Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1875, Page 10

THE POOR-HOUSE. More Unpleasant fhmmrs About That Institution. Members of the County-Board on Too Intimate Terms with an Emplaye. Wer Dismissal and Disappearance--=The z Matter Kept Quiets Qorrespondence Between Periolat and Kimberly. Tho ale around the County Duilding {8 con- stantly filled with vaguo rumors. If it were othersise, it would bo unnatural and unlealithy, and would perchance begotaomo political epl- domic which would eronto vacanciesin tho Board that could not bo essily filled, and scatler terror and dismay omong the army of contractora who hingo their oxislonco upon the will of tho taxepagers' guatdians, Tooking back through tho pnat few montbs it is found that rumors of evory con- coivable nature have been current tonching tho chatactor and conduct of tho Comininsionors, individually sud colletively. Indeed, o far bhiag rumor gone, and 8o plentiful huve been tho occasions to give it birth, that it tn almost im- poeelble for the Board to nct the part of Lonest mon but what somo one is found stauding ready to guestion ita motivea, Mouths ago rumor stiacked tho integrity of cortaln members in tho letting of tho aunual contracts, aud somo hnd tho presumption ¢8 eny that cortan mombers, not:satistiol with o divis-, ion of profits withi tho contractors, weut so far 84 ta filch tho smnplos left with tho Board, Sl Iator tho reputatian of cortan mombers for Ro- ‘brioty was ruthlesslyattacked in connection with the Medienl Dopartmout of the Insauo Awy- Ium, and loter Mtill, looking over tho thousand and onc emaller mignilon cast at tho honored pates of the overwoiked mombors, m- mot had it that in connection wilh tho nesw Hos- ftal thero was a systematis graboing for epoils, Not content hiere, Tumor even dared to question thio conduct of ccrtain membors in tho purchara of tho I'cltzer abrtraci-books m fow weeks ugo, to such au extent s to jutimate that tho whols transaction was & _throwing away of the public monoy, In fact, 80 genoral and uwpomnxf hive bocomo rumors about the Bonrd that the credulity of it3 con- gtituonts Las becn govorely taxed, until it is ditlicult for the most observing nnd thoughtful to diecriminate betwoon fact snd fictlon. In thoe last fow days, however, a ruwor based on faoty that thoso concerned will not dizpute lias grined currency, which prowmises to be jro- duetivo of somo SERIOTS AND DAMAGING REVELATIONS, not affecting tho integrity of the members of tho Beard, but touching theircharacter for chas- tity and their screngih to resixt some of tho tomptations which all flosh is beir to. This - mor hay been remarkable for ith quietness and for its inability to spread bovond eertatn pras seribed bounds. It has come to tho Turisuxe reportor through devlons chauncls, but hover- theless in ruch & sbapn s to searcely leavo doubt ua to tha entira trathlilucey o1 {3 Lnais, it 18 well kuown, sod a subject recently of fre- quent romatk, that cortain members of the .I;uml wero particalorly attentive and regular in tholr FISITS TO THE TOOR-FARY, It bad been o mystery to muny why the vislia- tlous wora 8o numerous. ‘Lo socioty of the fusane, it was reasoued, could cortainty not bhe tho attraction, aud the inquiring miod naturaliy Jooked in another direction for a solution, when a glance at tho situatlon called attention to the fact that tho Farm was not slono inbabiled by the poor aud ineaps, but that they must havo thoir keepers, attendonts, physiciaus, teachurs, laundrosses, waitore, ote, Couuting the number of fomalo employes alone, it waa found that there wero twouty-four, aud at onco a roy of hght illumined the darkness, and a flood of facts came rushing in to clear up tho mystery of tho oflicial visitn- tions, which hud by uo meana Leen conflued to xmembers of the County Ioard. 5 1t had been kopt a profound secrot that during uno ONE OF THE FPLOYES OF THE TOOR-NOVSE had boen discharged. Just who it was it was diftieult to ascertaly, for the pay-roll, even, fail- ed to indieato, so carefully had” the matter been concealed. Tho discharge, It 18 now ascortained, was tha work of Warden Kimborly—an act com- 1mitted with the approbation of certain Comnmis- sivnera—uud the subject of Lis ofticial guil- lotine was no less a porson thuh cono of tho prettivet, meatest, nud most sccomplished of (ho employes roforred to alove, 1t i¢ alleged that shie, on entoring tho cuploy of tho county, was all that was chuste, ‘modest, and roflucdi that sho wus employed ot the tnstznce of a Commiresicuor, who took her to the Farm, introduced her, aud subscquently visited hor perlodieally, aud succeeded in in- Fraunflug bimselt into hor contidence, and in aying hold upon Ler affections, and finnily, in outraging her person and robbing her of bor wirtne. It 8 eclaimed that the Comumiesionor was not slouo in bhis profligacy, but that o county ofhcialof guod stauding was his early parthor, whoso visits wora also fraquent and to tho suma purposo. In- dood. theis aipears fn somo minde & grave oubt 8 to which of ‘tho two was tho suthor of the crime onguallyy but that osch bas since partici- pated 1 the debauchory up to a recent date Beoms beyond dispute and susceptiblo of abun- dant proof, not only frum the coufessions of the nbuscd and wow outcast woman, but by tho aili« davits of the emploses of tho two iuatitutions, the Poor-Touko and he Insane Anylum, WIT BUE WAS DISCHARGED. Tho unfortunsto, deceived woman, whose namo fa suppreesed for tho presout for sufficiont roason, sftor gratifying the lusts of offielaly THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES. foro tho letters conld be rotten hold of, howev- ex, they wora transferred. {t {8 allozed, to tha hands ‘of n Commissiunar for asafe-kesping, Thev waro not deatroved by Kimborly for the rearon that Lo wanted to hald them sk & cheek npon Periolat to compel him to atide by the rulo exwstinz botwoon tho tvo in tha handliug of county rapplies, The peraon who raad tho lottors aay they aro exvlicit and comprebensive, Ha is'n gontleman of veracity aud intelligonce, and tho Grand dury will fail in ita duty 1f 4t doea not add Dis teatimony (o that already inkon againet Kime Lerly aod Yericlat, Yesterday’s Noonday Meeting fn Farwell 1tall. First Services tn the New Edlfice of tho First Baptist Chureh, NOON-DAY PRAYER MEETING. THL AW INTEREST in tho noon~lav prayer-moctiogs of tha Y, I, C, A. was manifeat yesterday In tho miarked in- ereasa in tho number of rosponses to the invita- tion extgnded to all who desirod to ask tho prayeis of tho meoting. Among other requeats for prayers was ouo froma wifo for her huse band who i trying to cutor tho minstry, but is dotorred by financla) cmbarrassment, ho asked prayers that ho might bo enabled to entor the Theological Seminnry this fall. The brothor who preferred tho request added: **‘I'ho Theo- logical Seminary opens in s few days, and that wifo needs help sight away.” Pravera were aluo aslied for thicsosick in tho hospital, and by who hiold over Ler tho threat thatif she did Dot yiold to their Laka desiros they would rob her of hor aitustin, as stated above, was , discharged by Kimberly. ‘Tho vemson of the diecharga iu wstatod, but noed not be_glven, for its truth scoms fne credible. And H.\fn wwab the fatal slop in tho whole mattor, for it hos led to the exposare of a conaition of affairs which has existed under the oyo of the Wards of tha county for at least six muoutlis which no onho over euspected, whntever may have been publio opiuton touching the man- sgemant of tho county inatitutions growiug out of tho many evidonces presonted by tho proes and Grand Jury of tho cotlusion botwoea thosiy nnpslyiuu and berving the poor aud Insaue with fond and medi¢ino, ME. KIMBEGLY AR VISITED 1ast Wednosdny by & Commirsloner, ostensibly to investigate tho cause of the woman's dis charge, but really to inform Lim that tho ox- posure was near at Land, aud to warm him 1o p‘gnpm forit. It was in excoedingly bad tante 20r this particular Commissionet Lo presumo to Eo on any such mission, and it would doubtless ave nover beon known that ;he did go but for tho fact that in going he neglocted an importaut Cowmnlittes mesting, whiok induced he in- quiry as to bis whereabouts, which Was~ Buawercd by the man who stcompanied bim. o did not ™ lnvull;ialn‘" his compauion reported, for the roason that the other members of the Committes wers not thero, Tt i safo to eay thet several of the Commitieo knsw nuzmup[ of the diacharye, and congsquents 1y know nothing of 1ha wecret *investigation,” aud that this azticlo will bo startling informa- tion to the aged aud more respectablo membery of the Board, ‘The whoreabouts of the woman cold not yosterday be sscertained. 'tho vtary narrated above Las a doublo signifi- eanco. 1t tonds not ouly to shuw the moral rot- tonness of the management of at luast two of the county's iustutions, but goes to explain why certaln members of the Couaty Bonrd have 80 PERSISTESTLY §TOOD UF FOK KINUENLY, and shut thelr oyes to the many oxposures mnade of his firaucisl nnnlrl:mnut of affuire at tho Poor House and luwane A-Elum. Is bas always been apparent that contaln Commission- ens liad some roason for thelr wupport of Lim in the face of the most palpable errors in his mane agemeut, snd o above thiows light upon the subject. To have actod otherwiso than they have would Lave exposed them sud broupliy down upon their own heads far mors of public indignation than they possibly could upon the head of Kimberly, 1o this counection it may nos bo fmpreper to atats for the iuformation of the more Loniui v wenbers of tho Board that NEW EVILENCE is conatautly accumulating aguinet Kimberly, .o it reported, sod upon goud withority, thut sipey the Grand Jury gave Kimbolly and Periolat o waruivg, which was taken up to by supprersed by the dauuCy Board, that briek and sfugular correapondence lag beon thow gentlemen. passing Letwoen Baversl of Vcriolat’s lot- tars ;uz tcnnfl‘ a ;lm dmli aln Asylum Teosnlly by an smploye and read. ‘Ihis cauio ta ;‘umuxlmbubndunu azopuzier, Bee 8 wother for ber absent sou that he might bo re. turaed in safely. In the prayérs that followed potitions wero offered that tho wife might ba pormittad to sco her busbiand enter the Theologieal Seminary rud becowe ipstrumental in the salvatiou of souls ; for those in the hospital wanis thut they might seo manv paseing trom tho wsick bed to that vlaco whero theto is no sicliness, aud that the outpouring of God's spirib overywhore nught bo cariied vu. CONTRARY TO UAI'AL PRAGTICE, requests for prayer were iuvited at the opening tnxtead of at i close of tha services; sud, attor a Liymu bud boen suuy, Mr, J. W, Morrison, who couducted tho services for tho duy, inviod further roquests for praver, when the meeting wns axked Lo remember in their petitions a min- istor of thirty-tive years' stanling who is sick. whoae wifa in sick, and who lns a crippled danghior, and who, in his note making the re- quost, said thivgs looked dark, but he oxpected 1o get homo at last, dequest was also made in behalf of Brother Burubam, who bas charge of tho work at the poor-fatm. The field of hiy Tuboty bad gzeown o that now he needs a chayel, and tue prayer axked was that ho might be aided to procuru it. In tho succcoding prayer suppli- cation wae mado for both theso petitioners, and for all Christians, that they might bo enabled to do their parts according to their gifts, Mr. Morriron thon dalivered TIE ADDRESS FOR TUE DAY, closing hia remarka on tho text (Mark xii. 97): ;‘\lud 1!x!u ommon peoplo heard Him gladly. Mr. M. iz When I gaw that T was advortised to talk on the topic, **'Tho peopls heerd lim gladly,” I wag a good deal puzzled. 1 thought it waw s a rool in diy ground; amd [etuck at it not kuow- ing what to =av ull I came to tho paesage in thoe 7th verse of (Lo 12th chapter of Matk: “And tho common pevple leard 1im ghdly,” Then I found it. The common peaple 1t was who heard Him gladly, the common people to whom e al- ways granted their requests, hoaling tho sick, and grviog wizht to the bhud, Yot remember thero camo to him the Seribes and I'hansecs to tewpt IHim, When Ho lLad silonced themn all, ko that no man durst nak Ilim auy questions, then it was that o said to thom, +* Hlow eny the Senbes that Curist is the wou of David " when David himsell called Him Lord ? Ani thoy conlil not answor him., Bat the cot- mon people asked themselves, in not this the Curist, and hesrd Him gladly. DO PEOPLE HFAL HIM (LADLY TO DAY? This morning [ talked about I to fifteen peo- plo, aud they throw Flim awav, Ouo to whom I talked paid all who believa wera biypocrites. But I talked to one poor man who wanted to hear of Ilira, ond to o poor uld erippled woman who board and refoiced. o it was in Chriat's days whou oven the rulors af the H{nn;fimuo cried out sgainst liim, Io the parablo whcero the rich man prepared o feast and invitod his friondw, overy ouo axcused him- #olf. Thoy had onough to eat at homo, aud eared nothing for the mvitation to suppor. it is nothing to me Lo be told whon I have had o good dinuer that thero 18 & froo luuch wext door, Bo was 1t with thym, aud ho seut out and gothered thom In from The highways, B0 is ib uow with those who sro liungey. ‘Thero is music in the invitation to the feast, and those who hunger and thirsl after righteousucsa it is who aro gatherod to it,—it is the cummon pooplo to whom life Is hard, and who hungor aftor better things, who hear ITim, aceept tho {uvitation, and come to tho feast gladly. A speaker, who Tollowed said that in St. Mat- thow was to be found aiiothor verse why the common people Lioard Christ gladly, It was thnb Ho did oll things for them that thoy asked, What o wonderful thing it was that Ho had con- sented 4o bo sat at nanght of mou. But it was that the work of Fedoomption night Lo hes complisbad, that the comiuon pooplo and all peoplo might Lave salvation. Even in His bit- ter agony, whau 1o prayed that tho cup might \mnulrom Him, Hia prayor was, Thy will not AMine bo done. When we thought of otir wants in our prayers, did we think not of what we wanted but of what was God's will, It was like tha poor man who came to me yesterday— Horo his threo minutos being up, ‘the bLoll was tapped by the leader, and (Lo speaker stopped in his remarka, 3MiL., T, 0. BPAFFORD, rofercing to the text, “I'ha common peoplo henzd 1lim gladly,” sald It bad au appreciation for which Christians here and now were respon- sible, 'Ihers were soasons when the comnion peoplo heard gladly, There uover, within his rocollection, hnd been a time when peoplo wero no anxtous to hear Christ and Iim erucifled. And it was for thom who professed Chrst, ovory ono of them, to cousccrats them- selves to IHim—to bocomo s clay in tho potter's hands, and to say to the Lord, Do with s as Thou wilt. Then they could go forth and do tho work and dod could not deny His bleselng. 1f any mon who had so conneeratod himsalf wenut out Into tho world and held up Clrtst beforo men, siggns wonld follow, and poo- plo would gladly bhear him, else our falth was an overwholniing mistaho, DPrayor wau then offered for a revival in Uhlcas 8o, and after singing tho Doxology the mecting was dismissed. i FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. MEETING IN TUE NEW BUILDING, The first servico In tho new First Baptist Churel, In course of crection at tho corner of Thitty-firat street and South Park svenus, was tho prayersmeeting held last svening in the loc- tura room, which will bo used until the com- bletion of tho maln ball. The oxorcises, which wero condacted by the pautor, Dr, W, W. Everts, aeeisted by Dr, G, W. Northrap, Prosi- dont of tho Theologleal Reminary, wore openad With prayer by Dr, Northrap, afiar gho dodica- tiou hymu, }: Maker of land nod m|tlug BpRs,” \was sung. Auother prayer waa offered by Ar, ' dacobs, then road pasan, o H;m“ i nsBages of Beripturo from I, ik, 2203, B4-61, aTtar whubls ko omte a g addroes, 1n the coutso of wiycls hi sald : ‘Thoro {8 » ninglo yaresgo of Beripture sug- Rgeutivo of the namb of thiy Hoyan of (iod which I think I8 very sppropriate for thia ayon- fng, It is fu Teainh ‘Whero it in enid, My house ahall bo oalled & Lousa of prayor, How catholio =Aly houso aliall bo called tha honse of prayor| It takeu it out of sl sects, It is for all acple, I was utrook with this catholicity at B¢, Peter'y, where 1 saw flfty differcat altars fur thohe speake jug as mauny difforent tongues, as B tifal. Mioatration that tho house of e iy 2 house of prayer for. ol pp. tions and for all men ; aud such ia tLis Louso, Wiy call it b houso of prayer? Itisouly in s spint of praver that men “uro stirred within themaelves to sook after the things of God; it in thut upirit only which maekon it moet for thom to come to the Honae of God, In fact, until thoy fecl that wpirit, thoy do not come to churcli, Henew i3 18 called the houso of prayer. And that spirit is 60 characteristlo of prayer that tho dusert eved was the houss of * prayer, for eplut - of prayer was there. Unl t it be hero, this houso will svail sotblug, With 1t, this bouso shull bo the housp ot prayer tor our ueedy, for the suffering, for the dvieg, Further, that yart of the gervice in which all can participats is prayer. It requirea no culture, no art, but only tEu wimple desire of the Leart. Fow cau preach, somo cannot but sl can pray. Whorelore we call it the honse of prayer, llouce it 18 tho wons appropriate thiog that the trst wesvice Liere s tuat of DERYOR, sing, THE SOUTH TOWN. Another Day Spent on the Salary Question, The Collector Allowed $1,500 and Cer- tain Possible Percentages, Tho Expenses of the Ofice Estimnted at £10,500, Supervisor Rysn Unable to Live on Air ' Eie, ‘Tho Bouth Town Doard held an adjourned macting ast night at No. 204 La Sallo street to wrestle with tho much-vexed salary question, Justteo ITainex presided, aud the other membera present wero Supervisor Ryan, Collector Evans, Asseasor Ihiltips, Justices Footo, I'ollak, Sume werficld, Wallace, nud Moech aud Town Clerk Gieason. The Chairman stated that the businesa was tho nllowing'of tho salaries not already sppro- priated, A POINT OF ORDER. Justice Pollak raised tho point that at tho Iast meeting there nas o quarum withoat tho Asses- sor ant Colloctor, and that that mecting waa not legnl, inasmuch as those ofticors took part jo the prococdings, Tha point, aftar romo discuseion, waa over- ruled by the Chairman, CLLEN'S AT, Justica Foole thought, sfter an oxamination of tho atatute, tho Clotk's ealary was not in ace cordruca with tho law. Thero \ses no reason, however, that beeanso the salary was 2560 at ono tima it should not Le increased, 'The child bad grown bigger of lale, and necedod moro to muse “taln it. With this oxplanation and the couvie- tion that the appropriation was contrary to the law, e moved that it Lo reconeidered. Justice Moech sald Lo puta motion to recon- sider nt last meeting, Four of tho Justicen voted for it, and the motion wuslost owing to the non-voting of Justico Pollal. Ho mado that explanation on ncconut of tho statomont of tho papers, Justico Pollak thought that oxcuso wns too thin, His attention waa withdrawn from tho business at tho time, and o did not vote, Collector Phillips contended that a motfon for recousidoration eould not Lo put twice, and the present one was therefors out ot order. ~ The Chate ruled the motion oat of orders Justice Pollak appoaled from the decision ot the Chair, Tho Chair was suetained, Justices Pollak, Bummortield, and Foote votiny in the nozative. Justico Mecal) romarked that the vote did not soLtlo the question of the legality of the salary, but only decided tiat the Clnirman's ruling was in aceordanco with peclinmontary law, Justice Foote wishied to be excueed from fucthor attendauce, owing to the bad atimos- phero of the roon. The Justice was excuaed, and Collestor Evaus filled his placo. TOWN ORDERS. a Justice Pollak offered the following 20solu- ion Wi #, Tho jreaent marlket valuo of the town ordery arv régortad tw by ouly 30 cents on tha dollar§ aud Wnranss, It 48 aleo reported that bankers or broketa deeline taking s b plicany tnvn ondera on deeount that therw tn 1o oficlal stutement prescated of the amout of wwa ordre lavued ani uipald ; therofore, o It Jieaoived, That the Clerk be, and ho s hereby, dl- rocted to’ make u conpleto fist of ull town_ordera fssucd sluca tha firo of Oct, 9, 1a7l, ab which timo {he town records wers biirned, which st shall show tho date, names of pariius, the amount, and the jurposs for which the order wan ig3ued, ‘also the amount redeemod and thoamount alill nnpaid to date, and that he roport tho same to o #peotal tuesting of tho Board to La Lield at 8 tiwe to bo fized Dy the Chairman, that wiys aud moaus may La deviced 1o {ake up o]l the unpaid town ordors, eithor by fssutug now orders or by borrowiug o suflicient amount of monty to pay up sil'vld fndebtedness, if the 8amne oan ba legally done, Collector Phillipa moved to refor tho document to a committse, bub no action way taken thereon, Justico Meech said the way businors had been douo in regard to accounts tind beon very looso, Ho did not beliove fu auditing _any bill’ unless thora was eome proof that it hadd been contracte cd, Tt wna their duty to have the bills individual. Iy heforo them, and lave the items complstoly apread vn the records. ‘This was epoken only by ny of & auggestion, and, of courso, nothing was dons in regara thereto. THE COLLECTOR. ‘Tho question of the Colloctor's salary was thon called up, Justice Wallaco oped thoy would look into the matter In o spirit of fairness, aud do that which was n{;ht withoist wronging either tho Collector or tho peovle who paid the taxes, He Luew nothing abont the oxpenses of the ofiice perronnily, but ho trusted those wlho did would give the Bourd tho bonefit of their knowledge. The Colloctor shonld have an amoulst appropris ated which would remuuerate him for hus trouble 04 well as his danger, ESTIMATE OF PXPENSEA. Collector Lvaha submitted the following estl- mato of the oxpensus of tho office: One Chief Clerlt,......0 Five wen at 204 for four ‘Tan men at $195 for four wontha, 8,000 Maklng delinquent Ls ‘a00 Btamp, wtationery, ef 1,00 $11,500 The opinions of Corporation-Counsel Dickoy, B: G. Caalfiold, and City-Attornoy Jamieson on tho subject, which wero submitted to the Hoard Iast yoar, sustaining ita right to allow what thoy considerod adoqnate compensation, wero intro- ducod sud read at tho suggosiion of Justice Whallace, Juatice Pollak thought #150 per month was amplo pay for tho Collector's clorke, . Avgonsor Phillips moved that 16,000 bo al- lowed the Collector. Ife madean earnost speach showing the nrduous dutios that ofiicial had to urlnl:m. and tho groat rlska he run in porform- ng thems. fi‘nwu-ulerk Glenson sotondod thoe motion, bub without any romarks, Justice Wallace wanted to know what propor~ tion of the amount was for salary aud what for oxponues, s saessor Phillips sald it was almost impossible to say until tho work was performed, ‘The statement resd by Mr. Evaus showed the sotusl oxpenses. Cotlector Evany said the $11,600 represented tho probable expouse, but i might bo #1,000 mora, Aftor considorable discussion,sthe motion was lost by a voto of 7to2—FPhillipa and Gleason vating in tlie alirmativo, Assessor Plullips thon moved that the Col- lecsor be allowed £14,000, Loat by the followiug vote: Yeas—Evaus, Phlllips, Gleason, Rysn—é, Nuys—Wallace, Tollak, Meech, Sutnmerdeld, Halnet Asscasor Phillips moved that the amount bo fixed at 118,000, Tho Chairman said the objection of the ma- Jority was tbat a aum should be allowed for ex- ensos, and the salary tixod at 81,600, according i, Asussaor Phillips would thorefora slter hun motion to 312,000 for contingout oxpenses, Justice Wallave, while thinking €1,600 salary wss not inadequate, objected 1o that amouut for exponuca, It had beon atated that the .work could ba done for €8,000. Collector Evans domurred to tho shiape male tors were takiug. JUSTIOR POLLAK, 88 an amondmont, offered the following s “Ten clorka at 150 per 1nonth, for five months, .§ 7,600 Ono Carhier,yu., eor 4,000 Blamps, 4o, B Btatlone: [ c 500 $14,000 In anewor to Joatlcs Wallace, Mr, Pollak snid that was a liberal eutiniato. If & mnan gave Lis wholo Lo to the work, it could be doue for less, Justice Moech sald tha Culicetor would probs bly bo employed to colloct tho city taxcs, ‘Flie question which suggosted {teolf to his mind was, whothor ho should be allowed the 2 per cout whicli would accrue from the collection of that tax iu addition to tho salary uf 81,600, Auvesgor Phillips, a8 a0 sddendum to bis orlg- inal matlon, woved that Lhe Coligetor be al- llawml tho percentage from tho colhfilon of eity Axes. Justica Pollak said the city taxes wers on the #amo books a4 tho other, aud uo sdditional ex- penso would be juenrred ‘:y their collection, Colleetor Evaus eaid $12,000 wau totally inada- quato; tho estimato Le bad submitted was cut au close as possible., The 150 clerks oould not trugted, lost by a vole of 4 £0 3, The amendmont was Justice Hainos sud Wallace not votlug. Tho originat nolion was then put and lost by the following voto : Yeas—Fyaud, Rtynn, Phillire, Glesson—1, Nays—Wallace, Pollak, Meech, Summerfeld, aines—8, AUPRRVISON'S ACCOLNTA. Justicn Wallaco asked the Supervisar ta pio- rent lus accounts, The Chalrman honed the Collector's salary wonld 1o finished befora proceeding to other business, Justico Wallaco thought it was impossible to comus to Any agreement. 1ho Supervieor maked what accounts the Jugtice had rofercuce to. Justice Wallaco—The account of expenses rou wero aekod for the other night. [ won liko to audit those acconnts, and allow you what i proper. If wo cannot do that, wo liad botter adjonn and go homo, The Hupervieor then presented an ftomized account. amounting to £3,306, 'This report was dmended, by tho withdrawal o * cortain itoma _inctudod in the Assomsor's report, to 21870, Upon another investiga- tion, howover, 8210 more for rent ol the oflico duting the timo the Buporvisor ocou- ied 1t wan also strickon out, Thia largo error n tha Supercicor's return was deomod rather !Unllg{d. and & great deal of talking had to be done before tho Justicos could uuderstand how it arose. On wnotion, tha raport as amended was accopt- ed and placed on fite. THE COLE Tho Chiirau was d of Collector's salas and sottled. Thero waa deop rilence for & fosw minules, the mombora evidently having bad encugh of the maitor for ono ovening, Ultimatoly tho voto on Juatico Poliak's mo- tion was reconsidered. Ansessor Phillips vene turing to take tho initiative, Awscsxor Phillips then moved that, in addition to tho #1500 maiary and #10,500 oxnenses, the Colleetor Le allowed tho percontage for tho col- Tection of eity taxen. Juntleo Mecel was in favor of allowing the Collector tho 2 por cont from the city which would be received for collecting elty taxen, ‘Tho Chairman thoucht {t waa a” remota con- tingeney, this collection of city taten by tho ‘Fown Collector, 1fe then put the motion to nl- low 210,600 for sxpeusos, £1,500 for aalary, and to releasn to tho Collector any claim the Board might have for any commissions that might ac- cerua 1o Lim for tho collaction of any other tazes thnn Histe. county, town, and patk, The motion wae carried unsnimously. BUPERVISOR'S PAY, Jastico Pollalkt thon moved that tho salarg of o Supervisor for tho current year bo &350, Justico Summorfiold secondod. "I'ino motion was lost by the following volo: ¥ eas—Wallace, Tollsk, Meech, Bummerold—. Sups—Evaus, Ryan, Vhiilips, Gleason, Iulnes—3, eAwnuaur Iuflips moved that the salary bo CTOIL AOAIN, girous that the question suould be taken up again ustica Moccli—Doos that include tho rent ? Asnensor Dhitlipa—it will juclude overything oxcopt tho rent, Justico Wallaco wanted to know what trotubla attachied to tho oflico other that tho dutios fized by tho students, ;i Tho Supervisor would Lo bettor able to may whoo he got through, Ilo might state, how- over, that a great doal of bia time vas taken up by attending to outdoor reliof. Collactor Phillips mado a vigorous speech to shoy the arduous and Irkeome duties whioh foll 1o tho lot of the Supervisol ‘sey oould not ex- pect & man to work for nothing and support bim- eelf? Hamo peoplo could live on air pie, but neithor he nor tho Supervisor posscssoa that qualitieation. A dollar a day fthig with a florco glanco at Pollak) was enougll for some wen, but it did not covor tho valys of his rorvices Justice Pollak mmtmlud tlto Asscssor that tho law had to de with the flxing of salaries. Collector Phillips retorted that common.aenso was law, Justice Pollak—Tho statuto i Jaw. Collector PLilllpy—If you had always lived up 1o the statnts when ib office yon would not be so woll off a8 you aro. Justico Poliak (oxcltediy)—Can you point to any thing I hiave done ? Colleetor Phillips was bracing himselt up for a r/.-hlf'. whon tha Chaitman luterposod and pro- hibifod sny further porsouatities, Tho motion was theo put and lost by o volo of G to 4, tho Justices woing solid agatuet (t. Colleotar Evahs moved to make tlie ealary $2,000. T.ost by the samo vote, tha tax-eaters ‘nuwmung one anothier with charmivg uosn- mity. Juatice Bumnmorflield srid ha waa willing that & falt componsation should be paid; bt re- marked that whon he was Hupervisor ha only ro« ceived 4200, and cousldored himsolf amply ro- muueratod, It was found impossiblo to ngree, and sn ad- Journmout was takou to 7 o'clock this evetilng. PR, UMBRELLAS. Tholr Avtiguity and Oriental Peous & linrition. St, Nicholae, All over tho Eoat tho umbrells has been used from remoto agos, though at firat as an emblom of Royalty, Bue for centuries past theso usoful appendages have afforded shelter to all classes from tho flerce storms and borning sunsbine of these fervid clitnes. In form and alzo tho ordi- nary tumbrells is poatly ke our own, but the maicrial 18 silk, or paper beautifully painted and iazod, aud thus yendered prefcotly wator-proof. lLough not very durablo, these umbrellas are hight and protty, sud 8o vory chosp—abont 20 cents each—thit ouo does tot mind thoir wear- ing; out occasionally. Tloy hiave beon marte aud used inChing, in jus: the samo stylo, for fifteen couturieg, and in the noighboring countriea for perbaps uoarly as mnf‘ The state utnbrelia is quito a differcnt affair— much largor aud of riohor matoriala, It iu placod over the lloyal couches, throues, and chairs quite 28 gonerally na carriod in the open uir. Thoy are borna bl Ligh otlicers over tho King sud otlier mombers of the toysl family wherever thdy go, and * umbrella-holders " are recognized nem- bors of tho Royal Lousshold both in Burmab aud Biam, = Oue of tlie numorous titles of IHis Maj- euty of Blam is **Lord of the White Elepbaut and 8npremé Ownor of the Umbrella *—that is, of the umbrolla of state, which it would bo high treason to raise over any hoad but that of ths Kiug. Itisof erimson or purple silk, very richly embroidere * in ’)rcukmn stones, lined usnally with white satin, inwrought with silver tlowers and aoed pearls in exaulsile clusters, and trimmed with hoavy gold friuge and coutly lace. HBometimes, on great occaslons, umbrellas are car- tlod in tiors of two, three, and five, ons abovo anothor, diminishing in glze toward the top, and forming s perfoct pyramid s whilo from tuo rim of oach umbrells depend scorea of tiny gold or silver bolls, which, moyod by tho passing breeze, mako sweot music, that tloats upou tho air like tho sonnds of an Xoliau barp, 'In Durinah tho King's umbrells s whito, and that of the conrt rod whils ln the Royal city, but elsawhere they carty gold or gildéed oncey and always over the dead bodies of the nobility are placed gold um- brollas, usually thoe gift of the soverelgn. Ioth in Burmah and Biani there are many state um- brellas, all of precluely the same pattern, and onio or moro e carried over tlte King's head on all ogoasions, whetlier sitiing or reclining, riding or walking, at home or abroaul, The Euiperor of China, who never doos any- thing in moderation, bas twenty-four umbrellas carriod over him whouover he goes out hunting —perliaps ad & proteotion against wild beauts. But then, as ho has an,equal or lsrger number to horald his gaming on othor ocoasions, we may ooucludo it is only & love of displsylug Lis woalth or grandeur—rathot an absurd display, it would scem to us. The Loir to the crown bas ten umbrellas, other princes and noblos fivo, tlreo, two, -ud one, respeatively, acoording to \lieir ravk. Ho one may usually read tho rank of a uoblo he soes approaching by the number and atylo of his umbrollas, as ho "discovers tho tank of & mandann, or civil officor, by tho color of bis buttons. — e Wauted Kly-Powers Hurtford Courant, 1t was Ilamlet who exprosued & gulnrenca for the ' fly to1lls we know not of," or words to that effect, sud Hamlut either was or protended to be lueane, The Idea thst there is any Iare snnoyiug tormout possible than the frequent fly affordw, 18 su upsound notion, & wign ol & very thick skia or of & very thick head.” Dut volting saide fur the timo tho direct discaimfort that the croature works for sy, it is interesting, and Inetructive, too, to sve the scriously lufudonn affoct that lta Indirect {nfluenco aews to bave upon the wortd's iudustry, ‘Thera are, in round numbers, 43,000,000 cows, oxew, horsos, snd the Iike, in thin country, which for about Lo hours s day during lly tune ku‘y their taile in almoud corstant motion. It 13 no exaggeration to ostimate that they swing them st least ten timos s winule, wilk & Torco equal as eachh awing to raisiog ono pound o foos, That ls, thelr tail forca ia ten pounds & minute. One horse power 1o 33,000 foot pouuds 10 & winuse, so 8,300 cattlo would exort with their tsila ous horso flzower, and all thesa creatures in the conntry would put forth upon the fly the sggregate forde of 10,000 burée pawer. Now the ootire forcs of all tho steam vngues and water whoels 1o tho country used in the manufacture of steam enginés and boslers is loss thon 12,000 horse power, ‘Ihat is, the force wasted by our domestic snimals fn waving thoir talls to keop the ly away iy slnost sufiiclout, 1f rigutly sppliod, t0 move all the motlye wachiaery in she laud THE COURTS. Applieatlons In Bankruptcy and for Divorces, Record of Judgments Ruined Insuwane Companies. Sapreme Court Declsfons, CHICAGO. TARNCI, RIAW & 0O, Tn tho baokmiptey caso of French, Bhaw & Co., 4 potition was filed yosterday by a large numbor of tho creditors of the firm, nsking thiat Goorgs A. White should bo ‘sppointed Provisional Aue signoe, It will bo remembored that tho membera of the firm who flled the Lavkruptey petition chiarged thiat Whito had fuduced them to exacnte 10 hin an assigument of their property throngh falso reprosontations, and they asked that ho shiould be enjoined from proceeding under that assignment. ‘Thoy also allogsd that ha was fue tonding v profer bis own interoats aud sacritico their property and the other ereditors, I the petitlon filed yestorday the following parties Joined, roprementing $27,000 of indebtodness: DeGolyer & Dro,, Moller & Schumann, Paul Duanz & Co,, Charles Townsond, James A, Whit- taker & Co., O, O, Reed & Co., J. 1. McGrath, the Wheeling Window-Olase Company, C. 8. Beobe, and D. 8, White & Sons, Those crodit- ors allego that tho charges made sgainst Mr. White nre groundloss; that Lo is woll known amoug the tradd, and is o man of undoubted in- togrity, gond business capacity, and it for tho oflica of ¥’rovisional Awslgnes, ~Judgo Blodgett, bowaver, deciined to appotat Mr. Winto, as ho s a non-residant of tho Stats, and ho thorefore Aubstituted Mr. I E. Jonkins, who i required to yivo a bond in tho sum of 15,000, DIVORCE, Tfot weathior s0ems to mako no differenco In tho calla for divorce, makiug thein neither moro or less frequont, A men connot be supposad to bo very good natured when lus coffoe burns bis throat inside and the sun flays Lim outsido, but for somio reason tho number of avplieants is about the same, 'Thoro were, howaver, threa ropresontatives of tho uentio sex who have ox- hausted their stock of paticuce. Lucia Boying- ton was tho Orst, but ber bill against Adelboit D. Boyington only alleges plain desertion, and Iseus iho olomonts of & yenmation. Hannah Kelloy nlso feols that sho failed to find ber afinlty when sho married Jamos Lelioy, and sho now wanta a chance to mako ancthor solaction. 16 was in August, 18G4, that she obliternted hersslf a8 it were, or, to apoak matho- matically, halved heraelf by marrlago, aud affaira went on smoothiy unti) in an evil hour Jamos ran down totho immorsl Jittlo suburb of our me- tropolis which 1 earcastically mamed Bt, Lo, and thoro foll into tho uuarcs of a Delilah uamed DBridget. Tha rosult waa a yonth who will need nreclnl leginlation to enable him to inbiorit his father's estats, Then James camo back and lived on tho homestend a fow years, but in July, 1874, ho suddenly loft ngain, and has not sinco roturned, To show his appre- ciation of home, howevor, and his love for hin wifa, Do Lav from timo to timo sent Buma of money which, in tho aggregato, amount to the immonso rum of €42, Evidontly James must shink bonrd is cheap hero. Ifaunah, bowever, proposce to maka the thing squaro tn another way, and has managed to lay up £2,600 fu a bouse and lot. Sho noks tu have it commutad to bor own s by ealo and the delivery of the pro- cuoeds to her. THE OREAT WESTLRN INSURANCE COMPANY. Clark W. Upton, Aesignoo of tho batkrupt Groat Westetn Insuranco Compauy, iiled bhia munthly report yestorday, showing Balzuco on hand, Aug. 1 Collections.ves esva. 239,000 . 25.00 vesasnes« §19,022,49 MK FTATR TNKURAN gouranr, The following ia an abstract 6f tho Assignoe's monthly report in tho above-mentionsd concorn: 1821,205,41 . . 200,50 From tho Milward property saic, .. 18,600.17 Reut of sawe., .00 Total... .$37,0.0.198] Patd for Miiward yi 10,000.00 1usurance on samo, . Othior expenditured.,... . AuL8T RN ITEM! An Assignes will bo vlected to-day in tha bank- rurley cago of . T, Duschick, 'Thie follossing eases wero reforred to tho Reg- lz'mr in*Bankeuptey for fiual roports : James Mc- Whinney, C, T, Thisted ot ul, Leander Iteed, and . J. Pickards, BUPENIOR COUNT IN BRIEF, Jolin C. MeCord bogan u suit for £3,000 against Heury L. aud Houory U. Frank, Isasc Moyer, and Joseph Frank. The Qity of Chicago flled n potition to ascor- tain tho damago for opening Henry stroot from its prosent nastern torminue through to the in- torgoction of Morgan and Wright straota, M. AL Swith sucd John Downs for 81,000, CIRCUIT COURT. Charles Dennehy began s suit for $3,000 agnibdt Daniel Dennchy, J. J. Kennedy, Thomas KioDonongl, and Mery Carlin. JUDGMRNTS. Cinoure, CourT—CoNrumstoNs—Andecas Bells ve. Vaclay Doleysek and Kato Doleyssk, $03:108, —— SUPREME COURT. Dalance on hand.. MECENT DECISIONS, The follotring Is an abatract of some of tho more important docisions rondered In June in cosoa submitted st the January torm, 1875, of ths Buprete Court of this Siate, held at Bpring- fleld: ~ TUE WESTERN UNION TELEONAPI COMPANY V8, MERMAN LIEW ET AL, First—The Legtalattira has the power fo Imposs tazs- t10n upan forelyn corparationa to whatover extent it misy i it dlsckation choaue, 88 o condition upon Whlch thoy shall Lo allowed {0 exerviao thelr franc sud privileges in this State, Second—Under tLe provislous of the *Act for the et of property for the lovy and colisction of o8 ** ju force July 1, 1874, the Btafs Board of Equali« Zation haye o anthorlty of law 1o sascan 1ho capital stock of forelgn corporatipus doing bustuess aud oz- ercining thelr franvhise in thia Blate, that act only giving power to make nuch sssessments in respect to gorporailons ouacied by or undor tho laws of this MORGAX COUNTY ET AL, V82 WILLIAN THOMAS ET AL. Firat—Where the County Court of & county makes an uncanditional aubscription to the capital stock of & raltway Company undek logul authiority, the contract will bo camnplote, aid creditors of the comnany mey rely upon It for payment of thelr (kbta an fpiteltly & Upon any othier dusets of tho cumpany, although the compauy misy subsoquently atandun sl procesdings undor 1t4 charter on account of its fusolvency, Second—AfLer the making of An_ uncouditional sub- seription by a caunty 1o s rallway company, aud the Issuo of Its bonds, and placing them in tho Lands uf & depouitary, the company gavosn urder for $:,000 of them to & bana ide credifor, in payment of Lis dobt, who tratisfersed his ordor (0 a Ibird peron purclits: ing the same { it was beld not material whether the de- livery ta tho depositury upbn conditlons or not, »4 the ofders opersted aa su equitdblo sssigument of $4,000 of the subscription, which the eonnty,oould at dlaregard 1:"" notlco of the claim, and waa bound to pay 1o the bolder of tha order, Lecauso ite subacription wan uncotiditlonal, 1f the bonds were delivored un- couditionally in poyment of (ho subscription, tho holder Waa entitled {0 thy bonds called for in the order from b6 depositary, but If ot so dellvered, the eovnty ‘wau stil] bound va Ite subscription, uird—Where a contractor for butlding & raflrosd Lind agrecd io his contract with the company to take the bonds of & sounty which bad mads si uncondis tioual subscription, and that they should be applied to paytuent of work dono in that county alone; and 11pon tha representation of his fact il cuounty suthors {tion tssucd tholr bouds and pliced thern in the Lands o1 8 third party, aud the contractor having abaudoued {ha work, tho company oo scitiement witn hith gave him at urder on tbe depoaliary tur §2,000 of iess bonds, which was for work donp out of it sounty, iy full yuy for what the company uwed Lim, Held that afler the vouirach was sbandoued the cobitractor wed no longer bound by i, aud Lad a right to liok for pay« meut 1o auy assots 0f he company, sud was nob G topped [rom takiug au ordor for's portion of Iha county bouda fur wliat was owiuy kim for work done alsgwbos than fu U couuty, ‘Fourth—Tho Vresldont of ' rallwéy company hias 0 wit(hority by virtus of his olice 10 consent That & subscription to the company, which is sbaolute and clure constitutlug a part of the haaetd of the Lompany, shall be chanyed so ss o Lecoms conditivnsl, to Ik prejuiive of the Cbinpany or Wseredliors, The Froidcot, aud e night, fhe creditora or stockholders of the Company, may tind tredt suck & subscription a1 'conditional sa faz a4 theiz elghte are tuvolved, {fth—An order of w Counly Court for the lasus sud dalivery of Louds lu paywen of & subscription 10 & ratlway compauy recited that the President of the Company hud certitivd (o tlig Court that tie Cempauy had plsced their rusd under coutract to bo copleted by given dey from s puiut i an sdjolping county to a palut iu the county of the Oourt, and tust it wes provided in Lo coniract fot coustrnction of thu tuad tut thie botide of such county ahould bo expended for work done $u that county and not clsewhere, ana Le- iug satisBed, eto, coucluded: Tt is therefure or. duted hat ihare Lo deliversd tu the Compuny the e toat $30.000 1 Doude of thia cuuntps of this date,” Held tuss such order was not qualified with auy condltions that the bouds should Lo oxpended ia constructiog st part of the road fu the consty “thathesTWasre 8 raliwsy eomupeny exseuted ils dasd = of trust on ilw franchilvn sud r connecta { therewith, nresent cur tho ayment of {ta bond mentien corporste subssHpton rosd, snd ali pro; proepective, o 1 tho dved dfd not mado to {ia capital 1t cho o wn el (Wt the purcascrs nder tie vamo acquiesd 1o cinim 10 connty Londa issued undors seription made by & connty, Soventh—Where & railwny company, to whose eapital #lGek b county had made an absoluto ani anconditinne sl anbacription of $50,40, hatl §ta franchise aud roat old under b decd of trnf, and slandoned {ta ortant- 2atlon, becoming fueolvett, and tho franchise, by nct of te Leginlaturo and salo, was teansferted (o n now snd aiffercnt company, wiiiclt completod (bs road, It sea lield that the county hal no power to donate and Aelivera portion of ftx honds faiued on it sulserip- tien, to the now company an agatnst the rights of cred- $topa of the old company, and (bt mich conld not b dono evon muler Legiulailvo nufhorily, as they wero trust funds for the payment of dehts, Efahth—\When st st of tho Legialaturs provided (hat tho Trualeca {n & deed of truat given by & railway company upon it franchise, road, and property con- nectad therewith, and the ccatala qus truat and thelr smsoctates, whio showld therealtor purchnso b tho aalo under (ho'deed of rust, should bo eorporsted by n name different from that of tho old _company, with power ta puirctineg and_awa tho franchiso and prop- ertyof the old company, and upon such purelisto suould bo fnvested with 'l the corporsto powern, privileges, ote., heforo wiven ta 1o ald company, but didk 1ot ive the stockliokdora nuder the old oy rights 1a thie now company, ur require tho Intler conpuny t 1y tho debta uf the former, 1leld that tho eifact of ihfs leglalation wan to create s now anu diulinct ¢ potation capable of phrchaatig, owning, nind uskn that which was conveyed by tho derd of trust war ot a reorganlzation of theuhl company, and thiat 1t took what it purchased mubject to v Mete or clnim tavo Nicli, i€ any, as wero yarumaunt to tho deed of trust, JENEMIAU DRISCOLL KT AL. ¥H. ANDREW J, TAN= NOCK KT AL. Fieat—=Under the actof 1857 relating to_Intereat, when a parly resorsean grenter Tato of interest Hinn 10 :or cent ier annitm, he wiil forfelt tho whole of the interent, and esn ouly collect tho priucipal sum afier deducting payient. Secondy—0n W o) foreclonn a deed of tritntglven for $155, the answer sat up that fhe uoto end deedd of truat wore yiven for Lt $i30, und {hat $105 wnn added for uaurions futercst, The cumplamant fn i replicns tlou ndmitted tho nota was given for tho oan of $30, The LAl nleo mimitted the yayment of $110 on tho note, Tt was held that by rosorving naurions interest 4n the note, tho complainant was ouly entitled to re- coyer the slim of $%), loss the payments sdmitted, Third—Tniere In o Tiilg betler wettled fu this Stato tiau that the complalnant, o maintaii o dvcroa b bis favor, muat jireaeryo tho ovidence on which It lo based, in 110 record, and, falling 10 do ko, the decros will be Teversed. Thin 1s eapecally tho rule when fho rights of Infunfa are aaught 1o bs nffectod, AOUN W. WHITR VA, OIIARLER W. BMITIV, Firat—To coustituta n valldl promismory note, it mitiat bn pagablo at fome time or other, thoigh it tay bo uncortuin when Wit timo will come, When paga- blo on w contingency, 1t makes no differcuce that tho contingency dues hagipen, for its chiaractor ns a yrom- ianory uolo’ tannot deroid upon future ovents, but solely upou its chracter when cxecrted. Serond—Xotes mudo payablo at sight, ten days af- ter sight, or i ton days afler nolice, or on_ roquest or ou deinsnd, aro leld valid promiscory noter, and Dayablo ut a® eventn, aithough, fu polut”of fact, the puyeo tway dle without Laving preseuted tho samo for Mght, or without Liaving giveu notice, or mado request or dimand for poyment, In cascs'nf this sort the low deema thio nota to adinft o present debt to bo duo to the payee, and payable absolutoly nnd at all evonts, wheuever anil by whomisnover thio note i presented, 'hird—A wrltten promiso to pay & certain suin of mouoy to a railroad company, or ‘order, in auch in- stallicents and at_such timon aa the Dirostors of the Campauy may from Hino to timo annces or require, in a valid negotiablo ptonisrory note, being i effect payablo on demsnd, or in fusiallinenis on temand. ALEXANDER WATT Y8. BRYANT T. HCOFIELD, First—Tho statutory lien given a landlord upon tho CTopA grovwINg of grown npon {ho demized premiees In auy year for tho rent that shall accrue for sueh yoar, 1u not dofeated by & #ala of Buch crop or any portlon thoreof by the tenaut to a_ perron who hay notice of the fact of tha tenancy, and that &t wan ratuod on 1ho demined premises, but the laudlord may en- force bis lien upou auch trops a9 agaiuat. such pur- chaset, Becen—Tho landlotd's len attachea tipon the crops upon tho denidacd promises for tho reut of such yar from tho timo of the conumencement of thoir growth, whiether the reut ta then dud o not, . Third—When o purchaser of comn from u tenant knows (o fact of o temuncyy aiul tint. his vendoe ua suchi (coaut hind ralecd 1ho corn on, tho demalned femisor, this will o notico lo Lim of ‘auy len tho andlord 1nay Liavo npon the aimo for unpaid rout, Fuurtn—1t In tho common docteite that what 1a suf- flefent to_ put o purcliarer upou an inquiry, f8 good uofice of whnieter tho inqnity would have disclonl, Fifth—1To matitain trover thero must exiit iho rigkt of immedlato posscasion, When o fenunt sold and deilverod corn upon whick hin landlurd Lad s Uen - for ront uot then due, aud the laudlord tnude o do- maud of the eame beluro tho rent was due, and upon sefusal to deliver rought an actlou of {rover agalnat tha pareharer. Held, that s the landlord wan not ihen entitled to poseesgion, ha could not malntein tro- vor for a conversion of lfs proporty, DAVID NLALOCK V8, STEFHEN A. RANDALL. Firai—Treepass will not lio for an nct doue under & legal yToceas regularly fmued from o court, or by nn oflicor of compeient Jurlsdictlon, Case only will lo, and that o tho ground only of malice and want of probable cative, Second—The elatito hollaling the distinelion be- twaen tho actions of trespans and cara does awsy with tho technical distinction only, hut does not afiect the nbstantfal righta and Hubdlfiies of the parties, so as to operato to givo any other remady for acta dono than Leforo oxisted, Third—To t declaration in trespass for an assault and false imprivonment fhio defendant plead=d three specin] pleas,—in substanco that, mia compiaint mado by tho defentlant, boforo & Juntico of tlio Pesce, of the commission of o forgery by tho plalutif, & warrant is- aticd, upon which platn{1r was ‘arreated nnd rovght Defura the Justico, and on examination was roquirad t0 glvo badl for Llé appearance at tha next lorim of the Circult Court, aud, in defauit of giving tho ball, plalie T was comuitted (o fafl by the Justive, which wan the frespasa aud imiptivonmont complatnsd of, The socoud plea alsa avorred that there wero reatonable grounds to beliove that plafntift had commitled tho offense, Held, that the pleas, oapocinlly the recond, were good on demurrer, aud presented a sufliclout an- awer to the counta u traspass, Fonrth—tn order to malatsin an sclfon for mo. leloun prosecation it must Lo hown thnt the alleged malicfous prosecution has Leen legally terminated, Btrikig tho catise from tho docket ot totion of the Blato's Aftornoy, with leave to relustato tho same, i not a légal tenmination of 1he prosecution, ‘(/th=-Tn trespexs and maliclonn pronecifton agatnat one for procutug tha arreat and imptisonmont of tho vlaintif on o chargo of forgery, this defendant clalnt~ ng that he was imposed on and led to believe be wes sigolng coutracls mfld‘l:z bim ent to mell cortuin palented wschlnery when ho smigned the “noto, which tho plain- H1r dended, it was held that'proof by othier persons in the samo nelgliborhond that sbout tho suma timo tho same trand wos practiced tipon them by tho plaintiff, wea adininsible a8 churacterizing the omploymout of the pla(ntiff, and ahowing the manner in which tho fraud w complished, itn feasibility, and xa cor- Tuborating the testimony of defendant, Sixth—An order striking a crimluai causs from tho docket with leave to roinstato the same, does not dis- charge tha defendant from tho indiotinent, It may sialus bo placed upan the dockel, and tho defeudant snbjocted to a teisl upon the sdme lndiciment, THR DOAND OF TRUNTEEN OF TUF ILLINOIA INe DUSTIIAL UNIVEUSITY V8, THE DOARD OF SD= PEIVIHORH OF UHAMPAIGN COUNTY. First—Lands held by tho Trustees of tho Tiinols Industrial University belong to, wnd are undor tho control of tho Hlate whon it is disposad to exercise tho power, sud aro thereforo exempt from taxation un. de tho act of 1483 relating to revenue, Secona—Altbongh the iate hae creatod a body corporate ta cantrol the Ilinolw Industiiat University, and ita property and aflairs, et ihe Stata sl rualan tho power of appotuting it through other sgents than th e Trustces, and_may, Trustees, soll and dis 0of tho proporty of tho institution, or amend o Peleal tlis cliuttof a3 pulile policy Iu Lhe 1ateret o {lio University may roquire. e ELSEWHERE, A DEAD MAN'S MONEY, Special Dispateh to T'he Chicano Tribune, Dernotr, Mich,, Bept. 8.—The trial of the Ward will caso will come up In the Wayno Circuit Court ou tho 14th of the presont month, Coun- sal for Mrs. Ward to-day tiled an application for & ktruck jury, as the casojs of too much im. portance to trust to s Jury drawn in the ordioary mahner, LIDEL AUTTA. Speetdl Dispateh to I'ha Chwengo Tyibuns. BroaxiNaton, Iil., Sapt. 8.—Tho Harly Panta raph haa besn sued by Prof, Oharles MoK. Frimmer, a traveling music-teachor, who carriea on country kinging-schools in Ceutral Ililuols, for §16,000, which ho considers but elight recom- pente for jujury inflicted on Lis unlhlm oredit, snd business by the Pantagraph in calilng him & dead-beat and a dotrel-topped lyre, whiclh epithets wero applied to himbecause Lib isalleged 10 have bsaten it and other paperd out of pay for advastising, Tha l’mclufrnph promtidos thad its Iuvestigation of him shall ba tharough, Special DMapaleh bo The Chicago Tribune, Duprqoe, In., Hept. 8.—Tha Rrening Tele graph_of this city, I A. Mahooy, editor, will Boon be calied upon to shell ounm.wb for dsuminges iuilicted upon the charucter aud ropugation of nnm{'ly Intornal Revenue Collec- tor J, K. Hallan, by represcuting that tho éald Hallah entered & kaloon and tapped the money- dea to the extent uf $6U or ¥80, The item is alleged to bave been a foul libel on Hallay, sud the latter s dotermined to have a full npol« ogy or greenbacks-—Lo don't care which, — o The Catile Disense in Vermonts Thi ston Herald says s ‘' I8 was found & fow daya slnce that the real cattle disedso Liad broken out st Urattleboro, V.. on the farm of Mr. William Riobardson, snd Dr. Noah Cresay, the Vaterinary P'rofesaor at Amherst Collegs, wad seut for to examiue the vsse. Dr, Oressy fouud thas tho affected herd—twenty in numbor, of which sixteen were affestéd—wara native Now York Stata cattle, snd had beon Iuonfht from Albguy, haviog loft thae city on tho18th, Ie found thet full of ticke, & sure wign that they bLad been in contadt with Toxes caltie—~probably in the AlbAny yarde. Five of them had dis and Dr, Uresay opened three of them. Ha foun: the cane to Lo the genuine cattle disarse—spleen cnlarged from tho normal welglt snd size of 1 pounds to 7, aud even ¥ pounds. 1o foun eleven more nick, 80d 1a opening others of the dead ““}&"m“"h El;‘lpllu% toall :I.ln ‘Ah“x; cultor oardd in giand, warnlog the of the exlatende of the Alssiss fn Besttleborc,” LAIRD COLLIER. How Heo Enjoyed Ilimsoclf While in England. . His Tmpressions of Continental Corn. tries---Restored Health Infentions for tho Future, The Tov. Robert Talrd Collior, who has been {tlinling Furopean alr, Contlnental and inaular, for about a yosr and eix monthy, hss returned {o Chicago ou n visit, and is tho guest of Me, K, G, Aray, who roeides on (Lo northweat corner of Calumet avenno and Twoutioth atraot. During his Tnropoan tour Mr, Collier haa bozn fraquontly heard of by s Chicago friondy, aud, unfortunately, for o period his health wag g0 bnd nm to cronto alarm. A TRIDUNE ro. yortor ealied on tho dirtinguished clorgyman at Mr. Asag's hougo last ovoning, and had n fow monent's conversatinn with him, Mr. Collier hins changed In apposrance, but for the VLetter. Iifn flowlug lLinir has Loen cut abott, and his faco mppears fuller, e sull presorves Lis poculine charm aw o talker, and bad no dificulty in recoguizing tha visitor a9 one who, in other doys, had frequently misquoled his Beriptural texts, Mr. Collior wan always forgiving, howoever, and attributed noy little inaccuracy to tho ohronle ungodliness of all reportars, ** Ulnd to seo you, wir. low d'yo do?" said i‘ll\r' Collior a8 iho reporter appeared in the irary, “ BHIl vigarons, Mr. Collier. IHavpy to seo ¥on luoking so well." “Ob, thank you. Vory woll, indood—aquite rocavered. England agreed with me you seo, My usual weight used to bo_ 135 npounds. Day bofore I aalied from Lnglaud eame up to 14, Think I't have grown too stout If I romsined much l'msan Lugland's a fine country tore. cover ona'd hiealth in,” ran on Mr, Collier, IMPRESSIONA OF ENGLAND, Reporfer—Beon In Englaud all the tima, Mz, Collier? Alr. Colller—Xost of tho time, Lieporter—Where did you live while in En. gluna ? Mr. Collior—In_Teicostor. My children wora with mo. Wo hind a regular English time, Tho climate in beautiful. No oxtromes, Jurdgs what it muat have beon in winter when I sent around withont my overcoat. Aud thou tho verdurs | How dolightful ! ‘Thera you look at tho grass and the lesves into a dooper green, Hore wo Jonk 8t n kind of blue-greon futo somothing bordering on yellow. And tho snowdrops and primroscs—the Dbnliny spring air, aud tho rweot sung-birds. Ilow littls wo know of theso things here, although e are much aliond in_somo other matters. Ob, old England ia a deligitful spot to live in. Reportor—You soom to bo quite enthusiastic, ¢ Mr, Collior. Mr. Collier—Yes ; thoy tronted mo royally. A moat liospitablo, whole-sontled poople, indeed. Couldn't do too much for mo. Their country fs prosporous, and they appear to enjoy the fact, TIE Co. PNT. Roporter—Tlow do tho countrios of tho Conti- nent compare with Bngland 2 Mr. Collier—Germauy fs military, poor, and foola the straln. Bho 1s highiy eduerted, espocie ally Pruema, This is her strougth, But run- ning the military machine appeara to iry the ro- sourced of tho country to iho utmost. Nearly ovory Ucrman wears a uniform or has worn one, It {8 n sirango condition of things, rogatded from an Amorican gtaudpolnt, Ropotier—How did I'rauco appear to you ? Mr. Colller—A vory fino country, highly civil- ized, and very rich, Frauco i really the mast pros peroun country in ¥uropo to-day. I think abont 4,600,000 Fronchmon own public securities, Nearly overy othor ndult malo! Nothing of the kind was ovor heard of bofors, In il her his- tory, and with all her mllitary aud politieal dis- asters, Franco hos nover bad a fivancisl crisis, The ‘wuy\le are Intensly patriotic, and love their conntry with wouderful eonthuslasm. Even Autorica _nppesrs compared with Leautiful France, Roportor—Do you think tho Republic will be pormanent? Alr. Collier—Oh, who cant say? Tha Frouch appoared satisflod with Marshal MaoMahon's Covernment, Thoy rogard tho Mnrabal-Prosi- dent as a patriot, a truo patriot, who is for the best interesta of France irrespoctive of faction, France ia tho most highly-civilized vountry in tho world, 8ho s oll art, Fupland id solld— Franco brilliant, The English nover can under- stand tho Frou¢h. 'Phoy are casentially different in almust every particular. And vot thé social castoms avd tho literature of England aro lead- inge Europe to-day. English fdeas will finalty provatl noon tho Continent, st lenst in mocial mattors. I did not admire tho style of living in Germany, but the Fronch kuow how to cook and live woll. 'Thoy have not our abundanco, but thoy know Low to make thy .most out of what thoy bave. I like Kogland ‘best, however, becauso I speax her Ignguago and am of English blood. 8lie In 8 great vation, and bLer taws are well admivistered, Hor Fuu lo bardly feol the taxed, The Prouch Constitution réads well, but 1 don't know whother their tazes are down to the Engliali scalo. Roporter—Han Englond advanced f{n Intelli genco of lato yeara? 5 indigont, Ir, Collicr—8inco my laat visit thers, alx years ago, thore hias boon & wonderful chango, I'né peoplo bavo sensibly improved. Educatlon {a fast beconiing gendral, TILE PUTURE, Teporter—It {s rimored In town that yon are going to accept o eall from on English ¢hurch. ME. Collier—0h, that is n)l indofinite. Noth- ing ls_ sottled, may ovoh go to Doe to. I have fot Yot dotermined on poing into boavy work, bocaude my enith might not boll good, and I'll try 4 little mord rest. My friends ih Lelcuater aro, Indeed, snxious to have mo back, sick or well, but 1 moat think tho mattor bver. Tleportor—You are goihp to prench at the Church of tho Messish Sunday morning ? Mr, Collier—Yes. 1 lnyo sokon onvo it Dos ton #inco my return. Aftor soms furthor conversation of no puble Interest, the interviow camo to a olose. = e Fémule Trehsury Clorks. Washington Star, Bomo timo ago Commissionor Praft, of the Internnl Ilevenuo Durcau, whs apprised of the dereliotion of duty ou the part of sovoral of tho femalo omployes of bhis office, It was tho Labit of thouo complalned of to rench their deske loug aftor the presccibed office-hours, To roihedy uliis ho dirccted that latters shoutd bo severslly addressod {0 tho delinquents, conveying the ine formatinu that thoy must boat their dutjes at 9 o'clock or find other employmout which would geatify tholr proponstty for Iate houra, The letteris Woro mordlnul{ directod and duly re- coived. Ono of tho ladies who racnlv?d auch 8 mleaivo took tmbrage at it, and doclared thab she wouldn’t stand it _So, ono morning recontls sho marohod Into the Comminsoner's oMo, UGoud mornfug, Alr. Pratt,” said sho. “Ah! Qood morning.' +03Mr, Pratt,” said she, ** I havo rageived 73" lottor, Perhape voit are not Awarg of the influ- enco which was intarposed to give mo officl poeitlon 7" "Imlnu(i. madam, I 4m not.” “Well, thow, 1 sm happy to Inform you tbat T was appoluted upan ‘ihn Jolut solicitation of Benator Ohristiancy abd ex-Seuator | Chandler.’ Mr, Dratt, afior sko had tmparted thid lml'“; tant information, took a good ook st hot su euid, * Now, madam, go back toyourdesk, Aud {nu munt bo thépo at o'clock in the morning. i you are not, I shall dlamiss you, Idon's cu; yau aro Judorsed by a duzon Chizlstiahoys ad Chandlors, you muss do your duty.” "'ho youy lady rotired. Hho hiaa slnco mane agdd Lo ent an 8 o'clock broakfast, and beyl tho official routine at 9 s, sn. prowptly, jus! Bamo au if ehio didu’t havo douole backing. A Rruve Qirle Dea Jloines Reaiater', Froquent complaints have been mado ih }Jfl Molues, at differont times, of Insults offered 0 fomales 1n tlio stroets after nightfalt, Lsat 82 o batt evening a young scallawag eugsged 1 flaht ditty business recolved a rubuke thet ho mhd; likaly to temembor, Two girls, stout, hearts Bwedos, wero gulnr weut on Loouat strect llllh evening servico ut the Bwodo Church, Tbe g tu wero alone. This waa noticed by two youug m.t'"v, who followed aud soou ovértaok them. i they srrived within peaking distanco Lhey b drossed the girls, who attemptod to ewm'“ f4st walking. Thls they wore not able to da,wad their tormentors kept close to them. I nl " oneof the wou made an iusultivg propovs! 4 them, wheu the larger izl whaeled about l.lnfl seized Lin. With one blow she kuocked :fi down as cumpletely us if a niule bad kicked big. Theu slo kueeled on his prostrate form puwmelsd tho whelp uniit ho oyed for ! Cryiug liko o cbatd, Whan bo did thiv, vu)uxll:‘ Iike, whe rolentéd aud permitied biw fo deper! sd of turniug biw over to sho polics. :1‘:;‘:: o 1ed when Le aaw bis compauks placed Liors de combab i -