Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1875, Page 5

Folland ln the only yoye! author oxtant whoss work i worth toading. §lor nrticles get into the tenue des Deux Montles, and ddo wo, nat because who has o crown, for she writes under an ausum- #d name, but hecauna she haa brajne, Nothing in the bistory of the Gurtrus would Justify such wn nsscrtion of them. Py i I SRR A prisata lottor from Virgivia City confirms tho reports of hard titnos and slow progress in robuilding that onca-thriving city which have from time to time reacund we. All porsons thinking of omigrating thither in hopes of find- ing omploymont aro warnod to stay away, Tho city will for several rensons bg rebuilt vory slow- Iy. Tho winler soason has sot in with every in- dication of being long and severs ; many minors aro out of employment ; monoy ia tight ; and tho capitalists, who own & large part of the city, do not proposo to begin the work of restoration untll spriog. Virgioia City hos, of courso, a Leight futura to look forward to, but its present sondition I8 anytiuug but tempting. — e Poor TeNNYsoN, Mo will havo to grind out wmo moro inachine-made verson when the Urince of Walas comes back from Indis. Viero- 11a haa said 8o, and poet-laureatos mist ohey roynl bohoests. Pegasus, driven to ordor, is apt 10 bocomo & donkey. Remombering that maou- factured ode to AnrxaNpna, with its **hails' and falso history aud broken-backed rbythm, and tho added fact that “ halls” thymes with “Whales,” wo shudder &t the thought of what fs soming, TENNys0N will deal out * hiails ™ to tho Prince with tho samo Itberal largemess that Torren moasured out “ welcomes™ to tho Princess, Wo havo two “shortest dsys” this yoar, the winter solstice occurriug ulmast precisely at midnight (11 h. 20 m.), so that to-uay ond yes- torday are of tho same longth on this meridian, We shall bave fifty-three Sundays in noxt year, PERIONAL, The conditlon of ex-Senator Richardson nt Quincy docs not improve, and it is feared that Lo will not rocover. Maurico Gran Lias sailed for Europo to attoud to iis business nffairs with Sigoor Itossi and lle, Zulma Bouflar, and to make arrangemonta for new professional entorprises next yoar, One of the fashion authioritios has decreed that short mon shall not wear Ulstor-coats, and that tall mon who wear Ulators shall not wear high hats. Tell women in Darby hiats look fike drogsed-up ton-pius, and little women in flare-up bonnots look overshelmingly top-hoavy. Tho lerald corrcspondont telographs from Parig: “Ilave just lonrnod that oll the Amer- icon officera in tho rorvice of tho Khodive, ox- cept Col. Stone, aro ordered to join the Egyptian oxpedition against Abyesinia, Con. Loring will be tho second in command. I am happy to re- port that tho Colonol wlo was reported to have fallen fn the lato massnoro iy safo. A number of nowspapers in tho Eastare main- taining, with some show of renson, that since Mr. Longloliow has declined to serve sa Con- tennial poet, Mr. Whittier should be invited to 1M1 the vacancy. Mr. Whittter iz known to e perhaps tho mioat popular of all American poots, present or past, in tho sonso that Lie is the most cherishod #nd 10ad by the firosides of tho peo- plo. Sonator Johnalon, who hns justbeon re-olected by tho Legislature of Virginia to auother term in the United Btates Sonate, ia & nephow of Gou, Joseph E. Johnston, iois about 65 years of ngo, and botore going to tho Ronate never held any public ofiice except that of Judge, to which he was oppointed by a military commandor, Benator Johineton bas {ine logal abilitics and ro- flned mouners. Tho richest man in Boston {s said to bo Weld, of Weld& Co., East Indin merchauts, worth $18,000,000. Joshum Hears, who died soveral yoars ago, loft tos youngson property ostimated wow to be worth §80,000,000, ‘Thore are ordinary millionaries without number fn Boston, . Thoy all livo unprotentiously tn fluo mounsions, and road tho Daily Advertiser through from ena to end overy morning, The friends of 'is royal 'ighnoss, Kipg Lamar, objeot to his olevation to rayal dlgmity by Tun Curcaco Trmuxe. They try to show that he is only Primo Miniater to King Caueny, But it bas Leen observed that when tho titlo is used in his progence ho smiles and touonos his forehcad wigoificantly, as if feoling tha prossara of his crown, Ho kuowa that the caucus ia Lamar, and Lamor the caucus, Mr, Reverdy Johusoy, {n anothor lotter home tos Baltimoro papor,—by tho way, ho la eather prodigal iu newspaper correspondenco,—:akes oceaslon to thump Mr. Coleb Cushing over the ehouldors of Lord Ublef-Justico Cockburn. Tho Iatter, bir, Johnson esys, is noted in England for hia dignity oud impartislity ; aud tho pea- phlet of Mr, Cushing directod agalnst him was received thero in contemptuons silence. Blondin, tho tight-rope walkor, has boen heard from again. Oo the 19l of Qctober last: whilo on the Indian steawship Poooal, and at sos, he walked on a 7-inch hawsor from tho main to the mizzon-topmast and back, Itis sald that with the rolling or tha ship and the vibration of tho powerful ongiues the rope way drawn iuto such tinuoua waves that It closely resombled a snoko, Blondin was froquently obliged to slt down as tho ship rode a heavy swoll, The Rtov. H. N. Wright is a Mottodiat, and the Rev. Mr, Bocock o Baptist minister of Dellmoro, L.I. Thoy tiavo had worde, aud aro not consid- oted friends, Dloating at the station rocently, r. Bocock—accidontally as ho alleges—brought Lita right hand 10 contaot with the lappel of Mr, Wright's coat. Tho awful aud unforesen conse- quenco was that Wiight's Liat was thrown from the platform, and ho came nesr falliog himsolf. He baa now sued for ansavlt and bactery, It s i this manner that Christian brothron some- Yimes dwell together in unisy. Damsging revolations in regard to tho confl deatial rolationw existing betwoen Minister elienck and Norman Winrd coutinuo to be nade. Tt iswald that Wiard, in 1871, was ac- tuatomed to show & power of attornoy given to him by Gen, Bchenck by which he woa created sgent to prusceuts ull claing agaluut tho British Goveromont iu which Hchenck lisd an intoroat, Tho considegation for these mervives was to Lo b pro-rata share of all monoys recovered. The bower of attorney haa beou published fu foll in Walson's Art Journal, whero, it must bo con. Tessed, the public ls not accustomed to look for Information on such aubjects. * D. P, Dyer, United States Disirict-Attorney at 8t Louls, bas had o cupious nowspapor con- troversy with Mr. Joff Chuudior, a promicent legal quthorily of that city. Tho victory de- cldedly routs with the formor. Chaudler pnb~ lished o card, o which he disdainfully referrod toDyeras ono whoue services to the Govern- msut had been obscured by the veputation of the eminent counsel who bad beon engaged to ®salst Lim. Dyer, in yeturn, showed that Cbandlor's scorn’ was cansed by the rofusal of the Government to employ him us one of those saalating counsel. Chandlor has subeidod. MOTEL ADRIVATS, Faciflo Hotei—J, A. Pierson, Dotralt; 11, Osterberg, Bock Ialand; Qen, ¥. L. Breveley, Washington ; the Mon, Bymual Shoock, Marquatte; the llon, Philetus Bawyer, Xenoaha] Johu Allem, Peking Col, Frank Xoyes, Clinton, Is.; Gen. G, D, Wright sud W, 11, Mibtard, Indisnapolis; tho Hou, L, O, Btanley, Chipe Vewa Falls § tho Hon. J, M, Osborn, Tolsdo ; the Hou, G, H, Jewelt, Indisn Agent,,.. Pulsur Hvuss—Robart Willams, Norwich, Cean.; the Hon, O, E. Crane, Urve Bay 17, T, Howard, New York; Bl Pauly 0, AL, Head, Eittaburg ; uiaj P, 8 Luther, lacine; H, IL, Colo, Now York; X N. AMusson, Des Moines, temont House—Emil Hans, New York; Chaun Butler and wife, Litchfisld, Mium. t; W. B, Lacey, Niles, Mich,; 0.0, Lay, 1a Orange, 11.; Jumea H. Wilkios, Princeton; B, M, Moynoids, Yitlaburg; M. W, Mans, Kanses Gty : Jobin w loLlo, Ne #k; the Hon, A, E, Bteveu: and Jobm 5 gy o mian. Heuas e Honk 150 Dliutar, ¥, W. Orvis, Dizon j s 1o, A, 3 Titus, “Dedbam, Mase.1 the Hon, W, ¥, loes, umibus | the Hou, D, X, Hill and D, L. Xings, rou; L B Ingland ] Norbert § ) Hew | the Manry Bais, ! WHISKY. Illicit DIstilling on o Small Keale ==A Buarn which Needs Examluation. Why Mr. G. Q. Russell Went to Wash- ingtone==A Charge Explained. Procecdings at Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, and Spriugileld, . — Tho Oase of Mr. McKee, of tho St. Louis ‘* Globe-Democrat."” Probabllily of a Chango in the Proprletorship of That Paper. AN ILLICIT STILL, SOMETIISG FOR THE RLVENUE OFFIUENS TO IUNT re. A fow dayaago tho following lottor was ro- ceived by tho oditor of Tue Tninuxe, and, though it appeared at least doubiful upon ita face, Laving mno signature furthor than ono which generally means directly coutrary to what s oxprossed in it, it was thought best to sce if thio nusertions mado wora borug out by an exawm- Ination : Citicaao, Dee, 18,—3n, EprTor : This i to fet you know that 8 man naime Jacob Hehimide ix makiog roma whinky in hin bura, which {s eitusted fu his back-yard, and hio llves on_—— strect, in tho senond houre est of tha cornier of —-— ircet, on the anuth side of the streot. Go around sud seo for yourself, FRIKKD OF TOE GOveRNAENT, Having usod a slreot-car to the ond of the routo latd out by tho builders theroof, and hav~ ing walked s considerablo distance, the investi- gator found tho corner of Lhe strocts reforred to—a rotlior Aqualid neighborbood, or at least one in which choa) tonement-louees and bad umells neemed to vredominate, Tho house in question was found to bo ono of those common, high-baeement, one-story, six-room affaire which aro 8o often soen in tho northwestern part of thocity, In tho rcar of this house was a barn of rather Ilnrger capacity than would have Dheen oxpected from the size of the lourn,—ono which gave riso to tho inference that the proprictors kept o good doal of stock—horses or cows. Tho barn, of coitrse, abutted on an aliey, aud was, perhaps, a3 by 40 fect on the grouud. Assuming, for & mowment, TUE CIARACTER OF A PLODLER tha roportar nuoended o flight of steps, and Xiuooked at the door. A wotan, who might have beon 40 years of age, and who was certainly ex- tremoly Blovenly as to her pernonal appesrance, answerod tho “eall, and demanded “what as wanted, Tha reporter sald Lo wished to eoe thoe gontleman of the house, and tho woman raplicd that Lo wasat tho barn, taking care of his horkes, Tho peddier then offered to go out and look after im, but the woman g VLKY STRENUOUSLY ODIFCTRD, and said that the propriotor would be in in thoe courso of a fow moments, Promicing to call agaiy, tho poddler, who had by thin timo be- oumo a roporter. went around into the mln{ at tho roar of the karn, It was a particulurly cloy a{fnir, having, beaido the usuai eloge boarding, n systom of battans covering each particular cruck with great nicely, There was a door leading out jnto tho ulloy, which the roporter was uot abio to open, #lthougl o tned quictly but poreist ently. What was nnusual in tho appearanco of the barn was the fact that o chimney projected out on the roof. Klightly batilad at his firat attempt, tho ro- porter mado inquirics of several pornony in the nelghborhood as to what Mr. Schmidt did for & living, The universal opinion n[:ruurad to bo that the gentleman m question did nothiog but stay al home, seoming to bave constdorablo monoy, and living ou tho Incomo tinereof. A gentleman who livea noxt door ssid that Schmidt soewmoad to ba A HORT OF AN INVEXTOR, and that ho had in bis barn various Apparsins for producivg chemicals, and the like, e, Limself, hiad novor been in that structure but ouce. 1t appeared, also, that Schmidt's ouly asgistouts wera o son and a young 1an who lived with them. llnugniriug of gotting any in- formation irom Mr. Schmidt, the womsu, or the soun, tho reporter, as tho word 1, *'laid” for tho boy. nod lust ovening, after n sories of ju- quiries and unplensant advontares, found Lim at s noighboring beor saloon, Influenced by sevoral potationg of boer, tho young man bo- camo GRADUALLY COMMUNICATIVE, and, when ha bolieved that he had had enough bocr, startod for home, the reporter voluntoor- fug o walle with lim o little way. When sbant a block from the gsloon, the reportor suddonly arrested his comrado, saving to him at tho same timo that ho was a rovenue agoot aud that he was obliged to tako bim iuto custody for particl- pation 1 Dlegal digtiling. At tirst, tho youog man stoutly dounied wouything of tho kind, and said that his employer was engaged in naking cordinly and blackborry braudy. Aftor Dboing a Jittlo torritied by tho sight of a pight re- porter's badge. which seemed to produco a min- gled fegling of awo and respect in his soul, he ngroed to toll what bo know, in consideration of boing lot off then aud there. The following is tho substauce of IS TALE r Tho old man dooa mako some apirite, that's true. Ilo wmakes them in a sl with a long curved copper tubo, and the tubo goes throug] water. }lo rung tho place mostlyin tho day- timo, and bo protends to tho noighbors that ho 18 & chemist, sud that Le 1s trying to invont eomoe now dye. Aud ho pils somio of the neighbors that he used to bo o brush-maker, and that ho is trying somo oxperimouts with cristles, ang you can soo at the door of tha barn #omo bunchea of briutles which he las been boiling or savs he has beon trylng to make bettor. Xteporter—Iaw much splvits does he make ? Boy—domotimos ho makes two barrels in one day;: sometimes oue barrel; aud sumetimes uot o much. Somo duys not auy. R.—~—1oos Lio grind g own corn ? I—Yes; he's got & wild to grind the corn, and T havo to turn tho wheol—moand the other boy; we turn togethor. R,—Whore doos bo got g corn ? 1.—1o briuga It ot night in bags from some- ‘whore down-town, 1!.-;llow much corn do you have to grind at once 1.—Mont days wo havo to grind ton bags, —"Tellmo what he has : Go¥ IN TIE DARN, B.—Ilo's got. tho il that we turn, thon he's got fourtuba bigger'n s warh-tub,—littlo cistorus, ~—and when he gets the weal ground he puts it dn ouo of the tubs, aml wo binva to stir it around with water, ‘Then ho lots it stay for threo or four days, and ho putesome othor stuff in with It, Lops, I guesn it 18, —and then when it Les bson in thoro tiree or four dsys, o bouls it {o o kettls, aud the wiito epirits, ko water, comea out of the tube. 1t.—\What kind of a furnaco hins got ? B.—Oh, be usos coal i Lis furnace, R.—What dves o do witi MY HPIRITH P B.—Tdon't know, 1llo tukos it away at nights when ho goea uftor corm, aud then he briogs bavk sumo mora corn and sowa barrely, 1.—Do tho barrols havoe any stamnps om the ouds ? 1. —Pictures, you mean. Yes, they havo plo- :mfi_ on the Lesd. Thoy uro tucked on with 20! R.—How much did you say he made ? B,—Most evory day be makes two barrels full, R.—Could you take mo 1uto the barn ? B.—No, sir, Leonldu't. ‘Thorefs a great bar on the back door {nto the slloy way, and the froot door has got a greas big lock ua it, and ho koeps the kn&\hlmlnlh R.—Docs tho old man—as you oall him—talk English ? L.—liecan, if ha wants to, but s won'’t, If you speak to hlm in Luglish he will tell you “ nichts vorutot.” R.—How much doea hie pay you for working ¥ B.—~1o pays my father wome money, and us gives wo ¥0 every woek. 1 dou't know how much Lo paya my fathor, ‘I'his was the substsnce of what he had to say, and, faithful to bis agroement to lec the boy go, thie yeportor gave him to undermiand that he was at liboriy, Mo went off with more spoed than 0 facts aro submittad to the Revenue ith the Lope that (hey will Aind out Alr, Schwidt'aplace and close up his business, 1t must po “A momning dooreimon,. shoming given by the boy, even wonld probably um..bfi. Moo, which, at 1) conts galion tax, would work a doticit in this revenus of some 45, to say nothing of the profit on spirits if thoy were wanufastured logally, The boy's sstimate of ten bagu of corn & day would probably mesn somethlug ke {wo busbels to the bsg, and g9 & , OF tweuty bushels, were .. gx sod " made into A1ty tax-payers' muab, avon with the (mparfoct apparatus _ shieh tho man sonlid bo abligzed to use, ha would prob- ahly lvrnllnm fourtnen yuarta (o the bushel, or about weventy gallons for anch day'™s run. And the thouglit comen—nrs thero othor ilicit #Lills In Chicago? There may Yo many others whos propriotors aro worliny #s notealossly ny the snbjact of this article, and who aro porliajs Inying un goodly toros of groenbackes wrongful- 1y withheld from tho Government. At anv rato thero seotns to bo a lond eall for nn inveatiga- {ion on tho part of the revenuo officiale. ey CHICAGO. THE CHICAD * yxiox" of yosterday yave currency to & tapart that Gan. Wobstor, Collector of Internal ltevenuv, had been nt ono time & partner in tho firm of Fur- loog & Russell, proprietors of & dintallory which had boen woized for defrauding the rovenun, both partnora in which bad beon arrested end Lield to bail. 'The insinuation fv mado vgry gunrdedly, but the inferenca intended m' Lo drawit s that tho Collector had hed au’in- terest {n tho dintillery businesa carried on by this flem, The truth of the mattor s that novoral yoars ago Meusra. Fuelong & Itussoll reccived a contract for atrect-cloauing in this city ; that they bor- rowod suveral thousand dollars from Gew, Web- uter an o wort of capital to earry on the businens witls, and that, fu drawiug up iho papoers to so- curo this unm, Gon, Webster wns made, wittings 1vor unwittingly, & partner in the firm ; that, after the businoss hiad boen carried on for some timo, Gan, Webster withdrow, having euflered tho loss of sovoral thousand dollars, and this is nll the connection that ho over had with tho firm of Turlong & Rus- rell, That was long hefore they wero ongaged in_tho whisky Lusiness, ‘The Rssortion thet tho Collector's chief deputy, Mr, Root, evor lind anvihing to do with tho firm in question (s purely gratitons, 3T, 0, G, MUAIELL, of tho firm of Turlong & Rueaell, war indictod by a roceut Grand Jury of the United States Dis- trict Court, and, in cousaquonce of Lue rovela- tions made by s comparison of stamps, stubs, awd hooks, was _asaoused a considerable sum Ly the Trensury Departmient, which was made a Yen ou Ius proporty. 1o went to Washington Haturday, together with a lawyer, tn seo if Lhia assopsinent conld not Lo romewhat reduced, bo- loving, or sffecting to believe, that it waa on- tirely wo ligh, and moro than, by the most rigoroun system of aceounts, could bo brought against his distillory. Tiis fazt is the key to wome vory wild asgortions mado yesterday by a conteinporary. A JONY CALLED. Judge Blodgett yeaterdsy ordered the Com- missioners to call a'panel of thirty jurymon for the District Court, aud o make them appreciuto the necossity of belug present by Jaw. 11, Ace catdwgly Mesars, Hoyns, Proudfoot, Lam- phere will proceed to draw the jury on the plan herotoforo described fn these columne, —_— Louls. TUE CASE or 3 ROWABLE CIANGE 1 THE PHOPRIETORSUII OF THE ** OLODE-DEMOUCBAT." Luapntieh to Conernnati Commereid, 81, Lous, Dec. 20,—Something hay been said by friends of tho Iatoly convicted membera of tho Whisky Ring, and friends of thoso nuder in- dictment and aweiting trial, so tho offect that, owing to the tremendous pressure of public scntiment, uo jury counld fail to conviet. Thoro Wud DOVOr & greater iniatake or a more un- founded nssortion. Many of those who bave boon igentitiod with thess frauds on tho roveouc have been citizens of St. Louls for from ton to tbirty years, and have suse tained intimata relations with all classes, Their acquaintauce has boen large and their cirele of friends In correspouding proportion. Conse- quently the'feoling of the pubiic towsrd the nce- cused {n thowo case has always been one of toleration, charity, aud eympathy ; and the lat- ter impulse haa actuated more than one citizen of probity and intogrity, while morally convinced of tho guilt of accused persons, to hopae that the law for punishment, though not for prevention, might be rendored inoporative. This isespoci Iy the cano in regard to Mr, William McKee, sonior proprietor of tho Qlobe-Democrat news- paper, and Constantine Maguire, ex-Colloctor ©of United States Internal Ravenue, Tor §it. Louis peoplo there is porhapa mora jn- terest attachied to McKoo's caso than to that of ooy other momber or supposed member of tho Ring. First, bocause Mr. McKeo has boen so long o resident of the city ; sccond, bocauss of Diu prominont idontification with the eity's pub- Ho ‘history aud progross ; snd, third, becauso of his reputation for honor and discretion, and bo- cruse of tho procarious situstion in which much of his woalth is placed by roason of hisin- dictmont. Mr. McKee has lived in Bt. Louis for about tbirty-five yoars, and las bLeen constantly connected with the city press for that period. o has amasscd & reputablo compatency, his fortuno at the presont tuno be- ing estimatod at about $500,000. " A large portion of this, however, is ropressuted by his stook in the Globe-lemooral, which {8 vafuod at abont £400,000, and of which Le owns moro than one- half, Tho valuo of this proparty, It is not un- roasonabio tosuppose, hias been somawhat dimin- ishod by tho nllofell connection of Mr. McKen witl tho Whisky liing, and the papor la liablo to siill furthor injury by a vordict of tha jury, should it prove adverso fo tho defondant, It can Gcarcoly ba claimod that M. McKea 4 entitled to mora sympathy than any ono olao who bas beon placed in a simtlar position by the Grand Jury, Possessod of amplo woalth, énjoying o proid sacial and political distinetion, oue of tho auto- crals of bis party, at tho Lead of a groat vews- papor, posssssed of tho coufidence of tho com- nanity sud the esteom of his porsonal acqusint. auces, placod by every eircumstauce which sur- rouudod him so far from anythivg which could ba construod into 8 necosuity for such & cousso— it would Buem indeod a strauge feature iu tho plilosophy of erime should thia man prove to have misked fortuno, falr name, and porsonal liborty for tho chiauco of &0 swall a gain as tho ltmited portion of the plunder allotted to bim. A bit of fact not uninteresting to tho political and journslistic world has Leon doveloped. It ‘was boticed that sowo time nfter the indictmont of Willipm 3ckies, of tho Globe-Democrat, Gon, Boynton, of the Cinclonati Gazellc, made Lis ap- pearance {n 8t, Louly, ostousibly to testily in the Avery case. o was [mz ou the stand by tho de- fondant's counsel, but rolated nothing of any consquonce, It naw trauspiros that the tionor- ol had & much moro materinl objoct in viow than chat of stating under oath that ‘ho knew of no evil of Williaw Q. Avery, and did not know that Con Mogrue liad a bau uawe. Naturally onough, un tho indictmont of BMe- Koo, upeculntion bucamo rifo ay to what effect his conviction (were it secured) might have on tho bLalf million dollars worsh of uewspaper property on tho cornor of Foarth aud Yise “fi'x"fifi"' of which McKoo i3 owner of about two- thirds, ‘Iho firsy thouglit that naturally prosented it 8olf to tho deliburato obneryver was 1hat, lu caso of McKeo's conviction, his connection with tho Ulobe-Demnocrat must ceaso, or olao that vapor _would no lougor bo uce kuowledged or looked up to as tha or- gan of tho Ropublican party, Tho Globe, prior to the cousolidation, snd, indeed, during the whole of its existouco, bad lived in il odor on wccount of certain Lttle tricks (to giva thei no wiore harsh name) of which it bad stood oponly wua palpably guilty; and when there camo the fresls scandal of an fudiotment for publio rob- bory ou the head of the chief proprietor of the cousolidated coucern, whbich was, aud v still, lu the hauds of tho original Globe crowd, msn{ of tho lopublican leaders outanlo tha Ring Legan to murmar loadly. ‘Ihieir party, they deolared, could stand ft no longer, Buch men a3 AMci{ee sud his co-con- spirators bad disgraced it beforo; now they bid air to rolu it. ‘Tle eituation was strange, and wonted oue of the most remarkablo suvmalies Fr it history of Awerican politios, “Tho party of progress sud virtue and intelils ouca Waa in the hauds of robberw and feious | Enturnlly enough, ove of iho flist to disoovor tho vital necossity of cleaning ont the Globe folks, or of the party topudlsung the h{.pllemlod organ, was Mr, doorgo W. Flanback, late proprietor of tho Democrat, whose paper (ho Globe bad swallowed, and wan therefore idle, To theso facty are at- tributablo the visis of Gen. Boyuton, It is nn- derstood bo proposes to foin Fiuiback, should vho latter aucceud in his desigos upon the Giobe- Democrat. Fishbaok, thougu in in wdopendent circumstances, {5 uot able Lo " carry " the paper slono, e Liss, however, soveral wolid backers, oua of whom i& QUerard H. Alley, ons of the wealihiest of our citizens, Gen, Hovn- ton, it i8 undons will withdzraw frow the Gazlle, becomo s limited stockholder s and assume the wanaging editur sbip of ths Qlobe-Dumucral, when the naw purs chasens take possossion. Thore is uo probabil- ity, bowever that & half million dollats will bo pald for the Globe-Democrat, ‘The paner is not worth 80 great su smouut of money, sud if the pressnt owners should rafuse touell for s rea- sonable price the new coalitlon will probabl, Dll'lhulplh. Timas, snd thus soqurs & Ii{.nu.l THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY DRECEMBER 29 <2y 1875. in thn Awsocinted Progas, and changs the politics of the shent to @t ther awn, khia wonld be niich bettor than paying talf & milion for thn o Demncral, " 'Tho now paper wonld star! nuder favorahls nuspices. having the bask- 1 of tho Administrution to auatain ic, and reaps ing vast henetit from the fil-renuta of ite oldnr rival. The recent story, Lo tho offect th: [ ck had visite'] Liio Becrotary of tho Treas- ury sud tried to forco a conliscation andl salo of Mr. McKon's property, with tha view of hecomn- ing the purchador, it is mearcoly necessary to atalo WA3 & groes srnmational yarn onginating m the braiu of a notoriously “sonsstional re- yortor st \ashington. Whateser Ar, Fishback docn, or intanuda to do, will bo done openly and above-board, It {8 suppoted by gome that Mr. Fishback, fa his next nowapaper ontorprito, wil have tho moral snpport of Mr. Lristew, s4 it has beon clnimed that througn thae justrimantality of the furmer thr Seerotary way enabled to reach the clunf conwpirators of tho Wiisky Iling. It I donbtful, howover, whother tho same cordial relations which mubsinte ] provious o tho sala of thy_Demacral, hotwean thy Beorotary and Mr. Tishback, remain nuchanged. “Thero is & very ugly story—aud o very plauei- Llo ono—~lo thn effoct that on o recont visit of Mr. F. to Washington Mr. Bilstow inti- mated to him tiat tho Treasury Department did not cousider itself under any obligations what- ever to him (Fishhack) : that whatever good might s vo beon the result of Fishback's first ravelations Lo the Dopartinent, the credit which Fishvack aight have clained had been neniral- ized by h's compromise with tho conepiratos in taking ndvuntage of his hnowiedge to forco s ealo of his papor st an cxorbitaut liguro, — SPRINCFIELD. YESTERDAY. 8yecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SenisaFigny, 1L, Dec, 21.—Papers wore filed inthe United States Disriet Court to-day in civil suits on oxport and olher bonas against tho Pekin Alcohol Works. Tho aggregate mmonut sued for iu the fivo euits i £124,854. Huly wan alsn institated on the ofiicial houds of tho Goveroment Gouger and the Storekaeper of the Letunon didtiliery. toforo anrrested wnd bound over on eritinal cunrges, as notod in thewe dispatches, Thin pagiore in tho P'ekin suita will be served ot once; ulio the crimial warrants agsiust distillers tiore. A Doputy United States Marshal lofe this evouing with werrants for o sabordinate oiticial of one of the Pekin ditilcries, and for roveral otlers thera idontifled with tuo trafiic s distil- lors or rectitiora. P MISCELLANEOUS. WASHINGTON BUMMIAE, Sneeial Pupateh to The Chicaso Tribune, Wasaisaros, D, C.,, Dec. 21.—Thero is somo mystory atteuding the movoments of T.J, Rus- soll, tho Chicago distiller. Heurrived hero from Chicazo on tho same tram with Supervisor Mathows, It iy surmised that Russell may pro- pose to turn Stato's evidence. It fs known that some of the {hieago distillers have intl- mated o willinguess 1o turn Stace's evidence, aud very ilvely tunes aro oxpected shortly, ILWAUKEL, Sreetal Dispatch to I'he Miuwaukrr, Dee, 21.—1n tho case of Wolmar and Taft, Judge Dyer to-day sentonced Weitnarto tho County Jail for eight months, and Taft to the Pepitentiary for fivo monthe, and 2,000 fine each, 1eago Tribuns. FORT W, Sperial Disgotel to Fornt Wavse, Ind., Dee. 21.—John M. Reid- miller, an extensne Lrowor of this city, was nr- Tented thig evewiug for violation of tho Revenno laws. Ife is chisrged with usiug #tumps more tian onco. ltcidmiller oppesred bhefora tho United States Commisaioner aud gave bonds for his appearance. « ST.Y Innuguration of the Merchauts) Exe chnnge Rullding, Special Lupateh to The Clicaon Tribune, Br, Louis, Dec, 21.—This was s great day among the morchants of St. Louis, formal poa- Bession being takon of the new Excbaugo Puild- g, ‘The navgutation coremowes wero grand and fmponing. At 11 a. m. a vast crowd agsem- bled in tho old budding sod liztoned to o fare- woll address from Mr. lau Crow, the oldest Niving momber of tho Exclhaugo, After the faro- woll addross of Mr, Crow the members of the Exchouge formed into Hue aod marched up Main gtreot to Washington avouuo sua Fourth stroot, down Fourth strect w Chestnut atrect, snd nlovg Chestuut slreet to tho Exchauge Building. A equad of mountod police formed tho lioad of the procession. Next camo Postlo- waito’s Band, followed by Company A National Guarda Hitlo Association, Tho Yrosident and Dirocturs of tho Chamber of Commerco Associ- ation camo next, sud after them the architects, bulidors, and;coutiactors of thoe new building, ex- Prosidonts of tho Exchange, Vice-Preuidents and Directors, varions committees znd members. All marchied iu fours, and the procossion was as imposing s one ad was evorseon in tho city, The stroots wero uot in good coudition to morch, tho rain of the provions eveu- ing baving mado them quite flithy; Dut, as tho distanco to Lo travelad wos short, fuw objected to jolning in the procession, Along tho line of maich the streots woro hnod with poople, and at tho new bLuilding there was searcoly room cnough for tho column to paes comfortably. Cajt. Durgess, assistod by sever- ul ofiicers, guarded the doors of the mew build- jug, aud permitted no ona to enter until the pro- ceision had passed in, oxcopting ladics who had tickots to the gslicnes. Although thero was a goudly numbor of ladies aud gontlomon prosout 88 upoctatory, tho vastuess of tho lall and tho gallerics 1mosdo the many svpoar but fow. Whon the pruocesion flled Into tho hall, tha ofticers, ex-Vice-Prosidents, and dis- tingoished guecsts mounted Lo tho gruna plat- forw, while othor mombers of the procession filled overy inob of standing-room on the tloor of the hall, ‘I'he Arsenal Band took position at the left of tha platform, and opencd tho cere- o Tribtone, mounios with mukic. Tho Hon. E. U. Standard called the meeling to ordor, aud stated tbat, sy tho hall was vory large and its accoustic proportions had never been tried, it woull Lo uocobsmry to preserve the very #triclest ullenco to socuro = hearing of the epeakors. o wvow jutroducod Maj. Francis D, Lo, arohitoct uf tho bulldiug, who delivered poasession to Mr, R. J. Leckiand, Lreaidont of the Chamber of Cowmorce, D, IL Rowlaod, Promidout of the Exchange, socopted the trust, and rapliod fu su appropriste speccl, elo- queut prayer woy offered by the Rev. W. Q. Lliowt. “After auother musical aolection, the Prosident introduced Capt, Juwed 1B, Euds, the orator of tho day, who was recoived with thuns derous applaute, aud who delivored au sble and longthy #pecch, aud was froquontly ape planded, and ospecially fn- his reforouce o wpoole payment. cheap transportation, froe-trade, perisucnt improvement of Lhe Misslssippl, sud direct_ship commerce botween t. Louis and the O Worid. At the conclugion of Fuus' specch thore was move muste, ud Bolon N. Sapp 1ecited 8 posul ou cununerce, Lxtemporaneous speechea wero now delivorod in respionso to acall by Mossrs, W. 3, Bamuel, X, 0, Stauard, Georgo II. Morgan, and Capt. Davidaon. A lctior of cougratulation from T'uowss A. Buckland, a meuiber of tho tirse Bourd of Directors of the Exchuuge, was also road, and the Vresidont thon declared the neat ing udjourncd. The crowl ‘marched from tho hal to the muale of * When the Swallows Home- ward Ily.” A grand promenade concert was givon thils oveniug. e i THE WEATHER, ‘Wasuixarox, D, 0., Dec. 23—1 a. m.~For the Inke region, ‘Tenueséro, sud tho Ohlo Valley, rising barometer, cooler, north and weat winds, and oloarink woathor LOCAL OBBERVATI 400, Dag, 21, fHain] Wither, Cloudy. 14, eatn, Th'ting Tar. 1miu.| Wind. Tvne, “Maatmum Whermonieter, 55, GENERAL OBSKBYATIONS. Corzadu, Dee, 21—Midnight, Wind,Kain| iFeather, Thr| puiad POt Y 538, W,, (reah u'\ Station, |Bur. froh,. 8.1, 4iCula Tho Yale uivorslty Doat Club_haa voted to withdraw from the Bowlog Assoalation of Amer- loan Qolleges. THE ELECTION. Judge Dickey Chosen to Bucceed Judge MceAllister, He Beceives an Even Majority of 56,000 in This City. A Wet Day and a Light Yote, The election yestordav paesed off with exem- plary quiet, and wan without a nemblance of a row of any kind. The woting was mostly done early in tho day, aud by 5 o’clock very fosw poo« ple could bn neen nrear any of tho polls. The very emall numbor of votes cast indieated clearly tbat but littlo iuteront was taken in the election, cepecially by the Republicanm, It ia almont witbout procedgent that onn canditate should carry overy precinct and ward in the City of Chicago, and that, too, by generaily Iarge majorities. ‘That the voto wans to be small waa expectod by overybody, but nobody fignred on lers than one-fifth of the total voto csat at ta lats county electiop. The table balow wives all further nacearary informoation coneerning the vote i the different wards snd the majorities, & {ar ax Leard froni, the reault being clearly tho clection of Juuge Dickey Ly a very good major- ity in the eity, which wiil probably be slightly incronsod when the returns aro sil v JUDGE OF THE SUPBEME COTUT, KEV Wflflli Precinet, - puTRIcT, flurd, Il den, Ind, 13l 1 2 o 008)eseossaies aoes Total i Chicago—Tinri, Dickey’s 1majurty, 5,40 Total Yote in Clicagd, COOK COTNTT, EANEAXEE COUNTY. Eankakoo, e seasenieescomiannsnen Grand total. Dickey's wajority. A npociol despatch from Kankakeo says that that county is concedod to Hurd by about 200 majority, Thera were scaltering votes, goenerally for Dent, in tho followiug wkrds of Chicago: 1ifth, 4; Elevonth, 3; Twelfth, 1, TOK SCENE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS Iast ovoniog was quite animated, dudge Dickoy wa3 present, sud occupied himself with o large sheot of paper in figuring up 1oajorities, and at the same timo carnently contesting with tho ro- portory that hin figures wera correct us in oppo- Eition to theirs. During tho eveuing Cly-Attor- oy Jamieson sud Col. Wilsou wero jiescht, and, somowhat coospieuous, Buildiug-Inspector Diailey oflicistod ns mnster of ceremouien and rosd tho roturns as they came in, to tho groat saotisfaction of tho small party as- sombled. Ald, Cullorton and various “other gentlemon from tho wards wero prosont sud coogratulated Judge Dickey upoun hiy victory, City Marshal Goodell wag'in his ofiive, whore was held o plensant concourse of polie ticians and polico ofticiale. Notuing like nrnech- makivg was attempled, and_ wheu, ot balf-paat 9, the return from the Fourteenth Ward, the 1ast in tho city, camo 1n, and the even majority had boen annonnced a8 5,000 in Chicago, the party dispersed without any particalar cleers or enthusizsm, A slort conversation with Judgo Dickes re- veuled tho fact that ho was of courso gratitied at Lis election, and that Lo hoped to jusufy bLis supportors by his actions, LEPUKLICAN HEADQUARTENY presented u desolate nspect during tho evening. Thcre was & goueral lack of cuthusinsn among tho fow politicians srho wero gathered there to ascortain the exact result of tho election. 'Tho scones thet transpirod were vastly different from thoso whick occurred st tho tiwo of the last genoral election, Then there was a noisy, excitod crowd filling the rooms whero the re turug were annouuced and effectuaily obatract- ing tho streots in tho neighborbood, “The read- ing of votes was received with tomultuous acclamations, and ou tho strongth of particularly favorable roturns outhusinatio wpeechios wero madn, oliciling thunders of applause. There was m upniversal crowding aud struggling aod choking with tobacco-smoke, that was far from cowfortable, Last evening, bowover, the BCeno wan (uito tho roverse, It was true that arrangemonts for recoiving the returus wero complote, oe usual. A tolegraphic operator was stationod in one corner, o cateh tho tirt whise por of tho wires, DBut thero was a docided lack of crond, A fow of tho old-tuno pohiticisns dropped in at different titmos during the oveniog in & casual way, but nong of them lingered moro than s few memonts, Gon, O. L. Mann, Iug- wall Oleson, Al. M. Miller, Ald. Quirk, Fark Commissioner tanford, Ald. Cloveland, sud ex- Ald, Gill wero smoug this number, Mr, Hurd wod on hand, aod remained sbout an hour, Fliero was 1o cepecial oxpressiou of disappaints meut at tho result of thowlection by any of tho iacty. They wor evidoutly propared’ bofore- aod to endurn defeat, nod they took it without rosentmeut, aud oveu wrosiliod their fuces with occasional smilos. It was concoeded by all that tho olection could nov bo regardod in any light 84 tert of tho strength of tho two political par- ticy, Tho nszamblage disporsod 8¢ & compara- tively early hour, THE PIFTEENTI WARD, A large nuwbor of thu members of the old_Fifteenth Wurd Ropublican Club mot at No, 204 Nuckor streat lnst night to reor- gnoizo, Col. A, W, Nafen was olooted tempora~ 1y Chsirman, and Jawos Malouo Becrotary. Tho old constitution and by-laws were adoptad with womo slighte alterations. My, Jokin Luebler was olected Chairman and James Malone Socotary of the Club, which appoars to contain good ma- torind for campaign purposo —_—————e RELIGIOUS. CATHOLIC BISHOP CONSECRATED. Speeial bapateh to £he Chicago Tribunc, BT, 'avi, Miuu, Doe, 2L—The Rev, John Ireland, Iatoly comuissionod Associate fushop of tho Catholio Diocesa of 8t, F'aul, was consecrate ed to-day with sil the usual ceromonics. Diskop Grace, who ordaiued Father Irelaud fourteen yoars agu to-day, was consocrator, masisted by Bishops Holss, of La Crosso, aud Buiderbush, of Bt. Cloud, and & nuwber of privsts. Awmong the ecclewinutics wituessing the coromony was Archs bishop Hennt, of Milwaukeo, Bishop Irotnnd has boen papulsr ag & priest hore for fourteon years, Ho dsaleo highly estoowod outside his charch ou account of his zealous losalty durin the War, uutlsgging labors for the poor, au (unl succass in tompoerance reforms among bis people. A METHODIST APPELLATE BODY. Speciar Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tribune, BerixavieLy, Jil., Deo, 21.—~Tho trors of ap- peals from tho Rock River, tho Illinois, and the Bouthern lllnole Couferences, wre iu ecasion here, and will be for sevoral davs, hnrh:x ape peal cages, Bishop Bowwan, of 8t, Louis, i piding. ‘Tho Drethreu uro as cloio as oysters o the representatives of the scoular press, It is kuown that they are considering the Worknian caas, frons Woodford L‘auutn sud & oouple of portant cases from Indians, NQODY ON MAN, Prnzapgrran, Pi., Deo, 21.—Thare was a vazy lasge attendance al the Moody aud Bankey menting to-night, the Inrge majority bolng Indies. Mr, Moody said he would take *' Man* for his toxt, and in the courso of his romarka roferrod to Naaman, the loper, who was ctirod hy & wiracls, He then comparod lopraay with tho inproay of sin, and safd it was much oasior to cloaneo man of sing than of his discase, Aftor tho rogular services, many of both roxos ontered the inquiry-rooma to be especially prayed for, MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, ‘Tho Effort to Ancortain if Any One in That fnatitution Fs o Thaier, Sreeinl Durateh to The Chieago Tribune, ANN Aunom, Dee, 21,—Tho Regents of the Michigan Univoreity met thla morning fo re- ceiva tho roport of tha Comuutteo on tho defal- cation at the Chemical Laboratory, All wern yresont excopt Hegent Grant at tho opening of tho semsion. Tho report waseat once read, which wag of considarable length, It procceded to giva the history of this department, to yecount tho eflicient services of Dra. Douglass and Roee, and to stato tho manner in which accounts swern kopt by these men ; then that o sum of money had been diecovered misa- tog, and that it was dircetly tracesble to Dr. Rose, The whole amonnt missing is determined Ly tlls Cooumnittos to Lo £3,974.43, of which Ttose hLsa. pald 50110 on un- balanced accounts, O thla money, 228153 nre on acconnt without stubn or vouchers, and £1,69G,90 with stubs but 1o vouchors, Thin sy #utn, the Comunttee finally acknawledged, Dong- lass ‘might b responsible for as weil as lono, ‘The Committec eioss thin raport by recommen ing that Dr. Itors bo euspended till furtber ac- tion of the Ivard. Dr. Rose then mada a lenzthy statement, explaining his connuction with tho Committec. abrolutoly denyinz all the cherges mado against him, and calling for s thorough estigation {n o court of lawy. The afternoon was upent iu_dobato on the adoption of the report of the Committee, the Rogents being dividad as to whether Rose whould bo suspendnd aud not Douglass, Tho re- port of the Committeo was £nuly lud upou the table. Aftar late discurnion, by resolution Dr, P, B. Rogo was tually suspended from hie duties in tho University till furthor nction of the Board, A comuittee from the Regents was appoint- ed to investigate the acconnts of Dr. Douglase, Tiogent; Rynd incidentally arked Fome quedtioos regarding the miatter of buying chemicals for tho Laboratory,and their disbukement, when tho answer was evaded. Ilo enid that ho had some Importaut dinclosnics to malko on this point when the proper time came, saying, further, that Le bud amplo prouf to sup- vort s gtutements. THL B TRIGGER, Chtcngo va. Detroit—%hooting at Ln Tho Gun Clnbs of Chicago and Detroit shot the sccond of a weries of home-and-home matchios af Dester Park yesterlar in tha pres- euco of soms 150 people. Aluer Price, of Chi~ cago, acted an referce. The conditions of the match wero 25 birds at 21 yards to cach of ten meun from each club. The shootivg was really tirst-clags, o8 will be soen fiom tie following 6coro : PIGEON-SI0OTING AT LA BALLE, Specwat Dupatch to The Clicag Tribune, LaSauey, I, Dee. 21.—Two eweepstalos ehooting matclies camo off this afternoou on the gronnds of the LaSaile and Pora Shooting Club, Tue Following it tho ecora: Pirst sweep- staked, eiglt eutricy, 10 birds, at 21 yards ; Btaken $25. Metzker, of Porm, carried off tho firat money, killwiz 9 birds; Mason, Sr., Mason. Jr., Iy. and Halstead, eaci 7; Beal 5, and Geol ud Emith, csch 4. In shooting off the tie, hellvr got tho sacond mouey, letting Beal in on the tbird. Mason, Br., aund Kelly shot at 24 yarde, e distauco of 3 yards greater than their oppotents. n the second swecprialies, eoven entries, § birds, nt tho urual distauce, for £14. Leal killed & wtraicht birds, aud recerved tho first tmoney, Hall, Uoorge, and Suutn, each 4, In ehooting off the tie, George took tho eecond money, letting Williamson off with the third. A good time s auticipated Christmas Day, A team match 18 proposed botwesn LaSalle and Peru, threo on a sido, 10 birds, #100 & eido. THAT LITILE JAMBOREE. PurrapeLria, I'a, Dec, 41.—~The Dresidont of the Ceutonnial Board of Financo publishes a crra suying the citizens of Pliladelphis con- tributed tho funds nncessary to ontertain on Baturday last the President, theSupremo Conrt, sud Congress. The Coutenuisl Board of Fi- nanae bore no part of tho sxpouse, SE kGt o OBITUARY. Speerat Dispaleh to The Chicago Tridune, Brooansaroy, Ili, Dec. 21,—Mew, Riddle, of Taowanda, well koown in Bloomington and vicio- ity, died of consuwption in Deuver, Col., to-dny. —_— Pyerybady should be carefal fo givo prompt st- teutiou and rational treatment to o pevrs Cald—or & rackiug Cough—ax thesn are commonly the chief yri- mary symptoms of a disordered stato of tho Lunge, iuvolving a tendency to dovelop il & settled Cone sumption, Peraons of a deticata constiintion, or thovo Diaving wiak of wnaound Lunym, sbould by especially soliclous to treat the earlient aymiptoms of & Cold, fn order to head off more dangerous complicationd ; pru. dently koup by you, therefore, Dr.Juyne's Exjocto- rant, fhat you may ad:infotar ot onco & judiclous enrativh, duriog tho first stages of any Tarosi or Lung digorder, for not onl{.utu spocial symptors of those complolita more tractable and wsily controllod then, but tho general strength and tone of thy aystem Liev ot had Ume to be serlvusly affectod, and ia therefore more umenablo to the euperative and healing prope erties of tho Expuctorant, A liitle attention to what wmay neent a trifling Cold, may save you fram tho fate cf a lingering Constaptive, BUSINESS NOTICES. Nudden Chinnges in the Wenther are froductivef throat discaaon, cougle and vuids, Thers 8 1o mors effectual retis! to be found than fu the use ot Brown’s Lrouchint Trochee, ? .. LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, &o.,___ PEOPLE DESIRING TO CHANGE FROM bAS Will find at 83 und 85 State-st, Lamps, Gandsliers, Brackets, AND Lamp Goods of Every Desoription, We narticularly eall uttentlon to the NON-EX- PLOSIVE PATENT BTANDARD TUBULAR ARGAND LARP, Can b Used on avy Gas or Keroseag FLLure, In Glass. Doos not Leak, Givos a Brill. fsnt Light, Oan be run at o coat of halt s cent an hour, with O1l at 95 centa a gallon, Burns any kind of Kerosene. Haaa ourrent of Oold Air constantly passing through its centro, kooping the O cool, thus avoiding the generation of Xxplosive Gases, and ren. dering combustion porfoot. BURLEY & TYRRELL 83 & 85 State-st,, Chicago, st Dooe Noeth Fiald, Later b Goy BILKS. CARSON, PIRIE & (0, Madison and Peoria-sts, OFFLER THIS WEEK ATTRACT« IVE BARGAINS IN SILKS TOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS ! Boing from GO cents to $1,00 yard lower than usual prices for samo qualities. Good Black All-8ilk Gros Grains at £1.00, worth $1.40, g Ioavy Black Gros-Grains, bright, ahowy ®oods, at $1.26 a yard, Tegular price $1,76, Izxcellont, IMoavy Black Gros-Graina at $1.60 and $1.76 o yard ; vory muoh below value, Good Dargains in Guinet's, Ponson's, Bola lon's, and other bost makos Lyons Blnol Gros.Grainy at $2.00, 32,35, and $2.60 pes yard, ALSO E alargo and full lino of tho justly colebrated “CACHENIREMILAND? tho richeat, most olezant, moat durable, and every way the bost Lyons Black Sillcs imported, and for which wo aro sole sgenta in this city. Thoso Bilks aro Hand Bpun, mndoe trom tho finest aclocted Itnlian stock 3 possess & deap, rich satin lustro, and ns a proof of thoir unequaled durability wo give n atralght,unequivoenl zunrantoo withall goods of this brand sold by us. Iu ordor to intro- duco them to purchasers hote, wo are in- structed to offer (for tho present) the follow- inz qualitien at tho prices quoted, which placo them lower by 25 per cont than any Rood3 of equal quality in thio market : Quality ¥, Cachemire Milano, rich, soft, satin luatre, $3.00 a yard ; tho cheapest sflk in America. Quality G. Cachemire Milano, vory oia~ gant goods, $2.25 a yard. Quality H, Cachemire Milano, $3.60 o yard ; extra rich and beautiful finish, Quality I, $2.06 s yard. Quality T, $2.76 8 yord. Quality K, $3.00 a yard. Al suporb ond extra rich grades. Colored Rilks. Sovaral largo lines of Faney Eilks roduced to 65, 76, and B6c; the choavest goods evor offered hore, and really worth {nspeotion. Heavy, rich, and wido Black and White Btripe Gros Graina, $1.50 ; rozular $3 gooda. Spocial Bargains in Evening Silks, Rich Colored Lyons Gros Grains, in choios ‘Winter 8hades, at $1.75 and $2, the regular $2 and $3.50 qualitics, BARGAINS IN €LOAK VELVETS. OPEN EVENINGS THIS WEEK.. LINENS., LINENS. FOR TEHR HOLIDAYR! FieldEez’ter & Qo. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Have imporied some choice Nove elties in this line of Goods, whieh are marked low, and will be found particularly approprinte as CHRISTHAS GIFTS, And to which they invite atten- tion, Fing Sets Clolls, and Napkins fo match, Damask by the yard, Nagkins 1o mateh, Fine Napkins in 58, 3-4, 7-8, Lunch Clotbs and Doglies, A full Tive Damask Towels, Novelties n Bmbr'd Table Mats and Stand Corers. Tnitial Towels and Hapkins. Embrd Pillow @ams, ele, ele, TAILORING. 1 have larger stock of Winter Overcoats. ings and Buitings than is usual for the sca~ son, and will sell them for the next 15 daye at O per cont off for CASH, Many novel« ties, direot from London, and not to be found olsewhare, GEO, W, MATHEWS, Tailor, Room 3, 170 Btate-st., cor, of Monros, STOVES. e STOVES! ‘Why will yon shiver and frooze when you can buy & nice base-buzner fur $157° The beet sssoriment of Btoves at the lowest prices in tho city, JOHN D. MACLEAN, 308 State-st,, Chicago. OLOTHING, FIRE! FIRE! FIREI CLOTHEING Blightly Damaged by Water, 100, h of Clotbing, sl 0d by Wad et Ghe ot Anussen Slawars & o, Sew Vurk, to Lo sold at apprelsers valis, Which 36 0 pes «cons balow oost,