Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1875, Page 14

THE CINCAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1875.—TWELVE 1, PAGIN, Min CITY. GENERAL NEWS. ‘The temporature yorterday, ae observed by "PMlanaans, optician, 88 Madiaon street (Tninuxe Puildiog), was at 8 a. m., 35 degrees; 10a m., 37; 12m, 40; 3p. m., 41; 8p. m., 83, ‘The President of tho Board of ‘Trade yesterday appointed as dolegates to represent that organi- zation at tho meeting of the Transportatian Con- yontion Mears, J. 1, Bensley, W. M. gan, J. 8. Rumsoy, 8, Hill Crea, and HH. C. Ranvoy. Tho quarterly mooting of the Welsh Preaby- torlan Presbytory of Illinois apd Wisconsin be- fina to-day at tho church corner of Monroe and Sangamon streets, Au Inaugural sorvico of more than usual intorost was neld Inap night, tho Ney. William Hughes, of ineiuo, being tho proachor, . Last night about midnight, as atreot-car No. 69, heavily Isaon with passengors, crossed the Ca B. de Q. Railway, it narrowly crcapod being erushod bya pasring engine. In tho terror ot the pasrangera, who rushed to the door for cecapa, several were severely bruleed ond in- jured. Ag tho engine pasvod thote was no boll rung or other warning given. Alarge number of people examined the pian of renting scuta for the Contral Church at Jan- eco, MeClurg & Co.'s, and mavy ondeavored to devizo boIne method of reserving choico seata in advance. It will, howovor, bo impossible to se- yect coats before Do'clock Monday morning, as tno Committeo bave decided to positively show no preference whatever. Ithnas also bean do- tiled to soll no more than fiftcon soats to one person. An_ontertainmost for tho benefit of the La- Hee! Indopendont Chriatian Lemporance Reform cIub was given last night at No. 300 Madison ttreet, and was pretty woll attended. Tha fea- wro of the evening Was an oration on the “ Con- vnnial” hy Prof, B. F. Nadal, of Kentucky. fo offort of this gentloman was vory credita- dle, and way well received by tho audience, Dur- ng the oveniug Mivs Lydin Chaddock Hastings, atragic clocutiouist, gava somo specimens of yor ability, Tn tho Court-Housa mattor thoro wan very Iit- Yo dono yestorday. Mr. Egan was busy on bis vow vlovation desixn, of whica a full descnption sasgivenin ‘Chusday'’s Tripuxg, lt will bo ready to presont to the Board of Public Works tui afternoon, Mr. Egon has oo expectation jhat it will ho adoptod, a8, he says. it canout bo aut for lose than $3,500,0:0, which {a @400,000 wore than tho appropriation, Mr, Tilloy in possivo, but ia determined to hava his nights in iho matter if posetble. ‘The four-story brick building known as No, 183 Madison atroet, together with the lot 30x60 toot, wan gold at trustue’s sale yesterday moru- ng. This property, belonging originally to James nd Harvey Brown, was conveyed by them to Tames E. Fitch and Benjamin £. Snyder, truatees, Nov, 5, 1873, to secure @ noto for £31,250, paystilo to the executors of Amos Kon- fall. Tho sale was mado yesterday in dofautt of tho paymout of this note. ‘Thero was only ono bid, that boing mado Ly William Stickney and Robert ©, Fox, representing the Kengall q:ate, Tho property was thorcfore declared wold to thom for 429,000. Home time daring ‘Thursday night or early yea- torday moraing tue now siono-tlag vidowalk in froutot C. B. Parwell's new block on the south. vast commer of Fianslin and Mouroo streets fell with a crash, and, when surveyea yesterday norolpg, Farwell estimated the daniags at #3, 000, aps wero 17 feet in lengtn, aver~ aging about 4 fret im width, aud were supportod it cuch extremity by bitee wails, Theso temg cho only supports, the flags gave way when the vorumeun piled on them a quantity of asm reighivg sumo 15 tons. Almost every one cf tho Aage was neatly halved, aud sume were dawaged so Bo to Le entirely unit lov further uso. ‘The State Microzcopic Society mot last night At tho Academy of Seieucea, No. 263 Wabash avenue, to hear papery from tho members of the Sovioly upow various scientific subjecty, Owing to cho'stormy woxther, tho attendance was not an largo aa tho excellence of tho papers merited. Dr. 0. U, Oliver discouteed upes Phute-Micog- raphy ino highly interosting manner, sud mado lis temarie moro ivatructive by tho uso of au instrumont by which bo oxplainea = tho more intricate parts of hia oxperimonts. Mr, W. li. Summers also read ns paper. ‘Pho Acadomy has Jutely received a donation of & collection of phoro-microxraphs taken by Dr, 0. ©. Uliver by tho mothod ho bad diccourged up- on, aud which wera on exhibition lant night, aa eee mavy of tho objects from which thay wero (oD ‘The Coronor did not yostorday hold tho in- est on the body of Charles Nofiz, who died ‘huradsy at the County Mospital from the etfects of wounds rocoived in the froe fight at tho dance held Sunday cvening at No, 458 Pauling street, for tho reason thnt Dolew, ono of tho chief wituesses, is slao In a dying condition, The inquost will bo Lold Wednesday, in caso Delow survives. In making tho post-mortem examination tho ecull was found to bo sori- ously fractured, but whother it was dove in the jall or in the tight waa not known. Tn thinking the case over, thero bas eithor boon gtosa nogligenco on tho part of tue attonding physician, who casts ainan with s broken skull ‘nm astation coll and thon into the County Jail, or else Noftz was soricusly maltroated while in jail. Eithor ono of those facts suould be at once oxtablished by the Coroner, aad if ho will not in- quire into the cao then tho newspapers with do his work for him. If, as is sssorted, Noftz waa 80 injured when firat orrested, the phyuician has boan guilty ofa mural if uot legal crimo sec- ond ouly to cold-blooded murder. _ Capt. Ellis, of tho Weat Madison Street Bta- Vion, is borrilled at the body of o man which was preughe to bis station yesterday moroing from fergt. O'Donnoll's distmet. Station-keoper Briutzoki, Capt, Jobneon, and overy one about she station had all seen the man, but failed to tecoguizo him or locate his former residence. As each individual sas conducted to the apartment whero the dead man waa reclining, ho was tor- tor-stricken by 8 bloody-shirt and foul emolly, Aotil vistous of s ghastly corpas floated bofore his eyes. Wheo ho arrived 1 the apartment, by tho dull flicker of pour as ho saw what appeared tobe tho romaios of a terribly mutilated human boiug, bit, on clogor investigation, horror surned to wild dolirlum, for tho recumbont Bgure was tho woll-preserved romalns of a——- wooden Punch, who haa done life-long duty in attracting custom to somo tobacconist. Ellia wanta tho owner to claim his property immedi- ately, or else bo will chop the figure up for Bro- Food, becauso hls men ara so enraged at boing tooled that he can get no work out of them. KIMBEULY, The Testern Catholio of the 11th inst. makes Mio following uncomplimentary allusions to “Tho Man Kimberly :* Wohope the new Dosrd of County Commisstonera will not reappolnt the man who bas ifsmanaged the sGaire of tho County Insane Asylum and Yoor-House for the paat_year,—we refer to ihe notorious Wardon Kimberly, They aro no doubt aware of tho outrageous ronduct of thia brutal Warden, and evidonce {s accu- ciulating every day, showing the inhuman man- ner in which the ‘man Kituberly troste patients of theso institution, and of the brutal conduct this birelings, The Wardenship should be given to kind apd humana gentleman—ove who would seo that the {usune were properly treated, and one who would troat the poor under his charge {a a Obriatian- iike manrer, Warden Kimberly doos not seem to pos- teem apy of those qualities, and it would bes gross in- wilt te the tax-payers of Duok County to reappoint s tian who haa shown himself to bo ao totally unt for the position aa the man Kimberly, ‘The people of Cook County expect the new County Board to sct fesrlossly and independent of avy felique® of * ring,” regardtess of vither Prejudice of frlendslip, and in the fateresta of humanity aud the tax-payers of the county, CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL, Among tho articles of curious and bistorical Interest in the Contonnia! Dopartmont of the festival to be held in the chapel of the Now Engiand Church on the eveninge of the 16th aud 17th of toia month, are the following: A portion of the chandelier of old Independence Hall, whieb was hghted when the Dectaration of Independence was signed, apiece of Plymouth Rook, # portion of the flag surrendored by Lord Conwalla, as chair brought 0 this coun- try by Gen, Burgoyne, a printer's stick owned aud ued by Benjamin Franklin, ® map of New England "fio luteus obsorvae tions” in 3720, pewter porriugers and wooden trenchers used inthe Resolution by ona of Wash- logtun's * barefooted woldiors," tle first stoel- yard made tn the culovies, s wot of bod-curtains nade of the first cution cloth wovonin an Amer ican factory, adress worn by the Ductoss of Marlborough, @ bodquilt pioced from domestlo linea and wore than a hundred years old, a upeci- meu of Centennial currenoy, gold coma of the sov- enteevth cuntury, # /oonlog-glass of the middle of the ighteenth century, besides veryold books and srlicles of household furniture too numerous tomention. Stil other valuable epocimeny ara daily expected. These, with the old-time apin- nlog-wheeas!,uod loums, and fire- place, oud quitt- ing-party, ab apple-paring, aod husking-bee, wit ocoupy the entizo upper room, While the spacious partors below will bo used for the de- pertmonte of faucy-work, dooorations, and ro- resbwents, Admission to the entire fostival, b0 cents ; children half-price. ELEVATOR ACCIDENT, Thurudsy oyéaing » peculiar elevator accident occurred 1g bhe building Nos. 128 end 130 Fraok~ Un street, whlob, fortunately, was nob atconded.| with fatal reautts, and ia which a man namod J. Ayors bad a miraculous escapo. Tho olovator in quoation ia run by wator-poer. Tho building is occupled bs sovoral tenants—among whom in tho injured man—who 80 the elovator only for hoieting freight. Mr. Ayora was on tho machino at tha time, and had put on threo boxes of shoes, In going up, by some means ono of the boxes was nioved in such s position that {tcaught between the floor of tho third story and tha olevator platform, Inatcad of stopping the machivory, au it abould havo dono, tho tiin- bor of the pistform waa so ratten and defective that {t gave way with a torrific craab, dropping Me, Ayers to the collar below, # distancn of nearly 40 feot, tho three filled ehoe-boxes falling ‘upon him, Mr. Ayors ia a gentleman who is quite ofd, and weighs probably 225 pounde, aud averybody in the building expected to tind nothing but mangled and bloeding corpse in the cellar. Mr. Ayera rag found sonaciess, but recovered shortly after, when it was discovered that his collar-bune lad beon dislocated and his right arm coly bad been broken. Theso wora all the ottwatd Injutios, It is feared, however, that bo was burt intornally, ‘Lhe clovator way formerly ron by band, and was 8 very flimsy affair, snd not strong cvougi to stand the preasuro, asis shown by tho accidont, Had it eon replaced by a now platform whon the other machinery was put iu, as tho oloyator men do~ aired, there sould have boon no aeeident. It was intendod to do this ta a short time, but 1: twas doisyed too long. -—-—- ° THE TELEGRAPHERS | PREPARING For THE “ FIRST.’ At 10 o'clock to-morrow morning all the em- ployes of tho Western Union Tolexraph Com- ‘pany sto invited to meet at the central ofttce, at the corner of Washington and LaSallo strecis, tn accordance with (ho suggestion made in tha following circular, which was haudod around yesterday : The following fs being distributed from Washington, If approved, spread: Tiere in. a'grost out of indignation among all hanite regardiug ® proposod redaction of salaries, to take ettect dap. 1. It{s proposed to call a meoting at every oiice of att employes of thia Company to protert in the strongeat manner ngainat it, Our manager bero advises that thie shuld by done at once, aud incetingt should be held not later than Nunday next, aud tur result of the mecting bo sent to the Board by tho Managera of the respective alllcer, ‘Tula tncludes ail gradva of employer, from Superin- tendent fo janitor, and the Execulive Committes ahould understand that tt moana business, it in thonght united action In this way will bayoa telling induenca, "This courre is wpproved by muns- Gera at all leading ostices North, South, ad West, und flmultaneons meetings will bo eld at all polute ou Sunday morning. ‘We woul! like to have you all falt tn line and do tho same, We aro sdviied that the beat thing, and jn fact tho ouls thing to bo doue, ts to make a bold devid- ed stand agaiuat it, and proteat ina firm but respect ful manner, and tHero 4a strong chance that uulted Actlon on of part will effect a repeal of thn order. Hleaso do what you can to hava meotings hcl at ail pointe and co-operate, ‘Yo operators also last cight signed a roquost that all the o.icers of tho Company hero, inviud- ing Gen. Stagor, moot them ab their Sunday eatherng and talc ovor the muattor together. ‘This tho oflicers genorally soem willing to do. TNE OWECT OF THE MEETING ia briofly stated. Nomo days ago av Associated Press dispatch otated that the Lurectors of the Weetern Union had decidod after the Ist of Jan- uary to reduco the pay of all emploxeu getting over 220 month from 25 to 5 per cent, the persons who pow got the heaviest pay hay- ing to stand tho larger reduction. Noottivial no- titicution of the action of tho Directors tsa yet reactiod any of thocmployes, All that thoy kuow is contained in this dispatch, which, however, ia belioved to be “inepired.” Suet what to do, the omployes Lavo not yet decided. It is pretty cur tam, boweyer, that thoy sil) not follow tho sumo track thoy did a few years ago, Wuen they struck and wero beaten. Owing to the sweeping reduction, which ox- tends from Superintendent down, thora will bo far more unanimity of action among those con- cerocd than there was on cho provious occasion, and if they do #triko, whieh fy not unlikely, they will do it ar moro offectually than a fow yoars agy. ONE OF THE PLANS - proposed is, that uftor they Love rocolved official notice of the reducticn,—if tho Company per- sista, notwithstanding to-morrow'’s ~remon- strance,—all bands all over the country shail drop work about tho middio of tha day, at a tino when the Company tronld be totally na»ropared, and thoroby subject the Western Union to a losy which would far oxcoed any saving it would mako on ealaries for a whole yoar. ‘This would moan not meroly the loss of day’s busi- ners, but tha tors of business for many weeks, Whilo good operators cuuld, of course, bo ulti- mately found, yet it would tsko fone to re- placo tho trained mon tho Compau now has, and, for * time, It would have to make sbift with mon picked up in railroad oficea avd commorcial colleges, whoso work would be nolther na rapid vor as accurate se that of tho present incumbents. Thatisto say, tho Company would do much loss business for a» long time, and thero would be so many blunders in tho transmission that {¢ would probably for somo timo ‘be invelved in euits ‘brought to cover damages. Tho effect of such a strike apon the newspaper and bueioess interests of the conutry would be 50 abrions that tho result of Bunday’s mooting will be looked forward to with docided intereat by tho community generally, Ibis quite cortain that thoro will bo no scattering and spasmodic nction as was the caso whon the pay of the Vacitlo Coast operators was out down, and lt is also rea- sonably certain that there will bo nothing wild or foolish done. The younger oporatora may propose rash things, byt the older and wisor aro in the majority, od THE MILK DEALERS, PREVENTING THE USE OF SWILL MILK. There wasa mccting of tha Milk Deslors’ Union last evening at No, 148 Madison street, for consultation upon the best means of securing a law which should provent the use of adulterat- edor awill milk. It may bo remombered that at a meoting of the City Council sevoral weeks ago sn ordinance was introduced providing for the creation of the office of Milk Inapector, The matter was referred to tho Committce on Alar kote, who reported favorably upon it inst woek Monday ovontng, Tho ordinance provides that = overy)=—s person) = ongagoll «sin = the mk trafic = shall pay an annual license of #20, All persone offering for sala skimmed milk without stating its character shall be fined not less than $25 nor moro than 8100 for onch offenue. The Milk Inspector ia to bo sppointed by the Board of Health, and to re- ceive compousation out of the licenses collected. ‘The ordinance, a8 way be soon, ia decidedly dofective, as it makes n0 provision against tho uso of swill milk. Tho dutios of tho In- spector aro not clearly defincd, ant thoro igroom loft for frauds of many kinds, Upon loarning that such on ordinance had been pro- posed, tho Milk Dealers’ Union, composed of all tho principal dealers in the city, at once becamo alarmed, and cdlotormined to hindor its passage if possibie. In ita piuce thoy boped tu secure an ordinaace which shoald cover all tho deficiencies: and do justice both to thomecives and the pub- ic. ‘Tho meoting lact evening was composed of tha special committsa appointed by tho Union, and was expected to bo uttendod by several Aldor mun and mombers of the Hoard of Health. Tho commiltos consisted of Mesurs. M. A. Davine, John Letlor, Joseph Barton, F. Hoppenatedt, KR. Headlam, aud Mr, Hazeltine. Ald, Poloy waa also prenont. 4, MEADLAM called the mosting to order, and stated that its object was to unite in urging the pasaage of a suitable Milk Iaw, aud to give the movement the official sanction of the Awsociation of Milk Dealers. ‘Lhey did not praposa to havo every grocer and milk-dealer taxed $20 each to eup- port a Milk Ioupector, ‘The dealers wore willing to pay what was ecesuary, but the amount demanded by the proposed ordinance was far in oxcoss ut justice, ‘This mooting was informal, aud it wae licped that the gentlemen present would frocly offer suggestions, ‘Tho Committee would cotter with each athor, and report back to the Union, tated that the ordiuauce unt beon | otal at the BUCY ba: ald tompora- rily on the table, and the only thing fur the Tee men to do was to make Up their plang, and thos talk over the matter with the Committee on Markuts. There was plauty Of time, ay tho or- diuance would not probably coms up again for wir Headiam showed a1 tito ir, Headiam showed & long potition, signed by 5,000 peraona, which had boen cutentaten by the Union, Tho petition asked for an ordinance such as was devirod by the milk-dealers, Ald, Foley said that he would presont the pati. thon at the Couucil inceting Monday oveuiny, ‘The draftofan sot to bo urged at tho noxt session of the Btate Legislature was thon brought before the meotiog aud discussed, 'J'uo act was eimilar to she law tu furee in the Btate of New York. Several amendments wore sug- gested by those progont, sfter shink it waa adopted, It, was as follows ; Beottos I, Avy persuu or persons who shall know. ingly sell ur oxcliange, of expous for wale oF uxchange, aay impure, edulteruied, or unwbolesouse milk, aball ba deemed gully of a aud 08 conviction I attention, would continge to increase am! shall be punished bya fine of not less then $50 for each an every offense; and if tho fine is not paid, stall be imprinaned for not Jean than thirty dayn tn the Poo! tentiary or County Jall, or nntil eafd fino hall be paid. Seo. 2 Any pera who shall adultorate milk, with the view of offering the samo for silo of exchange, oF Bholl Bem cowa forthe producilun of milk for market, or forsale or exchange, Ine crowded and unhealthy condition, of feed the same on food that produces im- pure, disoased, or inwholcaome milk, shall be deemad anilty of fn misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be puntehed by a fine of not less thn $0 for each and evory offense stanil if the fine ia not paid bail be im- prisoned for not fees than thirty days tn tho Peniten- tentiary or Connty Jail, or until anid fine aball bo patd, Sxc, 3. Any person of porgona who shall, in apy of tho citles of thia diate, engage In or carry on tho sale, exchange, or any trafic In milk, abali havp each and cver$ can in which tho milk ts carried or ox] posal for malo oF oxchanze, and the carrisge or yeblcle from which the sane is vended, cont: Silas marked with bie, her, or tholr names, aleo fnicating by said mark the locality from whence anid milk {8 nbtalnol ot pro- Muieed | and far every neglect of auch marking, the Taotv or jereons so neglecting ball ba mbjact to Pousttien Vexprearedt ta tho foregoing roctlona Se ttia act; but for every — violation of Thin act, by Ao marking «ald cans, carriage, oF Wut cfoas tovonvey tne flea that rald mitk ix proditord at procured from A diferent tozailty than it_reaily is, the person of persona 6o offending #hatl be subject to A fino of $100 or Imprisonment in ihe Penitentiary or County Jail, or bot, in the discretion of the Cattet, rc, 4. The addition of water ia hereby declared an adutieration, Any milk that is obtalnod from animale fed ou distiliory waate, naualty called *awill,” of upon any substanco fn a ntate of puitrefaction ar ferments tion, {s hereby declared fo bo impure ant unwhole some, —— THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE LAKE-PRONT, A meating of the Financo Committee of the Common Council wan hold in tho City Clork's Oftice yeatorday afternoon, Ald. Heath in the chair. Ald. Quirk and Stone of the Fifth were also pronent. A resolution which directed the Board of Pab- tte Works to furntsh the Common Council with a list of all its omployes, laborora excopted, ta- gether with the nature of ther work ond tho salary altachod to cach office, was recommonded for adoption. FILED. ‘Tho resolution af Ald. Jonas calling on the managers of the Exposition Bullding to share the profits of the Wes:on-O'Leary wall, and tho prospoctive profits of tho skating rink, with tho charitablo institutions of tho city, was recom~ mended placed on flo, with explanations, TRE ANCHKITECTUNAL COMNIS0ION, In reforence to the bill of the Commission of Arobitects, appointed faut summer by the Mayor to examine tho foundations, oto, of the now Cus- tom-Houge, the Committee, on motion of Ald. Quirk, decided to recommend tho roduction of tho claim from $3.400 to 82,109, giving Joho Vun-Osdol £500, A. Bauor 2400, and Mesats, Boye ington, Wieclock, Burling, aud Egan 2300 each, ‘TUE LARM* FLONT. 'Tho following resolution, by Ald. Spalding, recently roferred to the Comumittec, was then tahon ups Hesotted, That the Comptroller be end is herony authorized to negotiate Cor the #sle of the (hres blocke of ground between Montoo and Itandolph stroota, known us the Leke-Fiont, to the Sitinots Central Thuile vad Company at tte price ofered by said Railroad Company, vide, $800,001 Ald. Hoalth eaid Lo had propared a resolution which ho thonght world cover the whole matter, if the railroad company wos really honest in theirintention to buy tho Lake-brout without Nparian nghte. ‘Lho rosvlution read a9 follows: Resolved, ‘That the Mayor and Comptroller are ate thorized toexecnte.a quit claim deed of the city in and fo tho biorks uf laud lying north of the orth line of Monrus ntiect, oud south of the south Hue of ftan- doiph arreot, und between Micbigan sveuue and the right uf way of the Lilineds Central Hailroad Company, to said Whuvis Central ul Company, upon 168 payment uf the sun cf 000, provided, however, neither tho pursue of Cals resvlution wor the de- Hyery of rald ded suall ko coumrucd Into a ratificas Hon of an ntleged tender rade by noid railroad and other railroad companies to Wulior Kimball, an City Comptroller, under uuttority of an act of ‘the Gen- oral Atsembly entitled “An act in relation toa pore tion of the eubinetyed tsuds and Lake-Park grounds lyihg fn, and adjacent to, the abory of Laky Michigan dud the eastern frobtaye of pall City of Chicago,” in force April 1s, 13:9; nor shall the eamo bo construod Into an acqticsvence of the sald City of Chicago in tho grante, provisos, or conditions of said act, but the salu herody authorized shall be considered and is hereby declared to be independent of und in nowias depondent upan or authorized by said uct of 16.9; and suid deed alia be scoepted by said granlea Ubod the terine herefn specitied ; also be it further Reeotged, That the terma und conditions of this reaulution shall bo inserted in tho said quit-claim deed, Ald. Stone considered the resolution a good ono, but be would prefor waiting for a full com- mittoo, Ald. Quirk said s full committos bad been asked for seycral times without auccess. They aever had more than 9 baro quorum, Ald. Heath said that the resolution clearly indicated that thoy wauted Handolph and Mon- too Btrects open, He did not object co Wash-- ington aud Madison streats being closed, be- causo that would bo necessary for depot par- poses, After a fow remarks of no gront importance, tho Comittee resolved to postpove furor consideration of both rosolutions until a» full meeting coutd bo had. Adjourned. — WARD MEETINGS. Tuc FIRST wanb. Tho Republicane of tho First Ward held a large meeting at headquarters, cornor of Clark and Lake etroots, Jnat ovoning. 8. B, Haskell ostied the assemblage to ordor, and was temporarily chosen to proaide, Mr, Holden was chosea tom- porary Socrotary. Tho Chate stated tho object of the meotlog waa to receive tho roport of the Committeo on Pertnanont Oflicérs for the Firet Ward Ropub- lican Club, which is as follows: President, Joshua O. Knickerbooker ; Vico-Presidents, J. Appleton Wilson, 8, WW. King, Nathaniol Young, W.8. Carver; Secrotary, W. J. Brown; Treas- uret, Ira Coach; Executive Committoo; Joho ates, J.J. Magill, W. Odo, A. Moleted, L. Haas, L, Jacobs, D. D, Dutton, 8, D. Haskell, Tho report was adopted. Mr. Knickerbocker thon took the chair, and stated that he thanked the Club for the honor conferred upon bim, and that he would ea- deavor to havo the First again tho banner Re- publican ward in the city, ag 1¢ was in 1864, Mr. William H, Hoendorson moved for a com- mitiea of tive, of which the President should bo ex-ollicio Chairman, bo sppointed to draft a con- stitution and by-laws for the government of the Club, they to report at the next regular meet- ing, Carried. ‘The following-named wera chosen the Oom- mitteu: J. Appleton Wilson, W. U, Richardson, Louis Hass, Heary i, Lewi win, Messta, Jobo Lylo King and Willlism H. Richardson were chosen delogates to the Repub- lican Central Club of Cook County, Mr, William H, Richardson suggested that there bo more Vico-Presidents for the Clab, and mored that tho list be incroaned to eight. Car ried. Mr. Hoory F. Lewis moved to lay over the mattor for ono wook. Lost. Mr. Magill moved that the number of Vice President bo increasod to twelve. Carried. ‘The followin vamod Rontlemon were lected: Poter Droudel, Charlos Hill. John Parkes, Witl- iam L, Douglas, ¥, B. Marshait, Jamea 2, Low, Hauy Vivek, and Jesso Molden, Lhe meesing thon adjourned to Friday evening noxt. For somo Uno past thare has existed a sort of foud botweon tho Rapublicany of the Firet Ward, which ebowad itself last evewing In a vory de- cided manner, und which thruatens a yery a0- rious eplit. Tho mooting, ax in stated ia tho regular report, ix vory large-—in fact, romsarkably BO, ‘Tt was stated that Mr. Wiltiam H, Richardson had packed the mevting for tho purpose of hav- ing himeolf lected aan delegate to tho Central Club, in which effort, if true, bo certainly suc- ceoded. - Attor the meeting eoveral gantlemen came to tho reportera sud seked thom to strike their pames from the list of otficers, Br, 1sakell and other gentlemen repndisted the Club's action, and stated that it was but the action of — buin- mor clique, whom thoy would out recoguize. Alter tlug a desultory discussion was had, in which abouts dozen goutiomcu participated, and at which it wav docidcd that imatters would be bealed over at noxt meating, 1f poswble, oven if alt the olected olticers lad to resign, . THE FIPTEENTIO WAND, A mooting of Nepublicauy of the Fifteenth Ward wau held at No. 274 Siilwaukoo wyonuo last ovoning. Jobu MeLindon was elected Chairman, and A. C, Burdick, Secretary. Mr. Andrew Quaid statod that the meeting had been called for the purpose of strongthenmng the Republican organizntioa of the Fifteenth, aud to appuint delegates to the Convention uext Mon- day. Ilo was worry to soo that the ineoting was nut av numercusly attonded as it should have been, but this was undoubtedly to be attributed to the exocrable state of the weatbor, Ie would Move that & committee of soveu be appointed to draw uy, by-laws for 6 Coutral Republican Club of the Fitteenta Ward. ‘The ward was a large cue, and the Republican voters were Much scattered, and it & good Central Club to bring them together, aud direct tho next campaign. The last one had already bhown @ good Republican strongth in the Tifteenth Ward, and that strength, with proper tho | reeided ward would give an largo & Ropnblicsn majority ee any in the cy. ‘Tho mation to appoint a Committed on Con- stitution and By-Laws way unanimously adopt- ed, and tho followiog geudenion were sppainted aa nneh committeo: A. W. Laifon, Jamon Mao- long, A.C. Burdick, John MeLindsp, Andrew Quatd, John Bueblor, smi 8. Storm. Aftor a short debate tt was docided not to ap- point new delogates, but to loarva it to the old delogaten, Tho meeting thon adjourned to Tuosday, Doo, 21, at the sania piace. ~—— THE RIFLE CLUB. WINTER PRACTICE, The Chicago Tullo Club hold a special mosting yostorday afternoon in the Sherman Honso Club Noom, Judge Bradwotl in tho Chalr, Mr. Burn hem was choson Secrotary pro tom. in tho sbsonca of Col. Thompron. Tho objoct of the mooting was to consider whethor the rango should bs kept opon during the win- ter, and, if so, to take auch stops ax the Club can, under tha conalitution, to provide the noces- sary funds ; to express its opinion to tho Exoou- tive Committeo as to the kind of houso that should be built, and whother {¢ should be built immediately; to take auch stops relating to practice and match-shooting aa tho Club may think best; and to consider the question of Tango. After discussion on theso points, Col. Loomta moted that the range be kept open, and tho marker and other exnonsoa ho provided for. A conversation about the probable expenses fot- lowed, after which Col. Loomis’ motion was carried. ‘Che matter of raising funds was reforrod to the Executive Committoo, to take such moans for the purpose as thoy maydeem best. ‘They wero alao instructed to collect tho annual duos for 1875. At this stagoa liborsl amount of monoy was immedistoly handed in. On motion of Dr. Williams, it was renolved to allow no member the neo of tho rango for shoot- ng. unul be bad paid bis dues for 1875. Tho guostion of # houso wae noxt in ordor. Mr, Burpham moved that the Execative Com- mitteo ba requested t» constrict such a building ag Might in their opinion be decmed beat for tho purpone. Mr. Howe stated that they could put up tho Necessary building for ¥4100, sud could pus it into shape for shooting purposa for $250, Col, Loomis was in favor of putting up 8 mere shanty thie winter on account of the temporary condition of tho range. Tne Executive Committee was instructed to construct a ouso as oarly and chouply 88 prac- ticable. Practice and moatel:-shooting came noxt in or dor. Afr. Blackman prosantod tho plan of a avs- tem for short and Jong range shuottng, by divid- ing the shooters off in squada of nine oscb, a Captain being chosen by the Executive Commit- teo for ench aqued. O1T-band shvoting was to bo JMmited to 100, 200, and 800 yards ; long-range pot to bo lona than 400 yards, shooting in posi- tion ; not Ieas than 5U to baan ayorage in whort- rango bofore golug tho noxt greater distanco ; tho bost marksmen of tho Club to bayo an avor- age of not leas than 80 in all ranges boforo boing ailowed to compete for Sparticipation in matchou. A discussion followed on the roport. Dr. Ed- wards thought there xhould be ouly two classes —long-rango snd off-hand shooting. Col. Loomts offered a resolution asking the Execu- tive Committeo to procure tho use of range for tho entire woek, oxclusive of Sunday, On motion of Mr, Adama, the Hxccutive Com- mittoo wore requested to sot aside a portion of ‘Thursday and Saturday of each wouk for off- hand shooting, at 1v0 and 20) yarda. Col, Loomis’ reaction waa adopted, The shooting for to-day will bo off-hand. ———— CRIMINAL, Young Ford was still resting easily yesterday, and the probabilities of bis survival are gradu- ally growing stronger. Suppuration of tho wound has entirely cessed, and it is now shought to bo hoaling up. George F. Fanning had a hearing before Com- missioncr Hoyne yestorday aftornoon on the charge of violating tho postal Jaws ia breaking open a lottor addressed tos Mr. Allon. ‘The tes- thmony was ineufilciont, and tho cose was dis- missod, A tallor shop at No, 43 South Dearborn stroot waa entered by burglars early yoaterday morn- morning, and robbed of somo fow articlos of small value. Oflicer Bruton, passing some hours lator, discovered the front door open, aud re- ported the fact to headquartera. D, Martin Fox, West Division ronal ostato dealer, was arrested last evening by Detoctive Lansing, of tho West Madison Stroot Station, on complaint of tho Boston Superintoudest of Po- live, For what ho in wantod ia not exactly known as yet, but it ja supposed to bo a case of swindling. A. J. Kittering was caught by Detective Jamos Morgan in possousion of a horse which wat Idou- tifled sa bolonging to Richard Talbot, of Joliot, and sleo another horse recontly stolea im this city. As he failed to givo » satisfactory account of how he came by the animals, bo was held over in $1,000 bail to the Criminal Court. D. W. Raney, of No. 60 West Randolph stroot, woe hold up and rob! at 3 o'clock veatorday morning, while passing along Randolph strest between Clinton aud Jefferson, and oow ho knows better than to wander the streets at such unsessonable hours, The assailants got away with an oyorcoat aod drora undercoat valued at #70. Tho locatity is becoming quite notorious for attacks of a similar nature. Aman named Gormon got into a quarrel at abont 7 o'clock last uight with anothor man named Harry ILtzinac, at the cornor of Indiana street and Ashland avenus. Gormon knocked his opponent down, and was pounding lim soundly, when Hitzman drew a knife and wlashed Gormon 1n tho sido, inflicting a painful but uot serious wound. Hitzmau was acrestod by Of- ficer Ninan, and locked up iu tho Wost Lake Btreot Station. Annie Atkins, an English lady whose age jn- Crosses with hor wickedness, saa brought to tho Madison Stroct Station last night, charged with numerous petty larconies. Her game was to hire out for light housework uf any kind what- soover, and whon sbout to leave she would pilfer auy choco hittle articles that could bo Ricked up. ‘The chief complainer against ber is Ars, Mary Smith, of No. 70 West Van Duron street, who cbargos hor with the larceny of 8 set of furs, Last Sundsy s man named Charles Greene Wan atrosted for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by Oficer August Swangon, of tha Ar- mory, and, on tho ropresontation made by tho oMoar in Court the noxt morning, tho Justice sent him to the House of Correction for twenty daya. ‘Thuraday aftecnoon the man died in the Intter placo, and now bis iriends proposa to profecute. tho ofticer for arrostiog him, alloging at tho mau was not drunit, but suifaring from some mental disordor, Ricbard Houlihan and Louis Blate, two giow- ing lights of West Division vagrancy, wors np hofore Justice Scully yeaterday afternoon, charg- ed wilh hving oo tho tntercet of what they ows. In default of 820 Gnea, they wera éach sent to tho House of Correction for throes mosths, Last uvening Detectives Lancing and Flynn suc- ceoded in pafely harboring five moro of the #aino lot, who gavo respectively tho names of Georgo Greenwood, John Adams, Jon Ringer, Michael ‘Wall, aud Eddie Sallivau, Olilcer Kiley, of the Armory police, arrested a mau osmed Paul Olson whilo trying to play sharp on I. M. Morris, proprietor uf a grocery at No, 567 South Clark street. flo was supposed tobe tho propatratur of aserios of amimdiog operations on sovetal prominent grocerios, from the fact that he bad sovera! bogus checks in his pockets, but, as there wos no ovidence of thia fact, tho charge was oianged to vagranoy, and now the youpg inman wil sojours for three months ut the House of Correction. AN IMPORTANT RECOVERY, Doputy-Supt. Dixon, aud ofticera Maboney and Read, of the Weet ‘l'wellth Strect Station, yeu- terday pounced down upoa 4 don of thieves on Jeflursun and Nixtuenth streots, and arreuted August Alorinan, Charles Blatt, and Joseph. Logger as niembera of the gaug. On each of them wero found skoloton keys of all kindy, inatrumonis tor icking locks, aod various burular tools, Iv the fouce wore founda tot of dry-goods valid at ¥500, Krom one of thu parties arrested tho Oflicers obtained Information locating a storo- room near the corner of Latatlo aud South Water streote, and when iioy found the room they recovered a trunk filed with fine under woar aod ake, yaluod at nearly $3,000. Some days age the gang ontered a store at No, 451 South Canal street, and muccooded in making away with @400 worth of undorwear snd faucy Qry-goods. This portion of the goods has been fully idoutitied, sud the reat is at Contral tation awaiting an owner, Mott i@ the Jeader of the gany, and has just sorved 8 term of éwo yearsin the Penitentiary. He, in connection with bis mothor, will bo well remembered as heving been implicated in the sonbery of Mendelson's lace cuiporiuin, formerly Iceated on Washington streot, Al that time ho on Brown atreet, and when the gang bad boen arreated the houso was found “Med vith yaluablo goods, among them the stolen lacos, valued at soveral thousand dollars. aes THE COUNTY BUILDING. The proving of clajma occupied tho timo of tho County Court yosterdas. T. Guoroult, of the County Clerk'a office, haa again boen placed in charge of tho nstur: tion dopartmont of that oflico. Herman Souman was yestorday pnt in joilon acava, Ie appoars from the panors in his case to be in srroars to the amount of #3.000, ‘The Commissionora have named the officiats to be employed by tho Mecorder to attend to the abstract books. ‘They will outer on their dution Monday. Conmissionor Schmidt's cantidate for County Agontis ® Mr. Peters, now employed in that ofice, If the Commissioner pushes his man he wilt stir up ao nico little tight. ‘The County Board is expectod to take up the election of county employes Monday. Nochauges are now anticipated sxcopt in the ofiice of County Physician and Physician ot tho Insane aylum, Tho Committeo on Pubtic Sorvice yesterday fixed tho salary of the copyists in tho Clork of the Suporior Court's office at 41,000 ner anunm each, instead of continuing the old practice of paying by the folio, Montof the now Committess of the County Board hold mootings yesterday for tho first timo, snd tho new mombors gained their firat ia- sight into tho routine of their duties. Very lustla was done oxcopt the auditing of bills, which occupied most of tho afternoon. Tho Grand Jury yostorday disposed of twenty potty casos, finding quite a number of bills, Tho complaint against Jnatico Eberhardt wat not pushed on accotint of the absonca of wit- nesses, A complaint was heard agsinat s comtntry Constable, and another—which may cause a fluttor im police circles—nzainet a cer- tain prominont parson, Mr. Honing is pressing tho claims of somo af his friends on the Commissioners for poattions, He ia also making war on some of the county suployes whose fealty at the te:o election he bad cause to question, Among other placon ho in understood to claim in that af onmeer at tho Insano Asylum, for which bo nanioa Mr, Thomas, the ex-ougineer. Ar, H. isnot ont of politics sftor all, Commiseionor Mulloy yestorday, in the examl- natiun of 5 fow bitls againat the county, dis- covered that the county waa paying $3 por day for carpenter work, whilo common. Poor jo were paying all the way from $1.75 to $2.50 por day, A little farther experience in county affairs will show the Commiegionor a great many other things calculated to startle him, among which ho will nnd that in the past 1¢ bas been impossible for the county to go outside of @ cortain set to Hind porsous to do ite work, ‘THE CICUIT CLERE's NEPONT, Jacob Gross, Clerk of tho Circuit Court, has sont ia the roport of tho income and oulga of his office to tho County Clork. Tho rovort, which coyora tho last six months, ia a follows : Recolpta, fora, ett Expeusoa, Balance to Cook County, EXYEND Pontage and koy....... Ulorith pay for nix “monthn, Priucipal Deputy, six month Fee-toxing Deputy, siz months. ‘gOH),U0 Law record writer, efx months ‘v0u.0D Chancery record writer, 940,09 Xtecording Clerk, six month 750.00 Four Court clerks, six m 2,400.08) ‘Two copylats, six montha 1,000.00 Ono yatilt clork, six montt 450,00 Follo writhing. Refund acco ‘Total... 2 10,7: Money for work done’ by thie county, uot Yet Total of balance,...s+s000 0000 2248 7,022.09 Tho roport is up to Dec. 1, 1875. eer * ANNOUNCEMENTS. The jubileo and mission will opon'in Bt. Brid- get's Church to-morrow at solomn high mass. ‘Tho Jeuuit Fathore, undor the leadership of the eloquont Father Coughlan, will conduct it, An adjourned meeting of the corporation of “ Tho Chicago Erring Women's Refuge” will bo held at tho rosidonce of Mrs. G, O, Benton, No. 987 Indiana ayenno, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Frod Douglass will lecture before the Sunday Lecture Society at McCormick Mall .Bunday afternoon, at 3 o'vlock, on "John Brown.” Doors opon at 2 snd cloves at 3. Admission, 10 cents. A mocting in bohalf of the Young 2Mon's Christian Association will bo held Suuday even- ing in Plymouth Congrogational Charch, when addresses will be dolivorod by Jobn V, Farwoll and others, Tho Philosopbical Socioty will be addrossod this evening by Prof, W. D. Gunning, editor of the Popular Science Monthly, Subject: “The Pedigree of Man—The Problem in tho Light of Late Disaoyorios.” Thero wil be 5 meoting of all the Western Union Tolograph Compauy's employes in tho city held Sunday, at 10 a. m., in the oifice, corner of Washington and Lawalle streots, to consider tho proposed reduction in salaries. The gentlomon appointed by Gov. Bevoridge to attend the Cheap Transportation Convention to bo held in thin city Wodneaday, Thursday, and Friday, delegates from the Board of Trado. and othor bodies, aro requested to mect this ovening aythe Grand Pacific at 8 o'clock. 3 ‘Tho Tomporance ladies have fairly dono tho public a kindnoas iu providing such Ivoches aa they dispense for only 50 ceuts at 163 East Madi- gon-st. Ono can now be benevolent in the moat agrecable manner to one’s self. ‘To-day and the earlior part of noxt weok, {6 the goliea oppor. }° tunity. The Hon. Sobn O'Connor Powor, M. P., with whoso ability aa a. epeakor the Chicago public are now familiar, wilt locturo again in this city op the 19\h_ inst. Eloquent as has been his previous efforta horo, it ia ssid that his coming one will bo still more brilliant, The bonorable gontioman is now lecturing almest oipbtly in tha surrounding clttes, and ts everywhere meet. ing with immense success, ——— THE CITY-HALL, ‘Woater-rents yesterday were ¢3,804.88, sod real and personal taxes $3,095.73, The Committee of Streets and Alloys for the Weat Division muots to-day st 3 p. m. The Board of Public Works audited yesterday the November coal bills for the city pumping works, amounting to 0,600, and for City-Ifall use amounting to @375, The bore in blue," those who woar stars and those who do not, will draw 881,959.06 from tho frosnury this morning. Tho Fire Dopart- mont will be paid et 8:15 and the Polico Forca at 9. Police cout the city more by 817,327.78 por mignth than tho firemen, Architect Tilley was aronnd the City-Hall yes- terday evidently waiting for something to turn up. He still stioke to his ides of his cighta, aad expects to be treated kindly by the Board of Public Works. Egan will exhibit hin naw do- sighs to tho Board this afternvon, and furthor dovelopments are looked for at that time. Tho Mayor, Ald. Jonas and Dickinson, and Mr, Trusdall, Superintendent of tho Rolict and Aid Society, paid w vielt yesterday afternoon to that portion of the North Side surrounding the Chicago Avenue Wolico Station for the pur- pose of tindlug a suitable place to ostablish the “Vroo Lodging Mouse.” Au empty atoro No, 221 Clark atrest wau fixed upon aa a proper point ty locate the charitable building, but the ageut rontlug the building could not be found, and a bargain was not consummated, Lho city will pay the rent, and the Relief and Ald Boclety will furaish and take caro of tho room, ‘Tho lower foor of tho store only will bo used, aa it is thought to bo large enough to accommodete for- ty beds or cota, aud a greator number of **nocat- ore” than that is not expected. pabty i aiekeae LOCAL LETTERS, POST-OFVICK MISMANAGEMENT. Toths Editor of Tha CAtcavo 2ripune: Citcaco, Dec, 10.—-L would axk the acting Postmaster of the Chicago office why the stamp- clork gives }mproper information to patrons? It in evident he js oxpoated to weigh letters and packages, and inform the sondera of the amount of stamps necossary to place on them, as ho is furnlahod with scales and avsumea to do 40, Why is it, then, when a pactaye of third-claas matter is handed lum witha wad or two written in a comnor, which, acoordiug tothe “ruling of the " Dopartmunt, subjects it to letter-postage,” that bo does give the rate in letter-postege, and Dob Axitata rate for ‘matter of third-ctasy,"* and thon allow somo patty country Postmaster the Opportanity to add 2 centa an onnco addi- tlonal, and parhapa pocket the amount? It seomsto nio, jrtlgod by common-range rates, that law nover intended that tho words ‘Mercbandiaa only, written on 4 packot tof “matter of third clasa” abould “subject it to totter postage,” Wo aro not ali lawyorn (which, by the way, ta’a very Rood thing for tho conntry), and in our nucottainty of the tsw, and the frequent varying of tho samo to allow somo houost Congressman to ‘grind bis ax.” aro nn- certato na to its Totter and spirit; and wo aro tempted and do write words on third-clnss mat ter, and immediately the ‘nrgus-oyad Pont- master at the oflca of dolivery—sver on tha alort for tho wolfara of Our Unele—discovers the words ‘morchandisn only,” or squigntont, which wore on the paokayo at the time tho stamp-clerk fixed the postage, wuich ‘subjects it to lotter-raton,” nud to which aoid clorz Ahontd have called tho attention of tha nunder, or, is naming tho postage, hays dono ao at ‘letter rates,” which would hinge beon all the informa tion neoded, Reform in usctod eomowhoro, olther in those inoly-deawo rulings,” or in Sneiltttos for gotling correct imformation at tho Pont-OMico, as in thig, which is not an imaginary caso. Common BENE. TUE CEXTRAL cnuren, To the titer of The Chicago Tridune Curcano, Doo. 10,—Hocing in to-day'a paper & angrestion respecting tho ronting of seats in MeVickor’s (ar the Contrat Church as it is catlod), allow mo to offor what J think would bo an amendmont on the 10-cont" admission. In place of renting all the sonts, C would suggest. that tho lower part of tho theatro bo rented, re- sorving tho tio gallerica for thosn strangers end other people who ao often go tu such gatherings a8 theso, and who would almost certainly be ex- eluded should al! the sents be ronted, thus caue- ingekind of ill-fooling tospnug up among those people who may wish to hear him, I am awaro that thoy might stand tho sanie chance of getting 8 sunt a8 thoy would If thoy woot to anv other church whora the pews aro rented, but still thoro aro things connectod with this church differant from any other. hero ore very fow churches in this city that are completely filled on Sundays, almost ovory church having plecty of sparo room for casuals, but exportence has proyed that tus will be tho oxcoption rather than the ruto with Prof. Swing's church. Another thing in connoction with this which those parties in charge should ¢ako votice of 18 this: eis nover known until almost tholast mtonte before service commonces whether all the partioa and families are going to attend sertico that morniug. Consequently, persons not renting seats have to ba kept standing until the usher knows whother be may put s stranger in any of these seats, Tho writer of this has at- tondod Swing’s church ou the North Sido timo after time (when be first went thero), and has had to stand, in compauy with Jadics, long after the services had commenced, and yot thore wore plenty of vacant pews all over tha church. [ think thoso in charge should go slow; thor in plenty of timo to do this thing correctly, and £ for ono most hoattily wish that thin should boa anecess in evory particular, “Faev-Totxgen.” a THE DIRECT CABLE. New Yonx, Deo. 10.—Oficora of the Direct United States Cablo Company announce that their Iino is interrupted 130 miles cast of Nova Scotia, THE ERIE CANAL. : Litre Fauts, N. ¥,, Dec. 10.-The Ice ta tho canal Je 10 inches thick. the boats. The + How? Bitlinrd-Table Factory. Tho J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. bavo just completed and moved into their now factory, occupying the blook betwoen Michigan and North Wator stroota, on Rush street, and thoy lave somo 350 men at work constautly turning out # billiard-table every half-hour of the day. Tt is tho largest billiard-tabls factory in the world. It is six stories high, aud possesssa a total flooring of 2neres, All kinds of billiard- goods aro mado thare, aleo tan-pins, ten-pin balls and alloys, and the now American fifteon- ball pool-table. lost of tho work is done by machinery, anda specialty is made of turning ivory balls. Tho bullding of this immeneo fac- tory waa necessitated by tho cnormous and con. stantly-incressing domand for these celobrated tablos, Hitherto thoy havo hardly been ablo to supply the demand, but horaafter with the sew factory, aud tho old one at 47 and 49 Stato street, which is still used, and tho Omncinnati and Bt. Loule factories, it is expected that they will be mado as rapidly aa nocessary. Tho salos- rooms of the Company remain at No. 59 State atroot, whora & varioly are constantly kept on ax- hibition, Tho J. Mf, B. & B. Oo, tablea sro nat only tho best tables that are mado, but the cheapest. Wocannot suggest ao better or more appropriate Clrintmas present than ono of these tables would be, + Correction. Dr. McCherney, having perfected plans for enlarging hia dental establishment, will remain at the old stand, corner of Clark and Randolph atrects, Ths most aldjifut operators as asalstante, A physician 1n office to administer gas, ether, or chloroform with positive safety, All opcrations warranted, The best full acts, $8, Gold filling at half the usual rates, + Magnificent Christmas Photographs aro boing made by Gentile, wha makes, also, a specialty of copying old photographs, having engagod an Italian artist to finish in color and crayon, Studios, No, 103 State street, The photographs d’ hiver al Ilnoise aro & great Bucccas, 2 aces If Musically Inclined, do not fail to step into the Root & Sous Music Co.'s staro, No, 150 Stato atrect, and aco the inducementa they offer in musical merchand{a for holldsy presenta, ‘The Wagner Album ” ia the latest thing oat. — Redrio's Water Filter has become aa almost indispensable articlo in Weatern No prospect of moving hourebolds. We recommond it especially to our suburban towns, Dalton, Nos, 192and 194 State street, ped eae Steinway’s Matchless Pianos. ‘The general agency for the Northwest, and only depot in Chicago, is at Lyon & Hesly’s, State and Mone roestrests, Square and upright pianos for rent, ae Pianos and Orga: Hallet, Davis & Co.'s Grand, Square, and Upright, ani Smith's American Organs, can be found onty at W. W. Kimball's, corner State and Adan atreels, Chicago, —— Se Lundborg's Porfumes are Uke natural flowers and bonquets, Children’s Photographs at Brand's, $3 per dozen, MARRIAGES. LESLIE —WOODWORTH—Dec, 8, 1875, at Highland Park, by tho Rev. George £, Wrong, Mr, John H, tos Hioaba Miss Gallo 1. 2, daughter’ of the late Hon, Jamies H, Woodworih, No cards, KNOX—BIGKFORD—Thuraday, Deo, 9, by the Nev. ©, D, Helmer, at tho residence of the brides parents Mr, Reuben Knox and Minnie £,, eldest daughter o: Ty K, Blexford, E44, No cards, TALDOT—At Jefferson Park Motel, 401 West Sfadl- sonst, of paralysis, Jolty ‘Telbot, native of Clow Bourne, Queena County, ireland, aged 44 years. Funeral from 218 Houth Desplainasat,, at 2 o'clock p.m, Bunday, Doo, 12, by carriages to Rosehill, WITKOWSKY—Dee, 10, Miriam, daughter of David and Henrietta Withowsky, aged 10 years 10 months ang édays. Funeral st family residence, 1096 Indiane-ey,, Bune day atva, m, WATERS—Dec, 10, 1675, Gertrade E, Waters, aged 9 yeared months and'10 days, aoe from No, 41 North Green-st., at 9 o'clock, ec, MN DUNNE--Friday, Dec. 10, of scarlet fever, Plato Dunne, aged 4 yearu7 months and 10daya, youngest AUCTION (SALE: BY G. P. GORE & OO, Ga and 70 Wabaah-ay, On Raturday, Dee (1, at 9:30 o'clock, 20 CRATES W. G. CROCKERY, IN OPEN LOTy, 75 PACKAGES GLASSWARE. 10 CASKS YELLOW AND ROCKINGHAM WARP, AT 10:30 O'CLOCK, Household Furniture, Of Every Description, Mast be Closed {0 Pay Advances, Farlor Suita of avery quality, Marble and Wood.’ Chamber Heit, Tainted” ett Enameled, Fanos ae Mook Caren, Wardeober, Machte and Wood-Top Mitt ‘Trees, Marble und Wood-Top Tables, Ténnges, What. Nota, ‘Haucy Camp Chairs, Walnut Bedatoada andttn, reana, Walnut Chairs ant ‘Rocker, Parlor and Once Desks, Show Carex, Mint Carpets, Velvet, Hruseels and Wool Carpaty, Pianos, Floor Oil Cloth, Parlor Hte oon & CC., Auctioneers, DRY GOODS. Regular Auction Halo Tuenday, Dec. 14, Wo are closing out all consignments in Dry q eter aad will offer at thie rate. altractivo lines of Met Gonda, Notlonia, Men's, Worien's, and Children'a re fery, Gente’ and Ladlen’ Underwear, White Go, Fancy Liven Table Claths, Towels, ett, Mena’ Ore suieta, Felt Skirts, Hattont, Droas Trimmingr, ete, ‘Fino dinplay Tadlen' Siile Scarfs, Ties and. Bows, Raney Tues, Collarm eles ay Eaney Wootenr and Kn a, Nu toads ite Tackett, Glover, ete ati, Beart, Men's aud. Dasa?’ Winter ant Cape, a Gaunts, and Mle, nico linea, bi a SANTA CLAUS. A very attrselits neyo. Hiotiaey: Evie Toys, Gamer, Pnyzien, Fancy Notions, eto, to which fentlon of the tiade leinvited. ALR CARPITS. Closing antes of cottego and Ingrais Carpets, open 9:30a.m. Carpet sale 11 oteloess Mle GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 68 and 70 Wabash.oy, ‘Wodnesday, Des. 16, Regular Auction Salo of sfen‘a, Boye’, Youths’, ‘Women's, Misser, and Children's Booty, Shoes & Slippers Desirable tinea of Beaver, Fur-line and Wok AUned Goods, Rubbers, Alarkas, eto. Our own warranted Sucker Bouts, and a full line of ‘M, F. Pratt & Co.'s celebrated twomon’s Blines, ‘hens gooda must bo closed, aa manufacturers sre pressing us for money. GEO, P, GORE & 00, 6A and 70 Watisah. By BLISON, POMEROY & VALUABLE Modern Gil Paintings At AWULSTION, AT THE NEW STORE, 89 MADISON-ST., Opposite MeVicker's Theatre, COMMENCING ON Taestay Morning, Det, 14, at 10 o'clock, Continuing st 2 and 7 p,m., snd following daysab game hours until the whole collection of 168 Choice Ol) Painting Arosold, ‘This superb collection will be armnged and on free exhibition on Monday, Dec, 13, day and erens ing, Art lovors aud tho publio cordially invited, als peremptor’ be Buy pepe FOMEN WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 108 MADISON-S: BUTTERS & 008 SATURDAY SALE Furulture, Houschold Goods, Csrpote, etc, SATURDAY MORNING, Doo, 11, at 0:0 o'clock, st their Salosrooms, 108 Madlaon-nt, THIBD GREAT CATALOGUE BALE OF Unredeemed Pledges, From A, GOLDSMID'S Loan Office, 99 E. Madison-at, TUESDAY MORNING, Deo. 14, at 10 o'clock, By WA, A. BUTTERS & CO., at thelr Salesroom, 10¢ Madison-et, Cataloguca ready, By W. A. Butters & Co., 108 East Madison-st, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Deo. 15, af 9:30 o'clock, TRADE SALE. White Crockery, Yellow and Rockinghsm Ware, Fail line Fine Table Cutlery and Plated Ware, BUTTERS & 00/8 REGULAR TRADE SALB FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO DRY GOODS, 0 G, WOOLENS, KNIT GOODS BUIRTS, DRAWERS. HOSIERY, NOTIONS, GLOVES, GAUNTLETS, and'MITTS, FUR GOODS, HATS, OAPS, BOOTS, SIDES, ko, THURSDAY MORNING, Dec, 16, at 9:00 o'clock, At Salesrooms, 104 Eaat Aadisan-at, ENGLISH é& ADMBRICAN BOOKS! FRIDAY, Dec, 17, at 2:30 o'clock, at our Balesrooms, 108 East bladison-st. ~—“By 5. DINGER & © Auctioncera, 27: dt 276 Haat Madison-st, THIS 10 a, m. POSITIVE SALE Attention, Dealers and Ionsekeepers, Largo line Parlor, Library, Dintog, and OFFICE FURNITURE ‘Mattroasses, Lounges, Bloves, Carpetins, Lampé, Glassware, and 8. P, Ware, Job Lot of Same elry and GENERAL MERCHANDISE, By H. CHADWICK & CO., Auctloncers, 170 Eset Madison-et. TRIS DAY, at 108... ‘will be sold ELEGANT PARLOR, CHAMBER, AND DINING-ROOM FURNITURE, Qfice Desks, Chalre, Lounges, Mattresses, Springs, Stoves, & Fp ae ee By JAS. P. MoNASIARA & COn 117 Wabseb-ay,, NW. corner Mudlson-a\, 8,000 CASES BOOTS & SHOES Fur and Wool-Lined Goods, Rubbers, Arclics, 4 AT AUCTION, Tuesday Morning, Deo, 14, at 0:30 o'otoo! JAS. P, MONAMARA & 00. Auctioneers FINANOIAL. | = SPECULATION IN WALL-ST- $500,000 has-been made ins single invert, Me, J Pi ment of$100, This of course is en oxtart Pucral (fom the foaldences 11a Hout Panlineat, oneurrence} Dub ordinary, 96 oa Te aia i Seti Tiuaday paport histao copy, rented ‘when favosabla reeulls can ahow # profit orquer-at,, Mir. Williams Donoliue, . wPinetal will take place from ‘the realden dreuing "TAYLOR & CQ, Banko. x. o'clock to-day, by care to Calvary, . a ig Cpl pieaiaers LIQUORS. es SPECIAL NOTICES. ae Eee Oughis Lightelicowm God Live Fine Old N E Rum or Oi. hg ‘gutbor of ‘The Spas of Ger- ene many, lung's Light Urowa Ocd Liver | ww» arg proparod to furnisls all _partice airing * Sh oieet be, dented edeeh ite auoias dine i8t3 | gu pyiy of waperiot New Eagland Hus, of yarvus setiou tow ofteu comequant om toe admicisieatiun of the | fn ouich quantitien ae may be required. | it Coe fate Ula. poli eapwuled iropertal He Beat juquirt cidreaucd to the undary| aed will rasa aus Sale ein tee ga Uoited Beats, Jobo ¥. | Mediate attentions oO lato at, Boston, Mises We Wil! Teach Our _“ Susy” to CONFECTIONERY. " wr q say 7? A blosting ob MIS, WINSLOW) for belylng hor ‘surtive sud orcape the sripiug, col Lega Wa connna ‘erery. qed sob forth ta 1b if eats ae dee ae ee had tus poner, we would, ERSMWINSib was ane u—the bale fofeni race, —Katreot trom the ler, O, &. agian Leetuiag CELESRATED thronghodt jnioo—expreased to sll « et Dm wud upward # ——TONFEOTIONERY. CANDY en ioc