Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 16, 1875, Page 8

9 " THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, | “ The temperstare yesterdaz, a4 observed by Manseso, opticlan, 83 Madino atrect (TninuNE Batlding) was, at 88, m., 62 degreos; 10 & m., 62; 1 p. m., 633 & p. m., 595 8 p. m,, 68, Ed Durns, tho men who was shot at Gillom's saloon, No. 485 Clark streot, Dy Powars, a few nights ago, is recovering. The liconss of Gillam Lias been revokod by the Alsyor, and his place closed up. | Jamen Wyllio, tho champlon checkor-playor of the world, bas arrived in tho city, and will stay for some daye. Ile will play saybody who chooses to call on him at No. 186 South Clsrk pireot, from 2 to 6 and 7 10 10 p. m. Gon. Wabstor rathior raversos the natural order of things by tryiug to get tho newa concorning bimeelf out of the reportora who call. e hss, o says, heard nothing concoraing bis expocted commission a8 Coliector. Two deatituts littlo pirts, Magglo Mitchiell ana Nellle White, wora taken from squalid homes and drunken patonts last eveniug Ly the Weat Bide police, ond aro defainod at tho Madison Strect Btation to awmt tho action of Justice Beully. Ofticers Mitcholl and Amstin discovered last night that the furnishing-goods store of M. Halky, No. 62 Madison etrect, had boen brokon futo, but, so far as thoy conld learn, nothing had been taken. Tho thicves bad evidently heen scared off by thio approach of the ofticers, Tho body of an nuknown man, quito respoct~ ably dressed, was found in tho Ogden BHp, near tbo railroad track, yostorday morniog, by somo workmen, aud an ofticer bad it conveyed to the Morgue, The remains aro thuss of man about 85 yeare old, It in ovidont thiat he was drowned accidentally, a8 thora are Do wmarks of violonca visible about the body. The {ndividual to whom was glven the good advice about the way to remova dond dogs i tot gatinfied ; Lo writos that somobody elso bad lieard of tho anmo mothod, and that a how tho dogs came In hin lot, Bomo people never ean Lo eatinfied s why dou't o mako a purcol of his doga aud soud thom by expross to Dr. Ben C. Miilor, Bauitary Superintendent ? Tho JofTersoniana dacided not to hold a moet: ing Iant night. Thoy Lind issued A large nambek of mvitativns, but. thinking the Shorunn House club-room would bo tvo »mlfl‘{nr‘hlhu nu:lvmnc;:& tha leading wpirlts potpuic 0 Ineetin, Baturday ln;;hl,p when it will_be hold in tho_gull over Groengbaum's bavk. The main business will ho tho recoption and diecusston of the con- atitution and by-laws. Tho report comea that a wonld-bo veteran of the First Rogiment, who toaches young lading how to dance,—by nome Hosmer Sswyor, aud sg0 18,—took & littlo strychuine last evening at bia residenco on Vornon avenue, with tho inten- tion of killing himeelf, But hie suddenly changed his mind, and got a doctor, aud an emetlc which Jind tho desired effect, throwing off the deadly drug. Loyo-sicknoss was the oause of tho woubla. As an eapecial boon to the little folks, whom Mauager Gardiner would be delighted to seo in countlees numbers, tha prices for the Wednes- day and Eaturdsy matinces at the Acadomy of Miisie have been roducad to 10 conta for chul- dren, for whom, whon accompanied by their sldery, tha ragular evanivg admission price ia but 15 conts, Tho play is * Eva,” a new varslon of “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” with tho beautiful inci- ldnm?’ retained snd tho villainous featurea alim- usted. l « That's a good bill ef fare,” said Mr. McCaf- froy, as the boy hiandod him ono oo tho carner 3 “pring mo some Irist stew, roast beof, and lo ple." Tho boy looked wild and edged to- rd the Ismp-post, but McCaffray caught him and shouted, **If that order ain't hero in three minates 'l bust tho shop ; mighty protty Tos- taurant you'vo got bera anyway." Tho bo: thourht ho could do more good with bin billa fuur Llocks north, and snspeadod -businoss on that corner. Goo, Audorson, Tlecofver of tho Chicago. Dan- villo & Vivcennes imlroad, was recontly directed Ly the United States Listiict Court to place on tha road a puburban_ train, o accordance with the contract with the owncrs of tho Chicago Koutbern Line. This enterprise was lnangurated sesterday, thus piving suburban facilities to a now rogion to the soathweat of tho city, Tho teatn leaves at 10:30 n, m., makiog tho ran to Dlue Island in eeventy minutes, returning from Diyo Intand ot 12:40,” stopping at all stations. Tates of fara will be about those charged on tho Rock Inlaud, or 65 centa & trip. Officer Mamilton, of tho Iumane Boclety, has caused the arrest of o womsn living ut Na, 82 Leuvitt sticet, ou tho chaige of cruelty to her acepuon, n youll abont 14 years of age, nsmod Georgo' L. Denman. The neighbors’ of tho child” corsobornve bis sory of her abusive trest- meat, and the boy's talo 1s that tho woman bns boon o tho liabie of nhowering um with cold water whon nalion 1o ilie coldest weathes; of Leating him, snd avon of entting him with a koifo, Saturaay nighttheboy wascarefullvexsmined,nnd cloven bruires wero found on lus bip, caused by blows recoived thoro. Tu some places tho blood hina setilod nnder the shin, showing the most se- yora treatment On his arm wero wo dietlnct marks of tecth, where his step-mottier had it~ tou him, and & cut on lua Laud and indor bis Lip, whero o had been struck with a kuife, THE DEY, 3. 3, ISING, A formal welcome was oxtendod last ovoning 10 the new pantor of the Western Avonue Hap- tist Chutcl, the Rev. J. J. TIrving, who les beon hore a year. Doapite the iu- clement weathor, he church was fillnd by mombors of tho congrogation, aa woll os roprosontstives from tha uwater chiurchien of the city. Tho sliar was fittlugly decorated with flowers aud flags, and tho eoata wero g0 arranged ad Lo ciente avonues for the passing to and fro of tho throng! Tho oxerciscs were opened with prayer by the Ttev. Mr, Da Wolf, of Lawndalo, which was fol. lowed by a welcoming cborun by the choir, end- ing withi the doxology, fn which tho congroga- tion joined. ln the absouco of the Ttev, Dr. Elils, who had bosn molected to de- liver ko opening addrcss, tho ez, U, B. Cheuay, bLy _invitation, filled bhis place. The Nov. K. D. Shepherd, the next speskar, also being absont, tho Jtev, M. Black- Vurn, of Austin, took his place. [ X' yacobn fallowed, aud tho Rev, Mr, Trving dellverod (ho clowng addronn, roturning thaunks for tho cordi- ality with which ho had been roceived by the churol and tho minfetry of thocity, After mu- i, refrevhments were terved. and tho welcomo cprmludud st o Iste hour with & gonoral =o- cinblo, — THE COSMOPOLITANS. TOW THEY FUT I TUELL WORK LAST NIOTT. The Cosmopolitan Club—a Domocratle organ= fzation, gotton up forthe purposo of ropresonting tho Irisly, Germnn, BoLomian, Polish, and Scan. dinavian natiovalitias, of helpiog Miko Evan liquor-trade, sud of baving n pleasant aocial tima occasionally—mot last evoning at thor vooma {n Buperior Black, ostensibly to eloct ofticers, but io reality to raise sowme motney. fho mombers of this Club take a broad slew of things, and are willing to spend mouey pmmmy provided somebody olso will furnish it. They bave room rentto E-y. and they gavoa flne entertainmont tho other day where thoro wad whisky sud bam-sandwichioy, tho Dbill for whicl tss not yot beou sottled. ins plain, un- ostentatious, Dewmocratio way, the Cosmopoli- tane know how (o ploy caids, especially thoso games which aro tochnicslly designated s “yhiort,” aud when the question of raising monoy cemo up thoy uaturally Lothought themsolves of their skill In this particular luie. It was - timated around town yestordsy thst sevoral card- tables would bo runulug durfug tho eveuiog at the rooms of the Cosmopolitaus, aud that ar- yaugoments biad boeu mado to prevent any inter- ferouca by tho police. ‘fais auuouncewent stirred up the sucient snd vonersble Joffersoninue, who represent tho old Uomocracy, and tlhe result was to break up tho mestiug which the last. vamed organization bad arrauged to hold catorday e\pniug, ‘Thoso ald aud cxperionced {hmwnll wont to thoir bankw, filled their pock- ely, and thon repaired (o the hondquarters of the Cormapolitans for the purpose of teaching these youngeters how to plsy carda. ‘Ihoy wero ro- cedvod with great hospitality, wers treated (o tho uational liquor of America, and_weore glven an opportunity to teat their skill. The contost was auteictly private oue, aud no details can ba givon, but it ls underetood that tho Losts, after & threo houny' gession, suoteeded fu collocting enough from tholr gucsts to Y" tueir rent during the present year and to iquidate all fudeblodness Dptadate, Thero was grost dintuay wmotg the Juflersontaus, and somoe of thew sre of the opiion that thoy Lud Latter disbaud and staud ju with thoe younger orgauization e their only chiance of gutting their money Lack, sa twanRking Lo Win mouey st games cf akill, the Qosmops kucceeded fu doing & littie lo gitimate busiuoxs,—if anytliog fu their conovos tion cap be called **legitimate *' or ** busivees.” ‘Washington loslug was the first (o timidly sug- geat that the membecs stould somo o order, The anggention was well rocelved, In viaw of the fact that their guests Lad no mors mouey to lo!no, and Otto Dlubm waa eloctod Chairman. The Committea on Constitution and Ly-Lawa re- orted, and thelr rovort mas acted wpon regtlon y aection, aud, with a_fow modifications, adapts ed. According to tho Conktitution, tho Club s ostablishod in opposition to tho Republican party, to sdvocate Liberal Domaceatie principlon, aud 1o promoin kocial intercourss amaug s members, I’ McHugh was clocted Presidont of tho organization, sud tho clection of othor officars was postponed unt) nest meetlng. Thia waaall tho progrexs made, and aftor a vinltto the woll-stocked sidoboard the mem- bezs disporsed in an amiablo mood, —— WABASH AVENUE, THE PRESENT STATUS OF AFFAINS, The Boulb Sido Railway Company ars now en- gaged tn admiring Wabash avonue, aud ita plo- turesquo appentance affords them so much eatis. faction that thoy carmot baar to mar the beauty of tho scene by auything so ordinary sy & pavo- mont. Tho volunteer aid rendered thom {n carrying away the bldcle so far dostroyod tho beauty of thoatreot sestordny, that voliciea wero enabled to pick thelr way along tho sidos with littla dan- gor. It wasnot, howover, within the limity of possibility to cross from ono shlo to the other, ©oxcopt at thoso strects whero boards had boon thrown down, snd, In thoso cases, » team, by climbing upa helght on one stdo aud stiding dowu & -tner on tho othor, miglit got aloug, it she boards didn't tip up, Iaving expended all thelr fores in toaring tho avenuo up, tbo Company are not vow disposed 10 do anytbing hastily by way of puiting it down again, They realizy with great clearnces tiat apeed iy uot to bo thonght of when the publia are to bo sccommodated ; it i only when thair conventonco 15 $o be consulted that they s00 how LOCCHRALY it i8. Inving got matters in a proper deareo of dis. order Sunday, the Compavy uscd Mouday to rest in. Tucsday thoy awoke, strotched thomeselyes, and coosulted, Something would have to bo done dunng tho summer ot fall, and 1t was wojl to bo thinkiog about what it was to be, Ho they consulted. ) ‘Then they went dovm to the Buperintondont of tho Board of Public Works, and sat around and Liad s talk with bim a hittle whilo. Thoy wero FAGER TO JMAVE BOMETIING DONE, and proposed (to him) to pitch right into it with vigor, ‘They lind seen that Tagt Intnuxe didu't proposo to Jet them obange tho rrades withont Leing oxposed, aud they wanted to talk that over ; and they did talk it over, Finally tho Suporintondent gove them permis- slan to av their track right afong on tha top of tho ground from Cougress to Twolfth stceots without any sort of regard tothe grade, Whether angbody shiors of tho Council had a right to give ench a permnission may be doubted; but, never tholesy, it was given. In return for his permlssion to disrogard the grado and build tueir track wherever they pleased, tho reprosontativos agreed to GRADK UP TIE SIDES OF THE ROAD with dirt up to the lsvel of their tracke. other words they preposo to baok up with mad about & fogk on osch wido of thoir tracks, This is » cheerfnl prospect for inhabitants on tho avonue. Thero ie, however, one consolation: matters cannot be any worso than thoy sre now, From Twolfth to Twenty-sacoud strcots tho Companv promised to lay their track oven with tho strect a3 it now ia, ‘Elts will involve a cut- tiog away of tho boards nnd a digging down #omo 6 or 8 inches to briug tho presout stringurs down whers they promiso to put thowm. In closing their tak mith the autuoritics the represcutatives of tho Cumpany revowodly ex- presaed thoir inteution of guing to work M RIGHT AWAY,” and ‘! pretty soon,” and they told how thoy wore going to ** hurry up mattors," aud all that, ina way that was cheoring, Then the confiding roader anmaaeu that thoy went off and caused blocks to bo hauted and tho paving to begin, sud, perbops, ven they burriod oot ttouo 700 men who woro at work Sunday, and caused tho work of repsiriug to procead aa rapid- 1y as that of dismantling. No, not oxactiy, they didn’t. They went ont and set elovon mon to work on the avenuo from Iourteouth to Congrems stroot, aud that I8 how they hnrried up the ropairs, Theso men didu’t pavo anything; they didu't ropair anything ; they simply drove monio wedges, and _mcensy; tho distance bo- tween the rails, Meantimo a largo portion of tho dirt which bad boen thrown out sas worked up by amulbuséda into exceileut mud, aud tho av- enug, at Peck coutt and Fourteentl etroot espoc- inlly, was aabad a rosd asa black prairio after o sovon Jays' sain, TIE CONDUCT OF TIE COMPAXY ments with thomost Intenso reprobution from the residonts on the avenuo, who 2sk why thoy made- so much haato {o lay a track before they knew whera they were putting it ; why thoy conld not have arranged to Lave dono tho work by degrees, aund why they are now utterly neglocting the convenionce of tha rosidents 7 Tho prospect of & bank of mud & foot high In the middie of tho atreot does nos dolight the tax-payers, el THE COURIER” COMPANY, BOMEFILING AUOUT THE UNSEEN PA'ER. . A motion was meade to diesolve tho injunction grauted May 25 in favor of tho Courfer Company ngatnst W. E. Webb, O. 8, Lyman, sud . J. Smith, to restraln them from intorforing with tho Courfer's buslnoes. The bill ot out that Horace It. Hobart, I1. C, Saubors, IL L. Ensign, J. R, Witlett, and R. J. Percy had been lawfully olectod Directors of the Company by a majority af the votes af the stockholders, but that the de- fendants, claiming also to bo Directors, woro ate temy ting to take tho control of tho paper, and managa it o thelr interest, which complanauts thought would cause its finnncial death. They therofore asxed for an injunction, which way gronted. To this the defendants filed an answer, aetting up that & meoting for the election of Directors washiold May 22, as charged; that tho wholo stock was 30,000, Qivided luto 1,600 shares, giviog 7,600 votos. Of tho whole numbor, tho defendanta beld either in their own right or by vroxy 575 uhares, or 2,875 votes, sud, by & Judi- clous syatem of cumulativo voting, or voting for thenwelves and cachi othier, they managedto ket o mafority of votes, ‘The defendants allege, alwo, thist Porcy and Hobart, whon the counting THE CHICAGOYTRIBUNE :‘FW’EDNI;}SDAY."JUNE' 10,% 1876, W———_—w anco of tho hoad of tho Department was when hie demandod & Tinuae of the nows.dosler in tho rotunde, and gave that individusl a vory clear {doa of hinnotions of demand and'supply when ho was informod that the stock was ex~ hausted, In reply to some nuestions from s Tarsoxs raportor, CGen. Jowoll ssid that bis present Westorn trip waa undortaken solely for the pur- poso of making himaolt fanuliar with the work- ings of the mail sorvico; he had no othor alm aud no dexigna upon any person or offics, Sinco leaving Wasblugton he had done most of luw teaveling io tho mall cars, for tho purroso of hecoming with * the boys" and their work. Mo protty thoroughly inepected the offices burg, Cleveland, Totado, avd Dotroit, gratiflod at the dixcipline and oflicioncy which ho uad obrotved. Mr. Jowell thought he should ba in Chicago two or three days, porhaps longer, in which time ho intended to look throush the oflico snd connections hore, aud the transportation which tho mails bal from this city, o swould then provably mako 8 short visit to Milwaukes, and would thoncoproceod {o 8t. Louls, whore he wonld arrivo about Saturday or Monday, ‘Tho romembranco of a waitiug supper soemod #o strong to tho Goneral's miud that hio excusod lumeelf without having loft any record uf his viows on the third-term, or tho Whito Stocklngs, ar the Cnstom-Ilouso, or Deochar, or I'lill Wade- worth, or iudeed avythivg dear to Chicago, ——— ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. THAT COLX, The Chicago Acadomy of Hcioncos mot yestor- day evoning in it hall, No. 263 Wabash avenuo, Tresidont Johnson {u the ohair, Mr. Biatehford mado somo remarka respactiog 8 coin which bad been disoussod at tho Match mesting of the Academy. It hal beon sent on to tho aseay dopartoiont of tho Dhiladelphis Mint. Aletter had boon recolved from the Do- partment stating that it was an otchod picco of copper, and not acoin. It hiad been oxawined by tuo American Plilosophical Society, at their meoting Dec. 1 1871, ‘Tho proceedings wero copied into the April, 1872, number of the Amer- ican Journal of Numismatics, with an ougray- ing. 'Iho investigation made it probavlo that the po-called **cuin’ was gotton up ss s prac- tical Joko. M¢, Distchford atated that this concluaion sgreod with that expressaid by the Committeo of o Acadomy at thie timoe of the disyussion of the subject. Dr, J, W. Valio submitted a report of THE EXPEDITION TO FLORMDA organized nnder the suspices of the Chicago Academy of Heionces for tho purpose of making seiontific Investi ons and collections in Natural History, ‘Lbo peraous (n the party wero J. W. Velie, Dr, 3, J. Brown, and W. W, Calkins, ‘Thoy loft Chicago Jan. 16, nud_Jan. 20 saited from Now Orleans to Koy Wesl, ariiving Jan. 25, Jan. 47, tuo expedition, Laving chartered s Bchooner of 8 tons, sailo to the Marquesas Koys, whore tho pariy spent threo days collocting, They securod poci~ mens of two apecics of pharks, ono maw-lish, sting rayy, gamy, and other marino suimals and sholls. "Hiaviuk lost their Larpcons, tho party returned to Koy West, leaving tuero Fob. 1 £+t the Tortugss, arriving the next day. A number of daya wero spent ln collecting, many specimens being obtained. Feb. 17, tho oxpodi- tion_peilod from Koy Weal for tho main Jand by thio Gulf passage, stopping at » number of keyd on the way, A porpuiso was captared aftor o trugglo of two and a haif hours. Fob, 22, the expedition started back for Koy Wost, arriving thoro the noxt day, Fob. 24, a'cruise was taken of thie votes woa going ou, sscertalning tho Eo— cultar tactics employed to defeat Lhom, soized a partof the ballote not counted aud destroyed them, 'Yha remainder of the ballots wera thon couuted, and tho rosult still doclared in favor of the dofondauts, ‘I'bo complainunte, howaver, it is alleged, undor notna color of title are carrying o tho businoes, ‘The dofendants claimn that thoy wero tho origiual organizers of the Courier Com- pany, and thst Lymau and Webb were tho firat ofticors, Peroy, they say, was chpaged by Ly- nan on the reprosentatiouy that he would carry ou the buslness and iucresse tho value of tho stock. Lywuan also agrecd to let Lim Lavo 100 sharen when tho Company should make a5 por cent dividend. o reprosonted uin atock at the meoting and votod on 1t. Hiuce Peroy hisy boen canuceted with the papor, however, tho defend. suts think that {ts businesa las diminlahed, and is now of lasy valuo than when hio bogan his cous naction, In opposition to the motion to dissolve the in- lllufliuu. o largo nuwmber of atidavits were liled y tho complsinauty, ‘Tho principal ono wsa by 1, J. Percy, who siated that at the mesting on May 23, after the Lallots had been coltectad, but buforo thoy wero countod, it was diacoverod that 0, A. Walker hiad voted on 331 shares, when thy bookn showed he was ontitled to ouly 200, A wmotion was thon made sud carried to declare tho voto informa), and have » now batlot. No force was uded, nor weore any votos destrored, but the defoudants lelt the room angrily, rofusing to tako further part, Auothor ballot wes then cant, aud Hobart, Witleit, Ensign, Sanborn, and Porcy eleciod Disectors, Thomas Barnard sud William Kirkley, circulators of the paper, in thelr affidavits ‘nled stated tusb since Yorey's admiotstration the paper Lad largely [ucressod its circulation, Forworly, also, It had not Veon publishied until G . 1w, tho editors waiting tocull the bonied words of wisdom from Tux TawoNg, and 1oproduce in Tuisisture tho Jair. stiffenivg calumuies of the T4mes, but, aince January iast, it had been published at 4 . 1n., 40 thist it could bo dolivered 3 tho sarme time as the otber morving papers. ‘Thie paper now obtajoed ita telegraphic nuws in & lefilhuma manuer from a talegraphic company in the city, snd kad lats Iy nearly doubled its circulation, Heveral otter aMidavits of various partics, principally stockholdors, were flod in corrobora tio of thiose givon sbovo, and au animiatod dis- cussion_followed, The result was that Judge Mooro denied the notion Lo dissolve, but wodie fied tho iniuuk‘llou 80 a8 to sllow the dofondanty to proceed wt law by s quo warranto, 10 deters mino the validity of the eluction aud sottle nho ato tho Dircotors of tho Cowpauy, ke Sy POSTMASTER-GENERAL JEWELL OLJECT OF 1113 WESTELN TRIP. Postmaster-Goneral Jewoll sod private secretary arrived in Chicago from Detroft last evoulng, sud are ocoupying & gorgeous posiion of the Palmer House, The firat publie sppear. to tho Marquesns, to comptota as far as possiblo tho collcetion of fikhes. T'wo sbarks, two ating rays, aud sovoral cat-fisl, wero caught. The oxpedition roturned to Key Weat Feb. 27, and from that dato to March 5 tho time was oc- cupied in packing and shipping to the Acadeny too eollectionn, March 29, the sxpodition snilo for Punta lasa on board the schoonmer I, E. Leo. March 30, a very largo dovil-fish sras har- pooned, bat, after stingiling s long time, and after another harpson bad boon pisated in tho 1ish, it finally broko away, both of tho irons fail- ing to hold, ~ During this trip a numbor of dovil~ fiub were lisrpooned, but escaped. A number of othor places wero vikited and " largo collections made. The oxpadition closed April 19, A largo number of the mpecitnons, inoluding many remarkablo shells, bird-eegs, snd raro specios of birds, wero sproad on & platform at the hicad of the room, PHOF. #, K. TTABODY thenroad & papor on obscrvations npon the resaurc of sap in_bleeding trees, mado at Am- orst, Mass., in 1673, The record of oxperi- ments prosonted by him was vory intorosting, 28 showing tho amount of the hydrostatic pres- sure in tho columoe of kapin treew, sud its va- riations during tho growing season, ‘The Academy then adjournod uutit the second Tucudsy in October, —_— THE COURT-HOUSE. ONE STLP TORWAID, The Duildlug Committees of tha Commen Council and tho Doard of County Commissioners held a meoting tn the sute-room of the former body yesterday morning, Ald. Cooy in tho chalr. Ald, Scliaffuer, snd Btone, of tho Fifth Ward, wore also present. Of the Duilding Committeo of the County Board thers were in attondance Mesurs. Burdick, Lopergan, Guentber, Schmult, and. Clough. Commissioners McCaflrey and Crawford wore aleo wu the room, Ald. Cooy snid tuo meeting was called for the purpose of consldoring tho new Court-Honse queation, enperinlly that portion of it which bare on the olection of architeats. Commissioner Clough snid that the Conuty Bonrd would not be willing to go on with tho work witli only two architecty. Thoy wore firm jn tuer dotermiuation to hayo tbroe, ‘Lhe County Board, tio belioved, would accept the two geattemon already olocted by tho Common Coun- cil, Ald, Cooy would wish to know Loy the Board wantad tha third architoct clocted or sppointed. Commiseoner Clough said that question bad botter bo decided at & subsequont meetivg. Al Btono thonght that the Conncit would suatain any action taken by the Comunittcos rel- alive to a third architect, Commiesioner Burdick moved that, as s tost of tho scuso of the macting, the Committeos recommend to their respective bodies the oloc- tiou of a third arclutect, ‘I'he motion was put and carried. Ald. Belinftnor was glad that tho matter had beon 8o far sottled, [t would fead to immediate action, which was what the peoplo wanted, o thought tho matter hind botter bo droppsd thoro, vo 1ar a4 the Committocs wore concored, and that both Commiltees roport the recommenda- tion to the Loards to which thoy belonged. Commissioners McCoffroy and Crawford, whoeo opinion was asked, 1avorod such action. Thero was thus almost & quorum of the Board of County Commusaivnors present, all of whom wera willing that thio Couucll shiould appoint & third man, If tho city Building Committeo shiould go befors tho Council with such & projio« wition, it would do much to prevent any opposis tion to the proposition of having thres srchi- tects, which was o concession on tno part of the Common Council. Tho Committoos then adjourned without nam« ing & day for subsequent meoting. —_—— OBITUARY, DENJAMIN B, CUTLER, Tho oldest public-gchiool Principal in Chicago, Denjamin Rusaell Cutler, diod yosterday morn. ing at his rosidenco In Elmlurst, of consump. tiou, a¢ tho ago of 43, 1o waslo cliarge of the new Washington School Iatterly, and was noted for tho oxcollent and successful manner in which ho conducted it. Ile esmo to Chicago, from Lowell, Mass,, in 1838, and was employed short- ly nfterward as a Irincipal by the Board of Ed- veation, 1le bas beeu closcly identified for many years with the district iu which the old sud new Wasbington Hchools are loeated, aud bas done much to sdvance education. Ha was 8 hard sud porsisteut worker, and commanded tho respect of his pupils sud thosa who knew him. Ilo Lad been il for movoral ears with tho diseaso which caused bis death, ut out ou ono occssion, until latoly, did lin feol [ty prostratiog eifects, Ho loavos a wife, aud dnu?nm 63 years old, Tho Vrincipals of the vublic schinoin will take action ou tho death of Mr. Cusler thls afternoon st 6 o'clook, In the Board of Education ruams, No. 85 Fifth avenue, Tho funeral will probably take place to-morrow. peeis Bawses, THE COUNTY-BUILDING, Capt, Thomas McCGirr, Doputy-Coroner, was at Liw post sgmp yestonday, after a sorious ill- nes. The Tospital Committoe reporta 25,000 in Laud toward tho eraction of the new bospital, Bonds will be lsaucd for whatoves extra amount may bo roquired. 'Ihe . Building Committos held & mt . terday sfiernoon and draw up l:u ld:::?llxgan{;:fi for proposals for lnmumnf‘ am-hentivg ap- paratue for she sddition to the Insane Asylum, Anton Hoile was lodged in Jall yesterday om the charge of arson. Hisesse wss bofore tho Grand Jury daring the day, and, upon adjonrn- ;nnnt!.Ln roport was rife that a true bill had besn Joun Commiealoner Holden's genialiface was miss. Ing trom the bullding yesterdsy. 1Ie waa pleas- nrln‘ on the lake, Ilow much the absence af his Argue eyes cont tho county during the dayis unknown. John Foltz was yesterdsy sppointea Daputy- Shorif, to fill tho vacaucy occasioned by the ros- ignation of Charles Vargos a fow weoks ago, The appolntee was one of ex-Shenft Bradley's Daputies. Htate's Mtarna{ Rood yesterday announced that ho should tako ateps at onco_to have tho licenso of tho ealoon at No. G7 Haleted streot rovoked, on account of Lho establishmeut being a sholter for throo-card-monte moft, Tho work of whitewashing tuo Jall was com- monced yestorday by tho, contractor, the upper tier of cella being taken first. A far as tho worl went, it was yory unnatistactory, and the probabilitios aro thal, unloss tho character of the Job I proved, the contractor wil have somo trouble. Commissioner Schmldt returned from tho con- forenco with a Commitieo of tho City Council yentorday {u roferenco to the Court-Hoitsa archi- tecta {n the beat of epirits. 1o hisstoned to tell Gen. Liob of tho victory achiovod in gotting tho Council Committes to agroo to threa architocts, and expresscd himeolf as satisiied that Karls wan the cotming mat. Gan. Lisb recoived tho intel- ligence with rojolcing, aud in & momont almnost tho good uews (to thewm) flnshed through tuo building, ) — ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho American Electrical Mocloty bolds its rogular monthly meoting at Room 9 Usion Building, at 7:00 this ovening, Mombors of tho Episcopal Church are askod to bear in miud the mecting on city misrlun work in the club-room at the Palmor Louse thus aftornoon, Tho annual meoting of the Twonty-third Ii- linols Voluuteer Associstion for the election of officarn srill bo tiold at the oilice of the Clerk of the Criminal Court I'bureday evening. The sizth annual baskot-picnie of Hesporia Lodgs No. 411, A, F, & A, 3, will bo held at Hightand Park to-morrow, ‘I'rain leaves corner Kinzio and Canal atroots at 8i5 a, m, Among the attractions of the dny will Lo & gamo of baso- 1‘:»1& between nines from Asular aud Hoaporia odges. The Commenoemont oxercises of Racino Col- lega will begin Sunday, duly 4, with the proach- iug in the moruing of tho Baccalaurcate sormon at 8t, Luke's Crurcl, Mouday, the Junior ox- Inbition will tako placo in the 1iall at 8 p.m, Tuesday—Reunion Day—thore will bo an oarly colebration at 7 &, m. ; sotvica and addreus ot 12 m,j lunch and presentation of prizos in tho games at 1:30 p. m. ; mooting of tho Alumnl at 4:30 p.m.; and Trusteo meeting ot 8 p, m, Wodnesadsy, tho grammar-achool will bogin its exercisoy at 9:30 8. m, ; thoro will bo Commonce- nmn oxoreigos at 2 p, m.; aud studenta’ concert b8 p. m. ) THE CITY-HALL. The Committes on Judiclary will meet Batur- day aftornoon st 3 o'clock tn the City Clerk's oftice, Tho Board of Polica failod to meot yestorday for lack of a quorum. Prosident Sberidan is &8 yot nnablo to attend to his official dutics. The Board of Pablic Works will to-day advor- tieo for hauling wator-pipe, and far tho filling of Division street from Milwaukoe avenuo to Roboy street, ‘Willlam D. Coxo, to whom was awsrded tho contract for bullding the West Division Water- Works, yosterday flled bonds in the ponal sum of £40,000 for its complotion. Duriug the eloven daya ending Juno 12, 1875, tha City Collactor collectad on goneral roal ca- tata of "1874, §105,042.07; special aszessments, #5,025.02: personal property, £3,260.G6, and g;l;uursamthor awmounts, making s total of §117,- Judgo Dickoy denien that ho wrote two opin- fona cuntrary to each other in the matter of tho night-scavenger contract, 1is last opinion on that subject was but a difforent phaso of tho fir«t, aud was egrogiouely nisconstruod by tho Aldermon into whoso hands it 10)), 1o will de- livor & fingl opinion on the subject to-day. THE BOAD OF IEALTIL, Tho rogular wookly meoting of the Board of Tealth was beld at their rooms gulmhy aftor- noon, Presidont 1ahn in tho chalr, Tho only important busincea transacted waa tho roading ,of tho roports of tho Senitary SBuperintondent and Henlih-ONicer. Tho Banftary Superintendent's report shows that durivg 3ho week thera wero 114 deatha. In tlio cosrespondiug weok of laat yoar tlicro were 97 deathn, or 17 lcas than during the pask weok, ‘Lhoro died of brain discaso, b; fovers, 6; mes- slos, 4; pneumonis, G; poritonitie, 3, There woro tnder 1yoarof ngo, 44; mafos, 63; fo- malos, b1; colored, 3; marriod, 84; slngle, 80, Tho moah tewmporaturo of the wook was 01 do- grees. The reportof tho Iealth-Oficor makes tho usual woakly showing of sewer notices served, nuisancoa abated, and vegotables aud meats con- domned as unfit for food. Afier trausacting a smull smount of uoimportsut business, tho Bosrd mjgumcd ——e Neer=Drinice: Dariog » sanitary survey recontly fn Lincoln- shire, o man was found, sgod 95 years, who hiad boen In the babit of drinking n gallon of beor beforo breakfast, snotber duriug tho day, and a fow oxtra pints at night to top off with, aud who bid gever beon ill & day in his life. Tocap this, tho experience of Willinm Lowis, who died while drinking a cup of alein 1703, Ju quotod as atill more yomarkable. Ie road eight chapters of the Biblo each day, and drank eight galioos of ale during tho night. e weighed 40 stano, aud was lowered into his gravo by the crane which litted bim to bis carriago. ‘The Prirons of Iusbandry, Tndians hoads tho list with 2,027 Granges; Missouri bos 2,020; Towa 2,004; Illinola, 1,564 3 and Kentucky, 1,650. ‘ha totsl number of Grangen {n the Unitod Statoa iu 23,500, with an estinated agerogate mmamborabip of 1,560,000, ‘Tho ofticixl history of tho Ordor, just published by the Hocrotary, shows that tho total rocelpts from 1868 to 1871 incluslve wero leay than 86,000, whilo the receipts last yoar were $210,= 48L. ‘The Order st presont hax 839,000 invested in Govornment bonds, aud 819,000 in cash on dopouit at the Hnancial agency iu New York. Tho Poople’s Friend, It te musceptitlo of easy proof thst the wewing- machine Lna been a greater blessing to the American people than any inventionof tho present century, Nothing els hsa done so niuch o eave the lives and health of the wives, snd iothicrs, and the patient, overworked women of the lind who, as s clasw, most needod rellof from tho burdens of every-dsy life, Every fstber and husbend fslls io bLis dutyif be neglecta to endow hin house with such s {riumph of scieuce as the Wilson ahuttle sowing-machiue, It is 1L chespost and bost sawug-machine over offered, Halesroom 197 Histestrools Tuls cowpany want & fuw Qollars, Gentlomen traveling should take with them a supply of Elmwood or Watwick collars, They will always Lave a pico collar to wuar, and eacapo thst bane of travelors—hotel washing—which is only another name for & *dralt on the pocket." —— ‘The Praise of Sorodont, Iike tho famous article itaolf, s in almos} everybody's mouth, Tho people kuow that it presorves as woll ay besutifies the teeth, Hence it Is the standard tooth- wash of the poriod, ——————es Hire the Monoy to Do It. ‘The lberal discount yon get for all cash down in ‘buying the favorite Weed sewlng-machine st the office, 23 Wabash avenus, will pay any one 10 lire tho monsy 10 buy witl, Gentlemen, tho Season Has Tow arrived when & comfortable shios 1 desirable. You wiil slwayn find just what you want st Wiswall & Greena'y, 10 State, or 131 Twonty-aecond street, e A Good Joke,~* Seasonable Goods.” Refrigerators, lee-boses, watcr-covlers, lcecream freezers, vory chiesp at Watkine', 315 State atrest, but we would advise you to buy bla double-ovan range, it 18 juat the thiug for this wealher, Hallett, Davis & To's Grend, square and upright plancs are for sale only at o-roows of W. W, Elball, corner State and trcots, A Well-Informed Woman will stop using cosmeticy, and clear her complexion with Dalley's Alagicsl Paln Estractor, A few spplica Aluna will mako the skin puro aud white, 25cts, 53 spring Lake '* Magunetio” Water, by Buck & Rayner, makers of the # Mars ¥ Gologha ALL FOR LOVE. Mrs. Eva Richards Makes an Effort to Xill Horself. And Belects s Crowded Streot aa the Scene of Operations, ‘Tho Reasons for Her Attompt. Teopls who happencd to be near the Clark stroot entrance of the Grand Pacific Hotel sbout 2:80 o'clook yestorday aftormaon swers startlod by the sharp roport of a piatol, which came trom abuggy just driven up to the door, andina moment aftorward two wmon woero lfting tho prasteato form of & finoly-deossed and Landeome Iady from tho vohicle. Of course tho singular sonsation causod s crowd to gather in a vory fow mimites, and Chiof Dotectivo Dixon and sovoral othor officars connected with tha Contral Polico Btation, which Is but a few stops from tho scono of the sooting, wero quickly on haod, aud, with- out atopping 1o find out the eause of the strangn ek, bad tho woman taken iato Hupt. Kehm'a pri- vato room and sttendod. Dr. MoVickar was on haud, and discovered a bullot wonnd in tho left sido, 1o applied restoratives, and ths suffsrer was madeaa comfostable as pussible uudor tho clronmatances. It was some time bofors an explanation of tho matter could bo obtained. and after tho excite- taont had partially subaided tho followlng do- taila of this most BINGULAD AND SENSATIONAL ATTEIPT at suicido—for such it was~wors givon by tho partica concernod : When tho woman, whose name Is Eva Rich ards, was brought into the atation, sho oxclaitn- ed to a rather fino-looking man before ber: “X o to Lioll for your sake! I told you I would do ! The man, who appeared to bo utterly dumbfounded by tho ocourrence, Jovked vacant- 1y at hor without roplying. Mrs, Richarda 18 & widow of about 35 years of nge, residing at No. Mflf Btate stroot, and Las a son 14 yeats of age. iler husband has been dead uoveral yoars, and left her in comfortable circutuataucos, In sottling offnira sftor his doath, sho bocame soquainted with LEVI A. DODY, a mombor of tho real-eatate tirm of B, Rich & Co,, No, 79 Dearborn strost, According to Mrs, Richarda’ statoment, which has not beeu contra- dicted in esscotial pasticulars, sho be- camo very intimate with Dodd, who aesistod Dor in her business mattors, Thia ordinary friondship led to s closor intimnoy thsn socioty aud tho_law pormits bo~ tween unmarried porsona, snd this condition of things was coutinued without any unpleasant in- terraptiou until 8 mouth or two ago, when, Mrs, Richards says, Dodd began to indulgo fo coarse aud unyrentlomavly language, and fiually abuee, towarde hor, Boing of & high-spintad aud son- #itivo ature, shie rosented the insults snd ine dignitica strougly snd barsbly. Criminationa sud 1ccrimioations followed, nnd hard words and threats woro froely usod, At last, bocoming exasporated by tho real or fauciod wroogs in- Hlictod by hor paramour, the unfortunate womun informed bim that SIK WOULD KILL UERSELY iIf hodid not troas hor bottor, The war of wrorda contioued, snd tho threata of self- destruction wero resumod. 'The struggle cul- minatod yosterday, tho woman causing » sensa- tional scone and wivning s notorioty rarely acquired. 1ler mode of killing showed a_bittor- ness and vongsfuloess geldom recordod, Tho pair quarrelod sharply a few dayn ago, and Mra, Richards sgain told Dodd sho would take hor Ifo, sud asked bLim if Lo carcd. lo ssld he did not, and hoped tbat she would, and thus rid him of her presonco and annoysnco. How woll o carried out hor threat tho sequel shiows. She secrotly provided horself withs small Dorringor, and sent & noto to Dodd yestor- day to the effoct that sha dosirod to takoe o Turk- ish bath at tho rooms in the Graud Pacitio Hotel building, and_wished bim to take hor thore in lis buggy. It 6o Lapponed that Dodd aud his pastuer, Ilbonozor Rich, wore about to loave their ofes in a buggy whon the former recelyed tho note from Mra. Tichards, snd tho two mon drove down to No. 8181¢ Siate strost. Dodd alightedand wentintotheliotss, loaving his fiutnar 10 tho vehicle. Mra, Richards recaived im coldly! and, atter tho lapeo of & fow min- utes, tho old quarrel wag again renowed, and tho uuhnpfiy woman saked Dodd if ho cared whothor sho killod horself or not. 1o sald, with sn oath, thiat bo did not, and hoped that she would do s0 sud ayoid troubling him any farther. Notwith- standing the row, the woman Erepnrorl harselt for the visit to the hotel, and got luto tho buggly‘ with tho two men. Whon they reachod tho Clarl strest ontranco of tho Grand Pacifie, Hich got out snd strotohied forth his hand to help Mra. Richards from tho bnggy. Dodd waa about to help bor, also, aud, as sho raised up from the seal, she DRKW PROX THX DBOSOM OF UXn DRESS the pistol sho hiad concoatod, and placiug it closo to tho left sido of ber body fired. ~ With an ox« clamation of pain, ghe eank back in the sest. Dumbfounded and astonished boyond measuro, tho bowilderod mon conld not ‘recover thoir presonce of mind for s momont, and whoen thoy did a number of porsons had ruslied out of tho Liotel aud storos and the passora-by stopped to inquire tho causo of tho shot and its effect. Tho olico ofticors wore prompt, and soon succooded in carrying the wounded woman tnto the Cou tral Station, pud dispersing the crowd. Dodd and his partaer followod tho officers {nto Bupt, Rohm’'s room, and, acarcoly rocovered from their smazomont, romained about far some time, offering to do all in their power to holpthe sufferor. Dodd would mako no furthior axpiana- tion of tho strange occurronce and ta cause than to say thst skio waa craay, and did not know Wwhiat sho wauted or was about. JKI CONDITION, Aftor Dr, MoViokar had usad his skill on the patient and pronounced the wound dangerous, who was takon in o carriaga to tho County Hoa« pital and placed lu & privato ward. Tho attond- g surgean, Dr. Kreer, cxamioed tho wound closely, uud gave it as his opinion that tho wom- au will rocover. Everythivg that was poeaiblo was dono to make her cowfortablo, Tor rich garments wero torn and burned by the platel, and hor underclothing gave evidence of hor do- termiuation to kitl hornelf, caro bowg taken to avold putting on coruots, so that tho force of tho bullot would uot ba broken, Dr. Froor and Liis aasistants dig not probe for tho ball, tho con- dition of the pationt bolog auch a8 to ondsugor Nifo if tho search wers made. Dodd called upon his unfortunate companlon last night, and waa kindly roceived. Bome cone vorsation ensued Letwoon them, but its import was not hnown and cancaly bo guessad at. Willlam Richards, sou aof tho woud-bo suiclde, was proscut at hin mother's beduido, and maul- featod & desiro for rovengo raroly met with i ono ao young, snd dectdedly unploasant for a man like Dodd to coutomplate. Ilowover, the wholo mattor may result in & compromise, b4 18 usual in such casas, and the recovery of the woman who has given heraolf and connoctlons 8o much notoriety will probably end the difl- culty botweon horself and her companlon, - THE BREION LAWS, Lecture by J. J« Lnlor Refore the frisk Literary Socletys Mr. J. J, Lalor, an eloquent young lawyor of this city, loctured last evening befors s large audionce o the Irish Literary Association sud their friands in the halt of the Socloty, corner of Lake and LaSalla atroots, on tha aubject of “The Brobon Laws.” 1o said jn substancet The Irish people aro & member of the great family of nations known s the Aryan raco,—a family embracing all “the peoptes who Liave, in the history of tho world, attainod to any high aivilization, —the Jews only oxoepted. It embraced the Hindoo snd the Gresk, the Jlom d the German, the slavo and the Coll, Thers was uo bLader estab- jshied fact of lustory—aud it was ano of comparatively rocent eatablishuent— than that the Tedton and the Celt once lived together membars of thie samo great family on tue pisins of Asia, ‘Thesclsvce of philology aod the study of comparative furisprudence it was that oatablisbed these facts.” The etudy of lipguistics bad shown that, juel as tho Fronch, Spaulsb, and Itallan, and the other throo Tomauce Jangusgos, had & common origin 1 the Latin, tho Nanskit, tho Greok, the Latin, the Celtic, tho Blavonlo, the Cerman, English, eto., hiad & common origm. The cowion anceator of ail the Inst-mentioned Iluquapu Was oxtinet, not existing even in thoalapo of a dead 1au- guage, That such s language once exister waa a deduction from tho dsis of philology. 1iero the lecturcr gevo number of wordain English, Dutch, Icolandic, High Gorman, Lethu- snic, Blavonje, Oeltio, Latiu, Greok, Roman, and Bapsknt, dmmnfi thelr primitivo ldnmy in all, and illustratiog the metliod of muonmf by which it was proven that the Greek of Hellss, and the Celt of Ireland, were children of LLe L “‘%‘E.‘“R‘.‘}m. of whom the Lrish ware branch, as proved by thelr language,—the Coltio,—were agrlenlfural nomads, and lnew the srt of building sbips, of woaviug and powing, and of crooting louses. They lind domestleatod tho cow, tho shoop, and the dog. They secognized tho inatitution of mar- riage, Tha dialissction betweon 1ight and wrong wan fizxed by Jaws and cnatoms. Al this tho evidenco of Ianguage proved. 1t wasImpossible to uuderstand tho Lrchon lswa without & kunowl- ndi(u of the Aryan deacant of tho Irish poople, The Brohou lsws wero Lho ancient laws of Ireland, and In forco up to tho sixteonth century. \Wo woro only begtaning to bo- come acqusintod with “themt, Tho Drelon Law Comuwisslon was appointed by tho Irish Govorumout to tranelato snd odit ‘thom. o fitat volumo appared 1o 1805, the secondl 1 1869, ‘Tho third was junt lsaned, 'Tho volumen coneliatod of serics of law tracts. The most important colloctiona of tha tracts thun Iar pube lishod wyero tho “Henchus Mor,” or_tho ** Great Lookof the Anciaut Lnw," and tho Book of Aleill, 'I'he **Bonehna Mor ** profecsed to date back ay far aa tho Christinnization of [relaud, although tho Iaw contatned in 1t wan of n much ecarlier dato. Bomo Coltic critfen woro of opinion, how- over, that “Senchus Mor ™ was na older than tha olovontl contury, nor the Dook of Alcill than the tentls. floth books were divided iuto paragraphs, and waro of unequal importance and of variond sizes, Glonses, or inlarpratations, wore writton above and over tho princlpal words of tha toxt. ‘Iho Brehoos woro not preciscly Dralds, and yot thoy boro a strong resemblance to them. ‘Chere ‘ad & strong family likeneas between thow wnd tho Druids of Gaul as doscribodl by Cuosar, Tho lecturor horo drow a porallel, and an almost parfoct one, hetwoen the Drulds of Goul and the Drohons of Ireland—with this difforence, that in tho Drohons, the suciedotal character was loft out. It cortatuly was in tho later Brohons, aud the lecturor cams to (ha conclusion that the Druidns, who bofaro the Chrstlanization of Ire- land wore both uriosts aud lawors, wero after that avent lawyara only ; and that the order did not bedome extiuct, but retained its individuality and charattor i1 sa far as thoy wore not iu con-» flict with Christisnity. Bponser, the Euglish ]poer., who was a witnoss of sho workiugs of the Brelion lnw, had Apokon of thom us having often '*A grest shiow of oquity,”—but had also romarked that In many thinga thoy wero opposed both to God's Iaws and man's, 8ir John Vavis bad catled them o *lowd institution.” Sir lHenry Suucr Maine, author of **Anciont Law," howevor, says of thom: (1 am not ofraid to anticipato that thero will somo day bo mora hesitation in repeating tho luvective ot Bponser, when it 18 onco clearly undor- stood that tho lowd institutions of tho Irish were virtually tho same institutions out of which the law _of Eungland grew." "Cho foundation of all European law, tho lec. turer romarked, was tho eame, Thetr bLluod, their language, and thoir law, camo to them {rom their cominon aucestor—the Aryan nation, 1lenco, a6 Sir Honry Sumnor Maino bad pointod out, thero wore striking aualogion between tho carly Roman law, the Lrehon law, sud tho Iaws and customs of the Hindoos, IHoro tho locturer gave tho history of tho Iirelon law of distress, and showod how it wns Identical with tho piguoris captio of tho Koman law mentionsd by Gatus, and with o sim- ilar procedure - mentfoned by Plato in biabook of laws, aléo with tho dharna of tho Hiodoos, Of tho Drehon Isw of diatress Sir lionry Maino romarked 88 followa: “The very cxistonco in aucient Ireland of the Jaw thuy summarizod (the law of distress) in almost onough by Itself to doatroy thoso rockless theo- rios of raco which assorts an origioal, iuboront differouco of idoa and usago botween Teuton and Celt, Tho Irish lsw of distross is obvioysly, In all cesentinl featurcs, the old Gorman systom. It bears on _its faco, n sirong rosemblance to the corroapondiog brauch of our common law." Tho locturer could ot entor into tha detall of the goveral hoads of auctont Iriah law, and satis- flod bimsell with stating somo of them. Tho Irieh systom embraced: A criminal codo, a con- tract codo, tho law of bailment, of trusta and trustocs, ~ of gifts. oodowments, alms, of waifs, strays, dorcliction, abandon- ment, loans, accommodation, securitios, limitations, lapee, racovery, resumplion, of fathor and son, parent and ciuld, adoption, lsnd- lord and tenant, mastor and sorvant, co-tonanoy, ovidonco, corroboration of testimony, caption. The Jaw of homieido distinguishod botween mur- dor and manslaughtor, and botweon accessorioa boforc and after tho fact, The Irish Judgo was punished for corrupt gn:fmcnls. oud tho Irish advocato for inofficien! vocacy. Fraud avold- od all contracts, and it was in ali casos panishod. Tho leciurer thought Lo had said enough to eatlsfy evorybody that Iroland had, at & very early poriod, had s vory remarkablo system of laws, No Ioman or common law lawyor had rison to a highor concoption of tho sacrednoss of a contract than tho Drehon lawyers who wroto: ¢ Thoro nra tbreo pertods when tho world dios : tho poriod of plague, of & gon- eral war, and the timo of the dissolution of ver- bal contracts,” Ilo quoted Sir Houry Maino'a eaying that thore was in tha Irish law of civil syrong a aingularly closo approach to modern doctrines in ouo of tho moat rofined and subtle branchoes of tho law, that of contributory negli- gence, and that ho (8ir II. Maine) bad found it * possible to oxtract from tho ook of Aleill somo oxtremely sensiblo rulings on the subjoct of tho moasure of damages, for which it would be vain to study the writings of Lord Coko.” 1o did not pretond that tho Drohon laws wers rorlect. Far from it, But thoro wes no such hing na a porfoct systom of [awa as yot, Tho wagor of battlo was'a part of the Englisb Iaw as Iato as 1819. Had the deyolopment of tho Urohon Jaw not boon arrestad, thoro was no renson to bo- MUevo that in time 1t might not have bocowe & 8ystem as porfect as tho Noman or the common law. Tng Irish bad boon, by the ponal laws of Eogland, morally, fotellectunlly, and matorial- ly oppressed for a very long timo, Wero it not for that reasom, thoy would now, liko ther brother Aryaus, bo among tho | loadars of the intolloctusl lifa of the world to & greator oxtent than thoyare, But they were s vigorous raco, aud woulil yot provo thomsslves worthy of the promiso they gave to the world in tho Brohon Iaws, and of thoir doacont from the common mother of Gresk, Iloman, and (iraeco- Roman otvilization. Tha lecturer conaluded amid roposted rounda of applauss, Tho moets {ng returned Mr. Lalor an unauimous voio of thanks, which ho gracofully acknowledged. MARRIAGES. KINDRED.--GULRST~In Chicago, Juns I3, 1875, at the residonee of the bride's parents, 11 Fulton t, b o Tors % W. Uoodapaod,. Charles T Riudrod of Bratverd, ‘Minn,, aod Sarah k., eldost daughtor of Alfrod Guest. DABLE-MILLER—June 9, st tho residoncs of th e i A A B i Darid ) Mr, Johin Dabla wud Miss’ Maggie T Mlllor, oldast dauglier of Alr. sud s, Pator illor, all of $uiw'city, No cards, DEATHS. BELLIRS-ALS o'clock p. .0 1 TAnE o ot Barrl ST Nt Solborey s e moanthe oot +* Bittabarg, Poun., aud Keokuk, Ja, papers please P DGDD—Ta Chiasgo, Mondsr, L W A Do D a O, Sendar cluna dep im0 oArv'aad 1 month. oneral (rom tho rosldonco of bls paronts, 318 North Markot strent, ”l‘:'b lend, 0., xad Brooklyn, M. Y., papers ploase CUTTLIL-Al hurst, 1 numx;x‘l. At Bimbust, Jaoe 16, of eonamption, g ‘Wash 43 years 5 month nl:l'] %5"(}‘!}?" i e §# loston aud Lowell, «+ PADSTE 0OPT, BWEYT~Tusaday, Sune 15, 1375, Samul W, Bwift, sged S b fdenos, 81 Fulton strest, T enos, 4 3 T T ath s 16 ovetige T &~ Gafons, apers ploas) copy. 7, Juao 1, 8t 7p. mi, Mre, R ‘Toutiancd, 218 Dlus Tiland avenas, at 3 Garriigon 1o Gracoland. At 01 ad Hustun papers plussa 607, ATILKE~Tuosday evening, Chatlia ¥, {afant aus of Charls Funaral from*XiH Ce ‘moruiug, 8 u'eloc _.AUCTION SALES, B and 86 landnl SC0, THIS MORNING. at 10 oclock. i TILIS AFTERNOON, ot 23¢ oelock, CLOSING SALES, AT AUCTION, OF THE BPLENDID COLLEOTION OF OIL PAINTINGS, AT OUR SALEBIOOMS, 84 and 86 Randolph-st, A largo numbor of these Elogant Plcture, to bo sold. Tho whola catalogue must bo olosed out, No limit or rosarve on any Painting, ‘Works by such well-known Artists ay PAUL HAWSEN, MRS, 8, M, GALVIN, H, B, NORTHOOT, BEARSBY & WILL.3, ENAPP, THEQ, VILLIERS, Andmany othars of equal noto. ‘Every Painting mountod in s fino Gold iy Frame, which Is sold with the Ploturo, BLISON, POMBROY & CO,, o _Auoy BY G. I’. GORE & CO,, 68.8ud 70 Wabash avenve, At Or Catalogme Auton Sz Baots, Shoes & Slinpers Dn Wednesday, June 16, 2t 8 1-2 8. 1., ‘Wo shall, in addition to our usunl large sale, 801l ‘tho HNTIRE BTOCK OF LOOMIS & 0., lato at 00 Blato-st., consisting of the DFAT GRADES OF GODDS MANUR. TURED. la MEN'S, WOMaN'S, BISHES, and OHIL 3 GEO. T, GORE & CO., A 0 Wabnali-ar, On THURSDAY, Juno 17, at 0§ o'clock, ‘Weo sball offer somo moro Bargaius fn Household Goods, Flokant Parlor Snits snd Chambor Sats, Turkish B R s, Mari, Cand Woisd-Yop J1al Trese] Waliut Hedatards and Horeaus, Rlegaut Marblo and Wood-Tap Talon, W. 8. Hureaus nod {ommodey, Mir. rors, Waluut lockors, Cang Chaies, [xtension Tables, faltrossas, Carpets, Show Ussos, Paclor and Offics osks, Tco’ Cheatn, Tofrigaratars, ono Forca Paino Usce don Bprinklor, ona Marbis sads Tonntain, cost 80, URGK P, GURE 8 Gt a ud 70 Wal 5 Q! & CO., [82) 10N MERCHANTS, 50) 8. DINGE AUCTION AND COMMIS Nos. BO & 82 Enst Randolph-at. Begular Semi-Weekly Auction Sal, TIIIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, 's) A _dosirabls lot off Siuintand Used "+ * % SHEFFIELD PLmlg CARPETS, o Bilvor Ware: i ; GarVlxturetand 053 & o Tariod, assortment NCES ON CON- A s‘ESO C <5 [outy tino Hiae of g sually tino liao %% PARLOR, (Ghanben Lt < o o S |Kitolibo Furnituro, || USEY RGALY =] = 2 W A a IV ATTENTION, AN HUST bo #01d ta pay advanaei. N WAL A. B}IrTTl;:llflgs & 00, Al PENSONAL it S— \6a MADIBON BT ENTIRE 5TOOK OF OROCKERY, GLASSWARE, Table Qutlery, Plated Wars, Lamps, Chandoliors, Plsted Bhow Cisos and Stands, Blore Fizturos, ata., AT STORH 892 STATE-ST., WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 16, at 10 o'clook. WM. A, BUTTKHS & 0., Auctionacrs. 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, at 0:30 o'lock, Wfi‘.“é%’&‘éfi'.‘“g." 4 o ad Grisaware, 4 m, 103 Kasf 18008t SO, Ae DUFTEWS & CO,, Auotioucors THURSDAY MORNING, at 9:30 o'clock, DY GOODS, OLOTHING, RTRAMW ¢ g[o“npg‘mo R At o Balosroom, 1 ltast Madison-at, WAL A, BUTTERS & CO., Auotioneers, BUTTERS & 00/8 SATURDAY'S RALE, BATURDAY, 'AT 93§ O'CLOOK A, M., ‘At their Balosraom, 104 adisor-st. RILVAIND LV QAVS INYD URL OV FURNITURE, OARPATS, PIANOS, WOUE D DS, Bte., Eto. e S OURE b Bto, Tie By L. RO L & CO., Auctioncors, 77 #ad 79 Houth Dearbora-st. Will ]l this morning, at 9:30 o'clock ELBEGANT Parlor and Chamber Sets, Dining-room and Office Furniturs, Bureaus, Commodon, Bodstoads, Marle nnd Wahul Tables, W hiatnota, Oarpots, Bhow Onnes, Bed- ding, Hair and Husk Dlattresses, Ohroms Hal'Racke, b o Used Furnitare, of all kinds, ete. L. ROOKWELL & €0, B, RLYON, Ssbaman, GREATAUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, Juso 10, 108, m., by 1. ROCKWELL & €0, 77 & 79 Rearbornest,, nd Furniturs, Paiotings, Oszpets o1 . MHOMAS & BONS, 11 PREMISES, th Paan, B, b1 Rs- AGANT FORNITUR 0 HONDRY MORING June 3, 100sciucky will ho sold &t P! aant Funiture ol tho Mansion k Siriue and Cllion.a Shaits S e, fraf “Yor it Hitton, Sottys® By 8 miles from Thiladsiphiss Prawip-Lum, Hocoption.Room, 1 Toom Hults 18 Stanto) and Plor Mtirro Beavy Carmins, Aantel Vases, taures, Fronch Maniol Gloeks, Uhliokorl (o "vhas Ia Iivaguond Uase! sl saws ctavo Platio; o Lorawes, Tmiane Lossiios 1i¥os Ghina, Tat Otk Hiatod W Mantgomery cumpeiiog Iaiag. Tal oom Clalre: fin o Nenkde Shinm hial it Sfervedoor Wariubes Tupoe e obmia. 24l rRasawin & Iage Walnat Magataonaoplas o elcutars sn Gatlopuos. }"\m‘lmr-m.'do‘fl'nma tous to Bala. o s3aminad fhea ravions 05 Hexi Kitate &4 Brivels Bije. . TII0MAS & B0 “Auationeors, M SPECIAL NOTICES. Centaur Linimeunts allay paln, subdus swellings, heal burms, snd will care rheumatiam, sparis, snd Desh, bono and muscle silments. The Whits Wrapper 1 for J- ] e, saraily use, tho Yallow Wrapper is tor solmsl HENRY LLACK, of Ads. Mardin yo1 'Y By wif lise ‘bad eiioumatiem for fire o 7m0 sloen—could sotrcely walk a e B 1s how couplately cured by tho use of Lientaur alient, e all foal thaukfy u, syd fecaumend your wonder ful modicls opL. 3,151 Boid by alt Druggista. 3 the b Any porson doubt= Ing tha' effoacy of Uilos' Linluont R 4 Judide ol Awminonis can call or pead to bisutors, 401 Hiath.ay,, and they will bia furcishod with the lu‘muu"ud “ldl;l‘mni? ol those Whins ¢ pas oursd. 1t e irned 1f it does ac No. &1 Bisth.av. Sparkling and Bright Will be the HSlyer ou your tabler, sad all sour Magee- s, whan cleanod and polished with Elec- tra Hilican. 'bis articlo s a nstarat infusorial product, ob-tained frum & Nevads mine, catlcely free from gril or tnjurlous chomicals. It oleans snd polishos with Jsss ls- bor and greater briltlancy than sny malerial ever befor discoverad. Iishould bein evory well regulated house bold, Hold by iouse-¥ursishiog Blorss, Lruggiota, Jo alars and Grocers. Agesta-OILLET, MoQULLGQ 00, 4 804 M Bacth Water aisoety Oblsags, E i (=K ADMINISTRATOR'S SAL 0o WEDNEFDAY, Jupo 14, st 10 o'clock &, 27 Park-av,, 7 order of Prubate Oust, I i i A IOIEROLD 60005 , Proture, Bods and Baddlng, Orockory, Silver Sl Wapo."sowin g hrociarr, Mt Tuegz, 0id Watoh' wod” Chalu, Jawsiny, el \y Lelooglaga the atg ftaenich Widuer dacased By B. T, LEL, CHATTEL MORTGAGE HAL 7, #43 o'olock p. ., ¥ "cl’mm oll(‘nlh 4Omnibu: Ranlar Sale of Boots oud Shoes, THURADAY MORNING, June (7, aL9:m o'cluck, —__SECOND-HAND GOODS, _____ i “%.’:“é"wwa;fm .AL"-