Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 7, 1875, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES -9 —eeee POLITICAL. No Truth in the Rumors About Counting Out Huck. Justices Haines and Hammill Repudiate Any Such Scheme. fhey Stand by Their 0ld In. terpretation of the Law. fpe Fanctions of a Canvassing Board Are Simply Ministerial. Mr, B P. Derickson's Experiences in the Eighth Ward Election Day. fhitrary Botice of (he Late Lamented John Crawlord—The Germans and the Bepublican Party. (ofington’s Election Assured—-The Rest of the State Ticket in Doubt President Grant’s Views on Pros- pects of the Republican Party. LOCAL. <ANVASSING THE RETURNS. WOME EENSATIONAL STORIES SQUELCEED. During several daye past some of the morning conteined sensational reports in regard %o the intentions of cerfain parties of packiog the Canvassiog Board in order to throw out a pumber of precincts which gave Mr. Huck large Republican majonties, and to count in Mr. Hes- ing 5 County Treasurer at all bazarde. In or- der to find out the truth or fa'sity of these idle sumars, Tis TRIBUNE detailed a reporter yester- dsyto obtain the facts in the case, sud thus the correct intelligence before the public. -To show the falaity of the sensational atate- moots, it is but necessary to state that such geatleman 28 JUBTICES HAINES ASD HAMMILYL have been appointed as the Canvassing Board They acted in the same capecity 1ast year, and their action and decision then are before the public, and, as they are known to bave the public confidence, they will not go back by Gen. Lisb, e thess fust now. 1In order, however, to place them right, and to et 8t rest all false statements and impressions, » TRIzUSE reporter called on thess gentlemen samhy afternoon, a8 well as Mr. Leonard wett. ‘Before going farther, it might be well to quote tha closing paragraphs from the CANVASSING BOARD'S DECIEION of last year, in the Farwell-Le Moyne contro- versy, which are as follows : Weasssumed the suthority, presuming it to be our @ty to receive information in Tegard to the legality of e roinns, and 28 o whether, in the strict constrnc- tion of the law, they were election returns at ail. Of all the authorities cited by the eminent jurists on either gide, there ix, in_our omuian, but one case— that of John Reed vi. Gecrge W. Jullan, before the Special Committee of Election of the House of Repre- ashington—which exactly covers the whether 3 Board of Can- Tssers may reject n entire poll for want of suthority ; which question. a would seem Iy vo of the Housd upon the report, was surwered afirmative. Eut 8 ndos distinetion must be made betweens de- dslon of » legsiative body subject to a bias of partisan- which is presumed ta de- Had a similar case as the ‘etatives in Wi petnt n controversy ; that is, 4z the Election Board :Lp.ifldljndlddm ids absolutely impartially. s wbore rited been decided in a mmil:r manger by the Supreme Court of Illinow, we would not hesitate 2 fnstant 10 reject both returfis as illegal. But, under theprosent law, and with the decisions of the Supreme Court befors us, which. although mot covering the points in question, etrictly define the duties of the s, We cannot conscientiously admit the objections, and refuse to receive the cioction-zo- Canassing ‘aras, s requested oy the Hon. John V. Lo Moyne. TEE POINTS PEOPOSED TO BE BAIZED. These are exactly the points propoeed £o be nised this vear, but the gaestion is Dot as to the wards where gross frauds are kaown to bave bean committed, bot in_wards where Mr. Huck bad large majonities. The ntter absurdity of ned than ex- preased, for the majarity to be overcame is over 3,500, and it would e an excesdingly hard mat- such an attempt can better be mag fer to count out these figures. Ountade of tbis, again, the Canvassing Board + Baamerely ministerial duties to perform, and in 00 wise in it the judgs of the qualification of Judges of eloction who bave acted, nor has it the power to disfranchise any precivet for pre- fumed fraud or irregularitios. These would all be latt to a conrt of record to decide by contest- ing the election.in thoee precincts where frands e sllsged to bave been committed, The whole matter is best explained by the ‘touversation given below. ME. LEONARD SWETT, b Inwyer who appeared Iast year for Mlr. C. B. Farwell before the Canvassing Board, was first open at his office in the building at the Barthwest corner of LaSalle and Madison streete. was head over hecls engrossed in bueiness, TRISUNE repiesentative sourisously, and was ready to answer any ques- tions, though tho gentleman wanted them to be thort and t the point. The reporier opened the conversation by stativg the ramoms which arcolated by the several morning Papers, that the Canvassing Board intended to thiow cut cortain yrecincts for alleged frand, and but received thas cont Hir. Hewing in. Xr. Gwet'—The object of the Canvassing 3 1s simply to make an official connt of the t TELOrt ADY IDACCUTACIES eXist- i ing therein. ) a judge of election Tives out of the Precinct, the Board has no Tight o disfranchise the entire ward, and 1t would be man:festly un- Justif they had. Cousequently, they can Lhrow Yotes cast, and to ©at neither procinct or ward, Bep.—Are they reqnired to couat the ballots, .ll-ua Aaszert, or merely the returns? THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD. M. Bwelt—The statute provides that, after election has bean held aud the votes are = 3 the e unty Clerk, with the assisianco of two Justices the Peace of the county, - shall open the re- foanted. within seven days thereafter s0d make an abstract of the votes cast. + Bop.—But how abont falsa counts ? 'gl;. g:zn—nm( agaia the law provides that, L e lnu!-mu:o tho polls, the judges at_tho couot the whole number of ballots in the L ths ballota exceed the names on the ber, Bep—But suppose, again, thet the number of ballots still exceed the names on the poll-list ? . Swett—If the numbered ba'lots still ex- the pames on the poll-list, they put allthe bullots back into the box, shake them wel @umber to make the poll-Lst equal. d Bep.—1s o that then the official count of votes hlx. Bwett—Yee, gir: the ballots when couated by aung on_irong fwine thresd aud soaled up the mjndgee aud sent with the poli-list sod the County Clerk. Bep.—Does this conclnde the modus operandi ? M. 8y Sad h vassing Board counts. OFFICIAL AXNOTX( % coomsT. Bep—Then what s the duty of the Canvass- Board in the premises ? Bwet;—Their duty is siwply to anvounce x'::n of the numngdof votes cast. 1 er thy successful candidate may receive b certificase as ofticual notice of hus election. E?:n—n how about throwing out a jre- : gfl Presense or for actual frand perpe- EKL Bweat—The duties of the Board apply to @ officia] der that judges, Thig, I will sav, bowever: I make a canvase of the vate. They they rojuct any batlot without a num- 1 to- » 20d draw ont indiscnminately a suflicient wetl—No, sir. After thistbe judges 8 certificate to the County Clerk, giving the 9 of votes cast and who they were for. ""‘hl:‘n these certificates and not the vote that rred for six months after the electicn, in order thet parties who wish to contest msy obtain them at any period within that time. fhisis the law, and thore is no woing back on it. Tius ended tho interview. JTSTICE HAINES was next called on 2t his office, southwest cornar of Clarx acd Mzaison streets. He was busily engnged hearing sbe arguments of two attorneys on 8 question of a phys:ciau's pav for services rendered. The Justice, however, found time to converve with the reporter, and was romewhat surpriged to kuow that be bad been chosen on the Canvas-ing Boerd, 28 be had not yet received official notification a* d was only made aware of the fact by the reporter. Rep.—T came here, sir, to see if vou had changed vour mind 1n regard to the stand taken last year ¥ you 1n the Farwell-La Mosne case, while you were & member of the Canvassing Board? Justice H.—No, sir. Why do you agk ? Rep.—The rumor has been circulated by cer~ tain papers that it was the intention to pack the Canyassing Board, in order to throw out certain wards which gave Mr. Huck large majorities, and thus count in Mr. Hesing. Justice H.—O, pshaw! that's impossible. We have po power to throw out any precinct for ei~ ther mere presumption or actusl frand. We can send back incorrect tallies and poll-lists, and compel the jndges of the precincts in which they were made to returo them corrected. But further than that we have no suthority. This was done in the 'WARD-HABRISON CONTEST, when Mr. Harrion was counted in by 8 votes, though Mr. Ward claimed a majority of 2 before the officisl count was made. Dut this was changed by the correction of miscounts by the nd Mr. Ward was eatisfied we had done our duty, and so stated at the time. Rep.—Then what is your opinion of the law? Justice H.—Asyou say I have been :f)poinud s member of the Canvassing Board, I do not feol at libertv to give an opinion on the law. As I decided laet My views are not in the yeasr, 80 I will this. least changed. Rep.—Do vou know anything of the alleged frauds and irregulanties 7 Justico H.—I don't know eanything abont them. I tookno interest in this election at all, farther than voting. I thought it was merely & personal contest between twomen for a lucra- tive local office. Rep.—How about the rumor of countiog out votes 2 Justice H.—I don't kno¥ anything about that either. I know the daties of the Board are merels ministerial, and that is all the duty we will exercise. I would not and could not go on the Board it I thoaght 1t was packed for & dis- honest purpose. My record is before tho pub- lic. and fwm not lend my name to any fraud or queationable act. The decision we gave last year ia the best evidence of that. ‘This closed the conversation, aud the roporter pext called on JUSTICE TAMMILL, corner of North Clark and Michigan streets. That gentleman staied the facts in substance a8 Justice Ueines. Said he: * Our duties are plain vnder the law, and wo caonot go oatside of them.” Rep.—DBant suppese there is a poll-list sent in from a precinct reporting 1,000 votes as cast, while the ballots aciually number bat 900, what weuld you do in such a case ? Justice H.—I don't kpow. Such a gquestion has never yet arieen, but where the poll-lists do not tally wo send them beck to the judges of the precincts for correction. . Rep.—Then no precincts will be thrown out by you for alleged irregu'arities ? Justice H.—We have no authority for that under the law. ‘This ended tho interviewa. By the above it will be seen that the Board bas not been packed, and tbat the gentlemsn chosen will do therr duty under the law—which is all they can. THE CLOSEST INVESTIGATION around the County Building yesterday failed to show that there was any purpose on the part of Gen. Lieb or any one eleo to *-count;” Mr. Huck out of the offico to which he has been duly elected. In fact, no ove could be found who would enteitain such au idea, and the personal friends of Mr. Hesing cssert that he would 1ot accept the office of Treasurer gecured by any such means. However muoch be desired and needed the office, and however much his friends may be chagrined at his defeat, still none counld ‘e found 80 lost to good sense 38 to tolerate any such proceeding. Gen. Lieb could not be seen apon the subject, but his duty is 80 plain in the matter that he would vot dare to overstep the law to benefit Mr. Hesing. He naturally sym- pathives with Hesioe, but must be aware that the voice of the people, as expressed through the ballot-box, does not, and that it is danger- ous to tamper with that expression. Low- ever much it may disagree with bis individual preferences. f 13 Sense of justice were not suflicient to prevent his be- ing a party to such a scheme, the criminality of the act iteelf would seem to snfiice to arrest any such plan. Hence there need he no apnrehen- sions about Mr. Hack being * counted ont.” uo- le2s an bonest recount of the votes cast Tueaday sbould bring such a result, which is entirely im- probable. Every precaution will be taken by the people, if 2 reconnt becomes neccssary, to see that it is made honestly. and with sacha count Mr. Huck will entec tpon his duties as County Treasurer when :he term for which he bas been eect.. commences. THE EIGHTH WARD. #3. DIRICESON’S EXPERIENCES. Mr, R. P. Derickson, the lumber-dealer, was one of thoe delogated by the Citizens’ Associa- tion to look ou: for repeaters at the polls. Mr. Dearickson's place of duty was at the Sixth Pre- cint in the Eighth Ward, and his duties, epecific- ally, were to soe that no repeating, no batlot-box stufling, end no fiandalent voting were done. He was there 8 the aushorizod representative of the Citizens’ Association. Esrlyin the day it beceme evident to Mr. Derickson that thera was » fine prospect of trouble, and that the force of policemen present—two in number—was inade- quate to preserve good order and prevent intimidation. About 2 p. m., Mr. Derick- sop, seeing that things were shaping up beau- tifully for & row, telegraphed, in sccordance with his instructivns, to O'Connor for more offi- cers. One man was sont. The manner in which the succeedine events ran will bo best nnder- stood from tho genslemar’s own account, which was given to o TRIBUNE reporter yesterdsy. 5Ir. Denckson eaid : About 8:30 o'clock I intercepted about forty roen who had been going about in wagcns, evi- dently for tho purposs of repeating. When they got out of tho wagons, at the corner of Cential avenue aod Heury streets. I went in among them. I walked down with them to the next olley, wnere thoy stopped and discussed the quositon as to the locality of voting-places snd the kind of questions they would bave to answer at the polls. Aftcr moving on some 100 feet farther the quostion was raised as to THE COMPENSATION FOR TILE SCRVICES they were to perfoim, and the man who was among them told them they had got to rely upon bim, and that he would see that it was all rigit. I didn't know ove of them; they didu’s beloog inthe ward. Whila this subject was being dis- cussed,—this eubject of compensatiou,—the party broke up, & part moving on towards the polis. I left before the guestion was settied, to Lurry on to the polls to give otice to the judges of the umpending frand. When I got down to the polls I found these rowdies, who had pre- ceded me, had taken possesion of the poils, dnven off 'the Republicans and Keeley men, the notaries and ticket~distributors, and had formed & strong body, of seventy-five perhaps, around the window. I'went up with the intention of speak- ipg to the judges, and telling them |to be oo their guard, as well as to see whether we had a challenger there or not. When I approached the window a shont was raised—*‘ Here's Derick- 8on,” —and they formed & ring around mg and we began to struggle, I trring to go to tho win- dow, and they striving 10 keop me away. Fi- nally about & dozen of us LANDED IS THE DITCE in a pile of mortar about a foot deep. I strug- gled up again, tried to get into the window, and Bgzin we went off into the 1 was now quite wet, and just then Fome one struck me in tho small of " the back. Who it was I don't know. It was impossible to tell, 8s we were struggling there. All I knmow 18, that it was somebody from behind. "I then struggled, and succeeded in gamning the plat- form. Then Icalled for the police to protect me. There wero torce policemen present, and one of them, Ofiicer Beyuolds, eaid he would give what protection he conld. The other two pever raised s hand or interfered in any way whatever. The rabble ehouted that I should not £O 10 the window and challenge, and thatif L waoted tochallenge Imust goinside. I then asted the policemen to belp me go wside, and made my way to the door, when I was again con- frontea by a numver of rowdies. Some crowded me on_one side, 2ud_one_ fellow got_square in frout of me, and eaid he would emashmy face. The policeman, Reynolds, knocked off the blow. 1 don't know a single one of ths men excapt BILLY HILD: who seemed to be the leader. The rest I naver saw before, and I know they don’t belong in our ward. The policemen hera told me I had betier away, and that I wonld be knocked down g’am bekind, and that when thaiiot e down shep would kick e to pieces. Bildreth eaid, “You can't do anything here. It'snouse. Yom hnd botter zet oway from herc. Yon will get killed, if yon stay here.” I then thoueht thas my daty required me to telegraph for more assist- ance. 111“ the meaatime there was & great deal of voting going on, and the rowdics hsd fall possession of the polie. This is sbout ns much as I knowssbount it, of my own inowledge. Soon after I left, the report came to me thata oung mau, nsnred Burke, had been shot in the oft breast. What { tell you is simply & record of what I saw and heard myself, aa ittranspired. Immediately after this occurrence I saw TWO OTHER LOADS come up. The men were all st ers. I know they don't belong in our ward, because I am presty well acquaiuted here, and I uever saw any of them befors. They lookad like down- town men : a8 though they had come from the First and Second Wards. [ judge o from their drass and general appearance. 1 can'’t say pos- 1tvely whether this last load did any repesting or not. 1 called on the Republicans during the strug- gle, and, after the police had refnsed protection, to relly around me. But 5o one came 10 my a8~ sistance. Two have since told mo thot they saw the man who etruck me. Iansked them why they didn't come up snd belp me, nud they smid they wero afraid it would be destruction to go near. Ihave nodonbt in my own mind, from what I saw, slthough I couldn’t identify any of them, never having seen them before, that a good many frandulent votes went in. ‘Tho next day I was quite lame. '['he blow did not burt 80 much at the time I was struck as it did the next day, or at nifisu upon going to bed, ‘when there was found to be a considerabie swell- ing over tho left kidney. It has proved to be nothiog permanent, and Iam feeling quite re- covered now. At first, Officer Reynolds told me he would protact me, but after I had struggled five or seven minutes he said he could not protect me any longer. THE OTHER_TWO OFFICERS never raised a hand. I propose to go to Capt. Hickov—I have deferrod doing 8o until the ex- citement was a little over—and ask him to ascer- tain why his policemen refused to give me sny protection. This thing happenod within 60 rods of mv own house, 423 West Fifteenth street. I went there for a lawfnl purpose, to protect the ballot-box from these intruders, and the police should have given me protection. Instead of that, they told me they conld not. and this was when two of them had never raised a hand, snd T uever heard a word from them, Iam a mem- ber of the Citizens’ Association, and wss dele- gated by them to wafch the pells; requested in writiog' to see to i, oo far as I was able, that there should be no unlasful voting in the ward. It was in the discharge of my duty as 5 member of that nasociation that I undertook this business. I didn’t ask the men on which' side thev were. 1 simply saw that they were not legal voters of this ward, and I undertook to stop their yoting. ELECTION FRAUDS. STILL COLLECTING EVIDENCE. Ar. Ambler has delivered additional evidence in rerard to election frauds into the hands of State’s Attorney Roed. That gentleman, while not at liberty to disclose the contents of the affidavits and statements, says thoy are very strong, and will prove good evidence before the Grand Jury, 1f it will do its duty, of which there seems no doubt. The Secretary of the Citizens' Association con- tinues to take testimony, and will be in the Rooms 28 and 29 Mercnants’ Building, northwest corner of LaSalle and Washington streets, dur- 1ng to-morrow and the rest of the week. The Merchants’ Committee wet the Citizens' Association Committes in the latter's rooms vesterdsy afternoon. The geutlemen held a Pprivate session, when Mr. Ambler made a verbal report of the work done since Tuesday in regard to obtaining evidence of ballot-box stuffing and repeating. _The question of makiug further ar- rests was discussed, and some pariios who feel comparatively fiee juet now msv be called to an soount rather saddonly, aad wheu least ox- acted. 5 From Mr. Ambler's statement, the Commit- tees were unanimously of the opinion that there bad beea suflicient. facts adduced to warrant Mr. Murry Nelson in contesting Col. Cleary's efec- tion to the County Commissionership. OBITUARY. “‘LAY NOT UP FOR YOUDSELVES TREASURXS OXN EARTH," ETC. Died, politically, on the evening of the 2d inst., of an overdose of honest votes, the Hon. John Crawford, of Cook. The spbject of this biographical sketch possessed many remark- abletraita of cheracter, and heuce ® brief his- tary of his career may not bs out of place. Mr. John Crawford was born into political lifs of fire-proof perentage soon after the great Chicago Fire. As Trusteo of the Town of Cicero, his esrly career was marked by his assiduous attention to the details of his ofice, and for the gencrous, unselfish spirit he manifested in his official and private life ; indeed, he had so rooted himself in the affections of a grateful people that, in 1873, he was elected his own successor on the Repub- lican ticket for County Commissioner. The sub- Jject of this sketch entered on bis second term of Bervice fall of hops, health, aud vigor, and noth- ing appoared before him but a loog life of nse- fulpess. It was notlong, however, ers that in- sidious disease which has consigned 80 many county officials to ¢ that bourne,” etc., laid on him its relentless grasp. He was thus seized while looking one cold day in Qctober for the site of the new Hospital, snd, although at times much improved, he never fully recovered, and, indeed. the demise of this great aud good man may be directly attributed to the bad air which for sev- eral years past has pormeated the rooms of the County Commissioners, aud which a: this very moment is bastening others of it valuod mem- bers to premature graves. 2 ‘The many friends of the deceased will remem® ‘ber that several mopths sgo there was s measuro pending bcfore the County Commissioners, o “ job™ more **abstract” than concrete In_char- acter, and during tho entire time this job was pending 1t was quite impossible for the departed to enter for & single moment the rooms of the Board, so enfeeblod was bis conaition. He, how- over. showed bis great interest in the affairsof his faitbfal cons:ituents by froquentiy a sproaching the connty buildings, but was invariably met by bis medical adviser, the celebrated John Roun- tree, M. D., LL. D, who directed him to stay out aud quaff the healthful breszes of- Lake Michigan, or return to the siades end quiet of Cicero. The treatment ho reccived was- 8o ben- eficial that he was able to resume his seat soou after the abstract business was disposed of, but arolapse suddenly seized him, and 80 critical was his case that, when o motion was made to reverse the vote by which the abstracts were bonght, he was instantly compelled to request s genial friend to ‘“'move to adjourn,” and thus _lengthep out to him the brittie toread of life. The exuraordinary in- terest deceased took .in educational masters is we: illusirated by tho magnificent school-bouse be caused the tax-payers to erect in bia own district. Opposite o his own country palace (planned and designed by that skiliful architect who was subsequently seiected by tho County Commissiogers a§ architect of the new Court-House) stands the school building, erected at a costof $25.000. Thoe entire districc has scholars to be educated 1n this building reaching the fabuous numoer of thirteen, all of whom wiil joio 1n perpetuating the good name of their great benofactor. ‘His efforts in consolidating the Committeo on Public Service with tbe Committes on Public Buildings stand out 38 a milestone in his po- litical journey; it was a well-known fact that the Istter committee had » majority of hobest men. and it was greatly feared thaot the great Couri-House and ofher county buildings would be erected in an honest, business-like wanper, and to avert such a calamity from over- taking the tnxpayers of Cook County the de- ceased fused it with the former. The remedy was complete, a8 tho late letting of the founda- tion contract witnossesa. The deceased had from his first appearance in poltical’ lifo a highly cultivated moral patare, and geveral months 330, becoming very serious at the proe- pective return of Moody sod Sankey and the slection of 1875, he umted with a vigorous little baond of worshipers in the west part of the city, an walked = worthily with them until recently, when in an uoguarded moment he voted to sllow them no_represents- tive on the Board of judges of election, and also tochange their voting precinct to snother plnce, thus compelling tus brethrea to walk several miles in order to bounce Hosing, and beat back hus repeaters. These official acts so aroused the young Adam in the good Christians at Lawadale, that they jesned orders at onco to double the- guards to she gates of the sanctary, and to in- crease the waier capacity of the baptismal font. The last day of the life of the departed was spent looking after the interests of his canstitu- ents. He arose early last Tuesday and drove to Austin, where his generous sonl was cruelly shocked to find the proper author- ities in possession of the polls instead of thé **judges of election " whom he aided to appoint. Thus sight destroyed his peacs of mind, asit gave uomiastakable evidence of the insention of the people of Gicero to praveat imprope: voLing. lgli:zpnm);d with Austin, of which he bad exuectes better things, he made his way to Brighton, con- fident this stronghold would not desert him in bis hour of need, but alas ! alas! here he found a delegetion of B. B.G.'s from Oak Park and Austin watching the ballot-box with tireless Wigilance. For a moment he was bewilderad— then fell to the ground. Restoratives wera applied, snd he was soon able to take his carrings for tha Union Club rooms on Dearborn street, of which Clab he was an honored and active member. Here the returns of the election reschea him, and as he saw nothing but disaster and defeat for his party, he esnk back on a crimson lonoge that 8tood in the richly adorned parlor, acd bere, surronnded by his co-con- spirators, the great Commissioner, with hardly astruggle or sigh, closed a short but eventful poliucal life. His body will lioin state uatil the 18t of Decomber, when it will be interred under tho auspices of the Union Club, the Cosmops nad the Jefls, of which be was an honorary member, participating in the obsequies. ‘How vain are all things hera below; How false, ad et bow fair, Each pleasnro bath its paison too, ‘And every swoet a snare. Cicero. New York and Baltimore papers please copy. GERMANS AND THE REPUBLICAN THE PARTY. WHY THEY LEFT IT. Tothe Editor of The Chicago Tribusie: Caicaco, Nov. 6,—A correspondent of THE TrIpUNE appeals to the German Republicans to give over attempts to fraternize wth the Trish, and to return to the Republican fold, which, be claims, is thewr nstural and congenial home. Now that many of them did 50 retarn, in this 1ast election, even though they deserted the for- tunes of one of their leading men, shows how strong their sympathies in that direction are. The German vote has, in days gone by, been the bulwark of the Bepublican party in Chicago. And what bas been the cause of ita deserting that party? Let tho facts, **the stern logic of events,” be forever eograved upon the memory of us all, to keepus from the guidaace of in- considerate zealots in future. The German- vote is au immense oue in this city. Itreprescnts an industrious, order-loviog people. It represents poople who take pride in their families and their homes ; who, to a large extent, own their houses and lots, where they live, and ‘they ‘aro noted for their thrift and good citizenship. To a iarge extent they differ with the nativo citizens as to the manner of using the first day of the weck. They acceot the day as obe on which to giscontinne work and to recreate themeelves with amusements. They epend it in social cou- verse, with which they arc accustomed to cnjoy their national beverage, the mild lager beer. This beverage. it must be recollected, can only bo obtained in ita freshness and palatability av the saloons. whore it is tapped. But what did the mass of Republican voters do? Iknow that the Republican party did not do 1t, but wa all know that the American popu- lation are four-fifths Republican,or have béen in bis citv, and what the American voters do 18 paturally pat down as showingz what the party is likely to indorse. The American-born voters,— the maeses of the Fourth, Fifcl, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Wards, for instance,—inspired by their clergy and ofher fanatical leaders, under guiso of a Gitizens' Party or some other name, made a determined effort to enforce their pecu- liar idens as to the observauce of Sunday, and to closoall of the ealoons on that day. Against them, of course, were the whisky-topers, the gamblers, and _all of the vicious and dapgerons clasees. The Americans, Thowever, failed to notice that their crusade was also ageinet these hundred thousand order-loving Germaps They failed to obaserve, or did not care whother it was 80 or not, that these Cler- mane would, by the necessity of tae issue, ba crowded to stand for the time, as co-workers with the saloon men and the blacklegs. Nothing could restrain_tbe temperauce men and the eticklers for a New Engisnd Sabbath, but they must force the iseue. What was the resnlt? Why, 12,000 majority sgainst the Sunday-Law party. The Germans, whose voteaswept the field. accomplished all they ‘cared for when they had vindicated the principle. The whisky rings and the gamblers, however, took charge of the offices and bave run the city ever since. The Germaon bave Lo sympathy with those classes, and are ready, at any time, to vote with .the American horn whenever they csn be convinced thas the Americans will dismiss all idea of introdacing religion into the politics or the liws. Justso long as Sunday observance, Bible-reading, or such matters, ate likely to be enforced by Amer- 1cans when in office, 60 long will the German vote hold aloof from the pative vote, whether the pative vote marches ander the Republican or any other name. The men who are really responsible for the present political condition of our city are not so much Mike McDunal, Corcoran & Co., as they are the well-intentioned but misguided and fa- natical gentlemen, some of them clergvmen, who, as membera of the old Citizens’ Commit- tee, hounded our worthy Mavor,—not our pres- ent unworthy one—and other officers to enforce slmost obeolote laws, and at last precipitated witn rash zoal the issue of the Sunday Law upon this coamopolitan community. Lt the people boware such couaselors, NATIVE AMERICAN. et GENERAL. A WASHINGTON JOLLIFICATION, SPEECH BY PRESIDENT GRANT. WasmrxoToN, D. C., Nov..—A hundred guos were fired this evening by the Reoublicans in houor ot the political victories of Tuesday last. A procession was formed and marched to the Executivo Mausion, where the psople serenaded the President, who scknowledged the compli- ment as follows : GxNTLEMEN : T am vory glad to meet you on this oc- casion, aud to congratulate you on 8o good a cause for rejoiing to tho entire country over thé clections of 1ast Tuesdsy, While the Republican mujorities weis not great, they were suflicient to accomplish_the par- pose. Tho “rag-laby * has been entirely suppressed, nd the people now know what kind of money they are 10 have in the future, and I think we havo an_acsur— ance that the Republicans will contrsl this Govern~ ment for ut Jeaat four years longer. ‘Three cheers werc theu given for the Prosi- dent, three cheers for hard movey. and three cheers for the President’s school policy. The procession marched to the residence of the Secretary of the Navy. It was there an- nounced that AMrs. Robesop retarned thanks for the serenade to the Secretary, who was absent from the citv. Ex-Gov. Shepherd was next ser- ensded, snd mode o spech. WISCONSIN. | STILL UNDECIDED, Special Disvateh to The Chicaan Tribune, Mapimox, Wis.,, Nov. 6.—There has been in- creased oxcitement over the result of the elec- tion here to-day, snd varsing bope sud fear smong politiciaus of tho different parties, The Democruts have claimed the victors all day with from 600 to 700 majority.. They ran up their fleg to-vight and had bonfires. The Republi- caps yesterday figured 1,000 majoritv for Lud- ington. This afternoon, concading gome Demo- cratic claims, Ludington’s majority was figured down to 500, aad all hode for tho rest of the ticket was abandoned. This evening, bowever, Chairman Keyes received numerons dispatches giviog exact ngnres on different counties, some of them more than the Democrats had claimed, in the sggregate, however, gaining for the Re- publicans, 80 that Ludmgton’s majority was brought up to over 900, and no chance of varying it now mora than 200 or 300, with tho probability of increaze. Ludington’s election is now sure by probably 1,000, with chances for some other Republicans on tho ticket, MiLwaukee, Nov. 6.—There was a flarry of excitement here to-day on account of a report that Taylor, Democrat, was elected Governor, but the report proved unfounded. Ludingion's majority cannot be varied mach from 800, COLORADO. THE LEGISLATUBE. Dexves, Col., Nov. 6.—The official count of the October election for members of the Terri- torial Legislature shows that the Republicans will have four and the Democrats nine members of the Council, and that the Republicans will have sixtesa and the Democrats ten members of tho House. PENNSYLVANIA. COUNTY MAJOBITIES. PrrTsURG, Ps,, Nov. 6.—The following are the official returus for Allegheny County on tha State ticket: Hartranf:, 18,707; Pershiog, 18,246. PrrApELPEIL. Nov. 6.—Nortbampton County, official, shows & Democratic msjority of 2,894, B —_—_— CABLE RATES. Nrw Yorx, Nov. 6.—The Evening Post ssys: ““We understand that the result of the Iate com- petition between the cable companies is thaz both have agreed to charge the same rate—75 | cents in gold per word.” LAKE SHORE DRIVE. Formal Opening of the North Side Boulevard, The Pleasures of the Day Marred by an Exhibition of Bad Taste.. Mr, Hesing Revived the Memories of ihe Campaign and Insulted His Guests. An Unnecessary Allusion Made to the President, - Hr. Bogue's Reply to Mr, Hesing. Tho North-Side Lake-Shore Drive waa formaily opened yesterdsy afiernoon. Abont a dozen carriages, contsining F. H. Winston, United States-Marshal Campboll, A. C. Hesiug, Mr. Eerfoot, Jr., W. K. Sullivas, J. N. Jewett, Chauncey Bowen, N. B. Boyden, C. C.P. Holden, Aayor Colvin, Redmond Prindiville, Louis Wahl, Clark Lipo, Alexander Sullivan, George Taylar, Perry H. Smith, George L. Danlap, Samuel Keith, H. B. Muller, J. Irving Pearce, Jacob Rebm, Peter Mahr, Ald. Btout, George L. Bogue, C. B. Farwell, “and others,” started from the Ashland Block at abont 2 o'clock, and drove with some velocitvover Rush street bridge, along Pine atreet, to the foot of Oak, where Lthe new drive commences, and along the lake shore, ** where tho stormv wind doth blow,” until the dome of Saddle-Rock Smith's caravanserai was observed at Lakemde. Then there was a drive to the pavilion above the miniature lake, where a dozen hanghty looking swars paddled their own canoes and looked with wonder, not unmingled ‘with disdain, on the cavalezde, and mankind in general. The drive appeared to excellont :d so- tage, for the skies were clear, snd the lake blue, and the sails of passing vessels stood oat under the sunlight hke marine pictures in tho Exposi- tion Art Gallery. Large bodies of workmen were engag»d planting trees on tho flanks of the boulevard, and everything around the drive and Lincoln Park preacnted an artistic and thorough- Iy animated appearance, ON BEACHING THE PAVILION, the company, by invitaiion of Alessra. Winston aod Taylor, alighted, aud, entering, found a prelty repast spresd. Cold tonwume indicaied speeches, and champagne promised flights of the oratorical eegle. Tho ‘spread” waa ele- gant in all its details, and did credit to the hos- pitality of the Commissioners. ‘When tho viands had been stowed away and the wine began to flow, Mr. Winston proposed “The (.;lty of Chicago,™ coupling therewith the name of MATOR COLVIN. The Mavor replied io his customary lively mauner, and paid a high comphuent to the energy and enterprise of the Commissioners who had 80 well performed their quty. ile promised to use all his inflnence to further the park sys- tem, and highly ealogized the people’s park, whick bore the honored name of Liucoln. He hoped to bhold his office uotil the legal term bad expired, snd he sgreed with Tos TrinosE that zny man who bad voted for tim wonld ot ask him to resign. If 2ny such citizen were to present him a petition with that requost, he assared the company that his boots wero generally in_good repair, and he meant to keep them so0. [Laughter and applouse.] He closed by again assuring tho andiéoce of bis satisfaction with tho park syetem. Alr. Winston then proposed tha health of the WEST PADR COMMISSIONERS. Might their territory extend until it reached the Mikeitningi, [Great langhter and applause.] President Leaford, of the West Park Board, made a brief reply, in which he ead that Mr. Winston had overshot his geographical mark. The parks would be very estensise without going quite so far as tho Father of Waters. Atall events, the Commisstoners wore doing their best to make them & suocess. Mr. Winston theo rroposed the heslth of the SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONELS, and called upon Mr. Chauucey Bowen for a speech. Mr. Bowen said _that the city had oxtended €0 far on the South Side they could not' place the parks outside the city Limits. He hsd_ seen drives and parks in many lands, snd_predicted that those of Chicago would. within twenty yonrs, eclipse ansthing in tue United States or in Europe. Mr. Winston eaid that fanerals were pro- hibited oo the drive, but one had psassed over the road that atternoon. He was one of the chief mouruners. [Laughter,] He proposed the toast of 5 TR DEFEATED CANDIDATES,"” and called on John F. Finerty to rospond. Ar. Finerty was surprised that the President shou!d have called upon him rather than upon Mr. Hesing, who, lowever, did not resemble ‘‘Cmsar dead and tmroed to clay,” but, like Lazarus, appeared a8 one risen from tho tomb. For bis owo part, he regarded the meeung as social and non- partisan, for ho saw aronnd him men of differ- ent political parties. Howover they might differ on questions of State, 1n ono thing they were all unanimons,—they wera true Chicazoans, proud of their splendid city. of her beauty, ber commerce, her pluck, and her prosperity. = Citi-~ zens of ope great conutry, they conld forget all party diff2rences and meet around the social board as brothers, heart and hand. [Applanse.] Mr. Chauncey Bowen proposed the health of & gentieman who had done much_toward accom- plishing thesuccossof the Lake-Shore Ditve, and who had proved himeelf an active friead of all park improvements— THE HON. A. C. HESISG, Mr. Hesing, who was received with applause, said that he felt honored in being called upon by that assemblage of geatlemen to spenk at all. He had ever, during his loog residence in Chi- cago, been tho friend of the city and of all her improvements. He Lad never done anything to burt ber, bat, on the contrary, his life bad been dedicated to her service. They all knew what he had done before the Legislature relative to park matters. Yet, the pubiic press and the Farweil-Hall mecting bad bravded him a4 a bad mao and a false citizen. He saw before him {looking straight at Georze Al Bogue, who was & member of the Ropublican Campaign Com- mittee, aud Ben Cumpbell] men who hed not been slow to brand him in that way. But he had dono 28 mnch—nay, more— for Chicago than any of them, although they de- clared him unwortby of confidence, and ssid that he was not fit to bo_trusted with the mouoy of Cook County. Well, lot by-gones be by-gonos. He was still, sud always would remain, the friend of the City of Chicago aud of the County of Cook. [Avpiause.] If the people had de- clined to elect him Tressurer, he had been ap- pointed a Treasnter, and he balioved his col- jeagues of tho Park Commission would do him the justice of acknowledging sbat he bad bon- eotly need their funds. {Applause.] In conclusion, he beggod leave to propose the heslth of the Prosident of the Board of Public YWorks, the Hon. Redmond Prindiville. LB, PRINDIVILLE made a good_bueiness speech. ia the courso of which he said that the City of Chicago couid get 125 pet cent on her Water-Works whenever sne choso to sell them. Nothing dene in the way of her public works had been thrown away. It was all solid wotk, and would more than repay svery ceat expended npon 1t. [Applsnse.] The Presdent then tozated | ** TIE PRESS, " aod called upon 3!:. W. K. Sullivan, of the Journat, to reapond. . Mr. Sl:fllivun p:echned to eay much relative to the improvements slready dwalt upon, but he thoughs the asperities of the Iate _campaign enould be buried at a socizl gathering. [Ap- plause.] As rogarded the press, he did not be- P Lat 2y political coneideration would ‘make it do injustice to any citizen who had ever don e service to Chicago. ~ [Applause.] By this time the champsgne had done good service, and everybodv was more or less jolly. H. B. Miller was called upop, but declared that bewas Balaam, and tkat if there was an 2as pres~ ent that quadruped could speak for him. Jake Rehm was also asked to talk, but sternly declined. THE HON. . N. JEWETT, | in response to the * City of Galeoa, bis former place of residence, made a plexsant speech, and, while he loved tus former home, declared that he had pride 1n and affection for the faur city of ‘his adoption. 25 YT it 0 i tone, said, ** I have ano ;‘:prs:a:! " The President of the United States. May he live to serve_out his second and iast term of office.” I call upon Mr. Ben Campball w0 respond.” 3 ; 'Campbell, United States Marshal, who se:ge“i: ‘:E, rfihe;:flandod. 1mmediataly arose and declined to make 3 8 Mr. Winston, in. an_underkone, sasured Ms, Campbell that he bad Do intention of giving him offensa, and the matter ended. An. GEORGE X, BOGUE was called upon, and said: We have come out here this afternoon as invited guests to_cele- brate the opening of the Liocoln Park Drive, which 18 to add an additional honor to the City of Chicago, and we come togethor a3 non-parti- #ans, and while I might repiy to the insinuations made by Mr. Hesing, I am suficisatly conscions of the duty of a zentleman and have too much respect for the gentlemen who invited me here nod the company I am iu to drsg partisanship into thiy social gathering. Asn true citizen of Chicago, I have pride in all that tends to adora and mako attractive our besutifal city. and we all must recognize the improvements carriod on by theLincoln Park Commissioners as of lasting benefit to the ity of our pride. ‘The meeting thon adjourncd, and all drove to their homes. A THE INSANE ASYLUM. Grave Allegations Made Against the Maunagement, The Warden Said to Be Drunk a Good Part of the Time. All Sorts of Abuses Practiced on ihe Yo mates---Beating as a Medicine, The manazement of the County Ineane Asy- Inm at Jefferson has, during tho past year, been sharply eriticised,—Mr. Kimberly charged with malfcapanco in ofice, the Commicsioners of Public Charitics condemned for failing to take coguizauce of the alleged facts, and yet the sub- Ject does not seem to be exhaunated. Statemeunts, proceeding from parties who claim to have been eyo-witneeses of that which they relate, are 2p- perently wel! founded, so that it would become those baving the institution uoder their ofiicial control to investigats the llegations, eod, if they find them to bo true, take action looking to a reform. ANONG THE SUPPLIES furnished apd included in each reguisition is what is reported to be a superior quality of sour mash. Thisis nssumedly used exclusively for medicinal purposes, and is in charge of & Hos- pital Steward, under the supervision of and ap- pointed by Warden Kimberly. From & gentleman who has but recently dis- solved his copnection with the Asslum, on polit- ical grounds, it is ascertained that the liquor fur- nished is diverted to THES ENTIRELY FORE(ON to the objects or which it is designed. In cons sequence of this the stock hes on several occa- BloDB become exhausted bef-re the time for which it was furnished bad e a)sod, and patients who required the stimulant to produce a resc- tion and restore vitality have suffered in conse- quence. To the line of daties incumbent upon the Board of Public Charities, » periodical visit to the institution is incitided. This visit is directed to be made for the purpose of examiting into the management of theinstitotion, These visite aro, a8 n matter of fact, resolved into pleasure jaunts, and the duties of the visit made of secondary impor- tance. It 18 allogod thac the visitors frequeutly resort to the Couuty Asylam. and, after a super- ficial examination of ite internal affcirs, are ushered into the Warden's oflice, whera A DRINKING LOTT 18 INDULGED and carried to thas extent that s majority of tiem become hopelessly intoxicated. They re- main in this condition until the effects of the liquor have been ncutralized by libations of eeltzer, a supply of which they bring wiih them, when they return to the city aund repors favorably on their experience. = At these orgies Kimberly is said to be a participant, and to devote too little time to tho discharge of his daties. Asa consequence they are intiusted to subordioates, ang, if executed at all, are done in s maoner that is entirely devoid of charity or benefit to the recipicats. ‘The bosom riend and aseociate of Kimberly is Keonedy, who officiates as gardener on the prewises. Ile, itis aslleged, is often under the influence of liquor, some of the time so utterly incapecitated thereby as to renderbim oblivions 10 pzesing events, Last Fourth of July the employes of tho in- stitntion obtained the corsent of Kimberly, snd, procuring lager beer, inaugurated A GENERAL DRUNS. This, with some few exceptions, was particpsted in by all connected sith the asylum, aod that institution was transformed into a low saloon, frequented by n host of bummers. Among the fev who at first refused to be identified with the disgrace- ful proceeding was E. J. Moore. He hung out all day, but finally, being persuaded, becamo drunk. W] dead hen Do became sober he was unceremonioualy dismissed, the only charge beiog that of which others were equally guilty, —intoxication. His defense was. that the liquor had been drugged. 1f these facts are justified by an examination, little surprise would bs oxpressed at the filthy nod infected condition of the wards, which are allegod to _be unfit for the uses to which they are upplied. The patieuts are said to be do- prived of tho remedies preecribed foxthe forn: of dis=ase with which they are affected, to be recking in filth, end alive with vermin. When the Boaid visit tho Asylum—aud their visits are so ac- rapged that Kimberly is aware of the exact min- ute that his inquisitors will arrive—he Lustles about, and by his efforts the place is made to assume & eemi-respectable position. The at- tendants a8 a rale are engaged on the recom- mendation of PHTSICAL SUPERIORITY. In Ward “G” are lo fousd con- fined the raving mamiocs and inca- rablo cases. The panaceas administered to these minds diseased consist of castigationa. Thes are said to be made the daily recipients of beatioge, choked nntil they are black in the face, and otherwise abased. When an sttendant de- sires to absent himseif from the ward for a time, which absence aad tho time occuvied is op- tional with that party, the patients under his charge are unceremoniongly locked up and left to themsalves. Attendants in the remsining wards are not what they should be, with the exception of one or two, the rest uufitted by education, experience, nnd tem- porament for the imporiant duties intrusted to their chargo. THE FARE is of tho chespest and most nnpalatable charac- ter. For bresifast patients are furnished with coffee, bread, snd & “‘chunk” of cold ment; dinner consists of tea, aud eoop made from the refuse fragments of bread aud scrajs of meat Jeft at breakfas!, bul no vege- tables. Supper is n repetition of the breakfast, after which the patients are put to bed. Very raroly they are taken oat walk- iog. aud on Friday nights & dance purporting to be for their exclasive benefit, but in fact in- dulged in by the sttendants. is part of the pro- gramme. These latter are represented as loud- ‘monthed, vaigar, incapable men ana women, in- duiging in undue familianty with each other, and the objects of Temark o those conversaut with the facts. Thess allegations—which 1t ia claimed by tho parly from whom tbey wers ob- tained can be foliy proven—should be inquired into, and tho evils corrected. CASUALTIES. TERRIFIC_EXPLOSION. LisToweLLs, Ont., Nov. 6.—A 60-horso power boiler in Hess Brothers’ saw-mill exploded this morning, making & total wreck of the entire mill, the first story of which was built of stone, The windows of nearly every houmse intown THE CITY’S BUILDING. Description of Mr. Tilley's Plan for Chicago’s City-Hall, The Best Features of the Eureka Plan Retained. How Will It Look Joined to Mr. Egan's Dry-Goods Box ? As bus already been intimated in Tuz Tare- TNE, it i3 quite likely that the vorrapt body which manipniates county contracts will attempt to pateh on the city balf of the Court-House a building ot at all in consousnce with tko pisns zgreed upon, entirely different in its details, sad which, judzing from the sketches made, must moeet with popular disfavor. It wus confidently expocted that o waguificent edifica~a eredis alike to the City of Chicapo and the County of Cook, =2ad a spleadid monom the enterprise and public ®uirit of the citizens, as well as tho genins of tha boilders—would resul: from tholoag and tedious competition between tho architects; but the Ring bas iesuod a decrec—it bas adopted M. Jomes Ezan's plans from skotches preseutod, and tue counts will have o iis balf of the public 8quaro & etructure vastly different, and certaialy NOT 50 r¥POY s that formerly adopted and known as the “Eureka” plau, made by r. Tilieyr. The ace tion formerly talten by both the Council of tus City nd the Board of the county was final, 2nd has never been roscinded. Yet, the Ring, in the face of public opwion and fair doaling, Lave ordered otherwise, and tie county—nnless the action Jately taken is rocoaeidored—will hava a Duilding very similarin geucralappearance to tha Crimioal Court structare, with a Mansard roof ; while the city wing will bavo all the features of the much-discusced Eureka desigo, aud will.bo far diffcrent in apposrance and detail from thss of the county, * With & view toward learning what the cits's architoct was doing about the matter, his oflica was visited vesierday by a TrIouse revorier, and the drafts and skotches were eshibited and explained. o far as coald Lo discerned bv tho vigtor, Mr. Tilley has made A CONYENIENT AND EXCELLENT ARRANGEWENT of tho oflicea for the varivus departm:nts of thy City Government, and the public ball, Council Chamber, Supreme Court-room, etc. The plans of the buildiog show the desizn to comprise two arms of the original ** Eurexs design, mesting at o central dome. It extcnas ong the whole leagtih of LaSalle 390 feet to its extreme lixits, and roturns at each end on Wash- iogton aod Randolph streots 127 foet. Its ground-plan comprises two wings, eaca in the shape of & cross, jomed to a central mass where the dome rises. Its elevation presents an aspect of grand architecture, -and forms a classicat pile thas were smached, and any stores had their fronts blown out. No lives woro lcet. The loss is heavy. RAILROAD CONDUCTOR KILLED. Stecial Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Gresox Crry, 1il, Nov. 6.—Willism Irwin. freight-train Conductor on the Chicago & Padu- cah Road, fell under the train while nncoupling carn last vight and was crushed to deaih between the brakes and the ground. He resided here, and leaves an orpbaa coild and an aged mother. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING, Spestal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Baxpussy, O., Nov. 6.—Henry Jansverien, living near this city, shoteand killed his brother this evening. The shooting is clsimed to be ac- cidental. Jansverien gave himself up to the TS THE GUIBORD CASE. MoxTreAL, Nov. 6.—The police have been fur- pished with 100 breech-loading rifles, to bensed, if necessary, at the Guibord bural. The lead- ing counsel mentioned in the late interview be- tween AMr. Donire and the Mayor of Montreal are Messrs. Abbott, Bitchis, Deviin, and Roy. Their qeinion on the caae will akortly be given, clams attention a8 bewng vach as 18 SPECIALLY APPLICALLE for a public buildiog. 2 _Tne exterior is divided up into thiree great di- visions or messes, being at the centre and endsy of the buildinz, apd intermediately joined by portions that are recessed from ths lines of the masses. ‘I'ho lower portion of the building is treated in ths Roman Doric. viz., the basemeot nod the {irst and second stories. The upper portion of the building 1y in the Rom1u composite order of architecturc. The basement is treatad in plain rock-faced ashlar wori 3ad made a substantial foundazion for all above it. From the top of tho basement Doric columuos of tine design and provortion rise the whole Laght of tho two st stories. The columns are flanked at the cornurs by pilastre quoina. The columns and pilastres run evtirely around the building acd carry an embellished Doric cornice. Above this cornica sre tho vedestals for thas columns of tho uppar portion of the building,! These, a8 with the calamos balow, run the entire, bLeight of tho building, trealed on the outsida as' two stories (slthoughin reality i she interior only one). They sre of the composite order, veiy chastely ornamented. This ron of columns support the main corpice of she building of composite Architecture. This comice is buld yet very graceful 1o proportion and ornamenta- tion, From this cornice rises a batustrade in- terspersed wizh nnmerous pedestals bearing statnary and vases of ornato design. THE TUTEE GEAND DIVISIONS, or pavilions. receivo 3 more ornamental treat- wnent thao the other portions of the bnilding, and are carried up thoir entirs height with mors richness in detail. A pediment rises over each of these paviiions in the main cornice on throa of its sides, and each pediment is designed to receive ellegorical groupiags in bai-relief. On cither side of each of these pediments, and as its apex. stataarv is placed, makiny a very effec- tive and imposing finisn. Over the contre of each pavilon is av iron domn, octagonal 10 plan and claesical in its external desicn. There will be two of theee on cach end of the building, and they ara o fine cap-a-pis to their struc- tures benenth. g ‘Tha windows of the building, of w] thors aro wany, are treated according to the poaitions they occups. In tho basement and first and Becond stories there i3 po other ormamentatinn or detail than the Deric order aliows on the face of the stoue of the bailding around the open- ing, being siawply molded asnler werk and orna- mevtal key. Tu the upper portion of the build- ing the windows are flanked with ilastors which sapport the pediment window caps. These ars chasteiv molded and eariched to the extent thas the grace of the Composita order will allow without being profuse. THERE ARE THBEE EX to the building. one from La one each from Washington and Rando!ph streets. , These entrances arein the coutre of each of the pavilions aud are in the shape of thres magnificcnt porticoes. Each portico is an origi- nal desicn std 13 composed of four clustess of columns and pifasters; on the outsids ends the cluster i8 of four pilasters, and the inner clusters comprise each four columns, These pilasters and columns are grouped on pedes- tals, below and above, and support a separats entablature from whish spring Roman arches. Detween theso arches are classical caryatidos ropresenting the four ueasona of the year, whick sapport the main coraice of the portico. Above this main cornico is a balustrade with pedestals, on which are statued ropresenting Liberty, Jus- tice, Science, aud Jurispradenca, The whole portico is Composite, acd eariched in a manner that gives it boch grandenr and grace. THE DOME, which rises from the conire of the central pavil- ion, is a special featnre of the desizn. It rises to the height of 300 feet from the sidewalk. The Pproporsions ate sgocialiy desiguea to conform with the masees beneath it. It is eo situated ar to bo easily seen f:0m any side of the building. and is pot covered by the main building from the view on any strect. Itapproaches an oc- tagonal shape in plau, having four greater and four lesser sides Its baso is treated 8 [lain mapver, and from it rise two stories of classical architectare, treated with pilasters, columns, colonnade, balustrede, and other ornamenta- tion. [mmediately above the base of the dome rest four groups of statuary, emble- matical of the continents of the world. Each story of the dome is treated completa With cornices, and _balustrades, and pedestals with vases. From the top of tha cornice of the second story rises the dome proper. It is curved ‘with proportion toits beight, and on four sides at ita base receives lour dials. These are framed with pilasters bearing a pediment. On either side of each dinl reclining statues are placed, and crowniog the summit 18 a statue of Father Time. Above thedome pm'Fer is the Iantern, in whick the bell is buvg. The Goddess of Liberty is placed on the apex of.the Iantern, and forma the summit of the whole. IN TUE INTERIOR all the difforent departments required for the duties and business vt our City Government aro carefully srranged and ample space afforded all. « To each department wash and cioak-rooms are provided, aod other conveniences that modern thought dovises. In the Mayo:'s department ) Mr. Tilley has made & special festare in design- ing a grand reception-room of fine dimeosions &nd rich treatment. It.is intended for receiving Chicago's grand guests, aud, accordiug to the plaus, is one well adapted to such occasions. The Suopreme Court-room and the Council Chamber each are provided with galleriea for the public, 50 that the bodies of the same will nos . bo thronged with oihers than its business re- aires. qu‘ Tilley bas also provided a Jarge pubiic meetinz hall capable of holdung 6,000 poople. In ali, the buildiog is neither more or less ONE-IIALF OF THE “ EURKXA™ FLAN ioside and out, only perfected aa thres years of scrutiny bes allowed. There is some space which the present busi- :a.- of the city does not require, bus the future