Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1876, Page 8

e ——— THE CITY. JENERAL NEWS. “"Two Eub.ugl:hntn" are informed that Gen. 3falligan was killed In Wast Virgiola. John Jobnson haa old to Willsm L. Moss, Jr., for 842,000} 10814x101 foos on the motsthiront cotnor of Cottago Grove avsune and Thirty- olghth strect, Work on tho Gandnor Honss ta repair the dam- sgos of the lata fire bas boen begun, The cost of cepairs is catimatod at about 817,000 Mr. Aloz tillor, tho head-waiter at tho Palmor Honse, wes yosterday presented with s goid watch by the walters in tha dining roomy. Tho tempsrature yosterday, as obasrved by Alanasss, optician, 83 Madlson street (Tninuxe Building), was, at 8 a. m., 25 dogroes ; 10 a. m,, 803 13m,, 85 ; 8 p. m., 87 ; 8 p. m,, 33, Jamos If, Smith and hia nepliew, Charles 1T, Bmith, aged 18, have boon missing from their Liome for the past ten days, Thoy ecamo from Bouth Cbleago Into téwn to sell property, and liave not mince been Leard of. The detectives 1 Hoadquartors, suapect foul play. Fragrance unusually strong was wafted over the midnight arr from Bridgerort Inst night, The otink factorios muet havo boen running full blaat, and it is about timo thot tho Board of T{oalth saw that this nuisance was abated, Tho otouch 1a sickening. Mins Agnes Suthorland, the * Boottish Night- ingalo,” who, during the past weok, has boon singlug to Colisenm_nacdiencen, yestorday fig- ured ip a now Hoo. It appoura that the lsdy hing leen living at a houso aa Mouroa stract whore thero aro sovoial other boardora of both soxos. Among thom ia Peter Grant, emologed 10 ths wholesala house of Calin, Wampold & Co. A fow wecks ago ho reported to tho lsndlady thas ber eldest sun was in tho hablt of visiting Miss Buthorland's room at unsessonable liours, snd for his palns was orderad out of tha houge, Hince theo be has busied himaelf in clrenlating Toports defaming tha Iady's charaster, and theso coming to Miss Suthorland’s ears, sbo vowead vengeance, In company with nsvoral iadi of the houso, she yesterday procurcd sum im- meneo cowhide, nod “eailed down upon Grant at his working-bench., It would only aggravato Grant to recite what bappened affer that. At &0V rats, tho volisot defender of hor own char- acter lait maoy & mark upon hor enomy's body as well as upon_ Lls memory., And oven now is slie not eatintod, and is hunting for a Justice wholmll isauo & warrant for the arrest of the tattler, THE MICNOSCOPISTI, An interesting meeting of tho Btete Bicro- soopical Beciely was hold last ovenmingat tho Acsdomy of Beionces. As the lecture-room was occopled by & mosting of the Trustees, tha usnal reading of a paper was dispensed with, In Its place a number of intereating oxhibitiona were made. Mr, II, 3T, Thompson oxhibited a choico collection of injocted specimonsa ; Me, W. 11, Summoy, » longitudinel section of the spine of Disdems Bosostum ; . T, Nourse, ent flow- ers ; W. II. Adama, sclestionn from the Soclets’s slido: B. W. Tuomar, diatoma from Girass Lako; W. . Bullock, o varisty of objects, using for thls purpose a fioe {nstrument of his Owa manu- facture. A novelly tn sclontiflo exhibitions was pro- sented Ly Mr, J, G. Langguth, the opticlan, Veing s series of magle-lanteru views prepared bg Dr. R. N. Piper, Thess reprosented various objects, such as picces of human akin, hnirs, Dbeotles, and the anstomical mtiucturs of tho face, snd wora drawa on glass by Dr. Plpor by a maothod which has never bofore been , and for which a patent has beon naked. ACADEXT OF BCIENCER. The Trusteos of the Acadomy of Scienco cansed a mecting to be Lield tast avening in the Acad- emy Bullding ou Wabach avenae for tho purposs u!ln,vinr bofore tho mombers and the publio generally the condition of the Baciety's afairs, financlally aod othorwiss, It was expocted that tho Presidont, Mz, E. W, Blatohford, would bo present and make a dotailed etatemont of the work that the Bociety had sccompllshed aud what its bopes wore for tho future. Owing to 1lluoas, howover, ho was unable to bo present, A fow gontlomen gathored 1o the locture-room at B a'clock, and, aftor somo hesitation, organ. ized the meoting by electing Alr, . E: Doggott Chairman, Mr. McKaig stated the ronsons that actuated tho Truutees in calllng the meeting, Alluding o tho small attendanco and the alsenco of (bo Prosident, he auggeated that it would bo well it a0 adjournmont was had untll some ovening when the conditions woro mors favorable. The Acndemy of Bcieaces should attain a promlnent rhca among institutions of ths kind thronghout he country, and an esrnest offort would bo necessary on tho part of tho mombaora to ralse it out of ity preaent position, A motion was mado and carried for an ad- mtumum until such timo thoroaftor ns tho retary might designato. ———e BOARD OF EDUCATION. DELINQUENT TENANTS, The rogular somi-monthly moeting of the Board of Edacation was held last ovening, Prog- ideny Richberg in tho chair, all tho members bo- ing present cxcopt Messra. Clarke, Covert, Roed, and Bhooninger. . A communicaticn from the attorney of tha Board, setting forth (ho delinaneacica for vent for school purposes, wna read, 'The roport showed {iat L. B. Wadaworth owed 814,000; estate of T. M. Fitch, £37,724.91; dranvillo Bates, $1,658.71; Helen Willron, $053.60; U. C. Merrlck, 21,. 076.00 ; Poter Bomond, £372.74: 1. I'rink- worth, £4,1¢6.04; Mary C, BsMdwin, 61,231.11. The secared clsima amounted to $31,311.49, Sults had been commenced agsinst Loowmis & Davia for 26 500; Grant & Prico, 316,000 D. Taylor, 835,040; Thomss Maciv, §13,114.05; C. & I\ Fraatz, $180. Total, $99,810.05. Tho alnims vot disposed of were: Geargo Boomor, £2,620.56; A, Dollamy, #233.09, ‘fhe claima lone by death and “insolvency weres W. W. Dates, €22600; L. O, Van Moh- 10D, 2,973.00. Tho roport concluded by saging that the siatoment dld not includs amountn lcas than $£500 paud to the Kchool Agent. 'é‘lha zepoit waa accepted and oidsred placed on 8. THE BON0OL AGENT'S REPOLT yas submitted and adopted. ‘L'horeport showed that €238,099.81 had been racived on ncconnt of the Bcbool Faud, and that $233,950.87 hiae buen oxronded, leaviug o balaace an band of 84,- 180.94. CENTENMNIAL REPORT, The Centonuial Commitieo roported repom- mooding an examinzlion of ail pupils who write with a pen, whica exawnioation sbonld take tha placo of tho usnal anousl cxamiuation ; the prosoutation of spocimenus of penmanstip and dranipg ariouized in portfollo form ; and tho binding of solected examioation-papein, provid- cd that the oxponso sliou!d not exceed tho sBum of $100. Adopted, G. C, Banuon was by ballot olected Principal of tho Haven School, to fli) a vacancy, BCHOOL EITEH, The Committea on Buildiugs and Grounda re- rtad In favor of the purchase of threo addi- ional school sites, oue at the cornerof Congrosa and Wood stroets, ouo at tho corner of Armour stroot and Bickordiko squaro, aud tho other at the cerner of Wa'nut street sna Kedzio avenno, ut s coat of $32,000. Therecommendation n4 to the firut-bamod ot was adopted, and the othurs weore laid over, Tha same Committee reportad in favor of ad- vertieing for proposals for the purcusse of & school sito as far nurth as Iarrison and s far weal as Loomis street, 10d also to_soll school sites In the vicinity of Wallsce aua Tudinna and ‘Wallace and Thirty-0fth stroo:s. Adpted, Dr. Bluthardt adaressed the Board in refer- enco to the crowded cendition of the Skinncr Behiool, and the location of the Beammon Echool, which, Lo eafd, frowm its prosimity to the police lurycns wn‘;uydunuufrncx%ry.h R endiag the ‘discussion of ‘tho question the Board ndfoumed. i —— REPUBLICAN MEETINGS, TUE BECOND WARD, A largo sad ontbuslastic mosting of (he Re- publicann of the Hocond Ward was held last ovening at 183 Eaut Yan Buren street, for the purposo of formlog a permencat clubia the ward, and appoluling dalegates to tho Graud Council of Nopublicaus in Cook County, Ald, Dixon way chussn permanent Chalrmap, aod the following otbier permanent ofticota elocted ; Yice- Presidents, Yotter Palmer, George F. Clarke, C. N, Gaubert, Hobert MUl L. A, David- son, Johu A, DPottibone, Capt. Fhil- lips; Becrotary, B, DI. Hall; Treasurer, John ¥oiney ; Ezecutive Committee, Tho Osrson, Hobert Turner, J. L, Lyman, LCroest ‘Weir, Aodrow Laug, Henry Buwith, Hugh Reed, Goorgs Ray, George Phillips, Willism Baker. Meswra. ¥, W. Warren snd Lincoly DuBois w;m ID?Olnlld d’l:‘fi:“ 1o ‘fi"’ Cinlnl O:nb. when, after some stirsing spaschos, the moeting adjourned. TS THIRTEENTH WARD, ‘The Republioan voters of the Thirtesnth Ward bald s meetiog 88 Crosaman's livery-stable, No. 604 Wess Madison sireet, for the purpose of + orel, nnd advueated the election to oftice of { vote would b polled in tho Thirteonth Ward, as THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. forming & Ward Club to act in the approachin Iresidentinl campaign, Tho meoting tvaa callo to urder with Reuben Claveland in tho chair, After the object of tho pathering had bsen | stated, George Bherwood moved that a commit- tee on Permanent Organization bo appo.nted to nominato oflicers for the Club, The motion was carried, and tho [ollawing gentlomen apnoiots edt (eorge Sherrood, Averv Moore, B. IT, M- Pav, J. O, Pollev, and Alozandor Whits, The noutiness of tho Commitico wora as follows 1 President—Judgs Polley, e gs o731, Tigan, Col. E. Hamflton, John Little, ani B, Clovelanil, Trtasurer—dar, linwlelal, crretary—~Charlea I, Darply, mbl;ugaug to the Lentral cmb—y.lnroh Grors and L, I, abec, | Eiecutire Commiltre—R, 8. Critchell, John Sutton, L. 1L Hoblnsosi, W, W. Caikins, nnd Col. Stewari, Tlho nomiaees wors unanimonsly elected, The follossing Committao wera thon annoiuted to draw up a declaration of principlezio be ndlierod to by the Club: Qoorge Sherwood, Col, Laugh- lin, and Avery Moore. It wan euggested Lbat the preamble {o the Conatitution adopted by thn Central Club be In- dorsed by tho Committes, Tho suggestton was | ut. S A committeo of thrao was then appointed to . make arrangomonts for mocunng pecwanocat Alr, Sherwood then addressed the moeliug at consillorablo length with respect to the Whisky Riug, Jako Relm, and politicsl kuavory In gen- bonest men, irrespoctive of politics. He did not anticipate that a heavy Democratic tho Nepublican majority fo _tho last muuiciyal oloction waa a large oue. It was, Lowever, the duty of the Club to exort its Influonce in othor wards whioh woro not solthoroughly Republican in thelr sontiments. | Aftor somo tuiormal converaation, the meoting | rdjourned to meot again aubject Lo tho call of | the Prosidont. ) ———— LOCAL LETTERS, i TAX-EATERS ANDCTTY-JOBDERS—A SHADP FRAOTICE. 7o the Ed.ter of Tha Chicago Tribune: Cuicao, Jan, 14.—Tho history of the world | will show uo pooplo who bavo made 80 many fm- provemonts and such groat sactifices a3 our | Chleago tex-payers havo made sinco the fira, | Aud tbho monotary panic is atill greatly embar. rassing them. Bul tho {ax-ealers and city-jobbers secm more raveuons than over. As privato on. terprises have been stoppod, all clansca of con- | tractors bave fallen back upon the publle for work, end they thiuk thore is no other uss for Aldormen than to find jobs for them, And & very sharp practice has grawn up among Aldoer men in this respoot, Formerly publio improvemonts origlonted by a petition. Men owning the property beaefited 1 were constllied not only as to the timo for mak: log the improvemont, but also ay to tho kind of improvement, and the ownors of a majorily of | tue property bonefited wero supposed to dater. mino tho mntter, or at lenst to have a hearivg, Whon s public improvemsaut originates by a noti- tian, those 1aterestod will have ovory chiance to know wnat is roing oa, and they can romon- atrato, and ask for @ hearing bofors tho Come | mittes. Au Ald=rman now goes to tho Board of Pablio ‘Works, and asks for an order for & certaln im- provement, Homotimes ho mays ho Limsolf wantuit. Bometimes Lo aays all the people want it, Somotimes he says ho has a large po- titton for it ; but ha neglocis to put his petition on flie. Tho Board of Pablic Worka send i the order, and It is hurried through tho Council, and tho firat tho property-holders Lnow is n notico {rom tho Commiasioners for tha confirmation of tho anseasmont. If tho property-holder objecty, his haa to oruploy & lawyer, and luwyars do oot work for nothlag. ‘Chio gravel-men, the cinder-mon, the quarrys men, the lumber racn, sod contractors pgoner- ally, Lavo not beenidle_in erowding their jobs through tho Board of Puablic Works tho j.ast soason. Minorities have bad no chance to ro- monatrato, sud not oven majorities in many cascs, for many works havo boen crowded through to which majoiftics aro opposed, and tho asseasments bavo all boon mads st the oid prices. Our poople, who 10 aggrioved at their rogular taxes, will o surprisod at thelr spocial onen. Hnd the timea boon over 8o oasy, our Aldermen could no: iase boen more extravagant in this respoct. Thera has boen & job provided for whenever it was popaible, Is it not tmo to lmvs tha right to poti- tion and tho right to romoustrate restored to tho peoplo? Let petitions bo presont- ed to the Common Couucil snd roforrod, ond thon lot tho people have a chance to romoue 4trato, ond then lot tho Comimittes consider the petition and remonstranes before the Council oidors tho metter befors the Board of Public Works. Our rmoglo do not now know half the outrages thint bavo been inflictod upon them by ths tax- cators and Jobbers thia year. They onglt overy- where to awake and combino ro a8 to mako tho expenaes for logal services fall the more lightly upon then. And tuoy sbould insiet upon all po- iitions tor public improvements passing through tho Conncil. #o that they can remonstrato if thoy do uok liko their object. A Wast Sipr TAT-PAvEm. TOUCHING TOBACCO, To the Eliter of The t:hicago Tribune ; Cucaao, Jan. 14,~1f you think it would in- terost thom, I would lile to say o fow words to your readors on ** The uso of tobaoco.” Somo dnys ago I dropped in at Lower Farwell Tall whilst » temporaoes mooting was holding there, and Leard from tho prosiding lady this unchsritablo and, as I think, uawatrantabls col- loction of wordus **The filthy habit of usiog tobacco.” Tho voico that gave them uttorancs waa slngularly aweot, tho manuner kindly, and tho tone that of earnest convietion, but what eball bo anid of tho slur upon smokers #o plainly Involved in tho expressian ? Did ft not betray Rroesy ignoranze of the hatits of cluenly aud ro- fined people, or clse, waa it not wores thau un- chmh;ulu aud unwarrantaole? Waa I8 not grosa Bat putting aside tho question of tasto, fnit | true that smoking (for thatia the principal use | made of tobacco) id a filthy babit? Tor an an- j cwer to this question to whony ahall we appeal ? Can any biglor tribunal bo sugpested thau that ©of tho most reflued, the tost cuitured, tho mont oleanis, and tho most fastidiona of tho esrth’s inliabitanta? Aud sioce wo may nat have tae opivion of such a tribunal, have wo not aright to poiut to tue bavitsof thoselorted classnamod an & full and satislactory ausvor ? 1 tLiok wo may ; and all who concur with mo in this viow, and who ara ot all acquainted with tho halitu of good socioty, will at oaoco recogbizo that the wain question I8 nnawered in the nocative. For, certalu it I3, that a largo majority of the tribunal vamed—the rofoed, cultured, * cleanly, and Irstidious—smoke tobacco, Idonot wieh to open np anothor branch of this subject, but I fool that T must add,~1t {4 not yot proved to the srorid at largs that smoking 18, ot {teol? and at all timos, objectionablo ; nor to ;hulmnnu-ml scioncs of medicine that it 18 lne urioun. ‘I'o roturn good for evil, wilt you pormit mo to sar, in closing, that the ladies of thie 'Lame fi:xmuco Unlon, under whosa suspicos the meat. g 1 bavo reforrad 1o was hield. are now holding a gorlea of wost oujoyablo Buadav afternoon sorvices at tho Clark Stroet Mothodias Churob, and that thore all who ars curious s to what they may have to say mgains: the uso of to- bncco and agaloat the use of aleoho), may do mo | Vit tho fulleat masuranco that what 1 sald wijl bo sald well, and with kindly oarnestoosn 7 Mrruscnavs, TIM FMOKE NUISANCE, To the Edtor of The Chicado T'ribune: Cuoicano, Jan, 14,~Bincero thunks for your editorial in yeaterday’s paper on the *smoke vulsance.” It iua subject most imporiant to overy ono Intercetod in Chicago. Ton yosra ago this was o commercinl city, bat it bas raplaly Rrown to bo & groat manufacluricg clty, many of itu manufactories being locatod in our businesy contro; thew, too, nearly all of onr new business ! blocka contain steam-powor, citber for manafac. turing purposes or to ruo clovators, aod it is, of courss, thess, together with our largo hotels, that causo tho great (ncreass fu smoke and soot that {s destroying the beauty of our blocks of stoue and marblo, and creating so much diseasa and aiscomfort in what should he the clounest city on tho continent, Now, whilo it wight at Arst bo imposstbla to bave au ordi- nance paased reqairiug & smoke conmuwer in 1 overy chimney, will_nol your pspor urge upon | the Comtun Council the pasiags of an ordie | uacce compelling she use of some kind of smoke i consuwer iu every chimuoy ueed to carry off { smokp from an engine ¢ Nothing could confor & groater blesaivg on overy resmdent as well pu visitor, . T, —— THE CITY-HALL, The City-Collector took in only #5300 yester- | day, Wator ronte yesterdsy were 91,608, and the tax receipts $1,790. Oficar Conmway wes ordered dismlssed from ! mnad. tho polioo yesterday for some minbrhavior which wascomplained of by citizons of tha district in which he lives. ‘Tho City-Troasuror paid over $20,000 to the Board of Pablle Worss yoaterday, which was | dietvibutod amdng tha watar and sowerage las borars employoed by the Doard. The Board of Public Works witl mest Arclitoct Tilley this morning at it o’clock to cansult con- corniog tho plans of tho Court-Ilause, rod ta * hiave ontimates, unon actusl, caleulations, mado . out Bo that the dofinits coat may be knowu : slso to male out apocifications aa soon as poasiblo for the foundatious, so that tha work may be ad- . vertisod at onco. Inapector Batloy'a men_bezan the {napection of echools yostardar. The goneral condition of the siructnres was foucd to be good, and but fow faulta weio discovered. — I'he Jones, Third Avenue, Dougias Avonue, and Haven Haliools ars wrong as to the doors, T'ho ; Calumot and Claribaldi Aveono Bclhoola need , to ba rearranged in repard to the furnacen and covrs, 1o the Farrost Avenuo rchool tha roof s uneafe and the doors awing Tha old Monely is 1u a bad conditton ovory way, but tho new one is all right, ‘Ihe worat oxample is tho Wantworth Avenuo School, whoro tho doars and furnssoa aro bad, and tha vontilation 50 poor that tho_haalth of ‘teachers and echolars is impairad, Tho Iuspectors liken tho sir of the rooma to n Dridgzepors slink. ‘I'he teachiors ozprossnd pleasure that the building ordinancoa wore to bo enforcod, as Lhe present condition of things was simply unbeatablo, ‘Tho Bouth Side pablic aud private schools wil be inspected to-day. CRIM!NAL. A gamo of fistienfla betsreon m negro and a whito man, on Clark street, opposite the Coar- Houss aquare, drow an immenss crowd and ono policoman about b a'clock last evoning, No are reule. Flonry Leary, who has spent n considerable portion of his life iu stoaling butter from South ‘Watar atroot morchants, was eanght at tho trick . Iast night, and bids falr to be sent up for & good long time in tho Ponitontiarya Poter A, Holclo, a diayman for Kimball & Co., plaacs, cuffed Bylvaous Diaseey’s oars for otrikivg his horse. Bylvanus bad lim bronght up on & charge of assanlt and battery, sod Jus. tico DoWolf let him off on 85 sud conte. James Apploton, Thomas Foley, and 3Michrel MeDonald, koepers of saloons on Clark street, were oach finod 820 and coatn yesterdsy morning by Justice Summorfisid for violstion of he city ordinance requiring all saloons to closo as 12 o'clock midmght, William and Fritz Diklawand Bornbard Holsor wora captured o the vicinity of Jelferson yes- terdav by Datective Hartung, just ax they worn in tho nct of dieposing of a box of freek Lakibut which they atolo o few days ago from one of A. Dootl's wagons. A vagraot named Charlos!T, Scliroedsr was ar- rentod yestorday for plaving confidence with a wateh bolongiug to W, 3. Lancloy, Clarlos fa a patuer of Floyd and *Bweot Charlle." both of whom are at prosent in limbo for vlaying tho samo trick on a Madison streot pasnbroker. Thile C. 8. Cameran, who occunios Room 21, No, 77 Dearborn streot, went into another offics io the pame buwilding yeastorday, s encak-thief oamo end stolo bis 870 bexver overooat, Ho dou's care 8o much for_tao ooat, but, thon, 1t i coid weather, and bo has no good friends, and he I8 on tho wrong side of the political fence. Ounoof the boldest robborica of the zosson was porpetrated Thursday night ot the Louse of F. 8, Heywood, No. J19 Jlichiran svenus, While t| fam)lz woro asloop tho thivvos entared throug window and ransacked the honse from top to bottom, carrying off at least 81,500 worth of silyerwaro. “Thero is not the slighteat clew to tho porpetrators. Anothor robbery of tho samo charactor, aud probably by the same fellows, happened at " No., #82° Michigas avenuo. Nr. Tobey, & poardor at tha Pacific, Is furnish- g up tho house a3 a rceidence, and has quito ‘an amount of allvorware stored awny in tno closota. This tho thieves hiad packed np in a convenient location ; but, belng scared awsy beforo completing the job, they pavo it up as a bad busincss and abandooed it, probably for tho purpoas of robbing Mr. Heywood's renidonca. Deforo Justico Meech yestorday afternoon, Oflicor Dormest, of tho Cottage Grove Avenne Btation, had 5 hoearing ou a complaict mado by Mapzie Kinnoy, & nernnl&(h’l. o tho effect that he (Dermoat) bad inanlted her by nu:unir ler wlere sho wiaa_going, and who she” was. It ap- posrod that Dormest was under orders 1o look eftor all !m-nes acting suapiciously aud to be ospecially watchful if there woaa womnan in tho oate, a3 fraquant small thefts, house-breakings, nud dn})mdlllaul bad baon ro- ported from that district. ‘T'o tho beat of tho officar’s judgmont, Maggis waa naoting suspice iously, aod Lence ths troubla. The tamo com- Inlnt wag board and dismissed by tho Polica ard, but Maggio waa detormined to have tho man suffor in eoms way if it were possibte, hnt Justics Meech dismissed the prisoner, notwlths standing the frequont fntorruptions snd pro- testa of the complainant, DOND 1N GRITE, E. Dodd, ngent for tho Kautacky Lottery, who ocenpies Hooni 23 Adama Express Buildiog, on Dearborn stroot, who was writien np lo theso columns at groat longth last year, and his modo of stealing givon to tho public, bas once mare come into criminal notoricty. Dodd runs a number of dons in Lhis city whers poor men and women ars robbod of their monoy daily aud blghtly through tho means of poliey. Altugathar thero nro forty-nina of theso agencies in this city that muat bo welt known to tlio polics, f-el. nons of them aro ever broken up, thongh thoy roeprosens the moanest phase of gambling. 1, Dodd, bowaver, 13 liable to receivo a chock in bis prosperons carcer as s Iloxioy dealer, for youtarday onoJoscph Adler,who ivos ot No. 228 Wost Lake stroot, appesred bo- foro Juutice Hatnos and mads sn in- formation charging Dodd wick dealing In lottery- izl Adler bouglt what is Lnown as five “gigs™ and a % fakey Tha “gig® is a iiat of fifteon pumbers, threo fn oach row, writ. ten oo a slip, and if Lhese coma ont in their or- dor thoy win £63 for 82,50 fuvestod on » * gig of five. A * jakey™ given two mbro nombors to tl'e linc, and if five numbera on & line are drawn it wins 80,000 for the ¢ jakoy " and $65 for tha * pig.” makiog 23,065, ~ Adler bought » ticket in Clara 119 Touraday, for which be pald £10. TFivo of the numbors which ho hald wan, yot Dodd refured to psy him or give him any sntiatuction, Dodd gavo bail in 2600 for exam- Inanion noxt Batwiday afternoun at 2 o'cloolt, Skl ANNOUNCEMENTS: The salo of roserved meats for the Caroline Richinge-Barnard Concert Company will begin AMonday morning at Farwoll Iall box oltics, A couversation on tho Kludergarton culture will bo beld at 31 South Bheldon atrees at 3 p. m. to-day, to which mothers and all others in- tercutod in tho promotion of Froebol's wmethiod aro fuvited. An adfourned mosting of the Execntive Com- mittoo of tho Cook County Central Republican Club will bo held at the Republican headquar- tore, coraor of Latie and Clurk atraots, to-day, at 8 o'clock p, m, N Thors will bes & meeting of the frisnds of terperanco (bis evenivg at the La)l No, 800 Wesl Madison street, for the purpose of pere fectiug tho orgunization of the L‘glnlgo TPro- Libitory Loagus. A gonoral attendauce iures yueatod, The Itev. Arthur 3itchert preaches to-morrow evouing at 7:30 at the First Presvyterian Oburoh, coroer of Indiana avouue sud ‘I'wonty-lirst strees, on “Hottled Pilociples; Thelr Asaistauce to tho Tempted.” Thore will be baptism of 1n- {anis at the boginoing of tho morning sorvico, which cunmences at 10:00. Bunday-school at 3 . m. Au interesting subjact and spasker are mu- nounced for tha Bunday lecture at MoCormick's Hall to-morrow. The Rev I, B, Forbuab, of Objo, witl lecture ou * Jlang or Educato: sn Argumont for Compuleory Education,” Tho doors open at 2, close ot 3. Adwlasion 10 ceuts. ‘Tickota for sale at tho door, and at Janasn, Mce Clurg & Co.'s, * Tho Chicago Turngemeinds has ongaged Dr, Gerbard ltohifs for another lecture, ‘\‘ayzqmui:l refiuouzol thoso sttending bis tirel one, snd it will be delivered by hiin tbia evening'at the North-Bide Turnor-llall. ‘The subloct to be treated will be Lis jonrney from tho Mediter runean Hon to Lakoe Tuchad across the Afrioan Contiasat, [ Henry Waller and IL II. Delfield announce that tuoy will be in attendauce at 4 p. m, to-day ¢ tho ball of Dylrenfarth’s Bustuess Collego, No, 149 East Randolph stree, for sho rurpon ot giving a proliminary examination to the sppli- cants for acadetahip at Weat I'oint, to be roport- ed to tho Hon, Carter H, Harrinop, in compliance with bia request, MEETING IN BEHALY OF WHEATON COLLXGE, Thero 18 to ba a mootiog fu the iuterest of Wheatan Oollege in thte Piymouth Cungregas i tional Churoh af thus city 10-morrow ovening at 7 o%clock. Tho epaaking will be by tho Iiny. Dr. Boardman, of tha Cuicago Theologleal Sem- wary; Prof, C. A, Dlanchiard, & gendusto of tho college ; and tho pautor, Mr, Bartlott. ‘Toia collegs was chartorad abovo twontvefive yeara ago in tho hande of Weslovan Mothodiats ; and, fifteon yonrs ago, paesed by umoanfmous connent to orthodox Congregationaliats, under whoto aaspicos It han achuored signal siaccess, Thero is n dobtof 221,600, ocoasioncd by erscl- ing thelr oxcellent Luildings, ‘T'wis sum s all cunditionally promissd or 1 band except $10,000, which 100 subscriptions at €100, or 1,000 at 810 each, would pay. It {a tho more desirablo to ralss {hin rolativoly small num because $13.400 ara promise] oily on conditlon thas the exiating dabz i canealed, Llbin collego 18 in tho immodiato vicinity of ths City of Clucago, aud Wheston is destined to ho ono of the moat interssticg and important of it saburbs. Notices of tho meoting will bo given in tho churchies, and it s hopad a erosded honss will be proacat to hesar apeaking, which wiil bs suro to lutorast and plsado avery listonor. CHAIRMAN O¥ THE ExtcuTiveE COMMITIEE. ——— THE COUNTY-BUILDING, DBallift Morris yesterday sprainod an ankle by a tunmble down tho Coanrt-lloazo stops. 1l will b laid up for a day or tio. County-Agent Diedon I3 aunonncod aa 8 ean- didate for Coiity Commiusioner, and he oxpects 0 talip tho scat to boy vacatod by Mr. Herting this fall, Tho Committes on Ntoads and Tridres visited tho ‘Town of Doaplainos yestarday to inspect tho work on a bridge now in coarsa of consiruction across the Desplainos River. The Grand Jury took up the Firet Ward elec- tion cass again yasterday, but the investigation was cunfloed to tho examination of ono of the clorka of efection, Anuther clork will bo ox- smined to-day, when ths bearing will bs comn- pletod. Thirly-four ordinary Jail casea wore dia- posad of dunag the d —— SUBURBAM, EVANSION. The annua! declamation contoat between ten membors of tho Junior and Sophomoro claracs of the Northwestetn Univeraity, in competision for the Mann prizos, took place nt tho First Duptiet Church Thursday evening, Thesa prizes, ono of $20 and oae of $10, wero ostab- lshed by Dr. O. 1L Mann. Thoso declaiming dramatic” ploces are allowad to competa ouly fur tho flrst priza; the otbors run tyice as msny chauces of baving thelr sbility reooguzad. Yreaidont Fowler presidod, n1d oficred prayor, which ‘wu followed by musio by an azsorted uartet, 9 William 1L Dootl, 78, opaned tho ball with the rendition of *'Rogulua to the Oarthageni- a0, which_was macefuily deliverad. X, . Casseday, '77, followed wlth & goleotion from the * Merchaut of Venice,” in which the {deal Shy- lock was well couuterfeited. * 3y Pipo,” was givan by Lows Karchaer, '78, witia considoradte action nnd omphagis, 13, M, Kinmen, 78, declaimed an axcarpt from Hehnrz' onlogy on Clarles Bumnuer, in a digni- fied, Improssive manner, and with good offect. A song was sandwiched in between this declarmation and that of Miss Marion Pomoroy, who reclted **Tho Prisoner of Chils lon,” with feeling, and in & mzuner which showed that slio was thoroughly imbued with thie apirit of the aclection, W. L. Domorost, '77, followod with aun oxasl- lent randition of * Edinburg After Fladdoen," which pcesessod an olomenc of novelty, & quali- ty in which most ot the selootions were uadiy do- ficient. JMr. Domorcet oxkibited commidernble power 08 o decioimor, and retired amid houarty applauso, tobort Heaman, '77, wes tho noxt victlm, and bandiod ** Grattan's Reply to 00:3' " very well, thougl his voico cauld be improved. J. M, Wheaton, 18, trotted Roderick Dhu up- on the stage, and was sulilciontly setive to cone vey nomo tdon of tho torriblo confliot which Scotd 80 woll depicta, . W. Carr, "7, declaimed Corwin'a speech on * Unjust National Acquisition" very accopsably, Tho coutost waa closed by J. J. Waidron, 78, who deliverad ** Shsmus O'Brisn ** with striking effoct. Thin standard and over popular selection always elicits_enthusiastic nprlnunn, aspacially when rondercd a4 it was by Waldron. 'The judgos—~Profs. Iaven and TFisk, snd Blonury, W. 11, Danlels, C. . Dutton, and O, Ii. Pnul—will neet this ovening to awerd the prizes. g’hu t}uclmon will bo announaed horeafior by the Faculty. NAPERVILLE, It is fonred by the farmers 1o this vieloity that the vast quaatities of rain which foll anid the continuous damp woathor Las dawmagod the corn corsldcrably. ‘The sccond lecturn of the W. L. A. conraa was glven 'Cuoeday evoning to a largo sudienco by Mr, William G. Andraws, of Boston ; nuhject, “ Dintoct Humor," Iu the estimution of u Ne- pervillo audieucs, Mr, Andrawa i3 ontitlod to the rauk of s flrst.class bumoriat, The Tiecture Committoo nre cndaurorin;i to engagoe Sohuyler Colfax to dalivor the third lacturo in'tha course. Tho ususl weekly meotings of the Litsrarv Bo- ctoty, which waro postponed during the holidays, ara about to bo resumod, DBlonday evouing tho following question will bo discushed : Itesolved, Thas puolic opinton ought tu be rogarded as the atandard of right, Dlossca. Bkinnor, Chew, and Autlony ou the aflirmative, and Sindhingor, Pow- ell, and Murray on the negativa. A series of revival meetings hiave beon hald in tho Congregational Church during the weols, which were viell attonded, The Odd-Fellowa lLave takon possossion of tueir new ball in Schultz’s building, ‘Tho painters ara giving the tinishing touchss to tho interior {of Morae & Danlels' now drag- store, Au cnpino-houss {s in process of ercction at the Dulage Va'ley Allls, fo ordor thet in the abeence of a sufliciont waler-powor tho mulla may bo ryn by steam. Phns for tho crction of soveral fine private residonces arv in tho bands of & rowdont bullder —Ir. L. Shafor. Bishop Escher will preach in the Mothodist Episcopal Charch to-morrow. The ltov, Mr., Chambers ia sunouncod to proach in #t. Juhn's Chnrch to-morrow. The membors of the Chapel Sunday-sohool Bocloty donatad $70 as a Now Year's piit to the general tundi of the Sostoty, Mr. D, Daunlson, formerly of this place, but now residmg in Pottaga City, Wis., hzs becn visiting fricnds L this burg reoently, LiRE VIEW, Tl contractors ou the Fullorton avonuo tun- el aro mesting with unlooked-for obatacles in their endeavor to siuk a shafi at Lartabos strost, About n mooth ogo, when at the depth of some 20 feet, thoy cucountered & huge gran- ito bouldur, eatirelv blocking tho shaft, This wa blasted out only to 1ovei & uaw difficulty. At tho depth of 86 fees solid bed-rock was strack, apparently oxtending in all alreo‘ions, he indicatious aro that shoro has been an up- Leaval of tho ulrats, tho liue of fracture run- ning diroctly across tha ceotre of the shalt from osst to west, and the brolicn edzon of the strats turned up from the battam of tho shaft at pros- eut. Thaedges of tho brokou fold havoupparvutly alippod upart, aad the jutorval e fillad with an aluniinous sandstone, or what 1 technically catied * bardpan,” Through thio breal tuo minors affcct an entrance for drilliug and Ulasing, and bave now removod about § foot of rock. The rock is a petroleum-bearing limestone, belng eo charged with oil thate it exudes when brought futon warm room. How much lower this rock oxtends no one can st present toll, though if ic shouid contibue to tiio lovel of the torizoutal drift, somo 20 feot lowor down, it will be rather an expenaive job tunpeing throughit. At the lake-shore shaft no obstacles Lavo been wiot with, and the horizontal eoction has buen ex- tonded 230 feet iu eithor dirocilon, oast aud weat. LAWNDALE, A melancholy evaut occurred a fewhoura after the wedding of Miug Merrlll and Mr. Fay Thurs- day. Mr. John Datos, who was o havo been oomsman on the occazion, Lreathed his last tho tullowing morning, Ho waa an old and futlmate friend of the fam- ily., His suddon illuess preventod his being presont, thoy did not think bis eud wus near, the nows that evoulng belug that he way icme proving, —_— A Convyonient Pluco of Ifesting for tha ladien in their way down town (v the rooma of tBo * Domeatic, 139 8tat streot. Fulile snd stentive Lidles are siways {n atteudance, snd & cordlal fuvila tlou ts extendod to all, . oot . 2} ‘The Dost and flost Artistic Photogrsylie are nuade by Oentile, the Itaifan phologe Tapher, whoss stadics azu tha finest sad esalest of so- Pl of anyjn Chicago, 103 Etato street, Take olova~ ——— Dargains In Second-Hand Pianos, st the Root & Bons Musio Ou.'s, 150 Gtate street. Among olhers 8 Weber square plano, but sligntly used, taken Io exchange for a * Hieck," Lundborg’s Oalifornia Water £% tallat and bath§ delighttuliytragran| aud sefrmhisg RAILROADS. Annual Report of the 1lllinos Commissionors. Thoir Recommondations About Rail- road Oontrol and tho O, B, & Q. Buit, Thelr Statistlcal Tables Put Into a Coms prehensiblo Form, Tho Board of Trado Committoo. THE ILLINOIS RAL:L'?SOAD COMMISSION. THRIR ANNUAL REFORT, Brecal Dispatch 1 T'hs Chicaad Tribune, frnivaviern, 1L, Jan, 14.—The Board of Railroad and Warchouse Comminsionsrs aro still ongagod upon their annual roport to the Govorue or, and as thoy were somo taoks sgo roported to lave completed their task within oao pags, and thore doea not at prosent seem to bo any pros- noct of thoir completing that pago, Tue Tninune carraspoadont has deomad 1t due tho public to mako & roport In advance for them. Tho forthe coming revart of the oard wil), like its prede- consore, contaln, firal, & stump-gpeoch, or the views of DMosars, Pearson, Drown, and Hteale, upon tho railroad problem,—a problem that finla solutloa to thom iu the form of a fat salary of $3,500n yoarosch; second, n republieation of tho opinion of the Stuto Supreme Courtin tho Chicago, Burlington & Qtincy case, which was months azo publiehad in Tus TrinuNe ; third, tho annuat reports Lo the Commissionors by tho sevoral linos of railroads doing businoaa {u tho Stato, by the gracious por- misslon of those Comminsioners; and, lastly, sove oral acres of tables compited ab onormoua ex pouse, and with great trial to tho brain tissues of tho Zonorable ths Commissiouors, the Secre- tary, tho First Clerlr, MoLaughlin, the Aftican porter, and tho ox-porter. A8 TO TOE }IRST PART of the ropors, Messrs, DPoarson, Brown, and Steole will, of course, olucidats their views at length. 'Thoy will say tbat thoy bolieve in the law; of courso they do; it provides for their occupancy of an otico at 23,600 & year oach as tho wards of tho Governor, who hus been sov- ora) timos urged by nis most intimate personat nud party frisuds to allow the members of tho Dosnd to undertake thelr own guardiauship, ‘Choy will toll of the vost number of auits instie tuted by thom, whon a siogla one would have sulliced to teat tho nalnm ot fasue, but will baraly add that thoy have yet to galn for the law and tha problom of Btate control of railways, an thov underatasd it, s eingla victorr, Ilicy will searcoly call attention to tho fact that the Bupreme Court—in {ts docision in tho . B, & 0, camo—bas Did thom try it all over again —thus victually told this Criame virato that ita foelug of lawyers all over the Btate —~big foos, too—its frequent jaunts, on fiee pagsca, ovor the Btata to connnlt couneol, and 10 beaceah some ona to tako caro of the lailroad Board; ita froqueot secssious st the Grand Pa- eifle, Chicago, and costly fare at State expenao,— “in flue, its expenditinra of vast sums of the pad- plo's maney,—baa all been In vain,oxcept to dom- onstrate its oficial ntupldng and inorpacity to grasp tho rituation, or, in fact, to grasp any- thing but $3,600 for cach moember of thoe Board. 'Chis part of tho report will bo a roviow of the exbanatiog labors of the Buard, and ig, tharg foro, of littlo conaequence. THP BECOXD TOINT— the publiostion of the Supreme Court opinion— will bo interesting to tho iutalligent juror who novar readn & nowepapor. 'Tha annual roports af tho railrond lioes_are sabstantinlly those ale roady made to thelr Dircctors, and published at their own exponso, instend of under tho super- vision of tho Doard at tho State's cxponac. THE LAST POINT i3 the acrca of tables, and, with no desire to do~ tract from tho clovical work of mouths 1n pre- ring the same under the suporvision of tho Eonm. yonr corrospoudent supplies a syuopaiy— the work of forty mluutes of rreparation—not un- dor suclisupervision, Indeed, tho Commissloners will themselves draw much informition from thoue figures a3 thay road them in ‘U'ne Tnisune, ond got from the somo eource tho first intlmn- tion of their vory latorions work of the past yoar in figuring eo much, fi' tho roport of rail- summarized ns (ol- This 1utereaking pact roads m Illinols, then, lows, comparison with the rzeport of Iast yoar belngz added : TTE TABLEA, LXNOTE OF LINY. 1875—Miles, 207411l ‘Total length main line and braschut o HIN03. eeses 7,100 e Total lengtn maiu lins and Lranchea outaide Iillnols, . 15,129 12,832 Agaregae longth of track cowmputed ns single track:. 75,528 13,402 Aggregats lungth of sidi 207 1515 Jutnbor of roads, 30 8 “Lino—~FEutrs 10,239 Dauble tracl 38 Length in 1L, 5,050 4,814 Branches—FEutire leagth .., 4,803 4013 Lengtl i 1liinola 0 1,541 AccipENTS, 1574, TPastengers Lilled, 10 Passenyers fnjus ar Employes kiiled, k) Employes injured 0 Othazr peraona killed |, i Otter parsonn injurad, 47 Damades paid for persons kiiled » 2.3 4,839.48 Dumages paid for live atock kiliod 71,646.25 Damagea pald for property buru LT RSN o 1,21574 1874, $31,701,129 0,u53 i1 lunce of utuer roads, s of (Faclt, BaXCH.ciecrrrarnees 5,000,459 4,455,811 Opersting and generui'oxe Tessn .y, M08 54,589,978 Excess of Teceipta,yee 30,681,397 £0,67,03 TRrIGNT, Tatal tons of frelght carcled (antira lne),...29,001,7¢1 Tutal tous of LreSzlit earried (Iiluols), » B003,145 xQuirater, 1281, 1974, Miles of izon rafl lald,. 7,017 11,21 Miten of steol rail Intd 1,097 Number of locomntives. By Nualer of paasenger ca 1,313 Number of exprens aud gnio ca 591 8., Number of box-frelght sud stock cars,... 23,141,810 Net vecelptusueveennees SIG8I8T68 $17,218,53 TRAIN MILEAGE, 1th, 1874, Tavwonger trafif.e e o SDAINEES $16,5350630 Freight and mbxed (i, 4000037 43,817,012 Consizn aud ollicr trains, ceeerarares BT84 €,203,103 “Total entire Haes 01,033 $10,983,180 Total Ilinol AT AL F TR Perswms wmplo £9,055 83,709 GROBS BLOZIPTS, ENTIRE LINY, 1673, 11, ] s 601 SIS0050 920,000.60 7,010 6,003 HTOCK AND DEDT, 1836, 85,134,598 § 46,103,504 SHLA9T,407 204,430,611 69,037,818 Floating debts, 12,137,440 Tolal stock and deht,. $025,707,050 638,638,001 very o0 debt pan TS | geas gss 0t wilg,., 30,971 e MSCELLANEOUS. TUE BOALD G TRADE OOMMITTEE on Raiiroad Discriminations mot sgaln yester- terday morning, Mr. E. B, 8tevens in tho chair and Mr, W. T. Baker actiog as Boorotary, Az, Ash mado a statoment regarding dlucrim- Inations made sgaioss Chicago on Nebraska and lowa business, He Lad positive information that from sevoral poiots in Nebrasks to tuo Exst rates woro made from 11'to 11)§ cents lower than tho tarl® rates from Chiaego, His statoment took up coumderable time, but cone tained nu now facts, e will, howaver, bs able 10 furalsh some etarthiog iuformation lu & faw days. Klw an [nformal discussion of bnainess on band, the mnmn‘: adfourned until balf-past 9 o'clock this morning, ‘tHE JLLINOIS CXNTRAL. Mr. W, K, Ackerman, Auditor of lhe Itlivols Central, furnishes Tus Tarsuxk with the foliow- ing ststemont of the earnings of the road during tho month of Docember: Inllinols. In Jowa, Total, Frulghtioeeess BS0,04L00 $121,040 L0500 Praaengers ., ., 167,165.84 0%,501.29 143,818,090 Miscollanazie. 1147000 5830.00 144040 Total,..o. 51750048 $100028 $192,001.60 The total earnings for the corrosponding month In 1874 was £480,435.27, thus shuining an 1noreaso of £1,061.42, VIRA CENTRAL, Drn 3lornes, Is., Jno, 14,—At & speoial term ©of tho Chionit Court of tha United Btates, hiald At Llts place to-day, Judges Dilion nnd Lauva piasiding, tho catiss of tho Faimots' Toan and T'rust Company va, tho Coutral imlroad of Tows ot al, was “callod for flual disposition, A patition und s motion, preseuted by Sage and Cawdry, bondholdera, azking to bs mada pacties, and that tho decroe of Iast torm bo mndlflad, wore argied ab connidorable length, and boily ovoriuled. Loavo wan granted to the counse!l for Saga and Cowdri to appoal, by flllog within thiny & hond [ tho nuwm of ©1,000,000 to cuver damages aud tho intorest aceraing on tho bouds, Unlasa the appoal shall os taken on the above conditiuns, tou road mill bo 8)id ne provided by a decies of Qcs, 6, 1874, ‘I'ho President, J, 31, Cate, of Toiton, nnd tho Ravafver, 1. M. Dloks extng, of Marshalltown, wara in aitendance, RAILROAD EXTENSION. Tothe Fditor af 1 he Chicngo Lributs ¢ Oneaon, 11, Jun. 1h—1he prospect of tha exiension norlh from Sterling of the Losklord, Tiock Lsland & 8t. Louls Rtallroad, awulens gan- cial antboelasm at this place. Our peoplo will groot the project waimly, Wo have tina oppior- tunitiss for ‘manufactuwring, and n road up and down the rivor wall add lurgely to our material prospsrity. OENTENNIAL FARES, Nryw Yonr, Jan. 11.—~Tno Commilteg of Rall- roal Agenta Lhas 1oquoated the Lixecuilvo Cowm- witloo to call a special meeting of the Conven- tion on TFeb, 9, at Loaisville, to ctumider the question of a rouuction of pasacoger raton to tho Coutonniai Lxposition, = —~— RUCKIORD. The Vinit of $3ardn Osterberg to Roctks « ford-—Rits Proposttion ficlntive to the B £2o H. & St Lo K2, Re~Tho Grand Sury Intict Two tockiosd Journnt= Ixta~"Ehie Department Difflculty—'The Mayor mud the Balvons—Successtul HieapaXear farty—Addition to cthe Library—BDrinking Mlaors—0Olin Cod rign. Spectal Disvateh o The Chicaqo Tribune, Roczrozy, 1il,, Jan, 14.—It scoms that tho Rocktord pooplo can gco no reason why they plhiould uot anjoy tho benoflt of a rallroad that Lias for many yoars baen & Rockford railrond in namo though not in veality, 'Llio recoption of Baron Ostorberg, the asgent of the Gorman bondholdors of tho Nockford, Rock Island and St. Louls Rellway Company, in Rockford last Saturdsy, must Lave beon o fattoring:ooo'to that gontlomnn. Inlessthan threo hours aftor Dbia arrival, 100 of our bost businoss moen, rapro- senting a capital of saveral million dollars, were asgembled to groct tho Bsron. Ostorberg Is n an of medium hoight, very black whiskers and curly black hair, a olear, penolrating oye, and Lis uoassuming yob unmistakably osrncst manter mede quito an {mpreaslon on those whom bo spokse to. Iu a conversational mauner he told the Rockford pooplo that tho abjoot of hie visit was togauge their foolinga relativo to the extanalon of his rosd to Rockford, Henaid that sinco tho rond bad fallon into Gorman haods PREIGUT CUARGLS WERE VERY MUCH EXDUCED, and that an thero wero no Directors' capaclons pockets to fill, or mortgage to pay, be woutd warrant a chenpor tariff, They wero now carry- ing freight at o Jowor figuro than other road. A londed car from Rockford to Bt. Louls would bo 910, only o few dollara moro than tho present Tate to Chicago. Tho intention of this company is tomako tho Rockford, Nock Island, and St. Lonis an indopendont paying onterprise. 1f the Company anccood in gabbling up the Chicago & Pacitio Road, thoy will forthwith complote the link betwoon Storliug avd Rockford. It has not yet boon decided which roufo they will take. Thero ia one, via Polo, on tho woat sido of Iock River, and tho other, tarting from Rock Falls, thence on the oast aide of Rock Riverto Roekford. "This tho CommitLeo of seven appointed lnot Satur- day will bave todecide. Bhould Osterberg gotthio road hoie ab no outlsy of £5,000,000, snd a debt of £5,000,000, or $25,000 per mille, it will then bo vasily choaper than thoe othor corporn. tiou thas owes #49,006 por mile, from Olicago to 8t. Louls, o distancs of 404 miles. The Cor- man Baron left Nockford very favotnbly im- proased with ita eizo and importanco. TWO LOCKFOUD JOUDNALISTA INDIOTED, Fred 0, Davtov and Lonis Manlave, the two editors of tho Mookford Fimes, wore both ‘in. disted by the Grand Jury of Wiunsbago Couuty Iact Wednesdny for publisbing ths tnoat Gis- gracofnl articies o thoir paper relative to Ed- ward £, Griggs, in whiok they denounce him as a “huwan asunk,” ote., for wrting the Eerly. T'imes scandal lettors, Dy, Urigus, of conrss, decles tho chargo, and took prompt criminal procoedings ogainst thess men, that thoy may bave a chaoco to provoe lim guilly i) they cau. Mesars, Dayton aud Manlove will be prosecuted under See. 177, pagoe 878, Rovised Btatules, which provides that * Lvory person, whethor writer or publishor, convictod of libol shall ba fined not oxcecding £500, or canflued in ths County Jail ust exceeding one yoar.” USAETTLED CONDITION OF TILB FIRE-DYPARTIENT. "o unsottled condition of the Firo-Dajiatt- ment oauges Lomo alarm awmongat our mara tinid citizens. Bemg dissatisiiad with an ordinancs latoly passed by the Council, the diferout fire- companien met and dubauded, und we 1ow Liave but fitey bona fida flremon iu the city. Next Monday utaht 1t s hoped all tho naw wnvd hose companlos will be orgasized and put jute work. 1og order, Ilorealtor the Couneil will run Lhe Fira-Dopartment thomsolyes, an they ought to have douo years aga. A HALISMILE TAACE, Tormany years wo kave folt the wantof » good trott ng-track in IRockford, as ownars of tirst-cings horsen will pot allow thom ¢o trot ou a tinrd-of-a-mile track. The Wiunobsgo County Agrioultural Bociaty are abont to extend tho tzack on the fair-ground to Lslf s miloatihe cott of §14,000, whloh ie cansdered vory ontes- prising of them. ASEUMING THE TIOX. Our axcellont Mayor, Ay itubert I, Tioksr, doss not often (owing to his excossive modosy) express himmolf vory emphatically excopt when. occasion seems to domnn Whilo firmly bettev- iug in tho liconss systom, he is not willing to convert Rockford into a cliy of ealoons, and ovnsequently, whoo thic applications for L new saloona wero lauded in Monday night, threateued to use tho vato powor if tho Lam: tos grauted them. Thisis ths firat differouce’ Ay, Tinkor bas nad with the Council, MINOUS ON TUI: RAGGED LLAE, The Urdiuvance Conunittes have 1n preparation an ordinsuco that will pnuish’ all minors who ate tempt to oblaiu liquor under false protenses,-— that is, by making out they are 81, Itisvery diflicult for snlgon-keapors tofudgs as {o the age of their customurs, sud such ‘an ordinanco, b is Loped, will bave a wholesoto infloencs. IAUPORTANT ADDITIONS T3 TUE LIKZARY, Lxcepting Obteavo, llockford hus the boat publis hibrory in tho Btate of llhnois, Lzat Wweols sovoral bundred dollars® worth of bookn woro ndded to its auctyes, Awmong athers 1 ob- Borve twenty-four volumes of the Ante-Niceuo Liniary, latsly published, and tho only Englishi. translation of the Fathera in oxlelance.. ‘Thoue, with all Swedonborg's works, form s brave aud solid array of royal actavor. Whilo they canuot Lo recommendod for Hghb 1oading, it one wauty to know all about multors that sobody knoso he nuyihiug pbount, now their chance. LEAP-YEAR FARTY. O courze, Rocliford could ot get along with-. out & leap-year paity, and oo the dear Iadivs gave tho gentlunen o Hua tiead lust night at Motro- politan el Lverything wont off charmiugly, aud the ladies acted their part to perfuction., ‘Thoy always do. COMRUPTION O¥ CHRISTIANIIY IN RUROFEZ, Dr. Curtis, the Prosbyteiiau divivo of thls city, who hma just returned from a long Furo- pean tour, last” Bundsy dellverod o telling ser- mon on the corsuption of * Chriutisnity forced upon bis notice on lus late travels, The Doctor i8 ouo of those Americaus whe cannot approciazs Europe, OLLA PODRIDA. Prof, Guoning =ald last Tuosday night In w locture 1t wes no uso trving to muke ous that white and blaclk mon afl came from tho ssme parantago any louger, The feoturo was dolive ered 1o the Becand Conzrogations! Chureh. 3 Tn:e old Fire Dopattment givea grand ball an, 18, ‘Che Bpiritual Coaveutlon for Northern INi- ools conveunes here to-day, aud will contivus in aession uoul Bunday night, | Tue Niposinks aro innking arrangements for a grand wasquerade ball at Browu's Hall, bisj, Rabert 1, ‘Tinker is haviog the ioterior of his charoiing Bwias cottago still furtlier bosgs tifled. Ao Italian_artist named Liegrl bas she work {n charge. V7hon finlshed, it will bs oue of the most beautiful places in the country, Mr. Altred L Manusl, of the Rockford Post- Ofice, was warried lent night to o charmiug Bouth Nockford gizl named Mary E. Thayer. The largent funeral procsealon ever seen in wed the remaios of Iaymond | 4 Dogylo tho othor dvy. Thoro ware 173 oarriages, E, 11, Qrigirs, of Chiaago, wlho han ban re dlunnnllm meolk, rolurnod homne sgain yestes. day. 3 - Grezt Intsreat ia felt hiers rolativa to the triay of Frana B. Wilkis and Pacrlek Flvon for son. spiracy, wrhich takes placo at Boono County Conrtla 8 fow wanis, Roviva! mestinga still continue to Intoreat many parsons lo this city, Mr. J. V. Dunon, of Creston, Ozls Gonnty, has been nopointod Tlouto Agout on tho Itacke ford hianch of the Chicazo & To-va Rattoad, Mal J. J. Pslmer, the well-known posta clork on ths Galana Railrord, has yone to Flonla. TNumor eava ho ls about to bo appoint. o1 spovial agont and locatad ja Totas, Tho Iurns Clab held thate annual foatlval ap the (olland Tlouse on Tussdwy aveniug, Jan. 25, Tho Ciremit Court opanad hero Mouday, Thera aro only swouly crimiusal calon. . —————— A QUEER WiLL. Cixcayyats, Jan, 14,—Tho will of Timothy Rirby, nho died recently, leaving an estats of zomethlug over 1,000,000, was takon to tha Pro. bato Court seaterday, but, owing to the strange Lequests mado by tho deceasod, stepa woro im. raedintely takon to prevont n proliats of the wiip by Gen. Danotng and Donn Pistt. It appeary that ** Lady Mery Franeis,” a notorians charae. tor of Cuminavilie, s suburb of this city, whera Kirby rorided, clalins to have been tho wife of the deceased, and is loft by tho will 850,01, Fivo bastarda. whom the docoasod meutions s8 bis adopted children, arn placed on an equat footing with his leaitimate childrou, and the latter are made tin Trustoes, for & poriod of fifteon years, for the foraer, M, Fot, anothap womon, was mads a bandromo bequast, it sooms that tho entira esintn has beon frittarsy away in this way, Dr, Thomas Woad, who had known tho deveased for a nimber of yoars, tes. tilicuia conrt this morning th.t tho decossnq a3 A 1onomaniac; that ho was infatuated wity the woran Irancis, and submitted to intoloralis abasa from bor, Other wunessos lo the will, fy 13 presumo, will tostify 1n a similar maoner. ‘Iho will will probably bo zet aside. Tho affae €oUaes & graal sonsatiox. e Sotithern War Necrets IZovenled. Laltunore sun, A.I1, H. Btaat and J, N, Onlo, of Aogusty Qouoty, Virginia, aro rival caudidates for the Legialaturo of that §tate, and made spooches st o political mootiug ha!d in Staunton, Anong roms porsonal reminisconces related by Mr. Btuart fn bia aposch was one conncetod with the peaco nepotiations of the lato Confodoraoy. Ha road anote from tha Hun, Judeh P, Bonjamio, datod Blarch 23, 1804, asking Ium to coms {o Rlchwond for on interviow with President Davis. Ilo went, sod was informed by Drosldent Davia that the Confederate Congross hed voted 8 neeral service fund of £3,000,600 in gold to bo used in ereating a peaco sentinent at the North, After looking over the whole country the President had soloctod Afr. Stuart as the man for tho 1ission, Ilo was to sail for Naasau and thenco for Halifax, and thers, fron: the border of Caunda, operato on promtrent men, The fund of $3,000,000 was to be at liis ahaotnte dis- posal, and ho was not to bo requred to furnish vouohers for ita disburcemont. ~Mr. Stoart de. clinod the tendor, and (L . Clay, of Alabama, and twa othor goutlomon were appointod. The Greelay coprespondssee and the * To whom ik may concern’ of Prosidont Liocoln followed this misaton,” —_— The Covernment of Cpain. hos conferred upon De. do Jongh th Commindersh) with tho Star, of tho order of Instella Ia Gstolica, an the Commandership of the Order of Gharlen 1L, in recognition of s aclentiflx rasoirvlics anto the natire nud proparties of Cod Liver Oil. Dr, de Jongh's Lighte Drown Ciod Liver Oll 13 0! in capwnled Imporial baif- pints, {1, by all drugguts, Solo condlgnoes, Anuar artford & Ov,, London, Holo rrents for the United Btater, John F, tenry, Gurran & Go., New Yorks DEATHS, TESIALI—AL Dishop Court Hotel, Jam, 13, Chatles T., only son of Oharles J. and Maggie DL Piskall, 18 montha and 23 daga old.. A Tuneral from fishap Court Hotel parlor, Sunday, Jan, 16, et 3p, m. Borsfess Ly the Dov. Samuel File lows. Frisniln of tho fsmily respectfully tavited to attend, Carsiages to Gracoland, Eidt, Louls, Washiugton, D, 0., ond Little Rock Ppapera pleasa copy. PORTEN—The Rev, Dr, DsKoven will preach a momarial aermon on the tev. L, O. Portor a% 8h Luke's Ohur.li, Rseluo, t0-morrow morning, . TITGGINS—AL ths roaidenca of her father, No, 185 Thirteonth-place, on_Tharsday mormng, tha 13th innt,, of hin_dindass, Emma, eldest duughior of Jawes iy iy, sged 19 years. Trenornt s ainlly retdicuco on Saturday morne fug, at 1 n, m., io Jcanit Chrch, thonco by carrlagts toCalvary Conatery, Fricads of the fanily ars ros apecifully fuvitod 0 attond, . TITZPATRICK—AL tho reoldenca of ber psronts, No, 3 Tweaty-recond.at,, dan, 14, st 3 p, m,, dare davghter of Srect. D.and s, B, Fitrpaieick, aged 3 Fears aud 6 months. ‘Notico of Zuneral Leroafter, HATNES—On tho 14th (nat,, Michael Haynes, in the 85th yoar of Lis ege. ‘[l funcral wiil tike place from tha rasidence of Lis failier, No, 4 Javnoe-t., on Sunday, the 16th inst., st 10 0'luck, Gavriages to Calvary, \ DILLON—an, 11, of consunption, at the resdence of ‘his ravents, No, 573 Mazwell-st,, Cornaiius Dillen, a7 19 yeara § montha rud 2 dys, Funeral from Lis late resldence, Sunday, st 10 a’clock n. ., by earriagos ta the oty Famlly Gliarch, thanza by cars to Oilvary Cemetery. AUCTION SALES, BY G. P. GOL&E & GO, 68 und 30 Wabash-ay, On Saturday. Jan, 15, at 0:"0 o'clock, 10 CRATES W, G CROOKERY, 100 PKGS. GLASSWARE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS OF LVESY DESCRIPTION, Parlor nud Oflice Derkn, Blow Cases, Carpots, OR Goth, 400 Wood Scat Clalrs, loL of Opiro Derks and Fixtures 0. . QUIIC k& CO., Auctioneera, A Full Line of Seaconallo Boats, Shoes & Rubbers Will be offeved at our next Roguler Sale 02 Welueslay, Jua. 10, &t 930 a, m, To which we {nrito the attontion of buyera GLO, I. GORE & CO. 13 and 70 Wabisti-av, ey By 8. DINGEE & CO,, Auctloneers, 974 and 276 East Madlsou-st,, noar the bridga, THIS DAY, at 10 o’clook, o, m., As urnal, an {nimenso stock of naw aud second-hand FURNITURE, Conelsting of Chzmbor Sets, Parlor Salte, Silver and Ylated Waro, Crockery, Glass, and Kitckon Ware, sud s Ceneral Assortment of Merchandise, Aluo the balinco of o CHATTEL IMORTGAGE, Ter order of (ha dortgapes, comprislng Turcih Houno Yurnlubing Qoads, Dinnon, dee o BANKRUPT SALE Of fius Il W, Ouaruber Sets, Elczant Tarlor Boite, Ih brary, Dining, and OFFICE PUHNITU;’KB, Oll Patnte o , Yy By FRANK PORTER & CO., Auctlunsegs, 130 East Madiaou-st, VWill be sald at 20's, m, !lq » full tino of New szh M. 7. GHAMBER SETS, RICH PARLOR SETS, Lounges, Offico Doaks, Wardrobes, 3. T. Tables, Dsde #loads, Bureaus, Commodes, Eisy Chalrs, fiofes, cmm;,hcun. Qlazs, and Platad Wi a are, We eball aell alao a 1urge 1ot of wecoud-band Furnte tare, liads, Hedding, Xo., togethor with & large lot of now and used Carjols, o == — WM. A, BUTTELS & CO,, AUCTINNERIS, 18 MADISON-ST, & EATABLISHED JAN, 18, TWENTY THARS AGO BUTTERS & C0.S REGOLAR SATORDAY SALL. BATURDAY, Jau, 13, a8 8;3) o'clock, HOUREHOLD GOODS, A! Halesroow, 109 Euat Madison-at, By J. L. REED & CO., 317 Eaut Madinon-st, VLY mell at Auetion, at 192 South Clark-at, BIBLES, BOOKS, AND CHROIOS, AVERY DAY THIS MONTI. NFEOTIONERY. Bl il 12 SN CEL ] fhe Untonexpromeato sl o, 1 I sud upward ab , 40, 600 per 1b, “Addrers orders QUNT!] lose el G G