At an early hour tho County Atforney’s room, which is quito smalt, w conyerted into & receptiou-room for tho wholesale dealers in dry goods aud grocorios, with tholr samples, In a short tine tho tables wero growning with thoir loads of the more eubstantial articles of dry goods, snd samples of grocoriea of overy couceivable description, The Commissioners were goon at work ¢aating and testing, and looking woodrons wise over the vast—or hmited—knowledgo they Poesessed of tho various articles of morchan- dise eproad ous foe theis inspection. Vosiolat, dition a ond uaual patronizing manner, was ansiating in pointing out to the Committes tha sriyeriog quality of his samples, and, as tho rosult will show, tan uot thore for nothing. Dry gooda wero roprosented by Mosars, Rich~ ards, Shaw & Winslow; Montgomery, Ward & Co., Btottanor Bros, and OG. F. Poriol Co., and grocories by W. J. Dnano & Co., J. Forsyth &Co., Jnmos Wall, Mr, Boermor, and C. I Poriolat & Co. Tho Committeo gave tho various samples caroful inspaction, and funlly awarded tho dry goods eqnallyamong tho firma ropro- sonting that trade, When tho grocery supplies wore reached, thon commenced tho tug of war, DPorfolat & Co. wora hard to head off, aud tho disposition wan decid- edly matufoat that Poriolat should got away with the lion's sharo, a8 usual, Other firma woro on hand with equally sa good samples at tho eame prices, but they wore _ obliged to throw up tho sponre end 1¥O way to the mighty “Clom.” When he desired to furnish a costain articlo, all that was necon- fary waa a significant wink, and ho got the oon- tract. It ts true the majority of hia bids wera yory low. Inanmtch a6 be had “sbinnod” ground and purchased tho larger portion of hia supplice at Assigneca’ anlos, ho was onabled to undorsoll many of his competitors, After tho Committoo had examined tho samples, they awarded about two-thirda of the contracta ta Porlolat, and tho balanco Letwoen Wall, Duano, and Forrytl:. Thomas I’, Wall was on hand with samples of tons, which he submitted to tho Board. Thoy askod tho prico, but never looked at tho samples, sud awarded the contract to Poriolat, and in this way tho samo old farce was gono through with. and Poriotat camo out first bast. —_—_——— CRIMINAL, Tho room of Mr. Sam Loiberstein, 9 Milwau- kecan staying at the Parker Houeo, corner of West Madison and Ialstod atroots, waa entered by thioves a day or two ago, who mado off with a large quantity of clothing. Tho proprictors of tho Gault Houso visited the Contral Volico Station yeutorday afternoon, and diveovered that a quantity of the tablo-waro, napkiny, cutlery, etc., atolon by the colored men, Hood and Barnes, bolonged to them, Barnes, awhilo ago, waa omployed at thelr hotel. ‘Tho South Side polica oficials departed for s brief time from their nsnal let-them-nlono policy, Inst ovoning, and visited George Holts, No, 71 Monroo stroet,—tho quiotest gzaming-houso in town,—and arrested Harry Gruon, deslor, and fouriomates. George wont their bail. Goorge Wolss, charged by Loutsa Larrowaky with being the father of a child to which sho expects to give birth very soon, was arrostod yesterday for bastardy, Since hia arrest tha young msn has consented to mnake reparation by marrying the girl. Justice Scuily will probably unite tho tain to-day. §. P, Mulvanoy's rodm at No. 193 Went Bfadi- fon strest was eutercd brttieves yenterday, and robbed of somo clothing and $19 in monoy. Chatles Bryaon, of No, 212 Weat Mandalph, also reported veaterday that about fifteen yards of docskin and cassimero had been gtolon from his promises. An old thicf, known as Dutch” McCarthy, was arrested by Donny Simmovs on Madiaun streot, near Fifth avonuo, yesterday, for larcony, Uc has been peddling oa large quantity of rich ribbons among tho fashionable renidonts of Calumet, Prairie, aud Michigan avenues, which it is thoucht ho bad stolon. Ho was just about to tsasifor the lot unsold ¢0 a pawobroker when arrosted. E. If. Fiscnhart, the individual arrested day before yesterday for ths picture swindlo do- reribed in youtorday's Trinuxz, appeared yestor- }day morutng before Justice Hinsdale for pro- Umiuary examination. During the progross of tho’ one, Bailiff Hutchinson entered with s caplos, and took chargo of tho prisoner to avswor to tho crime of forgery committed somo timo Iaat summer. Tho witnesses in the formor caso wero thon takon boforo tho Grand Jury, and upon their testimony bo was indicted. A, Likins, Charlea Stowo, H.C. Masaoy, and Dallof Reson, tho quartette who operate tho mock auction-shop at No, 289 Esst Madison atraet, were noatly nipped at thoir gamo yeater- day afternzon. Oflicers John Haines and Michael Walton, droasod In citizens clothes, and looking for all the world liko a pair of innocont farmors, wero passing tho placo when thoy wore accosto: by tho mau on the lookout for greenhorns, and induced to enter, When they had allowed the game to procaed to tho extent of apparently purchasing o snide watch and somo jewolry, thoy showed thoir stara, and took tho astonishod party to tho lockup, —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Scandinavian Convention's grand masquerade will take place at Aurora Turncr Hall Monday.ovening, By dircotion of tho Commissioner of Internal Novenue tho Chicago office will remain closed to-day, in ordor to mnko an Inventory uf the ya- rlous atampa now on hand, tho valuo of which is obanged by tho act of March 4. Prof. A. Allon Noo, of Ohio, will commence a coniso of lectures at Good Tomplars’ Hall, 1002 West Lake atreot, thia evoning. His subjecta are Geology and Astronomy, Tho Trofessor claims to have somo now ideas on those subjects, Tho Assyrian discovorles of the groat explorer Goorgo Smith, of the Britieh Museum, will bo tho eubject of Sunday's tecture boforo tho Bun- duy-Locturo Socioty, by Dr, Kohlor, at the Grand ro-JTouse, at 3 p.m. Admission 10 cants to all parts of tho houso. ‘The annual election of ofllcers of the Young Mon’s Christian Aesoclation will take place at thoir rooms on Arcade court Monday, March 15, A mooting of all tho mornbors in to bo Leld in Farwell Hall Saturday at 1p. m., to. nominate ollicera for the cnauing yoar, A President, Firat and Second Vico-Presidents, Iecording Socro- tary, and threo of tho Moard of Managers from tho Mothodist Eplacopalian and Congregational denominations aro to bo olected. As they have 1,400 mombors, considerable interest will no doubt be manifested. An ontertalamont under the direction of the Ladies’ Aid Society, consisting of Mrs. Jarloy's waxworls, music, readings, ote., will bo givon in tho Iocturo-room of 8t. Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, near Sixteenth stros:, this evoving, March 5, at half-past 7 o'clock, at which timo thoy hope to seo many of tholr frionda, as all aro cordlally invited. ‘The different charactera in the ontertainment are to bo assumed by tho young ladics oud gentlomen of the Bociety. As the prococda aro $@ be applied to the furnishing of the church, eath person attending is requost- od to pay 25 conte. ‘4 ——— SUBURBAN, WAUKEOAN, A colt belonging to Bre. Smith, of Bouth Lake, in Lako County, got on the ice, and, broaking through, was borne some distanco undoraeath, As no ono was ‘at hand, and the ico just there was very thick, nothiag could be dono but watch the frantlo struggles of tho drownlog animal. Suddenly, howevor, it desperately etruck out and swam back to tho alr-holo, whenco it was finally res- cued in an oxhauated condition. Charles Woodward, who is posted In {co mat- tors, says that the cakes of ico he has boon har- vesting are on an avorago 30 Inches thick, and some of tham go clear that # ‘T'ninoNe placed no~ neath them can be jutolligibly read. Thore are, iu tho Wankegan High-School, Ubree classes in natural philosophy. ‘The second clags, which ie composed of those pupils who are iu tha recond year of their Nigh-School acadomt- cal course, baye recently boon studying the pow- erof steam, sud, in order to give thein 5 prao- tical ~knowledgo of ita power and of tho prorking of an ongine, Prof. E. OG. Crayford, the Principal of the achool, brought them down at 14 o'clock to-day to the Gazetls otfico that thoy might study the work- ings of that papor's steam-engino and printing- press, Tho young ladies who wero pronent and showed considerable knowlodga of the subject, wore Misses Carrio Johastone, Ida Southwick, Nettio Palmer, Evolina Parsons, Mamumia Clarke, and Mattio Compton, George W, Rust editor and Byonriotor of the National Live-Stock Journal, Chicago, tag just visited Glow Flora, in probable connection with the great public salo on the 7th of April. =e « Personal. ‘Thomas A, Yarlon, who for many years represented ¥, 8, Jaffray & Co, {8 now with Opdycke, Torry Stecle, 375 Broadway, Now York, and hopes his (riends will call to.ace him when they visit the New York anarket, ond in tho meantime send an order by mall, addressed to Lim personally, Cloths, 211 wool carsimero at 8c, choap at $1,25, Look at our allk-ynized casslmere at $1, Also now opening a large Uno of ladica', misses’, and children's hosiery ; one tnirdeaved, Pardridgo’s, 114 and 116 Btato street, —_— Pianos for Rent, Now rosewood-case pianos, carved legs, agraffo, treble, etc, Rent money deducted if purchased, Heed’ Sesiple of Music, 3a, 92 Van Doren fess A QUEER CASE. Twice Divorced and Three Times Married to the Same Woman. Tho following frots in a most romarkable cass of aman marrying tho samo woman thtoa tien are taken from the record of proccedinga filad in tha Clork's office of tho Court in Utica, Onolda County, N. ¥Y. Thero havo bean cases whore @ man and woman have been mariied # second time, but this, we beliave, fa the only one whore the samo porgona havo boon Joined tn wed- lock's bonds threo timos. ‘Tho facts of the wholo cago aro as follows: In Jannary, 1860, Mr. Charles 1. Sonlpaugh and Miss Eatner M. Downor, bath of Utica, in this Stato, wero married. Mr. Saulpaugh was 9 tall, handaome. young man, of fair complexion and epreeabia mMannora. Miss Downer wae a beautiful brunotto, of potite form, and graceful ‘a4 8 largo-sizod falling snow-flako on a calm Do- combor day. Everybody satd it waso most ox- collent match, and what overybody said muat, of couras, have been truc, Tho couplo most inter. ested seemod to bo very happy. ‘Their famities and frionds woro satiatied, and all seemod prom- ising for along Woof futuro Joy and domestio Dilos to tho mowly-married pair; Ar. Saulpaugh had already bean embarkad in tho tobacuo buuiness for a yoar or two. His of- forts woro ationded with success, aud ho was reckoned a prosperous young man. After hia marriage his business incroased with tho ine ercased influence which his marrliago bronght, In 1855 Mr. Saulpaugh movod to Rome, in Onelda County, and engazed moro extousively than avor in tho tobacco business. And ho atill prospered, gradually becoming n wealthy and influontial man in the county, Two childran—a boy and a girl—in tho moantimo wero born to Mr. and Mrs. Saulpangh. Thoy woro promising and beautiful children, and tho happy parents lived in an atmosphero of domestic onjoyment, But mas! soon tho temptor camoin tho whapo of a young girl whoso roputation of a Inck of virtue did not admit of any doubt, and successtully caught in her not the impressible Saulpaugh, whose virtue hitherto had beon reckoned unns- sailable, ‘Tho factof thelr liason soon becamo public property, and it at Inst ronched tho cara of Mra. Saulpaugh. Of coursoo torriblo scono enened, Mrs. Sautpaugh quit her husbaud, tak- ing hor two childrou with her. ‘This was tho yoar 1865, fiftcon yoars after their marriaga, Sho immediately brought suit for separation aud Keparate malntenanca in tho special torm of tho Fifth Diatrict Court in Rome, which waa granted her. Soon after, finding that ho was still do- termined to keop up his association with the woman, Mra. Saulpaugh brought sult for abeo- Into divorco beforo Judge A. H, Builoy, which, after considorablo timo spent in collecting tho evidence, was granted to hor, sho being pormit- ted to marry again, but ho was not entitled to do so. Ho was aleo required to pay her $2,000 as alimony, tha cost of the children’s support and education, besides all of thocounse! feos and conte of the suit. dirs, Saulpanigh sflor she bod securod thia money, removed to Chicago, whore she Lad many rolations and friouds Jiving, Uhere, after sponding s few seeks in viniting, she wont into the tobacco business,—tho samo as that in which her lato husband was ongaged. Sho seemed to got along romarkably well, was making money rapidly, ‘Things ran slong smoothly for tro years, Inthomesntimo, Mr. Saulpaugh tirod of his mistrovs, and _yosrned for tha society of his former wife, Ilo wrote appoaling letters to hor aahing hor forgivoncas, and paluting in vivid colors his anguish of spirit aud tho misery ho was sutlcriug. Ile wrote bor ho was entirely quit of tha now batoful woman, and in fu- turo his life would bo devoted to her if ebe would only forgive him and take him into her favor aguin. After’ an extended correspondence, sho gavo him sufuiciont eocouragemont to induce him to go to Chicago and hayo a porsona! interviow with her, tho rosult of which was that sho sold out her businoss in Chicago and accompanied him back to Romo, whore they wore remarriod by tho ministor of the Sacond Methodist Church in that city, in Alay, 1867. Aftor enjoying his second honeymoon, Mr. Saulpaugh scttlod down as 8 model husband for s fow months, Thon another womsn intervened betwoen this happy pair. ‘This timo it was a Mra. Lewis, a widow, who, provious to hor marriago with the lato Afr. Lowi, bad been divorced from Mr, Huginim, notorious gambler of that part of tho State. Mrs, Lowis succeeded so well with hor artful attractions on the suscoptible heart of Br, Saul- paugh that ho waa anxious to got ridof his wifo and marry rs. Lewis, Upon inquiry of his counsol, be loarnod that his second marriago with his wifo was illogal; and sho, after hear- ing of his eecoud infatuation, also quickly learned that sho was illegally joined to him, Rocrimination and quarrollng followed betwoen them, and Mrs, Ssulpaugh quit her quondam husband tho second time, Sho then instituted wut through hor counsel, Mr. H. O. Southworth, who was thon living in Uics but now of New "York City, for damages, on the ground that at his (Mr. Saulpsugh's) solicitation she broke up a profitable bueiness in Chicago and wont to live with him as his wife, having been, as tho bo- Neved, legally maraiod to lim, hor consont hav- log beon gained to thomarriago by false repre- sentations mado by him, Tho suit was not brought to trial, but wan acttlod by arbitration, Mr. Saulpsugh paying hin divorced wifo 85.000, ‘Thi wos in the year 1269. Thus tho manifold trouble8 of tho pair wore believed by evorrbody to have been at longth forovor sottled botwean a If4vas 8 current rumor, soon after, that Mr. Baulpaugh married Mrs. Lewis, At any rato it waa known that they tved together as man and wife. Aftor a few yoars the scandal died out, Mra. Sautpaugh bad gone oway, taking hor daughter with hor; tho son remnainod with his father in Romo, whore Mr. Saulpaugh still car- ried on the tobacco business, having added liquor to it, in which business ho is still engagod, ast fall, Mra. Sanipaugh, through her coun- sel, Mr. Southworth, prosonted a bill of &1,000 to Mr. Saulpaugh, accompanied by youchery, for tho maintenanca and education of the dauguter, ‘Thia bill ovontually brought thecouple to tho of- fice of Mr. Southworth, in Novembor last, when thoy Joincd in & potition to the Ion. Charins Donohue, of the Suprome Court of Now York, for * modification of tho decreo of divorco, so that Dr. Saulpaugh could legally marry his wifo tho third timc, Tho petition was granted, coupled with on agreement on the part of Mr, Baulpaugh that tn caso he lapeae again in his domestio virtue or ill-troated his wifo, sho could separate from him, aod ho would bs bound to provide for hor just tho samo as if sho was hia widow, he entering into bonds for the faith- ful performance of his agreoment, ‘The couple, on recoiving the document, ro- turned to Rome, where thoy were banpily mar- riod on Now Year's day, whilo tho boils rang a joyful jubilee, They are now spending thor third honoymoon in that sort of bllsa which is tempored by middic ago. ———$_ ‘The Dend Giant. Baltimore Bun, Mr. Jamos Murphy, Jr., a giant who has been keopiug a rontaurant at161 South Chestor street, on Fell’s Point, in thin city, for & year or so pas! died early yesterday morning of “a bronchial af- fection or consumption, Mr. Murphy was born at Waterford, Ireland, sud was therefore a {ull- blooded Irish giant, and a larga one, standing noarly 8 foot in his stockings, He wax 33 years of age and unmarried, Somo months ago, when ho was in comparatively good health, he wolghed 351 pounds. Ho hand weighed moro when his health wss better, Ho bad beon in this country twonty-four years, having been brought hero by his father and mothor, who atlll lvo at the house on Chestor atrect. Tho glnnt traveled three years with Barnum as one of the great liv- ing curiosities of the world. In his profosaional career he yisited avory part of tho country, from Maine to California and the extrema ‘South. After fermineting his ongagemont with Barnum, the giant traveled with a cirous, whora he con- tractad tho bronchial diseaso which finally ended his tifo, When in good bealth, he had a tresh, ploasant face, and, like all largo mon, and pare ticularly all giants, except those of the story- books and nucuery-tales, waa as amiablo as Ho was ‘great in ‘statute, We had a vor outh{ul expression of countenance, coni- Binck alr, snd bis bands wore so larga that one of them could cover the head of an ordinary man, just as an ordinary hand would cover an orange. Hin feet were not #0 large proportionately ay the hands, bat beside an oral ry Bhoe one Of bis shoes would seem to bo a suficiont habitation for “the old woman” of the story-book, who “had so many children ahe did not know what todo,” When the under- taker came to measure the dead giant for hie cofiin {t was found that tho deceased was full 8 feet toug. Surely the measure of man Is cor- rectly known when ho is dead. The cofin will bo noarty ¥}¢ feetlong. The body visited by hundred. of people yostertay, the giant be- ing well known on Fall's Point, whero be waa justly esteemed for lis amiability, capa. cially by tho children, who, after the first shrinkage, gonerally liked to be taken in bis arma and elevated eo far above the heads of their parents as ho could conveniently hold them, Somo of the little boys in the neighbor- hood’ know him only by the name of “The Gi'ut." Toe body ley in & small room about 14 feet square, saewas the south watl, fcot towards the west, wtrotching almost ucrogs the spartmont from side (o side, Candles were buroing #: the head and foot and sides of the j@. which was covered with @ black pall, a @ white cross on the breast, and he corners of thecloth, The father the gisnt, who is 65 years os age, probably > of THE CITY. 498 wood, 608 151 srillawe, 487 ; | notified of tho intondod action of the Commit- | most foasiblo plan that ns been yot proposed, | thor not invil was present, and, in bis « oldor, isa largo man. When sthis b: vor 6 foot in his stockings, thongh fe ante little bent, ‘Tho mothor is not a’ targo woe”, boing not abovo tho sediam alzo fermen Sho ts nearly hor husband's aga, Both thee Pooplo are in good health, etd acem Siseee for tholr soars, Including th giant, thoy feet had born to them flvo sons atid three ‘daughter Ono son only fs alive.” Bomo of tho enits woro undernizad, Only one, a sat, attained <e the sea at tho Father, jexcont tho giant, ahs exceodad the growth of tho paront by no} sacee & P Y Noatly 9 ——+$____ Duman in the French Acatemy, ‘The format recoption of Alozandor Duman int tha Fronch Academy took place Feb, 11 in Pare ‘Tho new Acadoraichin took his scat between i two spormore, Although beginning teeny nln of baldnons, bis appearanca in full youth, ful, and contrantod strongly with that of the. aged mon who wero sbout him. Uw fing fe i“ tures ara strongly marked, aud his bold ese, a tall ataturo olwaya attract attontion, even Py crowd. | Antoni tho Academicinns tho Dot” @’Aumalo was conspicuous by bis handsoing ft: . and smart, soldier-like domoauor. 31. Duet voice batrayed samo amotion at the opening his discourao, eapocinily when ho decfared thay > his fathor was ontoring the Acndomy with him lus inherited namo baving openod. its doom! During ono hour and s quarter Dumas kept, the dolightad attention of lis sudienco at full etzain, Even hia modiflod praise of bis nrodeccesor, Le, brun—nn already forgotten moiiocrity—way ite terouting, whilo his peroration was sdmirablo, Se gee ies Tho Tullerios, A Paria correapondont says: “Chore js project on foot respocting the poor, burneney Tuilories, whose hollow aud blackenad skeleton, still stares binnkly over tho treos and flowors ot © tho garden. It is no othor tan to toar down th Tuing, to abandon tho plon of rebuilding thy pines altogather, and ¢o oxtend the garden wp tg ‘ ho triumphal arch in tho Dlaco cn Carousel! ! This plan would cortainly have tho merit of obeapnogs to rocommond it, and if a now King or Emperor should over again bo called to raig ovor Franco, ho would fod palace room onaugh in one of tho vast wings which connesto} the Tuilorica with tho Louvro, one of which theed to be given up to tho barracks of tho Impuia| Guard.” ES. FONT rE Pain talon eee RRYNOLDA-SITRNRRLL March & ® Of Stes. be d's Aloxandor, 133 Btntontan bythe eet Alnzandor’ Dorsey, Me. Goarve loynoids, “of G aul Alins Cornelia Borrell; of tacos Cus: Bou DEATHS. at the femdly miQUTON= Oa the silarnona of March 93 rosidenca, No, 43. Lakowrey, sna / Runio Hdnctao Horton, In uor 19th year: youngeat dese teft doin W, ane tate Barah O. ilaeinne as cAttiages to eel emoter, moriing.at iLp'elodk, Yrleuda of the family araionad ‘ 3 York City papers please oony. TCH —On the evening of March 4, : Dalry Siving Teltclioy auced dyeara and Ta: nea oe dayatior of HL: and Cathiosiuo Italia 20 Gocttean ay, thin Kk rae of io family aro uited toattand. oem TRULE—In this elty, March 9, 1675, of inflam tue fungs, Canslea Healt aed G3 goatee ceammata ‘Tho runiaina war takin to Saca, Mo. for interment, SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdue awollings, bel bias, and will cure rhoum: epavin, and any flesh, bono or muey allment, The White Wrappor Is foe PENH tamntty use, tha Yollow Wrapper iste, animals, Price 60 conts; largs bos rat TArpor tlea 31, —— Pe mr eae ge t join throat—cure guarantual, Giles’ Linlment Lodido 4p monlanever(atls. Depot. 451 Bitth-av.. New York, A} ts. SOconteand G1 ahottle, VAN 8 SENCRNGON'S UETD, Whmtorstn Agate, <OeECE SUSPENDERS. SUSPENDERS, The best in the world are the BRACES made by Fisk, Clark & Flage, HAVE JUST INTRODUCRD THEIR NEW PATENT “CAST OF.” FOE SALE AT RETAIL AT ALL FIRST-CLASS STORES, AUCTION SALES. By GEO, P. GORE & CO, U8 & 70 Wabnsh-av, AT AUCTION, On Saturday, March 6, at 9 o’olock, Wo ahall offor an extra largo stock of Household Furniture Attoud this nate {f you wish to replonist. 16 Crates W,G. Crockery and Rockingham Ware Parlor Sufta of ovary grado, Marble and Wood-top Ca ber Nota, Walnut Wardrobes, Atarbie wad Woodcfop ited ‘Teoas, Watnut Hodstoads, Whatnots, Sofas, 133% Bursdue, Commady Biv'otousy tates loth, Hair ai Machinoa, 10) first Waluut Gnairs and Rockers kay rlor and fice Doaks, Carpi st lattroseca, 2 oxten fine Sent sion ‘Tabtos, fly tosh 6% 4 10 font. In atock, tins ‘Ton and pou Huguies, teowdl Democrat Wagon, Open and Top Purotunsanddaelae ff Heascs, An tovolon cf Itlock ‘Tin tollaw Ware. GEO, P. GORE & UG., Auelionem, By ELISON, POMEROY & co * OUR REGULAR WEHELY SALE, EMAY. adorn INQ, ‘hamber ‘a Navopobos, Und ts, Bs tice stuck of Gece dH ts y ‘Hureaur, i: ‘ditiug, Mattroscas, Morclandien, Clucks, sey, de NON, POMEROY £ O6,, Stand 6G Handolpi-th Wines, Liquors, and Bitters FRIDAY'S BALE, March it 1 o'clock, Brandy, ‘lackborsy ie age Wi, doe eb. Die tors, Wines, dc., 1 cance, ELISON, POMEROY 4 CO. 81 and €6 Itandolpb it poh Nac Le Se By WM, A. BUTTERS & CO, AT BALESROOMS, 103 RAST MADISONST._, REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, FORNITUuRS; PARLOR AND CHAMBUI SETS, BUREAUS, BEDSTRADS, CIATKS, With erent tatlory ut union sicrebrediy ‘a eres ‘of ottior Morebn BATURDAY MORNING, Blarch 6; at dis welocks AT OUR SALESROOMS, ‘108 HAST MADISUN-St ALB! RE & At ert ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO. 8, DAY, Marob 6, oom: my at Pri error teriee aay Uy tite Nonhaace SALL of tho contonta of iarge private divolling, const f Parlor, Marblo-toy, sud. {slack Walnut Cha! fate, ingrala, Bruwels, aud Volrot Carpets, Co-k tt Heating Htuvos, and a larga ting of iansskospiog \ a8 ton of 1 overs e jon Husk ead, WLLL pour om ome pa jook Cases, Vi Decratarios, O1 Hol Blatttesses, Loungos, Solas, &: Uvely sal) erneytbing otferod By WILKINS, BRUSH & CO, Balosrooms, 198 and 197 Mast Randolph-at FURNITURE. FURNITUNE. ' Batarday, March 6, 108. m-._w viva ania UC Buyertor karat Dining om Hinad Furaiet FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. The frm of Male, Ayor £ Co. Mutual consent, Accounts and DISSOLUTION. 47h "The firm of Albro,{tukt & Oo, te tale day dissolved, Jot business of wholesale vroduce denter aud azcat fof, a it nt ee will bo contigued & 1a a Uatarvetr., Gy ds tn Toby wha le surhorizad 12 42 Gutalanding dccoucty ov eluher maubor of the PTF REULEUATSS ooteags, Relea teh FGARD. “Chicags, nit, eeeet f CANDY. x 7 ; ED throes Cee aca nanpreetd toatl party 1m uP & sey pete Of fy Sees GUATHEE Oo, I Aeotioanr, ¥