Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1875, Page 8

B8 THE CHICAGU THKIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, JULY 8, 1875, THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS, The examination of male teschrrs for cortifi- caten will taka | Juica nt the rooms of the Board o1 Education Friday, July 0, Thomas Armstrong has sold to Cecelin J, Dracken for 839,600 tho proporty on Lincoln avenug, aoutheast of and near Centro stroot. ‘The tomperaturo yostordap, as nh}mnnd by Manaano, optician, 83 Madison stroet (Trinosr Duillivg), was at 88, m., 09 degroes: 10 m, m., 1y 121n., 69; 4 p. m., 723 8 p. B, 63, Tho architccts deing duty around the new Custom-Houzo woro busy yoaterday in trying ex- poriments with n pile which had beon left by the Uinvernment Commirsion. Nothwig of auy pos. ible interoat to anyono was ovolved. ‘Iio All-Saints’ lako picoic excursion to South oo Tauic (postooned o seeount of Tain), taken place Julv 20, All tickets are taken as good then, The steamer Muwkegon leavea tho 3w place at § a. m,, Uoadrich's doolks, foot of Michigan avenuo. The steamer Oceanlo crossed the Pacific Dcean 1n sixteen days with a cargo of tea from Yokolirna, which bas just arrived to & Chicago bouse, thoe time from Ama to this city bolng valy bwenty-#aven days. This Is bolieved to be the quickest voyago on record. Sce. 13 of tho * Arhoiter-Parter,"” bettor known nn the Communisl Society, hold ther togular weokly covepiracy last night at Engeibing's sa- Ioon, No. 1{t} Caurlport avenuo. About teenty- five members aveombled, but as nono of the tire- branda wero present, the speeches Lad tot so much blood about thom s« nsual. Indeed tho proceedings were remarkably quist for av ncen- diary gathering, and the izer consumed did not cowpoussta for Lhe keroseno used to illuminate tho hall. Detrich Mocher, s voung man 20 years of ngo, waa held to the Crivnnal Court without bail yos torday mormng, by Justice Souily, The offense with which Mocher is_ebarged is the willful kill- ing of a boy uamed Edward Hogan, 9 year of age, Sunday mipht last. Tho Coroner's jury, waich hold sn ingnest on Monday, fomd a ver- dict, in whieh tuoy Implicated Mocher, whowe louse wistol practics thoy believed was tho causo of tho buy's death. It was the residenco of Jacob Androws, No. 263 Wesl Adamy atroct, that was outored two mights oo and about $800 worth of properiy stolen, Tho thiof deuggedtho family with chloro- forin, and esides seeuring $003 i mouoy, obe talnod woveral velusblo drosscs and a quan- tity of jowalry and & gold watch, Tho barglar eecuped ‘nrrest. and no olow bns bocn found which would lead Lo hinidentiiy, Thioves of sll claeses aro very active, and ocspecially thoso who stoal horses and bupgies. Awong tho residonees enterod night bofore lust weto tnose of Oxcar. Relgade, No. 416 South Juiterson sirect, sud Charles Dovers, 480 West Obto strect. Hey~ eral articles of value wero stofen. Ald. Campbell. of tho Thirtconth Ward, was oronaded nt bis fionss lust evoning by & vast uumber of his muktitudo of scquaintancos. His srotty remdenca at 256 Campboll avonue waa tho xoue of ono cuntinued round of festivity until acar miduight. Shortly after dusk n full brass sand marched down tho stroet at tho hiead of n Il representation of tha Thirtoenth Ward, ap- ropriately playing that stirriug tuno, ** The ‘ampboils Ato Coming.” The oponiug addross was nado by Albert . Hager, aud was reapond- pd to by Ald. Campbell in approprlate torma. Col, Whitoey, O. BlI. Jonson, and othera fol- fowed in remarks landatory of thoir pot Alder- mau for sccuring 80 mauy improvemonts for that section of the aity. 'I'he particular causo of the rejoicing was Campboll's fight in the Coun- cil, by which was sccured an u[;ywpnutlun for tho Western avenuo gower, Spacchies, fireworks, and musie kept up the serovade until a late hour. BUBIICIOUB CINCUMATANCES, Two young sy routs from Cavada were arrestod in Lawndale ‘T'iesdny evening, aud brought to thia city. They bad tho appearance and equip- mient of housebreakers, but tho svidenco did not sbow that thoy bLad made any sitemnt ona house. They taok tho ovoning train from Chi- cago out to thie suburb of Lawndale, and mado their wav towsrd tho best-looling claks of housea near the devot, when thoy wore watched by tho poople, oud floally arrested and Lrought to tho city. 'Tuo unty chatgo that could bo prolerrod was that of eatryiug concealod weapons, Each hind & revolver, & eilk cap, and n diswond for culting glnsy, and one had » jong dirk kuifo and s razor. 'T'ho lattor had the following cabalistic inseniption @ 619 T Trolter D1 03, Tho caso was continued until Saturday: plt s Bty MYSTERIOUS DEATH. TOSSIRILITY THAT THE MAN WA FOISONED, A very mystorious case of death will be inves~ tigated thig forenoun by Coroner Deitzuch, and thereis evory evidenco that tho deceasod, William Tronch, was poisoued by somo unknown person inn saloon, tho locality of whick thotdeceased uafortunately baa not vovealod. At 9 o'clock last night a tolsgram from West Lake Btroet Slation to Polico Hendquartors, aunounced that Fronch had died suddenly at b o'clock 1 the evoning, ot lus bome, No. 62 Ashloy street, just west of Lincoln, aud that lis wifo had stated ho said ho had beou drugged mn a saloon while drinking o glass of beer, A reportor of Tur TRILUNE wont 10 tho houro at vnce, and found tha statowent of Horgt. Wiloy's man to bo corroct. ‘Who Louwo i3 n two-story frame, sud the Jower floor s occupied by the French family, who moved thote & fow wooks: ogo, Lyfng on a bedin tho sitting-room war tho corpsse of the late husband snd fathor, Will- inm Fronch. Decossed fu of sparo frame, black Linir and mustache, and muooth face,and was, up 1o the timo of his death,n collector for the Lalie- #1do Directory publishers. "Tho face of docoasod ro TUE ATPEARANCE OF A 'POIHONED PERYON, The skin had turned sallow and livid, the lipa worae of s purplish hue, and altogetber the corpuo looked very differout from that of & por- #on who had dicd frow srmo discaso, Mra. French and ber only enild, & daughtor of about Y years, woro tound in sn adjoluing room, in deop’ gricf, and it wns wome time boforo & statoment could bo procured from her regarding tuo wuddon denth of her husoxnd. She wan 18arful of n nowrpsper soutatiou, and {mplored tho roporter to give only TUE FACTS IN THE CABE, 24 hero annoxcd, Blo stated that, at 3:30 p, m., her hustund had come homo,—an unusnal time for him, Ho complained of not fecling vory woll, and loy down on tho bod. Hhe asked bim what atled bit, and hie said that at novn he went into 8 enloon,—bo did not tell hor whero,—and got & glass of alo and o luncl. Ho enld to hor, "I bslieve that darned slo was drugged, and 1 bave boen poisoned.” Blio became alurmed at this sud.on statemont, but protonded not to notice it, snd spokoe to bim choeifully, and told him that sho would got his diuner night away, aod when ho ate it he wouid feol betior, ile'lay down ou tho bed, aud enid ho folt a PECULIAL SENHATION IN TNI8 1TEAD. The meal was preparced, acd, whon she went to arouse him, sha found hiw in a stupld stote aud wau unable to get him to epeak. She became greatly alarmed, and w noighbor, who was gent for, camo in and said ho bolieved the mau wes joisonod. The ontleman, & Mr, Hradish, had been n that condition himsolf, and used all bis encr- ie to roliove Frenen. Dra. Lymau and Hoad- sy wore sent for, and arrived too late to give any help. French died in two Lours anda balt nitor ho came homea. 114 mother wan also called 10 Ll bedude, Lut tou Jato to hoar s word from ber wun, o expired in B0 uBconscious condition. Jloth * doctors above-named advised the wifo to notify the Coronar at ouce, and & police oflicer reported tho mattor sdon af- tormard to Bergt, Wiley, THE CORONER waa visited by tho seportor at his residence, but ho had not then, at 10:80 p, wm., recoeived any notilention of the mutter, and eald ho would mako an investigation thia forenoon in company with Dr. llenrotin, It is likely lhu‘puul-luurlum examination to be held will roves! thercal cause of doath. At present all who bave seen the deconsed assort that Lie must have been poisoned. il¢ wae a healthy, twmper. ato man 35 years old, aud & native of Duffaly, Now York. " Ie camo to Clicago a shurt tiwo 8o frum Milwaukeo. —— QUO WARRANTO, YILING THE AMENDED FLEAB, At the heariug of tho (1o warrauto case Jast weuk of tho Citizone' Assoclation sgainst tuo Uity of Clucago, Judge Dooth, aftcr dulivering an elaborate opinion in the cawo, allowed tho cotusel for the detendants toameud two of their pless. Yesterday they came luto court and tlled v.hm‘; asmendment, the substsnce of which s ap- pended, . ' The ameudment to the second plos was, that on tho 2d dsy of Koplewber, 1572, Art. IX, of su act outitled ** An act Lo provide for the - corporation af citios and villages " was adoptod by the Common Couucil, and spproved by the Mayor Bep. & J074 which Wea tLu wswa ace ok ’ forth In the Information ; that the ordinance Lian been in full foroo and offoct ever since, and that the city has usod, oxercisod, and orjoyed the liborties, privilegen. and functlons conferred by said act upon the Gity of Obicago ; that upon tho potition of une.cighth of tha legal voters, on the 4th day of Jaunuary, 1876, the Common Council ndopted a resolution fixing the 23d of Apnil ns tho doy upon which the queation of the city becoming lncoiporated under said act shonid be submitted to the people, and appointing tho ususl places for holding the polls, and designat- ing the judges of eclection ; that the propor no- tico of such olection wna glven, and slso tho description of the laliota to be cast; that roturns of tho sald olection wera made to the Common Gounoll and properly vassed by that body on tho #a of May: and tiiat & mafority of the ballots cast wero found to be, and #o declared, in favor of organization un- dor tho Genorallaw, and a mnjority nlso against minority ropresontation in the Cominon Coun- cil; and without thia that tho city has not at any time prior to tho commoncoment of thia action usnd or exercised any of thé livertios, privilogus, or functiony conlitmed by sald act, oto. The awendmont to the third plea s in offect that, upon tho petition of ono-oighth of tue lo- gal voters of tho city, the Common Council paneed & rorolution, Jan. 4, 1875, appointiug the 2%t day of April for tho holding of an olection upon the question of organizing under the ganeral laws, and tho queation of *‘minarity reprosontation "' ; that the logal nozico waa given of Bald election, sud the election was held; that tho roturns wore mado by the judges oud can- vassed by tho Common Council's that a majority of tho votoa were for incorperation muder tho goneral law and agninst minority representation in the City Couuel, cte. The doctment 18 smgned by Mosars. Tuley, Root, aud Storrs. —_— THE CANP GROUND, SLVENTIL DAY'S BERVICES, L As the closing hours of tho weol sllotted to the camp meeting draw aoer, tho feeling deep- ens, and the Spirit seoms to descend with 1n- croaslng powee. Ho much of the provios work hiag been porformod under tho most ndveree cir- cumstancos, that now that the ecloments bave condescondod o romain for n season in o state of quioscones, and the paoplo aro not compelled ta tako involuntary shower baths at regular ine tervals, ali socm doterminod to tmprovo to the utmost tho brief poriod of time romaininz. ‘Thore aro no laggards, no idle or thoughtloss ones, bt uvery ono seewms to bo working a3 if cach fleeling nomout woso to determiue the destiny of some immortal soul. Day and night aro merged togetlier, and thon eeom all too sliort in which to accomplish what is dosired. A stroil through tho grove at miduight, by tho light of the camp-firas still brightly burning, ro- vealed groups in earneat roligious eonvorsation, while from nearly evory tent weoro etill wsning tho swoet nonsy of pralso aud the voice of oar- ncst supplication. TUE MLV, R, TOUKEN, of tha Simpeon M. E, Church, Chicago, proachod from tho main atand nt 2 p. m, Lo chosa for bLis toxt tho following words, *'I am tho way, tho wruth, aud tho Jight.,” Mr. Youkor has a stylo peculiar to himsolf. He beliovas in dealing sledge-hatamor blows, aud the shortcomings of snints and the hardhoartednoss of winuers are aliko haudled by bim without glaves. TIE EYENING BERVICES Tuesday wora conduoted by the Hov. Mr. Wes- tergron, editor uf tho Sendebudel, Whon it was kuown that ho was to preach, tho seats wero quickly filled and the most earnest sttention was givon to bim turoughout the eormon. His toxt was ‘* Blossed are they that do His command- ments, that they may have rightto the treo of life, and may ontar 1 through tho gates of tho city.” ‘Tho thomo was the practica and blexeod oxperience of the Christian roligion. Ho first coamdered the termnu of ealvatiun, and said the atonement of Chriat wag tho only gronud. It was just snited to our fallon con- dition, Wao who ‘wera no weak could not hold dod's commandments, which wore so groat, in our own strongth, Wo received tho noodod otropgth thiourh faith in Jeaus Christ, This changod our Learts and madoe us partakera of God's nature. ‘Lho blexsed rewults of doing God's commandmonts wers vext stated, Tiose who were faithful had powor in tho treo of life, Christ had become to ns Ly IHis atonoment the troo of Wfo, 1lo was food for our souts, Ilis perorution was elcgant, and aa ho pictured in impassioved lnnguage tuat boautiful city to which the Christian is journeying, one could al- mont fancy that ho eaw the ** gates ajar.’ and the ransomed of Gud treading the pearly streots of tha Now Jerusalom. At 6 o'clock prayer and exporience mostings woro Leld at the Iyanston and Park Ridko tents, Ata prayor meating held st M, Ciaucie's and Roborts' cottage, Tiiosday might, the Lord came down fu power, and tha Lallelujahs and amenn rang out on the mldn(ght air and fsirly mada the old eneampmens tremblo, Georgo 1% Turier led tho wurly prayer meeting at the Lvauston tout. ELDER JULTING arrived yeatorday morniug, It has been a seri- ous drawback to tho acting that tho Eider has Dbeon quite ill the past weok, 8o that ho Las Lesn nblo ounly occasionally to bo presont, and his Jpresence now tina given now Life to the services. I'hio following ministers also put in s tardy ape pearsacs: ‘Lhe ltev. I B, Cautine, Filton Stroot Church; Dr, 11 W, Thomas, Ciark ftreot Church; the Itov. Bamue] Paine, North Lvans- ton; tha Rov. A. J. Laueing, Irving Park; tho Rovs. Boll and Duncan, Evanston; the llev. W, Androws and Elder A, J. Androwy, of the Contral 1llinois Confercoce. THE GENERAL TRAYER MPETING bhold under tho canyan befars tho forenoon sor- vicea was led by Mr. Youkor, and was ono of the moat 1mpressive of the week, Hearts wero bowed aud sould carried vory noar to tho foot of tho crous. A large numbor of the uncoaveried inquired tho way of salyation, aund somo, it s lm?mvcd, found ponco in Josus, A sad incident was sunounced duning the meating, which gave sn added solemmty to the oocasion. Mrs, Fer- guson, of Chicaga, recoived o dispatel from boino conveying the eadintolligonca that or son hiad boon bitten by o 1nad dog. TUE BEV, N B, CANTINE discoursod from tho text I. Coriuthians, 1. 16, It way n fino offort, aud was listoned Lo by the Iarge audienco with tho greatest attention. A deop AgrionAness was manifonted, sad il were 1me pressod by thoe solemnity of the hour, The suuday-schoul at half-past 1 o'clock was conducted by the sama clergyman, in the abionce of Mr. Laua, Mr. Cantlnots well up in Bab bath-school work, sud tho exercisos sufferd littlo, 1f auy, dotriment by a chauge 1u leaders slp, Apt half-past 2 the Sacrament of the Holy Com- munion was adminiatered to a larro concourso at the main stand. ‘The opening prayer was tnnde Dy tho aged Father Btowsrt, snd all lutened with eagerness as thoy heard hia trembling voico supplicating the Divine grace and mercy. ‘Fhe sermon was preacbed by Dr. Thowman, fromn the text, Ephosians, iit., 13-21. As was to bo oxpeeted from the Doctor's well-known reputa- tion, it wan & scholatly production, though wot crntional in its character. It addresved lsolf to the reason and judgmont of tho audienco as un previous one bay dove, Thio eucampment will break up this morning. —_——— THE MYSTERY REVEALED, ML MENLERT A, PARIS 18 TILE MAN, During the Isat two months Tne TrisuNe has published various inyaterions articles, denounc Ivg tho First Reximont, and also calliug upon the clergy to muitably acknowledge tho fact that the TFourth of July ecmue on a Bunday, Most of thom took the warning, and did rememuer the day, The namne of tho suthor of theso stirring nppeals has re- maluea unknown, e hias proforred to keep in tho background until publia excitoment was wrought up to the highest pitch. But uccidont has Dbotrayed him, sud popular curi- osity may now be gratifled, ‘T'ho red rovolutiouist, who printg his posters in crimyon ink, is oalled Herbert A, Paris, a printor by trade and a rosident of thia city, Becing that o militis company wau to be organized in Kaulkukeo, ho wrote tho following lottar to the Llitur of & Workingmeu's or Furinera' I'apor" ot thut ylaco, It full into the Lands of a countey editor, a peaceful man, whosa hair stood up creet upon hiw rural hoad whea be resd what follows; UH1C400, July B.~Dran Hin: [ am deoply paincd tolesru trom Tite Liauuny, of this cily, that (Lo monopolists of Kakkeo uro ralsiog s vompeny of Loitiila o bo Mo Letter wha- (o awe wil of ready. defrwided workbigmen (defraud Iirthipight,—liLerty), Ly tho vawpires ¢ f our wors. than-barbarous Christian (wo-callad) woclety, 1 ulso Lrart from the same source that (bey Lave sceured to ala thir disgraceful nirderous work, o view of (ho proupective * pdoccs of miver,” twerty-Gve ey, lworlcas, conucieuceloms, ill-cdneeival, woib-cursod, Inst-begolten, hell-arigiliated. tude,-cont mptible, nuprucipled, unmonly, fawalig beighug wretchos § toals of capital—thut class Of Cawin ready 10 murder tLelr fcllows for 1o flattery of rich reaporiable (2) rob. bors—tlio worvt clasa of thieves aud Judises, ever ready to sell their asuls or tlielr canntry’s ber Judzs and Aruold, 1 (o expectation uf e ening ol 1 retuin for the sals of their owts and el broivis' ibertics, Murk them wall, Gradgers, socialfsty, work- fugucn of el ' claaos, " and, whon tle Ted clouds of retributive justice sball envelope the Juud, syut Brat of all with Fitle, bayouet, frebrand, or tar aud feathiors, all thiows biroliug torles who, after iy date; sbiadl tako sctive part in, or join, thls Judas- Cain-dsiols basd—sbotturs aud hired tools uf whols- nale thieve, offico-holdcrs, and capitulatio robbers and murderera | 1In the meantime, take advantage of she only op tuntty now left you, shile thece a plonty of time, Moot togother at convenfcnt places i each achool ditrict, quictly dril, with guos and broom-hendles and, an'soon as porilile, huy, and own, atd keop goor arma of your own, You canl get thent in quantitios of fifty or shore for abotit $4,30 apdece. of oxcelient qoali- ty.” Thiaintho exireuily to whirh your opprestors Jiava naw driven you, anid ia the ouly practical alter- nstive. In 1734, he Continentals wero thus prepared for {hio emergency which they noxt fonnd them proctically prepared to nicet—iflied, armed, and propared at tha firat slgnal to tall fnta lne aod’ repel tha trainea veteran and gold-bonght Tory hirelings, For Justico and liberly, HEENERT A. PARIs, The laat_circular gotton up by Mr. Paris in as followa. Tho suggestion about shuotlng-gailer- {on 18 oa follown: PREPARE FOR THE COMING STORM, (NTRIGTLY UONFIDENTIAL.) The {‘mo for the Organization of the Unarmed Iansca of the Tojlers lian beonl ALXOST TOO LONG DE-~ IMENTS of " Oslns ,—tike thie licealana of old, to BIOOT DOWN, LIKE DUGB, vvery class of unarmed Toflers, who but dars ko much as *ope’ thelr months? - Our only Nope lea in 'RACTICAL, U VERSAL, CIVIU ORGANIZATION, or MILITARY PREPARATION, HHOOTING GALLENIES KEPT B FRIL L Plesnn givo thin aubject YOULt BARNEST, USDIVIDED ATTENTION,—and, if yos- lot us DEVISE SOME PRACTICAL UQ-0] ATIVE PLAN, * For the Pudlie sufety und Good, Yanrn for the Triumph of dustice, X, 1 Mr. Paris 18 fu earnest in this thing, will ho P)l’!ll'l! biro ball and maks n specch, statiog at ull length what it is that worrios him. g UMLICENSED CURING. TIR MOSTITAL COMMITTEY WILL NOT TOLERATR IT. For sevoral weoke the Medical Board at tho County Hospital has folt aggrioved that the fn- matos wers allowed to violats tho rules of tho in- ptitution by going ou the outside for medioal at- tention, which thoy claim has tended to deworal- 1ze tho hoapital, bo:lde materially interfering with tho successful work of tho regular Lospital physiclan. A complaiut was laid befora the County Noard a wock or more sgo, whorom the Medical Board offored to rexign unlees o chango was hiad i tho govornmout aud disciphino of the institution. I'ko mattor was roferrod to the Hospital Com- mittee for inventigution, sud yestorday » Jolnt meoting of the Committee, tho Medic ard, the offonding pracitiouer who had red to troat houpiial patiouts who camo to him on the outeide, sud o fow of tho rebellious patients themwelves, was hell 1 the Couuty Building, ‘Cho meoting was warlike turouchout, tho mem- rillnd and caparinoned RL and Judaser,” HIH bera of “the Medical Board claiming that tho oflondiug physician waa A qusck, ignorsut, wilhout "a diploma, or anythiog olso to commoud. him, In return tho offonder mointained that he lad made marseions discovery in matoris medicn, aud that ho bad eye-water tiat would heal the aimad restoro tho blind to sight, and_impart lito and beauty oven to the oye of a nocdle. liesde him stood” living monuments to tostify to tho coin- bined virtues of huaeoll avd hus oyo-water. men who thongh onco blind vow saw, but if once wera in tho hospital were ligblo to be blind again in o few days. The Committeo pationtly Llstened to the comptainants and defondant, excased much of their haral languago, nodded assont to sundry explanations they dld not underathnd, and Hually, with an air of wiedom, concluded that for pationts to g outsids the hospital after * ayo-water,” or anyting clso of a healing nuturo, wag an infiaction of tho rulex of tuo institution which could mnot be tolerated, Espoelally was it roprohensible and_daugerous for blind patiems to bo plodding about tho eity rcading doetors’ sigus and having miscollancous mixturcs injocted mto their oyos without even knowing whethor the samo hiad over beon passed upon by tho County Buard or futnished by a county contractor, The offonding doctur pounded the table with bis fist at tho decision. and wantod to know whothor it was Lettor to havo tho pationts jn the honpital all go blind and remain so, or to allow thio mfractiun of the rulen of thio institution ? ‘’ho Committeo thought poihaps it was, and tho macting ondoil. The Committeo will report to tho Board Mon- day, aud ro will tho ulfending phvsician and such of tho lhospital paticuts os dosire & chango of oyo-water, —_— BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE BALAIY QUESTION. Tho Board of Education hold n special moat- Ing last tght, present, Prosidont Richberg, and Inspectors Bluthardt, Clario, English, Hamble- ton, Ioyno, J. Jolmston, Jr., Oledon, nnd Reed, On motiwn of Inspector Alonger, o partial cer- titicato way granted to Aliss Othille Koonig to teach German, Inapector Clarke, from tho Committes on Balaries, reported o schedulo of ealarios for the ensuing year. After a protracted discussion In the Committco of the Whole, the following was adopted : Officera of the Board—Clerk, $3,500; Dullding and Bupyly Agent, $3,80: Atturuey of the Bosrd, §4,5005 Aniitant Clerk, $1,000; Bclivol Agent, 600 Mledscus or, $100. B G perintendenta—Snrerintondent of fchools, $4,0005 Assintant Superintendent, $5,60; Superintendent of Munde, §2,009; Superintindent of Drawing, $4,000; Buperlatendent of German, 81,600, '}'eanherv—l’rlllclpuhrl igh Schiool, $3,000; Princi- 600 Imucipal of DI 3 head of Dopartment $2050; lead of Dopari- ment of Mathematice, $2.300; 'head of Departmnent tural Hefence, §3, Tiead of Dopariment of Iifa*ory ad Englist litrature, $2,200; head asaistant of Normial School, $1,450, Anttalants i 1131k and Division Iiah Schools—Tor the Orst yenr, $1,0003 rocond year, $1,100% third year, $1,200; fourth year, $1,300; ith yeur sud subsequont® Iy, $1,400; ssstutants’ fu ‘Normul Hchool, $1,500 & pal ‘of Norual Behool, '8, viston High Hchool, $2,604 of Anclent Luuguage year cach, Gramwar and Primary Schools—Principals of gram- mar schoolr, tirat yoar, $1,200, $1,400, aud 31,600 ; oo ond sear, $1,400, £1,600, utid 51,50); third year, $1,000, $1,600, and’ $2,0,0% fourth year and subssquente I3, $1,500, $2.00, and $1,500. For Principals of prima- 7Y nclioolu, $100, $1,000, aud $1,200, Ioad aasistania i wranimnr schoolw, brat year, 5003 ocond year, §480 3 third year, £1,000, Otler axoiutanls 1o grammar and primary welivols, on trial, not to ozcecd fourtecn woeks $10 per weok ; after appointment, Srat year $330, socond Jer ¥50, tuir your 160, (ourth yoar $150, Avaista cachiers of experieuco and abilily abiall be entitied to the full salary of thie firet year from the dute of cngago- meat on recommendation of the Committeo on Ap- porntment of Toachers sl the Hupariateddent, the juard rosceving to {eolf tho right also to retain any tracher longer than ono year upon any grade of salary ifthore appears 10 ba no_ benent froim experionco, as wellas to sdvanca any toachers of exporience more rapidly If such sdvanco meet the anproval of a majority of the Committes un tho Appolntment of Teacliers snd tho Buperiutendent, ‘Theo total aniount of the appropriation la bo- twoon &560,000 aud £570,000, the entim: sub- mitted by the Board to the Council having been 614,000, and tha appinpriation of tha Council 400,000 Tho Board adjournod ,to nexs Tios- day ovening. —_—— THE NORTH AVENUE LOT. A MITED BTATE OF APPAINY, Tuesday evoning thoro was lntroduced into the Common Council & resolutiou directing the Comptroller to make sn Immodiate lransfer of tho North avenuo lot ta Froederick Wacker, In viow of tho fact that on the eame day the parl nsscesment was filed fu the Circnit Court it looked vory much like an attempt to saddle oft the §5,000 park sescesmont on tha tract in auch 8 way as to forcoita paymont outof the City Troasury. The iuterested Aldermon, however, stronuously object to such a construction baing placedupon their dolugs. Thoy aver that thoir action was taken meroly for tho purposo of off- sottiog what laoked to thom to be a pioce of in- subordluation on tho part of the Comptroller. At this very time thera waa in the hands of the City Clerk tho fullowing comwmunlication, which waa nos opaned becauso it wad uot in the line of buslncse ¢ By its order of Aprdt 13, 1815, tho Common Councit ordered & sulv to Frederick Wacker, for tha considera- o, of (ho premines lncluded Lelweon Olark, Eugenln, Laslallo, sud North aveuue, Au ab- mtract of the titly prepared for exlibliion to the pro- Em«l purchaser siows a trust-docd executod to lenry L, Monroa by Edward Kehoe, beating dato Felb, 8, 1471, recorded Ml 2, 1931, in Book T, yago 181, < curs payient of §2,504, couveylng a Joaseliotd thterost in tuai yark of eald property dewcribed se fole lows; Commenchy at the fnorthwest coraer of North avenuo and Clark street, bten west Huo ul Coark wtroot, 134 foet foct B juchea to Lusalle streat ] thed 3 oo cant 05 7-12 feet to the place of beginniug, It appeary, upon exsmivation of the Counril proceedings, tust ou Nov, 15, 1~9, the Common Conpeal sutborized the Oomptrolicr to'accept an offer of L, M, Dounellan 1o Jeary safd Iul-:le-urlln-d‘!mmhu for a term of twenty yoars ab o reut of $1,86 jor aunum for fiva years, and for the remainder of the tern 6 per cent per muuum upon a veluation to ade by olisalsers, In compllanco with (hia or- der & Jease was exccuted to Y ou or wbout Jun, 1, 1t lpasa waw destroyed b 0, wuppossd b0 bave cootalucd & oo felture for uou-payment of rent, and uu paytoent ex- cept fur tho frst Lalf sear sppears Lo have boeh Lade, Oii Doe, 18, 1874, on petition of Edward Kolioe, claluie 114 10 Le asalguco sid owner of the lease, the Common Councll ordervd & Foduction of 4 per cent on the runt for the tirst Ave yeuws, No payment of reat bas Uuow Vowa mady b for a4 L o loem u tos, & party gl . Usmy of deba I Walh sppesred wy office and clnlmed fa ha the owner of aakd leane,andiproe e to make o tendir of 111,30 on account ‘af Fent, bt 44 not produce the leass o nasignmont thereal, nor dirt e make a Iawful tendor of any amonntas { sinadvised, I decin timy dily to state tho facta to tha Clty Caunbil and rerommend thiat the subject ba referrad ta the Carporation Counsel sith dircctions to collect the nck” rents ae obitatn & forfoltura of tho Iease, preparatory 1o such further disposition of the lvmpcrly an your lionorabls body shall order, I am uformed that Mr, Wacker ia willing to consummate the proposed purchato upon recelving & siarantes froni {hin 1Ly againat the claima of tue lemses, Lut I hinvo not felt authorized to Lind the city in (hat wman- ner, Neapectfully submitted, ‘o thie Alayor and Aldermen {n Counell, 8.8, Hares, Comptroller, The Mr. Donelian mentioned fn this commuoi- cation wan at that time an Aldormau from the Bocond Ward, aud the Edward Kohao montion- od waa also an Aldorman from tho North Divi- slon. What theso lsanes woro, or whother or not there was a forfoiture ciause in thom, 1a thus far & matter of conjacture, As the Comptroller statea, Mr. Wacker rofuses o purchaso uniows tho leass s annuwl>d, but he does not stato tho immwase niluonce that lias boon brought to besr on Mayor Colvin {0 consummate the putcliaso whother tight or wrong. As totho park aseossmont, It is bard to tell whother that constitutes a lien upon the pronor- ty. Noither the Comptrollor nor the Law Do- ¥Anmonl would vonturo a hiasty oplnion upon it, iapecially is the case mixed hy tho discavery of the oxistence o€ such loanes. " Tho L'ates work bard againnt Mr, Wacker: ho had betior givo it up sud acknowledgo s dafoat. b i FLORIDA FRUIT, CONBULTATION DETWEEN OROWERS AND COMMIS- BION MEN. A committes of gontlemen appolnted by the Florida fruit-zrowers mow in this eity mot with & similar number from the Chicago Pro- duce Exchange, at the Comercial Hotel, yos- torday, to consult mbout aking arrangzemonts for choap transportation to dovelop the fruit trado with Llorida, L. C. 1. DIBDLE, from Rosawood, Fla., was electod to preside. Ile stated that o conferonce was desirable bo- tweon tho fruit-growers from his Sisto and the Chilcago haudiors of fruit, and ho hoped sowoe- thtug could be done which would develop ag ex- tensivo trado botwoon them. Thov wishod, ho uaid, to socurn thejoo-operation of Chioago mon m san elfort to make satisfactory torms with the railroad companios. Bhip- pers wero now obligad to ship entirely at thair own risk, and in casos where, owing to do- lay in travsit, tho fruit had been spoiled and conaiguoes hind rofused to rocoive it, thoy had boou comnalled Lo atand tho full lows and pay full froight billa, 'The rato also waw at proseut too high. e thought that if proper efforts wore iio and Low pussiblo oxtont of tho trade et torth, thetoads wbuid cowa to more favorablo tero, MR, OTRUS, of the Exchango, said that Chicago dealors wors troated in the wamo wuy by raiiroads hore, If they carried the freight thoy wantod to bo paid for it, even if it wore aroiled, as f ductor wantod big feo if tho paticnt died. A0, ELLIOTT, agent of the Atlautic & Gulf Road, sald that bis lin was willing to do evorsthing reasonablo to asuist tho trado. Ilis ratos oa fruit woro now lower than on othor thlngs, buy his road would not refuso to make satisfactory arcaugoronts, Thoy wishied to croato s trado with Chicago, and wonld do ovorything renson- ablo to do so. ‘They wshed to lesrn what Chicago wanted, and” how oxtousive the busi- uess with Floridn might bo wads. He could do- liver freight Loro from that Binte in eigaty-two boursa. A good denl of it could come through on agsongor tune, as it wonld be carriod by passou- Ror trmnp. Thero were, hio said, a largo gnantity of aweot potatocs now ready for Bhipient if they ‘wero dosirad {n the Chicago markot, Sumo convorsation then onsuod about varioties 81d qualities of swoot potatoes, and the meotinyg nesmuod oo tuformal cheracter, During tho convorsation 1t was mtated that early poss, tomatoos, string-beaus and cabbages could Vo deliwered here by April 1 in Inigo quantities, Tho Chicago donlois thought thoy could now <o from threo to five cnrs a day of thrae vogetables, tho necessarily high prico pro- venting a largor consumption. Dut the trade could Lo Inrgely incressed, they wmald, if the prices weoro ronsonable, and low rates of froight could bo obtained. 1In conclusion s committeo of five was appolnt- od to wait upon the railrosd companics and urgo A reduction of 1atod. ——— IN SELF-DEFENSE, THE CORONER'M JUIY TAKE A MILL VIEW OF THE prers Tho Coroner bold au inquoat yesterday upon tho body of Jamos Pitt Gammon, alins * Bir Jun,” slias ¢ Big Buglishman," at the arrieon Stroct Police Station. ‘Tho first witnoss was A, D. Ailcholl, who ropresouted Limself as baving rocontly coms from Nuvads, whore he nod miniug intorcsts, Ho 1 kuowa in Chicago as & bunko steoror, but that wny not bo correct. Lo testified that ho was talking with Gamimon whon Ueorge Martin, aliss “Whito Pive," was standing by, This was at tho corner of Clark and Monrae streots, at about 8 o'clock Monday morniug last. Docossed and Martio, tho homicide, wero quarraling over some mouoy which the latter owed lim, Hard words 1od to Gammon's striking Martin with hia fist, and fflllowhlfi 1t up with blows frow an umbrells. Martio had previously bor- rowod & kuife fiom Jmmes Harmau, who was presont, for tho purposo of cleauing his naily, aod It was with thut weapon that lio stabbud Gammon, fho obove atatement was corroborated by Harmay, from whom no additional facts wero learnad. Tred Shator, a clork in Lipman'a loan offico, tostitied to buviug seen Martin put his hand in rear puckot nud draw a long-oladod koife, which ho bolievod to hnve boon adirk or dagger. Two boutblacks—Peter Rogors sud Rlickard Cagnoy— saw the 1l;;ht, aod also saw Martin turn eud stub tho deceased with a kuife, but could not deseribo the woapan. Dr. J. E. Owena statod that tho wound which killed deceased was 33 tuchos ln longth, aud o tho teft mide. It pencirstod s lung and the stomack. Dr. Hutehinson corroborated this tos- thnony. ‘I'he ante-mortom etstoment of Gammon was rend, and sliowed thut Martin bad owed decensod #0tno money aud had threatened to stab him it he usked bim for it. Docensed did wo, aud was suabbed whilo attampting to escape from Martin, who pluuged tho kouife or dagger tnto hua side. Martin, the prisuner, confessod tho stabbing, but declarod that ha acted porely iu solf dofonse. ‘The Jury rotired & fow miuules, aud broughe In the toliowing verdict: We, the Jury, find that James P, Gammon came ta Dis death by & Wound intlicied by & knife in the Lands of Georye Martin, although wo are {uclined to beliave thal Goorge Mariin acled i welf-defonss, We, the Jury, rocommeond the Goroner to bind the suid Georgo Hartin over 1o tho Grand Jury for fustier sxainiue- tlon, o LOCAL LETTERS, TR ' GUDLESS ” PUDLIO BULOOLS, o the Edilor of 1'ha Chicago Tribune. Cuioaao, July 6.—In your issuo of July 6, you make meontion of a certain sboot publishod oc- casionally iu this city, aud pretouding to be in the interest of Catholicism, Now, in making montion of that sheot you have conferrod an bonor upon it, for many-will now learn of its oxistence that pover heard of it before, The Y Qodless " publio achools are overaly oriticlsed by that paper, but it is only echolug or 1athor repoating in an exnggorated way, the diatribos of othor but respectable Cathalic papers, for, of itselt, it knows sbsolutely nothing of American publio schools aud condomus them only to plesse a fow parrow-mindoa and bigoted sub- seribers, Much may be sald both for and agafust tho publio schools, but before Catholics can creato any popular foeling in their favor thoy must eatablish battor schools—if thoy will not avail themeslvos of tho meana of eduocation the Btato providea, This, if we judge by the eal- they pay their teachors, thev cannot do for yeard to come, and, uuless they {ncreaso the ruy, sud as s consoquuuce Liave bettor teachers, thoy unover will, ‘Ilio uuserable ex-saloon-koepor who *edita” that sheet knows notluug of theology ; he can- not even detine or Inmh\dy spoll that word, aud tho sum and totul of his iutellectual avilities may bo expresscd by the tace that lie cau but ju- dulferautly write bis sutograph. 'I'io writor of this kuows whoercof he speaks, and Lias uoted the oxistenos of that wonder of Jourunlivm (1 18 wonderful that it lives) for suwo yoare, 1ts lato editors—who woro, at loast two or throe of thew, engsged at tha muniteent eum of &5 per weels, nover fully paid—have tald w2, pud 1 s kuow [rom persoual obsorvalion, that when thoy wrote elitoriuls for it, thoy were siterod by cortain partios to suit their peculiur tastos, and againat the priuciple of truth, ‘Tho sanie paper that vooks, ur protouds to ex. presa tho cltngmu or views of the graud and an- ¢lout Uathiotls Churol would sel 8t church to Ralzobub for monoy 8 4 could get (s s 4t tried to rell itaelf to politiosl partien (n thiw city tima and acain, a8 many of your roadora know. It virtuslly ban no oditor, and only dopends upon tho cllln({ of a fow of jta friends (and thoy are faw) to fill the editorial ""fa’ I coneldor it almont & crino to waste so mnch of your spaco by inacrting,this lotter, but it may provo bonofciaf to the publie who may know of this journal's exlatonco, or wio reail it, by in- formiug thom how very pornicious s ite_influ. ence. Xours, otc., Mao. PRt COUNTY BUILDING, Natbanial Bedell, the Ohiosn who was bun- koed out of $2,000 reconily by J. O, Howo, ap- peared In the Criminal Court yostorday to teati- fy in tho trial. Howo not belng presont tho Ohivan was not a little disappointed. e waltod upon the Clerk of tho Conrt, proved hils attond- ance as A witness, and returnod to his home, Complaint was lodged with the Grand Jury yosterday that a packing-house proprietor, in thin city, somo thres weoks ago procurod two waroliouse tecolpts and borrowed 86,000 upon the anme, aud that he romoved the took prior to Lisnotes becoming due. Further inforwation on tho subjoct wiill bo pressuted to-day with a viow to indioting tho offender for embezzlo- ment or commorcial fraud, Comminsionera llalden, McCaffray, and Conly visitad the Insane Asylum yesterday, but not to exanine iuto thocliarges agmuat \ernn Kim-~ borty. Mr. Holden aya o will nat take kold of thot matter at prosont, but asaizos no 10asons thoretor. The opinion Is that the mombors of tho Board are nat at all anxious to mako tha in- vestigation, aud, if thoydo it at ail, it will bo be- cause thoy are forerd by publio sontiment. Can it bo that'an [nvostigation 18 foarod by auy ouo boside Mr, Kimborly 2 ‘The complexion of the Grand Jury was the subject of discunslon yoetorday around tho bullding, An attomjit was made to couple the fact of un unneuel numbor of colored porsons being on the jury with tho killing gf * Horo * Jolnson, colored, some wooks ago by policomon, ‘I'ho opinion appeared to provail geuerally that if tho Lilling of Johnsou was not avenged it would not bo the fault of thecolor of tho Jury. A lost and desperato offort was mado yester- day to securo the hberty of Charlos Btowart, now confinad fn jail, whoso trial iu sot for to-duy. 1Iis olfonaa #4 tho larcony of a watch and chain {rom a Stato stroct Jewolry houso, Forthe Inat two wouka tho offort to lisave him reloasod on “unide” Dbail haw boen dwly mndo, but in sach caso tho bail has boon refused. 'I'ha bLail offerod and urged yesterday way entirly wpurious, or aa it i8 bettor known in Court, *‘professionnl,” Charlos will bo tried to-day, aud Joliot will ba iy portion, Tho Committes on Roads and Bridgos mot youstorday to furthor coumdor the condition of tho toll-rosds. They concludod to recommend the improvemont of the Itosohill snd Evauston road by putting at least 4 inches of lake-aliore gravol or brokon slag on the roadboed botwoon Graceland Comotery and the Soutbern tormivus of tho road, aud also to yflace a protoction upon tha nest sido of tho road ngaioat saud-drifts in tho vicinity of Houwh Livausion, Calvary, and Rogers' Parl, and to 1l up tho ruts along the ontire routo, Sheriff Agnow goes to Jollet to-day with twen- ty prisoners. For nomo reason or anuther, Blon- nerhnssatt, tho gamblor, under senteuco for two yenrs, will nos go. It will bo romombored that uis case has boou bofore the Bupremo Court for somo timp on a motion for au appenl from tho lowur Court, Beveral vreoks ugo his cosp way taken up and decided, tho nppor sustaiving tho lower Court. Just why he ia stll kopt in jail and out of the Penitontiary is not kuown, except to those 1u suthority. 1t ‘s elaimoed. howover, that the order of tho Bupromo Court has not beou rocoived. and consoyuently s mitttmus could not b issuod. Thero 18 a chianco for vome~ body to explain. TUE NEW HOSIITAL. A joint meeting of tho Committeon on Publio Buildings and Hospital was hold yenterday af~ ternoon to consider the bonds of the partica to whow contiactd huvo heon mwarded for tho eroction of tho naw Lloapital. ‘I'lio boud of P'atriok J. Soxton, contractor tor tuo carpontor-work, was first coosidered. Tho amount of the bond was §13,000, and his bonds- men woro A. P’ Kelloy, David Kalloy, and Goargo L. Wood, of thogtitm of Kelly, Wood & Co., lumber miorchants, ‘C'he bond was approved, Tha bond of Willard & Co., for the masonry work, was noxt oxamined. ‘Tho amouut of the bond was for £20.040, his bondsmen being 1d- ward Walker, C. Mosaluger, lenry Krauso, Will- iam Llsbuo, snd Willum Kuocke. Tue buud was approved. Tho bond of Lovi L. Leach, for furnlahing ot stono, was noxt considerod. It was for 5,000, signod by Thomas Aloulding, Ldward Hariaud, and Williaw Korr, The bondsmen woro uuknown to the Comuwittes, but wero accopted, with Comnussionor Burdick dissonting, —s THECITY HALL. The Committeo on Firo and Water will moet at U p. ., Friday, in tho City Clerk's office, tho Committeo on Bchiools will moct at the samo Lour on Saturday afternoon, The Doard of Public Works yeeterday irsuoed vouchers to sesrerago contractors for work dono duriog tuo lattor hialf of last month. Tley alao audited the bill for 1,463 tons of coal naed at the pumping-works, and costing $11,624.68, "Tio Board of Public Works' yosterday oponod bida for the construction of a new eoriuec-houss on Thurty-fifth atroot vear Halsted streot. Tho lowest bid was that of Francis A. MoCormiek for 35,900, to whotn the contract will undoubtedly be awarded. Tha Bosrd of Pollen yostorday restoed upon their 1aurels and did nothing nil'day. Hheridan is buoyant wita buped of success, and even hua oyt bitier ouemics, the Aldormen iucluded, no- Lnowlodzo thuir doeat and oxpect n scathing de- csion from Judge Farwell this morning. Tho entorprising citizena of the Fourtoonth Ward recontly presented Engine Company No. 206 aua Hook and Ladder Company No. 6 with & magniflcont atand of Unitod Statea colors, The prosentation spoech way made by Joslah O. Huines, and wan ably rosponded to by the ollicers of thu companies. atayor Colvin vesterday indited a flowery epls- tlo to tho Lord Mayor of Loundon, respoctiull; deelining (o atteud the Iutornasional Alunicipal banquet to be givea i that city July 29, Tha toason assignod was the presaure of ofiieial buai- ness at tuis particular meason of the yesr, Ly courtesy the Board of Pohica imbroglio was not wentloned, Mayor Colvin is called on to_expiain the fol- lowivg circumstances s May 28, J, M. IHckoy, proprictor of a disroputable can-can whow, was artested by Horgt. Fitepatrick, and was tned the follo\nu*( dsy by jury in Jusfice Bummertield's Court. 'I'ho jurylmposod s fine of §50 upon 1lokoy, but let tho kirls off on the plea that it was tlicir firat offonso, May 26, Mayor Colvin sout au autograph lotter to Baihif Tunison remitting the fine. The following wook Lo grautoed a licenso to the vamo man to riun & stmilar disreputable, yes, ovoi worse, show than tha previous one at tho West Bide Opera-louss, whero Hickey was again arrostod and flned by a warrant from Judge Heully's Court. ‘I'no lloense oxpired June 80, and with i the licontions, corrupt perform- anco which has boon driven out of overy city iu tho Union eoxceptiug Chicago, Ia tho ficat place, tho Doard of Polico were di- reotly responsiblo for 1llokey's arrost, for it was thoy who overruled the Buperiutendont’s orders to Horgt Fllzpatrlek to “go alow™ in the matter ; it was Mark Bheridan diroctly who ordered the cloaing of the sbow in Burlington 1iall, sud s veportor was proaeut when the order was given, ‘Tho offender was tried by Jury and was tlued, aud Mayor Colvin romita the 1ine thus imposed and grauts this man Jiceuss to transfor Lis sbow to the West side, — SUBURBAN: EYANBTON, The Village Trustecs met Tuesday evening. Present—Truetcos Iglehart, ‘Taylor, Wheeler, Draluard, sud Kidder. Alargo grist of Lill audited, amounting i the aggrepate to $2,005, The largess was that from the I'ublio Library, amounting to $500. An ordinsucoe rolatiug to the assessmont sud collection of a poll-tax of &3 on each elector in tha villago was read, sand sdopted unsuimously, The President was authonized to borrow €1,000, to pay the order of Hallock, Holmes & Co., ou which Lie hnd advauced the mouay. A divoussion followad upon ths subject of tho condition of the various fundw. Bumoof tho Trustoes wore auxious to loarn how much mouey way in tho ‘Iressury 1o the credis of thu various tunds, but the Financo Commitioo was uuablo to eulgliten thow, Finally, two of ths mow- bers sgiecd Lo call on the County Treasurer sud flod oub bow much ho Lisd collocted and paid over, Adjeurned for une weok. ‘Tlhe voule of the Hooial Club to Glen Flora will tako placa to-day, westher permitting, The spoclal train will probably lesve Evauston about U o'clock, aud everything ussesdary to lnsure Rood tinie bas been done, excopt to make ar- rangoments for fus weather, There will be an exlibition of tableaus, sto. at Jenuings' Mall this ovening for the benefit of the African Al, E, Cbureh of Ubioago, TIYDR TARK, A vory natlous affiay took place st Rivordale, in the village of Ilydo Park, lsst Mondsy after- noon. Three men, who tind been disturbing the peaco of the whole southern part of the villags during the aftornoon, attacked two men, and hoat ona of them with atones and clubs until he was nenaclens, Tho rowdios had » fast horse, and they snccecdod in eacapiog as taras Lansing bofore they wers overtaken by the citizoos, Lven then ther mado cousiderahle reststanco, but they wero finally ovorpowered aud_brought to Hydo Park. Thoy wore examined Tucsdsy, and wero hold for trial beloro the Criminal Oourt. SPRINGFIELD. Clreular by tho Stnte Auditor Re- gurding tho Grab Law,. Answer to Queries s to the Disposition of Taxes Colleoted Under It. Impossibility of the Bondholders Gote iing at the Money. Special Diapateh tn The Chicano Tribune, 8ervorieLD, 111, July 7.—The State Auditor sent out to-day the following cironlar ¢ 1 havo rocently roceived a number of lotters saking my opinton as {0 the proper disposition of county and local taxea collected on tho nascssment of the yoar 1874 from raliroads alded by bonds which have been regis< fored in this office under the provisions of ths Rall- road Atd law of April 10, 1669, 1In view of the deciafon of the Huprome Court of this Blste in tho case of Ramsoy va, Hacgor, and the opinion given by the Attor- ney-General o the Btate’s Attorney of Pike County in November Inat, and also the more recent doclsion of tho Buprems Court {n tho caso of Hotmes O, Sleight et al.va, Tho Deoplo, for 1se, sta., I conclude that the taxes should goto tho suveral purposes for which lavied. As tho docislon of the Bupreme Court in tho case of anieey 3, {Haoger hns becn extensivoly pub- Hahod, I sasume that you are advined of the opinfon of thie Gourt In eald caso, and Inclons herawith for your information the opinion of the Atturney-General and tho rocent doclslon of the Supromo Oourt abovod re- ferrod to, eapoctfnlly, : « Lirpsxoort, Auditer Publle Accounts, This cirealar, with » lttle oxplanation, pro- oludos the necossity of publishing the lengtly opinion of tho Buproms Court and tho Attorooy- Qoneral, to whioh it refera, Tho opinion of the Buprome Conrt in the caso of lamsoy vs. Hao- gor appeared In Tuw Trmouse in those dis- patehics, and was to tho effoct that the “grab'’ Iatv of 1809 was unconatitutional so far, as tho colloction of tho Stato tax to pay the railroad dobt was concerned, Tho opinion of the Attorney-Gonoral rofarred to rolates to tho lovy aud coileotion of taxen on the proporty of raflroads sided with bonds for local purposes under thoe firat mootion of the law of 1809, All such taxes woro required to bo pald into the State Troas- ury for ton yenrs for a sinking fund to pay oft tue bonded aobt of tha raitrond. The Attornoy~ Goneral's opinion is that, under the Coostitu- tion, thls principle of uniformity of taxatlon 18 oqually applicable to the various municipal cor- porations of the Htato, *'To divert taxos col- locted upon n part of the taxable property ln & sobool district o, for mchool pur. poses to tho paymont of the railroad dobts - of the “conntv, and to require the residuc of tho property in each district to boor the entire burden of the muiutenanco of tho Bchools therein, would soom to vioiato this pinciplo of uniformity. My opinion s that, nn- dor the principles recognived by the SBupremo Court In Ramsoy vs. [aoger, it Is the duty of the County Collector to pay all taxes collscted upon railrond aud other property for town, road, or achool purposes, to the respectivo officors nu- thorized by Iaw to recolve such taxes, In the opinlon of the Hupromo Court, in tho ecass of Hleight, which was ono bronght to cowmpol tho maid Sleight to set apart cortalu taxes collectod upon tho proparty of tho American Contral Iiaflrosd to pay the principal and intorost of bands iusued by thio towna of Oxford, Olovor, Wellor, and Qalva in uld of the American Central Railrond, tho ac- tlon seoins to have been based on the following provision ofjtho charter of tiw road 1 “I'ho taxes to ho colleotod from maid Railroad Oompany for county and township purposes by the soveial counties and towoships through which msald rairoad runs shall be pald to and sot apart by the County _ Troasursr sas ‘s sinking fund to rodowm tho principal of tho bonda issued by township or townehips in said county.' The Court ssy, in summing up tho cnso; *The clatm is wade, nud the Court bolow héld, that the ontire tax collect- ed from the Railway Company for county and township purposes in the several townas through which the road runs should be paid to, and wot apart by, tho County Lreasurer an a sinking fund Lo bo apyhica pro rata in rodeoming the principal of the bonds isencdjby cho Towna of Wellor and Galve. Tne principal upon which alonp this can. bo sustainod ls, tuat the Logisiature may in its pleasuro imposs dobts upon countion sud towoships, and require thoir paymant, with.. out rogard to tho wishes of the inhabitanta and tax-payers of such counties aud townships, for 1t ta avidont that the practical result is precisaly tho eatne, whethor 1t is wald tho taxes lovied for conuiy and township purposes on the property of the Rallway Company cr tho towns of Oxford and Clovor shall bo set apart for the paymeut of the bonds issued by tho Towna-of Woller aud Galva, or that tho county aod thoso townships shall pay s sum equal to tho amount out of thoir revenues for the aame pur- vose. In elther event, it is takine 80 mnach of tho rovenuos of the county and of the Towna of Oxford und Clover to pay the debts of the Towne of Woller and Galva, But it has been repeatadly held by thia Court that the Logiala- tnro {s poworloss to impose a dobt upon a municipality against its consant, and those cases wust bo deomod couclusive on tho questiona Iuyolved,) lloro these docwsions peactioally wipo out the ‘grab’ law of 1869, and leave nothing for the Auditor to do but to lovy a tax for the paymont of tha fntorest upou tho locali- tios inauing railroad aid bouds,” FINANCIAL. The receipts at tho Stats Treasury, for June, aro: Rovenus, $43,200.05; Ilhnois Iliver im- rrnvomunt. 10,000 school fund, #40,778,1 ooal bond fund, $77,082.07; total, §101,581,83, Disburecmenta for tho same timo wore: Rove ouue, ¥140,171.53; Illimois River improvement, #10,405.60; wschool fund, 8144.63; the sevon- thirty-sixth tax fund, 84,277.63; Illlools Cen- tral Railroad fund, §804.85; total, $160,783. B i T Hallett, Davis & Co.'s Grand, squate and upright panos are for sale only at the plano-rooma of W, . Kimball, corner State and Adsms streota, —_——— Pianos and Organs for rent, $3and upwards per moath, A number of excallent second-band pianvs, Jucluding Btelnway's, for aale at exiremely low prices, Lyon & Healy, State sud AMonroe stroets, Important to the Preservation of Teothe Johu Goshnell’s Oherry Tooth-Paste, the most efflcaclous dentifrios known, Try it, For sale by sll druggiste, Wholesals ayents, Torrey & Bradlsy, 171 avd 173 Raudolph streot. Do You Enow that yon can get tho boat stove, range, refrigerator, feo-box, froozer, cooler, Bud *Xitchen onta™ at Watkina', 213 Blato strect, for leas money than any rlaceintown? Itisa fact, Do You Want to Rofrigerate” P 1t s0, go to Dalion’s, 113 and 104 Htala street, snd buy s #Fisher,” Take our word, you'll nover regvet it. 1t takos leas Ice, aud koops thinge botter, and costa Do mors then trask, Are You Ragged, Gents P Oook & McLsin's, asort of homo for friendless old bacholors, alwsya extend a cordial fnvitation to all n waut of clothies, repairing, or closuing, No, 60 Daar- born streot, —_— Young Lady, Buy a Weed sowing-machine, getting a Uberal discount for all cash, or pay for it i smull mogthly payments, You'll never segret it, Oitice, 203 Wabash avonus, R DEATHS. RICK—On Tuosday, July 8 Hatita D., only daughier of Olare G nad Baren A Mios, seei 1 7sas 2 deyaruter o buasraiag tu rerldonos of Al erison, Jioora b, n r%; 0. o Harrison Court Llotel, coinor flarcison and Malstod i(".'x':-“k u'u.-nuh'-’a'a.‘:‘" Al -.l:.:':nu;m. July & RO N —Sud Ll i inors s , N, 1 bis forsitoun, at 11 o'clock. Friends TRy Sty ut:vu-t m".“':;};" 5 ANN—~ Lust., at A 188, of 9084 e, N , diss 6l bk, 150U Waols beiariany. erviasd m:ga:nn. A special ear for the aceommodation of JOHNRON=; n Monrns, son of Maneoe. ! Johngun, o 4 b tha morafog of the 7th | SPECIAL NOTICE. m}:fl[flotlmrs, l)urllng Your Child's O G B YR s Tartasite ey, WITSLOMS entery aud diacchies, th ¥ St et tos thia atomach and how TORY tlena the ‘e, Teindos tafkmm &lves 1ons Aud onergs to tha wholo aystem, ) Almost every Instanca, whare tug infant s sufler) Toeh minaten i 1ottt 2 Jotnd i ffiees of Sk {ho Hoothtag fysap ha miaietared, Do not fatl 1o procara e, | e = dlgr. q. \V'.‘ Benson’s and_Ca ) it e surs Preatoanon Nouratan ';c,'.:.”mé'.'é!-'-'.'-'n ’EL"E','M’Z.: e iy 5 o state, tnd VAN SOHAACK, axo lrve. Bold by nlf PIRVENSON & REID, No. 71 Lakeat., cornor ol Deae! LINIMENT. USH GILES’ Limiment Todide of Ammoria, QOront Discovery In Modionl Bolonce for the Oure and Roliof of Pain in Man or Animal, Burpassing Anything Heretoforo Known, Roatoring Thou. sands to Health ond Happinoss A SURE CURE For Neuralgls, Rheumatism, Hrysipolas, Diphthoria, Oroup, Boro Throat, Facs Aohe, Mumps, Paralysis of Zimba, BT or Hnlarged Joints, Bun« fona, Corns, Palns in Baok, Neck, or Bhoulders, Quinsy, Outarrh, ~AKD ALL~ Bruiwes and Wounds of Every Nature, in Maon or Anjmal, GILES! LINTMENT bad recolvad the unqualifl approelof thio ‘medicai iratoraily, and i+ fargaly uy in thole piivato pruation by tie miost sucosiful phyls 18, A Prystoran Conwp: De. Willtam Oszood Page, of No. 353 Fourthear,, Now ork, suffurod for mauy yoars with atiffaces and intenis pa Ia lits knoo, and a: timos was unabio to walk, caus oy An_injury receirod on tha lindson River Railrokds Atlsd overy romody that skill or sclnea conld duvive withoat Lonefit. " lies’ Liutmeat. (nlido of Ammonia fave instant valiof sud offoctesl & complato oura. RHEOMATIO SUFPERERS ATATE! nf Ammonia_oifeof Toat. Todidn o KLLEN ¥3ITH, No, 73 Planeat., Fall Rivor, Mass, My sufforiogs with In'\immnhr{ rhomuatism were il 1 umod Gli tauso. L way nelploss 4 Ammonia. Tho rosuit was wandarful, = K, W, VOOR~ HIB, 318 West Totsty.iftir-at,, N. ¥, Inflammntory Rhcomatism sl aver my bedyy wriste swollen; rain ntoloiablo. Giles’ Liniment Todido of Ame monia_cutad me, KILEDIRIOK GREEN, 161 Weet Twonty-tbird-st,, New York, GILES? LINIMENT for aitments of tho aoimal k";'-f“m has aurpassed all othior prepsrations in fts wone dorfully ourativo effucte. TITE OWXER OF ** HATNY DARSETT" Inmy stable tbo only linimont I now Triningl® Monuiea . (he 'oase T ovas ere I 3 BSDANTELS, Frinoston, N d. Far our stuck we know af nn Jinlmont ¢ oals G RSt £ 0 Yotnant skl e wantod—somathilng rallnble, 1t nove te, THI & BOUGLABY, North Ioward st Balitimore. Goorgn Grant, fisq., Viotarta, Elifs County, Kansse, tho larkost atadk faridor in tho'world, 130 square miles, unea far man kad bosst Gllew' Lintmoat Toalde o Ammo. ul GILES LINIMENT. bottle pnssosses more euratica praporiies than A Uarrel uf the so-callod extraots and Hoimend that aro foisted on & oredulons oummanity. Prico 80 centa and 81 pec hottte. Quarta, §2.50, Depot 451 Bixthav., cn’ Liuimont lodido of aw York, and sald by all Drug- Wi, AUCTION#HILS, 108 MADISON-8T. BUTTERS &°C0., ™ BUTTERS & 008 DRY GOODS SALE Thuraday Morning, July 8, at 93 o'clack, Will eimbracs s largo line of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS WOOLENS, OLOTHING, : FURNIBHING GOODS, Ni 8, HERAW GOODS, O LLONS, UMBRELLAS, HATS, OAPS, GLOVES, BOOTS AND SHOES. WOODRUFF HOUSE BILLTARD SALOON, Fixtures, and Furniture, TO BE ROLD BY AUCTION, FRIDAY MORNING, July 8, at 10 o'elock, at the Rl fard Saluun, coruer of Wabasti-av, and Twanty.frst-at. [Tlzew Hrinswioh’s Bavel Tahies, Nosolving Cua Racks, 24 largn Walont U, §, Chalrs, 4 Biillard (ias Chandelters, o iargo (as Chandolior, Fancy Frte T ao. Bianaard 15001y Machiss (Hamilton B. 0, Htandard Lahaiey Mashine (lsmiltan B, Smith's Patont), with Wriagors, Jican Apparatus, ot WAL A, BUTTERS U0, Austionears, BUTTERS & 00,8 SATURDAY'S BALE, BATURDAY, July 10, AT §% O'ULOOK A, AL At thelr Salestoom, 103 Madlson-st. House-Furnishing Goods, Planofortos, Furniture, Onrpots. Bv ELISON, POMEROY & GO, ¢ and 8 Randolph-at. Bankrupt Sale AT AUCTION, HORSES, MULES, WAGONS, HAR- " NESS, ENGINES, ETO, At No. 540 SOUTIHI CANAL-ST., Thursday Morning, July 8, at 10 o'clock, rder of 1t. K, Jonkins, it wa Mulos, Fag., Asstgnon, wo will sell on ‘ol Waga, fre Oosly o o, Hiabtas e, Onbe Do soiino, Hiabfo: s oy o N T O g ad Tmmodiately Alter sbavo Halw, at No. 174 Twalfihe st wa will 91 une amall Gias, ona Sosle, Blovo, Deues aud fot, Coal:Hovex, ELISON, POMEROY & GO, Auctionsers. ' (Our Next Regalar Auction Sals, Friday Morning, July 9, at 0:30 o'clock, Al N 4 Uned Py b asge sosk of New nd Used Parlur, Obamber, sad FURNITURE, OFFICE DESKS, BOOK UASHS, Lo, atoyate, A full Now s Susandiand CARERTS, Lounges, toads, Wardroboe, Wha's ots, Hidob s, and Gonor Marchaudise, H Litt, oto. o Nandu) By 8. DINGEE & CO., Auotlunsors, 80 and 83 East Rtandolph-st, Begular Semi-Weskly Auctlons Wednesdays and Satardays OHEAPEST IN CHIOAGO, T PRIVATESATE, S & CO, &4and 70 Wabash avenne. On BATURDAY, July 10, at 9 a'olack, 18 Orates W, G. Orockery (in open lota), 40 plkga. Qlassware, Household Furniture at 10 o’olook. Attand this salg if you went bargsins, Ve shall offs a0 imuisuse llbl." { Farlor, l.mll Chambyj l‘flré ' i Kitahou Furnjture s, 3 B 7Y Cat T of Tralmut Uhatos aned Locke want Chair, 103 of first-olass bawe B GORE R U0, Auwhancrn By IRAM BRUSIH. Auctin Sale his Horaing at 10 a.m, At 164 Btato-st,, will bo sold 1 t parlor Ll‘ll‘ now, ops, Hist-glass ins!rument ; al juw pincos ol Ya ul e HILAM DU, , Auctlonear, By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO. %1 East Wasbiogiou-st, 500 JOB 10TS BOOTS & SHOE 10 BE OLOSED OUT AT AUOTION THURSDAY MORNING, July 8, at $:3 o'slock, JAS. P MONAMARA & CO., Auctionoers. FURNITURE, T L e ) P.&d.CASIEY, Korp.on ba 1“1@‘-';:? e .11 Now RudBecond-iting Goote Faraitare Garvess, Beddias, R i 1 ! i ! i