Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1875, Page 12

2 . THE CHICAGC TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGuS. - THE HOUSE DIVIDED. . i.ike Tnto tke One Which fhe Bible Peclares Shall Not Encure, This One, However, Seems Likely . _ Not to Be Built at.AlL i The Reason Is that Two of & Trade | Can Never Agree. Eessrs. Tilley and Egan Have Drawn Their " Tens in Inky War, B Egan’s Ground of YVantage--- { Text of His Contract with | the Board. How Harms ¥ills a Contract for Nor- way Pine with Swamp Elm. The rounty’s part of the new Courf-House snd the menper in which it is prorcsed to build it by the Board of Commissioners, under Mr. Lran's plaus, is still an absorbing topio of evn- versation among allvlasses. Thero 18 a grow- ing fociitg against the Connty Board, not ¢ much becsuse ther have accepted Architect Ygao's plaus, as becanso they buva ignored tho City of Chicagocsfully as if iz wero uot 3 portion of Cook County. . TIE ALDCEMEN. Thero is a strong and, growing feeling in the Coucci! 10 coincide with tho County Com- -iop at all in the matter, but to go o inde- pondently of the Board and build their half of the stracture to tbeir iz zod then sbow the conirnst belw city eud county srchitectarsl ; lzste and shibty, when the buildiog ia com- ' pleted. . Lo County Commissioners pretend to foel very sore at the city oficials, and claim that they have been most shabbily treated by members of the Counal and the Bozrd of Public Works. On the other band, it i3 well known that the Cousty Ring wanted to rosh this matter throogh, aud aliow the considepation of mo other than Egan's glank, which thay dotermined to have recepted, regardless of the wishes of Chicsgo and the greater portion of the tax-psving citi- zeus of Caok County. The feelivg ngaiust the present adopted plans is strong, and grows stronger overy day, znd no ons can denythat the papular demand shonld cacse & grest moaifica- tion of them. ¥ THE TOOS. The coutract made’ with Mr. Egan by the County Liog seems to be & ratler strong one, but there are points where looploles are left, 1n order to lesp through and saddle the couoty with extras. The contract was drawn up by John AL Rouutrec ; acc. fur tha edification of the public, itis given in full. Itis 28 follove: ‘Tais zgroemeat, made 3nd coucludedetlis 17th day of Augat, A. D. 1675, by and Lotween James J. Egan, T of the firat the o Buateof Tikincis, part, of the sezond et i 1led and kucwn 5 & CoursHios=, 10 - erected und sstrucied upon te cast kalf of Blork 4, common! Luown us the Court-House squ.re, i1 the Oz Town of Chicag, and County of Cook agoresid, and 350 10 supervise tud superistend (Lo erechiou and Fomurletion thereof. And Also by & rosolution of said Baerd of Com- 13 of 2l second party, adojten July 26, A. D. expressly provided thit the custof such £ when full: the compo. Grawinge, details. and gpeciAcaticzs, and supce- . ing the copriuenon of eid buiiding to comple- e, and was tnereny, fized at § per cent upon the cost'ol kaid building; rovided, npwever, that the compenastion_of sad “arehtec: t9 be padd by Cook |- County «bould 1o: excoed to sum o2 §35,50) in auy event; and A Wheress, The caid Board of Cowmissioners of #2id wecoud part cid _herctofore, to-wit: on ihe 3ith @sy of Augnst, A. D, 145, enprose aud adops the 3lzne for aadd building, then sua there submitted by Baid ara puriy for the caneieration of ssid Board of COmminelobert. | s of the st Auw, tnerefore, the £2id parly of the first part, for 5 in couslderation of the payments-to Le made to 1/ Uy the aaid party of the second part as herein— nfter provided, does herc:; covemant and agree to vud with the party of the socuud part that he witl pro- Fpare snd sutuit 5 the sald Loard of Comauissioners ©f 22id weccnd part, ik ail possille dispuich, the Locessary drawinrs, detaiis, and specifications for said Coct-House for ther zppraval or rejection, :ud, upoa their spproval 54 adopiion b 8xid Boerd, will uper- ez und supcrmtsnd Lo erection and coustracton of ihe bmlcing B plauned and specinied, and wiil faith- ully and axilifully do wad perform all ‘and evers pro- Jeasioual aud scientific Labor required of Lim Ly the et Daerd of Commissioners and its Comnuties hav- %3 charge of tle construction of msid building, and superintend the succes&fal erection, construcuon, and complotion of £aid buiidlng for delivery and use to tue Eatisfazticn of eaid Board of Comuirejoners. And it is furiher ugresd upon the part of said first garts (hat, Incase the drawings, dotails, znd epecifi- Zaticns for sald_ Luilding submitted by said prrty of the first pert in the first instance shall not ba ado,ted 5.1 approved by sad Board of Commissioners, eaid Darty of the first part will OTHER AND FURTHER DRAWINGS, detaiis, and specificat:ons of and for said building mm- itil the same are approved and advjted by said Boerd ‘of Comnuissionezs ; aad said party of ths frut purt hereby cgrees that he will at all times, and as often 28 L6 suary, Rive 1o contractorsand all othels empioyed o and about the erection of ssid buiding detailed ‘and correct fuformstion and {nstruction os 10 tho ex- ‘ent, kind, quality, fora, and consaruction of any sud 21l paris of tue work Uy ibem to be doneand per- formed wider their reagective contracts. sard parcy of the first por: further agrecs that i tion, of ull yarts of the work on raid Lufiding, to the Mect ‘that l{l wark be dons acd « funizsed the Qifferent contrretora in strict conformity withi the terms of their reepeciive conbracts as required by the !.‘um ‘drawings, sud specifications adopted by saa 0urd of Commiksioners, dnd that be will, from tme €0 time, make correct aud tiue estimates of the work performed on ea:d bullding, and make written coitifi- cates of the amo:nts frow time to time dao the diffe ent contractors, soccordiug to the terms of ther re- spective contracts, Thie 5.4 party of tbe second part, In consfderation of Ibo premints, bereby sgrees wiin the sajd party of the lirst part a sum of Lioney not excoeding THREE PER CENT OX THE COST (hereof, brt in no eventsnall eid second party bo re- quired o pay said purty of the first purta um Gf exoveding in money wmount of $57,500, 10 the Cauner following, mameiy : §15,00 upon tre’ approval ard adoption by said Bosrd of Commisaioners of the draw- irgs, Getuils, and mpecifications for suid _build- Ang, =n1 the liling of the same after their appeevaland adoption by said of Comrmisaiouurs by the said Jarty of the frst part, togeihier with the plans of said wilding in the oitice of the clexk of gaid Board, and 100 balance of the amount 10 be peid said party of the first part, as above providsd, {ram time to time, in in- staliments as the same guall be recommendel by the mid Committee 1 charge of tte constraction of the building and aliowed by #aid Bourd of Commissioners, No extra allowancs or compengstion thall be made 0 kaid party of the first part fcr any of the ‘hereinbefore sat forth : itis bereby musually agresd byand between the parties hereto, that the 3aid yarty of the second part Teserves to itself the right to make e AT CHANGE OB ALEZATION ¥ THE TLAKE, s, drawings, and specifioations it adogds, in which e 00 sddiumal compensation hall W ilemed to s Ity And it is further agreed that thesald party of the firnt Fart aball execute and deliver 1o the said second party, » good and suficient band in the penal sum of £100,000, with two or mare sureties to be spproved by the Joint Committees on Pubiic Buddings and Puulic Service, of sid Board of Commisa:oners, condiuionsd for the faithful performance of this sgreement on the part of aaid first ; 104 to protect the said Cbunty of Cook st all loes, defect, cx e by rearon of u failure on his purt 1o comply with tbe lcrms hereaf, Aud it is furtler agre.d, that s:id so~and party shall have the right to chooss ava place 1w, c:itrge of said Work some competent pemon & a sujxmintendent theredf, the eaid party of the frst pur: Dereby agres- ing to visdt the work, sud miateril, acd crustraction, far inspection, 2nd information no: lcsa than once each day until completion and delivers, and as Tnuch oftener a8 aball be required by said committee 1n ebarge of the construction of sud building, 1t is further agreed by and betwcen the Bereto, that all contrats or o ients esteret into yand bewoen the parties Mereto, prior to the 23t day of July, A. D. 1875, nuuwn the preperation of pians, Grawings, details, or spheidcztions for, or su. fening the ereciion ox corairactiaa of, a County uiiling or Court-House upen s=id Block . or any part thereof, und znyard ali obligations op Lbili. ties immposed, created cr oadirycted, Ly eiiher of maid partios hereto upen, with or 10 tae oiber priar to the 2ot day of Juiy, A. Io., 1875, with refcrence to guch a Gour:-House or Conntr-Build use, are here_y cancelled &2 drclored roleasal, null and voild. 1n winess wherenf, the £aid [riy of tae Snd erecnio vt uix izna and real, st the s3ld picty ® e second part hascuused Licse [E2.uis W0 B \ parties | undoubtedly be peremptory iu the matter, ! ki'bal, This may or may nov be. #igmod by the Chairman of the Doard of Commission- “re, the day tnd vear Arst 2bove written. (3igned) Jaxes J. Eaas fBeal]. Joax Joxzs [Seal,) ! Chatrman of the Bosrd ot Commissioners of Gook “County, pro tem. - i The bond accompanying the contract is signed by the following-used : Thomas Mackin, Kob- citb Clark, Josegh Sherwin, Joun O. Neill, H. B Maller. "fhe County Bard claim that the abovo con- . iract is binding snd that no chauge can possibly bs eilected uander it. They know oiherae, however, for they siipped in the change-of- plans clsnse for uv other purposs, apuareatly, thsn to atlow useloss shifts and changes in the plans, thus iutending tojfatien off the job. It can be easily discerned that 2 : THE PLANS CAN NE CHANGED, and also, that it is not too 1ats yor to make the aiterations desired by the caty. The Caum:llmg an the people goucially thiak that Chicago and Cook County cught to have somethiog better than the squars-box proposed by Mr. Dgan. A pumber of County Commissioners claimed vesterdey for Mr. Egan's’design that it was lzin without, and roomv witam, and convenient but it 18 t.l.\et fact, thiat any one who ba3 seen tha extenor o lI:.L'Egln's yrls.u can_truthfulls eay thaithe Ciark sireet front, with ite helf-mavsard 100l looks eqaetty and iocomplete, and the tower rising up looks somewhat similsr to 8 slim Bat- quo's gnost, sod like it, will not down. While the desiga sxies Lo foliow a plain renaicsanco strle, 1t 18 a conglomeration of eeveral styles, and 6qual in general drsign t6 none. And hay- 1ug s1d 60 much of ths plans, let ns 1ako & 100K | mj inon RANGER HARMS and see how bs fotht shape of the foundation for the new Court-Hcuse, Harms is au_honest farmer.— very honest, wndoed, and heis & Gianger, too— aud such & Grapger! H:a coatract is a rich one. It 13 hommea 1n by protect:ou clauses for Harms £rid injanous oves for the tex-payers. Roun- treo drew it up,and that Wil eccount for a groat desi of tae milk in the coomavut. This inngcent 2nd hgrmless Harms assured the public only a few davs ago that Lo was going to do the work right, and that there wouid bea foundation taid that wonid last till GABRIEL BEOTLD SOUND 41S LAST TRUKT. Harms will not rise on that yreat daysnd cisun his rexacd for the truthfulness of that aspertiou. Rountree, who has been laboring urler a fit of domorslization gver since Heaing's delest, hos darms’ contract in his possession. — Its specifica- tions do not, ke Egen's contrach provide for ‘modincations. but they do make a proviao for extra work. Tax-paverg, mark that. It is worth an extia pin {0 be stucs there. A NICE FLUM. This extra-work clause provides that Harms ehall do sach extra work as is uot etated 1n tie contrsct at & prive 10 be agreed betwean bim and the counsv, Tins is Ruunires and Harme' inno- cent nay of puiting it for tho benetit of Cook County. ¥ ow, let us takq snother glarco at this cbn- tracz. There is & vagae recolecuon among TaE TRIBUNE'S readars that tze specifications of the Granger Harms' comuract call for piles for the foundation of an approved quality, to be sunk n certaiu depth, not less than 50 feer. The con- nact 1s mesn enough to caii for elm, ok, or Norway pinc niles, and. as may be imagimec, Granger Harms is ovadiny this. DOTIEN TiMBED TUMBE USED. If any one doubts this, il he has todo is to go into tne Court-Houss Squaers and exsmine some of the excuses for the proposad mies lelt Te, A TarsoNe reporter made an examication of game of them vesterdav, for tho benent and in the iaterest of tho tux-payers and the rezdors of this journal. foet of ths timber on Lhe ground is known a8 swamp elm, aud isalso called by ao- other name, on sccoant of 1ts utter worthives- ness and the wates which oxudes from it. This class of timber 1s worse than .besswood for tho purpose intended. The poets Lo co placod in the ground are from 8 (0 10 inclies in diameter. This wood will rot in the zround 1 less then tro years, and then wilt be utterly wor:hlcss and usoless for the yurpose. Waen this tinber is rettea it sall holds .ts posihion, but Lecomes A MOBQIY, S0GGT FULP. Bat Harms is kiod. 1lle propuses to prevant the rotung of wbe t.mber in-the gruupd. Some of 1t irotien already, s8 the reporter noticed yesiardzy, and dove the point of hie umbratla Qquite int the ueart ¢f one GI thess foundation timbers. A grest wsny of the piles are black- eued ou the ends, in order to bide their dofects, vet, of course, they are going into the ground o ‘support s butlding thac will be nearly 28 heavy 28 ot new United States Building. SUT ALL OF 4 RI¥D. It must not be_ supposed that all the timber isswamp-eln. Sowme of it i8_good oak—quio ood, and soms is aquite bad.. Some of iher sticks aro crooked and vorv slim, aud nota iaca of Norway pind_appeurs upon thoe squsie. ‘ne excavation i8 fauly under way, and the pile-driving mechine ia alroady upon the grounds and unless the rotien and worthless timber 1 rejected, rome of . it will no doubt be #unk vut of sight to-morrow. Thero are parties who talk of applying Tor & ivjunction ogaivst Harms, and now is 88 good 8 iimo as aay to strike the desired blow, while the irou is hot. 3E. TILLEY OX MR, LGAY. Yestorday a reporter of Tue TwisrNe called upoo Mr. Thomes Tiites, at bis office, to see how @ felt 1o regard to Mr.-Egan’s letter pubiished westerday’s TRIDOSE. After commen courte- giea had been exchanged the reporter made known his errand, when Mr. Tilley said: * Ireel as though dr. Egan's letter in TaE TRIBUSE haa misstated things considerably. 1 will answer the letter in detail, and tLus prooably lay thoe mateer n its real light before the public. This wilt show the who'e matter &3 it was understood between Lr. Egan sud myseif.” UNPROFESSIONALITIES, Beporter—In what way has Mr. Egan misrep- resented you? Mr. Tlies—He has misrepresented me when he states that L coineided in tis ‘plana aod the conuges he made. He accuses me of being unprofessional and ungentlemsnly in my couduct towards him, when = the fact is, that the ehoo is on the other foot. He ireat~ ed me noprofessioually. He did not Jot me koow of s plans unt:d ‘they had been adopted by the County Comuissioners, and he had the plaos worked up in pencit and paciially inked in when I came to see them,—just iu abont the state tnat mine were when I asked him to view thom afierva Rep.—Why did you not oppose Mr. Egan in the Couuty Board? Mr. T.—How could I? Be wss one rbead of me thep. He bad his pian ready. I bad either to fiel up eomething not fit to be seew, or eise tight hiin firat anc then §u aplan. THis Icould uot and would not do. I first had to cousult to see wbat tho city wanted, and then mako my plans secordingly. A POSSIFTLITT OF COMPROMISE. Rep.—Is there any possibility of acompro- mize ? Mr. T.—I don’t know. Idon’t went it all my own way. 1 have some rights in this matter which ought to ba respected. Rop.—1ow far is Mr. Egan committed to his plaos, 1n proportion &8 the oxcavation for the foundstion bas prog-ecsed ? Mr. T.—It does not commit him a¢ a'l. The cnly damage that can occur, as far as they have now proceeded ou the foundation-work, would probably not excaed £2,000, if that. AN LXPLASATIOS. Rep.—How do you explain that ? Mr. T.—Because the excavating has to bedone anyhow, for whatever plan may e carried out, and but a mall propurtion. probably not over one-fourth, is now complete. Bee.—\Vm: kicd of foundaticn do you pro- Mr. T.—Oh, by driviog piles, concrete, and dimension-atone, fhe same as AMr. Egan. Rep.—How would planking do? would it not prove economical ? Mr. T.—The planking foundation wonid not work here. Boring shows that there is no dif- ficulty in the ground which we could not over- come, S0W THE ARCHITECTS BTAND. Xep.—How do you and Mr. Egan stand, pro- viding the plans were changed or modified-? ar. T.—Well, I conld bardly say that thereé would ba avy differeoce. Alr. Egan has been to sbout the same expense s mysell. Wa bown stand about alike for that reason, and cne has no advaniage over the.otber in this regard. If the plan. were changed or modified, work wounld not be deiayed luuger than from tareeto six days on the par: of the connty. Presuming that tue county ould change 1:6 ;lans and acceptmine, all that woald have to be dooe wonid be to chaoge the outlines of the exterior wails, and thess could be traced from my drawings and work proceeded with immedisiely, sach as driving piles, etc. In a few dars al the cross and in- tenior walls conid be easily arranged, withom: cansing soy delay. & A BASEMENT STORY. - Rep.—Do you have » basement in your bui'd- iog bs modified 2 | Mr. T.—Yes, sir; one coneisting of twents- &ix raoms, large a0d epacious, the story being within 2 inches of 13 feat in l\ei%;. Tho bueement is 10tended to_be occupied by the Pclica Superintcndent and Assistunt, City Marshsi, Luke Strect Squad, generu - dffices for the use of the Iire Alarshal, detectives’ quiarscrs, Gas [anpevior, Harbor Master, heating apparutns. cogivecr's repm. streed, rsewer, and water ; al20 wirkivg room anda . De«id2s this develeping his placer digging, . basement, there is o sub-basement 7 fest 6 inches in height. There will be fonr entrances to the main basement, conpected with the matn | floor Ly large and well-lizbted corridors. four m all Then there zre three double-sta.rwavs snd two olevators, one at_each sido of the capols. all the sraco at bus disvosal. Mr. ‘Tilles's plan for the_foundstion proposes to sink piles from 50 to 75 feat, e5. the foimatiod uf the ground Cemands, . A CORRESPONDENCE WAR. ing to Mr. Egan : i Crmcaco, Nov. 18.—J. J, Egan, Eeq.—DEAR Sm: Your letter of tho 1:thinst. is at hand. It somewhat suzprised me to obhervo the indignaut tone your letter ‘Pousessed, ns does the resumed injure | inuocence in- culcated thereln. You seek to inform me uf facts Tat, you vy, Iought.to Be coguizant of and proceed- ing a’cording to in my work. Tt bacomen me, &t this juncture, to arrest your at- tention acd remind you of the followiug agreement waade between you azd I prior ta our election as Coun- ty aud City Architects : Antece Jcnt to your olection by the Cotnty Board, ca the 2cth of July last, and to my clection on Acg. 3 Izst, you and T met on ceveral occaslons with the view of aettling on_some definits mode of future actioa, £hould we be deputed:to il the positions we Dow oce cupy. 1f your mind serves you aright you will remember that you conceded Iy priority in the matter, and dis- tinctly agread with e that in the event of our elec- tion, we should works jolutly, occupying the same of- fico, and more distincily was it agreed, that the “ Lureka ” plan adopted by both county and city should be the plan from which wa would design the plans for the originl structuro ; that the features of the # Enreka " an should be preserved in our draw- ings, subject to such allerations 83 we should deter- ino on. That, in connideretior of this sgrecment (with other cousirlérations you knuw of without making public, but which I aball if necessity compels), I roliuquished my efforls in establishing my rights in tho' County Board 5o that your election should be insured, The consutumation of this ugreement was proven by your unopposed clection. Nutwithstanding this agrecment, inede on yous word and Lunor e gungleman, =nd a professional architoct, you deliberate- Isgot upan entircly new setof furty-slz wketch fcktelgu o our syrosment, aud to the ** Eureka " plan, ana bad the Cousty Board udopt them. Tollowing this, you again deiiborstely, and in direct violation of your word, onor, and egrcement, perfect- cdagetof plansin peacil and then,and not uutil then, 1nade e aware of yoar actions. I visitrd your nfhceat your sollcitation, ana w:~ more than darslfounded at your violation of our agreement. After my clection” I immediately set to work to prepare a set of plaus for the city’s portion according o our ugregment. : Meinwhile, you bad hestily pushed forwsrd your work, sud had the County Board let the coutract for the foundutions of tha county’s portiou, acconding to your plims, . Your actiuns throughont are at total varisnce with your agreercent, your word, and honor. The Lusto exhicited by tue County Board surely in- dicates your inteution (o forre mo into ting your plane, pleading otherwise (sic) needless complicutions i eidiess liugaiion, 3 T progice ta live up to my vord and agroement, and tothe rocord ; and any sction of vours antagonistic to the agroement wilt nut be recognized by me, Your action in add R YOUr grievances, ACCrUing trom your own vilations, ‘to the Board of Pubiic Worka. to mo is questionavie as tle courteous act of & ‘professional gentieman, - The embarrassing position you claim you are ylaced in i5 due to your own attempt to force me into nocopt- ing & doslgn Which your uwh agreement cries down. Ta ull, I do not conaider that rogve: ia expected from me for tue nnfortunate predicament you fiud yourself in, and your charges of uucourtcous action, fluposi- tion, and absurdity, on my part, are more thau refuted by your own actions, 80 utferly in opposition 1o word and honor. Taw stid ready toedect an awicuble tnd harmo- nious arrangement, provided you act up o thie agree- ment mado Ly U8 Prior (o our election. An you were pleased ta give our correspondencs to the public, I am necessarily compelled to do the same. Yours very truly, 5 Tros. TILLE: MR. EGAN'S REPLY. ., ~ In reply to Mr. Tilley. Mr. Egaa last eveniog sent the following to Fur TatsuNe : To (he Editor af The Chicao Trsbune 14 S0vTH OLalK STREET, Nov. I.—At 2 late Joar this"evening & letter from Mr. Tyomas Tiley was placed {n my hands, containug an intimation that it Would appear in the morning press. The lott cunningly sud izalignantly framed to cast aspersions onmy chura..er,and 18 o badly-trimmed faiohood frow Leziuning to vud, I consider ali the usual obli- gations Icamucut upon geutleznen ditsolved by the Tecelpt of wuch s lotter, and consequently asz the privileso of rep ying through your colwmns, aud, i posaitle, 1a tho 8 .me issus. Tnver gavawmy word of honor to Mr, Tilloy os represcuted by Lim; 1 nover refused to oscupy ihe same oface wilh himd : on the conteary, and I now ro- gret that I offerd to do 63, snd he refused. “Tha ** other conditipns ” vaguelr hiated at he i3 fuil liberty to publish 10 the world. dered imposaiLle of fylfillaient by but to my mind weretoncoived in honor, wnc I am uct ashazned of them. The lateness cf the kour prevents me from replying in detail, nor_shalt I again, cndar any provoeation, trespass'vn your columns in relaton to this contro- very. Mir, Tilley 18 therefars at liverty to pergevere in his course, Iahall not auswes bim ag.iu. Respectfully, J.J: Baax, This evidently opens the breech tov wide to effect a reconciliation, xad tbe onty relief is now fer the peaple of Couezzo and Cook Couaty to come to the iront and rescue. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. . A reporter yesterdsy calied ut the offica of the Board of Public Works, in City-Hall, in order to find if che city waa ready to proceed with 1:3 portion of the work. From Secretary Sullivan it was learged tha work woald be commenced 18 “goou as the Coun=il ordered, and that 600,000 of the canal fund bad been appropriated for the pury-08o thus fa S Comptiollor Haves stated that this money had been used for other. purposes, but, in _cgse the work proceeded. fands couid be furnishad frum time to time, a8 demanded by the Boaid of Pub- Jic Works. - Thus 1t w.ll be geen tha city 13 ready to zo 10 work, though mnot much, if anything. will be doae this year. NOT TOO LATE. To the Editar of The Chicaas I'mbune : Cmicago, Nov. 13.—l1a Mr. Egan's reply to Mr. Tiliey, published in Tue TeroNs this morning, ho makes the statement that suy cuange in the plavs on which the conuract for fouudations of the connty half of the Court-House L2a been let, wonld iuvolve the county in ruioous ex- pepises in thé way of extrs charges; that tho county would be at the mercy of the contractora, lic worls of this kind thero is, or sbould be, & provision in the coutract to the effect that the owners, or corporation, as the case may be, re- serve the right to make any dessired clunges in the plane, und if these changes involve extia ex- peuse to the conractor his charges sball be based on tho orgnal cootract price. If Mr. Egzau has omitted to insert such & provision in the contrect, he has been guiity of cniminal neg- Lgence, and is_unfit to carry ont such un um- poriant wors. If he has inssrted this provision 10 Lis contract his argument is wortbless. The excavation alone hes been comploted. nod there is amplo tumeg to make auy chauges dogired with- cut suy uunecessary exvense. Furrhecmore, those fonndatious cannot Le complsted before frost, aud the entirs proceeding should be stopped for proper matariag of plaus. ARcarrECT. —_— NEW YORK. The Van Brunc Scnndal-Nysterions Disappesrances. &recral Dispatch to The Cnicago Tribune. New YoRE, Nov. 18.—The name of the lady with whom Judge Van Brunt has left this gity for Europe is Jeanie Bull, Sbe has been in Paria for some time past, ostensibly taking music les- sons. It is a singular fact that the dis covery of the intimacy by the wife of Van DBrunt 18 due directly to the killing of Mosher and Douglass, the abductors of Charlia Ross, in Judge Van Bruut’s house at Bay Ridge, Mrs. Van Bruht was lving in New York, aad her husband was supposed to be at the Bay Ridge Boase. The fact came out after the killiog that the Judge was not there, and the wife's sue~ picioug wore aroused. Miss Bull was a singer in the choira of our principal churches here. Two of those mvsterions disappearaces which New York ie famous for have marked this week. George Griswold, an old and rich merchant, ais- appesred after & wine supper Lthe other night, and did pot tum up tul to-day. Friehds ad- vertiged for him, and finally found him. They decline to give any details of his adventures. A beaniuul young- lady, who- worked in s Sixth-aveune slore, bas also mysteriously dis- appeared on & crowded thoroughfare ; buc these occarrences are 50 common_that the police sud the inwated enly swile and say, ** Give them a chaiice and they'll turn up.” B 110 The Assocalea Press.) New Yorg, Nov. 13.—George Griswold, whose absence from Lome was made publi® by lus family, it Dow twne out, has been siopping With & friend at a hotel, awaiting tue heahog of wounds caused by a fail on Saturday might lust. et et il i ; THE MILLERS. _sfir. Pavr, Minn., Nov. 18.—The Pioneer-Press .6f this marmiog mnnounces that the millers of -AMlinpesota and Wisconsin, 3¢ a meetng to be beid in Chicago before long, will endeavor to arrange with President Garrett and the officers of the Ballimore & Onio Railroad for exclusive trausportation of their flour to the East auring the winter, 20d it thisks the uullers can offer inducements safficient to keep :be Baltimore & Ohio Road ont of the trunk-line combiuation. Fhus it will be soen that Mr. Tilley has utinzed Yeaterday afternoon Mr. Tilloy seot the follow- |. etc. Now, every architeci knows that in all pub- | |, POPULAR EGUCATION » Fourth Anniversary of the Foundine of the Chicago Athenmum. Progress ‘of the . Instilution as Shown by the Secretary’s Report. Address by the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston. Lessons to Be Drawn from Lli(a Organizations in England.. The Chicago Athenwum, haviug passed through the fourth year of its existence, the members znd the public geperally who are iorested in the csuse of education snd advance- ment in cultare in Chicago met last evening to colebrate the evedt in a fitting manner. The exercisea were of a docidedly varied oharactar, and perhaps from this reason proved sil the more eutsrtaining. » y The meeting was called to order by Judge Booth, who announced that the exorcises would begin with o 2IUBIC BY THE BLANEY QUARTETTE CLUB. This organization then gave one of Dudley Buck's four-part songs, * Lead, Kindly Light,” in good siyle. ‘ i EXTEACTS FROM THE BEPORT for the past vear were read by the Becrelary, Mr. . C. Gibbs. He roforred toiks succassful cetablisbment of evening ciasses in German, French, Latin, English literature, clocution, vo- cal musie, fioo-band drawing, phounograpby, bookheupiug, penmanship, and Spamish. Tne ' attendsnce on tho classes bad been unusually cocd. With s low rate of tuition, aad by the generous assistanco of ueveral teachers who la- bored without compensstion, the classes were conducted ecouoruchlly and very saccessiully. Day clasges mod special instruction bed also | beenintroduced, and found to work wcll, and the loctures had been u source of iutercst and profic to all connected with the Society. The social ele- ment in the management of the Athe~ | neom, tho atiractive features of 8 firat-clssy gymoasinm, library, ond read- ing-room, and other accommodations, wero also referred to. The total cash receipts of the Societv during the year were $12,809.77, | receised from donations, membersbips, gymna- siam tickets, leccures, classes, and entertain- meots, etc., While the expenditures were for | rent, gas, fuel and water, salarios, farnitare, printing, adrertising, and all the other nesessary expeoses in connection with sach an wstitution, and awountad to $12,803.77. The closing re- marks of the Secretary had reference tu ths, “present condicton aud prosyects of tho H which he r preseuted s highty satistac all ivterested iu its welfare. Mr. Murry Nelson, ono of thu Directors, spok» of the Anavciul coadition of the Sueiety, of ths necessities of the inst.tution, and the good t way doing. ‘Fie Quariotte Club gave suother sslection, after which Judge Booth anncusced with regret that :he Bev. Dr. Tiffany was preventod chrough indiwpomtion from being present, Jadge Booth then intioduced the speaker of the eveving, TOE BEV: EDWAND EVERETT HAL: of Boston, who wpoke at some lenizih. Mr. Hale introduced bis remarks by refarnug to what he kaow of associations of the limu in Eugland. Hesaid they were desigued to serve a particular purpcso—to take ‘meu and women who worked 1n tbe duy-time sod give thom in tbe evonings 8 chenee to obtain tue lugher culiure of tho preseut dey. The; man to wunm the chict cred:t of this plan wzg dae in Engiand was F. D. slagrice, Yhis go.tioman found tuat thero wore a.cieties for the diffusion of kuowledge, but the trouble was that the knowledgs wes ®o well diffused that noboay could find it, and it didno gocd. Maurice undertodk o remedy thia. A pluce ot meeting was secured, and numed . THE * WORKINO¥IN'S COLLECL.” Tho speaker bad been p.csout the firet even- ing, ~hen Maurce instructed the workingmen in trasiss from Scripunie, sud also when Mui- ticeau and John Huekin spoke. The speaker himself sophed for zdiaia fou, and pad s jo- itistion fes, simply fur the [urpcee of taking Jossons in painting aud d-ammg from Ruskin, Ho had never touched a brush or paleits, and didu’t know a brueh from & broom. ~ He found, after paying the fee, tuat he was toc laie for that evenjag. Pioastination pat the mat- te: far out of his reach, but he was consoled by tho fact tnat his money went to snpport the College. : sl Toe speaker wanted to say to his hearera that to-morrow naver came ; that the present was the e for improvemen: sud should be watched with coro. He would edvise the young man, ambitious to learn, to push ahead esen if his fn- choations did leed um mto tho lighar pranches. If this uccomplished no otner result, it would tescn Ium fow mucn be didu’t know, sod snow lum how much there was to bo learned. Tue speaier referred in a very pleasant vein to his firet meeting with Tom Hugbeg, 1ha cele- brated autbor of “Tom Brosn at Rugov.” Huybes became gieatly interested 1n tha Co.lege, { ‘and way 1nstramental 1n contrbuting to its suc- cess. The speakor advised th members of the Athenmum not to simoly come jo the rooms, study, and ‘eave. bue to take au ective into.es. in the affeirs of the Association, fo do Bcwe.hing for it to holp others zlong. I: was a well-knoan fact tnat summe: 1eading w=a 15 paor cent less than reading in wiuer, oot it Was possible to aop up the life of the Society in sum:er es well %3in winter. In summer the students could well devoté their time to the plcasant stady of botany, nataral history, geology, sud other studies where outdoor exercises in search of specimens were resorted to. s Tho English workingman was at protty hard work all day long. Iu the evening, if he wasa fool, he went off and got ditmuk. If not he sought something better. He might desire to read aud study, aud perhaps to smcke, and he knew be could not do thiy with apy great suc- cess at tbe ale-house. He wantea to mee: with bis own kind, with yhom he could cunverse, aod the result way thoy hired 8 bail and fiited 1t up with smoiing, reading, 20 cONVE1SA:i0D TOOMs. Drinlung was not geperally allowed. When 2 man wacted to read s newspaper. however, he bad to buy ic for humself. They did not admit luda to the club, and they ‘houmght -souug men of 25 and under came under that head Lectures were not much 1n favor, bus the drams Was e very popular iostitution. They played what 18 kaown a8 skitt!os, o game somenhut gumilar to our gamo of ton-pins. They paid 2 pence 2 week each for the supyort of tho club, und every inonth & report of its progress was mede. The gocial features of the club were its maiustay and eally kept it alive, The spealer reterred to the TOO-BAMBLING METHOD OF STUDY ursued by members of the different professions. anyan!, physicians, muusters, woald too often study up specis) cases und ihen forget what they had learned to g0 off on some other spuc:al track. Too much praise could ot be bestowed oo the advantages which the mombers of these Atbenwums bad in devolng a certaiu amount of .time daily to cer:ain studies. The offect of auch study must be Ilasting, Persunal refer- ences were mede in iliusiration of this powt, aod George Livermore, & Masaachusetts histo- rinn, wes quoted as one who owed all the success he ever auained to this syetem of two hours’ daily studs. ‘I'ne remainder of the speaker's remarks were gddressed particularly to the members of the Athoumum, Wwho were told how they could labor for the benefic of the institution. Each one could do an im mense power of good 10 ths way of active con- tributions to its support, In manifesting greater interest 1n its objects, and in making the objects of the Society known to bis friends. The young people bofore him wero 28 yet unknown to fame, but there was 3 good coance that they wonld some time be a8 wellkoown, aud would have done as mauch good for the Athenenm as the Booths, the Gibbses, the Mimiry Nelsons, and others had done. He would ever remember the Boctety, sad hoped its objects would be euccess- fully parsued for """id’""' to come. The exercses closed with the rendition of another four-pars song by the Quarteste Club, —_— SUICIDE. Svecial Disvalch to I Chiteago Tribune. East Saomiaw, Mich, Nov. 18.—A womsn named Bridges committed suicide 1a the village of St. Louis, Gratiot County, by cutting her throat with & razor. She lived orly two hours. Cause, insanity. dpecial Disvateh to Th» Chizase Trioune, CaBuINvILLE, Ill., Nov. 13.—Henory Clark, of Grand Rapide, Mich., attempted to cominit sni- cide here last night. No movey, 20d consequent despoudency, wera the caygses. ‘Durpateh to The Unicago Tribune. Erte, Pa. Nov. 13.—Another victim to Iave's tribution. young droam, Miss Mary. McDoaald, sister of Belle McDovald, who commisted suicids by drowniog here last Moaday, and who toreatened tokill horself at the firet opoortumity, has euc- ceeded m coirving out her threat. Her body was fovud floating on Connaut Lake, & few miles from here, laat evening. It if supposed that she drowoed herself Taursday. “There_is still a ris- tor left, and her friends propcse to keep an et on her lest she should alvo sselea walery grave. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Arrival of a Valuable Consign- ment of New Books. Excellent Collection of French Works-: German and Italian Publiea- tions. . The Public Library has by this time ceased to be s curiosity, but it is quietly growing as rapidly as circumstances will permit, and now contains o good number of volumes. The as- sortwent too, taken altogether, is very fair, and supplies somethiog for every taste. The Lemaire Latin classics 1o 142 volumes, and a correspond- iog #oL of Greek suthors, furnish a very good supply of the classica (ur‘ few years until what magy be called the workinz part of the hibrary ia filled. TIhe puniber of gpplicants for books ¢ n- unue, the sswe and evoon .iacresses somewhat ad Satardags ospecially the rooms are fall al day with loug linea of vook-borrowers. New - terest, however, will be created when it is Lnown that P A LARGT. ACCESSION has just beon made to the Publio Library in the shape of four cases of Buglisl, German, Frenoh, and Italing works. The greater partof these works were orderad over a year ago, and should bave been here long before, buv through various sccidents aud delays ouly reached this city last week. The msjority of the works are of course standard editions, attention having been paia grincipeily to getting the largeat amorut of read- ing for the least smountof money. but not a few tinely illuwcrated - works have crept in, erpecalty in Ehe collected works of the standard aushors, Tis practice of buying the wiole works of au author is a good oue, for | Lesides the fact that a set'of ail an author's pro- ductious can be boughs t.gethor cheaper than each of the volumes composing it cun be pur. chased. when of diflvreat editiund, there a:e hau- dreds of persoma who, though they may not wirh to wage turough all t3ac 2oy single anthor |- ever wrote. will desire at oue time or anoiher to rofer to diffcoas parts or to his less koown productions, whien at0 geosraily not eaeily pio- curable, aud the:: wishes are as wol eutitled to pratuication 88 those of the ordivary class of readers, who are sat:sfied with readinz whatis commonly called the ** standard portions of an wuthor. THE ABSORTMENT OF FRENCH BOOKS embraces neasly 2,000 volutoes, sud includes the writlugs of the most popular ovelists of the present time, such as Domas, in 250 volames, George Sand, Jules Verne, slusset, Abovat, Caer- bu.iez, Ewite ae Girard:n, Menmee, Erckmann, Chatrinn, and others. The classic dramatiuts Corueille, Moliers, illustrated with the celo- orated engravings of Bluresu the youuger, and acuompauied by commentaries, sud Kacine, are there, Voltaire, also, 1 thirtacu lagh ocravos, of over 3u0 pages eact, and illustratoa wik en- graviogs afte: Morean ; the works of Lamai!ine, inforsy voiumes, elegundly paioted ; of Roussean, 10 19 thics oziasos, ana coskng neacly ¢109, aad of Chateanuiand in i2 fiue tomes, beautLully Jd- Las.ruted with charaung steel eagraviays by diszringmiehed hvwg sitists. The complete works of Bulzac in 10 volomes, Saint Picrre in 12 occavon, aud of Rebslais, Descartes, Mon- tmgne, Michelet, Consn, Thiers Thierrv, Vitle- min. 8od others, are also meinded. Nar wmust the magniticeat works of that emiuent Oriastal schular, Bournout, be forzotten. Bewides these, and hondreds of ohers 100 pumerous to man- tion, th:ere are two eiegant volames by Saint Beuva, cutitled “1he Uallery of Ceisbrated Wawen.” and contaming, swong others. Huo steel engravings of Madame de dtasl, Madame Dacier, Marie Htuarf, and Madame de Mzin- tenon. THE GERMAY, DEPARTMENT i3 not nearly so la:ge, but contains s gcod num- ver of tho best wri.eys, compriziug about 300 volumes. Thero sre also seta of ** Der Ausiand ™ of * Biaetter fuer Laterarische Un.erhaltung,” end *‘ Unter Land und Meer,"—taree Germau perioliculs, —wnich compriss some 100 o1 125 volumes, snd which spparently are the most useless books, in the preseat condition of the Lib wluck could be parchase:l. As books of reference they are valuable, rtut toers are othe: booka waicn migné very advantageousiy buve been substitated. THE ITALIAN COLLECTION is the smallest. Dante, Petrarch, Tasso, Mach- wveili, Quicciardinl, aud Guerrazae. are the principal suthors whose Works have Leeu pur chasod. Thers is alsoa pleasaotly written com- poundium of Italisn liseratare by Ambrosoli, the litarary glustory of Italy by Lombardi,—a con- tonatiou of ~ Tiraboschi’s mora cilebreted wos.7.—aud two or thres volumes by Gev. Gari- baldi, besides about 100 other miscellaneous works. ‘The editions of Tasso and Yetrarch es- pecially coatain a number of no:es und sunota- tions which specially adspb tnem to persons sho aro swdyiog the langosge. Among the fue snd valaable works an_ltalian edition of Forcellni's exceslent Latin Lexicon should not be passed over. Last and perbaps not least in literary value, though by no rocans least in appearaunce, is THE ENOLISH PORTiON . of the purchase, comprisiug pernaps 200 or 250 volumes. Awoug these s a copy of the British Theatre, ** ¢2myrisiog the best playsin tae En- glish labgusge” 1p 25 volumes ; 3 fine co half calf of the Statertrials from Henrv 1L to the end of the reigu of George IV., 1 3¢ vo- « Ihe Buokseller,” in sbaut 80 volues, History of the Church of En- the famouns letters of Horace Walpole ino 9 lurge volumes, 80 much praised aud so Lttle read; A eplendidly iliustrated volame ; * Solar Physics,” by Luck- yer': & dictionary of sects, hozosies, and eccle- iastical parties; Bucu'a Aucient Pottery, s work specially attractive when the weakness for old china i8 brea.iog out 8gaw ; Bulwer's Lafe of Viscoun: Palinerston ; aod a fine folio volume ou the hackueyed subject of Rowe, but excel- lently illustrated by wood engravings by the best French, Englieh, aud Italian arusts, with an ivtroduoction by W. W. Story. e Nor could the genial bibliobbile, the Librarian Mr. Poole, allow the opporiumity $o pads 1q enrich bis own goodly pnvate col- lection, and in one of the cases was o rare old work printed by Heilbron in 1471, in Venice. two yeass after printiug was intro- duced in:o [taly, and entitled ** Quadrigesimals sureum Vete.. by Leonardum de Utina. The book is murvelousl» well executed, tao type bearing a similarity to the present light-faced French type. snd the paper and lette:a are as fresh slmost as when first printed. 1313 priated, how- over, mn Latin, aud the words have such arbitrary contractions that it will be no retlection on tae resent owuer il be fails to read it. Bat grance- ing that he seeks his knowledge of divine and uatural law, from soma other mote eauly accessible source, it is no small plessure t0 own & work which has endured ibe wear of centuries, which Lss seen tweive generations die, bridged nearly the whole chasm between the ern of the invention of priting and the present ume, and which bids fair to Iaat another 400 years. And, seldsh though it may bo, if the tru.h be tuld, it probably lends aa additioual plessure to the pussession of such & book w0 think that it is tho oldest in the city, and that no otner mortal here basa work which can date quiteso far back. ‘I'aken altogether, the new books form A VERY DMPOBTANT ADDITION, sod the Freach works specially are_sufficient in namber to give a very fair idea of French liter- ature. The volumes are ail substantially and uniformly boudin dark brown hali moruceo, with cloth sides and red edges, and adapted to endure the grastest possible wear. They have, howaver, not as yet been cataiogued or nam- bered. and will not be ready for dustribution for at least three weels, 80 that esger readers must curb taerr anxiety for & time. Dae potice will be given when the new works azo ready for dis- g QUINCY ITEMS. Special Disvotch to The Chicaao Tribune. Quixcy. 1L, Nov. 18.—The jury in the 810900 libel snit of Rearick against the Quinoy Whig returned s verdict to-aay assesaing the damages 2l $45. “The Tev. H. O. Hoffman has been acqeitted ‘o all t1- charges for which be had been tried. The vers.ct is generally regarded as s first-claas case of Waltd wushiog. JOURMALISTIC. New Yorx, Nov. 13.—The Sun snnounces that commencing with December next 1t will be pub- lished on wuuday tie same 48 on other days. | tazn conld possinly 16 asiigned, and soma sers desir- ; 03 THE EXPOGSITION. Proceedings of the Annv_'a.l. Meeting of * the Steckholders. Reports of Secretary Reynolds and Treasurer Pearce. Dividing Up the Unissued Stock---Electe ing a Board of Directors. TI.ze regular anuual weeting of the Exposition stockholders was held’at the Exposition Building yesterday afterncon, immediately after the meeting of the Brard of Directors, Mr. R. T. Crane in the chair. The minutes of the last 2o- nual meeting were read and approved. The Secretary, Mr. Jobn P, Reynoids, then 1ead his aonual report, which wes adopted, and s given herowith : ' BECRETARY'S REPORT. Between Nov. 7, 1174, the_date of the lastannual statement. and Nov. 10, 8575, checks upon the Treas- urer have been drawn by Lhe Secretary, and countar sigued by the Chuirman of the Ezezutive Committee, fGr311%,523,47, classitied as foilows ; On account of Inbor. Xine Art Deparinent, The outatanding stock. are: Audiied 60COUDIS. . uuuu... Accouuts not wudiied (about). . Total..oorrnienss eeresvrannaen: $14 11502 Included in the foregoing statement of dishurss- ‘meats for the past veac ure the following items repre- seuting indebtedness which accrued prior to the dste of thio lsst annual stuteann Bilis payable. .. .§25,000.05 Ioterest on amo - 250,00 Art Dopurimen Socniaery and Batae, Ezpensca........ aee 1 825,591.49 ‘past Among the disburscments for the year ate the fo.lowing : Adlcount maclinery sud Extures, .89,057.20 Personal prOPerts.. veseseen-. 500,00 To which may be falrly added for materisi on hand used in temporary stractaras, snd la- or und material appiicd to the permanent improvezen: of the building and fixtuzcs, neam uot less than the outstanding in” debledness, say. .« 15,000,060 ‘Total.. 9,567.80 Chpital Stock—Waolo number full-paid ahuros. Unsubscrived awd forfeited. .. . Whole number of sharea,. 5500 ‘The Board of Directors at their meeting on the luth inst. declared the forfaiture, after due notice, of thiz- t5-tour ahares, upon which paclial payreats n.d been wnds, and of uinety-tirao shares waich bad beea sub- seribed, but upon which notbiag had beou pald by the subscniiers, leaving, a3 staied auove, 1,706 abarey, or $1.0.600, the amount of outstzzd ug iisbility on'ac- count of cspital stock. and 7¢4 suares in the nds of tno urg-nization, or sabjest, if 50 deternun.d, to dis- trbution by the proper uuthority. x TER EAHIBITION OF 18! roved to be, in all essentizl foatures, gaito equal and, ' n pome, very saperior to either Of il Dredecassors. The number of extbiicts i ihe de; o tments of egri cuicural implements, geueral michinery, und manu- futared Troduc: 3 was 5¢i, mud in the fine art Jspartment, as represeated in the balls, 26, Tha aumber of contricutors to the hourchold <t section, 83 also 10 tho cotiedt:0us of prints, I ha:o Lot béen abid to defiuitely ascert.in. The Exposition Bullding was compac vy filed in evers purty oxcaps s sm U postion o e fallers, wosch wad aro for a thort the opening, owig to the uravoiusule faiinre df purties to reach fers with their &sglaga. More applications for cpice were received able conrribntions 0 red ‘Weio necessasl; dectin Tor want of smtanle Toom, Lue total nuniGer of viai- tors, &5 represented by pald admissions, as_per repart of tho Treswsuier, was 2i6,151,—a Lirger number than in 1874, Tuo compiimentury draissions incledzd all Lous fide ro; osentatives of the press, 2t home and abroad, who denired to & tend, S.3te,connty, and chiy officials and Judges of the varions tourts, the l.T3y of tha city, the Principals of city achoois, oficers and varriers of ‘fhe Poat-Office Depurimert in the city, the ofi. er sud meniters of the Fo.ice and Fire Deparzments, 2i0 chief rairoad and teiegraph c.mpany officers and conductots of traias, ail memuers of tae American Powmological Soclety, and odicers of the Stata Lo tiral- turat Society, and of all dtste industrial orzanizations in the Northweat, members of the Board of Directocs and stockholders, representing in ail many th usand Tingle ad:missions, as you will rezdily understund The reduction of the price of sdmission for even- fags was made with u ¥1ow to fucTease the eveaing st tendunce from the city, and. whila the eoct wa plain- Iy ovservable, the severity of the westher provented the fall rzalization of the Committeas hopes in st : dircotion, and probably remited in adecrense of re- ceipts. - “As a whole, the exbibition was remarksble for tho ! wniformils high quality of the abects exposed. ITie | mechanical de Artmnt was faliy upto the standard, and received its foll share of sitention frop the pub. lic. 8o also throughout the deartments, whi-h em- briced maunfostuted products, musical fustriments, textile fabrics, furaiture, etc, =Pro:esses of manufac- ture wer woil represented, bt thers f3 plenty of Toom f,T improvement in i ‘moz fnteresting and aseful festure of nu industrial extibition. There were soiue featarea of tha late axhibition a0 rarely preseat cn surh un occaston, und 60 ranarksble for theiz excellance, a5 to deser¥e peiarmeusion, and tae contributops cextainly merit a gratofus recognitivn from the orgablzstion itself, Awmcng thesc wea tho grand dizpi.y of fruits from nearly ail the celebruted freic-growing districts of the Umied States, Lrought here by the mombers of the Americ.n Potnological Boclety, in attendarce upon their Lisunisl convention {u this caty, and wao came at the invitition, and s the guesm, of the Iilinois Stite Horticuliursl Soclety, No displsy of ‘equul meris und estent wis ever befors presenled fo the Wistern pubtic, und it wes D.ndsomely maintaiued on tus sholves from tho opening o the ¢loso of-tho Exposi- on. Hefghtening ity & 'y and adding largely to tne attractions of the touth énd wee the very credit~ able show of plants and fiowers by our South Park Commissioners and the locel florata of this vicinity. THE NATURAL HIETORY DEPARTMENT, by the megnitu.le of the dispiny and the’ excelience of mistersal, was 8 Burprise to all who are at nil familisr with he difficalties to be overcowe in attempting an exsibition of this chaTacter. Thers seems to be n despseated aversion among sdentific meu to Jarticipating 8s exhibitors oOn thess Occusions. Added to this, s, the extrome deu- cacy tnd grost value Of muny spocimens, a3 well 0a the labor and expense attending their removal from the privule cabinets or rubiic museums to the jil-suited plices usgally providad for them, have, bere- tofore, uanost uniformly opersted to reuder this de- partmen in temporary exhibition quite meagre, snd generul.y contemptiLlé. Thanks, however. to the liberal enterprise of our Academy of , s0d of & few eminent naturalists of this and other Stutes, & new do- ‘parture was made in our favor, aud with roults which Beem 10 be regarded a3 satlafactory, No other por.ion of the Expomtion was examined by the aversgu vistor more sttentively, or made more lusting tmapression_upon tbe stadeat of Nature, than tne 4 bone yord." Grand us the success of tlus etlort waz, however, there s rcason to believe that the interest tal © prained the matier at grenter length. Ho | J. Irving Pearco, was then resd snd sdopteq; UECKIPTS, Balancs on hard.. Proceeds of ticke! sales, iy Pssenzer clavator ... & Bestuurant rental ... 790 ermits for seliing| S Lo sliicaa L S Codos B i s lon from sa e Rocaived from Sapersmion =l . Total receipts, Se Octonee, 5. member b $100,031.81 Baceived for rentus of building pf0F Jear endlug Nov, 10, 1835... 48000 s peya 14100009 Balos ot & fhoma $119,500.90 DISBURYEXENTS, Paid drafts drawn by Sectetary, countersigned by u‘drmm of Executive Coannittee, SuLes g Balance on hand. seu The repurts of the Becretary and Tre “together with the Fxposition A 4 ordered printed and v.iim—ibur'.’c:xc;’.érx (gx‘::eu'am desired to koow the names of stockholders sad tbe amounts of their stock. Some discussi foilawed 88 to the propriety of resding the lisy at the time, but it ended in the liss being reag by the Secretary. Oo ita couclusion; it waa moved that & commitee of thres ba appointeq to e.amimne the Secretars's zud Treasnrer's re. ip:grhbamTh:‘:tmmnn was carned. and the follow. mittee appointed: George C. Clark Sitouel Johoeon, BB, b o DIVIDING 8TOCK, _ The Presideot announced that at ing of fbe Bosd ef ' Dirscto i previous to the meeting of stockhol 18 reg.lution bad been adopted in; .that thoamount . of stocknover 1saned be. divh!ai with the siocaholders holding paid-un stosk, This amount waa equal to 464 per cent of the entire stock, and tha Chair s.ud it was for the { stockholgets to ratify the action of the Diseot. ors or not, a8 thev thougLt best. ifr. N. S. Bouson, one of the Dirsctors, ex. aid thes had voted to divide 464§ per cant k vtock belongini t0 the Corapans, either morf.;fi; or uever subscribed for. The number of shatss forleited and never isaued nas 7:4, equal to 45} per ceut on the stocs alresdy iran-d The Liud taken legal edvice in ro/ation to the mats had gerved notices on the delinguen: stock. bo'decs, which had not brought. them o hme, ana had foupd that the etock ro remaning vy the property of the stocklioldens of -the associz~ ticn, and migh® be ratesbly Jisposed of to them, The Diectors had therefore passsd oo order to 185 the srock t) the ext-ut of 6% per cent ratoably u;on the siccx thus already 1s«ad. _ The atockbolders by vote coucu red in tha ac- tion of the Board of Directors. 1o temain.ng buninass waa tho ELECIION OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS for the eosuing yeor. .The oid Biard was re- elected w.b the exception of L. Z. Leiter, now 1 Encope, and H. H. Taylor, deceased. Their placen were iitled respectivelv by Marshall Field acd C. M. Henderson. Mr. W, E. Doggett was 130 olecied a Director. mak.ow the whole pum- ber of Diractors tweuty-iive, iu accordancs with th provisions ut the Cons.itution. The meetiug then adjon- ued. SPORTING. - BILLIARDS. THE BUSLEIGH-MAGGIOLT MATCE. Beside the nsual mom btusiness, which is just ow very prosperons, the on)y thing stirriog in i the billisrd world of the West ia the contest for tha chempionship of the Northwest and South- weat, which wilt be dscided Dee.7 at New Or- loans, Newspaver sccounts rerressnt that ag- | gioh 18 vaniaee some escellent averages in his pracsice, and that he is busy at wock. Burleigh is puttung in conmderable time 1u practice with Fraok Fitch and othars, and seems to be gatting into good form. THE NEW YORE TOURNAMENT. The protessional toursament,’ which ecom. mences in’ New York to-morro~ evening, is attracting comparausely little actention hers, princ:pa Iy, perhaps, because this city has oo represeutative tu the s, Tha order of games b3 beeu changed from wiiet ras Arat aanocneed, acd is pow as follows: Wondsy eveoigg, the o ening night, the fir-t game wiil be between Cyriile_end Jovepn Dion, und the second be- tween Maorice Caiy and A. P. Rudol be. Tues- dny afternoon, the first geme will bo between Gaorge Slossou snd William Sextou, snd the second between Joseph Dion and Msurice Daly. Io tho evening, the first game will be between Cyr.ll2 Dion and Geo-ge Biosson, and the second 1 between Asbers Garnier snd A. udolgha, ishimbeaty RIFLE SHOOTING. THE CZICAGO CLUB'S MATCH. Notwithstanding sbe napieasant weather aad disagreeable wind yesterdsy, 8 considerabls number of the members of the Chicsgo Rifle Club sttended the wackly shoot &t the Soath Park raoge. Kullowing is the result of the geven shots eacn at 500 vards, the highast pos- sible score bewng 85: J. A. Schafer, 31; M. . Lyman, 26; S. W. Buroham, 25; C. B. Proaty, 22; H. G. Howe, 31: T. D. Wulisms, 197 J. 8. | Badwell. 17; T. Bradwmet, 15 W. Burabam, T Iu sccordeace wich this resuit, the Hamilton, Rowe & Co. badge was awaided to Mr. Schafer, aud tho second prize, & Lfe memoersbip, went® to Mr. L,man. The nex:and ‘ifch compeuiticn wili taxe piace at the range sext Sitardsy. ol CENTENNIAL MATCHES. £ 'At’a mesting of the Directors of tbe Natioosl Rile Associati.n beld in New Yors Tuesdsy, resolntions were passed exteadiog & general in- vi.au.m to the riflemsn of al countries to var- tictpaie io & veriss uf rifle macches to be held ta the fall of 1876. Partic inyitation Was eI~ tended to tho associations existing 1o Englaod, Ircland, Scotiaud, Fraace, Germsoy, Anst: end Canada. The fiual resolution inwited affiliating associations to take part in toe ar- rangements for carrying out the pzogramms. ——— PEDESTRIANISM. ABRANGEMENTS FOB TOE O'LEARY-WESTON MANE. At precigely five mivates past 12 o'clock to- night, Daaiel O'Leary and Edward Payson Wes ton will commence their walk of 500 miles, abthe Exposition Baildiug, for a parse and the cham- . pionship of the world. This approaching trial of physical endarance bas excited & arab Interest, and ita resalt will be watched with i terest by thousands who bave heard af the contestants. Toe s pames of the two 14Dgemen. s are pow. all The tracks bave both beon 1d out and finished. Yesterdsy afternoon the tracks were surveyed by City Surveyor Greslay, who gave his certificate that they ‘Ware rewpoc- tivaly 1-6 and 1-7 of & mile long. ot ‘About balf-past 11 to-night an address be delivered by the Hon. A. L. Morrisao, o3 bohalf of the Commit:es of Citizens. At 124 awakened will lead to better things in the same dires- tion rereater, . THE FINE ART DEPABTMENT, . a8 all who ssw the Expcsition must know, was unique 28 0 dlyplay of the bigaest and Lest proacts of Amer- fcan crt-a display which, for tha character of tie con- tributors and merit of tLe sxxmples, has never befors been equaled, if indced it has been ap- prosched, in America, It was s tumph of which this. city and this ion may wotl be proud, snd for which we are under last- ing oLligatious to_thoss srtists who gave thelr best cgorts 8o unselfishly to ita schievement. If Chicago abali gver become the art-centrs of this councry, ax confidently beeved Y many, it wiil date the frut sub- stantL] stzp of progresa in that durection with the Ex- position ot 1875, A REV] 'TEW. Since the commencement of the work of erecting the Exposition Building, 1n 157, thera has been ex- panded the following amounts i $304,4:2.97 3 On aocont of constracdon.. On ac:ount of peraonal property. On account of machinery and fixt Total.. ..$336,390.:5 Excluded entirely from this ia the cost f labor and materials applied to painting the interiar of the puliding, s-3 $14,000, as also & som ex- pended in the Mechanicsl Department, which might Fith propriety have been charged to construction so- Zount 15 1674, and anotber_considerable sum spplied £ the same oblect during 1975, ‘The tetnal cuet of tho of the or; on, as it now may, BBy O et as ot 1ces than $950,000, OF, this sum thers has ben received from suiscriptiois to 2apital stock $172,45, and the rexiana, less the present outstanding indsbtediiess, represents substantially the et earninga of the organization wi.hin two years and s balf, It is scarcely necessary to remind Chicago stockholders tiat this resnit his been schioved during perlod of Anancial embarrassment pervading the entizo coantry, and wholly unparalleled in the his- tory of the United States, ur firat Exposition opea- ed with the panc of 1373, #ni the situation has since but little, if_any, improved, It is a fair inference, therefors, that the success of this organization is Arm- ly eatablished under the severest test which can be ap- ‘plied to such &u enterprise. The Executive Commuites, Whoss daty it is to armauge for and conduct the annual bave scted from the beginning upon the determination o hanestly deserve - success as the only sure means of atuiniog i, end heuce have stopped at no. exponse ’ which meemed nec to bring the quilty of ilow ethibitions to' the bighest 1 racticiLls standard. 1f the outlsy from ypar £0 year has been large, the re,ults have ceen corre- Bt asugly MnpuTtaue and eatialuctocy. 1n mioTe pros- [Fiourtine s qual or grester caccess mey besi- 1 with far leas effort and far less expendutare. TERASURER'S RRPORT. ) The foliowing report of the Treasurer, Xr. a. m. Monday, both men wilt be ia nhnfl: their respective tracks, when Mayor Colria. 43 tae sound of the bell, will give tne word G:‘" Both walkists are in the best of Bspurits, and equally confident of succoss. piemisa FOOT-BALL. A CLUB TO EE FOBMED. The interest io foot-ball i m;hunu in the aty, and there is Likely to be mt indulgence 10 the sgort during the winter. A considersble .number of persons wterested in the game 8+ ‘sembled at the White Stocking ball-gronuds Fri- day aud Satorday du;nmo::q wdulged 2 ce. A mel of interes evening at e Tremont House. s fmioony THE TURF. - TAE 4-MILE RACE Sax Paxscisco, Cal, Nov. 13.—A fioe 1l commenced shortly after midnight, mfiflfli’g till 9 o'clock this morning. The weather 1;:'” lowering, and threatening more Iain. ia postooaed on esouns of the main Hll the weather and track permit. hidestd s = CATTLE DISEASE. & Svecial Dispateis to 1'he Chicago Tribunt. Orrawa, L., Oct. 13.—A dissare bas ml; out in the Town of Ratland, in this county. resombles milk-sickness, the dresded cotsle- cisease, well koown to the farmers twensy-ivd i . atiacks fat eattie, tbS to thirty years ago. It o st best in the flock usually, o hgm s seized with trembimg & fo% 2 :«"52.1— ‘about and die. A pumbar of cattle A: died of this new disease, ooa farmer o the hides of six Yaluabla steers to-ds3, tle having died within two days. ' ZCENTENNIAL ITE New Yomx, Nov. 13.—Represeotatives of the New York Btock Exchange, city baoks, ing House, Fira Underwnters, Natioual Bfll: , of Fire Underwnters, and National Chsmbes w.m-:n;- flfl;i.z’z:-“c:ngnnm_mm st Pnitsdulphia Mon t, special ¥ xop of tbapx Centennial Commises 4 .