Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1875, Page 8

8 PEE! CIETY. "GENERAL NEWS, FA, McFarlin, of Rochester, N. ¥.,and A, J, Nat ting, of New York, of 0,0,D, nme, sro at the Pale mer House, ‘The Ney, Arthnr Ritchie will lecture Friday evening atthe Church ©f the Aaceuslon, corner of lm aud Dasatlo atrecte, ys The temperatnte yenterday, ne obearved by Mansate, optician, 83 Madison street (Tntncxe Musil ting), at Boa, 1m, Th dogrees; 190, m., 795 12m. 7 m,, 815 8 P.M. 78, The namo of Mr, J, 0, Crosny, member of thn Ne~ publican Central Committes from tho Lighth Ward, ‘wan accident ally omitted from tho list of those prescnt at Tnorday's ruecting. Was he may’ Jils cyan protruded stmort out of their nockote. 1 ¢ frothed at the mouth, and plunged about frantically 17 front of the Shermau Houre, Of- fieer Bhoemaker di apatchad hint with bls pletol, 7, Gaylor, of No, 669 Wost Lane rtrest, was thrown fect bia buggy ut the corner of Polk and Halsted stereta, lant evening, hy his horee becoming frightened and rafning away, wna’ was considerably Injured about tha head and eboultora, 4 at the Brigititon Housn yostorday was a verponjeyanle eiiaity ted tho Inaagnration of tho rerio of entertainments by the Dark Commissionora ars groatly approved by People in attendance anc thore Iiring in that neighbarbood and within en easy carriage drive of the aput. ‘There aro now 100 Knglintt sparrows in Washington Park, and tho keoper of that tactitution, Arthur Dron. nica, feeds them regularly every day. ite roporta that they aro deaiructiva ta insecta Of all kinds, and nro great favorita vith tho peoplain tha vicinity, ‘They were Lrod on Mahlon D, Ogden’a place, and fly tn the park, A Tamere reporter called sestentay upon Me, fica- sel, (ho attorney for tho Hints Street Savings Bank, in nce to the condition rf the bank aid prospect dividend, It a Mepomttle to rtato an: ato the coudition ef the inetitution till ro patd,aud, 4% tho largest of tycm are 8 1s rorae time yet before absthing ‘There feno imniedinte re for 0 thing in r all the note not ine for a year, I delinite can be announcod, Tsuspeet fora dividend, A counlderable deputation of interested partics yas ferday waited upon Preniding fidar Jutking to enlins lia support in getting tha\licy. Mr, Mara, of the Methodit Chureli at Auatin, “tranpferted to the Grant Paco M, 1, Church, of thisettz, at the mest Cont. ence, Tt ts not known what Mr, Jutkloe’ reply waa, But, according to the custom of the Church, there will probably. Lo no spocial slificulty in rccuring Me, Mareh, provided a goodly uuuber of the Grant Place Church desire it, Tho Anti-Bobtall Conveution will bo held again to- morrow evening af 7:89 o'clock at No, Ou 'Tbirty-itrst aircet, belweon Indians aud Michigan avenues, Urom- dnent Rontlemen will address the meeting, and 48 ip exe Jected that 3,50 perrous will bo exrotled for tre pur- Pose of forcing the City Rallnay Company to pleco Conductars on their care, aud to extond beiter facalt- THE © Peller Superintendent to ascen the abolition of the Houma of fil-famio in thoan arde y antl Wrenran, Bald petitionors have not received any eatintaction; and Wirauras, Judee Raliatnry han diamfened the sult of the clly rarmus one inilyidnul Hours of fil-faino with. out nollfying the complainants and without thelr con. ront, for reasons which wo tlinkare not in any way Sunt} therefora, Reaateed, TORE We, the citizane of eat ware, do hereby condemn tho setlon of auld Judgo Balialury, an the above-mentioned cara lind I:sen contiatied for n certain time, with the connent of both partion; and wo appeal to hia Honor the Mayor of the City of Chicnga ta protect out rights ag citlzens and tax-parera, and urge him toorecnte tho tawn of tie State of Tlinoin for the beneAt of thin community at large, and the upholding of the moral charactor of the nelghborhood, Resoired, That x cominittos of Ovo citizens be ap. pointed ta walt upon'the Mayor {0 jntorm him of the fentimenta of the ellizens aud property-onmers in this reward. Mr. Jobn Bills briefly aeconded tho motion, and the preamble and resolutions were unanimously sloptet, The following were sppointed the Commulltre: Measre, Hf. Vator, W, Bwisaler, N, Fountaly, John Yeltkamp, and 0, Bardell, Tt wan decided that (he Committeo shontd walt upon tho Sayorata o'clock tovtay aud prescut tho reeoin~ Onn, ‘Tho meting then adjourned, . —— WEST TOWN BOARD, ATICKING TO THE LAW. ‘The Weat Town Noard met again iset evening at No, GA Elalsted street, Justices Scully, Morrison, Salisbury, Ingersoll, Shoridan, and Matron, Hupervisor Uakor, and ‘Yown Clerk Lavin, bring pregent, Jusbice Eberhard being absent, Supervieor Baker sugges ted that the Assceror bo invited to act as a mem= bor of the Bond, The suzqestion was indtnantly ro- colved by tho Justices, who promptly voted down a motion to that efe: AUDITING DILtS, ‘Tho Beard procceded to audits hugo pile of bilts, of atnall anounte, neatly every ine, however. being otcertve. For instance, ono DP. W, Mortoll, for tho te of in house on electlon-ay, charge £10.50, Incluning atioug tha ftema damage to two trea #10, eit attowsed $7 on tho entire ball, ley preacutod w bill for $500 for legal eervtees in reanrd'to tax-motters, Tho bill was ins dered by C. O, Honnoy, but was nevertheless, re ferred beck to the Comnnittec, On motion of Juatice Morrison, all bills not properly svorn to were Lnid over for furtlior consideration, A bill from Jovepn Martin for Stil for the lun horeo und buggy during bia time of acrvico na Deputy Aerceaor waa diocusecd, and ended In tha Board allowing . 9 Of CLAIMS. A communication was received from tho clerkn in tho Collector's oMco anking for mitititional componmiton, These enterprising young mon wera only allowed gino month ‘by the Doar, hich tn $25 lesa than they claim as thelr dne, communication waa, on niotion, received nnd isd on the table. A communication was recoived from Potrick Tafver- ty, petitioning for extrs compousation for making plate far wen tho Arsessor'n office, On referring to tho records of tho old Unard, it was found that Mr, Rat ferty had Leen paid £9,000 for making asucssments aud preparing plate, 3 fen to thelr partengere, “The people geacrally on the Hoth Side sre waking up in thie tattor, and it tn er- pected that tin Company will wither nccete to the de- mand for condactora or withdraw thelr cars, One of those occurrences known as n rush," which aro usually Jndilged ju on ‘Chango when business Decomcu slack, occurred yortorday, It was rathor amore xerfous than tho waust Tuo of those things, Mr. W, ON. Gould fell down and struck his forchead againat tho step, aud Mr, Dwight wan also Injured rather sorlownly, rotun others rocelving lesser fojurics, 18 In understood that mw complains will bs Jodied Lefora tho Directors ngainat the parties who originated tho “rush,” tho Pounity being suspen. ton for seversl daya from tho. privileges of tho Lord. ‘Tho body of an unknown wornan, apparently about 38 yearn of ages waa found flosting in the tier near Fighteenth street bridge, yemterday morning at 9 o'ctock, and wad pent ta tho Morgue for Identifvation, Tt ts thought thst wha ia a person who fa knowtt fo |bovo threatened to tako hor Hife, fergt. Fitzpatrick had instructions to Inveatigate tho cant, but up toa late hour last night had not learued pny udditional particulars, The body hex the appear- anco of having bern in the water abollt two days, and fadroaned ina dark cattea garweat, white stockings, and clath elippors, Tho Coroner bas been wotified, Lord Honghton's visit to the vlty haa been pro- duetivo of much gratification to him in viewing tho numerous wonderful righta which » tour around Chi- cago rv 1. Tueaday forenoon he devoled to on in- speclion of the Wate ‘orks, anu in the afternoon ha was takon out to the eri) and looked that over, In tho evening he waa tha guret of Prof. Colbert at the Dearkorn Observators, cil, under that gentleman's direction, be took a loox ut the moon oni other planets, Yesterday morning be laid the cornere stone 9f/Mr, Matchiord’s now houxe; in the afternoon hy tobk’a Took at the pteturo-gallery at tho Exporition | arid {a the eveung he was occupied ina general sure vey Of the articies on exhibition Iu the hig building, At o'clock yesterday foroncon about forty poople inet, at tho invitation of Mr, aud Mm, E,W, Biateh- Sord, to wilnoen tho laying of the cornor-stous of thoir new anit Lesutiful manrion on North LaSalle street. ‘Tho, questa eevenibled in the pariers Of Mr. latch: ‘fore* prerent. residence. Among. thowe — pres fot wero K. - 8.° Cheabrough, Cily Engineer; ‘Max Wortaberg, . Guerdon 8. Hubbard, Br, and otlera;. lao, Lord. suit non, of England,’ Tho ceremonies cousiatad of pluclug d leatten box, contalning faully records, pho ‘gree, oud various uther articles of interest, in- cladizg the autograph of ach ono preaont, in the core npr-ttone, Aftors few cordial remarks ‘from Lord Hough the party repaired again to the parlory, Shere a bulf-hour waa speat in luaching and pleuaant conversation, Ss NOONDAY PRATER MEETING, «'Thu nttondance ttpon the noonday preyer-raeetings af the vouina of the ¥. M,C, A, continues to incresse, and there tv no d:minntion in ihe iuterest manifested: ‘While thera lias Leen 10 rovival as yet in tho senso of ngrest religious excitercont, {t {4 evident tnt the work Mithis cy ir being steadily advavced by tliceo meet Ange, and perhapaas mtich good may comy of them yolGout any exciting revival us would come wit It, ‘Tho services yentcrday were conducted by Mr, Jolin inet’ Anderson, the yonug English ree vivaitet, “who, ‘instead of delivering any gét“dincaurre, ‘selocted, on eeema tid Lalit, a chapter from Beripture which he read, gccompanyioy tho reading with ringing comments’ nnd erlortation [yuit lke nternperved. wth readings boing diuloult ta report no aa todo him justice, ‘When requests wero preferred for prayers, Mr. Anderson sid ho had noticed that the praying waa clilelly Cor our city and ite nelgliburhood, Ha enld no city wes belng ao whiely prayed for aa wax Chicago to- aay, Bt, Louis wan’ in “somo respects a. rival of" Chicago, Mint net to" bo treated ar euch “in” prayers, ‘That lly tecded our Srayera, Ther wera 3¢0,000 reonte thera who didn't &) to church, ‘There: waa no Hible Society. Thera might be in name; but there was none there in actual activity, A revival had tately Leen inaugurated thero, le tensted St, Loula and tie young converts there Wouhl bo renemberad in tho prayers, Tu thu prayer that followed, Bt, Loute, and Europe, and the whole world, were Lapecially prayed far, an that the Gospel work sight to on, and that Stz, Aue deraon mig be baptized with the Moly Ghosy that hin words aout touch the wouls of alnuers. ‘Tho wecting wee then dismiaacd, TIPTY-BRCOND INFANTRY REUNION, The eighth annual reunion of the Fifty-socond TI nole Intsntry took placo nt tho Tremont ‘Iouwe yostere day forencou, ‘Tho attendance, owing to the Horm, wae not iv large ce mich: be wished, though about fixty comrades, with a slight epriukliug of Indies, wero proceut, ‘Tho President, Mr, C, I, Ill, of Chicago, occupied tho chair, nui the meeting wan boqun with ‘prayer by Mr, George W. Notinsou. After the minutes of the Jast meeting bad teen reid aud approved, the finaue clal report wag roail hy Cart, W, HE, Willeox, inthe abe sence of G, N, Veck, the Treasurer, alowing a balance in tho Treasury, ‘Ibu roport wns nino approved, ‘Tho timo of nett meeting was fixed upon for the second Wedneslay in Seyteiuber, 1:76, thi place, E gin, 1, and the reeldont members of Figin were’ ap- Pointed’ a committen of teeption. ‘The Jollowing Ofticern were elected for the ening year: Mr. Charles B, Wells, President: Mr. MH, B, Edwards, Soctotary, aud G.N, Peck, of Kigin, Tieweurer, Atter ollestt which sounded’ familiar to all, dinner was eunounced, ond, all coming ready to partake, the mocting ad= Journod from the elui-room to tue Inlics' ordinary, where « bountiful ropnat was apreed for the veterans, aud where all toasty, apeech-waking, ec, wan tole dono, ‘fhe meotiog paseed off plowantiy, as almost every ono bad sono interesting Lit of blstury of ating Ufo to relato, —+— A TIMELY PROTEST, EPYONT TO PURIFY A NEIGMMORIOOD, > A mevting of property-ownora of the Teuth and Elevonth Wards way bold last ulght at Faldkamp's a3. Joon, cornor of Bandolph and Halated streets, to take slopa for the egtermination of thg housea of fll-famo ou Kandolph ond Halsted atreeta, which havo tong Leou an eyesore ta peaceable and morality-loriug clil- ‘une of theo wards, There was a large attendance, andall present ecemed determined to work witha will, several stating they were prepared to spend $6,000 1f necessary 10 accomplish their abject. Tho movting was called to order by LOUIS NACUMANN, and on motion Charhs Uardell wus elsctod Chatrman aud Mr, Nacho:aun Secretary, ‘Lhe lotter madee Liricf upeech, in which he vividly depicted the demoralizing effect Uivse houses bad on ihe community, For the last fourieen or fifteen qonthe the houses of (fame had ruled tho wards, Citizens could pot pase them without being aubsected to the grosscst of luaults, aul it was bigh lime aomie- thing wax dune to protect the moral people of the wards, One house wae pulled the uther day, and thy propristress taken before Juaticw scully, AU applica- jon was made to diamisa the cave on the ground that defendant would immediately remuva vat of the avighborhood, Mr, Scully, however, would not. lsten to the proportion, as a ainilar promis had been made by tho same party suae timo 9; aud wi not fulfilled, A change of souue was then taken to Jnutico Halisbury's Court. Alter s prelitniuary heariuy, that Jndge bail postponed. ib unltl to-day, but wheo bu (Nachmann) bad applied yesterday for bubpwnaw for additional wituomes, be Was inforined that the cose wes dirmiaed, votwithe Hand#y: thu postponement agrucd tu by both partier, Juatico Balinbury’s excuse for (hin strange proceeding was that defendant had proniiacd to leave Ibo uelyh- Lurbood. Property-owners did not watt to be fu Mathie way by Justice Salisbury or unybody ‘Tuess houres wore not ouly & disgrace, but they syailod their property dntorests, and they muro do lermined to get rid of them at any oomt, They sup. Forted a elassof men who would stick at nothing, uot even robbery and murder, tv procure o lasy Uri, ‘The Mayor should bu uotlaed they wanted the Buus suppressed, Mo moved the adojison of the following ursoLutions, Wurarss, The citiseus cf the Tenth and Eleventh Warde of the City of Oivego ecus ine petition to tho ‘fuwn-Clerk Layin moved that Rafforty bo alloweil $509, ‘The motion waslont, all the Justices voting iu the negutive, Larry O'lirien, Town Collector for 1874, presented a petition for additiousl compensation, Ho claimed that he ought to receive $1,000 for hia ‘services, that Delng the sum allowed. to ‘tho Asroseor, The Board propptly ordered&ho conaunication to bo Isl. over, A petition was presented from John Garrick, a map-clerk in tt» Assossor’s oflice, asking for $600 for his velusblo sorvicee, A motion to allow him such compensation was lont, ‘Alarge number of'miaceltanenua bills were pro= sented and diaposed of variously, Amoug thous wan ons from T. J, Fitzgoratd, claiming 0 extra pay for working in the Collector's’ office at visti, A motion to allow tho bill waa lost, all the Justices voting in tho negative, SUPERVISOR paren presented a bill claiming 312 days’ work at $1.50 aud 2 yer cont on all moneya received and disburs tho total claim being $1,*22.24, It wan moved that ths tof the Lill be al , amounting to $i, 9 Morrisou objucted to tho paymious of tho Dill, ince the Supervisor was not actually employed a dozen days tn the year, Supervisor Vaker became slightly indignant at this effort to ent hitn off, and ho abruplly omfered @ motion that the Lil Le Inid Un the fable, Io didn’t want any Bay, We said, ‘The motion to lay on tho table was carried. ‘The Board, after nome further nntmportant hust= Bess, sdjourned uotil Saturday evonlog at 7:Jy o'clock, aan THE UNION CLUB, A POORLY ATIENDED MEETING, An adjourned mooting of the Union Club was hell nt tho Poriolat rooms, 1a MeCormick Diock, last oven- ing, tho ubject Leing to hear a report of « special com- anitico appoluted at a previous meeting to draft a con- alitution and by-laws, ‘Tho attendance was amail, the moro notable among hous present being C, 8, Cameron, Sheriff Agnew, Ald, George White, Jam2s Ennis, Jaller Doyle, Com: tmlenloner McCaffrey, Warden McLaughlin, Warden Kimberly, and: a fair representation of county con- tractors, Besitls thess were such politicat lights as D, 8, Daniele, Boylo, Haudley, of cork-fighting notority, Kehoo, and half a dozen others of tho amo {Ik, whom, it {9 unsafo to dopend upon for the financial succeas of the Club,—n consideration that begins to weigh upon Voriolat’s mind. ‘The meeting waa celled to order by Warden Mo- TaughbUn, and Commissioner McCaffrey was called to the chatr, ‘Sherif Agnow, from the Committee on Cons Btltulfon and By-Lare, roported back the ald. constitution known a8 the =" cut-and-dried ” document, which wrangled over at the last meet- ang, with {mmaterial revisions and the eddition of an article (o the conntttutlon to Le knowa as Art, XVI, ‘Tho report was nccopted and subsequently taken up by aectiona and adopted with great unanimity and vory little dghting. ‘The question of selecting s Managing Committeo of twenty-tive wan thon discunsed, when, upon inotion of Warden Kimberly, the Club adjourned for ono week, with the underatiuding that at that ime the Maaaging Comunittes should be selected, —- THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, LAHONS OY THE CoMsisstonzne. ‘The sevon guembers of tho Cuatom-Iouse Commis. sion spent s part of yesterday fn examining Mr, Sluel- ler, the stone-cutracotor, Mr, Mills, hts agent, aud Ir, Rankin, In the afternoon the Commiasion, together with Superintendent Mausford, Anelatant-Superintend- ont Iolman, and Maj, Wools, went up to the Twelfth etreot stone-yards and mao » full and complete cram ination of the arrangements there, During the day ch Ino recorded tho obeerved results of tho testa for nce of tho soil, and doubtless pondered there. Aiea the results wero will not appear in detail at resont, y Teaders interested in Crstom-House literature prob- ably noticed that Mr, Sutherland, in 2 letter in yonter- day's Tnnvie, aduded to certain disclosures ta ba hereafter made by him concerning A CENTAIN $100 id for influence, and alto concerning two overcorts. ‘ot being ablote come nt Afr, Sutherland, and not Anding Mr, Rankin in bis oMee, a reporter called on ‘Maj, Woods, about the only reaponsiblo ian of the oll regime ‘who tas retained tho confidence of tho Departinent, | When his attention was callod to the water, Maj. Woods wal that be know nothing what- ever about the overcoats, and had never heard of the charge before. He had, bo aald, heard aomcthiug atout the $100 sllogation, but did not know to whom the mouey was aaid to ave boon pald, TUF RESULT, Tho Commiasion of Siven Lave now been five days in weasion, and have bad presented to thems a mass uf featimony on tho part of both of the previous Com. missions, ‘They had also inapected the benutles and defects of the building itself ae regards the atone ond ita peculiaritive, ‘Chey yesterday took » trustworthy record of tho reeult of certain welght preasuro on dif- ferent clacea in tho tnctoaure, They will continue this latter class of teaty for aonie time longer, but {t 1a hardly to bo oxpectod that they will evolve resulta dif- foreut from those already noteu, pine: Aetleesdn LOCAL LETTERS. ANTI-DOBTAIL, To the Falter of The Crleayo Tribune > Cnicago, Kept, B—A good-natured public has en- dured the “Lobtall"-car nufvance until good uature in that respect haw ceased (o Le a redvoming quality. 1 um glad to ave that thu good people of tho Boutl Hide aro beginning to ave itand to take somo action fn thu matter, Last week au old Indy got into au Indiana avenuo car, palit ber fare, ou inyaclf and othora noticed, aud took weeat, Now, old ladies are tho special prey of the drivers, and thoy rojoice and aro erceedingly glad when one gets on board, Five or ten uchites after she got in, the river, atter bsviug rong his bell soveral times, coarsely demanded ner fars. Ble protested that ale Uad paid, and he declarod slio had not, and, hed thera Rot been eutno one to protect ‘her from hfe abune, she would have been obliged to. pay @ eecund tino or ieave the ear, It is, joWevor, Unuccesvary to enumorate foatuuces, at all who patfonize vur South sito Hues aro too familar dhorewith already, aud too much time and space would bo required to relate the stmoat daily fustauces of op- prearion and fraua used by this extortionate Railway Company egalust s suttoring public, There is an aud simply remedy, which, if spplled in tho right way, will soon compel a change. If Gach one, as be yola oo fo tho car, respectfully refuses to play conductor, and will pay ls fare only when denmartied Kyoa cage tnd the rapaby, iu person, (hen we shall soon ramembor the # bobtatl ” wystem te athing of the paste ‘The citizens of Cincinuall Lrought thelr street-rallway companies to torus iu that manner, Why not we? Pasrnaxu, AIMIXG TOO BIO, Yo the Editor af The Chicazo Tribune Crrcaan, Sept, %.—Your representative at the late duel between Col. Edwards and aj, ¥ustersof Bt Louis, might have explaiod 1n hile article wuld mone? ing the reason of the latter's uncouscious remark, 4 Ute too high," 4m this manner: It is well knoe Le All cavalrymen that a Golv's navy rewiver, eaUlire os, {egood at polnteblauk rango for 00 yards, and ony distance less than that requires « depreasion of tho weapon, elas it will “earry over.” ‘The Major une doubtudly aimed rather ilgl, nok taking tt couiora: Mou for ithe instant that be was tiriug at short rauxe,— for, Daving buch-au, army officer, ba certaiuly Kuby tis) pet of 8 Colt canes Yahd when ho found be ‘had " missed his may " he discovered his errur; hence the remark, 1 baye no doubt th re both in earnest—deadly opnel; andl gy ouly soxsy (he Mojor’g abot wane little too high," for, bad tt been lower, proba warda would havo received tho HICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1875. satista mended, $f there in any natiafaction tn ullet,” ———. THE COUNTY BUILDING. Johannes Schmidt and Gustay Anderron wero cons fined in the Jail yeelerday to await n trial of thelr eanlty, A dolegation of the Connty Hoard will vielt the Nor- Remember tho Poor mal School thie morning, Houret Condon, tho wife-mnrderer, Wil be tried fn the W. W. O'Brion appoars for Criminal Court to-day, defendant, Itome will bo acareo toxtay, and likowlss County Comuiasienere, Tho latter wilt be along with the “Coamope,* Doputy-Sheri® Mutchinron starts for Jolict to-day with five prisoners, among thom s)Ry Welch, who goes for ten years, T. W, Johnean, who had been confined for itobt tinro tho iid dnat,, teas yenterday reternedd from Jatt by Judge Wallace's order, Upon xcheduitny Ita property, Sheriff Agnow was summoned yesterday to the Weath-lwd of a valuable horre, once noble etced was xutering feom a movere colle ant the attentions of a veterinary murgeon, County Trenaurer Miller wan around yesterday, Ho waa in his ofice anhite inthe morning, aut after ex- amiuing the oxelugter conceited that he would giro Melinquents naovere etirring-up at once, Mr, Miller {4 angry, anil when In that mood he mesus all’ he saya, A word to tho tiss ought to be aurlicicnt. ‘The Committee on Hquelisation of Trxes met yeater= the requisitions of tho Roveral Town Boards for town cxpenres in the outalde ‘Tho city towns wero prased until Thurad and the Clerk wan ordered to notify the members of the sevoral Boards tu bo proeent with itemized ace counts of azpenrea, explanstions, cte, Gelinquont road-tax clattion were Fecommonded to be extended on the Qullestor's books, 7 day afternoon and appre towns, A DLIS8YUL OFFICIAL, Commissfoner Cramford was yeaterday at Dia post of dnty, shick has been 9 raré occurrence luce the tho abatract question. agitation of ho atways had faith in ptblished recently that Judge Farwell had decidedt that tho members of the County Board wero entitted to but $2.50 per day for their services, that the Judie never gave uny such opinion, and thet all that haa been publisher toaching that question has beon the outgrowth of the Imagingtion of report. Upon arriving, the A batch of Yo reporters until and hin drawn Lis per diem fatthfuily, LIGHT ON THK WALSH THOURLES, County-Attornes Konntreo m:kos the following or- Pianation of Supertisor Vayno'e charge, that thi had failed to prorecuto the bonds allogod to be n defauiter, county authori was Coll jaw Us cago $n 1472; that the County nation and thatef his aasistant., but aftertar covered that it tad no right to do no, contanded that he waa entitled to the sum fized by and retained that amount, commenced agalust him and hin auretion, and ba turned over to themn the surplua money heid by him, and s town ordcr for $1,650), bo keoping a similar amount of inoney, ‘Tho reason the aurotics hare Dot doen prosocutod {8 that they offer to turn orer tho money given them, anid the town-order to the County Treanttror, who will retain for the county a sum oqual to the town-ordsr, sud turn the order over tu tho Su- Dy this comprotiac, Me, Atvitntree nays tho couuty will securo all owing to it, and e proaecntian {3 unniecerrary, the Hoard, pervieor in ecttloment, Ne maintsins crn, Ho felt Usil, ho xatd, whon hy read that snc nit opluton had been rendered, bat he avon found that (t was all buncombo, since which tine he bas been happy, Tio saya ‘ollector for tho Town of North Chi- Hoard fixed his compen- xv Buit wae THE NEW COURT-OUBE FOUNDATION, ‘The Gommmittes on Public Juklings and Public Sor- vice was in xession yerterday, and sgreed to recom- mend that Willard & Co, contractors ‘on tho County ther advunice of £2,000, with which to pay workmen, Wiilard having failol to keep ppeariug that the tect Egan. Mospital, be allowed a f1 his promise to yay ‘Tues was before had been making tion for tho new Court-Horee, ing from the surface tho first 43 fcet was randy clay, thu nest # feot very soft clay, through which thy augur Was pushed with cage, the next 1239 feot leamy mand, the uext B fect moderate clay, Ho expressed the opin- jon that at tho depth of 58 fect ho expected to reach the tunnel clay, which would make a sound founds too, Ho recommendod thatthe foundation be riled, and that pile of Norway plae, 60 feet in longih and in diameter, mated that 4,00) piles would be uocessary, and that tho cost would teach from $50,000 to $:0,uC0, Further ado bofors any action will be taken from 14 to 16 inches borings ure to be in the master, ee ee y, ond Sta ‘Work wae progressing gatisfactorily, the Committee aud reported that he borings to teat thu founda- Ho natd ‘Archit a uso THE CITY-HALL. Tho City Trossurcr ycatorday received §34,0000 on city taxey, and $4,279 on wator rentu, Officers Willian Dimhem and W, If, Norris wore yesterday discharged for inatteution to dnly and loaf- Htart- Ho outl- ing, Edmund Lavis saw ft to resign and did so, Ald, Spalding bas returned from hls recent health. {rip to Wiseousin feeling halo and bearty enough to complete his teri in tha City Council, Charles J, White, License Clerk in the City Col- ector'a office, 1s ono of the many young men who as- pits: tothe South Side Folico Court Ciorkship on the reuple’s ticket, Corporation Counsel Dickey teaven for Ottawa this cords and proparo briets for the Supreme Court. Pisco the quo-warranto, the Alermanto contempt, aud ‘the tax cases Brat ou the calendar, Ald, O'Brien, Chatrman cf tho “ Coxmop” Commit- tes on Games, was busy all day yorterday in accumu. lating wealth for balls, bata, and other u -isiis for the amen to-day, Ho did not ‘deem it necessary to pure chine rings, va plenty will be on band all day jong. Cal Wilson, of the Law D. ri morning to arrsnge coming’ sonnion of ¢ horse in front of the City-Hsi hunting after it. Gov, Noveridge called on Rehm and Marshal Duniap yesterilay, apd what In atranpret of all, be did not wari in thy portion of tho Stata under thelr control, Ilo simply talk politics to them, and mancuvred to sea if Nehm was golug to then to suppress lawlourue: run for a new oflice this fall, Supt, Dalley avows bis intention to combat tho aya- tein of removing frama houses, In very way thot ue can, ‘Tho proprietor of ouo of tho * ah! the way, yeatordsy applied to dm for sich a permit ant wad Fefured, He appealed to the Mayor, cod was told ta go,tear down his ranch if ho wanted ¢ cloar his property, ————— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Bouth Park concert this afternoon, commencing at 4:30 p,m, The Rev. Goorge O. Btreat, Rector of Bt, Patera Mission, haa roturicd, and will oficiate Sunday at tho Chapel, 143 South Stato, street nesr Madison, Tho daily twenty-minuto noon wervico at 12:10 p,m, asnanal,, ‘THE LVDY ORGAN RECITALH, ‘The twelfth of Mr, Eddy's eerles of organ recitatn will be givon this evening at tho First Congregational Church, the programme being aa followa: tua Deep 5, Honata ju & flat, No, 1, 6, Arie of Leporello (trom wi Trak Curt Bergutens ‘7. “Romanze” (from the Symphony in D aniner)..,. 8, Overture to CRIMINAL. ef di” ranten'” ¢ Trop. Cart liernatein, dou'* Girona’ die WH A boure of fil-fame at No, 104 Weat Randolph street was raided by the police Inst midnight, ond 7 inmates arrested, ‘Tho sults, three 10 number, agninut Dr, Ktewart for noglecting to report cance of death under bia praatice, will bo begun at 8 o'cluck, Scpt. 11, at tho Houth Bide Police Court, bufore Judgo Summerfeld, Edward Wilson, of Marengo, il, fell in with Mary Clark, keeper of ny bousy on West Randolph strect, ‘wight befurv last, and claimed that be was rohbed of ‘The woman sud throo of hor aséuciates were ure i, He hopes to ariment, bitched ttn ‘ucclay oven'ng, and Wednorday morning ho fount rt drifting around. It is hardly fair to state (iia fact without alzo stating that belween the times named Cal was engaged {i nga” across Culimant ‘alt at i setesseeeseeerees BDODE (‘Down in pe seeAdolf Muller Achimann + Flotow Tested and locked up in Madlaon-Street Station, About 7:59 o'clock lant evening, while 1, ¥, Alboo, » traveling aatesman, of Englowoull, was a the asloon at the northeast corner of ttaudolph and Canal treats, oma Wlef utole his satchel, containing clothing, » ‘bauk-bouk of tho City National 1 eto, No clew to the thief, A.T, Rumsey, the first mato of the ateam barge Chamborinin, ‘Was arraigued veforo Uullod Biates Comminsoner Moyne yeaturiday afternvon to anawer w charge of svaault preferred Ly Jamies Guntor, a hand eut to the United Staten on the versel, ‘Tho cavo wal ‘Graud Jury, wnd bail dxed Sneak-thieves entervg t! No, 140 Madison stroct, last cover the property, ‘Tho dwelling of Arthur Drenuen, at No, 97 Hanovee atreet, was entered night beforo lant by a thlet, whose Dreduen saw him) aud fred one slot at him without apparcuteffect, aud fellow eacay thu secon hole slarmed the iumates, chased lm two aquares, bi did not secure any booty, to rob the sane nace ‘with elective Heinzinan Hard & Ca, etove. mt the ‘This te inn your, A well-dreaved and comely-looking young man of 24 jars, named Ut!e A, Hall, wau arrosted yesterday by ut the instance of Hathbone, alera nt Nos, 38 and 40 Lake treat, on charge of stosling 2500 whilo actlug sa thelr order-clork, Hols accused of tating goodeat various Aimes apd selling Ibet to auctioncers aad po the proceeda, He iy.at tha Contrat Bestion, 4A young nso named A, J. Doater waa brutally beaton on tho bead with a chair last night abo: ‘Ly Huury Colllus, proprivter of the Wosat Side Tivoll saloon, “on Halsted street, Mourve. A severe wound Uovd owed in a atream di wppeara from the statements of the injured person and bis frlends that ie was drinking beer snd talked loudly, when Callins sttacked bis, py dopa weru about to take ut 10:30 o'clock. jank, checks, bills, roonis of Mr, 'T. B, Boyd, night, and departed with tue entlro wardrobe of tho gautloinan, worth several hundred dollars, Mr, Boyd fa poculiatly unfortuna thin being the second time tu olx months thet bis clothing bas been stolen, ‘The inatter hua beon placad in tho-hands of Dutective Dizou, who will try to ree ed, attompt cketing between Afadison wae fuflicted, wad own Duster’s’ treo, It just aa bis compan. of the place, The he de- catchy a Mason oF Cavanur, Riolow, and 9 ant rrenied, la wos sunumoned awhile ago for hastag tiugle in bis place Hutlay, and tho Joayor augpenitedt file tne, About 10 o'clock tant night, while Banitary-Polteo- man Clark waa atanding on Morgan atreat, at the cor. her of Randolph, lie atates that” ho was necented, bya woll-lreared man, wkoimnuevtintely afterward took held Of hls gold watell-chata in a manuey which convinced Iiim that he war going tomteal it and the watch, Clark grabbed him around the neck, aud callod for aeaint- Anco, when Borgt, Tom Bimmone, who was cloro by; came up anil arreated tho man, Ite wat tuxen to Marte fron Blreet Stslion, and gaye the naina of Charles Fisher, He arerted that he had no tutention of ateale ing Clark's watch, and accosted bin ins frlomly amy. Chek he played drunk on the inan when ho raw ke intentied fa toby hin, aint when be had mado two attempta to unfasten thn chain from the inttouhole, Rrabbed the pritoner, ‘The latter er fired to giyo hin real namie or any statement roticerhi= ing himwolf, Ato had a raltroaid ticket from Niagara Falla to Chicago vin Detroit, Int no papers whieh would Indicate hile name and residence, | He 19 ant dense fi reay nit, anit 1 aiest niul very roapectalilo-looiiay, lv was locked up fo await a hearing, SUBURBAN, WHEATON, ‘Tho twenty-first annual Agricultural Fale of DuPagn County cloned yeaterday, ‘Tho Fair-Grounda aro half arallorouth from the town, and ora finely eitunted, ‘The general display in wach of the soparnta depart mente wan very gout, On entoring the grounds {ho first department that attracted the attention wae tho “Fine-Art all,” tho contents of which consinted In paintings in olf and Water-colora and crayons, and all tno pratty telfica that constitute ladies’ fancy work,” of which thera were rome fine naniples. Conopicuota tn this departe ment wan the large number of tome-imade Yulita, som of which wore rety fanciful nnd antiquo in pate tern, An olf patnting by Minn Mtnnte Afather, “ Moonlight on tho Ocean,” was very attractive, Misa Julls Wheel. ety a lady artist of much merit, aud Mra, 1, A. Lewis, both ladies of culture and high rocial standing, wero the Superintendents of the art department, ‘Tho ar. Tangement of tho stands reflected much credit on en, The Floral Hall was the most complete, Tho dleplay of follage planta was particularly beautlfil anit notices able, Ons space was wovoted to ftuchetaa, of which there wero wumerous varieties, rome of them very tare, Somewhat of a curivelty was ahown, ina fg tree, well laden with fruit, aud largo healthy lemon tree, which gavo promito of o golden barveut i alno, an uutuualiy large puro. white cactus, all” of tho trees ining tho property. of Mra, Ketchum, Avery largo banket of superior Cina asters of about fifty varietics from the garden of Col. Arion was conapleloue, Ono apace waa filotted tocako and presorves, which wero excellont, ‘Tho vegetable atand waa a voritablo eurlosity-sbop, Evory vegetable cotnmon to the aollof Tlinols was ehown fn great quantiliea and of luxurlous growth. ‘Thero were beets from the farm of Mr. Curtia 26 inches round and 25 jnelea long ; potatoes, 12 inches round ud welghing 2 pode; punpting, 6 feet end. 19 inches fn circumference quash, 5 feet in circumfer- enco; cabbage, 2 feet indiambter; onfous aud. to- matocs, 6 inches in dias r, etc. Tne five stock comprincil au ondices amount of trot- ting aud paciug ponies, tino herds of Durhams and Alderneys, Berkehirca aud Chester Whites, and Merino. nnd lorg wool aheep, Chiofly notable for its heanty of form wos n 2-year-old colt, Nellie, owned by Col, Arion. Three impcried Norman horace, with twelvo colts, attracted the attention of thecrovd, ‘Tho rac lug Tuesday waa of o most inferior order, but rumor Paid they were saving ihe best * timen" fur Wednos- day. Manter Arthur Chapman entered tho race courso on his chair velocipede, and was cothusiasti- cally cheered, Tho Wheaten Cornet Uand disvoursed their aweetcat, ftratna during the onliro het The renteriug of “Annie Taurie” wan particularly tine, The band consists of young gentlomen of Wheaton, anil they appoareil yesterday in thelr new uniforms for tho first tune, muking a very handsurae appearance, WARIMNOTON BEIGUTS, Affairs in thia dolightful suburb ara moving slong very smocthiy, Improvements in tho wy of ballding are projectod, anid soino dvvellings are In ths coures of completion, ‘Che Villago Board of Trustees are mak- ing some needed Improvementa, smong which ara the trading antd graveling of ‘racy avenue, The public achoola ure nuw open, under the manage- mentecf eMcient teachers, with good attendauce aud Aine prospecta, ‘The Washington THelghts ‘Library Association held ste unnual meeting for the etection ‘of oillvers Monday ovening lant, resulting us follows: A, LL Uuliny, Proaldent; ‘Prof, Wadhama, Virc-Preeident; Q, 1c Kingmnn, Secretary; aad G. W.Falebanks, ‘Treastirer, Vaceucicn in the Brard of Directors woro filled by the following ladies being chore: Irn, 1 Howe, Mixa Lueretia Barnard, and Mra, Pri Wadhames, ‘Tho frat meating of tho fall aud winte clea of entertein- iments is now ader consideration by|tho Committeo, aud will bo duly annonnesd, It is confidently ext rected tho Ansociztion, under tho mnvsroment of itt eMelent oilicers, will Late amplo facilities for the eu- sertaininent and instruction of tho public tho coming winter, EVANSTON, ‘Tho exhibition of taulcaus, with music, to be givon at Jennings’ Hall thin evecing by tho ladies of St, Mark’s Church, deserves to bo largely patronized, ‘Thoso who are to tako part Lavo beon reboarning zeal- ously, and special pains isyo been taken to mako the entorintnment satisfactory to those who attend, Tho Villago Trustees falled to secure quorum Tuesday ovening, and adjourned for a week, ‘Tho bids for tho voustruction of tho Davis atreet sewor must bo handed iu by Monday evening. SPRINGFIELD. The Rockford Ducl~ ‘Rho Stato Board of Equalization, Special Dispatch t¢ Tha Chicago Tribune, Brntwariziy, Ul., Bept. 8.—Coy. Dovorldgo to-day recoived tho following tolograin in re- sponse to his of yesterday: é Rockronn, Ill, Hunt, 8, 1875.—John J, Beveritas, Governor, et: IT know’ of no one to make tho usc ossary athdarit n tho dueling caso, { txtontted to keep guict, nul, on Oct. 4 brug tho ‘mstter Lefore tho rand Jury, when, Iasary you, I will do all {can to bring tho offendora to justice. ‘Tho net was dono very privately, 4, O, Ganvax, State's Attorney, In tho State Board of Equalization this morn- Ing, the resolution of Afr, Warner touching tbo ublication of cortatn statomonts in the Times of last Saturday, based on ijuformation received from Mr, Derickson, to tho offect that tho Board had orgenized a ring to defraud Cook County, tn which tho other mombore from Cook were participating, and that Mr. Dorickson de~ nied that he gavo tho information, and requert- ing tho Times to publish the resolution, way takon up and passed,—yoas, 12; nays, 3. Mr. Dorickson said that ho bad intended to speat Upon tho resolution, but he had found tho ani- nous of it, aud pow ho could only feol contempt for it, and would only answer through tho cul- umos of the Times, Tho asseasinent of lands in Ford County was raised from $12.50 to 815, and Iroquois from €12.b0 to @14, Champaign and Vorimilion Countica wero mado equal, at 18.50 per acro, ‘Tho reportaon town and city jots, personal property, and on lands, were taken upand referrod to tho Committes on General Equalizaston, SOVEREIGNS OF INDUSTRY, Masa-Meeting at Aurora. Correspondence of The Uhicayo Tribune, Aunouaf Ill, Sapt.8 —A musa-mosting un- der tha auspices of Councils Nov, 11 and 18, Soveroigus of Industry, waa hold at tho City. Hall last oveping, at which Prouidont 8, J. Avery, of tho Lilinals Stato Council, gave an ins teresting account of the working of the Order {othia State, its hopes and prospects; and pointed out something of tho grost good which must accruoto tha working classes by tho os- tabtlelinont of its prineiplor, Ho was followod by tho Hon. Willlam II, Earle, of Worcenter, Mass., Preeldont of the Nationa! Council, who, for moro than an hour, held tho audienco egpellbound whilo he Pictured’ to them fn the most vivid colors tho evils rosulting from tho presout system of exchango, and the bonofits to be ob- tained by substituting co-oporation for competi- tion, shoddy, sbort welghts and measures, adul- toration, and deception in trade wore, all shown to bo tho noceasary and fogitimate resulta of competition: while guod goods, good measure, and fair dealing wero the neccesary outcome of co-operation, ‘Tho spouker poluted out the ter- rible reaults which nocessarily grow out of tho wyxtem of baying on credit, “bringing oxtrava- Rance, want, and ruin; whito ‘Pay as you go” brought almost cortain comfort aud competences, ‘Che Order of Sovercigus of Industry was in- athtuted to teach, ay well ag pat in practice, theso Principles; and alroady it la produciug the most watisfactory roaulte by improving tha materia} condition of tho worklug classcy, as well aa teaching them their importance ag men and women, and the power for good there ig iu com. bination and organization. A largo delogation was presont from the Conn- oll at Batavia, tho members of which wont home oxprossing the highest satisfaction with woat they had heard. ——s A New Volume of Pocms by Long« follow. Anew volume of pooma by Mr, Longfellow ja comiog. In it will bo included the poom recited by bim at the recent commoncement st Bowdoin College; tho * Manging of the Crane;” composition entitled ‘Tho Masque of £ and ® ‘Hook of Hounota,” makrn, ‘ame of somo 150 pat One of thexe sonnets Wo * Old Bridge at Floronce,” bas an immodiate interest iu connoction with the contenary of Alichaol Angelo, which is to be celebrated duriug the current month of Beptember with so mnch artistio pomp and circumstauce in the beautiful old Toscan capital. Mr. Lopytelluy has write ton this sonnet in Itallan, COUNTY COAL CONTRACTS. Comparison of Two Bids Submit. ted to the Committee, The Highest One Mecta with tho Favor of That Body, Whero Will the Prot Como From fo«A Narrow Margin, The County Board meots this afternoon, Tho principal busiuoss bofore it will bo the awandlog of tho contract to supply the county institutions with coal for {he onnuing year. At tho Int mocting of the Hoard tho Committso on Public Horvicox, composed of Mosers. Conly, sIcCaffroy, Schntdt, Carroll, and Johnson, reported in favor of awarding the contract to tho Baker Broa. at figures much sboro the bids of several reaponsiblo competitors, and ono mombor of tho Committso tool: conniderable pains to imprees upon tho Board that eight days lin been given to a carofal examination of tho bila before tho Commilteo had roachod a con- clusion or report. While thia wau kuown to ba untruo by vaveral in whose presonce ft wan ut- tered, nevertholoss it was sald with the bopo tint it would servo to hasten tho adoption of the report. But it failed, for the apirited advocacy of the adoption of the re- port arotised B suspicion iu the minda of the mora honorable inembora of tho Board, and callod for a reading of the bias of competitorr, ‘Thin waa attempt. ed to bo defeated by s memter of the Committtes, who kuew Cull wetl that if the bids woro all rend tho nrpect of affaira would tndergo a material change, in which event the = Baker Bros, might suffer, Tho de read, however, and thia not only served to” show that tho bid of tho Beker Bros, waa highor than that of several other reuponatbie Liddera, but to bring to the notlen of the Board tho fact that thelr bid was for furnistins No, 2 Lilinota cos," white lower bide were for supply ing the bost Wilmington coal, NENE WAS A POXER YOR THE COMMITTER, but they wero armed for the vecaston, and up Jumped tho Chairman, Mr. Conly, and calted attention to another bid of Baker Bros, for “No, 1 Iifcoia coal,” which was, be ald, tho losost responsible bid, ‘Tho Commincioner, in advocating the atrard to Linker Hrox, for “No, 1" coal, placod himself and Committe in a1 awkward position, for only a few moments previous that partientar article had been prononnced as unfit for the connty's ure, Here waa a dilemms for tho Committee, who soemed intent upon giving the con- tract to tho Bakers at all hazards, and without regard to price or quality, Tho Commissioner who had apos kou so dieparagingly of the "No, 1" coal then caine to tho relief of the Committeo and sald ‘No, 1 was NOT SUCHE A DAD ARTICLE AFTER alt, and ho, too, urged its purchase, The Committee sas fongat at every step in its transparent attompt to Defriend tho Bakers by wuch mon 6a Commirstonocrs Lonergan, Clough, esmples of tho wero Herting, and Guenther, and Gually proposed to be furnished by Taker wore domandted, They wero not forthcoming, howr- over, tho exctiso boing that thor bad been aclected from tho Maso of samples Ly tho * Janitor” for homo use, ‘This clretumatance was requrded as rather alogular, and very unfortunate for Baker and bla friends, — Beeides, {tied to Commissioner Jobnsun making an explana: tion of what “No, 2 ILLINOIS COAL” was, To nntd itwae the best Wilmington eonl, and that tho number had boon attachod to it etmply to d! {loguish 1t from otber samples, (Tho truth fa, so fer na can bo learned, that the intention of Baker, #lould he get the contract, was to furnish Braceville coal, at: article slmost unknown in this market, and, where it fs known, ja noted chiefly for’ the’ amount of sluto and iron it sometimes con- sina) In fact, with every — explanation the more glaring raw tho attempia of the Committon todo Maker an widue favoritisin at tho pubiie ex- pense, for just here Commissioner Lonergan pre- sented AN ARRAY OF FIGUES wliich placed the Conmittes in an attitude that hon- stable representatives would be abashed to ocelipy. ‘Tho Squrea were simply a comparinon of Lide for fare Blnhiog tho satno articlo of csal by equally reaponelbia parties, which had Leen gleaned while allowing tho members of the Publis Hurvico Commitico tite. ta fully commit themselves tn favor of Maker, in the face of the knowledgo thot to givo im tho award would not boto the public interoat, ‘Tho figures wero as follows : 2.8 ae FR lis Bakor Bros. bids, | Wilmington Coal" Mining| aud Manyfaoturing Com weed 4 Differance in each bid tn) Gren {avor of Wilmington pac.| A tine, per ton... slo} 419) ta] 28] 15 Diderenes tn tha ‘bide ‘inl x" | favo mingtoa par __ ties for each Luatitution,.|120,00 1,860, 00] !00, 001¢0.00132.60 ‘Taking tho word of to Cominitteo for the quality of coal proposed to be furniehed by tho Baker Bros., which, under th cireumutsncea, fs worthy of but iz: Ho credit, expecially einco the bit read for "No. 2 Tie Mnoin coal,” which {a an unknown commodity, and riuco, tho ‘samplo they paseed upon could not bo fond, but had boen carried off by the “Jauitor,” tho letting of tha contract to thom, so oarneatly urged by certain mombers, would have been A DIRECT ATEAL the public treasury of not less than $3,000, Calculating upon the tonnage advertant for, which t¥ always Icts than whut Jn actually wanted, the robbery of tho county as propored by tho Committee would havo reschod $1,652.60, to aay nuth- ing of the robberies likely to bo perpetuated ‘in the delivery of tho coal to the county through tha con- nivance and collusion of tho Comtuitteu with the con- tractor and tho heads of (ho sovoral institution ‘The effrontery that impellod the Committeo to rocom, mend tho bil of Baker Dros, would nat bo ept to atop there, Figures may go to show this: It 4s pro- posed under the bid to deilver 7,000 tona to the County Agont's order in halt-ton lots, all over the city, Mr. Maker cannot pousibly get’ Wil- tnington coal for less than $3 per ton delivered on tho cara in this rity, Tho Joss from abrivkego and screening from the eara to the yard would amount to not lesa that 15 cents por ton, suc the delivery in half. ton Iota would cost not lesa than 60 conte, whila tho keeping of accounts, tickuta, ete,, would’ awell the actual cost of tho coal, to say nothing af the expenso of transferring from tho cars to tho yard, to $9.80 per ton, leaving A xanain or 19 cents Yetwoon the actual cost and the Baker bid. It {a very ovident that no coal desler would or could sell coal upon any much margin, And, from tho portinacity of the Committce in adtoring tothe Daker bid and’ the ‘woll-lmown relations exiating betwoen the Commiitea and Bsker, it in reasonablo to anjpose that the resom- mondatipn of hin’bit weu mado with an understanding that cheap ccal would bo accepted, THE OTUZR BID, that of tho Wilmington Coat Mining and Manufactur- ing Company, ia hong fide aud explictt, leaving no possible doubt about the quality of coal to'be furnish- od, and Ita acceptance would bea saving of not lore than 22,000 tothe county, yet the Committee preferred, recommender, aud urged the Daker bid. What wan ita incentive? Certainly mot to do the yublio a porvice! The Wilmington coal is well and favorably — known, rel the nll “Diamond brand, ‘The county bas alroady used oyor 19,000 tone of {t, and tho sstinfaction it gave ts uotorious, Only a few days ego Commissioner Iort- tng remorkod, speaklug of the coal and tho Wilming- fon Company's deallogy with the county, that the ing of overwolght Lad been the rule, ‘The Company owns ta minca, and the coal tt furnishes {a in conso- quence of uniform quality, Owning tho mines, {t can of course furnish the coal to the county cheaper than partios can to whom thoy soll, and, ths character of their product aud minoa bolng at stake, partioular-| pains would vory uaturally ba taken, if thoy fisd tho contract, to give satisfaction, Bul, with all thoso facts, and in tho face of tho letting of the contract to (hom belng @ waving to the county, the Committee, for vome reson, recommended Baker's bid fer No, 2 Jilinola coal,"! ‘THY LETTING OF THE CONTRACT in question isa very important and delicate matter, affecttug the doatitute snd suffering inmates of the city's hovels, who are to be counted by the thousand, anil alsothe insane ond pauper element confined 19 the county institutions, In tholotting of muck » con- tract but two questions’ should arisa in the minds of 3 faithful committes, or in tha mind of any cno ft to Scoupy tho position of County Commissioner, ‘The quality and price should. be the only consideratio: and {t is dificult to detormine which ‘should have pri ority, both belny equally casontlal in fair dealing, Tho Yublle service Conmuitice secme to have negicciod to consider both theso questions, It {n oxpected that (he members of the lwoard who fought the award an recom- monded by tho Committee will be in posi and that to renew the fight and defeat tho “jo! Cominlanioner Lonergan wil! press hig motion to adopt the Wiluitugton Company's bid, for the reason that 1 has the aoppearanca of being (he Lest for the public interest in price, while the quality Is guaranteed from experience and the well- kuowa reputation of the Wilmlogton coal in this mar- ket, Tho * riug" aught to he defeated in ita sche toimposo upon and rob the insane and paupere in the uality of their fuel, and also in the attempt to sacri Teo ‘$4,000 of the public money to ite fsvoritiem for the Dakers, THE COURTS, Transacted Yeator= day. A BEBIOUS CHARGE, Hareb Waldron bogan a suit by capiaa yoster- day intho Criminal Court against Henry 4. Dietrich to recover 91,000 damages. In tho afildavit filed on which to tave the writ tho Plaloti states that sho was in thia city in Alarch, 1871, when bor attention was called to @n suction sate of certain Jand, which was to bo made by Dietrich. Honry Feltman, tho suctlonoor, who afterward acted In pebalfof Dietrich at the sale, showed bor a glowing advertisoment of tbo land, and advised her to bo present, telling her that ahe could undoubtedly make p bargain by buying. She nae accordiogly prow: ent nt tho proposed palo, which wan held in March, 1871, on Church strort, Dietrich was Presont, reprononting himaelf to batho owner of Jnnd, which, ho stated, wan only 12 miles from the Court-Honso, Foltman was also thore aa Quetioneor, and William I, Siston, alawsor, actod ‘as ly charged, au pittfor, stool-pigeon, and decoy, A imap was shown of tho subdivision which statod that tho lots woro In Rnaroll's Subdivision of tho W. 14 of the B. 24 of the N. We Jy and tho Hy Wot tho 8. 1f of tho W. 14 of tho fi tg of tho N.W.3¢ of Bee. 4U, 96, 11, 1k ne representod alno that Hlate atroet and Wabseh, Michigan, Indian Viairlo, South Park, Hyde Vark, and Rankakes evonuee tan throwh tho property, and that the lula were eucit GILES! LINIMENT. UWS . GILES’ SLI NIMEL fODIDE OF AMMONIA A Now and Gront Fipeowvery in Medtonl Sctence for the Ours and Roliefor Pain in Man or Animal, Burparsing Anything Uoerotofore Known, Realoring ‘Thou. sands to Honlth ond | Happiness, ASURE CURE i fot. Tho bidding then commeneo, and, fier ® timo, Aineon purchased rome Lota, prociatming at the name {ine that ho tutended to fmmoliately ‘erect a drupe Hore on his property, ‘Thin encouraged tho plalntit, oural Rhouw B . and rhe afterwards bought thirty-Ave lots ior " POR, paenerta Gros Boro Throat Mela, Dietrich and Foitman then offered romo late for ania Kehe, Mampa, Barclyainof cine? |S fn Kuvaell’a Huteiivinion of Block 7, of the N. W. hy of ul? or dhlargod doints, une Fe tha N, ¥, 44 of Heo, 18, 94, 25, which they aald wero 4 ions, Corns, Pains in Bnok, rE miles noarer the Court-Heune, and wont therefore bo Neok, or Shoulders, sald by the foot, ‘The plinth thereupan bought 73 Quinsy, Gatarrh, ” ; fect, paying for It $101.95, and received deed for tho ; wrkole from Detrich, AND AMS k Avont a year afterward, however, sho tearned that {hore wan no auch subdivision a Mussoll’s in the guarter-acetion doecribed glove, Shy thea wont to Metric to git her mouey back, but be politely Ine formed her thet tio would be erary to rotund money No bad once recetved, ant refusal ta entiaty her do- manda, axcept by giving her other land, which waa no better than thera bogus lots, She now’ begins = sult to recover back the atnount patd, end, fu order to take eure of getting her moucy, procured # capiaa for Mr, Dictrich’s arrect, . ITa18, ‘The following cases wera referred to the Register for Anal bearing and creditors imcetings to bo held Ost. be J. A. Ellis, Gilbert Montague, Jobn I’, Enyart, if, F. Harris, 18 O, Wiking and. Jano Spald: Drutnos and Wounds of very Natur, 4 * ‘Man or ‘Animal tro, 4 GILES? LENTMENT ban recoired t aoprovalof the medical tracerntty, and | in thule private practice by the most auai clans A Otxnoystan Cone: Ailgn’ Todldo of Ammonta tg, in my fudzmon| remedy (nr Nouralain ovne pnt batore the panties “eee hiean alllicted with this terrinle disoare for. navar untitT fall upon Afr. Gillen’ romndy, ald Resneat rolief, I tao pliastira tn saying thi na J deaitealwaya to ben banofactor of tlio WM. P. CORMIT, Chalrman of tho Mla Extenelon, A Payatctan Conrn: Dr, William Ongood Vaco, » 2S Fe HRY, N ing, U/O'Sullivan, Houben M, Eigoworts, T, Vordler | York, autterad tormany porn with seineee eek isin shat AW, Landon ond A, G, Warner, ‘Cliviatopher } pain In tus kiiae, aud av Cimon wan unallo.to walk, catch Fauoubery, Us We Reed, A, J, Glass, O. A. Croll, and | }y,80 delsey mucaled othe Hngaan stiver Halltoug Honry ¥, Vieket, without "benoit. Gilest Lintment tonido of Ano UNITED BTATES COURTS, muons Hf, P.Isham, Aneignoo. of Iewts Mosn and David Saninon, Aled a Lill against Headford Hancock to set gride a transfer to defoudant ty the Lankripi of all thelr entate, which was made March 19, 1875, in favor of nll thele creditors, ‘The Davin Sowing-Machine Company began a suit for $1,000 against Dyaon Miller, QW, Durunell sued Joveph Thellan, A. G, Oia, Patrick Boxton, and J, D. &canlon for #1} AUPERTOR COUNT IN BRIEF. Samuel Coffman began a sult for $2,000 against W. W. Mulwhanoy. ‘The Town of Hyio Park Meda potition to bayo as certalned the daniages for widening Bixty-third street from tho eaat lino of Btatoatreet to tho weat lino of Indisna avenue, grit Fourth National Tonk aed E, 8, Fowler for 8H. William Hf, Sisson began an action in troapasa against the Corner Company of Chicago, laying gave lustant retiof and effcctad x complote cura. Tuteomatio BUFrenens 9TATR: Was discharged from tho, Mastachnsotts Gonoral thy. pitab as incurablo, with fulammntory rhoumatiom ie shoulders, fingers, anit fort; sutforod fearfully for thet years; trfed oversthing Joat all hone,” De, bt Is nt Iodide of Aininonia elfsoted. & complet - BLGEN SMITIL § Haneate Faultiver a co ly sufforings with inflammatory rhomuntistn fons, Lwaniolploss 141 T ward (ites! nkont Dittitey minonia. wondeefal. 1G W. TTS. ata We 3 Your. k Infiaromatory TWhaumntiom. ali arrolien; pata intolorabl 0. over my body; : Ciltea? Einimone Tndide of act EDIGRICK GRICEN, 16 We LE? LENIOLENT for ailments of tho aning Kingdom has surpassed all othor arations {1 derfully onrativocttoots. ba peels ‘THe ownEn oF “ Hanny Bassett” aTaTER: In my atable the only Iinimont E now uso Is Uiles’ Ti. ent fodide of Ammunin, It performs wondare, Foy. eabtating | Ono! it, ‘bes! re dbinagenat 0,0, HEBARD Seta tty, Oo Ever sone cIRcUIT count. For our stock we know af no Iiniment that equi Emily N, Smith and Francis Goodspeed com. | Jodide of Ammonia. It ts what horsomet: Rourod 9 anit agatnet Edward P, Smith to recover Spruanco & Preston began a mult in debt againat W. J. Towkesbury, ugh Maher, and Uenry 8, Monroe, laying datiages at $10,000, CRIMINAL COURT, Mary Taylor was (red for an agsanit wpon Mra, Dridget Stinson with intent to da bodily injury, fount! gullty, and aod $23 ond coste, lio was ro manded, Willlam Ward pleaded guilty to Inrcony, and waa sentenced to nix monthy in the House of Correction, Charles and Christian Waering were found guilty of fu asesult Upon John ‘Tobbert, and ined $20 and costa ose Wanted—aomothing rollablo, Tt novne dlsappol TER & DOUGLASH, eh Howard: Pag tity Goorgo Grant, Haq., Victoria, Ellis County, the intweat stock farmor in mitts ‘world, Fumgutee aan Uses for man and beast Giles! Linimont Ledtda er Anes 3 LINIMENT. A bottle nostortos mon roparties that a barrel of the socallod extiret ents that aru fofstod on a credalons comiauniy Price £0 conte ani! 41 por bottle, Quarta, $4.60, Vor Sale by nll Whaotesnte & Retall Drugatat, Ars ff < BLOUK!, Ee aut lke ites a band 48 May toes Palmor Hours; Union stor y ; EO WOMTIESDOII, 11 luo Tainan Ue Se: pO —— arr men AUOTION SALES, WM. A, BUTTERS & CO,” AUCTIONKERS, 103 MADISON-ST, 300 Doz. Gloves, Gauntlets, & Hits At BUTTERS & CO,'8, Thuraday’s Balo, Bopt, 9,41 103 Mavlison-at.. Full ‘lines ‘of Plymouth, Buk Kid, Sheep, cud Indian Tan Goods for men’s, Tadiat, and’ buys’ woar. BUTTERS & CO/3 REQULAR TRADE SALE THURSDAY MORNING, Sopt, %, at 9:30 o'clock, In tho caso of William Ahcrn, charged with practie- ing tha confidence gana on’ Joreph Cox an lows Granger, part of tho evidence was takon, and tho triat continued until this morning, SUbUaTENTA. Surenton Covnt—Conreentons—Ienry Grusondor? ct nl. va, Frederick Kort and William Yon Borge, $12174,—D, W, Eldred ve, G, W. Graves end Jess, Noyes, $2¢1.25.—J, M. Walto' va. Anthony Bmith, $170.38, Hsndy, Simmons & Co, ys, 8. 8. Alfced’ Weod et al. vs, Clisrlotto AL, Bryan ye. J. E. Tyler, $4,147.91, Machina Company ‘vs, ‘John Led= me va, Atnerican Vite-kindler Com- YERY DESIRADLE Hea St iteluon, SieiAu-~Sncan Prelims noe Se STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS Burkhardt, $216,—J, L, Sehuormann ct al, ve. German Tnyurance Company of Erle, Pa,, $203,.3.—J, G, MUlor vs. sams, $101.37.—Panl Huchbarth va, G, L. Latebel= dor, $483.23.—8. M. Barrott ct al. vs, B,J, Eustace, PY I, Durand ct o}, va. 8, E. Sylvest }, SLOPE FURNISHING GOODS. NOTIONS, FLATS, BOO’Ss, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS, Le On Becund Floor Salosroom, 103 Madtso: 3 nplo Welch ve, Michael Lavin, $457.44, SPHCIAL SATI 33 HATE 3iotoly ye, Mary 8. nad Georas Wi Wali SPECIAL SALE O IE... A, Martel Francis A. lidile, 7. D, M. Swlivey otal, mn, Gelsh Neuve, $3,Ucee onian | 2ANdsomo New Furnituro, Briston 14 Dawson. Kere, i a Ms 3 rank Stueyen Chamber Sets, Parlor Suits, et al, va, M, D, lutton, - F le i D, G. Stowell, $24.93.—T" 1, Heymour of alt vee Cor Chairs, Lounges, Sofas, oto, Exchango National Bank of Waupun, £4, } and for $3,GH.05 va, tho Firat Notlouol Bank of Chicago, arniebee,—Wirat Nattonal Hank of Morris vs, John Peindiviite, $1,0U3,62,—Juhn Jobneton vs, W. 1. W. Cushinan, $1,345,60,—L., Lawrence v9, 0, D, Orvie, $625 <0. F, Fuller ‘ct’ al.” ¥8, 'T. C, Borden, $17 Fieldhouso ct al. vs, James KeHoy, $54.0.—0, Ba- kor ve, 8, 4, Calkins, £25,83,—J. Mf, Durand et al. va. William Ralelqh, $299.62,—-Morris Rosenthal et ul. ve. Mercantile Inaiiranca Company of Chicago, $505. Crano Urothers’ Mauufacturing Company vs. J.D, Campbell, §209.01.—31, Levy vs, Michaol Evans and Jobin Mickey, $161.24.—Engel & Livingston ¥. C. 1, McKay, $257.95,—9, MeKichan ot al. ve, Jamos Men: neraheets, $1,735,—Ambroso Plamondon ys, Adam Broth, ¢1.11.91,—Hcovilla Manufacturing Company va, Apploby Manufacturing Company, §2,637.51— Poople’s Gas-Light & Coko Company ve, David MM. Ford, $312.24.—J, M, Chapman ys, Obadiah uso, $3910, trom ot ul. va. Ralph Lee, $420.37. TOhtondars Batt Company ve, William Lhiontz, $314.8, —Mankato Lingeed-Oll Company va, Samuel A7French, Flijah Shaw, Willian Wandin, and Gcorge A, Pareons, (9,900,—Sferrinm & Soran Parafline Company vs. 5: THURSDAY MORNING, Sopt. 9, at 9:3 o'clock, 3 Stores Noa, 10, 12, 14, and 10 Washington: io Wilkler's lock, east of Wabanh-ay. ALSO—A dosirabio lot of used Housohold Goodssn, invoico of assorted Crovkory, Glasawaro, and Plates. Wara; an invoice of haudsoima Show-Casca; nn iors of desirable Carpota, AT 2 O'CLOCK P, M.—Twolve Now Open ant Ta Buggtes, Democrnt Wa:jonn, Harncss, otc, WM, A, BUTTERS & CO,, Auctioneer, FOR SGooDs For Jadion, Migwes, and Children, all frewh from mum Ufscturor, this (Thurmtay) morning, Bopt, 9, at BUTTERS & CO,'S Dry Goole Bale, 3,000 PLANTS! Camellias, Azaleas, Lilies, Caladiums, 9. A. by Willi: Ui: i Deer ar 0 5 s. fist.Totin Gaba vm, Davi Me ee geoyiten Winter-Blooming Roses, erick: Pinclicr etal, va, Morris Iontinan, $2104 Smilax, Ferns, ete., etc., Todd vs, W, 1, Emerson, $:03.80.—Same va, Fred. From the establishment hed ROB, 4 HALSTON Schrorder, $406,18,—Willarit, Woodard, executor, ete, | Floriat, Baltimore, Md., to bo sald af attotion FRUIDA! Ya. E.K, Burnham, $622.92.—lW, Re Condict va, Albert | MORNING, Bept.. 19, “at 10 o'clock, at BUTTERS’ Fiek, $122.20,—1L, 0, Nigler vs. N, HB. Ream, | CO,'s Rooms, 103 Madison-st. ‘The attention of Flor. $1,705.21,—George A." Mavon ‘vs. “George We Marshall, $257,75,—M, M, Smith va. A, W. Allen, D, Kelley, and G@, Dorgan, $355.50.—Grundy Count Nattonel bank va, Joun Prindiville, $1,320,49.—-Fourt Natfonal Bank of Chicago va, Robert Perrine, £190.47. Samo va, RK, Donnelly, $955.18,—6. C, Collin G.J, Beattie and Morton Ouiver, $120.29,—J, B, 01 ley ¥o. We Hf. Guekman snd I. N, Mardin, #4.14¢2.— Btephen White va, Chauncoy'T, Lowen, 35, ‘Patrick Cleary sa, %, J, ant Kate G, Bummara, $172,02,—Chi- cago ‘Packing ‘and Provision Company va, John Q. Mitchell, $4,117.87,—8, Hl, Busey ct al, vs. Henry Mf, Curtin, 3 ncurt CounT—Conrnsatons.—D, 0. Clark vs, B, TR. Nickerson and D, W, Nickerson, $285.23, ap ed Our ‘Factory Prices” Seem to have touchod the popular chord among furniture buyers, as woll they might, being fully 15 per cont the lowest prices to bo found in tho city. Sampaon, Greene & Co. Nos, 199 and 104 Htate street, pide om ois Pinnce and Organs, Mallet, Davie & Co.'s Grand, Square, and Upright, and Smith’s American Organ can ba found only st W. W. Kimball's, corner State and Adame atroota, Chiteago, ists and those having Groonlinuses tx particulary called to this ealo, Everything to bo offered mill ls fold without reorve for cash, Catalogues giving pak ticulara of the Plants can ho had on Slouday, WAI. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers, A Very Elaborate Bar Counter SUELYES, WITHPRENCH PLATE MIRROR, Black Walnut and Gut Framo, Fronch Plate Mind 96x54, Also, ovar 700 lota Honsebold Coots and ‘General Merchant At BUTTERS & CO.’S, 108 Madlaon-at., Saturds) Ung, Sept, 11, BUTTERS & CO'S REGULAR SATORDAY Salo NMOUSEUOLD GOODS OF ALL KINDS, OARPETS, PIANOS, NEW FU! MERCHANDISE OF E ERY Haturdey Morning, Sept, 1: » BY G, P. GORE & CO.,, Sand 70 Wabasls avenue. On Thnraday, Sept. , at 9:30 o'clock, ‘Wo sail offer liberal inducomente tothe conntry asd elty trade, also consumore. A very largo atock of Household Furniture Will bo sold to pay advances, 30 Parlor Suits, 25 Marble and Wood-top Chamber Bots, 450 Walnut Beduteads, 160 Huroaus and W.& 80 Marble-top Tables, 14) Woou-top Tabled, 600 Walnut Cano-scat Chalre and Hockeru, 1,000 Woot seat Claire, 50 Berto and Wood-top Hail Trees, tS Whatnota, 900 Folling Clothes Bara, 75 Mirrors, 6 Rolls Floor O11 Cloth, Hofss, Lounges, Wardrots, Book Cases, Purtor and Office Deske, Slow Casce, TH? and Throe-}1y and Ingraln Carpets, &CO., Auctioneers, —— ————— Important to the Proservation of Tooth— John Gosnell’s Cherry Tooth-Paste, the most eMcactous dentifrice known, Try it, For ealo by all druggists, Wholcealo agents, Torrey & Dradiey, 171 and 173 Randolph atrot, DEATHS. PRATT—On Wednesday, Sept. 8, 3 ef Ann, only Gaughlor of James and Birah Pratt, aged 1 yorr and months, . : Funeral from realdence, 657 Weat Indians atroct, Thursday, at 1 o'clock, IOCAN—Tho funeral of tho lato Josoph Hogan will tako placo from the residence of his aou-in-law. P, N, Froom, 335 Waluut street, at 2 o'clock p, m,, Thura- day, Reps, 9, by carriages to Graceland, Friends are fuvited to atlend, _*" §PEOIAL NOTIOE This is the Season of the Year ‘whon children teothing aru atmoat sure to have dysantary iva. MItH. WINBLUW'S ROOTHING SYRUP rertailing rewiody. It nob oaly relleres the child frum pain, Dut invigucalés tho stomach and bowels, cor- recta seidlty. and gircs tong and enoray to the whulé aye. tem. It will almost fustantly cura griping la tho bowels aud'wind colle. Mothors, don't fall to procure It, AUCTION BALES. 759 MADISON-ST, FAMILY GROCERY b uotton Friday morning, Sopt, 10, at 10 Selocke SAtalating of m. full Tiny of Tease Gomes Sugars, kc.; avo Blow-Cuses, Beales, Cottec Mulls, tnd Gxtares. To be sold without roserve, eRe Bie DGES & CO. “By ELISON, POME, G.P, GORE On Thursday, Sept. 9, at 11 o'clock. Attention, Country and Gity Dealers, Livery Stables, aud Cousumers. WE SHALL OFFER A FINE LINE OF BUGGIES AND HARNESSES Open and ‘Top Duggtes, Mordtca and Cloth-linedt Two end Throo-spring Phaetong, Two and The spring Democrats, Carriages, Double and Single fla net oO. ORK Auctionee! On SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, at 9 o'clock, ‘wo aball offer a fino assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 18 crates W. 0, Crockory In open lots, Parlor snd Chamber Beta of ‘every grade: Opliaier. Book OY & CO, Bfand td Ranitulph at, Friday Morning, Sept. 10, at 9:30 o'clock, Our Regular Weekly AUCTION SALE, New and 840~ ond-land FURNITURE The Entire Furnituro of throw drat-clasa dwellin, uew Yarlor Suits, new Chamber Sela, Extenslon Ta: les, Lurcau, Wash-standa, Wardrobes, Bofcs, 4, Mattrrazey, Bed Sp Cane-sest Chairs, c, Urussely sud Wool Carpets, Uitice Desks, « rat stock vf Household Goods, Crockery, Gl lated Ware, General Merchaudlse &c, Now F' private saloat auction th FOR SALE, PY. & J. CASHY, oF Trosa, Commodes, W. 8, Burosie, Lounges, Easy-Chalra, Waluut Chairs, Rockers Mit tresses, Peat oe aks, Bhow-Cases, 1a Springs, 2 an ply hy irrore, a eee dzo, ¥, GORE & CO. Auctioneer " MORTGAGE SAL On Friday, the 10th of Heptember, 1876, £ will #1 atauction, a9 o'clock a m., 8 complete sct of LX Mard-Hall and saloon Fixtures and Apparatus, al 3% 1, at No, 259 South Halsted-st,, corner of Harrlvw JOBEPI POITHAS, Morlgases By JAS. BP. McNAMALA 35 CU» 91 East Washington-st, a. ues *" "0 AND @ FIFTELAY,, REGULAR SAL oF “~" Keep on hand the largest assortment io the elty of new ON, id second-hand goods. Furniture, Carpels, Bed- | BOOTS AND BHOES AT AUCTION, . ding, Oftce-Deaks, Counters Buslvicg, Buow-caseg, | Thursday Moruing, Sap, ah 9:00 o'clock | 500400 N be.