Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1875, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SBATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE SCHOOLS. pr. Felsenthal Sends in n Counter Protest. Reasons Why the Biblo Should Not e Bo Used. Denfes tho Assertion that Thig Is n e Christian State, ‘!2., fng tho Dry-Dook Property—The ] Adelphi Leate. of tho Board of Edncatlon was held et ovening, Mormia. lieed, Hayne, Bnllivan, Dltton, Welch, Bluthardt, Clarko, Eogliah, mith, Wilee, and Covert_boing progont. Presi- dent Richbere: oceupied the chair, TETITIONS, Aoamber of potitions were prosented raquest- ‘yanafers of childron to other rchools, Alr, Binthardt moved that all patitions of thia jind hereafter bo reforred to tho Committee on gehoole nd Buporintondont, with power to act. Amnnllfl& cmmilh called for a rising vote, Ite eald {bat there WeTo certain cases of thin kind accur~ fraquently, and it would not be wino to trouble the Committeo with such petitions, whon {bey woro alroady burdened with buainess, Afr, Welch® did not agroe with tho previous ypeaker. Ho smd that parents frequently al- Ieged mrOng OF trivial reasons for translfers, and podid not bolievo io moting upon ench petitions yitbout Inquiring turther intotho cages. Jir, Eoglish moved that tho mattor be laid over, snd thal {he Committas on Rules bo in- giracted to report foms rogulation so that tho goperintondent might act upon such casos with. bringiog them before tho Board. r. Bmith thought that the cases boforo tha posrd ab prosent should bo acted upon fu the sl manor. [ mmwu'nr Mr. Iloyue, tho petitions were oted. Ar, Bmith maved, under a suspension of the rales, that neroafter such potitions must first bo sigosd by the Buperintondent and the Frosident of the Bosrd. Gome diecussion ensuod, sud the motion was withdrawo, Acommunication from Mossrs, Burns & Far- wwwas read, ataliog that thoy wero willing to sign the lease of tho dry-dock property on Block §¢, School Bection, piovided tho Board would sgree fo assumo tho oxpense and aitend to any Jiwgstton which might srise concerniug the owu- muipof the bofler ov the premises, Ieferred lothe Schoo! Fund Connuntteo. ECHOOL AGEN16' REPORT. The report of Bcuool-Ageut Cuaso was_read 1nd referred to tho Committao on Finance. From Qct. 110 Nov. 1, 1875, tho teceipts wore as fol d, ey Reperinienden City schoo-tax fund, Cliy Treasurer., Total, e Toe expenditures were Fouchers’ pay-rolls. Giy Tresre Maaely fau Jones fund. Tolaligers buvevorisiosia . $112,610,09 Acommunication was read from Josish Bla- wll, offering to take tha proportv conveyed in trst by Willam lugtes to William H, Kiog, Jun. 11874, at tho face vajup of tho notes ueld 7 the Board sgainat eald property. the Board to Josd him the sbove amount less 10,000 secured byootes aod morteagoa, Roferred to the FI- oance Commitiee. TUE DIBLE IN THE BOIOOLS, The foltowing communication was read : Cnicado, Oct, 31,0 the Hoard of Kducation— Optiauzy: A'report of the proceadings of your Eosonatle ody n your meetivg of Oct. 29, aa publish- rdinthe daily papers of the city, has como to” my no= tet,30 {rom be report 1 neve loarnod thal seveis otz {olow-Chizens ave prolested agsiuat sourla o wtion concerning tbe sbolltion” of the Bible-resding B cur public m and {hat you lave ro. kered Ihete protests to tho proper comnlites, dsibodiscussion of the question wicther tho Bivl anuid barotalned in the public schools or pot L Lusgainbeen reopened, I feel mysaif induced 1o ap- e belors son withs » catiuterprafest, snd to submit dozorable bLody (e followiug, Iam a ciiizn o Chicago, and seud, myuelf, calldren to the putlic o aod am, theofore, airectly iutorested in tho at el Tusiof sl lot me, #a_one smong many, thank you lot yout recent action, In passing the reaolution in uestion, you wers animated by a spirit of genuino utica snd fafruces, Evon if we should admit (which, werer, we do not) ibat it i8 but a minority who ficrthe exclusicn’ of the Dihlo from the schools, wis » myjoniy sre for tha retention of the would ft mob b an inexcussile, W unlemoeratic, an un-American tyrauniziug of tug nnmrye(nn accidental majority fo forco thelr ro- 8 * views and practices upon tho unwilling aiority? Woald ft ‘nct bo a disrogard of tho con- Kienlious scruples aud ouest convictions of othars, o sutempt for and dieregurd of tho inaliwnabie rights of e minority 7 To fllustrate by example: What right 12¢ what jostification Liave our feliowecitizens who fores 1hy theclogy of the Fourth Goapel, or of olinkn Epietles, upon the cid dron of Tersclitea? Lmalies, 13 you ary uwar., are awrict monotheists, W touach Jewish monotbilste the theology of some %ew:alied New Testament books muat almont ap- Jie s polythalatie, and tuorefoso de. dadly ropulrive, (0¥, would 1t uot be an outragrous pro.esding thusto Mrly the Larbario ¢ lof de plua foit ™ and (o place ore right seems in tho eyes of our protesting Catholles, Liberal Christians, Bembers of fice religious uasosiatioas, and eo fortl, In:m” rights which good Puritan Cbristians are - \M‘:l(':‘m = w"rh n :‘l-.phr‘xictun Spautr Eou civitons o Of the protest, **aud oura is & 1bey emphasize this sentence, and repeat it soveral §ot 12 diferent variations. 1t s indeed satoniebing {‘h-me.‘nu (smongst whom ars somo uf our [ oiid durists aud lawyers), sliould Lave given vent Al » bioustrous sssction, Sy pordn fact nor 1w law hes this assertion the Yo foundadon, On - the contrary, this not stan elvilizition, 1 the expressions * Christian 1 and *Christtan civilization” ahall not be Mo and meanlug Loliow phisses, but ifs senss ho e connecied therewith, then tueso expressions ' B0 otber meaning than 'thy following, viz : Tho ng 44 aing featurod of Christianity aro character- Maour publio and private lifo, and tho muper- o jeureof our polioy ia Lased npon the foundation Fecullar Christlanity, Whatare (ho distin. tg featurca ot Christlasity said 10 give chrac- it 04 country and our civilization? 1 suppose Criniigjolstag feliow-cltizens will not clatm that o be dogmatiem {s thua all-prevailing, For thin such » Qugrant conbradiction of the exiating oo it ay 4 that even (Le dimuwedt ey0 would per- Gt Such, But they wall probably inalat toat P ethica are at the bottowa of ali modern clviid. oy b Lt Uil apirit b permesting wl the pub- T oy 0ur country aud our American lasiitutions, jamibo tlls seseruion for & moment, The the ppaluag features of Chrlstian ethics wiioreby el U.umer from all other ethicsl systems, are Yoito 1T, hubmisalon oven o wroug (Matthew " § Like s, . Corinthinn yi,, vis). As .Wmnm-n 14 listic” as the principle of “l‘l‘x‘nn 10 Wi0ng appears uglon firvt oight, it in iy ‘.u fact thal in our sublunsry wo:ld and (n R, and oypiok carried out, und caubot Lo carried gkt Rot {0 be carrid out, Not submisslon Ing g% B9 0K sufferance of njustice, but atand- Wiy oaully for bis rights aad battling for tho a45rY, with all energy and courage, resint. fiesentiog wrong with all m ght aud mons, frvm) 1, and not Curistlan **fove,” Tageacierieen gur modern | civillaations Vmag (o2 YOI Tegupds 1t aven as & moral duty for Wi ooy p e for bia rlghts, for in siwndiog up for Tor BugyriE0ts the fiulividual wssiats in beicr ocuring Hdof (paCeiely HEt dud yusifee In abatracts. Tus Tmogisd Cliflstian doatrine, * Bugier injustice, il Lo Coristlan, or perliape antl-Christish, 3 ag (1 c3¢hes, D0 hot auer injuative; resent Mtunw'f,f €03 smite you on your right chissk, o My progto V0 Youz deft chook, but atrike Lack; Lisva erly pubiabied, and Lielp therady to malutain et ot dutiice 'snd maobuod 1n e world.” 4 4D idess perineating the Jae it Curntendom aud the Coda of all ndera 't uoHate of the Ution, mar auywhors by a4, 8 -l::‘ul which ia cherscteilzud Wu e and which, tharefore, couid bo vy Pt Y ITUS Lia s thesa Tattor days stempls Miutimg sob !9 0 Fervert tha spirit of our publlo lu Satyoqy “4418 Cliristinnize our Lustitutions sud con- Qovged by orould thos dangerous sttewpia b dnrieyy 7 8U0Cea8, then hundreds of thoussnds of tizeas would be outlawed as une Moger “Chrigiiyn “to At B izo whien Massschugolls was yet & Yaregs 0 B and even ‘a Socrates, & Bencca, & R 2 himoes, woald nol aowed to o o Oliristlans, These dsuger- hnu'fi'.;',’,"" angendered b{uI nu:'."nu, bl..:lry. nd (d e | eotot which i stibgolt {0 you u"’“‘u”.: 1rolaitis the ominons Uliristaln u!nm uie 46 sl ategory of dangecous vne » {Bust therefore be witlistood ; they must bo reii, be killed off 1y ‘iho begiouing, tfog, 2y 9OF laws, our lilerature, our 'hu!. civil]. ! Feiusin whero they aro—uuchristian, eaggls s of tho proteat aud \beir frionds caunot @uency op 'A% 1oy %o sobbed of the Liible tn consos J0us bt 1eagdubion | robibiting the readlug oy dosiro in thielr fanilic: fhux&he:. 10 thele aueath chioals, aud hows 3!1“& h Yatgepp o furtlier, and maintain that the Bible, in Ty 18 no A4 teayl < e A boak at alf for our schools. 6 15 o8 vary lisdla valus, oz of 29 ¥aluo at all, for sdncationsl purposen, There ate sto- rlew In the Bibie of k4 chagnetor that oo fathee of & fumily would ae'e ot them fioe 1y wlifcation of hin family. Uiwro ool in e it can only Lo of futeriat (o tho antiopaarian, o to the apecialint in Teraels Matory, e which can hardly Lo exe iocted to ba of preat moral fulluence upon the chil- dron and upon wen {n general, Thern are whole haptern and whote boola which are besoud the com- prehension of the unlosrned, and which can only Im enrrectly underatood by the 84 of sf ecfal hirtarieal, archoologienl, and lngititi-sl stnidfes, and 47 the Tithly I3 read unaldrd by suctinusiliary stidies, such reating iloon and can bist 1] the talnd of the majority with mincotcerAluun awl totally erroneatin idean, 1€ 1, for nll theaearcasann, thereforo, Hot 1o be wondered at that there In acarcely's heai of o Lounehold who doca not whilat reading from tho Bible In his family wish that there wero expurgated editfona of tho Biblo as thers aro of H!mlfllw-n-, And {f we woull have much edle tlons of the Iifkle for the people thers would still ro. msin enough of the subline mornl law, of forpired orations of the Prophats, of the divine hymns of the Iaaliutat, of Proverbs full of tzue windom, etc., that would Ju reallty be edifylug und ' of " most whoicromo Influrnee. upon | tho _formation Of character in mew. 'To edit mich wpeoplin iible whirh would givo mathtaction toli entcerned fh, bowever, s very diMicult tank, tlie solt- ton uf which can hardly Lo oxpected in our dagn Thisfanot the preper placa to cnter futo an argu- ment with the pious Chridtlans whether sncl loce Uona from the Bible,—whrther sscred anthol'gics aro admissiblo sod desirablo or mot, To {us ono fnct, however, 1 wonld call attention, that tho Jewlah redacteurs of tho Hebrew toxtand the oldest transistors of the oriminal {nto other languagen, when rocogniziug offensdye,anthrop omorphisine In 'tie Bibilcal uccounts of the Almighty, havo froquentiy aud yurposely tried o sotten them down or to rato them aitogether, Cvery Bibllcal nchiolar knuws this, and thoso who do Dot know it may Le referred to Oelger'n * Urnehirift deor Bibel,” or lo the moro acressibly article of the orthodox Angilean miuieter,C, D, Guuuburg on * Verslons of tha Dible,” in Kitto'n Cyclopudia, Butoly, the simplo statoment of facta like thero nhould wervo fo warn us from that biind_Biblolatry, in_ which 20 many bave heen trought up, without sadangering {n tho teast the triin yeneration for tho Scriptures which tvery ooo will foster in hin beart who foalls understanda and_appre- cistes tho Divine contenta of Inract's litersture, The atatoment of wuch fuctn ko thosa should alxo’ narve ta demanstrate the sdmisalnility of o people’'s Bihle, of & resinlon of (e Biblo, such an {0k place awoug the Jows afier return from Babylonda, But, why should T condinuo to apeak on_this topic? 1 du not flatter myeell to Lo ablo o convert those who, lko heathens, worslip the lelters of the Bible, but 'to whom, notwitliatandiug this, the ‘Bitle s & book with roven seals. No ar- guiaent will bo_powerful enough to elop them ' thelr cry, *Tha Dibls for our publlc Reaooldl Tho entiro Hible] King James’ Biblo, with all its er- rors aud with all (L3 13140 beadings sud summarica ower tho chapteral” Let them go on in thele un- Justifisblo domands, In tuclr unbaly endrav rs to nullify frocdom of ‘conscfence, in their modimval st tempth to * Clivistianize ™ our Comatilution and dis. franchiso ono-half or threo-fourths of the United Hlates, Let thein go on, but of sou, guullemen of the Bourd of Edueation, it 4 expected fhiat you will da your duty sa truo Awericans aud sct i fajrnoss and Justica towards all, Widio wo most dectdedly dirrent from the main coureoof fdeas {n the pratost Il befouo you, we do ot lierltatg to eay that i1 pome thouilts of tio ssme wo subscribo mort heartily ond _declare our full as. sent, Tho protest enys that *mese - futellectual cultire, nmlers controlled by woral prmcivle, {nlisble o ocome n cureo inttesd of blessng,"” Tals 18 most coztwituy true. “Tue Blate has a right,” so T protoat say#, in another piace, %10 train the Suture citlzen In gool morals” Wo awsent, sns add: The State has not only s right,—it han more than tiln,—it lisa the duty to provide for tha morsl training of tho tising gencration, Tho American Biates sid local commumtics do_greatly neglo-t thelr duty in this ro- tpect, Our schoo 8 sutfer under this great fault, that they pay too fittle attention to tne cducation of tho chiidren, and lay 8l sirosn upon instruction— instruction o practiral branches of stuidics, wility — this puiding star in American echoolrooms, Lut ought this to, be the cbfef win end object of vur schools 2 Havo they fulfiflod thefr great snd hinly task when they produce good aritbnigifcians, eflicdont bookkeepers, wmart buslnessm>u 7 In it tho main end of our Amerdcan rcheo'n 80 to bring up our youtls that they may enc- cceestuliy run aiong in the yace sfter riches? Cer- tainly not, Our achioois ought to strive after higier fdeas. Thvy thould be amung the most mighty Cactora for elviting tho mation tos Ligher plane of morulity, Tho (o0 realistio and materlalistio charscler of Amer- ican schoois oliould bs counterbalancad by futrodu: ing into the jsame o number of auch stuiivs which would, if af redsonalle vulue in practical life, have tho tens deucy 10 ennoble thehieirt, (o better the seutuments, 10 purify the will, aua to givo o the mind o higher turn, To Uring forth such & result T would respecttully suygest that your honorable body ross rnlca and reg- Iatioun of the fallowing contenta: Tho classes Aball be Dfll}ul‘\l every morning with sppropriate soogs, To thie singing ten minutes shall be devoted. ~Flo next thirty minutes in the liest morning bour ahell Lo de- voted to Insiruction 10 unscctarisu studles, and o tho twa Lighcst grades of empirical philosoyhy. It fs not diffientt to grado _properly the rich materfai of tado- nominational othice, 1o the lower grades instructions might be given on the duties of children to fhew- selves, to their paronts, teachers, playmates, grown people In geueral, ete, In a bigler grade their hearts tnight be tmpreaved with the dutios of ninaters tuwaeda ervunts, and of acrvants towards mesters, with the wutuil Teintfoun of ‘members of & fumily, with the fdex of falthrulncss in ono's station h life, with tue duties of tho citizen fowards the State and the Governent, efc, In the next prade n systematized courwe of ethiics might be gune through, snd lero wauld be tua propec placa to detine euch couceptions of virttis and Vice, good and ovil, truth and untrull, Egotism a8 tho rool of ail evil might be shovin up proj~ erly, charactera of mon wight bo analyzed, und so forth, For 1o higheet gradee, aa wo have ‘tndicated above, empirical prycholegy nitght bo lastructed in to the grest advantage of the inoral elovation of the chil- dren, In the imparting of such lesaous wa would deain ity roper (aud we beliove none would objuct to this) to quota carefuliy-relected versos from the Dibls and to bave them memoifzed by (he children, o to relato stories from sacred hislory oh well o8 from profane hisiory in fiuairatlon of the lessous given, which thereby might bs made bighly fntereat. iog, and captivating tho children, X do not kuow wuethor thors e such text-books of unsectarlan ctliica extant, If thero sbould nono suck oxist which oG ousldar suitalle for your puryoso, It might be a Mize uction if o honcr ble Board world otfer a prizo of several bundred duiara for the beet graded fext. bonk in undenominationsi ethica, Reapecttully sub- mitted, B, FrLopNTiAL, In perunlog tho foregolug documont onco ore, T And (hab T have gives # v nt aaul incomplote definition of the * Curlstisn State,* in whora Letalf e, the signers of tle protest have eniered tho arens eo defluntly, and who now,presuming the Chrfatian Ktate 20 exlst With ud, druw {rom thus prosusmption thelr re- Dl‘lz‘lo 9 murkablo conclusion fu regard to in tho publio schools, Derirous that presqut_counter-protest Lo broughl beforo th orable Boird of Educatlon without delay, and, fore, uot luving tine for copying it ouce more, and inserting what I wish to add 10 its proper place, I ask reapectfully to be pardoned when I mike some addi- 1 remarke i tho forw of 8 postacript, A *Clirlatian Btuto ™ meana uot on)y o Btate whoso inatitutions uud Laws aro permeated by tho spirit of Christisn oiiics, Lut & suoaus s Stato wheseln tho Chnstian Cuurch, or a branch of it, 18 sckuowledged State Ohurel, Ho were 'the Pupal Btites gdom of Naples Chrlstlan Htat.s as long as thoy existed, Lockure Hiey recoguized ouly oo braneh of ‘luo Christiun Fallion ahd tiy Chrlsiian Churck, viz, tho Romatr Cathodo Gudrch, aud Jews, Protas taute, ete,, could live there by sutferunce only, So wero Mecklonburg and Xorway, untila chort unwter of ‘yeurs ugo, Chrlstian Biates,because their Constitutions Ueclared the Protestant robglon ag the Btato religion aud non-Protestunts wero denled equal righte with Troteatante, §0-was dlurylaud forty or A1ty yoars igo bk a Ohiristian Btate, bocanse her Conatitution then fu force contained tho claues thut only believers fu tho “Irinity wero eligiblo of apolatable to tate offices, Ho was Norh Carolins notjong agostil a Obristian Hiate, bocauso her Consti:ution inslsted that Bato officen could ouly be fiied by confessors of the Christian roifgion, 8o was England a Clrstian Stato beforo suo cwanejpated tha Catholics in 1u2), and openad tho gates of the Parifament to the Jewa in 1857, uiid of Ler it may woll Lo wild to-day that ahe fs u Cu7 sitan Btate, bocauno thero 14 an eatavlished stato Ouuicls there 10 whosa suprort Catnoiics, Jews, and Dissenters are forced 10 pay their contributions, bes causo somo high clerical dignitaries of ' tha Buts Church~ are ex-oliclo sitlig as members (v the upper Houso of Variament, us uappily ous Unlon, aud the Btates in our Unicn, tiave naw all refuted the onsolats Christlan Stato filea. Thoy Lave broken the chains whish the Curistiai Church bas riveted, od be pralvod Lt Chureh und State are separuted In our couttry, God Le praised that tho Conetifaiious of the United Bistes sud of all tlio weverul States aro now all fread from this danger- breediug Iuea, God Lo praiued that thoy ars * athiels- iical, an thoy Bave been accused 10 bo by som over- zealous durk warriors who deslro to Gvarcome the ninetecnth contiiry und to restore tha fourecuth ven- tury, God be praised that 1nis bus boeu sccomplialied in Our Unlou, od wmay bow our Costituslous and States remial athelstical Juattas well as our misnufac. tories, our banks, our commeres sre. Aud i the faca of tbls cloar fuct, 1u tbe face of the fact that overywbero in tho civiiized world where suil Wowe rompsuts of the mediwval Christan Histe are remuiniug, (o natios are tring lo throw off thiat yoko, and to throw it o the rubiblsh of the past ages—In 1ho fuco of these facts our protesting fullow-citizens waintain that this ia n Christia Btate aud a Oliristain Qovernment { It {a strango In- deed that promiueut aud educated gentlemen aud par- Uutarly xwyurs, who ABOu, Bevo XBOWS Dovr, should aign their names under such & wild, un. founded, aud untrue staiement, wud upou ibie asis of this botiomleus stateiuent they' should couio forwand aud domund (hat the Christlan Bibly, tho Protestaut uls, thio Ol wnd tho New Tesiateut, should be tazte books 16 our achools, and the Christian d viows sbould be fusillied futo the heacts of all tha chtidres, {n the land, ti childzen of the uon-Ubrislau tcluded, Uentleinen of tho Tioard of Education : 1t would, no doubt, U an insulf 10 you wero we o express the feur that 30u would give countsusnoe aud support 1o the Jiuwi ol e protest, We ate, ou o contrary, coullieut that you will all aidle Srmiy’ and unsbak biy with the atucieenth century and make front agatist the fours teenth cntury, 3ad that you will not undo your for wmer actfon {0 regard 10 the Bible fu the public »olools, Very ruspectiully, 3 ‘T'ho commualcation wae referred without die- cussion to the Committes on Iules and Regula- tiona, the BCUOOL LOT8. M2 Wilce, fsom tbe Comuiites on Buildings and Grouuds, stated that Lo was suthorized to ofter tha Board olght | ou Turoop streci, be- tnoon Nluetocnth snd Twentioth siruots, wt $75 loea » lot than vaiuuuly offered, the entlre cost to be §9,000, Lue Commiitee alsv roported in fuvor of puichanng & lov un Twalfih strcet, The xclmn WaB ’Cu! VAl ¢ Air. Euglish, frou: tha ol Fuud, roposted re.aniayg 1B ULY-bug o SROTE that tho L, i e RERTL RS Lhe fll amouns, of ront claimed, even If ohilgod to go Into lisigation, Mr. Oleson safld that the Dry-Dock Company, from whom a communication had Just beon re- coived, had full epportunmity to bid for the lensing of thio dry-dock property. ‘The ownor- BUID Of tho proporty was now in quoation, and it wlulu for the iuterost of tho osrd to sustain its claim. Mz, Clarko thought that tho easiost thing to do under the circutntances was to readvertine for Lidy, e moved that tho Commilten on Bchool Faud Proporty be instructed to do 8o, After somo discusnion the motlon was with. drawn, and, on motion of Mr, Wilce, the smend. ed jroposal of Mosars. Burps & row for leasiog tho dry-dock property waa rejocted. Mz, ‘Wilce moved to roconsidor the motion paszed at a pravious meotiag for leasing tha eaid proporty to Burns & Farrow, 'Lho motion pro- vailed by tha following vote : Yeaa—~RBluthardt, Clarke, Coverl, Hoyuo, Reed, Wilce, and Mr, Preildent, Suis—Eaglish, Oleaod, Blty, Bullvane and Wetch, On motion. tha Committes on Behool Fund waa [natructed to readvertiso for bids, the ad- vertisement to be Insorted for throo days in tha dnily worning papers, sud the longth of the leaso to ba not Jeas than one year nor muro than four years. On motton of Mr, Recd, tho Attorney of the Board wos dirccted to iaka pomecnnion of tho dry-dock proper<y, and to hold tho samo until furthor instractions. THE ADELPHL Mr. Goggin, tho Attornoy, aiated in regard to the ejectient of Massrs. Grover & Colo from tho lost-Oftica property, that notico was givon to thoso parties at tho time, there being then oconsiderabie arrears of rent due, Buforo tho expiration of tho tima wkuslly given, Grover & Cole bad pnid their indobtednoss, thus mcesdnnu\ng anothe: notice oo tho part of the ard, IECTLLANFOUS. Mr. Welch, from the Committee on Tesxt§ Tooks, stated tbat no complote roport could bo glven, au tho Committon hind not finikked thoir lavors, Tho Committeo was givon until nest Yriday to report. A recommendation from the Committeo for tho purchaso of blanks was adoptod, Mr. Oleson, from the Comuntteo on Jauitors, roported soveral appointmouts and changes. Ltoport coucurred iu, Tho rocommendation of the Committeo for tho ymrehare of additional rulers for the nse of the drawing depirtments in tha eevoral schools, on motion of 3Ir. Hogne, was Iaid over until tho noxt meeting, bir., Ciarke, from the Committee on Normal Schooln, prosentod & communication atating the appointmont of Mrs. Young as toacher in tho Nosmal Bchool, and l‘kqu for an jverenes of walary equat to that recoived by hier prodecorgor. Adopted, sud iucroase granted. Ar. Reed, from the Cowmittes on Judiciary, roported favorably upon the boud of Heugol Agent Chase, Goncurred in, ‘The Committeo ou Eveniog Scliools reported, through Mr. Smith, several bills incurred for gas and fuol. Neforred to the Finauce Cominti- too, Mr. Rodpoy Weleh stated that Lo had boen asked whother swmitable drawing tmpleients had beou purchased, aud had beon obliged to reply 1 the nogotive. Tho Looke this year were mory expeusiva than laat, snd parcots were unwilling to furnish these implomonts themselves, Un motion of Mr, Bullivan, the rntter way post poned uotil the next meeting. On motion of Mr, Hoyve, the §amtor was ine structed to repair the eidewalk 1w frout of tho Dore Nchaol. Mr. Pickard, Bnpesintendent, stated that it hiad been.necesssrr to chisnge some of the school bouodnarics tu the southern parc of tho citv. The Board then adjourued uutil next Friday ovouing. THYE OHIO ELECTION. Views of Ntill Another English Papers Lo non Telenyaph, Oct. 14, ¥ Iu the Iate contost in Obio, the immediato is= Buos, soL up a8 rallyivg crics, were sineularly well defined. Tuey did not turn on any of the old points of diffacenco, so_many of which, it- deod, have disapposred. Tho watchwords, va- ried, ol courss, by local pecallarities, wero “lard money" on the Hepublican, and * rag money” on the Domocratic wdo; in other worde, the cracial question was, shonld tho na- tional polioy be no directed sa to insuro au early roturn to s motallic curtoncy, or should tuo Goverument not only continue to upbold Dbut increase the inconvertible papor in cir- oulntion? Birictly u{wlkinx. theso wore bad grounda on which to tight a pacty battie, seeiag that tho Lealth of the Union is' so greatly do- pendent ou the mdoption of solid, tiscal, and tinancisl privciples, Dut factions give litle heed to bigher cousidorstions when once em- barked on » stiuggle lor oflice ; and instead of obeying tho dictales of reasou are apt to con- sider ouly the sdvaniages of ono system of po- Iitical tactics over auother. It was probably Judged Jexpooient to adopt *intlution" as o platform, because the dupes of a plausible theory, not upkuown amongst ouraelves, woro most uumerous in the West, aud eepecially stroog throughout the basn of tho AMis- eladppl. The nstute loadors who mansgo olections muay algo have counted on dise intogratiog tho Republicans by the couran adopted ; and the event, doubtful tothe last, aliows that thov did uot work without &omo war- raut. Novertheless, it has now beon made plan that thoy ware gulity of a grave orror and wirik- ing miscalculation. Boreover, thoey were not alone, ‘L'ne Penusylvaviau advocates of paper, 88 opposed to cash, gave thoir countenance tu the heresy, aud mserted *'soft monsy ™ 1n tholr Htato programme, Now Engiand and Now York slike repudiated the ory, and thus the Domocrat- ic party diaplayed a want of unitv. But, having wiarted on the falso track ihe Ouio Lewocrats could not1ecede,and thoy soem to havestriven tor victory with unwonted ardor. Indecd, tue contost sppea™s to bave boon wsged with a Horcoucss surpassing any slmilar warfaro since the South- ern States succumbed. ‘Tho Dewocratic eandle date, Gov, Allen, aud his advorsacy, dr. Hayos, were confessedly the beat men cbtminsble on cithor side. No pains wero sparod to rouse Lropnlcr passions, and for weeks the Siate haw sen couvalsed with excitemeut, ‘Ihe result of all this turmoil Liss boen the indisputable suc- ceus of the Hepublicaus, and thersby a deatin- blow han been dealt at a most rernlcious inaucial doctrine. Tho polioy of 1ofutivn haviog thus been repudiated, even 1u quarters whore its advocates were supposed to bo most power- ful, sud the groat commercial Btates, New York and Now Euglaod, haviug pronounced agsinat it, ** hard mouey " Las won the day, snd the wiao and judicious palioy of the p:esont Sec- retary of tho Troasury in gradually withdrawing Rrroeubacks and cuntracting the ourrenoy will go on to completion. T'he time is favorable for thiys process, sinoe, althourh tho fall 1o values might eariously ivounvenieuce many at s period wheu trade ta dull, that very dulluess facilitstes the process by rendoring the dewaud for mouoy loss nctivo. and ®o roduciug tho valua of ggrroucy which the banks need tohold. . . . luflation, baviug fallon i tho \Vest, will bardly baagan used 10 s political struggle, as tho Democratic party is dividod against iteolf on tho quostion. ‘Theso {o New York have pronouunced wtropgly for specie, and if this divislon of viow had continued it would probably have paralyzed the action of the pa:ty in choosing & Prersdentiul candidate, Tho advocsoy of infiation may now dropped for_purely elactioneeriug pnrposes, and, if the Domocratio leadors have not gone too far, unother cry will have to be discov- ored moro popular then thab which ha Just fuiled so igoominiously where suc- coss might have boeu ~mont reason- ably antiipatod. They will hardly find what they want shouid they opposo the othor pruciple which figured {u tho OYuu_napubhcm vlatform,—the Procsstant plank, Not onle in the Weat, but througuout the Umou, scarcely less, porhiaps, among at least (e slder raco of Dewoorats tban in the ranksof their opponents, tho Ultramontane toudauoy to averthrow tho publio school systom excites the strongest lios- tility, Iu the earlier stages of the Ohiu contest the Ropublicaus successfuily appesied to tho lat- ont feellug which looks with jeatousy upon tho inroads encouraged by the Vatican upon liberal institutious, and it ‘was probably a convictiou that no capital coald be gatned by advocating Rowameat views which nduced the Domocrats to spoud their atrongth In singing the praisos of paper mnuu{‘. Wo caonot doubs that the Unlon, no matter what pariy may win, {8 sound upon a subject 80 ogsential to s maintonauce of civil and rehgious liberty, QGen. Grsuc evidently stiuck 8 koy-note when hie told the ox-saldiors of the Army of the T'ennessoe that the fulure lino of division would lio between patriotiam aud tutolligonce on ono mde, sud suporstition, am- bitlou, aud ignorance oo the other. Tho fuci- dents which bave oocurred 1 Cansda will be regarded as striking indications that the P'resi- dent bas not miuiead the uyniptoms of & coming dsugoer. Nor will Lis wordu bave less weight be- causo they foll from the lipsof ouo with whom reticonco is uabltual, and who has acted #o con- nPlcuouly ou the maxim ihat if * wspeech ly ellvern, ellence i3 golden.” The choico of & President who whall follow Gen. Graot may be the result of very complex iasucs ; but it iu now quito plain that neitber inconvorliblo paper nor & courme favorable Lo the encroachiog spirit of (vrlna.tmn will havo auy share in nndfnq the White {tonsa its nox¢ ocoupsnt, The Oblo elec- tion hao killed “iuflation,” 3ud bas showa that thu Awerlcan peopls will ot snbinit to *sacer datatiym. THE COURT-HOUSE. Which Architect Shall dake the Plans 2 Likelihood of n Controversy Between Egan and Tilley, Up to Date the Former Secms to Have the Advantage, What the Board of Public Works Think, The election of Tuesday Iaet settlod the Dovil Fish party, but it bos not by any meana settlod the County Ring, which yet cxmts, with re- markable power for downy evil, ‘This Devil-Fieh, whuse taniacles are eo tightiy woven sround tho public treanury, wil nat canly lot go its hold 5 though hore aud there the tax-payers' knifo may cut loose a claw, the remwmnder still hold the people’s mouey in their voracions and shimy coils, aud will leave no stone noturned to turn all thoy can to uersouat bouofits aud uees, The followiug, from A BEAPONBIALY, GENTLENA: was banded (nto thus ollics yenterds) 0 1he Lditor o Tha Chiraco Trilune: Citicano, Nuv, 5.—Althouh the recent crusbing do- feat of the Itig scourels ts & loug atep Wratdn the righteous adusiniatration of ailairs, there set remutuy & ggreat deal 10 sccamplinh, aud the mosk tiiug hiow sluid be struek smmediately, if gordble, L 1cer to the Court-Flouss nud City-Lall uuitdlug, the affuire of which are in & ridieulous aud aiont bojielers tmudilie. Are tho people of Cook County Brvre that thero was 8 competition, diawing ont the fucas of the mokt talontod aid kiliful st iiects of tiis couutry, thy muititude of dvaigus undergoing the wwost Care. il £1- wination aud iy QunLE e Seare, d6at §aiad Liasbeen pald in promiutns,awel the corporation tnvolved in & muititudo of laweuita brought by the competinsg urcbilects, whows money oud tiae Lod been vaiuly wpetit in the bupe et tin. advertiod promisca of the commiticen would be futtilid, as regarded # fair coi petition? Tu tho 13.0 of L this, dues Lha pubiis 320 the fact that tho Courl-1uuRe FqUArs is 10 b cov- eind with n mongrel smare of brick and alone, sith nefther Leauty nor cobvenjence of orraugemnt, ihe couty balf tu be o secund editiva uf_tue Crulynal Court” bulldiug on s lscger scalv, the cliy Lalf 10 bu & feeblo Liitation of Mr, Tilley's tuagnificent do- aigu, which recelved the unaninmoun pruine of th - auccessful architectn o8 well aa the publi=? ‘the tko butldings wiil e differcut iu atylo Lud design, sud placed togethir in Aucl & mmanuer A% ) tuace the ridicuous coutrast mare strikivg, LChe Jotniy build- ing in W bo erected atier the rougn peucll pictcies user wisich tbe County Buard deliberated just une hour, ace Tding totho publlshed report of the weeting, Mr. Tiliey wab expected 1o sccept W Lgan's inting for iis guidc,—and thus the greus cow)ethion over whichi to wiany leatned leghlators cudgelvd their Drulis for throe years at tho expeuse of the tax-psyera revoived ftnelf Ibto & mere art exhiltiou to delude thems tax-payers jutotho besfef that their tbres wiiilons would erect 'a buliding which would wmake the wurid Mare with envyl ‘“‘lhe mountaln hia lslorod und Drougt forih & moune.” Now, wihoigh e cntrac for thw founduiion of the vouiity buiiiig 18 sireny 01, tur T Ls notufug Leen doto buyond die excavas tion, uud thiers 1u vet time to prevent e moustrous bus.ta.pue from bilog carrled out. Hbiike while the iron tu wot! Ascuiricr, THE JUNQ'S INTENTIONG. In order to more fully Wvesuxato the matter, 8 TRINUNE reporier wad dotuilod to gather par- ticulars, in oider that the tax-pavers way be nisae awaro of what the Ring intenda to do with tho funds intruated to their carc, and (o show Low recklessly they intend to act with them. As is abovo stated in the cummunication, Mr, Thomas Tilley furnishea » geveral plan for the busldings, city and county, wlueh wero to bo iu the furtn of a Greek crués. This, at the tiue when 1t was presouted, wou the geuoral admira- tiou of cvery ono who eaw it, sud was scospted by the Council aud the County Comnnssioners as Jjuet tho styie, sud by Mr. Lilley tho desigu waa approristely colled * Kurcka'" After thoe pub- lic bad gettled down to a solemu coucluston that they were to have 8 Court-Huune aud City Build- ing worthy or the Garden City, loaud bebold, the eutire thing 14 changed. WUAT MB. LOAN A8 DONE, Mr. Egaa ie the arcbitoct for tho county's por- tion of tho Luildiug, ard it would seem an though thore would be considerablo of a **hitch ™ betweon Lim and M1, Tilley, as tho Iatter goutle- man bas proved bimeoif o compotent archi- toct. AMr. Egan bad plans of his own. He 18 1o the emjloy of the county, and submitted a plan, which bas beon previvuely fully descrived fu the columus of Tut LnuicNe. ‘Tlhis desigu is for the county portion of tho Luiding, and has boen accepted by tho Cunnty Comussioucrs withont cousuling Mr, Tilley ot all. This plun 18 almost o fac-simile of o buldiug on tho North Side, known a8 the Crim- 1nal Court sud Jall, It is pronosed to put just such & uwlding enotiro on the old site of tho Coust-Liouse, witel, to say the loast, will lovk ANYISING BUT ARTISTIO or picturesque, bestdes Leing dark, ungainly, and o5t of all proportions. ‘ine Tminese repotter called on Mr. Tilloy vesterday alternoon at s ofice in the buildivg &‘u. 126 Wasbington street. Tuat gontlemau de- clined 10 say suything for publication ta regard to the matter at prosent, ad ho was opposed just now t0 a publiccontroyversy, lu said tbat be had propared a plan which would be a modifica- tion of Loth plans slready submitted by m-elf and Mr, Egau, Lo Liad not ye: submitted it to tho Loatd of Public Wurks, sud therefore did ot feel sl hberty to give a description of dv to the public, Mr Egau's plan for the county portion of tho siructare, Lo said, was but & slighe modification of the Michigan streot Luilding, and, if this plan waa foilowed, be could do little lse thau subant, though ME HAD NEVER BEEN CONAULTED upon the subjoct. lle thinks this menifestly unjust, us ho iy employod by the eity. Ho thought that Mr. Egou and himselt, if left alone, could eaeily bridge over all diflicultiey, for, as two arclutects, thoy could consult aud modity the plaun Lo sult each other, sud for tha good of the public, AMr. Tilley's new plan proposes s build- ing much smilar to bis ** Lureka" do- sign, ooly modiled, and, if suything, muro olegsnt, 1lo thought it this wore laid bo- foro the two Boards thoy would wive it their at- tention, aud that Mr, Egan would be roady to auquiesce with them. Howevor, Lo thought that,if the county proposod to go on aud uso Ljgau's plan, it would leavo Lim 1 an unploasaut position, as Lio wanted to do the best be could for Chicago and Cook County ; and, if bis plans ate sccopiod, e will bave & bullduys put up that will bo o pride to tho oity aud will cust much less than thoso now proposed, L, KOAN CONTENTED, Ibo rtoporter mext called st the ofiico of Mr, Egau, No. 14 Bouth Clark strect, but tbat gentloman was not in. The clerk, lowever, volunieered the iwformation that Mr. Epau’s plaus hod boen fimished, bLad boeu ac- ecpted, und wera now ou tile iu the Coanty Com- iagioners’ oflce, and that the work for the county would be pushed at once. THE LOARD OF FULLIG WORKS, The oflice ofthe Board of I'ubiic Works in the City-Hall was noxt vantod by Tur TrinCNe om'ssury, Messrs, Prindiville and Wabl wero oug witiesslig the avolutions of tLe ‘* Boblbios™ in thewr Buaday clothos, and Mr, Tuompson tras the un.y Pablic-Warks Dosrder witlin, He ad but hittle to say, but what he did speak let the cat out of the bag, Awsked the roporicr: * Has nuylhm.{I’ul been dous jn regard to tho oily's wxl(&qu Le plan for tho now city and couuty wlding A, ' ir. Rep.—It Is alleged outslda that the County Avchitect, Mr. Egan, bas prepared a plan which tho County Comiyiestoners have nceeptod. and tnat Mr, Tiiley has anutlor in direct contrast to thiy, and 1t is proposed to Join the two together. la thut 80? Alr. 1'—No, sir; there will bono two plans, 1f tho county has sccopted ono, of courss wo il bave to subrmit to it, aud muke our part of tho bustding conform in proportiou aud stylo, Lop.~—1But, sir, supposo thet Mr, Tilloy subwits & more dosnable play, will that have any weight? Mr. T.—We propese to give due weight tu Mr, 'Filley's plaus, and, If he submits anythivg more desirable than Mr, Egan hus done, 1t will recvive attoution from ua, Rop.—Dut bow about the County Comuise sloners ? e, To—ell, thoy are in the wsjority, but they Lisve almays acted fair with us. l;;p.—-l)u you kopow what Mr. Egan's plaus aro Az, T.—Yes, I bellove they are tha same, with & slight wmoditication, ax those of the Coune oy Buldiug ou the Noith Slde, Rep.~—~Wuuld that be acespiavle to the Doard of Publio Works 7 Slr. T.—1 am sure I don't kuow, fu ot yot ready for publication, as nothivg has been duns, and the Cuunty Comumissioners will Liave to bo conferrod wivh firat, "Lis eoded the interview, Now, the (aots aro that GBANGRH MARMS Las boun awsrded (he coubract for the county's portiou of the fouudation, This is to be latd with plles, coucrets, and ditonsivu-stone, and, unloss closely watchied, thete wall bo & good cbunce offored (o wwindls the publio by not doing the work r:fihl. 18 is & wattor of groat wmportance that the fouudation should be soudly lald, sud {6 behooves tho tax-psyers to The malter Tite fourriation now being 1aid in tneanformity with Mr. I'gans fdeas for the county purtion of the huling, leaves Mr. Tulny reaily no ciioie ju Lhe matter of plans, The fizht boe twcen thero gentlemen wurt oventually coma up, snd soon. we to who will ‘bu enpersising Bre of the butlding, and this (s a qnestion of great importance to the publie, Mr. falicy 1 competent for tho position, but Mr, Lgan's nlitity nnd wkill are beat known by his denigu ek gty uon the Michigan strect building, [4 Lehicoyn tag-gavers to keep walchof the County Ttmg. “Ihuy will hult st nothing, and tho only tocheck thew is {hrouph oxpoxing their rarcahity and showing the meinbera up to public serubiny uud ecorn turough the public press. AN ITALIAN TRAGEDY, Wife=Murder in Romcs Lanvton Ttines, Roxr, Oct. 10.—Tha Roman Conrt of Ansizes has vaksed sentence of deatn upon a murderer, tL:o vordict fur onco havinyg been unaccowpantod by the recotnmendation of extonuativg circum- atances, On the moming of tho trial, and notwithetand- Ing that nealy five months Love parsed mince tho crime was committed, a crowd asscrabled be- tinien &t the door of the prison. Astha murdot- er waa brotught out, the mob esluted hra with o #torm of Liznos, grosns, sud imprecatious, suag, sccompanying the van, kept up the #ame cho- rus alobg the entire route from the pris- on to tus court. As thoy rushed into the Conrt-House when—after the prisoner bad Loen placed in the dock and the Court had cutered—the doors were opeued, they Luried anotlier rtorm of detestetion upon lim: when bie attempled to excusa tho deed by secking to cast nn impniation on W8 young wife's charne- ter, tho women i tho crowd shricked out, **A morie! A morie!™ and, wleu his victim's mother bail given her ovidence. abe strode along the irade on whicl the witneeses mit 50 Lo ex- amined, snd, rasig her hand sloft bofore the Prosident, cried out. “ Voglio Ia sus testa: avets capita 7 Vogito Ia sua testa,” (T want s head; do you undersiand me ? I ‘waut bis head,”) Lelomena Rieci—or, as sho was callod bythosa who Lo bella gravarol ‘Irastovering of great bLeanty,—tuat Ly known through the portraits of Raphael's nsrna.'” But Felomens was not only a hand- sowe, spinited mrl; she 8 described s having boen w8 goord as o was beautifnl, and a great favarite oven with these smong her companiong whowe mothers beld her up in the odious light of an example, DBut she bad the misfortane of murrying vagaboud, who poseessed ths ides thut it was s wite's duty to labor that he might hive In idleness. The poor girl 4id bor best, but tho harder she worked the ieator boamo 'the requiteinents of bis pleus- ures: then he bounn to veat Ler, aud flnally en- deavored to inmet that she sbould give herwelf 1 1o & life of infamy to supply Lim with money. T'hus broughit about a sejaration. Felomeua fled for protection to her muther's house, aad, after wshort while, Vincenzo profesved regrot. Ho would lead another Itfe; he lod not really intendod what hie fmagined; ha ouly thoughs to trv her; he would do all ho conld to wake bor bappy, The gl was ouly too glad to beliove lim protestations, and, putting lier wem in s, they went off io celebraio thelr reconcihiation by 8 eonatry ramble and a merenda at ouo of the wayside osferias outardo thoe gates, Iadiant with resurmed Lappioags,— a popofana told a friend of mine that sho Lad ““guch bair and sucn cyes as would euamor tha angels,"—she was clinging loviogly to bis aide, when, haviug reachod & wvecluged jart of the road, the bruta stwpped, facod ronnd upon her, aud told ber to usy hor prayers on the mpot, for there ke tntended to kill ber. Far that purpose bo tmd Lrought her out. Bug, fortunately,— though it proved to be only n tomporary respite, —belure io conid accomplhish his purpose. eome people cams np, and the girl cacaped. “*You've got the porttsit of somo protectlug saint upon yoi,” he excisimed, “bat it will be for another time.” Again sho took refnge with her mothor, and obtatued work iu & granary near tho Forum, where a number of other girls were em- ployed i sifting corn. On tho morning of tho 48th of May vhe was busy amoog her follows, when Vioconzo, all amiapility and emiles, makes bis appestance among them. He kits down bo- sido bl wife, takes her hand, beginuto uso words of love sud alf=clion, aud Telomenn's compan- 1o, from 8 feeling of respect, move to the ather sido of the room to leava them tho more i private. Feariog no dangor there among her friends, her eves bewan to brighten with hope, but, ne they talked, she stuoped to plek up vomething, and thon Vincenzo, nith o rodden 1ovement, taking her uoawaros, fluog bher tull leogth upon the ground, put bis knee upon ber, and befora the others, paralyzed with fnght, could preveut him. plunged a loog kmie six timos juto her body, killing ber on the spot. His object accomplished, Lo brandisbod the bloody kuife iu tbe faces of the girls, threaten- ing tuom with desth 1f they unemr\nd to foliow him, and then dasbed ous of the place. Some of the moie couragoous, Lowever, sprang after i, ruieod » Lue sad cry, and as he tled across the Forum he came full in the tacoof two agonts of public secunity, who caught him red-handed. T'wa days afterswards, peor I'elomena was car- ried to tho grave ; but the funeral procoseion— and & most moving wight it was—was very differ- ant to what poaplo were accustomed to see some years ago. Then her body would have been vorno by some confratornity and accompanied by a long Btring of cowled monks; but™unow tuo frionus take the pious duty upon themselves. First, the girls of tho Tisstevere, her compan- ions and fiiouds, determived to carry tho bier themselves sll the lung 8 miles to the Csmpo Verano, Thero wero numbere of the Trauteverini inen rosdy so per- torm tho oflice, but the girls *wished to pay ber romainn this epocial homsge, and st otice began to subsciibo and collect money for tho expenscs, The groat features in the modern Romau funerals are pitchi-torchos sod & baod to play tho Funeial March, Iley Lad soon so pjuch more thaa suflicient to provide thess thst they wore able to pay for & handsome Loarse, for wreaths to decorste it,—fluwers are not an chesp 10 Rome pa they were,—and for & band- some carriago for tho curato. The inten- tion of ecarrymyg tho remains was then abandoued; “thoy wero able to render then what they considered st higher homor, aud aiso sccompany them to the grave, The procession wus: have extondod more than half & milo. Firgt camo a uuber of the Trastevera men walking two sud swo, 0no towards esclislde of the rond, all carrying lighted turches ; then tho band p.aying the Funerat March § then came the women and girls, eacn with 8 ughted torch in tho sumo manuer, in two long coutinuous liuow, followed by tho hvarso, upon every availablo pomt of wiich wresihs wero hung ; and sround it in o body, and also carry- ing liphtea torches, wulked the girls who were Pelowmena's intmate friends and vompanions, most of whom were wezping bitterly. After the hearse followed tho curstoin tho carrisge pro- vided for bim, und lustly avother double tils of meu with torches, With the exception of the prominent part the women took in the fuuers aug tho nuwmber of psrsous who attended it, it may be takcn 84 an exawplo of ALY BOW Been i the rticets of liome; and L noed scarcoly say thoy aro alwais ot nightfall. Tho mutderer durig tbe trinl showed great cowardice, When he was brought in he drew ont two white puocket-navdkorchiefs, and, bury- ing his face i one, Legan Lo sliod tears, or made n proteuce of doing s0. THesriod to exouse lus crime by custiog imputations on bis wifo's vir= tuo,~an attompt the people who knew all the clrcumstances of the case soon drowad in ex- eoiations. 1hon ho wept aymin, and hug.n toeall hia victim * La mia | overs Folomeus,” whom he had always loved. Wh:n he eaw thore was no louger wuy hope, be began to cry vus that he 1epeuted of lid etlue, aud implored 1ercy, und, tinslly, whon eentence of death was pro- nougced upon bium, he threw himseif down on the ground, sereavning io an sgony of convule wive despair, —a sunulatod agony oue munat sup- pose, however, for Lia s yeportud to havo eaten o very buarty iacal shoitly atter beiug rewoved frow the Court. 1u the mieantime the murderer bas appealed, and il remslns to bo seeu how much of tho sentonce Ly philantiironio senuiments of the Judges of the Court of Cazsation will lead thew to aunul. — An Aspining TwoeYear Old, The Troy Whiguays: A day or two slnco oue of our tuwnsmon was eugaged in painting the tta roof of Lis dwelllug-house, A 1b-lout Isdder stood up against the houss, the top of whioh projected sbout & foot aud a half above the eaves, " Winle busiy engaged at work he was startled by heanoga c{u‘ldlah yoico sav, *Lapa, we up buigh,' Lockiug up, ta s horror and satonisbnont ho eaw his Litlo 2-year vld boy pinnding on the eavey of the house with one hand op » sung of the ladder. For s mumont he bevitated as to what he should do, but tiually ho spoko qu.etly to tho boy, tollig Lim to stay there and paps would comwo and get hiw. The bay uboe*e , and the auxious father reached Lun ng auit 1aking bim 1o bisarus descouded tho ladder, He did not paint any wore that woruing. How ihe child wanaged'to olunb tho laduer to the yoof and then step off on tho eaves, aud tam round and take hold of the ladder, all withoat Lalld, 18 & RYBtOTY.™ 4 THE COURTS. on Trial for Murder. Record of Judgments and New Suilse CHICAGO, A DIRGUAIED PATEMTEE, A person who has procured a profitabls patent is generaliy deemad to Lo s good subject to bo piucked, and Mre. Elizabeth A. Mortimer seema 10 be no exception to the genoral rite, Bha wont futo psrinersbip about mx weeks axo with ono Theodoro A. IHungerford, aud now sho ia as anxious to get out s ehe was at first to getin. For that parpose, there- fore, rhe filed & bill yestordavy sgalnat Hunger- ford, in which she showed forth ber cause of grievance, Ou tho 17th of Heptember last sho wont into partnership with Hungerford for ths purpose of making and selling & pstent botel and Post-Oftico revolving desk, of which she ownod the patent. IHungorford wasto farnish il the capital required, givo all tho necessary time to insure succoss, keep tho books, draw checks, nifowing complainaut froe access, how- ever, to the books, sud make & weekly siatement of the profitsa of tho advene tare. Io was also to oemploy s meny sgents through the United States as cuuld be advantageously worked to soll tho pat ented articles and divido the profits with com- plainant, giving her five-eighths, Hungerford was also Lo alvanca ench sums of money to com- plainaut a8 might be neconsary for her support and that of her husbsnd. Mrs. Mortimer now sllegen that hie has atterly failed to keep bus engagewents, that the busi- ness bas been neglectod, no snitable agenta em- ployed, or tho requisite amount of ecapital fur- miabed, Oun tho contrary, hio has incurred a large amount of debts, nhich Lave leen charged to the firm sccount, and hay only yiven hLor as yot €2 on sccount. Khe in depondent on the profits from tho esle of this patent for her suppors, and {8 now senously embarrassed, Whereforo she prays for an account, and dissc~ lution of & partnorship which bas proved so un- profitable. DITORCES. ? 3 Marths J. Hess flled a bill intimating a desira to bo loosed from her marital obligatious to William Hess oo account of his immederate fond- noss for whisky straight. 1TeM8, o In the matter of Ransom & Bempisr, in bavk- nipiey, su order wan entered authorzing the Ab-ignee to take #8ion of certain goods uow in the bands of the Sheriff sud soll them, tho croditors in whose favor the Bhenff bad soized the goods being sllowed to retsin their lien on the procoeds of the eale thereo! by the Assiguea, ‘The argument of the motion to ket aside the eslo of ceitsin property in tbe bankruptey casa of Fox & Ifoward waa concluded yesterday, sud taken under advisement by Judge Blodgett- Judgo Blodgett will tbis morning deoids the nesiion of tho lisbility of a vessol to be seized for non-payment of personal property taxes, R. E. Jenkins was appointod Assignes of Iarael Butherland. In the case of Haverly va. Hooloy et al., A. L. Rockwell cutored his appearsnco for Thomss Maguire. TNITED BTATES COURTS. William J. Poake ened Enoe Brown and James l'l..mgm!gu 8., and Cbauucey T. Bowen for #1.500, Ilenry 0. Kenyon bogsn & mit in replovin sgainet Asa Grifiin to recover 100 hoad of caitle, now on the farm of the defeudant st Meridea, LaSalls County, valued at §5,000. The Binger Manufscturing Company bronght suit in debt ?num W. H. White and Jobn Bor- 1and, laying damages at 2,000, The Nsuonal Baok of Commerco of Chicago sued Aagast Fischor for 1,500, The Flour City National Ilank of Rochester commenced a suit to recover 810,000 from George S, Bowen. BUPZIOB COUBT IN DRIKP. Patriok CuddLey bogan a suit for §3,000 dem- ages againsl Daniel Maher, John Kalsbser began an action in trespsss ;g;ls;; John Msnsheider, laying damages s 10,000, ‘Tha City of Cbicago filed a petition to ascer- tan tho damages for opevlng an alley through Lot 8, Block 1, of Sheflleld's Addition. W. W. Crooker bromgut suit for $15,000 sgainst Joha C. McCord. CIRCCIT COURT. Barah E. Daggett filed » bill l,sllnut Engene F. Henehaw, H. B. Brayton, J. N. Barker, snd J. L. Bhort to forecloss a trust-deed for 4,000 on a lot commencing st & int on the esst side of Langley street 72!¢ feot south of the in- termection of the aorth Line of Lot 83 in Ellis’ East Addition, with the east liue of Langloy street, thenco easterly parallol with sald north line of Lot 84, 100 feet, thence northerly parallsl with eald east line of Langley street 19 fest, thence wesicrly parallel mith said north lins of Lot 98 100 feet to the said eaat line of Langloy street, thence sontherly along ssid east line of Langley street 19 feet to the gluo of begioning. The Chicago, Wilmingtou & Vermillion Coal Company began s nuit (or 27,000 against tho Ex- celmior Press Brick Maupufacturing Coal Com- any. : L]"’mln Baird filed a bill agalost C. L. Spald- ingaod wife, Nathau Mathews, sod . T. Lin- coig, to forecloes iive Lrust-decds for the acgre- gate snm of §60,000, ono on that los of lavd be- ginnlog at a point on the wost line of Michigan avenuo, 44 feot north of the southieast coruor of Lot 1, Block 11, {n the Aescssor's Division of the N. W, fractional i of Scc. 22, 89, 14, runming thonce north aloog said west line 21 8-12 feot, thenow west paraliel with the south Liwo of ssid Lot 1 180 feet, thenco south parallel with said west line of Michigan avenuo a1 8.14 feet ; thence oast parallel with the south Jine of eaid jot 140 feet to tho place of boginning, The second trust- deod was oo that fot in the City of Clicago be- giuning at & point on the west ine of Michigan avenue 65 8-12 fect north of the B, E. coruor of Lot 1, Block 11, in Assessor's division of tho N. W. fractional I of Bec. 22. 99, 14; ruuniog thenco north along thu #aid west line of Michi- gau avenns 22 feet ; thence west parallel with the eouth line of waid lot 180 fest ; thence south parsllel with said west line 22feet ; theuce eaut paraliel with said souzh line 180 feot to the plsce of beginving. The third trust-deed way on a lot immediataly north of aud sdjoimng the last-oswed Jot aud o tho wauwle kize. The fourth trust-decd was on Lot 1 n & subdivinon by Fredenck Qaylord and 3. W, Gray, of Lot 1. in Block 11, 10 {0 Assessor's division of the N. W. fractional 4 of Bee, 22, 8, 14: apd the iifth trust-dvel covered Lot 4 of tho said last-named subdivision of the Asressor s division. M. . Noxon and_W. O. Anderson_aned tho Ilock Valiey Paper Compavy for 31,000 3 William Deveroaux cotamenced & huib in trest paes _Bgwpst tho Littsburg, Fort Wayno & Chi- cago Railrosd Compauy, C. Cropsoy, sud John Hunch, 40 recover $2.500 damages, J. O, MeCord began au sction to recover 15,000 from W, W, Crooker. CBIMINAL CoUR Iu the caso of Yeagor va. Miwomingston, for libet, the jury returuod a vordict of guilty. Motion wis mude foranow trial, aud a week from to-day was sot to hear the aiguwment. Bioomingston was released ob bail In the amount of $1,000, Hichard Daroes slias Ricuard Narron, entered & plea of guiity of larceny, aud seutonce was suspended, W. L Bowers, who pleaded guilly to lasceny several months ago, aud was also Leld as & wit= nesy, was soutenced to five yoare in the Peuiten- tial Fogal Feldwav, couvicted of clieating a weok ngo, waa discliurged, e having made restitution. Volicomen Fioderick Burger aud Johs O'Con- ner wera placed on trial for the murder of Johu Johinso, 8 colored man, at s howe, No, 110 Praitie avenus, June 23. The facts of tho cuss ato known to the public: Coustable Kueler, urwod with » wris of restitution, sought o oject tho docoused frow bin promises. 1o was dutiod aud dnivon off, and subssquently callod to his ws- sistanco tho policomen iy question, 0o the ate { tewps o disposs the doceased by the pulice~ wen ® weolee cosued, ip which the decexsod wad 860%, Trom the affect of which he died suou after, Tho witnessos for the prosecutiou ropeat- | ed their testimony beforo the Corouer, which Las aiready boon publishied, aud tho caso was vontinued until this mornivg. J. Lyls Kiug ap- peared for the dofouse, Lut with all Lis legul nkill, 80 far he has failed to cover up tho bru- ;:‘my‘ wud wautouness of tho action Of hiy cliouts, TUE CALL TO-DAY. Jupes BropueTr—1 10 3V, THE CALL MUNDAY, Jupae Gauy—T17 tu 87, 89, W, 91, and 83 to 83 inclusive. Juvaz Moosx—11, 12, 13, Jovas Roaxss—No call: 134 on trial, Jubax Boora—~Bot case Nu. 24, and calendar Noa. 116 to 125, exceps 120 and 123. s Eamows— g Burzsion COURT- 4 ¥ K881 & Govy vag Labvor Halvarmas, L1 Be—~hy Blobbing e Patrtck MeClory and 7 i 537,50, dare Serinstz va (atien Erhenbarg b . fark va, Gearyge W, Sutherland and Bhoyer wa, Lennder W, F. Coolbiaugh et 250~ 1 (or G, Tirgokn va. A, W, A. Biddle ot al. va, M. B, Don. Mate va. Andrew Comb, Bi07.« - Hiaymaler vé. 18380 Davie, 1206,00'—Peo- e Baviien Jiank v, Feilx K. i ‘olilmauu Ve, Giovannd La Calls, 333 mon ot al. ‘ve, Ricbard T. GIll, $225.5 Wynnio an n 81 va, tenic Anvell, §5 Pant, $E0.81,-0, ‘W 50,—Hame va, Cliarles Rimmona and Teaas Khaekelton, $100.48,— Icna Bfsscher vy, ‘Theodora Worth i variiot, $65.— O, 1L, Morne fye. . Jouka; verdiet, $1,777.0%, and motion for new trial, CX;CHX’TBCOUHT—'CHV vn. John 8, Becrlit, $40% £738. ! 4TnaE BooTn~-A, ¥. Rimpaon va. Horman Follette ; verdlct, $133.6% and motiny for new Lafsls s il UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, CHICAGOD CARFS. Svectal Dispateh ta Fhe Chicaao Tritune, Wasnmvatoy, D. C, Nov. 5.—The cass ok Scuddar va, The Union National Dani of Chica- R0 was argueld to<dsy in tho United Blates Bupreaie Court for Seuddar "{ Joha H. Thomp- eon, of Chicago. Tho case of tho bank was rested upon the printed brief of M. W. Foller. The caro involies an ttempt to recover the wmotni of » bill of exchauge upon what ia claimad ta be a vertl promysn. Iho Great Western Inuuranco cases, Carver v8, Ujtou, Amsizuce, and Bauger ve. Upton, Asnirnee, will bs argued Monglay nost. 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