Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1875, THE CITY. . 8, i GENERAL NEWS. Mike Evans commonces tho collection of South Wown taxes Mondsy. | The temperature ysaterdsy, ae obmerved by Mansaas, optician, 88 Madizon atiact (Tninure Puildiog), was at 3 a. m., §8 degreéa; 10 8. m., 40 12m., 40; 8 p. m,, 41; 8 p. m,, 33. ! Edward fleMerman, & biackamith residinz at Ro. 432 Cottago Grove avenuo, diod aiddanly In hisbed at about 2 o'alock yesterday mmning. Yeart diseaso is suppored to have lmculnho cause. s (eaves w wife and two children, Tho Coroner will invostigate to-day, ' A meeting of tho mombois of tho Lake Linft Camp-masting Avsociation was botd {u tha lee- tore-room of the Clark Strect Metbodiet Churoh yesterday toramoon fut the purpose of pes fecte ing the orgmuzstion, By imvitation, Bishop Harris occupied the chsir, Tho Auditor's roport ‘was rosd, aud the busaoss of vtgamzation com- pletou. FEdwsta Morris fell on n strect-crossing yester- sy afteruooi, aud, nytead of brusbing the mud off luucluthes, ho nudresscd a dutmmy 1 front of & clothiug-housa vt Mad.s.n Kteeet, wnd tned to make the dummy bahieve st 1t was it and not ke, wbo had tatlen. Beully will dociue who owas the new cont. ' Mz, Gillosple, the City Soaler, wishon to em- plnt.cally aeuy corrsiu aiatements contalnod in 8 Jestor 10 yéuterdsy's TrinuNE, and to assert that neither hie noi any af hisemployos have ever charged 1een for sualing woiglits or measures to which they wors ot eutitled by tho law, e furtber says that hs ia entitied 10 tho samo fop for coudemuing as fur HOALDK MOBSUTES. b Mre. 8. Watcen Cross arrived iu Chicago yea- tordar, comuleting ber wedding tour, and takos up bisr residence horo, Bheis butter knowaat ier late Liome, Newark, N, ., New York, aud vicio- ity, a8 Miss Aunie Al Robiusou, s favorite sud rocuguized uinger of sbiidty, na sho possesses a cantralto vorce of puwer, quality, and frespncse, baviug suug in opura, soncorts, sud in louding Esatetu churches, The Nortbwestern Branch of tho Woman's Tourd of Foreign Miseions wot yesterday in the Cuuferenca ruums, BNu. 57 \Wasbingtio streot, Mru. Gov. Beveridgo prosided, A resolution was adopted loswng &30 to the Pluladalpuia Mis- wion, {u order to eaabls it to send & young lsdy to Japan ns mirsjounry, and offering “tJ assist in procunug ous. Frow the joport ot Mre, R, F. Quax), Lreasurer, it spvears tuat tha receipls woin $4,243, with & balance ou land =lich anolled 1t to 85,861, Of this 32,093 bad been disbureed, aud the balauce on Laud was 3,162, Reporta of tha work wers recowved from suveral of the Nutthneetern States. We rogrot exceedingly that, by s provoking typoyrapuical bLlundor, tho namo of Dr. ililler should bave sppearsd fu A comumunicason tonol- iug the recent budy-suaiching cade, pratad 10 Tk TKIUNR 0f yosieidav. 1he pame, ss seut to the prnter, wss Lr. Wilder, the Infamuus resurgectionist, Dr. De Laskis Miller, whoke npame appesred in the communication, s, us iy well known, ons uf (lie moxt re: utub.e, skiliful, and experienced physicivns in the city, sud wes the family phys.cian fu this patticalar gsme. Tu those who kuow bum to expianstion ia needed, bot & wiouy tmpression might be mado upon strangors sud thuse n.t lutuoate with the facts, DB, WENTWONTHL, The Rev. Joln Brudnesd \Wentwortb, D. D., Lhe recently appointed pastor of the M, E. Chureh st Evauston, fs & tinely devalopad, schol- arly-leoliug man, 10 the primo of hfe. He 18 & graduste of the University of Vermont, from which 1ustitution also he reccived the hunorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. e hss been a member of the Western New Yark Confrrauce, furmerly called Gen.sos, during his entire miu- Isiry, and hins from slndst the hist ocoupled the o8t prutuinast pulpita 1w the Conlaisnce, kay- luy been two terms r:ntor ot Asbuy Church. and one tarm pastor af bt. Maik's Church, 1 the City of Butfalo. He Lins soveral tunes been elsct- ad to represent s Cunferouce 1o the Gsuetal Confeienco, and was pressnc in Chicago in 1808 an s womuer of that body. o is alvo s members eleot of the General Lonfoicnce which 18 to meet In Baltimore vext May. Ho 18 recugnized turoughout tho Methodist Epicoysl Clurch ss one of her profouudast thuscers, snd in bis old Cuafereuce his pre- emucnce 1n thia respect was uplversally aud cordinlly acknowledgod. Ho haa just completed » volume upon Fsyclologic Alvthod; the truo principles upon which to juvestizato tho phe- nomena of cousclousaeas; and 1l waat ia aiid of this book by critics who havo sesn the mana- seript be trus, §s will, when published, give Dr, Weutworth tecoguivion amoog the furomoat thinkers ot the tiwe. Tho scholurly community of Evanston is to bo oougratulstad that a wan of this cuaracter 18 ta pced..y the pulpis of the Mechudist Epuscopal Clinreh 1 that plsge. —_—— THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IT8 PRESENT FINANCIAL EMDARSASSMENTS, A little over six mounths sgo there were ru- mora to arcalation tbat tis Univoraity of Chi- cago waa oo tho verge of baukruptoy ; that the mortgages upun its property woie sl foreclosod, and that it was to bawold out under the hammer. Tar Insuse {nvesiigated the matser and found ihat while the inances of tho institution were in an entapglod condition, and the showing was ooo that would makea business man despair #t i wers bls affal, yvet that It was not impomiible for the Univer- sity to pall tbrough, if it met wsim, eMclent rappors from the membars of the Daptist de- nomiostion, not only in Chicago, who have al- wnys stood by it, but turoughout the coantry. Not tong after this came ihe unfortunate con- \lzau which resulted i the deposition of Dr. oss. TAE EFFECT OF THAT MOVEMENT, however justiliuble it may Lave boen, Wha un- questionably to cuc off the support which was expeoted from Lastern friends. Not ouly thia, but tho wuumber of studenis at tho Uuiversity bas decreased of late, 1t ia troe that thus falling oif has boeu cliefly in the proparatory departmeat, und not fo the Uni- venalty croper, bill, the feas are diminishod about a8 much n one caso a8 in the otler. THE RESULT Is that the Univeseity is probably now fn a worse condition, peouniarily apeaking, than at any time duriug ite hivtury. © Bix wontha ago b6 valanes ofits I'resident and its, Protossorn were in arrears, but uu effurt was made to raisa the money to wottle theso obligations, sud, 1t I8 belloved, successfolly. Bigco then, however, there has bsen no income o speak of, mod, asa cousequeuce, the pay of Frofessots, tuturs, jauitors, sud ull other om- ployes of the Uumveruity, has boen suffered to run behipdbaud. It bas Loen dillioult to got mouey from the members of the Loard of ‘T'rostees, snd from frieuds of the Unlversity 1u thocity, for the renson that thay Linys boen iog utudu{ for yeurs to 8UPPOFL, wLaL neo: be. & fwhug ipsistution, sud they mio at Jaat gettivg weary in govd-dowmg, Thu members of the Board of Trusless agiesd to contribute 200 each per aunum to pay tho salary of the lste Presidout. They did it becauso it was a necessary thing, lcia true thut they are uow relieved of that, but otill they do wot feel like taklug upou them- selves {udividually the task of carrying ou the jnstitution. lu some casos thie salsries of Pro. forsory aro v far Lehiudband that thess goutle: wen Layw been MELUCED TO THE BRVEUXST STRAITS, One ot them haw boou given potico to quiv hia boarding-huuse because Lie is so tsr in arrears io his board-bill, aud he doos not know whers to turn to get s sbelter, 1'he pressure is s0 sovers that it 1y fesrod that the mesa-room arrangewent will heve to be broken up, a¥ shere 1 0u woney Lo do warketing with. 1IN ALDILION 10 THESE PXHNONAL TROULLES,—— ‘wihich are cortainly had euough, for uo wsn osn teach heartily upon su empty stutnach,—the in- tercst upuu the mortgages bas to be provided for. Up 10 this time 1udividual zea) fur the in- stitntion Lss tsken care of thls. Mow much Iouger that zeal will Inat it {4 hard to say, Ainong tbose Liitiks which wwall the asseta of ‘the insti- sution, and whichi inade its possessions appaient- 1y gruster thau its Mubilities, wera the real csiate ob which the bulding mands, and the buildin, taelf, both of which reprecent dead cupltal an caupot be used to liquidsts Habilitiea, In ad- dition o thi, there s & largu list of subscrip- tlovs made for the luatitutivo, sume of them cunniog e far back as 1856, which have alwys been carried upon the bookd as ausols, but which ass to reality no mg avail- sble thsu the-real estate. Tue ‘I'rewsurer and Chaucelior have wade repestod ufforts to oullecs thoso sudsasibliou-noiss, bul witbout wuch succoss, Io many osaes the wakers have beea 1mpoverisbed siuce Llie nutes were given, aod in oiburs the stringeucy of ibe tiuce is Fiven a8 & sullicient oxcuse fur their fuilure to ay ap. 1o view of this desperate stale of al- airs, those iutorcsted in tus fustitusion Luve beeu castiug about tu xou if they could FIND SOME AVAILABLY PERSON who could be goiten as President, snd whoas pama would sitrect students and add Lo the re- caipts of the (natitouon, and bulld it upto be 1he thing ft showld be, Dut one troubla ia thst thay have not beent able to gharantes to any man of vrominence a aum auilicient (o tempt bim to Ieavo bis prosent homa in order to cast iu tis foriunes with the University. It 18 ovea quos- tionable whothor nt thia moment tho securiug af any prominent Baptist would save it. Tbera- fara, lYm thonghts of some members of the Boart of Trustees hiavo doen turued to the prop- osition made by $(r. Grocnebaum a yoar ago to divest the University of VI FEW ARCTARIAN TEATURES it possosany. to ondeavor to goi fur it on endow- ment from tbo State, and then launch out upon a mom caroor ef usefuinoss, It ia cons sidered donbtful, bowover, _ whethor thin can be dono, The Sterma of tha graot by which the Iaud paseed from Chan- ceflor Burroughs fo the University worn that a majorite of the Doard and \he President ehonld always bolong to tho Baptiat Church, No action of the Lepielataso, it is beleved. ean chango that. 'This plan bewng futite, then, {t is auttcult 0 sav what can bo doune. A meetingof the ‘Trasteos will ba held in 8 fow days, ac which tho financial situation wil be disciesed, and ao ef- fort mada to find some way out of the trouble. ——— LOCAL POLITICS. THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE of Cook County bisld an adjourned meeting 8t the Bliorman Houso club-room last eveutng, Mr. Perry I Smith in tno chair, There were prosent of the Committes Anton Borg, B. McKenna, Patrick Rafferty, J. L. Marsli, C. Cssaolman, Milos Koboo, Augustus Van Baren, D. C, Skelly, Hsrvoy T. Weeks, A. C. Storev, R. I, I-‘arrenlz;r. 'x’“h" B. Calhoun, J. P. Ingersol}, and Jauen D oley. ‘Plis tollowing was offered by Judge R. IL For- i f the D tfo Central 020 w'd, That a meeting of the Democratfo Cen Cul;an:xa\:\gde e 1 tha Democratto Haxlnuart Nob. 17 aud 72 South Ciark strees, Jun, 8, 187 olclork p,m. 1200 id ifon 4 plan of orga ud that cach member of 1ha Commitiee vicat two citlzcun of tne ward of district who are opposcd to tua Tepubilean party, aud whom he ehall invite to attend tiia meetiug, aud that th Preatdent o Hecretary of tlie Commiittes invita two other clclzcns, ai8> in shele districts, b attend the mexting to onier with tue Com- wittes in devisiug & proper }lan of organization, T'he resolution was adopted. On mction of Mr. Iaforty, tho President, Seovctars, and Trossurer wera ap; cnted & com- mitteo tw druft by-lawe for the goversment ot tho Comnmittoe. ‘Tho Cbairmap, oo beba'f of the Finance Com- mittos, reported that roons had been seourel in 1lis Suparior Block, Nos, 77 and 79 Soutn Cll‘tk stteot, for tho Democratic Hoadquarters. The apartmepts aéio commodions and wera beiug fitzed up with great celorily. Tue roport was adopted. “he Qummittes adjourned subjact to the call of tuo President and Socretary. FIDST WARD REPUBLICANE, The Ropublicans of the First Ward held a meeung last ovening i ltepublican heaaguar- 1e18, corner of Clark aod Liake streots, Lo lorm a club fur ¢he ward, Tbe attendsuce was limited, owing to tuo inclomene wasther, Mr lasgell wag cailed to tha chair, and L. ¥. Jacobs was roade Socrotery. An inrormal discassion of mar- tera portalaing to the interesis of the ward neeu- prod the mea:ng, which finally udjourged uutil 0-1IOTLOW GYENLIR. TUE THIRD WARD, Thoso Third Ward Republicens whoara headed by Mr. Goodwille and Mr. Wakeman tried to buld s meeting fast might st No, ULY Htate street, Dut, vot haviog the money whurewita to pay iu advance tho rout of tho room, wero refuyod ad- mission by the owuer of the promines, bt Aty THE COMMUNISTS. MR, WINNEN BPEECHIFIES. ‘The Communists beld & meating last evoning st No. 831 B.no Islaud aveuus, In spite of tho exccrable atate of sho waachor, about lifty’ of the faithtal wore presnct. ‘Ths meoting was organized by the eloction of Mr. William ‘Fode as Cusirman and Conrad Pfei- for 38 Bzcietary. u Mr. Jacob Winnon, the preseot leader of tho Cowmnunisis iu the city, was the ooly rpsnser, aud made a leogthy harsogue, in which he tried to convince his hearors that soc.alsm and Commuuism Wors the paoacea for o'l ovils from which socioty was ab presont sufforing. But littlo nas known by thie maasce, the speakier eaid, of 1be real menningof tho words wocialsm sud Commaoniem. Hucishsm was tho dusite to areate a form of wocial govern- ment by which oqual rights were socured to all, Hoclalism was nothiug new. avd existed long be- foro Chulst, 1t wes & well-knowu fact that Jesus Cliniut hunsolf wa s Sociatist, for His maln de- siro was to scoure equal rights to sll. flo taught that thoss who bad sbould divide with thuse who vot. erides, Jesus Cumist beonged to & Commuuiat paty shich had = everythiog in common, Sinco thac time many offorts had beou made to make socialiem tho puiversal mode vt government, out they always failed wurough the mucbinatiuna of tha rascally capitalinty. Mode.n socielism, aa taught by Carl -Aarx and Yerotnand Ladulis, was, honever, more definod aud cotredt than the old style. Accordiugtothis style of woc.alism, nothiwg should ba p.uduced except ou the co-operaive principle. Iuiact, the State should bs the male producer. Yuo present mode of production, as carried on undor tha sapervision of tho capitalists, was unrassos~ able, and Lisuce muat go out uf existence soouar or later. 'Lhe resl producers—the worsivgmen —wero but siaves, and had to starve He then wens futo & loog argument to show that nothing but & oo-operative system of pro- duotlop would lsst. Comuunism wat about the sawe aa soclalism, It meant a union of work aud a division of products. Bo many bad things bad been #aid about Communism that some- thing was necessary to be ssid in its defense, ‘The worat w"fi: agalnst thom by tho capitalist wress was thus they weaut to bieak up the wmar- riago-ties and esisblish » syatein of free lavo. Buch was oot the cate. Tnoy wero oppoved to the present mode of marriage, becsuss it was notbing more sror less than licensed prostitu. tion, A wife was but thoslave of tho man, aud Liad to do his tidding. Umoua wero not offected fur love, but morely for mousy or gain, A wifo was bargained for sud bought like ao saimal, and ghe faeliugs of the heart wore uot cousulted atall. If this vag rizht thou the Qummuntsis deserved nll tho abuso lieaped upon them. What they wanted was thst murrisges should booffected forlove oely, and that the wife should bo the equal of wsn soclally and poluically, Undet the prosent system masriage amouuted to nothing, as the capitalista had deatroyed all sacred marsiage-ties, especially amoug wotkings men. Lo then neicely attmosed the prescnt systom of education, claiming that 1t was caloa- Iated to keep the workingmao ln 1gnorahoe, 88 tua capitaliat koow quite woll they would have po sbow whatever sgaingt educaied working- men, llo closed with an urgoent appeal to tho workingmen to unite aud present a common front to their enewmios, and then their liberation {rom the present thralldum would not be far off. The messing thon adjournad. ———— LOCAL LETTERS, *IDLE “MINISTRLS," Tqthe Editer of The Chicago Tvioune? Cucaao, Deg, B.—Taking up & TRIBUNEZ & few devs sgo, I read Prof, Swing's article on *'Idle Miwmnators,"” or, perhaps, it wasonly an aextraot from an arilcle on thls sgbjoct, ee it was rator brief, I think it {8 time that something was saitl sbout thie increasing nuivance. The gountry s full of these **idle ministers,” and eapecially the citiea are full of them, Tho sn- pouncement of tho resigoation of the Rev, T, W. Goodupeed, of thaHecond Baptist Church of this city, to accopt au sgouoy to travel aruund tha country to beg funds to tnake more minis- ters, calls tue subject up ayaln, Lresd & whilo 830 10 & Baptist paper shat, ao- cotding to otheial reports, there were over. 0 ordaiued aud licensod miniaiors of that denomie uation in NWinow, avd m»ul‘{ aboul 400 pastors, whila there wers between 800 aud Y00 churches ; sud yot Mr, Goodspeod resigns a pasturate for tlie purjioss of buggiug mouvy $0 ingroass thiu army of 80J or 64U idlers, or at loast those who Bbare forgoltenthe “eall™ to preach, of mhich we hear 50 Wwuck at ordiustions, 1 800 16 al80 uistod that four of the Nethodist Conferences reltsed 10 rocoive auy MIOre Wius istors this year on thie ground tuss they bave 10w DO0re BIDINESKS Whati tle chutchew can sup~ rorn und that vé)erul other Copferonces are 1u Lo sams ix. Aod yet tho Mothodists are erying sbout for funds t0 anufactuie more. It i further d thst lo oue Presbytery there are 335 minislers uud only thirty-eight churchies, whi acores uf other Presbyeries Lave twice many wiuvidters tuey huve cuutches, and thst of the 4,700 mimetora in tue Fresvytesian Chutels Nurih bot wore thua one. Lalf aro sestled pastors, And yot the vauple nre bored o death tor mousy to pay the e3peune uf snolliog the list. : In tue Congregationalists, s similar state of tuiugs sxisis. Cuaicago is fall of idle wministers, and tho ory s, sull they come. 'l‘hnl are the veriest Lij- Liomiane 1o oar ml ckiog out a lazy, preca. rious oxidienos ln all surts vl ways; gollug e Jub, nuw sud theu, of xsupplyiok & pasiorioss cburoh; buuging arouad the nowspapar oftices, espocially tho religious papers, aud vagsoondiz iog geuerally; often thewnwives keoping board- Im:-Ihoune!, sud I don’t know but takiog ln wash- mg Yhe muipply in avidenily greatly in sxcosa ol tho demand ; and yet thora is noond to the eallsupon tho churchen to contribute monoy to kasp the theological milla nfohw. 1low soon thoy forget the *ea'l " of Qod to preach after thny nre fair- Iy launched; sud how aiight a call dramws them from tho pulpit nto an agenoy, or any oiher p'aco, or Lusiness but that of vreaching, There aro at least 200 ordainod mipistess {n Clicaga ont of tho pulpit, nod yet Mr. Goodapeed musy vacats his to g0 about and vex the chnrchos for gnlno.v to make mo:u. I nzpn'tx wauder that Prof, wing ** epako out fu maoting!" L B30T, Maso. A CABE IS POINT, To the Editcy of The Chicago Tridune : Racixe, Wis., Dec, T.—~1he cave of Frank Igo and Charlea Firnn briugs to mind a cate tried many vears ago bofore Judge Caton: * Gentle- men of tho )ury,” eald Widley, tho Proscouting Attorney, ** iho prisonor at the bar admits that ho took & £5 bill out of Charles Patton's money dravor,—that bo s'ola it,~aod now comes Into thig coust with & dozen differant bank-nots de- toctors (o show that tho bill was at & disconnt of ona-eighth of 1 per cent, sud consequontly ho elaima that ho cannot be convicted of grand lar- ceny."” “Now,gontlemen,”he added, I inve proa- ecuiod & great many moan men in my time, but will sny to vou, if the Court will axcura mo, that novor beloro havo I soen & man 80 d——d mean that, when ko tad atolen & ¥5 bill, refused o take it at par, Yo ought to send bim (o Stste's Prison for tuat.” And of course thoy did, fur t#0 yoars, ISDIGNANT BCHOOL-TEACHERS. To the Editor or Tne CAfcago T'ribuna: Caicaco, Dec, 8.—~In your lsauo of the Sth Inet. a lotter appoarod headed ** Infured Behool- Toachers, and rmigned * Nowborry," which ia a base forzoty. Wa ampbatically deny that tbe pupils of the Newberry are more unruly tbhan other children; that teacheis aro insulted by them; that violence s offerad ns; that the caildren are ' wretchos”; or that they ** shout, acream, sud awear" [n the bmlding, Our ball- work bas beon jullctously arzauged ; as mauy teaclors may aseuwt iv taking ctarge of tho pu- pile a8 aro peedod ; aud repnmand from our Frociral we havo never 1acoived. ‘Tho article comains other missiatemoutd which we desm unworthy of denial, M. E. Brnys, 1u bebaif of overy teacher in the Newberry Bchool GUARDING PUFILS, To the Ed tor of Ths Chicign Tridune: Newseany Hcuoot, Cuioioo, Deo, 8.—The letter publishea Doc. 8, under the titlo of *Injuted School Teachers,” and eigned “*Nowborry,” is s bave forgery, Ths teachers af the Newberry Lave sizued a denial of its horship, aud regard it as a slsudsr npon the s, teachois, and Privoipal of this echovl. glu“ 1eapeotrully, C, G, 8rowsLL, Principal Nowbercy 8clool. THE NEW CHARITY, ‘A ACAGESTION AS TO WUAT IT BHALL BR, The following lotter from s prominent New Yoilt phyaician, euggesting a method 1n which Mr. M. 1L Tavlor's bequost for charitable pur- poses may be utilized, will be read with in- torest ¢ Ho#ritavs, FonTr-52coND STReET, Cornen Luxmig- 10N Avenve, New Yonri, Dec, 6.—Joi.n Dulin ham, £gq.—Dran Mp, DiLiinonar: Your interested con- slucration of the disposal o1 the lerge amount be- queathed by Me, Henry Uobart Tuylor f.7, as I compro- Moud the intent of the bequest, symo ¢ naw charity,” which qumme!l & tlass of suflering humunity not heretofore vivvided for, The fndigent * yuptured aud crippled " are not favorad with substantial relief outside of the City of New York frea of charge. Those iiring beyond tho suburbs of tho city Live to pay st this fll!llmflnn, because of our lmits being dedned and cotruhied by the smount of wncome and the num. bu;s weoking relisf. 18 yoar over 0,004 jarsoas wilt Teceive not only profestional ndvice but costly surgloal appliances at .0 vutly of sLout $44,000, Of the abuve Buaber mors then 303 childeen will Teceivo fa-dod trostmont, jucludivg tultion, snd even clotling, And if provision were mude for the treatment of patlents peawding 1a verious purla of the coutiry, who are mak- Sup daily application bere for froo treatment, s man; mors would e added (0 our numuyer that are pow suf- fering be:ause such provision Liss not beén made, Iu tlls wd must see tho tendency of compulsory pattper. fam; uuable to labor, they must beg, spd fi piafal dependence eks out & misersbls existenco, becoming in many Inatan es s chiargs upon the pubile.’ Otter clarl- ties ouunal Tecoire them, aven if orphand: they would be & continuul burden, stresting oventaslly the ugfal. utes of thesa tastitutivns, Hence, eripplod cltliren havo grester clalms upon the benevolent thay orphins, tle isttor having their phyaical conditiun unimpaired. , In time they wil La able ic help themaalves, aud leave oo for otliors 1o ba cared for, As to mdiikta, whon {ucapacitated to Isbor for the support of depondent faniljes, they and thelr children frequently become vagrants, socking & ll\'lnf by begging, sto. * But, 18- Lieve the head of the fumily snd you relleve all, and save the community from increusing pauperism, &€ 0ot erime. Theto few hasty remsrks will, I hape, invits your atteution more fuily to the existing uecesaity of auch on institution in your enterprising ci‘l. st truly yours. James Kntagr, 3, D., Physiclan aud Burgeon o Hospital, —_————— THE CITY-HALL, The City Colloctor took i $2,600 yesterday. Water-renta yesterdsy wers $4,730.12, and raul aad parsanal proporty taxes $2,022,70. The labor pay-tolls for tha month of Novem- ber wore audited by the Board of Publia Works. The Board of Public Works revoked tho li- conse of 'J. L. Pattison for dolog dran-layers' work without a license, The liconso of Witham Woodraft, drain-layer, was ravoked for frequent vloln‘uonl of the laws of the Bewerage Doparce meat. A man oalled upon tho Mayor yesterday who had walked fiow Now York Uity to Clucago in twenty-a,gut days, and sl for tha purpose of iinding work, He {s sn Italian, aud has been » miner both in Italy and in the Eustern cosl nlven. Tho Committes on Stroeta and Alleys met yes- terday alternovn, and referred back 1o the Cum- mon Couvctl the masier of tho ** Englowood ™ sud the * Citizena'* ntrect-railway linea, The Houtn Atlantio stoam rallway ordinance Was ro- ported ou favarably, ‘Tao Board of Publio Works hea directed Bu- perintendout Wilson Lo prejare piana aud oati- males for tho conswruction of tho Milwaukes avenua viaduct 10 accordanco with the oidivance recontly passed by tha Common Council cosng~ iog tho gradu of that streot. Propoeala for a tug for plylng to the erih dar- ing the wiuter have boon roveived, 0. B, Green nauts §750, aod &3.60 an hour when in service. William Harmon wants 8760, and 814 an hour. Ld Mollov will Lo satisfiod with 8400, aud 88 an Lour, Heing the lowest bidder, the contract will probaoly be closed with Molloy. A gontleman named Spooner yesterday ex- bibited & water-metor of his own”invention to the Hoard of Pabla Works, aud suag the praises therco! wih the hope tuat the Lioard would adopt the machine in the public buildings. 1t is the inteation of the Doard to intraduce meters iuto all boused at tho sarliest opportunity, s the noed 1s much felt: but whon such sotion iy tuken s muculue will be gotten that is cheap as woll us eatiufactory In its operations, The price of Spooner's mackine is §185, it 18 » five-looking iostrument, and will be given a trisl by the Board. 'L'hereisa muchine now undergoing s tovt, and 18 giviog watisfaction, the price of which fs vory low, "It {s hoped that befora long water, 88 well as gas, wisl be messurod, and flw" man will bo chsrged his correot propore on,. Chiefas Hickay aud Dizon and Ald. Tom Foley acted a8 judges 1u the examination of Oicers O'Brieu, Rosnolds, aud Cudmore, which took placa yesterday asterncon la tha City Marshai's oflice, ‘I'lhe ollicers wore complatnad of by Mr. 1. P, Derickson, who ssid that he had boen abuzed and deniod protection by tbese officers during the laat eleciion at the polls of the Bixth Procinos of the Lighth Ward, where they wers on duty. Mr, Dericison atated that he haid been ruuuna from iho sidewalk into s ditch contain- uff aboutd inches of water. ‘The testimony of many witnosses waut to uphold tie couduct of the policemen ou that occasion and failed to elicit apy facts ehowing negleot of duty on their part. Ald. Hildreth exemined the witnesses. CHICAGO'S WATER BYSTEM. City Engincor Cho.brough has prepared s fow figuies showivg the cumparison of Cniosgo's water-pipa couditlon sod growth with thst of Now Yurk Qity, The grost growth wn Ohicaga i _shown by the fact thas 10 1671 there were but 4873 miles uf wator-pipe laid in the city, with ao uvcrage dismeter of 7,81 inchoa. At present tnere are 408 nulea of pipe, with su averige diswoter of 8,01 inches, Tn1571 thero wers 1,647 fire-bydiants, Now there are 3,807, ‘Ihe lougth of pipe in New York 1s 4135{ milea (belug 43¢ wilos more shen Chicsgo countains), the avoiuge diameter being 18 7-16 juches. ‘I'he wcieasea dismeter aver Chicage may perbups be duw to tho averaging of e 481004 pide con- uccting the yoservolrs 1u that city, wlereay, if Clicagy should couut the tunuels a8 water-plpe, aud it wight jusily ba done, Lhe av diam- urer 0f (b6 piye would be brougat up to a figure to which New Yorls couid never bopa to attuin. 8T, LOUIN PADFERS, From applicants for coharity at the Mayor's office, the fa0s has been discovered that 8. Lonia bas beon taking m vory ensy modo of siting rid of paupers and vagrants, viz. ¢ by 5)) ping them to Uhicago, Womon, aimays with abildren numbering from twa to ten, have rapoatedly appliod for sid and transportatior: to Mayor Colvin, ~ Upon interiogstion, they bave eaid that tho Mavor of Bt. Louia biad sont thom, Mayor Colvin vewtorday dispatohed & intier of remonatranco to the Bt, Lowa head-oMeisl, o tat- ing thas a'thongl Chicago was evor ready to r:aro for ita own poor, aud randor such sselxfance a~ WAH LECORSATY i olhior ca-09, the reum of A city like Bt. Lowa wan not desirad, 'The next ca 30 of oxilo that comes to tho notice of tho Mayor mill ba immediately put aboard of the train and ree turoed to k¢, Louls, ————— CRIMINAL, Michaol Korne, for bealing an officer, was finod $25 yesterdny by Justics DoWolf, Trank 0'Brlon, s eallor on the bargo Sup erior, found his wardrobe growing rather shabby , and hetped himaelf to that of s comrads nined Robvert Hackett, And now he blds fair to have hisclothes furpished by tho Ponitentiary a uthori- tos, Officer Kenaedy searchod & room in this Ever- ott Houso some days ago, nnd found asct of furs bolonging to Mrs. Bara E, Iawell, of No, 277 Forquer strost, and laat night he caplured tho oceupant of tho rooni. s young girl who says bor nams {8 Aupusta Campbell. James O'Noll was roped into getting drank by & notorlons’ footpad named Frad Warner. Dy the latter and two aFsociates lio was hold up aud robbed of $13 and soma Jitlo valuabices, near tho corner of Canal and Washiogton strect, at about 9 u'clock last evouing. Henry Harmeachmide, of Winfleld, Ill., chargod with sclling whiskv without paring tho rpecial tax, was beforo Commi: moner Hoyne again Fo4- terday morning, and his case continuocd one seok, ‘Yos matter will be referied to the Col. lector of his district for nvestigation. Bergt. Ebersold, with a sjnad of Armovy po- lice, pounced down on the tig.r's Jalrs on Sonth Clark atroet at about 9 o'clock Jast ovening. ‘They captured J. A. Miller and four lumates; Jorry Dunne and ten inmates; and at ** The Store,”" five inmated, ‘Lhey most altbolonged to tbs “upper te' " in pambliu circles, the hour being ruther early to capture tho diones, nloop- orn, and vagrants, who hang out at such places, H, 3. White, of Rocsford, was bofore United States Commitsatonsr Hogno Euuxmdny. charged with putting ciears in old boxes. JIr. White suould Lsvo heeded the Rovenus laws snd ation warning from the Seritturs! njunction about puttinyg oew wine into old bottles, DBu: ba dlglfl. and the Commiestoner Leld him in 500 boal on his own 1ocognizance. The matter was rofeirod Lo tha Colector at Rockford for - vestigation. C. W. Toyer, a stianges Laillog from Salt Lako City. wau foolish snough to outer a Biler aveuus den Inst pieht, and wheu hy came out ¢wo guld watclien valued at 430 wera snugly Imd away between two mattrestes, Oilicer Furker found the watches, and Sergeast O'Cunnor found the girls who stole toow 1o s Clard stract den. To: er camoto buy billaid-tables sud goe the aiglts, but bas w'ready concluded to purchase iv toma tnm; whero thieves da uot oreak through and uteal. ‘I'wo dotectivas yosterday afternoon woticed a suapicious loa (ing patty 10 an ex;rssa wazon on Indiaun, nonr Linculn” streot, and wosicing at the sama tims that the men in tho waron wers keoving close watch of a cou;-le of young giris who were viuiting all the atores In the netgubor- hood,thevcoucinded chst sometbing wrs er joked aud pounced down up'n the entire wane. - Iu tha wagon were found pumetous sl art:cles, which boro evidonce of having been taken whoo the propriotor was not looking. They ga/o thei namos a8 Qoorge Wior, atad Biily Wrignt, aved 18 years; Dems Wier, aliss Willlam Smith, aged 15 ye Lowse Lorze, a'1as Mary Swigh, aced 43 yonts; and Mary Wilson, nling Lizzis Rogers, nged 16 vears. Louivo Lorge’y nusband is now 4nrving out a loug term in the Pen.tenuary, In thewr bouse, at No. 3 Coopor stcosr, tha officarr, found & multitude of small atticlos, Auch g could oo pilfered from retail tores. The booly is worth vomo bundrods of doliars. ——— THE COUNTY BUILDING, The County Court was occupied in praving timms yesterasy, to tho exolusion of all other businesa. Commissionors Clougn =nd Runsell wore around yosterdsy. ‘The Iatter, It is'said, was preasing bis claims toc Wardon of tho Insane Asylum, The County Board moets to-dav. The ques- tiou of lppomhu;"‘eoumv othiclals will doubt- less come up, but it is bighly prosablo that ac- tion will bs delerred unti Monday. Uonnty Treasurer Huek was at his post again yostorday, sud sot axide tho room hetetarore usod for refuuding tsxcs s8 Lis piivato ollica, His oflice bours w1l be from 2to 4 o'cloox. Thera were more visitors at the County Jail yosterday than usual. The Ja:l-yard at times way lined with parties asoiting thoir turn, ard dunug vlsiting bours the steps wewo oiowded, Tho Special Committos anpoiuted to revise the rules of the County Bosrd, was in sesalon yeu- terday aftetnoou. ~ Lne mectiog was private, sud lield in the offico o2 the Couuty-Attorney. Dr. Thorp, e:»sbyulcilu ot the Inssne Axylum, ia mentionen as Dr. Cuoningbam's succossor, A stroug offort will be mads by carialn yarsies in bis lutoreat, but hin oclances a¢ present look gloomy. The Grand Jury yesterdsv returnde a true bill agamnst tho boy Darioa, conrected with the recent rosurcection at Gracelaud Cemetory. Darrow was arrested during tue day aud brougiit into cowt. Hia bail waa fixed at 3,000, The lsaders of tho old County Board are Iaboring earnostiy to favorably imptess the new members, with the Lope of capturing them. One ides some of them have sought to inoress 16 thst the pross doos uot amount (o auyihing, and that 10 attention must bo paid to what the “ peuny- a-liners " may spy. i —_—— ANNOUNCEMENTS. | Mrs, Beott-Slddons will read In Farwoll Hall Tueaday. Thera will be & meeting of the Chieago Riflo Club Filday, at 2 o'clock p. m., ia the club-room of the Bhermaun Houso. A full attondanco is denited, as businces of importance is to bo traus- notnd. Company F of the Second Regimont wil) meet at the Armory, comer Caual sad Jaduson utresta, this evoning, for the transasiion of im- portant businoss, 0 the company. A woclal getlierlog of the worshipers st Bt. Jobo's £, E, Chiureh, for the purpose of meeting the new Reotor of the parish, the Kov. Williaw AL Hopkins, will be held at the gburph this evening. All intorested in tbe futuro prou: af tha parist are cotdually iuvited to stton: Tho first matoh game of foot-ball of the sea- sou will be played to-day betweon twenty of the studouis of 8t Ixnatiua College mod fliteen of* the Chicago Foot-Ball Ctab, A cluse and iuter- esting gamo will probably result, It will be plsved on the White Ntocking grounds. Ad- mission is freo Lo all roputablo citizens, ‘Lhe lunches of the Womau's Temperance Union sre among the most toothsowme sud wt~ tractive over given in thiy oll{l. Tho tables are tastetuily adorned, and the hostesses nud walt- ers a1l $hiat could be douired in thoir attention to the novuls of patrons, The public appreciate lhl; uud‘ nu\::&um&ly. ma'lg:d‘l‘uuuhes aro bot sud wail cooked, No. 0D @Lieel, DeAr Lasalle, is too placo. SONS OF TEMPERANCE, Speciai Diavateh to T'ha Chssago lribune, Drraoit, Mich,, Deo 8;—~Ths (irand Conven- tion of the Sons of Temberancs, now (a session, to-night elected Jokn L. Frisbie, of fhilsanle, Graud Worthy Patrisrch; Enoch Hallets, of Hilsdale, Urand Worily Associate; Gnmf Honbe, M. Hilton Willams, of Detroit; * Withat J, Webster, of Homor, Urand Treasurer; E. Ii, Redfield, of Orion, Grand Qunduator; tho lav, R, Gage, Almont, Chaplun; aud E, 8. Awkinson, of Albion, Bentuel, P o — Our Low, Flat West Noyds It. Wakefield's carth-closst stould Ond a place in avery Western bome, and eepecially outide of clttea whers there aro water-works, Bend to Dalton, Noe, 193 and 194 Btate street, for carcular, Studebaker Brothers Bave just reccived anctler of Lioss elegent rockawazn. These carrlages soem to eujoy a great poyularaty amogy our clifzens, A S Brand's Ohristmas Photographs, Eogagements fo inge can bo secured in sdvance at studios No. 808 Wabaaki svenus, : e e Lundborg's Perfumes are Like patural fiowers and bouguists, : THE WHISKY TROUBLES. Tho Real Mcernbors of the Mil. waikee Ring at - Last Likely 1o Suffor. Prospoct that the Masks Will Soon Bo Torn jrom Thelr Crooked Physiognomies, . Carpenter, Possibly, . lo ¥ave a Lively Time with ifis Libol Suit, Travels of John Barleyoorn in the Garb of Prime Moss Pork, Goorge; 0. Campbell Refuses to Accept the District-Attorneyship. It 13 Most Likely that Mr. Boulell Will Bo the Man. MILWAUKEE, TIfE TVIDENGE OF RODDIS TRATERDAY, Seecut Dispalch to The Chteano Iribune, MiLwausze, Doc. 8.—Roddis, the ox-Gaugor who, whon tho proper time comes, will tell & grest doal about 8am Rindskopt, fet daylight into tho caso of Burback sod Royuolds to-doy in & way that siaggered the defense. These de- fendante tan a rectify.ug houss which was siply used to facilitate the frauds of O'Neil's dis- tillery, ono of the largest horo. Tho fraud was effected by undergaugtog,—that is, the Qangor reported the proof as, eay, 00 per cent, when It wag 180 por cont, thua defrsudiog tho rovonus of about two-thirds of the tax. This **craoked " wan alipped through the namo of a dummy firm, wrltten dowa in the reotifior's 1ecord s B, . Weidner & Co. Roddis was called’as one of the wituouses to oetabiish that Weidner & Co, were dummios. In the cioss-examination the defend- 's connsol, In attempting to atsack bis crodi bility, drew from Roddis the statement that he knew B. Woidner & Co. was 8 frandulent, fictiti- oua frm, and that e Lad uot reported the favt 28 was s duty to do, bocanre be kuew that the roport would damage nobody but himsolf, He (Roddis) had koown of but one fn- winoco in which o snbordiate revens ofticer had roported avy frauds, sitnough franda muet have como to tha knowl. odge of all ot them. Tiatreport was made by Storckeeper Huegin, who had roported tho at- tampt of tho Be:genihal distillery to run the orooked. Tho rosuli was that Huegin's official head wis cut off. Roddis wus then asked whether he himeolf hind not recoived mopey from the Rung, and admitted that be shad re. ceived _nbout. 88,000, wiich he was pow en- deayoting {0 pay back to tho Government, Ha olso sdinlitod that be had, st tho same timo, mude afidavit In his ropaite to the Darnriment to tho jron.clad outa that he had, received no reward fdr viulation of Lus otliciat. dut:cs, ile wout onto sy that the dunmy firm of Woidner & Co, was the first which practicod tho * kog fraud,"—that {s, of apid¥iog (or siamps for kops, which tho (augers delesgrod i Llank, to bo atixod to barrels,—~a 2y ud by which the reveuns bero was swiudiod Q'at of hundrous of thoursnds of doliars, LODDIS TO BE WIFED OUT BY TUE DING, Toddis evidoutly Las wearied of Iying and awindliog, and bas made up his mind ¢o te'i the whole truth. In cousequonce, ba 1y threstened by the Riog, sod Rk Iy baasted here that ho caunot stay i Mitwauites, ‘The Uovernment, however, will ses Lon rocruita will be admitted | thathols protecied, Ha ean toil the whole (ruth, anl «itl, " Noy that he lias told so mnch that the escape of somo of the llinfi who bithertu sup- poued themse!vea uecure wiil Lo lmgouwla. there 18 reason to beliave that others of the lesser fry will come rorward aud duscioso all tooy kuow of the Hing's opeiations. ‘ LEWIS' DENIAL. Whac purports to La the card of tho oo, II, M. Lowis, of Madisou, denyiug matters atatod in ,this correspondence rclutiva o Carpens ter's efforis 10 geuro s comprowmuse of Bam Nindskopl's cass, excitos much #oiprise umong Lewis’ frienda hote. When Mr, Lewlasays the compromiee sont to Wasbington was aaverse to Riudakopt’s interests, ho rofers so & compromise offerad subsequont to she fuilure of that offerod in Riudskopt's behalt. The proj:oaition reterred o {u this corsespondence wax for the payment of $9.000 upon the tiscon- tinuauce of the proscoutions. Wheo that failed. logery, tha client of Lewis, bocame s wituess for ttia Goverumunt sgainet Rindekopl, snd ef- fected tho compromise that was adverss to Rindskopt’s intoresy, since Rogers' testimony convioted Hindekopf. The $u,000 provosition which was Intonded in this corraspundence 18 not referred to in Lowls' cord, which relstes to onother cow) romiso not meutionsd iu Tus Taty- URE dlspatchos. . TUE FICKLE NATUDE OF CROOKED FORTUNES, ‘Whila Loais Rindssop? lauguishes 1 bis ary chambors in the Couoty Jail, and, sumptuous] dined and wiued, expotiouces tha .mf nuul(’- ties Imposed on witnessos who are fimlu of con~ Lempt of court, aearch has bees diligoutly mads for property of hia tomatisfy tha sxsessment agalnst bun of 849,100 whisky~tax of which tue rovenue way detrauded. And {s-bas resulted in the astounding discoverythat Rindskopt, who tu: nthor day advised me tbat [ must be vory careful what I sald about liim slbca Lie was s roponsisle busiuess poryon, lzs no propetty whatever that in not covored by morigages to its fuil valua, ‘Ibis in the latess of the Ring's tricks: to ohcat the Government, ani, doubtiess, aa rapidly oe nsaeasments for whissy-taxes, payment of whioh e pllldanuro“glnd, aro mado, the parties as. #opsed, just like. poor Loms Iundukop?, will be found to have mortgagod all tieir woildly pos- noasjons, evon dowu to the pois and skiliets in tueiz kithens, ANUTHEN CONTRACTION OF WEALTH. In tho aitter of Lho a-sesament of $237,000 sganst the Copper Distithog Cowpany of Chicago lor tazes, payweut of which was traudalently evaded, and whioh assessment was transferred to tlis district aquinst Kissenger, a propusitjon bas been made for: aottloment; by which a afini} portion of the assessmout would be reshzod. Thid ia ovidontly anoihier of, the casos in which the Jmtleu spainst whom ssscesmentd are made auddenly descond from afluence to suddon pav. erty like poor Louis Riudsopt, CARPENTED’S TALTAL. Thore will yot b music in the alr bereabouts boforo Matt Carpenter gots thruagh with h.a libel suit agatnst & Mr, Thomeon, lata editor of the Milwaukes Sentinel. Thomson Froncul to twake a siaad-up dight of it, aud will go into court to prove the truth of the slleged _libal, Prior to the tial 1u court, developments Ay bo expsctod that will prove mighty inlerestiog read- g, Carpenter Las availed bimsell of. hle vrivilege under tho practics in the courts to flle ao afidavit in the nature of a bill of dissovery, that he cannut file his deciaration 1n the sw uutd he shall hiwyo examined Tuomson under oatb. Thomson will, sscordingly, be. ezamined befors & Cowmissioner, under pretenss of ex- tracting from lim information withoat whica Car- peutor caunot prepare hia case, but roally for the E‘""""' ol iinding out how much Thomeon will 0 able Lo sbiow wis Lruo [ the allegad libolous master, In his tuty, Coomsou whil 1u Jike man- war avell biunself of his privilega of putting Carpenter through & liko examination, and wil vlok to the bottow tho ex-Ssoator'a record rela- tivo to the whisky prossoutiovs, the sppomnt- ment of the Whisky-Ring offfcials, relnatate- ment of Moelter, the fugluve, convioted Gauger, xler bhis frauds wore exposod, and of Wewsert, 6 iog’'s Deputy Collector, who was #leo removed after the exposure of Ly pecullar relations to the Whisky Ring. 1n fact, Carpenter will be afforded lulr opportunity to refreal bls memory as to s muliicude of facts which doubtises be would prefer shauld be fur- gotten, And when his memory fails him It v altogether prabatle the omigston will be supplied by othor testumony. Carpenier.ls playing s heavy blulf game 1o this libol-sult buslaess just wow. but look out o wee him shortly resiguodly sdopt the ** polivy of misnoe,” —— CHICACO FACTS AND RUMORS, DISTAICT-ATTORNEY—~r-WHO ? The only subject of much pote discussed aronnd the Qustom-Liouse or among tuo peopls interested lu whisky yesterday was the reour~ ring oue aa to who was 10 prosecuto the Goveru- ment cases st Lhe distillers, Gaugers, sto. The peculiar usture of things in goonection with tha oftice made vaosut bty Alx, Distriot-Attosday ‘Ward was appreoiated by the quiduunos, who at onco narrowed down the chaide Lo she threo per- sous nawed in Tux Tutsune of yesterday, viz.: Mosers. Oampbell, Bontell, sud Huater, It saens from sl dovalopments thak the ssssrian bere msde thas Mr, Cappball had the bept chiancs was abundantly borno out by the raports mads oy the gontloman himseif and othera, Darug the day 8 reporter took ocenalon ta sos saveral gontlomen who bad been mads defend- anta {o Judge Blodgott's Court, ana askod some ot them what thoy thought sbout tho maiter gonorally, and who thez favorad. Tho firat man found—a rectifier—eald that ho had no objection to Mr. Campbell; thought Ho wae n falr man, and ons who wouidn't do a mean thing. Tho same gentloman coopsidered Mr. Doutell rathier precine and acourate {lian sharp and quick, o didu't know anything for or agalust Mr. Huntor Auother gentloman was entbusisatically i favor of Emory A, Btorrs, and a tbird namod Allan C. Btory aa his frat choico. 3R CAMPIELL'S POSITION. Durlug » pilzrimage srount tho rookery givon s un to thq colloction of custops and revenuo, tho reportor was fuformed ou good suthority that the oflice had been tondorsa Mr. Goorze O. Campbell, a woll kuown Iswyer of the firm of Lawrence, Winston, Campbell & Lawrence, of this oiby. and that the offar had becn declined, He at ouce proceaded to look up the gontlemsn, wnd found him at bis ofics durlig the altornoon, when the folloning colloquy took placo : Reportor—Ia it trao, Mr. Campbell, that the ofico of Dictrici-Atioinoy has peeu teuderod you, and that yon declined [t ? Mr, Cam,boll—It 18, sir. That s tho exact state of tho case, H.—1 supt.os0 yon had very 80 dotog, Mr. Caaipboll. dicats what thoy wero? C.—Ob, my prolesslonal dutics are ludaruslng that I really oould not thiok of giving them up, Why, I have beon eugaged 1a casss so that my time will bo entizely ocoupied fu trying them Irom now til the let ot April, 1go to Indisne apolis noxt woek, then back here, then to 8t. Lowe, and in thia way I auall bo junt sy busy as 1 can bo till Apiil wita casea of which I am sure, aud there's no tolling low many more will come inte my hands bofore tuas tuse. You will nsturally understaod that I caonot forsako my olients, 3 1.—Dut then, Mr, Campbell, vou will have the eaisiance of othor geutlomen fawiliar with the workinga of the odico. O.—Yas, that's truo, but I sbould vovarthe- laws bave Lo coglaeer Lhn businces, I rmight tey 8 very fow cases, bul b wonid not be right or #a lufactury to tho Guyvarnmout or mysell 10 go hm,r the office fora shurt time and to then rodga, R.—Do you kaow who h28 tho next best ohances 7 O.—~No, I can't tell who the suocossor wilt bo, bt I shonld suink it would roat BECWEEN MR, HUNTER AND ML, DOUTELL, and ne All know what iod of men thoy are~ honest, capable, siramhitorsaia gentlemon, avundsutly able to fill the dulies of the posision. J R.—Iebould judge, under the circumstances, thag tna place 1as not souytht on your puit. U.—No, sir, The offor came to me from Weabiugton,—I awm not at _liberty to ks o from what partcular officer,—~but it caine enti.ely without anv seeking on my part. This left tho succossiou between Blossrs, Bouteil and Huaotor, aud a sonrch was made hor thoso gentlowen to loarn if thov bad anvdefinite inforwation about thn matter, but neithar was m h.eotfice. A further inyniry amoog tho per- sons who wero suyposed to know ol the facts about the ooming man was just about us fruit- loes n8 reparacd dotluite fuformation. Porhaps tho moum brillisns collection of nogatlvos was gatholed f10m COLLECTOB JONES, who was found in his oflice, and whon ap- tzoachoed by s L'ninoNE voporior ou the subject of the nucoession, suid: ‘1 don't kuaw; haven't the least [dea about it, Don't knotw hulf as much about it as you go.” R.—Wael:, I should Liope you knaw luoio abaut it thsn I do, toy that isu’t much. Lhevo are ru- uio+s and rumors, but nobody seoms to kaow anyiluug detulto, .—Woll, us I said, I don't Lnow, tbe loast thing abaut it 3 R—[ surpose yon have heard that tho oftico was teudered Mr. George O, Campoell, and that the yeotlainan declined. and — J.—No, 1 bavoo’t beard sugthing of the kind, snd I don'c beheve it. R.—Wall, air, Lut Mr. Campbell asys so. J.~Toan't Lolpit, sir, Idou't meanto any shist Mr. Campbull woulitell whiat wasn't wo, for be 14 8 mau who nover could do that. R.—\Veil, hesayahe roceived thsoffer from Washington. J.—\voll, it eems thou that I have bosn min- token, Tlave supposed all along that nothivg would bo done uutil Gen, Wilsou's srrival frum Washington, I can’s understand it evon now, and thiuk that nothing will be known sbout the mnat- tor tall Alr, Wilsou comes. 1T SEEMS TO DE BOUIELL, Despite this essertion of Mr. Jones', and in the face of the fact that Mr, Wileon did not ar- 11ve Is~t evening as was expected, the proghecy 18 mads sbat Mr. Boutell bas booo se‘coted to Wl Mr, Ward's pluce, aad thst be will bo an- souuced lu & dsy or two, Tuwa bolief 18 based on weverat indicatious which would settle nothe ing eeparntely, but whlcl whon talien together indicato tue faot pretey clea:ly. If chus shall be found the detorminalion oi tho Government ofticers, tnpro is a gonoral beliel that it mill be proved & wise ono_by tho resuits. My, Boutell, 0od rcasona for Would you pleaso in- 83 has befors been said, 18 thoroughly fanuliar with tho Uoited Htatea laws, and can como ‘jnto. the bLaigess with levs breakiog in than any otber lawyer in the ciby, 1o 13 gavorally known aa rather slow and aare than rapd or onlliant; and, lixe mout Massachusetts mon, clioosos to lav himaolf opon to_the uccuuaticn ot turdinoss sooner than bs called untrustworthy, TIE QUESTION OF COMPENSATION has several Lines ariucn 1u tae discusalon of candidates for the ollico of Districl-Attornoy, and tho mssortion hsa beon mado that certain lawyers could not afford to take the oflice, ‘This 1 ire of vory faw men in practice in ts cily, The offico has, to bo sure, only a smali splary,—somo §200 or §250,—but thors are o:ber conyiderations whioh flgure up vlesasntly, For instance, tho incumbent gots 5 per day durnng the seasion of court, wh{eh boay may be sald to sit pretty uearly the year vound in thia district. 'lien, agaw, ho galulper ceut of all 1ho finos collected, L besids thoto emodlu. -ments, he has o foo of $10 or 320 for each crim- inal oase on the dooket, tho who{o amounting to a grateful total. ‘I'he statute unya thut lv shail not e3ceed 85,000, but thero is o grast danger of its gotting above that figurs in tius district. ——— WASHINGTON, TUNTING YOR WARD'S SUCORESOR. Bpecial Dupateh to The Chieaao Tridune, ‘WasutNoron, D. 0., Deo, 8.—Tho Lliuois Re publican aelegation from the Northern Judicial Diatrict mat thia afternoon to consder upon the removal of Jasper D. Ward, and to sue whether they con!d coma to an agreement aa to his suo- cessor. Farwell was not presont at this maot- fog. It becamo apparent thas- the delogation could not eaxily units upon any candidate, Tha msjority favored taking a lawyor not a resldent of Chloago, but beyond that thers seemed to be no unity, Gox. Boveridge was preseut at this mostiog. The delegation, headea by Benator 0Oglesby, veited the Premident and Attorney-Gen- eral this afternoon to ascortain the alloged cause of the removal of Ward, bt they lesrued much loas ac either place than thoy discovercd tu Tre Tripune of Tuesday, The wishes of this delsgation sre evidontly not to be conwalted in tbis matier. No 1utimation can bs ootalued here to-night a8 to who 18 likely to be appaintod in Ward's place. The Presidont nse requeated a nomination for the place fram & ugr-onll friond fully posted in tho local affairs of® Ohizago, but ¢ $ue olose of buainoss ho had nob dacided upou recomInaudatiol. ————— MISCELLANEQUS. TUE PREIN 0SS Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tyidune, SeawvorieLn, 1), Dec. 8.—Heury P, Wester- man, of Pokin, whose asveas for withbolding dis- tillery booke from the Qovernment, bss been noted in theso dispatebes, to-day sppeared be- fore United Btaies Commisaioner Adams here, waived an eximination, and gave €5,000 bonds, signed by Gov. Palmor snd W. D. Maus, of Pekin, hls counsel, to appear and wpawer at the January term of the Uulied Btates District Courte James M. Ayersaud William H. Mclntyre, of Pekin, dolog & wholeeals liquor ‘businesa there, as Ayers & Co., gave bonds in #1,000 asch bafora the sasme offiaisl 1o anawer a obarge of wholesaling lquor without paying the spocial tax, A QuUEED Eas, Tt io to-dsy admutind by 1he Foderal officials, though ibe detalla are withheid, that therely fousdation for the rumors of illiclt wlusky op- erstions between Pckin, lu this distriot, sud Pooria in the fousth, and that there was a cortalu ehipment of whiah theie 18 po record on the d.s- tlllers' books, of weversl car-loads of whisky :rhomwl’t'km :g ll':om. lwuu:x LL r:‘- 1 rom tue latter place to Cinalupati u.{’mn-m moss pork, uul um ol ‘vu.uuh wan fonnd by examination of railroad booka. J, Eln:zlmlv;v:l‘:inum la l»:ul ar abe-bodiod Whisk, ng At Pekin, and Interesting dovelo, expaoted. 5 el ANOTIER KYIZURE CONTRMTLATER, ° Itin suthoritatively ntatnd to-vignt thap the gnro;’lulnunt;fl)i:l:a(‘wlll prubnhl‘{ ATRID gglay he Delin Alcobol Cumpauy's di crookeducas. RS SIS IN ¥EW YINAR CITY, Nrw Yong, Dec, 8.—Tho Uvited Htates Mag. L] dny visitod the rectifiing atablishmogy of Wellington, Kidder & Co., No. 74 Broad strest, and arrest-d the prngriaton- and workmen, Thy vharge {a that the firm was rectit, Without & rovouus licenao, IR anilie —— - Planos nnd Orgons. Ullet, Davis & Oo.'s Grand, Hquare. and Uprten and Bmith's American Orgnns, can be found cm,.‘ W. W, Rimbnil's, corner Btal g v Btate and Adama strosta) e e DEATHS. » “ROBH—Dec. §, 8t 331 Weat mroaiy Nerg Efrvoen: mr;:z nhu‘ghler of Joseph and Bariha’ Robby siged 3§ ARNSTEIN~On Tuesdny aftarnoon at § o'el gxoliy Mary, only dnugbter of Qurry and cl?-trlfikirfl Funeral to-day at 11 s, m,, from restdenc 473 Ky, av., ta Rosehill.” Frionds tomted. N GATVIN—On the Bth inst,, Mrs. Thommes Gervin, ot proumoula, aged 70 yearn, 2 Futoeral {rom hier late reatdence No, 103 Johnaon,s m Friday, tho10ik, at 10 o'rlock, £0 Church of the uA} Fuml'y, tuence by cartiages to Colvary, FUDER—~On the motuing of the 8ib, the heurt, Elizabeth Retcc & Acott, wifs Eider, In'tho 88th yea of her axo, Hemains 4.kes o 6t Louis for interment, TEFFERNAN—-At 412 Cottags Grove-ar., I i A ottags Grove-av., Biwand unéral will tike plico Friday, Dee, 10, reaidence by cars o Gatvary, Trem it DBOULGER—Der. 8, at her resldence, corer Thin toontn-place and Loomirate, Elizaboth Dosger, sged 2 youre, Funeral by enrs to Qslvary, Dec. 16, SPECIAL NOTIOES, e A s~ e e 5 e ‘Wilhiam X, King of tbe Nethera tands, onfarred . da ] e o T Batonty oy oy sard e b ot vicua to morti 1 the Blons o Livar oif, "I5E 38 oo Bitto ': 'R‘i;?,“«?-» at{-Plate, 1o Gapadied Twpssla ’i gaooe ARsar. acnl £ 20T o le Agin s for tho 'Uni 4% ...'-’k.v" od " States, Jokia ¥, oury, Carenn & Uo,, Naw Y s e e Axglo}w; l\ze to fmg o Waord for myself. T hava boon ualug MRS, WINLOW'S BO0TH. INGBYRUP inmy nmny‘.(nm Arst lerndn?'dolgrt“t ol v T Uitk 6wty 06 ot ACLiclor a8 Wastd mat by Y aottons 1ho sy rotaos tnfemma't | ] ms, roduces Inflamma’lon, regulater tha Bumels, gures wiad calia, s ty, ARty AL of Alesve ' ot Toweph B ~___AUGTION SALES, WM. A, BUTTERS & COu AUCTION. Rv!)..l\l‘\ Méfliu&gl‘- BULTERS & 00’3 BEJUDAR TRADE BALR THURSDAY, Dec, 9, at :3 2, o1, ot ol Bupss Toom, 1.8 Laat Madisosest., socond Moor ¢ Forelgu and Domestle DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, WUOLENS, KNIT GOODS, BHINRTS, DRAWERS, HOSIERY, NOYTIONS, ULOVES, GAUNTLETS, and MIT T8, FUR GOODS, Hats, Capn, Boots, Blhoes, etc., oll freah, seisonably and dosiraule goads rocefved drrect from Eistarn lm- porters, Jobbers, and Manufaciurers, with instzucy tions to sell witaout rosorve, 1 ! UTTERS & CO, Auclioneers. | “BANK DAVID W, JLNEINSON'H slook, Mirrors, Pulniings, Chromos, Frames, 8 ors Fixturce, cte., sl suction, Erjday mofulng, Do, 10, at 19 0 clar, si 8loro Xo. %l BLdeat, By ordvr of K. E. JEXKINS, Aslg VWAL AT BUTTERS '8 BA Furuiture, Hausohold Goala, Carpets, oe. SATULDAY MOKNING, Dec, 11, at 91’0 o'clock, at tholr Baleacoonts, 108 Madlaoi st. THIED GREAT CATALIGUE BALE OF Unredeemed Pledges 1, From A, GOLDSMID'S Loan Offico, 99 I, ll-d!lcn-ld TUESDAY MURNING, Dec. 14, at 10 o'elock, By WAL A, BUTTERS & CO., at {lelr Baleszoom, 103 Madison-st, _Cataloguios resdy. e e—ee—mpmr——sreeso———e eyl BY G. P. GORE & CO,, 68 4nd 70 Wabash-av. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Y:30 o'clock, 160 LOTS OF IMPORTED PANCT GOODS AT 10:30 O’CLOOK, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, — Wo shall o Yer s very large siock at Lig Banmains. Chamber 8§43, marb.o, wood-top, and f.noy-painted; Parlor Salts of evo ack (Jlnuh‘hydl Tobes, Marbis and W lnut Hedsit Bureaus, £od ges, Fancy Oan Chatrs, Easy Oliirs, W, laut Honkers and B, A. Ohal Mattrosnes, P.rlor and Utlice Desks, Bl Cases, Floo O Oloth, made.up Ajant Carpets, Velvet, Bru Wool, tnd Hempj 600 Wodd Chalr, G. F. GURE & ! On Saturday, Dec. 11, at 9:30 o'clock, Auctionsers. 20 CRATES W. 0. CléDCKERY, IN OPEN LflTfl; ; ' PACKAGES GLASSWARE. %0 CASKS YELLOW AND ROCKINGEAM WARE} AT 10:30 O'CLOCK, Household - Furniture; Of Every Description, Mnst taClosad 10 Pay Advancia, l Parlcr Buita of overy quality, Marble and Wood-Tof, Chawber Hets, Peluied snd Enemelsd Funoy Satn Tiook Qnes, Wardrobse, Matbla and Wood-Top H. Troea, Marble and Wooll-Top Tablos, Lounges, Whi Note, Funzv Camp Oo 18, Walnut Dadsteads ind Br reaus, Walout Chairs and R ockers, Parlor and Offic! Dok, Bhow Cusos, Mistit Carpets, Volve!, Brussels nnd ‘ool Carpotd, Planos, Floor Oil Cloth, Parla Bloves. GEV, P. GORE & _CO., Anctioneers, s et By ELISON, POMEROY & OO0 Triday Moraing, Dec, 10, 4t 930 ocluk, OUB REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION BALE » Buyern alwaya 8nd the largest stock of New Becond-hiand g FURNITURE, Tarlor Buite upliolatered fn Dlush, Koy, and Cloth 3 Chamber and Dinng-roown ¥arulture; & ful line New and Becond-hand Carpota; Lounzes, Bofss) Book-Caos, Olice aua Parlor Deska; Cooking, lass ing, xfmoar Biove; Crockery, Gluaand Pisiad i . . Ware, Gigars, Geaoral SO, POMEIOT & 00, 10 Raudolph st P == By H, CHADWICK & . Auctioneors, 170 Esat Madlson-st, NING, st 10 o'clock, MANUPAOTURERY THIS MOBNING, at 10 owlock, $5.,000 WORTM OF BRACKETS, Assorted Blyles, apecially sdapted for HOLIDAY TRADE., BALE POBITIVE far cash., Don’t fall (o attend tf you waut bargalus, Dy JAS, P. MoNAMALA & GOy 117 Wabash-ay,, N. W, corner Msdison-st, BOO CASES BOOTS & SHOES AT AUCTION, Thursdey Morning, Dsc. 9, at 8:30 O'olook, JAS P. MONAMARA & CO., Aviotionsers, P S ko bty SORRGU VoY IN WALL-ST. s . singls inves! S L B A M rcrasar ocourreuce; but ordinarily $8 0snm reaNso--s $35,000, Even aums s low us 31 cau be dalely i vaated, owlun favorabla reaults can shiow & peodt ol e, . siving (ullinforrustion, et free by add - 11 LIQUORS. Fine 0ld N. E, Rum. We are propared to furnisli all pariies vequiria) e e glaad L, of varlonn 14 in -n& quantities o8 rusy be roquire All orders ¢ inqulries nddrested Lo th umdersiguedarl aire mudistaatiaaton. o, & 04 atato st Bostos. Yun CONFECTIONERE. ey PLEDRATED inrough i Gl prid o por B P ddsn s, Sl =