Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, ARCH ll, 1875, THE COMING OF THE SPRING, 4 CITY CANzONET, Thue a family alt ning” Praloce of the comlug Spring $ z 2 PATERPAMILIAR—basno-catarrhe: Spring sn iar without s dawht— * atora-tosement ia drowned ont. 1 think wo shall undergo a “Frost,” woparalled since Nosh, Pavoments greasy are with mud, Bewers choked with turlht floods By ratatrh persistent heat, ‘ben admit that Spring la near, ws ‘THE RtantruL neM—Lner, * Feetly ‘neath hot-water urna Tn eatoona tho gas-jet buros; The eapactous Vinter's grace To lighter girb of drab gives places Lapatiie cone of eealskin by; Cork Rpring beaver o'er tight eyes Dash the niu? from either oat Bet your pllo that Spring ts near, 4 THY. DADONTER, 0, Tite DATGNTEN—centralta, In green moalows milk-white lnmibe ‘Must ve frieking with their d—s; In the emerald turf Js ect Tho Oret dewy violet: Grocusca bedeck the len 3 Birds sing in the tardding tree “Gainat the sword of winter” drear,® Spring, the beauteous Spring, fs near, 5 MATERPAMILTAS—frebie,, Lamba in meadown green? Not much, All the lamba aro in the buiteh- Er ehoyn; dear, too, P'eaps one sees Violets, but no cabbager, Ringing birds? ‘Where ara none—~rtutt f= Int spring ebiekcns, and thes'ro tough; Nothing's fresh, and afin cear 3 ‘Thus T know that Spring is near, + 6 THI DAMU OF THE FLECK—cniidish tredla, Thave notd my #kates end ried Yor a lorot lalla, red, dead, Tho Pony Mutiials ? have elec Lod DI Jonea Premdent, and mo Seay And their opening game will play ‘With the Kyondles, Saturday, Keo, my top, my niarbles hero, ‘Theva inlay trousera! Hpring {s near # a Thus that fanilly did ring, Prataes of tho coming Spring. gainat the aword of winter, keen and oold, Chaucer, “ Lhe Syuire’e Tate aes GENERAL NEWS, ‘The inquiring correspondont is informed that “wore oxamined” is tle correct phrase, Tae Canadion steamship King, Sir Hugh Allan, will place two propellors on the route batweon Goderich, Can., and Chicago, thts soason. Abox containing soventy-flve paira of chil- drens' shoes avd ladics' slippora was stolen from a wazou belonging to Lamb & Vau Alstyne, No, 111 Franklin street, night before Inst. Tho temperatura yestorday, a8 observed by Muanaese, Optician, 85 Madison street (T'amonn Building), wow at8 s,m. 27 dogreos; 10a. m., 30; 12 m.'31;3 p.m. 34; 6p, m2. 39; 8p. m., 91. * Tho Le Moyne-Marwell coctestod-election court mot yesterday morning at tho Hetch House, Only ono witness was examiood, and nothing of interest was clicitod from him. ‘cho souit then adjournad over till to-morrow morn- ing. At tho nouthwest corner of Madison and Ada streets, up-stairs, thore is a woman who inristy upon throwing slops from hor window without giving tho customary word of waruing to pnes- ers-by, Bho willreceivo the attention of tho Police unless sho stops tho nulsance, Billy Mish, the victim of the jealous fury of Sally Ticrney, who stabbed bim close to the hoart Monday night, on Polk atroct, showed signs of iinprovement Inst evening, and it is now thonght ho will recover.[ Ho is ising at tho honke of bis pasenty, Nu. 3135 South Clark street, Tho Montgomery Guards held their annual election of oficers Inst evening, and after as lively discnysion, during which somo pretty btrong lunguago was used, olected_ tho followin officers for tho eusuing year: Capiatn, J.J, Crowley; First-Lioutennnt, John O'Brien ; Ba0- ond-Aicutenant, Cornelius Cullen, The Military Oficors’ Asaocintion mot Inst svoning at Naysio’s restaurant, No. 8 Sonth Clark sirect. ‘Tho only buziness transacted we tho adinittance of the Montgomery Guards to. the Association, ‘The Poltsh-American Gnards werginstructed to make application for membare thin in writing at the next meeting of the Asto- piation. Tho man Newberry, arrested day befora you. torday on suspicion of being cencerued in the Wilcke murder, waa stated to bave worked at a Jow-tonod restauraut sud waloon No. GO West Randolph strect, It appears that thoro novor wad a saloon those, but a bakory and restaurant kept by Mr. Edward Jacob, which bas always hud a good charactor. An escaped lunatic, armed ‘with a blunderbuss, inet _o fasbionablo youne men inhabiting an Ulster ovorcoat lant night at the oorner of Clark and Washiocton streets, and diechargod the fear- ful weapon {into the coat iu the direction of its tenant. Fortunately tho gentloman escaped oven as an owl gets off, though there were 962 shot-boles made in his coat within two yards of his body on either side, The moderacoly mild woathor of the Inst fow fara bas romoved all fears of a flood. The ico inthorlver has been #0 weakened by the dia- ebargo from the rewers as to cause uo diflicnity, Yesterday a tug rin from tho mouth of thy river to Wolls stroct, and had no difteulty whatever in making its way. Between Adams and t¥arrison tho ico is also all brokou up. ‘The North Brauch, into which towor sowers ompty, if oflll solid, but no tcoublo was over expectod from that quarter. Abont a year ago Mr, James Soymour, now of St, Louis, but thon a momber of tho Chicago Roard of ‘Tradv, was struck in the pupil of tho eye by ® pellot thrown by a froliosome “brother momber, Since ‘then hhe bas ontirely lost tho aight ono eye, and sympathetic inflamination haa a0 sifected the other that ho ia threatencd with to- tal blindness. If tho statement of this case wero painted in large letters gomowhero in the Board of Trado rooms, it might have a tendoncy to check a practice which still continuos, and which iy vory dangerous and not in tho loast amusing, Master Herbert Smythe, of Lafltu street, af. fords a conspicious example of tha rarinbloness of Chicago about this time of year and thin ycar ‘ purticolarly, On Tharsday last he froze Lis eara fora to tho roots, having imprudently ventured out into the yard to diz tho hen-coop out of » snow-drilt 17 foot dcop ; on Sanday: 0 played truant aud pot nearly drowned trylng to cross the river at Randolph stroct bridge, and yestor- day whito playing catcher in the inaugural prac« ticv game of tho fefly Nibbaca, infant champions of the Eighth Ward, the etlkes slung hia bat be- Lind him with more force than good taate, and broke Mastor Herbert Smythe's jawbona, Asalstant Jailor McHato asserta thut the letter of the prisoner Ryan, publiwbed in Ine Tranune of Tuesday, which went to prove that hoadmittea people into tho jail ou Sunday and at other times by law forbidden, docs him much injuatice, Ryan asked Lim to admit a frieod to seo him, outelde of the ragular ours, but the Asuistant Jailer refusod. iclialo further states that he has never admitted anybody to the jall aft hours, uoless by special ordor of the Sheriff, in the cao of reportera who como after informa- sia: He could nut, ha says, very well oxclude om, Ex-Superlotendent of Police Elmer Waahburn, sow Chilof of the Becrot Rurvice at Weabiugton Chry, vislted Chicago somo moths apo aud car- ried away with bim Mr, Charles Saowdon, an ex- rollent journalst, for some years’ counacted with she roportortal staff of the Times, Mr, Snow- Jen was made eecsetary to Mr. Washburn, and after serving: iu that capacity up to the present month concluded that Chicago was good enough for bim, and returned to hie old stamping: ground, Mr. Snowden's services wore iu dey tuund, aud he was at once appointed assivtant tity editor of the Times, and aesumod the duties nf thas position last Monday, Christian Warrack, Examining Clork of the United Btates Postal Bervice, died at Waubing- jun yesterday forenoon, of pueumonis. Mr, Warrack ia well knowu smong tho Pout-Ofica tlerks Iu this city, having beeu assiguod, about syearand @ half ago, to oxamine the postal rlerke here, From this clty bo was transferred 30 Cincinvatl to perform the samo duties. Ite went back to Washington only a fow doye ago, when bo was attacked by the above-named disease, which ended lis usoful carcer, Hiv pargots live at Council Blaffs, and they we1e notified of bis doath yeu- terday. His romaine will come through this city Friday morning, on the way to their luvt resting place Couued Blume, The Post-Ofiice clerks ‘no this city vil holds micating this syouileig (OF the purpose of appointing a committeo to receive ibe Fretnatoe eu auconh ny theia to tho Chi- mgo, Kock Inland & Pacific Hallroad depot. Thi, nf da Ld aga Is orgenization held its eighth me tee Claroudou last evening, Alsusa Monte of romory and Herman gave with grost roce! ce ho mnsic (piano and vocal) on this occasion. ‘Tho readings wore miscellaneous in their charace tor, cach roader solecting for himself, Thay Wore pootic, with two exceptions, Capt. White road the account of the great speech that Thack« oray mozt self-complacently did not make. Amory Bigelow read Franklin's good-natured irony on tho Savages of North America in 1784, in which the ecnsible old nblloropher contrasts the well-known Indian hospitality to strangers with the white man's want of that sama quality to- waids tho Indian when the lattor visits hia citiens Phoobo Carr's "Kato Ketchem " was remarkably well read by Miss Emma Stowall, Miss Martin gave * Tho Old Clock on the Stairs.” Coloridgo’s sublime “ Hymn to Mont Diane was tead by Mrs. Digelow with locution adapted to tho grandeur of the poem, As cloci- tion, and masterly and forcible rondering of the meaning of the author, the palm of tho ovoning must bo given to Misa Maltory's superb reading of Antony's lament over tho body of Cwasr, One or two of Hrsant's shorter pucnie Wore read, but not effectively. Tho third num- bor of the Clarondon Spectator cama Mh to on- lvon the Clnb towards tho close, At tho con- clusion, Dr. Hunt exhibited, under two good miicroszoper, some spccinions, neatly and akill- fully prepared by himaelf for the occasion, of loaves, blossoms, and pollen of the roxe, the go- rauinm, ete, ‘These mootingn soem to bo of woll- Fustained Interest, and are yaluablo aa traiping- achoola in ths fing srt of reading. —————— INSURANCE. ME NATIONAL EIRE, OF PMILADELPTIIA, During tho Inat fow dass rumors have boon in circulation that tho National Firosnd Marino Inanranco Company, of Pbtladelphia, a company which had been doing a very large business in thia city, had failed, and that nll offorta of the ereditora to get any satisfactory information from the agonts in this ctty had failed. There foros Trinvsr reporter called at tho office of the agonts, Messrs. Snyder & Asay, 8 day or two. ago, to mako inquiries in regard to this mnttor, Mr, Anny, the Junior membor of the firm, atatod to the reporter that the rumors, so far as tho failuro of the Company was concernod, were correct, but be was as yet unablo to give avy information as to the intention of tho Company rogarding the cluims of the creditors, ‘Tho Directors wore to hold a meeting at Philadelohia the noxt day, and decida what action to take under the clreumulances. Until ho could honr from that meeting, bo was tmable to givo any Information, and he hopod ‘Ti Trinuse wontd say nothiog about tho matter tor aduy or two, Dy that timo he would bo ablo to give a full and satisfactory statement to tho preas, A premature publication of tho Com- pauy’s trouble would antecossarily alarm tho creditors and creato sn panic, and thoro war no necessity for stich a thing, ag the Company might be ablo to settle in full, In uuawer to tho ques- tion, WHAT CAURED THIS DISASTER, ‘Mr, Asay stated that tho loxses of the Company duting tho fast year had been immonse. Tha losses throughout the United States amounted to over #409,000, of which ovor $J00,000 had to bo placed to the account of this city, while tho ro- ceipte did not amount to much moro than half of that amount. Thon tho statoment msde by Tae Trinvxr last summor, that the Company was financially In a bad condition, aleo did them much harm, and on account of it €50,000 worth of Policies ware cancoled. ‘Tut," vaid the ro- porter, “does your statement that the Company lost ovor $400,000 during sho last year nos show that. the ‘varuing given by Tae fnnwse wan timety ? No conseryative company would placa thoir riska in auch a manner that it would por sibly lose auch au immense amount of money.” Mr, Asay admitted that the Company liad been doing a reckless business, The business in this city, however, was conducted with groat care aud catttion. ‘Thoy did not write anything hero ex- cept what they considered first-class risis, still thoy lost heavily in tho July tire, Tho priticipal causa of tho failure of tho Company, Mr, Asay went on to easy, was undonbtedly mismanagoment, Thero waa but ono man con- nected with the general management who know anything about insurance matters, Ho was, howovor, confident that the Company would mako satisfactory arrangemonts as rogarded the creditors in a dayortwo. The reporter promised to wait thatlength of timo without making o ro- port, so a8 to give the Company 8 chanco to do tho fair thing, with tho creditors. | Yentorday tho reporter called again at the offica of the ageuts. Ho was informed that the Direct- ora'mecting bad been held at Philadelphia, and that one of tho Directors waa on hin way to this city to lay tho affairs of the Company before the creditors and MAKE THES A PROYOSITION, Nothing moro doilnite could be ascertained from the agonts, tho are unusually reticent about tho Company's affairs, It is, bowoyor, understood that the debts ‘of the Company for tho outstanding policies and lonten in this city alone amount to over $150,000, It {a alyo learned that thoy intend to offer to the ercaitors 40 cents on the dollar, Lut it ip the gon- eral olla that the Company can pay moro than that. The Natioual Fire and Marina Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, was organized under tho lawa of tho State of Pennsylvania in Augunt, 1869, aud commenced business in September, 1871. At the time of tho Chicago fire, which oc- onrred shortly aftor, the Company hod no agency in this city. and consequently lost nothing by that calamity. It reports an nctually paid-up capital in cash of $300,000 and its ansots January, .1874, wero roported at $552,114. It Is, howover, yory doubtful wheather the Company can show un one-fourth of that amount. Tho Auditor of New York examined into its affairs last summer, and, finding their assets not what thoy wore represented, andgoncrally uovatisfactory, ordered. them out of the Stato, Tho Company was paints ® membor of tho Local nor National Board. Soyder & Aray's agoncy bay been vory un- fortunate with ita companica during the lant year or two, thia Melt tho third that hes failod within that space of tino, THE UNDERWNITENS, The Chicago Board of Urfllerwritors hold s mooting yesterday afternoon at their rooms No. 127 La Ballo atreot, Prosident Jouathan Good- win in tho chair, é Tho main busineas beforo the meeting was the consideration of the bill of ex-Fire Commissionor Ayata for hie pay from tho time Mr. Drake was appointed until Mr. Mooro ‘was contirmed, amounting (o about 2500, Tho Underwriters cinim that Mr. <Ayars ia not ontitled to this money, aa lo waa notified at the tino of Mr, Drako'a ‘appointmont, that no moro salary would bo paid to the Commissionor, and Mr, Ayara agreed to sorvo without pay, Mr. Ayars on the other hand admits that ho ugreed to serve for nothing provided ho was ro-clectod to tho office, but aa ho was not re-elected ho was entitled to hia pay up to tho time his successor was coniirmod. Tho question was dobated by tho Board at conaderablo Jongth, and ‘finatly it was decided to refuse to pay the bill, Iti, howover, tho general opinion that Mr, Ayara can recover tho monoy, and that he will be sustalnod by tho courte if he brings suit, he not being to blamo because the contirmation of lis successor was do- loyed a0 long in the Council, Tho applications of the Tradora' Inavrance Company, of this city, Mr KR. J. Smith, Secs retary, and the Northwestern National Insarauco Company, of Milwaukeo, Mr. Alfred Jamen, Man- ager, for roadmission to the Board were atnocon. aidored, and thoy were admitted by a cuanimoue volo. ‘The Traders’ Insurance Company of this city ‘hou received the Western General Agency of the Uhode Istand Tuaurance Ausociation, which is composed of the following first-class companies: Atlantio Fire & Marine Insurance Company, of Providence, It, 1, with sesota amounting to $248,109.01; Uauitable Fire & Marine Insuranco Company, of Providence, asgeta $318,603.68 ; Merchanta Insurauce Company, of Providenco, geunts €959,030.79; Newport Fire and Marino Insurance Company, oxsote $310,114.17; Provi- deuce Washington Insurance Company, sasets $208,733.90, ‘The Tradorn baa alao tho agoncy of the follow- ing companica: Union, of ‘Toxas, and Hopo, of Now Orloang, —_—-— GLUE, ‘THE AIXTH WARDENS WANT NONE OY IT, An adjourued mooting of the citizens of the Sixth Ward, intercstod in proventing the rebulld- ing of Wabl'a glue factory, was hold at Healy's Hall, No, 649 Archer avouue laat evening, Mr. Goorge Deers presiding. TYho attondence was moderately large, Mr. Joseph Bontleld was calted upon for a epeech, and responded very briefly, He oxpress- ed tho kindliest personal feelings toward Mr, Louis Wahl, but that did not prevent film from waylog that ¢he glue factory had been a nulsance in the neighborhood, snd ho hoped that avery citizen of tho Sixth Ward Would interest himas!f in provouting tho ro- eractiouof what bad beou so long an eye-sore to the community. ‘hey whould agitate the quos- ton, aud petition the Common Council to pres ‘Vout the nuisance from beiug again revived in their midst. Evory citizon who felt bimeolf aggrieved by the existence of tho nuisance could Lilog on action in the case for damages sgunst the same. the propristor or _proprie! ot The fre” which deatrosed Waht's factory did Away with the necessity for individual sults, but thoir oxperionce had beon sufliciont to warrant them in protesting vigorously agdinst any attompt to ro-establish the gine factory, Porhapa tho almplest way to moct the dificuity yroutd bo to procure an injunction rostraining Wahl Brothern from _ro-orecting the works. At all ovents, they owed It to themsolyos to rallove tho Sixth Ward from such an afiliction. Mr. Georgo itoote read 8 communication from ‘Mr, Louis Wahl, in which that gontleman stated that his catablishmont had always beon regulated according to lar, It had become a habit to charge all tho bad amolis in Bridgeport to Wahl's fluo factory, which was vory unjust. It was wollknown that other fontitutiona shared the rosponsibility in a groater or leas degroo, onor= ally tho former, A 'fninung reporter visited the establishment some months ago, and found eversthing in good order, The gluo fsotory had furnished omrloyment to vory many families in tho Sixth Ward. If, however, tho citizens wero datorminod to prorent the re-erection of the buildings, tho bost and fairest way to get at the business would be to purchasa tho property at a fair valuation. He did not de- siro any troublo, but would, of courso, insist upon his rights, both as a citizen and as a man- ufactnrer, catis document was received with aome ap- ause. ‘Afr. William Tartnott ssid that ho lived within 100 yarda of the glue factory, and had nover found it a nuleance. [Langhter.] Some gen- {lemon had = vory delicate. = noses. —oon them. It owas not to _ lay the hea hand = on Wall now that ho fad mot with misfortune. Fo was not acquainted personally with Louis Wabl, but know that he wae n gentioman in evory sonse of tho word. Mr. Wabl would not wrong anybody knowingly... alr, Richard Cole was astonished that any pen- tleman should so far forget his acuze of amell as to declara that Wall's glue factory Lad not been annivanco, Many peonle had been made sick by thoafluvinm gent forth by tho institution. For bis part ho would tight {t to the Inat, It waa a public duty. Mr. Frauk Rauter agreed with Mr. Cole, and moved that a Cowmittos of Threo be appointed to consult with good lawyers relative to the bert contes to pursue. ‘Tho motion prevated, Tho Chair appointed as euch commitica Mosers, Richard Colo, Frank Santer, aud J. H. Long. ‘Tho meoting thon adjourned subject to the call of the Committee. ————- SOUTH SiDE STREET-CARS. Tilt! SATURDAY NIGHT OUTRAGE, Mr. J.C. Calef, a momber of the Board of Trado, who was on tho State street car at tho tle of tho outrazo upon Mrs, Wobstor Satur- day, mado the following statemont yestordny to aTniuuns roportor: He sald that ho was on tho car upon which tho Jady got struck, as al- ready roported, standing about one-third of the fongth @t tho csr from its rear ond, and facing towards the roar door, Thoro wore eighteon people standing up in thocar, to tho bost of bis abiilty to count, and that tho car waa protty full might be infor- red from the fact that forty-two fares wore collectod on the run down to Thirty-fourth streot, There were several peopla smoking in the car, but bo only noticad ono man who emoked obstrusivoly—thnt is, as if he did not caroa-—-——-. Tho other smokors wero Just kocp- ing their cigars alight, He mentlonod this fact 10 order to indicato tha character of tho crowd, When the car arrived at Bournique’s Academy, aparty of from eight to twelve persons got on bvard’ and took places alltogetneron the car. At least two gontlemen wore beside the lady who got struck. The whole party laughed loud, and mado thomaelves quito merry in thecar. Their jollity seemed good-humorcd, but he made tho moutal remark that the party were a little bois- teros, Ho saw the motion of striking made by tho man, but did not attach any importanco to it at the time, ‘Tho movement ho gaw was tho sonding of tho maa’s arm betwoen the two men who sat beside tho lady, Hodid not suppose that sho could be much hurt. No language used by sny ofthe party whero the trouble Lad oo- curred cagid have boon heard further up the car than whofe ho was. Tho man who did tho strike ing got on tho car at Eightcenth street or thereabouts, and did not scem to bo in liquor. When tro atitking motion was mado the lady did not appoal for pratoction, and nothing wad anid about it by hor orany ono clao until aftor the man got off tha car. Evon then tho lady uttered no words that people noac him (Mr, Catet) could hear, nor did tho lady's pro- tector spent of or seem to be aware of the oc- cnrrenco, Somo seconds afterwards, be (Mr. Calef) heard somobody say the lady was crying, wheu he went up and asked her about it. Ste stated that tho man had struck ber, We under- tood from remarks mado that tho Indy who was with tho man who bad dono tho atriking folt In- sulted by a romark mado by the Indy who waa struck, and that tho man took that moans of avenging the inault, Whothor it was real or fancied, Mr. Calof was unable to aay, Upon the infermation supplied by Mr. Catef, Mr, Daniel Jones, a Director of the Company, holds that it is clear that the crowd on the car was in character considerably above that of thoxo. who gencralty travel on tho 22 p.m. trip. Ho staica that the Company will uno every moans to find out the man who committed tha agsault, and punish him for his conduct, which they con- sidor to be wroug, At the same time the Com- pany do not think that the romarks made with regard to tho general charactor of the paauongers in tho car were warranted by tho facts in the caso. ANOTHER CASE. To the Editor of The Chteago Tribune: Cuicaco, March 10.—It istoo bad to ask any more of your space to complain of bad treat- ment in the one-horse care. Aftor the Saturday night outrago, we may expect anything. Yester- day sfterucon, a lserable drunken apocimon of Numanity entered an Indiana avenuo car bound south, The seats being occupicd, he hung by the atraps, reeling against the ladice neareat to him, mwonting snd cursing at the troatment he had recoived in tha noxt carin front of ours, from which he had beon ojected. His dress (or waut of it) was most indecent, and his languago vile and Erofanp, all of which {if nut unusua!, and Is of daily gccurrence, Bat in that anme car rode ono of the old officers of tho South Side Company,—a manknown for Years on “ Ed," whatever hia namo may bo,— who tried bis best nat toeeo or lear what was going on withing feet of him, and this official Rave thodriyer tho nod to goon with his car when tho driver appealed to Lim to know what ho should do with the unruly passenger, who ro- fused, with othora, to pay hia faro, aud did not, during-is ride to Eigntoonth streat, pay for bia rido, or cozso his Slsh> perepast talk to the paa- eougers, This ocourrod between 4 and 5 o'clock youtorday afternoon, Yours truly, —_.—_- AMUSEMENTS, GOSSTY ABOUT NUIT SEASON, Tho Iatost bit of theatrical gossip will havo considerable interest for the geueral reader, as it Involves tho proservation of astock company for noxt gozson. Mr. Hooley has docided to contiuus the preasnt oxcollent system for another season atlcaut. Tho succosshe has mot with during tho past fow months of very adverse weather and businosa stagnation in the face of unprecodentod competition has shown him the strength of tho public demand for the class of drama ho has boon pleylog, Instead of one star ho haw had to do battlo against two, and this soauon bas boon unusually prolific of good ones, Moreover, tho grost anes havo como in pairs, and Fortune has done her worst, Tho margin of profit made in spite of there adversl- ties is oncouragingly great, It muat bo admitted, morcovor, that the firmnoss sud ingoauity shown by Mr. Crane as wtago manager has contributed much to this very gratifying roe sult. Recognizing this, lr, Hooley bas engaged Afr. Crano fur next soason, with a yory substan. tlal rogognition of hie soryices, and with tho #amo position he now cujoys. Air. Crane, thoro- furo, cancols his ongagoment with tho Evange- line party in Boston, Homo of the mombers of tho company will romain in the city; othors will Porbaps profer going clsowhera, Among the visitors in the city forthe past woek or Ho was Mr, ‘fom Maguire, of Maguire ‘Theatre, San Francisco, Attur some tittle ar- rangement and discussion, jt was decided to mako an exchango for the summor months. Hoolay’s company will go 10 Maguire's Theatre, and Maguire's Mivetrold, composed of Emerson, Cotton, Kombio, Billy Rice, sud other airong fa- vorites, will como to Hooloy's, for # season at Jeast. Perhaps Mr, Daly will ‘come to Chicago again, ag ho did Isat summer, and givo us anatli. etolauge, On thia point, however, nothing baa boon defluitely sottled. WHITAKER'S BENERIT at Hooloy's this aftoracon should not be forgot- ten. Tho bill will bo most oxcollent, cougating of a dramatle porfurmanco by the compauy aud a varioty of acts by imombers of the Adelphi company, Reronm, THE MINSTRELS. fair housos during this pros- ent unprecedented run of amusements, and sre holding thoir own very comfortably. ‘The bili this week is reploto with funny doterest, Tho aro playing to ve: i 16 of Tho Bailes of the Kitch familiar through tho Vokes Family, ie yory amusing intheir hands, Leon as Mariella Snyite Pompatour ia funny, and is much enjoyed by the audience, made ~~. BLENNERHASSET, THE INFLUENCE OF FATNER FORMAN, Yesterday moruing Father Forhan, tho young Catholic priest, put in au apposranco in the Crimlual Court, and, stepping up to the Stato's Attorney, informed that official that ho desired bn order on the custodian of stolen property for his watch, coat, and $150, taken from him at tho time of his arrest. Mr, Rood roplled that ho undorstood tho monoy to be o part of that taken from the church fair of the Church of tho Nativity, and consoquontly did not bolong to him. Judge Williams consent+ ed to give an ordor for tho coat and watch, but not for the monoy, stating that tho only way to rocover that was by a roployin euitinthe Civil Court, ‘Tho question naturally arises, under tho lato vordict of the jury {n tho Vorhan caso, to whom Goce the monoy belong? ‘Thera soenis to bo no ownor for it, aud Fathor Moran, if any ono, according to the verdict of last ‘Tucedsy, Is en: tated to tho funds. Tho 1everond gentloman received the ordor for tho doat and watch, aud then paid a vialt to his old quarters, the County Jil, for tho [iorpese of offering words of cheer to nis lato coll-manto, Biotineriiasset, betcor known aa Wenner. Vor four mouths and ninoteon days Blonnor has occupied a ceil in tho County Jail, Ilo was atresed for swindling, indicted, tried, and convicted, and puniahmont fizod at im- fiitonmont intho Peuiteutiary for two yoars, lis counsel, John Lyle King, enterod a motion for a now trial; the motion was overruled, aud an appoal taken to the Saprome Court, by which no decision has yet beon made. Inftho meantime, Dlonner ia hold in tho County Jail, awaiting that decision, Father Vorhan, shortly after this, was thrown iuta jail, and thero the gambler and the pricat mot. ‘Tho formor is a man prepossoseing in appearance, and of no mean intellect, Mis addroas is that of Ss goutloman, sud he is s plessant coinpanion, and inched to stare fato in the face, and = look on the bright sida of of his misfortune, Fathor Forhan was drawn towards Blonnorhaenett with that fecling of aym- pathy which ono follow-prisoner feels for anoth. er, and roquested that he miuht bo allowed to share his coll with him. This arrangement suited the good-natured Blonnorhewott, aud from that time they wero aworn friends, Tho viatt of tho pricat yosterday to his old cell and companion was not, thorofore, unox- pected. Whon Fathor Forhan bado Blounerhas- sett adiou, lo loft lim iu tears, but consoted him with tho promise that lo would call aguin, Bleunorhasset has changed sinco his fucarcora- stion and mooting with the young pricat, and there ia no doubt but’ what he will load tho lifo of — the ood aud virtuous, Io oxprossca himself o9 taly repentant for bis past Ifo, and Inys his re- formation to the godly tntluenco of Fathor For- ban. He yesterday informod a Trinuxr report- er that morning and night * Mike” would go through with his devotions, and that during the progress of thoso roligious duties ho always paid duo roverenco to Hin Holiness, Blonnerhassott closed his romaris by adding that ho thonght four montha in tho same coll with a priest sould convert tho most hardevod oriminal an tho Jand, and, if it did uot, then ho was cor tainly paut salvation. Sages TOWN AFFAIRS, PAY OF OFFICENS, The squabble which arove somo time ago be- tween Joo Grounhut, Clork of tho South Town Board, and Supervisor John Schanck, ia another orample of the truth of tho eaying that ‘great oaks from little acorns grow.” No ono would Lavo thought st the time that tho porsonal difi- culties of such men would rosult in de+ priting town officers of tho fatneas which haa always made thom oagerly sought aftor by the minor clogs of political gtabbors, but yet such has proved to be the case, Tho decision of Judgo Booth in thocaso of Grnenhut ve, Schonck fora mandamns tocompel Schauck to pay him moncy claimed isa brief to the effect that no town officer may collect more than tho law al- lows, and reduces the Collector's romunerationto 91.500, the Assessor's to $5 per day for two Months, the Suporvisor’s to $2.50 a day, and the Clork's to $1.50 a day. The fall import of this decision was a mattor of much painful discuesion among towu-officora, and those who had hoped to becomo town-olll- cera, yestorday, [t was made plain to them that Supervisors aro legally liabla on thoir bonds for all the money paid by them over and abova in futura the the logal allowance, and, if they did fecl unhappy, it was not without roa- son. It will intercat the public | to know tho way in which this, to them, unfor- tunate decision was reached. Sclinocx’s attor- ney 10 tho caso was Mr. Mf. F. Tuloy, who somo timo ago wou a case for Mike Evann againat Mfr, Boomer, who bad applied for an injunction to stop Evana from collocting taxes, by s dofonsa that tho lovy was logal, aud that the County Comminsionors had nothing to do with it, In tho case, however, of Gruonhut vs. Schanck, Mr. Tuloy was obliged In Schanak's interest to set up tho pion which, if it provailed, blasted the hopos of all tho other town officers. The ploa was sustained hy the Conrt, whose de- cision raducoa little Joe's princely aspirations of 1,600 a year to a paltry pittance of 61.50 a day ; and with equally unaparing band slice down tho salary oxpoctations of Miko Evaue and Andy Corrigan, —+—. THE CITY-HALL, ‘Tho Board of Publio Works yesterday pald their employes to the amount of $21,000. Mayor Colvin youterday algued tho warrants on the pay-rollé of the Polico and Fire Dopart- ments, Tho Secretary of the Board of Public Works Yesterday rocoived a letter addrozned to “Mr. O'Boolivan, Sekrotary of tho Boord of Publick Wurks, Sitty Haul, Shicago.” ‘The Committce on Gas will mest Friday aftor- noon at 8 o'clook In the City Clerk'y office. Tho Gas-Inspector will havo a hosring’ on charges made against him by Ald. Whito, Aldermen were & vory scareo commodity around the City-Mall yesterday. The reason as- Bignod ia that they havo all gono to Milwaukeo. Jonking in anxtousty inquiring, For what? ‘Tho youngost, handsomost, and most gontle- manly Alderman in the Council is Ald. Sweenoy. Ifo {6 algo the only unmarriod man in the Coun- cil, but how long he will romain 0 {¢ tho source of considerable spoculation. ‘Tho Council Committees on Schools, Finance, and Whaorves and Public Grounds wil! meot thin afternoon in tha City Clerk's office, ‘I'he ap- intmont of School-Fund Property Appraisers js tha business boforo the School Committee. The gas bill for the City-Hall was ao oxpen- aivo for the month of February that tho Board of Publio Works have placed an ombargo on it by putting 8 gaa-governor in the Comptrollor’s alice to rogulute tho uso of gas in the city ofilcas, ‘Tho now bridge at Randolph street ta rapidly approaching completion, and hopes are onter- tained that it will be opensd to the public by Saturday ovening, Thin will boa ilgoal, for the Weat Randolph utroet vara to jucroaso tho furo on their road, The Board of Publlo Works advertias to-day for construoting aud reconstructing nidewaths, repairing astreet-lamps, putting m lamp-posta and connections, and for lamp-poats alone, ta be usod by tho city during tho yoar 1875-'0, The advertisement runs for ten daya, The canny Scotsman of tho City Clerk's office was in troublo yesterday, Tuesday he moved into a new boarding-houno, and Wednesday morning, when he swoke, himeclf and baggage, toxotber with tho rest of tho house, wore boing carofally guarded by a Deputy Shoriff. Owing to she excitement ho was unablo to work yoatorday, The man at tho crib still reports that he cannot soo water from hia light-houso tower. Low far out the ico axtends is almost impossible to ascer- tain, Rovidenty nt Calumet state that the sea. gults do not venture out on che Jako, but confine Uthomvelves to tho land, und tlus they consirue as proof that tho lake is frozen nearly or quite to ho Michigan shoro, Polleo Supt. Rehm returned yesterday morning from his recout Southern trip. Ili reappear- auco on the street was the signal for jonumer- able rumors convocting his name, with tho office of Collector of tho Port. Those rumors aro strongly doniod, both by Mr. Nem porsonalty aud aleo by the ffon, 0. B. Paryoll. It was aluo eesortod that he had resigned hie position os Poilco Superintendent, but this rumor mects with (ho same fate og tho otbors. Mr, Clark, the Assistant City-Eoginoer, who hos just returned from his diva weeks’ tour thrqugh tho Eastern States, ssye that all the large cities he bag passed through aro oven. tronbled than Chicago with frozen waters + Hoban pald particular attontion to the ace ayatoms of all tho largor cities, but has othing to induce him to change the ono provailing in this city. Chicago faso low and vo lovel™ bat it is almont imposnible to make ure of any ideas in soworago coming from the East- orn cltios. Tresident Richborg, of the Doard of Education, was around bho City-[Hall yestorday on businoat connooted with his Board, Hostatos the book- dealeia’ campaign haa opened aneniciousty, and. the membors of the Board are boing dally be- sieged by drammors from thovarioue publishing- hourcs, Tho only change in school-books that jas thus far boen talked of is tho dropping of the Edwards’ series of readers for some new serios. Itis his opinion, howevor, that there iv bot suMoiont objoction to thn old series to war- rant tho Boanl in making any change. On tho matter of the sppolntiment of appraisers for school-fund proporty Mr. Itichberg is vory sen- sitive. Io thinks they ought to bo sohoted with groat cate, and also in such & way that no complaint can ba logally ontored against their valuation ne the lessees. In caso of an itlogal valuation tho Board would bo compelled to go back to tho valuation of 1465 asa basis on which to collect taxes. | Mr. Tyrroll, whoso name was dropped by the School Committee from tho ligt of porsons auitablo for the office, he con- sideraa very good man, ond affirms that ho is not interested porsunally in achool-fund prop- erty. At Ionat ono of tho Committes should bo a ropresentative real-cetate man. IIo objecta to tho appointment of recent city ofilcers to oflice, As thoy aro olmost cortain to be prejudtcod on ono side, His idoal Committes of Appraisors woull consist of s representative of the city in- torest, a roprenontative of the leasoes, aud a rop- roseutative real-estate doalor. BROWN ACQUITTED. Tho case of W. H. Brown, the telegraph oper- ator accueed of carelessness in recelying tho signal of alarm at the time of tho Wahl giuo fac- tory tlre, was concluded yesterday afternoon in the Board of Police rooms. Sovoral now rrit- nesses for tho prosecution wero examined, but notping of intercst wasclicited. Tho dofonao was limited to the condition of the wires and in- struments, the dofentant’s foot charactor Leiug admitted aud praisod by both sides. It was ovo that Brown waa all right a fow minntes Potore So'clock and again at 3:30, just after the alarm had boon sounded. Various athor clr- cumutances at the sub-stations appoared to polpt to ndofece in tho inatrument, The witnerses examined on the pert of tho defense waoro Will- iam Dougherty, Station-Keeper Rickey, E. B, Chandler, Jotin Barrett, Me, Shuman (of tho didter-Ocean), and Charlea H, Summeny Elec- trician of tho Westorn Union ‘Tolograph Com- any. The tostimony of Mr. Summers saved Mr. Brown's head. ‘Ifo explained in a vorr forcible mannor how the armature of tho inatru- Ment might fatlto work ; that such occurroncas often happoned on the Westora Union lines, and were much tore likely to happen ou tho Fire- Alacm Tolograph for tho reason that on tha latter tho cireutt romsinad closod sometimes for Bix or soven hours. Ho backed up thes aesertions by the opluions of sume of tho loading electricians of the Twenty-six minutes elapsed from tho timo tho firet alarm was soundod until tho time the alarm was sounded by Brown, plainly indicat ing thot something was wrong with the instru- ments, cleo tho alarm sould bavo sounded in its usual manner, and could hardly havo falled to awaken a person onjoying a very sound fleep, In Brown's caso it was connidored outalde the ques- tion to accuse Lim of being neloop aa ho had written a long lotter some timo betieen 2 and 4 o'clock that morning. Mesers, Chandlor and Barrett, of tho Fire Alarm Offico, oxplainad to tho fullest extent how it was possible that tho {ustruments might {nil to sound, At the clone of the evidenco, Mr, C. 8, Cameron, of the City Law Departmont, who was prosoouting the cago, ad- vised tho Board that tho chargos had not been substantiated, and that tho olarm was not sounded could not be attributed to any short- coming on Mr. Brown's part, Tho caso wos then taken under advisemont, Shortly after- wards Commissionor Reno spoke in favor of im- mediately acting on the caso, as bis mind was fully modo up, Tho othor membora showed n similar dosiro, ond tha Board camo to ordor. Fire Commissioner Moore then movod that, in view of tho circumstances attending the dolay in sounding tho alarm, tho charges be dismissed, Proaidout Sheridan put tho question and war answered with four fond and distinct ‘ ayes," snd tho Doard stood adjourned. THAT HCHOOI-LOT QUESTION. ‘There was published yostorday » lotter to the Committea on Schoold, from John Kt, Waieh, ralativo to the proposed purchase of a school-lot on Stato street, near Thirty-tifth, Tho following communication to tho Committco was tho other sido of tho caso: Tn reply to the xtatemout made by John Ri, Walsh, in teference to purchase of lot on cornor of Wabash avenuo and Thirty-ffth street, 1a5x1693¢ feet, allow mo to mako the following statoment : ‘The Board of Education, in November or December lant, advortised tor-proporals for s lot near Thirty- foventh and State streets of about 1252150 feet, In Tesponse to this advertisement, Mr, Walsh put in his country. Proposal, offering 100xL78¥ feet onthe northeast =corner of = Slate and. Ortpren Streets (tho last-named street Bir, Waleh, calls ‘Thirty-aixth street, It ts only 80 foot wide, and runs from State strect to Indiana aventie): After the proposals were openod, the Board informed Mr, Walsit thot the lot was not large enough, but that, if ho could get the next 60 fcet on Btate atrect, they would consider it. An I wag the owner of 95 feot of the noxt 50 feet, Mr, Fred Bragg callod on me and atated that be wan the agent of Mr. Walsh, and aaked if I would allow my lot to bo offered to the Board, so an to help Mr, Walnb to make up the 242 fect, to which Lagreod, Tho propoaal waa thou changod to 149 b: Teas feet, Mr, Ws only having 99 fest, instead oe fet. ‘The Committee on Buildings and Grounds then pro- coeded to look avor the property, and, after a careful survey, decided that Stalo atrest was not a goad foca- tlon for a school, for the reason that there waa a oro raliroad on it, the atrect waa not paved, nor was there any wator, ge, or semago in front of Br, Walsh's property, ‘After mature deliberation, the Board de- cited to advertise for a lot near Wabash avenno and ‘Thirty-Afth atreet, and, In response the undersigocd put in “his proposition offering 125 by 10934 fcet on tho southwost corncr of aventio and ‘Thirty-fgth street for $40 foot, or £17,500, which was sooepted by the Doard, tt being In the opinion of the Board the most suitable sito for acuool, having water, gas, and sewerage in front of it, and Wabash avenue being paved to ‘Thirty- Afth street, besldes the price waa tower thau for auy other property on Wabash avenue, even for inside Jota, whereas the tot accepted fs on a corner, Tho fot that So. Walsh aye was offered in the same block, 140x1774¢ feet for, $15,625, is on the corner of State’ and Crippen atrects, and is made wp of 09 foot owned by Se. Walal, or hls mother, 75 fect owned hy the undorsigned, and 23 foct another party No ono liad any authority to put in thle propossl, as T had notifed Mr, Bragg, Mr, Walsh's agent, es s00n a8 Theard that the Loat joing to advertise fora lot in the vicinity of Wabash avenue and Thirty-ffth ntrect, that [ withdrew my lot on Btato atroct, an I wad going ta put ina proposal for the coruer of Wabest avonue and Thirty-fifth street, The Board also took tuto oonalderstion the fact thot some day Btate atrest would be wideued, and then 34 fect would Lavoto be taken from Mr, Waleb’s lol, loav- ing it only 1443¢ fect deop, Although Mr, Walsh's property Iv in the ame block aa mine, still tt is on A different attest, as tho plat below will show, Now, I uidviso Mr, Walsh, if he bas undertaken at this lute day in his fife to become the guardian of the public, and wee that the city iw not ewindled, be had ter’ rat undersiand all the facts, then sta fair, munuly may, and not commenco fo throw dirt at the’ Board of ‘xdueation for the reason that they would not buy his lot. “Would it not bave fooked bet ter for Mr, Walals if ho had atated in ble communtea- Mon tat ‘he or bis rypther was the owner of the lot cornor of Btate and. Crip nd that the Board refused to purchase. it, bo speaks of being offered for 910 aod not on Wabash avenue, as bis communication would infer, and that my lot is "125z160}5 feet, inatoad. of 125x165, ag be atat Mr, Walih closes bis eplatlo by stating that bia tot ie fully as good for the purposes intended as the fot ao- cepted, Would Mr, Wala aa goon lve on Btate atreet ashe wool! on-Wabash avenue? Ifhe ie blessed with any children, would be as soon have them spend the day on Btate strect as he would on Wabash avenue? An to tho truth of all atatementa bereln made in refer- of the Boar ‘ence to the 'd of Education, I referto ald Board, Wibtias J, Tewxrasuny, ——_.-_ CINMINAL, Jobn Miller was arroated Jast night while try. ing to disporo of a set of stolen harness at No. 460 South Clark street. Tho prisoner and the property aro at tho Armory, A middle-aged man named Orlando Tublee, a carpenter by trado, was arrested on Desplalnos etreot, near Madison, last evening, by Detective Flynn, and taken to the police station and charged with larceny, Tho complaint was mado by 0. M. Scrofford, a young mau who roomed at the Bethel Home with the prisouer, and ho states that he dropped $295 ont of his pockot @ fow mornings ago, and Rubles must bsyo Picked it up; for he noticed that that worthy suddenly umorgod from impocunioulty into a condition of apparent wealth, mhich waa points edly indicated bye big drunk and geclarstions of Joy. Oficor inn mot Rubleo*and taxed hiw with Ouding the money, and iuformed Lim that ho must fixe it up. Ho thereupon pro- ducod @200, and ou refusing to hand over the balance was locked up, Karl Rlings, the boss Communist, was brought up before Juatice Boyden's Pollee Court yester- day morning, oo a double chargo of selling liquor without @ license and of giving sway Nquors. ‘Tho public have alroady been informed that tbe Mayor took away Klings’ Hoense, and that, notwliustandiog, be bas since continued to dispense drinks of all kinds in bis saloon, No, 94 Market stroot. This action on ble part was pusanend to Tucsdey by Karl's getting are fested. Tho defendant pleaded fa court that hile place was no longer & saloon, but a clnb- room, rented by a rccial organization known an the “Political” and Bonorotent Workingaon's Association,” and that ho waa meroly tn tho em- ploy of tho Syelety. The Cont! thought the plon uoratisfactorily woak, but gavo the dofend- ant timo to produce evidence in support of his stitoment. There is no doubt that, if Karl wins the case, thoro will bo an enormous multi- plication of “social organizations” 1n thie city within the noxt efx months. W. F, ATOREY, Tho present Grand Jury havo, during the past eix days, boon ocoupiod chiofy in disporing of the Jai) casca, but yosterday thoy got down to moro important business, or at lonst business that 18 of moro intorost to the public in gonoral. Among tho bills found tas one that will not as- foninh the public. The ono especial bill was against Witbur F. Story, of tho Times. Tho bill was found on a prosontmont maio by ex-Ald. aud ‘Tax-Commisstonor J. J. McOrath, for tbl, in publishing an article in tho Times of the Cth inat. undor the title of Doug Iosing’s Treod- Ring Conspiracy.” ‘Tho article in question alludes to the prensoce ‘of Mosars. Wealug trict MacVeagh at Springfold durlog the presont sosaion of tho Genoral Assombly, and roads that thoy wero thor for the purposo of lobbying a special bill through the Logistatnro, which in denigned to provont the organization of the city undor the goneral faw, and to return it to the old special syatom of barnacla ring governmont under which every General As- sombly would bo beast by the ring In possession for tho enactment of some now schome of rob- boryand plundor. MacVangb, tho article further road, roprosonted that this was no partisan fchomo, whon, if not a dunco, he woll know that it was a schomo gotton up by the worat sort of partisans that ovor ocuracd or robbed Chicago tax-payors, and gotten up to raturn Chicago to tho system of ring legislation undor which the trado of olficial corruption has thriven so amazingly. ‘The bill was gotten u “by shose patterns of publio virtue ‘and polities motality, the mobocrat Hering and tho ex- indicted-for-bribory Alderman, J.J. McGrath." Onthia article Mr. McGrath went before the {ey and mado tho presentation, and tho bill for ibet was found. Gen. Lisb, tho County Clerk, also put in on sphearaues, bofore tho jury, and entered com- plaint against Mr, Storoy with the view of pro- curing his indictment for libel. Tho article of last Sunday in the Times caused Gon. Liob to mako tho complaint. Soveral othor parties aro also aggrieved, and will seo tho jury during thalr prosent sitting on tho anme complaint, 4 Goop sior. Another thlef was brought to grief last oron- ing by & pistol-shot, aud thoro is a possibility that it may end nls checkored careor. Tio vic- im in this tuatanco ia James H. Brown, a colored young man of about 41 yoars, who only a fow days ago came out of the Bridswoll attor sorving asentonco for sterling = leg of butter, He, in company with Charles Hatcainson, also colored, snoaked info tho tobacco mauufactory of W. Barber, No, 55 South Water streot, about o'clock, aud seized a quantity of tobacco and wero about to go off with it, whon they wera discoverod and tho ery of ‘Stop thiof !" rained, They dropped tho tobacco and ran toward Stato strost, ono of Pinkorton’s officura giving chase, Finding that the thioves wero getting aboad of him, tho ofllcor frod two or threo slots from in revolver at ono of thom, and it is bolioved that somo citizen or on omploya in Bar- bor's store alao fired at tho fugitives, Oflcor Btowart, of the city polico, happoncd to bo at the cornor of State and Lake streots at the timo, and bended tho nogroos off, Ho blow hie whistta wud called Oficora Mead and Shanley to hia as- sistance, and tho flying fugitives wero captured and taken tothe Armory. Ontho way Brown said he had beoa shot in tho shoulder, aud after his arrival at tho station, it was discovered by Dr. Dunno, tho City Physician, that a bullot had enterod at tho right ‘shouldor-blado, payaod through tho lung, and lodged agalnst ono of tha bs. ‘The Doctor probed for the ball, but could uot find it He did not think tho wound was dangerous, judging from a casual examination of it, It is not known defl- nitely whothor or not tho bullet came from the night watchman’a or aome othor peraon’s woapon,. Brown and Hutchinson are both well-known sneak-tiiover, and it ‘fs Ikoly thot this Jatost thoft will give them a term in Joliet prison, SS ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Homoopathio Physicians snd Surgeons moot at the Tremont to-night. Mr. Thomas Allon, the former proprictor of tho West Side Rink, has s benefit to-night. The Young Peoplo's Association of Plymonth Church givos a vocal and fostrumental concort at tho church this evoning, Tho Jadies of the Baptist Church of Engle- wood will givoa New England supper to-night, commencing at 4:30 p.m. Tho ladics will bo dreseod in costumo, Amusicol and literary entertainment will bo sivon ia aid of the Athonmum Library this evon- ing at tholr hall, No, 114 Madison street. A small odtission foo of 25 centa will be charged. Thero will bo a lecturo delivered by tho Rev, Robert D. Sheppard on Manners" to-night at the Weatorn Avonuo Mothodiat Episcopal Church, corner Nonroo stroct. This 19 a now lecturo, and one of merit. Prof, V. B. Denslow will dellvor tho public lecture bofore the Colloge of Law Saturday af- tornoon at 4o'clock. ‘Tha subject is, ‘ Practice Under the New York Codo," including a goneral description of the subject of law reform. A froe ontortainmont wilt be givon by the founs, People of the Wabash Avenue Mothodist ipiscopal Church, corner Wabash arenuo and Fourteenth atreot, consisting of yocal aud in- atrumontal musig, All friends of the Church aro cordially invite to be present. Dr, R. Ludiam will givo the tenth lecture of the dime course in tho hall of the Atheneum, No, 114 Madison street, at 4p. m. to-day. Sub- ject, '*Hlousshold Cares ond Tuer Influonco pon the Health of Women." Tho attention of tho ladiea is called to this lecture as ono in which they will fool a apectal interest. Tho Women’s Tomperanco Unton hold » moot- ing st Ratirosd Chaps), on State strect, near Fourteenth, this evening. Mra. Caroline 5, Ladd, of Brooklyn, promivent in the womon’s temperance movemont thore, Mien FE. Willard, Prexident, and Mra. Wilia A. Barnes, Secrotary of tha Woman’a Temperance Union, of Chicago, will addreay tho meoting. # SILK SMUGGLERS INDICTED, New York, March 10.—Charlos L, Lawrence, ouo of the alleged principals in tho Jatoly-dis- porsed gang of silk smugglers, has beon arrest- odin Queovstown, Ireland. Lawrenco, Lafay- ette Graff, hie partocr, Gustave Ball, and Col. Robort DoLanges, the Doputy.Collector of the Bort, aro joinuy indicted in the United States ‘ourts for smuggling, by evading tno payment of dutica on importod ‘silks, entering thom, through the connivance of Customs officials, as elory. - The UWniversut Llte Insurance Com- pany of Now Yorlte Tho annual statemont of this Company, which willbe found in our advertining columns, will show that its prosperity has been unaffected by tho oloud that has overnpread fife insurance dure Ing the Inst yoar, It bas added to its income, to Ita riske, to Ita assets, and to its surplua ; whilst the death clalma pald during the year (including ite proportion of thoue covered by the $3,250,000 of roserve recolved from other companies as re- ingurance) scarcely exceed one-fifth of ite pre. raium income, Tho aseote of the Company on the lat of Jan- uary were ,853,85}.21, ite labllities $3,- 946,089.93, bowing & clear aurplus of 757,761.18; m very handsome sum, and nearly double the amount of tho death claims of tho yoar, Whon it is rocoliected that thie enviable posi- tlon wag attained under as scale of premiums 20 er cent less tia those of other companios, a Suse eatimato of tho ability and fdolity of tha Managors may bo arrivod at, Tho business abil- ity of the ofiicors, and their strict economy aud probity in the interosty of tho Polioysholders* which bavo producod such satisfactory resulte, offer & security as valuable to tho insure as do abundant sssots, and should command tho sontioued and increasing patrouage and conf- dence of the public, Moroover, tho diatinctive foature of this Com. pany and its low ratew should not be forgotton in these times when poople aro compelicd to look. Buardedly to thelr outgo. Ita promiums given, ag staled abnvo, about 20 per cent Joss than those uaually charged, » person may, at a greataxo, ay 80, for $150 paid to the Univeraal, secure & holding for $8,152, while in a mutual company it will ouly guarantee $6,607, or 91,455 in fayor of the Universal. Lts policy is also qlesr aud doflnite in ite terms. The holder knows oxactly what ho bas end exactly-abat bia heirs will rocelve; no no margin is left fordoubt or misundore standing. The published documonts of the Company are yery iutereadng acd suggeative, persona intending fully porueo thom in advance. Goldon ‘The opening yesterday of t to tnsure should Oars. Englo. hin Golden Lagte Clothing store, at 138 Saillaon and 144 Clark atroets, wan a com Leyoud the most sanguine expectations. ig Proprintors, ‘The attendance wan very ovory department waa filled fargo at with vistors ang fan chasera, and a vory Jargo amotnt In salen wag Tepe; ‘Tho pnbite will bear in mind Uist thie is one of 196 Permanent {ustitutlons of our clty, and wil do wey i, Vint (twhon deatroun of purchasing auins, ify ablo dealing in every particu this house” bi ar ia a chatacioriatie —_.____. “OG, O. D, to tho Front. An olegnut arsortment of # the nobbiest Drosdway designs, bas teen the countera nt 181 and 180 6! ting, the 0, 0, D, flne clothler, A alylish pelng overcoats, tnetndng Placed en, ALT. Na, Barment tate atreat by any price from $10 to $1, Quo price, n low price, ennh on delivery, the year round, {4 the well-known Louse, “Bent Drawing ifay 1, Tale of tay, fora free prize ‘teat —— Ohoap and Honithy Tomas, ‘The Oregon Alate Board of Immigration, & Transcript Bullding, Boston, Room ‘Bass, have inet a Uive information for tItore desirous of settling on ity Prelit Blopo, which they wil M furnish on application Thelr advortiscment in the Aolimns of ‘Tur Thyagse this morning makes an exh altractions, Mbit OF some of Oregeny ee ee eee E, H. Durkea & Co.'s Salad-Drossing., Luxury at Moderato Cont. For meat and vegetable salads, comblaing tq fection all the requisites of nn excoodingiy richie Aoltcions dreasiug, With {t a thoroughly good aay always assured, Hold by grocers, Look atour $1 black easbmero; price elsawhera 5 our 250 damask tony it-linen table damask at tofmport 750, Our $50 Diack alpaca fs the cheapeat ty America, Pardridgo’s, 114 and 116 State streot, $$$... Pinnon for Rent, New rosewood-caso pianos, carved legs, treble, otc, Rent money Reod’s Tomplo of susie, N deducted if purchag . 99 Van Buren street, Tho Now York correspondent. of the Rath Herald says that on Square for two days di which wan written, “Tt a widow with four small chifdroo.” talinn bay eat 00 Unlog aplaying 9 placatd oy is poor Woman wag ten MARRIAGES. WILLMARTN—JONUS—At tho Chara of tha ty Communtony March 3, 0 Rev. Hert by the Arthur dr Witimatth aad feesaliads daugbtor ot Talley Jonge, of thia city, KPARNKY DUPOND—Morch J0, et tho vite a) Wal ho Rov, dames Ge city. No e ¥athor Noonni aruey and dilad Maria Dupoud, bait 3 D. Willan Loughery, "Fangent fev ti atldo'clock #. 1 carringos, ere! 3 THS. LOUGHERY—At hia residonoe, No. 4 Nonburyar, isnt ‘Gattoh, Tharsday, a ‘rama ‘there a Calvary Censige y nd and Boston papors pleaso copy, GARITY—At tha residence of her fathor, Pati Oarity, Marta flartiy, aged 23 yours, Funeral sory! Friday, March (3, atta. 10,5 FIELD—At St. Louis, Mo. daughter of ‘Charles ste years and 3 mont! and SPECIAL NOTIOES, ices fron tho ‘Coarethot the Holy Fam, ta Calvary by cars. March 6, Grace F, Francls 'T. Fistd, $i For Upwards of Thirty Yeats MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING BYRUP has besatet for childron with never-failing success. It Corrects ads. ity of the stomach, relives wind colic, requlatentha dew ols, curea dysentery and diasrhen, whether arising fa feothing or other causes. An old and well-triod temely, For all Purposes of a Family Liniment, THE HOUSRHOLD PANAGEA will bo found fonts. blo, immediate rollet will pain in the stomach, bowels, How its nse in all Or eliies thonmintism ate colds sprains.and brajeus. Hor intornalandestercdl ue Children Often Look Pale and Sit' From no other canto than baring worms in tha stem, BROWN'S VERMIVUGE COMETTS mill dostroy wrt withont Injury to the child, being porfootly wirre, a2 {roo from all coloring or other ally usod in worm proparationa, %eente bax. injurious ingredicata uw» Bold by all denggics, Uy Rufferings with tiem wore inten: une thom; was helpices till Tu of Ainmonia, ing disappoared. Bot yan! Bh STEVENSOD 213 West. ruggiets, THID, Tait se, Tt ecttiod in all di Depot Ne 50 L iy fo enate and #1 perbo Ininmatory Rlenme my wrisin; Losuldad snot} CFilog* Linitnont, lodity {uo rosult was wondoetu}y pain end mat ‘hirtr. UNIVERSAL CATARRH CURE ‘The most reliable romoily over offered to the sutra by this troublesome disease, Takon totorasliy. ltexes y actlox on tho mucota mambrang, giving tone lot system, and removing tho causcs, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, THIS MORNING, AT 10 O’CLOCE, ONLY AUCTION SALE FOR TO-DAY Of tho Fine Collection of BOOKS, AT oun storEs, ~ 84 and 86 Randolph-st ELLISON, POMEROY & GO., Anvtionter_ 250 MARBLE AND SLATE MANTELS, AT AUCTION, Thursday Morning, March 11; at 10 o'clock, st Nos, 50 and 62 Clark-st., Under Sherman Honso, Italian, French, Vermont, and Tennessee Marble Mantels, All mounted with, Piatlug, Slat and Figost work ELI abi ne, Ki POMUhOY'e’ OO, Grates tn Pollsued Btocl and Sire rd Leot Marntche ail tho, avert tl joneert. Friday Morning, March 19, at 0:30, OUR REGULAR BALE DAY. 6 find the largo: of Genati r, at Dinners end-hand. Lonnges, ols ipleudld Office Dasks, Chairs, rusels Mattresses, Hodding, WMaakots, Store * al Merchendine, ks, 40.) 20, ELISON, PU: st and best assorteth ef , ‘C0. . ast By Gi 2 BP. GORE & U8 & 70 Wabash-ay, AT AUCTION, On SATURDAY, Maro h 13, at 01-3 o'clocks 15 Oxates W. G. Orookory. 5 Orates Yotlow and Roci:ingham Ware 100 Bune Glassware, essorted. Household Furniture, Parlor and Chember Role, Wat. Wardrabas, Bale Tounges, Bazbi wv. afotds utd Hincosun steruion Katonston Tables, Chal fore wiikedroes oO BH re wits draw Freuch Plato Plor Mirror, Ge {irmvclass Bowing ‘Machinos; a sald (ovens higheat bit blo a stop ‘ables, Walaat Det rd) Wood top Hall trie Dee oa; Brace » Anctlogrers; "PERS & CO» 103 EAST ALA DISONST. REGULAR TRADE SALE: DRY GOODS, Ljacus, White Goote, Gta Notlons, HOOTS RSD AY) MORN: 108 10%, Wostory, Uudertent rt. AND SHO! REGULAR SATURDAY SALI HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PIANOS, CARPETS, BUGGIES, BATURDAY MORNING, March locke bey 5 oc Regular Sale of Boots & Shoes, THURBDAY MORNING, Bfaroh 1 at 9'¢ o'clochaes CEE Uy aina-orpre TRATED tees andup) ers et Saotiomer, Chicago ae. pails OER, Cole -