Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1875, Page 8

FHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1875. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, 4tistnderatood that Georza M. Miller, 6x- Captain of tho Wort Side police, ia candidate for Justice of tho Peace. Admiral Cox 1s fitting up two of his bost boats for (ho excursion trafic noxt summer. Ho will tmako regular trips to Lincoln Park, Evanston, and South Chicago, Tho tomporatnro yostorday, as observed by Wanneso, optician, 83 Madinon street, Trimox Building, was, at 8a. m., 32 dog..: 10 a.m, 35; {2 m, 41; 3p, m., 45; 6p. m., 42; 3 p.m, ts, Ex-Tolicoman Eurtaco desires It to bo atated that ho is not pledged to support George Baynes for Soperviaor of North Chicago. ‘Tho defent of Daynos may therofore be rogarded as certain, Tho reguiar meoting of the Chicago Academy of Physicians and Surgeons was helit last evon- ing in tho ‘T'remont House. No bueiness, other than no genoral convereation ou surgery, was transacted, Thoy Lavo alrondy got it down to a fino polot— thoxe arthomaniacs, Tho latest ides if for half- a-lozen contestants to pool" in advance, and thus, no matter which one of their number wins, all get something. A truly Christian and business-like ice-doalor has laid in 10,000 tone of {co, which, allowing for wasto, Will, ho thinks, enable him fo supply $4,000 farnilios with 9 10-poaud chunk evory day for tho eoauon of 100 day Fashitonable young Indies need no longer heei- tate about ontoring for theso opolling tourna monuts. A Wost Hide confectiouer will tako dictionaries aud other prize solumes for cara- raota at a trifling discount, Coroner Dictzach thinks of getting up a base. ball tournament for junior clubs, and will Prenonta ellver ball suitably engraved for tho nino that noxt season can show tho highest uyerago doath-rate. A dead bail will bo uscd, Tho most disguated man tn Chicago ia a young man who gavo up hin seat on » crowded Madiaon streot car Jast night too verlod ludy, and bad junt odged up to ner with intent to flirt when she raised her veil, and ho discovered thot aho waa mother-in-law. It would scom as‘ if thot oppraesion of tho Bouth and the Third Term wero to bo kept con- spicuonsly before the public. Wordly have tha Democrats in tho Ssnato talked themeclves hoarso aud adjourned, when the Chicago town tlections aro upon us, An onterprising farmor from Macoupin County pnaved through this city yesterday en route for Ranaus. Ho haa bought tho farm of a sufferer for #420 an acro, and contracted for 20,000 bush- sti of grasshoppers. Ile soya thoro’s millions in it, and no moro rating corn for him. ‘Tho Aldermanic Committes visited the Rollof and Aid Socicty's rooins, and glanced knowingly at the books ‘they aro to inspect, Thoso mom- bers of tho Commuttca who havo nearly tro years to nerve feel confident thoy wiil got surough before their auccessore are elected. Knowledgo is power. A amart boy of 13 won uhandeome copy of Wobstor's Unabridged Dic- simary by spelling at a mork in public last week, and noxt day swapped it for a patent bat, 2 Chi- uere kite, # rusty horse-pistol without a lock, a peg-top, 164 marblos, and a bamboo fishing-pole. A kind parent on West Monrao streot yeater- day cleaned omay the sow and slush from bis front gato, and uailed a cleat upon it just tho tight height for bis daughter, so that horeafter ehacan take impressions of her young man's mustache without inoculating the housshoid with catarrh, Tho white Iead manufacturers held s meoting yesterday at tho Palmer House. Delegates wero present from Pittaburg, Cincinnati, Louisvillo, Si. Louis, and Chicago. Taomae Richeson, of Bt. Lous, presided. As a result of their de- liberations tho price of whito lead in oj] way ad- vauced to 10 cents per pound. The young man who is always trying to make mrsse shots, ond succeeds only th tearing the corm, ay not oo awaro that by calling on tho maker of the table, whoro namo can easily be ascortuined by examining the cushion-rail, and making affidavit as to tuo fact, ho will receiva a cubic inch of whisky for overy lincar inch of do- wrruction. Dr. N. 8. Barnes, 9 well-known phyeician of this city, has been suffering for some months trom atrophy of the optic nerve, tho result of a eunstroke received while in tho ecrvice. He has been partially iucapacitated from work for some time, but is now gradually recovering. Lis many friends will bo pleased to hear of his im- proving condition. The band of colored singers, formerly slaves, from Knoxvillo, Teon., who are to appear in Farwell Hall noxt woek, will awakens desire ansoug many to bear thova froed slaves sing the old cump-meeting shouts, reprazen ting: a trae picture of slave life on the plantations in the South, Tho saio of tickets yeutorday indicates immengs houses for thom. Adefeated contestant in the present national fame vaiuly endeavored, on a recent ovcasion, to convince the judges that thoir action waa entire- ly illogical and irratioual, ‘ What,” said ho, “dees aman who can spell all the words ina dictionary want with ono, eh? My idea is that tho worst speller should get the dictionary, and tho winner ebould havon wroath of sorrol, or some other gardon-saas, like them Greoks,"” One of tho most pleasing entertainments of the seayon was givon last evening at the Second Universalist Church, corner of Washington and Sauganion streets, at which ‘The Dac- tor of Alcantara” was rendered by Jo- eal talent, ‘Tho cast was excellont, and to ‘acriminate or criticise would bo todo an in- finite injustice, ‘The best evidence, perhaps, of tho appreciation of the audience ia tho fact that, by almost upanimous roquest, the entertainmen: will to repeated this ovening, Admission 50 conte, A thonghtfnl father preserves for his chil- dren's uxé all'the street literatura that is thrust tpon nim, and one of his boys is organizing a “tail for his kite which will bo an admirable ad- vertising medium for the celeatial hemisphere, including, as it does, fire-alarm cards, religious tracts, invitations to Sunday evening rervices, gitto to Clark-streot wariesy shone, oulogics of $6 pants. notices of prepared glue, puffs of corn- extractors, tooth-powders, cancer-doctors, cheap Eroceries, boots and shoes, suburban lots, dollar stores, ctc., etc, Mr. Heeing further testified that ha knew Far- well to be 9 Republican from the fact that, after the election, the Hon. Carter H. farmson ap- proached him and said that Mr. Lo Moyne was not anxious to contest the seat, and requested that he use his influence with Le Moyne no: to contest, for the reason that Farwell would ucdcubtedly be a candidate for Governor iu 1976, and would in all probability be the nomineo of the Keyublican party, and hence would not again run for Congress, This wonud up the work of the Court for the day, and it ad- juurued till this morning, A good old Democrat on Wabath avenue, when his beautiful and accomplished daughters askod hun for 50 cents each to enter fora spoiling tournament in which they were sure they would win the iret prize,—a copy of Webster, —replied emphatically: “No, gir, bo, It'ea rascally Wiig trick—there's uomething under all tius, I see that Webster cance to Wasnlogton when he was iu Congress, aud I never believed that they did barg him foriordering Dr, Parkwan, but that his last words, *1 still live," would yet come true. And they have, and ho's juat trying to work off some of his old apelting-book track on the mar- het. No, my dears, your father haw travoled, sud 43 up to these games, bet your atroot lives.” “O, mamma,” esid a dear little girl of Osum- mer, as che ran into the maternal presence, “bilo I was skipping outeide on the sidewalk, euch kind, pleasant gentleman came up to where Maguie, and Sadie, and me were skipping, wud gave ts eich pome candy, aud told us to go cn ekipping, and ssid that if ‘any little girl could eaip 750 tines be'd give her parenta a pretty sosowcod Lox, all lined with white satin, with a elses covcr and ellver handles, and ber name on geilver plate, And I'm going to try and got that nico box for you, mamina, and the gentleman caid when I bad wipped 760 times for you and papa to call at his office and let him know, He aid he was the corner, but I pose he meant bis office wason the corner, for how could s man bo Gcorner 7" The Le Moyne-Farwell conteated olection Court yes grinding out evidenco yesterday in the County-ulding, in rebuttal of that prodac- ed Ly the couteetee during the past few weeks, ‘The culy wituess examined during the day was Mr, Washington Hesing. Ho merely testified to the fact that be bad known Mr. Farwell su a vlisician for the past seventeen years; ho bad Poem a strony Republican since 1654, = shrewd wire-pulles, ete. Mr. Hesing continued to recity Lis kuowledge of the political fo of the con- teplos, and wos me, Bt Overy step by oblections from Sir. Van Buren, the counsel for Sir, Fare well, Witness naid that be lesrned that Mr. Far. well aw a Kepothcan from the New York World Desrsng dave Dor. 4, lod. Mr. Yan Buren agalu objected to the tentimon id outrage upon all the rules of Mr. Hesing road tho article inthe World, with Van Buron stil} objecting. Hering, howavor, could not bo chokod off. and read on to thoend of the article, notwithstanding Yau Buron's continuous i{ntorruptions. An indictmont has been found at last againet Mesara. Charles 5. Simmons and A. If. Stocker, of tho abstract firm of Nandy, Simmons & Co, who arerequired tndor the Brrnt Tecorda nw togivo bail for thoir appoarance before tho Crontnal Court, The charge against thom ta overcharging, and tho indictmont was found at the Instance of Mr. Owon, ‘Che ehargo for fur- nishing an abstract made by the firm was 860, which Is $6 more than tho Isw allows. It seoms that this has boon tho practice of the firm for a long timo, and overy time they havo dono {t they havo rondored thomsctves liable to. tne of from $100 to $1,000. thoy have Isso somothing — like .10,000 abstracts, Mewsra. Simmoun & Stocker are liabin to fino Aggregating not loss than §100,000 and Nok more than $10,010,000, all of which will bo found extromely unsatisfactory. ‘They will probably claim the unconstitutionatity of tho law in ite especial reference to Cook County, and the {nability of tho, Legislature to rogulato their business as common carrion, ‘Tho mattor is ono of soino lutercat, as a very goneral im- preesion provails among business men that the charges for abatracts aro, at tho best, propostor- ously high. TNE APELLANG MATCH, Tho Rey, Dr. Mowers has writton the follow- ing letter, which needs no explanation: Cutcaao, March 4.0. C, Gibbs, Bay, Surperintend- ent Chicago AUienaum—Dean Bint T have the pleas= ure to acknowledye yur favor of yeaterday informing mo that a Joint Conimittes of the Young Sen's Chris. {ian Association ant tho Chiengo Athenaum tad agreed on a “epoiling-match™ botween tho oflecrs sud Directors of the tespective organizations, to be held in Farwoll Hall Friday evening, April '2, and that I nm requested to open tho oxercises with « slit rena, tho announcement of sich sn intellectual tourna ment in Chicayo, where the antagonists are #0 distine gulshed by fiuatrlous feltizansnip, ts certatnly splriting, and canuot Tall to awaken a profound interest in the elty, {f not throughont tho entire fand, Uaving in view an aim ao lofty, and with such a dis- play of cultivated talent aa will appear to vindicate rudimentary trulning and the value of solid mental at- tainmenta, fet it not be sald fencoforth that our bury metropolis is given up to material pursuits ; that it fe to he measured in tho future merely by tte atock-yards and clovators; that wo have no shirines eacrod to the amenities of acholarabip and the graces of an on- nobling culture, ‘Tho friends of tho public achoola nud of education generally will fecl rearsured, Our youth will have worthy oxamples for their embtation, ‘Our’ Hbertios are eafe, In tho great arena now to bo opened, the stage, the political rostrum, aud tho menagorfo will be excelled. J} hail tho dawn of n now era of intellectual prosperity, aud congratulate the two societies on the inauguration of an oxereiao that will both fest and display the talent and acqulre- anents of our sages, and at thy namo time put toauamo sho dissipating frivolities of tho old regime. Lehalt extcem {tan honor to partictpate, in tho way Inm requeated, in the oxercisea of the grost occanlon, Yery sincoroly yours, IL, N, Poweus, THE POOR-NOUSE. The last number of the Standard has tha fol- lowing editorial in roference to the recent ox- posure by Tne Tninvss of the management of affaire at tho County Puor-House: Tux Cnicaco Thinvyr, haa made a detalted expore of tho treatment of the poor in the Cook County Voor-lHouse, ot Jefferson, which, if the one-laif be true, should catise the cheok of overy honert citizen and ‘humane person in the county to mantic with shame and indignation, It appears that o reporter of that paper played the role of w patiper and was sent to tho foor-House, where ue remained threo days watching the iniquities which ara practiced there, ‘The record 1s simply horrible, If the authorities hay- ing the institution in charge do not eifect a speedy aut thorough reform, theresa call for sonie action of tho people, porhaps not after the manner of the Comnuuniate, ‘but something aqually prompt and oiiicient ia ‘needed, ‘The tax-payers of the county are plundered to support the Poor-Honse, nominally, Dut ft would appear, from the manner in whles the inmates aro fed’ and clothed, that the “dead. beats and pollticat bummern” ‘absorb a large portion of it, and the panpers are loft to einffer hunces and cold—fed upon garbage, almost, and mattrezted inevery way, This, according to the account cf Titk Tninuwr. If it ia true, tho keepers of that institution are in the wrong place outside the penitentiary ¢ if it is falve, a duly to themmsives demands that they call upon the publishers of that Paper to, ako food their charges ina court of justice, In defsult of this the yubilo will accept tha statement asa trie account of tho condition of affairs at the Cook County Poor. Hous, Every citizen of the county must feel the dis arace of thie state of things, and should fusiat inthe most eniphatie manuer upon an Immadiste and thorough reform, A onosr. Some of the difliculties through which Murray Chapel has pasacd recently in emigrating from the Univerealists to the Episcopaliang have alreaty boon detailed in thesa colamns, But its troubles ara not at ancnoditecems, Sincethe Episcopalians have been in posscesion a custodian Las occupied the building, day and night, in the Interest of tha gentleman who forevlosed tho mortgage upon the property, #6 slready publishod, ‘This custodtan, it appears, has been Q superstitious German, who a fow nights ago was frightened out of his wits as well ag out of tho church by the sudden appearance ofa ‘phoat.” Hoclaima that the “ghost” in that of tho late Epbraim Lallard, and is certain ofitforthoreason that ho stood face to faca with the grim spectre. A now custoiian is just now needod for the chapel, and nothing but time will allay tho suspicions and excitemont amoug the moro superstitious in that locatity, THE SOUTH TOWN, CALL FOR 4 CONVENTION. It has been gencrally understood in tho matter of the forthcoming election for South Town ofticers, that no Convontion would be held for the nomination of candidates. It has been ox- pected that Foley and Evans, the rivals for tho most prominent and important position, would marshal their followers and ontor tho race indo- pendent of any regular party action. But it scoma that s number of mon of pothouso influence have looked upon such a course with great diseatisfaction. It deprived them of their usual opportunity to blecd the aspirants by makiog them bid for tho honor and prestigo of n regular nomination. ‘To let these self-made can- didates upon the track without the payinent of a Proper entry-feo they have felt would be throw- lug just so much money away, and they have been excessively nuhappy at the thought. A few of tho most enthusiastic and exacting of these gentlemen met yesterday at No. 1318 Stato utreet, and determiued that a Convention should be held, and that nominations should reccivo thelr just price, and be sold out only to the highest bidders, Thoy really represented the bummer element of the Fifth and Sixth Wards, though they claimed to represent the entire South Division, After discussing the matter at some length, aud commenting rather barehly upon the low design of Foloy and Evana to escape this time- Lonored taxation, they issued the following call, and desiguatod the following voting-places: A primary meeting of the People's party of the South Town of tho City of Chicago will be held pelt 1, for the purpose of electing delegates ta_a Conven~ tion to be held the 2d inat, at the Council Chamber in said city, at 108, m,, for the nurpore of placing in nominstlon candidates for South Town officers. The Voting-places will be as follows: Firat Ward, at on- gine-bouse, Dearhorn street; Second Ward, 143 Adame street; Third Ward, corner of ‘Twelfth and tate streetes Fourth Ward, Howland's Uvery-statlo; Fith Ward, i312 State street; Sixth Ward, 159 Archer av- enue,’ Polling-places open from 4 to7 p.m. It 1s un‘leratood that Evana and Foley will lot the Convention go to grasy, and fight the good fight without any regard to its deliberations, . woh seserat t CHRIST CHURCH, 4 PRIVATE MEETING, A moeting of the Vestry of Christ Church (Reformed Episcopal) was held youtardsy ovon- ing toconsider the question of rolloving the church of its financial embarrasamonts caused. Ly the misdeeds of iteold Treasuror, It ia not known exactly what the presont fluancial condi- tlon of the church ts, but tho fact that the Vex try not only declined to permita Tutpuxz ro- Porter, but refused to supply bim with ang iufore ination in regard to their deliberationa, intimates rather more plainly than pleasantly that tho financial problem the Vestry have mot to solva ig one quite formidable tn ‘its nature. Boforo Jeaving tua startled Vostrymen, ‘Lux Tumuxe reporter saked them what they proposed to do in’ regard tothe offer made by a pontleman to pay off £8,000 of the debt of tho church on con- dition that that body should succeed in uatisfy- jong bim of tho truth of the Christian religian, To this the Veutry replied that they had as’ yet received no official communieation in rogard’ to the offer, aud, furtbermore, that in all propabili- ty they would not be able to convert the goutlo- man for that wum of money. TUL DELT AND DUTY OF CHBIST cuURCH, To the Edilur ef The Chicago Tribune: Cutcago, March 25.—Tho gage of battle hag been flung at tho feet of the * Rector” and Yes- try of Chnat Church in thiscity, A gentleman of oeans, ostensibly a member of the church re- Serred tu, offers to psy the entise indebtedness of the amo on coudilion that thoy, the Rector and Vestry will prove to the satisfaction of him- elf, or u jury to be mutually agreed upon, that tis followwg cunclusious are unsound and uo- rue > + ‘The sacred writings of the Jewsand Christians were only the natural outgrowth of the Lelicfe and sacred writings that preceded or were contemporary with them ; that the sacred writings of all nations, faclud— og | eeetiatas Culetae’ relate, dueyriane, Babylon~ . ews, Curiatiaus, Mobam. medans, Catholics, Brodestorgiaus, Maruiou, aul others, are all equ ut oxpri only tho beat theological astronomical knowledge of the again which they were written, oF of tho sndividuals who wrote tiem, and that none of them, and their translations, are divinely inapited fn the sense that every legend, muracte, anit fanciful story contained in thon {a atrictly and unquestionably a true narration of actual facts, I presume thoreians ground for doubt that tho offer is mado m good faith, ag tho gontle- man holda himself ready to give good and sul- ficient bonds todo as above indicated, at tho cartiont possible moment aftor the officers of tha church signify thoir nsaent to tho proposition. Ho has furthermoro stated. in the progonce of witnesses, that if tho oflicers of Christ Clinrch do net accede, within. a reasonablo time, ho will throw the offer open to any ono who may chooso to champion tho special inspiration of the Bible. Thists & square ispuo, and I am anxious to know whether or not tho challengo will bo ac- cepted, I cannot beliovo that tho Christian Church would accovt so complotaly and for a0 many ages tho doctrino that tho Diblo ia a rov- olation from God, unless that doctrine be sus- coptibto of sufliciont proof to satisfy a jury of intolligont men. Cartainly, if auch proof can bo furnished it ought to be furaishod, in the intorest of n common humanity, to ray nothing of tho pecuniary honofit which would undoubt- alts result from the accoptance of as proposition which appears to ba falr and renasonabio, In the language of Paul: “ Prove Aut Titnas.”” —--— JOHN MITCHEL, A PRELDUNANY 3EETING. An adjourned meeting of Irish citizens who desiro to honor the memory of the Inte Joan Mitchel was hold in the club room of tho Shor man Ions last ayening, Mr. Jolin Sullivan pre- aiding. ‘Thoro was nlnrgo attendance of Iriah- mon of all croods and partics, Mr. Fitzgibbon reported chat Iooloy’a Opera- Tlouse had beon eccured for Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Somo questions wero asked relative to the ebnractor of tho demonstration, Mr. Morrison moved, os tho senso of the mosting, that thadomonstration be held in Hoo- loy’s Opera-Houso Sunday ovoning, aud that ail Trish men and women in Cineazo bo invited to testify their sympathy with the seutlmonta of John Mitchol, Carried. ‘Tho following Committee to nominate a Chalr- man and speakers for Sunday ovoning was then Appointed: Massta. J. J. Fitzgibbon, Janos Quirk, TP. MoGreovoy, James Flynn, Joho F. Finorty. The Committes rotired, and, after a brief ab- senco, brought in the following report: Chair, man; ‘ho Ion, A, L, Morneon; speakers: W. J, Onabon, W. K, Sullivan, John 1. Finorty, W. W, O'Brien, J. J, Fuzgibbon, B, G, Caultold. Mr. Morrison said that as Mr, Vinerty was Prosident of tho United Insh Sociotics, bo thonght it only proper that ha should preside on tho occasion, Mr. Vinerty said that ho had presided 80 much of Inte ho did not desiro to sline in that capaci- ty again, 1¢ was upon hia motion that Mr. Mor- rinou was nominated Chairman by tho Commit too. ‘Ibo arrangomont waa pertectly satiafac- tory to him, and ho was sure it would bo to tho people at Jarra, ‘ Tho roport was then adopted withont dissont. Tho following Committe on Resolutions was appointed: John F, Scanian, J. J. Egan, Cant. D, Quirk, Leo P, Dwyer, E. McQuade, John I’, Finerty, and John Sullivan, On motion, tho Irish military companies of the city were invited to appear upon tho stage, ‘Lhe following Commuttco on Finance and Ar- raugomonts “wai appointed: Mossra, EB. Me- Quade., J.T, Fitzgibbon, and W, ©. McClure, Capt. Glecxon, of tho Clan-na-Gael Guarda, announced that his company would muster, in, sii Cer at their armory at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, The mecting then adjourned. ga QUITE LOW-CHURCH, RGLGIOUS FACILITIES LOR TUG-3EN, There aro quite a numbor of low churches in this city, but it is safo to say that tho Immanuel Roformed Episcopal Church is at present lowor, bys good many-fost, thananyof them. lor some time past the church has beon situated on tho coruer of Shurtlof! avenue and Thirty-fifth stroct, but, tho loaso of this lot having expired, it was docided to removo tho edifice to a new lot tho congregation had purehased on tho comer of Homan aud Jones atreots. ‘The romaval was bogun Wedacalay morning, and all went well until tho river, which ‘had to bo croased, was reached. After duo consultation, it was decided that tho ice was stroug anough to permit tho passage over it of the eburch, ond tho attompt wasmade, Tho church got safely a8 far ay tho middio of tho stream, when tho ico gave way, and tho sacred edifice sani to tho bottom, lesving the roof only above water. Hitherto the Reformed Episcopal Church has beon to all good Churchmen only a stumbling- block, but this new doparture gives the inatitu- tion (resh importance, as creating an obstruction in the way of river uavigatlon which will hardl be = viewed swith = com- placency by tho majority of thoxo who go down into the river in ships and tug- beats. It ix to bs hoped, howovor, that the nautical fratornity will not look upon tho acci- dent as an ovil, but will accept the presence of tho submergod church asa stimulus toa bottor life, Tho discovery of new flolds is a thing which aiways, more or less, occupics the thought of orangelical clergymon, and the pastor of tho Imtnsouel Roformed Episcopal Church should Took upon this suddon and unexpected call to a now locality aa something hardly attributable to mero chanco, Whilo not absolutely tho very worst of men, yet those who ply to and froin the river in stoam-tugs aro not 80 good but that a special ecffors in their bebalf might moot with benoticlal results, It must bo acknowlodged that thero {s some. thing akin to sinfulnoss in the too lavish mannor in which thoy indulge in steam-whistling at all hours of tho day and night, and that tho elova- tion by the bridge-tender of the ton-ininute ball ia too frequently made the occasion of over-pro- fouity on thoir part, Now, howevor, thero ia = chance for a rcrivat among them. By all means, let the church romain whero it 1s long enough to allow of a serics of special rovival moctinge for tue benefit of the tug-boat men. The founda- tion of the Reformed Church was not devoid of features peculiar and sensational in thelr nature, and thie idea will bo but their uatural con- tinuation. The tug-boats will not be able to pass tho obstruction, and honco the church in its now locality will never feol the want of o coagrogs- tion. “Much good may be dono by carrying out this idea, but even if the revivals should only result in an appreciation by the tugsboat mon of the evils of too much and too sonorous steam- whistiing, this hint will not have been given in vain, Preaching will of necessity be hold in tho steeple, while the tugs and other watercraft may tie up to the cayos, and listen at their cage, ——— ODIOUS DISCRIMINATIONS, A LOGICAL VIAITOR. There stood on the upper floor, kicking tho door of tho clovator to attract the attention of ita conductor, aman with e roll of papor in his hand anda dissatisiled expression on his faco, Ifo was joined by a man with no paper in his hand and a cheerful exprossiop on his counte- nance, Couvereation ensued : A—Did he say he would print your commu. nication 7 L.—Yes; to-morrow morning. Did he refuse to print yours ? A.—Too much crowded withmatter. There was too much Leecher, bo said, How long was yours? 5.—About six pages. A.—And mine was only threo. I will go back and seo about that, X.—Woll, air? A.—Now, about that communication—— X.—Thero ia no room, A.—Lut you promised to print ono for that other man, twico ag long aa mine. X.—The papor is tho judgo of what it will print. hore ia no room for yours, A.—DBut if there is room for one twice as long asroiue, thore must boupace for mine, X.—Too much Beecher, A.—Now, how fs this? When I bring in com- munications, you snare eay there is ‘too much" of something. Laat qoar it was politica, and then it was Congrens, and now it is Beecher. Tho paper acoms tu have some ill-will againat me, X—All Dean ay 1a, It will no’ be printed. A.—Then I vay fobject to any each discrimi- nation, It is tho business of ® paper to give every one anoqual show, and not oierely lot in letters from your pets. There is —, and —, and — havo iu letters every woek, and I have never fot in one yet. Lam a citizen of Chicayo, and Ihave aright to be heard, You bayo no business to favor ono man, and muzzle others, Will you print my communication ? X.=No, f will not. Allright, sir, Bo thiais your ides of fair Ply. Whore is tie oditor? loom —, A.—L shall soo him, sls, and find oot if this is the way things aro toboruu. Print a letter of aiz pages, aud reject ono of three—It is unjust, wir, — LOCAL LETTERS, “‘SCHOOLS OF VICE AND XUDSESLES oF cRruE,” To the Editor of The Chicago I'ribune Cuckoo, March 25,—Such fe the heading of an interesting lotter in your to-day's paper, But thw vory Nesalng suggests to mo the thought Uhat, benidos the dramsiops, aud gambiing-holls, and tho houacs of prostitution, and so forth, thero aro othor achools of vico aud nurserios of crime which, to an inimenso degree, dopravo our pooplo, and work tho moral ruin of numborices thousanda, Tho ' school of vico” which at this momant I have partietlarly in viow, Is—— American nowspapordom, Uo not astonished that I bring euch a graye charge against tho great and might journalistic Pprese of this country, Iwill admit that thoro ure some Inudablo oxcoptions (alsa! too fow): Dut considering that tho groat majority of the datly papors from day to day offor sa spiritual nourishment to thoir readora (ad amongst thom the women, tho boys, tho jirls, oven tho school children, of our country) all the crimes committed, soxual and othorwise, with all their nasty details, to an oxtont nd nansoam; cone sidering that, whonovor a criminai bas to auffor tho penalty of death on tio gallows, most of the bapors give sovoral coliinna about thie hanging, roporting evory word, every gesture, avery little artof tho miserabla man who has to pay his tribute to Justice, ond that oven special ro- Porters aro sont hnndrods of miles to witness and to Investigate all such matters of crimo and things connected therewith, aud to write it up in all fullness and in an attractive slylo ; considor- ing these ond many other featuros in the con- ducting of vio majority of our papers,—aro wo not justified in saying that thoy lay thomeolyos open to tho chargoof being a *avhool of vico and nursery of orima" ? Such food as is offored br ony papora ts not hoalthy,—not wholesome, It is, on tho contrary, dangerous, sickening,—aye, potsonous. It spails tho purity of thoughts and seutimonte; it sows the soods ,of baxeness, voluptuousness wonsnatity, criminal echemos, and wo forth; it porvertn hoads and hoarts of millions, ‘Tho papers epeak of uational economy; and this is right and propor,—thiy belongs to their province. But national morality is also a mattor that onght to bo advancod, and, if not advancod, at lonat not worked against, Do yan really think that the public is in auy way botioited by tho longthy daily reports conceruing the Brooklyn scandal? —tbat thoir morals aro strengthoned ; thoir char- nator is iinproved: thelr sense of what ia proper, aud chasto, and cathotical, and decorous ia quick- ened; that the sum of traly useful knowlodge is Sugmented? Do you not rather think that groat mischiof and harin aro dono by such roports ? 1f tho papers would give uot .moare than fro lines por day, at tho utmost, for the roport of tho Boccher trial; if thoy sould restrict thom- selves to two lines whenover s murderer {8 exo- ented ; 1f thoy would omit altogethor a number of iteins concarning tho a).orte of tho low and vulgar classes of gocicty, they would, in this nogntive way, do n great deal towards purifying tho tone of tho American pross and olovating: it to ahigher grado, and making it a bettar fitted mighty educator of tho nation. If the task can- not be undertaken by ono single paper, on a- count of certain practicat cousidorations, lot, thon, a number of woll-disposod and intluontial Papora unite In the gocd work of freeing tho provs from ita detrimental ela nonts, aud of mak« ing it 8 botter aud purer factor fi “tno formation of the Amorican charactor. Genaasicus, DLIZZAn: To the Fdilor of The Chicura Tribune? Cicaao, March 25.—Will you pormit a Maino Yankooto “rathor guess" that “blizzard” is not 80 much s now word as it isan old word with a new moaning? Whon the Yankeo coun- try boys felt like “firing at a mark,” thoy took tho old muskot from ita hoolis on tho wall, loaded ib with “tow fingors of powder" and a handful of beans, and raid they wero “ goin’ ter take a blizzard at authin’.” While the boy with tho musket was taking aim, ho was quito likely tohsar snother boy say, ' Nenw, Josh, lot ‘or flicker,"—anud when “dad heard — the report, ho would usally say, “ What om airth ara yeon biazin’ at?” = On such occasions,—noiso, flame, amoke, and an awful seatlering of beans, wore compre- honded in tho meaning of the word blizzard. I thing you will algo ud tho werd used in tho samo senio—referring to tho nao of flroarins—in the oxtravagant yarns of Col. Davy Crockett. Tt was formerly waldif a man lost bis religton, ho would probably find it in Rhodo Ivtand. So, when the odds and onda of languago linger in the momory, after their meaning has been far- gotton, Now England furnishes a rich ticld for research, In many conmnunities, worda wero “mado up" to supply the dofects of o fcanty vocabulary, while in more numor- ous instancos, words originally possessing a “tine inwarduess" of meoating, became #o mutilated and corraptod an to loss in o groat meaauroe their identity, by change of orthogra- phy and use, [will givo you o fow oxamples of what Max Muller would probably call tho *do- gradation and decay of lauausye ": “ Tarnal crittor," “ tarnal curter,” and '*queor curtor,” show slight traces of thle formor dig- nity, Boggara and tramps aro called “oli curtera,” '*Vushy” is used in the senso of foolish, and ‘all fushod ont” is used to describo wearinoss, or lossof strength. ‘Afushed up" ig uaod to dosoribo a atupid, dwil condition of the brain, ‘'Crazy ag a coot" oxplains tho moaning of ‘*cooty” ‘and “queor coot.” A fretful ohild 13 said to be “tonsing.” “Tho baby's ben toasin’ all day,” or “tlzzly all day." Tho boy who saya to his cows, ‘*IIurrup, darn yo!" wants thom to hurry up; but ho does not know that hie word menna that. A number of men ara called a “avout of men"; s large number will bo called a ““wholo acout"s and tho farmer's wife comptnina that sho has a“ great scout of ho-folks ter wash, and bake, and du for." Porgons rho aro feoble are sail to bo “slim,” “rather elim,” or * very slim Indeod," a3 tho cage may be. Tho word logic is used to signity nonusenso or absurdity, and an exirayagant assertion calls ont tho romark, I don’t belleve any of yer logic.” once soriously wounded tho feolings of a good Christian Indy by spoakiug of tho logic of 8t. Pant ‘Who words used to describe certain conditions, offects, po- ations, or Indicrous tituations, are very numor- ous, and much moro forcible than elogant. ‘Tho meanings of koraplash, kerflop, korilummux, kerfloundor, kerscruals, kersplit, otc,, are too ob- vious to require any doflnitions at my bands. But I muut be caroful how I make any preton- sion to a knowledgo of phitology, or somo loarn- ed Chicago pundit will “‘tako a blizzard at" your Tnenuse, TEMPERANCE, To the Editor of The Chicavo Tribune: Citcago, March 25.-—1 would like to havo you grant me a little place in your columne to speak of the meating Monday evening in the Congro- gational Church corner of Clinton and Wilson atroete, ander the auspices of the Tomperanco Alliance, ‘This seems a worthy work inthe right direction, becauso it is » union of at! temporanca organizations; and that ono reason, I think, gives it w great dent of strength, Mr. Paxton, tho Becrotary of tho Allianco, tella me that ho lina tho indorsement of most of tho clergy in our city, and, when such men as our ostoemod Dr, Ryder, Swing, Collyer, Braduhaw, and othera put their shoulders to this jnstutution, we must be convinced there ia something in it, But onefoa- ture they must have for thelr sticcoss, and that is, the notices of the press,—our papers at home ; for I ask, Whero dow a city cive more reading- matter than this? Well may one be proud of his birthplace, if it is in our own grow- ing city, Monday evening the Cpoeregal tonal Church was illted to {te utmout c&pacity, Mr, Eamendorfor prosided, The ley. Mr. Bradehaw, the pastor the church, opened the meeting with proyer, Airs. 0. 3, Wilton made o fow remarka on the woman's movemont in tha great work. Mry, 31, M. Btacy followed with a very ablo and cloquent discourse, and was often ap- plauded for her woll-timod remarks, 1 will ven~ ure to say not ono present but exprowsed tho wirh to haye it repeated. It was a most enjoyable occasion, and not at all Jike mout temporance sathorings, for every- thing was ont of tho old-time eayings—wo had something now, WELL-Wisuzn, ANNOUNCEMENTS, There will bo 4 mecting of the Chicago Cricket Club at tho Bherman House this avening at 8 o'clock, A full attondauce is requested, Mrs. Eugenie de Roode Mico will give a musice al reception at tho Matteson Houss Saturday evening, at which sho will be asnuted by vocal and instromental talentof avery high order. ‘The programme contains selections from the operas aud from the favorito instrumental com- posers, and gives promiso of an unusually pleas- ant entertainment, Mrs. Francis M. Carter, of Boston, » lady of Ligh social position, and of distinguinhed ability aa 8 reader and impersonator, i expected to ar rive at tho Palmer House to-day from Ht, Lous, whoro uhe zavo a roading in tho parlors of the Houthorn Hotel ta the olita of that city last evening. rter ls expected to give one or more of herre: 48 In thia city, and will probably, givo her flrat iu tho Palmer Houso parlors Sat- urday evening, of which, however, ely notice will be given through Tue Tursuxe, Goop vuiDay, ‘There will be Good-Friday morulng services at All-Baints’ Zpiscopal Church, corucr of North Carponter and Fourth atreets, G: Porry, Rector, will oflicinte. Borvicea will bo held to-day to Trinity Church, cornor of Twenty-sixth atrect and Michigan ave- nto, at 1045 n,m. Tho Rector will proach on ae Miracles Which Attendod tho Death of larrat.”” Services will bo hold to-day at the Cathedral of Raints Petor ond Paul, cornor of Peoria and Washington strests, ns follows: DPrayor and lec- ture nt loa. m.; afternoon sorvico, with lecture, atdp.m.: ovoulng norsico, with tobturo by the Rov. Dr. Locke, st 7:45 p.m. Tho Church of tho Atonomont, corner of Roboy stroot and Warron avonuo, will bo opou all day to-day to allow for privato moditation on tho part of the congrogation, ‘Lhe Rector oftl- ciates in the morning, and the ov. Dr. Powers, of St, Johu'a Church, {n tha evening, —_—+—— THE CITY-HALL. The Committco on Local Asseesments will mect at 2:30 p. m. Saturday in the City Clork’s oftico. The City Coltoctor has notified all delinquents thas but a short {Imo yet remains for the pay- mont of 1874 tagvs, pravious to turning in the delinqitont list, now in course of preparation, The South Town Collector intonds to band in hia books and the dolinquont list to the Connty Treasurer, Monday atterucon, {Lo estimates his collections at not lesa than $300,000, ‘Tho total valuation of property owned by the city and in uso in the Piro Dopartmont in $915,- 798, Tho Marshal extinintes $4,000,090 destroyed. by firo during tho Inst municipal year, About thron-fourths of this mount wa Icst in tuo July fire, ‘Tho Fire Marshal will request an sppropriation for a chamical steam-ongino to bo located ia tho businors portion of tho city. Evidently tho chomical onginos aro growing in favor with tho powers that bo, who are usually so long in reo egnlzing truo merit. Tho annual tour of inspection of the Fire De- attment will be mado to-day by tho Hoard of Police, Comptrollor, Mayor, and tho mombora of the Fire and Water and Pioanco Commit- tees, Tho party will start in carringos from tho City-Hall at 9 o'clock, and will procecil to tho North Division, The inspection will bo con- cluded Saturday, John Ebbert acknowledges that ho isin tho employ of both the city and county to this ox- tent and nota jot farther: Io has charge of tho steam-heating apparatus In the County Building, and oncon month he takes a trip to Now York at the expense of the city, His busi- uoss in Now York isto mako estimates for tho bullding of the West Division Wator-Works on- gincs, now in process of erection by the Quintard Iron Works of that eity, While in Now York he omplora a man to fill his place, and, while ho never fails to perform his duty to tho ratisfaction of his omployors, he conxtders It impertinent for any one to polut tho flogor of scorn at bim, Tho Board of Public Works yeaterday liad an- other aud more satisfactory mooting with tho diferent interested railroad oficinta on the eub- Ject of viaduct#, Tho railroad companion, in tho caso of tho Milwaukeo ayonua viaduct, wera willing to build the suporstructuro and the abut- mouts, leaving tho approaches to,bo tlvished by the city, The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Loula Railroad's {rauchiss provides that they shall build all, the Appranolt included. In cago of the Provistons of thoir fraachisa being carried out totho jettor, they will bo obliged to build tho southern approaches of the viaduct. Tho Board also consider the understanding porfect in rola- tion to tho Blue Istaud avonne viaduct, but when olthee will bo commoncod has not yot boon decidad, Tho probosttlon: todofer tho considoration of tho Milwaukeo ayenus viaduct carriod throurh the Council last Monday svyoning was cither moant for a purposo or 1t was not. At any rate, it has been mlvautagoously tnien hotd of by a property-owner in tho vicinity, who has com- imonced the erection of a brick store right under tho shadow of tle proposed viaduct. Hf ho sauce ecods in gatting it built before the Board of Pub- he Works succeed in having the grade changed, he hopes to scours damages from the city. In anticipation of the trouble, the Board of Public Works oxpect to havo on ordinanco changing tho grado ready for tho Conneil by its noxt mooting. 1t will thon bo in order for Aldurmanio tritlers to refor the ordinanon to some Committes that teeta once in a decado, GENENAL onpen. ‘The Doard of Police yeuterday wiaely adopted the following ganoral ardor, at the recommondas- tion of the Vire-Marshol: (On and after April 1, 1475, company commanders will be held strictly reaponalblo for any violation of tho fire ordinances in thelr respective districts, hero- inafter described, It slallbe their duty to examine all Duitdings, except dwellings, fn order to become tnoro familiar with their eonatruction; tho clas of Gusiness carried on; tho class of goods On each floor, whether combustiblo or non-combustible, Also to sco ifthe pillara, walls, and aupports ore sufficient to carry. tho woight on each floor; that tho entrances, atair~ ways, halls, and exits to each are acceasible, nnd tho moat e=pedient manuor of attack fn case of ‘fro; to- gether with such further obscrvationy as ‘may fubserve the interest of the Department ; also to examine all fire-hydrants and cisterns, a8 to thelr condition and location, and to keop themeclyas familiar with (he street-ends nad docks along tho river, 4a order to determine the best manner of bringlug the ‘apparatus into servico with tho least posalble delay. In all casea when any officer fa performing sny.of tho shove duties, hoe tu roquirod to wear tho unfform an pretcribed by the rules and regulations of the Dapart ment, also to maken note of proceedings under this order in & book provided for that purpose subject to tho inspection of tho Chief of Brigade and Battalion commanders, Any violations of the fire ordinance inust bo reported in writing to the Battalion com. maudera without delay, and by them trauamitted to the headquarters of the Firo Department, Following this ia # detailed account of tho difforout districts, one of which is apportioned to cach of tho different engine compauiey. GAS AGAIN, Anothor meoting of tho Gas Committee waa hold yesterday evening in the City Clerk's ofiice, Thora wera prosent Ald. Jonas, Quirk, Clark, Stout, and Wildieth, and roprescotatives from the Couaumers', the Pittsburg, and the United States Gas Works Conatruction Company. Mr. Thomas Dickerson, Prosident of the latter com- pany, was presont, and was called upon by Ald, Quitk to oxplain mway tho insinuations mado againet him by Mr. Brown at tho last meating of the Committoo, Ho said that it Mr. Brown ay- serted he had boen approached by him (Dicker- son), ho would make him provo it, He bud) never propoxed to go in for a franchiso merely for the sake blackmailing the ‘old company. Mr, Brown, opportunely, was not presout, and after home random remarks by his attorney, Gon. I. N. Stilo, the matter was dropped, and “the con- aldoration of the differont ordiuances taken up. ‘That of tho Westorn Excelsior was rojected, a8 no representative: of that Company has yot ap- pearod before the Committee, Mr. Nash, of tho Consumers’, offered to amend his ordinance, if the Committeo thought desirable, to light the Iamps in the city at tho rate of @35 apieco for ono year. ‘Che proposal was favorably received by tho Committee, but no dofinite action was taken ou it. Ald. Quirk's resolation, making it the duty of the Sidewalk Inupectorstoraporton brokenstreet~ lamps, was favorably yotod on, after some slight heuitstion. In its dofonge, Ald, Quirk said that it camo moro diroctly within tho xeopo of tho Sidewalk Inspectors than within that of the Po~ lico Department, for tho reason that the Inupect~ ora were alisya prepared with book and poncil, and, besides, were obliged to notice all strect- lamps to sce that the streot names were all right, And right here it may bo said that near- iy all tho street names in certain seotlons of tho city are turned round on the lamp until they aro just opposite where they ought to_ be. The Coimmitteo finally adjourtied to noxt Friday of- tarnoon, to give Mr. Wren, representing tho Pittsburg Company, time to give a formal invi- tation to tho Committoo to vinit Pittsburg to witners the Gas-Works in that city, ——— “CRIMINAL, Joba Nich, a Grangor, was cheated to the ox- tent of $15, yosterdsy morning, by s sharper who gavehim a ‘“spielmarke,” or brass coin almilar to a $20 gold nieco, whilo at the Contral Dopot. It is the old, ald story, Warrants wero yostorday morning issuod for tho arrest of Carrio Watson and Claronco Cole- inan, oue of the girla of her establisiment, on the charge of larceny as bailce, and placed in the hands of Sergt. O'Counor. ‘Tho Sergoaut found the girl at Carrlo Watuou’s house, but did not succesd in securing Watson until after a lengthened wearch. Sho st length turned op at the rooms of A! Bmith, the gambler, Both women were then brought before Justice Loy. den, when Watson requested «# coutinuance until this morolug, which was grunted, the prisoners belug roleased on bail of $1,000 cack, as livery-stable keopor named Bassott qualifying as security for Watson, who went bail for tho girl Coleman, ry —e—. SUBURBAN, XYANSTON, The regular annual jonior exhibition of the Northwostorn Univorsity ocourred in the audito- nium of the Methodiat Church Wodneaday night. ‘The capactous sudience-room wae thoroughly filled by the friends and acquaintances of those who were to appoar, The process of solocting tho speakers on this occasion is somewhat com- Plicated, but has a benofieial tendoncy'on tho class itsclf, and insures a bottor order of speaking, which i docidod benoflt to the audience, In tho first plaao, nono of tho class who aro at all bohind in any of tholr studios aro allowed to compote for tho honor of apoaking ; and, in the second placo, of thogo who nro allowod to hand in orations to tho Faculty, tho olght ato chosen by that body to roprosent tho class whoso orations possess tho ereatest morit. ‘Tho oxorcinos Wednesday evoning were of a vory intoroxtlog charactor, and, ad a wholo, woro wall recoivod by tho audience, ‘Tho atring muslo furnished by the Light Guard Band was good, ond, — to 0 amuoment of tha bibical ntudonts’ burlesque, programmes Woro gonoronsly distributed, despita the exertions of tho Faculty, oach membor of wich was on tho alort and on picket duty, Leaded by tholros- idont of tho fnatitutlon, After music and prayer by the pastor of the church, the flret apeakor of tho ovoning, Br. A. 8. Apploton, set the balt in motion. ‘fhe subs ject was, ‘ Wanted—Horoos,” and, handling it, tho neod of good and truo mon ia every dopartmont of Ilfe'a work was shown. Tho” ranks of statesmon, ministors, and journalista| might be profitably recruited yy mion with a little moro of the herole in tholr uatnrea, The speator has n yory gracoful doliv- ory, but was evidently under the iniluonce of a sovere cold. In discnusing> tho themo, ‘Why We Worl,” Mr. I. M, Taylor took occation to analyze tho yarions motives which impel mon to their tasks in Ifo, and characterized aa the noblost mindy thono who work forthe approval of conaclonco at tho call of duty. 8, 0. MePherrin spoke of “Spain” in an ox- cpestingly prosy mannor,—traciny that country throngh its various phages until it arrived at ite prosont state of degradation aud suporstition, A strong ond ominontly sound sppoal for 5 highor grado of citizenship and of politics waa made by Mr. W. A. McPhorson, whose thomo was | Tho Citizon Volitician.” Aa mattors aro now no man could bo a truo citizen and good politician, but all citizons must cultivate thom- selves In tho setenco of goverumont aud politica, Miss Jessio 2%. Brown appenred upon tho plat; for as tho dofendar of tho nucient " Socrates.” If tho old gontleman could have tind hls defense aw ably conducted bofora the Athenian Judges, aud by as fair and oarnost an advocate, tho poison need novor havo passed his Mpa. ‘Tho good and bad offects of*** Partica® woro shown tp by alr. F. 1. Scoth—thoir necossitios when thero was work for them, and tho liability of their becoming corrupt through intrigaoa of toaders whon tho work for which they waro or- ganized was accomplished, Mr. W. 8. Mathow deliverod a good oration on “Culture.” “ho spenker thought the rensou that culture bad not accomplished moro for tho amelioration of maykind was that its meang nnd ends wero mistaken, that much so-called culturo was spurions, and that to realize its groateat gocd it muxt be united with Christismity, and perments tho mnases more thoroughly. Mr, W. 8. Arnold, in a foable voice, made» atill feablor defense of * Tho South,” concluding the oxorcisna of tho cvoning with an oration which woul hnvo boen better adapted asa stump speech im the swamps of Lonirinna than toa Junior Lshibitioa of tho Norlbweatorn Univoraity. OAK PARK, ‘ The spelling-match at the Congregational Church ‘Tuesday evoning was largely pttondea, and the occasicn was ono of much onjoymont and interest. Messrs, Hemingway and Dunlap wore chosen Captains, and the Rev, Mr. Uuntington did the pronouncing, A Inrge numbor of persons declined to spoll for rensons best kuown to themnsolves. Thoro woro thirty-one morbera upon oach side when tho spoiling com- menced. Capt. A. ‘I. Homingway took his soat amid s storm of applanse aftor » fruitloss at- tempt to discovor the relation oxisting between e and tin porcolve, which was the firat word pro- sonted to his consideration. William G. Gray, managing editoi of tho Jnlerior, whon tho word reliove was givon to him, had o simitar troublo with the samo vowels, which rosulted in his dis- comilturo, and he, too, sat down, Mr. Dunlap persisted in spelling diaphragm with on f, and way forced to end his orthoographical caroer at an earls hour. Mr, Jamea W. Scoville wiehod to utitize Mr, Dunlap's ¢ while spoiling apholion, and was quictly retirod. Mr. A, O. Dutlor, whose prospocts for boing tho Jast man scomed gaatl. tool his placa among tho falion about two minutes after tho beginning of his contost, with the word gamut, ‘Tie Tninuxe man, thinking of his studios in phonography, wont down on bobbin, Meusts, Zimmormanu sud Snow were tho last oues reniaining, and, sa they wero upon tho samo sido, tho contest, as between them, ro- mained undoterinfued. Whila tho condomnad bell of the Congrega- tlonal Church was being lowerod to the ground last Tucaday, the hook to which it waa attached sapped, and tho bell foll tothe ground. By falling upon frozon oarth, it was broken into four piecos, Ita woight was 2,600 ponnda. Tho now boil, which is of tha same weight anil isn. vory boautiful ono, will bein place before Sun- day. Tho Rev, Mr. Fowitt, of Unity Church, will deliver his forowoll dlacourse ot that chorcl Sunday morning, No one has yet been chosen to succeod iim, cIceno, Caucuses for nominating delegates to tho Town Convention will be held at Oak, Park, Austio, Crawford, Brighton, and tho Car-Sbops Saturday ovoning. Little interest in political mattors has thus far beon manifested by tho forte. ‘Tho loaders, howevor, are at work, andit is pratty dofinitely xndoratood among thom who of the momborsa of the present Board of Trus- toes will be retired to private life, There will doubtless be a chango mado in tho Clerkship of tho Town in ordor to accommodate a protogo of tha man who ‘almost, as your might BAY, CAr- rion the voto of Cicero in his pocket." Tha gon- eral Convention will be hold at tho Town-Hall at Auatiu. ——_—_-—_—__- Rentoration of nt Mecords, M, Ratholot, au officor of the Paris law courts, haa succeed, in an ingonious mannor, in tran seribluganumber of tho registers which were burnt daring tho Commune, These rogiaters had remained so long in tho fire that each of thom seamed to hava become homogeneous Block, moro likoo slab of charcoal than any- thing eleo, and, whon an attempt was mado to datach a loaf, 1 fell away into powder. Many sclontifio mon had oxamined these unpromialng black blockw, when MM. Mathotot hit upon tho following imothod of operation: In tho first placo, ho cut off tha baok of tho book so as to leayo nothing but a maua of leavos, which tho firo had causod to adbero to each other. Ho then etecped the book in water, and afterward oxposod it, all wot as it wau, to tho heat at tho mouth of o calorifera, Whe water, as it evaporated, raised the loaves one by one, and thoy could bo weparated, but with oxtraordi- narv precautions, Lach shect was then dociph- ered, and tho copy cortifiod by a logal afllcor. In this way tho records of nosrly 70,000 oficial acts havo beon saved, ‘The appearance of tho pages waa very curious; tha writing appoared of a dull blacks, while tho papor was of & lustraua black, something like velvet docorationa on a black gatin Fppsud, 80 that the ontries wore not dificult to road. es Glen Flora, Waveraan, Dee, 25, 1874,—I, H, Pants, Proprietor ot the Glen Flora Springs: I havo been afiiieted with dlscaso of tho kidneys for years, at titres a0 nevore as to unt me for work, and accompanied with stich ox- cruciating pain that Ife became almost a misery to endure, I haye expended large amounts of mouey with regular phyalclans, without obtaining the loaat relief, Icommenced using tha Glen Flora Mineral Spring water some elx wocks ago, and almost framod!- ately rocelved rolfef, Pain bas entirely left me, I pure suo my ordinary avocations, and really think! am in the way of a permanent cure, Paraiox MoNauty, Glen Fiora water 1a ontirely free from sulphato of as und a for sale by ta0st of the druggiais in this clty, ——_—.—___. The Well-Known Houno, Wliger, Jenkins & Faxon, whose removal (o 229 and 231 Htate atreet wo noticed, are showing au immense stock of new patternsand designs in wall paper, lace curtains, and window shades, a es The Display Dalton & Co. Make in their large, new, double store, 192 and 104 Atate atrectinearly opposite the Palmer {fousc, 1a pleasant to every one wanting stoves, ranges, kitchen and laundry furniture, Lverythiug first-class, and prioca the lowcat, —_—_+___—_. Pianos for Rent, New rosowoud-case jlauos, carved legs, sgraffe treble, oto, Tent wwnsy deducted if Iteed's Temple of afualc, No. v3 Van Suren atreet, = ———_—_. Auother William Toth. reckless Davatian, who prided himself upon Dis skill an a warkwuan, recently bethought him. selfof # crowning proof of his unsrring alin, Tie thereupon lod bis won, w lod of 11 yoars, to a certain epal, aad paced obi yards, “Upon Hue y's hei 18 pow! jaced an apple, an retiring with Lis rifle to be distance of 210 feet, ho eallod upon bits frionds who lind wittiens thn dangerous and heartlons ner eed to porvo that ho should ous the anyplo in tm ye arming hia child. Ie deliberately: tame ot woapon, flrod, and cut the apple in tho mid ia Teaving the child neithor tenthod hor frighto; Ro conildent wan tho lattor Inthe fathers ‘Tho heartless man wns thon atout to ropeat. t ie exporimont, whea the police, socretly inform, an was anid, by tho boy's, mother, camo wre it ground and interferrad to prevent tha cont ne ance ofsuch a dangerous oxporimont,aust aroma tho father, tmprigonlug lum. fore naeeetel doys in puniainont for his foolkardinge Of wetanwane MARRIAGES, GUYER GALLIC ene the Roe, Ge ine technere ae actor tach Sh by and Mish Clariisa K, Galtihigt, of Huctimnmat yctleaea, ae DEATHS, ERVINI--Afarohi 24, Mary Estolia, infaat dagen Sel aad be We regina? Mela Infant decgtiee ah Haieral frém rondonce, 26 Lincotn-nv., Mtarch3y, 9 GANRATT=1 Cap damian Gaezarge ose on tho Mth, Georne, aon op mieral. trom: his” parontat Aacksoneat, ou Priday’ thostthe av Voies oe 24 Wea BANDEKS—March 95, 1875, rears, fathor of Nandora [ros., Hunoral Haturday at 1d o'eloo Jumotry, Ielonds of tho family’ es farther notice. and Hotta Wot nesd Cones Nea _ SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Liniments allay palo, subdne anol id will cure theamayetl any flea, hohe or musty The White Wrapper iat the Yollow Weapper fine Prico 69 conta; largo hie Brtveator Sande, umbors, No. ganited + by onrrlagna ta Caray aro tuvlted to gaa fafant aon of J, Ken tArpor tos 81. Thrown from wy wagon on the fcc, tering the bones of ono wrist, epraining suffering from, asvar contusions abouts tho head bottle of Gites' fantmant Jadida of Aimmonia vet, Bwolllug and took away tho Intonan pain. thors BominGaho in segard tp tn atpat intuos dar alipg fe Tolan Bold by aildengniaia, Sopnt, No. Act Minin: Ne Only i AM yor bottle.” Vi SHAACR ATI ENROME Ter, Whotmate apm SCHAACR, SUSPENDERS. ae, SUSPENDERS The best in the world are the BRACES made by Fisk, Clark & Flagg, MAVE JUBT INTRODUCED THEIR NEW _ PATENT “CAST OFF” FOR SALE AT RETATH AT ALL FIRST-CLASS S'TORES, ced hy wake AUCTION SALEs. Rn a a an By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO, SALESROOMS, 103 EAST MADISONST, WE HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS n CLOSE OUT, WITHOUT REGARD TO Cost, TIF OIL PAINTINGS BRLONGING TO D. GALI, E8Q., IN Store 142 & 144 State-st., NUMBERING NEAR 100. Wo shall commence the ante on THURSDAY MORNING, at 108 o'clock, anid continue at 2346 Ue may and nt snine hours on Friday, £97 Now on exhibition. W. A. BUTTERS s& 60, BUTTERS & CO.’S REGULAR SATURDAY SHI, At tholr Satearooms, 108 fast Madlyon at SATURDAY MORNING, March " Of avor 700 Lots of NEW FURNITURE, PARLOK AND OHAMBER 817 AND HOUSHITOLD GOODS of all Hats, Now Ingrain Unrpois, Ottics tao, fot, Paral ine Machines, togother with a grcat ebandieo, Yartoty of Mere Genteel Furniture At 48 Centre-av. ing and aad Launtry Marni Broiler, atid At our Regular Friday's Sale, FRIDAY MORNING, March 26, at9:30, In additiea @ oie usual largo stock, wo will inalada avorgthing let ox, sold froin the Great Special Salo of ftotel uraitures Parlor, Chamber, and Dining-room Paraitar, And a largo llaeof Splendid English Body Brussels Carpets, Not offored on Tyssday for want of room. Toaagth Bs steads, Bureaus, Groakery and Glasaware, Mlankets diag, 0. Also, a larye stook General Sforchantise. . RLISON, POMEROY 4 CO. Monday Morning, March 29, at 10 oclock, out Auction Kooms, 84 & 86 Randolph-st, ‘Tho largost and most elegant collaction of Standard Miscellaneous Backs, Comprising Histories, Works ‘The Potts, I tratad Wak. ihe i, Heat oa aie elohrated thors, in var fs a Sat sultan "8h a of Pinte he Ad cope. ‘The whole involce, of noarly 6) cases, will bod exh{bition and catalogues ready, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. favited to examine ihe elite: me, whe M8 Th lon ad ‘Auctioneers, 0. 2, GORE U8 & 70 Wabash-av. AQ AUGTION, ON SATURDAY, March 27, at 9 1-2 o'clock We shall open onr ante with n large Sprind Stock of Ansorted Household Furniture, NEW STYLES, 16 Crates W. G. Crockery, 100 Pkgs, Glassware. Now Btylos Parlor Butts, Marble-top Chamber Se, with Dros y extension and liresdloe Fatloes Upltadne Dock Mok Casas, Wardrives, at 8, Wardrobt 4 aud Wood-top Tath if Wi vie Sad Buroaue, Walnut Gbates aad flockors, Mattrene Frena ra, Crepes and OO CLA Bhow Cases, Otticn Desks; a tine fot of Whooler & W! and Grover & Bak 5 bone ee ._ Avett cert. ko SLL, WILLIAMS & COn Al thelr new Auction Rooms, 17 & 79 Doarbora-m. On BATURDAY, March 27, at 934 ofcloek a. Chattel Aturtgage Kate of tue contents of 20 F veda te content St a room tarule Wali ’Bareaua iedatoate” tension nut Bureaus, Wedstwads, xtousto R fast and Contre ‘Tables, and Kitahen Furniture, toy # ling of slegau urniture— Parlor and} her Hele, We Vole Cases, Orlinder Bla! Biting be Tusk ‘sal ¥ tt Kreuch Lounges, Mirrors. Uhaire, Al the samy lino we will ok o pb tlh rh} testaurant Furnituro—Ircnuaton Lier, Nivor-ulatod Ware, Tables, Cl ban ay mG 0, one egan és ad Couking Ute EAL LS SVIDLIAMS Auction Ee ane By W1L Wand 197 PuRNITVRA. Raturday, March 27, at Wa. m., Parlor, Paanberete = Hive, BUS CO,, Auction tg By W. Hf, EDDY. ‘RATOR'S SALE. ADMINISTEATOR'S saat Silat att og porivias Pom Maw. Terras £38, ee GANDY. OXLEDRATED. teres ssi agit CAND