Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1875, Page 7

THE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1875. NO IMPROPRIETIES. e Aldermen Will Not Dfisro« gard thoe Injunction. Tojoicing Over the Diwovory of an Irrelovant Declaion, favostigntlug tho Ballot-Box Thoft, AT THE CITY-HALL, THE ALDERMEN QUIET. The overbanging clowis aud gencral afe of melan- ehioly dsmpnesy which prevalied during the earlies partof getlordsy Lad thm offect of intenaitsing the ioom which has pervaded ths City-all pince the ir- of Judge Wiiliane' injunctiou, and It will requite atlenst tho negotiations lucklunt to the granting a rallroad clhaster or a naw {ica fn tho Iand-sals line to sestore tho good old focling, The miost remarkabls featurs ot tue Clig-Lsll yesterday wan THE ABBUNCE OF THE ALDEIMEN, of whom only o few had found courage to venture ont insbo rain, Differont reporis wers efrctilated os to what wee the causoof this, Home sild that au ex- ciraion o Tewaules Lind tiean orgaulzed, and that the plenickers liad ailid mlently and unnotleod out of town in order 10 avold the posstbility of st fnjunction’s put~ ting a0 ond to thelr trip; otbers binted that the nature of somo of tho evidence to be brought out by the Fratda Commitleo of tha Citizens' Amsoclation had Leen sucortained, and had cavsed & sutden departuro of several Aldermen ta points far mors distant tian Pewnukea; others avorrod that overy Auderman had determined to niake a thres liours’ speech on the in- Junction Lusinees &t tho speclal meeting, and that the uccessary labora conneeted with auch an oratorical effort would enforce domesticity for at least forty-sight ours § others hoid that {he whols body had gone su maese to the Storey trial; while atiil snotler rumor obtalned to ‘tlie efioct that & cauous wan Lelng held on the West Bide to make arrengomonts for s wholesals auitof lills against fawser Qoudy, who, the day proe vious, liad futimated in open court that there wes nothing to chooss between tha ferms * Jull-bird " and W Alderinan,” All of thess reasons may not bo eorrect, but ta whiirhisver of thietn it vaus due, the fact remaing undisputed Whab tha City-Hall was ainguisrly dovoid of Aldermanta atiractions yosterday, the favarite cor- ners wers fi little fange of whisperers, aud iafe at the closs of the day did not con ntry, It wia prouably dustothe foct THE LAW DEPARTMEST vean allowed fo putstto it labors without faterruption, that oné cf it facnibers aucceeded in striking o very bonanzs of sulliorlty on (ho subject of ile owers. of courtn te enjoln the acs of. legialath les, ‘This wan in thesliape of a declsfon rendere by Justice McAlllster at the September term In INT, n {he enab of the City of Chitago ve, Timothy right, appealed from the Clreult Cuurt, This was's il in equity filed Junie 33, 1832, n fhe’ Covk County Ciroult Gourt by Thnothy Wrightt ngainet the Clty of Chicago and Mancol Talcott, aa Chief of Police of wsid city, for au Injuncifon, 'Wright clalmed that, as.ho nevar dadlested to tha publio the property kilown ns Liza- Loth rtreet, batween Modlron sud Washiugton strcets, 1o had & right fo take possarafon of it and fouce ft up st Dis plaasure, Tuls bo atlempted, but the city fnterferod, A femgorary Injunction was fssucd, and, ater Licaring, wus mado Lerpotual, Thio clty apfeaed 10 he tipremo Cuutt, atid the deolslon of tie Circuit Court making perputun) the Injunction alrendy fesucd wan roversed, theroby aliowing thostreet o bo opened and maintained oa 3 publlo road, by the polics authorl- tien. From these fow facls in the cage it will bo £oon thiat no similarity exista between il and the injunction fastied by tho Cotrt to reetrain_the declaration of last Fridaz's eloction, oxcept iu 8o far o Lo atithority for tho wjunction in eitnot caze 18 concernod, Tao apin- fon rendéred ciles In very elear llm‘;lmge 1ho attempla and meane used Ly Wright to incfase” the propoity, a then takes up the ation of tho Court in grantiug the fnjunction, Wa it ever befaro henrd of, ihat it was witlin tho proviuce of & court of equily to overrle iha policy of tho Slate manifested by a bintuts parscd with refcr- cnce to the public pedce and secur: und thus rhincklo the iands of Stale offivera wlhoss functiouy ro- Iate fo fhe prerervation of that peace and security 7 Tus luadn of tho Polico Departiient of tue City of Cllcago are not snere Tounfcipal oMcers whose finc. tious relate oxeluniveiy Lo that parbicular nunicipallty, but they are lato otiscers, that ds oilicers whose dite ties conicern tLo_Stata at lirgs, or it general pubile, altbough excrclred within dcaned Sercttorial limits. The administration of Justice, tl:a preservation of the publio peacs, and the ke, althowgl confided to Tocal sgencies, _sre escutially matters of publio con- ccrn, Dillon on Munfcipsl Corporatlon, ev. 0, esys: “As a poiitfeal soelcty’ the Stato Uas an dnterest i the xipresion of disorder, and the mainicnance of peace and courl In every locality within in Ilmita,” Flis court of ch cery 1 convereant only with queations of property an 1Li6 maintenance of civil riglt, 1t has 6o furisdiction 10 nterfero to aldl a party in the vivlation of a publio faw, to overrulo the poiicy of tho Blate, or interfere with the public duties of any of the dopartments of Government, Lastly, tha decres epparently goes fo o extent of reviraining the City of Uhleaga in the exe erciuo of the right of eminent domnin, It would at Jeast admit of that construotion, _'Thls 8 it roality & most ox(raordinary proceodiug, It atsys the hauds of tho_ cofporaté and police power while compluinant tmakea s eniry by force aud In violation of & pibile law, aud then, when he thus oblains posecssion, it ate Senipts to aeonies ft it litm by rosteaininig the cify from avou tho exeralse of the right of emfuent domaii, As sdon as he hoard of the womderful distovery avorybody fu the City-Hall seoned to Jook upon pochal goidsend in favor 0 the Incorporation bill, tlie TRILUNK reporter WALTED GPON MAYOR COLVIN 1o nee what he lhuufm. about {t, Ths Mayor stated 11iat hie consldered that tho decision was quite final in 11 Deartng upon the present care, and seemeil o think that il trout 1o in connection with the chiarter of 1872 o atan ond, At tho same titne, ho sald, the Council could 10t under any circumstatices dieregard the in- junction, sdding, It doew not follow that If Judge Willlams'does ous wrong the Council should try to right it Ly suother wrony, The Council will continue %o ravpoct tho dnjunction.” COMITRULLED HAYLS, Whils not agreeln; 24 1018 Juice of that decision 2gainnt Wright, Lelleven that opinfon contofus causes whicl oxpreealy forbid the exerciving of Stato owers by Clecuit Courte, Hois of the opinion that tha fii Junction granted by Judga Willfsms will not be sus. + tafned, and that o Common Gouncil bive s legal Tight {0 declars the voie whenever they may choose to dowoj yet howould adyira them to dispose of the fn. Junctlon befors taking that atop, for the sake of pro- prioty i for no ollicr ronnon, if any one 4 dlsposed o (bink thnt frauds wera used In carrying tho eloc- tion, thielr only romody lies fu the Counity Court, and hersitis, he clalms, thot the Cliizeus' Ausociation ehould hive gone 10 lay thelr complalnte, A conteated aleation In oll they could clai, othur than tho prusecu- tion of individuals commit(ing fzaud, The different membora of the Law Department re. fuse to expcesa any publfe option until thoy havo firat earved the city auilorities with it, From what c; gleaned front among them, thera 18 not & particls of doubt but that they would'ndyieo the Councll to cont the vote [mmediately were It not for tho {mproprict; of tho hing, Each of the priuciial members, wit the oxcoption of Judge Dickey, who f4 yct_ahsect, ex- preescs bimsolf (n opposition to Judge Williawa and s fnjonolion. TLie Gity Allorney ofcred 1o prosurg o servicos of an additfonal Lawyur, aud wads right 1nto tho iujunction, fealing cortalu that he conld dine solve it, hut the generst opiuton of the city authoritics 78 oppused to b oy 10 ey wxietiae and Liey pre- to walt uniil Judge Dickey's Quirk suys that & majority Council’ ihink 1 expodient not yote will tha fnjunction I Titsol, e aaya that Lo wiil never fal to obey (he Taw, xad untt) the obstaclo fa removed ha will never voto Lo declara the elecifon, Assistant Corporation-Coundel Adatne yesterday roceived a felegram fram Judia Dickoy announcig that lie was then on v way home, 110 18 duo {n Lus clty sometime {Lis forouoon, BIRIIDAN, The fact that Commiaalonor Sherldan fa for once at varfauco witl the Common_Council on s question of fume importauce baa fucresscd il nterest wiually fakon in the Lotlcs Department, and what few Aldere aen wern at tha City-1rl yesterdny did not full to givathe Presidont of the Poltcs oard s eall, 3r, Blieridan malutatio bls ejuanimity; and contisues to cxplath to all who apnrosch him Jual whoro the fraud- uloht actd oteurred M Ale lats aud 0 persistently Lus Lo preached avit-doors of late, from fexls welected the Lioction law, thet theleaves of bis statute Look cone tainiug {t are alrcady gelting dogs-sarod and torn, and it would oaly bea ‘graceful acton the partof the Cilizens Assaciation to purchade him a naw volumo, Among otuers who called upon Mr, Slisridan yester= day was i, Fraukiin MaoVeagh, 8iid for some time &, vury animated couversation wua oarrisd on between tletn ou the subjuct of {he late clection frauds, Iofh geutlemen Were somewhiat chary of informatlon ro- atdiog the stact turn which the convarsation took ut it oan bo wald thst {lie Presidunt of the Board of Tolico aasured the Presidest of tho Cltizens’ As. soclation at Lo woull asslst Lim in way ho could to Using the offenders justies, and to nullify the elcetion, and would cuablo such polica oflicers sa shotild vo {nformation fo the * Frauds” Gommiiiee of tho ilicens’ Aesociation, The gentlomen were unabiinous on ond point, namoly, that tus question now was not ou of clarter, but whether (i poople siould bo di Trived by thio fow uf Lbe right of slection, AT TUK CITIZENS' ASSOGIATION overything was tranquil, snd nobody round thelr rooma coufessed 1o tho kuowlodge of a single item of {nler sat, Iu the aftarnoon the # Fraude’ Cownnitles met {1 Sonfereacw, oompared notes se to what il already Lecn dons, anil perfocted arrangemonts for futura ro- xearches, ' Av origiually formed, there were Lo Come- mittoes, one charged with oblaining evideuce to Lo |m{nll‘nyad tn sctilug asida ihio clection, the oth- er In sequring ihoe indictmentof fraudulent judges, but zow Loth Commiitees work aa » whole, The followiug sre tho members of the Committest Hiduey Buwith, Chslrm 1%, Juescen, Jobin Come- lLikey, J. 1. Doaisitle, Jr. K, Falrhank, Heuator Koliow, 11, Groanebauin, J. 8, iumscy, Mty Neloon, Emil Deeler, Fremant' Lawaun, . AL Arwedson, Gunley, aua b, P, Kellogs, 5 COLYIN'S OPINION, ¥o the Editor of The Chicuyo Tribue? Chicado, Aptil 30— iotice s wrlrle {n your paper to-day saying Mayor Colyln bad glven 1t 48 his Le'ies that it (ho cilizous of Ohleayo bad thoroughly stood tho queatiug submitted to the:n, a8 10 the of tha act of 1814, that the majority for the 1 Abs bill, fustcad of l‘.:xf. ,300, would Lisve Lest at Toast 10,000, 1t is satonishiig {at 150 tulented Col- vio, tus lonsst Rebin, aud thelr cv-morkers, Mike Mcbhonald, Joluny Corcaran, ko Hanlles Evothsr, ‘with the rest of tho gatnbilers of Clicsgo, could nol mike thn votars of our ity nnderatand the grest advantages 10 be d rived to tha eity h{ (he frarsaga of the act, Tt 1n ganerally belinvedd that what interesied Colrin and Lot A that Byt age of theact tlicy sl be retaited {n s Jnst tw gears longer than aver thry woitld 158 Lepd f1s power it the people got an= nihier chianies to vole for or agaluat them, ‘fhie writer of tha srticls In Tz TRINGNE Ahows nainiance with Covin fs limited, o tirwe, 0 sbort, e scq and'find he knows b very Ntla of bim, 8y lie prestiinen Colvin brileves wiiat 1o » 44 something Golvlu hne not heen soctined D exactly the opposite, You ean get {ba evidenc of a prest maty old and respectabls Jionn heto who wil tell Colvin gon- erally dacn esactly the of what he promiaes ta do, Oily & fow days ago Tnx Tain. xr, way culogizing Golvin_for * guing back " on his irieivle, the gamblree, by celtntug to nominate (et favorits canitata for'tita nfiee of f'olica Jurticn, Did Jie keep hls word ta the reparter of Tk Thisun 7 Thera tvas, & few dayn Ao, & Iatter In one of tha ps- perahieaded * Golvin and tlie Gamblera,” That latier wan perfectly true, an to tLe fricndship of Golvin for the amblees, an han aince beou varified by his ape pointing (efr favorits candidata for Lolfcs Justice, efthangh hia bad given his eolemn yromise that he seonld not du it “l:ere 1n fin linta of Colvin's ordering anofher sleo- tlon, or taking Ihe idvice you give him to-day, Ie wlil neter it wo Lia rip ss lung a8 thers s Hops of 1t# retatntin in pover begond th time he wan elected for. You will find that, i 1uking tufs ssertion, 1 am tolling e Tuuri, —_—— STEALING THE BALLOT-BOXES. INYLSTIOATIONS OF TUE COMMITTER, 1n actoridance with a resolution pansed At the meet~ init of the Hoard of Connty Cominivsionars laat don- day directing the Cammittes on Jahl anid Jall Account 1o {nve:tigate the hallot-boz theft committed on lhe night of the 22 tnet,, and the ane previous to the late shas, eloction regarding the Incorporation act of 1833, and to reort as soon a1 possible all the facta they conld ascertain concerniug the mams, togethor with thelr rocommendation what action, If any, should ba taken {n regard theroto, the Committes yesterday wero In sesslon examining soversl witnesses, fu order to ancerlaiu the guilty party or partfos, Ths frst wit- ness who testified was 'THO3AS M'CAPFILY, the Jenitor in tha County Dutlding, He teatffiod that he wan on duty from 8 o'clock in the morning U} 6 o'clock in thia evouing, After that hour ho generally remained fn his room in the Criminal Court Bullding. On tho night {n question, John Dogle, the Jaller, caino toh!a roon: at abont 8 o'clock,and said to i that one of the Deputy Bhoriffa hiad sent bim to get two Iajjot~ tiozen, and destred that he deliver them over ta bim, The Jautlor decllned, remarking that ho had nothing to do with the ballot-boxes, McCoffrey thon followed Jalter Doyle down to tha foot of the stairwsy, and there found Jim McHalo waiting for Doyle, dfellalo appeared excecdingly onxziots to obtain the boxes, Wituean _ directed_ thoia o go 1o the residence of Gen. Lieb, tho County Clerk, und get from bim au urder fortlio boxes, and ha wanid surrender thetn t ho offered ta acconipatly Doyio and Helinls to Gen. Liel's louse, Mellalo, witness aald. was wiliing (o go, but Doyle objected, snd bado Meiluta como with b fo the Jutl, 'Thioy left litm aud went {nto the yard of tie Jatl, The men claimed (o Lnve an order for the Loxes, hit ot from the County Clork, but. from Sheriff Agnew, Witueas wiw the ordor, but'did not notice Ly whom It was elgnod, Melfle tried to peraucde bitn “to glve up 1lio bozes, and antd he wanted to carry them to the Fifth Ward, Witnoss did not sce Dojle or Mcliale agan that oveulg. GEN. LIED, the County Clerk, was noxt examiined, ITe knew nothe it moro than wiiat had been told bitn by the watche 10 of the buflding. une, SMITH, wifo of tho asslstant ouginecr uf the hullding, testifled thut sus lived §n the basement of the Counts' Luflding witls hee nsband, Slie sow two nion leave tha build- 1 at about 11 a'clock on tho nIght fn quoition; ona of them carried with hint a Lallot-ox, Bhe dldu't know thetn, but deseribed them as large meu, JOBETIL KUY, 8 nglitomtehman in_ the County Duliding, fetifiel thiat, u the night in quention, Jafior Doyle snd Jim Meliala called o biin wt 7 o'cfock and saked him to fct them huve two of tho boxes, refused, At 1t o'clock of the sama night e heard a noirs 10 the baeoment of the_ buflding, aud, golng out and looking, over the stairway, he recognized Doyle and Mcllale s the Infter Lad {n Lis posseseion one of tho Dallot-loxes, Mo ssw fhem pass out of fle bullding toto o yard, betwren the County Dufli- i and the Jatl, Hlo tlien dincovered {hat the duor leading to Lo vault where flie ballotboxes wero iaced bad beea brokety opon: they left by the gate cading into the yard, TH nest morning witucns ro- ported thio affulr foGun, Lieb, Witaess tuoaght at the time that, a8 It was ¢ dfr, Doylo,” Le had & right to 1238 thTolgl the bissment 10 0 into the Jail, WILLIAM M'AULIYFE, & Janitor fn tho Criminal Court Hulld(ng, tostifled that a3 nbout 7 a'elock of st evening Jim McHals calie on il to allow bii to pass through out fnto tle yurd of the Jall, thot ho wanted to fea Jailor Doyle. Wite Dors 15t him {65 on hia Feturn he Was kcompanted by Jatlex Doyl and McCatires, the day jaulior of tie building. * Mo safd they uformed him'tley wautod {bo ballob-bozen, Moldale carried with bim a darkelan- {orn, aud hield Ji fu Lis band, rad while talking with bim placed §: o thto ato MU, ¥, LEJAN, & clerk In the County Clerk's offlce, testified that on the morning of the election he missed the Loz, and discovercd that {lie door t0 the vauit ind beeu broken open, and the box atolen. He did not know certainly what' box it 1n Tooking througis the vault, ke found laylng on & desk near where the bosos were towed away o guits percha cane, Ha dld not know whote cany it was, BMITH, tho sesiatunt englncer of tie Lulliiug, watd s bad been out foa socloty meetfog that night. About 11 o'clock e roturued, sud_ outered thraugh the gate leading from the Jajl-yard into the west alley, - He 88w B tnan turn nortl fu the alley ea he eutored ; ought lie knew hitn, but doclined to asy who thought the porson was, 1le describod the man, aud 1o deacription answered that of Jim Meltala, ' Wit. ness was aiown the cane found by Mr. Lenman, and s1id lis had seen McHnlo with that cane some two weokn aga, s did not know anything conceruing the burglary, His wife fnformed ‘Wim on his reiurn bLome ‘that night hat eho lnd heard uolse fn the Laseinent (wice during the uighl, with about an lour'sintormiason ; aha thougbt it was Ler husband, but, ca be did not' knack at the door, sho knew It ‘was ‘ot him, At about 11 o'clock she lieard the nofss A mecond time; it was as if om0 one wos breaking open a door in the baewneut, Bhe ?ol up aud saw o men leava the builiing: ono of them carried tho ballot-box § one of them, aho thought, was Dogle, but did not know the other man, ‘This closed the eramination, and the Commitiee wers orid of the_opinfon that Jailer Jobm Doyl priyin iatant Jajlor, Jim Meffale, who actad fn tho capacily of Aesistant’ Jailer under Peter Hand, wero tho burglars, A proposition was made to request thiese tivo meis Lo coma befors the Committen and clear themnelves of thie ovidence againat them {f possible, T'ho proposition waa abaudoued, however, aa it was not {1 thia power of the Committes to compel, them to attend, ‘They decided to subunt the testimony, whicl was taken by County Attornoy Rountree, 10 the Board at ita next meetiuy for their action in the wmatter, It {s ovident that Jl Mellale, tho notorious, had - hand in the burglary of: the box, together witli Jaller Doyle, It is rumored that Bhierif Agnew hay placed Molfaio’s name on bis pay-roll for thix month asa Deputy Sheriff, Beforo the Committcandjourned they considered the conununication of SheriT Agnsw in regard to the dieting of the prisoners, fu which he ststcs that, at the presont high prices of food, he cennot afiord' fa furnteh rationa at 43 cents, but ‘thinks that 35 cents a little enough, The Uommittes decided to rapork to tUe Doard that they wers of the opinton that uS conts Was Lo small lowance, ———— THE ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TELEGRAPH. New Yon, Apell 38,—The sunual meeting of Di- rectora of the Atlantle & Picifla Telegrzph Com. pany washoid to-day at the Company's oflice i this city, whon the report of ‘Tlhomas T, Eekert, Prosident, was submitted, ‘Tha report s a satisfactory exhibit, 1t showa that the Company has naw » total of 29,477 mifles of wire, with 1,385 officen ; 70 miles of wire have been put up during tho last few months, The autliorised oapital-atook of the Company 14 $10,000,00% sndthe smount $seued {s $0,574,000, The uet profit 1u the last year's business 1s 31,439, Tho Company have now oo land asrets, in nddition to treasurye Hluck, sionntluy o 200,000, avsiliblo for thie o~ tenyion of Hnes and the development of tuainess, from debt of every kind, Tt hine secure right of the American and Whueatstono sutomatio systern of trane om in the Unitsa Btates aud Cuby, ‘The right to nre the Whaat- stom Lias been purchiased by the ¥French Gove t, Aliatic & Pacifio Company Lave alen taken o of the Lazlno kine from Now York to Saudy . Hatistaotory arrangements hiave boan cancluded witls the managers of the Diroct United Htates Cable Company, Atrangemcnts are naw alea well progressed for estendlng (acililies by an additional routs from Now York te 8t, Jouls, This lins will probably ba run tlrough Harrisburg, Pitisburg, Cincinnati, sud Indl. anapolle; also, foran ndditionel rante from Oheago to Alliwaukeo, and from Rys each, N, I, to Portiand, Mo, Otuer and fmportaut extensious and conucctivns by which they will reach all leading cities, North an Boulh, ate under comvderation, With proapects of Wavoruble resuits, "'he raducliun of rates hsa resulted i & great [ucreass of businers, TL® lucrease on the recelpty of March over Vebruary is orer §1,000, Tha receipts of April will show still grester {incroase, Further reduotions u the tanff will bs mals soon, At the meating of {lie stockholdurs {o-lsy the fol lowitg Tristeea were unismimously elected: Ollver Ames, Elisin Atkiny, 8, L, M. Diriow, Lenjamin E, Biates, ¥, Gordon Dexter, Slduey Ditlon, G, M. Dodge, Thomaa T, Eckert, William i, Gulon, Jay dould, O, P. Juutington, §,'M, Mills, J, H, Moriimer, 0, J, Osborne, @, @, Bampson, James @, Smith, E. D, I, Bweel, W, J, Syms, Henry M, Taber, char, i ——— RIVER NAVIGATION. 87, Pavs, Mion,, April 2).—Steanboat navigation on the Mirsourl abuve Blamarck is active, Bieamboals sre leaving Blamarck freqaantly for the upper wators, On the Red Hiver of (he North on {nimenss freightage {u going fotward, Twa liues of sicamboats are ju op- eration inttenid of one Lt year, aud freigliv-rates ara greatly reduced, motwithatandiig the lirge increase of trsflle. e CUSTER. #7, PauL, Minn,, Aprll 2),—Qen, Custer s here, Io Qoes not expect (o start upon the expedition ordered Ly Gen, Slertdan for the exploration of the regions far Loyoud tho Black Iiills Lefors about tha Jet of June. A caralry sud infautry fore rt frem Fort Lincoln stabont thai time, Jiofors the e3ped toh can wors, fusforcements wusk sxrive from the Eouth, . THE STOREY CASE. Conclusion of the Testimony for the Defenso. M, Wilkle Glves His Understanding of * Jail-Bird,” Cols Van Arman Concludes To-Daye The attendsnce at the Criminal Conrt yesterday moruing was not as large as Wednesday, the trial of Wilbur F, Btorey, of the Times, under indiclments for litel, apparently exciting little Intorest, As sovu s ke Court oponed Mr, Goudy appiled for A CONTINUANGE IN THE ABITON CABES an accouut of the abscnco of Mr, Dexter, aud becauss hie Limaelf bnd oflicr engagements, These grounds, Jio ald, wera not Jegal, but e hid_ stated the facta to BMr. Reed and Mr. Ashton aud asked them to asnent, ‘The Court remarked tuat ho would parmit tho pare tes o do anylhing they deslred, B, Tteed did uot whal tu be disohliging, and, so far an Lin was concerned, ho could try the cases st ono tismo ax well on anothier, and therefors would It them ‘e continnod on (ko pplication of the defendant unitl e nest term, Tho trial of the SfcGrath case was ther rexumed, Mr, Reed asid that, ofter consuitation, Col, Van Arinan and Bimyelf had decided to WITIDNAW THEIR ONJECTION to the introduction of the tudictments egalnst Me. Grath, and the writ sliowing that » return was mads fu court of Lia arrest, sud that hio wan brought into conrt, upon condition that the prosacution be allowsd to prove that ke udictments wore dismised for the veason that thers was not sufficient evidence {o worzant frlal; (bat it waa not true fhat bie was under arrost and confined § that t was the hab- 1t and practics of officers, whera partles were indicted wilhiuut having bad a profimiuary esamination or bav~ Jug given ball, to return the writ with the endorsement. mazde In thia particalar instance, ‘The Courte'Thst propoition must be mada tothe other gide, not tome, If any trading is to be dune, gou muat do i among yourssives, 1 Liave notbing {3 “Mr. Goudy did not wish fo turn the trfalfato s “farco,” Mr, Tieed then withdrew the propostilan, Mr, Goudy remarked that Lie was sdsired that he could prove prova the indictments were uot dismised hocausa thero was 1o svidence Lo sustain them, but for snother reason, Mr. Reed said that was not {rue—no such thing could be proved, MR, HTORRY ‘mnde the polnt that the innuendo bLeing unnecessary night Lo rejected as surplusage, and that the meaning tentifed o by witnesses mighi bo siiacliod Lo tue ob: Joclionable Ianguaye; and, thercfore, it was compsteut 10 justify the Lsugusge under this meaning 88 proved, A CHAPTER UF DEFINITIONS. Mr, Van Arman contended that, 1f * Jall-bird " did not miean that the person to wliom it wis appiied had iguiination, curb-stoue brokee ® dld imply that Le st vn the curb-stone, The Court safd that when Christ referrod tothe money-chiaugora iu the teruple, 1fe add not mean that it was n place from which o band of thioves made ez- curalous for plunder. Mr, Yan Aruam thought i Chbrist bad been indicted for libol by the Jews, Ho woull Lavs been hold ac- countable for Ris words, Mr, Reod was uot certaln that *aden of thieves " wun o corvect {ranslation, e would refer to Lis Greck Tentament and nee, Mr, Storrs remarked that a * gcalpor " on the Doard of Trado was not ons who lterally acatped cuatoniers, Col, Van_Arman argued that equivocal words must Yo explained ; hut words which wers not equivecal st he taken In their ordiuary, customary sense. The Court finally held that, If the deionse mnde ont to thie satlsfaction of tho Jury that *ex-jail-bird Al- derman” di not mean au Alderman who had been in Jall an & priconer, they were cutitled to an acquittal ; awd If thoy rroved it, justification was Ilunlccll:r{r. If (hey did uod provs it moint something alse, the! Justitication was no Jutification atall, Alr, Goudy rencwed Lis offar to put in evidence the four {ndictments sgainat AcQOrath for bribery, the recoguizatico, ote. 3 but the Cotrt held that the Proso- cution would be Louud by the nicanin of ¢ jafl-hira # given in the Indictnient, and that, ticrefore, the evle dence was iuadinistible, FRANO WILWIZ was recalled by the defense, -Do you kniow of uu{ mesning to Jall-bird " in those years 7 A.—Yus, sir, Q.~Wlhat wan it 7 A.—1 have always understood it wa lang term something like * Birnburner,” that referred to & cortain class of l)ollhchml. mgre cspec- 1ally to what was kpown as * McCanley's Ninelven,” who were differently known s ihe * Jull-bicd Gang,” and the Jail-bird Aldermen,” Q.~What geva rive to 187 A=A serios of Indict mbuts apainat Aldenitien in the early part of 1872, Q.~Van McOraik one of them 2 Qbjevted to 3 abjection nustaited, Crozs-exantined—Where do you spend tnost of your e whei you are not at the Jimes oftice? A—ilost of itat honie, Q.~Don't you spend & porilon of your ime in gambling-bouses 7 y Br, Goudy objucted, ainca the qucstion wasan ine wult to the witness, ‘Tlia Court ovorruled the ohjectfon, Witness annwered~1 Lave visited Q.—Have yon participated in the bliug? A—No, sir. —Harve Joi evir gambled? AT bave played draw-poker & good deal, Lut never piayed it 1n & gam- Lling-nowse. Q.—Can you explatu on whist ground you make ths stotement That *Jail-bird ™ s obtuived & different mieaning in Chicago from elsewhere? A.—On tho ground that it i my Imprension and_bellef, ‘T cannot tell from whom I learnod it had acquired a local mean- Injg—canunt mention any person wo told me {t LAd, 3, Goudy desired to pub in Webster's defiultions of © §afibicd " and * prisouer,” and alio Sduvies's, Lt thie Court Fuled them out, This anded the case of the defense, % M. REED opened for ihe prossoution. The question was not on which Involvod a ruatricilou of the Uberty of the preas, but the prevention of sasaultu upon prisats characier by & scandalous sheet, reckiemly, causels Iy, and shameléssly made, Wit cold bp' words than to'call s man on ex-fafl-bird? McGrath had bren ele- ¥aleu o positioun of trust becauss his neighbors knew Bl (o ba an honest man;_and publio fntcreat dld not require that ho bo reforred to In the Tintes & an Wezedail-bird Alderinan.” Tho raference wis 1made to srairy the mailes of the peraon who penued tho attia and of bim who ordercd It priuted and scattere thronghout the land, e had shown the malice, the infention to do dcdrath wrong, snd (he dam- nablo oharacter of the Nbel—ous of the worst that could be written—ona of the viicst ihat could be poncvived ; and tiere waa but one man who would write such & meanlug Maltéton and Wilklo pave lo § contemptillé and in- fevaal trick,” never thought of il the {ndictment was foond, munnfactured for the purposs, becsuss they could hot Anit 1n Ollcago who sllacted & siznifeation to ra” difereut from that which prevatled In the comiiunity, No olbier defenss w3 offered, and hio aaked whther it was 6 defe; The charactor of AIr. McOrath was to 3 certain ox. tho hands of the ambling-housea, Biinenr it Jury, aud an acquitial of Blorey was cqulvalent lo saying that what ho published waa frus, Hé left the cane and the cause of publlc justice with them, and {t was for fhem to dolermine whothee they wonld stand Lelween private character and tho basd, Licartloas, iner- oénary caluniniator, ‘Tl Court then Look & recess for sa Lour, Upon reasselubliug, COL. BIOARY ) aildrassed tho fury on bebalf of the defandatt, The irsi, x3 he underatood i, was wether Slr. Storéy, the responsible edifor of the Thmss, did, as aileged 16 the indictmeut, wilfully sud miallclbnaly datend S vility snd defams J, J, AlcGmih, ile denled thut McOrath's charscter wea ai stake, claiming, however, that Lis ro- election ‘a3 Alderman subucquent 10 Bis udictment for bribery ‘was uo indication of the Indorsement of the_peaplé, and, in support of thin yiew, he adveried 10 Boss ‘I'weed, 'who waa siected 10 oflice wheu it well known that hie hal robbed the widow aud the or- phan, 1ie Ineisied that it was the duty of jeurnalists to notily she Legislsure and the -cominunity of the character of ihe men at Spriugfleld ‘who were Urylog %o euginoer b obnosious revenus bil through’ the Qoueral Assowbly, the beil-wether beluy & tau who Lind been fudicted fOus mos for vilating s oalh of eftice za Alderman, Mr, Van Arinan objecled (o such statemant, siuce tue eviilence did uot warzaut i, ‘Ghie Gourd (old Col, Rlcaby {liat 1t weadmpropar, snd Lo bragcled off, calllug attentivn to Le sditarial, sod saying that, in bis opiufou, tho wmost serlous clisrge mado sgainst Mctirath waa that be was sn ex-Aldc mau, An attempt had been made to vetect upon the witneases called to show the meaning of the word S Jhil-Lird W 1f 3cOrath had been charged wilh being &4 (all-bira,” Lo couceded that the uffense was ine dleta lu‘nhu‘lhl roof showed (hat he ywed charged with belng an 4 ex-Alderman Jall-bird,"—a phras which had 1ta origin in Chicago wes kaown nowhe: else, 1nd pertalued to the crowd of Aldormen wh: had been Indicted, Whatever wight e 83l of Mr. Sturoy's faults, ke bated an oficlal wAo Yiolated uty ta subscive hiy own private ande Would tha Jury Lok B ncwspaper accountable for & ‘alip of {the pen,' whon the word war spplied to. Aldermen who Lad violated thew oatus? an tho press were abolished, he did mob see Low wo could got slouy without giving 1§ sowe latitude in_dis- cusslons for-ths publio good. Mad not Presidents gned? Wors uol men fu olice; snd ihoss who run far ofiice, publis property? Had b cume to (his LAk puck mod could Bk be criticised—lLat lobby- ista could not Lo expasod? Thie saloty of il Hepublio dsponded upoi the preas fL was (urough the nowye- yers only that “‘f'}nul‘k losrued about the antece- dents aud capablll press waa stltied the Republic M Uiy length upon the 1t haw. t the modern nodification of it petmittsd aven 8 vehement ducursios of public men and publi tussaures, The #infameus features of 4 1] 200 ” wore then sdveried 1o, thouill itvelf being charsctecized 3 a0 unisdulterated schons of_plunder, Thie T'imes deniounced & in protty vigowus language, 25 01d the othier papars, and Ly clatues that, in crit irialug that legisiatlon and jta suppories, M, Blorey goloaly dld wiat be Lad a right b &% Lud be did whitt Lis sespousible position sa a joursailst required bt he should do—poiub out fis usfucts and enforce bis criticiam by polnling out 4u1 coaiuent pon the facts, if tisy exteted, that the supporters of tlie oLz Were personally '":;::,N:,‘:,,‘E‘m fha thels support was upon o notives, OF that tlaly rephiations wery Lad, wiid (belr oRlcitt oharnoe fera uad beon tapied. McGratl wa bunting for & gtievaucq, The Zhmer uever mean!te hay Be bad 08 Of oftice-liolders § and when the would be ursrtbrown, RO Tren In jall; the public naver o wnderstood ft ; and 1 Citment was not found beostine Jimmy * Mo~ 4 bl been o Gnjurod, but becauss’ s ne. Nty aroms fer the offiee-bolders to band Ahewmelvos togotlier, to prevent light = being alirl upon tha mauner in which they esrried on {Letr Luiness, The great central controlling fact in the caemwae'that i libelona article wae wrilten in the diarnrston uf s pubile questlon, and, the accarion leing v rinssible, malice could 0ot e sasumed unleas af- raatively aetabityhied, COL. VAN ARMAY then rommencad hia closing for the prosscution. e had felt for o Iong titne thas the recklexs, wicked, and ernnl altacks of ne pers upon ctizens wers onn f the grestest evin and abmses that thn f.oople had to submit to—that they suffered more tyrauny and oppression from s partlcular class of editors than from any ather clasn of fnifviduals, fla dented the right of editora to trample npon he pco- yle, There was no necestity, in order that they might enoy the advantazen of the preas, that thoy should, s acandition of recelving thote advantages, Lumbla hemacivon before th 13 that wieldvad the tro- suridous power, aud accopt at thelr handa any quan- tity of calumny and vitupsration that tliey happened 10" pen 0t toleap upon themi Men in' thia couns iry mnvt be left frea in ihe azercisn of their facultier, anid the only way to prevant an aluse of them wak by holding men responaible for their acte. Lven the intiniation of a8 opinlon oppored to that af Htoreg, of the coterie of editors ihat surrounded him, wan tlotikh to bring upon the persou msking it a rfect torsent of abusé and vituperatlon, Was that egliimate vews? Was §t meceanary thathe mhould publia the vileat lles about individnals in order to promote the pbile good? 16 did not dony the right of anewsjsper fa publiah the truth but there was even & restrlction upon that, ‘The Colonel wiil concludeLis srgument this mbrn- PESESSSE s e TIHE COURTS, Mecord of Dusjness Transacted Yese terdnys ITEMS. Joseph Dush and Patrick HMandrahan, wha wero found gailty of counterfeiting last Tuesday, were yes- terday sentenced to thres years in Jollet, The jury in the casn of Anbie O'Callaghan va, Mi- chael O'Callaghan found the defendant gullty of ox. tremo and repeated cruelty, and a decree of divorce was gravted on that grond, Judge Jamesnn will commence tlie call of Catendar No. 2 next Monday at 2p, m. Mr, Frank Adams, the Ansistant Corporation Coun- sel, will close tho arguments this morning in the Dear- Lor atcot assenment cases. BUTERIOR COURT IN DRIEC. The Central National Bank commenced a sult for 410,00 against H, C, Nutt and . F. Murphy, duten Wagoe began & sult sgaimt C, 11, Low o re- cover 31,50, Juhin Spry sned John McAssey for £1,009, 3iler, Wataon & Co, filed a bill sgalnst Alpheus O, Dadger on » Judgment for §18,976. CIRCUIT COUBT. ‘The International Bank filed 8 Lill agatost E, O, Wal. ler, O, 3. 8ireel, J, G, Bogers, If. L. Abtott, E. i1, Abbott, W, E, Yurnoss, J. C. MeCord, W. A, Pratt, D, A, Gage, and George Taylor to foroclose a trust-decd for $13,000 made by Streot, and plodged by Waller to wecure uir own notea for §34,000, The property s th B, tsof the E, ¢ of tho N, E. X of Hec, 1, 39, Wond, Thompaon & Co, filed a bill against Jusn and Emeline Rockwell and othern to forcclose & moti~ gaqe for $6,00 on the undivided ouc-bxif of Lots 1% to 43, aud the'est balf of Lot 17, io Thotas' suldivision of Outslot 97 ta the Canal Trustees® subdivision of the west balf of Soc, ¥7, 3), 14, THE COURTY COURT. Tltw Court was occipled nearly the entire day In (r3inn ihion canean Tho followinig were by Jury (elals adjudged insane ; Amella Nelson, Auule Toreverg, Atinie Doggsn, James Mills, Frank Anderson, cud FPater Kussler,’ The last named was ordered to ba tem- porarily restralued of nis Jiberty, sud given into the custody of the Bheriff untllhia’ admiseivn into au maslum 3 Lo procured, 8 Lo maifests. bomicidal einlenclcs, ‘The csac of John Peterson was continued till the 20th of May, at 10 a'clock &, m. T tlio matier of Jobn Rech, Leretofore aljudged in- sae ; oo his pelition, n jury of twelva men wers ime paelad, who returned a verdict tuat petltioner s re- Hored 10 Lis reason, and {8 capable o wanage hix cs- ato. After dlsposing of the insanecases, tho Court con- aidered tho regular probate businces, Grant of guardianship was fsancd to Arnold Tripp a3 gardlan of the estate of Charles W, Fay et al,, mi- oy, under ap appraved bond of §,0, Thie claa of John Adama for §0,76 against the tate of Jolu Cullin was allowod, The fuventory, appraizement, snd whlow's award of the evtate of Curl Langhoff was approved. The admiufstrntar's agcouut of tho catat of Francls Taudeloup was approved, THE CALL, Supax GAnr—id, 196, 19, 14, 154, 169, 160, 167, 168, 162, 173 to 10, Juat: Moonr—a3, 31, 35, Junax lousus—50 to 67, f JUDAMENTS, surenton CovrT—CoRFEasioNs—Ths Marine Qo pauy va, Thomas 0. Barter snd 1, B, Whitehonre a L, &, Trait, $3,840,80.—B, W, Eilis va. M, I Liviug ton and 1, M, Livingston, §1,370,6 Tiam Chitt den va, Jolin M, Stephens and R d Dirvall, $440, Junar Hoorl {sitting for Judgoe Gars)—~F. Adolph Weitel, 421, Criict1T CouRT—Conrxasront—J, 0, Kuickerboeker et al. v, Torry 0, Edwards, $210,5! Jupaz Roorns—J, O, Ruben va, the Lycoming Fire Insarance Company; verdict $2,181aud motien for wow trial,—H, H, Oandier va, James L. Camnpbell, $19,17,, L, King va, I, J, Paulman, garnielies, $600, ~—Eidwaru Daggott va. O, 1, Flacey, $31. Juper Tnex-J, W, Chladeck ve, Nelson Monroe, THE EMMA AMINE LITIGATION. New Yonx, April 20.—The suit of the Emma Silver- Alinlug Company sgainst Trenor W, Park and others las been transferred fo the United Btates Circult Court, on the petition of the defendants, who state that their co-defendant, Stawart, lias ot been nerved | that the plaintlf fx an Enalish corporsiion, sud that 1he claim in suit is for $3,000,000, SHORT-HORNS, Snle of tho 21st Duke of Alrdrie for $£0,500=Nine Ample=E£yed Nelly Blys Bring 811,330, Spectal Dpateh to The Ch{eage Tribans, DroomiiaTon, 1ii,, April 20,~The sale of 1he For. est 1IN herd of Bliori-lorns of J, M, Bpetrs, which took place to-day at the Falr Grounds, drew mors than the usual interest on scaount of the 21st Duks of Alre drfe, one of tho Lost antmals of that blood mow liviug, At 1 p.m, the larga crowd of Lresders aesombled sround the atand at the eall of Col. J. . Judy, who addressed them in o few worde, Then {he 2lst Duka was led nto the ring, smid almost breathless silence. 1o was run from $5,000 to $10,600, and knocked down to Charles E, Lippencott, of Chandlerville, 11l Then followed Loudon Duchess 17th, which went to E, K, Thomas, of Bourbon County, Ky., at$2,730; next, Loudon Ducheen 191h, fo 8. W, Jacos, Worl it 43,200 ; Nelly Dly 34, to Willlam Stow. 7 minorlty representation? If so, it required tire Loxés far each election poll,—ons box for eash mibject to bs voted on, ~ Dut the 1act is the Clerk or his deputy furnished only ons box for each ward, ha act of 1872 provides that the manner of conducting the élection rhall bn the same, a8 neatly ns may he, A8 in tho oare of the cloction of county officars, nnderthe general laws of tho State. Wae that done? The jndres of the election say tint neither tha City Cierk nor his deputy furnfalied them with any writton or printed fostructions as to the manner of con- ducting ths electing, tho keoping of potl-lists, or tho canvassing of tho volen. Ha furuished them with no wax with which to seal up the boxes, no necdien nod thread with which to stning the tickets, no pen and ink to enter the mmes.of votera and keep tha tallies, and no sapatate box for minnrivy representation tickots. It duca not eppear from tho above card that tha Clark or his daputy instracted the judges to entet tha names of tho voters on o poll-list, aud retlurn the samo to theClerk's ofico. The Inw rays tue judgos of election ehall appuint cleiks, and the §tdqges and clerka shall take the same osth. 'I'hocard eaya, '* We ware not dirncted by Mr. Tonnust to fn- form the judges that they could not appoint clorks ™! Dt thoy are excoodingly careful to avoid atating that lie jnstructed them ta tell the Judaes that tbo law eaid thoy shall appuint clorke. Upon tha whols it would have been sriser if the elerks had kopt silent And not iesued their esrd, They have simply mada abad matter worse, e e P, T Siarnum to the Pubiice Naw Yong, April 25,—)ysgentaare instructed tosnnounce the coming of my Lxhibition, tha only genuine Iippodromse in America, and the only ono that produces tho magniticent spectaci lar pageants, Congroes of MNations, Fate at Pekin, aud Dluo Beard, and tho realintic repre- eantations of Donnybrook Fair, Lancashire Ltaces, Indion Lifo, and Chase for a Wife. In January of Iast year, I purchaged, for the sum of £33,000, of Messrs, Hangers, of Loudon, the right, title, and paraphernalia of tho Congress of Mouarche, I chauged tho title to Conpress of Nations, improved and enlarged it at grees ex- penso, and now preseut it at the entertainmenty of my toman Hippodrome 8 tho scknowledgod groateat epectacular display of modern times. Tho wardrobe alone cost mo more than tho entire outft of all ro-called Hip- podromes tu the couuiry. It is of pro- cirely the eame style and quality as tlat used at tho sevoral Royal and Imperial Courta of Europs, and whore noted sovereigns and porsons of auclient and medirval times ore represented tholr costumes are copled with exact fidelity from sutlentic engraviugs, intazlios, ete. The ropresentatives of the great Monarchs, Gonerals, eto,, have boen carofully selected, st a great outlay of money, tims, and trouble, for thelr striking resemblance to the characters they reprosent. I originated the picce, Indian Life, or Lifa on the Plains, eending to the Far West to procure wy Indiaus, wigwams, snd all para- phernalis peceasary, and to Mexico to obtain my Moxiean Iasso-turowers. ‘fhils picce has been copyrighted by one of my eguesirisn managers, Mr. Nixon, and is produced by no other pariy i this country, Tho same cau be usid of 1y foa- tores cutitled Donnybrook Fair, which bas been gontien up nt great expenze. and: Fets at Pekln and Blue Beard. two of tho -wnost gorgeous pa. geunta ovor witueayed, “The publio can but thank ms for exposlug all concerns that copy eutire the language of wy bitla aud advortisementa in aunouociug featurcs which shey do not exlitat. Ido 8o with tho fn- tent of protecting the public and myself, ‘I'he nlm:lnclos and features produced at iy Roman Hippodroma are wonderfully truein their pore traitores, ond extravagantly coatly in their mot- tings and appointments, and catry the beholder to the highest pitch of enthusiaem and admirs- tion: while tho shabby, wenk ititations of my groat exhibitions are an outrageonsa fmposition upon the public, exciting the ulmost dissatis. faction, and doing me great injury. I nava massed all my rhiowsinto & charterrd corporntion known as tho “P. T, Bamum Universal Kxposition Company,” with a curi- tal of one million of dollars. A chief ob- ject aof thia chartered Expositicn Company is to elovate and rofino public exhibitions, aud divest them of everv impropriety. Our ageats nre instructed to make no Lbelous attacita uyon impostors who attemit to decoive the public by copying our bills, but toaxpose their strempted decaptions, and inform our friends in the West that our great exhibitions will vislt them dunng ths summer. Aithough our Roman Hippodrome was exhivited fifty-four timew in Philacelphis fu the summor of Inat year, to crowded audiouces st each entertalnment, wo liava Juat complated a three weeke' engngement ju the vame cicy to even iucreaned cttendance, All were delighted and astonisled, and exclaimed, *We anall never seo the like again.” >, T, Bansml, President of the Darnum Universal Ezpoaition Come pany. BIILLINERY. Eng.Milans,Shade Hats, mported French FLOWERS, Trimmed Goods, Inallthe Spr{;ing Shapes, a “POPULAR PRICES.” 124 art, of Franklin Grove, il at $323; Nelly Dly 41b, to 3re, Kimberly, of West Liberty, In,, at $1,833 § Kelly Dy 8th, to Thotnas Windle, of Lincoln, 1., at $1,426; Nelly Diyoth, to E, Lowls, of Ottaws, IlL, at $1,100; Nelly Dly W, lo 8. W, Jucobs, of Wesb LiLerty, To., at $1,600; Nelly Dly str, to Whiliam Blewart, of Franklin Grove, IlL, at$1,130; Nelly Bly 91, to 1. 1, Conover, Peterboro, 1il., at $200; Nelly Bly 10th, to Willism Stewast, of Frsuklin Grove, IlL, at §1,85; Nelly Bly 11th, (o R, Otley, of Kewanee, 1L, at 2,000 to lobert followay, of Aloxis, Tii, at$1,025} Magents, to J, R. Conover, of Peterboro, Iil., $1,323; Magents 2J, o B 0. Lewisn Oltaws, 1%, &t §1,000; Ganaparisl %04, to W. H, Hansen, of Frauklin Grove, U, at $023; Iighland Lady 28, toJ. N, Brown & Sons, of Derlin, e ulghigny Lady 39, to J, R, Conuver, of Teterborougl, 1%, ac $1,750; Molly Walker, to 8, W, Jacoba of West Liberty, Ta., at § Moy Walker 20, 10 Davin Loma, of Toglon, ., at $223; Violet itk 1o Mrs, Jimberlyof Weat Liberi al 91,0003 Lady Highthorn, W J, R, Conover, uf Vstcrborougy K st 40005 Louay, of Woodlawn, &% a.' W. Goff, o2 slunmouth, L, st $ls. Ditchess of York 53, to A, Orang, of Durbam Ko, st $1,0003 Lty Muscatoon, o J, O Lnbman, & 1 Fraukiin Grors, IlLat $170 ; Forest Queen, fo Thom | Windie, of Liucolu, ., at $1:5; selle of 8¢, Louls, 1o A. Craur, of Durham Kan,, at $150, DBolls— Sfajor K3y, to.Jabin Owover, of ‘Pelerborogh, 1il, aF 4503 91 Doke of Forut Hill, (o 0, 31, Cultertion, st $3205 11th Dukv of Firest LU, to 1’8, Eldridge, of Ualvs, IiL, st $95, A puniber of Lulls were sold at moderste prices, ‘The aversge on cows was §1,147; average on Lulls, Tty eloaed the morl suecesstul aslo of the season, Special Dispaich te The Uk{caus Tridune, Svamarizco Ty Aptil He-Au esteisive s of Rliort-1forn cattle takés Dlacé st the Junstion, uoar thia city, to~morrow. The cattle sco known as the ltver. dafle berd, A CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. 7o the Bilior A ‘Ciichao, undirsigned Depatle Clerks In {he City.Clery wero prescht di fHice, e dellyory of he ballol-boxea snd. siobtion paper the judyes of election, Nearly sll the boxes, pupers, and {ickuts wero dblivored by John & Boady, ' Ve did uob instruct the judges thAV they could uat employ clurka s we ware. sot directed by Mr, Forreab to s Lo form them; aud we hektd noons in ke offica give such fustructions, Joax A, Moobr, Or10 DLynse, Wittty Evaas, Urazy McOyunex, This elorka' oard la more recarkable for whiat 1t omits thau for what it atates; for the nforma. tion i} muppressos than for she light it casleon the subjoct, The clerks say: **Wo did not fo- struct tho judges that they oould not employ clerks "' ; but they fail to state that they iusiruct- od them to empldy clerks, as thay should lave done, They say, **Neatly all the boxes, papors, aud tickets were dellvered by Joux A, Moopr.” Mow much s meant In this case by ‘“mearly ali”? How many *boz. es, tickets, aud papera™ wcre not deliversd? They say they *delivered tickels.® Did th deliver bothi” kinds of tickets,—thoss for sgainat the chastor of 1672, acd for aud g ST ATHST. WEBSTER’S. We lave mmnvc.fi?mithn West £ide fo No. 124 State-st., Tiwo doors from the Nortliwest corner of Mudison-st. " PATENT EHUTTERS, = B s B = g g 48 ZF3g << -~ SHE - 2 ~ o i=3 B3 = & 5 P OLARK&COMPANY'S PATEN Belf-Colling, Revolving’ SHUTTERS, N STEEL AND WOOD. UBQUIRE NOMACUINERY: S14 our oF oRDER. 218 Weet Twenty-sisthest., New York, Chicago Omee, 84 LaSnlle.at, GEO.T. WILSON, Ag', ATOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, (tice Chicage, Rotk Island & Pacife R, R Co, it ot Blivcier K 0u of auch otlie: oy be Wit beBeid 2t tho oimes of, the Comnpaar jn the CHY o Uhlnl{ o Wednedsy, tha 2d day of Juue neat, % 1l e'clock 8. m. JOLN F. TRAL Touns, Sectetary, 1 Yot OFrick oF Tuz LAXE Guonx & MicHIGAN FOUTIENS RAILWAY COMPANT, OLEVELa] 3 %D, U April 1, 1815, '8lockholdecs of this Com- susulng year, riate busiooss will e Oliyof Ul i L thi i -I\Vfi:m‘luf‘t:.ib:flfiu ‘ot biay bast, bex sars‘of 11 etock ln the'fotetbos sad 3 o'olack o 0 8itegposs O PR Baceatary pro, tom AMUSEMENTS, Wiorabudsoctibe bl SRR ADELPHI THEATRE, This Friday Afternoon and Evenina, April 30, Remembor, this Fridsy Freoing, AnExtra Ladies'Night. COMPLIMENTARY BENERIT 3. W. PIERCY. An Ytterly Unpracedontad T ¥ i, A e U LR Yoy the FOUR TEIELATIES, Ry the kind parmlsslon of th vatione . toltawing it Fos omtimmen wi s snemazeca, th HOOLEY'S THEATRE iae Lonie o pROLERATIEAT ‘i las Tanive Hamthioras Mg Faie, N s TEo b it 0 HReIes, WL ADADEMY OF 5“72",‘—‘(!(] Wilson, ¥4 Muble, . 4 Matt boyder, J. Thorn| ORASD OPERA HOUSF—E. M, Hall, Wash Hortan, Cou Marphy, ADY X 4 Tilly Mariie, ny Dacragh, Shirley Fravee, W, liscs, W, Waliaos, Thos. IKadelis. T, J. Laner Little, Prof, ¥Francls, Fragcols Leupold, and ths Sam W. 1 . Pieroy. me for Ma{ines and Trently, It telected to "0 very beat adeantage Lio NOBLE BUPTATL AON OF VOLINTEERS from \be diferant Theste 1 ‘will inclufs Claasde Drama, Deams, Meind: :fi.l’lm':" Faren, e rol WCORMICK HALL, THEQ, THOMAS UNRIVALED CONCERTS, TO-NIGHT, “PASTORAL SYMPHONY, Aund Helectloun from ‘Wagner's Grentest Works, TO-MORIOW NIGIT, WAV 1, GRAND GALA NIGIHT—A npleadid Orcheatra) Pra. BT ~with et chriei a1 P00 TO1OLS 0. BLACKAMAY, Laader af Chorus, TOMORROW, 2 P. M., ONLY GRAND MATINEE, RESERVED SEATS, $1. EVPNING CONCER main flovr, hi ¢ AlcClurz & Co. —Admisstan, 81. Resarved Featy, Dalcnoy, $1'extrs. AtJansen, ‘rea 'hus ticke CARPENTER & SHELDOX. ACUADEMY OF MOSIC, EMILY SOLDENE. FRIDAY and SATURDAY FVENLYGS, Hervs's Spec. tacular Opera, CIEEIIL.PERTO. SOLDENE. +.The Jolly King of Franc BT Clilperio will be produced with maenificent in! en-scene, gurgrn iy cosumes, and apjoiatmonts, catnaetly rec inmead thls upera foz publie n. isundouireily Jinrve's masizewntk, Chilonrio hins snjorel & rua vl T2 renres ations at tha Phil . m33t6 454 Lycesm Thastrer, Landens L e, BATUEDAY AT 2 0'CLOCK, GRAND GALA MATINEE, ) (BY GENERAL REQUE: Genevieve DeBrahant. BOLDENK in Lier great rols of DI Due nntice wiil be glven of tho prodn MAD- AMIL ANGOT, and 1h o AL ARGOT; and e reluag Farlan eznssiton, "~ HOOLEY'S THEATRE. ETHIOPIAN OPERA SEASON! Commencing Monday Evening, May 3, Evory Freaiog and Wodnt wnd Baturday Matines, EHERSONS HINSTRELS! ‘THE KASTER BAND OF THE WORLD! FRESI] EROM CALIFORKIA, 25 OF T1IR DEST PERFORMERS LN THE PROFESSI BILLY EMERSON, BILLY ARLINGTON, BEN COTTON, DAILLY RICE, LITTLE MAC, W. HENRY RICE, ol HEMBLE ADaouble Quartette and Complete Orchentrn, Al ractive Irogramine, apdisite and Parqustte can Loss Gsllorr, So. & u Thursday viorui oVIOKER'S THEATRE. GRAU & CHIZZOLAS New Parisian Opera Boufie Tronpe, FOM 81X NIOHTS AND MATINEE ONLY. Monday, May 2, 1475, firat praducticn of Leecco¥ Iash and most svccessiul opora boufls, GIROFLE GIROFTA! The retgning sensation of R raceived In New Yurk su mast e husinatia appla: In Uhleag: ALLE. UURALY GEO! MLLE, L et br r‘f,'&‘;; e Mok, T ot A O ke 8170, Tarak Baluopy, §i, Recond Bajoray, 10conts, No ¢harge for ing seats. SATINKE TRICES-bs, Toor 1.6 BURLINGTON OPERA HOUSE, Tora short nl:n. nm;:wlmf SIONDAY, May3, the Ida Cerito's fudy Minstrels, Aud MLLK, LUV LE FAVRES French Dalist Troups o OAN-CAN DANCERS, The Ladies'Trench Gymnasium, Intmducine 30 hesntifal wemen In pleasing zets, with uitalns of Colured Waters, Calclam Lighte, evor introducing the LADIES' in this ouaatry, y Grand Matinoo Friday, Moy 7. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, BENEFIT OF MAGGIE MITCHELL, PEARL OF SAVOY. .+ MAGGLE MITCHELL, —JAN gt of l{ffll} gie Mitchell-PRANL OF SAVO anday—] O Pl 3 G“lo"k',l‘! Parislan Operas Louffe Troupe in GINOFLE HOOLEY’S THEATRE, r A’ A o last RIDAY, Apidl A “nerllnh‘-,ll.nn but one of the Mont cozle Cristo! tal ‘Vareell 1), Fl‘l""‘l‘:f paxi N ?"‘w_n... 3 cones : NI ROMEQ ANT) 1! Tanahahls Afusl S R Day EXPOSITION BUILDING, VISIT: TO.D, wat fall, the big pl ST TODAY, wiibun fall, the big ploture et abave th clouds," o LODKOUT HOUNTALL, Oa vl 1l d Al 1 DAl or e Fioes st au o Tha Guly o mivelied JERUSALEM! HIPPODROME, ROUTE OF PROCESSION: Sfart from Lako Prosty west on Madisun to Btaty south on Btate to Van Bure [o! south on Clark to Twelfth; west ea Twellth to Blus Jaland-av,; nostheaston Blue Inland-av, to Marele son; east on 1asrlson to Desplatnes; uorth oo Desplaines to llandolphy east on Nandolph to Market: north oa Market to Lako; east oa Lake to atartiog poiot. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, MINSTRELS! BVU&\’ EVENING at 8 o’clock. SNOW'S ACADEMY, 813 Weat Jake-at,, coroer of Pauliaa, MEADINGS FRUM THE POETS 8Y PROT: J. K. McATFTFERTY, Amecleas Grsatos Readar, lday Evenlag Apr 0,7, Entze, Duci + west o Van Dura to | RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AWD TEPARTORE OF TRATIS JXFLANATION 0¥ Rarrnexcy SARES. —t Satn exELAMT excr. torday on L A S CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILNOAD, Oyt Wt o e g oo 08 K Iwaukes Fatron, Milwenkeo Fassongor,, Kapress L Pant & Wiy Marauetie Krpre »2nava Lake bixpres enava Lake Fxor =~ Dapot corner o Dot aorar of Capatand Kinale. b M‘MICHIGAH CEVYTRAL_RAILANAD, @nd 03 Laké.at., Tremont itoue, s | = Arrire, il (713 main lio) It : e ATase Exoratassns o At Expie Chtearn, xaCHIOACO & ALTON mALTOAD, e Kansar ity and Jien, Short Line, via st and Chichm Sy gl o et et vy sk e, catm Denrts et b Cadim Srutye, - Sicket Gfizoas A¢ Dty i 131 andutohoar " Kaneas City and Deaver Fant L. Bt Lonisand Springnald K b1 Louis, Npringheld & To FPeoris and NeokQk Krpeass, Libcazod i lucen linlizond Hirratir, Lacon, Wasningtan e, Jaliet & Diwsiit Acarmmodationg BIICAGD, MILWAUKEE S ST, PAUL RAILAOAD, D i e oite Sheg o foieey an ks Dot * 4:00p, mJ' s rpad Styrens E ] Miimsuken, St Faul & 4 Ll 0. mel arolls, Lo BApris. oo s 0:65p.m. 1t 7:87 8. m. ILLIADIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. . Takest, and pin enty-secand- Trcket Lt if Tpio, i, Prorla eid'snd Pearla ubugne & Sjonz City Dubuase & o CHICAND, BURLINGTON % QUINCY R ). ity e B e LEALAAD, aaned ¢ d Siteenihuate, Ticket Oeer, o il il and S abeer, 53 Clarical. Mailand Erpres Udana aud B abuuye & io an Gity, uz Glty hap, 190, {uf Umalis, c Senduta, 0 Aurs:a Pay o .l‘!nl\umhlsl eré‘ Cigria & Binux Clty 155, Pacific linhh Rap, far Oma Kansss City, Lesvaawor cistven & St Jomeph 1 Dumuers Geied At B Y. 3z, Monday KANKAKI N From ontra Depas ik kA gy ervotud-aty_ Tickel'vhice, 124 Bian 13Tph ‘ont Twentye nil drott Todiavanatie, I 2 A nnoli n!(:-illlu\ Cizela. Indisnanolts, Leutreilie & nat gt Kapr CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOXOMO Liye. Lenve, Arrire, Indisaspolis Lonierilie & mlu.'m g5 ln;!.lilln'l‘!;:llxl;“nuln(m&. i o pem, ————trtza s TAp.ml T8 m. SECIL il S S LY PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & ST, LOUIS RAILROAD. From depot carme Clinton and. Currolleste., Tickes ances 11 Handotph-at.r and ot des 'af;'." b Leare, Arrive, O\ilumbuv. Pittsbnrg & New York| o Cfil’v’;‘)‘l‘.lx':{"fl 00 8. m.|* B:40p.m. Nt Erons (a7 Yousstennrel 7201 mi.) 708, mm, PITISBURY, FT. WAYNE & CHICAQD RAILWAY. Leare. | Arrive, Day Tpross,, I Tiae Prure !fltgg'.r':‘. Eaos Lo, pr DALTIMORE & QHIO RAILROAD Traine leave jyom tion lraili Taenty.seconitt, st ket o fce, 83 Larsul Teave. | Matt, Sund; Eipieiss ey ented CHICAGOD, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Depot, eoruer o Von Burqnand Skermanain, DNekatoftce, | feave, l Arrive, Omaha, I, 'thd 1 Qouat o LesvenmitiL Atohitontts sgils e m.lo 8 Nughi b.xpre . DISSOLUTION NOTIOES, o DISSOLULION. A P B A T g M g nama ol Dorenuce & s dissolrod by Himitation, Doreance Is withorized te seitle all watlers of thi aaid Jace e, Chiesgo, April 9, 1378, D, 0. NORRANOE, J1t. L. KINS, oK. Offes of D.G. Chic; DISSOLUTION. ‘The firm of I A Al {1 Wl dy Bl B ;,;7.:5'-".\] oo ottty T busds it L B i Chicagn, April 27, e DR TREANDIY DEPARTIENT, OF¥ICR OF COMPTROLLER OF TRE (IT) B WasuING10X, Feb, Noties is hers! m to all perons w! olslma sgainsi % County Nativas) ask of the sAme rugst be pretanted to A, H. Lt logal proot thareot, wiibid oF Shey will Lo . Srubtesiforet Curraay, Natice to Stove Hannfactrers i Dvamn QUARTERMASTEN (nNERAL'S OYPICE, } Wasixasoxn, D, U, Apnl 24, 1973, A BOARD ql" ARMY OFFIOEHS will gozvena at Uwmala, Neb,, oa Aay 15 proxhno, and remain o tesslon a reasonablo leogta of tlme, ta conslder amil rec. miond & gunoral patt-ra of stovee 1or arny m;h:': ine clude_tuating and ‘rooking stoves, ta burn Anthraclts coal, Dilunizous sos!, sud wood reipactivaly. Biove manofuctnrers and dealcrs are Iuvited to send to 1y caveof Lijut Uystiefmastor,” Quiahia, Neb. ith prisg lists ol taelr stovee, both od itablu for purLoses Tiatads tno aiso to oo suggestions thiey may have to offer for I\-E: i of stovee Sdsbied Sapecially 80 meot thie Toome o quarters ta be heatod are wsuslly about fiftesn feat squaru, Cooklag stoves Tugq for cors' use ara such aa s famiiy necde, . ka' for mica’ contadn fooms of different stise, geueially large, and ruquire stoves of lasge sizo to hoat fiicm. Cookink sloves for comyanius 6f detachinsats should Lavo caj Ll‘"l’ lflmeunk fot elghity mon, EIUB, Quarlermiastar Goperal. HO!%. BLACK HILLS.. for s e'.'&“\?.l:a".i'i\:;fi hosa. 8 s tlay, 310 2 839, AL LOWRAN, Laraiis Gity, Wyomtog. A BOOX FOR THE MILLION, MARRIAGE‘ A Private Counselorto the Married R GUIDE, okt snie i reprodactivs, prescrying the daruntiog wirk of S0 puc ooutaing valuabls 'fu; orcontemplats mars o be undae lock and FOR, ! Tux MEDICAL CARDS. NO cuR No£i¥Y Dr. Kean, 860 BOUTII CLARK.STys CIIICAGO, or by mall, frow of oharew, A b A A A g diclan 1a the sily Lo warrauls GUZes UF BU DAL, 8 Buurs, Ve, G 0 8y, M.y NURULYH fromd 1o 1ke