Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1875, Page 5

"GOUNTY AFFAIRS. The Noxt Step Talen in the Abstract Business. Fioal Settiement of (o Coal Con- tract Questions [} Tho Board Forced to Accopt Baker Bros!' Lower Bid, Y. Whiteomb Hakes an Explanation— Carroll Gefs Bxeited The Lucky Bidder Allowed to Put in fndiana Coal. MeCaffrey’s Sanguinary Senti- ments, Anadjournod meeting of tho County Board wts lield yostordny aftornoon, Commissionor Bundick in the chair. Dreseut, Conm-sioners Busso, Carroll, Ciough, Conly, Guonthor, Heit- \ng, liokden, Jobnaon, Joncs, Lonergan, Me- Caffroy, Russoll, aud Sehmyidt, THE ARETRACT EOOKH. A communication way read from the Comn- tr ltecorder asling suthority for Mr, Tulsleke, of tho frm of Wilmanus & Tulolcke, to refain tho employes stprosest omployed by him for {ho purposs of keeping tho abstract books * lataly purchased of Wilmanns & Thieleko in such euapo that o con- tinnation of titly sinco the firo can bo wsdo in sheoftico of the Itacordor of Deods when ordered, and that such continuation eball be conpleto in all dotails; and further, that tho eclerks timt avoboen employed in tho proncention of their (Wilimanna & Thiclcke'n) busines in keeving up id recorde be retaiued until el o a8 your Board tako steps in tho prewmises: and furtbor, that they Lo allowed such componsation for their sexvicea as has been allowed by the firm of Wilmanns & Thueleko. I would furthor ate that hr, Thiclcke hua voluntoored {0 take ehargo of the hooks purchasad until such timo 18 matter.” Relerred to Comumitrea on Public MNecords. CONNTY HOMPITAL. Bids wera thon opened for tllling in the ground o 8 proper fi"‘“’ around the naw County Hos- pital. Tho bida were flve in number, ranging “om b7 to 83 conts per sunare yard, Noforred j0 tommittea on Publie Boildings and ITospital. A commupication from Aea Linda Gilbort in wafareuco to providing a library for the Juil was read and roferrod, COAL CONTRACTA. Unior the Load of unbuiehod bueincss, tho svarding of the contract for fuibiubing tho county with coal was takon up. Commisstone McCaffrey woved that tho ra- port in favor of Loker Bros. bo smended by striking out the bid of $3.99, aud substitutivg bis bid of $3.65 for No. 1 Iilinois coal. COMMISSIONER CLOUAJ moved to forther amend by substitutivg tho bid of the Wilmington Coal-Mining aud Manufactur- Iog Compauy at §3.80. 110 said & groat deal bad beon publishod fu referenco to tha letting of tho sontract, which had been drawn out by tho im- {ortanco of the work, Ife Lad read vory lit- Uo of what had boon eald in tho papers, tat ho bad Jearnod sinco coming to We moeting that wbat uad beon said ied lod to & ruMauly otiack upon a TRILUNE reportor by & Commissioucr. Ho bad no sywpa- luy for such answors to tho criticiom of tho press, From what ho undoratood, tho attnck w8 promeditated, sod he was opposod to any such procecdingy, ‘Uho prosi was o guardian ot tho publie intorest, audwas bacliod by thousauds slera o Commingioner was backed Dy but fow, Bath wore, iun corinin eonee, the propotty of tho public, and both bud oqual rights @ tho = maer of opmwion. It weomed to him that tho attack upon the reporter bad boeu adopted as tho last step to shut his mouth, to atop lua pencil, and paralszo bis mivd, {n ordor that a criticism of the aclion of the Buard might be svoided, s was coui- dent that 10 duch plan could succoud, sud that Iba press could not bo muzzlod. Ho @id uot kmow what Tux I'ninune bad eaid, or what the seporter hnd writton, but, whatever it wmight bvo beon, the attack made upon Lim w8 un outrato ond o disgrace Lo tho Board. o hoped. in conclusion, that the bid of the Wilnungtan Company would be approved, becaise It was tho most favorabls bid for the county, and. bosides, itn ndoption wonkl be a death-bl to the theory that brute dotce could drive thé press from the oxpression of its honwst convictions, as hid been attompted #fow minutea provious. COMMINSIONER SPOAFFREY, aid bo had attackod T'ie Frenuse reportor, and wonld attrek him sgaiu, Mo had written thut the Committco af which Lo was u member had B0t given proper constdoration to tho question of awarding tho contract for eupplying the cou- by with conl, ana bhad intimatod that membors of 1 ommittes having the matter in chorge wero 10 16¢0ive & porcentago from tho Baker Biros. for tmaraing tho contract. o was willing to have bis ofticial conduct investigatad, and roferred to #he ozistunco of Urand Jiirlos, whero complaint conld be mado mgaiust bim. ‘The ro- potter had como fiom mno ono kuew whore, and hed besu in the city but a few days, aud IF hie oxpocted to run_the ‘Connty Board he wonld flod himoei! mistaiten. Ifv boped to see $ho Baker Brothord awaided tiso contract. Commssioner (iuenthor s2id thoro wore lower biddens than tho Bakor Lrotbory, and ho was in favor of luiting the contzact to tho lowest ro- #poogiblo bidder. [ COMMIRSIONER JOUNAOR #id tho Dakers wero thu lowest responsible ders, and had offerad _tho _caunty ey adyantagoous figuros. Tho Comuii- to had throwu oue tho bid of Mr Tratt for 23,38 becauso Lo sas irrasconsible, and bad rocommendod tho bid of Daker Brow, be- eane they wero Luown to bo responsiblo and $:{r bid of 4,05 was tho lowest for Wilmwgton COMMISBIONER KCHMIDT 1d bioard that Tups TReuuNE had attacked the Lommittoo, and, if what ho hind hesrd ftuaid wau tran, ho would liko to give its roporter a puuch er tho noss, He would uot e attacked suy wuch way, and If ho [pounding b dowk] ¥as evor apuken of in any such way Lo would be beard frorm, At tlis funotare o _groat desl of uxcitemont Frevailedin the Board, nud Commisstoner Johu- dou moved that a racedn ba taken to exanuno tho samplea of caal from tho Laker Brus., which were then iu tho jail-yard, he motion prevalled, and several mombors doscended to tho yard to mako tho examiuation. Tuo Board, after tho lapso of about lon niuutos, was ageio called to ordor, Tho conslderation of Commissloner Clough's :;u:!:me:llt to So--{?ll..«lonur McCaffroy's amend- ut toadopt the Wilmington durod oo, e Commissfoner Bchridy offero il 1o the amendmont thay s s byt TIE INDIANA DLOCK COAL murchuod at 30,50, inosmuch as the Board startod out in & utreak of cconomy, Cowsmissiouer Hertiog eallod for the rending of the advortwoment for proposaly for coal, Dhach showed thay bids for Wiluungton conl had Yeen tuvited. Commissloner Clough sald bLis amondment Y8 sinply jutendod to sapply the Couuty L cilce 1oa tiat Commi 8 Chair ruled that Commisaloner ¥ “l'j'hm:uw ru ouhoz n;ler. Hetimll's ommlusioner McUsfroy urged the 2 4co of thio bid of Baker Lros., for G&us.“wm 14 thon allawod 10 coo formard snd on allawed to cotue forward and my Matement 1 reforence tu tho qulhlfi of th:,:;:m'l Mich b proposed to furnsh, which, ho sald, Wou'd bo Wilmington cosl. Comniiysioner Louoskan moved that MR WHITCOMN alllpwod 10 mako o statownent also in babalt of ' Wilington Coat Company, o Otimissiouordchmidt objocted. o had hieard of the explauntiony from that suuzoe that he witied to Iinten to. Tho question was put to the Dosrd, snd Mr, bitcoiub wa sllowed u hoaving. Ho suid that b Ivared 1t was dangorous toexpres s si opintun, l:: B8 had Just lenriod that a roporter bad boou ked by o Conumssioner for domg tho s thivg. e would eav, however, thut Ber the” advertiumeut for provosals or el d not wae low it Th PozsiLie to walio tho award to the lakers, \Doy haj Pronosed to furnish what thoy eallod ¢ Hoo coal™ at ¥8.05, whick was vuteido of your Nanorable Noard tay tako action In tho, tha condition nf_tho proposals, which ealled for Wilmington con), and 1 they wero Lo ko allowed €0 ontor kuch & hid, tho kamo labitude, in juntico, ought ta ho even 1o other bidders. Ho kuow that the Bakern had no contraet with any of the Wilmington mines, and that ho eould not fie- nish Wiknington conl at tho Bgnres namnd. tio bt discovared, howovor, from tho froanont Romeranults of the Commitica having the matter in chargo, that it wan their intention Lo favor Bakor if poreiblo, 1To coall not ehatio i miida or purposes, but ho wanted 1t naderstood Dby the keard, shich way calied honorable, and by tho pabtie, juse what wan Leing done, The Bakers had no bid for Indians coal, yeb it bad heen propozed to glvn them tho conleact for fur- nishing that conf. The propasala did not cslt for any auch coal. and s calied attontion to the fact that the Indinun or Fountain County conl wan rated by tho_ Chicayo Hoft Conl Tixe chango tw worth 25 eenti per ton by the ear-lond lozn than the Wilmngton coal. Ho aaw » finud In tha wholo affair schich was attempled to bo palmed oif on the Hoard snd the public by the Commnitton, At thns Juneture SIESIONER CARROLL, in o vory exaited maunor, camo ta hia fecl, Ta ponidort his deek with rego ab the sgperalons ¢t npon tho Comgiittes, sud, rolling Lin oyes hcavenward s f4 his custom when we tatks phidosophically, safd: *Put tho d-—l seallawag out. o s inauiting cur honorablo Hoard ;" awd, lowering Lis orbity o mect tho gavo 6 the Chair, b continted, 10 you dowt put Lim out I will, und i€ ho openy hin menth agn Ul kunek him down." M. Whitcomb (turning Lo faco Mr. Casroll)~ 1t L aw ta bo knocked duwa T will look in tho di- reetion from which i Lluw wiil coaie, Commiesioaer Curroll—I will yot stend s in- BuTta. Cammissioner Gusnthor—I move Lo adjourn, o motion was pnt and lost, Tho Chair—Mr. Whiteomb has a right to o hioned, nud ehali o henrd. No oo member can provent his oxpresaing himeself i tho fullest do- vea, H 2ir, Whiteamh then continmed hia romarks and explanations, conzonding tlnt Lo avaid the cantract o th Lakers would be an 0aieago upon otlier bidders, for tho reason that, flist, bis bid way jiregular and not in auswer to tho adversiecmont ; aud, sccond, becauso tho differonco Uotween tho conmercial valuo of bis conl nnd the Wilmington conl wad duch that to gecept lin bid, whieh was_for In hana or Dracesalls conl, wvea Lo discriminato fu hin favor agaiuat tho pablic torest. Comminelonor Sclumdt—Tho gentlemon Ling oxplained lus gamo, ud it ali amounts to voth- ing. I koow tho Inliana coal lo ho worih u graat deal moro than the Wilnington coal, and from exprtence hinvo found it 23 por cent cheap- er, I ko no ather, < M, Ll CLOUGITH AMIENDNENT o 7,000 tonm for tho uwo uf the tounty £2.40 per ton from the Wilaington ¢ aud lost by the following voto : ', lough, Guenthier, Herting, Lonergan, pCarroll, Conly, Ttussell, Sehin “lough then moved that Lha #3635, on the ‘condition Lhat the coal shonld bo Wilmmgton. i u‘)tx‘chuL'unon moved on smendaient al be NDIANA O WILMINGTON. Connmissioner Clongh op osed the amend- ment, foritleft tho way open'to frand, especially muco there vas fudiana coalof very iuforior quulity T tho midet of tho wranglo the Chair ssid tho quiesticn was upon nwanding the congract fo tho Tnlwr Bros. for tho sapply of tho Cotnty Agent with \ilmiuzton cual ot #3.65 per tou. “ho qut siion was pat, sud prevailod by a voto of 11 t0 1, Commussioncr Belimidt voting in tho negetivo. Conunigsioner Johneon moved that tho cou- {ract for coal for tho Jail xad County Luildig Lo uwarded (o Baker Lros. dor NILANA COAT, thoy could furnisk the samo Tatdea, Solinsun, Jonce, Me- a6 they had state: for £1.50, Attor somo dineussion tho award was so made, THE LUANE ANYLUS, Commisaionor Jolmmon tuen movad that tho award to aupply tho lusano Awylum be given to tho Daker Bros, for &1.46 for Wilmingion cual. Comuiissionec Clongh moved (o amiond by ae- capting the bid or the Indiaus Block Coal Com« pauv, if tho Bunrd way goiug outsido of §t8 od~ ve:tivoment for propesals, sud the amendumont provailod. Home coufusion ensued a8 to who the contract had been aworded Lo, Commmissionor Sebmidt underatcod that holiad voted for the award to Iaker Broo. Comonkntoner Johnson vwas of the same apin- jon, for tho laker Bros. had agreed to furuish oithor bravd, Cuimcissioner Rountroo supgosted that tho question bo azain put to tho Board. Comundssionor Clough eaid he intended by his motion to give the coutract to the Indians Block Coal Compeoy, Ho did not undcstaud that Laltor had any bid in for Indiana coal. Comunnssionor Johnu-on again uu[r;.:oumd that tho Baker Bros. were reuay to furiush cithior the VWilwington or Indiaua coel. Commirwiuner Bebmidt was oppoded to the Wumington coal. IHis experionce wun that it batnt out two gintes in & yoar, while with the Iudtana 1 grate would laut for years. Comuissionor Clough ngain’ urgod tho lotting of tho contract to tho (ndiana Company, because be belicved tho oard would agniu invite tho critlcinm of the pross it ib dared to turn down tho bid of the Gumpany aud award tho contract to nl party who had made nio Lid te furnish euch counl, ‘Lho motion to let to tho Indiuna Company was Tost by the following vote: Yeqn—Lnoes, Clough, Jouee, Lonorgan, chmidt, Burdicke—. Naya—Carroll, Conly, Guenther, Uolden, Johnson, BcCaffroy, Ruvsell— HSomo further discussion onsued on the ques- tion of the letting of the contract, and the for- mer motion of Cotomisuionor Johnaon to let tho contract to Lakier Bros., for cither Wilmington or Indiana cocl, at the uption of the Board, was uac:naeu i ordes, und upon beiug put pro- ~atled, TAE HOSPITAL. Commieaioner Johnson thon moved that tho contrace for nupn?" iz tho Hospital Lo lot to Lakor Bros. for §3.405, for Wiluutyton coal. Commssioner Clough ealied uttontion to the fact that the Lid of the Wilmington Company was lowor, aud o moved the awerd bo mado to that Company. Commissioner Schimidt mado a apoech in favor of Iudiana conl, and urged that the award bo made to Baker Broy, Commismoner Clough again eald that Daker had made bo bid for Indiaua coal, and ho wanted to know whothor tho Honrd hed concinded to go o the warket aud buy tho coal nevded by the wounty. Alter sundry othor motions and speechos, tho awerd wad mado to tho Bakers tor ludiaun coal, 4 NOUMAL SCHOOL, : Commitsloner Johoson moved that the award for turnishing the Normal 8chool with Wilmiug- ton or ludians coal bo lot to Laker Bros., at %120, and tho motion provaited. Commussioner Johnson farthor moved that the contract for supplying hard coal aud wood bo nlso leb to Dakor Bros., aud aguin the * riug” trinmphed. Tha cal! of Comitices was then proceeded with, and their roports were recoived and adopted, after whish the Board adjourned, Atow Twe Girls Repclled o Burgingy Attacke ¥ St Lois Lepubifean, One of tho best incidouts of tho burglar soa- gon, un ineitent which occurred oarly n July, now tees the light for tho firet timo, Just be- foro tha Fourtl of July ano of our citizens loft home on 8 briof visit with I wifo, lenving tho houso in charge of tho oldout daughter, who had ouly a younger girl with her for company. A hired man slept fu ono of the lower rooms of tho louse at night in order to aford protection, Fverythivg parsed off plenwznily wutil noarly tho time Hxed for the roturn of tho father and wother on the 2d or d day of July. Ireviousto the dopatture from tho clty of tho gentlomuu referred to, Lo nud purchased a ot of tireworks with wiich to colcbirata tha Fourth aud awmwko tho fanuly, and thess lreworks wore stored n onv of tho upper rooms. On tho evening of tho 24 tho youuy lady and bLer companion Totired as usual, femting pothing, = smco tho lured mau was slooping ay wsual down stuirs, In the courso of tho night thoy wero awskened by a noiso st one of 1k lower win- dowe, and discovered tuns a burglar was trying 10 effoct on eutrance, Tho nowe mmde did not awuken tho hued mau, sud the slarmed girls dured not ko down-utaird to arouso Lim. At the sawo tue thoy fearad to lot the burglar know of their rprosence, having the wiong ime prossion that vhould thoy ecream tho Lnrgllr would suspect them to be bolp- less und so0 come in boldly. In tho oxtromity, 8 bngut ldes ocourrod. They ru- solved $o lot off tho tireworks. ‘Lhie rookets and orackers waro found, takon sivly to & window wbove tho ol whore the burglar was at work, aud un muny of tbuo as could Lo iguited at once lightod wuil tossod out togother, There was n great roport, tho mir wwi full of fire for a moment, sud tho sorrifled burgiar bounded away &t full spesd, ovidoutly supposing hunself tus targol for Lalt &dozen revolvers! A moro original way of geuing sid of a rokhar was car- tauly nover dovieds 2 2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. SEPTE NBER 1L, CONDON. The Prisoner Tells 1is Story Concerning the Murder. Testimony es to Insanity--The Jury 8till Out. Tho trlal of John Condou for the murder of hin wifo waa rosumod beforo Judgo F‘n\\'oll. in the Crimmal Court, yeatorday morning. No very great publio intorest svas manifested in tho rownlt, Judging by tho small crosd assombled In tho chawber. THR DEFENDANT, CONDON, wag the first witnosa callod and sworn, Alter olating that bo was 70 yoara old, andother things alrondy familiar to thoso readors of Tui Tnin- uxe who hiavo siudiod tho easo, the old man pro- coeded to describe how the woman flint camo to hiy houso outside of Ruckford, Il.; how slio askod sholter from bim for hersolf and childre how, without any sdvance on lus part, sho voluuteared to cobabit with im, and did so, rix wacks provious to thoir marriage, Also, how eho lod bim aromnd from plazo to place, heing tnable to roalst bor somowhat coarso and rather matuio fascinations. When thoy went to the County Clerk's oflico that oflicial” asked defend- ant’s ago. 1o thought ho put it lower than it wog, becango the widow called liorwolf I Tho Clork did not liko the appenran of things, and joxistod that the an_ shoukd alko appear bofore him, which #bo did. Thoe certificato was jusuod, and thoy were mnrriod. They hved at No. 19 [Tal- sted atreot. Defendant oXpectod good treatmant at tho noman's bands, hecauss sho profersad much 1ove for him previous to marriage. Lut ho was_disappointed. Buo bocnme tho sory re- verse'of nmiable, and tormonted him in varioun ways. Lsnecialiy, sha wons with other men, particularly mombera of tho Smith family. Khe aud her daughter were wrappoa up in thn Smitha. o hal loved tho woman a3 ke had nover loved any othor. o prow Jesl- ong of her. Ilo warned bor against tho Smithe, hut in vain, He had saved €500 when he took tho woman to wife. e had lived in Mimgouri, whore hic lost anon, In 1570, A year subsoquontly 110 had lost n muchi-loved danghter. 'Ihon hio moved Lo Hocklord, whero hio lost his first wile. ‘Then bis ouly surviving sun got marriod end wont away, leaving hitn quita alone. Thou catoo tho woman, aud, with ner, fronble. Jn 1861 bo hud rteen troubled by a lhoad-nwélling which lasted threo months. He bad o bo lonced under both ccrs, The mal- ady effocted hiy miwd, sod ho be- caino delirions. o rewainod so for quito u time, but finallv recovered, Defendant woro thut bo had nover been drusk to his kuowledgo ; never had been arrested, nover bod been oven n witness in orther a civit or criminal easo previous to tho 30th of last June. Ho was insaugly jeal- ous of the woman, and know that sho wan falio_to him. When ho upraidod ber. sho naked what Lo thought ehio married *an old devil like Lhim for” it nmot for his moucy. Bho wan bound to bave that, sho remarkod on soversl occasions, Ouce sho ilonsantly suggested that somebody would blow Llfi brutns out. At another tima sho threatonod chloroform, aud 80 on. The wholo businass bo- camo woro o woek beforo tho crimo. Bbe went out overy ulght with a neighboring woman, and with bor duughter. &ho octod ke & streot- walker, and always frequented the compauy of the Bmiths. Bho boar tho defendant over the head with o broom-stick, Two daga beforo hor death she gave him somo beor, which Lo supposed was Ymmmd' liccauso it made bim very nick, especially in tho rogion uf the brain, Ou the morning of Juno 40, the day of tho murder, his wifo told dofendant thut sho wae gofug with Bmith to tho thoatrs that night. Suo tlxd Leen out with hitn the previous night, and tho dgughtor was with suotber Bmith, the nophow of Bush No. 1. Thiw angered him, and 1o mudo some remark nbout bow wrong it was for a marricd womaun to go to tho theatro with o nan not hor husband, She then culled him n bad mame, aud, seizing 8 butcher. knifo whero sho hnd boon cutting meot, satd: *You I'll doto you now what 1've boen told to do. I'll stick you!™ Ile recoiled from her,~#ho was witlun srns’s longth, —drow o pistol from his vest, aud fired, o did not ro- mombor what subsoauently occurred, ns bo was not *iu his right mind.” 0y bought the plstol #nmo weoks ('xrm’iuuuly 1o defend himnolf against tho poaplo who wers threnteuini his ife, aceord- g to bin wito's statement. 1l Led had no in- tontion of Hiring ater Leforo sho drow the kuifo upon bim. Atter shootiog at his wifo he firad three timen athimsell. ‘Twochambory of the plutol nnssed fire, but the third axploded and lodged n bullst in Li broast, about hall an fuch from the hesrt. It atill romained thoro. Mr. Reod did nos cross- examine tho defeudant at any length. D, THOMAS COFFLE, an attorney who had somo acquainfance vith tho prisoner, wud sworn, and statod thnt he be- lieved Condon to be somewhat, {nrsuo. MEDICAL TESTINONY, Dr. Den C. 3Miller was nuablo to aay whetber tho prisoner wan insauo when Do tired ab iy wifo, but thought ho might bave actod undor an insnne imnulso. Dr. C. If, Allen was of opinion that Condon was rather insave, (rom jeslousy and other canses, when bo tired tho fatal shot. Dr. Colla thought the prisonor was ingano at tho timo. Dr. Abbott could nat say, with cortaiuty, any- thing ou tho subject. Dr, Hay did not thtak Condon ingane, Neither did Dr. W. I'. Dunuo. Nor Dr. Frod Seymour, Countadla Casoy testilled that Mrs, Condon, whon ho went to msko o seizure at the house hefore tho murdor, spoke of Liaving the old man's money, at any risk, JATLER DOTLE could not awear whethior tho prisoner was tnsave or othorwire, ITe might bo wad for anything that lo knew. Or he might not. “I'his cjosad tho ovidence. CLONING BPEECIES, Mr. Reed, for th prosceution, made & very briof speech. e abaudoned the Idon of capitxl punishment entirely, aud epoko in Iavor of o term of imprisonment, Ar. W. V. O'Brien followed in o lengthy and sble spoech, i which Lo conteuded vigorously that ths privonar way guiltioss, having actod in welf-lclenso, and boing also moved by tamporary inwanity. Tho care wan finally submitted to tho jury, which retired for consuttation, At D o'clock tho Judyo called in, but, finding thore was 1o ox- pectation of au immediato syresment, went iomo, lenving the jurors in couneil, AWERICAN LINE. 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Lt TROM FRANCIL ftore and_Consulting Office, RS outh ¥ale stod-at., Chicagu, ¥roprietor and ¥rofessor Chluago Maukcal Lustibe, FIBDLITY SAVINGS DANK. RAILROAD MEX Often examine the Great Safe Deposit Vaults of the Fidelity SAVINGS BA HLIND SAFE DEPGSITORY. They wre men familiar with the resisting force of Stone and Metal. They invariably pro- nounee the Fidelity Establish- ment to be Abgsolutely Impregnable [ L Arainst Fire or Burglars, IN TEIE JGelity Denosiior You can preserve sceure from all loss, Money, Bonds, Deeds, Gold and Silver Plate, Jewels, and Valuables of all kinds. SAVINGS BANK Is ¢ department of the same Institution. Railroad men, and prudent men in every walk of life, can lay up their carnings liere, Small sums soon grow into Handsome Fortunes. JORN C. HAINES, Prosident, ___ JARED GAGE, Vicg Presilent, RAILWAY SUPPLES GILBERT HUBBARD & (0, Ship Chandlers and Sail Makers, DEALERS 1N TWINES & CORDAGE, TEINTS, Awnings, Wagon Covers, and Paulins, DUNTING AND FLAGS, NETS AND SEINES, BTBEEL AND IRON WIRE ROPE, 202 TO 208 SOUTH WATER-ST,, CORNER FIFTH-AV.. CHICAGO, OF0, B, CARPENTER, ‘Tanite Co’s Sl Tty e GRINDING MACHINERY. C. C. CETAMPLIIN, SULY; AGENT AND DEALER IN RAILROAD SUPPLIES, 162 & 164 Lake-st., OEICAGO. . TAILORING, _ H.L.Dahl, TATLOR, 119 DEARBORN-ST., Mau recclved a Jarge assortment uf FineWoolens FOR IALL AND WINTER. ... POOLSALES, POOLS 87T, LOUIS V8, ;H:‘;‘ORDB. MUTUALS V8. ATHLETIOS, AND YAOHT RAOE, '8 140 Clark-at., st 11 u'cloch, by 1A, L. DUNOTS, GILBERT NUBBAN Sull at FOLE! Bupposs yoil try thu new Jap, il we oTTur A1 ;‘:Bxlmuuly o ¥iloo of Wo et uad, Y0 39, or poorc Tea fu mout places, e L Hflm KONG TEA OU., 13ud @ Nosth Clazrk-asy ‘Tod, Sust recclved, THE F’IDELITY\ R ND GENTLEM " GOLD CHAINS JN NIW STYLER AND BDEIT fig%}h!l‘l{. AllD LXQUIBITE . JEWELRY . | IOF THE JATEST AND MOST AY.! IPROVED 8TYLES. SOLID STLVER | AND EXTRA PLATED TABLF WARE, CHOICE WEDDING! PRESENTE. CLOCKS, X OPERA- GLABBES, ETC. | HANILTON, ROVE & 60, 199 State-st,, cor. Washington, | WATCHES, A SPECIATY. Some Elerant Geneva Watches for Ladies, $25 to 4100, AGENTS Elgin Watches, Pries Rielusad $10 12 €25 on £ach Wateh, GILES, BRO, & (0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. RAILROAD HIEN AKD OTHERS, requiring sccurato time-keepers should cxamina the ing tho nawo aud traje-mark of S, HY- MAN, Chicugo, ‘beno waiclios atand upexcelled in the world as reli~ ablo time-keeperd, They are the result of combliiug tho American mefhod of using labor-saving toola uud machinery with the must thorouxbly atitled Labor that A be f and_euabling us to present the ¥ LIEPERS wt prices which warmat ay ail otliers., Lvery watch of this brand fs minde_stem-winding and setting, of the hest material, apd carelutly sdjnsi- 110 hoat, vold, and position, guatantecd ta L ow per. fect tiuie-keepers an can pomaibly bo c are of 14 carut gold, of beautiful work e to sult the tasto of the nioet fastidl uted according 10 tho sishes of tho initinls or monograms, if urdern arv given thirey dayw in udvance. Our LADIES WATCHES are of the same make througliout, ndjusted and gusrauteod 0 be w3 ine in avery particulat au the g-nts' sizes. Mr. dyloan refers to- the following-namsd gentlo. men, citizens of Chicago, who havo purchused snd are carrying theso waichics AMES, MeNelll, 634 Stato-at,: W, M. Attow, 29 Lakeost, ; , Feheuan, 246 Laket, Libley, tid Statest, ! FOW. N itev, K. Kohler, y78 Indians-i ton, 189 Washington-st, ; A, A, Cudel, 1 3 BL A, Levy, I Clarkeat, ; and many others. Ar, Hyman is located at 235 WABASH AVENUE, anil hias also.u very fine stock of Diumouds, dewelry, LW of various manufacturs g FENCE PICKETS. FENCE PICKETS! LARGE REDUCTIUN IN PRICL. R NS 1T . S N PR, RS e | R VST G N oL it B ST P i R to e 2 4 z i £ g & 3 e 3 e 2 : el g 8 P AT ¢ I ¢ b We furnish the Pickets, mado from_ 1-fnch iron, liko deaign ehown {1 cut, at 45 CEN'TS PE EALFOOT. “They make s handsomer, mor and cheaper I'ence than tho wooden Lickats, circular to LEWIS, OLIVER & PHILLIPS, Sanufacturem of MERCHANT BAR IRON, GATE und HARN-DOOR HINGES, BOL NUTH, WASH- ERS, and their new line of Patented Wagon Hardware, 91 & 92 Wator-st,, and 114 & 116 First-av,, Pidsburs, Pa. £ For aale by all the leading 1rou and Mardware Merchants, round. LIN- rahit, send for ¥ you expect (o wanta fet of EIIRO-E. A Buy 1t uow, st ALF PRICE, at NADLLY BROTHERS & CU.'S, Bookeellere, 64 aud 6§ Washington-st, EXCURSIONS. "I Propeller ** BEN DIA duly tebweon Chicago aud Evuuston, I, from south end of Clari-at, bridge, at PRUSSING'S WHITE vafifi@ fi PUILIT Y. ATRENGTN avd CTelebratud for ALATAN ENN, Warcauled Lo PRESXRVE ~av.. Chirazo. vkiss. & W A No,1 Murchant and Custow Flouy MilL with o view to'purchiasiug, Michigau i Indiua preferred, Aduress, for iy days, POWEIS & 159 Houth Water-t , Chilcigo, . FINANOIAL, MONEY TO LOAN On real astate fu Chicago or fuuuediste vicinily § lme veind il MEAD & COL, 133 Latolleat, 1875.~BIXTEEN PAGES. MlLROA'D PRI TIN'G: fio. AND ELEGANT PRINTING OF EVERY KIND, BY J. 8. Thompson & C@., No. 88 FIFTH-AV. (The Times Building). Tno Work Exocuted at this Establishment is dono Haudsomely, at Hoderats Rates, (uickly and Satisfactorily, DRY GOODS STETTAUER BROS, & 00, Madison and Franklin-gts,, AL LLY PREPARED FOR TUE Fall Trade! Wil an ensrmons gewral stk of SHAWLS, BLACK SILKS, FRENGH & IRISH POPLINS, SATTEEING, Merinos, Empress Cloth, Wool- ens, Blankets, 6500 cases Prints, 1,000 pkgs. Domestics. Prices guarantoed to be ad low os any othor house. Wo mako it for tho interest of evory buyer of Dry Goode coming to Chicago to visit our osteblishment. " PAYRBANKS' SCALES. i IRON FRAME Raitroad Track Seales, Reilroad Depot Scalss, Plattorm & Counter Scales, Bagoeaes Barrows, Warghonss Trcks, &. FAIRBANES, MORSE & €0, 111 and 118 LAKE-ST, OIITCOAGO. __PmaNes. ~ PIANGS! || “THE STECK® WAS AWARDED THE ONLY QOLD MEDAL AT VIENNA EXPOSITION OF 1873, BY TAE MOST EXACT~ INQ AND INCORRUPTIBLE JURY EVER COMVENED AND IN THE FACE OF THE MOST POWERFUL COMPETITION. THESE PIANCS ARE UNEXCELLED IN POWER AND PURITY OF TONE AND PER- FECTION OF QENERAL MECHAN- 1S, WHILE IN ROINT OF DURABILITY THEY ABSOLUTELY SURPASS ALL OTHERS, GEN'L AGENTS I CHICAQO-THE M Tu the hape toatteset 3 our attuntion to TOILETING for the couplesiou, bowinz it to bo the Bueet be: ut, | b, vu (ho courso 1 thonght t cuimmas 1t—ibat of appearing in the role of Iy bocauso everybody talke senne until 1t Liaw oo stalo aud Uuprofitable, and ceades to at- trart: whilo il cannot, or do not talk nonwenso, 1 ood alon aud béon seen and_ TOILETINE has 0 n 130 for baviug sdoptel upy I Lis capacity st au adsertiser 10 peciine TOLLETINE b tho only truo beauti- T Lt Tueaus o plivh (ki end, Her wud the fashiunable and most eleqant knowu, For walu by sll drugglsts, DE LA BANTA, Advertlacr aud Aty T0 CONTRACTORS A Good Winter Job ! Healul proposals will be re T A Chotey' Drcok, nd" turuiauing building & o aoey houn uow on ealitbition st vy ulti "Tlie now chaunel will be about. o a L e 10 forty teat 18 donth Koot aia Sacd Moo, —and of & wh b total amount eacs jons of Datwean 110,100 tu Mo, v eubie Ariascaurdiu Lo Provueliivus rositad. Fropoaais s O STty Gadon with {astrierious furulshed with S Gl disteatind ad Wl b reci o iy 't . 1B, Dol cluck p. m. UA.“,‘. ¥ 0. LOWALH, Clay Koglooor, Deaver, Cal., Baut. 1 1876 . This is One of the Oldost and Iest Known Firms in tho West, PAINT, WHITE LEAD, &o, (T Color, & Varnish DZanafaotirors. DE. e IX WHITE LEA AND EiNC, Painters’ and Decorators” Matepiels OF EVERY DESCHIPTION, No. 21 LAKE-8T,, CIHICAGO. 10€ & 108 FULTON-ST., INEW YORIK. m ol White Trid Warka, BROOKLY N, . wnd Cazintna Facloriss, st Lactory, MOERIS- compl o andl donda furpisked —current rate of trands For Sale TO LEASE. for commercial purposes and manufacturing eites, awitly railway coutiections, with uud withont wate rout. Woofer Uie uoceupied property cast of Bt Clair stree, frow tudiesa etreet o tho river, Vartion desiring to Iy can nbtain 8 at vors low Bricos and ou g extended tenos of paynient at love rates of Literest, To these wanting to lease, %ho will build permenont goud biuildinnge, Tates will kiven no low as will make 8 Tos thirir hitere Lo Jocate on this tract, The facilitica for receiving and shipping by lake zm unaqualed by any {roprty in the ity and it ban sl arpie raflway conection with all of tho ratlway Linos i the city, In using thix property (ho cont of towing veeanls la altuiat sLolly waved, ard tho wunoyanced, detentiotn and damager cicounwered st brdges wholly aveldod, s §t b3 80 uear tho cormeretal ceatres of tha ity and rcachenl by tha paved streots, that cartago chargsa toauy part of 3t aru very light, Apply W OGDEN, SHELDON & CO, Teom 3} Ouden Building, Santwest eoroes Lake unil Clark-ste, Tl Chiaen Bromng Jourd ROA PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, No expense has been spared to mnke this department of the JOURNAL JOB OFFICE com- plete in all its deteils, so that HALT-SHEET CARDS in col- ors, FOLDERS, TIME TA- BLES, GUIDES, etc., will be executed in the very best style and at reasonable prices. HATS. Issued To-day KUTI & 1103 Broatway, New York, ad 101 Madison-st,, Chicago, YOUMANY AL STYXIE Dress Silk Hat. ERBY & BARNES, SOLE CHICAGO AGENTH, ~ “DUNLAP.” We introduce the FALL STYLE of Dress Silk Hat of this celebrated New York Fifth-av. Hatter THIS DAY. BREWSTER. WROUGET-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFAOTURED BY CRANEH BROS.- MANUFAULURING QO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st