Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1875, Page 7

THE ASTORS, An Tnpleasant Plcture of tho Re- markable Family, Thoir Inordinate Grasp Aftor the Ale mighty Dollar. . The Astor Library No Great Shakes After All. Modern tnconvenlences of ihe Astor Homestead-<-Jonquin Mlller, Speasal Corremondence of The Chfcago Tribune, NEw Yonr, Dic, 7.—Yestorday I pasnod on the oot & tall gaitloman eomothing over 0 foet, ¢n:d broad §n proportion, 1fe attracted myatten- t on, first by Lis beight, thon by his noso. Ilis companion linda seared look which I could nob roderatand uutil I recoguized the gontlemau’s noso,—L sy recogmzod, becauso that nose is ona of tho landmarks of New York City, snd dates DLnek to tho last contury, aud ovon to the century beforo that. I don't wonder that his compavion looked seared, for tho tread bemde him was the tread of nearly fifty millions. Tho uoso Was TR AsTOR NO8Y, snd its ownor was Jobn Jacob of that namo, grandson of the John Jacob who, 1n a long lifo timo of great Inbor, tystomatic avarico, aud un- remitting meaunces, il tho foundation of the reat Aalor eatato. Tho Astor noso comesa gteat doal nonrer to the lorizontal Ilino than poor psapin can affordlto come, Llaco thix self- seserting organ i tho middlo of a etolid face frivgod by whiskors something more than yel~ low, and somothing lees than rad; sot the Load on o groat stout bogly ; eloshio tho man plainly snd woll; aud you have Jobn Jacob Astor, the nchest man in this conotry. It §a not ungoner- eroud to say that no ono who Las scen him will yenturo to dony that 110 ONANDFATHAER WAB A DUTCHER. " Tho Astors only get into the newspapers whon omo of thom dies. It is o family principlo to suun e}l such notoriety ; aod tho head of tue bouno who had just died lad trained his de- pendenta so well to this habit that evon his mon of businees refused, tho dayof his death, to give tha reporters tho slighlest information ree garding him. 'They wowld not even say whero bo was born, or mdalge in tho slightost remiviticonco of lis early businees caracr, WIAT 18 THOUGIT OF TIIE ASTORS iy the nowspapors hicre, and what is thought of them by tho peoplo, aro twn vory different tluage. In the newspapera tley ate landed a: pood aud caroful citizens “who roefuso 10 ranction auy doubtfal spoculation, or to giva in undesorving objects, but who do give quloti; and with discrimination, and who mauage their yvast property with a view to tha public good. Many evon go boyond this, and laud them ny beuefactors to whoin the city fu greatly in debs. Tho public fail to discover nauy eigns of this clandestine bonevolonco, Thoy R of an occasional gift of go'd candle- stichn to Trinity Obarch, or of s fow thousand to come charity ; bat for giving ou & el at ail w1 proportion’ ta their fucomo thoy look, and lool i vaun, ‘Tho Astors mako vory safo mom- Lern of 6 community, but thoir lina might lasy a1 nyr an tho Pharsohia of Egypt, and tha workd v::1d bo nuno tho botter forthoir baving beon in. The total gifts towards TIE ASTOR LIBIARY, . et cnt which wo hear so much, including land, wu ldinga, and books, were not moro than $700, 0 ),—considerably lesa than Mr. Astor's iucome frayear ac o low cstimate, The library by £ by thoso who aro quahticd €0 spoak to bo v ;yiucomploto in_many dopartmonts, It is an s ial fact that durhig the War the periodicaly wira cut off on account of the oxpcnso, aud b.vo never been ronowed. ‘Tho clerka aro paid mean raluricy, and it was with groat dificuliy thoy secured An increaso during tho War, 'Tho library is_open ouly frum 10 (o 1 o'clock, and iy utterly uscless to thst portion of tna community which earns ity living by labor betwoon thosa- boury, |, Of this $700,000 $400,000 wau the origi- nal gift'of old Jolin Jacob Astor, aud tbio re- wainder came from bis son. 4y Is is only justice to the Actors to may that they Bava kopt thoir charitablo gifts so seeret that uo oo had. auy deflvito idea 88 to their amount. Somie sotion of what they might give may be in- {erred from the PATIMATE QF MR, ASTOR'S PROPERTY which comes to me from one of his relatives, 1o #aid, what 1 do not thiuk is genorally kuown, that William 1. Astor, at tho time ho inborited s father’s catate, was aiready worth 815,000, 000, Part of this was the money which Lis uncle, Honry Aetor, left hini; part of it was the valua'of Lho Astar Houss, which Lis father gava him; and the rest was mado in business with hisown and lia father's capital. Tuls gon- tlemau estimsted the fortuno loft by Will- lam D. Astor at asbout £60,000,000, making allowances, of course, for the' dopreciation xeal gstato, and in stocks and bonda of all kinds, ‘This is, of coutwo, rathor a low cstimate than othersien, but it ia much noarer tho iruth than {be wild guossos wluch somo of the newspapers bavo been making, + Potor Cuopor sot tho coun- 41y editors all crazy with tho idos thab the Astor estato awounted to $200,000,000, Trom tho reckleas way in which tley havo slung theso fig- ures, [ hava beon lod to iirfor that the country adilor s not accustomed to eceing moro ihan £10,000,000 or £16,000,000 taken iu over biy coun. for in » slugle duy. EVEINLUDY NEXEMUERS PABTON'S STORY sbout the way John Jacob Astor lost 100,000, becauso Lio was too mean to buy n 8500 chiro- nomotor; apd how ho Lept & soa-cap. tin and bis crew ot work for two dova o get out o coske of wino for 11m from the hold of his vessel, aud thon * ¢are ully owitted to send lum some of tle Wing, 188 tho poor recompense Lio had promised . Bome things I am told load mo to beliove tWal tho Astor faunly bas not chapgod iu_that Teapct. Ukl last year tho family ocouplod & Lary, doulle, plaln "brick house, wext door to Lo \stor Library. Then thoy forsovk It for a sy on Iifch” avenuo, uoxt door to John dacun, the eldost son, The well-known res- faurant-koepor buu;{m tha houee, aud found, to iux umazoment, that lLie would be obliged to twond saveral thousand doliars to make 1t at all aatutable. 1t had no gas above the parlor floor, sud uo water above the baseront, and NO MOLEBN CONYENIANGEN, Lix paid, auywhere sil tho water that was used ie sarvanty carriod up by band, 3loauwbile, e guests of tho fawtly dined off solid §ald flates, gud fancied thewsolves in apalaco, lhis Mtoften that [ descond to Jenkinalam, but those facts soom to throw considerable light on the Micient Astor controversy. —Any pavgs of coth koo I mlfhlhnvu suflored on discovering that Aduzon millions bad beon left by Mr. Asto) wll for chantable vbjocia are spared me by th loguro of the items of tho will. ‘I'wo huudred thougand to the Astor Library, 850,000 to por- baps half-s-dosen tocloties, €200 & yoar to tho Wwidow of Benjalu Ast ud $10,000 to four fithtul clerkd, 62,500 'h, aod slt the rost, Mter giving bandsowe portious to the daughlers, & equally divided batween tho two sons, John Jacob pad William. 1is the tace of theso figures, tho statoment that tho pall-bearors were to ot a milkon apieco Jocks like & campaigu lis. I may B that T TOPULAR OPINION OF TIIN AS7ORY 43 such, the nowspapers of the oountry ta the toutrary notwithatandiog, tat it snybody or hoytling outsido of tho Astor family had Bot apything worth mentioniug, there wouly “have Loou two or 60 hun- ot thousand strokes of paralysis Io At immodiate nelubborhood. 1t 14 a little Futjona tbat Wilifam B, Astor has loft Lalf as Ruch to outtido objocts aa bis fathor, aud way thrseur four timos as rich, And Jobn dacob Astor was thought & vory mean o, "h it no wonder the Astors are pralsed as they k! boen noted philsuthropists, This 18 Averld o suobs, and even literary suobe, It WManot long ago tha Y i MJO:’QIHK MiLLxn " considerably disregarded, not to over- looked, by mevaral TItorAry Dorsans bt a soeml S::I;w ' Whan L:A'J‘_‘y lltmxh:;m arrivod and W vory waruly, evidently as a former wud intimata friend, a sndden chlgq- came over our litorary friends. Hrown, who edita tho link wagnzine ; Jones, who wriles sounts for 1; Robluson, whio coutributes the serial storios; 8 Bmith, who makes such good speeches whon Ls can got' s good dinnor and. good company, all G overed that Millor was & vory Sne ellow, wl tho wholo cotene calied onlim the vory et day, Mesr, The Guost-Busluces Lxposed. Leavenvarth (Ean) Timcy L'rof, Balgwin bas told all about all (hs spirit- Tt wysterios, iucluding shas of Katls King. At 14 cahibition bo turned water 0t0 wite by D)y taguing it from & pitcher into a glass. * This Yusidone With cheticald. They tho pillory was Wvabt forvagd, and Are, Baldwin was frmly rocured theroin. The lock was aealed, and the doots of the cabinot wore cloned. [n a few sec. onds tho doomt were opened, and the Indy walked forth froo. ‘The expianation in mimpln. The Indy hian 8 small wiro with which she picks the lock, aftor firat romoving tho was, and then libs o bernolf. Thoro in enough room allowed her arma o reach the lock, though it ia seeming- ly impossible to do ao, ‘Tha woal is easily put wvor tha key-Lolo of the ) ato withont being broken. _Tho *epirib tie" was then ox- posed. Mediums profers thst the spirils tie and untie them, Lut the Professor oxplained Liow by a cloyor manipu'ation of tho ropes these apostles tied and nutied thomwolves. Tho I'ro- fessor also said that tho **spirit-tio ™ was much more gecure than auy **comimistce-tio” he evor know. IIo then selated & hitle iucilant rogard- ing tho bumboggery practicod by tho groat Edd Drothers, o was walkivg in & gardon with William Jiddy, and hin ationtion was atteactod toward a pioce of whito papor which wan being tossed around by the wind. William said that Uy Aimply waving bis hand ho conld get enongh olectricity from tho clouds to set tho paper vo fire. 1o then turnod to Horatio and told him to placo a stouo ou tho papor. Horatio did ro, and Tie tasnad hie a56 an the paper, aud in 8 tioment 1t waa burnt up. Tho brother Horstio, oxplained tho I'rofessor, whon he piaced tho stone upon the paper, pourod a drop or #0 of a mixturo of phos- phorua and carbon upon tho eaid paper. This, ar soon &4 it hecams dry, iguited, and’ the medi- um ealled upon Baldwin o view tho wonderful epiritual manifostation. IOWA. A Notable Wedding---The Stato Reform School. Man vs. Woman---Appendix to a Shoot- Ing Affair--~The Raunkin and Brandt Cases, A NOTABLE WEDDING, Bpecial Corremondence of T'he Chicada Tribune, Des Moines, In, Dee. 8,—Last ovoulng, Col. 1L L, Bwords, commission-merchant, of Chicayo, and Miss Kitty Alloy, daughtor of I: I'. Allen, the Iato basker,woro united in wedlock's bonds, at tho residonce of tho bride's fathor, It was ot thio dosigu of the partios to ko &0 osten- tatious display, snd, except & fow family friends Tosident Licro, no invitations wero sont out; but tho Lost of fricnda of Col. Bwords, who cauo from the Kot and Houth, made it altogother o good gatboring. Among those prescnt from tho Bouth was Lx-Gov. War- moth, of Ioulsians, who isa warm friond of tho bridogroow, as evidoncod In his presonco, Tho couple wero united by tho Hev. J. A. Nusts, of this city, who, more than twouty-two years o, joinad tho fatlier and mother of tha brido. Tho Rovorend fathier ju Jeracl mada the occa- sion tho toxt of interesting and iwpressive rominisconces, Lo baviug Dbeew, 88 wore tho fathor aud mother of tho bride, pioncor set- tlers iu tiis county. Tho brido 18 a vative of this cliy, and sho s Joved by all, and is widely known and hig hly es- tosmod for her moble qualities ‘of mind and beart. Reared, as she haa been, fu all tho lux- ury which woaltly cau givo, sbie possossod thoso womanly graces and vitbues which commanded tho osteem of nll. In whatover station of lifo sho may be, sbe will draw around her fricnds who will love her for lier womanly worth and charactor, Col. Swords, tho groom, is & busi- uess-man of Chicago, & uative of tho Hub, from & family of good repute. He sorved through the War in the Univn ormy, —was eoveral times woundod, twico captured, and won promotion by a brilliaut and worthy record. At the close of the War Lo focatod at New Orlonns, whero Lo enlisted somowhat in_politics, and bo- camo idontifled with the leading men of that section, who exprossed thoir estoem for Lim by thoir presouco last ovening. Said ex-Gov. Wnr~ moth, *1 koow him woll; ho is o truo goutle- man,” Wo of Dos BMoaines kuow ho has won a truo Jlady and noblo woman for a wife. Tho presonts to tho twain wero uumerocus nud valuablo, Dbeing mustly from vigitors from abroad, though the Lome- frionds of tho Lride did not forgot ler. ay way tostiled iu mauy tributos of lova. The bridal party loft for Chicago at *midnight, whoro thoy will at ouce got up Lousckoening. NOT CHARLIL BOSS, Tho boy eantured hore, supposod to bo Charlie Rloes, Lias olicited tho following letter, rocsived biore yoaterday, from Clarlio's futher ; Jumea Hunter, Des Moines, In~Dxan Bin: You may bato wondeted wly, on Foccint of your tulcarany of yesterday, I did not Like tho first train for your plico o see the child you reported as belug my little boy. But did you kiiow the many hundrade of chil- dren yoported o o in all parts of our country, as well 38 on the wator, you would not be at aill axfon. isned, Ouly yoatorday threo roported {n widely ditTerent Stafue, and {0 run them out 1 person s {ui- rosuible. T have therefors to rosort to the telegraph or write for photos, {u order to bacortain that 1 donot pasa by the vight one. Hcaides, thia long-continued trouble hias broken up wy busizieas, aud I am now ro- duced to abéolute peuury,—dependuzt wholly for the t ou othiers for the maintenance of my family, With hisalth broken, anid_coutinued anxioty and_ siiv penss, I drag an exlatouco along, still hoping to ro- ‘cover my child, with, ae yet, hut ttlo proapecta. The Western Union Telexraph Company Lavo been vory kdnd o me fu sffurding ma overy facillty they can to run anything out I can through Uielr linoa (froa of exponse), which to 1 ls a very greot matter. 1 doubd rr{ much if tho boy you ruport s my cnild, but still I ahiall bo sblo to defiuitely ducide it whiew tho phota reachies mo, I will telegraph tho ro- nult of my coucluslona. ‘Thankiog yon for the interest you have taken in this matter, [ ani tuvat respactully yours, Cintsrran K, Rosa, A aispatch was also rocelived yostorday, statingy that Lhe photograph had,beou Teceived, aud it it not the Loy, T4 STATA DEFORM 8OMOOL, The Board of Trustoes of the Ileform Bchool bavo filed with the Goveruor their report of iho recent investigation. They toke issue squarely with the Committeo appointed;by the Govarnor, who made thoir Tepott & fow days since. The Toport {s vory loug, and roviaws the testimony upon all the charges, whioh wero as follows 1 1, Whifullying, and an_attempt to purchuse land uawn aa the Eggleston laud) at a low price, with the ateut 10 sell the sams ta the Hlate for an ‘ncromed price, theraby drawing monay from the tate Trease ury for kis personal beneilt. 3, Jusulficlent sud unwholesomo food for the fne maies of said ackool, 9, Insullicioncy of clatbing, in quantity and quslity, {0 profect the boys from thetclenency of the weathrs 4. Oruel trentzment boll 1 whippiog aud imprison- ment, Upon theso the Committeo came to the follow- {ng conclusion 3 1. Therois no evidence to show that Mr, McCarty atiémpiud to dufraud {ho Stato fn the purchase of land for the use of the sclivol, % That the Loy lave' bad s sufiiclent quantity of good, wholesomo food; and reporla 10 W coutrury aro ise, . "t Lo clothing ia s comfortulle, and good, asd fus, as ls ordinerily furnished boys of like'sges throughout the State. 4, ‘'t the punishimenta by whipping snd jmprison. ment Lave bean unocwsarily eovoreaud frequent; and (hst all dsugerous sud corpural punbbments sliould e discarded. Tho Committes find thal MoCarly's acoounts waro a littlo erooked Lie biad drawu money rom tho Btate for boya who were notou tha rolls § but thoy did not think ho intouded to de- fraud the Btate,—~ho did not know Low to kooj ncoounts auy better, It will be recollscted thal an expert sccountant found a discropanoy of over §1,000 in Lis acoounts ; aleo, au ovordrafy on the Slate for Loys, running through mearly evory month, This report {s on & par with the majority of such documonts, ‘Cho Loard knew the obarges Liad existed for months and wonths, and they noglocted to attend Lo them uutil dogged to it by the Governor, and then, o gu against @ whitowaabioreport, the Uoveruor appointed a Spocial Commities to conduct the Juvestigation g for bo itiknowa that tha ‘'rusteos “Lsd uo powar $0 bring a single witness beforo them, or to wake AL Invoutiation under w( color of law. The Uoveruor'’s Commuites had this power uuder the statute. The Truatoos uaturally would shrnk from the Imputation of 8o grose & dereliction ot duty as laixui forth in {ho royost of Messta, Dodgo and Loaw MAN Vi, WOMAN, . ‘The cano of Hufl vy, Cook, {0 contest the right of Misa ELizabeth Cook to hold tho oflice of County Suporiutondont of Boliogls, Lias been de~ Warren County, in favor of Miss Cook. Hha was nlocuulef Huff was defested. Hao averred tbas, belng a womau, ybo oould nou hold_an elective ollica. e hau appealod to the Bupreus Coust, Yhera ha will gut beaten sgsin, Tuure is but one proliibition i all the statntes or Coustitution of lowa sgalnet women boiding any oitico to whith she may ba elacted, #0d thas is memberuhip 1 Ui Legislature, Iu this caso the Constitution_says only cilizens are eligible. For all tho word ‘‘puisou” is unch “ha' or “himM The Bupremo Court bss doclaed that “Yo ' or “him " apnlivy t both pexes in lnw, Mr. o will fud his cako ia sltoady * cvoked," 3 APPEXDIX TO 4 BUO Tha otbor day 1 wout Lus of au afaic whviciu » wan naued Dudley, i Tana County, wanted Liaie Bouiard for writo, bk the Glrl's wiothes wald uo.. Ha weus THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1875. a mooting, whoro hn maw IHattie with another man, whoreupon he drow a rovolver and shot Limaelf thou and thore, but not fatally, 'Tho next dag, tho othor man, with Iisttio, wout (o Tolsdo to *got & license ot for marriage, Tho old lady tolegraphed the Clerk not to grant it, 'The man wit Ilattia in cAro of friend, and returned. flo interviowed tho old tady, and alitained s roversal of her ordar to the Clerk; whon hewont back, got his license, and went homo with Ifattio aa hinwife. Now tho olhier follow le maddor than ever, but ho won't slioot again. THE NANKIN DEFALCATION, Of the £38,000 of Agricullural Collego funds tsken by ox-Treannror Tlaukin, it (s probsble thero will be secnrod about half the smount. Hiato-Tieasnror Christy was apointed s Bpoclal Commitico to tako chargo of tho mattor aud clowa it up. o roports to tho fitate Auditor the tatat amount received to Nov, 1 as fotlows : Gant aud uotea fruun Cullogo T tato valued ac #6300, THE DIRANDT CAPE. Tho Tows Bupromo Coust i in resslon, with several fmportant cases on the dockos. It Is ru- mored, yeob tho Court refusa to afiirm it, that Judgo Colo ia proparing the opinton of the Court in tha Jirandt case, on & motion for rehearing, Now the newapapers nocd not et up and howl ovor thig, for, by & rulo of the Court, tho cass foll to Judgo Colo by lot, and wo have no choire n tho matior, Thisls the mannor in which ali opinfous are aesignod in this Court. TREASURE-TROVE, Batordsy morping, & ton of Mr, Iligglos, of thin city, went into the burn, and on the floor found s clgar-box fillad with jewelry. 1o carriod it to the heuo, Tho original tagu woro sttachod, showiug it to belong to & peddler or soma atora. Ile wout back, fed the Loraos, aud turned up in tho bay & mau asleop. Tho fellow nroused aud called for his box; but Mr, Higgins would not roturn it Lo Lim, and ho loft, Yestorday pnrtion wero bhero named K. Walker and W, I Keoler, from Otlay, to find goods taken from their ntores Friday night (o tho value of scveral hun- dred dollars. Thoy found a portion of thom among this jowelry. KIDNAPPING. Dr. P. X, Minkler and wifo, of Stats Contre, wore divorcod, ‘Lho question of the custody of the two cluldron was not definitely mottied, but oach took ono, a boy. The wife married again. A short tima since, tho father visitod tho boy at bis mother's houso, aud took him ont for s walk, sinco when the mother bas not seen her Loy, The mother has commeoncod suit sganst tho faslier for kidnappiug, snd he has beon arrestod. nEER. EE: Judge Rothroek, In tho Clinton District Court, ban decided that the kamo liability exists uudor tho statute for solliog beer to & habitual drunk- ard aa for salling toxicating liguor, This ia tha frt decision of the kind in this State. fiplecidaiinlesie SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, An Exciting Episode in n Phiindots Phin Conr Specral Disvatch ta The Clitcaon Tribune, Purtapeuriua, Pa., Doo. 0.—A eurious oube como of tha colebrated Katle Ring wpiritaaliatic traud was doveloped to-day beforo Police, Justice Bmith, of tho Fifth District Court. Mr. AL Rob- orts, & prominent and wealiby oitizen of Dure lington, N. J., a villago distant a fow milea from Philadelpbia, and who formerly was a merchant and residont of this city, charged A. L. Smythe, publishor of fho Lvening JMerald, with libel, tho allogation boing that tho mnows. paper namod on Baturday last printed a dorlalve and Jibolous account of a seance given on tho previous ovening fn Camden by Afr. Raberts and Lis daughiters, and at which they prasentod a figure or ghost which thoy clamad vas that of the **epirit® known ma Hstio King. Tho tsinl, which was & prohminary oue, wam made oxciting by tho coutost botwoen tho Spic- itualists and tho editor, tho formor denouncing the Istter as n liboler and lisr, and ths lawer rotortiug by ° calling Mr. Roborts n Innatio or koave. At one tumo the oxcitomout ran o ligh that tho oficers of tho Court had to enforca order, Mr, Smytho, the oditor of ine Icrald, was hold iu 81,000 bail to answer at Court, after s full hoariug, and the casa was adjourned. Mr. Rob- erts. tho proaccutor, is a gontleman who was formerly known for his intelligonce, and is now for his wealth. 1o was the firm friond of the Aolmesos, who practiced the iKastio King fraud, and even to-day in a conversation with your cor~ respondont exprossed his firm faith in tie reality of the apoctro tho Holmoses had onco coujurod up, snd which deluded Robort Dals Gwen. —e——— GAS AT MORRIS, ILL. Speciat Correspoadance of The Chleago Tribwne, Monnts, I, Doc. 7.—~Last evoning, for tho firat timo In tho epaco of ovor 6,000 yoars, has the goograpbical location mow known as the City of Morris had tho materisl darkness whioh! bas 20 long hung about bor dispelled by tho illuminating powor of gaslight; for tho first time did its Dbrilliant glesms, radiating from Luudcods of burnore, light up the nnmorous placos of businesa along tho slrocts, and croato a now emilo of satisfaction upon tho contenances of both proprioturs and clorks, add auotber gonial wolcome-in to the sosor-by, and supply a long-folt want In light- ug up tho fatiguing pathway of ho belated pil- grim in Lis unoven journey from the fascinating club-room to tho bosom of Lis home and lovo ones. ‘T'ho jotroduction of gne a certainly an im- portant eveutin the lustory of tho aity. It spesks volumes in praiso of the onterpriso of bor citizous, and gooa far towards placing hier in tho foromost line of rank among her sislercities of the State. Tho ovont was aiteuded with ap~ propriaste coremonics, spocol-makivg, eto., intorspersed with excellout wusio by tho Momis Silvor ~Cornat Laud. Tho pro[:nmme. as intended, including sercnades aud torchlight procession, could not be fully carried out on account of the sxcessively inolens- ont woater ; but, notwithetanding thig obsts- clo, tho demanutration on the part of the citi- zous was yufticiont to warranb tho fullest appro+ ciution of tho enterpriso, P CHURCH.DEDICATION. Spectal Correspondence of Tha Chicdoo Tribune, Dwieur, 1lL, Deo. 7.—A church under tie managemont of the Congregationalists was dedi~ cated on Yunday, st Droughton, 10 miles south- east of hore. The Nev. AL W. Whittelsey, Bu- porintendent of Missions, preacliod the dedica- tion scrmon, Tho Rev, Messrs. J. A, Allen, A, 1. Stroug, W. 1L Goorgo, aud F. IT, Sith s sistad {n tho sorvices. 'Tho church is 20 by 40, and haw shed-accommodations for thirly teamns, 'l‘llnlnm 18 no othor house of worship within 12 miles. —_— Chastising o Tramp, Haalon (Pu.) Star, On Tucsday evoulug a tramp callod at My, Howersly's, at Travernor's Woods, and asked for a glass of water, stating that bLe was ®0 hungry, sud bo bad Do plsce toslecp at nigbe, Mr. Hamersly took plty on bim, took him o, gave blm supper, & bod "to sleep in, and broskfast nost mamuax. When bo wa Jeaving, Mz, Hamorsly noticed a groas impravement fn reonal appearance. Tha vight before ho waa thin and spare; the next maraing Lo’ was fal and pussy. Buspoctiog that something might bo wrong, Mr. Hamersly proceeded to examluo Mr, Truwop criticslly, sad found that Lo had appropriated to his own use numer- articles of Mr. IIameruly's clothiug, which bo had put under own rags, aud bad stuffed Lis wallet full of such nseful orticlos a8 he could flud about the promiucs, Hayiug the doad wood oun Mr, Tramp, 3r. Haw- oraly suatehed him futo his mest-house sud lockod Lim fn, and kot him confined unilt be weui {0 the wooda and cut 8 big black-guwm, ‘l‘u then returnad to the mest-house, unlocked tba door, tutnod out Mr, Tramp, aud bid hira cut aud run, ‘Iysmp obsyed orders with military alacrity, but he had not clesred tha daar-sill be- fora Mr. HMamorsly commencod his past of tho performance, giviug him the black-gum switch for eyery jump for about bLalf amile. He lakl op the stripes faat and beavy, sud belter time was nover made from Traverner's Woods to Potta’ Mill, and mevor did & tnmpgf:lmtur paid for tho abuso of Lospitplity thau My, Ham- oruly gave thiy thlaviug rascal, -— A Young Man Shouts Off & Havolver in 13in Nieop, To the Elttor of the Phiulelphia Hines. “The other worulug, whon Ar. Meser (a clork in" Ewory's clotbing-houss, at Phenixvillo) gob up ha was surprised to see a large hole busut in tho custaiu that partitions off the diessiung-room from the ealewroom. His revalvar w winus & charge, sud there was & merk of a bullet in the counter opposita. Just sbout that time La romomberod of droaming about rubbers darlug tho night, and ss he iv in the habit of walking ia bis sleep, it is supposed he did the shooting while sslesp. Haveral piglits 0 fitovlmuu tlie store was brokon into by burglars, o L but bo routed tham with the aid of Lus zuvalyor. THE COURTS. Report_of tho Recoiver of the Toledo, Pooria & Warsaw Road, The Ex-Police Commissioners Sue for AHeged Arrears of Pay, Record of Judgments and New Buits, CHICAGO, TIE TOLEDO, PEONSIA & WAIEAW BAILROAD, Tho following in the roport of A. 1., Hopkins, Recaiver of the Tolado, Peorla & Warnaw Iail. road, for the mouths of October and Novombor : .8 40,200,10 for To balapes Hecaived from local freight Bupherabor and_Octaber, Trough freighta for Jaly ooal pansenger accounts October aererasararaaes Throtgh jaasenger scconuts July, {2a? arrvice account July and Augist fixpross earningn Octub svaeeis Mall earnings July, Auguat, and Beptoniber. Minceilancous oariiugs Beplember and Octo! ¥orign ToadS) overciiarges, o Total recelptn for October. Ttecelpta for November— For locat frefghta October and November..§ 94,91 n42.1 0,30 Fhrough freighits July and Heptetber. proTine Taoeat Jasmenger sccounty October and No- vember,, . 24,4072 Through * passcuger Bocoutile AGZUSt and BEPUIIOr cvoeresen s teeee 401567 Car nervics acconnls Augiat and Bepteme MCEuoaresos 40160 Expresa sarnii obor and Novembir.. 1,2-0.0 Mincellaneoun earnings teplember and tober.., Foreigy Total receipta for November, BAPENDITUREN, For Oclober—~ Tald for lucal frefght accounta, Ialil fur throngh frelght accounts. ... Pnid for through ticket sccountn, ¥ald fur car sorvice acoounta. Iald fur dmutatico sccounts, Tald for Keokuk and Hamfitin 1 Vald for sent of road and bridge. ... Paid for Arril, July, and August Yo V3l for Heptembor vouchers. Paid for Heptenter overchargs vouciicrs Pald for Beptember poy-rolls, ... 780,00 WHTd0 12,440.84 4.124.01 46,5085 Total & For Nave, Car rervire accounts . Rent of roud and bridg Keoknk and Hamitton bridge Uctober vouchors... ... F youchurm. ... i Murch, Augist, and Bejiember Total, Total reeripta for € fnchting balance Oct. 1. Total expenditures, ., Dalanoe ou hand Doc, 1., Tho roport was reforred to tho Master, who approved it, and sn order was entored approving tho Mastor's roport, sud diroctiug the paymont of £2,000 to the Receiver ou accouut of bis wor- vicos. . DIVORCER, In July, 1874, Job Harker tried tho lottery of marriage, and drew a blauk; i fact, something worso than a blank, for ie is now auxious to s(ol .tid of his prize. The lady's name wos illon Wilson, and tho marrisge touk place July 22 1874 Tor & fow monihs overs- thing . went along lappily, but Nollie 200U bogan to indulgo her plavPulnors in throws ing kerovoua lamps ut bim, aud throatoning to carve bi up for tho bonefit of ecicuco Iu gen- oral, and hieruclf in particular. Job triod to imi tato his pawmesske of old, and declined to ree taliato in kind, but tho fun loat its hosrtinass to him. In fact, it seemed rathor Jiko thastory of tho frogs and tho boys, and after six months' of on- duranco Job's patience ran ont, and he suddenly loft the Louse, Lliow then kejt open houns alono for awbile, but in au evil moment she ad- mitted a masculine friond, and tho consequencea were #o serious that Job thinks ho haa tho best roasons in tho world for seoking & divorce., Wilbelmina Kroancke taok uuto herself a holp mato named Hunry Kroencke iu January, 1872, butit scoms whe failed to make hersolf sufli- ciently well acquainted with s peculiarities of temper, and now, liaving proved him nearly four years nad found him wanting, sho sska to bo rid of lum, go that she can make anothor Aulec- tion. It appowrs that Henry devotsd himsolf early and often to drink, and beat and otherswiso abused Lor, 80 sle hias been obliged to loavo bim, ‘Ihis amiable man is tho projriotor of & tobacco storo. No, 6231¢ §onth Canal streot, but bo is threatoning to el ont in ordar o pro- vout hor getting any of his property, Sbo thare- fore asis for the usuai divorco, aud sleo an in- junction to provent bum from disposing of hia property. - A Elizabeth Hohonstoin complalns that her hius- band. Willlam Hobenatoein, is too foud of liquid grocerios, and sho solomnly declares her inten- tion to have nothing wore to do with bim if sbo cau got a divorce. TUE POLICE COMMISSIONERS, Bommrs. Blioridau, Klokke, aud Reno, 1ate Lo- lico. Comminsioners of this cits, whose short- comiugs snd occontricities have formed subject for maoy a nowspapor articte, bavo beon reason- ably qulet since their legal death, but they are now throatening to prove rather lively ghosts. Yostorday each of them bogan a euit ju tho Cir- cult Court sgalost tho city to recover balances duo then, as Py clalm, for their sorvicos whilo Polico Comm!ssionars. Mr. Jokko rockons hils bolauce at §£550, being for ealary from Juuo 1 to Auvg 6, 1875, Mr. Reno will bo contont with & similar amount, while Mark Sheridau claims a balauce of 1,550 for sorvices from Juno 1 to Dec. 8. Lho declara- tion 8 not remarkable for length or minuto- ness of explanauon, mnlnlulng nnlc what are called the ** common counts,” but a briet blil of particulars shows tho nature of the cause of action. Aessrs, Fuller & Bputh appear ag tho attorueys. UNITED STATES COURTS, (Hton B, Millor and Chsmberiaiy, for the uso of_G. B. Miller, sued If. W.Wothorell for 81,000, Joln Heek, for tho uso of 8. G. Lano ot al., began & euit for £10,000 ‘P\lnn tho Pittsburg, Clucinuat! & Bt. Louls Railway Company, DANERUPTDY ITEMS. (leorgo IT, Lauphero waa appointod Provisional Assignoo of John J, Irvine. John E, Farnswortl filed a coufossion of baukraptor and was adjudicated bankrupt thero- on, the warrant bLeing mada returoable Jau, 8, 1876, ‘Tha fiest dividond moeting in tho oase of A. C. Brown will bo hicld this worning at the Reguater's oftice. SUPERIOR CQURT TN MIIEE. L. B. Walker began asuitin attactuncnt against Datrick Bud{ to rocover 1,016, Carrie M, Watsou suod James L.and Frank W. Campbell for £1,000. J. L. Arnold began a it in trespans againat tho City of Chicago, laying_damagon us ¥10,000, Mary E. Eltarman filad a bill sgalust J, 1ias sen and ¥, M. Chapman, to furecloss a trust deod for ¥8.800 on the &, W. 2§ of the 8, E. I of Bec. 23, 41, 13, 1), (lgetz & Bro. brought a sult for 4,000 agaioat Benjamin Bchoeneman, Samnusl Schoon- oman, sod Lonjamiu Fisendrath, neooir GOUT, il Axel Ialgron began a suit in covenan| inel Willlaw Mo‘fuhlln. to recovor #1,000 damages for lfil allegod breach of wvflulnk Jo:ml od sued the same party {or 8 pimilar amount, Louis nuup::na Jola 13, Walsh tor 1,000 L. P, O, Klokke braught suit for a like amouut agalust the City of Chlcago. COUNTY COUBT. In tho ostata of Jobn Nolan & intration was mado &0 Jeremi bond for §10,000. In the estaie of Goorge ¥, Arma the will was roven, sud letters teslamentary were granted a) Mary W, Arwiw, uudor bond for 840,000, Prauces AlcNally, Joln Piouo, aud Minola nt of admin- Olowry, under d insane, The caso of Mins were adju uwissed on motlon of the Hy A, Valenta was Couuty Attoraey. CRMINAL coUnT, John Johnson and GeargeBoatt were arralgned on the obarge of larceny, pleaded guilly, and seuteuce was suspended, Jobu Meyors plosded guilty to petit Iarceny, and was septeuced to aixty days i tho Counly Init. Jobn Madden pleaded guilty to larceny, snd was woutouced $o four woathi at tho House of Correction. s er Keunedy was tried for Jarceny and ao- it q'l'bum Laud was triod for larceny, found gaiity, sud motion for a new trial was ontored, Frederick Meyor was tried for larcny, found gubity, and recommeondod for mioroy, Bentonce, oua day in Couuty Jail. Eight prisoners wore disclsrged from. {he Oounty Jail fyesterday, uo pilis baisg found agaust thew. [ THE CALL. Jupas Brovoksy—ivd W oad of calendar, Junar GARY—194, 196 to 201, 206 to 215 in- cluniva. Jupar Moonr—16, 17, 12 Jenne Roorus—Set caeo 063, snd calendsr Nos. 151 to 143 inclanive, Jupir Bootn—No eafl, Jupoe McArrmTen—172, 173, 174, 175, 183 to 185, 184, 180, 194 to 150, all inclusive. Junue FAsWELL—No call. SBGRENTH, Unrtrn BraTra £11CUI CorRr—JuDas Bropares silanturd " Lockwood ‘v, Town” of lejetlw, ., Brow Kha v ward 31, ¢ ~i, bard v, Lucy M, 02,—W, E. Wiite ct sl va, Frid 0T, V. Aser ¢t nl, ve. ilerman romhold, $7 1.0, Wilcox_ et ol wa, I, L, Oarrity, §0), abn 1 M. Taval v, Michael Evana ‘and Loy Albert It ookt $:62.07.—~H, C. Frank et —Danfel Grolwin, Jr. ¥, me vx, Jamoa MRl Danjel Weaver va, Lourin P 1ubiiand, 415, %0, —Cb, Bindlinger et al, v, Fatrick T, Lurtace, F0154.—City of Chieagn vA, Chicagn Weat Divinton lisilway, §1 John Foraytn va, City of Clicagn, $343.56.—~W. W. Flint et al, va, Fred Zinknn, 347 CireCIt Coust—Coxreariots—Ilenry W, King ot 2. W, Hurlbmt and Prank Ilurlbut, $700.— tpts aou eb ale T, Alolzo W, Webatar and irarge F, Work, §1:14, 98, Junok Boorit—Germau National Bank va, Thom: Oslorn, §166.49. Junar McAnriater—W, B, Johnston va, F, W Yoreh ; verdict, §244.47, and matton for new tris . — ELSEWHERE, TREC MINNESOTA LIQUOR LAW. Special Prapateh te The Chacagn Tribune, BT, Pavi, Minn., Doc. 1.—0n au appoal case from Olinstod County, the Bupremo Court of thiis Htate bas filad an opinion aflirming the con- etitutionality of tho law of 1474, which leviod an annnal tax of €10 on eacks liqnar-soller to crento » fund for founding sud maintaiviog an inobri- ate naylum, Somo 13,000 woro callocted in 1874, when, on a test-cano brought fn tho Common Plesy Court of Ramsey Connty, Judge Hall decided tho Iaw nnconstitutionsl, and tho decis~ 1on being gonorally accepted. no attemot was made to coilect tho remaindor of tho taxes for 1574, or any this year, Justico Berry dimsent tho decirion boing made by Clicf-Tuatico Gilitta aud Associate Cornell. —— ITALY. Purchase of ilnilwnys by the Sinte, Roar, Nov, 20.—The Opinione of this ovening sovs tho repurcbaso of tho railways of Upper Italy by the State has been woll raceived. It ro- minda its readecs of the ungatisfactory position of tho Company, and of the fact that thero wera soveral differeuces pending between it and tho Qovernment, Tho Opininne he- liovea that tho Comventien will Ilead to ho repurchaso of tho other IMalisn lines, and it ndvises that tho manage- ment should bo handod over to tho sdmivistra- tion during tho sutamn. It adde: *Italy's finances will not Linvo any considerable burden to bear, and the future dovelopmeuts of tha liues will bo all in favor of the Htato. The purchnse-mouey will Lo paid in groat pait by auputics.” ‘Thare is no foundation for a ramor pnblished by somo newspapers of an iutrnded isene of an intonded 39,00, 004 tire of reuts ou sccount of tho railway consontion, FOREION BELATIONS, Roxe, Nov. 24.—In to-day's sitting in the Chawber of Deputies the discuenion of the mates of thn dlimsiry for Yoreign Affairn continnod. _Bignor Maurigi exprossed gratitica- tion at tho fact of the Italian Iogation st Borhn Liaving been ratsed to tho rank of an _Embassy, aud Loped that noxt year taly would bo roproe sented in the other grest Btatea of Euntopo Ly diplomatic = agents of tho first sank, Signor Maseari slsa congratulated the country wupou tho change, which, he snid, would strongthen the friendatup wobrist- g between King Victor Emmanuet and the Em- peror William, a5 well 08 botwoen tho Italian and German uatioos, Ho thaused the City of Milan for tho reception it b accorded to the Emperor of Germany, aud Yenico for tho woloomo it gy tho Ewperor of Austris, wheso visit also posscan- ed grest political importance. Biguor Visconti Venosta, tho Ministor for Foroign Affairs, said Le lad airondy had an opportunity ot exproskinz tho sentimeuts of the Guvero- wont 1o _repard to tho visit of the Emperor Francis Josoph, and ho now wished to join in the views uttored by tho provious spoakers ou o muibfect of bo visit of Empotor Willinm. ‘This event bad rendered ho frisndship of tha %0 Bovaroigns aud thair subjecia more manifosk than over, and afforded s ‘pledge of lasting penco, With regard to the wishos nttercd by Bignor Maungi, Lio ackvowledged that the elova- tiau of the Legation at Borlin to the rank of an Lmbnssy could Dot remain au isolated fact, but tho rising of tho other Logstions in like maouer must bo dopendent upon suitablo vecasiouy ans. ing or ngrecments which taay successively be sutered iuto. Hignor Uiccoll sskod whother tl Iicpublio of Ban Balvador Liad given sati~faction for tho Jossea juflicted upon Italian subjocts ro- mdmfi thore. Sigoor Viscontl Vevosta roplied that he had obtained roparatiou of a poitics ture, bub shat an objociion bad boen rair tbo payment of dsmeged. Tho ltalan G ment would insist upon its righits, Al the claua- @4 of the budget for tho linlstry of Foreign Af- fairs were saactioned. Negotations bave baon openad hotweon Ans. tria and Italy for ralsiug their respective Loga~ tion8 to mbaesios, liufato Courier, Friday afternoon, a well-brod and exceeding- ly digoifled young lady of this city cntered a floristas o make = purchase, whon sho was so- coated a8 follows by a strill voice resembling that of an aged lady: “+8lut the door ; don't you koow any better ? It’s cold outside.” Yery much overcoms with mortitlcation and embarrasement, sbo looked about for the spesker, saying, * Pardon me, madam, bat tho wind blew o, I could hardly closo the door,” “Well, mind yonr eyo, Mine, aud don't do it again,” repeated the volce, when to her great nstonlahment the young lady discovered that sho had been conversing with s well edueated and eortaivly very famihiar poll-parrot. Aunoy- ed_at the bira for decefving bLer %0, tho youny Iady turned her baok to the cago and was Inteot upon exsminiug some flowors, Suddenly the #ate voice, or what seomed to be, smd to ler, *What can I do for you, Miss " #1¢ you Lold gour tongno I aliall bs gratifiod above ali things," repliod the {uung Aliss, turn- lug sround ay sbio spoko, aud discovering the lady propriotor standing in her presenoe, The deniouement was surprising. A FAMOUS MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Chfeago Timen. *The name of Dr. R, V, Plorco, of Duffalo, N, Y., lina bocome as familiar to tho pooplo all over the country aa *lonsehold words.! His won- derful remedies, hia pawpllots and books, aud lis large medical experioncs, have brought im into promiucnco and given Lim a solld repata- tion. Tho Tinwes, in the preseut issue, pressnta a @holo-pago communication from Ur, Pierce, sud our readors may gain from it wome idoa of the vast proporiions of bis business aud the marita of bis modjcines. Ho hes at Buffalo a mammoth océtablishment, appropriately narmmed *The World's Dispensary,” where paticuts are treated mnd tho romcdios compounded. ilers nearly a bundred perions aro employed in tho soveral dopartments, and & ocorps of able aud akilled physiclana stand seady to slloviste the sufferings of bumanity by the most spproved mathoda. Theso physicians ars in froquent con- sultation with Dr. Pierce, aud their combiued exparionce 18 brought to bear oo tho successful treatment of obetinato cases. The Dootor {s mao of & large medical experionce, sud bia ex- tensive koowiodge of materia medica has bosn acknowledged by presentations of degrees from two of the first modical colleges fu the land.” It you wauld patronize medicines, scientifically propared by a skilled phiysician aud chemist, use Dr, Yierco's Fanolly Mediciues, Golden Modical Discovery 18 nutritious, toulo, alterative, sud blood-cloaneing, and su unequaled Cough Hemody ; Ploasant Purgativo Pellcte, scarcoly Iarger than mustard seeds, coustitule an agruok Lio snd reliable physis ; Favozito Presoription, s reqedy for dobilitated fomalos; Lztract of Bumart-Woed, & magical remady for Paiu, Bowel Complaiuts, and sn unojqualed Linimout for both huweu sud hotso-flva; while bis e Bage's Catarrh Remedy is kuown tho world over a8 Lbe greatest specific for Catarth aud ** Cold in the }esd ¥ ever given o tho public, Bold, by all drugalais. " TADELPHI THEATEE, Corner Monroe and Desrborn-ata. Grand M 8t “ Jurpeverance, or the Lifs of liewn Stephenivon,” RAILROAD TIME TABLE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTTRY, OF TRAINS AN —7 Hats ier mrvoptod prs CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERY NAILROSY, THeket Oices, 04 Cimymtly (Sherman, Houser, nf Wer'evrner Hivon-sty and a the deputy 3 OO atacifio Past Ling,, aiulmgue Day i fahe 11 aFrenort & Dubio Miiwanken Fast Alal (handes). 23T ilwankns Aal K Targuetin Expn atinnova Lakn Bt Uenena Take Fyiras - Depot carnar of \Velln and S Dotot carmer of Caoaland Bim MICHIOAN CENTAAL RAILROAD. Diepet, foot nf Fake-st,, and oot nf Tweenty.oncondst, Fekilortee, 1 Ciapiers Nt copmn ol and 0 Fuk SAeseite s FRNG + oay CHICACO, ALTOR & 8T. LOUIS. an leayo. Kaneme Citg and Deneer Short Linas, Enton Dopot, el St ear ek toon b borige. ohece: A Depats nd 193 Handoiphes - 0 Dtk KansaaCityand Denvar Fast K, B Lo aad hocineneld K o Mafl. via mata oo, bBpecinl NV, Expi Atlantic fxproes, dal] Micligsn Accommodai Night Exprees, biidp.m, %40 p. m,| +10:20p. m. tio.. THIS FRIDAY, Dre, 9, THE NEW VARIETY PROGAMMB A l GLORIOUS SUCCELY, GREAT | meuss uomisd Besreve Weatrer, |Wattors and Morton { Davis nnd Hia Dogs, TRIUHPH, Andy & Anate Hughes, | Angis Bohott, Joo Gulick, The Empira Children, OF THE : Hurloy and Marr, | Noll Wet, Alfred Liston, And tlie Great Adelphi Company In OLI0, [ the Fensational Drams, IPirates of the Chesapeake, lfnr ladis ahd Outldren, Haturday, STAR LECTURE COURSE. - The Eloquent Biographical Loaturer, % PrLyYMOITIH CHIURCH, NEXPJONDAT. ' Admirrinn, £0 cla,; Rasorvie? Heatw, 75 cta, of i ex- change for 4 Option Tickits,” st Janson, MrCiurg & Cu.'e, 117 Btateat, Toenter & Shelden, NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. KELLY & 1EON'S MINSTRELS, Thix (Friday) Evenlne, Dee, 10, 1475, MR Efimxmmm OF L Renerved Beat, file} Balvony, secirod, 35, GRAND MATINEE SATU 11, at 2:30 (31 "t:vAvlqlil_'_\il’\H_o“ilh-"' COLISEUNM, JIONDAY, Dee, , engigementof thedurerile Wonder, BABY ‘BIl\II'DLEY, (Only 5 Yes Ohly, 1n Character Flnnz(-. lg‘l Mu‘:l:-lljl!zrlflrmlnflfl o the *Qubletonicon' anid Musical Olsssew, Appear- Ing 0 costume an’ “Muldoon, the Solid Man,” &c., Asalutal Ly her father, PROF. DINDLEY, the cels lfll_ril Coucertina lflver. McVICEER'S THEATRE, Tngagoment of thelfavorite young sctress, HISS MAY HOWARD! Thuraday, I'riday, auil Baturdsy Nights, tho brille fant uew coted. 01.ID SILVEL, Saturday Matines, Iast ima of the NEW MAGDALEN Monday, HA\' HOW'ARD in uggfir‘l;l[{. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MAGUINE & UAVERLY wieesiire - LERBRES Moudsy, Dec. G—First sppearance fa_eight mon of the great Plautation Song and Dance Artidte, BL OLDH DBROS,, Ueorgo and Charles, with the famous. CALIFORNIA MINSTRELS! w Programme for this week, l’.\-er;&-vm- - Admis Mouday, Dee.’ 1d—First appearauco of the greatest of ali 1rieh Cumuedy Sketch Artiats, Riexey & auser, COL. W00D'S MUSEUM, Thurrday and Friday Matinees, CAMILLE, day, Frilay, and Hiturday Eveniuge, aiso Matinee, DE] Thurs Saturdsy OHAH, or The Jowinh Malden's Weongs. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAILROAD, afon Dierat, rorner Hadison and Canel-tte, Ticket Ofiee, €3 Suuih Clark-1t,, oppure Sherman ouse, and ai Depeis Laste, | Arrice. *9:45 8. m, | 400 p, rory 11 i ‘wiid Mikiaoiots e enger J 113 0.m. AN traing run sia Mttfwaukes. Ticknts for 5t Pant and Minarapalisars. ciond sl sin Sadiage o Pratels aa Chfas, or via Wat, 3 Winona: o7 ll.l;w:fl! cluYHALrHIIYLRIOAE e e 13 randaiyh s neat Cingh Teckes B4 Loula Exprese, Bt Lows Fuac 1o Peuria aud b Datraque & Stouz City Iubudun & nipux st Passenger. CHICAGN. BURLINGTON & UUINCY RAILROA?, Depots, soot of Jake-st., Indigna.ar. and Scctaerih.o, Tichet Ofices, L1 Qlar'cat wd st and Nlsteenthute, i a deywle GE NOTICE The Registered Cansiruotion Vomls of the Chicago Gas Light and Coko Campany, standing ou the books of mld Company, fo the fullowing narcs, te-wits E. 15 Alwater, W, M. Auttony, Aler. Brown, J, A, Broww, Jr., B Bowen, Geo, Brown, Sarah A, lirown, Juin N, lirown, J, Bexcher, D, P, fiacon, Jar, K, Tiur. tis, 0, Browson, U, 0, Lrowster, Wrz, Brown, 3, Barker, Isabells Brown, G. 8, Brown snd others, Fo Biscipian, E, Drioguures, Jao K. Brow, C. 1% ‘g Jr., P, lironeon, §, 1 (%! Cixde, Mary 0, Clire, Tunj, Carver, G, ¥ AL J, Caldwel, etate of ¥ . Dawson, 11, T. Dickey, C. D, Dickey, ., Thow, K, Dizon, Alice Eaton, E, Frankeattal, 5, Ih Frovoan, Fideity, Lun, T, & 3. DVt Cowy Wo LL. Graliam. G, A, Geveir: way, 4, M. Ttubtell, &2 Hoffman, ewell, Tru. fee, K. 11, Hudduck, 15, Inghsui, W, W, Koo, Barsh I, Eeen, ¥, 1. Keen, Guardian, ;i Tambxrt, M.'AL F; Marquan, . fitebell, ©, H, i, nid wherry, R A ree Smilh & Co., cliubart, 8, A. Siith, 8, Staunton, corgo F. fitone, 4. W, Karr, W: Alexander Smith, M, Stiples, Gerritt if. Smith, P, I. Tiokam, Trosiee, J. Thonson, Joseph P. Tamily Van Neat, Julia r B. Wivow, T, J, Wilsou, Gworge E W, Willard, E. T, Watklps, ¥, L. Winthrop, , Tlonty Youny, James 11, Young, A hearing the following uumbers, o, 1,518, 849, 1,061, H41, 10,403, iy 4vo, E. . D, Wildes, J. 8. Wallsce, A, I Weat, Weba Jusoply’ Waltaker, Trunt L. Y ! 0, 804, 1,131, 204, 1,441, £41, 2, f, 134, , 127, 438, 144, 5417, 854, 747, 03 i, 758, 708, 1,314, 1,3 LT, T4, 3, 130, 845, 177, 1 1,231, 1216, B8, 101, 19, 349 LT, 128, 2o, 308, 002, 109, 3,351, 3,233, 203, i, 207, 05, 210, 40, 211, 403, 213, 404, are, by 'reaolution of (e oard of Directors of aaid ' Gompany, ordored tobecalled in and yaid; and the sume wilt Lo re- deamcd ot the offico of ths Company on and after the o 1at day of Janusry, A, D, 1836, The holders of makd,| tonds arw borohy notified ervof, and tiat on sud after tue taid Int day of Jaunary, A. D 1376, tho said Londy will ceara to Lear interest, By order of the Board of Direvtora, T, WATKINS, President, JAMYS K. BUNTIS, Batretary, Chicugo, Til., Nov. 31, 1375, STOCKIOLDEHRS' MERTING, The aunusl meoling of the tockholdors of the FIFTU NATIONAL BANE OF GHICAGO for the tection of Directoru for th onsulng year will bo held at the oftice of &id Bank in Chicago, on Tucaday, Jan- uary 11, 1876, between the honrs of 3 and 4 p. 16AAC G, LOMUARD, Casliler, Cx10A00, Tios. 7, 15, JAMES W, QUEEN & C0, OPTICIANS, 024 Chomtnintesis, GO1 Brendway, Thlladeiphia, Now York, Bpectacies, E{n (lames, Bpy Qlasecs, Teleacop Opers aud Field Glaswm, Bicroceoopes and Vie Microscopes of sll grades, Mathemntical, Drawing and Burveying lustruments and Materisld of all dee criptios. Hiustrated Catalogues to suy addrres e EDUOATIONAL: 25 MIQHIGAN SEMINARY, at KALAMAZ00, Excelluot facilities Lieru offercd {or (hurusugh pe{rus twn It exlendod cowrne, The School 15 » truly Chiristian hoiue, Expauses only §175 jur year, Supe- perior advantages for the study of Afusiv, ainting, and Moderu Langusges, Locstion Leslihy snd des btful. Bome vacaniles yot remain. Apply for catas loxue and furtheriufoemation to the Principal, MISS JEANNETTE FIsHER, Ralamazoo, Mich. _ WINTER RESORTS. WINTER RESORT. BOYAL VIUTUKIA HOTEL, Nusau, N, ., Habs. N “The most delightful clmats i the b, Ua,, every ton ke the trip in two e+, PoF partiulars Addfvas JAY, LIDGEUWOUD, 333 Bivadway, N, Y. 8T, AUGUSTINE HOTEL, Bt. Augustino, Fiorlda. This Motel, having becu duubled 4o wlao, and eutire. 1y refuruished, fs pow the largest hotel i ¥lorida, A Dintug-room, acatios 3%, ks bovn addod : Gus, Bleos trio Annunclatr, Bath Koomp, Telegraph Oiite, Ko B, B, VAILL, Propristor. __ FBACTIONAL CURRENOY, _ $6.00 Packages orF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN RXOHANOA FOR Bills of Natiooal Carrency, At TRIBUNE OFTICE 10 centa each, Mail snd Express Uttana aad X TeExBuadase, 1Ex. Baturday. 3Kz Mundas ERIE AND CHICAQD LINE, Diepot, Exposition llurllmv,n 2},'“: lice, 0 Clark-4t,, core ner ar Washin itune Day Riproes—Pultman tng-Waoin Sleoping Caen, to i [ #2wm 8:0p. m mnli i nress—-Pullma: Drawing-Roun - bluej ani 1tutel C Only line runping ths hote! oo Cntra Dot ok A et st e et ke Gheey V3 am e at deote o |_Arrice, Indlanavolls, Loul nat) Day Exyire: 2yoils, Lo oath Dight Kxprass (dal) Y CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LINE. From abur, Cincinngil b St Lowis Failoay dops oo _ Fanduiyhesios andasdepot,” " oo Sides wnlh drriee, | Leat 1Indiagsnalls Loulsvills & Clacln.! nati Day [xprees ... s Ind sviiio & vmm..l 8:00p. @.(* 9:00p. mu, s nath (daily)., m| 708 m. PITTSBURD, CINCINNATI & ST. From depot cormer Wiinton Ticket oice, LOUIS R . i St e Arrive, %:lGam, ..} Bwp. m, * 9:00p. m, 1308, my Colurating, Pittebure & New vm! Hay Eajrus Columbay, Pittabure & New Vork gy Hapress (daiiy). PITISBURL, FT. WATNEA CHICAGD RAILWAY. Leare, Arrive, 9:008. ni. 8ilip. m: Ll‘la,l:‘:. t Ezoopt Mondags, § Ex- BALTIMORE A OHIO RAILROAD. Daing lracs Srum rear of Brporision Luilding end Fost af Twentyseundsl, Nevot corner Midion-st, and ik ao,” Ciy ulte, 100 Clacknate, coemer o W ngton, Accommodation, Murning bagpre copted, (Dallyy CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD ey, orner o Van Bugennd Shermanats, Tieket ey 1 Omahs, Leavenw'th & Atchison Ba! ' dsoomumodation B 00 . 1. 110,00, m: OOEAN NAVIGATION, National Line of Steamships, NEW YORK TO QUEKNSTOWN AND LIVEILPOOL. Thureday, Deo. 9, &t 3. p, w, turday, Doc- 11, &t 31k 1n; v Lico, 15y aLB &, m. tanday, o, &y sk 9 a. i, b 5 Sk, HOLLAND, das e 14 8 330 p.m. Cabin Dassaser B and i currerer. - Hovara ok rod) tickots, 833 ourrency. ucod Tates, " Bive) e andupwandson Grost, rligine Ngiisavisoraer Ol d Randolpireis,” (vpposiis naw heran b ONLY DIRECT LINE TO.FRANCR, The G T lantio Cumpaoy's Mail Bte R s favorite route for' the ': m‘y otber), will sai! PRICK OF PAb N Firet cauiny 8110 ud 9124 doooed Taiees Sihersas Sid, wilk subery Foom Now Vork ta Eristol (England) direct. FWESTRRN, Win Cabin Pasosy 3 gicuraton: nekeu, 4l e e FAIRBANKS® ATANDAND FAIRBANKS, MORSK & 0Q, 111 & 113 Lako St., Chicago. Be careful to buy ouly the Geauis prgg hing n our stare, sad $[ PUY St Ll‘“ lllnnda. STHIN'A 8 & sake, Boud for dessciative caaiediay’ P!