Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1875, Page 8

TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNF : THURSDAY, GENERAL NEWS. e Bolton has bougst (the MeCord Dlock nuabllndlaun, near Fifth avanuuy, for $100,000. At 12:30 o'clock yostardsy morning o man samed Edward Hollz, rosiding at 118 LaSalie stroct, had his foot badly ceashad by ihe closing of Madison-stroet bridgo. A fow copies of Tine DALY ) T AUNE of;Fob. 19, 1875, and of the weekly of June 23, are vln't‘ed, and will bo paid for liberally 1f loft ot Toe TRINUNE [counting-room. The tomperaturo yestorday, AS obaerved by Manasse, optician, 83 3adison st.reot (TRIBUNE Building), was, ot 8 , 62dogi'ces; 108, m,, 70; 12 m., 741 3 p. m,, 703 8 .y BT Tho Young Moo's Christian Associstion have lasuod 18,000 programmes, GiVing !ul.l particu- Jara of thoir Lakoeido cours'e of enter'ainments. Tho snloof tho ticketa comonces ho-morrow morning. Tho Iadics connocted with the hospital swork of the Young Men's Christian Aspociation mest at tho rooms on Arcade court this mornlng at 10 o'clock to distribute frmt and flowers smong tho inmates of tho hospitals. A counterfeit $10 hill on tho National Bank of Cincinnati bas mado its appoaranco here. Itie proncunced by experts to bo salmost porfect, with tho oxeeption of the lower loft-hand corner of tho back of the note, which is much blurred. Wlo can be tho coming honest dotective ? Jim Chapin found 8 pocketbooli, containivg €1 in coin, in tho vicmnity of Wells-streot bridge, and he gives tho item, not tho monoy, away to the nawapspor-men and tho owner of the pocket- Petor Roke thinks ho can drive horses, and 0 ha can except whon his horeos drive bim. This they did last night!nnd at tho samo time the tried to stop tho Michigan Southorn Rmlrond. Result, » smashed wagon, and a broken leg for tho driver. A specia} feature of tho Exposition Monday will bo the presence of the school-childron. On that day all the schiools of the city will bo closed o ollow tho scholarsto sea tho grest show. Tickets will bo furnished to the children at 25 and 5% centa, according to ago. “Thore will bo a public meeting this evoning nt Lowor Farwoll lh&l, under tho auspices of tho tato Council of tho Soverofus of Industry, at which Mr. W. Otlodge, of lienosbu, Gonoral Deputy for Wisconen, will speak oo tho charac- ter and purposes of tho Sovereigna of Industry. A spocis) meeting of the Common Council wag l.‘&llcdpxmdcr the n‘l;ll-n for last ovoning bLy Ald. Callerton, Lynch, snd Mahr, At 8 o'clock Prea- jdent Dixon took the chair, but no quorum be- ing present, after waitiug for abeont Aldermon nbout a half-honr, (ho Council, without transact- lng any busioess, adjournod. As Capt. Georgo W, Reod, editor of the Insur- ance Crylic and Repablican candidate for Alder- man in tho Thirteenth Ward, waa driving on Wost Unionstrect last evening, about Lalt-past 8 o'clock. ho was thrown from his buggy and Lnrt his neck. A gontioman named Galney, who was riding with him, siightly hurt bis wrist. The Committoe appointed to moke arravge- monts for the seventh annual Assombly of tho Union Coilage Alumni of the Northwost, an- nounce that arrangoments have been made for o goneral meeting of tho Alumni of the North- west, tu e held at tho rooms of tho Bar Associ- ation, Y. M. C. A. Building, Madison streot, thig ovening at 7:30 o'clock. The Shsispearoan readings by Mr. A. T, Knight, to bo given this ovening, will occur at Farwell Hall—not Turner Hall, ss previousiy aupounced in Tix Trinose. Mr. I\vnluln, will be nusisted by Mr. and Mrs, Loui Falk, in vocal and instruiental numbers. Amoug the authors solected from aro Bbukapoare, Willis, ¢ Mark Tywain," Bret Harte, and Will Carlton. Albert Hedstrom bails from TLemont, not 4 vory mora: town, itis tgue, but it was alwayy thought that Albort was au oxception. Ho camo to town a few dnye ago and fell jo with Hattio Norrls, & fast stepper on the pavoment, and schen lie loft her she wont to ler room aod counted out #Gt n qrwublc\(u. Then sho flitted out of town, and tho police cannot find lior. ‘The Chicago Flower Mission still continues its work on every Wednosday ntorniog at the rooms of the Atheomun, Nos. G3and 65 Washington strect. Tho supply of flowers has beon romo- what diminished of inte by the frosts, which bava cut them off in somo localities from which liboral supplies Lave been received durlog the summmor. '{‘hrea bundred and ninoty-five bou- quets woro mndo and distributed yesterday in the yerions nospitala & tho city. The work will be continued s lung os the flowers last, and the Iadies solicit_continued dountioos from those who can send, aud also help from ladios at the rooms in arranging them fur distribution, Tho aalo of reserved scate for James T, Fields' Jectures, iusugurating tho Star Course, will Tiegin this morning at Japson, McClurg & Co.’s, 147 State atreet. ‘The firet Jocturo upon ** Loug- fellow, the Toct and Echolor, with Poraonal sketches,” will bo given in Plymouth Church Zloudny night ; the socand, **A Llea for Clhigor- * fulness,” Tuesday night in the Union Park Chureh. Mr. Fields, who for two successive voars has been abliged to cancel his ongagoment iere, will begin his season’s work o this city, and will no duubt oot o warm welcoma from 1us many friends horo, ‘The New York Tribune #peaks of bix lecinro on Loungfellow as surpass- ing auy of his provious efforte in that city, whero Lo hus lectured six or sevon times, TLUTTER IN DRI-GOODA CINCLES, A rumor s been for sovoral dayas i circula- tion that Potter Palmer waa intending to found & great rotail dry-poods cstablishment in this city, to comp.ete with thowe already prospenng, tho time having clapeed during which he con- tracted with Fisld & Leitor not to go into buai- ness, A rejorter ealled on My, Falimer to ascer- tan tho trath of the report, and was assured by DMr. Palmer bimeelf that thera was no foundn- tion whatever for the rumor, sud that ho did zot intend to do anythiug of the kind. Another trnde rumor, which bas more plausi- bitity w it is 10 the effect that A, T, Stewart, the mercautile megnate, is arrengiug to opon in this city a large store, on the wame pisp as his Now York bousgo. 'Tho reason for this action of Pir. Btewart is found in the tho great jobbing houses of _Chicago, like J. V. FYarwell's avd Field & Leiter's, havo largoly cut into his whole- salo trade so that, in order to maintain his jposition, ho finds himsolf obliged to he ou tho ground with tho othier leaders of trade in tho mutropolis of the West. It I suid to bo M, Htewart's lutention to open nuot only an immense retail business but also ’9hbmg house w all branches of dry goods. Tho wsuccess of the Haratoga store has also hnd its part in stimu. Tatiog him to this vew move. ————— DEAF MUTES. MEETING OF TUL ASSOCIATION, Tho Association of Deaf Mutes held s highly interesting wouting at their Lall ou the corner of Madison and Deurborn stroots last wight, The object was twofold, In }hu first place it was for the purposo of lisioniog to & lecture by tho Rov. Mr. A. W. 3faun, & ‘doaf mute of unusual antlity, who la cogaged in mission work among tho doaf and dumb. Mr. Maun las wission stations in Cleveland, Dotroit, Chicago, and Milwaukoc, In the second place, it was to give a recoption to a deaf and dumb couplo narried in this city Monday night. In the rear of tho speaker's platform was a blaokboard, on which the following ALDIESH OF WELCOME to the Rov. A. W. Maun was written: RevEREND BRoTuie : From tima to time, when uen of talent uud aety have como to us bearing mose wages of truth sud Curivtian counsel, wo Lave wel- cumeq thes aw benefactors, but when' you, wbo, like ourselvos, hear aud sjesk only a volceless tuage, comu offeriug o0 leach us wore | w centuricd 3go, uut only cuused the deaf to hear, and Wio dumb to k," but xlso hecame * the ‘xrulvmu\lmx uf our sins,” wo Sfecl a turill of juexpresnibio sympathy pervading our wntiro befug,—feel ourselves i the presence of an bon- orcdelder brother, aud bid you welcome with o devper, wore futeusitied earnestun, From peisonsl expenejice, you kkiow well the difle cuitiod with which we Lisve (o eontend fu thy scquisi- flou of kuowledyge; you kuow, oo, Low long, bow bard is the way by Which most uutes sttain’ to kuowledge of the Lrith as it 18 1 Jewy lisat, you can better yulde us 1 our u) Wi belleve that the Almiytity Master 00 prosel ny Uoepel. Feed iy sheep,! We biouor you for (he slf-sacriticing feal With walch you Lave abeyed the command, and will receivs your worde u eavenly whisperinge, proying the whils that thelr tacied echous tusy never dic awoy, THE SUBIECT OF MR, MANK'S LECTUKL was **ficcllonce of Charscter,” which wan de- livered i the rign language, Phe deaf sod diumb seputer of ‘Tut Tatus hay Lecomo ratbep ciely in tois langusge, aud therefore equid nut tefort fbo leetnre as fully us 1t devorved. At tho conclusion ¢i his romnrke, SMr. Luery, the teacher of tho day schuol for deaf juules, wouutced the plaiform and coagiatulatod TIE YOUNQ BUIDE AXL BEIDESUOOM, My, Jolu Hotb, of this city, aud Migs Carroll, of fact that and Mr. Miram Thompsou, Secretary. ‘were about sixty presout, and a groat part of the ground botween thio nhove named streots was Warvorly, IIL, who were married the svening pre- vious, on tho happy cvent, His romarks wero vory tacetioue, and slicited unbounded langhter. Ho'concluded by prosenting the bride with a magnificent bougnet. Mrs. T. N. Raffington, the Presdont of tho Assaciation, followod Mr. Emery, and wished tho young couple happinesn snd joy in their jonrnes thraugh life. Several others mado short aod humorons addressce,’ pome_depicting tho trials and tnibulations of bachelors, and showing low much nicer and pleasanter it was o] | havey amato, Others again dopicted tho troublos of married life, and the botheration with tho babies, which was particularly enjoyed by the gitla. T tav. Mr, Mann was alao mada the recipient of a beautiful bouquat. Tho mombers of tho Aesociation, sll of whom are deaf aud durmo, romainod Qufieumr uatll a Jato hour enjoriog themselves lcartily, and no discord whatuver marred their ploasure. oro than half of thioso vregont wore young mon and gila of a ma ablo ago, aud thoy undoubtedly wont nxa: the detormination to do liks Mr. Tioth and; Misw Carroll without delay. A DAT-87100L FOR DEAF-MUTES IN CI/1£A00. To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: Ciitcaao, Sept. 20, —It was tho ploar uro of tho writor recontly to pay a visit to tl.o ecliool of that namo located in one of the lar'ze rooms of the achool building on Harmson atreot. neat Lake. The pupals srero engaged n biackboard oxorcisos under the trafving of Prof. I A, Emery, who haa had muct ox1grioncoin the work. Itisnot very long aince this school wes organizod.and it has prosperadats, adily ever ninco, the number of pupUs increasivg, Tho number admitted from tho first has reen twenty-oune. Drof, E. thinks it ccnld be pomewhat increased by npecial efforts. “Tho exiztence of tho school and tts privileges shionld bo wade morogenerally known, sud all unforvutiates for whom 1t 18 1u- tended should bo juduced ;0 nttoud. "Thte school in similar tg others now in oxist- encoin Pitt«burg, Bostcin, Bt. Lows, and the ono recontly organized in Ciociousti, The crowded condition of th e State institutions has made thia organization necossary. woll fenllln among well-ku own cducatorsa of tha dost and numbers of puplls Thetr experienco #e/sme to favor swmalicr schoola of from 176 to 207) pupils each. The bLighest number {n attondsincs at any ono Stato mstitu- tion reached 600, and continued at about that iflgum, until other echools had to be organized n number of applicants for tho to our Btate institution ot Jacksonville «2roases, and the meaus of accominodation de- -croasa in proportion, 14 may bo ncceseary in tho wourso of timo to erect anothor school in the northern part of the State. of baving moro than ono institutfon ia tho State 1t may perhaps ba worth while to spoak on somo futnre occaeion through the columns of the jroBe. A 1t may bo to atato that thero s & TOWIng umb sgalnsy Cho congregation of guest under ouo management, order to accommodato tho incroased admission, As if candidates for adioission in- nomber Of the advantagos ———— LAKE STREET. AX XLFFORT TO HECURE IMPROVEMENTS. A mceting of tho gentlemen owning property ou Wost Lake street, botweon Western nvouus and the Giroal Eastern Rlailway, was hold last night in the buoll ou the corner of Seymour and Lake stroots. Mr. Bherman 3I. Boath was chosen Chairman, Thero represented. The meeting was called to take some ateps In regard to tho general improve- ment of tho street, aud almost all of thoso pres- ont fuvored such a conrse. Mr. E, I'. Runyan mado s short address, in which ho set forward tho advauntages of gouial improvement, stating that Lake stroet ncedod 1t badly, that tho present tims wus the best to hee ®in aperations, and that all efforte would, as far an powible, bo sceondod by the Board of Publie ‘Works. and general good qualitios, He favored stone pavement for wear Ar. Jones spoko of the improvements enrriod on by citizens 1n the vicinity of Central Lark, and wantod improvoments to begin Immodiately ;vi]tlh tho soworg, and thon the pavement might oltow. tho liorgo-cara to run as far astho Great Eastern Iailway. had dono lont its supremaoy a8 & wostorn thoroughfaro leading to tho country ronnd about, 1t would bo next to imposeible to regain the advautage. wanted it shown that all the live men did not live on Madison street, Ho also advocated tho plan of gotting 1iis rensons wore that dlndison street 80, ond if Lake stroct onco He A regolution, unanimously adopted, was passed, declaring it advisablo to begin the improvements immediately, in ordor that the horse-car track may bo run out as fur us the polot denignated. That would neccessitato thorough rovair of gowers, otc. A committes of threo, Mossts. Thompson, Tichardson, aod Dowaig, was appointed 10 cir- culato o potition among the property-holderd not present lost night for siguatures, to gol es- timates of paving, and o report at tho mnoxt me:i-nng. to bo held in tho samo place Lucesduy night. As the gentlemen prosent did not seom to be at all dead to thelr own interests, there id evory prospect of success to their enterprisoe. et THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Committees on City Relatlons and Hos- pitsl mot yesterday afternoon and audited a few bills. The Iatest candidate annonnced for County Commissioner on the South Bide is Deputy~ Bherift Michael Malloy. tion on the Opposition ticket, and his chances of uitecess are raid to be frst-rato. He sooks tho nomins- Michae! Mulsuey was yesterday nnuounced around tho buildiog 28 & oandidate for the Supe- rior Court Glerknbip, on tbo Opposition ticket, Up to a fow days ago the suma gontleman had been xnown asa candidate for the samoe oflico on tho Republican ticket, but by s differcat nams, Judge Wallace, upon taking his eeat in the County Court yesterday moming, fouud hisdesk docorsted with flowers, which had mado the en- tiro room fragraut, ‘Tho work was that of tho cwployes of the County Court aud County Clerk, who had rememberad. that the Judgo was just 46 yoars old. A PRESENTATION, The following was designed to be handed lo Mr. Wakewman, a practitionor at tho Bar, yester- day. 1t explaios itself ‘I'ho bearer, Jumes Honfleld, i kindly dlupossd to- ward you for your quict and orderly demeanor whils {1 Court, and therefore is detailed by tha oflicers of tuls Court (Criminal) to present you with a leather bolt in nUdition to the jumpiug-jack already received, Troat bim well by ceacking a battle of wine. He ricke Iy deserves it, sy ho oulogizes you about Afty tines s 7. Whether Mr, Wakeman rocaived tho above or not {a not known, and just what 1t means i8 equally & mystery. —_——— THE CITY-HALL. The Bpecial Committeo on Bailey's bwlding ordinanco will eontinuo their session thi atter. | noon. John Mclnerny, of tho Police Department, was discharged yesterday afternoon for suatton- tion to duty end aisobodience of orders. Deputy-Superinteudent Hickey is still ahead for Mr. Rebw's vacancy, Soigt, Charles Kehm 1a%pokon of us Hickey's succossor. 1t will caucs all city contractors a vast amount of 1ojoiciug to learu shat Comptroller layes is expotiad home either to-day or to-motrow. ‘Lho vetetan Sim Prinve waa arraigned bofore & High Jowws Commitioa yestorday afternoon, on chirgos uf not making ‘an arrost and of mal- treating & woman, 'Ih chinrges had no founda- tion whatever, aud srosa cus of a family quarrel iu the houeo of Micael Purtell, just uppoeito Biuv's rosdouce. Mayor Colviu, ihe Chairman of the Committce, tanded Sim his acquittal, and theold * vet" danced nround the bafls with Joy sil the ress of tho afieruoou. Aud one effectunl attempt to sully the re 51 3ot 50 be heard trom. butation of Btar No, 1 is —_—— SUBURBAN, LAKL VIEW, The Town Board held uy adjourned meeling Tusedsy uight, atl the mewmbory bewng present, The auuouncoment that *be Hosrd wouwld on that occasion open the bids for supplying the town with water pipe, Lydranty, ete., and put- ung io the same, brought outs emall regunont of pipemen aod contractors, each auxious to fur- nish Lake View with pure water, and himself with groenbacks. reccived tor valves and hydrantsot vaned make, week. azone fuundation sud slate roof, eonl aliod.”Ita probable cost will be #5,000. Tho Supervisor was authorized to advertiso for bide on tho plan adopted, Ordinancos woro adopted for wator-pipes on thio following streots : [falatod stroct, Sulzer onuo to Wrightwood avonue, 12-Inch 1lzor avenno, ifalatod atract to Groon Day road, 2-inch ; Wrightwood avenno, Halatod strenl to Sonthport avonue, S-nch: Tialsted street, Wrightwood avenue to Fullortan avenue, 8-incl Tlelmort avenuo, Halsted sirect to Bhefilald ave. nue, Bnch; Green Doy road, Sulzer avonne to = Bunnyside avenuo, Baueh Suonysida aveune, QOreen Bay - road o rmlroad, 8-inch ; 1atlroad, Sunnyside avenuo to Washington avenne, G-luch 3 Sheflield nvonue, Bolmaut avenuo to Fullorton avenue, G-inch; Tacino avenue, Wrightiood avonuo to Fullor- ton, G-fnch 3 Diversy avonuo, Halsted streo to Greon Bay road. G-inch j Green Duy road, Diver- wy avonao to Fullerton, G-mch; Dummy road, Graco strect to Diveray avenne, 6-inch ; Fuller. ton avenuo, Greon Day road to Southport avenue, 4-ineh 3 Southport avenue, Wrightwood avoune to Fullorton, 4-inch ; Belmout avenuo, iHalatod wtreot to Dummy road, S-inch 3 Green Bay road, Sulzer nvonuo Lo Graceland avenuo, G-1nch. All of this loukn like waler at Iast. Tho Board ndjourncd at the oarly hour of 1:30 o'clock a. m, Weaneaday morning, to most agamn Monday, The Water Comuitteo hold a four-hour meot- ing yoeterday, looking over the bids and ¢xamin. ingz modols of valves and hydeauts. Anotber meeting will bo held thus mormng, when they will take up the bias; for pipe, nn& mako somo one mau happy, UTDE PARK, A mosting will bo held st Cleaver Hall this oveniug for the purpose of requesting the Trun- tees to ropeal tho ordinanco recontly passed ro- naming and ronumbering the streets. PLANING-MACHINES. Meeting of the Opponents of the Woodbury Patent, Formatlon of an Association for Mutual Defense—~The Articles of Agrees ment, A preliminary meeling of the mill-owners of Chicago waa hold bere Aug. 30 to consider the Woodbury patent controversy, and what action mught be considered desirablo thereupon. A call was fsauod to tho plaving-mill men through- out the Northwest gonerally to mect at tho D'almor House at 2 p, m. yesterdny. About 100 responded to the call, and a mooting was held. Mr. J. K, Ruseoll, of Chicago, read the call, called tho mocetlng to order, ond Col. J. M. Arnold, of Wiilwagkee, was nominated for the chair. Mo was eclected, and Mr. Robert Raborts was etected Socretary. Col, Arnold addrosued afow worda tothoso aseombled, and recommended to them unity of purposs aod Judgment, sud discrimination In action, Tho firat busincss was tho ENBOLLING NAMES of thoso presont. 'The following are the firma reprosented ¢ Iilivois—F. E. Colwoll & Co., J. L, Doats, Smith Dios. & Co., Wolf Broa. & Co,, Knosberg & Binp, Hepp & Schoenthalor, 8, J. Russell, J. K. Husesell, James Mason, Emery, Straight & Co., Trimwph Planing Machine Com- pany, &, L. Dixon & Co., A, G. Lull, Clendenting & Remick, Sammoads, Clark & Co., Guetfiold & Joerndt, and Edward Warneicke, of Chicago: Cook & Ialiock and Willlam I'rueadel! & Hons, Peoria; Gould, L'fanschnieds & Co., of Quucy: South Pass Mills, Coben, Indiana--Clifton Wallisma, Torro ilaute ; L & G. C. Orr, Miclugau City; Clars & Rivorside Lum- ber Company, Fort Wayno; Greonsvillo & Indie uus Lumber Compuany, M.R. Andrewa & Hon, Kokomo; and Nuello'& Goisel, Bt. Lous, Wis- consin—firockhaus & Bradloy, William Voirch, Willism Miller, II. . ltackwell, and Thomaes Hargrave, of Milwaukoe. Iowa—A. J. Pateh, Dubuqu Richiard Codle, Muscatino; C. E. Walker, Cednr Rapida; H. R, Ueath, Des Moines; 1, Esmay, Sabula; and John Youag, Dex Moinos, Letters wera read (ros ¥arioas porsony assure ing support uod aid 1o the matter. TIIE ACTUAL BUSINESS of the meeting was thea brought up, and the main facts proved to be as_follows: Some time 250 tho Woodbury Planing-Macluue Patent Com- THE COURTS. Answer Filed by the Metropoli- tan City Railway Com- pany. 1t Defends Uts Claim to Those Fran- chises on Canal and Lako Streets, Hugh Maher Filesa Portontous Bill Against John B, Lyon, Reminiseentes of the Vheat Corner of 1872 -~-Burning of Maher's Elevator, Troubles in a Coal Firm-.-Taxes on the Custom-House Lot. Proceedings in Bankruptey---Record of Now Buits-~Judgments. THE METROPOLITAN CITY RAILWAY COMPANY, ] TILING THE ANSWER. Abont threa wooks ago o bill was filed in the United Siates Circuit Court by Jesso M. Tos- ter ngamnat the Motropolitan City Railway Com- pany, the West Division Railway Company, et al, to prevont tho contemplated laying of horae-railroad on Lazke street across the bridge, and on Canal strect trom Lake to Wost Four- teeuth stroot. The Lill sets out tho organiza. tion of the Chicago City Railway Compuny in 1653, snd wtates that, nmong other priviloges, tho right was glven it to Iay a track on Lake and Canal streets; thot subsaquently, aod in 1868, tlus right was surrendored by the Company on condition of its baving other privilogos given it, and that the eity thereby agrood to keep those stracts clear a of railway. It is thon charged that on tho 30th of April | nst tho Commeon Couoeil grauted a licenso or fran. chise {o tho Metropolitan City Ralway Compaoy to lay a track on Lunke atreet, from the West line of Market stroot, ncrosa tho bridge, and thence south on Caval stroot to Fourteonth, The com- plainant alleges that ko is 3 stockholder in tho West Diviston Rmiway Company, that the buildiog of tho proposed track will groatly injure tho West Division Company, by stimulating compotition, y and will infringo his rights; that he bas applied to tho Compnny to have it commenco proceed- ipgs to stop such action, but that it has refused. Fuostor, theroforo, nsked fur an injunction in Lis own behalf, clniming that the Cominon Council hiad no right to pass such ordinance, that the new company is about to make an assignment of 1ty rights and franchisos to somo pereons un- known o hiin, ko that {ne proposad plan may bo moro easlly carrivd out, A tomparary restrojuing order was granted st tho Hime ly Judge Drummoud, and yesterday 3 motion for sn injunction was heard before Judgo Drumiond, THE ANSWER of the Metropolitan City Iailway Company, J, K. Young, W. F. Hildreth, Cornelius Maboney, \¥illan: Yuum’, il D. L, Hough, comprising its otlicers, ways also filed yestorday, 'I'he defendants admit tho org ization of the City Railway Compauy, aud that {t buds right o lay i track on Lako and Canal strects, which waa 10 be completed in elghteen months. They deny that the City Iallway Company executed the required bonds when the ordinance grauting them this priv- ilegn wan passed, and therefore contend that the con- tract was not bindlug on the Clty of Gaicago; that the Ihilway Compauy nover intended to use tho fratchlse on Lake aud Canal atreots, but _only proposed to lickl 1t, 80 &3 fo prevont any othier road Trom usiug it, thus committiug a fraud o thu City Coucil and tho in- hauitants of the city, The organization of the West Divixlon Rallway Com- pany is admitted, but it is allegod fhat tho Company word necessitated to Orst ubtaln tho consent of twi- pauy commsnced wults againat various partics for the use of 3 uatent claimed ootirely by them, This patent was thought to bo invalid. “Never- theless the Woodbury Company have been yrauting license and collecting royalties from many of thoso wbo by themselves were unablo to bogin a suit with_acompany based upou #4,000,000 capital. A Defenso and lesistanco Associntion was organized in the Eost,—in fact iwo such bodies are now in oxistence,—and law- WUits havo been begun with poth by'the Wood- bury Company. TULE HENSE OF THE MEETING to-day may Lo seen by the following resolution ¢ Rean(ved, That this Convention sre tu favar of organ- izing an nssociatiou for the purposa of resisting tho demunds of the Woodbury ¥atent Planiug Mnchine Compasy 0 toyalty for use of yiolding pressure bars under patent 138,043, dated April 29, 1473, A committoo of five, comprising Mosara. J. K, Russoll, Chieago ; F. Esmay, Bubulu; Charles Numerous bids were nlso All bids were reforsed to'the Water Comuiiteo to 1nke selection, snd repore $o um, not ueet. g of the Bosrd for its upproval, Thu Conunit- tes hay plenty of work befors it for tha next A plau fo. pumping-votke, prepar:d by Meisra, Culy and Baywan, was suopie b It provides fue &' brick Lulidiug 13" feot bigu to the 100f, with comprieing ou- £0-1001 44 by U0 feot, boiler-room 33 by 4v,und Stout, Springteld, O.; 8. A, Bradloy, Milwau- koo ; and J. M. Clark, Fort Wayne, wore ap- pointed by Col. Arcold to deaw up ANTICLES OF ASSOCIATION for the Convontion, the preamble of which is dubstuntislly as follows ¢ We the undersigned agreo tq sssociate ourselves to- fether for the purpuse of organlzing an sssoclation to defend the uzers of planiug and molding machlnes azainst tho clatms to royalty for the use of the Wood- bu 80 called, made by the Woodbu: g The name of this ssuclstion sball bo tho Northwestern Planing and Molding Maching Defenso Assaciation, Tho articles g0 on to atato that they will fight Woodbury till tho bitter end, and never yield. ‘Choy Lold kis claim to bo a fraud, the patont to be ouo on ay 1wvention that bas boen in use over sevonteen yoars, and no compromise will be made. Any mau or firm may become a m mber of tho sssociation by application and the payment of %10 to belp dofray tho exponse of suits o de- fougo; but, if o man be engaged in a ruit al- roady with Mr. Woodbury he will be required to pay st least 230, MR. DOAN, of Cincinoati, n mavufncturer of planing-ma- chines, spoke with great force upon tho question, and stated that, as Lis roputation and business were at stake, ho would pledge hia money aud time to the defense of his costomers. 1o claimed to have proof entire, conclusive, and 10 feot thick of tho invalidity of the patent, and made a gouoral review of the doings of other orgunizatious aud committeos in rogard to the satne subject, JUDOE GRAMAN, of Chicago, the couunsel rotained by Mr, J. K. Liussell, against whom proceodings had been be- gun by the Woodbury Cotapany for infringe- ment, spoke very lougthily, charged somo one with selliog out for & compromise, said thore would bo nous of that hero, aud sdvised them all to stick together and win one suit, as that would offsctually nottle the matter, Alr, I ‘I Drew, from the East, wanted tmo to vindicate hiwself from charges wade by Mr. Grabam, ‘'fime was given bin, and he road soy- cral lotters from gentlomen io the Eust mansging the Defouso Aesociation in Bostou. After ho had cleared himself from all chargos —ho had been compared to Jeff Davi and others of a liko stamp--au oxecutive comuittes of ftive, Mesrra. [ ¥, Orr, J. M. Arwold, A, H. Smith, H. It Heath, and 5. L. Russel), was appointod to manage the future business of the Association. The articles of or- gooizatlon were ndopted, and the meeting ad- Jourued. MR, J. K. RUSHELL I8 the only ono in this suction of country sgainat whom doy actiou has been begun, aud 1t was at his call that the Conventiou of yesterday met. Of courao hu 18 not ablo to fight slone, aud otliers have come to holp bim, thinking to thus belp themsolves. The Woodbury royaity is 30 on each machino (and all mechines st included i hus claim), aud » certalo roysity on all work turned out by that machine, "By the paymont of $10 to the Defunse Association they can escal the royalty, or, rather, tho Association will fight the battle for them. g A YOUNG LOCHINVAR IN DANGER OF LYNCH- ING. Speerat Disppteh W Ths Chicano Trivuns, INpiaxarowts, Ind., Bopt, 20.—Last night Tovert Irake, a German music-teacher, of Greeutield, Haucock County, s fow miles east fram hero, ran off with tho dsughter of a promi- uont citizen vamed A, J. Bauks, ‘The girl was biw pupil, and under 17 years of sge. They were tracked to this city, where it was found tboy had hosrded tho Bloowington snd Westorn expresds l_ne) wete arrcutod 1u 6 sleepor at Champaigu Uity and returned hore, ‘Thoy wore lakeu back to Qreendeld to-uight., Frake was under strong Kuard, as there were threats of lynching. Mr. Uauky, fathor of the girl, was with tho offlcery who captured Frako. He clalmed shat the would be matried iu Nob e, wrchu.u u:“"c’ raska Polut, to whicl thirds of the property-bolders before suy track could bolaid, Itisalso admitted that lu November, 1831, the Common Councll passod an ordluance entitled “an ordinanco exempilug Canal stroet and other atreets from rajlway uses by substitution und for othier puryioses,” but 1t 48 denled it at that ime the Chicogo City lallwey Guwspusy L wuy BHVIGT 10 Iay & traok on Oanal or Lake street ; that the city nover contractod or agreod that It wouid for all timo .thereaftzr keep tho sircots free from a rallway, but thas §f such should bo tho case, then tho contract ia void, baving been mads withoul cousideration, More- over, it was not wituin the powers of the city {o ex- empt any stroct from having a track latd on It The dofendants also admis that in 1865 the Loglela- ture passed an act validsting all the provious contracts made by the Clty of Chicago with the hopso-ratiroads, but thoy deny that that act gave the companies s right 10 fusiat that” Lake snd Caual stroots should be kept {rco from a track, o that such act bocamo n contract between the Stato ond the ocompanles; that it wan without conslderstion; that the companios iad no vestod right under {8 3 and that that act was repealed by the Constituttan of 1370, Tho Legislature, tuore over, iad no_power to declare that a portion of the clty should for all subsoquent thno bo deprived of means of teansportation, The ordinance was procured by fraud and unduo inflienco, and * It was one of o sories of Unks in & olaln of legislation procured by said companles for the sole purpose of creating a mos nopoly in tho businoss of transportation.” “Tyo defendants admit the incorporation_of tha Metropolitan City Rafiway Company in 1¥if, and that It was granted liceuro to 1ay o track sou certain streots by tho Common Council in April last, Thoy are uot well posted 88 to whether Foster ownn ity slarea of stock in the West Divisiou Rallway Company or ool but they aro of opiulon Shat [ bo duts it waa wiven lo him without cousideration by somo Dircctar for the purpose of cnabling him o begin a wuit, “They slsa admit that the Wt Sido Compauy pasacd o resolution not to interfero with them, aud chargo that If thoy had 1ot been Juterfered with they could Lave bulit their road bofora thy predent Lime, Finally, it is_subiuiitad that, {ussiourh ss the city bas incressed in populstion from 190,600 iu 1460 to 500,000 in 1675, snd the Weat Hido from 5iL0UU to 206,000 {n the samo time, 1t would be iuequitable and unreasonably oppreasive to boid that no road can b bugit to sccomuoduta this immeuss growth; that such o rond i pecded: thatit mid not be a rival to 13, timo discontiaued, and only resumed fately to cause some additfonal ‘obstacly to th defendants, Tho Ciloayo, Clty aud *Wewr Division * fufiwny Companies have beon for years, sa s olaimed, comblilug togother to crusl Out atly oppoition aud preserva thelr mouopoly, and thoy have oocupied tho Deat atreeta already with their tracke, or have obtaiued the licensu for othiers, to keep them out of tho handn of rivals, Tho contract for the ozemption of certalu strocts has long #go been abandoned by musual con. nent, and in tho casoof Wabashavenue bas beon olready violated. In view of all theao considerations, therefars, the dofendanta asked that tho bill might bo dismisse] and the Injunction refused, THE ARGUMENTE occupled all day, snd wore not then fimshed, Mr, Kslea occupled ihe morulog in the opening urgument 1u support of the motion for au fujunctiou, e clalm- ing thiat tho cottract bo kesp Lake and Caoal wtreots fra from & track was in full force, and that it had boen ratified by the Legivlatitra jo 1863, On the other hand, Mr, K. b, Pratt, for the defsud. ante, contended that tha confract above Toferred to a3 Vold as belng contrary (o public policy, and_ with- out conslderation, and that the act of 135, leing in thie nature of an Amendment, could have no rotroact. ive force, aud was bowerless {0 md the ordinances of 1861 a0d 1863, ‘The urguinent was not_concluded, as Judye Lawrenic was obliged to leave for Oltawa to-day 10 argue the quo Warranitu came beforo the Supremo Conrt, and it w1l be concluded Saturday morning. Pt HUGH MAHER'S TROUBLES, SUIT AGAINST JOUN U, LYON, Hugh Maber filed & plethoric locking Lill yes. terday against Jobn B. Lyon, in the Buperior Court, iu which ho relates his oxperionces in Lyoa's cornor in 1872, and bow ho did not como out first best. On the S0th of July, 1872, daber #aya Lo owned a large amount of whoat for which he held warohouse veceipts in the usual form. At that time John B. Lyon, ss Mahor delicately puts it, being desicous of con- trolling the wheat market of Chicajjo, ssked complaivant to turnover to him all his whoat, promising to accoust for the differenco between the prico paid by Mahor for it sud tho markot prico. Msher complied, and immediately turned over 135,000 bushels of wheat, at tho eamae timo tisusfersing warchouse receipty for 15,000 busb- els of the whole amount. On these roceipts certalu parties had a lien to the amountof $1.23 per buehel, bat aa tho market price was $1.30 vu thst day there was a balance of 7 conts » busbol, or $1,050, on the 15,000 bushols, Tho next duy Mabior delivered warehouss receipts for 65,000 bushels, on which, deducting the cost price of 81,23 per bustel and estimating the market prico at_£1.81, tuere was s profit tolum ot ©5,200. Fiusily, on the next day, Aug. 1, con- plaluant delivered’ the remalning 55,000 bushls, on which bo should have Lads profitof §405u, Lyon wither sold these warshouse recelpls or received tha wheat on tham and wold it. About that time Masber owned & 0 grain-elovator in which waa slored s large anount of corn belcnging 10 ditferont persons. 'Fhis was Lurned on the Stlday TEMBER 30, 1875, of Atguat, 1872, with all'the grain in it, _On the same day s wan deatroyed, Lyon wont to Mahor and told nitim that much -tenling exfated sgainat bimn by those holding corn warehouse recelpts, on account of the Purniigof hia elevator, and that they charged him selthy braug connected with the corner fn_wheat, and itk fallure 40 ecttle hin dealr. Lyon therefora advired that Mahier ahiould turt over ta him all his wheat con- (racts, all Lis money placed In hank as margina,and alen £20,000 whivh Maher had borrowed of his wife, Lyon alné aidvised the complainant 1o maka twa ptomirsory notse for $X0,100 each, pecurs ther by trust-deed on his wifu's prepeety, and taen them over to him, In retury for all this, Lyon agreed ta- tako tho profts da- rived from (he whoat, use na much a8 might bo noces. #aty for taking up the outatanding corn contracts, and pay aver the remainder i cants, Mater relicd on Lyon‘n advice, and on the samo day gave the latter warehonso receinte for 125,000 bushols, an whic thers was n Iin of $1,18 a bushel. Tue markel |rico wan $1.303, malkiug s dil- terence of $25,000. Four (aya aftor Maner gavo Lyon warchonse teceipt for 8,00 hushels, pledged for yer tnishel ity tho merkel price belng $1.48 cre tvas & proft of §1,662,30 for which Lyon was to account, and also ancther roceipt for 5,000 husticls on which thero wadn profit or difference betwoen cost and miarket price of $423% 'The wholo amount of dif- ferences i favor of Maher was $34,187,60, The moat of thte whont it ia chargod Was iminediately nold by Lyon, and tho taoney received itm. On the Bth of August, al:o, Mahor nays he tnrned over to Lyon contracts for the purchass of U75,000 burtels of wheal, seller Augunt, which the lIatter re- ceived, and from which bo ralized about $00,000 fn scttioment, Thore was 22,500 margius fu the bank on these outatanding contracte, nnd thiat sum was atter- ward turued ovar to Lyou nad by him applied to tho purchane of warohouse corn recelpta for Maher, To atill farthor cnable Lyon to_tako up th vutstanding corn rocelpta igatunt him, Malier ave the defendant $20,000 tu can, and alwo executed twa notes for $20,000 erch, tecurmd by trust-decd an his wifo's real catato, Armerd with thean funds, Lyon hought up abont $23,- Q0 of corn warchonso recefpts ontutandiug agninst her, ‘Fhe whole smount outstatiling san over , after deducting the amount bought and Ly Maber's won, thero atill remained aboul ¥21,00 of clalme, which were pad by Maher, o8 l.ym‘x refused to go on and take up any more corn re- cetpta, About the 1at of September Lyon proposed o rettle, ami by fraudulently representing that he bad only collected a small portion of the differcnces, and that ha Lad not recoived the £22,500 margln, o Aettlement was made by Lyon stmply roturning the two notea for $20,000 eacl. ~ abor now chargos that Lyon re- cetved on tho nmmets turned aver fo him about 400,000, that the rettlement was procurod by froudu- Tent topresentations_and is consequontly void, and be thoreforo naka that thio defondant may bo compellod to nccount for all the monry hn has reccived, aud to re- Poy 1t as agreed, with fulérest, —— A PARTNERSHIP PICKLE, DISCONDANT OOAL-DEALERS, Jobin Stearns, n member of the firm of Bogle & Co., filed a bill yoeterday In the Buperior Court ngainst Daniel ned Walter 8. Boglo and Daniel Bogle, Jr., asking for an account snd injanction, Stearns allogos that May 1, 1873, he wont into partuersbip in the coal busineces with Waltor 8. Bogle. He contributea about £15,000 in monoy, personal property, and billy recoivablo as his ehinro of tho capital, but Boglo himself did not contribute anyibing. Tho firm continued witkout change until June, 1874, Stosrus giving all his time aod attention to tho busiuess. It is charged, howevor, that W. B, Boglo did not devote all hiu timo {o his buai- noes, hut, on the contrary, eogaged with his | father, Daniel Bogle. in dealing in coal by the caTRo, causing great dotrimout to the firm of Bogle & Co. The two Bogles. as it is claimed, used tho bookkeepor and collector of tho firm for thorr outside buemcss, and also maonagod so thut the firm would bo mado responsiblo for any loss. Daniol Bo- gie furnjshed all the capital neoded, und also advanced some mums to his eon Walter, in bia firin business, tearns was employed at the office on Cbicago avenue, und, therofors, kuew littlo of shat was going on, aa tho irin bouks wero kept at the maiu oflics 0a Stata strect, Btcarus further states that Dadet and Walter Bogle, in their cargo transactions, mode froe uso of the otlice, furniture, Looks of account, and sorvanta of tho firm, charging tha wholo_expenso to the firm account of Logln & Co, 1f thoykiad more cargoes of coal ou band than they could dispose of, the surplus was dis- cliarged on o dock of Togle & Co., mntwith. ntanding the firm might snd did haveat the time more cosl than wam mecessary for thelr buslnees, By ruason of theao operations Bogle & Co,, st the closo of navigation for 1374, had o band & largerstock then thoy needed for thelr winter trade, and wora compelled to carry it at a considerablo oz pense. Nobonly this, but the Bogles in tho apring of 1474 wero complled 'to take back from persona to whom they had mold it about 80) tona of coal, and this wholo amount was immediatly charged to Boglo & Co. “Lhat Arm {hus bogan the soison of 1674 with 5000 tons of coal which had Leen carried over from the preceding season, The businoss up to thut time had been disas- trous, but uo steps were fnken fo find out the stata of and the busincss went on as iisual untll Juno, 1874, when W. i, Loglo informed complainant that his fatber, Danlel Bogle, was coming into_tha firm. Blearna mudo no objection, knowing that Danlel logla was o man of means ond business oxparlence, The latter thereupon Liocame a mernber of the firm, but 1o bal- ra 8 1o LOOKS WD tuaile, ne CUPHAL wna contribe tited by bim, no partuership arlicles were drawn, nor was even thd firm name changed, st the ouly alteru- ton was Lho addition of tho namo of the new membe of ko firm ou the letter-heads, ete, During avacon of 1474, tho cargo speculations of Daniol ana Walter Bogla were continued in tho aamo raanner, the profits- being charged to them personally, the ex- ponuea aud lossea to tho firm, In Muy Last tho rm was dissolved and s now firm mado, composed of Daniel and Walter 8. Bogle aud Daniel Boglo, 3z, ‘They havo takou passsasion of tho ofiice, furniturs, books, accounts, etc,, of Bogle & Co., Btearna 1n loft Titbout inaking any seltiomenty and out in the cold, ns ho thinks, Ifo has examined tho books eince tho dixsolution, as he states, but findu that thoy Lave been defoctively kept, ‘and Sthat varlous unjust chargos have been 1 against him, #0 tliat an eatimato caunot rightly be formed by them 24 to thomount duo him. A privato mot of books, bowover, wero kept by Daalol and Waller S Rogle, showlng fhio dotalls of certaln transuctions, Hho results of which only nppoar on tls firm sccounts, nud complajnant thinks they will bo pf great vatue i strilcng & balance. Ho hns repeatedly naked for au account and settlomont, but the defoudnis bave re- fusod to glvo Lim one, oxcept on tno besis of the ahiowing of the firm books, Insisting alsa that since June 1, 1874, bo was ouly entitled to a tonth interest in tho ‘profiia, Horctofore, Btoarns haa relied on Wal- Rogle, (he latter belog his soti-in-law, and Lias uot plamined tho books critlcally, but, having boen mishkon in bis trust, he bow saks for & full discovery und acconnt, and tho payment of any sum thut may bo found ' to be ‘duo him Dy the Court, and slso nsks for tho nppolntment of & Hecelver, and for an {njunction to provent the defends unts from fursher interiering it the alisirs of tho de- funct frm of Hogle & Co,, or trom colloctivg ta as. sets e ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT. TESTERDAY'S PROCEMDINGH. Orraw, 111, Bopt. 29.—The following are the proceodings of the Court to-day: BOTIONS DECIDED, i luii Joseph Dinet va, Elizabetl Dinet ; motion al- Jawe: 418, Bamo parties; same order, 12, Johu Trentt v, Asron B, Hull; motion denied, 545, Tho Tuledo, Peorin & Wuruaw Iiatirosd Cown< pony ve. Allen AL Eastbusn ; thme extended o the 10th of uext month, to give the cause additional sccurity. 1 LICENSED, The following are admitted to practice law in this State, oo foreign licenso: William T. Outtan and Johu Waguer. NEW MOTIONS. 398, Joscph Elder et nl, vs, Firman Marshall; mo. tion to change the title tho cause, und for a writ of error and auj.orued; 810, Whittusn st al, vs, Heneberry ; motion to quash wHIY. 0f pussesvion sud return, aud for & writ of resti- tutlon, 10, Lollia Cummings et al. va, A, I, Carleson ; mo- tion to set aside the cuutinusnce, 913, Tho People ve, The Sterling Durial-Case Manu- facturiug Company ; motlon for an exteuslon of time 10 fug briefs and abetructs, 81, The Knickerbocker Inauranco Company of Chi. cago va, Jobu 8, Gould et al, ; motion fur cautinuauce and 1o set saido the taking of 'the cause, 799, Walker ve, ‘Uhe People; motion to set aaide the order of diumissal aliowed, 251, ‘The Elgin Mining Company et al, vs, John Webl ; apposl dismissed us per stipitlation on tile, 710, 'Emma Ganisius aud Thomss Cunisiuy va, Alvira Merrlll ; motion to dismiss th ppeal, S intadetia G, Bimpeon va, Willsm H, Ham o al.; doath of the sppelios suggeatad, and William Hitn, ndmiuistrator, 1made o pasty to thie auit, 435 und 430, Joseph Diuet vu. Elizabeth Dinet; motion Lo et asido the order of consalidation, * 40, D, K, K, Blowark va, The Hiverufan Ilanking Assoclation; inotion to strike the cause fiom the docket, 491, Hame parties ; diminution of record suggestod, sud for loave to flu udditional record and mation for Fulo on tho sppellunt to fils proper anpol boiuds, 161, Joseph Howsk ve, Tue Excelsior Bione Come pauy's leave given to file awmended record, 430, 1, F, Yixloy et sl va, O, W, Hoynton et al.; motion by ihe appelles for leave to'enter a roiniiter of 31 from the Juugment alluwed, UALL OF THE DOOKET, 164, Josoph Howak ve, The Excelsior Slons Com- pauy ; continued tor service, 163, Andrew J, Wright and Bamuel ¥, Wright, part- pers, eic,, Vo, Johu Huilth ; takes, 164, Holomon Howrdy ve, Harah Anu Bowards ; o, 164, 'The Toledo, Yeoria & Warsaw Railroad Com- puny v, Robert 8, Johuaton ; stands on motion, 166, Mosea Sirais et al, v8, Ferdinaud Alinzeshel- wmer; taken, 161, Cliristian Kassing ve. John 1. Mortimes and Charles ¥, Dovast ; taken, 166, Bophronia AL, Dougherty, implesded, sic, va. Alezandur L Mouzco; taken. 160, Mlichael Byrus Ve, The City of Chicago; faken, 130, Patrick Byruo va, The Oity of Chicago; taken., 171, Jamioa Walsh va. The Foople, ox rel. Julisn B, Rusuiey, Tressurer, ofo.’; lake 172, lobort W, l{obison va, John Day Ferguson et al; argued orally by lobey for the wppellant, and Bl S0 (e appellece, and faken. 173, Andrew J. Kosa e, Willlazu Jobusan; takuu, 174, 'Tuoraas ¥amutl ve, Francls Agnow: taken. 176, Margarct Walker ot al, vo, Noah L. Dicbl, ad- . 3 takeu, alon Ule ) ey v, Daulel M. Curpentaraud . Mosgsn e al va, David B, Btaveas; Amios ¥, Tompkivs; 177, James W, takou, ITR Willtam B, Raybourn ot al. va, Elizalwth J, Tamedell: taken, 174, Jamen Medlllen v, Jasaph Toos tlien. 1R1, W. Lawell and Nathun I', Dation, impledod, ate., v8. Margaret J, n; Iaken. ADIOURNMENT, The Court adjourncd Lo 9 a'clock to-morrow morniag. ¢ . ‘Tho colobrated case of contenpt, the City Couneil of Chicago v Judge Williams, will bo beard in tho Buj romo Conrt to-morrow. SR MISCELLANEOUS, USCLR HA LOOKING OLT FOR 1S PROPERIY, Tho United States Dintrict-Attorney, on behalf of tho United Hiates, filed a 1ill yosterday in tho Unitod Btalos Cirenlt Court against tho City of Chicago aud the Bheriff, Francia Agnow, atk- fug for an injunction. 'Lhe com- plainant statos that i Angust, 1872, Jitock 121 of Hchool Soction Addition, boing that on which tho Custom-House stande, wns con- dewmned for tho uso of tho Unitad Htates, All tno taxen logally lovied on tho property bofore aud up to March 22, 1872, had beon paid. The condemuation proccedings wero bogun nbout Moy 1, and gubsequent to that timo the city lovied a tax on tho property for the year ending April 30, 1873, to tho amount of £9,019.50. Kejd. 27, following, the Treasurer, J. 8. Rumeey, ob- tnined a judgmont for thoss taxes and costsin the County Conrt, and on tho 38th of Oclober, 1873, the properly was sold for taxes, aud bought in by thy Comptroller on acoount of the city Tho usual notice lias heen givon to the sgentn of the United States that the timo for rademption will cxpire Oct. 24, aud that & tax deod of tho premises will ba fs- #u0d to Lho city unleas tho taxes sre paid, ‘The complainunt then states forther that while the condemnation proccedinga wero In- progresn and bo- fore Judgment for tazew, the Dintriet-Attorney at that time, the Hon, J, O, Glover, calied on Mr, M, F, Tuley, the Corporation Counnel at that time, to anccr- tatuils optaion, bt was inforuicd that he (Fule) foit ratiafied thiat tho Lazos could not bo legally usiessed on the Cuntoni-liouso vroperty, nud ahould ot preau the cara to judgment oun behalf of tho city, Ar, Glover, {hiereforo, yave no furthr thought (o tho pabfect. In May, 1872, the county tazvs woro alao lovied on the rnine property, aud_spplication wan subsequently made (thoy not baving boen paid) for judgment, The District-Attoruey, however, jlled objectious, aud judyg- ment was refusoll, Noobjcctions were tiled totho city {axen, becauno, na bova ftated, tho District-Attornoy relied on tho Erflm(lo of Mr, Tuley, Mr, Wari thereforo asks thnt the Court may declare Iho taxes lleqal, that the certificates may bo dellvered upto Lo canceled, and that sn iujunction may bo granted resiralning the city from assigning the cer- tilicalen or the Sherlll from’ executing a tax-deod by virtuo of them, DIVONCES. Martha Willisma filed bill cbarging her husband, Gadlove Willfame, with desertion and adultery, nnd auking for u divorco, UNITED STATES COURTH. Samucl 8, Slovonw fied 8 Lill gninst B, 1. Gallup, Stepben B, Bowles, Georgo K, Clark, A, McCoy, Mous 103 I Receiver; H.J, Crlstopn, Thomsa A, Ab- bott ; L. J. Gagoand Jane A, frooks, oxecutor nnd oxecutrix of J, I, isrooks: Bradford Haucock, E. I, Bowen, Elldia Lec, Ira W, Allen, and sbout twenty- fivo othery, to forecioss a {rust-deed for $10,000 cn the exst 65 feel of Lot 0 ond 10, Block 9, in Dincan's Ade ditlon to Chicago, Hoyt Bherman, Assignoo of B, ¥, Allen, fled a bill agalnat P?“r Aun and O, 8, Houyh, Wolls, Trus- tes, and Eva 8, and 1, C, Nult, to forecioss two truste deeds, one for $1,600, the other for $10,000, on Lot 4, Tilock'2), In Jasoit ond Johin_ A, Gurley's mibdivision of Blocks 24 to 23 inclusive, in Assensor’s Divisfon of tlio aoutliweat fractivnal quiaster o BANKRUPTCY ITE)! Jobn J. Vanderlip, n pncker at tha Unton Stock- Yards, filod n voluntary petition tn bankruptey yesters day, Uls socured debis amount to §1,800, ths real epe {ata by which thoy arv sccured boing valued nt. $3,700, and tho unsecured liabilitles foot wp $10,193.64, ‘Tho assels conslst of nol o amount of $3, threo horsce, worlh $500; & buggy and_wagon, $1: and mundry claims to the awount of £4,60. Tho case waa roferrod to tho Register, Van Willits, s mercliant ot Now Boaton, also filed o voluntary ‘{mumm yosterday to bo declared bankrupt, His fudividual debis ars $1,790, and. the Habilities on ‘which ho is jointly liable with' his former partucr, Wella Willits, amount to £3,676, Tuo ssxets sro all covered by tho exeinptions, 'Ilio matter was reforred melksllln§‘lloéullx.bell Iotéd rorge W, Cain, was appointed Assignes of Goorga T, Kessler, I o The creditors of Frederick Honkel beld s meoting yesterday In the Regiater's olfice, and voted to accept & proposition of 40 per vent made by the bankrupt, of which 20 per cent I8 payabio in carls hnd 10 per cent in notes of the bankrapt due in six months, BUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF, Oliver I. Leo hegan a kult for §1,500 agalnat Alpheun 0. and Octaviue I, Badger, E, P, Poacock brought suit for $2,864 against J, AT, COUNTY COURT. Grelst, 1n tho estate of John i, O'Teary etal, minors, a rant of guardianship wes mads {0 Llten O'Loary, tn- der bond for $10,000, In the estato of Jokeph Danlels, o grant of lotters testamentary was made to Catherlne Danlele, under bond for $,200, 1n the catuts of Caroline Meinhard et al., minors, o grant of guardisosbip was mado to Mr, Vocke, under bond for $6,0:0, In tho catato of Jobn Bchiffer tho will was proven, and Jeiters testamonfary wera granted to lemlun Derlcka under boud for §7,150. = o goSRIMINAL covnT, enry ane ophia Bmith woro on (rial In the Oriminal Conrt y«uu\rdn{ for nhducting suversl glrin, now innates of charitable institutions, Tho lv‘l!fimm was, for the most part, unfit for publication, Tho defendants are well known in crimiual circles, Tos Jury rotired at 5 o'clock iu the afterncon, and after mnl\llllnfifor some hours could mot agreo and wero disclarged. JUDGMENTA, Surrnion CounT—Coxrxsstons—M. M, Smith & Ca. v, lozalfo Nelke, $347,60,—/nifer-Ucean Company e, Thiomas D. Buyder and J, Luwis Lee, $240,13, Cincu1T CouRT~Coxressions—, O, Knjckerbocker ;‘l:fl )Lll’mflfll Bhacples and Frodorick W. Biattern, Jupax BooTn—Ueorge Watson vs. Frank 1, Bur- Tows, $Aé0,17, —_— THE ECLIPSE. Tho oclipss of the sun ocourrod ycstorday morning, o8 por advertisomont, aud yot not ex- actly secording to the programmo publistied in T TripoNe. Thosun was partinlly obscured atthe timo of hiarising at Chicago; but his face wan cloar a little earlior than stated. It i duo to the reputation of thoe sun and moon to say that ueithor of those bodies waa at fault, The orror lay with the computer, who voluuta- rily admits tho fact. At an enarly stage of tho ratbor tedious enlculation ke~ fuadvortently dropped thirty seconds from the right ascension of tho moon, and that little slip vitiated the whole thing. ' If a¢r ono ask how it 18 possible for o mathomaticisu to mako a mietake, it may be answercd thal oven matho ne aro human,—os|:ecially when tired. Tho calculation waa performed very lale at night, Thursday, Sopt. 28, afior 4 full day's work In tho offico, fol- lowed by an bour's lscture nt tho University, which was succoeded by a couplo of hours' work in oxhibiting the telescopo at the Observatory, and a long rido bomo, And the time after that full round of duty was all that could bo spared for the caloulation, If any one bo still dissat- 1sfled, be or shoe will do woll to romember that *To orr ia human; to forgive, divine." B ———— BEAUTIFUL FOR THE LAWYERS. Speciat Disvalch Lo T'he Chicaoe ['ribune. IxNp1aNATOLIS, Bept. 20.—Mrd. Hattio Russell, wifo of James H. Ruseell, a prominent mian, sues for a divorce on tho ploa of cruelty, and asks for £20,000 alimony. He crossca her petition, and also suos Jamos Bims and wife, parents of Mrs, Russell, for 8100,000 damages for alienating his wite's affections and breaking up lis home. Loeadiug lawyors of the city aro eugaged in the case. —_———— Planos nnd Organs, Tallet, Davis & Co.'s Grand, Hquare, and Upright and 8mith’s Amerloan Organs can be found only at W. W. Kimball's, corner Stats and Adanu stroots, Chicago, —_—— Important to the Proservation of Teoth— John Gosnoll's Qhorry Tooth-Paste, the most eflicacious denilfrice known, Try it, ¥or sale by all druggiats, Wholesalo agenty, Torrey & Dradley, 171 and 173 Reudolph streot, 'MARRIAGES, OARLETON—CORDES—Ou the 26th {ust., by tho Rev, A, H. Btowell, D, D,, Mr. Willlam I, Carloton, of Chicsgo, and ise Sopbia 0. Gardes, of Harrisburg, $2-New York Stale sud Marrisburg papers pleass copy. DEATHS. P SO g SERR SR DO DAVIS—At the resldence of his parcats, No, 47 Marsfiald-av., Bept, 2%, (leorgs Wilson, won'of G, Ny and Barah J, Baviy, sged'd moutha aud 4 daye, SMITH—AL tho Manslon louse, Liraoklya, Sunday, Sept. 24, of consumption, Marriot A, wite of Heury M. Bith, of Brookivu, lala of Chicaijo, eldest duughic tor of tho Hou, Clurles Hudson, of Leainglon, Maas, ALIBON—At 108 Weat Adame-at., ou Wednceda: Hept. 29, Fauny 8, Clair, infant dsugbler of John AL and Mary Almo, E¥°London sud Brathroy (Ont.) papers pleass copy. HOFFMAN—Wadncadsy, Bept. 20, Hay Leon, only culld of J, J, L and Lydia O, Hotiman, sged 7 P iaral to-ay, Thursda unesal to-day, Thursday, Bept, 30, 13 3 i smorol ke (R g i ot » QARDNEL--AL Stillwater, N, Y,, Bept, 23, Louisa Orapo, wifo of Cliarles Garduer, of thlx ciiy. RUUER~Bept. 2, of couswmption, at the residence of bis motler, No, U885 West Liarricon-st,, Chiaries A, Huger, aged 1 Jein, Serviccs at tho house, Bept. 30,3 p.m. Friends o7 the family are lnvited to allo: Hunaias o bo iaken 1o Claveland, 0., for interment, 8@ Cloveland pspess plowas cOpys held Groven At 7:30 The Exrentive Commllton of tho Twelft queat the ltepublicane of all, on Ada-gt,, noar dny evening nest, 10 rearganiza 8 Ward publican Club re neat at Martine's with poar, aick, ovcing ohildean can he aval i S RIOW SOOTIIS G Vi Nitlo sullotnr from pain. ciiens wind ey Acidity, usn ot relioves the rexulates e A diiring tha pragresn of teathing, it br invatushl .. AUCTION BALES. By KL LFOLITIOAL annder's flail, n Eaturday oning, 130 o for the War palgn, il ANl Jlopublicsns of the Ward ate favited to y yresen, ) attendanee in deairod, n, Chalrinan of the Fiftl ANNOUNOEMENTS, FIETH WARD, A mesting of Republicans of the PUfth Ward winpy tuirty-fifihot, the 214 of 0n 8, covenr, A Al Comtags tober, k, for. thn puTpone o organisin 3 3, anil preparing for e coming o, Cotm. Ward Cotnmfite, TWELETH WARD, h Wanl Rar tho Ward 1y rom, Pyl . SPECIAL NOTICES, Nights of Painful Watching nach and howols, YN, POMEROY oot A e, d e & CQ This Morning, at 8:30 o’clock, Tosllively tho Cloing finlo of {ho 350 Collctieg High-Class 0il Paintingy AT OUR NTORLS, 84 < 86 Randolpdhemt, Many of tho Finost Plotures havo boon re. sorved for thin Olosing Balo, and overy Pajny. ing must bo sold without limit or reserve, L] N, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneers, RICH AND ELEGANT FURNITURE, PIANO, CARPETS, ETC, AT AUCTION, At Privale Residence, No. 1306 Praireay, Near Thirty-firat-at,, Thursday Morning, Sept. 30, at 10 o'clock, ody Tablo aud Clalrs, Plateglass M) ding, Cartains, Counters, Stov ‘The rotire Gan the Furnlturs of 1he reaidcnce, eatly new, order, Flxtares. One S ELISON, POM! ror, Wardrol Srusseln Carpels throughout tha house, Riey Bedroom aud Tarlor Suita, Mirrors, sldal)nnnlhfim[nz Kitehon Ware, &c. ro Grand Tiang, Af in 37 ROY & CO., Auctioneers, LIQUORS AND CIGARS AT ATUOCTION, At our stores, 84 and 83 Randolpli-st,, Thursday Afternoon, Sept, 80, at 3 o'olock, A largo and cholco stock of OLD KY, ‘!‘rl‘ucu Braudy, (o, Wines BOURBON WIIISKY, CasoGooln, e, Also 3 tock of CIGAR, warlom graden. (e peronp MEROY & CO,, Auctione Friday Morning, Oct. 1, at 9 i otluy, Our rogular weekly salo st Auction. Buyera slway Aind the largest stock now and second-band Faruiture, el and now Ingral nut ¢ Dinttig-room | Liirn iture, Elegaut, and edlum Parlor Suiles, Marble Ty hamber Sots in great variety, o fall L nd aecond-band Carpats, from Rich Moquet ts Mirblo Tep ‘Tables, Aldo Noards, What Nats, Bookearos, Lousge largo stock (Geaen] Housekeoping Goodr, Plated Waro, Crockery, e aksvare, General Morchandise, Teas, Cigars, oy Sofas, New Lurniture at Tasy Chalis, ftc., cte. A eivato sale at auction prizea, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctforeers, 81 3nd 86 Randolptist, BY CLOBING OUT SAl . GORE & o, 8and 70 Wabash avouue. Corner Wabash-nv, and Twenty.sceondut, Grand chance for bargaine, AND == OF BTOCK OF JEWRL3] IXTURES, Wednendsy, Bept, 1, Lt 8 o'clock, and every v durtug tho weaX. Ay Elegant Gold snd Siiver Watches Elegant Mos Eu riags, Lockets, Charme, Dracelets, Ladies’ -mtazrl Chaius, Diamond I'ina and Rings, Bronzo Grnameny, Btatue ey, Hauds, ele, ote. A largo sto.k of Platod Ware, Alno overy article pes faining to the businoss, . _On Thursday, Sept, Dealers and Consumer: to slock up nad scciiro bergaius. uf 2 k3 Pur] 8, =5 Murbla and Wood Top Chambor Sote, 150 Walnut Bedsteads, sraorted. 100 Marble and Wood Top Tables. 60 Marble snd Wood Hall Trees, Bureaus, 104 W. 8. Dureaus snd Commodes, 810 Wooil-seat Chalrs aud Rockery, 200 Waloutacat Chairs and Rock 250 Rolls Floar 011 Cloth. _Loungos, Book Cascs, Mattroeses, Moat Safes, Wik Nota, Bide Boards, Rasy Chairs, Bhow Craea, Miros, Parlor and Office Dosks, s, GEO, P, GUKE & €0, Auctioneers ttend this ealo If you Wil 1 lsrge Iron Hafo, Piance. GORE & CO,, Auctlcnecra On Suturday, Oct. 2, at Y o'clock, 2) CRATES W. G, CROCKERY, AT 10 O°CLOCK, THE ENTIRE HOUSEROLD FURNTIURE FLROM A FIRST.OLASS DWELLING, Parlor and Chamber Bols, Marblo-Top Tatles, b nota, Bedsteads, Rockers, Bideboards, Chalrs, Sofs Louges, Burcaits, Mattresses, Meat Safes, Pulor, Oftice Dewks, Sliow Casea, Bprings, Carpols, ta0 it 1ron Safes, throe elegunt ia; GEO, P, GORE & C A BUTTERS & CO. WX s, AUGTIONRIHS, 108 MADISON-ST. Anctioneers. THURSDAY KORNING, BEPT. 30, at 9:30 ol At Butters & Co's Auction Reoms, 18 Hadison-sl, 1,500 OIL PAINTINGS, CHROMNOS, Wall-Yockets, Fancy Brackots, Book-Shelres, ffi 1,000 Faucy French Vaaus, 20 phgs, White Grasite Yellow At House 274 Wells-st. Ware. W3, A, DUTTERS & CO., Auctionos, Fiine Furniture, Pianoforts, &, AT ATUCTION, FRIDAY MORNING, Oct. 1, at 10 o'clock, ot dwe 474 North Wells-st., we shall setl tho eutiro bouse wifects, Pine Plus Hrua; ton C| s Carpets, Sirrors, Laca amber Hela, Parlor Sult, Marbletop Tatles Curtaivs, Fine Marbie eddiug, Dinfog-room sod Kitelién Purnituc, Grodiory, Glask sod Fiied Trh Goa Clinndeliers, nace, nourly Dow, ub Range, Also WL, A, B! Harker & Jackson Fur fine toned Pianoforte. 8 & CO,, Auctioneert, Positive Sale of Real Betae 8 Lots fronting wost on Wallace-st, 3 Lots fronting north on Tiwenty-fifth-st 3 Lota frontir south on Kossuth-st. Al bul!rangl‘wenly-fllm and Kossutb-als. Sala on the Greunds, Baturdsy Mormug, Ock 29 10 o'clock, V7i4, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionser®: FINE FURNITURE ‘Three Handsome Bookoascs, Bideboards, Very tich Chambor Set,’ Lounge and Chair, and other good artioles, At our Baturday Sale, Oct, 9, at 108 Esst A1k WM. A, DUTTERS & C0,, Auctlonetr®. BUTTERS & CO'S REGULAR SATORDAY § HOUSENOLD GOODS OF ALL KI: NDS. GARPETS, PIANOS, NEW FURNITULE, a3 BE'::?IIABDNE OF EVERY VARI urday Morning, Oct. 2, b G0N, i '] By JAS. P, McNAMARA & C0 97 East Washington-at, 800 L,.OTS BOOTS & SHOES AT AUCTION, _THURSDAY MORNING, Be By 8. DINGEE & C Auctionuers, 80 and 83 East Randolpb-sb THIS DAY, s410 8. Catal At Private Salo This loguo ol lual OILPAINTING By most Colelirated Home snd FORBIGN .ARTISTS. Tha Eutire Uollection (0 be sold without Tosecve, elocks m.and 3 p, o, Auction Balb B 8, Day, Flegast Fatlor, Chamber, Library, and Disis ey Furaitare, 10 groas varky, st Ui pac cont e Y mluy&u.wwm avanooe-