Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRli}UNE: FRIDAY, BEPTEMBER 3, 1875. THE CITY. GENEiA_L_N EWS: Tho temporaturo yosterday, as obsasrved by Mannsso, optioian, 88 Madison atreet (Trinuse Boilding), waa at 8 o m., 79 degrees; 10 a. m., 84; 12m., 82; 3 p. m., 80; Bp. m,, . Tho Sonth Town Doard met yestordny after- noom; but transscted no businosa other than making arrangementa for s meoting nt 7:30 this ovoning for tho further consideration of town ofilcora’ salaries. A young man named Charles Modary, omployod o o pressman at Culver, 'age, 1loyne & €o,'s, yostorday morning caught bis loft thumb In & Gordon prose, brufsing 1t considerably and one tiroly removing tho oail. Carl Ttoke, o driver in tho omploy of Stranes & Co., brick manufacturers, had one of his logs broken helow the keoo by o kiek from a_horso yostordny morning, 1o lives at 127 Veddor _street, and hias n largo fomily. s Cntherino Plein, a mirl of 17 years, daughter of n gardener, ns No, 07 North Halated alroet, wan thirown from a wagon, yestorday afternonn, on Latraben street, by tho horan attached ba- coming ftightenod at tho mischiovous move- ments of somo boys. Bho was but siigtly fne Jured. 1t i3 suggested by many mombers of tho Dosrd of Trade that Calhoun pirco sball be honoeforth known a8 * Dirty nlley." How would ** Shin~ Douo nlloy " suit? In ‘cithor caso an appeal to tho Comtnon Couneil wonld b necorsary, whilo the matter properlv bolongs to tho jurisdiction of tho Board of Health. . It-wan learnod at Cien, Wobster's offlca yeetor- day that tho ro:nfi]ptn of internal ravenuno from all wources for July last wera £810,000, and for Inst month 413,000, Thoso figures nre unusual Iy Iargn for thoso months, and, ay nll tho distil- Jeries’ but two nra in oporation, it is likoly that Boptember will show heavy returns. Tho Academy of Tlomcopattio Physicians and Snrgeona beld their regular semi-monthly moet- “ivg Iast ovening in tho Tremont Honeco, ‘Tho cenaors roported favorably npon th applications for memborshipn from Dra, Teck, Mercy and Mary Ilughen. Tho only other businees of the meoting wno tho reading of npaper on obstot- rics by Dr. Foater. The rost of tho ovening was epont in & diseuenion on tho paper and state- nienta from othior membors on similar caacs. Tho International Lesron Committoe, appoint- ed to select uniform Sulibnth-gchiool lussous for this country and England, hiold n sousion yeator- day morniug at tho Grand Pacific Hotel, ull tho mambers bemyg present. Lessons for tho yoar 1877 wero docided upon, aud the Commitico ad- jonrned. I tho ovoning tho members virited the Univorsity, and looled thirough the big tele- peope, nd wero afterwards outertalned uc tho sesidenco of Mr. Joln lorsyth at Grovelsnd Tark. T'he work of oxcavating for tho fonndations of tho now Uourt-Houso is rapidly progressing. About 150 men and sisty toams oro constautly employod in dipging and haullog away tho dirt. Tho contrastors, Cox Uros., doclara that tho job will bo completed ou timo, even though thoy luse, o8 thoy cialm thoy will, 83,600, Tho Ikt oi {ho old rmins, in tho shape of tho cells to tho tormer jnil, hinve boen carted nway, and thero s now not the slightest intorruption to tho work of vxeavation, Tho preparationa for tho Exposition aro clam- orous—not to eay doafoming—in the hugo builde jug, Largo nnmbers of workmen, chietly car- sonters, vio with each other who shall pound oudest, saw most vigorously, and plane the 7ellow pino with most graco snd offoct. Thia tontinnous din {s occasionally onlivencd by the deop oaths and energetic daucing of somo me- chunic who has dealt his finger a stronuons Llow, and who puts tho digit in his moath and appeals to heavon againet tho bammer. Thon again there are workn arranging tho hugo fountain and getting bonutifully ducked wheu o cowmrade lets on tho water at tho wrong tune. The most cuorgetic exhibitors aro propriotors of machinery, who aro many in number, and accomponied by huge drays with ingenions contrivancoes in iron aud wood. Mr. Roynolds prophesics that the Exhi- bition will be ready to open as announced, and that all the persons to whom #paco has boon slloted will bo fully propared, unloss it may Lo Incaao of railway delny. —_—— OBITUARY, SAMUEL BROOKES. Another of our old citizens, snd ono of tho ‘pioneors of Chicago, hoa gone, Samuol Brookea dicd in his 820 year ot his resldenca fn Ken- wood st 6 8. m. yostorday. BIr. Brookes waa one of tho oldest inhabitanis of Chicago, both a8 to ngo and residenco, Ho camo hero in tho £all of 1833, with a largo family, from London, ‘Englaund, lils former placo of residonce. When thoy arrived in Chicago it was a village of some 400 inhobitants, without stroots, and lbut few builgings. A more straggliug country vile lago, with but one mmsll church, 18x24, situatod on the cornor of Frankiin and Water stroots. In his forty yoars' residonco ho watchod its growth till it became a city of maguificont proportiona aud eplendid buildings, 1le vory carly iduutified himsolf with tho rellg- ious portion of tho community, and, with luy wife and part of tho family, joiuned tho First Treabytorian Church when it was fored in 1833 -undor tho mlnistrations of tho Rev. Jeremish Tortor, aud bas long been known, by tho sovoral churchea to which o has belonged, s Dencon Tiooken, for tho last two or three ycats holug :counocted with the Forty-soveuth Btreet Cone lprepational Church, noar where ho resided, ‘ond to the wombers of which bo has beon Jmiebted for many st of kindness ‘during - bis painful and long-protracted .illuess, which all acknowlodgo hio bore with true Christian patienco, moeknoss, and fortitude, *continually acknowlodgivg to his latest breath Jthat all Wa trust was in his Llessed Bavior aud +Xiedeomer, with whom ho longod to bo at rest in ithosa muusions of bliss which ho fully bolioved 11a Liad gouc to propato for lum. i ‘Towany old eittzons of Chicago, ho will bo ro- ,membered o4 the urbane, ite old Lnglish ,gentleman, of aechool huh_\-lng out. ‘o oth- wrs, who wero at all conucctod with plants and Alowers, as tho bext botanist tn tho voun- try, ono to whom thoy wore willing to rofor afl disputed questions an to namos ond familles of plauts, snd his memory anda knowledgo of them was traly wonderful ovon in bisold ago. Ihality wan prolovged but o fow shiort wounthy afler his wife, wlo died o yoar ago, and with whow hio lived o atl the en- Jovmonta of married Iifo full sixty yours,—thoy ,scewing to delight in ono suothier's socicty ns much ot tho end of their days, anthoy did at tho firot. ‘Tho funcral will tako place at 8 v, m, Bun- duy, in'tho Forty-seventh Stroct Congregational Clinreh, when all all friends avo invited “ta pay $ho lags tribute of respoot to hiy memory, \ ——— LOCAL LETTERS. A NEW ILAILWAY TLAX. J'o the Elitor of Ths Chicaye Tribune: Citreago, Bopt, 3.—Wlile tho drand Jury s erying to Investigato tho Wabash Avenne Iiml. way watter, would it not bo well to reviow a fow facts which aro mntter of uotoricty, as it may werve lo rocoucile to thuir presout fate thoso of that avenue who are now most discuntented .ovor Its pouscssion by a horso-railway? It ia within the momory of all people who read the papers that, for monthy prior to the passage of .tho ordinanco which gave that street to tho .hiorse-railway which now occupics it, thoro weoro storios ailoat that tho Sonth Atlantia Railroad Compauy proposed to run dummy cars from En- glowood along Wabiash uvenuo to the clty lmits, -=—thouco by Luree-power north to 80100 placo near Madison streed, Those cars wero to bo palaco cars, sud promised to celipse avything which a horso-radlroad hiad evor dono buefore, Following thesa storios, & petition was cireulated smong the vroporty-uwners on the strest to tho etfect that ths Common Council should grant this val- uablo franchiso to this muuniticout railrosd Com- pany, ‘Lhe baid eovinud to tako, and rumor has at that o large proportion of the innocent prop- orty-owners, who were roady ta dc anything so easy to beuefit thomeolvos, qfnud their uuines to tho potition. Next we leard that tho prosont Compuny had obtained the figlt of way, sud all thosu maguificeut cars which wero ta be, bocama .the common borse-railway car of Lho city, hay wo not now surmise that the shrawider men of that part of tho city saw that, instead of o uow borse-railroad cumpnuy, with fine cquipiuents such 88 Wors promis rosl calumity was {m- ponding over thow und tho city us woll; that it was 0o horee ratroad but a stesin railvoad sovk- 1ok sdwission to the very hoart of tho clty over eno uf its avouues ? lisd the game wucceaded, a ho I rall would ere long hava been laid on the strect, aund hoavy paescnger- cary, Lnuled by four Lorsos, would have trun. dled alung, to” the etill greater disgust of the uow most diggusted proporty-owners, But, sinco the posscemion of the street by tho uw‘nt Companuy, we have hoard no more of oso mugnitloent stories, Tholr bropogators- Liave wought auother flold. Iustead of Wabash arenue aud the westem portion of HydeXath honefactora havo hetaken thomeolvos to the Town of Lake, Woniworth avenue, and Third and Fourth avenues in the ecity, which they axk leave to_invads with thoir "horso and dummy rond. Too poor to buy thoir way into the clly, thoy must approach in " disguise, aud endeavor to tako from citizona the uss of elrosts upon which tho value nand hops of their property wholly deponds. And to mans who had Loped they had secured a competenco for thomaelves and famillos, 1f the schems muccoods, it will brigg poverty in tho diminished valua of their proyerty, and distress to their familios. - No conrta ean alford them redrooy, beesuns too alow, too exponeive, and from habit tao much glvon to explaintng away damages, whic sufforer, aud all othore, nro cloar and nun able, "The notomors, who dare not openly their roal objects, aro now besiegin tho Come aon Counctl, end on Haturday utght they pro- pone to approach tha Bontd of Trustees of the Town of Lako. 8hnll thoy mueccod? 10 they o, 1o man'a property is eafe, To-day he may think it 803 but to-morrow it may bo overrun with the baleful influenco of an unseruplons corporae tion, ONE oF 102 PIoLosEd Vicrias. THE QAB-MAN, To the Blitar af The Chi=ugo Pribune ! Cineaco, Sopt. L.—"Thoblane of the andacious robbory of (lon, Stager's house Monday boloogs entirely to tho City (Ias Compnoy, Any onc who hing evor kept lonse ean tostlfy to the unparal- leled impudeaca of the employes of said Com- pany who * {ake tho meter " every month. Thexo persons woent Lo ba cavofully welectod from tho veam of tho rowdy eloment, and thotoughly im= bued with the idea that tha Gas Company isa suall edition of omnipotenco. Thoy gonurally try to entor n privato honso without going through the absurd formula of ringing tho ball. Fathug in this, thoy vigorously endeavor to pult off the boell-knob, aud swear tillnservant appears. "Ihen, if thoy nre new to tho bumness, thoy con- doscend to yoll *gas-man” fu an 1mperious but explanatory tono; othierwiso thoy will not deign to stato thelr mission, but shiove the door wide open, push the vervaut girl over, and rush for tho motor, scratching o wateh on the wall, and loaving imprints of muddy Numbor 10' on thy carpet. After * taking the mater,” a froshchow of tolrceo in stowed between thefr anful jaws, and tho old one loft in & consplcuvus place ao 4 sonventr, Then they depart, leering at any un- protected femalo within right, and loavivg ns 1oany doors as posrible wido opon. This fant, Liowover, is sometimeos variod by vlayfully slam- wing them with tromendous emphasis. Any ono whobas had sny expericoce with theso poraons will unlicesitatingly admit that the above i8 by no means au_ovordrawn ekotch of whot overy hongolivldor is obliged to ondure tweive times & year, for the privilege of being over- chargod tor the poorest gay in the United States. Aud this mothod allows & thiof to gain entranco to lll{ private houso nod plunder in broad day- light] Tl innocent public must iostantly tako somo procautions, or the trick so successfully played on Gen. Stagor wifl become popular smong tho * awell mob,” nud every one wiil La obliged to lament stolen property. Tuo migbty Gaa Company must provido its metor-taking brigado ‘with badges of some kind (and with botter mauner), or the loog-suf- foriug paterfamilios will have to resort to an heroic motboa of protecting his household goods. Ilo must purchana a roliablo yevolver and give-it to tho servant with iustructious to stop theroby nuy one who attompts to enter swithout giving o good reason for doing o, and to hold it cocked and ready for uso G inches from the gas-mon's hond during his mouthly call. If ths is thought impracticablo, put a chaln on the front door o that it can bo opencd but o little ways, and direct tho servant o ine form tho gas-man that ho cannot coter without written crodontials from the Iresident of tho Gas Compuvy, e = 1L, I’ Boowx. CHEAP LIGNT. To the EMlitor of The Chicago Tribuno? Cinicaao, Sept. 1.—-L have o foww suggestions for tho benofit of our complaining eitizon Als bap, in yesterday's Tninuse, and for the nu- merous others who suffer great griovances from tho Gos Companies. For private uso, gas ia purely a lnxury. Ono barrel of ligh-tust koro- #eno, costing some 8, and as much moro for lamps suitablo to attach to gaa fixtures, will ro- liovo noy moderato-sized family from tho bur- dons of theso groat monopolies for ono yoar at least, and furnish thom with sn abucdance of light, of mors practical valuo than thoy can got from gas for four times tho monoy atleast, ‘Why, then, thls great ado nbout a matter so eneily mastered? ‘This is what all theeo complainers must {ake nome, and consider, nud protit by tho cousidoration, or by aud by they nay nuller for necessarios which aro not con- trolled by mouopolists. A person who will bo- coma disconcorted in this matier of lights bo- causa tho price is high, and cannot nge valgar keroueno becauso it i8 not fashionabie, Is open and vuluerablo at ovory coutact with style whici ba {8 not nblo to sunport. The feablonable wnil~ hner and dressmaler wield a monopoly over such persona sy strong and unavoidablo, as long 0 thoy ontertain tho curront opinion, as do the Gas Companies. ‘Fhe monopoly is not in tho wains and in tho exclusivo way for them dole. gatod by the Commoun Council, bat in the char. seter that submits to tha fmposition. Moxnox, THE PAVEMENT OF MICUIGAR AVENUE. Tv the Editor of The Chicaga Trioune: Cnroado, Sopt. 3.—Petmit mo to call attention to tho bad condition of Mickipan avenue, snd in tho future I will spare you os far a8 I am con- cornod. Tho quostion lass been ropeatodiy askod, Why don't our City Fathors pavo Mich- Igan uvenuo 7 Dut uo ono hag beon able to give o satiafactory roply, or throw any lght upon tha subject whatever, Tho curbstono was laid from Randolph to I'wolfth stroot somo Lwn yoars ago, sud then thoro was somo prospeet that tho worlt commenced would bo speedily puaked to com. plotiou ; but now it sncms ay It there were no iutention on tho port of our City Fathers to pave tho stroct ab all, Bince tho Chicago City Ralle way cominenced runoing thelr cars on Wabash avenuo tho travel on Michigan aveauo baoa been greatly augmented, notwithstaudiog tho strect 14 1 o ternibly bad condition, und, after o slight showor, is utterly unlit to drive upon, It boing tho ouly thoroughfaro by which vehiclea can readily gain accoss to the southern part of tho city, wo seo no roason why the roquired jm- {lrnvnmunts should not be made without dolay. Why do yot the City Fathers mako an ssscus- went sud complote the warl this year? I am #uro it would moot with gouoral approval by all tho reeldents from Ttandolpl. to ‘Lwelfth stroots, o8 tho improvemont would greatly advance tho prica of real astato, and much to the boauty of tho avenue, This work has been noglectod 00 long that it wcems s if immedinte action should bo taken, aud tho work comploted at tho carliost possible moment, olto wo eay boobligod to wait ono, two, or throo yoars, and still find our stroct fu the same doplorable von: Tranx 1. Ilawxs, 810 Aichigan avennuo, TACK COMFANIES, To the Iiditor of L'he Clicayo Triouna: Cuicaco, Bept, 2.—Wooks ego Tne Tnmuxe advertod to the formation in New York City of a respoctable Hack Compuny, which agreed and Aid tuko passongers to any part of snid city for 25 conts cach. 'I'hio idea was 80 good that I ex- vocted ere this to have heard thnt wuch a Com- Pany bad boen formed by the moro respectable Lackmen of this oity, By forming a stook com- pauy, limitiug tho aroa of travel at first to the district bounded by Michigan, Chleago, and Ash- laud avenues nud Twolfth streot, and charging uniformily 25 conts Ly day and 50 conta by uight for each passenger earried to or from any part of thiat district, tho hooks of this aity which now staud idlo halt the Lo, would bo slmoat cou- uuutlfl omployed, and reap a much Iarger har- vout thino by Whe presont wystem of spnsmodio oxtortlon, Chicago hacks wonld mako mouoy by takiug passengers ay 25 cents oach por Liour to mod through tho yurky aud along tho lakio shore drive, Boverallines of backs aro Lept busily employed in Now York ju carrying purdons at choap rates through Central Uarkc, 'Ihie prof- its mado by tlio car aud omnibus companles of this city ought to couvinca our oxtortionato hiackmen that more mouey is i, 1) farca than Ligh ones. o fraui low THE FOOM PRISONER, To the Bditor of T'he Chicago I'ridune: Cuicaao, Bept. 2.—A gentloman informs me that two littlo boys are now closo prisonors in the County Jail, where they havo been kopt for two or throo months, vainly ecoking & prompt trial, whuch is refnsed thois, or a reloaso, which theiz parents are too poor to prooure for them. Onuboy iy charged undor the United Btatos laws with leaviug a lettor whers it becamo lost, and tho other buy with stealing a ride iu & buggy which he did not own. ‘Fheso Loys hiavs bright, open countensnces, and if guilty of a firss or tecoud offensa should bave beon Beut to the Ite- form Hehuol, Three wuontls in jall without a trial ts pretty severe ou juvonile offonders, who aro at leaat entiticd to a8 merciful treatment as | okiatn ia the dubieiy’ prison. 1 bayo no doubt which they wors going to ruin, thoso magnificent ! that mlnr an unfortunato witnoss—many a Fur- non falsely accusnd of crimo—ia loft Ianguishing for months in {all, merely to gratify potty mal- ico or to enablo enmo attorney or Judgo to go on o fishing escuraion. Invoatigation wonll diecloso n number now in prison who shonld Dbavo beon triod and porhapn roloased months ogn, Prompt and impastinl trinls will never be attained under onr vrosent fmpsrfect systom of criminal jurisprudence, B, CO-OTERATION, To the Fditor of The Chicage Tribuna @ Curcyao, Bept, 2.—In view of tho recent etriko of tho etone-cutters, and the porinaical atrikos among the itforent tradoes of mochanles, which eften entail such frighttul loss, sufforiog, and domoralization on workmen and their fami- Hen, I think it is tima some maro rational means -wera dovised to corioct abuacs than hias beea brought into general use. Why cannot an or- ganization be formed to include all workingmen which would tend to socuro for the workman & Just remuneration for his labor without bringing him in conatant autagonism to the employer,— in tnot, ono that would harnionizo their intoroata by soma plan of co-operation, Linch tnochans icat trade eauld bo organized by jtself, but let all bo 8o honmd togetlioe e o vecure united actlon. It in timo intsthzont muchanics were consdoting this mattor for thomselvos, and I, for one, would heartily join with any who would take lold of 1t in such o way as would givo a roasonablo prome isa of sceors, Co-operativn hax mot with won- dorful suceess in Lugland, aud I 820 no reason why it inay not here, L shonld ltke to hoar from othiers on this subje A MECUANIC, CRORB-TOWN cAng, To the Edtor af The Chicaco Iyibunes Cuicano, Sopt. 2.~In bolalf of a Iarge con stituency which lias had oceasion to commend tho onterprire and nccommodation of the Wost Hido Car Company, I call for tho reinstatemont of tho through or crosu-town cars, Vory many peoplo have misscd theso useful cars, aud hinve inquiced for thom with fonguga which ato bogin- niug to bo uttered, Unless thoy aro speedily replaced thiere will, I fear, bo mutloringa of dis- content all along tho live. Thosa cars wero al- togothor too usful and iudispenssble to bo dis- continned, They wore tho movablo links which bound tho Sauth and Wost Sidos togothor, and it is too lato to plan tho alionation of the two scetions by domolishini one of ' thoir favorita inatitutions. Unleys the Car Companics wish to sco pome *‘cross” peoplo, and lesr somo **crous ™ worda (which they do not), thoy will bo suro to roplace the cross-town cars upon their accustomod routes. C. E. = T MOCK AUCTIONS. DENOLD, HOW THEY FLOURIST. Dave Ansel sud Jim Buston, the notorious mock anctloncers, aro still ot their old tricks, Tho troublo which tho shooting of Floyd en tailed upon him a fow nionths agodoes not seom to havo deterred tho formor from pure puing tho countryman and the Igno- rant citizen, Horman Ifenck, an unsophis- tieated Gorman quarryman, from Lomont,—the very quintossonce of wimplicity, was staring nbout tho cornor of Madison and Canal streeta youtorday, whien Ausell scraped hin acquaintance a2d took bim into the mock suction nn the west #ido of tho lattor-named thoroughfaro, and & fow doors mnorth of ; Madtson, Burton Lod ' o wateh Cup “ for salo, and was yelling as if ho was possossed of a dovil, Would Henck take it for #202 No; be nd 219, o foolighly said. Again, wonld ho have 1t : bid anyhow! * Ninoteon dollara!” eaid ud was nbout to go out. * Oh, no you entd Ansoll; ** You mnst take tho watch, or thoy'll have you arrestod.” Thia geared him, and tho foolish fellow Inid down his #19,—all ho had in his pesscssion. I'he vultures seizod it. Then Icuck ‘‘kicked” with his tongue, and wanted his money back. Ansol would get tho watch mold “for him ot auathor place, and thoy went to suothar mock-suction ~ on the ~ corner of Canal and Washivgton atreots. Ilero the watoh was put up and sold for 75 cents, and the swindlors liad tho cheok to keop that, Ilonck complaived nt tho Madison Street Polics Station, and had Anpel and Burton arrosted. ‘Thoy wore chargod with obtalning money sinder falvo protonses, and gave bnil for their appoarnnce whon wanted, ilenck was hold ng o witness, aud Capt. Ellis proposoa 1o keop him uotil Lo gives bia fosti- movy. g THE CITY-HALL. During ons weok tho City Colloctor has col- locted tho smount of §434,623.77 on city taxos. 3 Tho City Trensurer yesterdny rocolved 801,- 958,47 on city taxes, and $1,960.08 on wator~ ronts. Tho Doard of Pablic Works yestorday {saued a finnl voucher of 26.895 to the American Bridga Company on account of Madion stroet bridge. Commigsionor Prindiviilo is still Iying onn sick bed at his residonco,’ At ono timo Lo was vory low, and was throntened with a sovero ate tack of typlwoid fever. Tuosday morulog Robert Clark was thrown from bis buggy in ths Town of Lake View, and was droggod for o covsiderablo distanco, Yos- torday lio was ngain around City-1lall, a very little bit tho worso for bis oscopudo, § Me. Maynard, of tho Board of Public Workn, states thut his rotention 18 duo cotirely to Mr. Houghton, the man who was appointed his suc- cossor. - Mr. Houghton has beon promisod nne other poution lu lien of tuo ono ho formerly Liold uoder Bupt. Vailoy. 4 + Mogs, Chismbors & MecBoan will commonca tho paving of \Wabash avenuo to-morrow. The Board yesterday gave tho permisiion to pave by special contract from Chirtecnth to Congresa stront on that thoroughfare. They will comploty the job in a weok or ten days. ¢ Tho Bonrd of Pablic Worls will to-day advor- tisa for oxcavations on thosite of the ofd Court- Jlouso. Tho work is limited to Oct. 1, fifteon dnys lnter than tho dato mentioned in the conn- ty's contract. The foundation will be com- mencod 28 8oon as theoxcavations aro complotod. « Ono of the morniug estorday gavo sn sccount of a spat bul\vui:xpgxr:vgr Colvla sud Ald. lildreth, which did not take placo. Al il droth did have alittio difliculty with Commis- sloner Lhompson on the day mentionod, but it was of so trivial » naturoms notto bo worth mentioning. ¢ Mayor Colvin statos that hio has no reason for nstorting that Loslio Towis was only eloctad As- ristant Buporintendent for a torm of two weoks, o did favor Mr. Duano Doty, and now that tha eloction has boea madte, ho does not think it proper to combat tha Ionrd of Education on their selection. If Mr. Lowis is removod it whil Lo by tho Board, Mr. Hoslog's nssertion that ho did not go Eost with any intention of rmwming money to purchase a Democratic nrfinn. is goneraily dis- creditod around City-1iali sa ho is known to Lave procurod a list of at least twonty slgno- tures for that ospecial purposo. o has made up with the Colvin mon. Furthermore, s is ol that his irip to the Laat was such a failnro that ho I8 ashamed ta ownup. Thus do thoy talk around the City-Hall, but it would take a bold mau to vouch fur the truth of it. ‘The gr]nted rooord of tho tax casos appesled to tho Suprema Courl was yosterday delivered to tho Lsw Dopartmont. It contalnu a list of sbout thirty tax-fightors, which Comptroller Hays doos not voe it to publich. o Las had a delinquent list of tax-tighters nlono in his possession for mora than & week, but does uot wish to publish it o long ns taxes aro boing pald {n at the pres- ent speody rate, The Cowptroller’s courss le l:rnbu ty tho botter ons to pursue, but it certai: y doprives the publia of a vast amount of infor. uation that {s valuablo tu thess days of numer- oua candidates for all worts of ofticea, CRIMINAL, A hornesa and a coat, vatued at 835, were stolen from R. Clarko's barn,*No. 249 West Con- gross stroet, night beforo last, ‘Threo horscs, attached to as many buggies, wore taken from bitching-posts yostordsy by thievey, 'Tho Dostitigo Lumber Company would liko to have thoir rig back, It was taken from Iu front of Flold, Leitor & Co.'s, Leander Rockwoll was bookod at the Madlson Btroet Btation last night on the eharge of em- bozzlemout, but uo particulars conoorning the caso wore learned from thows proseut,the prison- or Laving been takon ou Btaio warrant. Livo ets of larnoss woro discovered fn & rnwnhmknr’n shop on Sonth Caual strest yes- orday, aud Detoctive 1'lanigan took thom to the Madison Strest Biation, where thoy await an awuer. Edward Kether fa the person wha stold® thow, It is clarged, and boisa prisonor. The property was ovidently takou frons wume barn, At about 3 o'clock Tussdsy morning & negro pawed "'homas Mason was arrostod ou the cor- ner of Cottage Grovo avenuo and Fony-nnong strect. llia boing without hiat or ehoea ind +e olicer to tako lum {n and book him on tue genaral chargo of vagrancy. Weilnosday morne g ho was teied befora Bummertield and (lia- eharged. Later in tho day, n complaint was modo (lint Monday night A negro bnd attompted to entor tho houra of Mr. Youny, on tho corner of Wabasli avenuwo aml Thirty. accond etreat, and in tho morning & hat nnd pair of shoos had boon found outsida the window, Mason was llmruu{wlx roarrostad, sl fdontified by tha rorvant giel of Mr. Young, so that Sum. nierfiold waa [ustified In binding him over to tho Criminal Court, e THE COUNTY BUILDING. Tho sale of delinqitont property was continnod yomtorday at o slow rate, both in tho city and cotinty. A young man namoed Fred Stolz was lodged in Jnil yestorday to await n trizi of lis saity, A Jury will bo callod inthe Criminal Court this morning at 11 o'clock for the trial of a faw insano cases. Tho Committes on City Rolations was In sos- slon yestordoy morning, bus transacted no busi- ness of any importanco, Georgo Smith and Dantel Kollogg, indictod for keepig a gaming-houre, camne into court yeator- day snd gavo bail in the sawm of 1,000 aach, Tho Committeo on Roads and Bridgos will visit Iydo I'ark tu-day to detormisto whothor or not an additional bridgo is needed across the Calu- et Rivor, Deputy-Sheriir Matloy waa happy again yester- day. ‘LTio man who took his horso and “buggy ths day provions had been kind enough to louve ic at tho Armory, Commlirsloner mtrtimf focls aggrioved that Tun Tuteoxs has placed him atmony tho mom- Lors of Perivlat’s Unfon Club, Iio saysho s nat & member, haa never attonded sny of Ms wmeetings, amd nover wiil, Jolin Nowton, whom Judgo Farwoll hoa been anxionsly waiting for for soveral days, did not put in his appearance yestorday. His continued sllence nbout thot little mathor of pavjury with which bo 18 charged still surves to oxasporate Lis bondsman, Tha oxplanations from Commissloners Gnen- tler and lolden, and the war of worda which must have ensuod, did not oceur at the Bornd meetiug yoatorday, much to tho disappointraent of tho othor membors, Coramissioner Guenthor was quite unwoll, hence ho doferred his aitack until u moro opportune Avason. Tho question of awarding the contract for fur- nishing tho comnty with cosl ha been hanging firo quito a while.” Is thoro any reason for it.? Tho contract ig ono of the most important fn tho control of tho County Baard, and the dolay Iu tho tetting, it m said, is nat in tho interost of either tho tax-payers or tho thousands of poor pooplo who rely upon tho county for o share of their fuel duriog the winter, Tho calondar of easca for trial in the Crim{onl Conrt for tha Septembor torm wis mado up yeu- Tho trinl of Abrahain Moses for rocoiv~ ing stolon goods s wot for Tuemday, and Joha Condon, for murdering his wifo, for Thursdsy, of next weok, 'Iho trial cf Uorbrick, for murder and arvon § Ilonry and Soplna Bmith, for abe duction ; and J. 8. Bloomingston, for libel, havo been pot for tho 1ith inst,; Robert B. Ford, publishing lottery schemes, for tho 16th ; Kwanuel Isancs, for receiving stolsn goods, for the 17th ; John H. Thorn, for failtug to turn_over monoy: L. M. Wildo, keoping a gamiug-house; and lloury Woodbury, for brib: 1y, for th I'hio calendar containg A cages inall, which, §f trivd during tho torm, will koop tho Court busy. —— ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thera will bo to-day a public !rial of tho pris- moldal raiiway in Ilyde Park. It will beginut 3 o'clock sud continno tili 6, Tho Woman's Hospital of tho 8tate of Illinols will continue during to-dsy and to-morrow thoir admirable junches in the brsement of the buildiog No. 88 Washiugton strot, between Olark and Dearborn. + Theroe will ba n mooting of tho patrons of the South Side horso-cars whe aro opposed to the Tunniug of care without conductors this evening at tho atore on tho northoast coruer of fudisna avonuo aud Thirty-first street, The publio schools of this city will roopen Mouday. Haturday morning, betwoen 10 und 12 o'clock, the Priucipaly will bo at their respectivo echool huildings to receive apolications Sor #onts, No new um‘llirnlimm will ho received atter Baturday until Mond Hept. 13, and seaty will bo reserved for thoso who wore pupils upon Juno 25 until 'Cuesday nfternoon, Fntbier Forhan has roturnal to the city, nce cording to promise, and las had tickets printed for tho lecturo which Lio is to deliver "Thursday, tho 16th inst., at AleCormick's Hall, Bubject, Denominational — Education in the Publia Helools,” Tickots for wale at Gale & Dlocki's, drugzists, 85 Soutl Clark strect, noxt tho Colidgoum, No oxtra charga for rosorved soats, ‘[o bonndaries of the Bkinner Bchiool Distriot are changed by tho Board of Education wo as to place both sidos of Peoria street in tho Bcammon ichodl Diatrict, and all north of Madison strostin tho Elizabeth Stroet l'rmi'xry School District for {wrlmlry {umlls. All pupils reniding within thesa imits will reiuiro trausfer eards fsom Lhe Skin- ner Behool, anplication for which must ho mada at the Bkiunor School building to-morrow (Hatur- day) at 10 o'clock. ‘The Young Aon's Christian Assaciation ex- roczm\ to tave bod with thew jn their meoting n Farwell Hall last Sabbath evening Josoph Weoathorloy aud Elksnah IToiroyd, of London, two of Mr. Moody's Evangelistic Commitieo ovor tho wator, but wo gront has boon the desire by partioa in New York and on thie way horo to bear ropotts of tho gront rovival in Oreat Lritain from thedo goutlomen that they woro unablo to bo prosent, " ‘Thoy wrile now ‘they will not ba able to bLe hore oven noxt Sunday, crowded bousies mooting thom atovery placo. Maj. ), W. Whittlo, the Iny cvangolist, will probably opeak in tho boll 8abbath evening, -—— et RELIGIOUS, UNIVERSALISTS--BAPTISTS, Spectal IMapateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Burraro, Sept. 2,—The scmi-centenulal of the Univorsaliet State Convention of Now Yorl, which has been in sceston bere throo days, closod this aftornoon with tha celobration of the Lord's Bupper. In tholtato are 110 Universallut artshios, 78 churchen, 74 pastors, 4,167 1mem- ors, $1,020,437 valuailon of church propurty, 86, Bitndny-schools, 851 toactiors, and 6,700 pupils, The sixth sunual Conveution of the Central Aesociation of Liberal or Open Communion Iaptiuts et in this city yostorday, nud closo their womsion this oveniug. Delonsics wers pregent from tho Btates of Now York and Yonn. sylvania, aud visiting brethren from Boston, Mass,, and tho Btato of Maino. Frow the Wost wore Dr. D, M, Gratiem, of Chicago; Dr, 1L 8, Jumos, of Dotroit : 8. 1), Batos, Ridgewav, Ind.; Prot, G, A, McMlillay, Berea County, Ky, ——— VANDERBILT'S TOUR, Nasuviire, Teun., Sopt. 3.—VW. I. Vander- bilt aud party arrived this ovening, making tho run from Loulsvillo, 185 miles, over tho Lonis- villo & Nashville ailroad in four hours and fifty- threo minutes. Mr. Vanderbilt aud friouds will visit tho Vaudordllt University aud_other noted olnts to-morvow, and roturn to Loniavills at :43 p. m., thonca to Bt. Louis and Wost. ———— Exoitoment Among S8owing-Machine Deal- ere, The “Now Automstio Teusion Bilent Bewlng Ms- chine™ {s cauaing no end of miir among the dealars, ‘Wa liear of ordors for other machines being cotnter- manded, from the cerlalnty that they will prove un. salably, and replaced by orders for fhe * Now Autoatic,” ‘Tou Want to Sce Us 1t sbout ordering a now fall sult, ‘Thers areihe yory beat of roasons, ua you will acknowledge if you will oxainina atock, stylss, and prices, elther at our dowi= town store, 134 Dearbarn stroot, or 230 West Madlson sireet, Ordway & Nowlaud. ——————— e All Bliould Remember This, Tho Weod Bowing Machiuo Company say to sll retall Luyers, * Coma o 263 Wabauls avonuo with ready 1on- oy and wel wakoyou liberal discounts on suy tna- chlue” Go, why dou't you?z e ey Piancs and Orguns, Tallot, Davis & Co.'s Orand, Hquire, snd Upright, .. Siilh's American Organs cun bo found only wt W. W. Kimball's, coruer State aud Adams stseots, Olitcago, L The Low Button 8hos, for ladios’ wear, 1 a porfost marvel of siyle snd besu- ty, Bos It at Wiewill & Groouus, 16 Btate and 131 Twenty-sccond sizests, AL i Lo A Rumor fain circulation that plies cannot bs cured, It fs wholly without foundation, bowever, for Dalley's Magioal Paln Eatrictor kas Aevex beed haowa 9 m'ti OFF FOR TEXAS, An Ex-County Judge Arrcstcd on the Charge of Forgery. His Explanation of the Troublos. A romowhat summary proceeding took placo yesterday n tho arrost of & former mombor of tho Iarzin Caunty, T'oxas, Bench, and persons ncequalntad with tha facte In the cana are cone vinced that tho dotention waa {nntigated by po- litieal motives, and without due regard to law ond Justive, Tho object of tho nrrest 1 nwoll- educatol, fino-appearing man of about 40 years, named dohn W, MeDonald, and ho Is a native of Dennaylvanis, but has lived in Toxas twonty years, loaving thora about a year ago. During the War Lo was s firm Ualon man, aud took no part in} the strifo, though ho romalned nt his homo in IHouston, nnd kept bis own counsel, Aftor tho War he was oloctod by the Nepublicans to positiovs of trust, Ho waaa firm supporter of tho (luvern- mont, and commandei, it i3 sald by his frionds, the respoct nnd esteom of thousands of yoople who kuew him during hin long 1ezldenco In the Lone Star Stato. Nearly fivo years ngo Lo wan clected by tho Hepublican party to the oitico of COUKTY JUNGE of Harris County, tho couuty-seat boing at Houston, Undor the jtate Conatitution ho was ‘T'ax Assossor of Lho county ex-officio. Ha om- ployed five Dopulics in furnishing the nocessary notifications to tax-payers, who wora required by law to furnieh a relindulo of their taxablo |vmpnrl.{. with their ¥aluation on lauds and chattols duly sworn to. When theas wero raturned by the Dopnties, as they wero daily during Lho period of the aesnau- ment, Judgo MeDounld “carofully examined thew. L€ he was watisilod that tho return was too fow in auy caso, ho made a nota of it ou the margin of the schodulo, aud ratnrnod it to the Deguty, who would teko it hack for the nsuessed poreon to examine, It tho latter wns: vpposed to tho higher valuation, as fixed by Judge McDonald, who was well pested n values of property thereabouts, thon the disputed Joint WwiH loft to two arbitrators, choson by tho tax-payor and tho Judgo. In most cakos tho persons nmkosacd agread to tho valuativn as noted on tho mar- ting, koowing full woll that the arbitrators, it ust, would given fair valuation, which, of course, was fu excosa of Lhat returnol by the property-osner. ‘Lhis procodure ubtsiued fn the caso of ONE BETRING, whoso pn:lputy was aescssod, ITo roturned, it ia clalmod by McDonuld, alow and palpably wroug valoatioo in order to ovoid the tax, bub Lo submitted to the alteration without dissant. g, and with othor bitter political opponents of thn Judye lust no time in making capital agatnnt hiw, with 6 viow toward defeating him at tho next olection. o elnimod that Me- Donald slterod his schodulo rogardloss of law, chargiug fraud on tho Judge in order that ho wight make big fecs, it appoaring that the ligher the valuation the groster tho Judgo's iucomio an Arscseor. e TIE ELLCTION CAME, and the Demoerats carried the dny and prom- isod to mako is hot for tho Radicald, Ilow well thoy have kept their word may bo tuferred from =~ the mauvor in which they aro following Judgo McDouald. He clalma to havo made his roturns in good faith, and says ho will show his Toxay fricnds and enomies how ho did it whon plnced on trial, Novertholoss, after he lind sottled all his affairs quictly and turned over the books and }mpcm of lis oflico to L suecosor, with o full explanation of his mavner of procecding in tax matiers, o bada hid Iriends adica sud started for 8t. Tonls, o did not, be #nzs, leavo llouston in any hnato. HE CAME TO CHICAUO Lo live last October, and has made no soeret of his coriug or of hiy whoreabouts, Ile tins boon ougagod ou tho Comuncrcial Advertiscr nows- paper hore 08 business agent, aud Liay also at- tendod to otlior mators of burlucss, such as n lawyer who is u strangor in a place would bo apt to ¥ecls, ‘Iherofore, \whon Sheriff Asha mat him yesterday, and tappod biny on the shonlder with a fricoidly greoting, ba was sstonistiod, but not frightened, Ilo was moroe surprised when thas oilioer, who hind beon an sssociato Justico wish him in Toxus, informed him that Lo wauted him G0 DACK TO JIOUSTON with him to answer an indictment for forgery, inutituted at the tnatance of Bahring, and biusod on the aiteration of his old asscssmont schodule, ‘T'ho Judro bad no objoction to returning and entiafying his accuners, bnt hio had lert his old homo on account of tho partisan and angry polit~ ical warfars which provailod, and bolioved that nuder such n astate of affairs ho could not obtain » fair hearing; sull ke wina remlr togo ot tho Btato’s expensn. Asho Liad requisitions from tho Qovernors of Toxas aud Hinots, and preeonted thom to o police ofli« cor, when MeDonald questioned their sorvice. ‘Lho patrolman would not act on them lLecauso thoy wera not directod to him—n Bleriff or n Constablo ouly hiad authority, 88 shown by tho document, Iowover. at Asho's roquost, Lio ac- compauied them to tho Centrul Station. Asho Iind proviously agroed with MeDonnld to go to o firat-clasa hotol, but whon ho gol his pris- oner [n tho station ho tallied plain forgery to Chief-Dotecttvo Dixon or Surl. Iiohm, nnd liad MeDonald rushed into n osll and locked up by Bim Princo bafore tho accused conld eny n word. e was dobarved the privilego of sonding immo- diately for his wifo and friends, who iwero boarding on Woat Madison stroot, and no op- portunity was given him to obtain counsel, Ay, Atho ot bis mun late iu the foronoon, and pro- posed to . RUATE HDX OUT on tho traln at 8 o’clock in the ovening. Ahout b o'clock n goutloman ntiompted to procurs counsol for lim, In order thnt a writ of linbens corpus 1aight bo secyrod, but it was too lato to obtain any logal procoss, and tho !hrlunuor. who waa porfoctly williug to ko If left nlone, but did not wish to bo dragged about, made no offorts to ocuro bin . lborty, which Lo conld havo dono * on making to’ a Judgo tho samo statomenta Lo made to Tk TupuNE reporter last evomug, aa given abave. Hin wife, and o number of gontlomon frionds wero groatly distrovsed at is situstion, but ho heguod them to remain pavsive, and folt conli- dent of tis ability to fully clear himesclf of tho alleged dishonorable acts whilo on the Bonch, if nny roagouablochancewete shown bim, Holias nu- merous prominent political friouds in the South, and will roly ou thom for support it any is nood- ed. Whilo felt chagriued nt bis present situg- tion; lm{lmpnud to hdll the IHnrns County authoritios responsible for it to tho vory letter of tho law, MR, ABTIE, in conversation with tho reportor, ndmitted that MceDonald had been prominent in politics in Toxey, was known a8 a Union man during tho War, ond always noted with the lt‘npub- licans, or Iindicas. 1e said ho Limsclt was a Dontocrat and Honthornor, and it was sub- sequontly learned that sonio political ill-feoling existed ~botwsen hlm and his privonor, Ashe manifested unduo haste to get hls prisoner nway, bad bim subjacted to juit fare, aud kept in o hot coll until ho got him off last night. M. Donald took o}l thisn bad treatmont coolly aud without a murmur, meroly remarking that "Asho hiad not dono as ho agroed. THE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES, . A 'Falk with Irevldent Orton, New Yonx, Sopt. 2.—President Orton of the Western Union ‘'olegraph Company, speaking in connection with the propositivn for aconsolidation with the Atlantio & Pacifio Tolograph Company, nogotiations for which consolidation, to all ap. poarauces, aro ontirely broken off, vays: ** ‘Fho sintomont that it was the futeution of the mauugorn of tho Westorn Uunion Cowpany to ndvanco the rates to tho West and elsewhoro 14 wholly incorrect, Tho rates for the wholo caun. #ry oro based on air-lino distanoes, and gradu~ ally increase with the distance, until thoy reach $4.50, which 4 tha maximum price for o ton- word moseage to any part of tha United Statos that is reachod by our wires. I have no desira to doa very largo bncinces botwosn distaut points at the Bamo yrice for & messago that is clinrgod for short distances, but I have a groat swbition to be ablo tasund & wosiage to suy purt of the Unitod States at a cost ju no oaso groater than a dollar, The Western Umon Com- pany oan roduce ity ratos to tho prico montioned sooner, if it can have the whole telegeaph busi- nossof tho conntry undor its coutrol thau it its plans sro obstructed by the interferonco of com- potivg hucs,” R THE INDIAN FRAUDS, Svectal Dispateh to The Chicogo Tridune, Kaxsas Oity, Mo, Bept. 2.—N. H, Van Vor- hees, of Obio; Woury F. Hawkes, of Chicago; 1. 8. Neal, of Olio; Asa Dodge, of Arkaussa; and Indian Iuspector Kemble, Commissloners to inyestigate Indlan Agont Gibaon, passed through thin evening, on ronto for ft, T.ouis, whiero they wil remaii one week and compints their roport, Romo very drmaging facts aro &ald to hiavo boon proven, kuch as having vouch- org wignoed dn blank, and deawing chocks for oo nonoy than ths amouat dio. Br. PAvs, Miun., Sept, 2.—Tho Fioneers'ress ta-day publishes n long fotter from A. 1. Wildor, countractor for Iudian suppliny, to William Walsli. Tho lotter 18 oxcessivoly vitunorative and abusive, charactorizing Walsh aa n hypo. critleal scoundrel, unworthy the natice ot docent people, Mr. Wilder futimates that in o future communication ho will ansster tho many rerlous accusationy herotofors made agalnat uwm, SR i i CANADA, A Tory tove=Fennt—Finance Tinkers fHold n Mecting but Accomplish Little, v . Spectal Disnateh to Tha Chicano Tribune, Tonoxto, Can., Hept, 2.-—A fow (aya ngo the Tloform leaders, at a grand picnie In the Ningars District, gave expression to tho proeent and future prospects of the party, and rocapitulated tha pnst record, Indleated futare purposes, oto. Yostorday tho loaders of tho Tory paty, ndopte iny the policy of their political oppononts, wora presont nt o Tory picnie in the County of Kast York, lell at Markham, Dr. Tupper, tho Iion, Cibbe, of the Dominion Parliament, and the Hou, McCamoron, nod the Hon, Witlinmn Mo- Dongnil, of the Ontario Legislaturo, wero tho chiof orators. Dr. 'Lapper, after onlogizing the acts and ndmivistration of Sir John A, Mace donald, who was noticeably absent, oudeavored 1o explain the defent of the Governmont on grounds of jolriguo rathor than tho scandal of tho L'neiilo Nailway. Ho gave Mackenzio credit for botog himaelf {n favor of Dritish eon- nectton, but condemned hiin for being nssociatod wlth those he (Tupper) avorred woro tn favor of disunfon. tiefciring to tho prosont dopres- sion in commercial alairs iu this couutry, ho said thiat ho did not charge ov the Clovernment tho wholo respoveibiliiy of that stato of affuin, but ho did allega that overything they lind dono sinco tlioy obtained power had tended to that ond, At sontn lsugth lho roitorated tha chatge of o combuation_ betwoen tho Heforin _ Opposition and Northern Paoitio Raliway Company, and declared that liis purty Wi ont of lmwcr simply becauso they bad ro- fused to soll the Canadian I'acifle Lino to a fore oign compauy. Tho Reformers, sided by an American compauy and tho Grand Trunk,” had dofeated tho schemo of tho late Governmont. Ho complainod that tho Financo Ministor had lunued $14,000,000 to different banks, and that Lhis won done with n view to intlusnciug the membors of Parliamont who woro Directors in theso banks, 1o also coutonded that tho 1lon, Edward Blako onght uot to bo in the Cabine:, 2 ho wens niot in accord with the present Gav- ernmunt on any Important moasiro, aud chargod bim with bowg desiroun of changing tho pres- ont relation bobwoen tho parout State aud Can- adn. The Tfon, William McDougall, botter known in Osnadn as ** Wandering Willie, the practical politician,” from lus frequent politienl changos, was very oulogistic of tho Tory leaders, but as- sortod that Iremisr Mackenzie's will governod tha country ; asserted that tho won comprismg tho prosont Govermuent were incapables, and did not_undoratand tho constitutional principlos or machinery of tho Government. Iloboasted that when ho ontored Larlinment Mackeuzio was writing for o umall, obscure papor In Sarnis. [lo chneacterized Finaneo Minister Curtright an sn thin rllfv 1 ass, clmmed wo Ind to discredit our Ctovornment to have our couatty. Ila noxt attacked tho Ontario Uovernment, the Logislature in which ho oxpects to got nost session, and promisod, {od Lelninyg him, to brin up uoxt vession the (question of an wrbitrary al- toration of the Constitution ; also a fusion of the courts of law and oquity, ‘Tho moetiog catled to consider tha question of tho goneral fluancial deprestion, asserted to e duo to tho ruinous poticy of tho Governmont, was beld last night at " 8t. Lawronco all, It turned out that » numbor of those who wignod tho roquisition wero given to undorstand that it wag for tho purpuso of considering ques- tions of freo irndo end protection. Bearce ly s prowinent businoss man was yros- ent, and though tho hall was filled yot tho mocting resulted the very opposite of what was oxpected by thoe promoters, tha Requis sitioniats, after lotting off cousiderablo high. reeauro political steaw, and submitting tho fol- owing reaolution, which was lost by a Iargo ma- jority amid groat checring and laughtor s ‘I'bat, being fully convinced that the prescat finan- clal distrcss hau Leen inn groat meanuro cuused by tho ruinous policy of the present Adminstration, bo 1t resulved, thiat n petition lio prescutud to the Govern- or-Goneral, oa bin retars fo this country, to tho effect that wo conider it moat advisable, to avirt impending ruin ond furlier diatreas, thut 'tho J'resent Farlii- ment Le forthwith dissoived and n new ono eleel which tho prezent sons of tho beoplo Rulrepare policy may bo clearly ascertuined, aud thit the tover nud seconder bo & committea to draft raid petition, to e signed by tha .\h(m- uf the clty or President of the Couneil in our behalf, Aftor attompts to introduce othoer resolutions of a sunilar purport, which failod to bo sdopted, tho meeting dispersed. Specrat Dispteh to The Chicuae Tribune, Orrawa. Sept, 2.—Tho Hom, I'remior Mace keuzlo resumod the dutios of Lis De partment in Publio Works at 9 a. m. yostordsy, sotting a goou cxampla of promptnosa. A Bupreme Court Library in to be ostablished, and for tho precent witl Lo attachiod to tho Par- Hamentary library. prcts LU= T — FAIRS, LAFAYETTE. Specfal Dispateh ta I'he Chreago Trioune, LaraverTe, Ind, Sont, 3.—At tho fair co-day tho attendance was fully equal, if not largor, than ou any provious day. A fluo shower thiy morning served tho doublo purposo of cooling tho atmosplioro and Iaying tho dust. A largs part of tho day was occupled in nwarding pro- miums. Tho first monoy for tho best herd of thoroughbred cattlo was swarded to Ilarvey Bodowsiy, of Illivoty; the second mnoney to Mer- odith, of Camb:idge City, Ind. A large verioty of promiums were awarded for singlo animaly, Tho ribbons wora )iberally scattercd about tho Btate. Tho collection of blooded catilo f8 no- knowledged to bo tho beat over got togothor in tho Stato, A slow pacing rece, for which thero wero flve ontries, n troiting race and runuing raco, oceuplod tho timo during the aftornoon, Nathing very brilliant in the way of spoed was devolopod, 'ho dispiay of' machinory intho powor hall was oxcellent for the first year, Al- most anythig, from a sewing-wachine to n throshing-machine and sawmnill tn full motion, I'ho tloral hall was a porfect bower of tlowers, aud far oxcolling provious days in its nuinbor sud varioty, The ladies were out In full force with their endless varioly of bread, cakes, otc, Evorything pasned off pleasnntly, Tho polica rogulations pretty offectuaily shut out the usual gaug of thieves and pickpookots. GIBSON CITY. Special Dispach (o The Chicago 2¥ibune, Grusox Crry, 11k, Sopt. 3,—Tho Gibson City Diatrict Fair Is holding & vory successful show this weox, Itlssupported by the citizens of Ford, Chawpeign, Iroquols, Livingston, aud McLoan Counties. President Mochling, Vico- President Lott, and Socrotary Bimms aro tho efticlont managers, The ludy oquestriana mado o fiuo display, aud promiums wero givon, first, to Misa Alico Nocl, of L'axton; secoud, to Florenco M. Willard, of ‘Towanda; l\xln!, to Miss Emma IL Fitzludlow fourtl, to Mixy Lize gio Bunn, of Towauda, S ‘Tho borsu show i the 'chief festuro. Wlley Buckloy, of Cbampaigu, has twenty-four fing Liorzoa on oxkibition, most}; fllurouf brods. In tho trotting matobes Zolis K, Liucoln won a §50 prize yestorday, Otlhor racos were began aud Lroken up by the rains, To-morrow will pe tho big day. Tue attondanco is large, DUBUQUE. Bpectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribung, Duuvque, Is., Bept. 2.—Groat proparationsare in progress for the Lxposition aud Falr which commencos on tho Oth inst, and to continuo five days. Bome good pursos are offered, aud a feld of yeveuty hories {s alroady ontered. Every in- dustry fu” the Htato of any importanco will be ropreveotod. 'T'ho openlog addross will Lo de- livorod by A, 8. Welch, Presidout of tho Btate Agricultural Collogs THE LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION. LousviLLz, Ky., Bopt. 2.—Tho trade parade this worafug was the largest over held in Louls- ville. 1t was C miles long, and two hours in paseing a given polut, 'Fhe Fire Department, wilitary wocioties, and tho biguzest mervantile nud manufacturing iuntorests of the city, were reprosented. ‘Fho city s crowdod with strangers 10 witnees the procession. VERMILION GOUNTY, ILL, Bwecial iapateh o The Cicaoo Tridune. DasviLer, IlL, Bopt. 2.—The twenty-ifth an- nual exbibition of the Vermilion County Agel- oultural aud Mechaulcal Association will open at Gatlin on Tueadsy, Hop. 10, snd goutinue for | four days. Tho prominm list in very ilhoral, t1y arrangemants vory comploto, and n sucecsy(,) fair is oxpocsed. SCOTT COUNTY, IA, Brectal Dispateh to the Chicano Tribune, Davexront, Ia, Hopt, 2.—The Mount J, Btoclt Fair, of this county, and tha Rock Tnlang County Falr, ato in progrous this weol, and vy attractod o large attondanco. Bath exhibj aro suocesafnl, . WASIIINGTON. That Confounded Safo Robberps Froctmen’s Banic Aftnirs, l Spectal Dizpatch o The Chicdan Tribune, H Wasmxatox, D, 0., Sopt. 2.—A rumor 14 provalled for tho last thirty-six housa that B;p. ton, tho safe-burglar, whoro roloase on siryy bail wos procured by Dick Harrington, in ord: thiat ho might not bo need a8 & witness in g1, safe-burglary trial, nd beon nrrestod In Neg York and brought to thin clty and kept in RAoera continomont, ho bost information ohtainalry guew 10 conlirm tho rumor. 1t s hollavod s, tonlshere a prisoncer, not attogether agajy g hiawill, I fn eaid to havo given awartiy story of tho kofv-burglary to soveral penplaig New York within tho lnst "two months, auly 4 understood tho mattor 14 now in such shinpo thy tho wholo trutli will be brought out, 1t jyp). fogod thnt, in thus *“giving the thing awan - Burton nes ntated positivoly that the party with whom ho ucgotiatod was noithor Marrigt o nor Whitely, or any other oflicial nolding 4 minor position, hul was ouo who has not bitlic. to beou snspectod by (ho jublio ak Lirio, a 1a.q who was ot closo terms of wtimacy ab the Wi o ilouso. (70 the Aasncinled Preas,) AFPAIRS AT THE PIEEDIEN'Y DANK. Wasiixatos, 1. C., Hopt. 2.—Yostorday g4 ta-day largo numbers of tho dopositors uf iy TFreodmen's Savings Bauk crowdod that iustity, tion, nxpucllunnsivnicud of 25 per coat, thyy having been uisled by tho statomont that y dividend would be made on 1ho 1st of Bapte: hor, Tho devositors waro informod that n dout wonld not bo declared boforo Churistm:y [ tho remaining suwn of $75,000 for that purpey fj not hasing been realized. 1 THE UNITED STATEM THEARUDY TOBDERT. The vreliminury examination of Thomas Dr ma, who I8 ehargod with being implieatod i tho r,n bory of 247,000 from tho ‘Urensury, was begy . tlug altoruoou, o —_— URRULY INDIANS. Spectal Dinvatch to T'he Chieaao Tribune, A1, Pavr, Min., Sept. 2.—Cien. Whitehead, iy Teeeh Lake, leains to-day that, beforo Bojarg tha Agoney vattlo, tho refractory Indians of 1y Pillagor band Lad koized threo catilo belongiig to Mr. Dosmond's lumber-eamp ot Bear Cige, 18 miles from tho Agency, aud 12 mntlen souty f tha resorvation line, Whitehoad has upplied for troops to be sent to this Agency to restore oid, TINBITS—WARNER--Tu Wantkegan, Sopt. 1, by Tev. I8, I, Mastin, ot the, revidence 'of tho b arents, Mr, Georio M. Tibbite, of Milwaukee, a1 fae Fanulo O Warzor, cldest daughter of X, J, Wi ner, Lng, Nocards, DROWN—VAIL—At tho resfdenco of fhe bridy parents, Marengo, 1k, Sept. 1, Mr, Georgo T, Diowy, of Chicago, and Mien Slattio T, Vafl, No'cards, BOWMAN—MMASTER—At tho residenca of Dride, ot 8, Charles, Iil,, on Wednesday, Hoj, 1, tr the Jov, T, A, Andrews, Mr, Carl 8, Bowinan oud !y B8 Bello ¥, Medlanter, ey DEATHS. _ TRONAU—Sent, 2, of typhofd fover, after o short 1 neas, Mary Ronan, uged 21 yoars, Funeral Baturday, Hopl. 4, to Cnmrykl:l:mclay. Tratuu leavo Northwentern dopot nt 1 o'clock, HADLEY—Hept, 3, Edith, infant daughter of B, § and C, 1, Hzdley, sged 1 year and 1 nonth, Furieral at 4 . i, to-day, from rosidence, Dresd bouloyard and Forly-irs McCLELLAND—Sopt, 1, Lucinds, wifo of Darid ¥s clgland, mped o years, TR D noeral trom 453 titate-at, to-da; ['ridn) Bej at 10, mi, to Graccland, 7, (Feldagy Sl 82-Alhauy, 3, Y., paperd pleaso copy. PRESTON—Scpt, 2, Ellza, wito of Warren R, P> ton, aged 40 years, utral Srom roatdence, 669 Weat Adamnat., Fridiy, 3d furt., ot 2 wclock, £ Now York aud Bridgopost, Conn,, papers pleaay copy, 1ROOKLS—8ept. 2, 6 2. m,, Bamuel Brookes, athy ronidence; Kenwood, Tydo Patk, sged &2, Funcral Sunday, 2 p, m,, at (e Forty-seventh Stret Congregational Cliurcii, HARZ—Hept, 1, at hier Jato_ residenco, 371 Tarnby B sireet,” Auuo Calnoriuy, Leloved Wit of Thsol nrz. Fueral Friday, Sept, 3, at 1:30 p, m, . BLOWN-~In tila clty, ut hin lato rosldenco, N6, Bliolto mtreet, on tho 24 inst., of conitaption, Hugh Brow, Notice of funeral hereaftor, SPEOIAL NOTIGES. Centour Liniments sllay pein, sulduo awcllings, bel borde, and will curo rhenmatu, prvity and et bone and mec = nilments, ‘The White Wrapper it for fanily use, tho Yellow Wrapxt i for animals, KepAvps InpLana Howr, Jofferwon Co., Ind., May 28, 1678 aEsTLEues : 1 think it my duty to fuform yoo wa tho Centonr Linitucut haa dono for mo. 1 Lisve ack feret mueh with swollen feot ond cords, ond woa wil ling to try a dozen boltles of most anything sa an e neriment, L, 8ir, one bottlo Lina dono the work. 1 linvo not beon froa from theee swollfugs fn cight yaan, Now Iam perfoctly well. The Linimcnts oughitole uppiled warm. Yours truly, BENIAMIN BROWY, Hold by all dragglats—300 and $1 per boitle, Electro Sillcon. This wonderful articlo {s a puro Infasoria cbtsisr! from & 1oino In Novada, whoro It was prolably deposlsl whou tha world was young. 1L 1s tha hest matorlal ent discovured tor cleaning anu pollshing Gold, Silser, Ol &o. It contatns nugelt or chomicals, and polishes W greator brillianey thas auy vthor matorial. Try it sl youwill bosatisilod, Sold by Mouse-I'urglshers, Dap int ewolers, and Grocors. Agente, GILLET, ¥ CH & M uth Wato _AUCTION SALES. "By BLISOR, POMBROY & C0. B4 and td Randolph-at, OUR NEXT REGULAR AUCTION SAIE NEW AND HECOND-HAND Furuiture, Carpels, aud Honsehold G - TRIDAY MORNING, Sept. 3. at 0:30 oulock, ¥ Lave the ontlro Touschold Furuituro of THRIE | LARGE DWELLINGS for walo, Also, an fmmet siock of Now barlor Chamber, and Dining-rooin ¥a niture, Atall lne Now sud Socond-hund Cazieh tofun, Bedsteads, Buteaue, (Jilce Duby K » Eay Chalrs, 50 doz, Now Walnut (30> Beat Chalrs, A largo stock of Genersl Merchand® Conking Stoves, Oruckery ani Glasswaro, Plated Wat Qutlery, Now Furnitum st private mulo duringd weelt, ELISON, POMENOY & Cih Auictionuers, B4 and 86 Haudolpirst « BUTTERS & CO, $13, 13 MADISON-ST. At 392 West Twelith-st., Saloon Fixtures and General Stock Ligus FRIDAY MORNING, Hopt.. 3, at 10 o'clok, st S loou, 32 Weat Twoltth-st,” Dar Gounter, Ta Olafrs, Druvacls Onrpnl, Mronch Mirror, (lasent Ive Lux, Brandy, Glu, Whiskies, Wines, Show Cady Blielviug, Awaluig, Ico Cream Freozery, ele, Wik, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctiontert._ BUTTERS & (0'S REGOLAR SATURDAY SALE HQUSEHOLD GOUDS 0L ALL KINDS, CARPELS, PIANOB, NEW FURNITULE, sod MENOHANDIHI OF EVERY VARIETY, sturdoy Morning, Hopt, 4, at 8:%0 o BY G, P, GORE & €0, ¥ 3 and 70 Wabash aveaue. On Baturday, Sept, 1, at 9 o'clock, 3 14 CRATES W, G, CROCKERY, in open 1 . W ahiall offer & fino assortment of NEW ' AND SECOND-HAND' HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Parlor, Chamber, Library, Dining-room snd Kitcte Furulfurs of every description, Sofss, Tousges P lor and OMco Deks, Show Caney, Carpets, it Ofl Paintings, 400 rolta Floor 0N 'Clotl, 4-4 and} 18 kogs Wit Lad, 200 Olathes n..rga Avetoneery By il CK & €Oy 195 and 107 Faet Kandolphst Mon's Iate, Youths', fioys’, and Ohtldren's Bools 854 Bhoea ut Aucion thix ornii 34 10 'clock, Al large sasortment of Furuniture, Ofice l’\"!'l o) Casrd, Parlor Huits, Essy Claley, Wood and Cun® Cliairy, Kloves, &c., & o e i oliipwiok Auctioneert, By 8, " Commiesion Morchanti, Aietlomeots A R TO-MORROW st 10.4. tm,, Hogular a}f;mu :»x';u 1;; AND OFFIOE FURST H OUBDBO‘};D KYEUX DESQUIITION et ] el