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8 . THE CITY. 7 CGENERAL NEWS, Tha employes of tho County Olerk's offics wers patd off yesterday for the month of April The Hyde Park Hotel, rofitted and refurnished thronghout in elegant atylo, 1a fliling up rapldly with gnents for tho summer aeasen. Assegaor Donnehy and a corpa of five As- sistant Axsonrors yestorday began the work of sasesning city proporty for the taxes of the cnr- Tent year. The hours of Lizele Douglas, No, 83 Wast Vashington straot, was entared by thisves night before last, and $300 worth of ourtains, cloin~ ing, eto., atolen. James Bryco, a ticket agent at the eorner of ZLake street and Michigan avanus, had D, Stew- art arrosted, yesterday, on tho chargs of obtam- |- ing money uudor falso pretenses. John L. Lambert, a grocer at Chinton, Ia,, in- weetod in a branch of the Royal Havana Lottery, and it cost him $210 to ““reprosent.” Hs {3 en- g3ged in looking after the bunlio beats, John Kerwin, a reputod burglar, was arreated lsst night by Ofiicer Coatello, and lockoed up in Aadieon Btzest Station. Ho Is said to have had a hand {o 8 rocent burglary, for which Jobn Xlloy is under arrest. The temporaturs yeaterday, aa abserved by MManaeno, optician, No, 88 Madison atrect, Tarr- une Buoilding, wes, at 8 & m., 61 dogrees; 10 8. m, 65; 12m,, 8; 8p. m,, 66; 6p.m, 52; 8 p. m., 50, James Keraley, of No, 147 Mam street, was robbod of $125 and a watch ahd chain valued at 8150 night before laet, by three mon, who knooked him down near Healey’s slough, No clew lna boen obtalned totho robboers, T. A. Holland, manngor of the Westorn Pub- Hahing Company, has juat gotton out a Milwaue kes Avenue Directory for 1875-'6, containing n complele lst of all tho residonts, and o olasal~ fled buslnoss-directory, with the names and ad- “dress of the morchants, mannfacturers, ote, It is n very handy book. Leander Rockwall, of the suction firm of TRookwell & Willinwe, No. 79 Denrborn_streot, csused the arreat yoslorday of Jobn Wilsou, siias Jnckson Wilsey, on the chargo of araow, in settiog fire to tho promises abovo-meutioned Iast Bunday morning. The prisonor waa locked up in the Cantral Station, Ar. Tonse yostorday dismissed the supple- mental bill, which was filod after the dissolntion of the iujunction restraining the Councll from canvasciong tho votos on the incorporetion eleo- tion. Tho conusel employed by tne Citizons' Associstion have eocured aflidavits in the mat- ter of the contempt of Court, which they will bring beforo Judge Williams’ notica ns soon as he returns to the city. A Swodish woman namcd Amanda Relman, wife of Iisrl Iletmen, a teamster, committed eulcido night boforo last, about 8 o'clock, by drowning hersolf in tho lako In Dougles Parki. THE CHICAGO TRIDUNE: THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1875.— & . Y. Moore, Ortmayor & Lewls, Henry Seara & Co,, and !.h:'ylmod & Cartlogs, €10 each, To~ tal, 8605, — THE GERMAN-AMERICANS. TNEIR PROTEST AGAINAT THE RECENT ELEGTION, The mass-mooting of Garman citizens to be hold at Turnor-Hali this weok for the purpose of entering their protest sgammst tha palpable frauds in the last oloction will take place Satar- day ovening unlesa arrangements to the con. Leary aro made provious to that date. The mest- | ing promises to bo ono of tha largoat yat called out, larger evon than the large mass-mesting : ior a sumilar purposs held at MoCormiock's Hall tomo days ago, L'he Financs Committeo appolnted to ralse funds to defray Lhe oxpensos of the mase-moet- ing wern buslly occupied yestorday in moliolting ' suoecriptioun. * Mr. Potor Hand ropotts be mot with no refusals from his German friends in rosponeo to hia sollcitations, and cach and overy ouo respondod liberally. ‘Lhe following (s tho call for the mocting a8 reviged and corrocted ¢ To our Germnn Fellow.eitirens : The great election swindle, now proved to have been ’ %0 lo & certainty, by which, ou thie 241 of Isat month, | pretended nei eity charior was accepied by the citis rens of Chicago, ‘must awaken {n the minds of eil well-meaniug and honout-thinking citizens great anxlety for the futuro of onr clly, i Wheitever iho pacrednoss of ihe ballot-lox {8 no more reapected, thon the Repnblic teuda to lta de- ttruction, When & Land of electlon-awindlers, dovoid of all cansclonco, no matter to which party they rony claim to Lelong, can chango (be expionsed swiil tha peopla into tho Vory epporits of thnt will, then f(Lers can ba no smere an owderly adminisiration of our manicipal affafra, It s the fo~ tantlon fo obtain the frus wisties of the majority of the voting cltrzena nt the polls, nnd ano of the greatest crimen whicli can be perpaizated fo n fres Btate is tha forgtug of this will of the pooplaat the polls by the introduetion of fraudient voles, Our whola national exlatenco rests upon the popular vote, 1t fs the foun- : datfon of tho whola edifce of tate, When (hia is un- | dermincd then the whole superstricturs npon which our people hava prondly restod for neatly 100 years | muat rouncr or Iater fall.” 1f wo denlie 10 ward off the | curso from onrselves aud our children which resta on | the adiinistration of so many of tho cifen of Awmeri- ea, and prticnlarly New York, then it 1o high time to gmergstically protost against 1hia abamieless eloction raud, A Iarge reoting leld on the 1d of May st Mo'Cor- mick's Hall hun uiroady shown fo the perpetratrators | of thin clection fraud “that the honest portion of {he | people are not willlug to atlaw it rights to be trampled | upon by their clas, and tha from now forwsrd ouly | atio vote slall by counted for each citizen, Owing to | the chiaracter of that mentiag the sneeclics thea wore necossarily in the Enqilsh langusge sithongh many ermnns wers proseat, We think b {s tinto, however, thatthe crime of the , 20 of April shiould slee be condemned fn tho wirong ' vocabulary of tlie German languago, and that we, Gor- mian-Americans, who havs nevor been aconod 5 & claas with fraudulent voting, should not allow ihe epportunity to pans Srithout ralsing our Jolcon “againnt this awindle, We must not boblud our Irish fellow.citizens,who Lave siready, in 4 mootiug held 2t the Sherman’ House, pisced befora their countrymen this perpetrated fraud in ite propor Hght, Thia'in not a guestion of naticuality, it 12 not & question of pollitcs, nor of tho welfare of any particu- lar clty cliquo, but \whoilior our Conatltution ahall cone tinue o oxist In 1ts origial purity, or whether It ahall flad In tho swarop of corruption 83 early an Sguomln- faun cad, Wa therefora invita thore of our fellow-citizenn who cofncide with our views and tako an active interest in the wolfare of our city and iu the conUnuation of our Irce fustitutions, to moct with us at a place to be dealg- nated, and noito with 13 in & protest against tho elnc- tion of tha 234 of April, cad 1o participate in an sctive Her body was found yesterday forencon. Rote man aistos that deccased bas been inezno ot in- torvals forthe past three yoars, and it waa while Jaboring under one of tho fita that she left hor bomo and drowned horsolf, She was 3¢ years old, and the mother of thras amall children: A lettor signed by Pield, Laestor & Co., J. V. Farwoll & Co., Franllin MsoVoagh & Co,, Hib- bard, Bpoucer & Co., and cighty-nine other prominent importing firms of thia city, hsa boon sont to tho Secretary of the Treasury, protesting againgt tho decision of the Department which virlually repeals the provielons ef the act of July 14, 1874, reapecting tho importation of goods at fotarior ports without l{mrlile_lnum and liqui- dation of dutios atthe port of arrival. Tho adjourncd moetiog of tho Iroducs Ex- ohango yesterday aftornoon compleled its slection of ofiicers for the ensning year, as fol- lows: President, T, P. Howell: Socond ‘Vico-Proaident, A. J, Hanchett; on Committes of Arbitration, O, 8. Brownell: on Com- mittes of Appeals, J, 3[, Cyrus. On motion of Mr. Hughes, tho initiation foe waa rednced to 810, instead of 825 as formorly. The meoting adjourned’ after votes of thanks to Mr. Daxtor, tho retinng President, and othor ofiicers of tho Ppast year, Tho can-can tronpe, arrestod Monday night by Borgt. Fitzpatrick, of the I'wenty-secoud Btreat Btatlon, were bofore Justice Summortiold yester~ day aftornoon to answer to the charge of ‘giviny aJewd performnnce. The compavy demand and recoived a jury trial. Tuthill & Martin sppeared for tha defonse, and Assistant City Attorney Camoron for the prosacation. The + cana occupled tho entiro afternoon, and the jury, after hoaring the evidence, declded that Hickay, the manager of thoconcern, was the guilty party, and fined him 950. Tha othern wora dischargod. Hickoy's attorneys appoaled from tho vordiet, The Local Board of Firo Undersriters hold a mesting yestorciay afternoon at their atileo, No, 27 LaSalle ntreet, for the purposoe of bearlng the report of tho Committea appointed a short time ago to ses what is to bo dous to make tho tariff sntlafactory to tho National Doard, which has been Licklng agaiust it. The Committen sub- mitted s report rocommeonding that tho tarift bo Tevised, and tho rates be- differontly claenified. Tho queation of altering tho tariff in'eccordance with the recommendstion of the Committes was discuesod at great Jength, and finally the report wran adoptod, after it bad been so amonded ne to loave tho rates about tho same as thoy are now, Tho Northwestorn Masonioc Awd Assoclation hold its anoual meetiog at No. 177 Madison streat yeslerdy, J. 11 fpatroll, of Red Wing, Mion,, was chosen Chairman, and J, A. Btod. dard, of this eity, Bocrotary., The roport of the Truatecs shawed the Assoclation to ho In_a very fouriehing condltion, Bevenhundred and forty- {four members hava boen obtained in a littlo over nine months, thres death losses havo been paid, and a vory fair balance remaina in tho Trensury, Tho following gentlemen wera olected Truoteos for tho ensuing year, all but two of whom are of the old Board: D. J. Avery, J. K, Murphy, Eoos Brown, George Gandner, Dr. T, D, Fitch, Henry 1. Hamilion, J. parrel, T, B, Lrown, aod William Homomann, The membera of the Grand Focampment of the Grand Army who came over from the North Bide at the close of the AcCormick-Hail neaston yeaterday wera treated to en exhibition of Chica. RO luatitntiona fres of charge. Abaut a third of tho number had crossed Clark-stroet bridgo when it bogan to swing and tho romainder of the yolerana bogan to charge vigorously for the Bouth Bide, led by Comrade Waguor, who, for this occaslon auly, suactod tho role of Napoleon nt tho Bridge of Lodl. 'I'se event proved that Gen, w'fi‘“" ‘was not bullt rightly fora Napoleon, and he light-weights gkimmod by him and reached the shore whilo o was loft on the tomporary ialand whilo the lumber scliooners passcd and ;flh"" his nimbler comrades scwried along for noer. BCRIPTUNAL TNSPIRATION, The gontlomsn who made tho offer of $50,000 fo any ono who would prove tho apecial mspira. tion ‘of tho Bcriptures hos wniten to Prof, Burgass, of Indianapolis, fu reply to that gentlo. man, & portion of whoeo lottor was published in Toe Toisusz of the Oth ust, The challenger aaya: 1 phall bo glad to have you, or any other able and honest man, taks it up, and I will aealet you all fu my poworin gathenng il sa- ered weitings poasible," * You will soo that tho jury Iu to bo *mutually agroed upon,’ and 1 wish to take no ad- vantago, or put in any qubbles BDY way; honestly Delleving that tho posillon I have taken is mound and focontrovertible, and that tho world wiil Lave taken anothor great stride away from bar- barism, and botlor formn of religion tako the place of those now exssting, when monoy now used in upholding tho Popo'and his Profestant nmlwnonlu is usied in schools, hibrarica, observae tories, hoapitals, and other progressive and ro- finlnfi institutions aud fnfluences. I wish you would come up to Chicago, end wo will seo what ean bedone, ' Aund tho writer further indicates that bo will meatthe exponaes of Mr, 1.'a ptay in the city auring suoh conference, in OBIXOM RELIEY, ‘The followlng wholoeale clothing deslars bave contribnted tho amounts stated for tho Qshikowly suffereras Olaries 1, Kollogg & Co. and H, W. Kiug & Co., $100 each; 1, A. Kolin & Yo Cohn, Wampold & Co., Clayburg, Livstein & Co., Bimeon, Moyer, Btruus & Co., Cloment, Morton & Co,, Loopold, Kub & Co., $60 esch: Tuttlo, Thompson & Whetmore, Ilindekopf, Darber & Co., 835 cachi; O, Bummerfield & Co., &816; A, Louis & Co,, Beyers, Monhsimer & Co., Leapold & Holler, Hari Bros., Lindauer Tircs, & Co, Kobu, Winemaa & Co., Goodman, Barber, & Co., Lindauer, Silverman & Co., 210 each; Childs & Baer, %5. Totsl, #650. This smount was col- Jacte by Mr, E. P, Hall, of Cbarles I’ Kellogg & Co. ‘tue followlng cuma have been coutributed by the bardware trade, collocted by Jomes M. Hor- ton : William Blair & Co., Hibbard, Sponcer & Co., Markley, Alling & Co., sud Fairbanke, Moras bo., .lé oach j Miller Bros, & Xoop, Soo+ ‘berger & Breakey, and Frank Sturges & Co., 850 h ln & Ohsadler, Brintoall & TCery, ot Yrdoms Kay & Gon 838 cach ) B 11 | B aud enargatic organization In ali partsof the cit; Bgeinet (1 Yepolition of Such frands, 4 ——— 5 THE WEST TOWN. MEETING OF TIE BOARD OF AUDITORS. A mesting of the Wost Town Board of Audltors was hald ;yestorday eveolng at its of- flce, No. 66 South Halsted streel, Suporvisor Bakor in tho chair. Thero wore also present Jueticea Scully, Morrison, Ingorsoll, Salisbury, ond Sheridan, Tho question of the appointing of additional Doputy Asscasors was ralsed, and Supervisor Daker urged that, inasmuch as the number al- rendy appolated had proved insufcient, it would bo neceasary to make additional appolnsments, Aseossor Iiyan stated toat iz would b neces- sary to appoint twenty-five additional Deputies. The tolal numbor of Depnties would then be about fifty-five, who would not bs employed for more than two weoks. In answer to o qnestion by Justico Ingorsoll, the Annesaor stated that tho cost of tho assess- ment would be about $10,000. On motton of Justics Bheridan, it was resotvod to appoint fiftcon mon to sasist in tho asaces- meut of real estateo, On_ motion of Juslice Scully, Justices In- gorsoll, Balmbury, and Morrisou, wers ap- pointed a committeo to investigato the af- fairg of the Weat BSido parks and the West Town genorally and report at the somi- annual auditing mnntin)iln Augnst noxt. Juatico Moriison askod it the bond of ox- Suporvisor Wall was in the possession of tho town, Superviror Daker atatad {hat the Town Clerk ‘had seazched for 1t but failed o tiu it. Ex-Town Olork Fitzgeraldstated that the bond ought to by in the eafs, aud Suporvisor Baker #aid that a copy of tho bond was on flle, A Boarch was mxde for the boud ameng the nrcbives of the Dloard, but the bond was nos fouud to be forthcoming, and, on motion of Justico Beolly, it wau resolved that tha Super- Fisor procura a correct copy of tho bond now in the handa of the Atlorney, in order to discaver tho nature of the urstiss, ‘Klisfollowing wero conflrmed as adaitional Doputy Assessora: Joremiah Ryan, Thomas Baker, Thomas Glacson, Jolin Froloy, Bernard Pillian, Jobn O'Covnell, Danisl Adams, Patriok Murtagh, Joseph Harrin, Richard Walsh, Poter Vard, Uan O'Conner, Mark Olinton, Dan Gleo- son, John Sultivan, znd Thomas Ryan, A commuuication was read and recoived from ox-Colloctor O'Brien asking sdditional compen- sation on ths pround that §3,000 had been award. ed tho Supervisor. A commupication was road and raceived from 0'Brien's deputlos complaining of injuatice and 2slitug for $125 por mounth, A communication wus rocoivod from ex-Assos- #or Hafforty claiming additional compensation for making abetracts of the towa-aubdivisious, Tho meetlog then adiournod. ——— AMUSEMENTS. JUVICKER'S TUEATED, Tuesday night Mad, Ristor} appeared bofores good mudionco as Marte Anfoinelle, In QGiaco- melti's tragedy similarly entitled. The ploce wau Very long, aud aa tho interest in plays given I an unintelligible tovgus must necoanarily bs forced, to n great oxtont, the audience grew vory weary bofore 12 o'clock, when tho porformance onded. The scting was unmnnlli flue aven for this excellent company, aud Bad. Ristori roused hor hesrors to ap~ plaud hoartily, ‘The ecenio ellests wore In sov- oral inutances ver‘x tlne,—notably in the mobbing of tho palace at Vorsnilles, Last avening tho play was * Lucrezia Borgia," ~=a drama more {amilisr to tho audionce, and mora easy (o follow, ‘Lo attendance at the thestre was Dboth largo and fashionable, nud ovidontly onjoyed the play, ‘This evoumg ** Mary Stuart " will be playod, Toe morrow {s the grand porformanco, when, in ad. dition to * Mades,” the sleep-walking sceno from * Mackoth " will ba c&glven. '* Marie An. toiuctta " will bé ropeated Sat urdny afternoon TUE CIRcvy, Public expectation as to the excolloncs of Howe's great circua had boen raised lugh by the genorous advertising dons by the management, Uroat things wore promlsed, and the antioipne tioun of tlis publio wezo of something unusually ood. liad tho reality beon ubort of the prom. 50 tharo would hinvo boen disappointment, but tho bills havo not oxsgyerated the morita of the oxhibition, The processivn yesterdsy was one of the most attiactive scen In tho city for moma timo,aud waa admired by numbors of our citizens, ‘tho chariots are very handsome, indeed. “Lhey ropresent, according to the prevailing fashion, tho nations of tho oarth, or some of them, and aro gorgoous in !Plluluz. The horscs ap. poar to bo tu good condition, sad the whole stroot parado 1s bright aud fresh. Tho matince ationdanco was large, and sur- priso aud pleasure wero exprosed at tho variety aud oxcelloncs of the meuagerio. Among other things to bo ecen ore tho finost tigerd ever shown in Chlcago. ‘Whero are oight of them al- togothor, and tive glve a performance iu the rlog, 'Tho othor threo are liftle bits of fellows, & month old, who have tho diatingulshed honor of bolug tho irst over born wto captivity iu a traveliug monsgorio, Through tho kindnoss of M, Toolo and tue keepor, a Tuinuni reportor wasallowed to carry ono of tha little follows, and ceojoy the novel sousation of holdingw tiger, ‘The cubsars sbout as big ey full-grown cats, and display tho sawo tondency to play that s Litten of the #amo age would.” A year or two honos peoplo will uot bis carrying them round quits so aeckjesnly. ‘Thera are, nioreovor, fivo performs tn&: elophsnts, cud lve porformiug hyenas, bo- rides ® capital mawortmont of other animals, Lo perforance in tho Ting {8 uqu.dl{ notice- al ‘Tho oquostrian feats ara daring and gracotul, aud clowns amusing without descand- iog 10 comiseness or giviug offenss, aud tho gywuestio talent woithy of the rast of the exs hibitlon, The performauco of Mr. O'Drien in Lis somersault over five elophants, and doublo. somesssult over thzee, iu an act nover excaliod ! and nul;.y‘ in the saw-dust ring, ‘The performance eof ths dlans 18 spusiog, aad mok teo losg, The F!rnn!d performance of the five olephants 8 somethlog ofton talked of and seon on papor, but very few people liave moen 1t actually done, It is done and woll done at the cirona on the Lake-front. The performing doge of Mr, Conrad, the exhibition of savage animals, and the other fostures of the show, mark it an onoof the boaton the road. Tha procession this morning starta at 0 o'clock, and will lake fn the entlre South Kide. —_—— - FOX & HOWARD, IN TOF TANDS OF THEIN ONZDITORA, The ecroditora of Mesers. Fox & 1loward, the well-known contractora, hold an ndjourncd meet- ing In Room 27, Palmer House, yesterday afternoon, Thers wore about thirty gentle- wmon present, Including the insolvents. The Commiites appotuted at the vprevious meet ing reported lhreo soparato proposi- tions for an equitablo rottlemont, which olicited considerable discussion, and flnally onded withaunt any definite actlon, It was re- ported by the Commities that tho rooured debts amounted to 8106.000, and the unscoured Habili- tien to 8170,000. Tho nssets, over and abovo the property necured, aro $212,000, leaving a balance of $39,000 in favor of tha firar. A subsequent interviow with Mr., Howard showed that tho dobtora wera worth between £800,000 and $400,000, ant that their presout " unfortunate situntion wns duo mainly to the shrinkaga in real astate, in whioh thoy had been Iargo and hopeful investors, belisving, like thousanda of others, that thoro wonld bs no de- cline in values in Chicago pro{muy, Thay nl= ways mede menoy, 2nd had unlimited crodit, In their contract businasa thoy bave vorvowed jmonoy for matorial, such as lumber, lling, and machinory, and on tho iattor they En\'c wuffered voverely In having a low ostimate placed upon its valuo. Tho drawbacks upon Westorn rallcoxds bave affected the fiem lnrgely, aro hoavy losors thereby, they laving dono a largo proportion of the wurk on many of tho romtes, 'Thoy havo also been hurt by 'the elsckonlop in city work, Mr, Howard ntates that their assets over lin- bilitles aro$62.000, which diffors alightly from tho abova figures. Tho largeat croditors at the meeting woro in. clined to very lenient, . and exiibit sympathy for tho insolvonts, ‘whom they bellava to bo fair and_ honest in tholr slateents concerning their alfaira, and theroforo submit to tho inovitable. A fow cf tho smallor creditora wera recalcitrant, and urgod summary measares, but It is not likely that their views will bo carrled out. Inthe ovent of an amicablo and final sottle- mont Mossrs, Fox & Howard will resume their business without much loss of time, It IS rare- 1y the cane that a irm ments with so much con- dyolencn and sympathy from creditors and othors, The creditors meot at the flrm'a oftice to-day. ———— LOCAL LETTERS. A TYPOUTAPTIICAL ERLOR, To the Editor of The Chicato Tribunz: % Cniicaao, May 13:—May I hope you will givo o corner {n your papor for a fow romarks on the notico givon inlnat Tuoaday's Tribune, on the lotter of J. V. Farwell 1n the book he gave his numerona clorka. Iam not personally acqualnted with any of tha Messra, Farwoll, but I have soon a copy of the book in queation. By ¥ho miaprinting of ona littlo word i your paper (nhethor accidont or ‘purposes daponent saith not) sonso {s turned into nonseuse. Your quotation reads thus: ‘'‘[n the lifo of Christ ou tho aoul of man." Mr, Far- well writea: “In tho lifa of Christin the aoul of man, taken from actual exporiouces from tho birth to tho matnrity of the sons of God, and drawn by a master-artiat. 3r, Farwell loft to join Mr. Moody in the fim“ work now going oo 1n Englaud, Al true- earted pooplo muss wish him Gnd-lpmdx.“ ——— THE CITY-HALL, The Commltteos en Railrosds and Wharves and Pablic Grounds will meot Fridsy aftornoon in the City Clerk's office. Tho city otticos will bo closed to-day to allow o patriotio clerks to take part in the Rounion. The potent bairpin which brought about the resnlc was presonted to Mr, Edgar by Recorder Btewart. It ia made of tolegraph wire, and 1a 7 Inccsin length, The exhibition of it alone was enough (o change the vote of Ald, Hitdreth, and thereby the day was made a city holidsy, Aldormen wero a very scarca commodity around tho City-fInll yeatordny, aud, in conso- quence, almost evorything was iv a torpid stato in the old rookery. °Thero wau too much G, A. B, Tounion, and too much fun st the can-can trial at Justico Suwmordeld's Court, for any of thom {o pry any attontion to city busineas, Tho Mayor and many of the othor city oflicials wore also absout ueatly all day, Empty shelves have of Into baen so numerona around ‘the Publio Library, that the Librarian Lias potitioned City Attorney Jamicson to pros~ couto all thiovea andall thoso who have. had books out for any leugth of timo and bavo falied to raturn thom, Tho City Attorncy yostorday, notifiod all such partiea that unicss tho booka wers jmmediately returnod, or indemnification mado to the Library, suits would be entorcd . againat their guarantors, g ——— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Prof. Popper lecturea bofors tha Sunday-Lec- ture Bocioty Bunday, at 8p, m., in McCormick's Hall. The subjoct ia ** Tho Romance of Optice.” Ono of the brilliant experimenta will be the dange ing akelaton, Tho Rav, J, 0. Btoughton, of Aurora, one of tho ablot orators iu the State, will spoak in the Aethodist Church, corner of Wabash svonus and Fourtoonth stroet, this cvoning, on * I'he ‘lomporance Iteform a8 Conuected with Bocial Ecience und Political Economy.” NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Tho Eighth Natioual ‘lemperasos Couvention will bo lald in tho bwil of the Young Mon's Chilstian Assoclation, 148 Madison strast, City of Culcn{,'o. ‘Tueaday, June 1, at 10 o'clock ' a. m. Associations of ministers and churches, all Geoeral Arsemblies and Bynodo, all Genoral and Aunual Conferonces, Classis, Preabyterios, and religious Stato conventions, all national and Btato tomperance organizatfons, all Womon's Natlonal and Btate Unions, Giraud Divisions Sony of Temperance, Cirand Lodges of Good Tomp- lars, Grand ‘Yemplea pf Houar and ‘Temperance, und othor State temporauce bodics, are invited to send delogates, Tho following gontlomen and ladles have beon invited, aud the xm{)umv bave already consent- ad, to discues the eul Jects deslgnated, in papors tobe'prepared in advance of the Convention : ‘““Total Abstinenco,” J. M. Grogary, LL.D,; “The Clristian's Duty," Lemuol Mogs, D, D.; wThe Work Among thio Childres,” Migs F. E. Willard; + Womau's Work fur ‘Temperanco," Mrs, A, Wittenmoyor; * Porsonal Libarly,” the lev, G. H. Vibbert; *Tho Relation of Tomper ance to_Politics,” tho 1on. R. O. Pitman; “*Does_TProhibition Prohible?” J, N, Btearns; * Tho Verdict of Belence,” N. 8, Davi 4 rossional Action,” A. 3L Poweil ; *'Friend Tnus," W, Dauiols; *‘Bacramental Wines,” Wiltiam DPatton, D. D,; *Wasted Itesources,” VW, Har- Rroaves, M.D. ; * Tomperauce Literature," Potor Cartor ;' Fublle Sohaols, ™ tho Hon, W, 1. Spaon- er; ‘' Hoclety and the Household,” Mrs, 1, 14, Brown ; *'The Relation of the Minlatry to Tem- perance,” James B, Dunn, 1. D, Facts Worth Knowing. Tho Wilson shuttle s g machine ls to-day the atmplest, moat perfect, most eany operated, best unde, 1mont dursble, and fn every way most’ valusblo sewing machine in exlatence, and it is sold $15 loss than ait other first-clsas muachines, Salosrcom, 197 Btate stroet, This Company want s few mors good sgenta, Rounfon * Bouvenir " Photographa sre fo be obtained only at lirand's photograpblo atudio, 50 Wabash avonue, Delogates from abroad will leavo Blata streot cars ot Twelfth strest, Our fa- clllifos for toking | arge groups sro unsurpassed, E, L, Mraud & Co,, studio 596 Wabash aveaus, plisio sl it N st A Word of Advice to Heginners, Thoss who furnish *kitchen and laundry oantfits” bave much to snawer for, Tho whole future vf s coupls who go to Lousckesplng doponds largely on who fited them ount, Dallon & Co, have the best, 192 and 194 State atreel, ——— Your Old Olothes, Bir, can ba renovated by Cook & MelLain 80 you would not rocoguiza hem yourself, and al » trifilng expense, Take them to 80 Dearborn, 03 or 201 Weat Madison streota, T8, —_—— Glen Flora, 4 1t you would preservo your health and prolong your Ufs use Glan Flora miners! waler, Write (00, 0, & I, U, Parks, Waukegun, and obtain . clrcular giving tull pariiculare, Ohlokering Pianocs contaln u'i’i‘."ff";n“&, Over u‘.ooo persons Lave tes! o [ Reasd's Tampls of Muslc, 92 Yan Busen sreok : i PAGES, THE BEECHER CASE. Lo and Bohold Mrs, Woodhull on the Stand! Very Little Use Made of This Per. son's Stock of Scandal, Neither 8ide Shows Any Anxioty to Hear Hor Testimony, The Mutual Friend Indulges In a Few Denials. All tho Plaintifi’s Evidenco Ine-- Tho Defense to Concludo To-Day. YESTERDAY. TEE WOODIIULL THE RENSATION OF THE DAY, Svectal Dievateh to The Chicnas Tribune, New Yong, May 12,—The rebuttal testimony for Tilton was closed lo-day by & serios of do- ulals by Mr., Monlton, most of which woro flat contradictions of Boechor. Liko Tilton's teatl~ mony, that of Moulton i in direct contradiction of Deschor snd Tracy. Tho dofondant's evi- denco in robuttal was then bogun, and will ba closed in a dayor two, Jdward Lggleston takes tho ctiair to-morrow, Tho appenrauce of Mrs, Woodhull fn court, fn anawerto s subpoena duces fecums to produco her corrospondence with Til- ton, was the scnsation of thoday. Tho Court dofayed linlf an Lour to tecoivo her, and this addod to tho interost among (Le audioncs, ‘Tho whols audiance and counsel on both sldea turned in their placos to obaervo Ler when aho unterad, Bhe manifosted no mervousuess, and inaiatad, somewhnt noodleasly, on sddressing the Conzt, which ths Judge soems to have pormitted withe out knowing what would follow. Kho wished morely to make It appear thal slo gave tho lettors up at tho demand of the Court, and not willingly, Itis probable, howover, that a sud- den dislike for tho plaintiff'a counsel, owing to n refusal to call hor, has rouzed her to give the lottors. The datendant's eounnol do nat think they can use them, and plaintift’s counsel Inugh 8t tho letters, as not bolng of the sensational chiaracter they wera axpeciod to bo, The defenso Tofused to put Mra. Woodhull on the stand. —_— BECINNING OF THE END, TIE DAY'S PRELIMINARIES, New Yomg, May 12.—Atthe oponing of the Brooklyn City Court to-day, Mr, Evarts asked for & short dolay, sa he wasoxpecting some paparn, about which ho wished to ask Mr. Tilton somo questions, and did not desiro to put anothor witneos on the stand un:il ke was disposed of. Alr. Bocchor was absont from the court-room, but hix wifo and son wers presont. Beated on the bouel with Judge Noilson was Robort sMekonzie, of Dundee, Brattand, In tho interval of waiting the arrival of papers, tho timo was #pent by tha lawyors in consulta- tion and oxamining the testimony of the differ- ont wituesaos, and by the audionce In listless and desaltory conversationu, ENTER WOODHULL, Mr. Bhearman escorted Mrs. Woodhull into tho courl-room about hall-past 11 o'clock. and, after taking his place, said that Mrs. Woodtnll had rofused to produce cerinin lettors of ‘Tilton's undor {nstructions from the Court. Tix-Judge Fallertou, who had coma in daring {lio dolay, said ho hoped the Court would not so inatruct hor, . Judge Noilson said bo could not givo the wit- nons any instructions, Mr, Evarts said shat tho subpena domanded the productirn of tho paperaia court, but dr. Fullerton argued that Mra, Woodbull was sum- monod hore 88 o witnoss, and not a5 & mero ex- pressman, aud counsol hore read the subpona compelling BMrs, Woodbull to appear at tho Court ju person, ¥ Judgo Nellson sgain sald be could give no directions, Ar, Evarts quoted from legal nuthorities in Bupport of the ground taken by him, but tho Court ¢aid that the witness srould bo required, nccording to the tarme of tho subponk, to coma into court an BRING THE PAPLTS WITIE HTR, Judge Fullorton argued that, sccording to the clauge of tho subpana, Jrs, Woodhull was not compelled to delivor theno papers to the counsel on tho othier sldo. - Judge Netleon eald: ““You bave no intereat init, Mr, Fullerton?” and tho latter replied: ** But if 2dr, Kvarts place hor on tho stand as » witness, I will bave auintereatinit." After #omo further quotations from legal suthoritios, Judgo” Noilson enid that the papora might vo glven up if tho witnoss hnd no personal objec- tion. Mr. Shearman then ealled Mrs, Woodhull and bad o briof couversation with her, aftor which sho nddressed tha Court nnd stated that tha ot~ ters in hor poszession wero in no way discredita. Dle to hor or the party who wrote them, and that ahie had been in prison sovesnl times for pube lisling this acandzl, and whilo thore LER OFFICES HAD DEEX NANAAORED nud papers taken, Bomo of which wors in the hands of tho defense nnd others with the prose. cution. ‘With this explanation, she said she waa content to deliver up (he papors, which she did, and they wera clossly oxamined by counsel. While tho lawyers were examinlng the oorre- ggnndenca. Mrs. Woodhull sat right in front of ra, Beochor, . bir, Evarts, after a briel delny, said thoy would not croas-examiuo Tilton for o short time yot. Judge Fullerton argued that Tilton should be called now, as the pronccution would bo ptaced at great disadyantags by Titon beiug called at a fature ‘mrlnd. 3a they mignt thon want Mra. Woodhnll as o witness, and she might thon be beyond the jurisdlotion of this Qourt, ndge Neilwon then decided that whon (ha other_nide called Tilton thoy stiould also have Mra, Woodhull in attandanco, ; John Napoleon Lough was recalled and testi fied: Bluco I wos lnat catled [ have messured tho distance botweon Bchardler's rostaurant and }J{el{mtfixlcfl'&. and I found thiat the distanco was 00 FRANGIS D, MOULTON was thon recallod. He teslified: In_my inter- viow with Mr, Boocher, ou the 30th Decomber, 1870, with referauco 1o delivering up the retrace tion letter, I nover said {o Deocher that he sliould tako a gonarous view and act for tho in- torcat of the parties concerned. In the intor- view of Jau. 14, 1871, I did not say to Beocher that Elizaboth loved his llttle fingor better than ‘lilton's whole body. After I bad written the Jetter of coutrition, I gathored np tho pspors 80 that ho might read them, 'Tho lotter way road , bofore it wos siguod. Ineversaldto Leechor that after uaing the lstter I would born it. Aftor tho recosa br, Boach uald that when Mra, Moulton was on the stand he had futended to rocall her, On convorsing with her sho eaid it 8ho was on tho stand she would swesr that she did not say to Mr, Boechor that she wounld not believe tho stories told about him, and that she belioyod ho was » good wan. Counsel atated that tho Iady was ill, and not sble to apj court, and counsel on the other side bad offored to socopt this statement as if given in evidonco by AMrs, Moulton. Mr., Evasta rose and agraad to this, Monlton thon reanmed. the witasss.stand, M, Monlton than resumed the witness.stand, He testifiod: X did not tell Mr, Baccher, in referance to Bessie Turner’s achoot bills, that (¢ would bo a good tLing to help Mr. Tilton by pay- ln;{ them, ir, Moulton then left the witness-stand with- out cross-examiuation, snd BTEFUEN FEAUL ANDREWS was recalled, snd'identifiod the eignature of Col, Blood signed to a lease of tho oillces of Mrs, Woodbull, in 48 Broad sivest, from the let of May, 1872, to the 1st of May, 1874, Cross-ezamined : 1 do not remember what day Mre. Woodhnll moved from 44 Broad stroet, but think it was In tho latter part of May, 1472, This concluded v, Andrews' tostimony, and ho took a weat among tha audienco. NEHTE. hore, which wan A lon broken gy Mr. Bw:lln Baying: “*Wo rost bLere, it your Hotor pleaso.” ‘lho defenss begsn thelr sub.rebutts) by recalling Mr, Jamos Freeland, who tefiifleds I kuow IHenry O, Bowen. Mr, Heechor and he wers no: at my house on the 206th of Decomber, 1870, T'hey were at my houso in mey,és.‘m. 1 did nob receive a note from Boy ber, 1870, aakls RAba wb SPOIBLIARY Wi Duosher ontiie i 3 B T T R e - day. Tremoember an interview botween Dowon and Boocher at my house in Janunry, 1870, rocollect whon the arbitrators mot at my honse, but on that oseasion did not ees tho following Papor: : Wa agres to submil to James Frealand, H, B, Claflin, and Charles Btorrs {lis quention es fo the amount of money die Theodors Tilton from the Independent and Yirooklyn Darly Unfon in ull for ail olsima aud deniauds (o thia dato, and to abide by thelr declston, (8lgued) lirner 0, Bawxr, « Tirovons TiLTow, Cross-cxamined : I know Mr. Beechior and Mr. Bowen were at my housa in Januery, 1870, 1t was ot in Januacy, 1871. 1 am snre Mr. Baeclier and Mr, Bowen wero at my houss to arzange thelr diflcultics, 'fbe praver mosting Yanat tho end of January, 1870, and this was tho fleat time that Jowon hisd attended it fora long time, I do not romcmber having an intoryiss with Bowan in 1870, or xecewving a note from lum on that date. I know Mr, Uowon's moms, I cannol say whether I rocolvod a note by any of thom on that day. I havo roceived business- notes through Bowen's aons, but have not any of thom mnow; I do net think Mr. Bow- ou was at my houss in Decembor, 1870. I do not romember Mr. Howen callin at my house other thnn on Now Yesr's days ainco January, 1870, I do not think ho ealled at iy housa sinco Javuary, 1870, when I Tra abaent from homo. 1 camiot say whethor Alr. Bocober waa in my louse In Doceraber, 1870, I didt not aond any note or mowssga to Ar. Beocher In that 1onth aud voor. I Imve often ment neessagos to Mr. Beocher, but I donot romomber when or how often, 1do not romomber gocing JIr. Beecher in Docombor, 1870; I may have called on him then, 2od forgotten it. Iam 75 Years of age, and my recollaction is not ao good ug it onco wae. Ido not remembor Mr. Dowan nending mo the note through his son, John Bl- liott Bowen, in December, 1870, Shearman showed wituess the papor of aub- migaion, eald to havo boen submittod ut the arbi- tration, and witness said IE NEVER GATW 1T BETOR and that no porson, on the 3d ohowad btm that papor To Mr, Fullerton—1I do not remombor heering anything about ‘this papor then, I remomber Ay, Bowen baing thore, but do not remember what eithor ho or Mr, Tilton eald. I suppose thato woro somo papers thors, of which I did ot know tho contonts, aud this may have boon onaof thom s * ‘To Mr. Shearman~I remomber that at tho Inst praver-meoting in January, 1870, Mr. Bowen was thoro, and L asked a numbor of gentlomen to shako hands with bim, I never brougut about any other intoryiow than tho one in Jun- unry, 1870, betweon th, Beochor and Mr. Bowen, o r. Fullerton—I tequested Mr. iloward and Mr. Bhearmanto shnke bLauds with Mr, Bowon né that prayer-moating. R4, OFINGTON was then roeafled and Lestified: T Linve been acquainted with Mr, AMlbort B, Mattin, 1o visit- od my Louse froqaently whon Mrs, Tilton was there, On the 28th of July, 1874, Lo was thero, when Goo. Trecy end Miss 'Lurner wora thore. AMr, Martin came shorily afier5 o'cloclk in the aftornoon, Mr. Wrncy camoa fow minutes be- foro Mr, L3 Mr, Martin or Gen, Tracy wero notin the hiousoat hnalf-past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and Miss Turuer st thas hour was in the parlor playing on the plano.to Mr Ovingtou, Mra, Tilton, and mysalf, I oan swear to this, I¢ Is oot true that Qon, Tracy lo tho houeo shortly ‘aftor & o'clocls in the nfter- noon, aad it 1a not true that Mr. ilton aod Kra, Martws ware on the baok piazza of the houss for a¢ least two hours during Mr. Tracy's intorview with Bossln Tarnor. . It Ia not true that the only discuenion that aftornoon, after Gon. ‘I'rac;’s do- parturs, wos on Bersie Turner's evidouco tofors the Committon.. The piszza of my houso fa the hiottest part of it betweon the hours of half- ast 2 and hnlr:rnn 4 in tho aftornoon, Itis dircetly exposed to tho sun in tho ufternoon. Theralsa clock in Mrs. Tilton's room, but it had nat baen runniog for four years. Gen, Tracy left tho lause at G o'clock and Mr, Martin and I had tea n fow minutes afotrwards. In the conversation had with Mr. Tiltou, on ths back pinzza of our house, ho cald nothing about his iazzs not being oxclusiva ouongh for his fam. Iy, nor that Alrs. Tilton had {o give up the coalost room in the house, nor did hs observa that this was ono of tho consaquances of the scandal. Cross.czamined: Tho intorview between Gen. Tracy and Bessio Turner lastod loss than an liour—sbout fifty minates, perhaps, It was in tho back parior. After Mr, Tracy’s departure nothing was sald on the snbject of Beesis Tir~ ner's teatiniony before the Commicteo, The Court adjourned. encrally boltoved that all the testimony will be in to-morrow. —_—— FACTS AND COSSIP, FLONFNOE TILTON, New Yeork Sun, May 11, Thera has been some expectation that ¥iuence ‘Titton might testify in rebutlal. Ar, Tilton, when asked by a friond about it yosterday, sald, with great empliasis : * No, air, nover, I on- tered Into tbla trial with two purposes, fixed and unalterablo: Ono was, that I would not be guiltyof thologal crattor moral lttlonesa of foibidding my wife to testify in Ler own behalf ; ihe othor was, that no carthlyZpower or tompjs- tion should fudnce mo to summon my dsughter to give ovidence agamnst the mothor who bore her. Mrs, Tilton baa been silenced by otbers, not by mo. My wifo is no longer mine, and I am not her representative: but my daugh- ter Iu atill my own, aud she aball nover bo com- polled by ms, nor by any coury through mo, to speal of "hor mother in any other worda than of loveand pity. Thero are not chalus enough {n Brooklyn to drag Florencs Lo the Court-Houso, cither as witness or spectator. 1f the ' scalo of this nontrovm‘r were 80 evenly balancod that TFlorenco's tostimony wera tho only thing that cauld tarn it, T would not suffer hor'te swoar an unfilial oath $0 hor mothor's shame,” ‘THB BOWENS, Lraoklyn Sum, g Henry E. Bowen was in court, and heard his father {oatify with undisguised plossure, * Ilow in it that your. father attonds Plymouth Cliurch, nnd Jast” Habbath partook of the Communion from r, Boschor’s handa?” quorled a Sun oportor, “I'l tell you why" raplied Henry, "My father helped” to' boild up Plymouth Chaurch, and he haa donenothing wrong, ‘Among the Congregationalists tho ministor ia not the church, ho is only tho servant, My father nover forfoited by any act of hia tho right to be in Plymouth Qhurch, snd that is the resson why bs goos thote, nod will continus to go." n Fridny morning, a short time after the ad- Journment of the Baecher-Tilton trial, Henry A, dowon met J, B, Murray on Montagno strest. Bir. Mumray is an cathualastio friend of Alr. Boocher's, Ila nolls liguor, and acts us ‘usher i the Court-room for tho membora of Plymouth Churoh, It avpears that Mr, J, B, Murray re- contly indulged in somo roflections ou the Bowen family, snd 80, when il A. Bowen mot J. B, Murray, ho eaid: * Look horo, Mr. Murray, I want £0 goe you..” Ar, J. B, Murray turned very red, and replied: I don't want to seo you," Bowen stopped him, however, and asked Mr. Murzray it hie_had said corcain things about him (Bowen). * Yes, Idia,” said Mr, J. E. Murray, pervoualy, *Thon," said Mr. Bowon, hotly, “‘you are a lar, coward, and,poltroon, and I am L, of Apri), '7: or any patl of it.p 51 prepared to hold mvself rosponmblo for what [ EaY in any wi Tho upsliot of the matter was that Mr. J. L. Marray rotired to a convenlent and frisndl7 law-ofice. Had he remained there ight hinve beon trouble, for young Bowen is a very muscular man, who Lnows Low Lo use his Lands, pugiiistically epenking. ——— B WEARY OF LIFE. 8pecial Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribuns, . DAYENPORT, In., May 12,—In this city yeater- doy, Peter Paulson committed naicldo by hang- ing himsolf in a barn, Worldly troubles wero the cause. He wasn German and 40 years of 850, ° Onana, May 12.—August Bloas, of Bt. Louls, cowmitted sulcldo by shooting himself in the foreliead with a large Diatol, on a Pullman oar, Jjust before the train lof¢ here to-dsy for that point, He hing boen hiers for ten or twelve days, supposed to bo harmlesaly inssns, aud waa goe ing home in care of & police officor, e had 21,200 or 91,300 on his porson, Tho body is in tho bands of the Qoroner, Iis son, 14 years of nge, {s cared for at the Grand Central, —_———— OHIO BENTIBTS, Coruxaus, 0., May 12.—At & meeting of the Htata Homeopathlo Bocioty to-day, papers woro read on prolapsus utert, surgory, puerperal fe- ver, aud eleotricity, Cloveland wan selocted aa tho place for the next moating, Tho following oficers were eloct- od for tho evsulng yesr: Ireaident, Wiliam Detwiller, of Findlay; YVico-Prosidents, B, B. Dush, of Salem, and Willlam Owens, of ‘Ojncine Hocratary, W. H, Phillips, of Clevelend uurer, J. U, Banders, of Cleveland, FORT WAYNE MUNICIPAL NEWS. Bpecial Dispalch to The Uhicago Tribune, Forr Wawng, Ind., May 12.—The City Council laat evoning elacted all minor clty oficers, tho most important being as follows: Chlef of Po. lice, Michael Bungleton ; Chiof of Fire Depart. waent, Frank B, Vogel; City Attorney, Allen Zal« lare | QUsy Qivil Ragineaz, Joba Bysll. The ooae LR Y TE AT S T SN T = test for anvarat of these posmitions has booen very rpiritod, and catned moch popular excilemant, ‘This dofeat of tho o1d Ohiof Enginecr of the Firg Departmont was followod by the reaignation of nearly all the firomon, loaving the city at prossnt without any voluntecr force, Thenew Engl- near, huwaver, promises & spoody and complete roorganization, RAILROAD NEWS, CHICAGO AND THE SOUTHERN TRADE, Ever einco Mr, James Clark becamo (oneral Manager, and Mr. Joaoph Tucker Genoral Supor intendent, of tho Illinois Central Railrond, thoy Linya been directing alt tholr offorts and enorgles to bring about cloror relationship botwoon Ohi- cago and the South, aud partioularly New Or- leabs. Xiy purchasiop a Inrgo amount of the stock of the Mississippl Contial Rallroad, they havo sooured. n through lino to Now Orioans which is In every roupect squal to any of tho ronds leading to the Eaot, Now Orfesna and Bouthern nierchonts gonorally sro al- ready finding It much to their advaotage to oomo to Chicago instead of Now York to purchaso their goods. And on the othor band, considerable grain destincd for Europesn norta is taking ita way thers vla Naw Orleans, Thero was, however, one mrent difficuity tho mluagicn of the 1llinals Central Liad vat to over- como to make this city a competitor of New York for the Southinrn tzaflo. The rates from Chicago to Now Orlonna snd other Sonthern polots wero much bigher in proportion than thoas from Non York. Aftor long and tedious contravorntes, thoy have now fuduced tho othor roads to submit o' large reduction in passens gor-rates frem thin city. The now rates, whioh will go into offect Mondny, are as follows + Ne Oid rate, | rate. Chicago to New Orloans, firat claes., $18.00/$3.60 Chicago to Naw Orleanr, second cla 28,00 Chicago to New Orleany, omigraut, 1 30 Ohleago to Blobfle, firet ‘clas Ghieagn to Mobilo, aecond ol Clifeago to Vickabirg, firal. clas Chicaqto do Vicksburg, rocond claes, Tho rats from New Orleaus to New York has been agroed upon by all the roads at 44, As it costs $23 from Now Orloansto Chieago, snd 915 from Chic:\y}f to Now York, Southern people will wave $1 by goiug to New York via Chicago. THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY. Prominont oflicera of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rattrond say there Is no foundation for the ramors provailing In this city during ths last two woeka that Mr. Walker waa going to resign tho Presidency, and that Mr. Porking, formerly of the Burllngton & Miseourl River Railroad, would succoed lim, Tho rumor that Mr. Per- kina 1 to assumo the management of the Alchigan Contral, in addition te the Burliugton, nagoon as Mr, Jay rosigns, in aleoauthoritativaly douied. 'The appointment of Mr. O. E. Porkiua na n Diroctor of the Burlington, in place of Mr. Clifford, rosizned, undoubtedly gavo riso to the above rumors. The affairs of tha Chicago, Bur- Hlngton & Quincy Rallroad aresaid to be in a bot- ter condition mow than thoy ever were baforo, aud & chango in the prosont officlent manage- ment would undonbtedly prove disastrons to tho intorests of the rosd. Tho Michigan Central has nlso groatly _improved siuce the appointmont of Mr. W. B. Sirong to the General Suporintendoncy, and the Directors, 1t is said, ara woll rlcuzd with hin enorgetic ef- forta to mako the road a paying ouo. Thn i tack on ltmlrmunc management of the Michi- gan Contral Ruilroad, which appeared in a Bos- ton paper o week or two ago, was entirsly undo- sorved and malicioue. Tho rond {8 rapidly im- proving, and wili soon be Ina condition to ro- sumo tho payment of its regular dividends. RAILROAD PURCHASING-AGENTS. 8. Louts, May 12.—~Tho second annusl Cone vention of the Railroad Purchasing-Agonts® As- sociation met at the Lindell Hotol to-day, and remainod in sesslon tranascting businos two hours, after which they repaired o one of the roception rooms of tho liotel, whors they were met by the Recoption Committes, and welcomed to the city on bebalf of the merchants and manufacturers of Ht. Loula. Tins afternoon the membern of the Cone vontion wero driven around tho city, through the suburbs, and thence to the Falr Grouuds, where an ologant collation was sproad, and while partaking thareof,several spocolics wero made, numerous toaats drank, and a jolly good tima had. To-morrow the Jonventlon will orosa the bridgo, visit the National Slock-Yards at East 8t. Louly, and take nn excuralon on tho river, Numorous roads of the country, both East and ‘West, aro ropresented. THE DENVER PACIFIC. 81, Lonis, May 12.—At o meoting of the atook- holdors of the Denvor Pacifio Rallroad at Don- ver, on Mouday, the following Direclors wora olestod: Robert 1. Carr, D. A. Mofit, J, D, Pnl;:’,y. Carlos 8, Greoly, W, B, Loomin, Jr., Jay 2;:‘ o 8idnoy Dillon, G L, Dudge, Oliver o AN TOWA RAILROAD CASE. Bpeciat Diswateh to The Chicaao T'ribune, Drs Moixes, In., Msy 12,—~In the United States Clreuit Court to-day in the caso of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Rulroad va. 3. ¥. Catts, Attorney-Gienoral, » doores was order- od dismisstng tho bill, & TOLEDO, WABASH & WESTERN. Torzoo, May 12..~At & meoting of the stock- haldern of tho Toledo, Wabnsh & Weatern Tail- road to-day, but 7,000 chares woroe ropresented, Without taking any action, the mosting ndjourn« «d, sino dio. POLITICAL, CrvoryNaTt, 0., May 12,—Thera Is 8 good deal of coofidential political canvassing going on smong the distinguished ndherenta of both par- tles who are gatherod horo, and theroian feoling that the coming campaigu ia already being out- lined, ' Smith’s American Orgnns. Thirty years esiablished. Fifty thoussnd now In use; 150 first promlums havo been awarded for the beat organ, Also the largest assorimont of planos over brought to the Weat, W, W, Knemavr, Corner Btate and Adams atreots, Planos and Organs. Oua hundred planos and organs to rent, also second- hand pianos for sale at great bargaine, (o make room for newatock, W. W, Knfnany, State snd Adams ntroste, MARRIAGES, Ao RN WITLARD_BATCER—Tn Champaiza. T T R e Ohlosgo, and Bliss Rith s Baker. - No carde, 0" © DEATHS, KNTISS—3ay 11, Ellza Davis, wifoof I.. M. Pren- ! Idest daughiter of tho late iourge aad Myra D, R o, 195 Loomivat, on ¥riday, th 1ih bust., at3 Frieads aro lnvited. " , May 11, at his rosidence, No. & danien Waleh; Lo of s Gouncs Kiars: o iy ihpemptom s, ; LIPH-Welnesd tog, May 12, of oholera fa. tantum, Kb Goryion. fafsat on of £1biss G, and Vi Ginla K, Phillips, aged 7 weeks and € days, Funoial from’ resiisnae, 10 doinshacplice, betweon Thtety-olght i and Tulriy-alail-sie, Thursdey’ moraiag, Moy 13, a1 o'vlocks GAIRVEV—0n the 13th lust. at rosldence, 54 Fourth-at., T Finra toraty ST U bt Stophente Olurcls ral to-da; 3! ¥ . s o tensels Caivary by cars, o g %5 HIGH—At Nuah g t6p. L n.'\mh;:“;{u.. Tenn., May 13, at 6 p. m., Henry ‘Fuderal botlcs Lareattar, e s ¥ 3 § oM olonis froms 1o sosidomin o i SO OES, For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S BOOTHING BYRUP bas been usod for ohildren with nevar-talliog success, It corrests acld. 1ty of the atomach, velisves wind oulic, regulates tho hawe els, cures dysentery and dfarrhea, whethar arislog from testhing or othor csuses, Anald and well-tried reizoily, For all Purposes of a Family THETIOUSEHOLD PANACEA wil by f g Dla. Unroedinte solct mit oliaw its e o lnfln::l{::! oliey in {2 the stomach, Lowels, or side} rheumatis: ), Bilduentutis i beuiss or thtorbarmmd s iams, folles Children Often Look Pale and Siok From no othier oause than haviog worms{n the stomach, BROWN'S VRILMIFUUK COMEITS wil] destroy worms without fnjury o tho ebild, bolug pertoctly witiTx, and 1rce from all coloslag or othor dnjuriouy Ingredlants’ usu- allrused {o wor propacations. Bold by all druggists. % genta & box. All the Muscles of my tongue acd ono s i QAT G Ry Lo Rogrmgd sv. Hold byall Dy Iluiu N 0o sl bt T RGAIN | 8ud DECIDED BARGAING AUOTION SALES. WM. AT BUITERS & 00, AVOTIONtE RS, 108 MADISON-KT., il foado, CONTINUED ART SATR AT THR EXPOSITION DUILDING Of tho magnificont collostion of on Paintings, to bo oflered at 8 o’clook every ovoning until Saturday Night, Tonth Sale TO-NIGHT, and Impor. tant Paintings as woll thoso of me. dium value will be placed on the Enscl. Bargnins for purchasora, B, BCOTT, Jr., of Philadelphis, conduets the sals, A NUTTERS & €O, Avotloneers, TRADE SALE Thureday Morning, May 13, at 8:30 o'olook, Boaronable Dey Goods, Fino Oustom Olothung, ‘Wool, Cauimeres, Doeskias, Tatolioy Jesus, and Qobtenad, full livos of Hoslers, Iandkerchiats, Suspondets, Hhi ond Drawers, Whito Bhirts, Neckwadr, Gloves, Damark od Tomeling,{lsok Lice Polata aud Jacksts, Tnvolcs liractio Blianla of afl qualities, and Fine Btyley STRAVY GOODS, Ladios' and Sfisses' Trimmod and Untrimmod, ang Men's and Tloya' Wonr, Tabla and Packel Cutlery, tg Flne Wiadow Ourtalns, Boots, Shoos, and Bllppars, At our aalesrooms, 108 Madlsonet., WM. A BUTTERS & CO., Auotfoneers, BUTT) e ERS & C0.S SATURDAY SALE, o o taeold Ovods, MORN . h, 134 o' O e, sy losk, LLISON, POMEROY & CO,, Regular Friday's Auction Sale, May 14, at 9:30 . m. NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, In addition to aur regolar lergo stock, wa bave tiro contents of il AT o TOREE LARGH DWELLINGS, A fall line of naw mlafit aud good nsod Carpets; larga ts, atock ol geners ouso:laoninge Gooda, Rofrigerato Onoklag-Stove PINE MIRRUNS, PLANUS, G Sforchandise, Feas, Clgars, oio nerl UK, POMEROY & Co, Administrator’s Sale, AT ATOTION. Omuibns, Carriages, Horses, &¢., &, At Btorage Warchousey 160 Weat Monroo-st,y BATURDAY MORNING, May 15, at 10 o'clock. One Omalbus, fonr Country Btages, two Famil Cum gnace, Tiomon o and Opon Biggles, Brick Wagem Bfl’!‘(.': and Double Harpess, Also, & lot Barber Slinn Fiztures, Toe Bozes, Re., &e. FLISUN, POMKROY & CO., Auctionoers. BY G. P. GORE & CO., =] %0 Wabash avenus, On Saturday, sz—lfi, at 8 o’clook, AN IMMENBE STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITRE AND CARPETS. Parlor Suits in every stylo; Chamber 8 larfo varisty Dxtension Tables, Waln Bodstoads and Bureaus, Marble and Woode "V? Tablon, Bofas, Liounges, Drossing Cases, ainut Chnirs and Rockers, Bod pring Mnttressos, Mirrors, Show Onses, Par! orlnk Oflico Desks, Ico Chent, Rofrigerators, 10 Cratos W, G. Grookery, 76 Coaos Glasaware, 80 Oraes Chimnoya, . GORF. & CO,, Anoflone: [i P. os, Our Thursday Balp” post W fatarday o P I::fld:;. alo postponed un! n aee POSTPONEMENT. advertixed to taka place Th: oned. Qur friends will ad. u Atoralag, May 14, with & nice of avery decrinfion, aLo, P, By 8. DINGIRE & CO., Auctlonoars, 8 and 81 East Randolph-st. REQULAR AUCTION SALE OF Household Goods AND GENERAL: MERCHANDISE LVERY WRDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. Liloral Cash Advances made on Contignments, Saturday, May 15, at 10 o'clock, Extonsive Baleof HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Carpeting, Redding, Ofles Furnlture, and Geueral Merchandise. N. B.—Particular attention in oalled to ony T e oting, &c. BNDREOLR: R " 8. DINGER, & 00., Auctionsars, 1l May 17, L t 73§ o'clock, PAWNERTR A i mencias at 7 UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, At No, 260 Noutt Clark-st., comori:ing Watches, Dia- imonds, Gold Chalns, Rings, Jewoles,” Plitals, Pipes, i Outlory, Hilver Plato,'Clothiug, aud Fanoy Arti- cles i nlleas vaclels; Diaat o sald 10 pay advazices. By Aoyt NG Auctlonsers. T Byd. B. CHAMBERS & CO, At No, 14 State-st. GRAND ART SALE Ttalian Morble Garden, Hall and Parlor Statuary. Honeazs, Apofle, e, Tk o iArta: Comprising _subjects—Tanasence, Disza, Venus of Canova, Marn LANUR VIENOI BIONAK §1 Fronch Bronze, Llack Marbl {lacks, Uronzs Grons. acil VABKS ON COLUSINS, Mantel marm Siesara. VIRT IO Clata Vo Vitd & Bonshy of Buiae delphis, to bs sold at public salo, on. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MAY 12 AND 18, Atloma. moand 320 pom., st No 1bd Blasat., be troen Monroa an Moy o1 MR & c0,, Auctfp et By WILKINS, BRUSH & CO. Auctionsers, Salesroom 168 & 107 Randolph-st.,noar biliav. Furniture, Carpots, Stoves, Eto. bATIIRAY, By ot b e Ton o [ lot o ory d Oh . Al ‘Diulic-Tioom, aud Kition Tufaiture (sssoad-bAnd). GREAT BIRD SAL R 2P, AT 11:80. Contents of & Bird-Store, aomprising fa part Parro uels (cost #10), Alucking.Birds (coat as highas #6), Ainttien: by Licka, Mtaciings hat son bo et 18 talk or whiatlo), lot of jard tl':l“ singers, ulnnled‘. Bt e tnumce ale sy B 3 out 350, Alvo & Tot ol Jirass Gagos, ota. A1l to Lo soid A LIS, Buusi & €o., Austionesrs. = — s = ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO,, Auctioncers, 17 and 79 iouthDoarbornat, Triday Morning, May 14, LXTENSIVE SALE OF FURNITURE Damaged by Fire! The entiro.Btock of Goods in our Biores st fire on Bunduy moraing will L‘EZ:‘;’.‘}‘.',’: “I:'Sh:‘lia‘xm;l‘ out at thig aele, to mako ook, A BTOOK 15 ARG, aud buyers will 834 Fenioved LLL, WILLTAMS & €O, By SMITH & HEANEY, ' 60 Lfilthav,, coroer Handolphat. MORTGAGE SALE AT AUCIION SDAY, May 13, st 0% olnck atiarp, aa all the Sy et Do arld: X [utas Lol ek mrors Gosts of avery ription, Pots, P Tlates, Cool ing-Stoves, and everything us 3"0f Doudte s Raiso you' want = =t = By JAS, P, McNAMARA & CO. 31 East Waskloglon-st. 500 CASES. BOOTS AND SHOES . &% Auotlon this (Thuraday) Mosning, 8) # ¢'alok. o