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12 TIHE CHICAGO TRIBUN SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1875.—TWELVIE PAGES, THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Tho temperatura yventerday, a8 obmorved by Manacee, uptician, 88 Mauison street (Tninuse Tulding), wan at 8 a.m., 77 deg.; 10 8. m., 813 1210, 885 3 pom., 925 8. m., 8L Tho Chicago Turners who have been visiting in Now York will bo tendared o rocoplion to- moriow morning at Turnor-Hall, whither thoy will bo excortod by their friends and adimirars, John Stanley, of No. 184 Suplis street, by oc- cupation au iuepeetor of rewors, was thrown from uin buggy and shghtly injured lant evon- ing, about 6 o'clock, at tho corner of Lasalle atroot aud Noith avenne, Tho West thicazo Lalway Comonany are ex- tonding their track on West Madinm street from Western avanuo to {ho railrend track, At tho eamo titno the atreet in being paved by pri- wato cantract with the Dyer patent pavemant, Mr. A. I1. Burley, Receivorof the Cook County National Bank, reportanothing now in the settlo. ment of tha affaim of the bank, nor will thero bo muceh of anything until the st about the mort. gaau given to Allen, Stopaens & Co. 18 defimtely eottied, About 8:10 Inat evoniog n men giving his namo as K, 11, Little, and i residence as Bpringfield, drave againat & telegraph pole on the corner of Halsted aud I'olle streots, and aumved out a Mirs Dempsey who was occupying thn vacant seat, The Iady iseaid to Lave boen consider- ably tojured. The Committeo of tho First Unitarian Clinreh (firmerly tho Rev. Lawrd Collier's ), to which that sabject was referred, ot their meeting last 1. drow np a formal Intter addressed to the It Trooko Herford. of Munchester, England, iuvit- ing Lim to accopt tho pastorate. Ahout 11 a. m. yesterday car No. 176, of the Btato streot line,” driven by Micheel whilo going south, ran_over n hoy, 15 ya. age, lmlnu& Martin MeDormntt ns’lio was hang- ing on a car going notth, Ho was stinck on tie left lup and considerably injnred. ils homo is at No. 48 Johnson utreet. Tom Btocg and W. T, calorday shot & pig 1 'atk, the conditiovn beng fifty birds enci, five Lraps, Engheh rules, for £100, A tio wau declared at the end of the string, snd 1t was de- aded by shooting at fifteen additionat birds ouch, Of theso Storg kitled thieo more than Johnson, thus winmug the money, Binee tho atleged attempt to assassinate ex- Gauger Miller, the opimion is 1apidly gawing ground that tho rhooting nover occurred. Supt. Rolm ordered his Captoing and Seigeants to anvestigato the cave 1 omlor to mscortnin whather or uot it took vlace. Yestorday, Seigt. Elersold, of the First Precinct, reported that lio bigl niaco inguiry mmonz il tho ollicers attached ta tha llarrison Streat Station, and that nono of them had heard a ghot on the nieht in question, 1o nldvd that the slivosing could not bave tuken pince n that dwtriet, TIE REY, DR. ROOERA The Church of the Eptphany, of this city, has recured nn its Boctor tho Hev, Benjamin A. ltog- crs, D, D., Jute of tho Church and Parish of St, Tnavid's, Austin, Texas, who outers upon bis du- ties this movning, Dr. Rogera was born i New THumpsbire, and bred to the law, which o prac- ticod e fu:ly for ton years in his native Btate. Ho went to ‘Yoxas for tus health Just bo- fore the War,upoen the breaking out of which he camn North, when Lo determmed to enter the mimstrs of the Protestant Episcopal Chureh, Hin first puriech was at Downiogtown, I'n., but at tho closo of the War he returned to Texaw, awl was alimost immedintely ealled to the church at Austin, whoro bo romained upwards of eight veats, 116 united a pouple torn aud distrscted by tho War, and repuirea and robuiit the church cditico, and wir soon rocognized a8 n very capas bie wnn of burivers, an carnest vorker, and an abla and sloquent preacher. 1o became poomi- nent ju church conventions ny n momber of the Standing Commii of tho Diocese, Chairman of tho Committees on Canons and Education, and Depnty to the General Convention, attena- ing the last threa scss1nns of thas body in that capacity, and boing now Demty-elect, In sl these positions e hagacquitted himeel € with cred- it, and 1 tho Geperal Convontioa s rozarded as ubusually able, 1o bas also occupred wovoral preminent positions in contection with educa- twnul and teformatery matters, aud was the Btate Depuly from Texas to the Internntioual Priron Congross, at Lon lon, in 1874, which ho attended, aud then spent €omo months iu a tour through Lurope. s reputation and oxpeii enco uro sich as mnko him s desirablo nequisi- tion 10 tho Church in this Dinceso, aud must areuro him a weicone from all who have auy interest 1 that body of Chiristiun paoplo, TILE CIUCAGO USIVERSITY, The Peorin Uapuist Ausocintion ut i late sea- glon in (talesbury ndopted the following resolu- tion toucking tho University of Chicago: Itesnited, 1n view of recent occurrences in conneo- tlon withs tie University of Chicsgo, wu deer 1t dm. ortant to put on recond the folluwing propositione: TP IE - fupoantuio for un (o bo oihEwies than profoundly interestest in all (st concersu the Unlver- Fity of Caicagn, citeenming it na wo do by original dee sum, by eharter, and by the unvarying represcatations of it sigents su our pulpite, . denoniuational iustiue ton in the apecial guardlathip of the Baptists, aud ohnron, of this city, -nratch At Dextor ddeutitid an 3t 8 with onr denowinutional’ life, through prayers, contributions sud stus furnisbied for nearly twonty yours by our churelics, 2, That we depfore the proctedings of the Hoard {n sumuarlly depoddng §residunt Mose, Lol un an act of {ujustice to a man of high ond marked wort, and a8 peculiarly <l k snil destros th futerest (n the Cniversity tsolf, wlich the Centennial elfort was nunnifestly fosteriug: . That cerfain: exprrssious and actions of Tho majorie ty of the Bosrd I the recent dincux~dous have catined rave snalely 28 to thale flclly to tho devominational trurtiepnd fu the Bostd, yot we cannot but liooa that ther futare action will ba wo directed ax to reansuro tho dunomination of their losalty to one vested luter- nd to tLie letter aud apirit of ts University char- 1o Thiat a8 suon aA wo vnn b practically assurad of euch Joyalty, we pledgo ourselves to rally ancw {o 418 suppt, ety fn the gayment of its debts, and In furuhabiud it with students and adequate culow- meuts, ANE VLOATING JOBPITAL The Chicavo Floatug Howpitnl Association, with the adveat of & warner season, nnds an in- crcuving demund upou its renourcen, Dl aro made at Y u'elck of each morumng, aud huu- dreds of aick chiidren aro thus transported from the heated und close aimosphiers of Lhe clty to the coolor and purer air upon tha lake. Tho remedial agoney of the Floaiug Honpital Borvico bay beon demonsirated in a mabner that has excelled the anticipstions of thoxe who in- asugurated the work, Many clildren have beon relioved fiom infantile dizoiders by taking them upon these excarwions, but, in & large And in- creasing proportion of caxes, human life Las becn actunlly snved by reroiting to tho facilitios affered by the Floating Hospital, The barge Gomot bas bLeen litted up so an to provide amplo room aud aceemmodativis for tho Jittle sick paticnts with their mothers, and such other youug ehildren a8 eannol by cunveniently left athome. No children with contugiaus dis- orders_uro ndmitted ou board, thuw du.ng anay with the spprebension of suv danger from col- Jceting o Jarge unmbor of siek children upon one \'uuet Tanch as provided for the mothers at noow, snd an abundanco of frosh wilk 1u sup- Hlied for the infents. Itio Ansocintion fu n urgent need of funds for eontinumg thelnlto ozcursions durinig the coming week ; and bog thut those who arc interosted i tho succees of the Floating Hospitals ana willing 0 conttibute to that eud, will send theirsub- seripiions ss speedily as possiblo to the Treaswer, Mr, I, “E. Goodel, Frosidont of tho Fourth National Bauk, ‘Lhev acknoal- edge tho recopt of contribntions siready made. with a grateful vense of tho ubllgations which aredue to thoso v Lo have made it pussi- bie to accomy lish 8o muoh dunng the past few weoly, At the closo of the season It fs designed to puplish full detwils of this work, iucluaing a atatement regsiding tha cdnldien takon on ox- corwions, the number benotited, the recolots and exj enditutes, togetber wih tbo meterological obmervations made at various periodn of the di m.l the yessels tomporanly employed as hospis taln. Among the contributions already roceivud are 00 fromm members of the Bourd of “Lradn cols le by Meners, W. M, Egn, J, W, Tuttle, and L. W, Irwiog #1400 from Ficll, Leiter & Co.; 825 eah from tho following individuals and firme: C, 3. llenderon & Co., Noggett, Vassett & Hills, Ilolps, Dodge & Damwer, 3. D, Wolls ‘o, L. Burfibam & Sous, Fullor & Yuller, I, A. Huribn Co., Lanl,& Hmith, Fur-t & I!rndéu,v. Craue DBros. Mauufscturiug Cowpuny,, 8praguo, Warnor & Con 1 1. Stason . Bpandnigs A, G Von Behaick, Heury W. King & Co., aud Gilbast, Hubvard & Co.; 106 sutii from Messin, Lowen & lkent, Durloy & ‘Tyrrell, Abram breuch & Co., Culin, Watpold & Co., Clayburgh, Linstein & Co., Ingrahaw, Corbin & Suy, ——— THE WABASH AVENUE ORD'NANCE, ALD. FITZOBUALD REITERATES HIY hTATEMENT, Tue Inisuse publishod yesterday an inter- view with Mr. Charles i{. Fargo relstiveto s couversation between himuult and Ald. Ltz ald, in which the former geutlowan denied buv- fug used a number of statoments which tha Alderwuan said ho had made, In order to bear what Al4, Fitzgerald bad to ssy concerning this deulal, & repostor called upon biw yeutorday, sud the Aldorman gavo the fallowing dotalled ac- count of his interviow with Mr. Fargo: L'his man, saul tho Aldermnn, hunted for ma halt a day, snd flaally found mo at the house, I told Mr. Leach that thero was no use in my going down to mco Mr. l'arpo, heranso whonld mot vote for that railrond. 1 did not thik wo ought to have one on tha avenue, and 1k was not necesvary for e to go dawn—ho cou'd tell him what [ eaid, and it would ansver Just an well as I T saw him wyeelfy and hoade that L had no timoto go. e mristed, howover, and T linally wont, Lench futraluced mo to Mr, Fargo, When we wont in Mz, Laflin, who was present, loft the room, After tho introduction Mr, Fargo asked mn what I thought 1o regard to the 1ailroad. o snid Lo wag ouo uf the Incorporators, aloug with Potter Patmor, Mr. Latlin, and the Ewing estat 1 told him that I wae oppored to anv c having a franchiso on Wabash avenus, 1t wan ano of the onty two romaining artaries fur tho whole of the Houth Division. all tho atreats oxcopt ifichignn and Wabssh avenucs havimg railroad-tracks on them, and that [ should do OVErything In my p.wer to 0ppa o tho peare of Lis or any other ur luance. In his converswtion Tio mnid ¢ You koow that comreation wall fura sk bottor faeititiea to the publie, and it will bo much botter for bom genernllvs The property onnois on tho avende havo a kg petition in the Common Couneil asking that tno franchiso ba en to this Company, and [ dou't ace how you y' go againet such n farge potltion of the prupery-ownors.” 1 told bim 1 conld vore against it with consistency, becauso 1 \was roprkenting tho putlic at largo, who wero not benerited by (e ordinance. Tha public had woma rights, 1 said, and it wae my daty to seo that they wora mamntainod, ‘Foen he tuok ono of the tally lista whizh wo nse it the Conacil, nud said, ** [Tero are oight or nine unmes that wo caobol buv; they nre mon whobe integrity i above roproach, but thero is oo uso talking. Wo bave pot the balance, but wo would tike two or threo more, and we woald Like to Iave you support s in this thing,” I marl, ** You don't mean to tell mo that you havo tabuy all the othere” Ile said omphatically, “You know, Fuzgerald, wo liavo to do this,” and ko hold up lus right hand, svd rubbod Lis thumb aud forefloger togotner a8 he spoke, 1 think it nroper Lo stato, howover, thut Mr, Fargo wado 10 effort whiatover to buy me, nor made any - timation whstevor toucking tho use of moucy in my eavo. WARREN'S CITARGES, Tho following communication from tho Alder. man is pnblished in an evening paper: Cutcaao, Aug, 27,—In an articlo in your last esus Ald. Warren sayn that 1 bad forgotien my &tealing $2,00) from the elty n the salo of & lot_on Third ave« niie, beforo T had beent a member cf the Counctl ons month, In anewerallow me to inform Ald, Warren that 1 wann member of tho OQouncil moro than vue month before the 84 0 ws effected, and (urther, that on the 20:L of Fobruary, 18id, I purchused said Tot, as 1 rupponed, and now belleve, ot 8 bargain, of Henry Itelim, for $3,800, aud siuce the time of purchoso and rulo thio aescsrments and tazes amountod to nearly 500 I defy tho city or any ono to purcliase » ot for thio Aamio money, Incated an this lot §4, with an aliey on #lde and vear. 1€ 1 #toio a dollsr in the {ransfer, Compitroller Hayes will givo you the exact amount, "Tuin in Ald, Warren's prescription, snd if tho dcso 16 ot suslicieut, * repeat,” Now, that I havo a moment to sparo, T will turn my attention to tuo mud-hillcrano, represcntative of the Lighth Wurd, aud inform him ihat T nover add an Al deriman ofered mo $1,001 ta yoto for tho Wabash Ave= nuo Raiway biil, but that I was offercid by an outstder, tava vote, $1,50, All T any furelation fo this matter 1 witl testify bn oath, Tho press has in_eome respects misregrencited me, * Losfors ure the words * sneaking but gentlemen never dexcend A0 low as WILLIAX FrazatnaLy, TILI: GRAND JULY. The Grand Juty wero vestorday astonisheid nt not being able to hieten to the testimony of Ala, Fitzgerald 1 refarence to tho alleged corrap:ion m the parrago of tho Wabash Avenuno Rail- way ordiunuce, As etated yestorday, a subpana for jum had been ivsned, but for roma reason he did not resj ond, whetbor for want of eervico or not was not stated, ‘Iho examination into the matter-way continned uutil Monday, and the of - ticer 1 chatge wan iurtructed (o spare no effort to recure his attendance. 1t 18 undostood that subpnas wero subsoquontly msued for sundry othior wwdividuale alleged to have wome wisdom on the anbjoct. Altogetlier, Monday's sossion promiscs Lo bo full of inieres e i THE STONE*CUTTERS. IREPARING FOR A STRIKE. There is a very good prospect for s goperal striko among the stoue-cutters of thia city, ac- cordiwg to present appearances, At least, war hae beon doclared by tho Stone-cuttors’ Union, thio membery of which at the last mesting votea to quit work unless their woges wero raisod to €3 per day. 'Lhe troublo origioated among tho euployes of Sindlinger & Lawser, stono-contrac- tors, ‘This firm succeedod somo time ago to the business and promises of W, C. Deakaan, who failed owing aboul 5,000 ju back-wages to hig men, Under an agreomont with Deskman, lis muccessors wore to pay this iudebtedness in yrad- uni fortnighely Instalimonts, snd this they havo buen doing until this week, 'I'be nrrangomont war satisfactory to a majority of tho workwmen, but it bapponod unfortunately that theie were eight men in tho vard who last week refused to listen to reason ana insisted upon being pmd the enliro smount duc thom immodiately, The tirm naturally refused to favor them, o conso- quen:ly at the Catters’ Union, which occurred Wednesdar evouing, tho men mada their com- plaints, stating that they Lad not beon pad thoir juet and righteous ducs, I heraupon tho Union procecded to dectars 3Mesars, Sindhoger & Lawser's yard 8 * scab-yurd," and probitaced all Unton men trom working there any longer. There wera atout forty men in the vard, who weto peaceably puraning their work, but the Uuion would ot listen to their remonutrances. It remmned inoxoraple, aud the men were obliged to throw up their jobs, Sindlingor & Lawser, being thus feft in the lurch, have sinco beev comypelled to have their work done by other firms, an pecrelly a8 possiblo, an the Union would consider it an fnfraction of ita ralos it known, and would yvisit tho offoud- g yard with ita wrath by makiog it alio a “ueab-yard,” Now, at tho aforesald moeting of tho Union, the fecling, mronsod by tho supposod ill-treate ment of tho oight complatuery, was aggravated by duiscussion uutil it was renolved to demand o rawo of wages all round. Tue regular wages for stone-cutters hLave beon #2.50 and & - day. aud a rosslurion was vaseol that, unloss the progriotors of tho yards agroed to immso tuo wages of ther men to $3 a day, they would all strike Monday. Their allegod reasons for demauding & ramo are that thoy are so mterfeied with by convict labor, and thut thora aro wo fow working-dys in tho year thas this action 18 rondered necessary to enable them to live. Bo far. tha omploying firms bavo all refused to accedo to the terma proposed, anil, nnlexs somothing unusuxl bappous bufore next Monday, the atonc-ysrds will all be desorted, and work will bo at a standstill, Et i probable, Lowever, that the siriko will bo shovt-lived, and willend us did hin attempt two years syo,—in the men rosuming work at tho ofd wages, Measra, Binolivgor & Lawser bave advertisod for non-union stove-cutters, and will doubitess Kot all thoy want. e THE HARTFORD ACCIDEINT COVPANY. DENIAL OF NIl PALMEW'S CITARGEH, For noveral daya paut thoro has Leen moro or lews dincussion is insurauce circlos of the con- teuts of n postal-card which hug boeu circulatod ta & conniderable oxtent, whorein Mr. C. D, Val. mer states thut his engagement as Westarn Mauager of tho Hartford Accidont Insurance Company termnintod on the 80th of June Isst, On hie 12th of Apri), bio was fnformed that tho Premdont of tha Company bad resigned, that tho stock was unsalable, and that by ttie st of July o 1o thew, tho impairment of the capital would teach the legal lwit, Il was o tho samu timo * offered A very liboral contract for a now ongagomont, bt replicd 1hiat bo would not. consider any broposition il the impairment ehoald be jade up, and tho fact announced. 'The Company ook offenso, ho uavs,. ut e dowand. As late zs July 22 nothiug bad Lenn doae, and how a sworn statemens was mado to shiow & surplus July 1, Mr. Pulmer will not at- tewmpt to explain. With a view of gotting further information as to tho mattors roferred to,—this | ostls oard oircular,—a THINUNE Fopoitor yewer- dsy called upon Mr. T T. Stodard, Geuorgl Westoin Agont of the Harttord Accident Inunr. suco Compauy, and asked what the Comnony Liad to say about Mr, Palmer's statemcuts sbove st forth, “The Company hoa yet eaid nothing in ro- ply,” waa the respousa, ** But I Lave soot them one of the tal-cards, and doubtless in duo season they will make proper suswer, disposing ol Pulmer nud bis allogations, For mysolf, Leay"—aud Mr. B.uald it wilh great waimih, coawdering tho state of the tempaiaturo yeator- <lay—* the whals thing {8 & d—d lie.” Huving thus relloved bis feelings, Br, Btod. ara stated that the Provideut of lis Company Liad nover rewgned, but that Mr, Richard E, flubosrd, s weli-known lawyer of Hartford, who wau eteoted to that position ou the orgauization 9t tho Compauy, still Lel) hia oftice ; that uever & doliar of the Compauy's atock hsd boen mold ut loss than par, thongh at one time through the mmlruln\lonl of "a rival company, it was quoted at 75 ceutw; that no statemont was ever 18d0 Lo the Mr, Palmer rolativo to impeliment of thocapital atack, and that tho capital stock had never Leon fmnured, escept by an outlay of ahout 815,000, i catablishing 1fs buslaves and agoncies, which had sinea been made up; and tuat tha heaviest stockhouler was Renator John I*. Jouos, of Nevada, ** tiolden" Jonesof roputed fabulous wealtlr, . As for Mr, Palmer, accondtng to Mr. Stodard'a statoment, Ins modo of ¢ondueting the bnsinees a8 (loneral Manarer hero was £00 exirava. gant to suit tho viown of the Direcsors, Donldos, they had offered him too good & contract in the e, and thoreforo it wan their policy to din- hin going ahead. which they did until ement waa cancoled. about the 20th of Juno Ia A vtatemiont of thy Company in a yrinted eircular withont dato (but wheel AMr, S, eni { wan lofs undnted by mistako, pemg prnted with anotaor dated eirenlar), the total assets wero Julv 1, 5 dnto the mintemsnt #honld 31,015 MNaln ities, £20,706.79; wurptos, $3)3.0 which, by do- © rag the eug: At feat of » trumpad-up claim, was awollod to £206,093.13. ——— TEMPZRANCE, MEETING OF Tulk: WOMAN'H TNION, Thr regular monthly mooting of tho Womnn's Temporauco Union was hold yesterday morniog in losmidof the Y. M. C A. Buildiuz. The P'resident, Mrs. Holyoke, accupled the chalr, and Mre, Hall actod a8 Seoretary, After preliminary singiog and praver the Cor- responding Becretary, Mrs. I'ometoy, reported that duning the part month she had sont forty- twva Ietters to differont towna in Cook Connty and the State, inquiring whother thev had any temnointea olgarizadons. — To thoro iuquiries 8lio had received woveral roplies, most of thew tue uttirmative., Mes, Jonne, heing eatled upon to narrate hor rocent cxperionco in Wawsokn, IlL, stated that, while thore on n visit, she had arouned an inter- cst in the temporance movemunt, A mesting was ealled, und ' Tomperanco Unton was orgau- ized, with & membership of twenty Indies. Bho had eince learnod of o satisla. meroane in interext, at loust five prominent citizens who wero drinkers boing converted. “The T'reasurar, Mra. Joues, roportod that tho receipa for the month of July woro &M, and the expenditures B161%B. For tho mouth of Au. RuBt, reccipts woro oxpendituros §62, To- tul amount on bund, £2i5.10, Arn., Pomeroy, Mis. Jones, and othors from the Committeo Lo raise fuuds for the establish- ment of a Friendly Inu, reported coilestions of abont $200, Tho whola amaunt to be rased is F1,000. It wan decided to postpona furthor so- he.ting of funds for threo wooks. The question of pe:ting up s number of lunchow during the Lxposition, in order to ralse funds, waa discinsod, and at lougth roferred to a comaiteo consisting of Alrs, Carter, Miw, Case, and Mrs. Pomeroy, Mra, Caso stated that she had visited the Board of Public Works, nod had boen infermed that there weio now twouty public fountains in tho city, and that a man was_employed to keep them in ordor at & salary of 360 a month, The President, Mrs, Haolyoke, reported that sbe bad admiustored tho plodge to 110 persons durnug the month, and bad publishod sixteon origival ariicles in oichit difforent nowspapers, besides other miscellnnoous work. She was tondered & voto of thanks. Col. A. W. Beott, of alaine, was introduced, and rando n Ahort uddress upon the temperatco quostion, and was invitod to speak in tuo aftor-~ noon meating in Farnoli Hall. “Iho meeting then adjouraed, -— EVANS & HICKEY, TUR BENION PARTNER'S BTORY, Mr. Evans, of tho firm of Evaus & Hickoy, liquor-doulers, reported as baving snspended ln sesierday’s TRIpUNE, makes oxceplion to tho .report iu very forcivlo langunge. Tho firm hay not failed, nor i it at all embarrassod, or pushed to tho wall by i:e croditors. The ontire disturb- ance has boeu caused bv tho attempt of Mr. Lvans to withdiaw from the partoorsbip against Mr. Hickey's couseut. ‘Tbe creditora of tho firm nro natura'ly very eager to seo tho difticulty sotttod, and thoy have takon thn adjustmont into their own hands. They mat for this purposo yesterday nfternoon in the office of Melvillo W, Fuller, Mr. Evans' attor- uoy, and mada nrrangomonts for filing a bill in chancery to dizwolvo tho partnership and place the business in the hands of o Itecoiver for wot- tiement. Tho Dabilitica faot un sowme #25,000, tho greatar part of whicli is owing to larga din- tillers and rectifiers, Tho aseots counist of £13,000 worth of stock, and 843,000 1n outstand- ing dobts. ‘To this courss Mr. Hickev 18 an- flinehingly olmofled. 8 Lo wishes to coutinua the husiners. o asaerts that the only troubla with tuo firm bas boen thio withdruwal'of Mr. Evans trom active businoss during tho timo ho bLas been ongagod in attending to the duties of South To vu Collcotor. Mr. Evana, on tho other «hund, maintning that the carclesaness haa baen on Mr. lickoy's wide of tho liouse, and assorts that ho has wiguolly failed fu the collection of tho outstanding dents. During his offlcial du- tiew of last wintor in colteoting town taxes, Mr. Lvans was vory much diawtistind with the way in which tho bustness was carried on, and soonor than risk s name, mones, and crodit for auoth- er year, he dotermined to wizhdraw, BILU IN CHANGERY. A bill was flled yosterday in tho Circult Court by Michael Evana scaiust his partoor, John Hitkey, for a discoiution of partaarship, Evans #tatos that Lio entored into a partuership with the dsfendaut on tho 20th of Novewber, 1871. ‘Tho co-partoorship was to be not leas than ono uor more than threa vears; oach partnor was to contribute £1,600, and who profits and losses woro to ba sharod alike i equal riportion. Compliinant states that Hickey o4 oulv contributed 51,600 in all, whils he him- golf, besides thiw original smount, has con- tributed luree suwns ftom timo to time as ocea- sion roquirod, In the courso of business large sums of monoy biava becomo duo the firm, and there (s now out- ntunding about ¥43,000, ‘Their atock of liquors, cigars, atc., it valued at £9,000, wnile thelr debta a0 rot amount to more than $26,000. Mr, Evang alloves that 1t is impossiblo for tha firm ia its vresent condition to meot im iudebtedness a8 it matures without great macrifice ; that ha bias informed hia partner of the fact, but the Iatter rofused to consont to a dissolution, Complainant ulko thinks Mr. llickoy bas received about $2,000 moro than bis shace, and is pro- ceading to colloot tho outstanding dobts, B, Evane. thereforo, asks for an account and disso~ lution of tho partuorship, tuat s Receiver inav bo appointod to take charge of the firm af- fairs, aud alko that an injunction may be 1ssned to proveat tha dofonuant from taking any further activo intorast in tho businesd. e EXAGGERATION AND BOSH. A COINESIONDENT HARD UP FOB MATTER, Thoe Chicago correspondent of ths Loulsville Courier-Journal sendy to his paper the follow- ing mess of trash rolative Lo tha alleged inten- tionn of the 200 Comtnuniuta of this city, It fs a hoavy programmo for Klings and his squad to oxocute The Communlj who hava pursued a quiet and even secret policy since their uttemptod rald ou the Re- liet Bullding last winter, luve worksd hard smong the rhoge and fuctories, and bavo drawn many thousamds of honwt bt {gnerant men into thelr nocle'y, Wages here in Chicago are notoriously low, Ax stated in the and throatening them and thelr supporters with ex- termination, Tho Communivta are lolding no more public nieotings, but fu every part of the city thers la “HMection,” ‘Thess Bectious sro callod once a week, (n cellars and vut-of-the-way places, whers the members renew thelr pledgaof ** Liberty, Fraternity, sud Equsle Ity," and driil with broomsticks, quite like the coborts of Lard Gordon and_Blinon Tappertit before the Lon- don rlote. Although the suthorities affsct darision at tho crazy by-play, thers are thoss who sp- prehoad troubls when tho long, hard winter comew on, and (U In trus tbat the leaders bave gathured msupy delarmined, deaperate people shout hewm, 8o fsrsalean discover, thelr aworn inlention 1, when the winter comes and those who now bave work are thrown out of empluyment, & formal deiand will b 1uade for work, 1t thix is ot furnished by the city, or by citizens, within astated tiwe, s demand will then 1o mado for the reans of subesténce, If this is not cumpllsd with, then Chlcago it her pratecting - fons, the city police, sud the militla will be lelsurely butcherod, afier which Mayor Colvinand the Alder- men will | nnibilated, » ‘new Cily Governnient be organiced by the tho Heifof aud Ald Bocl- o nts ond private citizeus will 1t thore fs any opposition to thiy rogramine, a fow thousund cbatinate people will be- come “dem’d uiolst unpleasaut bodles,” and & few fhouuaud scres of Chicago will bo burned over so that oot people will have o chsnce to lelp rebuild uext wpmy With the veudetts at obeenl, the Chicago Communtnts at the ulhur&lnd the siek 1an, Baveridge, Y thu betwoun, iuoiu ing all whio can attond Lo at hume during tho uest year, ————— THE EXPOSITION. INYORMAL MEETING OF THE DIBEOTORS, At au {uformal meeting of the Direstors of the Intor-State Expomition, held at the Exposition Bullding yesterday, the Becretarv was |nstructed to motify eshubitoin to whow apace Lias been al. loted for the spproaching exhibition that they must durfng pext weoek got everything in order {ar tue openiug niglt. The work is being pushed rapidly by the army of workmen engaged at the Ezposition Buildlog; butitis the determins. of the Directors thas evorvthing shall thin year bo compiste by the oprnine nhizht, and no delays on tno parc of axtubitors will by tolornted. Tho Socretacy was alao fustracted to natifs tho owaom of oxhibition p'atiorms, rarliogs, oie., 10£t 10 tho bunlding, that thoso muet to placad in praper position on tha peaces allottod rovoral extibitors, within twanty-four hore ; otharwisn, tha samo will bio temoved by tho Superintondent. Lxbibitors in the mactunery dopartiant will slso be toquirad to got their mazhinery in o pos tion, sl in completo teadiuosy, during noxt wouk, for tho vpening night. e The contractora for oxcnvating for the foun- dation for tio now Court-Houne, it 18 ostimated, will lave to haul 1,200 londs of dirt & day to oompleto the work according to promive. Tho County Troasuror conmonco.l jxaning tax- snlo cortificatos yostorday to porties who had puechaned dolinquont propaty. ‘Iho certilicatos will continua to be ivstal fiom day to day as fast an thoy can bo vropmed, Tho joint Committss on Public Buildings and Charitios recommendod the allowauce of a bill of Poter Now, amounting to 8595, Somo racom- mondations wero alo mada In roforonce to cer- tawn lmprovoments at tho I'vor-Houwe. JIndgo Farwell rofusod to act on tho motlon for a new trial m the case of Torry and Norton, thso bunkolsts, vosterday, Lecause thair eane had been triod before Judgo Booth, A4 Judgo Booth 1w out of tho cizy, and will not roturn for soveral weoka, the nnfortunates must continio to ba fod by the couuty for sumo tiwo to come. ‘I'ne caso of William Qerbrick, indictod for murdor snd arson, bas beon saet for trial the socond Taeslay in Septombor. It is 1ot be- lioved, however, thal his attornov will be ready, at least ho ev informod the prisonor a for days 8go. Abovo all oikiers, Lie is tho attoruey-ridden wmate of tho Jwml. The arnouncoment that Ald. Dixon would orobably be a cauds tato for Conaty Trearurer on the Republican tiesor, publishoa {u thase columna yosterday, was roceived with surpriso by the county ofiirials aud employos. Mr, Hos. lug'a friends were far from plossod, and wore fice to acknuwlediso Dixon's straugth and availn- bilisy a8 an oppasing candiaate. ‘The joint Committeo on 'ublic Buildinga and Hospital waa in wossion yosterday aftarnoon. An estimate for cut stone for tae new hosphitl, furtishied by the coutracior, smaunting to 84,180, was recummended to be pnid. Bavoral otlior billw wors examined andannroved. It wan also rocommendoid to advortise fur proposals for Mg the Hospital grounds. TUE GRAND JURY, Tho casa of thio notorious lonry and Sophis Bmith, at present keepers of a” den on North Dodplaies stroot, chnrged with being in the business of abiducting and ralning glrls betweon tho agos of 12 and 16 yoars, waa hieard by thn Graud Jury yestorday, and two truo bills wero found againet thom. Tho pilacipal witnossos wors Anna Warnisho and Lizzio Miller. Lheir ovidonco was of the most revoliing charactor, and if it is to bo crodited the Bmiths merit the waverest punishment. Haory Smith In the 88mo man sho was mixed up {0 n seduction caso in the Poheo Courts somo timo ago, hie chiarging ono Josonh Maetzler with rainfug his danghtor. o wis in tho County Bailding wien the indictments ware found, aud was arrested prompt'y and put i jail. Ils was callod npon by & reporior duriug the afternoon, He nstated that ho was bewg follawed by Motzlor, sud that the witnesscs ngninst tim bad boun hired by him to tesufy as thev had, Ha denied hin goilt of tho crime allered againat him, and eaid ho conld provo his tano- cenco, aud furthor, that Motzler was at tho bottom of the prosecution. Up to 7 o'clock lant eveuing, his wife bad not been arrosted. The Jury diupoded of a numbor of smell canes aftorwaid, and adjourned until this morug. INSANE CASEA. A pitiablo sight was presentod In the Criminal Court about noon yesterday in tho trial of five cases of mssnity. "Tho aubjacts wore as desper- ato and doplosable beings na wers over arraigned in & Ouok County Court. Their namen wore Patrick Welsh, Mary Morris, Alfred Clack, Josephine Joluson, sud Cempmo Petorn, I'wo of tha party were literallv naked, and It was with tho greateat duliculty that they culd bo restrained, On the person of Alfied Clark was fouud a lettor from Bankoy, tho re- vivaliet, under dato of 1873, and writton in Fu- ropo. Tho contonld wora of s roligio-20zial uataro. An oxcursiou ticzet to a Bunday-school plenfo In connection with Moods's chureh was also found. ‘Tha ontive party wore piaced in jail to annit transfer to an asylum, DILLY WEL9N, Tho matlon for o vow trinl in tho eano of 4 Lully ™ Walsh, for the murdor of James Dav- hin, was argaod vostorday afternoon beforo Judge Farwoll, The prisoner cams into conrt crying fika a child, which was quite o contrast compared with his stolcal doportment when on tral. The Court took the motion under ndvigemont, aud will decido it Alon- day morning. {lis attorney ssems to approciato the fact that the granting of a new trial would amoun: to his scquittal, for tha roason that tho whurcabouts of tie proso- cuttuz witnoss sro nnknowa. ‘fio Cour* also apnoars to comprahend tho sltuation. and it ia not at all hikoly that & new trial will ba granted. THE ANNTRACT Jan, Commisatonor Guenthor has about made up his mind not to move & recousideration i the mat- ter of tho purchngo of tho Peitzer nbstiaot booka, This chango has been efected, doubt- loss, from & koowladio of the opposition tho movemont would meot in the Board, 'The quas- tion of tho legality of tie ante-firo lotter-pross confes ~of nbetracts, howover, 18 be- ing discussed by those ovon who votod for their purchase, While they bave no desiro to caucel the purchaso, Bovera! aro urging tbat they bo nassed upon by the courts bofore their formal accaptance by the county. A reso ution to taat offect §3 llsely to bo introduced iu the Board mox ting Mouduy. ILLEGAL FERS, State's-Attorney ltosd callod the attontion of the reportors yestorday to the fact that certaiu Justices and Coustablos were vioiating tuo law in ocbarging complaining witnessen fees n oriminal casos,—tho formor charging for {saning paners, and the Iatter for serviug thom, ‘I'bo pravtloo is an old one, which ho endeavored tocoriect same timo ago by soiaiting su opluion from the Atlorney-General upon tha subject, which was publisbed in theso columns, 1o ine tonds now to tesort to harshor measures to cor- rect the evil, and the first oifendor coming under hin notico will ho turuod over to the mercies of the Graud Jury. —_—— THE CITY-HALL. Officer Christopher W, Rvan was yesterlay dincharged for inattention to duty and loungiog on beat. Moses Poster was appoinced to fill tho vacancy. Hereaftor Bupt. Dailey will report to Marshal Donner all the daogerous and unsafe buillings in the citv, ia order that the members of tha Firo Dopartment niay not unuecessarily risk their lives in caso of fires. The Mavor and Loard of Publla Works were sbrent tho Iattor portion of the afteruoon, ex- amining & patent smoko-consumor which Mr, Lestor wishos them to buy forthe West and Nortls Division Wator-Works, The City Collector yesterdsy recelved tho largo sum of 130,000 on city taxes. Of thia smount §01,000 was paid by tus Ohleago & Northwestern Kailroad, £349,000 by Dotter Palmer, and $30,000 by smaller tax-paysrs, Many of Judge Dickey's friends arnund the City-1Iall and olsowhore nre urgently puttiug forward the Judye's nsme in cobuection with the seat on tho Circuit Boach vacated by Judge Treo, Judge Dlckey may tuerefore bo cousider- ed a bona tide candidate. Doputy City Clork, John A. Moody_roturned frem his recent vacauon yeatorday. Duriug bis sbsence he looked over Dakota and thuught sowewhal of running sway to tho Black Ihrl-, but Unclo Bam kindly suid ** Nay,” and brought Lim bowe to wite aud family, For soma time past Msyor Colvin has beon studving the country’s flnances, aud lLas pad considorable attention o the doctrinos advauced Ly vis own Uity Clerk aull Plg-Lron Kelley. For some tiwe it was thonght that this study was doiug him vu jnigenso amonnt of good, but yes- terdny bo was dotected 1n the aat of rayiug that tho California Hank faiture was tho death-blow tothe hard-mouoy doctrive, ‘There iy now no doubt tuat tho Mayor Las studiod ton well, for Lio aluo sticks to Kolley's bottoniteas pit of d.65s with the teuacity of w bult-dog. 1t [s confidontly expectod that Mudison street bridgo will be swuug to publio travel this evens ing. McBean Bros. will futsh paving about the sawo time, s that thera lu every prouubility yhat the cars will travel thoir old routes after Sunday motving. The vew structire was designed by 8, G, Artingstall, of tho Board of Fublio Works, aud was constructed by tho American Brid, Company of this city. ‘Thecoutract was awar: Ay 81, sud tho contractors begau Lo down the old bridge on the Ud of Augnat. bridgy 18 1693¢ faot in langth be 83 feot wide, and in 4§ fast langer than tho olt ono and A foct widvr. It ontalon 12,000 ponuds of cant jron, 124,415 poands of wrousht iron, and 33,000 feat of lumber. Tho cost was 811,443, Fiahor's mill, & fout-atory brick structuro with 8 ntano front, locaed at Noa, 1) and 18 Rourh Draplainod stroot, has long besn an oyesors to Hupt. Builov and his corps of aveistants, He han candamned tho stinsture as unsafo, and or- ered it rabmilding, int all to no purnose, Tho ownor ackooxlodgos ity funtalality, nud liaa inuked up tho mdewa'k in front of it to keop PResara=hy fton tho destriction of thair oranle 1A {n eane of ita toppling aver, but ho rofuses to recons raot it, anl theontons tu shost tho In- npestorn. If ot at anes attandad to, Batloy - tends to havo Fisher indioted by the rand Jury, A L'y roporter yostorlav Intorviewad Clorparation-Uounsel Dickey on the probm.ili- tiosof an omly dectston m (ho quo-war.anio caro, ‘Lo Juilgo s.ated that the Buproma Court convaned on tno Liih of doptemoer, 'Tuo Court wonll irat take nun casen which wera not com- ploted Iant torm. by reason of soma unavoldabls delay : next in ordor woud como ¢ wos of writ of error institated during vacstion, and thon tran. seripia of tha rocor.s of appenl cases aroroquited by Inw to bu flled witho t vo days after tho tlonrt fint misets. In tho casss which Jndge Dickey hig in e earn, ho intends to place the tax caxo add the quo warranto case on the dockot na fur up a3 Loseible, in ordor that early sction may be hade En dogg this bo intonds 1o eall the atton- tiun of the Coutt to the neceaslity of av eacly do- cision, and will uso o'l his intlusacy tawarda an aarly conndosatisn and determination. If avory- thing tnns amoothly the decison onght to ho comlete awt 10ach liors at least an carly as tho middio of October. MONE REMOVALH, Mavor Colejus right hand han not forgotton Ita cuonlng in removing Robert Kennoy aud James lyman from the North Diviston streot formanebip, for ho vestordayv saw fi to remova two of Buloy's inapactors, and Mr, Charles Mav- nard, chief of the Superintendent's oflieo in tha Tloard of P'ablio Worke, Tlio two 1nspeceora ro- movod are ticorzge [Honghton and David W. Cooy, Jr. Of couras botl of theso wilt bo pro- vidod with positious elsownore, Alreadv tho Bonrd have roceivadinstrictions trom his 1lonor o appoint Mr. Houghton in Mayoard's place. Young Coey has not yet boca provided for. In removing Mr. Movoard, Mavor Colvin hos rison above tho prossuro brought to bear ny Mavoard's moit porsonal and warmost frioods, nuch as State's-Attoruey stood and Pustmaster Medrtbur, and hos catated to tho wishos of tho rabolo who a:o forever shoating for the decapis tation of somo of tha city's most vainablo alficors. Mr. Houghtonas a good man, no doubr, and has beon ably secondod by Sheri Agnow, but no causo of inolicloncy or othor fauit can befurnishadasa pretaxt for Mayoard's lechlrfu. iTo bas nlways porfmmod lus duties up to the mark, and (s, withal, a most courteous gentloman, Tho varions' contractors who from timno to timo have businoss with tha Boacd, hel} & meeting vestorday alternoon and apoainted Mesurs. Nay & Whitnoy and W, F. Illdioth a commitles to wait unon Mayor Colvin aad urge him to _retain Alr. Maynard o his former poal- tion. Tho Comwmitten called, butthe 3 couvouicntly alsgnbiore, and consoquenily ail po- titioning was deforrod until to-day. AN UNWARIANTED ACLACK. An afternoon paper devotes hosrly two col- umns to & rebash of tho departmon;al renort of tho Board of Public Works rwoutl{ published, After mixing tolngs up in tha first half-column of tlo article, it gives Lun rommndor to an as- wsautt on Mr. B. M. Johossn, the bookkooper of tho Board. It thera was tho least fiundution for suca an attack, the article should curtamly bo commoudad. But tho shoet forgots that Mr. Jolmsou is one of thoanlost bookieopers in the cily. Then, too, the ‘artiole buagles thinge in n most myaterions mounot. For instance, it attac'ts Mr. Johnson for aividing the Commis- wioner’ ualaries into throo portions, and locatiog cach third in a dilforent place in the back, Did the Post and Mail know tho law, it wonld have readilv son that tho rcason of this separation was found in tho fact that the salaries ol the oilicors of the Board are pald ano-third {rom the water fucd, omw.nird from the goneral appra- priation, and ono-third fram tha seworaze fund, Tho other items of the attack are too much muxod up to allow of any meution, firiehilt A iy ANNOUNCEMENTS, Tho outdoor concert and plenia at the old Camp-Ground Grovo, Desplaiues, comes off to- dav, Tho cara leave tho depot, cornor of Kinzie and Caoal strests, at 9:15 0. m.; roturn at4:18 or 6:12. Tickots for round trip, 75 conts. A meeting of Sunday-school teachers and frionds will bo held in Farwell Hall Woduosday evening. Addrosses will ho made by John Hall, D, D,, J. IL. Vincent, D. D., Warren Randolpn, . and other membors of the Internationat Lessou Commi:tee. Tho mecting of the Com- mitioo in this clty (at the Grand Paciflo Uoie), Hept, 1 aud 3) gvew tha oppoctunity of hearing from thoso distivguished brethren. The Y. M. O. A. S8unduy-Sououl Comuutteo rogrot that tho meeting must bo held on the ovening usuatly oceupiad for tho pravor meet. 10g, but A8 tho spoakets caunot remaln, and many wish to hear thom, thoy rouest as many ‘pastors as can do so to change their moeunga to Tuesdny or Thuisdsy oveniug that all may be ablo to altond. CENTRAL PARR CONCERT, - Tho third Central Puik coucert, under tho di- rection of IIans Balatka, will be given at 8 u'cllm:k this aftornoon, The programwmo is s follows : TART I, 1, March of the English Littes 2, Con Amore: alka. . i1, Overture to Indr, 4, Thoussnd and On gl 6. Potpourrl from Der Frelschuelz. 6. In Dulet Jublio—Gallop. 8, Olga—Polka Mazurk: 9, Fantanis on Tuemes (rom L'Africaine, 10, 'Ten-Pin Gallop... 11, Inauguration Afurch —_— SUBURBAN, EVANKTON. The village {8 now ablo to pay all its bills in cash, and the Financo Committes of the Village Board i jubilant, baving induced the County ‘Troasuroer to pav over §1%,000 of village funds beforo tho Iaw required him to do so. ‘Tho publio schools ot ths village will reopen for the winter Monday. The bulldings have boon ronalrod considerably, the corps of teach- ora ls an offioiont one, a1d everything 1s satisfao. tory, oxoopt that moro room is needed. ‘fun South Evanston public schools will also onen Mouday, with the same teachers employed lart voar, The coacort wiven by Mr, Goorgoe H. Iott at tho Congregationsl Chureh Thursday evesiou atiracted & ®ood audience of Fvaunston's best citizens, Mr. Iott, the Blaney Quartette, and Mrs, 'l B, btacy wera encored, and thode pres- ont wers quite eunthusiastio over tho eutor- (LI —_— 9 CRIMINAL. ‘Tho saloon of Isaao Weiss, in the basement of Kingubury Block, was entorod Fridsy night by burglors snd robbod of about $£100 worth of cigais, wloos, and eliverwaro. Goorgo Thompsoa was yesterday arreated for picking the pocket of Mr. Schwewnfurth, of No. 103 Wont Erie stroet, on a State atreet ca¥, Tho booty comprlsed $12.75 aud some valuable pa- pots, 1, J, Koons, & grocer at No.293 West Van Buren wtreet, liad his barn in rear of No. 207 on the mama thoruughtute, broken into night be- fore laat, sud a horso, harness, and wagon, val- ued at 2350, stolon. 'The polico wero apprised of tho fact, Jon Evenger, arustio from Milwaukes, came to this city yosterday, acd while takiok a * walk sround " wae sccosted by one of those yonng 1001 whoso tulssion 1t s to relieve tho rich of thetr tinaucial burdons, ‘The young man led Evenger into a buuko den and seized hLis pile, swountng to §164, Jamea McCue was caught by his bondsmsan, Lawronce Uaven, iu tho act of teaving the city last eveniug, at the Clhucsgo & Alton Railroad depot, and Onticer Hooloy took him b the Madi- sou Htroet Station aud locked him up, Hels to be triad in the Oriminal Court on tho charge of Iarceny in stealiug 8 watch, Ernst Fulton indulaed froely in lHquor yester- day, and haviog su sccount to senle with Frod Blinglo®, st the corner of Madison sud Des- plaives strects, tackled bim yesierdsy niternoou &6 1 o'clock with & huge hickory bludeou and procacded to erush im with it~ Ollicor Bauder caught bim v time to prevent Lim jrom com- mitting & murder, and looked hita up in Nadison Birees Btation and booked hiw ou the chaiko of an azsault with & deadiy weapon withi fotent to ik ricinig noTEL Bomveat, » Boas s the Grand Facifio buve besn muc! in'eilau.f‘n the loss of vaifous aiticles of value from their rooms, snd they had comoe to belisve that there waa & systom of thiavery among | waltors or bell-boys. An arrest made oo yessase day i, however, oxp! ory of tho whole matter, fine-lonkingy, noxt yonwg man, namad 1L B, ITurd ahas Armattone, or H. B. A m- Airong wikwn Hued, was dumpod into the Armory with a very demnzog artay of proof againet him. It apposrs that ho lins bern 1 tho habic of passing him:o:f off a3 n eondnctor and of stoppine at var.ons botels in this city—thoe Tre- mont, Palmor, and (irand V'acitlo—for the pur. poro of sucak-thioving, Tle iad when arrosted paws-keya ta tha roama in tho hotela namod and to the Monongatols Houvo, Pittsbuarg. — Ilis process of aequinit.on has heon (o watch tho rooms of boardars, and, when they woro ompty, to ontor aud abstract anyihing of velue, Iis proforonce #a0ms Lo iave ticon for Jewslry, aud only a day or two ago ho anternd a room 1n the Pacifio and tok from a voung Iady's burenn varions amall gold ornamonts and a bincelat, ete. Whon ar- reuted yestordav tho pawu-ticket for some of tho«o art.cles was fonud on him and traced totho vlace of deponit. Tho Jawelry was recovered, and Hued will bo hoard aud ra-coverod by tha County Jail to-day, ey, Ciicago, Burlinzton & Quinoy Rallroad Bunday Train for Omabn, Balt Lake, San Francisco, and sll Far Weat polntn, will loave tho Contral depot, foot of Lake street, Bunday, Ang. 20, at 10 8, m, Tickets and sleop- ing-car berthn may bo hnd at 69 Clark atreot, Indiana avenns and Canal street statlons, and at tho depot, ‘Through tieketa via G, & N, W, I R, and O, B, L & P, R, It, aro good on thin tral A Timely Surgcation. Tn regard to ropairing fine watchen 1t 18 aafe to say that no houso in thin or any other country devote more careful atlention thereto thau Mosrrs, Hamliton, Rowa & Co,, State and Washington streets, Practical walchmnkors themnclves, they know when work fs woll done, and no workman 1 refained by thom for o momont unloes be 18 carcful and thoroughly come petent, Corroction, Mr. W. D, Bmith, denlcr in hidea, pelts, and tal- low, No, 207 Rinzlo street, hins been in business thir. teen years, (natead of three, as wan orroueonaly atated in lnst Bnturday's Tninune. Ho is ono of the oldest morchanta in lis line in the city, kit i el gl Donaldson and Grimwood, Qentile, soutlicast corner of State and Washington nirsets, made excellent rhotographa of the asronauta and ballnon, and sinco the Gniting of Grimwood there hua Leon a perfect rush for tho photos, —— e Houseleopers, Attontion. Are you looking for stoves, rangee, or kitchen fur- niture? It #o, go to Walkine, 215 Btate atroo, whoro you will fud everything you want, and prices low, Pianos and Organs. A Iarge assortmont of new jdsuos and organa fo rent, Becond-hand pianos from ) to $200, W, W. Kimnavry, Corner State and Adams atrcets, Chicago, Important to tho Proservation of Teoth— John Gosnell'a Clierry Tooth-Paste, the moet officacionn dentfrico known. Try it. For mlo by sll druegiste, Wholesale ngents, Torroy & Bradley, 172 and 175 Randalph wireat, MARRIAGES. KROESCHELL—FOWLER —Iy the Nev, John Bal- tor, on the 24th of Angust, at Allegan, Mich., Gharlen l{mfuc)mll aud Barali A, Fowler, Lolh of this city, No catla, “AJEATHS. DUFF—Mes, Ana DilT, who hat beon living In Chi- cago with lier son, Alexiidor Duff, foe sbout fhree years, diod Aug, 35, 186, and wan buried in Roschill cemotery, Mrs, DAff was born {n Picton, Nov Sco'la, nd was about §7 years old when shie dicd, For moro than forty yoars sho had beon o eateemal member of the Prosbyteriun foith, During tho last fow years of Ber lifo ahe has beeu n very conetant reader of tho Tifble, and found great comfort in it promises. L. T Bush, a Baptint miniuter, visitea her repoatediy dur: ing hor Lint lilness, and with others found ber in poaceful state of niind, and_confidenily anticipating a Bpeedy admistance to Ber bettor and eternal home, E7-Mailfax papors please copy. ERBY—Tho funeral of tho late John Erby will tako place from Lis lato_roridcace, 147 Hermitoge-av,, on Bunday Aug, 40, 8l 1, p, m., by carriagea to Kosebill, JEWETT—A tho residenco of 0, 1. Jonson, Baugs- tuck, Mich,, Aug. 20, J, T, dowett, agad 66 yearn, Funoral at tho Unfon Park_Congregational Ghurch on Suturday at 11 o'clock, Cars to Rowehill. Friends inyited o attend. BURNS—OF scarlet faver, Allco Bell, oldest dangh- ter of James N. aud I: 1za J, Burne, oged 3_years and 10 months, Funeral from restnence 348 Mobawk-at, Bunday, Aug. ), at 2 p, tn, to Graceland, Frieada of ihy famlly'uzs invited to atéend without further notls. £27~ Laffulo papers plosse copy. RLIDER—At 249 Hubbirdat., Aug, 7, of pleuro- s, our dow littlo Hatry Murdoch, mon of Guurge aud Lizzie Kllber, aged 6 mouthn, Tutieral ¢ roeidenco Hundsy, Aug, 2%, st 10 &, m, Fricnds are fnvited, GiLE GILES’ L) oA ERT IODIDE OF AMIMONIA A Now and Groat Discovery Moutcal Scionce ior the Ouro and Roliof of Pain in Man or Animel, Burpasainz Anything Horotofore Known, Rostorini Thou sands to Health and Happiness, A BURE OURE For Neuralgls, Rheumatism, Hrysipolas, mxnmorxf.‘ Group, Sore Throat, Faco che, Mumps, Baralysis of Limbs, BHIF or Enlargod Joints, Bun- ions, Corns, Pains in Baok, Neok, or Shouldors, Quinay, Outarrh, —AND ALI— Druizes and Wounds of Bvery Naturs, in Man or mal, GILES LINTAENT bug socolved the onqualifed Apbro slof tho wedical iraornity, and b largaly uso I? thole privato practice Ly tho miost sucoossful phyal- olans A Cr.enoyMax Coneny Gilox' o of Ammonta ly In my jadzment, tho bost romody for Nou-algla uror put bafors the public. I have beou lllllcr\d with this terriblo duiseasw for 81 and uover uuti 1 foll apon Mr. Gllos’ romedy, diil 1 fad aay assurod roliof, 1 tako plossure {n sayiug his, inasinad in as | desirealways ta bo & henofac or oi tho b n family, A0 CONBIT, Utatrnan of ‘the Mothudist Usural nin. A Pnyarcrax Ooneng Dr. William Osgood ¥ags, of No, 285 Fourth-av., New York, suflerud fur many yoars with atiflu 4 {htonve a1 |5 is knoe, And &, Unios was unatle to waik, o y 8% fnjury recoived wn tho Hudsoo Itivor 1all A'01cd evury’ renioy that kil uracionco Gonld dovise, without hionatit. Uil Liutmwat: fodlio of Ammionia gave instant reliot and uifestod o camplota ouro, KIEUMATIO BUVPERKRS BTATE; scharged from the Maswohusetts Goneral Tos. ‘ehoumatism fn my i foartully for thrao ars; trlod avarsihiog: Ivet all tiops, Dr. et udide ot Auunontalosted o cuiip) HLLEK 83ITTH, Bo. 1 Pisno at, FatlRivar, 1 sufforings with 1nflummatory themuatiem wers (o, tanio. 1 wasolyless (11 T used (1loat Laoinens 1l ot Amiuoola. BW, VoLt 1113, 718 W "Yia' rosuit was wondirful. Fubiii. N Y. s i} bodgs wii o L Samon? Ldida of Ao DRIIOK UHEEN, 164 Woat MENT for allments of the sotmal “m othor preparations I iis woa: ects, * HARDY DassxTT" STATRS} Inzoy atable tha anly liniment I pow use s Gles® Lint- mont lodide of Ammoaia, It orforms woudors. Liovitatiogly protaunce 1t the Doat 1 over sa¥. steDaNTELS, Pinoston, N, J For our stook we kuow of no liniment that equals Giley' Todido of Amuubi 14 what horsemen have lnoy sapyoints. POH wanisd—e-moihlug reliable, It uover d ‘TER & DOUGLASS, Nusth Howard st., Baltimore, 0teree Grant, faq., Viotora, Kilis Gounty, Kanras, + 110 sguire miln = laruest atock farilar a tha'murlds Husiice miles nia, ey st 0 ' LINIMENT. A bottls passosses more cnratia propariis fhep s barrol o L salcalo oxtraces 2nd Uiniulante that are folsted on & oredulous o umualty, Price 60 cunta and 41 por botile. Quarts, §3.4. T SPEOIAL NOTIQE. An Ol1d Nurse for Children, 1o procura Mre. Wialow's Soothing Syrup f i No thoibar o hasever trk St oFahild pass Uil this ortical period lusble 7] o tmothor, sud rellof and huslbl (o e ahild. | Ouma, wind oolie, ulates tho buwols. 8 fall Don's fall e AUCTION SALES, By JAS. I’ McNAMARA & CO., 27 East Washinglou-st, LARGE THADE BALE OF Boots and Shoes at Auction, TUEHDAY MORNING, Auguat 31, at 9:30 o'clock, BPECIALLY ¥OR FALL TRADE, Cong. Boats, Sli‘@ers, Rublers, &c. 200 Oases of the Only Or‘lginll Bucker Boots, Warranted Genuige, A8, 7, MONAMATIA & CO., Auokionears, AUOTION SALEs, T A BUTTERS & GO, Ali(il'l()xl‘,[i"»‘; 1y l“lilllfin.‘l T, BUTTERS & 00/3 SATURDAY'S BALT HATURDAY, AT 0:10 O'CLOCK A, M, % At their Balearoom, 103 Madison.at, FURNITURE, CARPETS, By GREAT AUCTION SALE OF REAL ESTATE Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. 1, 1875, At 0'0lock, on the Progerty, 13 oty 01 Milwaukce-ay,, 25 Lols on North-ay,, 36 Lots ou Elk Grove-st, 16 Lots 0 Gitard-st, 16 Lats on Wogst, & Brick Houses and Lol on Btk Grovesl TERMS OF SALE—One-thisd cash, balancs | and 2 years, with interest ut $ per cent per annum, Tho property fn clear of all Inenmbranes, A com plete abatract of thu property will s furnished to each purchascr, A doponit of $100 on atch ot will be re quircd from tho yurchancr at the timo of sale.. A ful wartanico doed will be given within 0 dayn of the raln, Tho proparty {n located in Plcket's Second Addition to Chirago, in the went \f of the N, E. i of Scction & , Tunge 14, eant of Wicker Pirk, and in s roumted by & good'claws of fmprovoments, with th lake water thironph each strect, and aewers on Alwa keo and Norttavn.; accesllla by horso cars and o uitntees on Milwankee-av,, which pusk directly by tig proverty, It In within the city limita, onty a Jittie over 3 milog nq{lhwfn dm‘lin thy (:lnunvtliun‘nv.;‘nqmn. Now fn tho time to inves! el eYOry one waniy to well 1a tho time to buy {1 i Real Eslate Is Safer than any Savings Bak, Thore aro many fn Chlcagn wlio #3vo mors or less money every yoa il nra ufrald, not wichout cau to place It 1 Haviugs Itanks, ar ober no-calle acewris ties: fo murh a clah this suln offers thn SAFEST IN. {ENT, one which will retuen fa the invesio rincipal and fntercat, Tho salo will b posiiive iroction of the owner. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO.. Auctloneers, - 104 Aadinou-at,, Chicago, By ELISON, POMEROY & (10.= 8l and ¥ itandolplst, FRST AUTUMN SALE BY CATALOQUE, OF 137 Modern OIL PAINTINGS, AT OUR AUCTION ROOMS, 84 and 86 Randolph-st., COMMENCING TOESDAY MORNING, Aug. 31, at 10 o'tlock, And afternoon at 2 o'elock; alan, WEDNESDAY, Seph, 1,8t 108, 1n, and 3 p. . Tho Paintings t ho ofTerod at thero malos embrice works by anme of the lesding and best known Amorke can and Forelgn Artists, such as F, Buydam, 11, Londolt, Geo. Pinder, Mra, B. M, Galvin, B, Kreutzer, Ueo, Hartwick, W, 1L Langwortliy, IL. . Nortlicot, A. Garnte, Ky A, F. Brircoe, Meyer, " Van wills, P! Haneon, ¥. D, Briscos, Artiata whose works are fousd In many of the laading Public and Private Galieries of the country, Every Plcturo on the cutalogue posilivily to be sold without lfmit ar rescrve. T wholy eolloction will be arranged and on ITRER EXIIBITION, on main floor of our alore, SONDAT, Aug. 30. ELISON, POMENOY & CO., Auctionosrs, FORE & CO., 63und 50 Wabash avenue. On Saturday, Aufis. at # o'clock. 15 Crates W. G. Croclkery. A vory largo stock of New and 8:cond-lund FURNITURE, ‘Parlor Hultn of overy grado and style, Chambor Bets, Book Cases, Wardron3, Marhin anil Wood-top Tublea Blnck Wulnut Deltstealls and Buresus, Hall Trees Whatnote, Lounges, Sofar, Walnut Cosire and Rocks ere, Direskfust nnd Kitchen Tablos, Hufe sbd Jtusk Mattreanes, Spriugs, Parlor and Offico Deska, Bhow Canes, Mirrors, Carpiets, Fioor Ol Clotl, Alao, an ine’ voice of Block Tinwa . GORE & CO., Auctloneers. GREAT AUCTION SALE Consiating of evory description of DRY GOODS, &c. Adapted {0 tho Fall trado, being tho FINST OREAT TRADE SALE of the I'all Campaiyn, 1475, We ahall open with full ltnes Caswimeros, Sultings, Nepellenta, -4 Doivers, Sitinets, Cotiousdes, Jeaus, Lin'ngs, 8utiua de Chine, Lo, Largo'and mitractivo lino Gents' Merino and Bhot land Underwear, twenty varicties, Now hnea Gents’, Boya', and Youths® Suspenders, “all and winter styles Hate sn Cars, Gonta’, Ladies’, and Olfidreu’s Hoslory, locluding White Cuiton, Fane cy_Bal, and Bhuker Guods, Tho Iargeat and Bueat elo of Felt Bkirta over offered 1n Clirago, Ladies’ aud Misaca’ wear. ¥ino liue Ubera and Sbirting Fluiels, Linseys, in groat varioty, Drosa Sorgos. & Wo kave now lineas of Linens, with arders to eloss, and aball offer o great variely of Dumanks, Clotha, Napking, Tawels, Linen, Grush, aud an espocially finé Hno of Ladies’ atid Geuts® Tiandkerchiote, A great varlety of Ladles’ Underwear, obes, asé Aprans, slso Infunta’ Dresves, Hobex, &c, Tahls and Pocket Cutlery, Umbreiss, Horn Combe, Halr Brushos, Belta, und Fabcy Goads, CARPIRTS, First great tradu salo of Carpets, tncluding 2 snd 3+ pl‘y‘.?ll-‘\'ml dooda, donble-colion chuins, &c. lo ot a, m., TUESDAY, AUG, o GORE & CU,, (8und v Wubazh-av, At our Auction Catalogue Salo of BOOTS & SHOES On Wednesday. Eept, 1, at 93 0, m,, WE BUALL OFFER Fall Lineg of all grades Men's, Boys', and Yonlds', Women's, Misses', and Children's Wegr, INOLUDING A FULL LINE OF OUR OWN MAKE BUCKEB BOOTS, GEQ, P, GORE & 00,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av, = L. ROCKWELL & CO., Nos, 77 and 70 Deartorn-st., Will commenca the sale BATURDAY, Aug. 28, st . m., of the largeat stock vf FORNITURE AND GARPETS Without RESERVE or LIMIT, evor brought to ln; Auction House, Wo call tha attention of city au country dealorw to this aulo, OALL AND EXAMINE, We shall sell Baturday, Aug, 28, at 11 8. m., TWO NEW RANGES, AND TWO NEW COOKING STOVES, AND AT 11320 A, M., Ten Rolls New Brussels Carpet, Denirablo Patterna, withont resorve or Limit, A hiut to the wiso b4 wuthicient, L. RUCKWELL & CO., 17 and 79 Dearborn-st, e a2 By 8, D 0. Auctioneers aud Commissios Morchants, 83 and 81 Eaut Randcdpl-st, = Our ref\lhr Auction Sale. this Ih{). #ti0a, m, Flo- gsnt Farlor and Chsmbor Buits, Dining-room Fus- uiture in great variely, haadscms Library and Oos Furnituro, full Uns of Matresscs, all kiuds, | Hsbn & Bou's Fano, Toctave, : Farlor Organ, Bewing Me chines, Hsrdwire, Carpetig, Crockery, Glass, Slver audise g-ubrally. and Fiated Ware, and e . & J. CABEY, 41 AND @ FIFTH-AV,, Keop on hand tlie larges: sasortment in (he city of new frvidicto i b et oy bk A ding, Oice Doeke, Cowaiers, Bulviig, Ghowousct o-Boxes, Lefrigursiory, Blackaaiiin’ Tooids sud uas Vistuses, bougst sad