Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1875, Page 7

TIIE CHICAGG TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, D LOCAL TAXATION. Tho Pcople Who Mannge to Es. capo Taxation, It Is Bingular that They Should Boe long to One Dolitical Party, Explanaifons Which Phillips Has to Mako Ahout 1318 Agscssment, Parties Who Aro fecking o Romedy by Injunction. Alr. Derickson on Our Revenuo Bys- vem---Correspondence. FURTHER REVELATIONS. WNERE ALE 6TILT KOME REMARKALLE PECU- LIAWITIER to bo explsined in tlio assersment businors, At present 1 Plallips, tho Asscssor Tor tho South Town, 18 contined (o bis bed by a Ladly-sprained sithle, recclved Monday ovening by slipping off tho platform of a enr whilo attempting to jump oft when it was in motion ; and Lis oflice, -No. 204 LaSallo streot, was thoreloro closod for tho Rreater portion of yesterday, and no access was liad to tho orlginal books. A TRIGUNE veporter called o Ed Philllps at bis residence yesterday morning, atd was very courteously recetved. Ploflips stated that whon tho setessmcut Wiy ‘bout 1o bo wade, hn INSTOUCTED WI3 Af and told them iv substance that they wero about to undortako tho nsseesment on tho South Kide, o watted thom to nct_nith conrtosy aud fair- nese, and to know noither their fricnds nor encmics in this buriness, In regard to over- BaseKsmelty, ;-.,.»numrg' inthe Laue-Shoro pore tiou of the Fifth Ward, Phillips smd that this diatrict had been incliargo of Archibald Medlli- ter, who ought to havo proved himaclf n comypo- tent wag, in regard 1o tho nsesamont of Na- fumal Banks, Dhillips says that cach stockholder — way assecsed individually in proportion to s shnres, whicly ara {nsablo uuder tho goneral law, but tho banky aro pesensed i o Jwuap, simply for tho accom- madation of ho Ktockholders. Lorty por cent of thoir valuation was tnken ns o fair estimate, in roportion to otlier bk propetty. In regard to tho TRIVATE BANGLDS, no pays that they allmade their own relurns, whicli io had no 1ight to quoetion. 1l saya thint wholo no returns aro made, be 18 anthorizad by Bees. 20 aud 83, Goneral Biate lovenuo inw, to malo a fair valuation of tho propeity so omitted. Phillips claimy that this was donon a num- ber of instaneos. 1la said also, that Lo wos aorry that tbis uceidout should have napponed to Lim just at tis time, whon be wanted to bo in Insoliive to oxplain tho matter, Ilo claima that thy geveral PIUBONAL-PROPERTY sesessmient {4 lower this year than it wan last, & great deal of the fault-fluding comtug from the fuct of all the porsoual taxes Loiug Imuped and tho Stato Bosrd of Equalization adding b2 per nt. 1lo suggests to tho COMMON CODNCIL, «nnt they got somo of thae leading business mon to mect with them whon they couveue, m- cluding such men as Marshall Ficld, J. V. Yarwell, C. P. Kellogg, nnd some of the leading men of the Citizens® Asscciatiou, and James P, Root, who understands tho entiro tax busineee, aud havo them go over the astesament 88 made this year, and aco if it wasnot gonersally » fuir one, I'Lillive saya ho wants to o eitod be- fore jurt auch & Committee iu vider to be ablo to explinn ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES upon his part. Lo tlnuks that bo ought not to Lo bold responsiblo for eversthing dune by bis mon, av Koma may have ncted wroug, and it was % pretty hard jub to koep track of forty meu. In regard to his £0,000 salary o year, he saya that ho Las ot yot recetvod all duslum for 1878, and he showed the roportor noarly $2.000 iu Bouth. Yown orders of that yoar which had not yot boon pnid, Phbillips cloims that, for nearly 5,000 01 Liia ealary rocoived fn thoso ordors, ho has pot received over 40 per cent, and ho hay the bulanco of tho orders on band yet. This poar’s pay be will receive in tho sawe class of [unds, and yet ho Lad to pay full prices for sta-~ sionoty and oflico expeasus. Ilo claims also Lhat t ur ten weoks 18 uot a sulficiont longth Ll I.nkm.- 11t which to mako a correct or fair assces- nent. THE COUNCIL. A TRisese reporter yestorday had an intor- riew with soveral of the Alderdien, who ex- preseud thownelyos 8 being willing Lo do almost wmythieg to lielp the peoplo, ‘Thoy smd that an »lort would bo mado at leaat _at néxt mooting Lo huveo tho 52 per cent removed on Em“ml Prop- arty, udded by the Btato Boazd of Bqualization, JUSTICES' APPOLNTMENTS, : A Tunvse veporter alse called upon Justico Hames yestorday o luguive from biu ju regard Lo tue manner of tho aphointment of Assistaut Asscasors by tho South Wown Dosrd, of which Lois o mombor, Mr. lniues stated that it wug truo that tho Justices of tho Veaco did rocommound sumo mou. DBat it was uot on account of political preforment, but becanse it was thought that they woro titted for tho pomtion, Pbillipa mado out & Lt of ahout soventy uuines, sowe of which woro sug- gesteti by the Justicow, Whon this st was pro- ecuted to the Loard only tho best wore taken. Hugh Hocd was oue of the mou ebjected 1o pod not confirmed becsuse ho wis a poltician, He believed that tho Justices did thelr best to got goud Aussistant Assossols appointed,—at loast ho could +ay that for hitamolf. 1io thonght the pay was awple to securo compotont and experiencod weu, ORI QUELT ASAENSING BAMPLES, But s gioit glance was taken over tho Asros- 801" buoks yesterdas, which rovealod the fule lowing lucts, Hetry Oppenliclmer & Cu., wealthy foweiors, who do bu fuosa on Mouroe straot, ahd carry un immensé stook, amounting to £:00,000, are nswoesed at §3,000. — Loor MuyorColvin, the rag-mouey way, J. K, G, Forrest, City Clork Miko Mulloy, Lo of the Couuty Board; Ald. Licbardsow, Tow Foioy, aud others aro omitted putirely from tho tax-list, Of ecurse, Mayor Colvin, who wants to hold oflice for eiguiteen monthy loogor than ho wus ofcoted for, s suvposud to have mo personul property. D'st Uicury, tha new County Commiesioner, who 15 knawn to bo very wealthy, is put down at but 61,000, Asscasor Pinllips 8100, Miko Lvonw €600, and Jim McGurry €2,000. Thewe bright aud interesting lghts wore ulatant Hosing san- porters sud hoavy Oppomtionists 'ast tali, and, like tho Staals-Zettung's, thoir Teward is meted Ak ltlu thew by edber luw assessiucuts or uone wall, WEST 8IDI TIGUBEH. And pow lot tho teador tojlow a Tnraune re- [zam:r to the Wust bido. Unhe vlorks o David fallabau's, tho Collector's, oflico ara yet busily sogeged srratging the atieotd aud tixtng up tha buokn 60 ws L0 he como-at-8blo. Lhud fur taxes aro coming in qoito frcoly from the small tax- ayery, and the averngo is about §2,000 o day. liero 18 o great dval of fuuldinding, bug tio ach widespiead diskatisfuction as ou the Bouth Bide. Howover, Assessor Iiyau committed us groes outroges thoro s wero done by Phitips’ Ansiulanty, il. will bo found that TIE BING WAS KINDLY DEALT WITIHL The tax-cuters aca uab mou that pay taxes, ay isshown abovo, from Colvin down fo thu one- horso fullows, and the gang that constiwute the Baug w the County Board, Hore azo o few ex- smpiess Joun Comlskey, Clerk to tho County Board, oon,ouui ox-Ald, Iafferty, tho same wmount § Add. Cullorton, ildrely, and Dailey lorgotten. ALD. 0'BIEN s assossed ot £102, ongiual assessmont $100. 9, C. P, 1luiden, one of the County Loard mem- bora, is put downy, aiding tho State b1 per_uent, vib 8913, Larry O'Brion, $he Bouth Bido Polied Court Clork, was assossed at £200, and the Btate mada 1t €304, Loueryan, whoso woalth Is known to be large, ls esscusod, with State valuation added, st but £1,620, sud taxed 865.46, Onshay, who 8 snid to ‘well Leclad,” is sscesod b but €200, and tho Biato made it #404, sud tho Building lnspoctor, Mike lalloy, escapes with a like sum, Hallanin, the Colloctor, 14 alac omitied from the list, as well 18 ot of the Justices of the Padoa. TUKY ALK SATISFIED, 1t s necdlees to say thet thess men don’s growl at high tax rated. ‘Lhin sftoineon, commenelng st 2 o'slock and lnnlluf tilL 30 oc uight, Hornos's Hall, 80 and 83 West Naudolph streol, will bs kept open, iu or- dor that gonum assossed may regisler Lheir names, and cowbine togethar for legal protea- tion in gettng s injunction againat the porson- sl tax azsessmnont on tuo West Hide. ————— INJUNCTIONS OBTAINED, TUE THADERS' INSURANOR COMPANY vas joiued tho list of unfortunate, yet compul- wory, tax-fighlers, and yoaterday ons of itw atock- Yolders, Blmore A, Kout, fled a bill in the Uplteq Statca Cisvuly Court agalnat Bdwasd | CEMBER 30, 1875, Phillips nnd Michael Tivans, aking for the usunl relief, Tho complainant stales that the actual capital stack ot ths Company is $300,000, although the aathorized capital in $1,000,000, and that Mo $500,000 iy investel In Government Lands, which are exempt from (asation. In July tast, ot tho roquest of Awracrsor hiliipsy, tho Secretrry of the Cumpany waile oul o Hworn statowont of the Company's personnl property and eapital miock, an required by [aw, and do. hvered B to the Agsesuor, vho received it withs wut Buy objection. i complamant then goos on o give an no- count of the conntitution aud orgsunizatiom of tho State lloard of Equalizatlon. its daties and tules of action, nna staten that I August Inst thio Stata Board met and, withont chaning of abolisbing any of ity rules, parsed o resolution wrhat i tho opinion of this Hoard the real and personal property of the State {4 sssersed fur tho year 1575 at 60 per cent of Ity cnsh value” It then, ly iy poculiar jan of nddition aud eubtraction, fixed tho «pscaved and equalized valio ™ of tho capial stock of tho Jnsuranee Company st 340,621, 1t fa charged that the Loard evidontly disresard- ed the sworn echednlo and return miade by the Hectotory of tho Company, aud determined the totsl indebtednens of the Cnmlwmy (nxcopit for curront expoges) by nomo wethod of their own, Tt based on any return bofore L. Na oileer of tho Company_sppeared hefora the Lonrd, nor WA My evidenco brought befure it of the amonnt of tho indonteducss, Noither dil tho Htato Board uotify tho Company of ita intenderld netion, nor_ were the oflicors advisml of much moeatimg, Thoio is no Yrumlnn of the law by whicl tho decislon of the State Board can bo veviowed, The Ktato Board fixed tho mdobtad- news of tho Compauy st €GL241, whoreas tho complainant, Mr. fent, nvera that it {u only $24.616,70, ns was shown in theie return, Tha tox of tho Company amonnts to &3, and Michacl Evane has uow the warrant for tho col- loetion of tho fama, and threatons Lo lovy if it is not paid immedintoly, In _couclusion, 1t I charged that the Biate loard nsted boyond Ko powerd ; that it had no Tegal authority” to mako #nch vatnation of the wtock nnd tho indebtedness of tho Company ; and that ity actiou iy vuil nnd void, Ihe com- slainant thoreforo a<ks thae the Collector may o enjoined from collecting suy pait of theso taxes, offering, huwever, Lo jay Buch proporion 18 38 equitable, TIHIRTY TO ONE, In tho Cirenit Court alyo o il was filed yes- toiday by Albert A, Munger agaivst tho saao nartics, Phillips oud Evons. Munger says that g persgual property subject to taxation in tho Town of Buith Chicago does not execed £2,600 ; that Phillips nover ealled on bim nor left any blank to Lo filled up, end ho thorefora nog- leeled to 1ok suy rebwm, trasting in tho Losesty, cle, of said I'Lillips, and went to Europo on . pleasure trip. Herein ho mado a etight imatake, for fhillips, though he forgot ta saud o forin to be filled up, did not forget to tax Munger's proporty, and wign that rentleman returned bo wad Bomewhat autupish. ed to receive o nolico 1o pay bis hittlo assess- ment of £1,183,64, Ilo touk tho +horteat ronto to tho Collector’s office, aud thoio learned that 1o had been taxed on 550,000 of personal prop- erty, wlich was gencrously ralsed to 000 by tho State Doard, or about thirty timos ita real values ‘Tho complainant alleges that the greater por- tion of his peravnal property coutists of copart- norship jntorests in varivu firina and companies iu thie city ; that tho irms’or companios 610 as- weened for all tho property, aud that ho pays s pro-rota shiare of the whole amount; o that Lo vught not to bo masessed twico on the sania praperty. Ihw rightiul tax would bo &103.95, nod ho offers, if tie Collectur will throw off £3,074.60 1rom his asecesment, to pay the ro- maluder, Lvaus 18, bowover, threatening to lovy Lo recover the wholo amount, and tho usual prayer ls wade for an injunction, ey THE REVENUE LAW. A DISCUBSION DY AN EXIERT. Tho Hon. R. P Dorickson, & member of tho Btate Board of Equalization, snd thoroughly versod in the workings of our rovenuoe systow, writes tho following interestivg lotter to tho Livening Journal : Cicano, Dec, 3,~—To the Liitor of the Evening Joirnat ;30 pursusnce of the plan proposed by mo n the former articlo, 1 will now procecd to_polnt out to whut the cvile of whicki tho peoplo sn loudly aud Jastly complaln by reason of tho practical workings of tho Jievenuo Law aro due, 1 disclaim, In what follows, any pretenso at technicad, Iegal definition or conntra tiun of tlia law, but desira my statements sud deduc- ona o boTecclyul as tho praciical exporionco of o Dusices tnan, Bufors entoriug upon & discussion of the Revenue law, 1 will stato thut ihe Revenue law of suy Stato should bo so framed ss 10 securc, 5o fur 88 It 18 possiblo o eccure, on equallly of tazatfon, ro that each citlzon of the State whose proy erty 18 protected Ly the lawa of the Stato should contribtito 1o ke Btato reventte in proportion te tho amount af Wl property. Bush iy 1ho naturc of tho Lteveuuo lawa which tho Conatitution of thia Slato con. tomplates, 0, Bee, 1, uf tha Constitution of 1470 pravides that % Thy Getieral Asembly shall provido Buch revenuo o8 may bo ucedful, by lovying a Lax by Valuatfon, +0 that overy poron and. corporation abuil pay tax fn projurtion to tho valuo of his, Licr, or its } roperty, sucli valuo Lo bo ascortained by s01o person ur peraatis to bo cluctod of sppolnted in such msnior un ik Genoral Assewbly shali diroct, and not otbor- whie,” Dut if tho General Assewbly in enacting tho JEcuent Rtovenuo Law intended toarrivo at o law whuso 1 Fuctical workings would_securo the enda {ntended in Att, 0, they widely miered thetr mark, Deglunlug wille the Town Asacesur, who, wo will presume, is's man competent o porform bin dulles, und tat becanse Lie ds Arscssor. Aud brcauso L lind Foouled @ majorily of Wi otes of ail o leqat vl o, aud no olhiess (3 blg ploce of presumption, perbagw), We tlud that bis duty $s 1o ** callat *ho County Clerk's ofllco pu or before tho 1st of May In each year, and re- ceive from bim o set of ke aud blanks for tho ss= saanmont of property.’” And, baving masdo the ms. scamnent, to Toturn Lis asacastient-Looks to (hie Coune ty Clerk on or bforo the lst day of July In cach year, It is t0 Lo presnmed that thu eacessincut has ‘been fairly sud impartlslly made, for each Asseasor upon roturafug Lis books must verify them by muking siti davit as follows ¢ WY, — —, Artcasor of —, do molemnly mwear that ho_book to whicl this is attiched coutalu 4 cor- uct aud fuil list of all tho rosl iroprty @ pursonal projerty, aa the cato may bv) subject to taxation iu —, au fur 3 I have been ably to asceriatn thy sawe; s that tho assessd vattio et duwn fu the proper cols winn opposite tho several kinda and descriptions of propercy fein cuch carg tho fulr cash valus of wich Jrojerty to the bust of my kuowledge and bellet {utca the usseammeut lias bwen currected by tho Town Suard * oxcept as corrected by the Town Liard ), oud tlat thie_fooungy of tho several columna in shl bouk sud tabulor atatemont oturncd herewith iy correct, 8o 1 verily boliove,” In the above afdavit to bo made by the Arsernor, it {4 ta be otaerved thers fa In paren! 80 Words i \Whera e sbcas s been corrocted by the Town Board,”cte, Whln culls witention to unother *In coun- fovislon of tho livvciuo law, a8 followys 1us under fownehip organization, tho Arsessor, Cletk, and tuperyisor of tho towa shall meet on tho’ faurth Monasy of June for ths puspose of ruvislig the suscumient of property i each town, sud, ou tho ap- plication of suy purson‘consideriug himaclf aggrisved, or who eliall comylain that the property of auutlior is asseand 100 low, shall Lo actid upon uatil the wron asscwsod Or Lt ogent shall bo potie jed of such complafnt, {f a resident of caunty, Any two of sald officers mectlng aro suthurfzed to act, and_they may adjourn_from day ia doy unttl they siall kave tuished (he hoaring of all cusen presoutcd on_Faid day, Property assesscd after tha fourtl Monday of June shall houubject of coni= plaint to the Conuty Board, subject 0 the rulcs Hpuciiied n this s “Tho suveral Aunessurs having returned thelr asscos- menta to tho Oounty Olerk, wWith o without any cor- Foeiions by tho Town Boart, o or Lefore ths tat day of July, te law provides thut thess wnscasmcnts sl come Up for tevision befors tha County Uoard, at & mecting of sid Board to bo lich! for that purposs o tho eccond Monday of July aftor tho roturu of tho as. scesinent books, Hurosgaln: »On the application of suy peeson considoring himeelf agirioved, or who shull complaln that the property of uuuther Ja asacnsed 100 low, they shall raview tho sarersment, aud corruct ihe samo o% shall appoat 10 be Just. It {sateo tho duty of the Counly Doard in addition 10 equalize tho valustion betweou towna anid districta Frow the asscesment books the Gonnty Chok s ro- Wulred Lo muke out ond transmit to_the Klute Auditor 80 abutract of tho sasedtents of property, show iy the nusabe & value, and average valuo of each kind ol enuwerated property, a8 shown by the scisment, ‘Ihis abatract thu Cputity Clerk 18 Foquired to maks out and trsnamit to 1o Audhior un or befora the 10th day of July, after which no correction can be made by the County Board, Tue writer has tried this experiment #nd tlio County Bosrd of Cook Uounty, aftor consulta: ton with tbs County Atoracy, mudo snswer that, after (e sbetracts had been' forwarded to tha Blato Auditor, no corrections could be made by the Doard.’ The soveral abstracts 80 tranamit- ted to tho Auditor by tho County Clorks furulsh tho basls upon Which tho Stute d of Equalization (which mocts at Bpringflold on the secoud Tuesdsy n August) equalire 116 Sscavment between tho colnties, Thu Huite Yoard of Equalization can hear, 10 com? plaiuta, their duty Deiug mcrely to oqualiza tho asscss- Tuonts, They caunut reduce the sgyrigule ssscssod valuation fu bhe blalv, noF can they fucreass It more when (¢ b4 nocessery l:; uale thian ¥ per cont, and thot onl: adjust ' equaliration without ftactions, Tho ¢ {zing proceas coneiats o wldIng 10 oF deducting thy sgyreguto asacastuent ot 1Mo several count canmeut ized by the Board, Flioabove ‘conclao statement ot the working ooy of {IH‘ law, It v aressonsble assumpticn on the part of the average taz~payor that alier (Lo originsi sacesuiaty liave goue Lhrough 80 waty revisivns, & Just cqusllsa- tion hus been obialued, Dut upou a carciul exswina. lion of this roport of the Blato Doard of Equalization weing that the average horeia msstased fu Guok Oounty 887419, In Kane County at $46.90, in Mo Yionry 8 §47,05, in Blepbienson at $34.48, in Kanksxes #t §74,10; (he aversgo mule is Jisted aud 4qum'.¢d in Couk County at 8114, 10 Mclloury al §30.13, 1o Winne- Lago at $4J, Ju Will at §53, These arv fulr oxainpls of ihe equaiizod (oF bhequalizud) values of the soveral classes of cuutiieraled persousl property, &8 they come fzom tba Btate Board of Equalizativne A an dllustretion of the cqualijy of taxdlion arzived at i (ndivlitual eases, wo will ume the case of 1, M, Adsit (andwe trist Mr, Adait whll oxcres the use of 14 nawe in this connierton). Tuae facta o th aré derived from the opininn of the Hupreme Court of itate, {1 tho cava of James 3, Adsit vz 1 by Juntice Heliollcld, ~ Mr, Adsit o Tt of Sonth Chicagy, In 1873 Le enosnor for maney on b Dk, £87,300, and 12715 totnl, $47,550, TUIK ansrenpient wia cregand por iminished by the County lizatian, bowevor, Lich et s, Inn banker i prrantial pengiers ty ot Caok County 63 por eent, increastug (n thia rase (ho Raserard valusbion of sald propery to §EL, Me, Ad. 1t brought an lujonction salt_ apafint the proper par-: Jins to toutrain the eollection of the taz, Tha coutt Tictow dysinisned the bk, aftoe which o took an ap)cat 3 thu Bupremo Con Conrt, 1 1 ifter nraview of (ho recand, and of the §: and tin proviriona for (i rrdeans of dudividuai anceR thieFeln, selegated hin ty Uin Town and ¢ Boardw, with "tho ‘admoniton that it fea Tulo nf formn anpiication that, when 8 party hse completc res edy at Law, anid, having the opportunity, rluinbors upe T Fizita il fulln o Ioadat. poi 3. & conurt bf ity will not aflord Tellef” Tho rith'a apon which Y wttmbered and the completencen of the remedy at 14w wili furnlsls the subject-matter of snatier asticle, — e CORRESPONDENGE, I UONEST MEN, 77 the Editor of ‘T Chicayo Tribune: Cicano, Dee, 27.—Allow & forforn victim of thia God-fotsaken city called Chicago to exproes Dhimeclt through ‘Toe Tunusg. No wonder roal estato indull and unsalablo. Wo elect tho most damuablo beings on carth (o tanage our a fairs, With but fos exceptions, they are down- Tight {hioves, and mauage iogull the lionest hard-working peoplo ont of their homes. Wo will supporo a man han & lionro and Jot worth £4,000 and sickuess confiney him from work two years, his home i gone up for taxes. That ia Wht £'3 the matter with real estate, The presont Aldermen ara continnously grant- ing charters and passieg ordioances regardless of conseqnences, Wq aro already loaded down to the guards with taxes, and will be glad to lenve our nomes to tho thioves and get away with our lives, as the mariner leaves his ship when sinking, Our remedy s at the polls, Wo must olect honorablo men to mnunge our affairs, men with soma visiblo means of support. What ean wo expect of an Alderman without n dollar 1o his namo elected to 1ili_an offico that does naut pay a dollar by law ? We forco that man to steal, and every dollar e gots by way of Lribos couts tho tax-pryer o thonsand. Homa af the prescut Aldormen who wout in the Council doad-brokoe are going out vich. Weo probably will seo ex- Al Bo-nnd-Ho booked for Turove in tho spring, whilo \re deprivo ouralves of tho actual necessaries of Jifo to pay the unnecessary debis Lo contracted. Wo aro to blamo for sllowirg suclt men to be elected. Wo bavo h morablo busivess-men that must tako the oNices next April, and_roscuo the city, Tho thieves, bum- mers, gamblers, and doad-bent office-seekers ara already on the war-path, preparing for the spring cloction, Among them are somn genteol wiro- pullars, and it will tako our combinced efforta to oleet houest men. Our Ansessors havo put an elophant ononr landn by so uvequaily asseesing property. Wo sco some eeesswd to pay 850, Uis neighbor, with the samo amount of proporty, i3 only nake to pay £10. Damu such Asdcssors! Wo never will colleet half tho persoual tax for 1875. Manv_ will apply to tbe courte for justice, and, kecY tho ‘city out of the money it neods wo badly. I would suggest tho Assossor’s books be exsminad by a comumitteo of cltizens in tho_town or district whoro tho asscssmont s wmado. This 1a » mattor of great importanco. 1 trust to tho press and all true citizons to do- viso a plan and to carry {t out, to relcado onr- eclves from tho present ruinous managemeut, Wae will havo to inutata our enemy by forming into clubs. Don't wait for ono auclher and put it off taa lata. I'nrdon mo for nat signing my nnwe, for I would Lo rushed off in a barrel to sume medical collegs before New Year's. CrrszeN. THE WEST DIVISION, To the Edstor of The Clicago Trivune ¢ Cuicado, Dee. 20.—1 was glad to seo jo Ties- day's papor a letter from “Anti-Plunder,” from the Wese Ride, Tho papers aro full every day of accounts of *‘tax-grumblers” on tho Bouth Side, but fow from tha Weat 8ide, Dut I think that wo ara wronged as much in proportion a8 thoso on tho Bouth Side. My taxon Iast yenr wero §57, and thus year €106, and I have not carried as heavya atock this yearas the previons yoars, and dry goods of all kinds are much lower than they were in 1874, Iam atways willing to pay my proportion of taxes, but not willing to pay my owo aud many who have told mo that thoy *‘mever bother thomsclves about taxes,” and always throw the blank schodnics, nusces, ate,, in thae firo ss soon 08 they got thom. So 1 bopo tho suggostion mads by * Anti- Plunder” will bo earrisd out, or some other plan, for wo all can Beo vory clear, by reading tho papors *that thero s soumethiug wroug.” Gentlos mon, come out with your real nawos, do not bo ashamed to whow your colors, for this is n war and wrong, between honesty and tinge, Respottully, oto., T. W, Huosts, 274 West Madison stroet. ONaANIZE, To the Fudltor of The Ulnccus Tribuns Citicaao, Dec. 20.—1 am glad to sce in Tre Trizuac cvere morning the expresalon of pub- e opinion in regard v our porsonal tax. Thore aro fow citizons but what cve willing to pay an Lonest {ax, but to have it ralsul 1400 per cont in ouo yoar, 88 mino was, with not 8100 worth of porsonal property moro than last yoar, shows what a completo #windle It is. We wust bave a rogulac orgunization to Aight this oxorbitaut tax. \\'hl somo ono call a bublio meating aod organ- izo for Lusiness? Whare is our Citizens' Com- mittee? A Burrissn, THE OATES COMIC OPERA. The Oatos troupe gave last evening tho favor- ite comic oporn of Lecocq's, * La 14llo du Mme, Apgot,” to tho largest audionco of tho weok uud Lo one of the lurgest audionces MoVicker's haw hold this ecsson. The company scoms to galn in etrongth aud effectivenoss with each new porformance. Mra, Oates te always at hor maxi- wmua, both of minging and action, and conse- quoutly i3 just as good at owo tima o8 auother. Mer @irofle, XKaphael, * snd Clairctte aro sll cul from tho pamo pat- tern, and are Lardly pronounced encugh in con- troata to bo distiuguishod ono from ths other. Thoy aro all sung and actod up to tie vory bigh- est tonsion, ‘Tho other people, however, have ono from good to bettor, some of them, liko Ir. Drow and Mr, Laurent, surprisingly so. The FPomponnct of tho one asud Ange Piou of tho other wero admirably given, aud Mr. Laurent woll descrvod the Lodrty cncore which he re- ceived for bis lovo song in the socond act, Mr, 1lall was s capital Lawdvaudiere, and did somo wood sfoging. Mra. Oatos lookod very charming- 1y as the cluld of the arket, snd was warly sppisuded for her ropresontation, bosldes rucoiving two or threo encores. ‘Lhio chiorus woy bettor than usual, especisliy tho masle chorus in tho conspiracy scens, 'Thisnumber, in fact, has novor been kiven becter Leroeven by the French singora, ‘This ovenlng * Girofle-Girotla " will Lo grven, THE ENGLISH OPERA TROUPE. Tho Kellogg troupe which, is dolng sn im- menso business jn Dotroit this week, opons its scason ay Ilooloy's Theatre Mondsy ovening. ‘The aalo of acats will commenco this morning at tho box-oftica of the theatre. The rapertory for tho firet woelr,which has already been paplished, 18 a remarkably popular and attractive one, —————— ANOTHER BOY PLAYS CHARLIE ROSS. Tlourox, Deo, 20.—A lad snawering the de- sctiption of Charlle Roes was placed on a Mou- treal train, at Nashua, N. 1., Mouday night, by tome men, who failed to provide him with ticks ots. lle gave avother name at flmt, but tinally sald tho men wade him tell & fetitious etary, and that bis name wea Rosa; that he has lived {a Philadeiphia: that ho was carried away wlnle playivg with his brother Eddie, and that his mothor's pame was Anuio, DosToN, Dec. 20.—A dispatch from Milford, . J! * Charlte Iiors Ym\‘u to bo Jamca Biauchard, & precocious youll of ibat neigh- Lur‘huth and," tho dispatch adds, **a cousun- mato s g e MO0DY'S PHILADELPHIA MEETINGS. Pumsaverrina, Deo. 20.—Fully 2,500 porsona woro prosent at the noondsy prayer-igsotiug of Moody aud Bankey to-day, The subject of Mr, Moody's address was **The Promises of God," o spoke of the certsinty of all promisos made {n tha Bible being fulfilled. Bix thousand per- sons atlended tbe minlstrations to-night. By, Moody discoursod on the doath of suo Bon of God and His sufferivgs, After tha service the juquiry-rooms wore thronged. LAW BUSINESS, Record of Yesterday's ments and New Suits, The Jury Bystem Provailing in the Criminal Court. Judg- Advantages of Money, CHICACO COURTS. DIVORCES, William . Carler filed a bill yesterday in which ho represents that he married ono Laura . Slack on the 20th day of November, 1871, and Iived with hor until February, 1872, enjoying & reusonablo amount of mardal bappiness, at whict tima she, without any cause, suddenly Joft Bim for parts unknown, and ha sayy she may slay (hero for all he cares. e Judgo Drummonid hes roturnod from Indian. spolix, sid s in his chambers gaily. Judge sivdgett isengaxd in bearing tho srgn- mentd 1 the cawo of Ilill vs. Tho Ualtimore, Pittsbnrg & Chicagd Nailrond Conpany, Judgo Williams wis ovgagod yestorday rmorning in heariug the petitiou for habeas corpuns of Joln Ityau snd J. Devine, who were arrested Lero by virtuo of o warraut irstied by & Justico of the Peaco in Detroit, on s chargo of burglary. Tho Judga held tho authonty under which Supt., Iickey actod to bo sulliciont, and denled tho patition, sad ordated tho prisoucra to Lo ro- wandeid, RANETTITCY SATTERAL Cyrue T3, €obb, of thin oity, & former Inmbor donfor, fiod & voluutary petition iu bankruntey, tos tnke advantago of tho verv liberal provisions of thu Bankruptey I, J0s Liabilitios, all un- secared, amount to £39,840.22, The.ouly assets ‘e kom0 of tha caplial stock of tho Clhieago & Lyons Lime and Ktono Company, Which 1s ab- solutely wortblos. ‘Tho bankrupt states that on the 0th day of Beptumber, 1874, he assigned all bis proporty to Throsore F. Andrews, for tho bonefit of lnia creditors, aud that that property has beou rold and a dividend of 20 pur cent made ta tho creditors, The case was refecred to Kegstor Hibbard. Tio caso of James A. Stunrt was referred to tho Hegiater fora finct report. SUTLBIOL COURT IN IMIGF. Ifonry Jones aund L. J. 8mall began a suit for 42,000 ngaiust Joho Crawiord, sod another for &1,000 aganst James Mckinnov. Johin Behestocs began an action in trespass againet John Sitzs, lying demuges st §5.000, Hiram Hyde fiied a_ bil aganst James I, Tyler auvd wife, Joho II. Wrenu and wife, 1lcu- ry C. Niggine, and Thomas Higgins, to inco a mortgago for £6,500 on tho E. 3 of 5, 11 of tho N.k of tho 8. W. ){ of tho N. W. 25 of See, 8, 99; 14 Arthiir Dronson ol filed & LUl ngainst the samo patties to foreclmo a mortgago for §7,000 on_tho W. 3¢ of the 2. 15 of the of ‘tho 5. W. ¢ of 'tho N. W. 2{of Bec. B, 3§, 1. CICHT COURT, John K. Tinnoy sua Bonjamin F. Guyton for 1,00, W. H. Refd brouglt suit for a similar rmount agaiogt Ldwin A, L CRIMIAL COURT. John Jiart pleaded guilty to larceny, snd was remanded for soutons, Qvwen Biddlo was trid for lareeny, was found guilty, and remanded, ‘I'hio caso of Edward Conroy, charged with lar- cony, was submitted to the Court, Ho was fouud gulity and under age. William Burke was found guity of the lar- cony of 850 worth o gooda from Mre, J. L. 0'Yelly, and was rommded for auntence, .Dauist Coopor was found guilty of burglary, and was aontonced to two yeara in the Poniten- = tiary. John FHtting wae found guilty of grand lar- cony, ana waa sentencad to ouo year iu the Poni- tontiary. Clarles Brown, Johu Cowles, and Charlea La- comb, charged with hoving boon found in a puilding owned by Chartes W. Belden, woro tried nnd found not guilty. Wolford I*, Potter, whie lives on the West Side, and who was found gullty of ssssulting a woman, applicd for & now trisl, and the applica- tion was graoted. I'ho case of James McDooald, chnrfied with tho murdor of s pirl pamed Nelhe Hawkins, in & Wost Madison stroot saloon, has lingered soms timo on tho docket, having beea postponed sov- tral times on sccount of the absonce of the principal witnoss, Martin Neary, Yeatorday it was again called, a nollo prosequl enterod, and the prisoner discharged. It was found impos- #iblo to got tho necoesary witness, A number of prisouera wero airaignod to plead to thelr indictments, The followivg plesded ailty and wero romaoded : Willism Howard, Charles Groen, Willism Krum, and Wiiliam Ebert, chargad with burglary. Thomas Boyle, charged with tho Iarcony of a watch from Goorge C. Knoll. William Furps- wotth, chargoa with tho Iarceny of a robe frown I J. Hailigan., Charlos Grabam, aliag J. H. Brown, chorged with cheating the Adoms & Westlake Mannfacturiug Company, and obtain- ing thirty-four lanterns, worth $0 each. JUDOMENTS. UxiTed BraTes CIRCUIT CUURT~—CONPESSIONN— The First National lNauk of Aurors vs, J, G. Updike and D, K. Town, §1,657, Jubug Brovarri—~Willlam J, Peaks va. Gecrge B., Clisuncoy T., aud Jsmes . Uowen, $311L47,—L. Datea ct ul, vo, 1 Klingol, $1,617,20.—Jay D, Cad; Jacob _Belilaudecker, ¥1,00).=Fourth Natiopal of Chicago va, Ldmind' D, Taylor, §1,5 Keulm va, T, Vi, ank 569, —Ediward E. Dlsckaller, §1,569 debt, aud 474,18 damages, in gold, UNIrzd 8TATES DISTRICT CoURT—JUDGE BLODGETT —Dradford Haucock, Asei: 8oy ry ebal, v, Thomas vé. Daua Slade, §301, B_ CODNT—CONFLantns—uriclius A, Per- John Gustus, $265,00,~Victor K. Burtou D, Aliiso —— TRIAL BY JURY. WIIT IT 8HOULD NOT 1l BEFAINED, To the Editor of T'he Chicago Tribune : Ciuoaue, Doc, 20.—The privcipal resson why tho jury syatem ehould bo sdherod to and on- forced 8 that tho Qovernment, through its Judges, may not st will depsrlve tho citizen of bis lite, hberty, and property. Now. this is sl vory woll, and was unnnswerable in the time of despotism gono by, and happily nover to re- turn, Under our exisiing form of Govorn- mout, that of elocting Judges by the peoplo sud holding thewy yesponsibla for thelr Lonesty, capncity, wod fidelity, diroctly to the peoplo, thera i no good roason why this eystem shiould bo continued, and thero are many why it should be abolished, Trial by jury has becoma a farce, as far ay ad- ministiating justico is coucernod. Buitors are denied redroes for Wrougs, crimiunls aro pers mltted to eacape, lifo aud property are uusafe. all through the pervicious trial by jury, I admit that twelve iutelligont aud hon- est jurors would vory likely do what {8 right botweon man and map, aud deal out aqual justica to all pariics, bus how often bavo litigants tho satisfaction of setthug thoir difiionltios befors such w jury? Mardiy ovor. Whenever this s ths caso” it "is such an oxceptlon aa to bo wonderod at and talked about. The juryman of this day is, as & geueral rule, corrupt. Tho men soloctod for thay purposo are, ay a gonoral thing, untit for that busiuess, and trig beforo them iu nore aps, than otherwiso, to bo thrown to tho sido that furnishes them nionoy, or to tho balilf who sununous them ou the pavol, Ll avil Is growlng, sud it has gob to be of such monatrous extent in this city thata bad wan with woney can ssoura auy verdiot o may desire; ouEunmly is this 6o n the Orimiual Court, There is'in that Court & well-organized rivg, constituted for the sola purpose of scquit- ting oniwinaly, sud the powor ¢f that riug was Intely wanifested in the trial of the eloction judges, though iu oue {naiance, turough the firmuess of onoof the Judges, they came noar losing their man, as the jury disagreed. No matter what crime the rascal may bo oharged with, or low c_onnll:nlvqlf Ins gmilt may be proven on tho trisl, this villainous ring will cer- Lual mequit the orimival. X am awaro thisls a stastling disclosure, but It 4a_nevertlieless trua, aud sby Iawyor who docs budiness fn the Criminal Court kuows it. Lot Mike McDonald or any one of bis gang be triod jn that Court for crime,—murder, robuery, or theft,— sud though the proof abould be overwhelmiug, be would be w!uhm uuder the pressnt arrange- weut, aud that though public justice have the zealous co-oporation of tho Court sud Btate's Avtorney. Tho uninitistod would like to know how this etato uf* things has besn brought about. 1t never existed before Frauk Aguew waa Sher- Y aud while Uarvey Memnll attouded to the impaneliug of tho pott jurfes but when Frank Agnew took tho ioins of oftice he immodiately, agsinst tue remoustrauce of alwost sl the Judges of the Courts, and hosts of the most respoctable poovle 1a the gity, dis- charged Merzill and put other len in bis hmci sad since $hen this Ring Lss hooa portsct au w every iustance the gamblers aund thoss pru- trcted by them havn escaped nuwhirped of fust Binre that time not o the ruweala emnreted with Miko McDonald's gang has been punished, In one or two inatances contidoncn men and bunko men have been convieind, Jint filc{ were not connected with Mike, and at muted Miho's purposa that thry=honld boconvieted. Fhun way this thing t dono is this s Accuri o0 law. tho Comminsionets (raw the list of different jurors, and also mccording to law the clorks draw tha Jirors and wsne the veniro; tha bailfa tako the vemroe und werve about onee third of them, who comn fute rourt, and romo of them pet exensed. A veuito for the balauco of the panel 1" then put into tha hands of the bailil, aud bhe starts ont to pet a jury of bin osn selection, 1t daen not tako much of & wiciGrrope Lo discover tha power the bnhfl has of packing & jury s if the ballil in ano of the ribg, 1614 the easieat thing in the worli for him to pres the ju that they will eitber disagroe or acrquit, You cau readily ko what 8 sura thasg Mits and hia attorneys have. It bas often Loon said that, with maney, thn must guilty wretch can evade Juwtice, thongh cauglt red-bauded ju tbe act; hat these ansor- t1ona hiave beau Joukod upion as tho crazy ravings of the iznorant mud the wrongod sutur for jus- tico, nnd, geuerally speuking, tho aeseruoi in untrge, Yet, hore i ¢ Licago, us far ag tho Sher- T part of tho machinory of the Criminal Coury is concorned, it is truo as suulight \hat mobey nill sineld tho thief and protect the murdeser. Thain 1 an awlul riate of thing, but it docs exint hoto in our mndst in Chicago, Tho murderer with money haa every immonity aud proteciion from punisbment iu tlus great eity that tho Molly Magwiros have in tho mountais of FPenne aylvanta, Naw, what ara wa golng to do about it ? For one I frankly aay, I don't know, [If we could remove the Sherifl, the ovil might bo retedied ; but wo caunot, and I expect this ftato of things 10 exiat oy Jong ow ho 1y Shenfl. It is neclesn to abuso bim, for hois one of thot thicl-skinned kind that can stand sny amount of ubure oud emile At it; tho finger of kcorn poioted st kim by every honest mun i town wonld not affo:t him ; lost o shame, a friendly pat on the back from A thiel (s 88 much rized “an the plandita of an honest community dogpair of his rectifymyg the evil. Whon i term of offica expires, un honest Storift might chiange tuings for the botter : but wo might by auain deceived. I kpow of nc remedy bus for the Lepslature to do awsy With trial by jury in 80 1ar A8 tuey can, and wips out the rywtem; then all witl be welt, unless wo kbonld gei a cor- rapt_Judge, which is very improbable; but af e ehould, we could quickly dispono of lAsm. EN THE SCANDAL REVIVAL, MRS, MOULTON'S LAST LETTER. The following s tho letter of Mrs, Moulton, read at the business meesing of Jr. Deceber's church last Monday eventuy Brooktyy, December, 1375.—Dran Km: T have been very reluctaut to write any further to the members of Plvaouth Church, as my last Jettor wan refured o reading before them, on thy motion of Mr, Beecber, after the clerk had tokl them publicly that it was in hiy hands, and as much violont fecling was excited by it atterit wan published. But I bave wished very much, aund still wisl, to have tho propusal contained tho inclosed memorandum countdered Ly tho church or the Commistee, sud to kuow if “thoy will agree toit. Will you, therefore, hava the Kindnets to Fresent it for me, and to intorm my of their apswer 2 Yours, very truly, s €. MotLrox, My, Tnoyas J. Tixer, Clerk of Ilymouth Clureh, MEMORANDTM. 1 know very well, aud have known from the bo- ginmng, that I eau only justily myself for my jonz sud intentional aliwenca ftom tha merviced of tho church by showing fully the reasons which moved me to it. ‘Tlus, thorefors, 1 pro- posed to do in my Grst letter to the chureh, in which I asked for a council, chioson by both par- ties, bofore which tho church should state tho reasons for its action sud 1 should state the reasons for mino, and winch should judge im- partiallv of Loth. ‘The church appoared to agree to this proposal, but at the samo wmeoting, without the khghtest conforenco with me, aud with o hasle which struck me o8 stravgo, it adopted the guostions which it would iusist on having presented to such 8 council. 1 have oconsidered these quostions, sud, 58 1 understand them, they give me no chance at all to show why 1 waa 5o long absout fram the cuurch. Idouot #co liow they could well bave boon framed moro carofully to prevent ma from dowg this, Yet this is tho most important thing in my whale case. Btill I did wot object to theso questions, hat I askod that others be added to them, uoder which 1 could show just why I bod dono s I hiad, aud 50 could juetity myself if iny reasons were fouud suflicient. 3 This request tho Committeo deliborated upon a good winle, and then recommended that it be rofused. Tho church, accordingly, refused it with a good deal of vobemence, aud I keems to bo allowed no volco whatever in frumug the questions which are to be submitted for myself 38 well 83 for the chutch to the Connal, 1 am not cortain that I kuow what my rights are in such a matter, but this roally socms to tne oppressive and wholly ono mded, 1 cannot even tell the Council what it is on which I want to bave its opinion, I stull deaire, bowaever, if poseiblo, to stato my cnse, sud to bave tho chuich stato 1te cane, bu- foro such & body chosen by botk partive, snd wo Iarge in_number and_respectabie i charucter that it will secure public confidence. As, thon, the questions arranged by the church #ro not satisfactory to me, giving 1ne no uvppor- tunity to show tho reasons for my course. and as tho questions proposed by me aro not accoptable to tho churcb, I proposo {hay the Council be con- vened with no distiuct questions bofore 1t excapt theso twa which are both contained in my Nrst Totter, to whuch tho church was understoud to sg1ce: gTlmnclian of the chureh in dropping me from membership as it did—are its rousous for: this valid sud eufliciont 2 My action in abstaining 0 long fiom tho ser- vices aud sacraments of tho chuich while I did not wish to withdraw frow its membership— were wmy rensous for this valid aud sutliciont 7 Either the ona or the other of theso queations might be cousidered tirst by tho Council, us 1t ehould doom best. But I sbould wish both to Lo considerod, and such 1ccomnendations ta be made by tho Counceil to cithur party ay it should 808 tit, - 11 tho church 18 willing, as 1 at first under- atood it to be, to mce: mo on this ground, be- fore such a Counci, 1 sball bo glad. It it iunat, 1 suppose I munt seek othor means for thut vine dication of myself, of which, in the oud, I feol a8 suro as I do of Goul's justice. 1 think (that I ought to ndd that the Iatost nt- tack mado on me jn tho letter of the churcl, de: alaring that I had been as irregniar and tncaro- ful in my churoh sttendance beforo 1671 a8 mince, is wholly without foundation iu fact or in auy tesumony wheih I have given, 1t socms to mu to have boew & more afterthought, as tho previ- oua letter of the charch made 1o mention of any such charge. But if the Committeo think thoy Lisve any proof of it I shall be porfoctly ready to bava jt prosented to the tonuoll. I destre to add, aluo, that my statoment that I had long ago declared to a lesding member and otticar of tho church that Alr. Bescher's crimo was aduitery, and that both be and Mrw, Lilton had confessed It Lo o, 18 strictly truo, aud has been conlinned more than ouce by tho geutle- wan to whow I referrod. Eaa €, MovvtoN, {The report of the Examining Committco ot the Plymouth Church, accodiug to Ales, Moul- ton's requaat, has alresdy sppesrcd among our telographiu dispatchies.—En. Tuiuuns. ) MOULTON'S SUIT AGAINST BEECHER, New York Thuea, Dec, 28, « « « Onlya unglo quostion will bo bt insue in tho comwg suit. Thls willbo tho trath or falsity of Ar. Moulton's allegation that Mr. Beachor bad committed adultery with Mys, Tit- ton. For tho determination of this question Mre. Tilton will ba & vital wiinoss, and will cer- tafuly be called, as woll a4 & pumbor of others whoso testimooy was excluded on the groat al, On the other bend, the question of Mir. Tilton’s charactor not boing in any way st lusuo, the testimony of & large numbor of tho wilnoss- os produced st tue ‘Liltou-Boecher trinl will not Lo cowpetent, The trial will thereforo bes Lriof one, and it is anticipsted thot tt will nod occupy over two weeks' timo, I'ha caso coming on {n the Bupremo Conrt in Drooklyn, it will be tried by either Judio Birnar ), Judge Uilbert, or Judge Pray, thuy bewy thv Judies of that court, It ‘would have boen brought fu & court iu New xork City, but for thu faot shat the courts bera are so full of Luainess that it would probably be two yoard beforo tho casio wonld bo reached on tho oaleudar, whoreus it wit now probably come to ¢rinl within twa wonths, or st all evonts by tho eatly purt uf Marcli, which, ss Mr, Moulton's object in tho suit in edy vindication of hie chorscter, is considered dostrablo. It is atsted to b entirely within the oxuon of the plaintifl to retort iu kivd ou Alr, Boechor by having hiw arcessod and tield to bail, but Alr. Moulton Las doterunued to waiyo this nght. . v Dupateh to Cineinnati Enquirer, Ncw Yonx, Dec. 28,—1It 18 no socrot that Goa, Butler is to be loultan’s counsel u his aciion agalust Boochier, sud it 1s lisgored by the cou- fidential fiicuds of Moulton that Gen. Hender- won, nf St Louis, who was ko uncoremoniousty dimmiee:d by Grant aw n prosceutor of thn Whirky Hing, will participato by epectal request of Butler, New Yk Sun, Der, 22, Soma of tha witnesves for the | laintift will be hewlore Tiiton, I 13, Caepentor, M. Marthn Lrulshaw, doseph Richords, drs, Joseph Rien- arde, Mrd. Lauca Cuarils Bullard, Miss Suean B, Antuony, Heary C, Bowon, and Mrs. Moulton, EDUCATIONAL. WISCONSIN TEACHERS. Stectar Disnateh to Phe Cheago Tribune, Mantson, Wis,, Dee, 20.—Thoe meeting of the State Teachern’ Aseociation was continued to- day, Lart niehe, after a long discusion, Prof, Thuyer's pap:r on Normal Institutes was roferred to s commities, Tho report in faver of fren text-bookn was dikcunsod st length and gtrong arguments made, butit was not adopted. Tho report in favor of lowihip echool livraries aided by the State was debated and aclion deferred. Superintondent Charller read an interesting ro- port ou the functivus of normatschools as chiefly 20 give instruction, exemplily teacking and tho branches which their pupils aro expected to teach, and furnish meaus of obrervation and practice. This wan adopted. The report un the roorzanization of the Asraclation was againet it, but unggonted medifications of the rules snd practices, ‘This eveoing tho Bav, O, A Wrieht rcan & valuablo fnper ou the neel bt sendetues it ths educational nysion. 11igh schoolw sre wore particularly for fearn- mg aud more nearly relate ] o common-uehouie, Arajomies aro rather for cultuie, snd moro closely connectod wita the college. Tha Ji: unve Committes of tho Stale Association #olved tu hold the next teachers’ meeting waukeo July 4, 5, and 6, and have o gr tennial metnorial meetiing Indopend The County Superintendents’ Canventis afternnou wap attended by twelve old Rapirme tendents and ten newly-elented. oo wns a Tong dikcussion of the kulject of moio | erfect and effcctive supervi-ion, 1 which & mulituda of wuggeations wero made ehout Conty Saper- intendeney, sud the wabjact fually rufarred 4o o Comettec. thig KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, syecial Disp'en by dle Cuicans Friby Kataaazoo, Mich., Dee, d9.—The Rov. N, 8. Burton, of Iowa Central Univereity, former pantor of the Baptist Church st Ano Arbor, aud at Akton, ., has been sppomnted to the ehair of Morat Philosopby of Kalamazoo College, His previous adsocistion with the work of the Bantist enomination in Michizan was highly honorable, 1lis abilities aro wuch ns to wecuro bim houor anywhere, and hia will Lero win the esme appres cintion that hwa accompanied bim in previon ofvrts, Dr. Burtoa euters on Lis labory in S, ewmber, CANADIAN ITENS. Srectal Duyateh to The Chicaza Tribune, Tonosro, Out., Dee. 20.~Typhoid fover has been very provalent in this city for somo time past, At present thoro sre twonty-five casen under treatment in the general hoapital. Two noted Lurglarg, Rignault and Swith, who wero lately captured in the wholeselo dry-goods store of Locithart & [Haldane, with £10,000 worth of Incos aud gilks ready to carry off, wern son- tenced to-day to eight yeara cach to tho Jiug- ston Peuiteutiary. Ortaws, Doc. 9%.--Tho quertions botwoen Canada aud the United States arising out of the provisions of the Washington tresty aro still in aboyanco, ‘fhic treaty bus proved to bo so con- structed a8 to give the racst powerlul yantago gronund to the Unitod States, The Couneil kold meetings duily, and a public mecting wos held to~lay to take Mweasres 10 re- liovo tho destitute. A committes of mntluenting citizens was appointed to solicst subseriptions, Hoveral reiigions and othor orgavizatiomearo al- resds at work, About G00 mon hLave recently obtaived employment on the Groenvilio Caval. Tho Dominion Govornment has bLeen notitied that teaws from Manitoba will be sllawed to crags the boundary at Perubina to brivg in seed, wheat, and other graing for the grasshopper saf- fercra at died Iiver, S ——— DEATH CF A RISER. CuiNTON, In., Dec. 29.—Charles 1nll, an old miser, svas found dead from hcart discase atn farm-house, several milea pouth of Calsmus, in Nowithutand- this county, Monday morumg. ing be biad £400 in ocash, and £10,000 in notes, hidden under two feather beds, the old man weut witbont stochings, and denied bLimwoif Mo lived hero wwenty-tive 1o had po relations bere, but eons aud other necossarics. years. dnughters i Nobrasks, Orcgon, and [llinots, NATIONAL LABOR CONVENTION. Trnoxg, Pa., Doc. 23,—Tho Labor Convontion in session hore appointed s National Committeo of thirty-seven to irgun a call for a convention of represontatives of jabor and industry from all paris of tho country, to bo beld iu PitlLurg in Apnil nost, ___OLOTHING. _ PIRE! FIRE! FIRE! $100,000 Worth of Clothing, at the lite fire of Andersan, 0 bo auld ot the at praiser's ENT BELOW FINST COST, at Sligutly damaged by sater Btewart & Co., New Yo, value, which {3 40 PER 168 South Clarksst,, Chicngo. N. B.—This stock must positively be el ed frame- dlitely. Ulsters—Firat enst 15,80, Ulaters—Firat cost 1415, Uinters=—First cost 1510, fur, 10 proportion, at i1e8 SOUTIT CLARI-ST. MEDICAL CARDS. DR. JAMES. cousrn Crartered by tha «f Tiltmols for 1) Proas smediate reilol 1n al eases of privata, chro fc, mrict uriusry (o ' wll Uy 4 quinpill: formus: MILLINERY, (0LIDAY TRADE Rich, Chole, an Elegant MILLINERY! AT OUR USTAL “Popular Prices.” Now is tho timo to soloct some- thing for tho Holidays. Wo invite attontion to our large and ologant stock of TRIMMMED and UNTRIM- MED GOODS. WEBSTER'S, STATE-ST. ADISON-ST. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, The Eeliozy, Gratd Enclish Opera Company liin enowned organizae nonuce the {dlowing Brilliant Repertoire Monday .mvrmg, da MIGNON® (KELLOGK TORE™ (VAN ZANDT), Grand RELLOGG MATI- Huturday oveuug DIAVULO 7 (KELLY T n Thnraday mornin) ADELPHI THEATRE, TIIS THURSDAY, DEC, 22, 1875, I.adies’ IWigiht! THE FURORE UNABATED, Tnequivocal Success of the Oriental Spectacular Drams 40 THIEVES! fpecial Ladies’ Night Fridey. Grand Gala Ilatinee Now Year’s Day. Ladies’ Night Baturday-. The firsnd Cavalewla of Tiving Animila, Amnzon March, aud ull the Glitturing Suetied sud Cos- TEMEYDER PIICES ot thls great family resort arg clivatient i e gitys g ACADEMY OF MUSIC, LAST NIGHT BUT TWO of TRANK E. ATREN® Splendid Compuy hu th CLOTOING s wecily, and all thor goods Look ‘flzpitul, ¢ Washinglon & Franklin Sata 1- urpuso of lviny ol 1S W ol o S XML, Taa TWO0 ORPHANS, Lart Grand Matlueo Hatnrda, Tivalf Cliar Store, Paliner 1 RA (Gt Reserved aeatn at Academy Doy of the TWO THE COLISEUM, EVERY EVL THIS WEEBK, TAL GREAT BRENANS, LITMTLI ARDING, FEENANDO PLEURY, | THE CAWTHORN CIILDRERN, \ DICIK SANL MYSS DORA BESFORD, Messrs HOWALD & XAYMOND. -unml .\hlluc«—zirw )'ab?'n!l. Admission, 15 ¢ THE TOLEDO, 111 East Madison-st, OVERWHELM OF THE It EUROPEAN LADIES ORCHESTRA COMBINATION | GRAIND CONCERTS. Every Lvening st 8 o'clock, A muperbly furnisied Gallery fur Ladles, MoVICKER'S THEATRE. MRS, JAMES A, OATES Aud Ler Entire Comie Opera Company in the Comis Opera ol GIROFLEGIROFLA. et 15, J, A. OATES, Friday—PRINCESS OF TREBIZONDE for tho lasg tine. Haturday—COMIO OPERA MATINEL, Manday Niglit—The latest stccess 1o Comlo LES PRES 8T, GEIVAIS, SUNDAY LECTUEE. Prof. W. Gr. STTIVIINTEER, OF YALE COLLEGE, ON #“Thoe Beneflts of Hurd Times.,” BMcCURMIOK'S JALL, BUNDAY, Jan, 2, at3p.m. Admimion, 10 cents, Tickets for pale at Jsnun, ey & Cos ook, NEW OHICAGO THEATRE. AL W HANLEY aases JAANAGER. ONE WEEK ONLY, Commencing Jan. & Unpre- cedentod attraction, TIE ORIGINAL ETarrigan o Eart, With_their GUAND COMBINATION uud the GAL- LANT t4TH OF NEW YORK, wiit appear, supported Ly & Comgany of Dreamatie Artlats. TIHE HROTHERS. thetr world-s ARRIOAN & HART will introd owned Diizical sk iclios, of which they are the ufl){lnflx. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS. Mondey Lyening, Deo, 17, evory oventoy aud Wediter dny & LE duca ud Battirdiy Matinees, 2"y drvaina, ot | GRAND DUTCHESS! G ‘the ‘tilivo, WHEN BAMAMY COMES, THE TWO DOVES, A, il about th conts Lo »ou o0 diaa, shoula mariy—why not~ Jamne has b poains and Doctor, Onles hou At Lusiue: MARRIAGE An {llustrated Work 23 s, & 1 s it st i, ol o it it prndisciun, o T Rt ad frnaes vead awl preserve ity (¢ o e with of tho se su » ) e pmrel o nged ol o i Vi £ i B b preacene e o mire ek tha d 04 01 you worid, i e beek Vids et bohalis br = work Addse ougy, Ll ] errurs af youth. mauly vigor, Ntras. I3 aite sut cta gnentior LIN, 17 Waskingion 3 {ately, withuut gty yeaes! Londun Hospital ansa Hutnodiately, without meeciry TOUD, norvous debility, cstsnd b young awl uld arv quickly pestorcd wors should call ur wrkio, Ung Siont, Uthiew statetly privats, N NOCURE! X0 PAVI Dr. Kean, 175 South Clark-st, coraer of Monroe, Chicazo, May b ovusultod, personally or by iail 1 oh on all ghrvulo ur Boivous disasss, Dit. AN i Oty pliysletan fu tho city_wh warTalts curve ur i Y Uthce kiouys, ¥8. 10, W 4 Bundags lrum ¥ 301, 157 Bouts Usar ke, ‘Tav videat trtitution 1he United Blates ¢b; T exproasly foF tho curo of Trivats, Clironio, amil Speclal Discasos of otk sexes, A Wall of emuenvne Protessors I uttendsuce, o wiltation perwoually or by lutter freo. PRESCRIPTION FREL For_ Lko apeedy curvof Beminal Weakuess, 198 M hood, and )l disorders brought on by fudisciutic csress, Auy druggist has the fugredicuts, Addrves DAVIDSUN & CU., Bux 2,208, New Yurk, ¥ Reserved Keats, 6 and B0 ct fon t0 Matibees, 5d¢ ; Children, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, - MAGUIILL & HAVERLY, aEE Gow Yoar's Wegk, commencing_ Monday, Dee .y evening and Wodnraday and Now Years Mat Tontiuyed success of tho Two Great MICKE} NLY, in & new aketch, Our Boylsh Days, Als NLY fu'lls Chiallengo Jit. Tho famous ALIFORNLA MINSTRELS, Inan eotirely now pregramume, Last weva of & Great it Hkldmore( onday, Jau. J—Kelio; BRURAS, s SHIRTS. *THE HABRIS,” Time-tricd and thoroughly~ fested, elegant in deslgo, su- fer i workimsuship, fault- jess fn fit, Lea¥o YOUF ek~ urw witl HARRIA & COBD 171 Houth Clark-et, -~$»~é.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENGY IN EXUHANGE FOR Bills of Natiooal Carrny, Av TRIBUNE OFFICE Wy Liveulng, Doc, l—Benedt of THE ONLY ta: Valeony, e