Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 7, 1875, Page 5

e T C17 “THE CITY CHARTER. | Judge Farwell's Decision Reversed by the Supremio Courly And tho Eleotion of April 23 Daclared to Have Been Valid, f Was Unnecessary for the Council to §ubmit Mincrlly Repre- seniation. ghe Elcction Notice Need Not Blention tho Polling Places. Yhe Council Had Authority to Change Thom---Cross-Errors Not Con+ sidered. It Is.Sel-tled Now that Thera Will Be No City Elaction. pisenssion Among the Clty’s Lawsers on tho Question of Filling Ya« cauncies, Hagor Colvin's Sontimouts—Farly EKnowl- cdge of What tho Desision Would Ba, Whot the Lawyors for the Peoplo Have to Bay. THE DECISION. BUUTAINING THE CHANTER. Speewt Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orraws, 1lL, Oct. G.—~Tho Supreme Court - day dolivered tho opinion in tho quo-warranto caso {pvolving tho legality of tho election by which tho City of Chicago ndoptod the eharter of 1672, The action of tho lower Courtis re- yersed. Tho declsion, swhich s written by Mr, Juatico Sheldon, 18 ax follow BTATEMENT OF FACTA. On tho 10t day uf April, 1872 the General Assembly of thi Btute paskod a1t nct eutlilod an act to provide for the Incorporation of citiea and villagea (Revise:t Batuten 18574, page x11). Dy tho Brat section of lis sct it was provided thiut whenover one-elgbith of tho Jegal voters of sny clty votug ot tho Just pre- coling muufcipal clection sloald pedtion “tho Mogor aud Councll fo submit to a vote of ) eloctors of tho city the question of lecom- ipg Incorporatod under suld ety it shouhl be The duty of tho Masor and Council to subniit such questfon, To Afty-third soction of thy eamo ot Frovided that whenvver wadd uct should by submitied 104 vote of tho eiectors, there should bo sabwittcd at the sawe tiue, for adoyition or rojcetion, the question of minority rej¥akentution in the City Coucll, Ou the dib of danuary, 146, the Common Council of tho City of Culesgo, Lavivg regeived o petition slgied by tho requisite aumuer of voters, purtd n ro- soluidon uppeluting tus 234 of Aprdl, 1873, us tuo day Sor holding wuch clection, and by s3id resolution sul- ‘mitted tho question of beeominit incorporated under #ald act, withiont providing fur 1o submisaion of tho quesifont of minordty reprosontation, It was fugther frovidul in rald reeolution thiat tho polling-places abould be the kzmo us L tho clection of Staty and county officers Lield i tho esid city on tho 3d of Kosaater, 1624, On tlie 20th of March, 1675, a notice was given by publication i 4 Chicago nowspaper that an_electivn wonld be held on tho t3d day of ' Aprik, 1815, 88 to whether tho city ~ should be- come Incorporated utder woid nct, The uotico gave o iuforiuation as to th places whera tho olection Was tobeleld, snd contalned nothlug lu regqad to tho question of minority represeutation, Un the 1Gth of Apni, 1817, 1o Common Counchl persed anotlier Tesoluclon, fxing ouhier places for nold- ing mid eloction than those specifled in tha resolution #f1bo 411 0f Junuury nkove named, Under the resolu- tlon of Jau, 4 there would huvo bcen Dinetytwo poli fog placcs, whilo under the resolution of Ayril 16 thero wore Lut twenty, ono in each ward i the city, thero elug tenty Ward. An eiection wus Edld on tho 233 of April, 1873, tho reaultof which, aa declared Ly the Common Couucll, Upou & canvask Of 1ho voles, wus tho adoption of tke Lol 18:3a8 tho city charfer, This result wus an- Bounced ul tho d of May, 1675, and from {hat day the ety claimed to bo ducorporated nmuder said act, Un tho 14tk of May, 1%76, thore waw Bled un informa- flon, i the uuture of & quo.warrauto, agatust the Gty of Chbienno, axking that the cliy Le Te- quired fo aunwer by what warrant ¢ claum. ol to uwe and euloy tho franchlass conferred by mdd act of 1672, Tae Circwdt Courl sustainod des mutrers (o euveral pluaw of the dufendant, and guvo s {udguent of uister, " ¥rom thut Judymint tho Clty inga tho nppoal, 3 13 tew of tho utstsment mado by thy counsel for the appelios, that TUE FIFTR PLEA #eis upall tho facis presculed Au the other ploas, and o0 which depends thu validity of this efoctiou, oud that 10¢ tho purose of deciding the substoutial questions prescated by this record it will be uocessary for tho Court Lo direct i attention o thia plew, und au thy op- o counuel state that §f tha AL plus bo 8 t00d visa Idh\mm of the cagc, wo shull couSne vurselves to the guestlons ratsed and dlscuysed undur the fieth plos, to which a geueral demurrer was sustaiuod, This plea XU 0ty L detuf}all tho stopn which werv takien nout L submbasion of the question of dncarporation hera Invulred, aud, owing to its great loogtll, wo will omit togive tiu pua f £ull, deaiuing it unnocessary to 4o 10 tuy parpone bu lsud, Lintomsted ou tho part of tho relators that tho slection, aw uut forth §n thin Aifth ploa, waa 15VALID ON TIREE DIFFLUENT GROUNDS, MIof which appear i1 the plea, Firt=Tho "sct of 1872 required the question of minorily roprurentation 1o ba subniltted Lo the kepular vota at the s.tno tne with tho question of the 32‘1“"“ of tho now charter, and that this was not Second~Tho notico of tho election, 1%, was fatally defective m not ¥hera L elovtion wa fo ho hield, and tho two quas. Yions upon whick tho vote wus to bo taken, Thirg—Tho rosolution of the Cotumon Caunetl of tho dirccting that (ho polliugsylacos 0 us ub tho cleciion of Btato and tounty oticvrs bld ot tho inl day of November, 1414, I nalil ity of Obieago, was, a1 to this provision, tuaiuded by a rezolution of the Councll, passed Aprid 18, 1575, by which other difteront polliug-pluces wery E1ed, aud this was done only seven days prior to tho day of electio el was hield ot the pollingeplaces d by tho resulution of April 10, Hewt two sectiony of tho act under considera- Tollows : L §f enacted, efe., That sy city now this tato may bucoine incors under thls st du manner followlg : gusrer _ouo-elghth ot tho legal votews of tuchelty, voting at the Lust precoding manicipal cleo- o sliall petition tho Muyor and Counctl thorcot to ubimit the quoation w o whether such clty sball be- coume Iucurporated wndos thia nct to a vote by to Sestors im aur clty, 1t whall Lo tho duly of siich Nyor 124 Counci tw wnbuitt el question accordingly, und Youdbclabs ino and pluco, or placew at which susl b2y bo taken,and to dosguato the persous who Sl Act e Judycs ot wuch clectlon ; but such question 'l not Lo'suLaullted orfencr than once in four yoard, e % The Mayor of such city shall give at’ least b {)dny-' HOtion of wueh election, by publivhiug a uo- ks thereol i ono_or more newapapers withln such 7: but if no nowsyaper 1e publishied thereiy then by W:lllnnl Bt least five copies of auch notico i each wmly rlo LV, of tho act Leaded * Elections,” In_tec. 53, videa: % Whonaver thin act shall Lo submitted auslifed votery of auy city for sdoption, there 2ol ke submitted at tho yame time for adoptlon or mfi}m thy Tmuo" of mlnority repressustion in LSty Council, ur Irghalutlyo mutliorliy of suchi ety 8 o 3aid electfun tho basiots shail Lotu the follos G&lormi For winority representation in tho City Gounell, or ugulust minority represontation bn tho City foineli.” Then tollaw u ta daute soctlon provialons v fioaequent subinisslons, in o tho Orat vole Vi of s kropoution, aud. provislons as to iho ca oa a4l ¢ v o Tepev e Yol tliy offoct of adopting minority 43 BESPECTY TUE ¥IRST OF THE FOHEQOING LEA- BONS :zr' l‘a:xdluxlhu eloction fuvslid, thst there was s fail- Bubautt the quustiou of muuority sepresoutation vofollended that st perticular question whould tyihaeasubmitial by the" yusesgo of wi ordiuance B ko Cuty Councll directiug {ta subiatusion, aund by & i e Ly tho blayoe siaing tio factof wuch sub- k uly W utat % ng T Lort) o dock hot expresly Fo ot forth n the ng the places e skt us to by whom, or wniylbe question of smigority sepresentition Vitnso Nabmhied, ‘Tho langtage ) Tuero sbalt Lo Mad ot thio same timo for adopHon or rejection Yilueation of minority roprosntation,” olc, eetis tho nood of su briinsnce Uireciing that ““- shall Lo wubinitted suck quostion, wheu thy Yolute syt thzo wiali Lo 3 “subinimion of iy 3t o be superuous for the Bayor aud Connctl 1o ap- Sotut 8 tire aud place st which & voto abould bo takea by 8 quostiun of mikority ropresautstion, beoaus Yau Wiy had appointed tmo” sud place’ for the {ote upou the quostion of Incorporation under the act, xS ¥ue the already Dxed & tuie und place for vo € Upou the quostion uf_ minority ropresantation, fasiely s Thio sauto titmo aud place with tho volo upon Bantivn—so exyronuly Hrad by the act tsll, Apon 1o 24 moreover, tho acliow of the City Council o ha&lluunu of imtuority repressutatlon, recogs ugsnd virtually doclachig its submisalon. Tho vure iat ou tho 19th day of Aril, 1673, the Cow- ol Louncll wdopted and spresd ' it 'y 8 roaolutlon dirccting the City Olatk cause Lo gwinted ~ 100,00 " ballols, with the words, "For minority represcntation o the City sne g a0, Gt et with the oty s € xgalnst winority rop Coun 01" pinted on the ba Baria ware properly disteitatel ;. dalivers o Lot Jalges: of o1l 1ib, utnl thaly Ju pursuan sl Yallitn wera mo printod sl Lt weve fact distribted smnng te votri Twfors and st th clection 3 sud that aaid 1 foceedtngs of the Commun Cau a capy of the reatittion wers | Jkliel n Uin ¢ 0n hawspalr of th city on glnt day of April, t yutera at atci thona di vote upor auestion of minority sontation that roturie of muclivotes saro madv, and tho reault aa declared by the Common Counit ngrm o Fanvaes of mich yoton was that & runjority of the voten fart st much elsction on that subject wers agaiust miluority repreacutation in th City Council, Wa wunt thinl that TR ELECTORR NIGHTFULLY SVOTED vpon fl squeation ; that thele vole upon It was & valid one, althongh tiera hnd Leen 10 formal pabinis- won of tho quetDn by the Common Councl, hut the et authorized mael vote, Wo are af opufon, thin, that the question of minority reproarntation whould by tegarded i having boen nnbe mitted to the popular vota st the wanio time with the quention. of tha sdoption of tha new chactee, Wo Sye st (e coneluslon with the leas reluctance from the fact thiat the anlmbssiun s nota Anality ; the siatuto providiug thatnt any subscquout tinie, not worn {han once In v years, the queation of minority represcntatin whall bo subiitiod to the vopular voto an tha sequisite petltion. A8 10 the second grotind, that of DL NOICE OF TIHE ELECTION, tha notice wi i 1o e, o tte 3 LG Arril, MAvONE OPTICE, (1Y aF Citieaud, Mareh 20, 197 Notjer: 14 herehy tven that on tho (2d) twenty-third ny of Aprl, 1473, an ton will ba beld fn the Oty of Chirago, st which wahl eleetion the question will Ly biuitted 10 be voted upon by the legsl voters of aatd 6 10 whiether pafd oity sl beconie incorporated srombly, entitld : 4 An atlon of cutlos aud e, under an act of the Geueral ant to provide fur fhe fnee villages,” approved Aprid 19, 1 11 D, CaLvix, Mayor, The alleged defoct fn the natien ia in not Mating the placa where tho on wwan 0 ho Jield, and tho’ two Tjuestions uposs whivh the voto was Lo bo taken, "The firat aection of tle act pravides, that tho Mayor and Cototnon Counell sball submit the question of Bocoming neorpurated wner th bely el appuibt 3 o and. place, ar piacos, ot which the vote ay bo el porond roction an 0 notlce, provides thit tho tuyur alall givo nt lvast tlrty duy otice of much ention Finy “publishing n notica thcreof in Guo or Toro newspapers within the city. There In noox- T vequiremout thint tho noticy sliould state tho Divers ‘whero tho_election ia to bo hiehl, oF that thu Heation of minority reprcsentation was to ba voled Uvont but enly that *thirty daya’ notiew shivil b Riven " of auels election by publisbinig & otlce tereof, Binils, Bf an cloction an to whetlicr tho city suall beconte Yncorporated under tho aet. According_ 10 the avermeut of tha ples, the Common _Councll, purmiance of {he firat pection cf tho act, did in the same rotol- utfon by which they subinittad (he guention of incar. ation, nppoint tho thmo sod pluce of te elrction, and Buch recolutivn wss, oo the Glir day of January, 13i5, published o n daliy uowspnper ti Chleags-—tio cor: oration nowspapit, in which i was requlred by law that tho proceodingy of tho Comuon Council should De pudhiehed, Thad any cleclor winied to sacertain tho places of tho election Leyoud what the notice {uformed him, tho imeans of knowledgo were at hand by recurring 16 tha ranords of the Common Councll, tho hody whol duty §t waa to appoint tho places, 8 tho taw {nformed im, A = g s 3 H 5 £ e S = 2 £ road Company V&, Pinkerton, decided at ihe Neptots Bor term (1873) of thin Coutt, which was the eave of e elevtion by n town an to whether it would malies donu- $i012 10 116 I2ilroad Company of E1d,601inbonds, This stathte roquirad that tho petition for the etection aliould slate tho smount of tha bondw, ratoof intercat they were 10 hear, aud tho timo whea tho bonds ehould be p Lle, and that notieo should Lo given of the eicction “aiating fully in tho hotice thooblect of the clection,” Tho notise £ald nothlni about the length of Hu the Londs siiould ran, or the rato of ftcrest they should Lear, The petition filed mth the Town Cierk, coni- wlied with tha requiroutont of tho tatute, Thie notico Blated that & pecitton had been Gled i the Town Cierk's office for an election as to whether the town Wonld myle & donatiou to the Company of B2,k in Bonds. An objcction betng mada to the valdily of e cloctlon, Locauso the notico was fnsuiliclent tn the urtientars abnye-named, 3 wan heid had tho petition On o it the Clerkén omce nfforded inforition how Tung tho Londs were tu run atd their rate of {nterast, and that the notire, In cconection with the prition, was suflicient, 50 here, the nolice given, fu connec: ton, with thie resnlutivw of thy Constnon Council, fize Iny thia poliitig-plices, we aro of opinlon sutiicicutly fulnllod the requirement of giving » notice of aurh oluction,” althowzh trs notive itaclt dld unt atate tho placen whero (Lie eloction wan to Lo beld, Auy eloctor \elublug intormotion upon that subfect was referped Dy tho law {0 0 nouree of information, tho record of thia proceedinga of tho Common Council. ‘Electors must Le eupposed ta havo kuowledge of suclia publle Iaw, and one motlfied s ubontto bo Submiticd ta thelé sction for spproval ar rojoction, Veeley vo, Thowpaon, 44 Hl,, ¢, avd_Harding v, Holl- Toad Compsny, 6 Ta. 80, are refereed 10 s caird “hera fhia Court haa Loul kpecial electiona 1o ba void wwhop hield without the required notico, We regard (heso cased s QUITE DIJTINGUIBIIABLE FROM TUE ONE UNDER CONBIDERATION, This ono wns an election na 1o levsing a county tax, tho other s clecticn a8 to a subseription by a county toflo caputal stock cf a ratlroad cowpany, In oth cars the statuto Tequired notico for u specifed num- Der of daga tobo siven of theelection, The natices given wera not of tio ruuiiod lengtl uf e, ond thy Sioction were held invaikd on thut account, Thore wan thcrey o volation of an cxprosked statutory requiro- mient, Tere, as bas boen statcd, Miero was 5o viols- tion of any cxpreen requirement of tho statate, "Tuo places ouly, and not tho time, of honling the cluction are hore fnvolvad, The Mlaco of bolding an Cloction would seew o bo'ouo of tho lesst imporlant of tirs Ahinge pertalning ta tho notiec, eapectally whon The placo 4 Jiot. to be fixed by tho notieo, but is tixed Ly publie suthority, na fu this case, by (o leghalatise Dedy of the eity, Trevious notico of the Hmo may be impioetaut, to cinblo thie_ voter 1o nrrangn boforehani witls a vikw thorelo, Notico for tho fill prescribed Tengih ay be caoutinl to afford opgostunity tor (ne forioation fal consizrution, in order 1o enablo the votor fa vote fnfehigently ; Lut it would not seem to ultervo any Japoitant end that tho votor shoull Ynyo previons notico for auy losgih of timoo? tho place of holding tno election, There wat biero o pollin eluctor’s ward. Ifad an of election-duy Lecn dewirous of votiug, but did * mot kuow the placa of tho elvction, 1o ohvlously might hava ascertaincd ft ot ance, wlthe ontt disticulty, upon inquiry ; aud st s not percolved ‘Wherelu ho Was subject to bo prejudiclally aifccted by tho want of a previous knawlodge of tho place whoro tho election was to bn lield. A toiho notico not stat- fng thot minority reg resentstivn would bo submittod ta ba voted upow, there I8, as Lefora remarked, no ex- pread requiremiont of tho tatuts thiat the uoticy should Gostilo, Tho uct, as wa hold, by ita awn force, nu- Hhiorizing a Voto whon the queation of minorlty Topro- seutatiot, without 1Lo fornial aubmiy don of it by the Common Councyl, ud thaact slso Gxtug e tiwe sud v 0f tho vote Upwn the question, viz, the tno sud Placa of voting upon tho queation of becomiuy ineor forated under tha act, tho election upon the uetion of miuority represontition might bo legally holdon, wo thluk, without otico vt Lesn glven of it, e electorn tuy bo well presumed to kuow when sn elec- tion fized 13 law ot certoln time and placo i to bo “Flic casa u (hin reapoct of tho question of mi- utation, we are of opinion, fulls with- geaeral ralo lald dosn o' Dilon on Corporations 2d, ¥4, ¥, 130: “ Elections fixed by Inw at aeertelu time aud placo mny bo logally holden, al Thongli natfco lina not been puldished or ilveus bit § thio time Lo uot defincd by atutute, and 13 to be fixed by tolcs, tho notiee reuired 1 dmperstiv, ud veo , Tho Fcoplo va. Cowles, 13 lnca appointed in_ench elector on the worning Chaley, Court, Leln 6o 41505 Tho Fonplo’va, Mortwell, 13 Mich., 503 3 For bscartr, 15 Ohlo Bi., 6323 Htaio va. Gootze, & 3. Hosoon 58 tho thno ‘and place wera sp- Wy tntod of tho ulection on 1ho question” of becomiiig scorporated, thuh tha shne and " placo for the voting upon th question of minority representaon waw fnxed by law, as ot the famo Limo and pinco with tho former, Notico of such former clerilon taken with law would sezvo aw notico of tha eluction upon tha question of minority representution, AHE THIRD AROUKD OF ORIECTION 1o tho vallalty of 1ho election fe, thy clhunga made by tho Cownmon Councll Apeil 16, 1816, 1n {ho pluces of holdtog tho olection. 'Ihe plss avees that o (st da; o Comuon Council had dofinitely sscertained tuat movoral of the ylaces ul which the vota waa taken at the November clection, 1871, could Hot he procured {or such purpose {or o clection to Do held o the 23d day of April, 18755 aud that, thero- upion, the Common Council pavned a preamble and resolition doclaring tho sscertaiument of sucl fact, and did thereby iz a8 thu places gvhero thu olection shoufd ~be held one pladd in cach ward of tho city, nino or more of which Placca wero the sato otes ixed by tho frst-namned resolutlon of Jau, 4, 1578, and the remainder wero ju the viciuity of the polling-places of such wards as Hxed by nald rosotution of “Jun, 4, 1875, anid that wucl proainble and resolution wera published fu tho cor- puration uewspaper ob tho inth day of April, 1675, sud {lat tho places st which the eloction wai th ba Letd wero, beforo the 23 day of April, 1575, gencrally kuowa to the voters of tha city, T8 CHANUE IN THE POLLING-PLACER was mudo by the lawful autbarity—te Commou uncil,—sud_the electlon wis held ot the rlaces fixed, To bo sure, thero was not ihirty W slection would bu a% thoss places; but thero was Ahlrty notico of the thme of the e tiun, It must be admilted that fhiero may ba cuvce where a notified place of bolding an eloction way bo yroorly chaugod without notica tiereof for in- lanco, whero @ bulidiug dusiguated for such purpos should o dostroyod by Bre, Thoro ls reason bo Lo« Hiovo, frow the circumetances, that the places st whirh -tho oloction was hold were ' gonerally kuown to tho voters of the clty beforo the day of election, 1t ls uot wven whiereln tho chaugs wde wus calculstod to pro- duce any fnjurious eff d wo ate of oplufon that 1t shiould not, under the clrcumatances, bo held a sut- Sclent ground lo invalidato the election, Appolluo hus sasiguod CuONS ERRODS on tho rullng of thy Uaurt Lelow in sustalning demur- zers to cerlalu ruplicationa to the tuird snieuded ploa, Bt as spplication wes wade (0 the Gaurt Lelow, by the defeudsut, afier the Qllug of thu Afth plea, for leavo to withdraw the third plea, which was refuscd, and an sppellauta’ counsel atato in tholr bricf that they do ot duaire to rely upon this plua, and re coutent that 44 shall L treated ss sbandoned, wo shall rogard fias uot ju the rocord, and uot conwider tho cross werare, ‘Tho defendant bad tho right to withdraw tha plea, aud tho Court shauld huve grauted leave to do roperly sustaiucd 10 the 61tL ples, (he Judgmend will Yal ?:vculm.\ aud 1ho cauas Temanded, 4 e e THE RESULT, THERE WILL LE NO CITY ELEOTION, Tho declslon of the Buprewme Coart in tho quo- warzauto case wad the chiof toplo of converuas I dayut nulico given that o da; w reRalint i, the | | tion among loeal olitictans and in city ofMiciat alrclen yeatordaz, Masor Colsin, whom 8 Tnin- uNE roporter found at bin offien recowving congratulations of komna frisnds ot hin sioction for an additionsl term by tha Huoromo tourt, i respomn to the question whnther thore would by & cily olection called thia fall repliod : **Thero will bo no city vlection untll April; tho decinlon uaila that point, 'Thore can biv no elee- tion under tho chartor untll then, and thero aro 6o yacaucios {o fiL"” IN TIE CITY LAW DEPARTIENT the reporter mot the Hon, M. F. Tuley, ex- County-Attornoy Jamoy 1, Ttoot, and Emery A. Btorrs, to wham colicetively aud eovorally thn reportor #aid: What will bo tho effect of tho decision na to tho city election Mr. Tuley—The Common Council can order an olection o fill vocancles; Lut tho Council cau't Héeloro vacsnclos, Whelhor thern ara vacancian depeonrs g tho Conatitutlonsl proviaion probibitig thy e clansin of tho terin of elective officers Leyond the terms for piuch thof atwclectzd. Tuat n n pi Diwyern will differ, My opinion (s that Conwtituticn willnake tho vacanicien—that tha seveesl omcek wiuder tho Conatitntion will Lo vacaot st the expiration in Decomtier of thie terma for which tha jnctinbentn wein elected, A caancould bo miade by spriieation to thy Bupremn Caur for a mandanun 0 compel the Mayor and Conncll o order an loction o fill thi vaeat fca, and I thiok » decision conld be obtained vu it in Jauus pt AL ROOT- Thero Bre no vacancles, anl certainly thera ean ho nono until the expiration of thi fermix for which tho prencit officers were electod, whicth will et bo until Decomber, Councll cannot order au elestiun until thiere ix 0 vacancs,—con't mako tho order, T meat, - Hi the vacancy lan occurred, Then the time would Lo wo abort, thero would bo little uso of having an eleotlon, Mz. Tuley differed with Mr, oot as ta whe fhn Couneil might mnke the order fur an eloction, e Beld that it tuight bo made IN ANTICIPATION OF VACANCIES Otherwlse thote would Lt ui fterim or vae cancy, which tlie power to order an electivn wan piven to prevent, Alr. oot said he had liad oceasion to exsmine tho point, and that o too found that tho ordes for ths election ta bo held could not lio mada untll e vacans clos had occurred, to aceu 300 BTORRY #aid he was not preparred to givo an opinion off-hand —not having {nvestigated e nubject, Isat he inchined to tho opdnion expresscd by i, Ttoot (hat Council could not pass o order for tho clectiun untii thero wan in fact a vacancy, Mr. Frank Adams, Asslstant City Attorney, who was prenent, then remarked to Mr. Tully © ‘Thero are no vacanclen to bo fiiled. ~ 1f you think my oftica Iy vacant Just try o casy agalnat mo and you'll Bud out before yor get througl with that cane, L. EQUERT JAMIKSOS, City Attornoy, who enteral sbortly aftersaris, in ro- 1ly to the question whetber there would to'» city eléztion thia fall, suid ¢ “Thors can bo 10 eloction untfl April, Tha drelstnn of the Suprcmo Court settle that, Thera will bs no vacaney untll thon, for the Conatitutional provision ogalnst the extenvion of electivo oftices docd not ap= iy, 'ho chiarter of 1472 43 nola new laws thoualh Tl sdapteil by tho city 1t hay Lecn in fore sico 142, The only election it provides for iy in April, and thera can bo none nnuil thew, ALD, BUIAIPNER, To pubstantially tho sams question put Mr, Jamte- son, AlL. Bchiaffuer, Chatrman of tho County Repube lieah Camnpalgn Commistes, anfd = “Thore ean bo 1o cliy eloction held thin fall, 'The opintun of ominent counrel which 1 havo had on that polut n, that there can ko no_election held under tho charter of 1p7—which the Bupreme Court has dee cided was adopted anil [4 in forco—to fill vacancica occurrlag under (ho prior cbarter, Auoilur poiut i+ Uiat, winkor. (o charier of 13,2, (e city tait b dis trieted lefaro tha election can lie held, and the Aprit glection Ia tho only une provlded for under tho 1372 charter Mr, Schaffnor expresacd tho opinlon that no offors would be mude to eiect city oMctuls this fall, WARHINGTON MEKING mid o bnd not rewd the decislon of tho Huprema Court, but, unless it pused upon tho Constitutional rolut #8 10 the extenatoy of thie forus of oflicals, w eld or {ndicated that the Court might hold that der it vacancles would occur, he thought on election of uity officers would be attetapted tuis, fall. 1T the Qeciston was Bilont upon th point indicated, {n bis oplnion, nu cloction would by attcmpted, A NEEDLISS TELEGBAM, 1f any one thing was over wanting 1o completo the nappiucsa of the Aldermen and ather city ofickals it caie yesterday fu tha fcllowiug telogram from dudge Dickoy o Ottewat 4o warranto Judgment govereod, and canna re- muanded, T, Lyua Dk er,” This \elegram was a picce of Ted-lape, Not vua of thio city ollicials but kuew the reaull of the decivion at Ignst twenty-four Lours befors §t wea produced fn Court, Whether this fn a reault of Judze MeAlibier'a fifoudabip 10 tho party 1# nottobo said, 1t will Le remewbored that in the Polico Hoard fnjunction de- clslon delivered Ly the esto Judge, 1 Wan knows precively what way It had rono at loaat twelyo hours afore thu docision reached this city, and ous of the city's luwyers knew tho whole dociaion almust by beart after reading it over n tow minutos, Theu ome time afterward it was rumored that iy Treasurer O'Hurs was & guest of Judgo MeAllister on tho very eveniug ho wan Qrafting Lla decision, and thero Wero tuoso who pointed to tha fact wilh 8 very sigoificsut glance, Judga MeAllister was fn town Mondsy, und Mondsy evemmg ot least oue-half of tho oMiclals knew ail about it Yuess ato merely stroct stories well worth newspaper men~ tion, althiough perbiaps {hey do ot bavo tho loust Loariug ou aky one's ntearity, sud lesst of all, jor- haps, do thoy affect Judge MeAflister, o wanis a osition cn (ko Circuit enel, 1t i sabd, and this, 100, ¥ nuother story current among the lesders in lvcal politics, A3 tiie jubilation aud gloriGcation_over the Victory was thus spread over Mondug, Tucaday, s yentorday, but bittls happened yesterday that showed uny extra amount of ¢xultxtion, Mayor Colvin muiied boniguently from his oilice chalr nuarly all day, nud recetved thio congratulations of hia friends with the utmost complalasnco, Tho reporters gathered about Lim lke fies about & molssos- jug in laylugetimo, end e was not atall annoyod by thelr prosence. The process of futer- vlowing commenced at ouce, and continsied all the afternoon, Ona uf tho gaug would get a seutonco or 1w doti on paper, aud then bo would e off <0 the idawalk ta gatlier up & aontoueo from souehady elae, QW NOLS THE PECIMION ILEASE YOUR huxol ? " asked the wodt farward of the gang, Aayor Culyin—You will liavs 10 trest mo well now, boys ; Tam Blayor until 18:7, Ttep,—Then 1kers ure uo prospeets fora city slection thin fall? Mayor—Nono that Tae. We all bold over uutil tho charter eiection day next spriug, and 1 hotd over until tho apring of 1677, Rep—Say (licra ot by o special election for tho purposo of fldling the vacancies caussd by the vzpita- tion of tho terua of twenty Aldertnen this fall 7 Meyor—No, ulr: 1havohad n verbal opinion from Judyo Dickey on (hat point, ‘Thero ean 1o no special clections under the cliarter, Al tho Aldermen will Bold over untll apeing, aud than the fall quotn of thir- ty-aix will s elocted, after thy city Lisa boen Todiatrict- el accordiny o s cetis Rep,—Will all thy cthur city oficers Lold over with th Admiulatration? Mayor—To be sure they will, Thy four thief clectivo officers will holil over wiih e, I bellevo; Lul [ um Dot wuro on {3l polnt, AL ang rato, there 'will be no election uutil sprin Juin then Mra, Colviu and Mrs, Do Long, thelr daughtor, entered, awd they, too, began to intvr- viow him, They wanted to kiow how many sloeiilons nights ho had upcnt on scvount of thit horrhl decision, and Low ho enjoyed i, and o thousand aber auestions that uono but a woman—uot even tho most zauiitive and unscrupulous reporter—would sver think of. Az soon as thoy had doparied tho Mayor was sgaln subjoetod (o tho ordeal, bilt beyond thu fact that Lo rojoiced_vzceedingly and {utonded to obey all the mandatos of the chartor to tho lettor, he would not g0, Just nbout ae tha reporter wad departing he callod out, ** You noed not forgot that we'ro the only city officlals who ever reducod thetr uwn walarizs, ovou if the decislon was in cur favor,” *AMON( THE ALDEWMEX tho Jubflation wan not as great s might bo_expocted, 8210 of them may yot ind out that when they voted for_and give thel? suppart for the chatter tiey wetw merely cutting thete own oflizial throaty with n rather dull wospon, Sonia of them, Lowoyer, woro almost Jutosicated with joy, but thoy belonged 10 tha clams whiove terms would lisve otherwisy uspired this And now thelr chlel ovcupaiion for thy boxt six onths will te tn Loraws, raiile, and bothor each othor ahout how thoy are golug o divids the wards up, s bow they e gulng L KU thle mac's claces, f0F ro-aloction by Laklog 8 alice oif Lis ward, of hiow thoy wre going {0 make sure tho vloction of another man who ia dewervodly unpopular i bis own ward, Thero 18 smuch fun sbeaid. ——— LEGAL OPINIONS. JUDOE LAWRENCE. Ilaving a strong desire to aucortain tho views of tho legal gentlemon whio sro intercatod on tho offect of tho chinrtor decision, = reporter callod on Judge Lawreuce, sealor couusel for the Citi- zepa' Associstion, and asked him whothor he thought tho deciajon settled the saus or not. #That I cannot say,” roplied tho Judge, *‘until L havo had time to soo aud road tho do- cislon. As yct Ihave no furthor information than that tho caso s rovorsod and romandod, Thst evidently means that there are som thingi in the casa tLat atill neod trial, Lut, 88 10 the potutu de- cidod, I cannot yet 3y "o tho reporter produced tho dispatch publivhed by an sfternocn paper, and sakod Judgo Lawreuco if hau ik woen that, Ho roplivd thit ho had not, sud procoeded Lo read the slip carcfully through, remarklug, av bo lald it down, * 1€ they have declded alf that, it would sees a8 f it settled” the camm, BHILY o resumed, after & moment, L cau bardly lmagiue that thoy kave made 80 swoeplig 8 deciwion, aud I sball not be couviucad of it uutil I haye some belter autlority than that.” +Hut,” sald the reporter, *ihld afiecta only the ot ylis, ov | udoratand, . Aro thero ot other questiony to bo pasaed on 't In Toply, Judito Lawrencs sald: * Tha report v a0 ‘mengre Lat 1 cannot posdibly Judye whetber they bavo ausod oD the erovdserrors fled by us, bus I prosutne Blay liava. Atanyrato T caunot sy what tho odect will be uutil T bsve seen (ko toxtof the declalon, Té botug pretty cloar hat thore waa nothiug moro that Judye Lawroace intendod to say o the subject, thu reporter passad over to find AR, PENCE, tbe Junfor counsel fu tho oise, Ile was in hisoffico sud kud vosu tho dispatel, sud the (ollowing conversas ICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1875, 13 111 tnok placo betwoen him and the uearchior for in« formation ¢ portar~Daes it appear to yo ision 17 & inal one 7 [ ha queetions i diapute nre not dartded Inaet rome of thoin are 16t, The cate an 0.8 on ite nerite, bt only a8 10 tho city's 1 cleetinn nt o)l ien, f2 109 elle A of the opinion ? Mr. 1',— 11 10 I relation o the fifth ples, and it sim- dy af norta that the city Iied & right 1o hold an electinn I the manner they did, provid~t they can show thet tha ¢ ngo In tin voting-places tnate April 18 doprived 1o eftizim of hin vote, in Thay whow that fart? Mr, F.—Cottainly not; and forthermore, wo can Alinw by a laTge numbor of witncases that many Yotes wiradost Lecansn cilizenn could not Aud the votiog 08 after they ware moved, BTl the short diapatch loes not indieate all the points Mr, I'—No, nctst all; weesnnot yet say what tho aninion wason th point of the polling-iista, clarka, ete, ‘Then tliers were tha ceost-rrrom fied by 193 of cours woutull hiave to await thy full test beforo wo can Judge of the matter Nonlly, 1t.~The cano comen back to ths lower court for trial, does it ot Me, P.—Yes 3 but after Stintrled in the Criminal Court it wiil of rourka hasato g0 up sgain, and the Hugrenin Court duss not Meat ayaly for & yoar, A0 that the caun canaut e reachod i Lime Lo afivct matters ) Mz, Donco, that the Iiasing gotien at all tbe optuion Mkely to ba given betore Ahe Tull dectaion 18 perused by (he lawyers, tho reporier ahsented him - THE COUNTY BOARD. Fight on ILetting the Conrt-Howe Foundation Contract, The Job Not Awarded {o the Lowest Didder. An adjourned mecting of tho County Board way hold yestorday aftetnoon,~all presentoxcopt Cowmnusioner Burdick. Commigalouer Holden was callod to the chair. THE COURT-IIOUSR RTONE, A communication from tho Hon. \W. A, Stael, of Jolict, fuviding atientiou to hiv quarriea and & visit from tho Board, was received and re- forred Lo the Committeo ou Pablic Buildings ana Public Bervice, A communication was also read from tho stone-men at Quincy, stating that tho train o tako tho Board ta Quincy wonld leaso Friday cveniug insteat of Thuraday morntng, notwithatand- 10§ tho dechion of tho Board 1o tho coatrnry, Commisalonier Jobuson maid the Board preferred to leavo thocity Thursday morning, ao that the country could be seen through which they would pass, Comnmirgioner Conly uaid Lo did not oare s great deal alout the trip, but ho supposed if tho Hoard went to Quincy it would bn o sce tha stone there, ratlier than tho country through which tho trip would bo made, After some furlher discunaton 1t was agreed to arcept the conditions of the fuvitation and start t3-morrow crening, APPROVAL OF A HOND. Tlie bond of Dawhnor & Co,, fur putling tho steam- beating fixtutes uto the now Iospital, was read aud approved, ORE GAY. Commirrioner Carroll moved that the question of rutling in a new gasensching at tho Insane Asylum, Which was defeated at the last meeting, be takon up. ‘Tl former report of the Commitoo sdopting tho Exsolafor Gas Machino was called for, read, and tho voto by which it had been defoated was roconsidered, aud tho repurt wan atopt CUMMLTILE BEPOUTS, Tis Committen on Pubis Bullling snd Education reposted_that Willizm AlcCunne, contractor for thie ono-work on the Buudents! Hall aL_Englowond, bod atopped mork, and nsked for authority to advertso for proposals to complete the contract, “Adoptod, T Comumittes ou Public Buildings snd r'ublic Sor- ice repuriod {n favor of Awarding thia contract for the foundation for tho pow Court-Houso to Henry lams for 3 4,8%, Comiulraioner Orawford was oppored to the adap- tion ‘of tho report, and sdvocated tho letting of thy work to MeNell & Bon, who wero lower bidders, Mo was watisiod with McNeil's bonde, and that he yauld complete tho work ) 1t were given Bim, o knew Hirine (o te entirely reliable, but thera were lower foint Lids, even throwing nut tho bid of McNeil, Comtniasiouer Clough opposed the roport, and ad- vocated Jhie letting of the coniract o MeNeil & Son, on the oondition that fliey furnlsh satiefuctory bouds, and madu a motion 1o that offuct, Coruisnlouer Carroll vecondod tha motion, which wa further discussed, pro aud con, by several'of the mctubers. 1o Fhe tuotion was Seally put aud loat by the follow- o vote : Year—Busse, Carroll, Clough, Crawford, Guentlier, e only, Werttng, Tl uya~Couly, Herting, Tolden, Johnson, Lonsrgan, Casizey, BKussell, Schinldt—y, ) e ommusvioner Ursmford moved that the report bo deferred for ons week. Cammissloner Uiough secondod the motion, snd satd Aliat Mr. McNefl bad statod fo the Comumiitos that ir tho Lond offered war not sutficent, ho would furnish othier and acceptablo bondsmen, He dlid not koow thiat Mr, McNeil had been fnformed of the Insuflicion~ vy of Lia boud, aud it was & inatter of justios to bim that o klould beve smple time to submit o new bond Before tho contract was lot Lo a Ligler bidder, Commiruioncr Dunse was In favor of postponing the malter, Hohad o fdos of giving away the people's motiey s but, 1o tae conirary, felt it to bo his duty to protect th public troasury,’ Thera was no evideuce that Mr, McNell could ot fulall the contract, sud he wai In favor of giviug him & fair trial, sspestally since Ly 0 dofng Lo poopl would ba waved §t2.000. ‘Commlsriones Jouss wanted tho making of the award postponed. COMIMISAIONER JOHNBOX eas i favor of maxiug the sward to Harme at once, ‘Tho gentlemon 10 favor of yostponing, ko Lelleved, wero' candidatea for ro-gloction, and somo of theny would doubtlons Jike tho mattor powtponed until sttor thcir iudividual fules wero determined i Novem- ber, flo bad uo faith inboudsmon, bl wanted re- sponsiuility iu tho priveipala, Comtnissloner Clough retorted that Mr. Johnson tod snddenly changed front, for it waa only a few weekn eford that ho had urged the making of bonda i1 letthig work 50 Ligh 86 10 drivo off straw bidy, Now Do argaw! that Loudsmen wero of Lo account, uacless, nnd ¥iniyly a matter of form, aud in 1ho samo bresii a3l that MeNell'a hopdamen wers not sulicient, After som further discuwsion, the motion o' post- oo was loat by tho following vote : Yvas—Busse, Carroll, Clougl, Crawford, Gunther, Jous—6, Nnya—Conly, Herting, Nolden, Johnson, Lonergan, McCafirey, uksell, Bchmidi—g, Amotion was prompily wado to adjourn, which was Joxt by o voto of 810 6, Commuselonor Johnson wovod tha adoption of the zeport. Commisstoner Clongh mosod to amepd by making the award ta W, 1. Lownrd for tronchiog aud_piling aLSH.b3, aud B, I, dobel, for masonry st $53,386, ‘maklng in tho aggregata $a0,440, on Liu fling satiafsc tory bund, ste, “ho amendment wan lost by the followlng vote: Yraa—Bwes, Clougn, Quenther, Jonea—i, Nags—Uarcoil, Coutoy, Crawturd, llerting, Molden, Johuton, Lonergan, McCaftrey, Riikrell, Behmidi—10, During (Lo calling of tho roll weveral members tada oxplanations of thelr yoles, which partook of tho s~ turs of & discussion of the fnancisl standlug of Atr, lowar), orcral saylnig ho wae I Daukraptor, Commissioner Schmldt moved th provious ques- tlais, on the adaption of the report of the Catamittee, which, upon bofng put, provailod, aud the report was adopied by the following vote : Year—Conly, Herting, Holden, Johnson, Louurgan, Metailrey, Rukaoll, Selimidt—3. Vya—Liuase, Carroll, Clough, Crawford, Guenther, Jou =5, Thio 130ard then adjournad until Monday, s ai et ol S FIIE ROCKIFORD DUEL. Apparent Beliof of the Winnebago Au= thoritios that Poslgnto Fought the Ste Louts Editors! Buel for 'Them. Specat napalch to Ths Chicaco Tridune. Rockron, 11, Oct. 6,.—Work was commonced on the duel case hero to-day by the Grand Jury of Winnebago Couuty, Mayor Linken was the first witness, 1o was followod by Barshal Ruily. 'Thoy both sworo that Postgate told them ho bad ecen the duel, bus further than that rothing was gainad from thom. I, I, Porter camo noxt, 1o was subjectod to a vlose exami- nation of nearly an bour, but left the Grand Jury fv thesame advancod state of wiadom, for he wag not upan the ground. Ono hackmau was also oxaminod this aftoruoon, A. . Bmith, aud two men namod ‘Tofllomeyor and Holcomb, eaid to lisve boun witnossos of the dual, will bo ex- snunod osrly to-morrow. Tho non-appearance of postgato wotriod the Biate's Atlorney ex- trewely. S e e TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION, Syceial Diavatch th The Chieajs Trinme. Dixoy, Lik, Qct. 6. —The Fatbor Mathow Tem- peranco Sociotlod of Northern Illinoia will hold & grand calobration at Amboy on Monday uext. Oct, 11, Largoe dolegationd will be pressut from Lasalle, Mendots, Polo, Forreston, I'reeport, aud Btorling, Tho delegation from thi oity wil) go Ly special trsin, taking with thom the Dizon Cornot Band, Tho Rov, Father Hodnott doliv- crs ¢ho oration at 2 p. m, RAPID STREET TRANSIT, Sueclal Disvatch (o The Chicage Trduns, New Youg, Oct. 6.—~The Hapid Transit Com- missionors to-ddy ducidsd npon sutheriziog an clevated railway, which {8 upon the plan of Dr. Kufus W, Gilbert, whom thousands of Ill- noiu soldiers will remember as the surgeon of snt& ier'y division 0f the Araly of tho Cum- orlaad, -tho district in which such WASHINGTON. What the Departinent Special Agents Cost the Governs= ment. Bomething About the Latest Schems to Grab Chicago Lands. A Brief History of the Porterfleld and Yalentine Serip. Additiona]l Reforms Inaugurated in the Interior Department, Another Tengthy and Exhausting Re- view of Bherman's Memoirs. SPECIAL AGENTS. WIAY TITAE GENTLEMTY COST TIIK GOVERNMENT. Spectal Dipaten te The Clacain Tribune, WasnixutoN, D.C. Oct. 6.—Cummizsioner Atkinson considers that thn recent putiications relative to to tho Special Service Division of ke Ponston Burosu reflect on him. 1t1s just to ntato that tha oxpetses of the HSpecial Servico Divieion of his office have Lecn $4,%00 lesw wince he reorgaunized tho Huresu, on July Ist Ins than thoy @ere prior to that time. Lofore that, ten men woro employod in thin city at an aggro- gato componeation of §13,200, The reor- gauization cut tho number of employen dosn to eix, with an Bggregato compenuation of $8,420, The ageots employed on work iu Washington wero allowad but £2 per diem bemdes Lheir rogular salaries, hecause of tho extras number of hourn they labured daily, ‘Tho acting culef of tho Special Bervice Div,sion »ayy that this componsation did not weem axor- bitaot i view of tho fact that gpecisl agonts in tho Jost-Ofice and ‘Ureasury Depart- menty receive not less than £3 per diem iu addition to iheir salary, Tho chiof of tho Post-Office specinl agents gots €5,500 per yess ond $5 per dim, whilo soversl spocinl ououts ot 1,600 and 3 or &5 per day. ‘Tho Chicf of Tronsury Agents gots 310 per day. Alate otdar of Gen, Cowen. Actiny Hacrotary of tho Interior, euts off all special ni- lowances, except when tho Ageuts aro actually on duty investigating frauds. —— LAND.SHARKS. THEIR DESIONS UPON CENTAIN CRICAGO TROP- ZuTs, Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tridune, Wasmxaroy, D, C.. Oct. 6.—~The attempted oatry at tho Springfield, IlL, Land Office, by o Mr. Midaleton, of Washington, of certificates of the Porwerfiald srip upon lands in the centro of Chicsgo, including tho Palmer Houde, Las been mado known to the Goneral Land Oflice throught Mr. Middleton himself. o Las mado applica- tiop at dilferent times to tho oflicers and clorks of that office to ancertain whotber his appoal had arrived, This Portorfield ecrip s similar in character to the Valentino scrip which Drum- mond, ox-Cominissionor of tho Land Oftice, in sesking tolocate upon the lands of the Illinois Contral Company in Chicago. THE PORTERIIELD ECRIP howerer, has less value than the Valontine serip, ing much 88 it csouot be located upon unsur- voyed Isnds, Tho Porterfield crip I8 properly o Tevolutionary land-warrant, aud uot a serip in the same senso aa tho Valentiuo ecrip. Tho formor scrip 18 much oldor than tho Valentine, having beon isaued under a_ wpecial act of Con- ross 1u April, 1560, ‘The wholo amount of it iy for 6,188 acres, It was issued to the heim of Charles Portertield, o Captain of the Vircinia Lino iu twe ltevolntionary War, who had negiected 1o take out his land un- ] barred Ly the goneral nct of 1452, and for whose reliof this subsoquent legisiation was had, The warrant for tho entiro 6,000 acres went to tho helrs, who very speedily sold tha onmiire amount for ONE DOLLAR FET ACIE, Of the 6,000 acron nearly one-tulf lias already been located upon lands, some of whick are of great vaiuo, The remaiumg half is onved by the law ftrm of Clupman, losmer & Co., of this city, who bought it pomo yesrs 8go for §12 per acre. They are holding this scrip evideotly for tho purpiose of epeculation, nad it is presumed that Middlcton olteived bts warrant through thom, if hie hoa not acted di- rectly for themn, Chipman was a Daolezato in the lase Congrees from this District, Tho Comnus- uigfimr of tho Genersl Land-Oftice 1u bua report il BECOINUND HOME LEGIRLATION which may help to provent the rald upon inno- cont owners of Iaud by speculators who hold Lottora of Marque in tho rhape of tloatiug scrip and ho will eepecially recommend thint po fur thor issues for such purposes be made. No prooceedings havo boon takon rolative to tho entry of Valentine serip upon the Illinois Con- tral lands b{' ox-Commissioner Drummond, ox- cept to regularly entor thom upon the books. Drummond has as yet made no motion in the matter. Velontine scnp is issued upou the com- mouest of paper. withoat tho seal of the olice, and could be counterfeited in any country print- ing oftica. AE———— NOTES AND NEWS, EX-ATTORNEY FISHLL. Bpecial Dipatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasmsatox, D.C., Oct. G.—The frionds of tho late Asistant Districl-Attorney Fisber are endeavoring to securo his roleass from prison on the ground that ha s of uniound mind. A petition for that purpose wau to-day prosented in court, ¢ MAGLTDER. Iate Treasurer of this District, kuown in the District investigation as ** Stubba” 3Magruder, is i difticulty. Tho Diatrict Commissioners to- dey wmotified him that he snd bLiyv bondemen would bo immodiately sued for & balance of £27,000 unless it i paid. Ex-Gov, Bhspbord is oue of bis bondsmen, THE {KTEIIOR DEPARTAIKNT. The commotiun abaut the Intorivr Department contivues, Gen. Cowon 8 detormiued to stop all abusos ¢onnected with the contingent funa, Ho finds that Mr, Bond, Superintendent of Balldiogs, has been rocklass in the character and amounts of hia purchases, and that the con- tivgent fuad for tho curront yosr has already ‘Deon® very lieavily drawn upon. Gon. Cowen hinw givon snch orders in tha case ns will prav the irvegular and quostionablo uses for which that (und has long beou usod. A RIGHTEOUS DECIBION, The Central Paciio Railroad Company having applied for pormission to tranefor coal-oil aul other combustiblea on its froight boats, which are also licensed to carry passongers, is iuformed Dy the Treasury Department, through tho Col- Icctor of Customas at San Francisco, that the privilege canuot bo granted, the transportation of such articlos by pagsengor-carrying, ateatiors being oxpressly prolubited by law. Appeals, It mado within thirty days from decisions of tha local Boards of steamboat inwpoctors, can bo on~ tortaiwed oniy by the Suynrv(nmg Ingpoctor of ocal Doard is locatod. ‘Fho Suvervldnfllmmcwr alone has power to revorse thoir docislons, it in bis judgmont tho samo is unwarrautod, theroforot he Tressury Deparemont has no authority, aud docliues to interfera in tho-matter of extonding certifls catea of msvectivu to veanols. 70 the A awicuated Press.) THE $17,000 nOBIELY. Wasmisarox, D, 0., Oct. 6.—Awong the truo Lills roturnod Ly the Grand Jury are sight in counection with tho rocout robhery of ma'lmiml Htates Trousury of ovor 47,000, us follows Against Beojamio 1. Hallock, two indictme que each for larcony and embozzloment ; \ wm . Ottmay, tbreo indiotments—grand larceny, recolving stolon property, and recoiviug embezzied money ; T W, Biown, turce inale ments--grand Jareouy, 1ecaiving, coucesling, and attompting ta conoeal stolen monoy, and Foceiv- ing, concaaliug, and attewpling to conceal om- bezzled monoy, knowiug 1t to lLiave beou stolon and ombozzlod. The offense fu puuishablo un- dor {ho statute by confinument in the Peniten- tiary for not more than seven yeurs, or by s fivy of not more than $7,00, or both, at the didere- tion of the Coust. BUERMAN'S MEMOINY, . The snnouncement of a leugthy roviow of Gen. Shermsn's miemoirs, wado up chiety frou ofticial records of tho War Doparsment, reached beio to-day. It will make & volume as largo a4 one of Shormau's. Froo access to thuoticisl files for the purpose of making this compliation was giveu at the Lopartmonc to the sutlor, It Ia by Gen. H. V. Boynton, aud will bo published in o fortnight by Wilstach & Baldwin, of Ciu- cnnati, DEPANTMENT 8TAMIS, The followiug valuos of ollicisl stamps and stamped envelopes wero issuod to the General Departmsnts fortho first quazier of this fiseal voar, ondiog Supt $uil 3 Troannry D, partment, 3907 Foat-! i tice, €310 pariment, 0 ; War Da- Navy Department, #1.510; 430 ; fnierior, 22539 Ju Agrieniture, $L000, Toial, $215,337, ARNIVAL OF INDIANS, A dicgation of throo Pueblo Indinns, from New Mexica, anived hera this mornmg, unie cotumtied by ans agent or interpreter, They ean voly speals mixed Sponiwh, They were takon ta tho Wanhington Houso, and a gontlomau who Apeahs Spanial took thew to the indian Burceu abuut Lo'clock. They bring a lotter of inatruce ton from the Indian Agont in New Mazico, aud also a petition. in Hpanish, notting forth thelr griovances and tho object of thoir yisit, Tho Temsiens 1T Yok, 5 Prosident vigtied & number of pa Denver Inat evening. and forwardel 'ix.?:l:;llrvt wail 10 thid city, Noanformation hae boen ro- cewved hero as to their character, hut it lo- Tievad that tho commissiou of tho new Secretary of the Interior 18 among thewm, TT4UER, To-dey, In the Criminal Court, Judza Wright, a8 tha nest friond of Charles (. Fisher, Jata A - sintant District-Attornoy, and now in nWwAiL- i tral, filed s potition for & writ of halwas corpuy, roprosonting that Fishor, belog of un- rouud ind, 18 not reaponeibla fur hin mots, Judge MeArthur will hear the application on Haturday, THE EVENT OF THE SEASON, It Was the Brillinnt ¢ Opening” ol the Mandel Brothers Yesterday. What o “Tribune” Reporter Saw in That Elegant Establishment, Tho sight wen enongh to thrill the feminivo heart mith rajture, sd no doubt many & pater- familian last ovening received ronowsd and con- tinued esidenco of daughterly affection, 88 the sly lasion remetnbered the most magnificent din- play, aud hopied to transfer aomo portion thoraof to their own posse-sion, Amoug the must noticeable costumes was an aut gray silk oun : underskirt trunmed with kuite-plaiting und Ulas ruilles, ovorakirt myss teriously looped up at one #ide with boss; tho ba:k frimmed with puffs and rows of kleplaits Lug ; plaia, well-fitting round ba o, Drown camol's-hair cloth costume, trimmed Wwith bands of brown sk : Spavish tlounce ; potnted overahirt ; cuirass waist. Ono black sl dinner-dress, with striped vel- vou overdreey, cuirney waist, surmounted with elegaut saah, trimmed with chemlle fringe. A exquisite camou silkk with eoral fowers, round point-lace founces, tamofully arrangod aod elegantly mado. Price, £1,46 A real-brown matelanes costume, trimmed with vory fine knifo-plaiting, exquuite dedign, and most becoming style. A silk costume in tvio shades of brown, with elzlit rows of fine kuife-plaiting on underskirt ; averekirt trimmoed wath thres rows of rngo, Leautifully slojed hack, a novelty attacked to tho front, with largo buttons on eitlier sidv, Two black embroidered Bonnat sitk dressen, one tnmmed with fine netted fringe and several rawy of hnife-plaiting, the other trimmed with black lace. Thero costumon are especinlls hand. womo in stylo aud design, 88 being very tew aud original. Wo understand that making elegant dresses to ordar is & ¥pocialty in this celablisument, “The display of lace aud India camei's hair thawls (worth from £100 to £1,000) cannot bo surpnesed in this city. We uoticed ono Iriol point-lace shawl and sevoral round point, as well as point-applique ahswly, that wero mar- veln of besuty, We nivo noticed o tuatelasse cloal: in navy-Tdue, with largo wicoves and oio- gant desiyn. trimmed with featlier iruuming, uiltod lining,~a most perfocl-fitting garment. Tliore were alto velvot reversiblo shawls, valued at from £10 to £50 ; wealskin Jackets, South-! and Shetland ; maitlosni jackets, cloth and vet clonks, walkiog-jacketw, and children's suit 1n laco points ono _especially noticesble waa val- ued at 3700, and an rish point a: £300, The suit and cloak department bias just been opened under the chargo of B. 0. Boan and Madam Sullivan, botl: forme:)y of New Yorl, and with the houses of Lord & Taylor, Jamus MeCroary & (lo., aud Madam Donovan, Tho attractions in the other departmonts wern enually alluring, Entering the utors from the street, wo firut saw tho black-goods department at the right, stocked with il the rarest fubrics for mourmng. Next camo one of thio most com- ploto dress-goods stocks in tho aity, fu which may be seon tho ricbot And most oouily nrticles of ladics' attiro. Next came tho department of silks, of which thoro was a most buautiful exposttion, especially in handsomo brocades in velvet bars and tripes. T'ha Juce depaitmont vied with that of silks and coetuwen for tha eapture of tho feminino boart, 1t wag glorious s fancy xoods, tastefully dis- played ona raised plstform, covered with vel- vot, nud interupersed with tlowers. In the rear of this aro the whitc-goods; near by is tho housokeepiog department ; and not far off {4 the dark roou whero cveniog silks aro abown. This dopartment is under the especial charge of Mr. Dupeo. The third floor is tho carpet departmont, in chargo of Fred Semor, furmorly of Now Yo ‘Wo saw thero carpats in tapestry from the cale- brated houso of John Crossloy & Sons, lalifax, England,—most beantiful varieties in scroll, pauel, and tloral, A blue-ground tapestry chintz, with border to match, for a chawmber or ladios' noudoir, was particularly noticeable. We shonld ‘also mention rugs in” Permian, Turkish, and Rurchesteen, and all the varictiea of body Drus- sels. On this floor, too, were displaved s fino stock of Turkish table-covers, pillowr-cushions, and pisno stool-coverd in tha same goods, hand- made, aud & great novoliy. only to bo found ot this house, Wo were shown s fine substitute for oil-cloth, called tho patont Lino- leum sloor-cloth, made of cork, It is warm, noisoloss, and carpes-liko,—an articlo of great morit, Wo bave not space to mention i dotail the clegant decorations in sll kinds of uphol- stery work and lambroquins, slso tho fino display of Jco curtaing in Nottingham and_appliquoe. Indecd, wo feel that the above description docs Lut moagre justica to this magniticent oatablish- ment, end in concluson wo will say that, as the opening continucs through to-day, the ladias of Chicago sbotild not lowo the opportunity of pay- ing = visit to the elegant cmporium of trade of tho Mandel Brothers. — . THE FORT WAYNE REUNIO; ‘The Mistake in the Wenther Crentes Somn Discomifort-=Senator Morton Agnin Speake. Spacust Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune. Fonr Wayse, Ind., Oct, 6.—The soldiers’ ro- unton continued to-duy, sod passed off as well as could have been oxpectod, cousidering tho fact that rain foll all of tho time, with scarcely any consation. For tlus reason the programme for the out-of-door exercluen bad to bu chunged, and many loft for home on earls traws, Tho soldiers nssemblod at the riuk In tho fore- noon, and that large struclure was erowd- ol to its uttermost capsoity, A haod- somo flag was presentod to tho Monroe. villo delegation as tho beat urgunized delegation attondiug the reunfon, M. V. B. Bpencer, of tliis citv, mado the prescntation spooch, whioh was respondod to_ by E. G. Covordalo, of Mon- roeville, Bonator Norton waa thuu intrdduced, sud mada a masterly aud oloquout speoch of more than an bour's daration, which was grooted with greas ontbusissm, Gen. Willleh, of Ohio, thon addrossod tho soldiers, aud his wpasch was also well recerved, Thiv brought tho second so- uual reunion of soldivre of Northern Indiana to a cloe, and, considoriug the vory unfsvorably and depressing coudition of the weatker, it was A grand puscoss BUSINESS NOTICES. Gire T Cellx Gouraud's Oriental Croant or 3Magical Deautifier, removes Irockles, Hanples Ballownose, Mot Fatchies, und all wkin blome halied, “Isla proparation bias scquired w reputation the past 1kfsty years aviong Fashiouablo Ladies, which niake it aouglt after by e falr wox, comlug frowm or gotng to tiw most distant countries, for it bas uo equal or rival in it besubifyiug and iunocout qualities. Liks aliostior of DR, GOURAUD'S preparations, thin Las catended 148 sale until it Las become & speciality by [t o tnerits, sud (s not the creaturo of wers sudvertis. ime notoristy, Tbia {uyaluahle Cosmetio is recommended frow oo customer to auothar un actual knowledgo of 1ty value awil utitity, Proparad by Dr, T, FELIX GOURAUD, 48 Bond-at., New York, formerly of Walkert., sud lato of 173 Liroadway, Established 36 years, DIt GOURAUD §y wls 4ho inventor of bie oelubraied Ltaliau Mudicated Soap Poudre Subiila for uprostivg b, Lily Wiise, Liguld Rouye, etc. FIRM CHANGES. COPARTNIERSIIIP, T e of Sloat Brcs, havlug takun us partner Mr, Jobu D. Howard, (e nawa of the Srut will naw be Bloan Brow, & Co, Q. B, SLOAN, M. A. BLOAN, oor, 1, Wik 3. D.’HOWAED, Exccutivo Dopartmont, | LACK BLACK GOODS DEPARTMENT. Great West End Dry Goods House. CARSON, PIRIE & (0, Madison and Peoria-sts,, Call sttention to the following roduotions: which thoy hnva junt mrde in their bost miako of BLK MOHATR BRILLIANTINES, S0 cent quality reduced to 63 ct3 yard. 90 cent quality velueed to 70 efs yard. $1.00 quality reduced fn 75 ol yard, uality redueed to S0 oty yard, 125 quality reduced to 85 els yard, The pricos nt which tho abovo grades’aro offercd are much bolow cost of importation, and mako thom the cheapeat goods in the country ta.day. Two cases Diack Alpaons at 3bctsydi s spacial bargain, ATIEO, Double-width Black Fronch Cashmores, All ‘Wool, 75 cts yard. 43-fnch Black French Cashmercs 00 cts, worth $L15 yard. 43.inch Dlsck French Ceahmeres $1.00, well worth $1.95. Full llacs of Baratheas, Australian Cranes, Tamiso, Crottonos, Datistes, and all latasy Mourning Fabrics. GREAT BARGAINSIN BLACK BILES MILLINERY OPENING TO-DAY, ¥ GLOAKS PALIER & (0, VELVET CLOAKS A SPLCIALTY. Wo have an olegant stock of Ly ons Velvets, als tho best malkes, and sro makiug Cloaks to order at tho same prico 25 they aro sold for out of atock. Ouw shapes and stylos sro olegant, and our prices arc guaran- toed as low astholowest. Wehevon gentleman cloak cutter from Berlin. MILLINERY. In our Millinory Dopartment wo haove overything now and desirable, and are duily adding such novelties as tho bert markets afford. Hotchkin, Palmer & Co. 1_1;7 and 139 State-st, /INDOW GLASS. TWENTY PER CENT LOWER THAN FRENCH WINDOW GLASS 1s AMany Ttmed tho usasl difference from American, faving greatly {mproved this yesr {a STYLE OF PACKING, 34 well aa tn Melting, Flattening, snd Sort- 1ng, o Lelieve our ¢COHANSEY™ aud * BRIDGE- TON" brat:ds euperdor 10 atuer American and EQUAL T0 INPORTED GLASS. Unusual Inducements aro now offered for trial or- ders, which, of course, rhaw best 1n high quality aud Jargs size, * Ono quality better than Fronch can be ured with material savinz. Though our cast 14 considerably enhancod, wo give buyera advantage i price for introduction, COHANSEY GLASS MANUPG CO., N, W. cor. Third and Arch-sts,, Phila,, MANUPACTURERS Virdow Glass, Botlles, and Frut Jars. _ _INSURANCE. AMAZON INS. 00, OFTIO. Capital Paid In..... $500,000 Cash Asaots, Julyi.. 037,540 LANCASTER INS. (0., PENNSYLVANIA. Capital Pald In....... 200,000 Gaib Assota, July i1 “1e%0%e Capital Paid ¥ T sane A) A N 000 Cash Assots, July *308:568 Qood Security, Falr Nates, Prompt and Iouorabis® dealing. APplv st theold Insuranow Agency of B.B. RYAN & CO., Cor. LaSalle & Adams-sts. E. X RYAN, 2. DL MENNPDY, 1._DE n0ODE, 31 _GENERAL NOTIGES, CITY TAX SALE. CITY COLLECTOR'S OFF1Q) (Ko 1, OIt, Guicao, Odt. 6, 1 have now glven all tho indulgenca .rs, And st clogs up collections of eity tazos, s alo will cloao by the Jots lnat, Al who wish to coats and thy Jynaly of twenty-five por cent, which will acerue immediately upon tho ssle of proparty, and wil be pildly caforced, aro uolifed como ins and pay fumediatcly. URUL YOS UGLLEN, City Collector, FOR NEW ORLEANS. Tho Famous Passengur Packet, THOMPSON DEAN, W, B, MILLER, Mastor, GEO, MILTENBERGER, Clirk, feaves Calra Baturddy ovciug, Oet, 9, tnd Mema uesday eveniuy, Uct, 13, without fail. O1L TANKS, WiLsoN & EVENDEN'S OlL TANKS, Witk MBASURING PUMP, 47 & 40 Weat Lake Bt CEIICAG O, £ Send for Catalogue, Maafactarars of BVENDEN'S WOOD.COVERED OANS. BRAZILIAN PEBBLE sl'l:(:'ul‘v'l..‘lfsu# Bulted 1o all sivhte by luapoction st MANASS alagy bo Madliviiat, (EribGAG Suidiagde