Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1875, Page 8

THE CIT'Y. GENERAL NEWS. Domations of flowers and overgi'eeus sent to fhe Home for the Fricudleas this atternoon snd to-morrow morning wiil be thankfully received by the Deoorating Committeo. The temperature yosterdsy, ss obverved by Mannase, optician, 83 Madison atrect (TRIBUNE Ruilding), waa at 8 &, m,, 67 dogrees ; 10 & m., 71; 12m., 74; 3 p. m,, 79; 8 p. m,, 70. Jolhin Beese, s Gorman 50 year old, d.'ed suds douly yesterday morning at No. 164 North Rucker atroot. Heari-discaso was the pi'obable causo, e leaves n wifo and two childrem. A paragraph printed yesterday to the offect that David Atexandrowitz was knosked dowrand robbed was incorrect, 1n that it was not I avid ‘Dbut ous of his employes who was fallod, snd that David is not a peddier of necktiss, but & mai - facturar. D, J. Leaty, for the alleged offense of obtait)~ ing money from the Chicago Duilding Company’ under falas pratenses, was bold In 8760 bonds for trial in the Criminat Court, by Jusmico Iaines, yesterday moruing. The defondant was sccopted na his awa recoguizance. A dlsropatable medical practitioner of the * private " otder has ‘Leen annoying advertissrs in T'ng Tampuxe by sending to them, turough tho mall, copies of Liscard, Bovoral of thoss ‘who havae received his vile pastoboard threatun cxomplary legal punishmont i€ the practice is not stoppod. The porsons in charge of the Foundlinge' Homo state that only $137 was received for the anpport of the Institution in May, while 8250 a week 13 required to comfortably suxtaln the inatl- tation; Al funde dovoied to the Home aro care- fully exponded, §6 & weak being the higlest salary paid. 1f tho character of tho charity woro fully koown, It shiould uot saffor from lack of fuuds, District-Attornoy Ward yosterdsy rocoived s tologram from Bolicitor of ‘tho Treasury Wilson, now at Lowsvillo, poiuting ont & now load to be followed in tho whisky cases, and indieating » meany by which a pretty sccurate knowladge of tho amount of whisky made can bo had in the cara of anv distillor. Mr. Ward will follow ap the process Indicatod, and uow developmonts may Eo oxpected whon the result of hia opera- tions are known, Tho Friends in Council Ladica' Literary So- cloty of this city, which Las been doing sowe good work in tho diroction ot self-culture during the past winter, hold its Iast acasion for the sea- son at 838 Michigan avenue yostorday forenoon. AMre, Edna Chency, of Boutan, read her mteresi~ g lecturo on ** Albert Durer. The leoturo waa {llustratod by & vatuable collection of en- graviogs of the master's principal works, mao of them Leing rareimpresaions from the origin: blocks. Yeaterday aftsrnoon, about 4 o’clock, Mr., Jobn P, Kilein, of No.3200 Wess Indiana sireot, waa crossing Jefferson stroct in & buggy, whon s hurse taok fright at n tramn on tho Chicago & Nortbwestorn Itosd, and, jumping euddenly, thiew Mr. Kloin to tho ground, whers ho was coneiderably brutsed, and rocolved s painful wonnd on tho head. Tho borse was caught nltor bo bad ron a shert distance, and waa found to Lo eoverely cut on the leg. Tho bugey was not fnjured.” Mr, Klain was removed to his lioms, ~ He is foroman of tho Doard of FPubli \Yorks. The Emerald Stato Benoficial Assoclation yes- terday held their aonual meeting in tho Cosmo- politan Clav-rooms, The only nportant busi- noay transacted nag tha possago of a res lution greating 1,000 to tho widow and childron of vach deceased membor, Zho following officers wore oleated for the ensuiug year: Iremident, D. W, MeQerey ;. Vico-Proatdont, E. F. Coniey ; Eecretary, J, J. O'Brion; T.-oasurer, D. Master- won ; Bupremo Grand Repremoutative, AL, Maloy; Grand Marshsl, ‘0. J, Kolloy,, The retirivg of- ficors aro: Presldent, Morrls O'Brien; Vice- Trostdent, Aloxauder Vaugliey ; S«crumriv(, C.J. Mauix; Grand Reprosantatini, Milea ehoo g Trensuzor, W. Carroll; Maraliay’, W. Honan. Justico Eberhardt was occupird yvosterday in hearing tho csso of K. I, Cole, 1\vho I3 cherged with forgeiy in signing an appoal bood for 23,000, uming, it 18 alleged, tho sign aturo of tho Tate Dayid Cole, a fonmer well-know'n real.ostate dealor, Tho bond was given for au appeal taken from & judgment of $1,500, revde-ed l{nlnnt . 'F, Cola in tha Wil Couw\y Circuit Court, sud signed DLy defendaw't, J. I. Ovorton (who ciaima to have beon a partner of defendant), aud D. Cols, The lalter is & Urotler of I'. I'. Cols, aud 8woro that th o signa- tnre ou the houd weas his, Tho prosccul ton en- cdoavored to show that ho nsod s middle pumo or initial, but hodenied it, The matter will be fur- ther argucd this forenoon, snd & decision ren. dered. Defendant is the poraon who lately fallsd in tbo commieston busivers on Sonth Waitor streat. The judgment against him was obtaiyied in rattloment for somo stock taken in tho JoNot Opora-Houra Company. THE REIUDLIO FIDR. The largs number of plo who feel an fnw terost in tho prospects of tho Republic I'ire In= surance will Ls pleased tolearn that the Assizooe has within a littlo of $70,000 in cash in bauk and aftice ‘with which to declare another dividend. Tho outstanding claims against the Company wero originally about £1,700,000, and 50 por cont of this sum waa paid bofore tho Comvany weat fata baukruptey. ‘Lhe rematntng $350,000 {o- debtednoss bhas boou whittled dowa by inatall~ ments until only 80 por cont romains. The money on hand, If incroased by anotker $10,(00, would sullico to pay 5 10 per cont dividend, and ono will probably tie dectared thia month or next, and paid the month afier thst, Nesides the cash on uand, tho Aesignes Las judgments spalost yarjous stockbolders euan&n ta maro than pay all claims in full i€ col- lccted. Deside these judgmeuts, thers romains 20 por cent of the capiia) stock not yet cailed in, which .will insure the payment of “ail olaims in fult. A moeung of thaoruditors of the Company is expeoted to be ealled at onco to doclare a divie dond, sud whon that §s done the date of its pay- ment will dopend on tho Reglater iu Bankruptcy, who nsually puts it off thirty dags. Tho pros- pect is thorefors not very near, but qulte dis- tinot, for tho satisfaction of tho creditors, THE BECOND RXQIMENT, Company O, Second Rogmmont Illinols State Cuards, woro mastored in last evoning by Col, Jdsmes Quirk. Following are the ofticers of tho Company : Trendent—John MeCaffrey, ¥ice-Praident—Jolm £, Mullin, Sécretary—1, M, Hunsbrough, Treamrer—Tatrick Camney, On motion, Jobn Murphy, late OCaptain Company G, Nluew Illjoois Infantry, waos elociad Captain of tho company by acolawation. The election of Lioutenaata e postponed » a futnre mooting, % Meetings of the company will be held Tve-xisy evening of each week, at the North wde .5 | perauce Hall, Huron streot, noar Clau, —_—— THE COAL TROUBLES, STATEMENT OF TUE PRESIDENT OF TUE XXOHANGE, To (he Edilor of The CAwago Tiridune ; Curcaco, June 8.—Much han been said and prioted about the atrike of nnlon men who un- load coal in our city, moat of which Is entiroly irrolovant aud much of the balance untrue, and, ®ot before tho public n such a yarbled way, ia uointolligible to the ordinary resder. Aud further, the entire causo and blame (if any) in charged to Mr, Law, who is fo 0o way or manner more rosponsible for the presont reduction than other coal-deslors In Chicago, A mocting of all the coal-dealers was beld, and doclded that a re- duction of formor prices wus absolutely neces. sary in order o mect competition In ratlroad coal, which was and {s beiug lad dawn cheaper than can be brought by lake, based on the prosent ruinously low frelghts, Mesolu- tions were passed at tholr meotings to pay ouly & per day for usloading coal, which was at onco rojectod bi‘ the union wmen. Further consu.tations were held, aud a decision arrived at to offer thom ¢4 per day, aud » roquest in wrillng to thi efoct was sent them to present to all the members of their orgauiza~ tion at their next moeting. Tuls request was tieatod with such contempt that, whou the pur- port of |t was known, thoy tors it iu ebreds and stamped it underfoot to show their malice to- wardd the weiters for ssklug a reduction from former prices, Various private iutorviows took place subbequeutly butweon dealers and the uulon men, with 8 view to a good undefstanding sad asettloment ju advanco of arrival of vessols, all of whicls resulted in sccomplishing nothing, the meu continuously remaining immovable from Tates paid in 1874, which was ¥5 per day of ten liours for wheolers sud @7 for shovelers. lu their card o the publa thqy assert that 115 tons is a day'a work o vne hatch for threo en, A fair day's work is 150 tous, sud 1a daily per- formed, which, st 14 cents per ton, gives jusc g7 ta each oue eugsged iu shoreling. Often thoy take out 200 tona fu_» day, ocomwnencing at 6 a. m, and working Il 7 p. m., meking €Y.33 per day each, and numerons jnstances are kuown of ‘Lfl{ tous beivg shovelod in ons day, whicn, ab 14 centa per 1o, WOUMd amount 80 91166 for TIIE CHTCAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 0, 1875, enclh man _awploysd, The men pow o Bln,ud to do tlhis york—tormed *‘scabs ¥y~ Union mon—have ropeatedly taken out 160 tons from one liatch, thouxh inforior to old exporioncod shiovelers, whils they stato 115 tonals s fair day's work for nnion men, all of which has nothing to do with the preseat and PAst troubles, or tfin principle mvolved, It s, wha shall establieh rates which conl-dealers aliall pay for unlosdmg their conl? Thev namo » prico which tho unjon mou tojeot with con. tempt, The union men name a prico which is ivon above, aud add, **We will not do it for jers, nor shall any ono olae o it for you.” And farshor, thoy add, “The unloading of coal be. longs to the Laborors’ Benevolent Assaciation of Chicago, who will mako you accept their terms, or kill both you aund tho ‘scabla’ employed.” The attomptato carry out those mardorous des signa ware only frustrated by the sid rendered by the city ‘through the Dolico Dopart- mont, many innocout and worthy man being crippled, and rendercd unabls to perform soy Iabar for days to come, by the hande of the La- horers’ Bonsvolent Arsociation's members, for daring to work for 23 par day, The conl-dealors claim tho pamoright anjoved by other moichinnts, of employiug such lahor as bost auita their in- terests, and At such pricos ss may be mutually agroed upon, The oxtroms Lardshipe nud poor pay describad by the uplon mon (if truo) are certaluly not worth fightiog for on thoir part, Nor, to remove com; etitivn, ought thoy to add malming and murder to decroaso and intimidate their compotitors, Having printed thelr version of present tronbles, I Lope von will allow "60 gzvhh(s;go Cont Exchange this ropls. . W. Goit, Exshangoih Feentdent Chteago Coal Exchangs, — THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. BEPORT OF THLE EXAMINING COMMITTRE, Tho Examining Commisslon at work on the netr Custom-llouss occapled yosterday in tosts of tho soll at the sane depth aa the foundation, usityy tho machine dovised for that purpose by Qan. Witllam Booy Emith, ono of their num- ber. The resuits, whalover thoy may havo boon, wore concealod from vinw by tho onvious board foucs, iomide which mno roporters or any sort of outsiders woro sdmitted. It s protty ovidont that the work of the Commission s drawing to & closo hore, and 1t ia sltogothor likely that thoy will dopart to-day, or at latest ta-morrow, for Clnein- natl, whonce they will taie boat for Mr, buol- ler's Buona Vista quarrics, It baa beon learnod in tho progross of tho investigation that the work nr the Commiysion covers mudh moaro ound than was at first apnounced. Whon the g;dy was formed {t was oxpected that they wouild devoto their entire attontion to tho foun- dation, but it bas since coma to light that thoy nro intrusted with tho examination of the stone, and now 1t appears that thoy are to make nn ex- amination of the quarrios to see if they think it porsible that sny ouo lsdge could bive produced #0 many variaties of stone aa aro 0 be scen in the Oustom.House, Apart from what tho Commission may find In Buena Viata, there is the best of authority fur snying that thoy will report to the Bocrotary of the ‘Lreasury somotbing iko thia: Firat—Tho foundattons as at present Iaid are not sufliciont to suatain tho weight of tho com- pletad butlding, Seeond—From the character of the soil obe sorved in excavations, it 18 to bainferred that no foundation can l')‘o misde porfectly socure in that lace withoue piling, i Third—Tho -\of«. however fit it may bo for rmall buildinga wheu ont and sel on edge, daes oot scom fit for a building of this size when lsid flu 1ta natural faco, xa b mus be in large blocka, % Fourth~Tho peoling and discoloring oxhibited in tha stone {u the Custow-Housa show the an- fitnoss of such blocks for use in a budding whoro the odge of tha stone Is oxposcd. It will be autaide tha duty of the Commtsalon to mnlio any rocommondstion xs to what tho Lest courso to bo pursied may b, but that will bo {eft to thoe Hecretary, who will bass his action and order {u the case on tho report of the Com- misslon, of Buporvising-Arctutact Potter, aud of Prot, Slltiman, tho chetnist, What the decision will be cannot ba known for somo timo yot, but tha ovidoues points to a beginning anew, in which cavo it in but fair 1o supposs that sume other material thau saudstone will be neleabad, —— LET US BEWARE THE FLOT REVEALED, The following commuplieation s submitted In all its pristine vigor and without being submit- ted to those parrow and cramplug rules of orthograpby and grammar which so curb the flight of genius: To the Edetor of The tribune) one thing of Nots, 1 thiuk is worlky of menshin—to the public An not to be oo lookod, As yon uré Well & wars we are on e yergo of & nother war, more Crucll than the rab._llon, Ut 10 this popory which 18 nearer than you think, if ts—ou frida night of this last wenk, o vision Appeatedt £0 mo In my sloep—a black Cloud Com befors me, in & moment appeared © & Caiolis Cross—with groen wiripes on red an black entwined a round the Crons) on a poks wilh & snake that disa jearod frow, in & moment the Cloud I Com s guin which sppeared satton thie pitt of hiell, an thera b wett With a Uook in his hand—~It stood a mmoment an tuen vuuishol a way an all wus Clear & goin tio Rtven indioutes tho feeuian up siso ng the rad round the cross indicates blood in pleuty ss B T Tod o TBlck airive f doth to all prodistancs, the Bitt of iell, and the auaka on tho pole, indicato thelr doom after thoy up wrize this fn Kuo Joke they mran what they ray they will make tne yaukis Cout o them, they &ru all prepaired to riz they have pleaty aruien un powder au will probloy tack Ju’the nlght mot Ukley take your p of Lisucun them sclvea So ol Wus &rm yourselves 1o ihe leelh, an 6" on e lert always the mooner = you inako wroady the better you uave given thom ofies an controle 80 you must take tho Conseauencis they mako tho staternont the holy catholio Chiurch will Conquer that s tha tria chtrch you Have Lin warned meny tmen by tho papers liers ia tho laat o keop this be- foro tio peoplo ut loast four or five days, A Brtstoy, It would scem intrueive, perbaps, to offer ad- vica to the wrtor, but the Washingtonian Home i1 atill opon, sud when s man bogins to nes snakas that is tho fittest placo. —_———— THE CONTEMPT CASES. FILING THEIR DONDS, In accordance with the decision of Judge Wiil- fams, the six attoraoys aud most of the twonty~ two Aldermon who had beon flued presentod themaelves yestordsy morning to give ball to prosacute tholr appaal to the Supreme Court. Belors olfering Vo giva boll for the Aldermen, Judge Dickoy sadrossed the Cours as follows : Laforo predentivg thowe bonds, if the Court please, 1 would hke to bo permitted to says woid with referonce to tho opfulon of your Honor, Sinco you made your declvion yostordny % have road i avor very carofully, snd I sea that the Coust hine taken the sama view that I have Lad all the time, namely, that tho real rosponeibility of the action of the Couucil rested npon the attornoya ; and [ would therefaie like to sumyost to Your Hanor tbat the dignity of tho Court will bo sus- taioed aud the law sufliclontly vindicated and upheld if you would remit tha fine of tho Alder- weu and City Clork. Thelr pounlty would only jucurber ke rocords, and it 18 very evident that tho reaponsibility rests on the six lawyors, It Lus ocourred to fno that ks would ba In” sccord. atce with proprioty If you roquired that those fines be romitted. 1 will therofora ask that an order of the Courk be entered remitting the inea of theso persons. Mr, Pence—~If the Conrt pleasa— ‘The Court said : Idon't bk it Is neoeseary to argue this point; It would have been ver much of a pleasure far me ta bave avoided afl this. Tho members of the Common Council Lnow T have been put in a poaition of autago- vinm to those geutlemon, many of whom [ yery Lighly estovsn, If haye busn at fault I don't koow whera it ls, Thoe rocord has been ado uot by mo but by them. 1f tha record was other- wiso, It would bave giveu me intlulte pleasuro to make the urder, ‘fha rocord whowa that tho Aldormen saia, virtually, “We are tho judges,” 1L liaw pow become & quoestion of whether the Coort should vindieato iteolf or bo subject to every outider who may ¢ome slong, I cauuot y?'ns the gfil-kr. i i uuge Dickey then prosented the appeal bonds, all of ‘which were agcoptable tg"thn Gourg, 'Tho bonds of Jndge Dickey wors Obae diah Jackson; for Francis Adawe, Josoph Medilt; for W.C, Goudy, Jacob Rehmj for El. P, Tuloy, 1. N. 5tilos; for Jamos P, Rtoot. Paul Uornell; for Jowsph Forrost, Michasl IHickey, The bondsmon for the Aldormen jucluded the followiug nament J T, Walsh, Jeorge Yon Hollen, Coey, R, Btous, Chatles Denn Grueseedozf, L. . A, Divine, Ald. Cullerson, Mabr, aud s Clark, Gunderson, aud Jonas, {l' Henry Groenlleld, Heury . Lansing, aud Charles Harpor, s UNION CATHOLI% L'!‘BRARY ASSOCIA- INSTALLATION OF NEW OFYICERS, ‘The Union Catbolio Library Association’ gave an {naugural entertainment, on the fnstallsiion of now oticers, in tholr sooms, coruer of Btate sud Mourco stroots, last evoning. Consldenug the hLigh state of the thormomster and the frequent reourronce of Catholio demonstrations, the attendance was very croditablo, » Iarge uumber of lsdies belng amoog the sudieace, The programme embraced Instrumental musle, anstiog, sod song. Prof. H. 0, Berder played a neloction from Weber on the grand offort which was hoartily applauded, The customary aduyross was dolivered by the Rav. M. Dornoy, a yonng Catholio clergyman, who gives promisa of being s excellent publia mponker. Father Doruoy advocatod 1n sloquent worda the clalma tho Library Associstion had upon tho Cathollo population of Chieago, and hoped that its future career would be elgnalized by a Buccess comutonparate with the worthiness of its objocta. Miss Starr, & protty warbler, sang ‘' Na Room for Twa,"” with oxquisite taste, and won a Liesrty encoro, to which shie gracefully rospauded. The 1otitiug Proeident, Mr, W. J. Onahan, delivered his valodiotory with characteristio bappineas of expression, and predictod great thines for the future of the Association, Ho closed by Introducing his succersor, Mr. W, Aaborg, Prasident-eloct. Mr. Amberg was re- ceived with applause, and made s business-like apooch, {v which L conscientionsly avoided any= thing that might sound hke oloquence. 1lis facts, however, were convincing enough, lo st down with that pecaliar feoling of rolief which visite “*men of ferwwords" after having waded through an lnevitabla talle, otk Mr. Onabnn aud Mr. Amborg boro test!- mouy to the liborality of Mr. Washington Hesing in paying tho dobts of tho Bosiety aud helpiog it out of the mire. Mr. Hesug blusbed, but ksid not word. A solo by Mr, Ediard Schultze, the well-known tenor, was warmly sucored, Alr. Jamos Goggin road an eessy on ** Tasto,” in which hio lrrizated the ghost of Bir Waltor la- lelgh by inyoiging ngalnut that gontlomnu’s fa- vorito wood. Mr, Goggin took a tobaceo ematio onze, duriug a chiolora’ ronson, snich cured him of all love for nicotine pastimes. He Lias no do- siro Lo be soen wmoking a cigar, and bas patlious 1ar contompt for the average mnstache. BMr. Goggin belloves In bare-facod men, aund looxs upon any othier atylo of mottal with suspicion. ll'l,:f,lm-t was provocative of a good desl of mirth. A duet by Miss Starr and Ar. Babnltze closed tho entertalnment. —_— LOCAL LETTERS. EECIE PATMENTS IN TEX OR FIFTEEY TEABS, To the Edutor of T'he Clicaao Tribuns: Cmicaao, Juun 8.—Are not people deluding themselves with tho idea tuat tho timo of avocie paymouts is near at haud ? What is thore to show that wo aro oven prepaclog for or ap- proaching s specio basis with auy certainty of its mocomplistmont in 18797 Has not the promiumof gold steadily advanced over sinco the passago of tho Spocio-Payment bill, and {8 not the public debt (counting interest) lacroas- ing rather than diminisbing? Burely, theso things do not indicate o very ranid stride to- wards tho gold aud silver age. Tho Juno 1 statoment of Socrotary Bristow shows a public debt amounting to over 22,240,000,000 had boon decreased during the month of May loss than 81,- 201,000, at which rale 1t would take 1,860 moaths, or about 160 years, to pay off tha outire delt, Dut E&rposu tho monthly reduction $2,000,000 or §25,600,000 & yoar, it woulil take fiftaon years to roduce the doot 5376,000,000 so as to make gold now about 11634, on & par with tho paper doi ar, This ia on Lho supposition that the prico of gold depsuds on thoamonntof tha publiadaut, which, it ‘reduced one-sixth, would raduco tho gold, prominm an equal or loas degroe. Ehould the &old promium averago 11244 aud she publio debt %3,240,000,000. ‘o redugtion of one-cighth or $280,000,000, by an annual payment of 343,000, 000, would tako at logat tcn “years to restoron spocio foundation. Whon wa conaider the largs amount of jntorest due abioad, dooroasing ox- porta and impoity, decreasing 1ntainal revenue, incrensivg uational esponditures, dep:ession of domostic trade and industry at homo aad ubroad, and consequent hosrding and lock-up of gold, is tho outluok favorablo to au early resumprion of specio paymenta? In other words, {8 1t not presumption to expoct a resumption iu 18792 TIE DAR ASSOCIATION AKD THE INJUNCTION, | To the Editor of I'he Chicaao Tribune s Carcado, Juno 8.—Now that Judge Wiltiamsa bas asserted the dignity of his court by fining tho Aldermon who disobeyed its temporary in- Junotion, aud the attorneys who gave thom the 1llogal advico on which tho violation was based, 1% is proper that tho Bar Aasoclation of this oty tako the matter in hand, and invostigate tho motives which prompted thoso attorneys to give such advice, If thoir motives woro not good sud honeet, the Dar Asaociation should formally coudemn tho actiou. 'Llie miusion of-that asso- clation 18 to correct profexsional irregularitios, and sustaln tho dignity of the guild ; it not this, then fe bas no good excuso for oxistence. FHera Inacasa which maes a conepicuous demany upouy itd iotervention ; -to pass this avor withont investigation will leave the Dar Assoclation a vary eiphor in the way of reatralniog uaprofese sionat conduct. RTIZEN, ‘WEAT WASHINGTON BTREET, TV the Editor of Ths Chicago L'ribune ; * Ci10ao, Juno 8,—* Btrangor * calls the atten- tion of the anthoritles to tho condition of Madi- son streat west of Western avenns, I would suggost, if thay should evor take tho trouble to go aa far wost aa that, that Weat Washington atreot is also In a most abominable condition, Woat-8ido property-ownors have been taxed out of ail reason to bny and improve a park, and thero hias nover been any concosted action be- twoen tho 'ark Commisaioners and the Board of Public Works 0 a5 to have even ono fairly de- cent streot to dsive to tho park on, W, Q. J, s THE COUNTY BUILDING, Deputy-Sherl Bradley gave yoatorday to rec- reation on the Jako in lua brag yacht, The Commitios on Equalization of taxes held s meoting yesterday aflornoon, bub nothing of interest was dono, < Tho Finance Committes was ongaged yostor- Aay cancelllog the coupona retarned for the last quarter, and complotod about one-tourth of tha work. Applications for jndgment on the tax-list, county snd State, will bo heard Monday vefore Judge Wallaco. Objoctious will be in order Wednesday, A movement ia on foot in tha County Board lookiug to the diamissal of certain partios con- nected with the soveral county inwtitutions, Coarges agoinst thom are boing gathered and arranged, snd are liable to be prosented at sny timo, Commissionsrs Conly, Carroll, Johnson, and McCaflrey sorved tho dear peoplo yesterdsy at &5 por day in attendancs upon a picnlc at Palos, It was rumored around the building that the apecial object of thoir sttendance upon the plo~ nio was [n the futerest of the re-clection of Com- missloner Conly. Attorney Rouutres waa also with the pariy, and doubtiesa d.d that partaf tho Board good sorvico, ta tho neglect of scveral of the othor pmt, who wora droppiog into bis office during tho day in quest of logal advice o county matters, Bherif Agaow's soml-annnal report shows that from Dec, 7, 1874, to Juuo 1, 1875, ho has 1ocolved for foes £7,883.14, and that bis and iucldental expouses for the same period mmouut to €9,802.77. The repost furthar showa that the county owes bim #4,633.65 for diet- ing prisonors, or that thero is & balance duo bim from the county of ¥G663.28, The law governivg the oflice of Bhorif is such that ho is not allowed to make any profita out of the diote 1ug of privonera, aud 1u view of the amount ex- pondud for that purposs tho Committes on Jail aud Jail Accounts intond to examine tho account with great caro, and also lo tako & look a$ the obaracter of tho food furnlshed. Thoy are of oplnlon that the actual cost of the food given ia mitch ess than 85 cents per day, the allowance to each prisonor, and while the sccount ia duly cortified to bo correct they foel is duty bound to Dbotter satialy themselyen by an examination, ——— THE CITY-HALL. Msyor Colvin yosterdsy signod the vouchers for the pay of the policomen and firemen. ‘The Board of Public Works yestorday opened blds for tha construction of the West Division Wator-Works, There wore insll twenty-threo bids, bus owing to their complicatlon no award was made, nor witl $here be until Commissioner Priuaivillo returpa. The Board of Firs Comminsioners yesterday de- voted their attention to matters of minor im- poriance in the Fire Dapartment. Commissions o Bheridan {s confinod to his home with au nl- cerated linger, tho result of a playful souflio with & raportor Of au evoniog papor. City-Attorusy Jamioson yoaterday callad tha quasi-critiusl cases of tho Criwinal Court 1n which the city Lisd an intorest. ‘Luere waro s 811 100 cased, which wore disposod of as follows: In favor of tho clty, 83; ocontinued, 10 dijs- misaed, 1, and loat, 1, ‘U'he call waa xnmnhd&u for 1ts succescen 0 far a8 tha city 18 concerned. Mr. ¥, 0. Hees, spparently s well-ed: d Gerwan, yosterdsy h\mdnua le.dl.m Grimm, the Slau.u-b«un( The poor fellow Lna walked to this city all the way from Now Orleans, and has but littls clothe tng on his back, Hicknoss and othor tronbles are tho caues of his ravorses, and althongh ho rosdily spoaks four Europesan languagos ha has been anable to obiain omployment, Mayor Col- vin has offered to md him. Tmmediataly after being flned by Tudgs Witt- Inms Monday forenoon, It -plrnrl that City Clork Forrout prossnted the Judge with a acrap. book containing his recont pasms. Judge Wille iama condeacended Lo notice thom by an auto- f"ph lottor higlly comphimantary to tho geuin! ‘orrest'n pootls talent, and prominod 1o 1ssie no injupction sgaioat future ouea. Clork fa Lighly plcased, and promisos a sscond flood of postry Bunday. ln!‘!vnctun Qovort and Enclish of the Basrd ot Education yeatorday callod upon Mayor Cole i in respoct o the quarrels that have forsome timo beon apitating tho Board of Education. Whaon they Lad concluded their interview with the Mayor, tho result of which waa not made public, Ald, Uildroth nudertook an explanation of the ordinance which be recont'y introduced into the Common Couneil probiluting tho eme ploymont of teachors who reside outside the ‘Whereat the cll{. The oxplanation was & most complete ona, bat utterly falled ¢o elicit any response from tha Inspoctors present, who ~thought that the ordinsnco ourht to be auswered by tho Boaxd of ZEducation as a body. TUE BOARD OF MEALTH, The regular weekly moeting of the Doard of Tealth was held yosterday afiernaon in theie rooma in Honoce Binck, Presldent lsho in tho chair. Tho only businesa transscted was tha neeer tance of tha montuly and wookly resorts of tho Banitary Suporintondsnt and Health Officer. Tho wockly report of the Banltary Buperintend- apt shows that during that timo thora wore 105 deatla, a docreass of ' 41 from tho totsl of tho proceding woek, snd 4 losa than that for the correapouding waek of Iast yoar. Br disceses, thoro died of coneumption, 153 convulsions, 103 scarlet fover, 4; and dropsy, 7. There we males, 65 fomalos, 50; married, 41; slucle, 61 ; colored, 6. ‘The moan temperaturs of the week was (4,7 degreos, The moutbly mgm shows adiotal of 603 doathe, 177 of Which were of cluldren undor 1 yosr of ago. The total was 43 less than for the precoding month, and 96 preator than for the corrosponding menih of last yosr. Dy disesses thero died of pueumonis, 45; menivgitis, 173 measled, 20; congeation of lungy, G; apoplesy, 03 scarlot fovor, 21; consumption, 733 convule 8008, 773 cioup, 11. Thore wero males, 323 ¢ !:;,m;les, 280; marriod, 103; singlo, 410; color L Tho Iealth Oflcar's report showa a lotal of 1,010 nuisanco noticea morved ; L753 mumancea abatod ; 636 sewor notices served ; snd 141 sowur connoctions madn, Thoro wore romoved by the city-scavanger, 1,187 dead degn ; 116 dead hotsos ; 60 calves ; b slien>; 7 cattle; 7 quace tore of beol, and othsr amallor artivlos, An un- wially 1argo quantity of moats and voxeisbles were candomnod an baing nnfit for use, After rocoiving and ndopting the aboye re- ports, tho Board adjourned. g . ANNOUNCEMENTS, The funeral services of Mrs. Dr, Fdmund Androws will bs held st her Iato rosidence, No. 6 Bixtoontl street, to-uay at 11 o'clock &, m, Fast-driving day on tbe clayroad on Grand bonlovard will be changed from Wedoesday snd Baturday to Tueaday and Baturday aftor to-day. Tho Iadica of the Fourth Unitarian Church ivo the firat of thelr strawborry lunches to-day st No. 174 Madison stroot, near LaSalle, and 50 cents pays for [t all, There will be & froo lscture givon in the chapol of tho Onurch of the Mesarnh by the Rav. Brooke Herford this ovenlng, Bubject: ' Tha Covonanters.” Tho pablio aro cordially invitod. A ooncert for the banofit of the First Gorman Prosbytotian Chumich will bo given by the Church choir in tholr building on Howo straet, betweon Willow and Contro streots, to-morvow evoning, Admission 25 conts. All friends jn- vited, Tho annivorssry oxercisos of Allen's Academy, corner of Michigan aveaus snd Twanty-wecond streot, begin to-day, with tho examinatiops, which will _continua "untll to-morcow afternoon, Friday morning at 10 o'clock tho Commencomont oxercises of the Academia Dopartment will take place, tho ‘pruxrlmmu belug au interesting ono, made up of doclamations and essays, with o tine selection of music. 1L, PIATT'S CONCERT, 2 To-morrow svoning Mr, Prati's farowell con cort will tako placo at MoCormick Ilsll, and Irom present appcarances tho affair will bn an~ usually interesiiog, Tho soloists, Mrs, Stacey, Mra, Watrous, snd Mre. Starkwoather, havo now thorouguly mastesed their parts, o has also Mr, William I1, Staoloy, the tenor, 1t i but justica to Mr., Pratt’a composition to may theyars all enthusfaatic jo their work, nud enter !u'.'.\ the Bpirit.of 1t most hearbilv. The chorus last aven- ing also whowed itself perfoctly familiar with and maator of the diffientt pmt it has to ,Enrlnrm. avd we may, thorefors, oxpect s brilliant rondering of tho programmo. 1t will bo borno in mind that all the vocal seloc- tions are takon from Mr. Pratt's opora of * Antonio," and dons with the admirable talent wa have mentioucd above, besides the assiatance of tho Quaker City COlub and Messrs. Gill aud CGoouwillle, tho ocoasion will ba of groater in- torost than tha production of such original work would otherwise be. Mr. Pratt bas wiso- ly given grest variety to his programmo on ting occaxion, the vocal numbers being woll Interspersod with inatrumental selections, fn- ciuding a plano solo by Ars. Watson ; a trio for violin, "collo, and giauo, by Lowis hoim and Ledochowski ; as also tho brilliaut arrangemant of tho ovarturo to *' Tell," for four bands of Gottschalle, played by Mr. Pratt aod Miss Loon- ard. Wo are roquestod to stato that the concort will commonco promptly at 8 o'clock, a8 a lurgs exoursion party from Joliot will e presest aund are obligod to roturn om tho 10 o'clock train. ;I‘fimarmw tho programmo will e printed in LAKE VIEW, TOX TOWN BOARL, A general impression that something definits was to be done in regerd to the water-supply brought out s gaodly attondance at the moeting of the Lowu Doard Mooday night. Mach beat. od and scrimonlous debate was indulged in, and the subjeot was discussed pro and con in & man- ner which abuwed the intorest taken in the mat- ter. Thorepoit of the Water Committes on helr conferonce with tho Board of Pablic Works was road, Thoy stated that the Board were nat diaposed to offer any Inducements to Lake View, The prosent aupply was not suflicient for the noods of tha city, and this would uot bo othor- wiso until Decombor, when the additional works would probably be in operation. The Iloard sug- gested that then Loke View might Isy a main 1rom the pumping-works to her saoutharn border, whon sho might got city water. Mz, Chosbrough eatimatod tho oost of such & maln st $200,00, The Doard doutted thewr legal right to supply the town with water, and discountensaced sy hopes of it frum thelr works, The report was rocsived and tho subjecs thrown open for discusslon by thosa present, Mg, 8. B, Chaso cailod for the reading of an ordinance drafied by J. ¥, Wilson, the Town Attorney, for the 183UR OF BONDS. ‘The firat seotion provies thas $100 bonda to the amount of $100,000 shiall bo xsued, running from July 1, 1875, and payable July 1, 1895, boariug 7 por cent interest, payatle ssmi-sanuslly ut the Amorican Exchange Natloosl Daok of New Yoik, said bouds to ba signed by tue President of the Board of ‘Urustoes and tho Town Clork, Hec, 2 provides that tho monoys so raised shsll ba placed to the credit of the Water Fuud, Heo, 3 providos for an annual auseasment to meot the intorest aud secure & sinking fund. Bec, 4 provides for tho registry of tue bondej Hec, 6 for tho Investmont of the fands by tho Doard of Truntees; Beo. G for the cancellstion of bonds whoa $akén up; sud Beo, 7 pledgea the ;mm of the town for the redemption of ths onds, ‘I'he potition for water was again read, baving obtamned 228 sigosturea, Mr. Sulzer asked an espression of optnton from citizons before ac- tiou should be taken. HENATOR BOBINEON hoped the Board would pause and conslder wel} tue matcor beforo they scted, It waa trus they bad tho logal right to procosd at ouce, but they were motally bound to consult the poople befora pasaing on such s momoutous aubjecs, The thing had beon onc-sided in ita diacussion, and the oppononts of the scheme had not been abls to give oxpression to theiwr views, It wasa queation =8 to what Twas expedient,— what was wise, Tho = roport of - the Cowmtaittos, bonded fu st the laut moettng, provided for 13 miloa of pipo. How far would hat go? Tho town meeded 20 miles at loost, T'he promoteis of tho scloms tried to make ovory resident Leliove that he would bave a main io frout of s door, when tho roport made 0o provision for pipea south of Wright- wood avenue, The 00st would be Jarge, and the supply insutticlent. Tl srgumeat for the Holly system waq drawn from Evauston aod Hyde arks. The situation of Zvanaion waa 5ob analo. teportor at Cliy-Hall, | gons. On 3 uare milen she had 7,000 inhsbl- tants. Lake View on 8 m&\nm miles bad not balf that number. In Hyda Parlthe oxpanue of running the works waa 815400 yearly, Tha cost to Lake ‘Viow wonld be at loast $10,000, which would doubtloas fall on 1,000 canautnare,—~ the numbor n Evanaton, —which Laka View was not likely to excocd. It was beat to Jot thinps alons. The presout water was good enough, 1t there wero firos—and thore had nover boen $2,000 doad loss from that sonrce in the town— the city engines would put them out. As for the Itolly ‘warks, they wors pratty sure to burst in the moment of need. e wantod water fiom the city, MR, W, 0. GOUDY #aid It was not fair to submit such & question to the legal voters. Blany of them owned no properiy, and should not decide tha mattar, Tue only way to get at a falr oxpression was by petitions, whicl gave s clintica £o non-resident tax-psyern. ‘L'ho Board nover took a voto of the town when they wanted to improvs n etrest or Iay s sewer, The? did 1t on poution, nelug thair oxu fudgment, Mr. Robinsons argumsut was ingenious, but bardly correct. The disouesion of this aubjoct ksl not besn onc-sided. Tha sanexationists in the gonth end had broached lhuraue-lmu, themuelvos, and overy one had heard of it. "It moant with them to go into tha oity and sssuma the $15,000,080 debt. Bomo mon were opjosod to all improve- ment, their Ides of happincss apparontly being to live in & log-cabin and wear loather breocher. ‘Tho monoy {nveated in this improvomont would coms back spuedily {n the way of a riss {n valucs throughout the toirn, The siatemeont as to livs waa iucorrect. His poighbor, Mr. Huck, hsd lost 10,000 nlone. Tua Ilolly ryatom was not oooflued to Hydo Park and Evanston, Over 160 citios in this dountey bad [t in succasaful opers- tion. If Lake View took her wator trom the city sho wowid s00u be In tho city, which e did uot deairo, Mr. Mallers aald ho had elgned the petition wmithout thluking, and would like to tave his pame off if tho eignatures wero to bo counted. Ho lsubched a tiraulo agalnat the town scliouls, and wautod to kuow what his children would do for an education. 2 Bomo ona sugassted that he give fhom water, wheroupon hs subs.dod. ML, CmASE dealred to retuto the {dea tiiat this subjoct had beon sprung on the people. It had satoiod futo tho lavi cauvase for towa officors, and Lad Leen disgurned on all sides, It was s mattor of dis- cretion ay to whother tbe plan should be carried through, but noarly evary .one rosmod 1n favor of daing so._ Such men as W, B. Ogden, who bold tand 1n Liake View motoly as an luvestment, wero strongly in favor of water, bocause they uaw the geternl bepofit to all proporty that would follow'tts introduction. The opposition to this meusuro arose from ono dosjro,—Lhat of olng ibto tao city,—which would moro than uuble taxation. * 18 did not want the south end of tho town auuesod, eituer fur their own good or that of tho remainiwg portion of the tuwa, 1t the southiorn soction went mto Chicago lor {mprovements, tho sation just vorsh of it would bo loft in tho samo fix and would have to go o0, and this wou'd be ropeatad uaiil the whole tong wad absorbed. Mr. Varks waa in favor of water, gas, and qulck transit, but ho was alna in favor of plenti- ful discussfon of this matter. o thought legal ‘yotors ought not to be shovod out becauso they bad no property, 'Thoy expected to bavo soma in the future, aud this’ project affected the fu- ture, Tho senviblo way to go abont thla bupl. ness was to got an estimate of the cost from wome competont person. Ko conaidored thoe Inst ‘i‘ém:{t of the Wawer Comuniites unfair and ono. sided, Col, Bhirley was surprised at tho talk of this plan being hatched in a cormer aud suruug on tho people. It had booo discussod on ‘hufull- top and in the valloy for more thau a yoar. Notr was tha tima to act, and futuro generations would bleas tho Board forso dolng, The Colonet vaid a glowing trbuto to tho sylvan scouory of Laka View, sud brougnc down the house, MR RENFOOT iotimated thas mj more words on the eubject would be to gild tine gold and palus the lily, alter Col, Bhirley's eloquence. Btill, be wantod tourgoon the Board immadiate action. Alr, Tabinuon, Lio knew, was aotivo ia support of im- vrovemouts, but ail his efforts scemed to fail, e conalgored thq imputstion cast by Mr. Packs on the Committo's report as discourteous and unbecomiug, especially from s compatatvoly now man in the town. Ar, Parks wanted to know if Mr. Kerfoot was ‘lho only man who had a zight to spoax in meet- UR, Hr, Robinson asked that action be postponed natil ho could circulato a romonatrance. Lhora hiad been no maetiuga at whioh a man cduld ex- {mma his views without being browbosten, and o wapted timo to nhavo some. Ho did uot think the Committea'areport axpreased the viaws of tho Board of Public Works. Ho was ¢ tho conforouco with thom, and raw that e, Drindiville did all the talkiug, Now, ho did not tluk muoh of the wisdom -of 3r. Irindivilles viows. Ho had a talk with Mr. Thompson, whoso oplulon he valued much more fn‘lghly. and loarned from him that tho city could givo water Doxt year, Ar. Chaes satd the conference was at n regu- lar meotng of the Buard, Mr. Thompson boing prlal:nont, and not dissouting from Ar. Priudi~ ville, The Doard granted the potition, and post- poned action on ths ordiuance for tho prasent, 1o givo timo for. Mr. Rubiuson’s remonstrance. Anp sdjournmuent was bad to next Monday. ‘Thera will be a publio mesting Saturday even- ing at the Diversy Hircot Scliool to surther dis- cuss tho matler. — COMMENDABLE. 81, Louts, Juno 8.—The mlillers of this ity have joinod in a petition to the Prosident aud Board of Directors of the Merchants' Exchauge asklng to bave wheat stricken trom the liat of ariicles sold at the Call Bosrd on 'Change. Thoy assert that this &ind of nreculndan produces Megiimate finotuations, wiich aro rulnous to tho macufacture of flour, and will ultunate deatroy the trade: that tho tandenclos of s spoculation are domoraliziog, dlsreputable, etc. S T ‘'Our Favorite Sowing-Maohine, “The cheapost and best sewlngemachins now menufactured for family use is tho Wilson, We cerlainly woull use no other, It works with equal facility on muslin, cloth, eambrio, tarlefan, flannel, and leather, It doos not paralyze the aping ©or wear out the operator m any way, nelther does 1t demand an incessant stoppsgs to find out where the dificulty 12, as nons exista, Thors Is no dificulty, It ruus smoothly sad evenly, hems, fells, tucks, gathers, aud binds, It does the fineat and most beauliful work ou cambrio and tinen, 1t also Lsa the marit of belug clipaper than any other fret-clsse sewing-machine, 1t does not ge: out of order; nor Lroak nvadics, ot alipy sor pucker the cloth, complote has ihe Wilkon ow - Machine bren made, by a skiliful combloation of brain and muacle, that It has et nothing 40 be doe sired.” Balesroum, No, 197 State treel, This Compauy want a few more guod ageni. —_—— Elmwood Qollars, 'Tha pecullarity of the nish aud cut of the Kimwood collar have made it doservedly popular with all geutle- man of taste, and a large number. praferitfos Huen collar, It is bighly spoXen of by ihofashion reporters of \he New York papers, —_— Some Forelgn Cynic Baya that America hia a hundred religions, but only one gravy, Us might bave sald {i husa thoussnd denthe frices, but ony oo that besutifica the teth, without injuring tham, vis.: Bozodonl, Only $2.50 & Pair s the price of something very good in Nottinghsm aurtains, just now, al the old reliable hause-decorat- fug, wul-paper, and bedding houss o Hilger, Jenking & Faxon, 237 and 331 Siate streot, ——— . Get & Weed Bewing-Machine. You oan psy for it monthly. If you have the resdy money, take sdvantage of thelr cash discounts. You can pay for it monlhly, sou ol feelff, OMfice, 203 Wabsah aveaue, B e If You Want Good Bootsgind Bhoes by all moans go ¢2 Wiswall & Greena's, 7a Btats, or 131 Twenty-second strect, They have the sdvantegeat buying for two stores, snd sre satisfied with amall prodla. SR . ‘The Musio Trade, Lyon & Healy and the Book & Bona Musia Company, the two wholoasle mualo bouses in this city, will closs thelr respoctive places of business st 3 o'clock oa Bate urday afternoons, from Juns 1 to Bept, 1, —_ ‘Where To Go {0 find thoes first-class gooda the chrapest, wuch se staves, ranges, rofrigerators, coolers, fr birds cages, “ kitchen oulfits,¥ etc,: Watkina', 215 Btate atreets” ¥ —————— . Hallett, Davis & Co.'s Grand, square sod upright planos are for sale only st the piano-rooms of W. W, Kimball, coroer State and Adains streets, A Life of Suffering a7 gt et Eatricio i conk oy s oy's . r will com ol Qiscase, * A yure oure for skin diseases > ] Bpring Lake ‘* Magnatio” Water, b B0k & Bayner, makacs af s Mazs # Ociogoa, THE SCHOOLS. An Effort Mado to Abollsh Oral + Instruction, clded in fayor of Virginia by tha Snpreme c.: to-day. Tho rocords have arrived i nd thars I8 genaral rajolcl:lx.mm Dosda UNDRRWVOOD—Nathan Undorn annan Exan. At dam s et Usdormand, | Byl st 2 dorwoud, ‘of tin oltz, lorma i, wa o] yeate, 02 S04 NAthah Umlarwond; ' CONWAY—Tono 8, 193, Patrie rizbdones, cormney Walldeend Koot o Faaer, 5 A Frieds o e Famiy i Invliog s o Ot Ceaotery, £ hliiomia pune) o iy, KENNEDY—lune®, KENNEDY —una, Holos Somoreils Rennedy, hor late_rosidanes, Thrsday, L3, s 10 Gracoland, 10 ATLEL, oy GAHR!XH,L-UnlllmNh tnat., B, Cirroll, axed 9 A Chicago, fateof peaeen, Tac> o ¥ SPECIAL NOYIGEs, gebale b ] N e Centaur Lintments ol town, Complaints of the Dofcots of tho Pres« ent Syatem. . Gonwaz, ab hlg gy, Attompt to Reduce tho Prico of School Dooks, ot Wro, 7., . Kov. Honry iy " Miscellancous Business. sllay patn, subdus amelllngs, heyy oTheumatise, ® oF mage The White Weappar lxln: tho Yellow Wrapper s e Prica 80 ceuta; iarge pg:. The rogular mooting of tho Doard of Ednaation was liold last night. Presont: The DPresidont, Mr. Richberg, and Toapoctors Chiotiein, English, Horne, Jobnston, Olegon, Reed, Behoouingor, Welch, and Willce, barns, sud will enrs #pario, and any fleelt, b aliment, A communication was recolved from E. IN it holdoo, Frank O, Vierling, and William Cox, All € suffered wity asking #046.40 for apprainement of achool nroper- seld degeitsamand the fiime o Ly at tho rato of 70 conts per $1,000 of valubtion, i 39 dbos GHlew Tiniment h"fl«l:m Inspector Oleson moved that the communica- : Ammmia T pA b i tion bo placod on tile, to atay thors Indofinitely ; " I By ‘“Jl‘c:. but tho motion was afterwards modified to & | _goid by sl Tirnged f B St e, Koy York, tin'y 50 cents S0RATOH, Fon can cioan and mliels gld, tiver, ehies, and s ace with BERGTUD HILIUO Y atid o (ETied cqual ta naw * Hlootm Silien (s {tin mast wondsrio oY tarial v)lnun#mfl!nmmlmrnllmnm It e pors liko fntu-orgy. fonnd {0 & Novada mine. entiroly {ree trom grit or ehysst galaction, 4t yan wauld haro yunr 1ALl mATo Lok, e, w0 only. “it:»an: bouse-furaisticrs, drugglats, jowy e2h, ud geogace, Agenta, GILLRTT, McOULLOCH & 00, 34 and 3 Bouth Watorat., Gnlen .. BUCTI AL} [80] 8. DINGEE & C( 857 AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCIANTS, Nos. 80 & 82 East Randolph.at, Carh advanood nn consignmonta, i?!GVLAll BRMI-WEGKLY AUCTION SALB, This Day (Wednesday), June 9, At 10 o'clack, & lares astortment of Ohins, B) wite, Castace, Hpnone, Hacnass Faney Gaode ™ LT GENERAL MERCHANDISE, simplo order to-be placed on file, and adopted. Inspector Hoyue, from tha Committes on Fi- nance aud Auditing, 1oportea billa to tho amount | of £2,379.03, which wore ordored paid. TOR BCHOOL ANSUAL, Tospector Welch, of the Commlittos on High Behool, roported that McCormick Iall was a good place in which to hold the annunl exerclaea of the school 9 On motion o Tnspector Hoyno, tho Committes waa lustrioted to engago the ball aud musie. Hupt, Pickard preeented the summary of ate tendance for May, 1875. Tho wholo number en- rolled was 39,230; tuo averago number belong- ing, 35,452.5: nverago daily sttondanco, 83,280.5;5 por cont of atteudance, 03,0, It was placod on flie, THN TEXT-NOOK QUESTION thon came np a8 unfinivhed busiuces. Aospoctor Beed offoted the following resolu- tion: Childron's Wagons, Kltehan Warss, Clocks, Wall Paper, Resolred, That {t1s the opinion of this Doard that ©%: Atllo'clock,’s Iargo lotaf Mistis aad Used toxt-Looks ba used Inwlt branches of atudy in which T CARPETS, exutijuations are roquired for advancoment from ous $.0lrs and fngrsin; Ahu\,!n Foll eut b ender grade to auothor, Brassols, Tospootor Welch sald that tho now-fangled | Dinfagromes ° elekant linoof Farlor, Glamber, nud motbiod which had been triod 1o the schools of depending on oral instructivn was not a nuccors. FURNITU BE, ‘Ihn capacity of pupils to retain tho kuowiedgo | Tosults and sypaca‘o, now and eccaad haad, At [o'elock, thus lwpacted varied so much that uniformity of | 39 iavolcs of tino Badk Casss, Bocrataries, sod clnss arrangoment was grestly impairod. Loeses from abaonce ouuld bardiy be mada up, whoreus, . if toxi-booka swore uved, tho ground might easily bo coverod. lux‘«rcomr Hosne askod whathor the resolution would roquire new toxt-boois ? Inspector Reed sald 1t might, but every pareat who had a child in schoot would thauk them for it. No mattor how bpllisnt pupils might be, thioy will losin faster from text-Looks than from oral instruction. 3 LIBRARY FURNITURB, Deaks, Table, Chairs, ote., ota, now sad ssooadh ATt bo posltivelr ciased oat wILhouT FasorTe Lo Dhy o Tancor, eon HOUSEKEEPERS AND DEALERY OAN BAVE (0 PER OENT. . lrfllnnq advaoeod 3!; r:;\;gdg?:nu;lm;;g{: “NWIM. A. BULTERS & CO,, Tospoctor oglish aald that it was thon an- TR other schiome to cntail additional cost of toxt- PERSONAL mommgv AND REAL ESTATR, booke on pupils. Ho moved lvstead thiat the 1u8 MADISUN-ST. Principats of schools ahould obtain toxt-books | from tho doealers at such rates as tho Board abonld fix, and then rotail them to the pupils at tho umudprl:u. Ho bolioved 425,000 o your conld bo savoed by tho process. The trade ;lluclguuz ‘lxlm 40 por’ cont, and should bo saved o0 the pupil. Tospoctor Recd aald that the motion had noth- Ing to do with bix rosolution, nud there was no couflict botweon them, ‘I'ho luslnascion that his rosolution was fu favor of book-publisbors was enturoly gratuitous, ile was opposed to the ex tended uxo of oral {nstruction now prevalling in tho choola, and hio thought that tho nso of Lozt books would add deflnitoniess and aceuracy to tho attalnmonts of puplls, 1lia resolution miaht re- quiro modification, and i mizht bo oxpediout to ninko somo exceptions. I was tho priuciplo that he wished to bring nodor discusslon. BUFERINTENDENT PICKARD, on boiog appoaled to, sdid that tho oral methed Lad booo Lirgely disusod for Lwo or throo years, Iu tho grammar schools, pbysiology was abont tho ooly subject In which tho oral mothod was used. Hae procooded explaiping the motliod of iustruction In the various grados, showing that tho oral mothod was used vory little excopt whoro unavoldublo from tho chiaracter of tho subjoct. Inspeator Walch sald that about 85 per cent of tho childron sout uut of tho schoo! without oyor hlvin%olundud & geography or ananthe metle, and per cont witbout over having a pen in thoir bands.. Tuo poor childion who wonk to achool on nn averago nntil 12 or 13 got b vory poor education. Only about 2 out of 1,000 pu-~ piln wone [nto tho Iigh Bebool. The oral jn- wtiuciion in the lower giades was about all tho cduoation the large majority of the pupils re- colved. o thought every child should hava a book pat ia his havds. Iuspector Reod amanded his resolution by ox- copting the throe lowor grades. INSPECTOR ENULISH — R A ‘WEDNESDAY MORKING, June 9, st 8 oelack, At Batters & Co." Auctlon Rooms, 168 Madsonat., MEDIUM FURNITURE, Parlor and Guambor fnit, Sofar, Loungos, Eaay Chalrsy Gano and Wand-sont Chaits, stary otor o o U Also, two Biiliard Tables, e e oo “WEDEESDAY MORNING, June 9, at 11 ool At Buttars & Co.'s Auction ltooms, 108 Madison-ste, RUSTIC FURNITURE b LAWN ORNAMENTS, Flush ax Battnos, Totaa Toien, Tnalio Ohairs, langl th: Vlw: lm.lnl'll‘:wl:ml\nfll“lln :nu rloty. s Also, %0 Now Haruess o, 8 Upon and Top A BEGULAIL TRADR BALR, THURSUAY MORNING, June'l0, at9:% o'elook. DRY GOODS, REGULAR MADE CLOTHING, BTRAW GOODS., BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, At our Balesrooms, 108 Madison-at. WAL A. BUCTEUS & CO., Ausitonsers. BUTTEES & 003 SATURDAY'S BALE, BATURDAY, AT ¥4 O'CLOUK A, M., At their Balesroom, 104 Madison-st. FURNITURE, CARCETS, PIANOS, Tta, BY G. P, GORE & CO,, ] 63and 70 \!:buh aveuun, " 'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, Rogtlar oatalogua anction salo'of Boots, Fhoos, ofl parioio. ¥ displr of avery varisty of Man's, Womow' it Ghlldran's castous made xoodn, = 0N 930 8, m. GKO. P, GOKE & CO.. 63and 70 Wabash-av. At our Wednesday Auction Salg of Juue Weahall offor an BXTRA I'INBE LINT of Mon'a Wear, in CONG., ALEXIS, TIEB, &a. GHEORGE I GURE & RN abuibiav, mo:nd usuz I(lna wl!&n:; uul;{;ut h; lqd:flx:l!u)l}y & aud 70 W ned. 6 80! 8 P an iot of tho o ol tasolation was to ot In a toct-book on | O THURSDAY, JUNE 10, at 9:30 languags luseons, as that wastho only subjoct 1n O'CLOCK. tho fucluded gradea In which oral fnstruction waa used, Ituvrvus ovidont that tho resolution | g ,-.“'“t,l,i"fi‘,t“;.;,,‘,‘}f.‘,?;,“.‘:,,;‘};;!,",}fl!’,?.{’,,’,‘,’;,‘,{: bind that objoct, altbiough it wads blindiug in ita | Macbleand Woed d0p Tab Iasy Chi I:,nzu-nu. Jl’hmd notjtluuk it fair 1o attompt | Jaladl Hodstonds and fureaus, Hall Teo tha object In that roundabout way, Chairs and It Foaning Casts, Marblo-top I Eapactor. 2o said_ that. the gentloman had | Nhow Cuaca, Batlor xnd Glics Desker p?.‘:.t’.,i iron +*langusge leanans " on the brain. * He Lsd naver | Tra-0iz and Weul Carpota: ity Ratension Fabics1d thought of thom. At10 a'clock~Lat af Books, Tok-of Dry Corn, lob el Inspootor English's motion to indofinitely post- | Drr Pampkina, 1t of Lo oot jotof Naxe. pone waa thea oarried by a volo of 6 to 5. 0, P GOILE & G0, Auotionsers, ety THURSDAY! Inspeotar English thoen presented tho follow- Tegular Auction Bale of STAPLE and PANOY ing: DRY CGOODS, Jtesolved, That all books suthorizod to be used in tha schools suall be furnishod by the publishors to the Principals of the dilfersnt schoola at the wholssals pricea agreed upon by the Board, and that such I'rincd- Hoslery, Notlous, Undorwoar, Dross_Goods, Gloves, pals ahall sell the samo to tho pujils as such wholcsslo Flo " BAl| 2 X e P e ki | R Ay, TRTT ob i, Tk Luir sgeuts, . b a'ls’, 'aras0) Auc lom salo of_ Carpois at 11 X . o'clock. A full | f cholce patto: 8.7, Thursday, Jane 10 - o oo Baio apens 3: ‘QEO. P, GORE & CQ., 68 and 70 Wal A, A NEW STUDEBAKER BROS. ROAD WAGON AT ATCTION, The rodolution was roferred to the Commitice on Text-Books and Courss of Justructlon. A LIUTLE BLIND, TInapector Welch thon offored the following ¢ Wrenzas, Thie Board at fta lust mostlag, by s pearly ununimous vote, decidod that no fext-0ook ia Tequired to teach the primary schools ; and Wiszazaa, There alinll bo Uniformity in mothods of fnstruction ' fn differvnb languages taught, and ‘uo usjuat discrimiuation” shown to any liuguage, tongue, dislect, or gibbeslali ; thersfor Weaaluad, That B0 toxlebioks be allowed in the hands of’ puplls_studying Greek, German, Latin, French, Holirow, Chineec, Hioux, Salucrit, Portugucss, Choctaw, or auy othier Innguagos, aticleut or rudern, forelgn or doinaatic, sactad or profalic, savaro of civ? lized, spoken or wrilten, living, dylug, or dea. A motion Lo lay on the tabla was promptly car- rled, the President remarking that 1t shouid uot bave been cutertained at all. During the pre- ceding disoussion Iuspector Welch had mads eomo remarks to the olfect that there was a schemo to epriog Iuspector Enulinh's resolution atthat meoting. Tho I'residout, Mr, IticLbarg, said that tho resolution bad been offered by Ia- spector Engliut at his roqueat, and waa the bama oue proviously offered by Limsetf in the intoroat MEROY & GO, 6 and 8 Handulph-at, BANEKRUPT SALE AT AUCTION. GAS FIXTURES. By order of MILES ALMY, Asilgnec, wo will soll oo Baturday, June 12, at 10 o'olook &, msy AL Sures 44 and 46 ADANS-ST, ntar Stits ot economy slone, . nnnu& n'n'?f"r& l;!:'l‘!;x‘n;‘_ceh‘lnmlgllan;':!nflm 2 MORE BOOKS. KLISUN, PUMEROY'S GO e Inapector Oovert moved that the following '“__l‘.“i“_"'_“i’ it books be adoptel for the next yoar: Alden's By L. ROCKWELL, Meutal Plulosoply and Cathcart's Literary Read- er. for the Normal Bouool; Goodwin's Greek Grammar sod Bowo’s Greck Lessona in the High Hobool; and Felton's Primary Arl\bmetio o ihe ¥roupry Dopartmont. Adopted, Iuspoctor Iloyuo moved that-the Aualytical Becond Reader, now In use, be adopted for the en~ulng yesr. Inspector Nond moved that the Model Second Reador be substitutod. Innpoctor Weich mada » speech, saving that Inspeotor Hoyus waa oppesed 1o all ohiange. ilo would bo opposad to any changa fn tho Commis. sionership, Ho would Langon to that without change, whatovor else might chauge, The In. epector went on {o that_styla, making personal {nuuenducs until the Doard was disgusted, aud tho Presidont remarked ho boped tha gou- Auatlaser, T and 79 S.nth Dearbarg.at. WILL BELL 'm‘n.A 948 m., the besttade sod 2 t vacloty of New and Used Farnitoro Brvar put into su Auctlon House, HOUSEKEEPERS, You wlll 8ud "’i"blll'“'?‘:) 12 nlss o bousa wih from Also, Office Furniture, Chandaliers, Bhaw Casce, Plated Ware, Trunks, Hare " HetdaS; Jife 13, snothor Iarge stock will be nfTarad. & I BUOKWELL tleman would get o tho qoestion. [hs mfll\ ARA & CO., Psosident was obliged iy to nake a 37 East Washinginaear, direct soquest to the mposker to come (o tho question, Ie then weut ou to say that it would ba cheaper for the Bosrd to_publivh’thp text-books used by the schools. He thoughs, howaver, that the Madet 82cond Reader was the olieapeat of all at 50 conty. Tospector Racd's motiou was loet by a vote of 7 uays 0 4 yeas, and thoe original motion of In. apoctue Hoyne adopted, Iuspector Coveri submitted an amendment to 500 LOTS BOOTS AND SIOES AT AUCTION, _'I‘_huuq:v:li_-rghgu._qunq,}o t 95 ool By Il. CHADWICK & CO. 195 and 197 Kaot Haadolph-at. FURNITURE AT AUCTION, k. the rule :a‘:‘i-hlnf ll‘x” ldm"l?fi“m“ bn‘;wrun 'rl,uu‘s'mfl:;lfim Vo sl eoll Patlor, Chambar, grammial utrict schools, 6 ameadueut - o ¢ Sl r s, o INE 7 wout oreri the :\:::Esmgi S i gl 1o owa Pldw, sud s gy s af ¥EYK Ol oard B e e wook, § FURNI RE —_— CASS COUNIY SEAT. Bpesiar Dispalch 1o Ths Chicaon Tyibuna, P.&d. CASEY, 41 & 43 FIVTILAY., Vimonxu, Ik, Juse 8.—Tbe question of the | Képonband the lareert assortuant iy the oliz of Now location Of the county sost of Caas Caunty, b’;}unfiufiififlfiu.fi?fl‘mfi ered which Bas becn Ia law since 1573, has besa de- | Biighy A b VOce :