Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1876, Page 8

—e—— THE CITY. GENER_AkL! EWS, 0, how and 0, how did your Chrietmas alip- tes fit? Now is tho timo to Invite yonr acquaintances to takeu dripk. ‘Tho chancus are that they have wwoin off, Tho aunusl meeting of {lin maorgers conndct- £d with the Half-O1phan Aeslam will bo beld to- norvow at 10:30 a. m. at the Asylum. The well-tnown elocutionist, C. Dala Arm- atrong, givos o reading in tho Varwell {Iall Pop- alar Locture Courne, Thuisdny evenlog, Tho aunuat mecting of the Chicago Mochanics' netituto for tho elcction of olicers for the en- suing yoar will be Lield st ita rooma, No. 65 Wasbington sticet, this ovoning st 8 'clock. Umity Chureh hog rocoutly beou made the re- lpiont of a beautitul gift from tho chifidren of tho Inte J. i1, Fostar, Itis s Laptismal font of Cron stone, exquisitly earved, the bowl being tinod with silver. Liojoice, thercfore, O, young man, fin tho strepgth of thy new resolutions, but remember thint lioil 19 paved with gord lutentions, snd that 1he pavemonts thercatouts ore in remarkably tine urder at this timo of year, Mr, Thomas Whitney writes to Tar Tameye that, potieink that Lis vawe bind been placed wuon oue of ths Loard of ‘trad~ tickols for the oilico of Atbitrator, he muet wolify lus frieuda ol Lis dectination ot the hovor. Tt §aertiniated that 83 per cent of the latlers wntten Sarday wero datod < Jan.’l, 1875." 10~ rotrow tho percourage will fall to rbout GO, sud about the luth of the month eiistelmy Lusiness will about have sesumed s usual chans nold. 3t ia universally conceded {o bo awlward when, BAvIog LUt 23 cents ki Your packaot, you sk & friend nto a strange saloou 10 taka s nip, aud ha tukios a tip kud eugulpla 40 couts’ worth of biamdy ; and tho man who irkes such a dzink in @ boog whom it wera gloes dattery to eall o fiena, i An gbseot-minded clergyman who reads the 14 woo tases o crop interect in mmumcipal pfiiwrs, winle reading the tirss fo-tun yestorday, eomaswhiot etarbicd Lis coniegaiion by reading s No s haidiy shail s Adeiun outer fito the Tangdom uf Hewven!™ And al) tho peoplo sa.d s Amen ‘Ilis being tho weel of prayer, tho Dovotional Committee 0f the Youug Men's Curinian Auso- cintion bave solceted the lollowing ministors to conuey L NOOLUSY PIAYer-meckings this scek on Arcade wonrt: Mout the Rov. A, Yonier; Lavrdsy, the lter, . Goodwn: Weduedday, the Rev, Ko 1% Meish; Thuisasy, the Rov, Hame wtel Fallows: Triday, the kev. D. B. Clicnoy; lsaburacy, the Rev. Arthur Mutclell, tm prowty rongh,* obsarved a gentleman, night tefure lnst, Who was tlayimg biuo checl Ao thie quec, el lro s assiduaunty copper- iug on Loo donubling svatem, camo up wioner fou the thateoni timy in succcorion ; “it's pretty roingh, bus it taken & blamed Lig ynrcu:nnge o Tt & man who bad o hand - makmg that oy sesement. What, ho, thera! More chips! 1 scppee the queen sud |lay tho vine open.” A Joviug husLand ou Aberdeen streot rend, Lhe otber day, that o was st Coduweus, O, hesriug A uoso 1 le liouso ot pighy, declusod thiut it Wiy onl Gunesines taat his tho beat, aud, enconn- tering o burglar, was killed, 1o bas Loueht o cab silice, aad, WHCLGYET Lucto 18 O EURDICILUS Loeavs: L gaews you'd detior see whout thist cat,"” tuins over sud goes 1o sleep, Tucsdey mght & pannt strauger enterod n Leer-saluon near Van Buren etreot bridge, had e beer aud i cents' wor h ol sauscge, broud, waetned, nud pickies, callod tue prowrietor S Dutehy,” aed paid him with & very ragged tiatup, wud went off leaviug the docr wids opou, *3av, what's that gestieinin's namo?” ques- tinnwd o hystander, who ovidently bad boen jm- pressed with tho gannt stranger'’s style, The Traprieter growied, an o gave tho door o vindies tive giatn, 1 don't know what e 2omo 4, but rohorp-dliteaiiny iy Lia piznees,” A voung man on Sheldon sireet wishod to 122180 a1 ppETUNIIALE DECRINL 1O (ho Iminiress of the huyy, wud ot tudiog smything v the deentalion mWowto sty.o handgome onoagh, wout it 1 ed and fizmed, W n replicd (he yooue man, Satur- i Lhe muito camo bots, 14 was tnsefully ex. o und westly tramed, and rcad: “dod Lies My Buniding-ow, tio Strathinore, regiding at No. 22 Hnbbord muniy L2 yenrs of age, aml yet eho i rlrceay o ticed o1 Lito that sie toed” 1o droan hewzalf by jumping futo tho nver av Kiuzio stvees bridgo ubout 11 o'cluck yerterday mora- g An ollieer nuticed bor jnuwp, sud, au sho 7omn for the lant e, grathed Loy by the bair snd pulled ber oue. Then ho took hsr home, Neliio uow rays sbo is going Lo bive Jusl 1o pite the world st larpe. and napecially those 21 bor lovers who forjut o w2ll ou hor New Seac's Day, A pradent ealoon-koaper on Carroll strest ro- 2cLUY gave & POOr wku €5 100 mueh i aking shunge for o lu-bilt, Ho discovered Lis error t mighit but evald not rceollect how he bad comtitted it. He parsed 8o auxious night, aud ning Was sgreonbly ur) risod whon tho ¢ cainy in, und, recailiug the ewreumn- 120 10 14 ing, rowurned bim tho note, The reonfd not rewceain his gratftudo, Lut in o voico trembling with emotion,” exclaime it s * Hans, you was an Louest mans, and you won't lort by it Lwellyou vot [ does nut you fuc dol—1 ehiases mit you for der boor," Atout 110'cleck yeutorday morning tho body of A st wos fuund flostinyg 1w thoBonth Branch at the 1ot ot Quarry pticet, {tproved to bu that o1 Sturtin Flahorty, who Lias been missing tor ke soven weskK, After drawing Lis pay on iaturday tight ho vislted dathews' waloon, on plertront, and wus nos aftorwards soon por heavd o, I'rom tho fact that no wounds nor cantusinns wera fonind ou bis body, Lis myteri= ous Gisnppenranco I8 attiibuted Lo tmloxication tixl muusoquest aeeddental drowning. Fiabeaty wa<a maried wan, abous 0 yoirs of sge, but s ey Ived withs B wafo for years ou ucconnb of dinsatecinents, A young man who biad put au onemy into his fiodih to steal away his lps wus goiug homo Haturday pight with n friend, to whom at the tiuwe be boro a nirong fanaly likonoss, Whon he a tho corner of Clark aod dladison streots 8z remarked in o far-aff dresmy manner: * Fell urcd-—nueh tako rest,” sud est down 1n tho gutier, **Wash mwace wish you " asid the oeher onui *why don't you loan agsinst cr lemp-puat? Ei's oue here. Wash whash we payuh taxesh for7" “Yos," roplied the man ubo hed g4z d hut dow't you read er poperan 2 Nes sploakiun in Boston # - Bposo thi iwmip post eblodes Whorw'tl you be? Can't fool sour yoeie” wd hy rezolately maimtained b betitiva ull they got o hwed for im, Jahn K. Sudler vas out on his first day's duty o0 tho pulies 10tce dming the galo of Saturday uigng, Lad by becn o (e korce for o Jopger period bo would Love lesined onough to buve suught shelan drom the stom, Demg paw to the busine dustrously paraded s beat during the wholo of it, wod for bis {udustey waw fally roxaideds A trenchorons sidewalk thraw e ueals ucroes tho mueet, tus wind wbiviiyg - hoth tho sidewalk and the poicemian dn o storm galop, durivg which 30 puliccman Yot tho of his'fovs, Fhia kape pened 06 8 e sid:walk o (ront of to vecout vorner of ¥ i ang Outkito street. iwuced (1ot wen tukon to e residonce, No. 623 Lazrabeo sirestu, 3L computriots ssy it gorved bum Juet righs, beeaurs thore Were quite o nuto- B2 Of pBiubas LPoH LL tho Lime. A young mun vas scen loufing round the Tifer- Qe Saturdny cvening, O beirg juter- siewed by @ 'nx1, repoiter, he gotud that vo the 16th uf lay Leet, wened Ahereto by buudry srticha e Zeder-Uccan, he sunudzred bis subatanco i 3 potuus beam of muies, & wagow, Hpepeer 1l 81X nion ha' provigiou, a f.ockat. fujang, 0ic. ut u wotul cost of elleg, 1 \" be Baid, b them ar il ever saice, buntnz for gold and bofug huuted by L fvw, aud L troze wy Luch, aod tho kojers cone Brosted iy mowes und bhaned wy wugon, aud I'vo walsed all tho way fiom Biduwy, Nev,' “ut, did vou Gug uo zula? © Gold? " and fhr 'houulut miuer: *goldi 1 found oue nukget 00ita o S8, end 1t uvernged 1 cent W wix puns, Hula On il tuut eitor comee down o tha ottico sud Pil do soweibing fus o Sew-Yeur's gifh to Bowtow,” P2 UUNTING LUR TWEID. He got home: about 2 438, .. tried to open the coor-luut witn the butt-cud of o cigar, foil P etairs (0 4 complicuted maunor, fomued lis Eist ugiaunat the bou-r.om door, sud, mitngdoan hclpteeaty ou the Lo, 1 m n voics busky Wish cmotiun: o Whael na'ré ead h:. t{x\lfi. uulll‘mulv L sywu? Whete huva you bocu?" *lewn er bu:dy and Mankuy, tevivaluli, Big time, l'll;< ed or Puzzipal McCorls billiards—01d Jlungred ar 6o ovtut, snd wou sl ¢r collechion money, Chureh buet. Lipg tutaod nine tia cd sunniug, Hewou or selroshing.” Al Eion” replied THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. R e e hin patiant wife, % you caanot decsivo me. The evangalide whom vou meution ara no¥ wrose tiing in Phitadeiphia.” ’ansh sho! Thash sho!” anid the husbaud ; ** 1 will not deshelve you, my dear. Deon providing for you and er children. Going to mako 210,000, Eleon Jooking for Dok Tweed.” Then ha (oll into a swoot aleop. VB KEXT OERMAN WAl The other day o mmple-minded German called om a grocer to pay o bill, gvmg blin s F10 note. ‘Iho grocer exmmnined it ciosoly and maidy Hullo, whore did you jioc this note? ™ Vot in de rossons miz_domo noto ? " repiied the honost ‘Teuton: * dont sho vash good, hain?" 4 Qood 2" anawored the grocer s ** why, sou're ~ fucky man—that note 18 worch £10.50." * Iah ent #o? Why for?"™ “You aco tho sig- nature over hers, don't you?2 " Doso +things fiitw @ cocltncraw mit do worms 2 Yah' ¢ Woll, that's 8piunera signatare,” * Vell 2"t Well, Mr, Now i3 now Froneurer of the United Btates.” “Youdon't tolo mo 0. Vell2" © Weil, and notes xigned by Spionor are getting acarco, aud peaplo puy b per cout more for thom thay for the now issue,” * Dy simiuy, ish dot ra 2 ¥ *Yos, Tetmno weo your tills. Why every one of them 18 = Sppnor. Man alivo, sour foriuno ismade.” In pumnsco of tho {rocm‘a alvico, Ar. Sichnaider ealled at the Sub-Ticasuty kature paz afioruoon to got the ptemium on his bille, visat s7tccany ho bad it s impeaxible to state, bt b wan seen Jator n tho oveulng luking round the sirest by which tho grocer must gu howe, aud, ou being accosted by an acgualnt: auce the following conversation tool * Dor peetlos von Siarmany Bghia wel © @, yon, (ho Gormans ato nuque Ty nos¥on af the lirat claes.” " Bomo big fluhtn,'r wona 7 _Lolpsie? ¥ “Yea" ¢ Und Sadowa?” * You." *Und Konlggrats 7 “ Cerialnly." Und Worth, und Mara-la-Tour, una Geavaiotto,, 1nd Sedsu 2% Uf conrso, of coarse.” * Do.Va was all big balties, nud dor Pentsch ficked 2" Yes." *Vell, you joost Watts till dat geonvery stora shuts himso.f, und you waw n Doutsch® Viclory vot makice you forgot il dom littlo unoe. MESt To 1 WDATING ROCIETIEN, A about tius time 1be dobating sociaty is rag- i in our mmdst, anyl tho cobsters snow n . moatable lack of variety and fngeuui y in the weleet.on of subjecta— s, fur instance, ** Which is tho most usoinl aoimal, the ox or tho aws¢" 18 pecopmon Justifisilw?” *Bhould women bo gravted 1ho right of anif.?ARo ¢ or *Ts muriicd or gl hife the woro agreeabla?"—Iite Trin- UNE in inoved Lo suggedt & few desirable aub- Jects, & foliowa s Wy cie o nter-cananoser Sfnuud in the neizh- borhood of “dwellngs where pystors aro con- gumed, bat only ju vacent low ?* Why do tho Hyde Patk trunge leave Chicago every hsll hour and ouly got to 1 [yde Park overy forty miontes? 1o youug man is javited by & ‘young woman to go to a theatra 1o Leap Year, is i tlegal for him o pas (hu?expenueo, or galiant for Juimn to fet hor ns them o Tu 1t techinicaily corract during Leayp Year fora yoty wolnah wna bas 810a upon ber regorved tights tn wus the victin far bieack ol wromive, or should sho nut briug action for broach of auswor 7 A CONVINCING ATOUMENT. On an incomung train Baiurcay un a Western railrond cule paskongers wore bilting together 1 tho palace-cnr aud diecussing tho' Liiomer- bavon expiosion, whence ihoy natucslly di- greesed to tho carrings of exploaives.” Ono mun couteuded that ic wiw itnpossibio to provont or dotect thus~if people wersn't allowed to slup nitro-giycenne ar dyuamite ferutinutely they'd emaugsto it through 10 their baggago. This asyer. Lion wos contradicted etpuatically, and tho a5 neuger was inngbed at, flouted, and ignounnions- 1y put to wcorr. MNislog up in s wrath 18 drew o capocions leathor yahee from un- der tho weet nud, sinpping it ompLasicatly, on sho 1 enid: 0, you think tuey doa't ¢h 2 You'ro playiug me 1or a_sucder, 8ro vou ? Don't carry oxploaives i cans P Whai's this ? ool hio gave the vulige a resoundiug thuwp. ** fhar's £0) cood dycamite carindzes 10 that ar valika ; U poundd of the desdly material; enonzh to blow thin yoro train and the whole townghip from Cook Couuty to Chimborazo, ‘Fhat's oynatite enough--" e continued, but Lo was witlio.al an audilor, for the pansonvers bad iled inconuisently, nud ho could have st dowu an twenty-two reats if ho Biad wanted to. Aud tha respecttul way m shich tho Lag age-mon on thoe ouizoing trios in the evening himlod the trunky sud valises was bloasant sud goueual for 10 vee, A TIOMANCE OF ASHLAND AVENUE. Yestorday ovouing a paie, tbin woian, mosa- Iy clud, Wix weou sniveriug o the dooistap of o fusmonnble wansion o Asblaud avenuo, Her whoio appearsiico vetosenod poverty aud mirery. The wastez of tho hoike, o compa.atively Youug nian, olad m . contly fur overcval, ran up thy utepd at tho sane mowment aud gave the poor srenturo o (ua.ter, which she recoived with pro- fuge menifuatutions ot gratstudes, i Beoms ro- mauntic, bub it 8 n fact, that oleven yoms opo Jhat young womso lived ju thot ssme ‘manalon, tha beaunfu, accomplishod, and idolized daugh- ter of wealthy parents, 'L'wo suitors soaghe bier hand,-~oue wos . fashionable young mou, the othier the plumber's npprouuice, wha, whilo vis- iting her futhor's furdly mavsion to fhow out the water wpites, oavy oud loved the Dbeauteous nppartion. 1fo pretorred ks wutt iu & blunt, maniy etylo, told hor 1hat lus tiwa would suon Lo out,” and showed Lor bow tie hitls wero ado out Lo meet fier objoction a3 to his lack of fottuce. Tho haughty and in- (atnated girl rojectod bis wuit, and marricd tue handsanie young mau, with wuow she mot up housekeoping iv the v.'oml{A mangion ou Ashiand avenuo, Wondertul are tho alteruatives of for- tunul 'Tho plumber rose steadily, becams weal- thiy, and purchased tho family insuasion whon the young husband was cowpelled, through go- ing short on No., € spring ot an 100pLUTLULO Diu= ment, to soll oug his proporty. 'ne yoaug hus- band wok to dnuk, sud finally was buried in o 13uper’s grave, aud last eveming lus sarving widow sukied and recolved almis on the doorstop «f a house formerly her own fiom the handa of bor discanled plumber-lover, now ita owner and o miiliouaire, (Blow curiui —_—— THE COMMERCIAL LOAN COMPANY, A BANKLD'S PROTOSUTION, A mooting of the creditors of the defunct Com- mercisl Loan Company and Savinge Daok vas bioid at tho Crimiual Coutt room yestorday mora- ing, for tho purposo of hearing propositions from varioua bankors to ro-establial anothor bank at the sawo place. Thoro was bul ono Yauker prescut, Mr. Hammouad, U'rosident of tho City Savingd Bank. Tho incoung was called to order by Ald, Jonas, who stated 1t objact, sud catled upon Mr. Ham. mond to mako a statement, Alr, Haminoud, aftey exprosaing bis rogret that no woro bankers wers prosont, uaid thut iy hau buon the desio of his Qompany for some time past to establish o brauch bauk on the North Suwle. o proposed to buy tho fixtures and good-will of tho Comiuercial Loan Come pany ot a fair vuluation, but beyond ta ho could offer nathing, oxcopt that Lo would sllow the Receivor aa much room 24 hw noeded, froe of chiarge, to wind up tho busi- nous of the Cumpany. {le would afeo givd him all proper aid aud facilities to pay tho creditors thorr dividonds. o did oot ask tho depositors to loave onie ceut witl him unless thoy eo do- sned, e askod uo favors oxcept such as ho could return. No wan who intendod to do o witare, honent business could adsumo any of the deots of the deiuuct bank, Lt was n rosl hinpos- sivihity to mako a bargain with samo 6,000 do- ponitors, for thoy would not srick to it. Bome would ulways bo dissatlsfied, Besidos, o mun who woulu pay a certain smount to secure tho depoait could not possitly intend to carry on an haoueet buemasg, His proposition wus cloar of all that, ile menut to pay for what he re- cuived, and uatbiog wore. Two number of snide beuks I the city wan alarmiog, Ie kuew of noe bauf which fately buratod up that could ot pay s chiucks, aund thay Lad to wais until . deposit Was mudo to pay them with, Nor could the peo- plo de, cnd upon the satomonts of tho bauks or tho Dapk Lxamiverd. ‘Thero was the Cook County Nutional Bauk, fuf iustsnco, which, on the 186 of Javuary, loss yesr, publisnod a most favorablo renort, aud on tho 19th of the eamo month Lueted up, without provions warning. ‘L lie relslious botween doporitors and the bauks nhauld be the satne us bolweeu urdiuary business suou, It was sslonishiug what an wiwouot of contidenice wos reporod o the buuks by some depueitors, wibout Luowing avytuing of ther at(airs, Tho outy true Lusis on which to do & banking business wos that _ tha peo. pe should kuow e Huird © und coudition of tbe tavnke. Ji(s Compuuy means to Lavo & commitiea appointed by the doponitors to esamine bvery securitve 1f tbe creditors of the Comuerciul Loan Company had taken this pre- caution the bank woald not have buisted, Kor could the oflicers aud stockholders Lave spocu~ Iatod with otlier pooylo's fuuney. Byetulations Wure usdally (Lo cause of bursting banks, [f the credicors thought his provosition afair ong tlm{ vould accopt it Ha would, howevor, if ho could not vorurs the Cominorclsi loan Cowp uy's place, steztu eavings bauk on the North Bido ot wome other conventent place. If any ouw prosent wunted Lo sk lim any questious ha wad ready (0 snswer, All. Jooaa inquired whething this was goiug to by o branch of the tnaiu bauk. Mr, llamwond roplied that it would. His bauk biwd & capital of $100,000, amd bad been in existonce fiva years. \When he and Mr. J. Jock- won atarted it. it was moroly & Weat Bida institu- tion, but by faithful nnd honost management they fiad worked it up to a first-rato bank. AL, Jonas wan of the npinlon that *Mr, fam- monil's proposition wus o fair one. and tie da- positors hiad nothing to risk by favoring lis of~ fer. Mr. N. Plotke thought the temarks of Mr, THammond—in regard to oxamining the b altairs by the poovlo~wers timoly, ‘Che bross had already dono much good oy looking into the amairs of rome of the shaky banks. ~ No com- mitteo could find ont ninch 88 the hresa ;) it bod el the facilitica to uncarth fiands, and should acjiaiut the peoplo when- over thers way auything wrong. Ho s confident that thoro were banks In tho city that wore not adle to pay 10 ceuts on the doliar. 110 wouli rather doposit hLis monay with Mike MoDonall than gomo of tho banks. A wood, aolid banlt was .needed at tha North Side, as was shown by the large patronago the Commor- cinl Loan Gompany had recoivil. ‘Yio Croditors' Gamnilteo wnn thon fustructed to oull anotlier woetmg for Wainesday cvenlug at half-past 7 o'clock, st tho same piace, and to tequest tug, bankers of tho city to be presont and make pfopasitions. ‘The meocting then adjourned. —— SOUTH TOWN ASSESSMENTS. MEETING LAST EFENING, Through a wistake, the meoting of tho ¢sx- peyes to protost against the assossments of tho Bonth Bide proporty wam anpounced for last evening, lostoad of Monday evening, which was tho timo dstermined upon. About twenty-five gentlemon assambled st tho Palmsr Houso st 8 o'clock, {n reaponse to the call, bt no organiza- tion wag offected, tho wmistake iu she aunounco- ment baving been dizcovored. Amoug thoss prosoat wera Menars. MoDouald & Fox, plumb- ers, nud Mudligan, s carpeetor, Hovoral state- mouts wero made ioformally in resard to in- Biacces of unjust assesaments. Tho painter eard tuat lus tax this yeer was 260, wiile 1t was ouly £ last yoar, Ao ather man bad boon assessod &35, ipstend of 85, which was his provions asseesment. Yarous others made knowa their wrongs, and atl were eanest in exproesing their dicappioval of the manver 10 which tho Sontn Town hos boon plundssed, 1n veparating, all azroed to ba an hiand again thip ovening, whon & lively time msy bo ox- pecied. ANNOUMCLMEST, A mooting will also be Leld tuis evening at tho coruer of Lhirty-third street nud South Pork svenue, for tho purcme of gebiug tho ex- prossion of tax-pavers whio are oppused to tao present mesessment. Lisi8 assewbly 18 not menut Lo b coufloed to rosidents in that vicinity, but evory tax-payer 18 mnvited,, that by hus pres. ence Lio may givo countonanco®o tup mMovemont. ——— THE EXPENSIVE TREAT. A LEQUND OF-GITY MALL. Ono o! tup most fearfnl pisotical jolies ou r0cora was recoutly porpecrsted on a clerk at the City-1lall, wuo driuks ofteuor than ho ftreats, and Lias a bad babit of remewmbering an engago- mout, of go.ng out to goo what the weatherlooks Liko, whoa, say, fivo peoplo out of sevon have swod treat. About 11 a, m. bo mot a triond in frout of Hlike Evany', and Just as ho did so bis ey0 was sttracted by the flulloring of scmething groen and white on the sicewalk right by tho dowr, Plcking it up, be found .that it was a quaiter, pud, Lis bicar. being full to averllowiog with tho geninl lotluence of Christmas-time, ko Baid to hin friend : ** This'll pay for the whisky." Heoressivg o sigh, Le Jed tho wuy into the Lostoltle aod ubsorved with pleasuro that thore were none of Lisfriends tacie, Adurcesiug the bariesier, ho obuorve + (71vo us x0me Whisny—quicin"” Iiro the ma dats hud beou obeyed, the door opeued and dight of iy Iriends “filed slonly in, s faco 12} wud becomo deathly polo 23 his comusuion fad: * Hore, bovy, Smitbkina hos fonnd somo monoy, wud 1wy his troal’ * Keeroes1” ab- seeved tho boys with oko accord, and farthwith Dogan callivg tor hot braudy, Tom and Jerey, eggsoog, pesch sod bonew, aud other high- ‘micad drinks, **How much was it, Swithlios ¢" queried ouo man, who usually takes buer, but on thid oceasion bad rolaxed Lia rulound orderod vrandy, 'O, oniy tweusy.ive,” respoudod Hmubying' iriopd. " *'I'bo Isuven you sayl Wiy, of 1'd known it was $25, 1'd have bad & poitte of wine. You're luedy, Smithking, Lut sou sin't looking well. 'ty somo brandy," 4 No,"anid Sioithkive,neivously, **put this whisky back and give mo a voer, 'Kuat” ho nided sullo vace, **will bo 10 conts saved anybow.” By this lims all the diinks ware prepsred, when ouce again the tatal door opoucd aud 2 man entered. Bonthiimg' hoart beat higls as ho saw Lhac is was 2 Aurenger, bub it sauk & momens lator, a4 s aziend wsid: ‘*ifere, Boover, coms asud take somatlung, R's Mr. Buniking' treat.” # No, thauk you,”" replied Mr. Buozer, to Buwithlins delighty *1'vo ot wowa friends here" ** 0O, vover miud,” satd tho frisnd, with the gencrous hospitality ‘that |t ls o oavy to disply at another's” exponso, **asl your frionds Lo take tometbing Loo.” They did, and whon 3r. Hmith- lane cams to Yly thio bill the chango that he got out of » €5 bill was bardly wortk BpoRkiog of. In the eveniug ha voutwied thinidly into an allo; esloun to got a glars of beer, and woon ha took ont the quarter that bo hsd found digcovered thut av was o tailor's adveriisomoat. — CRIMINAL. Torry Tuttlo, of No. il South Caval atrest, sayu that snoak-thloves yosterday cloaned him ont of s wardrobo valued at §67. 1In tho early hours of yosterisy morning quits an oxcitoment was caused on South Clark stinot by a quarrol beiween that notorious gamblor Dirty-5birt Brown and bia sfiufty. Both were srroatod und put io tho lock-up, tho afimty giy- ng tho uame of Annio Tuckor. Ofticer Arpstoin gobblod up o youog man yes- terdey atteruoon, whom he found with a guan- tity of load plpe uuador hisarm; and, when ho guve the naine of Charles Schirlokhiaus, tlio ofticer immadiatoly truudlod bba off to the Anmory. Claries is 80 old offender {o tho lead-pipo live, Dalls Wallaco, of No. G14 State straet, laid off tier beat dreas when she roturned from ohurch yestorday, sud o listlo lator sho saw i mioving rapidiy down Htato streot, and shoat once causod ita arroat. Whon bouled nt the srmory s in- habitant grava the name of lhiflla Brady. Dolia Baya shia would not hiavo lost tho crous for 825, ?) Tonry Martin, George Wilnon, alias Billy Smith, Yhlliam J. Jarren, teorge Carr, George Munyger, muol Guodwly, Jamew Kearoey, Jokn 3. Fiold, Cnarles Kehoe, Wilfisty Kyen, James Maguire, Matt Conloy, Maurice Hurley, John Woods, John Connors, and Howard Camoron, all vag- sants of tho moast euccessful kind, wete lodgod in tug Armory last pight, uund will e given a chauce to swear oft ** vaggiog " before Summer- fleld thia moraiuj —_— LOCAL LETTERS. Mil. GUIDWIN DECLIN To tha ¥dllor of The Chicas Tribune : Cnicaoo, Jan. 1,—In the rocent comments which Liave appeared in your columns upon the' appruaching sooual election of oticors by the Local 13oard of Underwritere, you mention me, with others, a3 & caadidate for the position of President for the ensuieg vear. laving held tho atlica for the past yasr, aud & wonth ago an- vounced my determination nut to ve, unaer any circumsiauces, a candidate fur re-aloction, I fuar your statenent, withont explanation, imgnt lead nowe to suppose thet I had raconsiderod my tist docikion, whicn I desire understood is not the cave. JOXATUAN GoGDWIN, JR. VIhat Three Cents o Weok Wil o, ia woll ehiowu In au advertuoment in our ps- pr of to-day, to which the rusder bs rrferred, Thoss practicing necessary ocanomyy, ars &pt to lcok upon one, two, or throo dollara as & large sum, Yet for one Or two cents & day Ibey csb securo b basge smount of uzeful reading aif throuah the year, aud the colarged uents] power, and the lints derived from suchread- ing, will slways brime back much more then the cost, diroctly of udiracily, After our awu journal, probas hiy ané cun not mago a hett:e adilition o his wtock of siwt-rate Inforasation, thani 1o rccire the dvacrican Agriculturist. ——— = Anchor Lins of British and United Statea iail Stoamers. In sddition (o their regular Haturday sailivg, the Company will despateh their wmaguiicout aud power ful sleamubip Ethiopis a8 an extra stcatner oo Wednue- day, te 12th of Jamatry, 1976, Caldn rom $63, stocr- sgu from $24, Unlted “States ourreucy, Lenderson Lrothery northeast corner of Lasille and Madivon straats, Chicago, il B Privilega, e, J. B, Bagley, of th oldcsl-eatabllshed Urokersge frm (Lapaloy & agloy, No, 76 Iroadway, New Yors,) 10 stock privileges, (from Loua dde Block Kxchange pa- par), can be found at the Palincr ilouss for two day Jati. 3 aud ¢, snd will Le plcssad ta give auy {nformas lllzl‘ldvllnd 10 the privilegu business in Now York slocks, Lundborg's Perfumas sre Like natural dowets 834 bauqueler RAILROAD NEWS. Discrimination Gricvances the Cheap Transportation Associntion, of The Eastern Monopolists Shake Hands Across tho Bloody Chasm. Missomrt Tacific Stockholders Exchang- iug Left-Handed Comfillmcnls. The Proposed Now Lina from BIil- waukee to 8t. Faul. THE CHEAP TRANSFORTATION ASSOCIATION ON UISCRIMINATIONS. The Doard of Dircctors of tho Chesp Trans- portation Asauciasion held & mecting in Now York Iriday, ‘The Committes on Claims and Grievances submiticd a roport relativo to the recout diecriminations lu freight rates by the Eastern Trunk linos, which wan adopted. Ite- ferning to a roosut interviaw betweon prominont merchiants of New York aud raihvay oficiale at the Grand Contral Dopot, tha report ays s Your Qommittes umat dissent from tho unqualigad exprennlons made on bebalf of tha cutird mercantily comniunity by sante membtes of the ferchanta’ Com- mitica at the roeut futorview, to the effoct that, os merchunte, they did not aek far_lnwer rates—all {hat was wanted lefug uuiformity of rates, ete. Your Com- 1015tc aro uot fu favor of mtes oo low that they will notpaya fair ana aven libersl rotura on capital sclually {gveeted, nor aro they in faver of raos ko high that 8 per cent divi- dends can b paid upon a capttal ot tivieo the amount ever paid n by stock and bond hoiders, o fa tha a0 ‘witt the New York Central Roud. 10 tha one ease it unjust to thoss who have actually invested their eapl ai, nd tnjuron the prouperity of tho estesiuy trudo: in the other §t dwarfs tho natural dovelopment of onr commerce, and {a unjust to that interest, Your Com- miitoa alaa aissont from tho view expressad by Mr. Vaudorblit, that tho spocial contrzcls with largo ahipe pirn properly protasted Now Yark intirests, Your Cammittea bulevo that not only doea this practico of giving spocial conteacts nol protect New York com- merce, Lut it o 4 dicect premitum bo oller divcibuting polt to divert tho commeres wuich naturally wouis coma to this market, A groat myjority of tho ehip. pers over 1hs New York Coutral ioad” lave no_cous tracts, an, becauso they nell gooda to many differcnt ‘places which are not compotiug pofts, can get_ hone, e baliuvo that th.ra can be 1o goad roacon given for chir sing ane ahipper 35 cents per bundred and anoth- 6F %5 c.uls for (he Aame (oods, in resonable quanti t,#, going to tha same destinalion in tha samo trau, and that 1ho arbdtrary exercise of this great power haa afrendy driven mueli of our commazce fu other pofnfs, has mich to do with the doprerand state of busiucra and real oxtata fnferoets, and furnissies another goodt reason why thean great semi-pub 1o instiutions ahould bo under such aupervision and control ss would pro. tact alike the {nterest of the stookholders and Lha pub- lic, Wouleo beliove that it furnishes a satinfactory zoigon why certiin_promfnent citizous {nvarfably side w.th the ratiroxls wlien questlons of rates are agitated, ‘With rospect to on assortias which 3r, Yan- derbilt is stated to have made, that tho ** Choap 'I'rausportation Assoclation™ was not repregont- ativo of the business intorests of Now York, nor tha Directors thereof dizivtercsted 1u thoir astion, the report has the following : Canslderlng that the members of tho Assocfation ship a majority of tha fr:iaht carried out of this city, nol oniy on Mr, Vonderbilt's road, but vn the other trunk linos, we think that it may be considered falrly zoj Tencntative of ita commeres; and of the disinter- evtaduesn of actlon on the part of tho Directora of the Clicap Tranwpartation Arsoclation this genttemen lu- dicated aro quite willing thit the pablle should Judgo; thin charge, buwover, would come with bolter grace and with greater fores from somo other guarier tuan from n fumily which signalizod {ta obtain. iog coutrol of no of our lrunk llnes by watering i{s ntock ta flie exlent of nearly £50,0%,00% upan wilch tho publie hove paid_dividends 1n elgit yoirs uonnting to_aboat $13,000,00), ‘Tuis was dony 3tntimo wheu values of all’ kiuds ‘were groatly on- hanced by the War, and on the plca shat all other kiuds of property had advanced; now, however, that other property Lus dechined, and all intorcsts ota dopreared snd uncemunerative, the Now Yori Central siiil fin- poses raten which 51c1d ita Rocustomed 8 per cent on its entiro stock, nnd fia market prico counequently remany abuvo par, 'Thia family bave usal thieir great palitical power to oblainfrom the Loyllature L grantiug them, fres of® charge, the oxclusive s of ong of ono of the Ancst avenues iu this city, aud, Tot astisfied with this, obtained another law compelling oo city to pay them §3,200,060 coward DRUng for 1t thelr Usos—a sum which competent engl- neers otiniate was auMielent to pay tha cntiro cost of aild fnprovatucats, We ara fuformod that » slugle barnacle, known »3 the Hudsun uyer Bridgo Com~ iany,” at Albany, took from the pockots of thiu stocke hol f that road (and Indirectly from the publicy in the year 1374 alone, upward of & mififon of doifara ancre than the interest ou tho cost of sald bridge, The Drfdgo Compnny 1 not, 03 _many heoplo suppos component pars of the New York Contral Railroad, but i controtied by tho Vanderldlta, und is ono of the Credit Mobilior fnstilutiona by witlchi the revenues of that road are kept down to a'point that w1l only yield B per centon ita stock. Direry lon of freight paming this Erldge, o wro informod, psys. A toll of 30 conts, aud tds tarllf slelds a nat fncain lsvger than” that of tan of the largest businors houses in this city, How 1nany such institutions thers aro sttnrhd fo this rosd wo 10 1ot know, Lut thero Ls the * Wagter Drawiuga room and Sieey {ug Cur Company,” the * Stariu lver and Ilsrbor Tzansportation Company,” which handles » laryo portion of tho frelghi passing over that rosd, nud thero are doubtiew others which havo not come 10 aur notlca. It is notariaus that tne New York Central Tioad hins shaped thy loglvlation of this Stste for foveral eara: iany members are electud in fio o Lerents, a agents havo neslated dn inaking up tho sommitfees, ani uo nieasute could svan ba roporied if 1t viza oamatlered antigoniatia to tha intacesty o that rosd. The followlnfx sngaeeations coveriog froight 1aies uro mado in tho report : In regard to the rates now ruling, it (s probable they will not ba lonz maintsined, au the' banis of 30, 9, 30, 20, and 15 conta par hundrd to Chicago for firat, sco- ond, third, fourth, aud apcclal classes respectively aro too fow, A fair banin at this tfooo wonld be A, 40, 35, 0, und 25 on both cast and weat-bound frefght, at which rates u rond honestly capitalized and mannzed could pa; Iberal luterest ontho investment, cath ho resutt of carcfal study during o tern af ycare, aided by sevorslof the most omineat ralle rosd onginecrs, Cniforio rates like theso would soon. bufld np o argo and steady (rafiv, which would alf many of tho card that aze now kauled back 1o tha Wiwt «iopty, and thus in the end pay both carrier and mers chant botter than tho pollcy pursusd fun tho past of msking nuisual rates ou a haals of say 70 cents or $1 for rst-cla frught to Cnicago, and then cutiing under by maztig sjo:hil contracta'withs favorite whip- pers at perhaps oneethird to one-fourth those Tates, — THE MANAQGERS' MEETING AT NEW YORK, Tho Now York T'ribune bas tho following no- count 0f tho final meoting of tho railroad mana- gora st Now York on the 3lab of last montb, when the frelght ratea to thhe Weel wore roatorod on the basis of 75 conts on first-clas from Now York to Chicugo: 'The tesult of tho final meeting yesterdsy belweon ofticers of the Grand Trenk Liue of Canada, tha Ver- 1nant Cuntral, and \ue Now York Ceuteal Kab-roads, et thy bigneat expectations af New York and Westorn rallrosd rusnsgers. Au smicsble sdjustment of dif- forencea was reached and hisuds Miken over what, tho nignt before, necimed an irreparablo hreach, A cousule tulon meetfng was held oarly 1 tho forenoon at tho St. Nicholss Hutel, At 11 0'clock & second snd prelim- ipary meellng was beld st Wilam If, \’\lm&rbfll'l oitlos fn tho Orand Central Depot, ‘The miceting at the Grand_ Central continnsd nntil 1 a'clock, aud at that tima no satiafactory salution of the itticully bad been reuched, Helween § and 4 o'clock assrs, Vanderbilt, Butler, and Blies, of the Now York Ceutral eud loston & Albany Roads, mes Meanrs, Hickson ond Melils st the Rrevoort House, After s siiort und caraset discusslon, all matters of intercst aflecting wesiward ratcs. wera amicably adjusted to the satinfuction of all pariins, ‘The eettlement is on Lusta of equal reight rates from hoth lioston and New York, aud as 8000 an the tarkil datslis can bo serunged westward ratos will bu advanced 1o 75 ceuts per hundred on trulilass frelghts from Aoston sud New York to Ubleago, Haiirosd ofiicials remaln roticant ay to the minor de- tadla of the s:Atlumont, snd the otives which intlu- eaced the Grand Trunk aud Verwont Central Roads in accoding to the demands of the New York Ceniral ars mutters of conjocture, It was whispored amoug rallroad otticlals on Wedoesdsy tuat Mr, Vanderbit, allathier weans faling, would geverally consenl to “pool ™ the thrangh freight carniugs’ of the rival ruadn upon thy batly of the freight carried by the two roads during (be Fast two or throd yesra; miro, that o pouiible ndjuriment would ba by turniug over o part af the through Boaton treight of the Now York Central 10 (s Grand Trun¥ Rowd as the International Bridga, It i3 asserted un oo anthority, bowever, that there 18 to ba 0o pooliag of earnings, And that tha attituda of the Naw York Ceatral to the Gritd Trunk and Vers mont Contral rviaius the sawe a3 before tho late quarre) and rudnction of rates, THE MISSOURI PAGCIFIG TROUBLES, The stockholdera of the Missourt Paciic Rall- road held a very oxcitod mosig st Now York on thie 20th of lavt month, which wad presided over vy Mayor Beitton, of Bt, Louis. At ho begine mug of the meetiog, & difficulty aross ovor su ffort to pledge the Directors to aludo by the ac- 1lan of the mocting, and thoy sald they would leave tho ronm if they werc mot treated with courtesy. Mr. Jomes . Daker, a womber of the Bissouri Pacific Directory, said that the Di- rectoré owmphaticaily donled tho clarges made ugningt them by the stockholdors, 3ir, Bowmau romarked that, aathe autbor of @6 charges, ho way prepared to sustam thom, aud had brought tho docuonts with hum 10 do wo, Mo sinted thut the Directors had en- deavored to forcolors the murtguge ou tho utockhioldars, 3r, Haker had eaid i 5t. Louia, betore Judpe Ticat, that, if the rtockbolders so deaired, thoy would stop down and out, ‘This brouglit Mr. Doker to his feet, scene of coufusion enruod, Mr. Daier denying tbie uso of suv susls langusge ot ui timo or place, and Mr. Bowman cluiming that bo had JANUARY 3, IB76. aado ume of It, Mr, Daker declared that Mr. Bowmsn bat taken this opportunity to maka cunrgos which wero utterly false. The most potaounl and vintent remarks sware uacd. After a loug discuseton, Willlam 1, Morroll, of tho Stoolhaldors’ Commities, woved that suf- ficlant tino be given the Directors Lo make their statomente, andy the motion bring carrimd, Mr. Hays said that the chorges pro- forred npalost thom wore, 1f truo, wsufficiont to cousign Lhem to tho Vanitentiary, and it was tho desiro thiat thaso charges shonld bo uventi- gated, Ho sutimittad a roport presonted to him by the leraoes af the Missourd Facifio Latlroad— tho Atlantio & Pacifie Ratlroad Company. This wag A loug riatement fu dotalf of the preeont conditlon of tho road. It sot forth thnt when tia present managoment came (nto toutrof Lhy Missourd Paciio was mortgaged for £1i4,000.000, instond of =7,741,000, as nerorted fn the report of tha Htoskholders' Committeo, Ita bondod dobt ot the date of tha leaso to tho Atlantic & I'acific Company, Juno 20, 1874, wra 311,540,000, 1ts gross oarn:ngA in 1875, pactly estitnated, were ahout £3,000,000, 'Tho mooting ndjourned without auny final acton having bosu taken. Anothsr mnuthg: was held on tho J0ti, which was Inrgoly attended. ?nfr su excited debate and constderablo cou- uslon, Mr, Bowinan, who repressnted 8t. T.ouis, of- ferad tho following, wlhich wyt ndopted : Resoiwed, Thet it 1a tho wish of the stocklboXlesa ol tuo disrouri Pacific Ralirusd that & separato Itecelves bn appolutad for fbat rond, aud that uo person ba ro lected na Receiver wio hoidy thizd-mortgago bonda, or whonay (i auy manner be fnterested fu tho Atlantfe & Vacine Tatlroad, and that ot i ¢ely o dag ne sl Dlo the Conrt ha raqusted to arder the election of nem Buard of Directora of tho Missouel Yacifs Tati- road. ' MILWAUKES & NORTHERN. Srecial Diavaleh to Thy Chicign Trimine, Minwaukee, Wis., Jan. %.—\ now through- fino to 8t. Paul will probably he bwilt soon over the Milwankeo & Northern lins. Oniy 40 miles are requited vin Chippewn Folls and Esu Claire. Tho Northern was built by the Ahl- walee Coustruaion Company 1o 1870, Tho Company’s popor wes protosted for 2615,000 {n fall of 1873, indorsed by Gulda Pfieter, Angus Bmith, James Ludington, David Forgn- son, ond -E. D. Greooleaf, {he assolg boing 8316,00 in firse miortgagwe honds, unxalable. ' Pilster, Smith, and Ludngion cu- tered {nto an agrocmant to slkiaro tho loea eqnal 1y, eavh pnyh-'g 04u-third,—Ferguson baving roady paid 5,000 to be dischargod frown liavlli- ty. Theso amounts woro all pald in up to tho dlst of Decambior, aad ths nesw yoar 0pons with Pilster, Bmith, aud Ludington, sole owners of tho road, subjeot only to the tlist morigage of 2,155,000 a2 & lonso to the Contial M’DONALD'S VIEWS. An Interview with Indiann’s Demoe= cratic Senator. Tnduanapohs Journal, Jan, t Yesterdsy aftornoon o represontative of tho Journai calicd upon the Hon. Josepa K. Mc- Donald, Benator in Congross, and proceeded to iuterviow bim upon some intercsting topics of national legisletion. Roportor—\vhat 18 the foeling in Congress upon the fnancial question, aud what legislation will bo enncted ? kS Bonator 31.—Tho Honse is decidedly in favor of tho repeal of (he 8pecia-Resumption aot, aud will tnko nclive tneagures o8 oun 88 pouible to seouro the passagoof the repealingoct. As soon ss tho House was ready for busminess, Mr. Landers, the wmembar from this disurist, intro- duced o ro_aating bitl, which was referrud to the Committes on Banking avd Curtency. Thero has bosy, of courrs, no discussion on the bill, an yet, utid my opinion of tho tomper of tha House is bused upon personad intercomse with the mombers, Speaker Kerr is decldodly in tavor of tls ropnal of tho Hesuuption act. R.—\What is the prospect of the ropealing lnw pasying tho Senate. Scuator M.~—1n tho Sensta thoro has boon no debate nor discussion upon tho finauncial ques- tion at all. ‘Ihu futo of such a bill 1 that body iy doubtful, I thnic It.—How will tho Democratio Sonatora voto ? Henator M,—3My best infornntiongin 1hat the Demucratio Sountors whi support the Ropealng law almost unanimously, R.~-{Well, Senstor, whiat {8 vour opinlon upon tho bitl, and what will your vote he # Henator M.—I think the bill should bo passed, anad will Leartily support it by wy vote and in- fluenco, 13, ~What in the feeling in regard to the Prosi. donoy ? I Kerr undesstood to bo for ‘ilden, Liendricks, or himself ? Sonator M.—Mr. Karr is decidedly snd warmly in favor of Gov, Hondricks ss the Demouratic nominca for Promdont, Ilo takos this }mmtmn in commou with the ontito Indiua delegntion in Congresa. Ife in not o candidate bimsolf for oithor first or sacoud placo on tho Prasidontial ticket. Yon mny say that Indiana will present no crndidate in this connection save Gov. Hon- dri The ontiook now is quite favorable, und [ think ko will undoubledly bo the Diemio- cratic chioica tor tho Chief Mamiatracy. R.—-What w11l be tho nitimato fato of your resolutions? Will they be bupported by tho Democrats generally 2 Will they voto for thom ? Sonntor M.—To all theso questions I muy roply, 8 gouoral way, *It 18 impossiblo to telt.” The rerolutions aro not yot betoro the Sonato for {ts consideration, 1 did not give notice that I would infroduce them until just bofore we sajourned. 'Lho resolutions as pub- Disbied are thovo [ would have introduced at tho time, Liad not tho notico boon suilicient. Since coming homo I have touchod them up a lutle, uot altered any of tho points coutsined n thom, but imply changed the phrascology sote. It {s diflicult to way whae will be thuir fato, aa thers has been no dsbato upon thom nar declelve nction of any kind, 1 do not thinlke 3r. Murton's resolutions can possibiy pasy, nor suy subatitute of almilar import. R.~Will you ploase oxplain, Booator, what s meant by the eauulndmg purnso of your last resolntion: ** 8o far as tho right finf woceanion) has boon claimed to oxist, it should denmed forevor selifed ogainst it Ly the results of the lats civil’ war. Bonntor 3.—The point to that resotution is in tho frat part and not the covcluding portion, aa yaur question wauld soom to fmply 1t fs. The Tesolntion deolares that ©it being tho dusizn Lo mnalio the Governmeut formod under tho Fedaral Constitntion perpetaal, tho right of any Huta or ouy number of Btates to socede from the Union was not reserved,” Bucharight could nat bo resorved 1o a Govorament mitonded to bo per- potual, Tha resolutions set forth plainly thut no such right ever oxisted, bus thas tho tight was claimed to oxist cunnot bs denicd, “I'ose who mado the claim submitted it to the atbizamont of armn, ‘Tho claim was mads the issue of tho War, and the tesult of tho War ought Lo bo takon s forovor oxtinguislivg auy such claim. 'Chis has alwavs been y position, and I do 1ot seo how anv other is (eunbloe, The rrlnclplo of socoysion could uot posaibly have beon contampluted in the Lind of governtaont formed by our Coustitution. Iad it beew su Lthe lnstrameat would tave coutaiued tho sceds of distolution of the Governmount it intended to muke pormanont and perpetual. ‘Al.}—\\’m Congress bavo & long or short ees- slon Honntor M.—That {s_difieult to ssy. From prosent tndications 1 think it wil ba & long oua. 1do not ses that wo can ml{!nuru untl in thoe summor, sfter the 4th of July, ——— Japunese Funcral, Sun Francisco Chronrele, Diee, B, Ono of the marincs of tho Japavess steamer Teukuba haviog diod on Monday night, a Japan- c#o military funoral took plsco yesierday moin- {ng. It was the firet of the kind vver hoid fu the Uuaited States, and s worthy of moro thun passe tag natice, At 6:850 o'clack yefcerday morning tho hmlg wan conveyod to Vallojo-streot whart in a cutter which was towed by u steam-launch bolongiug to the Tauknba, Iu accordunco with the natlousl custoin the body rested in & box- whaped colin about two snd a balf feel high, covured with the uational fley and surrounded b nixtoou murincs, all in full “drosa snd nmm:{ Four oficers i full-dress uniform vero in tho steam launch. On reaching the bLontwtats tho wotliu wes pluced in tho undertaker's wagun, sud covered with tho flag. Tho otticers wure p‘uud in n cairiage, while tho mannes occudicd ono of tha Ceutiul Bairoad cars. On arriving at Cee- tery avonuo tho marines a8 a guard preceded the corpe, and oo reaclung tha grava formal in uoubio Line, througl which the coin was borne, Tho coftin, which was covered with Japaucnu wniting, was deponited iu tho grave, so that the coryso, which wos in & sitting positicn, facad to- watds tho enst, Threu volloys of munketry wero then tired, aud the grava fillod up by the usial uttendouta, After this, an ofticer wade sn ad- drewd to those present, and tho mstines taling shovels smoothed the grove over aud iaado tho eand futo a squars-shapud pile rescmbliog the coftin, On this pile eact merioe, vith Lis sword, mdo sundry marks in the sand, which concluded tno oeremonien. After s fow minutea' stay iu th ceniotnry the marines foried in wurching owder, and precoded by a Land cowposed of a drumnuer, (ifer, und bugler, marched to the cars aud pros cerded Lo thoir elup, ‘Lhu fuueral cortugo on Cometory avenuo uttructed the attentionof wauy citizeus, Whio sccompanicd 15 (0 tho grave. 'T'ho ceramobies wore couducted with great solemuity :mldnwry-pmulnfio of sincare rowpocs to the ad, - THE STORM. Its Prevalenco Saturdny Night Over a Lurgo Territory. Additional 1tems of Damage Throufrh- out the City, Telegraphic Lines Detween Chicago: and {he Enst Entirely Prostrated. CHICAGO, ADDITIONAL NOTES OF DAMAGE DONE. Tho root of tha King Behwol bullding, on Hir- rison streot, nonr Wostern avenue, wos partially torn off during tho wterm. ‘Tho sonthern por- tion was Jifted catira from the timbors orid do- pouted in the yard on tho eust sida of fhe Imilding. ‘The south cornien was entircly tarn , a8 wero alao portions of both the erat and corntcan, The vork of ropanng coan- rannced promwntly vesterdny maorntog, asind vulicient forco tn employod to cota- plote the Job within a fow days, Yresident Rahiborg, of tho Board of ¢ ption, visitod the tatilding yestardey, and ntior iutpeet - the stato of affaira ordered tha school tilosed for one woek. 'I'ha nction scems to hiave boon a wigo ong, for, though the building might zomi- Diy bave boon ready for occupsncy in threo or Tour dase, yet Ltho debris around the yard swouid hnavo wada it bad for ehildron. At this pet of who city the slorm soeuned to hasn comn liko a whirlwind, and ln tho yerd of the schiool ay iilus - trution in notod iu two out-houses rituatod o 1it+ o way apart, and exactly of tho »ame shupe anel Tutld.” Of theso ouo was uurcofed sud tho othe <or was antirely untouched, During tho storm of Huturday night a chim- novon tLe building botwoon Dearborn and Clark slroots, on Madison, oceupiod pattly by Androwa’ restaursnt, was bloywn over with such forco as to crueh 10 tho roof. Abont £800 damage was zauned, of which &100 wn3 done to tho building and $200 to the furniture bolonging to the occu- pautd of tho upper utory. Daring the gole Baturday evoning the chimnoy of the mait-nouro counodted with Bartholomas & Lolcht's browery, on tho corser of Bedgwmick and Sophia straots, was blown down, and, erahi- ing throngh the roof aod the upper floor of the building, Janded in & bed of moit. Ahout 25 sqnave feat of the roof and floor was varried downwards with it. Damego, £500. Tho bullding, Nos. 819 and 331 Canal stroct, which was nlown over dwing the stora of Sat- urduy night, was owned by Mr. Shecrick, i bank- or of Yeru, 1IL, aud tho coniractors wers Bryant & IIngoman. Its fall was not duo ta any fault In coustruction, but was on account of its pocus liar exposuro to the gale. Tho froot and renr walls had not boen put up, and tho mortar on the aida walls had not had timo to got thoroughly ared. Pl > ILLINOIS, SPHINGPISLD. Speetar Ditpatch to The Catcaao Tribune, frrivorieLy, Ill., Jan, 2.-—The toroado Batur- day took the wires down betweon boro aud Chi- cago, aud vravonted the fransmission of Satar duy night's dispatciins. Information obtained since then gives fulior detzils of the damage ro- sulting from tho toinado, which reached this city atsont balf-paat 2 from tho soathiwost. The grestest damago won Lo the new stocl-mill ad- joininz the rolting-mills. ‘Lhe wou roof of tho ssocl-mill was carriod away, tho immaenss girders d rafters belog, in somo casos, bent double. The brick-work was partistly carricd down, The buildlog wes not qmie complete ed. A blase, a moment later, struck tho machineghop, about 100 yards distant, tearing off the irou roof, tappling aver tho briclk- work on ttie gouth and norkh ends. Huge rattars wera blown about as though hight wood. Wiil- iam Einwalter, of Chicago, foroman of tho gang ot roofers at work on the boilding, was carried down aud both legs fractured. Tho oth- or workmen cscuped sorious injury. The loss is cstimated at sbout 210,600, more than half of which is the Joag of tho Keystone Rooflng Com- pany, of Dittsburg, Pn., countractors. Tho geapory attached fo tho ofd BMattcson mansion waa blown down, acd a portion of the brick walls aleo, Tho loss 14 estimnted ot $2,600. Soveral other bulldings woro partially unroofed and chiuoys blown dowu. 1N AND AROUND DLOOMINGTON. Speciat Duapateh to Tha Chicaso Tribune, RrooaiNuron, 1, Jon, %—A lenvy wind roged bevo Hawwrday, prostratiog the tolegraph 1inus In ol direcelons, including Clicago ices. In Bloomington fences sad outhousos snfferod sovercly. An oid lady pamed Matthows was dangerously cut abont tho hend by Leing thrown acrosn tho stroet aod aguinst o curbsione. Tho houso of 3. Voa Elsuer was nearly ruined by # chimuey falling through the roof. " At Normatl 010 imineasa corn-citkn, owned by Thomos Holm, blew across the track of tho Alton Itoad, but weio promptly removed. Reports from tho county relate the gonoral destruction of fencos nud outbuildinge. MENDOTA, Bpecial Dispazeh to Ihe Chicaso Tribune. 3MrxvoTa, dl, Jao. 2~Tho mild weather wo have Lind ber for soversl dave was followed Inst ovenlug by ono of tho savorost storms that has blown over Meondota for wsuy yoars, Consider- nble damago was dobo to tho roofs of houscs, chimneys wero blovin down, trees broken, and ncres of fenoo dowolished. Tho storm raged with unuhated fury for six hours. A few ncel- dants_to persons aro roported, but nothing seri- oun. T4 BAGLE, Suectal Diapatch o Liw CAicads Tridune, Lasavie, 1L, Jan, 2.—~A fearful wind-storm last ovening followed tho almost covutinous rain of yestorduy, atd resulted in considerablo dam- aga In tuis vieluty, Climuoys wore blown down, window-lights braken, trees torn from thelr places, shuttars, eigos, oud oll arlicles not soourely hold, were torn from their fastoninga aod hurled into tho streot. Thie storm continucd for sovaral Lours GALENA, Special Nispalch (o L'he Chicaao Tribune. GALENS, 1L, Jan, 2.--Tho westhor is just olearing up from a two deve' etorm of rain. I'he frost fs out of tho ground and the roads noxt 1o impassable, Last uvunln!:, at G o'clock, & apiral wind atorm passed aver tha clty from wouth to north, unrooling sovoersl bulldings in its course. Thiroo businoss houses noar the uppar oud of Malu atreet, bolovging ta 1. C. N, Hollander, William Kloth, and N, Tschudl, roapectivoly, hud thelr tin roafs completely torn oft ¢ and & barn in the onst of Galeus, bolonging to R, LI Bo- Cleallan, Prosident of thie Natious! Bank of Galu- 10, wak blown off above the second tloor. The heavy, continuone rain of yerterday provented Now Yoar's calls altaoat entiiely, Special Disvateh to The Chicasn Tribune. RuK, Jows, Jun, 2.~This city was vieited last ovenipg by o terrifio raln and wind ntorra, which did considerabla damego in vi -tous portions of the city, but moro particu- Iarly among the juwber-yards, Lumber-piles were blown down and scalterod ahout promiscu- ously, ‘tho loes to this interest will smouut, ju tho aggregate, to thousnnds of dollars. A portion of tho root of (ico, B.Smyth & C pork-honse was blown off ; damage nbout £500. A rapid riso in tha Des Mojues Ihver carsied the 1ailroad bridge over thnt stroam out of lino revoraj inchiod, ‘Tho Mixateeippl rosa 2 feat withia un hour, and tho Lotal riso during tho vust forty- cight honrs bas been over @ feet, The atorm wis tho culmination of o light rain which had provailed for noarfy two days, during which time the Lotul rain-fall was ovor 4 inches. Durng tho fugh wind which provaifed after fho rain ceasod wx difforont slarms of fire were sounded, creatiug tho most intenuo oxeftelnent Kmoug our citizeny, ‘Who alarma wll came fram burelng chimneve, which vausod o damsge. ————— THE TELECRAPH, ALL DOWSN BUT TWD. Special Dupatch to The Chionsas Tribune, Waswivatoy, D, Uy Jun, 8—Tbo wirea bo- tween Wasbington nod Cllcagoe have becn down, 80 thut o dispatchica cunld Lo gent lest night, Onfy two wiros aro working, e ¢ Prince Torionin’s Projected Art Mu. wewin, Anne Breusters Letter frors Roae to Pailaddshta ilietin, Tho lesding Cuthohe Frinces of Italy, though opposed to the Pisdmonteco superiority, show themeslves to be truly patriotic; they uro constautly performing works that prove their ;‘v_ublh spirit, Tle grand cutorprisce of Prinso ‘orionia aro wall-koown. Tha drving of Lake FPucivo {s one of tbe grest works pf our contury. T e e ee— > > Princo Torloala spenda = Iargo proportion of his voat fncomo yoatly on -nncu”mn\ worke, im« provements, nablo charitios, sod goneral works for the bouefit ol the public, . Queof Lis latent ?mjecl.l. which {s now sa near complotion that it enn be enjoyed by the penplo, will cauae overy are student in Iloms te feel grateful to thin libesal Romun Princo. 1t i # preot utt work, n proclons aod vast collection of reprodnetion, w pisstor, of tho moat calebrats ol seulputices and bi teliols oxinting in tha dif- fetent tnusouins of urope. [t has had built ot hls Vitla Torlowma, (formesely tho colobrated Villn Atuani), now usoum nalle, 10 which the beginnime of thiy cunorh eollection i alre Hlaced. haro you oan aco tho statues of the :nlluio de Veliettl, the Diuna de Gabfi, the Vonus of Milo, the gramd st of Aloxander, the Achillos, the Govmanlous, the Borghieso (Hadiate or, the Bargheso Evmaptircdite, and the Dar. hierini Faun, from Manic. 'This graudioss con: ception could only bo exennted by a weallhy ani art-loving govorntment, suck na the French, or by such & Mucenan vy Prince Torlonia, Art sh dontu will hencororth bo ublo to study at Rome sl the creations of tho most colobrated an #chools of antiquity. Ono grent work remoing undone, however, hut Tam suro it will not be Souge hieforo it vall bo sccom,plished, and that ie A though clasaitieation of "Homan art work in Engltai, Not & buok or hooks only for the loainod, but & popular work that awill tnll arn ntudonts and sinatcurs Lthe sapposed apochs and wsstoys of greab sintuos, hat. refiefs aud busts, whero anrd when thoy word fouad, whoro arg tlieir replicns, ju soort, ail that information Which iutolligent Amoricaus demaud whuo liven have beon apout fu busineas, and who have _only & gouoral knowledga of anuient timor, Somae clover American will probably mperform thig nacosseary work, It dooy not roquire any greay smount of clasaical lnatning, but patisnce, lef. eure, & fumiliarity with art writera, and & knowls «dgo of using puslic Lbrarioy twith benefit. 1 Liope soma Atnericnn will do §t, for then-it will ba dono In & practiesl, usoful oyanuer. 2 Ono mornitg whon I was talkiug with Profess #or Dalia Vedove, tho clever, anihusiatio Dicactor of tho toman Muecum of Primary Iustruction, I ankod Lim which natiov had done tho most for education, e Gormans aro tho most thor~ ough,” haropiied, “ but the Amaricans—tho United Statos, 1 mean—havo dono tho best work fos duvolopiag tho minds of obildron and distefbuse 1ng kuowledge rapldiy." Ingland Bonds the Princo of Wales to India, America sends tho light running “ Domess He" Which wit do tho conntry the most faod 2 UNARRIAGES. B e vosdyulyolmoiyofoe o/ USRS, BTERMER~BISCITAL—Tan, 1, by the Rav, Dinbo Tite Macy Dischal, Chenay, Mr. Oharlea Stermer and ‘botl n¥ this clty, e SZ Telorean, Wis,, papers pleass copy. DEATHS. ST ). ) e el DERGMAN—Jsn, 1, of brain faver, Alico Mar; od 13 months, only daighicr of Trank A snd LR " rgmon, Fiineral to-day (stonday) at 10 &, m. from reel 261 Weal angrashate (o Graceland, e PARKS—In this elty, Jan, 2, Androtw youra 3 monty and 36 dnyar Tarks bad Tunora) from 6 Aly4t, by corringes fo_ Grace. land, oo Tuosday at 11 o'lock. ¥rieads of tha facaly SPECIAL NOTICE. Sparkling and Bright TWill 1so tho Silver on your fables, snd all your [onae- Uold Ttcnnils, when cleannd and pollahod with Elecs tro Silicon, Thiasrticlo tss aataral Infasorial producty abtaltied from a Nevada mive, satlroly froa trom grit ot injarious chemicals. It cleans and polisbos with lota la- bor axd groatar briflfancy than any matorlal ever befors diseovurcd. 1ishould boln evory well regulateq house- hold. Sold by Huuse-lfuraishing Storos, Uruggisis, Jew elore and Grocors. Agaats -GILLET, McGULLOGH .4 €0, 34 and 30 Bonth Water stront. Chicago. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, A BEADLEY MANUVACTUNING OOM. any—Hlows, Ridiag and Walki: Lt vate }m:'llu:lss T R R Borabark. BT bo 63 Norit Dis. AVWNINGS, TENTR, AND WAGOH-COVERR, LAUS AND BANNES_COTEON DU F SRUERT RUNEARD 20000 2 ta 209 fouth Watafat., 'oruse Bilthar., Glidarn. TWINES AND CORDAGE. I\ ANILLA AND SISAL RUP) M iomp and Hirnilia Jaibxyun. GILBERT HUNBAND S OO, 2 2 28 Bonth Watarat., Chissgo. BAVINGS BANKS, T[IE STATE SAVINGS NSTITOTION—~ e * Blileago, . Bixz por cont intorast ¢ nald on de ta, AUCTION SALES: BY G.P. GORE & GO, 3 and 70 Wabash-av, 1876. FIRST AUCTION SALE Of the 31_ ew Year. Attractive Salo of Rtapleand Gessonable Dry Goods, Toslory, Notions, Undermtars beo pon 7 0 TFine line Lamson & Goodnow's celebrated Table Ctlery, ~ Also Hazors, Pockot Knives, Flated Goods, ers, ke, Liegant Ditics, Albums, Dooks, Fine American Clocke, ke, Fine'varlety of Glaves, Mittans, Gountlets, &o. Place Goodn, Flannels, Joans, Fur Cops and Sets, Ansical Instriments, uc, 8hawly, Bkirts, Scarfs, and Ladies® Neckwesr in great variety, ‘ Gonts' Underwoar, Wool Blankets, Ded Comforts, Horso Blaukeis, ke, QLO, . GORY & CO., 19 and 70 Wabashsv. 1,000 CASES FINELY ASSORTED Boots, Stioes & Rubhers AT ATATION. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 9:30 8, m. Auctioneers, 84 and 83 Raudolph at. OPENING SALE, 1876. TUFSDAY MORNING, JAX. 4, at O our atoren, 84 and 13 Randol-it., now aod second: hatd FUUNITULE, aud General loitekepiug Goods Stoves, Crockery, ) 1atnt Ware, oo I50N, POMLROY & CO. Auctioneors, o'clock, & - EXCELSIOR AUCTION HOUSE . 108 BANT MADIRON.ET,, WAL A BUTTERS & €0, Qeneral Auctlonecrs, Y!él.l:.bil:g‘ul Jan, 1850, Twenty BUTTERS & C0.§ REGULAR TRADE BALR THURSDAY MOUNING, Jan. 6, at 9:30 o'clock, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, , WOOLENS, OLOTEING, Buck, Bheep, and Kid Gloves, Gaantlots, and i Cardigan dackets, Sulrta, Drawers, and Skirts, W Mosiory, Suspenders, Whila Gouds, Linens, Embrok derics, Tgings, Hations, Hats, Cape, BOOTS, BIOES, AND SLIPPHNS, oz OB BéconiEFlope Raledvoncy, 1B Tatansil, DOTTERS & (0.8 REGULAR SATURDAY SALE AY, Jan. §, 8t 0:30 o'clock, BATUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Purniture, Carpets, Bloves, Whito Giranite wad Glass wure, Pine Table Cintlery, und Geaersl Merchandiss i At Ralesroom, 103 Eaat Mudison-st, By WM. F. HODGES & GO. Wo shall 5ol ak the PRIVATE RESIDENCE Comner of Adams aud Paulins-sts,, on TUESDAY MORNING, Jau, 4, at 10 o'clock, counieting of ¥ine Parlor Yorid ture, Laxy Chairs, Miuc Driseuls aud Ingraln CArp% Mar{le-Yop Uliatabur Setn, with D i tful Ornamevts, Bllverwate, graticas, $3., ¥ine Librai pindin, Digias, Kitcie ey, Glisswaic, &, &o. veserie, VI3t P, MODGES & CO,, ___Avrtioneers, 652 Weat Laknsd By JAS, P, McNAMARA 117 Wabashaay,, N. W, coruer Madisog-st, 1,000 CASES BOOTS AND SHOZS, Full lost Tueedsy Morning, Jan, 4, st 9:30 o'clock, of Cangresa, Alexis, B Clblitron's b0 b . 0., Auctlon. e, CONFECTIONERTY. g et b bt kol oS AN GELEBRATED (brougb’el he Vulon—sxpressod & pata 1 and upverdd Uansry Obloags.