Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. CENERAL NEWS. The snnual mocting of the Weshingtonian Tome Aseociation will be hield at tho now Homo, 570 West Biadinon stroot, onday avoning at 714 o'clock. A full attendanco is desirod, z The temperaturs yesterday, sy obsorved by Aanagso, opticinu, 88 Madison strect (Tmnune Building), was st 8 a, m., 24 degrees; 10 a. m,, 254 12 m., 80 8p, m., 36 8 p. m., 30 Tho amount of mafl mntter recoived and sant over the Michigan Sonthiorn Naliroad in Docem- bor, 1875, was as follows: Fast Lino—Recolved, 669,717 pounds; went, 100,873 pounds. Othor lines—Naceived, 81,835 poundsy sent, 57,181 pottnds; reducod to tons, 474.1614. Br. Ned. Campbell, stapo manager of the defunct Paris Theatre, which want up Ina ohnrlot of flra, etates that ho was not fn tho wing-room with ao actress at ibo time of tho fire, bub waa o milo mouth of the thoatre during tho time of its dastruction. Messrs, Carson, Plrio, Scott & Co. deny that Fiarry Morrls, whoso -stlompted suleida wus published 1n vesterdsy moining's paper, wus ever In thoir ‘employ, nud, furthormore, thoy stala that no dsfaleation of the kind hLas over talion place fo their store. Henry Viocont, sho, seven vearssgo, whon ho visfted this oity, waa calfed tho most elogant Engheh orator that had been hioard iers, lactures or * Manlinoss” Monday night at Plymouth Chureh, uudor tho anspices of tho Siar Counte, The sale of reserved neats beging this morming at Janson, MeClurg & Co.'s. A_doublo wedding took place at Centenary Mefbodist Church Issé night, tho contactin, paities boing Martin_C. Moatlor to Lucy F. Brink, and Atthur P, Brink to Nina M. Meador. After iho ceromonv a glcnunt recoptinn was hield at the restdonco of Mr. 1 W. Meader, No. 165 Loonis streot. Tho presents ivers numer- ous and woll chosen, About 7:30 o'clock Jast evening Rudolph P. Durchardt, an ex-policoman in chargo of tho free lodgiog houss at No. 231 North Clark streot, commitied enicids by sbooting himselt with o revolver thraigli tho keart. Doath was foatau- tanooua, ‘Iho decaased wna shout 83 voats of ogo, and rosided at No. 221 Norch Clark streat. No cause can bo asstgned for the deed. Yestorday (Epipbany day) Milton Church Dotten, l'h{ 1)(.1,“: grnduate “of Heldolberg Unis varsity, was ordalned deacon by the Rt. Rov, Bishop McLsren, st the Eplecopal Catbiedral, tho Rev. Robert McMurdy, D. D., LI, D., pro- eanting the candida Tlho coromonies wero paiticipated in by Canon_Kuorwles, tho av, Dr, Custian, and tho Rev. Francis Manstield. Wednesdny morning Willism Driscoe, & colored man, who is employed at Wood’s Musoum and who remdes at No. 332 South Clatk strest, fu the resr, was mado the happy fathor of threo bounc- ing boys by bis wifs Liizabach, Tao mother ia doing “well. Tho babies havo been uamed Georgo, Henty, and Aloxander, aod William is wow tho boastlul fazher of aoven children. At the annual meetiog of the Irish Literary Association, hold lu thois hatl, corner of Lale and Ladallo atrocts, last pight, tho following officors twero cfoeted for tho ensufny year: President, Ald. B. Quitk; First Vice-I'reasidont, Jonn MoNally ; Socond Vice-Prosident, I'. . Condon ; Treasirar, a{ Charles E. Iooro; Ttocording Socretary, Duate ; Corrospond- ing Bocrotary, P, 1. O'ITure. Tho nunual re. ports of the Secretary and Troasutor woro read and appioved. They sioswvad tho Bocloty to be progressing favorably, A progiamue of winter exeicises was approved, and thao Hociety ade Journed for ono wook. —_— THE COUNTY BOARD. MISCELLAXEOUS DUAINENS. An adjourncd meoting of tho County Doard was hold yesterday aftornoon, all tho membora presoat excopt Alr, Cloary, COMMUNICATIONS. A communication was roceived from tho Coun- Ly Clerk eeking pay for the judges st tha lato mnogial eleotion, Roferrod to tho Commitico on Lablio Bervice, A commuuication from tho County Physician was read asking that an offico bo fitted up for hisuso. Roferred, aftor a spirited discusaion, 10 tho Committeo on Jail and Jail Accounts, A communication was road from tho North Btar Dispousary propoging to care for tho poor eick of tho North Bido for 2500. Reforred to Committeo an Public Jervice, A proposition from M. M. Pomoroy was read, to print tho Bonrd proceedings at tho rato of 35 cents por aqua:o. Laid on the table temporarily. COMMITIEE. RETORTS. The Committen on Financo roported that 1t bad sold §50,000 of Gre-honds at =1.03, and ro- cammending that ths Board purchuse Hfty honds of tho bamoe charucter, which could Lo “hed st £1.05, to be paid for out of tho sinking fuud, sod that thouamo bo tukon up and cancelad. Adopted, ‘Ihn Committea on Pablic Charities reportod sltowing bills amounting to 67.716.1%. Among the ftoms In the alfowanco was $87.85 to O. F. Yerlolot for fruits aud auts for Christmas at the * Intnue Asylum, and $251.45 to L. 0'Donnelf for Christmss diuncr at tho Poor-Ilousa. Adopted. TUR INSANE ABYLOM, Mr. NcCaffrov, in sccordnnco with his promise at the {ast mooting of tho Hoard, introduced the following resolution, written by the County Ate torney : Resalved, ‘That tuo several Judges of the State Couria in tbia connty bo, sud they are bereby, fnvited 10 visit the Insano Anylum at suck time sa thiey mny £u0 1t canvenlent, anil that the Comniltee on Publlo Chritfes vy authiorized fo furnil them careisges for tliat purpote, atd that the clerk of tho Heard soud each of eald Judges & copy of this recolution, Adopted. ass. 2r. Guenther rafaed the point whethor the Committes on Publio Buddings and fonpitals hiad the right to zo to work, without the authors ity of the Uoard, and autharizo thio purchasw of 10,000 worth of gas-iiting material for the naw Couuty Hospital, sn bad been done, Ho raid ha wae & membor of the Committeo, avd had proe tested apainst the naction, but to no avail. " ifo thought tho matter o sery kerious one for tho tax-payers, and deeired to coter lus protest against any such coadiet. Bz, Buseo waoted to know if tho former sc. tion takon by the Board in tho matter could nat bo reconsidered. Tt Chair sunounced that it conld not for the rearon thut too much timo Lad claprod. Mr. Guenther furthor pushod bis inquiry, but by slltnl mavivulation on tho part of the “TRing " he was choled oft.s Mr. Burdick introduced the following, which was adopted: Wienias, It fa demanstrated by the operation of thogan worke ot tho Intatu Asyltn that gas can be furulaicd to tho Jail and Criminsl Court Bull ling at ot 10 exceod one-balf the cosl wo uru Dow payiug theretore, ttaaaled, That the Commiltes on Jatl andt Juil Ac- counta be ‘tattucied to wdvertise for Lide 10 turnib & gan-inachine for the Cric:inal Court Building v thy priniiple of the maching ut tho Insane Asylim,and that wald bids shall wtato, ond §# auy of them are ac- eepted sball gusrautes, that ae good Ut 8118 now fie- uikhed anuli be farutubied o the Crimina) Court Nuild- lng st panch lees prce than Is now puid for light, Adjouraed until Monday. — INSURANCE, THE TOARD OF UNDERWRITERS, The aunual moeting of tho Chicaso Noard of Guderwriters was hold at thae oftice of tha Board, No. 127 Lasallo strect, yosterday uftornoon, Tho Dosrd conmistaof Lwenzy-four firms, twenty-three of which were topresonted ot she meetiog, Mr. Jonathan Goodiwin, Jr., tho President, oveupled tho chalr, and Mr, Alfrod Wright was iu bhis po- sition 8¢ tho Becrotary's desk. The priueipal ‘busiuesy boforo tha meoting was tho olection of now ofticers for tho casuing yoar, Though fu- sureuce busiouss ia ususually qalot at presont, sod there fe po likelibood of any question of fm- portanca turping up during (he enwuing year, sot the canvass has been an unususliy excited aud bitter ono, Thero wore two tickets in the field, ono headed by Ald, Caso, #nd the opposition ticket beaded by v, Thomes Goodwan, tho Vico-Premdent durlog the past year, There would have been no opposition to Mr, Caso’'s clection Liad it uot Leen for tuo fact that wvemo thought it would bo in accordapcs with pre- cedeut Lo oleob Ar. Goodinsu, who had been Vice-Prosident, snd becauws thov believed 11 wuuld afeo have the effect of unitivg the Na- tiousl Bustd sud suti-Natioual Bostd parcies. Nosus Lisd Leen conutad during tho past weolk, and, af:er courlierablu tradiug and cuanging of ront, it wae fouod ont that each candilate would ges twalva votes. ‘Fbus ruattors till stood at the opening of the Doard. Ilowever, when the mectiog bad been catled to order and the election of oficers doclured ta bo in order, it waa found that Mr, Dslouradsky, cos ot the members relied upon to vote for Mr. Goodman, was absont, and when the vote was oountad ll proved tbat the previous eati- mates wera correct, as Mr. Caso had twelvo .Qissand dr, Uoedman elovem. Thereupou a motion was mado to make Mr. Case's elestion uoanimouns, which was carried, On motion, & voto of thaoks was given to Mr. Jooatban Goodmin, Jr,, tho mhrlnF P'resident, for tho ablo and {mpartial manuer_in which ho Liss performed tho duties of his offics, Mr. O, H, Drow was elected Vico-Iroridont, and Mr. Conrnd Witkowsky Trosurer, Mr. Al- fred Wright, tho affable and polita Bacretmy, wan _ unanimoutly re-slosted, ‘Cho foltow{nry gentlomen were olectea (Lo Patral Committes for tho ensning vear: Gon, Arthur Duoat, 11, I1. Brown, and 1, J, Lowis, ‘Tho Treasuror sabmittad his quarterly report, ‘which showed that thoro rematned in his handy tha anm of 8429, Tho report was adopted. A voto of thanka was tendoerod to Ald. C.IL Case for liis exartions to scoure tho adoption of thio nsw Bujiding ordinanco. Mr. Goorge Lyon submitted a rorort in which o stated tha {he Firo ordipanco was very of- foctually aud rieidly enforecd, to which fact un- doubtedly the acarcity of fires wad dno 1n A great weasuro, ‘Che Fuo Dopartment liad done un- usually woll dunng the past venr, snd in ita cfforts bad boen nbly and effeutually assisted by tho Insurance Patrul. As thero wero sovernl otbor roports to bis sub- miced and cousdored, tba moating adfourned votil Thuryday afteinoon, TUK CAVITAL CITY, Yesterday aftornoon tho policy-holders of tha Capital Cuty fosurauce Compsuy, of Albany, N. Y., hold & moetng fu the Baorman Ilouss Club-Iioont. Mr. Uickingon was catied apon to preaidn, Thero are about i1ty poliey-holders in this gity, n mafority of whom sottied at 60 cents on tho dollar, It geems that tho Company mis- roprevoutod ita conuition to the polioy-holdars, and wag thus ensbled toreap tho benefitof n discount of 40 per cont out of the misfortunes swhich took placo on_the 9th of Octobor, 1471, Br. Blatton ntated that the wuit of Mr, Apple- by sgainat tho Compaty to recover 40 por cent due on £6,560 was to bo tried on tho fonrth Monday of thia month in Albany, by Mr. Lock- wood as attorney for tho policy-hollors, "Lhe Companv was roported s potfectly ablo to pay now, nod was &t tho timo of tho firo, Mr. Siatton stated that o bad been to Albanv and bod an fnterviow with Me Cliamberlain, tha Lresident, but ho refused to rive any eatisfaction for tho action of thoe Vice- P'resident, Mr, Yan Autworp, who had como to Chicago, exbibited o liss of figurcs, and repro- nouted that only G0 cents could be paid on tho loesen jncurrod. Ons of tho gentlemen vresont atated that ho bad hold back nud sottled with tho Company at 85 conta an the dollar. It wag Incidoutally stated chat the Commerco Inaurance Commn{, sleo of Albavy, had played the samne gama in sottiing, ‘Pho “amount involved {a about 135~ 090, ‘I'ho rottloment mado wos on tho bayis of nstatement presented by Vice-Frosidont Von Antwerpand Swrznry Croaby, which represanted that tho gross nssots were #199,97Y, and that thoir foyses in Chicago, confiugent and othorwise, wora §303,000, of which just $100,000 no left, and with which tho Compavy was euablod to start businoss ngain, Mr, 'wenll, tho ngoat of tha Campuni. stated that ho hind sottled for his own polioy ot &0 cents, but they had falled to settlo with him for s scrvices su closing tlio businos heie. It was naid that the Company is thuroughly respousibla and abla to pav now, ag ik Las been all slong, and action was takon fooking to the recovery of tho batanco due, but it was of » privato chrnc. u-r!.’ l’imd the creditors doslinod €0 bave it made public. ————— THOSE COLORED STOCKINGS. TESULT OF THE ANALYHIS. Montion was mado {o Tne Trinuse tho other day of tho potsoning of the little Coliius girl by wearing atriped hose, It was atated at tho time that tho atackings had boecn stubmitted to an analytical chomist, Following fs tho roport bo mukes: Cn1oAg0, Jan, 6,~Ar, L, C. Collins—Dean Bt 1 hno eargfully examined tho etockings recelved from you, and find that thelr seal-brown culor has bon pro- Wucod by the nae of picrio acld, which is present in yery considerable quantify, This acid s poisonous, and solnble in water & d porspiration, and therefore well calculated to nct n & polsou to the akin, parijeu- Larfy when applfed to broken or ubraded surfaces, Tho stocking olso contain logwood and traces of chrom). um, but nolling elso of & polsonous natnre, and thero- fora thoir puisanous action can be atiributad only to the actfon of the pferio acid, tho infiuence of which would by much Increared by warmith, causing per- spiration, G. A, ManmvED, Analytical Chomiat, It appears from this roport that the child yas paisoned byflcm acid, which is a compound of carbotio nnd nitiia acidy. Ton grains of this acid will catae tho desth of o dog in u very slors timo, and two grains aroa doss for n healthv adult, Its effoect upon tho system aro somowhat similat to that of amopic, Ono-third of a grain 18 largo doeo fora child, nnd thero appoara to have boon onough picrio acid in thoe stockings to cauge cousidernbla disarrangemont of tho sys- tem of tho Collius girl, Tho chdld is atiliin o precarfous condition, ————— A CHARITABLE PAWNBROKER. TE arves 600 DUSNELS OF FOTATOLS TO TUE FOOR, It is genorally eupposed thet pawubrokera liavo vory littlo if nny soul, or pity for tho poor. Howaver, sn axception to this rale is P. Lich- tenstadt, who has n storo at 93 West Randolph stroet, corner of Jofforson. Mr. L. owna o largo farm ia tho town of Thornton, 3 miles from Dais ton, whivh bio routs on sharos. A portion of his rent tuls year consisted of 600 bushels peach- blow polatoos. As this caculaut is en important article of dict to tho laboring man and his family, and, as this la o bad reason for this class of poople, Lo concluded to give them away to the needy and worthy poor, in quantitics of ono bushel upwards, as thelr coudition demanded. Mr. Lichtonstadt's intent was noticed in ‘e TrInune of yestorday, and the rosull can ensilv bo imagined. The day be- foro ho guve somo of tho potatoos away, and wioto ont about 400 ordors =8 follows, us th tatocs ling boun stosod in a stablo ot No. 24 Me- nidian sticet: Qlva bearer ono brshel potatoes, T L As varly 88 G o'clock yesterday morning thn poor pooplo bezan to gathor in the vicinity. ‘Tho door~bell of his resicence was rung befora the fawily bad unisen, aud by 7:30 o'clacz, abont ifty reapectablo poor mon and womou had gathe ored with bags, boskets, oud barrels. A mo- ment's glauce at thin proceasion showod tho amonnt of sufTering that 13 boing endured in this eity by families whoso husbands and fath- ard aro out of work, or by chilaren who dapend ontirelv upon tho nissrable pittaues foor wid- 0w rocobyo for monial Iabor, such 03 washiug, serubbing, cte, ‘The men wore neaily all eloan- ly, though many of them wore patebied aod torn clo(bing, and 8 pumbor of tho conts wero liko unta Josoph's of old, of wany colops, “I'ho women all gavo wvideuco of reapectability, und n few had ine fauts i thoir arng, For soma of thosn ox- presu-wagons woro procured. aud a barrel or two of potaloes sont to their bomaes, Mony of the wotnen shrunk from wublio gazo, snd jooke: #zou prould to bog, too hunest to eteal” Tho procession of poverty kept steadily coming and going until nt i o'clock 120 pursons hnd bonn served, and two mon liad heea Kept busy at the bara tifling tho orders, Mauny o **God bless you,” wnd poursd upon the houd of tho charitablo pawnbroker, and oue woman, more oxultant than tho rest, and with tears in hor eyes sald, *“Thani o, you have saved mo and my hittle children from starviog,” T'rom boginning to end 1t was wad in the oxlyome to wa.ch thuse poople, and Mr, Lichtonstaat forboro ssking questions, which zseined pratifying to many, Tha grontost por- tion of the pourert clnrs of women camo from the nortiwost section of tho citv. fn addition to giving the potatoos ta theso people Mr, L. alro pent from 10 (o 20 busnals eack Lo roveral of “the caritable institutions in thucitv, The char- ity is ono doserving of ropatition by othars, and reflects credit upon tha gentloman who ao gener- oualy carrivd 1t out, pre e THE SECOND REGIMENT. HAIEING TUN. The Board of Administration of tha Becoud Regimeat mot in the club-room of the Bliorman Hlouee last night, W. J. Onahao, Vico-Presdont, in the chadr, Tha follawing was read and adopted: Tle Hen, W, I, Coolbwugh, Chawman t'ee, Second” Regsment s Tho undersiy 1o submit the followin, mendation concerntng eutive beg ropart and rezom- tho_puboct matter referred to thoi at the lasbaneoting of ths Board of Adiminlstrae tio, viz: _Bulwenption Committeo: Jianke—Thu Hon, W, 1Y, Coolbaugh, Gen. Dos, snd Heury Grecusbau, Jioard of Yrade—AN, Thomss Lynch, J, McDousld, and J, K, Fister, Heal Estate and Inaurance—W, D, Korfoot, B E, Tiyan, and Jobu Priudiville, Jaiiroada<Josopls Y, Brady, Gen, Joseph Stocktou, 3.°¢. MeMuliin, 1hateus's Grocers=8, B, Isymond, Ed J, McQuade, Mictinel Reeley. ” lary vods—~Thomas Ifoyne, I, Trindiville, Willlam . Onal Stanufaitures—Geu, Mackin, J, F. Bonuey, {nton Stock-Y'ards—D, 0'Counor, 3L, O, Bronnock, Jobu Waldern, Atlorneye—Danlel Bcully, W, W, 0'Drien, Gopernment Oficiale—=C, 8, Bauters, P. A, Qoyus, Quy T, Gould, MaJ, Collins, Col, Cleaty, Ald, Quirk, Lumber Dealers—Jobu Mason Loomia, Holus—Polter Palmer. 3, B, Drake, afichael Durke, Your Commilise recummiend that sibaciption booke be a once placed {n the bands of the Chairmen of the Furpeshve optuliteos, and fat they Do zequested Lo Joht McArltur, Thomas THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1876. procead to cbtaln aubrerintlons without delvy, nnd ve- 4 from time ta ime ta the Uhatrman of tho Ezecu- v Committee, Your Comumittes further recommond that each Com- mittes hn empawered to udd tn jinnamber, Thay Rlno snggeat (hat the Chairmen of the teveral commite tren Lo cach hold respousilla for tho euteeripiion books, W 04 OXANA The Committeo then adjourned. —— LOCAL LETTERS. THE OTHER HIDE. To the Editor of I'he Chieaan Tribune : Citicado, Jan, 6.—\Vill vou Lindly allow mon litsle apaco In your columns to corroct ang falun fmpression which migbt Lo obtained by a pernshl of the artlcls in your isane of the 4thin rogard to the dificulty whish occurred on Cin- ciynat] train Jesving Chicago Bundsy evouing, Jaw. 22 My fustructions are Imperative to aols tect n tiokot, fare, or pass, of evory passenger on the train, a8 you will sco by reading fuclosed cirenlar from tbo Gonoral Suporintendent, When L roquested o ticket of Mr. VWoodward, hore- phied: I have oo tickel." Itold him hiy fare would Uo 26 conts to Hydo Pars, Iis then ssid, “1 havo soot my tickot in to te rouswou, and dou't intond to pay " I then told him, it was neceguary for ma Ly hiave sowo, thingto shoy for his rida and ha would elthor hinve (o pav tho fars ar got off tls tratu, e re- phed, ** 1 will nofchor pny my fara nor pot off, dou't von data €3 [ay o band on me.” 1 thew toait bold of tho bell-cord and asked hitn agaln it ho wonld pay the faro or got uff, fle said bo woulld not da’etthor, I then puiled the bell, stopped the tendn and maid to him, * Come, got off," Mr, Stickney thon sald : ** Don't you take this man out ovor mo,” I reacled over, ook him by tho rhoulder, led Lim to tha door and pat i oif at Oalitand, without nsing any violonce, Itben started tho tratu nud forbndo lmn gotting on agaln, , o did, howover, get on i slocpug-maf, Mr, Buokuey wsging to him, “got on, and will ‘seo you through with it.” Itnen requested ono of ‘my tran wen to remaln with me, ns frowm sheir con- versation I wupposed thoy would usa viulenco towaidume, 1 then rtojiped thn train a socoud tiwe and_put bim off again without wuy suslat- anco and without using any violenea whatvver, I aw no bruiser or brate ; am nat i the hanit of usng profuos languago, and thoie was uond used ot thia oceasion on toy part, I efmply vboyed my lustructivug and did wy duty. Binco tbo oceurrenco I have econ “tho conduct- or of Ilyde Park tram, Charles Hud, who eays thnt ho had sunic couvergation with Mr. Woodwatd i regard toa commutation tickot, but that Woodward did uos givo him any wonoy to get tho tickot. I havealns beon informed that one of tho partics wussean to bave an opon inifo 1o s band, Your roaders will bo sbla to Judge aa ta which was tho *“bruider.” As to the trath of my siatoment, I will refer to Merars. L. . Huat and Chriv, Batk, of Keusington, snd Mr. Yntes, of Hyde Park, who were passonsgerd on tho traiu, aud oyo-witnesses of the wholo nffair, F, ', CoNCANNON, Qonductor Kaukesue Lits, Zo the Editar of The Chfcauo Tridune : CuicAuo, Jan, 6.—L notico an acticlo in your paper of tho 4th, commanting on tha occurrenca on tho Civeinnut] tean, nenr Konwood, on the oveniug of tho2dinat. Iwad o passenger on tual train, and way seated nosr the gentlomen who bad the dificuity with Conductor Concan- won, I will firat say that [am not covnected with the Ilinois Coutral or any other ratlroad, uor am I prrsonally acqualutod with tho con- ductor or eithor of tho agzeiovod gentlomon, so that I hopa tny statement will not bo chargod to partinlity or projudice to oo party, bit I do think tho conductor in the oags did no more than Ins duty. Tue gontleman called upos for hlw fara_refused to pay orgivo s ticket, 'The de- maad was made la &” geoziemaenly mannor, but the roply was given iu a tono of dotlanco and bravado, and I do not ses how a conductor could Lavodono bis duty with auy less forco than he used to oulorco tua rutes of tho Compauy, The gentlemou who osbousad the causo of tho ex- pelled pasgouger waa vory tosulting in his ro« marks, and I tlank the conductor escrcised na ninch forbenranco as any reasonablo man ourht to do under tho ciccumstances, Now, I sood this asnsimple nct of justico to tho cunduotor, whom Iy havo ot scon siaco the ocanrrouce, nor do I know that 1 ahalt ever sgo him again, L. G. Hoxr, Keoungton, 1. NYDE PARK HCHOOL BUPLRINTRNDENCY. To the Euor of The Chitcagn T'ribune? Hyop Paus, Jau, 6—Io the thres morning papers of yestorday appaared articles profossing to givo a full account of the sctiool troubles of Hydo Park, Tbat thoy sll came from the ssma pereon, directly or intiroztly, soema ovidont on comparisan. ‘I'hio writer, in tho boginning of his article in tho Zimes, aeaumon groat talrnoss by meutioning iy Biccess dusing tho past fivo yoars, in ordar that ks imolications may fiud a more ready heating, and fus proof of the magnanimity and forbearaaca of the Board losoa much of its welyot whon viowed In the light of a defonso. Although throats of auch an article had bovn mada for several days, I was surprizod that such an wrttele ehould appear atter the traunle hnd been nwmicably settled by the acceplunca of my remznstion, to isko offect on thoe 2uth of tho presvnt month, 1 sisould uat think of replyiog wero {t not that the nrticle was an unnecossary and unjuat ro- ilectton, and that su aqaatly publlc scatemant of Lho facts a4 thoy exist keam ta bo due both to migell and my fricuds, not fanulisr with the eiroumatances, Complaint ls made, first, that I realgaed in *{act, though nicin form.” ‘Lhils oxpression iy ropuntad olten, aud the writer ulio speaks of dun *mowliy olosted™ Superintondont, Tho facta ara thac L went tirat to Mr. ibbard, o momber of the Board, zn1 atated my intontion to resian, Mr. Hibbard advisad ms to noo Mr, Runsoll snd consult with hun, and asked mo to suguess tho unme of M, Lowss, which 1 was uplortuosio enough to do, B that I was not tho fliat to bring forward Xr, Lewis as o candudato. What I sald to individual membors of the Doard al their privato bouses 1did uot ragacd oquivalant to 3 resizuation, thon or aliorwands, Lus two saexbers of tho Boasd did, sud ivduced o guntleman Lo acoept & position that was not vae eanit, und they tv estsieare thomynlyes from tho diticuity tool tha ground, firat, thit L had re. wmigned, and whon that did vot suceoed, they - wiatud that L must rosigi that a vaaucy agh' be mado, althougl ono-nali tho 1sand, afior tho whols matter had boon done, requestad ma not to hanud in wy rodignativn, sud 1 telt that Lought to Lave soma deforence to their wish, 18 well ns to thoso who had already taken action. ‘I'his prematurs movomrni ©! kecunng # mnccessor was cxewsed on the grosud of 1mtiudi nocossity, A sufiiclont naysor o thia fn, that tho party Who claling Tss aduaits at thy suno timo that J consenied to remsin a mooth, or uutd & wuccesa,r could be seourod, aud i Ihad made that olfer thero cortalnly was not need of such hasto, Anothor complaing is, that I dll not communi- cato wy chauge of mind citharco A, 1libbard or Mr. Rugsell, I did, hawever, catimanicute it to thn fiist person to whom [ lnd #aid tuat I In- tended 1o resign, namely, . thbbasd, 1o Kean, Coolke & Ca.p book-ntars, on the ufieraoun of tho 2ith of Docawber, nud he gavomo to under~ ntand, thon aud tnere, that what 4 bad smd 1o Dbitnsolf und to 3r. Rusacll was equivalent to s remguation, nod that M, Lowis had been prome fsed my placo, My, Hibbard sy pronsnuoce tho worda of tho Times articlo ™ **absolutely fulro Iy form and subatance,” but he wil pot pronounce the abovo etitement Tulwo, nor dic hie when L ropeatod it betors 1he Board at tholr luBt oeting, Inst Tnesdey night, Agalo, 1y 18 sard that I aid wat communtcato with tho Hoard, nor attend a cortain mestiog ; ay ta tho thest part, I could anly commniieata my rexignation, or tbat 1did not mtend to re- rign, Ldid oot care then to do tho former, and, since not a word had been wald by we noous ro- Bigomg: ta tho Hoara, nor had tho wibjecs booo nontioned at any tie among thomeolves in an orpaoizod mostiog, for we 10 commntnicato my intention not to rexgu was uoesiled-for and absurd, Nor did [ foal that the circumntanean roquired me to loave my boed wt 10 o'clock at night Lo say Ho. **1ho Board," aaya the writer, “*hal no de- wlro to erowd bym La thy wall,” bac soms have aysumal that £ fiad no right or chofes in the watter. s great queation to be setiled was ono of moral nigght, and Mr. Lowia was ** moral- Iy eleeted ™ Superintendent, henco the atmoss rohigtouy zeal with whick this Labtce wa produ- cuted. ; 4 trast that what 1 have wrtten, with iy formor record, will by wecnied & sunicient roply, Very respoctluffy, L. M, [iaskeLs, LEOAL HONON, To the Bditor of The Chicuga Tripune ; Wagmnaron, D, 0., Jaa, 4.—The remarks “Populus” upon legal honor 1n yesterda: TwiboNe are to the point. Notuing buts lax moral sense {n public opinion would tolerste jn our profeseion or trade a connivauce st orime whbioh would be condemned in overy other, A vbyeician of respoctable roputation would bardly T ho scon to aesoclale with a known abortlonist, nor would a clorgyman mmntain a ale standing with comnianlty who wonld sncourage divorco for tho anke of a sccond marriage foo. Aud yob thera aro but fow lawyord not willing to accept a foa from the worst eriminal to enable him to egcapo tho Juat poualty of the law. Tl prostitution of talents, which reduces jus. toa to & quilible And the lax Lo a cobwob, 18 not morely dogending to n profession whict should liald the hivhost rank in human scionco, but s dangerons to society in tho ratio of the power thus bartared for pelf, It mav ho safd and peauted that the accused ks ontitisd (o evory fair niveutego whioh his case witl admit, aod that #uch advantage can ouly bo sacured by logat nid to offsel tue nowor of tho prosccution. Bub I underatand the complaint of ** Populus,” in re- 870144 Lo yoir 0wn suzgosiions, to bo that tho toue of hionar among fawyern ia #o low that thir lvmles.-lmml talsuts nro prostituted for monoy o tha rerosning sud protection of tho most wanton ¢ iminals and the consequent corruption of Bar gnd Bonol, Ia nueiuhbmln)‘f Binto & man wna nrraigned twa voarw ngo for fncest with his dsughter, o girt of 14 yoars. Ihs attornoy attempted to quash tha Ind:clmont by msrnming that the glel was nog lis daughter, throwing tuo ouus of proof of natornity upon tho prosecution, slthotgh no sus- picion hid avor hofura rested upon tho wifo and mothor thon doad, aa it was supposo:d, of a bros= vn hieatt, And yot this lanyor lias o atanding o gl /% noy ono nt tho Ua: of this country, Soma years ago a Heotch travoler waw murdored inted in Milwaukee, for his monay, by hia land- lovd, ‘The murdsrer emploved tho ifien ablost advoenia in the city, whoso cfforta doubtlosa did muck to mityzate tho sontoncs, and who ro- calvud o4 his foo n iarge partion of tho identical billa ta:on from tho victim, knowing Lhom to bo #nch, Wora the turpituda of theso cazon weighed by anv cods of morals this nido nf Dahomay, and fixed upou sny ono but » lawyer, how loug would ho be rospected ? W NO PEMUCRAT. To the Tilitor of The Chizano I'mibuna 1 Curcaaw, Jao, 6.—In some of sesterday’s pa- pern I flnd my namo published ay & momber of tho Domoeratic Committeo of the Fourth Ward, I bave nefther been horatofors nor am [ now & membor of the Domocratie parby, and must thoroforo doclino tho houor, Raspectfully, Jor103 RUSENTHAL, —p—e THE COUNTY BUILDING. Commigsloner Claary s 8till on tho slek-lst. Tho county cmployes, who consider, him their ehampion on theeslary question, will ba glad to sce Liim ot his post agaiu. Asslsiant Treasurer Bovo yestorday aflixed tho natne of the Couuty Troasurer to ffiy-fivo bouds cf £1,000 onch, which woro recently sold for tho bonofit of tho general fund, Tho Norik Hide Coliector is makiog hasts slowly fu tho collection of taxen, He lLas now threo colloctora at work. aud tho rooeipts aro about 61,000 per day, Lhe samp as boforo tha collectoss wero sout out, Coroner Dietzach gave a_suppor to a forw ine “vited friandw at tho County Hogpital Wednesday evening, Tho fay-out was capecintiy intended for tho bonelit of the modical faculty thero, Lo whou tue Coroner has, from timo to timo, bosn under obiigation. IT A3 FOT SALL-rOz. Information was roceived ut the County Jail yosterday shat deoigs Wiiliam, who had hoen sent Lo ths County lospital on tho snppoaitlon that ho bad the smali-pox, bad oscaped. It now apponrs that it was not the small-nox that Will- fatus had, but that ho had producud tns appar- out svmptoms of this discase by tha application of crotass vils The vaccinated ‘prisonots in tho Jail now bear thelr sillictions in grlef. Toey thiuk that somebody las beon exceedingly atupid in tho tattor, and that Williams played a neat and vory succeeatul gamo, TOUNTREL'S ** OPPLHITION " PARTY, County-Attornoy lountroe And Lia Opsositlon party appoar to bo to troublo. An_attempted toceting of hig Central Committos Wodnosday eventny was & failure, Itisteno County Con- tractor Hogan and Commissioner Hofdon woro thore ; but it is cqually truo that nobody olas was oxcept partics i Bomo wav connected with tho *County Hing.” Yesterday he met with anothior revorao by the receipt of the tallowing, ‘which oxpining itself ; Hix: Oaviug noticed tny nama in print ea appofnted by you n member of the Cook County Centrsl Come ilfteo of o Opponltion party, I miost rospuctiully decltiio 10 #acve upon sald Cotbmittes, nnd requeat that you appolat som allior peruon Lo’ reprosout the sixtventh Ward, Lespectfutly, WILLIAM BATTRRMANYN, If Poriolnt wilt movo into tho ward he will doubtiess bo appointed to tho vavanoy. Hoought to do It, for uo I3 jnst tho man for the placo, THE GRSXD JURY, T'no Grand Jury hold aabort session yestorday moruing, Againit other indictments found was one against John R. Ioulaby, for porjury. oulsby appliot ta tho Court "Wednesday and wado atlidavit to tho ownership of cortuy prop. erty In order to bo azcoptod a3 bondsmaa for ona Harriy, who 18 said Lo bo nu old Ponitontiory bird, now contined in Jail. It tarun out that ko did ‘net own tho proports, but that it was owned by G N, Bickordyke, The discovery way mado Jaunes M. Dosle, of the Criminal Clork's offies, by au exnmination of the rocords and Laviog an aficer vimt tho prop- orey, Houlsby was mirosted on tho chargo of perjury in aivance of tho ludivtmont belug found, aud whilo ho was walting in tho Criminal Court for the approvul of the frandulont bond. It s oxpeotod that tho Juey will complete ita la- bors and adjourn to-morfow momming, uolesa it concludon to vinit tho Insane Asylumto do over ogain tho work of the Ingt jury, ANOTIER JAIL BICAVE, Another jail excapa is to bo chironloled, but In tho langungn of tho Jail authortics, **it ought not to o into prne,” ‘Tho foriunatoe fellow 1a ona Johin Wagnor, huiling from Lake Viow, and hia crimno this timn wes taklue uadao prvilogoes ot nigot fo ‘s neighbor’s house. iHo wos nat a nirauger to priton hfo, and honca brd no relish for tho 30-vent food with which ho was boing fed during o mix-montha' sentenco. lo way a Gerinan, and Madden's saccessor in ehen-work, Yestorday, while eneaged in pre- pacing dinuet for hus fullow prisonors, ho was #atddenly aclzed with the stormach-ache, which waa foliowod with wickness. 1lo was hindly in- vitod to go into tho Jail vard, and, aceaptiug the invitaion, has unot boen heard of wince, Tuo DACPICH 1 tho Jull aro becoming entirely too frenont, and wouid seem to poiut to criminal noghigoncs on tho part of the manazemasnt 83 thy cume, While tae Sherilt mav have the right 1o Lurn the Inbor of hiw prisonors to hie own personal profit by emploving them in tha kitchen, I oxporisuce in thay dicsction onzht toralwe in 4 mind A donbt aboat the poticy of such n practice. It would seem to tho public that since he reapa a prolit of not logs than 15 to 20 cents & dav oo evary prisoner ho foods , that fio could ufford €1 pav Tor tha fabor of croking, or 1f n prisohor must aseist, that he could hire £ome one to watch tim and piovant hiveseaping, ——— THE CITY-HALL, Tho City Collectar took in about 1,500 vea- teiday, Tho sum of $10,000 was paid yesterday o city indebtodueas. ‘The Crmmitteen on Gas and Schools will moot at 3, n. to-day o tho Cuty Clerk's vifice. X Tho pay-10lls for the Firo Dopartmont for tha month of Decomber whow a total of £33,874.93. ‘Wator-rents yesterday ware §2,852.00, and ro- ceip's fram real aud porzonal proporty taxes wera 31,757,29, ‘Tho Comarltteo on Htreats sid Alloys for tho Nortu ivision will taeet Wodneslay at 3 p. m, to consuder tha opening of I 1 sbroat, which 1{ea near tha river, and osteuds from Erio stroet to Chicago svenue. The Doard of Public Warka ovened thirteen bids yontarday for 1hs construction of & tuouel trown 'I'livoop to Maia stroot, under tho tiver, tor & Ui-iach water-main, to eunnly tuo Bridzojport dustrict with water, Tho contract will bo award- ed directiy, on work can bo done ag woll 1 tho winter a31n aumumer. Trnlding: Inspector Nalloy hine inspoated the Adaiphil, Wood's Musewn, and tho Now Chicago “Iheatro, ‘Yhe Muscum and the New Chicago weto fotmi to cowply with the urdwonces, nud 10 o katistactary 1 sl toapeets. Tho Adely bi wouthd be 1npraved by a boiter meany of crrees fram the gallarivs, whoro, n cass of emerzoney, tho 5-fout doors and passaies would prove ine sulticient ng & meaus of excanw for ihis larga unmber ot peopla that the gallotios vould ac- cumodste. Tu complisnce with an Invitation, the ofticialy of tho Chicago, ex leland & Pacitic Ruilroad, and persous 0 Auing property noar the river aud Fouriconth mireet, ealisd upou the Bomd of Pavlic Works yesterdsy afternoon to cousult coucerning the opcving of 'ourtounth stieot to tho r, aod tho construchion of & bridge at that polut. 'Tho streot now enda at Clark, and betweon that point awd the river thore are no less than thirteen ravroad tracke, over which t1ain8 aro passing continuously. ‘I'ocondemn the laud and opon n strest would nocessitata tho re- moval of tho tracks which would uf coursa be an enormous loss ta (ke raiflway com- paules, To ¢hin objection s mads aod damagas nre o'simed, tho paymont of which in wsomathiug not to bo thought af. ‘The ahject of tho \wnmfim\nu was to provide a means of ubyie ating tho diftloulty, whioh will probably be dona b the conatraction of & viaduct over tbe tracks. Thia would not futerfers with tho ratirords, and would Lo bettor than oponing a Etroet where thoro would bo but littts travel snd much dangar, A conclusion was not reaclied, but the vinduct will probably be Lufit, ‘Cho same gentlemen will appenr and arguo forthee jo the matter with tho Lastd of Publio Works Tucsday at 2.30 p. m. —_—— CRIMINAL, Tho glrl Carrle Edwards, who was ocaton nearly to doath about ton days sgo, by o taan name:d M. A, Moltke, was yosterday muflicieutly recovered to sppear fn court, and Moltks was bold in 31,040 bail to tho Criminal Court. Bneak-thiaves in tho Weat Division yostorday ot awny with o 835 overcoat balonging to . D, Tirge, of No, 76 Houth Sforgan street, nod with about €60 worlh of brass cocks fram Hamblin & Brown, plumbers, st No, 368 West Luls stroet. Tho Contral Station police yesterday arros‘ed a man namod Robert King, who i wantsd in Dubuqgne, Ia., for the douhle erimo of larceny And geduction. Ona prelimsnary examiention ho bad boen held fn £1,600 bail, which ho jumped. Some waoks ago the Dubuque ShoriT was in this city, and left 8o close a description of tho man that ho was readily found. W, B, Fiold, & letter catrior having rooma fn tho Uunfon Bullding, was yesterday robbod of eomo clothing and & dismond pin valued at £330, Returoing to his roow ho found twa strango men leaving it, and grappling ono of thom caused him to drop a bundle of ciothing. ‘Tho thiof thon boltod down tho stalra, and it way sotno time aftorwards beforo Field rocoslocted thut hie bad his ovorcost on. Mary Dooling, Mary Hinas, and Cathorine and Micnaol Flynn livo in & hovel on Fourth avenuo, south of Twelfeh atroet, that has netthar beds, chairs, nor tablos,~naught but a paliet of atrow 1 esch corner. Yestorday Mary Dooting got druok, and, nceuslug the Fivnus of ulunl[ufi 4 from ler, began punchivg thom, A froo iight eusiuod, when they woro all tiundiod off to tho Artoory and sont to tho Ioude ol Correcticn. Jacob Kalsor waa Lho owner of a cbeck drawn by a man uniknown on a bank whors the man lind no credit whatever. Notwithstanding this, Jaoob abtsined goods from Eobastian Froi to tho vamo of 832, andall on the strongth of tho choek, Frof had Lim arrestod for forcary, but Juatice DoWalf saw * obtnining goods under falso piatennsa™ on tho face of it, aud heid Kalger in bouds of 830) to the Criminal Court, COUNTERPEITING. 3onday last, L. J. Glark aoterad a comolaint against ono J. Bmith beforo Comminvionor loyno, charging him with passing two 210 countorfoit bLills’ mpon him. At a continned benring of the cass Wadneaday, tho evidenco wus, a3 already rolatod, of a oilaractor to cast anpleasant suspicions upon the complaining witnoss, and the Commissionor's finding sway that Lo be hold in &1,200 bail to answer, whilo dofoudant was_allowed to po on his own rosognizance. Not heing ablo lo furnisn Lasl, Clatk wus commlitad to Jai, and nftor ona night's reat in that popular placa of antoriain. mout ho becamo asd b hoart, and yenterday mornlug sont word to tho Conualesiover that ko had swora to a lie, and If ho wera given auother chance wonld toll the whole truth, The obliging magistrato _gave him tho pooded oppor- tunity, and yesterday aflorncon ho was heard a8 n witness againat threc mon named Matthew Buiger, BMichael utler, and James Durns. ‘Tho ohargo was that of conapira- oy, and the testimony of witneaa wont to show that no conspired with them to pags tho bad bills, and_aftorwards they agrosd to swear tho piattor off on Smith, who was in roality inno- cont of tho wholo mattor, HIaying Iaid opon the whole plot from begin. ning to end, the wittena doclared that “ho folu onntor. This ocauosot be sald to bo trua of tho throo rospoadents, who wero hold to answer the nction of the Grand Jury, Bulgoer's bail s fixed at $3.000 ; Butler’s at 82,000, acd Buros' at $4,000, Tho last two pamed aro ol- rondy under indictment. and woro out on bail whon atiested, Thoy are kaown ia tho soat! weatern portion of the olty ns about a3 bad ol zous a8 can bo foucd suywhore, Fifteon conn- tarfoit 310-tulls havo slrosdy heon tracod to thom, and thele chanco for applying to Qov. Baveridgo for o pardan Ia oxcellont, ‘Tho cano took an addod interost from tha fact that Coffos was engagod as counssl for the defenso, nnd catried futo tho presonca of tho Uorrified Phil tho tactica of the Polico Oourt. A CLOBE CALL, ‘Whils Offioer Ehingor, of tho Madison Htroot Station, was patrcling his boat at about 7 o'clock lust ovemiug., ho notivod a horse and wagon stanging in frout of I-'alafi'u #aloon, on Canal street, near Jackson, which ho =t once recog- nizod as balonging to his conmn, Willlam Qif- ford, "T'binking it strango that William was out at that timo in too ovening, he Iad in walt untll two young men came out af tho saloou and eotorod the wagon. Iio thon appronched them, whaon ono Jumped and rau. 1o grabbod the othoer just as ho was rislng from tha seat, and simultaceously the seamp ‘mll«m a rovolver and fired. Accidentally tho ball mesed its mark by & quatter of an inch, poustrating tho ollicer'a coat diagonally down from the star on Lis loft broast. Ha wrenchod tho weanon from tho rockless monld-bo murderor aud drovo to tho station with his man, who gnve the naomo of Joln Dwyer. Intbe wagon woro found 6,000 cigas, which wero casi- 1y idontitled ns n pare of tho 7,000 stolen from the factory of slatthias Leat,of 119 Adswms straos, on the provious night. 1ow the tnon came ia pussension of Gifford's wagon is & myatory. SUPIOSED POISONING. A man named Joba Riordan died suddenly at his resldoace, No. 46 Mary street, luat Wodnog- day night, undor circumstsucos thut suat to in- dicate s atecossful attampt xt poisoniuy, Tho cheap salovos that [nfest the locality, well knawn under tho soubriquot of Bridgeport, rarely bave on hand moro than s quart of tiquor at any time. Thiv is supplied to them chiolly by ped~ ers, who, owlog to the wigkeduosa of Dridioport’s inhabitants, are grestly tronbled with tho depradationa of young thiavoy, who piroy upon thote goods whilo thoy ara sun- plylog thoir trade. ‘Lheir thefts hava so muon nunoyed the padulors that fraquony thronts hava beou made by thum to *fix" tno thivves by mixing eome violont putgative w.th tho liquor, luo the casa of Rordan, his dosth wae at- tributod at ones to his having dranf samn ignoe that had been painonod. At about 6 o'cluck Lio was noticed in n doorwny at the coruer of Archor avonue and Mary streel, holping o comrade to d:nk & bottls of lqguor, Tho juy aud tho bottlo from which they drauk sroro found st Riardun’s house, A fittle luvonti- ratlon by the potico unrarthod tho fucts that a Youtl potued Michael O'Grady sharad the liquor with Riordan, A visit to his resldence, No. G50 Archer avenue fol'owed, and tho yonung wau was fouud in great agovy, just having heen pumped out by Dr. UGrogsu, Yesterday aftornoon auother young man named Bdward {farinatt ro- ported that Lia too was taken violently il from drinting cut of Lo jug. O'Grady refuses to spoak about the oocur- ronco, nad will not aven telf whero he procurad the llquor, Tho polics supposs b was stoleu from omo podiler's wagon, but no proof of thin oxists, At any rate, iordan way dend fn two and a haif hours from tns time he drank the lijor, aud tho others wero seriously W), Tho Jug and the bottls would contain envugh to Lill auy threo men, and ns each 14 drained it would fook a3 i Kiordsu's doath was caused by excssslvo drinkinyg, aud wors 1t nat for tho filness of the other two won thiw wonld scein the only roavonable coneluston. Tho ent:ro altair s thnfs far & mystory, 'U'no fnquest will ba held to-day, and inay possibly devatop sowmeibivg, osthe polics are hord at work on the case. ‘Tho decaasod was about 41 yonrs of age. aud leaves & wifo and family fn humble clrcums staucoa, iy SUBURBAN. LYAMTON, Tho numorous educstioual fostitutions for which Lvanston {s noted are once mors in sos- eion, and sll roport a full sud some aniacroaserd attendauce. ‘Lhora is nothing espectally naw to opost ug tho Noritwesteru University, excopt the general feoling of satifaction tuot tho jo. stitution mapaged to secura oven one-Lalf of n first prizo fa tho national intar-collegiato ora turinl contast, Although its atudents aro always acknowledged to bave doow woll fo such contesty hillerto, \;‘my havo usually boun unlucky io the diseributiou of prizea. "I'io Evauston Heaool of Individusl Instruo. tloa coutinues Lo display evidonca of progress, the atteudanco baviug @ouro thian doubled since Monday. Itisuow proposed to opsn & pruuary depatiment vext weel, as o numbor of citizens have requested the Principal to make this addi- tion ta tha school, An {ntoresting eutertainment {s announced to tako placo at the Blethodiet Ohuroh ou the 20tL {nst. The gmunmma will joclade readings by Mra, Abby Bage RMchardson, and music by soy- eral prominont wusiclans of Chicago, THE MECHANICS’ NATIONAL. The Latest Event in Its Troubled Existence, Indictmant ot J. Y. Scammon and J. S. Reod, Thoy Are Charged with isanpr opi‘lnb ing the Funds of tho Insti= {ution, Thoe Amonnty Alleged to Ilave Decn Takeu by Its Oflicers. Tho lizhtning whivh haa bLeen tbreatening some unanowa partles ia this city for a lung timo back scems to havo struck in sn unoxe peetod pince yosteriday, for tha Grand Jary fn the United Statos District Coutt yeaterday morn- fog roturnad fute Court four indiciments, two agalast Joseph Sampaan Reod, formerly Cash ot of tho Mechiauica' Natioval Hank, and two agalust Reod and the Ton. J. Y. Bcasmmon, who was Trosidont of tho sama bank at the time Roed wns Cashisr, From what has been unearihod during tho pst two yeats {n connaction with Mr. Scammon’s connections with the dutusl Becunty Inaurauen Company, now in bankruptey, with the Mochan- fea' National Bank, now ln volantary liquldation, with tho Marluo Company, also dofanct, and with other corporations, it seomy that Seammon for about saven yeara bad nearly tho full control of this Mechauies' Natlonal Bank, Ile was aided nud aggisted by bis son-n taw, Joseph 8. Roed, nnd, o8 {8 chorged by a bill filed Iaat Septomver by Houry Lightner, thov managzod affuirs after their own liking. Scammion, it I4allerod, rav up dobta to the stount of over 425,000, which aro charged to his acconnt on 110 books of the bauk, and Jtoed was allowed to withdran about £70,000, nod invost it as ho ploased. for which b grave littlo or no encurity. 3Mr. HSewnmon aluo soss to bave at onp timo bought somo valuible prop- orty for his wife, which was paid for by betog charged to her. ‘The Marino Company, nlwd, anotbor baucing tostitution wuder Mr. Beam- mon’a control, was drawn in. nnd accouuls chenaged from one to amothier, ncourding to tho respuctive noeds of each jostitution, uwel both succumbad, TIE NETHOPOLITAN NATIONAL DANK of Now York also ssows to have suffered from tho tnjudioions socarhios taken by Mr. Benmmon and turned ovor to it, and is_lamenting tho losy of apout 120,000, Its Prowident, howov. siatod sormo time ago that ko thoaght the luni would not sulfor any loss, 283t had Dir. Heam- mon's guarantee, ‘The parites who havo been instrnmeotal in procuring thoso (udictments ngamst Mo Seammon and Reed aro withont doubs tho ktoc! holdors and deporitors, who flnd thomuolves by ther uplimited trust mow deprivedof their escninga, ot mado lable for debts aad losses which were unuceessary, ‘Tho chnrges on whichh theas indiotmonts asro badcd are oxactly tho samo as thoso sot forth in Lixbtoor's bl filed m tho Citcuit Court last yoar, tho only duferonce belng that tho nilega- tionk are o little moro spocille in tho civil than in tho eriminal procoedings. It is told io tio former, for iustanco, linw the inonsy alloged to hayo boen frandulently takou from tho banis was squandered ia Riversido stock and in varioua othor wildand unsuccosafnl spoculations, "Thoro haa beon eo much litorature in the papera during the last two vears relative to Mr, Scammon nnd Mr, Rteed, and to the affaira of tho Bortgage Company, Iiversids, tha Eloctrio Matoh Company, tho Brigga House, the Conneotieat Matual Life Company, and o numbsr of othorinsulutions, that it would bo surprisiog it tho provent suls #dds ansttung now upon ths subject, ‘Tho fuotis that tho sultora 1 the civil proocediug havo mado up thoir minds probably that they will bo unablo to obtain much, if suything, and haye therofora resorted Lo tho Criwiual Court to uoe if thoy can oxpedite matters, Neitber Mr. Scummon’ nor Mr, Teed wero arrested yestorday, avd it ia probably in view of the small bail thas no affort will be madoto da so. They wil both appear to-day and surronder thamsoives, A roporier collad yeatorday oveuning at Nr, Rood's house, but, a8 was thocasodurin: tho four or fiva_othav actions, when & repartor lias calied upon him after tho fliug of & bull, ho was lavia- iblo. Out of tho quartet of indictmants tho firat ono picked up wus found to be ngatoat JOSEPI BAMPEON REED, and tho allegations were that he wos Casblor of tho Mechauics’ National Bank a8 of date Jau. 22, 1B74; that he had ot that time in bis custody ond control by virtuo of his ollico monoy, funds, and orodit of tho valuo of 8250.000 3 sud that ho did missapply a cortatn 20,000 of eald funda unlawrully aud willtully, without the au- thority of tho Direators of tho bank, or any otlior auchonty. : T'ne gecond connt fu the same indictment al- Ioges that ltood embezzled the aboave-mentioned eum of ¥40,000 with wtont to detraud aud injure the banltuue institution, 3 ‘I'bo botl under this indictmont wos fized at 8500, THT BECOXD INDICTMENT is sleo agnlost Jozeph Bampson Reed, and al- logen that whilo bis wus Cashior, 8y abovo stated, aod on the 224 of Junuary, 18714, bo unlaxfully aud willfully misapplica 870,00 of tho funus of the Dbank, with fulout to defraud and wjure tho inatitacion, Tho socond count alleges that Rood misaj phied £63,801,65 by anlawluily loaniug to him- geif, individually, salil sum withont any anthor- ity. Iuis allegod that tho gross anm numed way wudo up of uccounts uuder the following namoes g8, Meed ", oa, fiane, Rovd ™ Aud that Reod know that the loan to hunsolf was oxcessivo and nninwtul. Anotlior count as«erts thint Reed put upon the ‘bouks an account for 11 own porsvual nod prie vate expenscs, aud that it amounuted to mue than %,000. Al thia of dato Jan, 22, 1d7i, Aud it 18 further alioged that ay regarded the sum of $,000, fReed ovdored that it Lo cartfud on o momurandum a8 casy, and not put upon;ths booxa-ut alf. - Anutner conot allegcs that Reod ombezzied 870,000 &8 of tho vnmo dato, ‘I'he bail uyder thiy indivstmont Is atso fixed at 590, SCAVMON AND MFED, The third indic'meat—a joint oma apninat Jonathan Youns Scammoa Atd Joroph Haniuson Tood—recitos tfiut tho former was Preslucnt of tue Mechanics' Nat.ooal Bank, aud that Heed wad jtn Castier 3 that choy had in their churgo wmoneya, funus, aud credits to the amonnt of @150,000 3 that on the 281 of Junuary, 1874, the Dank was Indobted fu the amouut ot §171,000 to tho Mettopolitan Nationat Lank of New Yorl ; that at the samo time Seatumon way parsoually indebtad to tho wane bank in tho #um of P15, bu0, and thae Reod was [ndobted an tho makor of o noto—aud Beammon ua itd indorser t0 the same bank in tho sum of #15,000 5 that ut thy samo time Voojamun V. Pago, who had herotofore boen Vice-t'iesident of tho Mechans tea' Nazional Bank, was mdobtal as the mauer and Beammon us tho 1ndorsar uf & nots ta tho eamoe Lank o thosuny of &15,C00. Tho total umount of tho throa promissory notos wnd $17,000, no patt of which tho Mochanies' Bank wog liablo for; that Boammon and floed, ns olficara of the bank, didin its behalt makg iiftecn oertifientes of durusu of tha Aechanies’ Baalt, amounting to 104,000, which thoy on the ssme day dellversd nad gnarautoed tueir psymont to tho Metropolitan Bank, and certain other certitl- cotes mada in favor of the Blechauics’ Bank by the Marine Company of Chlesgo, Thess uther certitioatos wore fiftoon in number, 8nd cover 8122,000, The amount of all theso corlificates thus tranaferred by Sosmmon aud Ieed 1 thel ollicial capavitles wua 320,000, whiok eum ox-, ceedod tho amaunt actuafly duo from the Sle- chanies’ Bauk to tho Motropalitan Bank Ly the w4 of $47,000, the said oxoess of 817,000 peing in o respoct an actual debt of the Mechanics’ Natiooal Bank, bue being tiie tolal amoqus of tho persanal jndabtednesof Saammon, Recd, and Pagu, Asother conat rucites Lhat Heammon and Reed, rekardloss of thoir onicial oblizations, did kaowingly, unlswinliy, and milially add to the amount due from tho Mochasica' Bank ta the Metrapolitan Dank thie sum of &47,000 with in- teut to fnjure aud defcaud the said Moocunics' Bank, nod another count sxdorte that they will- fully misapphied these moueys and funds to the amount of #17.000, by tho transactious above related. Another coums racites _ oxacily tho &sme factd as sbovo stated, and @ids thal Teed ond Beammon, each of them, did thesa ety with intens to fojnre aud dafraud tho bank- ing institution, and’ also 10 injure sad defraud tno sbateboldurs of the bank, "Luia lust altega- tion is a3 to the firet tiftoen cortilicates, aud the indictmont thon recites that they did the samo tbing as regards tho othor fifteon cartiicates. Tho bail under this indictmont was fized at ks THE YOURTH IXDIOTMRYY {a also axainet Scamnmon sad Hoed jololly, and tho batl {a txed ad $500. It charges that Noam- EEE i ———— mon was, on the 221 of Sannary, the Premdany of the Mechanien’ Nattonal Iank, and that Ileog wan tho Canbioty that thoy haid in thalr posses Blon askela to tha valiue of 8267,000, and that thay nnlasfully and milfully misippllod coriain of such mouoyd to Lo valuy of 74,527,848, by opplying ~ and loanivz © thy aame withaut any authorlty Lo the nse of tho Maring Comnpany of Cileajto. a corporation af which Beammon woa Preg.dent, and who was chisly charged with the mabagemant of fts burlness: that the nmuo( in tho hands of this Marina Company nay fargoly and excesaively lowned for llm!‘rlmw aud perdoaal nuo of H:ammon, the Marina Bank having buan for a Jong time in om. batrassod cirenmetanscs ; that Bcammon and Reed, each of them, did theas things un'awfally end willfally =ith intont to dafiaud aud injore tho Mactuanics' National Bank, An. ntlier oot in, that an tho same dhte 1hov nne Inwfully and willlolly misapplisd 930,000 with, out nuy authority, by loaniog 1t to the Mdrloe Company, againat which institution the formoey affepations of unsonndnosa are topeatod, Ans other cotnt vtates that on the samo dats Bes map and Read wilifa ly minanplied $129,627.38 by lonning it to tho Maring Company, the bad finnoclal condition of which Is” sgain st forth, mud that this was doue with fntont to tnjurs and daf-and tho baol. Another connt atates that on Lhe #amo dato Bcarmmon and Roet unlawinlly aad frandul=ntlv emb r2zled 3123,597.16, with 1ntent to fujure and defisad the institution. T LA, All thin indiatmonts horo given aro haesd upon tho Isvised Statutus of tho United Ntatos, and 1ho particolar section relorsod 1o 18 nunborad 5,200, Tbe cusential points wm this aro aa follows Every Presidont, Gashier o o o 0f any seaotise on wiio embezzles, atiteaets, or swilifnlly mixappilos any of the moneya, uts, or credits of iho associse tlon, or who, withnut authority from the Diro~tors, Isaties or puty in clreuiation any of he noles of the aesoeiation, or without such anlhotily puts forth any cestineats of dop: + »_or who makes any falsa eatry In any boo! + o Eball ba doemed guilty of A mistem-anor, and ahall by imprisoned not Jas taas 140 yoars nor mors than ton, Mrs Astor's B3ennvnlences Nao York Graphe. Tho lats William 13 Astor’s bouovolenoe re. coiven o boantifal illuatration by an old lottor of his just publisned, Honring that ono of his tenonts wos {n dobt and unable to pay hila ront Mr, Astor wroto him: *+8Ir, Dorronco pleads for von, o tells me of your poverty and othor mitsfortunos, Do nok try'to pay e anything. Yon mas live on tha land a4 1onz a8 aur Heavenly Tashior allows you tolivoon earth. Bo of goodebeer! aud may von and thoso dear grandelnliron of whom “{f Dorreuco speaks ail b blassed in oach othor.” On oxamining the lettor azain wo observe that It was Gorrlt Smizu that wrote it—but it wight have been Mr. Astor. —— el Xnvestication Chaltenged I No tiewinz-machine in the worll, oxcept the * New Antomatfo,” of the Wiflcox & Gibbs 8, AL Co,, has an automatio {envion, or any othoy of tho characteristia featuros of that marvol of sewing mochinnism. ‘The publio shonld sot bs imposod upon by slatements to tho contrary, madlo by rival comnaning, Atongst athor liigh distinclionsIately racolved by tho Now Antomatic, 9 the grand **Qald Modal of 'rozrens,” awarded at tha Amorican Institnte Falr. Wilicox & Gibbs 8, 3, Co., Nos. 200 and 202 Wabash aveonuo. ‘Thors Ta o Grent Cxoitement in the whisky riog, oud ne man ronvested with 1t knome swlien hie 18 830, bt you ean purchane a sow * Domos tie™ without any excitement, and feel perfectly safe tn dolng wo that you huve secured tho best mchine in tho markot, —_— Lundborg's California Water fortoliot nud bath ; delightfullyfragrantana rafrasting DEATHS. WILL—At roafdence 570 Foat Wanhinaton-at,, Hattls, only dauabier of Lizzio and Charles Will, aged 0 yests, & niontls, snd § dags, Funeral at12 m, to.day, MeCANTAYJnn. 5, 1870, Mary, damghterof J. 7, aud Hoxann McCarthy, sged 1 yeur, § montlis, and 17 days, Tuneral Fridsy, the 7, by com to Calvary. Fricads of tun family ara invited o attend, R FARWLLL=In Ution, N, Y., Jan, 8, 1876, James’ @, Furwell, brother of Mra, Joht H. Prentiss, of this cily. MODERMOTT—Jan, 6, James T, infant eon of Jolin and Theresa MeDermott, of South Englowood, aged 2 yearw, 8moniLe, and 24 dave, "Funcral from his aunt's residence, No, 180 Sherman atroet, by carriages to Coivary, un the 7th fnst,atl P m.” Prionds of the Gauly aro respeetlally fovited end, = SPECIAL NOTIOES. Sparkling and Bright Will bo the Siiver on youe tabler, sud all your Yonspe 11010 Utensils, whon oleanod and polishad with Eleo= sroNilicon. This articla lsanatoral Infasorlal product, cbtaloed from & Nevada minn, snliroly {reo from grit or injurious chemicals. It cleans aud polishes with lees Jaw bor aad groater brilllsnoy than suy matetial evor bofore. . dircavored. Ttshould boin evury woll regnlated housow bold. Sntd by Ifoase-I'urnishing Storos, Drugrists, Jow elory and Grocer, Agenty -GILLET, JIcCULLOOR & 0., M and 36 Haath Wator strest, Lhleago, WML L BUTTERS & €O, 108 BAST MADISON-ST. EXCELSIOR AUCTION HOUSE. 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AT 10:10 O'CLOCK, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Ot evary description, Parlor and Obapihoe Furalt Wardrobas, Laok Cares, Loung-a, Waluut Bedst suil Bireaus, Cuslrs, Noskers, Parlor siad Oflee I Hhow Cax ioor Ol Clath, T et GR BAT 5,000 BIBLES, BOOKS, ALBUMS, AND CHROMOS, - Evory Day This Week, nt 1 o’clook at 308 BTATE-ST. CELEGRATED (broughos tho Unlon—szprosssd o 8! BE b and Uiy arterd GORTUER, Cou Ugnor, Obloagos