Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1875, Page 16

~ 16 THE CITY.. CENERAL NEWS. There is a ncts on the Coroner's book at Cen- tral Btation ssying that he is wanted very badly at No. 20 Better street. 5 H. E.O. Peterson, the portrait artist, held a reception on the 18th inst.- It wasa very suc- ocesafal and fashionable one. The organization of colorsd regiment is be- ing canvassed. Commissioner Jones has been asked to take command, but respectfully de- clines. 2 Ely Pat Flanagan was arrested last evening for taking a gold ring and $37 in money from Ching Luen, s Chinese lsundryman under the Gault House. & X The houses of Thomas Higgins, No. 388" West Adams street, and Fred Leybold, No. 82 West ZLake street, were robbed of clothing by sneak- thieves night before last. . ) The tempersture yesterdsy, as observ: y Manasse, opticisn, 88 Madison street (TRIBUNE Building), was at 8 8. m-, 63 degrees; 10a. m., 62; 12m., 63; 3:90 p. m., 635 8 p. m., 55. Ganger, committed for his conneo~ fix‘mfl’wfimfin& up toa late hoor yes- tesdsy afternoon was basking in a cell in the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE [4 SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. a0d cream, etc. The procseds of the Festival il be nsed in supplying tho city hospitals with fruits and flowers during tho summer—a ob- Ject which should commend the Fostival to pat- Tonage. UNIVEBSITY OF CHICAGO. The Atheneum Litersry Bociety of the Uni- versity celebrated its fourteenth anniversary Thursday evening. Tho University Place Church, while ot crowded, was comfortably filled. The size of the andience was affected somewhat by a misunderstanding in making ' the sannouace- ‘ments, tod by the reunion sociablo st the Sixth Presbyterian Church. The, exercises were ex- Dotly long enoogh, which means oxactly short enough, and of o character the reverso of wearisomo. H. B. Mitchell, President, opened with & brief snd appropriate adress, speaking of tho encouraging progress of tho Athenmum during the past year, * The Bacrilegious Game- sters,” & pieco giving chauce for dramatic ac- tion, was read fairly by H. L Bosworth. Tho so- lection, perhaps, was not the best that might have been mado to attract the hearers pleasura- bly. P. H. Moore and L. H. Stotson de- bated the question, - Is Our Country in Danger from Roman Catholicism ?" Mr. Stetson makin, the stronger speech, though both were hear: attentively. “The Enlerprise, the Society paper. wasrend by H. P. Grove, aud was successful in its aim to keep the audience-in good humor and laugbter. The ;xa‘rognmme closed with an ora- tion by B. B. Twiss on **Sociely.” The com- position was finished, Society’s pluce and claims were ably set forth, and altogether the effort was one of Alr. Twiss’ best. The music was by Hand's orchestrs, and fally satisfactory, as his ‘music always is. jail, having been unable to furnish the requir- ed bail., In the review on the lumber trade of Chicago in Baturday's issue, an error occarred in rogard tothe roceipts, as the actual amount received was 1,060,088,700 feet, instead of the amonnt gam; and ths number of ehingles was 619,278,~ At the regular annual election- of the Courier pany, of Chicago, held yesterday, the fol- i o o Do sl e ing year: Wil tis ;yman, Robert J. SBmith, H. C.Smbgm and H. L. En- siga. . It is s2id that Mr. W. F. Butler, who lafely re- ceived » verdict of $500 sgynst W. F. Storey for calling him a_** ghrater,” bds taken the coun- 8¢l of hin legal adviser, Mr. Hervey, and accept- od the $500 aud dismissed a later suit for the same alloged offense. Two thieves concealed themselves in the cloth- ing store No. 425 Archer avepue night before last, and just as the proprietor was closing it be heard & Doise, ana discovered them running out. They dropped s bundle of stolen goods. Officer Pigeon pursmed them, but they eluded kim. To-morrow being the Queen's birthday, it will be in order for Henglisbmen in_our midst to wake up with s God bless 'or™ on their lips, and, before sallying forth to business wi.h rose- ‘bud in button-hole, to leave ail their b's at 'ome exoept such few as will be necossary to hempha- size words bopeniog with a vowel. & Still another objection can, be urged against the Sonth Side bob-tail cars i the fact that the wicked youths of State street, varying in age from 2 £o 7 years, havs struck a pew streak of fun in the dropping of huge Inmps of stone on the back sreps, which prove a stumbling-block to unwaryjpassengers. B The Hyde Park Hotel, one of the most pleas- antly-sitnated and best kept of our suburban botels, has Ihlly entored upon its usual lively summer season’s business. The hotel is well Eept, delightfolly sitnsted, and combines the solid comforts of city life with the pleasures of | » residence in the country. A geoeral mecting of all the lady committees having the proposed foral festival in chare was held yesterday afternoon in Lower Farwell Hall, Mrs. 0. D. Ranney in the chair, znd 3lrs. Smith acting s Secretary. Encouraging reports were received from the Commuttees on Music, on Flowers, and on Spesking. A #ad suicide ocourred yesterdsy forenoon. Filen Dinan, an old womsn_of 69 years, hung herself with'a clothes line, which she suspended from s rafter in the ehanty in which she lived, at the corner of Robey stroet and Clybourn place. Deceased was a widow in very poor circumstances, and leaves an idiotic daughter 34 years old. Destitntion was tho cause of the euicide. In the notice of the wanton insult offered Fri- dsy to a young lady by & teamp, it was incor- rectly stated that she was emlcyed in the con- féctionery atore 253 Wes: Madison street. Tho 1ady, who is_highly reapectable, lives with her father's family at 263, but is not connected with the store. 1t is also proper to stats that the man did not lay bands on the young lady. : A number of property-owners assessed for the opening of Dearborn strest hava preparod and signed & petition to Judge Jameson, of tho Cook County Superior Court, asking him to have tho assesgment recast, urging as a reason inequali- ties in the sssessmens. During the past three days parties representing an assessment of #230,000 have signed tho petition, which is still epen for signatures at Room 1, Ne, 376 State wstreet. Maj. Nevans has formed s drum corps of Ehe cadets at the Military Academy at Morgan Park. Capt. Hill of the original Ellsworth Zouaves, is the drill master. Col Norton is leaving nothing undone to make his institution the school of the West. The lady President of the Chicago Female College, Mra. Mary Fislds, has associsted with bher, in the management, Prof. Thayar, formerly of the Jacksoaville Female Seminary. It is_rapidly taking a high stand among educational institutions. ‘The Cincinnati of yesterday says that “Dr. 8. kwith, the chief pro- | jefor of the private insane retrestat College B0, kmown 25 ‘the Sanitarium, recsived a_letter from Mr. Robert Lincoln, of Chicago, Friday, engaging spartments in the Sanitarium for his motner. The arrangements are all satisfactory, and Mra. Lincoln will, it is said, reach Cum- minsvitle, via C., H. & D. Boad, 3londay night, thence to be conducted in & coach to her futurs ‘home in the Sanitarinm.” - We ¥ evening a number of the friends of A)d. Cam yl:g choe&::iu birthday to gi\;o him a surprise. ong surprising patty were Gen. J. 8. Revnolds, Col. atd Mrs. Whitner, Mr. and Mrs. David Coveland, Mr. sand Mirs. Brooks, Miss Laphaw, Miss Mattie Thompson, Misses Danforth, Messrs. Ford, Bar- rons, Cutter, and others. Eeofrcshments were served at 10 o'clock by Eckhardt, after which the - party adjourned to the Alderman’s Hell, whers dancing was kept up until an early hoar in the morning. Bume of the Irish Catholics have had their ire aroused by s paragraph that Elder Mulline, of the G. A B..Committes on Decoration, had arranged to have Col. W. J. Hynes, of Arkansas, speak on thst day at Calvary Cemetery. Why a man of other roligious sentiments shonld make the choice, they could not understand. ‘Tho miatake occurs in the name, John S. Muller and oot Elder Mullins being the gentleman who sug- geeted the epecker. Col. Hynes 1s a young, yet woll-known Irishman, and was & member of the a5t Copgress. Detective Halligan, of Cleveland, took Tom Gallagher back with him last evening, Tho de- tectives here know who killed Officer Kick, in that city. on the 1Sth inst., but are keeping the wherea-ozts of the murderer guiet at pres- epi. Caliagher is well kuowr to the oficers here, but has mot the reputation of being & veryhard boy. His ageis abeut 19, and he has kept bad compsny to the neglect of 8 widowed mother. Tho members of the gang with whom he associated are all well Imown here nshard men, but not as skillfal =od expert burglars. None of tho others have Deen arrestod. + Saturdey evening, May 15, Mr. and Mrs. Au- gust Rietz celebrated their silver wedding at their residence, No.431 West Randolph street. The wedding ceremonies, which began at 10 o'clock, lasted until 11, when the party, to the oumber of 130, sat down to subper, which was & ‘highly enjoyabla affair, enlivened with appro- te tonsts, Among the couples present were - and Mrs. Gindell, Brachvogel, Brandt, Gott- fried F.and E. Rietz, Mattar, H. Groenebaum, sod others. At 1o'dlock dancing commenced, which was kept up uatil 6 o'clock in the morning. ‘The Newsboys® Home comes before the public once more for a benefit to taxs placo Thursdsy sfternoon, .88 a0 extrs matinee at the Adelphi, which Mr. Grover gives with hir regular com- pany. Mr, Thomas Msguire contributes from the Emerson Minstrels, 80 that there will be no Tack of attraction. A very goodly number of tickets are already sold, and & substantial bene- 1it 18 “expected. Mr. Moses Hooke, the new Superi oot, is pstting ten men to each pledge a 10 per cent addition to tho net proceeds of the matines, o that the benefit maybo a donble one. . The scrangements, a5 completed, contemplate the holding of & floral festival in Lower Farwell Toesday eovening ' and _ Wednesdry afternoon of this week. Tickets are at 50 . cents, =aud they admit to both entertainments, The Guard ns. Mr. Shepherd will contribute the flowers, aud d nwill be a flaral booth poapled with Floras, For the ‘inper man, pro- vielon is muie.wt coffee, cake, fruit, strawberries A EOLIMN PROTEST, At a recent meoting of the tax-payers of the Bixth Ward, -the folloiing rosolutions were read and adopted: y WHERELF, The tax-payers of the Sixth Ward have for Torn Srith thg Aumaucos of . dithy alaughters Tousea and other establishraenta used for ren all sorts of putrid and offensive animal matter, and which poison the atmosphers and endanger kuman life; an WHERYAR, We have reported said nuisances time an again to the Heaith Department, and czn get no relief from that sourcs, but are rebuffod for making com- plaint; and, WiERras, The sakl Board has reccntly not only re- fused to extend us any relief to a delegation of some of our heaviost tax-payers, but did actually dd insult to our Injury, informing us that we should Do unable to pay our taxes but for these institutions, and that they were beavy tax-payers and must not be molosted, notwithstanding they poison the atmosphero which over 10,000 humw beings are compelied to Dreathe, in direct violation of all law ; therofore, Resolted, That we will use all lawful mezns in our power to prosecute said stink-producers Lo the bitter gad, and, also, that ws enter our ole:nn protest againat beliig taxed for the support of a Board of Health whose ofticial conduct {ndicates more loyaity to these atink-producers than the public, whose servants they are supposed to be, Resolved, Thet we petition the Honorsble Board of Aldermen to abolish ssid Board of Health at the earli- ‘eat poasible opportunity. VIEWING THE GROUND. #°Commissioners Burdick, Cloagh, Jones. Craw- ford, Holden, Carroll, Johnson, Russell, and Bcsse, of .the County Board, together with Drs, Tons, ' Johnson, Lyman, Fitch, Bogne, Freer, Quine, and Gors, of the Medical Board ; Warden cLaughlin, of the County Hospital; Mr. Cochrane, architect of the rnow hospital, and other prominent persons, visited and inspected tho hoapital ot recently purclased by tho couaty, situ: on West Harnson and Wood streets. Allthe visitors expressed thomselvea highly satis- fied with the location. After matureconsideration, it was thought best by the majority that ihe execative building should front on_ Harnson street, the pavilion fronting cast and west, 5o 28 to allow them the sun alternately morning and evening. Some slight suggestions were made to the architect, but nothing that will iead him to alter his plans in sany observabla manper, It is probsblo that the Committes on Hospital will report in favor of having the executive buildig front on Harrison street at the Connty Board meeting to-morrow aftarncon. THE COUNTY BUILDING. Edwin Drury, Geo. Lieb's chief clerk, gave no- tice yesterday that he should resigo his position, to take effect July1. The resignation will be accepted with regret, as Mr. Drury is reggrded a8 a very efficient clerk. Gen, Lieb was yesterday officially informed of the suit for 350,000 damages brought ngainat him on account of his recent commaunication to the Connty Board, and notified to answer at the bar of justice the third Alonday in June. The Clerk of the County Board yesterdsy re- ceived an official commanication from thé City Clerk setting forth the action of the City Conn= cilin the sppointment of Tilley and Egan as Court-House architects, and zsking the County Board to concar. —_— , THE BALTIMORE & OHIO. VISIT OF ITS OFFICERS TO CHICAGO. Jobn W. Garrett, Esq,, President of the Dalti- more & Ohio Railroad, arrived here 1ast night at 6 o'clock, and put up at the Palmer House. Accompaoying Mr. Garret: was Robert Garrett, of the Baltimore banking house of Robert Gar- rett & Sons, and President of the Valley Railroad; Wm. Leyzer, second Vice-President of the Balti- more & Ohio; John L. Wilson, Road-Master ; John C. Davis, Master Machinist; Wal- ter C. Quincy, General Manager - of the Chicago & Ohio _ Dirision ; sod Edward Pouts, Secretary to the President. The party. left Baltimore. at 9 a. m. in special cars ox a trip of inspection. At Cumberland Md., Mr. Garrett wae received by the Mayor and City Council, and prominent citizens "of the town, and in the evening was greeted with an address of welcome by the Hon. J. L. Hoffman, to which a felicitous response was made by Mr. Garretr, & large gatbering of citizens being present. At Cumberland the Company. has extensive rolling mills and machino shops which the immense ‘business of the road slways keeps busily at work. The party stopped at Garreit, hld., Oakland and Newark, Ohio, inspected the machine shops, and made a general sarvey of the condition cf the road all along tte lineto Chicago. Mr. Gar- ratt expresses great satisfaction at the condition of the go Division, which was put to 28 Be- vere » test last winter asa new road could be subjected to, and which bore it most admirably. ‘With the completion of the works now under conetruction dvery section of the road will be complete within itself, with machine shops and all facilities for mainténance and repair, and tho capacity of the road will bo doubled. ¢ uring Mr. Garrett’a stay in Chicago ~ the question of providing enlarged facilities will bo considered, probabiy with the rosuls before long of the erection of new buildings and the estab- lishment of exteneive works. The lease of the depot in the Exposition’ Building runa ont on the 1st of Juoe, and gome action will be taken with respect to this. Ar. Garrett was in excellent bealth, althongh fatigued by his trip, &nd retired at an early honr. Vice-President Keyser stated that tho Baltimore & Ohio was still adding largely to ils terminal fa- cilities. At the present time a coffeo warchouse of unusual capacity is” building at the water's edge,so that the tranafer of cargoes will bedirect; nnd the terminal charges bo reduced to & min- imum, A new steamship line has just:been established between Baltimore and Rio Janeiro, landing at the Baltimore & Ohio Company’s wharves. Three large steamers have already been put on the line, which will offer ihe most advantsgeons route for coffes importations for the West.- A new steamship line be- tween the - Baltimore & Obio Company's wharves and Liverpool is shortly to be established, 5o that the facilities of Baltimore as & port of shipment and entry will bé vastly in- creaged. The Penusylvanis. Compaoy has just concluded an_agroement with the Iuman Line which will run vessels from tho Canton side of the harbor of Baitimore, and will so much in- The party will propably remain until Monday, and expect to get back to Baltimore by the 28ih inst. ———— THE QUO WARRANTO. FILING A DEMURRER. ‘The quo warrauto case of tho Citizens' Asso- ciation va. the Common Council came up very unexpectedly in the - Criminal Court. The in- formation asking for a wTit to compel the city to show cause why it is acting under the Incorpo- ration act of 1872 vas filed a week or more ago, and the hearing was expected several days ago, ‘but failing to come up the case was regarded by many a8 indefinitety postponed. Judge Lawrenco and Mr. Pence represented the {litizens' Associstion, and Judge Dickey the city. 5 3 ‘The case was opened by the filing of & do- murrer, as follows, by Judge Dickey : And the City of Chicago, the £aid dofendant, by T. L. Dickey, its attarney, saya that the said information is'not sufficient jn law'; and the said defendant ehows o the ourt the ollowing cause of demurzer to the ormation : Firat—The said information does not set forth or show any specifc iberty, privilege, funclion, {ranchis- 5, or powera exercised by the said City of Chicogo. S Nof shere, o how, nae 1 what rosemee ay su ‘privilege, fanction, or franchise, was, O ja being, exeriised by the ssid ity of Chicago. Third—Bocause the said information will not lie,nd 48 not the remody agai: ercise by the said city of the seid liberties, privilegos, ctions, and franchizes, or any of them. Fourth—Said information should be in the name of the of the State of and becsuse the o R T at; endsnt Judgment, etc. = oy .. Mx. Ponce and Judge Lawzence roplied to' the inst the city for the ex-. crease the importauoe of the port as an entrepot. . demurrer’ that the information sufficient, and supported their position by the citation of & list of suthorities. Judge Dickey replied in defenss of the demur- rerin a short spsech, and the Court took the caze under advisement. 3 e P THE WEST TOWN. MORY, TROUDLE BREWING. ‘West Town affaira are in an unsottled shape. Beveral weeks ago, it will bo remembered, the financial outlook was so gloomy, and certain circumstances were so suspicious, that an In- vestigatiop Committes was appointed to ascer- tain if possible the true status of affairs from » financial standpoint. The Committee has pince held weveral meetings and worked in- dustrionsly, in the . performance of its office, and it seems, if ‘réports be true, mot in vain. | At least information bhas ‘come to Tme Trmosz to the effact that Lawrence O'Brien, ox-Collector of the town, has been found to bo about 20,000 behind in his accounts hy the Committee. The report seoms to be mors than ‘authenti- oated by proceedings in court yosterday. ‘Tho Town of West Chicago filed a petition against O'Brien asking for & mandamus to com- pel him to pay over some back taxes. The peti- tioner states that O'Brien is Collector of the town although his datics ceased on the return of his warrant_and Colicetor's book for 1874 to the County Treasurer. He was elected Collector for 1678 and 1874, aud cotlected large amounts of taxes. The warraut for 1873 was issued to him in December, 1878, and returned by bim to the Couoty Treasurer in April, 1874, and the war- rant for 1874 was issued to him Jan. 7, 1873, and returned April 19 last. The amount of taxes collected for 1873 was $22,439.21, of which he Thaa paid over to Thomas Wall ‘only $16,403.70, and, after deducting bis salary of 1,600, there is still due tho town 84,695.51." Of the taxes for 1874, tho Collectar received $25,087.47, none of which has beeu paid, and, after deducting his salary, he owes the town £28,587.48, or $28,122.98 for the two years. Tho present Supervisor, D. W. Baker, has repeatedly demanded the payment Of these moneys, but O'Brien thus refusoed to pay them, Asthe funds aro much needed by tho town to defray its ex- penses, and as there is no common law method to compel O'Brien to pay over, the town asks for a writ of mandamus to compel the refractory Collector to come to time. At a moeting of the Investigativ g Committes held Friday evoning, it is said logal asmstance Was sect in order to prosecute O'Brien, and- {0 take stepa to enjoin & certan bank whero he keops his accounts from paying any money on his order, but with what suocess is not known. The tronble dees not stop with O'Brion, how- ever. Some timo ago, it will be remembered, soit was commenced against the bondsmen of ex-Supervisor Wall, and thereupon his vond mysteriously disappesred. The missing bond it nppears has suddenly come to lght. ‘Who bad the bond in the interim. and who was instramental in_spinting it away, is a question the new Bosrd is just now sttempting to find out. ‘The Committee in tho case of O'Brien willsub- mit its report to the Board to-morrosw evening. ¥ —— 1.0.G. T. . COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET AT THE PALMER HOUBE- The complimentary banquet to the foreign delegatea of the I. 0. G. T., en route to the Bloomington Convention, given by the Iadies of the Washingtonian Home, was heid in the or- dinary of the Palmer Hotel last evening, Mr. C. N. Holden in the chair. Abont 100 guests, 1adies and gentlemen, sat domn to the splendidly provided board, and the repast was disposed of with good grace and hearty appetite. 2 \When the clatter of eating utensils had sub- sided, the Chatrman.annonnced the following sentiment: - Our Guests—Worthy Represanta- tivesfiof a Great Canse,” and called upon the Rev. Mr. McDonough to respond, which that gentleman did in » graceful and eloquent man- nor, manly sod dignified in tone, and_without the remolest approach to egotiem. Ho spoke mmost hopefally of the future of the caunsein which ho was engaged, and concluped by ex- pressing his plonaure at seeing Chicago and par- taking of her bospitality. The next toast was, ** Our Foreign Delegates: ‘The Story of their Lives is the History of the Tomperance Reform; Their Achievements Are Their Eulogy.” Dr. Leeds responded in ao abls speech, in the course of which he said: ** The greatest think- ers of the time have taken up the position that onco was despised, and have proclaimed that the doctrine of total abstinence is the scientific ex- pression of & necessity of haman life. [Ap- plause.] JIn Eogiand, as well a8 in America, they were making men el their responsibilities in this mutter. They re- garded the trafiic in liquor as_tho great founda- tion of all their grievauces. It had been demon- sirated by parlismentary statistics that drunken- ness waa & blight on the progress of mations, This waa the logic of facts, and on that line thoy mast take their stand and fight the demon inch by inch, even to the remotest confinca of the world. [Applauss.] *There wers now.8,500 Good Templar Lodges in Great Britain. “'Ths Washiogtonizau. Home—an instance of the best theories put into practical service. Its %NE: praise it,” fittingly responded to by Mr. olls. 2 “The Good Templars—by know them. Thus tricd they are exalted.” " sentiment was very pleasingly responded to by Mr. Magtons, of Manchester, England. Mrs. Parker was called upon for some vohu- teer remarks, which were made in & happy vein. “The Clergy,—invalusble co-workers in tho causo of temperance reform. The parity of their livas is tho most efficient of temperanco Joctures.” Eloquently responded to by the Rev. W. A. Bartlett. “The concluding sentiment wae, ‘* Our tempet- ance women,—discouraged by no obstacle. they must succeed. If they connot drive’ dranken- ness out of the world, they will persuade men to sobristy."” Emery A. Storrs responded in his nsnal witty and effective manner. After spending an hour in sgrésable conversa- tion, the party dispersed. g e R. K. TURNER. THE MOTION FOR A CHANGE OF VENUR in the case R.K. Turner was argued befors Judge Booth in the Criminal Court yesterday. THE DEFESSE. The argument was opened by O. W. Constan- tino for the defense, who proceeded to'review the several afidavits accompanying the pecition. Ho called particular attention to the fact that most of the counter-afiidnvits had been made by interested parties, roal-estate dealers, efc’, and that they had not. said :that they had read the particalar newspaper articles bearing upon the case, the tondency of which was to bisa the public mind, but that they were simply “readers of the daily press,” He also. called attention to the further nature of the afidavits wherein it was stated that it was belioved by the affiant that the public mind was unbiased, and ‘wherein it was not statod that the belief was founded upon any peraonal knowledge, the re- sals of personal inquiry, He eaid the" affidavita looked very much 4 if they had beon_prepared by the prosecting witness’ Inwyer, and had been signed at his instance and upon information fur- nished alone by him. ¢ Dauring Mr. Constantine's remarks STATE'R-ATTORNEY REED asked permission to be heard, in view of the fact that he had an engagement which would neces- sitato his absence during the afterncon. He thought the motion for a chango of venue was & glander npon the 400,000 residents of the county. He called the Court’s at- tention to the statnto providing that the fact that a man had read newspaper accounts of a case sbould not disqualify bim from sittiog on a juryto try that case, unless the Court sp ruled. o then ‘called attention to the advantages ‘afforded the criininal arraigned by the right of challengo, and urged ‘that it was ridiculons to say, under the circumstances and law, that the da!r.n;muonld not obtain justice within the county. . ME. BARNUM, for the prosecation, followed Mr. Constantine. He urged that it wonld he mpoesible to find any criminal against whom there was not moro or less projudice. The fact that any one was in- dicted for crime was enough toarray against him the moral and law-abiding element. Ho did not ses that a faithful néwapaper report of the evidence in a case conld prejudice any one nndualy or unjustly, nor could editorial comments based upon the evidence. He had found the report ab- solutely correct in the case in question, and if the defendants were innocent s they clsimed, he could not understand how the public mind had become_ prejudiced by reading the. reporta, . or why & change of venue was asked unless it was to olude, 2f possible, tho ganing prison-doors. M. thoir_fruits “w SWETT cloged the argument for the def 3 i Toviewed the histary of the caas, snd repean] tho stumbering of Hill's deod of tho property in dispnte for thirty-fivo years as heing just as sus- picious as the apparent ' slumbe; deed " ‘of cr,y snd ol .ol u&f tioner’s | misfortune ' a3 ‘that be met before Hill did. He then associations of the petitioner and Reed, and to the character of the prosecuting witnesses, about whom the prosccution mabifested such unoasi- pees. o said the Court bad been asked to hold itself up to infamy in ortler to further the prose- cution of his client at the hands of well-known forgers. The Court would, notwithstanding, be gnvemed by the statates in deciding the motion. The tact that his client had beon published a8 a forger throughont the country press, and that the fire of 1871 destroyed s large Pproportion of the lsod titles, the $endoncy of which was to make the public particulaPly sensitive upon the case ot issue, was enough to Warrant a change of venue. In illastration of the preju- dice exiating, he referred to his personal experi- encein consultation with the public. He had et some of tho best citizens who were desirous of making afiidavits, or doing noything that would help his. client to the Penitentiary. He found their avoraion for Turner based upon the newspaper articles asserting his ' guilt, which bhad been - written oOpon ex-parte evidence. ~ The derense had offered no rebuiting testimony at,the original hearing for tho reason that it wes desmed preferable to wait until the ntream was reached before at- tempting to cross it. G £ After listening to the argument, which con- tinued for several hours, Judgo Booth au- nounced that he wonld decide upon the motion to-morrow moming. ———— . MINERAL WATER. PLOVING IT8 VIRTUES. The average Christian is firm in the belisf that by the power of frith » man of guite ordinary muscle ‘Gounld accomplish the removal of a mountain, but it has besn left to the pro- - pristor of a Clark street cizar-stand to prove that that power was ablo to cope succesafully with Bright's discase of the kidmeys. About three weeks ago Harry Pierce was siok,—very siok, indeed,—troubled, in fact, with a com- plaint brought on through a strangs ballucination on his part that thero was ‘but one character in the alphabet worthy of any attention, and that one tho last one, or, asit is commonly known, the **Lotter Z.” Matters got 80 bad with him after a week's suffering that he hired s Commissionairo for an hour and sent him ronnd to all the drug-stores, with instruc. tions to return with all the gratis-distributed modical almanacs he could accomulate. The result of a careful study of the enormous amount of literatare which his hireling of an hoaor returned with was an opinion that the only thingin the world which conld save him wasa cer- tmn mineral water, and be accordiugly laid in & five-gallon jar of tho staff, which ke deposited under his cigar-counter, 80 a8'to be handy at all hours of the day. Beforo be had had tims to take more than ons or two doses the man_who runs the whisky-shop in connection with his cigar-stand fancied he saw sometbing treasopable in Harry's action,— the water being an article greatly in favor with temperance people, and accrodited with- tho power of destroyiug the finer tastes of such as are devoted to hard-cider, sour-mash, and otber cheering decoctions—and he nccordingly emp- tied the water into the street and sgbstituled in its place five gallons of Lake Michigan, Harry was bound ro be cured, however, and as day by day went by be took his Iake water in regular doses, abjured the last letter of the alphabet, and ‘went round among his friends distributing min- eral-water pamphlets snd sacquainting ~them with the wonderful case in point which his own ameliorated condition of health afforded. In the fuilness of bis heart, and with the fortitude which is known to be one of the leading charao- teristics of thoso who keep cigar-stauds, ho wrote out o long testimonial 10 tho proprictors describing his case at the appearsuce of tho earliest symptoms, all ‘through the succeeding agony, and settiog forth in proper terms the’| macic reenlts which followed the uso of the water. He was on the point of sending it off. when he thongbt it would be only proper to submit it to the party runaing the whisky-shop in tho rear, ‘who could keep the joke no looger to himeelf, and had to tell about the change he had effected in the contents of the five-galion jar. In the meantime Harry is wondering what it really was that carod him, and as this is a proper question for them to consider, the Temperance Alliance should get up a public dobate on the subject. e = LOCAL LETTERS. STZAMSHIP DISASTERS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuna: Carcago, May 22.—It is just eightean months ago this morning since the stesmer Ville du Havre went down in mid-ocean, freighted with 50 many who were' dear to Chicago,—a cacrific to the grossest of carelessness and mismanage- ment. Burdened by the oppreesive memories of that day, my eye falls upon your leading editorial of this morning on * Steamship Dieasters,” showing that in the last forty-nine and one- half wmonths ‘twenty-six steamers have been destroped and 964 lives.” Many rlams and theories have beon suggested by the able press of this conntry and England tending to guard againet these terrible losses, but, after a very full consideration of the whole subject, my own conclusion is that tho only effectual remedy 1 tho repeal of the laws limiting the Lability of tho ship-owner to the value of the ship itself. Immediatoly upon the loss of the Ville da Havro I went to raris, and there investigated the cause of theloss. I attended tho trial in London before the Admiralty Court, and myselt interviewed most of tho officers and sailors of the French, English, and American . ships, and am of opinion that tho lcss was the fault of the French steamer, and of the most inexcusable sod aggravating carelessness. Her owners collecied over omo miflion of dollars of insurance, but repudiated all liakility for Jogses. 1drew up an agrcement to prosecute the Company, and give the avails of thesuit to St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, and obtained the co-operation-of several of the pas— scugers. On returniog to New York I consulted Judge Porter, Clarence A. Seward, Prof. Evaos, of Hamilton College, and H. B. Brown, now United States Judge 2t Detroit, and after & full examination it was decided wo weze remediless, and principally on sccount of the statate limit ing oo Jiability of vessel-owners to tho vessel itself orits valuo. That law I have no doubt ‘was enacted at the 1nstance of tha vessel-own- ers, and no ono was sufficiently interested on the part of tho peoplo to opposoit. Tho offects of 1t believe to be disastrous. . g When that law is repealed, and vessel-owners are made respopaible in damages for loss of life and cargo, they will invent all new safcguards which newspapers are trying to suggest, and will perfect all possible guarantecs for . safoty. ‘Let overy newspaper, and every citizen, ask the members of Cnnfrel! to repeal the law. Under the leadership of r, Plimsoll, England would undoubtedly do 1he same, and from that time henceforth you will ‘never record the loss of, twenty-six steamers in four and a half months. Tusuranoe companies would lessen their rates, and thoueands of bappy homes the world over would be savod from desolation. £ D. Goopwry, Sm. WHERE IS THE MOSEY? To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: - - - Crmoago, May 22.—I desire to make an iu- quiry throngh your columns regarding a matter which has given, and continues to give, consid- erabls concern to French citizens of Chicago. In 1870 large sums were collected here and throughont tho Northwest for the benefit of the soldiers wounded in the Franco-German war. ‘That which was first collected was forwarded by the Chicago Committee, and a receipt from the Committee in Paris promptly returned and re- ceived. The contributions from tho outlying districta _ continued to come in, and in duo_ time these, amonnting to several thousand dallars, were placed with the Commit- tee forlike transmission to the sufferers in France. _ But from this last amount pothing bes been heard in this city. There has beea no re- ceipt from abroad, no report by the home com. mittee, nothing by which it conid be dotermined here as to whether.it reached thoso for whom it was contributed. 1, therefore, beg leave, through your columns, to request information in regard to it, and suggest that perhaps Measrs. P. F. Rafinot, A. Gaydon, Theo. E. Gueroult, J. Schwarz, or Gustave Demars, who wero mem- bers of the Chioagp Committeo, might satisfy such inquiries by a public statement.. Respoct- fally, FaexcH CITIZEN. * TIE METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cnrcago, May 22.—At » epecial meeting of the City Council a few weoks ago, an ordinance was passod granting to a so-called - Metropolitan Street Railway Company the right to lay & track, commencing at the foot of Lake street, running west on Lako to Canal, south on Canal to Weat Fourteenth, and west on Fourteenth to Califor- nia svenna. Now, the tax-paying iesidents on ‘West Fourtesnth streot would very much like to know who - compose this -Metropolitan - Street Bailvay Company. . As. it has been assert- ed in my presence that it is. s more.| Tefored ta the [ mylh er combination of worthless o )y the entire | dividuals, t] major portion of it at the weokly xaeetings of the City Council and vote ; and that the combined wealth of said individuals could not farnish suficient means to build a single car. And to Ly certain knowledge they do not own a single foot of real estate on the prop~+=d ronte. A fow residents on West Tourte: & ntree: wero induced to sign » peti- tion v:h .ho promise of being nmndafeme amount ;.. choir asssssment. This ring of speculators have engineered this ordinance through, with the aid of their silent Emnexn in the Council, with no earthly object out the prospect of selling out to some respon- eible partiea, who, in the near future, would, no doubt, undertake ' this muck-needed improve- ment. The street has bheen, for past eighteen months, in a frightfal conditicn, and is now likely to remain so- for some time_ if this ordioance is not annulled, or until this self-styled Metropolitan Company knocks it down ‘to tho" highest bidder. - How s0 many of the solid wmen of - the City Council wero induced to vote yes on the passage of this ordinance is a myatery to many reputable citizens on West Fourceenth Brreet. with many éthers, would like io sce this much needed improvement made, but dis- like to seo our prospects of anything of the kind retarded by the charter getting into the hands of irresponsible partios, who will hold it 28an suctioneer holds his wares. 2 RicEARD CorLrss, Corner Morgan and West Fourteenth Streets. A MINT TO DIRECTORY MEN. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Omicaco, May 22.—I was called on to-day for my name and place of basiness for the city di- rectory mow praparing. The canvasser pro- posed to take it 24 in a certain building, say the *‘Bryant Block,” nndto that I strenuously and peremptorily objected, and gave tha street and number .only. Now thereisa reason for this. Tako the present directory and look for business addressos, aud see how many of them are in some building, giving there no : streeb or npumber, and named after some one to.‘‘memory dear.” Then an- other lodk must be had for that building. Some- times that is omitted ; but even if it is founa it simply swells the volume and cost of tho book, witbont tho slightest benefit to sty one, not even to theso men whoss questionable taste leads them to flout in the eyes ‘of all passers-by their claim of proprietorship. It is to bs hoped that the directories for this year will contatn refercoces ta the nnmbers on the streets ; where that of a room n a building is given using the strest number of the main en- rance. W.T.B. TIGHTS OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS, To the Editor of The Chfcago Lribune : -Cmicaco, May 22.—Has a Police Commissioner, doinga retall business, any more privilege than any othor merchant? The ordinance prohibit- ing sign-bozrds being placed on the outer edge of the sidewalks, is mow being rigid— 1y enforced by the police, except in the case of Police Commissioner Klokke, who is allowed to keep a gign-board in front of his stors on State street. Should he not be the first to remove it -Second Regiment are requested to meet this and show a good example to his neighbors ? StaTE 4 THE DEAGG SULT. To the Editor of The Chicdao Tridune: Cmicaao, May 22.—1 see by your paper that F. A. Bragg has obtained s judgment against the city for value of & lot in Russell, Mather & Roberts® Addition, condemned for s street. Bragg's claim is under a tax titlo obtained years ago. When Mr. Roberts was in the Common Council bo got an order passed for the Comp- troller to pay over ths condemnation money to the heirs of Russcll, Aather & Roborts upon their execution of satisfactory.bond to hold the city harmless. Such bond waa taken (probably) and the money paid, vide Comptroller Hayes' re- ort. 3 z The bond was burned, but Xfr. Roberts etals. still live and must know tho facts. B. S A THE CITY-HALL: ‘The Committes on Public Buildings will mest at 2-30 p. m. to-morrow in the City Clerk's of- fico. ‘Thers yet remains but one week for the pay- ment of the water-tax. All remaining unpaid at that time will be subjected to the usual penalty of 10 per cent. % The Mayor, Comptroller, and Corporation Counsel met yesterday afternoon on the Faller- ton avenus conduit investigation, and received abont one-fifth of the testimony, The Committeo on Btreets and Allsys for the South Divieion failed to mest yeaterday after- noon for Iack of & quorum. Another meeting is called for at 3 o'clock Tuesdsy afiernoon. The Council Cbamber will 'bo occupied this afternoon with s mass-meeting of those inter- ested in the formation of & Becond Regimoat, takiug the various Irish Organizations as nu- cleus, ) ‘The frame bara whick was said_to bs in pro- cess of erection m tbr icinits of Hinsdale and Rush streets, is bur a more shed just the size prescribed in the Firo- ordinance. - Fire-Warden Patch has inspected it, aud pronounces it good. It is the property of Sergh. Jacob Behm, of the police force. A committee from a Sixth Ward organization for the. suppression of nuisances yesterday waited upon the Board of Police to incits them to strictly enforce the sidowalk ordinance in the districts in that ward over which live stock are driven. The orzanization are also working quiet- Iy for the indictmont of various stink-factories in that peighborhood. . They bave a high idea of Bridgeport and will' not rest until these several nuisancos are abolished. The principal one is the driviog of Toxzan cattle through the streets 1n the vicinity of the Holden School. ik ANNOUNCEMENTS. Parties desirous of assisting in the decoration of the soldiurs’ graves Saturday are 1-juested to meet at Ransom Pust, corner of LaSalle and Adams streets, at 3 p. m. to-day. The recently: organized North Side Hebrew congregation will hold an adjourned meoting at 2 p.m. to-day m the North Side Turner Hall’ building, at which business of great importance willcomemp. . p All persons interestad in the formaticn of the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in tlie Conncil Chamber, with the Committee appointed Thursday evening- last, for the purpose of -arranging details, etc. Tho panorama of Bunyan's *Pilgrim's Prog- ress” will be exhibited at Grace M. E. Church, corner of North LaSalle and White streets, Tues- day evening. It is meritorious, and the North- siders chouid avail themselves of the opportu- nity to seo it. R R ” The Presbyterian Sundsy-school Association will hoid jts annual meeting Tuesday evening at the Third Presbyterian Charch. The oxercises will consist of an address by tho Rev. G. J. Mungnis on *¢ Mission Work,” the “election of officera, and other matters of interest to Sundsy- school workers. . ‘The Chicago Woman's Temperance Union will hold & prayer-meeting each day this week in Lower Farwell. Hall, beginning st 8 p. m. The leaders will bo a8 follows: Monday, Mrs. Fair; Tuaesday, Mrs. Rounds ; Wednesday, Alra. Dier; Thursday, Mrs. Pomeroy; Friday, Mrs. S8chuy- 1er; Baturday, Mrs. Holyoke. At the regular woekly meeting of the Irish Literary Associstion Tuesday evening next the Tollowing questio will bo debated : ** Resolved, ‘That the statesmen of America have done more to promoto the welfare of the Republic than the soldiers.” The afiirmative will be maintained by E. P. Cooke, John McNally, and Daniel Scnlly, and tho negative by A. L. Morrison, H. F. Donovan, and W. K. Sulljvan. The Fifth. Ward Committee of the Chicago Temperanco Alliance will hold » grand THE COMMUNIST Side Meeting. Disorderly Proceedings of the Mob. The mass-mesting of German voters to pro test againat ths frauds perpetrated at the late charter election, which had boen advertised in the German papers during the last two woeks, was teken possession of by the Communists, who, hz_dngw of losing their prestige, had taken this means of again thrusting themselves forwand. . The meoting should have becn called to order at 8 o'clock, but it was nearly 8 befors 100 per- 50DB Yeré present in all, a majority of whom ‘were Aeuxly Tecognized as Communists of long ugandmg. There wers Zimbel, Thorsmark, Nelke, Gruenhat, Schlueter, Hanneman, Hoft- man, Jr.._nnd many others who ouce stood high in councils of tte Chicago Commune, but who of late have become eatranged, and have strayed in various directions until they found them- selves again side by side on this occasion. ‘The meoting was called to order by Mr. Heary Zimbel, who nominated Mr. Jacob Bchiedinger for Chairman. Mr. Schiedinger was declared elected, thongh o majority of thoss present had voted against him. Considerabloe disatisfaction wu'sxv_roasud on scconpt of the raling of the Chair, and Mr. Schiedinger therefore declined. Mesars. Carl Bchlueter, Francis A. Hoffman, Jr., ;::l;‘zcudmph Ruhbsum were then nominated. . Schiueter was declared elected, though hi had but a few votes. He walked up wit:ggrel‘b alacrity to the platform, thanking them for ths ‘honor conferred upon him. Mr. Rudolph Rub- baum was then elected Secretary. Tho Chairadjusted his glasses and called for speakers, but none made their appearance. Thea the crowd commenced bellowing for Hoff- man, Nelke, Zimbel, and Thorsmark uotil they were neaily hoarse. Soms one moved that the meeting adjourn. A vots on this moticn beiug taken, a large majority voted in favor of it, but the Chair declured it dafeated, aod introdaced Mr. Henry Zimbel as the first sposker. - ZIMBEL 15 then essayed to make a lengthy Communist har- Tangue showing the advantage to be derived by the workingmen by joioing somo large political party, as he had lately done himself. He had been a Communist for ten yeans, and would always remain one, but thers a8 no sense in the - clamor of a few {anatics to gain their rights by force. [Much confusion ana nolse amoog the crowd.] Mr- Zimbel #aid it they would not keep quiet he would punith tbem by stopping. The noise, however, was not stopped. Nevercheless, he went on with his speech, and said this meeting" ad not been called by Hesing, Lieb, or aay political party, but by the ciuzens in fsvor of gz:fwmg corruption. He, though a Communist, had taken this position because 1t was the only right one. [Voice—*You are an in- fallible Pope.”"] Ar. Zimbel replied that they ought to be more tolerant. He then went on and explained the great principles of Commun- ism, but was froquently interrupted by such ex- prossions as ** Aca Gott, ehtopmiddat lymmbng." * Halts Maul,” *“Dat ish enonghof dat shtoff.” The confusion became finally 80_great tuat he bad to subside. All commencsd to shont for Hoffman, and the ex-leader stepped boldly on the platform, but the Chairman decided that Nelko had the floor, wherezpon there was another scene of great confasion. NELEF, however, essayed fo have his say, and went vig- orously for Hesing and tho Citizens’ Associa~ tion, whom he accused of being the real perpe- trators of fiauds. Any one who waa not on taeir gide and did not vots agamst the charter was deoounced as a scoundrel. They must hunt down these swindlers of the Citizens' Association, and then they would have hooest elections. [Ap- plause.]. Tho. Alaermen were' good men, the best men in the city, and still they wera deilv in- sulted by these fellows, and so was that excel- lent and bopest maa, Sheriff Axnew. speaker said Mr. Thorsmark had the word. ME. THORSIARK said ho had to say but a few words. This mest- ing had been called to prosost sgainst frauds, and that renegate Zimbel 30d others were trring to fi-e the worlongmen_to tave a haad in it. Hedidnot feel authorized to assist in get- ting up 2 new organization ; he meant to stay by the red flag and die 1o its defense. Mr. Zim- bel, who once was ono of them, had deserted the flag and joined tho workingmen’a worst enemy, chameleon-like, changed color every year, he wrould take his ife. He could respect an Lonest opponent, but not a traitor and deserter like Zimbel. [Great applause and coufusion, during which Zimbal picked up his hat and Jeft the hall.] ‘The speaker continued by saying that ho 'was glad there wors 80 few present, for it shows what o union of Hesing and Zimbel would ac- compiish. Ho then went at leogtn into the beauties of Communistic doctrines. When he had fivished, Hoffman was again called, but the chair woald not have him, and iotroduced Mr. Hanneman, who tried to speak, but there was such a noise and confasion on account of the arbitrariness of the Chairman that his words could not be heard. _Hanneman roared and raved, aod said thoy wers intolerant brutes and Zimbel men, which sull heightened ths uproar ; dariug which the Sacre- tary, Mr. Ruhbaum, packed up his dads acd went the way Mr. Zimbel wenc bofore him,—(hinking it safer ontside than in the midet of such a crowd. The speaker bacame very much excited, and flercely attacked Zimbel and Hesing, bat he ngain was interrupted with cries for Hoffmaa, end such epithets as ** Du Dummer Esel” were continuatly harled at him. *‘You arg a tolerant get,” he bitsed. *Don’t you know Hoffman is also 3 Communist, and was once your leacer? It gives me plaasure tofive way to youar pet, the Communist Hofmsn,” aod he gave way. 2B FRANCIS C. HOFFMAN thon took the stand, and said he wss both gricved and astonished that they conld overlook the object for which the meoting had been calted. He had hopod that Germaos would everywhere, DO matter to what party they belonged donounced the terribls swindles porpetrated” at the last election. This was not the time or place to make capital for any party or organization, but to proteat azainst the man- nerin which they all, especially the working- men, were defranded out of their honest wotes. -Everythiog was mentionod at this meeting ex- copt the subject for which it bad been called, and he would therefore lead them backto the proper subject. There were frauds at all eloc- tions, but such outrageous frauds as these at the last one were mover committed before, and therefora every decent citizen regardless of po- litical creed must protest against them. What good was it to advocate a better condition of the workingmen if 8 few corrupi ward politicians could deprive them of their only available weapon, their vote. They could never expect their rights if such frauds were permited. He ‘was for tearing down the great swindlers and trumpling them in the dust. They must be on guard day aud night. and watch their greatest jewol, the purity of tbe ballot-box. They must try to obtain their rights by the use of an_honea: ballot box, and, if they ooly stood shoulder to ehoulder, tne will of tho people would 800n again_rale scpreme. They must go home with tne determication that something must be done, and all differences ot opinion They Take Possession of Another North' sides at the Tilton- il '-ilg‘- -Beocher TAS An alzac. DNCISNATI, O.. May 22.—Ths aitend: the Centennial Fair Tast pyaniog ey sonh . Jargs 1 on the previous night. zotwithataniing the prevailing rawn. Among the events of the ovening was the sale, by auction, of a large num. ber of chiua cups and ssucers, dscorased - prominent Cinciansti ladies, ander the bean.l, 22 manipulated by ex-Gov. Hayes, & 11 brought fabulous priesa. Mre. Gilloaplo, Soest dent of the Women's Executive Commiftse f; tho United States, was prosent, s0d propoen. . tho Fair the greatest success of the kind she pat yet seen. Itis naderstood that the Fair wil ae extonded into on or two nights next weak, gy Kive all the opportunity of witnessing £, THE BLACK HILLS, HEADING OFF THE AD Bvecial Dispateh to The m"fl?fi.“lfl_‘ € Forr Larawre, W. T., May 22—Col Btax ton returned here to-day from ths Agencien sbove. Ho rgports that Capt. Walker, of the First Infantry, sent Indian ecouts to Col commanciog Camp S8heridan, for saslstanca iy arrest Gordon's party of 140 men. Col. Mily started immediately with eixty men anda Gatlip gun to the scene of the disturbsnce, at the mouth of Wounded Elk snd Knes Creek, on the ‘White River, about 60 miles in a northesstern direction. Capt. Walker's company was re. duced to thirty men, baving captared fortyons miners and seot them back with & Lisutanant 2nd twenty-fire men becfors eosing Gordon, Gen. Crook is at Spotted Tail to take l.ctyicn it oY AxkTox, D. T,, May 22.—Lieut. Ammw avrived to-night from Eon Randall, having in charge E. Golis, the eaptured Black-Hillar, who rofases to take theparole. Solis was turnod gyer to the United States Marshal and locked up, buy the United States Attorney knows of no lay which suthorizes bim to punish the offender, a1 i8 in a quandary what to do. Solis is plnexy, and Proposes to el the Governmont for dane ages. The'case will be acted upon Monday, GRASSHOPPERS. KANSAS. . SrrrvoymrrD, IIL, May 22.—An intelligent, tleman living in this county, and whoixcngz extensively in Jealing in cattle, retnrned thig morniog from Eansas, whers he zpent the lasg waek, traveling pretty well over the Stats. Ha says the reporta concerning the depredations of the grasshoppers are grestly exsggerated. The corn and wheat where he traveled are looking splendidly, sud, to use his languags, *tne only place in ‘the State’ whers the grass. bopers bave a corner is Atchison, and they sre ! marohing southwess.” He states thatperscng Living there say that the grasshoppers are ap- t idly dissppearng, the wet weather having a tap- | There were again cries for Hoffmav, but the | Mr. A. C. Hosiog. He would proteat agsinst such & thig. Before he would joia hands with men who, | dency to kill them. Eanisa Gl avesisl sy Frge 4 nsas special says the grasshoppers hays penetrated the heart of the city, moving in & ‘'vast army going north. Trenches ars baing ang, and millions are slanghtersd, but nothiog can stop the red-legged peata in their march. dnive them from their grounds with water from bydrants. _ Their depredationsare becoming rary serions, Lawns are being stripped of grass and garden truck is being destroyed. Notaing can be raised except in greenhouses, THE WEATHER. Wasarvaros, D. 0., May 22.—For the Uppae Lakes, the Upper Missisaiopi and Lower Mis- soun Valleys, falling followed by rising barome- ter,” southerly winds, shifting to norsheast sod non&weut., cooler, partially cloudy and claa weather. i i i | i | 1 | i ; K ' TOOAL OBSERVATION. e vl i 6:53 3. m, 27.83" 118 8. m, nJi[ 200 p, m.,27.8); 9253 p. m.j2vay 9:00 p. m.20,63| 10:18 p. ., 2042 Max, thermomieter, 63 min. thermometes, 53, * GENERAL ODBSEBVATIONS. S i 6lder. DiClear, 63(8., geatle.... 3., gentl. [} PR SOBER SECOND THOUGHT. Speciat Dispatch to Tha Chicage Trivune; Dustque, Ia, May 22.—A’ youog FPussiea named ' Warbeanter, stoppiog st the Jeffarson Houae. took & notion to visit the colestial re. gions this evening by placing a pistol in his i month and pulling the trizger. Tho ball wead through bis head and lodged near the spinal col umn, failing to produce death. After theshooting the young man concluded that ho would liko to Live a little longer, and hs actually walked out of Ius room to & doctors office, s distauce of five Dblocks, for medical assistance. At the present writiug it is doubiful whether he sarvives. i [B®3 A UNPROFITABLE SUIT. ' N Special Disoatch to Tre Chicage Tridune Jaxesvriie, Wis., May 22.—The suié broughd by A E.-DBurpee sgaiost Matt B. Carpenter,- which was placed on trial yesterday, met with & sudden though hardly ao unexpectéd termina- tion this morning, by the planuil's attorney withdrawing the suif, immediately after tha testimony of Mr. Carpenter had baen received. ‘From the evidonce it was a foregone coxclusion that Barpee would be beaten. = SUICIDE. g Br. Louis, Mo., May 22.—James McBurney, of Hannibal, Mo., eame here yesterday to fand a place in which to put his iosane wife, but baiog unsucoesstul he became vary despondent sad de] in its, and last night wea! z‘:‘:l:hs m: hi:pé::uur'u bouse, 5;mn= waa stopping, and hanged himself. —_———— OBITUARY. ’ Bax FrANcIsco, May 22.—Gea. Alfred Redings ton, for mapy years counscted with the Sacra- mento (Cal.) Bteem Navigation Company, died this morning at tho Grand Hotel, in thia aiky. TELEGRAPHIC- BREVITIES. Both Houses of tho New York Legiaiature ad- journed yesterday sine die. Great anxiety 18 felt in commercial a'rc'es at 8. Jobn, N. B., and there isan extiaoidinsry de- mand on the banks. In the United States Circuit Cousrt st Des Moines, a jury gave Peter Yogel 33,000 damsges againat the Chicago & Northwestern for injuries recoived by a collision at the Chi' cago, Clinton & Dubnque crossing in 1873. At » meeting of prominent importers iv New York on Friday night, the question of raform in tho revenuo service at tho Custom-House was dincussed, and_a committos was sppointed 18 e s i o ? * ¥ i t H & E shoutd be banished. Mr. Joseph Gruenhut was then introduced. He commenced clearing his throst, laid his right 'hand o his left breast, and looked up, when he found to his surprise that evorbody, except himself and the Charrman, nad left the hall ‘The Chairman, therefore, declared tho meeting 2djourned. HORSE DISEASE IN ST. LOUIS. 8r. Lous, May 22.—A diseass strongly re- sembling cerebro lspinal meningitis broke ‘out suddenly in the Dellefontsine street-car stable, at the corner of Herbert and Tenth union mass -~ meetipg this evening in Plymonth _ Congregational Cburch, corner of Indiaba avenue -and Twenty-sixth street. - Tne following friends of tho cause will address tho meeting: The Rev. John Coveit, ‘wko will preside as Chairman of the Committee, the Rev. W. A. Bartlett, the Rev.C. L. Thomp- son, the Rev. M. M. Parkhurst, the Rev. W. W. Everts, D. D., the Rev. C. W. Wendte, Or. F.R. Lees, of Leods, England, and AMrs, M. B. 0"Donnell, of New York. THE NEW-POSTAL LAW. New Yon, My 22.—The Committes of the Board of Trade on Postal Affairs having recsived information from a large number of merchants snd others m this clty tha their local expensea ou newspaj and letters, under the Taw, have. Goubled, will next) wesk confer ik Postmaster-General Jewell, and Postmaster Jumos, of this city, upon the measures neces- ‘eary for the repeal of this obnoxious law, streets, yesterdsy morning, and by 10 o'clock twelve horses were on tho eick list and four" dend. As other horses were affected similarly i dufferent parts of the city, veterinary nu-ge%zl:: ;ppreh a spread of the diseaseir an epidemio TATED. u’flxwfu d(;sun has made va;y littls prog- v, and apprenension i ading et o s L of teaapre —_———— . THE COMING CENTENNIAL. New Yorx, May 22.—The initial meeting to securs the co-operation of the poople of this cityin the Cantennial celebration in Philadelphia next year was held here to-night, Peter Cooper preaiding, and James M. Brown, banker and Chairman of the late Committes of Beventy. hoading the list of Vice-Presidents, Addresses .wero made by William M. Euarts, William E, Dodge, and others. Judge Neilsos, who paes oo unabls to to assist hs;' report & plan of permanent exgxmz:t(un._ MARINE NEWS, 2 * THE ILLINOIS RIVER. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Triduns, LaSarcy, T, May 22, —ARKITID Y BIVER.—~3i08. Gray Eagle, from Peoris, light; stmr Katls, from Pern, 1 ight; prop Chins, towing canal-boat Jahase, tawn, from Nigger Croek, with coal for Chicago, . DxrazTen—Stmr Gray Esgle, with excursica periy; from LaSalls and Peru, for Peorfa prop DanBios, 1ight, for Peoris, PASSED INTO CANAL—Prop Chins, towing canat-besl Tokostown, with coal for . e e pac soom Jelet, with tmemsion stons for Copperas Creek dam; Lerizthan, & Bouchard, and Onondsgo, all with Number far Psosit, River rising a little. VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. | Special Dimatch o icaga Ponr Homow, Mich,, May 2.—Down—Preps Sh Jossph, Arazes snd barges; schrs B. Doud, Alics Richards, Cavalier, Monitor, Afaunto, Ontario. ‘Up—Props Java, Emplre State, Annis L. Cralg, One taric, Howard and consort, Revehaw and consors, and schrs Charles A. Parker and Sanrise. ; wurgup—ca!m 20d. m— S Pont Huzox, dich., . M. —~Dows—Prop £ Marengo, Chavies K. Ximé Northumberland ; schrs ST Y S PO LMY JOR DT TS TTWE 4] OSSR ¥ 1011 either ‘Several tugs havs Bt eonia ok s bar o seoyWme A the masacs of ioa