Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1875, Page 12

THE CITY. GENE‘R_A_L_‘Pf EWS. Ibo Rov, Mr. Forhan was never connectod with £t Bridget's Chuzch, ns was niated yester- day, but with the Church of tho Nativity, Tho Iunatic named J, (. Lawrence, who es- caped a feww daysago from the County Insine Aryium, was recaptured yesterdav ot Jeferson. Alout noon yesterday & boy namod Johu O'Noil, 13 years of agn, broke his leg ‘\‘Inlevpllny- ing on tho eleyatar at the North Clneago Rotting- mills. Tho tomperatura yesterday, ag ohnqrml Ly Manaske, optician, §3 Madison strect (Tuinusu Baoilding), wae st 8 0, 1. 43 deg.; 10 am., A2; 12 & m,, 53; 3 p. ., 535 8 pom., 62 Tho number of falgo alarms from the Deering atreot district has awalened Borgt, Hood to a senso of bis duty, o annonuces that ho is close on the track of tho person who turned in tho ralse alarm {:om Box 83 at abont 8 o'clock Thursday ovening, About 4:30 yostorday aftornoon a waman about 05 years of ngo, having with her o boy about 12 years old, met tho Captmin of tho propoller Jim- {irs Stato, lying in tho Iilinols Contral Com- pany'n slip, and anked bim if o would take her to liuMato. The Captain replicd that bie could not o os sho wsked, whoreipon the woman coolly walked off tho boat and took a Lioader off the doclk futo tho niver. Ofiicer Flaunery snd snmo ef tho crew of the propelior managed to ish hior out, #nd £ho was taken to tho atation, whaoro sho £uvo tho urms of Ellon ltoss, and said that she biad been in the city only o fow days. Bhe had been trving to pet to Coldwator, aud, not succecding, had tried to take her life in despair. THE FACTH 1N TIE CASE. 5 An sfternoon papor pubiished s sensational report yostonday, it which it was tated that a swamns who hadebtained a perwit for adminsiou to tho lyiog-in ward of tha County IHospital way turned nway from tho ingtitution, nnd wulked the ntrcots wotil sho pave Lirth to o etillborn chiid. Tho facte, however, na_gtated {0 o Tuisuse reportor by Warden McLaughlin, rolieve tho Hospital au- thonties {rom 9 blumo in the matter. Tho Warden tiatey that the woman presonted lier- 2 wif at {he ospal Thur«day afternoon Kt o regular pocmit from the County Agent. The word was full, and Warden McLnughlin reked hier it sho had any friends to whom #he could go t stay for two of throodaye, She replicd thnt she had no friends living here tut bad money to pay her beard, She further enid thiat sho tid not oxpect to be confined until nioxt month, aud with shal she wens away, loav- g her truuk at tho Hospital until «ho shonld roturn. Had the 1eal 6tals of tho case Loen sus- poctait by the Warden, some provision would havo beou weado for hier caro. i -t OPENING THE ART CALLERY SUNDAY, PROPOSITION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ‘Tho following lotter, which was Iaid bofora tho Executive Committos of the Lxposition yes- nxpining itrolf 1 Itenolds, Ivg.—~DEAR SIn: The atatemant of the resnons of the Executive Commitlas of the Exe » on for not openlug the Art-Galiery on Buuday rrduces them all to one,—expenae, The nndersizued, who furm the Ezrutlve Commilico of the Sunday Teature Socfety, v h to make thic followlog proposi- om, throngh you, to the Lxposition Committee : Wao will taks charge of the Ari-Gallery on the next thiee Sunday aftoriuous Lnxu countruct the uecessury cuclosures botween the mefn cntrsuco and the gallery door o prevent any ouc's vis jtiug any other part of the building; will’ provide nay numter of policemen end puards that the Erecutive Cormtaftes of thu Exposition may requira (provided this unmber dues not exceod twen- ty-tie); will charge an admisslon feeof 10 cents; will keep tho gallery open cnly botween 2 and 5 p. nty #0 that cliurchi kervices will fot be futerfercd with '} Wwill nut seli cnoogh tickets ta overcrowd the rooma will 1weet any defielt, 1€ thero is uny, fu the oxpouses 2 will pay oue-alf of tle nct recelpld to the Trecs: nrer of the Exporition, and one-half Into the tressury of tho Sunday Lectus 1ug for our owa servi ‘it noto will ba ecnt to the pross for publication, 1 the hopothat the Art Gallery, which is built'on ground belonging to the people, inay he oponed ta the yeoplo on the one day of lofsure, wa ate, my dear sir, yours, auny D, T, jaciety. We will chiaryo nothi- WitLay AACDUNALD, '1EaY, Masoy, Owiog to the fact thol Ltho Executive Commit- 1e0 waa uot able to trausact buminess for lack of & quorum, tho commauuication was not con- widered yesterday. —— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: unfinistied condition it is n menncing danger in storms lika that of Thursday night and the greater part of yeaterday, 'Che schiooner Onon- daga ran ngainst the sawno plor & week ago and wae fonndersil, costing tho life of ler Captato, ‘The Liatmony drifted right on top of tha Onandaga, and beganjto setila at onco. The crew came near drownjog, and only with Frflnltlifllc\xl(y and the nid of ropes were their ivos vavedd, During the night tho barge wout completaly to procos, and in the morning not a vestigo of lor was ju sight. The lumbor with which slie wns ladon is flonting around in all di- roctions, and the qior is covered with it to n hoight of nearly 25 feet. The Hnrmony was owned by Itiotz Drothors, of thls eity. “fhere wns no jnsurauco on (ho vessel or tho carso, Bhe was bilt fu 1872 and was salued ot F10,000. THE OTHERS. Tha schr Tsaholia 8anda ran against the ssmo plor and shipped both her auchors, hut waa res- cued by tha tug Parker beforo she sulfered much damago. ‘Tho Pamlio alao camie vory near golng into the plar, but fortunately tho Caplain eaw it i timo to turn Lor abont and escapo the dancer, Tho schooner (ueon of the Woat arrived Licro in_ tho afternvon minus hur foressl, Tho echoonor lirciprocity hiad hor foresail split nnd rudder broken a littlo ways off this xmrf..'m'ul was brought in by one at thy Vesacl(-wners' Towing Company's tagy. The echooner Grabam Brothers camo {u minus her topmiast. It was rumored during tho day that two schooners wore sshoro off Grosso Polut, but up 1o last ovening vothing definito nbout thom had beon necortained. The wind couttnued to blotw fiercely from the northeast all_day yestonday, but not with auch violence as tho nipht previoua. A largo fleet cama in during the day. and & number of vessoly aro still at anchior ontside, ———— OBITUARY. WILLIAIL M. HOMS. ‘Tho telegraph anuounces tho sudden death of \William M. Iose, ono of tho oldest morchants of THE COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE, ALLEOKD CRUFLTY, Au ovening paper yesterday contained an article saveroly rellocting on Couuts-Agent Dieden for his rofusal to roceive from tho police an aged woman who had boen found by thom on the praire wost of tha city. *Io order 10 sscertuin tho other sidé of the story a re- porter called on Mr. Dieden yesterdsy aflornoon ood asked if the allegations wmade wers true. After carefolly resding the articlo, Mr. Dicden kaid thas Lie kuew nothing of tho matter what- aver, and bad not eoon tho wowan, e further cxplained that {lis nmbulanco for tho Foor-Houes camo into the city only threo times & week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, aud Batwidays, aud his custom wes, when an application was mado on other than thoun days, to seud tho person to a lodging- Lowss at No, 199 Wost Lako stieet, aud koep them there nntil tho ambulance made its wvext tip. ‘This, be said, he should Lave done In thig care if the woman Liad been brought tathe oftico whcu Lo was prosent, Mr. Dieden then called up the ofilcer who had stiended the old womau yestorday morning. 118 namo wan Potors, or Loter, avd in teply 2o questicus ho waid that ho ruw the woman when sbe was brought to the oftioe in a wagon. o also eaid that ho Lnew the woman ; ghat hor niatne wad Dright, aod that she livod vear Liw in Lake View, with » son of hers, who took as good gore of her as ho could, The Wowau was over 90 yours of age, and partially childish and part ineaue, Yor ihis resson, though she was pro- vidod for st Lier von's, eha would fraquently wan- dler off and get lost. Tho assstant fayiher waid that ho told the pohicsman whero the woman conld bo carod for, but acknowlodged that ho refused to take her in, because, as ho &aid, lie bad no placo to put Ler: but ho anserts that Le told tho oflicer that if ho would briug tho wowan back on oue of tho days when the umbulance was to bo thero he wonld send her ont. In addition, ho advised tho man to take the woman to Ler son's houss, Locaunse he thought that tho proper place for Ler. ‘The age sistant did not seen to know snythiog about the lodging-housa fer tomporary ‘sccomodatiou, aud did uot mentio it to the ofticer, CAFT., KLLUY sald that tho ex:uses might be very well, but shie trath of the watter was that tho nan at the Agent's oftice refuscd 1o receiyo the womun, sud be accordingly nent her over to the County. Houpital, where she wos taken i uud carod for, ‘Thoro have been wany othor complamts besids this one made againat tho Conoty-Ageut's oftice, and thoro seets 1o bo a preseiug nred for a oo deal wmoro civility among tho undorhings, eome of whom sct with a grufinesd and discourtesy that is unworthy oflicial approbation, gkt =i THE GALE, ACCIDENTS BEFOUTED YESTEADAY. It seems after all that Prof, Tice was right when he propbesied unusual atmosplioric con- vuluzons for this soason. Though he was wroug s to dates, 6till the convulsions Lave vocur @ud are yet occnrring. ‘T'he slorme that have al- rendy ocourred this sonson surpass in severity thwee of any previons one witlun tho memory of that often quoted individual, the oldest iu- halutant, and lill the timo for the regular equinoctisl storms has nol yet passed. Biuco tho gales of this month have destroyed millions of property, whut may uos be oxpected of the storms that ususlly vceur during tho nonths of October and Novembur 7 Only o little over o wock ago & gale vassed ovor Lako Michl- g8 which is pronounced by oid uavigstors the most severe and Jestruclivo ever cipeniencud. And while {ot waitlog for the emoto of this bat- tle of tho clements 1o clear away, that the fleld anight bo surveyed aud tho lossss scortatued, another uorthoast galo comes up, udding Lo the havuo wade by ita predecoasor. The gale which eawmw up Thursday noon from the northoast, although a rattler, wus not as we- wore as last weok's, and consequently tho daw- 8go, os {ar a8 ascartained, is much less. ‘tho veasel-mon, besides, wero forewarned by O Probs this time, while Lefore Ih:[v wero not, aud lhur:fum most vessels were fally proparad for ow. THY MOST HERIOUS DISASTEN ocosaloned by the late vtorm was tho sinking of tlo barge Hurmony frum the propeller loitz's tow, of which uotice wa+ wmade iu yestorday's Tuwsess. The barge was driven by the witd ulnst Lhe upper portion of the North Pler, :fiuch lu rougls weather 18 covered by the water,- sud cau bardly bo ssen. This pler dovo much danage to voarel tro{mn 1 and wesd- wres should be taken st once by the Governmens 10 bwld it up snd complete is, a8 lu 154 proscut 84 already this city, st hia farm in Ashkum, Iroquois County. Mr. Roes left tho city Inst Saturday ovening, apparcutly o perfect health, on a shord viait to hiscountry place, and no tidings of any illness precedod thoeo of his death, from which 1t I3 infarred that hoe died of boart-diseaso. Mr. Noss camo to Chicago in 1¥1Y, and has evor einco beon cngaged in business here, and always in tho dry-goods Jinc. Ilu lios been st ifferent timea a wember of tho firnis of Ross & Fostor, William M. Ross & Co., and Ross & Gos- rage. Ho was by birth & Scolchman, and was nged 52 yeara at thio timo of his doeth. Ris body will bo brought to this city for inter- ment, and the fuveral will tako place to-mo:row from his brother's house, No. 103% Michigau avenue, to Gracelaud. el e THE CITY-HALL. The Committeo on Judicisry will meot. at 3 o'clozk this afternoon in Ald. Richardson's oftico in Ashland Block. The Board of Public Werke, Masor Celvin, and many of the Aldermon, and other ofticiale, were absent yesterday on o ** big bibulatiou " to the County Pour-House. Willtam Donnollan, tho Citv-Hsll engineor, ‘has repaired the engine used in the old Courts Iionse for running tho fans, snd iu a short tima will have it ready to be replaced in the now structure, fully sy good as new, City Engincor Chosbrough, accompauied by ono or two other interested paruics, yesterdny visited the vicinity of the Ogden ditch nud the caual locke, for tho purpose of desiguing vome . remedy for tho complaiats mado by Judge Wil- Bon regardimg this nuisance. The Board of Public Works yesterdsy opened fourteen bids for oxcavation on tus Court-H{ouse square for the city's portion of tho new Conrt- Houso, Tno highest bid was that of W, B. Iioward for 26,900, and the lowest that of Mec- Kiuney & Doylo for £3,500. Tarhaps tho Mayor of St. Louis thinks he did somethiug wmart whon he sent an indigent fanuily on to this city ‘with an latroduction to Alayor Colvin. The family coosista of two nicn, o mother and four childron, all now in charge of the County Agout. The men are suflleriog from agne and are roduced to extrowest poverty, Bupt, Rehm and Marslial Dunlap bave placed the following men on the probaticoary list in the Poilco Dopartinent: Mathias Herman, William P. Willimins, Mathias J. Graboer, Tim- athy O'Connor, William Sbenett. Hugh Burns, Patdek M, O'Brien, Thowmas Nooney, Fred Wiegel, William Sternovegle. None but Irieh and Toutons need apply. Mayor Colvin and Commissioners Prindirilte, Thouipson, aud Wakl, of the Doard of Pubho Works, are highly pleaned nith the ramples of arplinlt pavemonts which thoy uaw on_ thoir re- ceut visit to Columbus and Cloveland. In the Intter city they found its use chietly confined to tho repair of dilapidated woodon pavemonts, Tho aspbait ia mixed with heatod consae gravel and spread upon the wooden pavement to the dopth of 3 inchies. It is theu rolled with Leavy atoam rolters, nnd an inch thick coating of asphalt with fine gravel is laid evonly over ts surfaco, Such repatring costa about #1 per yord in Cleveland, and would cost about &1.25 m this city, owing to the price of gravel. It is infiniteiy bettar than repaving, aa it coats no moro, and is calculated to stana hard usage for tive yeary. Oue stroot ia paving with this composition 1 iuch thick on boulders, and has been in uso for four years, and is yot in n tolerably good condition. Iu Columbus the asphalt is ‘used for paviog. There is tirst Jaid down aboat 1 foot of macad- am, heavily rolled, then 4 inches of aspbslt and coarse gravel, aud from 1 to 2 inchos of fine gravel and asphalt. Such pavement is quite costly, avoraging about 2,25 gper yard, but it is very durable, aud is guaranteed for soven yoars by the contractor, A nunilar pavement, Isid by the uame contraclor, has boen in use for about sight years in the City of Wash- ington, The Bonrd are ubsnimously of the opinion that asphalt pavement is just the thing for ropairing the burned and worn-out woodon yavements in this city, and are determined to make an oxperiment iu this lino at an carly date, JAKE BENUM'S LAST OPERATION, Almoat every day in the caloudar briugs to Tight soma of ‘tha jobs concocted or onginsered by that monarch of schemars, Polics Buperin- tendont Rehm, Sometimes ey are moro polit- ical tricks, but oftener they are monetary tricks that owo tholr pareutage to Hehm'a avarico, and onco fn & groat while 1t is the ontire rey- olution of & City Goveromont [rom bad to worse, 8 was witnessed In the eharter clection job, the parontage of which iy Justly ba laid to Mr. Superintendent Tehm, Yesterday's expoaure directly impeaches his 1- tegrity io & most sumistakable way, Perhsps Mayor Colvin might like Lo say something about at, aud for that roaron the trick will bio explaiued in full. Bome timo ago the city advertised va- rious tracts of property for sale, and aftoer a vast amouunt of wire-pulling the Council mauaged to ell off twoof them, Ouo wak tha tract known una tho Norlh avenue property, hounded by North nvouus, Jliugenie street, Wells aud Clark streets. 1t waa sold for #51,000 to Yrederick Wacker, & partuer of Jako Ilehm, notwithatanding tho fact that the prico was but little wore than half ita valug, aond also the fact hat the Weil Brothers had repoutedly bld sev- eral thouwand doliars ~ahiead of Nr, Wacker. The press of tho city protested in vain, as did alvo the Comptroller, who did sll in his power to avoid the consummation of tho kalc, But tho ecalawag Aldermon tusisted that it ehould Lo cousummated. and after n nuwber of com- phieatione rogerding tho title the decd was made ont to Mr, Wacker, aud 230,000 paid as tirst payment, slthongzh one of thoe rossons urged by Alg. Lebia for the contiration of tho eale was tho ashutance that 1t wonld bo a cash bargam. Thug it was that Mr, Wacker secured tho lot, and if all real entato wales required as muoch wlm—plllhnu..thlnl ory, and prowscuous Iying, ::.:‘:muumeu vl would exigt but i ucomatose "fue Tainrse paid special attention to the job a8t the time it was bemy engwecred, aud m!ms than onco attributed it all to' Jacob Nehw, and thiis L turnod out to Le ko, aa tho woquol will show. lua fow days there will bo filed in the Rocorder's oftica & quit-ciaun deed from Fred- erick Wackor aud wile. transfeiring tho North aveuuo tract to Jucob Rehun for tho cousidoras tion of $21,000, subjuct ta & morigage on tho pruperty amounting to 0,000 ul) Notd "Dy Tiatim, hio" crovkeduiee. of o ontire ° trausoetion is shive straightenod out. Rehm_furuished *he money far the tirs paywent to Wackor, and took a mgngngu ou ;h: property. Threo wecks or 80 aftur Lhie firet pay- ment Las been made bo buys tho title from Wacker, and fa indirecily the purchaser of the city's J)roporty. The public should 1omeuber the Aldermen who porticipated i tho steal, and also demand tho miwoediate resignation of Mr, Reum, 'I'ne Aldermon slone cun attend 1o g cu;.hlor L‘I’:yur Colvin is a8 powerless 83 a child [ —_—— THE COUNTY BUILDING. Tho County Court will be opened Monday, and » particularly busy season is anticipated. Judgo Farweli will bo called upou this morn. iog, in the Criminal Court, to pass upou the eanity of quits a number of unfortunates. _ John Blephenson, who Las gatned some nolo- ity in tho last fow days for forgory, wAs yoa- terday hiandad over to Jailer Doyle for rafe- keaping. Tho Poor-Hatise spren made Commissionera rearco around the County Duilding vesterday, Commlssioners Jones, MHerting, and _Ctoug] were tho only unes who put i su appearance. Tho trinl of Nicholas Staaden for arson wilt bo commenced ot Whoaton, Monday. Tho cass was continaed last apring oi nccount of tha ubsenca of o material mitness, Thoman 1, Gould, wwho han recontly been socured by tha posecn- tiou. ftate’s Aftorney Reed will condnct tho trial, leaving the Criminal Court in tho caro of hia nssistant, Mr. Dirch, FIMPLE JONN, Tho roporter-hater of tho ,County Board. tho gentle Lov. McCaffroy, war vittimizod for days ago, 1t wasoutrageous,” satd a comparativo kirangor to bim, **that your Committeo should hzve been chiarged by Liie TRIDUNE with nnfar- nesq in (ho matter of lettiniz tho conl contracts, You'ro an honest man, McCaffiey, and as virtn- ous as honest! You cunht to lave an- vilulated that roportor.” McCnfllrey's breast awolled at once, aud tho strangor, feol- ing his woy carefully, rudidenly remewmberod that ho wan a little short. Nerving him:elf, tho stianger continued, * McCaffroy, loan mo & dollar." Tho boy wilted, gave up a dollar, and biau sinco bean anxious to tind the whoreabouts of his admirer, Such is tha talo of tho party of tho socond part, DIETZSCI'S LDICT. ‘The Coroner Liaving been froquently snnoyed by tho interferonce of conntry Justices with ths auties of iy oftice,which haa entailed a large ex- pense upon the county unnecessarily, has issued the following circular: 1 would respectfully call your attention to the fant that tho County Commissioners expect mno to dine chinrge all the ddiitics pertaining to the Coroner's ofMcs, particulnrly to tho holding of inquests in this county, aud thet only n cane of my absence, that {s, out of the county, or by my particular request, Justices of the Tsacavan hoid tuquesis, In all cares the Cororer wazt be notified beforo any Juatice abould luterfere with biw dutics, oot ANNOUNCEMENTS. Emory A. Btorrs will lecturs bofcre tho Collego of Law this aftornoon at 4 o’clock, Tho Rev. Dr. ttutlor lectures in this city at the Church of the Immacutate Concoption, cotner Franklin and Schiller atreets, Sunday evening. Subject: The Popo, Irinco, and Peoplo. This is tho **cheap day " nt the Ixposition, in consoquenca of which an immonse attoudanco is oxpected. Preaudent Graut and family witl, doubtless, visie tho building during the after- noon. Josoph Woatherley, the Englisn Evapgelisl, hzs been speaking this week in different churchiea in the city to attontivo sudiences, giv- ing an aceonnt of the Moody and Sankey workin Great Dritain, He speaks to-morrow morning in the Firgt Congrezational Church, to-murrow afternoon in the Washingtonian Home, and to- morrow evenimg in -ihe Firet Lresbyterian Cliureh, leaving for Waebington, D, ¢, Monday evening. Tho Lecturo Committoo of the Yonng Xlen's Chrintinn Assaclatidn have nrrauged for six ou- tortainmouts to be given in theiv hall this win- ler to bo known a8 tho Iakeside Course, con- girting _of concerta by Theodore Thonny, Ca- milla Urso, Richings-Bormard, 3londelssohn Onintette Club, and readiegs by Mra, Beott-Sid- don« and George Vandenhoff. Resorved-sent tickets for the courso have been placed at the low price of #2.50. 4 s CRIMINAL Dopnty-Supt. Mike Hickoy wanYestorday fined $3 nud costs by Justico DaWolf for asssulting Denuis G. Quisn, The caso was appesled to tho Criminal Court by the Captain. ‘Thomas DBulger, & yonng man who has the reputation of bolog a thiof, and whose name hss ofton uppeared in Polico Cours rocords, was yes- terday afternoon srrested in o junk shopon Ctark atrcet while trying to soll two bross beor- fancote. Ile wes locked up in the Armory, and the property awalis an ownor. Thoro is not tho least doubt in the minda of the police that tho property was stolon. A. C, Hesing is amoug the lateat victims to tho conlldenco game. A few ovenings ago ho was in at Foley's paving tho way for bis futaro greatness. Whilo upon tho eve of Iimbibing he was ruddenly called saside by n stravgor who was contident that he would bo olected by a lergo majority. ‘The bnst- neas of thestranger was to borrow a 5 bill until the moruing. Tho loan was made withont besi- tation, MMr. ITeeing is now n little mora particu- 1ar a8 to who his friends are., If August Mahnko dies of the injuries he re- coived yosterday, then his blood wiil-bo on the hands of hia companion, Frank Ellert. The two boys are aged roapectively 18 and 12 yenrs. Thoy wero plaving on the prairio in the vicinily of Augasata aud Wood etrools ot about 5 o'clock, whon, o disputo narising, Mahnke belabored young Ellc‘rt around tho body and legs with a wmu. Sllezt rotalisted by drawlug a pockot-knife ond stabblag ~ Mahnko in tho lett breast g0 dangerously that ‘Dr. Wilcke doea not think he will survive, owing to toterual homorrbage. The injusced boy wua convoyed to the home of his parenis at 300 Au- gusts street, sud his vicious companion was ar- restod soon afterward at biu Lomo, 288 Hamuel street, aud was locled up in tha Chicago Avenna Station, At o late hour loat ovening Mahuko's condition was rapidiy growing worso, e Aoty SUBURBAN. HYDE PARK. Abont 1:30 yesterdsy morning the outbulldings of AMr. Scamwmon's residoucs, at tho corner of Bizty-sccond atrect and Woodlawn avenue, in Hydo Park, wore foundto booo fire, and the slarm was given by ringing the Prosbyterlun Chureh boll. It took only o few moments to put out the blazo aftor tho firomen come upon the neone, and the damage waa found to be swall, ‘The origin of the fire is attributed to incondiar- iam, 3r, Scammon was away from home at the time. = S The Truly Succussiul Husiness Man Does Not roclaam It from the Housc-Topn. I'ie most beautiful snd exponm7e card photo- grapha aro Doing fnrnisbed at tho uniform price of & por dozen by E. L, Brand & Co., intro- ducers snd invontora of the celobrated * Bas Retlof,” ¢ Antique,” aud **Bouvonir " portraita. Eogogements for sittings should be secured in advanco, Studios, 596 Wabash av. Ladies' snd thildren’s pictures a specisity. e 5 S Our Prices Talk. Wo shall costinue to offer our goods at jobbers' prices, sud mea the Bgurce on vvery garment shiall ba our * Best Advertisers,” speaking an unquestionable srgument in favor of our clalm on the publio patrune g Every plece of goads in pur enlire atock is marked fn plain figures, which is the one invaristle price aslied, and none other recetved, We mercly invite an examination, of ull inturested, and shall estecw it a privilege ta show what wo ore dojuy, whothcr une tay wishi to buy or merely esamine our stock, W are salliag a good fall ovorcout for $4.76, Our casaimore Jants, cut in tho latcst styls, range in prics from $ to §4; businees suits from §l4 to $30, and every article of clothing or furnishing goods st the very low. it poesible price, A, 3. NurTiNe, €. U, D, Clothler, 184 and 166 Btate atreet, Jacksonville, Floride, Excursion, Tho two Lines from Chicago, vis ludianspolis snd the Loutaville route, cumimence Oct, 1 1o sell excur- rion tickets to0 Jacksouvilly, F'la., aud returs, good uu- tll Juue 1, 1676, Two daily traina from Chicago, with Pullman cars, through withuut chauge from Joutavillo, Aduress E, Gallup, Geueral Western Passenger Agent, Chicago, for clrcular giving full wformstion, Lt Btoves, Dealors wislifog to And such favorites 3a tho Do- 1nosti Cook, for koft coal, Asmuricuu or lladiant Home MBase-Burner, for bard cval, should call st tho salcs. room of Tibbals, Shirk & Whitchesd, Nos, 42 and 44 Lako sircet, Thoy niake the Keyslome rwuge in all a patent sofi-coal beater tbat i atiractivg consideraBle attention. . s legimmnion ‘Tho Very Best Photographs ara faken by Gentlle, No. 103 Btate streel, corner of Waslhington, They are clearer aud bolder than those takew Ly auy other artist in thecity, and at more mod- ©oato prices, Access by Sncst elevator in tho world, ' The Through Sunday’s Express ,/ £or Owabia aud Han Francisco'will run over tlio Chi- 330, Buslinglon & Quincy Hailsoad. Tickets via tho CyIL L & 1, Itk and the G, & N W, L, R, aro goad ou thus trat, P ey Important to the Proservation of Teethe John Gosnell's Cherry Tooth-Paste, the et etiicacious deptifrice kuown, Try it For sale -by all druggists. Wholesls ageails, Torrey & | wiradioy, 431 wnd 279 Bandaph steeets SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION Anunnal Heport of dle Bresls dent, M. MacVeagh. Summary of the Work of the Year---The Good Ac- complished, Improvement of the Fire De- partment---The Wat- er Supply. Calling in Gen. Shale--rThe Pumping-Engines. Preparing a Now Charter---The Bo- gus Eleotion, Let the Association Live. The mesting of the Citizens' Anaocistion last ovening was nttended by only four members of that body, inclading Y'resident MacVeagh, In view of this fact, tho minority adjournod until next Tuesday evening, when, it is oxpected, an olection of alicers will bo held. 'Tho following addreas by Presidont MacVeagh will be tead on the occasion : CENTLEMPEN OF THE CiTiZane’ AnRoctaTtoN ; Your Executivo Comuniltee bavo instricted tue 1o give th cvenlny a roview of {ho past year's work of tho As clatio, and the Cominilic’s catimate of (ko valita of tho Aseaciation Iu tho future. Tho mbnon of tho Atnoctation s a long-lime one, The vices of Iho Cily and County Goverument have penctrated into tho fbre, It hia taken mnny yeara 1o develop them, sml 1t will require considerabls timo to con‘}uar thum, ‘The Birst year of the Asso-iation was largely prelimis nury, oty of the luadiug accomplishments be- ing the catablishineut of tho policy and charactor of the Association, Tha Assoclation ‘W firat argion- izad, thon ita policy wzs_ deteruitued npou, und afler that'It equired o year of watchfnl adlierence lo that policy to iz and evtablish fte charactor. That charze- ter wow belng fized, 1 shall ennesats ita TIRRE LEADING FITURE: firrt—14 19 thoroughly notsparticin, Second—It §8 00 Feapecter of perong, 1t wil grind private azea for no an ur el of men, nor will it pam- por their ldemper snd personal auimesity, Ou tho athor hand, {t will neithor refuss not discorago the ald of any man nor st of men, It feels ia work o Lo purely a publia trust, ‘I hird—1t s the vareful, doliberate, stndfaus, 1 borious, watehtul adherento to thean’ thras leading charactoristics of the Asnocistion that will eecurs i proper time the accomplishment of all its work, aud DPrescrve it from tho dirusters which have befallen similar orgeulzations lu other ties, . ASOTIED ACCOMP! cr of tho first year was tho calchiug up aud conaecving the reform dmpulscs of good citirens which broke out at tho July iz, Withont the Ausociation s (hess ro- form tmpulaes would havo had thelr day of murmur- ing and scolding, as herctofore, and _ed away,, Dut the Amociatiou' has kept them alive, uecd’ them throughout the ear, and prescryed them ready for servico wheuever judiciousty summoned, ‘Thio groat firo of 1571 did Dot begat roform beeausn lliere wa1 mo Citzens' Amwoclution. The duly firo did beget roform because thoro wes a Citlzons’ Auso- alation, snd the impulse loward reform Is atronger in the comuuunity than whew tho yoar legan, Never before in Cideago, duving n whold year togetlier, wan there g0 much interest felt fn reforun. City affatra bovo been largely discumsed Ly prews aud people, spreading » Letter knowledgo ol city and couuty faults aud frauds of politica snd government, Tho ‘men responsible for thiese fanlts and frands Lavo beeu made aware that ke well-meaning people do, after all, cars about public corruption and publia’ inotll- clency, and they begin tosce o baudwriting on the wall,” A tendency has already Lacn irduced among tho bottor political leaders of the city toward falror nominations e purer pulicivs, and, if properly presicd and encouragod by the Assoclution, even linmodisto ifood msy com ta vus wraicliedly-jovoruad clly sud county, ‘Thus wo hanil over o our successors a publle sontl- ot rips for sctive reform and an Ansuclation of proved tufluence and power. ‘tho Assuciation, not- withstanding all tho criticiam it has met, suita the temper of the peopls and the conacivntivusnoss of the public agrees when the Associatien clatuw to repre- sent & coutrolling conatituency, 1t ix an _cetabliahed power {u tho city, and If you place ity manazemout in proper handa the Associsiion ts amply adequate to the important woik yet to b done, Thodgh the Assocla- tion might have well epent the first year in ostablish- Ing and proviug it system and power, Its uscfulness s aleo uhutratea by 174 DIRECT WOBK IN CITY DEFORIL Lot mo recall somo of tho work : Firat—The new fira mits, Second—The actiismentof tho insurance diflculty In A manner which brought complate rellef to tue prop- exty and crodit to the city, sud at tho sume timo aldod the tusurance fnterent in’its import, Teforma, “I'herd—Tho {tuprovement of tha Depariment. “The plan of Lringing Guo, Sbaler to Chlcago wan part- Jy related to 10 the removal of thie ucuranca cmbargo, ‘The Assoclation induced him 1o coma here, though the conditione wero unavoldably such that very few thought that ho oould to persuaded Lo sccept; and if his coming had been for no other purpose than o as- sist in restoring the harmony now catablishod with tho imaurance interot, it would stll have boen portant and profitable ovent, DBut Gou, Hhales vrought hero not only for thia, but eapeclally to prove the INre Uepartment’ and tho genoral fire affairs of Chicsgo, While we do not feal that Gen. Shaler waa sccepted by tho suthorities or tho proai fn & way to fully proft by his great experlenco aud dictinguisbied abllity, we are aware that In Induce ing the authoritios 40 receiva him at all, wo sccome plished what waa thought at tha timo to be impracti- cablo; and wo know, also, that Gew, Bualer's connec- tlon with and work o (o Yira Dcpartment, though unisely badged 12 snd wualely Bampered, as it wes, a TWO IMPORTANT COMPRENENSIVE RESULTS. Firat—It_put upon_rucord, sud cven conelderably ftupressed upon tho public mind, uy irretutablo stato- wment of tho noods of ¥iro Lupartncat, and of what Chiesgo must do fo bring hes Fyre Department wp to the neceanary standard in oxtent and excelirnce, This statement by Gon. Shaler ia tho reault of the careful juveatigation and thougbt of the ableat expert wo have kuowledgs of, and it is safb for 1 to sdd that 1t fully ugrees with and is fully indursed by the Fire Dupartment biolf. Second—Qon, Stialer's counection with and worlk 1 {hs Pire Department gavo It an fmpulgo and a diroction which It had not cearcd o fecl any day slnco. It in & fact that our Firo Department Las bosn convidorsbly improved io the yaat soar, and whila the presence sud Lelp of Qe gave 4 start and direction 10 that improvewent, it (@ bub Justico to tha Clief Mar- sl and DS asslataute and to iho whole nniformed forca to sy tiat they ara be lieved to have been fully in nerord with the mystem of Gen, Shaler, whicl they wull kuow s only s oimply the host reaults of the progress and de- velopment that lud been going on all over tho couniry i the art of fire-cxtinguishing, 1t ia subject for congratulation that the managoment of tho Fire Do- partment b at length 10 one wnn's Lands, und it fn & compliznent to our charter of 1875 that our city sutbor- ities wero forced to borrow thefr tlea from that obur- ter, snd_apply it to e Firaand Vulice Depariraents, Of cuurwe thiey did 1t to bolster up the bastard charter under which they aro 1ow asaumicg 1o act, nod with aview 1o deceitlng tho peoplo by the Gppearance of real reform; © but though the motlve was lad, ond though the had not ihe wislom (o borrow the idea complote, oven tho lmper- fust Sllastration of somu of tha baceliencles of tho eharter of 1975 will I dua tima holp to tucressa the doimaud for ita wdopiion, LLH0re (DG Ui Xire Departiasut.let me 11y GEN, #TALES LEFT CHICAGO h:u.“llflmho had sccompliabed sl toat he could tlme, under th thou % regiwe,” and that he laft, wiljug ta return at ressonable call fo spend without furtiier Tomunoration ho other few 1wontha of bis uxpected stay, TUE WATER DEPAUTMENT, 1o all fta fntercourve with this Departwont fho Ase sociation foind ith own anziety o smprove the water wystum fully z0atchod by that of the ofticials U charge; and whils tho apitation wo j Luve stirred up fn relation to eur water supply and the very | duportant Cstention wo | geve = tio subject bave reulted f much ndvantage 0 1ho city,wo Delfove the water ofticials are as welf pleased with” our Suterfereucd a8 we aro With their co-opuration, Thu water-distribution-aystes: of this city now approach- Mg complation v a largely conceived aud adwmirablo plat, the genoral {sun and scope of which aro groatly admived. ~ Unr inveatigatious Ied us to coufine our ot atlewpta of baproveroent to threo points of detail, Firat—Tho uss by ts Board of Public Works of the $20,000 wppropriaiei {oF nuw Nater-pigs siler thy July fire, and the adequacy of he amuunt, We bo- came satlstied that the wwount was ull that could be properly expended befors frust would postjone tho work, and Bat it was being applied i tho most effoc- tive mouer for the fmmediata protection of the city, Seewnd—The sullicloncy of the watar supply in the business dustrict north of Jackson sireet, The July firo prosed elicicncy 1u the supply in | this district, Lut the Water Commities aud the i~ ustice Cowminitiee of tho Council mafutsined that nerth of Jackeou strest ho supply wea atple, while e ¥ire bepsruneot wud insurdncy intarest matu- tained thaf it was deficent, Mathomatics and assers +ous hiad beon exbatated ob Lotk sides, whan the Citi- zeus' Assoclation galned tho couscut uf tho authori- tioa 10 decide the yurstion by a pracucal test, ‘This was made, as you all know, in thu jreseuco of Oen, Shaler, the two dopartments, tho Duceavary comuit toes, and mauy citizens, Tho resulla worw publiched, They demonstrated the iuadequacy of the supply (o thie beat supplied aud mout valuably yart of tho city. e questions were sy to thowizs of [ipo ncoded, aud tha alze of hydrant openingy, The demoustration was 20 complete, and 8o sctiledd the question, that s influence will preserye the city frow almout ncone catvable buzard, and be felt fn all the fature develop wmeats of tha water wystem, To corroboruta (he dsmonatration of the waler teaf, wesubmitiad tos committee of sutnent bydrsulic eaglucers, subss- “‘mfllwhmw toat o Waler-Works, tho ques. , 1876.—TWELVE PAGE tion of the Byinimum slz8 of pipe proper for thn clty, And Uit fagort, now publiabod, fally confirms tho Tesult of tho lmportant water-teat, T'hird—~Tho quality and_sdequacy of ihe pumping enines. Tn A agstoid of dircet aupply 11ke oura tho pumping engined ars of vital importance, And thoro beinit & good doal of tncasinesa in_our community tauehiog the ity anaines, fhi Aseoctation engaged a committen of distiugulshed hydranilo engineers, se- lected from the whols eauntry, to make a thornugh tast af tho puinping engines, and to report aleo o some related matters, ‘'hielr report 18 now published in pawphletform,and testiflenintheexcendingly thorough, actentific, and Iabarious feats made by them, The ro- anltaof tho (st ara: first, that tho engincs, though not up to the standard i economy, are fully up to all il elalms In eapacity and general axoellence; aec- ond, that, even after the new pumping-works on the West Bide nre completed, wo ars still materially ahut OfF af our proper pINIng power, and that we shonld lave another palr of enginea at orce; and. thisd, et 8 inchea aboul 1 bo the mintmum ize of pipe laid in th city, axcept that in some unfrequent {natances, iiaor idicious engiuvering, o G-inch pipo might bs uned, T, through Gen, Bhaler an the ono hend, and the Cotnmitteo of Enpineera on the other, the Citizens’ Ausociation has placed upon record with the best abitlily tn the conntey. the actusl conditions aud actual iecdi of the Fire aud Water Dropartments of tho city, "Thern tecordn sre maie, ate fully acceptad by tho twa Departimonts, and cagnot bo gaine “Ciey aro certath toverve na ataiidards 3 nor are they only fecords even now, for it in s fact that both in tus water-supply sud Fire Departments {mportant Iinprovetnents havo been tuado during tho peal year, and 1t 4= not oo mnch to sy that in the mattor of fira protection lh the city n new era has slready beyrun, Among tho othier mstiers rolativo to firu protection that havo engaged tho attention of the Assoclation shall mention only sreo, Oue of (ko frst things wo it was tho clearing out of BTRIETS IN TOF LUMDER DISTRICTS, which wa found were largely occupied with Jamber, und wora threatening In & frightful mauner the deatruction of tha rity. We, at tho samo Ume, induced tho Toard of Underwriters {0 forbid the lusurlug of Jumber piled in tho sirects. Tho subjoct of tho utilization of “tho stationary steam power olong the ‘river snd (ho lugs reccived considerablo at tention, and wan tho subject of able juveatigation and report by nn excollent commitiee, Thees esey culargements of the appliances of iho Fira Deparie munt were Lrowght to tho atention ofthe au. thoritics, but they wera not furiber proesed, Firat, Decauso {ho Ansoclation was full of work, ani, socond- Iy, becausa that a4 well #a many oflier’ valuable re- forma conld not bo renlized until's ehaugo haid taken plico Lo thy orgauizations and otficials of the city, THE DBUILDING LAW had our attentlon early in tho year, and during n period of lx monthr, ~ With the intelligent and in- dustrlous co-operation of commitices of architecta and nsuranco mon, & law waa drawn up,—{lio reault of as much intoliigent ntudy, thought, and iabor as over went to the production of such n faw, Wo pre- sented it t tie Legislsture, bub it did not pass, bo- cauy the Association bid i{s hands so full, We' felt th lesn ragret about this, buwever, becauso it Chlcago should reorganize nnder tho charlor of 1875, w8 ho- Heved the sow City Council elocted ot a Hime of ro- form. and acting under tle inapiration of & gond charler, would wiopt tho Dutldiug law by ftself,” Wa still thiuk such would ba the cxn TAXATIO: Thla important eubjcct h share of our attoution, justly recoived s largo An ablo Committes oni Taza- Lo was ‘cerly ppoinied, conrting of Measen, A J. Gallowsy, E. G, Mason, snd_Robert. Law, This Com- mitteo 41 aoto of the miout sble anil (horough work of thoyenr. Tho Lxeentive Commilteo was fu tme nble to join them, and with the aid of various other cntlemen gavo tho subject much Hma and coustdera- for, Tho peaplo ro uoro of losa awaro of tho de- fecth of our present ayatemn of assossments and col- loctions of tho eity and_county taxos; but fow, Low- ever, are Jn .the lcant aware of dif- feultien surrounlivg o refornd, “Wo fonnd the prelimiuary ‘ obetacles to bs the ¥ no-called * BIIL 109, with its spurious special system for tho city nnd township -organization under which tim county waa tazed, and nnder which the city would fall i€ % Hill 3.0 * wore repealed, Wo bellovad ono ay- tein as Lad 08 tho other, and tho reform which we for- mulsted aml attempted to_carry out fnvolved tho re- peal of * Bill 39,7 the abolition of township arganiza. tion in Coulk County, and tlio oroction in thelr place of 2 now aud simplo systemn of oo _Assessor nnd_one ng- sewament for_the county and city, sud one Collector, o County "Tresauror ; ous fiace lo pay all (a5 mlatc soover 3 ohie taz-recolpt, and with appifances and pro- vislous'that would largely securs a rations and ecou- omical ansessment, and a certain, econonical, and con- vonlant collection, Wo prepared th neceaiary laws, sni wers recelved Ayith kinducas by the Legislature, but it after a whilo dovoloped that * Bill 309 " could not bo repealad, bo- cnune vo many eitizenn were opersting urder (L to thieir sntiefaciion, e also discoyered o diiculty in tha way of ADOLISIING TOWNSIUIP OROANIZATION, which lizd 0 ba done by a_vole to tho people, The North Side aud West Sido Parkn can at present collect their rovonuca only through tho township, snd to abolish the Iattor wonld losve tho pares beipless, We dld not wish to meddio with the yarke, nor_oppress tho country townshipa,whero a strong opposition a: to abolition, nor could ‘wa Liava carried the measuro § a poplsr vole syalust thoso two interests, While these ditMoulties 1aust ho ayolded, they prorent no - surmountabla obstacles, espectally sinco Chicago lian been obligod to sbandon “Dill 300" Bug by the tmo that they had oll been masda clear 1t waa too Ista In tho logiulative sesslonto matura thowe parts of the new systom required to avoid tho dilicuities, Tho Association can_accomplish this im= partant reform st tho next meoting of the Legislature, Bupposing, therofore, that_the city would continne wmder “ {500 7 wa adaisted the Comptrolicr and the Law Department to rass through the Legislature such amendmenta to that bill as they thought would anawer the objections of tho courts, und cuablo the city (o role fect whiat wus _already aasctsed of the noxt two yeara. Tho courts would hot, howerer, it now appears, conslder the defecta of “/Dill 300 * avoldablo, and ths city han boen forced to sbandon it altogather. | Wa cars ried through the Logislature ouo or two other things s tho interest of tax reform, but the maln scheme of tho Association Is yet unsccomplished, BEOROANIZATION OF TIIE CITY, We wero early medo awaro that the Assoclatlon must concontrata itaclf ta tho reorganization of the city under the now charter. We wero drawn to act prompt#s, becauno we found that somo of the moat Decessary reform for tho protection of Jifs, proporty, and commercial crodit were really Imposaible under tho old charter, 'Thie systom of oards, tho innumer- able groavos and ruts into which affalrs had worked thiomuelvea, tho utter abucnce of responsibility whero power wan vauted, the coplirmod habit wmong good citizens of refusing offices becanse they oither Lad no prominencs or no rawer, the genaral viclousness and ineicacy of a system thit had grawn up pisce-meal ont of the squabbios of politiclans, uad with scarcely & suggostion of political scienco or honest thougnt from tho begioning to ond,—bll this wretchod ayalem had ot Iaat Lrought about oficial hohits quita s bad os tho system {tself. Wa found that we might aa well expeot to gather i from (histles as perma- nent roform from such City Government, Wa might snd did securo somo roform, Aitho of What wsa nceded, Wo at first believed tho city should organizo under tho charter of 1672, We thought that Iaw could be changed by amcndments into o proper charter, and of course It could have been if the Legisiatura hiad accn At We accordingly presentod to the Counctl a petition withs 15,000 algna- tures, asking 1t to submit thle law (o 6 vols of the people, ‘The Council was abliged by law to grant wuch & petition, but it realsied this clear Halt of the fuople s ier s poesible, gut of repuguanco fo thelr Ides of reform. Tho sams Caunctl, however, & fow montbs later,whes the amend~ ments and thorefore the law of 1473 'had been nbane doned by us, avaded, through tha foulest slough of fraud n clty over saw, iu an attempt tosever this yery bamo charter and fasten tt on the cily—for they had Tound out meanwhilo that what had abocked them by 118 somblanco to reform was in reality bad to thelr hearta® voutont, Can any good come from such o Naze wieth aa that? For pevoral woeke before the petition was presented and for roveral months afterwand the Aesociation de- voted fally half of {ts time to porfecting " i3 THE NEW CUABTER and passing it through the Leglslature. This work was by o meaus confined 10 tha Exccutivo Com- Numerons gentfemen of the ity us, and - &% mow review thin part of tie Association work I can_easily bellevo that uo charter for & great city over roceived moro warnest, cateful, Iaborious, and studioua sttention than that which grow into tlio charter of 1875, During o progress of o work the pisn srase of pitting tla yiaw charior fnto the form of & now law, fustesd of inta tho smended law of 1872, This waa nover in tho lunat & quention of uubstauce,—it was only a quostion af form, The discussion resulied i the adoption of botls forins, with tho understaudiog (Uat, we anonld try tho Leylalature, and whichever 1t ssemed most likely to adopt sbnuld bo pressed. We frat tried the amendments, and subssquently withdrow them tu favor of tua now Lill; aud that, you know, was usaulmously pansed and {a now law, Ono of the vegisious s that the city may ndopt 1t uf pleusure, Meanwhils the Council had sppointod April 33 as the day 10 Yolo o the law of 1672 We suppuscd that 110 one would then favor that charter unamendod ; snd few could, hint for the discovery by certsln of 1 that {6 was attor all A FROPERLY YICIODS LAW, notwithatanding their Arat fright at ilv reform appear. snce, When the election camo, though comparativa fow Of our frionds voted, we casily defeatedd this chas tex of 172 by a vote of aiwoat threo Lo one. ‘Thien the uteateat choap rascalily over soon in a clty clection toul placo, aud e city charter wis counted in, “Ilius arowe the noxt Important work of the Associs 410, snd, in some respects, the miost imporiant wark 1t haa nndortaken, Charter and reorganization passed temporarily out nf sight, and the right of slcotion came to the front. It bocamo the duty of the Associa. tion to testhe quicaion of the Louest peoplo ol th city whotlior they possssscd the Iast right of peaceful vedort, 1t mattercd little IBr tho time belng what tho queation st tho clection was ; the fraue raised by (hess uttarly gross aud sbandoued frauds became of pars- wount cuncorn, I41s trie that the charter carried was the worat i principlosud form ever proposed for » groat city ot auy time or in any country ; but worse than the charter carried wes the fraud (Bat carrlod it, a{raud marked by somo features that distinguish it 33 cxceptionally dangorous o the eity. ‘the frst of thoao featurca was the {asolence displayed to the people by the perpeiratory, aud ths contamph for thelr power nd intelligen: 50 desplied tho poopls that They o uicetlen w their feaud 13 was ned, 1t was VULGAR AND HMAMELESS, 14 showod no nlellect uacept iu its boldueas, and it bo- traycd no welf-reapect, At w polls where they counted in ono of their largost majoritics they dil ot pay the thiey resorted Lo’ cuArse sud AbAD wopla tie poor reapoct of & ticket-peddler uulil nearly et e phe st o bt people voted, and they “wufied” un Ouly the guwblers, Who, 16 sppeared, ind only yet (o Iearn effroutery frow hd city onloe-boldery, took tho old-fashioned = snd obwolste trouble of carth around_repestors from - pull to poll. ‘Lbe lead thewe who proved thomuelves easy (eachern of {hess gawblers—had & quist day whila tho eleclion went vn and fuir wen worked. When the votlog wes done and ihe darknoss catuo, tiien thess workers of Irauds took pouseanion of the peovle’s slection, “Theu this fraud was chanciorized by another fase turs,=by the sboguiar Laalguifivance of ity ostenalblo Froportion, ol polltical frand ahonld bothe wark of & cambifintion that In fed by sown men of real ability, Wero, then, fliese featda s miero anomanly, of wero thore, 1a mighE have bown expreted, n fow ablo men romewhiore bt hackground 7 It ' there were, then thoro Ia n dangerous power nonewhers in (he community that stiould be letter known 1 The Ansociation could not hemliato to defeat and crnalt thi frand, if possible, and wwe reort.dl ta the Courls, Tiio ovenla of this cohtest aro too recent to need eaumoration, 1t han bean long, aevero, and tiil cantintics, though wo have conntantly atniod to make it shiort aud declsivo. It receivod, a you know, s mided fmportance from sn tnpreecdented dintamrd of an Injunctlon from tho Courte, Tols enlarged the orlginal boundari.a of the care, an w conld not fafl to proveci agatust thin fIagrant and nnlicard-of contempt of court, Thio violation of tho {njuniction was TRICK renorted to, to culminnte aud_complete thn election frauds, The trick was not diffrent in maraln to the atufting ™ suwl ¢ connting " o clestion bight, but it was rajsed £ n somowhat nicer futcllsctual grada by the coroporation of a oo tralued ability, Tcannot quitt thin subject without cxpronsing my sanso of tho prople's oblivativns to Judgo Laweenco aud Mr, Dencs for thelr ominently able couttuct of these dinicult cases, They bavo nclod rathor an public-apirited cltizéna fhan na retuned conneel, and tave devoted thele fino abllity ond valuakla thmo far out of proportlon to sty coinraneation whicly eitkor wo proposed {0 make them or thoy were willing toaccopt, Of tha yast year I have not thne to refor further o tho work ; but I munt aygaln remind you for {ho sake of the encouragement it giveans to tho futira urefulness of the Aseociation that you now havo an Ase rociation that haa forined tho babit of really worklig, Not only i it posaibic o hnve an Exceutive Committea that will be fndustrious, but {8 18 now proven by tho experfonco of o year that your Committeo can call to it aild for all special work tho bost nbility the cily cone taine, and that 1t can hnve that ahd abundantly. Your Exocutivo Comimitice, faughit by itu experienco of the value and power of fho Association, ato pro- foundly suxlous for fin favorable continunance, ’Tho clty needs the Amsoctation. Thero ¥ very much to bo dona for the peaple which this Assoclation hsa the mothiod and the yower to do, CHICAGO SHOULD DE ORGANIZED, without unnecesrary doiay, under the charter of 1573, —iho best great vity chartcr ever yot enacted into law, Dur tax systom should be roconstructed aud tage takent of LLa work alrcady dono in {hat direction, “Whie Firo Department, now ro willing to servo {he peaplo in tho best mannor, Ahould be winoly sslated and supported. “The Toard of Public Worka should bo aided and en- couraged §n mproving tho water supply fur the pro- toctlon of our proporty avd credit, Tiio yunake uii- sance abould be taken well §n Loud,—somolhing ready having been done, ‘fhe city L4t0 bo tepaved, and a ¢ job™ 4s in con- femplation, 1t ucedn tho Association to aeo that when Chieago in repaved it shall bo doue 1b the miost ln- proved mannur and honestly, hio Volice Adiniuis trattou of this eity 2 imply absurd, aud musL b To- formed {n a perianent manner, ‘The bullding of th Court-Hotsc, unlesa watched by this Asiociation, and watched thoroughly, will bo thy greatest pleco of rolibery and corruption over seou Weat ol the Alleghentus, THE CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY NOARD are about cquially prolific In_oufrages upon the peoplo, and ueed tho_constant supcrvision of an Assucistion stich as {hin has now grown {0 be. Lach week pro- duces nomo new apecizarn of rascality In ene of tlieso Loards : abstract jubs, contract jous, llcgal alury Jobn, the well estabilished trade in frauclises, and tha wholo motlcy troops of raxcalities will marvh by an usual from year's end fo year's end, nnloss haitod Ly some Citizena’ Asxociation, “Thieso nru some of thie things to b done, and which mako ome of {ho Feasou -for_Vigorously contiun. ingtlis Associstion. Let mo ssk you to ala recall thase general reasons that urged the jeople s year ago to organizo this Asociation, for they ars all reasonn for continuing it, And to thitse lct us add the reanon that the Citizens' Arsociation has nirendy cxisteil for oo uctive yeor and haa done anoD AND KFFECTIVE WORR. Tofall to continuo it naw when It bas demonetrated its uncfulness and power, when it has triumphbed, swould ba to give carte blancho to fraud and inelliciens oy i all our publio places, If Chicago w-payera should not continue such A work,even when it Lan Been succews(il, Mthen public plurdarern wonld bo nght 1 thinking That thers 15 1n_Chleago, nolwith- etanding the flouriches of the past yoar, noreal re- gard for pury aud_etlicient government, 31y frionde, it would bo doubly and trelly dangerous now w bo withont the Cidzens’ Association. “Iiore af 18 who feel obliged to retire from the mane agement of this Assoclation now, retice only after wo have exbaunted our possiblo lefsitre in fts bohatf, Wa feave the managenient, morcaver, without one fucling of wearitess s nnd wa leava it voluntarily bccausc wa think so bighy of the diynity and valuo of thu work, Wo warmly commend 1t to our muiccesnors, It is aa agrooablo as It in hunorable, for (Lo power of the Atso- cistion is fully eaual to it work, _'Ttio Cilizens’ Asso~ clation represents tho huucnt citizens, and therefore alone it has power, Ils power Is large and pure, aud we who now relurn {ts mansgement ity your Landa Lavo tried o maintain that power bolh 10 1t4 extent and,in it purity, FRANKLAN MacVEAum, Prosidont, JEFF DAVIS, An [nterviow with Ifim at Leavens worthi—ilis Fear of Being Masrepre= scuted. Special Disrateh to The Chtcago Tribune, Leaveswonrn, Kan., S8opt. 17.—Jc@X Davis, who Lau beon attonding n fair at Eansas City, was intorviowod by o representative of the Leavenworth Fimes. After the necesunry intro- duction, tho convorsntisn waa opened by tho re- porter, who askod Mr. Davia how he liked the Woat, at least that portion which Lo Lad passed. # Woll,"” replied ho, sporking slowly, and with apparent ditticalty, ** I havo not had an opportu- nity of forming much of an idea of it; yet the improsions recelved go far have boou oxtremely favorable, Tho Weal possesses wondorful rocu- erative powers, and tho ropidity with which 1t s recovored from the grasshoppor dopreda- tions of last apring i encournging. R.—It must have given you much pleasura lo moot in tho coursa of your present tour thoso old friends and companions with whom you wero formerly sasociated. Mr. D.—It did, {ndeod ; yot I did not expoct the cordial reception 1 liave 80 far mot. R.—Llow far do yon intond to prosecuto your Journey ? Mr, D.—Only to Denver. * During tho course of tha conversation the re- porter roferred to tho Ohio election, the cur- rency question, and the condition of tho calored men in the South. Mr, Duvis, bowever, was not willing to be iuterrogated upon thess mibiects, mtating that he wan determined to give no opin- fon whatever m rogard to them, for fear of bo- Ing misreprossntod. Special Dupateh to Tha Chicano Tridane, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Bel;t. 17.—Jofferson Davin aud party loft the oty this morniog on & special car for Donver, e THE WEATHER, WasmnoToN, D. C., Sept. 18—~1 a. m.—For the Upper Lako reglon, tho Upper Mississippi and Lowor Missouri Vatioys, cloar or fair weath- er, low but alowly rising tomperature, casterly to southorly winds, with frost in Aliclugan, Wis- consin, Minuesota, aud the northern poriion of Indiana, tllinuis, and Iowa, 7 LOCAL OLBERVATIO Thne. |Dar. Thr(l, Wi el e 6:830, m.30.10 44 84N, V., briek,,| lLda, 63N, fresh, P. o, f30,14| 3:83 p, maf30,14 2:00 p, m. 40,141 10118 p. ;130,14 oy, Clowdy. |Gloudy. 30141 48] TSN, froahil) nimuni, 1038, Cuzaag, Bept, 17—Midnight, Wind, 1 Weather, Stanon, (Bar. | Thr; Karni Brackridge 29,95 30,11 ] Gheyenne 5 6il... N gontle." Cloudy, 41100 NL, mentle! |Oloudy, sif.ll |N. briak, . .. [C anf22 LB, gent N, E., strong|C Denver Davenport. [10.) e, Cazry ., |29, B Ft. Gibeon. (30,00) rasts. ) [ e——y MUSICAL. Benraxroy, Pa., Seps. 17.—Tho Welah National Elsteddofod continues Witk greatsuccess. Goy. Hartran(t presided yestorday. At the afternoon session fully 8,000 peoplo wore present, listeuing 0 the several choirs, numbering from 200 to 900 persons each, 1u tholr cowpetition for the prizo 10 the choral sivging, The picce gelocted for the conteat was ** Jies Up, Arise,” from Mou- aelsuohn’a ** 8t Panl” In tho ovening, when sn lmmense throg was in attendance, the same niece waa sung by tbo united choiry, numbering ].mo persans. A s Try the Wire-Quilted S8hoe once for yourself or boys, Thoy cutwear two pair of any otbers. Wiswal & Greous have a Iarge stock, No, 76 Htate street, or No, 131 Twenty-second streat. Pttt ey b Pianos and Organs. Uallet, Davia & Co.'s Graud, Bquars, and Uprght and Snuith's Amcrican Organs oan be found galy at W. W. Kimball's, corner State snd Adams strests, chlcao. o MARRIAGES, BALDWIN — RATHBONNE — Thursday _ evening, Bapt, 16, 8t the Central Prosbyterfau Church, Ciucine i, 0., by the Hay, (. A, Hilla, Br. I, Ash Baldwin, of it ¢ity, and Miis Jeasio K. Ratlborue, of Clncii nati.No cards, _DEATHS. = BHORT—Thursday night, of msnengitis, Jay Gor- ;::;'wy ¢bild of Jumes L. and Ada L, Bhort, aged 7 Fudenl owremenies Batucdsy, ot § 6 B, B N0, 69 Vincennes-av,, and Sunday afternoon at Galeabnrg, 1, O'CALLAGHAN—On tha 17 funt,, Mary Rose, dsugh. {rr ot dohivad Jonalo O'Caliagain, cel piarw ing onthin, Funerai from No. 604 Fulton-at., at11 o'clock Bug. dag, by carriagen 6 Catonry, I Rochienter prpors pleass copy. . AUOTION SALES. _~ LY G. . GOLE & GO, Gland 70 Wabash avenue. On Saturdny. Sc_lun% at 9 o'clock, WE BUALL SELL The Largest Stock aud Best Assorled Eygp Was Offered in This Market Parlor and Chambor Sot, Wardrobes, Mar, blo and Wood-"op Bursaus, Marblo ang Wood-Top Tablos, Marble and Wood-Top 1Inll 'Frocs, Walnub Iedatoads, Intont atyles ‘W, B, Bureaus and Commodon, Whatnots) Kitchon and DBronkfunt Tnblos, Sofas’ Tioungoes, Basy Chairs, Walnut Rookers ang Chairs, Sido Boords, Fronch and Gormay Plato 'Mirrorn, Mattrossos, Wood Beat Obajra, Clothés Buors, £nrior and Oflice Denka, Show Cason, Floor Ol Oloth, Carpoty, Jod Bprings, Countors, Bara, Bocr Coolors, Pianoa. GEQ, Py GORE & CO,, Auciloncers, " DRY GOODS. TWO MORE GRAND SALES THIS WEEK, “‘Tuesday, Sept. 81, and Thursday, 8opt. 23, Now and comploto linos of chofee seazonablo goo’s On Tueadsy wo offer & lino of seatonsblo Dipey Goods, Alwo, linseys, white, plaid, and opera fisnuely repollants, cottonades, atinets, all-wool fancy caxgs 1aeres, catings, muitings, lining, ote, [y ol akirts, reversibo, and singlo and double gy, wool ahiawla, buad trimmings, laces, and vullings i fine varirty. Ouo huridred cartons ostrich tips and feathers; (b firat of Ui soason, Complute lino of shirta snd dmwars, with aomelting new in heavy ribbed goods, “Also, continued male of llnens, embracing eve atylo and variety of tablo damasks, fancy table.clotiy towels, uapkinit, gemts' ond ladies’ handkerchlery! crash, eic, ¥ Au’tlegant assortment of men's, boy Biata, caps, and turbans, fall stylen and ino goods, ‘e largest £nd best lne men's, women's, g misnon’ cotion hioslory offered this soason, New attractious in gloves, gauntlcts, snd mitls, Toe Tarient stock in the city, including overy gradosa) warloty of men's, Tomen's, miasos’, and childreu's wey, ‘Also, men'e, boya’, and youthn' euspenders, E Our two and threc-ply JGs cantiol bo BUFpAsse] iy the clty, and our cotton chaina are of the most deary. blo pattern, Sales promptly at 970 8, 1, G, P, GOLE & CO., Auctioucers. 64and 70 Wahah.ay, Grain, Fuelimed, Kip, Calf Kif Goat, Bgaver, and Sergs BOOTS & SHOES AT ATOTION, BY OATALOGUE, O Weduesday, Sopt, 22,8t 9 1-2 & . promy), Also, a full lino of Mon's, Women’s, and Missos’ Rubber Gooda. This will be the LARGEBST SALE of thy soason, sud an BELEGANT ASSORT. NT. OUR OWN MAKR 8UOKER BOOTS, i oll sizos, nlso on sale, GEO, P, GORE & €0, and 70 Walash ay, THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, Tho following iteme are nmong tho apcclal sttrme tions for thio soconl Thuraday's sale of tha seasan. a Anfilemly new and distinet sale from that of Tume ay, 21! h=d ] * A now and attractive line of ¥all und Winter Clotb Ing, in men's, boyw', and youtlis' wear, styliah goodsts fine and wedium gesdes, and must by closed, Plalu and Ribbed Meripo snd Shetland Underweer, Full linu of Woolen toslory, 100 dozens, fino Une Tirelias, the hest yet offered, Wool ond Furiats, Cloh aud Plich Caps and Turbaiis, Gents' and Ladics’ Linen’ Handkerchicfs of e quality and finiah, Tull snd attractivo lines Fancy Goods, Mambur Fdgingn and Innertions, Sk Dands and Beshes, Nor tiouis, Hilver-Tlated Knives, Forks, and Spoons, Gents Bupemders, Now and distinct linea of Glaves, Gauntlots, ud 3. tens, $n men's, women's, misscs’, &nd childron’s wer, CARPETS. New and chofce patterna for this sale in winglssed dauble clistn gooda, also 8 fresh lino of our own 2and 3-ply all-wool goods. Balea open 0230 8. GL Ol Garpot salos, 11 o'clock prowpt, 64 at i “TIVM. A. BUTTLRS & CO, AUOTIONEERY, 108 MADISON-5T. BUTTERS & GO'S REGULAR SATURDAY SALR HOUSENOLD GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CARVETS, PIANOS, NEW FURNITURE, and MEROHANDISE OF EVERY VARIETY, Haturday Morning, Sept. 18, at 9:30 o'clock, Pawnbroker's Sale! OF UNREDEEMED-600DS ! By order of NENRY 8, HAAS, proprietor of the Xes York Moncy Losn Offico, 130 Clark-st,, MONDAY, Sopt. 30, morning and evoning, st DUT- TEIS & CO.'H siction houso, 108 Madison-at,, co- nencing ot 10 5. m. 80d 73 p. m. Tho whals com- prising o very large collection of overy variety of noda, {n which wiil bo found Fine Gold and Silver Watclien, o Gold Chaing and Jewolry fn every v ety ; Dismond Pins, Rings, and Ladiea’ Sata; stock' of Platedwaro, Tea Sorvico, Bpoous, Knlroy Forks, Oastors, ctc, ; * Bplendld French Mantel Clocty Munical Instrumenis, Opers Glastes, Ttovolvers, b gethor with 8 Jarge varisty of Merchandise, WAL A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioueers. Butters & Co's TuesdayT&le; A4 108 Madinon-st,, Sept, 11, a4 9:30 o'clock. A'very deatrabie line of OUSTOM-MARED} CLOTHING Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Tadie' Uandierchiots, @ollorsiies, Bigiogs, Do rofdaries, Hiirts and Uoflerwear, Gonte’ Undershizty Drawers Suspenders, Lats, Gloves, Gauatiss, aud Mits, Also & fine Hne of : Boots, Shoes, and XTurs. CARRIAGE SALE, Tuesdsy morning, Bapt. 31,3410 o'clock, st Biork 143 aat Bouroo-ut. Handsome, well-Built, and stylish now Top Dugzist. Xino Bliding-Seat Wagon, with full Leather Top ‘Two-geat firat-class Domocrat Wagon. U{wn ‘HBuggies, tirvt-clase work, 1hsotons. Singlo aud Double Haruesses, WAL A, DUTTERS & 00,, Auctionesrt, By JAS, . MoNADIARA & CO4 27 East Washington-st, BOOTS AND SHOES AT AUCTION. We will sell on Tuosday motning, Bept,31,at ¥ best stock of 0TS & SHOES BOOTS & We shall havo o specsl lina-of ho only and origies! AUCKEIL BOOTH, manufactured spechally for salve, NO UTHERS ARE GENUINE. » Aléoa full line of Gity Fhiladeiphis and New Yord Goudr, without reserys, aud soversl Joblers® '"dm. twilors* 8locks, t00 numorons to mention, will be sl JAS, P, SONAMALA & CO., Auctert. By §, DINGEE & CO. Auctluneers, 80 and 82 East Randolpl-st THIS DAY, AT 10 A M, HEQULAR AUOTION BALE OF New and Handsome Parlor, Librerys Dining, and Office Furnituro, LARGE ABSORTMENT ng:“ il R Second-hand Furniture, 33 W. G. T , 8, B ‘Ware, Orockery, ulmu:lm, and General Merchad Five cascs assorted O, O, Ware, fiva cases wscitly Ttockingham Ware, In open lots, also contents In:h privats roaidenccs removed for convenienc of el By L. ROCKWELL & CO. T1 sud 79 Dearbornt, TII8 DAY (Baturday, Bept. 18, 1875, commoncing 8 108, ., wo will closs ot 10 tho highest bidder Lo T mathdat of & large 1ot of sl ¥inds ut O.A.RPE’I‘E; Conaigued stock new an: - nd Bedtoons Bulf, D! By H, 196 snd 197 East Randolph-t. i s Tuis mornlug, Sopt. 18, ut 10 o'olock, will baier i of Parlor, Chamber, Dinioh e s, Coses, Lounges, Cue 34 ‘Wood Beat Chalrs, Eas; S £ e ekl HTOHRIWIOR & 60, Aucicassst - <&