Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1875, Page 16

THE CITY 1 WANT TO BE AN ANGEL. {43 5TNO Y TEE OIRL OF TEE FXRIOD.) ' Lo he geyest snzel 1n the celestial groves. —_———— GENERAL NEWSe Everything was quiet st the headquarters of 4be Citizens' Association yesterdas. The employes of J. V. Faurwell & Co. bave coptributed $100 to the Foundlings® Home. The tempersture yesterdsy, as observed by Maoasse, optician, 83 Madison street (TRmuNE Buiiding), was as follows : 8 a. m., 83 deg.; 10 & m.,89; 12m., 40; Sp. w., 40; 8 p.m., 37. A meeting of the Iard-Coal Exchange was held yesterday at 3 p. m. in the rooms of the bods, carner of Raodolph and LaSalle stroets, President . W. Gcit in the chair and Masj. Kirkisod a8 Secretary. Duoring the week just past, the South Side Railrsad Company bave had about 150 men em- ployed laying double tracks between Cottage Grove avenus aod State strect, on Thirty-niath, #0 a5 0 make a connecting lino of etreet-cars, which will prove quite a cunvepiencs to the public. The tracks will be completed this week. About 4:30 o'clock Friday evening, a German about 51 years of age, named John Fidel, was struck by a treight train on the Northwestern Rosd near the corner of Qakleyand Kil streets, and was tadly brmised and interally i jured abont tho lunds. He resdes a: No. 851 inzie street, but was conveyed to the Alexian Brothers' Hospital. ‘The report showing the receipts of coal dar- ing tho week just past and for the correspond- 10g week of Jast year was read, and showed the following figares: anthracite, 509,491 toms; bituminons, 255,783 tons; being a decrease from last year in bituminous of 2,857 tons, aod an incroase in Anthracue of 81,129 tons. The Secretary’s report was adopted. Varions rontine ‘business was transacted and the meeting ad- jotrned. The prico of coal Wwas not advanced any farther. The schoocer Higzie & Jones arrived hers yesterday afternoon with her fl;lg’ at hl.?f-mus. The reasop of this was that, while off Bailey’s Hubor, 18 miles from Leath’s Door, the Fimst Mate, Mr. Henry Alberts, fell overboard and was drowned. At the time of the accident the ves- sel was gotog sboat 8 miles an hour. The ‘weather was vory cold and the water rough, the spray of the, waves covering tho deck witha sheet of ice.” Mr. Alber: while adjusting some- toing on the fore-rigging, slipped and fell into thelnke. The vessel was immediately stopped and the boat lowered, and several pieces of fnm- ber thrown to him, but he sank before any could resch him. Tho deceased lived onm Schiller street in this city, sud leaves a wife and ome child. "The Captain says that ho was a German by birth, and a most exemplary man in every re- A considerable number of the members of the church and society of the First Baptist Charch met Tuesday evening of lsst week in tho church parlors to form s Literary Bociety. A commities ‘which had been previously appoint- od, reported a set of rules, which wers adopted, and officers; clected as follows: _President, Gwynn -Garnett; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Bawyer and e o Stone; Secretary, W. E. Bmith; Treasurer, the Rev. W. W. Ererts, Jr. Abont) sixty persons were chosen moembers, and the meeting adjourned untll Tuesdsy evening, Nov. 30, when the So- ciety will be organized into three sections. namely, Music. histrionics, and art, science, and literature, and the proper officers for the same chosen. This chuich, with its spacions and elegant rooms adapted for literarv pur- Pposes, eituated as it is, 60 far from thu business centre of the city, and 1n a literarv neighbor- bood, bas al: the advantages for the formation of & strong and permanent association for the mutual cultare of its members. * MOUNT HOLYOEE ALUMNZ. The first annusal meeting of the Mount Hol- ko Alumne Association for Chicago and the Northwest was held in Parlor 39, Grand Pacific Hotel, yesterday at 12 o'clock. Mrs. A. R. Jack- son, the Presideat, called the meeting to order, when reports were read by the Corresponding and Becording Secretaries and by the Treasurer. A letter was read from Miss Edwards, Principal of the Seminary, appesling for aid to carry on the Art Building, and the society resolved to vol- lect & fund for this purpose. The remsining business to be transaclea was the election of officers for the ensuing vear, which resulted a8 followe : President, Mrs. H. F. Waite; Vice- Presidents, Mrs. 5. H. Adams, Mra. Joel Grant, Mrs. Geozge H. Herbert, of Chicago; Miss Hel- en Peabody, Oxford, O.; Mies Mary Evans, Paivesville, O.; Mrs. A. H. Bangs, Galesburg. IiL; Mre. M. H. Smith, South Lvous, Ia.; Miss M. Hatbhaway, Leke Forest, Iil: Miss Helen Norton, Lausing, Mich.; Miss Charlotte Smith, Mount Morne, Il Corresponding Secretary, Mrs, L. C. Puington. Recording Secretary, Miss E. G, Ives. Treseurer, Miss L. E. Kimball. By the kindness of a special committes an el- egant dinner had been provided for the alumnm, 10 which they adjourned after the electio: ficers. The address of welcome was del by the retiring President, Mrs. A. R. Jackson. A poem, written for the occasion by Miss Charlotte W. Bayner, was read by that lady, and Miss E. G. Ivea eotertained tbe alumnm with & woog. After the courses had been removed. ;.cluu were given sud responses made as fol- lows : First toast, by Mra. L. C. Parington. “Our daughters ehall be as corper-stones, rolished after the similitade cf a palace.” Besponse by Aiss L. E. F. Kimbail, Second toast, by Mrs. Grant, *Mary Lyon,” One of the few, the immortal names ‘were ot born (o die. Response by E. H. Bsbiitt. Third toast, 0.4 Home. Good wine needs no bush.” Response by several of the mem- Impromptu toasts and r~=ponscs followed, and the remainder of the meeting was passed in the sevival of old acqueintancos and in the ex- cbange of pleasing reminiscences of old school days. ANOTHER OF M'DONALD'S LIES. THE CHICAGO ' '‘RIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 7875 —SIXTEEN PAGES. Deo. 4, at 2 p. m., to which time the Board adjourn CHMICAGO LAW INBITTUTE. The Executive Committee of the Law Instl- tate met yeaterdsy afterncon at the rooms of the Institute. Thomas Dent, the President, was in the chair, and there were also present W. J. Culver, Vice-President: E. B. Sherman, Becte- tary ; W. H. Holden, Treasurer; Julins Rosen- thal, Librariso; aod Mesars. D. L. Shorsy. George Gardoer, Joseph E. Smith, Franklin Denison, E. A. Otis, William R. Psgc, and Thomas B, McCleliand. W. H. Holden, Treasarer, pressnted the bonds required by law, which the Executive Commitieo found correct and spproved. The Treasnrer was directed to send proper Botico to all delinquent members. The standing Committue were announced by the President; Judiciary Committee—E. A. Small, D. L. Shorey George Gardner, H. K, Whittop, and W. E. Barnum. L brarp Commuttze—Julius Rosenthal, W. I. Culver, W. B. Page, Joseph E. Smith, sud Franklin Denison. Finance Comniitee~E. B, Sherman, Julius Bosen- thal, W. H, Holden, E. A- Otis, and T. 3. McClelland. The President then sppointed the Bpecial Committes for conferriog with the Boad of County Commissioners in regsrd to obtaining Pproper rooms in the countv buildings about to be erected for the accommodation of the Institule, consisting of W. P. Block, W. C. Goudy, M. W. TFaller, Jobn M. Rountres, and D. L. Shorey. On motion, the President, Secretary, aud Libra- rian, wera appointed to' co-opetats with such Commuttese in accomplishing the desired ob- joet. THE COURT-HOUSE QUIET. Thers was very little activit in the Court- Fouse imbroglio yesterday, and bat little $hat was new. Architects Tilley and Egan_were to bava beld a confab in tho office of the Board of Public Works yesterday morning, but onlv Egan appesred, with a roll of pians, and he did not llge the ides cf talling to himself,—there would e 10 dissgreement,—and he would be unhappy. He therefore adjourned the meeting un- til afternoon st 3 o'clock. At that hour Mr. Egan met and ad- journed himself shoitly after, Mr. Tilley having ‘concluded to make his appearance again Monday morning, when the public will be treated to snother dose of agresmonts. 3 Oo the square, Harms is ‘* crawfishing,” 50 to spenk. That is, he is workiog backwards, going over the old ground again, and drising the fol- lowing piles, which are 20 feet in Jeugth. S far, Harms has gotten along very slowly. and is making n very expensive job of it for himsolf, each pile costing abont 2.50 to sink, which, for 1,800 of them, if he goes onat that rate, will leave bim bot little margin oo his apparently profitable contract. . The County Treasurer will send a communics- tion to the County Board to-morrow to the effect that only abont 816,000 of che °*bailding fund ” remains unexpended, and recommending that gome action be taten, Inasmuch as the new Court-House is but just begun, there is a fair show under the circumstances for an mcrease of the county’s Londed indebtedness in the next few weeks. LAKT-SHORE DRIVE. ‘The Commissioners of Lincoln Parkand the Committee 2ppointed by the Board of Trustees of Lake View met Fridav, to coosider the plan for the proposed Lake-Shore drive, which, after due inspaction, was approved. The Becretary was directed to make applicstion to the Trus- tees of Lake View, at their meeting to-morrow evening, for leave to establish, open, sod con- struct a drnive in accordance with the route laid out on the plat. The drive is to be from Liocoln Park at Diversey stroet along Lake View avenue, which will be widened to 100 feet; thence along the shore, 100 feet in width, to Sulzer street; thence, to be 15 feet wide, to the north line of Lake View. If the Board grant ission to open the drive, & sccond applica- tion will be made for a Commission to estimate the cost of the improvement, and then the Court will ba applied to for Commissioners to make the assessments. It is expected that work will be commenced next season. e THE BOBTAILS. WHAT THE SOUTH SIDE COMPANY INTERDS DOING. A Trsuxe reporter on his ronnds yeaterday ran across Ald. Spalding, whom he sccosted upon a subject which is pow attracting some atten- Honday lest, as previonsly reported in Tme TRIBONE, & wealthy drover from Prarie Citv, Jrsper Coanty, Ia., was robbed of £3,704.55, by three thres-card moste men, who roped him in to the game on sn eastern-bound passenger- train oo the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail r08d between Ottawa and Morris, south of this clity. _The sharpers, whose names are J. C. Wil- son, Fragcis Adsws. and B. G. Triplin, were of the Mike McDonald gang in tbie city. They left the tran &t Joliet, and Mr. Heath rode on to the outside of the dity, and then walked back and made his 1085 krown to Charles D. Hubbard, » private detective, and io _the employ of the Chicago & Wilmington Coal Company. He started in pursnit of the trio, and succesded in arresting them. They were taken to jail, whenos they sent the following dis: patch fo Mike McDooald: *“Come down oo first tran.” Mike, that lamb of truth- fulness, deuied bavicg received a dispatch. But that he lies is proven by the fact that tha dis- tch first passed fhronch the detective's handa. 'he men were beld on the charge of swindling, and again appesled to their lesder, Mike McDon~ oid. aa follows : * Come down, for God's sake, e ambler, 1 e thief, eambler, liar, and banko-eteerer, ke McDonald, whom the' olice allow free im- muvity to prey upon the puolic, denied again that these men were bis friends. But Detective Hobbard had possession of _thia dispatch, alsa, befare it was seot, Yet Mike McDonald js tol- Cr:lgjd.l;:nm eotmmnuily, and is allowed to send out one t0 prey on innocent men both i aud oat of the city, HoRhR TEX COTNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. Parsoant ta the call «f its Secretacy, the new Board of Education of Cook Couuty held a meeun(i vesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. in the ofhics of the Saperintendeat of Coauty Sehools, The meetiog baving boen called to order, the following gentlemen answered to their names: Mesers. Guenther, Harms. 0'Connell, Kearnoy, and Plant. Ausent, Burdick, Lewis, and Clark., On mot'on, Commissioner Guenther was ap- ‘pointed temporary Chairmen, and, having stated the objects of the meeting, an election for Pres- deot of !.h‘:l fasnfl] t{:‘:‘r n:z ensulng year was ordered, which resulted in the unani 3 o kgt skair, M = n g the chair, . Eearney. in very feeling sud eamest manner, i.h.nnfi the members for the high compliment paid um and hoped they would nmever have occasion to regret having shown such evidence of their rood will and es> teem. He eunlogized the County Normal Schoot, and the excelleat manner in which it was cone ducted, as well a5 the great amount of good it was the ocounty, and concluded by ‘wishing tbat the educational interestsof Cook County would prosper as well under his admin~ hx]r_shnp:lg und }h::a of his predeceseor. e minutes of preceding meeting wers Tead, and, on motion, sdopted. 5 A pumber of bills, a8 slao the November pay Toll, wezs daid o Recking, Satar- tion, namely, the bobtail cars on the lines of the South Side Railway Company. The following colloquy took place : B.~Mr. Bpalding, there is a matter of consid- erablo intereat just now, the ordinance passed by the Council last Monday night requiring the Bouth Bide Railway Company to put conductors and drivers on all cars by the 1st of January. There is some talk of the 3layor's vetoing this :hr;i!ignnee. Have you heard anytbing aboat 8.—I have seen some space devoted to it in one of the papers. 2 5 B.—W!m. do you think about this ordinance, y 2 THE TIME MESTIONED IS TOO SHORET, This railway company baa been allowed to ron ita cars hers for several years without any com plaint, and it seems to me it should be given rea- sonable tume w meke the necessary changes in the cara. R.—Do you know how many of those cars with fare-boxes the Compacy was running up to the time the objection was made ? 8.—About 163, I shoald say. R.—Do you know how many they have changed Tecently? B.—Sincs the 15th of October they have changed eixty-five to two-horse cars, with a con- ductor and driver for each car. R.—Are they now making the changes. B.—Yes, ne fast 88 theycan to advantage. Bome of their cars are too small to run with a rear platform aod conductor, that 18 the kind known as 12-feet cars. R.—What will they do with thess ? 8.—They will have fo dispose of them, and get arger ones, for which they should have resason- sble time. R.—How long a timedo you think is neces- ? BArY. 8,—It is a bad time just now to dispose of such property and 1 think they snould have SIX MONTES OE A YEAR. R.—What do t.e officers of the Company think about the time ? B.—They think they ought to have from nine to twelve months. B.—Do you know how many of the new two- horse cars, mith condnctors, the Company has pleced on Wabash avenue ? 8.—Twenty-two, I balieve. R.—Have vou heard any complaint abont the runoing of cars without conductors ? 8.—Not much, until the difficulty with some partios who were opposed to the prosent Com- pany gesting the franchise on Wabash avenue. B.—What are your views ss to tho VALUE OF PEOFERTY ON WABASH AVENTE, sioce the Bailway Company has been allowed the rls}ht ?ox way, a8 compared with its provions value 8.—I cosider that propery on Wabash ave- nue is now more valuable than it was before the railway was there. The wideniog and improv- ing of State street has improved the property along the line. SUICIDE. AT THE SHERMAN NOUSE THIS TDME. Abont 6 o'clock in the evening of day before yesterday a man came to the SBherman Houss, regustored the name of W. C. Eothwell, from Muskegon, and ssked for a room, which was given him. There was nothing to excite remark in his personal appearance excapt a look of great droweiness and wearinsss. He took his supper, and appeared in the hotel-offics again about 7 o'clock. The ssme sensaticn of drowsiness seemed to overcome him, and he fell fast asleep in a chair on one side of the office. 1t is not the stocom of the mansgement to allow nappers, or wmen apparently drank, to remain abjut tho ofice, and consequently be was aronsed and told togo ro bed. He replied that he was tired and bad not slept for forty-eight hours, and signified bis perfecs willingnesa to retire, though it was but 8 o'clock. Hie careworn, haggard, and weary look when he applied at the desk for his key fed tho clerk to believe that be hed taken s little too much, and a boy was sent with him to show him the room, end’ if necessary help him up-stairs. The maa said that he knew where his room was, was perfectly able to take care of him- self, and wanted no sseistance. The boy, how- ever, accompaoied lum, but there was no stag- gering or other indications of his being under the inflnence of jignor. Rotbwell weat quietly to bed, and no comment was made except tbat De did look sleepy ; and it was the opinion of those of the hote! with whom he spoke that his physical energy was well nigh exhausted from want of sleep, 25 he himself had eaid that he had not been in bed for forty~ ut noon of yesterday, .28 he had not a peared, a bell-boy was diepatcbed to awaken tl?; slesper. He found the gas burniog in the room ead the door locked. Looking through the transom he Paw the occupant apparently asleep, office to that effect. The ga8 hsa been burning all night pointad to something wrong, and when the door oghnemu:‘gudm di'le%mad l;l" bed 10 p of death, and sn empiy botile markod ** Morphine”’ by his side.— On the table in the room wi volver and C. W. Rothwel a member of the E of the Order of Freamssons of Milan, O., also & small green puwbonr% box . ;g:t‘:um&z mi?]_e sul o Y6-ounce botties of aw :fl el sy bine. Tho packs; eightman,” PP hiladelphis. The other boktle requisite to il the box was the one found by bedside. Coroner Dietzsch was duly sentfor :‘:i Lhidmu:: closed. The revelver which he had was & pew ons, and, together with an un- opened box of cartridzes, bore evidences of hav- ing been Iately purchased. In one of his vock- ots was founa a razor, also pewly purchased, showing that the unbappy man had fully thought over the most approved mode of anicide. During the eveniog several lake-faring men, among them Capts. Cox and Farrowand the Captaio of the Beu Drake, came and recogoized the name as that of a man they had knowa well, ana Cox and Farrow identified the corpse as the remains of W. C. Rothwell. The deceased was a man of sbout 45 years of age, and rather coursely dressed, as are men of his calling, for be was Captain of the schooner Ross Bimmons, which left this port night before last. The wav the man came to be known was by the presentation of a bill from Donaldson Bros., ship and general blaoismtbs, who had been on the watch for him for two davs. On apply- iog at the Bherman House, the names corra- eponding, the 1dentity was eatablished. The Sherman Honso maoagement sont a tele- gram last night to Milan, O., and & roply was re- ceived stating that Rothwell was koown there, but hud no relatives in that place. He is thought to have a family in Muskegoun, from where he hails, but no tidings had been received up toa 1ata hour last night. Coroner Deitzach conld not be found' last night, and the County Undertaker was notified, and the body was removed from the Bherman House aud will be kept for the inquest, which will in all probability taze plice Monday. No cause for the self-destruction is known. Thbe man has always besn considered a quiet, prudent person, and his manner of disposing of himsel? was a great surprise to those who koew bim. He was 1 toe habit of drinking, but it was never supposed that it would lead to his rnin. Some are of the opinion that he mast have been oo an unusnal spres for sev- eral days, and committed the rash sctwhen bardly knowing what he was about. However, the deed was evidently planoed, and the decer- mination to ‘“‘shuffle’ off ¥ must have been stroog, for enongh morphine was procured to overdose a human beinf,' soveral times, and than ave enongh lett to kill, Later it was learned that he had been nnlucky in bis last trip, and tlis, with supposed familv disturbances at home, aro believed to have been the canse of s self-destruction. His vessel, tbe Rosa Simmons, left Muskegan for tnis port « week ago last Tuesday, but did hot arnve on account of delays, caused by storms, uotil Iast Tuesday eveniog. From Muskegon she drifted to Mamtowoc, where she lost her maioseil. and as they arrived in this port she dropped her so- chor just outside the pier. The vessel left port last evening under & mew commander, but whether Capt. Rothwell resigned or was dis- charged con)d nos be learned. STILL ANOTHER. A young man vamed Frank Haddook, residing at No. 642 West Van Buren street, left his home abont noon vesterdsy, and went to the resi- dence of his mother, No. 625 on the same &treet. At about 1:30 o'clock be took a large dose of areemc, and as all efforts to counteract it were futile, he expired in great agony in abont three hoars afterwards. He leaves a wifa and two children. His melancholy was on account of family tronbles, which he was unabls to quell. Ho was au Awmerican by birth, a printer bytrade, and wasabout 2iyears of ace. The Coromer will bold the inquest Monday morning. — POSSIBLE POISONING. ANOTHLR DEUGGIST TO BE EXAMINED. A Polish ealoon-kecper at No. 817 Noble street, named Peter Maltofski, was sick the lst- ter part of last week, and patronized a drugget and gelf-styled pbysician named A. Foerster, doing business at No. 659 Milwankes avenue. Three different powders were given him at various times, the last one of which was taken 8t 10 o'clock Friday eveving. Malkofski then fell asleep and mever atter wakened, in spite of all that conld be dome, and at 8 o'clock yesterday morning the man died. The circam- stances attecding the chase were 8o suspicious that the Coroner began an investization imme- diately after receiving the information. He vieited the drag store at No. 659 Milwaukeo avenue, where Lie found a middle-aged man cov- ered with dirt 80 thickly that the Coroner says be woold, if thrown sgaingt a slone wall, stick fagt. The individual disclaimed any interest in the store, saying that his son owned it. and practiced medicine among the neighbors. When a young man, barely 20 years of age, entercd, aud was introduced as the son in question, the thought rushed to the Coroner’s brain that the young man was indeed & practitioner of medicine, and a very poor oue at that. He questionad lam clossly oo the general subject of his orofession, out the young man evinced a most thorongh contempt for all m lore, saying that bo L studied pharmacy, but where ke could not and “would mot tell. The Coroner then questioned him about the death of Malkofski, and the young man replied that be had died of delirium tromens, and that ho had personally kaown Malkofsii to drink eight glasses of whisky in succession. The Corouer remonstrated tnat Malkofski waanot s drinking man, but it was of no avail, as Foerster iueisted that nothing but delirium fremevs was tho matter with him. He said he had prescribed kali bromate ond magnesia sulfuricus, which the Corover deciphered 28 kalium bromate, or bromide of potassi, and Dover’s powder. Findiog young Foerster so illiterate and 8o uneatisfactory io his conversa- tion, the Coroner visited Malkofel's iate resi- dence and procared ssmples of the two last powders prescribed by the young practitioner. Neither of tbem was pat up as such powders should be. The Iast ohe administered to Mal- kofeki is white and has a bitter taste, aud is said to be quinine, but the Coroner thinks it is quz a8 apt to be morpbine, and has cousequeat- v deferred the inquest notil Monday morning. In the meantime the powders will be chemicaily analyzed, and the gullt or ionocencs of the young man established. Malkofski leaves a wife and eix small children in almost destitute circumatances. —_———— CHICACO RIFLE CLUB. EXCELLENT SCORES MADE YESTELDAY. The members of the Chicago Rifie Club had afield day at the South Park range yestecday, and the members present made the following very fine scores out of a poseible 100 at 500 yards : George Willard,.55555455554555555555-08 65555555455555555545—93 5555665555556856555853—93 556455545545545655535—08 55555455544556554555-U5 4554455556556655554—05 55354555555345545554—04 4555655556545445555-91 5556454454545666035—87 Mr. Muir won the Hamilton. Rowe & Co. badge for the second time, Lis score being better than either Mr. Willard’s or Mr. Sexton's 1o that he made the largest list of bulls-eyes from the start. Col. Thompson slso completed a former series of twenty shots scoring 97 out of 100. 8. B. fexton shot an additional twenty ehots, scoring 9. Mr. Prouty, with the lowest score, accounts for that fact by saying that ho was obliged to change his gun on'the seventeensh round. gy FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH, THE COMMITTER OX A TOUB. A committee of exploration, investization, and scientific experiment, composed of Fire-Marahal Benver, Mr. Chandler, SBuperintendent of the Fire-Alarm Telegraph, Mr. Gsubert, of the Gardner House, Ald. Dickinson, Ryan, Sweeney, and Coey, and a TRIBUNE repotter, started from the City-Hall at 2:30 o’lock yesterday. afternoon, to look after the alarm-boxes scattered throngh- ont the city. The principal object of the tonr wes to see how the Tooker patont door of 1875 worked. This invention precludes the neceesity hnr waiting for s key—a simple turn of the band to the right openin, whon the hook can bo pulled a0dibe Slarm given, When the handle is turned, & ekillfally arranged bell, or gong, waros the people in tae neighbor- Lood, or tne policemsn on duty, that some one is tampering with the box, so_thac the danger of annoyance from boys of an iuquiring and mis- chievous turn of mindis parially obviated. It is a gain of fully a minute on tne old system, whers & key has to be looked after, and, even with the key in & man's pocket, standing befors the old- fashioned box, the new door can make the alarm soand twenty ssconds sooner, if both the appa- ratus are worked simultsneoualy. . This experi~ msnc was tried half-a-dozen times yesterday, and always resulted favorably to the new inven- tion. The city has six of the new doors on alarm X and, g0 far, the trial has given satisfac~ ton. One i3 corner of streects, and be examinad worlkings of several of the old boxes on Wabash avenue, [Lighteenth _stre Canslport and Archer aveoues, Halsted, Taylor, and Canal streets, and Alilwvaukso ave- nue. All were round in good working order, slthough many of the boxes are so old that a cbaoge would seem abaolutel necessary this winter. Superintendent Chand- ler esid that an effort would bo msde to Tenew the telegraph lines, if the movey could be had from the city, befors Christmas, Some of the wires have been so jong in use that their uselu'ness ' is impaired, if Dot entirely de- stroyed, and Mr. Chandlor thinks that ho ought to have some chance immediately to render them efficient. It will be impossible, he says, to bave the Department all that it shonld be unless the Council i8 more liberal in its appropriations for the Fire-Alarm Tele rraph. i SR LOCAL LETTERS. OUR MILK LAWS. To the People of Chicago.—CmicAao, Nov. 27 —DBy refernog to page 439, Proceedings of the Common Couneil, vou will find & report of the Committes on Markets, on ‘‘An ordinance ea- t4blishing the ofiice of Milk Inspector,” as fol- lows : Your Committes no objections to the ordinancs, as it is scif-sustaining, and would, therefore, recom- mend ils passage, T. W. SrouT, B. Quizx, F. O, McDoxarp, ‘WiLLiaM FITZGERALD, Ald. Warren end Fitzgerald demanded that the re- port be laid over and published. On the same page you will find the propossd law, containing sight sections. The law of New York Citv contaius one seotion ontv,~Sec. 45 of the Samutary Code of tho Board of Health,— 28 follows: s Szo, 45, That ro person shall have st any place ‘where milk, butter, or cheess is kept for ll.ln,yngl at any place offer or have for sale, nor shall any person bringor send {o said city, any unwholesome, watered, or aduiterated milk, or milk known as & or milk {rom cows or other animals that for the most partlived in stables, or that fed on swill, garbsge, or other iike substances ; nor any butter or cheess made from any such milk, Ror any unwholesome butter or oese. On behalf of the * Mitk-Dealers’ Union"” of Chicago, snd in tho interests of the people, I protest against tho passage of the law recom- mended by the Committee on Mzrkets. With- out impugoing the motion of the Committes on Markets, or intendiog to burt their feelings, I 68y that the proposed law is too much * selt- sustaming.” -1t provides position and pay (per- baps 85,000 or $10,000 per year) for an la- 8pector, but does not oven mention swill mitk— poisonous milk prohibited by the laws of the City and BState of New York. The proposition to sppoint an Inspector origiuated with the Milk-Dealers' Union, to prolect themselves in faur prices for good milz by regulating the sale of skimmed mulk. and entirely prohibiting the salo of swill milk, I bave had the honor to represent the Milk- Dealers’ Union of the City of Chicago, and in mgjx interests to visit New York City to study berVaws and her system of inspection of milk aod enforcing their lsws. The iuspectors are policomen—making daily reports to the Board of Health, whose dutyitis to enforoe the law through the couris. Two policemon ooly are emploved. The fines collected for quarter ending Bept. 30, 1875 wero $1,500. Tho Board of Health lactometer is used by tnmficn inspectors to test the quality of the milk. The lactometsr cao be scen at the rooms of the Milkmen's Uvion, 148 Madison street, Farwell Hall, to- gethar with the proposed city law and also the ew York City and State laws. presented to The following petitition will be tho Conacil Monday: We, the undersigned officers and members of the Milk-Dealers’ Unior of the City of OM(!J& aud a Spe- cial Committe appointed by the said Unfon to aid in tho passage of lsws regulating the sale of milk, 2 pointing an Inspector or Inspectors, etc. etc., do hereby petition your honorable body to delay tho passage of an ordinance, or ordinances establishing the oftice of Milk Inspactor, in order to give us an opportunity of being heard with reference to ssid laws, snd aixo to enable us to submit for your consideration and the consideration of your committes lawa of other States and cities, that have been obtained by our As- soclation during the past two months, having a direct reference to said subject, and also obtained at an out- Iay of money and time. I bope it will recetve the consideration it de- Berves. Wincnay Heantay, Jr. ALD. JONAS. To the Editor of The Chicago Triduna : CrIcAGO, Nov. 27.~—Noticing in Friday's paper that Ald. Jonas feels chagrined at the reflections cast upon him, and that he still claims to be a Republican, I feel in duty bound to call to his memory some facts connected with late elec- tions. A year ago Mr. Kirk received a majority of the votes cast in all the precincts but the Firat. The polls in that precinct wera in the rear of Mr. Jonas' store, 80 Le could certainly see what was going oo, but he did not use his endeavora to stop the fraud going on, 2nd which resulted in Mr. Corcoran’s retaining his seat. Ain.n' at the charter election beld last spring, whan the polls were in the same place, why did Mr. Jonas not assist the citizens who worked that day trving to eecure s fair election in spite of the ** Hatch House ” crowd ? Fearing that Mr, Jonas might become contawinated if many more such elections were hold in his building, the citizeus petitioned the County Commission- ers to remove the polling-place to No. 160 Michi- &\m street, which they offored free of charge. bis request was granted, but, Mr. Jonas hearing of it, succeeded in getting it back to his building, this time giving the front of his store. And what was the result? Did Mr. Jonas' promisiog to vote the Opposition ticket restrain him from asgisting the citizens who attempted to seoure a fair election? Ald. Corcoran, iu a room adjoin- ing and openiog into the judges’ room, watched over the 1nterest of his constituents, but where was Ald. Jonas? Did the conference he had with Ald. Corcoran the day before election in his (Jonas’) office iave aavthing to do with 1t? Was 1t the ** Hatch House " tuat elected Jonas or the respectatle portion of the commuuity? If the former, he certainly is true to its interests. There is in the ['weutieth Ward a club, of which all men regardless of party who favor a fair election havo been invited to become members. Mr. Jonas has never been near that Club, though ho koows of 1ts existence, 50 we can only con- clude that he i8 not in sympathy with euch a movement. It is understood that Mr. Jonas de- sires to be re-elected; possibly that may have something to do with it. Crrizes oF THE TWENTIETE WARD, ~ MEBCHANTS V8. POLIIICAL POLIGE. To the Editor of The Chicazo Iriduns : Crcaao, Nov. 27.—Le: the business-men and Tespectable citizens of Chicago take warning from the past snd not delude themseivcs with the 1dea that the present Pulice Department have any real honest intention to rid the city of gamblers and thieves. The recent rads were only spasmodio, aud for temporary purposs and effect, to give the public the impression that the foroe was under good mapagement, and thas Iull the public, while it gave the Aldermen an excase for abolishing the Marshalship, or at least prevent the agpolntmem nf a man who would overrule s Superintendeat. The gam- blers and prestitutes like nothing better than 8a occasional raid and nominal fine, and feel aggrieved if “the custom" of rmd- ing them once in two or three months is abolished, becanse they are then sare of pro- tection and immunity during the interval. Chi- cage will gever be a well-governed ciLy until the present Police Department is renovated from top to bottom. One year or ten years under the present rule will be jus: tho same. Why? Be- C3use every man oo tbe force is the appolatee and vassal of some politician. What the mer- chatts and business-men of Chicago ougbt to do—as thay have the most at stake—is, to hold a public meeting, and nominate & committee to consult * with citizens in different wards, and prepare n list of sober and competent men,— men to whom thev wonld feel safe in commif ting the isnship of property and life,— and insist oo their subs'itation for the present inefficient and corrnpt police. Merchaots, not Lting politicians, should bave the nomination of the guaidisns of their property. A B. CONGRESSMAN BABNET, To the Editor of The Chicago Trioune : Cmicaco, Nov. 27.—What has been more leughable in our politics for a long time than Barney Canlfield’s parade of his opinions, reso- Iutions, sud bills for the coming Congress? Pleased with these little creations of his, he shows them to the public, a8 much as to say, “Isnot Barney Caulfield a great man?” Of course it is a harmiess amunsement of his, for in this commuuity we all kno¥ Barney's size ex- actly. He caonct fool us, and it is our laugh when he puffs himuelf. Now, great men have zreat troubles, and we advise Mr. Caulfield t- go £low, and not become too great all of a sudden. It would be forciog Nature considerably for him to ury to become great. Crrizexs. THE WEST SIDE CADET. To the Bdttor of Ths Chicago Tribune : Cmicaco, Nov. 27.—If your correspondent, ‘ West Side,” is an applicant for appointment to Weat, Point, I bope he will not press his claims, for his letter of to-day evinces a want of gen= erosity and an ignorance which would unfit his shoulder to wear the epaulettes of American officer. I wili explain to those who are ignorsat of the fact that the nomination of s candi- date belongs to me, and I am under no obligation to open it for competition. I take that course becsuse I have no 'personal preferences, and have not tbe time to look up a prover person. I will inform ** West Bide that I have po relativa eligible to the position. A lad baviag my name, a total stranger to me, has applied to me. 1f be wins by merit [ shall be pleased, for his name is ane that has been honorable among American soldiers. I shall ap- point an impartial committee to examine the caudidates, but resorve the right to select.from the five standing bighest, because I would pre- fer giving the position to the son of a poor and widowed mosber, or of an honorable soldier, and pereonal beariog will also influence me. I would under no consideration appoint a relative, Fair play will be given to all, including ** Weet Bide."” CarteER H. N, M. C. et THE COUNTY BUILDING. Beveral minor committees met yesterday, but transacted nothing of importance. The trial of Jacob Kraemer, on the charge of insanity, wes continued 1n the County Court yesterdsy. The jury faled to agree, and the case was dismissed. The County Treasurer has his books about complete to turn over to his successor. The amonnt of cash to be turned over is n the neighborhood of $200,000. The tax-ssles are also about finished. . A few days 2go notice was made of the indict- ment of a city Justios of the Peace for charging illegal fees. The indictment was yestarday re- tarned into Court, and 1t is now safe to name the unfortunate, who is no less a personage than Joseph Pollak. Tne Graod Jury yesterday found an indict- ment against Dr. E. B. Collios, doing business at No. 659 Milwaukes avenue, the charge being that he bad perpetrated an abortion, 'The evi- dence, from ‘what conld be learned, was very strong. The complainants were suburban resi- dents, who appeared inclined to push the case. Alittle difficully between Patrick Mortel, a guard in the jail, and the keeper of a saloon, Fridsy evening, came very near resulting seri- ouely. Mortel, it is said, was under the 1nfluence of liguor, and only escaped the shooting of his antagoniat by boing disarmed by the bar-keeper. It tha reports of the case are true, and the Sher- ift contwues 3ortel in his employ, he will ‘merit public censure. The prospect is that'the 1st of December will brivg several importaut changes in the oftices of tha building, Among the positive chianges aro two in the Sheriff's office, which are believed to be among the bailiffs and depaties. The County Cleik, it is nnderstood, will dismisa several for incompetancy—be might ehip balf of bis men for the same cause. In the County Treasaret’s office quite a number of men will bs suspeoded for want of work during the wicter season. Attention was called a fow days ago to the re- Tations of a certain saloon-keeper and certain employes of the County Cleck's office. Yester- day the ealoon-keeper 1o question went before Justice Robinson and brought suit against a soore of the gentlemen in arrears, and the visit of the Coastable Iater in. the day created qmite a forore. If Gen. Lisb adheres to his announced prpose. the number of changes in his employes o-morrow will correspond with the number of Bubpoenas issned yesterday by Justice Robinson, THE COUNTY TREASURER'S BOND. The Finance Committee of the County Board me, yesterday forenoon to_consider the firing of the new Tressnrer’s bond. The differenco of opinion was slight, but the amonnt of the bond was finally tixed a: $3,600,000. As previously noted, Mr. Hack had prepared his bond for 33,- 000,000, with the purpose of preseuting it to-mor- row at the Board meeting. Inasmuch as he has no objection to the amount of the bond, he will doubtless change it ta correspond with the ac- tion of the Committes, and present it to-mor- row. If ic is not accepted. then hs will follow the course, most likely, agreed upon a wesk ago, of applving for a mandamus, to compel the County Treasurer to tarn the office over to bim. He bas no ides of being swindled out of his deserts by the partisan action of a prejudiced County Board. THE AGNEW-MADDEN TEOUBLE. There were 1no new developments in the Ag- new-Madden difficulty yesterdav, the case_Eaing carried aver until to-morrow bv the Grand Jary, At latest accounts question was as to Sheriff Agnew's personal koowledge of Madden's es- cape, 10 order to determine whether he was criminally Liable in the matter. The Sheriff says be knew nothiog of Madden's being out of jail. and st the time did not even know that such a man was in his custody. He had learnod since that Maddeu bad been employed in the kitchen, 88 noted in thess columns several days ago, and Madden had confessed to him that he was ont on election-dav, but he knew nothing of it. As soon as he found out that he had been outeide of the jail walls he ordered him placed onthe inside, aod took occasion to reprimaad bis subordinates for allowing him such prvileges. On_ the whole, from what could be learned in_ the case, the Sheriff 'was Dot cognizant of Madden’s absenca from the jai! at aoy time, aud would not have counte- nanced his absence uader any cironmstaoces. In rerly to the allepation that other prisoners were out on clection-day, the Sheriff makes a goneral deuial, 50 far a3 his persoasl kuowledge goes, snd he regaeds the fight made upon him io the matter as a political oge, founded on prejadice, rather than justice. —— CRIMINAL. Officer Augustns Swanson, of the Armory, last night arrested s notorious yonng sneak-thief oamed George Schaltz. At ths sams time he recovered a flne wolf-gkin lap-robe, which is now awaiting an owner. Detective Flanigan yesterday recovered five ‘Webster unabridged dictionaries at aClark street pawn-shop. They were identified as the prop- erty of Andrew Callaban, of 145 Clark stroet, from which store they were stolen about ten days sgo. B. T. Wakeman, the lawyer, is after Bupt. Hickey with & vharp quill, with which he threat- ons to indite a habess corpuffor Hank Schram, a * crook,” whom the Superintendent has locked 1p in a cell since Slonday last, on suspicions of being implicated in thg robbery of the United Btates Express Company’s Wagops. Ex-Policemau Floyd, who was discharzed from the forco some time ago for promiscuons indecencies, is st present locked up in the Armory oo a charge of bastardy preferred by a young woman of the South Division, whose Dame 18 for the present withheld. A young man named W. H. Marvin, residing st No. 117 Souta Jefferson street, was held up Wednesday eveniog, betwean 9 and 10 o'clock, while in front of No. 111 on the same thorough- fare. The highwavmao thumped bim badly, blacking one of his eyes, and at the same moment robbed him of an overcoat, gloves, and 810 in cash. The Armory police continued their raids on the vagrants, aud last night arrested Moses Dauobar, Minvie Marks, George Robbins, James Carvey, Wiltism Burke, tidward Weaver, and Charles Welles. In the morning an_equally choice selection were before Justice SBummer~ field, and received $20 fines, and terms of three and rix months m the House of Correction. Officors Rickoy and John Ryan, ou duty at the Central Btation, lsst night arrested two wefl- known _thieves named James Cosgrove and James Conway, just as they were iu the act of seling 8. Krieger a second-hand old clo’ dealer, at 361 South Clatk street. three dress-conts, one overcoat, an umbrella, and & pair of shoes. The price was so ridiculonsly small that the officers soized the goods, and they are now awaiting owners 8t the Central Station. About 8 o’clock yesterday morning, Ofiicer Douglas, of the Twenty-second Strest BStstian, whiie pat:oling his beat, observed s colored burg- lar emerge from aresidence on Calumet avenus, vear waotieth street. The officer spoke to him, and tie fellow immediatoly started on arun in s sonthern direction, the officer following in hot purauit. At the cornerof Eighteenth street, seeing that he was not gaining on him, the ofi- cer tired four times at bim, and is cortain that one of the bullets took effect, as he heard the fellow give o low exclamation of pain. All ef- forts to trace him farther proved useless, and the officer gave up the chage. Nellie Boball, alins Mra. Serrier and a half dozen otber aliases, waa vesterdsy held in $300 bail to the Criminal Court by Justice Summer- field for having in her possession & camel's-hair shaw! valued st $300, knowing the same ta have been stolen. Sume two years ago and until last spring, Plfflfidfifl. the dry-goods dealer, bad in his employ a clerk named Frank Serrier, and from him the woman asys she procured the sbawl. Before leaving, Serrier acknowledged fiml and turned over all his property to employer, snd at the same time told the wheres- ‘bouts of the mirsing shawl. The woman Bohall left town almost immedistely, and a dstective from Pinxerton's was put n's Douse of ill-fame. 5 & Buate sixast The Grand Pacific Hotel is and has = culiarly afilicted with sneak-thieves, b::ai:xl:p:o hotel in the city are they caught with Rreater promplitude. Yesterdsy moming a chamber- maid found an unknown man rammaging abont s room oa the third floor occupied by a youog man named Harvey W. Merritt, bailing” from New York City. She closed the door, placed two buly negro waiters on gave the alarm. Sergt. Gm. ‘7)‘: the Lske street squad, anawered the summons, and at once entersd the room an: arrested the fellow. At first some nfiahncg was shown, and the thief attempted to stab the Bergeant, but ho was quieted down, aad allowed bimeelf to be oacortoé to the Armory, where ho gave the name of (eorge Foster, Supt. Hickey ig of the opinion that the fellow is one of & gang of hotel-thieves who are at present operating in this city, and accordingly bs will be held for soveral days, t0 866 if his companions will not turn ap. ———as ANNOUNCEMENTS, Col. Bondinot's lecturs will be given to-mor- Tow eveping at the First Methodiat Church. A meetwsg of the officers of the Secoad Regi- ment will take placo at AMr. Burke's European Hotel at 2 p. m. to-day. The thirtieth anniversary dinner of the 1llinois St Anarew’s Socisty will be held at the Sherman House Tuesday evening. McCormiok’s Hall has been engaged'for the Von Bulow concer:s, which will be given on the evenings of Jan, 81, and Feb. 2, 4, and 5, The Rev. Robert Collyer is to lecture at the Ada Street Methodist Church Friday eveming. His subject is to be the ** Human Side of Wash- ington.” The celebrated Log-Cabin Siogers will sing before the Fourteenth Ward Cbristian Temper- ance Reform Club at Benz Hall, No. 786 West Lake street, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, The famous Tennessee singers will sing at the Olivet Baptist Church, on Desrborn street and Fourth avenus, between Polk and Tavior, Tues- day eveming, Admission, 50 cents; reserved seats, 75 cents. The Rev. A. Damen, 8. J., lectures next Sun- day evening at 8t. Mary's Church, corper of ‘Wabash avenue and Eldridge court, on *“The Trials and Triumphs of the Church.” The pro- ceeds will be applied to diminishing the dobt of Bt. Joseph's Hospital, A meeting of the Committes of Arrangements and friends of the great orator, John O’Connor Power, M. r.. will be held at the Central Hotel, Moerket and Washington streets, at 2 o'clock to~ day, to make final arsogements for bis recep~ tion and lectures in this city. The Sunday Lecture Society snnomncs Mrs. Leonowens to-day on “Biam : Its Court and Customs,” illustrated by nearly thirty large magic-lantern views of idols, palaces, temples, the white elephant, Amazons, etc. The doors of McCormick openat 2 and closeat 3. Admis- sion, 10 cents. The Exposition Skating-Rink will be complet- ed to-morrow morning, and, as soon aa the weather permits, will be opened a8 a great skat- ing-park to the public. Seais have been ar- ranged in a grand tier for 2,000 people. Tickets, season and commutation, will be on sale to- morrow morning, at Root & Sons’ musc-store on Btate streat. Alr. Christoon Hassenpflug, who was Iast year Professor of the German lauguage and Ltera- ture in the Hvde Park Hign-School, has fognd the demands of his private pupils upou his time 80 l}ruq that he has determined to_devote him- self entirely during the coming winter to giviog private lessons, He may be addressod st the' Chicago Musichi College by those who desire his services in the thorongh and philosophic study of Germaa. There will be a paper and coffes festival in the arlors of the Fust Christian Church, corner diaoa avenue and Twenty-fifth street, Friday evening, on which occasion Mrs. Laura E. Daioty will recite several chcice selections from popalar authors. Tho reputation this amateur ly elocationist has woo in Chicago hterary cir- cles is of itself enough to draw a large aundience. Admission, 10 cents carrency, or thres pounds old paper. Refreshmeuts extra. The fifth of the series of monthly Sunday- school oncerts given by the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church ocenrs to-night, when a very en- tertaioing programme will bs gives, coosirting of a fine selaction of vocal aod instromental mausic, address, and two recitations by Miss Jes- eie Couthoni, who will raad the story of *‘ Hagar in the Wilderness,” and recite ** Rock of Ages.” The interest 1 tnese monthly concerts has be- come 80 widespread that at the last one the charch was uncomfortadly crowded, but arrange- ments bave been mada to throw open the gallery this evening, and iotroduce a large number of additional geats, =0 that ali who attend may be comfortably sccommodated. “* The Irish Ides " will be the subject of Col. Ricard 0'S. Burke's lecture in McCormick Hall this evening. He will review the present relazions between Great Britain and land, and will give his views as to the attitude the Irish race ought to assome on this continent. Col. Burka bas had ampls experienco as an Irish patriot. The Euglish paid his pains Ly confining bim in their prisons for nearly ten years. Ire- land and the Irist owe Col. Burke something ; for, bad he remained 1o oor service after the War, he would have been on the highroad to fortune now, having the reputation, which he Lad, of being one of the best engineer oficers in the Army of tbe Potomac. He, however, firka- ferred going to Ireland with the Feniana. ~Like sl others who tried the same thing belors him, he failed, but won the respect even of his ens- mies. In whateyer position fate placed him, Col. Burke was ever found to be, in the traest sense, s soldier and a gentleman. The Irish people of Chicago will, no doubt, tarn out in {all forcs to- night to hear the patriotic seatiments of a mwn who meant what he said, and who risked life and liberty to prove his troth. ——— THE CIY-HALL Water taxes brought $7,042.43, and real and personal property $2,932.18, into the Treasury yesterday. The water has been let into the grand circuit of waler-maius which encircles the city, and an additional great precaution thus taken sgsinst fire, The Mayor yesterday revokoed ths licenss of Andre Andrews, pawnbroker at No. 299 South Clark street, for the reason that be had been 20- cused of recgiving stolen property. Jadgoe Dickey did not. he stated yesterdsy, give a verbal opinion to the reporter of a morn- ing paper og the sale of the Lake Froot, He was misreported, and desires the public to uader- stand the fact. Affairs were generslly quiet around the old shell yesterday. The slayor was unable {o find any coneolation iu the editorials in the mornio, ‘papers,and appeared anxious to learn how m: the editors loved him. THE WEATHER. Wasmerox, D. C., Nov. 25—1 s. m.—Far the Lake region falling barometar, inoreasing sonth- east to northeast winds, warmer, cloudy weath er, with rain and snow, followed in the Upper Lake region during Sundsy by rising barometer, northwesterly winds, and cold, clearing weather. LOCAL OBSERVATION. ime,_[Bar.[Thv[Hu] _ Wisd, lfiln-. m.| £§ ;;5 88 N, W., :18a. m, 2:00 p. m.|30.2¢] 42| 80S. E. 3:58p. muj3023 43 9:00 p, m.[3033] 37y 10:18 p. m.[40.10; 88! Maximom thermomeler, 46 :_minimum, 30, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cr12aG0, Nov. 3—Midnight, Bar.|Thr| _Wind. Raw, Weather. 3010 G384 E._ frean. ... 9.e6! 2|8 W, frean.| m.m[ 12N, W, fresh| 0,05 37/8. E freah; vor.... 29.95 30/8. W., nght. Daluth ....,30.09 Fort g =12{N, W., fresh.; Ft. Gibson, » i 538, E., Eeokuk....!30.021 895, freah 30.08 31Cadlm., Pembina, ..130,28) —3| Marquette..[30.15| 33| Crcaco, Nov, |Eanl Weher, Stat:on. Chicago. Cheyeazo.. Brecken’ge. Davenport .| Den: THE VACANT LOUISIANA JUDGESHIP. New Ozreaxs, La., Nov. 27.—Recommends- tions have been numerously signed by leading shipping men, merchants, and lawyers of this city, asking President Grant to sppoint Emmet D.” Craig, s well-known lawyer asod United loger Im?e. fo the United Btates BEECHER’S CROSSES, Charsoter of the Last One Taken upon Himself to B:: By The Proposed M Ounly an Advis:m Pk And Tts Oonolusions Will Have BoBig ing Effect, / Br. Beecher Subpenaed as 2 Witness fn gy Bowen-Eagls Spit, SR S Svecial Dispateh to The Chicags New Yonx, Nov. 17.—The lotter of Ch}:mh to Mrs. Moulton, accopting hay sition to submit her complaints s Council of the Congregational chrurches, cappgy Reneral comment here, The action of the ey, ¥ Was not unexpected, for the o mittea which met Nov. 19 resolved to MCQ.‘ the demand at once, - Beecher himaaft j A ing on this action. Thomas G. B s § the chief dissenter and his ll:;mnnntlnun.;“ Postponing the matter for 8 fow daye. ol ¢ fnally et to drawiogup the lotterot syl ! azice, ‘fnd all the artful argument which it § tains is his. The gias of the w] ;74 ter telegraphed Yyou laat npighe lsy = :'!:;! euuc)n‘sing Pardgraph, in which the by : ** Weaccept your i of 8 mntaal Connil of charepn, oy yod to their fraternal advice upon £ho six groundy op complaint referred to in yonr letter of Nor, 13% Tiesin his fact : Congreguay i es in fact : Congregational Co two kinds,—* Councils to hear mdm-gn"..“.; Councils to bear and decide.” The conelusiong. of the lstter ara binding on the Ppersons churches who are parties to the Council, :u: conclusions of the former clasa of binding on nobody. Plymouth Chure oh.; that this mutaal Council shall be ooe whoss &3. vica it may totally disregard or acoept, # suit, This is adroitly done in the Je; :la::du;: other side may not see the Ppoint cleatly, The Council will b formed of delegates named, halt by each party to the question, It can be finited to any number which the parties may upon. The number wili not belugs, Itis be. lieved Mr. Beacher INSISTED ON REZADING THE Lrrres to Mre. Monlton in person. He said it might seem improper to some persons that be shoulq E zead the paper, but as the head of the chrreh, there were reasons why nons bat himself shonld read iv to the charch. Mr. Beecher then siappeq on the platform, and ia front of the and began at once to resd. His manner aay entirely different from that which 15 nsual in hig relations with his people. 1t was not B0 rapidag i:.!:m ordinary custom by cne-half. His tony MORE AUSTERE AND than is bis wont, i emphasi fo8 apen words rather thao upon sentences or passages, and thy % slow and deliberate tone of his voics was eatire. 1y new to thcse who are accustomed to his ragid deltvers. Everveyo was fastensd upoo him; every ear was attent 0 catch esch ward, and heads were bent. eagealy forward to losa note syllable. Woon Mr. Baecher read ths vnherfa 1t i%;m:i that the choreh accodes 1o ¢ call for a Council, cheers were given in all of the audience, & e To the Associated Press.) Naw Yo, Nov. 7,—-A# 3. Bossbor humia Ew Yorx, Nov. 27.—As Mr. h into the hall of his lecture-room last oveaing, ll dripoing with wet, the confidential secretary 8 - Henry 0. Bowen whispered to him: **Ibsrs some PApers to 8arve on you, sir, in the suit of Fenry C. Bowen.” Alr. Beocher's face flamed red in & eecond, and be said. impatiently: *1 am Iste; I can’t see yo.” **But Mr. Bowen® urged the clerk—** Come to me aftar this thing'y over,” whispered Mr. Beecher, and. throwing 3 smile over his face. he entered his lecture-room. At the close of the meeting, while Mr. Beecher ‘wa8 enjoying the talk of his friends, Mr, Bowsn'y clerk surprised him n. Mr. Bescher, step- Ping one side. said : **I will admit the service of the papers in the presence of witnesses.” The clerk answered that it was pot legs), and handed him m;bgenllc‘o o, sttand. the tral ;:;;_. % suits of Heary C. Bowen against * Beecher took the papers, and the dollar, and said he should be on hand, SPRINGFIELD The Corn Crop—Sale of Thoroughbred Horses—-Centennial Items, Special Dispaich to Ths Chicagn I'mibuse, Bramvgrrerp, IL, Nov. 27.—Farmersbes | abouts report generally that the corn arop, whils large in quantity, ia light and chafly in weight; that the kernels aze 100gs in the cob and shmall en, aud therefors of less weight and valns pet bushel. : County Superintendent Rourks, in his snonal report, shows the number of persons of schodd age 1 Sangamon County to be 10,722. A sale of Kentucky thoroughbred horsss, the property of J, M. Patterson, ot Eentucky, today, realized very low prices, State Superintendent Etter retarned fma Normal to-day, whers he has been in consulit tion with Preaidents £dwards and Gregory fars- gard to the representation of the Lilincis educs- fional interest at the Centeonial. TheRats Superntendent will immediately issus a cinalst Ietter to the Conaty Superintendents ard tasch- ers of the Btate, urging co-operstion. It intended to raise 310,000 throngh tae Superin- tendents, teachers, pupils, school exhibitioss, and other agencies, that a res showizg msy be made a Philadelphia. . FINANCIAL NEW ENGLAND SUSPENSIONS. Bostox, Nov. 27.—The heaviest creditor of Boyal, Gilkey & Co., the cosl and lumbe frm of Watertown, Mass, who falled is sid to be the Fitchburg Ralosd 20d the Esstern Bailroad will also probsdy enffer considerablv. Larzo lumber Mmfl North aod East, from whom tbe its im;:nae sopply, will also sustun ‘heat] loss. Itis said that Fenneylvacis coukdsalet are also involved. Of the liabilities of the irm a'l%hooo a.:i uonmd,l and $170,000 Wuc AR e itars of yrus Cflpflfl daaer fnnui:e:‘:’ wdhmges. 3: 1Bwn“ 0, have voled 0 3 on tha dollxr. fi‘&m‘u::&m of 37 centa has been 7 the creditors of Charles 3[. Mathew Ufl‘:‘ E. Cox, of Boaton, boot and shoo dsslars, 2 0. & M. Cox, corner of Pearl sod Frsakia treets. *he enmbinefld uiu}iuumo: A ;t:nl- 7.7 cobs & Co. au acol B Boston, are roported ab wmm and theix & sota at about $100,000. NEW YORK. New Yoss, Nov. 27.—Tbe Matual n-f: Sevings-Bank insiats on 8 sixty-days’ ndh fore s withdrawal of its depoeits. Goodkind Brothers, larga woolessle liqnar ers, at No. 50 Bioadway, to-day made 2a ment for the benefit of thewr rate assignment was also made by Hayer P kind. 3 S P e L1 i OTTAWA, ONT. Orrawa, Ont., Nov. 27.—At s meeting of !: ’ Eddy's old crediters, rezolutions 'm“wu ek favor of accepiing 20 cents on ‘hr:fl ] i o fron security, the old_creditors to b vy 21l fasther Lisbility. His liabilities are BUF;ALD. Boyraro, Nov. 27.~The storo of W. T. Marcy closed its doors WOSF - w0 iliti 50,000; assots supposed £ fiafi'«bo“ T‘hln ‘croditors are mostly Ease? : i = - A MURDEROUS REDSKI:]EI{}E?- 3 Wasnrxaros, D. ., Nov. . G. i the Agent ac the Bed Cloud (Wy. T) Ask baving telegraphed for definite inctr’wflfl'n_ 3 o the course to pursue in case iis .l.u‘l;“ | fuse to give up & young mmbuoam. i who, without provocation, shot at 2 Fosler, while briging in a herd of cattls, G missioner Smith has sent the ffim : e Indians must be compall A ”z : the guilty party. Lf the muitary w! det you, x‘;m’ay p&rsyntfinnu untdl the mzde.