Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1875, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. Thirtynine new members Joined the Torng Men*s Christian Arsociation during the month of July. Mr. J. Lorkwned Brown in ahont to eract a block of Gre large brick buildings on Fifth avenna, sonth af Jackaom atreet. ‘They no intended for the wholesale grocery and commisnion burino-*. Tuo temperature yorterilay Manaeeeo, optician, No, €3 Madison street (Tribune Building), was, at 8 o'clock 9. 17 jeyreos; 10 8. my» 12m, 905 3 p.m. 715 BP. ty 69. The Ottrens’ Ansociation retains ath ite ald vitality, fmt tho oxplration of {ta year ie go clone at hand, nothing new will be attempted until atter the annual meeting, which will take place on tho first Tuesdny in Aeptembsr, Allthe more prominent members of the “Araoeiation are rtrongly in. favor of going on with the jrood work, eo anepiclounly commence, of attempting to chock the rule of the present Administration, ‘The Indy managers of the Homo of the Prieniflers held Uncte reguiar monthly mecting yesterday morn- jpg, ‘The Treasorer reported canh receipts for tho rmonth of $2,167, and expenditures of $1,160. There fad boon adrmtted to the Home during the month 175 adults and 63 children; diamiamsl, 140 dnlts and 72 children, ‘The nnmobet in the Home Aug. 1 waa 171, ‘Aproup of norsboys were muct: Interested lest evening in watching an intensely dratken man om Houree wirect ; and mont of them interinitted their grive of "Fn ‘count the abipwreck © to study the foene. One enthuvisat who ventured to set np the cry wan nierniy relmked by n bigger boy, who remarked ¢ ae obrerved by Shue up with yer nbipwreck ; here's oxo lays over ahzthin In the paper; he dunno where hy Is and She's dead uated, but he's coufortabler ‘a any alilp ever wan,” Communications now and then cometo Tim Tarn ext office from indignant eitizens who complatu that Ere enthorities neglect to remove desd animals from dheir vicinity, aod that they are allowed to Ilo where Suey originally fall wnUil thoy becume almoet unbeer- Dla There partion may be told that dewt animals ave to be reported eftiwe to the dosnt of Health or ‘go come polies station. If tholr whereabouts are rade Samm sheltber of thes jlacos tbay will Le cartod ‘ensy within twolvo hours, Avsrions colliston oreurrel ithe river nowr Van eDuren pércet bridge, abet 4:20 o'clock yeatorday at- he ‘The FOOD. ‘schooner P. Hayden, of Chicaro, waa icing towed in, and the Emila Elkworth, of Oewego, war oniwart Dound tnder tow the flog Protection, ‘Tim officer, tho Istter, it rn) ‘miatnanaged hie craft so thst he ran ‘the [Sairworth into tho Hinyrten with qront force, carrying Aways portion of ber rigging, and injuring the hull o that she jauow ina sinkjug condition, Tho demace Se cetimated at $900, ‘The Filsworth ewapod with “pbght ing, ‘sod wont on her way jont atler the col- Susfon. ‘veasola are loaded with genta. y of the most thorengh nmi exhazattre displays ne tcfanity ever heard in the Weot was pooeinted igeaterday on the comer of two hurec-car mtronta, at fre oxact intorsection of which a xentioman from SPaloa sat in 8 wagon eonwrsing In a foud voice with a “griend on the ridewalk, ‘Travel tn all directions was Gnterrupted, ond, while the uueowacious cause wan in- Miing lis friend (o come out and nlay a day or two and “Dring the babies, the kamstors and car-dnvers cursed Lin in five. anguacot with o fluency and ecrnestners ‘af profanity wich brought dawn some of tho aignn off the neighboring buildings, “When an ollicer interfered fand led the visttor away thero waa pertlal peace, but some of tho drivers didwt couse thelr remarks for & Tull trip, ‘THE RXPOSITION, ‘Tho Eseenttve Counmittoo of the Hxporition have in * aed a circular to the manufacturers, producers, mer- fhonte, and citizens of Chicago, inviting them t6 talre ‘part in the coming third apoual exhibition, and enu- rneraling the varioun advanteges of thu Exposition to he city. ae Sofenuiiee te the following hinta unr tho hoad of How to Do It: " Tmamnfactirer do what he can to First—Let ov smakoa good diapiny of hia goods, and, whoro practi yeable, show ‘of mannfactnre, ac ‘Merchants Landing special lines of goods should | nrver to induoe tho mantfacturer thercof to make Van exhitétion of his procera of mantifactara, The at vantages of this aro 0 apparent thut the imple rag Feation of it will, In most cares, induce a compliance. jBome clanses of woolen, cotton, hixl vilk, folie, cords ‘age, brushes, gloves, combs, hair work, willowware, Jad many others, are exproially adapted to this sort of Hataploy, and are alwayu highly attractive, In no bet- ‘der or cheapor way can any One advortisa bia burinese 5 Vand there is nothing which contributes no effectively * to the interest and education of tho viailing public of all cloewes an such & Je Fy nggections witl to received with ploan tend tho Msnngors will be glad to confer with any o! ‘thelr fellow-citlena on any matter pertaining to the Lxpoaition, aad will carefully consicer any suggestions Hmade with view to improve the displey or enlist the Jatorest of those wito should bo oxkititors, ‘Therd—Bach person should do all he cap by personal | enert ‘aud iodueace to popularize and advertise the exhitzition, encouraye stiandance, and create a healthy jena, atrong enthusiasm for the saine, ‘Fourth—By setting a ,on0 day of esob week during the continuanre of tho Exposition, as a holiday, sree Temployen of baxiness hoveos of te city, and ail thoee engaged in rogular labor, may be free to visit and study the oshibition, This bas been found eu troly foasitle in othor citer; why not in Chicago? ‘Tha Committoe axsuro the peopte of Chicago aut the Northwont that the corning suow will be far ruperior to cither of lla peodeccmors, nnd, aa they believe, to any public exhibition yot hold in America, OKTIING UP PUBLIC BEXTIMENT, Mr, Emery A. Slorra wan subjected to the oxnal procom yeterday to ret What he knew about the imun- RMfectare of public opinion on the Custom-lTouse ques- Hon, as indicated in Tus. Txibune of yeuterday, ‘itwan s matter of eutire aud perfeot uuwe to me,” id Mr, Storrs, “But,” said tho inquirer, “do you moan to may that you knew nothing of tho letters said to have been prepared to reprosont the business portion of the come xounity on the Custom-House question 7" Sirhe fact ia," said Me, Storrs, “1 heard that thore yes some sort of a movemont being englucored by tomevody to got up a letter to tho President, urging htm to go on with the Oustom-Houre, This letter waa + paid to be in cirenlation amoug buriness-men, ‘but of eourse Mr, Muatler know notiing aboat it,” * Certainly not,” waa the reply; “cor—lain—ty nots how conkl be? It must have been eomne outside purty ‘not tnterented in the atone or the building at all.” “Well, anyhow,” ead Slorra, ‘it wasn nurprise to mo to see the rusiter raferrod to in ‘Tux Tainuxe, 1 have been #0 busily engaged in this Turner case fora swoek that I have not had time to know avytling: that was going on outside the courtroom, I kuew nothing bout anch letters; it must have been somo outaldo party who waa getting them up.” a Yea. of course,” said the reporter, putting on his hat, "ff je cloar that it could not hove’ bon anybody in Murller’s intereat; perbaps it wus alla mistake, or it may have been the work of rome volunteer.” WIND MILLS, ‘The Annoal Meeting of tha Wind Bill Protective Asseinbled for businesa on tho Jd und 4th ut the Matte- aa Houre, ‘The following wind mill rasnufacturers ‘ware represented : Ectipee Wind All Company, Beloit, Wis, ; Perkins Wind Mill Company, Miuhawauka, Ind, ; LW uss, Freeport, Ill, ; Sandwich Enterprizo Company, Sandwich, Ni,; Gurmly, Wutaon & Co., Delevan, Wir, ; Williams, Smith &' Co., Kalamazoo, 7 A.B, Bauer & Co, Evansville, Wis, ; Clarke & ©o,, Somsnunk, Ul, ; and others, “The election of oftivers for the ensuing year resulted ‘an follows ; Prealdent, H, Woodmause, Freeport, i Vice-Preaideut, E. Clarke, Bomantiok, 11), ; Secreta: , B, Balmou, Bololt, Wis. + Mishawauka, Ind.; Exccutive and Patent “William Wheeler, Beloit, Wis, | I, ; A.D, Thomas, Delevan, W ———— THE THIRD TERM. ‘THE MIONERS MUM. ‘Tho publication in yesterday's Tursuer, concerning dhe letter sigued by numcrous officials and prominent pollticlans hore, aud acut to Frealdent Graot, asking hhim to scoopt of a third term, was much commented upon yesterday, At the Government butlding tt was tbe theme of much conversation. The prominent officials there who are eaid to have been among the siguors affected to have received thelr first knowledge of such a thing through tho jublication aforesaid, ‘Noue of them had ever heard of sucha letter, All camnestly and omphatically duuy Laying lad. suythiog fo do with it, and some avecrted they believed uo sucks Totter had gouge forth, There seemed a yeueral fear leat some of them sbouid be implicated in the horrible Goed. As thoy bold positions under tho Admiutstrae tiuu, their fear about expresslug (hetuselves iu favor of ‘a third term ia not easily understood. It imsy be that the document coceived B cold reception at tha place of ite devtination, and hence they sro auzious to wash their hands of ft, Another resaon for their thnidity obably i, that, although they would mitch dealro Ee Te-elvetioo, they scam to fect Grant's chances for 3 third teria are eliza, aud they do uot wish to place thomeelves publicly un record in favor of ft, to thelr tujury with bis successor, ‘Mayor Colvin's alleged connection with tho affair mado it s subject of cenorsl talk around the City-Hall. ‘As ho was suppoved to have thrown aside Lis Mepublic- ao princples upcn becoming the loader of te Peo- plo’s party, bis alleged participation ip this request for ge fepublican third tery was looked upon ss a little queer, Ho was yery yelemont in his depial of havin, Koown anything about wich u latter, aud characterize the introduction of his name in conection with st as tocorrect, In language terse and vigorous. hisses ‘THE UNIVERSITY, WHAT THE "'BTANVAGD" HAs TO SAY, "Phe last number of the Stundard bas the following editorial on the failure of the elfort to reinstate Dr. Moss as President of the Chicago Univeraity : Our readers are perhaps preared to learn that the effort to securea reversa! of tho recuut action by the Board of Trusteca of the University uf Chicago, va- cating the Frealdoncy, bas proved s failure. — Ltigh- handed aud desperate micauures, auch as the one In ‘Aus cane sought tu by reversed, are apt to be mupported by efforia equally desperate,’ and the wou eufter wrong by then Lave usually this cus thing to do— ‘A very large number of letters have buen receivod, ali most empuatio 10 thelr expression as to the injus- fice and unwivdom of theae proceedings, Bowe of these were from churchea—Galeaburg, Bloomlugton, Pontise, Canton, North Church, Springfeld—aud ollie cial in form, Lelug addreveed to the Bosrd of Trus- (eos; one from the ministera of the Lake Bhore Aueu- elation of Wiscouuln, aud ons from the Aluimul Avso- ciation of the Univeruity, These were all, wile ol- lowed to be read, laid upull the table summarily, whilu the expreaion of the majority was emphatic to the affect that the denoustuation has, in the mausyument of the University, Do voice and no rights, Indicativna ‘Were also afforded of a palicy to chauge tho deuoint,, ational relativus of the University, oo far as can aud also to give the University org. ion a mewform, Aresoludion wes adopted directing that he Literary Dopartinsut of tha Vasversity receive the, mrastter, .G, Coe, Sandwich, Moge of the University of Chi me of * Dougl: go,” nnd this Ie understood tobe the firat sten in the Urrying ont of & policy heretofore avowed by the Chan- cellor, arranging the reveral departmente in colleges, and reducing the Presidency of the Untvoraity to the mple headshin of adepartment, the Chancellor to be the head orer, sit. | The jirocenses of change thite ine Atignrated contemplate nothing Joes than the ultimate sacrifice of all. the yeated righta of the denomination Jo thin juatiution, We deem it a duty which we owe to the Christan body we reprosent to give notice of this fact, ‘The etree of the etrngaln in the Board wan over & resolution offored by Judge Doollttle, that the action of the Board at {ta meciing of the ith, vacating the Prendency, be reacinded and repeated. The reoln~ tion was mustained by dudge Doolittle, Mr, Scammon, Mr, E, N, Blake, Mr, George . Walker, Dra, Cheney and Gritith, and others, Hy there tho cistm of the sptint denomination to rexpect at the hands of the Noard was nobly and elaqitontly vindicated, an well a8 the right of President Mosa to at least an opportunity tole heard, Jide Doolittle showat, beyond the pore nibiiity. of “dobate, that if the minority of tho Board chose to take «the _miatter into the contte, the art tho majority of canid not possibly he there sustained, it boing the rile of law in ali tho, courte fiat one holding auch a charge ‘an the Presidency of « university cannot Le removed without duo notifeation and Spraruelly to be heard. Noth Judge Doolittle and Mr, Xcamnion, ne well as tho other epeakers named, vindicated Dr. Mons, alitto in his geueral alministratton aud in Teapect to pare ticular’ polnta of criticiam, ‘Tha final voto stood 14 win reference to tho future of the University, we copy with pleasuro words of Dr, Crane, of Hartford, Caenn an found In the last Braminer ana Chronicle: fp enhnot deapale of the institution whose alfairs he (Dr, Morn) haa for a brief period ¢o well administered. Jiaving auch suport possibilities, there must be * providentinl interporiion {nite behalf, Men will be Filned up who will eeok its prosperity, not their own j ‘ho will show a personal magnanimity commensurate with the dignity of the ends which they profess to peek; who will be incapable of petty jealousy and sordid ambition, Men may coms and mon may go; but great inatitutions cling to life with surprising tenacily.” —————— LOCAL LETTERS. Mo the FAttor of The Chicago Tribune: ‘CaICAG0, Aug, 4.—Yeaterday I made a survey of the Cook County Insane-Asylum at Jefferson, and will epitomize my deductions from sald Inspection wa fol- lows: A shorongh examination of the ontire wards revealod the fact that cleanliness reigned thronghout, and that the distribution of pattente was auch as to harmonize, a8 far aa possible, the mental idtosyncracies peculiar to the inmates of atch institutions, I exam- {ned particularly the bakery and culinary department and tasted the bread freeh from tho hot oven made from the flour proviously sampled, and then went tho rounds aud saw tho inmates at dinner, Tuelr frugal hieats wore cloanly served, and euch item of food was certainty good. Iam convinced that no complaiut can be found with eald articles upon the score of quality, 'Dr, Cunuinghan, the phynician in charge, nevina to porns, in an eminent degree, thoss faculties that ch- hls the true physician to control the froake Of denientia, and the general management shows that he i1, like ‘unto the genuine philanthropiat, keonly alive to the many reapunultdlitics that ara inseparably interwoven with the government of auch an Asylum, ‘Any one wo will witnces tho ettorts mado by Dr. C, to render hin afllicted patients sa comfortable as re- stricted facilities will admit of, will most nasuredly goin mo in the earnest hope that the Commi noners will honestly and troly appropriate the funds wherewith to furnish everything needed that can mitigate the desolate condition of thuso pittable mortals. Tax-payers, I am certain, will nover com- plain even though “luxuries” bo added to the ** cssen- {isla sand let un earnestly hope that mau's besenoss and perfidy may noyor reach such stage of moral egradation as to su blind conselonce and those innate qualities of genaino manhood ar tu permit eny bogus trannactions I connection with the charitles of our nobis city. 2, 1. Mancouns, St. D, Wil ARE PAWNBROKERS ? fo the Rditer of The Chicago Tribune: Citicaao, Aug, 4." Every Ferson or company en- gaged in the business of roceiving property in pledge, or as security for money or other thing advanced to tho pawner ar pledger, shall be hold to bo a pawnbroker, and shall at the timo required by this act [approved March 90, 1872} return under oath the value of all sroperty plodged and beld by him asa pawnbroker Pihond oh the lst day of May animually, and taxes shall be charged upon tho fair cash value of such property to auch pawabroker the same as other proper- fy." [Sco Huv, Statntes 1874, page B63, Hoc, 31.) Ace cording to the Btate Rovenue law above given, Caicago fs full of pawnhrokors, one or moro of whom may be found in every business block in the city, All tho no galled privato bankers are pamabrokerss end Mable to fax upd Ucenso as fully as Audrewa or Lipman, Now cuines the queation, How many pawnbrokers aro thero in Chicago, and how many of tho entire number pay Licanse wud tho tax above required? surra, BETTER OFFICERS WANTED. To the Fdltor af The Chicago Tribune: Citrcao, Aug, 4.—What good citizen doe not con- denin the policy of the Mayor and Common Council in still farther retaining Biko Iilckey upon the police force? Doubtless, a grester misfortune might bappen to theeity than the aymointment of on offlcer whove ‘aya aro 80 crookod and dark, but tt doos seem strange that s boiy of forty Aldermen canuot tind, in so Largs a city, material of a Lotter kind than an tesociate of the diareputable and criminal classes, As a friend of good order and a better government thsn we now on- Shy, 1 protest againat the further continuance in office dfn oan whose oxampla is an encouragement rather than a check to the erlminal classos, A,B TUM DISHOPELECT. To the Editer of The Chicago Tribune: ‘Gitcaao, Aug. 4—Your correapondent “ Bt James” need not disturb Lis rest with tho hobgoblin of = Dishop-elect, He had beitor take Chancellor Judd’s doso with a good grace, and thon go and vote, an tho rest of hiv brethren at Bt, James’ will, for good and strong delegation to support Dr, Do Kove, men who will go to the next Convention determined to ace that Dr. Do Koven a put right before the Church, and who will also be prepared tu vote down the faciious opponi« tion of a fow reatleas apirita, Nouris bive, eee THE CITY-HALL. ‘The Deputy Sheriffs, who bang out at the City-Tiall, erncked many » joko yesterday aver having beaten (he Constables by # score of 68 to 7. Avont 100 laborers aro daily loafing around the Board of Public Works, walting for thelr employer, one William Goggin, to pay them, The monoy is waiting Goggin's order in the Comptroller's otlice, but he fails to turn up, ‘The Finance Committee were in session with the Mayor and Comptroller yesterday in regurd to the lors of the city bythe fallure of Duncan, Sherman & Co, ‘After a long consultation, the Committes woantrously sgreod to what the Mayor and Comptroller, bad pre; ‘iounly decided, unmely that the city should staud all Joasce whatevor by reason of conpons not having presented previous to the failure of the firm, ‘Tho Board of Publla Works yesterday opened bids for 8,000,000 of sewerage bricks, to be delivered as may be needed by the Huard during the present ye There were in all twanty-elz, propose, Fangiug fro $40 t0$4 per thousand, Straus, Haha & Co. were tue lowent bidders, Proposals for 2400 feet of 15 inoh sewer pipe, 36,000 of 12-inch pipes, und 6,600 foot of Gach pipe, were also opened! by the Iiourd. XN. A. ‘Williams & Co. wero the lowest bidderu, Iu neilher caso wan any award made, The Bonrd of Public Works and Mayor Colvin yes terday held another conference on tho matter of the award of the Fullerton aveuue conduit, but thoy gut no nearer the award than they b: it any previous time, Fitzsimous & Connell are head, but will doubtlers bo overthrown by reason of their alleged conuection with Lester, the old contractor with the ‘irtn of George F, Norris & Go, Many of the Alder- men aro fighting hard for thei? overthrow, and if they succeed the contract will go to Tom Mackin, ULURF ISLAND AVENUE VIADUCT, ‘Tho offvers of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Chicago & Northwesteru Iallroada held u cou- wultation with the Board of Public Works at their rooms yesterday afternuon, for the pirpone of arriv- ing at some conclusion regarding the building of = yiadiict at Blue Island avenue, The reilroadcre an— nounced themselves fully prepared to go ahead with the work under an agreement previously made to tho offect that the city will build the approaches, and the railroads the viuduct proper, The civil eagiueor of each road will to-dsy examine the plan siready pre- pared by the Board of Public Works, aud, if sativfac~ factory to thew, the work wili bo immediately adver- —_—s THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Committces on Equalization campleted the ‘equalization of the aeseauments in the outelde towns, To-day the Committe will be engaged on the city a sossmmenta, A few more Hanover lots were yeaterday sold for taxeu, Just enough to continue the sale commenced Monday, The County Tressuror’s office was crowded during the day, and the receipts were very large, ‘The Committee on Pubtio Charities yesterday recom. mended the removal of the old Poor-House froin its pronent alta to one more convenient, aud audited » putmber of bills, at tine in the bistory of the County Ine sano Asyluin a patient confined there yesterday bi Aneuds interceding to keep her thore, rather than thay she should be sent to the Asylum ut Elgin, ‘Tho Pertolat-Hogan County Contractors’ or Union Club Will bave a new opening ous week fruun thie evens ing, It {a announced in advance that this opeulug » iifins businoss, and, while there will be plonty of Wine, it fs expocted that steps will be taken ta provide for paying for it, Judge Lawrence yeaterday filed sn agreement in the Criminal Court, in that interminable city qua-warrane to case, thatthe plaintigs would not ask judgment for the peuple against the franchises oxorci Article it of theact of 1872, ‘The franch! uodor thie article do not depend upon the validity of the election. ‘The Finance Conunittee was 1 session yesterday, ‘The sem!-annusl report of Couity Clerk Lieb was exe auined, end after a careful comparison of the books aud an exambaton uf the youcher® was approved, ‘The report shows the feos of the oltice, deducting cer~ jain expenacs, amounted to $12,037.18, and the Com- mylttea will recowmend to the Bosrd that the same bo paid over to the Couity Tressurer, ‘The Joint Committes on Public Buildings and Mos- nital met yeoterdsy, and reconsidered yote by ed under ire in ihe now which fl to pnt fron ie Works f9r it been agree hospital, ‘The bill of the Hoard of Pu filling Harrison atrect, amonnting to $1,070.10, rae allowed, anil it was recornmended that a plank road, 12 nd 23) long, be constructed on the hoapital grounds for the convenience of the contractors, It wan aloo agreed to advertian for proposals to putin the hotatr pines, ventiating apparatin, catch-bating, ete, for the hospital. The Committen on Equalization yeaterday, me ome tmportant discoveries in connection with U asreasrnenita, which were of such ans to bo rent for, Tt appears that the aseesament fe very Unsatisfactory, much of the valuable proporty on’ Prairie avenite having ereaped the notice of the Ameetcr, In one instance & Hock of tuildinge worth $09,000 16 assenscd at $90,000, and ta anather instance propesty valued ak $300,000 18 at €21,00”,. ‘The Committeo are anxious to get the whys aud wheréfores, _— CRIMINAL. John Collinan wat avictim of footpads night be- fore last in Bridgeport, They took $0 from him, Joxeplh McLane, of No. 621 Lake atrest, had his horte aud wagon stolen from him yenterday morning. Jamea McMahon lost $54 ay tho handa of sneak- thieves, who entered bis room at No, 35 Weat Lake street yeaterday, No, 68 Stato street was the objective point of s durglar night before fast, A Jimmy wan ured to get in, and several rooms were entered and various arli- cles atolon. Amerchant of Westville, Wis, named Hildebrand, who arrived here night before Inst on the Northwestern Railway, was knocked down and robbed by three ruf- fans near the Canal Street Depot, $950 in maney and $488 in chooks betug atelen from bim.2The police baro ‘ne information which will load to the detection of the loved, A Michigander named Sturgia wae found in the company of the notorious Minnie Marka ulght before lant, by. a policeman, and both were arrested, tl forimor for boing drun robvery. The sum of it fa nupposed bo took it from Sturgis, ‘The cave will be tried Saturday by Justice Summerfield. James Normady, a young man 18 years old, employ ed a8 a clerk at 193 Gorley etrcet, atolo $20 ont of the money-irawor Theaday and then wunt to Dwight kCo.’s Hvery stable, 147 South Sangamon strect, and hired a horse and buggy, and, in company with s girl, started for Hiveralde, Dwight & On, were informed of the fact, and when Normady roturned yesterday morning a aignal over the Amorican District Telegraph Com- uy'n wiro was given, and OMicer Guernsey, reanond= Ing, took him in cuatody and lodged him in the Madison Btrect Polfce Station, There is also a charge of burg- lary against Lim, When one comes Gown-town with his horse and buggy, sccompaniod hy his wife or daughter or some- bony else's wite or daughter, there is no certainty that he will not go back iu the atreet-cars or walk; for this horto-and-buggy-stealiug business fg becoming an alarmiug annoyance, L, Bloom, af No, 6a Aberdeen strect, ia the lateat victim, fle left his horse and buggy in front of tho Grand Iaciflo Hotel last night while he went in to virlt » friend, but when be Back the carriago and veliclo wero gone, and Hr, Bloom and bis wifo took the strect-rars, after baving ieft word at the Central Foltco station, ‘Tux Tninewe tn in dally recotpt of letters from reputable citizens urging # continual exporo of the wwludling transsctiona in tho mock-suction den at No. 116 Clark atreot, ‘Thera is not half so much ne- ceanity for ezrosure aa there is for notion, ‘The reputable ebopkeopors nenr the den should unite ins petition to tho Mayor to ex- erciao hin power and take away to Ucense granted to Likens, There is no reason why he should have tho qiisel authority of tue City Government to run 8 awind- Ung slop. 'I'wo or thires energetic men can stop the niudaancu fn one day, and, if tho decant storekeepers don't {usist on driving the disgraco away, they will flud that it will give a bad nameto thelr shops for s distance around, Gentlemen and Isdios will not trado nest door toa brawling, olay nulsance like the oue referred ta, Commisatoner Hoyne was ocoupiod during a patt of yestorday in hearing the complicated charges againat John Ljokel, of No, 22 North Halsted atroct, It ap- peared that John had lald bimself open to punishment for the following violations of the Rerenus tw mauufacturing cigare without giving bon moanufsctuting cigars without paying the special tax provided; third, removing cigare from tho placa of ‘manufacture without jhaving — tho same properly stamped; aud, lsstly, selling cigars without bering tuem properly starhpod, Ta short, Joun of the unpronounceable name was doing & cigar business without conmulting the events off- cers, Ifo wis eld to ball in $2,500 for appearanoe be- forethe District Court. It appears from the books that the present offender ts one who haa repoatedly overstepped tho bounds of law. In fact, he fs in trouble with the Fevente oflcers aboot Valt of the jm. nil the latter on suepicion of —_— ANNOUNCEMENTS. ° Judgo Wallace will doliver his decision in the tax cases at noon to-day, ‘The second of thin year's cartes of South Park con- certa will be given this afternoon at 4;00 o'clock, undor the direction of Mr, {fans Halatka. ‘The quarterty meoting of the Missionary Dand Union of the ¥, Af. C, A. will be held to-night at their roomaon Arcade court, Tho young men will talk over piaus how to reach and anve the young men of our city. ‘The Gun Cinb have challenged the Prairie Olub to a aboot for the championship of the city, ‘The match will probably take place uext week, Wosther pornitt- ting, the thive grade cups of the Gun Club will be shot for Tuesday at Stagg’, Tho Olivet Daptist Churoh will lay the corner-steno of their new church, now in courae of erection on Fourth avenue and Doarborn street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, ‘Tho friends of the church are invited to be present and witness the ceromonios, ‘Thero will bos meeting of Reunion Patriots Sun- day at Judge Rogers'court-room, ‘The polltteal sent!- ments of the late ox-Preaident Johnnon will bo tade Known, snd permanent officers of the organization ticeted. ‘The meeting will convene at 2 p,m, A memorial meoting will bo held Friday evening in honor of the O"Conuell Centennial, at the rooms of the Union Catholic Library, southwest corner State and Monroo streota, Suultablo addresses by prominent clergymen and laymen, music, recitations, eto., will form: the order of crerclsca, The public are invited to attend. STELLAR. Cmcaao, Aug, 3.—Will you, or your astronomic friends of Dearborn Observatory, inform your readers what are the two bright alnrs that are riathle about 0 p, m, in thosouthwent ; and also what are the two tn the southeant, somewhat simtlsrly situated? OLD Reaprn, ‘The brightest “star” of the westerly pair is Jupiter ; tho one below bim is Aslsta, or Bpica, tho principal star in the constellation kuown as tho Virgin. The brightest of tho esaterly pair is Mare; aud the red star to the right of that plauet is Antaros, or the Heart of the Scorpion. a aes FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT. Spectat Dispatch to te Chicagn Tribune, Cotpwatee, Mich., Aug. 44.—A large number attended the hose-boys’ tournament here to-day, ‘Thero wore two prizoe, $73 and §50, offered, for running forty rods and laying two atringa of hose of 150fcet each, and attach them to an engine, ‘Three companies outered the contest, which re~ sulted as follows : City uf Coldwater, first prize, time 56 seconds; ruvning time, 28 seconds. Alort, of Quincy, second prize, 1 minute 19}¢ secouda; running time, 353}¢ seconds, Extin- guihers, of Bturgis, 1 miuute 1014 meconds; runuing time, 34 seconds. ‘The Angola, lod., Cornot Band was in attendanco. The ballin tho evoulug was well attended, abe rents MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Special Ptaputch ta The Chicago ‘Tribune, Sovru Benn, Iud,, Aug. 4.—About a month ago there camo-here oun E. J, Swan, of No, 27 Hixty-soventh atreot, New York, who mado ar- rangomenta for the manufacture of baking-pow- der, Ie contracted s number of bills, rented a store, and recoived obemicals from New York. He made a show of over §2,000 dollars in ous- rency, and near $15,000 of notos, He took a tralu for Chicago Monday morning, since which time nothing has beou heard of lim, No cause can bo assigned for bis acts, aa he spent some money aud neither got nor tricd to got the start of apy one. + THE DIRECT CABLE. New Yonx, Ang, 4.—Tho Captalnof the ship Ellen Everctt, which arrived yesterday, reports that on July 11, Lat. 49, Lon, 43 dog. 15 min., the officers of the Faraday boarded his vessel and informed him that they had picked up the cable, but, on account of a heavy aes, were compelled todrop it again, Some defect exiated in the cable, but it has not reported. Pianos and Organs. Alazgo assortment of uew pianos snd organs to Tent, Bocond-band plauos from $50 to $200, ‘W, W. Enemane, Oorner Btate and Adama atrects, Chicago, ————--__—_—-. Important to the Preservation of Teeth= John Gosnell’s Chorry Tooth-Paste, tho moat efficacious dentifrice known, Try it, Yor alo by all druggista, Wholesal: Uredley, 111 and 473 Randolph prised a se ‘Dull Trade” Ja Never st Wiswall & Greono’s boot and pop Hd low prices, fair dasting, and reliable goods is the secret. Noa, 76 State atest and 11 Twenty-second street, SED Have You Old Clothes, Gents, vo soiled you had cast thom one side? If so, send to Cook & McLain, they renew aud make (hem services etle, 80 Dearborn strest and 08 and 90) West Madison. hia fingore in. aible man, and sbutild receive tho contract, dermenu should inte contract for Tom Macklu. He had never heard of information, Mackin owod th rent. Why didn’t he pay up like au bouest man? He ought not to get the contract, whoever THE COUNCIL. Commnnication from the Comptroller Concerning Duncan, Sher- man & Co, It Is Dectded the City Shalt Shoulder the Loss. A Move to Let tho Fullerton Avonuo Conduit to Tom Mackin. Proposition that the Clty Shall Build Its Half of the Court-House. It Will Employ Its Own Architect and Havo Its Own Plans. Ordinance for the Removal of All Tolograph Poles. . Acspeeial meeting of the Common Coane!l was held laat night, Prosident Dizon in the cliair. DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO. ‘The following communication from the Comptroller was subroltted: On the 27th of Joly the bonking-hanse of Messrs. Duncan, Shermnn’ & Co. of Now Yurk, closod thelr door ud stopped payment. For over twenty years this house has acted as the fuanctal agent of the elty for the payment of tho prin- cipal and interest on tho bonded debt of tho city ma- turing In New York. ‘On the ith of Juno last, T deposited with them, to the credit of. Chicago City, water-loan accotint, $107,852.06; Chicago Municipal Corporation acconnt, $219,980.72 ; total, $167,039.64, I tuntructed them to pay from the wator-l m account water-loan coupons duo July 1, 1875, $147,185% commission of ons- fourth of 1 per cent, $167.90; and from the municipal coupon account, miinicipsal coupone dite July 1, 18:8, $110,987,50; commission of one-fourth of 1 per cent, 2991227 principal of city Londa duo 1, 1875, $100,100, ‘Tho provlaue balances for payment of Jannary conpous not presented were: Municipal conpon accounts, $2100.17; water-loan coupon account, €2,572.0), “rhe balances to the credit of thess accounte were the only funds of tho elty on depoalt with the Lonso at the time, of their suspension, On tho 2th of July T telegraphod them for a statoment of the condition of our accounts, Not recolving an annwor, I roqueated Goorge 8, Cor, Faq., President of the American ¥: ohange Natloual Hank, to apply again for the inform fon.” To thin request I received an answer by tele~ Gram, zostonday. whlch, ts contrmed. by 8 and to-day frora tho Hon. W. D, Shipman, tf the firm. The statement of the ' Assignea shows, tho present balance to one credit, as follows: Water-loan coupon account, $10,0%8, facluding £1,000 to pay water-voud No. 43 E., duo Jan. 7, 1st; munfelpal oonpon sccount, $25,971U%, Including $:3,000 to pay municipal bonds; sui total of balances, $42,034,¢i4, ‘fhe amount of outstanding coupons and bonds ie within those Sgures. ‘There {#8 question about the legal Mabitity of tho city to pay thcae coupons and bonds, but there can Lo no question about the moral obligation of tho city to Trovido for them, They ato held toa great oxtent by Small proprictors, in small countricr, who ato {gnorant of our Laws and at a great distance from the place of payment. Duncan, Sherman & Oo, wero agents of bur own solection, fo whom wahelpod to give cradit by inteuating them with our Lusinoss for s Jong term of years, Aggreat and wealthy city like Chicago cannot Avail itself of a technical defenoe under thesa eiream- aisncea, It fa enough for us to know that theso coupons and bonds have not been pall, although through no fault of ours, Doth « anno of Justice and» wiso rogurd for our credit and reputation do- mand that we pay them without delay. Ttherofore respectfully submit the" sccompenying order, and recommend its passage, {n which 1 havo tho concurrence of the Mayor and F/nanco Committee, ‘ 8, Waren, Comptroller, Wrenras, The City of Chicago bad deponited with Moser, Duncan, Sherman & Go, of Now York, tho funds to pay certain coupons aud bonds of the city falling duc July 1, 1575, and previourly, and at the me of tho failure of raid frm, July 27, 187 thon of sald coupons and bonds remained unpaid ‘Therefore, best ordered, ete., That the Mayor and Comptroller be, and they are Lereby, authorized and directed to pay'all octatanding bonds and coupons of the Olly of Chicago which have matured provious 40 te, n < lotter at jgnea iz DEDATE. Ald, Schaffner aaid that, in order to maintain tho city's crodit, such action as recommended by the Comptrolter should be taken at once, Ho urged that the vote should be unanimous, Tho Finance Com- mittos had cons{dered the matter, and were all of the opinion that the order should be parzed, ‘Ald, Hildreth sa{d that, {¢ such action wero taken, the eity would fone more than the amount involved when It should attempt to negotiate another toan, The city was catrying afoating debt of four millions, and about every three months it wss neceasary to borrow money to ineet the olty’s engagements, The city might not ultimately lowe anything, and the ‘city could cycn better afford to lose the mousy than to stain ita credit by taking advantage of any legal technicality, which would not be understood by ftw creditors, ‘Ald, Bailoy wanted it to bo referred tu tho Commit- teo on Hinance, ‘Ald, Campbell and Hildreth triod to argue him ont of Lia sullen mood, but without avail, and the Coun- cil was aLout to auapend the rule in order to pass tho order, when he yielded to the inevitable, and withdrew bis motion. ‘Tiere was some debate ua to inverting the amount in tho order, Lut it was Onally paawed In the form recommended’ by the Comptrolter, by an unanimous voto, FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT, Ald, Stout brought the Fullerton avenue conduit matter up by an order rociting that the Board of Jub- Me Works wore about to relet the work 10 partles who were put forward ug a cover for Norria & Ov., whoso previous fullure tad coat tho city $51,000, and usd not accepted a reszonable bid frum Thouias Mackin, ‘Tho order, therefore, directed tho Board of Public Works to Tet the work to Alackin, ‘Ald, Cullerton untd the city bad been * bunkoed * out of at feast $70,000 in thut business by tho manage- ment of that man Lester, who now wae inaking the estimates of Fitzsimons & Connell, Tho Board, of Public Works ought not to have auy- thing todo with anything that that man Lester had ‘Mr. Mackin was a thoroughly reapon- ‘Ald, Litidreth sald that, wheu the award to Norris & Co, was mado, it was not suppoued that the same firm would oome up and get tho contract again. He de nounced the flagrant character of the job with great vohemence, "Ald. Bailey thought {t was very suspicious that Al- themsclves Iu securing the Lester before, snd wondered whoro the rest got their elty $37,000 of school ver got it, il, Clarke, of the Fifth Ward, watd that FitzSim- ona & Connell were thorougly reapousible and uz perleaoed 1 ers ‘Ald, Osmpbell sald it waa abeurd for the Council to g£ into contract-letting, ‘Tho order should be referrod fo whore the wooubine twincth, and not resurrected ‘until Jin Jfisk came forth from the tomb, ‘Ald, Jouaa said that Mr, ‘Thomss Mackin did not owe any school-ront, and tho Looks of the Comptroller ‘would shaw that he waa puuctual in bis paymenis, ‘The matter was nally ruferrod tv the Cummittes on Btcats and Alleys, North Division, BILLIARD-TABLES, Ala. Tom Foley put in an onder requiring the Comp- troliec in tssuing Icenses for tilliard-tables, pin-alloya, and shooting-galleries, to allow upon them the sum, {2 $lv, paid at the tine Provious wheo June 2, au ordi nanco was passed reducing the —_Licenso from $25 to $10, ‘Tho object of thy order was to give those who bad taken out thelr Ii excess of the o-fo0 was pad, conse, prior tu the paakige of the ordiuance the Leuelt of tho reduction, ‘The order waa passed, ‘THB POLICE ORDINANCE. Ald, Schaffuer moved that # special committee of five be appointed to revise the ordinance recently passed defining the dutics of Clucf Maralal. In aup- port of bis taotion, he sald that au examiuation of the ordinance bad disclowed the fact that it was very imu. perfect, and ft was necosaary aa woon a8 posable W cor. ect the imperfections, ‘Ald, Cullerton thought the ordinan 8 a8 perfect as it could be made at preesnt, with the sxcoption that should be properly iutroduced the word “ Captain” into the fifth section, ‘Ald, Schatiuer claimed that the ordinance, as It was, pave the City Marslul aul Supertutendent power to 3 police force as thuy pleasod, and this to pay them. ‘This was only one of a f defects which the ardinunce coulalued. ‘Ald. Cullertou could not see the defects, neither could’ Ald, Hildreth, who sald that Ald, Schafluer bad becn laboring undor a state of excitement during the day, snd could sco things thet other people could not, Ite suggested that Ald, Schaffuer Should be made Chairinan of a committes uf one to Sx upthe ordinance, for then be might yet it to suit ‘id, Bchatiner sald he really couldn’ stand Hilk Areth’a wit; 1k was too averpowering. ‘Ald, Ganipbell auid portions of tue ordinance bad been ‘constructed to keep certain persona in ofiice, ‘Toe City Marebal was obly a supernumerary, without any foal control, ‘Tue Council had Leen tricked into passing the ordinance, aud ttahould ga back to # cum Tuite for revision. ‘The ordinance made the Super- jnivudent the real bead, and the Mlarsbal a fyure- ads ‘Ald. Scbaffaer witharew his motion for # select coinimities, aud the subject was referred to the Com mittee un Police. WEATERN AVENUE SEWER, Ald, Campbell offered an order thatthe Board of Public Works should let a contract for the construc- tion of asewer in Western avenue, from Fourteenth atreet lo Madison, and that a temporary loau of $30,000 be made for the purpose. Relerred tu ihe Comptroller. TELEGKAPH FOLES, Ald, Callerton {utroduced au ordinance for the re- ge moval from tho and publio ways of all telegri and within the limits of thy city, and the placing of th same under ground, ‘Ibe ordinance imposcs $25 upon the erection of a telegraph pole, aoe expiration of a year the companios ar to now 10 use and run the wirss "Thy wires end poles owned by the city ocomy under the provisiuus of the ordiuance, ordinance was referted to the Comuiltice ou Hise al J ‘THE OCOURT-HOUAR. Al4, Gchattues, of the Commies os Publie Bulls | are Toe and Inga, to whom wae referred a communication from the Toad of County Commisaioners in relation to tl erection of a new City-Hall and Court-House, recom. menited tho pranetgo of the following order: OnpeneD, That on arctiltect aball be appointed, whoa duty It aboll be to prepare the necessary plana and specifientions for the erection of the city's por. ton at a new City-Hnll and Courtelouse, on the site known ae the Court-Houre Hqnara, and ‘the general exterior of the anmna to be of a untiorm character and id architect andthe sald Osunty Commissioners, the plaus and epreifications for aid Wuilding shall fave been prepared by him and agreed upon by aald Board, to take chargeof and auperintend the con. struction of eaid butiding to its completion nder the Uirection and control of #atd Hoard of Public Works anit said nrchitect shall also do and perform every other service or thing neceasary to be dono in anit about the construction and eroction of the city’s portion of aid building to completion which thall be required to be done and perforined by him ne such architect hy sald Board of Public. Worka; and anid arciiltect snail receiro from the City of Chicago aa hia full compensation for his entice rervices an such architect tho sum of §i7,- O6o, eatd aut being J per cent of the mum of $1,250,000) arhich elrall bo thn entire cost of the city's portion o} raid building, and auch oompensation hall bo dn full for all rervices of auch urchitect, and no other or fur- ther compensation whateoever shall be pald to him by paid city, That wheuever tho architect what have heen no appointed, and tho plana and specifications agreed ipon iu manner aforceatd, sald Bosrd of Pub He Works shall, without unnecessary delay, proceed to ndvertiee, inthe manner requited by taw, for Preposaln for excavating and putting in the founda. Hone up to tho established geadelino for that portion cf sald buhling to be ocettpled hy the City Govern- ment, and to let th rontrarls therefor, The remainder of the order apecitics the manner in which the Board aliall advertise for proposals, etc., and Atipulatoa that the portions of tho building owned by tho eity and county shall be completed at the mame fimo wa nearly as practicable. lta FEpOrE wan ordered to be fald over and pub- feed. ‘The Council then adjourned, maa fa EDUCATIONAL. THE OBERLIN COMMENCEMENT, Sneciat Disvateh to The Chicago Trivune, Oventix, O., Aug. 4.—To-day was alumni fay. Class-reunions, alumui dinner, and the address in the evening, made the day of oxcep- tional interest to both tho frionds of the institu- tion and graduates of the sayeral departments. Tho quinquonntal oxercisos wore opened bys mooting of tho alumni in the moring. Tho Rey. J.¥, W. Cowles, formerly editor of tho Cleveland eader, presided, and called attontion to thé fact that thore were present tle largest number of graduates aver assomblod at Oberlin. Tho hymn, ‘Blest be tho tie that binds," was sung by the assembly, nnd the Hoey, Nouben Hatch led iu prayer. Prosident J, H. Fairchild then read a chapter from his Leaves of Oberlin History," entitlod “The Founders of Oberlin.” The President has beon preparing an elaborate and extended history of tho institution, and was requested by tho alumni to bave it published in bool: form, Addresses wero mado by Dr, Wolcott, of Clovo- land, Dr. Scoville, of Pittrourg, the Rev, Henry Mills, of Canton, Ili, and Prof. Church, of die Sandwich Islands. Mr. Cowles referred to tho financial condition of the collogo, and spoke of the scholarship system oa of groat injury to the colloge in its presont condition. Oberlin Colloga ia living fast, but it fe living beyond its meaus only becauso its moana aro inaniliciont. A well-organized effort was mado to eatablish a Morgan sud a Finnoy professor- ship, and subscriptiona wero ntatted at tho mocting with enthusmam. Will E. Dodge, of Now York, promised €2,000, provided $25,000 aro raived for the purpose. Nearly $10,000 was pledged on tha spot. Intho afternoon nearly G00 graduates nssombled at the chapel for tho Alumui dinnor, Aftror dinner speechos woro mado by Dr. Iamilin, of — Stansta- tinople; tho ‘Rey, | Barrows, of Kont; ‘Barber, of Cincinnati; Cross, of Now York, Iugersoll of Cleveland, Dr. Fairflotd, Dr. Morgan, and Prof. D. Ascomb, The address in the ovening was dolivored by Prof, Estabrook of Yypeilanti, Mich. ‘Tho ocrasion waa ono of markod intercst to atl. ‘l'o-morrow tho regular cummencoment exercises will ucour. THE NATIONAL TEACHERS' CONVENTION. Sueciat Dispatch to The Chicaga Iribune. Minxearouis, Minn, Aug, 4.—Tho socond day's sosaion of the Notional Educational Asso- ciation to-day waa attonded by nearly 1,000 per- sons. After tho formal oponing of the soesion, Dr. Tappan, of Ohio, road tho ovsny, “Families, Past and Present,” by Pror, Folmorl, Proferaor of Podagogics, of Kisusinburg Univoruity, Aus- tris, A papor apon ‘Cauto in Education,” pra- parod by A. P. Marblo, of Massachusetts, was also read by Prof. Kissel, of Chicago. Miss Graco C. Bibb, of tho St, Louis Normal School, was then introduced, and for an hour eho held tho audience epell-bonud by hor osasy upon “Tho Relation of Art to Education.” Prof. Buobanen, of Louisville, Ky., thon read his essay upon ” Full-Orbod Education,” which by many was pronounced to be the finost papor thue far read boforo tho Association, ‘Tho Convention then adjourned until tho afternoon session of tho departments, "Te woveral departments of tho National Edu- cational Association met in tho afternoon, Prof. J. L. Pickard’a paper upon ' What Bhall We Do with Our Boys?” occupying the attention of the Klemontary Department. Lieut, Schoncl, of Towa, road boforo tho Dopartinont of Higher Ed- ucation on essny entitiod “ Alilitary Scionce mod Taotica in Our Universities and Collozos,” tho pointa of which, in the discussion which follow- cd, wore pustained by Dr. Road, Vrof, Rollins, Licut, Coloman, Prof. Clapp, Prof. Sawyer, and others, and woro ably opposod by Prof. Camp- bolt, of the Minnosota Stato Univorsity. In the normal gection the best methods of teaching 10 practice-lossons wero dixeusued by Mesers, Allou, of Illinois, Atbeo, of Wieconsin, Phelps, of Min- novo, aud Lathrop, of Cincinvati; but the soasion waa cut short by » proposed expedition in force to the Fails of Mivnehatia, At 4p. nm. tho mombors of tho Conyoution took a special train and visited tho Falla of Minuchaha, ro- turning to the city at about 6 o'clock. ‘The evening acesion was ontirely occupled by avery scholarly aud exhaustive address upon the subject of the ornenization of education in the State of Minucsol ‘At the close of this address the Committos on Nominations nominated ofticara of the Convoa- tion for tho cpsning year, o8 follows; lronident, W.'T. Phelps, of Minnexota ; Secretary, W. D. Honkle, of Ohio: Treasurer, A. P, Marble, of Muaanachuuetta ; Vice-Prosident, D, 3, Hagar, of Massachusetts, aud thirty-two others, The roport. waa adopted, and tho abovo officers olvcted. There were nearly ono thousand persons prose ent in the evening, 510 of which visited Minne- haha Falls to-day. The weather bos becn particularly favorable, and ono of tha most Liarmonious and auccoueful ‘of conyontions will adjourn to-morrow night. THE WEATHER. ‘Wasnmaron, D. 0., Aug. 5—1 a. m.—For the Ohlo Valloy and Upper Lake region, increasing cloudiness, warmer woather, aud possibly light rains, with southorly winds, aud failing barom- eter, followed by rising baromotar. LOOAL ODSEBYATION, Gmtcaao, Avy Time, [Hara thrid) Wek [ann W"ehe G63 a, m, 7.09, Gh T'S. W., fresh, 1118 as 10, U0.01' 67! 89 8., gentle, pi Ot] 67, 89/8. B. al bom, ae 65: 80By Freda, sns Maximum thermometer, 71; minimum thermome ter, 62 ORMERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cirago, Aug, 4—Midnight, Slation. jBur.( Chr) Wind, Weather, Breckiur’ge| Cheyenne. Chica Clevelani OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lonpox, Aug, 4.—Bteamsabipe Etlo, Amerique, and Caljfornis, from New York, have arrived out. New Yong, Aug. Buevia, from Hamburg. New‘ York, ‘Auge 1 Arrivod—Stoamors Btato 4,—Arrived—Steamebip of Pennsylvania, from Glasgow; Stato of Ne- vada, from Autworp. ———__—_-_—_—_——. THE B. F. ALLEN ESTATE. Des Mores, Aug. 4.—Io the United States District Court last evening, the Assiguee of BD, F. Allen's onthe was authorized, at discretion, to relosse B. ¥. Murphy from indebiedness to the Allen eataia. SPORTING NEW A Closo Game Between the Bos- tons and Philadelphias. Races Yesterday at Saratoga and Pough- keepsie. O'Daldwin, the Bruiser, Challenges Tom Allen, BASE-BALL. A GOOD GAME. apecral Diapatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Bostox, Mans., Ang, 4.—Tho Bostons tave not playod so close and oxciting a game for threo yenrs ns that with the Philadelphias to-day. The Philadelphias bronght Josephs, the now pitcher, whom the Bostons could not bat ns well as tho Philadolphias could Spatding. Tho ro sult wan a victory for the Bostona by a single run, after cloven innings, although the Phita- dolphins had lost two chancesto win tho gamo. In tho first two innings, nolthor sido scored. Tho Philadelphiss mado ono in tho third and one in the fourth, ‘Tho Bostons made ono in tho fourth and ono in tho sixth, Tho Philadelpbias also mado one, and the Bostons ticd the gamo in the olghth inning by & ran scored on an orror divided between Jogopha and Malone, Tho ninth and tonth innings netted nothing, though Levi hit for threo bases in the lattor, In the clevonth O'Rourke mado precisely the same hit an Mogerle and got in, there being bat one out, winning the gamo by ono run—scoro 4 tod, GAME AT BT, JOBEUM, 310. Special Drapateh ta The Chicaay Tribune, 8r. Joserm, Mo. Aug. 4.—A vory interesting game of baso-ball was played here to-day, be- tivoen the Qminoy (LIl,) nine and tho Pastimes of thiacity. ‘Tho Pastimes wore victors by a score of ly to 8. —_-——_ ‘THE TURF, MONT: NAIN AT BUFFALO. Boectal Jriavatch te The Chicago Tribune, Borrao, N. ¥., Aug. 4.—Tho racoa ware again postponed to-day. The woather became vory flno nt noon, but the track was totnlly unfit for trotting, boing fotlock deep in mud. It was, howayor, in falr condition beforo dark, a bright sun and brisk wind having rapidly dricd it, snd tho management preificta that, with favorablo olemants, it will bo fn porfoct condition to-morrow, Tho Park Di- rectors decided to-night to have four days’ racing in any event, which, nt tho very lonst, will prolong the meoting nntil next Monday. Letting continues activo, and every train ine ,eronges the numbor of visitors. THE HARATOGA ACES, Tyo the Assoctated Press.t Banatona, Aug. 4.—Lho race for 2-yoar-olds, throe-quartera of' a mito, purse of $1,000, was won by Parole, with Adolaide sscond, aud Sul- tana thitd. ‘Timo, 1:183%, Ss ‘The wecond race for saquel stakos for 3-yoar- olde, 2 miles, was wou by Victor, Larnoy socond, Vagabond third, aud Paul Pry fourth. Time, 3 Akutherford won the third raco—3 milos—in 5:33. THE POUGHKEEPSIE NACES. Povankexrsng, Aug. 4.—Tbe first summer mooting of tho Hudson River Driving Park Av- sociation opened to-day. Tn tho 2:38 elusa there wero twenty-nino @ trios. As it was connidered dangerous to start 8o many borses at ouo time, thoy wero divided into two classes, A and B. Each purse was for $1,500. ‘Tho claaa A raco was won by St, Julion, Groat Eastern second, Dan Bryant third, Lady Goodwin fourth, ‘Timo—2:30, 2:50, 2:2624, 2:30:34, Groat Eartoro won the first heat. Class Braco was wou by Briston in threo straight boats, Proctor sccoud, Amolia D third, ‘Yom Moora fourth. ‘Nimo —2:92, 2:32 2:233¢, ‘Tho raco for tho 2:24 class, for a purse of $4,- 000, wan postponed uutil to-morrow, Joker liay- ing won the first boat and Clomutcino tho last two, ‘Lime—2:2734, 2s24}4, 2:25. . _— THE PRIZE-RING. O'DALDWIN CHALLENGES TOM ALLEN. Specrat Diwatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Sr. Louis, Mo., Aug. 4.—E. A. O'Baldwin, tho Irish Giant, has sonta challenge to Tom Allon to match him for s prizefi-ght, offoring to put up any amount of monoy as high as $10,000, Tom Kelly claims to be O'Baldwin’a backer hero, aod saya be haa the money to deposit for lim. Alten oxpresses his willingooss to fight, if tho mill cau be arranged to take placo within Bix weeks, but tho Giant wanta four monthe for training purposes, Allen claims that O'Baldwin docs not want to fight, and only makes tho chal- oun as an advortisemont for his sparring oxhi- tions. ——— AQUATIC. THE TOLRDO HEGATIA PORTTONED, Toreno, Aug. 4.—Owing to the largo amouot of driftwood in tho river this afternoon, a result of the recont floods, the managora of tha regatta decided it dangerous to row, and to-day'’s races Wora \poaiponest til! to-morrow, and Thura- day's until Friday. Moro fotereat in the racos ia manifestod than heretofore, aud the city is full of strangers, _—— THE TRIGGER. BHOOTING AT LINCOLN, ILL, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Licoty, DL, Aug. 4.—There waa a grand pigoon-shooting match hore to-day botwoon tho Champaign Shooting-Club and the club of this city. Champaign won by one bird, ‘Lhore was some very fine shooting by both partics, There aro to bo shooting-matches and horue-racing for: threo days this wool. ——_—-——. DRAUCHTS. PLAYING DY THE CHAMPION, Jamon Wiley, tho champion draught player of the qorld, is announced to pisy games with amatenra at No. 220 South Clark street, after- noon sod evenin; ——__-—___— A FRUGAL ELEVATOR-MAN. Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicano Tribune, Brninortecy, It, Aug. 4.—Tho following re- port by I. H. Tyndale, Rogistrar of Grain in Chi- cago, tothe Board of Railway Commissioners was rocoived to-day. Aw it is of interest, os- pecially to thoso who ship grain to tho elevator in question, I send the roport entire : Ta the Honorable Hoard of Itauiroad and Warehouse Commissioners, Springiela, 1t,—GentusEn: Lhove the honor to Inform you that Mr. Dickluson, mon- ager of tho Tilinols Iliver Elevator, aiipped aut 4,030%4 bushels of No, 2 cora without canveliug receipts there- for, clalming that amount of aurpluy, Au examins- {fon of our books abuws that he bse enough corn in store to cover all outstanding receipts, Hu atates that the accumulation covers a period of eighteen months, and that ho baa also a nurplus of 1,600 buabela of oats whieh fe intends to take out this suinmer, Thin lat ter enrplus exixta according to our books. (signed) T, H, Trxpate, Warchouse Heytatrar, ‘The question ia: How did the surplus arise? beni tags ee FF OBITUARY. Bostow, Ang, 4.— Dr. Winslow Lewis died last night, aged 76. New Yous, Aug. 4.—Iaato Van Andon, the founder of the Brooklyn Lagte, died at Pough- kvepute to-day, aged 6, ‘Tho remains of Dr. Jamen Richards, of Charlea- town, W. Va., who died from accident im Edin- burg, are oxpected on tho 17th inst. by the steamer Eleysia, ‘Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Minwauxee, Aug, 4,—Joachine Robloi died in tho atreet to-day of hamorrlisye of the lungs, ALDERMANIC MISFORTUNE. Special Inepaten to The Chicago ‘Tribune, Bt. Pavn, Aug. 4.—At » moeting of the City Council last night Mayor Maxfold prosoutod formal charges, sccuving Ald. J. W. Fisher of divbonest and disreputable conduct, of which there are sight apacifications of demanding and receiving bribes and appropriating olty proporty to his own uso, Tho trial is vet for the 14ib, and the City Attorney lostructed to provectite. > ET TU, BRUTE ? Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Foat Warny, Ind., Aug. 4.—Iu the northera part of the country @ utrange epitemio has broken out among the hogs, which slaughtore hundreds of them. The naturo and cause of the strange diveaso iw unkuowo. 1t makes short work-of ite victims. —s NEW YORK FAILURE. New Yor, Ang, 4.—Foster Brothers, carpet deslore, of Brooklyn, failed to-day. Lisbilitics, 0265,000, Asssts, @200,000, BROWN-—NELSON—In this elly, on the ad Inat, , David wing, Mr, Robert Drown and Atra! M, Neleon, both of this city, No, cards, GORE—BENSON—Ang. 4, at the resldence of p Btone, Eaq,, 116 Michigan-ay,, by tho Rov. Charies 1. Thompeon,'paator of tho Fifth Preabsterion Churey dames J, Gore and Loufe Baneon, all of Chicago, | _ DEATHS. : PERRIER CoE Son k yo eee ee D CN TREWSTER—At Waukealia, Wle,, HenJamin Urew, ater, Notica of funeral hereafter, Mr. Hrewater has bee; conneeted with tho Chicago Hoard of Trade for neyeny At’ Jackson," Mich, Tnenday, Ang, 9 Tda May Hort one, aged 31 montite, daughter of Ii and Louinn Millery of Chicago, ‘Funeral eervices at the residence, 148 Thirty-Orstay, today ab sip. m. BURKE—Venterday,” at At. Joreph’a Hos Muaylec beloved wits of sta}, damea Turkey, te} Funeralon Tharaday at 10:30 n,m, Carriages to Row, bill, Ad friend invited, THOMAR—Tuentay, Aug. 3, Mra, Clnrisa ‘Th aged 45 yearn, ng rea priserat Tournday at 190, rm, from 610 Slater anit. SPECIAL NOTIOE, Dr. C, W. Benson’s olory and Camomile Pi eure Tt jeadacher, Nouralgit boas, and will cure any caso, Pe age treo, Hold by all stew SEHVENSON a REID, Now bor, Chicago. GILES’ POL INIMERT 1ODIDE OF AMMONIA A New and Great Discovory in. Modicat Scionce for tho Cure and Roliof of Pain tn Man or Animal, Surpassing Anything Horotefora Known, Restoring Thou sonds to ‘Honlth’ ond EHappinon ASURE CURE For Nouralgia, Rheumatism, Eryaipel Diphtheria, ‘Group, Bore. "Thronts Face” che, Mumps, oral vain of Limbs, Bult or Hnlarged Joints, Bun- fons, Carns, Pains in Baok, ‘ack, or Shoulders, Quinsy, Gatarrh, AND ALI— Bruises and Wounds of Evory Nat Maver Auman GILES! LINTALENT hae rmooived the unqnalite, porcoralot the medical Irateeniiy, aml Is largely goed in thelr private peactico by acoustul pips cians A Chenarstay UoneD: : Gl’ Tudito of, Ammonia ty ip my judement, tho bea rommeiy (or Nowrnlgis ovar put-bsfore ty publie, Than Trou adiictan with this torrible dizonsa for 82 yonrs, ant hover amid fall upon Ae, Giles! romedy, did 1 ind ary assured rellof. this, ti Adsoutealvage roa § henctao:ne af the WM. bP. CORBIN, Chalrman of the Mothod Mstention. A Pnratciax Cunen: ‘De, William Ongood Pago, of No. 988 Fourth-av., Nev ‘York, sulferod for inany sosra with stiffness and intess pain fn his knee, and at timos was unable to walk, coord the Hudson Rivor Ralls Ki oraclenca could derby of Ainmoai iff om i Liniment Todide Fara Jostaat reliof and effected « complete cure. HeuMario SUFFENENA STATE: ‘Wan discharged from the Massachueotts Geno pital aa incureble, with Jnilanimatory ehouttions aot shoulders, fingers, and yoars; trod ovurythia 1 hope. ed. & con Inent Todide of Amm: Meats ELLEN SMITH, No, 72 Plano-at., Fatt Ri My sulforings with inflammatory themaatiera tontee | was tolplese til T used lion Liurnant Insite tha’ rmeull was wonderful. Inflammatory Rheumatism all over my body: wiry” in Totolorablo, Cailes' tiatmont Logie of As tnonia i Wal Twontysthird-at., Now York, : 4? LANTMENT ‘for ailments of the asta Ammonia, 7! HW. TIS, 213 West Thirty-Atth 4 Ree “9 Tink cured mo. PILEDERIOK GREEN, Nother preparations to Its aor word has aurp dorfully curntiva offeots, ‘Tum ownen or" Hanny Bassztr" stares: In my stablo the only inimont I now uso is Giles’ Ld. mone Kalle of Apmnanine Ag erforms: wonder, Top a PORE . MCDAN. ius by Princuton, ‘N. Aa erey eam 5 Ey For our stock wo know of no lin{mont that equals Gil Toul ot Rintains fy iF whine Sbcemen barat mated canmetiing reliable, Te mera ata. TER & DOUGLASS, North Howardst., altimore. Gerego Orant, Ran., Viotatia, Milla Counts, Kany tho lafreat stock farmer in. thaworld, 110 square mim, nace for man and beast Gilos’ Lintmont Ir lo of Amo GILES? LINIMENT. A bottle pomossos ouratice proportlos than a barrel of the so-called extrca and Iniuionts that aro folsted on 8 credulous commun. | Price 80 conte ant | por bottle. Quarts, #2.60. B For Nato by all Wholesale & Metall Dengetne a jer House's Union § ‘ POWORTENSDONE, In Hite felandare AUCTION SALES: ne WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., _AUOTIONEERS, 163 MADISON-ST. & 00/8 REGULAR TRADE 6als THURSDAY MONNING, Aug, 5, at 0:30 o'clock, Bi STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS OLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, On Second Floor Bslesroom, 108 Madisun-st. es BUTTERS & 00'S SATURDAY SAL Furniture, Household Goods, Planda, Carpets, 0c, HATURDAY MORNING, Aug. 7, at 9:90 o'clock, tholr Balesrootne, 108 Madison, “By ELISON, POMEROY & C0, Mand 6 Randolph-st, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SALB Friday Morning, Aug. 6, at 9:30 o'clock, ‘An unusually Fine Display, NEW PARLOR SUITS, NEW CHAMBERSES ‘With Marblo-Top Dreamng Cases, BOOK CASES, OFFICE AND PARLOR DESKS Marble-Top Buroaus, Wash-Stanis, Bide-Bosris, 4 doz. Walnut Cane-reat Chatra, n full’ no new aud ee ond-hand Carpets, Lounges, Sofan, Siattresses, 8n1 second-hand Furniture and Household Gooas, Gent Merchandtso, Crocke Tablo Cutlery, Teas, Cis ELISON, POMERO! BY G. P. GORE & CO. Giand 70 Wi wash sronud. On Thursday, Aug, 5, at 9:30 o'clock, SPEOIAL SALE OF OROOKEBL 90 crates W, G, Crockery, in open lota; 310 erate G, Crockers,” in origiual ‘pkge.; @ ersten, Deco Ware, alarge invoice of Block Tinware. G, P, GORE & CO,, Auctioneer — On Saturday, Ang. 7, at 9 0% loc’ ‘Wo whall offer tha best assortment and largest stock Household Furniture ‘That hoa boon offered this aoason, Come ani sett Dargainy, 16 crates W. G. Crockery. Parlor and Chamber Bota of every grade snd sty Walnut Wardrobes, Bookcason, Walniit Lodatosis Bureaus, Marble and Wood-Top Mall ‘Trecs, Matt and Wood-Top Contra ‘Tales, What-Nots, St Lounges, Easy Chairs, Walnut Chalra and locke BMattrorsos, Parlor end’ OMoe Desks, Show Cass, pels, Mirrora, 160 kege Waito Load, ke. a GORE & uctioneer. By HIRAM BUS eon Chatlel Mortgage Sale of Forniture, carne i At Store 151 Stato-et, This morning st 10, wil eval Parlor, Chamber, snd Dining-rovm Furniture Mousubold Goods of all kinds, Including Laldld China, Crockery, Plated and Glassware, Cook S107 Ake, — Alao, Ottice Deaks, Chairs, Bhow Cascs, 1 lot'at good Brussels Ourpota, ’ Dealera should stich this sale as the goods must be sold, paid fur, soll” moved this day, HIRAM BRUSH, Auctioneer And Agent for Moriyigtts, By H, CHADWICK & CO Auctioncers, 105 and 197 East Randolphs. ‘With eel at Auction, Friday Morning, Aug. 408 {, o'slock, OMico Desks, ‘Tables, aud Obalry, takes, Chattel Mortgage, ‘Also, a’ full ine of House Goods, Stoves, ou K & CO. By 8, DINGEE & CO. | Auctioneers and Commission Merchanls, go and @ Eaat Randolpheat, Teegular Auction Bales Wednesdays snd sutra Liberal cash advences on consiguinonts. At {iis salo « large aswortinent of handsome Chatmber M0) Library, aud Odice Furniture, at auction piv pay advances, —_ Ce By JAS. P, McNAMARA & CO 27 East Washington-at, Rogular Sila of Bouts ani: Shost A ION, THURSDAY MORNING, Aug. 6, at 934 o'clock. ‘JAS. P, SIONABANA & CO., Auctionseth, FURNITURE. | P, & J.: OASEY, 41 AND 43 FIFTU-AV. ‘i Keep on band the largest assortment in the cit? find sud second-hand goods, Puritans, Carpets, ding, Ofive-Desks, Count ‘Abelving, oer Refrigerators, Ale-Bozes, Office Hailing, ' Tools, and Gas Fixtures. bousht and #1 and Glassware, Plated Way Ty NOs Koy MCs & CO,, BF aud 86 Randolph