Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1875, Page 8

A\4 D TIHE CIICAGO TRIBUNE : i TSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1870, : 195,000 Nor T [ grme wan in progress st the time, and tho | which was inalow condition At the time, but | il my aveniugs aro apont alons in mv room with - chant, la teported to hiave boen robhnd ot $118 r')ir ted P TIIE CIT ) . gnly nllmnlllmplnn tho gambiors wan to dis ' which apoedily benamio proaparans nnder bis |y pipe aud books, aud dopoulency dn not | iy maney and ovor $600 tn natos and chocks at EQUAL'ZATI Anaslel By TiEiso ROY & G~ ECrERh gorge, Thoy gavo young Malor & check far | excellont management. This hatel burnod In | anfragnent visior; bat [l hope for an in- Livcoln Park last Huuday by pickpockets, who RILi y Bl et A X Cy” neneiy the whcfio af the amount belouging to | the fall of 1867, and in Fobruary, 1868, Mr. Felt | creass, bt t hayo dono that sn Toug 1L has now ‘ - CENERAL NEWS. Gon. Holman's ruccorsor as Superintendent of the naw Custom-Houno had not arrived yeater- day. Tho temperaturs yesferday, am obenrved by Maoncee, optician, 88 Madison etreot (Twinrss Duildine), waa ot 8 . ou, 66 deg; 10 8w, 105 12 m,, 705 3pom., T4 S, Mesara. Cass & Forter, Now. 79 and 8L @reen streot, havo gotten out s ranveuiclnl. wnd tastofully printed iusurancs diectory, give mg tho ofticors of all companies and agents do- ing business in Chicago, The membora of Engine Co. ‘Na.lz ::m:o i andu last ovening in their oSt i S O arutor mvent. mnd ArOhoR wvenne, amt had a most oujoyavle time. Musie, dancing, and tlirtation were indulzel o, and vo firo alarms oceurred to mar the oceasion. Tast ovening, while Officer McNanghton was Wkang two disorderly fellaws to tho Aoty one of them drow a rovolver and tavped him over the hend, The concnssion eansed the weapon 1o oxplorde, and somo eseroment emned for while, but no ono was hurt vy the shot, Tho prisoners wera talien to the statiou. Tho Cormopn Lind anothor meoting last night About thielr forthcomiug ficnio on” tho 8th-uf aext month, Yarious comtmtiees wore appaint- 24 to tmanagoe the affair, and it was resolved to make it as [ar;0 88 posrible by advortiamy frecly and placing tickots on sale at an onrly dat. The Clubantonds to mako it & monetary success as well a8 a social and political jamboice, A Moody and Sankey meeting will bo held ju Farwell Hall vexy Sunday evening under tho auspicea of the Young Mon's Chrintian Arsocin- tion, to listen to addreeses concerniug tha great awakening in Groat Brtain, Addressos will be mads by Joha V. Farwell, Presidant of the Y, M. G A, who baw just rewuened with Mr, Moody frotn London, and by Jaseph Weatherlay wd Eikauabk Holroyd, two of the Committen of Arrangewents ot London, who ars hnving erowded houres in the East lsiening to thor Accounts of tho reviv The next annual meeting of the Taderwnters’ Arsociation of the Northwrest will Lo hout at the Patmor Houso it thia city Sopt, 22, Besiles POFts from commiitees nad par.ers npon npocial subjects aud discussicng, gl o will by de- livered by tho President of the Awsowiation and by C, C. Hino, Ep., cditor of the Insurance Slomior of Now York. A committeo from tho Nationwl Bonra of Underwriters, a4 woll as other prowinent insurance men, wi.l bo presont at the mooting, swhich promises to bo une of 1uch in- terest and well worth tho preseuco of overy mewmbor, Tha Comuittec will sRocure raoma for parties wishiug to attond at any hotel in tho aity that way Lo indicatod, s THG KUMMER NIGNT'S FEST. The third suminor uight fostival of the Ger- maunia Maennorchor wili bo given this eveningat the Lineoln I'avilion, commencing at 8 o'clock, with the following capital programime: *Greetiug from Afsr," march... * Grand Luiclieans * potpourrd, . “La Liciue d'un Jour " overturo, oruing Sung tichaelis 4 2 b AMaennerchor, 5. 4 Wine, Woman, and Song,” waltz. & “Tanycr of Lrth ™, Sdenn 7. “Tfenzi overture, ... .. Wagnor & “Wie Feld und Au* ondelumubi iae 9. 4 Fanet " potpoutrl, +..Gounod 10, Bautle Frayer, Storch THE CENTENNTAL. ) J. P. oynolds, of thus city, yestorday recoived the followig letter from tho Direcicr-Ganeral of tho Centennial ; PHILABELEUIA, Avg, 21 dent fuincis Centenni We are now eugued 1 niaking a | mient of space 1o exhil dtors in tho several bulldings, loping thereby to beablo to decido on tho definit aumount of space for each depariment aud class, On ezsminativn 1 fud that thers aro ouly twentl. seven (27) applications from your State, 1 g to call your altention 0 iy fuct, aud expresn an carnest do- #are that pariles in your Siata {ntenling to bocomne ox- hibitors sbould be urged W miako woir upylications far space without dvlay. * Wo wiil very noon o compclied to discontiniie the recoptin of apphations, 1 s, yours very revpoctlully, T, Goattony, Director-General, ——— {COLLECTING DELINQUENT TAXES. CORPURATION-COUNBEL DICKEY'S OFINION, Comptrollor 1iayes yostorday received tho fol- lowing opinion from Judgo Dickey on the logali- ty of lovyiug on persoual propotty for tha col- lection of delinquent taxes ou real eatato: Zhe Hon. S. 8, ilayes, Complrvlier : In reply to rnur cammunication Inquiring as to tha unpald taxcs evied upon real extute, und enpeciully us 10 the laweul sutharity of tho Clty Collector to lovy ipon the: pes- 2oual froperty cf thio owners ANGreol, aiter tho same has bee ruturned as delinguent. by the City Colleclor o the County Collector, Tunwwet tint, in_uiy ofanion, e 18 unquentionable, By aee, 19 of (ho City Tnx act (pago 250 le, Stat, 1¥34), tho Uity Collector Fequired, upon thie receipt uf hiu warraut, o give no- tioe thiat "after the expiration of thirty taye, A, * ho will fovy npon the Lersonal properts of all wh shnll have failed to pay,” 'That section provides aleo hat, **a8 agnn thertaiter an may Le, Lie shall %o lovy, i por- sonat property lolotging to such delinguent 'can be found, and " no (the Chy Colioctony sball b Mablo for thrie faz fn caro of meglocting so o dot Ska'g taxes ahall Lo m s lien Tpon auy property, Teal or persoual, that sich dor Luyuent sy buve or may thereaflor nequire untit Yl a0d 1 Colleetor or bt miccessor 1 Oflca 1may Al uny tie thereafter levy und collect the samo,” 3u Ser, 1 247) it 18 LBVided thot overy pes- 1 owniug rual entate on the lat of May, oty siall be \bio for tie tsxes thercon for that yeur, Tho city cxes ehall abvo bo saomal property of 2l pecsons owing after the dedvery to thio Gullertor of tho watrant, Sald property sty bo selzed by tho Callector wisenover found . s + atd wold 1o dischiargo the tuzes of thie person owing fhe saue, Hece, 16 uud 16 Weovide {0F Ui roturu or report of delfiiquent latds by the Sity Callectorto tho Guuuty Gallectar, sud for tho pro. cedlngs of tha County Col, Jector in oltuniug judguwent sgainst dulinquent sal eatate, bec, 17 conets that tho City Collector ahell have POWLE [0 roceive s calléet iy tazes mentionod &akd rejort w10 th time of tho wala of any such par- sl of bud, : 1 knaw of no statiite repealing, madifying, or in any mauner verridiug thedo froviaions of the satuto, Dy fiec, B, Lo LutILs Of ownrre, 0o far ne Lnown 1o Au. sussors or the Board of Equallzation, are required to e entered Ly tho City Clerk Iu tho tax-warrant, hick In witerwarda delisered to tha City Collectar, The warrunt in I Linuds of tha Clty Coliwtor clothes Lim with tha waiio JOWer (38 10 thy personal proporty of thoxo whoss names are fu bis warrant a6 owiers of propeety ko taxed) as would b conferred upon a Cone 8tabiu by & e26:1ithun placed in bin Lanids agalust the sanio partics. Lils warraut i o fall protectivn 1o the otticer levyiug, 1w apparetit alwo thiat tio owners of firopecty aru o liabio 10 Lo atied by tho city In an ao on of A3suinpalt fur ther deinquent tazes, and it suit may b Miatitulod iu 8 yroper cavo by sitachuent, a8 1 ollier caser, T, Lrex Dicor, L Counael 10 thy Carpuration, o THE HANKINS BROTHERS, : TOBUING HCGH MApex, Bince the dismissal of cartaln uuit littla pube le montiou bes boen made of Mr. 1ugh Maler, sud it Is to bo regrutted that when hts name comes up agaln it ia in connoction wilh Lis bo- setting sin of gambling, a thing from which nelthiertho ruin it has wrought him nor tue of- forte of biy family aro able to keoo lum, Dat bhis worst characteriutio s that whon Lo wants to gumble Lo goes to that lowest of low dens tun Ly the Haokius Brothers, where it is 84 imporsible for & man to come out without dusing a1t du for either one of the brothers to play the geutlomau fur evou s mingle moment. "his bouse is paused by in scorn by almast evory leunluunl gambler iu town, They point thoir uger at it as u place where tho brace wamo tlaurishes for no other nurEuuu {han to cheat tho gambliug frateraity dojug business on the Bosrd of Trade. For poing to thin ranch to play his money, flugli Mahcr descrves ten-fold mors coudomuation than i ho Lind gone to some respectable boude, Some weoks ago ho hap- puned wrouud, asit bas long been L bubit of dowg, but at this par [iur tuns he was very wolt *fixed,” both m woney sud o whisky, Tuo longer ho bicked the tiger the moro bo lost, sud quit he would nat until every cont In hie ockut wag goue, At an cariy hour In tho moru- K hio catie out of the place a saddor but not & wiser man, for be will do tho same thing uver apatn tho very nexb bime o petwa chanco, Ilis Ele smodnted to about £1,00), sll of which Le 4 10 thoe bands of the Hatking tamily, But Mr. Maher has & vory pitcky son who fs clear grit right throughi "Avont €300 of tho smonnt lost was ail that bolonged 1 1y, b tho rest bolongud to Lus wite and fux woa, Biroely after the Lisw, the sou procured at warraut from Justice Bhoridau's Court for tho arruet of the whole crowd. Payment was delayed, sod Lright Tomises woro held out to Walter Maber uunl io Lecame tired, aud finally ho rosolved o oud tho master by checkmating “the Haukiuw mob with & dittle biulr,” e Bupprovsed tho warrant 4o long slumbering in Juaiice bh idan's oitico, of which the (unkins boys were vell aware, aud immodiatoly procured o new oue from Justiwo liitchio, of {lyda Lurk, Tuen ko gaticrcd around bita Coustables Murphy aud O'irien, sud pounced down on the Hanking Gon at & lato Lour Monday evenlug, and, after #lationing u wen at esc door, by stalked juto the vouw snd demauded aration for Dbis Iatbor's lusces, sud guve thu brothors the chuice of weltling (Leu snd thers or of Ling tu jay dafaais, A Hourishing hitanolf and bis mother, and kent the hialance in rowembr ance of Hngh Matier's last spiceo, ol AUXILIARY JEFFERSONIAMS. ORCANIZIN U FOR THF PIFVIl COMMINSIONERY' Dis- THICT, Amoetitg of cltizonsof the Fifth Commin- sfonere’ Di strict of Cook County was held 1n the club-room of the Shorman Honso yenterday af- ternoon, Mr. Hoory J, Gloodrich was caflod to the chair. 3r. oot go W. Waita read tha call for the | moetiug, ile bolisevod that politieal raform was very muuh nocded : that tho iswuen ramed by the | War wero dead and buried, and that all gocd | men, of whateser party, moonld nuvite for tho nrpose of puritylng the polisical atmosphere. l;h"mm llv!:lru Leen An ’I“)“ hue Abolitiomst, *dyed fnth wool,” but ho was willing to an.to with the Dortiocrats o as to refarm, 1f postubia, the presout corruph condition of things. Mr, Wnite concimlod by readine tho decluration of principien of e Jefforsoman Club. Mr, Condeo moved that those present whio had not signed tho pavor showid da Ko, in ordw: that the reatiug nug it be urfnnuc‘.L Mr, Waliron tocouded the wmotion, amd said that the objoot of tho 1nseting was tho lorma- sion ot & A LOCAL CLTE, 4 based on the principles of the Jefersonian Can- tral Club, Mr. Cundea's motion was pnt and doclared carried, Ar. Charles B, Pope was electod Sccrotary of the nicoting. Mr. ‘Trumball, Jr,, gaid & fow words in favor of forming such a ¢lub in the 1atorest of the ro- form causo. Mo, too, had boen s Ropubiican, but thought that thoe msaes which called that Farty iueo power had passod away. Al JOBESIL BONFIVLD sald that if by siguing the declaration of priuci- ples his was oxpectod to renonuce all aftihaty with the Republicen party, ho was hardly pro- pared to sign tho paper juat then, bLut would trka tune to consider tho maiter. Mo was in favor of reform aud of uniou of all good mon, but did not think that an act of rennuciation af all former oriuciples was necossary. At ail ovents, ha wan not brepared to 2o quito that far, lr. Waite eniil that be did notexprens hirnself 8 A abaoluto renunciationist, 1ie was in (aver of Johuma hands for political roform, Lfo bogged pardon tor having ealled Me. Bontlo!d a Down. crat, J{o had always [aboted wnder tho bolief that that goutleroau was & Detocrat. Mr. Boutield eslled ujon Mr. John Miso, & prominent member of the Joffersoman (lub, to oxpinin mattors, MR ISR #aid that the Jefforsuniau Clob was organized for tho purposo of elevating politics in this com- munity, " It wau totally opposod to the proseut National Administration, and wanted complota reforn. All goud men abould unite with the Ciut i Lreakiog down the rule of scalawsgs and chrunic oftico bunters and Liolders, Mr. Donfiold said that, under tho circum- stances, lio thoughit ho uight be wduced to mgu the roll. COMMITTEES. Mr. Trambull, Jr, moved that a Committen oo Permanent Orgauization anid a Commuttes on Conatitntion and Uy-Laws bo appouted, which vrovailed. The Chair appointed tho Committecs as fol. lows : Orpanization—T. 8. Gillott, Joseph Bonfleld, John Norcott, Jawes W, Clieny, Gtorge W, Waite, On Cunstitution—A, D. Waldron, Walter Trumball, Hugh Mater, Cousider if, Willatt, L. D, Coudeo, Tho Committeos rotired,and, fior a vory long absouco, roturued with the following roport: FPrendent—J, 8, Gillete, ¥ice-Provi AL, J. Goodrioh, Secretary—Josoph IL. Gray. Treunurer—0, I, Vanrleryde, Erecutice Commiilee—lolin_F, Bsrney, Joseph F. Donflold, Charlos Crelghton, 3, . M. Waliace, Phiip Behwab, Conmmittee of One Hundrat—3, D, Waldron, Albert 4. Mabr, Tho report was sdopted, THE COMAITIEE OX CORSTITTTION and By-Lawa mado a report, based on the gen- eral principlos of tho JeMersoninn Club, and di- viding the Fifin Comtniseioners' District into teu sections of tho Genoral Club, as follows : Tl Joffeisoninn Club of Iyde Park, being the fley oloction precinct of Hydo Park; the JoMer- sonian Club of Oakland, being tho seccnd elec- tion precinet of Hvde Park; the Jofersonian Club of South Park, belug the third clection precinet of Ilydo Park; the Jeffersonian Club of Cornell, belog the_fourth cloction precinet of lyda Park; tha Joffersonian Club of Nouth Clucsgo, bolug tho fifth election pre- c of Ilydo Park; the JeMersonian Club of Keusivgton, bemg the mixih eleciion preejnet of Uyde 1 3 tho Jefforsomsn Club of Washivgton Heights, belog the north olection precinet of Calumot; the Jelfornonian Club of Uluo Island, bewmg tho south oloction preciuct of Calumet; the Jomforsonian Clab of Worth, be- g tho Town of Worth ; and the Jeffoinonian Club of Thornton, boiug the Lown of Thora- ton, In conaection with the report, tho namos of the followity; citizens, to coustitute & COUNCIL OF FOLTY, were submitted J. dondrich, C, & " 1. Willett, 3. F. Bonfield, T, ¥, . . L Byan, Dantel sy, Thotias Fiavin, Jolin Chriwes, J." ¥. Baruoy, dohts Ferven Temyly ‘Clark, J. 1L, Harvay, Chatlen Crelytitun, Henry Wendy, C. D, Hows, I, Vaudelelt, T, £, Doy, A, M. Fowell, J. M, Hubbard, Peter Schivab, be £ Bwedy, Theoddre Quenthier, Ururgo 1L Clarke, 16, X, Day, O, Lachtonweyer, James Thomton, F. K. Tieach J. "B, D, Gillott, Alfred Highlend, 1fullp_Schwab, Charles Neoilof! liruno Gaivell, G, W. Watto, W, Orterdoril, L. D} Coudeo, C. E. Lices, 3. 1. Gray, 1L, £, Dunu, 0 roport waa then, withont debate, adopted. ‘Thu Council of Forty docidod to meotin the sawo place Tuowday afternoon, Adjoaruad. e CRIMINAL COURT JUSTICE. LINOERING IN THE OOUNTY JAlL. Thero is room for improvemont {u the admin. lutration of justico by thie Criminal Cuurt, Tho Jail now conting nbout 180 prisoners, who are maintaluod st a daily exponse to tho county for food alono of 35 couts esch, or over 860 per day, or at su zuuual oxpense of £21,900. It ia plain to thoso acquainted with crimiual proceedings that much of this ezpense1n diroctiy atiributable to tho delays in tho Criminal Court, which in wast caves there is uo sufliciont excuso for, A fow caves will allustrate: James Norton and John Perry wers arreated tha 10th of Juno ad " bunkoiers.” ''hey wore indicted, triod, and conviclod tusido of five daya thercaltor. A mo- tion for & new trial was made, bas sinca hoon -rinad. bat for some reason t! are sull in \—botween the Pemtontiary and a now trial, Auother case 18 that of “Billv" Welal, ar- restod for wurder the 4th of May, Mo was iudicted, tried, sudiconvicted about (o mouthy sgo. lle, too, made motion for & uew trial, which hay since been panding. Auother case is that of Willism Wray, the burglar, IHo was arrested the bili of day, waa pmmrlly iudicted, triod, and con- victed. A motion for amew sl was grantod, and whe trial was si#adily had, rosultiug ugain ‘u conviction, flo sl hngery in jul, howover, aloug with the others nawmod, through the iu- dulkoucoe of the Court. Thieny casey are enough to paint oat how sn improveinent could be made ju toe wurking of tho Crumonl Conrl which wonld save the peopla thon-anda of “qollars annually, without in any wizo robbing a elvgle prisoner of his righta. It is truo, mauy of the delays are the Tosult of the nlur[. practice of mttornoys with motioty aud legal quibblon; bus it 18 10 the Bumer, Bud i tho uuty, of the Court to wup- Ply & romedy, The dolavs are d LKOIOus, cee vocially wheu so unnecessary av 1o the cases oited, It is not too wuch 1o y thal ime hrovemeul cuald Ly mads i the diection in- dicated which would roduce the number of Pprisouery ouo-half. Sucn a raform would, be- side, tond tu reduco the Swouut of crimes com- uutted, for the petty thieves who occupy two- thirds of the thmne of the Court would wpeedily clango thoir oceupation w the face of thy knowledge that wpoody funtics, and not merg confiiunicnt &b public expicuye, swaised thow oo arrost, + —— OBITUARY, W. W, ¥ELE, A diapatch was received from Willlamstown, Mazu., yesterdsy, recording tho doath o Mr, W, W. Felt, one of the proprietors of the Lindell Hotel, Bt. Louis. Decessad was one of the most prowinent and popular Lotel meu in the country, aud a fow facts avout his career will Lo of gea- oral iuterost. Ar. Felt was born at Willisws. townin 1823, His first venture 1 the hotel busivess was at the Letiows Falls Houae, at Bol. luwe Falle, Vt., sbout 1843, whore ho laid the touudatiou of a repuiation which lasted bLis hle- time. Frow that place he removed to New Huven in 1850, and tovk the managemons of s Tuutive Houso—su hotel which Kreatly tucreased i populssity dunng bie stay. He nest weut to Bt Louis and conuocted himsell with tho Plioters’ Hotel, and oo the retirement of Mr. Buicknoy becamo proprictor with Me, Hatch, He afiviwards becamu lenace of tuw Lindelly j Sama to Chicago and becamo assoviated with | Mr. Drako in tho managemant of tha ‘tremont, which relationahip continuel wup to the time of the iire. Uvon the complation of i the Gaidner Houaa deccased took charge of if, { in conuection with Mr. Gould. Last Septozubor, I tho Lindelt lotel baving Loen reaonstructod, fi Mr. Felt woul again 1o St. Lous to manage it. Mia health, howeter, tad beon falling mome time, and four acokn ago it was thought bin a.l- nt - Bright'a discaso of the kidbosa ~might e ked Ly A vieit Lo the East, Acting npon tho o, ho “weat ta hia native town, Willlamstoan: but unfortunatoiv the ix- nearo wae ton deoprootod and ha succnmbed to 1t Monday nizht. Deceancd wan 31 veatn of age, und laaven a wifo and threo cildren, o wan au acive. enterprising man, and had the happy faculty of waking hosis of friends. To lam In- hors 1 this city Chivago owes wuch of her groat lwtel reputation, ——— LOCAL LETTERS. AUE AUSTHACT HOURS. Tothe Rditor of The Chicaro Frivune : Cuicago, Aug. 2l.—Your reporter does mo and my cauno greal injuntice 1n his sccount of the interviow ho 'bad with mo on tue abstrace quastion Inst ovening, Tho account s alto- gother too disjointed and garbled to convey tho corroct meaning of what I aaid on the oceasion. 1400 nosw, Lesides, that tho fuct of my perfect familiarity with all branches and dotails of ab- stractindices led mo lo coneidor your roportar Homewhat fumitiar wilh the mubject, or at laast capable of interpretiug mo correctly. 1 must, Lowover, conclude now to “ave given what wers to him rather imperfect and unmtelligible ox- planations or statemunts. I had nover beforo Leen interviewed for pablication on any subject, and it s ovident 0 mo now that I was not particular or minuta enongh in my answors to an experieuced foter- viewar from among the rauks of the enemy, Your ropottor inakes mo say that tho books sold by us to tho county *could bo mado porfoct, eamly.” 1 mean to bo umlerstood that,tho books 80ld by us aro perfect now au to the recordn sinco the firo, and that, togethor with the abairscty now on record, and with tho letter-piess copios ol by us, thoy wonlt Lo eamls mado perfect au a shiort timo o:i all “unte-firo records, When tha roporter further vavs to mo tuat lio uadorstood that we rold books ready for immediato use, and L answar bim that we aro 1.0w tinishiug abstracts ordored just befora the xalo, I mignt bave added that wo bavo beon makiug abstracts right along. for over thron yeara; nnd that the fact that wo aro now finishing abatracts from them, ordered Just beforo tho sale, is proof bosdivo shat they ust be roady for immediate uso, or clse wo coutd make no abstracts from thom at all, In fact, I told biw that wo must bo very bold to eary on an abstract businoss with imporfct in- dicey, In referones to tho *pago-booke,” T will ex- plain that they aro a matter of necensity, aud not of convonienco only. Absteact mon take their minutes from the documienta themsolyos tho day thoy ara filed. Thess documants are not writtet 1uto the record-books somoumes for weaks or a month, Tho only convoniont way to refer Lo the documents iu the meantime is by tho nutbor which they 16coivo the momont they ara tiled, This numbor zoes on the tract adex #ith the posting of tho docnmont itaalf, and the book and pago of its record, togother with the number of the document, is onterod mto the +* pago-book " ad koun as tho document I8 written in thoe record-buok, and in aftorwards, at the ear- hiext convenienco, trausforred, theough the mo- dium of this paze-Look, to the tract index. 'Thus a completo and porioct refereuce cun bo had at any momeat to the document iaelt on the roo- ords, Now 28 to Mr. Peltzor's interest in the books sold. Lant ovemnz, when questioued ly your reporter on that subject, 1 thouglit that that was ® privats matter of uo publio iuterost, “amd I theroforo mado suck evasive answors as I conld hit upon for +ho moment, As I find, howaver, that to has Leon placed iu a false position by ma, I have no abjoetion to correcting rysest. Mr, Poitzor han uatle pocubiary investmnants in our business from which he realizos po_profit, not bemg ,actively ongaged with us. Tho county being auxzions to suoure sbetract books, he saw a way of with- drawing his invostment ju tho ssle of tho ontira busivoss, Ho made tha suggestion to us, and e hinn attended to the matter honorably, and to our entiro satisfaction. This is sil thas nocd be #aid to wot Mr. Peltzer righit on this wubjech, ‘Tho olaim trumped up at the Isat hout by tho attornoya of tho Pasdeloup estate will in no way interfero with tho transfer of theso books. It will be eatsfactorily oxplained to the County Attornar whon our attornoy, Mr, Lackner, whi Las all €ho papers in his hands, and who ia Just now in New York, shall roturn, whioh will ba in aday or two, Hesuy R. Turziose, MISH FILNK. To the Editor of The Clucago Tribuna @ Ciitcaio, Aug, 24.—Durlng tho past half-year wa have had viwting ua our nieco, whom wa are ploasod to cal) Frank. Sheis 20 yoars old, has lisd & good eduration, 18 possossed of sundry fowinine accomplishmonts, is fair to look npon, oud is 8 model of good taste and tngenuity in the managemont of her wardrobe. Thers seoms tobono end of gentlomeu who arc happy to dsuca attendance upon her, Of lato, we cannot “f8il to noo that sho enjoyu best tho company and sttection of our ever-wolcome acquaintance, whom wo will eall Goorge. In fact, o ls my bookkoopar, & handsome young Eoglisbman of 25 ; not one of the ““blaratod ™ sort, His salary 1881,500. llo hvos well and onjoys bachefor 1o on $1,000 s yoar, nud nves the 500, \ve Liave notiead for Bomo time that thare is fire bia eye, and that bo wouid ke to marry Frank 11 ho could afford it, ~ Callinga fow evonings 840 Lo found us all at homw, Frank waa junt oxhibiing & new summer-suit she Lad been camd in. Of coure, sha must poso herself befors hi; e amblo acrows tho flour, and try how sho could sit down m it, fur b bonefit also, After he bad sufliciently praiscd it, sho asked him to gusss mhat it cost. e pumed a figuro more than twico what it cost Lior in monoy. It was a fine stroko of diplomacy ou her part. Now 0o how s Euglish bluntnous shows 1teelf, Tn an appa- ront burst of admiration bo saya: *How much, s ——, do your wardinbo mud Incidantal e: Frank ausworn: Mr. —— 1 could not tull, as Ido not Heaven forgive hor! she keeps an so- count-book, und knows whara evory peuny goos, But she probably raade tho statemont with & +*mental roservation.” Wus it s tinge of pride that made Lbr reluctant to tell him how small her meaus-were, or didn't she want bim to know Low hitle a woman can get slong with, hoplog, porbiaps. that after marriage sho would not bave to sorimp and Lax bor iugenuity and patiouce a #he does now? Thae ways of women are Among those thingy that **no fellow can find out." Puug axp L WIHO I8 AT FAULT? To the Fititor of The Chicaan Tribune ; Cutcado, Aug. 24.—I¢ {s & shame!l All the geutlomon resmod diapossd ta cast blamo upon the youug ladies in rogard to the * magiimonial fquestion.” FPlaswo allow me space 1o cito but two of the many casos I know of whero the gontlemen are at fault. A moat charming and attractive girl allowed bhersel? to become fp- fatuated with the attantions of person who represeuted limsoll an o won of s leading Naw Yorker, and went o far as 10 jasas, wedding- cards, Suddenly tho oews burss upon the young tndy’s friondy that tuere was no wuch family as Lo ropresunted, This happened iu the extrame Bouth. ‘The other inutance was of a young gene tlewan who way engaged to an orphaw, the daughter of an Episcopal minister. After soms #12 iwobthy be wrote 1o Ler that * he was mys- taken 1 Lis affe:tions™; it was ' mef lmndli frohug,” and trusied thoy would be *good frieuds instead of lovers.” ‘The sboyve-men- tioned sfluir Lappenod 1u New York. Now, 1o Loth casss were the rwlpacla of matrimony ruiued for these young ladios, for the other gon. tlsruen friendy wore allowed to believe tuat thy reault way tho faull of the young ladies. Much more could by said in defouse of our sex,—their acknowledged good mavagement, otc,, but lot mo tall the girle, as parcmg advics, that it 1 tine tu rise, aud, if they Lisve no better wespou, defond thewmuclves with a pen. Very ToapeChs fully, Groaals, A BAD PROMPXCT, Toths Edttor of The Chicago Tribuna ; Cuicavo, Aug, 4. hess obssrvations on warrisge won't do any good, The mstter s mora safoly trested whaon practical ideas are put toith. No employer in Chicago cares for ! y. thiug bus gettiog the most work out of a man for the least monoy, sud Lo knows » aingls man csn work chalfier ‘inn a married man. H, offera uo stimulsut for & man to seck comfort 18 watnimony. 1 would get warsied ou $00 & r quick, but that I can's get, sud my nl-ry{’- 0 Awall that tho onlv enjoyment § bave, of dare #2pira 10, 18 & Viwt 10 the park and wy plpe, 1 do uos drink, and 1y babite are q,ui):l. and =3 grawn Liring. Fmplovern are tho onoa to nterost in this mat- | ter, and no gaod will cowmo of 1t until thoy huve someihing moro tu viow than gan. { My amployer Is supposeid to be & very conscl- entious and “Christian man, and does tuich to earich my moul, Lut if it cout austhing I am surn hia fabars would Lo very littls baoido their pros- ent protenstosw, Noono can feel much encouraged when ho works eight hown and a hall for wuat: “tien- teel poverty," aud that 1 not worlls working lor, Yours taulv, ore, MAKE TIEX 4f UP AXD OKT, To the Editor of I'ie Chizaan Iribun Cuttcano, Aug, 2. —1t @ o woll-kmown fact to tho business-mon araund the cornor of Lasallo and Raodolph streots that thore has beon mero pocket-piciting and deviltry going on in theso nuarters tho last wix mouths than there evor was muco tho fiie, and it all comes from n gang of e3-bootblacks and newsburs who sfost the luvch-countor on the nordiwest cornor of {ho Court-ouse square, who, with & lot of Italian frnit-pirls, mako some of tne mort dingnsting econet: ever witnessod 1o anv part of Cheyerte, Now, in Juetica to the abovo naghborhaod, fat Nir. Dualap mako a showing up Ly sonling some of them to tho eform-Sehool or Bridoviell, Maxy Ciziznne, St THE COUNTY BUILDING. Judgo Wallaco was around the Connts Court yesterday morning, but rosisted all temptation 1o transact any business. ‘Tho Grand Jury began work in oarnort yentor- dsy, Twonty-five cases had boen disposed of up to noon, when tho budy ‘sdjourned until this morvivg. - Hinto's Attorndy Rood aud Assistant Staie’s Attorney Ihrel returved from theie vacation Monday avening, and yeateraay morning hogan thoir Tabora iu conuaction witt the Grand Jury, Thoy appearod equally rescoslied aud imvigoratod by thetr trips. County-Tressurer Miller sold yestarday for taxes all'of ‘the delinquont proporty w tho Town of Worlh, aud a_part of the property in the Town of Lake. The suls in tho iatser town will bo resumed to-dav and complotod. For tia fast fesy dusa tho rush of tas-payers has aunted vory inntcnllly. still the rceeipts Lava beon quite arge, ‘Tho Committeo on Public Cliarition waa In son- eion vesiorday, and, bumdew awnitinge some blls aud authonzing a few emall oxpondituros, dis- cussed Lue productiva capacity of tho Poor-barny, Tho opinun was general thas tho_vield of pota- toea would roach 1,400 bueliols. Tho Commitien appeared contident that the sunply of yotatoes would at icast reach the demand, TORN TAXES, In a fow daya the Commitiee on Equaltzation of the County Board will congitor tho estinites of tho North, South, and Weat Chicago ‘Lown Boards_for town expenses dnring the comingg yoar, DLoforo making aoy rocommendations, the amimitteo will demand that tho eatimates from the soveral towns bo itemlzed, 8o that an iden can bo pamed of the application of the money domanded. 1t 18 bighly probable that an efiort will bo made to redueo mont of tho estimates, 1f they aro nok. tho active membera of tho Come muttea will not bo trne to their well-earned character for oconatny nnd industry. NOWTH CHICAGO RAILW 2 Somo weeky nco Judson M. W. Jones, as ro- lator, tiled informatiou in tho naturaof & qno siarranto in tho Crimioal Court to compol tho North Chicazo Ruflmay Compeny to sbow by what autbonitv it oxorcised tho right to uso u dummy evgine on 1l track from tho city hmits Lo Gracoland, through tho Town of Late View. Tho mattsr was argued ¢ length, aud the Court decided that tho information was irregular, for, inasmuch s tho matter was of publio Interest, the prosecution should bo conducted on the pare ot the peuplo, and tho tnformation shonld be filed in the name of tho Btato's Attornny for tho paople. Yestorday the cano camo to ight niain by tha briuging inof now information. Jr. Keed 10fused to wign it. lowever, for the renson that o duTerenca of opivion exisled a3 to the Court’s docision 11 thy matter, aud fucthar, becatno he Lad promised thu convsol for the defouse Lo tako 10 action in tho matter wiihuut giving them op- portunity to bo hoard, COOK COONIY YALUATION, The Commutteo ou Iqualization of the County Board yosterdny rocolved frow tho Stato Auditor's offico 4 conglote sohedule of the prop- erty of the Stato aa compiled for tho uso of tho Stato Buard. It appoars from the report that In Cook County thero are 411,430 avrcs of mproved fand, the avorugo valuation of whioh is 322;10 per acro; unimproved lands, 140,235 actes—aver- age valuation, 50,07 per acre, ‘L'iue total valun- tion of rsilroad property in the couuty is put at 31,103,603, and the total valaation of all provorty usmesacd in-the county nt #146, 191,749, Tt nuinbor of horees iu tho county a’ fixed nt 20,811, avarago valuation, €32.60; cattlo, 97,000, varago valuation, #8431 mulos and asscs, 434 ; shoop, G.503; averago valustion, 8113 ; Liogs, 11,434 avoraga valuation, 81,91 § fire or burglar- Proof eafes, 429: billiard tables, 327; carniagan and wagone, 13,720 ; watches and clochs, 7,636 ; sewing and’ knitting-machinds, 4,338 3 1,570; melodeons ond orzans, ¥17, BALAUIES OF COUNTY COMMINMIONEDS, | Btate's Attornoy Reod will to-day bogin Dre-, paring an official communication to bo submitted to the L'revident of -the Uitizenw' Association, | etbraclog the opivion of Judie Farwoll rocently delivared in roforance to the 1ight of tho County Board to 1ix the unlery ot its own members, It will bo remowborod that Judee Faraoll ocided adversely on the wubuct, aud his oplufon was Inid bofuro the Grand Jury; that it was after- \ward agreed to turu the wholo question over to tho Citizens' Associstion with the request that that body should enjoiu the County Glork from paying tho members of tho Board mors than 3250 por day, this beivg tho smount the Court decidod (hat ‘they wero outiled to undor the sintutes. ‘Lha objecs of the injunction is sim- ply to test the rights of the Lioard in the prom- ises, The lower court would doubtiess sustain tho injunction, and the question would go_to the Bupreme Court for flual dccivion, Tho points &t lssuo are such as lawyers sud Judgos differ on, aud, if they aro to bosettlod at all, tore is no timo to bo lost, for there is no tolhnyg tho eftoct & decision iu the cuwum have upon the eloction of Commussionets thill fall, . P Ny THE CITY,HALL, plazos, The Cily-Troasurer yesterdny roceived 837,343 on city tazos, and 22,705 on water rents, Officers John Ebinger and Jonn Goen, of the Tirst Precinct, wero yeatorday discbarged for lu- attention to daty and lounging on their beats, Judge Humphroy, one of the most prominont officisls of Buffalo, was showa around the City- 1lalt yosterday by bis old friond Superintendent Folton, of the Undewcli, Iu the Mayor's oftico Lo mot IL. B. Millor aud soverat othier prominent lueal colabnition, Mayor Colvin returnod bright and smiling frou Lus recent excuraiou bo Fox Laky, notwith- stunding tho cotd wnap which hs exporicnced thete, All yeatsrduy he mude up for his sbort Tecreation by transacting au nnusual amount of busin 8 priucipal part of whick was withan 1nterm| o chaw of oftice-seokery. 1t is coufidently oxpected that Madison stroet bridge will be comploted to-day, Tne Paving of Last Madioon street s now well under way, snd the gontractors, AMcBvau Dros, expect Lo baye tha roadway opened to travel by Saturday aven- jug. In thie wvout the horss-cara wildas ouce resume thair former roules. TUE BOAID-OF HEALTI. The regular weekly mecting of tho Board of Heulth was Lield ot thoir rooms_ yesterduv after- woon, President Hahu in the -Cliair, ‘Ihe Saui~ 4ary Supeilutoudent's report tor tho week showod & total of u31 deuths, 25 less than the previous weok, and 61 los than dunug the corraspondiug weok of laut yoar, all of woweh L attribotos to the fact that last week way the coldest of the season. “lhoiodied of cholora infantum, 51 convuleipus, 24 ; consumption, 13; diarrlws, 17 dysontery, 12; cezebro = mpmsl motin: gt 5, Thoro woro married, 393 e &le, 192 ; colored, 2; malos, I fomales, 104 ; uader 1 yoar of age. 101; and Lotweon & aud 4 yoars of ‘sge, 47. ‘I'here were iwo doaths amoug the volarans, oue beiug that of Charlotie Dog- sey (colored), who liad reached tha ripe old age of 104 years, aud the othor that of Mary Carrie, & native of Heotland. aged 9 years. tality waw groatost fu the Fifteeuth, Beventn, and Bixteenth \urds, aud lightest in' (he Fireh sud Becond Warde: ors 18port itary condition of the city excollsut. After receiving aud flliog the avove reports, tha Board transacted sowe unimportaus routine bininess sud adjourned. St CRIMINAL, A watch and sevoral aticloa of jewelry sud a coat, valued at about $00, wern stolon day be- {ura yesterasy frum Johu -McGraw's house, No. 148 Bouth Jeferson wtroat. : Qllbert ¥, Fobwlds, & Cinclonsdl Uquer mere encaped mirest, Detectivo Dargon atreated Georgs Maddan Monday ou the "charge of Iarcoay in niealng 2500 from tho house of Goorge Gilbert, a con- trsoor, at No. 39 McGraw wtroot. Tle {heft was conumitted May 29, aud the mouoy had beou oblaiued for tho Jurposa of payiug off somo | workman, Yenterday the ofiivar wan compotlad to lot Lho prisoner go on Azcount of hin inabihty to accurs the attsrdauen of Gilbert,who s absont in the #outhotn part of the State, One of tha mock auctioncors, MeDermott, who Tone A nefations businesa on Canal street, noar Maudison, had tho clicok to esitwo tho arrest yes- tordas of Iian Ketlogu and Goorgo Swmith, keop- eriof o faro-bang al No. 77 Roolh Halted treet, and charged thom with keeping a gaming- honse. Saturday laat he hal Keilogg camansd, aud &ll becauno, as lio #ava, ho lost betwoan 2200 and 3300 at his faro tanle, Kellogg and Smitt both assert thal McDormott hung about their plice ot wignt 10 epito of thelr requent tkat ho utionid loave, aud say that thoy did not want bim to play, but he insisted on sb doiug and Joat, If bnlost at all. onls a fow dal- Tars; thov do not Lelirvo hie lost A cont in their rooms. They charactorizo himn as n firat-clans nuinanea end doad boat, sud boliove ho 18 more ameonsblo Lo tho law that thoy aro, Howover, it Is disnioud et dinmond in tho whols mattor, ‘The prisonors gavo bail for thair Appoarauco this morning befoiw Justico Knufmauu. ——— SUBURBAN, LAKE VIEW. Tho Town Board kicld an adjonrned mooting Monday might, all tho membars being present. The Water Commitieo, to whom the choico of pumps and an engine had boen referred, re- ported progroes, Thoy had recaivec tisenty bids, 1nngng from €4,000 to $31,000, from the Holly Manufacturing Company, the Vergeunos Lump Company, the McGowan Pump Viorks, the Knowles Steam Pump Company, the Blnke Man- ufacturing Company, and sevoral privato firme, After examining into tho morits of theso peveral putapa, and counting tho cost, (Ley had doclded to recommend that the bid of the Vergonunes Company bo acconted. This Company oflor to nineo on tho foundstiona their pump, with two compound condansing engines and two tubular boilers, for 211,050, Tho Committeo had seon thin pump fu operatin at Auske- gou, whore sleam powor and dirvet pressura wero fu uwso, and &t South Bend, whero water-powor and u stand-pipe wero ewployed. Tuo pump offered would furmah 2,000,000 gnllons por day as & minimum, and 100 Dpounds of conl wonkl #rve 44,000,000 foot-pouuds of ntean. ‘Lot ronsoas £r recowtnemding this pump wera that the machinery was suupts and stroug, tho valves fow and simply constructed, the spaco loft around tho plungers w tho water- cylinders avoided alt dilticulty Irom (be intro- duction of sand, the prossure was coustant, the works orummental, aud the use of the rtoam ox- panslvely contribated fo great cconumy in fuol, “Tho pressuro will bo direct, and wix_fite-ntroats 120 foot hizh can be thrown 2 miles from the bumping-works, At S mies istanco, four sticams of tho samo height can be thrown. Ths Company would requito miety days to set up thoie pump, Tho raport was saccoptod, sni a resolution ‘| aduitad secepting tho bid of the ergeunes Com- pang, and mntructiog the Prewidont of the Tonri 10 maka & coutract to that effect. A resolution wan nlso nuopsad that bida bo callad for for fnishing 13, 8, and 6-inch pipe, for laying the samo, for constructiug an inlet plpo, and for budding tho pomping-works. Tho Committes hase dovoted much time to tho endoavor to discovor the system of works hent adaptod 1o tho wanta of tho town, and havo uo doubt securad it, r. Colo, tho ongineer, is sl ongaged in Jay- iog ont tho routes for tho water mains, it being somewhat dificulz to locats them ro 13 to econos mize in pipes In a town so ecattered as Lako Viow. Ifo expects to bs rondy with his plans at tho noxt meoting of tho foard. 1t fs eufMiciont to eay that tho lines thus fac located sevm well chosen, and that Hal- ated ntrect 10 the soutl of tho worss, and tho Milwaukos Dilrond to the nortn, will be tho arterien of distribution, Tno opootug of a fighway from tho CGreen Day road to Western nvenuo on tno contro live of Heea. 7-a0d 8 wan auhorized. Also of Plue Grove avenuo, from Cornclin atract to Hul. wunt avoute. Tlus lstter opening has boon sosight for for years Ly somo partics, and ns resulutely opposcd by thie proporty-ownara aloug aput of the line, [t consummation wouhi opon up somo fiue Inke-shiore roul estate, and conld mjure no ono. ‘I'so Board adjourued to meet donday, Sopt, 6, ‘Lhe Luke . Viow nino defoated tho South Side Red Btockings Monday Ly ascore of i to 22, Au the score indicntes, It was oot mmuch of & gomo in point of cluse playing, though reveral tine points wera made, 1f tho nine docs nue look woll to its laurols it will loso them ere the soddon 1. over.. Thoir catcher, Yott, Is ono of tho finont amatonrs in that position to be Jonnd in*‘the city or atonnd it, and is simply doath on overythg that goos wituin hearing. Parker, gathering in iz Hys and a fing scoop, But the other mombers nood to brush up somowliat, OAK TARK. "The Jecturo o be given thin evening in Tom- peranoe 1all is one of unusual intereat. .- The spesker, tho Rev. John Horno, alins L'alamas- mic-o, is & converted Seminols Indian, and in. terosting skotchos from his own lifo and the novel experiment of twonty-four years of preaching the Goapel will bo tho themo of the eveniug's dincourso, Mr. and Mrs. Philandor Smith and MMrs, Markes, nocompaniod by hor httle daoghier Favny, start to-duy for su extended trip thuough No sorvices wero held in tho Eplacopal Charch flunda{ ovening becausa of the ill-health or Dr. Itevnoldw, the Rector. Iis parishioness Lave of- -foled tho Doctor o loave of absonce, . THE PEEBLE-M)NDE_D INSTITUTE. Ottnwn XMighly Indignant. Syecial inapatoh to The Chicaio Triouns. Orrawa, 1L, Aug. 24.—Au indignation -meot- ing of our leading citizons wes held this ovening. The mageificont offer to the Etato of grounds for an asylum for tbe feeble-minded clitdron, and the rejection of the eamo to nccopt a .place pussessing every sort of divadvantagd, has made our poople feel indigoant, aud a number of tho more promineut of them put thelr heads togeth- or to soe what could be done ln the prowmiscs. ‘Tho bast logal talout in the Btato Laa been con- auiteq by our citizens as to whother the courty could restrain the Commissioners from locat- ing the institution for tue education of feeblo-minded oluldren at Liucoly, ana tho unanimous , opinion Is that thoy cannot. It is agreod, howavsr, that tho Governor, whom the Législature under tho utatute lntrustod with selecting the Commission- ors, cau provent anv expupditure boyoud tha §10.000 appropriated for Lo purchase of thasite and farm untit the next m“ll"fl of the Legis- lature. The h\v}‘»mvldon shat the place for con- stiucting the buildings must be contirined by the -Goveinor, so that if- ko should withhold his confirmation fuither progress would be imposnie blo. 1t, undor the circumstances, the Governar ormita tho coustroction of the buildings at P.mealn. he, and not the .Commirsionors, sliould bo lisld respousbie,as it would then appear that, although he was invested with puwar to avert the cuunaquent calamitios to the Etato, e re- tused to do tus duty, r who sald that the man who wssd s 6cond time was tho meansst man bad notmet the msn who wanted o wash a paper collar, Toth thess and. others should buy Fim- wood callars, which will koop clean & Weok ur 40 withe oub waskifug, Ty them, iR It Costs You Nothing, Ladles, to Investigate the merils of dlfferant sewing-machines, All we a2k is thal you call at No, 20) Wabuah avenuo, You'll take Some & Wued, auro, which you can do by paying $5 8 month, ki S SN ‘Those Gen king Shosa W, a4 Wiawall & Groane's, No, 78 ftate sed 131 Twenly- second atrosts, are the most comfoztable things you caZ put o0 your feet. Xt will pay 10 see them, slr. A0 b Pianos and Organs. Alarge samortmcnt of Rew plauos sod organs o Tont, Keound-hand pisuos Srom $30 Lo $20, ; W, W, Kiuparz, Corner Btale and Adams stroes, Ubicago, S e s e A Well-Informed Woman i1l stop using coanigtics, and ciear Ler vomplexon witls Dalley's Mugical Paln_ Extrucior, A few applicas Uuas will iiske the skia pure and white. 2icunts, 63 8pring Lake ** Magnotic” Water, ‘Dusk & Layner, wakars of e *Mare " Cologas, in tho loft field, did some preity ylaynig Mondav, ) Procecedings of the Staty gfllll'(l Now Sitting at Springficld, Cook County Put Down for 33,000 Acres Which Are Under the Lake. Tho Tnjustice Owlng to a Clerleal Error In tho Numeration of Deelmat Fractions, Effeot npon tha Bonrd of the Popular Oen- sure of Doublo Taxation, Spectal Duavateh to The Chisaan Triduns, srarxeerzen, ik, Aue. 24.—Mr. Derickron, on hiw arrival boro do atteud the neasions of the Btato Bonrd of Equalization, soon obaervod, by AN oxamiuation bf the revort from Cook County, that thoro woro somo 90,000 acren more nf land roported thia yoar in that county than last, Tho latter part of last weck hio roturned to Chicago, aud callod the attontion of the Cuunty Cleri to tho diecrapaney, who, uron looking up the mat- ter, disvoverad verions orrarw. Accordingly, Mr, Derickson lalt beforo the Board tbis murniog ‘tho foltowing ncaendad ratnrn ¢ It NTY CLERK'S Ovrtor or Coox CouNTY, Cuicaao, Auit. N.—rhs ion, 1, P Lerickon, State Loard W Lyuatization, Siroigield, Hi~bint The followlny aro tho correeted figures of Liaproved and unhnproved Iands n the Cook County Asvos, 15i: Numler of aeres of fmpraved landn, 1810005 number of neres of uuimproved lands, 120,488 BTl fatal, 818,107 06 100, The corrected aversgo valuo per acra of lends in S100A4, T The corrocted avarage vale ue por ncre of - unfmproved lads in $ 0~ 17700, Tolal nerew, an jor mlatement of Aug 10 T tel, 614,107 96310013 dliffer- 751 215100 1 3 as corre otice, 33,01 50-100) Warrhigto Village—tiproved Innds, nered, 167 76100, which wan extended in error 8 neres. Pulos—{mprovod tands, scror, which wan extonded i orror an beiny Darrlugton Ia 16,- X tie Qlfierenca fn Pulod in 17,000 “The total difTuren D507 i Very reapoct SN Litn, County Clork, ‘Tho Sucretary wan dirccted to make tho noces- wary corrcctions, Mr, Worner's resolution, in regurd to the asnossment of tho capital stock of corporations, sont in Uhoso dispatches last night, s, upon his own motiou, ndetinitoly postponed. Thin does ol arkue anything ugaivst the adop. tion of tho rexolution, or ono wimilar in terms, It is Decoming prally clear that tho popular indignation aronsed by Tie Trimyxr by its discussion nud oxposition of the double tax- ation which resuits from the plan of assessment adoptod hicretoforo by the Board is havivg its ef- feot upon individual membsra, and I am every day mors inchned to liliovo that a rulo of assess. went will be sdopted in consvnanco with the nmended lovouuo Jaw. The members of tho Board do not lose elght of the fact, eithor, that they wero saved lant wintor, not by grace. butby the fact that tho tino of th nession was teo short to perfoct a bill which would place the duty of oquabization in the handsof a Doard the chief of whow should bo the State Aaditor, Who way to bo aeelsted mainly by the Attorney Gonoral, and thon by othor Stato oftl cora. Thiy putposo was not o partisan oue, but was jodutgod in by Seostors Waito, Canfield, wnd many others, and the bill for tho Pputposo, o8 indicatod mbovo, did pnss tho Senate, but Tailed for waut of timo in tho Houso. ke Boara of Lqualization in Indiana s composed of the Btato officera, and it 1 tha same in othor States, and It 14 safe to prodlet that anothor session of the Leglslatura will wipo out the Stalo Board of Eaualization, nud place the duty of equalization primarily i the hands of tha’ Auditor, whore 3t rhould be, Senator Cantield s now Chalr- man of a committeo of tha Bonato which waa continued by o rosolution of the Benate and coharged with the du ty of rovising tho Revenuo Iaw, baving within 1w seopo the dirplacomant of tho Bonrd of I Jual- ization and the substitution of somo othor mote satisfactory aud loss burdonsomo, Senntor Oan- flold iy oxpootod to mako his roport of the ro. vision to tho Governor, so that its cunsideiation may anter Into tho canvass for sho cloction of Ropresontatives and_ Henators to the Tairtiolh Govorcal Avsombly. I bave concluded that mem- bors at this sevsion of the State Dowrd will on- deavor to confarni ns nearan possibla to what they beliovo to bo the pupular verdiot 1n regord totho queation of tho nsscasment of capital atock, 40 that thoy may not bo wholly undeserv- ‘ing of commondation, "~ Mr. MeNutt presented to +he Board tho following resotuions : WitEnras, 1t apposra from (he sescasment made on the railrond property of 8balby County for tho yoar 1474 that nafd propeity, by the opinion'of the foari of Bupat visors, wan mutich 0o low 10 Lear dua. i Just Proportion of tazation mith othier private (ndividuals ; and Tuo diflerouce in 107 16-100 ucron ; Watkneas, It appears that some of sald roads which recloved aid to'the mount of $150,000 Inald of con. from certain towns which are ity on thielr rafirosd bonds, Aae ¢ than ono-ialf the amoutit do- nated by sajd ; wi f Jlegotied, That st 18 tho senss of this Board that rafl- Toad propurly fs awsrracd to low to beat an mqual pro. portion of the burden of taxation with individiels, Property. Jiesatied, That 1t 1a proper and right that this Toard ohall make an effort 1o uuvo the above delerepancy mara equal with indivdual property, - Hetoled, Tost thia Doard send two of s members toprescut this oir complaint to the State Doard of Equalization In scastou at Springtleld, and reayectfully Toprasent the liereats of tho peoplo of Sheiby Guunty by praying aafd Statn Boazd to raise satd assesament o0 rallroads 0 a4 Lo make it more equal with privats property, the rocord of tha Shelby County Jonx Fnresax, A'trus” copy of Board of Suparvivors. o 3 Attait: 3, Wisttan Loy, G CHirmas, Referred to tha Committee on Nailroads. ‘'he Bourd adjournad til 9 &, m. to-morrow, THE LOST BALLOON. [Reported Finding of n Mottle Cone tnivinga Messnge irom Donuldson, four Horw, Micl., Aug. 24.—A bottle was found washed ashuro this moraivg containing the following : Over Lako Michigan, at 8 o'clock of the evening of starting, aboat 10 wiles, from Chicago, about 3,000 fast hign. A giis coming trom fle northeast. Tus balloon is goiting out of order : gus escaping fast, LCau't remalu up miuch longer, Wil surely Iaud in the Fearful wtorin, (Sigasd) DoxaLDsox, ‘The writing is well preservod, MARRIAGES.” _ 7 WINFIELD~COL] dold, of New York! 0. G, Wi 'y a0 Mirg Ella A, Cole, of this city, at the reste dlvrn : of the Rtev, J. O, L'ack, No, My\\'ul Aonroe stroet, — snnn DEATHS At Iyde Park, Aug. Desmie Wil A Lild Gf B KL and Liscde W, tiyan, eeed i from Iho resldence, corner of Park and Cheetuut irects, o-day at 1u o'clack a, . LYNDON—Tuomas Louis Lyndon, of Siokefleming, Devou, Eugland, Mouday, Aug. 23,1613, &% the resr: dencé of Mr. Alexander, {113 Hiate bl Funeral whl laka place to<iny. Loave for Oakwood Cemetory at 3 o' ok p. e A1 trlemds arer 1amneod » 4 feud, i~ Exetor and Plymoutt (Eogland) papars ploass DY, TUREMAN~AL 10 o'clo¢k p, m., Aug, o, dauglites of Wiluam M. aud Aary O, years und 10 mopthe, Notice of funeral to-morrow, SPECIAL NG Dors, Tuseman, aged CE. e Centanr Lininients slsy palu, aubdue ewellings, hesl Luri vd will cure rheviwatium, ajavi nd miscle &d fleah, Lous g z-.‘l Il;bnlf,. Tn.lh!“;‘:fl vt Luiaily uso, the Yelloy WIAT I or sulmals, = I3ntaxa Houe, Jefferson Co,, Ind., raDper 1 Wrspper May 28, 1973, Oxnriemzn: Ithinkit my duly to iulorio you what tho Centaur Lintient Liss dous for pie, 1 La, fered 1ouch with swollen feet and cords, and wil- ling to try a dozen bottles of most anything ss sn e1- periment. Lut, uir, oue bottle hes duns the work, - 1 have uot beeu fres from theso swellings {n elglit yoars, Now I aw perfecily well. The Liniments ought to be applied warul. Yours truly, . BENJAMIN BLOWN, 8014 by all drug, 00 aud $1 per bottl, The Proudest Woman in Town s the woman who firet tried XLEKCTRO-SILICON to pollsh Lier sllver teapol. ‘Bich s shining, radlant, das. slng teapot was maver scen bofors, Klootro Silican is & ustaral {nfusarial produot of 8 Nevada mioe, Jt does not sorstch, wear, or corrods, but it produces the miost aston- stilug pollsh o the worlden Guld, Si d all find w, surfacos, Buld by Houss Furniabiars, Drugglits, Jowel: wie, 80d Givoers, Agents, GILLET, McUULLOC| U0, 34 aad 38 Souths Walas-at., Ulloagn property owned” by HARBLE _ HIANTELS AT AUCTION. Tl Gowen Hartlo Compay Uaving Jargely fnerenacd thesr facllitfon for m, turing, iav on Tinnd at their Waretoona b No. 11 North Clark-st,, A BTOCK or 450 Marble Mantels In the varlous qualities of American aud Forcim Harbe And alt the Now and Flazant Designs, whisy Live Inatcurted o seil peromiptatiy 24 AT AUCTION, At thetr Warcrooms, Wednesday Moratng, Avg. 25, al 10 silgy ‘The at'ention of Dui'de and i £ ]nrllclfl'lrlyclnlle‘(;llfnlm?‘:l:‘. ; P"]“ Sikiagy, T34 anite 2l S 'uu"gi : IIW - Iln »ingly or dfl any ‘“"‘h antels will ba arranged anc s TUESDAY BEFORE, RALE, 7" oxhliey ELISON, POMEROY & co, Auctionben, Rt and Eleoait T PIER AND MANTEL MIRRORS, Hoguet and Brassels Carpets, Knade Piany, 1 did Built Luadon Cab, Caiviages, M- 1633, 4, &, At the Elegant Reshlenca of doa:ph Ulimas, By, No.649 MICHIG—A.N-AV,' i NEAR EIGHTEENTILST, Me. Dllman who fo Fealliug permanently fa Earg, luan fuebricled ma to sell . AT ATCTION, T THURSDAY MURNING, Aot 3, 8410 uclo, 1, catire Hounelio.d Furnitiirs and Effects, Elogagis! uet and Brusrds Corpets thronghont the e Splonuid French Piate Pler and Mantol Mirrory oy ful, r o ter Kuntio Piatio, eont §350, Tirh 4 firacatol. Plush, and Sille 1tep Tarlor Sty it Finjelied Ghambor Setn, ILur Mattrosscs, Dol af Do, Blankuta, Dillowe, oty Ky ke, Loy hirultio—Two Lo al’ Eltirate” Took cie) Clocks, Marble-top nud EAbraty Tahdos,Chadys, Droe, Ornaments, &e. Lawnbrequinv, Laco Curtrios, ¢ ulecs, &e., - Baided Dining Tatlo, Etaborately tunt Hids-Board, At a'clack, otio Splendid Lo, Luilt Cab, Carriages, iy, Hconn, & ELISON, IOMEROY & CO., Anctioneen, * French Plate, Pler, and Mantg i g Mirrors, At peremptory Auction Sale. At our Triday’s & Aul’r’.e')v', 48 FRENCH I'LATE, TIER, AND‘ ))y.‘. T’gi MI{IRORS, varions u‘fx Venutititly and leguly framod. UN, TOMEIOY & C0,. #4 anud 80 Ilandoirh.gt, t Our Friday’s Bals, Aug, Wasell the outizo ptock of & Furnfturs Doaler. Orer £L0W worth Srat-clim goods, cenaisting of 10 Parley 5 in 1ep mid Ealr Cloth; § Paior goits, Elegant Franics, in Witos 36 Chamber Scty Camp Cualrs, idotwirds, Marile-Top Tabjes, po reaud, Wurlistands, rackels, Cane-Beat. Chuiry, ke &, e, J0 additlon to onr wnuul 1nnieato stk o now aud wsed Furriluro and Tausholl tonte hy fug o Targ-st Auctlon Salo of tho saron kecrare, dealors, and_eonmumors will do we'l to baud. ELISON, POMEROY & C0, Bl and 80 Nandol TWM. AL DU Co AUCTIONELRS, 18 MADISON-ST. 'WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG, 36, at 8:30 o'cl At Buttors & Co,'s Auction Tootns, 104 Madinonat, CROOIRIZRTY T pnckages and open It Leamp Chimuegs, Docorated Toflot Bry AT 11 OCLOCE, New Top Bugzzies and Harnoss, BUTTEXS & CO/S REGULAR TRADE Bl TUURSPAY MOINING, Ang, 2%, at 9:30 o'clad, VERY PlLflHIAIILB NES OF STAPLE AND FANGY DRY GO0 ITOOLENS, CLO’PHIND, FURNISHING GOODS, NOTIONSY, HATS BOOwd, BHORS, AND HLI}.’P!:R?. On S:}Bi.v_ml Floor Brllorrflu At121 South Ialsted-st. Saloon, Frxtuees, Linnors, Licsnst, aul Lex; AT AUCTION, WITHOUT RESERVE, Friday. Moruing, Aug. 27, at 10 oolsk, ‘Woe shall 88! for tho Proj rictor, who 18 abouttoey gage in the wholeasle trade, eliber an 8 whols cr #p urate, all the «tuck and fix grey, consiaiing cf B2, Counter, Tablew, Glairw, Glus Waro, Tec-! Lp uors, Wines, Segars, License, and Leiso of Sdan aud ulso anearly now Pool-Tatile, complete, WiL A. BUTTERS & CU,, Aitctianeern. Weo Will Sell at Public Auctinn FRIDAY, Aur, 27, 88 5 p, m, procixely, on tho jrezéy AT 80 AND 8 WILLOW-SL., F. Hurtko™ two ey whito-teer Lrowery, sud everytlilig pertalulig i No 1esecve, w UTTERS & CO., Anctionsr BUTTERS & 00’8 SATURDAY GALL Furaiture, Househol! Goods, Planios, Carpets, oy BATURDAY MORNING, Aug. o4, at 0:3) odxh at thetr Salearodms, 108 Madieon: ey BY G. I, GORE & Co, s3nd 70 Wabash avonue, CATALOGUL AUCTION SALE OF Boots, Shoas & Stinpes: TFOR FALL TRADE ON WEUNESDAY, AUGUSE 8, at 95 4. 3 Our lines of goods are now FULL and COMPLETE and ospociul attete tionis called to a full lino of our warrgntod SUCKER BOOTS, Also, to a line of WOMEN'S, MISSLS) and CHILDREN’S FINE GOOD3, that ere FULLY GUARANTEED. OLO, P'. GURE & C0,, 68 & 10 Wabasliat, By 1. CH. 1ICK & 195 and 197 Eaat Randolph-st. e e S | { i i ‘a7, I On Wednesday, Aug. 25, nt 10 1, m, i AL 65 Wost Tudiant-si., we will eoll the entir encier of s retall grocery atore, confating of Tess, Cofeeh Sugars, Apices, Wooden Ware, Counters, shaw.Ciud Fixtures, les, Boxp, Ice-Box, eto, In adiition 1ot above will b sofd a Large fot of ' now Freneh Al 3 Loungas, All goods must Lo sold regardiess of o8 48 the owner desires to luave the city, WICK & C0,, Aue By S, DINGE X Commission Meeshants nad Auctioncurs, 8 1238 East Handolph-st, THIS DAY, at 104, m., Largs and aftractive AUCTION BALY, uf New aud Secoud-Uad Household Furniture, Carpoulng, Bodding, and Oenersl Merchaodse, A2 large asortmuonta of Library and Ol Fan Elogant Purlor Huita, Haudsoine iac I . bar Bukts, A large ariaty of Handsoiso Luy CoAI Tatlos, Nookeavo, Boctctariva ; Erceliot w, aud lair Mattzoisedj Crockerh, — et L. ROCKWELL & COy Noa, 77 aud 19 Dearborn-at, Waluut Ang, 3%, *l Gommenciog af 10 . m,, Saturdsy, Avg, 3550 close out witkiout reserve or ifmit, the remat Immenss stock consisting of FINE PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS Desks, Bok Cases, Kitchen Furaitore. &2, And CARPETS of all grades and styles, ED LYOY, Bileemsds | By JAS, PP, McNAMARA & COs 27 East Waphington-at 500 JOB LOTS BODTS & SHOE: AT AUTCTION, THURSDAY MORNING, August il TOR SALE. . & J. CASLEY, ' 41 AND &1 FLFYU-AV, Koo t new d tho Lorgeal wavortment lu the city of Be¥ uup::uhfl-g.nm .l:x:t F"'s'mm'( care i, f 5 e oo o s 5k sud Una Fistured, boughis and sole