Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1875, Page 8

8 'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNIL: FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1875, e THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Potter Palmor hus nold to N. K, Pairbank, for £88,000, B0 foot on tho morth side of Monros street, 120 foet onst of Stato. e The tompernture yesterday, a8 obsorve: Manaess, optician, No, €8 Madixon streot (Tnip. e Dajlding), was at 8 o. m,, 46 degroes ; 10 s.m., 0533 13 m, 53;3 p.m,49; 6p.om, 48; 8 p.m., 40, @ " aking of tho Bowioin dinner last night, N:r(.n:.vfl Drfiku yemstked that ho had tha par- ticnlars of 280 banqnets sincs 1850, and conld yofer to any one of tiem. What a flood of elo- quenco hiaa beea shed undor Mr. Drako's au- Bpices. Alarge crowd assembled on {ha Clark sireot bridge Inet avening about 6 o'clock, aitracted by the Frrrazut Boat Club havs, launching their now barge. It ts o aplondid one. aud was 1un sround through tho laue 't their boak-hauxo on tho laka jehora between Twelfth 2nd thirteontl strecto. Prof. Mnther, of Amherst Collego, received 600 from the Chicago alumni duriug his recont visit to Chicago for tha vrt callery. Two casta for his musouta recently arrived i Dosten aro on the way to Awmherws s ona is a [ulls castof Domoithonsa and the othor Minerva in fil armor, g L & regular merling of Gt. Rtophen's Branch, \‘:‘ 4?;;41!;15 Iimorald Benefieial Assncintion of Iilinos, tho following vamed geutlemon woro duly elected ae officers for the ensuing vear, vi; Presidont, Michael Iyan ; Vico-Prezident, Rol ert Lyneh ; Recording and Cotrosponding Sacre- tary, Id Dalany § iFluanzial Beoreary, Jahn Ttuike ; Treasurer, Lidward Murphy ; Alarshal, Tobnr Aullohy Assistant Marshal, - Patrlel § Hosth. A moeting of the homeopathic phirsicians and | 1 the 'romunt murgoons wag hold last avoning. Jloure, Dr. Burt in tho chair. MNills read an interosting papor on phtbisis pulniovalis and an autopey on o yonug lady twenty-two hours aftor Gocch” Dr. Colton tntroduced resolutions of ro- epoct aud_sympathy rogarding tho reccnt da- coaso of Dr. R. U. Briggs, a member of tho 8 cloty. After n further discuseion of notablo casen of disonse, the Socloty adjourned. J. v Tishor, inventor and patentoe, is the way a follow izt his uatas who yesterday camo very near driviug ovor sovesnl ladion at tha croas- fng of Clark aud Lake strevts, 'Ihis mhn Fisher is evidently of tho cpinion that pedestriaus have no nghts, asd, but for hls putling whip to hin horso and making good lin escapo, ho would liavo an opportanity of paying o fine at the Fauth Eide Potica Court this morning for fast driving. * Dealers in tobacco and malt and spiritnous liquors who havo nob procured tho wpecinl tox stamp (liconso) for the current tax year, wll-i:h< commenced Mny 1, 1875, aro _ mow doiny an illicit busincsy, for which they ure linblo, in ovory case, to tine, nnd in somo cases inprisonment also. All theve parties would do well to call uponthe Collector of Iuternal Rovenus and precuro tho nacessary papors at ouce. Tho farmers slong tho firat 10 miles of the 2hilwaukea division of the Clicago & Northwens ©ora Bead havo a griovasco to comulain of. Quito froquently thoy atc oroused out of tlelr eluw- bora by unesrthlv discords in the vicinity of tho racks and, rushing oul (o fud which of thew caztlo ban boen ruthlossly mashed by tho 11 o'clock train, they find that it is ooly a lot of the eweot-singing studenta of Evansion, who ehort- en the rond home from tho eity with 8 m:unlerm{s of **Iiomo, Swewl Home,” ** Farowell, Ladies,” snd hindred molodies, Tt iz hard upon the farm- cra, but how about tho passengers ? ‘The Particular Synod of the Reformed Churcl reasncmbled yestorday morning at tho church on Wasbington street. Tho Committea on Miv. wious accepted and adopted discuesions on (ho stato of the American Reformed Church. Lho report of the Comnmitteo on Clareical Roporta waa read and adopted, Delezates to the Genoral Yynod wero appointed. Classical reporta wero then read, membnrs of tho sevorzl claszos thon cxamined ond accopted. 'Tho Iov. Jacob Van- dermoulen, Elder Neppol, and Eldor Westfall wiera appointed to draft u resolution oxprassive of tho Bynod'a visw as to tho desirability of holding tho vext ynod of the Atwcrican Ro. formed Church of Chicago, and to recommund zuch ateps as thoy thoneht dosirable, 14 waa re- molvod that Lbe uiestng fur noxt year ba hold at the Firat Reformed Church, Some excitoment wnsoccasioned fo tho vicinity: of Erie and Paulinn strocts, yosterday morniug, by thia roport that o nhole family had been poi- roned Dy cating ment obtained at Custav Lg- or's shop, No. 2i¢ North Ashland avenue, A fi'nmusn veporter ropaired ta tho house of tha family, at No. 470 West Lrio street, and Joarnad tho true mtato of faets, Joha Luracl, on Ineh laborer, and bin wifo and_tivo children occupy tho house, and from Mrs. Duruch it wan wscortained that thoy ato for their supper, Wednoaday ovenica, ftenk, obtsined at Eygors', crackors, sud tea, At 10 o'clcck they went to bod, end st 1 o'clock yeeterday “morning fonr of _tho children, Jokn, Marv Willie, and Alice, were ftaken wvery ill and began to vomit freely. Tho father cailed in Dr. Hoodloy, and after b prederibed for thom, thoy wore foon out of daoger, aud =bout ng unual last ovonine. 'The report that the family wan poisoned obtalned credenco in the molgh- vorhood, and spread rapidly, Tha Doctor atiributed the sickuess tq snmo pancakon Which the children nto Wedncaday 1orning, and which soured on thoir stomnchs, or wero gour boforo they ato them. Moat, from tho samo picee, nag sold to othur custouters, and no bad resnlts were noticed from itaune. Tho ro- ort did the butchor some injury, a fact which Kfl wishes understond, sud desives to corroct, TIE COMMON COUNCIL An adjourned 1oocting of the Comnon Conn- cil was hold last svening, President Dizon in the Chinlr. 'I!!m Board of Public Works sent in a conymn- nication roiativa to tho failuro of John 1. Forl 10 construct suwers which Lo had mado contrack for, An ordinsuco empowering tho oard to ro- 1eb tho contract to thie next lowost bidder was passed. 3 The Council also took action upon an ordl- nenco providing for thn oxpeuditure of 100,009 borrowed by the Comptroller on security of the Water-Tax Fund for sowerago improvement, Alter a nlight discussion the matter was roferred to tho Commlttce on Firo and Water. Tho Council indulged in a lenpthy and elo. uent dobate on the subjeot of ** Anordiounce ?ur tho removal of nightesoil,” which was finally referred back., A motion to liave 200 coples of the now Incor- poration act printed and disteibnted among tho mambers of tho Common Council and othar city oiiiciala way carried, The Council then sdjourned. oule vl THE GRAIN INSPECTORSHIP, MB, MALFEL MEFUSES TO OIVE UP THE HURFLUS 1TXDL. ‘The Rallroad and Varchouss Commlesioners, Mesars, Brown, Posron, and Siecto, who arrived in town Wednesdoy eveniug, weat yestorday moroing with the now Gralu Inspuctor, Uen. John Corson 8mith, to tho olics of the Iuspcce tion Departmont on Wasbington etroes, whero tlioy were mot by ox-Chiof Inspector William i1, Maspor and Activg-luspector Parker, After the wusual courteries bad becu ex- chonged, tho ' Commissioners oud the Chiof Inspector held o lengthy cousultation, at the conclusion of which the former formally rolleved Lir, Parker of the performance of tho Inspectors duties, and annouuced to Mr, lHarpes that Gen, Bmith was duly jnatalled o tho oitice thoroupon . of Chist Inspector. Thu QGenoral hauded to A, Harper A WBINTEN DEMAND, as follows 1 Cmicaco, Bmt 1 herebs uad o Boa kind, now in ! Mr, Pottor nt once, zud bin deci Livy May 6, 19751, 41, Harper, Kogo— eznand of you all moneys, Looks, Ta- ior_property f every name, descripiing, uur josscasion, or eubjoct 80 YouE control, a8 lute Chict Graiu Inspector fur the City of Chicago, Btata of iinoln, snd that niay bave Lo come 1n¢0 your posaculon or contral by virtus of wald oifice, J, C, B, Cltef Taspector of Qralu for the Oity of Chicagy) Iil, Mr, Harper perused the docunont carsfuliy, and exproesed Lis readiuess Lo vacato tho oftice . und tiaupter all tho effecta to the now-comcr, ut etated that, in accordauce with ' the advice of is astoruoys, ho DECLINED TO (IIVE UP TiE HURFLUS FUNDA of tho oftice. Yrom ouo of thow, Mr, Sy Bmith, ho lind recsived a verbul opinion, and from the other, Alr, Jamea ¥, Hoot, an opivion ‘m wnitlug, ss followss late €A Grain Inapector—Dean la your iuquiry of this datc in atiall do wifls sy sueplus funds b to ulr: provides that power 10 113 the rates of charyes for the fas sty s o wuier i whlct tho sauo s ur b all ; which charge sball bo regulatod in wuch wane sufiiclens reventis fo meol (B0 uoccassTy oXpiurea roduco ue la e ‘Ber aa will, i Lha Judgment of the Commiasion, of the service of luspection, wid ta miore. o of thoatatute ia viry cloar aud emphatic, ot contemplate auy SUrplus OF cxctas, aud collact & cent more thau fs roqulre R i i B Rninsy Cuicaco, Moy €, WTS—Willlaw M. Wavser, Ewy., 14 Cnvwer d 1o what you sids, § Liuve Boc, 103 (clausu headed rulos for fuagostion, ks Commisaionors *sbull alas have 3 1o ths apisit o tbe Conauitution that rovenne ahonld be derived frem any ofher sonrce than taxes levied on tho valuation, To esact siuch 8 Tataof fees from parties dealing (n grain as will yicid a surplus ie comething nit esntemplated by te law, aud seould bn uncon.titnticnal If jtjwero antliorized by I Tho exceas bas been co'lected without anchority, and therofora, nefther the Aiate of Ay dupartment of Q arnment have any claim upon {2, and it is. not unllke Auy othier var wisers an_ofticer collscta {llegal foes, thiey mag bo rocovered back, T understand Lict up 1 tho timo of your suspensiou you paid all iho expouses of tho depestmirat, and sou ‘xronot, therefore, in de- et s niready been doctded by the Cleenit Qourt of Cook Connty In aceordance with ths abova wlews, Yours tr Jantra P, Root, Mr. Harper then vacatad the promisen, and the Commissicnors and Chief Inspector again re- turued for conanltation. A TALR WITIT TR COMNINGIONRNA, A Tawust reportor subsoquently ha:l o in- tervisw with Cowmissioner Rrown, as follows : Roportar—\r. Commisnionor, I aeo that you hnva inutaliod the now Chiot Inspestor afalv. and (hat Mr. Harper declines to turn over the sarpine funds, Cotnmissioner Brown—That is low the thing atands now. Lloporier—What aro sou going to do in ordor to racover the nfoney 7 g Commissionor Brown—I havo conaulted with my brother Commissioners on the eubject, bt wa aso como to no detarmination ad yol. Uhers will bo o trowilo abuut it, hovever.” Mr. Ilar- por in logally baued to givo up tho moaey, end 1o will liave to do it. , Reportor—1I aco that Mr. Root, ITarper'a coun- 1, undorstands that at the timn of his suspen- sion, the ex-Jnepestar Lind puid el the oxpoudes of tne deputtaont, Ia thairo? Comminsionzr Brown—It ianot so, Alr. Mar- periga dofanltor to the department to the ev- tont of coma ¥300 of MO0, and wtops wiil bo {alon to rocover the amount, ‘Tuo borls of the ex-Tnapeetor aro quite $ood for the atnount, Ttoportar—it in held by somo that tha boud caunct ho rocovered inasiuch as it was ouly in- touded to cover ivregulorities iutho perform. suce of {ue dutien of the ofice. Commissioner Brown—The boad sovers nll nets which a0 in contravention of tha laws form- irg tho department, and the laws requiring tho Inspeetor to acconan for all iwouoys resolved, so that tho boud is clearly aveilable to male up v, Iinrper's pecuniary defleloucios. Weo will probu- bly bo ablo to-morrow morning to mste the course of action wo shail take in order to re- cover, Duripg the remalnder of tho day Chiof-To- Apector Bmith was engazed in making an jnven- torg of tho effects of tho dogariment, & work whicl it will probably take ell his {ime for tho noxt few dayn to complete. ————— THE GUSTOM-HOUSE, THE WALLE MUNT COME DOWN. The councii 0! ezperts who Liave boon sitting upon tho fate of the Chisrgo Custom-llouso closed thoir sesnions of ubrervation and fnupee- tion yentordny, and Messrs, Shuman and Thomp. soi daparted for Washington Inct ovenlug, Tho results of their investigation will bo lail befors n will bs are rivedat and promuligated v his own good timo,— it may be In threo days, and porhaps not fn thire ty. Insemueh as tho opinions of Messrs, Tlomp- gou aud Shumnn a8 to Lhs necosaily of tearng down nro of considorablo valuoin tireme:lves, and ea inflaencing tho conclusion nt which dr. Superviring Architect Polier may arriva, same troublo Lisa been taken {o ascertain thew. It is fouod that both of the gentlomen irom Washington unite with Ceon, Uolmnan wod his eou in proucuncing tio further progress of tho Custom-Hoago on tho present pian and with the preacnt foundation absoluioly nopossible, They are wot projpared to believs that it will bo at il poesible to tinker up tho rregent walls 82 a3 td go on, and the peoplo of Chieago reay necordingly oxpect to o the gront building begin to como down,—that is, provided ulways thnt ik Totter I8 willing to sdoptthe viow tatten by Lis subordinntes, ‘Ie work done in the examination juat closed lizabeen confined to examininge the wallo, taking lovetings of the building, and driviug piles in difpront periiony of tho inclosuro. Tho last of thceo piles was put d#5% yesterday afcer- noon just befors tho departuro of thio exam- fuers, Tho location selected was noar thn sauth- eustorn corner of tho block, gud tha 43-foot pilo went dosrn a8 if il had ouly mud to veat on, Whon ‘nearly down oven iith tho oaril tho blowa of tho ton-welght husimer forced it fully 18 inches for each fall. Wuen down out of reach of the hammer anothor hugs pile 16 feet long was placod on top of tho former, and in a fow momants bath were duwn nomrly oven with the surface. 'I'io rosulta of ol tho pilo<Iriving showed that tho zoll was noything ]mt satisfactory ovor the ontlvo inclosure, but nlso that thore was no npproztable differenco in ditforent quoarters, and that i tioe building bad Lad proper foundntions it would undoubledly bove suuk equally in avery pert. i AMUSEMENTS, THS ACADEMY OF HUSIC. Tho Soldene compzny &t tho Acadomy of Musio have given n variot¥ of pleces during Lho presont weok. Mondey and Tuesday nights **Madame Angot's Daughter" waa performetl, Wedneaday ovening ** Chitlpsric” was repeated, and Just evoning, for tho firat time in Chicago, Offenbneh’'s latoat comis opors, * Madawo L'Arcliduc,” wea given, Tho opera la nut written in tho comporer's hest vein, aud tio music can scarcely be asid to boar the marks of Lis poculiar style. Thoro are smoversi protty fregments, but, as a whole, it will not compara with somo of hin belter-known workw. iho vituations are in many instances droll eud amug- ing. The nocond act contains two ecenea whick are rondored by Miss Soldone and Mr, Marshall with animation and eapital of< foct, Mr. Marsholl has awlready shown himself to ba & comedlan of good rusoulces, and bis porformance of tho Archdulke Jusuitied the warmest commencdation, My Sol- tene recelved two ancores, although tho house wan light, being one of the trudittonal andloncon which makes vp in entbueiosm what it Jzcks i nuuibers. ‘Uho chioruses were well venderad an n rale, and the geners! impresslon of the oje:a was pleasing. THE ADELFHI, »Tha Adelphi is domng but fuirly this woek, tho opponition ut Hooley's telliug in o swall degreo aguinst tho hwnke,” Thae principal featurs, and 1ho Lest, of the weok ih the ** Palebwork” com- binatio, cowmponed ¢f members of ilooley’s late cowpany, 1t consists of M ssary, Nate Sulsbury, Joln Wobstes, sud Ld Marbls, aud Miyses Kaly Wileon sud Nelliw MeHenry, ‘heir patchiwork ity surive of mpeclsily acts, whotain 3lr. Bulse Lury sbiows off hiy imitative abilities w carlcatnr- ing well-known tragediens, whilo Mr. Marble Lurlesques tho favorites of the baliet, ‘Tho comn- veny work upan no fised plan, They jutend truveliy in the eonntry fur n fow weeks, and kh‘f!rl parformance will doubtless be highly rei- shd. —_— BUTLER VS, STOREY. 18 *BUYSTER ™ A LIBELOUS woRD ? The Hbel vuit of William T, Butler ngulnst Wil- bur I', 8toroy was called for trial before Judge Rogera yestorday morning. “Lhe suit ia brought to recover 50,000 damazea for an allaged Livel publisbied in tho Times Jru. 12, 1874, i which the pluntif was called s * ebyulor,” ‘I'he artl- clo in quostlon was on the general uubjoct of tha Polico Conrts and tho lawycrn who practico 1 them, and at tho conclusiox was & list of lawyera who wera all termed shysters, and among whom Az, Busler was fnoludo THL [MPANELING OF TIE JURY tool tho whols worning. Oat of the twenty mon called, oight bad a declded ‘-ro]mliuo tusingt the mavner in which tle Tines way conducted, and woro_oxousod. Ono of the jus surs tiret nolected, & 3ir. Hurrigan, creatod somo sueprisa by riating that day beforo yeeterday au unknown person spproactied him and asked if ba could Lo imfluanced or biased, llo asked, in turn, what weameant by tho quoktion, Tho strauger then fugaired if Lo wan uot on the jury with one 3Ir. Mclean, Tha juror then surmied what tho purposs of ‘the unknown party robably was, wiid told him ho wan uot that kind of aman, Judge Itogers askod tho juror it he know tho mau or could aecertain vlhio ba was, rs he wauted to get il into coart, but the jurer could gtive no information, "Tho Mr. Mclean to whot the juror waa roferred wans alio a Juror, but on inquiry 18 was found that ho was on et ploya of the Times, and Lo way immediatoly oxe cused, At 1230 the 1nr{ wig completod, and tho openiui argument of 21r. Yobert Horvoy for the plainti® was made, and the Court ad- Journed, Inthe afiernoon the first witness was called, M, ¥, B WILEL, ono of tha oditora of the Times. s tostimony was only to show tho circulstion of the puper, which hie placed ot from 40,000 to 60,000, F'ho plalntif vaw then piaced on the stand, but soou withdrew to givo piaco to Mr. Pattore toi, the buoiuces-maiugor of tho Times, who Idenzitied thy Hend 6 issue of the paper containing the was then mnllux:r“‘f fll‘gg that b ad: At o5l - d mitted to tho bar lu the Territory of \:’l:::ndn 101640, sud bad been in this cify for over ten yoars, 'The witnesa.then gave his definition of a “ahystor™ an a man who would lia aroitnit Justices offices, and pick up businoss, who wonld pack Jwfes aud generally do disropntabls bus- ora, I1a Lhourht that auy mau whe habitoally did oriminal burinoss or business in the Justicea’ cuurts would bin s shiveter. Mr, Storrs, on cioss-oxamination, manazed to pick ont considernble amunemont. Ho re-exam- und pa to the definttzon, and nsited {f any man who wann criminal lawyor was & shystor. 'The witnaes thought that a lawyer conld siot continn- ously practles in a erininal court without having his moral faculties biaeed, M. Storrs—Ilow aboat Jamoes 7. Drady, of Now York, wasn't his moral character perjon. dienlsr? A.—Yen, i Jtr, 4 —=Was ho a shyster? A.—Ife was an oxception. Mr. .—TTow about Lufus Choato? A.—Ile wag a Masvachusotts man, and an exosption. Mz, B.—And Mr. Drady was a New York ex- ecptlon? A.—Xe, sir; but that was in a differ- ent Stato, 3lr. 8.—Well, I will como to Chicago. Ilow about Mr, Van Arman? A.—Wel), bo ja a Chi- €30 excoptium, 3r. 8.—Aud ovon your awn counsel liero, Mr. Hervey; has lie not Lad cunmderablo oxporisnca i criminal matters? A.—Yes, nir, ho 18 auothos oxception, Mr. Batler thea explainod that it was not al- wayn tho caro that & police court luiwyer was o phyater, but it was generatly =0, In s opinion, it waa always an vpprobriona epithat, which waa croeping iuto mse, end which, thoagh not fo Wobutor's or Worcester's Dictionaries, bo lad eeen in a slang dictionary, MURE TROOY, ‘[t:o counvel for Lho st then inlreduced another capy of the Times, ruibliched July 2, 1874,'in which Mr. Dotler waa azain termed n thyster. 'This, Mr. Ilorn‘?' olofwed, showed malica on tho par: of tho dafondaut. Counassi also introduesd ena ling from avothoer fasuy of tho Timies, where Dutlor wau a thivd thue callod b rasien, T'ho plaiotiiY then rested and Mr, Bmith open- ed for the dafendunt, and consumod the romaine dor of the atternoon, ——— COUNTY BUILDING, The Committeo on Jxil and Jail Accounts of tho Connty Dostd, in session yesterdsy, approved of tho Bherif's pay-roll for last month, smount~ fug to &0,C63.67. hey also npproved cf ex- Bherlft Bradles's account for dieting priconets during the quaitor ending Nov. 80, 1571, to- rother with the firsl week in tho following nonth, ot which time Mr. Tiradicy turned over tha afilee to his anccessor, Bheriff Agnew, This ezcount was for 25,881,335, Blerift Agnosw Ieft for Joliet yestorday with the following prizonors, latoly sentenced to the Yonitentiary by Judgo Boath, and who were con- victed of vavious crimes during the April term of tho Criminal Court: Frank Jones, ono yaars Charles flerg, two yonrs: Thomas Dwyer, fif- teen monthe: Thomna Trigga, iftean months; Williaw _Connor, one ye: Tenry Dranden- wlede, fiftcon waonths’; ‘Thomaa Mardy, onn Charles Stowart, lwe joars, and Jleury th, oighteen montis. Zeitung of yesterday contained tho iclo roburrior o Commtssionsye 4 that the citiie in oi thv ¢ indignation mect- Iisdato 1o voto agaist thn rodnetion in tho prico of feeding the piicenora.” Yes- tecday ofternson tho cily editor of the Stoald Zedung was wet in the Connty Building by ~ Commirsioner Schmidt, who took Lim to task ap tho writer of the sarticla in uuention. The Zeitung wau did not recognize tho right of tho Commiesionor te quention hiw, ond the regult was a wordy war, Forn faw no- 1ty o passaga-at-arims seemed Inovitablo bee tiveen tho two pentlemen, but coolor Lezda fn- terferad end preveuted o collision. Tho qualifications of komo of Bherif Agnew'n appointees for the poaitiony thoy hold are daily bomg made manifest. Yestorday on incident happened in tho Criminal Court that clearly slowed the stupidity, &3 well as the carolcssnous, of an atiachio of tha Jal. The caso of Patrick Grody for larcony was get for trisl, dlr. Hoed, tho State’s Attorney, sent o bailiff to brinys tho prisoucr into Court. Ha returucdafior somu Lime, and rojortod Lthet there wus no pris- ouer by that namein tho kooplng of Tailer Doylo. "Tho Clerk of tho Conrt inuisted that there wae, and that ha had ploaded not guilty to the charge un the 22d of 1ast month., Tho court oilicial vau directed to return wilth this informa- tiou Lo tho Juil. On doing 8o, o sccond aenrch of tho Look was made, nnd the record thero shiowed that Grady Lad besu sout down o tho DBridowell, With tis informetion the Daili rolurned fo thoe court-room. ‘Thia reemed to tho Biate's Attornoy impossible e3 tho nceased wan under indietment, avd had nover bean triod. 'Tho bailiff wos for the third time sent back to the Joil to find the misaing prison- ar, and aftor 3 lang absenco reporéad JL was no use, that (rady was nowhero to ho fonnd. It way anbsoqnonsly discoverad that tho clotk in tho Jail, who Is » brother of Bhesifl Agnew, hud vocorded tle name wrang, hinnowo being Oraz, iuatoad of Grady. Ho wal laat brouygnt into Conrt, and pleaced not guilty. This is only ono of the many orrera that aro constantly happou- ing withiu tho County Jait g S ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho Committeo on Xuzic will meet in the Olub-room of the Bhermen Houss this evoring. Gon, Chamborlaln, lato Governor of Maise. ond now Uresident of Bowdoin Collego, will Joo- turo at Linka Foreal this ovening on tho Iattle of Gottynburg, or the Burrender of Tee. Trof, Armatrong will givo a sclect roadiog beforo tho College of Law, Saturdsy, at 4 p, m., in placo of tho usnal apecisl locture. Mr. Arme #trong s = reader of the fivat class, copscially in tho elements of character, veutriloquism, tnimi- cry, and diatect, Tho Sundny T.eotnro Soclety announcen Yrof. Pepper o “Tao Nomanes of Light" for ita estra lecture Sunday afterncon. * Pepper's ghast' will appear. An audience 2,000 sirong, at 10 contu apece, will Just cover the oxpenses of tho loctury, but tha Dircetara oxpect 2,500 or 9,000 hearers, A groat a:ray of experimonts will ba given, Tho concart in ald of the Ozhlcosh aufferers, to e helit at MeGurmick's Hall Wednesday ovening, promixes to be a prand affalr, Ovor 100 nusi- claxs Iiavo volunteurod sheir zorvices g then the Gernnnia Maeuncrchor, the Bwodish Bing- ing Saclety, tho Quaker City Quartotto of tia Tichings trov; o, the Freja Scandinaven Socioty, Mz8, Fos, tho soprang ; Miss Todd, the pinplst; Mr. Lawis, the violiniet : aud a nnmber of othe ors. Tho tickots ars sellivg rupidly. ———— SUEURBAN, LVANSTON, The Villago Trustees held o regnlar moeting at tha Town-Hall Wodnesday eveniny, Premont: Presidant Yuse, Truastces Drainard, Twylor, Iglennrt, Whoeler, and Kidlar, Bills amountiug Lo £1,500 were approved, and tho Clork iustructed to draw Lis warrant upon the respective appropriations for tho sams. A commuuieation wes prezouted ta tho Bonrd by Fire-Mersiisl llampbrey rogarding the pur- chase of an additional 1,000 feot of hoes, also asking the Doard Lo take somo hinmediate aciton in relation to telographio communieation withh tho Wator-Worlts, It was roforrod to tha Com- mitlos ou Folico and Tire Departmont, with power Lo ack, The Vinanco Committen wera fnstructed to nascortain the cout of renting a suitable ofice for tho villago oftleers, Tho Water-Works Committeo r:rortod that thoy had iuspected tho worls already completed by Mr. Connolly under his contraot, and suge kesfed somo improvemeuts in the conlractto facilitato the complotion of the work, They alio reportod thay, In viow of the warning against further dolay givon bv Sunday'y firn, they hnd comypletcd ‘an arrangoment with Mr, L. D. Porkor, tho Augmstaut Superintendent of the Western Unfon Yelegraph Company to put up a line from (ho Town-Hall Lo the Wator Works at n coat of 24250, Mr. Paricr to furnish the poles, wires, vibratory snd etrike ing_apparatug, aud the work to be complatod May 20, ‘I'no bonaa of (he respectivo villago oflicors wero fixed a3 followas Vrcasurer, §100,- 0903 Collector, §70,009; Proaldent 'Trustecs, £3.00; treot Cominiusioner, £2,000; Clork, 49,5005 Attornex, £4,000; Fire Marahal, G100} taraintendant Water Warka, 51,0003 Enginesr aid Funieyer, £509; Bocler Woiglys aud boase ures, 8100 Weigher, 3100 L'ound.! §1.000; Colstablor 31,000, ¢+ onRd-Alastor, P e NN MORE GRASSHOPPENS, Sgectal Dispatzh to The Chicags Teibune, Des doines, I8, May 6.—Ma), aukin has re ceived a latter from his family, in Kansas, iug the grascl:oppers bave appeared o1 tlo farm by the miitiou, 'A‘h’-:; :r: c::-:m:‘:d‘m hnmx. garden-vegotables, and gone 10 the oate ) | youty; man. THE WOUNDS WERE FATAL. Jamos Doviin Dios of tho Stabs Received {rom Billy Welch, Varying Statements of tho Afiray by Welelr’s Friends, The Prisoner Ts Genorally Given & Bad Oharaoter, s Story of This aud Other Fights, The stabbing affray Sundny evening at the cornor of Clark and Taylor streots, tho partien- lars of which, asuch aa conklbo gloaned at tho time, bave alrasdy boen published, sesumod & mioro sorious shapo yesterday by tho death of Janios Devlin, nt the County Ilespital, from tho wounds reccived, Tho clrcutnstances of tho caze as then detailod were that tho notorloun “Tilly" Wolch, nliaa Clisrlos Do Bt. Clalr, had had a dibiculty with his wife Saturday evening at the variely show on Houth Clark otreot, known as the Allatie Theatre, whore they wore both employed, and (Lt Sun- day ovenlng, meoting near the cormor of "Clarle aud Taxlor slrooss, tho fight was ronnwed ; that whila tho fracas way Ymr(rvun the v ceawed happoned to bo near aml interfored, ro- celving $wo ar moro frightful wounds in tho left eido, which at tho timo 'h was supposed would prove fatal. Weleh was arrested Monday afternoon aud lodged in jall. To a Tumuxk roporter ha gave his verslon of ‘tho entira sfiair, cantondin g that lio iwflicted the wounds in noit-delause, whilo on tho other hawud Doviin deni { Lo wea annod, and that hoattempted ta utriko Weleh, The woman~the causo of tho tTeay—known fn variely circlen as “Jonnio Welch " immediately afteér ths cconrrenco wnu fuchined to defend Doviin, bu! tater weskensd at tho prospect of Devlin's racovery, and tho prob. sblo relenge of Walch, loat tia should follow Lor up 1 quest of vengeance. Since tho death of Devlin, which has ndded n uow imporianco to the caze, more facts have bean gleaned, which, whilo thoy aro to como extont coutradiclory, go to furthor provo tho rouoral bad character of Welch nud that, whotler tho stabbiug of Devlin was premedi- tated and imolicious or not, Lis reputation la such that lie wouid not hesitata to perpotrate the dazkest of doods, JOIN RYAN, of '*Ryan's Variotion," pronounces Welch a des- orato, [ow, worthloss, and friendless charactor. 1o says ho camo to Clucago in 1€60, and has boruoe tho roputation of befng impulsive, quick- towpered, quirzolsome, deankon, nud averything that s vilo nnd wicked, and alao the reputation of being no ordinary “*soug-nnd-danco man.” 1o had never caployed bim, howe aver, VLecauva of in ewil disposition. ilo " alno know the deceswed, whom ho siwaya regarded as n #ober, mdustriods, upright 110 waa possessolt 0f role musical {slont, and very respectably conuected in Hil- waulico, whero bia mothor now lives. o wss a wachimst by tnde, but st tho death of iy tuther in 1870 he foll heir fo ahoub £4,000, which had the cilect of fnjuring bim and givieg him a taste for fant lifa, 1le voon wont throan with Liy money, and found himself tiod to the variety business of & low ordor, which he was following st the time of the affair, TUCKI0 in whoso omploy Yrelel and lds woman wera ! the timo of thio fracay, was inclined to Lo retl- cont in referonce to his churacter. Il euid, however, that o had sever had any troublo with him, and that * Jonpio™ was kuuwn by him ay his wife, and was so introduced. Shewas not an notor, but whot is known fn “vanoly " parlanco o8 o “mammy” At first ho sald Lo did ot soo Wolch during Sunday, but subsoquontly juadvertently admitied that he was ia bis place 1ato that afternoon, and that after tho stabbing ho camo to Lis back wudow and avked admis- etot, which was donled, On aczount of Wolch's faitlifulucss e had agroe:d to givo hime a Lonells, Which wan t» havo occurred this ovoning, an fua which tickots had beou sold previunu to Sut- urday, ‘Tho most important slalement bearing upon tho casy was eticitod during the ovouings from Sullivan Davidson, known iu cortatu circlos ay TUL_** CHEWING-GUM BAN," who was with Welch at thy tine of the atabbing. Ifo said that ho was with Welch Sunday _after- 100a iu horn's place, suld whilo standing at thio bar (rinkiug o waman kuown as Iittio Lay- lor camo in hurriodly, and wont back into tho theatre, Sho sent for Welch, sud had a talk with hira, and divoctly sfterwatd both camo ont. Wolch wag flushod and excited, and asked him to #o down tho ectroct with him. On the way south thoy met o carpenter (ho did uot Inow his pamae), who jofucd them, and subnoquently ¢* Bifly " Robinson, au- other variety mau. Robingon and Woleh welked aboad a short distance and talliod privatoly, when the former turued aud como beck, Welch then told him (Davidson) that somo one was at tho ITuron 1lonse, South Giark street, noor Tay- for, m bad with hiu wifo, und thnt she kad loft him tho nigkt provious, which was the (hird time, sad ho was tircd of such n lifo. Ho wanied him ond the carpenter to po with, Dim to the house 1o oct an witnesaes, 03 Lo was golng to apply fora divorce. ‘Tho party wont into tho houso, und to ull tho rooma, but could not find his wite, Thoy then weut 1nto the Lar-room, and Woleh fnquired it his wifo was in tho house. Upon being in- formed thiat shu was not, ho PULLED OUT A TALGE RWIFE, and flourishud it promisctonsly, nccompanye ing tho cxuibition with caths sbout what o would do, ote, ho caugbt _ ler Ho eid ho' was ofeald Weleh would cnt somobody, und mado him put tho weapon in his pocket. 1lo satd lio could nol say whethes Wolcl threatened to xill Dovlin or not, bnt thit ho ueed somo such langungo, 1o Lad Leard Lim spexk angrily of Dovilu during tho eveulug, Tho party then slarted from Lho roomn, and when they fiud reachod tho streot mel Wolcl's wife, Welch said somotbing to her and slapvod hor in tho mouth. Hue .rau into the street followed Ly Welch, whon the quarrel and blows wore coutinued, In amoment, lio said, his attentlon was eallod off by & man rnshing toward the scencs with his coat off, holdlug his left arm in tho air, and with AN OFEXED KNIPE in lis hand, hollowing **D—d you ; you are the follow [ waut to wool” He did nat see olthor party strikie auy distinet Dlowa in tue coafusion, aud Loforo hie could intorfera Devlia was running down the street crying “murder!” Ilo lof the fitouo ot onca nnd retnracd to tho Atlantic ‘Theatre, whote ke told his story to o policersan, Ho ways he han nob scen or diractly heard from Wolch or any of the partics since, and I8 oxcosdingly nervous from fear that bo will bo furiher mixed with the caze, ‘Iho story of Davidron was by no means straight, but on the contrary oiton coutradicto- ry, vspecially in rulmni( 1o convaruation and movemants of Welch, which gives an air of truth to tho information gaiued al o lates hour frons DICK WEAVER, anotber varioly maw. Weovor Indorsed all that Dind besn pald ngainet Weleh's characier, aud his elory ja pivon prefaced with the information that he and Welel are cucmics, 1o waya that Davidion confesrou to him tlat he iwd siven Weleh viuco his arrast, and he had changed hiy cntlre story from what hio originaily told to the polico: that tha atory tiven above was meuulaclured for him by ‘Vulch. cto. Woavor furthier stated that Dilly Itobingon had told him that Weleh, lats Haturday, told bim that he wus going to kill Devlin, and was then polng to kill hin (Woeaver). Lbls part of "Wearer's ulory is corraborated by roports from other quar- tern, but conld not bo traced last ovening to tho original sonrco, the roporter not beiug able to et trnck of Robinson, Weavor's latter theory u also subutantinted partiolly, st loast far enough to cutablish intiumte rolations betwoen Davidson and Weleh, as will appear from THE FOLLOWING LETTEN recetvod by the bar-tondor a% the Atlantio Thea- tro immodiataly after Woleh's srrost, 'Fus # chewlug-gum men " referred io is Davidzon: Cuicaco May 30, 1816=Ilarry: DyansSin: Flesss pack my trauk and Lut i in the vitice for me and L will Do sometlilng for you In the future, Pleaso Don {hiator & poor wora ot fellow Baiug 1 i alnost crury~—How Jounle Las treated mo L amy not tn blania larry Tcut that man i nelf-defens, 1o triod to kill 0o 43 wure a8 you are barn. You el that chowlug-yum man 10 tell tho gontlemen that was with Liw to 10 the Jall and seo 1u0 a8 I Walt to aca tln on erry perticalar Buisnys, _Harey plears 1ako caro of tny trunk rod clothie, Tet thy Bouefit conto oF us it may und yon tell tho lugerucar 1o take all the nionoy at the door from Wy bickuts, Tel) him to coe (o 1l Jall tos Torzuw tosed 1o and that for Lo tausk me ine About o lawyer. 1 rowaln your friend By Wewen My regards to al A TALX WITH WELCH, ' Welch was visited in Lia call at the Count Jail 1ast night by a Tuipose roporter, sod mado a full statoment coucerniug the aifair mnd his provious history, 1o ha was born 1 Ha~ ‘vans, Cubs, in 1847, of Bpavish parents, and that Lis fathor romoved o oare 3go 60 Han Ane {00, ok, Whove hel At prestnt, 1o dual (iat e wad bars sae Bonikara pitaiatom po, nssorts that tho storles concernlog his bad eharactor nre falgo, aud the reanit of ll- fsollng eshibited toward him by onemlien, 1o lins horn engared in tho varletr-show buni- ness inalmont overy eapacity, and can play any Instrument from flewt fildle down, Iis says Lo ot the wonan whom ho has fived nith about thirtoen tnonths ago, in o laundry, at the corner of Adama snd Jeiforeon stroots, and that hor namo waa Jounio Compton, Bho was emploved constantly and laborlously at §6 o weelt, aud lu= formed Wolch that sho liad boen married, and hier Lusonud had loft hor. He told her that he could put her in_ the way of ocarning mots monoy, and sho agroed to join him in tho varicty thootre, tho Nationsl, wharo io was performing. Thoy lived topother ns man and wife, but wero not marriol. Homo tims ago thoy were tobhed at thoir lodge inga on ‘Third avenua, near Twelfil street, end they wouyht temporary accommodationa at the Huron flouse, cn Nouth Clark siroot, near Tnilor. Volch aayn ha did not like the placo, and went Lo tho Holt Hause n short tite ago. Herohis *wito” fell In with anothor voungs womnn named Taylor. nud the two went out together Iast Sunday, Bubsequently, {he Iatter informod Weleh that ‘' his woman™ wnd intoxicated, and 110 lind hettor talie eara of hor,—Lhat sho was nt tho Nuron Ilouso in company with Jim Devlin, Wolch atates that 1 ENLW DEVLIN TO DF A DANGEROUS MAY, who hiad hut a ahort time beforo come ot of tho Jackeon, 3lielt., Penitentiary, Therefors, in or- dlor to watisly himaclf tuas the woman was play- inz falsy withh him, ho onlled upon Davidson sud Hobinaon, who wero with him on Houth Clark sireet, near Madiron, Hunday ovan- ng, to go with hini and koo if the woman's con- dition waa such an _had been roportod to bim. ‘Lhey weut to the Huron House, and, after mak- ing inquiry and learning that Doviin aud tho woman woro uol thete, stapped out on tho side- wail. Wolch says ho saw tho woman n moment aftorward, alons, and atanding noar the cdgo of tho wal e wont np to her and aaked her 2t sho meant by her condnet with Dovliz, and suo replied to himthat it wad non of hia businena. 1o thou RALATILD WER VACE, the blow knocking her into the gutter. Jastnt thatnoment Dovlin appoared, and rushed townrd him with o kuife in 1ils hand, and struck ot him with it, e aveided tha stab, and, drawiog snall_ knifo which ha Lad -~ borrowed from Davidson for the purposo of defending him. self agaivat Dovlin, thruat it once into the sido of Lis ansaifant, Devlin was then taiien away, and ho walkod off st leisure nnd woub to tho Liolt Hougo, whore Oflicor Topping found bini noxs day, During the (nt:rview tho prisoner statod that Lo was not awaro thot Daviin was fatally slahbed, sud when informed that ho was, lus volco Lecamo tremulous aud ho repeated the statoment thot he seted in scli-dcfeneo, and gave Devlin a bad ropulation. Iie smd thint during tho timo lio lived with Jeuuio Compton they had Jealous quarrels, and ha boeame inconsod ¢ her ‘on occasions when she was in tho varicty halln and paid too much nttention to other men, to his neglect, 1le took her to task for this conduct, and it led to brawln, Whon ho loarned “that rlie was druok and with Devlin, last Sunday night, he was dotermined to rid himself of her or'dunuuu her to behave herself ia futare, Jfio sal E LOVED TIE GROUND 8IE WALZED O, and wonld do auyulinfi iu bia power for ber, but ho conldu't stand wuch tecatment na that sho ac- corded hita, Ho says ha bal no intention of Btabbiogz Dovlin- wilhout cause, snd has not llxrmtlaucd to kili or cut any one, aa las boen re- portod. 1 In regard to the catting affrays which he had Leon ongaged 10 ho saya that in the McCnrihy cado thio lattor atrock him with o chiin, and he cnt him niightly with & ponknife. Ho scouted tho story that "he had aangerouely stabbed n sroman ot Grand Hapide, and uaid ho liad sccl- doutally ©UT A oImL thero who bad run u;cnhm & hatchor-knife which Io waa using in cutting onions, He clalmy to be deprivod of meaus to obtain his witnesses, and seys if he is to bo hung 1o ean't help it, and if sent to prison for lifo ho will bave to azand it, Tho reporter did uot in- form fiim of Dovlin's doath directly, but morely roforred to tho cutting s fatal Wolch in p young man 28 yoars old, a litte obove modiim helght, hos black hair and cyca, and a small mustacho of the namo hue, Hin ukin'ig dalk, like thnt of tho Bpauiard, and his voico is liko thiat of thoea who havo beon in tho Dubit of msing the darky dialect, which grows upon minstrol porformers after years of sngo. Darttes who claim Lo know say that Welch is said to bo tho OFYSITUNG OF COLORTD PARENTS, who now reuido at Aurora, His Iife has beon one of criminality, and wherevor ho cau Le traced 1is reputation 1 unonviablo, Lesido tho numor- oun cumni: nnrn?;u 1u this _clty witnin the last fow years fn which Lo Lan figared, hn 1u sald to havo bitten out a woman's chosk at Grand Rapida with his toeth o a melos of some years £30, £nd to baving escaped pun- mont by promising to marry her, o promise Lo fxilod Lo koop, aud as Inte ab 1870 to have mur- dasad n man in Peoria whilo travaling with Haw- lin's Wizard Oil Asgregation. And his recond, too, shows that, while Lo has the disposition to 1o do all manncr of ovil things, Lo haa so far boen poeacssed of tho necessary skill to escapo auy sovoro puulshmont. Ho caunot bo called #jnil bird,” unloss his preseut fmpris onmout makes bim much, for from what can bo ' learned, this is the #econd timo ho has beon behind tho bars, 1y firut imprisontuent within the Inowledre of Lis' Chieago acquaintances way & thirty duyy' termin tho City Dridewcll for some trivial offense, T'hens and similar statoments are mado againet him by some of hia furmer nequaintaucos, whom ho nceuses of bad faith and adeairo to keop lim o 10w that thoy bavo him thero, With regard to Deviiu'a chiaraotor e requented the reporter to write to tho Milwankce senlinel for information, I MURDERED MAX was employed #8 o piauiet ot Nowhrap's Varlety 11!}, eorner of Olark and Polk utreets, and in- :&uiry of the proprietor aud othera thero shiows that Dovlin wasa peaceably, woll-bohaved yonug map, whom they wever know to engage in a quarrel during the throo montha ho wos om- vloyed thero, Tho cutting occurred just north of "Nortnrup's place, aad Devlin wis carried into Wiight's waloon aod attonded to by his friond, n young man namod LFrench, sud Mr, Wright, who quickly summoned Dr. Aiken and ad the Llood staunched which flowod from tho wonads In & atream.- 1lin mother was sont for by telegraph, and Aho, with a daughter, came to the Hospital Mon- day. 'Themother ramaloed nutil Taosday, and voturned to Milwauker, leaving tho sister to at- tond b, 1o dicd yesterdsy atternoon, altor nofferiog iotenso agony. Dis, Gapon and Wina- low had u nurso conutantly ot his bod-side, aud avo him such personal attention ay was in tholr power, It s eald that thor treatment vas not careful and proper, a statemont which the gantlomen aro abundantly sble to auswer theaweelved, Tho wounds aro “of tho worst de- seription—long, deop, and E:,pmg, and_soverod tho inteatines so that nourishniont could not ba recolvod, Capt, Buckley proposes to prosccato Lo case vizorously, and siys that tha chargo will prob- ubly bo juanslanglitor, It {5 undorstood that Rtobinson and Davidaon were nat clogo obsorveny of tho murder, sud the ouly teatimouy to bo ro. Jed upon {s that of the woinan Complon, Oficer Shanley scoured the kuife which was uscd by Welcl imwodiately after the stabbing. It i & long-blsded weapon, big enough aod dan- gerons onough for &y bloady worl, I'he romains of Dovlin will be taken to 3fil- wauico a3 soou ai tho _iuvostization is huld by the nuthorities. The deceased's ago wns 27, and ho wan of good personal appearance, sud during bhin suffering patieut and plucky in the exfrome, Jennio Compton {8 beld in jail an a witnean, A Sl ARMY ILIEUNION, PROGRAMME COMMITTEE. The Programme Commitiea of (he Army Re- unlon mot yeaterday afternoon in the Club Room of tho Bhorman House. Tho Chairman, {u opening the proceedings, waid tho business bofore them was to decide on tho place oud way of formation. It would bs desirable o malie the line of march s ahort ag pousiblo, nt the same timo visiting the threa divislons of tho city, becauso each of thom had contributed towards gottiug up tho domonstra- tion, Col. Hilliard thought the procession should form with tho right resting on” Wabash avenue, uring the strcots not ocoupied by the car-tracks na places of formatiou. 1lo thought tho balcony of the Ezxposition Building would bo a rluo fo voview the procession, It would ba host to 1novo south on Wabash avenue as faras T'welfth strcet and countor-march on Michigan avonue pust tho Exposition Building, Hoveral other suggestiocos wers mado, but owing to tho impossibility of arriving at a satiy- factosy conelusion, the matter was flually placed iu the hands of the Marshal-in-Chiof and the Disision Marsuals, with power to mako out the programmue, Uen, Bhorman aaid that tho competition drill would take placo st 2 o'clock on the 14th, 1t way docided that the minimuw of oach com- lnflns company shonld hg sizteon files (thirty- W 0 1nun), which, with fle-cl aad glicers, would bzing the oumber up o ‘{{5 0 woald bo unfaix Uen Bherman sald, 60 allow ffbeva o8 twonty mon fo call thomselves compony, for thon any compauy might pick their bestnon and tako no unfalr advantage of tho roat. Thirty minutes will bo sllowod each company o ro through Lho oxerclsen, Uen. Bhierman read a roport of the probable organizations Lhat would ba horn on the ocension, bt am tho 1kt was incomplote, lio doemed 1t Lest vot Lo publish it for the predent, All the Wostorn roads hava agreod togive all partion coming to tha city to take partin the ronuion 2 commutation-tickat, payiug fuil tara econing d only ono-fifth faro nofia lhume, oo receiving o corlificato from the Chairmau of the Transportation Comtnittos, Gon. Josaph Btookton. Tho Laatern roads bave apreed to cnlrlrv sll passongors at thorato of 2 conta por mila, . Tho Commitloe thon adjourncd. The pro- grammo will be announced Monday or Tuoeday. ‘THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE, Tlo Rocaption Committeo met Iaat night st the Bhormsn Hougo, Mayor Colvin occupled tho chalr, Ou moslon, P. A, Hoyne and Mc, Edward Me- Quaido wore added to the Depot Commitice. Qen. Bhorman, the Chief Marshal, roported that the banner to be compotod for at tho mili- tary drill by the various companies had boen so- leciod, It hiad a bluo flald and the coat of arws of the United Butos, with tho nn- tiou's inotto, On tue raverss side wero tho shicld of (ho Siate of Illinols and the inscription %A prizo banuer pronented hy the citizous of Chicago to ——, at the Grand Keuvion in May, 1875.” Tho bonner will bo ruady by tho 13th. Ife ruggested that the vari- ous “military organizationt of Chicago give a military reception to tha visiters, Il promisod to nrrango for this il nocoszary, The Chairman thought befors malking any such proparatious it would be wiso to call a mastiog of tho Caplaina of tha citizen soldiery, and ges thelr views on that question, Hoveral genllomon gavoe ruggestiona as to fluaucial matters lnvolvad in the recoption. Gun. Bhorman again urgad his suggestions, and moved that tho Governor's Guaid, of Bprlni;llnlll. and Myors® Cadots, of Tolodo, bo 0. corted from the depots by Companica A and O of :bu Tiras Roglment to thoir respectivo hoadquar- or, Capt, Hoaly offered nu amondment to the ef- foct that sl the city military organizations whict had accoptod invitatious to bo prosent be ombraced in tho roquest. 'no motion wan car- riod. The Committoo adjourncd till to-morrow ovoning at tho samo place, and the Sccretary way {natructod to requost all the Committeea to Lo presont, in order that all nrrangemonts can be porfecled and roady for publication Sunday. THE NINETIETH ILLINOIS, The survivora of the Ninelioth Illinols Volun- teors, knowu ag tho Irish Logion, held a mooting Jast night at the Storman Houso, Capt, McAssoy in thoclirir, The Chinirman etated that the flag to roplaco_that lost in the firo of 1871 liad hoen orderod and would bo ready in time to uso dur- ing tho days of the rounion. Choy docided to mako application through Gen. Boom for the Btalo flag. Tno meoting thon adjourned till 3 o'clock Situdnay aftornoon, whon thoy will _meot in Ttoom 46 Fxehange Bullding, corner of Wash— ngton and Clark strecta. THE COURIS. THE COUNTY COURT. The Coutt was busy the greator portion of the Qsy disposing of insane cages. The following wero tried by juryand verdicts of insanity re- fturned : Margarot Driscoll, Doborah Welah, Mary Hanoeu, and Thomas Condon. In the rase of Mary ITannen and Thomas Condon, the $ury iustructed that thoy bo Lomporarily do- prived of their liberty, aud given into the cus- tody of tho Sheriff, until their admission juto the Asylum can be procured, ae they mnuifest lomicidal tendencies, By roqueat of tho frionds of Mary Haonen tho Court granted thom permlssion to take hor undor their care, instoad of handing her aver to tho Bheriff. On motion of County Attorney Tonntree, the cascs of Carrie %, Bwanson, Hon- ry Daw, and Philip Luzert were dismissed, while that of Tubbard W, Snith wes continued til the 18th inat, ‘I'he will of Louis Matt was provon and lottors tostamentary isaued to Potor Popp and August Handtinann wodor an spproved bond of 910,000, The will of Afargaritha Mayor wan provos And Jotters tostumentary fusued to Robort Ileischer ander an individual bond of $4,000. Tenjamin 8hoeneman waa appointed grardian of the cstate of Ehsa Bliconaman, & minox, undor on approved bond of £3,000. In tho matter of tho spacial assossmenta of tho Villaga of Evanaton, objoections flled bi Charles_Comatock to assesament of Lot 7, Bloc! 44, snd Lot 8, ssmo_blocis, lu roll No. 7 with. drawn, cxcup‘ tho first, olaiming that tho prop~ erty hoa boan assessed moro than it will ba bon- efitod, and judgnent of confirmation by atiputa- tlog z]t J»Dr:rhu againgt Lot 7, of $27.00, and Lot Tho will of Willlam Hocht was proven and lot- ters tastamentary issued to Froderick Hecht, un~ dor an spproved bond of §16,000. CRININAL COURT. Tho case of Albort, Panl, and Bartin Rubay, ebargod with riot, was strickon from tho dockel with leavo to reinstato. Joseph Harking, indicted for on assault with intent to kill bis brothor, Patrick Ilarkins, for- feitod hiin Lail bond for 600, and an alins capiag wa ordeced. Iiis surotion wore Thomas . Arm- strong, aud ‘Thomaa Coffoe.; * Churles Good, and Charles Cox, indloted for lesping commumon gaming houscs, dofaulted their bail bouds for £509 vach, Thomas J, Hankina boiug their nuroty. Ricnard Barnes, alias Bar~ ron, indictod for robbery, sso forfoited his boud for 3500, AMichnel Durand being bis surety. An alias caping was ordersd in cach of the cason. Patrick Grdy, a Iad under ago, plondod gulity to the larceny of 12 yards of cloth; romanded for sontonce, THE CALL. Jupor Ganr—177, 170 to 182, 184, 180, 187, 190 to 104, 106, 197, 200 to 203, 205, Jupoe JamesoN—16, 18, 19, 23 to 28, 86, 92, 83, 33, 90, 41, 42, 4317, ) 46, 49, 00, Jupar Moorr—36. 47, Jupns Rooxns—70 to 8 JUDGMENTS, Umred Brates Cuncurr Count, Junax Bropazrr Y, Castloman_ve, John Fitch, $2,110.11.—Nstlonal Bavkof Llinols ve, 0. U. Merrick, %1, —~First Natlonal Bank of Eau Clurs vd. AL L. Drown, $1,087,50,—Frst Natlonal Bank ve, J, E. Darley, $300, —R. J. Anderson et ul, ve, O, I Smilh, $1,433,%3, BUrLnion Court—ConrrsstoNn—C, If, Schiwabetal, va. Jolin Mycrs, $04,20,—George Peacock ve, Thomsa Witnon, §1,060.60.—1, G. Powers ctnl. va, deorge W, eld, §1,22) Commorclal National Lonk va, otz A Chauibors, 1. 1. Tonore, Jr., nd X, ¥] jwoot, 1 Jupos GaltY—J, L Daegling et al vaJohn B, Aa- Rz, $46.10,—First National Uauk of Allegan Tolmes, $1,002.52.~0, G, Houghton va, George Wik son, $251.40,—D, I, Frasor et ol, vr, Blepaen I', Luat, $%06.17,~Cliarloa fichwab et al. va. W, Whalon, §3il,— J.G. Brown ct al. w. J, . Gardier, $238,0.—J. N, . It 1, Bianchard, $1TL81,—J, 1%, Nudd et al, 0, Jolinson %4,—J, T, Nudd ve, Sam W, P. Rello, Asaijmen, Uniy $123,73,=0rvillo Peckham vi $2,070.42,=0, T, Belunidt et al, —~it. sirleklsnd & Co, $243,60, — V. W, Iallan et al vs, A, C Al ler, $2,67080,—1IL B, Barues Wi Louls arnett, $138,—Charles Gosnage & Co, va, lor, $247,16,—W, F, 1inll ot ul $318,00,—H. i 1, Eantl 1 K675,40, Vo iy Thaie, 6. ', Dickinson vi, —Itickard Douglas ot al, vo, W. Potwin Bank of Il Viioler, 51,054, N, It Petaraon, §154.71. Opourr QounT—Coxressioxs—Tien ve. Thoman E, Wholay, §314.60,~Nato ol va, O, 1f, Alkin, 3: Dianatei to hé Ghicase Tribune Bpecial Disvateh to 9s CAte 3 Qvn:;r. 11, May 6,—The law firme of Wheat & Marey and Wheat & Hamilton presentod bills agsioat the county to-day for €23,600, for ser- vicea an astornays in the suit of the Quinoy, Al ton & Bt. Louds Rallroad nflluut tho enuuly to compel the payment of bonds fssued by the county to the amount of $200,000. The county won the sult, but some of the HSupervisors from the back towns were Yory much discoursged by thelr mwyora' billy. NEVEIWEYS 115 OWN DECISION, Hanmsnvng, Pa., May 0.—Judge Pearsons to- day rovorsed his decieion rendered & few weekn ago, declaring tho Imy Im‘poulug & coal tax une constitutional in suits .fi:xn“ tho Kittaning and other coal companios. sppoal will bo made to the Buprems Court. Special Diap Dur&‘mnn Ta., Moy 0.—In tho District Conrt of this county to-dsy tho case of John Duffy vs. the Keokuk Northern Line Fackot Company, & clalm for $10,000 damages for haviug been 1anded ou an uniobabited leland from o steamer for rufusing to pay his faro, was given to the jury, who roturned @ verdict for the Paclct Company. Howo's Grent London Clrous and Ban. .gor's English Monngerio {3 rapldly wending ita course toward our city, sad on the 13th inst, our citizens will Lave an opportunily of visittng this grest moral and instructive sshibitfon, The isumanse throsgs whish dally erowd iis pevilions 1 ofusr cilles teallly 10 bl unparsiisisd exselanse, Willa our yaliabis oxahasge BITMSALly proseunes B the finest shiow of the age, we taks especial plessure i commendlag this wortby exhibition to our citizens a0il teast they will not Ls behind ove sister oitica 1 giting o thls combinod efrcun snd mensgerio thele fullent patronage, The potfectiy trained elophanty {Gvon nunber), and the goryrans sircet processin aro cveryueh coexelted Unngrvateat enthiialaso, Tl 3t porformanca will bo given ou tho Lako Park afternoon, May 12, c faky ———— Tighty Thounand Folicles, Rockforl Giarette, Huy 8, 18:8, The Rockford Tosurance Company of this elty has, since ita organization, Issned 80,000 policlor, having resched that number yesterday, Tho busincss ang assets of infa well-known Company liave o eteadily and rapidly facreaced that it in now (he largest tag. yeyer in Winnehago County, and ia re ognized throughout the Btato as one of the moat substantial corporations in Illinols, Ainoral Water. The proprietorn of the Glen Flora Mineral Springs bave arrangod with Mesara 2, O, Gook & o, Nos, 50 and 62 Fourth avenue, and Meears W, 11, Hutchinson 4 Bons, 241 Weat Randolph street, to supply the trade with Glen Flora wator i fountzins for counter use, —_—— - Chickerinz Planos contaln sil Iateat Smprovements, Over 40,000 rersens Bave teatifiod to thoir superiority, Teod’s Tawple of Busle, 92 Vau Bueea street, ey A Serious Obataocle 1o one’ somfort ina boll. A very eimpla remely has Leen discavered, A plasier af Dalles's Magieal Yain Extractor will oiurs it socner than anythlug eise, 60 e 1 MARRIAGES. TTAGEIT_ITRVIY AL Ghioapn, 3 John Gontom. hes A, 11, Fagors sed S bathiaf tniscity. 5 Votinant bapers plessa copr. - v voAL Ui rosldznen of the beidye 2 byt Rov. e 1 Toila and "Mlea Altos’ Welgley, RICKCORD. w:'u T s # LDA-STAN n {hiy clty, May 1, by the Tov, 1. 'F, Chamby . 5. TAldA I£, datinter of the et T B By iohaarat A S Sauierl the 1 et DALY - Afas 0, 1875, John Francls Baily, Aln 6. "¥ Hally' and” Anla Gally, ausd 0 anlrieon.o yoars nud) Funeral will Insve family's resldonco, 153 Cantro,ay, earring ta Ualy G 7 Frlondare imritod Taattend, s o 0 & i M7 7 YRES—Ma &, of 3 : er ’a'r:'.ns.xx-:;‘.\':&r;f‘::flyfluflfl 1;.2 N oot 3 iferaf Ge W NN myuag,bmnn"uu,fid-,—-. SRk Che Fakhine e IANROHAN M, ";nml"(mnm; fl: Michsel Hanrohan, sged 21 X at. to- ofunera) feom 2t Horth Malated-st, to-day o8 133 4o GREENHILL Wit G ppo e s Tunral from b fi‘ul’dn’. the Bth on Mt{fll of consamplion, yearnt ly aga, snco, No. B3t Third-av., on . ., by eln'lnfluw Grueo- d to atlend, SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Liniments allay pain, subduo awolllngs, heal ‘burns, and will cure rheumatian, apavin, and auy fleah, bone or muscle allment. The White Wrappor fa for family use, tho Yellow Wrapper ia for = aulmals, Price 60 cents; Jargs bee tles 31, i Sparkling and Bright Wil bs the Siilver on your tablos, and ail your Flonse- hold Utenails, whon cleannd and polishiod with Elec- tro Silican. Thix artfolo tsanstarat fnfasorial product, obtainod frum a Nevada mine, entiroly frco from grit or Injurlous chemicals, It cleans aad polishes with less la. bar and groater brillisncy than any matorial ever befors. discoversd. Itshould Le in every wall rogulated houss- Bold. Hold by Honss-Furnishing Storos, Drogglsta, Jow olors and Orocsrs, Agents—~GILLET, McOULLOOR &CO., 4 82d 30 Bouth Wator street, Ohicago. A Dottlo of Giles® Linkment Todida of Avuumonia pos- {5211 Barrol of the so-oailed Jer q) a oredulous commanity, ofx e Nold by all Druggista, Z rier e 1 Bixthiav riow Torks OBl M08 and g1 por Botiln. AUCTION SALES, WiL A. BULTERS & GO, AUCTIONEERS, 38 MADISON-ST., OLII0AGO. Tie Oldoat Auction Firm IN TH# NORTHWLST, BUTTERS & CO,'S BATURDAY'S SALR, FURNITURE, Gunaral I"L?uuh::d Goods, RS WAL A, BULT e., l0c! nst. + Auctioneers, PRREMPTO] ;| BY A.LIPMAN, THE PAWNBROKER, AT BUTTKERS & 00.'8 AUOTION ROOMS. 108 Madison-st., Monday Moruiag, May 10, 8t 10 arclock, A latge variaty of (old and Bilver Watcties, Jewolry, and Gonoral Merchandise. ¢ 11 o'cloc] o will offor a very rich fot of DIAMONDS, Bot §n Rings and Pine of avery sile. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctie Large Evergreens, Hordy Perpetual Roses, Grapevines, Etc., MONDAY ATTERNOON, May 10, at 2:0 o'clook, AL DUTTERS & CO0.'S Auctlon Rooms, 108 Madlsor TRADE SALY-—Tuesday Morinc, May 30 ool i 1, atd et balearbomme 1 M art ot econd fiour, & fino lina of dealrable SEASONABLE DRY GOODS, Ttoady-mnda Clothing, Btraw Goods, Hatr, Caps, BOOTS AND SHOES. WAL A BUTTIERS & CO., Auctloneers. _ By 8. DINGEE & CO., Auciloneers, 81and B3 East Randolpheat. Liboral cash advanoes mndo o Constanmonts, Ltagular Anctlon Halo o FURNITUILE, BEDDING, UAPETING, Household Goods, AND QRNIRAT, MERCIANDISE, Erory Woinouley and fatonlay, lLlDl!c‘l-ll antion P‘cn s clty ‘or Countés Saturday; May 8, at 10 o’clock a.m., ‘Largo aad Attractire Sale of Gentoel Honsehold aud Ofice FURNITURE, OARPETING, BEDDING, ETO. 100 Rolls New Oarpoting. Also a full “.':ahoof FURNITURE UN%IN&IIE . Due reaus, Commoden, Washatands, Wardrobos Todstoads, Contre.Tables, Bic, Also 8! Handaomo Chromos, Anctionsers. e R, DINGEE, & 0O, ors By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. ¥ridoy Norning, May 7, uf 9:30 o'clock, Onr Regntar Weekly Sale at Auction OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND Taslor fiokts, Ugliolatersd {n Hilk, Te od Matr Cloth: Olsmber Sats, Drosalag O o Tiurosur, Kedsieads, Bofas, LaunKod. aaes; @l ino New Mistis Uarpets, Tirusaols, Volvat, and Woul, Al Inryn ot Goml tisoand-land isrpats, TIVO SELIND BIANON: Plor (iivaaon. Hialrizealofy, Cook Htures, elo,, and & larga stuck Goneral Marobandisc, Toas, igars, olo. Also 100 Onsos Choloo Monongahels Rys ‘Whislky, guarantecd pure, and 33 years old. __KLISON, POMEROY_& €0., Auctionsers. BY G. P. GORE & CO., €80ad 70 Wabash avenue, On Safurday, Hay 8, &t 9 cckek Y. 0. Grockers ta gpe lots, A Iargs Btock of Hecoud-band and New Furnitare. Paslor, Librery, Ohamber, and Kitohen Furniture, Wai s, Fronch (lorman Plate uek Mattrousas, Farlor and Oilics 4303, rusels aud Wool Garpels, Coo GKORGE P, GORE & CO., = Auctlanesrs. ROCKWELL, WILLIAMSAY CO. Anotionsers, 77 sud 79 South Doarbor et Special Salo To-Day, May 7, O an Immaenso Btook angd Varloty of FURNTTURE AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, NEW AND SECOND.ITAND. BATUNDAY- Mequiar Salo., The contents of twopth dwellin, sal I\ ui Eufi‘l‘l — 3y WILKINS, BRUSHL & C Auotioneers, 195 aud 197 ast Randolph-st., near Flith- nmuuouu-s.unq-‘— s . Varlor