Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1875, Page 8

TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 " THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. The temperature yesterdsy, sa obsorved by Mans=ee, optician, 8% Madison stroet (Tminune bullding), was st 8 a. m., 83 degrees; 10a. m., 85; 12 5; 9p.m, 34 8p.m, 33. Young Ford, who shot himaolt Jast Mondsy evening, was still aifve at 12 o'clock last night, and, a8 ho waa then breathing moro freoly and roating casier than at anv time ninco ths occur- ronce, soms littlo hopes aro eutertsined for his Tocovery. A match gamo of foot-ball was played yestor- day on the Chicago White Btocking grounds botween tha Chicago Fool-Ball Club and the Atblatic Ciub of 5t. Jgostius College. After contesting for an hour and a half, the result at tho end stoad one to onc, Tho next game will be played Thureday. At (bo last meeting of the Board of Ednca- tion tho subject of goomotrical drawing in the achools wak discusred and roferaed to the Com- mitteo on Text-Books, At s meeting of this Gommitton nold Wednceday ovoning 't was sgreed to report to tho Hoard in” favor_of Iaying the matier of “Smith's Geometrical Drswings " over until gpring, whes the wholo conrao of text- books will bo Tipped up and put togetber sesin, A 18 tho custom. At tho rame mosting the Com ~ mittee agrood to recommend that tho Doard buy certain of tho commou text-books by the quan- tity at wholeaale rates, If this were dono, a eaving of 40 yer cout on_the retail prco, or toe §149,000 a yedr, would be effectod. 3IR, ADANS' OTINION. By dropping out & fow words iu one parsgraph of Asaistant Corporation Conusel Adams’ opinion on Tilloy's letter, published in yesterday's Trin- CYE, the meaning of the writor was laft somo- whnt obscure. As printed tho soutence read : * Howoever this may bo, the sgreewent upon s plan by the Board ot Connty Commissionors is o aubstantinsl thing to be looked to,” ete, It thould bave been : * Tiowever this may be, tho ngreamient upon a plan by the Doard of Piblio Worke and the Bosrd of “County Commissioners i8 tho substantial thing to bo tooked to," ete. TIE REY. W. TL. JOTKINS, A reception was given to tho Rev. Wiliiam IL Tlopkius, tho now Rector of St, John's, last night in the bascmont of that clusch, corner of Asb- land avenue and Madison street, Almoet the entiro congregation turned out to greet thair fi- ture spiricnal guardian, and quite an agroeable timo was spent. Ar, Jlopkins was formorly Riector of Grace Church, Watortown, N. Y, He rocoived o unsnimous call to Bt. John'sa few weoks ngo, and, M4 that parish offered n wider rphero of usefuinoss, dosided to sccept it. Hia fitst sermon, which mado a very favorable im- preswion, was preached Subday morming. Bishop untington, of Coutral “Now York, cutertaine a bigh opinion of his characior and attainmonts. In L] letter toa prominent parishioncr of 8t. John's, tho Bishop ways: **Ilc has a fine presance and voice, dignity and caso of manner, is scneible and agrecablo, keeps out of diticulty, bas no nonsouro about hiwn, never [ntermoddloes out of Lis sieere, und, go far ag I koow, 18 not wantin in activity,” This goes not appesr too lhig! prawe, Sueo Lis arrival in tho city conzidorable interest has been rovived in 8t. Joan's Parish, and theto 18 great promise of future activity, Mr. Hopking stays with C, H. Jordan, No. 603 Juckeon streot, until Lis arrangementa are com- ploted. THE UNITERSITY OF OHICAGO. 1t ts plcasaut to kuow arrangements bave just bheen wade by which tho University is relieved of ity immediate aud more pressing burdens. The Union Mutual Lite Insurance Company is the holder of nil the bonded indobtedness of tho University, smounting, together with nccruod interest. to abont £52.000, and both Dr. Boone, tho financi gent of that Compavy, aud the Finauce Committco douy that they nre or hoyve been taking any stops to forecloso tho trust-dred. ‘Iho losn to the University was originafly 100,000, but part of it has beon paid by tho ealo of Iand, and tho Company announcos {tself ready and willing to loan mors, should tho Universitv desiro it. At a mooting of some of tho Trustoes, held o devise ways to meet tho floating indobtednens of soma 812.000 or #15,000, it wasmuggested that it might be best 10 make an odditionai loan sullicient to cover this amount, but nothing definito has as yet boen dono in that direciion. ‘I'no Treasurer of the institntion stat os that he paia the Profersors end tutora in full, a fow days ago, for their Iast quoiter's malswies, and that thero are only duo some small balances to certain oftlcers who Liave not cliosen to «diaw the full amount due thom. g THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE BECOND MEERTING ot the now County Board was hold yoatorday af- ternoon, all tho membera beiug prokent. Mr. Holden prezonied the ropors of a Special Committeo on Rules for tho government of the Loard meotiogs, which was a duplicate of tho rules of tho past year, with a few immaterial at- terations or transponitions. ‘The report waa adoptod without dissent. "I'he Chgirn:an submitted o list of . THE STANDING COMMITTEES of tho Board for* the ensuing yoar, as follows: “Manica-—ilolden, Lonergun, terting, Tabor, Jokn. u, Jidielury—Tabor, McCaffrey, Clenry, haication ‘o 4 wes—Dusne, Guonther, Holden, bl » Holden, Carroll, ity & ) Mulloy, Burdick, PPubh'e Clmnful—l!c»"'lfln". lonergan, Holden, + Carroll, m}r':fwi Buildings—Lone vgan, Schmidt, Cozly, Guene W b nson, & u‘lfil”mw—umq. Conly, Schmidt, Busse Mulloy. “Educutia i—Guenther, He. thng, Burdick, Timtie atnd firvdger—Guent, Yer, Busse, Tabor, Tt wf Tmen Accounta— Aysrs, Guonther, Dunse, s e Surdick, Mallay, G Yeary Toicenaes—urdic] o3, 3 e arvicomConly, Catfoll, McOnffrey, Behmidt, 4 e )4 and Jail Accounts—Behmide, . Conly, McCaffrey, T:lloy, Ayars, )ll u.u..z“.uut:«mtpmp—ummz. Lonergan, Mul- 1oy, Ayars, Hurdiei. The report of ex-County-Troas arer Miller for tiio jast quartor aud for tho yoar was read. It mad4 the following exhibit of TUE COUNTY PINANCEA for tho year suding Dac, 6, 16763 , Dalanco ch Ban, D . o,se1.01 Recelved trem rial around old Court-Lo 2,638,680 H. L. Ithodes, reut Court-l{ouss squar S Jolm Jouce, for old tmattiug, 9,55 C. I*. Periolat, for boller... . 000 Jucob Qroes, Cireuit Conry e, S T ) Wardeu County Hospital, ... 2 7100 . 3, Duyle, Crimiuut Court : ey Sunnly CGolluctor, for custs. 34,158.08 Jaes Htowart, Jiscardes 15,082.22 Herwasn Lio, Caunty O 5128908 T, Hradloy, late Sberifl. 4,065,035 Mondamen of J, 1, Walsb, tax of I6i%.... 501864 Tioard of Alford at Tusans Asylum,...ee. LI 4} Becutity 1nsurance Comyany, & N rane on ol Gaur-ouse, George Kimberly, Warden usano Asyl For wavera lcensos..... * Peddlers’ liccuses “emporary loats,.. Tax of iATuand pri Tux of 1774 Total, CXPENDITURES. Paid 00 county OFdCMM.eesvess Juror u-mua’m. Huperior Court. Juror certificates, Ulrcuit Court, Jurar certificates, Crnlol Cous Juror certiticales, County Court Suror certificates, Cosouets fa “Temporary 1o Interest oi temporary oana Commisons,. .. Totalissasusrer Balance on hand Dec. 8, 1875, LONDLD INDEBTED! Beven per cent war bouds, due May, indd, Huven ez cent war bondd, duo Bay, 855 Eeven per cent war bouds, due May, 150 Tublic Lullding bouds, duo Alay, 14, Yire Loudw dus 1852 Loud 1swued to ths Tre teew of tho Graceland Cemetery Tmprove went fund, duy May 1, 1634 Total bonded fadebtodness., Sterchania’ Mathooal Bank, 8t per of Merchants’ Natioual Bal T hap SLay 11, Dyi0-s s ene.§ 100,000.00 Loun Of Merchunw’ savinks Toan & Trast Culupany, 8 per ceut, dus July 11, 1876,, 100,000.00 8§ 200,000.00 i 8,992.000,00 Total... Tutul debt, ‘Amount of fire bonds not lfl}fl Mr. Miller's report a4 Col fawing exhibit of mccmlu_.:md‘ & To swount of tax on roal person: Y POCF ¥saonseren +.$1,710,108.77 T o (o of 1870 aud yrior years uni faterea Torfulted” sud "ot difterent clamunl . aren To sinutint collccted aince the Hat of un- ol e wia oplad o 20 ' 3 Y TioT Ve bArged ih taxwarrabie of 18T6serre 10019.68 Total smount cliarged to County Cals TectOTuncenesere 81,404,700,08 Awmong the items of credits the repoct showed $110,650.05 of the taxes on porsonal proporty had been forfeited to the State, Mr. Holdon moved the raforance of the report to the Committeo on Fiuanco. Mr. Burdick moved tiiat tho Commistee be in- etrueled,to ancertain from tha County Treastrer thie amolint of monays that hio had received an County 'Treasurer and Colloctor outeide of his legal salarvy. Mr, llolden contonded (hat the motion was out of order, but would pruperly come under tho head of resolutions, ote. Tho Chatr suatained Mr, Holden, and the ro- poit wan referred. ' MIRCZLLANEOTS, A report was road from tho Map Depariment showing ths progress of tho work, Referred to tho Committes on Public Records. A communication waa read from the contract- ors for roofing the now County Hospital, notl- fying tho Board that thoy would claim damages for dolays, Referrod to tho Joint Committes on Teapital and Pubhe Buildings. A communication from Judge Gary. making rocommendatious as to the necessary clorks for tho ottice of Clerk of the Buperior Court, wae road and reforred to the Committes on Publio Borvico, Bilts and potitions were then rend and proper- ly referred, after which the Board adjourned until Monday at 2 o'clock. — POLITICAL. THE JUDICIAL ELECTION. The followiug nolicen liave boen fastted rola- tive to the Convention fobe beld Mondsy to nominate a successor to Judge McAllister : The Rapubliean County Convention that assembled tho 1th day of Uctober 188t §a requested to meet at the headquarters, northeast corner of Clark and Lake stracts, Baturduy, Dre, 11, at 1o%clock p. m,, for the purposo of rc{h‘iln; cighty delegatea from Couvk County to attend the Judicial Convention called to mect on Monday, Dee, 13, for the purpass of nomi- nating a candidate for Judge of the Kuprema Court to fll the vacancy in tue Noventh Judivial District, Fach delegato to the County Conventlon ia requestod 10 be prement, I'uii Ouptn ov TR COOX COUNTT ILEFUDLICAN CEN- TRAL CoMarTeR, At » Joint moeting of the acveral County Rapublican Committees of Lake, Du Iage, Will, Kankakeo, aud Cook Cotntles,—said countles comprixing the Beventh Judicial District of the State,—it wxs resolved to hold a Rlepublican Conveation at_{he rooms northeat cors ner Clark sod Lake atreets, in the City of Chicago, on Monday, Dee, 19, b1 o'cloEk p. m., fot tha purpane of nominating & candidate for Judgo of the Hupreme Court, to fill the vacancy existiug in such distsics, ‘The number of delegates from eash connty to be as fole lows: Lake County, 63 Will, 113 Konftakee, 7. Pen Orpen oF Tux Joixr CortMITIEe, WARD MELEINOS. A Iarga meating of tha ‘Tenth Ward Repub- lican Club was held Wodnesday evening a¥ No. 229 Weat Madison street. The meoting was cailed to order by tho Presideot. Wilham H. ‘Thomyson, After resding of the minutes of the provions meoting by tho Bocrelnr{. Martin Coo- rad, considerable miscollaneot ucal business waa transscted, and_quite a large aum eollected and paid to John Ioffman, Tressurer of the ward fand. ‘The mesting adjonrned to Ssturday ovening, Dec. 18, Pursuant to the recommendation of the Ceu- tral Club, tho Foumtu Ward Republicans haye of- fectod an orgavization, sn proviously roportod. During tho past weok they havo socured the flue store 0G0 Wabash svenus, south of the Woodruf? lotel, which they will formally open 34 tho permanent headquarters of the Club Hatarday eveaing. Josaph Medill, Frauklia JacVeagh, and otber citizons will address the meoting, and Frank Lumbsrd's Glee Club will also cnliven the occssion with somo of their most popular selections, All interosted in (he honest sdmitistration of our public affairs are Tequested to o preacut. There will bo an adfournod meeting of the Firs$ Ward Ropublicans at the Ropublicsn head- quartors, cornor Lake Clark streots, to- uight at 8 o'clock sharp, to receive and act on tho seport of tho Commities on Organuzation and complote the organization of the Club, All members of the Club and tho Ropublicans of the Fifteanth Ward ara requestod to meet to- night at Nos. 274 and 276 Milwaukes avonue, in tho basomeut, at 8 o'clock sarp, RS LOCAL LETTERS. LREWULT OF A NLUNDER. To the Editor of Ti\e Chicaco Tribuna : Cricaco, Doc, 9.—It has come to my knowl- edge that the caur'w of my incarceration has beon 8o misconstrued ns to rendoer soma *explana- tion neccasary, acel, for numerous hona-fide rensons, I ask you to publish tho annezed alort statement s 1In Alay, 1874, 1 re.ated and wont to ltve in & cottage on Stato stre ot, south of the city limits, but bad not lived the ve mawy days when I dis- covered that my, nexi-door neighbors ware not such 28 Xshould liko to bavo my family dwell bosido, and accordin gly determined to move from thero as soon as! I could find s suitable place to rent. In itho mecantime my disa- grocable neighbors wers making things 24 ubplessant s they pomsibly couid, and, 88 a consoquont Fesult, n compalsory ap- poarance before a Hy e Park Juatice, snd the paymaus of 16 and cot &8 oa o fine imposad oo me by that legal lnminai ty for having broken an ordinance of the famons township, was the first coil of tho web in which they wore encircling ma. 1 movod as speedily ss I could toa more friendly location, and considerec! (hat the saaritices of mionoy and time, and th o aunoyan safferad, moro than vindicated th o law aud sstinfled the exactions of my forme r peighbore. Not so, howovor, s I was eoon a1 Hor convinced by being summoned to anawer inthe Buparior Court the suit of Isabella Torhuno f or #10,000 for defama- tion of character. To thitv1 flica snawer by at- tornoy, and thercby pni tho matter atrest for ‘a time, during ‘which, however, I wan approachod by plalotif’s stiorneys, who offered to compromis » ths matter for tho sum of §300. This occurr ad at the Stook-Yardy, whero I was doing some business ot the time, aud, a8 the offor was not acceptod by me, the suit, of courne, went on, a3d was called np for hoaring during one of this terma of this fall, ;:lxwl.(’;o tho plaintift got judg:ment by dofauls for When the ease roached tisla stage no further sotion was taken until my name Istoly appoar- ed in the city pspors as bondaman for the bail of M. J, Cohitl on abond for $10,000. This sum ‘was oxactly £0,000 in excesa of the ball given for M. J. Cablil's liberation, which was fixed by Judge Rogers at 1,000, with W.X Maskoll as tho sworn rospansible man on the bound, and I a8 technical unaworn boudsmon to simply coms ply weth the logal requiraments az the statute, whicl makes it noveasary o Lave two menou s bond, Tue erroncous addition by the city press of the cipber to 1Ls modersiely respectable sum of 21,000 at ancw trapsformed it into the * #olid ™ #10,000, which excited bsyond monsure the un- Juut avarice and legal cupidiy o my *former peighbors” and their lswyers (7). “Forthwith they went and awore 1 was about to leave the country, and obtained & writ-of ca sa for my ar- rest, and placod the documert “in the hands of an oficer, telling him 1t wus ouly nocessary to approbend me when I would, imniediatoly haud over the €3,166 {n grosnbacks, and, singular as it may seom, oue ‘o these | wwyers accompanied tho oificer to mny house on § sturday night Lo re- ceivo and count the money aiid releaso me from custody in conuiderstion thereof. 1he green- backn wers pot forthcoming 3 anticipated, and 1 was torn from my family an d lodged in prl-nn. —a prisoner without a ctime,. an_injured nan withont rodruss, snd a victim of injustice in its worst foym. MucuasL FosTER, WALL NTREET REPORTS, Toths Editor of The Chieags Triptine: Cuicaao, Dec. 9.—Would It n:2t be well for the press of shls city to look & little {uto the cbar. scter of their financial telegraphic dispatches from New York, both *special " and publio 2 ‘Would 1t not be well to ascertain if the men who #end thesa dispatclies are not paid by stock- Jobbors (s Ibetieve) for the circialation of false and dawaging reporty, affacting the repatation of leading 7ailroads ? Uthorwiep, what ia the meaning of the recont roports agasnat she North- western? aud why biave the dispatches beon so worded as tothrow suspiclon upon that road oven aftor Prenidont Keop basshown and prov. that tto reports were wholly without founda. tion? ‘Beling whort" ia an extenaive busineas in Wall strost. Haviog gotten out » long line of “ghorts,” tbe uext thicg to do s to putin olrculation . some damaging yeport, aud break down the stock, so that thess ahort deaters or swindlers may cover thoir contrauts at s proiit. Homo time ago thess follows made a aid upon Lake Bhore, aod broke that down, Last week they attacked Alichigen Central, circulated & roport (faluo of course) that thers bad been an overissue of stock, and **that great aud alarmi ng dovelopments might be ex- pocted.” Now Northwestern lé attacked 1 theo same way aud for the samoe purpose, of dsmag- ing the road and .\vlndllng the publio. Burely such thinge ehould not be &urmmud. 1 we damsge were confined to the Wall strect opara- tors no one would care much, but the ovil ex- tends outaide, aud affocts wany other iuteresty, aud chocka the growth of coufidoace in legiti- mate chavuele. Ocrtaluly the press of Cbicago should uot allow itsel? to e used 1o the intor estaof Wall street peculators. BuaoessTios, YIRST COME FIUST HERVED, T the Editor of Tha Chivaoo 1ribune : Omicaoo, Dec. B.—The renting of pewe ab MoVicker's sy of may rot be the best way to ralso money for tho Central Church. That it wilt not ho as pagular an the democratic method of charging & small admirsion fee, with no ro- serven oxoopt to firat comers, is attestod by the succens of the Sundav Lecturs course. 1t in aafe to say that Prof. Swing will command a falt house at any timo, snd tho foar is that Me- Vicker's will bo too small rasher than too Inrzo 4 placo for all who doriro to hear him. Lot un mako A caleulation : Prof. Swing may count on an audienco of 3,000, which, at 10 conta each for fifty-two Hundavs, would give n ravenio of ®16,- £00. Dednet from this Prof, Swing'a salary of £7.000, and you hiave left £8,600, with which to pay ront of ball, mueic, and other oxpensos. his plan accomplishes all that is doslred, raisen a revouno mith ease, and piaces the ontira population on & footlug of equality, which was underatood to bo tha crowning “excolience of Swing's new church. The only perscns who aliowid bs entitled to any resorved roats aro tho Aty gontiemen who have securad Prof. Hwing's sorvices by niening the goarantes fund, Toall others apply the rule of payiog as you go, and lirat come first servod, WASTE OF (A8, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune ; Cuicago, Dee, 9.—Whether the city psrs for it or not it {s n uecless wasto of gas to hisvo tho strest lampe burn for bours at a time in broad daylight. It is no uncommon occurrenco for tha stroet-lampa to be abiazo for ono or twa Lonurs after the broak of day, but yesterday morning the gas-lam, & on Weut Washingtan, Weat Ran- dolph, and West Lake stroots, ana for sught [ know eleewhero throughout the city, woro not extingnishod until oxactly fiftcen minntea to 10 o'clook timed by inyrel! and annther person, Irthis wasto bs o loss to the Gas Company the latter aught to kuow 1, and if it ba chargeabls to the eity the pruper officor stiould make a noto of it an an offéot (0 the Gins Company’s bills. P'resutaing that the city has to |ay for this surplus waste, I entor my protest as a tax-payer agaiust ., Ieomotimes think that the com- panioa inatruct the lamp-lightors to aid them in runping up as largo bills as possidle against the clity. When #ill the Cummon Council adopt Mr, Colbort's judicious and economicat tables, aud whon sbnll wo havea Gua Inspoctor to stand hetween the peoplo and oxtortionate gas imo- nopolios? E. i THE COUNTY BUILDING. Bberiff Agnow yestorday took fifteon prison- ors to Joliet, two to the Neform Schoal, and o Lo the 1nsano Asylum. Tne cato of Andrew Johanson, indictea for the murdor of Mary Ann Ryder, will bo tried the first thing this morniug in the Crimiual Court. Tho work in the Sherifl's oftico s rapidly in- creasing as winter approaches. Tho prospect 18 that the number of processes of various kinds will bo doubled this mounth over tho provious ono. Tho Grand Jury yosterday found sightecn true bills in jali cases. Beveral complaints wore board, the principsl_onc bomg ngainst Justice FEberhordt snd a Went Sido Constable, Tho vomplaiuta will ba examined to-day, About noon yestorday the inmates of the Jail were inclined to” maiso s Lowl. The butcher who had furnished tho rtor- bouso stoaks and rib-roasts fatlod to wend over the daily allowance, owing to tho deprossed conaition of his finances conrequent 0 having passed through the bankriptey will the day provious, The dinnor camo, how- over, but it waa a little lato. MUKNY NELHON CONTESTS, Late Wodaosday aflernoon, after tha roportors hind quit tho County Coart, Murry Nelson filed biy potitton contesting tho eeats of Michaol Mal- loy and Patrick M, Cleary in the Board of County Commisaionors. A separata potition was filed ainlmu each party. They wero ideotical, each alloging the same state of facty, The bills con- tain sixteen counts, and set up all manner of fraud. Thbe following 18 tho sub- stanco of the connts fu each petition : First, that in tho difforout precincts $,600 illegal votes wero cast for his opoouents; second, that thore were votes countod that woro not cast at all; dhird, that in tho First Preciuct of the Twontioth Ward Republican chaollengers woro re- fused admission to the polls, thesa were Lowis L. Wadsworth aud George W. Dittingor ; fourth, the same was rofused to William J. Hawland nnd John Atwatoer, other Republican challongers, in the Second Drecinct of that ward; fitit, that Simon Wallace, Charlos P. Holinburg, and James Donshue were thus rofused in the Hizth Ward; sixth, that by such oxclusion illogal votes wero admiltod for Mulloy and Cloary 5 seventh, that i tha First Precinct of the Twentioth Ward the batlot-box was nat publicly opened and exhibitod bofore votes wero putin: olghth, thas in tho same precinct ballots of legal votera were rofused; mniuth, that in saveral practactd the votes wore deposited without being numbered ; tonth, that In the last-named pro- einct thero was moro votds cast than number of 1egnl votora in tho ward; elevonth, thavin the Biret Precinct of the Fifth Ward, 526 Nelson votos were uot counted ; twelfih, that in tho Twentieth ‘Ward, Firet Procinct, ehallengod votos wero no- copted ; thirteenth, that in the First Precinet of the Firat Ward no poll-lists were kapt; fourtoeuth, thiat 1o the Fifth Ward one or mors of the votiog- Iacea were changed without propor notlco; fif+ onth, that thero were vasious otbor lrregulari- tiew, all to tho dieadvantags of tho petitioner; uistoontl, that by a proper count the petitioner would bo entitled to the eloction, Tho petitions closs by asking that the olection of Mulloy sud Cleary be sot aside by tho Court, and that they bo requirad to appoar the first day of tho noxt terni. Bummonscs wore issucd st gnca in sccordsuce with the praycr of the potl- ions, AN IMPONTANT QUEATION. Connty-Clerk Lisb received a lottor of inquiry from the Becretary of Stato yestordsy, saking why the cortificatos of eloction of Commission~ ems Mulloy, Clesry, and Conly had not been forwarded to Bpringyeld. Theinquiry arose from tho fact tbat 1t j8 not dofinitely settlod wuether Cook County Is under township organi- zation or not, sud in counties not under towu- ship organization county officials have to be commisntoned by the Govornor. Gen. Liob road tho letter with & ]auting smile, foll back into his cushioned chair, and folt that he koew a great deal moro than Mr. Harlow on the subject, In other words, he thought Lio knew tho county was under townuhip organization, ete., and that ho I;‘ml dooe his duty in giving certitficatos of eleo on, . —_—— CRIMINAL. Michael Mahoney, a notorious foot-pad, was arrested last evening on a» Gtate warrant pro- oured by Wiliam Healy, who accuses Michael of having held bim up aad robbed him of 320 while in front of No. 543 Clark strool last Wodneudsy evening. Mrs. Lloyd, of No. 10 Ann streok, thinks it a shsme that she should Iron clothas for other pso- vle, who can find no othier business than baug- ing around her doors and carrying off bor clothes-frama whonever Ler back 18 turwed, ‘This was done Iaat evening. The case of James Mahonoy, charged with uttering and passiog #6 counterfeit nowws of the Natlounal Bank of Illivows, came_up for further hearing Lefora Commissioner Hoyne yesterday afterncon. Tho ovidencs of 1y clear, aud in dofault of & was committed, Mrs. Eether Norden, the or of a pawne :hop‘ at No. imiu sn.z; strost, waa srrested y:filer- iy for recciviug stoleu property, ou_complaiud of Robert Forayih, of Hyde Atk The gentles nan said that Neilie Contello stole the watch, and sho slso was locked up. Justice Bummer- feld witt decldo the case to-day. J. C. Heed, of Prairie City, Is., who was swin- dlod ont of over 83,000 by mouto men on & Chi- cago, Hook Ialand & Yacifle traiu, has been thr {ato bankruptey b‘hh creditors, snd his case I8 now going Lhrough the courts. Mr. 1leed expresses Limsoll vory strongly sbout the swindle, sud propoges to proseoute the monte men to the ntmoat extent of the law. The op- erators are now lu continement at Joliet. Charles Nofts, the keepor of the house gt No. 458 Paulina strest, in which took plave the bloody affrsy of last Bunday night, died from the iujunea ho then roceived yesturday afteruvon st tho County Hospital. l{ll injurios becomiog more serious, he was taken from the County Jail to the Hoapital. Delew, who waa so fear- fully cut up iu the same affray, is recovering, and s the other partioipants were bus slightly injurod uo more fatal reeulis are sutlcipi u&. Wednesday night, a revident in the 'Town of Eonglewood discovered two eu gatbering up packsgea thrown from tha Rock Istand taln ‘Which passed shor\ly sfter 7 o'cluck, Binoe the goods were thrown off the cars above tho ats tlon, the matter was reported, and tho railroad ofticials aro vow trylug to hud out which ono of l‘lfilr ewployes I8 iu leaguo with the band of oves, Justice Knofmann yestordsy committed Frank nmdglmn aud David Goggin to the County Jail iu default of $1.000 basl, They were captured by Detectives Whalen aud Behasok, of ke Obie ilt was sulliciout~ bail the sccused epgo Avonua Station, and aro accused of rob- bing & Gorman named Clarles Kulbo, while ransing along Waolla atreet noar thn corner of Superior streot. last Sundyy night. They knocked him down, ent hin oad opon with & kntfa, and robbed him of 16 add o gokl watch and chalo, An old gentleman named fl. D. SchrofMer, hatliog from FEoglewood, wan arsauited and robbed by thres men Jast nigne o |asaing along Rendolph ntrost betweon Cansl aud the river. An overcoat, gloves, and #44 in ealy ken from hini. With the assistanco of two brave little boya he zave them chaso nutil Oflicor Tomphing auccerded in eapluring ono of them, who was carrying away tho overcoat. Ile ave tbo nama of Michacl Rooney, and was ocked up 1o tho Madison Streot Station, A man named Harrls, a shipearponter, while roing homs Wadnesday mght was assaulted about 11 o'clock nenr the corhior of Turty-frst and Halsted strocts, by a rowdy named Anton Srmon, who reliovod him of £10. A policoman arrestod Simoo and took him in tow, when he was aseanlted from behind by the thist's pal. Hoveral other poticomen wero attracted by the noiee, and tho two wore lodged ki tho station. Yostorday Simon was held in §500 bail tothe Criminal Court, and & man named Martford was ived 820 for intorforing with an oflicer. e i sy ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘The sals of aeata bogins Monday for the read- ing by brs. Scoti-Biddons Tuosday evening, ‘The Cook County Principals’ Association meets at 1:30 p. m. to-morrow at No. 118 State streot. Tho State Microacopleal Socioty moets this ovouing at the rooms of tho Academy of Bcl- encos, No. 263 Wabash avenue. A mboting of persons interested in Fulton straot projorty, wost of Weatern avenue, will be held at the corner nf Washtonaw avenue and Fulton strect, Saturday syoning, Tho salo of soats for the eloquent lecture on “Tha Lifa of C(teorge Btophonsam,” to be given next Monday night at Plymouth Church by the Hon, Wiiliamn Parsons, begins this morninq‘nt tho box-uflico of tuo Siar Courso at Janson, Mo- Clurg & Co.'s. The congregation Buay Sholom will hold di- vino servicas to-morrow at tho naw taberuscle, corner Wabash avenuo and Hubbard court, for the flret timo, On this occasion the miniator of the congiegation, the Rov. Dr. A, J. Messing, will delivor a normon in English on the subject, “ Do Thon Contoent,” ‘The Welsh Pmnhrory is to convenn ai their church, comer of Monreo and Saugamon atroots, thin ovening at 74 o'clock, when tho Rev. William Iughes, of Racipe, Wia., will preach. ‘There will be picaching also Baturday ovening at tho sagio hour, and Sunday at 10a. m.. 3 p. m,, and 7 p. m. Hoveral ministors from Wisconsin are expeoted to be present., This DIresbytory meets Lom only once every threo years, ‘Ihe Committos of Nina hava detormined npon & genoral plan for tho renting of tho eittivgs for the coming year in Irof. Swing's Coutrul Church, which it is beliaved will moet the ap- proval of all intorested, and provide in s liberul way for all who may doxire to regularly attend the servicos. The scalo of pricos will range from &5 por sifting for tho ontire yesr up to $20,—a very large proportion of the seata being under 812, As there in no need of moro than enough mooey fto pay actoal ex- penses, tho Committos bhuving the mat- ter in_ charge have ‘boon ablo to fix uvon this low range af prices, and yet it Is bo- lioved that enough monoy will bo socured to pay tho current expenyos and no othor call bo+madu upon the publio or any appeal eveu be made through that church "puisanco—tho contriou- tion-box, 'Tioso who desiro to sccure soats for tho year can seo a plan of the sittings in Me- Vicker's Theatro at Janson, McCiurg & Co,’a to- day and to-morrow, the shoot having marked on it tho price of tho mittings. Tho saloof roatn will begin Monday morning at 9 o'clock at,-Jan- sen, McUlurg & Co's, and 'flrat como firet sorved " will be tho democratic principle adbor- rd to,—not a soat hoing allowed to be marked off tho sheot in advanco. —_—— THE CITY.HALL, Tbe City Collector took in about $3,000yester~ day, The City Troasuror pald out £51,000 on the city indebtoduoss yosterday. ‘e Committes on Financo meets in tho Comp- troller's office this altervoon at 3 o'clock. ‘Water-rants yosterday wero £3,394.88, and real sl persapal property tax colloctions $3,005,73. Tho Board of Public Worka 1ssued vouchors for $12,444 to Cox Drothora toward tho con- mtruotion of the Milwaukes avenue visduct. It would be to tho interest of every proporty- owner to seo that his water-tax i pald before tho 16th of tho month, for thoroby the 10 por cont penalty will bo avoided. The Mayor yesterday revoked the saloon license ot William Murray and A, Conley, doiug business at No. 124 East Van Dureu strest. The place has Iately become the resort of thieves, and, moreover, the propriotors have repeatedly done busiooss in & manuer contrary tothe city ordinances. Cortain Aldermen who wore prominent in In- troducing to ordinance whereby all ccal sold by doalors must be weighed by s responumble weigher before delivery, wers fuming sround tus City-l1sll yestorday moruiog becanso the ordinance is not bolng onforesd, although it was not votood by tho Mayor., Tho law is one tho noed of which Laa been strongly felt, thoy say, on account of the short-woysht robbery which lina beon and is still practiced to sowe ‘sxtent, and was introduced {n good faith. The onl reascn for {ts nonenforcement Is the oxcuhe thal it was not ouly publishod in the corporation paper, showing a gross neglect on the part of :buus whose businoes it is to sttend to such mat- ors. WEDNEADAY'S GONFERENCE. The roport of tho conferouce botwosn tho city and town oflicors pablished in yesterdsy's Tnis- pxy made Mr, Frank Adame differ from Br, Tuley ou the quostion whothoer Collectors could ln‘x on persoual property for tho taxes due ou real property. The report was erroneous. Mr. Adama does not thlnk laswyers can differ on the question, as the statuta is plain that such a levy can bo made, He was also reported as sayin, that, aftor doducting 81,600 from 2 per cent o! tho taxea collected, the balsace of tho 2 por cent was tobe paid into tho town or district trossury. Hin opluton was precisely the reveise of that, viz, that no part of the city tax could 1egally ba psid into a town or district tresaury, GUBEANATORIAL INAUCURATION, . Bax Franoinco, Deo, 9.—Gov. Irwin was in- augurated to-day with the ususl coremonfes. In his inaugural ho urged the Logislature to bring the influoncs of tho Btate to bear on the Goversl Government to proocure s modiiication of the treaty with Ohina with a view to the restriction of Chinese immigration, Also that the Biate should demand the return of the couniry to Boccie paymonty ab tho earliest posalble mo- ment. —_— SICK OF * THE TWO ORPHANS.” Mzeruts, Tonn., Doo. 9.—The bMcKed Rankin combination, which has been playing * The Two Orphaus™ at tho Opera-1Touse, haa come to grief, their baggage and effects belog attached to-day by the laudiord of a botel, a newspaper eatab- lishment, aud a bill-poster, thus bringing thelr ongagement t0 an end. B r, iowes This is the last day but onu to got advice and an examination of your Jungs ** free of chargo " by Dr, Howe, propristor of the Arablan medl- cioes, now at the Matteson House.® Ilis medi- ciues are sold by our leading druggista, - ——— Husical Boxes, richly bound musiy books, muxls follos, muslo racks, Pisno stools and corers, and other musical goods, salt ble for,holidsy presents, at Lyon & Healy's, State and Honroe strests. : ————————— Just Think, 20 Per Cent Lower than (be prices of any otLer houso in Chicago, Our aew scale of prices for well made, stylish gsrments wo ¥now will fnduce you. Ordway & Newlsud, 209 Weat Madison siroet, SR s For Holiday Prosents, combining taste, utllity, and ornament, go early to J, 3L W, Jones', No, 10 Madison street. S it et L Planos and Organs Hallet, Davis & Co.'s Grand, 8quare, snd Upright, sud Smith's American Organs, can be found only at W. W, Klinball's, comner Slate and Adams streets, Chiloago. -———— The Genius of Man Wss nerer @ore wucosseful than when Delley's Mag- ical Pain Exieactor was diagoversd. It is the pansces for pain sad akin dlsessos. 25 ccnts par box, - L] S e e Lundborg’s Oalifornia Water fox tollet sud balli | delighttullyragrantand. THE INSANE ASYLUM. Stni'y of n Man Who Escaped from Its Walls, What He Has to Say About tho Treat- ment of Patients, Quality of the Food Giren Themes-How the Kecpers Amuse Themselyes, . The Way in Which He Eacapod. Many rumora have been eurront of late in ro- gatd 1o the managoement of affairs at Lo County Insane Asylum st Jofferson. The Modical Su- perintendent has boon nccnsed of noglect of duty, and the attendsnis of general brutal bo- havior toward the patients. It 18 difiienlt to ob- tain & corroct view of the inner working of the institution from visite theroto. Wlen county committnas have dotermined to investigato mat- tery, and have apprised tho ropotters of sch de- termination, on visiting the asvium everything is found shipshaps, and tlie officials secm to vio with each other la eolicitoun attention to the un- fortuuates nndor their charge. But thore | 8 something about tho ostablisbiment which given rize to the suspicion that thia air of cleanlinosn and gentleness is sssumed for the oceaston, and that affairs are not ao agroe- able whon visitors are not expeotad. A Tuinuxe roporter yestorday had an lnterviow with au es- capad pationt, which strengthons this {mpron- sion. This person is nat insane, but was un- fortunato cnough to’ borome sn inmate of tho Asylum. IIo is sublect to epiloptio fits, and whilo in one rome four montha ago wad takon to the atation by » policoman ignorant of hin ailment, brought up for oxamination at tho County Court next morning while sl sullering from its oficcts, and re- manded to the County Asylum. His experionce is au interesting commoatary on the treat- mont Lo patients roceive, aud may furniah food for tho reffection of tuoso Comuilsnioners who make he instituion a refuge for thoir political supporters, regardless of their qualifications or charactor, Tho interviow was #a follows, tho name of the party pelng suppresscd for obvious reasous : OETIING IN, Roporter—Alr. A., havo you any objections to tolling mo your cxperiencu in tho Couuty lusaue Asylum? Mr. A.—Nooe whatovoer, sir, I am mubject to fits, and sevoral wontks ago dropped down on the streot in one. A pulicoman took w00 to tho station, and noxt morming I was tuken to tho County Court atul orderod removed to tho Asy- Inm. T was taken to Jeffereon in the County ‘bus, and on arriving nt tho mstitution was put into the bath-tuh, 'This war my first experionce of rough treatment. I " wos porfectly scoured by the attondants [tho speaker has tho sppoaranceof a cloanly mau}, onoof them scrub- bing me with a bard brush, 1 was placed in Ward I3, aud uoxt morning I asked Kennedy, tho ward-master, to gol me some liniment fur a spraiued anklo. ‘I'le only anewer I recoived was & blow on the hoad. which kuocked me ou tho floor, and alinost stuunod me. I made up my mind then to eacape on Lho iirst upporl.ullur. The following day I was takou ous for » walk with nome other patients. 1 saw A CHANCE TO RUN AWAT, but was overtakon and brought back by oo of the ward-mastors, Two of them took mo to the house, beating mo all the way. Anuther ward- maator camo up, and raying ** 8o you haye been running Away, bave you " atruck me & violont DLlow ou the face. Tius fnon thon attempted tu kick me in the stomach, but iu defonse I seizod & chair and knocked him over, an act, I beliove, which saved my lufs, for tho follow soomad vory savago, Anothor attendant came aud threw mo op the floor, and thon kickod mo movoral tses. After thie I wos handeitTed, and althoush I was mick from the itl-tieatmont I had received, was compellted to lia upon tha floor of ward O, whore they removed mo. It.—\What class of pationts ocoupy that ward ? ~—1he worst apd most violent cases, Itis snough to drive a man mad o bo put in thero, 1t is nothing but screaming, and howling, and cursing all day long, euongu to drive anybody out of nis sotses. I wsa put thoro to punish me, sad it was ss bad s puutshmont ns [ ever had, both because of tho noise and becauso I had to ace the poor crazy follows besten, aud abusod, and kaocked around whou they lad not the nonso to know whathior they were doing right or wrong. I have seon & Keepor jump on to a msn aod pound sud kick him slmost for a word. Tho windorw of the cell L was in faced thograve- yard, and noxt day 1 could not holp zmnkln‘f that it I had died undor their brutality I should have bocan drazged thore with a yoke of oxen, and that would boe tho last of mo. I was vory sick, and could nos holp thoso_gloomy roflections. 1 waa In such & stnso that I nou{‘m I was dying. I was not pormitted to lio on tho bed, and” waa kept tightly handeuffod. TUE FOOD. . R.—\What kind of 100d do thoy giva the pa- tients 2 A.—1n the morning we got a pieco of poor boil- od beef, vome dry bread, and a cup of sivoog, miserable coffeo, At dinuor-time they gave us goup aud bread, and for supper we ususlly ot uotbiog but dry brosd and @ cup of tes, Bometimes thoy gave us dried spoles, without sugar or 8weetening, No salt was furnished us, although I understand it was in the establish- mont, Sometimes we got & little hominy. MALTREATMENT. R.—How did the Wardoos aterwards treat you and tha other patients? A.—Their treatment was oruel enough to make the eancst man mad. Some of the pationts wore afraid of thom, and yeed to got on their kuees to spoak to them, Isaw mozo knooking down and kicking there than evor I eaw in my life before. 1,~—How long did you stay in that ward? A.—About two months altogother, but I not handenffod all the time. T.—What kind of a place is 1t7? A.—>iserably dirty, and tho Labits of the pa- tients, who aro tho worst in the sayium, are dis- agreoablo in the oxtromo. R.—Did thoy give you any employment ? A.—Yes ; I made tho bods and did the clean- was Ing up. R.—Whore were you placed during THE LATTZR PORTION OF YOUL STAY? A~In the upper ward, which is whoere tho best patisuts ara kept, and which I8 compara- tivoly comfortable. Thore 15 a rending-room at= tachied, but it Is Jittlo better than » saloon all day. Thero aro mo books or papors, and no minister over goes thers to talk with the pa- tients, The attondants mako this room their resort, and play cards and ourse aud swear ata fearful rata all day lon; R.—Da the attoudanta drink ? A.—Tbey do, but not openly. Iatiended to tho ward-master's bods and v empty bottles, dirty glasses, and the other migns of liquor- drinking every morniug, Once a wook shoy Lave atance, which is attended by s numberof fe- malen in the noighborkood, and a rogular apres takes place, DE. OUNKINONAN. R.—Doos Dr. Cunnivgham dovote much atten- tlon to the pationta? A,—Noj; he very ssldom visits them, If & maun le d!‘vti wedicine 1a sont him h( the ward. master. It is very ditficult for tho sick patients toget modicine, .de you ever tell the doctor of your own case A.—Yed. but ha would not listen to me. Iwas kept wiserably clothed, but when one day my brother-n-law came to see'ms, thoy fixed me up nice, - But aa soon as Lio left they mads ms put oa the old, dirty rags again. TIE ZSCATE. R.—How did you manage to escape ? A.~ I had heen planuiug an escape for several weeks. While the Wardons wereplaying cardssud amdunng themselves Sunday evenlug, I got out of the window of ths bath-room In the fourth story, which tiad no bars on It, sud slid down to tho “grouud by means of & tin spout, Icut acroas the floide, and made for Clicaga, R.—Buppose & sane msn 18 in there, bow is he to got out 7 WIll tho dootor Listen to him P «—It i & Lard matter 1o got & word with him, 1t s man gets thera ha mnst stay. Besidos, the longer a maan atays the moro lizble he in to be- come insana in reslity, for the treaiment is spough to make any one crazy. Rt.—1low many porsons hiave they in Ward 02 A.—~About thirty-Ave or forty, all of tho most violont kind. ll‘—’l)o they pué people in there to punleh them. . A,~I supposes 8o ; § was put there for running W ,—Were you beaten at any other times than those you bave mentioned ? A.—No; [ had ta keep very calm and quiet, They cauld not speak civil to me, and rogardod e as if I was a oriminal, . - VIOLENT CABES, R.—How are the violens osses treated? A.—HLametully. 'l‘tnl are not permitied to lie on thelr beds during*tho day, and suy one tranngressing this o is kicked. handcufled, udfl: food kept awsy from him. R.—Whon a man_is downright stck, do thoy Irava Lim in his cell, or have they a haspital ward? A.—-There ia no hoapttal, and he must romnin fnhincall, 1¢ the doctor wirhod, however, ho conld oaklly find & room in which to treat niclc ‘mrmvm. Tho nofno in the worst wards lLiss bad effect on those who aro not woll. R,—Do they WORK TIE PATIENTY who ata In good hoalth ? A.—Yea; & number of them work in the gar- dea And A8 many mote ara kont carrying bricks. ]I :hiuk a great many patlonts aro Kept for thoir nbor, R.—Are the phralcinns awaro of the manner in which tho pationts ara trosted ? A.—Undoubtediy, The timo I was maltroated, Dr. Lawlosn waa presont, and id not Intorfere, but rather scemed to tako a dolight in what was going on, THE WARD-MASTERS are aporting goutlomon, and keop thoir boxing- gloves for practice. They liko to deal with the ermzv patients, a8 thoy oan cuff thom around to their hoart's couteat, R.—~What kind of food do the patients ro- coive Bundaya? - A.—Abont 10 a'clook thoy get broakfast, and atd diunor, which aro all tho monls they got that day. A little homloy is all they get beyond the ordinary faro. This mau's statomant soema to oatablisl the fact that a poor qualify of food In nuprllud tho patients, that they recelve anything but humane treatment at tho hands of their attondanta, and tuat the modical Buporintendont i3 rewisa In i duty. With regard totho first item, there (n & wtrong suapleion of & sleal boing perpotrated, Tho lusauo Asylum ts supposed to be supplicd with a bottor quality of food than tho 'oor- Houae, but this showing proves that, whatever may hava been the Intentlon in this rospect, it is notcareird ont by those in charge. Tho Coantv Board hnd botter Jook into this matier bofure olecting tho oficers of tho tustitution tor tho ensuiug year. GRAND IIAVEN, Ereoight~Transsbipments—Whent-"Trar fie—Rniiroad-"Cracis to the Ilurbore Frontnges Specral Corpespondence of The Chicago Tribune, Guasp Havex, Dee. 7.—The growing im- portance of our port as to trado iy illustrated by tho largoly-Incronsod amountsof trausshipmenta of 'froight from Milwaukes to the Enat by tho Detroit & Milwaukeo Railtead. During October, tho ehipments were 833 barrols of pork, 10,060 rackngen of morchandiso, 510 balea of wool, 7,053 sacks of foed, 2,007 casos of loaf-tobacco, and 40,615 barrels of flour,—a total of 6,030 tons. During November, the nhipments wore 80,410 barrels of flour, 966 barrela pork, 1,180 boxen of cut-meats, 13,000 prckagos of merclians dise, 10,1C4 nackn of teod, 1,08%bales of wool, 600 tiorcen of lard, 730 cusos of loaf-lobaceo, aad 17,007 busliels of grain, ‘The steamnrs Amnzon and Minnocapolis aro makmg daily trips, while tuo Company. 1n viow of the large whoat-trallic, have evgaged, as ad- ditioual boats, the Mouominee and Forest Citv. Tho Common Council last night grantod per- misejon to tho Michigun Lake-Shore talroad to run their track across tho lowor part of the city to s harbor-frontago, provided thov allow tho Chicago, Baginaw & Canada Railioad, which ox- pects to reach this point noxt year, the uese of their truck for a reasonable cousideration, JUGGERNAUT. The Great Hindoo Temple Tumbdling to Pleces, Ind(a Carresvorutsnce London Timen, An ovent of somo importance has recently oc- curred in connection with the Tomplo of Jugger- naut; it haa already oxcited considorablo inter- ont $u Orrissa and Bongal, nod wifl be bofore iong. the Bubject ot converastion in evory town aud village in Nortborn and Western Indis, Throughout the whola of the Empire thero is no shrine so sacred as Poores, and no epot where & devout Ilmdoo would rather dia thao benoath tho shadow of this grout fano. What Valostiae and ity Tomple wero to tha Jot, Ourisen nud its Lemplo aro Lo o Uiadoo. ‘e native of Northern India cspocially [feols that, until Lo han taken the pilgrimago. the ono graut aet of 1o bas yes {o bo pericimed, aud whon ho 1oturus homo and tolls how ho ban bahed in tho sacred water, ate ,of tho sacred fuod, sat bepoath the whadow of tho tioe, ho 18 looked upou s a differont boing. ‘Tho tem- ple, whieh cost half n millon stoiling oI tho money of our timos, ia litorally black with age. Tho storms of nearly seven centurcs, which are often so violont in the Bay of Baugal. have produced little impression upon if, and untif a fow wenks ago it scomed as likely td ro- main as meny conturies more. Many of the largo temples lo the Yrovings are now in uias, but they have not failun thiough tho woar 2ud tear of timo, A mlent but olectasl power haa boon the csusa of this destruo- tion. Tho sceds of tho peopul and benyan troos bave got futo tho fouudations, ‘Those liavo taken root; tho sapling has jorced ita way through tho fissures of tuo atonos, aud ib pro- cess of yosra tho wholo fabrio has boen lovsens od, snd'eventually brought down, and it soamd probable that the Templo of Juggornaut will sharo tho kamo tate. At tho lato car festivaly, uy oo B the idvls had boen taken from thoir thrones for thewr suuual excursion, sovoral large stones from the. funer roof foll on tho platforn, Iad they feilen o fow mluutes oarlior thoe idols would havo boon shattored to atoms, and in all probability there wouid bave been groas luss of Yo, ‘Tho rosi- dent Magisirate applied to tho Gavernor for an oogincor 1o specy tho dawage. 'This was found to bo a vory ditlicult task, sa the templa 18 g0 dark., Theroare no apertures for tho light; five orsix hghty mio kopt buining in the daytimo, aund, oven with these, nothlng 1 visible but the idols. Plans tiave boou preparod and au estimato has beon made of the cost, It iu but very rarely tuat tamples ars repaired, aud tho sound of the chisel aud tho hammer on the top ot this great temple will do ‘moro to wenkon tha taith of tho Hindov in Jug- gernaut than anything that has occcurrod In the ‘present goneration. There will bo no lacs of monoy for any ostimate, ns the priests are vo woalthy, nud the aunual in- cowe of the tomple is maid to amount to £68,000, The question whioh is .g“w“? all priesta ls, what is to be done with tha idols while tho ropairs are being made? 'I'he oficors of tha temple are moat anxious to havo tho idola restored to thowr throuos. They propose that an 1uer ceiling of wood shall be 1wade to protect tho idols ond the worshipers ; but there would bo so much denger, should thero bo another fall of atonos, that the Isjah will not consent, THE “INDEPENDENTS"” AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION. To the Editrr of The Chicago Tribunes, Mapisor, Wis., Deo, 0.—Dlany yearsof sxpe- rience hiave taught me that ho who Is * outside,” and expacts to have tha last word with an editor, only gots disappointment for his folly, Iex- poct pothing of the Liud; aud I am thereforo in position to laugh disappointment to scorn. 1 uhall not attempt to go over the ground of tha argument, but will be content with “a bare allusion” to a point or two, after asking you to roinstate me in my trus position, from which I 'was dethroned by your statement that Iam ** member of the Executive Committes of tho Natlonsl Indopondent party,” sud that I was s sigoer of ita platform and call’; neithor of whioh statements is truo in fact. Asoue who sympathizes with the gonoral aims and purposes of tho Independente, I was invitod to be pressnt for advico and connsul, ~nothing more. As to my propoaitions and etatomonts to you of with hha ulc“:tlan ?r a nLh: :t to the depreciation of esubackn *::f;nm:' 08" T -‘zlud hg alt qlflfl and for the purpos forth, though, in oral instanoos, I was not fortunate emough to be fully understood by you, 1n wy allusiou to the Government discrediting e awn paper b{ purchasiug it st & flucuuma and refusivg to take it for import-duties, I di not considor the gross suin fuvolvod as sn assen- tinl factor in the proposition, Tug 'PrivuN: however, does 8o considor it, and haa reduoe: the probable approcistion to the science of vul- gear frsotions, sud finds that, it the (loveroment should receive groenbacks for 160,000,000 Im- port-duties, beloyg one-fiftieth part of tho entire clearanced and financial Ltraneaciions of the country, it would raiso stis gold-value of green- baoks * just 4 per cent.” Now, if quanfity of uso be tha essontial factor of the provlens, why not the Government extend the *‘clearauces™ and ' balances™ 1 tla extentof three billicas, by itaolf dealing In tho fictivns of the Exchsuge aud 1hs Gold-Room, whero billions are counted and whers dollars are pot scem, and have the *balancea " all paid fu greenbacks? [f 3164,- 000,000 would * raiss the gold-valus of groenbacks 2 por cent, thres Lilllous would sppreciste grosubacks to near I per cont ve the par of gotd | Io tuls wey, Govern- ment might pull its greenbacks t0 n most lavish premium, withont touchiug a dollar of gola 1 1 tully sympathize with Tus Tuisuxx (o ita “lenive for s ** world's carrency™; hnt the best thode to nectirn 1t—that's tho ‘quostion | T sng- Keated tha recoy:tion of greonback for_all Gove orimnnt duey ns ono mode, and which To% Tain- uNradimits would ba worth 2 per cont. That's somcthing, Now, oan Tie Trinune migrent a mode that will add 2 or any othor per ¢aut moro? Our desires for n gold-currency, or “ojuivalont,” il not secuiro it.” Wo must havo #3taa mode. ‘What elll it be ? 8. D, CANPENTED, i P S TEMPERANCE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chizago Tribuns, LaSatne, IlL, Deo, 9.~Tho Fourth Quadrimos trinl County Conveution of delegales, répresonting tho novara 1 lodges of Good Tomplars of LaSallq Couuty, mot in thia city on Tiosdsy alternoon last, and held thios scaslons yesterday, closing at 10 Q’clock last avening. Abit sevonty-five dologates woro present, sopremntiug ~LaNalle, Ottawa, Moudots, North Btroat, Earlville, an Ottvillo. Thoe Rev. W. Il. Bmili, of Mondot; prosidod, Tho procesdings vers condicte with closod doors, but are said v have beon har. monious and spirited, Oflcora vore olected for the ousuing vear, and tho noxt mnvoution 18 to llniu Im)lxd at Stroator on tho let Tucsday in arch. ARKANSAS. LitTe.e Roog, Arlk., Doc, 0.—Tho Logislaten in Joint Convention to-day electad Prof. Hill, o} Calhoun County, Buperintendent of Publio Ine atructlon, e SRR oo, WEBSTER—Rogors' Patk, Dec, 6, 137, Mie. 8, T, Webster, of a eon, v AARRIAGSS: — TARESJOMNS0N—Tes, ), 1875 by Ihn Tov. Ed ward Bullivas, Ttecfot of Triufty Chutch, Mr, John'J, Janes and i{ss I'et Jodneon, e DEATHS, O'BRIENDec, 3, 1875, Mis Anna O'Drien, sged 26 years, * Funers! from No, 3 Wallerst, st 10 8, 1., Doc, 10 ifoly Family Church, thenes by cars to Caivary. E7-Lawronco, Alass,, . pors oaso COPY. SHORT—At 189 Buticrfickdest,, Thursday, Dee.n, James Bhort,aged $8 years, native of County Limer- 1ok, Treland. 3 Funeral af 0:30 8, m, Sundsy, from 5t John' Church to Chicago & Northwestern Dopot, thonos by cars by Calvary Cometery. PORTEN—Dec. B, 1875, after n lingoring ilineas, Mra? Baran Porler, tho beloved wife of tho Iiov. Dr. Jona than G, Pocler. » £~ Wilmivgton and Lockport, T, and Chicigo pes Perw please coly. Tn not, & many suppote, AN INCURABLE DISEASE, Thiu fact has been fully demonatrated in more than 10,000 Cases, by DR. 8. D. HOWE, OF NEW YORK, THE Great. Gonsumption Doctor, PRPPRIETOR OF THE ARABIAN MEDICINES, Celebrated Oiponirghout the srorld for thelr remarkable cures, Cousumption may certainly be ourcd by the use of Dr. Howo’s Arabian Milk Curo. Dr, Howe’s Arablan Tonie, Br. Howa’s Arabian Liver Pills. PHE PILLS, By thouss of which the liver ia nrous~il inta healthy adtion, the storach clo. necd and tho Loweis regulatcds THE ARABIAN TONIC Cleanses {ho aystom of all coreuption, makes new Uluod, gives strength and ereatos an oppetite, and exs pels froin tin Juniga tlirougl the bioad) 1he corruption which scrofula rceds upon theiu, TALE ARABIAN MILK CURE Streugthens the weak lungs, promoteaa expectorstion, diszolven the myous snd phlogm, and reslets usture in turewing off the thy matter causing the brele tatlon, sl slue conmmny Lol 1uey Le cered, Ieesd ills, Ak Cuira nad Tonle, ¢ich £2.00 per bLoltie, cents per hex, HOLD AT RETAIL DY DBUGGISTS, lo Agenta—Fuller & Fullor, Von y Tor ', Smith & rfiui & Wholos chea s, Elovenssn & Ho Go., L. Durnhium, Hon & Oo., Ur 1L The Proudest Woman in ia ths wimen whe first tried ELECTRO-SILICON to toepal. Much asbining, radiant, dage % nerersozn bol. Elrctio Biliconis @ wl product nt a Novada oo, It doos nod scratoh, wear, or corcude, hut it produces the st aston fablag poilsh n tho acsldon Guld, dhiver, and alf Ans surfucos, Bold by Mowse Puzoistiors, Dowged try Jowele sod Greears. Agonts, GILLET, McOULLOCH & , 34 and 33 Bouth Water-st,, Ct GREAT FOLIDAY SALE! BOOKS AND BIBLES At Half and Two- thirds Value, GOODSPLED'S, No. 208 State-ste = 'SON SALES, TTUBY 6. P. GORE-&CO., esand Emuh-lv. On Bnturday, Dec, 11, at 9:30 o'clock, 20 GMTES W, &, CROCKERY, It( OPEN LOTS, PACKAGES GLASSWARE. '{3 CASKS YELLOW AND ROCKINGHAM WARE AT 10:30 0'CLOCK, Household Furniture. Of Every Description. Hust bg Clesed to Pay Advances. Parlor Suits of every quality, Murblo snd Wood-Top Chamber Sets, Palnied and Enamelsd Fancy Bal Book Onsen, Wardrobes, Marhls and Wood-Top H: Troes, Marhlo and Woorl-Top Tablea, Longos, Whats apoy Camp Oliasrs, Walauy Bedsts sad’ o ‘Walnut Chairs snd Itockers, Parlor snd Otica Mishit Carpets, Velvet, Druasels, Floar Oil Cloth, Parlow & CO,, Auctl Nots, reaus, Deskv, Show Cas aud Wool Carp: Stoves, al B T e = = By LELISON, P 0Y & CO. Frilay Moring, Dec, 10, at 930 oelock, OUR REQULAR WEEKLY AUCTION BALE Duyers alwaya fud tho largest stocs of New end Bacond-band FURNITURE, lor Buits upholstered In Tlish, Rep and Hate E:n.'; Samber and Dintug-roo Y Sroblure; a full Line Naw and Hocond-tixud Caoets: Lounyes, Took-Cases, Ottice aua Varlor Doal ing, aud Varlor Blovesi Crocker chandise, ete. Vay o aces! flfi%fi“rfih’zfim & CO,, 94 and #6 Randulph-at, = == WO, A, BUTTERS & O - AUUTIONEEH#S, 108 MADIAON-87. BANERUPT SALE. AVID V¥, JLNKIRSON'H stock, dljrrors, Patatings, Chyomos, Fraries, Biore-Flrtures, oo, At sustiony Friday morulog, Dov. llx::;_ty}.g‘;é?cfiké L Biore e et e LUTTELY & C0. Auction BUTTERS & 008 SATURDAY SALE, BUTrlu lun:kfln old Goods, Crpets, ole. o e " - 0, Dec. 11, b i o'clock, BATULDAY MONING, Bec s L, SPRCULATION INT WALL-ST. $500,000 has beon made in a singlo invests 2% Iiia of course e an_extraordinary g:fl:-%‘;’;l ououg ordiuarily $5 0an realise--.asy £25,000,' Even sums s low s $1 cxo be salelg 42 mu'.:,o-mn Tevorabio rosults csn ABOW ® prodi of LA I \ froe by sd, culurs, giring full Information, seol frse by sdy _ LOR & 00., Bankers, whaing " “EAYLOR & 00, Baacery o [ | ‘.